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The Jones County News
VOL. IX.
INDIANOLA SHAMED
Tennessee Has a New Phase
of the Race Problem.
BLACK CARRIERS BARRED
Rural Mail Delivery Suspended Be-
caure Colored Carrier Was
Held up by Masked-
Men.
A Washington special says: Serious
trouble broke out in a uew place in
the postofllee department Thursday.
Postmaster General Payne received
telegrams fronr postal of. 'Vais in Ten¬
nessee, stating tnat John C. Algood, a
negro rural free delivery carrier at
Gallatin, had been held up while per¬
forming bis duty, by masked men,
and told to leave the service at once
under throats of death.
Postmaster General Payne has sus¬
pended the service on the route, pend¬
ing Investigation. He looks upon the
matter as very serious, as there are
many negro carriers in me rural free
delivery districts of the south, and a
suspension of a large’ part of the ser¬
vice is possible if the white people
maintain their present attitude. 'The
incident may become a second Indian-
■ola case. ' The rifews- of t>lie affair
reached the postmaster general in th6
following telegram from Postmaster
H. Swanpy, of Gallatin:
“Carrier- rural route one, while mak¬
ing trip today, was held up by masked
men. Ordered not to make another
trip. Advise.”
The next dispatch came from W. F
Conger, ,t{ie special agent in charge of
the rural' freq delivery ■ service, with
headquarters at Nashville, Tenn., as
follows:
“Rural carrier No. 1, colored, Galla¬
tin, Tend., in interview with me to¬
.
night advises thSt he was stopped on
route today by armed masked men
and his life threatened if he continued
in service. Threat also- applied to col¬
ored substitute carrier . -Warned not
to divulge cause of his removal, but
to assign other reasons. No lime al¬
lowed to wait upon appointment of
successor. Believing it hazardous, he
will not serve route tomorrow, unless
assurances are given him that no vio¬
,*» lence will be committed. Please ad¬
vise me. instruction* -will be is¬
sued in- -the prorhises. An immediate
answer will he greatly appreciated. ’
Mr. Conger is' the rural free delivery
Inspector for the state of Tennessee.
The route,,p.n. which the trouoie occur¬
red was put..in effect by department-
cn March 1, and there were five appli¬
cants under .the civil service rules for
appointments'.as carriers. The exami¬ three
men who stood hignest in the
nation wore-all negroes. ■ The highest
on the list, Alien F. Dillard, received
•-the appointment, as mere was no op¬
tion for the officials, Shortly after¬
wards he resigned his place and the
second man on the list was appointed,
John C.„ Algood. This case is regarded
as more serious than the Indianola
affair because- it involves the serious
crime of holding up the mails and pre¬
cipitates anew the race problem in the
south. In speaking of tne affair
Thursday night Postmaster
Payne said:
“There are only two courses left
open for the department. We must
either suspend the rural free delivery
service in those districts where the
wilite people object to negro carriers,
or we must send United States sol-
diers to protect these carriers in the
performance of their duties. It would
not be practicable to give them a mili¬
tary ; guard and although no decision
has been reached, . . the probable , ., res pit ,,
will be a permanent suspension of the
business in districts where such trou-
«Jk ..^P-tioB. bib'-occurs. After further inVestiga-
and. report, je case in Tennessee
will- probably, he. referred to the depixrt-
-'•'•Brent- of justice.” in
Jhis.latest incident Tennessee is
regarded in Washington as another
, and" . important phase o'f the race prop-
- ’ iem in the south.
Southern Side of Question.
Representative Gaines, of Tonnes-
see, jn whose district there are sever¬
.
al negro rural carriers, explains.
'• southern sidq. of the question by say-
ing that the women and children in
the sparsely settled communities of
the south were actually afraid to have
the negroes come to their houses to
deliver the mail.
DID DUTY; LOST JOB.
•.■'if
Chief of Internal Revenue in Porto
Rico is Forced to Resign,
A dispatch from San Juan, ‘Porto
Rico,- says: John S. Hord, formerly
' L .chief of. internal revenue, sails for
New York on the steamer Caracas,
r Jf is -resignation was forced oet-ause he
'prosecuted the Willoughby's smuggling cases orders. with-
/ O 'out Treasurer
PROTOCOLS ARE “CINCHED.”
* [ ‘ 3J3»-
.
' Documents -for* The .-Hague are Finally _
Signed in Washington.
• The .-yenezuciW protocols, submit-
ting the question-of preferential treat¬
ment, to Thf Hague tribunal, and also
protocols for/the mixed-commission at
Caracas, wfere signed at the British
embassy in Washington short! • before
■Jpp. m. Thursday my Minister Bowen,
Ambassador Herbert, Minister Stern¬
berg and Ambassador des Planches.
Jenkins uses the veto.
Governor of Florida Disapproves of a
Most Important Measure Passed
by the State Legislature.
The Atlanta Constitution’s Washing¬
ton correspondent wires his paper
from Tallahassee as follows:
“The governor of tho state of Flor¬
ida has served notice upon the people
of his state, the south and the country
at large of the grave ..angers involved
in a movement to which many south¬
ern people, and some southern states,
have imthoughtedly lent their aid. Of
far-reaching import is a veto message
which Governor Jennings has just sent
to the Florida legislature. Locally
this measure has attracted attention
principally because of a discussion in
tho senate over the question whether
the governor had authority to veto
this particular measure, but, even here
where there has been, much discussion
of this phase of the matetr, the broad
significance of the governor's act does
not seem to be fully realized. It is a
pretty safe prediction that, as a result
of his act, a movement which was well
under way, will have a quietus placed
upon it.
“This is the movement for the call¬
ing of a constitutional convention of
the United States.
"Under the guise of making effect¬
ive the stuilment prevailing in many
Quarters in favor of the election of
United States senators by the direct
vote of the people, the legislatures of
a number of states—it is said of twen¬
ty-four—have adopted resolutions ad¬
dressed to the congress requesting
that a constitutional convention be
called in accordance with the provis¬
ions of article 5 of the constitution of
the United States. Florida was num¬
ber twenty-five on the list—or would
have been had tne governor not exer¬
cised his veto power upon the joint
resolution which had passed both
houses and was presented to hin. in
the usual order of things for his ap¬
proval. While thi3 veto message was
being considered in the Eenate, the
house, apparently without knowledge
that it had been written, had pointed
out to it tiv a prominent member the
dangers involved in the resolution,
and promptly took action which was
in effect a relfa«gt upon the governor
that lie exercise his veto upon the res¬
olution which had so recently been
passed. Subsequently the senate, by
formal vote, sustained tho governor
in his veto, anil tne danger so far as
Florida is concerned, is past.
“Whatever other stabs may or
may not do, Florida will have no hand
in the calling of a constitutional con¬
vention of the United States.”
Reasons for the Veto.
Governor Jennings, in his veto mes¬
sage, says in part:
“I do not understand that there ex¬
ists a necessity for a constitutional
convention to revise the constitution
of the United States. I am deeply im¬
pressed, after the investigation and
study I have given to this subject dur¬
ing the limited time tnat is allotted to
me by the constitution for the consid¬
eration of hese matters, that it is not
for the best interests of me people of
j Florida—-nor for Florida as a sover-
j eignty—that she should take part in,
j or become a party to, an application to
! congress to call the convention as set
forth in this resolution.
“Chapter 50X4, laws of Florida, pro¬
vides for the holding of primary elec¬
tions in Florida for nominating can¬
didates for any office under the laws
of this state, and to take the sense of
the members of said party as to their
choice for United States senator. To
my mind this meets the demand of
tho people of Florida for an opportuu-
participate directly in the selec-
tion of a person to represent them as
United States senator.
“The power of an election of a Uni¬
ted States senator by members of the
legislature maintains the autonomy of
states, and, it seems to me, in the
light of our recent experience with the
primary nomination, and the election
^ united States senator in obedience
thereto by your honorable body, that
this is the best solution of what has
a p peare( j to the public mind as a dif-
ficult problem.”
WANT JUDGE TO VACATE.
Motion Is Made by Attorneys for Caleb
Powers at Georgetown.
The case against Former Secretary
of State Caleb Powers, as accessory
to the murder of William Goebel, three
years ago, was called at Georgetown,
ky„ Wednesday for a third trial, when their
attorneys for Powers renewed
motion for Judge Cantrill to vacate
the bench. The judge took the mo¬
tion under advisement.
The cases of Harlan Whitaker, “Tal¬
low Dick” Combs and J. W. Davis as
accessory to the Goebel murder were
continued.
RICH HAUL BY ROBBERS.
Express Agent Forced to Open Safe
and Give Up valuables.
Agent John Peterson, of the United
States Express Company, at Britt,
Iowa, was compelled by two masked
and armed men to open tne safe in his
office Thursday morning and permit
the robbers to take a package contain¬
ing $10,000 They also secured other
packages of money, and after binding
and gagging Peterson, they escaped.
GUAY. JONES CO. GA.. THURSDAY. MAY 14.1903.
S{JANDAL CR0W | N q
Serious Aspect Looming Up
in Postoffice Muddle.
TULLOCH MAKES REPORT
Re/elation3 of Former Cashier of De¬
partment Implicates, to Greater
or Less Degree, Many
Former Officials.
A Washington special says: The
postoffice department scandal is rap¬
idly assuming mors serious aspects.
Tho revelations made by Mr. Seymour
W. Tulloch are startling in their char¬
acter, involving in the scandal, in
greater or less degree, former Post¬
master General Smith, former First
Acsistant Postmaster General Perry
Heath, Postmaster Merrit, of tho
Washington city postofllee and former
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Var.derlip. Some of inese men wero
probably led into doing things that
wero irregular and illegal without
knowing the true character of their
actions, relying on the advice of others
that Ibe matters were perfectly regu¬
lar, but Mr. Tulloch makes k perfectly
clear that when an investigation was
sot on foot by Comptroller of the
Treasury Tracewell that would have
brought cut many of the Irregulari¬
ties of the postal service, and when
an efficient, employee of the comp¬
troller’s office began to uncover un¬
pleasant truths the whole matter was
suddenly stopped and the employee
of the comptroller’s office was trans¬
ferred to another bureau at a reduced
salary.
It will not do for the men Involved
in Mr. Tulloch’s revelations to at¬
tempt. to discredit them on tho ground
that they came from a dismissed em¬
ployee. Such an attempt might have
some effect outside of Washington,
but it will have no weight with men
who know Seymour W. Tulloch. Tho
standing of the former cashier of the
Washington postoffice in tho business
(.immunity of the city is one that any
man might be proud to have. He
served for more than twenty years as
cashier of the postofllee under repub¬
lican and democratic administrations
alike and never a breath of scandal
was attached to the conduct of his of¬
fice. It was only when, about the time
of the appointment of Mr. Merritt to
bo postmaster, an effort was made to
secure his co-operation in certain ir¬
regularities In the Washington post-
office, that trouble began. Mr. Tulloch
believed that If he made certain pay¬
ments as cashier either he or h|s
bondsmen might be held responsible.
In order to protect himself and his
bondsmen he made the simple request
lhat he have written instructions from
his superiors. It was then that he was
found to be an “obstacle" and was re¬
moved from office.
BRITISH MONROE DOCTRINE.
Lord Lansdowne Has Proclaimed Ono
as Regards Persian Gulf.
A London dispatch says: Foreign
Secretary XJinsdowne has proclaimed
a British Monroe doctrine in the Per¬
sian bulf and has practically notified
the competing powers that any at¬
tempt on their par. to establish a na¬
val base or fortified post In’ those wat-
ters means war with Great Britain.
“I say without hesitation,” said the
foreign secretary, dealing with the
subject in the house of lords Tuesday
evening “that we should regard the
establishment of a naval base or a for¬
tified port in the Persian gulf by any
other power as a very grave menace to
British interests, and we should cer¬
tainly resist it with all the means at
our disposal.”
Lord Lansdowne preceded this ex¬
plicit enunciation of British policy by
a review of the situation there, as it
affected British interests, contending
that so far as the navigation of the
gulf was concerned, Great Britain held
a position different from the others,
both because it was owing to British
enterprise and expenditure of life am!
money that the gulf was now open to
the commerce of the world, ami be¬
cause the protection of the sea route
to India necessitated British predomi¬
nance in the gulf.
Lord Lansdowne’s attitude in this
matter generally meets with approval,
although the answers thereto of the
other powers interested in the gulf are
r.waited with some anxiety. The
newspapers in London comment on
the analogy of the present proceedings
which Captain Mahan so strongly rec¬
ommended to the United States policy
of Monroeism.
Tho Westminster Gazette holds that
the British motive, namely, the pro¬
tection of the sea route to India, cor¬
responds exactly with the American
motive In excluding European powers
from American waters because their
’orritory is thereby threatened.
JOSEPHINE IS CONVERTED.
Indianapolis Girl Soon Tires of Her
Titled Foreign Husband.
The Countess von Borss, who, be¬
fore her marriage, was Miss Josephine
Holman, of Indianapolis, and at one
time the betrothed of Signor Marconi,
of wireless telegraphy fame, has sailed
from Europe for American for the pur¬
pose of securing a divorce from her
titled husband.
CONVENTION OF BAPTISTS,
Great Host cf Delegates Gather In Sa¬
vannah—Governor Terrell Deliv¬
ers an Address of Welcome.
The Southern Baptist convention
was called to order in Savannah, Oa.,
Friday morning with 1,057 delegates
from all seutions of tho union, present.
After organization, Ex-Governor J.
P. Eagle, of Arkansas was re-elected
president while Dr. Liftsing Burrows,
of Tennessee, and Dr. Oliver Gregory,
of Alabama, were re-elected secreta¬
ries. George W. Norton, of Louisville,
was re-elected treasurer, and Dr. W. P.
Harvey, of Louisville, a editor. All tho
old officers wero re-o ected except
three vice presidents.
The new vice presidents are George
Hiliyer, of Atlanta; H. C. Buckner, of
Texas ■ A. E. Adams, if Portsmouth,
Va.
The welcome address w.-s delivered
by Governor Terrell, who had been
asked to perform this rervire by Dr.
Jordan, pastor of tho STavannau First
church.
Georgia, said Governor Terrell, al¬
ways extended the glad hand to all
who came within her borders to bene¬
fit her people. This is what the Bap¬
tists are doing and they arc cordially
welcomed. The sentiment of every
Georgian was to live for others and
not for self alone. He congratulated
the convention on meeting in Georgia.
A movement known as tho Greater
Georgia movement was on .lot and ev¬
ery day a Georgian knew‘fie lived in a
state bigger and better than it was the
day before. The Baptist churches had
caught the spirit of the movement and
tho denomination in Georgia> today was
greater than ever before. The church¬
es had raised more money than ever
before and he hoped the brethren
would catch tho Greater Georgia move¬
ment. and carry it home with them.
In closing he referred, to the fact
\’\at the convention was in the hands
of Savannah, a city noted for Its hos¬
pitality. Savannah had June for- the
great American admiral what tho en¬
tire Spanish navy could not do, put
him to bed. He hoped that the con¬
vention would liolp Brother Jordan to
teach Savannah that water was made
to drink. Savannah wa; a city of
much water, because so little was used
for drinking purposes.
"Governor Terrell made y splendid
Impression- upon his brothi rill.
Dr. P. T. Hale, of Kentucky, re¬
sponded to the address of welcome in
a very witty speech. Savannah, he
said, had done one thing, drawn the
Baptists very close together. There
were seven in his room at the hotel
and fifty-seven in the next room.
The convention joined heartily in
singing “The Old Ship of Zion."
Dr. Willingham read the report of
the foreign mission hoard, and called
attention to the fact that 89 1-2 cents
out of every dollar contributed goes
to 1he foreign field. The total ex¬
penses for sending the gospel to for¬
eign lands was shown to be ten and a
half cents.
After the reading of Dr. Willing¬
ham’s address a very affecting scone
took place. The missionaries of (he
convention who were present, came to
to the front and were introduced.
They were Rev. A. G. Washington, of
Indian Territory; Rev. W. T. Lumley,
cf Africa; Rev. R. T. Bryant, of China,
and S. M. Sowell, W. E. Sallee and W.
B GlaBs three new young men who
have just, been accepted by the hoard
for work on the foreign efild. Then
Dr. R. H. Graves, who has been in
China for 47 years, was Introduced.
He was presented by Dr. Willingham
as a man who had refused to receive
a salary so that, me board might, use
his salary In sending another man out
to work with him. The convention, as
a mark of honor, rose when the veter¬
an missionary was presented. A stir¬
ring song was sung and tho brethren
pressed forward to shake hands with
old soldier and with his fellow labor¬
ers.
The fifteenth annual meeting of tho
Woman’s Missionary Union of the
Southern Baptist convention was held
in the lecture room of the Independent
Presbyterian church. Mrs. Wiliam
Royall Howell delivered an address of
welcome and the response was by Mrs.
Wheeler, of Nashville.
BURGLAR KINDLY TREATED.
Aged Union Veteran Saved from Dis¬
grace by Confederate Officials.
George Moore pleaded guilty in
Richmond superior court, at Augusta,
Ga. He pleaded that he was a union
soldier and begged for mercy.
The jury made up of confederate
soldiers, recommended him to mercy.
The judge, William E. Gary, an ex-
Confederate major, fined the man one
dollar. The sheriff, John W. Clark, ex-
Confederate captain, paid the fine. The
solicitor, son of an ex-Confedcrate of¬
ficer, ordered the dollar given to the
Union soldier.
NEW RECORD FOR COTTON.
May Price of Staple on New York
Exchange Goes to 10.86.
May cotton opened at New York
Thursday at 10.86, establishing a new
high record for the present
Excitement was renewed in cotton
futures at New Orleans soon after
opening. May advanced ’ ten
July 12 August 30 and September
while October advanced but
points.
CZAR COURTS WAR
Prepares for Hostilities Over
the Manchurian Affair.
WE MAY CALL A HALT
V
Strong Probability of Alliance Be¬
tween the United States, Eng¬
land and Japan to Oppose
Attitude of Russians.
A Washington special says: The
state department has received official
confirmation from its agents in China
of the increase of the Russian garri¬
son in Neu Chwang, Manchuria, and
there is reason to believe, if President
Roosevelt approves, that it is prepar¬
ing to take vigorous steps in the mat¬
ter.
Socretary Hay was - In communica¬
tion Friday with President Roosevelt
in California as to the course to pur-
sue.
It is stated that the.department has
had its patience tried by tho course
of the events in Manchuria nnd that
it now contoriiptates a more radical
step than any which has heretofore
marked the negotiations between the
powers on this subject. Tho proposed
step contemplates joint action by Ja¬
pan, England and tho United Stall's.
The preceding negotiations have
been hampered by the inability of this
government to act jointly with other
nations without, violating /its tradi¬
tions, but it is now hinted that some
plan of co-operation with England and
Japan may be devised that will have
the effect of convincing the Russian
government of the united determine
tion of the three nations to insist
upon Russia’s evacuation of Manchu¬
ria, while not actually committting t>e
-United-States to a formal nlliance.
This -program is subject to the ap¬
proval of the president. If it Is not
looked upon with favhr by him the
state department may fall hack on its
former method of Individual represen¬
tations to Russia and ask another ex¬
planation of the happenings in Man
ehuria.
In such event the Russian answer Is
already forecast by Ihe officials in
Washington. Under the Russian rep
raaentajUou, to the powers the (rffops
were to have been withdrawn from
Neu Chwang just, one month ago Fri
day.
Pledge Violated.
It is understood, as a matter of fact,
that a portion of the Russian force
was withdrawn from barracks in Neu
Chwang to tents outside. It is pre¬
sumed from Pekin advices that these
troops have now returned to the city.
Howover, it Is pointed out’lhal Russia
employed a saving clause In the prom¬
ise to withdraw from Manchuria, Ihe
language being "Provided, however,
that the action of oilier powers shall
not stand In the way.”
Russia, it is understood, now claims
that this proviso was violated by Ja¬
pan when she mobilized her fleet and
otherwise showed signs of military
preparations which were a menace lo
Russia.
Accompanying the news of the re¬
occupation of Neu Chwang comes a
warning from other ngents In China
that the Russian attitude is injuring
the chances of the treaty which Mr.
Conger and Consul General Goodnow
have been negotiating with China in¬
volving the opening to American trade
of the ports of Taku-Shan and Mouk-
den in Manchuria.
Advices from Pekin.
According to dispatches from the
Chinese capital, the Russians, It is
stated, have reoccupiod Neu Chwang
with a large force and have also put,
garrisons in tho fort at the mouth of
Liao river. They are further reported
lo be making extensive warlike prepa¬
rations.
The news of Russian activity, which
comes from a most trustworthy source
at. Ney Chwang adds that on their re¬
turn to New Chwang the Russian
troops brought with them several
large guns. A largo force has been
ordered to rooecupy Tien-Chwang-Tal.
The Russians have 14,000 troops be¬
tween the mouth of the Liao river and
Port Arthur.
MILITARY CADETS EXPELLED.
Refused to March Behind Negro Drum
Corps on Memorial Day.
MillcdgevlIIo, Ga., for several days
past, has been in a stale of excite¬
ment due primarily to the refusal of
the cadets of the Georgia Military col¬
lege to march behind a negro drum
corps on Memorial (lay.
As a result of their action the cap¬
tain of company A. and two privates
of company B, have beev. dismissed.
Several cadets are under arrest and
several others have applied for honor¬
able discharge and have returned to
their homes.
AMERICANS ARE BLAMED.
Nicaraguans Think Monroe Doctrine
Should Have Been Enforced.
Report comes 'from Nicaragua that
Americans are openly hissed on ac¬
count of the feeling against President
Roosevelt, who is blamed for "not en¬
forcing the Monroe doctrine” by pre¬
venting Great Britain and Germany
from collecting their debts from Sal¬
vador and Nicaragua.
RUSSIA BACKS DOWN?
Soldiers cf Czar are Hastily With
drawn from Neu Chwang—Action
Mystifies China.
Advices from Pokln, China, state
lhat the official at Non Chwang who
sent Friday’s news of Russia's alleged
action at Neu Chwang anil elsewhere
!n Manchuria telegraphed Saturday
that the occupation of tho forces c,t
the.mouth of the Liao river was tempo¬
rary and lhat tho Russians have now
withdrawn.
Official circles at Pekin are myatl-
lied. Thelr subordinates at Neu
Chwang have not reported tho rcoccu-
pation of that place, hence there is a
disposition to question tho correctness
of the information, although the author
of Friday's story 1 h considered to ho
one of tho ablest and host informed
foreigners in China.
Deep Concern Felt by Japan.
Mr. Takashira, the Japanese minis
Washington, had ong tutor 1 ”
ter, at - nr
view with Secretary Hay at the state
department Saturday. He manifested
deep concern over the Manchurian sit¬
uation, but declared that the legal Ion
was without official advices, In tho ab¬
sence of which he did not care to dis¬
cuss the matter. There is an inllma-
Hon that Japan is disappointed at the
character of the support sho has tc
ceivod from other powers up to this
time in her efforts to stop Russia’s al¬
leged aggression. Upon leaving the
state department tho minister took oc¬
casion to single out the following state¬
ments printed Saturday morning:
"It Is pointed out that llusHta em
ployed a saving clause in the promise
to withdraw from Manchuria, the lan¬
guage being; provided, however, lhat
the action of other powers shall not
stand in the way, and the further state¬
ment that ‘Russia, it. is understood,
now contends that this proviso was vio¬
lated by Japan when she mobilized her
fleet und otherwise showed signs of
military preparations which were con¬
strued menace to the Russians.’ ”
as a
Commenting upon tho latter state¬
ment, he said:
“Such a contention, If made, is un
warranted. - " Mr Takahtra added that
thoVe hfhs boon nothing in the move
we nt ojf the Japanese navy that could
l:o construed us a menace to Russia.
"The movements of Japan’s war
ships,” said the minister, “aro simply
Incidental to spring maneuvers In the
Caribbean last winter.”
Count Cassini, ihe Russian ambassa¬
dor at Washington, said in reply to a
question Saturday:
“When the whole truth is known It
will he found that Russia has not vio¬
lated a single pledge made to any na-
tion, nor does she intend lo do so.
Moreover, whatever steps have been
taken in Manchuria are only in self
defense.”
Russia Deprecates Reports.
The foreign office in St. Petersburg
strongly deprecates the excitement
concerning Mancnuria. It believes mis¬
chief makers are responsible for Ihe 'o-
ports and says the arrival of troops at
Neu Chwang was duo to I ho retirenrinl
of troops from ,'ioukden province
southward Instead of northward. The
troops depart by sea. The other al¬
leged warlike preparations of Russia
are ridiculous.
PAYNE TAKES ANOTHER SCALP.
Postofficc Employe Filed Charges and
Then Failed to Sustain Them.
Postmaster General Payne, Satur¬
day, dismissed James Dower, a fireman
employed in the postoffice department,
as a result of charges that. Dower had
recently filed against Chief Engineer
James O’Donnell and other superior of¬
ficers. Dower alleged that a ring to
govern promotions and other matters
existed In the engine room and that
Improper contracts had been made.
The charges were Investigated by a
postofllee inspector, and the report
does not sustain thorn.
The postmaster general announced
Saturday that the action of Dower In
making the "frivolous and scandalous
charges, giving them publicity arid
then failing utterly to sustain them Is
to the detriment of the service and
subversive of all discipline. The dis¬
charge of Dower Is ordered for the
good of Ihe service."
PERSHING EXPEDITION RETURNS.
Raid Into Section of Mindanao Ex¬
pected to Have Good Effect.
A Manila dispatch says; Captain
Pershing and his column have returned
to Camp Vicars, Mindanao, from tho
expedition through the country east of
Lake Lanao. The column experienced
no opposition after the fighting at Ta-
raca. The prisoners captured at Taraca
took the oath of allegiance to the
United States and were released.
Among the Moros killed In the Taraca
forts were nine dattos and one sultan.
The moral effect of this fight will he
far-reaching.
FIFTEEN FISHERMEN DROWN.
Their Schooner Ran Ashore on Cliff*
During a Heavy Fog.
A special from Canso, Nova Scotia,
says: The American fishing schooner
Gloriara, Captain George Stoddart, of
Gloucester, Mass., ran ashore during a
thick fog on the cliffs at Whale Cove,
near White Point ledges Tuesday
night, and fifteen of tho crew, includ¬
ing the captain, wero drowned, out ol
a total of eighteen.
NO. 25.
COMES BRYAN
Says That Cleveland Has
Not One Single Chance.
TO INTERVIEW
the Same Time, Nebraskan Takes
Occasion to Hurl a Cyclone of
Hot Air at Several Proml
nent Newspapers.
Tho Nows, of Newark, New Jersey,
the following from Us Lincoln,
correspondent:
William J. Bryan received The News
very cordially at hia
residence, 4 miles 'f.om Lin¬
A typewriting machine was click¬
ing 1 usily In the upstairs room and tho
1 uc*m1s were at work In the adjom-
Ing Helds, Mr. Bryan’s rod brk a
house Is more modern and more pre¬
tentious than tho somewhat old-fa6U-
loned home of Grover Cleveland r.t
Princeton.
Mr. Bryan would not submit to an
interview unless the questions were
written and the answers recorded ver¬
batim as he spoke them.
"Is it possible for Grover Cleveland
to receive the democratic nomination
next year, Mr. Bryan?"
“There is not the remotest possibil¬
ity of Mr. Cleveland becoming the
nominee. Even his staunchest friend.!
would not risk him as a candidate,”
said Mr. Bryan.
“But Mr. Cleveland has .apparently
come out of retirement and many sup¬
pose he is seeking the nomination,” :e-
marked the News man.
“1 am not, in Mr. Cleveland’s con¬
fidence,” said Mr. Bryan, “and, there¬
fore, cannot give any inside explan i-
tion, but as an outsider, I venture to
say that his purpose is to positively re¬
fuse to he a candidate nfter awhile and
then allow his friends to say that ho
would have been nominated and elect¬
ed had he not refused to run. This
might, afford Mr. Cleveland some satis¬
faction as a salvo for the bruises which
ho bus nursed since 189(1.
“There is a tale of the democratic
party which was very nearly pulled out
seven years ago, that is just as. monop-
ollstl'c in its tendencies as the republi¬
can party is. There are also a. number
of newspapers, and I Will name a few
of them: Tho Chicago Chronicle,
Nashville American, Louisville Cou¬
rier-Journal, Boston Herald, Philadel¬
phia Ledger, New York Times, Brook¬
lyn Eagle and some others. This class
of newspapers can be relied upon to
support any republican policies.
"This class of new:;; pers represent
as public sentiment that which the*/'
dosiro the people to think is public
sentiment.”
Mr. Bryan said this in a way which
made it. plain that he thought this is
just what was done In tne extenslvo
comments of the ovation given Mr.
Cleveland at St. Louis on dedication
day.
EXTRA SESSION Or CONGRESS.
Mr. Cannon Declares Body Will ba
Called to Meet in November.
A special session of congress will hi
called to meet November 9 next. Thin
announcement was made at Lincoln.
Nebr., Saturday evening during tho
visit of Congressman Joseph G. Can¬
non, of Illinois. Mr. Cannon said;
“I believe there will ho a special
session of congress called to meet No¬
vember 9; Isn’t that the way you un-
derstand it?” said ho, turning to Con¬
gressman Burkett, whose guest he is.
Mr. Burkett assented.
It. was given out later that. Mr. Can¬
non met President Roosevelt during
the latter’s visit to St.. Louis, and that
the two had a conference on this mat¬
ter, that the determination to call a
special session of congress was then
reached, and it was agreed or, at leasl,
understood that It should not be an¬
nounced until some .ator date. Con¬
gressman Cannon discussed the needs
of legislation relating to islands affair :,
and said that the reciprocity measure i
not enacted by (he last, congress wero
greatly needed. Mr. Cannon is in Ne¬
braska, looking after property intc-
ests.
CHICKEN BONE WAS DEADLY.
Wealthy Woman from Buffalo Suc¬
cumbs to Peculiar Accident.
Mrs. F. Lee, a wealthy woman of
Buffalo, N. Y., died at the Buford ho¬
tel In Charlotte, N. C., at 9 o’clock
Wednesday morning from the effect::
of a chicken bone being lodged in her
throat.
She was on her way home frcii
FJbrida, and was accompanied by ht .•
husband. The bone became lodged hi
her throat Tuesday at noon on a din¬
ing car,
SUNDAY PAPERS EXCEPTED.
Florida Legislature Passes Bill in I: - .'
terest of Publishers.
Under the suspension 6f rules, th j
j senate bill exempting newspaper!
from tho operation of Sunday laws
was passed by the house by a vote <>’
29 to 22. The bill is intended prima¬
rily for the relief of the Pensaco! i
Sunday paper, the state blue laws be¬
ing enforced in that city.