Georgia Historic Newspapers

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VOL. IV.
BIG CHICAGO STRIKE
SETTLED AT LAST
Railroads Win Fight But
Give All Strikers Their
Old Places Back and
Will Strive for Peace.
CHICAGO. July M.— The association of
feaUway General Manager*, embracing ev
ery road which enter* Chicago, have le
ased the following signed statom ent:
"AH of our old men. not before on band
for work, reported at the freight house* at
Boon today and were put to work. No
conference was held with any committee
or otherwise. *tace Tuesday, and no
tfWMMnt was made with the union or
with any commiaaion. The men oimply re
ported for work and they doubtlee* expect
and will receive the pay offered July let.
and Which the railroad companies have
boon willing all along to pay."
80. after ten day* of strife. the Chicago
freight handler*' strike terminated thia
day hi an unqualified victory for the rail
roads The meeting of the striker* pre
oided over by Preaident Curran resulted
fg a unanimous vote to return to work,
tearing the wage scale and other ques
tion for settlement between the men and
their respective roads.
the conclusion of the meeting the
ptytkara went by hundreds to the ware
houses to apply for their old positions and
tbo teamster* who have remained out in
Sympathy again took up their reins. By
immeneg quantities of freight which
had been held back for day* were being
pushed to the railroad*. or taken from
warehouses and car*
Chicago merchants expressed unbound
• 4 roUsf at the termination of hostilities,
but they were scarcely less happy than
the men themselvee, although the strike la
estimated to have cost them UO.OW.WO. to
say nothing of th* trade that has been
permanently loot to them. The little hall
where the meeting of the striker* took
tnn Jsmßxd to suffootion, and
fi rw3• woro unAblo to obtain entrance.
It was a brief meeting, only long enough
tor an angry speech by Curran and the
vote which followed.
Voted to Go to Work.
•'Men," said Curran, "we came out like
w* have aeted like men and wo
should not go back like sheep, but there
has been treachery in our camp. Yester
day when I was about to use the tele
phone the wire got crossed and I heard
one of the member* of our executive com
mittee talking with a railroad manager.
He was encouraging the manager to hold
out. for he told him that the strike was
almost broken. That is a sample of the
faith that has been kept with me. The
officials of the Truck Drivers' Union have
not kept faith, either, and it seems use
less to continue the fight any longer.
Shall we go back and ask for our old
4 la fhi* simple form the matter was put
to a vote and almost immediately a great
chorus of ayes had brought to a peaceful
end one of Chicago's most serious and
threatening labor situation*. It is be
lieved th* road* generally will gllow the
truckers 17 cent* an hour and minor ‘con
cessions granted by the proposition of
July L
The proposition accepted by the men
was in effect the one given to President
Curran by the state board of arbitration
earlier in the day although the proposi
tion in its proper form was not placed
before the men.
Old Men Taken Back.
The railroad managers when told of the
vote to return to work, said that wherever
possible the old men would be taken back.
A small percentage of the new men, how-
I ever. will be retained for a time at least.
Nowhere was the news of the settlement
received with more pleasure than at the
warehou*es.where thousands of men gath
ered from other points of the various roads
to take the place* of the strikers were
longing to return to their homes. They
bad been well fed and given good sleep
ing quarter* but the big majority of them
being accustomed to the comfort* of their
homes were tired of "being herded."
MITCHELL SAYS MEN
WILL WIN THE FIGHT
INDIANAPOLIS. Indiana. July Id.—
President Mitchell, of the mine workers,
arrived here this morning for the conven
tion which will meet tomorrow morning.
He declined to express any opinion re
garding the probable action of the con
vention. saying that he did not know what
would be done. When told that the ma
jority of the delegate* were looking to
him for leadership and would in all prob
ability follow his advice In the matter of
voting for a strike he declined to say
what he would urge the men to do.
"1 shall make a speech at the opening
of the convention." he said, "but I will
wait until that time to say whatever I in
tend to say.
"I am confident that we will win our
strike, " continued Mr. Mitchell. “The
operators have not succeeded in getting a
Single miner to return to work and I do
not think that they will get any. A few
engineer* have gone back but not a sin
gle miner. We are in good shape to con
tinue the strike and have plenty of money
at the present time. We have no inten
tion of asking anybody for contributions
and we are in such good shape that 1
think we can keep on and win the strike
without calling on anybody else. I cer
tainly hope that this will be the case.
The miners have no desire to ask aid of
other organisations if it can be avoided."
The opinion prevails among the dele
gate* who are here that President Mitch
ell win not advise a strike of the soft
coal men. President Reese, of the lowa
miners, arrived this morning and de
clared that the delegates from his state
were tn favor of a strike of the soft coal
men only a* a matter of the last resort.
"I do not think it advisable rnyuelf," he
declared, "and the men from my state
are of the same opinion."
But a few delegates arrived this morn
ing and the great number of them are not
expected before tonight and tomorrow
morning. While in general the men who
have arrived are non-committal, the ma
jority of them are not in favor of a
strike. This aspect may change some
what the anthracite men arrive.
SAVANNAH MAN CLAIMS
TO BE HEIR OF HILL
SAVANNAH. Ct. July IS—Th. Atlanta
woman and Americus man. who claim to
be the heirs of Charlie Hill, of South Da
kota, will find that there are Savannah
claimants to this fortune to deal with. Eli
jah G. HUI. of Savannah, claims to be a
nephew of the deceased and Fannie Broy
les and J. A. Hill, of Floyd county, and
Joseph Hill, of East Lake, make the same
claim. They have engaged a firm of at
torney* to protect their interests. Charlie
Hill left $144,0000 to be divided among his
nearest heirs. The Savannah claimant
says that th* idea that Hill ever had a
daughter 1* absurd.
BY BUILDING FORTS
GAN ESCAPE ffl
EXPERT SAY
PROFESSOR CURTIS SUGGESTS
THAT REFUGE HOUSES BE CON
STRUCTED ON VOLCANIC
ISLANDS.
NEW YORK, July 16.—Dr. Edwin Otis
Hovey and Prof. George Carroll Curtis,
who have been tn St. Vincent and Martin
ique, the former representing the Ameri
can Museum of Natural History, and the
latter the United States Geodetical sur
vey, in the investigation of the volcanic
outburst* in the islands, have returned to
New York. <
"By building large houses of solid ma
sonry into which the people could flee for
refuge. I think the most serious dangers
from possible subsequent eruptions could
be minimised, both in St. Vincent and St.
Pierre," said Prof. Curtis.
"In Orange Hill. St. Vincent, 130 people
were saved toy rushing to a cellar so situ
ated that they were protected against the
volcanic blast which is proof that similar
protection can be provided by the authori
ties against future eruptions."
murder’is charged
TO ALLEGED LYNCHER
CHARLOTTE. N. C., July 15.-A* the
result of the investigation into the recent
double lynching at Salisbury, N. C-. Tom
Sparnell. a white bartender of that town,
ia tn jail under the charge of murfier, it
being alleged that he participated in the
killing of the two boys, James and Har
rison Gillespie, the alleged murderers df
Miss Benson, in Rowan county. Sparnell
was arrested late Saturday night on a
bench warrants issued by Judge Shaw, of
the superior court. The hearing of th*
case was begun before Judge Shaw at
Salisbury yesterday, and after a number
of witness** had been placed on the standi
adjournment was taken until Friday,
Sparnell being remanded to Jail. The de
fendant will endeavor to establish an alibi.
It is said that eleven other men will be
arrested on the charge of complicity in
th* lynching.
COBYICTTM IS
STILL UHCAPTUHED
RAVENSDALE, Wash., July 14.-Bheriff
Hartman, of Pierce county, announced
last night that he believed his deputies
and those of Cudihee’s posse, which are
now concentrated in the vicinity of Eu
numclaw, had completely surrounded the
territory in which Tracy is hiding.
The combined forces of three sheriffs
can now be brought into requisition if nec
essary upon short notice.
Outlaw Tracy exchanged shots with dep
uties near Palmer last night, according
to the following message from Enumen
clew, received at 11 o’clock today.
“Word ha* been received her* that Tra
cy fought a battle with two deputies at
the Palmer school house last night No
particulars or names are knuown. Al
most anything may be expected now.
Tracy worked a near game on the officer*
in order to get to Palmer. He waa within
a mile of that plac* yesterday morning
when he learned that the officers were
there. He thn worked back toward Enu
menclew and showed himself on the road
to Buckley.
Tracy Killed Hi* Partner to Escape.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 15.—A special
from Chehalis says:
The body of David Merrill, who escaped
from th* Oregon penitentiary with Harry
Tracy on Jun* 9, has been found.
A bullet wound in the back reveals the
nature of his death and substantiates the
story t*M by Tracy about the duel in the
forest.
The remains were in a somewhat ad
vanced state of decomposition, but were
still recognisable.
The last time Merrill was seen In com
pany of Tracy was on June X in Tum
water canyon, when both escaped their
pursuer*.
Later Tracy told that he had silled
his comrade unfairly in a duel.
AUBURN, Wash., July 15.—Tracy, th*
escaped Oregon convict, has repeated his
old tricks and doubled on his tracks.
He was seen on a road near the’Muckle
shoot reservation by an Indian boy. He
was also seen by Henry O’Neill, a rancher
at the same time.
While Tracy was stealing by old roads
and trails back from Enumenclaw, the
bloodhounds were on a stampede to Pal
mer Junction. The outlaw had an open
field before him. The few guards who
were left In th* vicinity of Auburn could
not cover all th* intricate approaches
from Enumenclaw.
The territory that Tracey covered was
phenomenal, and when he reached the
ridge of Muckleshoot he was undoubted
ly too fatigued to proceed further. Other
wise nothing lay in his way towards
Seattle.
TO SHOE ALL NATIONS
IS PLAN OF YANKEES
NEW YORK, July 16 —One of the most
remarkable campaigns tn commercial his
tory has been inaugurated by the board
of trade of Lynn. Mass., says a Boston
dispatch to The Times.
It has opened communication with all
United States consuls and consular agents
and is securing from them detailed re
ports of the condition of the shoe mar
ket and the possibilities for Yankee shoes
in their respective localities. Already hun
dreds of answers have been received and
the manufacturers are energetically pre
paring to invade every corner of the earth
where shoes are sold.
Each nation is being studied to And out
its peculiar wants and shoes are not only
made to conform to these wants, but
packed and shipped in the manner de
sired by the consignee.
New Georgia Postmasters.
WASHINGTON. July 16.—Postmasters
appointed: Barnett. Warren county. B.
Turner, vice J. L. Turner, dead; Braswell.
Spalding county. H. N. Hagin. vice T. G.
Camp, removed.
TO DEATH CHAM BED
MINERS RETURN
TO WORK
* ,
FULL FORCE OF MEN AT WORK
IN ALL SECTIONS OF CAMBRIA
MINE EXCEPT THE KLON
DIKE SHAFT.
JOHNSTOWN. Pa.. July 15.-Operatlons
were yesterday started in every section of
the rolling mill mine of the Cambria Steel
company, except the Klondike, where the
fatal explosion of Thursday occurred.
It was just 7 o’clock when the first de
tail composed of about 50 men started to
th* qlope, and in a short time they were
at work cleaning up the mines. The work
will take some time, and it is thought it
will be after noon before the first run of
coal can be brought out.
A full force of men is expected to be at
work before night, with th* exception of
the Klondike, where a large force is clean
ing up and making repairs. When this is
completed the mine inspectors will make
an investigation before it can be opened
again for operation.
The inquest will probably not b* held
before next Thursday. No more bodies
were brought out or have been discov
ered, and the mine has apparently been
explored fully. Nevertheless, some miners
claim that many bodies will still be found.
MRS. A?bT HARRISON IS*
DEAD AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Mrs. A. B. Harrison died this morning
at 3 o’clock at her home, 192 Angler ave
nue. after a long illness. For more than
a month Mrs. Harrison had been in a crit
ical condition, and her life had been des
paired of.
Mrs. Harrison was, the wife of Deputy
Clerk Harrison, of the superior court. She
was born in Lumpkin, Ga., in 1853. At an
early age she married C. J. Tucker, who
died leaving her a widow with four chil
dren. In July, 1885, she married Mr. Har
rison. She is survived by her husband and
nin’e children.
Mrs. Harrison was a member of the
Methodist church until about a year ago
when she joined the Westminster Presby
terian church, in order that she might
be with her husband, who is a member of
that church. She was a woman of lovely
Christian character, and her many virtue*
were a constant inspiration to all who
knew her. Her death is a great shock to
her numerous friends.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
ATTEND NEGRO’S FUNERAL
AUGUSTA. Ga., July 16.-Camp 436, U.
C. V., has lost by death its only colored
member. Uncle Jack Gant was a regular
ly elected and uniformed member of that
camp until a few months ago, when he be
came sick. He attended all of its meetings
and with the camp attended every reunion.
Uncle Jake was a slave at the Barnett
family of South Carolina, and went to
the war as the body servant of Captain
Jack Barnett, who was killed in the seven
days’ fighting around Richmond. After
that Uncle Jake remained witn the army
and participated in some of the greatest
battles of the war.
. His funeral waa attended by many mem
bers of camp 436, and he was buried with
military honors.
LAURENS
NOMINATE OFFICIALS
DUBLIN, Ga., July 16.—The Democratic
primary held her* for members of the
legislature and county officers Tuesday
resulted in the election of th* following
candidates:
For representatives, J. B. Hicks, H. P.
Howard: for clerk and treasurer, <V. J.
Hightower; for sheriff. E. E. Hicks; tag
collector, C. Homer Adams; tax receiver,
T. G. B. Law; serveyor, J. T. Flanders;
coroner, D. C. Shea; county commission
ers, J. M. Blackshear and W. J. Massey.
QUEENOF BELGIANS ~
IS VERY MUCH WEAKER
SPA, Belgium. July 16.—The queen of the
Belgians today is suffering from marked
weakness of the heart and her condition
is arousing much anxiety.
WOMAN GIVEN
HER LIBERTY
Bl JURORS
BUT JUDGE HURLS SARCASTIC
AND GALLING REBUKE AT
HER AS SHE HANGS HER
HEAD IN SHAME.
NEW YORK. July 16.—An extraordinary
scene was witnessed in the court room
of Recorder Goff, when a jury acquitted
Mrs. Lizzie Madaus of killing her hus
band, an engraver, with a potato knife.
The recorder had charged the Jury strong
ly for conviction, and few believed the
defense could hope for anything better
than a disagreement. Even the prisoner,
who had been stoical throughout the
trial, cried as the recorder finished his
charge.
Mrs. Madaus’ five children, Including
her prison born Infant, were in the court
and the nearby corridor.
When the jury returned and the fore
man announced the verdict. Recorder
Goff said to the prisoner:
"The ancients had a law whereby in
the case of a very outrageous crime they
would some times permit the criminal tq
live that he might suffer the shame of his
crime which they considered a severer
punishment than any they could inflict,
and something like this must have been
in this Jury's mind that they let you live
and look upon the faces of your children
whom you have made orphans.
"The result of this verdict, most ex
traordinary as It is, even in the face of
your own testimony, gives you your free
dom. but will carry with you the knowl
edge that you have murdered your hus
band and orphaned your children. You
may go.”
The recorder refused to order the re
storation to the mother of two children
who have been placed in the care of a
charitable society.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1902.
JAKIE BURNER
IS FOUND
GUILTY
GENERAL WHO GAVE FAMOUS
“KILL AND BURN” ORDER AD
MONISHED AND DISMISSED
FROM THE SERVICE.
WASHINGTON, July 16.—Secretary
Root brought from Oyster Bay the case
of General Jacob H. Smith, tried by court
martial at Manila on account of orders
issued to Major Waller.
General Smith was found guilty of the
charges by the court and sentenced to be
admonished by t he reviewing authority.
The president has also admonished Gen
eral Smith and retired him under the law
which provides that officers having reach
ed the age of 62 years may be retired at
will by the president.
Secretary Root supplements the repri
mand of President Roosevelt in a long
circular in which he explains the condi
tions which resulted in the court martial
of General Smith and shows that although
Smith issued the “Kill and burn” order,
as a matter of fact, very few persons
were killed as a result of that order, the
casualties being confined almost wholly
to the eleven natives killed under Major
Waller’s direction.
Following is the text of the president’s
review of the case:
"WHITE HOUSE.
"WASHINGTON, July 16. 1902.
"By the President.
"The finding and Sentence of the court
are approved. I am well aware of the dan
ger and great difficulty of the task our
firmy has had in the Philippine islands,
and of the well nigh Intolerable provoca
tions it has received from the cruelty,
treachery and total disregard of the rules
and customs of civilized warfare on the
part of its foes. I also heartily approve
the employment of sternest measures nec
essary to put a stop to such atrocities and
to bring this war to * close.
“It would be culpable to show weakness
in dealing with such,’ forces or to fail to
use all legitimate and honorable methods
to overcome them. But the very fact that
warfare is of such character as to af
ford infinite provocation tor the commis
sion of acts of cruelty by junior officers
of enlisted men, must make the officers in
high and responsible .positions particular
ly careful in their bearing and conduct, so
as to keep a moral |check over any acts
of Improper character by their subordi
nates. Almost universally the higher of
ficers hava so bone themeelves as to sup
ply this necessary check; and with but
few exceptions, the officers and soldiers
of the army have shown wonderful kind
ness and forb*ar*ne* in dealing with their
foes. But there have been exceptions,
there have been instances of the use of th*
tortur*.- ‘ ’
VERY STRANGE DELUSION
OF MRS. LAURA MERRILL
A remarkable lunacy trial la to be con
ducted this afternoon before Judge J. R.
Wilkinson, the county ordinary, in which
a woman,charged by her husband with be
ing Insane, is to be given a hearing, she
protesting that it is the husband and not
herself who is mentally unsound.
The woman is Mrs. Laura E. Merrell,
who live* near Fort McPherson. The hus
band is E. D. Merrill.
The trial was to have been held this
morning, but was postponed until after
noon on account of the absence of Mrs.
Merrill. An effort was made to secure her
presence by pretending to her that her
husband was to be tried, and she must ac
company him, but the ruse was ineffect
ual, and now two deputies from the sher
iff’s office are charged with the task of
bringing Mrs. Merrill before the court.
It is alleged that Mrs. Merrill believes
her husband insane, and persists in re
maining up all night, so as to prevent of
ficers from arresting him and carrying
him away to the asylum. She is 53 years
old and is a native of the state of New
York.
LONG ISLAND OFFICER
SLAIN B Y THREE MEN
NEW YORK, July 16.—Detective John
Sheridan, of the seventy-fifth precinct,
Long Island city, was shot and killed
early this morning by men whom he was
trying to arrest.
Three men are tn custody on suspicion
of having been concerned in the shott
ing.
Sheridan saw several men acting in a
suspicious manner and approached them
with the intention of putting them under
arrest. They opened fire on him. One
bullet entered his head over the eye and
the other pierced his heart. The men
arrested are Michael Carrick, Charles
Strange and Frank Donnelly.
MAJOR R. A. MATTHEWS
DIES IN TALBOTTON
TALBOTTON. Ga., July 16.—Major R. A.
Mathews, one of the most prominent cit
izens of this county, died here Monday.
His death was quite unexpected, as he was
up and in apparent good health and was
walking about the house when he fell
dead.
Major Mathews was with General
Freemont’s expedition when preemont
crossed the continent to the Pacific coast
In 1849. During the civil war he was in
the paymaster's department at Richmond,
Va. His wife and several children sur
vive him.
THE COMPTROLLER ACCEPTS
RETURNS OF CENTRAL ROAD
Comptroller General Wright has ac
cepted the tax returns of the Central of
Georgia Railroad company. The total
value of the property in the state this
years is 812,823,658. When the returns were
first made they were declined by Comp
troller Wright because he thought the
property was woirth more, and today ho
received the Returns giving the values as
stated.
Last year the total value of the property
of the Central was $10,4*4,778. The return
made today, therefore, shows an increasf
of $2 348,880 over the returns of last year.
MANY MINERS FROM SOUTH
TO TAKE STRIKERS’ PLACES
HUNTINGTON. W. Va.. July 16,-One
thousand miners from Virginia and North
Carolina arrived in the Flat Top coal
field today to take the places vacated by
strikers. Practically no strikers now re
main in the Norfolk and Western coal
fields. All who have not returned to work
have departed for other states.
Many of the collieries yet lack men. but
new men are arriving dally.
STEftMER FORTUNO
■ YET J POISONER
OF ARCTIC IGE
MISSING SHIP, LAST SEEN IN THE
CLUTCHES OF ICE FLOES, HAS
NOT BEEN LOCATED BY
RESCUERS.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 14.—The steam
er Portland, news of the safety of which
has just been received, sailed for Nome
from Seattle April 26 with 1,006 tons of
freight, including miners’ supplies, liquor*
and vegetables. Six hundred tons were
put aboard at San Francisco. Os her 119
passengers 46 were booked at San Fran
cisco, the remainder at Seattle. The ves
sel was commanded by Captain Charles
Lindquist, a veteran Behring Sea mariner.
The steamship was caught by Immens*
ice flows in Behring Strait on Jun* 3 and
when last seen was drifting northward
into the Arctic sea. The United States
revenue cutter Thetis started in pursuit,
but no trace of the ship was found and it
was believed she had been crushed in th*
ice pack and all on board lost. The rev
enue cutter Manning, jiow a.t San Francis
co, is under orders to sail for northern
waters to aid the Thetis in searching for
the Portland and the missing Jeanie,
and is to sail on next Wednesday or
Thursday.
CENTRALELECTS WINBURN
VICE-PRESIDENT OF ROAD
SAVANNAH, Ga.. July 15.—At the meet
ing of the directors of the Central rail
way yesterday W. A. Winbum was elected
vice president and traffic manager. It was
known that he was to be named as vic*
president, but it was not thought he would
retain the position of traffic manager
also.
Messrs. J. L. Bass and B. I. Hughes, of
Rome, appeared before the board to try
to get the shops of the company now in
Chattanooga removed from that city to
Rome. A committee will visit Rome to see
if the shops can be located there.
BY LONG WIRE FENCE" *
TO SHUTOFF CANADA
HELENA, Mont.. July 16.-It is pro
posed to build a wire fence 700 miles long
on the boundary line between Montana
and Canada.
The necessity for this huge undertaking
arises from the fact that several weeks
ago a large number of cattle that had
strayed into Canada from this state were
seized by the Dominion officials on the
ground that they had been smuggled.
The fence will probably be built joint
ly by the Canadian and American gov
ernments and will cost several hundred
, thousand dollars.
ARBITRATORS CAN NO?”IGREE
' —ANDWPIRE IS NECESSARY
Comptroller General Wright has notified
Governor Candler that he must appoint
an umpire to assist Judge Spencer Atkin
son, arbitrator for the state, and H. M.
Steele, arbitrator for the Georgia South
ern and Florida railroad, to settle their
differences.
The two arbitrators have been unable
to agree on the tax valuations of the road
or an umpire to settle their dispute. Gov
ernor Candler will make the appointment
some time today.
JOHNSTON MAY NAmF
MUSGROVE IN STEAD
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 16.—A con
ference of the followers of former Gov
ernor Joseph F. Johnston is now on.
It is impossible to forecast the result,
but indications now are that J. B. Mus
grove will be endorsed for governor, and
that Johnston will not enter the race.
Musgrove announced some time since
but later withdrew. Should he receive
the endorsement of the Johnston forces h*
would make the race.
Will Nominate Maddox.
ROME. Ga., July 16.—At noon tomorrow
the seventh district congressional con
vention will meet here to nominate Hon.
W. Maddox for congress. Senator Clay
has promised to address the convention.
BOLTBfiNDITS
HELD AT BAY
By POSSE
MEN WHO ROBBED DENVER
AND RIO GRANDE EXPRESS
ARE NOW SURROUNDED IN
DENSE SWAMP.
SAGUCHE, Colo., July 16.—The men
who robbed the Denver and Rio Grande
at Mills switch on Marshall Pass have
been located between Middle creek and
Sheep creek in Sagauche county, not over
30 miles from the scene of the hold up.
Three posses have them practically sur
rounded, and It is believed that a battle
will be fought today.
HELENA WATER COMPANY
MAKES FIGHT ON THE CITY
HELENA, Mont., July 16.—The Helena
•Waterworks company has notified the city
that its bill for June not having been paid
it would shut off water for fire and sewer
purposes at noon July 24. The city served
the company with notice that should it at
tempt to shut off the water it would be
prosecuted for contempt and steps would
be taken to forfeit its franchise.
DIVERS ARE AT WORK
ON BATTLESHIP ILLINOIS
CHRISTIANA. Norway, July 16.—The
United States battleship Illinois was
towed into the inner harbor today and di
vers are now trying to temporarily repair
the damage which she sustained Monday
when she struck an obstruction while
standing into the outer harbor, so that she
can proceed to Chatham, England, and go
into dry dock-
LIKE RATS IN TRAP
MINERS ARE SLAIN
RUSSELL SAGE BUYS
MISSISSIPPI
L>S '
NEW YORK MILLIONAIRE IS RE
PORTED TO HAVE PURCHASED
60,000 ACRES |
LATELY.
JACKSON, Miss., July 16.—The news
now comes from the the southern section
of Mississippi that Russell Sage, the big
New York financier, has bought up
through his agents in the pine sectiorts
Os the state over 60,000 acres of timber
lands.
This news coming from the reliable
sources that it does is undoubtedly true.
The pine lands in the southern section
of Mississippi, are the most extensive al
most in the world, and is the principal
Industry of that section of the state. The
opening of the Gulf and Ship Island road
and the prospects for deep water at Gulf
port; have greatly increased the value
of the lands and made lumbering the only
industry.
The pine timber on the lands seems to
be Inexaustlble, but the experts and the
big mill men say that it will at the pres
ent rate that the trees are being cut down
last about 25 years, for there are over 60
sawmills between Jackson and Gulfport
on the line of the hew road, cutting Into
the forest as fast as possible.
Mr. Sage, ha* for several years had
agents in South Missisppi quietly buying
up the lands. They have worked quietly
unnoticed, by the people, until now it is
stated that the old financier has 90,000
acres, densely covered with the tall pines,
which he will hold for a future day, know
ing full well that the day is not far dis
tant when the mills, that are now running
night and day, will be short of material
upon which to work, and that he can
then place his own figures on the lands,
and demand the price, and he will it.
MISSIWiIEGRO
BURNED HI STAKE
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CLAYTON, Miss.. July 17,-William Ody,
a negro, was bulrned at the stake at 12:15
this morning. He was tied to a tree,
teggots saturated with oil were piled
about him, and the father of the girl he
had attempted to assault applied the
match.
Miss Tucker this afternoon was riding
home in a buggy, when at a lonely spot
in the road James Odey, a negro, hailecf
her with the information that she had
dropped a package from the buggy. Miss
Tucker stopped her horse and the negro
approached as if to pick the package up.
Odey suddenly seized the girl’s wrists
and dragged her •violently from the vehi
cle, breaking ’both of her limbs in the fall
The young lady screamed and despite her
crippled condition successfully repelled
the attack of her assailant.
Before midnight last night one of the
posses came upon Odey, who again tried
to elude his pursuers by flight, but the
negro was overtaken and bound by his
captors. He was brought to Clayton.
In the meantime news of his capture
spread in all directions end mobs began
to form and make for a central point.
The negro was brought into the presence
of Miss Tucker, who positively identified
him as the assailant. The negro denied,
however, that he was the guilty man.
Odey was taken to a convenient spot in
the country road and a bonfire was built
around tree. The negro was told to
prepare for death, and when the manner
of hisi execution became apparent the
trembling wretch begged piteously for
mercy. Odey was bound securely and put
into the flames and only his charred
bones now mark the place of execution.
GOVERNMENT FISH ARE
BEING DISTRIBUTED FREE
A United States fish commission car has
been in Atlanta for the past week dis
tributing fish from Warm Springs, where
a government hatchery is located, and is
in charge o fCaptaln T. C. Pearce.
The car Is now stationed on the side
tracks near the Decatur street freight de
pot and will remain there until further
orders from Washington. An assignment
of fish, consisting of 8,500 black bass, 500
cat fish and 500 bream, has just been
brought here from Warm Springs and
they are being distributed to the towns
near Atlanta. The fish will be used for
stocking ponds and are furnished to all
those who make proper application for
them through their congressmen.
The car is admirably fitted up for its
purpose. Captain Pearch and his assist
ants, R. M. Mullett, George H. Brown and
W. H. Britain, live on the car all the time
and have their meals served there.
SAVANNAH POLICE WANT
AN ALLEGED ATLANTIAN
SAVANNAH, Ga., July 16.—Myers Ros
enthal or Gordon Morrison, from Atlanta
is badly wanted by the Savannah police.
He appeared here a few days ago, claim
ing to have $1,500 coming by the next mail.
He went into business with a firm and was
to put some of his money in the business.
Instead of doing that he borrowed $lO from
his new partner, went arount the cor
ner to have the same partner’s SBS gold
watch examined to see if it was genuine
and has not yet returned.
The police have been asked to find him.
IRON MOLDERS ARE INVITED
TO MEET IN ATLANTA
Mayor Mims this morning extended an
invitation to the International Association
of Iron Molders to hold their next conven
tion in this city.
Jerome Jones, of the Atlanta Federation,
called the attention of the mayor to the
fact that there is a possibility of bringing
the next meeting to Atlanta.
The iron molders are now In session in
Montreal.
General Evans Returns.
General Clement A. Evans has returned from
Milledgeville, where he went to visit the state
prison farm at that place. General Evans
says the crop* are in splendid condition and
he thinks the farm will make big money this
year. i
Three Car Loads of Dyna
mite Explode in Utah
Silver Mines and ProK
ably 100 Killed.
PARK CITY, Utah, July 16.—Two pow
der magazines at the 1.200-foot level of th*
Daly-West mine exploded about 1 o’clock
this morning, causing a loss of life that
at present cannot be estimated nor even
guessed at.
At 4 o’clock twenty-seven men had been
taken out of the mine dead and several
others had been recovered in a half dazed
condition.
These were all brought out by the Onta
rio mine shaft, which Is a mile distant
from the Daly-West, in which the explo
sion occurred.
The 1,300-foot level of the Daly-We*t
corresponds to and is connected by tunnel
with the 600-foot level of the Ontario.
In the Dalj-West mine between 100 and
150 men were at work. In the Ontario
were nearly ICO, it is believed.
It is not known how many of these are
' dead, but the disaster extends to the
Ontario, as the noxious gases that have
been freed are known to be the cause of
several of the deaths. The presence of
those gases leads many miners to believ*
that the powder was burned and that th*
explosion was not the chief cause of th*
disaster. ,
There are two powder magazines at the
1.200-foot level of the Daly-West, one at
each side of the shaft, with a capacity of
from one to two cars of each,
A car of powder was added to the tojjppiy
within the past few days.
Three dead men have been taken out of
th* Ontario shaft. They are:
GBORGE GARVIN.
- BWIBEL, employes of Edward
Copp, who has the ore handling contract
for th* Daly-West, and
SODRUP, a miner employed in th*
Ontario, who was working at least a mil*
from the magazine that exploded. <
It is believed all were suffocated.
The explosion occurred at an hour when
every person in town was either asleep or
at work. The shock was so tremendous
that it awakened every on* within a ra
dius of miles. As an example of it* awful
force, it la said that two horses in the Ore
gon tunnel, one and a half miles away,
were killed by it.
Women and children are thronging to
the Ontario shafthouse, which is midway
between Park City and the Daly-West.
Nearly all of them have husband* or
fathers in the mines and their grief is
pitiable.
AH of the doctors in town are at the
mines. They are doing what they can to
resuscitate the unconscious men as they'
are taken out, but it is difficult to obtain
Information flown town, as the telephon*
at th* mine has failed. .
Members of a relief party who went into
the Ontario mine shortly after the explo
sion occurred have not yet returned and
fears are entertained for their safety.
A telephone message from Park City
at 10 o’clock says that 33 bodies have been
recovered from the two mines.
Officers of the Daly-West state that on
ly three more bodies are in the mine.
Miners, however, assert that there are 11
or 15 still unaccounted for. The fumes
from the explosion were over-powering
and caused most the the deaths.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 16.
The local mining stock exchange thl*
morning Daly-West dropped from $54
to S4B a share, a loss of over $1,000,-
000 on the entire capital stock.
mrs. harrietTussell
DIES IN WINDER
• 1
WINDER. Ga., July 16.—Mrs. Harriet
Russell, of this <fity, died at her residence
at 3 o’clock yesttoraay morning. Mrs. Rus
sell was the widow of Air. W. J. Russell,
whose death occurred sere about four
year* ago. She was a most estimable lady,
and was the mother of Mayor L. C. Rus
sell, R. B. Russell, Major R. L. Russell.
E. G. Russell and John Russell.
Mrs. Russell leaves only one daughter,
Miss Mary Russell. Mrs. Russell had been
in ill health for one year, and her death
was not at all unexpected. She had lived
to a good ripe age. She will be buried in
the Oconee cemetery at Athens.
A large circle of friends and acquaint
ances mourn her loss and sympathize with
her children in this thedr deepest hour of
grief and sorrow.
venemTflee
TO PORT Os SPAIN
FOOmOE
GOVERNMENT REPORTS TOTAL
INABILITY TO GET REVOLU
TION UNDER CONTROL
AT PRESENT.
NEW YORK, July 14.—Foreigner* ar*
fleeing here from Venezuela, cables th*
Port of Spain, Trinidad, correspondent of
the Herald.
There is surprise at the smallness of
United States naval forces in Venezuelan
waters, especially at La Guayra, where th*
government officials are said to have re
ported to President Castro that they can
not control the revolution.
Puerto Cabello, Canrpano and Barcelona
are without United States warships and
the residents are exposed to great dan
gt-s.
ROBERT H. STRICKLAND’S
FUNERAL IN GRIFFIN
GRIFFIN, Ga., July 16.—The funeral of
Robert H. Strickland yesterday after
noon was very largely attended, while th*
floral offerings of friends were profuse and
beautiful. The services were held at his
late residence, conducted by Rev. J. J.
Bennett, assisted by Dr. T. J. Head.
When the remains reached the cemetery
they were taken in charge by the Red
Men and the impressive burial service*
of that order were conducted by Past
Great Incohunee R. T. Daniel. Mr.
Strickland was one of the most popular
young men of Griffin and his untimely
death has cast a pall of sadness over th*
entire community.
NO. 88.