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VOL. V.
MORRIS IS ELECTED
SPEAKER OF HOUSE
When the First Ballot
Was Taken a Deadlock
Seemed To Be Im
minent.
* FIRST BALLOT.
Morris 75
Mitchell 70
George
LAST BALLOT.
Morris 103
Mitehell 70
The Georgia legislature met yester
day at 10 o’clock for a fifty days’ session.
There were three nominations for the
place of speaker of the house. Newt A.
Morris, of Cobb; Fondren Mitchell and
Emerson George. AU of these had en
thusiastic supporters among the dele
gates, and the ballots were exceedingly
close. Eighty-eight votes were necessary
to elect and up to the time the house took
a recess, at lA> o’clock, no speaker had
been selected.
The race between Messrs. Mitchell and
Morris was one of the closest ever seen
in the Georgia legislature, neither of them
ever securing more than ten votes over the
other, and tying once tn the balloting.
Emerson George, the third candidate,
received about S votes on each of the
ballots.
A caucus of the supporters of all three
candidates were he., in the headquarters
of the candidates at the Kimball house
Immediately upon the adjournment of the
house.
The house was called to order at 10:10
by Hon. John T. Boifeuillet. of Bibb, the
clerk of the house, wno requested the
members to take seats.
Rev. Mr. Strickland, of Tatnall, who is
a member of the house, opened the house
w>th prayer, beseeching the help of the
.Lord.
While Mr. Strickland was praying the
members of the house and persons in the
galleries stood, their heads bent, the
whole making an impressive scene.
Immediately following the prayer of
Mr. Strickland the new members of the
bouse were sworn in. Chief Justice T. J.
Simmons. - of the supreme court, adminis
tering the oath of office to the new mem
bers.
The roll call showed that all were pres
ent save Messrs. Almon. Bell, of Eman
uel; George. Redwine, Spence and Thomp
son.
Mr. Boifeuillet then announced that jthe
election of speaker was next in order, and
Representative William S. West, of
Lowndes, placed in nomination the name
of Hon. Fondren Mitchell, of Thomas, ana
the last round of the fight for the speak
ership was on- There were a number of
seconds and much cheering when the
name of Mr. Mitchell was placed in nom-
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Hon. John W. Akin, of Bartow, then
placed in -nomination the name of Hon.
Newt A. Morris, of Cobb, amid much
cheering. In the- list of those seconding
the nomination of Mr. Morris was Mr
Martin Calvin, of Richmond, who en
deavored to make a laudatory speech.
Hon. Emerson George, of Morgan, was
nominated by Hon. Murphey Candler in
a short speech, and there were many sec
onds.
During the roll call the galleries were
packed, great interest being manifested
in the speaker's race. Standing room was
at a premium in the galleries, while there
were a large number of visitors standing
about the walls on the floor of the house.
Much interest was manifested by the
senate in the speakership race in the
house, and a large number of the sena
tors were in the house during the roll
calls for the election.
Hon. Emerson George, a candidate for
the speakership, cast his ballot for Fon
dren Mitchel), among cheers from the
Mitchell supporters in the house. Hon.
C. C. Houston of Fulton, a prominent
labor union man. cast his vote for Mor
ris.
Mr. Mitchell, of Thomas, voted for Em
erson George, amid cheers, while Mr.
Morris, of Cobb, refused to vote at all.
The first ballot resulted in no election.
Morris receiving 75 votes, -dtcheli 70, and
George 26. The race between Morris and
Mitchell was much closer than was ex
pected. most of the members being confi
dent that there would oe an election on
the first ’ballot.
On the first ballot the voting was as
follows:
For Morris: Akin. Ayres. Beall. Beau
champ. Bell, of Emanuel; Bell, of Milton;
Black bum. Booth. Brock. Bruce, Calvin,
Cann Conner. Daves. Davis. Derrick,
Dozier. Duckett, Ennis. Flanigan. Flynt.
Foster. Franklin. Fussell. Grenade. Hen
ry. Hixon, of Carroll; Holder, Houston,
Johnson. Jones, of Dougherty; Jones, of
Pickens; Kelly. Kendrick. Kent, Knowles.
Little. Lowe, Mayson. Miller, of Musco
gee; Mills, Mitcham. Moses. Mulherin.
Mcßnde. McCurry. McHenry, McLain,
Owen. Parker. Peyton. Phillips, of Jeffer
son. Phillips, of Quitman; Rainey. Rawls,
Reid. Rice. Ridley. Rogers, of Hall; Ro
per, Shannon. Slaton. Stanford. Steed, of
Carroll: Steel, of Taylor; Stewart. Thomp
son. Thurman, Warren, Welch. Wellborn.
Wilson. Wise. Womble, and Yates. Total.
75.
For Mitchell: Alford. Bowen. Boykin.
Brinson. Brown. Buchan. Buchannon.
Bush. Butts. Carrington. Cliatte. Cook.
Cromartle. Crumley. Deal. Duggan, Dun
bar. Edwards. English. Felder. Fields.
Foster, of Oconee; Gaulden. George.
Glenn. Grice. Griffin. Hall. Harden. Hayes.
Hendry. Hicks. Howell. Hutcheson.
Johnson, of Clinch; Johnson, of Craw
ford; Kilburn, anight. Lane. Lanier.
Mann. Maples. Miller, of Bulloch; Mizxeil.
Mcßae. Newton. Nisbet. O'Quinn. Pate,
of Decley; Pate, of Gwinnett; Paulk, of
coffee: Paulk, of Erwin; Proctor. Ran
kin, Richardson. Rogers, of Mclntosh:
Rountree. Singletary. Spence. Stovall.
Strickland. Tigner, Tracy. Underwood.
Valentine. Walker, of Monroe; Walker,
of Pierce; West and Wooten. Total 70.
For George—Adams. Alexander. Almond.
Arnold. Baldwin. Burton. Candler. Carr.
Carswell. Davison. Evans, Hardeman.
Hawes. Hixon, of Sumter; Howard, of
Baldwin; Howard, of Laurens; Lawrence.
Martin. Mitchell. MeElmurray. Overstreet.
Preston. Shackelford. Watson and Whit
ley—Total 36.
No election was secured, and a second
ballot was Immediately begun.
On the second ballot Ayres changed from
Morris to Mitchell; Crumley from Mitchell
to Morris; Hardeman from George to
Morris: Parker from Morris to Mitchell;
Rawles from Morris to Mitchell. and
Yeates from Morris to Mitchell, the vote
resulting as follows: Morris. 73; Mitchell.
73. and George. 25.
On the third ballot Bowen changed from
Mitchell to Morris; Cliatt from Mitchell to
Morris; Crumbley back from Morris to
Mitchell: Foster from Mitchell to George;
Fussell from Morris to Mitchell; Law
rence from George to Morris; Parker from
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Mitchell to Morris; Rawls from Mitchell
to Morris: Redwine voted for the first time
for Morris, and Whitley changed from
George to Mitchell.
Mr. Morris gained strength on this bal
lot. the vote being, Morris, 80; Mitchell,
67. and George, 23.
On the fourth .ballot thye were many
changes, Morris still leading, but Mitchell
having gained considerable strength in
this ballot, the vote on which was: Mor
ris, 78; Mitchell. 72; George. 22. Eighty
eight votes were necessary to aft election.
Great Interest was taken in the balloting,
each change by every voter being greeted
with cheers.
On the fifth ballot there were also a
number of changes, Morris getting 79
votes. Mitchell 68 and George 25. Still no
election and the calling of the roll for
the sixth ballot was immediately begun,
Morris receiving 77 votes, Mitchell 72 and
George 23.
On this ballot the following changes
were *made: Almond from George to Mor
ris; Beauchamp from Morris to George;
Carr from George to Morris; Crumbley
from George to Mitchell; Foster, of Oco
nee, from Morris to Mitchell; Rawls from
Morris to Mitchell; Fussell from Morris
to Mitchell; Roper from George to Mor
ris. and Stanford from Morris to George.
After this ballot Mr. Carrington moved
to adjourn, and Mr. Felder, .of Bibb,
strenuously objected, claiming that the
house could not adjourn until a speaker
had been elected. Mr. Carrington then
withdrew his motion to adjourn.
On the sixth ballot the vote stood: Mor
ris, 80; Mitchell, 70; George, 22.
The following changes in the ballots
were observed in this ballot: Almond
from Morris to George; Beauchamp from
George to Morris; Foster, of Oconee, from
Mitchell to Morris; Fussell from Mitchell
ts Morris: Parker from Morris tq George;
ftaw+s fruni MUtliett -tv• nforfl’
from George to Morris: Stewart from
Morris to Mitchell; Whitley from George
to Morris.
The last ballot taken this afternoon at
3:15 o'clock stood: Morris. IOS; Mitchell, 70.
Mr. Mulherin. of Richmond, offered a
motion to adjourn, but again T. S. Felder,
of Bibb, objected seriously and Mr. Mul
herin withdrew his motion. Murphey
Candler, however, moved that the house
take a recess until 3 o’clock and the mo
tion was unanimously passed by the
house.
Afternoon Session.
Newton Morris, of Cobb county, was
elected speaker of the house of represen
tatives yesterday by a vote of 103 to
70. over Hon. Fondren Mitchell, of
Thomas.
Murphey Candler, of DeKalb, made a
short address, in which he stated that Mr.
George, of Morgan, had decided to retire
from the race, and would so announce to
the house.
Mr. George, in a short speech, said he
had decided to leave the race because he
had too high a regard for the welfare of
his friends and the interest of the state
to protract a hopeless struggle. For that
reason, he said, he would leave the race,
and in doing so he would ndt suggest to
his friends who had supported him who
they should vote for, but so far as he was
concerned he would vote for Mitchell.
The roll was called and the result was
Morris, 103; Mitchell, 70. Morris was de
clared elected amid great applause and
was escorted to the chair, where he made
a short speech thanking the members for
the great honor conferred upon him.
The vote on the last ballot was:
Morris—Adams. Aikln, Alexander, Al
mond. Arnold. Ayers. Baldwin. Beall,
Beauchamp, Bell of Emanuel, Bell of Mil
ton. Blackburn. Booth. Brock, Bruce, Bur
ton. Calvin, Cann, Carr. Carswell, Cliatt,
Conner, Crumbly, Daves. Davis. Davison.
Derrick, Dealer, Duckett, Ennis, Evans,
Flanagan. Flynt. Foster of Towns, Frank
lin. Fussell. Grenade, Griffin, Hardeman.
Hawes, Henry, Hixon of Carroll. Hixon
of Sumpter, Holder. Houston, Howard
of Baldwin. Howard of Laurens,
Johnson, of Clinch; Jones, of Dougherty;
Jones, of Pickens; Jelly. Kendrick, Kent,
Knowles. Lawrence, Little, Lowe. Mann.
Martin. Mayson, Miller of Muscogee,
Mills. Mitcham. Mitchell. Moses. Mulher
in, Mcßride. McCurry, McElmurry, Mc-
Henry, McLean, Owen, Overstreet,
Parker. Peyton, Phillips of Jefferson,
Phillips of Quitman. Rainey,
Rawls, Redwine, Reid, Rice. Ridley,
Rodgers of Hall. Roper, Shackelford,
Shannon, Slaton, Stanford. Steed of Car
roll. Steed of Taylor, Stewart. Strickland,
Thompson, Thurman. Warren. Watson.
Welch. Welborn, Whitney, Wilson, Wise,
Wombley, Yates.
Mitchell—Alford. Bowen, Boykin, Brin
son, Brown, Buchan, Buchanan. Bush.
Butts, Candler. Carrington. Cook, Cromar
tlc. Deal. Duggan. Dunbar. Edwards, En
glish. Felder. Fields, Foster of Oconee,
Gaulden. George. Glenn. Grice, Hall. Har
den. Hayes. Hendry. Hicks, Howell,
Hutcheson, Johnson of Baker, Johnson of
Crawford. Kilburn, Knight, Lane, La
nier. Maples, Miller of Bullock,
Mizell. Morris. Morton. Mcßae. Newton,
Nesbit. O'Quinn, Pate of Dooley. Pate of
Wrinnett, Faulk of Coffee. Paulk of Ir
win, preston, Proctor. Rankin, Richard
son. Rodgers of Mclntyle, Rountree, San
ders. Singletary, Spence. Stovall. Tignor,
Tracy, Underwood, Valentine. Walker of
Monroe, Walker of Pierce. West, Wooten.
Boifeuillet Elected.
Hon John T. Boifeuillet was placed in
nomination for clerk by L. J, Kilburn, of
Bibb. Martin Calvin, of Richmond, nom
inted Hon. Mark Hardin, of Fulton. The
roll call proceeded, and when about half
completed Mr. Calvin announced that he
was authorised to withdraw the name of
Mr. Hardin. The election of Mr. Boifeuil
let was then made unanimous. He was
escorted to the chair amid considerable
applause.
Hon. Dave Howard, of Baldwin, was
Continued on Page Two.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1902.
ENGLISH ENGINEER
ROUSTS R. R. IN
AMERICA
SAYS LITTLE ATTENTION IS GIV
EN TO THE VALUE OF HU
MAN LIFE BY RAILROADS
IN UNITED STATES.
LONDON, Oct. 22.—The report of H. A.
Walker, the expert sent by the London
and Northwestern railroad to America in
order to investigate railroad conditions
there, has been published. Mr. Walker
sums up as follows:
"It will be seen from the figures before
you that the American companies have
nothing to boast of in the safety either
of their passengers or employes. On the
contrary, human life seems to be consid
ered of much less importance there than
here, and I am of the opinion that In
this respect the British railway officials
have nothing whatever to learn from
their American confreres." g
Mr. Walker brings figures showing that
twice as many passengers are carried on
the United Kingdom lines as on the
American, though the latter have nine
times greater mileage, while American
figures show a much larger proportion of
accidents and fatalities to passengers and
employes. The large number of accidents
at crossings receives considerable men
tion. Mr. Walker attributes the larger
proportion of accidents in America to “al
most general absence of block working”
and to the fact that the permanent way Is
neither laid nor maintained In the efficient
manner usually adopted by the British
railways.
He says that in the generality of cases
there is no protection at all at the level
crossings. j
The English expert believes that the
agitation going on In Great Britain for
the adoption of the automatic Couplings
used In America is not justified by facts,
the old-fashioned screw couplings show
ing a smaller percentage of accidents to
employes.
Curiously enough, the same day that
this justification of the British railroad
system appears The Times’ Saturday re
view prints a letter from a well known
engineer In which the writer makes an
urgent plea for the adoption of automatic
couplings and quotes the interstate com
merce commislson’s figures as showing
that a decrease In the number of acci
dents had resulted therefrom. The en
gineer declares that millions are lost to
British shareholders by the failure of the
roads in Great Britain to adopt up-to
rate safety appliances and concludes
with saying: ’’lt is the system in the
United Kingdom which is at fault,’’ and
urges the government to take action to
compare the roads to what Americans
have done.
"In that way alone," he says, "can rail
way shareholdeis ever hope for years to
reap the undoubted advantages and pe
cuniary benefits which long ago should
have been their portion.”
•FtYEPEOPtEARE KILLED
IN BIG CHICAGO FIRE
CHICAGO, Oct. 22.—Five persons are
known to be dead w’hile seventeen are
unaccounted for as a result of the fire
which destroyed the plant of The Corn
Products company. West Taylor street
and the River, last night.
Four of those unaccounted for are
thought to be aiive as three men were
seen escaping down the water pipe dur
ing the progress of the fire and were seen
to Jump Into the river, and It is supposed
they will all be found at their homes.
The known dead are:
OTTO TRAPP, 135 Ruble avenue.
EDWARD STEINKE, 172 Blue Island
avenue.
UNIDENTIFIED BODY, now at O’-
Brien’s morgue.
TWO UNIDENTIFIED BODIES, at
County hospital, where victims were re
moved last night but died early this mor
ning.
Frank Rothenburg, the owner of
the plant, who was reported dead last
night was not in the building at the time
of the fire, having gone home early in
the evening. *
The loss to the building will be in uie
neighborhood of $400,000, although the di
rectors of the company tms morning
would not give out any estimate of the
loss nor of the number of victims until
a complete investigation could be made.
The building was fully covered by Insur
ance.
EHW
IN FATAL FIGHT IN
COLORADO
W. H. BAILEY KILLS J. W. WILSON
AT PUEBLO AFTER A QUAR-
REL OF LONG STAND-
ING.
CULLODEN. Ga„ Oct. 22.—A t-legram
was received by J. W. Flynn today from
Pueblo, Colo., stating that J. W. Wilson
was killed by W. H. Bailey yesterday.
Both went from this place to Pueblo a
few years ago. No details are given but
it is supposed to have resulted from a
quarrel had before they left here.
W. H. Bailey married Miss Pennlc Jor
dan of this place. Mr. Wilson is unmar
ried.
NEW YORK JANITOR KILLS
AN OYSTER DEALER
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—Patrick Devanny,
an oyster man, has been shot and killed
by Francis Reilly, janlter of an apart
ment house at 704 Washington street.
Devanny, who lived in West Eleventh
street, and had been caring for his sick
wife, walked out for a breath of fresh
air. He stopped in front of the apartment
house and leaned against the railing puf
fing his cigar. Suddenly the janitor, an
entire stranger, rushed out and ordered
him to move on. Devanny is said to have
replied that he had a perfect right to use
the street, whereupon the janitor drew a
revolver and fired. Devanny fell dead.
The janitor went back to his quarters,
where the police found him. To the police
he said as he was being taken to the jail.
“There have been a lot of loiterers about
here and I made up my mind to get rid
of them, if I had to kill some one. I guess
the next one will move when I tell him
to." .
DANES OBJECT
TO ISLAND
TREATY
LANDSTHING REJECTED THE
SECOND READING OF BILL
TO RATIFY TREATY WITH UN
CLE SAM.
COPENHAGEN. Oqt. 22.—The lands
thing today rejected the second reading of
the bill providing forjthe ratification of
the treaty between linmark and the
United States in regard to the cession of
the Danish West Indies and the latter
country. ' »
The vote stood 32 to 32, a tie.
The announcement caused the greatest
excitement in the house and demonstra
tions on the part of the spectators.
In the voting there was one absentee.
The rightists and two Independent conser
vatives opposed the bill. The leftists and
six independent conservative supported
it.
The vote was taken without any debate
today and the result-was received with
minged cheers and shouts of disapproval.
Crown Prince Fredeffick, all the minis
ters and many members of the diplomatic
corps and members of she Folkthing, were
present. The public galleries were crowd
ed. •
REJECTION OF TREATY
CAUSED NO SURPRISE
WASHINGTON. Oct; 32.—The state de
partment was today advised of the action
of the landsthlng in rejecting the treaty
of cession. The actlouj caused little sur
prise, for as already ‘ indicated in these
dispatches, the advices received from Co
penhagen indicated thfit the fate of the
treaty hung on the slenderest thread, and
only in case the treat? could be brought
to a vote before members of the land
sthlng who were ill h#d so far recovered
as to be able to attend' thu session, would
it be possible to succtted With the meas
ure. From the press account of the vote,
it appears that one of these ill members
unexpectedly appeared- and turned the
tide.
The officials here art* not precisely ad
vised as to the legislative possibilities in
Denmark, but even assuming that today’s
action is final for the present session, they
are disposed to view the situation philo
sophically, resting in the belief that it
will be only a short time before Denmark
will tire of making good a deficiency in
the revenues of the islands and let us have
them. '
OUTLAW’S BETROTHED
WILL DEFEND THE DEAD
the sweetheart and betrothed wife of Jim
Younger, who commit led suicide in St.
Paul Saturday’ ‘nigtff.'wifl to whom- the
suicide left an affectionate note, has been
a resident of this city since last August,
when she came here for rest and to avoid
the publicity that her association with
the parole of the Younger boys gave her.
Today she said:
"Jim wrote me under date of October
16, stating he had given up all hope, and
was out of work. Saturday he telegraph
ed me: ‘Don’t write.’ He was driven to
this act by his persecutors. I am his
wife, understand, spiritually, No scandal
has ever attached to my name. But be
fore God he is mine and mine alone. My
life work will be to place him right be
fore the world. I have wired the au
thorities to cremate his body. It was his
request.”
Miss Miller is 30 years of age, and wrote
a history of the police and fire depart
ments of St. Paul, and did work on the
Salt Lake Herald during the political
campaign of 1890. She is now writing a
novel. She left this afternoon for St.
Paul. She is a woman of independent
means. .
ST. PAUL, Oct. 21.—Jim Younger’s body
has been embalmed and will be kept here
until Mrs. Etta Rollins, of Dallas, Tex.,
sister of the Younger brothers, can be
heard from. When alive. Younger fre
quently expressed the wish that his body
be cremated when he died. This plan
will be carried out.
“BLU E EYED HIARRY”AGAI N
IN CARE OF THE POLICE
Harry Raymond, who was well known
here two years ago to the police, is again
in the lockup. He was arrested yesterday
afternoon at Piedmont park on the charge
of trying to pass a coin that had been
raised from 5 cents to $5.
The arrest was made by Detectives
Steint, Oxburn. Walton and Campbell. It
was reported to the officers that Raymond
had attempted to pass a five-cent piece
that had been gilded, on one of the book
makers for a five-dollar gold piece. An
investigation was made by the officers
and then Raymond was arrested. He
dropped something as he was being ta
ken to the bookmaker for identification,
and Detective Steint, upon picking it up,
found it to be the five-eent piece that
had caused the trouble.
FOUGHT HARDToRTiFE?
BUT DEATH WAS VICTOR
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.—After hovering
between life and death since last Decem
ber, Mrs. Ada Gilbert Dennis, the victim
of one of th<’ most mysterious assaults In
the history of the District of Columbia,’
died at the Garfield hospital, in this city,
today.
At her death the last hope of the solu
tion of the mystery has disappeared. Mrs.
Dennis came here from Gettysburg, Pa„
and married Walter Dennis, a Washing
ton actor.
She was found December 19th insensible
In her bedroom. Her skull was crushed,
and various theories were advanced as to
the motives for the crime, but no definite
clew was ever obtained. She never recov
ered sufficiently to talk rationally.
PINEAPPLE PLANTER”
SHOT IN HIS HOME
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Oct. 22.
Richard Hone, a well-known pineapple
planter, living four miles south of this
place, was foully murdered last night.
•Hone had just finished his supper and
was sitting at the dining table ■writing a
letter, when some unknown party fired a
rifle through a window from the veranda,
the shot taking effect in his right side,
killing him instantly.
There is no clew to the perpetrator of
the crime. As soon as the news reached
town posses were organized and every ef
fort is being made to catch the culprit.
Bloodhounds have been sent for. The mur
derer, if caught, may be lynched.
Mr. Hone was a well-to-do citizen.
AMERICAN RANKERS
IN NEW ORLEANS
MEETNDV. 12
FULL PROGRAM FOR TWENTY-
EIGHTH ANNUAL CONVENTION
OF BANK MEN IS MADE PUB-
LIC TODAY.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 21.-All arrange
ments for the twenty-eighth annual con
vention of the American Bankers’ Asso
ciation at New Orleans, November 12, 13,
and 14, have been completed and the offi
cial program arranged. The meeting
promises to be the most interesting in the
history of the organization. The sessions
will be held in Tulane hall and the pro
gramme contains many attractive feat
ures. The social end of the convention
has been well looked after by the com
mittee in charge of the entertainment of
the delegates and their ladies.
On the first day, November 11, the con
vention will be called to order by the
president, Myron T. Herrick, of Cleve
land, O. Prayer will be offered by the
Rev. Beverly Warner, of Trinity church,
and after the roll call, addresses of wel
come will be made as follows:
To the city of New Orleans, by Paul
Capdcvielle, mayor; to the state of Louis
iana, by W. W. Heard, governor; to the
American Bankers’ Association, W. H.
Walmsley, president of the New Orleans
Clearinghouse Association. The reply to
the addresses of welcome and annual ad
dresses will then be made by the presi
dent of the association. During the three
days’ sessions, reports will be read and
acted upon and many interesting bank
ing questions discussed.
On the third day, Congressman Burton,
of Ohio, will address the convention as to
the financial crisis. There will also be a
strong address from Joseph G. Brown,
president of the Raleigh National bank,
upon “The New South.”
At the close of the convention a visit
will be made by boat to a sugar planta
tion near New Orleans, where will be wit
nessed the entire process of sugar manu
facture, from the cane in the fie. a to the
manufactured article for table use; also
the manufacture of three grades of paper,
two from the refuse of sugar cane, called
begasse, and one from rice straw.
MARK fWAIN^WANTS -
TO BURN U. S. MONEY
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.—The following
letter was received by the treasury de
partment yesterday:
“New York City, Oct. 13.—The Hon.,
The Secretary of the Treasury, Washing
ton.—Sir: Prices for the customary kinds
of winter fuel having reached the alti
tude which puts them out of reach of
literary persons In straightened circum
stances, I desire to place with you the
following order:
"45 tons best dry government bonds,
•vdtable for furnace, gold 7 per *nt, 1684
preferred.
"12 tons early greenbacks, range size,
Ftrttnhie- for cooking. **•*■
"8 barrels seasoned 25 and 50 cent postal
currency, vintage of 1806, eligible for
kindlings.
"Please deliver with all convenient dis
patch at my house In Riverdale at lowest
rates for spot cash and send bill to me.
"Your obliged servent,
"MARK TWAIN.
"Who will be very grateful and will vote
right.”
TROOPS IN FAR EAST
ARE TO BE CUT DOWN
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20—Secretary
Rcot has determined to limit the service
of troops in the Philippines. All the troops
now In the islands will remain there until
the end of their three year terms, that
is until they have completed their three
years service from the time they were
ordered out.
All troops sent to the Philippines in the
future will spend two years in the arch
ipelago and four at home. Thus an army
officer will devote one-third of his time
to Philippine duty If his command is so as
signed. The next troops to be brought
home will be the First, Second and Fifth
regiments of infantry which will be or
dered home in about a year. They will be
replaced by the Fourteenth, Eighteenth
and Twenty-third regiments of infantry.
These regiments will serve two years in
the former Spanish islands and then re
turn for four years to this country after
which they will return to the Philippines
for another two years service. ’
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IN FALL FROM
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MORTON STONE, AGED NINE, SON
OF EMORY PROFESSOR, FALLS
ON HIS HEAD IN ALIGHT-
FROM VEHICLE.
EMORY COLLEGE. OXFORD, Ga..
Oct. 22.—Master William Martin Stone,
son of Prof. Harry H.. Stone, of Emory
college, was killed almost instantly yes
terday afternoon by falling from a fast
moving wagon.
He was attempting to alight from the
rear of the rapidly moving wagon, just at
a curve In the road near his home, and
fell, hitting first on his head, crushing
the skull, and causing concussion of the
brain, and Internal rupture of a number
of blood vessels. He never regained con
sciousness, and lived only 15 minutes.
Faculty, friends and physicians were
called in immediately but could do noth
ing to save him.
He was nine years of age.
$20,000 FIRE DESTROYS
BUILDING IN BAINBRIDGE
BAINBRIDGE. Ga.. Oct. 22.—The store
of H. B. Ehrlich . : Company in this city
was destroyed by fire this morning about
four o'clock. The building and entire
stock was lost besides the dental offices
of Dr. H. D. Wilson, which were on the
second floor, where the fire originated.
Dr. Wilson’s loss is heavy, only partly
insured. Ehrlich & Company loss about
sixteen thousand, insurance about ten
thousand.
Some people incline to the belief that
the Hon. Bill Clifton runs for something
every time just because he likes to play
practical jck.es.
FOR UNITED EUROPE
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VANDERBILT MAKES
ROAD FOR UNCLE SAM
CHARLOTTE, N. C„ Oct. 20.-A special
from Asheville, N. C„ gives the following
concerning the latest Instance of George
W. Vanderbilt’s liberality.
Uncle Sam and George W. Vanderbilt
have joined hands in an effort to convert
that wilderness known as the Pink Beds
into a community of thrifty farmers and
skilled laborers. A few weeks ago the
people of that section indicated a desire
to have a free rural delivery route estab
lished for their benefit,, and at the in
stance of Congressman Moody an agent
was sent there to take a look />ver the
ground. This gentleman, Mr. Noland, con
cluded that the natural and geographical
conditions would not permit of the estab
lishment of the route, and Indicated to
the department at Washington that he
could not conscientiously recommend such
a course. It would take 35,000 or 36,000 to
put the roads in a condition to make trav
eling good during the winter months. This
official report apparently settled the ques
tion. but the department had reckoned
without the liberality of Biltmore’s own
er, who, after the matter had been
brought to his attention by the chief for
ester on the estate. Dr. Schenck, said he
would expend the necessary amount. Mr.
Vanderbilt’s acts of phllanthrophy have
been so numerous that they are taken as
a matter of course here, but the people
of the southern part of the county re
gard his willingness to expend $6,000 on
mountain road work as notably liberal.
An examination for the position of letter
carrier in the Pink Beds will be held in
a "few days.
YOUNG MEN WHIP”
M ALLEGED DETECTIVE
WAYCROSS, Ga.. Oct. 22.—Edward J.
Lynch shook the dust of this city yes
terday and hied for parts unknown. The
cause of his sudden departure was a se
vere drubbling he received by half dozen
young men of this city whom he had
blackmailed.
About a week ago unknown person fired
a hundred shots into a house of the ten
derloin. Lynch, who recently came here
frpm Jacksonville and was employed by
the Waycross Herald, conceived the Idea
of enriching his exchequer by a process
of his own. He had some stationary
printed with the "Dixie Detective asso
ciation” on it and he proceded to write
letters to certain young men of the city
telling them that unless they "coughed
up” to the tune of S2OO by October 22, he
would proceed to have them arrested say
ing he knew them to be guilty of the
afore mentioned shooting. He signed the
Dixie Detective association to the let
ters, but by some leak his identity got
away and the aforesaid young men "lay”
for him. When they caught him yester
day on the street they laid special stress
on his head with utensils of different
make and Lynch concluded that there
might be something in a name after all
and fearing lest .he might be lynched, he
cornered all the speed in the market and
is now a Knight of the highway.
THIRST KILLS INDIANS;
MANY CATTLE ARE DEAD
WASHINGTON. Oct. 22.—The worst
drouth in the history of northern New
Mexico prevailed during the six months
ending last July, says the annual report
of the agent at the Jacarllla Apache In
dian agency, New Mexico. The crops for
1902 are a total failure. The Indians dug
under the rocks for enough water to
quench their thirst and drove their stock
for days before finding water for them.
Many horses, cartie, sheep and goats, ac
cording to the agent, died of hunger and
thirst.
"The Indians,” he says, “have been
drinking water that would kill an ordinary
man. In spite of their self-help there is
not enough income to keep the Indians
from want.”
The remedy advocated by the report is
the sale of this timber, which it stated
would soon enable them to support them
selves if the proceeds were applied to
purchase of sheep and cattle. It a reme
dy is not applied, the report suggests it
is likely that he Jicarllla Apaches always
will be a burden to the government.
FINED SIOO FOR
INSULT TO LADY
AUGUSTA, Ga., Oct. 22.—1 n the record
er’s court yesterday a fine of SIOO or 90
days was imposed on James Edwards.
One night last week Conductor Murray,
with his wife on Broad street, was met
by Edwards, who was drunk. He grabbed
Mrs. Murray by the arm and made an in
sulting remark to her. Murray paid him
with the words:* "This is my wife,” when
Edmonds drew’ a pistol, which, however,
was knocked out of his hand before he
could use it by a bystander. Mr. J. W.
Hill. In the confusion which followed
Edwards escaped.
On Monday he surrendered himself to
the police. His plea was that he was
drunk, did not intend to insult the lady
but staggered against her dnd did not
remember drawing his pistol. He was
defended bj’ Mr. J. J. Zachry, Esq., and
has appealed for a new trial.
CENTENARIAN IS DEAdT
HIS AGE WAS 106 YEARS
NEW YORK. Oct. 22.—Simon Raphael, be
lieved to be the oldest man in New York, is
dead, at the axe of 106 years. He was born in
Russia, and is survived by a son. six daughters,
45 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
At the beginning of his one hundredth year
Mr. Raphael retired from the dry goods busi
ness.
NO. 12.
Andrew Carnegie Appeals
to Emperor William For
United European
Nations.
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, Oct. 22.—An
drew Carnegie was today formally re
installed as rector of St. Andrews Uni
versity In the presence of a large and
brilliant assemblage, over which Principal
Donaldson presided. The honorary degree
of Doctor of Laws was subsequently con
ferred by St. Andrews on Mr. Carnegie,
Ambassadors Choate and W’hlte, Profes
eor Alexander Graham, of Boston, and
Henry White, secretary of the United
States embassy in London.
Mr. Carnegie’s rectoral address consist
ed of a lengthy study of the comparative
growth of the nations in the paths of in
dustrial ascendancy with a striking com
mentary on their future. In this speech
perhaps the most remarkable feature was
an appeal to Emperor William to use his
Influence toward the eventual creatidn
of the United States of Europe and form
a political and industrial union. In thia
way only, Mr. Carnegie declared, can
Europe conquer the foreign markets or
repel the American invasion. France,
Qermany and Russia, who already, had
taken joint action against Japan, would
suffice to ensure a satisfactory union in
Europe.
The czar, he continued, having taken
the first step toward the peace of the
world in The Hague conference, the oth
er mighty emperor might some day be im
pressed with the thought that it is due
to himself and Germany to play a great
part In the wide stage of Europe as her
deliverer from the incubus which op
presses and weakens her, the appalling,
paralyzing fear of war and of ruin be
tween members of his own body.
Tribute to Wilhelm.
Mr. Carnegie, in the course of a glowing
tribute to Emperor William, said he
"could not help believing that one so su
premely great”' could influence the few
men who today control Europe to take
the first step not to federate, but by al
liance to ensure international peace,
which is all that can be expected at pres
ent."
For the best essays on this subject Mr.
Carnegie offered a rector’s prize.
Dealing with the events which caused
the industrial supremacy “once yottra,
but now passed to your lineal descendant,
who bears the industrial crown,” Mr. Car
negie maintained that It was a physiolog
ical impossibility for Great Britain to
produce material things rivaling In
amount those of countries the size of
America, Germany and Russia, nor would
a union of the empire change the situa
tion, for “neither Canada nor Australia
give promise of much increase in popula
tion or impcovemenL All
the British empire united must, there
fore, be abandoned."
Great Is America.
Mr. Carnegie spared his Scotch audi
ence no details. "America,” he said, "now
makes more steel than all the rest of the
world. In iron and coal her production is
direct and it is also so in textiles. She
produces three-quarters of the world’s
cotton. The value of her manufactures is
about triple of that of your own. Her ex
ports are greater and the clearings houso
exchanges at New York are almost dou
ble those of London."
Germany, the speaker also said, now
threatened to oust Great Britain even
from second place. France was not like
ly to Increase her trade much further.
It was only, thanks, to the frugality and
virtue of her people that she remained
amongst the first class nations.
BLACKS SLAY BRITISH
SOLDIERS AT WILL
LONDON, Oct. 21.—A letter from an of
ficer belonging to the Samolllad expedi
tion, reached here showing that the Brit
ish force Is even in a more precarious po
sition than has been indicated in the of
ficial dispatches. The writer says:
"No one will appreciate this business
until it Is too late. We are in a regular
trap and how we are going to get out.
we do not know. We have had stlffish
fights and have lost many men. The worst
is that our blacks are flunking, and our
camels have nearly all been killed or cap
tured. We have next to no water and
we are miles from any wells. We have no
supplies and nearly no ammunition. They
have captured two of our Maxims. I do
not suppose they care at home what hap
pens to us. It is a brutal shame to send
us blind into an ambush like this. I hear
fresh troops are coming up and only hope
they will come from India.”
The writer refers incidentally to some
brisk fights which he apparently pre
sumes was already known here and adds:
"Thirty-three of us escaped. By Jove!
That was a pretty affair. We whites
stood out, but—. Oh, well, we have too
many Slacks.”
AUGUSTA MAY HAVE
• MURDER CASE TO SOLVE
AUGUSTA, Ga., Oct. 20—The police
have on hand what appears to be a mur
der mystery. On Saturday evening a two
horse team was found in a vacant lot on
Jones street. The wagon had evidently
contained cotton seed, some seed still re
maining in the bottom. As no owner could
be found the wagon and mules were put
In Heggie’s stable.
Yesterday the brother of Ed Griffin in
quired at police headquarters for his
brother and team. They are thrifty col
ored farmers who live near Hephzibah.
Ed had started to the city Saturday morn
ing with a load of cotton seed and had not
returned. The wagon and team taken up
was his, and was returned unto the broth
er. It was then discovered that there was
b.ood in the wagon, which was splashed
against the daenboard and had run down
on the hounds. It is believed that he was
killed, the murderer driving the team, af
ter having robbed his victim, near the
North Augusta bridge and escaping ovgt
into South Carolina.
GEORGE BURRUS IS GIVEN
HIS LIBERTY THIS MORNING
Georxe Burrus, the soldier arrested by Mersh
al Kyan. of Oakland City, on suspicion of his
being: George Taylor, an escaped murderer front
Missouri, for whom there is said to be a re
ward of $5,000, was this morning releas'd from
the Tower, where he has been confined since
last Thursday. Marshal Ryan decided he was
not tne man wanted and let him ga after try
ing In vain to find some place in which the
man was wanted.
The marshal after finding he had not caught
the right party decided that Burrus mutt be
wanted somewhere for some other crime. If
such la the case It was impossible to And where.