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CONVICT BOSS TO BE THUD FORMURDER WILLIS PONDER. ASSISTANT WARDEN. AND DR. H. G. MIN TER. CAMP PHYSICIAN. ARE CHARGED WITH BAD CRIME. Or account of cruelties perpetrated on a negro convict, Fred Kent, at the con vict camp at Jakin. Early county, on May ICth. 14*0. ard from the effects of which cruelties Kent died, the prison Commission Thursday issued an order for the officials Ir. charge of the camp to swear out a warrant for murder for Millts Ponder, deputy warden of the camp, and for accessory after the fact for Dr. H. G. Minter, the camp physi cian. and requested Governor Candler to have the solicitor general of that cir cuit prosecute the two men. The order also discharged Ponder and Minter from the service of the state. The order and the manner in which the convict was treated has caused a tremendous sensation at the’ capitol and In Early county where the cruelties were inflicted and judging from the position the prison commission has taken in the matter the two men will be prdeecuted to the fullest extent of the law. State Warden Jake Moore has nied a report with the commission telling the result of Ihe investigation which he was ordered t»» make and from his statement, which la as accurate as could be secured, owing to the length of time that has elapsed, the convict was horribly treated. The attention of the commission was first called to the matter through an in terview in The Journal with Simon O’Neil, the Savannah policeman who was sent up for 15 years for manslaughter, and who was pardoned a few wee kg *go. O'Neil told the story of the treatment of Kent for ths first time, and when the members of the commission saw the article they immediately began an investigation. State Warden Moore tn his report says that the death of Kent was a diabolical crime, committed tn day light with a number of witnesses present. He says he talked with several of the convicts there at the camp and they told him they dared not tell for fear of punishment them selves. Moore’s Report. The following is Warden Moore’s report: Office of the Prison Commission of Geor- gia. Atlanta, Ga.. July 34. 1902. To the Prison Commission of Georgia, At lanta. Ga. Gentlemen—Tn compliance with your In structions. I made a careful investigation of the charges recently made, through ths press, by a pardoned convict, one Simon J. O’Neil, recently discharged, against the officials of the prison at Jakin, in Early county, regarding the death of Prank Kent, a convict confined there, on or about the 17th day of May. 1900. and beg leave to report the following facts. J. M. Vlttetoe was in charge of the pris on. as deputy warden: Willis Ponder was his assistant deputy warden: and Dr. H. G. Minter wqg the local physician in charge of the medical department there. Frank Kent was a negro convict, about twenty years of age. I am informed that he was very obstinate, and insubordinate, refusing to do the labor required of him. in spite of the usual punishment inflicted upon him- On the 16th of May. 1900, War den Vlttetoe was called to Blakely on bus iness. but before leaving, gave Ponder or ders to put Kent in what they called ’’a sweater.” a mode of punishment not au thorized by the commission, and never be fore heard of in the Georgia penitentiary, vix.: Confining him near a hot stove, completely covered with many blankets. These orders were carried out by one Perry Jackson, a colored convict, then doing yard work, assisted possibly by oth er convicts. Ponder, in the absence of Vlt tetoe. being in charge, consenting thereto, giving directions and aiding therein, there being present, besides Ponder and the con vict Jackson, two .white convicts, Simon J. O’Neil and J. J. Stovall. In carrying out these orders Kent was confined near a hot stove and about fifteen pair of blankets put upon him, covering his entire body and head, and kept in that position for two or three hours, and. when It was discovered that he was well nigh exhausted, he was released and Dr. Minter sent for, who pronounced his condition serious. Dr. Minter did all he could to restore him. but be dieq some time dur ing the night. In his weekly report Dr. Minter reported this case as follows: “Admitted to hospital May 16, 1900. Frank Kent, cerebral congestion. Died May IT, 1900.” Believing the report to be true, and that Kent had died under treatment of the physician from natural causes, no inves tigation was made. died shortly after this, and Pon der t cceeded him. by order of the com mission. and is now deputy warden at that prison, and Dr. Minter is still in charge of the hospital. This, in my opinion, was a diabolical crime, and the strange part of it Is that, committed in broad daylight, with a number of witnesses present, more than two years ago. no knowledge of the facts was ever communicated to me, or any other official, until now, and that, too. despite the fact that the grand Jury of Early courty have several times visited and inspected this prison, as have like wise legislative committees from both the Bouse and senate, besides my own in spection more than a score of times. Ponder says the reason he failed to re port the facts was because Vlttetoe said he had reported the matter to me, which was not true. Convict Stovall gave the same reason. Cdnvict Jackson says be did not report It because Vlttetoe threatened to punish him if be did. Dr. Minter, who seems to have been cognisant of the facts, after the punishment had been inflicted, and who knew the cause of Kelt's death, says he dk. not report it because Vlttetoe promised him that if he did not he would never again use such mode of punishment. Respectfully submitted. J. C. MOORE. State Warden. The warrants have already been sworn out and placed in the hands of Solicitor General J. a. Laing, of Dawson, and the solicitor has been personally requested by the governor to prosecute in behalf of the state. Judge Turner Talka. Judge J. S. Turner, chairman of the pris on commsston, made a statement to a Journal representative at the capitol this morning in which he explains the position of the commission and says that the evi dence seems to be strongly against the two men. He says: Warden Moore's report speaks for It self. and needs no further explanation. If the commission had had the faintest idea that such cruelty had been prac ticed. resulting in the death of a convict, or bad had the slightest reason to sus pect the Mme, it would have taken de cisive action long ago. The death of Kent having been regularly reported through the hospital physician. In whom we have every confidence, and who stands high in the esteem of the community In which be lives, we had no reason to sus pect any Irregularity, and did not credit the statement made by O'Neill concerning it. but. as it is our invariable custom and nile 4o tfioroughly investigate every such cMMge or rumor, from what ever source st spay come, we had Warden Moore to Instigate this, with the result shown by his jtport. Os course there is nothing left for the commission to do but to pros ecute the parties vigorously, and, to that end. I procured a warrant for Pender for murder, and Minter as accessory after the fact, which had been placed in the hands of Solicitor General J. A. Laing, of Daw son, who has been requested by the gov ernor to personally attend the committal court, and prosecute them on behalf of the state. The evidence is strongly against them, but the courts must deter mine their guilt or innocence. Simon O’Neill, who is in Savnanah, and the two convicts who witnessed the pun ishment will In all probability be sum moned as witnesses and used during the trial. The members of the commission. Judge J. D. Turner, Thomas Eason and General Clement A. Evans, are highly In dignant at the result of the investigation and will probably be at the trial in per son. TWO NEGROES LYNCHED AND A RACE RIOT IS FEARED PHILIPPI. W. Va.. July 24.-Two ne groes. whose names were unknown, were lynched at Womelsdorf near here last night by an angry mob numbering several hundred. The first black man was shot and killed in the station house: the second was taken to the park where he was hatjged, then riddled with bullets and cut to pieces. Both whites and negroes are enraged and in arms. More trouble Is hourly expected. The trouble grows out of the murder of Chief Bud Wilmoth on July 23. Several other arrests had been made and lynching seemed imminent on every side. The dead negroes were caught near Belllngtoo and were locked up. The officers fearing a lynching If they were taken to Elkins. When arrested neither of the men gave theff names. Ne groes are leaving on every train. The lynched men were horribly mutilated and their bodies left on the commons. Texas Fever In Kansas. ARKANSAS CITY. Kan., July 24,-Tex as fever has broken out amojig the native cattle of vuthem Kansas and at Dexter, over a hundred head have died within the past few days. The disease is believed to be spreading. SUIT IS ? FILED AGAINST ROADS INMAN & COMPANY WANT $58,- 000 DAMAGES FROM COAST LINE, L AND N. ANO THOMAS K. SCOTT. ATHENS, Ga., July 25.—Because of al leged failure to haul shipments of cotton from this place to Augusta, Ga„ during the cotton seasons of 1898, 1899 and 1900 suit for 138,000 damages has been filed by the surviving partners of the firm'of In man & Company, againlt the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, the At lantic Coast Line and Thomas K. Scott. The suit was filed this morning by Messrs. Rosser & Brandon and George L. Bell, of Atlanta, and W. H. Barrett, of Augusta, in the office of the clerk of the superior court of Clarke county. The case will doubtless attract consid erable attention because of the promi nence of the parties interested In It and because of the legal questions involved, which affect all of the shippers and all of the railroads doing business In this state. e The grounds of complaint in brief are that Inman A Company, during the cotton seasons of 1898. 1899 and 1906, delivered to the railroads In question 16,000 bales of cotton at Athens, Ga.. for shipment to Augusta, and that the roadfc accepted It and gave their bill of lading, agreeing to carry it. Afterwards, says the bill, the roads refused to carry It without any lawful excuse and in wanton disregard of their duty as common carriers under the statutes of Georgia and In willful viola tion of the rights of Inman A Company as shippers. Inman A Company contend in the dec laration that it was the duty of the Louis ville and Nashville and Coast Line, un der the laws of Georgia, to’ haul the cot ton in accordance with Instructions, and in accordance with the bill of lading, and to do so without any unreasonable delay. The refusal, says the bill, on the part of the roads to carry it in accordance with their instructions and in accordance with the bill of lading and the consequent de lay makes the’roads liable for a conver sion of the cotton, and for whatever dam age resulted to Inman A Company, and that the damage amounts to 968,066. It is alleged in the declaration that the defendant roads knew that their refusal to carry the cottca would result in Ms being delayed, and they knew that the delay would be injurious to Inman A Com pany, and that Inman A Company be» sought them from day to day not to in jure in this manner, and that the roads by carrying the cotton would have made a profit out of it. and that, there fore, their course was the result of a de liberate purpose to injure Inman A Com pany. Therefore, it Is claimed In the dec laration, Inman A Company are entitled to recover punitive as well as actual dam ages. i • OICLEWfIIME WITH RUSSIft . 15 JM HAS INCREASED NOWITHSTAND ING UNFAVORABLE LEGIS- LATION DUE TO SECRE- TARY GAGE. . WASHINGTON, July 2«.-It Is just one year ago this month that Secretary of the Treasury Gage Issued his famous order Imposing the countervailing duty levied by this government upon bounty fed sugar upon sugar Imported from Russia. This was followed by the Impos ing of the countervailing duty on petro leum Imported from Russia and the re taliation by that epuntry which raised tariffs all along the line on goods ‘im ported into Russia from the United States. At that time much discussion of the matter found its way into the news and editorial columns of the newspapers and It was freely predicted that our trade with Russia was ruined. The trade, however, wax not ruined, but. Instead, It Increased during the fiscal year just ended. Although the figures have not been made up completely it is apparaent that the exports will far ex ceed those of the previous fiscal year. Fgvres havs been compiled for eleven months and the exports to Russia this year for this period amounted to $10,067,- 747. against the total for the eleven months of the previous year off $9,15«,- $45. the semi-weekly juukhal., atlamta, Georgia, Monday, July as, 1902. FOUR KILLED, SIX HURT IN WRECK ST. LOUIS LIMITED CRASHES INTO WILQ COAL CAR AT SEV ENTY-FIVE MILES PER HOUR SPEED. XENIA, O:, Ally 25.—An almost unex ampled wreck occurred at 10:36 last night at Treblne station, three miles from here, when train No. 2, the Pennsylvania Lim ited, from St. Louis to New York, was met by a wild car at the foot of a heavy grade. The number of dead and Injured was not easily ascertained, because the wreckage took fire and all >, but the two Pullman cars In the rear was burned. The train was behind time and was running at the rate of seventy miles an hour to make up lost time. Besides the postal and express cars It consisted of a day Coach and sev eral sleepers. The following'ls a corrected list of the dead and Injured at 11 a. m.: WILLIAM CLARK, engineer, formerly of Xenia, now of Columbus, O.: trunk of body and one leg found, leaves wife and three children. PATRICK DWYER, fireman, residence, Cincinnati. . M. M. PETERS, mall clerk, Cincinnati. ®. F. M. McKOWN, mall clerk, Green field. Ind., body not recovered. The injured: Joseph Converse, aged 27, Elmira, N. Y.; scalp wound, not serious. Bessie Donovan, 18, Irwin, Pa., cut about head, not serious. William G. Forsythe, Indianapolis, Ind.; mall clerk, dangerously hurt. W. A. Gifford, Woodstock: mail clerk, cut about head and arm, dangerously hurt. i James McFadden, Indianapolis, nose fractured, not serious. Had a ticket for Ireland. Mollie Collins, Louisville, Ky., head cut, not serious. The.number of the missing Is unknown. The story of a Woman and child having been burned to death Is not confirmed and is discredited. Ten or twelve. people who are not Included In the above list were Injured btit none seriously. Almost simultaneous with the first eras’* the gas tsjtks under the cars exploded and s6t Are to the ruins. Instantly cries could be heard from the mass of wreck age. Passengers who had themselves suf fered injuries forgot their pain in witness ing the sufferings of the women and the men who were slowly burning to death, but whom, on account of their own Inju ries, they were unable to rescue. Most of the passengers were ticketed through from St. Louis or further western points to New York. The badly Injured were taken to Xenia, where not only the hotels, but private houses were opened for their accommoda tion. The others wore later taken to Co lumbus to resume their journey. The en gineer. William Clarke, of this city, was buried his engine and his body was burned to ashes. His fireman, Wil liam Dwyer, of Cincinnati, was horribly mangled, but was thrown clear from th® engine. « Os the four postal, clerks on the train two were killed, M. M. Peters, of Colum bus, and Charles McGowan, of Greenfield, Ind. George A. Gifford, of Indianapolis, and William G. Forsythe, also of Indian apolis, were injured, Gifford but slightly, Forsyths seriously. The surgeon does not regard his injuries as fatal. The train was running at a terrific speed and the wild car had almost attained Its greatest momentum, the track where the accident dccurred being at the end of a steep grade, and when the crash cafne the train, With the exception of the two rear sleepers, left the track and piled up in a heap. A moment of silence followed, and then could be heard the cries for help. Those of the passengers who extricated them selves from their perilous positions ren dered all assistance possible and rescued many from the debris, but a gas tank ex ploding beneath one of the cars set the wreckage en fire and the Intense heat from the flames soon drove the rescuers back, so that those who were pinioned beneath the train were consumed by the. flames. It was a most pitiable sight, cries and mogns coming from those who could not be rescued, and who were slowly being burned to death, and it was some time be fore any of the bodies were reached. En gineer William J. Clarke and his fireman. Dwyer, were the first found, both being mutilated and horribly burned. Clarence Kincaid, treasurer of the- Col onial Distilling company, of Treblne, is due deserving credit for his great presence of mind in averting ahother terrible col lision. He was the first person on the scene and an eye-witness to the catastro phe. Taking in the situation at a glance, he knew that a fast freight was about due. Rushing to the office of the Colonial Distillery, a short distance q.way, he noti fied the operator at Xenia of the collision and if there was not some way In which to intercept the freight. The word came back that It was too late. The freight was rapidly nearing the wreck. Kincaid called to George Barr, C., H. and D. rail road agent, whose track ~!s parallel, to take his lantern and flag the train, which could be heard approaching in the distance. Barr ran several squares down the track and stopped the Incoming freight. Kin caid in the meantime secured assistance from employes of his distillery, shut down the plant and put the force to work rescu ing the (njured. One man was heard in the day coach yelling pitiably: “Help, mother. Oh moth er!" His cries faded as the flames burned away and the terror stricken spectators were powerless to render assistance owing to the Intense heat. Two tramps were on the front end of the blind baggage, riding directly behind the coal tender. When the crash came they were hurled Into the air and fell on the read 20 feet away. One gave his name as John B. Rogers and said he was from Indianapolis. His face was scratched. Neither were Injured. They offered their services as rescuers* and were accepted by the railroad company to assist clearing away the wreck. A boy named Brown who lives at Tre boins, carried flour to the victims and sprinkling It on their burns to allay the pain. “I Never Knew Pain Killer to Fail before, what can the matter be? Where la the boule? There. I thought so; it Is not Perry Davie* Painkiller at all, but something the druggist must have made himself and I did not notice it; I have used Painkiller for years for diarrhoea, eramps and stomach aches and it never failed.” Tracy, Awheel, Frightens Officers. , WOODBURN, Ore., July 24.—Frank Pickens, a young man living 4n the out skirts of town has met a heavily armed bicycle rider whom he thought was Tracy, the outlaw, and who asked the direction and distance to Salem. After obtaining the desired information the stranger rode on in the direction of Salem. Eighty rods behind the first came another wheelman, also heavily armed and apparently follow ing the first. Pickens at once hastened to town and notified the authorities. Manila Cigarmakers Strike. MANILA, July 24.—About 7,006 cigar makers of Manila have gone on a strike. They demand a material Increase In wa ges. ' ' • PUTNAM BRADLEE STRONG DENIES THEFT OF DIAMONDS NEW YORK. July 24.—A special dis patch from London to an afternoon paper says that Putnam Bradlee Strong arrived at Southampton today on the St. Paul, sailing under an assumed name. In an In terview he acknowledged his identity and denied positively the charge that he pawn ed May Yohe’s jewels. May Yohe, who was formerly the wife of Lord Francis Hope, sailed for Europe today on the Fuerst Bismarck. f LONDON, July 24.—Former Captain Strong, in conversation with a repre sentative of The Associated Press this evening, said he had pawned about 88,400 worth of May Yohe’s jewelry at her request and for her benefit after they returned from Japan, and that she had received the entire proceeds from him «t the time the jewels were pawned. “I never have had one dollar of May Yohe’s money and no person knows it bet ter than she,” he continued. “The money on which I am now traveling was receiv ed from the sale of my library, and of this fact May Yohe is also aware. I have doqe many foolish and most unwise things but they have not been criminal. “As to «ny future movements, I will say that I purpose living qWletly and endeavor ing to redeem my good name. “As to the story that I rifled her safety deposit box, that Is absurd on Its face. May lohe never had any safety deposit box that I know of, and if she had one any banker could tell you that without her authority I could never have had ac cess to It. I had one In my own name at the Knickerbocker Trust Company, which I suppose my family has opened, as I gave them full authority to do so.” Grain Men Fail for Backing Show. BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. July 25.—Estes & Brown wholesale grain and feed mer chants, have bankrupted and the Lake view Stock Company goes into bankruptcy along with them. This company was suc cessful tn the grain business, and it Is be lieved that the failure was due largely to an attempt to back the Lakeview Stock Company financially,. The latter concern has been conducting shows at a suburban resort. The liabilities of the company are 811,371.94. ' _____ STERNE TREE BY COURT’S ORDER MAN ARRESTED WITH WILLIS BIGGERS ON CHARGE OF MURDER IS RELEASED BY JUDGE FOSTER. Henry I. Sterne, accused of complicity with Willis R. Biggers In the murder of Mail Carrier William H. Simpson, Is now a free man, the order of his re lease having been signed by Judge Fred Foster. There is no doubt that Sterne Is a very sick man, and his removal from the jail will probably bo at once followed by • course of medical treatment. Although the order was signed by Judge Foster, it was somentime later before Sterne was released, • and considerably later before he eVhn learned of his free dom, although he was expecting it ever since the news of the Biggers verdict reached him. The Biggers Verdict. When the Biggers verdict Was brought In Wednesday afternoon, after tlje jury had been out nearly twenty-one Jjours and had been twice charged by the eourt, the room full of spectators broke Into instant applause quieted only by the stern rap ping for order by the deputies and bailiffs. No sooner were the words “not guilty” heard than Biggers was Instantly sur rounded by scores of friends shaking hls hand with every demonstration of grati fication. The room had been cleared of ladies a few moments before, oh account of a pending case, and the verdict was brought In while most members of the young man’s family were out of the room. The news spread over the court house like wildfire, and Immediately the ladles started toward the court room, only to meet Biggers coming out. Once In the hallway, Biggers held a veritable recep tion, and did not leave the court house for more than an hour. A family reunion was later held at home. WAGESiWIJ FE BUSED TEN PE GJ ENT SEVEN THOUSAND MEN WILL GET BENEFIT OF INCREASE TO- GETHER WITH A TEN HOUR WORK DAY. I - ! ' " f ’ ’ ± TOPEKA, Kan., July 25—Beginning Au gust 1, the ne>F agreement concerning wages between the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad and the Brotherhood of Railwiy Carmen will go Into effect. Under the terms decided upon the change will be gradual and will not be extended over the entire system until about Janu ary 1. Certain cases which are most pressing will be given advantage of the raise first. The Increase will affect about 7,060 men and amounts to an average of from 10 to 12 1,- 2 P ep cent. The agreement also pro vides for a ten hour day and a possible hour off on Saturday. TENNESSEE MINERS CONFER WITH EMPLOYERS BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. July 25.—A large delegation of ntiiners from the Tracey City and Whitwell. Tenn.,’ mines of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Com pany, are In Birmingham conferring with the officials of that company with refer ence to the new scale. These miners sought at the last pieetlng of the Alabama Mine Workers to have their territory Included In the Alabama district, but the effort failed and a sepa rate agreement has to be made with the company. W. R. Fairley, of the national executive board, United Mine Workers of America, is assisting the men In arranging a new contract. WORK AT BRUNSWICK WAITS ON IRON GIRDER BRUNSWICK, Ga., July 24.—Work on the new public building has been stopped for sev eral weeks, owing to a failure to secure the large iron girders that are used In the frame work. Tbe Iron foundries of the north are overworked, It seems, and the one which has the Brunswick order has written that It has contracts that will require three years to fill, Fortunately the order referred to was placed last year, and by pushing up the foundry people, txpy have promised to deliver the ma ter'al rhifir If. JUDGE HEPT FOB WEB MWE AS JUDGE FOSTER PRONOUNC ED SENTENCE ON PRISONER TEARS FLOWED DOWIJ HIS CHEEKS. With the court and the spectators In tears Walter C. McLane was Friday morn ing given by Judge Fred C. Foster the ‘as tonishing sentence for three charges of embezzlement of a fine of 8500 or three months in jail and 12 months in the chain gang. It was one of the most dramatie scenes ever witnessed In a court. McLane la a young man. He was for merly bookkeeper in the Bank of Com merce, and was indicted by the grand jury for embezzlements alleged to aggregate several thousand dollars. The prosecution agreed Thursday to a consent verdict of guilty as for a misdemeanor, sentence be ing suspended until next morning. ' Before sentencing McLane judge Foster asked Attorney Reuben Arnold to make a statement to the court. Mr. Arnold ad dressed the court at length, saying that the prosecution had* agreed to a consent verdict as for a misdemeaiior out of len iency. He drew a picture of the suffering and humiliation of McLane’S family and alluded pathetically to the man’s personal afflictions, asserting that he did not con sider the accused always entirely respon sible. Attorney Thomas Felder reiterated all that Mr. Arnold had said, and called at tention to the fact that during one week when McLane was at home with a sick child, the defalcations at the bank con tinued. He spoke of the devoted wife and altogether drew such a picture that by the time he had concluded Judge Foster was visibly affected. His eyes were moist, and tears trickled down his face. In sentencing the prisoner the judge said he was aware that he could never make a strong judge in the general estimate of the public or the profession, because he was always so keenly alive to the fact that sentences fell heaviest on the Inno cent, the devoted wife and the helpless children. As he spoke the room grew as still as death. McLane seemed dazed and confus ed, but many of the attorneys and specta tors were deeply moved. Judge Foster said this was the first time he had ever presided over a criminal dock et, and he could not but be affected. He therefore said he w’as glad to be able to make It as light for the prisoner as he could, and then Imposed the astonishing sentence. The scene excited great comment, and many of the lawyers declared that the sentiments of the judge were the noblest they had ever hard uttered from the bench. It is generally understood that McLane's relatives will Immediately make up the necessary fine. WARRANT FOR"wiLSON7s RESCINDED BY JACKSON INDIANAPOLIS, July 25.—W. B. Wil son .secretary and treasurer of the United Mine Workers today received a commu nication from his attorney at Parkers burg, W. Va., saying that the warrant for hls arrest on a charge of violating an In junction issued by Judge Jackson, had been rescinded. The warrant was Issued yesterday after Judge Jackson had permanently enjoined “Mother” Jones and other organizers from trying to get the miners to quit work and giving some of the organizers jail sentences. It was expected that the war rant for Wilson would be Issued today. Wilson understands that the charge against him was dropped because of fear that it would create a greater furore than the men who brought the suit desire at this time but Wilson also believes that he was entirely within the law at his meetings at Clarksburg and Fairmount, where it was charged that he made the In flammatory speeches violating the In junction. . SENTENCE IS POSTPONED IN “MOTHER” JONES CASE PARKERSBURG, W. Va., July 25.- Judge Jackson decided in the "Mother” Jones contempt cases yesterday that all the defendants had violated the Injunc tion and were guilty of contempt of court. Sentence In the case of “Mother” Jones was postponed. In the case of the four foreigners who cannot speak English, sentence was postponed until the arrival of theta- Interpreter at noon. Thomas Haggerty was given 90 days in jail, and the other five defendants 60 days each. The opinion supported the right of the courts to use injunction and the of laborers to work when they wish to do so without Interference from organized labor or any other source. ROME SLLSCANTALOUPES TO NORTHERN MARKETS ROME, Ga., July 25.—J. C. Brownlee has shipped five ears of canteloupes from hls farm near North Rome, and he contem plates packing at least twenty more cars before the season Is at an end. The exact number of melons thus far sent to north ern markets from this vicinity Is, 584,375. The cantaloupes bring 50 cents per crate In Cincinnati and New York. Any number of this fruit can be bought in Rome for 5 cents a dozen, or 25 cents a crate. The market locally was never so crowded. The fruit is over ripe and will not do to ship. The canteloupe industry has become a decided factor in this section Os the state. Several parties have recently combined their land and will plant next year about 115 acres in cantaloupes. The shipments up to this time from Rome and vicinity have netted over 87,000. There are those who predict this enterprise will*yet rival the peach culture and pay much better than cotton and other staples. There would have been many hundred cars to leave Rome loaded with cantaloupes had it not been for the unprecedented long drouth which has prevailed. Next season will witness a tremendous shipment of these melons from north Georgia. WARRANT FOR KNIGHT; LARCENY AFTER TRUST MACON, Ga., July 25.—A warrant charg ing larceny after trust has been Issued for John T. Knight, the livery stable man. Knight Is not to be found In the city, the officers report. The allegations leading up to the war rant are that Knight was administrator for the estate of his sister’s dead hus band, who was killed on the railroad while working as a conductor. The qompany settled with the widow and children, pay ing 82,500. Knight was given the funds to adminis ter. Mrs. Kimbrew, his sister, complain ed recently that she could not get a set tlement, and County Administrator R. L. Anderson qualified as guardian of the mi nor children and had a warrant Issued for Knight. The total amount of the Indebtedness, interest and principal. Is said to be more then *2 OM>. RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENT REPORTS WASHINGTON, July 24.—The chief en gineers today received several annual re ports of officers in charge of river and hafbor Improvements, making estimates for the fiscal year 1904. Major James B. Quinn submits the following for the Nor folk. Va., district: Harbor at Norfolk and its approaches, 8244,741; improvement of Hampton Roads, Va., 8215,006; Appomattox river, Va., 8185,- 060: harbor at Cape Charles City, Va., 840,006. Captain J. C. Sandford submits the fol lowing for South Carolina: Waccama and Little Pedee river, 825.500; Great Pedee river. ’845,000; Winyah Bay, $160,000; Wateree and - Congaree rivers, 870,000; Inland waterway between Charles ton harbor and opposite McClellanville, 850,000; Charleston harbor, 25-foot project, 8166,000. and for 21-foot project. 825,000. Captain C. S. Richie submits the follow ing estimates j’or' the Galveston, Tex., district: Galveston harbor, $450,006. Galveston ship channel and EMiffaJo Bayou Texas to 700,000 to complete the project, 83,400.000. Brazos River, Texas, 8275.000; Brazos River, between Velasco and Richmond, West Galveston, channel, double bayou and the mouths of both streams, 8130,600. Arkansas Pass, Texas, $300,000, to com plete the projects, $1,430,000. Trinity River, Texas, $275,000; ta complete the project. $3,875,000. Brazos River frotn Richmond to Old Washlnton, $50,C00. Galveston channel, $200,000; to complete the project, $1,845,000. Captain Richie says that in substituting oil in place of coal for fuel on the de cline in Galveston harbor makes a saving of SSOO to SI,OOO per month. Captain Spencer Cokby, of Mobile, Ala., district: Mobile harbor, $600,000; Black Warrior river, from Tuscaloosa to Daniels Creek, $200,000. Warrior and Tombigbee river, Alabama and Mississippi, $520,600; Tombigbee rivet, from mouth to Demopolis, $280,000. Pascagoula river and Horn Island har bor, Miss., $400,000. COLUMBUS’ IS SUFFERING FOR WATER * THE CITY’S SUPPLY IS SAID TO BE UNFIT FOR DRINKING OR DOMESTIC PURPOSES AND LIMITED AT THAT. COLUMBUS. Ga.. July 24.—The question of a water supply in Columbus Is becom ing to baa serious one. For some time tno water for drinking and domestic pur poses has been unfit for use. and those who could avoid It have not used any of It for a week or two past. There has been a great deal of complaint and physicians who have visited the reservoirs during the past few days pronounce the water unhealthy and unfit for use. The supply is not only limited, but the source of sup ply to the reservoirs has about disap peared. A few days ago the water commenced to give out a very bad oaor, and when sev eral citizens went out to the reservoirs they were surprised te find that the upper reservoir was very low and muddy, and that the supply In the lower one was stagnant, as the creek which furnishes tho supply has dried up. The matter was brought to the attention of tho city authorities, and yesterday af ternoon a number of aidermen, the mayor and several members of the board of health went out to the resewoirs to In vestigate the matter. They found It as reported, and were generally In favor of cutting off from this supply and turning on tho flro service from the river. The Immediate cause of the scarcity of water is the long continued drouth. The city, too, is rapidly growing and needs more water, while the capacity of the waterworks is the same that It was years ago. A resolution has already passed the city council Instructing the preparation of an ordinance ordering an election for bonds for new waterworks. This will be pushed and the matter submitted to the people at the earliest day possible- At the meeting of the board of health to day an analysis of the sample of Colum bus' water was received from the state chemist, who decided that the water was loaded with organic matter in a state of putrefaction and was, therefore, unfit for drinking purposes. The board adopted resolutions declaring the water unwhole some and unfit for use and appointed a committee to Investigate the advisability of the city using river witter in lieu of the present supply. Strike Felt In New York. NEW YORK. July 25.—With shipments of anthracite coal from the mining re gions showing a shortage of 11,149,260 tons In three months are compared with last year, and no sign of a settlement of the strike In sight, the local market is be ginning to take on the aspect of a cor nered grain market. Dealers are no longer able to supply the Immediate needs of customers ,and as for New York’s winter supply, they say that the resumption of work at the mines will not enable the operators to meet the demand. SNIOKEDWETTE WITH HIS LEGS GUTJIFF ASHEVILLE NEGRO SHOWS RE- MARKABLE NERVE WHEN TRAIN RAN OVER HIM BY CALLING FOR A PUFF OR TWO. CHARLOTTE, N. C., July 34.—The story of a colored man with both legs cut off by a train calmly smoking a cigarette while waiting for medical attention comes from Asheville. A freight car passed over his legs, practical'y severing the limbs about the knees. Several hours, elapsed before he received medical at tention and when the road’s surgeon reached the scene the man was found sitting by the side of the road, where he had dragged himself, smoking a cigar ette. He jollied with the physician about his condition and while they were bring ing him from Fletcher’s to Asheville he stood the trip with a stoicism that ex cited no cud of comment. OnCe he reach ed nonchalantly around and arranged a blanket neatly around the place where his legs ought to have been. Mooved by this somevriiat gruesome fight a bystand er stepped forward and proffered a flask of whisky. Imagine the surprise of the onlookers when the maimed tramp re plied: "No, 1 don't drink anything like that. Just give mo a glass of cool, clear water and we will call it even.” SIO.DOO WILL 8E OFFERED IN PURSES FAIR DIRECTORS MEET AND VOTE THIS SUM TO PROVIDE BEST RACING ATLANTA EVER HAD. Atlanta is to have the best racing season in its history this fall If the size of the parses Is any indication of what may be expeeted. At a meeting of the directors of the fair association Thursday after noon it was decided to give $10,600 In prizes. This means that some very fast horses will be brought Jiere and the races will be of a very high class. There will be only running races and everything possi ble will be done to make them a great success. It was the opinion of the di rectors that better races could be provi ded by omitting the harness races and It was decided that they should not form a part of the program. The racing committee is now at work on the prograta for the fair and they will spare no effort to arrange the best that has ever been afforded the lovers of good racing In Atlanta. The meet will last for 15 days and the program will include at tractive cards each day. It is believed by the directors and the racing committee that the big purses which will be offered will attract mdny owners of fast horses to the meet- Al ready a number of inquiries have been re ceived .from well known trainers and owners and the indications are that there will be little difficulty in*getting as many entries and of the best class as are de sired. A new feature of the races this year will be at least one and probably more stake races. It it believed that a few such races would add greatly to the at tractiveness of the program. The rail roads, hotel and breweries and other large concerns will be called upon to provide this feature of the races and It Is believed they will enter heartily Into the plan and carry it out successfully. The stables at Exposition grounds will be fitted up and put in first class shape before the races, while new accommo dations will be provided In the way of stables. Five hundred dollars voted yesterday by the directors to be used In putting in new stables. Work will be be gun at an early date and by the time the meet takes place there will be full accommodations for all the horses that will take part In the races. Not only will the races be superior to any seen in Atlanta before but the horse show this year is expected to surpass all its predecessors. Eight thousand dol lars will be offered In premiums against $6,060 last year and less than $5,000 the year before. Every effort will be made to make the horse show this year surpass anything of the kind ever held in At lanta or in the south. AND ' ADMITS THE FACT MANILA, July 34.—The court martial of Lieutenant Edwin A. Hickman, of the Second cavalry, on charges of having ducked in a pond two natives of Taya bas because they refused to guide him to the stronghold of the insurgent lead er Caballes, and with ducking a third native, who died from the maltreatment, has been concluded after two brief sit tings, and Lieutenant Hlokman is be lieved to have been acquitted. The defense admitted all the specifica tlpns in the first charge, excepting only to the word "unlawful” and plead justi fication under general order No. 160, and the conditions prevailing in Tayabas province. The defense also produced a telegraphic order from General Chaffee urging the location of Caballes, regardless of the measures necessary to do so. The defense disclaimed any desire to shift the • responsibility apd said the telegram pro- ' duced showed the urgent necessity for locating Caballes. » . Lieutenant Hickman testified regarding the charge that he had caused the death of a third native, and said that witnesses at the Gardener inquiry testified that this man died from injuries, that he was not ducked and that he was not molested. The presecution disregarded the latter charge as being unworthy of credence. Colonel Smith, who was a witness for the defense, testified that Major Gardener was responsible for the charges against Lieutenant Hickman, and said that Major Gardener had sought for testimony to be brought against the lieutenant. EDWARDS IS DEAD FROM PISTOL SHOT C. L. Edwards died Friday morning at 8 o’clock at the Elkin-Cooper sanitarium as the result cf a wound Inflicted by the ac cidental discharge of hls pistol on Tues day morning at his residence, 141 Spring street. From the time of the accident until hls death there has been practically no hope for his recovery, and it has been known that he was slowly sinking. Hemorrhage followed hemorrhage, and the physicians were at no time able to control them. On Tuesday morning Mr. Edwards was standing before a dresser In hls, room when he accidentally knocked a pistol from where it lay on me Gresser and dis charged It. Mrs. Edwards had just left f the room, where she had been to call her husband for breakfast. Oi. hearing the pistol shot she returned Immediately to the room and found her husband almost mad with pain, but able to tell her how the accident occurred. Mr. Edwards was the southern repre sentative of the Hobart M. Gable Piano company. He was well known In Atlanta and In Opelika, where he formerly lived, and was highly respected by all who knew him. Hls tragic death has caused great sorrow to hls many friends. FALLEN CAMPANILE PLANS NOT OBTAINABLE VENICE, July 25.—A remarkable devel opment in connection with the destruction of the Campanile and one which will se riously handicap its restoration is the fact that the office for the conservation of monuments has not a single detail of the plans of the ruined bui]ding, nor any se ries of measurements or drawings been drawn, though the insecure condition of the collapsed bell tower has been known for the past 26 years. The authorities are now attempting to reconstruct a plan from photographs and a small. Incomplete trac ing of the .interior, marking the stones in the ruins sot identification wherever pos sible. STORM NEARLY RUINS A PENNSYLVANIA TOWN IRWIN. Peu, July 25.—Not a manufac turing establishment in town is running today as a result of last night’s storm. The breaking of the two dams flooded the entire western part of Irwin and Coal Hollow. Houses, bridges and railroad sidtfigs were washed away. Many coal shafts are flooded and dozens of bridges have been destroyed. The hall destroyed the crop*. * '■*' 3
