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WHIPPED, BUT
CONQUERED
NEVER
SO SAYS AMERICAN SOLDIER
OF THE FILIPINOS, WHOM HE
DECLARES SUBDUED BY OUR
GUNS.
NEW YORK. Aug J.—The third battal
ion of Maj. Waller’s marines, who have
been fightin* In the far east for the past'
three years, are row at the Brooklyn navy
yard. There are 151 men. commanded by
five captains in this battalion. When it
left for the east it numbered 350 men. Os
this number «0 met death serving the flag.
Others contracted diseases and are now in
hospitals while others are now in the
Philippines, as their time has not expired.
The men are sunburned and show the
effects of theU campaigning, for theirs
has not been mimic warfare, but the gen
uine article. They have served in Manila,
China. Samar. Luxon and other places in
the Orient, but the majority of the men
•re hale and hearty. The battalion will
•pend a few days at the local yard, and
nearly all will be discharged, while others
■wili be sent to various posts to finish out
their time in the service.
In the battalion is a young man of 22
■who started tq study law. decided he
wanted to see the world and enlisted In
the marines. He is well qualified to speak
of the conditions in our islands of the east
•nd his remarks are interesting:
•The condition which exists." he says,
Ts about this: The natives have been
overcome and have been fairly beaten, but
they have not been subdued. They have
been weakened by our forces and have
been pacified by our guns, but they are not
satisfied and they are not pdcitied. Just
look at the conditions which exist there.
These people have been firing in a certain
way for two hundred years. They are as
much trained In thievery as we are in the
ways of a school. There has been no im
provement during all this time. Their
very nature is deceptive and treacherous.
And now we have been there for three
years and we have the vanity to say that
we have ehanged their customs and have
planted American Institutions and got
them started in the right way.
**l am as confident that there will be
another outbreak within the next year as
I am as that I have got home. The na
tives are preparing for it. It is something
of a parallel to the Boer war. J mean in
the way it wifi bang on and not in the
matter of principle*. I think that some
of the organised bands who are now
keeping quiet will suddenly break out
eome day when it is least expected and
that big slaughter will result. My conclu
sion is based partially on this incident
that I observed a short time before we
wame away. We were out after a band
W thieves who had stolen some stuff from
our men and who had killed a man In
the stealing. We found them and shot
four of them. We found that the leaders
of the gang were men who were attached
to the American headquarters and who
carried passes from our commandant with
them. You see they were simply double
faced. > ,
, ’The Tagaloa who live about Cavite and
Manila are absolutely faithless. They can
not be trusted to the slightest degree.
And as soon as they see the chance, you
mark my word, they will strike for all
there is In it. and then there will be a
great hubbub here in the States. Agul
naldo is not so popular now and I do
not think that he will be very conspicuous
in the revolts of the future. He has faded
■lnce his surrender and the natives think
he has shown the white flag and gone
back on them.
••Of course the water cure we used. We
did not use it as much as the army did.
Waller is all right and understands the
game much better than the folks over
here who are making the fuss. It has to
be done io get anything out of them. We
were not hard on the fellows and gave
them the cure easily. We simply laid
them down and put a long bamboo cane
Into their mouths. Then we poured the
water in and they would swell up. When
they began to choke and got scared we
would stop, and then we got what we
generally wanted out of them.
•Dur work for the past few months has
been for the most part to chase these
thieves who Infest the land. The game
then is stand up and be shot at and not
have the pleasure of returning the com
pliment. The drones, as they are calleu,
hide themselves and then pick off our
fellows. I have seen several of my men
fall in this Infamous warfare and still I
was helpless to be of any service. The
only difference in the people is the differ
ence in name given by Americans. They
are all the same. They are making a
harvest off us but they don’t know it.
"Our guard duty was very effective. We
were ordered at one time to halt the na
tives three times before firing. We would
hilt them when they came up but we
called halt so fast that before they had
time to say anything they were full of
lead.”
One of Waller’s marines, only a private,
but intelligent and apparently a man who
observes things and has opinions of his
own writes a long letter to The New
York Herald upholding the action of Wal
ler and criticising the army. While The
Herald published this letter signed it "A
private Marine." the marine who wrote
the communication signed his name in
full, requested that it be not used.
The letter follows:
So much has been written of late regard
r Ing the Waller case that I feel it my duty
as a member of the marine corps to ask
for justice.
The reason for the sending of the ma
rines was to check the savage acts of the
people in Samar and to save the army
from humiliation. These marines were un
der Major Waller’s direction, and before
they had been there a week they had cap
tured the town and chased the natives
out.
These men. under Major Waller's com
mand suffered hardships such as sore
limbs, hunger and thrist without a mur
mur. And I say from experience that if
Major Waller was a cruel man he would
not have his men so loyal to him. An
officer who is good to his men is fair, to
an enemy.
Major Waller is as brave a man as ever
lived, who has yet to show a streak of
yellow, and who has been and is willing
and anxious to fight for his country at all
•* times. What is his reward? A courtmar
tial. humiliation and injustice.
Does he deserve such treatment from
this*country? I leave it to any fair-minded
person to answer this question.
AT THEENDOFROPIT
NEGRO MAN DANGLED
CAMDEN. Ark.. July 31.—Reports have
reached here of the lynching Saturday
Dight of Lee Newton, a negro, by a mob
of 25 men in the Cornie bottoms. Colum
bia county, about 2*> mifis from Magnolia,
•nd away fmm telegraphic communica
tion The negro was caught in the room
of two -j-outig ladles, daughter* of A prom
inent family in the eastern part *• that
county about a month ago.
Their screams frightened him sway.
Twice he escaped from custody. He was
captured once at Bernice. La., and came
near being lynched there and was last
captured with bloodhounds and was put
in chains. Newton was in the hands of
officers being taken to Magnolia, just
when the mob overpowered them. The
body was cut down by Sheriff Warren, of
Columbia county Sunday noon.
AGED RAILROAD MAN
DIES BY OWN HAND
CHARLOTTE. N. Ci. Aug. I.—A special
from Wilmington, N. C., says:
Suffering from a shock to his nervous
system because of an attempt at suicide
bv drowning yesterday. Major Abraham
Weill, aged 72 years, and a soliciting
agent for the Atlantic Coast Line rail
road, died at 1 o’clock today at hts board
ing house In this city.
At 10 o’clock yesterday morning Major
Weill made a rather awkward attempt to
drown himself by sassing into one of the
city docks in the Cape Fear river, but two
negro workmen hindered him from self
destruction. He was sent to his home
under the care of physicians. No reason,
can be assigned for the rash act of the
aged man. His duties with the Coast Line
were merely nominal on account of his
long service, the salary good and his po
sition for life. He leaves two daughters
in Ban Francisco, and one each in Boston.
Philadelphia and Macon. Ga. Two sons
also five in San Francisco and Philadel
phia. a third son. Colonel Weill, who "was
prominent in state politics, died several
yearp ago in New York. .
It Is said of Major Weill that he was the
only one in Charlotte to entertain Presi
dent Jefferson Davis and family of the
Confederacy on their memorable flight
from Richmond, after the war. The local
camp of veterqns will attend the funeral
in a body tomorrow as a mark of appreci
ation for that act.
SOLDIERSBREAK UP
OATH BOUND CLAN
MANILA. Aug. 2.-A force of constabu
lary discovered recently an extensive Ka
ttpunan organisation in Taybayaa prov
ince and captured the headquarters of
the organisation and records. The natives
lied leaving six prisoners and one dead
man. A confession made by a prisoner
and the documents taken revealed the
existence of an extensive active organi
sation.
The constabulary columns in Cavite
have met again the Lands of Fellsardo
and Montallon and scattered them in
running fights. Captain Damagon, a ban
dit. was killed and Fellsardo forced to
abandon his horses.
MORERiOTSFEARED
BI FOREIGNERS
IN JINS
REPETITION OF UPRISINGS IN THE
DRAGON EMPIRE % ARE AGAIN
CAUSING ANXIETY TO
THE FOREIGNERS.
«
WASHINGTON, Aug. J.-o‘fficlals and
others here who make a study of the Chi
nese empire say that there are indica
tions of another rising against foreigners.
This feeling prevails In the treaty ports
where it is the opinion that the Chinese
government failed to profit by the lesson
taught her two years ago by the rising
of the'boxers. These reports are confirmed
to a certain extent by the missionaries.
The suggestion Is even made that the
recent friction over the indemnity, occa
sioned by the difference in the rate of
exchange, was in some part due to the
Chinese government who desired to im
press upon their people the burdensome
ness of the foreign demands.
The government has politics of its own.
It has shifted upon the provinces, which
Is already taxed to the utmost, its for
eign obligations growing out of the box
er uprisings, in the shape of a fine, which
it has "The foreign indemni
ty.” This advertises the exactions of
the powers and will keep before the people
the fact that they are being taxed for "the
foreign devila”
Many instances of a like character are
recorded in the newspapers of China and
it seems to be the general opinion that the
feeling against the foreigners is growing
throughout the empire,
TWO TRAIN ROBBERS CAUGHT;
$30,000 WAS RECOVERED
EL PASO. Texas. Aug. I.—Two more of
the robbers who held up a Mexican Central
train and secured $50,000 from the Wells Fargo
Express car, have been captured at Gomes
Palacio, and nearly ssn,ono haa been recovered.
The first robber to be caught has been fully
identified as “Bill’’ Taylor, who held up a
Santa Fe Pacific train In Texas and killed two
men. He was sentenced to death for that crime,
but escaped to Mexico.
Fifteen thousand dollars of the booty se
cured in the recent robbery was recovered
from Taylor.
georgiTmayorsto
HOLD MEETING
IN ATLANTA
MAYOR jMIMS IS IN FAVOR OF
MEETING HERE AND HE
HAS LOCATION IN
HIS CHARGE.
The convention of Georgia mayors will
probably be held in Atlanta, and the
chamber of commerce will decide tomor
row upon the date.
The matter was first entrusted to Mayor
Mims, but he turned it tver to the cham
ber of commerce, in the meantime writ
ing to Mayor Bridges Smith, of Macon,
and suggesting the propriety of Mayor
Smith’s being elected the president of the
meeting. *
A dispatch from Macon says that
Mayor Smith appreciates very highly the
compliment paid him. He suggests that
Macon would be a fine place to hold
the convention, on account of its central
location, but declares that the place and
time is to be left entirely to Mayor Mims.
POPULISTSPUT OUT
FULL COUNTY TICKET
WINDER, Ga., July 31.—The Populist
part/ in mass meeting at Jefferson, Ga„-
put out the following ticket for county
offices;
For representative, Nick Ramie and I.
M. B. U. Langford, clerk. Arthur Henly;
sheriff. W. B. Patterick; tax collector,
W. T. Appleby; tax receiver, Jewell Va*u
deroee. The Populist party has a hard
fight before them. Democrats have four
representatives tn the fie.u subject to ac
tion of the primary. August 20.
John Holder and John Hosch, present
members of the legislature, and W. H.
Quarterman and Dr. Lam Hardeman.
ALABAMA COAL DIGGERS
PAY BIG STRIKE FUND
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July M.-The Ala
bama coal diggers will have sent for this
month $25,000 to the striking anthracite
miners when all the figures are made up.
The 11.000 sent some days ago was the
last of the contribution. Hereafter they
w»- rend $44,053 a month as long as itfla
needed. This will amount to $1 a week for
all men at work. The state now has 750
of its own tnen on ita hands.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY, AUGUST 4,1902 t
JAKE, BURNER,
ARRIVES AT
HOME
AUTHOR OF THE “KILL, BURN
AND WILDERNESS” ORDER,
IN TEARS WHEN TOLD OF HIS
DISGRACE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2.-Standing on
the bridge of the Thomas, eagerly waiting
with the ship’s captain for a glimpse of
his native shore. General Jacob H. Smith,
tried by courtmartial for having ordered
the Island of Samar transferred into a
howling wilderness, was doomed yesterday
morning to first learn that the president
had retired him from the active fist.
The pilot boat which met the Thomas
just outside the heads at 2 yesterday
morning, brought to General Smith the
first news of the president’s action.
In the light, of a binnacle lamp, the vet
eran read the message apprising him of
his fate.
An hour later the dawn came and with
It the sight of land, but General Smith
had retired to his cabin, where, with his
wife and chief aide. J. H. Shields, of the
12th infantry, he discussed the outcome
of the long ordeal through which he had
passed.
Six hours later, when the Thomas reach
ed the quarantine station in the harbor,
Major Duval, of the transport service,
boarded the ship with his secretary and
met both General Smith and Lieutenant
Shields at the door of the general’s
cabin.
A sealed document from the w’ar depart
ment was handed General Smith. It con
tained the official notification of Presi
dent Roosevelt’s action, and upon reading
it General Smith retired, overcome with
emotion.
General Smith was not seen again until
the United States custom house tender,
the Hartley, was ready to land the party
ashore. He denied himself to all inter
viewers, who were,met by Lieutenant
Shields. Together with his wife and aide,
General Smith proceeded to the Occidental
hotel, repairing thence to army headquar
ters in the Phllan building, where he re
mained during the morning.
"General Smith has absolutely nothing
tb say 'for publication,” said Lieutenant
Shields to a representative of the Asso
ciated Press. "He is not kt liberty to talk
and furthermore has nothing to say. He
has been hopeful that the president would
not take action against him and, of
course, feels* keenly the force of the blow
he received.
“The general admitted to the courtmar
tial trying him that he had’issued orders
which in effect expressed his desire that
the enemy if obdurate and unconquerable,
be not spared—in fact that the country be
laid waste and no prisoners be taken. The
literal construction of these orders and
their exact interpretation made up the
bulwark of evidence against the general
at the court martial. There is no doubt
but that General Smith did not mean all
he said. He certainly did not expect the
action which the president has taken.”
General Smith, who is wearing civilian
attire, appeared exceedingly nervous and
worn. His sixty-two years are plainly
read in his every action and his intimate
friends fear he is breaking down under
the severe strain to which he has been
subjected in recent months.
It is not yet known when
Smith will proceed east. His sealed or
ders require him to report to the adjutant
general at Washington and it is likely
he will lose no time'in starting for the
national capital.
Repeated efforts made during the day
to induce General Smith to discuss hts
campaign in the Philippines and his court
martial failed entirely. He even declined
to take up the subject with intimate
friends.
The transport Thomas brings portions of
the Twenty-Fifth and Twenty-Sixth in
fantry regiments and Tenth cavalry.
DUELIST HILDERBRAND
. ' PARDONED BY KAISER
BERLIN, July 31.—Emperor William has
pardoned Lieutenant Hildebrand, who was
sentenced to two years’ imprisonment in a
fortress for the killing of Lieutenant
Blaskowltx, in a duel last November.
» The affair attracted widespread zatten
tion because Blaskowltx was shot and
killed on the mdmlng of the day set for
his wedding.
The duel, which took place at Inster
burg, East Prussia, followed an episode in
which Lieutenant Blaskowltx, while intox
icated at his bachelor's dinner, struck
Lieutenant Hildebrand. A regimental
court of honor decided that the duel was
unavoidable. An investigation developed
the fact that Jdeutenant Blaskowitz
awoke the day aftfer his bachelor dinner
without any recollection of the altercation
and went to visit his fiancee, whence he
was recalled to fight the duel.
Lieutenant Hildebrand served only
seven months of hts sentence. Military
men explain the pardon by saying that
Lieutenant Hildebrand acted simply as
the laws of honor required; that he had to
fight and kill his opponent if he could.
There was considerable criticism of the
sentence of the two years' imprisonment
imposed upon Lieutenant Hildebrand by
a courtmartial on the ground that It was
inadequate. Comment was caused also
1 by the fact that the trial was held behind
closed doors, and that newspaper corres
pondents were forbidden -to report any
thing concerning the meeting which
brought About the duel.
TIE VOTERS CAST Tn
LEE PRIMARY FOR SENATE
LEESBURG, Ga.. July 31.—1 n the Dem
ocratic primary in Lee county A. B. Dun
can and J. F. Ferguson tied for senate.
J. M. Mcßride was elected over W. D.
Wells for the house; old officers elected in
other positions.
mubderedWant
THROWN INTO WELL
BODY FOUND IN THE RESIDENCE
DISTRICT OF DALfON WITH
CORD ABOUT ITS NECK.
DALTON, Ga., July 81.—Late Wednes
day morning the body of a baby girl was
found in an old disused well in the heart
of the city. Mr. Brown Smith went to
the well and drew some water for his
cow, and with the bucket brought up a
blood-stained woman’s skirt. Investiga
tion developed the body of an infant girl,
with a strong cord about its neck which
had cut deep into the flesh. Upon inves
tigation before the coroner’s jury it ap
peared that the body must have been in
the well for two weeks or more. That in
the midst of the residence district of
the city an Infant white child had been
choked to death and thrown into a watery
grave. The affair caused considerable ex
citement in the neighborhood, but no clue
can be found to indicate the prepetrator.
WILL RUSSIA ATTEMPT
TO CONTROL TRUSTS?
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.—The state de
partment is puzzled over the latest note
from Russia relating to the trust con
ference. It is not an invitation and re
quires no action by our government, in
asmuch as we did not take part in the
Brussels sugar convention, and the presi
dent of the United States has no power
to enter into any agreement that might
affect our tariff laws.
Diplomats in Washington would like to
know what the object of Russia has in
view in calling this general trust con
ference. ' It is not thought for a moment
that M. de. Witte, the Russian minister
of finance believes that the powers can
control the trusts. It is only about • year
ago that a tariff war was started between
the United States and Russia on account
of the sugar question. The question is
still pending and a new commercial treaty
will probably be the result. Russia now
expects trouble with Austria, Germany
and England over the sugar bounty ques
tion—the question which caused the
trouble between the United States and
Russia. If those countries carry out the
agreement of the Brussels convention and
abolish sugar bounties there will be a tar
iff war in Europe, especially if discrimi
nating duties are imposed on Russian su
gar on the assumption that it is bounty
fed.
It is believed that the Russian minister
is paving the way for a flrm stand on this
question. Austria, Germany and England
are the home of trusts and combinations
Os capital are welcomed; while on the
other hand Russia has no trusts with the
exception of the petroleum monopoly
which is controlled by the government.
M. DeWitte is said to have a purpose
in his proposition for a trust conference.
It Is believed that he proposes to take
the stand that if discriminating duties
are anywhere imposed on Russian sugar
because the government controls the do
mestic market Russia will impose dis
criminating duty on all trust made arti
cles or all products of other countries that
are benefited by government protection.
It is believed that this move on the part of
Russia will result tn new commercial
treaties which will be advantageous for
her.
INOffWG TO
HAVE BIG GAMP
- MEETING
HOLINESS PEOPLE WILL MEET
AGAIN THIS MONTH—FIVE
THOUSAND PEOPLE EX
PECTED TO ATTEND.
The annual camp meeting at the Holi
ness Camp Ground, near Indian Spring,
Ga., will begin next Sunday week, and
will continue throughout the week until
the following Sunday. Great preparations
are being made for the big meeting, and
an attendance of 5,000 people is expected
every day throughout the meeting.
Regular meetings have been held at
, Indian Spring since 1891, and great in
terest is always taken in the annual
gatherings. People, from all sections of
the state visit the camp grounds and
participate in the services. Charles D.
Tillman ,of Atlanta, will be in charge
of the musical program this year.
The camp grounds are now being put
in order, and will be in splendid shape
by the time the qieetlng begins. Reduced
rates have been offered by the railroads
on account of the religious gathering, and
in addition hundreds of people are ex
pected to come by private conveyances.
Rev. H. C. Morrison, editor, of the Pen
tecostal Herald, and one of the most
prominent divines in the south, will lead
the meeting. The officers of the associa
tion in charge of the meeting are W, A.
Dodge, president; G. W. Matthews, sec
retary; F. C. Benson, treasurer, and
Charles D. Tillman, musical director.
Arrangements have been made with the
postoffice at Indian Spring for the delivery
and collection of mail each day.
The Flovlla and Indian Spring railroad
will run special trains to find from the
camp ground each day of the meeting.
Numerous cottages are being built on
the camp grounds. To people who will
build cottages the ground is donated free,
and according to a circular issued by the
camp meeting association lumber can be
procured at a very low rate. About twen
ty cottages were erected last year, and it
is expected that more than that number
will be built on the camp grounds this
year. '
COBOIiTAODS
BV THE SCORE '
AHE RECLINED
PEERS AND PEERESSES INSIST
THAT OTHER ENGAGEMENTS
DEMAND THEIR PRESENCE
• DURING CORONATION.
i
NEW YORK, July 31.—50 completely
has the Interest of the titled and fashion
able classes lapsed in regard to the coro
nation ceremony, cables the London cor
respondent to The Tribune, that the earl
marshal has been overwhelmed with de
clinations, and considerable pressure has
been required for securing an adequate
attendance of peers and peeresses.
An earlier rather than the late date
which the surgeons favored was chosen
because the king knew how inconvenient
it must be for the smart set to give up
midsummer plans and shooting engage
ments.
Invitation* are now going begging, and
the officials of the civil service who hfld
no chance of attending the June ceremony,
now expect to slip in as substitutes.
ryals'may run for' -
PRESIDENT OF SOCIETY
The next meeting of the State Agricul
tural society will be held in Macon on
the Second Wednesday in August. Presi
dent Dudley M. Hughes is njw
preparing notices to send to the
members of the association notifying
them of the meeting.
Friends of Major G. M. Ryals, of Sa
vannah, are said to be urging him to be
come president of the organization this
year. Major Ryals was a candidate last
year, but president Hughes won out. Ma
jor Ryals, it is expected, will stand fqr
the position this year.
It is understood that no effort has been
made to secure passes from the railroads
this year for the members attending the
meetings. Last year the railroads turn
ed down the applications, and it is said
that the members are rather angry at the
common carrier companies for declining
to grant their requests.
Despite the fact that there will be no
passes granted, it is expected that there
will be a large attendance. The meetings
are always interesting, and the farmers
always have a good »me. Macon people
are making preparations to entertain the
farmers when they visit the Central City.
DEMOLISHED
BiQUAKEDF
HOT.
LOS ALAMOS, CAL, IS ALMOST
TOTALLY DESTROYED BY
SEISMIC JARS THAT TERROR
IZED THE PEOPLE. .
SANTA BARBARA, Cal.. July 31.-A
stretch of territory in the upper portion
of Santa Barabara county in which are
situated Lompoc, Santa Ynez. Ballard.
Los Alamos and other smaller towns, was
again visited by an earthquake early this
morning. *
Much the heaviest shocks were report
ed from Los Alamoe, where heavy dam
age was caused and where the in
habitants fled for their Uvea. Other reports
of damage ate coming in but thus far
there is no loss of fife or serious injury
to any one. Telephonic communication
with the district Is interrupted this morn
ing- •-
A slight shock was felt at Santa Bar
bara at 1:20 a. m.
At Los Alamos, the flrat shock occur
red at 1:20 a. m., and was what is called
a "twister,” owing to the rotary motion
of the seismic wave. It lasted for fully
10 seconds, andwas followed by others
of more or less severity.
The principal damage was to the drug
store of H. H. Harris, where bottled goods
and glassware were thrown down, com
pletely wrecking the place. Kuhner’s sa
loon shared a like fate. The stores of
Fred Leckenblen and C. H. Pierron were
badly shaken up; in some places the walls
caved in and merchandise was ruined.
A large safe in Wlckenden’s store was
overturned and went crashing through the
floor.
Buildings rocked violently and people
rushed from their homes in their night
clothes.
People remained on the streets last
night fearing to return to their houses,
and today still refuse to enter them.
The seismic disturbances at Los Alamos
have continued during the morning,
though none severe as that of 1:20
o’clock.
A severe shock was felt at 10 o’clock.
The oil well at Careager Is believed to be
uninjured.
TOWN 18 DEMOLISHED}
PEOPLE FLEE IN PANIC
LAS ALAMOS. Santa Barbara county,
Calif., July 31.—The people of this city
and vicinity are terror-stricken and are
fleeing from their homes to places of
safety on account of the Increasing se
verity of the earthquakes that have- vis
ited this section since the night of the
27th Inst., since which time it Is estimated
75 distinct shocks have beetg felt.
The most severe shock occurred at 1:20
o’clock this morning, the earth seemed to
lurch from south to north and then twist
ed back again, destroying brick walls and
piling everything Indoors Into unrecog
nizable heaps, toppling over heavy Iron
safes and destroying thousands of dollars
worth of goods.
Citizens are leaving town by train and in
all available vehicles.
Three distinct shocks were recorded be
tween 7:25 and 7:30 this morning and the
latter disturbances added much to the ter
ror of the Inhabitants.
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler, of the
University of California, was communi
ca - ’ with by telephone and advised the
people to quit the town as soon as possi
ble. He also advised that the doors .of
residences and places of business be left
open so that those Indoors might escape to
the. streets without delay In the event of
fvrther disturbances.
The advice of President Wheeler was
communicated to the people at once and
was Immediately acted on.
It Is Impossible to estimate the financial
lor* at this time with any degree of ac
curacy, but It is believed that the disturb
ances of the last three or'four days havb
damaged* at least $30,000 worth of prop
erty. .
Reports from other sections of the valley
probably will Increase thp amount by
many thousands.
No loss of life Is yet reported.
The Presbyterian church, a large and
handsome brick structure, was razed to
the ground, And a similar fate befell
the general store of W. 8. Wickenben, al
so a brick building.
The shock seemed to have had a spiral
motion. Goods were hurled from shelves
of stores and piled in the middle of the
rooms. Even such heavy articles as
desks were thrown about. Not a chimney
is left standing In the town. All brick
walls are badly damaged, but frame
structures generally escaped serious In
jury. In a drqg store not a single bottle
escaped, and saloon was flooded with
liquor from broken bottles.
The whole town was aroused and people
fled from their homes to the street In
panic. There have been several shocks
since July 27th, when the first heavy
shock occurred, but that of this morn
ing exceeded In violence any thing yet
experienced.
It lasted thirty seconds and threw peo
ple <rom their beds. Los Alamos Is a
town of about 600 Inhabitants In Banta
Barbara county.
The Western Union Oil company is the
heaviest losers. Two of Its Immense
storage tanks were demolished, releasing
thousands of gallons of oil. Shortly be
fore 9 o'clock two more distinct shocks
were felt. Word comes from the towns
oi Lompoc and Santa Marla, each distant
about iO miles from Los Alamos, that the
disturbances of last night were felt but
snghtly in the vicinity of those towns,
showing that this place was the center of
the disturbance.
GAS IN EARTH’S BOWELS
CAUSE OF SEISMIC JARS
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. L— John Con
way, who has made a fife-study of the
geology of the country, believes that the
disturbances are In no way due to vol
canic activity, but occasioned by local
conditions. His theory Is that the earth
quakes are occasioned by subsidences
caused by the action of the subterranean
gases and oils In which the region is
known to abound.
It has been known for years that gas
was being generated beneath the earth’*
surface in the vicinity of Los Alamos.
Professor Sillmen, of Yale. In 1866, put
forward that theory and added that he
had nowhere seen such evidences of the
presence of hydrocarbons. This was sub
stantiated lately by F. McMlllah, a San
Francisco mining engineer.
For many years there has been a small
active volcano on the Los Alamos side
of the mountain which lies between that
place and Santa Barbara. Smoke and
steam constantly issue from various fis
sures along the summit of a plateau or
shelf near the northern slope of the moun
tain. Viewed from the distance of the
old stage road, these manifestations ap
pear like small camp fires. They have
never developed any alarming tendencies
and have attracted very little direct
investigation. •
HIS DECOMPOSED BODY
WAS AT FOOT OF CLIFF
MONTEREY. Mexico, Aug. I.—Captain R. L.
Davis, a prominent mining engineer in Mexico,
was found dead in the Dlente canyon, thirty
miles from Monterey. The supposition Is that
he fell from the top of a cliff while at work
examining some prospects. Captain Davies,
had been missing for a week and friends started
a search for him, resulting in tb* finding of
his 'decomposed body.
WILL SPEND THREE MILLION
DOLLARS IN NORTH CAROLINA
RALEIGH N. C., Aug. I.—B. W. SI«M.
of Providence R. 1,, the head of two new
companies with three million capital, last
evening disclosed to The Journal corres
pondent the partial plans of the greatest
development scheme in the history of this
state. The Carroll Colony company, with
$1,000,000 capital, and the North Carolina
Central railroad, with $2,000,000 capital, are
the enterprises for which Mr. Sledd has
filed incorporation papers. Large tracts
of land have been purchased in Cumber
land, Robeson, Moore, Montgomery, Ran
dolph, Stanly and Cabarrus counties, and
the railroad will be built from Concord to
Fayetteville a distance of 150 miles. Sur
veys for the route are practically com
pleted and the grading will begin in 60
days. The road will be built by the North
Carolina Central Railroad company with
out a dollar of subscription by any place
along the line.
Co-operating with the railroad the Car
olina Colony company will build factories
along the fine and establish towns. The
emigrants will be secured from the north
west, New England and Europe. Only the
best classes of Europeans will be solicited
and these will be brought from Germany,
Sweden Finland. Both corporations
are promoted by N*w England men and
are; backed by unlimited capital.
CRAVEN IS CAPTURED -
AND LYNCHED BY MOB
WASHINGTON. Aug. I—Charles Crav
en. the negro accused of murdering Wil
liam Wilson, near Hernjion, Va., and
who was captured yesterday and taken to
Leesburg, Va., was lynched yesterday af
ternoon.
Chartes Craven had been pursued by
over one hundred people and by blood
houT)dsr and was captured today on a
farm near Ashburn, Va.
He was asleep in a hay rack, and was
seized by th we of his pursuers before
he had time to offer resistance.
A large crowd quickly gathered and
threatened to lynch the negro, but Sheriff
Russell succeeded In getting his prisoner
on a train and safely lodged him in jail
at Leesburg. •
BiiiwmE
TO ARBITRRTE
TJXES
JUDGE ATKINSON, FOR STATE,
AND HOWARD THOMPSON,
FOR THE ROAD, WILL
MEET IN ATLANTA.
A meeting of the arbitrators represent
ing the Southern railway company and
the state of Georgia will be held at the
capltol tomorrow to settle the tax
differences between the state and the
railroad company, which amount is more
than $3,000,000.
Comptroller General Wright has been
Invited to attend the meeting. This Is
the first time the comptroller has been
requested to attend a session of the ar
bitrators, and it Is expected that he will
be called upon to testify.
Judge Spencer R. Atkinson represents
the state, Howard Thompson, of Gaines
ville. represents the. Southern railway,
and J. J. Strickland, of Athens, is the
umpire. Judge Atkinson and Comptroller
Wright have different views as to the
duties of arbitrators. Judge Atkinson
thinks, It Is said, that the arbitrators
constitute a court and that both the rail
road and the state should present evi
dence regarding the returns, and that af
ter reviewing the evidence the arbitrators
should make up a decision.
Comptroller Wright contends, however,
that the duty of the arbitrators is to bear
evidence from the railroad company, to
show why the return made by the rail
roads Is a proper one, and In event they
fail to Show, It is the duty of the ar
bitrators to sustain the state.
Comptroller Wrlgftt say, however, he
will attend the meeting next month.
Trying to Drive the River Back.
MACON, July 31.—At a point about a
half mile below Central City Park the
Ocmulgee river Is leaving its channel and
is cutting across Napier field. The gov
ernment constructed a jetty there yes
terday to try to force the water back into
the old channel. The old bed Is entirely
dry, but the government forces think they
can force It back.
FIGHnrTRUSIS
SMS HEPBURN
IS WANING
ANTI-TRUST LEGISLATION MAY
NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED AT
THE NEXT SESSION, DE
CLARES THE IOWAN.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.—Representative
Hepburn, of lowa, and one of the leaders
in the house, who has been over to Oyster
Bay to see the president, was in the city
for a few days. Regarding the congres
sional outlook he had this to say:
“I cannot say that anything in the line
of anti-trust legislation will be accom
plished at the next session or not. We
want legislation which Will hit the per
nicious trusts, but which will not harm
the proper and legitimate combinations
of capital. We are something in the posi
tion of the man who wanted tb buy a
rifle which would not miss a door nor hit
a <?alf. The man wh® will be able to solve
the question and give us this kind of leg
islation will be a benefactor indeed. I
would make the first step the elimination
of all stock that does not represent money
actually paid In, and then the Inducement
for forming such a huge affair as the
steel trust would be removed.”
womanlends bullets
THAT CLAIM TWO LIVES
SALINAS. Cal., Aug. I.—Warren John
ston and Jos. Bordges, prominent young
men of Salinas, were shot and fatally
wounded here at an early hour today by
a woman. The womaq then attempted to
commit suicide, but was prevented and
placed under arrest.
Johnston received two bullets In the ab
domen and Bardges was shot in the back.
The shooting Is believed to have been
after a quqgrel.
CAPT. f M. BRANTLEY
DIED VERY SUDDENLY
BARNESVILLE: Ga., Aug. I.—Capt. T.
M. Brantley died this morning about S
o'clock, with valvular heart. He had
been ill for about two months, with
dropsy. On yesterday he was sitting in
the veranda of the hotel and seemed to
be getting on nicely. This morning after
taking a heart}* breakfast, he began read
ing the morning paper and died almost
instantly. The remains will be buried to
morrow at Forsyth.
JIIIEOMDEID
SO POLITICS
DECLMES
BIG SURPRISES CAME LAST j
WEEK IN NORTH LEEDS VOTE J
AND FROM OTHER SOURCES
UNSUSPECTED BY THE INS.
LONDON, Aug. 2.—ls the new prime
minister expected a vote of confidence a
from the first constituency polled since
bls appointment, he has been disagreeably
surprised.
The return of Mr. Barren for North j
Leeds by the handsome majority of 756 is
by far the most remarkable victory
achieved by the present opposition.
Mr. Jackson, now Lord Allerton, coro
nation peer, had sat for North Leeds
without a break since the town was di
vided by act of parliament In 1885, and at
the last geneA-al election, only two
ago, he beat his liberal opponent by 2,517
votes, being a thousand more than his
majority in 1895.
Such a tremendous turnover cannot be
explained away by any local or acciden
tal cause, such as the personal popularity
of, the late member, for on this occasion
both candidates were equally well known.
The conservative Sir Arthur Lawson Is
president of the association of the whole •*
city, and was supported by the members
for Central Leeds, the prime minister’s
brother, the president of the board of
trade. On the other hand Mr. Barran
had the assistance of the members for
West Leeds, the liberal whip, Mr. Her
bert Gladstone. v
Thus was the contest one of unusual in
terest and excited an extraordinary
amount of public attention, but. it really |
turned upon the education bill.
Mr. Gerald Balfour did hts best to stir
the embers of enthusiasm for the war and •
dressed himself, so to speak, in khaki.
The result shows that jingoism Is dead
and all appeals to it are perfectly futile.
The immediate issue of the proposed
distinction, of school boards with the fur
ther endowment of clerical schools, as
Mr. Balfour’s bill was
oduced, tht* town council of Leeds would
have been able to protect Its school
board and decline the duty of controlling
elementary education. That option haj
been taken away.
This protest from the capital of the
west riding comes In the nick of time.
There have been only two contested elec
tions since the bill was introduced. One
was Bury: North Leeds is the other. In
both cases a seat was captured from the 3
government by the opposition. At Bury
the tnx on corn was the chief topic. It
was not neglected in Leeds, but In North
Leeds education was more prominent
than finance. No doubt, however, free
trade has a share in the triumph of the
undenomlnationalists.
An accession of more than 2,500 votes to
the liberal strength. In a single divison of
a single city Is evidence of public opinion.
It comes, too, at ft moment when minis
ters are endeavoring to beat down! the
liberal party by sheer force and to ffrive
an English bill through committee with
the aid of the Irish vote.
No Immediate consequence of this signi
ficant election Is likely to be seen In the
commons, but after Monday the progress
of the education bUI will have to be sus
pended till Oct., and during the recess the
liberal leaders will have time to develop
their plan of campaign. If they are to do
any good they must rouse the country.
Liberal churchmen and political non-co®-
formlsts are a formidable combination.
Upon this question the house of com
mons does not represent the country. It
was the direct result of the war fever,
and with the subsidence of that disorder
its normal authority disappears. A new
com law and new church rate are en
tirely beyond its lawful jurisdiction.
HERBERT PAUL>
SANG FOR VANDERBILT;
SUES NOW FOR DAMAGES
CHARLOTTE. N. C., Aug. I.—At the
September term of court in Asheville
Judge Thomas A. Jones will bring suit
against George W. Vanderbilt, the mil
lionaire owner of the Biltmore estate,
for SIO,OOO.
Judge Jones was a member of the quar
tette which led the singing at the Bilt
more church, and received injuries while t 1
attempting to enter one of the, cairtages
which is twice a week and"* on Sunday
used to transport the choir of 30 mem
bers to and from the church. The accl
dent referred to occurred last winter.
The weather was unusually cold, and it
is claimed that the Biltmore village, with
all Its perfections, has no place where a .
vehicle may be taken for temporary
shelter. Another alleged imperfection,ls J
it is very dark near the church where Die f
members of the choir are expected to talte
their carriages. It is furthermore al
leged that when the accident occurred
the driver was either intoxicated or In
a general.wav Irresponsible. At all events
the horses had grown very restless, and
whert Judge Jones was In the act of en- 1
terlng the carriage he was thrown under i
the wheels and severely hurt, and for
weeks It appeared uncertain whether he
would survive. He was Incapacitated for
work for several mohths. In view of
these facts . and the further fact that
Judge Jones was engaged In Mr. Van
derbilt’s service, the suggestion, was
made that Mr. Vanderbilt should pay to
Judge Jones such an amount as would |
In part, at least, make good the loss. The
millionaire did not share this view, how
ever, and did not think any of his em
ployes responsible for the accident, hence ,
the suit promises to be a legal battle of 1
decided consequence. With a score of
members of the Asheville bar will be as
sociated one of the most prominent mem
bers of the New York legal fraternity.
The name of this attorney is withheld by
the prosecution. Charles McNamee, man
ager of the Vanderbilt estate, has secured
statements of the circumstances of the ac
cident from young lady members of the
choir present.
MISSISSIPPr HJS
NAMED HER
GREMEST
JACKSON, Miss., Aug. I.—The Hall ot
Fame for the ten greatest Mlsslssipplans
was brought to a close, yesterday.
The people of this state have been voting b -
for the ten greatest Mlsslppians who are
to have their likeness placed on the walls
In the new capltol. This room will be th® 1
Hall of Fame of Mississippi, and the ten
great men of this state, who have made
the history of this commonwealth, will
look down upon the succeeding genera
tions. a
The following are the winners of places
of fame:
Jefferson Davis, L. Q. C. Lamar, E. C.
Walthall, James George, S. S. Prentiss,
J. M. Stone. George Poindexter, William
Sharkey, George Foote and J. L. Power.
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