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VOL. IX.
STOLE
Hallman Sims, Trusted Bank
Employe, Goes Wrong.
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CONFESSES TO SHORTAT 1 r-
Began, to Steal When First Connected
With the Institution, Eight Years
Ago, and Kept it Up Until
His Detection.
Hallman Sims, in charge of the col¬
lections of the Capital City bank, at
Atlanta, was placed under arrest Fri¬
day night charged with a shortage of
about $94,00’’ of the bank's money, and
will be prosecuted by the government.
Sims lias admitted his guilt and
states that his peculations have ex-
tended over a period of eight years—
practically from tho first year of his
connection with the bank.
He Is well known in the Atlanta
younger social set, visiting at some of
the most prominent homes in the city
and attending the theatre, usually In a
box, with many of Atlanta’s most pop¬
ular young women. Sims is a son of
Thomas L. Sims, of Kirkwood, Ga., but
occupiod rooms at 103 1-2 Pryor street.
The shortage was detected Friday
by G. R. DeSaussure, United States
bank examiner, and when he had fully
verified his investigations, the young
man was called into conference with
the bank officials, who were dumb¬
founded at the charge made by the ex¬
aminer.
Shortly before midnight it was de¬
cided that Sims should be held, and ft
Deputy United States marshal was
called in to place him under arrest.
Of the amount embezzled by Sims,
the bank has already In sight some¬
thing over $25,000, one fifth of which
is the surety company bond of $5,000
given by the young man when he took
up his duties as collector. The re¬
mainder will come from the farm and
cattle owned by him In middle Geor¬
gia, assets which, it Is beiieved, were
acquired from a portion c.° the money
secured from tho bank.
When hehad found sufficient to war
rant a positive statement that young
Sims was short with the bank, Mr.
Do Saussure notified President Speer
and Cashier Kontz.
Sims war, at once called in, and
while he seemed tp divine what to ex
pect, was not even slightly nervous;
In fact, if there wore any traces ot
emotion they can be credited to the
president of the bank, the cashier and
the bank examiner.
Tho young man was called on to ex¬
plain the changes that had been fount
in his books. For a moment he was
silent, and then replied coolly and
without a trace of feeling:
"Well, I gues3 you’ve got me.”
Questioned by the officials as to the
length of time over which his short
age had extended, he replied:
“About eight years.”
That te the length of the young
man’s service with the bank. He took
charge of the collection when only IS
years old, and he is now just 2G.
“What amount have you taken from
the bank?” was tho next question.
Neither of the three officials expected
a reply, and none were prepared for
the answer when it came.
“About $94,000,” said Sims, without
hesitating an instant.
The farm mentioned in connection
with Sims was purchased by him
about three years ago. It was known
at the bank and at the time it was
thought that an uncle, who is well-
to-do, was back of him. The value of
the farm, which is located in Greene
county, is estimated at' $25,000, and
nearly all was paid in cash or short
time notes. In the meantime the farm
was fully stocked with cows, horses,
hogs and farming implements and a
manager employed by Sims.
The fact that he talked frequently
of his farm—his manager visiting him
in Atlanta upon one or two occasions
—and mentioned his income from that
source put him well above suspicion.
While the amount would have been
a large one for a bank to lose ten or
fifteen years ago, the sums taken by
Sims, the defalcation extending as it
has over a period of years, will not
affect the bank in the sligntest.
COLORED WEDDING MARRED.
Church Floor Collapsed and Two Hun¬
dred Were Soon in Wild Scramble.
While a marriage ceremony was be¬
ing performed at. a negro church in
Atlanta. Ga., Sunday night, the floor
of the building gave way and two hun
dred people were precipitated to the
ground 15 feet below. Amid screams
and cries of agony the human mass
plunged downward with the wreckage
and immediately there was a wild
panic as the men. women and chi!
dren tried to scramble out.
About fiity people were injured, but
not more than eight w-ere hurt bad
enough to be taken to the hospital.
HEAVY SNOW IN WEST.
Severest Storm cf the Season is Re
ported from State of Montana.
The heaviest snow of the season
fell in Montana Saturday and through¬
out the night. The storm is reportel
to bo very severe in the Yellowstone
Park, and it is believed that all trails
over which the president and party
were expected to travel will be com
ered in snow.
DON’T TOUCH TARIFF.”
to Declares Roosevelt In Speech at
Minneapolis—Cuban Treaty
Given a Roast.
President Roosevelt was enthuasti-
cally welcomed in the Twin Cities—
St. Paul and Minneapolis.. From the
r tlme he arrived at St. Paul In tha
morning until his departure from Mir.-
ueapolis near midnight for the west,
the president was the recipient of a
continual ovation, the streets through
which he passed in both elt.les being a
mass of people, while armory hall was
crowded.
The speoch at the armory on the
tariff and reciprocity was well receiv¬
ed. The president touched on the Cu¬
ban situation, declaring that we must
have military control of southern wa¬
ters and saying that the. United
States was the most prosperous na
tion known to history. Every pause
in the delivery of the address was ro-
pleto with approving cheers. He spoke
In part as follows:
“At the special session of the sen
ate, held In March, the Cuban recip¬
rocity treaty was ratified. When this
treaty goes into effect, it will confer
substantial economic benefits alike
upon tho Cuba, because of the widen¬
ing of her market in the United
States, and upon tho United States
because of the equal widening
and the progressive control it will
give to our people In the Cuban mar¬
ket.
“The treaty was not merely warran¬
ted but demanded, apart from all oth¬
er considerations, by tho enlightened
consideration cf our foreign policy.
More and more in the future we must
occupy a preponderant position in the
waters and along the coasts in the re¬
gion south of us;' not a position of
control over the republics of the soutn,
but of control of the military situa¬
tion so as to avoid any possible com
plications in the moire.
The republic of Cuba has assumed a
special relation to our international
political system, under which sh”
gives us outposts of defense, and w i
are morally bound to extend to her in
a degree the benefit of our own eco¬
nomic system.
“Equally important was the action
on the tariff upon products’of the Phil¬
ippines. We gave them a reduction of
25 per cent, and would have given
them a reduction of 25 per cent more
had it not been for the opposition, in
the hurried closing days of the last
session, of certain gentlemen, who, bv
the way, have been representing
themselves both as peculiarly solicit
ous for the interests of the'Philippine
people and as special champions o.'
the lowering of tariff duties.
“We are now in a condition of pros¬
perity unparalleled not merely in our
own history, but in the history of any
other nation.
“The present phenomenal prosper
ity has been won under a tariff which
was made in accordance with certain
fixed and definite principles, the most
important of which is an avowed de¬
termination to protect the interests of
tho American producers, business
man, rvage worker, and farmer alike.
The general tariff policy, to which,
without regard to changes in detail. !
believe this country is irrevocably
committed, is fundamentally based
upon ample recognition of the differ¬
ence between the cost of production—
that is, tho cost of labor—here and
abroad, and of the need to see to ii
that our laws shall in no event afford
advantago in our own market to fo:-
eign industries over American capita.;,
to foreign labor over our own labor.'’
NO CENSURE FOR DEWEY.
His Remarks Anent German Navy are
Ignored for Diplomatic Reasons.
A special from Berlin, Germany,
says: The reason why Admiral Dew-
ey’s remarks were pocketed with lit¬
tle official ado can be read between
tho lines of the government organs,
It was intimated from Washington
that in case Dewey’s punishment was
demanded tho United States govern-
ment might be moved to ask an ex-
planatlon of the German Admiral
Pluddemann’s remarks to the effect
that Dewey’s feat, “so called,” at Ma-
nils, might have been undertaken by
any junior officer, there being neither
courage nor strategy in it, but proba-
biy an understanding with the enemy.
Pluddemann hever fired a shot in
his life, but is nevertheless thought a
great deal of by that other theoretical
strategist, the kaiser. If Washington
would insist upon an explanation, his
beer-going admiralship would get into
trouble with both Dewey and the for¬
mer commander of Manila, and the lat¬
ter might insist upon blowing sonic
holes through him by way of a duel.
In court circles it is reported that
the kaiser himself was moved to make
light of the matter in order not to hurt
President Roosevelt’s chances for a
second term.
“if Dewey were martyred he might
become a serious opponent to Roose¬
velt,” opined his majesty.
SANTIAGO HEROE8 TO GATHER.
First Reunion of “Vets” of Spanish-
.American War to be Held in Detriot.
The first reunion of the Society of
the Army of Santiago de Cuba, which
■
comprises the famous Fifth army
corps and Its reinforcements, will be
held in Detroit on July 16 and 17, the
anniversary of the surrender ot Gen
eral Toral. the Spanish commander.
GRAY. JONES CO.GA.. THURSDAY. APRIL 9.1903.
OFF TO GREAT WEST
President Goes for a Visit to
His Rough-Rider Friends.
TO BE GONE NINE WEEKS
Special Train the Finest Ever Sent
Out Over the Pennsylvania Rail¬
road—Great Throng of Well-
Wishers at Station.
President Roosevelt, at 9:05 o’clocit
Wednesday morning, started on his
western trip under the most favorable
auspices. As the special train pulled
out of the Pennsylvania Etation in
Washington the president stood on the
platform of his private car, tipping
his har and smiling in response to the
enthusiastic cheers of hundreds of ad¬
mirers and personal friends.
Tho Etation and platforms were
crowded with people anxious to ex¬
tend to the chief magistrate their good
wishes for a safe and successful jour
ney. Notable precautions were taken
to Insure the safety of the president.
Uniformed officers, headquarters de¬
tectives, plain-clothes men and secret
operatives surrounded the president
and covered every point.
The most notable incident connected
with the president’s departure arose
out of the presence at the station of
Baron Speck Von Sternberg, the Ger
man minister. He was the only mem
her of the diplomatic corps who went,
to the depot to see the president off
and the president greeted him most
cordially, telling him he greatly appre¬
ciated the courtesy. During their chat
the president asked the baron whether
he would be in Washington in June
when he returned, and upon receiving
an affirmative reply the president said:
"That is good. We will have some
long rides together.”
The baron told the president that
his horses were in India and would
not be here for some timo. Instantly
the president gave orders ihat during
his absence his riding horse and that
of Mrs. Roosevelt should be placed at
the disposal of Baron and Baroness
Von Sternberg. "I should be very
much pleased,” said he to the baron,
“if you and the baroness would ride
them while I am away.”
As tne train drew out the president
called:
“Good bye, baron, *1 appreciate your
coming very much.”
No member of the president's imme¬
diate family, except his sister, Mrs
Cowles, was at the station, Mrs. Roose¬
velt and the young children being down
the Chesapeake bay on the Mayflower,
and Miss Alice being In Porto Rico.
Several members of the cabinet, in¬
cluding Secretaries Cortelyou, Wilson
and Hitchcock, were present. Other
members of the cabinet had taken their
formal leave of the president at the
white house.
The train is one of the finest eve*
run out of Washington by the Pennsyl¬
vania railroad, handsomely oquipped
and manned by a crew of picked men
The only change in the personnel of
the party as heretofore announced was
John M. McCoy, who went as special
representative of the Pennsylvania
rairoad, instead of C. R. Rosenberg.
In addition to those officially desig¬
nated as members of the president’s
party three secret service men and
two postofflee inspectors accompanied
the president as a personal bodyguard.
The journey as planned will occupy
nine weeks and three days, and the
party will travel a little more than
14,000 miles.
Welcome at Harrisburg a Surprise.
President Roosevelt’s train arrived
at Harrisburg, Pa. at 1:10 p. m. and
remained for nine minutes. The run
front Washington was uneventful, the
president spending most of his time in
reading. The train made no stops af
ter leaving Baltimore except for water.
The president was greeted in Harris-
burg by a great crowd, including the
members of the Pennsylvania legisla-
tore and state offic’als. Senator Focht
presented greeting!' to the president,
expressing regret that they were una
bie to welcome him at the capital. The
president showed evidence of surprise
at the reception. He spoke for more
than five minutes,
POULLAIN HARD HIT.
Contracted to Deliver Many Bales of
Cotton and Failed to "Come Across.”
By a verdict returned in the United
States circuit court at Atlanta, Tues¬
day, II. C. Pouliain, of Jackson county,
Ga., Is to pay $12,346.20, and certain
costs of court in addition, for several
deals in cotton which he made in Ihe
summer of 1900 and failed to carry out
in the fall,
Thc verdict was rendered on the pe¬
tition of the Pelzer Manufacturing
Company, of Peizer, Anderson county,
S. C., who alleged that Pouliain made
contracts with them to deliver 1,900
bales of cotton, which he failed to do
AGAINST CONVICT LABOR.
* Wanta Ma y° ' Turns Down Contract
Approved by City Council.
Because the Chattahoochee Brick
Company would not have inserted in
its contract with thc city the provision
that, no convict-made material was ' -
be furnished the city, Mayor Howell
of Atlanta, Thursday morning declined
to sign a contract with that company
and declared the bid rejected.
YET ANOTHER CREVASSE
This Break Occurs on Louisiana Side
and a Wide Area of Fine Cotton
Lands are Overflowed.
A Now Orleans special says: The
most sarious development of the flood
situation Friday was the break in the
levee at Holly Brook plantation, own¬
ed by James G. Pittman. The cre¬
vasse is about 6 miles below Lake
Providence in East Carroll parish.
The leveo war. probably 18 feet. In
height and no. attempt will ho made to
amend it. 13 'orts, however, will be
made to hold the ends.
Much av.alla.ble cotton land will bo
overflowed. Ovving to protracted rains
little planting has been done and the
lamago will be principally in delay In
getting seed nto the, ground. Tin
crevasse is re] orted to be 500 feet
wide. Parts of Tensas, Madison. Con¬
cordia, Catahon 'a and filmland par
ishes, in addition to east Carroll, will
be submerged, tne water uUim.'.tely re-
turning to the Mississippi, river
through the Red river. Dispatches
from the vicinity of the break say with
the favorable exist tig river conditions
the water will not long run through
the crevasse and the damage will be
considerably less than that, done by
the Wyly-Hass eivvasse In the same
vicinity in; 1893.
Work of strengthening the crib work
it Hymelia continued throughout the
day. No signs of weakness in the
structure have y*et appeared. It Is an¬
ticipated that s» eking will begin to¬
morrow and that the break will ho
mended early net t week.
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WU’S SUCCESSOR HAS COME.
Sir Chen Tung Liang Cheng, Etc., Ar
rives at National Capital.
Sir Chen Totnfe Liang Cheng, the new
Chinese minister to the United States,
with his entire, suite and party, includ¬
ing in all aboutt forty-five persons, who
arrived' in S; <n Francisco last wee]:,
reached Washington Friday night. The
minister and nuite went at once to 1he
legation.
The new minister is a graduate of
a college in New England, and was in¬
terpreter of the Chinese legation in
Washington froj l 188G to 1899. On his
arrival he expra tsed the hope that as a
result of his service here the friend!'’
relations between China and the Uni¬
ted States woul . he. greatly strength
ened, and said, he would try to he ar
instrument tc wi rd bringing about tha*
desirable end.
CYCLONE SWEEPS INDIANA.
A Number of Deaths Reported and
Great Damai(& to Property Entailed.
One of the most destructive torna¬
does in years swept over southern In¬
diana shortly after noon Friday. Great
damage was done in the county. At
the Wathon district school forty chil¬
dren were eating their dinner. On”
end of the building gave way and a
child named Mary Smoot was struck
by a flying brick and fatally injured
and several others were badly hurt.
Three miles west of iho. town of
English Mrs. George Cunningham wt-t
killed anvl the skull of her 10-year-old
son was crushed by blowing down of
timbers. A farm hand wns perhaps
fatally injured in a falling barn. Much
stock was killed.
MILITARY CADETS ARE DROPPED-
Four Wouid-Iie Fighters Discharged
For Deficie ncy in Their Studies.
Cadets W. A. Howard, of Michigan;
Mailcont McFarlan, of Pennsylvania;
William Calvin Oates, Jr., of Alabama,
and Edwin M. Watson, of West. Vir
ginia, members of the fourth class,
were discharged from the military
academy at West Point, N. Y-., Friday,
having been found deficient in their
studies. Oates is a son of ex-Gover-
nor Oates, of Alabama, and Howard’s
father was a graduate of the naval
academy.
CHICAGO ALMOST ISOLATED.
Owing to Heavy Storm Telegraphic
Communication Was Blocked.
Chicago was almost entirely cut off
from telegraphic communication with
the outside world Friday as the result
of a storm. Accompanied by a high
Northwest gale, a heavy fall of we:
snow caused telegraph wires to go
down in all directions. The tempera-
turo was slightly above the freezing
point.
Danger signals are displayed on the
lake and vessels have been warned not
to venture out.
WERE DOCKED A HALF HOUR.
Miners Walk Out of Colliery on First
Application of New Rule.
A dispatch from Shamokin, Pa..
says: Number 4 slope of the Luko
Fiddler colliery, was tied up Friday by
the hands going on strike because
they were dissatisfied on account of
losing docked a half hour Friday after¬
noon for quitting work at 4 o’clock
The men started to work at 7 a, m.,
and claim they put In tho fuH nine-
hour day,
WORKING CAPITAL INCREASED.
Lowry Bank Announces Sate and issue
cf $200,000 Additional Stock.
The directors of the Lowry National
bank, of Atlanta, have announced the
sale and issue of additional stock to
the amount of $200,000. The sale of
this stock brought $400,000. This ac i
tion increases the capital from $300
000 to $500,000 and the surplus from !
$100,000 to $300,000. *
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BATTLING
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To Stay Paging Torrent and
Save Kome and Properly,
MORE BREAKS REPORTED
IViississippi Gtato Ccnvict Farm, at An-
gola, Said to Be Inundated.
Greenville Situation Is
Much. Better. if
A New Orleans special says: With
a net. fail oli two-tenths of a foot in
twenty-four hours end encouraging
r.pws from tho scene of tho struggle
a(t Hymelia, viver conditions were con¬
siderably improved Tuesday.
Tho off'y disquieting news of the
day was tho reported break at Angola,
but tho Imp* -tanco of this break was
minimized To some extent by the news
that the damage resulting would ho
largelj confined to the state farm lo¬
cated there, The eleven miles of
levees proteting Angola have cost ap¬
etrr/^glo proximately $100,000. A desperate
had been in progress I hero
for Tho last week to hold tho embank-
mAit but water has been steadily
raeping through it and the conditions
had grown so critical by the end of tho
weok, that President Parker, of the
board of control, had ordered the re-
moval of the stock and the hulk of the
convicts into tho Tunica hills as a mat¬
ter of precaution and steps taken to
protect tho camps. The plantation is
one of the best in the state, and the
cotton grown upon it lias beeu a largo
source of revenue. The levee is lo¬
cated nearly opposite the north of Rc.l
river and the water will ultimately find
its way back into the Mississippi, in¬
creasing the flood wave south of Iiatou
Rouge.
Good results attended the work at
Hymelia during the day and the an¬
swer to the appeal of the board for nd-
ditional men and money has been an
swered. Large quantities of material
went forward during the day. By even¬
ing the cribbing at the upper end of
the broken levee hnd reached the wil¬
lows on the batture and extended out, a
thousand feet on the lower end. The
real test will como when It is attempt¬
ed to join the ends and beginning tho
work of sacking. A hopeful feeling
prevails at the scene and the chance
of closing the break is fair.
The extent of * r .e inundated land is
gradually increasing and the situation
will be a desperate one for the sugar
planters and truck farmers if disaster
conies
Success continues to attend (ho
struggle to hold the levees to the Pon-
chartrain district. President, Leake, of
the levee board, and Assistant Stats
Engineer Lewis said a. persistent fight
was being kept up to undo tile work of
tho crawfish, which threatened a num¬
ber of points in the district. White
much of this stretch has still a snfe
margin above the flood, there are other
levees in it which need to be raised
and revetted to meet tho additional
rise which they are likely to be requi" - -
od to sustain. Millions are invested in
sugar property in the district and two
great, railroad lines lie In it, and it. Is
these interests which have united
with the levee board to protect the
Ponchartratn basin.
According to a dispatch from Baton
Rouge, neither the governor nor the
board of control know anything con¬
cerning the rumored break in the An¬
gola Jevee. They say that tho report
may he true, but they do not believe it
possible that, they would not. have been
advised of such a condition. A break
there would not be any great surprise,
but they do not credit the present re¬
port. Colonel C. Harrison Parker,
president of the hoard of control, upcin
being asked concerning the rumor of
a break at Angola, said:
“Wo have not received nojioo of
such a break, but we know that the-sit-
nation there is critical and Ihat tho
levees cannot hold much longer.”
More Hopeful at Greenville.
The flood silnation both in Green¬
ville and surrounding territory showed
Improvement Tuesday and there is lit¬
tle apprehension of further com plica¬
tions. Tho water Is falling generally
in the city. The suffering and distress
have been greatly relieved
LAST TRIP OF SEASON.
Special Palatial Touriet Trains to
Florida Make 'their Final Round.
The Chicago and Florida special, op
erated by the Southern railway and
Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas
Pacific between Cincinnati and St. An
gnstine, and the Chicago and Florida
limited, operated between Chicago ami
St. Augustine by 'ho Chicago and
Eastern Illinois, th<- Evansville and
Terre Haute, the Louisville and Nash-
ville, the Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louis, the Centra) of Georgia, and
the Atlantic Coa.-n, Line, both made
their last southbound trips Thursday.
CAMBRIDGE CREW VICTORIOUS.
Oxford Loses Inter-University Boat
Race in English Waters.
A cable dispatch from Putney, Eng-
land, says: Wedneeday's inter-univer-
sity boat race, which was the diamond
jubilee of the contest, was won easily
by Cambridge by six lengths in 49
minutes 32 1-2 seconds. Excepting (.no
fact that rain was falling, thc weather
conditions were favorable.
union hen enjoined.
Jurjge Lumpkin, at Atlanta, Issues Ro-
I straining Order Affecting Job
Printers Who are on Strike.
j At Atlanta, Thursday night at 8
o’clock, Foote & Davies, printers, so
! cured an Injunction against the unions
P engaged In the strike now on in tho
| job printing offices of the city,
j i Judge Lumpkin, of the Fulton coun-
ty superior court, road a petition on
i behalf of Foote A Davies, and signed
a temporary restraining order directed
to the Atlanta Typographical Union
and the Electro typers and Sterotypers'
Union.
The order commands these organiza¬
tions to desist from seeking to force
or compel the employees of the Foote
& l)avio3 Company from quitting
work; desist from using force, threats,
abuse or coercion for thin purpose;
desist from driving off tho customers
or of persons desiring to have printing
or other like work done by the Foote
& Davies Company, and desist front
I using Ihronts or menaces of ruin or In-
| jury ©T such persons or their business
or property for this purpose.
In the petition filed by the Foote &
Davies Company a number of charges
i~re made against the union. It is al¬
leged that each of the unions concern¬
ed have entered Into a combination In
restraint of trade. It. Is alleged that
they liave conspired to ruin tho busi¬
ness of Foote A Davies.
The fight which occurred near I he
Foote & Davies place of business sev¬
eral days ago is also mentioned In tho
petition and it Is charged that this was
the result of a conspiracy.
Another charge made In tho peti¬
tion is that unlawful means have boon
employed to keep men from going to
work at the Foote & Davies offleo,
among tho means adopted, It Is alleg¬
ed, being bribery.
Judge Lumpkin sot the preliminary
hearing fur April 11 at 9 o'clock in tho
morning.
MFtS. GRIFFIN 13 HELD.
Woman and Her Brother Bound Over
at Eatonton Charged With Murder.
At the preliminary trial at Eaton¬
ton, Ga., of Mi’H. John Griffin and her
brother, Sam Knowles, under suspi
cion as murderers of John Griffin, the
woman’s husband both the prisoners
were remanded to jail Thursday to
a watt trial at the September term of
this superior court.
Mrs. Griffin had her nine-months ol 1
baby in her arms when the verdict was
read, and sho burst into hitter weep¬
ing.
The evidence against them, while
very strong apparently, Is only circum
stantial. Judge W. F. Jenkins, In their
defense, spoke seven hours and made
a very able argument. Judge W. B.
Wingfield closed for the prosecution In
an argument equal to that of Ills oppo
nent.
Ball will be asked, and it is possible
that. Judge Lewis will allow it, as the
evldenco is only circumstantial.
Jt is reported that new evidence has
: been secured by the prosecution. Just
before his death Griffin told* a friend
that if things did not change around
ilr. house that, lie would make another
Wilcoxen case. He referred to a case
that; occurred In the county two years
ago, in which the destroyer of hi?
home was killed by Wilcoxen.
RACE TROUBLE IN SHOPS.
Negroes Employed by Coast Line Quit
Because One of Them Was Mobbed.
Because, a negro cursed one of the
workmen in the Atlantic Coast Line
shops at Wilmington, N. C., Thursday,
over two hundred fellow workmen al¬
most mobixed him at the noon hour
when all the men knocked off for din
ner. The negro, whose namo is San¬
ders, was badly beaten, but no very
serious injury resulted.
Sanders, width GOO other negroes, is
employed about the shops to do heavy
work. As a result of tho trouble the
entire force of negroes walked out and
refused to work the remainder of the
day. Just, what the outcome will be is
not knowin, but the Coast Line man¬
agement started an investigation at
once and will probe the matter to the
bottom. It is rumored that trouble
between the two races has been brevy¬
ing for some timo.
GREAT VICTORY OVER FLOOD.
Th c Immense Crevasse Near New Or
leans Successfully Closed.
A New Orleans special says: With
the successful joining of the ends ol
the (rib work leading from either sida
of the broken Hymelia levee, an
achievement, which was accomplished
early Thursday morning, the critical
stage Is considered to have been pass
ed In the attempt to close the crevasse
now 700 feet in width. Only the most
unexpected misfortune resulting in the
carrying away of the cribbing can pra-
vent the lasting success of the under
taking.
Wayne MacVeagh is Representative.
The president has selected Wayno
MacVeagh, of Pittsburg, who was a
member of the cabinet of President
Garfield, ^o represent the United
States at Tho Hague in the Venezue
lan matter.
New Collector for Natchez.
President Roosevelt has appointed
John Russell as collector of customs
at Natchez, Miss., vice W. J, Winston,
resigned.
NO. 20.
BALKANS BUTCHERY
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Bulgarians and Turks Come
Together in Bloody Battle,
THOUSAND MEET DEATH
Who.’c Districts In Bulgaria Take Up
Arni3 Against Turkish Ruler
and Serious Conditions
Prevail.
A dispatch from Constantinople to
Tho I.okal Anzieger (Berlin), dated
noon Friday, announced that the Bul¬
garian bands and Turkish .troops, of
the Okharlda district, have fought a
battle and ihat 1,000 men were killed
or wounded.
A cable dispatch from Constantino¬
ple says: Official advices from Mon¬
aster is to the effect that the Bulga¬
rian inhabitants of 31) villages in the
Okharlda district, totalling 3,000 men
and supported by the bishop and a
number of revolutionary bands, have
vised ngainst the Turks. T'-ey sur
rounded a small detachmen'. of Turk¬
ish troops In the mountains northward
cf Okharlda, but tho troops succeeded
i» cutting their way out after sus,-
talning considerable loss.
Another dynamite outrage at the
town of Mustapha Iiacha has led to
the discovery that the revolutionary
committee is supposed to be responsi¬
ble for the attempt to wreck tho Orien¬
tal express early in the morning of
March al, when (he bridge of tho
Turkish oriental railroad, between
Adrianoplo and Mustapaha Pacho,
was blown up by tin infernal machine.
Although Mltrovitza and Prlestlna
nro reported to bo calmer, the rising
of the Albanians in the Constantinople
district creates intense concern at the
palace among the ministers. It is felt
that, the continuation of the trouble In
the vicinity of Sandjak and Novi Ba-
znr Is liable to lead at any moment to
an extension of Austrlal occupation
over tlio entire Sandjak district and as
far as Mltrovitza, although it is believ¬
ed that nothing short of absolute no
cessity will induce Austria to take ad¬
vantage of this right, which is reserv¬
ed to her by the treaty of Berlin.
A dispatch from Salonlca states
that, the fiailroau bridge over tile An-
gista river, near Drama, was blown up
by Bulgarians during tho night of
April 1. All the telegraph wires in
iho vicinity have been cut. Drama Is
about 30 miles from Seree, Macedonia.
STUDENT SHOOTS TEACHER.
Another Fatal Tragedy Narrowly
Averted in South Carolina School.
James Latimer, nephew of South
Carolina’s junior senator, a lad of 17
years, shot. J. F. Harper, principal of
the Lowndesvllie, S. C., academy, in
tho breast Friday.
Professor Harper attempted to whip
Latimer for absenting himself on
April 1 against orders. Latimer tried
to strike Harper with an iron rod.
This being taken from him, he drew
a self-acting revolver and fired twice.
Harper fell anil Latimer fled.
A button saved Harpor’s life. Tho
bullet carried tho button into the body,
but waH prevented from penetrating.
A rib diverted the other bullet front
Harper’s heart.
GOT WHAT HE ASKED FOR.
Young Man Cried “Death” and Pre¬
cipitated that Riot iri Monterey.
A special of Friday from Monterey,
Mexico, says: Thursday’s deplorahlo
occurrence which, according to latest
reports, resulted- in the death of eight
persons, two policemen and six civil-
lians, and the injury of twenty others
which was duo to political capital be¬
ing made out of the celebration of
General Diaz’s victory, as stated in
previous dispatches, has not resultei
any further disturbances.
tributable to the cry of “Death to
Reyes,” which was raised by a young
man, said to be a student, No sooner
had the cry been raised than a pollco-
man, who stood near, drew his revolv
er and instantly killed the man, thus
precipitating the trouble.
PLAGIARISM IS CHARGED.
Candidate in Mississippi Alleged to
Have Stolen Ingersoll’s Thunder.
A very spicy issue that lias been in¬
jected into the campaign for governo*
of Mississippi during the past week is
the charge of plagiarism that is bt-
ing brought against Major J. K. Vat-
daman.
In their address, Messrs. Fox and
Noel both openly charge Major Varda-
man with having appropriated his
tribute to the comederate soldier from
an eulogy delivered by Robert G. In
gersoil to the union soli.ier.
GUNNING RECORDS SMASHED.
Battleship Indiana Scores Fourteen
Hits Out of Sixteen Shots.
The battleship Indiana has estab¬
lished a world’s record In markman-
ship with thirteen guns.
She arrived at Pensacola, Fla., from
the Gulf Friday night and reported
having scored fourteen hits out of si.-,
teen shots, the range being 5 miles,
the target the usual size,