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THE SPOONER AMENDMENT
WAS ADOPTED IN UNITED
STATES SENATE ON THURS
DAY EVENING.
WASHINGTON. June 19—The senate
adopted Senator Fairbanks' amendment
for the issuance of bonds on the Isthmian
carnal 37 to 3s.
WASHINGTON. June 19 The vote on
the Spencer amendment was 42 to 34, and
it was adopted.
WASHINGTON. June It.—When the sen
ate convened today at 11 o'clock it was
with the intention of beginning the vot
ing upon the isthmian canal question at 2
o'clock.
Mr. Proctor, of Vermont, was relieved
from service as one of the senate confer
ees on the military academy appropria
tion MU. and Mr. Burrows, of Michigan
was named in his place.
Mr. Morgan presented the following let
ter he had received from Secretary of
State Hay concerning the point raised in
the isthmian canal debate by Mr. Kit
trldge. of South Dakota.
”1 am requested by the minister of Costa
Rica to inform the committee on inter
oceanic canals that he has been instructed
by his government to make known to the
United States that the government of
Costa Rica is prepared to take all neces
sary steps to put themselves in a position
to negotiate with the government of the
United States a treaty for appropriate
concessions for an isthmian canal on terms
substantially at proposed by the govern
ment of the United States.**
The communication was laid on the ta
ble.
The conference report on the bill to pre
vent the false branding or labelling of
food or dairy products was agreed to.
Consideration of the istnmian canal
question was resumed and Mr. Spooner
offered formally his amendment as a sub
stitute for the pending so called Hepburn
JRcaragua canal bill.
Clark Favors Nicaragua.
Mr. Clark, of Montana, then addressed
the senate in support of the Nicaragua
canal route. He thought if one-half the
objections to both the Nicaragua and the
Panama routes were valid, neither route
would be adopted. However, he was satis
fied the consensus of conservative opinion
tn this country was that a great Isthmian
waterway should be constructed. The
American people, he said, were not to be
deterred.
"You may delay the project," said he.
“but you cannot defeat It.”
The difficulties of constructing the ca
nal, he believed, were exaggerated. He
thought that the Nicaragua route was
more to be preferred, as it was, in his
opinion, more feasible and practicable
than the Panama route.
Mr. Clark said the Panama canal plan
had left a heritage of ruin, disaster and
desolation.
Mr. Allison explained why he should
vote for the Spooner substitute. He be
lieved there was a general desire among
the American people for an isthmian ca
nal, and the people desired, too. that the
United States government should con
struct and control the canal. He pointed
out that the eyes of the American people
bad been directed particularly toward the
Nicaragua route because It was supposed
that as a French company had the conces
sions for the Panama route, the United
States was barred from that route.
Mr. Allison said it was proposed now
to build a canal 35 feet deep and wide
enough and with a volume of water
sufficient to float the largest ship afloat.
The minimum expenditure for the con
struction of the canal, he believed, would
be more tha* MMcMMOk To meet this
enormous expenditure he favored Vie bor
rowing of the money, making proper
provision for liquidating the principal
and interest of the bonds.
Morgan Makes Speech.
Mr. Morgan, chairman of the inter
( oceanic committee, at the conclusion of
Mr Allison s remarks, began his speech
closing the debate. He said the canal
issue seemed to have come down to a
single point—that of finance. That point
he deferred to Mr. Allison and he did
not believe with him that tt would be
necessary to issue bonds to pay for the
construction of a canal.
Mr. Morgan particularly denounced the
Panama canal route as a "place where
labor and death join hands." He said he
had been..trying to protect the United
States frijfil. the shame of intercourse
with It. Those who wanted to "touch that
thing” might fio so. “I would not do it,”
he declared, "for both canals."
Mr. Morgan urged congress to deter
mine the question of route, and not
cowanfly refer the matter to the presi
dent In Conclusion he said:
“Just one word in parting with this
question. This duty was assigned to me
by the senate and was not sought by
me
“If we are to be beaten down here to
day and America is to be disgraced. I
. shall have had the honor and the Amer
ican people will give it to me after I am
dead, of having devoted honestly and
sincerely the best labors of my life .to the
success of our project."
At 2 p. m. debate upon the canal ques
tion was concluded by previous agree
ment.
The Spooner amendment as perfected
was read
The vote was in favor of the Spooner
amendment 42 to 34.
The detailed vote follows:
Teas: Aldrick. Allison. Bard, Beve
‘ ridge, Bumham. Burrows, Burton,
Clark (Wyo.); Cullom. Deboe. Dietrich.
Dryden. Fairbanks. Foraker. Foster
• (Wash.); Frye. Galltnger. Gamble. Hale,
Hanna, Hansbmugh. Hoar, Jones (Ark.);
Jones <Nev.); Kean. Kittridge. Lodge,
McComas. McCumber, McMillan. Mason.
Millard. Platt (Conn.); Pritchard. Proc
tor. Quarles. Scott. Spooner, Teller, War
ren. Wellington. Wetmore—42. .
Nays—Bacon. Bailey. Bate. Berry.
Blackbum. Carmack. Clapp. Clark
(Montana). Clay. Cockrell. Culberson.
Daniel. Dubois. Foster (Louisiana). Har
ris. Hawley. Heltfield. McLaurin (Missis
sippi). Mallory. Martin. Mitchell. Mor
gan. Nelson. Patterson. Penroae. Perkins.
Pectus. Platt (New York). Quay, Sim
mons. Stewart. Taliaferro, Turner.
Vest-34.
courtlmust decide
WHO GETS THE BODY
NEW YORK. June fl.-Relat’.ves are figuring
for possession of the body of Camille Ix-moine,
the mlaer tool maker, who was found dead re
cently tn the basement of his shop. Louis Le
moine. a nephew, finally has applied to the
supreme court for an Injunction to restrain
the present custodians of the body from dis
posing of It and asking that It be returned to
this city from New Jersey, whence It was
taken when the trouble first began by a scram
ble between rival undertakers, backed up by
disputing relatives.
Missing Man Found.
CHATTANOOGA. June W. S. Goodyear,
the traveling salesman whose unaccountable
disappearance has been such a mystery for
some days has been located at Gadsden. Ala.,
where he Is at work in an Iron furnace Sev
eral people have reported that he has been
seen there and letters confirm the Information.
It seems that Goodyear has been hiding for
fesr of prosecution. He was a traveling sales-
BMMB
WANT EXTRA SESSION
OF THE LEGISLATURE
JACKSON, Miss., June 21.—The move
ment for an extra session of the legisla
ture to repeal section 33 of the insurance
acts of the state is growing every day
and all the organisations in Mississippi
that are affected by the refusal of the
insurance companies to insure cotton in
view of the recent decision of the superme
court except by marks and numbers are
going in the petition.
The Mississippi Compress association,
representing thirty-five compresses over
the state and several millions in capital,
has. through its president, Joseph New
burgher of Grenada and secretary, W.
Magruder Drake, of Vicksburg, addressed
a communication to Governor Longino,
urging him to call the legislature to meet
In extraordinary session for the repeal
of the insurance act that will so seri
ously cripple the cotton business of the
state, if it is allowed to remain on the
statute books. '
In the communication to Governor
Longino the compress men recite the
reasons tor asking for an extra session
of the legislature. They say that if the
valued policy law remains in force with
the effect which the recent decision of
the supreme court has given it that as
the Insurance men have refused to insure
the cotton except by marks and num
bers. and this is impracticable an dim
possible. that it will result in the taking
of the cotton to other states,, where
proper insurance can be had.
The compress men are very anxious
for the repeal for the law and will do
all in their power to secqre it.
TO WbeFjiiil
GREENE AND
. EIM GO
NEW WRITS WERII TAKEN OUT
LAST NIGHT AND PRISONERS
ARE AGAIN RE- I
MANDED.
QUEBEC. June 21.—Judge Andrews to
day discharged .he motion for contempt
against Detective Carpenter and has re
manded Messrs. Gaynor and Greene to
Montreal in charge of the jailer of that
city. •
In rendering judgment in Carpenter's
case. Justice Andrews remarked that the
proceedings connected with the arrest of
the accused deserved certain censure.
Justice Andrews then stated that he had
received a declaration from the attorneys
of Gaynor and - Greene wherbby they with
drew their declarations and Informed
counsel that he was ready to hear them.
Mr. McMaster, for the prosecution, moved
that judgment be rendered on the motions
made by the prosecution to set aside the
writs of habeas corpus. Mr Taschereau,
counsel for the prisoners, objected to the
motions.
Judge Andrews said that since receiving
the notices last evening he had given the
matter his greatest attention, and as the
case was in his hands, he would now ren
der judgment on the motions to quash the
habeas corpus writs. The judgment was
a very elaborate one. and concluded by
rejecting the petitions for writs of certio
rari. quashing the writs of habeas corpus
and ordering that the prisoners be re
manded to jail, and Sheriff Langellr to de
liver both prisoners to the Montreal jail.
BACK TO QUEBEC JAIL
GREENE AND GAYNOR GO
QUEBEC, June 21.—There were many
moves and counter moves today in the
legal fight between attorneys for Colonel
Gaynor and Captain Greene, the two
Americans who are wanted in Savannah,
Ga.. for alleged frauds in connection with
harbor work, and attorneys representing
the United States government, who are
trying to secure their extradition. The
net result of it all is that Gaynor and
Greene were tonight returned to their
comfortable quarters in the Quebec jail for
eight days when arguments will be heard
on new habeas corpus proceedings.
The attorneys for the United States*
scored a temporary success today when
Judge Andrews handed down a decision
rejecting the petitions for writs of cer
tiorari; quashing the writs of habeas
corpus and ordering Sheriff Langlier to
take Greene and Gaynor back to Mon
treal where the extradition proceedings
were to be resumed.
Sheriff Langlier announced this evening
that he would leave tonight for Montreal.
The order given by Judge Andrews was
that Sheriff Langlier was to deliver his
prisoners to Vallee, jailor at Montreal, but
tonight the latter arrived in town on in
structions of Mr. McMaster, counsel for
the United States government, who yes
terday wrote Mr. Vallee, who Is In Que
bec. Instructions In case Greene and Gay
nor were remanded back to Montreal by
Judge Andrews. Immediately on arrival,
Mr. Vallee, accompanied by Captain Pen
nessee, chief of the city police, and De
tective Silvaln, went to the courthouse to
take charge of the prisoners who were
brought in from jail and handed over by
Sheriff Langlier to Mr. Vallee.
The latter no sooner had them In Ils
charge than Mr. Taschereau appeared on
the scene with two writs of habeas corpus
issued by Judge Caron this afternoon or
dering Jailor Vallee to hand the prisoners
over to Sheriff Langlier. The latter im
mediately took the men in. charge and
on the order of Judge Caron both were
remanded to jail for eight days. It is
expected that the prosecution will again
take proceedings on Monday next to have
Judge Andrew's' order obeyed. In render
ing judgment today Judge Andrews re
marked that he considered it his duty
to say that sitting as judge he did not
recognise, but distinctly denied the right
of any other judge to interfere in the
matter until the men had passed from
his hands and that until then no other
judge had the power to interfere with
the prisoners. This is the reason that
the accused applied to another judge this
evening.
TEACHERS WILL AT LAST
GET MONEY DUETHEM
The teachers of Georgia will probably get
4150.0X1 by Tuesday. State School Commissioner
Glenn returned from Tybee Island Saturday,
where he has been attending the sessions of
the teachers* convention, and began at once
making out the amounts of money due each
county. The warrants for the money will be
issued today by Governor Candler and the
ehecks will be sent out Tuesday by State Treas
urer Park.
The tsachers have been waiting In vain for
this tnoney and will no doubt be pleased to
learn that they are at last going to get it.
They were paid 1150.00) In May just before the
close of the campaign. When this payment is
made the teachers will not receive any more
money until next fall when some of the tax
money is received by the state.
MAY FIND MISSING MAN
FROM JOURNALS STORY
As a result of the publication by The Jour
nal of the story of the disappearance seven
years ago of John H. Garvin, son of Mrs. M.
C. Garvin. of 442 Windsor street. Chief Ball
Thursday received a letter in which the writer
states he thinks he will be able to find the
missing man. The letter was from Captain
Robert O. Crump, Fifth company, coast artil
lery. stationed at Tybee island.
The captain says nothing as to where he
thinks the man is, but asks the chief to send
him a photograph and full description.
Miss Bailey Drops Dead.
ATHENS. Ga., June 21.-Miss .Lou Bailey, of
Athens, sged 65 years, while engaged in her
usual work, fell dead of heart disease yes
terday. She was a sister of Thomas aUlley,
of Bailey Manufacturing Company.
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TRIPTO-SOUTH
MH NOW DE
DELIYED
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT MAY
BE FORCED TO POSTPONE AC
CEPTANCE OF INVITATIONS
FROM THE SOUTH.
WASHINGTON. June 21.—President
Roosevelt has been compelled to forego
the making of any plans bearing on his
trip Jo the south for the present. It has
long been his desire to avail himself of the
invitation from Governor Longino, of
Mississippi, to hfive a bear hunt in that
state. »
Recently a strong effort has been made
to have the preslder* extend his trip on
Into Texas,'passing through Atlanta and
New Orleans en route, and an invitation
from Governor Sayers, of Texas, reached
the white house yesterday. Secretary
Cortelyou said this afternoon, that word
had been received that a committee was
on its way here to urge the acceptance
of this Invitation, but that at present the
pihns of the president were in such a
state as to forbid his making any prom
ises or engagements.
"If the president decides to go south,
It will not be until October is well ad
vanced,” said the secretary and he inti
mated that it might be impossible for the
trip to be made at all this year. The
desire among the Republican managers
to have the president utilize what time
he has to travel in visiting those sections
of the country where his presence might
be of service to his party, during the ap
proaching campaign, is becoming strong
er. and it is probable that he will ac
quiesce in these views.
AMERICUS, Ga.,*June 21.—A great force
of laborers is employed by the Americus
Oil company in the erection of a cotton
gin. which will be as large and as com
plete as any east of the Mississippi river.
It will consist of eight gins, each of
seventy-saw capacity, and will turn out
about 80 bales per day and will cost from
310.000 to 312,000.
Besides the erection of this gin, the
oil plant is undergoing a general overhaul
ing. New buildings are in the process of
construction, the old ones are being en
larged and new machinery of the latest
patterns, including two new and powerful
boilers, is being added.
This means an expenditure of several
thousand dollars In Americus and the
converting of the plant here to one of
the largest owned by the great oil com
pany.
PEACE IS NOW COMPLETE
SAYS FELIPE BUENCAMINO
CHICAGO, June 19.—Don Felipe Buen
camino, who was secretary of state in
Aguinaldo's cabinet, and who is now mak
ing a tour of commercial investigation In
the United States, is strongly in favor of
the continuance of American rule In the
archipelago.
"My objects In coming to this country
are many,” said he. “I want to explain to
the people of the United States.the situa
tion In the Yaiiippines at the present time,
to ask for amnesty for former rebels, for
further educational facilities for the peo
ple, to collect data to hold an exposition
in Manila, and to further the development
of commercial relations between the archi
pelago and the United States.
"The American people should under
stand clearly that peace Is completely re
stored. All that remains are a few robber
bands, which can be easily disposed of by
the native constabulary, and they proba
bly will be dispersed or exterminated
within six months. In regard to the re
ports of atrocities committed by American
soldiers in the Philippines, there have
been some abuses, but the authorities
have seen that the perpetrators were pun
ished. It is not fair to condemn the whole
army for the abuses of a few soldiers.”
6EORGIALABOR FmEN~'
NAMED OFFICERS FRIDAY
SAVANNAH, Ga., June 21.—The Geor
gia state federation of labor convention
came to an end at 11 o’clock yesterday
morning after the election of the follow
ing officers:
President, L. J. Kilburn, Macon; secre
tary and treasurer, C. C. Houston, At
lanta; vice presidents, John K. Frizzell,
Savannah; O. E. Barlow, Columbus; A. J.
McGehee. Lithonia; Robert Ruff, Macon;
W. B. Earle, Rome; Andrew McElroy,
Tate; William G. Gredlg, Augusta; J. I.
Waite, Brunswick. Delegate to the
American Federation of Labor, Jerome
Jones, of Atlanta; attorney for state fed
eration of labor, C. T. Ladson, of Atlanta;
executive board, president J. L. Kilburn,
Macon; secretary and treasurer C.
C. Houston, of Atlanta; vice presidents
John K. Frizzell, Savannah; W. B. Earle,
Rome: A. J. McGehee, Lithonia.
The next convention will be held at Ma.
con in June of next year. Resolutions of
thanks were adopted by the convention to
every one who has been of service to them
during the convention.
Yesterday afternoon the members en
joyed a banquet at Tybe.
ROME'S COTTON
MILLS INCREASE
NEW BUILDINGS,ARE ADDED AND
CAPITAL STOCK INCREASED.
HANDS ARE SCARCE.
ROME, Ga., June 20.—The Anchor Duck
mill has commenced work on its new
building which was recently authorized
by the directors. The stock in the mills
has been increased to 3100,000, all of which
was bought by old stockholders.
The new building will be two stories
high and 100 feet long and 500 spindles and
20 new looms will be added.
A number of new industries are being
organized here and will be forced to send
to other places for hands. The cotton
mills at Lindale are building an annex
which will cost over $500,000. Work has
begun on the building and company has
been forced to advertise for hands, the
supply not being sufficient here.
FOR ABUSING THE MAILS
MAN IS UNDER ARREST
NEW YORK. June 20.—Headquart ere de
tectives have arrested a man described as
Thomae H. Walker of Cincinnati, on a charge
of using the malls for fraudulent purposes.
The arrest was made «n the strength of a
letter from Chief Foetal Inspector Hulmes of
Cincinnati, who alleges that W. W. O’Hara
and Thomas H. Walker conducted a * rf .. com
mission on the co-operative plan at Cincin
nati, using the mulls to further their enter
prise and that they disappeared late in May.
Papers found by the postal authorities here
and turned over to the city authorities indi
cated that an organization of the kind had
been planned with headquarters in this city.
The documents declared that the object of the
concern was not to give race track information
kut *»o operate stock farms."
“BRYAN AND CLEVELAND
SHOULD GO AWAY BACK.”
"Grover Cleveland and William Jennings
Bryan should ‘go ‘way back and sit down,’
or to be more elegant in the use of my
language and leave out the slang, should
retire to the extreme rear and take seats.”
said Governor Candler Saturday when
asked for his opinion of the speech of
Grover Cleveland at the Tilden banquet
and on the best plan to reorganize the
Democratic party.
The governor is vigorously opposed to
Cleveland and thinks Bryan has seen his
best days in national politics. "Cleveland
disrupted the party," said the governor,
"and he should be the last man to attempt
to pose as an organizer.
"The speech of’Dave Hill,” said the gov
ernor, "was jam up in every particular.
His speech had the ring of the right metal
and is the kind of speech that I like to
read. There was something In that
speech.”
In reply to a question as to who he fa
vored for the Dembcratic candidate for
president in 1904'Governor Candler said:
“Dave* Hill or Gorman. Either would make
a good man.”
Regarding the Democratic candidate for
vice president the governor said: "That
makes no difference.' Anybody will do for
that, but I think Carter Harrison is the
befit man.”
When asked If he thought a man from
the south would be nominated, he said:
“No. You will never see the day when a
southern man is put on the national Dem
ocratic) or Republican ticket.”
NOTED^ANK’’M’KENNEY
IS DEAD IN MACON
MACON, Ga., Junq 21.—Angus McKen
ney, known to printers all over the United
States as “Yank,", the type distributor,
died at his home in East Macon last night.
He was born in New York, fifty years
ago.
He came to Macon when a youth and
became a newsboy. Before he was grown
he was the victim of a practical Joke,
broke his back and eventually caused his
death, an abscess having recently formed
at the place where the bone was cracked.
He was sleeping ,on the platform over the
store in which Oiisby & McKay now oc
cupy. The platform was used by the
Telegraph for washing galleys and forms.
Somebody stuck burning paper betwebn
Angus' toes and he Jumped to get away
from the paper. He fell to the ground
below. He carried a broken and crooked
back for life.
He was very industrious and owned sev
eral valuable pieces of property at the
time of his death.
BIGTrEfiMER
IN GRASP
OF ICE
STEAMER PORTLAND IS BEING
PRESSED BACK INTO THE
ARCTIC BY IMMENSE PACK
OF ICE AND MAY BE LOST.
NOME, June Via Seattle)—Tha
steamer Portland, Captain Lindquist, the
pioneer of the Northern Commercial com
pany's fleet was on June 4th caught in
the ice pack and being carried up Behring
Straits to the Arctic ocean at the rate
of from two to three miles an hour.
The Nome City came near being caught
in the same manner and when she found
a lead and backed through the pack to
the westward, the Portland could be
plainly seeen drifting northward past the
Diomede islands.! Three whalers were
also in sight but’ they were in the lee
of the islands and in no danger of being
carried to the Arctic by the floating pack.
When Captain brought the word
to Nome that the Portland was ir\ the ice
and drifting towards the Arfctic the
Northern Commercial company officials
and people who had friends aboard were
greatly worried and as soon as the Thetis
arrived a petition was presented to» Cap
tain Healey, requesting him to go to the
rescue. The Thetis left the same even
ing.
If any one can render the imprisoned
ship any assistance Captain Healey is
that man. There is some danger of the
ship being crushed in the straits. If she
got througn the straits and failed to find
a lead to eastward or westward by which
she could get clear of the pack, she will
be carried Into* the. Arctic ocean and fail
ing to get clear of the ice may ultimately
be wrecked by heavy floes further north.
In the event of, her not getting crushed
she will be greatly delayed, and no doubt
run short of supplies and fresh water.
FURIOUS PENNSYLVANIA MOB
DEMANDED DAGO BLOOD
NEW KENSINGTON. Pa., June 21.
Dominick Sandof, Tony Madron and Louis
Madron. Italians, narrowly escaped lynch
ing early this morning by an infuriated
mob of several hundred men and boys.
Late yesterday David James, a promin
ent citizen, was assaulted by the for
eigners and Frank James, his son, who
rushed to his rescue, mortally wounded.
Immediately after the shooting the as
sailants fled, but were overtaken and
lodged in the poliqb station.
A mob of 500 gathered and partly wreck
ed the building, but the officers kept the
members at bay with drawn revolvers
until a carriage was procured and they
were hastily driven to Pittsburg. Later
the prisonePs were safely lodged in the
Greensburg jail.
COLD WEATHERENDS
IN DAMAGING FROST
OMAHA. Neb., June 21.—The cold
weather of the past few days culminated
last night in a frost which in many sec
tions did a great deal of damage. It was
especially severe in Rock, Keyapasha,
Boyd and Cherry counties and in southern
South Dakota. Sioux Falls reports a frost
but no great amount of damage. Fruit
and vegetables suffered the most.
There was a bare trace of frost in this
city but no damage was done.
NEGRO IS SPIRITED AWAY
TO ESCAPE MOB’S FURY
VINCENNES, Ind.. June 20—On the affi
davit of the defendant that he Yould not get a
fair and impartial trial in Knox county. Judge
O. H. Cobb granted a change of venue to
Washington, Daviess county, for speedy trial
in the case of William Edison, alleged as
sailant of little Irma Pfohl, for whose life
mobs have been clamoring this week.
The court room was densely crowded today
and the prisoner was speeded back to jail and
taken away sn the first train.
Sheriff Submit discharged the militia and
all deputies from further service today. The
town is quiet.
Eager for Watson.
HARMONY GROVE, Ga., June 19.
The citizens of Harmony Grove are re
joicing over the prospect of having Hon.
Thomas E. Watson deliver his celebrated
lecture at place in July.
Dr. L. G. Hardman, of this place, is
a probable candidate for representative
from Jackson county- His many friends
all over the county are urging his an
nouncement.
THE DEAO KING
IN DRESDEN
IS BURIED
ENTIRE POPULACE MOURNS
DEATH OF KING ALBERT OF
SAXONY, WHOM THEY ALL
LOVED.
BERLIN, June 21.—The body of the late
King Albert, or Saxony, was brought* in
state to Dresden this morning, the .new
king, George, with the princes of the
royal house, accompanying the remains
on foot throughout the streets to the
Catholic church of the royal court.
During the procession, the bells rang
without interruption and cannon boomed
continuously in honor of the dead sov»
ereign, while silent crowds thronged the
route bareheaded, as the remains passed
by. • The queen dowager joined the mourn
ers as the body was placed on the bier.
King George, it is stated, will follow
in all respects the policy of his prede
cessor. He is a widower, his wife, who
was a Portuguese princess, having died
in 1884.
The late King Albert of Saxony was
always specially kind to Americans who
visited Dresden and was always access
ible to those who had any reason to see
him beyond mere curiosity. The mem
bers of the American colony in Dresden
liked the late king. These considerations
and the fact that he was the oldest sov
ereign in Germany doubtless caused the
state department at Washington to direct
Andrew D. White, the United States am
bassador to Germany and John B. Jack
son, the secretary of the ambassy to
amend the funeral. The last time Mr.
White saw King Albert officially was on
the 15th anniversary of his late majesty's
entrance into the army. It was the day
the United States declared war on Spain.
Ascending the steps of the throne room,
Mr. White and his staff were met by the
Spanish ambassador and his staff. They
shook hands and exchanged rather cool
salutations. The incident was the talk
Os diplomatic circles. Mr. White was
specially commissioned to represent the
United States at the celebration of the
fiftieth anniversary of the entrance of the
late king into the Saxon army. The last
American minister accredited to the Sax
on court was the late George Bancroft,
who, oddly enough, was never recalled
from Saxony, Bavaria and the other
states when he was appointed minister to
the empire, and jhese courts were never
notified of Mr. Bancroft’s death.
The new king of Sqxony is chiefly
known for his military tastes and con
siderate treatment of private soldiers,
having sternly put down the mistreat
ment of soldiers by officers and severely
punished petty brutalities on the part of
subalterns and non-commissioned officers.
The king is a capable musician and is the
patyon of many musical undertakings.
Nearly all the Americans who have
been residing here have left the German
capital, principally for London, though a
number will be present at the Kiel re
gatta. The death of King Albert of Sax
ony will not change the program of the
regatta. Emperor William will take
part In the races; but the empress has
decided for other reasons not to attend.
Prince Henry of Prussia is expected to
return to Kiel for the concluding events.
W. R. WELLS TO HANG;
TO BE RE SENTENCED
The remlttur of the supreme court in
the case of the state versus S. R. Wells
has been received by Clerk Arnold
Broyles, of the superior court, announcing
that the supreme court has affirmed the
decision of the lower, court. It was nec
essary to receive this official statement
from the supreme court before Wells could
be resentenced to «hang, and it is more
than probable that he will be sentenced on
today or Tuesday.
The law requires that Wells must be
given twenty days after he is sentenced.
In which to ask for a new trial, if his at
torneys decide to do so. Wells will prob
ably be sentenced today to hang,
and the date of his. execution will
most likely be the 13th of July. Os course.
Judge Candler, who will pass sentence,
rtiay give Wells more than twenty days,
but It is hardly likely that he will do so,
as Wells may not make another effort to
secure a new trial.
The crime for which Wells is to be
sentenced to die was a most peculiar
one. Wells, who was proprietor of a
wood yard, approached Frederick Pierce,
a blind man, on Decatur street, near
Butler, just beyond police headquarters,
and asked Pierce why he had stopped
trading with him. This question brought
on a dispute and Wells stabbed Pierce In
the head with his pocket knife, Inflicting
mortal wounds. Pierce’s little son, who
was leading him, attacked Wells with a
stick after he had stabbed his father
and dealt him several blows before he
could be stopped.
Wells, in his trial,, claimed that Pierce
had struck him with a stick and that he
stabbed the blind man In self-defense.
The prosecution, on the other hand,
claimed that after the dlffculty with
Pierce Wells had gone down the street,
talked with friends a few moments and
then returned to where Pierce was
standing and stabbed him to death.
Pierce was found guilty of murder and
sentenced to hang. * An appeal was taken
to the supreme court, but that tribunal
decided that there had been no flaws in
the trial in the superior court and re
fused to reverse the decision.
Wells claims to have attacks of insanity.
He claimed that when a small boy he
received a frightful blow on the head,
which affected his mind. In fact, there Is
in the man’s head an awful indentation,
which he claims is the result of the blow.
Only about three weeks before he mur
dered Pierce Wells attacked a court bailiff
In his wood yard with an ax. claiming
that the bailiff had used Insulting lan
guage to his wife. The bailiff had gone to
Wells' wood yard to levy on some goods
which Wells claimed belonged to his wife.
Wells struck the man with his fist, and
then, seizing an ax, drove him from the
wood yard. He was arrested for this, but
the case was settled. Three weeks later he
.stabbed Pierce to death.
Both Wells and Pierce had large fami
lies. Pierce left a wife and six children,
while Wells has the same number of chil
dren. '
Wells, in his cell at the Tower, thouga
he knows his doom is near, is a very con
tented man. He was recently converted in
the Jail, and was baptized in a bathtub in
lieu of a baptismal fount. He knows that
his life cannot be saved, and is preparea
for his fate.
CUBA’S ONLY HOPE IS FOR
TREATY TO BE SIGNED
NEW YORK. June 20.—There is a feel
ing of great disappointment here, says
a Havana dispatch to the Tribune, over
the probdbllty that the senate will not
pass a Cuban reciprocity bill. Cubans
have about given up all hope of relief
from this source, and the people assume
a gloomy view of the future economic
conditions of the island. Their confidence
in President Roosevelt gives a last hope
that he will save them from absolute
ruin by negotiating a direct reciprocal
treaty with President Palma.
VOLNEY DUNNING DIED
ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Volney Dunning, one of the best known
and most popular men in the city of
Atlanta, died Friday afternoon at his
home, 105 Rawson street, after an illness
of only about three weeks.
Few men in Atlanta were more widely
known or liked than Mr! Dunning and
the news of his death comes as a sudden
shock. Few of his most intimate friends
knew that he was ill, and even those
who did know this did not think he was
seriously sick three weeks ago, and it
was only during the past week that his
friends and became alarmed in
regard to his condition. Knowing that
death was near he remained the same
genial man and confronted his death
without fear.
Mr. Dunning was the son of James Dun
ning, who was once postmaster of this
city. Mr. Dunning at the time of his
death was about 60 years of age and
was for years one of the most successful
business men in this city. He conducted
a grovery store on McDonough street,
now Capitol avenue, and later opened an
immense grocery store on the southest
corner of Marietta and Broad streets.
Subsequently he left the grocery busi
ness and as successor to the Ladds he
conducted the largest lime and cement
business in Atlanta.
Mi*. Dunning leaves, resides his wife,
two sons and one daughter. The sons are
Charles E. Dunning, in the railway mail
service, and Harry Dunning, who was in
business with his father, and Miss Bertha
Dunning, the daughter, who is now quite
ill. James Dunning, a brother of the
deceased is also a resident of this city.
britWelected
ON TO-HEAD
OFB.Y.P.U.
ATLANTA MAN CHOSEN TO SUC-
CEED HIMSELF BY STATE CON
VENTION THAT HASJUST
ADJOURNED.
Professor M. L. Brittain, of Atlanta,
was re-elected president of the Baptist
Young People’s Union of Georgia at the
convention which closed Thursday
night in Savannah. »
At the same time W. H. Lynch, of At
lanta, was elected secretary. He suc
ceeds W. W. Orr, of Atlanta, who de
clined re-election on account of pressing
business. .
The Capitol Avenue Junior union, of
Atlanta, won the prize banner for having
done tjie best work of any union In the
state.
The meeting of the Baptist Young Peo
ple’s Union has been in session since last
Tuesday night, during which time many
matters of interest to the members were
discussed and acted upon.
BOERS SYMPATHIZERS GAVE
POISON TO BRITISH CATTLE
NEW ORLEANS. June 21.—1 t has de
veloped about the boarding houses where
sailors and muleteers were recruited for
the British during the South African war
according to a storV printed here today
that the diseases now raging in South
Africa among the livestock there are due
to inoculations made in this port by Boer
sympathizers and disgruntled muleteers
playing I 'even with the British.
It is said that the virus used was se
cured from a Philadelphia chemist and
that it consisted mostly of carbon and
glanders.
It is also stated now that the British
suspected that this crime was being con
stantly committed and for that reason
removed their headquarters from this
city to Montreal.
The inoculations, it is stated, were also
made in Lathrop? Mo., so that it was
necessary to break up that camp as
well.
The British are now retaliating, so it
is intimated, by refusing entrance of Lou
isiana cattle in South Africa.
NOISELESS AND SMOKELESS
WILL DISCHARGE BE MADE
NEW YORK, June 21.-Colonel Hum
bert, a French artillery officer, has in
vented, according to the Paris corre
spondent of the Tribune, an apparatus
which applied to a rifle or to a rapid
firing cannon completely suppresses the
flash, sound and smoke, even of black
gunpowder. Colonel Humbert says:
”1 have succeeded in converting the
explosive powder which has been known
for centuries into a motor power giving
impulse to projectiles from rifles and
cannons without report, without smoke,
without flash, without recoil and without
any diminution of force or effect.”
The military authorities here attach
supreme importance to the discovery,
which they consider will bring about a
cdniplete revolution in the methods of
warfare.
M’LEAN WILL ATTEMPT
TO SETTLE THE STRIKE
OMAHA, Neb., June 21.—R. E. Mc-
Lean, general organizer of the Federa
tion of La'oor, arrived in the city today
to assist in the settlement of the strike
of the Union Pacific boiler makers. Mr.
McLean said no steps had been taken
looking to a settlement but that a meet
ing of all the unions of the federation
would be held tomorrow, after which
some plan will be arranged. Representa
tives of the strikers are in the efty from
other towns and expect to meet the rail
road officials Monday.
POSTMASTERS NAMEof
ROUTES ARE SELECTED
WASHINGTON. D. C„ June 20.-Post
masters appointed: Cox. Dodge county,
M. E. Boone, vice F. B. Stubbs, resigned;
Dip, Hall county, O. V. Keith, vice W. H.
Keith, resigned.
On August 1 next, three rural free-de
livery routes will te established at Stock
bridge, Henry county.
The routes embrace an area of 55
square miles containing a population of
1,275.
The poetoffice at Richardson, will be
supplied by rural carriers from Stock
bridge.
SCOTCH SHORT HORNS
BRING FANCY PRICES
MOINES. la., June 20.—The E. S.
Donahey sale of Scotch short horn cattle
at this place yielded $76,960 for
99 head. One herd of 50 brought an ag
gregate of $40,000. Forty-nine heifers
brought $36,960.
The highest price was paid for Butter
fly 11., sired by Wildwood, sold t 6 B. R.
Steele, of Ireland. Ia„ for $1 700. Several
other heifers sold for more than SI,OOO.
L. J. Newton Dead.
FORSYTH, Ga., June 20.—L. J. Newton
died at the home of his brother, George
W. Newton, in this city this morning.
Consrmption was the cause of his death.
He was about forty-five years of age and
Unmarried. He was a brother of Sheriff
George W. Newton, of Monroe county,
and of Mr. J, W. Newton, a well known
banker and cotton mill owner o$ this
place.
WHOLE TOWN
IN BATTLE
ENGAGED
MARSHAL WAS KILLED BY AN
OUTLAW AND THE LATTER
WAS THEN RIDDLED WITH
BULLETS.
JEFFERSON, lowa, June 21.—As tha
result of an attempt to arrest Horace
Shipman, on a warrant for misdemeanor,
Marshal John Swearingen and Shipman
were shot to death and the town is great
ly excited.
For some breach of the peace last even
ing a warrant was sworn out for Shipman
and placed in the hands of Marshal Swear,
ingen for service.
Dr. G. H. Gnmmell, Shipman’s family
physician went ahead of the marshal to
attempt to have Shipman surrender peace
ably. Shipman agreed to this, but when
Swearingen and Deputy Sheriff Fred Ken
dall appeared at the door he warned them
not to come in under penalty of death.
Swearingen undaunted started to pull
his revolver for the purpose of entering
and Shipman fired a load of shot, striking
the marshal in the lower part of the face,
killing him instantly.
Dr. Grimmell and the deputy beat a
retreat, leaving the body of the marshal
upon the porch. p
Sheriff Anderson immediately went to
the scene of theo shooting, deputising a
dozen citizens to assist him. Hundreds
of people gathered near Shipman's home
and for three hours watched the battle.
Five hundred shots were poured into the
large two-story house. Shipman replying
from windows, cellarway and door.
About 11 o’clock Shlpmstn appeared at
a window and fifty shots were fired at
him. It then became quiet inside and
Shipman’s body was found on the floor
full of bullets.
RAIN NEEDED TO SAVE
x CROPS IN MISSISSIPPI
JACKSON, Miss., June 21.—The report!
from over the state, especially in the
southern portion are not very encourag
ing in regard to the crop situation and
the bulletins that have been issued show
that material injury has been done by
the continued drouth and the extremely
hot weather visiting Mississippi at thia
season.
Although the crops, especially the corn
and cotton, are well worked and are
clean for this time of the year, the lack
of moisture has done untold injury to
the corn, and if the state is not visited
with a heavy rain soon the whole crop
will be injured to such an extent that
the farmers will have to begin early
purchasing corn from the west.
It seems that what Captain Parchman
reported in regard to the lice destroying
the cotton crops on the state plantations
in the delta seems to be true in a great
many sections of Mississippi. The lice
are found in large numbers on the young
stalk. They are doing great damage and
a rain is the only thing that will bring
relief.
The rains in the northern portion the
first of this week are reported to have
done the crops in that section a great
deal of good, but a soaking rain is, what
is needed all along the line.
THREE TRAMPS ARE KILLED;
THREE INJURED IN WRECK
FAIRBURY. Neb.. June 21.—One man
dead, two others burled in the wreck and
believed to be dead and three trainmen in
jured. fs the result of a freight train leav
ing the tracks on the Rock Island road
Thompson, a small station, six miles teftt
of this city last evening.
Eighteen cars of merchandise followed
the tender of the engine into the ditch and
blockaded the track for eight hours.
Ten tramps were riding on the train,
on their way to the Kansas wheat fields.
One of them was pulled out of the wreck.
In an unconscious condition and brought
to this city, where he later died. His name
is unknown. others were buried in
the wreckage and are supposed to ba
dead.
Conductor Alcott and two brakemen
were injured. >
The wreck was supposed to have been
caused by spreading rails.
T, J.IELM TAKES
OFFICE JULY IST
ROME’S NEW POSTMASTER AP
POINTS HIS ASSISTANTS AND
MAKES HIS BOND.
ROME, Ga., June 21.—Postmaster T.
J. Helm this morning appointed John R.
Barclay assistant postmaster and I. 3.
Watson, chief clerk.
Mr. Barclay is one of Rome’s leading
young men. He has relatives residing in
Atlanta. Postmaster Helm gave bond
today and will assume his office July L
The position pays $2,600 a year.
COW BOY AND INDIAN
PUT AMBUSH TO FLIGHT
ALBUERQUE, N. M., June 21.— Five
cowboys have been killed in a fight near
Tucumumari, with "Jud” Lee, of Dona
Ana, county, and an old Indian fighter.
Lee, in watering his cattle at a spring,
had walked them through the water
against the protest of other cattlemen,
who warned him that if he repeated the
act he would be killed. The next time
accompanied by an Indian fighter,
appeared with his cattle, eight cow boyz
were lying in wait. When the battle that
followed was over, five of the eighht cow
boys were dead and the other three had
fled. Lee and his partner, who were un
hurt, surrendered to the sheriff. The
names of the dead are not given. ,
MAY NOW HANG AFTER
TWENTY YEARS’ FREEDOM
RALEIGH, N. C., June 21.— Twenty
years ago, Dan Gould, a negro, was sen
tenced to be hanged in this state, but a
short while before the day appointed for
the execution he broke Jail and made his
escape. This was in 1882 and nothing had
ever been heard from him until this week,
when a negro supposed to be this con
demned murderer, was arrested in George
town, S. C., and will be brought to Wades
boro.
If this negro proves to be Gould then
the governor will only have to fix anothe
date for the execution, twenty years hav
ing intervened.
Georgia Peach Shipment to Date.
MACON, Ga., June 21.—Peach ship- /
meins from Georgia today amounted to
24 cars. 18 going to New York, five to
Phidaledphia and one to Cincinnati. This
makes a total of 115 cars this season.