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2 GRAND JURY IS AFTER ROADS POOLING EXPECTS TO PROVE EXISTENCE OF COMBINATION BETWEEN RAILROADS FOR CONTROLL ING PRICES. The alleged pooling' of the railroads on the handling of cotton. In violation of the interstate commerce law Is being investi gated by the federal grand jury. and some of the most prominent railroad men in the state have been subpoenaed to appear as witnesses. John T. March and. of Washington, general counsel for the interstate commerce commission, is conducting the prosecution, assisted by District Attorneys E. A. Angler. W. L. M«««ey and George L. Bell. Os course, it cannot be stated what action will be tafcen by the grand jury, but if the evi dence is sufficiently strong it is more than probable that several indictments will be found If proven guilty, the penalty for violation is a fine of $5,000. It to alieged that the Southern, Sea board. Central'of Georgia. Atlanta and West Point and the Georgia roads have entwtwc mto a contract to pool the ■***?• men:a of cotton, fixing a price and divid ing up the cotton shipments according to the doo I. This Is in violation of the inter .tate commerce law. and the commerce commission is taking active steps to prove or disprove these charges. The investigation now being carried on is the result of the efforts of the inter state commerce commission to atop the alleged pooling of the railroads, and has caused much uneasiness in railroad circles, and some sensational developments are expected to follow. General Counsel J.T. Werhand of the commission. who has recentlv secured several indictments in Memphis on this same charge, was sent her to investigate the pooling tn Atlanta. The allegations are that the railroads entered into a pool, whereby each road was to handle a certain amount of the cotton shipped from this point, it mat tered not to which road the cotton was delivered for shipment. In this way. it is charged, the roads were able to secure higher freight rates, and were saved the necessity of having to solicit the cotton business from the shippers. James 8. Akers, of Bandfcss. Swann & Company, cotton dealers, and one of the largest cotton bouses in the south, was the first witness called. He was kept for some time in the jury room. Edward Jervey. a cotton man of Mari etta, was the next witness. Cyrus E. Pierson, traveling agent of the Southeastern Freight association, was on the stand when the jury adjourned for the day. Pool Hearing Continued Yesterday. The investigation which was begun by the federal grand jury of alleged viola tions of the interstate commerce law re lating to the pooling of cotton rates was continued Tuesday. Outside of railroad men who had been summoned to appear before the body little Interest appeared to be taken on what was going on behind the closed dcora The first witntee called was C. E. Pierson, who was the last witness to ap pear before the body Monday. He re mained In the room but a short time after which Ed Jervey went in. Mr. Jervey was also before the body Monday. L. L. McCleskey. division freight agent of the Southern railway, was the next wit ness. Thomas C. Watters, private secretary of Chairman Parrott, of the Southeastern Freight Association. was next witness. He remained Ln the room about three minutes and when he came out he said he had been asked his title and that was about all. W. L. Magill, secretary of the South eastern Freight association, was called and remained in the room for some time. He was followed by D. W. Appier, com mercial agent of the Central of Georgia railway. Ches Howard, of Sanders, Swann A Co., was the last witness. Grand Jury Debating Pool Case. Only one witness yesterday before the federal grand jury which is investigat ing the alleged violations of the inter state commerce law relating to the pooling of cotton rates. He was Joohn E. Cay. a prominent cotton factor. Mr. Cay remain ed in the jury room for more than an hour. At 11:90 o’clock General Counsel John A. Marchand, of the interstate commerce commission of Washington, and Assist ant District Attorney W. L. Massey, who are conducting the Investigation, and Mark J. McCord, who is taking the testi mony stenographically. came from the room. Mr. Marchand was heard to say goodby to the jury as he came out of the room. It was supposed that he had put up all the Witnesses he wanted, which proved to be the case, and had left the matters to the consideration of the jury. The jury continued in session until the hour of adjournment, but no indictments were returned. The railroad men who have so far ap peared before the body, with the exception of representatives of the Freight associa tion. who would be summoned without regard to any one railroad, have been rep resentattves of the. Southern railway. The summons to them are to answer in the case of the United States against the Southern railway and others. It is thought that the Southern is now the road under investigation. The grand jury will re sume the investigation today. ROME WiITHWE NEW SIOO,OOO DEPOT THE SOUTHERN HAS DECIDED TO BUILD HANDSOME STRUCTURE FOR PUBLIC CONVENIENCE. ROME. Ga.. June 18.—The Southern rail way has decided to build a new SIOO,OOO passenger depot in East Rome. Superin tendent Vaughn. Roadmaster Lemon ds and Engineer Bernard are in Rome per fecting plans for the structure. The road has decided not to build within the city limits of Rome on account of topographical difficulties. ’ The depot will be placed near the pres ent station. It will be large and will af ford plenty of accommodations to the public. The structure will be a shed and depot combined. • Capt Clark Rear Admiral In Navy. WASHINGTON. June 17.—The president yesterday sent the following nominations to the senate: Capt. C. E. Clark, to be advanced seven numbers in rank and to be a rear admiral in Ujb navy. HARDWICK NOMINATED; HIS VIEWS IN PLATFORM AUGUSTA. June 18.—The Tenth dis trict convention is in session at the court house this afternoon. A very large delegation came up with Mr. Hardwick on the Southern train from Sandersville this morning. Hardwick badges and enthusiasm blended in profusion around the scene of the con vention. In the delegation and attending the con vention were quite a number of ladies, in cluding Mrs. Hardwick. In the absence of the chairman of the district committee the convention was called to order by Mr. Shurley. of War renton, and Mr. W. R. Logue, of Glas cook, was elected temporary chairman, followed by the election of Hon. J. R. Philips, of Jefferson, for permanent chairman. Mr. J. H. Battle, of Warren, was elected secretary. Every county ex cept Hancock was represented. The convention struck a snag in fixing the platform, the difficulty being over the Nth and 15th amendments, his atti tude in regard to them being insisted on by Mr. Hardwick, and the incorporation of this plank into the platform being re sisted by some members. Mr. Hardwick was later nominated by the convention, and his platform for the disfranchisement pf the negro was em bodied in the convention platform. died likeYpauper; T BUT OWNED A FORTUNE NEW YORK, June 18.—In the basement Os No. US West Houston street, which was both his home and workshop, Camille Lemoine has been found dead. In his pocket 1178.75 and a gold watch and chain were found. In a box were found deeds of property estimated to be worth 650. W. but. he lived like a man In dire Enverty and died vincarea for and alone. A itten that was hie only companion lay be side the body of the miser. Lemoine was 57 years of age and was a clever mechanic and manufactured tools and dyes used in the manufacture of artificial flowers. It was said he once served in the French army hut he never told much of hie life even to his Intimate friends and he had few of these. He slept on a wretched bed in the rear of the little shop and ate sparingly at the cheapest restaurants. The police say he spent less than 15 cents a day for food. Moist of the property, to which deeds were found. Is in Hoboken. It is not known whether Lemoine has any relatives living or not, so the public adminis trator took charge of the money and papers and the body was sent to the morgue. UM TO AGAIN DISCUSS LAW semis BAR ASSOCIATION WILL TAKE UP METHOD OF ADMITTING LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES TO THE BAR. The Georgia Bar association will again take up the question of admitting gradu ates of law schools to practice in the state courts without appearing before the state examining board. Last year the matter caused no end of discussion at Warm Springs, but no recommendations were made by the lawyers. This year Judge Spencer R. Atkinson, chairman of the committee on legal edu cation will bring the question to the at tention of the lawyers again, and will urge that all the law school graduates, no matter the length of the course at the law schools, be required to pass a satis factory examination before the state ex amining board before being given a license to practice in the state courts. A bill introduced by Roland Ellis, of the Twenty-second senatorial district, was passed in the senate last year requiring graduates of law schools to appear be fore the board regardless of the term of the law school course and the curriculum of the law school. The bill was favorably recommended by the judiciary commit tee of the house but was never put on its passage on account of the heavy pressure of other bills at the close of the session judge Emory Speer and Clem P. Steed, members of the faculty of the Mercer law school, have fought vigorously any action on the question by the bar associa tion, and this year they will probably re new that fight. Judge Atkinson contends that the courts should determine the man ner In which applicants to practice law should be admitted, and holds that the legislature has no power to prescribe laws. He thinks a test case should be made in the courts. VALDOSTAIs AFTER SOMENEW SETTLERS VALDOSTA, Ga., June 18.—A move ment is on foot to bring a number of Dutch and Scotch settlers to this sec tion. A large lot of land belonging to Mr. J. A. Dasher, Jr., has been surveyed and cut up into small farms and the matter of bringing them here is with Mr. J. H. Stephens of the Plant system’s immigration department. Captain Steph ens has been here talking over the mat ter with the board of trade and the chances are that quite a number of them will be located here. Lowndes county has plenty of valuable farming lands and the people here would welcome a lot of thrifty farmers. It is understood that the immigrants will follow truck farming mostly. President James of the Wadley and ML Vernon railroad is 'expected in Val dosta this week and a meeting of the board of will be held next Friday morning to see what is going to be done about the extension of that road to this city. The matter has * caused much in terest here and a definite understanding will be reached at the meeting next Fri day. A good deal of stock has already been taken in the road here and it Is expected that a good deal will be added to the list before Friday’s meeting. BARTLETT, OF GEORGIA, GETS BILL RECOMMENDED WASHINGTON. June 18.-The house committee on military affairs yesterday ordered favorable report of the resolution of Representative Barlett, of Georgia, di recting the secretary of war to furnish the house information as to what amounts were paid by the United States officers in Cuba to F. R. Thurber or other persons for advocating Cuban reciprocity. The action caused some surprise as a somewhat similar resolution was voted down about a week ago. The change is said to have been in fluenced to some extent by the pending controversy on the Cuban reciprocity bill. Representative Hay, of Virginia, called up the resolution and his motion for consideration prevailed, two Republi cans as well as three Democrats voting for it. What are Humors? They are vitiated or morbid fluids cours ing the veins and affecting the tissues. They are commonly due to defective diges tion but are sometimes inherited. . How do they manifest themselves 7 K In many forms of cutaneous eruption, salt rheum or eczema, pimples and boils, and in weakness, languor, general debility. How are they expelled T By Hood’s Sarsaparilla which also builds up the system that baa suffered from them. It l 4 the best medicine for all humors, -V, ii*. » V ii ■ A'.- 'HA . 1 < ECU A, ’ILL J J U, 13 BiNKEfISMEET IN SMH 'TUESDAY MR. R. F. MADDOX, OF ATLANTA, MAKES A RESPONSE TO THE ADDRESS OF WELCOME BY EDITOR STOVALL. SAVANNAH, Ga., June 18.—The Inter state Bankers’ association, composed of the members of the banking associations of Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia, conwned here yesterday. The first day’s session was held at the Savannah theater. There are about 175 bankers and representatives of banks in attendance. The morning was taken up with the delivery of an address of welcome from Mr. P. A. Stovall, editor of the Sa vannah Press, and responses by Mr. R. F. Maddox of Atlanta. John F. Bruton of North Carolina and George J. Seay of Richmond, Va- Ex-Governor O’Farrell of Virginia deliv ered a very Interesting address. At 2 o’clock the first morning’s session came to an end. The address of ex-Governor O’Farrell, was a splendid one. He criticised the branch banking bill now before congress and said he feared that if would not be any Improvement over the present bank ing bill. He also took occasion to round ly roast those Virginians who live In tha past and stand in the way of progress. A resolution was introduced that the branch banking bill known as the Fowler bill be carefully considered before it is endorsed by the Interstate bankers’ asso ciation. This afternoon the visitors will be entertained at Thunderbolt and tomor row afternoon they will go to Tybee, where a banquet is to be tendered them at night. Mr. Maddox, of Atlanta, made a splen did response to the address of welcome. Mr. Maddox said: "I am sure that not since General Sher man telegraphed to President Lincoln ‘I beg to present to you as Christmas gift the city of Savannah, with 150 heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and about 25,000 bales of cotton,’ has the key to this beau tiful city been so gracefully tendered, or so greatfully received as today. And, as General Sherman said his meen on that eventful trip had been ‘a little loose in foraging and did some things they ought not to have done, I hope you will allow the bankers the same privilege. "There is but little doubt that we are Indebted to Sir Walter Raleigh for the discovery of this part of the North Amer ican continent, and according to Mr. Oglethorpe the Indians said Sir Walter was the first Englishman their forefathers ever saw. So favorable was the impres sion made by the gallant knight that their chief king before he died desired to be taken to a high mound of earth, about a half a mile from Savannah in order that he might be burled at the spot where he talked with the great and good white stranger. We could hardly hope that after meeting with the ‘white strangers’ from Virginia, North Carolina and other parts of Georgia, the present citizens of Sa vannah would wish to be buried on this spot, but we trust they mav at least survive this convention sufficiently long lo designate their last resting place. "Just one hundred and seventy years ago this month the charter was granted for a distinct province between the Sa vannah and Altamaha rivers by the name of Georgia in honor of the king by whom the charter was granted, and in January, 1738. Oglethorpe and his colonists arrived on the good ship Anne, and in the fol lowing February selected the site of Sa vannah. During this year the most glow ing accounts of the climate of Georgia and the prosperous condition of her colo nists were sent over to England, and about this time a pamphlet appeared in London saying: "Such an air and soil can only be described by a poetical pen be cause there is no danger of exceeding the truth," and quoted the following verse by Waller, who writing of this section sal’d: “The Spring, which but salutes us here. Inhabits there, and courts them all the year, Ripe fruits and blossoms on the same tree live: At once they promise, what at once they give. So sweet the air, so moderate the clime, None sickly lives or dies before his time. Heaven sure kept this spot of earth uncursed. To show how all things were created first.” "With such location and under such in fluences it is not surprising that Savannah has always been distinguished. I do not believe any other city in the United States has taken so active a part In the defense of freedom, or more bravely fought out American progress than the city which today entertains the bankers from the three gseatest states of the south. From the early Creek wars through every conflict in which the nation’s honor was at stake, down to the late war with Spain, her brave people have marched from these historic commons al ways ready to lay down their lives at their country’s call. Fnr three years six months and thirteen days this metropolis of Georgia lay In the entire possession of the enemy, but when peace finally smiled upon the land her people, although greatly effected by the disruption of social ties during the pro longed struggle, and the depressed condi tion of trade, as brave in peace as they had been In war, at once went to work to up-build this country and in councils of state and nation did much to form and foster the new republic. In proportion to her population she has adorned her ave nues and public places with more beautiful monuments to brave soldiers and patriotic statesmen than any other city In the south. It is, therefore, quite fortunate that we can meet on this historic ground, amid such hospitable and progressive people, where "Wisdom, justice and moderation” has always been their guiding star. It is especially fitting that we should gather under that motto at the beginning of this, which is destined to be, the most potential century which has dawned upon the world since the babe of Bethlehem was born. The spirit o$ American principles and pro gress which so brightly lighted the de clining days of the nineteenth century have already begun to penetrate the shadows of the far east and ere another cycle of time shall have elapsed, the whole world will have adopted our faith in freedom, and all nations will worship at the shrine of Columbia, In this century we shall witness great wars, but they will be the bloodless battles for control, con ceived by kings of finances and fought out on the sea of commerce, where capital In stead of cannon will capture Instead of kill We have just heard the first firing by the invading army of the trusts at the outposts of our prosperity. The beef bar ons have attempted to levy a tax upon the people as unjust and unfair as unneces sary and unwise as that which our fore fathers in the colonies refused to pay. The tea has been thrown into the harbor, and it may not lead to a Bunker HUI or Yorktown, but will soon lead to the great est battle ever waged within the halls of congress. In this country neither mam mon nor anarchy must rule, and In the di rection of this legislation for tha proper control of the trusts the bankers of the north, east, west and south should unite their intelligent forces to make capital what God intended it to be, a blessing to humanity and for the best development of our civilization. The south especially want’s no interrup tion to the wonderful progress It has made In the last quarter of a century. The waters of prosperity which were so long confined In the middle and New England states, checked by that invisible dam along the Mason and Dixon line have at last been drawn southward, and your strong banks through which it flows will wisely control its course to fertilize our fields, run our factories, and float our products to all the world. We have had but little help in dredging from out its channel the ruins of a long and disastrous war, but than heaven at last the golden stream has touched the thirsting lips of all the southern states and their commercial strength was never so great as today. We belong, gentlemen, to one of the old est guilds in the world. From the earliest dawn of history there has been a finan cial system. Job was familiar with bank ers in his prosperity and knew usurers in his adversity. ‘‘The Bible mentions In the Old Testament both bankers and lawyers, but nowhere speaks In complimentary terms of either. One reason may have been that the ancestors of our profession were not worthy of commendation, but I think the better and more correct view to take is that it has required nineteen hun dred years of civilization and progress to bring the world up to the proper apprecia tion of both bankers and lawyers.” Some banks, however, must have been recogniz ed as safe places of deposit, and in the early stages paid interest on balances, for we learn from St. Luke In the parable of the nobleman who on the eve of his de parture gave to his ten servants a pound each and ” said unto them occupy until I come.” We find the one who had not increased his holdings but said: “Here is thy pound which I have kept laid up in a napkin” was reproved by his master who replied: "Wherefore then gavest thou not my money into the bank, that at my com ing I might have required mine own with usury.” And although this unwise man lost e’en that which he hath by not making the deposit, there are still some few of his descendants who prefer to keep their funds “laid up in a napkin.” The standard of our fraternity is high. Through your hands have passed billions of dollars. You have heard the pathetic stories of the widows and orphans as they deposited in your safe keeping their all. You have heard the schemes of corpora tions and the secrets of firms and individ uals, but out of the thousands who have been engaged in your honorable profession those who have defaulted or been un faithful to their trust would not make a corporal’s guard. I am sure our deliberations here will be delightful and profitable. But as there are many distinguished gentlemen who will address you I am afraid some of you may feel like the traveler on the frontier who found himself out of reckon ing one night in an unknown region. A terrific thunderstorm came up to add to his troubles. He floundered along until his horse at last gave out. The lightning gave him the only cue to his way, but the peals of thunder were frightful. One bolt which seemed to crash the earth beneath him brought him to his knees. By no means a praying man. his petition was short and to the point. He looked up Into the darkness and said: “Oh. Lord, if all the same to you please give us a little more light and a little less noise.” Therefore I will no longer delay the light, and only renew the thanks of the Georgia. Bankers’ association to your gen erous city for your cordial greeting, and hope that this tri-state convention may bring pleasure to all present and result in much good to the large Interests which we represent. ESTILL MOIKE NO FORTHEB PDDTEST CHAIRMAN BROWN REGARDS THE MATTER CLOSED SO FAR AS COMMITTEE IS CONCERNED. APPEAL TO CONVENTION? Judging from a letter received by Hon. E. T. Brown, chairman of the state dem ocratic’ executive committee, Colonel J. H. Estill, of Savannah, will hardly make any further protest to the executive committee regarding the irregularities which he charged occurred in the last election. Chairman Brown has received the fol lowing letter from Mr. Estill: Hon. E. T. Brown, Chairman, State Democratic Executive Committee, At lanta, Ga.—My Dear Sir: Yours of the 13th at hand and I thank you very much for your kind attention. With very best wishes I am very truly yours, i J. H. ESTILE. The letter was one in reply to one written to Colonel Estill by Chairman Brown in which Chairman Brown stated that the committee had no authority to order a recount and that the matter must be dealt with by the convention. Chairmaji Brown says he regards the matter closed so far as the committee is concerned and he does not know what Colonel Estill will do at the convention. SHEWANTCHERSON TO COME BACK TOJLEB MRS. M. C. GARVIN ASKS POLICE TO LOCATE MAN WlJo LEFT HOME OVER SEVEN YEARS AGO. The queer case of an Atlanta boy who left home seven years ago and has not since been heard from was reported to the police Tuesday by his mother, with the request that notices be sent out broadcast to try and find him and bring him back. The boy, now a man, left home because of trouble with his father and stated at the time that he wanted to get as far away from him as possible. The father is now dead and the mother thinks, perhaps, her boy will come back. John H. Garvin, 19 years old, when he left, but now 26, Is the man wanted. His mother is Mrs. M. C. Garvin, of 442 Wind sor street. She called to see Chief Ball Tuesday and told her pathetic story and the longing of her old mother’s heart to see once again her runaway boy. Young Garvin at the time he left him was wanted by the police. He had bor rowed some things from a neighbor and pawned them. The owner wished to prose cute him for larceny after trust and the boy, finding the officers of the law were after him. fled after first confiding the story to his mother. His father, John H. Garvin, Sr., the boy said, was responsible for the whole thing. He had first led his son into the habit of drinking and had later planned the pawning of the goods for which the boy was wanted. It was a case of stealing to get money for drink. The boy, when he realized his offense, told his mother he wanted to put as much of the world between nlmself and his father as possible. He left home at once. Later his mother heard he went to Germany, but nothing definitely could be learned. » STATE PRISON SYSTEM IS ATTACKED SIMON O’NIELL TELLS SOME VERY HARROWINGTHINGSHE SAW WHILE IN GEORGIA PEN ITENTIARY. . Simon O’Neill, the ex-Savannah police man who was sent to the penitentiary with Maurice Sullivan for 15 years for killing Preston Brooks on the corner of Oglethorpe avenue and East Broad street in 1896 in Savannah, has given out an in terview In Savannah which contains some severe criticisms of the convict lease sys tem of the state. His statement, if true, indicates that there might be some chance for reform in this connection. O’Neill has always contended that he did nothing for which he should have suffered and In his statement telling of his experiences at the different caipps In which he has been employed he says: “If I were to relate my observations of the Georgia penitentiary, I would tell enough to fill a book. Now, that I am footloose and free I do not care to take advantage of It and, besides, the Georgia penitentiary is almost too disgusting a place to talk about. I do not want to score any one, but, as I have a feeling for my fellow-man, for the benefit of those vtoo are now suffering in Georgia prison hells and the hope that It may do some good, I will relate some facts about the peniten tiary, which is a disgrace to civilization and a blot upon the state. The lease sys tem is a rotten and damnable speculation. It is a veritable slavery—worse than any slavery that existed before the war, es pecially inasmuch as it makes slaves of white men. "Every convict camp Is a carbuncle on the state and, If the public knew of the way they are conducted, it would cause general Indignation. Much of the convict system has for years been handled by two men and has been handed down by them to others. It is not alone the unfortunate prisoners who suffer. Many of them have families suffering through their imprison ment.” O’Neill gives a description of how con victs are whipped that is harrowing in many instances. Os this he says: "When I entered the penitentiary I soon discovered that two-thlrds of the whole thing was bluff. "I tried to get along without any trou ble, but whenever they directed any ot the bluff toward me they always found a man. I was always willing to submit to law, but never to bluff. I was often made angry and sorry, too, at seeing big, able-bodied prisoners remove theii clothing to let a whipping boss admin ister punishment which was disgusting and humiliating and must have been ex cruciating torture. It made me angry to see a prisoner submit and, at each stroke of the lash to cry out: ’Lordy!’ and 'Yes, sir, captain!’ as if approving of the Igno minious punishment which lessees and foremen delight in having inflicted and barbarous whipping bosses take pleasure tn inflicting. I have often wondered how such men could look in the faces of their wives and daughters and sisters. I hope the days of the lash are not many, and that huiqan kindness will take the place of such barbarity. It is a wonder that It does not often result In bloodshed. I would have*suffered death rather than submit to such humiliation. I have read considerable in regard to a reform of the penitentiary system and noticed that only one person has spoken against the lash and the whipping bosses, and that was Mrs. W. H. Felton. Noble woman! Too much cannot be said in her praise. I would rather hear the rustle of a wom an’s skirts coming to my assistance than the noise of a regiment of troopers. 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Imagine that class of state offi cials on a salary of S2O per month. "I am averse to criticising men whose hands are tied and whose lips are sealed through fear and by force, but in order that I may not appear partial I will ac knowledge that there are many depraved prisoners in the penitentiary. During sev eral years’ experience on the Savannah police force I thought I had witnessed much human depravity, but it is as noth ing to what I found to exist in the peni tentiary, much of which officials are re sponsible for. In truth of this statement I will mention the treatment of juvenile prisoners at the state farm and young men, or rather boys, in coal mines, who are given /asks which they are physi cally unable to perform. Three of them are white boys not much more than tots, brought up on equality with these negroes, most of whom are much older and famil iar with all kinds of vice. They are fol lowed daily by the whipping bosses and are under the same degrading lash as the negroes. What kind of men do the au thorities expect to make of these boys?” ONeill then tells of how convicts are whipped to music. He says when a man is tied to the whipping post a gang of convicts is made to gather around and sing. Concerning this he said: "One warden when he would some times go to whip a man, would call the other prisoners up who were religious ly inclined and make them sing ’Amaz ing Grace, How Sweet th/ Sound.’ At each stroke of the lash the whipper would repeat the words, ‘How . sweet the sound,’ referring, of course, to the sound of the lasji. He would order his victim tb join in the song. I have seen men with broken legs made to crawl out of bed before they were able and sometimes, while standing on crutches in the yard, where they could not lean against anything, the crutches would be taken from under them. They would be cursed and ordered to walk. Some times a pistol would be fired close to their feet to make them alert and lively. "Men are not supposed to be sick in the penitentiary unless they have a very high fever. The officers of these camps are no more fit to have charge of prisoners than a brutal Turk would be to have charge of a female orphans’ home." The prison farm, which heretofore has never been complained of, and which has been regarded as the model prison of the south, is badly roasted by O’Neill. He says: ‘‘The state farm - near Milledgeville, where I spent nine months, was, I un derstand, a model prison the first year of its existence. If so it has gone back wards a great deal. Cripples of all de scriptions, afflicted men, paralytics, and consumptives are driven over that hilly farm and are abused by guards. They are exposed to all kinds of weather im properly clothed. In winter they only have one shirt and the food they re ceive is little better than starvation. They get cowpeas, fat meat, and coffee as a usual thing. "One of the most humiliating things at this camp is the strict inforcement of an order that prevents negro con victs from adresaing white convicts as •Mr.’ "During the first year of tha farm the people of Milledgeville used to visit there, but they are not allowed to do so now. At this farm, where squads - are at work in the field, negroes are put in authority over white men. They aet as foremen. This tendency to keep the whites and blacks together at work in the camps is too pronounced in Georgia. It will al ways cause trouble. The races should be separated as much as possible. As a native of a northern state I don’t want to make any attempt to decide the negro question for the south, but I say there is as much hope of whites and blacks liv ing on an equality and getting along as we could have experiencing daylight and dark at the same time. Whenever we can experience this phenomenon then whites and negroes will get along on so cial equality. One to Just as possible as the other." The cruel treatment of Fred Kent, a ne gro, is told of by O’Neill as follows: "Two years ago at one of the camps Frank Kpnt, a negro sent there from Atlanta, had a most terrible experience. He had to serve three years. He was a very humble negro, and was suffering from some chronic disease, probably dropsy. He was placed at very hard work on a tramroad, gnd, being unable to do the work required of him, was whipped nearly every day. One day I was sick in the building. The negro was kept in that day and double shackles put on him. About noon he was carried out in the yard and made to carry a part of a log on his shoulder around the prison building in the hot sun for about an hour and a half until he was nearly ex hausted. He was then put in the build ing and placed on a bunk beside a hot stove. He was covered with a 'gattress and 24 blankets to be put through the sweating process. For quite a while he was kept there. I never heard any one beg so piteously for mercy before, and I hope I never will again. I soon noticed that he had a gurgling sound in his throat. "To all his pleadings he received noth ing but taunting replies. Finally they pulled him out and, becoming alarmed, sent for the camp physician. He was unable to save him, as he died that night. I helped to place him in a box next day and his body was sent to a medical college In Atlanta, His hide was torn with the lash, as he had been whipped severely ten times in the last 16 days of his life..” Jflffg J. 8. Turner, chairman of the pris on commission, when shown the statement of O’Neill declined to discuss thef matter, saying the same story had been told by convicts before, and that none of the al leged outrages told of‘by O’Neill had ever reached the ears of the commission with out there had been an immediate investi gation. O’Neil was recently pardoned by Gover nor Candler on recommendation of the prison commission. BODY OF MAJOR GRANDY LAID TO REST TUESDAY Major Luther B. Grandy, who died re cently in the Philippines, was laid to rest Tuesday afternoon in Westview ceme tery with military honors. Funeral services were conducted at the residence of A. G. Smart, father-in-law of the deceased, at 263 Peachtree street. Rev. A. G. Spalding conducteu the services. The services were characterized by a solemn beauty and were attended by a large number of friends of the deceased. From the residence the funeral cortege wound its way out to Westview cemetery, where the interment took place. Four companies of United States soldiers joined the procession at the comer of Lee and Gordon streets and acted as an escort. At the cemetery the usual military ceremo nies accompanying the burial of deceased officers were gone through. Several volleys were fired over the grave and "taps” were sounded. The following were the pallbearers: Col onel John S. Candler, Colonel R. L. Ber ner, Major Marcus W. Beck. Major John S. Cohen, Major E. C. Davis, Captain Amos Baker, Lieutenant T. J. Ripley, Lieutenant Albert O. Marbut and Lieu tenant Thomas F. Hastings. Death at Ball Ground. BALL GROUND, Ga.. June 17.—A. J. Farmer, an employe of the Atlanta Mar ble Co., located at this place died about noon yesterday. e | ATDEMOCRATS HOT SHOTS FIRED NEBRASKA REPUBLICANS IN STATE CONVENTION CON-; DEMN MEN AND MATTERS RELATING TO DEMOCRATS. LINCOLN. Neb., June 18.—The Republi can state convention was called to order at 2 o’clock by the chairman of the state central committee. Hon. Norris Brown, temporary chairman, was introduced and spoke in part as follows: After speaking of the reorganization Os Nebraska Republicans since their defeat in 1896. Mr. Brown said: “This reminds me that the opposition la now tai«ung about reorganization. Reor ganize what? Is there anything left to reorganize? Towne has quit. Peffer has es caped. Stewart has reformed, Henry Wat terson is ready and always well organized; Tammany hall has moved its greatest fea ture to England and his successor has re signed. Hill is a Democrat, Chairman Jones Is a trust plutocrat, Allen is an edi tor, Grover Cleveland has gone fishing, and Bryan lives in a barn. Now, what is there left to organized’ Mr. Brown said Cuba must be encourag ed and protected, and if she is willing, an nexed. The Philippine islands are ours. They must remain ours and their people be given those blessings of education and liberty that fall from the folds of the Am erican language. The far eastern be longings of this country must be civilized, if it takes the nation and ths Republican party the rest of the century to do it In concluding Mr. Brown said: “Interests of tne world of labor and trade must have full protection of law; labor has the right to organise and com bine for peaceful and lawful purposes. Capital has the right to co-operate and congregate so long as its purpose is peaea. ful and lawful. But neither has any right to trample on the rights of the public by i the use of violence or by limiting produc tion or controlling the prices of necessa ries of life or by stifling competition. Such are the principles of the Republican party and such is the work at hand for it to i do ” i MILLIARD LEE SANE; MURDER TRIAL NEXT Continued from Page Onto . r I know right from wrong? Their o#n doo* tors have said he did. and he does. Thera is the test!” • "Deliberation, preparation, execution, flight! Gentlemen, in a trial for murder I could take these facts and convict thia man before any jury on earth.” ’’ ‘lf I can’t get her, no other man shall have her!’ That’s what he said. Kill the man? No, not that! But he must see those, beautiful eyes fast closed In death! Her freed spirit has winged its way into the paradise of God. He said he would fix her, and he did! And yet he comes here and. pleads, through his lawyer, that he didn’t know what he was doing! _ ■ Attorney Arnold Closes. ~ The closing argument was made by Colonel Reuben Arnold for the defense. Colonel Arnold began very quietly, saying, that Mr. Hill had indulged In quotations of poetry, beautiful language, and had discussed nearly everything except the point at issue; that his language could have been meant only to Inflame and ex cite the passions and emotions of tha jury. “The sole question,”, said Mr. Arnold, "is the question whether this man is at present rational. There is no grander spectacle than a judge and a jury con secrated to justice. Such do not look at prejudice or oratorical display. It to above the inflammatory passions of the crowd. It is serene and far-seeing. "The study of the human mind is one of the most complicated things we can study. The mind depends upon to many ' things. Its qualities and functions have to be so nicely adjusted that it la a won der, not that there are so many insane, but that the world possesses so many sane minds. "If you could forget the scene in this church, if you could get out of your minds this homicide, you would send this man to the asylum with no hesitation, and you know it. Its the memory, the knowledge of tbe horrible crime that bothers you. I know that. ( ,7 “But we ought not to condemn a man on whom God has laid his hand, a man , who has already suffered infinitely more than h<s victim suffered. In this deed of murder was the culminating act ot the diseased mind. "This thing of love is very nearly al lied to insanity anyway. Such things as violent minds cause insanity, although it did not have to go far in this instance. “There are two things that show his Insanity; first, that his parents always treated him like a child and the treat ment accorded him by this sainted girl showed she knew therp was something wrong with him. She knew how every body looked on him as a poor, dull, af flicted creature on whom God had al ready laid His hand. Why, this man knew no more what he was <doing than a man in a dream. Pinckney says it was hysteria that caused his spells. God knows there were storms in his heart, and that there were delusions there. Dr. Pinckney tells you that the scene in that little church, the crowd, the sermon, the music might have excited a sudden at tack of hysteria. And then he did that causeless act, that motiveless deed. It was as Insane an act as was ever done. The history of the crime alone will show he is crasy. "When you come to a preponderance of testimony, we have more doctors than they have, and three of their doctors re ally helped us. We have a third more witnesses than they. He was not a dis sipated man. He never drank. He never had bad companions. This crime to un accountable except on the theory of insan ity. This man is Imbeclllc. lask you. gen tlemen. don’t be carried away by passion. The object of the court is to get away from such things. Remember, you ars trying the naked issue: Is he of sound mind?” This closed the argument and Judge Candler began to charge the jury. In charging the jury Judge Candle* said the object of the hearing was to de termine whether the prisoner had suffi cient mental capacity to understand the nature of his offense, to realize his peril and to assist his counsel. "The test* is not whether the defendant knew right from wrong at the time of the crime, but whether his mind is now suf ficiently unsound as to prevent his assist ing his counsel in his defense. __ “If you believe him now sane, you will decide against him, notwithstanding you may believe that at the time of the crime he may have been or was insane. It is a question of his present soundness of mind.” At the conclusion of the charge the jury withdrew to make up a verdict. Georgia Postmasters. WASHINGTON. June 18.—Fourth-elass postmasters appointed today: Keaton, Appling county, J. M. Sellers, vice A. O. McEachln, resigned; Wellston, Houston county, W. C. Lewis, vice W. C. Watson, I removed. _ _
