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VOL IV.
DOMINICAN CAPITAL
IS SEIZED BY REBELS
President Jiminez Isa Fu
gitive, Finding Tempo
rary Safety in Office of
French Consulate.
• _____
SANTIAGO, Santo Domingo. May 1—
"the capital capitulated today
to tbe Nvolutionary forces commanded by
Genera; Horacio Vasques, the vice pres
ident" df the republic.
President Jiminez sought refuge In the
Freaefcpesnsulate and many government
officets'obtaining protection In the French
•nd, States legations.
The Revolutionary troops entered the
capital Quietly. There was no enthusiasm
.•town by the population here at the en
their victorious army.
, The approach of the revolutionists to
the was announced after two
. days heavy fighting between the govern
ment droops and forces of General
during which many were killed
Os •Won* ded cn both sides.
• America Takes Precaution.
I". yfept it became known here that Gen
eraTflfesqucz threatened to attack Santo
Domingo the United States minister.
, ptayten Powell, dean of the diplomatic
corps, requested the Dominican govern
ment to Inform him regarding the ar
vjHgngmncnts adopted to protect the Uvea
" arsd*property of foreigners here, adding
. dha» in case no precautlona were taken he
wrouid consider it his duty to take such
-gststpurr* to provide for their safety aa
, tbe, situation demanded. The nature of
reply was not made public. General
,Alej|ndr ■ Wosgil was appointed minister
df war at about that time.
-tlntense excitement prevailed here
Arning the population and in government
> airties when the news of the approach
Os the revolutionary army became gener
ally known.
the revolutionists were sighted.
Minister Fowell called a meeting of the
dUpiomats and consular agents at the
r ”*d States legation, for the purpose of
■Wedding upon the best means of protect
ing Ute and property and to prevent in
jury to non-combatants In case of an
J ITU"** being made on Ban Domingo, with
1 that a delegation, composed of
tJ* - United States minister, M. De Joux;
'|jc Spanish consul. Dr. Perera; the Ger
man consul. Herr Von Krosign; the Ital
ian consul. Signor Cambiaao. and the
British consul, Mr. Gosling, was appointed
to wait upon General Vasques and inform
him that no attack could be made on the
hospital under the rules of war, until due
notice bad been, given to tbe diplomatic
and consular corps here.
The president and the ministers, it was
further agreed, were not to leave the
country before tbe submission of all the
•uthorlttee of the different districts of
Banto Domingo bad been received, and all
political prisoners were to be liberated.
The revolutionary army entered San
the new government of Santo Domingo
has not been decided. As this dispatch Is
being sent no foreign warehips have ar
rived here.
The United States crulaer Cincinnati left
Norfolk, Va.. for San Domingo May 4th.
and should arrive here tomorrow, Thurs
day.
REBELS SACK VILLAGES;
TURN CONVICTS LOOSE
NEW YORK. May 7.-Members of the
ere# of the British brigatlne Alice, Cap
tain Innes, which has just arrived from
the West Indies, report’that while the
brigantine lay about S 3 yards from the
shore at Barabona. on the southwest coast
of San Domingo, a force of revolutionists
entered the town and began discharging
rtflee Inhabitants of the port ran shriek
ing from tbeir homes along the beach.
•The revolutionists first sacked the
principal saloon in the town," said one of
the crew. ,
"Next they attacked the jail and took
out all the prisoners they wanted. The
freed Convicts joined the insurrectionists.
•In the attack eleven guards and one
prisoner were killed. Two civilians were
killed in the woods which thickly skirt
the town at the base of the mountains.
SAN DOMINGO FALLS
INTO HANDS OF REBELS
MONTE CHRISTO. Santo Domingo.
May 7.- Further confirmation was receiv
ed here today of the surrender of San Do
mingo. capital of Santo Domingo. Friday
last to the revolutionary forces comman
ded by Vice President Vasques. The
Provisional government established there
will retain power until new elections have
been held.
PUERTO PLATA FALLS
PRIZE TO THE REBELS
MONTE CRISTO. Banto Domingo. May
7.—Later in tbe day It became known that
Puerto Plata had capitulated to the rev
olutionists who today took possession of
the town and fort. Genera! Deschamps,
the former governor, embffrked on board
a French steamer, bound for Hayti. All
is quiet at Puerto Plata.
L AND ii TO BUY WAY
DIRECT TO CHICAGO
NSV. YORK. May 7.—Notwithstanding
Rentals that have been mad* that there Is
a movement on foot to combine the inter
ests of the Louisville and Nashville and
tbe Chicago. Indianapolis and Louisville
railroads. The Herald declares that from
a source of high authority it has learned
negotiations for the consolidation of these
goads are pending, and that a definite
statement of the detailed plan will be
forthcoming at no distant date.
President McDoel, of the Monon, who
denied on Monday that his road would
be controlled by the Louisville and Nash
ville. at the same time admitted that it
would be for the mutual benefit of both
roads if they were operated in harmony.
Under such an arrangement the Louis
ville and Nashville would have a direct
inlet to Chicago and a new system, with
almost a direct line from Lake Michigan
to tbe Gulf of Mexico, would be estab
lished. with about 5.'00 miles of track.
STREET CAR COMPANY
WONT FIRE SHANER
WASHINGTON. May 7-Senator Money
of Iftasissippi. has notified the commis
sioners of tbe District of Columbia that
he will not press the charges he brought
against the track foreman. Hooper, of
the fire department, who assisted Con
ductor Shaner during a street car alterca
tion about ten days ago.
The case against Mr. Money. Shaner and
Hooper were nolle pressed in police court
yesterday, but Hooper was ordered to be
tried by the fire department authorities.
This trial will not take place and the
case is dropped. -The Capital Traction
company, which employs Shaner, also an
nounced today that Shaner had acted in
•very way as a gentleman and should and
would remain in their service.
MN LECTURES
TO PEOPLE OF
HUNTSVILLE
T " ri
ALL BUSINESS HOUSES CLOSED
AT NOON MONDAY T *’
NEBRASKA STATES- ‘
MAN SPEAK.
HUNTSVILLE. Ala.. May 6.-ColoneJ
William Jennings’Bryan arrived in Hunts--
vllle yesterday morning at 10:30 frdm
Birmingham and lectured under the au-»
spices of Elk* lodge. .No, 098, at the opera
house this afternoon’ at 1 o’clock. Mr.
Bryan was met at the Southern depot by
committees of representative citizens, the
local lodge of Elks and Pratt’s Concert
band, and to the Huntsville
hotel, where an elegant reception was ten-,
dered the distinguished statesman, soldier
and newspaper man. At 12:30 o'clock GOl-_
onel Bryan was escorted to the local the
atre and at 1 o'clock he was presented to
one of the largest aydlepcws ever assem
bled In this city. Hem. William B. Bank
head made tbe presentation speech tn a.
most eloquent ana patriotic manner. Mr.
Bryan responded in. one of the jnost in-,
teres ting lectures ever delivered hire by a
public man. ' \ r
All of the justness houses, except the
banks and drug stores, were dosed until 2
o'clock from the beginning of the lecture
in order to allow all who* desired to, hear
the brilliant orator. Severn! neighboring
towns were also well represented.
Mr. Bryan goes from jhis city to Nash
ville, where, cp tomorrow, he will be en
tertained. * jk.-* :
underl-he city -
MAYOR LOW WILL RIDE
NEW YORK. May 7.—The mayor of
Greater New York wRI, on May 17, make
the first underground • trip in an aotomo
bile that has eve? teen mtde by an official
of the dty. He is scheduled? to go at the
bead of a procession of seven automobiles,
the passengers in which will be members
of the board of estimate and department
officials of Brooklyn, through the large
fifteen-foot sewer that is now being built
to drain the entire Bay Ridge section of
Brooklyn.
The officials will have the novel experi
ence of traveling for a mile or more
through a subterranean passage 70 feet or
more below the surface of the streets.
The 8.-ofckirn officials deal re to show she
mayor the many places in their home bor
ough where large sums of money are
needed to begin or to carry forward im
provements already under way. One of
these improvements Is the Bay Ridge
sewer. This sewer Is one of the largest
ever built, and when completed. It will
drain a territory covering the greater
part of that section of Kings county south
of Prospect Park.
DORMITORY BURNED;
TWO BOYS MISSING
RICHMOND. Va.. May 7.-The large
dormitory building of Bum's university
school, a large and select preparatory
school to the University of Verglnla,
burned at 4 o'clock this morning.
The boys barely escaped with their
lives and many were Injured.
B. Clements Knox, the 16-year-old son
of John C. Knox, manager of T. C. Wil
liams company, this city, and Agnew Mc-
Neil, of Charlottesville, are missing and
are believed to be burned.
BISHOP W. A. CANDLER
WOULD KEEP MONEY
Springs Big Surprise On
Methodist Conference
About Publishing
House Honey.
DALLAS. Tex., May 7.—The general
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south, was treated to a sensa
tional incident tn its first session here
today In the shape of an appendix to the
Episcopal address which was read by
Bishop Duncan. Immediately upon its
conclusion Bishop Candler announced to
the conference that he wished to read a
letter from Senators Clay and Bacon In
answer to one he had addressed them,
asking for an Interpretation of the senate
resolution regarding the proposed return
of the money which the senate had pre
viously voted to the Methodist church for
damages to its publishing house.
Immediately a delegate objected on the
ground that the letter of the senators was
not official.
Bishop Wilson ruled that it was in part
explanatory of the bishop's address and
was therefore admissible. Bishop Candler
then proceeded to read the letter, which
was also signed by 84 senators, in which
it was distinctly affirmed that the resolu
tion referred to was a complete exoner
ation of the Methodist church and that
the said senators would have voted for it
on its merits
There is considerable consternation
among the delegates over the turn mat
ters have taken Three of the bishops, it
is understood, knew nothing of Bishop
Candler’s purpose to make the letter a
part of the episcopal address and are
privately making known this fact to the
members of the conference. The matter
will come up again.
The bishops recommend the election of
two additional bishops. Dr. E. E. Hoss,
of Nashville, it is generally conceded, will
be one of these.
SAWMILL MAN MEETS
WITH FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT
CARROLLTON. Ga.. May s.—Near Lost
Creek, a village just across the line of this
county In Alabama. Mr. William Henson,
a sawyer at a saw mill, Saturday fell In front
of the circular saw he was tending and had
his leg fearfully lacerated by the aaw. He Is
well known and related in this section. The
probable result of the wounds could not bo
definitely learned, but are believed to bo alarm
ing la sxteat.
PRICES ME FIXED,
SWEARS WITNESS
IN BEEF CASE
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TRUST HOLDS PRICES UP AND
FORCES DEALERS TO SELL
ONLV TO CONCERNS IN
THE COMBINE,
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JEFFERBOK CITY, Mo., May 7.—The
existence In St. Louis of tjniforpi and
fixed meat prices and the secret rebate in
addition-to the O. D. lls»,« was. shown
by testimony taken at today'si suasion of
the beef tryst inquiry. Attorney General
Crow said-today tlfgt.the objection raised
-by the packers' attorneys,at yesterday's
session does not pertain to -the validity of
'ttye-anti-trust taw,!-bUt.: only to the law
authorizing the inquiry. a •
Thb anti-trust law has beeq te«tefj.<wlce
ftrl He supreme court and' is unassailable,
said ho-’> r '-\ • 1
Maurice Prendiville. a St. LoulfixUnlon
Market meat dealer, testified* that Ar
moufl Swift. Nelson Morris and Gudahy
had a fixed agreement regarding pdtes.
"The packers buy cattle on successive
days,” said he, "so that each can buy
at his own price. The big packers keep
others out by telling* the that if
they sell any cattle to th® independent
buyers'they must sell all to them. A bet
ter grade of cattle is sent east than that
Sold in Bt. Louis. The ordinsiCy- retail
butchers cannot get high class beds. < >
"Four or five months he bald. "I
got rebates on pork from Morris
& Co. At one time 'the cbblef managers
told mg that they had an agreement not
to sell at tass thaln.Ji per’Wundrejd. They
would evade the agreement ■ Off, selling
some cents lower. , f’'
"The cooler managers meet Wed
nesday afternoon and form a ,Cc O. D.’
list and on Saturday they held another
meeting. I do not know who fixes prices
for them, but they are fixed the last of
each week tor the following. • , ■
."Wheh a than does not sell his cattie In
East St. Lords.“ continued the witness,
’"and ships them elsewhere, the packers
send a dispatch ahead of Him Instructing
that buyers offer only so much. Meat this
year is much Inferior to .that.,sold*..last
year. The number of cattle sold and kill
ed in East St. Louis this season has been
unusually large. Moat of the meat , has
been placed in storage."
William Tamme. of St. Louis, formerly
city salesman for Swift, testified to a uni
form priee at which salesmen of all com
panies were instructed to sell.. Attorney
Ernest C. Dodge has charge of the C. O.
D. list, which Is made up every week, the
witness declared. Tamme said the In
creased prices of meat was out of propor
tion to the Increase In the price of cattle.
He said 140 butchers In St. Louis had gone
put of business and that the Mound City
Packing company and the North St. Louig
Packing company had also retired. . .
LlTTLE^»^tot G ht
THE HAGUE, May 7—Queen Wilhel
mina’s physicians this morning issued the
following bulletin from Castle Loo:
"Last night there was a very slight In
crease In the temperature of her majesty,
but she had a good night and this morn
ing there Is a complete absence of fever,
and the patient’s general condition Is sat
isfactory.
NEW YORK, May 7.—John R. Planter,
consul general of the The Netherlands,
received the following cablegram from the
foreign office at Copenhagen:
“Queen’s condition satisfactory. No
fever.” G
NEW YORK. May 7.—There is a clause
In the Dutch constitution which is par
ticularly interesting just now, cables the
London correspondent of the Tribune. It
proviues that if the queen has a son, her
majesty shall abdicate In his favor when
he reaches his eighteenth birthday; if, on
the other hand, no child is born within
five years the Dutch parliament has the
power to dissolve the marriage. .
CHAIR OF OTEY DRAPED
BY HOUSE IN CREPE
WASHINGTON, May s.—Two seats were
draped in black and covered with flowers
when the house met today. One was the
old familiar place occupied by Represent
ative Amos J. Cummings, whose public
funeral was held in the house yesterday,
and the other was that of Representative
Peter J. Otey, of Virginia, whose death
occurred at Lynchburg yesterday. Dr.
Couden, the chaplain, in hte invocation,
dwelt upon the double affliction which had
came upon the house and prayed for the
family and friends of Mr. Otey.
Mr. Jones, of Virginia, then announced
the death of Mr. Otey and offered the cus
tomary resolutions of regret.
The speaker appointed the following
committee to attend the funerals:
Messrs. Jones, Swanson, Rixey. Hay,
Lamb, Rhea and Flood, of Virginia; Hep
burn, of Iowa; Meyer, of Louisiana;
Jenkins, of Wisconsin Lanham, of Texas;
Olmstead, of Pennsylvania; DeArmond,
of Missouri, and McCall, of Massachu
setts.
At 12:15 as a further mark of respect the
house adjourned.
IN A DENSE FOG
TRAINS HIT FATALLY
TOPEKA. Kas., May 7.—During the
heavy fog this morning an eastbound ex
tra freight train on the Union Pacific ran
into the regular oastbound freight train at
a crossing in North Topeka, causing a
bad wreck and killing two men and in
juring seven others.
The dead:
AL McCANDLESS, stockman, Natoma,
Kas. r
UNIDENTIFIED STOCKMAN from
Luray, Kas.
The injured:
H. W. Kueker, Miles, Kas., head badly
cut.
J. E. Fields. Hoxie, Kas.. badly bruised.
Juhn Buzzard. Belleview, Kas., bruised.
John Hammerlund. St. Marys, Kas., leg
cut.
Ed Arnold, Chapman, Kas., Internally
injured.
Joseph Hearst, Cheyenne, Internally in
jured.
Ford, head cut.
Rural Free Delivery.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 7.-Two rural
fr«« delivery routes will be established July
Ist at Douglasville, Douglas county.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1902.
10 MEDALS TO
DEWEV DO
MILES
ROOSEVELT INFORMS THE
FRENCH GOVERNMENT THAT
NO MEDALS CAN ADORN
THEIR BREASTS.
WASHINGTON. f.—Army. navy
and diplomatic circles-were harrowed up
today by the report that Presiuent Roose
velt had informed the French govern
ment, through Its minister M. Cambon,
that he did not think It desirable for that
government to confer the cross of the le
gion of honor upon'Admiral Dewey and
Lieutenant General Miles.
Friends of the twd officers assert that
the president has i>o right to deny the
admiral and the general the honors offered
them by,.France, congress alone holding
the power to say whether or not they are
worthy. > These friends go further and de
clare the president’s- action is Inspired by
his determination to, further humiliate
Dewey and Miles. ,tnta time making their
humiliation internaift£al.
France intimated tfi the president two
weeks ago, through X- Cambon, that she
desired to confer the honors on the occas
ion of tne unveiling of the Rachambeau
statue on May 34. I
Roosevelt was surprised. It Is said, and
asked-for, time to cofifider the matter. He
conferred with Secretary Hay, Secretary
Root ahi4 several senators.
When M. Cambon.Called again, Roose
velt it would be pat of the question
to allow the honors to be conferred upon
men whom he had so recently reprimand
ed. v f
These fjFebrlmands,'it will be remember
ed, grew out of the Schley controversy,
and it is amusing to certain elements of
Washington to observe that tbe president,
though Tne declared the Schley incident
clbsed. Insists upon opening it up at every
opportunity as proven In the present sen
sation. »’ ( . r I
In view of the fapt that congress, and
not the executive -lx empowered to de
termine whether an officer of the govern
ment shall receive a decoration from a for
eign government, tha decision of the pres
ident will undoubtedly cause a rumpus In
the*
Both the admiral and general have many
friends in-the house, who will
be inclined to taks up the matter and
press it, .!/ allowed to do so.
It is proposed by the Democrats to use
the treatment of Admiral Dewey and Gen
eral Mlles as a weapon in the fall cam
paign, and the decision of the president
relative to the tender of the French gov
ernment Is looked upon by tnem as furn
ishing excellent addtUonat ammunition.
•CtfflAltS MEET w’* ■- -- -
CONGRESS IN HAVANA
HAVANA, May s.—The Cuban senate
and house of representatives assembled
at noon today in the palace.
Governor General Wood made an ad
dress wishing the legislators success in
the work they were about to enter upon.
He informed them that no legislative
power would be vested In congress until
after the formal transfer of the govern
ment. Their work now was to pass upon
credentials and to Inform the military
government officially who had been se
lected president and vice president, sen
ators and members of the senate and
house of representatives. The senators
met in the palacto Segundo and the rep
resentatives In the commandancla gen
erale de La Marine building.
Roosevelt Wants Relief for Cuba.
WASHINGTON. May 5.-President
Roosevelt is determined that a b!h to give
Cuba relief shall be passed this summer.
He is wrought up over the reports that
there Is no prospect for the Cuban bill
now pending to pass the senate, and he is
not concealing his anxiety in the matter.
Today he told several congressmen that
he would certainly convene a special ses
sion of congress if this session is brought
to a close without having passed some sort
of bill giving Cuba relief.
congrFslmaVTalmon
DIES IN NEW JERSEY
MORRISTOWN, N. J., May 6.—Repre
sentative J. S. Salmon, of the fourth dis
trict of New Jersey, died suddenly today
at hfs home In Boonton. Apoplexy was
the cause of death. He'was 56 years old,
and was serving Ills second term In con
gress as a Democrat.
Two Fisticuffs Occurred In Savannah.
SAVANNAH, Ga., May 7.-Two fights
In five minutes in front of the court house
this morning attracted a.large crowd and
created some excitement. Mr. Louis Gar
funkel and Mr. S. L. Lazaron on oppo
site sides of the political fence fought be
cause of Mr. Lazaron’s speech last night
at a political meeting.
While discussing the first fight Mr.
George Lehwald and Mr. A. L. Well got
In a mix-up. No one was badly hurt.
Two Pardons Issued By the Governor.
Pardons were Issued Monday to Wm.
Pulliam, of Bartow county, charged with
gaming, and James Watts, of Butts coun
ty, convicted of stealing a ride on a rail
road train. l*.e pardons were granted by
Governor Candler on recommendation of
the prison commission.
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♦ ROOSEVELT SEEKS ♦
+ SHELTER IN DENIAL +
4> By Milt Saul. ♦
4> WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 7. +
♦ The president's Intimation to France 4>
♦ that he would not relish the decora- ♦
+ tlon of Miles and Dewey with the +
4* cross of the Legion of Honor, was +
+ all the talk of official Washington 4*
4> yesterday. The Incident has stirred 4*
4» up the most Intense Interest, and a ♦
4» general protest is abroad. *>
4* This protest is so strong that a 4*
4> report of a denial by the president 4>
♦ has been set afoot to counterbal- 4>
4> ance it. The report says the presi- 4«
4> dent emphatically denies the story, 4>
4* but as a matter of fact, the presi- 4>
4» dent simply said he made “no such 4*
4> statement as was attributed to 4*
4* him.” ♦
4> At the French legation it is said 4>
4> that France was very desirous of 4>
4> conferring the honors, but now It is +
4* understood, she will not do it, as it +
4> would displease the president of the 4*
4> United States. 4*
& The general belief is that Presi- 4>
4> dent Roosevelt intimated he did not 4*
4> want Miles to have the cross, but 4*
4> did not care whether Dewey got one 4>
4> or not. Os course, France could not 4*
4* very well decorate the admiral of 4*
4» the navy and overlook the head of 4"
+ the army, so both were called off. 4»
GEORGIA MINISTER
LOST HIS LIFE
IN CYCLONE
REV. W. B. FORD, WHO HAS RELr
ATIVES IN ATLANTA, WAS A
VICTIM OF THE RECENT
TEXAS TORNADO.
The “Rev. Ford,” reported as killed In
the tornado which nearly swept away the
town of Glenrose, Texas, Tuesday of last
week, was Rev.-William B. Ford, • Meth
odist minister, formerly of Georgia, who
was born and reared in Cave Spring.
He was a brother of M. E. and C. W.
Ford, plumbers, of Atlanta, whose place
of business Is at No. 10 West Alabama
street, and who live at 117 Nelson street.
Miss Lily Ford, a sister of the deceased,
lives with them.
A letter has been received by the mem
bers of the family In Atlanta which gives
brief particulars of the death of their
brother. According to the information re
ceived Rev. Mr. Ford was killed In a va
cant lot about 300 yards In the rear of
his house. He was struck by large tim
bers hurled by the force of the tornado
which cut deep gashes In his neck and
throat.
When found he was bleeding profusely
and was picked up and carried to the
house of a neighbor. He lived 25 minutes
from the time he was carried to the house,
but was never able to speak more-than
two or three words at a time.
The house-of the minister, which was
used as a parsonage, was not in the path
of the tornado, and his family escaped
unhurt. He Is survived by his wife and
two children. His wife was formerly a
resident of Seymore, Texas.
Besides the Atlanta relatives the de
ceased had five other brothers and a sis
ter. They are J. G. and J. G. H. Ford,
Mineral Wells, Texas; D. W. Ford and A.
S. Ford, Homer, Texas; C. C. Ford, Kan
sas City, Mo., and Mrs. J. W. F. Tilly, of
Cave Spring.
PIT OF LIQUID METAL
TAKES LIVES FREELY
HARRISBURGs Pa., May 6 Four men
were killed, two were fatally Injured and
two others were terribly burned by being
caught in a torrent of molten metal last
night In an open hearth pit at the Penn
sylvania Steel works, Steelton, near here.
All of the men were Austrians. Only the
names of two of the dead are known.
They are:
YAUKO MOREVITCH.
ALEXO ARAJANOVITCH.
The men were at work in a pit behind
the “checkers" when the .Iron ore boiler
turned over or the furnace burned out and
the entire pit was turned into a pool of
fire. The pit boss, Charles F. Lockett,
gave a cry of warning as the Iron com
menced to flow Into the pit, and three of
the laborers heeded his cry and escaped
“Mtal injury. The othrnr. thtnMng evfflent
ly that the'overflow wak a slight one, sim
ilar to those which occur frequently at the
furnaces, pressed against the side of the
pit and were caught In the awful flood.
BESIEGED CITY IS
RELIEVED BY BRITISH
LONDON. May 7,—The town of O'Klep.
Western Cape Colony, which had been be
sieged since April 4' by a Transvaal force
Commandant Smuts, has been re
lieved by a British force under Colonel
Cooper. The garrison was In good health
and only a few of the troops were wound
ed. The Boers retired south.
Lord Kitchener, in reporting the relief
of O'Klep, adds that the Concordia dis
trict, in about the sam* part of Cape Col
ony, is clear of Boers.
Further advices received here today
from South Africa announced that 208
Boers had been captured, and that ten
burghers were killed In the neighborhood
of Lindley, Orange River colony, yester
day.
SHIP SUBSIDY DOOMED
SAY FOES OF THE BILL
PINE BLOOM TRAGEDY
IS STILL A MYSTERY
WAYCROSS. May s.—Mr. Henry Gray, of
Pine Bloom, with Mr. J. H. Smith, brother of
Mr. John A. Smith, who was killed in a duel
near Pine Bloom last week, was in the city
Saturday and gives the following story of the
trouble: •
He says that Smith had been with the Grgy
Lumber company several years and that t(e
relations with him had always been the most
agreeable. That the Gray Lumber company
had not tried to break their contract with him
and it was not true that he was contentious and
that several men had been aent out there to
check jp as had been charged by some parties.
"It Is true," said Mr. Gray, "that Spence
had recently been sent to the camps to check
up logs, but he merely went in the place of
Edwards who was sick and off duty.
"Spence and Smith had had some little trou
ble previous to the shooting, but nothing very
serious The morning of the shooting Spenee
and Smith had lust finished breakfast and
Spence, it seems? had failed to mark a log.
The two men walked off some distance and the
hands heard them in a dispute and soon the
firing began.
No one knows which one started the fuss or
shot first. It is supposed that they quarreled
over Spence falling to mark the log.
"Smith was a married man and was from
Moore ccunty. N. C. He died Friday morning,
having heea hit in the stomach. Spence died
ten miqutes after the shooting..
STATE BUILDING MAY 7 "
DUPLICATE “BEAUVOIR”
ST. LOUIS. May 6.—R. H. Henry, ex
ecutive commissioner of Louisiana Pur
chase Exposition company has selected a
location for the Mississippi building. Mr.
Henry expressed his gratification at the
location, which is close to that selected
by Missouri. The building will probably
be a reproduction of “Beauvoir,” the
home of Jefferson Davis, in Mississippi.
chairman’venlble
CALLS THE COMMISSION
A meeting of the St. Louis Exposition
commission has been called to meet on
May 16th by Chairman William H. Ven
able.
The meeting will be held in the state
capitol building, and all of thf mem
bers are expected to attend.
H. G. SQUIRES'GbES
AS MINISTER TO CHINA
WASHINGTON. May 5.—H. G. Squires,
secretary of legation at Pekin, has been
selected by the president as minister to
Cuba, and General E. S. Bragg, of Wis
consin, has been selected as consul gener
al at Havana.
DEATH COMES AT LAST
TO ADMIRAL SAMPSON
GOMPTROLLERWILL
WHIT FOR ILL
RETURNS
WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY OF THE
RAILROAD STATEMENTS
UNTIL HE COMPARES
THEM.
Comptroller General Wright has made
no decision regarding the returns of the
Southern railway, the Seaboard Air Line
and the Central of Georgia railway. It Is
his intention to get all the returns of the
various l|nes before agreeing on any of
them.
Comptroller'Wright la endeavoring to
bring about aJ uniform system of taxation
ampng the railroad companies In Georgia,
and says he wants to company the returns
before he announces w’hether or not he
will accept them.-
Many lines have not yet made the re
turns but they pre expected to be in with
in a few days. So far the Central of Geor
gia Is the only road that has yet shown
an Increase.
MINERS WILL DECIDE
TO STRIKE OR WORK
SCRANTON. Pa., May 7.—The executive
board of the United Mine Workers of
America for the three districts compris
ing the anthracite coal region met here at
10 o'clock this morning to consider the re
port of the special committee which had
been In conference with the national civic
federation and the presidents of the c»al
carrying railroads.
The meetings are to be secret, and news
of the proceedings of the board will be
given out through President Mitchell, who
is the presiding officer.
Thirty-four representatives of the mine
workers are present, and they will decide
whether the men are to remain at work
or go on strike for Increased pay. a short
er day's work and recognition of • their
union. «
President Mitchell before entering Car
penter hall to attend the meeting, stated
that he had received no word of reported
concessions on the part of the operators.
The situation, he said, was exactly as It
was last night when he emphatically stat
ed that he had not received concessions
and did not expect that any would be
voluntarily forthcoming. His answer to
a question asked early this morning depr
iy stewed ttet no advances or coneesstene
were expected from the operators. Hewn
asked: ,
"Mr. Mitchell, in the event of your re
ceiving concessions today will you admit
their receipt; even should you decide not
to divulge their character or extent?"
"I cannot answer that question,” he
said, adding:' "I am not looking for con
cessions. 1 do not expect them and the
probability of any being sent at this time
is so remote that I do not think it neces
sary to consider the matter.”
L. W. DAVIS, A VETERAN,
DIES AT THE HOSPITAL
L. W. Davis, a Confederate veteran, died
Sunday afternoon at the Grady hospi
tal. He had been at the hospital for a
month. Some time ago Mr. Davis broke
his leg and he never recovered.
Veteran Davis was 65 years old. He was
an inmate of the Soldiers' Horae. During
the war he served in company K. 20th
Georgia regiment. His home was in Rich
mond.
Democrats Are a Unit
Against Heasure and Re
publicans Fight
the Bill.
WASHINGTON, May 7.—The house
merchant marine committee la continuing
the consideration of the zhlp-subaldV bill.
They ahve had several hearings upon it
and there are more to follow. Andrew
Ferusett:, of the International Seamens'
L’nion of America, and Charles Campbell,
of the Marine Industrial League of New
York, were before the last meeting. Mr.
Feruseth opposed the bill; Mr. Campbell
favored It in the main. Requests for fu
ture hearings against the bill have been
filed by the joint committee of the Amer
ican Anti-Trust League and local Knights
of Labor. Postofflce officials have accepted
an invitation to appear. Other interests,
both for and against the bill, are expected
to be heard.
The trend of congressional sentiment is
now in opposition. Recent developments
in the shipping I world have done much
more to arouse the opponents of the bill
than to encourage Its friends. The Demo
crats are united against it. Republican
opposition Is widespread.
RAILROAD INCREASES
ITS TAX RETURNS
An lncr*a»e of 653.047 i« shown In the tax
returns of the Atlantic. Valdosta and Western
Railway Company. The returns were received
vesterday afternoon by Comptroller General
Wright, and when compiled by him showed a
big increnee ever the returns of last year.
The Atlantic. Valdosta and Western is prac
tically a new road and extends from Valdosta,
in Lowndes county. Georgia, to Jacksonville.
Florida. The increase tn the value of the prop
ertv is due mainly to the large amount of
rolling stock that was recently purchased.
The passenger equipment of the line has been
greatly Increased.
Comptroller General Wright, is allowed sixty
days after receiving returns before passing
on them finally, and this year he will probably
take the limit In all the returns. The total
value of the property of the*Atlantic, Valdosta
and Western this year is 3524,352, while last
year the value of the line in the state Os
Georgia was 6471.306.
Governor Candler Offers Reward.
Governor Candler yesterday offered a reward
of 3150 for the arrest and conviction of Geoige
Reed, of Muscogee county, charged with the
murder of Equllla Reed. The murder wae com
mitted several weeks ago. and Reed has been
at large since that time.
Cerebral Hemorrhage the
Immediate Cause of His
Death—firs. Sampson
Prostrated.
WASHINGTON. May 6.—Rear Admiral
William T. Sampson, retired, died at his
home in this city at 5 o’clock this after
noon. The immediate cause of death was
a severe cerebral hemorrhage. He had
been in a semi-unconscious state for sev
eral days and this afternoon suffered a
severe cerebral hemorrhage.
At the bedside when the admiral breath
ed his last were Mrs. Sampson, Mrs.
Lieutenant Cluverius. the admiral's mar
ried daughter; Admiral Sampson’s two
young sons, Ralph and Harold Sampson;
Dr. Dixon, the attending physician, and
nurses and attendants.
Schley Regrets the Death of Sampson.
WASHINGTON, May 7.—Admiral Schley
today made the following statement re
' garding the death of Admiral Sampson.
"I regret very much the death of Ad
miral Sampson, and I sympathize with his
family. No one has ever heard me utter
one unkind word about him.
"On account of hla death L have re»
quested my friends In Baltimore to post
pone the delivery to me. which was in
tended to have taken place tonight, of
the ‘Cristobol Colon' service of silver, and
they have acceded to my request.”
Sad Over Sar-pson’s Death.
WASHINGTON, May 7.—The death of
Admiral Sampson yesterday afternoon at
5 o'clock has cast gloom and mourning
over the entire city, where he was loved
and admired, even by those who have op
posed some of the glory accorded him.
The arrangements for the funeral have
not yet been made, but the funeral will
probably be at Annapolis, where the ad
miral lived several years as superin
tendent of the academy.
Mrs. Sampson la prostrated and will
probably not be able to attend the funeral.
HALF MILLION DOLLARS
CONSUMED BY FIRE
DANBURY. Conn.. May s.—Between
(500,000 and 3600,000 is the latest estimate
of tbe loss by the Are which destroyed
the business section of New Milford, 16
miles north of here last night
Nearly 50 buildings. Including most of
the stores in the place and two hotels,
were burned. The Are was under control
at 4 o’clock this morning, but la still
burning In many places.
The Are started about 8:30 o'clock in
the stables of the new Milford house. The
cause is unknown. In ten, minutes the
stables, the hotel and seveial small out
buildings were in flatnes and tbe railroad
station opposite was in grave danger,
flames spread qulelrty to the Mygart
block. The office of the Southern New
England and Telephone company Is In
the building and the operator. Miss Bessie
Bertram, remained at the switch board
until the flames drove her from the build
ing. From the Mygatt building the fire
spread along Bank street, the principal
business thoroughfare of ths village.
Twenty different buildings ,wer« on tire
at one time. -
NEGROES FILE SUIT
FOR RIGHT TO VOTE
MONTGOMERY. Ala.. May I.— Wllford
H. Smith yesterday filed in the supreme
court an application for a writ of man
damus requiring the Montgomery county
board of registrars to register Jackson
W. Giles and all other qualified negroes
who apply.
The case is brought in the name of Jack
son W. Giles, a negro.
It also asks that the suffrage article of
the new constitution be declared null and
void as In conflict with the fourteenth and
fifteenth amendment to the constitution
of the United States.
It Is supported by numerous affidavits
from negroes who have been turned down
by the registrars. The supreme court
meets Friday.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
IN I RANCE TUESDAY
PARIS. May 6.—Violent earthquake
shocks, which occurred at 3 o’clock this
morning are reported from Bordereaux,
Bayonne, Pau and iothey places in the
same region. They lasted 15 seconds. The
reports do not mention any damage.
ST. THOMAS. D. W. 1., May The
flow of lava from the volcano of Mont
Pelee. on the island of Martinique, which
began Saturday last, completely destroyed
the guerrin factories situated about two
miles from St. Pierre, the principal town
of Martinique. It Is reported that about
ISO persons have disappeared. A great '
panic prevails at St. Pierre.
DEATH IN EAST RIVER~
FATE OF UNKNOWN WOMAN
NEW YORK May s.—With nothing to
indicate hfer identity, except the initials
"F. M.” on the inside of tbe plain gold
wedding ring upon the third finger of her
left hand, the body of a woman has been
found in the East river at the foot of
Seventy-sixth street.
The police, after a superficial lexamina
tlon of the body, which was nude and /
must have been In the water for about
two months, were strongly of the optnioa
that murder might have been committed*
An autopsy will be performed to
mine the cause of the woman's dsatk.
POLITICAL TERROR REIGN
SENDS GLOOOM TO RUSSIA
VIENNA, May s.—ln a dispatch from
Warsaw the correspondent of Die Infor
mation gives a gloomy picture of the
conditions of terror In Russia.
He says there is scarcely a single Rus
sian town where sentences to banishment
and imprisonment are not constantly be
ing imposed.
There has been a great demonstration,
says the correspondent at Ekate Rino
slav, In southern Russia, where the Cos
sacks killed 20 persons, wounded 40 more
and arrested 150.
KANSAS GIVES 53.270 - ,
TO M’KINLEY MONUMENT
TOPEKA. Kans., May 7.—Governor Stanley
has remitted 14.270 to the secretary of the
McKinley memorial fond. This is the amount
raised by Kansas The schools contributed
63.165.
Cobb County Gets Rural Mail Service.
WASHINGTON. May 6.—The postmas
ter general today signed an order to es
tablish free rural delivery routes over
the entire county of Ccbb. The new sys
tem to be installed July 1.
Senator Clay and Judge Maddox secur
ed the favorable action of the postmaster
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