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VOL. IV.
EDWARD VERY ILL;
CORONATION PUT OFF
Thousands Crowd Streets
-of London Anxiously
Awaiting News of
Stricken King.
Latest Bulletin from the King.
LONDON. June 35—(Midnight).—King
Xdward's condition tonight is even more
satisfactory than has been indicated by
the last bulletin. He has made a decided
Improvement and the feeling at Bucking
ham palace is very hopeful. His majesty
la able to take nourishment. He had
scrambled eggs and a little hock and soda
this evening, and with his own hands he
opened several telegrams. The bulletin
tasued at U o’clock tonight is regarded as
intensely satisfactory. This bulletin is
generally taken as being the first occasion
upon which the king’s doctors have al-
• lowed themselves to express, even to a
small degree, the hopeful feelings they
undoubtedly, though privately, entertain.
Thirty-six hours have now elapsed since
the operation was performed, and the ab
sence of complications creates hopeful
ness in all quarters, although, as has been
frequently said in these dispatches, sever
al days must pass before the possibility
of danger can be eliminated.
KING EDWARD UNDERWENT
SURGICAL OPERATION
LONDON, June to—The sudden an
nouncement of the postponement of the
coronation, just on the eve of the cere
mony caused the utmost consternation
everywhere.
The news spread like wildfire. The tens
of thousands of occupants of the streets
suddenly stood still under the sudden
ebock and gased at one another in silent
dread of what, might come next.
On Saturday and Sunday society was
discussing the reports of the king's illness
and though the circumstantiality, detail
and sources from which they came pre
t eluded entire disbelief, there was a dispo
sition to doubt the stories and when the
positive categorical denial was officially
issued they were dismissed as being un
funded.
During the afternoon the earl marshal.
Duke of Norfolk, issued the following
notice:
"The earl marshal has received the
king's commands to express his ma
jesty’s deep sorrow that owing to his
serious illness the coronation ceremony
must be postponed. The celebrations in
London in consequence will be likewise
postponed, but it is the kings earnest
hope that the celebrations in the country
shall be held as already arranged.”
The king also expressed to the lord
mayor his desire that his majesty's din
ner to the poor of London be not post
poned
Nothing Am yet been decided regarding
fto'tooVlmfiinx dfthe foreign guests.
The first intimation which Whitetaw RSld.
the special ambassador of the United
States to the coronation, heard that any
thing was wrong was contained in a com-
cancelling the state banquet
which wab to be held at Buckingham
palace. *
No mention was then made of the post
ponement of the great ceremonies of the
week. It Is understood, however, that the
special ambassadors and royal guests, will
return to their respective countries as
soon as definite news is received of the
result of the operation.
Abcess Is Removed.
In the course of the early afternoon a
bulletin was issued from Buckingham pal
ace denouncing that the operation had
been Successful, that a large abscess had
been evacuated and that the king s condi
tion was satisfactory.
‘LONDON. Juno to—Anxious suspense
over the condition of King Edward, shared
as to evidenced by shoals of telegrams
from abroad, by the whole civilised world,
hardly will be much lessened by the bul
letin Mgued by the attending physictans
at .M& o’clock this morning as follows:
majesty was vyy restless atd had
uo sleep during the early part of the
night. He obtained scene sleep however,
after 1 o’clock this morning, and no un
toward symptoms presented themselves.
Considering all circumstances, his majes
ty may be said to be progressing satis
factorily. /
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, "LISTER.
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•SMITH. »
•BARLOW.”
Bulletin Causes Gloom.
Earlier unofficial reports had been more
favorable than the official medical pro
nouncement. They spoke of the king as
having passed a good night with peaceful
rest, and ths announcement of his maj
esty's restlessness and lack of sleep are
regarded ‘by the general public aa by no
means reassuring, although court officials
profess satisfaction.
The absence of all mention of the pa
tient'a temperature caused comment, al
though probably the statement that **up
to the present no untoward symptoms
presented themselves" to intended to In
dicate that there had been no dangerous
rise in temperature.
In medical circles the opinion is ex
pressed that, in the phase just noted the
surgeons are doing all they possibly can.
in fact, the whole meaning of the bulle
tin to centra led therein, the rest being
purely corollary thereto.
Thousands In Streets.
Throughout the morning the vicinity of
the palace was Invaded by seekers after
information A curiously cosmopolitan
crowd gathered about the railings await
ing the morning bulletin, and directly af
ter it was posted there was a great scram
ble to read its contents.
The Prince of Wales arrived just as the
bulletin was being issued. Lord Lister,
who came directly from the king's apart
ment after having assisted tn drawing up
the bulletin, left shortly afterwards and
the more cheerful look on his face was
token as an indication that he was satis
fied with the condition of the patient.
Callers continued to arrive in great num-
* hers throughout the morning. Among the
earliest distinguished personages were
* Lord Salisbury, Archduke Francis of Aus
tria. the Duke of Norfolk and the Duke
of Cambridge.
Night Was Vary Bad.
Private information from Buckingham
palace substantially bears out the official
bulletin at 10:*). except that the king had
rather a worse night than was indicated
therein. His majesty, however, is resting
easier arid was sleeping at 11:30 this morn
ing
The exodus of the coronation embassies
has already begun. The next two or three
Asya doubtless will see the departure of
all but one o® two and these will rioee up
their official establishments and remain
In London merely as private persons.
The medical bulletins are rapidly posted
•bout London and the same scenes as wit
nessed yesterday were enacted today. By
Boon long strings of carriages were walt-
♦ LONDON MEDICAL EXPERT ♦
♦ GIVES FULL DIAGNOSIS. ♦
+ NEW YORK, June 25.-The fol- +
+ lowing special cable was received ♦
♦ by the New York Medical Journal ♦
♦ from its London special correspon- ♦
♦ dent, whom they consider the high- ♦
♦ est medical authority in Great Bril- ♦
+ ain and who is in Intimate touch «fr
♦ with everything that transpired at +
+ the bedside of the king: ♦
+ "LONDON, June 35.—12 Noon.— ♦
♦ The king's malady is perltyphlytis, ♦
+ following cold contracted nine days ♦
+ previously. His symptoms became +
♦ acute a week ago, but had subsided +
+ and It was hoped that he would go ♦
♦ through the coronation ceremonies. ♦
♦ Owirig to a sudden exacerbation ♦
♦ early on Tuesday morning, an op- ♦
+ eration was decided upon at 10 ♦
♦ o’clock and the operation was per- ♦
+ formol at noon Tuesday by Sir +
♦ Frederick Trevis, the anaesthetic ♦
♦ being administered by Dr. Frederick +
♦ Hewitt. The abscess was opened ♦
+ around the caecum, the pus evacu- ♦
+ ated and the cavity drained. There ♦
♦ was no resection of the bowel, the ♦
♦ newspaper reports that tubing was ♦
+ required to preserve the continuity ♦
♦ of the intestine being entirely mis- ♦
♦ leading. The recovery from an- +
♦ aesthesla was satisfactory: the pa- ♦
+ tient passed a restless night, sue- ♦
+ needed by improvement, his condi- ♦
♦ tion being favorable on Wednesday ♦
♦ at noon,” ♦
♦ ♦
ing to put down visitors at the ambassa
dors* and main entrances of the palace.'
Grave Dangers Feared.
At 3:30 p. m. today Str Francis Knollys,
private secretary to King Edward, told a
representative of the Associated Press
that no change had occurred, but that tho
king was maintaining the improvement
in his condition.
PRAYER S DELIVERED
TO HEAVEN FOR THE KING
WASHINGTON, June 25,-The chaplain
in his prayer at the opening of the sen
ate's session today invoked "blessings
upon our sister nation, England, which
holds, with us, the sacred trust of Chris-y
tian progress. We remember her tears
and prayers for us when our great ruler
fell. And now we have Christian charity
and brotherly concern in this, her hour qf
sorrow. Bless her king and give him a
happy issue out of his present sickness.”
The senate has agreed to make the om
nibus statehood bill the unfinished busi
ness for the tenth day of the next session
of congress and Senator Quay has with
drawn his motion for immediate ednsider
attoa al the MU. The democrats accepted
this ajraagement.
VESSELS IN DISTRESS?
SIGNALS FIRED FOR HELP
NEW YORK, Zine 25.—A large steamer
was sighted yesterday outside Baker's
island firing rockets and whistling, evi
dently In distress says a Beverly, Mass.,
dispatch to The Herald. A steam launch
from Baker's island put Into Marblehead
with the information which was telephon
ed to Beverly.
It was impossible, owing the ex
treme darkness to learn the name of the
vessel or to what line she belonged. A
volunteer life saving crew at once left
Marblehead. The tug Henry Preston also
started from Beverly, manned by a vol
unteer crew. It was thought at that time
that the steamer was either one of the
Boeton and Bangor line or the Portland
Une. running from Boston, and that she
became disabled and was making for the
nearest port. The sea was not very high
so that the possibility of a wreck was
slight.
PATWW
UP FOR GOVERNOR
GEORGE W. GUTHRIE, OF PITTS-
BURG, NOMINATED FOR SECOND
PLACE IN PENNSYLVANIA.
ERIE. Pa., June 25 For the third time
tn twenty years. ex-Governor Robert —.
Pattison, of Philadelphia, was nominated
for governor of Pennsylvania, today by
the Democratic state convention. George
W. Guthrie, of Pittsburg, was the unani
mous choice of the convention for lieu
tenant governor. James Nolan, of Read
ing was nominated by acclimation for
secretary of internal affairs. The plat
form makes no reference to national ques
tions. which indicates that the campaign
would be made strictly on state Issues.
Pattison appeared before the convention
and made a brief spech of acceptance.
STATE - PRISON
EVANS SAYS, IS MODEL
General Clement A. Evans, of the prison
commission, has returned from the state
prison farm at Milledgeville, where he
went with Judge J. 8. Turner and Thomas
Eason on an inspection tour.
’’The farin,” said General Evans, "is in
splendid condition and the crops growing
there are as fine as any I ever saw at
this time of the year. Our prospects are
unusually good and I believe when gath
ering .time comes we will exceed the for
mer years by far.”
The prison farm has made money for
the state ever since it was established
and under the supervision of the prison
commission Is regarded as the model pris
on of the south.
SELL THE PHILIPPINES
TO THE JAPS, SAYS BURT
SAN FRANCISCO, June 23.—General A.
8. Burt, retired, who has recently arrived
from the Philippines has a plan for the so
lution of the Philippines problem. He be
lieves he has arrived at a conclusion that
will* ultimately be accepted by the ad
ministration and the country at large as
the only solution.
"Turn them over to the Japanese,” said
the general,” “let them have them on the
installment plan for the consideration say
PRAYERS ARE SAID
IN U.S. CONGRESS
FOR m KING
TOUCHING APPEALS ARE MADE
TO THE DEITY BY THE CHAP
LAINS FOR THE RECOV
ERY OF THE KING.
WASHINGTON. June 25.—Rev. Dr. CoA
den, the chaplain, of the house in his
Invocation today prayed |or the restora
tion to health of King Edward.
Mr. Cannon, chairman of the appropria
tions committee, called up the conference
report upon the sundry civil appropria
tion bill. As finally agreed to the bill
carries about $60,000,000, being about $1,000,-
000 less than the current law. The report
was adopted.
The conference report upon the army
appropriation bill was then called up and
adopted.
Mr. Hull then moved that the house
rcede from the senate reference to its dis
agreement to senate amendment 14 which
carried $4.000, um0 for temporary barracks
and quarters in the Philippines and the
United States and agree’ to It with an
amendment fixing the appropriation at
$3,350,000. ' I ,
Mr. Richardson, of Tennessee, made the
point of order that the house after adher
ing could not now recede, but was over
ruled.
“Then we are to take the back track,”
observed Mr. Richardson.
CHOATE AND REID
CANCEL INVITATIONS
LONDON, June 25.-Jcseph H. Choate,
the United States ambassador, has with
drawn the invitations to the dinner which
he was to give June 29, and Whitelaw
Reid, the Ulted States special ambassa
dor, »s busy today cancelling all his en
gagements. Mr. Reid has deternflned to
close up the special embassy as quickly
as compatible with decorum. He will go
to the continent for a short stay and may
possibly visit Scotland, returning to Am
erica early in the autumn.
It is sad that Queen Alexandra Is bear
ing up well. i
GIIBIWOW O
IMMEDIATE HELP
FROM ENGLAND
SINCE THE. UNITED STATES HAS
DECLINED TO INTERCEDE ON
ISLAND’S BEHALF ENGLAND
MAY BE APPEALED TO.
NEW YORK. June 24.—At a meeting of
th? Planters' association just held, it was
voted, says a Tribune dispatch from
Havana .to, petition President Palma io
make a treaty With England.
The matter of commercial aliance with
Cuba already has been broached by
Great Britain, and in view of the failure
of the United States senate to pass a
reciprocity measure it is gaining in sup
porters here.
Such a treaty, however, can last only
to September 1. 1903, because England is
pledged to abide by the ruling of the
Brussels sugar conference, which abol
ishes differential duties after that date.
FIVE AMERICAN SOLDIERS
ASSAULTED BY MOROS
MANILA June 23.—Five soldiers of the
Twenty-fifth infantry forming an ad
vance guard which was escorting a wagon
train half a mile from Camp Vicars, Is
land of .Mindanao, were attacked today by
ten bolomen. One soldier had an arm
badly cut and another was. seriously
wounded in the head. The Moros captur
ed a rifle and escaped uninjured.
The Badinglam Moros say the attackers
were Moros from Bonolod, who wVtit on
the warpath In the morning for the avow
ed purpose of killing negligent Americans.
Lieut. Col. Frank D. Baldwin, from the
Island of Mindanao, reports that the Mo
ros have held a big conference at Bacolor.
The sultan urged a policy of friendship
with the Americans, but tWo of the dattos
said they would die first. Others declar
ed that if the two dattos caused war they
would not assist them.
Three towns in the western part of the
island are inclined to be unfriendly. Colo
nel Baldwin hopes to win them over to
peace.
COFFIN OF GLASS
HIS DYING REQUEST
RALEIGH, N. C., June 23.—A corpse in
a coffin of glass was carried through the
streets of Raleigh Bunday afternoon. The
form of the dead man was perfectly vis
ible to the crowds of curious spectators
who watched the remarkable sight.
The deceased was William Matthews,
probably the wealthiest negro in this sec
tion. His dying request was that his re
mains should be encased In a glass cas
ket and deposited In a vault so that vis
itors could see his body at any time.
The funeral was deferred three days in
order to carry out his wishes. The frame
of this peculiar coffin was of heart cedar
while the sides and top were of solid
glass.
LESTER RENOMINATED
FOR CONGRESSMAN
SAVANNAH, June 25.—At Statesboro this
morning the meeting of the convention to nom
inate a congressman from the first congression
al district was held.
Hon. Rufus E. Lester was unanimously nom
inated. Mr. R. M. Hitch making the nomi
nating speech.
of $150,000,000. Our government does not
need the money In a lump sum and they
making a proposition of that kind we can
dictate as to coaling stations and make ,
such reserves as are thought to be
for trade interests. An arrangement/of
that kind can be effected that will give
the United States as broad a road inlo the
markets of the orient as if we iwained
the islands, besides we will be JBiaklng
strong allies of two nations. ,' ,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1902.
POMA CANAL
SEEMS AOW
ASSURED
—T
HOUSE CONFEREES YESTER-
DAY AGREED TO SPOONER
AMENDMENT AND MORGAN
'RECOMMENDS IT.
WASHINGTON,., June 25.—The house
conferees today* agreed to accept the sen
ate amendment to the- canal bil' This is
regarded as a molt important step in
canal legislation, sffiee it almost assures
the passage of a canal bill by this con
gress.
The house conferees will soon report
their agreement wlt|i the senate conferees
to house and there will very likely be
a quick adoption <M their report, since
Chairman Hepburni who fought for
Nicaragua, is in favtr of Panama now, as
are many other leaders.
As soon as the hduse adopts the report
the president will sign the bill, and thus
the canal measure which has been pend
ing before congress for nearly fifty years
will become a reality.
The bill so nearly a law now author
toes the president tp -appoint a commission
to purchase the Pstnams canal property
from the French a$ $40,600,000 if a clear
title can be
assured the prealdettt Is authorized to buy
the Nicaragua ropte.
Senator Morgan today made known to
the members of the Alabama delegation
in congress that It is advisable to accept
the Spooner amendment to the canal bill.
This Is the amendment agreed to today
In conference. ’ , .
This from the senator foremost In be
half of the Nicaragua route is considered
as conclusive in showing that senate
amendment will be agreed to.
WOMAN WOUNDED AND
HUSBAND ARRESTED
TOPEKA. Kan.,, June 23.—Matron
Lowe, of the reform gchool, lies at the
hospital with two Millet wounds through
her abdomen, unconscious and with no
hope of recovery.. K £
Her husband, J. V- Lowe, who has a
slight bullet wound Ifi ■ his head, is in
prison charged with the shooting.
When the shotn were heard by a watch
man, he rushed |x> toe scene, foun<J Mrs.
Lowe on the fioog, £ lc la ! T n,n K :
"It tvas an accident! It was an acci
dent!”
In a few moments she became uncon
scious. Lowe alsU dieclared that the
shooting was accidental. Nearby lay a
revolver with four fempty chambers.
In the medic®! wdri later Lowe dsgnk
from a can labeWVfcwjfooltc acid, but the
contfrnTs prbVe-fl n wWk SoffitWh aWcT had
no injurious effect.
The entire affair is enveloped in mys- •
tery.
TERRIBLE DEATH HURLED TO
WOMAN ANO MAN
KNOXVILLE. Tenn., June 23.—A special
to the Sentinel from LaFollette says a ter
rific explosion occurred at the railroad
camp of Wiliam Park, four miles from
that place, this morning about 2 o’clock.
Herd Lones and Martha Chapman were
literally blown to pieces and the house in
which they were sleeping was demolished.
A baby also in the house was thrown
quite a distance, but was unhurt.
Four cases of dynamite are reported
missing from the magazine, and it is
thought these were placed under the
house by enemies of the Parks.
There is now no clew to the guilty
parties.
DtT FLIES
FOR JUDGE’S
BENCH
COFFEE COUNTY MAN ASKS
GOVERNOR CANDLER TO SE
LECT HIM FOR AN UNEX
PIRED TERM.
Governor Candler received another ap
plication for the appointment of judge
of the Brunswick circuit yesterday morn
ing, when Willis Dart of Coffee county, re
quested that he be given the place for the
unexpired term, which Is from July Ist to
January Ist.
The other two applicants are J. H.
Parker, who was recently elected judge,
and A. E. Cochran. Judge Bolling
Whitfield, of Brunswick, and John W.
Bennett, of Waycross, solicitor of the cir
cuit. called on Governor Candler yes
terday and urged the appointment of
Parker, on the ground that he had been
Indorsed by a majority of the members
of the bar.
Governor Candler has not determined
yet who he will appoint. It was said at
the capltol today that Parker would with
draw from the race if the governor would
appoint an outsider from the circuit who
was satisfactory to the members of the
bar. This report was denied by Parker's
friends.
All three of the candidates are being
strongly indorsed for the position. Judge
Bennet, who resigned, will retire on July
Ist.
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RETIRES FROM OFFICE
AUGUSTA. Ga., June 25.—C01. C. V.
Walker, who for many years past has
been the regularly licensed and official
vender master of the city and county, has
resigned this position, owing to advancing
age, and Mr. D. Langley has been e|gcted
to succeed him.
Colonel Walker has -been a familiar fig
ure in Augusta for the past forty years.
Everybody knew him. At every public
sales day he was the central figure on the
ground, and residents past middle age
cannot remember the time when any other
than he officiated at legal sales as auc
tioneer.
He retires from his position with the
well wishes of the entire city.
HMO CONFERS
UPON ROOSEVELT
LL DJEGHEE
PRESIDENT REACHED BOSTON AT
NOON AND LEFT SHORTLY AF
TERWARDS FOR SEAT OF
THE UNIVERSITY.
BOSTON, June 25.—President Roosevelt
reached here this morning. He was met
by the governor with whom the mayor of
Boston and others he breakfasted at the
Hotel Somerset, and left at 9 o’clock for
Harvard university, where he is to receive
a degree at the commencement exercises
today.
The start for Cambridge was made at
9 o’clock. Arriving at Cambridge the
president was at once conducted- to San
ders’ theatre where the commencement
exercises were held. After the addresses
of the commencement speakers, the hon
orary degree of LL.D., was conferred up
on President Roosevelt and also Secretary
of State John Hay.
WIFE OF PRESIDENT
LEAVES OYSTER BAY
NEW YORK, June 25.—Mrs. Roosevelt,
wife of the president, left Oyster Bay on
the Dolphin for New London, Conn.,
shortly after 11 o’clock today.
LAURENS MERCHANT
CHARGED WITH ARSON
LAURENS. 8. C., June 25.—P. H. Msdden.
one of the best known merchants of Cross
Hill, this county, was arrested yesterday by
Constable Turner on a charge of arson.
On the 12th Inst., the stores of P. H. Mad
den. Hill 4 Wheeler. Nance & Son., and ths
residence of Rev. Thomas Campbell, were de
stroyed by fire, which began in Madden’s
store. It was thought at the time that the
fire was incendiary and the governor offered a
reward of SIOO for the conviction of the guilty
parties. This was supplemented by a reward
of SIOO by the town. >
Detectives went to work with the result
of Madden’s arrest. It is not known what
evidence the detectives have.
Madden demanded a preliminary examina
tion, which was granted. It will be held be
fore Magistrate Goodman Saturday.
GUOUOIIOCK
WEDDING GOES
[BEE
ATHeFns. Ga., June 25.—J. B. Freeman
and J. H. Burns, tMe parties Involved In
the mock marriage affair, were arraigned
ip court ywtriw. As it appeared Free
man had really obtained a marriage li
cense before this affair occurred, the case
•against Burns waa voluntarily dismissed.
Burns was emphatic that he was not the
man, but bls letters to Miss Jones’ father
were read in open court, and it was shown
that for some reason he had taken consid
erable interest in his friend Freeman.
Freeman was only tried on warrants
charging him with carrying a pistol con
cealed. He promptly plead guilty and
was fined the amount of S2OO and costs.
Freeman was not tried on any other war
rant, as the girl’s father refused to prose
cute him further.
Freeman had a license In court and of
fered to legally marry Miss Jones, which
Mr. Jones would not consent to, he stating
publicly that he believed Freeman a bad
and dangerous character.
Miss Jones Is prostrated at her home and
is quite 111.
CAPITAL OF NAtION WILL
BE DESERTED THIS SUMMER
WASHINGTON, June 23.—President
Roosevelt will probably leave the night
that congress adjourns, and is likely to be
In Washington little from July 1 to Octo
ber, since the white house will practically
be uninhabitable on account of the work
of alterations, which is to last all sum
mer.
The president has engagements to speak
in a number of states, and between trav
eling and his recreation at his home and
in the mountains would have little time
for Washington.
The only thing that would keep him here
would be the prospect of securing the
ratification at an extra session of the sen
ate of the commercial reciprocity treaty
now in process of negotiation with Cuba.
Elut he has been informed within 24 hours,
not only that there Is no hope for such
action at the present session, but that
there Is practically no hope of'it before
the election in November.
The beet root Republicans will not yield
before the election, and the Democratic
senators, without whom the treaty cannot
be ratified, will not vote for it before No
vember. . .
ENDS HIS TROUBLES
WITH A PISTOL
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 24.—John M.
Herzfeld, a well known furniture dealer
in this city, committed suicide yesterday
afternoon by shooting himself through
the left temple with a revolver. Business
troubles are supposed to have unsettled
his mind.’ He was about 49 years of age
and leaves a widow.
The deceased took his life in his place
of business. He went upstairs to a stor
age room about half an hour before his
body was discovered. Soon after he went
upstairs a muffled report was heard, but
no attention was paid to it, nothing being
thought of It at the time. Later a porter
went to the room and found the body ly
ing upon the floor In a pool of blood. He
had been dead about twenty minutes.
Death was doubtless instantaneous. He
had been in business in Birmingham about
fifteen years and was very prominent in
Jewish, circles. He was a man of integ
rity and benevolence and was much re
spected.
TROLLEY CARS SMASHED;
TEN PEOPLE ARE HURT
CHICAGO, June 23.—Ten persons were
hurt In a trolley car collision last night.
The accident occurred at Clark and
Twelfth streets, a south-bound Went
worth avenue and a west-bound Twelfth
street car meeting at the crossing.
Each motorman thought he had the
right of way and both cars were going at
full speed. The Injured:
Louis Aronhouse, head severely cut.
Harry Cohn, severely bruised.
LEE FOUND GUILTY;
MUST HANG JULY 21
GOVERNOR GALLS
FOB EARLY
• MEETING
DEPOT COMMISSION WILL HEAR
LETTER FROM PRESIDENT SPEN
CER READ ON NEXT
THURSDAY.
A meeting of the depot commission has
been called for July 3d by Governor Cand
ler. President Spencer’s letter to Gover
nor Candler, regarding the state's depot
property, will then be read.
The state convention meets on July 2d,
one week from today, and a majority of
the members would probably be in attend
ance anyhow, so Governor Candler thinks
July 3d is the best time. He will submit
the correspondence that has occurred be
tween himself and President Spencer on
the depot matter to the members of the
commission and allow them to take what
ever action they think is best.
It Is the general opinion, however, that
the commission will decide to make a re
port to the legislature that the Southern
Railway company, after making a similar
proposition to the state two years ago
has declined to accept the present propo
sition and has blocked the depot scheme
from the beginning to the end. If such a
report is made it will be warm in the ex
treme, as the governor’s buzz-saw may
come into action and chop out a few
words and sentences that the Southern
may not relish.
AFTER SIX WEEKS THE
GREAT STRIKE HOLDS ON
WILKESBARRE. Pa., June 28.—The
seventh week of the anthracite coal strike
b'gan today very quietly. The big towns
of the coal region show no outward evi
dence that a strike is on, but in the
small mining settlements men can be
seen idling away the days waiting for
something to turn up. Groups of miners
gathered in places In the mining towns
and while one of their number read aloud
the messages from their chief.
The rumors that the coal* companies ex
pected a break tn the ranks of the men
are not borne out by the actions of the
men. Here and there a few men may be
ready to go back, but they cannot be
fouad. flom« of the offlctoto of the com
pany say -they got appDeatlons daily from
the Strikers who want to<o back to work.
These men. they say, are given work
about the mine* wherever there is work
for them.
Ab far as is known none of the com
panies in this region are attempting to
resume mining. The mine workers’ com
mittee is still endeavoring to persuade
men who remained at the engines and
pumps from continuing work. Very few,
howevef, are joining the ranks of the
strikers.»The union is unable to make
any headway with the new men brought
here to take the strikers’ place®.
GOLD’SIPMffIS
Oil THE INCREASE
$44,649 MORE SENT FROM CHAR-
LOTTE SMELTERS Irt 1902
THAN FOR THE
VEAR 1901.
CHARLOTTE, N. C., June
amount of gold shipped from the United
States assay office in this city for the
past fiscal year, ending with the
month of June, amounted to- $266,
097.75. This exceeds by $44,649.24 the
amount shipped during the year ending
in June. 1901. All the gold shipped from
the assay office here goes to the mint at
Philadelphia, Pa., where it is coined. The
gold which passes through the United
States assay office here comes from the
following named states: Virginia, Mary
land, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. About
one-fourth of the gold produced in these
states to taken from copper motte, which
is shipped to the north by the ear load
to be smelted in the large northern smel
ters. None of this gold is received at the
office in Charlotte.
The shipment of gold for the present
month has greatly exceeded that of June
of last year. The amount shipped last
June was worth only $16,466.75, while the
shipment for the present month, made
yesterday, was $22,238.69 In valuation—a
difference of $5,771.94.
The largest bar shipped yesterday
weighed 65 pounds and was worth about
$13,600. Other bars were worth $5,000 and
less amounts.
VETERANS OF WAR
DEMAND PAYMENT
NEW YORK, June 24.—A reunion of war
veterans is to ‘be held in Manzanillo, this
week, for the purpose of unitedly demanding
pay for their services In the revolution, says
a dispatch from Havana to the Herald. The
authorities are worried and fear trouble as a
result of their necessary non-compllanoe with
the demand. General Masso, late a candidate
for the presidency, was scheduled to preside,
but has declined.
The British vessels recently captured off the
Cuban coast in violation of the fisheries and
customs rule have been released on a protest
made by the British charge de affaires. The
fifteen mile limit claimed under the Spanish
law will not be recognized.
James Cotter, motorman, left arm brok
en. \
Mrs. Anne- McLaughlin, back wrenched.
. M. L. McLaughlin, side cut by splinters.
Duke McLaughlin, head bruised.
Bennie Osterzetzer, severely bruised.
Leo Ridner, severely bruised.
Miss Lena Schmidt, seriously bruised.
Mrs. Jane Sucher, seriously wrenched
and bruised.
No arrests were made.
Jury Declares Slayer of
Lilia May Suttles To
Be a Mur
derer.
MlU&rd Lee was yesterday found guil
ty of the murder of Miss Lilia May
Suttles and sentenced to hang on Monday,
July 21st, between the hours ot 10 a. m.
and 12 m. W. R. Wells, the condemned
murderer of Frederick Pierce, a blind
man, is under sentence to hang on the
same day.
The jury in the Lee case retired yes
terday at 9 o’clock, and after a deliber
ation lasting for three hours returned •
verdict of guilty that afternoon at 13:45.
Lee heard the verdict unmoved. Only once
did he give any sign that he understood
the awful fate awaiting him. As Judge
Candler pronounced the solemn sentence
of death, the heavy wrinkles which have
overshadowed the man’s forehead disap
peared. the glassy look which has filmed
his eyes until they looked as though they
had been touched with the hand of death,
gave way t 6 a look of interest and of dis
may. Only for an instant did this last,
and then that same old sleepy expression
came over his face, the light in his eyes
dulled and his forehead again beckme a
mass of wrinkles. Then, with a slow anA
calm step he walked back into the prison
ers’ room and was hastily conveyed to
the Tower.
.In his charge Judge Candler flret sail
that the burden of the proof of the mur
der rested with the state. He then de
scribed tije legal definition of the wprd
murder, and the various kinds and classes
of murder. He stated that if murder was
committed without any excuse, and with
malice aforethought, it was murder tn the.
first degree and punishable by death.
In regard to the sanity or insanity of
the defendant at the time of the killing,
Judge Candler charged that the burden
of the proof rested with the defendant to
show that he was not of sane mind at the
time of the killing, as the stats presumes
that every person is sane until proof to
the contrary to Introduced.
He further charged that if a person
was, at the time of the killing, sane
about everything save the cause for the
crime, then he is not guilty; but if he is
insane about everything in the world, and
sane about the thing which caused the
crime, then he was guilty. He charged
the jury to take the matter impartially
and try the case on its merit®
Lowry Arnold, of the defense, had
waived the presence of Lee, but he was
brought In and was present when th® ver
dict was read.
"We, the jury, find the defendant guil
ty.” read Mr. Miller in a slow tone. Lee,
seated between two deputies, his head
rested In his hand, did not movs, but bis
eyes looked .up. and he followed ev*rv
word of the clerk as he read the verdict.
"Stand u#, Mr. Lee,” ordered Judge
Candler. “Have you anything to say
why the sentence of death should not be
passed upon you?”
Lee made no answer and Judge Candler
continued:
"Mr. Lee, you have been tried by a jury
of your countrymen and found guilty of
murder. I therefore order that you be
tiiken from the bar of this court to the
jail of Fulton county and there be safely
kept until Monday, 31st day of July, whten.
between the hours of 10 a. m. and 12 p.
m„ you are to be hanged by the neck
until dead. .
“And may God have mercy on your
soul!"
Millard Lee, Charged with the murder
of Llllia May Suttles, after having been
found sane, was Monday morning placed
on trial for murder in the criminal branch
of the superior court.
Both the defense and the prosecution
announced ready for trial and the select
ing of a jufy was at once begun. Several
of the jurymen who declared Lee sane
were called Monday morning, but Judge
Candler announced that all such jurymen
were to be excused for cause.
Lee was brought into court at 8:30. He
had been shaved since his last trial and
presented a greatly different appearance.
He sat at the table with his counsel, but
did not take any part in their delibera
tions. He sat with his* head in his hands
and constantly wiped his face with his
handkerchief.
Lee looked the picture ot dejection as
be leaned against his counsel’s table. He
neither looked to the right nor left, nor
did he change his position. His aged
father, whose whit® hair and venerable
appearance has created much sympathy,
sat near the prisoner.
The following jury was selected to try
the case: R. S. Crutcher. F. A. ®avis,
A. Fugasxi, T. C.- Bray, W. M. Hutchin
son, W. 8. Adams, J. B. Zachry, J. D.
Favers, N. H. Mktthsws, W H. Vickery,
James P. Reynolds and O. H. Starnes. ,
The court room of the criminal branch
of the superior court, that old room that
has witnessed so many great trials, and
within whose walls so many tales of trag
edy have been recited, was crowded tc the
utmost when the Lee case was called for
trial Tuesday at 8:30 o’clock. The se
lection of the jury was commenced late
Monday afternoon, and the evidence of
the state had been introduced. The tak
ing of evidence by the defense began im
mediately after court was convened this
morning.
The first witness called to the stand
was J. A. Le®, the aged father of
the prisoner. He was carried to the stand
by two of his sons, as he Is unable to
walk. He was placed to a low chair and
carried to the stand, where he was sworn
by Mr. Reuben Arnold.
He testified that Millard, now 25, was
greatly troubled with “spasms” as an In
fant. These continued, the father testifi
ed, until he was four or five years, when
he used to “mope” around, and hang
his head.
He stated that this continued until this
year, when Lee grew worse.
These spells always caused hkn to grow
pale and become cold. He would lay
down and not speak a word. He would
weep violently during these spells, and
would go off to himself and have noth
ing to do with any one.
His father had given him some property,
but he took no care of it. letting the
buildings fall to pieces. He planted some
time!, but the weeds, his father testified,
grew higher than the cotton. He took no
pains to cultivate It. He had left
twice, without giving a word of waging.
His first trip was to Florida, whfre he
remained some time, and then wrote his
father asking for money to come home.
His second trip away from home was to
Spokane. Washington Territory.
On the Saturday before the killing of
Miss Suttles, young Lee sat on the piazza,
shaking his arms. •
On cross-examination by Solicitor HUI,
the father testified that he had given
each of his sons fifty acres of land, and
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