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2 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.
