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Newspaper Page TextUtlanfa Sxmrtta:!. VOL. IV. CECIL RHODES DIES AT CAPETOWN HOME £ South African Diamond fline King Breathes His Last After Four Weeks* Illness. * CAPE TOWN. South Africa. March 26. JCectl Rhodes Is dead. After at» Illness extending over about four weeks, but a general breakdown dat ing back for two years or more the end came peacefully this afternoon at 5:57 •’clock. ’ Mr. Rhodes slept but little during the ’afternoon, although during the morning hours he rested quietly. The physicians announced at noon there was no change in the patient’s condition, and although he was considered desper ately. ill. it was not generally known that the end was near at hand until a few min utes before death came. « It had been planned for several days that Mr. Rhodes should be taken to Lon don. where he would be placed in the care of experts. The date of the sailing of the ship was fixed for today, but when morning dawned it was ascertained that Mr. Rhodes was too weak to think of a charge. The trip was then postponed un til a time when it* was hoped the patient would be stronger. Later in the afternoon his breathing be came weaker and his strength gradually k diminished until he peacefully passed , away. Mr. Rhodes was one of the most promi nent men in South Africa. He was at one ■ time premier, afterwards holding many i positions of honor and trust. Te was the } principal owner of the Kimberly diamond ■ nines, the richest mines in the world. His active i-.fe In the affairs of the coun try made for him many foes as well as friends. He was charged with being the • principal instigator of the famous Jam- ■ eson raid, and *o him was charged by .•many the responsibil.ty of the present war ■ between England and the Boers. Previous to the present war he was popular with the Dutch, -but within the last two years he lost many of his friends among the native settlers. I These who knew him best contend that he was more sinned against than sinning. FRIEND OF CECIL RHODES TELLS OF HIS CAREER NEW YORK. March 26--John Hays Hammond, who was for many years and up to the time’ of the death of Cecil Rhodes intimately associated with him in the development of South” Africa, had this to say of Mr. Rhodes: "Mr. Rhodes, whose sun went down When It was yet day. dies in the 47th year of his age. He leaves no posterity, but leaves his name on the map of Africa <Rhodesfa». sponsor for a commonwealth pearly as large as our western states. Had he lived he would have devoted the re maining years* of his life and would have _ spent every dollar of h's fortune in eqiup th commonweaTtK' "Unfortunately his character has been misjudged in America. Judged by Amer ican standards. Mr. Rhodes was truly a great man. He was not only a great em pire builder, but also a captain of indus try. He Is oftener represented as a shifty, unscrupulous financier, in league with capitalists to coax the Transvaal into a hopeless war in order to steal the mines •f the country. He u also represented as giving his entire life to the amassing of large wealth and ready to employ the most unscrupulous methods to that end. But by even the most bitter of his enemies conversant with the facts, such allega tions are repudiated. .* ’’The truth is Rhodes cared little for money beyond the power it gave him to assist in the development of South Africa. His methods of finance were not only scrupulously .honorable, but were char acterised by unusual liberality. "Personaly Mr. Rhodes was democratic tn his tastes and colonial in his political and social bias. “Politically, he was a great admirer of democratic institutions, but at the same time he was a loyal imperialist. -Rhodes had his defects and faults, but these will not obscure the glory of his name, threat men. it Is said, are made of faults. Os one thing there can be no doubt, that Rhodes’ ideals were pure and lofty. Cecil Rhodes found in the medita tions of Marcus Aurelius many aspira tions for his own career. "Until the unfortunate Jameson raid, for which he has received far more blame than he deserved, as history will prove, he eras very popular with the Dutch of South Africa. "Within a very short time there would have been a revulsion of feeling and. strange as it may sound today. Rhodes would have proved able to re-establish bis influence wltn the Dutch: and he would have been quick to take advantage of the situation and would have passed Into his tory as the great pacifier of South Africa. This estimate of Rhodes is held even to day by many of the progressive Dutch men tn the country.” SHMTIS IF BY ft MIRACLE LULL IN STORM LASTED LONG ENOUGH ONLY FOR FOUR TEEN MEN TO REACH A PLACE OF SAFETY. CHARLOTTE. N. C.. March 24.—A spe cial from Wilmington. N. C.. says: Captain Sanders, of the steamer Comp ton. which arrived yesterday from the • scene of the wreck of the Spanish steam er near Beaufort, this week, tells of a mysterious coincidence In connection with the rescue of the crew. Tuesday morning, with a gale of wind blowing and heavy seas breaking over tbe massive bulk of iron In the steamer there suddenly came an unexpected calm and immediately half of the weather-beaten crew put off in a lite boat. Their darifig inspired the brave life saving station men and they rushed out and rescued the remaining fourteen seamen. Before the shipwrecked sailors had hardly taken refuge on the cutter Al gonquin the storm resumed its fury and a few minutes later the tig steamer broke In two and the bridge upon which the crew had been standing since the Satur day before went under. It was indeed one of the miracles of the sea. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE GETS STRONG ENDORSEMENT WASHINGTON. March 25.-A lant- number et business men representing the l-adlng com mercial organization. of the country were be fore the bouse committee on commerce today when hearing. were begun on the plan of cre ating a tew department of the government, presided over by a cabinet officer, to be known as the department of commerce and labor. I MOTHER DESERTS LITTLE ONE ON A « NEW ORLEANS YOUNG WOMAN ABANDONS HER BABE ON PAS SENGER TRAIN NEAR JACK- SON, MISSISSIPPI. ( JACKSON. Miss.. March 26—Yesterday afternoon there was brought to this city a neatly dressed little baby of about a week old. The wee bit of humanity was brought into Jackson on the .northbound Illinois Central train which arrives at the depot shortly after 2 o’clock, and ths whereabouts of its cruel mother is un known. There was seen to get on the train as it pulled out of New Orleans yesterday morning a handsomely dressed young woman, of about twenty-five years of age. and In her arms she carried a little slip of a baby. She took her seat in the car along with the other passengers, and con tentedly gaxed out of the window at the passing objects, until the conductor came along, when she banded him a ticket giv ing her passage to Crystal Springs. Before this station was reached she wrapped the baby up and laid the tot on the cushion reat, while she went to the rear of the coach, and when the train ar rived at Crystal Springs she quickly elighted, and made away. The baby - thus deserted soon made its presence known, and would not be quieted in spite of the care and nursing that was bestowed upon It by the passengers. Conductor Lewis then took the deserted in charge, and brought it to Jackson, when it was put or the southbound train and sent back to Crystal Springs, in hepes that the mother might be found. cubanTraudsope? PURSE AND JAIL HAVANA March 25,-The trials before the audlencia court of the cases arising from the embexxlement of Cuban postal funds has resulted in the following sen tences: A C. F. W. Neely, ten years’ Imprisonment and to pay a fine of $56,701. W. H. Reeves, ten years' imprisonment and to pay a fine of $35,516. Estes jG. Rathbone, ten years’ imprison ment and to pay a fine of $35,324. ' Rathbone. Neely and Reeves have been pn trial herej(Qr several weeks. Rath bone was formerly director of posts in Cuba and Neely and Reeves were under him. It is alleged that the three men entered into a conspiracy to defraud and that as a result large sums were em bezzled from the postal funds of the is land. Rathbone is from Ohio and was promi nent in Republican politics in that state. It Is said that he contributed greatly to Hanna's success when he was first elected to the senate. Neely is from Indiana. ITALY GETS READY TO FIGHT TRIPOLI NEV,* YORK. March 25.—The military expedition whose objective point Is be lieved to be Tripoli is now being fitted out at Italian ports, says a Rome dispatch to The American and Journal. Ten large steamers suitable for carry ing troops have been chartered by the government. These are being fitted out as transports and when they are ready, will be capable of carrying thousands of soldiers. A large amount of ammunition haa been stored in the arsenals ready for Instant use. Few leaves of absence are being granted, and these are only for short periods. Tripoli, one of the Barbary states, bor dering on the Mediterranean, long has been regarded by Italy as her legitimate sphere of influence. France, too, has looked upon the state with longing eyes, and has sent many exploring expeditions into the Interior, with the idea of making it ultimately French territory. SAMPSON WILL TEST PRIZE MONEY DECISION WASHINGTON, March 25.-In United States supreme court yesterday a mo tion was filed by counsel in the prise case of the United States vs. Admiral W. T. Sampson, to dismiss the case. The motion is a formal one and is intended to test the question of the courts jurisdiction. The case involves the question as to whether the Spanish ship Infanta Maria Teresa and her guns and munitions of war were condemnable as prise. The supreme court of the District of Columbia decided In favor of Admiral Sampson. A brief was filed yesterday in the Uni at States supreme court in behalf of Ad miral Dewey, who has a similar case. In support of the court's jurisdiction. HOUSE DOESN’T CONCUR IN REVENUE REDUCTION WASHINGTON, March 25,-Thls was District of Columbia day in the house, and some time was spent at the opening of the session in of district business. The senate amendments to the bill to re peal the war revenue taxes were non-con evrred in. and the bill was sent to confer ence. Messrs. Payne, of New York; Dal xeil, of Pennsylvania, and Richardaon, of Tennessee, were appointed conferees. A similar course was taken with refer ence to the legislative, executive and ju dicial appropriation bill, and Messrs. Bing ham. of Pennsylvania; Hemin way. of In diana. and Livingston, of Georgia, were appointed conferees. ROOSEVELT DECLARES" WAR AGAINST DESERTERS WASHINGTON. Match 24—President Roone velt declared today that »o long as he la in of fice no deserter from the army or navy would find favor with him. The statement was made to Captains Frank Bruner and Feed McDon ough. of Lyttle post. G. A. R-, of Cincinnati, who handed him ,a set of rerolutiona from the ex-union aoldlent of Cincinnati condemning the restoration of deserters to the rolls, an.l ap preving his course in vetoing certain bills re cently passed by congress. A Boy Shot. BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. March 26.-At Blockton John Caldwell, a white boy. was shot and seriously wounded, the result of a fight between a negro -tramp and a flagman, who had put him off the train. The principals were uninjured. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1902. BOERS, GUNS, WAGONS TAKEN LORD KITCHENER REPORTS IM PORTANT CAPTURES BY THE BRITISH IN SOUTH AFRICA. LONDON. March 26.—Incomplete re ports of the results of the combined movement of British columns against General DMarey have enabled Lord Kitch ener to anonunce the capture of about 100 prisoners, three 15-pounders, two pom poms and quantities of stock, wagons, etc. General .Detarcy appears to have suc cessfully evaded Lord Kitchener's cordon at the offset. In a dated from Pretoria, at noon, yesterday. Lord Kitchener says: “At dusk, on the evening of March 23. the combined movement against Delarey was undertaken by columns of mounted men. without guns or Impediments of any sort. The columns started, from Com mando Drift on the Vaal river and trav eled rapidly all night, and at dawn, March 24, occupied positions along the line from Commando Drift to the Lichtenberg blockhouse line. The troops moved rap idly eastward, keeping a continuous line, with the object of driving the enemy against the blockhouses, or forcing an ac tion. The result has not yet been fully reported.” « "Kekewlch’s column, after the com mencement of the action, captured three 15-pounders. two pompoms, nine priso ners, and 100 mules, carta and wagons. “General W. Kitchener’s column cap tured 89 prisoners. 45 carts and wagons and 1.000 cattle. There are a few more prisoners on the blockhouse line. The troops covered 80 miles in 24 hours. Roch forts and Rawlinson’s columns have not yet reported their results." Lord Kitchener in a later message says: "All the reports are now in. The total number of prisoners is 135.”' NEW POSTMASTERS AND RURAL ROUTES WASHINGTON. D. C„ March 24.—Post masters appointed Christopher, Union county, W. A. Nichols, vice J. W. Waters, resigned; Hemp. Fannin county, W. W. Graham, vice M. A. Brackett, resigned; Lyons, Tattnall county. J. B. Aaron, vice G. R. Partin, resigned; Register, Bulloch county, W. L. Street, vice F. P. Register, resigned. . / On May Ist, next, two rural free delivery routes are to be established at Norwood and Warrenton. Warren county.. The postoffice at Bastonville and Cadley are to be.discontinued and the offices at Woods supplied 4>y*mrak earriers. • ■’** ** x- ■ OUTDOES “Um JIT KNIGHT OF THE ROAD FINDS A PACKAGE CONTAINING sll6, TURNS IT OVER TO RAILROAD AGENT AND GOES HIS WAY. JACKSON, Miss.. March 26 —A most un usual case of honesty has been reported to the Washington authorities by Post office Inspector Charles Fltxgerald. Sev eral days ago the north-bound Illinois Central train while passing the little town of Pickins, failed to catch a pouch of registered mail matter on the mail crane, and the pouch was hurled to the ground, breaking the bottom out and a stream of silver w’as strewn along the track for a number of yards. * A number of negroes standing nearby pounched upon the silver, but the agent who had seen the package fall, managed to drive them off and managed to gather all the money, which was about SBO ex cept a package which contained sll6 and that was still missing. It was being searched for far and near, when a woe begone, weary looking Willie, a tramp hungry and ragged, came ambling up the railroad track to the depot with the pack age in his hand and turned it over to the agent. The agent asked the hobo why hfe had not taken the package with the mon ey, and made his way on, and he replied that a man might be a tramp but he could still be honest. Without being given a re ward or even a square meal, the Weary Willie left town, ambling on up the rail road track and has not been seen since. This outdoes “Happy Jack** in Denman Thompson's "Old Homestead.” BY MURDER OF WOMAN POLICE ARE TANGLED NEW YORK. March 25.—Fresh interest has arisen in the mysterious murder of Mrs. Voepel, the newspaper vender, which occurred several weeks ago In her little flat on the east side. Mrs. Voepel’s son. John, is now under arrest in connection with the murder, but has stren uously denied any knowledge of how his moth er met her death. The case has been renewed through the apprehension of an unnamed wo man, said to be the wife of a policeman at the Charles street station. The prisoner was taken into custody at a Hudson street pawn shop after trying to redeem a gold watch and chain pawned by the murdered woman. The woman had In her possession the pawn ticket Issued to Mrs. Voepel and bearing the dead woman’s name. The pawnbroker detained her until the police arrived. FROM DIZZY HEIGHT MAN FALLS TO DEATH NEW YORK. March 25.—George Shauer. an iron worker, has been killed by a fall of 168 feet from the center span of the New East River bridge into the water. He came to the surface three times be fore he sank from sight, but no boat was near to rescue him. Thousands of people on ferry boats and other craft In the river saw Shauer fall. He turned a dozen somersaults before her struck the water. TERRELL CLUB FORMED AT WAYCROSS FRIDAY WAYCROSS. Ga„ March 26.—Seventeen citixens met at the courthouse Friday night and organized a Terrell club for Ware county. Captain Lem Johnson was elected pres ident, Hon. Warren Lott, vice president, and Mr. T. R. Bennett, secretary. DEATH GHAIH WAITS FOR PATRICK LAWYER WAS YESTERDAY CON VICTED op murßering mil lionaire WILLI kM H. RICE, OF TEX kS. NEW YORK. March |7.-Albert T. Pat rick, under whose direction Valet Jones murdered Millionaire Ri£b, of Texas, must die in the electric chalr|for his crime un less a new trial saves its lite. After a trial of sensational human in terest, covering manyl weeks, the jury brought in a verdict late yesterday af ternoon dooming the defendant to death by electrocution. • Sentence will be pronounced Monday and the day for the execution fixed by the court. At the same dime a motion for a new trial will be made by Patrick’s counsel. A scant three hours of deliberation at the* close of a trial prolonged for nine weeks and replete with sensational In terest, sufficed to enable the jury to reach their verdict. Theft Issue of the trial establishes the charge that Patrick con spired with Mr. Rice's valet, Charles F. Jones, to obtain possession of the aged Texan’s estate, estimated at $7,000,009, and that Jones killed his employer ’by the administration of chloroform at the direct instigation of Patrick. At the close of Recorder Goff’s charge, whlcn occupied the morning session of the court, the jury retired.! This was at 1:60 p. m. At 5:66 they notified the officer in charge that they were ready to return to court, rather more than an hour of the intervening time having* been devoted to luncheon. In anticipation of a s-seue of excitement in the event of a. ven let of guilty the unusual step was take i ot ordering ail women to leave the co rt room. Among them were the prisonet 4,two sisters and Mrs. Francis, with wh< n be boarded. With grave faces th< -members of the jury filed into their pla< ■« and some min utes of painful tensjon i apsed while mes sengers were endeavoi ng to find the counsel, who had depi ted, not expect ing a verdict for many ioujts. < Calm as ever and witl confidence seem ingly unshaken the phl&ner was escorted into the court roonft He walked rapidly and took his stand facing the jury with head erect and hands loosely clasped be hind his back. 7* V;- At word "guftty,” pronounced by Foreman Machell in- a low tone, but dis tinct enough to be hfeafd throughout the court, not the slightest change passed wver Patrick's face;, and he remained standing in an aknoet listless attitude while the customary £o’l of the jury was being taken. a*< 1 father. Captain Patrick, sitting wfr a,wl straining to catch the statement of the foreman, started for an instant, as its import reach ed him. ST. LOUIS COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET HERE SOOty A meeting of the St. Louis exposition committee will be held in Atlanta at an early date. Commissioner or Agriculture O. B. Stevens, W. H. Venable and State Geologist W. 8. Yeates held a meeting Tuesday morning to make preliminary plans for the meeting, and to arrange for a campaign to be waged in the interest of an appropriation for a Georgia build ing at the big exposition. The following are the members of the commission which have been appointed by Governor Candler: . From the first congressional district. John M. Egan, president of the Central of Georgia Railway company, Savannah, and Colonel P. A. Stovall, Savannah. For the second, congressional district, J. L. Hand. Pelham, Ga., and E. L. Rainey, Dawson, Ga. For the third congressional district, I. P. CoCke, Leesburg. Ga., and S. JI. Rumph, Marshallville, Ga. For the fourth congressional district, Dr. L. H. Chappell, Columbus, Ga., and Harry Fisher, Newnan. Ga. For the fifth congressional district, Oli ver Porter, Porterdale, Ga., and Dr. J. D. Turner, Atlanta, Ga. For the sixth congressional district. W, J. Kincaid. GriiHn, Ga„ and A. H. Shaver, Jackson, Ga. For the seventh congressional district, W. J. Neal, Rome, Ga.,- and Dr. T. H. Baker, Cartersville, Ga. For the eighth congressional district. McAlpin Thornton, Hartwell, Ga.. and Hon. James M. Smith. Smithsonla, Ga. For the ninth congressional district, Dr. F. J. Erwin, Blairsville, Ga. ,and Hon. John Palmer, Dougherty, Ga. For the tenth congressional district, Hon. H. M. Franklin, Tennille, Ga., and E. B. Hook. Augusta. Ga. For the eleventh congressional district, Hon. G. J. Holton, Baxley, Ga.. and Colo nel J. F. DeLacey. Eastman, Ga, politics Tn Augusta TAKES ON NEW LIFE CANDIDATES ARE NUMEROUS FOR THE VARIOUS OFFICES TO BE FILLED THIS YEAR—REGIS TRATION IS HEAVY. AUGUSTA, Ga., March 24.—Candidates for county offices have suddenly begun to bestir themselves at a lively rate. The official announcement of the candidacy for sheriff of Mr. John W. Clark was quickly followed by the announcement of Captain P. J. O'Connor. Mr. T. M. S. Bracey has announced for coroner against Mr. Robert May, and Mr. W. D A. Walk er is in the race for clerk of the court against Mr. W. E. Keener. Mr. Martin V. Calvin and Mr. Louis Brooks are new candidates for the legislature already an nounced, and the announcement of several others is daily expected. This activity is shown in the registra tion office, more voters having registered within the last three days than during the previous three months. Clubs are be ing organfxed, and ward meetings are be ginning to be held almost nightly. The peculiar and perplexing part about the campaign is the alignments that are to be made. There is talk of the Old Guard ticket. Reform ticket, and various combinations, but coming together with the congressional, senatorial and judge ship races it is all so mixed that it will be impossible to draw the lines, and it will be each candidate running for himself and upon his own merits. ANTI-STRIKE LEAGUERS MEET CONFERENCE YESTERDAY THAT MAY SETTLE THREATENED AC TION OF UNITED MINE WORKERS. NEW YORK, March 26—The industrial development of the National Civic Feder ation met heer today to hear the plea of the United Mine Workers for assistance in adjusting their difficulties with the mine operators. Senator M. A. Hanna, Oscar S. Strauss, Bishop H. C. Potter, Franklin MacVeagh, Lewis Nixon, Charles A. Moore, Marcus M. Marks, William H. Pfahler, Ralph M. Easley, F. P. Sargent and James Duncan, acted for the civic federation, and the mine workers were represented by John Mitchell, president of the National or ganization; Thomas Nicholls, John Fa hey and Thomas Duffy, district president of the workers and participants in the Shamokin convention which formula ted the demands of the men. The meeting was held at Church Mission house and was behind closed doors. It began at 10:30 o’clock and it was an nounced that after John Mitchell and his associates had stated their request that tne Industrial committee expressed doubt as to the propriety of intervention by their organization at this time. They seemed to think that there was still op portunity for direct negotiations between the miners and mine operators. They were disposed, however, to hear the re quest of the mine workers and to offer any assistance that was possible. Before the conference began, John Mitchell said that there were 140,0C0 min ers who wanted better pfcy and a yearly contract covering the terms of their work with the mine owners. He said that the granting of their demands for a contract would mean their recognition as organized labor. Senator Hanna expressed the hope that there would be peace. He said that he saw nothing in the situation that could not be adjusted. The members of the industrial com mittee . began the hearing shortly after the coal miners, representatives reached the building at 10:20 o’clock. The con ference began a few moments later. lowa Miners Threaten To Strike. DES MOINES, lowa, March 26.—Unless the foreseen transpires, every miner in lowa will walk out March 31 and a strike will be instituted. At the joint conference of the miners and operators today the operators formally announced that they would not agree to the miners’ demands. The operators also refused to arbitrate their aifferenww. The joftrt cewfiemww ad journed to reassemble at 2 o’clock for final action and the miners imtpediately went into secret session to determine upon a course to pursue. If no settlement is reached a strike will begin next Monday night. MACiffiOTIKE MH BE CALLED OFF AS RESULT OF CONFERENCE WITH SOUTHERN RAILROAD OFFICIALS MATTERS MAY BE ADJUSTED. The machinists’ strike on the Southern railway will likely be called off by April Ist. This has been brought about through a conference held In New York city on Mon day afternoon last between President Samuel Spencer and Second Vice Presi dent W. W. Finley, of the Southern; President James O'Connell, of the Ma chinists' union, and Councilman Henry F. Garrett, of the Fourth ward, member of the executive board for the southern states. The question of the strike was thorough ly discussed, both from the standpoint of the road and of the machinists. Mr. Spencer submitted a proposition in behalf of the railway and Mr. O’Connell and Mr. Garrett submitted a proposition in the interest of the men. Finally, as a result of the meeting, a proposition looking to the conclusion of the strike was prepared, and has now been submitted to the execu tive board. The details of the proposition are not made public as yet, but Mr. Gar rett feels confident that the strike Is near Its end. The machinists’ strike was declared on May 30, last year* and since that time has been steadily maintained. It is the long est labor fight ever waged in the south. The men demanded shorter hours and more pay and also the adoption of the apprentice clause. It Is understood that If the pending proposition goes through It will mean a victory for the men. SHOTSFIREDINTOHOUSE OF A FLORIDA MAN PENSACOLA, Fla., March 26.—The re port comes from Ferry Pass, nine miles east of here, of some dastardly work which occurred there a few night since, when apparently three men fired twenty five shots from Winchester rifles and about one dozen shots from a ten gauge breech-loading gun into the home of Mr. E. L. Creighton, white, a timber inspec tor, and one o fthe timber firm of Creigh ton, Shavers & Co. Fortunately no one was hit by the flying bullets, but the res idence was splintered. Mr. Creighton’s family were aH in the house, and some of them had gone to bed. fatheFand son ARE PRISONERS JACKSON, Miss., March 26.—A father 45 years of age, and four of his sons, the youngest being eight years of age, were brought to the city this afternoon from Goodman, on the charge of making coun terflt coins and passing them. The five prisoners who were placed in the county jail, are named E. L. Wynn, Alva Wynn, Herbert Wynn and Willie Day Wynn. The capture was made this morning two miles west of' Goodman, where they all lived together, and to all intents and pur pose engaged in farming. Ellen Stone En Home. SALONICA, Roumelia, March 26.—M<ss Ellen M. Stone, the American missionary, has started for London. Thence she will sail for America. ROME DISPENSARY ACT IS UPHELD BY COURT SLAYER OF BLIND TO ffl DEATH PENALTY W. R. WELLS IS CONVICTED OF MURDER BY STABBING FREDERICK PEARCE. W. Roland Wells, who stabbed and kill ed Frederick Pearce, a blind man, on De catur street February 3, was yester day found guilty before Judge John S. Candler in the criminal court, and was sentenced to be hanged on April 22. be tween the hours of noon and 1 o’clock. Wells bore his sentence bravely. If a single quiver of emotion possessed him. It was not apparent in the crowded court room. He stood erect, a mop of towsled black hair surmounting the lank figure, and heard the judge go over the evidence in the case and finally pronounce his sen tence, concluding: "And may God have mercy on your soul.” It is probable that an appeal will at once be made to take the case to the supreme court. The crime for which Wells was sen-x fenced yesterday was added to in its horror by the fact that its victim was blind, and was being led by his ten-year old son. ’Wells claimed |hat Pearce charged him with insulting his wife, cursed him and struck him, and that not until this had occurred and he had lost his temper did he attack the blind man. This statement was, however, not borne out by the evidence. A touching feature of the trial wap the testimony of little Charlie Pearce, the 10- year-old son of the dead man. The little fellow sat ih the big witness chair and in his own words told the story of the mur der. When he came to the description of the stabbing, he tried to show how his father’s voice sounded as he cried “Oh!” Tears glistened in more than one eye In the court room. FIFTY-FOUR PASS THE STATE BOARD EXAMINATION Os the fifty-nine applicants -who ap peared before the state board of pharma cy, fifty-four passed successful examina tions and have been granted pharmacists’, apothecaries’ and druggists' licenses. The work of grading all the examination papers kept the board busy until a late hour Tuesdaj night. There, werejwo younjt ladles who took the examination? affa they both passed with the first grade. Os the three negroes who attempted the ex amination, two passed, one with thf* first grade and one with tbe second grade. The following is the list of the successful candidates'. Pharmacists—G. D. Ayer, E. L. Brown, E. F. Carter, Jr., colored; G. M. Chandler, A. A. Coleman, C. C. Davidson, J. C. H. Gast, J. A. Horsley, Miss Hunnicutt, Miss Lloyd, W. L. Lovett, E. L. Marchman, J. H. Munster, P. L. Provano, G. A. Wight. , Apothecaries—W. P. Adams, W. M. Brannon, E. J. Brinson, .colored; A. T. Chandler, P. P. Cresop, E. M. Donaldson, C. E. Fox, J. N. Hallam, C. M. Hitch, E. C. Jackson, L. J. Johnson. DeLacy Law, L. P. Longlno, J. M. McKenzie. 8. R.> Methvin, L. J. Moseley, H. L. Quil lian, Wayne Riley, E. F. Sapp, Snow Skelton, L. G. Smith. J. F. Ward. Druggists—D. Brown, R. B. Brown, T. B. Bush, T. A. Couch, S. A. Fouche, J. M. Madden, Jr., C. H. Murray, C. E. Tinsley. The state board will hold another exam ination in Brunswick during the month of May, when South Georgia students will try for licenses. SOUTHERN EDUCATORS WILL MEET IN CHATTANOOGA Circulars announcing the twelfth an nual meeting of the Southern Educational association to be held in Chattanooga, Tenn., July 1. 2. 3, and 4, have been re ceived in Atlanta. W. N. Sheats, .of Tal lahassee, Fla., is president, and P. P. Claxton, of Knoxville, Tenn., is secre tary. Besides the morning and evening ses sions of the association as a whole there will be afternoon sessions or the several departments of higher education, sec ondary education, superintendence, indus trial education, normal schools, primary education, and kindergartens. The offi cers of the association and of the several (departments are now preparing their programs, which will be published in a bulletin to be issued in April or early in May. It is expected that the railroads will give the usual rate of one fare for the round trip (plus $2 for membership cou pon), and that final limit for return on tickets will give members of the associ ation an opportunity to attend the meet ing of the National Educational associa tion at Minneapolis, the Summer School of the South at the University of Tenn essee, or any other summer school in this section, or to visit the summer resorts of East Tennessee or western North Car olina. NEGRO POISONER LYNCHED BY MOB CHARLOTTE, N. C.. March 26.—A special to the Observer from Washington, N. C., says: Last night Jim Boston, colored, was taken from jail at Williamston, N. C., brought within a mile of this town and hanged to a sweetgum tree and his body was found dangling to a limb this morning. Boston is the negro who, several days ago. placed poison tn the coffee pot at Dr. Tayloe’s in order to kill an old colored woman, and made the family very sick, and death would have resulted but from prompt medical aid. How the mob secured the negro Is not known at this time, as the lynchers cut the telephone wires. AFTER THRILLING CAREER NOTED SOLDIER DIES CHICAGO. March 26 —Colonel Joseph A. Lu blner Is dead at Sterling. lIL In 1848 he served on the staff of Kossuth, with the rank of colonel; was taken prisoner by the Rus sians and sentenced to 25 years service In the Russian army, being for some time sta tioned at Moscow, and after detailed as im perial guard to Czar Nicholas. Aided by friends and disguised as a peasant, he es caped to Brussels, and afterward to Hamburg and Uven*ool At the latter place he re joined General Kossuth and came with him to Americta. In 1852 he went to California and served for two years as a member of the Pioneer Guards and as captain of the vigi lance committee which restored law and order. In 18&6 he located at Sterling where he haa remained. Dispensary in Rome Will Open On April Ist and Barrooms Will Close. That Rome dispensary will begin on April Ist. The supreme court handed down an opinion yesterday declarln< act . passed by the legislature througn the in fluence of Seaborn Wright to be legal in every respect. The court further held that the election was legal, and that there was nothing In the way to prevent the dispensary from being started. The court decided the case yesterday as the lawyers had requested that a decis ion be rendered as soon as possible. The decision brings to an end a fight in Rome that has attracted attention throughout the state. Yesterday the Rome corre spondent of The Journal telephoned that the deceslon was received by the dispensa ry people amidst great rejoicing. He stated everything was in readiness, the place for the dispensary had been prepared, the liquor was on hand and that on Monday next the dispensary would be ready for business. This means that the barrooms tn Rome must be closed the day the dispensary opens, and hereafter only liquor can be legally purchased from the dispensary. The decision of the supreme court affirms the decision which was made some time ago by Judge Henry of the superior court of Floyd county. The case was brought by three differ ent parties but the opinion by the court is in all three cases. (Chief Justice Sim mons prepared the headnotes. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL MEET SATURDAY The meeting of the state Democratic executive committee In Atlanta on Saturday for the purpose of arranging for a primary for the selection of governor and other state house officers is attract ing widespread attention. No definite place of meeting has yet been named, but it is expected that the members of the committee will meet In the ball room of the Kimball house. The following gentle men compose the committee: F. G. dußignon, chairman. Savannah. Ed T. Brown, vice chairman, Atlanta. From the State at Large—Clark Howell, of Atlanta: R. W. Martin, of Hinesville; Ed L. Wight, of Albany; W. E. Steed, of Butler; Frank H. Ridley, of LaGrunge; J. J. Spalding, of Atlanta; J. B. VanßureFn, \ of Griswoldvllle; Hamilton McWhorter, of\ Lexington; C. L. Bass, of Clarksville; Boykin Wright, of Augusta; G. R. Dicker son, of Homerville. District Delegates—First District: Frank Mitchell of Emanuel. J. H. Heery of Tatt nall. Second District—Richard Hobb of Alba ny, J. I* Boynton of Calhoun. Third District—R. N. ’ Holtsclaw of Houston. X JU Ajualay of jßwni> f ’- r - Fourth Hfflof wether, ChUrlton Battle of Muscogee. Fifth District—J. W. GoldsmlV» of Ful ton, L. L. Roan of Campbell. Sixth District—S. T. Blalock, of Fay ette, R. W. Roberts of Baldwin. Seventh District—J. Z. Foster of Cobb, S. P. Maddox of Whitfield. Eighth District—J. H. Skelton of Hart, S. T. Wingfield of Putnam. Ninth District—W. A. Cox of Pickens, Doc Carr of Banks. Tenth District—J. L. Culver of Han cock. J. E. Farmer of McDuffie. Eleventh District—James Bishop of Dodge. Walter Dart of Coffee. MRSImISALLSONE TO PMELPHII TOM ' WOMAN CHARGED WITH HAVING STOLEN $15,000 LEAVES WITH DETECTIVE LONG, OF PHIL ADELPHIA. Mrs. Julia K. Birdsall, In the custody of Detective George Long, left yesterday on the Southern vestibule for Philadelphia, where she goes to face the charge of em bezzlement. The little dog that has played so important a part in the woman's life, was left in Atlanta in charge of Mrs. Florence Lockhart, at 80 Ivy street, though Mrs. Birdsall has not relinquished her ownership. Mrs. Lockhart called at police headquar- . ters Tuesday afternoon and had a talk with Mrs. Birdsall relative to the dog. It was determined that she should keep the pet until Mrs. Birdsall should send for it. If she never called, the dog is to be considered Mrs. Lockhart's property. According to Long, this is by no means the only dog that Mrs. Birdsall has own ed and loved. In Philadelphia she had a whole colony of them and it is belleve<. much of the money she obtained was spent in care of the dogs. Though the dog had nothing whatever to do with the woman being caught in Atlanta, it has played an important part in her life. Had it not been for the pet she could have left thia country and escaped trial, but she was un willing to give up the dog. Mrs. Birdsall’s effects were packed and sent to the depot in the patrol wagon. Later she and the detective, who looks very much like a theological student.stoll ed down to the depot, secured tickets, saw the checking of the baggage and entered the train. There was nothing to suggest that the woman was a prisoner. SANTIAGO HERO MEETS TRAGIC DEATH ON SHIP SEATTLE, Wash., March 26.—Frank Huntley, a veteran of Santiago, and a member of the crew of the battleship Ore gon, was instantly killed while escorting a couple of lady visitors through' the ship. While the way down a narrow ladder way below decks, Huntley mis stepped and fell over, landing on his back hnd breaking his neck, dying almost In stantly. negrofFend^ - LYNCHED BY MOB LA JUNTA, Colo.. March 26,-The crim inal assault made upon Mrs. Henrietta H. Miller, the aged woman who was dragged from the depot in this place yes terday by a negro, was avenged late yes terday afternoon by a moh estimated at i.OM persons, when W. H. Wallace, a ne gro Pullman car porter, was hanged to an electric light pole and his body fiddled with bullets. • NO. 56.