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DEADLOCK IS
BROKEN IN
NtBRASKH
THOMPSON, OF GRAND ISLAND.
NOMINATED AFTER STORMY
SESSION LASTING NEARLY
' • TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. June SS.-Fu.
•ion was accomplished by the democratic
and populist state convention today when
both bodies unanimously nominated W.
H. Thompson, of Ora nd Island, a demo
crat. governor.- The remainder of the
ticket to as follows:
Lieutenant governor— W. A. Gilbert.
Pepul Ist. York.
Secretary of state—John H. Powers,
■ Populist. Hitchcock county.
Attorney General—J. H. Broody, Dem
ocrat,, Lincoln.
Commissioner of Public Lands and
Bnllders—James C. Brennan. Democrat.
Omaha.
f The nomination of Thompson by the
populists came* on the tenth ballot, when
he received of the votes cast.
The nomination was then made unani
mous. Thompson had already been nomt-
by the democrats and the action
of the populist convention completed the
aotktaatlon. Conference committees at
once got to srt>tk otr the rest of the ticket.
The nopuliste were given their first choice
of the remainder of the candidates.
At 7 o’clock the fusion convention went
to breakfast without securing a nomina
tion for governor, and with the prospects
tor fusion still In doubt.
* Each of the conventions had selected a
nominee for governor uurlng the night, the
Populists namfng M F. Harrington, of
Hott county, and the Democrats select
ing C. 3. Bmyth. of Omaha.
Both conventions began to ballot on
- these names end entered into the deadlock
which lasted nntll 5 o’clock this morning.
At that hour William J. Bryan was
nominated by the popfallsts by a cell ma
tier., and the Democratic convention nom
inated Mr. Smyth, when Mr Smyth ap
peared before the Demperatic convention
and announced that fusion with himself
as nominee seemed Impossible and offer
ing to withdraw.
At the same time Mr. Harrington an
. > Bounced his withdrawal.
Mr. Bryan thanked the convention for
the honor, but said be could not accept
the nomination for reasons already clear
to the public. He made a plea for har
mony and for fusion.
To further discussion of a mode for pro
ceedure another ballot was ordered. Five
out of six counties called for a vote on
Harrington, the Populist choice, when the
gentleman appeared to say that he had
■poeltiwly withdraws and asked the con
vention to nominate W. H. Thompson. The
suggestion was acted on with unanimous
consent, and Thompson waa borne to the
platform oc the shoulders of • number of
other delegates.
The Democratic convention took a recess
for breakfast.
This action was made known to the
Populist convention, which took its sev
enth ballot, Thompson leading with 254
votes. Th/ convention then took a recess
until » o’clock.
r._ When the convention reconvened the
Aral, ballot taken by the Populists result
ed In the nomination of General P. H.
Barry. The Democratic convention was
notified of this action, and the two bodies
were again in deadlock, balloting on
Thompson and Barry.
OLD TIME POPULISTS
ARE IN REBELLION
TOPEKA. Kaa, June 35.—Several of the
old-time Populist*-were in rebellion today
over what they termed the surrender of
the People s Party to the Democrats at
the state convention last night, when the
' Populists agreed to a fusion ticket.
* Among the leaders of the insurgents are
James Tapp, state senator; W. J. Babb, a
member of the old Populist state central
committee and who waa the Populist lead
er in the last legislature. Lewis Bellsam. of
the state legislature and one of the most
prominent politicians of Butler county,
and C. B. Hoffman, one of the founders of
the party in Kansas and chairman of the
Dickinson county delegation, who led the
anti-fusion forces at yesterday's conven
tion. These men left the floor of the con
vention late last night, after the element
in favor of fusion had won and refused
to take further part tn the proceedings.
Today Mr. Tapp declared In an interview
that as he no longer had a party of bls
own be would cast his vote next fall for
William E Stanley, Republican, for the
Unped States senatorship to succeed Will
iam A. Harris. Senator Harris was tem
porary' chairman of the convention yester
day.
MISSOURI REPUBLICANS
ENDORSE ROOSEVELT
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. June 23.
When the Republican convention re
convened today Temporary Chairman
MeJlmsey made a speech asking for har
mony. The report es the committee on
.*> credent ials was read and adopted. The
reading of the platform, containing an un
equivocal endorsement of Roosevelt for
president in IBM. was greeted with wild
applause, the delegates rising from their
•eats and cheering enthusiastically. Hats
and handkerchiefs were tossed about, and
for five minutes the ovation to the man
whom Congressman Joy metaphorically
designated the "little rough rider of the
white house" waa overwhelming.
OLD POSTAL CLERK
EXPIRES SUDDENLY MONDAY
William D. Wood, one of the oldest and
best known railway mall clerks running
out of Atlanta, died suddenly Monday
morning at 5 o'clock at his home. 94 Spring
street. The cause of hts death was con
gestion of the brain..
Mr. Wood had been in indifferent health
for sotpe time, but, kept regularly at work.
He went out as usual on his run Thurs
day between Atlanta and Chattanooga,
and returned Friday morning. Soon after
hts arrival be complained of tlinsss, and
went to bed. His condition, however, was
not considered serious, and his son. Lynch
T. Wood, who is also a mail clerk, run
ning between Atlanta and Savannah, last
night left on his usual run.
Monday, while sitting on the side
of his bed. preparatory to dressing. Mr.
Wood suddenly fell buck and expired.
Mr. Wood waa to years old. and has been
connected with the railway mail service
and running on the Western and Atlantic
road for £ year*.
He is survived by his wife and two chil
dren. a son and daughter. His wife was
formerly Miss Emmie Terrell, daughter
of John A. Terrell, of Bloomfield. Ky..
and a niece of L. M. Terrell, superintend
ent of the fourth division of the railway
man service, with headquarters In At
lanta.
IRISHMEN IN CHICAGO
SEVERELY REBUKE ENGLAND
CHICAGO, June JI — Irishmen who met here
last jitgbt eaeeed resolutions denouncing Eng
land <■ ‘anhoiy Wil*' against the Boers and
pledging support to John Redmond and his
associates In ths house of commons., It was
deckled to hold the national demonstration of
ths United Irish societies at one of the parks
- August M One hundred and forty-eight organ
izations were represented, and Colonel John F.
Finner.) presided.
ALABAMA SEES
WARM POLITICS
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. June 25.—The an
nouncement of Judge A. E. Caffee, editor
of The Alabamian and member of the
state railroad comm.ssion, that he will
enter the race for governor, haszereated
considerable stir among the politicians and
brought out the forthcoming political bat
tle in a new light.
Judge Caffee denies that he represents
the interests of former Governor Joseph
F. Johnston, who is known to have an
eye on the United States senate, but he
is regarded nevertheless as the representa
tive of that element which made the fight
against the adoption of the new consti
tution. which fight was led by Captain
Johnston,
The present governor. William D. Jelks.
announced his candidacy for the governor
ship some time since and he and Judge
Caffee now occupy the ring, but there is
an apparently well-founded report that
there will be still topother candidate and
that this candidate will be Gen. William
C. Oates, former congressman, and per
haps the most distinguished citizen of the
state apart from Senator Morgan and
Senator Pettus.
He Is now in England and an expression
from him cannot be secured at this time,
but it is said on apparently good author
ity that upon his return he will announce
his candidacy. Should he enter the race
It would put an entirely new complexion
upon the situation and open up what
would doubtless prove the most memora
ble campaign of recent times. It is under
stood that he would receive the support
of Senator Pettus, though this, of course,
cannot •be verified at this time. Hon.
John B. Knox, who presided over the con
stitutional convention, is said to aspire
to the United States senate and Senator
Pettus is understood to have a desire to
succeed himself. Mr. Knox is said to be
close to Governor Jelks. from which it
may be seen that the senatorial election
may cut an important figure in the guber
natorial race.
EDITORS - MUST
APPEAR IN
COURT
BIRMINGHAM PAPERS EXPRESSED
OPINION IN NOTED DEBENTURE
CASE AND MAY BE TRIED
FOR CONTEMPT.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., June 24.—The edi
tor of the Birmingham News, Mr. Rufus
N. Rhodes, and the editor of The Bir
mingham Ledger. Mr. George M. Crulk
shank. and the respective publications,
have been cited to appear in the criminal
court next Thursday and show cause why
they should not be attached for contempt
of court.
The contempt proceedings were institut
ed by Esera Whaley, a, prosecuting wit
ness tn the famous debenture cases, and
grows out of the publication in the papers
named of articles and editorials bearing
upon certain indictments returned by the
grand jury of Jefferson county. The edi
torials in question referred to Henry B.
Gray and Capt. Reuben F. Kolb.two prom
inent citizens against whom Indictments
were returned, and expressed the belief
that these gentlemen were innocent of any
wrong and would be so judged upon trial.
This to the first time on record, so far
as to knbWn. that Newspaper editors In
Alabama have been cited for contempt in
a case of this character, where an opin
ion was expressed, and considerable in
terest Is felt in the outcome, as it In
volves to a certain extent the limitations
of the press in reciting and commenting
upon judicial findings.
COMMITTEE f6~ARRANGE
NUT GROWERS’ MEETING
MACON, Ga., June 24.—Tire following,
well-known gentlemen have been appoint
ed a committee to arrange for a general
convention of southern nut growers:
R. J. Redding. Experiment, Ga.. W. L.
Qlessner, Macon. Ga.; Herbert Post. Fort
Worth. Texas; Norwood Robson. Atlan
ta, Ga.; H. Howard Hume, Lake City,
Fla.; James A. Blair, Palatka. Fla.; Sam.
H. James. Mound, La.;- E. Neal Wilcox,
Auburn. Ala.; Herbert C. White, Valdos
ta, Ga.; H. M. Mclntosh, Albany, Ga.; S.
H. Zellner, Zellner. Ga.
This committee is called to meet at the
Brown House. Macon. Ga., on Tuesday,
July 15th. 1902. at 10 a. »n.
At this meeting many important feat
ures of the association will be consider
ed. while special attention will be di
recteu towards
1. Nature and extent of the associa
tion's work;
2. Plans for, and scope of general con
vention;
3. Selecting the time and place of meet
ing for same.
Any member of the association of others
Interested In this Industry are invited to
bring to the attention of this committee
or officers of the association, personally or
by letter, any plans, suggestions or infor
mation which may promise to be of ben
efit to the work.
BUTCHER !”KNIFE“brInGS
RELIEF TO FARMER
NASHVILLE. Tenn., June 25.-A special
from Lavergne to The Banner says that
Alexander, a prosperous farmer, commit
ted suicide at Lavergne by cutting his
throat with a butcher knife.
He had brooded for some time over the
loss of his crops. He had been unfortu
nate tn early planting and the recent flood
practically destroyed everything that was
left.
Deceased was 60 years old and leaves a
wife and several children.
BY DASiToFVoUTS
WOMAN FALLS DEAD
NEW YORK. June 24,-Mrs. J. D. Ander
son has met death at Crot6n,_ N. Y., In
a peculiar manner. She was walking
through her husband's store carrying a
pan of cherries, when she stopped and
raised her hand to turn on an electric
lamp, and to steady herself. Is supposed
to have rested the pan against an iron
railing about the counter.
The light current was accidentally
grounded and she received a shock of 1.800
volts, causing instant death.
BLACK SMOKE BOILS
FROM MOUNTAIN WELL
HUNTSVILLE. Ala., June 25 —A smok
ing well is a second most curious phenom
enon that has been found in the Clutts
ville. Ala., neighborhood within the* past
few day, and the people near it are
considerably alarmed.
A few days ago Capt. J. H. Burwell, of
Jeff. Ala., came to Huntsville and told
of a crack in the earth’ about 8 or 10
Inches wide and 600 feet long on his farm.
The phenomenon presented itself on the
north bench of the Capshaw mountain and
made the denizens of that section very
uncomfortable.
On the south bench of the same moun
tain and about three miles from the first
THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1902.
KING GUILTV
OF BITTLE'S
MURDER
ONE OF THE PITTSBURG RIOT
ERS PLACED ON TRIAL IN SU
PERIOR COURT YESTERDAY
MORNING.
Henry King was yesterday afternoon
convicted before Judge John 8. Candler
in the criminal superior % court on the
charge of firing the snot that killed Bailiff
Ed Battle, while the riot was in progress.
He was given a life term in the peni
tentiary.
The jury found King guilty of murder,
but recommended that he be imprisoned
in the penitentiary for life.
Henry King, the alleged murderer of
Bailiff Ed Battle, who was slain in the
Pittsburg rioting, when foiir officers met
their death, waa yesterday placed on
trial for bis life in the criminal superior
court.
The selection of the jury was begun at
8:55 o'clock, and the following jury was
selected: 8. J. Mitchell, M. M. Anderson,'
C. C. Carter, C. C. Walters, J. H. Mallory,
L. C. Johnson. E. L. Dupree, J. T Webb.
J. R. Holliday, H. A. Kellam. N. L. John
son and 8. P. Moncrief.
The selection of the jury occupied only
55 minutes, and the taking of evidence
was immediately begun, the state intro
ducing the first witnesses.
The crime for which the negro King is
on trial was one Os the most sensational
and thrilling murders ever known in this
section of the state.
Will Richardson, a negro desperado,
barricaded himself in a house on McDan
iel street, in Pittsburg, and defied arrest.
In the pitched tattle which ensued four
brave officers were Instantly killed.
While the rioting was in progress Henry
King, the negro now on trial for his life,
came out of the house, armed with a shot
gun. with the evident intention of shooting
his way to liberty. Several officers covered
the negro and forced him to throw down
his shotgun. The negro was held a prison
er until It was decided that the house in
which Richardson was doing such deadly
shooting was to be burned. _ r
Then, at the point of a Winchester, and
under dire threats of death if he refused.
King was forced to return to Richardson’s
stronghold and fire it. He was then re
arrested and sent to the Tower.
Later, it was discovered that Baliff Ed
Battle, who was the first man killed, had
been slain, with a shotgun and the grand
jury returned a true bill against King
changing him with the murder.
King is represented by Attorney James
E. Warren, councilnaan from the Third
ward, gnd Attorney Claude C. Smith, while
Solicitor C. D. Hill rpresents the state.
G. H. Swift, an undertaken, I testified
that he prepared Battle’s body for burial.
He had known Ed Battle for eight or ten
years. He found three shot wounds, one
in the neck, one in the diaphrajn and one
in the wrist of the dead man. He ex
tracted two of the balls and found them
to be buckshot.
In his opinion the death of Battle was
caused by a shotgun wound. Swift was
not cross-examined by the-defense.
Sheriff A. J. Shropshire, for ten
years a deputy sheriff of this county, was
the next witness called.
He Identified Henry King, whom he had
never seen before the day of tne killing,
as the man he saw standing 20 feet in
front of the house in which Richardson
was barricated. He did not see King
with a gun, but he heard some one shout
to King to put down his gun arid when
he looked he saw the shotgun lying at
King's feet.
King, at Shropshire's orders, was hand
cuffed. He saw one person, a negro wo
man. come out of the house, and she was
arrested.
Shropshire saw no other person in or
near the house who had a shotgun. He
thought, from th« reports of the gilns,
that Crabtree, Grant anJ Osborne had
been killed with a rifle using black
powder.
Shropshire went to the house of Rich
ardson just after Battle was killed and
before any o€ the others had been killed,
tn company with' Jailer Fain, to demand
the surrender of the occupaats. They re
ceived no response.
All of the officers killed were dead when
King surrendered.
On cross-examination by Mr. Warren he
said he had reached the scene of the
shooting at about 4:30 a. m., and most of
the time was sheltered in a ditch imme
diately in front of the house. He had been
there probably half hour before he de
manded the surrender of Richardson, and
about one hour and a half before King
surrendered. <
He told how the house was surrounded
very early in the morning by the county
policemen, before Chief Ball and his men
arrived.
County Officer Cheshire went to the
house of Will Richardson Friday night
about 10 o'clock to arrest Richardson. He
had remained dill night and part of the
next day. He saw King come from the
house in which R.chardson' was barrica
ded.
King, he stated, came out of the house,
carrying the gun in a position at which
he could have made a rapid shot. He
picked up the gun and noticed that it
was loaded and that the left hand barrel
had been fired. Cheshire took the gun
and used it in firing at Richardson. He
took 13 shells from King, and there were
two additional -ehells in his gun. King
had the shells in his front pants pocket
and in his hip pocket.
Sergeant Ivy shot at him as he came out
of the house, but missed, and King made
no resistance, exclaiming, "I'm not the
right man."
"I covered him." continued Cheshire,
"and ordered him to lay down his gun.
He fhid down the shot gun and I picked it
up."
<On cross examination he told how he
had gone, in company with several other
officers, to arrest Richardson. About 1
o'clock the officers told Richardson to sur
render and he asked what was wanted.
“We told him we wanted to arrest him
and he replied that be was not going to
surrender. We told him if he did not sur
render we would have to break down the
door and he replied, ‘Well, it will £e the
phenomenon has been found a well puff
ing with smoke almost as fiercely as a tar
kiln. The well is on Mr. David Phillips'
farm. It has been used for years, but
people cannot go near it now and are get
ting water about a half mile distant. The
water in the well has been ruined and its
embankments are badly molded.
President R. E. Pettus, of the Huntsville
Chamber of Commerce, has extended an
invitation to State Geologist Eugene A.
Smith to visit Madison county and see if
he can explain the phenomena to the sat
isfaction of this anxious people. The ne
groes in the Cluttsville precinct are seared
and some of them are thinking seriously
of moving a wav.
last door you ever break down.'
"We broke down the door »ud he fired,
striking Owen Heard in the arm and side.
We saw no one in the house with him
at the time."
Call Officer Spradlin, who was wounded
in the was the next witness called.
He waa shot just after Battle was killed.
“I approached the house and saw a
heavy set negro, with, a bristling mus
tache, standing at a window, aiming at me
with a rifle. Just at his side that negro,
Henry King, was standing at the side of
Richardson.
He positively identified King as the ne
gro he had seen standing in the window
with Richardson.
F. N. Jackson was standing within three
feet of Battle when he was killed. He saw <
the shot fired which killed Battle and
said the report was very loud, and that
he saw a great flash, as though from a
shot gun. He was sure the shot which
killed Battle was fired with a shotgun.
Jackson denied tnat he had told Jailor
Fain that he had seen King enter the
house in which Richardson was shooting.
He heard only one shot gun report from
the house. He saw the muzzle of the gun
when Battle was killed, but a sack which
covered the window prevented him from
seeing the man who fired the shot which
killed Battle.
George Maddox searched King when he
was taken to the Tower.
“I found a 12-bore shotgun shell in ‘his
pocket and he told me not to take It away
from him. "Don't take that," he told me«
‘I may have a chance to use it before I
get out of jail.’ "
Solicitor Hill then introduced the shot
gun with which King is alleged to have
killed Battle and several shells which
were taken from King, ae evidence, and
announced that the state was closed.
Ell Sanders, an old negro, who has been
In jail ever since the rioting as an acces
sory, was called for the defense. He said
that at 5 o'clock on the morning of the
killing, after Battle was killed, he was
standing in' the door at which Owen
Heard was shot, and he saw King com
ing toward the house from the direction
of his own house. He said he asked King
for a match and King told him he had
none. RichrfMson was on the inside of the
house anb called King, who went in to
him. This, the negro swore, wafi after the
killing of Battle.
Sarah Fish, a negro woman, who lives
near the place where Richardson was
shooting, said about 5 o'clock she saw
King standing at Richardson's back gate.
She was not cross-examined.
Owen Heard, the man who was shot by
Richardson when he knocked open the
door to arrest Richardson, was the Jiext
witness called. As he broke open the door,
Heard says he saw .King standing just
outside of the door alone, and in plain
view of all the persons standing near. /
On. cross-examination he stated that
King was looking on, but as soon as the
shot which wounded Heard was fired,
King stepped into thp house where Rich
ardson was firing. »* »
H. C- Moore, a negro grocer who runs
a store near where King lived, says he
saw King pass his store just after day
light, going toward tKfWcene of the kill
ing. He did nor < know whether or not
Battle had been killed at this time.
Marv Allen, a ' rtegto woman, swore
that fche saw Henry Ring about half a
block from Richardson’s store, going to
ward Richardson’S * fibre. Bailiff Battle
was killed at her door, and was killed, she
swore, before she saw King going towards
the store of RlchardSoti.
Virginia Bell, another negro woman, sKw
Henry King on Friday night before the
killing of Battle. He his home.
J. J. Fain, jailer of Fulton county, had
had a conversation vHb Bailiff Jackson
in the jail some days after the rioting.
"I understood Jackson to say he saw
Eli Sanders and Henry King going into
Richardson's store aboht 5 o’clock.
"I was there, however, at 4:30 o'clock,
and I know King did not go intb that
house after 5 o'clock- He came out and
surrendered about 4)40? ten minutes after
Mr. Shropshire sMC*iflysHf had tone to
the house and demanded the surrender of
the occupants.” «bisw • <
Florence Moore said* she saw King going
toward Richardson's store about 5 o'clock,
as nearly as she ootrill guess.
King was then placed on the stand and
made his statement. He stated that he
had heard the shooting, and had gone to
the house of Richardson to find out what
was the matter. Richardson told him he
had beaten Keriin the night before, and
the police were after him.
"Richardson said he was going to stay
there and die; that he did not intend to
surrender to thq mob that was after him.
"I told Richardson he ought to go out
and surrender. He said he would remain
there and die, but finally said if they
would bring a company of soldiers from
the.barracks to protect him he would sur
render. .
"I told him that I would go out and see
what I could do for him, and started from
the house. He called me back and handed
me a shotgun and a box of shells.
"I went out and surrendered. I fired no
shots. I was not in the house when Mr.
Battle was killed, and I did not fire any
shots. Richardson forced me to take the
gun.
"When I left the house I told several
women in front of the house that Rich
ardson was mad and was going to kill
somebody."
Deputy Sheriff Fain was placed on the
stand in rebuttal. He saw no women
standing near the house, and was positive
none were there. ’
S. A. Keriin, the,former policeman, for
an assault on whom the county policemen
endeavored to arrest Richardson, told of
the assault on him by .Richardson, and
stated that King was present and struck
him with a rock.
The state then rested, and W. O. Jones,
a police commissioner, was placed on the
stand. He stated that he would not be
• lieve Keriin on oath. After several efforts
on the part of the attorneys for the de
fense to introduce testimony to impeach
Keriin, which was barred by Judge Can
dler, both sides announced closed, and
Solicitor C. D. Hill began his opening ar
gument at 12 o’clock.
Mr. Hill’s speech was not as Impassion
ed as some of his addresses, but he pre
sented the facts in a strong and forceful
manner. He spoke »or only ten minutes,
and then Attorney Claude Smith, for the
defense, began his argument. His speech
was a splendid effort, and made a favora
ble impression.
MRS. VAN HOLT NASH DEAD
AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS
Mrs. Maggie Van Llolt Nash, widow of
J. Van Holt Nash, died yesteray at
11:45 o’clock at her residence, 536 Spring
street, after a short illness from paraly
sis.
Mrs. Nash was 64 years old. She was
born in Norfolk, Va.. and was the daugh
ter of a prominent banker there. She was
Miss Maggie Bowden.
Mrs. Nash is survived by six children.
They are J. Van Holt Nash* Robert Staf
ford Nash, Walter B. Nash, Miss Belle
Nash, Mrs. Cornelia B. Garnett, of Augus
ta, and Mrs. Stewart Stringfellow, of
Richmond, Va.
Mrs. Nash was well and prominently
known in Atlanta. She was a woman of
many gifts and beautiful Christian char
acter. Her life w’as a constant inspiration
and example to all who.knew her, and her
death has brought sorrow to many hearts.
Catarrh
Is a constitutional disease.
It originates in a scrofulous condition of
the blood and depends on that condition.
It VDften causes headache and dlzziniss.
Impairs the taste, smell an<| hearing, »f
--fectstbe vocal organs, disturbs the stomacl
It is always radically and permanently
cured by the blood-purifying, alterative
and tonic action of
Hood's Sarsaparilla
This great medicine has wrought the most
wonderful cures of all diseases depending
on scrofula or the scrofulous habit.
Mood's Fills are the beet cathartic.
TO ARBITRATE
WITH STATE
AGAIN
•
DIFFERENCE OF - $3,500,000
EXISTS BETWEEN SOUTHERN
RAILWAY AND THE STATE ON
TAX RETURNS.-
A difference of 33.5C0.000 in tax returns
is now existing between the state of
Georgia and the Southern Railway com
pany and arbitration will be necessary
to settle it.
Comptroller Wright thinks the property
of the Southern in Georgia should be
worth 33,500,000 more than it was returned
for about a month ago. The value of the
property, according to the returns made
by the officials of the Southern railway
is 3H.000.0C0, Comptroller Wright is of the
opinion that the property in Georgia is
worth 314,500,000 and is holding out for
that amount.
H-. W. Miller, assistant to First Vice
President A. B. Andrews of the Southern
was in consultation with Comptroller
Wright Tuesday and yesterday to ad
just the differences; but they were unable
to reach an agreement and yesterday
it was decided that the only way to settle
the matter would be to leave it to arbitra
tion.
Judge Spencer R. Atkinson, chairman
of the railroad commission, was named
by Comptroller Wright to represent the
and Howard Thompson of Gaines
ville was selected by the railroad com
pany. The arbitrators will meet today
to agree on the returns if possible. Oth
erwise an umpire will be nhmed.
Comptroller Wright says he is deter
mined to get the proper returns from the
railroad companies If it takes arbitration
every year to do so.
HAMMOND MURDER TRIAL
IS NEXT ONE PUT ON
Tom Hammond, the negro said <o be
the assassin of Policeman E. H. De-
Bray, who tvas murdered in West End
a year ago, was placed on- trial for his
life yesterday Afternoon before Judge
John S. Candler in the criminal superior
court.
The jury was secured and court then
adjourned until 8:30 o’clock this morn
ing, w’hen the introduction of testi
mony will begin. The 12 men were chos
en with little trouble.
Two additional big murdpr cases are
still on the court docket for
trial, and one of them will follow the
Hammond case. The defendants are
Willis R. Biggers and H. I. feterne,
charged with the murder of William
H. Simpson, and Mrs. Mollie Eady
Duncan, charged with shooting and
killing her husband, Policeman James
M. Duncan.
HIT EMPLOYEF
WITH IRON BUR
JOHN LINDSEY, OF AUGUSTA, AN
GERED at his Discharge,
SEEKS REVENGE AND
LANDS IN JAIL.
AUGUSTA, Ga., June 24.—Mr. Russell
Cohen was assaulted at the Clearwater
Bleachery yesterday by an employe, John
S. Lindsey, and very seriously injured.
Mr. Cohen, who Is a son of Mr. John J.
Cohen, holds an important position at the
bleachery. Lindsey had been employed
there for some time, but recently was
discharged. He blamed Mr. Cohen with
this discharge, and felt sore against him.
A few days age he was again employed,
and again discharged, he was told by or
der of Mr. Cohen.
Yesterday he suddenly confronted Mr.
Cohen as the latter was walking through
the building, covering him with a pistol
and commanding him to halt. When Mr.
Cohen halted his assailant dealt, him a
fearful blow over the head with an iron
bar. Mr. Cohen fell to the floor insensible,
aijd Lindsey made hiS\ escape.
A physician was hastily called, and the
injured man given attention. He had
received a long gash on the back of the
skull which bled profusely. The wound
was sewed up and Mr. Cohen was sent to
his home in the city, and it is believed he
will be all right again in a few days.
Lindsey was arrested in the afternoon
in West End. A squad of policemen, who
were going to his brother's house on in
formation that he was there, discovered
him in a store on Broad street, and he
surrendered without making resistance.
HALL OF FAME COMMISSION
WILL MEET ON JULY 2
The Hall of Fame commission created by the
last legislature will meet at the capltol on
July 2d. not July sth, for the purpose of select
ing two prominent Georgians who will be enti
tled to have niches In the Hall of Fame at
Washington. The commission met in January
and agreed to meet again on the day the state
convention met. Dr. Crawford W. Long and
Alexander H. Stephens were the favorites with
the commission at the last meeting, but no
names have been definitely settled upon.
The members of the commission are Senators
H. P. Bell, John Allen and Clark Howell,
Representatives John D. Little, C. C. Houston,
William mHarden, James B. Park and E. B.
Gresham and Dr. L. G. Hardeman, A. L.
Hull, George Hlllyer, A. L. Miller. Spencer R.
Atkinson, Fleming dußignon and Madison Bell.
Hon. Columbus Heard, of Greene county, is
chairman of the commission and Madison Beil
is secretary.
Cuts Wheat at 88.
GREENSBORO. N. C., June 25.—Mr. Wil
liam Walker, of Summerfield township, this
county, celebrated his elghty-elghth birthday
last Thursday by taking his scythe and lead
ing the wheat cutters on his farm. He only
took his nooning with the others and was as
hearty eating the elaborate birthday and har
vest dinner as the youngest one of the harvest
ers and as he expresses it "much more spry.”
Dr. David Wharton, one of the leading citi
zens of the county, and a prosperous farmer
and business man, died last nignt at his resi
dence two miles from this city at the age of
ntnety-nlne years.
A. L. ROSENTHAL &. CO.
ON TRIAL FOR BIG FRAUD
NEW YORK. June 25.—A preliminary
examination of Abraham 8. Rosenthal and
Martin L. Cohen, comprising the firm of
A. L. Rosenthal & Co., charged by the
government with having defrauded it out
of large sums of money through alleged
Improper Invoices in Japanese silk im
portations, has been commenced before
United States Commissioner Shields. W.
Wickham Smith, special deupty United
Stale* attorney general, conducted the
prosetWion.
The nm complaint, that .*f alleged
fraudulent underweight In a shipment of
silks from Lyons, France, was taken up
HEAVIEST OF MEN
WEIGHED 613 POUNDS
BAN FRANCISCO, -une 25.—The heav
iest man in the world of average height,
yet weighing more than 613 pounds, died
in San Frantrisco last week. He was Hen
ry Morris Cannon, who for some years
had kept a saloon in Market street. He
succumbed suddenly and without warning
of heart disease.
A native of Zurich. Cannon was there
numbered among the foremost athletes,
and as a wrestler met many men in the
arena. It was ten years ago that he be
gan to grow to abnormal proportions, but
in that time his weight appeared to in
crease with alarming rapidity till at the
time of his death it had reached the phe
nomenal figure of 613 pounds.
Cannon came to America five years ago,
landing first tn New York, where he lived
for two years. Since then he has been a
resident of San Francisco, where he was
en~\ged to exhibit himself to a‘ curious
public.
Carmon was 52 years of age; his height
was 5 feet 10 1-2 Inches; calf, 30 inches.
Deceased leaves a w*dow. He was an en
thusiastic member of the San Francisco
Schuetzen Verein.
BIGGEST GUN ON EARTH'
IS NOW READY FOR TRIAL’
NEW YORK, June 23.—A l«-inch gun,
the largest in the world, will be com
pleted at Watervliet arsenal by Wednes
day and sent to the United States govern
ment proving grounds at Sandy Hook.
Its operations are expected to astonish
the world. It is the most powerful wea
pon yet devised by man and is expected
to revolutionize the art of gun making.
The work upon this gun has been going
on for years. Monster cranes have been
constructed 1 in order that the various
parts of the record-breaking gun may be
conveniently shifted.
SHDWh/lfiN T JftlL
MAKES DASH
BOILS
WILLIAM DAVIS CHARGED WITH
ROBBERY IN CARROLLTON, ES
CAPES IN UNIQUE MANNER
BUT IS CAUGHT AGAIN.
CARROLLTON. Ga., June 24.—Carroll
ton had a unique jail delivery late Sun
day afternoon. William Davis, of Balti
more, Md., who was confined in the white
department under sentence of seven years
for robbery, was the only prisoner to es
cape. He has been there since November
and was convicted in April last. A mo
tion for new trial had recently been over
ruled and an appeal is being arranged
for and some motions are being made in
his behalf.
His conduct has been good and the jailer
during a the excessively hot weather has
been leaving him in the corridor instead of
the cells during the day time.
At about 6:30 o’clock Sunday evening
when the negro attendant at the jail went
to carry fresh water to the prisoners,
Davis had secreted himself behind the
door which the negro had to open and
when the revolving cell was turned to that
door and the negro entered, Davis waited
for him to pass around the corridor on
the other side and then stepped Into the
revolving cell and turned himself to lib
erty. Descending ths stairway he was
soon in the street, luf was immediately
spied by the jaif cook, a negress. who gave
alarm and made pursuit of Davis into a
main street. I
Seeing several parties in pursuit, he
jumped a fence into a block near the
public school building and this was soon
surrounded and the, pursuing party be
lieved he was in that area as he hadn’t
time to leave it before surrounded. After
searching outhouses and looking generally
through the grounds he was at last spied
hidden In an outhouse and retaken with
out trouble-
- Davis told that he had planned this
means of escape for several days. He
has strongly protested his Innocence all
the while and while there is a plain case
of assault and battery against him the
charge of robbery is pretty generally
doubted and public sympathy is strohg in
Davis’ favor here. He was construction
boss of Gentry Bros.’ Dog and Pony
Show here last November when the of*
sense is alleged to have been consum
mated by Davis knocking down a drunk
en farmer from Heard county who was
Interfering with Davis in lo&dlng the
show at 12 o’clock at night. Numbers of
parties testified that Williams, the in
jured man, had no money, but as the evi
dence was conflicting and the jury found
Davis guilty Judge Harris would not dis
turb the verdict and only a short time
ago refused Davis a new trial.
STEAMSHIP COMBINE FAILS;
RATES ARE BEING SLASHED
NEW YORK. June 24.—From present in
dications the growing grain crops will
not stay on thi» side of the Atlantic on
account of excessive transportation
charges, says the Journal of Commerce.
Rates are being cut by the various routes
and the steamship combine of minimum
figures is. so far, ineffective. The latest
plan of the steamship lines—at any rate
the line—wlis to so ar
range steamship rates that the through
rate from Chicago to Liverpool, for in
stance, should be the same regardless of
the port through which the merchandise
should begin its ocean voyage. This
change contemplates a system of ocean
rates so calculated as to neutralise the
railroad differentials. In* other words
steamships sailing from Phila
delphia and the Virginia ports were to
charge a higher rate than the New York
steamship lines to the extent of the dif
ferential.
It has been found that this new plan is
not working smoothly, and as a matter
of fact some of the outport lines have re
fused to try it. Futhermore, the plan has
been upset to a considerable extent by
the sudden reduction In the differential
Baltimore has enjoyed and a reduction of
lake and rail rates between Buffalo and
New York, which went into effect Friday.
These latter are to remain in effect until
July 15. Whether or not they will con
tinue thereafter remains for future ac
tion.
Mark Twain’s "Innocents Abroad" has been
barred from Russia for Its heresy. The chapter
objected to is his description of weeplfig over
Adam’s suppositious grave.
and several custoip house officials testi
fied. Deputy Collector John D. Smith said
the Lyons invoice had been sent to him in
September, 1901, by Appraiser Wakeman
with orders to re-examine and reweigh
the invoices. The witness said there were
three cases. The second case was Invoiced
at 141.60 pounds and the correct weight he
gave as 167 pounds. The third, he said,
was Invoiced at 112.80 pounds and the cor
rect weight, he said, was 132 pounds
With the evidence of Mr. Smith the
prosecution rested on the first complaint
and Judge Dittenhoefer will put in his de
fense to that specific charge next Thurs
day.
STORM SWEPT
STATE OF
INDIANA
ENTIRE CENTRAL PORTION OF
STATE HARROWED BY TORN
ADO IN WHICH MANY LIVES
ARE LOST.
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 25.—Ths
most terriffic storm in qiany years swept
over central Indiana about 9 o’clock this
morning. Telegraph and telephone wires
were torn down along its trail and at noon
communication with the stormswept sec
tion was almost entirely interrupted.
From information which had reached.
Indianapolis up to noon it was believed
there had been a heavy loss of life.
The storm spent most of its force 20 or
30 miles northeast of Indianapolis between
Greenfield on the south and Anderson on
the rorth. Maxwell, Cleveland and Pen
dleton suffered most severely.
A telephone message from Greenfield
says that an awful storm had swept over
Hancock county, taking in Wilkinson and.
Pendleton.
It blew down houses in all these towns
and from 10 to 18 people were reported
killed.
Three men in the chain factory tn Max- •
well are supposed to be killed.
In a funeral procession at Cleveland,
Indiana, 18 horses are rejyorted killed.
At Maxwell a grain elevator was blown
down as. well as the chain factory.
Several people are supposed to have
been killed in Pendleton.
Nearly every house in Cleveland is
blown down. The roof was blown off the
Hollweig-Roose bottle factory in Green
field.
Since 10:l& o'clock this morning no gas
be.t traction cars have reached or left
Indianapolis.
At Linden, Ind., tfie plant of the Greer-
Wilkinson Lumber company was wrecked.
Lebanon, Ind., reported that an im
mense tree had blown across the tracks of
the telephone’ wires, destroying for a time
all outside- communication.
The Indianapolis Telephone and Tele
graph company suffered severely. The
only way that Chicago could be reached •
was through St. Louis. Connection could
be had with Terre Haute and Louisville,
but for hours the greater part of Indiana
was cut off and no cities north or east
could be reached.
The greatest damage to the Independent
company’s system was reported In Hamil
ton county.
The Union Traction company’s offices in
this city received a message shortly before I
noon saying that several people were re
ported killed at McCordsville, Ind., and
that Traction cars were tied up from here
to Anderson. In many places trees were
blown across the track, and it would bq
hours before the track could be cleared.
A telephone message from Broad Ripple
at noon today reports that the Y. M. C. A.
camp has been destroyed. Nobody waa
injured. All tents are down and the
campers had to run Into the open to avoid ■’
being killed by falling trees.
At Castleton, ten miles northeast, one
woman, aged 70, was killed and five
houses were "blown down.
Passengers coming in on the Cleveland
division of the Big Four report wide de
struction and devastation between here
and Anderson, 35 miles northeast. Houses
barns and trees are leveled. Notwithstand
ing these conditions no definite informa
tion concerning casualties has bSfen re
ceived.
Incoming passengers say that the loss
of life must have been heavy as escape
from many of the houses appeared well
nigh impossible.
Every effort is being made here to se
cure details of the storm’s work.
brutaFaffaF
.. STIRS ALBANY
DROWNED BOY’S BODY HELD FOR
REWARD AND CITIZENS ARE
THREATENING TO LYNCH
NEGRO IMPLICATED,
z
ALBANY, Ga., June 23.—The body ot
young Sidney Wallis, who was drowned
in Klnchafqonee creek last Thursday,
was found yesterday and a sensational
affair has developed in connection with
the recovery of the corpse. Edward Rich,
a young white man, came into town about
noon and inquired if any reward had been
offered for the recovery of the body for
which searching parties had been drag
ging the creek day and night. <
When told there was no reward stand
ing he left town, going in the direction
of the creek. He was followed and was
seen to drag the boy’s body from a marsh,
where Charley West, a negro had been
standing guard.
Both Rich and West were arrested. The
report of their conduct soon spread and it
was feared a lynching would follow last
night.
Public indignation was at high pitch,
but the expected lynching did not mate
rialise.
This was largely due to the fact that
Rich's partner, the negro was too drunk
when arrested to talk and Rich was giv
en the benefit of any doubt as to his
guilt of the crime of which he is ac
cused. ,
The public is still wrought up over ths
affair and groups of men are congregated
about the streets discussing the crime and
varying suggestions as to what should be
done to Rich are heard.
It is certain that if nothing worse is
done, Rich will be made to leave the com
munity. k
BARNESVILLE HAS
DISASTROUS FIRE
BARNESVILLE, Ga., June 25.-Last
night abdut midnight the house of E. L.
Cook, on Thomaston street, was discov
ered to. be on fire. Owing to the dryness
it burned rapidly. The hoyse was occupied
by Prof. Oliphant.
It burned so rapidly that the occupants
barely escaped. Mrs. Oliphant and child
were rescued by being taken out through .
a window.
The adjacent house of Edward Elder
was also burned and other buildings near
by were damaged.
The insurance on building of E. L-
Cook was 31,700; Prof. Oliphant’s insur
ance on'furniture, 1600; Mrs. book’s in
surance on furniture, 3300; Elward Elder’s
insurance on building and furniture $3,500;
Mrs. Effie Adams' furniture carried no
insurance.
Dr. F. R. Graves lost his library and
furniture; insurance S3OO.
C. B. VAIL DIES
AT HOME IN AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA. Ga., June 25.-CL B. Vail,
on# of tne largest commission merchants
of the city, died Jast evening after a long
illness. . e
The funernl will take place at 5 o'clock
this afternoon.