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Ullania Scmi-ttlecldi) Shmrnal.
VOL. IV.
RIVER ON RAMPAGE;
WINDS ARE FIERCE
Property Loss Is Accom
panied By Loss of Life
and Devastation In
Minnesota.
ST PACT* July 9.—Aa a result of the
terrific storms which prevailed south and
west of Waseka. Minn.. Saturday evening,
the family of Andrew Bish man was within
* apace of a moment grief stricken on ac
count of tragic deaths in the family.
On the 19th of June Philip Bishman. the
■on. was murdered in the town of Wilton.
The family at the home place four miles
south of here was doing the usual evening
work on the place when the storm struck
them Saturday evening. The younger
brother, Adam. Jr., his two sisters and the
hired man were in the basement of the
large barn attending to the milking when
the storm burst tn all its fury.
The barn was torn asunder and the
heavy mass of farm machinery and hay
With which the upper floor of the barn
was filled crashed into the basement on
them. One of the women was killed In
stantly, and Adams. Jr., was so crushed
that he died from his injuries yesterday.
The other two occupants were rescued
from suffocation only after long, hours
of work by the neighbors.
Eight head of horses and six head of
Cattle were also killed. The rest of the
family sought shelter in the house, and
Were unharmed.
The storm scattered destruction in its
Bith. but as far as yet reported no other
tailties occurred.
At Perham the storm levelled a circus
tent, which caught fire from the lights.
Several people were burned and bruised,
but none fatally injured.
From Atlantic comes the report that the
west half of Exira Is Inundated and that
Barytown is in similar condlton. Onawa
has experienced a rain almost amounting
to a cloudburst as a consequence of which
trains can neither enter nor leave Sioux
City from the south. At Marshalltown the
lowa river has reached its highest point
and numerous washout have delayed
trains on the Northwestern and Great
Western. The Des Moines river is rising
two inches an hour.
Many persons are being removed from
their homes in small boats. Similar res
cues are reported at Marshalltown, and
elsewhere. At noon the Des Moines river
gras M 1-2 feet above low water mark.
IOWA FLOOD SITUATION
IS VERY CRITICAL INDEED
DES MOINES, lowa, July 9.—The flood
Situation in lowa is more serious than at
any time tn ten years. The Des Moines.
lowa. Raccoon, Cedar and Skunk rivers
are from seven to fifteen feet above the
low water mark and the low lands are
submerged. *
Hundreds have been made homeless. In
Dee Moines. JOO persons have already been
forced to abandon their homes and have
suffered the loss of horses, cattle and
bogs. Truck gardeners have suffered.
Throughout the central part of the state
Continuous rain has fallen for over 24
hours. The rivers are rising rapidly and
filling with drift wood. Levees in Des
Moines are weakening and if a break oc
curs hundreds of acres of resident prop
erty will be flooded.
ILLINOIS HARD STRUCK
BY TERRIFIC RAINFALL
PEORIA. HL. July 9—A terrific rain and
■ electric storm swept over Peoria and the
adjacent country last night Rain fell in
floods for several hours, and the damage
wrought is extensive.
All the railroad lines entering the city
are more or less affected.
Lake Erie and Western through freight
flue hefre at 4 o'clock went through a
bridge at Farmdale, six miles east of
here. The engineer was fatally Injured and
the fireman lies buried in the mud be
fceath the engine.
It will be several days before traffic will
be restored. The damage to the timothy
Cid oats crop is very heavy. Several
ches of rainfall was recorded.
FOUND HUSBAND DEAD
AFTER TWENTY-TWO YEARS
CHICAGO. July B.—ln Ignorance oi her
husband's whereabouts for 22 years, Mrs.
Burnett W. Pyle has found him lying
dead from a self-inflicted wound in an
undertaking establishment. Pyle shot
himself on Sunday at the Garfield park
•anltarium.
He was said to be despondent because
congress had decided on the Panama in
preference to the Nicaragua canal route,
where be had bought much land.
•♦We separated in 1881. at Tucson. Aris.,”
•Mrs. Pyle said, “and I have not seen my
busband or heard from him since. I went
to Florida to live with my family. Re
cently I came for a visit to friends in Chi
cago. I had no idea my husband was
here. My first knowledge of him for 22
years came when I saw in the newspa
pers that he had committed suicide.**
WILL APPOINT SUCCESSOR
TO CORRIGAN IN AUTUMN
NEW YORK. July 7.—The congregation
ut the propaganda, which will have to
examine and report to the pope for the
provisions for a new archibishop of New
York. will only hold two more sittings be
fore taking a summer vacatin. cables the
Rome correspondent of the Tribune.
So important a question as the succes
sor to Archibishop Corrigan should not
come before the congregation until au
tumn: besides al! the documents are not
yet here. Especially lacking are letters
from American archibishops giving their
views on the proposed candidates. An ap
pointment is not expected before Novem-
THINKSPARKEBWILL
BE THE NOMINEE
CONGRESSMAN BARTLETT SO EX
PRESSED HIMSELF IN MACON
ON TUESDAY.
MACON. July 9.—Congressman Charles
L. Bartlett says Alton B. Parker, of New
York, will be nominated by the Democrats
In 1904. and he believes the party will be
led to victory by him. He does not be
lieve Hill or Cleveland or Bryan have any
chance for the nomination. He made this
declaration at the convention here yester
day afternoon.
THIES SUICIDE IN
UNDERTAKER'S
SHOP
BIRMINGHAM MAN TELLS UNDER-
TAKER HE MAY GIVE HIM
WORK, THEN SHOOTS
HIMSELF.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., July 9.-Jack
Evans, well known man about town,
walked into the undertaking establish
ment of E. Loy this morning, wrote his
name and address upon a slip of paper,
and then went upstairs where he laid
down upon a cot and shot himself through
the breast with a revolver.
In going up stairs he remarked lightly
to the undertaker that he would give him
a job in a few minutes, but nothing was
thought of the remark until the report of
the revolver rang out a few moments
later. He may recover.
GIANT GEYSER SPOUTS
ON COAST OF PACIFIC
SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.—Near Sa
lina Crus, on the Pacific side of the isth
mus of Tehuantepec, a giant geyser has
broken out as the result of heavy earth
quakes occurring in that section since
April 18th last.
The column of water, rising to a height
of about SO feet, roars and hisses from
among the rocks and is an object of great
Interest to the people and to passing ves
sels, being plainly visible from the sea. It
was seen and admired by the passengers
and crew of the steam yacht which
has reached this port.
The news is brought by the steamer
that affairs In Guatemala are becoming
normal again after the scare occasioned
by the tremendous earthquakes. The havoc
wrought by the disturbances will not in
terfere with harvesting of the coming
crops as at first anticipated.
barkeepeTshoots
HIS CUSTOMER DEAD
FATAL SHOOTING TUESDAY AF
TERNOON IN A TENNESSEE
BARROOM.
DAYTON, Tenn., July A fatal shoot
ing affray occurred yesterday afternoon in
a saloon, in which Arthur Rose was kill
ed by James Turner, a bar-tender. The
shooting is said to have occurred as the
result of a drunken spree of Rose and a
number of companions. It is stated that
Rose had just returned from Birmingham
and was on a drunken spree, when he
went into the saloon of Pat Haughey.
With his companions he began to break
up everything In the room. Turner order
ed the young men to stop, and on their
failure to do so, an altercation arose be
tween Rose and Turner in which Turner
drew his revolver and shot Rose through
the breast.
FIRST ORDER IS ISSUED
UNDER PHILIPPINE BILL
WASHINGTON, July 9.-The treasury
department today issued the first order
under the new Philippines civil govern
ment act. That act provided that all taxes
paid upon articles subject to internal rev
enue taxes shipped to the Philippines since
November 15, 1901, under the decision of
the secretary of the treasury of that date,
shall be refunded to the parties who have
paid the same under regulations to b« pre
scribed by the secretary of the treasury.
Those regulations have now been issued.
They provide that:
“Claims shall be prepared upon form is
sued by the commissioner of Internal rev
enue for the refunding of taxes, known as
form 46, and shall be made under oath.
The character of the goods shipped, the
date of shipment, the amount of tax paid
tbereon, the name of the vessel and the
name of the port to which shipped should
be stated in the body of the claim. The
claims should be supported, where possi
ble, by clearance certificates and by an
affidavit of the consignee, showing that
the goods were actually received at a port
of the Philippine Islands. Where neither
the clearance certificates nor the affidavit
of the consignee can be obtained. It will
be necessary for the claimant to obtain
the affidavit of the master of the vessel
upon which the goods were shipped, show
ing what disposition was made of the
goods.”
The principal articles upon which re
fund will be made are whiskies, beer and
other vinous, spirituous and malt liquors
and tobacco. No estimate of the amount of
money which will be refunded has been
made at the treasury department, but it
is supposed that it will aggregate several
million dollars.
GREAT BOER LEADERS
WILL VISIT AMERICA
NEW YORK, July 7—The Dally Mail's
Pietermaritzburg correspondent wires, ac
cording to a World special from London:
“Louis Botha, in the course of conver
sation. said that after their visit to Eu
rope, be. Dewet and Delarey intended go
ing to America, but their precise tour
would have to be determined by circum
stances. Their object was to collect funds
for the relief of Boers ruined in the war.
“Botha is arranging for an official his
tory from the Boer side written by him
self. Dewet and other leaders.**
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY
IN YUKON TERRITORY
SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.-R. Pfund.
an electrical engineer, has arrived here on
his way to Alaska .for the purpose of es
tablishing a wireless telegraph system
between Fort Gibbons on the Yukon river
and the Fort at Bates Rapids.on the Tana
na river, a distance of 195 miles. The line,
which will be constructed under the direc
tion of Chief Signal Officer Greeley, will
be completed by October.
FDR BETTER WORK
MANY TEACHERS
NIAKEPLANS
EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION IN
MINNEAPOLIS HAD BUSY SES
SION YESTERDAY—MANY
PAPERS ARE READ.
MINNEAPOLIS. July 9.—This morning’s
session of the National Educational asso
ciation was devoted to the meeting of the
following departments:
Kindergarten, secondary education, nor
mal schools, manual training, music and
Indian education. In the afternoon the
following held meetings:
Higher education, art, business educa
tion, child study, physical education,
science instruction, special education.
The feature of the normal school meet
ing was the address of Dr. David Felmley,
president of the Illinois state normal
school university, on the "Need of More
Practical Work in Normal Schools and
the Concentration and Co-ordination of
the Work on the Teaching of the Actual
Instead of the Theoretical Child as the Ul
timate Purpose of Normal Education.” A
paper was read in the kindergarten section
by Mary C. May, director of the kinder
garten department state normal school,
Salt Lake, Utah, on defects in the teach
ing of English.
James Remsen Bishop, of Cincinnati,
•roused the enthusiasm of the secondary
education department by his demand for
a closer system of supervision of schools
by the state. Present state bureaus he
declared, do not supervise thoroughly and
well, because they are small arid under
paid. In the department of business edu
cation the preseident, P. I. Crosy, of the
regent’s office, Albany, N. Y., says he has
spent the year formulating a course of
procedure and detailed course of study for
business education in public high schools.
A. E. Winship, editor of The Journal of
Education, read a strong and suggestive
paper on the disciplinary value of com
mercial studies as opposed to the old idea
that higher mathematics were best for
disciplining the mind.
As an Illustration he said:
“J. J. Hill is the greatest railroad man
on earth because he first carried a bushel
of wheat 1,100 miles for a cent and a half
and a ton of coal 1,100 miles for 25 cents.
It -was the plain multiplication table that
made Jim Hill the best discipline man
west of Chicago.’’
W. H. Norton, professor of geology at
Cornell Colllege. lowa, In his address as
president of the science instruction so
ciety, contended that there should be
enough science from primary school to
university so that there should be no
year in which scientific aptitudes may not
find means of development.
“It is physical science alone,’ he said,
in referring to Christian Science, “which
can render immune to such vagaries.”
In the department of higher education
George N. Carlan, director of Lewis In
stitute, Chicago, made the second annual
report for the commission on accredited
schools, whose object it is to establish
closer relations between the college and
the secondary schools of the north cen
tral states. .If its plan is put inttr opera
tion any graduate of any school on the
accredited list may enter any college in
the association without examination.
BATTLESHIP ILLINOIS
COVEREDJAZITH HONORS
NEW YORK, July 9.-The battleship Il
linois, Admiral Crowninshield's flagship,
will leave Gravesend on Friday. It is said
her destination is St. Petersburg, cables
The Herald’s London correspondent.
The warship has been a great attraction
on the Thames. Thousands of craft of
every description carried people to look
at the latest type of Uncle Sam's navy.
All steamers passing saluted the vessel and
everybody seemed to take delight in do
ing honor to the American flag. Some of
the officers have been entertained on
shore, and the Jack Tars who got shore
leave have enjoyed themselves very much.
Many prominent Americans and Eng
lishmen met at a dinner given in honor
of H. Clay Evans, the new United States
consul general at London. Among the
speakers was General Joseph Wheeler.
WILL PUSH WORK
ON FLORIDA CANAL
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., July 9.-The
steamer Three Friends has arrived from
Beaufort, S. C., with a dredge boat which
will begin at once the completion of the
east coast canal, connecting St. Augustine
with Lake Worth.
GRIGGS,fIMGIA,
TO,OPEN CAMPAIGN
CHAIRMAN OF DEMOCRATIC CON-
GRESSIONAL COMMITTEE WILL
OPEN OFFICE IN CHICAGO.
WASHINGTON,JuIy B.—Judge Griggs, of
Georgia, chairman of the Democratic con
gressional committee, left this morning
for New York, where he will meet Ben T.
Cable, chairman of the executive commit
tee. on the latter's return from Europe to
morrow.
"Our campaign will commence at once."
said Judge Griggs, “and the issue will
be tariff-nurtured trusts. The Republi
cans cannot satisfy the people by having
their president tour the country talking
against the trusts. They have sinned away
their day of grace by refusing to consider
trust legislation, when they had ample
opportunity and when every Democrat in
congress would have joined them."
The headquarters of the committee will
be opened at once in Chicago. Judge
Griggs will go to Chicago next week and
will remain there some time, aiding Mr.
Cable in organising the work.
ROOSEVF' T AT WORK
ON ANTI-TRUST BILL
OYSTER BAY. L. 1.. July 8.-A tremend
ous rainstorm kept the president in his
Sagamore hill home early today. A re
port gained currency that John Mitchell,
president of the United Mine Workers,
would be here this afternoon, but there
has been no engagement made by him to
see the president.
It is likely that in a week or ten days
a conference will be held with the presi
dent by Representative Littlefield, of
Maine, with respect to the anti-trust bill,
which Mr. Littlefield Is drafting. This In
terchange of views will be made the basis
of the first draft of the measure. The
president has let it be understood that he
will spend little time in the executive of
fices in the toWn.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1902.
DEFIED DOGS
WITH RED
PEPPER
-4
FUGITIVE CONVICT HARRY TRA-
CY SUCCESSFULLY COVERS
HIS TRACKS AND ESCAPES
THE OFFICERS.
SEATTLE, Wa»|.. July 9.-3 p. m.— Tra
cy has just been driven from the Hop
house near Black river junction, and is
going in the direction of the southern
point on Lake Washington. The posse Is
close after him. -
Guard Carson with hounds and men has
left Benton to Intercept him.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 9.—Harry Tracy,
the fugitive convict outlaw, has for the
fourth time since bls arrival at Meadow
Point, escaped frofn the officers.
Tracy was definitely located In the home
of Charles Gorrel, pne mile north of Ren
on, at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
At 4:45 o'clock Deputy Sheriff Cook ar
rived with a part of the posse and advanc
ed up the track towards Gorrel’s home.
Tracy stood In the rear of the premises
and overheard a conversation between one
of the women inmates of the house and
two young men from Renton and then
the convict plunged into the brush and was
lost to view.
When Tracy disappeared from the Gor
ral’s home, the blood hounds were hastily
brought up from the rear and turned loose
on the hot scent. Both dogs struck the
trail down the stream following It for a
quarter of a mile and crossing the track,
only to double back and swim the river.
Half way between Cedar river and Bur
roughs’ boat house, both dogs ran Into
Cayenne pepper sprinkled into the out
law's retreating footsteps. Their nostrils
were filled with the fiery substance and
fully ten minutes were lost In relieving the
dogs so that they could again use their
powers of scent.
Pressed to desperation, Tracy headed
due north and plumed into the outskirts
of the lake where he finally succeeded in
casting the scent.
It was dark and the guards returned to
Renton with the dogs.
CHICAGO WORKING GIRL
WILL WED A COUNT
CHICAGO, July 9.—Sylvia U. Pio, who
has been an employe In the ciyll service
department at the city hall In Chicago,
has started for Denmark, her native land,
where she is to marry Count Knuth
Burg, a member of one of the most Illus
trious and wealthy families of the coun
try. .
Miss Pio met Count Knuth, who was
traveling around the world, at Miami,
Fla., last January. Louis Albert Francis
Pio, father qj Sylvia, inaugurated the
Danish Liberal paWT.in I®L but h* lost
in the early struggles and was banished.
The Liberal movemnt, however, finally
triumphed In Denmark In July. 1900, King
Christian organised the first Liberal min
istry in the history of the country.
After coming to this country Pio estab
lished a Scandinavian colony in Florida,
calling It the White City. Today It Is a
thriving town. As a result of his explo
rations in Florida, Pio died In Chicago
from fever In 1869.
MISSOUm DEMOCRATS
NOMINATE JUSTICES
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., July 9.—The Dem
ocratic judicial convention finished Its
work at 7 o'clock this morning after be
ing In continuous session since 9 o'clock
last night by nominating the following
justices of the supreme court:
Gavon D. Burgess, of Chillicothe, chief
justice.
Leroy B. Halliant, of St. Louis.
James D. Fox, of Fredericktown.
James Burgess and Valliant are mem
bers of the present court. Eight ballots
were taken.
WANTED TO BETRAY PLOT .
OF M’KINLEY MURDERERS
CANTON, 0., July 9.-George Fisher,
giving Pittsburg as his home, made an'
unsuccessful attempt to see Mrs. McKin
ley yesterday afternoon, claiming that he
had Important disclosures to make to her
of the plot which led to the assassination
of her husband.
He claims that the anarchists have set
a price of $60,000 upon his head and that
five attempts have been made to assassi
nate him.
The township trustees bought him a
ticket to Pittsburg.
GEORGE L. WEBSTErT
OF OPELIKA, IS DEAD
OPELIKA. Ala.. July 9.—Mr. George L.
Webster, ex-tax collector of this caunty
and for the last six years city clerk, died
at his home today after a long illness. He
was one of the best beloved a neb most
popular men In this county. He was
faithful in all the things of life and true
to every duty. He leaves a family and
many relatives. Mr. Webster was 42
years old and carried $5,000 life Insurance
in the best companies.
»ii n 1 1111 1 u mi 11
+ TRAIN IS SAVED *
+ BY A LITTLE BOY. ♦
4. NEW YORK, July 9.—Eldridge ♦
4. Finkle, fifteen years of age, and 4’
4. his sister, thirteen, have saved a *
+ tram on the Poughkeepsie and +
4> Eastern railroad from being wreck- 4*
4. ed bv flagging the locomotive just 4*
4. in time to prevent it from rolling 4*
4. upon spreading rails, which would 4-
4> have thrown the engine and pas- *
+ senger cars, four freight, one mail 4>
4* and one coach down a steep em- +
4> bankment. ♦
4. The children were gathering rasp- 4>
4. berries near Boston corners, 4*
4. Duchess county, and the boy notlc- ♦
4> ed that the rails were spread. *
4- The girl wore a red frock and as
4- the children knew that the train 4»
4> was almost due, they had a hur- 4>
4» rled consultation on the track. +
4- With the red dress In his hand 4»
4> the lad started up the track to 4*
4> meet the train. He had not gone 4>
4> 300 feet when it came along. It 4>
4> was a part of the road where fast- 4-
4> est time is made and the train was
4> running at about thirty-five miles 4-
4» an hour. +
4> The frantic waving of the red
4> frock by the boy was enough to 4>
4- warn the engineer and he brought 4*
4> his train to a standstill within a 4*
4» few feet of the dangerous trap. 4>
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HIGH ROLLER'CDDY
CAPTURED; WILL
BE PUNISHED
ALLEGED SWINDLER CAUGHT IN
MOBILE AND TAKEN BACK TO
COLUMBUS WHERE HE
WAS WANTED.
COLUMBUS, Ga.. July 9.—Detective
Moore arrived today from Mobile with
W. H. Cody, alias W. H. Davis, alias W.
H. Cole, who is wanted here for obtain
ing goods under false pretenses during
last month. Cody as he called himself
here was a “high roller” and lived In style,
representing himself to be a special rep
resentative of the Central railroad, mak
ing bills olf enormous size with various
merchants and skipped out leaving his
"OK" on them, which was worthless.
When apprehended in Mobile he refused
to come back to Georgia without requisi
tion papers, which were procured, and
even then he strenuously objected. The
story of his antics here has already been
published in The Journal. He will have
a hearing before the courts in a few days.
englanFmolUhonor -
BODY OF PAUNCEFOTE
LONDON, July B.—The admiralty has made
Anal arrangements for the reception of Lord
Pauncefote’s body, now on its way to this
country on board the armored cruiser Brook
lyn.
The British armored cruiser Australia and
the second-class cruiser Apollo will meet ths
Brooklyn outside the Isle of Wight and escort
her to Southampton, where the naval com
mander in chief, Admiral Sir Charles F. Ho
tham, awaits- the American warship’s arrival.
A hundred marines, with a band, will form
the funeral guard. British bluejaokets will
act as bearers from the ship to the train. At
the beginning of the removal of the remains
from the Brooklyn the ships will fire twenty
minute guns. The body will be taken to the
family Home, Preston Court, Gloucestershire.
The Interment will be private. So far tt has
only been arranged for Captain R. Clover,
the United States naval attache here, to meet
the body at Southampton In behalf of the
United States.
JUDGLANraATOR
CAME NEAR CRASH
I
POLITICAL INTERVIEW OF NORTH
CAROLINA SENATOR CAME NEAR
LANDING HIM IN TROUBLE.
RALEIGH, N. C„ July 7.—A sensation
was created Saturday afternoon when
Judge Thomas R. Purnell, of the United
States court for the eastern district of
North Carolina, threatened to deal with
United States Senator F. M. Simmons for
contempt of court.
Judge Purnell wrote Senator Simmons a
letter- in which he demanded an expt ana -
tlon of the language used in an interview
in which the senator exposed an alleged
Republican scheme for carrying the
state, wherein Senator Simmons said:
"The success of the scheme requires also
a prostitution of the judiciary for purely
partisan purposes, but Republican of
ficialdom in North Carolina is a close cor
poratlon and this part of the program
presents no difficulties.’’
Senator Simmons replied, saying: “I in
tended to say that in the opinion of the
Republican managers a decision in their
favor was confidently expected and not
that the courts were parties to the con
spiracy.”
Senator Simmons says he regrets that
his language permitted of misinterpreta
tion. Judge Purnell declares the reply of
Senator Simmons is sufficient and he will
not have him up for contempt. He had
already drawn the summons and it was in
the hands oi Clerk of the Court Grant.
ENGLAND MAY
SHIP OFFER BY MORGAN
NEW YORK. July 9.—There was con
siderable speculation in the house of com
mons lobby with regard to J. P. Morgan’s
offer to the British admiralty, cables the
London correspondent of the Tribune.
Mr. Arnold Forester stated definitely that
Mr. Morgan had offered to place certain
British ships in the shipping combination
at the disposal of the admiralty for the
next fifty years, but he declined to com
municate the details to the house.
Mr. Pierce, when questioned the other
day on this topic by the steamship sub
sidies committee, simply shrugged his
shoulders, but It Is clear from the admir
alty secretary's statement that the propo
sition is now under consideration, and as
it has not been promptly declined, some
members of the commons are convinced
that Its terms must be of a tempting na
ture. At the same time, they consider it
to be beneath the dignity of the greatest
sea power in the world to be dependent
upon another nation for cruisers.
DEATH STALKS IN
WAKE OF HOT WAVE
PITTSBURG. July 7.—Six deaths and a
score of prostrations is the heat record
for the past 24 hours.
•At 8 o’clock this morning the thermom
eter registered 85 degrees, with the mer
cury still rising and promising to pass
the year’s record. Last night was the
hottest of the season. There was much
suffering among the mill workers and
many were forced to return to their
homes.
SAfE'BLiERI re
FURTHERPROSECUTED
SOUTHERN EXPRESS CO. TO PUSH
THE CASE AGAINST BLANEY
LEWIS IN TENNESSEE.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., July 7.—The
Southern Express company has succeeded
in getting a requisition from the governor
of Alabama for Blaney Lewis, a notorious
safe blower, now serving time In the fed
eral penitentiary at Shreveport. Lewis,
with his pal, another noted cracksman,
blew open the safe of the company at
Reform, Ala., and secured over $4,000. The
company's detective immediately took up
the case and located him at Shreveport,
but before they could arrest him the gov
ernment officials took charge and sent him
to the penitentiary to work out a fine of
SI,OOO on the charge of sending tiitro-glyc
erlne through the mails.
SHIPS, IN DENSE FOG,
MEETATFULLSPEED
CHARLES MORRIS OF
ROME NEARLY
DROWNED
HE WAS IN THE EXCURSION PAR-
TY AT TYBEE AND WENT
OUT BEYOND HIS
DEPTH.
SAVANNAH, Ga., July 9.—There was a
narrow escape from drowning thia morn
ing at Tybee.
Among the excursionists who reached
the island yesterday afternoon was Chas.
Morris. Jr., of Rome. Thia morning af
ter breakfast he went into the surf and
soon got out beyond his depth. The alarm
was given.
The surf was very high and rough and
Mr. Morris, who had probably entered
the water quickly after eating, waa seen
to be in distress. Photographer Johnson,
who has a tin type tent near the beach,
rushed cut of his place and went boldly
into the surf to the rescue of the falling
man.
He soon reached him and after a brave
struggle dragged him in, assisted by Will
Talbert, of Rome.
When Morris was brought to the stand
McEwln, Fishburn and Levy, who had
been attracted by the alarm and had
rushed down to the beach, went to work
upon him.
Mr. Morris was very much prostrated
but these gentlemen treated him faithfully
and soon brought him around. At 12:08
o’clock he was still unconscious but the
post surgeon from Ft. Screven, who was
summoned to the scene, took him in
charge and says he will recover.
At noon has was very hopeful of the
young man's condition.
Mr. Morris’ mother was there, and very
much distressed over her son’s condition
and she waa assured, however, by physi
cians and friends that her boy would soon
be all right.
ELLIOTT COMMITS SUICIDE;
WELL KNOWN IN ATLANTA
Roger Elliott, for many yearsia resi
dent of Atlanta, but lately of Philadel
phia, is said to have committed suicide
in Atlantic City, N. J.. l«t Monday. No
cause can be ascribed for the suicide, nor
are any of the details known.
A brothar-ln-law of Elliott, who resides
in Uniontown, Ala., received a telegram
from some one in Atlantic City, stating
that Mr Eiltott hsd kiUsfi hlmealf Mon
day morning, but giving no reason for ths
suicide or anv of the details. The body
of Mr. Elliott will arrive in Atlanta
this morning and will be taken to
Jonesboro, his old home, for interment.
Roger Elliott, when in Atlanta, wus re
garded as 4 most substantial young busi
ness man here, occupying a position of
trust and honor. He came here from
Jonesboro, when 20 years of age and se
cured a position as stnographer in the
office of General Manager J. H. Winder,
of the Seaboard Air Line. Within six
months he had risen to the most responsi
ble position in the office, that of chief
clerk. He moved in the best society here,
and was a prominent club man, being a
member of the Capital City club and oth
ers.
He left here when Mr. St. John was
made president of the Seaboard Air-Line
and went to Hammond, Ind., where he
was connected with a belt line road. La
ter he removed to Chicago, where he was
connected with the Chicago Terminal
Transfer, a belt line of Chicago, as chief
clerk in the superintendent’s office.
When Hoke Smith was made secretary
of the interior, under Cleveland’s ad
ministration. Elliott was given an ap,
polntment in the interior department and
was sent to the Indian Territory.
Later he returned to Philadelphia, Pa.,
where he was connected with the Link
Belt Engineering company,of Germantown
Junction, Philadelphia. He was in charge
of the department of cataloging and ad
vertising and held a most responsible po
sition.
Elliott was a handsome man, or exem
plary habita. well liked and regarded 1:.
business circles as a man of great ability.
He has hosts of friends in Atlanta who
will learn with sorrow of his death.
GIRL SLEW BETRAYER
WHEN HE DESERTED HER
Fwntn<b«m. ti Nln. O.nfor.h, ih« deforawd
girl, of New London, who last May abot and
killed Emery at his home, haa been found, and
It la believed It dleeloees the reawn for tha
Danforth and Emery had been close
friends, thoee who knew the young woman
even claiming that sb. had gonejhrough a
marriage ceremony with him. The letter in
the ease waa written to tell her that their in
timacy must eeaae. It said:
"Os course. I am very sorry for you. but
I have a wife, and other women, too, and I
cannot keep up the life I have been leading
with you any longer. I do not want to see
you a<ain. and I do not want you to come
where I am. It Is all over between us. ’
With this letter In her hand. Miss Danforth
confronted Emery. What was said has not
been diacloeed, but the shooting terminated
the interview. Miss Danforth, who la in jail
at East Cambridge, pending trial on a murder
Indictment, is under supervision by expert,
to determine her mental condition.
CONGRESSMAN BARTLETT
DECLARED NOMINEE
MACON. July B—Congressman Bartlett was
today declared the nominee of the Democratic
party for the Bixth congressional district. His
convention met at the county courthouse at 12
o’clock. He made a speech acknowledging the
honor conferred upon him by hie fellow Dem
ocrats. « ___
Freight Handlers’ Strike Settled.
CHICAGO. July 9.—The strike of the
freight handlers is virtually settled.-Meet
ings nt the strikers will be held tomorrow
to ratify the action taken tonight, accord
log to President Curran of the order, but
as he stated tonight, after a conference
with the general managers of the rail
roads. that he had agreed to their terms
because the majority of his men were “go
ing back” on him, there is little doubt
that the terms will be accepted by the
mass meeting of the strikers tomorrow.
By the terms of the settlement the
strikers accept the schedule of the wages
offered to them by the railroads July L
This schedule was emphatically refused
by the strikers at the time it was made.
It offered an average Increase of 20 per
cent for all classes of labor connected
with the Freight * Handlers’ union. The
demands of the men would have made an
average increase of about 30 per cent.
Priscilla, of Fail River
Line, Is Struck by the
Powhattan, of the
H. & M. T. Co,
NEWPORT, R. 1.. July 9.—The Fall Riv
er steamship Priscilla is at her dock here
with a big hole in her port bow, and one
of her crew dead and wedged in by wreck
age so that his body will be extricated
only with great difficulty. The steamer
collided with the Merchants' and Trans
portation steamship Powhatan off Point
Judith in Narragansett Bay last night.
The Priscilla was bound for New York.
The victim was John Muniz, a Portu
guese <-eck hand. Besides him, no one
was Injured. The Priscilla was struck
fair by the Powhattan and her bow was
nearly cut off. The stem of the latter pen
etrated fully 20 feet Into the hull of the
Priscilla The inflow of water very soon
extinguished the electric lights, the dyna
mo room being in the vicinity of the dam
aged part of the ship.
Thus the passengers, most of whom
were in bed were turned out of their
rooms in darkness and there was great
excitement as they found the men on the
ship passing out life preservers by cadle
light. There was no panic, although no
help was near the steamer, which was
apparently in great need.
It was a sister ship of the Priscilla, the
Puritan, which came at last to the res
cue.
She took the Priscilla in tow. stern fore
most for Newport, and the passengers
were landed safely. Their baggage was
saved In good order.
POWHATTAN BADLY HURT;
ESCAPE WAS MIRACULOUS
PROVIDENCE, R. 1.. July 9.—Tha
steamer Powhattan, Captain A. T. Hud
gins, bound for Baltimore, via Norfolk,
from this port, arrived here this after
noon and reported having been in. colli
sion with the Fall river steamer Priscilla
last night.
Her bow was badlv damaged and a
great hole was stove in the port side of
the vessel below the water line, but no
damage was done to the freight.
Captain Hudgins reports that at 11:15
last night when at a point near Judith
Point and Beaver Tall lightship the Pris
cilla came suddenly out of a bank ot
fog and that the ships came together af
ter an exchange of signals before any
thing could be done to avoid a collision
and the heavy steel prow of the Pow
hattan crushed into the timbers of the
Prlsclllla’s bows. An offer of assistance
was made to the disabled Priscilla but
this was refused when it was found that
there was no Immediate danger. There
was not the slightest show of disorder
with the 130 passenger of the Powhattan.
Among them was a delegation to the con
vention of the Baptist Young
Union from Maryland. ,
PEACE DAWNS TODAY;
STRIKE MAY BE SETTLED
CHICAGO. July 9.—lt is hoped that
with considerable assurance of consum
mation, that the freight handlers’ strike,
which has almost paralyzed railroad
shiping since Monday, will be called off
tonight.
Pursuant to the plan laid out by the
state board of arbitration yesterday and
accepted by the parties to the contro
versy. a meeting of the strikers was held
this morning for the purpose of appoint
ing committees from the various roads
to visit the officials of their respective
roads.
It Is believed these committees and the
railroad managers will be able to com
promise, as their views on the wage,
question have been very nearly similar.
These committees, however, are not em
powered to accept finally any compromise
The plan hit upon at the various confer
ences will be submitted to a general
meeting of the union, scheduled for 2
o’clock this afternoon.
BELL BOUND' OVER!
CHARGE, MANSLAUGHTER
PRESTON, Ga., July 9.—The prelimi
nary trial of Charles Bell, colored, for
the murder of Clarence Wallace, colored,
was conducted here yesterday.
On last Saturday evening, July 5. at a
church at Church Hill, Ga., about eight
miles north of Preston, and in this coun
ty, a row was begun on the church
grounds by Charley Bell cursing the Wal
lace negro. This caused Wallace to ask
Bell off the church grounds.
They went about fifty yards and began
shooting. Bell was shot once in the
knee and Wallace three times in the ab
domen and once in the hand.
He died in about two hours. •
Judge Alston committed Bell on the
charge of voluntary manslaughter and
assessed a bond at $l5O.
MIDNIGHT ASSAILANT
SHOT DEAD BY HUSBAND
CONNELLSVILLE, Pa., July 7.—Dur
ing the night an unknown man entered
the house of Lud Pritts, a mountaineer,
living near Rockwood, Pa., and proceeded
to the apartments of Pritt’s young wife,
evidently supposing her to be alone.
Her screams aroused her husband, who
was In another room and hastily grasp
ing his winchester he shot the Intruder
dead as he started to run from the
house.
FIVE WBMED
BY GOV. AYCOCK
TWO NORTH CAROLINA CONVICTS
SET FREE ONLY TO DIE WITH
CONSUMPTION.
CHARLOTTE. July 9.—Governor Ay
cock did somewhat of a land office busi
ness in the pardoning line yesterday, is
suing five free passes to convicts for dif
ferent reasons.
Will Doolie and Daub Bohannon, of Ire
dell county, up for larceny, were pardon
ed because they are in the last stages
of consumption.
Will Hairston, of Guilford, larceny, par
doned on recommendation of many citi
zens. ,
William McMillan, of Surry. assault
with deadly weapon, dying of consump
tion.
E. Yagle. of Yancey; assault with dead
ly weapon, in bad health.
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