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The Jones County News
VOL. IX.
CZAR IS FAITHLESS
Russian Breaks His Plighted
Promise With Uncle Sam
IN OCCUPYING MANCHURIA
United State* Will Enter Vigorous
Protest—Officials Think There
is no Danger of War Over
Incident
Minister Conger, from Pekin, has en-
bled Secretary Hay a synopsis of tho
demands made upon China by Russia
respecting control of Manchuria. This
account agrees precisely with the
press report of Russias last coup at
the Chinese capital. Secretary Hay
will take no action In the matter until
he has communnlcated the facts to the
president and has learned the latter c
wtshes.
The present Impression In Washing-
ton is that the Russian action is a dis-
tinct breach of faith with the United
States. The Russian government
pledged Itself three times formally
and the documents are on record that
the '’open door” should be maintained
ln Manchuria and Russian troops
should be withdrawn as soon as peace
was restored. Finally the latter prom-
Ise took the si)ape of a treaty stipula¬
tion. It was provided that the evacua¬
tion should take place within three dis¬
tinct periods The Russian soldiers
should have quit Manchuria on the Sth
of this month, according to that treaty,
but a plausible explanation for a tem¬
porary retention of the remaining Rus¬
sian troops was offered by Russia in
the claim that the country was still
disturbed, and that vigorous military
measures were necessary for the pur¬
pose of sanitation.
No Danger of War.
Officials declare that there Is no dan¬
ger of war with Russia over this inci¬
dent. The government of the United
States will record its ideas of what
should be done in Manchuria and as
the result of Secretary Hay’6 project-
ed conference with the president, it is
probable that further remonstrance
will be added. But it is anticipated
that Russia will, for the time being at
least. Ittay opposition or at
least that of the United States, by car-
rying out Its pledge as to the open
door.
There will be no additional treaty
ports in Manchuria if Russia succeeds
in this last move. New Chwang, how-
ever, is still a treaty port and unless
Russia makes a further move of ap-
plying her customs system to that
port, United States products may en-
ter there at the same uniform rate of
5 per cent duty, as are collected in the
southern Chinese ports.
An official of the government, well
Informed regarding Chinese affairs,
said the step taken by Russia is one
for which she has been preparing for
a number of years. Extraordinary as
it. may seem, he says, there appears
to be no way *f preventing the con¬
summation of Russia’s plan. Japan is
ln no position to dispute the action
and tlfe purpose of Russia could not
bo changed. As to the interest of this
government, he said, it was doubtful
whether the United States could look
with favor upon the far greater con-
trol of the Pacific ocean, which the
new move would give Russia. He had
no doubt that Russia would eventually
apply the Russian tariff to the new ter-
rltory, in which case tne United States
would endeavor to sell the Russian
raw material in place of the finished
products which now go to that part ot
China. He said that there has been
great development in Manchuria under
the Russian auspiceB during the past
few years and especially in the last
eight months.
Open Door Guaranteed.
Dalny, the port about forty miles
from Port Arthur, has not only been
greatly improved, but well fortified,
This port is leased territory, which
was discussed in correspondence be-
tween the United States and Russian
governments in 1899. When Russia
leased for twenty-five years certain
Chinese ports assurances were given
Ambassador Hitchcock that the open
door would be maintained. i
j
FAST TRAIN WRECKED. I
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Engineer Kiled, Two Others Injured
and Much Mall Burned.
The sorthbound Washington and
Southwestern vestibule limited, on the
Southern railway, ran into the rear
end of a freight train near Lynchburg
Va., early Thursday morning, killing
Charles R. Kiney, engineer of the lim¬
ited, demolishing the engine and burn-
ing up two mail and two freight cars,
About two thousand letters were de- .
stroyed. '
Postal Clerk William S. Fealey, of
Washington, and the negro fireman
were injured. i -
A SET-BACK FOR HOWARD.
Witness Proves He Was Sick in Bed
on Day Goebel Was Killed.
In the trial of James Howard testi-! at
Frankfort, Friday, Dan Vaughan
fled that he was sick in bed on the day
that Goebel was killed and was not
on the street at all. |
This was a hard blow to the defense
as Howard in his testimony toltj ot
seeing Vaughan on the street just be '
fore Goebel was shot. )
POISON SENT BY MAIL.
Florida Man Partook of a Prepared
Breakfast Food and Was Dead
Within Ten Minutes.
Roland L. Morgan, a gentieman who
came south several years ago from El-
i from received
miles Pensacola, Fla., a
package of prepared food through the
mail a few days ago and upon swallow¬
ing less than a spoonful was dead in
fifteen minutes. .,
Morgan’s relatives can attach sus¬
picion to no one, as lie had not a
known enemy. In vlw of this tho con-
elusion Is reached lhat the poison was
meant for somebody else, although ad-
dressed to Morgan. The food came in
the raanufacturoro ’ package, this being
enclosed with a common white paper,
The postmark is indistinct and postil
authorities are at a loss to say what
Is the emanating office.
Three deaths came near being cans-
ed by the contents of the package.
As soon as the same was opened Mrs.
Mcr S an and her mother tasted the
stu ® and immediately became deathly
6lck - They escaped death miraculous-
ly. Not profiting by this warning Mr.
Mor S an himself mixea some with milk
and P Iaced 11 ln his mouth. Rigor set
in at once alid the deathly material
acted 80 quickly that he fell into an
orange bush nearby and badly Iacer-
ated kis Eace -.
Was Well Known in Elgin.
News comes from Elgin. Ill., to tho
effect that Rowland L. Morgan, who
died suddenly on Monday at his coun-
try home near Pensacola, Fla., after
eating breakfast food from an original
package received by mail, for many
years was employed by the Elgin
watch factory, and left Elgin about
two years ago for Florida.
He secured a tract of land of 30
acres on the island of Santa Rosa, a
few miles from Pensacola, where he
managed a summer and winter hotel.
Since leaving Elgin he had returned
only once, when it was to answer in¬
dictments brought by the grand jury-
on the charge of forging the name of
the recorder of Cook county. These
charges, five in number, never came to
trial and were quashed on the statute
of limitations. The indictments grew
out of a real estate transaction of
property in Elgin, but he disposed of
everything, including a fins homo, ba-
fore he left for the south.
Reports have reached Elgin during
the last year that Morgan and his part-
ner in business at Santa Rosa, a Colo-
nel Tarbele, were at, swords’ points,
It Is asserted the former secured pos-
session of all the property in soma
way and held It recorded in his wife’s
name. His relatives knew of no one
who would wish Morgan’s death. Ow-
ing to his alleged questionable busi-
ness dealings he had many enemies, it
is alleged.
PAPERS WERE PERSONAL.
Lawyer for Mrs. Tyner Explains Mat-
ter to Attorney General Knox.
A Washington special says: Ross
Perry, the attorney for Airs. James N.
Tyner, whose husband was summarily
removed from his position as assistant
attorney general for the postofflee de¬
partment under rather sensational cir-
cumstances Thursday called on Attor-
n ey General Knox and talked the case
over with him Friday. He made to
the attorney general substantially the
same statement previously given ou-_
by him, namely, that the papers taken
by Mrs. Tyner from the safe in her
husband’s office were altogether per-
gonal, but that they would be returned
when called for.
Friday morning the postmaster cer-
titled to the attorney general for such
action as he may deem necessary in
tbe cases of the persons involved in
the abstraction of the papers from the
safe of the assistant attorney general
f or the postoffice department. Post-
master Payne’s letter forwarding the
papers made no recommendations be-
yon d submitting the case for such ac-
tion as the department of justice might
deem necessary and proper.
Attorney Generai Knox said the affi¬
davits contain no information as to
their ownership. He has called the at-
tention of the postmaster general to
the law relating to public documents
and has requested information as to
their character, and also asks of the
postmaster general what action he re-
quests or recommends.
Attorney General Knox expressed
the opinion to Postmaster General
Payne that unless there is something
to show that the documents taken
from the safe are government property'
no case would lie. This statement
W as ma( j c a f te r Mr. Knox had gone
over the papers forwarded io him by
postofflee department. Air. Payne
replied by stating the circumstances
attending the taking of the papers and
the fact that most of the papers fileu
j n the government safe are of a confi-
flential nature, and therefore are not
ol record.
BILLY IS SURELY ENGAGED.
Prospective Marriage of W. K. Van-
derbilt and Widow Rutherford.
A London dispatch says: The en-
gagement of Mrs. Lewis Rutherford to j
William K. Vanderbilt Is confirmed, j
It is not known whether Paris, the wedding but it j
will take place in [
will not take place at the United 1
States embassy or at the London j
residence of Secretary White, Mrs.
Rutherfurd’s brother-in-law.
GRAY. JONES CO. GA.. THURSDAY. APRIL 30. 1903.
PUBLISHERSAPPEAL
Kick on Libel Act Passed by
Quaker Legislature.
^ G0VERN0R T0 VET0
Case of State’s Daily Newspaper is
_
Presented in Stirring Speech by
Charles Emory Smith,
of Philadelphia.
Every important newspaper in Penn
sylvanla was represented at tho hear-
ing on the Grady-Salus libel bill by
Governor Penny-packer Tuesday In the
hall of the house of representatives at
Harrisburg. Attorney General Carron
sat with the governor throughout tie
hearing, but neither indicated what
would be the governor's action on the
measure.
The opening speech was made bv
Charles Emory Smith of The rhiladcl-
phia Press. At tlie outset of Mr.
Smith’s address Governor Fennypack-
er took exception to his use of the
word "insolently” and suggested that
it would be well for tho speaker to
omit tho strong adjectives. Mr. Smith
accepted the suggestion, saying at tho
came time that he spoke strongly be-
causo he felt strongly. Mr. Smith said
in part:
“This bill would incorporate a new
principle in the code. It would make
2 *’ y Publication actionable In which
ibere has been negligence, even whe-e
there is nothing of a defamatory or
injurious character. It does not re-
q uire that the matter should be libel-
Ious - And so, this bill practically
roakes every incorrect publication ac-
tionable, no matter what its character,
What unlimited field3 of litigation,
what boundless sources of annoyanco
are opened in this extraordinary pro¬
vision !
“In the presentation of the pews of
the day errors will inevitably creep In
Tho errors need not, under this bill
be libellous. They need only result
from what may be called negligence,
and every error, every misprint, ever/
mistake in any single element of a
statement may be made the basis of a
suit for damages.
“The bill is special legislation In
that It excludes weekly newspapers. It
treads ab around the weekly and care-
fully avoids stepping on it. The week¬
lies in Pennsylvania number 954, and
the dailies 209. To declare that a
statement is a libel when printed in
209 dailies and not a libel when print-
ed in 954 weeklies is simply grotesquo,
“This bill is utterly powerless to
stop the particular kind of publication
which it aims at, but it encompasses
legitimate publications with an unlim¬
ited network Of embarrassment and
venation; it would cripplo and curtail
the presentation of the regular and
proper r.ews of the day; it would start
up a whole swarm of speculative shys¬
ters and curbstone blackmailers; It in¬
fringes the just and constitutional lib¬
erty of the press, and would impair
that valuable protection for public
morals and public rights which is
found in the searchlight of publicity;
it is special legislation in undertaking
to make a law for newspapers while ex¬
cepting the weekly newspapers from
its operations; it perpetrates a gross
wrong in seeking to fasten the princi¬
pal’s responsibility upon the agent,
where the agent not only does not
commit the offense, but where he has
not even the power to prevent it.”
The libel bill provides that civil ac¬
tion may bo brought against any own¬
er or managing editor of any newspa-
per published in Pennsylvania to re¬
cover damages resulting from negli¬
gence on the part of such owners or
managing editors in publications af¬
fecting the character, reputation or
business of citizens and that compen¬
satory damages may also be recovered
for "the physical and mental suffer¬
ings endured by the injured parties,”
and whenever such publication is giv¬
en special prominence by the use of
cartoons, etc., a jury shall have the
right to award punitive damages
against the defendants. It also pr>
vides that every newspaper published
in Pennsylvania shall publish on the
editorial page tho name of the owner,
or owners, together with the name of
the managing editor.
ROOT AWAITS EXPLANATION.
Secretary Has Heard Nothing as Yet
From General Baldwin.
Secretary Root has heard nothin?
General Baldwin regarding th<
alleged interview a few days ago in
which the general spoke of colored
troops and Filipino soldiers. Colonel
Mills, inspector general, was sent from
Washington to Denver to make a com
plete investigation of the affair ani
with a view of having a case prepared
by the war department suould it b'
determined to proceed further aftei
the report of General Baldwin is ro
ceived.
SENATORS GIVE BOND.
Were Indicted by Grand Jury for A!
leged Acceptance of Bribes.
At Jefferson City, Mo., Senators B
L. Matthews and Charles A. Smith
who were indicted by the grand jur.-
for accepting bribes in conneetior
with tho baking powder legislation
gave bonds in the sum of $3,000 eacl
for appearance before the Unitei
states eircut court in the July term
They each say they are innocent
CRUSADE ON IGNORANCE
Inaugurated at the Great Annual Con¬
ference of Southern Educational
Association ini Richmond.
A special from Richmond, Va., says:
No man who is Interested In the cause
of education and who lias In his heart
an earnest desire for the uplifting of
tho ignorant in this great republic can
fail to appreciate the giant efforts of
the southern educational conference
which assembled Wednesday in its
annual session with over three hun-
ddred delegates present.
In the presence of a large and bril¬
liant audience, the vconference was
formally welcomed to Richmond and
Virginia by Governor Montague, at the
Academy of Music. The governor’s re¬
marks were earnestly commendatory
of the objects Of the conference.
In response, President Ogden spoke
at some length, expressing apprecia¬
tion of the welcome extended by Vir¬
ginia, and of its plans for the future.
He insisted that the great object In
view Is the education of all the people,
white and hlack. He spoke of the duty
resting on the whole country to re¬
move the blot of illiteracy which dis¬
figures the pages of various sections
and pledged the best efforts of the con
fcrence to the end of fulfilling this re¬
sponsibility., He explained that tho
conference Is distint . from the gener¬
al education board sind the southern
eJucation board, and that it has no
money to distribute j On the conclu¬
sion of his address fhe conference ad¬
journed to attend a reception at Rich¬
mond college.
The first session of the conference
was held during the afternoon. This
meeting was for organization and an¬
nouncements. It was agreed present
officers of the conference should hold
over through the conference, and the
committee on nominations make its
report Friday morning.
An invitation was received from
Montgomery, Ala., and the University
of Alabama that the next meeting of
the conference be held In the Alabama
capital. It was referred to the execu¬
tive committee, Invitations from
other cities are expected.
The committee to nominato officers
for the ensuing year is composed of
the following:
Dr. Walter H. Page, cf New York :
W. H. Baldwin, Jr., of New York; Dr.
d. F. Meserve, of North Carolina; Eu-
gar Gardner Mrrphjy-ef Alabama, and
E. C. Branson, of Georgia.
Wednesday night a reception was
tendered tho conference by the faculty
of Richmond college.
FIGHT OVER UNION LABEL.
Allied Printing Trades Council Decides
Against Employing Club.
The Allied Printing Trades Council
of Atlanta, Ga„ at a meeting Tuesday
afternoon, decided to place the union
label in union job offices other than
those represented- in the Employing
Printers’ Club, which action is in di¬
rect opposition to the stand taken by
the club.
This is one of the points.over which
the printers and job offices have been
fighting during the present strike. The
Employing Printers’ Club contends
that the union lias no right .to place
the label in any of the job offices ex¬
cept those that are represented in the
organization of employers, while on
ihe other hand the union asserts that
P. has authority to place the label in
rny office in which union printers and
pressmen are employed.
ATLANTANS VOTE BONDS.
Election Calls for Sum of $400,000 for
Waterworks and Sewers.
The registered voters of Atlanta, at
an election Wednesday, authorized the
issuance of $400,000 of bonds for the
extension anil improvement of the sew¬
er system and for the Improvement
and better equipment of the water
works system.
Thirty-two votes more than was nec-
esssary were cast ln favor of tho wa¬
ter bonds; thirty-three votes more
than were necessary were cast in fa¬
vor of the sewer bonds.
The municipality will Immediately
proceed to issue $250,000 of bonds for
the extension of the trunk sewers to
the city limits, and $150,000 of bonds
for the improvement of the water
works system.
ROADS PREPARE THEIR ANSWER.
Southeastern Freight Association
Takes Cognizance of Injunction.
The answer of the railroad compa¬
nies composing the Southeastern
Freight Association to the injunction
recently Issued by Judge Emory Speer,
forbidding the raising of rates on lum¬
ber shipped to the west, was prepared
in Atlanta Tuesday. Tho roads repre¬
sented were Central of Georgia, Atlan¬
tic Coast Line, Seaboard Air Lina,
Georgia Southern and Florida, South¬
ern railway, Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis, Louisville and Nash¬
ville and Macon and Birmingham.
SENATOR MALLORY RE-ELECTED
Received Every Vote in Florida Leg¬
islature With One Exception.
Stephen R. Mallory was elected foi
another term ln the United States sen
Tuesday by the two houses of the
Florida legislature in separate session
all the votes in the senate
sixty-four ln the house to one cas!
J. M. Toombs, of Appalachicola.
TEN MEET DEATH
Frightful Explosion in Oil
Plant at Minneapolis.
BIG BUILDING WRECKED
Fire Quickly Follows and Not a Soul
Employed in Office Department
Escaped Grasp oUtoeath.
Scene of Horrors.
Ten persons, eight, men and two
women, were killed by an explosion at
tho plant of tho Northwestern Star Oil
Company, In Minneapolis, Minn., about
11:30 o’clock Thursday morning.
The dead are: W. H. Davis, presi¬
dent; C. H. Durbin, general manager;
Stanislaus W. Mitchell, cashier; Jacob
Domm, bookkeeper; Miss Caroline A.
Record, bookkeeper; Harold C. Col-
born, stenographer; David Dacey, fore ;
man; John Stontanske and Joseph La
Fond, laborers.
The explosion came without an in¬
stant’s warning, and a second after
the concussion the walls had been
thrown down and the entire structure
was a mass of flames. r\ot. a person
In tho office escaped alive.
Five workmen engaged on tho sec¬
ond floor were thrown twenty feet Into
the air and these wore tho only per
sons who escaped, They climbed
through the debris and are now at
the city hospital.
Although tho cause of the explosion
has not been determined, It is said
that some of the employees of the com¬
pany were emptying some oil tank
cars into the tanks In the basement of
the building and it is possible that
sparks from a switch engine ignited
the inflamable fluids.
Several explosions followed in quick
succession and made the work of the
firemen difficult and dangerous. The
men could not approach the ruins, and
the water.thrown on the flames was
without effect. The department could
not do anything but allow the flames
to burn themselves out, and then
search for the bodies of tlie dead.
At a late hour Thursday night three
bodies had been recovered, those of
Domm and Misses Roundy and Record.
The clock was valued at $40,000 and
the building at $15,000. The Insurance
was $23,000, and the loss Is total. All
that remains of the building Is a firo
wall which stood between tne office
and the tank room. All the other
walls are levelled.
Since tho great mill explosion o'
1878, this is tlie greatest disaster that
has been experienced in Minneapolis.
PRESIDENT'S VACATION ENDS.
Meets People at Hotel in Yellowstone
Park Preparatory to Departure.
A special from Cinnabar, Mont.,
says: President Roosevelt’s vacation
is at an end. He greeted the members
of his party and a largo number of
people at. the Mammoth Hot Springs
hotel in Yellowstone park Thursday
with the expectation of resuming his
tour Friday, which is to end in Wash¬
ington on June 5.
Tho president, who arrived at Fort
Yellowstone Wednesday, spoke in en¬
thusiastic terms of the park and of the
good time he had while touring It.
word had gone forth several days pre¬
viously that he would meet the people
living in the park and vicinity Thurs¬
day morning, and when he arrived at
the Mammoth Springs hotel, where the
reception was held, he found a couple
hundred men and women. The presi¬
addressed them briefly, speak¬
ing of tho good time he had had during
the past two weeks and then shook
hands with each one. He spent the
rest of tho day in inspecting Iho post
in riding horseback with Major
LEGISLATORS AS SLUGGERS.
Free-For-All Fight Occurs in the Illi¬
nois General Assembly.
A special from Springfield, Ill., says;
and rolling over each other
tho speaker’s platform in a
general < *!.-tt fight, at the fee:
a score of female guests, the mem
of the Illinois legislature Thurs
surpassed tho wildest scenes ol
Austrian relchs’nrath. Charges by
speaker of the house, Isaac Miller
attempts had been made to bribe
were formally made later as an
of the extraordinary ac
on his part, which precipitated
riot. The interior of the. legisla¬
chamber resembled, in a measure,
track of a tornado, so general was
wreckage of chairs and desks.
Chicago street railway franchises,
valuable than goln mines, were
at stake, federal court receiv¬
proceedings against Ihe Union
Company, of Chicago, Wed¬
having brougnt the matter to
issue.
EPIDEMIC AT STANFORD
Cases of Fever Develop at Big
University in California.
More cases of typhoid fever have de¬
at Stanford University, Cali¬
bringing the number of pa-
living on the campus up to thir¬
The number of persons af-
with the malady in Palo Alto
night had reached sixty-
a total of one hundred cases to
BRYAN “KNOCKS” GROVER
Nebraskan, In Banquet Speech,
Charges Ex-President with Me-
trayal of Democratic Party.
William J. Tiryan, speaking at Kan¬
sas City Monday night to tho toast
“Democracy” at the banquet given ,by
tho Democratic Jackson County club
and the newspaper men of Missouri
complimentary to William J. Stone, at
which the addresses did not begin un¬
til long after mldnlglH, bitterly ar
ralgqcd Grover Cleveland and his sup¬
porters who aro making I Ho plea for
harmony among Democrats.
The assembly was made tip of Mis
souri Democrats and tho remarks of
Mr. Bryan met with enthusiastic favor
with his hearers. He said In part:
“What, we need In this nation is
moral courage among men. We need
moral courage more than ability and
wo want to have the kind of moral
courago that will light for honest Dem¬
ocratic principles.
“In your junior senator, William Joel
Stone, you have in Missouri a man
who possesses bolli moral courage and
ability. I am glad that you have liar
mony in this state. 1 believe the Dem-
perats of Missouri givo tho best Idea
of how to secure harmony among the
Democrats of tho nation. I believe
in harmony.
"Tho Democrat’s bed is v.Itle enough
for all who want to come In, but. we
don't have to sit up nights to keep ce - -
tain pretenders from picking our pock¬
ets. We invite all who have strayed
from the fold to come back if they so
desire, but we want them to stay in
after they cotno. '
"We have had enough of Cleveland
ism in the Democratic party. Wo ha.l
four years of Cleveland, and after bis
administration was over we found our¬
selves weaker than wo had ever been
before because we had been betrayed.
“The Democratic party won a great
victory In 1892, which gave our party
a groat opportunity, hut Grover Cleve¬
land betrayed the Democratic party
and I, through two rational campaigns,
carried the burden of his administra¬
tion and there was not a plank In eith¬
er platform that was such a detriment
to me in those campaigns as that bur
den was.
“Cleveland had the best opportunity
to redeem the Democratic party evoi
offered to any man since the time ot
Andrew Jackson, but Instead of being
true to his party he disgraced himself.
"As a party, we must stand true to
Democratic principles and if wo do !
believe that Dmocratic victory will
some day come, and It, will be here to
remain when It comes.
“Ho Is of tho highest service to Ills
follows, who can give the highest ideal
Thero lias been a lowering of ideals in
this country. Money is talked about
morning, noon and night. Commer¬
cialism is tlie curse of 'he country to
day, and It. Iuih debauened our country.
Tho foreigner has come to regard Ibr
American simply as a money-maker
and wo givo cause for iho belief that
wo put nothing beyond wealth, and
Lhat money Is ruling the country with
an Iron hand.”
TAYLOR DID NOT OBJECT.
Kentucky Governor Was Willing that
Goebel Should be Killed.
At Frankfort, Ky., Tuesday Henry
Youtsey was recalled for further cross-
examination iu tho trial of James How¬
ard.
During the interrogation Youtsey
declared that from and after the shoot
ing of Goebel all of the others engaged
tho killing conspired together to
themselves and throw the entire
of tho crime upon him.
Responding to questions as to nego¬
with Dr. Johnson to kill Goe¬
Youtsey said he went to see Sena
Deboe, and told him Johnson and
were willing to do it. Senator
said the witness, replied that
democrats were going to vote
Taylot to retain him in office
It would not bo necessary to kil,
Witness went back anil told
what Deboe said. Johnson
him not to pay any attention to
but. to go and see what- Gover¬
Taylor said, and Taylor raised no
to the plan of shooting from
secretary of state’s office.
HEARING DELAYED.
Plead for Time and Judge
Speer Grants the Request.
The hearing of the injunction case
the lumber companies of southwest
against the Southeastern
Association has been post¬
until May 12. This action was
by Judge' Emory Speer, of tbe
States court Wednesday.
At a meeting of the representatives
the railroads forming the freight as¬
it, was found that the roads
not have sufficient time in
to prepare their side of the case
tbe hearing were held as originally
A DECISION MOST UNIQUE.
New Jersey Judge Settles Murder
Case in Novel Manner.
In the examining trial, Thursday, of
Durham, at New Brunswick,
N. J., who killed John Lawson last
Sunday, County Judge Lewis rendered
the following decision:
"The prisoner is dismissed. Lawson
committed suicide in going with his
gun to Durham’s hofhe on iho hunt for
trouble.”
NO. 23.
TYNER IS BOUNCED
Postoffice Scandal Reaches
a Sensational Climax.
MRS, TYNER IMPLICATED
Wifo of Decapitated Official Looted
Safe of Important Papers—Let-
ter of Dismissal Sent by
Postmaster General.
A Washington special says: A most
sensational development of the inves*
ligation of the postofflee department
affairs occurred just, before the depart¬
ment closed Thursday, when Postmas¬
ter General Payne announced the sum¬
mary dismissal of James N. Tyner,
assistant, attorney general for ths
postofflee department, coupling with
tho announcement tho startling charge
that all the papers and records in the
safe of tho latter’s office had been ab¬
stracted by Mrs. Tyner, wife of tlie
discharged official, with the assistance
of others.
Letter Dismissing Tyner.
The facts are told tersely in the let¬
ter of dismissal signed by Postmaster
General Payne late Thursday after¬
noon. . Tho letter is as follows:
"April 22, 1903.—Hon. James N. Tyt
ner, Assistant Attorney General for
the Postofflee Department—Sir: You
aro hereby removed from the office ot
assistant attornoy general for the
postofflee department.
"I deem it proper to givo you the
reasons for this summary action on
the part of tho department. Early ia
ilio month of March I communicated
to you, through n mutual friend, a re¬
quest for your resignation. After a
painful Interview with you, and a
more painful one with Mrs. Tyner, I
consented to modify tho demand for
your resignation, so that, it might taka
offect May 1, 1903; with the proviso,
however, lhat. you were given leave of
absence from the time of the accept¬
ance of the resignation to the date of
Its taking offect, with the understand¬
ing that, you were not in any way to
undertake to discharge the duties of
the office.
"Late yesterday afternoon Mrs. Ty¬
ner came to the offl-ce of the assistant
attorney general for the postofflee de¬
partment., entering ln the regular'way,
and wont through the main office to
the private office,-closing the door be¬
hind her. She then unlocked the doofl
entering from the public ball into tho
private room and admitted her sister,
Mrs. Barrett, whose Bon was formerly
an assistant in your office, and whoso
conduct is now under Investigation by
the department. She also admitted.
In tho same manner, G. G. Hamner, an
expert in tho employ of the Mosler
Safe Company, with whom she rnado
an arrangement to moot her at the de¬
partment. At, her direction Mr. Ham.
ner opened tho safe in the room, and
she took therefrom all papers, records
and articles of every kind and carried
them away with her.
"Immediately upon learning whal
nad been done I directed tlie fourth
assistant postmaster general to send
two Inspectors to your house Lo de¬
mand, ln the name of the postmaster
general, the delivery to them of any
papers, documents or other materials
which had been abstracted from the
safe. This demand was refused by
Mrs. Tyner, and she likewise refused
to permit the Inspectors to see you or
to see and examlno the papers In her
presence. Mrs. Tyner further staled
to tho postofflee inspectors that sh®
committed this act with your knowl-
edge and by your direction. Further
comment on this transaction, on mjr
part, is not necessary.
“The facts in tho case will be sub¬
mitted to the attorney general of the
United States for such action In th®
premises as ho may deem proper. Very
respectfully, H. C. PAYNE,
"Postmaster General.”
Funston Not Yet Satisfied.
Brigadier General Frederick Fun*
slon has asked for a court of Inquiry
on allegations that he was guilty of
cruelty towards the Filipinos while In
command of a brigade in the Philip¬
pines.
LEE RETURNS TO ST. LOUIS.
Sick and Dejected, He Declares Hia
Divorce from Politics.
Suffering physically, Lieutenant Gov¬
ernor John A. Lee, y/ho left Kansas
City a week ago for Chicago, returned
to St. Louis Thursday night, accompa-*
nied by his wife, who went to Chicago
after him.
“I am done with politics forever,”
asserted Lee. "I am a sick man, and
I need rest. Any one who says that
I am not a sick man never passed
through my experience of the last few
days.”
TWENTY-SIX CENTURIES OLD.
Rome, the “Eternal City,” Celebrate®
2,656th Anniversary of Foundation..!
According to tradition, last Tuesday
was the 2,656th anniversary of tha
foundation of Rome, termed in Italy
Romes’ birthday.
Prince Colonna, the mayor of Roma,
received thousands of telegrams, wish.
Ing tho Eternal City a glorious future,
They came mainly from the many for¬
eigners who are in Italy and who wero
in attendance upon the historical, ag¬
ricultural or Latin congresses,