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TIGER LOSES NIXON
New Tammany Leader Resigns
His Thankless “Portfolio.”
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DISAFFECTION IN THE RANKS
in Attempting to Defeat Van Wyck
for Grand Sachem, Shipbuilder
Found That He Lacked a
Majority and Quit.
A New York special says: Lewis
Nixon, , leader of Tammany Hall for
nearly six months, resigned that posi
tion Wednesday, at a meeting of the
district leaders held in Tammany Hall.
While the resignation was not entirely
unexpected, it was not thought that
Mr. Nixon would take such positive
action until a later date, awaiting
the action of the leaders to see if they
would give him a vote of confidence.
Instead of this he refused to allow any
vote of confidence and went so far as
to say that he cou'td no longer retain
his self-respect if he remained as
leader.
The meeting of the thirty-seven dis
trict leaders was called at the instance
of Mr. Nixon. This action followed a
deadlock at the meeting of the sa
chems of the Tammany Hall Society
Monday when Mr. Nixon’s intention of
retaining Thomas L. Feitner as grand
sachem was frustrated by a tie. there
being six of the sachems for and six
against the retention, the thirteenth,
George C. Clausen, being absent. The
action of that time caused a general
discussion of the possibilities of Mr.
Nixon losing control of the organiza
tion and the combination, headed by
John F. Carrol!, ousting him. Mr.
Nixon, in an interview on Tuesday,
said if he could not have the confi
dence of the leaders he would “get
out.”
As' soon as the meeting had been
called to order Wednesday, Mr. Nixon
said:
“Gentlemen: I have decided to re
sign as the leader of Tammany Hall.
This resignation is absolute and posi
tive and will not be withdrawn. 1
wish it to take effect immediately. I
feel that I cannot retain my self-re
spect and still remain the leader of
Hull. My decision is unal
terable.”
Colonel Michael C. Murphy made a
very complimentary speech in praise
of Mr. Nixon. He did not say, how
ever, that he wished him to remain
as leader. He said that Mr. Nixon had
done splendid work as leader and had
the confidence of adl his fellow work
ers.
Mr. Nixon jumped to his feet as
soon as Colonel Murphy had finished
and said:
“I do not desire any vote of confi
dence whatever.”
He immediately left, the room, fol
lowed by an outburst of hand clap
ping. Mr. Nixon would only say to
the newspaper men:
“I am out as the leader of Tam
many Hall. Ship building is my busi
ness. lam out of politics and am glad
of it. I will devote my time to my
business of ship building and will talk
about that by the hour, but. I will not
talk politics hereafter. The cause of
any resignation is plain. I could have
won out and elected Mr. Feitner
grand sachem, hut I will not appeal to
Mr. Croker.”
Following the departure of Mr. Nix
on it was announced that a meeting
of the executive committee of district
leaders will be held Thursday, at
which time time Mr. Nixon’s resigna
tion will be acted upon. There were
numerous rumors about the hall re
garding the future policy of the organ
ization.
Combine Fails to Materialize.
The proposed combination of practi
cally all the important hardware firms
in the United States, announced some
time ago, it is rumored in hardware
circles, has been called off.
A CROAK FROM CROKER.
Ex-Tammany Boss Has Ceased to Med
dle in New York Politics.
Richard Croker began an interview
at London Friday concerning the af
fairs of Tammany society with an em
phatic declaration that he had ceased
to meddle in New York politics. “Thir
ty-seven years of political fighting is
enough for one life,” he said, “and I
am done with it, I tell you once and I
for all.”
He expressed regret that there
should be trouble ki Tammany and ex
pressed the hope that Mr. Nixon would !
return to office.
SEABOARD AIR LINE.
Two-Thousand-Mile Tickets at $40.00
Taken Off Sale.
Seaboard Air’Line railway announces i
that effective May 15, 1902, 2,000-mile
tickets of this issue good over a por
tion of the system, heretofore sold at
SIO.OO, will be withdrawn from sale.
•Seaboard Interchangeable 1.000-mile
tickets, at $25.00. will interest you. In
quire of ticket agents or
tives of the company.
fOOHADUN DIXIE SEiS SAIL.|
Big Cargo cf Supplies En Route to
Martinique tslanc—Sixteen Ships
Lest in St. Pierre Harbor.
With food enough on board to feed |
the population of Martinique for a !
week, the cruiser Dixie sailed from !
New York for the stricken island. She \
will arrive at her destination Monday.
Never, even during war time, did the
army subsistence department make
such a record in collecting a shipload j
of food supplies. It was done in 21 i
hours’ time, Colonel D. L. Brainard j
bringing from Philadelphia three car- j
loads of supplies needed to make up
the shipment and purchasing the rest j
in New York.
The Dixie’s cargo will comprise 900.- i
000 rations. It contains: Two hundred j
thousand pounds of bread, 85,000
pounds of flour, 900,000 pounds of rice,
200,000 pounds of codfish, 200 cases of
chicken and beef soup, 100 cases of
evaporated cream, 100 cases condens
ed milk, 5,000 pairs cf shoes, 20.000
pairs of khaki trousers, 4,000 pairs of
barrack shoes, 2,000 blouses, 1,000
tents, 2.000 pairs balbriggan drawers,
4,000 balbriggan shirts, 500 summer
coats.
In addition there are large quanti
ties of coffee, tea, sugar, vinegar, pep
per and in the w r ay of clothing, a large
amount of calico undergarments, etc.
There is $5,000 worth of medicine in
the cargo, and three army surgeons,
Dr. Church, Dr. J. H. Reilly and Dr. J.
B. Clayton, will accompany the party.
They take along a plentiful supply of
surgical Instruments.
Sixteen Vessels Destroyed.
The navy department Wednesday
morning,, received a number of mes
sages bearing on the Martinique dis
aster. Lieutenant B. B. McCormick,
commanding the Potomac, sent the fol
lowing from Fort De France, dated
Tuesday.
“In harbor at St. Pierre, 16 vessels
totally destroyed. Surrounding vil
lages uninhabitable. Island covered
(with) iestruction. Ashes within five
miles Fort De France. Provisions
needed,, 50,000 refugees within ten
days. Need extra stores. Inform
commandant San Juan.”
Commander McLean, of the Cincin
nati, cabled from Fort De France, un
der Wednesday’s date as follows:
“Arrived at St. Pierre this morning.
Came here message. Assisting gov
ernment Martinique. News disaster
St. Vincent; have sent. Potomac. Will
follow if necessary.”
Admiral Barker, commandant of the
Brooklyn navy yard, telegraphed as
follows:
“Bulk of freight removed from Buf
falo. She can sail at any time within
two hours’ notice.
Secretary Hay also received the
following cablegram from Consul
Ayme ki answer to the secretary’s in
quiry as to whether fresh water and
suppligs are needed:
“Water not needed, but food imper
ative for 50,000 ifcfugees. I have ca
bled as to what was wanted. I shall
stay here to distribute supplies. The
Cincinnati is here.”
Adjutant General Corbin has re
ceived a cablegram from San Juan,
Porto Rico, saying that the collier
Sterling would sail Thursday for Mar
tinique.
ANbTHER AERONAUT KILLED.
Tragic Climax to Balloon Ascension at
Tallapoosa, Ga.
Meredith Rowe, an aeronaut, In
making a balloon ascension, at Talla
poosa, Ga., late Tuesday afternoon fell
and was almost instantly killed.
When 100 feet in the air the balloon
suddenly collapsed and Rowe was
dashed to death. His neck was bro
ken, his back a mass of bruises. Hard
ly a whole bone remained in his body.
EARTHQUAKES AS SHI3OLETH.
Seismitic Dangers May Affect Canal
Legislation in Congress.
The terrible volcanic eruptions in
the French West Indies have raised an
interesting question at Washington
with regard to the proposed isthmian
canal, and it is possible that the oc
currences of the past few days may
have an important bearing upon canal ’
legislation.
HISTORIC CHURCH SOLD.
House of Worship at Atlanta Pur- 1
chased For Sum of SIOO,OOO.
Representing an eastern syndicate,
Frank Hawkins, president of the
Third National Bank, and E. P. Black
have purchased the property owned
by the First Methodist church at At
lanta, the price paid being SIOO,OOO.
The deal is subject to the approval of ,
the quarterly conference of the
church.
It is thought that the purchase of
the property means that an immense
store building will be put upon the ,
church site as soon as possible.
COURT TO HOLD IN ATLANTA.
Bid Passes Senate that Will Bring ;
New Orleans Judges 4o Georgia.
A Washington dispatch says: Boon
after the senate convened Wednesday
a bill was passed providing that the
circuit court cf appeals of the Fifth
judicial circuit of the United States 5
shall hold at least one term annually
Atlanta. Ga.. beginning on the first
londay of October of each year.
TWENTY-THREE DEAD
Horrible Results From Explosion
of Naptlia at Sheridan.
SCENES OF ACCIDENT PITIFUL
School Children Were Victims and
Nearly Every Home in the Town
Had an Inmate Either Killed
or Injured.
A Pittsburg dispatch of Tuesday
says: A careful and systematic search
for the dead and injured in the Sheri
dan horror of Monday reveals a list of
twenty-three dead and 202 injured.
The complete list of the injured may
never be known, as many were able to
get away without making known their
identity.
The conservative estimate made-by
those thoroughly familiar with the sit
uation places the number more or less
seriously hurt at not less than 300.
This list will be added to as time
passes, as quite a number of the vic
tims at the hospitals are reported by
the physicians to be in such serious
condition that it will be a miracle if
they survve.
’Hiere are scores of people in Sheri
dan who should be in the hospitals, but
for want of room they are being cared
for by friends. Some of this class are
also expected to die.
The scenes in and around Sheridan
Tuesday were pitiful in the extreme.
Practically every house in the village
.had one or more injured inmate, and
in many homes mourning families
were gathered about the charred and
distorted remains of loved ones who
were victims of the terrible calamity.
Many children were caught by the
naphtha flames and as a result the two
public school buildings were almost
deserted Tuesday morning. Of the 700
pupils enrolled there were but 200 in
attendance at the sessions. Of the 500
absent, Professor Hannuam estimates
100 were injured. The children have
started a fund for the aid of their un
fortunate schoolmates, some of whom
are in need of financial assistance.
The damage to property by the ex
plosions and fire will be heavy. The
loss at the mouth of Corks Run tunnel
alone will probably exceed SIOO,OOO. In
addition to the heavy loss by the rail
road company, twenty-five houses were
destroyed by the force of the explo
sions, or by the fire which followed.
Despite the fact that the rain came
pouring down all of Tuesday, thou
sands went to Sheridan and the cars
and trains were crowded with curious
people from all parts who went for the
sake of seeing what had happened.
The scene was gre-wsome. The
Sheridan yards lie between two hills.
On the north side there is a steep cut
but on the south side Jt is not so hig i
All over the hills on hither side of the
tracks hundreds were engaged in
searching for clothing which the in
jured had torn from them when the
burning fluid was thrown upon them.
Lined upon these hills were thousands
watching the crews of the wreck trains
at work. The smoke from the smould
ering wreck filled the cut and the wind
blew it against the spectators. Two
flat cars lay on the siding covered
with clothing picked up during the
night, most of It charred rags.
Superintendent McCarthy, of the Pan
Handle, said that after a careful and
thorough investigation the conclusion
was reached that the cause of the ac
cident was the Inability of the brake
man to control a train of cars taken
out of the yard. The cars ran into a
train loaded with naphtha, breaking a
tank, the contents of which ran down
the tracks and ignited from a switch
lamp.
STRIKE FERVOR APATHETIC.
Question as to Whether Conflict Will
Continue is Clouded.
A special from Pa., says:
The situation regirding the continua
tion of the present total suspension of
work in the anthracite coal fields of
Pennsylvania is a trifle clouded.
CANAL PAPERS TO SENATt.
Secretary Hay Transmits Agreements
Reached in Negotiations.
The negotiations between Secretary
Hay and the ministers from Colombia,
Nicaragua and Costa Rica looking to
the acquirement of the necessary
rights for the cbnstruetion by the Uni
ted States government of either the
Panama or the Nicaragua canal have
at last been concluded and Thursday
Secretary Hay sent to the sente these
agreements covering the ground. The
secretary made no comments upon
them.
FIVE DIE IN FLAMES.
Halocaust in Burning of Hotel at
Point Pleasant, W. Va.
Five persons perished in the burn
ing of the American hotel at Point
Pleasant, W. Va., ana three were se
riously injured. Two residences also
burned and the total loss amounts to
$30,000.
iThree of the victims were farmers
summoned as grand jurors at the
criminal court.
HABEAS CORPUS UNAVAILING.
Gaynor and Grene are Held Prisoners
in a Montreal Hotel While
Awaiting Trial.
On Friday John F. Gaynor and B. D.
Greene were involuntarily registered
as guests at the Windsor hotel, in Mon
treal, each guarded by a local detec
tive, with a force of United Stat s se
cret service agents unofficially in re
serve. They will not go back to Que
bec, as they and their friends desire,
and in spite of the writ of habeas eor
pur granted Thursday by Judge An
drews. of Quebec, directing Chief De
tective Carpenter to return his prison
ers to that city.
When the Spiyiy arrived in Montreal
Friday iporninj|the party drove N the
Windsor. At '[ o’clock they again left
the hotel, just as the pursuing force
from Qpebec, which had come up from
Sorel on the Quebec boat reached the
hotel.
Chief Carpenter took his prisoners
to Judge Lafontaine’s residence and an
impromptu court was convened in the
judge’s library. Mr. Carpenter handed
his prisoners over to the judge and the
latter, after remanding them for exam
ination on Monday, committed them to
the care of two detectives with permis
sion to reside at the Windsor.
Detective Carpenter handed the
judge the warrants with the return
marked upon the back as is usual. The
prisoners were asked if they were
guilty or not guilty, and not replying,
the judge’s clerks accepted their fail
ure to plead as a plea of not guilty.
Judge Lafontaine then said:
“Prisoners, I remand you for trial
until Monday, the 19th of this month,
without bail.”
Quebec People Thrown Down.
In the meantime High Constable
Gale, of Quebec, with the writ of ha
beas corpus, was searching diligently
for Mr. Carpenter. At 10 o’clock he
found him in his office and served the
writ. Mr. Carpenter was placed in a
dilemma. He was in possession of a
document calling upon him to produce
the bodies of Gaynor and Greene be
fore Judge Andrews in Quebec Friday,
and he no longer had the prisoners in
his possession, having been delivered
to Judge Lafontaine. He consulted his
counsel and was informed that if he
attempted to return the prisoners to
Quebec he would be liable to arrest for
contempt of the local court, whose
mandate he had received and executed.
So an answer setting forth the facts
in the matter was prepared and sent
down to Quebec, and with that it is ex
pected the Quebec people will have to
remain satisfied.
The jurisdiction of an extradition
commissioner extends over the entire
dominion and the arrests of Greene
and Gaynor were made by an officer
qualified to make arrests in any por
tion of the province, consequently
there is no doubt that they will hold.
,<iENTS AND LAWYER ROASTED.
Committee on Methodist War Claim
Completes Report to be Present
ed to the Conference.
The committee on publishing inter
ests in the Methodist conference at
Dailas, Texas, finished with the war
claim matter Friday and will make
their report to the conference. There
was much excitement among the dele
gates when the substance of the re
port. was made lyiown. The report
reads; .
“We deplore any <he
part of the attorney from the instruc
tions given hi.m ty the book commit
tee.”
This refers to Maj jr Stahlman. An
effort will be made to strike this item
out of the report, as many claim that
the conference has nothing to do with
a matter which delates to an attorney
who is not an officer of the church.
The second itim reads:
“The language of the book agents
in the telegrams sent to Senators
Bate and Pasco is disapproved, as
these senators were misled by it.”
The third item concludes the report
and is as follows: m
“The bishops having*'conditionally
tendered the money, ard ,t.he United
States senate having signified that the
church was undei • obligation to re
turn the same, and that no stain rests
upon the church, and tty senators
over their own sign&t having de
clared the church blameless, this
should be deemed a full settlement of
the whole matter.”
It will he seen that the report is a
triumph of the conservative element
in the committee. The minority, how
ever, will also present a report recom
mending the immediate return of the
money to congress.
Columbus Day at Charleston.
The Columbus, Ga., Guards voted
Friday night to go to Charleston on
May 21, which will he “Columbus Day”
at the exposition.
ANOTHER ROAST FOR “JAKIE.”
Civil Governor of Leyte Province
Sends in Bad Report.
The secretary of war lias transmit
ted to the senate committee on Philip
pines a report made by Captain J. H.
Grant, civil governor of the province
of Leyt<*. P. L, concerning differences
of tinderstanding between himself and
Genera! J. H. Smith concernig the con
trol of affairs in that province.
Captain Grant vigorously condemns
the actions of General Smith.
NEGRO’S DEADLY AIM
Ends Earthly Career of Three
Officers and a Citizen.
INCIPIENT RIOT IN ATLANTA
Negroes Defying Arrest Barricade
Themselves in a Store and Do
Deadly Work—Torch Was Ap
plied and Three Were Killed.
An Atlanta, Ga., special says: An
effort by officers of the law to arrest
negro outlaws who had barricaded
themselves in a store resulted Satur
day morning in the most fatal riot
that has ever occurred in the history
of the city. Seven men were killed,
including three policemen, a white cit
izen and" three negroes.
The most exciting scenes prevailed
at the place of the riot and every avail
able policeman, with military, called
out by the governor, had all they could
do to keep down a general riot.
The scene of the tragedy was on
McDaniel street, a few hundred yards
outside the city limits, where mem
bers of a notorious gang of negro out
laws had assembled to defy arrest.
The county police first attempted to
raid the place alone and later the city
police were called upon for aid. Still
later the governor was appealed to
and the military ordered out.
In the barricaded store were three
negroes. It is believed there were at
first as many as five and two escaped
before daylight. The store was a small
arsenal in which were a number of
winchester rifles and a small gatling
gun. It was a rendezvous for a gang
of thieves and murderers. Within
were sharpshooters who picked off the
men on the outside with precision and
deadly effect. Every time a man
showed himself he was shot to death.
The Torch Applied.
The torch was finally brought into
requisition and amidst the flames was
heard the crack of the- rifles. Thq
flames accomplished what the bullets
failed to do. Two members of the
gang rushed out, one to death and the
other, the leader, was burned up after
bis body had been riddled with bullets.
Before the riot was ended three
brave officers had been shot to death,
one citizen had fallen with a rifle in
his hands, two negroes were killed and
many others had been wounded.
The dead are: Ed Battle, a bailiff
In Fulton county; H. O. Ozburn, a po
liceman of Fulton county; Thoma’S
Grant, a city policeman; Edward Crab
tree, a city policeman; Will Richard
son, the negro desperado who killed
these men; James Harrison, a negro
who attempted to escape from a sew
er; Milton Grisby, shot in a nearby
yard, died in Tower.
The wounded arc: S. A. Kerlin,
beaten by negroes; W. A. Wright, a
county policeman, wounded in the
left shoulder; W. T. Jackson, a street
car man, wounded in hip; Owen
Heard, a county policeman, wounded
in the thigh; Call Officer Spradlin,
wounded in the arm; Shepherd Finzed,
hackman, shot through the hand.
During tile entire affair at least 3,-
000 shots were fired. Citizens had
joined the police, armed with shotguns
and rifles. The outlaws could not be
seen, but the house was riddled wiih
bullets in the hope that a stray shot
might do its work.
The outlaws were cool and shot with
great accuracy. One by-one the offi
cers and members of their posse were
picked off and every bullet' “went
straight to its mark.
After the burned body of the negro
was found, an angry crowd 'of white
men seized it and started with it to
ward the city. Chief Ball threw a
cordon of police across a street at. the
city limits and took the body away
from the crowd and had it. sent into
the city in a wagon.
While the procession was passing
Will Gregg, a negro, was heard to re
mark that it was a'shame to kill ne
groes that way, and he had no sooner
spoken the words than he was riddled
with bullets.
When the governor was notified he
imrr diately called out the military,
but the soldiers arrived too late to
take a hand in the fight.
Origin of the Trouble.
At Atlanta Friday night, five negroes
waylaid and tried to murder .ex-Police
man S. A. Kerlin on McDaniel street,-
just outside the city limits. A passing
trolley car saved the ex-policeman’s
life.
The assault was made by negroes
with whore Kerlin had trouble when
he was a member of the police force.
The affair was reported to County
Chief of Police Turner and he detailed
three of his men to work on the case.
Late Friday night the county police
reported that they had located some of
the would-be murderers in a negro
house on McDaniel street.
PHILADELPHIA RECORD SOLD.
Attorney Stenger Buys the Stock dT
the Big Newspaper for $2,300,000.
By order of the United States court
of eastern Pennsylvania, Jam - M.
Beck, special master commissioner,
sold at public auction at Philadelphia,
Thursday, 9,050 shares of the 10,000
shares of The Philadelphia Record
Publishing Company, par value, SIOO.
William S. Stenger, of Philadelphia,
bought the stock for $2,300,000.
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Ball-Bearings.
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FOR SA > E BY
ALFONSO TAKES THE OATH.
Young King cf Spain Is Installed With •
Elaborate Ceremonies.
Alfonso took the oath as king of
Spain at Madrid Saturday. He was
most noticeable for his iloameanor
during the ceremony of taking the
oath to uphold the constitution. Dr.
J. L. M. Curry, the United States an*
voy, who was well placed und able to
watch the proceedings closely, said af
terwards that one could have bad
an inkhng from the king's planner
that anything extraordinary was hap
pening. King Alfonso delivered' the
oath with great distinctness, and put
considerable expression into the
words, acting throughout In an Intelli
gent and self-possessed way.
PROHIBITS MACLAY’S HISTORY.
Santiago’* Controversy is Again Aired
in House Proceedings.
The house spent the day Saturday
in discussion of the navy appropria
tion hIP and the most important fea
ture of thei discussion Involved a revi
val of the Sampson-Schley controver
sy. This an amendment to
the hill, >s presnted by Mr.
Mudd, of lar*"d'yand which was
adopted, prohiSYJandAt*/. IJHe G f Mae
lay’s history of thb'hg tjfjkr . ujt; Je lo k
at the naval academy! v -y he considera
tion of the measure wa< not completed
before/the house adjourned for the
day. i
SAMPSON WILL IS FILED.
Widbw Gets Everything Except $4,C00
Life Insurance.
The will of the late Admiral William
T. Sampson was filed at Washington
Saturday. It leaves everything to
the widow, save $4,000 life insurance,
which Is left, equally among the four
daughters. In the petition asking for
admission of the will to probate, Mrs.
Sampson, who is named a) sole exe
cutor, says the admiral died possessed
of stocks and other securities valued
at sh,s'jo and * tract of land at Man
Chester, N. Y., -known as the Marmon
Mil: farm, valued at $10,0.00. The will
is dated Key West. Fla., April 16. 1393.
SEVENTEEN-YEAR LOCUSTS.
■ t
Pests Have Made Their Appearance
in Washington and Vicinity.
Large numbers of seventeen-year lo
custs have made their appearance in
Washington, and reports ot similar
visitation have reached the depart
ment of agriculture from Altoona. Pa.,
and Nashville. Term. According to
the charts, Maryland and Indiana,
with the adjoining counties of their
neighbor states, are to be most affect
rd by the pest.
Justice Bradley Dead.
Andrew C. Bradley, one of the jus
tices of the supreme court of the Dis
trict of Columbia, died in Washington
Thursday night.