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The Jones County' News.
M. C. GREENE. POBLISIIEI
ROBBERS GET GOLD
Thre: Bold Masked Men Hold lip
Train in Nebraska.
SECURED $50,009 BY DYNAMITE
Ore Robber Kept Passengers Quiet
While Two Broke Into Express
Car, Covered Messenger
and Wrecked Safe, ’■
Three masked men held up the Pa-
rifle coast express train of the Burling-
ton road four miles from Lincoln, No-
, s lor j before 2 o clock Satur-
day morning. They used explosives in
the express ear, shattering it badly,
and after wrecking the safe rifled It
ef Its contents, securing $50,000 in
geld coin.
Th-j train was a few minutes late
and was in charge of Conductor C. A.
Lyman and Engineer A L. Clayburg.
On the crest of a hill midway between
the city and tho town of Woodlawn
the ongineir saw a red light waved
across the track and brought the train
to a standstill. Two men sprang quick¬
ly into the cab, covering Clayburg and
h:s fireman with revolver#. They lost
ro time in giving their orders and
were just as quickly obeyed.
The express car was cut from the
balance of the train and sent a head a
short distance. The robbers found
the door locked, and af’er command¬
ing Messenger William I.uptcn to open
it and getting no response, fired two or
three shots into the car. The door
! was then opened. A heavy charge of
dynamite tore ihe safe to pieces. The
two men who were in the ear politely
hade the trainmen good morning,
jumped from the car and disappeared
in ihe darkness. The passengers were
not molested, nor were the train men
arked for their personal property.
While the robbefy in the express
car was going on, a third robber walk¬
ed alongside the track by the passen¬
ger roaches firing his revolver occa¬
sionally lo keep inquisitive passengers
quiet. Erakeman Moore, who alighted
fiom ihe rear coach to go ahead, found
a revolver pushed in his fare with a
warning to gc back where he belonged.
He ran ihe four miles back to the Lin¬
coln yards, where he gav.e the alarm,
and pursuit was immediately begun.
The booty of the robbers consisted
principally of gold coin. A reward of
$1,000 has been offered by the Burling¬
ton for the capture cf the gang.
COTTON GROWERS TAKE ACTION.
Important Resolutions arc Parsed at
Meeting Held in Macon, Georgia.
Fix hundred cotton growers, repre¬
senting all but three cf 'he cotton
growing states cf the United States,
mot in Macon, Ga., the past week and
adopted a resolution asking the gov¬
ernment not to transfer the work cf
the government’s division of statistics
to any other department, or to Oo any
other thing that might impair the use¬
fulness of the division. The resolu¬
tion recited that this is a critical time
with the cotton growing industry, as
the Mexican boll weevil has spread to
every part cf Texas, and has decreas¬
ed the yield of the plant this season
C’00,000 bales, and is rapidly making
its way into the states cast of Texas.
The resolution deprecated any attempt
to minimize the influence cf the de¬
partment.
The resolution was introduced by
E. S. Peters, president of the Cotton
Growers of Texas.
Resolutions were also adopted de¬
manding that only twenty-two pounds
cf cotton be deducted from each bale
ns tare, Instead of the thirty demand¬
ed on export cotton. It was agreed
that if the cotton buyers refuse this
demand, the Cotton Growers’ Associa¬
tion in each township or county shall
select some suitahle person and sell
direct to the spinners. AH papers
were requested to publish these resolu¬
tions
Another resolution by F. D. Wimber¬
ly, cf Georgia, called upon the cotton
growers of the south to raise their
own hog and hominy, go they will be
in a position to hold their cotton.
DEATH CLAIMED DELEGATE.
Member of Farmers’ Congress from
Nebraska Dies In Valdosta.
J. It. Cantlanrl, a delegate to the Na¬
tional Farmers’ congress from Blair,
Nebr., was stricken with apoplexy and
died in a few minutes at Valdosta, Ga.,
Saturday.
Three hundred members of the con-
press, which had been in session at
Macon, reached Valdosta on a special
train and were entertained at dinner
ai the Valdes' hotel, after which they
were tendered an elaborate reception
at the parlors of the Elks’ Club. It
vas during the exercises that Mr.
Cantland was stricken.
WILL BURN WOOD.
Locomotives Fitted Up to Use Cheaper
m Fuel in North Carolina.
Superintendent Huger, of the Sea¬
board Air Line, has issued orders to
have all coal burners on the Carolina
Ctn'ral division, between Wilmington
and Hamlet,-changed to wood burners
on account of the coai famine and the
read's embarrassing position in run¬
ning short of the supply.
‘-ms «» jkwuaims,
Mitchell's Reply to President Rooso
velt’s Urgent Appeal to End
C‘tri'k € is Msdo Public.
As predicted, Mitchell's answer to
President Roosevelt’s proposition that
the strike be declared off pending an
I Investigation, Is r.n uncompromising
j refusal. In part the reply Is as fol¬
lows:
"Having in mind our experience
wl h the coal operators In the past
we have no reason to feel any degree
of confidence in their willingness to do
us justice in the future, and inasmuch
as the y have refused to accept the fit
rlsion cf a trlUunal created by you
a Dd as thc ^ ls no Iaw
through , which you could enforce the
finding of the commission you suggest,
Wc respectfully decline to advise our
People to return to work simply upon
! tho hopc that the coal °l ,cl '»tors mlgl
Educed 01 fcr.ed to cd— ply with
the recommendations of your ccmrais
Mon.
"We believe that we went more than
half way in our prcposi’ioa at Wash
ingten. and we do not feel that we
should be asked to make further sac
riflie.
“We appreciate your solicitude for
the people cf tho country, who art
now and will be subjected to great suf
taring and Inconvenii nee by a prolong
atlon of the coal strike, and we fee!
that the onus of this terrible state of
affairs should be placed upon the side
which has refused to infer to a fair
and Impartial investigation.
“I am respectfully,
“JOHN MITCHELL,
“President U. M. of A.”
PITCHED BATTLE ON STREETS.
Faatiors Enrage in Deadly Cerr.hat at
Eldorado, Arkansas.
Three men were killed, another will
die and two others were wounded In
a shooting affray on the streets of El
dorado. Ark., Thursday.
The dead are H. L. Dearlng, cons’a
We; Tom Parnell and Walter Parnell,
farmers.
The wounded, Guy B. Tucker, city
marshal, shot six times and will die;
Ur. Hilton, wounds not serious; Jim
Parnell, not serious.
The shooting is the sequel to the
killing in Eldorado on September IS
by Dealing of Robert Mullens, which
followed a wedding. The Parnells
were friends cf Mullens and Thomas
Newton was a friend cf Dearing.
Thursday afternoon Jim Parnell and
Newton had some words. It is said
that both factions prepared for trou
hie, and it came when they met. It
was at 4: SO o'clock that Bearing.
Tucker and Newton were ' walking
along in front of the- Untan Grocery
Company, on the east side cf the
square, when they met Ihe Parnell
Brothers. Jim Parnell is said to have
fired at Newton and in an instant, ihe
fusilade began. About, seventy-five
shots were fired and the cracking re
vclvcrs Founded like a pitched battle.
The men were close together and their
aim was deadly. It developed into a
man to man affair. Bearing and Tom
Parnell emptying their several pistols
at each other at. a distance so close
that when they fell, unable to shoot
any more, their bodies formed a cross.
The others were firing promiscuously
and it is supposed that, a shot from
Marshal Tucker’s pistol Killed Walter
Parnell. Dr. Hilton, who tried to sep¬
arate the men, was also shot, but not
fatally.
MAY INVOLVE ALL MINES.
Complete Tie-Up of Bituminous Col¬
lieries Nov/ Under Discussion.
Telegrams have passed between the
officials of the Western Federation cf
Miners at Denver and President
Mitchell, cf the United Mine Workers,
looking to a complete tic-up cf all bi¬
tuminous coal mines in the United
Stairs and Canada. The telegram of
President Moyer and Secretary Hay¬
wood, of the Western
say:
“Exigencies demand that no coal
of any kind be nnned in the United
State.'; until ihe anthracite strike is
won. The Western Federation oJ
Miners will co operate to this end.”
EVIDENCE OF BROTHERLY LOVE.
Grand Army Members May Assist in
Building Confederate Home.
A Washington dispatch says: Be-
fore adjourning the encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic
adopted a resolution, submitted, by
Past Commander in Chief Burdette,
Indorsing the position taken by Com-
mander in Chief Torrance in his rc-
eent address calling for assistance
frem members of the Grand Army for
the home for confederate soldiers at
Mountain Creek, Ala., and urging on
the veterans generally the adoption of
an attitude of brotherly kindness to-
ward their foes of the civil war.
OIL FIRE EXTINGUISHED.
Lccs at Beaumont. Tcr.r.c, Is Ccti-
meted :t $150,000.
The fire in 'he oil fl -Ii at Beaumont.
Texas, was extinguished carty Wed
reeday n-xrr.ing. The damage was
confined to an area comprising about
■wo acres and the losses consist cf 75
derricks, 53 pumping plants and a
half dozen small oil tanks, which
were used for settling. The less is
placed at $150,000.
GRAY. JONES CO.. GA.. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 16, 1902.
CAR MEN LOSE OUTj
Strik i in New Orleans is Finally
Brought to an End.
!
COMPANY’S OFFER ACCEPTED
Mobilization of Military Proved Salu¬
tary in Bringing About Cessation j
of Hostilities—Citizens I
arc Jubilant, !
The mobilization of troops in New j
Orleans proved to be quickly effective.
a° the street car strike was settled at
G o clock Sunday night by the union
almost unanimously accepting the gov
ern.or’s ultimatum on a secret ballot.
Negotiations went on until 7 o'clock
Sunday morning, when the executive
board finally decided to submit the
matter to a general meeting cf the un¬
ion. which began at 4 o’clock and
ended at 6 o’clock.
Tiie basis of settlement Is that the
men will go back to work at 20 cents
and ten hours, with a minimum of
serin and one-half hours a day, no
discrimination to be martp against any
of the men v.qder charges and so iTiany
to be taken back as are needed for the
operation of the company’s lints. The
only temporary hitch was on the. tak¬
ing back of the men under charges,
but the company finally conceded this,
allowing tho eour’s to decide the guilt
of the men.
Two other companies of militia ar
rived Suit,lay morning, one from Mon
roe and another from Mansfield. A
company of cavalry came down from
Mansfield and was mustered into the
state service scon after Its arrival. It
had just been organized, and volun-
terred Its services.
There Is widespread rejoicing in the
city over the settlement of the strike.
It was op just (wo weeks and has been
the most efflective tie up ever attempt
cd in Ihe city. Not a single passenger
has been carried on a car since it be¬
gan, and not a passenger car has got
ten more (han five blocks from the
barn. Sunday morning the people
awoke to find in different parts of the
city stuffed figures hanging to tele¬
phone and telegraph poles with all
sorts of inscriptions on them. Some
represented the governor, some the
mayor, and there were many repre¬
senting officials cl the railways com¬
pany.
The credit for settlement is largely
due to W. S. Parkerson. who took up
the cause of the strikers, and labored
indefatigably, finally convincing them
that they coul.d hope for nothing better
and that they could not prevail against
the mlllfia. Parkerson is the Individ
ual who headed a mob which lynched
eleven Italians in New Orleans some
years ago.
United States Senator Foster, Gov
ernor Heard and Mayor Capdeville
were all instrumental in some degree
in bringing about the final result.
OUft ROYAL VISITOR.
King of Siam and His Retinue Arrive
In Washington.
His royal highness, Chowfr. Maha
Vajlruvudh, crown prince of Slam, ac¬
companied by his suite and attended
by Assistant Secretary of’State Pierce,
reached Washington cn a special train
at 8 o’clock Saturday morning. They
were escorted to the Arlington hotel
as guests of the nation.
After breakfasting in their private
apartments, the crown prince and his
party donned their gorgeous court
dress and, escorted by a squadron of
the Second United States cavalry,
were driven to the temporary white
bouse on Jackson place, to pay their
( respects to President Roosevelt.
The president asked the prince
about his itinerary and expressed the
hope that he would visit the military
and naval academies, and also spend
some time examining the industries of
which the country was so proud. The
audience lasted not more than five
minutes.
Alleged Kidnapers Are Pardoned.
Governor Nash, of Ohio, Friday,
pardoned Mrs. F. L. Taylor anil daugh¬
ter, the alleged Cincinnati kidnapers.
SHIP SUBSIDY DOWNED.
Farmers’ Congress Again Refuses to
Indorse the Measure.
At the Farmers’ conference in Ma-
, persistent attempt was made to
eon a
induce the congress to reconsider its
action of 1901 and indorse the ship
1 subsidy bill.
] The delegates from the west, rein
forced by those from the south, r.us-
talned the adverse report, of the com-
mltt r e on resolutions and the resolu-
tion of indorsement was laid on the
table by an overwhelming majority,
: Reciprocity where it will enlarge mar-
] kets for farm products was approved
Navy Cannot Use Oil.
Oil cannot compete with coal for
naval use. At least that is the con
elusion reached by the board ef naval
engineers which has been for many
weeks past roa ring a series of prac’i-
cal tests of the matter.
Eonds Offered to Shaw.
An offer of a large block of govern
'rent bonds was made to Secretary
Shaw Tuesday: Ihe secretary has
the offer under consideration.
ft AC- I'L N !i KtJaUlJ.
Mlkxhell Net Wilting to Accept Pro.
potal Made by President Roooo-
vent to End Strike.
The following statement was made
public at the white house Tuesday af¬
ternoon:
On Monday, October 6, Hon. Carroll
D. Wright, commissioner of labor,
went to Philadelphia and gave to Mr.
John Mitchell the following from the
president:
" ‘If Mr. Mitchell will secure the tiu-
mediate return to work of the miners
In the anthracite region, the president
will at once appoint a commission to
investigate thoroughly into ail the
matters at issue ’ ctween the opera¬
tor# and miners, and will do ail within
his power to obtain a settlement of
those questions in accordance with
the report of 'the commission.’
"Mr. Mitchell has taken the matter
under consideration, hut tho president
has not yet been advised of any decis¬
ion.”
The president was in consultation
Tuesday for almost two hours with
numbers of the cabinet relative to the
coal strike til nation.
A Conference at Buffalo.
The conference between the com-
nittch appointed by the national man¬
ufacturers and President Mitchell and
his lieutenants held at the Iroquois
hotel in Buffalo, N. Y , Tuesday after¬
noon did pot result in any definite
plan being reached for the partial re¬
sumption of work in the anthracite
coal fields, but tho members of the
manufacturers’ committee stated that
they were greatly pleased with the
progress made.
The conference was held behind
closed doors, and only a brief Etale-
ment was given out at the end of the
meeting. The statement is as fol¬
lows :
“The committee of the National As¬
sociation of Manufacturers has listen¬
ed to the explanation of the pres et
strike difficulty as offered by a spe
cial committee of the United Mine
Workers, at the head of which was
Mr. Mitchell, the National Association
of Manufacturers has learned what it
could of the conditions, and now goes
to Philadelphia for the purpose of
meeting a committee of mine opera
tors, with the Idea of getting their
side of the difficulty. The National
Association of Manufacturers’ commit¬
tee carries no proposition ft an V’
mine workers, and lias pJr other mis
cion than the desire to speedily bring
about a settlement of this dispute."
It is known that Mr. Mitchell was
appealed to, on (he ground of human¬
ity, to concede every possible point so
that the country might be saved fyom
the hardships and sufferings Incident
to a coal famine, which seemed inev
Stable. It is also stated that a propo¬
sition of some kind was submitted lo
the mine workers, but the terms spec!
fled are not cbtaipable.
Mr. Mitchell positively declined to
discuss 1 Be request made by President
Roosevelt tBat Mitchell me his influ¬
ence to induce the miners to resume
work with a promise of tho appoint
ment of a committee to .lives'igate
the miners’ grievances. It was Seam
cd, however, that Mr. Mitchell does
not regard the proposition favorably,
and that he will decline lo ask I he
miners to resume work under the con
ditions stipulated.
OPPOSED TO LEE MONUMENT.
Sensational Speech of Gen. Wilson at
G. A, R. Encampmcr.l:.
In a speech at the G. A. It. encamp
ment at Washington Tuesday Gencr-
al J, H. Wilson referred to the pro¬
posal to erect a monument to General
Robert IS. Leo, saying that our moan
ments should he to men who had ns
stated in keeping the flag flying and
not to those who would have pulh d it
down if they eoulll have done so.
Captain Potter indorsed General
Wilson’s sentiments. He said he had
been present wh<ii Joe Johnston sur
rendered to Gop ra! Sherman, and
then had heard <funeral Wade Hamp¬
ton, in command] of the confederate
cavalry, swear thtt he would lead the
cavalry to Mexijo before it should
capitulate. “is
“Our soil," sail/ the speaker, too
pure to be used (for the erection of a
monument to anj rebel.”
COMBINE OF SOUTHERN MILLS.
Seventy Plants pn "the Market,” Sub¬
ject to trim Cfmmittce Action.
A special Greensboro, N.
says that, the'much-talked of "Fries’
cotton mill meteer” cf certain classes
of all coutbernj<otton mills has hern
at last consmimatcd, to the' extent
that writings have been signed by sev¬
enty mills tainted in Virginia, North
ami South Catalina, Georgia, Alabama
and TutnersO. The company formed
to acquire th4se properties will he the
“Southern Ttxtita Company.” The
financial pnr/ks interested Ncw'Tork are repre¬
sented by a prominent trust
company.
LUCK| DIAMOND THIEF.
1
Takes Gcmp Valued at S1C0O From
Under Owner’s Pillow.
Abram Freimann, an impirter of
diamonds, whose place of budness ta
in Malden Lane, New York, ■< ported
to the police Tin lay that tn pack
ages of unset diamonds, valued, at
$18,000, were taken from berrath his
pillow on which he was sleep!g at his
home some time during Mondy night,
ODELL SCORES BAER
1 Lively Tills Occur at Confereni)
Held in New Ymk City.
COAL BARON SHOWS DEFIANCE
With Cool Determination Baer Reiter-
ates that Coal Operatois Will
Never Recognize tha Min-
erS’ Union.
A New York special says: Aflir
two days of confer nco between I he
. anthracite coal mine operators on one
side and the governor and senior sena¬
tor of New York and the two senators
from Pennsylvania on the other, the
strike cf the DnUed Mine Workers
of America Is apparently us far from
a settlement as the day It was de¬
clared.
Governor Odell laid ixforo iiie oper¬
ators Friday the proposition that if
they would concede to the miners an
advance of 5 cents a (on in tho price
paid for mining coal ho would resume
work. Being told further that the con¬
cession would carry with It recognition
cf the miners’ >inion, ihe operators
promptly refused to entertain the prop¬
osition and took their leave. Later
in the day they and the Pennsylvania
senators loft the city, the latter going
to Harrisburg.
John Mitchell, president of the Uni¬
ted Mine Workers of America, took no
part In any of ihe conferences, he he-’
ing In the city, It is understood. In or
der that ho might he within reach
should the negotiations reach a stage
where his decision for the miners
would he required.
Governor Odell feels that lie has
done all'll)si Is possible for him to do,
under existing laws, toward bringing
about a termination of the strike. He
would not say whether or not It was
his Intention to cal! the state legisla¬
ture in extraordinary session to con¬
sider the enactment of a law under
which the contention between the coal
operators and tho miners might ho
brought to an end. That, the gover¬
nor said, was something he would lot
discuss at this time.
^ftfiiernor Odell was not in a talking
one*bf m6j.tawhen these he the left the conference. To
governor said:
"The coal operators may postpone
this matter until Tuesday, but I don’t
propose to postpone It. They are not
acting fairly toward the people. I be
lievo I shall find sonic remedy."
Friday's conference was begun by
a statement made by Senator Pen¬
rose, that the situation was becoming
so serious that some solution must he
found at once. He suggested that the
operators should Incline to some con¬
cessions toward a settlement.
"If you mi an by that,” said Presi¬
dent Baer, “that we are to recognise,
the existence of a labor union, I tell
you right now that tho operators will
consider no such proposition.”
Governor Odell was on his foot in
an Instant. Holding a half burnt cigar
In his hand and white with excite¬
ment, he said:
"Are we to understand that no kind’
of conciliatory proposition win re¬
ceive consideration at the hands of the
operators?”
”1 did not say that,” answered Mr.
Baer, “but I do say, and I ri iterate,
ihat we will not accept political ad¬
vice or allow the interference of poli¬
ticians In this, our affair."
“What do you mean by politicians?”
retorted Governor Odell. “1 want you
and all the other operators to under¬
stand that I am the governor cf New
York, the chosen representative of
seven million people, and that 1 am
here In this matter solely in that ca¬
pacity and to relieve if possible an In¬
tolerable situation. And what Is more,
I Intend to use cvi ry power ut my
command to do it.”
President Baer, evidently appreciat¬
ing that he had gone too far, how'’d to
Governor Odell and said:
“Governor, 1 beg your pardon. No
personal affront was Intended, and we
will listen to any suggestions you may
have to make; but 1 again repeat that
I must refuse to recognize the union
aa represented by Mr. Mitchell.”
WARDEN PONDER EXONERATED.
Grand Jury Declares Him Not Respon¬
sible for Negro's Death.
Tho Early county grand Jury at
Blakely, Ga., Wednesday had under
Investigation the charges preferred by
the state prison commission against
Deputy Warden Willis Ponder, in con¬
nection with the sweating to death,
of a negro at Ihe branch of tho state
penitentiary at Jakin three years ago.
After fully invf stigating the matter,
the grand jury decided that Ponder
was in no wla e responsible for the
matter.
GUNS FREELY USED.
Rioting 8tarted in New Orleans, But
No On c Wan Killed.
The att«npt Wednesday morning of
the New Orleans Railways Company
to start cars on its lines precipitated
a long Impending conflict between the
strikers and those who attempted to
fill their plains. Although a hundred
shots were fired, nobody was killed,
but sixteen persons were Injured.
VOL. YIII. NO. 4 i .
T
|jCream of News.!
Brief Summary of Most
Important Events
of Each Day.
—Southern lumbermen unite in call
for meeting at St. Louis in December,
the object of which is to form a na¬
tional association of lumber manufac¬
turers.
—Interstate fair at Atlanta opened
to the public under most favorable
i ispices, i.nd with large crowds pres¬
ent. *
—Seaboard Air Line has effected ar¬
rangement with the Frisco, giving one
entry to the west and the othor outlet
to the sea.
—Georgia's largest Iron furnace ami
only coke ovens soon to he put In op¬
eration at Rising Fawn.
—Sharp discussion was precipitated
Wednesday at meeting of National
Farmers' Congress in Macon, Ga., by
speech asking for tariff on certain
products of United States.
—Dr, C. M. Beckwith, of Galveston,
Texas, ls elected bishop by the Epis¬
copal Bee of Alabama.
—Grand Jury at Columbus, N. C., in¬
die's Ponder brothers for arson, charg¬
ing that they sit Are to store in order
to get Insurance.
—Warden of Mississippi peniten¬
tiary Is charged with failure to turn
over to state money received for cot¬
ton see''.
—Nogrors of Alabama thank Presi¬
dent Roosevelt for appointing demo¬
crat district attorney Instead of “lily
white” republican.
—Thirty corpses were found In an
ice cream establishment at Louis¬
ville, Ky., Wednesday night. The
medical colleges had made a deal with
the lee cream men to keep the corpses
cool.
—A feature of the G. A R. parade at
Washington Wednesday was the pres¬
ence of General James Longstreot, of
Georgia, In the reviewing stand. Pres¬
ident Roosevelt also witnessed the pa
rade.
—Speaking at Boston, Secretary
Shaw defended the trusts, saying
even if there were evils connected
with the combines, that evolution was
an effectual remedy.
—Consul Bragg has been transfer¬
red from Havana to China because he
wrote a letter to his wife ri fleeting on
the Cubans.
—All the coal miners in France
have keen ordered to strike.
—The Interstate fair opened at At¬
lanta, Ga., Wednesday morning.
—Convention of Association of Ag¬
ricultural Colleges and Experimental
Stations began meeting in Atlanta
Ga., Wednesday.
—Farmers’ National Congress met
In Macon, Ga., Thursday. 2,000 strong
and were welcomed by Governor Can¬
dler.
—Only one of the Alabama mines of
the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
Company Is being worked, and that
by 40 negroes. Miners are deter¬
mined, lmt quiet and no trouble ls
feared,
—Negroes of North Carolina will
hold convention and put out full state
ticket in opposition to "lily white”
republicans.
—Cherry tree swindlers, of North
Carolina will pay $ 10 , 000 , but must
serve term In jail.
—Another great fire has swept the
Beaumont oil fields, causing the loss
of many lives and q property damage
of thousands of dollars.
—President Mitchell will not eall off
strike on the promise of President
Roosevelt to have national Investiga¬
tion of conditions in the coal regions.
-At the G. A. U. encampment at
Washington General Wilson denoune-
ed , the movement ... to ereet a monument .
to Robert E. Lee, saying no memorial ... ,
should , ,, , be erected ,, , , , to a rebel.
—Judge Roulliac has been appoint-
ed to succeed Vaughan as district at-
torney of Alabama. Roulhas is a gold
democrat and was indorsed by the
negroes.
—An attempt was made to run tho
street cars at New Orleans Tuesday,
but the strikers captured the cars and
the crews.
—The long quarrel between France
and Siam in regard to the boundaries
has been ended by the signing of a
convention.
—John W. Jordan, In his hundredth
year, dropped dead in a street car in
Atlanta Sunday while on his way to
cjj urch.
-Mob „ , hatters , down , door , of , jail . a ,
Llncolnton, N. C to lynch negro, but
desist on plea of Judge. Later demon-
stratkin is made and militia Is called
ou "
—Members of the conference held
at tho white house Sunday over the
strike situation are reticent and noth
Ing can he learned about the proceed-
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BIG STRIKE IN SWITZERLAND.
All Workmen Ordered Out in Sym¬
pathy with Street Car Men.
A dispatch to a London news agency
from Geneva Switzerland, announces
that the workmen’s national commit¬
tee has decreed a general strike
throughout Switzerland, in sympathy
with the strike of the street car em¬
ployes there. Troops are held in rea¬
diness to deal with any disorder.
CORPSES KEPT ON ICE
Horrible Discovery Made in Cold
Storage Plant in Louisville.
THIRTY CADAVERS LOCATED
Corpcco Kept Cool by Same Pipe#
that Freeze Ice Cream for Table
Use—Stiffs Belonged to
Medical Colleges.
Thirty dead bodies were found
Wednesday night in a cold storage
plant located in the rear of an lee
cream factory In Louisville, Ky
The same pipes which were used la
congealing the cream for table use
were connected up with a small plant
In a shed in the rear where they kept
the bodies cool.
It was at first thought that the ca¬
davers had been brought from
Indianapolis, hut the heads of tho sev¬
lishment eral colleges Interested in the estab¬
asserted positively that the
bodies were obtained legitimately by
them from the penitentiaries, insane
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asylums and other Institutions cf the
state of Kentucky.
Wednesday morning Chief of Police
Gunther received a letter from the
chief of police of Indianapolis, In¬
closing a letter from a woman In
Louisville, who said she Bad liv’d! at
the place In question, and that some
of (he bodies stolen in Indianapolis
had been shipped there and were
stored In the" shed.
Gunther sent two police officers to
the eccne. They reported that they
could not get In the shed without
breaking it. open,
While the chief of police was try¬
ing lo get the permission of the court
to open the building, those having
charge of the place sent word to po¬
lice headquarters that the building
was open and the investigation waa
made.
The building Is a small one and
provided with numerous thermome-
tors for the proper observation of the®
temperature. The bodies were foui^d
in a good state of preservation. TP®
establishment ls maintained by seveS*^
al Louisville medical colleges.
The head of these Institutions say
they are given the bodies by the sta'a
with the understanding that they are
to be held thirty dnjs for Identifica¬
tion. In order to assist in the identi¬
fication the ci'id storage plant was es¬
tablished and an arrangement ntada
with the ice cream plant to furnish
the cooling air.
The building Is on Eighth street,
hut the entrance to the place where
the bodies were found ls from an alley.
NEGROES THANK ROOSEVELT.
Appointment of Roulliac to Succeed
Vaughan la Approved.
The jubilation of Ihe negroes in Ala¬
bama ovt r the appointment of Judge
Roulliac, a democrat, to be attorney of
the northern district of Alabama, is
unbounded. Tile following telegram
was sent the president Wednesday:
"Wo, the undersigned colored re¬
publicans of Montgomery, Ala., while
passing through the darkest hour of
our political history, wish to thank
and congratulate you upon the ap¬
pointment cf Hon. Thomas R. Roul-
hac, of Sheffield, to the attorneyship
of the northern district of Alabama
instead of the lily white republican
candidate.”
CUBANS ARE RID OF BRAGG.
President Finally Makes Change in
Consulate at Havana.
E<lwarJ „, S ’ 1!ra «f; co “™ general at
„ Havana, and greatly disliked by Cu¬
, bans, has , , been transferred , \ to the post
of United States consul general at .
,, Hong Kong, „ , taking , . the place , of „ Wil- .....
)ian) A R U j)i e (, w ho has been frans-
f M ,,_ t0 lidvanj ’
Early last, July General Bragg wrote
a letter to his wife at her home In this
country in which ho used this lan¬
guage: “Uncle Sam might as well
try to make a whistle out of a pig’s
tall as to try to make something out
of the Latin race.”
GEORGIA’S CASH ON HAND.
Treasury Statement Given Out By
Comptroller General Wright.
Comptroller General W. A. Wright
TueS(lay igsued a statement , howing
the condition of the Georgia state
„„ September 30- The report
s[lowg that the 6tatc now has otl hand
thfi amount (jf $51UWI
Q( lh|s amoun , $, 22 , 073.05 Is the
balance of the public property fund,
and $100,000 belongs to the sinking
fund, making a total of $222,073.65,
available only for the payment of pub¬
lic debt. This leaves $259,106 56 avail¬
able for current expenses.
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CASEY AS PEACEMAKER.
American Admiral Using His Good
Offices at Panarrva.
A conference between the govern¬
ment representatives and Rear Admi¬
ral Casey took place at Panama
Thursday. The admiral subsequent¬
ly said the object of the conference
was to see if the government and the
revolutionists could come to some ami¬
cable settlement, or arrange the basis
for such an agreement.