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2 MH. HIHDIK INSIMMR FLEMISH. CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS SAYS HE DID NOT MISQUOTE THE . * CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. SANDERSVILLE. March 29.-Hon. T. W. Hardwick, of Sandersville, who is making the race for congress in the tenth congressional district against the present incumbent. William H. Fleming, today answers the interview of Mr. Fleming on March 22nd, in which he stands by his speeches which have been delivered on the Stump. When seen about Mr. Fleming’s statements Mr. Hardwick said: "Tn his “interview’ of March End, an swering my Thomson speech, my oppon ent. Hon. Wm H. Fleming, has seen fit to use some of the harshest and bitter est language I have ever in print •ven in a heated partisan contest between opposing candidates of different political parties, much less in a contest between gentlemen who are aspirants for the nom ination of the same party. "It is quive. yw ent tfcat he did not use language universally considered insulting among gentlemen for the purpose or with the expectation of provoking a personal difficulty between us. Tor it must be re membered that we were not face to face when the words were used, but a thousand miles apart. "Besides, although I am a younger, and leas “experienced" man than he. yet I think 1 hive a higher regard for the digni ty of the office to which I am an humble •spirant than the present incumbent seems to display, and I shall use every effort both to keep my temper and to pre serve my dignity during the pendency of thc'vontest between us “ Fleming Is Mistaken. ““My opponent takes occasion to say tn the opening of his “interview’ that I have committed a “falsification* of the Demo cratic platform of 1884. and observes that so complete was the proof that I did not venture to enter a denial. He is absolutely mistaken. I did not have before me at the time my “announcement" was written a copy of that platform, but undertook to quote it substantially, and that I did.' I have been perfectly willing to rest on Mr. Fleming s statement of the differences in the exact and literal words between my quotation and the platform. I used, very nearly, the words of the platform. So nearly its exact words that I felt as if I would have been guilty of plagiarism if I had not put quotation marks around them. The deduction I drew from the platform and the idea I expressed was the logical. Indeed, the inevitable, conclu sion from it. In his “rejoinder’ he quoted the exact words of the platform, but as he was then “charitable’ enough not to charge me with an intentional misquota tion, and as the words I used expressed the same idea as those used in the party platform. I dismissed the subject from my mind, and if my failure to refer to it tn my Thomson speech can be fairly term ed a confession of any sort, then I wish to ask why he does not stand before the people confessedly guilty of having dodg ed everj, issue in this campaign, and of hwving failed to express himself on every Sblic question, for in my reply to his an •Bcenfefit I charged him with that, and in none of his numerous “cards’ and “in terviews’ has he ever entered a denial. Fleming Is Childish. ““So far as intentional misquotation of the platform is concerned, the charge is absurdly childish, for it certainly does look as if any sensible man would know I would not be guilty of that and then de liberately refer the public and my oppo nent to the source of the quotation, where the mistake, if any, could be discovered. Mr. Fleming has simply lost his temper, or he ‘would not use such unjustifiable language. ““In his interview he charges me with “intended deception.’ with “falsification.’ with “fraud’—in i that I charged that on a certain occasion, according to the Congressional Record, he had been greeted * with “derisive laughter.' from his party associates, the Democrats, in congress. If his charge is true I do not deserve and will not ask the vote or even the respect of a single honest voter in this district; on the contrary if it is false he deserves and should receive the condemnation and cen sure of every fair-minded man in tht district regardless of his previous opin ions or predellctlons. for unfair, unjusti fiable and indefensible treatment of bls opponent. In his interview he uses these words: “There is but one place in the Congressional Record where those words “ derisive laughter'* occur in conection with any speech of mine: they will be found on page 3M9 under date of IMb. There on that page in print as plain as type can make it stares every reader in the face the fact that the derisive laughter came from the Republicans and not. from the Democrats, etc." There Was No Derisive Laughter. “The incident to which he refers hap pened. of course, for derision of him does not seem to be confined to his party asso ciates alone. ““But Mr. Fleming misstates The Record. On January E. »<L on page SK of The I Congressional Record, the following ap pears <1 do not give the whole coloquy be cause there Is only one specific denial on Mr. Fleming’s part): Hr Fleming—Be cause the chairman is not charged with any such knowledge of the purpose at all. <Derisiv« laughter on the Democratic fide.” "Moreover, this is not the only time the I Will Cure You of Rheumatism No pay until you know it. After 2.000 experiments. I have learned how to cure Rheumatism. Not to turn bony joints into flesh again; that is Im possible But I can cure the disease al ways. at any stage, and forever. I ask for no money. Simply write me a ' postal and I will send you an order on your nearest druggist for six bottle* of Dr. Shoop's Rheumatic Cure, for every druggist keep* It. Use it for a month, and if it does what I claim, pay your druggist 35 CO for it. If it doesn't I will , pay him myself. I have no samples. Any medicine that can affect Rhumatlsm with but a few doses must be drugged to the verge of danger. I use no such drugs. It is folly to take them. You must get the disease out of the Hood. My remedy does that, even in the most difficult, obstinate cases. No matter how * impossible this seems to you. I know it and I take the risk. I have cured tens of thousands of cases in this way. and my records show that 39 out of 40 who get those six bottles pay. and pay gladly. I have learned that people In general are honest with a physician who cures them. . That is all I ask. If I fail I don't expect < penny from you. Simply write me a postal card or letter. Let me send you an order for the medi cine. Take it for a month, for it won't harm yon anyway. If It cures, pay 35.50. I leave that entirely to you. I will mall you a book that tells how I do it. Ad dress Dr. Shoop. Box 545, Racine, Wis. "Mild eases, not chronic, are often cured b7 one or two buttlee. .At alii druggists." Democrats have laughed at him even on that day! “Every word of my Thomson speech on this subject was taken from the Con gressional Record itself, carefully, fairly and accurately and +f I have wronged him in any respect, or have misquoted the record in any particular I want no man’s vote or respect. "At Appling, In the course of my speech there. I answered Mr. Fleming’s bitter in terview by having the court stenographer of the Augusta circuit read the record Itself, just as I have it set out above, to the audience. The gentleman who is the court reporter of that circuit is a resident of Augusta, a man of high character, then engaged in reporting my speech for my opponent. Surely Mr. Fleming will not accuse him either of mental deformity or cf moral baseness! Stands By His Speeches. "I stand by every word of my speeches at Thomson and Appling and appeal from Mr. Fleming's misstatements to the Con gressional Record Itself. He can secure a practically unlimited number and I in vite him to send you the record of January 22nd, 1902, and on page 887 every voter in this district will find printed so plainly that no eye can miss it the words in con troversy between us. “'I regret the unexpected and painful amount of bitterness that Mr. Fleming has seen proper to inject into this canvass, which ought to be conducted on the lines of a friendly contest between two gentle men. I am no evangel of discord—no child of bitterness; it is my purpose and desire to encourage and promote good will, harmony and reconciliation, rather than dissension and bitterness. “’ln its report of my Thomson speech the Augusta Chronicle, the leading or gan of my opponent, a paper published in his own city, and giving him its hearty support, a paper in which he is financially interested, certainly a stockholder, and. I think, a director, admits that I ’indulged ir no personalties;’ again it says. ’Mr. Hardwick went into Mr. Fleming's record In congress in a dignified but none the less forceful manner.’ "I solemnly call on every fair-minded man in the district to bear witness that I have sought to conduct a clean cam paign without abuse of my opponent, without mentioning his name in my an nouncement. but that Mn Fleming has in jected Into it a world fit bitterness and hard feeling uncalled for and inexplica ble to me. for I am consciously guilty of ho other offense save that of having dared to aspire to what I fear Mr. Fleming has come to regard as ’his office/ ” NELUWW FATE BEFELLANDTHEBGIRL THE BODY OF SARAH BENGE, A FARMER’S DAUGHTER, IS FOUND IN A MILL POND. CHARLOTTE. N. C.. March 27.—News reaches here from Wilkes county. North Carolina, of the finding of the body ot a young woman in a millpond, after the community had experienced a mystery not unlike the now noted Cropsey case tn Elizabeth City, with the exception that in the WUkes case the dead girl’s condi tion would indicate a motive for her death. The unfortunate tirl was Sarah Benge, the daughter of a Ifarmer, and she had been missing from home for three weeks, when her body was discovered in the pond by two boys. Evidences of several blows on the-head were discovered and there was a large bruise on the breast, indicating that something heavy had been' laid acroas the body while the woman was dying or imntediately thereafter. There was no water in the lungs. There was but little evidence before the coron er's jury at its sitting Monday which would lead to the perpetrator of the crime. The fact was developed that the girl had been in a delicate condlt4on for some months. Miss Benge’s Slayer Not Known. CHARLOTTE. N. C., March 21).-The latest information obtainable regarding the finding of the body of Sarah Benge, w’ho was murdered and thrown into Hoot's mill pond, in Wilkes county, nearly a month ago and whose body was discovered a few days ago, is contained in this week’s issue of The Elkin Times, which says that three men living in the neighborhood of the place where the murder took place, are under suspicion, but that no arrests have been made yet. The scene of the crime is in a district somewhat remote from the railroad and particulars are somewhat hard to obtain. VIRGIN! A~HASA PLAN TO SILENCE' NEGROES RICHMOND, Va.. March 29 -A suffrage plan has been finally agreed upon by the constitutional convention of Virginia, un der which it is expected the negro vote will be practically eliminated. It provides that voters shall pay a poll tax of $1.50; shall be, able to read, or understand when read to them, the constitution of the state and shall be- able to make application for the right to register in their own hand writing in the presence of the registrars. The "Understanding” clause is only to be in effect until January 1, 1904. The ether features are permanent. Confederate soldiers and their sons are exempt from the "understanding and application*' clause. « EVANS r RESIGNAfiON~ GIVEN TO ROOSEVELT WASHINGTON. March 29.-Commls sioner of Pensions Evans has placed his resignation in the hands of the president. It will not take effect until some impor tant position in the diplomatic service is found for him. The pension committee appointed at the last annual encampment of the G. A. R. to investigate the affairs of the pension bureau has made its report to the presi dent. It has not yet been decided as to when the report will be made public, if at all. It is stated that the policy of Commis sioner Evans will be continued by his successor. JUDGE ~JAMES GRIGGS IS ELECTED TO LEAD WASHINGTON. March 29.—Judge James Griggs, of Georgia, was last night unani mously elected chairman of the Demo cratic congressional campaign committee. The nomination of Congressman Griggs was made by Senator Carmack, of Ten nessee. The result of the meeting of the com mittee was forecast in The Journal of Thursday. Chairman Griggs will begin at once to make himself familiar with the duties of his office. DUNLAP ESTATE WORTH MORE THAN £300.000 MACON. March 29—The will of the late Samuel 8. Dunlap has been filed. Its most interesting feature is its amount. It disposes of $300,000 worth of property, besides the S6O 000 divided among the heirs before Mr. Dunlap's death. This places him among the wealthiest of Georgia's business men, and his estate is said to have been in good condition. It is easily convertible into cash, and all debts were paid before Mr. Dunlap died. Furnace Reported Sold. BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. March 28 —A special from Sheffield says that J. J. Gray. Jr., of that place, la reported to have purchased the Rock dale furnace at Rockdale, Tenn. THE REM 1-WEEKLY JOURNAL. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY. MARCH 31, 1902. SOUGHT DEATH BUT DIB NOT HWE «E WHEN WOMAN ATTEMPTED TO LEAP INTO THE RIVER SHE FELL IN A FAINT. ROCHESTER. N. Y„ March 29.—Miss Ella May Patch, who on Thursday even ing was found on the aqueduct in an un conscious condition and afterwards claim ed she had been assaulted by a man while crossing the bridge, made a statement to day to the effect that she had bound and gagged herself with the intention of com mitting suicide by jumping into the river, but fainted before she could accomplish her purpose. completeexoneration FOR DEAD MINISTER • DUBLIN. March 29—Rev. W. S. Ram sey, late county school, commissioner of Laurens county, who was charged by the board of education of Laurens county, with befog short in his accounts, has been completely exonerated by the board of arbitrators, appointed to go over the books in the office. Col. Ramsey, after over twenty years’ service as county schol commissioner of Laurens county died very suddenly in .March, 1900, after his death, the board of election claimed that a shortage approximating $4,700.00 existed and commenced a suit against the Guarantee Company of North Amer ica, in the city court of Atlanta, this com pany being the bondsmen of Ramsey. Mrs. Ramsey denied the allegations of the board of education, and requested that the* suit against the security com pany be withdrawn and the estate of Col. Ramsey be sued in Laurens county, or that a board of arbitrators be appointed to go over the books and papers in the office, their report or finding to be final, and with this request Mr. J. M. Simmons, Jr., representing Mrs. Ramsey, deposited with the Dublin Banking company the amount of the alleged shortage, subject to.the finding of the board of arbitrators, or the verdict of a jury of Laurens coun ty. This offer was refused and then Hon. L. L. Stubbs representative for Laurens county, introduced a resolution in the leg islature relieving the securities on Ram sey’s bond. When the board of education found that the bill would probably pass, they surrendered the bond and agreed to an arbitration and Mr. Stubbs withdrew his resolutions. The board of education chose Hon. J. A. Rogers school commis sioner of Washington county and Hon. J. R Baggett, of Laurens, as members of the board, and Mr. J. S. Simmons, Jr., chose Mr. J. B. Caldwell and Mr. C. W Brantley, two of the leading citizens of Dublin. The four gentlemen above nam ed then selected Hon. Dudley M. Hughes, of Twiggs county, as the fifth member. Attorneys Daley,of Wrightsville, and Wade, of Dublin, represented the board and Messrs. Griner and J. B. Sanders, of tlublin. represented Mr. Simmons. A The hearing of testimony and the ar rangement of counsel consumed several days, and the boar<T'kdjbJuT!hed the meet ing over until Monday, March 24th, when they met for the purpose of making their decision. The decision of tne board of ar bitrators awarded to Mr. Simmons the sum of $106.00 with interest, balance due on salary of Col. Ramsey from March, 1900, at 7 per cent, and placed all cost upon the hoard of education, as per agree ment. The finding of the board is final and this is an end to the case. Rev. W. S. Ramsey was one of theimost prominent and universally beloved citi zens of this county. For over thirty years he was a leading minister of the Baptist church, and had few equals as a pulpit orator in this country. At his’ death the crowd that attended his funeral services filled the town. Two or three special trains bringing crowds from Macon. Hawkinsville and i other points in the state, such a large gather ing of people was never before seen in Dublin. The finding of the board of arbitrators gives universal satisfaction. MILLIONAIRES WILL DEVELOP WATER POWER CHARLOTTE, N. C., March 29—James B. Duke, president of the American To bacco Company, and his brother, B. N. Duke, treasurer, and George W. Watts, one the largest stockholders of the tobac co combine, made a trip to their water power, recently purchased in Chester county. South Carolina, this week. In the party also was W. A. Erwin, president of the Erwin cotton mill at Durham, which is one of the largest and most suc cessful cotton mills in the state. Beyond the statement that they expect ed to develop the power the millionaires did not discuss thefr new purchase. Their property is on and adjacent to Catawba river and js about eight miles from Fort Lawn. 8. C., on the Chester and Lancas ter railroad, about twenty miles from Rock Hill. Chester and Lancaster and about thirty miles from Charlotte. They control an immense water power and land on either side of the river for a distance of half a mile or more. By several pur chases they acquired their present large property interest in Chester county, and it is estimated that the total purchase t money paid was more than $200,000. The purchasers claim that the falls are capable of generating over 40,000 horse power, or power sufficient to run between 1,000,000 and 1,500,000 cotton spindles. The total number of cotton spindles in North Carolina, by the way, does not exceed 2,000,000. FRUIT IN GWINNETT WAS NOT INJURED YELLOW RIVER, Ga., March 29—The fruit erop at this place is not hurt, but it was thought that the cojd weather of last week had damaged it, but such was a mistake, and unless they are nipped in the future there will be plenty of peaches and apples. The farmers have not got to plow three good days yet on account of so much rain and they are worse behind with their work than they have been in several years and their countenances are shadowed with the blues. The wheat crop is very discouraging at this time, but is coming out since the warm weather set in and time only can tell what the harvest will be. Oats was nearly all killed out. The rains and big freshets this winter have damaged the farmers many hundreds of dollars, es pecially on the river and creeks in many places. The creek beds have changed across bottoms and many acres of once good bottom land will now have to be abandoned and let grow up in under growth and briars. There is the biggest hog famine in Gwinnett that has been for many years, not over one-third of the people can get hold of pigs. What few pigs there are. could be wrapped up in the money asked for them. The same of milch cows. Stabbed to Death. BIRMINGHAM. Ala., March 29—At Coalburg mines Will Johnson, a negro convict, was stabbed to death and Jim Montgomery, another I negro convict, is charged with the crime. ALEX. ATKINSON WINS SENATORIAL CONTEST JACKSON, Ga., March 29—The citizens of this county witnessed yesterday the most excltlwc yet quietest election ever held in Butts county for state senator be tween Alex Atkinson and F. Z. Curry and the consolidated returns today give At kinson 59 majority.. Atkinson carried his district three to one over Curry. In Jack son precinct Atkinson's vote was 213 and Curry 88. A very large vote was polled, Atkinson receiving 569; Curry 510. The campaign opened on March 12 and since that date both candidates have canvassed thorough ly over every district in the county. The election of Atkinson meets the approval of the citizens of Fayette and Spalding counties, which are embraced in this dis trict. Atkinson is well-known in Georgia politics, having represented Butts in the senate in -'96 and ’97 and represented the county in the legislature in ’BB and ’99, '75 and ’76. Last night the friends of At kinson had a fireworks display here cel ebrating his victory over Curry. ~ ONE THOUSAND ARE KILLED IN CHINA PEKIN, March 29—Chinese officials say that 1,000 people have been killed in riots at Ta Ming Fu, the southernmost prefec ture of the province of China. This is perhaps an exaggeration, but tne loss of life was undoubtedly great. The riots were due to attempts of local officials to collect indemnities for the Catholics as arranged betweert the offi cials and the priests. Soldiers have been dispatched to quell the disturbances and a tao tai has been sent to adjust the differences. The officials warn the missionaries to keep out of the disturbed district. CORDELE BANKER - IS FOUND GUILTY VIENNA, Ga., March 29—Lee B. Jones, president of the Naval Stores and Lum berman's Bank of Cordele, Ga., was tried in the superior court for embezzlement and last night the Jury brought in a ver dict of guilty with a recommendation of misdemeanor punishment. Judge Evans imposed a fine of SI,OOO and costs or twelve months in the chaingang. AUGUSTAPOSfOFFICE ASTORM CENTRE POSTMASTER SMYTHE HAS NOT NAMED HIS ASSISTANT AND SHOWS ITO INCLINATION TO APPOINT HIM SOON. \ ■ Q t AUGUSTA, Ga.. March 28—There are hot times about the pdstoffice, all owing to the failure of Postmaster Smythe to appoint his assistant postmaster. When he received the appointment of postmaster it was given out that Mr. Fred Boyce, a Democrat and son of Former Postmaster Ker Boyce, was to have the assistant’s place. After he was installei it was stated that.the Republican county machine held a written pledge for Captain Smythe to appoint a candidate nominated by the machine to this position. Captain Smythe so far haa done neither, but re tained Former Assistant Postmaster Frank M. Stallings, who has been a most excellent official, Lately pressure has been brought to -bear on Captain Smythe to appoint Mr. goy??, which has led him to positively 'strfttj that he would not do so. The friends of Mr .Boyce are very wroth, but the Republican machine is much in the same fix, for the postmaster has dropped the gentle Intimation that all the nomineees of the machine are persona non grata to him. So the stir in the post office continues, and meantime Assistant Postmaster Stallings holds the fort. NEGRoVuRGLAR BEAT THIS WOMAN WITH AX SAVANNAH. March 27—Mrs. Lilia Fountain and her spn Dower were attack ed by burglars this morning about 2:30 o’clock in their home adjoining their store, about three miles frogs Savannah on tne Ogeechee road. Mrs. Fountain was almost killed by a blow from an axe In the hands of one of the burglars, a negro, and her escape from instant death is almost miraculous. Joe Stuart, a negro, has been arrested and identified by Airs. Fountain as one of the negroes who entered the store. The excitement In,the vicinity was In tense when the Savannah police officers arrived, and the entire neighborhood was up searching for .the robbers. Mrs. Fountain gives a graphic account of the affair. She heard scuffling in her son’s room, adjoining her’s, and ran to his assistance. She found him struggling with a negro. When she screamed, another negro came at her with an axe and attempted to brain her. She dodged and the blow was only a glancing one. This saved her life. Victim of Burglar Dies from Injuries. SAVANNAH. Ga.. March 28—Bower Fountain, the young man who was as saulted by burglars in his store a few miles from Savannah Wednesday night, died at 4 o’clock this morning. His mother, who was struck in the head with an ax by one of the negroes assault ing her son, is better. <, ’ FILIPINO REBEL CHIEFS CAPTURED BY BAMFORD MANILA, March 26—Noriel, the only in surgent general with the exception of Mal var, still in the Philippines, has been cap tured by Lieutenant Frank E. Bamford, of the Twenty-eighth infantry. A major, a captain, a lieutenant and. five men, who were acting as a bodyguard to Noriel, were captured with him. They have all been held as prisoners of war. There is some reason to believe that one member of this bodyguard is General in disguise. Lieutenant Bamford is certain that if this general is not one of the cap tured party he Is in the immediate neigh borhood of the place of Nortel’s capture. Norlel is one of the recognized leaders of tne insurrection since 1899, He was captured on his way to the coast, while endeavoring to escape. He admits that the insurrection, as such, is over and says that the few remaining leaders are fleeing, as they do not command enough men to warrant surrenders commensurate with their rank. Lieutenant Bamford is well known in Atlanta. He was stationed at Fort Mc- Pherson for a number of years, during which time he figured conspicuously in the Romeyn-O'Brien courtmartial. BY TROLLEYS TWO ARE KILLED AND SIX HURT JOLIET, 111., March 29—Two men were killed and several people injured in a head on collision at Sag Bridge yesterday be tween two cars of the Joliet and Chicago electric railroad. The dead are: JOHN C. MAU, motorman. GORGE BARRETT, lineman. Wild Train Crashes Into Cicago “El.” CHICAGO, March 29.—Fifty passengers were badly shaken up in a collision be tween trains of the South Side and Metro politan West Side elevated railroads on the union loop yesterday. MILES'REBUKE IS EXPLAINED AT LAST CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN MILES AND ROOT SENT TO CONGRESS BY THE PRESIDENT. WASHINGrTON. March 29—In response to a resolution adopted by the house of representatives, the president today for warded to that body the full text of the correspondence betw’een Lieutenant Gen eral Nelson A. Miles, commanding the army, and Secretary Root, concerning a plan outlined by the former to bring about a cessation of hostilities in the Philip pines. A resume of the correspondence, together with the endorsement upon it of President Roosevelt, follows: Under date of February 17, 1902. General Miles transmitted to the secretary of war a memorandum outlining his plan to se cure a cessation of hostilities in the Phil ippines with a request that it be forward ed to the president. After directing at tention to the situation in the Philippines and to the enormous expenditure of money and lives in the islands, he says that dur ing the past century Indian wars have been averted by/consultation with chiefs of the various bribes. Our friendly rela tions with the people of Cuba and Porto Rico’ also had been promoted by the same means. He requests, therefore, that he be au thorized to proceed to the Philippine is lands with a delegation of Cubans and Porto Ricans and while there direct the disposition of the United States forces to the end that they may occupy the most healthful and strategetic positions and al-! so to take such measures as will tend to restore confidence to the Filipinos and demonstrate to them that our government is prompted by the highest sense of jus tic. On his return to the United States he desires to bring such representative Fili pinos as he may think advisable in order that they may realize the advantages this government offers them, and at the same time afford opportunity to consult with the officials of this government. He is confident that such measures would be beneficial to the Filipinos and highly cred itable to this government. Secretary Root forwarded to the presi dent ■ General Miles’ memorandum under date of March 5, with his disapproval of the recommendations. He says the con duct oLaffairs in the Philippines has been able ana successful. More rapid progress ■ has been made toward the acceptance of American sovereignty, the restoration of peace and the establishment of civil government than was to have been ex pected. Concerning the proposal to bring official delegates from the Philippines to the United States, the secretary says: “It would be very difficult to keep such a pro ceeding free from spectacular and sensa tional features, which would be injurious. In a subsequent letter submitted to the secretary of war on March 24. General Miles regrets that the secretary should have considered his proposition, promoted in the interest of humanity, as tn any way "spectacular and sensational.” He says he would not anticipate any such result from its adoption. X’ He calWMttention to the fact that when In Cuba last year he advised members oi the constitutional convention to make an appeal directly to President McKinley, which they did. The president granted the Cubans’ request for an audience, made through him, and the result of the delega tlon.‘s visit to Washington was most grat ifying. Referring to his comment that the war in the Philippines had been conducted with marked severity, General Miles says his information was based upon official reports. He says it was his purpose near ly a year ago to go to the Philippines and his projected visit had the approval of President McKinley. Secretary Root comments upon General Miles' second memorandum, dated March 25th. He says the apparent purpose of the memorandum was to show that the action taken on the first was wrong. The secretary adds that on the 18th of July, 1900, General Miles applied to be sent to the Philippines and to China In his official capacity. General MacArthur had reported tnat not a single regiment could be spared from the Philippines, yet Gen eral Miles accompanied his application by a recommendation that 15,000 troops be withdrawn from the Philippines and sentl to China. The withdrawal of so many troops wou.d insure insurgent coYitrol of a large part of the Philippines. The secre tary says that at least two-thirds of the 15,000 were wholly unnecessary In China. The application and recommendation, says the secretary, were, in fact, accom panied by a request from General Miles that supreme command of the allied forces should be obtained for him. Under these circumstances President McKinley declined to authorize the sending of Gen eral Miles either to the Philippines or to China. 'ii - ' A year afterward the secretary of war authorized the lieutenant general to ex tend his inspection tour to the Philip pines for the purpose of inspecting only. He has never been authorized to go for any other purpose. “That of course, means” continues the secretary, "to command General Chaffee, and he asks authority ’also to take such measures as will tend to restore as far as possible confidence to the people of those islands, and demonstrate that the pur pose of our government is prompted by the highest ideas of Justice.’ That means, if it means anything, authority to do him self. or to require the civil officers of the Philippines to do under his directions, the very duties which were charged upon the Philippine commission, and the civil gov ernor in the islands by President McKin ley. and which they are now engaged in doing.” Referring to- the reflections of General Mlles upon the conduct of the military forces in the islands, based upon official reports, as he says. Secretary Root says that a report of the civil governor of the province of Tayabas. containing in gener all terms and without specification or names, serious charges against the mili tary administration in that province and against the conduct of the army generally in its relations to the civil government were forwkrded by Governor Taft to the secretary of war. The report was sent to General Chaf fee with orders that he fully investigate the charges as soon as possible and should they be found true, to apply the necessary administrative and disciplinary measures to correct the evils. He adds that the necessary time for the investigation as yet has not elapsed, and expresses his regret "that the officer of the highest rank in. the army should assume the trfith of charges reflecting upon the credit of the army in advance of the investiga tion which has been ordered, and with out giving General Chaffee, upon whose particular command these charges reflect an opportunity to be heard.” The secretary concludes by saying that General Mlles “plainly evinces a design to procure the publication of the charges, and of the lieutenant general s acceptance thereof as true, in advance of the investi gation of their truth, and of the report thereon by General Chaffee. In the inter est of good discipline and effective ser vice such a course is much to be regretted. Such charges ought not to be published ’ against our countrymen who’m we have sent to labor and fight under our flag on the other side of the world before they can be heard in their own defense.” Under date <Tf March 27th. President Rooseveltmade the following endorse ment-upon the entire correspondence: "The memorandum of the secretary of war Is approved as a whole and as to every part. Had there been any doubt before as to the wisdom of denying Gen eral Miles’ request, these papers would remove such doubt. "(Signed) "THEODORE ROOSEVELT.” WOMAN RACESFOR^ - SEAT IN CONGRESS LOUISVILLE, March 29.—The race for congress in the Tenth district is being en livened this year by Miss Mary Burkhart, a good looking and wealthy young wo man. who is a candidate on the Prohibi tion ticket. Miss Burkhart is a resident of Lone Wolf county, the daughter of a wealthy lumber man. with SIOO,OOO in her own name. She is the first candidate in the field, and is making a house to house canvass. Lone Wolf is a mountin county, as is much of her district, but she is undaunted by the trackless forests and the mountains, going over most of the district on her horse. Miss Burkhardt is full of vigor. In dis cussing the race she said: “Some of the men up here who are talk ing about running for congress tell me my .race is useless, that if elected I cannot be seated. I want to say right here that if I get a majority of the votes cast irf"the Tenth district I'll go to congress all right end there is no law to prevent me.” PHILIPPINE COMMERCE • SHOWS HEAVY GAINS WASHINGTON. March 29.—Colonel Edwards, chief of the division of in/ular affairs of the war department, made public today a compre hensive statement of the commerce of the Philippines for the ten months ended October 31. 1901 and 1900. The figures are exclusive of quartermaster’s supplies. It is shown that the total value of merchandise imported during the ten months ended October, 31. 1901, was $24,- 888,141, as against $30,143,152 for the correspond ing period of 1900; and the exports of mer chandise during the months ended October 31, 1901, amounted to $20,884,395, as against $19,- 372.830 for the same period of 1900. These figures show an Increase of 21 per cent, of the Imports and eight per Cent, foA the exports. The value of merchandise coming from and shipped to the United States during these peri ods shows a decided increase for the ten months ended October 31. 1901. There was imported $2,935,000. an Increase of $1,190.686 over the cor responding period of 1900: while the exports for the period of 1901 amounted to $3,534,669, an Increase of $1,191,448. GETS _ rHUSBftNb IHROUGH AN "AD" WIDOW ANSWERS MATRIMONIAL ADVERTISEMENT AND A WED DING WILL BE THE OUTCOME. CHARLOTTE. ’ N. C./ March 29 -Mrs. Sallie Brown, a widow, about 45 years of age, left Winston-Salem, N. C-, Thursday for Southwick. Mass., to marry a man whom she has ’ never seen, and w’hose name she stated that she could not pro nounce. In an Interview Mrs. Brown stated that she had lived In Winston-Salem about four years; that her husband had died In Mt. Airy seven years ago. She said that she could not pronounce the name of her unseen lover, but that she could spell it— Edward C. Theronx. She said she saw his advertisement for a wife In a paper and that they had bee® corresponding since last November, and that she had his photograph. Mrs. Brown said she did not know exactly when the wedding would take place. Mrs. Brown is said to be a member of an excellent family and her friends and relatives are surprised at her action. „ HON. HARVIETORDAN TO SPEAK IN MACON MACON, March 27.—The citizens of Ma con have been invited to unite tn a public meeting at the chamber of commerce building next Tuesday afternoon, for the purpose of hearing Vice President Harvle Jordan discuss the coming congress of the National Farmers’ association. Quite a number of prominent men have said they are anxious to put in their shares of the money needed to entertain and properly care for the visitors to the congress, and the railroads are preparing to excursions to bring in the people from the neighboring states. The directors of the chamber of commerce are agreed that Georgia has never had a gathering of the kind which means so much to the agricul tural and industrial interests. A move ment is now on foot to make agriculture and manufacturing displays here during the congress, which will be held in Oc tober. The farmers who come from tne north, east and west will be given excurs ions to various parts of the state after the business of the sessions has been dis posed of. A one-cent round trip rate has been granted by all of the railroads. Macpn expects to have five or six thou sand visitors at a time during the con gress. • s. c. upsoFwill run FOR THE LEGISLATURE ATHENS, Ga.. March 29 —Mr. Stephen C. Upson has announced as a candidate for the legislature. He Is one of Athens’ brightest young lawyers and is quite pop ular with a large circle of friends and ac quaintances. With him as her represent ative, Clarke county would be ably rep resented. There were strong probabilities some days ago of the prohibitionists getting out a candidate, but there is not so much talk at this time of an effort being made to get out a candidate. Either the man to make the race is not available or there is ■ not the necessary concert of action among the prohibition leaders, and Mr. Upson will doubtless have no opposition. DUPONT GUERRY TO SPEAK • THREE T,MES TODAY Hon. Dupont Guerry, candidate for gov ernor, will speak in DeKalb county three times’ today. He - will address the voters of Decatur and that section of the county at the courthouse in the morning at 11 o'clock: he will speak to the voters at Stone Mountain at 3:30 p. m.. and will close the day with a speech at Lithonia at 8 o’clock. These three speeches will be heard by a large number of the voters of DeKalb, as the Guerry clubs in that county have been hard at work preparing for the meet ings. This is the first time Mr. Guerry has spoken ip DeKalb, but his workers claim that county for him. It is probable that a good many of the voters of Atlanta will go down to Decatur this morning to hear Mr. Guerry speak. farmerlfarbehind - / IN WORK THIS YEAR MACON. March 27.—Reports from the rural districts indicate that farming work is worse behind than it has been in years. Some of the farmers report that they have not yet broken up their corn land, al though in years past they remember to have had corn planted by the 15th of Feb ruary, Mule sales are also estimated to be off-About 50 per cent, as compared with last year. NAVAL STORE MARKET TAKES UPWARD TURN SAVANNAH. March 29 —The Savannah naval stores quotation went to 53 cents per gallon this afternoon. This is the highest price of the season. The demand is merely nominal and the market is evidently being manipulated by some STRIKE 15 OFF IT LOWELL MILLS ■ SIXTEEN THOUSAND OPERATIVES DECIDE TO POSTPONE WALK- OUT PENDING A SET- TLEMENT. LOWELL, Mass., March 29.—At the con clusion of an all-night conference between* a committee of citizens and representa tives of the textile’union and the codncil.it was announced early today that the threatened strike of 16,000 cotton mill op eratives of this city had been averted fori the present. The strike order will be deferred for •’ week at least to give the citizens a chance. to use their good offices with the mill ma/i-' agers to bring about the Increase in wages demanded by the operatives. The result of the conference was made known in a statement issued at the close of the conference, which said: "The representatives of the labor unions, moved by the Appeals of the com-, mittee, have decided to declare the - strike off in the Interest of the public.” The committee, recognizing the spirit in which the representatives have met them, have assured them that they will exert their utmost influence to secure for them the increase of wages at the earliest op portunity. GUERRY PLEASES HIS HEARERS IN GWINNETT YELLOW RIVER, Ga., March 29.—Your cor respondent has been feeling around for the last few days, and has talked with citizens from, different parts of the county, and it seems safe to say that Guerry will get a big vote in Gwin- ' nett county. A great many of the Populists here say they are Guerry men. and the church and pulpit in this county will go solidly for him. Guerry will speak at Lawrenceville during court recess next week. Politics are wanning up - in old Gwinnett. There will be six or eight candidates la th* race for representatives, among them will probably be J. A. Perry. N. L. Hutchins. Jr., T. A. Pate, Oscar Brown. Geo. W. Simmons, Sr., and probably W. T. Smith and others. R. T. Martin and T. A. Haslett will contest, and probably J. C. McDaniel, for the sheriff* office. The other county officer* will have op ponents but it la hard to tell just now who they will be. Hon. D. T. Cain has been clerk of the superior court for twenty years, and it seems useless for any one to run against him. The other following officers will stand for re election: Ordinary, John P. Webb; tax collec tor, H. J. Hinton; tax receiver, J. R. Garner; coroner, Jas. H. Wilson. PEACE IN SOUTH AFRICA MAY BE FAR REMOVED NEW YORK, March 29.—Some little time io likely to elapse before the result of the con sultation between Messrs. Schalkburger and Steyn can be made known, says a London dis patch to The Tribune. It is generally presumed that the Boer leaders In the Transvaal are ready to accept the inevitable, but If Mr. Steyn and General DeWet are in the sam* frame of mind as is Dr. Leyds, there is no Im mediate prospect of peace. The British government is being warned by Its supporters in the process against the danger of granting conditions which, while seemingly innocent, would yet hang like a millstone around the neck of the future administration of the new colonies. The Saturday Review considers that the at titude of the Boers themselves and the atti tude of the continental powers and the United Blates make it imperative that no terms 'sttodifcA be granted which could by any possible press of distortion be twisted Into an admission on the part of England that she has not been able to achieve all that she desired by force of arms. TURPENTINE OPERATORS CONVICTED OF PEONAGE TALLAHASSEE, Fla., March 27.—A Jury in the United States court here last night re turned a verdict of guilty against 8. M. Cly att. ■* wealthy turpentine operator, who waa charged with a violation of the peonage laws of the United States. The evidence introduced at the trial was to the effect that Clyatt secured warrants in Georgia for several negroes and coming to Florida brought about the arrests. The negroes were then taken, it is alleged, to Clyatt’a tur pentine farm, near Waterloo, Ga., where they were made to work until a debt they were charged with owing had been paid. The case was brought by the United State* government, and this is believed to be the first time that a federal court has ever at tempted to enforce the statute against peonage, TEACHERS WILL MEET AT GREENSBORO, N. C. GREENSBORO, N. C., March ». An_*^ uc ** tlonal conference and massmeeting will TX held in this city on April 3 and A Teachers, college professors and presidents, county su perintendents and others interested in the cause of public education will attend from nineteen counties. The meeting will be held under the auspices of the board of aidermen, th*! board of education and the commercial Arganizations of the city and will be presided over by Prof. J. Y. Joyner, state superinten dent of public instruction. Governor Aycock will be one of the principal speakers. The purpose of the meeting is to stimulate interest in public education and set on toot a movement for the improvement of the school houses In the country districts. SMALLPOX SITUATION IMPROVING IN JACKSON JEFFERSON. Mar/h 29.-There are only two cases ot smallpox in Jefferson, and both of them are doing splendidly and will soon be entirely well. So far as known, there are two or three new cases in the country, but in all of these cases, is has been in a very mild form, and there has been no serious sickness in a single case developed to date. There was a considerable smallpox scare at first, but the alarm has entirely disappeared, and no appre- | hensions of its spread are now entertained. The trustees are considering the advisability of reopening Martin Institute soon, ant) this will be done as soon as all danger has disap peared, and not before. M’RAE TERRELL CLUB . ELECTS OFFICERS McRAE. Ga , March 29 —The Terrell club, with a membership of seventy-five met at the courthouse yesterday evening and elected the following officers: President. Tom J. Mcßae; vice president. J. W. Cameron: secretary and treasurer. Howard P. Whiddon; executive oom mi ttee: Eschol Graham, chairman; W. H. Born. E. L. Boothe. G. T. Holland, W. B.« Coleman. Guy A. Carswell. J. J. Register. The club is very enthusiastic and rapidly in creasing in numbers. The Guerry club, organ ized two weeks ago, has a membership of thirty-five. ■ '■ r J. M. TERRELL SPEAKS” TO LARGE* AUDIENCE DOUGLAS. March 28— Hon. J. M. Terrell spoke at the courthouse here Wednesday to * large and appreciative audience composed of ♦he lenresentatlve citizens of Coffee county. Quite a number of ladies were present and al together the large courtroom was taxed to its utmost capacity to accommodate the crowd. Mr. Terrell madee a good, solid speech, and ?reated a very favorable impression on th* audience. He dealt In no personalities but treated the questions of public interest in an unimpassioned and business-like manner. H* has many warm supporters in this county, and his chances for carrying it are considered good. Jackson County Well Represented, grand jurors drawn for the £rst term of Ath ens federal court are well known and promi nent citizens of Jackson county as follows: Messrs. Thos. H. Niblack and Carl M. Glenn, of Jefferson. George Bennett and Neal Chand ler. of Apple Valley. Richard D. Moore, of Dry Pond, and J. B. Hardman. W. L Williamson. C. D. Stsrk and G. W. D. Haber, of Harmony Grove. No better selection could possibly have been made, and Judge Newman will certainly be pleased with their good work. -> Webb Bound Over. BIRMINGHAM. Ala., March 29.-Jim Webb, the negro who shot and killed Policenum w - P. Walton a few days agn. while resisting sr-; rest, was bound over without ball upon hla pre liminary trial.
