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The Jones News
M. 0. GREENE, PUBLISHER.
GATES KNOCKED OUT'
Big Operator Drops Something
Over Three Millions.
DOWNED ON COLORADO FUEL
Desire to Control Led to Shrinkage.
Wall Street in Great Glee Over
Discomfiture of “Arch
, Enemy.”
A New York special says: John W.
Gates was the subject of many a laugh
on Wall street Friday, men on the
street figuring his losses in Colorado
Fuel variously from $4,000,000 down to
$1,000,000. A reliable estimate on the
street places his total loss at $3,400,
000 .
While there is nothing vindictive
about the tone of the feeling for Gates
in Wall street, the men who have
bucked against him and fought him on
more than one occasion are enjoying
a satisfaction that is being manifested
in self gratulation.
They knew Gates was torn with a
strong desire to control Colorado Fuel
and they set out earnestly, quietly and
deliberately to block every stroke that
he might make in the game.
On Wall street the fight against him
first began on August 14. the day when
the inauguration of the injunction pro¬
ceedings were begun, Colorado Fuel
began to slump point by point. Down
the financial toboggan it slid, every
day showing in the accounting a loss
of several hundred thousand dollars
for Gates.
From the time of its highest reach
after Gates began buying stock in the
Colorado Fuel to the present day the
holdings of the Gates coterie shows a
shrinkage in value of just $3,400,000.
But it is a’most impossible to figure
their exact losses, as Gates bought in
the stock at varying prices.
HEADQUARTERS COMING SOUTH.
Report that Southern Will Remove
C'.'fices from Washington to Atlanta.
According to the Atlanta Journal
railroad circles are agog over the re¬
port that the Southern railway has
completed or is about to complete ar¬
rangements by which its headqquar-
ters or at least a part of its chief of¬
fices ’are to be transferred from
Washington back to Atjanta.
The information to this effect
seems to come from undoubtedly re¬
liable sources. The greater part of
the doubt seems to lie in whether
the entire headquarters of the road
will be changed or possibly only a
part, as for example, the freight of¬
fices.
Report has it th..t numerous offices
have been secured in the Equitable
building, and that the removal to At¬
lanta Is to be effected immediately,
even before the first of the year.
Local officials of the Southern pro-
fess an ignorance of any such move-
ment.
It is said, however, that Assistant
General Freight Agent Green,who was
in Atlanta Thursday, was present for
the purpose of securing a suitable
home, and that other officials of the
road are making similar arrangements
In some quarters it is believed that
the Southern will use the Fquitalle of-
fices only temporarily, and that the ul-
timate location of the headquarters will
be in a new, magnificent passenger
depot and office building to be erected
by the road on Mitchell street.
The headquarters of the Southern
road were removed to Washington be-
tween three and four years ago, pre¬
viously to which they occupied the
greater part of the Kiser building on
South Pryor street. In the various de-
partments which go to make up the
chief offices of the road, there are he-
tween 200 and 300 employes, so that
the proper installation of the head-
quarters in Atlanta would necessitate
a great deal of office space.
The report has set all the railroad
men to talking, and there is probably
no railroad movement which will
arouse more interest
WOMEN RAID A SALOON.
Wreck “Blind Pig” and Force the Pro¬
prietor to Hastily Decamp.
Belmont, Tenn., a small town six
miles west of Nashville, was the scene
of much excitement, when a mob com¬
posed of women made a raid on a sa¬
loon and completely demolished it.
The saloon, or “blind pig,’’ has been
running for some days, Women or-
ganized and marched in a body to the
saloon.
They began by throwing rocks
through the windows and then pro¬
ceeded to enter and finish the work,
breaking bottles and completely wreck¬
ing the place. The proprietor fled.
MILLIONS PAID GUARDS.
Large Number of Officers Employed at
Idle Collieries.
A dispatch from Wilkesbarre. Pa.,
says: It is estimated that the coal
and iron policemen now guarding the
idle collieries in four counties of the
anthracite region number 5.000. The
employment of so many specia guards
has necessitated an expenditure by
the companies to date of $1,800,000.
five women toims of fire.
Explosion Starts Quick Blaze In New
York Tenement House and
Holocaust Results.
In New York city Tuesday an explo¬
sion occurred Jn a furniture store on
the ground floor of a double tenement
at No. 35 Essex street, and before the
tenants could recover fiom their sur¬
prise the building was a mass of
flames.
The fire obtained a frightful head¬
way, which the firemen had to fight
while the work of rescue was going
on, and before the flames were under
control, two women and three young
girls had burned to death and a man
and woman carried to Gouvener hos¬
pital suffering painful Injuries.
Many others were badly burned.
One of the dead bodies was believed
to be that, of Mrs. Hannah Balothin :
and the other that of Mrs. Joseph i
1
Knott, but both were so badly burned I
that they were not recognizable. '
The persons seriously Injured were
Mrs. Rosa Misses, who was burned
about the body and face, and Jacob
Muscovitz, who had three ribs broken
by jumping to the pavement. The
money loss by the fire was only $5,000.
Coroner Golden, who viewed the
bodies, said there had been only one
positive identification—that of the re¬
mains of Mrs. Balothin. The other
bodies were so charred that it was al¬
most impossible to Identify them, but
it was likely that the body of the other
woman was that of Mrs. Knott; one
of the girls’ bodies was that of Mrs.
-Knott’s child and the two other todies
those of two of the family of Nathan
Liebowitz.
MURDERERS BROUGHT TO BAY.
Slayers of Farmer Newman Run to
Cover by Sheriffs and Fosses.
A special from Knoxville, Tenn.,
says;
A te'ephone message early Tuesday
morning relates that the heavily arm¬
ed posse chasing the murderer of Wat¬
kins Newman, the prominent and
wealthy young bachelor of Jefferson
couuty, who was burned to death Sun¬
day morning, has surrounded the two
men on the summit of Bay Mountain
and will take them, burning the house
if necessary.
Both the sheriffs of Hamblin and
Jefferson are on the scene with de¬
termined men.
Additional evidence in the affair has
shown that when Newman was first
assaulted, he resisted, but in the strug¬
gle was mortally wounded.
Then his two assa.iants, who were
actuated by revenge, seized him and
bouDd him to the post of his bed, then
firing the house.
They fled before aid arrived, but
were trailed by several and were lo¬
cated Tuesday morning .
DEMANDS FULL DIVIDEND.
Mandamus Wilt be Tried on Directors
of Central Railway.
James Hunter, a broker of Savan¬
nah, who has interested himsesf par¬
ticularly in the affairs of the Central
0 f Georgia Railway Company, says
that he intends to proceed by manda¬
mus to compel the company to pay the
full dividend of 5 per cent on the first
income bonds,
A few days ago the company’s direc-
tors declared a 3 per cent dividend,
though the gross earnings had been
about $700,000 greater than during the
previous fiscal year, when the divi-
dend was 5 per cent,
Hunter declares the bondholders
have rights under the mortgage that
can be enforced, and he insi-stB that
he is in earnest and proposes taking
legal steps,
ALLEGED CONSPIRATORS HELD.
Boatner and Sehlitzbaum Will be
Tried for Express Robbery.
After a preliminary hearing before
Magistrate Evans at Fordville, Ky.,
j. h. Boatner and A. B. Sehlitzbaum,
charged with complicity in a conspira-
cy to defraud the American Express
company out of $28,000, were held to
the grand jury in the sum of $30,000.
Boatner and Sehlitzbaum were unable
t ogive bond, and were removed to
jail at Hartford, Ky., Thursday night.
NOTHING BUT STRIFE AHEAD.
Mitchell Sees No Hope for Early Set
tlement of Strike.
A fight “to the bitter end” is the
way President John Mitchell, of the
United Mine Workers of America, put
the situation in the anthracite ceil
strike in an interview at Chicago Wed¬
nesday.
He said he saw nothing for him to
do in the strike hut to hold his men
firm. Even an appeal to the American
people for intercession he thought
would be of no avail. “J see nothing
ahead but strife,” he said.
GREAT VICTORY FOR REBELS.
Commander Potter Tells of Seizure of
the Warship Boyaca.
The navy department is in receipt
of the following cablegram:
"Panama, August 21.—Secretary
Navy, Washington: Boyaca, with 300
men, was captured by revolutionists
on July 30.
(Signed) “POTTER,
"Commander Ranger.”
GRAY. JONES CO.. GA.. THURSDAY. AUGUST 23, 1902.
CHURCHES TO UNITE
Two Branches of Methodists Will
Work Together in China.
HAVE JOINT FllBUSIflNO HOUSE
*
Agreement Approved Last Tuesday at
Nashville, Tennessee—Shanghai
Will be Base of
Operations,
A New York dispatch says: Tho
two great branches, of American Meth-
odism, the Methodist Episcopal church
and the Methodist Episcopal church,
south, are to unit®, in Shanghai, Chl-
na, the publishing interests of the two
denominations throughout the Climes*
empire, the joint publishing house to
be known as the Methodist Publishing
House in China. The final act in this.
agreement came about Tuesday when
the plan was finally approved by the
book committee of the Methodist Epis¬
copal church, south, at a meeting held
in Nashville, Tenn , the board of man-
agers of the missionary society of the
Methodist Episcopal church having
voted on the agreement a week ago at
New York. The scheme for a joint
publishing house in China was pro¬
posed more than six years ago by the
missionaries of the two denominations.
Since that time each of the denomina-
tions have continually felt the need of
a much largtr publishing equipment
in China than it possessed. Shanghai,
as the commercial distributing center
for all China, has, of course, appealed
to each as the strategic place for a
publishing center. The economy in
the united publishing plan for tht
empire has been patent to all, but for
various reasons joint action has had to
be postponed from time to time.
A tentative agreement was reported
at a joint committee meeting held at
Altodale, Baltimore county, Maryland,
the country home of he Rev. Dr. John
F. Gouchei*, the president of the Bal¬
timore Woman’s college, on August
5. At this meeting there were present
Dr. Goucher, the Rev. A. B. Leonard
and the Rev. Dr. Homer Eaton, repre¬
senting the board of managers of the
Methodist Episcopal •! urch, and Bish¬
op A. W. Wilaon, the Rev. Dr. Saul
Whitehead and the Rev. Collins Den¬
ny, representing the book committee
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
south. The agreement which these
men drew up has now been ratified by
the authoritative bodies which they
represented.
The plan provides for a capital stock
of $ 100 000 one-half of which is to be
, ,
paid up, each of the contracting @or-
porations providing $25,000. The own-
ership and interest in the pub'ishing
house is to be guaranteed by equal
proportions to the corporations. Six
directors, who have already been elect-
ed, are to have the control, and there
are to be two business managers, of
equal and co-ordinate authority, one
from each of the churches. In effect-
ing this union of publishing interests
in China, it Is understood that all oth-
er mslson Interesd® of the two
churches remain as at present organ-
ized and established. The publishing
house is to occupy the property recent-
ly built by the book committee of the
Methodist Episcopal church, south, for
a publishing house, and rent is to be
paid to that book committee for the
use of the building. In the purchase
of machinery, that now owned by the
missionary society of the Methodist
Episcopal church in Foo Chow, China,
is to be given the preference, provided
such machinery an-d equipment be
needed by the new concern.
WILL PROSECUTE OFFICIALS.
Troubles of Two Barnesville, Georgia,
Banks Revived.
One hundred or more depositors of
tho two defunct Barnesville, Ga,
banks, the Barnesville Savings bank
and the New South bank have held a
meeting and formally determined to
push the prosecution cf the bank offi¬
cers who were indicted by the spring
term grand jury.
THEORETICAL NAVAL TIGHT.
In Mimic Battle Array Fleets are Pit¬
ted Against Each Other.
The unique war game in which the
rival fleets of Admiral Francis J. Hig-
ginson and Commander John A. Pils-
bury are pitted against each other be¬
gan at Rock Port, Mass., Wednesday.
The north Atlantic coast is now
threatened by a theoretically powerful
squadron of hostile ships from the at¬
tack of which an equally ab'e fleet will
attempt to defend. This is the first
series of maneuvers in which the ships
will participate, and it will be under
the direction of the navy department
CUBANS ARE SUSPICIOUS.
Want to Know Why Soldiers Were
Landed at Santiago.
A resolution was adopted in the Cu¬
ban house of representatives Frida'’
asking the executive for information
in regard to the landing of 100 Ameri¬
can soldiers at Santiago de Cuba
Thursday.
The soldiers in question were sent
to relieve the American troops quar¬
tered in the fortresses at Santiago.
I
BOY KIDNaPS r-’
Forced Her to Go With Him at
Point of Pistol.
DARINA DEED OF A LUNATIC
Fattier Was Absent from Home at tho
time, and Girl Was Easy Mark.
Searching Parties
at Work.
Wlth a drawn pistol In his hand,
Janies I. Tindall, said to be an es-
caped lunatic from the sanitarium at
Milledgeville, Ga„ entered the home
of L. A. Roach. In Wilkinson county,
Thursday afternoon, and carried off
Agnes Roach, a 15-year old girl. The
kidnaping was accomplished while
Roach was away from home. The on y
persons in the house at the time were
tj, e yolI nger brothers and sisters of
Agnes.
Holding his pistol In the young girl’s
f ace> Tindall ordered her to don a
dean dress and come with him.
The distracted father of Agnes went
to Macon Friday to notify the police
and to secure the aid of detectives.
Tindall is described as a young
man 0 f 19 years of age, low of stature,
g ,tout and fair of complexion, and at
the time ] as t seen wore a white hat.
j de was sen t to the asylum some time
ago and recently escaped,
Roach, in telling of the affair, says
he was absent from home Thursday
afternoon and no one was there but
his daughter Agnes and two of the
younger children. Suddenly Tindall
appeared on the scene, with a drawn
pj s tol in his hand, so the younger
children tell him, and by threats of
killing her, made her put on a clean
dress and leave with him.
Tindall Hired a Buggy.
The couple walked abou two miles,
when Tindall stopped at the house of
a negro man whom he knew and hired
a mule and buggy from him, saying he
would take a little drive, and when he
returned would pay him for the use
of the vehicle. At last accounts Tin¬
dall had uot returned. He drove off
with the girl, going in the direction of
Macon.
When Roach arrived at his home
xhurgday evening about dusk his chil-
dren informed him of what Tindall
had done. Roach, with a number of
his neighbors, searched on the high¬
ways and In the woods for Tindall and
the girl Thursday night, but without
success.
Roach says that inasmuch as Tin¬
dall is a lunatic and had a pistol, he Is
apprehensive that Tindall may have
murdered Agnes,
TAFT RECEIVES OVATION.
civi | Governor Given Big “Blow-Out”
On Arrival at Manila.
Civil Governor Taft reached Manila
p r j day morning at daylight on board
the united States gunboat General
Alva from Singapore straits settle¬
ment. He was welcomed with f n en¬
thusiastic demonstration.
The day had been made a holiday,
and the c j ty wag decorated,
Twenty thousand natives from adjoin-
j n g provinces participated in the de-
monstrations in honor of the gover¬
nor’s arrival.
IN MEMORY OF M’KINLEY.
Buffalo Citizens Will Observe Anniver-
sary of Assassination.
Mayor Knight,, of Buffalo, N. Y., has
issued a proclamation suggesting that
on Sunday, September 14, the first an¬
niversary of the death of President
McKinley, memorial services be held
in all the churches in Buffalo and that
the city be draped with the flag of our
country. He has appointed a com-
mittee to arrange for other special ob¬
servances fitting to the occasion.
Kansas Populists Take Action.
The middle-of-the-road populist con¬
vention adjourned at Topeka, Kans,
Friday, after deciding to put a state
ticket in the field.
FATAL CAMPAIGN MEETING.
On e Killed and Two Wounded at Pub¬
lic Speaking in Carolina.
At a county campaign meeting held
Tuesday at Wilson’s store in the up¬
per secton of Greenville county, S. C.,
Carey Styles shot and killed Walter
McCarrell, also shot and seriously
wounded his younger brother, Emmett
Styles, and Ernest McCarrell.
Styles has been arrested by Sheriff
Gllreath and placed in the county jail.
The shooting took place about 200
yards from where the candidates were
speaking and the affair caused consid¬
erable confusion and excitement.
OIL SPOUTS SKYWARD.
Jennings, Louisiana, Has a Tremen¬
dous Gusher at Work.
The Jennings-Heywood oil syndicate
No. 2, at Jennings, La., was finished
at 7 o’clock Thursday night, with a
gas pressure too strong to admit of
bailing by artificial light, but the well
has been coming in of its own accord
until 10 o’clock and is now flowing 50
feet above the top of the derrick.
NO TRACE OF THE “ENEMY."
Hlgglnson’s Feet Maintain* Strict
Guard of Massachusetts Coast.
Attack is Hourly Expected.
A special from Rockport, Mass,
says: The battleships of Admiral Hlg-
ginson’s squadron, defending the New
England coast from an imaginary at
lack by a fleet tinder Commander J.
R. Pilsbury, were plainly seen In the
clear atmosphere from port Thursday
morning.
The other vessels of Admiral Hig-
ginson’s command were scattered
along the horizon and in view, at near¬
er points, maintaining guard of the
coast
The night passed without unusual in¬
cident and no trace of the "enemy”
was reported from any of the signal
stations along the shore.
All conditions at the beginning of
the day were considered as favoring
the defending fleet, as apparently It
would be inviting detection were Com¬
mander Pilsbury to attempt to ap¬
proach the coast under the cloudless
sky and with absolutely no mist or
liaie to obstruct vision for miles and
miles at sea. Nevertheless the coast
guard ships were on the move early in
the morning.
Off toward Cape Cod were the Brook
l.vn and the Olympia. The battleships
Kearsnge,, Massachusetts and Ala¬
bama were outside of Straltsmouth
Point, near Thatcher’s island, their po
sltion being at about the center of the
line of defense.
The Mayflower and tho Scorpion
were on duty off the Isle of Shoals,
and the other vessels were stationed
at more distant points, or were moving
to and fro as patrols along the picket
line.
Just after 8 o'clock the torpedo boat
Hagley was sent into this port U> get
dispatches.
INNOCENTS”RETURN
Morgan et al. Arrive at
New York on Oceanic.
IS SILENT ON ALL QUESTIONS
Non* of tho Partly Prefees to Know
What Has Been “Doing” Here
During Their Sojourn in
the Orient,
A New York special says: J. Pier-
pont Morgan, the money king, was
one of the first passengers to climb
down the gangway of the Oceanic as
she steamed up to her dock Wednes¬
day morning. The head captain of
Industry returning from his triumphs
in England bore a rosy aspect, as
though his trip had been of benefit,
but to tho newspaper men who greeted
him with a volley of questions he pre¬
sented his usual taciturnity.
To all questions involving his prob¬
able action on the coal strike or tho
predicted resignation of President
Schwab lie refused to make answer.
Bishop Potter was also a passenger,
and on disembarking said he had had
a delightful trip abroad, but was glad
to get home.
“I am surprised and sadly disap¬
pointed to find the coal strike still un¬
settled," he continued. “It is certain¬
ly too bad that it has not been set¬
tled long since. I supposed it was
all over and the news of its continua¬
tion which greets me hero is the one
dark spot on the most joyous home¬
coming. The anthracite coal operators
have all along maintained a false posi¬
tion. They take the stand that they
will not deal with the organizations,
but insist on dealingg with the men as
individuals. Now, this- is all wrong.
Any body of men whose Interests are
common have the rigkt to organize
into an association for mutual protec¬
tion and are entitled to recognition as
an organization in matters which af¬
fect their Individual and combined in¬
terests.”
Clement A. Griscom, another ar-
rival, said:
“I do not know when the steam-
ship combine will be incorporated,
When I went away everything was
ready for its- incorporation, so I ex-
pect it will take place very soon.”
J. Ogden Armour, of Chicago, who
also was a passenger on the Oceanic,
said in response to inquiries that ho
knew nothing about a $250,000,000 beef
trust being organized. “I have been
away on a purely pleasure trip,” he
said, “and have not been in touch with
what has been going on over here dur¬
ing my absence. I know absolutely
nothing of the situation. I shall go di¬
rect to Chicago and take up the rou-
tine business again.”
When asked if he had not heard that
a consolidation of the important beef
packing interests was under consider¬
ation, he said that he had heard of it,
but did not know what the amount of
capital stock proposed was.
QUARTER MILLION MORTGAGE
Filed by United States Shipbuilding
Company to Secure Bond Issue.
A mortgage covering the entire
property, franchise and good will of
the United States Shipbuilding Com¬
pany, the combination of ship building
firms, was filed in the office of the
county clerk at New Brunswick Wed¬
nesday. The mortgage was for $25,-
000 000 to the Mercantile Trust Com¬
, ,
pany of New York, and is to secure
the issue of bonds.
MAY DROP LOAN.
Palma and Cabinet Strongly Opposed
to Revolutionary Element.
A Havana special says: It is doubt
fui if any attempt will at present be
made to float the proposed loan of
$35,000,000. President Palma and his
cabinet are strongly opposed to the
revolutionary element, which has been
clamoring tor the payment of the Cu-
ban army, and which saw In this loan
the only means to bring this payment
about.
PARACHUTE FAILED TO OPEN.
Aeronaut Falls Twelve Hundred Feet
and Still Lives.
At the fair in Danville, Ill., Thurs¬
day afternoon 12,000 people saw Aero¬
naut L. A. Kartell, of Fairwell, Mich.,
fall 1,200 feet. When he cut loose
from his balloon his parachute failed
to open. His feet were driven into
the earth six inches and there was a
compound fracture of both limbs. He
may recover.
Kartell's wife was killed two months
ago by a fall from a balloon near
Cairo, Ills.
MAY BE BARTHOLIN.
Man Held in San Francisco Thought
to Be Double Murderer.
A man giving the name of Thomas
Kelly has been arrested in San Fran-
ciscoand lodged in the city prison on
suspicion, it is alleged, of being Wil¬
liam Bartholin, wanted in Chicago,
to explain, if possible, the murder of
J his mother and a girl named Minnie
Mitchell.
VOL. VIII. NO.
POOL IS PERFECTED
Morgan’s Railroad Merger Plans
Ntiw Seem a Certainty.
SOUTHERN ROADS ARE WILLING
8om* Minor Details are Yet to be
Settled—Consolidation Rumors
Credited In Wall
Street. j
A Now York special says: J. P.
Morgan has practically effected the
formation of the pool in southern rail¬
roads that will take‘over the Louis¬
ville and Nashville.
Some minor details are unsettled,
and the Seaboard Air Line is haggling
tor more consideration than the cus¬
todian of the controlling Interest in
the Louisville and Nashville is inclined
to give. But an agreement will cer¬
tainly be reached within the next day
or two. The guarantee that Mr. Mor¬
gan wants is 7, per c<nt, and a conces¬
sion may be made in this rate by him.
The report that a consolidaton of
the Southern, the Atlantic Coast Line
and the Seaboard with the Louisville
and Nashville was about to be effected
found general credence on Wall street
Thursday’s stock market did not bear
out the report, however, because the
securities of all these roads were weak
and
The Wa I street barometer indicated
anything but an agreement. There
were come facts, however, to corrobo¬
rate the current belief. Mr. Reed, of
Vermilye & Co., the financial agents
of the Seaboard, was 111 communica¬
tion with the house of J. P. Morgan &
Co. several times during the day.
President Williams was at the com¬
pany’s offices, across Broad street
from Mr. Morgan’s offices, but he re¬
fused to impart any information.
Messrs. Hallgarten & Co. have been
large purchasers of Seaboard and At¬
lantic Coast Y.ine recently, and the
manager of that house said that the
matter was still under consideration.
“It would lie a good thing for all
parties if a traffic agreement could be
readied," said he. “Seaboard Air Line
is in an excellent position to secure
reasonable terms. Its permanent way
has been improved, and if there is a
hitch in the deliberations it is proba¬
bly due to the fact that the Seaboard
people want better terms.”
Mr. Morgan is known to have de¬
finite plans for the future of the
Louisville and Nashville, and that the
option of tile 200,000 shares held by
John W. Gatos and Edward T. Haw¬
ley has been called. As the repre¬
sentative of the foreign stockholders,
Mr. Belmont was consulted and Mr.
Morgan’s plans imparted to him. If
the three southern trunk lines will
consent to grant a fi or 7 per cent div¬
idend, tho Louisville and Nashville
will bo made the through connection
to New Orleans for them.
Telegraph and telephone wires were
very busy during the day with all the
transmission of reports from various
signal stations. There is not a point
from Portland to Provincetown, where
the extended sea observation can be
obtained, but what is manned by
watchmen from the vessels of Admiral
Hlgginson. Each station has been
heard of from time to time and those
in charge of the central naval system
say It is as nearly perfect as ran be.
Not only are the important points
occupied by men from the warships,
hut In some cases marines and signal
men are with them and they have the
co-operation of the light house keep-
ers and of the various life saving
crews.
Reports received up to noon Thurs
day were the same to the effect that
nothing had been seen of the “enemy.”
As far as possible those in control
of the central station are maintain¬
ing conditions of actual warfare.
Ensign Berry and Midshipman Fitz¬
patrick receive reports, handle dis¬
patches and direct affairs.
There is every evidence that Com¬
mander Pilsbury has stationed spies
at the main points included in the op¬
erations for the defense on the coast.
The first intimation of approaching of
this sort came from Provincetown,
where it was suspected an officer had
been landed. Investigation led to the
belief that at other places and even at
this station such spies had been sent.
This prompted to even closer secresy,
if possible, than had been maintained
before and to orders that sharp watch
be kept for suspicious persons .
SCHWAB OFF FOR EUROPE.
Goes in Search of Recreation and De-
nies that He Will Resign.
Charles M. Schwab, president of the
United States Steel corporation, sail¬
ed from New York for Europe Thurs¬
day on the steamship La Touralne. He
appeared to be in good health, except
for the fact that he leaned heavily on
a cane which he bad in his right
hand,
“My arrangements tor my trip
j abroad,” be said to a reporter, “were
made so hurriedly that, until I arrive,
I do not know where I shall go or
what I shall do.
“You may say, however, that 1 have
not resigned and also that I am not in
' health.
bad
j "The reason because for of my ill hurried health, depart- but be¬
ure is not
cause I want and need a vacation
DROWNED FOUR CHILDREN.
Kansas Farmer’s Horrible Deed While
In Fit of Despondency.
Tuesday afternoon Joseph Ander-
son, a farmer living near Salina,
Kans., In a fit of despondency drowned
his four children, three girls and a
boy, in a cistern and then shot him¬
self with a revolver.
Financial matters had affected his
mind. The crime was committed dur¬
ing the absence of the mother, The
oldest child was six years old and
tho youngest. a babe of four onths.
Anderson left a note telling the moth¬
er that the children could be found in
a cistern.
SAW MILL BOILER EXPLODES.
j Three Men i^tantly Killed Hurt. and Five
More or Less
A saw mill boiler exploded Tuesday
at New Liberty, Ills., ten miles from
Paducah, Ky., on the other side of the
river killing three men instantly and
seriously injuring five others.
The five injured are suffering from
scalds and bruises. The cause of the
explosion is unknown.
FOUR RAILS TO WASHINGTON.
Southern Will Double-Track From At¬
lanta to National Capital.
The Southern railway is to double¬
track its entire line between Washing¬
ton and Atlanta, Ga. The contract for
the work has been let and construc¬
tion along the whole line will begin In
the near future.
The work, in fact, has already be¬
gun, as the road now has several mile*
of double track in operation out of
Washington. Recently, whenever a
bridge, trestle or culvert has been re¬
built between Atlanta and Charlotte,
the road lias been careful to provide
room for two tracks.
The announcement that the contract
for the double traeking of the entire
line has been let comes from Char¬
lotte and it is stated that the Infor¬
mation was given out from :.n abso¬
lutely authoritative source.
For some time the officials of the
Southern have recognized the neces¬
sity of having a double track between
Washington and Atlanta, and they
have frankly stated that it is only a
question of time until the double track
will be In operation.
WOULD-BE ANGEL FLOGGED, i
Citizens of Texarkana Roughly Handle
a Fanatical Fool.
A special from Texarkana, Ark.,
says:
"Divine Healer and Tropliet Perkins,
who has been posing as an angel of
Christ in this city the past ten day*,
claiming he was waiting for Christ,
who would appear in a few days, wa*
taken out of town by whltecappers,
flogged and his hair cut short, and
then given thirty minutes to leave
town. A notice left on Perkins' door
read: ‘Same fate to sympathizers.’”
CAPE PARLIAMENT OPENS,
Governor Announces in 8peech that
Martial Law Will Cease.
A special from Cape Town, South
Africa, says: The Cape parliament
assembled Wednesday. Sir Walter F.
Hely-Hutchinson, governor of the cob
1 on.v, announced in a speech tha mar-
j tlal law would be removed on the pas-
sage of a bill indemnifying the gover-
| , for acts
nor and ail persons concerned
committed under martial law