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Newspaper Page TextAtlanta Sottial. VOL IV. GREAT FLOOD SWEEPS WESTERN COUNTRY Mississippi River Is Fiend ish Maelstrom i n Which Much Prop erty Is Damaged KEOKUK. la.. July 19—The flood condi tions of yesterday were much worse to day and the Mississippi rlrer Is from two to ton ml 100 wide for 75 ml lee below Koe kuk and to rising rapidly. The .flood to reaching- far outlying farms hitherto mis—d. and farmers in the lowlands on tbs Missouri side hare lost everything but their citadels on high knolls and a few fields behind the highest levees. Damage to also occurring on the Illinois •ide between here and Quincy. where there are many thousand acres of the riv , arslde levs ss and where the levees them selves are not entirety efficient, the wa v ter to working through at the site of the flood gatea The Li Im a and Hunt levees opposite Chnton. Mo., the most dangerous places, and which protect many square miles of corn fn Illinois, are constantly pat rolled and hopes are entertained that they may possibly hold. Ths greatest damage Is on the Missouri •Ide of the Mississippi river, between Keo kuk and Hannibal, territory covering 900 square miles and on which the corn was estimated at 80 bushels to the acre a few days ago Hundreds of farmers are tenants who lost crops by last year's drouth In the United States* lands and moved to the low lands this year. They a— now penniless and are hunting work in towns and cities. Reports today are that tn the territory Indicated, the loss will be over four mil lion dollars mostly to com land in splen did condition previously. The damage done along the Mississippi river to greater than was expected or at first reported. One township in this coun ty, Green Bay. is six nr seven feet under erater. It contains mo— than 11.000 acres of crop*. Families there we— driven out hurriedly and some cattle we— drowned. Corn was the flnest fn this section of the country last week. The levee eight miles worth of Burlington broke inundating three square miles that had been consid ered safe. The Skunk river, the most damaging tributary of the Mississippi is roaring down with a flood approached only twice tn the history of the state. 1851 and 1892. The water topped the record of 1592 and touched the highest —cord of 1851. This river rises in the center of lowa, and empties into the Mississippi. 25 miles north of Keokuk, and greatly Increases the flood at points below. In the interior lowa towns on the Des Moines and Skunk rivers we— surprised by the rapid rise and there is much excite ment. It was believed that the recession of the flood of the first three days of the week —moved all danger and people re turned to ordinary conditions. The sur prise entailing a lack of preparation. I —e.i much increased damage. Eddy- ville. Ottumwa, and Coppock are among the heaviest lose— from this cause. / Railroads in lowa will be put to g—at •xpense in the malntainance of tracks and the safety of trains. The Burlington and Rock Island systems a— closely patrolled by watchmen at all bridges and culverts. Ho damage has occurred to them on ac count of the systematic p—vention. but this has been dene at great cost. The supervisors of Lee, Des Moines. Washington. Henry Jefferson, Wapello and Van Buren counties have men at work trying to save wagon road bridges, many of which have al—ady gone out. Losses from this cause will be very con siderable. Thousands of acres are submerged In Appanoose county, lowa, and there is much small grain caught in the fields. The crop in other places Is chiefly corn. A new element, which has appeared all over the drowned section of lowa, is dis ease among stock from the conditions of pastures overflowed slightly and Used after the temporary subsidence of the waters. GREAT FLOOD SWEEPS THROUGH ILLINOIS LASALLE, BL. July 19- A heavy down-, pour of rain tn this glon for 36 hours' has cause.! the Illinois and Vermillion rive— and tributaries to send a flood , down the valley that has ruined many of the bottom land farmers and caused losses to the country between he— and Ottawa figg—gating more than BKXI.OOO. Strausberg, a hamlet on the Vermillion river, has been almost entirely washed away During the night the flood came upon the village— and they we— forced to fl— to the hills. Four residences we— torn from their foundations and swept down the river to the rock bridge, where they we— dashed to pieces. Seventy families are left practi cally penniless. Utica, a village of 600 Inhabitants, five mil— east, to entirely under water. The Illinois rtver and canal, one mile apart ordinarily, a— now one body of water. KING EDWARD HAS FALLEN IN LOVE WITH HIS WIFE IXJJTODK. July 18.—King Edward is said to be bavin* a most enjoyable time on his yaeht ta Cowee Roada The queen stts near him for b urs on the open deck, reading to him or talking. and, while they were always tn sym pathy with each other, they are more so now. The king, after his round of flirtation, -more or lese pronounced, with Langtry and other beauties, has apparently fallen in k>ve again with lite own beautiful wife. OEMOCRATSCHARGE ' PRICES BEING CUT WASHINGTON. July 19.-Democrats at •ongres*l onal headquarters in this city a— very jubilant over the publicity given their offer of 81® —ward for an export sheet of a prominent New York export bouse. The claim was made today by Chairman Griggs that the refusal of this bouse to submit one of Its export sheets for inspection to conclusive proof of the Democratic contention that American manufacture— ure selling their goods abroad at a much Ires figure than the American consumer has to pay. Mr. Griggs still stands by hts offer of the —ward, and says that he will be de lighted to send a check to J. FL Bradlee, of the firm of Henry W. Peabody A Co., upon receipt from him of one of the firm s •pedal discount sheets for a month of the present year. He declared that such a sheet would not only prove the Democrat ic contention but would enable the com mittee to set forth in detail to the Amer ican people to just what extent they were being done by home manufacturing con cerns by reason of the protective tariff. Chairman Griggs announced that Ben T Cable would be given entire charge of the Democratic congressional campaign west •f the Alleghenies. TERRIFIG SHOCKS FflOM SOUFRIER CftUSEJMIG HOUSES ROCKED AND GREAT NOISES CARRIED HORROR TO TERROR STRICKEN NATIVES. KINGSTON. St. Vincent, July Ik-Sev eral shocks of earthquake we— experi enced he— yesterday. The— was a terrific one at 9:45 in the morning. It was accompanied by a loud, rumbling, explosive sound like thunder. Furniture was set in motion everywhere. bottles and crockery were thrown on the shelv— in shops and several buildings we— damaged. The— was no loss of life, but a great panic prevailed. The most severe shock lasted only ten seconds. These shocks we— probably caused by subterranean gas or steam ex plosions. A few days ago it was reported that the saddle between the two craters of the Souffriere volcano had collapsed, result ing in the fall of thousands of cubic febt of sand and scoria rock into the funnel house, blocking the throat of the crater, and it is now claimed that the gas and steam falling to find an outlet by the throat or funnel, caused internal explo sions and intense concussions. The Earth Quakes at Kingston Again. NEW YORK. July 19.-A dispatch has been received here from St. Vincent, ca bles the Port of Spain, Trinidad, corres pondent of the New York American, stat ing that the island is in consternation over a series of violent earthquake shocks. The tremblings began Thursday morn ing and were so severe that all the busi ness bouses of Kingston were deserted. Many buildings we— badly cracked by the shaking of the ground and further news from the island to anxiously awaited. greaTseHStTle FOUGHT IT PIMMI PANAMA, Colombia, July 19—The In surgents gunboats Padilla and Darien ap peared to.«t night between Flamonco and Ottlque islands. Governor Salazar thereupon ordered the government gunboats Shuchuito and Claiset to put to sea and meet them. Heavy cannonading is taking place at this hour 10 a. m. The United States special steamer Ran ger is coming into the bay. Greet alarm prevails in this city. The entrenchments are all full of sol diers. The cannonading between the govern ment and the revolutionary vessels con tinued until 4 o'clock this afternoon. It was heaviest at 10 o'clock this morn ing. At 2 oclock the Darien was seen in tow of the Padilla and It is believed she had been hit. The government fleet was handicapped by the absence of the gun boat Boyaca the keel of which waa be ing repaired, and it to thought probable that this fact was known by the in surgent general, Herrera, who decided to attack Panama in order to prevent the government from helping General Bertie’ troops at Agua Dolce. The United States steamer Ranger which —turned he— aj 10 o'clock from Chlrlque, came within the line of fire. During a part of the heavy firing she was back of Flamenco island. A representative of the Associated Press was Informed by United States Consul Gudger that American interests at Panama had not been materially inter fered with. The government gunboat Boyaca which is at Laboca hurriedly completed repairs, and Is going out at 5 o’clock. The Padilla has gone. The Ranger left the bay after the Padilla started, taking the same course as ths revolutionary gunboat. No explanation is offered of the movement. It is thought probable that a great bat tle Is being fought at Agua Dulce. What ever the result • * ‘his shall be to Gen eral He—rra's * . General Salazar, the governor of ma, said to a repre sentative of the . ..sedated Press, the revolutionary forces will suffer terribly, and an attack by them upon Panama will be rendered Impossible even if they are not defeated. General Salazar has blind confidence in hts troops. ON YACHT MAYFLOWER PRESIDENT TOURS OYSTER BAY. N. T.. July Ik-’Ths presi dent will leave Oyster Bay on the Mayflower at about 'seven o’clock in the morning,** said Sen ator Kean, after bee had lunched at Sagamore HUI ”At Atlantic Highlands, ho will have sspeclal train waiting for him. He will start on the re turn trip from Camp Franklin-Murphy at 1 o'clock alnd will ba back home before dark.” Mayor Seth Low of New York who waa one of the president’s luncheon guests came within an wee of not arriving In time to break bread with the chief magistrate. As it waa the pres ident postponed luncheon from 1:80 the sched uled hour until after two. The skipper of Mayor Low’s yacht was not acquainted with Oyster Bay and its surround ings and instead of making the landing at West Rooaevelt within the bay he steered for the Zawankaka Yacht club. Center Island. When be ehad gotten his bearings from this resort, it was already time for Mayor Lowe to tuck hie napkin to his vest at the Sagamore Hill luncheon table. PLANS FOR CORONATION ARE NOW BEING MADE NEW YORK, July 19,-Offielal notice that the coronation will occur August 9th, Is followed Ly the revival of activity at the earl marshal's office and a recasting of lists of spectators, who will require a second issue of cards of admission, ca bles the London correspondent of The Tribune. The officials are starting out with the intention of reducing the com plex Abbey ceremonial to the simplest terms. Their plans, without doubt, will be enlarged day by day, as more favor able reports are received of the health of the king. Rehearsals for the procession have peen resumed, and It is announced that the king's new landau will be sub stituted for the coach of George HI. Twenty Lives Lost In China by Storm. HONG KONG, July IS.—A typhoon of unusual severity has caused considerable damage here and in this vicinity. It to Miitualed that there have been twenty fatalities. YOUNG 10 SUCCEED MILES IN THE ■ GENERAL 8. M. B. YOUNG IS BE- LIEVED TO BE SLATED FOR CHIEF PLACE IN THE U. 8. ARMY. WASHINGTON, July It has been practically settled that upon the retire ment of Lieutenant General Miles next year Major General 8. M. B. Young will be given command of the army. The above to the intention of the president and It is not believed that anything will oc cur to change his mind between now and then. Ttjere has been some talk that Gen eral Corbin, who. by virtue of special act creating a major general line, is Young’s senior, but he is quite willing to step aside in order that General Young may receive the promotion without rivalry. General Young will only have a few months to serve as commanding general before hto retirement, but it is hoped that It win serve to put an end to the Miles discussion, which would not be the case were Corbin to be promoted to the com manding generalship. There is a possibility that after General Young's retirement General Corbin may be made commanding general. Tn that case he would have two ’years to serve before retirement. SURPRISES BY THE MATIN KEEP ALL PARIS GUESSING PARIS, July 19.—A1l Paris has been agog with excitement regarding the distribu tion of surprises by The Matin. Each day a dozen members of the staff go about the city distributing envelopes containing prises of all kinds, from a fully furnished house down to a box of tooth powder to the people whom they meet carrying a copy of the paper. Several hundred were distributed. As the orders for the surprises are en closed In envelopes, great amusement has been caused by the fashion In which gen tlemen get a pair of stays, chemisettes, etc., while ladles receive walking sticks, pipes and other masculine articles. The desired result, an Increased circu lation. to being obtained, as It is going up by leaps and bounds. Paris streets have Just had a narrow escape from the introduction of a trolley system. The East Parisian company ap plied to the municipal council for per mission. provisionally, to Install overhead trolleys until It could change the existing plates, which have been electrocuting men and horses for two years past. The mu nicipality fortunately remembered that in France "Rlen Ne Dure Comme Le Pro viso ire,” and refused the Insidous pro posal. French mills of justice may grind ex ceedingly small, but they certainly grind slowly. . . '• ’The Comte De La Graye de Lanteniis carriage overturned an old woman selling 1900 exhibition tickets in the avenue Bos quet, breaking het leg. Today the suit came before the court, which awarded her 1,500 francs (8300) damages, though the count's lawyer urged that the plaintiff invited the smash by devoting her whole attention to her ticket business Instead of "rubbering” her neck for passing car riages. OLD FAWLYBIBLE PROVED z IDENTITY TO BIG ESTATE LOS ANGELES, CaHf., July 19.-The mystery surrounding the identity of the man known as "Charles Hill.” who died at the Good Samaritan hospital here on May 17, leaving $142,000 in cash, has been solved. His real name was Salem Charles and hts home was at Brimfield, Maas. The story of the search for heirs by the public administrator and his attorney, Leon Moss, is Interesting. After following up innumerable alleged "clues,” all of which came to naught, Administrator Kellogg found among the old man’s ef fects an old "family 3 ’ bible, on the fly leaf of which was written a sentence al most faded and rendered illegible by age. The writing was magnified and the name of "Charles” and "Brim Mass.", were deciphered. Attorney Moss went to Brimfield, Mass., and without disclosing his identity, found a family named Charles, which had been prominent in that locality for about a hundred years. After a thorough investi gation, Mr. Moss became convinced that he had found the family of the descend ant. There are eight direct heirs to the estate, the most prominent of whom is Salem Darius Charles, chairman of th? board -of street commissioners of Boston. The old man, Salem Charles, always had been an eccentric character and no reason has been found for his change of name. He is said to have made his money by Importing cloth while residing in Tex as, before and during the civil war. rooseveuFentertains DISTINGUISHED GUESTS OYSTER BAY, N. Y., July 19.-Presldent Roosevelt entertained a distinguished par ty at luncheon today at his Sagamore Hill home. United States Senator John Keane, of New Jersey, arrived on a morning train and went directly to Sagamore Hill to in vite the president, on behalf of Governor Franklin Murphy, of New Jersey, to visit to the camp of the New Jersey National Guard at Seagirt on July 24th. It is not unlikely that Mr. Roosevelt may accept the invitation. State Senator Elsberg, of New York, and Ferdinand Jelk, Jr., of Cincinnati, a member of the Ohio circuit court bench, also arrived by invitation of the presi dent. Mayor Low, of New York, arrived about noon on hto yacht the Surprise. During the afternoon he and the president expect to discuss political affairs In New York, In which both are peculiarly Interested. PROTEST UTTERED AGAINST RUSIAN ATROCITIES NEW YORK. July 19— At a largely at tended meeting held at Cooper Union Os Russians and Poles, presided over by Isaac A. Hourwich, of Washington, D. C„ reso lutions were adopted "protesting against the atrocities perpetrated by the Rus sian government against the champions of political freedom and democratic in stitutions in Russia and against the brutal flogging of defenseless men and women.” DESTROYER WHIPPLE - BEATS REQUIRED TIME WASHINGTON. July 19—The torpedo boat destroyer Whipple, in her official endurance trial on the Chesapeake course yesterday, made 39.44 knots over the measured mile. A part of the run was made at the rate of 30.25 knots. For the hour, the boat made 27H knots. The Whipple exceeded the contract require ments In al! points. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY, JULY 21, 1902. CHOIEfUI£ERM ABOUNDS 111 PRODUCE GREAT EPIDEMIC NOW ON IN MANILA WAS CAUSED BY THE GERMS BEING SENT THERE FROM CHINA. WASHINGTON, July 19.—Germs of Asi atic cholera contained in vegetables im ported from Canton gtarted the epidemic of the dread disease Which has scored 1.718 victims in Manila alone since its out break. This is the statement of J. C. Perry, chief quarantine offiser of the Philip pines, in a report untier date of May 9th, which was published !n the weekly' public health report of the Marine Hospital ser vice. A later report froto Dr- Perry states that Tacloban, irt th® island of Leyte, in the south had become’ infected with chol era on May 18. Ho says: “The latte? place if the disease becomes epidemic will prove a dangerous center on account- ofs Imperilling the nu merous adjacent islands- I think the dis ease gained an entrance into this town from Noeva Gacera and not from Manila.” A rigid embargo his been placed on foods coming from Canton where cholera Is raging with virulence unknown In Asi atic China for decades. United States Consul R. M. McWade. at Canton, cabled to the state depart ment today that cholera is raging in all towns along the Kwel lan river, Kwansl, He stated that 8.000 gave died from the disease in Pinglok and over 10,000 in Kwansi. The spread Os the disease there is due to the causes, as in the native dis tricts of the Philippines, ignorance of the laws of health, lack of sanitation and more faith In the prayers and exhorta tions than medical treatment. ( In the Philippine Island, the rains which have prevailed for a short time have somewhat checked thq cholera. It is not expected that any permanent benefit will result until the regular rainy season, which Is not looked for much sooner than August. The deadly sweep of the cholera through the Philippines attracts considerable at tention to the work of Lieutenant R. P. Strong, of the medical department, U. 8- A. Attached to the division of insular af fairs he is conducting an Investigation of the Asiatic cholera bacilli. It is expected that his work, which has been in progress already about one year, will ultimately yield valuable results and possibly devel up something which will establish a cure more efficacious than/flAy known. The extent of the reported epidemic at present gives LleutjMtaat Strong far more opportunity ta obeerv-flfehe end its causes than was antmfpated when be began his research. DESERTED BY HIS WIFE, - HE HANGS HIMSELF CHICAGO, July 19.—1 n a room on the second floor of 330 West Adams street, the body of a man was found last night In an advanced stage of decomposition. It had lain there two days and a rope around the neck, with one end tied to the knob of a closet door showed that the man had hanged himself by throwing the rope over the door. A note was found addressed: "My Brother, J. J. Wise, 240 Third Street, Philadelphia.” On the back of a photo graph of an attractive looking woman was written: "You will find her (my wife) in Webbsville. Mass., with a man named Finch, and she will never prosper for what she has done." The body was sent to the county morgue. , Earthquake la Felt In New York State. MALONE. N. Y., July lb—A distant earth quake shock was felt in Malone morning at 5:25 o’clock. It lasted about ten seconds. Many person! were awakened by the rumbling and the rattling of windows. FRIfiST LEAVE THE ISLANDS THIS IS THE DECISION OF PRES IDENT ROOSEVELT RELATIVE TO THE QUESTION IN THE PHILIPPINES. WASHINGTON. July 19.—The friars must leave the Philippines. This is the decision of President Roosevelt and his advisers. This is not in opposition to the Roman Catholic church or its religion. The Fili pinos themselves are Catholics and de voted to the church, and they are the ones who are pushing this government and insisting that the Spanish priests must go. To those priests they lay all the old troubles of misgovernment and misrule, and to a certain extent they are right. Then again all those priests and friars were the law governing powers of the towns and villages and were in fact the government. Under American rule this cannot be so, and the state and re ligion must be kept separate. There is not the least doubt but if the priests attempt to go back to their par ishes most of them will be murdered by the natives. When the natives rebelled against the power of Spain the priests, friars and monks were driven into Manila and the other cities, while many were kept prisoners. These were later released by the American soldiers. The officials believe that an understand ing will be reached between the Vatican and the commission now in Rome and that these religious orders will be sent from the Philippines and priests from America sent out. The pope fully realises that there is a vast difference between the priests of the United States and other countries, especially the Latin-American countries. Ours are more enlightened and more progressive. As long as the United States must govern the Philippines, it would be better to introduce American priests and American methpds at once. The result will be better satisfaction all around. SHIPS TO CONTEST CHEAT MIMIC BUTTLE UNCLE SAM'S NAVY WILL MANEU- VER IN SEPTEMBER IN THE GREATEST SHAM BAT- TLE EVER KNOWN. WASHINGTON. July 19.—The summer maneuvers of the North Atlantic squadron off the New England and Middle Atlantic coast have now actually begun. From now until the end of the first week in September the squadron will wqyk out problems prepared by the Dewey or gen eral board, and busy itself with drills and evolutions with short interruptions for coaling and taking on supplies. The picturesque feature of the summer's work and the one which is exciting the most interest will be the attempt of sev eral war vessels representing an enemy, to gain the coast through a defending squadron. The latter will send out scouts and use Its utmost endeavor to locate the Invaders before any of them may elip through the lines and put the guardians of the nations safely to shame. The navy department now announces that this feature of the maneuvers will take place from August 20 to 25 inclusive. The movements involved in this problem game. It is announced, will not extend be low Cape Hatteras to the south nor be yond East Port. Maine, to the north, but the specific limits within which the ene my’s ships will be defied to reach the coast will not be made public. Only the officers in comntand of the ships engaged will be furnished with that Information. It Is understood that the attacking force will be given certain specified limits with in which to strike, and the defenders nat urally also will be made aware of these limits. But it is’not desired to make the Information public property for fear that following the movements so closely may result in information as to the vessels whereabouts at the critical time leaking to the opposite side, thus destroying the value of the game and depriving it of its xest. This "war game” will cover an area of water 800 miles down the coast and. perhaps, 500 or more outward in the At lantic. The division of the North Atlantic squadron into an attacking and defensive force has been placed in the hands of Rear Admiral Higginson, the commander in chief of the station. The "enemy’s” ships will be the fleetest which can -e conveniently assigned to that duty for a slow moving craft would furnish too easy prey for the defending ships and scouts. It is thoroughly realised that the war vessels of all of the people who might become national enemies of this country are not slow craft. General MacArthur’s temporary assign ment to the command of the department of the east will cover the period to be consumed in the maneuvers. General MacArthur and Heat* Admiral Higginson kava bsec- gtawt- the libretto of war drama that is to be played and the as signment of characters and the rehears als of parts will be their own work. The joint maneuvers, according to the present plan, will begin the second week in September. LEE RICE IS HANGED FOR CRIME OF MURDER TORONTO, Ont., July 18.—Lee Rice was hanged here today for the murder of Con stable William Boyd on June 4, 1901. Rice, together with Frank Rutlidge and Charles Jones, were on trial for robbing the postoffice at Aurora. While being conveyed from the court houee to the jail on the day of the murder, a package in which were two revolvers was thrown in to the carriage. County Constables William Boyd and Walter Stewart were in the cab with the prisoners. In the struggle which followed Rice got his revolver and shot Boyd. He then pointed It at Stewart who gave up and told the prisoners to "Get out.’ As soon as they left Stewart drew his revolver and fired after the prisoners as they a passing car. One of the shots'struck Jones in the groin and the arm. The prisoners were overpow ered and taken tb the jail. Meanwhile Boyd had been taken to the hospital, where he died. A few days later Jones was also taken to the hospital, his arm amputated and he, too, died. The day after the fight Rice and Rutlidge were brought into court and their trial was continued resulting In the conviction and sentence to Kingston peni tentiary for 12 years. Rutlidge committed suicide by hurling himself from the bal cony of the Jail to the pavement. A charge of murder was then laid against Rice and he was found guilty and sentenced to be hanged. Rice came from Champaign, 111., Where h.s people are highly respected. Every effort had been made to have the death sentence commuted to life imprisonment. OBERLIN M. CARTER COMES TO THE ATLANTA PRISON LEAVENWORTH, Kan., July 19.—1 t is learned through an officer, recently a vis itor here, that (Oberlin M. Carter, ex-cap tain of engineers, will be soon transferred from the federal prison at Fort Leaven worth to the new federal prison at At lanta. He will be transferred at once if the gov ernment officials succeed in extraditing Gaynor and Greene, the two big Savan nah contractors. Carter’s sentence of five years will ex pire in November, 1908. If taken to Atlanta the famous convict expects to be allowed to testify during the trial of Gaynor and Greene. STEAMER SINKS; 150 LIVES LOST Only 30 of the 185 Passengers Are Saved From the Doom ed Vessel. HAMBURG, JULY 21,1 A. M.-STEAMSHIP PREMIUS, WITH 185 PASSENGERS ON BOARD, WAS CUT IN TWO ANDSUNK BY THE TUG HANSEL ON THE ELBE AT 12:30 O’CLOCK THIS MORNING. ONLY ABOUT THIRTY ON BOARD WERE SAVED. ALL DANGER OF STRIKE HAS NOW BEEN PASSED TRADE DF SOUTH tFHIMEIW AMERICANS ■ f BRITISH ARE LOSING OUT, AS ARE AUSTRALIAN AND ARGENTINE HOUSES IN THE STRUG GLE FOR BUSINESS. NEW YORK. July 19.—Further inquiries at Capetown into the trade situation in South Africa tend to show that the in crease of American trade is solely owing, cables the London correspondent of The Tribune, to the war in freight rates from New York to South Africa. So far moat of the increase is ip produce and bread stuffs. American flour ousting Australian and Argentine. All complain of the con servatism of the British, who refuse con cessions, says the correspondent, which are cheerfully granted by pliant and en ergetic Americans. WELLSIS TOHANG, SAYS PARDON BOARD « ■ aiSS MB The pardon board has refused to recom mend that the death sentence of W. R. Wells be communted to life Imprisonment and he will be hanged today be tween the hours of 10 and 12 o'clock. At noon Friday a death watch was placed on the condemned man and from now until the time he Is executed he will not be out of the sight of these guardians of the law. whose business it is to see that the gal lows is not cheated of its prey. Before being carried to the cell he now occupies, which is in the north wing of the fdurth*floor, Wells took, a plunge bath. While he was bathing, his clothes were searched. In his cell now there is absolutely nothing with which he could kill himself and the eyes of the law are constantly watching. Most of the precautions, however, are entirely unnecessary, as Wells very prob ably has no idea of attempting to cheat the gallows. He is now facing his fate like a man. He talks freely and appears in better spirits than he has for some time. "I want to shake hands with all the good people again,” he says, "and tell them goodby.” As regards the execution. Wells appears perfectly reconciled. "I have made my peace with my Mak er," he said, “and am ready to go. It to a Choice between his arid the pen itentiary for life and one is about as bad as the other. Everybody has got to go some time and it is well to be prepared.” gunman Twill BE OPPOSED BI WALLER WARM AND INTERESTING RACE FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERN OR OF ALABAMA IS IN PROSPECT. ‘BIRMINGHAM. Ala., July 19.-Hon. Charles E. Waller has formally announced bls candidacy for lieutenant governor of Alabama. Mr. Waller, who was speaker of the houee of representatives during the last session, enters the race on his own hook but he is generally regarded as the running mate Os former Governor Jo seph F. Johnston, whose announcement for governor is now the chief topic of conversation in political circles through out the state. Dr. R. M. Cunningham, former presiding officer of the state sen ate, will be the running mate of Governor Jelks and the race between he and Mr. Waller will be a close and exciting one in all probabtlty. Among the reports heard fn connection with the candidacy of Captain Johnston Is that he will challenge Governor Jelks to joint debate. Chairman Robert J. Lowe, of the state Democratic executive committee has is sued a call for the primary election to be held August 25. AH candidates must be in by August L MINE OWNERS ESCAPE CESUREBY THE CORONER ... - PARK CITY, Utah, July 18.—The coro ner’s jury has returned a verdict holding the officials of the Daly-West mine en tirely blameless for the accident by which 35 men lost their lives. The remains of Charles Neime were shipped to his former home in Calumet, Mich. Neime was a student at Ann Ar bor university. He spent two years there and came west to earn enough money to complete his education. At Labor Convention This Hornirg In Indianapolis Sentiment Was Against Strike. CONVENTION HALL, Indianapolis Ind., July 19.—When the miners’ conven tion met this morning it was evident that all the liability of the great strike had vanished. The anthracite men who have favored a strike were practically unanimous in de claring that it wbuld have been unwise to order a general strike. At the opening of the convention this morning, "Mother" Jones was given the floor. She made an address which waa enthusiastically applauded by the dele gates. She declared that before coming to Indianapolis she had favored a general strike, but since coming to the convention, she bad reached the opinion that the con clusion reached by the delegates to avoid such a movement was the wisest course. She urged the delegates to oppose at the congressional elections this fall every man who was favorable to the "government by injunction." President Mitchell called for the report of the special committee. The committee was not ready to report and as a number of addresses were made by delegates, a motion made by delegate Ryan, of Illi nois, that the convention endorse the meeting of employers and employees to be held in Minneapolis September 22 for tne purpose of discussing the practica bility of an universa. eigh-hour working day. At 10:45 the convention took a recess for 30 minutes to await the report of the special committee. Committee Makes Report. At 11:55 the special committee was pre pared to report. Its recommendations were as follows: First—That the national secretary and treasurer of the United Mine workers be authorised to appropriate SSO 000 of the funds of the national treasury for the benefit of officials (1,7 and 9, three are anthracite districts.) Second—That all districts, sub-districts and local unions be asked to £onate what ever they can afford for the support of the strike. Third—That an assessment of 10 per cent be levied on the earnings of members of unions 6,8, 12, 13, 19, 2, and 25 and that an assessment of $1 per week be made on miners of the districts 2,6, U, 14 15, 16, 30 and 2L This Assessment is not to be made against members of unions now on strike, but in such cases these assessments are to commence when the strikes are over, the manner of this being arratnged by the unions. Fourth—The assessments to be paid di rect by the local unions to Secretary- Treasurer Wilson. Fifth—That 25 per cent be deducted from the salaries, of all national district officers and organisqrs. Sixth—That the assessments began from July 16. t / 7. That all contributions made by ths national organization be distributed pro rata to the anthracite districts, as shown by the last coal reports. 8. That each local union be requested to aid as far as possible in securing work for men now on strike. In this connec tion the good offices of the American Fed eration of Labor will be requested. 9. That an address be submitted to the American people. The salient points of this address, as read by Secretary Wilson, are as follows: The convention of the United Mine Workers hereby state the line of action which its members are determined to pur sue. The coal miners of the country recog nize the marvelous industrial progress of the country during the last decade, but our labor has produced the foundation for most of this wealth by producing tfee coal which has made the progress possible. But when the miners examine the paltry pit tance they receive as recompense for the labors and dangers they undergo they feel that they are being delt with unjustly in payment for so much labor and so many sacrifices. Combinations of Capital. The combinations of capital are so pow erful that individuals are helpless and the experience shows that when capital com bines labor must unite. The grievances of the miners have forced them to organ ize. not to take from the operators what belongs to them, but to receive better treatment and fair remuneration for their labor. For five years the miners have Mved up to the letter and spirit of every contract into which they have entered, and do not intend to violate them now. The miners believe that the best inter ests of the country are opposed to a gen eral strike of the coal miners and while they feel that in the present fight the union may be nothing can com- pel them to their agreements. The miners request the American people to bring such pressure to bear upon anthra cite operators and anthracite railroads aS will compel them to submit to arbitration The expenses of the miners call for cone tributions of $1,000,000 per month from sources outside the union and with this amount the miners are confident that they can win the anthracite strike. ‘ A number of amendments were offered to the wording of several sections but they were all voted down. Report of the committee was then adopted by unani mous rising vote. President Russell, of the Illinois miners, announced that the unions of that state would contribute $50,000 in cash for the anthragjte strike. Ohio contributed |lO,- 000 and lowa and Illinois promised sub stantial contributions to use later. President Mitchell made a short speech declaring that there waa of the local unions throughout the country approxi mately $1,060,000 and that his opinion of what the unions could afford to contribute to the cause of the anthracite strike was one-half of this money. After the transaction of some routine business the convention adjourned at 1 o’clock by the singing of “America." New York Is Threatened by a Strike. NEW YORK, July 19.—The Amalgamat ed Society of Painters, which ordered a general strike over a month ago for an advance in wages of 50 cents a day, has reported that a general strike In sympathy with the painters has been ordered by the board of building trade®. About 200 men in half a dozen trades have quit work on the new Union club building in Fifth avenue and on Monday a sympa thetic strike is to be ordered on the man sion being erected for Andrew Carnegie at Ninety-second street and Fifth avenue. AGE LIMIT RETIRES BROOKE ON MONDAY WASHINGTON, July 18.—A general order has been prepared at the war department re tiring Major General John O. Brooke, who will reach the age limit of <4 years en Monday, the 21st inetant. With the exception of Gen eral Miles. General Brooks Is the only officer on the active list of the army who reached the grade of brigadier general during the civil war. KO. 89.