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VOL. IX.
DHUGGIST TELLS
MORE OF MODE
DO. HYDE BOUGHT
Swope. Recalled to Stand. Re
counts Having Seen Doctor
Drop Capsules on Sidewalk.
Nurse Identifies Odor
•
DEFENDANT’S BOND IS
REVOKED; GOES TO JAIL
(■’ AaaocsateJ Pres*.)
KANSAS CITY. April 28—Out from be
hind the bars of his narrow cell in the
county jail. Dr. B. C. Hyde this morning |
looked upon a scene that was new and ,
strange to him. AU about him were
common prisoners. In the same tier of
cells with him were drunkards, thieves
and robbers.
Dr. Hyde was in jail once before, on
last March 7. But he was only In the
hospital ward then. His room was large,
n-omy and airy. There were four win-;
dews in it. He could walk about and ex- I
arcise himse'f. No one was in the apart
ment to bother him. That time he did
not mind his incarceration.
Today Dr. Hyde made no objection to
his quarters. But when an attendant
came to the prisoner's cell with a tin .
plate covered with bread and a cup of
coffee the prisoner refused the food and
turned away with a wan smile. One of
Dr. Hyde's friends sent him a breakfast
from a hotel.
Jail attaches said the prisoner slept
well last night. He turned out his light
with the rest of the inmates of the jail
at 8:30 o'cviock and retired to his cell.
DRUGGIST IS RECALLED
Hugo Brecklein. the druggist, was re
called today. He dipped his hands in a
wet solution of cyaninde. The defense
rigorously objected to thia demonstration ,
because the indictment named no polsoi.
except strychnine. Judge Lathshaw per
mitted the demonstration, however, be
cause "other poisons” were mentioned tn
the indictment.
Miss Van Nuya. the nurse who testi
fied yesterday to smelling cyanide on
the hands of Thomas H. Swope. Jr., as
ter he had handled some capsules dropped
by Dr. Hyde, smelled the poison on
Breckleins' hands and said the odor was
the same as that from Mr. Swope's hands.
The court refused to permit the jury to
smell the druggist's hands.
Thomas H. Swope was called, and tell
ing of his finding the capsule, said:
"On December 18, while walking down
Pleasant street, in Independence. I saw
Dr. Hyde approaching me. A block from
me he crosed the street.
STEPPED ON PILLS.
“Just after he stepped off the side- |
walk he dropped something and stepped
on it. A second time he repeated the ac
tion
"When he passed on I went to the
point where the articles had been dropped
and found a broken capsule in the snow.
I put it in my pocket.
"Going home I showed the capsules
to Miss Van Npys and my mother. I no-;
tired a peculiar smell about my hands.'
It waa like burned almonds. Miss Van
Nuya smelled them when I called her at-'
tention to it.
•Three or four weeks later I recalled
I. had smelled the odor before—it was
that of cyanide of potassium."
He formerly used cyanide in gold test
ing while mining.
Accompanied by John G. Paxton, an
executor of estate. Mr. Swope
said he returned to the place where the
capsules were dropped and there found
fragments from three capsules. The
fragments were scraped up and placed
tn an envelope, he testified.
Mr. Paxton took the capsules to Chica
go and scientists reported there was cy
anide in them.
•Judge Lathshaw ordered that at all
times Dr. Hyde should be brought into
and removed from the court room out of
the presence of the jury in order that the
jurymen might not know he is in the
custody of the authorities.
BOND REVOKED BY COURT.
Dr. Hyde's bond of SIOO,OOO was re
voked and the physician was placed in
the county jail by the order of Judge
Latshaw at the close of the criminal
court session last night. This action
means Dr. Hyde must remain in prison
until he Is declared innocent by a jury
or is permitted by the court to furnish
new bond.
The action of the court was due to
the nature of the evidence presented by
the state against Dr. Hyde. Without
notifying any one of his intention Judge
Latshaw summoned County Marshal
Joel Mayer into the courtroom after
the jury had been removed and said:
“In view of the testimony that thus
far has been given in. the trial the
court is constrained to say that it
amounts to a presumption that, under
the law. deprives the defendant of the
right to go on bond, and he Is hereby
remanded to the custody of the mar
shal."
Mrs. Hyde stared at the judge as he
spoke and when he had finished she
threw her arms about her husband's
neck and sobbed hysterically.
Mrs. Logan C."" Swope arose from her
seat and hurried from the court room
as soon as she understood the import
of the judge's words.
Later when she met Mrs. Hyde stand
ing with an attorney In the hall, sob
bing. she passed quickly by. boarded
her automobile and went home.
Scarcely had the court ceased speak
ing. when Attorney Johnson Lucas, rep
•tflsAbnn;the.z.hPh.he-bto MB MB MB
resenting Dr. Hyde, had the following
statement entered into record:
WOULD AFFECT JURY.
“The defendant maintains and alleges
that the remanding of him to the coun
ty jail, pending the trial of his case,
will have the effect of prejudicing his
right before the jury, it being con
strued as a declaration on the part of
the court against his interest and lead
mg the jury to believe he is guilty of
the offense charged and asks the court
to rescind the order upon that ground.”
•The defendant will not be locked up
with the Jury nor in the same place
with them and the knowledge cannot
come to the jury from anything that
the court can prevent." answered Judge
Latshaw.
Deputy Marshal Joseph P. Gillfwee
took charge of the prisoner. Mrs. Hyde
left the room in the company of friends
and Dr. Hyde walked away to jail.
Barclay Accepts Call
DALTON. Ga.. April 28.—Rev. Jonas
Barclay, of this city, has accepted a.
call to the pastorate of the Euharlee
group of Presbyterian churches and lias
accepted the call. He will leave with his
family the Ist of Mag. For several years
Rev. Mr. Barclay has been an evangelist
of the Cherokee Presbytery, with head
quarters at Dalton, and his going away
la deeply regretted her*.
COL. SWOPE’S NURSE
VS. DR. HYDE
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Miss Pearl Kellar leaving the court
house at Kansas City.
The testimony of Miss Pearl'Keller, the
nurse who attended Colonel Swope, for
whose murder his son-in-law. Dr. Hyde,
is being tried at Kansas City, will be the
most damaging that the defense will
have to combat. She will describe in mi
nutest detail the death bed scene, the con
vulsions suffered by the colonel, of th-'
comatose state into which he dropped,
and of his nausea, and then experts will
tell the jury that these symptoms indi
cated poisoning.
mystSyshrouds death
OF MAN IN FOLDING BED
Woman With Henry W. Smith,
Rich Manufacturer, Not His
Wife
(.By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK. April 28—Henry Welling
ton Smith, millionaire paper manufactur
er, of Lee. Mass., and delegate to the
Republican national convention of ISSO,
was crushed to death night before last
in a folding bed. With him in the board
ing house at the time was an elderly
woman who was slightly injured, and
who has subsequently disappeared, leav
ing behind a case of mystery. She was
known at the boarding house as his wife,
but investigation showed that Mrs. Smith
had not left her home tn Lee.
Dr. W. H. Weston told today the story
of what happened in the boarding house
of Mrs. Benjamin Ralph, in West 23d
street, where Smith met his death. Dr.
Weston said that when he was called to
the house he found Smith's body on the
floor, while his woman companion was
walking widly about the room, talking
in an incoherent manner. The physician
saw at once that Smith was dead. The
legs which supported the folding bed
had given way. and the wardrobe, which
formed the back of the bed, crashed down
on Smith and his companion, breaking
the man's neck. The woman was unin
jured. except for a slight wound on the
shoulder.
When she learned that Smith was dead.
Dr. Weston said, the woman ran down
stairs to the basement. Dr. Weston and
an ambulance surgeon followed her. and
found her sitting, there, dazed. She re
fused to say a word. Later she. departed
for the home of a friend, whose name she
did not mention. *
The undertaker, who took the hody from
the house, declared that he had been in
structed by the family to observe ab
solute secrecy. The police have no rec
ord of the case beyond the fact that
Smith was killed accidentally.
BAILIFF FOUND DEAD
WITH A HOLE IN HEAD
Coroner’s Inquest Is Probing,
Mysterious Death Near
Albany
ALBANY. Ga., April 28.—Burrell Den
nard, aged 45, a well known white farmer
who lived in Mitchell county, 20 miles '
southwest of Camilla, was this morning 1
found dead beside a road near his home,
.vn uJTiy hole in his head, seemingly made
with a club or other blunt instrument,
was the cause of death.
The body was found by a negro this
morning and the k .ng is believeu to
have occurred some time last night. The
trageoy is a complete mystery and as
yet no one is suspected of the crime. A
coroner’s inquest is being held this aft
ernoon. Dennard was bailiff In tne dis
trict in which he lived.
ROOSEVELTS END STAY
IN PARIS, GO TO BRUSSELS
Family Is Given an Enthusi
astic Send-Off at Railway
Station
PARIS. April 28.—Mr. Roosevelt’s visit
in Paris, during which he was showered
with honors, terminated today when, ac
companied by Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Ethel
and Kermit, he took a morning train
for Brussels.
The family was given an enthusiastic
send-off at the railway station.
Welcomed to Brussels
April 28.—Air. Roosevelt,
with Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Ethel and Ker
mit, arrived here from Paris at noon.
Their welcome officially and from a
popular standpoint was most cordial.
killed's yToldingled;
WIFE NEARLY SMOTHERED
, NEW YORK. April 28.-Wllliam Smith,
a wealthy wail paper manufacturer of
Waterbury, Conn., who was on a visit
to New York city, was kiled early today
when a folding bed In which he was
sleeping closed up in an apartment on
West 23rd street.
His wife, sleeping beside him. was
i nearly smothered to death in the bed
] clothing before help came.
Quarters for New Court
' WASHINGTON, April 2*.—Coin mod ions quar
for the new court of customs appeal* have
ben obtained In a building at the corner of
' lath street snd New York avenue, formerly
| occupied by the bureau of labor. Notice* have
I ben sent to the tjlcrk* of the circuit courts
i that the new tribunal is ready for business and
‘ a«khiK them to forward for its consideration
appeal ''ases from the decision* of the board
l of general appraisers that may not bare been
acted upon The court wiu move Into Uu
I mw qoertera oz Jana L
THDNIASVILLE CROWDS
CLASH WITH TROOPS
PROTECTING NEGRO
Four Persons Are Bayoneted
as Negro, Charged With At
tempted Assault, Is Hurried
to Trial at Court House
NEGRO DECLARES GUILT;
IS SENTENCED TO DEATH
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
THOMASVILLE. Ga.. April 28,-After
narrowly escaping death at the hands of
infuriated crowds, which were kept
from securing the prisoner by a company
of militia which wounded four men with
bayonets to protect their charge, How
ard Harris, a negro, confessed to assault
ing Mrs. Effie McMillan Dutton today,
i and was sentenced by Judge Mitchell to
be hanged on May 20.
NO DEFENSE MADE.
The jury was out only one minute. No
defense was made either by Harris or the
lawyers appointed by the court to repre
sent him. As soon as the verdict was
announced the crowds dispersed and all
evidences of disorder passed away. Or
ders for two additional companies of mi
litia, sent earlier in the day were coun
termanded.
The trial was held while the troops
picketed all approaches to the court
house. No one was allowed near the
building except those directly connected
with the case.
The arrest of Harris yesterday in Flor
ida caused large crowds to gather on the
streets last night and trouble was fear
ed The Thomasville Guards were order
ed out at the time and sent to Valdosta
to meet the officers who were bringing
Harris back for trial. The prisoner ar
rived this morning shortly before noon
accompanied by Sheriff Singletary and
the escort of Thomasville Guards.
GREAT CROWD GATHERS.
An Immense crowd gathered at the
Coast Line depot on arrival of train at
9:40 a. m., but the train was stopped at
the Broad street crossing and the pris
oner taken off.
The crowd made a rush for Broad street
when they* found it out.
The prisoner was marched down the
street accompanied by the sheriff and
military. At the intersection of Broad
and Jackson the mob made an attempt
to take Harris but was driven back by
soldiers.
The mob followed to the court house,
'trying to get the prisoner, but failed.
Messrs. J. H. Merrill, W. C. Snodgrass
and Fondrvn Mitchell were appointed by
Judge Mitchell to defend the negro.
FOUR ARE WOUNDED.
In the clash between the soldiers and
mob four men, in all, were Injured by
the militiamen when they attempted to
seize the prisoner. Curtis Fallinds and
Alex Parrymore received serious wounds,
the latter being pierced through the
stomach by a bayonet. There was no
shooting.
After the sheriff and soldiers succeeded
in getting Harris safely to the court
house, the trial proceeded in an orderly
manner. The prisoner was identified by
his victim, and immediately after con
fessed to the crime. No defense was
made and the court at once passed the
death sentence.
Troops Rushed to
Thomasville Trial
With the wires reporting "conditions
desperate” at Thomasville, just before
noon Thursday, orders were flashed out
from the capitol to Valdosta and Albany
commanding the companies of state guard
at those places to get under arms at
once and rush by special trains to the
scene of the trouble at Thomasville.
Governor Brown received a telegram
Thursday morning from Judge Robert G.
Mitchell, presiding over, the trial court.
I that one company could hardly hold the
situation, and asked for more soldiers.
Adjutant General Scott received a wire
to the same effect from Captain Watt,
commanding the Thomasville company.
The Valdosta company (B of the First)
land the Albany company (E of the Fourth
battalion) were ordered at once to Thom
asville by special trains.
The orders were later countermanded as
there was no necessity for troops after
I the verdict was rendered.
CHEZUM MAKES LAST
PAYMENT ON CLAIMS
JUNEAU. Alaska. April 28.—C. S.
Chezum. promoter of a group of claims
bearing his name In the Katalla coal
fields, made final payment of SIB,OOO to
the land office here yesterday and the
| claims will be forwarded to Washing
|ton at once for patent.
Chezum located the Cunningham
group, which Is being investigated by
the interior department and mapped out
the development work done on them.
The claims upon which final payment
has just been made are north of Ka
i talla and join the Cunningham group.
VILLA RICA PEOPLE NAME
HOKE SMITH FOR GOVERNOR
Petition Signed by Large Number of Citizens, Declares that
the People Are “Tired of an Administration Run in the
Interest of Corporations and the Railroads”
VILLA RICA, Ga., April 28.—We, the
. citizens of Villa Rica, believe in a gov
. ernment of the people, by the people, and
i for the people, and being tired of an ad
ministration run in the interest of cor
porations by the railroads, do, in
behalf of tne people of the great com
monwealth of Georgia, nominate the
! Hon. Hoke Smith for governor, and by
ao doing restore to the people their Just
rights.
(Signed)
J. M. Moore, pres. 3T. & P. bank; J. N. I
■Wilson, Mdse.; G. W. Hudgins, clerk; J
W. 8. Hamrick, clerk; S. O. Fielder, cash - i
ler bank; B. J. Teal, J. P. and ex.; K. R. i
; Cleghorn, mfg.; J. C. Hickey, merchant;!
’L. N. Maxwell, photo.; N. J. Styles.
druggist; T. O. Payne. R. F. D. .
Strickland, L. M. Rodgers, clerk: I.
Storme, merchant; A.— Brooke, W. H.
Bagwell, farmer; T. A. Upshaw.merchant;
Aiartln Hamrick, merchant; J. 11. Kil
gore, merchant; J. T. Carmer, merchant;
N. J- Henderson, merchant; W. F. Ham
rick, merchant; W. H. Hildebrand, farm
er; A. Henlee, hardware; I. G. Henslee, I
clerk: n. Ayres, capitalist: C. M. Griffin, i
merchant; W. B. Green, clerk; T. P. I
I Lana,, mill man; Joa. W. Smith, mar-1
ATLANTA. GEORGIA, FRIDAY. APRIL 29, 1910.
MM WINS »o,m
ran 188-MILE FLIGHT
i
-- --
Wins Northcliffe Prize for
Aeroplane Flight from Lon
don to Manchester
.’By Associated Press)
LONDON, April 28.—The Frenchman,
Louis Paulhan, whose efforts have fre
quently been crowned with victory, yes
terdoy won the greatest race in his
tory, and $50,000, when he flew into
Manchester at 5:30 o’clock in the morn
ing, having travelled by aeroplane from
London, a distance by railway of more
than 180 miles, with only a single over
night stop at Lichfield.
The prize of $50,000 was donated by
Lord Northcliffe for the first aeroplane
flight from London to Manchester, a
distance of 186 miles. Paulhan’s un
fortunate competitor In the contest,
Graham White, the English aviator, after,
making a succesful new start at Reade,]
where he made his first landing, descend-,
ed at Polesworth.
White was doubly unfortunate in
thus having victory snatched from his
grasp, inasmuch as the wreck of his
machine after his previous attempt de
layed the renewal of the flight, and
yesterday, believing that Paulhan would !
not start until Thursday morning, went
to sleep, thus allowing his opponent to
gain a great advantage.
The winning of the prize involved one
of the most sensational contests that
iias ever occurred in Great Britain.
White, a few days ago, attempted the
trip, but was compelled to descend at
Lichfield after covering 115 miles. Paul
han then appeared on the scene, and
the two aviators made hasty prepara
tions for the flight, each striving to be
first at the start. Paulhan stole a march
on the Englishman, ascending from
Hendon at 5:30 p. m. yesteraay.
White, who was sleeping peacefully
at the time, was apprised of this fact
and made a quick start from Park Roy
al at 6:30 p. m. Paulhan, flying high
and fast, covered 117 miles before he
landed, making that distance in two
hours and fifty minutes. He descend
ed at Lichfield at 8:10 p. m., and re
ascended at 4:09 a. m., to complete the
journey.
White succeeded in reaching Reade, a
distance of about 60 miles, descending
on account of darkness at 7:55 p. m.
He managed to overcome some of the
handicap by starting again on the long
journey to Manchester at 2:50 a. m. He
landed, however, at Polesworth, which
is about 60 miles from Manchester.
HE WAS EXHAUSTED.
Paulhan was benumbed , wifli the cold
and thoroughly exhausted when he!
reached here. A great crowd awaited
him and gave him a sportsmansliks wel
come. Manchester first saw the French
aviator at a few’ minutes after 5 o'clock,
coming steadily as a steamer on a
smooth sea and heading directly for the
field which he had chosen as a landing
place. Flying at a height of 400 feet,
Paulhan came over a clump of tree#
and then, bringing his bi-plane around
with a beautiful curve, landed exactly
in the center of the field. He seemed
dazed and benumbed and swayed as he
walked down the field. All he could say
was:
"I am very cold, but very happy.”
From his friends and the crowd the
aviator received a hearty welcome, but
he was too tired to reply to the ovation.
Presently he went to a hotel and retired.
Paulhan did the last 24 miles in exactly
24 minutes. outdistancing the special
train bearing his wife, Henry Farman
and other friends, who had accompanied
him. ' i
When at r<leaworth, Whita, when fold
of the Frenchman’s success, mounted the
seat of an automobile and cried:
WHITE ANNOUNCES WINNER.
"Ladies and Gentlemen: The $50,000
prize has been won by Louis Paulhan,
the finest aviator that the world has
ever seen. Compared with him I am only
a novice. Three cheers for Paulhan!'’
The crowd gathered around the gener
ous Englishman, giving the cheer, fol
lowing with a round of cheers for White,
who said:
"There is no longer an opportunity for
me to win the prize, but I num to get
to Manchester, and by aeroplane."
Speaking of the flight which he made,
White said:
"I was completely turned around three
times by the wind. I tried my best to
get along against It, but unfortunately
it was no use and I was forced to plane
down. I managed to get over the tele
graph wires and got a start over the
track of the railroad at Roade by aid of
signal lights, but over a good many miles
about Rugby I saw no signal light and
there was considerable wind. 1 could
see clouds lacing across the moon and
when daylight came the breezes i\ere
still vigorous and the gusts troubled me
a lot." %
Opium Smuggling Ends
SAN ANTONIO, Tex.. April 28.—Feder
al officers here report that the smuggling
of opium from Mexico into the United
States has practically ceased.
They attribute this to the severe sen
tences recently assessed on those found
guilty of smuggling the drug.
chant; J. W. Humphries, merchant;
C. B. Boyd, clerk; O. C. Williams, mdse.;
J. T. Barrow, clerk; L. L. McWhorter,
market; W. L. Kinny, mfg.; J. B. Gore,
barber; F. «i. Lambert, Jeweler; Jonas
Wilson, merchant; W. P. TVesterlee,
merchant; W. J. Hall, J. P.; A. J. Hall,
farmer; W. H. Hamrick. warehouse;
W. M. Talley, fertilizer; O. F. Bagwell,
H. G. Roberts, assistant postmaster; 1.
Stoune, Jr., barber; O. C. Couch, B.
Smith, F. L. Cleghorn, hardware; A. L
! White, electrician; J. B. Jordan, mule
dealer; J. E. Mann, iron dealer; W. A.
i Gable, barber: J. C. Tyson, farmer; G.
■ F. Boyd, farmer; Wesley Allgood,
i smith. J. S. Litter. B. 8. shop: O. R.
Muse, smith; R. C. Mcßae, hotel; J. L.
Canalou, miller; R. J. Donnell, farmer; E.
R. McWhorter, livery stable; G. O.
Luther, farmer; W. J. Keaton, black
smith: R. M. Cooke, hotel proprietor,
P. M. Styles, drawman: J. W. Wilson,
merchant: H. 11. Dobbs, capitalist; C. J.
Cheves, farmer; A. D. Howler, mer
! chant; T. W. Tolbert, drummer; J. C.
I Ayeres, farmer; W. A. Parker, carpen
i ter; W. T. Brougnat. railroad man; E. R.
I Ayers, cashier M. and P. bank; J. S.
* Boho.
INDIANA DEMOCRATS |
NAME JOHN W. KERN!
1511.5. SENATOR
Former Vice Presidential Can
didate Wins Nomination After
Bitter Factional Battle Fought
All Thursday
“GIVE ’EM HELL JOHNNIE,”
DELEGATE CRIES TO LAMB
<By Associated Frets.)
IDIANAPOLIB, Ind., April 28.—John W.
Kern, who was the defeated candidate for
vice president on the Democratic ticket
in the last national election, was this aft
ernoon nominated as United States sena
tor from Indiana. The nomination came
after a day of hard fighting.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. April 28.—8 y a
vote of 888 1-2 to 885 1-2 the Indiana Dem
ocratic convention today adopted the
proposition presented by Governor Mar
shall that the convention should Indorse
a candidate for the United States senate.
Thomas Taggart, former chairman of the
Democratic committee, opposed this
plan, favoring a state-wide primary an
the election next November.
To decide wheher or not it should in
dorse a candidate for the United States
senate was the first business of the In
diana Democratic convention when it as
sembled today. Action upon the ques
tion had been postponed at last night's
session and a hot contest upon the adop
tion or rejection of the plan seemed
certain today. The matter had been the
subject of contention among the party
leaders for weeks and all of last night ;
the leaders of the divisions am6ng the
delegates held conferences, marshaling
their forces for their impending battle.
Governor Marshall and John E. Lamb
of Terre Haute, vice chairman'of the
Democratic national committee, favored
the plan. The opposition was led by
Thomas Taggart.
There was a debate of 45 minutes on
a side for each side on whether the
plan should be endorsed. When John
E. Lamb rose to conclude for the af
firmative, he was given an ovation,
which was followed by a roar of laugh
ter when a leather-lunged delegate
shouted:
Lamb concluded his speech with the
declaration "This convention will stand
for the rights of the people and nom
inate a candidate for the senate, either
myself or some better man.”
Balloting on the proposition by counties
then began.
The names of candidates were present-'
ed to the convention when nominations
for United States senator were asked
for. as follows: G. V. Menzies, Mount
Vernon: Robert W. Miers. Bloomington;
Joseph H. Shea, Seymour; L. Ert Slack,
Franklin; John E. Terre Hau(e;
Thomas Taggart, Indianapolis; John W.
Kern, Indianapolis; Becker,
] Hammond; Daniel W. Simms. Lafayette;
i Edward G. Hoffman, Fort Wayne, and
' John A. Adair, Portland.
As the first ballot proceeded ,the name
of Samuel Ralston, of Lebanon, was add
ed to the list of candidates. Kern ap
peared to be leading in the early voting.
Mr. Kern, when he learned that his
name was being voted upon, declared the
voting for him was without his knowl
edge and against his will.
RIOT IS THREATENED.
A riot was threatened when a delegate
from Marion county assaulted a delegate
from Terre Haute. The police interfered
and separated the combatants.
When the result of the first ballot was
announced Kern led with 303 votes, Tag
gart second with 228. There are 1,747 in
the convention and 874 are necessary to a
choice.
As the second ballot proceeded many
changed their votes to Kern and he made
great gains.
"GIVE ’EM HELL. JOHNNIE!"
"Give ’em hell, Johnnie!” Great con-
I fusion broke loose during Lamb's
speech and the police rushed through
the aisles trying to clear them of ex
cited delegates. Thomas Taggart min
gled with his delegates from Indianapo
lis and Marion county, urging them to
keep quiet.
Lamb finally was permitted to con
tinue his speech, but there were fre
quent outbreaks of hisses and yells of
protest.
"There is battle for the people,”
shouted Lamb above the tumult. "If
that is usurpation I am an usurper.”
PLATFORM AS AuOPTED.
Following is the platform adopted by
Lie Indiana Democrats:
“Democracy is a conservator oi prop
erty. It defies alike both paternalism
and communism. Its theory o*. govern
' ment is best whicn governs least. It is
i the friend of both labor and capital. It
. adds to the rewards of human endeavor
I by giving equal opportunities to all and
special privileges to none. Democracy
fixes no limits to honest accumulation
of capital, but it denies that wealth and
cunning, leagued together, may lawfully
concentrate into a few hands the fruits
of the productive energy of the w’orld.
"We denounce the Payne-Aldrich tar
if fact as a masterpiece of injustice, in
volving remorseless exactions from the
many to enrich the few, through the
trusts and monopolies, which it fosters.
Tariff taxation, like other taxation,
should be for public purposes only, and
not for private profit; and should be
so levied as not to discriminate against
any section, class, industry or occupa
tion, and limited to the actual necessi
ties of the government, economonlcally
administered. .
‘We condemn the cowardice of the Re
publican party in Indiana in failing to
met the issues in a fair and manly way;
that In its endeavor to gain Democratic
votes it has. on the tariff question, one
proposition in its state platform and dif
ferent and opposing propositions in con
gressinal platforms; that by indorse
ment it bommends President Taft, who
aprpoved the Payne-Aldrich tariff law
and in the same resolutions commends
Senator Beveridge, who voted against
the same measure, for his course in op
posing such tariff law.
"President Taft has indorsed Cannon
and Aldrich. We submit to the people
whether relief may be expected from
the party standing for Taft. Cannon. Aid
rich and BexVridge all at the same time.”
FAVOR A PENSION LAW.
"We favor the immediate enactment of
a pension law by congress providing for
a pension of not less then <1) dollar a
I day for all Union veterans of the civil
war.
“We most heartily favor the ratifica
; tion of the proposed amendment to t>-"
constitution of the United States au
-1 thorizlng congress to levy an income tax.
"We are opposed to all subsidies by
the government, and we especially con
demn the present ship subsidy bill.
"We are opposed to the indiscrimi
nate use of the power of injunction by-
Che courts without notice to the defend-,
DISTINGUISHED SOLDIER
DIES IN AUGUSTA
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GEM. E. F. AXEXANUEK.
GEN. ALEXANDER DEAD;
AUTHOR AND VETERAN
Noted Confederate Soldier and
Prominent Writer Passes
Away in Savannah
SAVANNAH. Ga.. April 28,-Gen. E. P.
Alexander died this morning at 9:30
o'clock at his home in this city, after an
illness extending over a period of a year
or more.
About a year ago he was stricken with
paralysis at his home at Georgetown, S.
C„ and while he recovered partially, his
health never entirely returned.
A week ago his condition became seri
ous and he continued to sink u itil the
end.
The funeral arrangements so far as
completed provide for a private service
here and the removal of the bidy to Au
gusta, where the funeral will take place
The body will probably leave here to
morrow morning. •
SKETCH OF ALEXANDER.
E. Porter Alexander graduated from
West Point in 1850. For some time after
his graduation he remained at West
Point as assistant instructor in military
engineering, but in the spring of 185 S he
went on field duty with the Utah expe
dition* Kft' was again an Instructor at
West Point until 1860, when he was made
assistant engineer in charge of the de
fenses at Alcatraz island. San Francisco.
He resigned his commission to enter
the Confederate army as a captain of en
gineers. He left the Confederate service
at brigadier general, surrendering at Ap
pomattox with Longstreet's corps. After
the war he served as professor of math
ematics and engineering of the University
of South Carolina, later he was connect
ed with several southern railroads, being
president, at one time, of the Central of
Georgia railway.
He was government director of the
Union Pacific railroad from 1885 to ISB7,
and in 1901 served as engineer arbitrator
in the boundary survey between Costa
Rica and Nicaragua.
M’DONOUGH SHAFT IS
UNVEILED BY VETERANS
M’DONOUGH, Ga., April 28.—The Con
federate monument of the Charles T.
Zachry chapter of U. D. C. was unveiled
at McDonough Memorial day with im
pressive ceremonies. The address was
delivered in the court house to about
1,500 people by Colonel Walter McElreath,
of Atlanta. The audience marched to the
monument in the center of the squire,
while the band played "Dixie.”
Mrs. T. J. Brown, president of the
Zachry chapter of the U. D. C.'s. pre
sented the monument to the old soldjers
and Rev. J. E. England accepted it for
the veterans.
King Will Leaves $750,000
NEW YORK. April 28.—Religion* and charit
able institutions will receive bequests aggre
gating about $750,000 under the will of Mary
Rhinelandr Klag. a daugbtr of John A. nmg,
once governor of New York. The appraisers
report, made public here today, places a value
of $815,869 on her estate.
anta and without a hearing, and we de
mand that the right of trial by jury,
in proceedings arising out of indirect con
tempt of such injunctions shall not be
denied to a defendant in such cases.
“We condemn the extravagant adminis
tration of the affairs of the nation by the
Republican party.
“We favor the conservation of our nat
ural resources and demand the with
drawal from entry of our remaining tim
ber, coal and iron lands and water rights.
The Republican course of favoritism and
the countenancing of fraud in relation to
these matters has become a national
scandal. The remnants of our resources
should be preserved to our people and
only opened again for entry unde.- such
restrictions as will protect the public.
We favor the improvement of Interior i
waterways and urge appropriations for;
such purposes.
AGAINST CHILD LABOR.
"We are in favor of the strengthening
of the laws of our state with reference
to child labor and the sanitary condition
of workshops.
“The Democratic party has always ad
vocated the largest measure of liberty
to the individual citizen, consistent with
the public good. It still recognizes and
believes in th4 old Democratic principle
of local self-government. We recognize
the right of the people of the state to
settle the question as to whether intoxi
cating liquor shall be sold in their le
spective communities, and to that end
we favor the amendment and modifica
tion of the present local option law so
as to make incorporated cities, townships
and the territory in townships outside of
such cities as the units of election; but
such amendment and modification shall
be so drawn as to preserve the remon
strance laws of the state.
“We favor an amendment to the con
stitution of the United States providing
for the election of United States senators
by direct vote of the people."
The platform heartily commends United
States Senator B. F. Shively and the In
diana Democratic representatives in con
gress and the administration of the af
fairs of the state by Governor Marshall.
COTTDNMUSTBE •
REPLANTED IN ILL
SECTIONS OF STITE
Montezuma Only Place Heard
from Where Replanting Will
Not be Necessary—A Good
Deal in Alabama
ABOUT 15,000 TONS OF
SEED ARE TO BE USED
Further information is coming in of
the damage to cotton from the recent
cold.
Telegrams show there was little dam
age at Montezuma, that about 10 per cent
of the cotton planted will be replanted
at Cordele and Albany, that 50 per cent
will be replanted at Dublin, that 40 per
cent will be replanted at Columbuz.
There will be a good deal of replanting
in Alabama. \
T. M. Hutchinson, secretary of th«
Southern Cotton Seed Crushers’ associa
tion, believes, from reports he has got,
that from 15 to 25 per cent of the entire
crop will be replanted.
T. G. Hudson, commissioner of agri
culture. thinks from 25 to 30 per cent
must be replanted.
Everything shows that if peaches have
been hurt at all it was in Isolated places
in north Georgia.
There will be a scarcity of seed for re
planting cotton, but the reports from
various sections is that the farmers will
be able to make out with the seed they;
have and the supply of the oil mills.
It Is thought that something like 15.000
tons will be needed to do the replanting.
It was announced Tuesday that seed
will be sold by the oil mills at 60 cents
a bushel. It was bought at 50. No seed
will be sold to speculators.
CONDITIONS AT CORDELE.
Following is a letter written to W. M.
Hutchinson by C. L. McMillan, of Cor
dele:
“Telegram received. Very light frost.
One hundred perc net planted. Repli
Ing will not exceed 10 per cent, and this
will be done with hoes. Seed sufficient
and available for replanting.”
Monday, as elsewhere, the day wai
very disagreeable, and the wind blew
very cold, but we have not had any rain
for the past three or four days, and all
vegetation has become acclimated to the
cold. A slight breeze kept up all: last
night, and there was but very little frost
this morning, and what frost there was
was gone by the time the sun struck
it. The stands of cotton in this terri
tory. as a rule, are very good, and but
very little cotton has been chopped out
up to this time, and I interviewed two of
the largest farmers around Cordele to
day at noon, and both of the gentlemen
told me that no doubt some of th«s cot
ton was Injured and would die. but that
the stands were good, and they did not
think that they would have to replant,
and if they did, it would be with hoes.
One of the above farmers has 540 acrea
In cotton which range In all stages from
the last week in March, and the last of
his 540 acres was planted last week, and
he told me that his largest cotton was
hurt 'some more than his yo’tnger cot
ton. I have personally Inspected some
of the cotton myself today and 1 do not
see that we are hurt materially, and I
have seen today several farmers and ,
have asked them all in regard to their
crop, and they have all reported very
favorably. I think tomorrow the cotton
will really look worse than it does to
day, and, of course, it will look bad for
several days, but I think that if the
farmers will be patient, and we have’
anything like favorable weather for the
next week or ten days, we wfil see
the crops growing off nicely with .very
little damage from the cold snap.
OTHER REPORTS.
The following telegrams have been re
ceived by Mr. Hutchinson:
Montezuma: “Had frost. Ninety per
<ent planted. Indications are practically
no replanting. Damage very little. Suf
ficient seed for this section. H. M. Mc-
Kenzie.”
Cordele: "Light' frost. One hundred ■
per cent planted. Replanting will not
exceed *lO per cent. Will be done with
hoes. Seed sufficient for replanting. C.
L. McMillan.”
Albany: "Some frost. Damage 10 ->er
cent. Will have plenty seed for replant
ing. R. L. Riley.”
Dublin: "Fifty per cent planted. * Half
will have to be replanted. Don’t think
sufficient seed for replanting. Geortge H.
Bynum.”
Columbus: "Seventy-five per cent plant
ed. Forty per cent will need replanting.
Sufficient seed available. Light frost,
Lawrence Murray.”
Montgomery. Ala.: "Extreme cold will
necessitate a good deal of replant inlb
There is but a limited amount of seed*
C. G. Hewitt.”
Cotton Replanting
Can’t Recoup Loss
Every report confirms his first an
nouncement that the cold weather has
badly damaged Georgia's cotton crop,
says Commissioner of Agriculture T. G.
Hudson.
“A temperature even several degrees
higher than we had would have been suf- |
fleient to damage it considerably at this
season," says the commissioner. "It was
worst weather for cotton that we’ve
ever had. at least since I’ve been big
enougli to take notice."
Colonel Hudson believes that the state's
production, like that of the whole <<outh,
through which the cold weather was gen
eral. has been necessarily reduced.
"Late cotton never makes as much as
the early plant,” he remarks. “No one
can attempt to say just yet what the
damage has been, however. Reports are
that most of the farmers are making a
second planting. Between 25 and 35 per
cent of the crop is being replanted. Some
farmers, I hear, will go ahead wth the
old stand, and some will replanr a por
tion of their cotton acreage In corn. .S
“But the percentage of cotton replant
ing is pretty close to accurate. To what
extent it will redeem the loss won't be
known till later.”
Bleachers for Fire Escape
CHICAGO, April 28.—Football bleaeh*
ers will be used as a fire escape at th<* J
Northern Baptist convention to be held
at the University of Chicago from May
6 to 13. The meetings are to be in the
Bartlett gymnasium which had been
condemned, as a convention hall by the
city building department. Two sections
of the bleachers have been moved back
almost to the gymnasium and a plat
form will bridge the gap between. The
windows, fifty feet above earth, will be
converted into doors leading t 6 the plat
form. Three thousand delegates will at
tend the convention.
No. 64.
