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« ... - _ - - „ ■■ 81 ! ■ iSffi Igl - VOL. IV. LEONARD WOOD SLATED FOR GEN. MILES’ PLACE President Would Depose Miles To flake Room For Former At lantian. WASHINGTON. March 23.—When the Official head of General Nelson A. Miles , falls into the basket from the guillotine. /the shadow of General Leonard Wood, now civil governor of Cuba, will darken the scene. • The great military sensation of the pres ent administration came today when it was general!' believed that Miles was to be disposed of by the president In order to advance General Wood, who is Roose velt's personal friend and considered as ' the pet of the United States army from a white house point* of view. Preaident Roosevelt has openly declared himself for General Wood as the head of the army. Yesterday afternoon he told a 5 congressman emphatically that there Is but one man fit for the place, and that man is Leonard Wood. A plan of Roosevelt's to make his old : comrade in arms. General Leonard Wood, I the head of the army in Mlles* place, has been almost unearthed by the plays and 1 by-plays whlcn have followed each other \ no rapidly this week. General Miles’ straightforward state ments before the senate committee on military affairs last Thursday, in which he k exposed the Root army bill as a scheme to elevate the administration favorites in army circles is now interpreted by well posted officials to point more directly at General Wood than any other "adminis tration favorite.'* Wood la dearly the Roosevelt pet of the army, in the same degree that Miles is the pet aversion of the president.* It Is de clared that Wood will undoubtedly be pro asnted to the highest army office it the Root Mil is passed by congress. The sensation embodied in this scheme lies in the fact that a few years ago, Leon ard Wood was a contract surgeon In the army with the rank of first lieutenant. He la well remembered in Atlanta as a Sturdy football player who led the McPherson team to victory on many a hard fought battle ground. His service in Cuba is more generally known through out the country. While the retirement of Miles is gener ally conceded. It la not expected to follow at an early date. If Roosevelt intended to retire the commander of the army soon, his plan was frustrated by Miles' talk be fore the senate committee. It would be the height of folly, politicians say. for the president to fire the lieutenant general immediately after the comtplttee incident, since It would give his political opponents an opportunity to say he did it on account of Miles' charges, and since Miles was called before the committee as a witness, any punishment Roosevelt might admin ister could be declared an intimidation of witnesses. It is understood that Roosevelt's written . rebuke on the pIAO <4 Mties to end tha. "VhUlppine war is about the hottest roast a president ever made of an official. It may be made public tn a day or so. WOOD WILL DELIVER CUBA TO THE CUBANS CHICAGO. March 22.—Governor General Wood holds that the contemplated reduc tion of » per cent in the Cuban tariff is, not sufficient. •The island is ready to be turned over to the Cubans now." said General Wood Ao The Tribune correspondent, at Savan nah„ Ga.. where he stopped on his way from Washington to Havana. He will remain In Cuba a few weeks after the change of government, and will probably keep a few troops on the island for a time after the change. Tt seems to be the wish of the Cubans that we do that.'* General Wood says that unless a greater reduction be granted on Cuban sugar than 30 per cent, a crisis may soon be reached in the island's affairs. The people are depending upon the United States government giving theih a market for their sugar and tobacco and they have •very reason to expect that this govern ment will give them the relief. •It is absolutely necessary to the wel fare of the Island that the tariff on sugar be reduced not less than’ 33 1-3 per cent. We may as well make up ouy minds to that, if the island is to prosper, and we are responsible for the future of the ts- I land and its prosperity. T do not believe a reduction of 33 1-3 per cent on Cuban sugar and tobacco Would be detrimental to any one in the United States.” GENERAL WOOD HAS ARRIVED IN WASHINGTON WASHINGTON. March a -General* Wood, military governor of Cuba, arrived here today and is the guest of President Roosevelt. He wfU arrange with presi dent and secretary of war for the trans fer of the active control of affairs in Cuba to the Cuban republic. The principal arguments for the mili tary evacuation of the island will be made guickly. General Wood will leave here not later than next Tuesday night on his way back to Havana and will return to Cuba byway of New York, in order that he may meet and consult fully with Presi dent-elect Palma upon the joint program of action. President Palma will be inaugurated May 1 and American control in the island will terminate on that date. . possFwiThdogs CHASES BOBBERS AUSTIN. Tex.. March 22.—For the past few weeks there has been an epidemic of burglaries and lawlessness at Lytton Springs, this county, and last night It de veloped that the law breakers have organ ized into a sort of vendetta. Reports from Lytton Springs at mid night were to the effect that there has been trouble between the lawless element »»n<i the citizens. The outlaws are said to have assembled shortly after dark last might and began their manoeuvers by shooting into the Palmer house, which seems to be their central point of attack. The citizens turned out-tn pursuit with bloodhounds. The bloodhounds tracked the outlaws and at 1 o’clock this morning it is reported that the outlaws are surrounded at Hold er's tank. They are said to be entrenched behind a dam there, bidding defiance to the posse Two of the posse have been injured and ft is thought that the outlaws have suffer ed some, as quite a number of shots have been exchanged. At 2 o’clock a. m. a posse of officers left 1 this eity for ths scene of. action and It was thought that with the coming of day light ths outlaws would be captured. K ROOSEVELT . ,qq fo ey KM.i GERMAN EMPEROR RENAMES A WARSHIP “ALICE ROOSEVELT.” HE IS GRATEFUL TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. WILHELMSHAVEN. March 20.-Em peror William has directed that a former torpedo boat, now used as a guardship here shall be renamed “Alice Roosevelt.” This action on the part of the kaiser is but another step toward the sealing of the friendship of the two countries. The emperor was much pleased with the cablegrams he received from Miss Roose velt when she christened his yacht, the Meteor, and has shown his gratitude in this manner. The emperor was highly gratified with the fitting manner in which his royal brother had been honored In this country, and felt it his duty and pleasure to show his appreciation in this way. FLEMING USES STRONG LANGUAGE IN REPLY WASHINGTON. IX C., March 22,-The fight for congress in the “Bloody” Tenth district has measured up to the old time standard again. Today Congressman Fleming gave out atr'interview on the po litical tactics of his opponent. T. W. Hard wick. in which about the warmest ex pressions that have enlivened pol itics tn a decade are used. He says: “In my published letter on February 12. I exposed Mr. Hardwick's falsification perpetrated in order to suit his individual views and necessities as to rotation in office. So complete was the proof that he k.".i not even entered a denial. “In his Thomson speech, he committed a similar offense by falsifying the con tents of the Congressional Record. In his eagerness to bolster up his charge that I have no Influence in congress he said< •He is greeted with derisive laughter,' (those words in quotation marks). accord ing the Congressional Record, with open scorn and with unconcealed ridicule by his party associates. \ “There is but one place in the Congres sional Record where those words •Deris ive Laughter,* occur in connection with any speech of mine. They will be found on page 2049. under date of February 19. There, on that page, in print as plain as type can make It, stares every reader in the face, the fact that the ’Derisive • Lrughtot* tame from thC’RepubllcXns'aud not from the Democrats afid that this ‘Derisive Laughter* was evoked from my political foes by my statement tuat we hoped to put a Democrat in the white house at the next presidential elec tion. "No amount of charity can soften this offense into a mere mistake. The inten ded deception is unmistakable. This rep etition of the same kind of fraud implies not only an obliquity of moral vision, but a shortness of mental vision. He might have known I would expose him again.” KILLEDPRISONERS” TO APPEASE ANGER MANILA. March a.—The courtmartial ap pointed to try Major Lyttietoa T. Waller and Lieutenant John H. Hay, of the marine corps, on the charge of executing natives of the Island of Samar without trial, after receiving a communication from Gen. Chaffee yesterday decided that it had Jurisdiction in the case and proceeded to try the accused officers. Major Waller pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder, but admitted that eleven men had been killed. Captain Robert H. Dunlap, of the marine corps, testified that he received information from Lieutenant Gridley and Sergeant Quick regarding the arrival at Cargadores of pris oners who. while on the march across the island, ate roots and parts of plants and re fused to assist the marines by giving them similar food. He reported the facta to Major Waller, who was lying in a cot, and who ordered Lieutenant Day to take the prisoners and have them shot. The witness said Major Waller was not ex cited and had personally expressed that the men should be shot. Captjaln Arthur T. Marlx. marine corps, rep resenting Major Waller, objected to the tes timony of Dr. Love regarding the sanity of Major Waller at the time, claiming that his fitness for duty was a matter for the defense alone. He conceded that Major Waller gave the orders while in his right sem>e. TAX SHOPS” WILL BE MAINTAINED WASHINGTON, March 30.—Senator Aldrich from the committee on finance today presented to the senate the re port of that committee on the bill repeal ing the war revenue act and thus made public for the first time, the amendments tc the bills suggested by the committee. The exception is the provision in the ex isting law providing for the taxation of “buckets shops'* which provision is left intact and the tax continued in effect. It is understood that there will be no effort on either side of the senate to amend the bill and it is not expected that there will be any prolonged debate upon it. TELLER WANTS CONGRESS TO STOP BOER WAR WASHINGTON. March tt-Soon after the ••nate convened yesterday Mr. Teller, of Col., presented resolutions of the Colorado legiela aure. praying for the Intervention by an offer cf Its good offices, of the United States gov ernment to terminate the contest between the British and the Boers. The resolutions referred to the oommittee on foreign affairs. Sargent May Get Place. BT. LOVIS, March 25.-Frank P. Sargent, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, who has been mentioned ae the suc cessor of T. V. Powderly, as commissioner of immigration, la in St. Louis. WILD CAT MONEY MAKERS ARE CALLED INTO COURT CHICAGO. March 22.—The Chronicle's Lexington. Ky., correspondent telegraphs that the Mutual and Industrial Mutual Investment companies have been put into the hands of a receiver. The first of these bond investment schemes was started in Lexington 12 years ago and after a severe battle with the postoffice authorities who refused it ths mails, won the suit and from that time ATLANTA, GEORGIA. MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1902. JEBLOHS WIFE BETRAYS MIN SHE LOVED RUSSIAN OFFICER IS CONDEMNED TO DEATH BY EVIDENCE GIVEN BY HIS WIFE. BT. PETERSBURG, March 22.—The semi-official Russky Invalid today an nounced that Colpnel Grimm, the Russian officer who was recently condemned to death by a courtmartial at Warsaw after having been convicted of systematic reve lations of military secrets to a foreign power, has confessed to having been guil ty of high treason. . About sixty arrests have been made at Warsaw in connection with the trial of Grimm, who, it has been asserted, had during ten years, revealed to Germany every plan prepared by Russia in the event of war between the two countries. The discovery of the colonel’s treason was due to his wife, who denounced her husband In revenge for having paid atten tion to another woman. LAND o’wNEbVf'SPAiN’ IN PORTO RICO IS OURS WASHINGTON, March 22 —A decision by Attorney General Knox, announced to day, holds that the public lands in Potto Rico formerly belonged to Spain and by virtue of treaty of Paris now belong to the United States. The opinion was rendered on the request of the secretary of the interior for a rul ing as to whether the so-called public lands of Porto Rico were ceded as crown lands to the United States by the Paris treaty, or remain the property of Porto Rico, as state lands. CUBATRECLAIMED FROM YELLOW FEVER STATISTICS SHOW THAT EPIDEM ICS NO LONGER MENACE THE ISLAND. •WASHINGTON, March 22—An ing statement concerning the improve ment in health conditions in Havana since the American occupation of Cuba, with special reference to the vital statis tics for .the-calendar year 1901, has been made public by the Insular division of the war department. Particular attention is paid to the purg ing of the city from yellow fever during the past year by the destruction of in fected mosquitoes. It is of vast import ance, the statement says, that these facts should be made known to the World exten sively and as rapidly as possible. During the past 45 years, with scarcely an ex ception, some dea.hs have occurred from yellow fever in every month of the year. Os the year, the maximum, 2,058 deaths taking place in 1855; the minimum, 51 deaths, in 1866, with the average of 751. The number of other infectious and con tagious diseases has been small during the calendar year 1901. There has been very little diphtheria and typhoid fever, and tuberculosis is about the rate of the most cities of the civilized world. A rapid de crease has taken place since American occupation. A marked decrease In malaria also has occurred since the mosquito work began. The statement concludes as follows: “The army took charge of the health department of Havana when deaths were occurring at the rate of 21,252 per year. It gives it up with deaths occurring at the rate of 5,720 per year. It took charge with a smallpox epidemic for years. It gives it up with not a single case having occurred in the city for over 18 months. It took charge with a yellow fever epidemic for two centuries. It found Havana feared as a thing unclean by all her neighbors of the United States, and quarantined against as too dangerous to touch, or even to come near anything that she had touched, to the untold financial loss of both Havana and the United States. It has established the fact that yellow fever is only transmitted by a certain species of mosquito, a discovery that in its power for saving human life is only excelled by Jenner's great discovery, and as time goes on it will stand in the same class as that great boon to mankind. "The army has stamped out this dis ease in its greatest stronghold, there hav ing been only five deaths in the last nine months of the past year, and no deaths and no cases during the last three months of the same year; and It has demonstrat ed a system by which yellow fever can be certainly controlled without the interfer ence of commerce.” I— TERRELL HAS RETURNED FROM SPEAKING TOUR Hon. J. M. Terrell returned to Atlanta Saturday after an extended tour into South Georgia in the interest of his can didacy for the governorship. Mr. Ter rell will speak today at Ap pling, in Columbia county. On Wednes day he will speak at Douglas, in Coffee county. Mr. Terrell will make several more speeches in South Georgia, and will return to Atlanta by next Saturday, the day the state committee meets here to fix a date for the primary. f - Two Thousand Dying Daily. LONDON. March 22.—A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company from La hore says the plague mortality has reached 2,000 daily. The outbreak, which is the worst on rec ord. --is attributed to the policy of non interference in caste customs. they have spread to nearly every state in the country where the laws would permit their existence? They promise returns of three for one, making monthly redemp tions. and finally they offered weekly re demptions. It is estimated that the poor people of the vicinity of Lexington alone have in vested in the 14 companies $2,000,000. The grand jury has commenced an investiga tion of the conduct of the companies. It is said no assets can be found. EXILED DILLON WITH BBEEBS DECEIVED CHAMBERLAIN HOWEVER, IS FLAYED BY PRESS AND HIS CLOTHES ARij CRIT ICISED. LONDON, March sensational exit of John Dillon, thffi Irish nationalist, from the house of commons Thursday last, as a result of his calling Mr. Chamberlain, the colonial secretary, a "d—d liar,” con • tinues to be the topic of the hour. The Irish nationalist papers back up Mr. Dillon’s declaration regarding Mr. Cl.«am berlain’s lack of veracSy with cheerful frankness, though the Dimlin Evening Tel egraph remarks that Mr. (Dillon was guilty of a slight anticipation regarding Mr. Chamberlain's damnation, which, it says, is only coming, though already in sight, adding; “As to his being a liar, that goes without saying.” The object of all this abuse has created another sensation not, as usual, by biting Invective, but by his clothes. The Tailor and Cutter, which paper was accustomed to belaud the colonial Secretary as the very pink of fashion, noir says: “We are sorry to note that Mr. Cham berlin is developing quite a stoop and fear he is losing some of his old time smart ness. It is true that hin monocle is still in its old place, but we Sites the familiar orchid, and, as we hate examined his garments, we could not but feel that conservatism was sadly afzparent.for there w r as much in them that: was not up to date.’” Mr. Chamberlain’s coat lapels; says the Tailor and Cutter, are blain, heavy anl disfigured by a long, gaping breast pock et, “like some ugly wouiifl calling for as sistance.” “The washing vest of Mr. Chamberlain,”- the paper also says, "was-quite out of har mony with his coat, while his trousers were wide and unshapely” The Westminister Gazqtte humorously comments on the fact tlfeat a weak spot has at last been found i® Mr.i Chamber lain, adding: “Remembei ing the weird and wonderful clothing *rith which the doorkeepers of the hous i of lords were startled in 1893. when th< home rule bill gathered the noble clans ofether,’ we carr only come to the conch Bion that Mr. Chamberlin is beginning io qualify for a seat in the house of lord i.“ Meanwhile Mr. Dillon, «xempt from the critical eye of the Tailor and Cujter’s ed itorial writer, is the her®' of the hour in Dublin. One of the most amusing eequela of Mr. Dillon's forcible retort Occurred in the grand committee room, in the house of commons where a deputation qf women graduates were presently 4 petition ask« ing to be given the pr>w®t<o vote_ sos the election of members of parliament. Miss Beatrice Harraden, the novelist, who was one of the delegates warmly supported the petition, claiming that it was unfair that women should have to pay the income tax and yet not be al lowed to vote at parliamentary elections. The members of parliament who were lis tening were hurriedly called to take part in the division on Mr. Dillon’s suspension. William JE. Lecky, the historian, and unionist member of parliament for Dub lin university, who was among the mem bers who heard the statements of the sup porters of the petition, returned and ad dressed the graduates,.saying he wondered if they would like a seat in parliament, in view of the fact that they would run the risk of any moment of being called “d—d liars.” Mr. Lecky concluded with saying he believed th*t the emotional element in politics was quite unduly de veloped as it was, wlthbut women enter ing the field. DEFENSE WILL TRY TO SHIELD WALLER MANILA, March 22.—The prosecution in |he trial by courtmartial of Major Lit tleton W. T. Waller, of the marine corps, on the charge of executing natives of the island of Samar without trial closed to day. Captain A. T. Marlx, of the marine corps, representing Major Waller, opened the defense by promising to show five things. The work of the firing party, the nature of Major Waller's services in Samar, the treacherous character of the natives, the conditions at the base and Major Wal ler’s status there and that the executions were necessary, lawful and justifiable. Captain David D. Porter, of the marine corps, testified that he was present when General Smith gave Major Waller his or ders, which Major Waller never exceeded. At the outset Major Waller warned hte command that they were opposed by a treacherous, brave and savage foe, and that all treachery should be punished with death, and closed with an appeal to the command to remember the fate of their old China comrades of the Ninth Infantry and avenge them. forsHfWgie ■ OPENS TD 44 CITIES NEW YORK, March 22.—Andrew Carne gie recently announced at a dinner that he had just given away 38 new libraries. A list of the towns where the libraries are to be placed, with the amount allotted to each, has been completed. In the list 44 towns are mentioned; among them are: Reno, Nev., 115,000; Baraboo, Wis., $12,- 000; London, 0.,. $10,000; Blue Island. 111., $15,000; Paris, 111., $18,000; Maquoteketa, la., $10,000; Redfield, 8. D., UO.uvO; Denver. Col., $200,000; Las Vegas, N. M., $10,000; Goderich, Ont., $10,000; Bozeman, Mont., $5,000; San Bernardino, N. M., $15,000; Dan ville, Ind., $10,000; Kokomo, Ind., $20,000; Santa Rosa, Cal., $20,000; Charlotte, Mich., $10,000; Brazil, Ind., $20,000; Oskaloosa, la., $20,000; Yankton, S. D„ $10,000; Berlin, Ont., $15,000; Benton Harbor, Mich.,-$15,000; Vic toria, B. C., $50,000; Little Falls, Minn., $30,000; Newton, Kas., $10,000; Atlantic, la., $12,500; St. Thomas, Ont., $15,000; lowa City, la., $25,000; Beatrice, Neb., $20,000; Cedar Falls, la., $15,000; Dennison, la., $10,000; Hampton. la., $10,000; New Albany, Ind., $35,000; Tipton, Ind., $10,000; Mt. Clemens; Mich., $15,000; Chicago Heights, 111., $10,000; Waukesha, Wls., $15,000. Judge Is indicted for a Misdemeanor. EATONTON. Ga., March 21.—Judge Frank Z. Curry, of Jackson, has been In dicted by the Putnam county grarid jury now in session on the charge of misde meanor. Judge Hart, of Ocmulgee cir cuit, presiding. Mr. Curry made several loans in Putnam to various parties, and it was upon these transactions that the in dictment was found, it is said. The exact date for the trial has not been fixed. TO ITS DOOM FAST TRI PLUNGES SOUTHERN VESTIBULED LIMITED FROM ATLANTA WRECKED AND BURNED NEAR CHARLOTTSVILLE. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 24 Train No. 38, Southern railway, en route New Orleans to New York, via Atlanta, was wrecked here yesterday morning at 4 o’clock by running into a rock slide in a deep cut. Two men were instantly killed, a nSgro porter and unknown tramp, and ten per sons injured. The wreckage caught fire and all but the Pullman cars were burned. None of the passengers were'hurt, but nearly all lost their baggage and a great deal of their clothing. In the two mail cars were nine postal clerks, and, although the cars were broken to kindling wood, all the clefks escaped without serious injury. The mall was entirely destroyed by the fire, and the loss in this respect was the greatest in the history of Southern rail road disasters. The clerks had just fin ished assorting more than a million pieces, composing fully five tons of matter and including several thousand registered , pieces of great value. The loss cannot be estimated at the present time, but will amount to many thousand dollars. A greater part of the mail was on its way to Washington and New York. Very lit tle foreign matter was included. Less than a dozen pieces were found lying about after the cars were destroyed. A hospital train was made up at Char lottesville and the injured mail clerks were carried to Washington, where they were taken to a hospital. They are: t A. L. Holton, legs bruised. C. R. Cover, bruised and scalp wound. R. N. Jefferson, back injured. E. L. Loving, scalp wound. H. N. Link, arm broken and scalp wound. J. F. Stlkeleather, body bruised. D. P. Wine, scalp wound, slight. R. S. Walters, badk hurt. J. S. Schindei, scalp wound and bruised. Holton was pinned down by the wreck age, and was discovered by his compan ions and released just In time to save him from being burned to death. Hte hands were crushed and one finger was pinched off by the weight of the debris which fell upon him. He was sent to hte home in Culpeper. Va. Among the passengers were George and Jack Odom, the famous jockeys, who were on their way to Washington to ride in the races this week. They lost their clothing, George barely succeeding in sav ing hte vest, 1n which was concealed $15,000. The trainmen who were injured are F. H. Peters, Pullman conductor; William Y? Yhn. engineer: E. T. Rust, eonductor; all bruised Mnd slightly injured about the face and head.' The trainmen and postal clerks, with the exception of Holton, live in this city. MAY ELECT REV. R. H. MARSH AT BAPTIST CONVENTION Discussion is still rife as to who will suc ceed ex-Governor W. J. Northen as presi dent of the Georgia Baptist convention which meets at Rome next week and the Southern Baptist convention which meets at Asheville, N. C., in April. The latest addition to the iist of possibilities for The presidency of the Southern Baptist con vention is Rev. R. H. /Marsh, of Oxford, N. C., who has been nominated by the Biblical Recorder, published at Raleigh, N. C. The Recorder says: “If the convention would have a pastor of country churches who is a “natural bom” master of assemblies, who in ten years of experelnce as president of the North Carolina convention, has never made a blunder, but has on the other hand brought the body safely through many a tangle—if you want a man who can keep up with Brother Eaton’s points of order and Dr. Hawthorne’s questions—we nomi nate Rev. R. H. Marsh, Oxford, N. C.” CAPITALISTS VISIT TOWN OF TALLAPOOSA TALLAPOOSA, Ga., March 22.—A party of six capitalists from New Jersey, ar rived in this city yesterday in a special car and have been improving the time in significant investigation. Ex-Mayor Summerlin is their wide awake escort. Beginning next Sunday all through trains will stop for meals at the Talla poosa hotel whose table is said to be un surpassed. panamTcanalproperty CAN BE BOUGHT BY U. S. PARIS, March 21.—0 n application of the Panama Canal Company, the civil tribunal today approved the eventual cession of the canal property to the United States, sub ject to a reserve regarding modifications to be obtained from the Columbian gov ernment concerning articles 20 and 21 of the agreement. CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE ANNOUNCE IN BALDWIN MILLEDGEVILLE. Ga., March 22.—Candi dates for the various county offices are begin ning to announce. Thus far Hon. J. D. How ard has no opposition for re-election to the legislature from Baldwin. Mr. VV. H. H. Barnes has announced his candidacy for county commissioner. C. S. Moran, E. S. Barnes and John B. Fair are candidates for tax receiver. H. E. Hendrix, the present tax receiver, has not yet announced for re-election but will probably run. TEXASIUST PROOF OATS ’ ARE TO GO TO GERMANY SHERMAN, Tex.. March 21.—Mr. W. P. Harrison, president of the Texas Grain Deal era’ Association, sold to a firm in New York for export to Germany 2,500 bushels of Texas red rust aroof seed oats. Mr. Harrison said: "In my twenty-five years experience in the grain business this is the first sale I have ever made where the oat.J were consigned to Europe for seed purposes.” FOR LOVE OF WOMAN MAN BECOMES COWARD VIENNA ,111., March 22.—At a spelling match given at the schoolhouse at Double Bridges, Simpson township, this county, a desperate shooting affray occurred. Frank Rushing and John Adams, two young men of the neighborhood, had been paying their respects to the same young woman and she had told Adams that she would have no more to do with him. This so enraged him that, it is said, he BOERS’ WHITE FLAG SENT TO THE BRITISH WILLIAM H. INMAN WAS BURIED SATURDAY THE FUNERAL OCCURRED FROM THE RESIDENCE AND INTER- MENT WAS AT OAKLAND CEMETERY. The funeral of William H. Inman, who died Thursday afternoon, was held Saturday morning at 10 o’clock from the residence, 710 Peachtree street. The in terment was at Oakland cemetery. The services were conducted by Rev. C. P. Bridewell, pastor of the First Pres byterian church, and Rev. Orme Flynn, pastor of- the North Avenue Presbyterian church. The pallbearers were James English, Jr., John W. Sanders. J. Frank Meador, Joseph T. Orme, Thomas B. Paine, Charles W. Crankshaw, John W. Grant and Harvey Johnson. The announcement of the death of Mr. Inman cast a gloom over his hundreds of friends, who heard the nad news with great regret. Mr. Inman was one of the most popular young men in Atlanta, where he had lived all his life. Mr. Inman has been in the cotton busi ness here for a number of years, which he gave close personal attention. He entered the firm of S. M. Inman & Co., in 1883, and has been one of the leading members until it dissolved. He then became a member of the firm of Inman & Co. Mr. Inman was educated at Davidson college in North Carolina, and he has many friends in- the Old North State who will learn of his death with great serrew. Mr. Inman was 38 years of age at the of hte death. He is survived by a wife and one child. Hte wife was formerly Miss Nannie Holt, of Macon, Ga. He was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs Walker P. Inman. He has one brother, John Walker Inman, of Au gusta, and two sisters, Mrs. Morris Bran don and Mrs. J. R. Gray, both of Atlanta. WILCOX GUILTY SUS JURY'S f VERDICT ” SLAYER OF MISS NELL CROPSEY IS CONVICTED AND SENTECED TO DEATH ON THE I , GALLOWS. ELIZABETH CITY, N. C., Mafch 34.- James Wilcox was convicted Saturday afternoon by the jury that heard the evi dence in the case charging him with the murder of Miss-Nell Cropsey and as soon as the verdict was received Wilcox was sentenced to be hanged by the neck until dead. The jury was out for thirty-six hours on the case and was charged on the law for the second time. It was believed early Saturday that a mistrial would be the re sult, but later in the day the foreman no tified the court that a conclusion had been reached. Wilcox showed no emotion when the verdict was read, save for the white pallor of death that came over his face and blanched hte lips. ( Notice was immediately given by the counsel for the defense that the case would be appealed to the supreme court. Wilbox was convicted of the murder of Miss Nell Cropsey, with whom he was in love. The young girl was last seen alive with him. For weeks after her disappear ance relatives and friends searched for her, but she was not found until one day her body rose from the muddy depths of the river in front of her father’s residence. Wilcox was at once arrested, charged with the crime, and for days it was feared he would be lynched, so great was public sentiment against him. MACON VETERANS ELECT OFFICERS MACON, Ga., March 22.—The R. A. Smith camp of Confederate Veterans held the annual meeting for the election of of ficers last night, with the following result: Commander, Ab F. Jones; vice comman der, C. C. Anderson; adjutant, R. W. Bon ner; treasurer, Hugh McKervey; chaplain, J. B. K. Smith; surgeon, J. H. G. Wor sham; quartermaster, R- J. Anderson; commissary. R. A. Nisbet. By request of the camp, the commander was authorized to appoint delegates to the reunion to be held ln*Dallas. Tex., next month. The delegates were as follows: Bridges Smith, R. H. Brown, Ab T. Holt, Joe S. McGee and William Parker. Alternates—W. A. Davis, W. A. Poe, A. J. Sparks, J. B. K. Smith and W. J. Wyche. j The following applications for member ship were received and the applicants were unanimously elected: Messrs. R. H. Brown, James Motes, Al fred Hicks, Iverson Gaither, Alonzo Bryant, J. B. K. Smith, T. A. Miller, E. W. Hardy. Chicago Capitalists in Rome. ROME, Ga., March 21.—A party of 15 capitalists from Chicago arrived here to day for the purpose of inspecting the oil fields near Rome. swore vengeance on his rival at the close of the exercises. As Rushing came out of the schoolhouse door, young Adams walk ed up behind him and without a word of warning shot Rushiqg in the back. Rush ing fell off the porch and Adams shot him twice after he had fallen, inflicting a slight wound in the shoulder, after which he escaped. Officers of the Transvaal Are Received, Under Truce, By Lord Kitchener. PRETORIA, March 24.—Acting president Schalk-Burger, F. W. Reitz, ex-secretary of state of the Transvaal, and Command ants Lucas, Meyers and Krough, with, their secretaries and attendants, arrived here March 21, at 2:04 p. m. on a special train from Balmoral, abou£ 50 miles east of here. They cam* into Balmoral under a flag of truce. Upon arriving here Mr. Schalk-Burger and his party drove immediately to Lord Kitchener's, headquarters, where he had an Interview with the British general. The Boers afterwards proceeded to the railroad Nation and entrained at 5 o’clock for Kroonstadt, whence they will go outi under a safe conduct. For a week past Mr. Schalk-Burger and his colleagues have been stationed at Rhenoster Kop, north of Balmoral, where they have been closely pressed by Brit ish columns. Dispatch riders entered Balmoral Friday night and notified the British of the ap proach of Mr. Cchalk-Burger and hte par- J ty ; It is reported that the Boer position at Rhenoster Kop had become almost hope less and that Mr. Cchalk-Burger once nar rowly escaped capture. t DYING MOTHER PLEADS FOR HER LITTLE CHILD Three mothers, two of whom cannot live long, have asked the Decatur Orphans’ Home to put into good private homes their little children. One of these is a beautiful, well formed little baby girl of seven weeks old. Another Is a threo t weeks' old baby girl, and the other is a nine-year-old girl. Two of these mother* are poor widows, and the other mother has been deserted by her husband. These children have not yet gone to the orphans’ home, but the agent. Rev. H. L. Crumley, 200 Oak street. Bell phone, 1931, will show the children to enquirers. About 15 little ones have asked admis sion to the Decatur home this week. Eight little ones near Cartersville have just lost their parents by pneumonia. Two Cobb county children ask admission, their father, a fugitive from justice, hav ing murdered his wife. PRUITT FALLS DEAD” AT OLD LADY BONE’S John Pruitt, a Forsyth county farmer, died suddenly Friday night at 10:30 o’clock at Old Lady Boners, at the corner of De catur and Ivy streets. Death is supposed to have been due to heart failure, caused from, excessive drinking He came tn larTta in a wagort Friday morning with hte son and some friends. During the day he drank a good deal and early last night he went to the Bone's woman’s place. He was sitting on the side of a bed, when he suddenly collapsed. Efforts were made to revive him, but he passed away rapidly. Coroner Stamps was notified, but decided not to hold an inquest, as therf had been witnesses to hte death. Pruitt was 60 years of age. womMnfesses TO STEALING $15,000 MRS. JULIA BIRDSALL ARRESTED IN ATLANTA FOR EMBEZ- ZLING FUNDS OF PHILA- DELPHIA HOUSE. Charged with embezzling sls,oo(f*from the firm of Bernstein, Kaufman & Co., manu facturers of lace trimmings in Philadel phia, Mrs. Julia K. Birdsall, alias Miss Wharton, was arrested in this city Sufi- , day afternoon. The woman made a full confession to the officers, and says she took the money while under some hypnotic Influence of a man and woman in Philadelphia. Mrs. Birdsall has lived in Atlanta for the past year, going under the name of Miss Wharton. She was first employed az a stenographer with the Wheeler & Wil son Sewing Machine company, but lately has been with the McNeal Paint company as bookkeeper. She has been honest and industrious, so far as known, since com ing here, and her arrest was a great sur prise to the friends she has made in At lanta. Miss Wharton was for a long time book keeper and confidential clerk of the Phil-' adelphia house. The firm paid off a large number of hands, the pay roll being $1,200 a week. All of this money, with the ac counts. passed through her hands. From the first she began to overdraw her sal ary, and finding she was not detected, she took larger amounts, until her pecula tions in five years ran up to $15,000. She says she will go back to Philadel phia without a'requisition and stand the consequences at her wrong-doing. RUSSIANS TO BUILD HER OWN WAR SHIPS NEW YORK, March 22.—According to Colonel P. P. Tchemlgovsky, of the Rus sian navy, who has just sailed, with his wife and daughter, for home, on the steamer St. Louis, Russia is not likely to order any more war vessels from foreign ship builders. He has been in this coun try superintending the construction at th© Cramp yards of the Variag and Retvizan for the Russian navy. These vessels hav ing been completed, he is now on his way home. “Russian yards,” he said, “have a ca pacity for building eight ships simul taneously. I have prepared a report on American methods which will have the effect, I think, of doubling their capacity. If at any time Russia should need any more warships from a foreign country, America will get the order. The United States is far ahead of any of the Europ ean countries in the building of battle ships and its ideas are more advanced.” JUDGE ESTES“IsIIOT A CANDIDATE FOR JUDGESHIP Judge Estes will not be a candidate for re-election to the judgeship of the eastern circuit, and J. J. Klmsey, of Cleveland, White county, will be a candidate. It is | not probable that Mr. Kimsey will have , any opposition. He has had considerable j experience on the bench, and will prove ' a very acceptable man to the people of , the circuit. The election will be held la * few months. - - J NO. 55.
