Georgia Historic Newspapers

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PfIOPHETS Sly
MflBK HINNS
IS NEXT
OHIO SENATOR IS BELIEVED TO
BE A CERTAINTY AS NOMINEE
OF REPUBLICANS FOR NEXT
PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON. May 31— "Hanna will
be the republican nominee for president
in the next election." said one of the
most promlent southern senators to me
today. “In my opinion It Is as certain
as anything can be in American politics.
This prediction was made in response
to a request for an opinion. V' hile the
senator who ventured it does not wish
bis name published in this connection it
is gufflcient to say he is one of the oldest
members of the higher branch of con
gress. and his life has been devoted to
studying the Intricate game of politics.
When asked to state his reasons for his
belief he said:
••Roosevelt has lost the south by dis
regarding the southern republican or
ganisation. He has literally disorganized
his party there, and every southern re
publican will stand for Hanna. With
the south for a starter and with Ohio
already In his vest pocket the recognised
republican leader. Hanna will have little
trouble in swinging the other section into
line when he is ready. I believe he has
the Pacific slope grabbed off.
“As evidence of this. Roosevelt in his
Arlington speech, made a special plea
for those Pacific states, a kind of an ap
, peal for them to come back to him.
“I believe Hanna will have the dele
gates from Indiana, New York. Pennsyl
vania. Illinois And aJJ the other vital
states. He is laying low now. but I tell
you he is putting in some fine political
work on the quiet. Roosevelt has only
gained Kansas so far and everybody
knows a Kansas endorsement means very
little in the great national game.’*
MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS
HAVE HALLELUJAH TIME
DETROIT. Mich.. May M.-Llght Guard
armory rang tonight with Republican
sentiments uttered by leading men of that
party at the seventeenth annual banquet
of the Michigan Republican club. Secre
tary of the Navy Moody was the princi
pal speaker. He said he regarded the
gathering as one of many tokens of the
opening of the national campaign and de
clared that the Republican party did not
shrink from the scrutiny of its steward
ship.
There was not tn all political history
such a record of promises performed and
pledges redeemed.
How much help had the government
had fmm the Democracy in bearing great
burdens? Their policy had been one of
snarling criticisms: they hgd even charged
the gentle and pure-minded McKinley
with an ambition for an imperial crown.
One could not but recall the Democratic
denunciation of the Republican policy
toward Porto Rico, yet the fruit of that
policy had been to give-liberty, intelligent
self-government and equal Justice to peo
ple who had known only tyranny. Again,
one might search all recorded history and
find no parallel to the treatment of Cuba
by the Vnited States.
Secretary Moody closed with an earnest
appeal to his hearers to suspend Judg
ment upon the American soldiers in the
Philippines until the other side was heard,
saying that the president would punish
any proved misconduct.
REPUBLICANS WILL WAIT
dN PLANS OF DEMOCRATS
WASHINGTON. May Sl. The Republi
can congressional committee will not
formulate issues for the congressional
campaign this year until the Democrats
have launched their plans for the fight
they will make. This has been decided
upon by President Roosevelt and Repre
sentatives Babcock and Overstreet, of the
Republican congressional committee.
HANNA NOW RESPECTS
SENTIMENTS OF PEOPLE
CLEVELAND. 0.. . ay 31.—1 n reply to
the question as to what he thought of
this city as the place for holding the next
Republican national convention. Senator
Hanna said:
“If I attempted to have the convention
held here people would say that I was
doing it for my o—n interest, and I am
having hard enough time now to put an
end to the talk of my being a candidate
for the presidency."
TOWN OF DEADWOOD
IS STRUCK BY TORNADO
DEADWOOD. S. D.. May 31.—A score of
buildings were wrecked and nine persons
were injured in a tornado that passed
through Central City and Terraville today.
The following are the injured:
W. H. Adams, butcher at Terraville,
both legs broken.
Everett Peterson, back injured.
Miss Mary Cundy. spine and hips in
- jured
A. Longore. wife, mother and three chil
dren. blown with their home, fully JOO
feet. They were extricated from the ruins
by neighbors, but each had suffered se
rious cuts and bruises.
In Terraville. Adams* meat market. Mc-
Mlnis livery stable, half a dozen saloons
and an entire brick building were
fsbed. ’
The tornado cut a trail 150 feet wide un
roofing the Caledonia mill of the home
stake mine.
SPEER’S DECISION IS
REVERSED IN ROGERS’ CASE.
MACON. Ga.. May 31 News was re
ceived here this afternoon to the effect
that Judge Emory Speer has been re
versed in the Rogers & Joiner case, which
was recently carried to the circuit court
of appeals. Mr. Joiner had turned over
all of hts individual property to trustees
appointed by creditors of Rogers &
Joiner. The value of the property is
about R'W.tno. Judge Speer held that the
trustees, being themselves creditors, had
no right to administer the assets of Mr.
Joiner and he appointed Leon 8. Dure
to take charge of the property and hold
it subject to court directions. The trus
tees appealed from his decision and se
cured a supersedeas from the higher
court
MANY NOMINATIONS
ARE SENT TO SENATE
WASHINGTON. May* 31.—The president
today sent the following nominations to
the senate:
Army: Colonels to be brigadier generals:
Samuel Whiteside and Sumner H. Lin
coln.
Infantry: IJeutenant colonels to be col
onels. Jesse C. Chance.
Majors to be lieutenant colonels: Ralph
W. Hoyt and George H. Cornish.
Captains to be lieutenant majors: Chas.
H. Bonesteel. Lyman W. V. Kennef, Wil
liam Lassiter. Charles G. Morton.
First lieutenants to be captains: George
F. Baltzell. Edgar T. Conley. Edgar T.
Collins. Seaborn G. Chiles and Lyman W.
Welch.
STORK MAY SOON VISIT
RESIDENCE OF ROOSEVELT
WASHINGTON, May 31.—Mrs. Roose
velt was not preesnt at the reception of
the members of the French mission by the
president at the white house in the morn
ing nor did she attend the dinner In the
evening. It is generally understood that
she Is not very well, and Dr. Rixey, the
house physician, has been in attendance
frequently. The rumor has been the
rounds of Washington, which her non-ap
pearance at the French reception and din
ner would seem to confirm, that the stork
is. expected at the white house shortly.
Just when this Interesting event may be
looked for is not known. Mrs. Roosevelt
and the children will leave Washington
for Oyster Bay June 9, but it Is understood
that Mrs. Roosevelt will return to thq
white house Just as soon as she has es
tablished the children In their summer
home, where Miss Alice will supervise the
menage.
Mrs. Roosevelt will remain in Washing
ton with the President until the adjourn
ment of congress, whfeh is now expected
will be later than anticipated some time
ago.
THREEVOUSES BURNED
IN TOWN OF WAYCROSS
WAYCROSS. Ga.. May 30.-Three resi
dences were burned last night on Rey
nold's street. They were the property of
Mrs. H. C. Richardson. The loss is three
thousand dollars, with SI,BOO insurance.
They were occupied by F. R. Jordan, C.
E. Dunn and G. B. Haggard. Jordan lost
all his furniture valued at $1,500 with
S7OO insurance. Origin of the fire un
known.
SLEW TWO NATIVES
AND TORTURED
A THIRD
REPORT IS FORWARDED TO.WAR
DEPARTMENT DECLARING ACT
OF SOLDIERS WAS <
MURDER.
A
WASHINGTON, May 31.—The secretary
of war has transmitted to the senate com
mittee on the Philippines a copy of a re
port made by J. G. Livingston, governor
of the Philippine province of Lorsegen,
of the killing by soldiers of two native of
ficials of the town of Santa Magdalena, of
that province. One of the men was the
presidente of the town, named Yaldro Gal
lanesa, and the other a policeman.
The secretary of the town, one Quintin
Gemlt, also was tortured for the purpose
of forcing a confession from him.
Governor Livingston says that a native
who was trusted by the American authori
ties was sent to the town to spy out men
connected with the movement known as
the “Anting Anting” movement; that he
arrested them and took the men with
their papers before the presidente, and
that while all were there, a detachment of
troops under a corporal entered and ar
rested all as Insurgents. They were then
taken before Lieutenant F. W. Harker,
of the Fifteenth infantry, who put them
to work on the streets. The report con
tinues:
“The next day the presidente and Gamit
were taken out in the woods and hanged
until their feet were nearly off the ground
and were asked if they would ‘talk,’ to
which they replied that they would, natur
ally. They were returned to Matneg,
where the secretary was again questioned
by Lieutenant Harker as to the conduct
and character cf the presidente, giving,
according to his (the secretary’s) state
ment. satisfactory answers. He was re
turned to the jail, and later he. with the
presidente and Ciriaco Funes, a policeman
of Magdalena, were again taken to the
hills, being compelled to carry a rope, a
pick and a spade, and on reaching a cer
tain spot the presidente was put to work
digging what wfiuld appear to be a grave.
Then the presidente was bound and shot
in the back. The secretary states he saw
all of this himself and also saw the po
liceman bound in the same way and a
little later heard shots which he presum
ed were fired at the policeman, as he was
also killed.'*
The report also says:
“It is claimed that the presidente and
policeman attempted to escape, and the
soldiers concerned have made affidavits to
this effect, but I believe this to be abso
lutely untrue.”
"Upon careful consideration of the whole
question,* from my knowledge of she con
ditions existing at the time and from my
personal knowledge of those most directly
concerned, I am forced to the opinion that
the original order for the arrest of these
men was absolutely unwarranted, possibly
due to mal-interpretation and over-zeal
ousness on the part of the corporal; that
the* two prisoners killed did not attempt
to escape and that their killing was mur
der.”
Enclosed with the governor’s report are
affidavits of the private soldiers who shot
the presidente and also an affidavit from
a native prisoner, saying that the presi
dente had allowed him to escape for pay.
There is also a report upon the case by
captain of the Fifteenth infantry. Captain
E. Wittenmeyer. as follows:
*T wish to call your attention to the
fact that at the time this occurred, some
400 prisoners had been captured, most of
whom were members of the ’Anting Ant
ing' society, and I have no doubt that this
presidente was a member of the gang. It
is a fact that cannot be disputed that a
company of ‘Anting Anting* from Magda
lena was in the fight at Gati, September
7th. and some of their wounded were cared
for by their presidents and his subordin
ates. There is no. doubt in my mind but
that he was guilty of inciting and sus
taining insurrection and opposition against
the United States forces.”
SWANN AND STEELE
GIVE TO THE TECH
A. B. Steele, of Atlanta, and James
Swann, of New York, have each given
ll.dvv each to the Georgia School of Tech
nology. as part of the SIO,OOO which must
be raised within a few days by the friends
of that institution in order to secure an
additional SIO,OOO offered to the school by
the General Educational Board, of New
York, of which William H. Baldwin. Jr.,
is chairman; George Francis Peabody is
treasurer, and Dr. Wallace Buttrick is
secretary.
Dr. Buttrick, secretary of the board,
came here last Sunday, and. after going
over the field, decided that the board
should offer more money, ana with small
er conditions. He telegraphed Mr. Bald
win, and secured his consent to offer $lO,-
000 on condition that the friends of the
Tech would raise an additional SIO,OOO.
ELECTION IN OREGON~
CREATES GREAT INTEREST
PORTLAND. Ore., May 31,-The bienni
al election in Oregon which will occur next
Monday promises to be the most interest
ing in the history of the state. The Dem
ocrats have made their campaign almost
entirely on state issues, while the Repub
licans have laid great stress on national
expansion and the retention of the island
possessions.
The Democrats have little hopes of
electing any of their ticket except James
E. Chamberlain for state treasurer. Re
publicans say that reports of disaffection
in the party are exaggerated, and that
there Is no doubt of the election of W. J.
Amish as governor.
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THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1905
IMERIEINS
ME HONORED
SI OUNCE
DEWEY AND MILES, HOWEVER,
ARE OVERLOOKED AT THE IN
STIGATION OF PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 31.-The
decorations which France designed to be
stow upon General Miles and Admiral
Dewey, but which President Roosevelt de
nied these officers, three weeks ago, were
today bestowed upon the president's fa
vorites, Assistant Secretary of State
Pierce. Colonel Bingham, of the army, and
Commander Rodgers, of the navy.
The decoration consists of a medal de
noting rank in the French Legion of Hon
or.
These three constituted the committee
appointed by the president to receive and
entertain the Rnchambeau visitors. Mr.
Pierce, as the chairman of the committee,
is made a commander, and Col. Bingham,
and Commander Rodgers are designated
as officers of the Legion of Honor.
France first sent her minister, M. Gam
bon, to ask the president if it would be
agreeable to bestow the decorations on
the heads of the army and navy, and the
president intimated that it would not be
agreeable, hence the shift to other OffiC
erS. . .v
Before the three officers can accept the
decorations, which now repose in the
state department, congress must pass a
special act.
There may be a lively row An the house
when the matter is brought up.
HON. w? b.sloan spoke in •
INTEREST OF DUPONT GUERRY
JEFFERSON. Ga„ May 31.—The follow
ing twelve little girls were selected by the
committee on Friday to contest for the
elocution medal at the approaching com
mencement of Martin institute: Meda Ap
pleby, Ruth Barber, Norma Booth, Emma
Catlett. Erin Holder, Kathleen Holder.
Genevieve Lovelace, Eloise LovelAce, Su
sie McCoy, Kate Erwin Smith, Edna Wills
and Ida Lee Wills.
A handsome gold medal was offered by
Hon. John N. Holder, ex-senator from this
district, to be contested for at the ap
proaching commencement, and the pre
liminary contest to select these twelve
contestants resulted in the selection of the
above named contestants. The prelimin
ary contest for places was quite a spirited
one, and the committee had great difficul
ty in selecting the successful ones.
.Hon, W. B. Sloan, ex-representatlve
from Hall county, and a prominent poli
tician and lawyer of Gainesville, Ga., ad
dressed the people here today in the inter
est of Dupont Guerry. By actual count
there were less than 75 people present, in
cluding ladles, but the smallness of his
audience had no effect upon the ardor of
the speaker, who spoke for an hour or
more. -
FAYETTE, NUSS., ALMOST
DESTROYED BY FIRE
JACKSON 1 . Miss., May JlWord comes
to Jackson of the burning of the town of
Fayette, on the Natchez road, a few miles
southwest of here. The whole town was
almo. t completely destroyed by the
flames and very few of the business
houses are standing. The fire is estima
ted at about $35,000, with very little in
surance.
The fire originated in the McClure &
Harper warehouse last night about mid
night, from a lamp exploding, and spread
rapidly to the adjoining building, the
Gordon Supply company. The other
buildings burned were the Leaden Supply
company, John Campbell Grocery, and
Elbert building. Across the street one
small store was burned, and office build
ing and a bakery.
Dr. L; B. McLaurin, a young physician,
while fighting the flames on top of the one
of the buildings, fell from the structure,
and it is feared very fatally hurt himself.
Os the $35,000 worth of property, de
stroyed, very little Insurance was carried.
LDGE HALT. LEWIS
-IMPROVING RAPIDLY
The many friends of Judge Hal T.
Lewis will be glad to learn of his contin
ued improvement. He is at Atlantic City,
N. J., at present with Mrs. Lewis, and
his stay at that famous resort is helping
him wonderfully. Judge Lewis was suf
fering from nervous prostration sev
eral months ago, caused from overwork,
and there were many reports to the ef
fect that he would resign.
A letter was received from Judge Lewis
Saturday stating that he was very much
better and that he thought by Septem
ber Ist he would be fully able to re
sume his duties on the supreme court.
Justice Lewis was granted a leave of ab
sence until October Ist by the supreme
court. Justice Lewis is regarded as one
of the most brilliant men in the state, and
his friends will be pleased to know that he
is improving daily.
SMALL AND MURPHEY
SPOKE AT BARNESVILLE
BARNESVILLE, Ga., May 31.—A. A.
Murphey, candidate for the legislature,
addressed a large crowd at the opera
house last night. His platform Is equal
ization of taxation and a constitutional
limitation to city, county and state tax
rate and the dispensary plan of dealing
with the liquor traffic. Good roads and
good schools, paying public officials good
salaries, biennial sessions of the general
assembly limited to 50 working days and
no free passes.
Mr. Murphey spoke for about one hour
and a half on these topics.
Mr. Sam Small then followed, speaking
one hour, advocating Mr. Murphey’s elec
tion. The crowd was well entertained.
JOHN P. ROSS SPOKE FOR ,
GUERRY AT CARROLLTON
CARROLLTON, Ga., May 31—A large
audience of Carrollton people listened to
Judge John P. Ross, of Macon, for nearly
two hours at the courthouse here last
night. He spoke in the interest of Hon.
Dupont Guerry for governor, and review
ed the issues very thoroughly and ably.
He spent the day in the city canvassing
in the interest of Mr. Guerry and left to
day for Buchanan, but will return and go
to Franklin tomorrow.
el pasTtexas? IS swept
BY GREAT MORAL WAVE
EL PASO, Texas, May 30.—Fifty-two in
dictments against gamblers have been re
turned by the grand jury and it is stated
that at least 150 more will be forthcom
ing before the present Jury completes its
work.
The mayor has issued a proclamation
ordering all saloon keepers to suspend
business and close all their doors from
12 o’clock each Saturday night until 12
o’clock Sunday night.
BARROW INVITES WRIGHT
TO FIGHT THE BEEF TRUST.
• Attorney General Boykin Wright has
been invited by, Judge Pope Barrow, of
Savannah, to participate In the fight
against the beef trust in that city, and
it is very probable that Mr. Wright will
accept.
Journal dispatches of Friday told of
Judge Barrow’s Intention to charge the
Chatham county grand jury Monday re
garding the combination of beef packers
in Savannah, and the understanding is
that his charge will be a strong one. So
licitor General W. W. Osburn Is also very
much interested in the matter on account
of the great indignation which has been
expressed by the people of the city. The
price of beef in Savannah, as well as in
Atlanta, has soared skyward, and Judge
Barrow Is of the opinion that there is a
remedy at law to put a stop to the com
bination If the proper evidence can be
found.
All of the packing houses, according to
information from Savannah, own property
In that city and should a judgment be
found against them the court would be
able to carry out its order by attaching
the property.
Attorney General Wright has been seek
ing evidence for several days to use
against the trust, and it is probable that
his Information, together with that which
has already been obtained by Solicitor
General Osburn, will furnish sufficient
proof to make out a good case.
The suit In Savannah will be watched
with great Interest throughout the state,
as nearly everybody has felt the heavy
hand of the combination. If a combination
exists, and if the case in Savannah suc
ceeds, others will be bound to follow.
mHOnges
CAUSES GREAT
anxiety
TOTAL RECEIPTS ONLY TWENTY
MILLION DOLLARS—EXPENSES
MAY AMOUNT TO TWENTY
FIVE MILLION.
NEW YORK, May 31.—Some uneasiness
is felt In Washington by Cuba’s friends
over the financial situation In the Island..
Less than twenty million dollars are re
ceived annually In Cuba's treasury
through custom and internal revenue, and
the assertion is made that Is will be im
possible for Cuba to maintain herself with
less than twenty-five million dollars. The
tax rate is as high now, they further say,
as the people can stand, even with a mar
ket for their products. While the Cuban
import tariff is levied for revenue only,
it Is In reality a protective tariff.
The new government has pledged Itself
to the payment of the Cuban army, and to
prevent disorders, such as worried Spain
while she controlled the Island, these
payments will have to be made. It will
td*ke some seventy million dollars to pay
this army, and besides this Is the question
of the redemption of the Cuban bonds is
sued by President Palma when he was
head of the Cuban Junta In New. York.
This money was advanced by captallsts
and friends of Cuba and was used in se
curing Cuba's freedom. It must be paid.
Most of these bonds were taken by Cuba’s
friends in the United States and France,
and they, without doubt, will look to their
redemption at an early date.
Besides these obligations the new gov
ernment will be called upon to make many
new public imprrtvbments which were
neglected during the latter part of the
period when the island , was under the
control of the Spanish crown. The Cu
bans, themselves Are not a people who
understand financial matters and they do
not take to questions of state and great
problems which, have to be solved there
with with any great aptitude. They are
more apt to look at all matters as having
a rosy light and let things drift along.
The Spanish element, it Is said, are not too
well satisfied with Cuban rule and would
much rather have seen the United States
the dominant and ruling power.
If the Island should again suffer from
brigandage, it would be the direct result
of the economic situation. These outlaws
argue that they must live, and If there is
no demand for labor and If they cannot
realize on their crops, they must resort to
other means to feed themselves and fam
ilies. Cuba has for so many years been
disturbed with strife that there are many
who were attached to both the Cuban
army of Liberation and the army of
Spain who were simply bandits and
fought because they loved to fight and for
the plunder which they gained thereby.
Os course these professional bandits will
never be entirely exterminated as long as
the island is the sparsely populated land
it is today. This, however, will be done
away with when the tide of Immigration
turns to the Queen of the Antilles which
it surely will do soon.
MACON MAN DECORATES
OHIO MONUMENT
MACON, May 31.—The reports from the
Andersonville decoration exercises indi
cate that never in the history of the na
tional cemetery there has the celebra
tion been on such a high plane. There
were no rowdy or drunken negroes, to
shoot and kill each other. A few negroes
were present, but they were of the better
class and were well behaved. The Grand
Army posts from Fitzgerald and other
south Georgia points were present and
had charge of affairs. They executed an
Interesting program and all that was
done was in full accord with the spirit
of the occasion. Mr. W. H. Schatzman
of Macon was present. After the exer
cises were over he wired to Governor
Nash of Ohio:
“I have covered Ohio’s new monument
with southland flowers.”
MURDERER WAS A MINOR
WHEN CRIME WAS DONE
SAN JUAN, P. R., May 30.—1 t became
known today that Antonio Torres Ace
vedo, not Ramon Torche Cadeno (one of
the five murderers condemned to be gar
rotted for crimes committed October 1,
1898) is the man whose sentence has been
commuted by Governor Hunt, to life im
prisonment owing to the fact that Ace
vedo was only 19 years old at the time of
the occurrence which led to his condem
nation to death. The other four men will
be garroted at Ponce early In the morn
ing tomorrow or Monday.
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* 8188 COUNTY MAY GO +
♦ FOR TERRELL THURSDAY. ♦
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+ MACON, May 31—Of the 3,500 +
4» votes registered for the June pri- 4*
4» mary, it is estimated that 3,000 of 4*
4> them will be cast.. It is yet a 4>
question whether or not Mr. Guer- +
4» ry will carry the county for gover- 4*
4> nor. He insists that the Terrell 4
4* men have been organized in their 4"
+ opposition, but the Terrell men de- 4"
4> clare that they have done their best ♦
4> to let Mr. Guerry have his home ♦
4» county without a fight. +
4. The Telegraph is pouring in some 4>
4* hot shot against Mr. Guerry, and is 4*
4. publishing as campaign literature 4»
4i against him some of Mr. Guerry's 4*
4* cards and writings of 1896, when Mr. 4»
4> Guerry championed the cause of 10-4»
4» cal option as against prohibition. 4*
FAST TRAIN
LIVES ARE
TAKEN
ALMOST ENTIRE FAMILY BLOT
TED OUT OF EXISTENCE IN A
FRIGHTFUL RAILROAD TRAG
EDY TONIGHT.
•
GREENVILLE, Pa., May 31.—A shock
ing fatality occurred at an Erie railroad*
grade crossing near Sugar Grove, six*
miles east of here this evening, which will
result in the almost blotting out of one
family and the maiming for life of every
member of another. The dead are:
ETHEL M’CLURE, aged 7 years.
BEETIE M’CLURE, aged 12.
Mrs. Jesse McClure, the physicians say
cannot survive the night.
John W. Owens, aged 50, left arm brok
en, cut about head and face, severe con
tusions of body.
Mrs. John Owens, ear almost severed,
entire cheek torn open and badjy bruised.
Mary Owens, aged 12, bruised and shak
en up.
The party occupied a double seated car
riage on their way to visit relatives at
Jamestown Pa. The scene of the acci
dent is midway on a steep grade and a
stfetch of track, where the trains attain
great speed. The carriage was struck by
train No. 3, which was running about 60
miles an hour. Mrs. McClure and her twp
daughters occupied the rear seat and re
ceived the full shock of the collision.
The two little girls were dead when
picked up, and tiie mother unconscious
from her wounds.
WOMAN,’CRAZY AND JEALOUS,
KILLS HER BROTHER-IN-LAW
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 31.—A special
to The Age-Jlerald from Decatur says:
Actuated by insane jealousy of her
brother-in-ls)w, Henry Grayson, having
learned that he intended leaving the coun
try and his brother’s home, Mrs. Sol. •
Grayson, of Bellemina, placed a shotgun
to the buy s head this morning at 4 o’clock
and shot him dead while the man
was entering the Breakfast room In his
brother’s house.
Soon after the killing Mr. Grayson took
his wife in a carriage and carried her to
Athens, where he gave himself and his
wife over to the sheriff of Limestone
county. They are now in jail.
Ttye woman has been acting strangely
for some time and young Grayson went to
his brother and told him: “Your wife is
bothering me to death and I will have to
leave the farm.”
Sol Grayson persuaded his brother to
stay and finish his crop, assuring him he
could control Mrs. Grayson and that she
meant no harm. The Graysons are well-to
do farming people.
BANKERS~MEET IN
SAVANNAH THIS MONTH
The Interstate Bankers’ convention Is
to be held at Savannah on Tuesday and
‘Wednesday, June 17th and 18th, when
prominent bankers of many of the south
ern states will assemble for the consider
ation of Important discussion and busi
ness. .
The program is varied and Interesting.
The meeting will be called to order at
the Savannah theatre Tuesday morning,
with the presidents of the Virginia, North
Carolina and Georgia associations pre
siding. After the invocation and the roll
call by states Hon. pleasant A. Stovall will
deliver the address of welcome, responded
to by Vice President R. F. Maddox, of
Atlanta; Hon. Charles T. O’Ferrall, ex
governor of Virginia, and John F. Bruton,
of North Carolina. Addresses will hlso be
made by Hon. Charles N. Fowler, of New
Jersey, and Hon. Ebenezer J. Hill, of Con
necticut.
A reception at the Yacht club In the af
ternoon and a second reception at the De
Soto In the evening, will complete the pro
gram of the first day.
The second day will be devoted to In
dividual sessions of each association, while
In the afternoon a trip will be made to
Tybee.
The convention will bring together a
notable array of southern capitalists and
Is expected to exert a wide influence.
Many prominent Georgians will be present,
Including several of the best known At
lanta bankers.
TESKER LUMBER COMPANY
IN HANDS OF RECEIVER
BLUE bIDGE, Ga., May 81.—A petition
for receiver for the Tesker Lumber Com
pany of Fannin county was filed In the
office of the clerk of the superior court
today. Hon. George F. Gober, of the Blue
Ridge circuit, passed an order on the pe
tition appointing Charles Tesker and
James H. Mongle receivers and authoriz
ed the receivers to operate the plant under
the orders of the court.
The order provides that the receivers
may borrow money and issue certificates
of indebtedness therefor and run the bus
iness with a viiw of paying off tj>e en
tire indebtedness, which it Is thought can
be done within six months
The bill was filed in the name of C.
Boice, of Abingdon, Va., and Boice &
Grogan, of Boston, Mass., who are cred
itors to the extent of about $4,500.
Tne assets of the Tesker Lumber Com
pany are estimated to 'be worth SIB,OOO
and the Indebtedness is probably slightly
in excess of that sum. The bill was filed
by J. Irby Hurt, of Abingdon, Va., and
Dodd, Newman & Dodd, of Atlanta, Ga.
LUCY COBB INSTITUTeT
GETS HANDSOME GIFT
ATHENS, May 30.—Another valued gift
has come to Lucy Cobb Institute from one
of its friends in New York city.
Mr. John Crosby Brown while In Ath
ens as one of the Ogden party, took a most
cordial Interest In the science work of
Lucy Cobb and asked Miss Rosa Wood
berry permission to place In her science
library a set of science reference books.
These encyclopedias arrived yesterday
and are a handsome and valuable collec
tion of books that will prove of the ut
most usefulness in this rapidly ex
tending department.
Miss Woodberry has been most success
ful in building up and equipping the
science work in Lucy Cobb and this gift
is one of many that she has received for
its extension. She is now working to se
cure a new science hall with properly
fitted laboratories and has great encour
agement to undertake its erection.
Mr. Brown’s generous gift is one of sev
eral that recently have added so much to
the art and literary attractions of Lucy
Cobb. Mr. J - lerpont Morgan has Just
given a set of valuable pictures and Miss
Helen Gould a rarely beautiful etching,
handsomely framed. Friends of the
school will recall the twenty handsome
paintings by famous artists given by Mr.
George I. Seney.
YOUNG FARMER HANGS
HIMSELF AT COVINGTON
COVINGTON, Ga., May 31.—Joel Finley, a
young farmer living on the plantation of J. T.
Harris, a few miles from her, hanged him
self this morning. No reason is assigned for
the act. He was thirty-five years old and
leaves a wife and six children. He will be
buried at Jersey tomorrow.
SUPREME COURT TO
HAND DOWN DECISIONS
More than one hundred decisions will
be handed down by the supreme court
this week, which decisions will embrace
cases brought up from several
The court meets in "banc" Tuesday and
the first opinions will be forthcoming on
that day.
The cases which will be decided are
those which were argued by brief. They
are from the Western, Northeastern,
Blue Ridge, Cherokee, Rome, Tallapoosa,
Coweta, Flint, Ocmulgee, Chattahoochee,
Pataula, Southwestern, Albany, Southern,
Oconee and Brunswick circuits.
On completion of the handing down of
these decisions the court will take up
the cases’ from the Atlanta circuit which
are to be argued by brief. Other cir
cuits will be taken up in their regular
order. The court hopes to finish with all
the cases which are to be submitted by
briefs by July Ist, and then the cases In
which oral argument has been requested
and the requests granted will be heard.
*The dockets of the court have been
unusually heavy this year and it is ex
pected that it will be August 15th before
the work for the March term is com
pleted.
TERRELL WILL CLOSE HtS
CAMPAIGN IN SOUTH GEORGIA
Hon. J. M. Terrell, candidate for gov
ernor, will spend the last days of the
campaign In south Georgia. He will make
five or six speeches between today and
Wednesday night, and will get the re
turns of the election at his headquarters
In the Kimball on the night of the pri
mary.
fruitWwill
BE VERY FUR
SAYSJCOTT
STATE ENTOMOLOGIST SAYS THE
YIELD WILL BE LARGER THAN
WAS EXPECTED—FRUIT
CONDITIONS.
State Entomologist Scott is of the opin
ion that a large fruit crop will be market
ed this year, and in an interview with a
Journal reporter Saturday stated that
the commission men .and the fruit growers
would be kept busy handling peaches and
other fruits, despite the statements of
many people to the effect that the crop
would amount to practically nothing.
Mr. Scott has just returned from an ex
tended tour of the northern portion of the
state, where he has inspected all the or
chards in that section. Assistant State
Entomologist Fiske has also Just returned
from a tour of the orchards in South Geor
gia, and he reports the fruit conditions
as very flattering.
Speaking of the condition of the fruit
yesterday Mr. Scott said:
“Including this year Georgia has had
three peach crops in succession and four
in the last five years, the buds for the
crop of 1899 having been destroyed by the
unprecedented freeze In February of that
year. This Is a good record for the peach
.industry and one that is quite unusual.
Except for weather conditions, however,
such a record can be maintained, since the
peach is fully capable of annual bearing
when properly fed.
“Barring frosts and freezes the Georgia
peach orchards can be made to bear ev
ery year by judicious pruning, thorough
cultivation, and the application of the
fertilizing Ingredients necessary to main
tain the crop without impairing the trees,
and spraying for the protection of the
trees and the fruit against the ravages of
insects and diseases.
“It is a significant fact that the orchards
bearing the best crop this year are for the
most part, those that received thorough
cultivation last year, while neglected or
chards are practically destitute of fruit.
Moreover; continued cultivation has ena
bles the trees to better withstand the
drouth, now prevalent in many sections.
It should be explained, however, that the
North Georgia crop was greatly damaged
by the late spring cold, in some individual
orchards the entire bloom having been
killed. In more favored localities the crop
Is fair and this upper section will yet ship
quite a considerable amount of fruit.”
"The Brown Rot disease which devel
oped to such an alarming extent early in
tne season In all sections of the state has
subsided and with favorable weather con
ditions the fruit wll be expected to go on
the market in gdnd condition.
*The Fort Valley and Marshallville
growers expect to ship as much fruit this
year as last and the same is true of a
few other shipping points, but elsewhere
as a rule the crop is considerably short
of last year’s yield. At the meeting of the
North Georgia Fruit Growers’ association
held at Adairsville, on May 29th and 80th,
the best growers seemed to be agreed upon
33 1-3 per cent of a crop as an estimate for
that section.
“The yield Is so variable In different sec
tions and in different orchards of the same
section that it is quite Impossible to make
an intelligent estimate of the number of
cars that will probably be marketed.
However, as a whole we have a fair crop
and the commission houses expect to be
kept busy during the shipping season.”
SHAME OF GIRL CAUSES
DEATH OF FARMER
VALDOSTA, Ga.. May 29.—News reach
es here from Pinetta, Fla., fifteen miles
below here, of the killing of W. A. Holl
ingsworth, a prominent citizen, by Sam
uel Scarboro.
The killing is said to have been caused
by Hollingsworth’s relations to Scarboro’s
daughter, who had been adopted into the
Hollingsworth family, Scarboro’s wife
having parted from him several years
ago.
When Scarboro found that his daugh
ter had been wronged he sought a con
ference with her and she told him, It Is
said, that Hollingsworth was her be
trayer.
He secured his pistol and, according to
report, carried the young woman to Holl
ingsworth’s field, where he was plowing.
He made her repeat her accusation
against Hollingsworth, and then shot
him dead.
Scarboro went to Madison, Fla,, where
he surrendered to the sheriff, and is in
jail. The man he killed was prominent,
but the slayer has the sympathy of many
people.
KING MILL IN AUGUSTA
. HAS ANOTHER WALKOUT
AUGUSTA, Ga., May 31.—The trouble at
the King Mill was again complicated more
yesterday by the walking out of all loom
fixers except two. This was done on a
peremptory order of Secretary Hibbert of
Fall River, received by wire Thursday.
The striking operatives have been order
ed to vacate the company’s houses and are
moving out, the union officials having
been promised S3OO to pay house rent by
the national officers.
Chou-Fu Is Governor.
PEKIN, May 31.—Chou-Fu, treasurer of the
province of Chl-Lt, has been appointed gover
nor of Shan-Tung province. He has pro-for
eign views.
MACHINERY.
ONE second-hand 15 h. p. Frick portable en
gine on wheels at a big bargain; also one
second-hand Chase shingle mill and knee bolt
er and shaper. Shaw & Camp, 47 and 49 South
Forsyth street. Atlanta.
FRSZIER HEIDS
DEMOCRITIE
CAMPAIGN
TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS PUT
OUT A CHATTANOOGA MAN TO
LEAD THEIR PARTY TO VIC
TORY THIS FALL
NASHVIT.LE, Tenn.. May 31.-Tenner
see’s Democracy Thursday afternoon,
amid enthusiasm and stirring scenes,
nominated the Hon. James B. Frazier, of
Chattanooga, for governor and Hon. J.
Neil McKnlght for railroad commissioner.
Joseph Jones, of Dresden, was tempo
rary chairman, and Z. W. Ewing, of Pu
laski, the permanent presiding officer.
While the Democrats were of accord off
the question of nominations, there being
no contest whatever, and while the plat
form was unanimously adopted in the
convention, the Democratic state execu
tive committee wrestled with the platform
until late at night, and then adjourned
until 10 o’clock yesterday morning, when
agreement was reached. The platform wgg
reported to the convention without com
ment and the committee gave out no
statement as to how that body stood on
the points at Issue, principal among
which were the Philippine question and
the manner of expressing endorsement of
the Kansas City platform. It is said that
many of the leaders are much disgruntled
over the way the Kansas City platform'
was endorsed. . .
The essentiaf parts of the platform final
ly adopted are these:
Kansas City platform and position of the
Democratic members of congress endors
ed: declaration denouncing trusts; planli
favoring tariff for revenue only; denunci
ation of the ship subsidy bill and the Re
publican position on' the Philippines, fa
voring the speedy restoration of peace
In the east and giving them Independence,
The platform declares against the In
creased standing army, denounces Re*
publican extravagance and favors the con
struction of the Nicaraguan canal.
The planks following express sympathy
for the Boers, liberal commercial rela
tions with Cuba, endorse the admlntstre-’
tion of Governor McMillin, declare for
such revenue laws as would reasonably*
limit the lien or right of recovery for
taxes and such assessment as would mak«
back taxes or reassessment unnecessary.'
The platform next endorses the public
school system and the uniform textbook
law and the establishment of good roads. _
The union label on state printing is fa-"
vored.
Less Important features are the declara
tion in favor of the state fair proposition,
which has so agitated the people of Ten
nessee who favor the promotion of the
agricultural Interests of Tennessee, a re
vision of the state laws on the inspection
of coal mines and factories to afford betA
ter protection for the laboring classes. W
The platform does not touch upon the
liquor question.
FIVE TENNESSEE JUDGES
NOMINATED IN CAPITOL
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 31.—The state
Judicial convention for the nomination of
five candidates for the supreme bench and
three candidates for the chancery court of
appeals was called to order at 10 o’clock
yesterday by Chairman Fitzpatrick, of
the state Democratic executive
tee.
The convention was organized tempos
rarily by the election of W. L. Welker,
of Knoxville, chairman, and W. B. Hen
derson. of Memphis, secretary.
Judge W. C. Caldwell, of Trenton, onq
of the retiring members of the supreme
court, was made premanent chairman,
and Leigh Thompson, of Lewisburg, per
manent secretary.
The five candidates for the supreme
court are John K. Shields, of Morrlstown|
W. D. Beard, of Memphis; M. M. Nell,
of Trenton; W. K. McAllister, of Nash
ville, and John 8. Wilkes, of Pulaski, and
these men will be nominated without op
position. •
There are four candidates for the thr«L
places on the court of chancery appealed
and two of them R. M. Barton, of
nooga and S. F. Wilson, of Gallatin, have
enough Instructed delegates to secure their ’s
renomination. The race for the third seat
Is a hot one between uohn M. Taylor, of
Lexington, and E. S. Mallory, of Jackson, |
with chances slightly In favor of Judge |
Taylor.
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE
WILL MEET SOON
The eighth annual convention of the Baptist
Young People’s Union of Georgia will meet at
Savannah June 17-19. It IS expected that this
will be the largest state B. Y. P. U. con
vention ever held in the country. The railroads .
have announced a rate of one fare for the a
round trip for the occasion. Seven hundred
delegates are expected.
The Atlanta delegation will leave on the
morning of the 17th on a special train over i
the Southern railway, reaching Savannah about
5 o’clock. The delegation Will number per
haps one hundred. It will be joined before
leaving by delegations from Rome and other
North Georgia points. The party will reach
the convention city in good time to go to their •
homes before attending the opening session of
the convention, at night. . . -i
The program which has just been completed
Is an excellent one, with Christian citizen
ship as the central thought. There will be
fifteen speeches all on some phase or relation I
of Christian citizenship. _ _ „ •
Among the speakers will be Rev. W. H,
Gerstweit, of Chicago, general secretary of the
B. Y P. U. of America and editor of The Bap
tist Union, the officialA>rgan. Mr. Gerstweit
spoke before the convention last year at Rome
and delighted all who heard him. His com
ing again is considered extremely fortunate.
Another distinguished speaker will be Rev. L,
O. Dawson, D. D„ of Tuskaloosa, Ala., presi
dent of the B. Y. P. U. of the South.
The convention will be presided over by
Prof. M. L. Brittain, of Atlanta, president of
die organization in Georgia.
DRUMMERWHO TOOK
GLASS IS STILL ALIVE
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 81.—C. H.
Manning, thA Chicago picture drummer,
who occupies a murderer’s cell in the
county jail here for safe keeping, and
who attempted suicide by swallowing
1 pieces of crushed bottles Thursday night,
is still alive, but he declares to prison
ers in adjoining cells that he will end his
life before he stops. The jail physician
announced last night that Manning would
recover in all probability unless he makes
another and more successful attempt than
the first. Manning Is very despondent and
says he craves to die. He denies the
charge of assaulting and chloroforming
Miss Ola Benson, of Augusta, Ga., in De
catur, Ala.
BOY AND GIRL BY
NORFOLK TRAIN MANGLED
ROANOKE. Va., May 31.—A Norfolk
and Western passenger train on the Roa
noke and Southern division ran down and
killed Johnnie and Hattie Buschell, aged
respectively 6 and 8 years, near Ridge
way, Henry county, tonight.
The girl attempted to cross the track in
front of the train and fell between the
rails.
Her younger brother went to her rescue
and while trying to carry her away, both
were struck by the engine and Instantly
killed.
After Ecuador’s Exhibit.
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, May 31.—Mr.
Wands, a representative of the St.
Louis exposition company arrived bare
today.
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