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Atlanta Semt-Llkclvli) . * ■ ■ ■■ ■ ■ VOL. IV. NEITHER WERE HEROES SAYS PRES. ROOSEVELT Battle of Santiago a Cap tain's Battle —Wain- wright the Real Mero. WASHINGTON. Feb. »—President Moosevelt announced his decision on the Schley appeal last night. The decision is •substantially as follows: The president believes that Admiral Schley fought with great bravery at San tiago. but that his courage is no more to ba commended than that of the other . officers engaged. The president holds that the retrograde movement bad no effect upon the battle of Santiago. He declares that even if Schley could be blamed for vacillating conduct during the period he was in in dependent command prior to the arrival of Sampson no reproach should now attach to him. as the navy department condoned his offense. The president contends that Schley's action before the arrival of Sampson should have been punished by removal from command or else entirely overlooked. He does not go into the feature, for the reason, he. says, that Secretary Long's failure to relieve Schley of command de termined that question forever, and it should not have been reopened. If the ret rograde movement was a serious error of Judgment. It was followed by no evil con- ■ sequences, and should not be brought for ward to dim the lustre of a subsequent | brilliant action. In summing up the president deals only with the battle of Santiago. This, he holds, is the only point at issue. He con tends that Schley was not in command during the battle and made no such claim for himself until recently. Sampson, the president finds, was technically in com mand .and his responsibility was not les sened by the fact that he was absent. The president finds that the battle of Santiago was fought by the captains of the various vessels engaged on general lines laid down by Sampson. He holds fthat in no instance did any one of the ships act under any general orders of specific signals from Schley. . The president believes Schley was guilty 'of a serious tactical blunder in making the Brooklyn's famous loop, which might have been taken advantage of by an alert enemy with serious consequences. He de cides that the Brooklyn was not in dan ger of being rammed, but that as the loop -Md no bad results It can be easily over looked tn view of the glorious results of the battle. In eossclusfon. the president finds Schley entitled to great credit for personal bra very. coolness and general professional conduct under fire. Asked As To Political Effect. The conference at the white house, •bout which there was so much secrecy, was principally on the Schley matter. The president had Senatods Allisdn, Aldrich and Spooner, Speaker Htnderson and BepreaentaUke* aod Cannon there to taM with han about the political leffect Os the decision. He told them the gist of the findings •nd said he had reached conclusions based on the facts as he saw them. He knew that neither side would be satisfied, and •sked these wise politicians what they thought the effect on the country would be. They said, frankly, that the president's conclusions would prove disappointing to the great mass of people, who now regard Schley as a popular hero. They said, however, that after the first Indications of disapproval had passed away thej* thought the people would adopt the views 'entertained by the president as reasonable and right and that no disastrous ■ affect would result. am uh miii FORSEATINCONGRESS DURHAM PHILANTHROPIST, WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN A STAUNCH DEMOCRAT, TALKED OF AS A POSSIBILITY. • GREENSBORO. N. C., Feb. 19.-An in teresting political rumor that has gained ‘circulation within the past few days is to the effect that General Julian S. Carr, the well known millionaire philanthropist of Durham, will be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for congress in the fifth North Carolina district, opposing Hon. W. W. Kitchin, who is serving his , third term. General Carr and Mr. Kitchin ‘are neighbors, and during the former's campaign for the United States senate two years ago Mr. Kitchin was one of his warmest supporters. General Carr, although be has never held office, has long been prominent in politics and for years has been the largest contributor to Democratic campaign funds •In this state. It Is said that the campaign of UM cost him in the neighborhood of •60,000. and in 15*96, he gave more to the campaign fund than another Bryan man :faa the south, although he was not an ar ’dent free silver advocate. General Can had the Democratic nomination for gov ernor in his bands in 1596, but declined to allow bls name to go before the conven tion at the last moment. . General Carr Is commandant of the North Carolina forces of the United Con federate Veterans. WRECKERS WILL ATTEMPT TO SAVE SUNKEN LAUTARO NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—Arrangements have been made by the Colombian gov ernment, says a Colon dispatch to the Journal and American, to secure the ser vices of a New York wrecking company to recover from the bottom of Shallow of Panama Bay, the government armor-clad Steamer Lautaro. which was sunk on January 13 by the Padilla, of the rebel fleet • The sunken steamer not only obstructa Irrigation, but it is thought that the dam aged one was not great and that the Lau taro can be restored to Colombia squardon •rithln • short time in as serviceable con dition as she was before the battle. . It is Stated by several of her officers that •he was not sunk by any of the shots from the Padilla, but through the action •f a young officer, who opened the sea cocks as soon as it was known that Gen eral Alban had been killed. . The Lautaro waa the flagship of the government squadron sunk in Panama bay In the naval engagement on January The fight was marked not only by the ■inking of the Lautaro. but by the death of Governor Alban (Governor of Panama) who was klled by tha first shot fired from the rebel fleet The vessel was leased from tha Chilean government. OATH BOUND CLANS IS ONLY MENACE IN'MANILA GOVERNOR TAFT BAYB SECRET ORGANIZATIONS IS ONE OF GREATEST EVILS AMONG FILIPINOS. WASHINGTON. Feb. 19.—Before the senate committee on Philippines Governor Taft says the massacre of troops in Sa mar had a startling effect upon the army and created suspicion and fear of treach ery In other sections. The governor did not think, however, such apprehension Justified and said he felt as safe In Mani la as In Washington. Civilians seldom carry arms there. Wijh this remark Governor Taft passed from the consideration of the question of tranquility to a discussion of the treason and sedition laws. He said that while Manila Is qniet and has been practically so ever since the American occupation, it is still used as a center of agencies for the promotion of insurrection. There was always there a party of irreconcilables. Nothing had, he said, been done for the enactment of such laws until the estab lishment of the civil government. It then became evident that the Filipino junta was preparing to locate In that city, ma king that point the center for their prop aganda. Governor Wright was therefore directed to prepare a law on thia subject and had dene so. The denunciation of the secret socie ties had been inserted, he said, because they had made their chief instrument of agitation against the United States. The commission had felt that secret so cieties were one of the most fruitful aids to the war and had taken the position that political agitation should be con fined to open meetings and prevented in oath bound societies. If the people under stood the question there would be no objection to peaceable agitation but un der the circumstances the commission had felt that the suspension of right to advo cate independence was not such a depri vation of the right of free speech as oould be justified by the presence of war, when for the benefit of the whole people it should be suppressed. At least one of the societies had for one of its main purposes assassination, being-thus like the mafia. THE FILIPINO PROBLEM WASHINGTON. Feb. 18,-Govetmor Taft tn his testimony before the senhte com mittee on the Philippines stated more suc cinctly than he has heretofore done, his theory—which is, he said, also the theory of the Philippines commission—as to what congress should do tn the way of supplying the Philippines people with a form of government I His plan is: First, to give the people a qualified suf frage with a gradual growth in popular government, which should be enlarged through education in the English lan guage and in American Institutions. Second, to institute within a reasonably short time a local legislature, to consist of two bodies, one to be chosen by vote and the other to be appointive. Third, to permit the islands to send two or three representatives to Washington. In reply to questions Gov. Taft said he agreed with General Funston that the es tablishmeit of a popular, assemblage would give opportunity to demagogues to stir qp the people, but that be did not in clude in his designation all persons who are opposed to American control. There are. he said, many men in the islands who oppose , the domination of the United States. To grant independence *.ould, he thought, have the effect of consigning the ninety per cent of uneducated people in the islands to same servile'position they held under Spanish rule. He thought there should be a declaration on the part of the United States of Its intention to hold the islands indefinitely with the un derstanding that when they ar? suitable for such a condition they may be given a quasi-independence. Such a pronounce ment by this country would be welcomed by many and would do much go<M. Many of the common pa»pie do not, he said, know the difference between inde pendence and dependence and many of the better informed have not followed the agitation for independence to its last an alysis. Some of the agitators seem, he said, to count on a protectorate by the United States. If the government of the United States now be turned over to the islanders them selves there would be nothing less than an absolute oligarchy; they have no idea of civil government. HON. GEO. MARTIN DEAD AT HIS PLANTATION HOME Hon. George J. Martin. 48 years of age, a man well known in political and social circles of the state, died suddenly of apo plexy Tuesday night at his home near Greenville. Mr. Martin was a prosperous planter of that section. In 1882 and 1883 he was a state senator, and was locally connected by.be ing the uncle of Hon. John M. Slaton and Professor William Slaton. He was a brother of Mrs. William F. S.aton. He was a man prominent in good works, and possessing a host of friends, especial ly in the neighborhood of Greenville, where he had lived ail his life. NEW wInDSORHOTEL OPENED SATURDAY JACKSONVILLE, Fla . Feb. it—The new Windsor hotel opened at noon Saturday in Jacksonville, for the reception of guests. This fine hotel was recently completed, at a cost of $360,000, is among the best tn the south. It has a capacity of 400, and is under the management of Dodge and Cullens. WOMAN PLUNGES KNIFE INTO HER SISTER-IN-LAW COLQUITT, Ga., Feb. 19.-Mrs. Tom Dean seriously. if not fatally, cut her sis ter-in-law, Mrs Jim Hayes. yesterday af ternoon at Boykin, about five miles be low here. The husbands of the two women were quarrelling about some wood, when the two women became Infuriated. Mrs. Hayes ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1902. DOLLARS AND DIMES Tfl M'KINLEY FUND CONTRIBUTED OFFICERS OF MEMORIAL ASSOCIA- TION FIND INTEREST IN MOVE- MENT HAS TAKEN A SUD- DEN SPURT. CLEVELAND, Feb. 19.—That public In terest In the McKinley national memorial is on the Increase is evidenced by the ever growing volume of letters and telegrams received at the headquarters at the na tional association tn this city. Richard C. Kerens, who has lately been appointed to the chairmanship of the Mis souri auxiliary, has opened headquarters In St. Louis and says the state will give $25,000 to the fund. In Kansas City an effort Is being made to get a contribution from every resi dent. a Memphis, Tenn., has a hustling com mittee calling from house to house. Du luth, Minn., has subscribed $1,500. Youngstown has given $3,000: Cincinnati will not erect a monument there as the fund Is not large enough. The funds for local monument will be given to the na tional memorial fund. Both Toledo, Day ton and Columbus are discussing the same proposition. i Governor John G. Brady is canvassing Alaska, including the Klondike. He antic ipates raising a good sized sum. An endless chain of Tetters keep coming. The treasurer. Mayor T. Herrick, of the association,* received two two-bushel bags of these contributions today. New Yk>rk stafte hopes to report SIOO,OOO raised by the time for the meeting of the trustees February 26th. Knoxville, Tenn., sends a check for s3ll. FOUR YEARS A BENEDICT; NOW ATTENDING SCHOOL BOHLER, Ga., Feb. 19.—Four years ago, at the age of 18. he led his bride to the altar. Now he is attending the Dunn's Chapel public school in this place. Such is the record of Mr. Paul Motes, an ambitious young man of this commu nity. He married Miss Crawford, of Hart county, four years ago, and since that time he has led the sober, industrious life of the farmer up till a few months ago. when he decided to get a "finished" edu cation. He concluded to start at the bot tom by beginning in the public school. It is his intention to enter Mercer uni versity next fall, and there prepare him self for tha-ministry. He has always been an Interested woraer in church matters, and his determination to enter into the ministry comts not as a surprise to ev erybody. But it is an unusual thing for a man of such age to attend a country public school. Measuring full six feet high, equally large in proportion and deep In the bonds of wedlock, he plays ball on the school campus with the little urchin of is beginning to drean) of his “first love." The teachers of the Dylan's chapel School ire TSTss NeTlfe Mays, of'Lincoln, Ga.. and Miss Alma Flint, of Harlem. Ga. The fact that Mr. Motes is attending school has created much talk, and many are anxious to hear his first sermon. NO DEPOT IN SIGHT; ROADS ASK FOR PLANS FISH AND OYSTERS IN NEW YORK MY RECENT STORMS HAVE PUT THE FISHERMEN PRACTICALLY OUT OF BUSINESS ON LONG IS- J LAND COAST. NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—Great scarcity of oysters and fish is prevalent here, ow ing to the recent heavy storms. Oysters have gone up ten per cent in price, and the market men are unable to fill all or ders because of the crippled transporta tion facilities. There has been an advance of 300 per cent in the prices of some kinds of fish. Nearly all the fishing schooners at Fulton Market remain tied to the wharves, because of the lack of clam bait. COMMITTEE OF THIRTY SIX HANNA PRESIDING NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—The first meeting of the arbitration committee of 36 ap pointed through the national civic feder ation to arbitrate laborers’ disputes was discussed today by Senator Hanna in the chair. Nearly all the thirty-six members of the committee were present, yhe ob ject Yf the gathering was to receive a re port on a working plan by which strikes, lock outs and other forms of disputes be tween capitalists and workmen may be dealt with. Archbishop Ireland, of St. Paul; Bishop Potter and Satnpel Gomp ers, president of the American Federation of Labor, attended. Charles M. Schwab, president of the United States Steel cor poration. was to be present but was una ble to attend today. He will attend the dinner to the committe this evening at the home of Oacar 8. Strauss. Negro Accidentally Killed. BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. Feb. 19.—At Ida sta tion, on tha Ensley line, Tom Pitts, colored, was Instantly killed by the accidental dis charge of a revolver which was thrown from his bed by turning down the cover. is very ill. and it is very probable that she wfll die. Three men saw the women fighting and never moved to quell the fuss. Sheriff Wilkin was soon at the scene and arrested Mrs. Dean, who very quickly gave bond for her appearance this morn ing before Judge Bush. Both parties are i very prominent. ELLEN STONE RELEASED BT CAPTORS . FREEDOM WAS GIVEN THE AMER ICAN MISSIONARY AND HER COMPANION BY BRIGANDS LAST TUESDAY. -—J- CONSTANTINOPLE, 1 Feb. 19.-Miss Ellen M. Stone, of Boston* U. S. A., and Mme. Tsllka, her Bulgarian companion, have been relased froni custody of the brigands.- - « I / From an authorltath » source informa tion was received yesterday that the two women had been given their freedom, being delivers* to the dragoman of the United States lj cation. It is said both ca_jn yes are in good health and spirits and faeclare they have been courteously trealpd by their cap tors. It was announced reci |tly that the Tar kish authorities suspM ed Rev. Tsllka of complicity in the induction of the missionaries. /The companion of Mh s Stqne was Mme. K. S. Tsilka a Bulga tan woman, wife of Mr. Tsllka. a Mact lonian teacher of Samokov. Miss Stone while travelling with Mme. Tsilka and a party of about fifteen friends, was ca| lured by brigands in the district of Salo: Ika, September 3. Since that time vigr rous efforts have been made by the Unit fd States govern ment and by mlssiona les to obtain the release of the captives. The brigands de manded a ransom f f 25,000 (Turkish) pounds, but only $72,50( was collected for the ransom and the a m was paid over to the brigands Februi ry 6 by M. Gar glulo , chief of the Ai jerican legation at Constantinople, and 1 f. W. Peet, traes urer of the American ni sston at Constan tinople, who met the brigands on the road to the Podrome n bnattery. Madame Tsllka was educated at the Northfield seminary. J t the time of re ceiving her American t aining and educa tion she was Miss Ste ihemaora, a Bul garian. Having been convert* 1 in childhood to the Christian belief she came to America after having refused marry the man of her parents’ choosiDr. Dwight L. Moody, becoming int bited In her wel fare, found a place for her in ms school. Having finished her training at that in stitution she became a trained nurse. While engaged in her *• professional du ties in the Adirondack she became ac quainted with Mr. TsLka a Macedonian, who had also been educated in the United States. At that preparing for work as Americaiiißiisßlonary. Soon after the completion ol'jkheir training the couple were married went to Bul garia. whither they at race entered upon missionary W ' Miss Stone ia one blithe missionaries of the American .boatff of foreign mis sions. She has bedn' attabhed to the' Sa lonika mission lo.o. bue was born at Roxbury, Mass..- and her home is in Chelsea, Mass., where her mother re- Railroad Men Claimed To I Be Disappointed Be cause No Plans Were Prepared. Another meeting between the depot commission and the railroad officials has been held, and yet the depot problem is as Tar from being solved as it was four years ago/ Without any plans and with out having made any arrangements at all further than having the depot bill which was passed by the last legislature on hand, he depot commission met yesterday morning and was ready to sign up a con tract with the railroads for a new station. But the railroad officials would not move, and they declare that they will not move until some plans are prepared and are satisfactory to them. Railroad officials further declared that the present space was not available, and they would not be willing to enter into a contract with the state until it can be shown to them conclusively that there is plenty of room for a depot which will meet all the requirements of the roads now and 20 years from now. In fact, things look rather blue for the state build ing a depot, despite the hard work in the legislature last year. It is doubtful now— extremely so—if the railroads will accept plans of the state after they are drawn up. President Samuel Spencer of the* South ern,* pounced on the commission yesterday’ morning for failing to be ready to enter into a. contract, and for not having drawn so the railroads could see them. Major Hanson, of the Central, made sim ilar remarks. The meeting adjourned without anything definite being done, except the railroads agreeing to the appointment of a com mittee to meet with a committee from the commission to investigate the present site *ad ascertain if there is space enough for a depot. The officials were evi dently disappointed. They claim that they are willing to help the state out. If the state can make the necessary showing, but until that showing is made, nothing can or will be done by them. As a result of the conference the follow ing resolution was passed at the afternoon session: "Resolved, That this committee in or der to meet the objections of the railroad authorities this day made, employ an ar chitect or civil engineer of national repu tation to examine the state’s depot prop erty in Atlanta, and to prepare ground plans including plans for tracks, etc., for the erection of a union passenger station on said site, and in. his work under the supervision of this committee the railroad authorities and their engineers be invited to consult with said engineer and to make any suggestions looking to the completion of a plan that will meet with the wishes and needs of all parties concerned. ' Watchmtn Lost Life in Burning Ship. CLEVELAND, Feb. 19.—Fire early to day destroyed the upper work of the steamer Frederick Kelly, lying In winter quarters here. When the flames had been subdued the firemen - found the body of. Watchman L. Walker, lying in the hold of tha vessel, burned to a crisp. FOB THREE YEDDS BANK CASHIER PILFERED ■ 1 HELENA, Mont., Feb. 19.—A special to The Independent from Great Falls, Mont., says that H. H. Matteson, who on Jan uary 5 confessed to Embezzling $75,000 from the First National bank, while acting as cashier, is now known to have taken $178,- 000, his operations extending over three years. > . The facts were made known at a meet ing of the bank directors yesterday and another complaint was sworn out against Matteson, who was out on $5,000 bail. He was taken before a commissioner and his ball fixed at $15,000, the new charge be ing that he embezzled $85,000 on October 20. Matteson was not found until late last night. He could not furnish the new bond and he will probably be taken to Helena and lodged in jail. National Bank Examiner Lazear states that if Matteson should secure bail on the second charge he will be at once re arrested on a charge of embezzling $lB,- 000. The bank officers became convinced that Matteson was preparing to leave and that was the principal reason for having him arrested on a second charge and hav ing the bail Increased. It now develops that the embezzlements began in Decem ber, 1898. AUGUSTA MAN’S INVENTION MAY PREVENT COLLISIONS , AUGUSTA, Ga., Feb. 19.—Yesterday and today a new device for safety in railroad ing was tried which, if it will do what its inventors claim, will revolutionize rail roading and make impossible ,the numer ous accidents which occur on account of misplaced switches. The inventors are Messrs. Youngblood and White, of this city. They have been at work upon it for over a year. A small railroad was built by them last summer, with switches and engine, which worked satisfactorily. Recently Mr. T. Kz Scott, of the Georgia railroad, has been Inter ested In the Invention, and he gave the inventors permission to construct a'switch on the Belt line and Use one of the Geor gia railroad engines. The work was com pleted yesterday, and the first test made. The train was run back about a mile and then rut) at a speed of 15 miles per hour into the open switch. It closed automati cally as the engine entered it. The test was made a number of times, and again repeated today, each time with perfect success, J A number of prominent railroad* men are to be invited here and witness* tests that are to be made. By a lever which is ready at hand for the engineer he works an apparatus attached to th% front of the engine, and sets switches at his will. He can make his engine take a siding or not, without slacking the speed of his train, just as he chooses, regardless of whether, the switch is open or closed. * If subsequent tests shall prove as suc cessful as those already made, there is no doubt about the Invention being adopted by all railroads, as they would render im peeeibla all colMrione and other accidents which are now caused by open and mis placed switches. Mr. Youngblood has al ready obtained a patent on his invention. NEWS AND GOSSIP 1 FROM THE HISTORIC HILL APPLING. Ga., Feb. 19,-This section has about thawed out after the severe freezes and sleet of last week but the weather is cold enough now. Much suf fering was entailed on cattle, as many were without shelter and . the blizzard was unexpected by most everybody. “ Politics are beginning to get warm in this section. Mr. W. W. Hamilton has been suggest ed for the legislature from this county. He is a clever gentleman and the county could, without doubt, "go farther worse." The race for the judgeship of uie Au gusta circuit is not creating much in terest and the race is rather tame just now. Casual inquiries by the Journal’s cor respondent has developed the fact that Hardwick, of Washington, has many fol lowers in this section and the race will in ay probability be warm enough .for Mr. Fleming, though everybody seems to think he is safe enough. People are beginning to pick their choice of candidates for governor, as they con cluded no mora candidates will come out. Talk has it tnat Mr. Clary will have an opponent for sheriff. He has been so warmly opposed in past contests, till this talk has become natural. Farmers will probably begin work as soon as the weather permits for they are •very far behind now and they will have to rush if they propose to make any thing. VAST TRUST SECURES OUTPUT OF LEAD MINES DENVER, Colo., FeV>. 19.—The News today says: Advices received from outside sources and borne out by information obtained in Denver indicate that the Guggenheim Exploration Company has secured control of the output of* lead fluxing ores of the country and is in A position to dictate prices foi; this indispens able element in the smelting of precious metals. One bv one during the past few months the Guggenheim Exploration company has secured control of the leading lead fluxing mines in the San Juan and Lake County districts of Colorado, the mines of the Coeur d’Alene dis trict in Idaho, and in the Utah district, and has effected a combination with the Ryan- Whitney interests to control the south Mis souri fields. To do this several hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent by the Guggenheim Exploration company incidentally with the millions which have been, invested in the endeavor to control the ordinary lead product. SOCIAL CIRCLE MAN HAS DISAPPEARED SOCIAL CIRCLE. Ga., Feb. 19.—Mr. Dee Dobbs, a farmer who! works at the Oak Grove dairy, two miles from this place, came in town with his milk as usual Saturday morning. After “going the rounds" with his milk and butter he hitched his horse and disappeared. . No trace of him can be found. His heart-broken wife and family fear that he has been foully dealt with. STEVENS AND COLQUITT PRAISED BY TALMADGE MACON. Feb. 19.—Rev. T. DeWitt Tal mage lectured in Macon last night. His audience was enthusiastic. He showed that his 70 years of age have not dimin ished his power as a platform speaker. He went from here to New Orleans, and from there he will go to the city of< Mexico. During his lecture Dr. Talpiage paid a glowing tribute to the lamented Alex. Ste phens. who, he' said, was of the DISPENSARY WINS BUT FIGHT GOES INTO COURT KING DF OUTLAWS, LDNG WANTED, ARRESTED RAMON GALINDO, LEADER OF THE ISLAND BAND, HAS BEEN CAP- TURED AFTER REMARKA BLE CAREER OF CRIME. EL PASO, Tex., Feb. 19.—Ramon Galin do, leader of? the island band of outlaws which in 1893 ambushed and murdered Captain Jones, of the First Texas Rang ers, has been captured by Ed Bryant, an ex-ranger. Galindo has been in hiding, but recent ly became Involved in a shoot’ng affray in Dona Anna county, New Mexico, and his return from Old Mexico was reported to the officers here, who have since been on the lookout for him. , TO COURTEOUS CONDUCTOR PASSENGER LEAVES A GIFT CHICAGO, Feb. 19.—Llewellyn Mason, a conductor on the Chicago and Alton rail road. has just received asstfirance that courtesy to the. traveling public some times has its reward. When the will of yv. A. Tyler, a Bloomington millionaire, was probated yesterday it was found to contain the following clause: “To Llewellyn Mason I bequeath the suih of $1,060 as a recognition of the cour teous treatment accorded me while trav eling on the Alton road.” Conductor Mason is over 60 years of age and hae been a conductor on the Alton for nearly 80 years. He now runs a suburban train between Chicago and Joliet. Millionaire Tyler was exceedingly curious when traveling and was wont to ask fnany questions. In 1868 he happened to take a train upon which young Mason was conductor and spent all of his spare time on the run tp Chicagb in talking to him. Three or four times each year Ma son carried the rich man between Jack sonville and Chicago and later between Bloomtngtqn and Chicago, and he nevfer once tired of the old man’s questions. "MY. Tyler made his last trip with me four vears ago and had almost passed from my mind,” said Mason yesterday. hot miln POSTMASTER EX-GOVERNOR RUFUS BULLOCH IS MENTIONED BUT DECLINES THE PLACE. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 19.—A hot four-cornered fight has already been launched here for the Atlanta postmaster ship. Telegraph wires since noon Tues day have been kept busy transmitting candidacy of ex-Governor R. B. Bul loch, Assistant Postmaster E. P. Blod gett, J. C. Jenkins, who is son-in-law of former Minister to Venezuela W. L. Scruggs, and Jerry C. McCall, of the F. E. Block Manufacturing company. Others may get into the race and the contest will undoubtedly be the warmest that Geor gia has yet projected into the national capital. The postofflee at Atlanta is considered here the fattest Georgia plum in the gift of the president. From the present out look Governor Bulloch seems the strong est candidate. He has many eastern men to aid him, among them the Massachu setts and Rhode Island delegations. It is not known if he can get the all powerful influerice, the endorsement of the Georgia Republican machine. It is believed that this element will go for Blodgett. EX-GOVERNOR BULLOCH TALKS ABOUT THE POSTMASTERSHIP All the quiet discussion as to the pos sible successor to Major W. H. Smyth, as Atlanta's postmaster, seems to point to E. F. Blodgett, the present assistant post master. Colonel Blodgett has not been the only man mentioned for the place, however, as the friends of ex-Governor Rufus B. Bulloch have been strongly urging his name for the appointment, but Governor Bulloch has put a quietus on this move ment by a card which follows, wherein he declares that he is nob nor #lll he be a candidate, but that he will earnestly support Colonel Blodgett for the place and will use all his influence to that end. SENATOR’S BROTHER MAY BE APPOINTED GREENSBORO, N. C-, Feb. 19.—1 t is re ported that Charles F. McKesson, who was recently appointed clerk of the United States circuit and district courts at Asheville, in opposition to the wishes of many leading Republicans, will resign his office to take the position of postmaster of his home town. Morganton. In the event of the resignation of Mr. McKesson, it is believed that George Pritchard, a brother of Senator J. C. Pritchard, will be ap pointed clerk of the United States courts at Asheville. Crumpacker Is Renominated. LAPORTri. Ind A Feb. 19.—The Tenth district congressional convention held at Monticello today renominated Congress man E. B. Crumpacker, Republican, with out opposition. best men-in the country. "He was your Alex Stephens,” and there was enthusi astic applause, “and he was my Alex Stephens," continued the doctor with ten derness. "He belonged to the whole country.” z Yesterday afternoon Dr. Talmage rodte oqt to Rose Hill cemetery to visit the grave of his friend. Senator H. Colquitt. He said he loved Senator Col quitt, and they had been close friends during life.” NO. 46. Anti - Dispensary Advo cates Declare Dispen sary Victory Is Illegal. ROME, Feb. 19.—Ordinary Davis thia afternoon overruled the protest of the anti-dispensary men and signed the election returns as given In by the managers of the election, showing that the dispensary was carried by 269 votes. He did not declare the result of the election, however. Both sides claim his action as a victory., A protest will be taken into a higher court. ROME, Ga., Feb. 19.—Scarcely had the shout of victory died upon the lips of the dispensary advocates in Floyd county be fore the cry of from the antis sounded upon their 'ears. When the last vote was officially count ed before Ordinary Davis today at noon, •giving the majority to <he dispensary by 269 votes, a petition was hurriedly placed before the official’s eyes. It was a protest from the other side, asking that no result of the election be declared, the request being on these grounds. The protest was signed by M. C. Kay, of county, a saloon man, accom panied by the signatures of Denny and Harris, attorneys-at-law. The ordinary declined to declare the official vote in yesterday’s election and asked that the arguments on the peti tion served upon him be heard this after noon at 2:30 o’clock. At that hosr the hearing was begun, be ing participated in by nearly all of the lawyers of the city and heard by an au dience of interested spectators that crowd ed the court room almost to suffocation. The antis are emphatic in their declar ation that the election was not according* to law. They ask boldly that the result be declared as against the dispensary, giving three reasons for their demand. Should they lose in the decision of the or dinary this afternoon they will carry the ‘ fight to the supreme court of the state. , Equally as confident are the dispensary advocates, who declare with no little positiveness that the filing of the petition was simply dilatory practices and solely for the purpose of annoying the temper ance,side. Bitter Legal Fight On. That a bluer legal controversy Is mow on in earnest is not denied by any one who knows the determination of the lead ers of the two parties at Interest. What ever may be the final outcome of trie contest, this much is certain: A long drawn-out legal encounter is on; more money will be necessary; the barrooms will probably have a longer respite grant ed them and the chasm between the peo ple of the city and county will be deep ened. To many of the lntereslei_Xhe proceed ings today came as a great surprise, while to others it ws expected. The antis bad declared, it is said, that the dispensary would be fought to the last ditch, what ever was the result of the ballot of yes terday. The antis had planned to take this step sometime ago. taking the chance of being prepared for an emergency. The law firm of Denny & Harris was employed to draft the petition and have it in readiness and the manned of warfare was arranged up- • on. The dispensary people have retained the following lawyers to fight the protest of their opponents: L. A. Dean, G. N. Feath- , erstone, W. J. Neel, Seabord Wright and Mose Wright. Ground* of Contention. The reasons given for asking that the result of the election' be declared against ' the dispensary are as follows: • 1. That a majority of voters must ratify -1 the dispensary act before it is legal. 2. That only 1,469 votes were cast for , the dispensary, while the registration ex ceeds 4,300 votes and the voting population of the county of Floyd exceeds 6,000. 3. That more persons were permitted to vote for the dispensary than 1,320 votes not registered. Ordinary Davis announced that he would not declare the result at all offi cially. The official count, however, shows th* following figures: For the dispensary, 1,459. Against the dispensary, 1,190. Giving tjie dispensary a majority of 288 votes. SHYOIIBUL FOR COUNTERFEITING TALLADEGA MAN GIVEN A PRE- LIMINARY HEARING BEFORE U. S. COMMISSIONER. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 19.—The pre llmnary trial of W. R. Shyle. th* Tallede ga, Ala_. man who was arrested in this city with about $34,000 of counterfeit mon ey on his person, began yesterday after noon before United States Commissioner Cornish after a good deal of preliminary sparring on the part of the lawyers. An effort was made to waive preliminary trial, but the commissioner would not al low tills, wishing to have the evidence taken down for presentation to the grand. jury. The examination of witnesses Is progressing slowly. The most important examined up to this time has been P. 8. ‘ Williams, of Talledega, who testified to discovering the plates, etc., with which Shyle is alleged to have made the money. These plates, 12 in number, were produced in court. There are a large number of wit nesses in the case and its progress Is be ing watched with great Interest. Style has retained the services of Judge B. M. Al len, a noted crlmnal lawyer of ihls sec tion, and is making a hard fight. MACON DECLINES TO INCREASE FIREMEN MACON, Feb. 19.—The city council last night refused to add a new fire company to its department, as The Journal fore told would be the case. The council agreed that the fire depart- j ment in Macon is as efficient as any in the south, both in point of numbers and skill at fire fighting. It was also agreed that as there are eight or ten insurance companies in Macon who are not in the Southeastern Tariff association, and these companies state that the citizens will not be benefited by any action taken by the Southeastern Tariff association, it would be useless to expend any more money at the dictation of the tariff association until there was some assurance that there would be benefit from such expenditure.