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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.
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. ,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.
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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.