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Atlanta Stini-Weddn journal. VOL. IV. CRISIS IMMINENT; POVERTY INCREASES Further Suspensions In Cuban Industry and Plantations Are Announced. •■ ■ HAVANA, Cub*. June 21.—Develop ments of last week fully confirm the state ment to The Herald a week ago. Those ■♦stement* were underdrawn rather than overdrawn, and the situation has become even more tense this week. Cubans generally, including officials, have become convinced that nothing will be done by the American congress and no relief is now looked for tn that quar ter. Fhe week has shown further suspensions in the sugar industry, an increase in the number of unemployed and greater ap prehension for the safety of life and property tn the country districts. A considerable nnmber of estates have been obliged to entirely suspend the usual preparations for another season, because they have neither money nor credit. Large estates Ifke the Providencla. Hor migueros Seledad. Santa Lucia and Santa Gertruda are reducing their field forces to the utmost possible limit. All reports received from the sugar producing sections declare that there is * constant increase of poverty and dis trees and serious prospects for the com ing days. The government Is considering an increase of the numbers of the rural guard, which, public opinion insists, is necessary for protection. In interviews yesterday, several leading merchants and bankers of Havana assert ed that there was complete stagnation of business throughout the country, and all are seeking to close outstanding ac counts preparatory to weathering the coming days of commercial paralysis. Merchants report large stocks of mer chandise on hand and few orders being placed for imports A prominent banker Is authority for the statement that July importations will show a large falling off. with a conse quent marked reduction in revenues of the government. This is based on the knowledge of orders placed. The local office of an American mercan tile company states that failures of coun try merchants are occurring constantly and increasing from week to week. Insolvency Is at Hand. This reacts on wholesale houses in Ha vana. several of which are reported on the verge of insolvency. No widespread commercial crisis Is an ticipated. however, because the firms rely, as heretofore, upon European creditors to carry them through. Ail reports declare that business con fidence Is shattered and say that country merchants do not dare buy and wholesale houses are afraid to sell.'twcirUSe of the fear of seizure of goods without payment by the lawless element of the hungry unemployed. These statements are made by the best Informed and most competent authori ties tn the island, including leading mer chants. bankers and planters. These con ditions are also well known to the gov ernment officials who are seeking by all possible means to avert widespread ca lamity and disorder resulting from the jpoverty of many planters and distress the laboring classes. In )»w£rnment matters as in industrial, the country is faced by financial condi tion in which the government was left by the Americans are wholly unsupported by facts. Otherwise officials would not be obliged to spend so many hours of anxious discussion in an effort to discover some method of securing the necessary revenue and put money into circulation through the country whiqh would enable thousands of now Impoverished persons to live by honest labor. Bounty to Cane Growers. Among the methods now under consider ation Is a bounty to cane growers. There is a proposition by which It is hoped the cattle industry will be greatly stimulated and the island be enabled to supply its own demand for fresh and salt which are now imported. President Palma states it is his inten tion tb use every effort to effect an im mediate general revision of the tariff, with a special view to the Interests of the Cuban people and the government. As it now stands, the tariff shows considera tion for such American products as flour, bacon and other supplies rather than for the benefit of the Cubans. The whole atmosphere in official circles is one of great anxiety, because there ex ists do reason to expect that current rev enues for the coming months will be ad equate to meet even the most economi cal expenditures, while the nominal bal ance left by the previous administration is quite insufficient to cover outstanding contracts and obligations incurred by that administration. The amount of these contracts has not yet been aacertaiifed. but it is known they will approximate a million dollars. Reductions are being made wherever possiole in departmental work, and the government is convinced that great re trenchment is now imperative. It will probably be forced to curtail expenses even tn the departments of education and sanitation which it is very loath to do. Much talk is being beard tn certain circles which are becoming wider, regarding the possibility of effecting favorable trade treaties with England or some other coun try. The Idea is growing that as the Uni ted States does not see fit to give consid eration to Cuba's economic welfare. Cuba |s obliged for self-protection to seek Other channels to benefit her industries, on which her life as a nation and as a people are entirely dependent. No definite proprosals have yet been made, but the matter is being given general careful con sideration Situation Precarious. It is folly to attempt to deny or refute the extreme precariousness of the Cuban situation, either in department, industrial or national life. An artificial situation has been mantalned by the repeated hopeful assertions from Washington that favora ble action would be taken on the Cuban reciprocity Mil. The reaction has now set in. The gravity of the situation is real ised and uncertainty regarding the out come now prevails Unless early solution of the Industrial and financial distress be found all indi cations are that the situation will become more and more critical with the passing days. There is to be submitted to the Cuban congress on Monday a proposition looking to the establishment of a Cuban Natlona' bank, authorised to issue paper currency to the extent of 79 per cent of such funds to purchasers of breeding rattle to the amount of 30 head each. The proposition provides that all gov ernment funds must be kept in the bank, which must always have on hand suffi cient silver to redeem the paper currency issued. Several local newspapers criti cise the scheme as dangerous. OFFICIALS AH AT FIGHT AAADE ON WOOD IT IS SAID THE ADMINSTRATION IS READY TO LAY BARE EVERY ITEM OF PUBLIC EX- PENDITURE. WASHINGTON. D. C., June 21.—Administra tion circles are indignant at the attacks made upon General Leonard Wood for his expenditures while Governor General of Culp. There is not an item -a the account from the day he took command of die Island until it was turned over to the Cuban Republic that General Wood and his superiors in Washington are not prepared to spread before the public. For some time a large force at flerks has been busy tabulating and getting in shape the accounts to show to a penny just how the money of the islands was used to assist the Cu bans. Much capital has been made out of the mon ey paid to General Gomez. At the close of the Spanish war the American Congress made an appropriation of $5,000,000 out of which the of ficers and men of the Cuban Army of Liberation were to be paid. General Gomes was the rep resentative of that army, which had been fight ing for years sgainst terrible odds, in rags and without much encouragement and without pay. In Cuba, Gomer is held in the same venera tion that Washington was held in the United States at the close of the Revolution. While he had the love of the people, still he was poor and unable to provide the hospitality which his position demanded of him. This was recog nised by the American administration and a sum of money was given him to meet pressing de mands and an allowance was made him regu larly. He has received about $5,000 X year or $30,000 in all. Thia was not chanty, but money due the General for his services for free Ctiba and much lees than many another man would have taken if be had been in the same position as General Gomez. Besides this, one of the first acts of the new Cuban government was to grant a pension of $5,000 a year for life to General Gomes. Therefore General Wood in his treatment of General Gomes has done just what the Cuban people themselves have done since. Hence they must be satigled and see the wis dom of the General’* course. JUSTICE WANTED A LEAVE FROM THE GOVERNOR • _____ t THOUGHT HE HAD TO GET PER MISSION OF CANDLER IN OR- DER TO LEAVE THE STATE. LEAVE WAS DECLINED. A justice of the peace, somewhere in the neighborhood of Savannah, it is said, wrote a letter to Governor Candler asking for a leave of absence from the state. The justice wanted to remain out of Georgia from July Ist to November 16th. The leave was declined by the governor because he had no authority to grant It, and now there Is grave doubt as to wheth er the justice will take his vacation. The governor wrote the magistrate that the judiciary and the executive departments were separate and distinct and that neith er had any power over the other. Governor Candler would not give out the name of the justice, but intimated that he might be from Savannah. MILL AGEnFoETS TANGLED IN MESHES OF THE LAW COLUMBUS. Ga.. June 21.—C. W. Haral son. of Selma, Ala., representing the Caw thorn Manufacturing company, which op erates a cotton mill in that city, was ar rested today by the Columbus police, charged with carrying on the business of immigration agent without having paid the city license of SIOO. The state license is SSOO. Haralson has not yet made bond. He has been working among the mill hands of this city. New Rural Route*. WASHINGTON. June 21.-New post offices have been established at Charlotte, Union county, and Prune. Murray county. The office at Guin, Henry county, has been discontinued, and mail ordered sent to Hampton. A rural free delivery service out of Stone Mountain, DeKalb county, will be established on July Ist. There will be one carrier. The length of the route will be 20 1-4 miles, and SM) persons will be served. WMJHITNEfPAYS 521.0D0 FOR YEARLING COLT SIRED BY WATER CROSS BRINGS RECORD PRICE AT THE RANCO DEL PASO SALE ON MONDAY. NEW YORK. June 21.—Mr. William C. Whitney paid the record price of the sea son on Monday for a yearling when he bought two at the Ranco del Paso sale for $21,000 and $17,000 respectively. Both are colts by Watercross, whose sire was Nasturtium, for which Mr. Whitney paid last season $50,000; one out of Pan sy and the other out of Mamie C. Green Morris, wbo Is a racing partner of Mr- Haggin, was the opposing bidder. WOMAN BETRAYS DIRE PLOT TO BLOW UP PATERSON MILLS MIO FOB FILIPINOS JOLY 4 PRESIDENT WILL ISSUE PROC LAMATION SETTING FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS AND THOSE UNDER GUARD. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 21.—The Filipinos are rejoicing over a coming proclamation of amnesty by the President. Thia proclamation, it is believed, will be giv en as a Fourth of July present to our waids in the Philippine Islands. There is just now much cable correspondence between Acting Gov ernor Wright and the Administration on the subject. It had been planned to issue the proclamation aa soon as Governor Taft reached the ialands, but from present indications he will not arrive there until September and the President does not care to delay the proclamation until that date. Governor Taft, who is in Rome in connection with Church matters in the islands, will be delayed longer with these negotiations than was first thought, and as the cables from Acting Governor Wright show that the Filipinos are really desirous of peace and that such an am nesty proclamation would have a good effect, it will be issued without waiting until Governor Taft returns to the archipelago. , The exact terms of the proclamation have not been decided upon, or at least they are n<4 obtainable, but all political prisoners in the islands will be released and those who have been to a certain extent under restraint, while not actually under arrest, will be given their freedom in every particular. As to whether those who have been banished from the islands for political reasons will be allowed to return it has not been decided, but the impression is that they will be allowed to return as the government has now such a foot hold and matters in such shipshape that they can do little harm. SEVEN MILES OF FIRE IS SWEEPING WESTERN VALLEY TACOMA. Wash., Jun* 21.—A special to Th* Ledger from Hot Springs, Wash.. •*y» : /w For a distance of seven miles the Green river valley is a sea of flames. Since noon yesterday Dr. Kloeber and the em ployes and guests of the Kloeber Green River Hot Springs have been persistently and successfully lighting the fire to save the hotel. Steadily the fire was held back and as sistance was asked for from Tacoma which was promptly sent by Mayor Camp bell. Near Maywood, three miles below here, a lumber camp has been burned out. On each side is a seething furnace so hot that the crew on the relief train was com pelled to seek protection Inside the ca boose while passing It. Morgan Camp, one mile down. Is partial ly destroyed, though it is thought most valuable effects can be saved. At Canton, nine n.iles below Hot Springs, are congregated the few settlers and woodsmen of the vicinity. They de clare the forest for miles around to be ablase. At Eagle Gorge the same conditions ex ist and several smaller fires are reported within a radius of 25 miles. hoteHillipsfs Al MIDNIGHT HOUR ST. JAMES HOTEL, AT DALLAS, GIVES WAY, AND GUESTS HAVE NARROW ESCAPE. DALLAS. Texas, June 23.—At 2:05 o’clock this (Monday) morhing the center section of the St. James hotel, located at Main and Murphy streets, collapsed with out warning and thirteen men were ear ned down with the debris without a sin gle fatality. For a few minutes after the crash it was thought several lives had been lost, but by quick work firemen and policemen rescued all those who had not escaped through their own efforts. The escape of those who were taken from the debris was marvelous, as there were tons of brick, mortar and woodwork piled in above where they were found. Three men who were on the third floor are thought to be the most seriously in jured. They are: J. Fife fell from the third floor to the ground, badly lacerated and suffering from shocks; J. F. Hoffman, serious cut in leg and suffering from shock; J. Rose, thought to be injured internally. Others injured, but not serious, are: James Nolan, official scorer of Texas league in Dallas, and known in Galveston and New Or’eana; Burt Winfry, hurt about shoulders and head; F. M. Sasche, bruised slightly about legs; H. F. Jenkins, hurt about head; N. H. Dillon, one leg slightly injured; W. H. Fletcher, manager of the St. Jameo hotel, his wife and two daughters escaped unharmed. The Sherman lodging house, which is next door to the St. James, also fell, but all the guests escaped. The proprietor, a man named McDonald, escaped with a se vere scalp wound. UNDER~WHEfLS OF TRAIN HE PLUNGED TO DEATH PARIS, Ky„ June 19.—Will Talbott, a young man employed at the railroad pump works, committed suicide by throw ing himself on the track in front of a passenger train on the and Nashville road. He lived long sflffiugh to say that he alone was to blamfis ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1902. Her Own Husband, an Anarchist, is Said to Have Been Ringleader Diabolical Scheme. PATERSON, N. J„ June 21.—The reve lation of a sensational plot on the part of the anarchists to 4s»troy several of the silk mills with dynamite and to as sassinate mrfhy of thcffil who . have been most outspoken and active against them, has been made to Mayor Hlnchcllffe by an informant today, upon whom he places the greatest reliance. According to the information furnished the mayor, the anarcMfits have planned their attack upon property and persons for July 4, when the pefipie generally shall be engaged In celebration of Independence day. ’■ -it ‘ Mayor Hfnchellffe’s lin formant is be lieved to be the wife |f a German anti anarchist who was onefcf the ring leaders In last Wednesday’s o unbreak. This wom an overheard the pl®'being discussed by her husband and father leaders and told what she heard to" the mayor late this afternoon. She was-closeted with him for upwards of an hoqr and Is now said to be under the constant guard of de tectives since the major fears that her husband's eompatrlotAmay attempt to kill her when they leapt, of her act. One of the results « the mayor's in formation was a conf»ence this evening between him and Brigadier Campbell, commander of the militia now In and about Paterson. The weavers now on strike this after noon decided to remainrout because of the calling out of troops. The weavers are in favor of the declaration of a general strike and it is now generally believed that one will be ordered. Such a strike would tie up every mill tn the state and is almost certain to be followed by general disorders. The militia have now begun to make preparations for a lo*g stay in and around Paterson. The Situation tonight in Paterson remains quiet. Two hundred Winehwrter magazine rifles of the latest pattern arrived at po lice headquarters hare’ today. The weap ons were purchased by order of Mayor Hlnchcllffe. With the rifles came a large consignment of ball cartridges. There are now' rifles enough stored at headquarters for the mayos at a moment’s notice to put into the bonds of his 104 policemen, his 40 of the Are de partment and nearMr, if not all, of the special deputies recently sworn in for riot duty by the sheriff of Passaic county. STREETS DF PATERSON GUARDED BY TROOPS PATERSON, N. J.,. June 21.—The Essex tropp of cavalry of Newark arrived here yesterday and proceeded to the arm ory. 'The street* wrArt’lmed with people while the cavalry proceeded toward the armory, but there was no demonstration or excitement of any kind. Contrary to expectations an order was Issued yesterday ordering local companies of the national guard to report for duty. It had been expected that only troops from other cities would be called upon to do strike duty here. A number of silk mills opened at the usual hour yesterday, owners relying up on the promise of the mayor that troops would be called out to protect property. At all the mills started up policemen, fire men or deputy sheriffs were on guard and every crowd that gathered at any of the plants were promptly dispersed. The orders of the mayor are that no gathering of people shall be permitted in the street and these orders are being fully carried out by the force at his command. In addition to the silk mills two dye houses were opened up this morning. At these places the bosses went to work as sisted by non-union dyers and helpers. At mills that have opened the employes were supplied with arms and ammunition to protect themselves and their employ ers’ property in case of attack. A mass meeting of the striking dyers’ helpers was held yesterday, and President McGrath, of the Dyers’ Helpers union, was the only speaker. He expressed deep regret at the riotous demontrations on Wednesday and said that such actions could only harm the cause of the work men. The first and second battalions of the regiment from Newark have arrived and are held at the armory. Italian strikers and their sympathizers to the number of about 700 are gathered in the vicinity of the armory, keeping a close watch on the movements of the soldiers. So far they have made no demontration. PATERSON POLICE ARMED TO TEETH PATERSON, June 19.—Mayor Hinch cliffe took personal command of the po lice of this city today. He was much displeased that the meeting of strikers Tuesday night was not broken up. It was at this meeting that the speeches were made which it is believed led to the disorders of yesterday. The mayor went to police headquarters today and had all the men lined up in front of him. Then he said: “Men, if your clubs prove useless you know what to do. Be aggressive from the start.” The reserves, who looked as if they fully approved the command as to the aggressiveness, were then dismissed to await the call to action. In addition to the regular police force of 104 meh there Were sworn in to day 23 constables, 25 deputies and 15 fire men who are to do duty as policemen. All these men were immediately armed with revolvers and heavy night sticks. Ten silk manufacturing firms opened for work, this morning. These firms have their plants in the Hope, Harmony and Todd mills. Each employs about 25 men. In each of these plants every employe was armed today with a revolver. The weapons were supplied by the men's em ployers with the approval of Mayor Hlnchcllffe. Before taking this step the mayor had been consulted by the manu facturers and he expressed the opinion that the employers were fully justified in arming their men, and that it was a nec essary precaution in view of yesterday’s riots. When the employes of the Pelgram and Meyer mill on Matlock street reported for work this morning every fourth man was provided by the management with a gun. During the night shot guns, Winchesters and revolvers, comprising a small but formidable arsenal, were carried into the mill. Accompanying the weapons were 30 rounds of ammunition for each piece. With the arrival of the men workers, the firearms were distributed and the employes went armed to their looms. Not one dye shop started up this morning, al though several were opened. Mayor Hinchcliffe announced today that only the executive committee of the dy ers’ helpers union would be permitted to hold meetings from the present, and that if at any of these sessions one word was BRITISH SHIPS HILI FIGHT MORGAN NEW SHIPPING COMBINATION IS OUT READY FOR BUSINESS ON THE ATLANTIC IN OPPOSI TION TO TRUST. NEW YORK. June 21.—The British ship ping combination, which intends to com pete with the Morgan syndicate for the North Atlantic and freight and passenger business, $s now practically consummated, according to the London correspondent of The Herald. Many re ports of the formation of the new syndi cate, more or less accurate, have appear ed in the last week. On good'authority the following details are given: Sir Christopher Furness is to be the head of the new combination. It is. to be cap italised at $100,000,000. The Cunard com pany is included in the deal. The British government has agreed largely to Increase the present subsidies, while Canada promises at least $1,000,000 yearly. , j Six large passenger boats, capable of 25 knots an hour, are to be built, also a doz en 16 knot freighters, at an aggregate cost of $42,000,000. The entire capital is said to have been underwritten. One well known capitalist who offered to take up a big block of stock was told that the whole amount had been subscribed. In the minds of those who support the scheme the Atlantic aspect is not greater than the Pacific. The main idea is the utilization of the Canadian Pacific rail way as the chief link in a chain, bringing Australia, India, China and Japan into nearer and more intimate touch with Eng land, and providing an all-British route shorter than any at present available. texasThlTsuffers - FROM DROUGHT EFFECT DALLAS, Tex., June 21.—Although portions of Texae have reported heavy rains within the past three days, there has been no reneral re lief from the long drought. The weather turned suddenly cotrt last night and has remainsd so crop night a heavy rain fell at Houston. Galveston and other south Texas places. Ben Pearson Improving. The many friends of Ben P earson, the well known and popular state transfer guard, who was injured in the South ern railway wreck some time ago. will be pleased to learn that he is improving rapidly at the Grady hospital and that be will be able to be out this week. It was feared that Mr. Pear son was dangerously hourt at first but upon ex amination it developed that he was only slight ly hurt. uttered that tended to incite violence, the speaker would instantly be arrested. The mayor insisted that representatives of the city government be present at a meeting of the strikers’ executive comtafttee this afternoon. He says that if the proceedings are in any way obnoxious all the members of the committee will be liable to arrest. IN LEHIGH VALLEY SMALL RIOT OCCURRED SHENANDOAH, Pa., June 31.—There was an exciting demonstration in the vi cinity of the Lehigh Valley Coal compa ny’s four collieries at Lost Creek, two miles from this place, this afternoon. A mob of about 800 men and boys gathered at the place, threw stones, roughly han dled several non-union men and clubbed a coal and Iron policeman. The sheriff of Schuylkill county finally dispersed the crowd without further violence. The crowd was attracted by the importation of new men to take the places of old work men. LED BY THEIR WIVES MINERS GIVE BATTLE WILKESBARRE, Pa., June 21.—Led by their wives, 1,000 strikers attacked the four collieries operated by the Lehigh Valley at Shenandoah late this evening. For four hours they created a reign of terror. Pick handles and clubs were used In assaulting the men inside the stockade. Several of the coal and iron police were seriously injured and several miners are expected to die. When the deputies at the colliery of the four that is surrounded by a stockade saw the mob advancing they blew three blasts to give warning to the specials in the unprotected collieries to rush to the one mine property that was protected. The warning came too late. Before the coal and Iron police could get behind the stockade the savage mob was on them. Rushing to the houses near the colliery, where the specials were hiding, the stri kers seized the terrified men and started to club them over the heads with pick handles. Stones were also used. The men in the protected colliery hurried to the assistance of the other men. No property was destroyed and no shots were fired. ONE HAZLETON FIRM HAS GRANTED DEMANDS HAZELTON, Pa. f June 19.—The regular engineers, firemen and pump runners at the Sandy Run colliery, operated by M. S. Kemmerer & Co., returned to work to day, having, it is said, been granted the 8-hour day concession with the under standing that it is to continue indefinitely if other companies accede to the demand at the close of the strike. The manager of the company, when interviewed, said: "This is purely a local affair, and I have absolutely nothing to say about it.” BIG CARGO OF COAL EN ROUTE FROM WALES NEW YORK, June 21.—A cargo of bituminous coal is on its way from Wales to this city. It is being brought here as an experiment. The cargo, which consists of 4,000 tons, will be put on the market, it is said, at $5 or $5.50 a ton. SOLDIERS ARE CALLED TO STOP THE RIOT PAWTUCKET, R. 1., June 19.—Disturb ances in the street car strike were resum ed here this forenoon after two days of quiet, but the prompt arrival of a detach ment of Infantry quickly put an end to the trouble. DEVILRUNSTHEWAR SAYSMADDOX.OFGA. TERRELL MW LEAD IN POPULAR VOTE er IHOO ALL THE RETURNS ARE NOT IN YET BUT HE IS FAR AHEAD OF GUERRY AND ESTILL SO FAR. Wheri the consolidated returns from the recent primary of all the counties in Geor gia are received by Hon. Edward T. Brown, chairman of the state Democratic executive committee, they will show that Hon. J. M. Terrell, who won out in the race for governor by carrying the larg est number of counties, will be far in the lead of Dupont Guerry and J. H. Estill in the popular vote. Chairman Brown has not received re turns from all the counties, but those have been heard from show that Mr. Terrell is far ahead of the other candidates. Mr. Brown has received the returns from all but eighteen countftes, and these 'he hopes to get in this week. It was claimed by some of the friends of the other candidates that Terrell would not be more than 5,000 votes in the lead when the popular vote was consolidated, but the returns already received show that he has passed that number by many thousand, and it is now estimated that Terrell has received 15.000 more votes than his other two opponents combined. Mr. Brown is very anxious to get in all of the returns by next Saturday and says he hopes the chairmen of the committees in the various counties wjll make their report as soon as possible. “WATEFcURFTfILLST BOYS WERE TORMENTORS GUTHRIE. O. T., June 20.—The author ities of Pottawattomie county are investi gating the death of Arthur E. Pelore, aged 14, near Shawnee, alleged to have resulted from attempts of several companions to treat him with the “water cure.” He was submerged in the Canadian river until his lungs and stomach were filled with water, resulting a few days later in his death. seatHre selling W RBULOIIS PRICES CORONATION POINTS OF ADVAN TAGE ARE BRINGING ALL THE MONEY THE OWNERS OF SEATS EXPECTED. NEW YORK, June 21.—Coronation seats are at last booming, cables the London correspondent of the Tribune quotation range from one pound to £3O and a slump is not now feared in view of the demands of American and continental visitors. Fancy prices are wanted for hired car riages on the two procession days, and ’bus fares will be doubled every dgy of the next week. Street decorations are being pressed with redoubled activity and from day to day the principal West End thoroughfares on the line of the royal procession are changing their aspect with chameleon-like versatility. The Canadian arch in Whitehall, which is rapidly ap proaching completion, promises to be one of the most successful features of the whole scheme of coronation decorations. TWELVE YEAR-OLD^GIRL IS HELD FOR MURDER t?LARE. Mich., June 21.—Annie Curtis, of this city, a twelve year <?ld girl, was taken to the county jail this morning by Sheriff Welch, charged with murdering the 13-months-old son of George Pardee, by administering carbolic acid while the child was sleeping at home. The babe was day before yesterday discovered by the people in the house frightfully burned about the mouth. There was nobody in sight and search was begun for the per son who must have administered the dose. Suspicion fell upon the Curtis girl. Batson Gets New Trial. NEW ORLEANS. June 21.—The supreme court of the state late this afternoon granted a new trial to A. E. Batson, the young Missouri hired hand recently convicted at Lake Charles of murdering the Earl family. The new hearing was given on intricate technical grounds. thckTlect STATE OFFICERS HENRY WALKER, OF GRIFFIN, IS CHOSEN PRESIDENT —NEXT SES SION AT CUMBERLAND. SAVANNAH, Ga. June 21.—The 36th an nual session of the Georgia Teachers’ as sociation, which has been in session at Tybee for the past three days, adjourned today to meet next summer at Cumber land. The following officers were elected: Pres ldent%Henry Walktr, superintendent of school! at Griffin; first vice president, N. E. Ware, superintendent of school at Hawkinsville; second vice president. Miss Schneider, Girls’ Normal and Industrial school, Milledgeville; secretary. Professes G. F. Olliphant, superintendent of schools at Barnesville: treasurer. Professor D. C. Barrow, professor of physics at Athens. The following committee was continued to memorialize the legislature in reference to opening the State university in Athens in the summer for teachers to pursue nor mal work: J. C. Woodward, Atlanta; L. B. Evans, Augusta; W. C. Wright. Ma con; J. M. Slaton, Atlanta; G. F. OUI - Barnesville. NO. 81. Georgia Congressman De clares God Was With Us in War With Spain. WASHINGTON, June 21,-Debate upon Philippine civil government bill lagged in the house today. There were seven speak ers, Messrs. Reeves, of Illinois, and Bro«n --well, of Ohio, for the bill and Messrs. Maddox, of Georgia; Dinsmore, of Ar kansas, and Thayer, of Massachusetts, against it. Mr. McClellan, of New York, a son of the late General George B. Mc- Clellan, delivered a short but eloquent defense of the army.’ Earlier in the day the conference reports the military academy and sundry civfF appropriations bill was adopted. Mr. Hay, of Virginia; Mr. Clayton, of Alabama, and Mr. Mann, of Illinois, criticised the action of the house con ferees in agreeing to increase the number of cadets at West Point proposed by the senate. Mr. Mann said that recently the number of cadets had been increased MO. The increased membership of the house wculd further increase the cadets 30, and now it was proposed to increase 'that number still more. He did not believe we should legislate in the discretion of great increase in the standing army. In the discussion of the Philippine bill, Mr. Reeves contrasted the condition of the Philippines under the Spanish regime with their condition now, and with what it might be expected to be in the fu ture. He used a wealth of statistics to show that our.great market in the fu ture must be in the orient and that our position at the gateway of the east • would be of {numerable advantage to us. Mr. Maddox, of Georgia, who followed Mr. Reeves, opposed the bill. The ques tion of whether we were to permanently retain the Philippines he said, would be ultimately decided not by congress, but by the American people. Devil In the Orient “God was with us during the war with Spain,” he continued, “but when we en tered into the public negotiations the devil stepped in and he has been running things ever since.” Mr. Maddox questioned Secretary Root’s figures as to the cost of the war tn the Philippines. He said he could not under stand how the secretary got figures. “The actual amount appropriated on account of the war with Spain and the subsequent operations in the Philip pines,” he said, “exceed one billion dollars or about half the cost of the civil war. He asserted that the coet of the Philip pines war, Including transportation, had been in excess of $100,000,000 annually and with a reduced force would not fall much below $85,000,000. If the army in the Phil ippines for the last flseal year cost, only M 0,000,000, m Secretary Root alleged, he wanted to know what had become of the remainder of ths $115,000,000 appropriated in the army appropriation bill for that year. Dinsmore Roast* Wood. Mr. Dinsmore, of Arkansas, made an earnest speech appealing to both sides to weigh well the tremendous issue which was to be decided in the pending legis lation, decided one way, it meant, he said, free government and independence for the Filipinos, the other way it meant colonial subjects and especial colonial policy. He , severely criticised General Wood’s course in using Cuban funds to influence legis lation ’in the United States and said if the colonial system was to be permanent the time would come when by whatever name it might be called occurrences such as had been practiced in Cuba would be- ’ come the regular order of things. Mr. Cleman. of New York, in a short speech, defended the army. There may have been instances of cruelty in the Philippines, he said, but there should be no difference among Americans about up holding our soldiers while they are un der Are. “The army is not, nor has been and never will be the asset of one po litical party,” said he amid a round of applaulse. His tribute to the enlisted men of the regular service was received with enthusiasm. The last speaker of the day’s session was Mr. Thayer, of Massachusetts, who made a strong anti-imperialistic speech, he said that the military had encroached upon the civil authority but insisted that the opposition to the present Philippine policy was making no attack upon the army in hte field. He said there would be no necessity for a large standing army in the Philippines it organized resistance had ceased as alleged. At 5 o’clock the house took a recess until 8 o’clock. The house again met in night session tonight. There were but 20 members on the floor. Mr. Palmer, Republican, and Mr. Currier, Republican of New Hamp shire, spoke in favor of the Philippine bill which was before hte body in the af ternoon session. Mr. Coney, Democrat, of Massachusetts; Snodgrass, Democrat, of Tennessee, and Mr. Green, Democrat of Pennsylvania, advocated the minority substitute. Mr. Palmer in speaking of General Smith’s order at Samar, was asked by Mr. Sims, if it had any parallel in history. Mr. Palmer answered that he was satis fied to rest on the verdict of the court martial. “I am not," answered Mr. Sims, “not If they convict him.” The house tnen adjourned. MACON RAILROAD MEN MAY BE INDICTED FOR POOLING MACON, Ga., June 21.—The Macon rail road men are expecting trouble with th* Interstate commerce commission. They have been given a gentle hint that they will be prosecuted in the courts just as other railroad tnen above Macon hav* been Indicted for pooling on freights. CHINESE“CRIiISER IS BLOWN up ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY OF- FICERS AND MEN GO DOWN WITH THE KAI-CHI—ONLY TWO ESCAPE. LONDON. June 22.—A dispatch from Shanghai says that the Chinese cruiser Kai-Chl was wrecked today by a terrific explosion while lying in the Yang-tse riv er. The Kai-Chi sank in thirty seconds and 150 officers and men on board were killed or drowned. Only two men oa board the cruiser escaped death.
