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WASHINGTON, Nov. 11—Two Ameri cana, Leobard Grace and Terry Cannon, captured while serving with the revolu tionist army in Nicaragua, have been sentenced to death by President Zelaya's urdora and It Is believed that sentence baa already been carried out. The cruiser Vicksburg has been order ed to proceed In all haste to Cortnto and the gunboat Des Moines will proceed at ones to Port Limon to observe events there and report the situation at that point by wtrelesa. The meeting between President Taft and the new minister from Nicaragua, Isidore Hsxera, has been indefinitely post poned. The news as to the two Americans the state department last night ■ from the American consulate at Managua and stated that their capture had been almost immediately followed by a death tonne. The consul immediately appealed to President Zelaya to commute their sen ÜBcs and his answer was “I wty see." Later on further appeal. Zelaya said «B«t the 'sentence was final.' MEN ARE EXECUTED A dispatch received this morning at , the stAte department Is to the effect that, the men' lurve undoubtedly been executen. rpon this information the secretary of state asked the secretary of the navy to order the Vicksburg to proceed tn all haste to Cortnto for the purpose of pro iacting Americans and American inter ests. The Des Moines was also ordered to proceed to Port Limon at top speed for the same purpose. These vessels will be in constant communication by wireless with the state department. The Des Moines la now at Colon, about IM miles from Port Limon, which she can reach within ten hours' steaming un der forced draught The Vicksburg Is on the Pacific coast at Ban Jose de Guate mala, nearly miles from the Ntcaragu-; an coast, and will be able to reach Co- • rlnto at about the same time the Des* Moines arrives at Port Limon. The execution of the Americans is be ttered to have taken place at or near El Ceatfflo which is tn the immediate vi- ( rlnity of Greytown. PRESIDENT TAFT INCENSED. j The brutality of the Nicaraguan gov ernment tn ordering the execution of those two Americans who happened to be found in the revolutionists' army, without trial of any sort, is likely to re sult tn this government’s taking drastic measures to prevent a repetition of It. and President Zelaya will be held to a strict accountability for his action. President Taft, upon the receipt of this was so Incensed at the action of President Zelaya that he immediately an nounced that he would have no commun- j ieation whatever with the new Nicaragu-' an minister and that official was promtly! so informed At the Nicaraguan legation it was stat-| ed that no news of the execution of the two Americans had been received from the Zelaya government. * NOTHING KNOWN OF GRACE. • Nothing is known at the state de-j part went of the antecedents of Leon- • ard Grace, reported shot by order of! President Zelaya, but the other Amer-’ lean. Leroy- Cannon, seems to have had ' en unusual career tn Central America. , Hia home Is said to be In Pennsylva-i Aflmrfa Smrmd BLOCKADE IS NOW DEGLAREOIN EFFECT Two Ports Are Closed to All Ves sels by the Nicaraguan Govern ment—Notice Is Formally Giv en of Same. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—The revo lutionist forces in Nicaragua have de clared a blockade of the port of San Juan del Norte. This port IB said to be invested by land and by sea and to vontain about 1,000 Zelayana. The blockading force consists of the Nicaraguan gunboat Ometepe and the tug Blanca, which has been tempora rily’ armed. arge consignments of arms are expected to reach the revo lutionists at or near that port A telegram received at the state de partment from the Blueflelds Steam ship company. In New Orleans, says that the company has been Informed of the blockade by the following let ter of the consul of the provisional government at New Orleans: "In the name of the provisional gov ernment of Nicaragua, of which Gen. Juan J. Estrada is president, I notify you that the port of San Juan del Norte pr Greytown, Nicaragua, is blockaded by our gunboats. Any ves sel or vessels attempting to run said blockade will be captured and confis cated a prize of war by my govern ment. Please acknowledge receipt of this communication, and oblige. "Tours truly, "L. SEQtTERA. "Consul of the Provisional Govern ment." The company’s steamship Im per a tor is due to sail for Blueflelds, Cape Gracia and Greytown tomorrow at noon. It ia believed at the state department that this vessel has already sailed. Private advices received today from Bluefields confirm the reported capture at Greytown of the steamship Dictator of the Bluefields Steamship company by the revolutionary forces, and state that the prize court at Bluefields will deter mine whether the vessel was guilty of carrying contraband to Zelaya's army. If not. she will be promptly released DISTRICT CLERK GUILTY OF EMBEZZLEMENT MrSCOGEF. Okla., Nov. It—Tone Matney, former district clerk of Mnwoaec county, waa found guilty by a jury today of emboaalluji WJ.- 000 of the county. funds. $7,000 of whlckWtraa feea paid by litigants tato the (sited States court before statehood. Matney waa sentenced OB * z **.r ,B ,he penitentiary and fined sl, 000. Tbe litigants tvbowe tnimer was Involved, bare instituted salts for recovery against Mat ney of tbe bondsman. KILLS HIMSELF RATHER THAN STAND MURDER TRIAL LAFAYETTE. Ind., Nov. !«.—Elias Ray. one of the wealthiest landlords of Indiana, killed himself with a pen knife today rather than go to court and face trial for the murder of one of his em ployes last spring. nla. but some years ago he went to Central America and slice his name has figured prominently in revolutions in those countries. In his career he has been arrested a number of times and tried for heading raids and on several occasions has narrowly es caped death sentence, it is alleged. Th ft general court at Cartago, which is - barged with th* settlement of cer tain classes of ea?es, arising among ” * Central American states, has had i irrjon before It on at least one or tv/o occasions. JAMESON ELECTED CONVENTION HEAD President of Mercer University Is Chosen by Georgia Baptist Convention In Annual Gath ering at Dublin Tuesday. By Rev. Alex W. Bealer DUBLIN, Ga., Nov. 16.—The Georgia Baptist convention met In its SSth annua) session in the meeting house of the Dub lin Baptist church this morning. An un usually large number of messengers were present, and every seat In the house wbj token, many visitors being "forced to stand. Ex-Governor Northern whd has been president of the body for 14 years, request ed that he be allowed to retire. He thought it was time for the incision of new blood, another reason was that his hearing Was not as good as It ought to be for such a position; a third reason .was that he accepted an invitation to address the ne groes at the fair now in progress on the subject of tuberculosis. This would force him to absent himself from a session of the body, a thing he had not done since he began attending the meetings. 25 years ago. Ex-Gov. J. M. Terrell nominated Judge T. J. Lawsbn, of Eatonton, for presi dent. Rev. Turner Smith, of Dublin, nom inated Dr. B. Y. Jameson, of Macon. Dr. W. L. Pickard, of Savannah, nominated ex-Governor Terrell, and Dr. H. R. Ber nard of Atlanta, nominated Dr. John D. Mell, of Athens. Ex-Governor Terrell and Judge Lawson withdrew their names, thus leaving only Dr. Jameson and Dr. Mell to be con sidered. Dr. Jameson was secretary of the State Mission board for a number of years, and Is.now president of Mercer univer sity. Dr. Mell was. until a few years ago. a lawyer at the Athens bar. He has been preaching for some years, and is the son of Dr. P. H. Mell, for a number of years the great parliamentarian of the Bap tists. The brethren voted by ballot. The vote waa very close. Dr. Mell received 181 and Dr. Jameson receiving 182, On motion of Dr. Pickard the election of Dr. Jame son waa made unanimous. John W. Bennett, of Waycross; Dr. Lansing Burrows, of Americus; W. 8. Gaines, of Atlanta, and F. H. Rowe, of Dublin, were elected vice presidents of the convention. Dr. B. D. Ragsdale waa re-elected sec retary by acclamation. He appointed A. M. Bennett, of Waycross, as his assist ant. The convention was welcomed to Dub lin by G. H. Williams. The response was made by Dr. E. C. Dargan, of Macon. At 11 o’clock the convention sermon was preached by Rev. O. J. Copeland, pastor of the First Baptist church at Gaines ville. His text was "What is that in thine hard?” His subject was "The Purpose of God in the Individual's Life.” Dr. Copeland is very earnest In his manner and uses many striking illustra tions. It was an eloquent effort and one that made a deep impression upon his congre gation. The present session of the con vention promises to be one of the best ever held. Georgia Baptists Show Big Gains in Members DUBLIN, Ga.. Nov. 17.—The Georgia Baptist convention considered the ques tion of education this morning. The re port of the education board was made by the secretary, M. L. Brittain, of At lanta. It 1 brought out that another splen did offer has been made in the course of Christian education by Capt. H. H. Tift, of Tifton. Bessie Tift college, at For syth, has been given the right of way among the churches to raise an endow ment of $300,000. Captain Tift, whose wife is a graduate of the college, has given in the past five years the sum of $45,000 to the college. It was announced this morning that he has offered to give $<50,000 to the college if the Georgia Baptists will raise $240,000. During the past year the education board reports that $87,000 has been raised for the Baptist academies In the state. Shorter college reported that If the Bap tists of the state would only give her $50,000 the institution could get a gift of property In Rome, worth $30,000. and a cash gift of $50,000. NEW OFFICERS RECOMMENDED. Ths board recommends tbe election of TLANTA. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 19. 1909 'LITTLE HOPE FOR I JOHN iHe Passed a Comfortable Night but His Physicians Hold Out No Prospects for His Recovery. May Be Dying Now. NEW YORK. Nov. 18.—It was stated at St. Vincent’s hospital today that ex- Secretary of the Treasury John G. Car lisle, who has been seriously 111 there for several days, had passed a comfortable night, and that no change for the worse had occurred. . It was stated that there had been con sultations between Dr. Joseph D. Bry ant. who was the late Grover Cleveland's physician, and eminent specialists over Mr. Carlisle’s case, but that little hope of recovery for the distinguished patient has been entertained. Dr. Bryant, when asked today regard ing the report that Mr. Carlisle was dy ing, replied that there was “no present foundation” for that statement. It was intimated, however, that some official declaration as to Mr. Carlisle’s condition might be expected later. an educational secretary who shall get into the field at an early date to look after the Interest of 'the educational in stitutions belonging to the Baptists. The convention adopted the report of the board and the repre.sentatives of Bes sie Tift, where there are today 269 girls, will begin to raise the endowment. It was shown that there are today 415 students at Mercer university, 52 of whom are studying for the ministry. DUBLIN, Ga., Nov, 17.—The feature of the Tuesday afternoon session of the Georgia Baptist convention was the re port of. the state mission board, read by Dr. J. J. Bennett, the secretary. It showed the work that had been done In caring for the orphans and the infirm preachers, tn looking after the colleges and schools of the denomination, ’n preaching the gospel to those who knew it not. The Orphans' home now has 175 inmates, but 300 could be easily taken in If there was room for them. The home is now for the first time in years out of debt. As a result of these meetings there have been 1.764 baptisms. 926 have been received by letter, and 50 have been by restoration, making a total of 3,746 added to the churches in Georgia as a result of the efforts of the state board evan gelists. Dr. Bennett read his report in a won derfully effective manner, and a motion was adopted to request the state board to print 20,000 copies for distribution among the churches. The following new pastors have come into Georgia from other states since the 'last convention: E. 8. Atkinson, Craw 'tordvllle; H. C. Barkeley. Plains; Lansing I Burrows. Americus; A. C. Cerce, Moul trie; C. W. Daniel. Atlanta; Gilbert Dobbs. Commerce; Z. J. Edge. Whigham; IJ. T. Edmondson. Atlanta; C. C. Beard, .Tallapoosa; C E Hill, Senoia; M A. Jen jkins, Atlanta; Lamar Jones, Macon; J. ]D. Larken, Mcßae; S. A. McDaniel, j ßockford; V. I. Masters, Atlanta; C. H. 'Nash, Hawkinsville: G. A. Nunnally, {Rome: W. R. .Owen. Atlanta; W. A. Tal iaferro, Dublin; W. J. Watson. Perry; Florence White, Fort Gaines; George H. White, Dalton; J. A. Wynne, Quitman; J. R. Tatum, and G. B. Thrasher, Mil ledgeville. WORLD ON SCHEDULE The report of the committee on co operation was read at the evening session by Dr. H. R. Bernard, of Atlanta. He made a very bright speech, in which he stressed the thought that the world was run on schedule. He believed that it was scheduled for the dogs to eat Jezebel, but those were on the spot at the right moment. The planks of which the vessel on which Paul was wrecked were made were se lected from before the foundation of the world, and every spar on which the wrecked men escaped to land were sched uled to be there on time. The world was run accordingly to the schedule of God. and he saw no reason why Georgia Baptists should not be a schedule people. Georgia Baptists Clash On Negro Missions; DUBLIN Ga., Nov. 18.—The only rip- I pie of excitement that has disturbed the | Continued on Page Three j CHARRED BODY IS RECOVERED J. V. Paul Enters the Air Shaft of the St. Paul Mine—Entry to the Main Shaft of the Mine Is Possible. (By Associated Frost.) CHERRY, 111., Nov. 18,-At 1 p. m. J. W. Paul, of the United States geological survey, of Pittsburg, entered the air shaft and was. lowered to the bottom. He was armed with hatchets and, axe and carried ropes and 55oKfd8. Tfii' hoards he expected to use to make a landing from the cage into the mine gallery. Paul quickly completed his mission and came to the surface, where he was joined by George H. Rice and R. Y. Williams for the second descent. All left letters to be mailed to their families In case of death. They Intended to make a desper ate effort to ascertain conditions In the fetal second gallery. One body was discovered and the odor of burnt flesh was noticeable when the seal was off the shaft. The most important discovery made was that an attempt to enter the main chaft. while hazardous. Is still feasible. ■ The body, the first to be found, was brought to the juncture of the gallery and the ventilating shaft. Inspector Tay lor announced that he would next attaca the main shaft. If a landing can be made from this shaft on the second gal lery many bodies are expected to be found. INLAND WATERWAYS URGED FOR WARSHIPS Rear Admiral Sperry Asks for Route by Which Torpedo Boats Can Reach Florida NORFOLK. Va., Noa. 18.—Addressing tbe At lantic Deeper Waterways association here today on "Th.- Naval View of Inland Waterways st Home and Abroad.” Rear Admiral C. S. Sperry. U. S. N., retired, called attention to tbe de mand of an inland water route from New Eng land to Florida, especially for torpedo boats, de stroyers and submarines with ample bends for destroyers feet In length This, together with the adequate fortification of the capes of Virginia, he declared, would be absolutely essential for tbe effective protec tion of ceaat in tbe event of war. Admiral Spepry said that in the present un defended state of entrance to Chesapeake bay. thia line of waterways could be cut tn two and absolutely blockaded by an enemy. "Not a single gun,” said he, “could be brought to bear upon a hostile fleet passing from the eape to the head of Chesapeake bay where tbe great railway bridges are exposed to destruction and an enemy with full liberty to land in safety, when he pleases, may also block, ade or attack Norfolk, Richmond. Newport News or Baltimore, while his fleet Hee comfortably at anchor in Lynn Haven bay.” JAPANESE AHEAD OF US IN PUBLIC UTILITIES NEV. YORK, Nov. 18.—Toshin Matsum ura, former vice mayor of Osaka, and a member of the Japanese commercial com mission which has been touring this country, sails for home today byway of England. Mr. Matsumura remarked upon the slight Interest taken in the United States in municipal ownership of public utili ties and said that Japan was far ahead in that respect. Osaka, with a popula tion of 1,0(0.000 and about as large as Manhattan island, owns Its own street railways, waterworks, cemeteries and crematories. It also owns the only for eign hotel In the city. An American gas company has the franchise for lighting the city, but the city charges it for using the streets to convey its pipes. DEATH OF FAMILY IS LAID TO LITTLE ROANOKE. Va., Nov. 18.—A special | from Tazewell, Va., says the trial of Howard Little, who was indicted by a grand jury tn the Buchanan circuit court at Grundy yesterday for the sextuple murder at Hurley. Va.. two months ago. has been set for the 25th inst. His alleged victims were Mrs. Betsy Justfs and five members of a family named Meadows, It is understood that the authorities of Rueb man county wil the governor for protection ot» Litt is wt-Cn be Is taken to Grundv for trial, Lit tle is at present in Russell county jail at Lebanon. . I HERE ARE THE SUBSCRIBERS TO THE AGNES SCOTT FUND Here is a Het of subscriptions of |soo< and above, which have been secured for j Agnes Scott college fund: General education board FOO.OOO ■ S. M. Inman 50,000 I Andrew Carnegie *5.000 I Col. R. ,T. Lowry _ 25,000 [ Children of Col. George W. Scott.. 10.000 : J, K. 5,000 J John J. Eagan 5.000 f A. B. Steele 5.000 j W. Woods White 2-500 Faculty of Agnes Scott college... 1.500 Chamberlin-Johnson-Dußose Co. .. 1.000 J. M. High Co 1.000 Atlanta Journal L°oo E. Van Winkle 1.000 SAYS FRANCE WARS ON CHRISTIANITY He thinks Present Attitude To wards Schools Indicative of Effort to Undermine the Ba sis of Religion. ROME, Nov. 18.—Pope Plus, in an address to the French pilgrims, whom he received today, declared that France was maxing war against the church with an aim of undermining the basis of Christianity. Catholicism, he declared, was suf fering persecution by the French gov ernment under the pretext of the sep aration of state and cnurch. This was proved, he said, by the expulsion of the orders, the trial and condemna tions inflicted upon Cardinal Andrleu, and other bishops and the threatened laws which would extend official pro tection to irreligious teacncrs and bring about a state monopoly of the schools. France, whicn would make the state the arbiter In religious mat ters, was at the same time fighting the French bishops who were faithful to the pontiff. BISHOPS BEING PERSECUTED. These bishops were not allowed, the pope said, to enjoy the liberty granted by French laws to all free citizens, but on the contrary were Insulted, tried and condemned tor the sole rea- ; son that they were courageously ful- < filling their apostolic duty. All th th, the pope said, instead of depressing must animate Catholics to defend their religious rights. He concluded by urging the faithful to cling to the episcopacy. The papa) words are accepted here as confirmation of the opinion that the Vatican believes the struggle organized by the French government on the school question is thtended to be a decisive battle for the complete efface ment of Christianity as a factor In the rearing of children, or tn other words, the suppression of Christianity in the France of tomorrow. It Is asserted that the Vatican is ready to fight ofi two questions, namely, the denial of legal acknowledgment of the Catholic hierarchy and scholastic instruction. Public Bonfire Made of Interdicted Books PARIS, Nov. 18.—Mothers of the Cath olic pupils at the young girls' school at Chassigny Sous Dun In Saone-Et-Lolre today made a public bonfire of the inter dieted text books used by their daughters. I At other places in that commune Cath- j ollc girls withdrew from the schools. At Bayonne, where the priests have re- i fused absolution to children attending the public schools in defiance of the clergy's warning, the parents have retaliated by refusing to contribute to the support of, the church. GOVERNOR DOES NOT ACT ON ELLIOTT CASE The Ilfs of Dr. J. M. Elliott, convicted murderer of George L, Rivers aud under sentence to be hanged at LaGrang® on Friday, still hangs In the balance. <: ■ - ernor Brown has the man's applieatio. for clemency under consideration, and at a late hour Thursday afternoon had not finally decided whether he woi'd ap prove the prison commission's adv* rec finding, or whether he would sign «.n or der commuting the death sentence to life imprisonment. "There are some additional facts that I want before I act on tbe case." the gov- j ernor explained, “and I cannot now state what disposition I will make of the mat-1 ter.” HICKS TO MANAGE CHATTANOOGA SOUTHERN I (’ll ATT ASOC ; A T«m., Nov. n.—g jJ h«s bt-en appeinied general manager of tbe Ch.it • xuiocga S.-qth* m rnilwij. ipxreaffiwk w w. K<-n.r erhe fled here two Week* ago. Ms- Kio. w slao Joint receive,-, ,b«.i. E. C. Boc tart eg. N. Y-.-WUI ke»ome Ml receivership dattee. Bermu Rohr 1s made gen seal Ixeigiu *geut« friend of the college (guaran teed) l,00» I Morgan A Dillon 1,000 j Col. J. W. English. Jr 1,000 i John W. Grant 1.000 |w. J. Spear ... 1,000 I Morris Brandon 1,000 |L. C. Mandeville. Carrollton.. .. 1,000 Woodward Lumber Co .. 1,000 Judge E. C. t».ont« 1,000 I Davison-Paxon-Stokes Ce 500 i Keely C 0.... 500 M. Rich & Bros. Co 500 E. L. Ansley.. 500 Buelo Campbell 500 Wilmer L. Moore 500 S. F. Parrott 500 William W. Reid.. 600 SI. PAUL’S MECCA ' FOR METHODISTS OFNOBTHGEORGIA Annual Conference Opens With a Large Attendance, Bishop Hen drix, of Missouri, Pre siding. > I’romptty at 9 o’clock Wednesday morn ing, with Bishop E. R. Hendrix, of Mis souri. in the chair, the 1909 session of the North Georgia Methodist conference was convened in the main auditorium of St. Paul's church, on Grant street. Rev. W. B. Dillard, of VVqodstnrk. act ing secretary of the conference, was elect ed secretary upon the nomination eff Rev. M. 8. Williams, of Harlem. Mr Dillard is presiding elder of the Marietta dis trict , v The hours of convening and adjourn ment were fixed by vote of the conference at 9 o'clock a. m. and 12:80 o’clock p. m- On motion of Rev. M. S. Williams, Dr. Joel T. Daves, of the Atlanta district. Dr. Richard Wilkinson of Augusta, and P. D. Johnson, of Augusta, were appoint ed a committee to draught resolutions up on the death of the late Dr. J. W. Heidt, A resolution certifying'the conference to the general conferebqe that meets in May as favoring an extension o fthe 23d article of the Methodist religion, was adopted. The list of assistant secretaries as sub mitted by Secretary Dillard waa approved as follows: J. T. Yarbrough, H. C. Emory. E. F. Dempsey, A. M. Pierce,. L. M Twiggs, T. J. Bronson and Wallace Rogers. John R. Logan was chosen statistical secretary with the following assistants: Walter 8. Robison, W. A. Maxwell, C. L. Bass. T. M. Elliott. A. E. Sansburn, • R. L. Whitehead. W. A. Wells and W. J. Deßardeleben. Following are the names of the super annuated ministers on the '"honor roll;" J. W. G. Watkins. T. H. Timmons. B. Sanders, J. A. Thurman, 8. Leake. J. T. Richards, J. F Balis. J R Speck. C. C. Spence, R L. Martyn, T. H. Gibson, W. A. Harris, W. H. Eakes, J. S. Embry, W. E Tarpley, J. F. Mixon, C. L. Patltlb. J. M. White. W. T. Caldwell, J. T. Love J. A. Rosser, E. F. P. Langford, E. G- Murrah. R. A. Seale. M. D. Edwards, V. M. Morris. M. G. Hamby, 8. D. (Serp ents, T. A. Seals. W J. Cotter. J. A. Rejr« nolds. J T. Curtis. W. A. Parks. G. G Smith. J. B. Holland. W. A. .Farris, A. W. Williams. R. W. Rogers, H. L. Em bry, C. C. Cary. G. W. Yarbrough, I. S. ‘ Hopkins, J. H. Little, E. A. Gray and J. ' jN. Sloan. ■ Three of those oif the honor roll di< 'not respond when their names were call led They had gone to the Great Beyonfi (during the year. Those names were Rev. iJ. 8. Moore, professor of Latin at Oxford college many years ago; Rev. F. P. Brown, a resident of Sharon at the tlra s of his death, and Rev. D. J. Myrick, late *of College Park. The names of applicants for admission ta the full privileges of the church min istry w’ere called one by one in the sev eral classes and were voted upon by the conference as they were called. Bishop Hendrix asked the 20th ques tion, or the detail in the routine order of business (taken up here and there aS the convenience of the moment suited tbe respective comittces) which related to i’misters’ characters: "Are all the preachers blunvlfiss in their lives aa<l official administration?" The Athens dis trict waj ixhen up first, and every pieacher in th£t district was In his turn before the eyes of the conference. The Aniens district list was concluded by the r-lMjrt of the <gflding elder, Rev. W. L. : p* Pr ce. shov ir- that there have been about W accessions to the church in j that district during the past year; that three new congregations organized, and i the «ollertions have been in excess of I the pre-ceding year's collections. ' Before adjournment. Bishop Hendr x I stated tnat he would call the name of I Rev. J. C. Atkinson, of the Jonesboro ! chut eh, Griffin district. Presiding Elder * J. H. Eakes said that there was nd re ! port against him, but that a charge of mal-adnimbtratlon had beer placed against him by two of his congregation. Continued on Page Three NO. 19
