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Newspaper Page TextUllanta Sent i-YUccßly Journal VOL. V. BRITISH AND GERMAN ALLIES FIRE ON VENEZUELAN FORTS Fort Solano and the Cas tle Libertadar, at Puerto Cabello, Demolished. PUERTO CABELLO. Saturday. Dec. 11 •-The British cruiser Charybdis and the German cruiser Vineta bombarded the fortress here at 5 o'clock this afternoon and quickly silenced it. The bombard ment tasted forty-fire minutes. The fort ress is composed of Fort Solano and the Castle Übertador. After the firing ceas ed. the Charybdis rent marines to occupy the castle. The fortress was almost de molished Three persons were killed by the shelling The commander of Castle Übertador has been taken prisoner. At 7 o’clock this morning the Charybdis and Vineta arrived here, searching for Venezuelan gunboats. . The two cruisers eent their boats into the Inner port, but finding no gunboats the bonu were re turned. The captain of the British mer chant steamer Tops*, which was seised by the mob here last Wednesday, then visited the British commodore, on board the Charybdis, and lodged a protest against the violation of his ship. The British captain returned an hour later with a detachment of fifty marines, who took charge of the Topase. The populace was greatly excited at this incident and raised the cry, “To Arms!” but there was no disorder. Resented Insult to Flag. The British commodore then sent a message to the authorities at Puerto Ca bello. demanding immediate satisfaction for the action of the mob in having haul ed down the British flag from the Topaxe, seging that if thia satisfaction was not |L ■ President Castro. forthcoming in two hours, at 5 o’clock, ths fortress and the custom house would be bombarded. On the receipt of this de mand the authorities sent a message to President T'aatro asking for Instruction. ' A committee of the merchants of Puerto Cabello then approached the American consul here, petitioning him to intervene. The consul accepted this mission and vis ited the cruisers, but he could obtain no alteration in the decision. At a quarter before i a reply was re ceived from President Castro, who au thorised the chief official here to give the ( British commodore ample satisfaction. Before this answer could be communicated so the American consul the hour stipulat ed for its receipt had arrived; the cruisers Immediately opened fire on the fortress. The fire was returned from Fort Solano •nd Castle Lfbertador, but the Venexue , lan guns were soon silenced. While the firing continued there was Intense excite ment tn this port. Every house in town . was closed The people of Puerto cannot account for thia precipitate action on the part of the allies, which they consider to be proof that Great Britain and Germany intend forcing war upon Venexuela. ITALY JOINS ALLIED FORCES TO COMPEL CASTRO TO SETTLE CARACAS, Venexuela. Dec. 13 —Signor Reva, the Italian minister to Venexuela, today forwarded to the minister of for eign affairs, through the Italian vice consul. Signor Zeedazxurelll. a note analo gous to those presented by the ministers of Great Britain and Germany. The Ven ezuelan public this morning is still in ig norance of the fact that Italy has taken diplomatic action similar to that of Great Britain and Germany. The Italians now demand from Venexue la immediate payment of 9M.000 in settle ment of claims wbich have been recog nised as valid by the Italian legation in Caracas The note declares that this demand is /without prejudice to whatever action may be taken in regard to other claims which have not yet been examined or accepted by the Italian legation. The attitude taken by the Italian gov ernment is regarded by Venezuelan offi , rials as incomprehensible, when It is con sidered that in the treaty signed between Italy and Venezuela, in Madrid in June 19, article 14. paragraph I. contained understanding by Italy that in case of claims for damages arising from revolu tionary acta, Italians would receive ex actly g/mllar treatment to that accorded * to Venezuelans under similar circumstan ces. That is to say. that Italians would renounce all title to diplomatic interven tion. The Italian colony of Venezuela, which contains about 7,099 persons, is afraid that as a result of the action taken by their foreign office, the situation of Ital ians in Venezuela will become as painful as that of U>e Italians in Colombia after the Cerru mcldent. President Castro this morning received The Herald correspondent In the palace of Miraflores, the executive residence of the president of Venezuela. General Cas tro was very calm. His quiet, dignified manner betrayed no evidence of unusual concern or emotion. He spoke dispas sionately. but In a tone of firm resolu tion. when he said: *T pledge myself to organize the nec essary measures of resistance only if it ‘ becomes necessary to fight." In reply to questions concerning his view of the sincerity of the British and German governments in the statement of their purposes. made through their min isters. President Castro Mid: "From the notes transmitted to the Venesttelan government by the minister of Great Britain and Germany it would appear that the subject of controversy on which our differences have arisen is the recognition of certain claims madu > against Venezuelan government by : SUMMARY OF CAUSES WHICH MADE THE WAR > BY MILT SAUL. K WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.—Venezuela has been seeking to avoid payment + of British and German claims for a long time, and only recently did the ♦ British and German governments decide to enforce the collection of these ♦ claims. No schedule of these claims against Venezuela has ever been + published, but It is known that the total is nearly $20,000,000. Os the two 4* nations. Germany is the larger creditor, about $15,00,000 of the $20,000,000 be- ♦ ing due German subjects. + The 'claims consist first of unpaid interest on the $10,000,000 loan of 1896, d> which was taken up by the Germans in greater part, and the rest by Brit + ish and French capitalists. This is said to amount to about $2,500,000. Then ♦ come claims for merchandise delivered by German traders to the Venezue + lan government and never paid for. + Lastly, and these, though indefinite in character and undoubtedly + greatlv swelled, comprising the majority of the total, are the claims for + the property of German subjects destroyed in the various revolutions in + the past ten years or more, and the concessions lost in the same manner, + or of which the holders were deprived arbitrarily by Castro altogether. + Some $60,000,000 of German capital are Invested in Venezuela and the + present movement is Intended for the future security of this as + for the squaring up of old accounts. The claims of Great Britain are sim + liar in character. By his Insolence toward the United States as well as to + ward the two other countries now at Issue with him, Castro has entirely + alienated our state department. Solemn assurances have been given several ♦ times over, by both Great Britain and Germany that they were not seek -41 ing to acquire any territory in their forceful collection of debts. Hence + this country will maintain a position of friendly neutrality. Our present + administration Is distinctly warlike in Its character, however, and It will + doubtless call down quickly and forcibly any one of the involved nations 4> which overstep the limits imposed under the Monroe doctrine. 4. Should we get into a row our flee t Is already in the vicinity, sent there + no doubt, in erder to be conveniently near the acene of anticipated trouble ♦ and, beet of all. Admiral Dewey is in command. 4> The ships of our navy have reccently been maneuvering in the Carib- ♦ bean sea and could move to Venezuela in a day's time. The American ships ♦ in the vicinity are the Olympia, the lowa, the Illinois, the Texas, which left 4> Newport News today, uryier orders to join Dewey, several cruisers, in- ♦ eluding the Atlanta, and smaller craft. subjects of Germany and Great Britain. . Now these claims <do not aggregate a very high figure. There is certainly nothing Ift them to warrant the summary action since taken. "This is evident to my mind not only from the manner In which the proposal was formed, which the German and Brit ish ministers presented, but also from the hasty and violent action immediately thereafter without awaiting a reply or vouchsafing time for the framing of a resolution. "It to clear to me. I say, that there was a special desire on the part -of Germany and Great Britain not to reach an amicable solution of ‘his question.” "Venezuela's people are united in the support of their president’s attitude, past differences have been erased. All alike are now aroused by what they regard as an inexcusable outrage upon their Coun try. _ President Castro has not overstated the popular enthusiasm. It has become so in tense that the people are voluntarily pledging themselves to purchase neither produce nor articles of manufacture of English or German origin while the dif ference remains unsettled. . CASTRO SENDS PLEA TO SHEATHE BWORDS LAGUAYRA, Venezuela, Dec 13-Pres ident Castro has sent a commission com posed of the leading merchants of Caracas with proposals to the representatives of the allied powers. This co mini anion reach ed Taguayra at 2 o'clock this morning, and went aboard the British cruiser Charybdis and the German cruiser Ven ita. The proposals were presented to the representatives of the allied powers. The nature of these proposals is not disclosed. EXCITEMENT INTENSE; -DEATH TO FOREIGNERS" WILLEMSTAD, Curacao. De*’ IL— There was a great patriotic demonstra tion tn Caracas at 8 o’clock Tuesday night when the news arrived that the British and German war ships had seised the Venezuelan war vessels at LaGuayra. Crowds quickly gathered and paraded the streets and squares of the capital displaying banners and singing patriotic songs. Violent speeches were delivered at various points. The populace marched to the palace of President Castro, who addressed it. Tflie mob then moved cm to the German legation, shouting "Death to the Germans.” The windows were shattered with stones and attempts were made to force the doors, but the latter resisted these efforts, and Mme. Von Pilgrlm-Baltaxzi. the wife of the Ger man charge d'affaires, who has been ill in bed for the past two months, and therefore could not leave Caracas with her husband, was thus saved from vio lence. The crowd then marched to the Ger man consulate and to the residence of Dr. Koehler, again stoning the windows and attempting to force an entrance. The police made no effort to disperse the demonstration. The excitement was still Intense when at 10 o'clock at night the governor or dered the arrest of all the Germans an<j English residents. One hour later 205 persons prominent in social and commer cial life were crowded together in the police station. All the British residents were arrested except Albert Cherry, of the Venezuelan British owned Central railway, and Mr. Wallace, manager of the telephone company, who escaped to a place of safety. Ninety-seven German residents were ar r-ated, among them the German consul Valentine Blolun. and Herr Knoop, the manager of the German Central railway. Herr Bimmrosa, chancellor of the Ger man legation, was met by the police near Bolivar square and also arrested. Amid cries "Death to the Germans” and “Down with the foreigners,” the populace directed its way to the German residential quarter and the German club, vociferating and uttering insults. The Belgian charge d'affaires, F. J. 8. Goff are. was arrested by mistake for a Ger man because of his fair complexion. In spite of his vigorous protests he was taken to the police station, but released ten minutes later. On learning of these incidents. United States Minister Bowen and Secretary W. W. Russell went at once to see Presi dent Castro, and after a long conference succeeded in obtaining the release of Dr. Koehler. Mme. Von Pilgrim-Baltazzl's physician, and Counsul Valentine Blohm. Minister Bowen also obtained the official authorization of the Venezuelan govern ment to represent German and British in terests during the Imbroglio. Tne government has placed an embargo on the British railroad to LaGuayra and cn the German Central railroad from Ca racas to Valencia. The populace is still intensely excited and the situation is regarded as critical. The British and German flags have been publicly burned. MINISTER BOWEN HOLDS KEYS TO THE SITUATION CARACAS. Venezuela, Dec. 12.—The government has taken preservative meas ures at LaGuayra. AU the dopoolts of ATLANTA, GEORGIA; MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1902. coal at the navy yard and all the Brit ish cars on the LaGuayra railroad have been brought here, rendering it impossible to transport troops by rail. General Fer rera, the minister of war, spent all day today in choosing spots in the mountains where are to be dug. The gov ernor of Caracas has Issued the following decree: "All Venezuelans living in the federal district between the ages of 18 and 50 years must enroll themselves in the mili tary, any such persons refusing to en rol voluntarily, as patriotism demands, will be declared traitors and sent before the tribunals.” Yesterday, after a long conference with President Osstro, United States Minister Bowen obtained an order for the libera tion of the remaining British and Ger man subjects who were held prisoners, and an hour later all had been released. Minister Bowen and Secretary of Lega tion Russell went to the jail five times and assisted the poor colored British sub jects and those who wore ill. The order for the release of the pris oners has made a good Impression and is looked upon as a politic act on th« port of President Castro. - Evsry one in Car acas believes the situation to be desper ate and threatens war unless Minister Bowen succeeds in having the matters in dispute submitted to arbitration. It is said on the authority of an official near President Castro that he has al lowed Minister Bowen to communicate with the Berlin and London governments through the state department at Wash ington. this being the only hope of avoid ing a serious conflict. It ie reported that the plan of British and German forces is to secure the ports of LaGuayra and Puerto Cabello. AMBITION OF CASTRO TO MERGE REPUBLICS CHICAGO. Dec. 12.—Miguel Alma Pietro Gons ale. a merchant of Caracas, Venezue la. who is on a business trip through the United States, has arrived in Chicago. In an interview last night, he said: “President Castro is a man of abnormal ambition, and believes that he will some day be the Diaz of Venezuela. It la said to be his ambition to bring about a union of the South American republics and to place himself at the head of it. He evidently thinks that the United States will side with him in the present Imbroglio and if necessary, will support his views against England and Germany. "The conservative people in Venezuela are strongly opposed to his aggressive pol icy. The radical element, however, ie with him, and strengthens him in the be lief that Venesuela is powerful enough to resist both England and Germany.” ENGLAND PUTS BLAME ON GERMAN COMMANDER LONDON, Dec .12.—The foreign office informs the Associated Press that the British government disclaims responsibil ity for the sinking of the Venezuelan ves sel off LaGayra, which it entirely at tributes to the German forces. It is understood that nearly all of the Venezuelan news which the British gov ernment gets comes through the state de partment at Washington, and is based on Minister Bowen’s messages. The foreign office here so far, however, has received no trace of the reply to the demands of Great Britain and Germany, which Vone sueia is reported to have transmitted to those powers through the United States consul at LaGuayra, though it has of ficially received a copy of President Cas tro's proclamation. The foreign office officials also said they had not received information to the ef fect that Venezuela had requested Minis ter Bowen, to act as arbitrator. They think it is not likely that the proposition has been made, but if such is the case, they do not consider that arbitration at this stage would be acceptable to Great Brit ain. CASTRO SHOUTS DEFIANCE; WILL FIGHT TO THE DEATH BERLIN, Dec. 13.—President Castro's reply to the German ultimatum is a re fusal to yield on any point. The foreign office has not received the text of Mr. Castro's reply, but only a bul letin from the German charge d'affaires, Herr Von Pilgrim-Baltasxl, dated Decem ber 10th, announcing tnat the president's answer had been placed in his hands that day. and that the Venezuelan executive refused to yield to the German demands on all points. Any proposition that Minister Brown might make in behalf of President Castro would be received in a good spirit and carefully considered out of regard for the channel of <t» transmission, but no prop osition to arbitrate has yet reached Ber lin. Neither Is the foreign office aware that the United States has made so far any suggestion to arbitrate. SOUTH AMERICAN PRESS GIVES GLOOMY PICTURE The Prensa says: "The Anglo-German military action has violated the rights and disregards the sovereignty of South American republics.” It adds that the German claims, as a public debt, are without precedent in the history of South America. BEITH HOVERS I EUR MRS. GRINT WIDOW OF THE FORMER PRES IDENT OF UNITED STATES WILL HARDLY SURVIVE THE/ NIGHT, SAY THE DOCTORS. WASHINGTON, Dec. U-Mrs. Ulyssus S. Grant, wife of the former president of the United States, is dangerously ill at her home in this city. She has been suffering with a severe attack of bronchitis for some time and now valvular disease of the heart, to gether with kidney complications, have developed and the gravest apprehensions of the outcome are felt. A sudden change far the worse in ,her condition occurred late last night andshe 1 grew worse during the day. Drs. Gard-, ner, MacDonald and Bishop were in con sultation during the afternoon and Dr. ( Bishop remained at the house throughout, the night. Telegrams have been sent to Mrs. Grant's sons. General Frederick D.. Grant, commander of the department of •'Texas; Ulyssus 9. Grant, Jr., and Jesse Grant, both of whom are at Sandiego. Cat, no- , tifying them of their mother's condition and urging them to cqrne to Washington. Mrs. Sartoris, her daugh ter, is at Mrs. Grant's badside. After the physicians made their call shortly before 7 o'clock tonight it was stated that Mrs. Grant was a little bet ter than she wss earlier in the day. It was said, however, that it was possible she would not survive the ntght. Mrs. Grant spent last rummer at Co burg, Canada, but her condition at that time was far from good. She was taken quite ill in October and on the advice of her physicians there was hurriedly brought to Washington tn a special car, arriving here on the 17th of that month. She has been confined to her bed moot of the time since then, although oa sev eral occasions she has succeed*! tn walk ing about the house and has been out of doors only once or twice. Mrs. Grant is about 78 years old. CIGAR MAKERSAID FIGHT ON BIG TRUST CHICAGO, Dec. I*.-Three thousand, members es the Cigarmakers' union will wait for another yMt* before demanding a wage increase because they do not wish to increase the expenses of their employ ers, who are fighting the so-called tobacco trust. For several months a large proportion of the membership of the union has been agitating the introduction of the Spanish bill system of making cigars. This would Increase the wages of the workmen from $4 to $6 a thousand, io eager were the agitators to hsrve the lyiftem introduced that they were willing to strike to gain it. At a meeting last night speeches were made favoring the plan, .and for a time the. majority seemed to favor it. George J. Thompson told of the struggle of the independent and union man ufacturers to resist the Inroads es the so called trust. The trusts' factories, it is asserted, are run by non-union and under paid women and children, so that the combination can sell cigars at from $2 to $6 a thousand less than the independ ents. Strike talk was dropped first, and when tuo vote was put the proposition was de-- foated by two to one. PACIFIC COMMERCiATcABLE HAS REACHED THE SHORE SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 13.—The Paciflc Commercial Cable company has signed a contract with the manager of the Grtiy Steamship company, of this city, to hhve the steamer Newsboy load 100 tons of Ica ble from the Sllvertown today, carry It outside of the harbor and perform the actual work of landing the shore eiwLand paying out the big protected part <_£ the cable the distance of six miles from shore. The actual transfer of the cable -gill re quire several faours, and will be per/formed off Meigs wharf, where ths SUver/town is anchored. The Newsboy, taken temporari ly from the southern coast especially to do this work, will use small boa'ta in get ting the cable end ashore. It is' so much smaller than the Sllvertown tt/at It can approach much nearer than a 'kills and a quarter of the beach. After landing the end it will carefully steam oht the six miles, and there await the Sil/ertown and the splicing of the cable to tile main sub marine. TWO YOUNG BOY TRAMPS MANGLED IN COLLISION ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. I'M—An eastbound Northern Pacific freight Strain collided With a west bound freigut on a straight track at Fridley Station last night. James S. Hansen, aged 18, of Tfenton Lake, was killed, and William FrlisJl6 years old, also of Benton Lake, fatally/injured. Hansen was terribly mangled. The flesh was stripped from the bonqp of his legs and the lower part of his / legs torn away. Both boys were beatlrta their way east. The westbound trairrJhad come to a full stop upon reaching theJFridley station and the east bound train, after rounding a Curve, half a mile avgay, crushed into the standing train. The trainmen alii jumped and were un injured. Nearly two hundred hogs were killed. The track ~for several rods was torn up and the roadbed badly damaged. The engine which, was pulling the cattle train was demolished, while the other is badly damaged. ’Traffic on the division was delayed byf the wreck for several hours. DEAD MAN CONVICTED &F DOUBLE MURDER PHILADELPfIIA. Dee. 13.—The coroner to day Investisatrid the death Os Kate Hassett, a member of Keth's Bijou Theater Stock com pany, who was shot aad killed on the Bight of December 1 t2y "Barry” Johnstone, an actor. Johnstone alf£ shot and killed himself. Mamie Heine, 14 years old, the only witness to the tragedy, testified to having seen John stone and Miss Hassett strugsllng in the street. The woman fell, face downward and Johnstone s/tot her three times ae she lay pros trate. He jthen started to run away, but re turned and shot himself. Police Lieutenant Fulmer testified that John stone sajd to him, "I shot her. I did it be cause she ‘was untrue to roe.” Adding that he came here from New York that afternoon for the purpane of committing the murder. AddicaW.ng the jury, the coroner said: "I don’t approve of making a hero of a mur derer. You have heard the testimony and it shows fbis man was a cowardly murderer. He shot three times at this woman as she lay in the street, where she had fallen after strug gling wdth him for her life.” Thezjury returned a verdict of murder and BIG SURPRISE B! MINERS . SPRUNG OPERATOR IS PUT ON THE STAND AND MADE TO AN SWER QUESTION WHICH HE AT FIRST DECLINED TO 00. SCRANTON. Pa , Dec. 12.—Lawyers for the miners sprung a surprise on the coal companies at opening of yesterday’s pro ceedings by calling to the witness stand J. L. Crawford, one of the Independent operators. He is president of the Peo ple’s Coal company, which operates the Oxford colliery at Scranton. Mr. Craw ford. who has been attending the sessions each day wss surprised to be called and he remarked as he took the stand: “This Is a new turn of affairs.” “When did you ship coal last?” asked Mr. Darrow. “Yesterday.” "What are you getting for it?” “I don’t know exactly.” “Can you come near it?” “I can if I want to.” “Don’t you want to?” "No, sir." “You are a party to this commission and went to New York to see the coal operators?” “Yes sir.” .“Then you refuse to give this commis sion that Information?” “I don’t think I am compelled to tell." “Which road do you sell to?” "Delaware, Lackawanna and Western." "What do you get for it?” “About 66 per cent of what the Dela ware, Lackawanna and Western gets for It.” % At this point attorneys for the operators objected to the inquiry proceeding any further along the* lines of what a com pany's profits were.- Mr. Darrow said he called the witness to show that the coal companies were able to pay the advance in wages asked for. Wayne MacVeagh in his cross-examina tion of Mr. Mitchell, said he intimated that the increase, if granted, would ulti mately be placed on the “bowed backs of the poor” and he wanted to show that the Companies were well able to give the Increase asked for without putting it on the poor. Mr. Darrow then continued the exami nation. “How many tons do you produce a day?” “Nine hundred to one thousand.” * '‘•And you don’t know how much you get for it?” “I can give an estimate.” “Well, what Is At?" “About $2.50 a ton.” On further examination Mr. Crawford said that during the latter part of the strike when Ilia colliery Wag in operation he got S2O a ton for his coal. Chaiman Gray here stopped the exami nation, saying that the exceptionally high price* during the strike were not perti nent to the inquiry. The miners called several witnesses who told of conditions at the collieries of the A. Pardee company, in the Hazleton region. One of the witnesses was a boy who said he lost a leg in the mines, re ceived nothing for its loss, but instead, ■when he returned to work the company took off his wages his father's debts. Mr. Darrow here announced that the miners expect to close their case this week and now gave notice for the other side to be ready next week. The companies attorneys said they de sired a recess for a short time after the miners close to complete the preparations of their case. Chairman Gray said he hoped there would be no Interruption in the sessions. Three Witnesses who were employed in the mines of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western were called to testify to the sizes of the cars at the company’s collieries. They claimed this size was increased without a corresponding in crease in prices. The company maintained that their grievance was adjusted, but this the men deny. Rev. J. J. O’Donnell, a priest of Oli phant, testified that the mine workers of his town, generally speaking, were law abiding and that there was very little violence. He sympathised with the men he said, but he believed their cause was just and that they had done everything honorable to avoid the strike. CHICAGO WOMAN WHIPS INSOLENT NEGRO MAN CHICAGO, Dec. IS.—Pursued by a young woman wielding a lash with no little dexterity and force, a colored man named Brent ran through the streets near Michigan avenue and rind street early today, begging for merey and imploring her to desist. Tbs young woman who inflietsd ths thrashing upon ths large colored man proved to be Ml'sa Lillian Plummer, employed in the ticket ofSes of the South Side Elevated railroad at Quincy street and Fifth avenue. Several morning, ac cording to Miss Plummer's story, the man had met her at a 22nd street and Michigan avenue while she was on her way to work and used Insulting lafiguage to her. Determined to put an end to this, Miss Plum mer, who is an athletic young woman, and who wonted a burglar about two yean ago. procured a raw hide lash. This she secreted in the folds of her dresa before starting to work at 7 o’clock this morning. Between Wa bash and Michigan avenues on 22nd street, the colored man appeared. When she camo near he walked toward her. Then, as he leered forward, with a smile upon his face, she brought out the lash and the next moment it enelreled the man's nock. Again and again she plied the whip, while the astonished man turned about and ran east on 22nd street and north on Michigan avenue. Miss Plummer fol lowed: "Stop,” she shouted as she laid on the lash. KIRKLAND NOT PUNISHED FOR CUTTING CRENSHAW J. H. Kirklqnd, the Pullman car con ductor who cut Former Railroad Com missioner T. C. Crenshaw in a fight at Marietta last year, was found not guilty of assault with Intent to murder, in the Cobb county superior court several days ago. The fight between the two men occurred at Marietta about a year ago, arising from Mr. Crenshaw's refusal to show his Pullman pass. Kirkland cut Mr. Cren shaw severely about the face and back, and Mr. Crenshaw inflicted serious In juries to Kirkland. Kirkland was Indicted by the grand jury for assault with Intent to murder, but when placed on trial he was acquitted. YOUNG GIRL MEETS~ TRAGIC END ON RAILROAD ROME, Ga., Dec. 13.—Miss Maggie Hin ton, a young girl employed by the Mas sachusetts mills,tn attempting to eroeo the track of the Central road at AJndale, was caught by some means the bump er and instantly killed. She was 16 years old and was buried in North Rome. TO COLONIZE NEGROES IN THE PHILIPPINES WAS NOT OATMEAL THAT GOT SHAW IN TROUBLE CAPTAIN HALL SAYS MACON BOY WAS ALLOWED TO VISIT HOME FOR ANOTHER OFFENSE. President Lyman Hall, of the Tech, says that young Stewart Shaw, of Macon, was not suspended for 30 days for com plaining about cold oatmeal at breakfast several days ago, but for another offense. It is further stated by President Hall that he invites complaints and sugges tions from the students who live in the dormitory and that he Is glad to receive them at any time. He, however, declines to discuss the cause of young Shaw’g en forced rest further than to say it was not cold oatmeal that caused it.* Some say now that Shaw was not exact ly on time at the hour for breakfast and that all places in the mess hall were tak en, being necessary on account of the large crowd of boys to set three tables, and when Informed that he could not be seated when he appeared at the door he said things to the official in charge who reported him to the faculty. President Hall also says there never have been any suspensions for complaint about cold oatmeal, or anything else cold or hot at the college dormitory mess hall. Prof. K. G. Matheison, of the Tech, who is in charge of the dormitry, also denies the report. He could not be seen last night but in ths afternoon stated that there was no foundation for such stories. section’ten ‘iskilled IN THE FRANCHISE BILL Section 10 of tne amended tax franchise bill has been killed, and the bill is jiow being prepared for the signature of the governor without the objectionable amendment. The Journal on Friday afternoon called the attention of the legislators and the public as well to the snare believed to be set in the amended bill, and particularly in reference to section 10, which provided that whore corporations owning franchises pay an occupation tax or a percentage of gross receipts, such tax should be deduct ed from the amount due under the tax franchise bill. This was believed by City Attorney Mayson to have the effect of creating class legislation and hullifying the whole .measure. Further, ;f this wery t|l* 4 object of the section, Ac would not have been the first time that similar legislation had been killed by the Insertion of provisions to render an act ineffective. This has now been done, and it is believ ed that the act, when signed by the gov ernor, will hold. The conference committee first amended the section by providing that the amount of franchise tax should be deducted from the percentage or gross receipts tax. The senate, however, took the matter up In the meantime, and by a vote of 20 to 16 withdrew from its former position, so that the entire section was stricken. The author or the bill, Hon. Murphy Candler, of DeKalb, wurked untiring for it’s passage and folowed it closely during its travels through committees and from one branch of the legislature to the other. HEPAIRSON CAPITOL WILL BE MADE ' AT ME GOVERNOR TERRELL WILL AD VERTISE FOR BIDS AS SOON AS THE PLANS ARE DRAWN FOR ARCHITECT. Repairs on the state capitol will begin at once. Governor Terrell announced Saturday that he would hold a conference with Architect Bleckley Mopday and that as soon as the plans and specifications were made he would advertise for blds. A new foot will be placed on the build ing and many other improvements will be made. The sum of SIB,OOO was appro priated by the legislature for the re pairs to be made, and as they are very much needed Governor Terrell will have the work done immediately. The building has been in need of the repairs for several years. Early in the session Representative Steed, of Taylor, introduced a resolution that a competent architect be employed to look over the building and report to the house what repairs were needed and what the cost would be to make them. Architect Bleck ley was employed and reported that $15,- 000 would make the repairs. Since the appropriation has been made Mr. Bleck ley will be retained by the state to draw the plans. The work will begin in a few weeks’ time. ALL NEW YORK STATE IS COVERED WITH SNOW NEW YORK. Dec. 13 -The state of New York from north to south tonight is cov ered with snow and in many sections bliz »ard weather prevails, adding to the dis comfort occasioned oy the shortage of coal. In New York city and vicinity a fine snow, ihe kind that usually stays, was falling all day to be turned into slush in the crowded streets and providing good Sleigh roads in the parka. A sharp wind accompanied the snow flail. On the elevated roads the electric trains were not run regularly, but the steam trains and the surface cars were able to handle the trartc. The weather got cold er toward night and the weather bureau held out no comfort for 3un<lay, the pre dictions being "gales, with rain, sleet and snow.” The heaviest fall of snow was reported from Cooperstown, where 12 Inches had fallen this evening and it was still snow ing NO. 27. Alabama Senator Plans To Send the Negroes To Oriental Col ony of America. WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 13.-«ena tor John T. Morgan, of Alabama, has sue- < ceeded after two years of endeavor in in‘ terestlng the war department and inci dentally President Roosevelt in a plan to use the Philippine Islands in colonizing the negroes of the United States. The war department has made arrange ments to test the practical, possibilities i of the plan and the president has sent a t ■ special envoy, T. Thomas Fortune, a ne gro leader, to the Philippine Islands to make investigation and report on the con ditions there. In his efforts to have the plan put into execution. Senator Morgan has held fre quent consultations with Secretary of War Root; has consulted Governor Gen eral Taft, and In other ways urged his scheme on the officials. Legislation is Planned. It is the Alabama senator’s purpose in the future to start legislation in congress for the movement to colonise the negroes in the Philippines. He has not pushed this part of his work because he believes the time is not ripe yet for legislation; the farmers of the south, he says, think they need the negro now and until <x>ndl tions are more favorable, he will with hold the proposed legislation. He be lieves, however, that the move now under way will result eventually in millions of the negroes emigrating to the Philippine Islands and working their own salvation there. This, he says, is the solution of the grave negro question which now confronts the American people. Senator Morgan's plan is to incorporate for the negroes, steamship transportation companies; to give them homesteads of about twenty acres each in the island and to give them the best possible commercial advantages. Ths plan would not deprive them of their protection under the flag of the United States; it would not de prive them of citizenship, of which they are proud, and it would enable them to irdome a and prosperous riTe of people, because the land in the Philippine Island is extremely rich and fertile. The climate is exactly suited to the negroes’ physical and industrial char acter, he says. Under this plan Senator Morgan believes great numbers of the ne groes, but not al! of them, of course, would go to the islands. What Senator Morgan Says. In an interview on the subject today he said for The Journal: "The principal reason for my attitude In ’ the senate toward the Philippine islands was my belief that they would afford a heme for the negroes. “When I first came to congress I intro duced a resolution to recognise the Congo Free State as an independent nation,, merely to afford the negroes of thia coimi •frrßjißMFrtfliWWr cnJtgHßd -*-«■“ when their numbers increased to an ex tent that would make the emigration of large numbers of their race necessary. The resolution passed the senate and house, and a colonization of the negro in Congo was well under way when the United States acquired the Philippines. “The acquisition of that territory opened up a new and vastly superior country for them. The land is rich and the climate better suited to them, and there they would sti’.Lbe under the flag, a conditlea which the negro lik~s exec-odinglF well. Root and Taft Impressed. "I took the matter up with Secretary Root and wrote tp Governor General Taft for information and ideas on th? plan of colonizing our there. Bc/.fi were favorably impressed With the idea, and I am glad to know that it tv>s at last been started. “When the movement makes a start It will he like the crawfish lu D in the Mis sissippi levees- srnail at the AMginntUg, but large en«>vgn for the rixer to !tn through next morning. s "The negroes wire the first p<-vpla found In the Philippine islafiffiL They are the original ihhslntarts. Th>-u «ame the Malay pirates. wh>> drove them tack into | the hills, where Philippine tn.-gi'css now live. The Spaniard* cmiquereJ the Malays. This history is merely to show that the islands are suited to the negro race. "I have tried to put the plan in opera tion without endangering the labor of southern farmers, and I believe under the present scheme it will work out this way. It will take time, of course, but the plan, when accomplished, will prove rkt isfactory to everybody.” CAPTAIN BURTON SMITH FOR PHILIPINE JUDGE? WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. Is.-Burton Smith, of Atlanta, may be appointed a Judge of the first instance in the Philip pine Islands. Both Senator Clay and Sen ator Bacon have been trying to see Vica Governor Luke Wright today in Mr. Smith’s interest, but they found General Wright was in Philadelphia. As soon as he returns they will present Mr. Smith’s case and ask for consideration of the ap pointment. It is understood here that the accident which befell Mr. Smith recently, in which he lost his left hand, has moved him to desire for rest from his extensive law practice and he wants the place in the Philippines for this reason. There is every probability that be will get it for both the Georgia senators ard f on terms of very cordial friendship with not only General but other offi cials of the administration, and their rec ommendations have considerable weight in administrative circles. Captain Powell, of Newnan, has been made a judge in the Philippines, but it is believed this will In no way interfere with Mr. Smith's chances for one of the judgeships. , Mr. Smith is president of the Geergia Bar Association, captain and adjutant in the Fifth regiment, Georgia volunteers; president of the Atlanta Athletic club and one of the best known attorneys of Geor gia. He is a brother of Former Secre tary of the Interior Hoke Smith, and a son-in-law or General John B. Gordon, ex-senator and ex-governor of Georgia. TROLLEY CAR SMASHES TWO HORSE WAGON TO BITS AUGUSTA, GA, Dec. 13.—1 n a collision with a trolley car on the Aiken line, Mr. Parkman, of Edgefield, was severely in jured last night. The accident happened just beyond north Augusta. Mr. Parkman was returning home, driving a two horse wagon, with a load of furniture and a sewing machine. He was caught on a crossing, and his wagon and contents smashed all to pieces. Mr. Parkman was hurled several yards, and was picked up unconscious and carried to the city boo- z nital. The mules were not hurt. . f