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THE JOURNAL \
COFERS DIXIE
-i UKE THE DEW /-
VOL. Yin.
THRILLING DETAILS
OF TRAGEDY Al SEA
FOLD BY SURVIVORS
White Star Liner Baltic Creeps
Toward Land With 1,600
Passengers From Republic
and Floride.
REPUBLIC GOES DOWN
WITH SIX PASSENGERS ;
FLORIDE LOST IN FOG
Rescue Ship Starts for Pier To Dlg
eharge Passengers as Heavy Mist
Clean Survivors Tell Graphic
Story of Crash.
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XEW YORK. Jan. 25.-The White Star
liner Baltic, bearing L®o passengers from
the steamships Republic and Floride.
which were in oolltoton on Saturday. «aa
anchored off the Ambrose channel Ugnt
ablp at the entrance to New York harbor,
early today, waiting for the fog to lift
to make her way Into port.
, The Floride passed in by Sandy Hook
about 2:36 p. m. with a tug astern to
assist in steering her. The Floride** bow
was badly stove in and she was down
by the head as though her forward com
partment was filled with water.
Six Passengers Head
With the captain and crew of the
steamship Republic, who remained with
the stricken vessel until she sank las:
Wight, safe on the revenue cutter Gresham
anchored off Vineyard Haven. Mass.. the
last chapter of the sea drama of Satur
day. which cost six lives, was thus draw
ing to a close.
There was a heavy fog down the bay
this morning and all vessels groped their
way with caution. For this reason it
seems probable that the Baltic would be
late in coming up to her pier.
Whether the crew of the Republic
would be transferred to the derelict de
stroyer. Seneca, or whether they would
land near Vineyard Haven, was not
known, although it was thought that they'
would cdßlto New York on the Seneca
The six **sd and two injured on the
Republic Is apparently the sum total of
casualties, but the Republic having sunk
will either be a total loss or very heavily
damaged. v
Florida Lost in Fog
It is doubtful when the Floride, in her
crippled condition with her progress IR
pedpd by the fog, will be able to reapta
I The Baltic reached the Quarantine sta-
F tton at W:R a. m.
The steamer Florida had not reached
this port up to a. m today. But this
caused no uneasiness as she was expected
to proceed slowly, owing to her injured
bow and the dense fog. She was convoyed
1 on the way from Nantucket lightship to
ward Now York by the steamer New-
York.
Story by Megaphone
As the Baltic anchored three miles
east of the Ambrose channel early an
Associated Press tug ran alongside and
succeeded tn opening communication with
H. J. Hover, of Spokane, who was one
of the Republic’s passengers. Mr. Ho
ver and- wife had planned an extended
automobile trip abroad and were out
ward bound on the Republic when she
was rammed by the Floride Saturday
morning.
Through the megaphone Mr. Hover de
scribed the transfer of the passengers
from the Republic and later from the
noride to the Baltic. The transfer of
scantily dressed and frightened men and
women from the Floride lasted twelve
hours, beginning at 8 o’clock on Satur
day night and ending at 8 o’clock yes
terday morning. During the night the
searchlights of the Baltic illuminated
the sea. making a weird picture as
boatload after boatload were safely got
ten on board the Baltic.
Two of the Republic’s passengers tum
bled into the sea while being placed in
• boat but were promptly rescued.
State Rooms Stove
Hover said that the Injury to the Re
public was abaft amidships on the port
aide, just forward of the center hatch.
Staterooms 34 and 25 were stove in
ty the bow of the Floride which with
drew from the gap almost instantly and
vanished tn the mist astern, leaving one
of her anchors in the wreckage of the
deraol*shed state rooms of the Republic.
. The impact and. withdrawal were so
gwlft that no one aboard the Republic
had a chance to identify the steamship.
In half an hour, however, summoned by
the distress blasts of the Republic, the
Floride picked her way through the murk
and came alongside. Captain Sealby had
his own boats lowered and in these and
those of the Floride all the passengers of
the wounded liner were put aboard the
Floride. This operation took two hours
in a placid sea. mong the wounded
who were put on the Italian liner were
Eugene Lynch, whose wife had been
killed tn their state room on the Repub
’ lie. Mr. Lynch’s leg was broken In three
places and he was co.erwise injured. As
t* was considered unsafe to transfer
him to the Baltic, he was left in charge
»f the Floride’s surgeon.
Discipline Was Perfect
Mr. Hover said that there was very
little panic aboard the Republic. al
though many came on deck in their
r night clothes, and that the discipline of
the crew was perfect.
The collision, he said, occurred between
1 and 4 o’clock on Saturday morning
when everyone was in bed. A great many
passengers were thrown from their
bunks by the crash and many rushed
wildly on deck in their bare feet. With
the return of the Floride the transfer
of passengers began. Carrying out the
rigid rule of the sea. the women were
placed in the boats first, and in two hour*
all were safely on board the Floride.
That ship was terribly crowded, how
ever. and at the conference between the
captains of the Floride and the Baltic, it
was decided that another transfer of pas
sengers was necessary. Accordingly this
second hazardous undertaking was begun.
While the sea had been smooth during the
transfer of passengers from the Republic
to the Floride. the waters were now rough
and the operation was necessarily more
dangerous and of longer duration. Thinly
dressed passengers crowded to the Bal
tic’s rail and watched the work, while
those who remained on the Floride wait
ing for the next boat load saw their com
panions lifted safely to the New Haven,
fc It was during this that the two passen-
zinnia W9o wrnul
HARRIMAN TO BUY
RYAN'S SAL STOCK?
WASHINGTON POST SAYS RAIL
ROAD MAGNATE IS HAVING
FIGHT WITH WILLIAMS’ IN-
TERESTS.
By Ralph Smith
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Jan. 25.—The
Washington Post of today publishes con
spicuously a story concerning the efforts
which E. H. Harriman is making to gain
eontrol of the Seaboard Air Line. The
same story was published in this cor
respondence last Monday, it being under
stood at that time that Mr. Harriman
was negotiating to secure the interests of
Thomas F. Ryan, who Is retiring from
active business. i
The Post article says today that the
fight is with the Williamses, whose hold
ings in the stock of the road have been
materially increased in th* course of the
past eighteen months, a fact demonstrat
ed by ths further fact that the John
Skelton Williams interests were able to
go Into court and have their own re
ceivers appointed to act in co-opera
tion with fhose already operating for
the Ryan interests.
Mr. Ryan is said to believe that Mr.
Harriman, in the forthcoming industrial
boom in the south, will be able to do
more for the Seaboard than any other
man. He and Harriman had been at
num ever since Ryan got control of
the Equitable Assurance society over
Harriman. ,
Mr. Harriman la now In the south look
ing over the property very carefully, and
incidentally talking with some of the
more influential stockholders. It is under
stood that arrangements have already
been made to discharge the receivers in
case he gets control, retiring the receiv
ers’ certificates, which have been issued
in rather large amounts, and financing
road so that it will be able to take
a commanding position in the transporta
tion world.
Under the ownership of Mr. Harriman
plans would be made for making Nor
folk one of the great grain shipping ports
of America.
gers fell overboard, but were rescued lit
tle the worse for their experience.
•The shock came when all of the pas
sengers of the Republic and most of her
crew were asleep. Mrs. Hover and I. like
most of the Republic’s passengers, were
awakened by being violently thrown
against the side of our bunks. The shock
was terrific. Outside In the pasageway 1
could hear the sound of running feet.
From the deck Above came cries and the
shouting of orders.
"I turned on the electric light and has
tily throwing an overgarment over us,
Mrs. Hover and I made our way bare
headed and barefooted to the music room
on the promenade deck, while the alarm
gongs were sounding all over the ship,
stewards wsr< going frqte stateroom
to stateroom ,arousing the passenger*.
Wrapped in Rug*
’’By the time we got to the music room
the was full of men and women,
some with nothing but the clothes in
which they had been asleep, others wrap
ped in ship's blankets and steamer rugS.
all more or less frantic with fear and
shivering with the cold. The women hud
dled together, some weeping, a few hys
terical. Most of the men rushed out on
deck to ascertain what the trouble was.
There we found the crew of the Republic
taking the tarpaulins from the life boats
and standing by. ready to swing out the
davits.
“There was no sign of any other ship
anywhere. The foghorn of the Republic
was letting out shrill blasts, but there
was no answering whistle. I don't know
how long we were left to wonder what
had happened. Finally, the second officer
informed us that there was no danger of
the vessel going under. The majority be
came composed at hearing this, but some
of the women were still beside themselves
and refused to return to their staterooms
to dress, and their clothes had to be
brought to them from their cabins.
"In less than a half hour, however,
mostly everyone had managed to get
clothing on. After a little we heard an
answering whistle and the Floride came
up, looming out of the fog and on our
starboard quarter.
Told of Transfer
’There was an exchange of questions
and answers between th* two captains,
and the Injury to the Republic having
been discovered more serious than was
at first supposed, we were told that we
were to be transferred to the Floride.
‘This announcement caused more terror
than had the shock of the collision even,
but after a while comparative calm was
obtained and the trans-shipment was be
gun. The women and children went first.
The Floride could barely be made out.
Continued on page Three
NAPOLEON OF RAILROAD WORLD
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Who will be Atlanta's guest from Monday night to Tuesday after-
ATLANTA. GEORGIA. TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1909.
TAFT AND HIS PARTY
SAIL FOR PANAMA
TO INSPECT CANAL
After Delightful S*ay in Charles-'
ton, President-Elect, Mrs.
Taft, Civil Engineers and
Newspaper Men Sail*
TO REACH NEW ORLEANS
ON RETURN TRIP FEB. 13
Cruisers North Carolina and Montana
May Escort Atlantic Rattleship
Fleet Into Port On It* World-
Cruise Return.
(By Auocisted Brees. _ . .
CHARLESTON. S. C„ Jan. 25-Pre*!-
dent-elect and Mr*. Taft, and party, In
cluding a small staff of distinguished
civil engineers selected to inspect with
the president-elect the Isthmian canal,
sailed for Panama at • a. m. today.
The party will reach N*w Orleans on
the return trip on February 13.
At South Pass. 100 miles below New
Orleans, Mr. Taft's party will be trans
ferred to the scout cruisers Birming
ham and Salem for the trip up the
mouth o fthe Mississippi river. Th.s
arrangement has been made that the
North Carolina and Montana may es
cort the Atlantic battleship fleet Into
port on its wond-cruise return.
Mr. Taft’s immediate party, which
■alls on the North Carolina, Includes
besides himself and Mrs. Taft. Assist
ant Secretary Wendall Mlschler, L. C.
Wheeler, secret service operative and
the following eminent civil engineers:
Frederic P. Stearns, Boston; John R.
Freeman, providence, R. I.; James D.
Schuyler, Los Angeles. Cal.; Ischam
Randolph, Chicago; Henry R. Allen,
Chicago; A. P. Davis, Washington, D.
C„ and Allen Hazen, New York, and
Monlco Lopez. Mr. Taft’s Filipino valet.
Tht passenger list of the Montana in
cludes eight newspaper correspondents
and Mr. Richard Jarvis, of the secret
service.
Mrs. Taft. Senator P. C. Knox and
Frank H. Hitchcock and the engineers
reached here Sunday mornin*.
WARSHIPS ATTRACT ATTENTION
The two big warships, the North Car
olina and the Montana, as they swung
out into the harbor and passed out to
sea, attracted considerable attention.
Aboard the big cruiser Nortiv Carolina
were the president-elect, his ruddy cheeks
attesting th* benefit he had gained from
th* golf links at Augusta and his im
mediate party, including Mrs. Taft and
Wendell Mlschler, his assistant secrifiary,
Who has been with Mr. Tart since Secre
tary Carpenter left for California to re
cuperate his health, and the party of
engineers, also was aboard that vessel.
Aboard each craft was a secret service
agent, L. C. Wheeler on the North Car
olina, and Richard Jarvis on the Mon
tana, both of whom will remain with the
party throughout the trip.
Headed for Panama
At 10 o’clock, one hour after weighing
anchor off the government wharf at
Charleston, the North Carolina passed
through the jetties to sea, pointing for
Panama. The Mantana having arrived
off Charleston yesterday, joined the North
Carolina as she came out. The Montana
had taken aboard from the lighthouse
tender Cypress, other members of the
Taft party, includifig the civil engineers
who will Inspect the canal work.
Salute is Fired
As Mr. Taft came on board the North
Carolina a national salute of twenty
guns was tired. Everything had been
made ready to get under way and within
a few minutes of their board!n" the
party was on their way to Panama. The
ship passed down the harbor at good
speed. The torpedo boat Dupont con
veyed the cruiser down the nay. The
tender Cypress, with an artillery band
from Fort Moultrie aboara, took other
members of the party to tne Montana,
and as ..he president-elect's ship came
out saluted with national airs. There
was no stop made after passing out to
sea and with signals of farewell flying,
the two cruisers were goon null down
to the southern.
Mr. Taft expressed the keenest ap
preciation of the cordial welcome and
whole-souled hospitality extended to
him by the people of Charleston and
said he had enjoyed his brief stay in
this city greatly.
Senator Knox returned to Washington
this afternoon. Chairman Mltohcock,
who came here at Mr. Taft’s request,
will remain a day or two probably.
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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN!
MRS. ARMOR WOULD
MARCH MPITOL
GEORGIA WOMA? IN SPEECH AT
bays temper
"ancjs -
AUGURAL PARADE:
By Ralph Smith
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 25.-Mrs.
Mary Harris Armor was the principal
speaker at a prohibition meeting at the
National theatre Sunday night. The au
ditorium was not crowded, though It was
comfortably filled and the Georgia woman
was given an enthusiastic reception.
Mrs. Armor declared that If she had
her way she would have the members of
all the temperance societies of the coun
try represented in the Inaugural parade,
and that after the parade she would
make one of the greatest demonstrations
that the capital ever saw against the sa
loon.
Mrs. Armor attacked the personal lib
erty movement and said that the mem
bers had better be at home, where their
wives needed them, than at the saloons,
where they spent their time and money.
She paid a tribute to the memory of Lin
coln, and said he was one of the best
friends the south ever had.
“When Mr. Lincoln sent oyt his call
for men,” said the speaker, ’’the answer
came back, "We are coming. Father
Abraham, 300,000 strong.” and that’s the
answer the church is going to send to
the leader of the prohibition forces when
the great army organizes to march
against the intrenched liquor forces.”
“Down in the good old state of Georgia,
where I belong, there was a time when
It was rather hard work to get any one
to listen to a temperance order, but
things have changed wonderfully down
there. It was not so very long ago when
the women of the state compelled the
members of the legislature to sit up and
take notice and when they saw that we
meant business In our fight for prohibi
tion, they joined our forces, and the state
today Is as dry as dust, so far as the
demon rum is concerned.”
FIRE AT FAIRBURN
CAUSES HEAVY LOSS
Business Building Occupied by P. L.
Kiser, Dealer in Groceries, Gutted
by Fire—Tstal Loss
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
FAIRBURN, Ga., Jan. 25.—One of the
most disastrous fires that has occurred
here in some time visited this place
Sunday morning at about 4:30 o’clock,
completely gutting the stone business
building owned by W. C. & P. L. Kiser
and occupied by P. L. Kiser, dealer in
fancy groceries and produce, E. M.
Braswell, dealer In fancy groceries, beet
market and restaurant.
There was ho insurance on the building
which was a total loss of $2,500. Mr. Kiser
had no insurance, stock valued at about
$1,000; Mr. Braswell’s stock invoices $l,lOO
with SBOO insurance.
Mr. Kiser’s and Braswell’s stock of
goods were a complete loss, nothing being
saved.
REPORT OF MINERS
MAY CAUSE FIGHT
(By Aisociited Preu.)
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Jan. 26,-The
convention of the United Mine Workers of
America entered upon its second week in
this city today. The tellers engaged in
tabulating the vote for national officers
cast last December, which was the heavi
est vote in the history of the organization,
will be able to report tomorrow or Wed
nesday.
The report of the committee on officers’
reports is awaited with much interest
because of the controversy that is expect
ed to arise over several of the officers’
recommendations. This report may be
filed In the course of today’s proceedings.
DARK HORSE ENTERS
CONTEST IN ILLINOIS
I
CALHOUN, OF PITTSBURG,, AN
NOUNCES HIS DETERMINATION
TO BREAK DEADLOCK IN LEG
ISLATURE BY WINNING..
(By Al■ocl»t«d Preu.)
SPRINGFIELD, 111., Jan. 25.—But few
of the members of the forty-sixth general
assembly had returned to Springfield up
to noon today for the beginning of the
third week of the session.
It is generally conceded that the Hop
kins forces'will make a final supreme ef
fort to elect their candidate tomorrow. If
they fall. Senator Hopkins’ chances to
succeed himself will be materially lessen
ed in the opinion of the politicians gen
erally. ‘
If there has been any decided change in
the deadlock situation since the legisla
tors left last week to spend Sunday at
home and talk with their constituents, it
is not apparent here today. There is a
general belief that nothing has been ac
complished and that the deadlock will not
be broken tomorrow.
DARK HORSE ENTERS
CONTEST IN ILLINOIS
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, Jan. 25.—More trouble for
Senator Hopkins, whose attempted return
to the upper house at Washington has
resulted in a deadlock of the legislature
loomed up today in the form of confer
ences by supporters of another Rich
mond” who has entered the field— namely,
W. J. Calhoun.
Mr. Calhoun was born in Pittsburg, Pa.,
61 years ago, over half of which time
has been spent in the practice of law In
1898-1900, he was a member of the Inter
state commerce commission. Congressman
Foss, feeling that his battleship program
is now safe at the national capitol, was
the center of another group of confer
ences during the day. He reiterated his
determination to be in Springfield tomor
row to direct his campaign for the toga.
If the Chicago conferences have ma
terially changed the outlook It did not be
come public. Just where the strength of
Congressman Lorimer, leader of the Hop
kins opposition, would go, was not known.
Meanwhile Senator Hopkins declared his
continued confidence In his re-election.
LINCOLN STATUE SITE
BESULTS IN PBOTEBT
Memorial in Union Station is Scored
as Blot by Landscape Ar
tists
•WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—Protests are
coming in from all parts of the country
against the placing of the national me
morial to Lincoln in front of the new
union station, as provided in the McCall
bill, introduced about a week ago, in
stead of at the west end of the mall, at
the east end of which is the capitol,
while the Washington monument is in the
center. This was the plan approved by
the park commission.
President Roosevelt, the American In
stitute of Architects and the member of
the president’s recently appointed coun
cil of fine arts, favor the latter plan. The
American institute of architects, in reso
lutions adopted by its board of directors,
declares that a "vista from the union
station to the capitol should be properly
preserved ’ and that "even a monument
to properly commemorate Lincoln would
be out of scale with the union station
and would be dwarfed by it.”
Dr. P. R. Uhler, director of the Peabody
Institute, says that "a monument piaced
subordinate to a railroad station would
be regarded as an abortion by land
scape architects of the first rank.
The New York chapter of the Ameri
can institute of architects and the Boston
society of architects have passed resolu
tions indorsing the park commission’s
plan.
The latter society condemns the Mc-
Call bill as “ill-considered, incompetent,
grossly extravagant, contrary to public
interests and its inevitable results derog
atory to the fame of the national hero
It aims to commemorate.”
ROOSEVELT QUITS
JOB WITH REGRET
SAYS HE WOULD HAVE HELD ON
TO THE PRESIDENCY IF HE
COULD HAV£ DONE SO WITH
•»- ear-■
DECENCY.
By Ralph Smith
(Special Dispatch to The Journal,)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—The substance
of the speech made by President Roose
velt at the dinner to Vice Presidant-elect
Sherman Saturday night became known
today.
Especial interest attaches to anything
the president may say these days, be
cause his term is fast drawing to a close,
and few more public statements will drop
from his lips. •
The speech was characteristic. He de
clared that he had little sympathy with
the public, officer who claims to assume
public burdens reluctantly and leave them
with pleasure. He said such was not the
case with him. He assumed the burdens
of the presidency with pleasure and would
leave reluctantly.
In fact, he said, with a smile, that he
would have hung onto the office if he
could have done so decently. He stated
that he had enjoyed himself immensely
during the past seven years. He liked
hard work and hard scrap.
‘‘You need have no worry about my
future,” he said, “there is one case where
the nation won’t be troubled with the
problem of what is to be done with ex
presidents.”
Mr. Roosevelt declared that he was
abundantly able to take care of himself
and proposed to do so. Upon his return
from Africa he expects to devote his time
to harmonizing the Republican factions
of New York, but would himself stand
squarely on his own merits as a private
American citizen.
NEGRO BAST BURNER
HANGED BY MOB
Black Hidden from Officers Until Af
ter Dark When He Was Swung
to a Limb
TUSCUMBIA, Ala., Jan. 25.—For having
burned a barn, in which sixteen horses
and mules perished in the flames, Sam
Davenport, a negro, was lynched at
Leighton, ten miles east of here, Sunday
night.
The mob kept the negro concealed until
after dark, when they swung him to a
limb.
Sheriff McCleskey left Tuscumbia Sun
day afternoon to prevent the lynching,
but arrived too late.
HOME OF LINCOLN
HAS VOTED “DRY”
Church Bells Rung, Children March
and Band Furnishes Music During
Kentucky Election
HODGEON VILLE, Ky., Jan. 25—In a
local option election, Larue county, in
which Abraham Lincoln was born nearly
100 years ago, voted “dry" by a ma
jority of 1.085. the vote being more than
four to one against license.
Church bells were rung at intervals
during the day, children marched and
a brass band furnishing music.
Prayer meetings were held and hot cof
fee was served by women at voting
places.
ROOT HAS RESIGNED;
BACON TO SUCCEED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—Secretary of
State Root has tendered to President
Roosevelt his resignation, effective upon
qualification of his successor, Robert Ba
con, whose nomination along with that of
J. C. O’Loughlin to be assistant sec
retary of state in place of Mr. Bacon,
went to the senate today.
For Details of Our
SI,OOO Agents’ Contest
See Page Eight.
COURT TO PASS ON
REMOVAL OF JOHOR
IN COOPER TRIAL
Examination of Talesmen Con
tinued and Charge of Drunk
enness Against Leigh Will Be
Settled Later.
TALESMEN WILL BE FINED
$lO SHOULD THEY OFFER
ANY BUSINESS EXCUSE
Very Few Excuses Are Accepted by
Judge Hart from Those Summoned
on the Second Venire—Courtroom
Crowded by Veniremen.
(By Associated Praia >
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan.' 26.-Untfl
court opened this morning it was not
known whether or not the trial of Colonel
Cooper, his son, Robin Cooper, and ex-
Sheriff John D. Sharpe, lor the murder
of ex-Senator E. W. Carmack would pro
ceed.
Judge Hart, whose illness Saturday
caused a postponement, did not appear
until after 9 o'clock, when he began to
listen to the excuses of those men sum
moned on the second venire and who do
not wish to serve. Very few excuses were
accepted.
Business Excuses Barred
“The first man who presents a business
excuse will be fined $lO right off the reel,"
remarked the court, and at least half of
the waiting line of men melted out Into
the court room.
Attorney General McCarn asked wheth
er or not the defense proposed to resist
the removal of Juror Leigh. Judge An
derson said the defense had not had time
to investigate.
“The defense has had time,” retorted
McCarn. "It has had Leigh’s son work
ing on the charges or for some other pur
pose for several days. And the state
wishes to announce that it objects to
Leigh, not only because he was drunk
when accepted, but because he has ex
pressed a violent opinion as to the Inno
cence of the accused. We have the proof
of that."
“Has Juror Leigh been arrested for
perjury?” asked Judge Anderson.
“Not yet,” replied McCarn, suggestive
ly. Then McCarn offered to read the af
fidavit against Leigh, but the defense ob
jected.
Leigh Matter Deferred
The state then asked the court to Mt a
d%y tqr the hearing The court said IL.
would be better to continue the examina
tion of talesmen and settle the Leigh case
later.
Counsel asked for time to consult upon
the new venire, which was granted.
The court room was crowded this morn
ing, but the majority of those In attend
ance were on the venire.
Jurors Are Warned
During the recess Judge Hart sent for
the six men already selected as jurors
and said:
“The court wishes to caution you again
against discussing this case amongst
yourselves. This would be contrary to
your oath.”
This action was taken at the request of
the state, which professed to believe that
those men on the jury against whom
prejudice charges will be filed, might dis
cuss the case and influence the others.
The work of examining talesmen was re
sumed at 11 a. m. Man after man claimed
to have formed an opinion based upon
what purported to be the evidence as
printed in the newspapers.
Mrs. Beverly Wilson, of Mobile, Colonel
Cooper’s youngest daughter, today joined
the little coterie of relatives whici sur
round the defendants.
Seventh Juror Chosen
After a searching examination by the
state, J. H. Vaughn, a farmer, aged 48,
was selected as the seventh juror.
Attorney General McChrn questioned
Vaughn closely as to his friendship and
connection with Juror Leigh.
At 1:10 p- m. court adjournad until I
o’clock.
MORE INDICTMENTS
IN PROBE OF PBESB
Effort Will Be Made To Have Fed
eral Grand Jury Return Indict
ments
(By A*»ocl»ted Pr«M.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—With the end
not yet in sight, the federal grand jury
today resumed its examination of wit
nesses in connection with the alleged li
bels of the New York World and the
Indianapolis News affecting the Panama
canal purchase.
There now seems to be no doubt that
an effort will be made to have th*
jury return one or more indictments here.
It is believed that District Attorney Ba
ker is hoping for such an outcome be
cause of the Tact that he would have
readily at hand during the trial all official
documents bearing on the Panama canal
negotiations and purchase.
ALA BAMA PLANTERS
FIGHT TO DEATH
Both Duelists Are Dead as Result of
Bloody Encounter—Fight Started
Over Negro
(Special Dispatch to The journal.)
BEATRICE. Ala., Jan. 25.—As the re
sult of a dispute over a negro whom
both planters claimed. Ed English, of
Coy, WL’cox county, fought a duel with
H. C. Walston Sunday afternoon at 5
o’clock. Beth men are dead after a
bloody encounter.
Englsih went to the plantation of Wal
ston and asked for a negro, who, he
claimed, was under agreement to work
on his farm.
Walston seemed to deny the rights of
English and following a dispute, the
No News of Quake
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 25.—N0 definite
news yet has been received here of the
earthquake which was recorded sc ex
tensively throughout Europe last Satur
day morning.
The indications are that It occurred in
the remote and thinly populated region of
the Pamir, in Russian Turkestan, and
that the effect was localized.
NO. 38.