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Two Alabama Men Serving a
Sentence for Peonage.
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sijDGE JONES INTERCEDES
_ Jared in Letter to Roosevelt That
Prisoners are Penitent and Have
Been Sufficintly Punished.
Through the executive clemency of
President Roosevelt two men convict
'd of j>eonage in Alabama some
months ago walked out of the federal
prison at Atlanta, Ga., early Wednes
day afternoon as free men.
These two men were George D. and
W trailciis F. Cosoy, and they were ar
raigned in the federal court at Mont
gomery on June 30 last. Both plead
guilty and were sentenced to serve a
I year and a day in Uncle Sam’s prison
'in Atlanta,
t The two Cosbys, from the time of
,their entrance info the prison, were
employed on the farm, as both were
' familiar with such work,
ft The word from Washington that
r their pardons had been signed by
President Roosevelt came to them en
, tirely by surprise. Warden Moyer in
' person notified them of the receipt of
' the pardons. The Cosbys, both strong,
■emotionless men, hoard I lie news in
■silence, thanked the warden for his
f kindness and at once prepared for
■ their departure. Early in the after-
P noon they were furnished with citi
-1 xens’ clothes and sufficient money to
kcarry them to their home in Alabama.
prisoners were indicted origi
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HORROR OF HORRORS.
Most Astrocious Massacre Yet Reported
in Macedonia--Ten Thousand
People Butchered.
The British steamship F.oxby, Cap
tain Shields, which arrived at Norfolk,
Va., Thursday morning from Port in
glis, had on board Domingo Ballo Rey
arberay, one of the sur’-.vors of the
crew of twenty-two on the British
steamship Mexicano, which foundered
with ail on board off the South Caro
lina coast Tuesday night. Reyar’o-3-
ray caught a piece of wreckage and
managed to keep up until he was seen
by the Roxby and rescued.
The Spaniard, through an interpre
ter, told of the Mexicano’s sinking.
The steamer was bound from Tampico
for Vera Cruz with a cargo of petro
leum in bulk when the full force of
the hurricane broke upon her. Moun
tainous seas broke constantly over the
ship and finally one gigantic wave
crashed through her decks. The fire
room was flooded and the Mexicano
became heiple3s. For a few moments
fc-he wallowed in the trough of the seas,
and then plunged to the bottom. The
rescued man says hundreds of gallons
of oil were poured over the ship’s side
in an attempt to calm the sea, and, if
possible, save the ship. When the
Mexicano went down the crew went
with her. All boats had long since
been crushed by the force of the
waves and the men powerless to save
themselves. Reyarberay went under
with the vessel and by morest chance
became entangled in some loose rig
ging and spars. The buoyancy of
these brought him to the surface and
he made himself fast to the largest
spar. For seven hours ho floated in
the turbulent sea until finally the Rox
by hove in esight. His rescue was a
daring one.
The Mexicano sailed from Tampico
Monday. She was last repo‘ted as be
ing bound front Marcus Hook to Tam
pico August 1!). Her captain was Vt.
S. King. Ballo Reyarberay i& unable
to give accurate names of the twenty
one men lost.
ONLY ONE MAN SAVED
Out of Crew of Twenty-Two on Steam
er Mexicano Sunk During Storm
Off Carolina Coast.
The foreign office in Sofia has re
ceived reliable information that the
Turks have destroyed the town of Kas
toria, 3G miles south of Monastir and
have massacred the population.
The report came from sources ad
mitting of little doubt, though the de
tails are lacking. It was received with
tiie gravest concern by officials in So
fia.
The population of Kastorla numbers
about 10.000 and the massacre of such
I> place, if the r/port
anything which ha 3
Macedonia,
nt critical moment,
eling is intense, the
rt of such stupendous
) most serious,
assuming a beicose
assuming a belicose
lick, in Thursday’s is
hat the government’s
on of three divisions
quate and urges the
ization of the whole
pointing out mat the
t!f?i' N nations, France,
l's and ‘ Austria has
always necessary to
when dealing w»h
IvlSse the government
a favorable moment,
i of Europe are evi
dencing encouragement of Bulgaria."
The government, while steadily pro
ceeding with the partial mobilization
plans, is endeavoring to avoid unnec
essarily exciting the people, and con
sequently has resolved not to mobilize
any part of the Sofia garrison.
The war office lias recalled the Bul
garian officers who were studying ‘n
tiie military schools of Russia, France,
Austria and Italy
The German representative in So
fia has addressed a note to the Bulga
rian government in accordance with
iiie declarations of Russia and Austria,
saying thnt Bulgaria cannot accept as
ms: anoe from any power in the event
i f war with Turkey and that Austro-
Hungarian reform plans will bo ap
plied.
ATLANTA COUNCILMtN* DISAPPOINTED.
Kick Registered Against Low Cost of Citv’s
New Depot Building.
The announcement that the nev
passenger station to be erected by the
Atlanta Terminal Company will cost
less than $350,000. instead or $750,000,
as it was generally understood the ci >
pot was to cost, has caused a number
of council members to express, them
selves as most disappointed, and some
of thtm have declared that had they
known the depc; would cost only
$350,000 they would not have voted
: the city to readjust the grades of
■be street approaches.
ED’S CABINET
Chamberlaiu,
Decide teffiet
DIFFERENCE AS TO POLICY
9
Chamberlain Writes Premier Balfour
a Letter Explaining His Action.
Resignations Accepted.
A London special says: The resig
nation of Joseph Chamberlain as sec
tetary for the colonies; C. T. Ritchie,
as chancellor of the exchequer, and
Lord George Hamiltoa, as secretary
for India, were officially announced
Thursday evening. King Edward has
accepted the resignations.
The official announcement of the re
signations of Mr. Chamber'ain and two
other members of the cabinet, which
were announced by the Associate 1
I-Te&s earlier in the day, was mala
late Thursday night at Downing street
in the following communication:
‘‘The following ministers have offe"-
cd their resignations, which hare been
accepted by the king:
“Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain,
secretary for the colonies; Right Hon.
.0. T. Ritchie, ehancello- of the ex
chequer, and Lord George Hamilton,
secretary for India.
"The accompanying correspondence
passed between the premier, Right
Hon. A. J. Balfour, and Mi. Chamber
lain.”
Then follows Mr. Chamberlain’s let
ter. dated Birmingham, September 0.
commencing: “My Dear Balfour,” in
which ho sets forth his reasons for his
resignation. A feature of the letter
is the following statement concerning
a preferential tariff:
“For the present, at any rate, a
preferential agreement with our colo
nies involving any new duty, however
small, on articles of food hitherto un
taxed. even if accompanied by a re
duction of taxation on other articles
of fool equally universal in their con
sumption, would be unacceptable io
the majority of the constituencies
However much we may regret the de
cision, however mistaken we may
think it, no good government in a dem
ocratic country ean ignore it. I feel,
therefore, that as an immediate prac
tical policjl the question of prefer
ence to the colonies cannot be press
ed with any hope of success at the
present time, although there is a very
strong feeling in favor of the other
branch of fiscal reform which would
give fuller discretion to the govern
ment in negotiating with foreign coun
tries for a freer exchange o.” commodi
ties and which would enaVe our repre
sentatives to retaliate if no concession
was made to our j list demands.
“If, as I believe, you share these
view’s, it seems to me tl at you will
be absolutely justified i’t adopting
them as the policy of your government,
although it will necessarily involve
some changes in its constitution. As
secretary for the colonie.. during the
last eight years, I have been in a spe
cial sense the representative of the
policy of a closer union which I firm
ly believe to be equally recessary >n
the interests of the colon.es and our
selves.”
Liberals Will Return to Power.
The retirement of Colonial Secreta
ry Chamberlain which precipitates the
most dramatic crisis and ihe bitterest
party struggle since his secession from
Gladstone's home rule cabinet was un
known and unsuspected in London un
til the official announcement was is
sueiT late Thursday night.
As iO the reconstruction of the cabi
net* no great interest i» excited, al
though the political prophets are al
ready busy appointing Austen Cham
berlain chancellor of the exchequer,
the earl of Selborne as secretary for
the colonies, etc., because i is recog
nized as impossible that an appeal to
the country can be much longer de
layed, and the general opinion is that
in the present shattered conditions of
the unionist party the liberals will be
returned to power.
ALABAMA SOLONS HONOR DR. CL3RY.
Late Noted Educator Chosen as One Rep
resentative in Hall of Fame.
A resolution was passed unanimous
ly by both houses of the legislature of
Alabama Thursday naming the late
Dr. J. L. M. Curry as one of the two
men to represent Alabama in statuary
hall, in the national capitol. The other
representative has not been selected.
Depot and Steamer Destroyed by Eire.
Fire Thursday night completely de
s.royed the steamer Alma and the
fi eight depot of the Xorfo” & South
ern railroad at Elizabeth City. N*. C
entailing a loss estimated at §IOO,OOO.
NINE OF CREW DROWNED.
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Captain of Storm - Wrecked British
Steamer Tells Story of Disaster
fzuWnich Overtook Him.
Captdri# G. W. Davis and survivors
of the British S. S. Inchuiva that was
Vwecked off lower east coast of Flor
passed through Jacksonville Fri
day night for the north.
Captain Davis tells a fearful story
of his terrible experience and says ho
Dever encountered a worse storm.
The gale struck them Friday morn
ing, and by noon the sea was one boil
ing mass and the ship was pitching
and tossing. Water like whirlpool and
waves dashed over the vessel. The
boats were stripped from fastenings
and hurled into the raging sea.
At 11 o’clock Boatsman Taylor was
hit by a boat and swept overboard. Ho
caught a rope, but the waves tore
bis loose and dashed him against the
side of the ship, smashing his head.
The wind at noon was over eighty
miles an hour, and it was so dark hi
couldn’t see the length of his ship.
For hours a fearful fight went ou,
captain and crew doing all possible to
save the ship and their lives.
At 4:30 the. crash came and the ves
sel was pounded all night. At mid
night the men in the forward port
were lost, as the vessel broke in. Sat
urday morning a raft was made, and in
the afternoon 19 survivors out of the
crew of. 29 reached shore.
Captain Davis w r as deeply affected
by the tragic fato of his officers and
men. With him were Chief Mate John
McGill, and the Chinese steward.
The vessel was bound from Galves
ton to Hamburg via Newport News,
with miscellaneous freight.
CONDEMNS SPECTACULAR WEDDINGS.
New York World Comments on Collapsed
Newfangled Matrimonial Miair.
The New York World w:f Friday
morning contained the following- edito
rial on the Lane-Rbs&man marriage,
the original plan of which was chang
ed by the bishop of the diocese:
“A Brooklyn wedding ceremony
which gave promise of remaining long
notable in the annals of spectacular
matrimony, because of the unique na
ture of some of its features, has, per
force, been made conventional and
disappointing. The bishop of the dio
cese interfered to stop a display whicn,
in his view, would be discreditable to
the church in which it was to take
place.
“At this very modern wedding, it
was designed to replace tuo time:hon
ored matrimonial music with a newer
fangled program. We are not sure
whether ’The Voice that Breathed O’er
Eden’ was to be cut out, but the Loh
engrin bridal chorus was to give way
to ‘Dixie,’ played on the chimes. Over
the chancel rail an ‘L’ and tan ‘R’ in
electric light, the initials of bride and
bridegroom, were to blaze out, and as
the couple were pronounced ipan and
wife, the ‘R’ was to deepen }n glow,
dimming the ‘L’ into insignificance. It
was to be a display very creditable to
the electrical expert who was jo have
charge of the switchboard, Lut the
bishop’s ban spoiled it all. V
“The honors of vaudeville matri
mony are thus, left with the brides who
took their life partners for better or
worse in the lion’s cage or up in a bal
loon. And it is better so. The church
is no place for freak marriage ceremo
nies.” ■
BRITISHERS WERE TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
Three Resignations from King Edward’s
Cabinet Created Consternation.
A London special says: Consterna
tion and excitement caused by the ',dra
rnatie announcement of Joseph Cham
berlain’s resignation of the secretary
ship for the colonies prevailed among
all classes in the United Kingdom r .o
the exclusion of every other topic.
The great majority of the public o*7 y,
learned the news from the morning
papers, and the astonishment in
cases was so great as to prevent thle
expression of any coherent.opinion. !
The Pall Mall Gazette of Friday af
ternoon sums up the general feeliui
by describing the present crisis fisj
‘The most extraordinary in Hie hisi
tory of the government,” adding
“what will happen no one can fore-i
cast with any degree of certainty.”
WOMEN MURDERED WHILE ASLEEP.
Farm Hand in Kansas Suspected as the
Author of Most Heinous Crime.
Mrs. H. H. Paine, an aged woman,
her daughter, Mrs. Williams, and a
13-year-old daughter of Mrs. Williams
were murdered in their home on a
farm near Judson, Smith eounty,
Kans., Wednesday night.
A young farm hand named Madison
3 suspected of the murders. He wis
'naraored of Mrs. Williams, who was
-eeking a divorce frem her husband
-.d who had refused to marry Madi
n. Madiscn has disappeared.
A Nonsense Calendar.
The Oyster is a stupid thing;
He cannot dance, he cannot sing,
He cannot even read or write —
Indeed, be isn’t very bright.
When in September school begins
(A school of fish, I mean).
The fishes come with shining fins
And sit in rows with happy grins,
But Oyster isn’t seen.
He just lies lazy in his bed,
Although ’tis day;
And so to oystermen o’earhead
He falls a prey.
—St. Nicholas.
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Pat—A docthor, ye fule! afther
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