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Newspaper Page Text2 WItLDDHDNOH TJ FORMER FOEMIN UNITED STATES TROOPS WILL PARTICIPATE IN UNVEILING ' OF WALKER MONUMENT IN ATLANTA THIS MONTH. Pres Went Julius L. Brown, of the Wal ker Memorial association, received a let ter from the commanding officer of the department of the east this morning, stat ing that he had ordered the commanding officer at Fort McPherson to send a com pany of the garrison to take part in the unveiling exercises on July 22. Soldiers of the government against which General Walker’s sword was drawn in the hour of death will, therefore, do honor to his mem ory hy joining In the exercises accompa nying the unveiling of the handsome mon ument that la now being erected to this gallant officer. President Julius L. Brown, of the Me morial association, is particularly grati fied at the news the letter brings, as the United States has seldom, if ever, so hon ored a Confederate general. The letter Is but another evidence that the dedication of the monument will be a great and fit ting event, as all things seem to be con spiring to that end. The following is the letter In full which has just been received by Mr. Brown: ‘’Headquarters Department of the East. Governors Island. New York. City. July 14. ISOt—Hon. Julius L. Brown. Attorney at-Law. Joseph E. Brown Building. At lanta. Ga. Dear Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 10th instant, and to Inform you that the department commander has directed the commanding officer at Fort McPherson to send a company of his garrison to Atlanta to particpate in the ceremonies attending the dedication of the* monument to the memory of Major General William H. T. Walker, of the Confederate States army, provided it involves no expense to the United States. "The commanding officer. Fort McPher son. has been directed to communicate with you further in the matter. Very re spectfully. LEWIS V. CAZIARE. •’Major Artillery Corps, Assistant Adju tant General.’* Mr. Brown has sent an invitation to Oeenral Fltahugh Lee on behalf of the memorial association and he feels con fident that General Lee will be present at the dedication. General Lee is now at Chattanooga and it will be very con venient for htm to make the trio to At lanta. His presence will also add inspira tion to the occasion. Lieutenant General A. P. Stewart has also been invited to be present and Mr. Brown expects his presence also. Briga dier General George P. Harrison, who was the youngest brigadier general in the Con federate army, has already assured the association that ho would be present at the dedication. Ho was in Mr. Brown’s office yesterday and announced that he would certainly take part tn the exercises. The presence of these distinguished gen eral will add much to the impressiveness of the ceremony. President Brown is ex ceedingly gratified at the progress that is being made in preparation of the dedica tion of the monument. The monument is now almost complete, and it is expected that every gun will be in place by Satur day. There is now no doubt that the mon ument will be entirely complete and ready for dedication on the day which has been set apart for this purpose. Mr. Brown Is arranging for a monster barbecue to Immediately follow the exer cises at the monument. This barbecue will take place at Brownwood and will be a most enjoyable affair in ever respect. It is expected that there will be not less than 2,000 invited guests. At a meeting of the officers of the asso ciation a vote of thanks was given to Captain E. W. Van C. Lucas, captain of a corps of engineers In North Carolina, who arranged for the transportation of the big gun. which is to form the main abaft of the monument. Captain Lucas took considerable trouble upon himself in seeing that the gun was properly Shipped and that it reached its destination and his services are greatly appreciated by the Memorial association. Though the most of the Fifth regiment will be absent from the etty during the dedication. Mr. Brown hopes that there will be enough of the regiment left here to form a company to take part in the exercises. He ufges all members of the regiment who are here to form them selves into a company for the occasion and attend the dedication. bioslFwed FOR WORK AT . POSTDFFICE GOVERNMENT BUILDING INSPEC- TOR HAS COMPLETED INVESTI GATIONS—IMPROVEMENTS / WILL BE MADE. Blds will be opened tomorrow morning at M O’clock in the office of Custodian H. A. Rucker on the second floor of the postoffice building for the repairs which are to be made in the building in provid ing additional room for the postoffice de partment. J. C. Holmes. United States building inspector from Washington, who has been here for several days, this morning com pleted his work of preparing the specifica tions and In company with a number of lo cal contractors made the rounds of the building. The result was that the con tractors were asked to make bids which they will file tomorrow morning. The bids will be opened tomorrow morn ing by the custodian In the presence of the contractors and as soon as scheduled will be forwarded with recommendations to the treasury department at Washington. It is expected that work will begin about August Ist and is to bo completed in 50 days. The repairs provide for the making of a swing room for carriers tn the basement of the building, the transfer of the money order department from its present quar ters to rooms 25 and 36 on the second floor of the building, the conversion of the present quarters of the money order department Into two offices, one for the postmaster and the other for the nixie office and the conversion of the present Dixie office into a stamp window. Beating the Stock Market. CN<W Poet. •’Tse, sir! I have the beet of Inside Informa tion. sad I would be glad to sell you the secret of beating the stock market.” •'Well. I'll tell you.” returned the cautious strarcer. 'just you try It first, and If you wla—” "Yea if I wta—" "Why. then you’ll be rich enough so that pou won't hare to oell any secret*. ’ _ FORT VALLEY PEACHES * BRING GOOD PRICES FORT VALLEY. Ga.. July 16.-Durlng this week and next every wagon from the fruit farms of this section will be loaded with Elberta peaches, and the prices they are bringing on the Fort Valley market alone have exceeded the expectations of the most hopeful of our growers. Last year peaches sold at a higher price, and netted more clear money at this point than at any prior season of our peach history, and all the predictions were that we would rarely experience again so prof itable a year. The facts are that each crop has been an advertisement for the next. The Georgia peach is becoming better known and her superior qualities strongly attested to by the continual advancement in her price. This year’s crop will average fully 20 per cent higher than that of last year, the banner year for prices in our history. Three Ages of M«n. Exchange. The first age of man Is when he think* about all the wicked things which he 1* going to do. This I* called ’’lnnocence.” The second age 1* when he does all the wicked things he has thought of In childhood. This is called "The Prime of Life.” The third age is when he repents all the wicked things he has done. This la called "Dotage.” bugleFcall” CHAFFEE HOME MAJOR GENERAL CHAFFEE, COM MANDANT OF PHILIPPINES, ORDERED TO REPORT IN NEW YORK. WASHINGTON. July 14.—General Chaf fee has been relieved of the command in the Philippines and ordered to the depart ment of the east, by an order issued today by Secretary Root. A few days ago General Chaffee was ca bled that he could have either the com mand of the department of the east or the department of the lakes, jf he desired to come home at this time. He was Informed that the retirement of General Brooke af forded an opportunity of making either change he desired. The cablegram closed with a commendation by the secretary of war of General Chaffee's services in China and the Philippines. A reply was received Saturday from General Chaffee stating that he left the matter entirely with the department but that he would prefer New York in case he was relieved in the Philippines. He suggested that September 90 would be a good date to make any change In the com mand of the Philippines. These dispatches were sent to President Roosevelt at Osyster Bay, who consulted with Secretary Root and the secretary directed an order to be Issued relieving Chaffee and placing General Davis in com mand. General MacArthur has been asked to take command of the department of the east when General Brooke retires until he can be relieved by General Chaffee. CHAFFEE DISPLEASED AT FINDINGS OF COURT WASHINGTON, uly 14.—The incoming Philippine mall brings full printed rec ords of the proceedings In the court mar tial caaes of Major Little W. T. Waller and Lieutenant John H. A. Day ,of the marine corps, growing out of the killing of some native bearers or cargadoes, in Samar. The record shows that Major Waller was acquitted of the charge of murder, but that General Chaffee, declaring that "There has been a miscarriage of Justice in this case.” disapproved the finding and the acquittal, with the exception that while Waller should not have been found guilty of murder, the court should have Included a lesser offense. General Chaf fee's endorsement is very strong and he declares that with the exception of three who deserted, no overt acts were com mitted by the cargadoree, but on the con trary, those sent to their death continued to the last to the carry arms and ammu nition of the men. after they were no lon ger able to bear them and to render In their Impassive way such services as deepens the conviction that, without their assistance, many of the tnarinee who now survive, would also have perished. In the case of Lieutenant Day, who also was acquitted. General Chaffee dis approves the finding to the specification and charge of murder. He says that Lieutenant Day should have known that his commanding Officer, Major Waller, had for three weeks been under a test of mental and physical endurance such as few men are called upon to undergo; he was sick of a fever, his temperature was 106 and his body covered with pain ful sores. , Day was the only officer not sick on duty and in the full possession of his faculties, and his plain duty was to coun sel the delay In the execution of orders to kill the natives. General Chaffee refers to the order of Major Waller as '/Tainted’’ and says that it should have prompted him (Day) to a positive disobedience of the same.” Notwithstanding the disapproval, the two officers were released as they could not be tried twice for the same offense. MRS. H. J. THORNTONIS BURIED AT WESTVIEW The funeral of Mrs. H. J. Thornton, who died yesterday morning at her home in College Park, occurred this morning at 7:16 o'clock at the residence. The body was brought to Atlanta and the interment took place at Westview cemetery. The funeral was largely attended and many beautiful flowers bore testimony to the love which was felt for the deceased. STONY POINT FIELD WILL BE DEDICATED NEW YORK. July 16.—The dedication of Stony Point battlefield state reservation will take place today, th® 123 d anniversa ry of th® capture of Stony Point by the American forces under General Anthony Wayne. Governor Odell will deliver the dedicatory address. The opening of the reservation Is under th® auspices of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation society, with the co operation of th® entlro state society of the S A. R. OIL GUSHER AFLAME; 50,000 GALLONS LOST AND FIRE STILL RAGES NEW ORLEANS. July 16.—News from Jennings. La., says that the fire at Jen nings well No. 2. owned by the Heywood Brothers, is still raging, but that the gate has not given way. Those who are fighting th® fir® are now planning to surround the burning well with boilers and to attempt to snuff the fir® out with etoam. Hundreds of people hav® been attracted to the scene. Two tanks containing 2,400 barrels each hav® been burned, aud it la estimated THE REMI-WEEKtT JOURNAL. ATLANTA. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 17. 1902. BUSSIIN BEU MIE BITTIE WITH JIBS UNLESS CZAR WITHDRAWS FROM ■ MANCHURIA JAPAN MAY DECLARE WAR AND GET AID FROM ENGLAND. VICTORIA. B. C.. July 16.—Major Gen eral Sir A. R. F. Dorward, who was In command of the allied troops at Tien Tsln. has arrived by the steamship Em press of India. In an interview he said that unless Rus sia withdraws from Manchuria according to the terms of the agreement with Chi na there will be war In the far fast, as Japan is’prepared to fight to get Russia out of that territory. Although Russia had not yet made any move toward evacuation, he had no doubt that she would do so when she found that Japan was In earnest. In the mean time. both powers are strengthening their garrisons and making other preparations. He said further that there was a report that Japan and Great Britain were about to enter Into an agreement to jointly gar rison some of the Chinese ports. The imperial commander has reported to Pekin that he drove the Kwangs! rebels to the hills and following them, and In flicted a severe defeat. A collision took place In June In the straits of Malica, between the local steam er Tutonia and a Chinese junk. Both ves sels sank almost Immediately and only 72 lives were saved out of 106. Those saved were picked up the steamer Chow phia which fortunately, was In the vicin ity at the time. The loss of the Siamese navy transport Chamroen proves to have been even a more serious matter than was generally supposed. It was known that the officers and crew on board numbered 43 but 69 other persons were being taken to Bang kok from Singora. Altogether 112 per sons perished. After two previous unsuccessful at tempts. an airship, devised. It is said, by the military authorities rose over the city of Toklo and seemingly under per fect control, performed various evolu tions, steering In different directions and returning finally to the starting point. On the border between Plnghsian and Lining. In Hunan, where a railway line is being constructed, there are almost dally reports that young children have been found In solitary places with their hearts scooped out. Two men reported to have been guilty of this shocking atroc ity have been arrested by the local offi cials. They will be decapitated. Cholera Is still raging among the na tives at Soo Chow. It had been reported that there were at one time as many as 100 deaths in one day. The Boxer propaganda has been pro ceeding steadily in Szehuan since Febru ary. On June 17 a country saloon was de stroyed and a Methodist preacher and nine natives were beheaded. codyloFguTlTy of SWINDLING CHARGE CASES AGAINST HIM ARE SET TLED OUT OF COURT—SMALL FINE IMPOSED ON AN- OTHER CHARGE. COLUMBUS. July 16.—1 n the city court yesterday, W. H. Cody was found guilty of carrying concealed weapons and was fined 360, which was paid. The other cases against Cody, charging him with obtain ing goods from local merchants under false pretenses were compromised out of court. Cody claimed that he had been badly mistreated and a damage suit was hinted at against those prosecuting him, and it is said this had its effect in the final adjustment of the case. It was re ported on the streets last night that one of the Columbus parties Cody is alleged to have owed, paid his fine of SSO. She Wanted to Know. Exchange. Some school children were being shown through the capltol the other day and visited among other places, the vice president’s room. Mr. White, the hand some clerk of Senator Frye, undertook to play guide for the youngsters, says The Washington Post. "Here," said he, "is the bust of George Washington, the first president of the United States. He is dead, now, you know. And here is the bust of Jefferson. He's dead, too. And this is Henry Wit son, one of the vice presidents. He died in this room." A HtUe girl looked up at Mr. White with wrae-open, wondering eyes "Did he bust, toot" she asked. That’s Different. A Missouri man refused to accept a legacy Os $12,000 conditional on changing his name. There are plenty of girl* in Missouri, no doubt, who will change their names for halt that amount.—Boston Herald. This newest reservation of New York state comprises moro than S 3 acres. At its highest point it has an elevation of 140 feet abov® tho Hudson river, twelve miles south of West Point. Th® program will commence with a re view of military and civic organizations by Governor Odell, to be followed by the ded Icatlon and addresses by well known men. A commemorative medal has been struck off. bearing the portrait of General Wayne on the obverse and the dedication Inscrip tion on the reverse. that 50 000 barrels from the gusher had been burned up to this morning. O. W. Heywood said that if the steam plan was successful the fire would probably be sub dued in four or five days. The fire engine from Beaumont, which arrived during the night, was unable to accomplish anything. There is considera ble apprehension at the scene of the fire but it is not thought that there will be great danger to surround property unless the gate valve gives way. DEMOCRATS IN SESSION IN NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE. ... C.. July IS—The Dem ocratic state convention was called to ord er at Greensboro at noon today by State Chairman F. M. Simmons, who spoke for about forty minutes and introduced A. M. Scales, of Greensboro, as temporary chairman. Walter Clark, associate justice, will be named for chief justice of the supreme court without opposition, as will also J. Y. Joyner, the incumbent, be nomin ator for state superintendent of public in struction. There are two associate justiceships to be filled, the candidates being George H. Brown, H. G. Conner, James A. Lockhart Charles M. Armfleld, C. A. Moore and P. D. Walker. For corporation commissioner the candi dates are E. C. Beddingfleld, T. W. Ma son. J. S. Michaux and J. M. Fairley. The convention, besides making the nominations, will ratify the nominations for superior court judges and adopt a platform. I In his speech Senator Simmons made public the fact that the state has been forced to borrow $200,000 on account of the insufficiency of the revenues to carry out the will of the people. The state treasurer borrowed the money in New York upon his simple assurance that the state would repay It. 50 THIEF TIKES MSB IND BOX BEFORE THE EYES OF HUN DRED PEOPLE THIEF TAKES MONEY AND QUIETLY WALKS OUT AND ESCAPES. NEW YORK, July 16.—A sneak thief has marched into the office of the Southern Pacific railway at 349 Broadway, this city, and, although there were half a hundred persons there at the time, he calmly marched out again, taking with his the cashier's money box. The box contained the day’s receipts. Usually it holds 325,000 to 350,000 in negotia ble paper and cash. On this occasion, how ever, It held about 35,000 In checks and notes, and, the cashier thinks, less than SIOO in cash. As a rule, the box Is kept In the safe of the office, but the cashier had taken It out and placed it on his desk, intending to return it to the safe In a moment. He left his compartment for a short tlmte, and when he got back the box was gone, and no trace of the thief could be found. The checks can, it Is thought, be readily cashed, as many of them are for stnall amounts, and the cashier has no record whereby he can stop payment. DEMOCRATS IN TEXAS NOMINATE LANHAM GALVESTON, Texas, July 16.—The state Democratic convention nominated the following ticket this afternoon: S. W. T. Lanham, of Parker, governor. George D. Neale, of primes, lieutenant governor.' C. K. Bell, of Tarrant attorney gen eral. R. M. Love, of Limestone, comptroller. J. W. Robinson, ofWllbarger. treasurer. J. J. Terrell, of Wise, commissioner of general land office; Arthur Lefvere, of Victoria, superintendent of education; E. B. Colquitt, of Kauffman, railroad com missioner. F. A. Williams, of Houston, associated justice of the supreme court and W. T. Davidson, of Willidmson, Judge of the court of criminal appeals. The platform will be adopted this af ternoon. It will reaffirm the Kansas City platform in a prefunctory way and so far as can be forecasted the name of William Jennings Bryan will not be mentioned. Wells will beat Cockrell for chairman of the state committee by an overwhelm ing majority This is taken to mean that that Senator Bailey has routed Hogg’s forces. TROLLEYSOFNIACON WILL BE BOUGHT BF RICHMOND RICHMOND SYNDICATE SECURES CONTROL OF TROLLEY SYSTEM OF MACON—T. J. CARLING TO BE GENERAL MANAGER. MACON, Ga., July 16.—The Richmond syndicate is largely represented here to day and Macon’s street car lines will be theirs before night. T. J. Carling will bo general manager. Once Enemies, Now Friends. New York World. Senators Morgan and Turner are now the best of friends. They were once enemies. The estrangement occurred Just after the civil war. Mr. Turner was United States marshal in the district which includes Selma, Mr. Morgan’s home. An election occurred and there ap peared to be some trouble over the count. Turner as marshal took charge of the bal lot boxes and had them taken into court. Mr. Morgan was the prosecuting attorney for the government. The court order Turner to surrender the ballots. This he refused to do. He was then ar raigned on a charge of contempt. Morgan prosecuted htm. Turner was placed under arrest at the instance of Morgan but later was released. The action was settled amicably. Shortly after that Turner left the s»te of Alabama and went west. He never saw Morgan again until he entered the senate in 1897. The two men then shook hands and have been close friends ever since. At Ping-Pong. Mrs. Richmond—l hear that Mr. Westchester has distinguished himself at ping-pong. Mrs. Bronxborough—Ping-pong? Is that in the Phllllpplnes or in China?—Judge. Humors • They take possession of the body, and are Lords of Misrule. They are attended by pimples, boils, the .tchlng tetter, salt rheum, and other cu aneous eruptions; by feelings of weakness languor, general debility and what not. They cause more suffering than anything 'lse. Health, Strength, Peace and Pleasure .'cquire their expulsion, and this is posi tively effected, according t-» thousands ot grateful testimonials, by Hood’s Sarsaparilla Which radically and permanently drives them out and builds up the whole system. WELLS HOPES TO ESCAPE BILLOWS 4 SLAYER OF BLIND MAN EX PECTS PARDON BOARD TO COMMUTE HIS SENTENCE TO IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE. The pardon board will today con sider the case of W. R. Wells, who Is condemned to die on the gallows next Monday for the murder of Frederic Pierce, a blind man. A petition to have the sentence commuted to life imprison ment has been filed with the board and the murderer has strong hopes that he may escape the death penalty. The peti tion Is Signed by a 'number of prominent citizens, notably the state house officials, county officers and members of the grand jury- Wells says he is living in the hope that he will get the pardon. He has stood the confinement since his last sentence fair ly well ,and looks better than he has for some time. He complains considerably, though especially In regard to his head on which there is a scar caused by a blow he says he received when a child. ' Wells is in the cell with Willis Big gers, who is to be tried Monday on the charge of murder, and a strange friend ship has sprung up between them. Wells Cannot bear to let Biggers get out of his sight and becomes very nervous whenever be leaves him. HUNDRED LIVES SAVED BY ONE POLICEMAN Brooklyn Eagle. Joseph Langlois, a Lincoln Park, Chi cago, policeman, has a 11-e saving record probably unequaled by any other man of his age in the country, or in the world. Although not yet quite 37 years of Age, he has saved, or assisted in saving, more .than one hundred persons. He is, furth ermore, a moddst hero, who seems reluct ant to talk about his rescues, and when questioned, refers to them In such a mat ter of‘fact and unimaginative way as to convey the Impression that the deeds were simply routine Incidents. Possibly the fre quency of the risks he has taken and his successes have made them look common place to him. Langlois Is the son of French Canadian parents, who were natives of a little vil lage near Montreal and who, about 40 years ago, Immigrated to Two Rivers, Wis., where Joseph was born. Even In childhood he had a liking for the water and can scarcely remember the time when he could not swim and dive. Two Rivers is a dangerous point in Lake Michigan, and as he grew up he saw many thrilling accidents in connection with storms and disabled vessels. There is a life saving station there, and at the age of 18 he join ed the crew. Winter begins early at Two Rivers, and it does not take very long to crystallze the wind tossed waves Into ice banks on the shore. In front of the life saving station these ice hills sometimes rose to the height of fifteen feet or more, and more than once Langlois and the crew had to launch their lifeboat down this Ice hill at a signal of distress, with the risk of the boat and themselves being sub merged on reaching the water. While in service there he was noted for his cool ness and daring and was instrumental In saving several shipwrecked crews and many persons from drowning. In 1890 Langols went to South Chicago and became a member of the life saving crew at that point, where his reputation had preceded After a year there he Joined the notable crew, under Captain St. Peters, stationed near the tnouth. of the Chicago river, maintaining his repu tation for skill and daring as a life saver, but doing nothing, according to his own idea®, worthy of special mention. To save from drowning a man or woman who has fallen Into a river or lake, or been upset from a boat, is an occurrence artfund which, to his mind, no dramatic web can be woven. When the World’s Fair was opened In Chicago In 1893 the directors deemed It necessary to establish a life saving station at the grounds on the shore of the lake, and Langlois was one of those selected to form the crew. During his time there (the station hav ing been made a permanent one) he saved several lives; one of the most notable res cues being that of a man who evidently Was Intent on suicide. About 10 o’clock at night in the fall of 1896, when the wind was blowing a gale and snow was falling, he saw a man rush Into the lake and wade and swim out into the surges. Throwing off his coat Langols dashed after him and reached him when about five hundred feet from the shore. The man struggled against being saved, but Langols' skill and strength were too much for him and he was dragged to dry land in an uncon scious condition. He was hurried to the life station, resuscitated and taken care of for the night. The next morning he was apparently well as ever and was al lowed to depart. That afternoon In a secluded part of Jackson Park he shot himself. In speaking of the matter Langols says: ’ Os course I only did my duty, but I came very near losing my own life saving that of a man who had determined to kill himself anyway. By the time I had pull ed him to the shore I was completely ex hausted myself. No, I did not regret hav ing saved him, but it did make me a little sore to think that he should have gone and shot himself so soon after. He was a stubborn fellow even In the water, and took all my strength and efforts to save him and keep him from drowning mq.” Langlois has rescued from drowning sev eral women, and In some respects they are more difficult to handle In the water than men. “Os course,” he says, "they are not so , strong or violent as men, but then their clothes are liable to bother one, and be sides you wouldn't like to give one a hard kick or a stunning blow as you would a IN CAMPANILE WRECK MANY MEN AT WORK NEW YORK. July 16.-Wlthln a barri cade surrounding the ruins of the Cam panile workmen are sorting into separate heaps the marbles, statues, broken bronze bells, copper roofing, carvings of the cap itals of the column and Icon bars, cables the Venice correspondent of The Herald. Signor Kasl, minister of public works, and Signor Calderon, director of fine arts, have arrived from Rome to conduct the inquiry Into the causes of the disaster. It is now thought the collapse was due to the east wall of the tower having been damaged by lightning In 1'45 when the re public built a new wall against It. The two walls never joined properly and the old wall began to settle In 1880. The two were united with Iron and thus made stable. Against the east wall was the Sansovino Logetta, which greatly needed repair, as rain entered where the wall Joined the Campanile. At this spot workmen last week cut through the new wall into the Campanil® man to make him release his death grip.” Langlois joined the Lincoln Park “police force last September and since then has saved five persons from drowning, one of them being a woman, in the lagoons of the park in the lake. When he sees a person In danger of drowning he says he never has a feeling of hesitation or fear. Langlois was engag ed In 1896, when the fire boat Yosemite sprung a leak and put out her fires in the lake off Jackson Park. There were ten men on her and the life-saving boat that put off to her assistance had seven men. When the firemen were taken aboard the boat was overcrowded and upset. Then came a hard struggle to save some of the firemen from drowning. They were all finally got back Into the boat, howev er. and to save it from another mishap the life-savers hung on to Its sides until it reached shore. In view of the frequent accidents and oc casional fatal one, which occur there, the Lincoln Park commissioners have purchas ed a surf boat and Langlois has been com missioned to pick out and drill from the park police a life-saving crew to man it. This will be means hereafter of saving many a life. Langlois Is 6 feet 1-2 inch In height and Is an athlete In build and strength. He Is married and has a wife and two children, of whom he Is prouder than of all his life saving feats. ' V CONVICTWIAS BEEN CAUGHT AT LAST MAN WHO MADE HIS ESCAPE FIVE MONTHS AGO CAPTURED WITH A PAL IN BRANDON, MIBS. R. H. East, the convict who has been for more than five months a fugitive from the law, has been captured and Is now on his way back to the federal prison near Atlanta, accompanied by two guards from that Institution. His capture was effected at Brandon, Miss., which is 54 miles from Jackson, by Sheriff Cook. A pal, believed to be a bad man, was taken with him, the two having been traveling together, gradual ly working their way toward the west. The pal will be left at Brandon to face the charges that have been entered against him there, but East will be on his way back to Atlanta as soon as the nec essary papers can be examined and signed. East is the 15-year man who was sent up for burglary from the Indian Terri tory. He had been at the federal prison near Atlanta only a short time when he was made the prison barber. It was this that enabled him to make his escape. One night, shortly after dusk, he had shaved one guard and was preparing to shave another, when the first guard left the room, stating that he would send the see ded who was on the floor above. The story goes that while alone Fast wriggled between the ends of the bars and the window ledge, thus making his way to liberty. That has been more than five months ago. Nothing was heard from him except through the letters he himself sent, from then until his capture several days ago. When Sheriff Cook picked up his two men at Brandon he was convinced that he recognized in East the man who had escaped from the federal prison In At lanta and whose description had been sent to all towns in this section of the coun try. He wired ».aredn Hawk and re ceived a complete description of the es caped convict. Then the sheriff knew he had the right man and wired to that ef fect. Warden Hawk sent Captain M. L. Petty and J. M. Nye, a Bertlllon expert, to Brandon. Captain Petty recognized East and Mr. Nye found that he meas ured exactly with the measurements tak en at the prison. Warden Hawk is said to be convinced that the escape of East five months ago was the result either of negligence or bribery. He will investigate fully when the convict returns and will endeavor to ascertain the manner In which he left the prison. Since leaving the federal prison East has written two letters to Warden Hawk, the first announcing that he was making hts way toward one the eastern ports with the intention of embarking for some for eign country and the second declaring that he had been joined by a desperate pal who would aid him In reaching one of the ports. East was the first man to escape from the federal prison and there was there fore an unusual amount of Interest mani fested in his departure. His story will doubtless be heard with Interest when he returns several days hence. Signed Hlg Own Resignation. Washington Post. Representative Mercer, of Nebraska, when making the rounds of the depart ments the other day, Chatted with a subordinate who has recently experienced a change of official superiors. "How do you like your new chief?” asked Mr. Mercer. "He’s all right,” was the reply. "He does not give up the least bit of trouble. He signs everything we send him.” "O. no,” said Mercer. "That can’t be. You couldn’t Impose upon him. He’s too shrewd.” ‘•Well,” replied the subordinate, "I’ll bet you a box of cigars that he will sign his own resignation.” "I’ll bet you,” said Merce* On the official’s desk was a pile of let ters ready to be signed. Another letter was written, purporting to be a resigna tion to take effect immediately, and It was slipped Into the mass of correspond ence. A messenger, carried all the letters down to the chief, and Mr. Mercer and the subordinate watted. In twenty minutes the conpspondence was brought back by the messenger. • Mr. Mercer lost the box of cigars. The chief had signed his own resignation. No Smokers In Heaven. London Globe. Two men recently sot Into a railroad car riage In which a young lady was sitting. Al though It was not a smoking carriage they began smoking, and presently they started a discussion upon the woman question. At last one of them appealed to the lady thus: "Do you think that there will be men in heaven, miss?” The lady blushed. "No." she replied; "they will want to go somewhere where they can *moke.” The hint was taken. to put steel supports. The old wall Instantly fell some Inches lower. Half a million lire ($100,000) has already been subscribed for the rebuilding of the tower, which will be the work of several years. Offers of money to aid In rebuilding the campanile continue to be received from abroad Including offers from America, but there is a disposition to make its recon struction a purely national affair and to rebuild the structure exactly as It was prior to the collapse without foreign as sistance. The cost is estimated at 8.ef0,- 000 lire. The bronze gate of the loggetta of the Sansovino was found beneath the debris, twisted and with one of the Hons broken. There Is hope that the pictures by Tin toretto and others may be saved. Three-fourths of the piazza of San Mag’- co is covered with debris and traffic Is completely stopped. NEWYORKCITY ABLAZEWITH LIGHTNING TERRIFIC ELECTRICAL STORM PLAYS FREAKS IN METRO POLIS, BOLTS ILLUMINATING THE BIG SKYSCRAPERS. NEW YORK, July 16.—A violent storm of rain and hail accomponied by heavy lightning has put an end to the hot wave here. Brooklyn suburbs were swept by the hail, which shattered inany windows. Trees were uprooted In the gale and two houses set on fire by lightning. In the lower section of Manhattan ths most severe effects were noticed. Th® steel frame work of the Hanover bank’s new 22-story building, at Pine and Nas sau streets, were apparently charged with electricity, spatks dancing with almost as great brilliancy as that given out by the arc Ugh.s. < '■ > . Lightning struck the flagpole oa th® roof of Tammany hall, shattering the staff half way down its length. • *■ » » As the splintered wood fell Into 14th street crowds made a rush for pieces to bear off as souvenirs. The bolt, passed off without doing further Injury, although there was considerable excitement in th® neighborhood. The storm was general throughout th® northern part of New Jersey. Lightning struck the steeple of the Arlington M. E. church, setting It on fire. The steepl® stood out like a great blazing torch, at tracting crowds from all parts of the city. The firemen were unable to cope with the fire so high in the air and the steepl® burned down 120 feet to the roof of th® church. The loss was estimated at 16,- 000. Hallnstones fell In Newark doing cOn slderable damages. Windows were broken and several horses stampeded ln‘ th® streets. A terrific storm visited the Musconet cong valley. In New Jersey. Hall fell steadily for 15 minutes and did great dam age. Trees were entirely stripped of their foliage and young fruit was bjhsted. ‘lt is thought the peach crop was ruined. Mrs. William Hoffman was killed by lightning at New Village. WIND STORM DAMAGE GREATER THAN ESTIMATED SPOKANE, Wash., July 16.—Dispatcher from all sections of eastern Washington and northern Idaho show that the recent wind storm was the worst in the history of this section. While there was no loss of life, a num ber of buildings were blown down, roofs lifted and trees uprooted and twisted off. Much damage was wrought In the or chards and grain fields. In the timbered regions railroads ar® blocked by fallen trees. Campers on the shores of Mountain Lake passed a night of terror. The waves ran so high that they dared not seek refuge from the water on th® falling trees arotjpd the eamp. HIGH WIND STORM DESTROYS MANY CROPS WALLA WALLA. Wash., July IJ.-Re ports from the surrounding country ar® to the effect that high winds have destroy ed from 25 to 50 per cent of the growing grain In the north and west part of Uma tilla county. Oregon. Many warehouse® were blown down ‘n the Eureka fiat coup- .. MUAUER BUSES WILL SOON RETRIED SUPERIOR CRIMINAL COURT; WILL BEGIN WORK ON MON DAY-WILL TRY BIGGERS AND STERNE FOR MURDER. On charges of murder Willis R. Bigger® and H. I. Sterne will be placed on trial next Monday morning, when the criminal branch of the superior court convene® at, the county courthouse under the direction of Judge Fred Foster, of Ocmulgee cir cuit, who will conduct this term of th® court In the absence of Judge John 8. Candles. Biggers and Sterne are charged with th® murder of W. H. Simpson, a mail carrier, a few weeks ago. When the killing occur red many sensational details accompanied It, and It Is probable that the trial will be one of marked Interest. / The next cases on the calendar are those against Thomas L. Bishop, an attor4 ney, and W. A. Mattheys, charged with embezzlement. Following these will com® the trial of Morris Greenblatt, charged I with murder, and then the trial of Walter C. McLane for embezzlement. Tho full list of cases, as by Special Bailiff John Moneghan, Is as fol lows: Jail Cases. W. R. Biggers, murder. H. I. Sterne, murder. ' , ' Morris Greenblatt, murder. Earl Wilson, larceny after trust. ■> r Claiborne Miller, assault to murder. James L. Strong, assault to murder. Jacob Ramur, assault. Robert 8. Tigner, felony. Everett Stanley, larceny. Bond Cases. W. A. Matthews, embezzlement T. L. Bishop, embezzlement. Albert Welnfeld, forgery. J. W. Chastain, felony. Walter C. McLane, embezzlement. ’ T. J. Sassen, forgery. M. P. Garner, larceny and forgery. Nelli® Johnson, assault to murder. Fannie Price, receiving stolen good* T. E. Williams, forgery. P. J. Harris, forgery. Paul Q. Smith, larceny. Moses Williams, burglary. Besides a number of cases charging ml®* demeanors. It is noteworthy that the felony cases against Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Monnlsh do not appear upon the court calendar. The reason for this Is that the material wit ness for the state. Maggie Wootten, 1* still in Birmingham, very 111, and unable to como to Atlanta. If. however, the woman recovers sufficiently to to brought here before tho term of the court Is over, the cases will be put on the calendar and tried. Scott Struck a Woman. Pinkner Scott, a negro. wa» this morning arre»ted by Call Officer* Covington and Hub bard for knocking ..Izzie Davis, a negro woman, in the head last night. The woman «•* badly hurt The case will be tried before tba r®» covler thia afternoon.