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GEORCU BOY,
BRIDEGROOM,
1 SUICIDES
—h
RUDOLPH CROVATT, OF THOMAS
VILLE, ENDS HONEYMOON BY
SHOOTING HIMSELF IN
wr BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE. Md.. March B.—Weary of
deceit and duplicity, lashed by remorse
to desperation. Rudolph Hastings Crovatt.
of Thomasville. Ga.. shot himself to death
tn his room-at the Monumental hotel last
night after a honeymoon of only four
The victim of his own making was found
dying when the bell boy opened the door
to answer a call sent down to the office
some time previous to the shooting. The
young man was lying on the bed and a
stream of blood was flowing from a jag
ged wound tn his temple, made by a 38-
calibre pistol. The pistol was lying at
ana's length, wrapped In a towel. This
precaution was evidently for tjie purpose
of deadening the report of the shot.
On Monday last Crovatt was married to
yim Maggie Zorn, a 17-year-old girl of
Highlandtown.
Last night about 9 o’clock Crovatt paid
for a room on the third floor of the hotel
named and left Instructions to be called
at 8:38 this morning. At that hour Pro
prietor Charles Simonlni sent a waiter
to awaken the young man. The waiter
pounded on the 1 door. Crovatt did not an
swer. and Proprietor Simonlni was sum
moned. The latter forced the door and
was horrified to see that his guest had
made a desperate and deliberate attempt
at suicide. Crovatt. partly dressed, was
lying on the floor with his head resting
on the bed. The bed clothing was crim
soned with blood, which was flowing
from a bullet wound in his right temple,
and on the floor, where it had fallen from
hie hand, was a 38-calibre revolver wrap
ped in a towel. Crovatt had evidently
wrapped the weapon to muffle the report.
LETTERS LEFT BY SUICIDE.
On the bed was seen a double sheet of
letter paper, on which was written:
“If dead when found notify J. G. Cro
vatt. Thomasville. Ga.: his son. Rudolph
Hastings Crovatt: bom December 9. 1875.
at Havannah. Ga.: occupation, machinist;
my boarding place is 1223 Third street,
Highland town: alias, Jimmie Coleman.
You can get all the information at 1223
Third street. Highland town.
“JAMES COLEMAN.
The following letter was also found on
the suicide by the police:
“My Dear Wife: I am sitting here in
sorrow writing these few lines, hoping
you will be satisfied tn a few days and
try to forget a man who loved you. My
life has been troubled—women and whis
ky. Before I shall have It said that the
man who married you lives behind the
bars. I will try my best to cross the river
this night. Hoping you will live long and
prosper, your devoted husband.
JIMMIE.
••p. B.—You can write J. G. Crovatt.
Thomasville. Ga. Tour husband is called
Rudolph Hastings Crovatt. Goodby,
Maggie."
Crovatt was taken to the city hospital,
but be was beyond medical aid, and died
at 12:45 p. m.
Under the name of James Coleman,
.Crovatt was employed as a machinist at
Bparrows Point.
Mrs. Crovatt. who la 17 years of age.
stated that she and Crovatt. who had as
sumed the name of James Coleman, were
married Tuesday night. Just prior to the
wedding the young woman informed Cro
vatt she had heard a report that he had
a wife living in Alabama. He is said to
have become greatly excited and to have
threatened to kill the person who started
the rumor or kill himself.
Wednesday night Crovatt left the house
where he and his bride were living, and
she heard nothing more of him until news
of his death was brought to her.
TELEPHONE COMPANIES
MAY BE CONSOLIDATED
CARROLLTON. Ga.. March B.—The lo
cal telephone exchange of this city.operat
ed separately from the exchange of the
long distance office, managed by the
Gainesboro Telephone cofflpany. are con
sidering with the Gainesboro Telephone
company a proposition to consolidate their
exchanges in this city. The public here
is clamoring for this service, as they now
can only communicate with distant points
by going to the long distance pay stations.
It is expected that in the next few months
the deal will be consummated and scores
of new 'phones will be taken and the
rapidly expanding service of the long dis
tance company here will be greatly facil
itated.
justicTlittle is
IMPROVING RAPIDLY
Associate Justice William A. Little,
of the supreme court.'who has been very'
ill at his home in Columbus, with grip,
is very much better, and hopes to re
turn to Atlanta soon. Justice Little has
been confined to his bed for several weeks 1
owing to the severe nature of his sick
ness.
You Can Get Well
Without Risking a Penny.
WHT YOU MERELY ASK FOR MY BOOK?
I have written these books after a life
time's experience to tell you my way of
curing chronic diseases.
I have tested my methods by thousands
of bedsides in hospitals and homes. It ac
complishes what no other treatment can
do. It is so sure that in any case, no mat
ter how difficult. I take the entire risk.
No money is wanted. Merely write me a
postal for the book.
I will send with it an order on your
druggist for six bottles Dr. Shoop's Re
storative. He will let you take it for a
month, and if it does what I claim the cost
la 15.50. If It fails, f will pay him myself.
No other physician ever made such an
offer, and none ever will. There is no other
treatment that could stand such a test.
But I have learned by experience that 39
out of each 40 who get these six bottles
pay for them, because they are cured.
One time in forty I will fall. Sometimes
the disease is too difficult x o be reached in
a month. Sometimes an organic trouble,
like cancer, mates a cure impossible. But
39 in each 40 who take the remedy get
well. The other one pays nothing; the
treatment is free.
Won't you write a postal to learn about
a remedy like this*
My success comes from strengthening
the Inside nerves. I bring back the nerve
power which alone operates each vital
organ. I make each organ ao its duty by
giving it nerve power. Positively there is
no other way.
• It is a pity for a sick persdn to neglect
an offer like this.
Blmrly state |Bt»k No. 1 on Dyspepsia,
which book you 'l*°°k No. 2 on the Heart.
' Book No. 3 on th- Kidneys,
want, and add res* | Xo 4 for xv orncß>
Dr Shoop. 80x54*. - xo. » for Men. (sealed.)
Racine. Wls. I Book No • on Rheumatism.
Mild cases, not chronic, are often cured by
one or two bottles. At all druggists.
GEORGIA TEACHERS WILL BE
PAID $300,000 TODAY
Another payment of 3300,000 will be made
to the school teachers of Georgia next
week. State School Commissioner Glenn
to the school t teachers of Georgia to
day. State School Commissioner Glenn
is now making out the warrants for the
payment and Treasurer R. E. Park save
there is plenty of money on hand to send
out.
This is the first time in years that the
teachers will have been paid so promptly
for the first month’s work of the year,
and they will no doubt be pleased to learn
that they have more money coming to
them.
It was thought several days ago that
another payment coujd not be made until
some time In April or May, but the use
of the public property fund, which wa,
held to be legal by the supreme court tn a
i ecent decision, has enabled the state to
almost catch up in its payments to the
pedagogues.
Money- is still comlr.g in from the tax
collectors and on April 1 a large payment
of special taxes will be due, which will
probably pave the way for another pay
ment. Treasurer Park says now he docs
not think a loan of 8200.000 to meet a
casual deficiency will be necessary.
LASHED BY REMORSE
THIEF ADMITS DEED
DENVER, March 7.—A young man giv
ing his name as John Russell, of London,
Ontario, has surrendered himself to the
police authorities here, declaring that he
embezzled 8500 from John Garvey, a whole
sale grocer of London. Telegraphic com
munication with the London police de
partment verify the story. An officer will
come for him. Russell's neck shows sev
eral bad gashes, which he says he made
in an attempt to commit suicide.
EVIDENGEOFGBIME
, BE THE RIVER IS
BETRAYED
FOURTH BODY, MUTILATED, HAS
BEEN TAKEN FROM STREAM
NEAR BEAUMONT,
TEXAS. *
BEAUMONT. Tex., March 7.-The .find
ing of the body of C. B. Pearson in the
Neches river, stripped to his underclothes
and his head crushed in, has convinced
local police that a systematic plan of rob
bery and murder Is being conducted by
unknown persons in this vicinity.
When Pearson was last seen alive he
had on a suit of good clothes and between
850 and 8100 in cash.
Within three months four bodies, in
cluding that of Pearson, have been taken
from the river, and in every case there
were evidences of violent death and no
"valuables were found.
In two of the cases the bodies were not
identified and were burled by the county.
WATSON WILL MANAGE
DISPENSARY TANK
ROME. Ga., March B.—The dispensary
commissioners at noon today elected A.
P. Watson manager, after a sharp contest.
The Journal predicted Mr. Watson’s elec
tion yesterday. The office of manager is
the best paying office and the most im
portant connected with the dispensary. It
will pay about 81.590 a year. The appoint
ment will, give eminent satisfaction. Mr.
Watson la a most competent man. W. J.
Neel, W. J. Griffin and Frank Freeman
compose the board of commissioners. The
board will select a building tor the dis
pensary- and attend to other matters this
afternoon.
Judge Henry yesterday afternoon at 6
o’clock overruled the petition of three
tax-payers to fnjoln the three dispensary
commissioners from proceeding with the
establishing the dispensary in Rome for
Floyd county. Judge Henry- granted a per
petual injunction preventing the city and
county from any liability connected with
the dispensary in the way of debts.
The -commissioners can now proceed to
establish the dispensary- and carry the
act into effect. The dispensary people
claim that the injunction preventing the
city from becoming liable for any debts
connected with the institution is a com
plete victory for them, that the supreme
court will not entertain the petition of the
tax payers, for the reason that they will
have no cause to complain, as they can
not be taxed for the maintenance of the
dlspenskry. and therefore will not suffer
any damage whatever.
This is the second time Judge Henry
has disallowed a petition for an injunc
tion against the dispensary for Floyd
county. A bill of exceptions will be ta
ken out and the case carried to the su
preme court. Mr. M. G. McDonald and
Mr. George Trammell asked for the In
junction in this case, and in the other
matters Mr. J. B. Chamlee and Mr. M. C.
Kay were the petitioners in a former
case. They as liquor men asked for the
injunction based upon constitutional
grounds and also that their business and
vested rights were Jeopardized.
The court house was crowded and the
interest was very intense during the argu
ment which lasted several hours. Judge
Branham was leading council for the in
junction proceedings, while Colonel Feath
erston and Judge George Harris represen
ted the dispensary.
CECIL RHODES lF"
CAPETOWN VERY ILL
LONDON, March B.—While private tele
grams from Cape Town today report that
Cecil Rhodes is in a critical condition,
the officials here of the British chartered
South African company say Mr. Rhodes
is conducting his business correspondence
as usual.
In two cable dispatches, received from
Mr. Rhodes this morning, his illness was
not'mentioned.
Mr. Rhodes is suffering, according to
these dispatches, from angina pectoris;
his heart is enlarged and is encroaching
on the lung space.
Relief is afforded by the periodical ad
ministration of oxygen. Dr. Jameson is
in constant attendance upon the patient,
who has been ill for some time. He sees
no one except his close, personal friends.
collisionof ships
NARROWLY AVERTED
QUEENSTOWN. March, B.—During the trip
of the Channel squadmn from Barehaven to
thia jort. the battleship Camperdown, which
sank the battleship Victoria in the Mediter
ranean sea June 22. 1893, twice narrowly es
caped sending the battleship Empress of India
to the bottom.
There was a dense fog during the whole trip.
Soon after starting, the Camperdown steamed
within a few feet of her sister battleship and
only skillful maneuvering prevented a collis
ion. Again when off Kinsale, the Camperdown
was almost within collision with the Empress
of India when shouts of “For God's sake re
verse!” averted a disaster,
DEAD MAN MAY BE
BODY OF PLUMBER
MACON, Ga.. March B.—lt is supposed
that the dead body- found in the river
swamp Thursday is that of a Mr. Coffee,
a plumber, who disappeared from here
about a year ago, and was never heard
from again. There is no certainty of this,
however.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY, MARCH 10. 1902.
■IS WE
TO TERRELL
1 AGAIN
PRINGLE AND NUNNALLY INQUIRE
AGAIN OF TERRELL’S POSI
TION—HE MAKES
C. R. Pringle, chairman of the Georgia
Prohibition association, and G. A. Nun
nally, chairman of the Inter-Denomina
tional Temperance committee, have ad
dressed another open letter, to Hon. J. M.
Terrell, candidate for governor regarding
his prohibition views. A copy of the letter
was forwarded th The Journal. It was
announced at the Terrell headquarters
Saturday that no such letter had been re
ceived there.
The following is the communication
furninshed The Journal:
An Open Letter to Hon. J. M. Terrell.
Hon. J. M. Terrell. Dear Sir: In reply to
yours partially defining your position on
the question of abolishing barrooms from
Georgia, we would say: We nave no desire
neither have we the time to engage in a
controversy, but we write you this open
letter with the hope of eliciting a response
that will be satisfactory to every prohi
bitionist in Georgia. We feel sure you un
derstood the questions that we propound
ed to you, viz: Will you as a candidate,
etc, etc., take position in saver of elect
ing men to the legislature, etc., who favor
state prohibition? To which you reply, “I
will not.” giving as a reason that “it
would be Indelicate for me to attempt to
dictate to the people whom they should
elect," etc, etc. “These matters should bq
left with the people to whom they prop
erly belong,” etc. It was not intended
that the question should refer to men, but
measures. It is not who, but what prin
ciples would you favor? Neither was It
intended that you should dictate, but rath
er advise the people. If aspirants for of
fice are not competent to advise they
hardly have capacity to read and govern,
but thousands of our citizens very justly
have confidence In your ability to advise.
The power and prerogative of choosing a
governor “belongs properly to the people
the same as choosing a senator or repre
sentative. but you are quite ready to ad
vise the people to elect a man for gover
nor who holds the principles and advo
cates -.he measures that you hold and ad
vocate. Why restrict this advice to the
office of governor, for it may happen that
the vote of one representative or senator
may be as Important In deciding some
great question as thq sanction or veto of
the governor. „
We fully believe you have some wen
defined policies that you wish to see ef
fected: some fundamental principles of
government you wish to see established
which you believe would be f °t th «
fare of the entire state. To illustrate.
In your announcement you declare your
self In favor of "equalization in taxation,,,
“public schools.” "pensions for soldiers
Now in your public addresses you would
not hesitate to advise the people to vote
for men who would co-operate with you
in the establishment and execution of
these measures. You should stand for
pension and public schools if you knew
every vote in the county would be cast
against you for so doing. Prohibition is
a state-wide Issue. Under the existing
laws of transportation and commerce the
saloon evil cannot be localized. Its ex
istence in one county is a serious peril
to the well-being of every other county.
Unequal taxation, public schools, pension
laws and such like are not so defuslve
and far-reaching as tfie saloon. One
county mav go wrong on any of these Is
sues and the neighboring county scarcely
be affected by it, but if one county goes
wrong on the saloon question every
county in the state becomes a sufferer.
Would you in one county be in favor of
local option because the people iqight pre
fer local option, and in another county fa
vor the dispensary because the people pre
fer that arrangement, and yet in another
endorse prohibition, and still in another
stand for barrooms because a majority of
the voters might choose the open saloon?
What we wish to know is this: Will you
stand for principles and measures which
aim at the eradication of the saloon evil
from the whole state? Or will you favor
saloons in some counties, I local option in
others, dispensaries in others and blind
tigers in the balance because "tfiese mat
ters belong properly to the peqple,” and
the majority of the voters have so decid
ed in their respective counties? The state
is the unit of territory which decides other
issues; why make each •■county the unit on
the saloon question? Heretofore we resort
ed to local option because it was the best
we could do, not because it was the meas
ure desired by many.
At the time that local option by counties
was introduced there was more opposition
to it by local politicians and the press
than there is now to general prohibition
or general option by the state. Can we
make no further progress? Is there no
conditions more desirable? You are mak
ing strenuous efforts to" bring about im
provement tn our taxation laws and in our
public school systems. Why not join in the
noble work of improving the laws touching
the liquor question? If you will do this,
we feel confident that it will lead to the
solution of the very serious problem in the
present-day politics in Georgia, and pre
vent many dissentions and perhaps accrl
monlous discussions in the pending cam
paign and will insure to our people a unity
of sentiment and uniformity of action and
a co-operation of effort that will win for
us the peerless title which we have claim
ed—the Empire State of the South.
With sentiments of high esteem, we re
main yours, etc.,
C. R. PRINGLE.
Chairman Ga. Pro. Association,.
G. A. NUNNALLY,
Chairman Inter-Denominational Tem
perance Committee.
P. S —We ask all state papers to publish
this letter.
CAPE COLONY PEACHES
ARE SOLD IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO, March B.—Peaches from Cape
Colony, South Africa, made their appear
ance in the Chicago market yesterday.
This was the second lot that has come
here within thirty days. Considering the
distance travelled and the length of time
required the fruit was in good condition
but it lacked the hfgh color that makes
the peach a favorite with consumers.
There were only a few boxes, with a
dozen peaches in each.
The price secured was not high, con
sidering the long distance over which
they were shipped, $4.60 a dozen, or 37 1-2
cents each. A few dozen plums came with
the peaches. They commanded 83 a
dozen.
WILL HONOR W. J. BRYAN
AND BEN TILLMAN
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., March 8,-The
Bryan Democratic club of this city is tak
ing steps to celebrate the birthday anni
versary of W. J. Bryan on March 19 with
a dinner and, possibly a barbecue. It is
expected Hon' Benjamin Tillman, of South
Carolina, will be one of the guests.
SENATOR A. s7CLAY _
IS EN ROUTE HOME
[MARIETTA. Ga., March B.—Senator A.
S. Clay is expected to reach here tomor
row to attend Cobb superior court. He
will be here only a few days.
GERMANY WANTS SHIPS
/ IN CARIBEAN WATERS
NEW YORK. March 7.—“1 am inform
ed from a trustworthy source,” says the
Berlin correspondent of The Herald, “that
the ultimate object of Prince Henry's
visit to Washington is to bring about an
agreement by which Germany will be per
mitted to maintain a large fleet iniparib
bean waters, to serve for the protection
of German settlers and property rights
imperilled by the frequent revolutions in
the South American republics.
"In official correspondence the fleet of
German war ships assembled at La Guay
ra is styled as that of the American sta
tion. Captain Stiege, of the Vlneta, has
just received the title of commodore, and
will be commander of the South American
fleet, henceforth flying his own ensign.
“Although the fleet was sent to Venez
uela only for the enforcement of rights
guaranteed to German capital and citi
zens. it already consists of five vessels
and it is intended to steadily increase this
number.
"A difficult issue is the acquisition of
a repair dock and coaling station.
“The hope is entertained here that no
objection will be made to the maintenance
of the fleet in the West Indes, because it
is intended to be entirely for defensive
purposes and not to acquire territory.
"Protection is desired especially because
the Berlin government now undertakes
the task of directing the German migra
tion movement to South America. Here
tofore the work had been performed by
the Hanseatic League, and the colonial
societies.
“The bureau is at the home office, of
which Count Buelow is ex-officio presiding
officer. It is mainly intended to induce
German emigrants to settle in German
colonies, or, if they cannot be induced to
go there, to settle In South America,
where the home ties are still preserved.”
YOONTMEiTFBBM
TEBRELL BLUB
IN ATLANTA
ORGANIZATION BEGAN THURSDAY
NIGHT WITH LARGE MEMBER
SHIP AND WITH MUCH
ENTHUSIASM.
<
The Young Men's Terrell Club was or
ganized Thursday in the Equitable build
ing with more than 100 charter members.
Several speeches were made and there
was much enthusiasm.
The following officers were chosen for
the organization:
Walter P. Andrews, president; B. M.
Blackburn, first vice president; Dr. B. W.
Bizzell, second vice president; Harry Sil
verman, third vice president; S.J. Heard,
secretary and- treasurer.
The club was organized by Mr. Andrews,
who did much toward the success of the
first meeting, gifing his influence, which
is considerable in Fulton county.
The principal business of the evening
was the appointing of a compilttee of
seven to confer with the Fulton county
Terrell Club in order that both organi
zations may make a concerted effort in
behalf of Hon. J. M. Terrell.
Short addresses were made by Burton
Smith, Robert Alston, Walter P. An
drews and others.
From B. M. Blackburn came a motion
to the effect ttijat Mon. Dupont Guerry be
invited to address .the club on the night
after the prixnqry and join the club in
celebrating the. victory of Mr. Terrell.
This was seconded by Dr. B. W. Bizzell.
ATTORNEY’S PLACE
■ WANTED BY JENKINS
WASHINGTON, March 7.—Congressman
Livingston and Walter Johnson, of Atlan
ta, called on Attorney General Knox to
day and presented J. C. Jenkins, of Atlan
ta, as an applicant for assistant district
attorney for North Georgia. Mr. Jenkins
was recently a candidate for postmaster
at Atlanta, but has given up the fight for
that office in view of the pending appoint
ment of E. F. Blodgett.
This afternoon Mr. Johnson will call at
the white house to inquire into the delay
at Mr. Blodgett’s appointment. It is said
the delay is due to mis-sendlng the papers
and that the appointment will issue at
once.
EXHIBIT AT ST. LOUIS”
FAVORED BY JELKS
Ala., March 7.—The
committee whlcji waited upon Governor
Jelks with a view to interesting him in an
Alabama exhibit at tjie St. Louis exposi
tion, found the governor to be heartily In
favor of the project and it is his purpose
to do all he can to make the exhibit rep
resentative. He will authorize the com
missioner of agriculture to expend 810,000
or 816,000 in behalf of the state upon the
project. A similar sum will be raised, it is
thought, by a world's fair commission
which he is to name in a few days, and
the whole will be devoted to making the
display, which it is Intended shall be the
largest and most representative ever made
by this state.
n egro”manlslnstantly
KILLED BY A CAR
Freeman Hightower, a negro in the em
ploy of the city, in the sanitary depart
ment, was Thursday killed by a car
of the Atlanta Rapid Transit company in
Bellwood shortly after 6 o’clock.
Hightower was running along beside
one of- the sanitary department's wagons
talking to the driver. He passed one car
all right, but stepped over on the track as
another, a work car approached. Though
going towards the car he did not see it.
for he was looking backwards, talking to
the men in one of the wagons. He was
alssost instantly killed.
GOOD WORK.
Proper Food Makes Marvelous Changes
Providence is sometimes credited with
directing the footsteps by so simple a
way as the reading of a food advertise
ment.
A lady out in .Shelbina, Mo., says,
“About two years ago I was compelled to
retire from my school teaching because
I was completely broken down with ner
vous prostration.'
I suffered agony in my back. My
hands and feet would swell up nights. I
was in a dreadfully nervous condition, ir
ritable. with a dull heavy headache con
tinually, had no appetite and could not
digest anything if I tried. I
to remember what I read and was, of
course, unfit for my work.
Some said I had consumption, others
said dropsy. One day, as if by provi
dence. I read the of a lady
whose symptoms were much the same as
mine, and she told of how Grape-Nuts
Breakfast Food had cured her, so I con
cluded to try it.
I left off Yhe old fashioned breakfast
and began with Grape-Nuts, a little fruit
and a cup of Postum Food Coffee. That
was 8 months ago and I have steadily im
proved in both body and mind. Grape-
Nuts Breakfast Food has done more for
me than all the medicine I have ever
taken, and I am now well again and able
to return once more ter my school duties
and able to do anything necessary in my
work.
My mind Is clearer and my body strong
er than ever before. Please do not publish
my name.” Name given by Postum,Co«»
Battle Creek, Mich.
BRITISH FIND
IMGUME
OF BOERS
POWDER, SHELLS, RIFLES AND
VALUABLE TROPHY ARE DIS
COVERED IN A
CAVE.
LONDON, March B.—Lord Kitchener in
a dispatch from Pretoria, dated today
reports the discovery of a Boer magazine
in a cave northeastward of Reitz, Orange
River colony, containing 310,000 rounds of
rifle ammunition, hundreds of shells, 200
pounds of powder, a Maxim gun, hellos,
field telegraphs and quantities of stores.
Thirty-flve Boers have been captured In
same neighborhood since March 4.
The magazihe was discovered by Cana
dian scouts commanded by Colonel Ross.
DESPERATE PRISONER
FLEES WITH GUARD’S HORSE
JACKSON, Miss., March B.—One of the
boldest and most daring escapes that has
been made in this county by a* prisoner,
was made yesterday afternoon by Percey
Ware, a noted prisoner, who some months
go made his escape from the county farm
and was recaptured last week as he was
riding down the road and brought to the
Jackson jail, where be was confined until
yesterday, when he was taken by Lon
Tapley to the county farm, where he was
to serve out his sentence.
When Raymond was reached with the
prisoner, Mr. Tapley turned him over to
Dick Watson, who was to carry him on
to the farm. The prisoner was handcuff
ed and was well behaved along tjie road,
but when the prison was reached and the
handcuff taken from off his limbs, the ne
gro made a desperate break for liberty.
He first threw Watson, who was standing
near by to the ground, took his pistol
away from him, put u.ie saddle that Wat
son had taken from off his horse’s back
on the animal, jumped on the mare and
rode away, leaving the guard standing at
the prison gate.
MISS ETHEL FORAKER
HEROINE IN ACCIDENT
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March B.—Miss
Ethel Foraker, daughter of United States
Senator Foraker, of Ohio, had a thrilling
experience at French Lick Springs with
an unmanageable horse.
She and Miss Katherine Maitland, of
Michigan, were horseback riding when
Miss Foraker’s animal became frightened
at a piece of paper and ran for over three
miles.
Gerald Sewegmlth, of Chicago, who
was with the Radies, and Miss Maitland
followed as rapidly as possible.
At a turn of the road Miss Foraker’s
horse vaulted the fence, and continuing
across the open field, leaped a small brook.
There he became mired in the soft earth,
and Miss Foraker succeeded in holding
Mm In check till her friends arrived, never
having left the saddle.
Miss Maitland was thrown In the chase,
but not seriously hurt.
CARROLL COUNTY’S CLOCK
PUT IN COURTHOUSE TOWER
CARROLLTON. Ga., March B.—CarToll
county is about to have a county clock in
the courthouse steeple here after years
of effort by the grand juries to have It
done. Ordinary Brown would not have
the clock Installed until its protection was
made secure by extra work on the tower.
The clock is being hoisted into place to
day. It is expected to cost about 82.200,
the bell for the striking costing 8900 and
weighing 1,500 pounds. The clock will be
heard five miles in striking and will serve
froii 5,000 to 8.000 inhabitants, besides the
visiting public. It is a public service Car
rollton halls with delight.
MISS ALICE ROOSEVELT
WON’T ATTEND CORONATION
WASHINGTON, March B.—lt has been
officially announced here that Miss Alice
Roosevelt, daughter of the president, will
not attend the coronation ot Edward VII,
king of England.
When Miss Roosevelt’s status became a
matter of International discussion the
president first considered the advisability
of cancelling the visit, but not until it
was found that an invitation to visit the
emperor and empress of Germany was on
the way to America was it decided that,
in view of the extreme youth of Miss
Roosevelt and the international conditions
as well as courtesies she would be called
on to meet, the English visit and all its
delights would have- to be relinquished.
LEANDER DEFEATED ’
WALTHDUR IH RACE
WALTHQUR’S WHEEL STRIKES
MOTOR, CAUSING HIM A VERY
SEVERE FALL. 4
Bobby Walthour, of Atlanta, > r as de
feated by George Leander, of Chicago, in
two heats out of three in the motor-paced
match race at coliseum Friday night be
fore one of the largest crowds the colise
um has ever held. A combination of ac
cidents, hard luck and poor pace-making,
wrested the proud title of five mile cham
pion from the world-famous Atlanta ri
der.
After having met and defeated all the
big bicycle riders of the world in other
cities Walthour was beaten on his first
appearance in his home city, before the
assembled thousands of his admirers who
had gathered to see him ride and cheer
him on th victory by a rider just beginning
to make himself known in the profession
al ranks.
$500,000 AND A WIFE
FREE TO ANY OFFICER
■ NEW YORK. March 7.—Lieutenant B.
Van Schalck, who recently returned from
the Philippines, says, according to a
World dispatch from San Francisco, that
General Zano’, of Cavite, a multi-million
aire, has offered to give $500,000 to each
American army officer who will marry his
daughters.
Samuel S. Dunlap Dies in Macon.
Macon. Ga., March B.—Samuel 8. Dun
lap. president of the Dunlap Hardware
company, and vice president of the Ex
change bank, died this morning.
He had been ill for some time, but his
condition was not considered critical.
The deceased was the head of one of
Macon’s m.ost influential families. He
was the father of Mrs. H. M. Wortham.
Mrs. L. O. Stevens. Sam Dunlap, Jr., of
Macon, and Mrs. Claude Manning Badge
ly, of Albany, N. Y., and Mrs. Ashton
Starke, of Richmond, Va.
KING EDWARD IS REBUKED
BY AN ENGLISH MINISTER
LONDON. March T.—There was a rtrtk-
Ing scene in the city temple yesterday,
when during the course of his sermon the
Rev. Joseph Parker, D. D., the minister,
administered a pointed rebuke to King
Edward, which was loudly applauded by
the congregation. Having alluded to pub
ic houses as “trap doors of hell,” Dr.
Parker referred to the king's recent brew
ing of beer while visiting Lord Burton.
“Pray for me,” said the divine, “that I
may speak delicately, loyally. If the king
brews beer, what can be wrong in the sub
ject drink it; the king is likely to be Im
itated by others.
"If the king goes to a Sunday concert,
as he did recently, he deals a deadly blow
to the Englishman's Sunday. The king
cannot attend a non-conformist place of
worship, but he can go to a Sunday con
cert.”
This remark called forth cries of
“Shame!" and Dr. Parker continued:
"If the king, who is the head of the
church and defender of the faith, can
violate the English Sunday, what can
the people do but follow in his steps? I
would rather give a great sum in gold
than appear to be disloyal; but I cannot
be disloyal to Christ, and it is better that
these.things shall be said.”
U. S. CRUISER ATLANTA IN
SOUTH AMERICAN WATER
NEW YORK. March 7.—The United
States cruiser Atlanta is assisting in the
naval manoeuvres now taking place off
Mardel. in the Rio De le Plata, says a
Buenos Ayres dispatch to the Herald.
She is moored near the training vessel
Sarmflento, on which are the president of
Argentina and his staff.
W, OW-JOKES
ON HIS CAMPAIGNS
-■ ■ r
A DEAD MAN WHO MIGHT HAVE
HAD DECENT FUNBRAL IF HE’D
KEPT HIS MOUTH SHUT.
NEW YORK, March B.—William J.
Bryan, who described himself as “a coun
try editor from the plains,” was the guest
of honor at the Press club’s spring smok
er last night, and for half an hour he
amused his fellow newspaper men with
funny stories and incidental references to
his political past and future, says The
New York World. .
He began with a story apropos of the
declaration that he' had defeated him
self by talking too much:
“I didn’t tell this story in the cam
paign," he said. “A man died in a town
and no one knew him. They took him
to the morgue, where a young man came
and said it was his father. He ordered
a (handsome funeral. The undertaker
pul the body in readiness for a fine burial,
and when all was prepared the son came
in to take a farewell look. Just then the
corpse’s mouth fell open and a set of false
teeth rolled out. ‘lt’s not my father.’
cried the young man, and refused to pay
for the funeral.
"The indignant undertaker protested,
but it was no uie. He ipulled the body
out of the upholstered Qaffin, remarking
angrily: ‘You idiot, you might have had a
glorious burial u you’d only kept your
mouth shut.’ Well, tnat story doesn't hurt
by feelings now. I’m used to it.”
Story No. 2—“ My mouth has been a sub
ject for criticism ever since I entered pol
itics. MThen I look in the glass I feel there
is room for criticism. I spoke during the
campaign in a little Illinois town. In front
of me sat a man rigidly attentive. He
drank in every word I said; I think he had
drank in something else besides. When I
finished he came up and wrung my hand.
‘My Bryan,’ he said, ‘you are wonderful,
wonderful. You are the first man I ever
saw whose back teeth I could see all the
time he was speaking.’ ”
Story No. 3—“ l enjoy the cartoons, even
though they are at my expense. There
was one I enjoyed best of all. It appeared
just after the Kansas City convention. It
represented me as a toper standing in
state of utter intoxication in front of a
gin mill ,a bottle in my hand’labeled ‘l6 to
I.’ David B. Hill was represented as a
little girl, with braided hair down his
back, tugging at my coat-tails and plead
ing: ‘Father, Dear Father, Come Home
with Me Now.’ ”
Story No. 4-“ Back in 1888 I took part
in my first campaign. In the fifty speech
es I made I explained as well as I could
the reasons why I thought the Republi
can candidate for governor should not be
elected. I went more into detail than I
jdo now. After the election and the Re
publican candidate had been elected by
28,000 majority, I felt that the governor
elect must feel a little hard toward me
for the part I had taken against him.
“I felt nervous every time I was in his
presence. I expected him to reproach me.
A few months afterwards we were on the
same platform and I wfls all trepidation.
It was a mixed program, and the gover
nor introduced the speakers. When it
came my turn a man whispered, ‘W. J.
Bryan next.’ He said: 'I introduce W. J.
Bryan.’ Then as I stepped forward he de
tained me by holding out his hand. I'was
greatly agitated, remembering how I had
antagonized him. He said: ‘Beg pardon,
Mr. Bryan, do you speak or sing?’
Story No. s—“l have had occasion sev
eral times to say that I am not a candi
date for any office and have no plans for
any nomination whatever. I thought I had
made the statement broad., A young re
porter came to me the other day in St.
Jo and asked me the question over: ‘Do
you mean to say that you would not run
for office under any conditions whatever
at any time during the rest of your life?’
I told him that was asking too much. I
said, ‘I won't give bond for Hie.’ He sent
it out pretty accurately. One editor has
said of that statement: ’lf Bryan decides
to give bond he will find plenty of securi
ties.’ ”
Editor Bryan said he was only the editor
of a country weekly.
“I am in the newspaper business,” said
he, “but I can’t say that I entered it vol
untarily. There were some circumstances
that led to it. It is very congenial. It is
hard to compare it with speaking. I have
had two op]M»rtunitles to speak, and I find
that I failed to conv-nce the majority of
the American people of the merit of my
proposition. I find writing the best.”
He said he had no -feelings against those
■ who left the Democratic party because he
was nominated. He believed in controver
sy and free speech. Not even cartoons
should be suppressed.
MISS MARYJOHNSTOhHS
ILLNESS NOT SERIOUS
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 6.—The re
port which has been widely circulated that
Miss Mary Johnston, the author of “To
Have and to Hold,” “Prisoners of Hope”
and “Audrey.” is seriously ill at a hos
pital in Baltimore, is denied by her peo
ple here. It is said that her illness is not
of a serious nature at all.
Frederick Blume Dead.
NEW YORK, March 7.—Frederick
Blume, a native of St. Thomas, and a res
ident of Peru for forty years, is dead,
says a Lima, Peru, dispatch to The Her
ald. He was a civil engineer and began
his career by building a railway in Ten
nessee. Since then he-had been connected
with several railroads here.
Prof. Agassiz, of Harvard, has had a por
trait of himself painted by the eminent French
artist Jules Lafvre, which shows him in his
Ired satin robes as a member of the French
Academy of Science, which he will present to
Harvard at the end of June.
IN DENSE FOB
SHIPS meet!
AT SEA I
HARMONIDES, OF BRAZIL,. Anl
RED STAR LINE STEAMER IJ
COME TOGETHER IN A
DENSE FOG.
LIVERPOOL. March B.—The
steamer Harmonides from Brazilian
which was in collision with and sank
Red Star line steamer Waesland,
nesday night, about 40 miles
of Holyhead, and which was towed to
port early yesterday by the; tugs
in search of her, has a great hole - in
bows. BH
One of the rescued passengers of
Waesland. who was on board the
nides, said the Waesland was run
amklships during a fog at midnight
sank half an hour afterward, her
bursting as she went down. 8H
The report that only two of the
gers of the Waesland. a man and a
lost their lives appears to be
In addition, one woman was
Some of the Waeslands boats were in
water a couple of hours before, but
to the fog they could not get
the Harmonides. HE
When the Harmonides arrived here
decks were crowded with half-clad
sengers of the Waesland,- whose
faces told the story of their trying
riences. So hurried was the departure
the passengers from the sinking ship
in some cases they were only covered
blankets and handkerchiefs were
only headgear.*
When the accident occurred the
vessels were steaming slowly wff
coast of Anglesy. The
crashed head-on into the Waesland
broke away, making a great gap in
side. Though the sea was
smooth the denseness of the fog added
the terrors of the passengers of the
land. The women rushed cn
screaming but were soon reassured by
officers. The boats were quickly
but the operation resulted in two
iti«s. bJ
The end of one of the life'bbkts
from its davit and precipitated the
pants of the boat into the sea. A
passenger. Edward Dangerfield, of
sas, struck his head against the
fittings and was instantly killed and
Emmett, 12 years old. the daughter
the Rev. A. Emmett, was drowned.
other persons in'the boat were picked
The bravery of the passengers, many
whom were Scandinavian
was exemplary. Precedence was given
tne women and children. ,
As the last boats were leaving the f-.-9|
sinking ship, whose decks were
awash, an explosion announced that
boilers had burst, and 40 minutes
the first impact the Waesland gave
mighty lurch and disappeared beneatM
the waves, inking about midway
Holyhead and Tuskar light. IB
A pilot boat met the .Harmonides oM
the island of Anglesy and communicated
the news of the disaster to persons od
shore, with the result that tugs
patched to search for the Harmonides and
accompany the steamer to this port. . _.B|
The Harmonides’ stem and bow
were so torn and twisted that It
marvelous that she escaped sinking.
has a deep dent in her port side. U
An officer cf the Waesland. in an inteid
view, gave a graphic description of
loss of the steamer. He said!' *■ H
“I saw the whole affair. I was late id
turning in, as the night was foggy and
we naturally were apprehensive. Practd
cally all the passengers had retired. H
was taking a last look at the weather and
in doing so peered over the ship’s
when, without the slightest "warning, theid
came a fearful crash which made thd
Waesland stagger from stem to stern. M
“ ‘My God! We are struck!’ I
"Then there loomed right over our shipd
bow the steamer which had run into ud
It was terrifying, of course. We
ly recognized the peril. The darkness id
that time was impenetrable, but theid
was no mistaking the teryible constd
quences of such an impact. The nose <d
the Harmonides appeared to have
right into our side. We were going veqd
slowly, with no more speed than wds neid
essary to keep headway, We were strued
at right angles, la tremendous h»le waK
made and for a moment the stem of thd
Harmonides was literally inside our
“A rush of excited people from all
of the ship immediately ensued. The
sengers tumbled up just as they had
tired for the night. H
“Terror and bewilderment reigned for H
few moments, but the passengers graduad
ly ranged themselves in groups about thd
decks where they were best -sheltered
and the crew worked like clocTc work id
getting out the boats. The passengers weid
quickly and methodically marshalled intd
boats. —1 9
"The experience in the small boats wkd
trying on account of the darkness and
cold. We did not know exactly whetd
we were, and for a long time could n<d
discover the whereabouts of the Harmoid
ides, though she was nearby.' We could
hear the rending and tearing of the doond
ed ship's timbers as she seemed to bread
in two. Then there was a terrible explcd
sion as the boilers blew up and all wad
over. d
“We drifted an’d rowed for, seemlngljd
two or three hourd, when we finally ged
in touch with the Harmonides; ’ J B
"We had no difficulty in getting o 9
board. All our effects went to the bottom
with the Waesland.” d
COAL MINERS’WAGES" |
WILL BE UNCHANGED
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., March 6.—Thd
wages of the ceal miners of the Btl9
mingham district will remain at 65 cent 9
per ton for the next month. This is thd
maximum price paid for mining and 19
has been in force for some time noxd
showing the iron market to be in a find
condition. The wages are regulated bd
the price of iron. ■
oceanWirelessoffTce
TO BE ESTABLISHED
NEW YORK. March 7.-Resident EngtaSM
Vyvtan. of tbe Marconi Wireless
Company, may start for Cape Breton today-xd
inaugurate the work of putting up the nejd
Marconi station at that place. ■
The station, which is to be for tbe sendldM
and receiving of messages across the
is expected to be ready for operation in aM|d
three months. The apparatus will be of thM
latest and most powerful type. B
Miscellaneous.
WANTED—PeopIe everywhere to mall circular
at home: good pay: no canvassing. Stam
for particulars. C. M. Webster. Merchant!
Exchange Building, St. Louis, Mo. T
AN OLD Confederate veteran with 85 yeart
experience In milling wants a job In. ml
either Burr or Roller process, where the
prietor will pay from $25.00 to $50.00 per monti
as the business will afford. Address J. M
Sanders, Russellville, Monroe County. Ga.
FREE
It also teaches for man or woman the onl
natural and sure cure for sexual weakness
opium, morphine, cocaine, liquor and tobacC
habits. Sent free to? anyone, because we want
salesmen. Write at once. It costs you
DIO Di V nothing to seefor yourself. -
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