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ENGLAND IND
' U. S. SIGN
. TREATY
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS BE
TWEEN NEW FOUNDLAND
AND UNITED STATES HAVE
BEEN ESTABLISHED.
WASHINGTON. Dec. IX—The treaty be
tween the United State* and Great Brit
ain regarding commercial relations be
tween the United States and Newfound
land has been made public. The treaty
is as follows:
Article I—-United States tebing vessels
entering the waters of Newfoundland shall
have the privilege of purchasing her
ring. caplin' equid and other bait fishes
at all times, on the same terms and con
ditions. and subject to the same penalties
as Newfoundland vessels. They shall al
so have the pslv liege of touching and trad
' Ing. buying and selling fish and oil and
, procuring supplies in Newfoundland, con
, forming to the harbor regulation*, but
| without charge than the payment of
such light, harbor and customs duties a*
or may be levied on Newfoundland fish-
• tog vessels.
Article 3—Codfish. codfish oil. seal OIL
whale 00. unmanufactured whale bone,
•eal skins, herrings, salmon, trout and
salmon trout, lobster*, cod roes, tongues
and sounds, being the prtduce of the fish
eries carried on by the fishermen of New-
• found land, end ores of metals the product
of Newfoundland mines and slates from
th* quarry, untrimmed, shall ie ad
mitted into the United States free of
. duty. Also all packages in which the said
■ fish and oils may be exported shall be ad
mitted free of duty. It is understood,
however. that unsalted or fresh codfish
are not included in the provisions of this
article.
Article 3—The offer of custom* at ths
Newfoundland port where the vessels
clear* shall give to the master of the ves
sel a sworn certificate that the fish
skipped were the produce of the fisheries
- carried on by the fishermen of Newfound
land. which certificate shall be counter
signed by consul or consular agent of the
United States.
Article 4—When this convention shall
eome into operation and during the con
tinuance thereof, the following articles
imported into the colony of Newfound
land from the United States shall be ad
mitted free of duty: Agricultural imple
ments and machinery imported by agri
cultural sections for the promotion of
agriculture; cranes, derricks, fire 'lay.
fire brick, rock drills, rolling mills, crush
ing mills, separators, drill steel machin
ery of every description for mining, used
within the mine proper or at the surface
of the mine, smelting machinery of all
kinds when imported directly by persons
engaged in mining or to be used in min
ing cperations and not for sale, brick ma
chines, dynamite, detonators, blasting
powder and fuse, raw cotton and cotton
vama. eon: for the manufacture of
brooms and whisks, chair cane unmanu
factured: cotton seed cQ. olivd oil. boraclc
acid, preservatlne. when Imported by
rAnufacturers to be used in the preserva
tion of fish gins, hemp, hemp yarn, coir
yarn, sisal, manila. Jute, flax and tow,
Indian corn, on rake, oil cake meal, cot
tonseed cake, cotton seed meal, pease
meal, bran and other preparations fa
cet tie feed; manure* and fertilisers of all
hfod* and sulphuric add when Imported
to bo used in the manufacture of man
ures. line* and twine* used in connec
tion with the fisheries, not Including
sporting tackle; ore* to be used as flux;
gas engines, when protected by patents,
plough*, borrows, reaping, raking, plow
ing. potato digging and seed sowing ma
chines. when imported by those engaged
tn agriculture and not for sate; engraver*'
plates of steel, polished far engraving
thereon; photograph engraving machin
ery; router and squaring machine*, screen
holders: croesline screen*, and chemicals
for use in engraving, wood for blocking,
engraving tools, and process plates; print
ing procasues. printing paper, printing
types, printers' ink. when imported by
, bona fide printers for use in their busi
ness; salt tn bulk, when imported for use
in th* flahoriea. and th* duties to be lev
ied and collected upon the following
enumerated merchandise imported into
the colony of Newfoundland from the
United State* shall not exceed the fal
lowing amounts, vis: Flour, 35 cents per
barrel: pork. ILSO per barrel of 3tX> pounds;
bacon and bams, tongues, smoke meat*
and sausage. 11-4 cents per pound, or $2 50
per 111 pound*; beef, pigs* heads, bocks
mad feet, salted and cored. SI per barrel of
SOO pounds; Indian meal. 30 rants per bar
rel; oatmeal. * cents per barrel of 100
pounds; rice. 1-4 cent per pound; kerosene
oIL * cent* per gallon.
Article s—lt 1* understood that if any
reduction is made by the colony of New
foundland at any time during the term of
thia convention tn the rate of duty upon
th* article* named in Article IV of thia
convention, coming from any other coun
try, the said reduction shall apply to the
"United Btatea and that no heavier duty
shall be imposed on article* coming from
the United State* than is composed of
such article* coming from elsewhere.
Article «—The present convention shall
be duly ratified by the preeldent of the
United States of America and by the ad
vice and consent of the senate thereof,
and by his Britanic majesty, and the
ratifications shall be exchanged at Wash
ington as soon thereafter a* practicable.
Its provisions shall go into effect thirty
days after the exchange of ratification*
and shall remain In full force for the term
of five years from the date at which ft
may become into operation, and further
until the expiration of twelve months, af
ter either of the contracting parties shall
have given notice to the other at the end
of the said term of five years, or at any
time afterwards.
. In faith whereof, we, the respective
plenipotentiaries, have signed this con
vent! in. and have hereunto affixed our
pe&Js.
. Done tn duplicate at Washington, this
3th day of November, the year* of our
Lord. Mtt.- ,
(Signed) ‘ .
JOHN HAY (Beat)
MICHAEL HERBERT (Seal)
woman" heavlTyfined
FOR BEATING ANOTHER
Minnie Wiley, the widow of Jule Wiley, the
convict who was shot to death while trying to
escape from the penitentiary, to which he had
peen seat to serve * Seo yara’ sentence for
robbery, was Friday fined 31S.TS for disor
derly conduct at the Exposition hotel night be
fore. when she is said to have frightftilly
beaten a woman living tn the house.
• While a prisoner st police headquarter* the
‘woman raved wildly end proved hertwlf a fe
xnaie Samson, by breaking chains as if they had
been flax thread. The woman whom she tried
her strength on before being taken to police
headonarters was also arraigned In recorder’s
court that morning, but the case against her
dismissed.
Ethel Wiley, the 12-yoar-old (laughter of the
?*Uey woman. I* at police headquarters Judge
Broyles has ordered her tak»n away from her
mother on the ground that she Is not being
peop»rly raised Th* gtrl will be given to an
uwcle to take ears of. if he wants her. Other
wise she will be sent to the Home tor the
Friend !< ss
The Hon. Mr. Bear Tracks, the new
South Dakota statesman, need never ex
pect to win the administration’s confi
dence. President Roosevelt has learned
that bear tracks are misleading.
CONFESSED TOO MUCH;
GOES TO COAL MINES
AUGUSTA. Ga.. Dec. U—Dan Hardy,
one of the negro murderer* of Ed Griffin,
who received a life sentence, was yester
day sent off to the coal mines. He was
held in jail here several weeks after hi*
accomplice, likewise sentenced for life,
had been sent off. waiting for the South
Carolina authorities to claim him. No
claim was made, and so he was sent off
to the pen.
After his conviction and sentence the
negro, doubtless believing himself safe
then, confessed not only bis share in the
killing of Ed Griffin,' but he also confessed
the killing of Mrs. J. O. Atkinson, who
was shot from ambush and killed one
night in 1396 in Edgefield county, while
riding home from Augusta in a buggy
with her husband. For this crime two ne
groes were lynched the next day. Dan
Hardy confessed that it was he who fired
the fatal shot.
Mr. Atkinson was notified by the chief
of police of the confession made by the
negro, and he was held awaiting the ar
rival of a South Carolina official with ex
tradition papers, but no demand for him
has been made The negro formerly lived
in Edgefield, and came to Augusta after
the murder of Mrs Atkinson.
NOBLE PRIZES GIVEIT
BY KING OF SWEDEN
STOCKHOLM. Dec. IL—The king of Sweden
has in the presence of the royal family dis
tributed the noble prtxes. which were awarded
as follows:
The Dutch professors. Lorens and Zenan. di
vided the chemistry prise; M. Ducommun. th*
secretary of th* international peace bureau at
Berne, and Dr. Gobet. also of Berne, divided the
peace prise; Professor Mommsen received the
literary prize snd Major Roes. principal of th*
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, the medi
cal prise. Th* German and Dutch ministers
received the prftes on behalf of Professors
Mommsen and Zenan respectively. The other
prise-winner* were present and personally took
their award*.
ALLEGED SINOLEB
SAYS HE HAS
BLUEBLOOD
KENTUCKY MAN BROUGHT TO
MACON ON CHARGE OF CRIM-
INAL HORSE PLAY MAKES
BOLD STATEMENTS.
MACON. Ga., Dec. 18—W. P. Hatchet,
the man who was brought from Kentucky
last Sunday night by special officer Jen
kins and placed in jail on the charge of
stealing horsea from A. L Dodge, the
livery stable man on Third street, was put
on trial yesterday hi Justice Gerdine’a
court. He said that he did not try to steal
the horses, but sold them as best he eould
and in strict accordance with the terms
of the contract, which, he said, was that
he should sell the horses and divide the
profits with Dodge.
Hatchet Is 25 years old. He aays that
he is of the bluest blood of Kentucky;
that his father is W. B. Hatchet, a
wealthy banker of Mackville. Ky., and
that he was a classmate of Governor
Beckham. He wired yesterday for money
to put up for his bond, but up to tbls
time nothing has been heard from the
message. He is now in Bibb county jail
and will have to remain there until the
session of the grand Jury in January, un
less he is able to secure collateral for a
3300 bond. He ia about medium height,
rather slight of stature and has the ap
pearance of having seen better days. < <
About two weeks ago he made an agree
ment with A. L. Dodge to spll twelve
horses in south Georgia. ’ He had also
with him when he started seven horses
of hl* own. The first town at which he
stopped after leaving Macon was Fort
Valley, where, he says, be was unsble
to make a single sale and was so discour
aged that he wrote Dodge asking whether
to return or to go further down and make
an effort to sell his drove. He says that
Dodge wrote him to go ahead and that
he went, then, to Montezuma. where he
disposed of the whole lot with the excep
tion of two that had sickened and died;
but tbat an of the sales bad been made at
a great disadvantage for the reason the
remainder of the horses were in bad
shape.
Hatchet sent Dodge 3300. but the latter
claims tbat he owes him 3290 more.
Hatchet say* that he did not get any
more than he sent 'to Dodge, who se
cures him of having converted money to
his personal uses. The negro drover who
accompanied Hatchet on the trip was put
on the stand and testified that bls boss
was drunk and to other things, indicating
that he had converted money to his own
uses.
The caef rests now until ;h* meeting
of the grand jury tn January.
CHATTANOOGA BLACKSMAKE
STREETS UNSAFE FOR LADIES
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., Dec. 13.—Ne
groes are making the lives of tbs women
of this city miserable. As stated in The
Journal, a negro was arrested for the
robbery of three ladies a few days ago,
and as the articles stolen were found up
on bis person, the police are certain that
be ia the guilty party. However, it Is
evident that he has no monopoly on the
business, for last night three other ladles
were assaulted and had their pocketbooks
and watches taken from them. The police
have doubled their night watch, and are
close after the guilty parties.
ROESEI3fsfERSARE~
RAPIDLY IMPROVING
... The Roesel slaters. Julia and Ruble,
who were struck by the Central train
Thursday morning and badly injured, are
rapidly recovering from their injuries.
They are at their home. 16 Leonard street,
where they are being given medical atten
tion by Dr. Dawson. Their recovery is no
longer in doubt.
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THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1902.
BIG FOBTUNES
FOB SCHOOLS
IN SOUTH
ROCKEFELLER’S BILL WHICH
HAS PASSED SENATE AND
HOUSE WILL GIVE MILLIONS
TO SOUTHERN SCHOOLS.
WASHINGTON, D««. 12.—Million, for
educational purposes in the south are in
prospect under the terms of a bill con
gress bas passed at the Instance of John
D. Rockefeller, which bill is now on
the president’s table awaiting approval.
The University of Georgia will come in
for a great share of the money, the plan*
for the gift to this institution having al
ready been made by Dr. Wallace But
trick, who recently visited Athens.
The bill 1* a simple affair and does not
mention or hint at the millions of dol
lar* which are declared to be behind it,
as the donation of Mr. Rockefeller. It
was introduced in the senate by Senator
Aldrich, of Rhode Island, soon after the
marriage of his daughter to the son of
Mr. Rockefeller. It was passed through
that body at the last session of congress
without exciting discussion, and without
public explanation of the real design be
hind it.
The bill passed the house of representa
tives last Saturday, but it was only late
Wednesday afternoon that the knowledge
leaked out concerning its real Import.
George Foster Peabody, who i« treasurer
. of the general educational board, refused
to affirm or deny the report that Mr.
Rockefeller had made his first contribu
tion amounting to $1,000.000.
Os the future plan* of Mr. Rockefeller,
he said: “I hope that the report ie true.
This Is a splendid movement, which will
be better appreciated In fifty or one hun
dred years than it 1* at the present time.
We are preparing to make a general ap
peal to the public after the holidays, and
we expect a generous response. 1
“Ws will apply our assistance where it
will do the most good, but largely in the
south. Every village and town school
and every mountainside sehool will be
benefited.
"Dr. Battrick, our secretary, has just
returned from the south, where he arrang
ed assistance for the State University of
Georgia, and the common schools of North
Carolina and Alabama.”
Robert C. Ogden, who was perhaps the
prime mover in the plan to broaden the
work of the publie schools In the south,
and who is one of the Incorporators and
trustees of the general educational board,
talked today of the plans.
“I have no knowledge of Mr. Rockefel
ler's future intentions.” said Mr. Ogden.
"A* a matter of fact, he has already giv
en a large sum for the furtherance of
the work which we have undertaken.
It may be that he will add to his gift
tn the future, but when it will be done,
if at all, I cannot say. Large plans for
the future have been made, and we hope
to be able to more than carry them out."
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YEAR.
SHORT WEIGHTS CAUSE
KICK FROM MINERS
SCRANTON, Dec. 12—Tffie calling of
witnesses for the miners was immediately
resumed when the morning session of the
strike commission opened.
The first witness was Edward Ridge
way, formerly a company docking boss
in the employ of the Temple Coal and
Iron Company. He said he was a mem
ber of the union and did not know it was
contrary to the rule for a company dock
ing boss to belong to the union. He said
nine month* ago he was told. he must
dock a certain percentage no matter
whether the eoal was clean or full of
dirt. This percentage ranged front 6 to
8 per cent. After the union had a check
docking boss appointed the percentage
fel to 1-97 per cent.
John McGlone, a' eheck weighmnn for
the union, gave figures which showed
that the men at the No. 5 colliery Gs the
Pennsylvania Coal company mined 17,183
more ton* of coal from April, 1901, t•> April,
1902, than they had been paid for. He ex
plained this by saying there wm more
than 2.240 pounds of clean eoal in the
miner*’ ton of 2,700 pounds. He gave fig
ure* to show that the average monthly
wages of the miners’ laborer was 327.72,
and the miners’ wages 334.77. The accu
racy of hta figures were questioned by the
company * attorney, and MeGlone was
temporarily withdrawn from the stand by
the miners’ lawyer*.
maddoYstops’b’ilx "
UNTIL HE CAN EXAMINE
WASHINGTON. Dec. It—Thia was pri
vate pension day in the house. Before
the regular order was demanded some
minor business was transacted and the
bill to appropriate 31.000,000 for the ex
tirpation of the epidemic of foot and'
mouth disease among live stock in New
England was called up.
Mr. Maddox, of Georgia, objected to
the consideration of the bill until he had
an opportunity to examine it. The house
then proceeded to the consideration of
private pension bills.
QUESTION OF POLYGAMY
IS NOW BEFORE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12—The house
committee on Judiciary today took up for
consideration three joint resolutions in
troduced into the house proposing an
amendment to the constitution to qualify
persons found guilty of polygamy from
holding office and prohibit polygamy. By
a vote of 7 to •. it was decided not to re
port any of the measures to the house.
HORSE MEAT BANQUET”
IS HEARTILY DECLINED
BERLIN, Dec. 11—The most distinguish
ed members of the Society for the Pre
vention of Cruelty to Animals have de
clined the invitation issued by the Fleis
cher Zeltung, the national organ of the
German butchers, to a horse meat ban
quet on the ground that horse flesh would
not have a fair chanee at a dinner given
under the auspices of the butchers’ league,
but the Fleischer Zeltung is informed that
the society designs to give such a dinner
itself, te which 400 persons will be in
vited.
The Fl*ischer Zeitung. however, persists
In inviting the directors of the society to
attend its dinner, and has commissioned
a hotel keeper to prepar* a menu which
will include horse bouillon, asparagus,
brisket of horse and horse filet a la Nel
son, the whole being washed down with
excellent wines.
NEGRO REPUBLICANS
ENDORSE ROOSEVELT
SELMA, Ala., D*c. 12—The black wing
of the Republican party In this state met
in a negro church oh Green street here
yesterday afternoon. The meeting was for
the purpose of reorganising the Republi
can party ih this state. •
Resolutions were introduced indorsing
the action of President Roosevelt in not
recognising the "lily white” branch in
the state. A strong appeal was Issued to
negro voters of the state to ask the Dem
ocrats to let one and all of them register
next week, when the registration books
of the state will be open for the last
time. A number of vigorous resolutions
were passed claiming that the men who
are leading the white branch of the party
in this state have, neither the sense to
lead nor the wisdom to follow.
A large crowd of negroes from all over
the state was in attendance upon the
meeting and expressed confidence that
the Democrats -would listen to their ap
peal and let all of them register, and that
they would join thd white whig of the par
ty and harmony would once more prevail
within the Republican ranks. Booker
Washington was to have been present at
the meeting but did not come.
JOB IN JAPAN IS
DECLINED BY BARRETT
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12—Secretary Hay
has received a cablegram from John Bar
rett, dated at Calcutta, India, today stat
ing that he regarded it his duty to con
tinue his connection with the St. Louis
exposition and therefore declining the
Japanese mission which had been tendered,
to him.
It is understood that Lloyd Grlscomb,
Jr., now minister to Persia, who was
charge (d’affaires at Constantinople and
in that capacity did much to affect a set
tlement of the American claim*, will be
the successor to the late Minister Buck.
LEEJOING
UN THE DAY
NAMED
THE PRISON COMMISSION DE
CLINES TO INTERFERE IN
THE CASE OF MURDERER OF
YOUNG LADY.
Millard Lee, who killed Miss Leila May
Suttles last June, win hang for his crime
on December 23rd. The prison commission
ha* declined to recommend a commuta
tion of sentence, and it ia very likely that
Governor Terrell will also refuse to take
any action in th* matter.
A decision in the case era* reached by
the commissioner* Friday after they had
read carefully the evidence of the trial
A* soon as a decision was made the pa
pers were sent at once to the executive
office.
negro”republicans
ADJOURN THEIR SESSION
SELMA, Ala., Dep. It—The negro Re
publican convention ha* closed its ses
sion tn this city. . Among the last acts
of the session vt» the election of William
J.. Stephen*, of Calhoun, as chairman of
the new state executive committee, and
John M. Gea. of Selma, secretary. The
organisation of the party was made by
the adoption of a resolution which pro
vided that the Republican state execu
tive committee of Alabama shall con
sist of five members from eaeh congres
sional district in the state and the said
five members shall also constitute the
district executive committee. The first
name selected from each district wm
designated as chairman for the purpose
of calling the rest of the members togeth
er in each district to organise for the
district.
The leader* of th* movement express
themselves as pleased with the result of
the meeting. ,
TREMENDOUS CONTRACT
MADE BY SOUTHERN
Perhaps the largest instrument of its
kind ever filed in the clerk’s office in this
city is the agreement between Blair &
Co., 33 Wall street, New York, and the
Southern railway, filed Friday morning,
which involves 34,144,396.00.
This is an equipment agreement, calling
for the delivery of engines, cars and ten
ders. The first installment will be on the
delivery of the order. This amount* to
3944,386.00. The balance will be paid in
fourteen annual installments, the first to
be $230,000.00, with the others $229,000.00
each.
The debt is evidenced by notes of SI,OOO
eaeh. The total order calls for 95 en
gines, 3,200 ears and other equipment.
CARNEGIE WAS TOSSED
BY WIND AND WAVES
NEW YORK. Dee. 11—The White Star
steamer Oeeanle, on whieh Andrew Car
negie is a passefiger, arrived early today
from Liverpool and Queenstown, after a
stormy passage of six days, 20 hours and
28 minutes.
Almost from the time of leaving Daunt’s
Roek, the Oceanic had southerly winds,
with heavy head sea&, which every day
increased in foree, until on the Sth the
wind eamo out from the west-northwest
with hall and snow and blew with terrific
force.
It was stated on board the steamer that
Mr. Carnegie had fully recovered from
his recent illness, and that he never was
in better health..
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SHFF EILIS
THE JUDGE
1 LUS
FIGHT OVER DOUGHERTY COUN
TY BONDS RESULTS IN RED
HOT SENSATION - CORRUP
TION CHARGES DENIED.
ALBANY. Ga., Dec. 11—*The sensation
of the year in Albany has developed out
of the courthouse bond question. Some
months ago an election was held for the
purpose of ascertaining the will of the
people as to the proposed Issue of $40,000
in bonds for the purpose of erecting a new
courthouse for Dougherty county. The
election went ‘Tor bonds’’ by a safe ma
jority, but a defect was found in the no
tice of the election and the validation of
the bonds was contested by intervenors.
The case was decided against the inter
venors in the superior court, but was won
by them in the supreme court.
As soon as the case was decided against
the county, another election was ordered
and will be held on the 22d of this month.
Judge D. H. Pope, who was the attorney
, for the intervenors, is one of the hardest
fighters against the bond issue and he
published a card in the Albany Morning
Star lat* Sunday morning arguing the
pros and cons of the bond issue. In his
card be took occasion to charge the coun
ty officials with corruption. The para
graph of the card which ha* given the of
ficials offense is as follows:
"Such talk comes from the court house
’rat,’ who wants fine quarters at other
people’s expense, and whose principal
business is to get his hand in the . public
crib as often as possible and get out
all he can under the form of law and by
special unconstitutional acts. He has no
other stock in trade.”
When this card was published Sheriff
F. G. Edwards and County Treasurer and
Clerk R. P. Hall addressed Judge Pope
a note asking if he meant that they were
obtaining money from the county which
was not legally theirs. Judge Pope’s re
ply to that note was not satisfactory to
them and these gentlemen published in the
Albany Herald yesterday afternoon a
spicy card in reply to the one in the Star
of Sunday morning. After explaining why
they thought Judge Pope bad seen fit to
charge them with corruption, the card
concludes with this paragraph:
"Now as to his mean personal insinua
tions, we shall dismiss him with but few
words. Since he has been given a gentle
man's opportunity to disclaim any Inten
tion to refer to either or both of us a*
the —
"eourt house ‘rat,’ who wants fine quar
ters at other people’s expense, and whose
principal business is to get his hafid In
the public crib as often as possible, and
get out all he can, under the forms of
law and by special unconstitutional act
of the legislature,—
and haa failed to do so, we hereby sepa
rately, personally and individually de
nounce him as a lair.”
Judge Pope, it is understood, is absent
from the city and it is not known what
thl* reply to his card may bring forth.
It is understood that mutual friends of the
parties concerned are working to smooth
the matter over.
YOUR RENEWAL MUST BE RE
CEIVED AT ONCE OR THE PAPER
WILL BE DISCONTINUED. YOU
CANNOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT
THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. SO
SEND YOUR RENEWAL AND GET A
PREMIUM. REMEMBER WHAT THE
BLUE PENCIL MARK MEANS.
AGED CITIZEN DIED
IN SAVANNAH THURSDAY
SAVANNAH, Dee. U.-Judge Philip M.
Russell, a member of the board of tax
assessors and receivers, died at his home
in this city this morning of old age. He
was born in Savannah, December 17th,
1814, and he had lived here continuously
since that time. He was for many years
clerk of the city court of Savannah, and
bad always been In public life since at
taining his majority. He had filled many
office* in the county and was a brother of
Waring Russell, county treasurer. In IMB
he was elected sheriff of the city of Sa
vannah and was for a time Inspector of
customs. In 1856 he was elected clerk of
council. He commanded the Republican
Blues during a part of the civil war. On
more than one occasion he "-epresented
Chatham county in the legislature, serving
his last term there in 1886. He was, among
other things, an ex-chief of the Savannah
fire department
AUTDMDBILE TRAIN
Ml! SUPERSEDE
THE RAILROAD
FRANCE WILL SOON HAVE AUTO
TRAINS RUNNING AT SPEED
OF SIXTY-TWO MILES
PER HOUR.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13—A dispatch from
Paris, byway of London, to the Times
describes a new system of railway travel
ing soon to be Introduced in France. A
train consisting of three automobile
carriages is to leave Paris for Dijon on
January 18. It will travel 62 miles an hour.
The carriages will take forty passengers
eaeh, as well as luggage, and a lavatory
and a bar will be provided.
Under the system employed a small
quantity of petroleum converts a small
amount of water into the greatest possi
ble propelling power, the steam acting
directly on the wheels. Thus locomotives
are superseded and each carriage is inde
pendent.
The initial cost of the carriage complete
is equal to that of one of the present cor
ridor cars, which, however, are not con
vertible to the new system.
It is stated that a speed of 62 miles an
hour can be maintained for the whole dis
tance from Paris to Nice.
FIVE THOUSAND SEE
MAN HANGED BY LAW
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 13—A spe
cial to The Sentinel from Middlesboro,
Ky., says Frank Lewis was hanged at
Harlan courthouse. Harlan county, Ken
tucky, Friday morning at 11 o’clock.
The execution was witnessed by about
5,000 people. It is the second legal hanging
Harlan county has had in three years.
Lewis' crime was killing his father-in-law.
Henry Dixon, May 20 last. The men had
quarrelled over the separation of Lewis
and his wife, the latter being Dixon’s
daughter.
VALDOSTA WILL HAVE
LARGE COLLAR FACTORY
VALDOSTA. Ga.. Dec. 11—Valdosta Is
to become the center of a large collar
making business. The Roberts-Cranford-
Dasher Co., who have done some business
in this line, are to add a force of twenty
men and enter the field on a large scale.
This will become one of the largest con
cern* of the kind in the state and will be
worth much to the city, as only high
class labor will be employed.
The horses and actors of the Harris
circus, which is wintering here, have be
gun their winter practice and will keep
it up every day for the next four months.
Th* horses are being drilled daily at the
park and the actors have a gymnasium
, there where they are constantly learn
ing new acts.
The remains of Mrs. Caroline Cashion
were brought here from Sparks Tuesday
morning and interred in the city cemetery.
Mrs. Cashion was the mother of Mrs.
Columba*' Williams, of Sparks, and Mrs.
Hunt, of this city. She wae a sister of
Mrs. Mary Converse, Mrs. Lou Liles and
Mrs. Clem, of this city, and was about 75
years of age.
MOTHER, WIFEAND SON
DIE WITHIN FEW WEEKS
FORSYTH, Ga., Dec. U—The death of
.George A. Davis, who was burled at
Smarrs on Tuesday, was very sudden and
also peculiarly sad in that his aged moth
er and his wife had preceded him to the
grave by only a few weeks. He was fif
ty-one years of age. a well known mer
chant. farmer and ginner. Three children
survive him.
R. Sam Britt, for twenty years coroner
of Monroe county, died at his home in
Forsyth at 11 o’clock yesterday morning.
He was a Confederate veteran, fifty-eight
years of age. His health has been fall
ing for some time. A wife and four chil
dren survive hitn.
CISARETrTIAiISES
POPULACE TO |
SOmEH
FIREMEN AND MANY PEOPLE
RUSH TO THE EQUITABLE
BUILDING, BUT THE
FIRE WAS OUT.
A stirring comedy in four act* which took
place at 10 o’clock this morning—
ACT 1.
Out through the driving rain and crowd
ed streets, like an automobile running
amuck, chemical engine No. L from head
quarters, dashed this morning at a fearful
rate of speed to the Equitable building
at the dreaded call of the fire alarm.
ACT 11.
As the engine dashed through the streets
the crowded population that thronged the
pathways scattered tn consternation in all
directions. As the dull roar of the engine
sounded over the cobble stones, all of
fices were deserted and windows were
packed with eager occupants watching the
course of the swiftly flying engine.
ACT 111.
As the firemen reached the Equitable
building they dashed up four flights of
stair* and found room 434, the headquar
ters of the Southern States Freight de
partment, in a wild turmoil and rampant,
hurly-burly that showed a panic was
looming near at hand. The firemen dashed
through the door into the stricken room.
ACT IV.
In one corner of the room a small pile of
papers were still smoking from a lighted
cigarette. (Exit firemen and populace.)
TENNESSEEGETS A
$550,000 CANAL
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Dec. 12—The
secretary of the treasury has recommen
ded that $350,000 be set aside ih the sundry
civil bill for improvements in the Ten
nessee river. This makes a total of $550,-
000 that will be immediately available for
the work upon the Colbert and Bee Tree
shoals canal. As indicated, this $350,000
will be included in the sundry civil bill,
which will be passed at this session of
congress.
In order to construct the canal it is
necessary to excavate several million cu
bic yards of earth, and the question con
fronting the engineers is what to do with
it. The banks are very high and little
of it could be piled on the banks, while
the expense of carrying it away will be
large.
SHOT HERSELF TO DEATH
WHILE HUSBAND WATCHED
RALEIGH, N. C., Dec. 12—Mrs. Kate
Cheatham Jones, aged 33. killed herself
at 4 o’clock this morning while her hus
band, E. L. Jones, watched at her bedside.
Mr. Jones is collector the for Seaboard
Air-Line and returning from work last af
ternoon was astounded to find his wife ill.
He summoned neighbors and wired her
relatives who arrived from Franklinton by
midnight. About 3 o’clock all retired ex
cept Mr. Jones, who remained at the bed
side. Suddenly Mrs. Jones drew a pistol
concealed under her pillow and shot her
self through the head, dying instantly.
She had been married six years and bad
no children. Mrs. Jones was a sister to
Captain J. R. Cheatham, Seaboard freight
agent, and J. G. Cheatham, of Atlanta.
STAGE MBBEO BY
■ LONE MAN IN OREGON
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 13—A special
to the Oregonian from Grants Pass, says:
While the William Creek and Grant
Pass stage was on its way out to Wil
liams, a young fellow with a red mask
appeared from the woods and presenting a
revolver commanded the driver and one
passenger to hold up their hands. The
appearance of the highwayman was so
sudden and unexpected that there was
nothing else to he done but comply. The
robber then ordered the mall bags to be
thrown out. This was done and then he
commanded the driver to drive on. Later
it was found that the mail bags had been
opened and only sls in registered matter
secured, as the mail was light. Officers
are in pursuit.
THIS NEGRO BUNGLED
WITH HIS FORGED ORDERS
DUBLIN, Ga~, Dec. 13—John Graves, a
negro about 25 years old, was arrested
here a few days ago, charged with at
tempting to pass forged orders on several
Dublin banks. In his pockets were found
forged orders for nearly $2,000. The name
of W. J. Thagard & Bros, were forged;
one or two bore the signature of J. A.
Anderson, another the signature of Down
ing Co. and another that of W. O. Wil
liams A Decosta. Graves Is now in the
county jail.
Hot Coffee Burn* Child to Death.
Lucile Corley, two and one-half years
old daughter of J. W. Corley, died Wed
nesday afternoon at. 2 o'clock at her fath
er’s home in East Point from burns re
ceived about three weeks ago.
The child was playing about the kitchen
stove when she upset a pot of boiling cof
fee. spilling the contents over her from
head to foot. She lingered along in great
agony until Wednesday.
NO CANAL JOB ’
FOB NN
LOW
FRIENDS OF ATLANTA BANKER
FIND PRESIDENT HAS FAILED
TO CONSIDER THEIR CHOICE
FOR CANAL COMMISSION.
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Dec. 12—Llttl*
hope for Lowry is the principal feature of
interest to Georgia in the latest Isthmian
canal development here. The develop
ment came late yesterday afternoon when
the Texas delegation called on President
Roosevelt to urge the appointment of
Governor Sayres, of Texas, as a member
of the canal commission. This is th<
same place friends of Colonel Bob Lowry 3
have been wanting him to get.
President Roosevelt informed the call- •
ers that he would very likely appoint a,
member of the commission from the
Atlantlg. or gulf states and another from
the Pacific slope. There are only three
civilian appointments provided for in the
bill. The third will likely come from
the east.
As to the appointment from the South
Atlantic states, the president named fivq
men from among whom he will likely pick
the winner. He called off Senator s
of Arkansas; Governor Sayres, of Texas;-
Henry G. Hester, secretary of the New
Orleans cotton exchange; Senator Harris,
of Kansas, and Joseph Washington, ex
representative of the Nashville, Tenne*-,
see, district.
Colonel Lowry’s name was not on th*
list. All of the five mentioned are Demo
crats. The president made it clear to hi*
callers that he would not allow politic*
to enter into the appointment of the canal
appointments. He wanted it understood
that the commissioner he named would,
dig the canal. It would be in harmony
with the president, he informed them, A
even if a Democrat was elected as hi*
successor.
From the president s remarks the callera
drew the conclusion that the race was.
between Governor Sayres and Senator
Jones.
S2O goldTeWicate"
IS SAID TO BE SPURIOUS
\ WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Chief Wilkie,
of the secret service bureau, announced
the discovery of a counterfeit S2O gold cer
tificate July 12, 1882. check letter C, Lyon*
register. Roberts,' treasurer,’ portrait
Garfield. The note is a very fine ;aoto«
graphic production.
Dropped Lamp and House Burned Up.
MOULTRIE, Ga., Dec. 11—The residence
of Mr. D. B. L. Powell was burned last
night at a loss of about SI,OOO. It was ini
sured with F. J. Bivins & Co. for SSOO ia
the Hartford Insurance company. Mr. J.
N. Welch, who recently moved here from
Sylvester, occupied the house. The fire
originated by Mrs. Welch dropping d 1
lamp. Mr. and Mrs. Welch lost nearly all
their furniture, and had no insurance.
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After years of patient study, and deirln* tnt*.
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in* modern experiments In the realms of
medical science. Dr. James William Kidd.
219 Baltes building, Fort Wayne, Ind., makes
th* startling announcement that he has surely
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