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Newspaper Page Text2 BIG BOOTY IS BLASTED FROM EXPRESS TRAIN Robbers Heid Up Rock Island Express, Dyna mite Safe and Took the Cash. DAVENPORT.’ lowa. Nov. 22—Train No. 11. westbound, on the Rock Island road, the regular St. Joseph and Kansas City express was held up at U:» o'clock last night, three miles west of this city, by masked bandits, who cut off the ex press and baggage ears, forced the en gineer to run two miles up the track. * blew up the through express safe with dynamite and escaped with their booty. The amount obtained from the express is not known, but as this train generally carries a heavy express shipment. It is presumed the sum was considerable. At daylight this morning no definite Cl«w. to the robters had been obtained, but rae entire police forces of Davenport, Moline and Rock Island, together with a corps of railroad detectives, were on the trail. According to different reports, there were twelve or fifteen robbers In the gang The robbery evidently had been carefully planned. The train, which was due to leave here at W;3B p. as., was thirty-five minnutee Ute and pulled out for the west after a short halt. It had just passed through the suburban village of Rockingham on the outskirts of the Rock Island railroad yards, when the engineer saw a red lan tern on the track and brought his train tn A HOB. Pistols In Faces. AS he slowed down two robbers sprang on the footboard of the engine and cov ered himself and the fireman with re volvers. While the engine crew was thus kept QUiet. others of the gang menaced the Crew and passengers in the coaches. EOne of the bandits uncoupled the ex press and baggage cars from the rest of the train and then the engineer was ordered to pull out- Two miles west of Rockingham there U a stretch of heavily timbered country, and in this the engineer was ordered to stop. The bandits blew up the through safe with dynamite, using an extremely heavy charge. The noise of the explosion being heard in Davenport. Robbers Fled on Engine. After wrecking the safe, the robbers mounted the engine and ran down the track. It was reported that they left the locomotive at a small station called Buffalo and escaped in the darkness. Beyond these meager details, which were brought to the city by the flagman of the express train, who ran back as soon as the train was stopped and im pressed a switch engine in the yards to bring Urn to the city, the facts of the holdup are not definitely known. The train held up was the fast west bound express, which left Chicago at 8:06 last night and which runs through to Fort Worth. Texas, via St. Joseph and Kansas City. The name of the engineer is Shaeffer and the conductor is Trumbull. Both are with their train, which proceeded west after a delay of two hours. The explosion of the dynamite used in blowing up the safe badly damaged the car, but so tar as known no one was ißjvred. BOLD IOWA BANDITS ARE PURSUED BY BLOODHOUNDS DAVBNPORT. lowa. Nov. 22.-Poeeee and bands of officers with blood hounds are scouring the country for the bandits who last night held up and robbed the Rock Island express train, bound for St. Joseph. Kansas City and the southwest, about two miles west of thia city, and robbed It of $20,080. It has just been learned that the men supposed to be the Rock Island train rob bers stole a team and wagon from WU ’ Ham Rohmer, whose farm was reached by a mile tramp through heavy timber. The robbers drove northwest on a run and at nearly daylight passed a farm house three or four mile* away from the scene of the robbery. The farmer s de scription tallies with that of the train men. The trail is being followed hard. The work lacks some features of profes sionalism and hope is strong that the men will be caught. The police here have arrested Richard E. Ridley and Luther D. Hayward, strangers, on suspicion. LOBS IS NOW ESTIMATED AT $3,000 TO $20,000 CASH DES MOINES. lowa.. Nov. 2X-Local officers of the Vnited States Express com pany state that the loss in the hold-up of the west-bound passenger train on the Rock Island near Davenport, at midnight will not exceed $3,000 or $4,000. On the other hand it is stated at the lo cal railroad offices here today that the k«» must have amounted to 010.000 or $20,000. as the train carried a large quan tity of money and jewelry for Omaha and Denver. The safe was a screw combina tion. with time lock, one of the beet the company had and it is thought it contain ed an unusually large quantity of valu ables. SIO,OOO 18 STOLEN FROM U. S. MAILS AT CHICAGO CHICAGO. Nov. 22 The Chicago post office was the victim tonight of one of the most daring robberies that has ever been perpetrated In this city. Ten thousand dollars is the amount be lieved to have been secured by ths rob ber. who made his escape without leav ing any clew to hts Identity. Two mall sacks containing the money which had just been picked up from one of the down town sub-stations were left tn an unpro tected wagon, in front of the Masonic Temple, while the mail carrier went into the building to gather mall that had ac cumulated there The carrier was gone but a moment and when he returned, his horse and wagon had disappeared. * While the carrier was tn the building, the robber, who evidently bad been wait ing hfa opportunity, jumped into the rig and drove away. The street was full of people at the time, but nr, one seems to have noticed the thief No trace of the robber has been secured. Both the mail bags were full of registered letters. ROBBERS KILL MAN; THEN ROB HIS BODY DAYTON. 0.. Nov. 22.—Two masked rob bers early this evening walked into Al len A Imagers' flour house on South Wayne avenue, commanded Joseph Shide. the bookkeeper, and William Flshback, an office clerk, to open the safe and give them what money it contained. Shide took a bunch of keys and started for the safe with the intention of obeying their commands, when one of the robbers fired | , two shots at him. one taking effect in the leg and the other piercing the heart, kill ing him instantly. The robbers held Fish up. while they rebbed the dead man of about sls and escaped Bloodbounds were put on their trail, but up to midnight they had not been cap tured. Plague Driven Out ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 22 -Odessa has been declared free from the plague tnd export trade from that port is again permitted. METHODISTS MAY END CONFERENCE TONIGHT Continued From Page One. Rev. A. F. Watkins. D.D., general agent for the fund, was Introduced and made an appeal. Bishop Candler called for subscriptions and amounts ranging from SIOO down be gan to come in. Thia continued for some time, when a pretty incident occurred. Samuel Charles Candler, little son of the bishop, walked to the pulpit and told his father he wished to give $5. The bishop announced the subscription and told the secretaries to record the amount at $25. The largest amount contributed was SSOO. which was given by Asa G. Candler, brother of the bishop. Only a small part of the contributions was received in cash. Most of those who contributed did so with the understand ing that they might give their notes for the amounts subscribed, payable from one to four years’ time, and in the event they are unable to pay the principal to keep up the interest. The work of raising subscriptions to th* fund will continue during the conference and it is thought the sum of 110,000 will be raised. The conference passed a resolution fa voring legislation restricting the labor of young children in factories, killed a reso lution favoring the establishment of a state inebriate asylum and tabled a res olution asking the bishop to appoint fra ternal delegates to other church evangeli cal bodies. It is possible that the North Georgia Methodist conference which has been in session since last Wednesday at the First Methodist church will conclude its labors by tonight, although this cannot now be stated as a positive fact, even by Bishop Candler himself, who is pre siding over the body. “There is no need to hurry,” said the bishop in speaking about the matter, “and tn fact, we ought not to hurry with the business of such an important body as the North Georgia conference. The law al lows us a week and it will not hurt mat ters if we consume that much time.” Asked when the appointments of the ministers to the various pastoral charges would be read out. which usually comes on the day of adjournment. Bishop Can dler said he did not know. The bishop and his cabinet of presiding elders have been holding daily sessions since the first day of the conference at his home in Inman Park. They are ex pected to have the list of appointments completed by the time the conference ad journs, which may be tonight. Among the presiding elders a successor will be elected to Rev. M. J. Cofer, of the LaGrange district, who was recently elec ted associate editor and business mana ger of the Wesleyan Christian Advocate, the official state organ of the church, published in Atlanta. .He succeeds Rev. J W. Heldt. D. D.. who will again enter the regular work of the ministry. Dr. Heldt is the secretary of conference, hav ing been elected at the opening session Wednesday for the thirty-first time. GOVERNOR TERRELL WILL ENTERTAIN ATHENS BOYS Governor J, M. Terrell will entertain the students of the University of Geor gia wltn a reception Thankagivlng night. All of the students will be in Atlanta Thanksgiving day to attend the Georgia- Auburn football game, and after the game Thursday night the Athens boys will be welcomed to the mansion. It will be the first time in the history of the state that a governor has tendered a reception to the students of the uni versity. and they are naturally very proud of the fact that they were to be the first student body so honored. The man sion will be profusely decorated in red and black, the colors of the university on the night of the reception. In addition to giving the reception Governor Terrell Is going to honor the Georgia team Thursday by attending the game with Mrs. Terrell, and both the governor and Mrs. Terrell will wear the red and black. Special space will be re served for the governor’s carriage at the game. With the governor as one of the spon sors the Georgians are sure to exert themselves to the utmost to capture the contest from Auburn. TO STOP COCAINE ‘ HABIT A BILL IS PASSED To atop the unlimited sale of cocaine tn thia state and to put an end, if possi ble to the alarmingly large Increase in -the users of the deadly “dope,” among the negroes and unintelligent whites, the house Friday passed a bill, which, if it becomes a law, will make the co caine much harder to obtain. The bill, which was introduced by T. S Felder, of Bibb, provides that no cocaine shall be sold without the written pre scription of a legitimate and practicing physician, and that no prescription shall be refilled, a new prescription being necessary every time cocaine is wanted. This bill, of course, does not apply to the sale of cocaine by wholesale dealers to retail druggists, or to practicing phy sicians, but to all other persons. The cocaine habit In thts city has been increasing at a rapid rate. Captain Vin ing. In charge of the city stockade, states that four years ago when he resigned from hts position, up to two years ago, when he went back, the habit had in creased 25 per cent. Many druggists have urged for the pass age of such a bill. MONROE COLLEE GIRLS CAPTURE THE BAPTISTS FORSYTH, Ga.. Nov. 22.—A pretty scene occurred at the Central passenger depot on Wednesday morning when the south bound passenger arrived, having on board the delegates to the state Baptist con vention at Americus. Through the cour tesy of the road's officials, the train stop ped at the depot ten minutes. The Monroe college girls in full dress uniform marched to the train. They gave the college yells and sang the college songs, and completely captivated the dele gates. It is freely predicted that Monroe college has In advance captured the con vention. and that It will get at the hands of the Georgia Baptists all that it de sires. flowerson~his grave FROM HIS WIFE’S HAT MACON, Mo., Nov. 22.—James Culps, aged sixty, who traveled for a St. Louis nursery firm, has been burled here and according to his dying request there were no flowers except artificial ones taken from his wife’s hat. He further specified that his burial should not take place If it rained or snowed, and as the afternoon was threat ening the interment was delayed but final ly took place. The scant ceremony con sisted in his wife playing a hymn “The Unctoudy Day," on the piano. James M. Jefferson Dies in Colorado. James M. Jefferson, one of the most popular young men of Atlanta, died at Colorado Springs, Colo., Saturday after noon. The deceased was 24 years of age. He was taken to the hospital Saturday morning and in the afternoon he died. THE SEMI-WEEKLT JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1902. LABOR UNIONS TO CONVENE IT BOSTON CITY OF BEANS IS SELECTED AS NEXT PLACE OF HOLDING ANNUAL LABOR CONVEN TION-OFFICERS ELECTED. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 20.-Presldent Gompers has been completely exonerated of the charges of infidelity to the princi ples of trades unionism said to have been made by Theodore J. Shaffer, president of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers. The report of the special committee which conducted the investigation report ed to that effect this morning before the convention of the American Federation of Labor. The report was not a whitewash. The charges against Mr. Gompers fell as flat as a piece of dough dropped from the clouds. The committee reported that when Mr. Shaffer appeared before it, he had not at any time either in writing or otherwise, made any charges against Mr. Gompers of infidelity to trade unionism nor did he desire to do so before the com mittee. P. J. Sheridan, who brought up in the convention the resolution which resulted in the investigation, was also present at the hearing and was asked if it wer* true that Mr. Shaffer had made any charge* before the last convention of tho Iron, Steel and Tin Workers against Mr. Gompers and he replied that he had. Mr. Shaffer denied it. Mr. Sheridan of fered to read from the minutes of the meeting at which the charges were said by him to have been made. Mr. Shaffer objected to this, because th* minutes were tnose of a secret meeting and if read by Mr. Sheridan, it would involve him in trouble with his own or ganization for divulging the inner work ings of the convention. The committee decided that the question of veracity of Mr. Shaffer and Mr. Sher idan was something with which it had nothing to do and there being no charges against Mr. Gompers, there was nothing to do but return a finding to the effect that Mr. Gompers was completely exon erated. This was done. For the time being at least all opposition to the election of President Gompers has died out. Since the refusal of James Lynch, of the Typographical union, to run for the office no further effort has been made to secure a candidate, nor is it likely at the president time that there will be a rival candidate. The federation then entered into an animated debate. At times considerable feeling was shown on tue resolution in troduced by Victor L Berger, of Mil waukee, committing the convention to the doctrines of socialism. The committee on resolutions reported as a similar committee had reported at the Scranton convention of last year that the principles of the labor union move ment contain all that is necessary for the present time for the advancement of the working men of the country. Delegate Max Hayes offered a substitute for th* report of the convention to the effect that the federation advizes the working people to organize their economic and political power to secure for labor the full equivalent of its toil and the overthrow of the wage system and establishment of an industrial co-operative democracy. The substitute was ruled out of order by the chair as being a substitute for the report of the committee which was a sub stitute for the original resolution. Dele gate Hayes then offered it as an amend ment and it was so admitted by the chair. George Innls, of the freight handlers of New Orleans, Informed the convention that an injunction had been Issued by a local court restraining hA organization from holding meetings and baked the ad vice of the chairman. He was told by President Gompers that if the members of the union were engaged in no unlawful act to go ahead with their meeting. NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 22.—Application of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners for the revocation of the char ter of the Amalgamated Association of Wood Workers was the first thing called up in the labor convention yesterday. Wednesday night this matter was laid over to see if the two organisations could not agree to amalgamate. President Kidd, of the woodworkers, an nounced that unless the carpenters would withdraw their men from certain shops where woodworkers had gone on strike aqd the carpenters had taken their places, the matter must be fought out on the floor of the convention. A long debate was about to open, when Treasurer Lennon, who had the chair, declared that but one speaker on each side would be allowed to address the convention on the subject. Delegate Kidd, of the woodworkers, ap pealed from the decision of the chair. The appeal was successful, and the de bate, which gave every indication of being a long one, was in full swing. Speaker followed speaker, one accusing the carpenters and the next denying the statements made and bringing charges against the woodworkers. The arguments consumed practically the entire morning. Delegate Harkins finally moved the pre vious question. The vote was taken on the sub offered on Wednesday by Delegate Wilson that the dispute between the organizations be referred to a com mission of five from each organization, and an umpire to be mutually selected, the commission to meet within six days. The proposition of Mr. Wilson was adopted. Upon motion of Delegate Agard the elec tion of officers was made a special order for Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. REFUSED TO ENLARGE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 22.—A resolu tion Introduced by Delegate Berger to in crease the members of the executive coun cil from nine to eleven was reported ad versely by the committee on law in the labor convention this morning. Delegate H. N. Randall, of Birmingham. Ala., spoke strongly in favor of enlarging the number for the reason that the south and southwest was not represented on the board and he believed it was entitled to it. John P. Reese, of the min* workers spoke in favor of the report, as did Charles Sherman, of Chicago, of the metal workers. The report of the committee was adopted. The report of the grievance committee, which was unfinished last night, was then taken up. It related to internal affairs of local unions and for the most part its sections were approved without debate. The election of officers was the special program at 10 o’clock and it was prompt ly taken up at that hour. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 22.-President Samuel Gompers. First Vice President—James Duncan. Second Vice President—John Mitchell. Third Vice President—James O’Connell. Fourth Vice President—Max Morris. Fifth Vice President—Thomas I. Kidd. Sixth Vice President—Dennis A. Hayes. Treasurer—John B. Lennon. Secretary—Frank Morrison. Fraternal delegates to the next labor convention of GreMt Britain—Max S. Hayes and Martin Lawler. Fraternal Delegates to Canada—John Coleman. Place of Next Convention—Boston. The above officers were elected by the American Federation of Labor today. BEHIND BUS LAWYER IS LOCKED DISPUTE BETWEEN ATTORNEY AND DETECTIVE ENDS IN A CASE AGAINST FORMER FOR CONTEMPT. During the trial of H. P. Gunn before Recorder Broyles Saturday for writ ing an insulting note to Ethel Rutley, who lives at the Plant hotel, on Decatur street, near police headquarters, a sen sational scene was enacted, when Frank Harralson, formerly *tate librarian and at one time one of the best known politicians in the state, called Detective Dobbins a liar. Harralson was attorney for Gunn. Detective Dobbins, who made the arrest, was opposed to postponing the case, while Attorney Harralson insisted that he had a right for it to be postponed in order that he might get witnesses to show the character of the Plant hotel and the wo man who alleged that she had been in sulted. Heated words passed between the detective and Attorney Harralson, and finally Detective Dobbins said: "Who engaged you in this case, anyway? Did the defendant send for you? How did you find out that he was under arrest and needed counsel?” Mr. Harralson stated that he did not propose to be questioned by Detective Dobbins, and would not answer him, as the detective had no right to ask such questions. Detective Dobbins then said: “I bellev* that you hang around to solicit cases.” Barely had he spoken the words when Mr. Harralson flashed back that he was a liar. Judge Broyles immediately fined him $5, or told him he would have to go to prison for an hour. The attorney chose to go to prison, and was locked up for an hour. IN WIGHT MAN STRIKES A WOMAN MONEY LENDER HAS A HOT BAT TLE AND USES A HEAVY STICK WITH TELL- ING EFFECT. Perry Matthews, A. money, lender at 20 Wall street, and Nettle Burrows, a negro woman, who lives qn Mills street, near Williams, and Henry Burrows, the ten year-old son of Nestle Burrows, engaged in a desperate fifht Friday afternoon at the home of the negroes, in which fists, sticks and a knife figured conspicuously and the two leading belligerents came off with bloody faces. t ' .. . Matthews was looking for Daisy Rich ardson, the daughter of Nettie' Burrows, who owed him money,., A quarrel was precipitated and a fierce fight resulted. The negro woman showed a ghastly face in court, with great blotches of blood on it, which she saia Matthews had made with a stick. Matthews himself did not come out unscathed but showed signs of the conflict on the right side of his face and on one of his hands. A split in his hand was said by Matthews t* have been made by a knif* in the hands of the boy. After hearing testimony on both sides Judge Broyles decided that the negro woman had been punished sufficiently and dismissed the case against her. He also dismissed the case against the boy. IN BLOODY RIOT IOWA~ STUDENTS TAKE PART IOWA CITY, la., Nov. 22.-The worst class scrap in the history of the State university raged all last night. Several students were Injured, property loss ap proximating 1700 resulted, and the local police were routed. The fight started at the freshman dance in the Imperial hotel dining room, when a sophomore threw a skunk through the window. Others bombarded the hotel with eggs, broke much plate glass and demol ished costly bric-a-brac. The freshmen retaliated, and a hard struggle commenced. Policemen clubbed J. H. King and W. M. Kaller, medical students, inflicting severe wounds, when other medical students reached the scene. Numerous revolver shots were fired, but none is believed to have taken effect. Although several students were hurt, their injuries consisted simply of contu sions. Dean Curran has ordered an investiga tion. jacobFmust now BEGIN 20 YEAR TERM MONTGOMERY. Nov. 22.—The case of Jacobi, which was carried to the United States court of appeals at Washington, has been turned down, the court claiming it had no jurisdiction. Jacobi has been in jail here sixteen months and will now have to begin serving the twenty-year sentence that has been given him. He is held for an alleged assault on a young woman. Without exception they are hold-over* from last year, the fraternal delegates, however, not being classed as officers. Boston was selected on the first ballot, the vote standing: Boston, 5,312; Philadelphia, 1,188; San Francisco, 2,386; Milwaukee, 260. The committee on the executive coun cil’s report which was next presented de clared against “government by injunc tion,” but contained the following sen tence: "We recognize the authority of th* courts to issue injunctions to prevent the destruction of property and violations of law.” This created a decided stir in the con vention. Delegates Fureseth. Agard and Duncan declared that the committee had declared in favor of the very thing against which in the earlier portion of its re port it had protested. Delegates Keese and Lewis, of the miners, both member* of the committee making the report, de clared that all laboring men asked was that the injunction should not deprive them of their national rights and did not protest against the injunction as such. Delegate Lewis declared: “The trouble with the laboring men is that they protest against the law and do not explain why.” He denied emp attcally that he wished to favor “government by injunction," but thought that widespread condemnation of the writ of injunction as such was un wise. The debate closed by the commit tee announcing that it would withdraw the objectionable sentence from the re port. The report was then adopted. CDfll STRIKE IS NEAHING ill ENDING IT IS CONFIDENTLY BELIEVED THAT PEACE WILL BE DE CLARED BEFORE THE BOARD MEETS AGAIN. NEW YORK, Nov. 22.—According to re ports gathered by The Herald, practically ail the main points now at issue between the operators and the coal miners have been agreed upon, and the entire question will be In such shape when the anthracite coal commission reconvenes, on December 3d, that It will require only the ratifi cation by the board of the agreement reached to end the struggle. In this connection the Interesting fact is learned that the big operators were the ones most anxious to settle the dispute, and end the sparring before the strike commission. One of the largest independ ent operators in this eity cast a new light on the situation yesterday by stat ing that the position of the coal-carrying roads was inconsistent. These great cor porations have recently voluntarily in creased the wages of their men. submit ting as reasons their large profits and general prosperity. While alleging that they are unable to grant the miners addi tional wages without raising the price of coal to the public, they have, according to a New York independent operator, feared the testimony of prooable witnesses, chief of them Mr. Walter, who has just re signed the presidency of the Lehigh Val ley railrqad, who might disprove these allegations by testifying to the cost and profit of mining coal, the transportation charges and the rebate system in vogue. This statement is corroborated in Scran ton by another operator, who, while de nying the miners have or can make out a case against the companies, stated that “because of general prosperity the ope rators cannot well refuse to give their men an increase.” • The only dark cloud on the horizon of peace is the probable attitude of the in dependent operators in the mining regions, who have balked on the attempt of the railroad companies to drag them into an outside settlement. They-demand that the strike commission shall continue the spar ring of th* case and listen to all the tes timony, and then decide whether, or not the miners’ wages be increased. Announcement was made by one of the strike commissioners to a Herald corre spondent tonight that practically all the main points at issue between the miners and the operators have been agreed upon. No definite agreement, however, has been arrived at on any of th® polpts. This can only come after formal conferences have been held. These will take place during the coming week. The principal matter at whicn no understanding has yet been reached is the manner in which a perma nent tribunal shall be established for the adjustment of grievances that come up from time to time. It is now th* employ er* and employes can come together for "collective bargaining” without subjecting the employers to “recognition Os the union.” BOARD OF ARBITRATION HAS TAKEN BRIEF RECESS SCRANTON, Pa., Nov. 21.—1 t was learn ed this afternoon that efforts are being made or will be made to settle the differ ence* existing between the mine workers and the operators outside of the com mission appointed by the president, and it is said the contemplated adjournment will be taken in order to give both sides a chance to get together. Judge Gray’s remarks at today’s session suggested this conclusion. None of the attorneys of either side will say anything regarding the matter, but it is understood here that in the interval such an effort will be made. SCRANTON, Fa.. Nov. 21.—The exami nation of Dr. R. H. Gibbons, of Scranton, was immediately resumed when the an thracite strike commission met today. He said that the occupation of a miner subjects a man to pleurisy, gout, neural gia, asthma, bronchitis, sciatica, and other diseases. He believed that the day would come when men would be subjected to medical examination before they under took mining. Children, he said, who suffered from any form of disease of the respiratory passages, bronchi tis or pneumonia, should never be per mitted In the mines under the age of 15 years, because they should have a chance to eliminate the predisposing factor in the case of the so-called miners’ asthma. Dr. Gibbons then described the surface indications of miners’ asthma, his testi mony tn this respect not differing essen tially from that given by other expert wit nesses. Dr. Gibbons was followed by Dr. Eu gene J. Butler, a member of the Central Poor board of Luzerne county, who testi fied that 70 per cent of those In the poor house in Luzerne county were miners and that 40 per cent were crippled by accidents in and about the mines. “Many of these,” he said, “had become insane through worry over their afflic tion.” A man who works a few years as a miner, he declared, is not fit for anything else. A. K. McClintic, representing the Le high and Wilkesbarre Coal company, cross-examined the witness, and asked if it were not true that a large number of the professional men and merchants of Wilkesbarre were men whose fathers and grandfathers had been employed in the mines? "If that is so,” witness replied, “the fathers and grandfathers were the wise fellows who got out in time. They were not men who worked for 20 or 25 years in the mines.” rev. georgewTbriggs VINDICATED BY CHURCH PARIS. Tenn., Nov. 22.—The Memphis conference of the M. E. church, south, by special committee, this afternoon fully exonorated Rev. George W. Briggs, of Paducah, Ky., of the charges preferred against his moral life. The charges grew out of a difficulty at Paducah some months ago, in which it is alleged Rev. Briggs subbed and slightly wounded T. J. Garr, a hotel man of that city. SHOT HIS SWEETHEART; THEN HE SHOT HIMSELF ANN ARBOR. Mich., Nov. 21.—Because Bertha Sheldon had allowed another man to escort her home last night from the store where she is employed, G. A. Dar lington, a packer for the Ann Arbor Organ company, and a student in the Uni versity School of Music, today shot her in the arm and then fired a bullet into his own head, dying almost insUntly. Society Belle Drinks Wood Alcohol. GREENSBORO, N. C. t Nov. 22.—Miss Majorie Lyon, a young society belle, the beautiful daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Lyon, drank wood alcohol here today by mistake for other medicine and but for the fact that a physician was driv ing bv her residence when the mistake was discovered, would have died. He pronounced her in extremis, but now recovery is hoped for. IN CRATER’S SHADOW GAUNT HUNGER STALKS FOUGHT GIANT MADDOG TO SAVE LITTLE FRIEND All the world loves a hero, and this was the part played last "Wednesday by 18- year-old Charles Hoyle, of Speed, Ala., who, when a maddog attacked his little friend, Harvey Blankenship, aged 11, came nobly to the lad’s rescue. Both boys were seriously bitten and, together with a third victim, little John nie Thomas, are now at the Atlanta Pas teur institute at 85 Luckie street, where they received their first treatment this morning. Wednesday of this week the Blankenship lad had come to visit his older friend, who lives some ten miles out from Speed. As Harvey was starting town the road for home, a fierce dog suddenly appeared, and without a warning growl or bark, leaped on the boy., Harvey fought the dog as best he could, but the foam flecked animal succeeded in biting him several times on the left forearm. His cries atracted Hoyle s attention, and unarmed he leaped into th* road, intent on saving his little friend. The maddened dog then turned its attack upon Hoyle, mangling his hand badly, but the plucky boy continued the fight until an other Inmate of the house ran out and with a knife cut the animal’s throat. The dog, it was discovered, had pre viously attacked little Johnnie Thomas, a five-year-old child, some nine miles nearer town, and had bitten him badly. The dog was a large hound, his owner ship unknown. Besides the three boys, he is said to have bitten several Other people in the vicinity of Speed. When the lads posed for their picture this morning young Blankenship took his place affectionately by the side of his older friend, and it was plain to see the boyish companionship that existed be tween them. The good news is received that there is no doubt of the lads’ complete escape from the horrors of hydrophobia, as their treatment began Saturday, only three days after the attack, and 23 days from then the three will be dismissed safe and sound, APPROPRIATION BILL IS NEARLY COMPLETED The general appropriation bill will be In troduced In the house this week. At a meeting of the appropriations committee held at the capitol Friday night nearly all of the appropriations to be made were agreed to. There will probably be an Increase of nearly $15,000 in the amount appropri ated for pensions over the amount given last year. The new appropriations will be divided as follows among the pen sioners: $186,000 for disabled veterans; $385,000 for Indigent veterans; $186,000 for widows of soldiers who died during the war and $90,000 for Indigent Twenty thousand dollars will also be given the military of the state. Many of the military men desired $50,000 this year but will be content with the amount which is to be appropriated. Chairman Davis has done much hard work to get matters arranged and the members of the committee have also been very faithful in the discharge of their duties. The appropriation* this year are only for the year 1903, Instead of for two years, as has been the ease hereto fore. HALL AND COMMITTEE INSPECT UNION DEPOT Joe Hill Hall and hl* special committee appointed to Investigate the condition of the union depot visited the alleged sta tion Friday and made a thor ough investigation of the place. And though Mr. Hall declined to talk of the inspection, other members of the com mittee stated that the committee thought the old shed was rather dilapitated and that It Was in pretty bad condition. The committee ha* employed a stenog rapher and has been taking testimony concerning the depot for several weeks past. President J. W. Thomas, of the N. C. and St. L. railroad to whom the Wes tern and Atlantic railroad and the union depot are leased, testified before the com mittee some time that since the lease his road had expended $46,000 in repairs on the depot and that within the last two years $15,000 had been spent. A member of the committee stated that the committee was of the opinion that a new depot much better than the present one could be built for $46,000. FAVORABLE REPORT ON CHILD LABOR BILL The famous "Child Labor Bill,” intro duced by C. C. Houston, a labor leader and representative in the legislature from Fulton county, was Friday fovar ably reported by the committee on edu cation, to which It had been referred, and a resolution was introduced, providing that it be made the special order of the day for next Wednesday morning, im mediately following the reading of the house journal, and that the previous question on the bill be considered called at 11:30. The resolution to make the bill the special order of the day was referred to the rules committee, who will probably report favorably on it. Mr. Houston Is making a bitter flght for the passage of the bill and is leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to have th* bill passed. Quite a lot of literature regarding child labor in southern mills has been distrib uted among the members, and every ef fort Is being made to get the bill through the house. t JAMES KIRKPATRICK DEAD OF STROKE OF PARALYSIS James Kirkpatrick died very suddenly Friday morning at his home in Decatur. Thursday Mr. Kirkpatrick attended to his business as usual though feeling some what ill during the afternoon. When he retired Thursday night he was not feeling worse than he had felt during, the day. but at 4 o’clock Friday morning was taken suddenly worse and died a few minutes later. Death was due paraly sis. Mr. Kirkpatrick was one of the oldest residents of Decatur, and Is w*ll known in Atlanta. He was the brother of John Kirkpatrick and Wallace Kirkpatrick, of Decatur; Mrs. F. I. Stone, of Atlanta, and Miss Lizzie Kirkpatrick, of Decatur. JAMES WILCOX’S TRIAL GETS CHANGE IN VENUE ELIZABETH CITY, N. C., Nov. 22. Judge Moore, of the superior court, today ordered the trial of James Wllcdx, for the murder of Nellie Cropsey, carried to Hertford, Perquimans county. This car ries out the action of the court which a few days ago granted Wilcox a change of venue. In rendering his decision Judge Moore said: “I find that the people of Perquimans county are opposed to capital punish ment, which is in the defendant’s favor.” T. J. Hunt Fall* Dead. DALLAS. Ga.. Nov. 22.—T. J. Hunt, an old citizen, fell dead near here Thursday. He was 86 years old, apparently in good health and was reading at the time. He wss quit* a prom inent man in his community. Panic Stricken Natives Escaped Sea of Lava to Be Preyed Up on By Famine NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 22.—The Pica yune this morning prints the following let ter: PORT BARRIOS, Guatemala, Nov. 16. Refugees who have arrived here thia week from western Guatemala report a terrible state of affairs as a result of th* eruption of the Santa Maria volcano. The country for a radius of over thirty miles has been mad* a desolate waste, and every vestige ot life destroyed. Th* loss of life is estimated at over 7,000, the great majority of the victims being Indians. Ten Indian villages each with a population of from to 5,000 inhabitants, were wiped out, the rude hut* being buried beneath tons of volcanic debris. Everything In Ruin*. All of the coffee plantations In the vol canic zone are ruined and their owner* left penniless. The coffee plantations In this region were th* most valuable in tEYi country and their destruction Is a saver* 1 blow to the republic. The government has been making th* most strenuous efforts to conceal the fact*' concerning the catastrophe, but the fact* are gradually reaching the towns on th* western coast through the refugee* who are fleeing xrom tne country. All cable messages containing references to the eruption of the volcano are rigorously cen sored and even the malls are closely in spected by government, officials. The government hopes by concealing the fact* to prevent Guatemala’s credit from being damaged abroad. The effort to minimize the disaster abroad, however, has failed to relieve the situation at home. The greatest distress prevails throughout the central and west ern portion of the republic and even on the eastern coast the effects are felt in the scarcity of money and the rise in ex change. A famine prevails at Quetzaltenango and 10,000 people are starving. Revolution Possible. Even in Guatemala City, the capital, th* inhabitants are suffering for food. Flour is selling in Guatemala City for $25 a barrel in gold and rice of an inferior qual ity is quoted at 20 cents a pound in gold. The government is utterly unable to re lieve the distress and suffering and the people are on the verge of revolution. The only thing needed to start a formidable up rising is the appearance of a- leader. Porfirlo Herrera, who owned a valuable coffee plantation seven miles from the Marla volcano was among the refugee* who arrived here today and sailed for Nicarauga. Senor Herrera, in an Inter view describing the situation, said: “I was in Guatemala City looking after my business interests when the terrible eruption of November 6th occurred. The shocks from the explosion were plainty felt in the capital, causing great excite- _ ment among the people. The next dsy the news of the frightful havoc wrought by the Santa Maria reached this city and I started at once for my plantation. I reached a point four miles from my home on November 8, but I was unable to go any further on account of the stifling fumes and gases from the volcano which was still active and emitting huge col umn* of fire and ashes. • Great Loe* of Life. “The eruption ceased on the morning of November 9, when I ventured to my plan tation and found it buried beneath ten feet of ashes, mud and sand hurled from the volcano. Everything on the place was in ruins. My residence was destroyed and out of 112 laborer* employed on the plantation, all except seven perished. The seven who escaped happened to be visit ing a farm eight miles further from the volcano that day and ’ hen they saw the danger took refuge with a lot of others, in a cave. My family was in Guatemala City and therefore escaped the terrible fate which befell those left at home. The blast from the volcano destroyed the fo liage on the trees. C-- the trip to my plantation I passed a number of coffee farms which had shared the same fate a* my own. Along the road were frightful scenes. Dead bodies of Indians and ani mals who had been suffocated by the deadly fumes were visible everywhere and the stench was awful. I passed through one Indian village where over 350 had perished. All of the bodies had their hands to their nostrils, showing plainly what caused death. The features were horribly distorted and the suffering ot the unfortunates must have been terrible. Damage Beyond Repair. “The damage to the country.i* beyond repair. “The new craters had been formed in the mountain side and were in eruption at last account. Ma- r years will elapse before the land can be reclaimed and placed in cultivation again. I have given up my estate and will- try my fortune in Nicarauga.” LONDON IS SHOCKED BY CRUEL MOTHER LONDON, Nov. 21.—Extraordinary charges of cruelty on the part of a mother to her child, recalling the Montague case, in the north of Ireland, which created world-wide interest about ten years ago, are now being heard at the Old Bailey. In the present case, Mrs. Annie Penruddocke, of Compton Park, Wiltshire, tho wife of a magistrate and a large landed proprie tor, was charged with brutally assaulting and 111-treatlng her sev*n-year-old daugh ter. The court was filled with fashionably at tired women, many of whom were leaders of the county society of Wiltshire and close friends of the defendant. Several of the best known counsel were engaged. According to the statement of the crown prosecutor, which was corroborated by governess and servant, the cruelties had been going on for two years and including beating th* child with nettles, system atic ill-treatment, assault and partial starvation. One form of punishment was to make the child, who is named Letitia, stand on the bough of a tree in Inclement weather for hours at a time. BARNESVILLE NOW HAS A NEW K. P. LODGE BARNESVILLE, Ga., Nov. 20.—A lodge of the Knights of Pythias was organized in this city Tuesday night with twenty members. This number will doubtless soon be doubled as there is considerable enthusiasm over the new lodge and as its membership is composed of the very best citizens of th* community. The members elected and installed into office are as follows: J. A. McCrary, chancellor; A. J. Stephens, vice chancel lor; Dr. A. J. Corey, prelate; Dr. A. P. Kemp, master of work; C. H. Humphrey, master of exchequer; H. Shi Gray, keeper of records; W. C. Jordan, master at arms; Merritt Thurman, Inner guard; O, M. Jones, outer guard; R. H. Morris, F. E. Mlnhinnette, W. H. Mitchell, trustee*. Killed Hit Friend Instead of Rabbit ATHENS, ’ Ga., Nov. 22.—Two negro boys, Arthur Neely and Bob Hargrove, aged 18 and 15 years, were out hunting rabbits yesterday in the eastern part of the county, when Neely’s gun went off accidentally and blew off Hargiut*'® head.