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ELKINS WANTS
TREATY FOR
CUBANS
FRIENDS OF THE SENATOR SAY
HIS POSITION ON CUBAN AF
■ FAIRS HAS BEEN MISUNDER
STOOD IN CONGRESS.
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WASHINGTON. D. C.. July 9.-Accord
ing to the statements of those in the
confidence of Senator Elkins, his posi
tion in regard to the bill providing for
reciprocity with Cuba, which was de
feated largely through his efforts, as
well as his attitude on the subject of
Cuban annexation, has been misrepresent
ed and misunderstood.
The misrepresentations are not. it is
believed, willful, but have been due to the
fact that the senator never explained his
position until the closing hours of the
session. The misunderstanding was but
natural, for ft was thought by all who
were not otherwise informed that the sen
ator's objection to the reciprocity bill was
due to his desire to protect the beet sugar
industry against Cuban sugar. While this
is. In a measure true. Senator Elkins took
the broader ground that it would ba im
possible to pass the bill in the senate
without opening up a general tariff de
bate. the effect of which would be very
harmful to the business interests of the
country by disturbing the equlibrium and
there was a possibility of a general revis
ion of the tariff which could be done
through amendments to the bill.
Favors a Treaty.
Consequently he opposed the consider
ation of the subject by the senate, in the
form of a bill, but suggested, and it now
appears that his suggestion will be the one
to be finally carried out. that a reciprocity
treaty should be drafted by the executive
and submitted to the senate for ratifica
tion with Cuba as with all countries.
To this method of procedure Senator Elk
ins has no objection.
His purpose in presenting to the senate
the subject of annexation was to call
attention early in the day to the fact
that the annexation of Cuba, like the an
nexation of Texas, is inevitable. The sen
ator denies absolutely any connection be
tween his fight against the reciprocity
bill and his resolution paving the way for
the annexation of the island.
A dose friend of Senator Elkins, who is
familiar with hi* position on this subject,
staged today that he believed that when
the facts became known the position of
the senator would be more appreciated by
the country at large.
Friend of Roosevelt.
“Senator Elkins." he said, "felt that in
opposing reciprocity with Cuba by means
of a Mil passed by congress, as was pro
posed. he was thoroughly in accord with
the views of President Roosevelt, and the
late President McKinley, who favored the'
idea of reciprocity with the nations of
the world. Mr. Elkins represented to the
president that to take up the house bill
in the senate would provoke a long and
disastrous debate and perhaps lead to a
general revision of the tariff, which the
president, as well as the leading and most
infiuential members of his party in both
branches of congress were very anxious
to avoid. He also represented to the
president that whatever financial relief
Cuba might need could be granted by
means of a rebate without injury to any
domestic Industry of this country. It was
his impression that the president agreed
with him at first, although later Mr.
Roosevelt stated that the rebate system
would not be acceptable, as it might of
fend the sensibilities of the Cubans who
would be placed in the position of suppli
cants. Mr. Elkina then proposed the
framing of a reciprocity treaty by the ex
ecutive. to be ratified by the senate as
other reciprocity treaties.
This proposition was at the time reject
ed. but It to now substantially assured that
It will be the means by which the object
of the president will be finally attained.
Senator Elkins took his keynote from the
annual message of the president, in which
he said:
Protection by Tariff.
"•Reciprocity must be treated as the
hand-maiden of protection. Our first duty
to to see that the protection granted by the
tariff in every case where it is needed is
maintained, and that reciprocity be sought
for. so far as it can be safely done with
out injury to any of our home industries.'
"Mr. Elkins argued, with a number of
other senators, that reciprocity along the
line* of the house bill would be injurious
to at least one of ‘our home industries.’
and he believed that he was thoroughly in
acord with the doctrine enunciated in the
president's message, that reciprocity
should not be sought after when it might
prove injurious to home ndustries. which
was the same doctrlen as maintained by
McKinley. Blaine and Harrison. The sen
ator one day pithily defined his stand by
saying. There is no precedent for increas
ing or lowering the duties by legislation. ■
except as a whole. You cannot take links
out of a chain and still maintain the
strength of the chain, or claim you have
a chain at all.* The fact that Senator El
kins was willing to donate six or eight
million dollars a year from the United
State* treasury by means of a rebate plan,
■hows it was not his desire to be parsimo
nious with the people of Cuba.
T happen to know that Mr. Elkins of
fered to support the house bill if it could
be brought into the senate and passed un
changed. That proposition was rejected,
because, so it appears, the bUI carried
with it the removal of the differential on
refined sugar, which did not meet with the
approval of certain influential Republican
members of the senate. Mr. Elkins de
clined to support the bill If it was to be
brought into the senate subject to all kinds
of amendments, accompanied by a run
ning debate on the revision of the tariff.
Will Agree With Elkina.
T have no hesitancy in expressing the
belief that the greater part of those who
have studied the question will agree with
th* position taken by Senator Elkins, both
from a political and a commercial stand
point. for it must be apparent to all that
a discussion of the tariff extending over
one. two or three months, with a cam
paign coming on. would have unsettled
business and would certainly have afforded
the Democrats ample opportunity to ex
ploit their views concerning the tariff and
the trusts and given them an abundance of
campaign material. I am under the im
pression that the senator would support a
reciprocity treaty, should one be sub
- mitted to the senate by the president. So
much for his attitude on reciprocity.
"Senator Elkins baa been liberally crit
icised for presenting a resolution invit
ing Cuba to become a part of the United
States. The claim has been made that by
doing so offense ha* been given to Cuba.
The senator fails to understand why a
weak, dependent nation—for Cuba must,
as long as the Platt amendment remains
in force, be a dependent nation—could
feel in the slightest degree humiliated, or
could have ground for offense at being in
vited by a great and powerful nation such
as the United States, to become an in
tegral part of that nation, with all the
right* and privilege* of a sovereign state.
On the face of it the contention is absurd.
The United States has expanded Hy pur
chase. conquest and treaty. It is not re
corded that we consulted the people of
Florida or Louisiana or California when
we acquired them. Certainly no poll was
taken of the sentiment in the Philippines,
Guam or Porto Rico, and yet hypercriti
cal persona fear that when th* right hand
of fellowship is extended to Cuba and she
is Invited to enter the sisterhood of state*
her sensitive nature may be wounded!’*
Whether the country Indorses Senator
< Elkins* position on Cuban annexation or
not. he is determined to continue his ef
forts in that direction, with the knowl
edge that as It has been supported by
leading statesmen from the time of Jef
ferson down to and including McKinley,
he has very respectable backing, and in
the belief that as annexation to bound to
come, the sooner it comes the better for
both countries. He maintains there is no
impropriety in inviting a ward to enter
the family and that an adopted child to
better off with the full rights and priv
ileges of the other member* of the famly
than it could possibly be when kept in
tutelage.
EAST RIVERTfCDATED -
IN COVERING OF MOLASSES
NEW YORK, July 9—A large tank barge
owned by the Tidewater Oil company, of
Bayonne. N. J., has turned turtle in the
East river, opposite the foot of East
Thirtieth street. Between four and five
hundred gallons of molasses was spread
upon the waters of the river. Three men
on the boat barely escaped with their
lives.
The barge was being filled with molasses
from the tanks of a West Indian steam
er. The engines of the lighter had pump
ed for some time when the barge sud
denly heaved over to one side and then
turned upside down. When the barge be
gan to list the men who were working
on the tanks suspected trouble and jumped
overboard. The molasses flowed thickly
around them and it was with much diffi
culty that thy reached the side of the
steamer where they were hauled on board.
No explanation of the accident has been
found. * v
gapitoTofficials
THREATENED BI I
w mm
EMMETT IRWIN HELD UP MON
DAY-MAN WANTED MONEY
FROM 8. B. ADAMS, GF x
BAVANNAH.
The unknown man who appeared in the
office of the prison commission several
months ago and threatened to cut the
throat of Ben Pearson, the state transfer
guard, and who has threatened several
of the capttol officials because they de
clined to give him money, was at the
capttol again Monday afternoon and de
manded a position of Emmett Irwin,
Secretary In the attorney general's office.
He threatened Irwin with all sorts of
things unless he was given a position im
mediately.
Fortunately for Irwin several of the cap
rtol officials came Into the attorney gen
eral's office. When the other people en
tered the office the man beat a hasty re
treat.
Monday morning he appeared In the
library of the capttol and demanded mon-
Sy from Hon. Samuel B. Adams, city at
torney of Savannah, who was engaged
In the preparation of a case. Mr. Adams
law the man was in an intoxicated con
dition and declined to accede to the de
mand. whereupon the unknown proceeded
to vent his wrath. The man was rushed
Out of the library, by several people who
were near.
The capitol guards have been furnished
with a description of the man and have
been notified to arrest him the next time
he appears in the vicinity of the state
house.
WARRANTS ARE TAKEN OUT
FOR RIOTOUS STRIKERS
HARRISBURG, July ".-Sheriff Reiff
swore out warrants today for the arrest
of ten strikers at Williamstown, this coun
ty. for inciting to riot and Interfering with
his deputies in protecting non-union men
going to and from work in the mines at
Lykens and Williamstown.
The sheriff says the situation in the re
gion is critical, and that if there to an
other outbreak like that of last Wednes
day, when he and his deputies were as
saulted while protecting non-union min
ers. he will call upon Governor Stone for
protection by the militia. Twenty of the
rioters were arrested on Thursday at Wil
liamstown and held in ball for court, but
this doe* not seem to Have Improved the
situation, and the sheriff concluded to
bring suit here and compel the rioters to
come to Harrisburg for a hearing.
The sheriff came this moiffilng to make
information against the rioters, and re
turned to the Lykens region at noon to
assist his deputies in arresting the strik
ers for whom warrants have been issued.
mercerTeelslow
RATE OF INTEREST
GETTING 8 PER CT. FOR MONEY
.WHICH MUST SOON BE RE-IN-
VESTED AT 4 PER CT.
MACON, July s.—Mercer’s trustees are
feeling the effects of the cheap rate* of
interest at which money is being loaned.
They have some of the Atlanta water
works bonds which bear 8 per cent, and
which will soon mature. The money, it 1*
thought, will nave to be reinvested at
about 4 per cent. Other investments are i
maturing, and a similar falling off in the
interest account threatens.
This to causing the trustees to cast about
to offset the losses. A short time ago it
was proposed to change the method of
handling the Gray fund, which to a gift
from a Jones county man. Mr. Gray pro
vided in his will that the income from
about $50,000 worth of property should be
used for the education of poor boys in
Jones county who desired to attend Mer
cer. and if they did not use it all, then
boys from other parts of the state should
be allowed to qualify for it The trustees
thought that under the will they had a
right to use this Incolhe as a loan to
young men instead of a gift, as had been
done. They proposed to allow the money
to be used and require the beneficiaries
to give notes to pay it back if they ever
became able to do so. But a protest was
raised in Jones county, and after a con
sultation with the lawyer who drew the
will, the college has decided to abandon
the matter and proceed to use the fund
as formerly.
"Rheumatism
What Is the use of telling the rheumatic
that be feels as If his Joints were being dis
located?
He know* that bi* sufferings are very
much like the tortures of tbe4rack.
What he wants to know is what will per
manently cure his disease.
That, according to thousands of grateful
testimonials, .s
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
It promptly neutralizes the acid in the
blood on which the disease depends, com
pletely eliminates it, and strengthens the
system against its return. Try Hood’s.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1902.
ASSOCIATION
DF COUNTY
OFFICERS
NEW ASSOCIATION IS FORMED
OF ORDINARIES, SHERIFFS,
CLERKS, POLICE CHIEFS AND
COUNTY SOLICITORS.
The association of ordinaries of Georgia
yesterday merged with the association
of sheriffs, clerks, marshals, chiefs of po
lice and solicitors general at a meeting of
the associations held at the state capitol.
The new association will be known here
after as the County Officers' Association
of Georgia.
The ordinaries met in the senate cham
ber and were presided over by Hon. C. M.
Wiley, ordinary of Bibb county. The oth
er association met in the hall of the house
and was called to order by Second Vice-
President Arnold Broyles, of Fulton coun
ty. in the absence of the other two officer*.
Governor Candler and Solicitor Eugene
Black made addresses of welcome to both
associations. The main question discussed
by both bodies during the day was the
consolidation which was finally accom
plished.
Clerks and Sheriff* Met.
Second Vice-President Arnold Broyles, of
Atlanta, in absence of President Wiley
Williams, and A. J. Conoly, first vice-pres
ident, called the meeting of the sheriffs,
clerks, chiefs of. police, marshals and so
licitors' association together. Rev. W. W.
Landrum offered a prayer in which he in
voked the blessings of the Almighty on
the meeting.
A committee was appointed to invite
the ordinaries to participate in the meet
ing and to invite Governor Candler to at
tend me session.
Odv. Candler was Introduced to the joint
session and made a short address. The
governor complimented the officers and
said it was with the help of the county of
ficials that the governor was aided in car
rying out the laws of the state, especially
the criminal laws.
In England, the governor said, there was
no officer or office more important than
that of sheriff. The Georgia sheriff, th*
governor said, was the most important of
ficer of Georgia. He said Georgians were
confronted with a problem that no other
people were confronted with—the negro
problem, and that the law? had to be
enforced impartially between both. It was
a difficult task to discriminate properly
but the sheriffs of Georgia and the judicial
officers of the state had Impartially en
forced all he laws so far as he knew.
The governor said organisations were
a good thing as members all learned some
thing from each other. Doctors, lawyers
and ministers all held conventions.
Eugene Black, solicitor of the city court,
was introduced by Mr. Broyles as the man
who would make the address of welcome.
At the conclusion of Mr. Black's speech
the ordinaries reconvened in the senate
chamber. . ,
Sheriff J. W. Nelms introduced a resolu
tion inviting the ordinaries to associate
themselves with the clerks, sheriffs, mar
shals. chiefs of police and solicitors.
Sheriff Nelms seconded his own resolu
tion, and said he hoped it would be pass
ed. It was unanimously adopted- A copy
of the resolution was transmitted to the
ordinaries. The minutes of the last meet
ing were not read.
On motion of T. J. Jeffries a committee
of five was appointed to confer with a
similar committee from the ordinaries to
agree on the basis of membership, pro
vided the ordinaries agreed to come in.
The ordinaries agreed to come into the
sheriffs' convention provided the name of
the association was changed to the Coun
ty Officers' association. On motion the
name was changed. The ordinaries then
convened or merged with the association.
Arnold Broyles, of Atlanta, may be
elected the next president of the joint as
sociation.
Thia afternoon there will be a bar
becue tendered the convention at the
Cold Spring 'Cue club. The members
of the association will be taken out on a
special car.
Session of the Ordinaries.
The body of ordinaries was called to
order in the senate chamber at 10:30 by
the president Hon. C. M. Wiley, of Bibb.
Those present were:
Hon. C. M. Wiley, Bibb, president; Hon.
M. Newman, Washington, vice president;
Hon. J. E. Butler. Wilkinson, secretary
and treasurer; William Redd, Muscogee;
P. M. Hill, Warren; Thomas Young, Cof
fee; Robert G. Crane, Heard; A. M.
Helms, Rockdale; R. A. Chiles, Paulding:
H. I. Seale, Fulton; T. J. Crow, Franklin;
John T. Webb, Gwinnett; J. E. Youmans.
Emanuel; W. S. McLarin, Campbel); Les
ter Culver, Hancock; 8. L. Moore, Bul
loch; Z. T. Manson, Clayton; W. N. Dyer,
Hall; T. F. Hill, Banks; M. Newman,
Washington; A. J. Hinton, Meriwether;
W. S. Lane, Wilkes; John Autrey, Cobb;
T. E. Fletcher, Monroe; Henry M. McAl
pin, Chatham; T. F. Caulk, Jefferson; J.
R. Wilkinson, Fulton; W. M. Ragsdale.
DeKalb; A. W. Patterson, Berlen; L. B.
Lewis, Fayette-
Judge Wilkinson moved that the body
affiliate with the Clerks’ association in
view of the invitation extended by the
other association.
Hon. J. E. Butler stated that the invi
tation was at first extended but after
ward withdrawn to be discussed at this
meeting.
Judge Crane moved in view of this fact
that a committee be appointed to confer
with the Clerks’ association to ascertain
if the invitation was withdrawn.
Pending the discussion Judge Wilkin
son was sent as a committee of one and
reported that the invitation was extended
and a committee would soon appear to
present it.
Upon the suggestion of Judge Wilkin
son after hla return the body adjourned
and formed in twos and marched to the
representativce hall merely as visitors to
watch the proceedings of the clerks’ body,
after listening to Governor Candler’s wel
coming address.
At 11:40 the ordinaries returned to th*
senate chamber and the resolution of
Sheriff J. W. Nelms inviting the body
to combine with the clerks and sheriffs
was discussed.
Judge Newman, of Washington, offered
the following resolution:
"Whereas, under a recent decision of
the supreme court as reported in the 112
Ga. Reports, it is obligatory upon ordina
ries of this state to publish their citations
in the newspaper which the sheriffs pub
lish their sales.
"Resolved. That a committee be appoint
ed to prepare a bill to be introduced into
the next general assembly to change the
present law and to authorise the ordina
ries to selectsuch gazettes In their respec
tive counties, as they may select having
a general circulation therein, for the pub
lication of the notices coming from their
offices.”
Judge Helms, of Rockdale, opposed the
resolution. He thought the sheriffs could
take care of themselves and that it would
bring the ordinaries into politics on this
question, as In many counties of the state
there are two weeklies and always friction
as to which should get the legal adver
tising. The resolution was lost by a vote
of 9 to 13.
Judge Helms, of Rockdale, proposed cer
tain changes in the pension blanks, elimi
nating certain questions there were super
fluous.
A special committee was appointed of
Awtrey, of Cobb, and Helms, of Rockdale,
and Moore, of Bulloch, to consider new
legislation that where a veteran’s name
was on the pension roll, it would be neces
sary each year to make affidavit that he
was still living, and no further proof was
necessary.
Judge Ragsdale, of DeKalb, reported
from conference committee recommending
the consolidation of the body with the
clerks under the name of the County Offic
ers' association.
Judge Awtrey, of Cobb, opposed combin
ing as there was nothing in comtflon be
tween the different officers of the counties,
their duties not being the same.
Judge Helms favored the union, as It
would be co-operative and advisory.
Mr. Hill, of Habersham, opposed amal
gamation on the same line as Judge Aw
trey.
Judge Matthews, of Upson, thought it
would be a great mlstajce if they did not
unite.
Judge Wilkinson brought down the house
by saying that they might need the help of
these three officers in election, if they re
fused the invitation. They might be told
to tote their own skillet in future elec
tions.
Judge Davis, of Floyd, thought the or
ganizations were purely social and that
they should unite.
The motion to combine passed by a vote
of 20 to 8. The ordinaries' association then
adjourned sine die and repaired to rep
resentative hall.
TWO WOMEtFoUARREL;
ONE’S MOTHER DROPS DEAD
WAYCROSS. Ga.. July 9.—At Manor
yesterday two white women named Hig
ginbotham and Corbett became involved
in a difficulty in front of the home of
Mrs. "Tip" Smith. Mrs. Higginbotham’s
mother. During the fight Mrs. Smith, who
was verj’ old, fell off her steps dead. She
was afflicted with heart trouble and the
excitement proved fatal to her.
Friday at the same place M. A. Rosier,
white, shot Malcom Smith, a negro, with
a gun and shattered his thigh, so that his
leg had to be amputated. It seems that
the negro had refused to give part of the'
road to Rozier and insulted the latter.
The negro had his pistol and Rozier drove
on to Manor and got his gun. They met
on the streets when Rozier proceeded to
fire at the negro with the above results.
BN SirWOLD
TWO NIEN PW
FORME
SALISBURY HAD DOUBLE EXECU-
TION YESTERDAY-CONFESSION
OF ONE MAN SAVED AN-
OTH’S NECK.
SALISBURY, N. C., July 9.-Arch Con
ley and Dick Fleming were hanged in
Salisbury yesterday.
The trap was sprung at 10:54 and both
men’s necks were broken. Both men were
pronounced dead at 11:04.
Conley, who was an Indian, was hanged
for the murder of a young negro here last
November.
Fleming was hanged for committing a
criminal assault on a widow lady of this
county last February. He confessed to his
crime on the scaffold, but exonerated Rich
Blanton, who was also to have been
hanged for the same crime, but who was
granted a respite Monday bjr Governor
Aycock for two weeks.
ENGINE KILLS a'mAN
NEAR HIS OWN DOOR
William Turner, an employe of the Na
tional Furniture Co., was struck and kill
ed by an outgoing Southern railroad pas
senger train just beyond the Bellwood
avenue crossing yesterday morning at 6:20
o’clock. Turner lived at 67 Bellwood ave
nue. only about a block from where he
met his death. He had just kissed his wife
goodby and was on his way to work whei,
the engine struck him.
For over two hours the body was al
lowed to lay in the blistering sun on the
railroad tracks where it fell. Some one got
a sheet and wrapped it about the figure
and an umbrella was raised over the head,
but the delay In moving the body was
unnecessary and inexcusable. A crowd of
the morbidly curious collected and the
body was the center of a group of such
as usually gather on such occasions. The
fault appears to have been both with the
parties at the scene of the tragedy in not
notifying the coroner at once and with the
coroner taking unnecessary time getting
to the scene. Even after the arrival of
tha coroner. It was some time before the
undertaker called for the body.*
Meanwhile the crowd increased and the
sun grew hotter. The whole affair was
badly managed.
Turner was 25 years of age. An inquest
wll be held this morning early. The
coroner could not get the engineer and
firemen, who were on the train that kill
ed him, before today.
romPsTFspeiisary
IS A MONEY-MAKER
SALES FOR JUNE AMOUNTED TO
SB,B9B.9O—PROFITS FOR THE
MONTH WERE $3,229.53.
ROME, Ga., July 7.—The dispensary
commissioners will make their regular
monthly report Tuesday to the county
comissioners and to the city council this
evening.
The report show the June sale to be
$8,898.80; gross profits, $4,392.65; net profits,
$3,229.53.
This is considered an excellent showing
and is an increase over the two former
months, April and May. The dispensary
appears to be steadily growing in public
favor in the city and county.
RESTORATION OFIaNG~
IS NOW FULLY ASSURED
LONDON, July 7.—At 10 o’clock this
morning the following bulletin on King
Edward’s condition was posted at Buck
ingham Palace:
"The king had nine hours natural sleep
and his progress continues to be unin
terrupted. The wound is discharging
freely and is less painful to dress.”
King Edward will be crowned between
August 11th and August 15th. His recov
ery has been so rapid and satisfactory
that the above decision was arrived at to
day. No official announcement of the
fact has yet been made.
PARLIAMENT WILL MEET
EARLY IN THE AUTUMN
LONDON, July 7.—ln the house of com
mons today A. J. Balfour announced that
an autumn session of parliament would
be necessary, beginning about the middle
of October and that the house would ad
journ early in August.
Replying to a question on the subject of
the coronation stands the first commis
sioner of works, A. Akirs-Douglas said it
was not proposed to remove them as it
was hoped the stands would be required
for the purpose for which they were con
structed.
DR. BUTTER ICK
ISPLEHSED
WITH TECH
HE TALKS GLOWINGLY OF THE
SCHOOL AND IS PARTICULAR
LY IMPRESSED WITH THE
TEXTILE BRANCH.
Dr. Wallace Buttrick, secretary of the
general education board, of New York
city, is the guest of President Ly
man Hall, of the Georgia School of Tech
nology. Dr. feuttrlck spent yesterday
In visiting the different branches of the
school, on invitation of President Hall,
and went through the various depart
ments. He was greatly pleased and was
particularly Impressed by the extent of
the mechanical branches of the Institution,
which far exceeded als expectations. The
textile department of the Tech greatly
impressed Dr. Buttrick, and he more than
once expressed his great pleasure of th*
great value of this branch of the school.
"I have especially noticed the particu
lar value of the textile department in its
relation to the industrial development of
the south,” he said. "In every other de
partment of this school there is a clear
demonstration of the educational value
of manual training.
“The friends of education who have
some misgivings about the tendency to
ward manual and Industrial training," he
continued, "will have their fears removed
by visiting this institution of learning.
"Here it is clearly demonstrated that
the time necessary in the mastering of
the various literary subjects to largely
reduced by the time given to manual
training work.”
Dr. Buttrick also expressed his great
satisfaction with President Hall's evident
mastery of the situation and his great
wisdom as an executive head of the in
stitution.
Dr.Buttrlck was asked the distinction be
tween the southern education board and
the general education board, which have
become much confused of late.
"There is absolutely no connection be
tween these two boards,” he said, "the
southern education board is the executive
board of the southern educational confer
ence. which held its meeting in Athens,
Ga., in April. On this board Robert C.
Ogden, of New York, is chairman,and
Charles D. Mclver, of Greensboro, N. C.,
is secretary. Both the southern educa
tion board and the general education
board are composed of about the same
membership, but there is no conectlon be
tween them.
"The southern education board has two
departments of work. The first to a de
partment of inquiry and publication, of
which President Charles W. Dabney, of
Knoxville, Tenn., is the managing direc
tor, and Prof. P. P. Claxton and Prof.
Eggleston are hie assistants.
“The second is a department of propa
gandtom, of which Dr. J. L. M. Cutry is
managing director. This board has a sys
tem of field agents, consisting of Hon.
H. St. John Tucker, Dr. Tucker, of Vir
ginia; Hon. J. W. Graham, of Talledega,
Ala., Rev. Dr. Dickerman. of New Haven,
Conn., and Booker Washington.
"This board has no funds at its disposal
for the schools of th* south, and exists
solely for the purpose of gathering infor
mation and awakening interest in educa
tion.
"The general education board is a dis
tinct organization, chartered under the
laws of the state of New York, with a
considerable amount of money at its dto
possal. William H. Baldwin, Jr., is chair
man; George Foster Peabody, of New
York, is treasurer, and I am secretary
and executive officer. Its offices are at
116 Nassau street, New York city. This
board has for its immediate object the as
sisting of the people of the south in the
development of the free public schools.
It is also especially interested in schools
of technology In the several states of the
south, recognizing that anything like an
adequate school system in the south would
be Impossible but for the remarkable in
dustrial development that characterizes
the new south.”
BRUTAL ASSAULT IS MADE
BY NEGRO AT LAFAYETTE
LAFAYETTE. July 7.—Mr*. Walee
Phipps, wife of Wales Phipps, a promi
nent business man of this place, was as
saulted this morning at 9 o'clock by Jim
Hlggenbotham, a negro.
The negro was captured this afternoon
at 1 o’clock and was carried to the coun
ty jail, but it is believed he will be lynch
ed during the afternoon, as excitement is
intense.
Early after he was captured ft was re
ported that a mob was forming for the
purpose of lynching him.
The assault was committed about half
way between the central portion of the
town and the Union cotton mill*. Mrs.
Phipps was returning home, walking
along the path that leads beside the mill
race. When she reached a wooded section
of the path, the negro sprang from the
under brush. She was choked into insen
sibility and assaulted.
The greatest excitement prevailed when
the crime was published and quickly
posses were formed. After a search of
several hours the negro was captured by
the sheriff and his posse and the prisoner
was hurried to jail before any organized
movement could be made to lynch him. It
is said this afternoon he will be taken out
before sundown and killed.
38TH GEORGIA REGIMENT WILL
HOLD ITS ANNUAL REUNION
The annual reunion of the 38th Georgia
regiment -will be held at Stone Mountain
on August 6th. All the necessary arrange
ments for the reassembling have been
made and a pleasant time is anticipated
by the survivors of the old command and
their friends.
The 38th was organized near Decatur,
Ga.. in 1861, and was first known as
Wright’s legion under the command of
Colonel A. R. Wright, of Rome.
General Clement A. Evans, General A.
J. West, Hon. Seaborn Wright, of Rome.
E. T. Williams and Judge Robert L. Rodg
ers will be among the speakers. Friends
of the regiment are invited to attend.
TO HOUSTON COUNTY
RURAL ROUTES GIVEN
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 7.—The fol
lowing rural delivery routes will be es
tablished in Houston county, September
I, next:
Bon Air, one route. Route embraces
an area of 19 square miles and contains
a population to be served of 410. Byron,
two routes, area embraced, 40 square
miles, population to be served, 995. Wells
ton, one route, area embraced, 20 square
miles, population to be served, 425. The
postoffices at Hattie, Toy, Heard, Tharpe,
Havana, Minetree, Houston county,
Gunter, Crawford county, will be discon
tinued and Dunbar and Lavilla supplied
by rural carrier.
MADMAN KILLSHISSiSTER;
FATALLY WOUNDS MOTHER
BOSTON, July 9.—At Dorchester yester
day Herbert Hill, 21 years old, shot and
killed his sister, Mrs. Alice Riley, and
then struck his mother on the back of
the head with the butt end of the revolver,
inflicting a wounu which will probably
prove fatal.
It is thought be is demented and th* of
ficers fear that he will commit suicide.
CONDITION OF STERNE
HAS CHANGED BUT LITTLE
H. I. Sterne, Jointly indicted with Willis
Biggers for the murder of William Simp
son, is in about the same condition that
he has been since he was taken to the
Tower. The man, aa stated tn The Jour
nal a month ago, is dying from consump
tion. Hq may live only a day or so or
may linger for quite a while.
For the last few days be has appeared to
be some better, though yesterday he com
plained a little of a pain in his side. One
lung is entirely gone and the other is se
riously affected. It 1s barely possible that
Sterne will live to face a jury on the
charge of murder. If living, when court
convenes on the 21st, he will probably be
too ill to stand trial. His condition now
is no more serious than it has been for
several weeks, but it can not be told at
what time he may have a collapse.
700 GEORGIA FARMERS TO
ATTEND MACON CONVENTION
Seven hundred delegates from Georgia
will be named to the annual convention of
the Farmers’ National congress, which
meets in Macon on October 7. Each state
is entitled to as many delegates as it
has representatives in congress, and as
many associate delegates as is desired.
Five associate delegates will be appoint
ed from each county, according to what
Governor Candler says. He has written
to the ordinary in each county asking him
for a list of farmers. Harvle Jordan, vice
president, of the congress, to very much
Interested in the work and is making the
arrangements for the congress.
•Commissions will be Issued to each dele
gate. These commissions will be signed
by Governor Candler.
DR, DICKEYELECTED
PBESIDENTOFEMORY
PASTOR OF GRACE CHURCH MADE
HEAD OF THE COLLEGE BY A
LARGE VOTE.
Rev. J. E. Dickey, D, D., pastor of
Grace Methodist church, was Monday
morning elected president of Emory col
lege to succeed Dr. E. C. Dowman.
At the same time Dr. Dickey was elected
professor of mental and moral science and
financial secretary of the board which
positions are held by the president.
Under the rules of the board the pro
fessor of mental and moral science must
be elected first and the president is then
selected from the members of the facul
ty. Several names were proposed for the
professorship which to tantamount to the
presidency. Among these were Rev. H.
S. Bradley, D. D., pastor of Trinity Meth
odist church of Atlanta; Rev. R. J. Big
ham, D. D.. senior book agent of ths
Methodist church with headquarters at
Nashville; Professor Collins Denny, of the
Vanderbilt University at Nashville; Pro
fessor L. B. Evans, of Augusta, and
Judge John W. Akin, of Carter*ville.
Dr. Dickey received 18 votes out of 25
cast, and was declared elected. The sec
retary of the board. Professor H. H.
Stone, of Oxford, was then instructed to
cast the unanimous vote of the board for
Dr. Dickey aa president of the college.
The members of the board present wer*
Bishop Warren A. Candler, Rev. C. A. Ev
ans. Rev. W. F. Glenn, D. D.,; Rev. W.
C. Lovett, D. D.; Rev. C. E. Dowman.
Hon. James K. Hines, Hon. W. A. Hemp
hill, Captain R. E. Park, W. P. Pattillo,
George Winship, Judge H. E. W. Palmer,
Asa G. Candler, W. A. Rev. J. E.
Dickey, all of Atlanta; Rev. Thomas F.
Pierce. D. D., Augusta; Rev. W. P. Love
joy, D. D., Athens; Rev. W. F. Quillian,
Gainesville; Rev. J. W. Roberts, D. D.,
Macon; J .M. Pace. Covington; Charles
G. Goodrich, Augusta; Hon. T. M. Swift,
Elberton; G. J. Peacock, Columbus; Dr. J,
D. Watkins, Micanopy, Fla; L. B. Robe
soil, Marietta; Hon. Martin V. Calvin, Au
gusta. Hon. Martin V. Calvin and Dr.
J. G. Watkins were elected trustees last
month and the meeting today was the
first they have attended.
Rev. J. E. Dickey, the new president,
was connected with the college for eight
years prior to coming to Atlanta. He has
been pastor of Grace church for nearly
three years, which is his first regular pas
torate. His election to the presidency of
Emory will give general satisfaction.
HART COUNTY TEACHERS
MEET AT HARTWELL
HARTWELL, Ga.. July 9—The annual
teachers’ institute for Hart county is in
session here this week with a very large
attendance. Organization was perfected
by electing as president of the body Pro
fessor M. L. Parker, of the Hartwell in
stitute, and Miss Beatrice Walters, sec
retary.
A very Interesting program has been ar
ranged for the sessions of each day and
there will be discussions along the line
of educational advahcement in this
county.
County School Commissioner John R.
Stephens is conducting the institute.
Among the prominent teachers present
are H. B. Pearman. M. L. Parker, S. M.
Bobo, F. N. Sanders, J. P. Cash, Miss
Hettie Scott, Miss Beatrice Walters and
others.
The superior court which was adjourned
to convene on the fourth Monday in July
has been postponed until the regular ses
sion, on the third Monday in September.
It is expected that by that time the new
court house will be completed. Contrac
tor McAfee, of Atlanta, is pushing the
work with great rapidity.
joHNsroiTiTGo
AGAIHST GOV, JELKS
FORMER GOVERNOR OF ALABAMA
MAY OPPOSE THE PRESENT
GOVERNOR IN COMING
ELECTION.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 9,-The prob
able action of the Democratic state execu
tive committee, which meets in Montgom
ery tomorrow, is causing specula
tion all over Alabama at this time. The
general opinion to that the committee will
declare in favor of a primary election for
the nomination of state officials, though
there is still considerable opposition to
this plan. Heretofore nominations have
been mads in convention and there are
thos* whp fear that a departure from thia
plan may not be good for the party.
In connection with the talk of a pri
mary, an interesting report to heard, the
truth of which cannot be verified at this
time. It is said that in all probability
former Governor Joseph F. Johnston will
announce for the’governorship as soon as
a primary election to ordered and that he
will enter the race with a strong back
ing.
Should he become the nominee of the
party it would be a result hardly satis
factory to the so-called regular organiza
tion. He led the fight against the new
constitution and it to claimed that he
would have the backing of those who
were opposed to that measure, as well
as of other dissatisfied elements in the
organization. This, with his regular fol
lowing, would, it is believed, make him a
formidable candidate. He to silent as to
his intentions but that he will take some
active part in the campaign there to no
doubt
ROMEREFUSES
TO SANCTION
MARRIAGE
GREAT SENSATION CREATED
BECAUSE OF ACTION OF VATI
CAN AUTHORITIES IN MAR
RIAGE OF A PRINCE.
ROME, July 9.—A great sensation has
been caused here by the action of th*
Vatican authorities towards the Princess
Joseph Rospigliosl, an American. Her
husband is head of an ancient family of
clerical nobility and his brother is com
mandant of the papal noble guard.
On August 26 1901, Prince Rospigliosl
married Mrs. Marte Jennings Retd Park
hurst. of Washington, the divorced wife
of Frederick H. Parkhurst, of Bangor,
Me. The ceremony was civil and hence
was not recognized by the Vatican. Prin
cess Rospigliosl. who is now on the point
of confinement, engaged an English blue
eister as a nurse and the latter took up
her duties. But Cardinal Macchi (secre
tary of apstolic briefs), hearing of this,
forbade the sister to fulfill her duties, on
the ground shat the marriage was non
existent The prince was furious and ex
erted all his influences to overcome the
scruples of the church, but without avail.
Eventually he was obliged to send to Eng
land for a nurse. The incident to expected
to have important developments.
When the news of the marriage of Mrs.
Parkhurst to Prince Rospigiolisl reached
the United States it was asserted that at
first th* Vatican refused to sanction th*
marriage because Mrs. Parkhurst was a
divorced woman, but that as the prince
declareu she should be hi* wife with or
without the consent of the church, sanc
tion was finally given.
Mrs. Parkhurst is a granddaughter of
Samuel Chester Reid, who commanded
the American privateer Brigadier Gener
al Armstrong in the battle at Fayal in the
war of 1812. On her mother's side she
is descended from the Rowland family.
Ten years ago she met Mr. Parkhurst,
who is a member of the Maine legislature,
and of Governor Hill’s staff, with th*
rank of a colonel. The couple were mar
ried and lived happily for a time in Ban
gor. They had two children.
Several years ago they became estrang
ed and Col. Parkhurst sued for a divorce.
The divorce was granted and Mr*. Park
hurst left the city. At Bar Harbor she
met Prince Joseph, who fell in love with
COLON ELTTRI OF
A GEORGIA
WOMAN
MISS ELIZABETH VANNERSON, AF-
TER SOMEWHAT ROMANTIC
COURTSHIP, MARRIES COL.
IRISH, OF KALAMAZOO. .
A telegram from Kalamazoo, Mich., an
nounces the romantic marriage there of
Miss Elisabeth Vannerson, a Georgia wo
man, to Colonel Edwin M. Irish, a leading
lawyer of the state. The bridegroom was
the colonel of the Fifth Michigan volun
teers during the Spanish-American war
and was stationed for several months in
Augusta, where he met his bride. It was
a romantic courtship with plenty of gold
braid and brass buttons to lend interest
to the affair.
Miss Vannerson is a sister of William H.
and H. L. Vannerson, of Atlanta, who ar*
connected with the Southern Flour and
Qraln company. She has visited hqre fre
quently and to well known. Her home was
in Augusta, until her marriage Thursday
with Colonel Irish. The telegram from
Kalamazoo states the lady arrived there
Wednesday and was married Thursoay.
Her brother here, however, has a letter
from his mother in which it stated the
marriage took place on July Ist. in Green
ville, S. C. It was originally intended that
the couple should be married at Caesar's
Head and H. L. Vannerson went on from
here to attend the ceremony.
It is possible that there were two cere
monies; one in South Carolina and an
other after reaching Michigan.
A business telegram called Col Irish
home and th* marriage, therefore, took
place earlier than had been expected, Mr.
H. L. Vannerson says. The ceremony was
performed at the hotel at Greenvlll* im
mediately upon the receipt of the tlegram.
Col. Irish is representing the state in a
noted law suit In Michigan and it was
this that summoned him home.
There was a large camp at Augusta du
ring the Spanish war and the officers sta
tioned there were the recipients of many •
social favors. It was during this period
of pleasure that the colonel met and
wooed his Georgia bride.
Colonel Irish to a former adjutant gen
eral of the state of Michigan. He to
wealthy and stands at the head of hi*
profession. He was a favorite of former
Governor Pingree. This to the colonel’s
second marriage. He obtained a dlvorc*
from his first wife by a rather sensational
suit in which his better half's Christian
Science belief figured rather prominent
ly. He has a grown daughter. •
The colonel’s second marriage has cre
ated a mild sensation in his borne town.
POWER'sTO’eVACUATE
TIEN TSIN CITY AT ONCE
WASHINGTON. July 9.-Secretary
Hay's prompt action upon the appeal of
the Chinese government through Yuan
Sh! Kai and Minister Wu relative to the
evacuation of Tien Tsin has met with
success. The foreign generals who have
stood in the way of evacuation will re
ceive instructions from their home gov
ernments, and although one or two minor
points remain to be adjusted, it is be
lieved that Tien Tsin will soon be turned
over to the Chinese authorities.
GOVERNOR SAVES NECK
OF GIRL’S ASSAILANT
AUSTIN, Texas, July B.—The death sen
tence pending against Samuel Woodley,
colored, of Fayette county, convicted of
assaulting a white girl, has been commu
ted to life imprisonment by Governor
Sayers because the prisoner was under
17 years of age at the time the crim* *a*
committed. The law prohibits the death
penalty being imposed upon persons un
der that age, when the crime was com
mitted. The hanging was to have occur
red next Friday. \
Personal.
WEALTHY and respectable young widow
without children or near relative* want* true,
honest husband. Address Grand, Forbes Blocs,
Chicago, 111. .
WIDOWER Independently wealthy, has aa
children or near relatives, wants cheerful,
home-lovln* wife. Address Hill, 193 Washington
street. Chicago, IU.
