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The Jones News
VOL. IX.
TWENTY-FOUR DEAD
As Result of Bad Wreck on
the Southern Railway.
TRAINS CRASH TOGETHER
Impact Was Frightful and Most of the
Victims Were Badly Mangled.
Engineer of Freight Failed
to Obey Orders.
Southern railway passenger train
No. 35, southbound, ran into an open
switch at Rockfish depot, 20 miles
south of Charlottesville, Va., at 3
o’clock Tuesday afternoon, smashing
into a local freight on a siding. The
passenger engine and express coaches
were demolished and the baggage
coach telescoped through the second-
class passenger car in the rear. In the
latter was’ a party of immigrants, all
of whom were killed or injured.
Tho dead number twenty-four and
the injured number thirteen. Traffic
was suspended for eight hours.
The dead that have been identified
are; Engineer James McCormick, of
Charlottesville; Engineer Charles Da¬
vis, of Alexandria, Va.; Thomas Shep¬
pard, of Charlottesville, brakeman on
freight; Charles T. Gay, of Charlottes¬
ville, fireman on freight; J. E. Ix>wo,
colored, of Baltimore; Charles T.
Leitch, colored, dining car waiter; C.
O. Owen, Philadelphia, boiler inspec¬
tor; Adam Vicosavlievich. Austrian
boy; Barilani Gugelmo. Austrian wo¬
man; two unknown Austrian women,
unknown mulatto woman.
Tho work of rescuing the injured be¬
gan immediately after the crash. Dr.
William A. Lambeth, of the University
of Virginia, was on the train, and at
once organized measures . of relief.
The trainmen, under the doctor’s di¬
rection, cut through the panels of the
baggage car and express car and took
out twenty of the dead. Probably a
score of injured were removed.
A special train which went from
Charlottesville to the scene of the
wreck returned to the city about 8
o’clock, bringing some of tho dead and
most of the wounded. Thirteen of the
injured were taken to the university
hospital where, their wounds wore
dressed. Most of the immigrants were
Austrians and were bound for points
as fur distant as California.
The freight train was in charge of
Conductor Brubcck and Engineer Hale
and at the tfme of the accident was on
the return to Charlottesville, Rock-
fish station is midway between these
points and the track there is a single
one. Engineer Hale had orders to
get out of the way of the fast passen¬
ger train, but for some reason which
has not yet been explained he over¬
stayed his time and failed to lake a
siding so that the passenger train
could pass.
ACT OF SOLDIERS CONDEMNED.
Killing and Wounding of Rioters a
Shock to People of Evansville.
The tragedies- of Monday night,
whereby half a dozen peoplo were kill¬
ed and probabiy hair' a dozen more fa¬
tally wounded and some twenty-five,
more or less, badly wounded, was a
genuine shock to the people of Evana-
ville, Ind., when they awoke Tuesday
morning and learned the facts In the
case. Most of the killed and wounded
wewe members of families, and ter¬
rible events of tne night have left
hundreds in pretty much of a dazed
condition. There is much criticism
of the militia, but the soldiers proba¬
bly acted within their rights as laid
down by law and It seems that the suf¬
ferers or their friends and relatives
will have no redress. Tho soldiers
come from all walks of life in the city,
and man ( y of them are close personal
friends of some -of me greatest suffer¬
ers as a result of the promiscuous
firing that took place at the time of
the clash.
Evansville is obeying the orders of
the mayor and the people are keeping
off the streets. Nino men are dead,
one is dying, three others are fatally
hurt and twenty-one more or less in¬
jured.
SURF BATHER DISAPPEARS.
Florida Man Either Drowns at Tybee
or Makes a Quiet "Sneak."
A Savannah dispatch says: W. S.
Love, of Quincy, Fla., was either
drowned in the surf at Tybee island
Wednesday night or waited until all
other bathers had gone out of the wa¬
ter, when he quietly worked a “sneak,”
disappearing for some purpose that is
not known.
Some hold to one view and some to
the other. Love was last seen in the
water by Mayor Herman Myers, who
warned his fellow bather not to stay
in too long or venture out too far.
FLORIDA'S PEONAGE CASE.
County Commissioner Bennett Ar¬
raigned and Released Under Bond.
J. S. Bennett, chairman of the boar3
of commissioners of Bradford county,
accused by Maggie Williams of ho.ding
her in a state of peonage, was ar-
raiened before United States Commis-
sioner Locke at Jacksonvi U e Tuesday, !
*, under , i
waived , examination ... and rMce 1 .
„ a $o0G *-nr, v.„„ bond, i which n ,L, be gave.
EDUCATIONAL MEASURES
Of Great Importance Passed in Geor¬
gia House of Representatives
and Transmitted to Senate.
Measures affecting the educational
system and Interest of Georgia engag¬
ed the attention of the house of repre¬
sentatives Thursday, two bills of im¬
portance and Interest to the people
throughout the state receiving favor¬
able consideration at the hands of the
members. In addition, the law makers
refused to reconsider the child labor
measure, which was defeated Wednes¬
day, v'hile an educational resolution
by Mr, Bower, of Decatur, providing
that the school fund of the state be
apportioned between the races accord¬
ing to the amount of tax paid by
each, which was killed Monday, was
turned down once again at Thursday’s
session.
After an Interesting debate, the
house, by a vote of more than 2 to 1,
adopted the bill of Messrs. Steel and
Hlxon, of Carroll, providing that the
various school commissioners in the
state shall, in the future, be elected by
the people, Instead of the county
boards of education as heretofore.
The action of the house in this mat¬
ter is regarded as one of the most
important that will come up at this
session, as the measure is one that
will affect every county in the state.
In fact, several members of the lower
branch made their race for a seat In
the house upon a platform embodying
this feature.
And little less Importance attaches
to the above mentioned measure than
to a measure by Messrs. Hardman and
Holder, ot Jackson, providing for the
introduction of elementary principles
of agriculture and civil government
Into the schools of the state.
An effort was made to amend the bill
in such a way as to make it apply
only to the schools in the country and
rural districts, but it was voted down,
and, as the measure now reads, all of
the public schools in the cities of Geor¬
gia will be compelled to teach the
books referred to in the foregoing
paragraph.
The bill was adopted by an over¬
whelming majority, but it is under
stood an effort will he made to either
amend or defeat the measure in the
senate, as the cities are opposed to in¬
stituting elementary principles in the
schools as one of the regular studies
of the pupils, it is understood. At any
rate, the representatives from all of
the counties in which are located
cities strongly favored the amend¬
ments.
Mr. Rankin, of Gordon, gained a sig¬
nal victory for his bill to elect the
railroad commissioners by the people,
when ho succeeded in having the
house disagree to the adverse report
of the general judiciary committee on
the measure. A strong effort will be
made to pass it in the house.
DEATH OVERTAKES PICNICKERS.
Train Strikes Wagon Containing Nine
People and All are Killed or Hurt.
A westbound Pennsylvania railroad
train struck a wagon containing nine
people at a crossing eight miles east
of Cincinnati Thursday night, killing
five and seriously injuring four of the
occupants of the wagon.
Robert Copenhaven, with his wife
and two children, aged 8 and 2 years,
respectively, were going from Red-
comb Junction to Madisonville, to a
picnic. A daughter of a neighbor and
four of their boarders accompanied
them. They did not observe the train,
which was coming at high speed.
When the engineer saw them he blew
his whistle, but it was too late to stop
the train. The mules, on hearing tbe
whistle, stopped and could not be
moved. The animals were across the
track and escaped unhurt, while the
wagon was wrecked and all the occu¬
pants either killed or injured.
TICKET SCALPERS ENJOINED.
Temporarily Forbidden to Sell or Buy
Certain Class of Railroad Tickets.
Two firms of ticket scalpers in At¬
lanta, Ga., were temporarily enjoined
by Judge W. T. Newman, of the Uni¬
ted States court Thursday from buy¬
ing and selling what is known as iron
clad signature tickets, issued by rail¬
roads for special occasions and sold by
them at reduced rates.
LAW FINALLY TRIUMPHS.
After Being Four Times Sentenced Ne¬
gro at Last Stretches Hemp.
Abo Cohen, a negro, met death on
the gallows at Savannan, Ga., Friday
morning in expiation of tho crime of
murder. His was a crime in which
more than the ordinary interest in a
negro murder was exhibited.
A year ago Cohen cruelly shot Susie
Rogers, a negro woman, to death,
Four times the sentence of death nad
been pronounced, and four times the
attorneys were able to secure a stay
ot execution upon one ground or an-
other.
GENERAL CLAY A LUNATIC.
Jury Passes Upon His Case and He
Will Be Sent to Asylum.
A special from Lexington, Ky., says: ,
Gcneral Cas8lus M - C,a y has been pro ’
nounced by a Jury to be „f unsound
m!nd He w 11 be 8ent to an '
-
tbls act,on b f'ng taken to protect;
Property merely The aged gentleman
was not in court. Physicians testified
. his , condition, ,, ,
as to mental
.
GUAY. JONAS CO, GA.. THURSDAY. JULY 1 G. 1903 .
Sensational Charge by Jurist
In Federal Court.
DEMANDS A CONVICTION
Declares that Fletcher Turner is
Guilty of Peonage Charge—An-
Interesting Piece of Political
Gossip on the Side.
Judge Thomas G. Jones, of the Uni¬
ted States court in Montgomery, Ala.,
delivered a sensational charge to the
jury in the case of the United States
vs. Fletcher Turner, charged with
holding one Glennie Helms, a negro,
in a condition of peonage.
Although there were only a few per-
sons in the court room at the time,
surprise was heard on every side. At
5 o'clock Saturday afternoon the jury
filed Into the court room and informed
the judge that there-was no chance or
prospect, of their reaching a verdict in
the case.
Judge Jones then vehemently lector-
cd them. He told them that if they
believed the evidence offered by the
government the defendant was guilty;
that if they believed the evidence of-
fered by tho defendant the defendant
was guilty, and that if they believed
the undisputed fact in the case the
defendant was guilty.
He said he had no power to put the
jury in jail for contempt of court,
but that if they did not return a ver-
diet of guilty they would perjure them-
selves In the sight of God and dlshon-
or themselves in the eyes of man.
Congressman A. G. Wiley, counsel
for the defendant excepted to tho re-
marks of the judge. The case is now
exciting more attention than ever be-
fore. The jury was discharged until
Monday at 11 o’clock.
Judge Jones May be Promoted.
An interesting piece of political gos-
sip is now going the rounds in Mont¬
gomery concerning Judge Jones. It is
in effect that, in view of the judge's
courage and determination to punish
those guilty of holding negroes in Slav-
ery in Alabama, and the great ability
he has displayed on the bench, that
he will be appointed by President
Roosevelt member of the circuit court
of appeals when a vacancy occurs
shortly, aftqr the retirement of one of
the judges from that court who will
have reached the age limit on the
bench. There is a general belief lo-
cally that when the vacancy occurs
the plum will fall to the distinguished
Alabaman.
Judge Jone 3 is a man of great abil-
ity it'is and great personal magnetism, and
understood that the president has
been greatly pleased with the strong
position he has assumed in the
ment of those men who have been cn-
gaged in the practice of peonage.
It Is pointed out that the speeches
of Judge Jones as a member of the
late constitutional convention In Ala¬
bama, in which he took strong grounds
against the grandfather clause in the
constitution and against the suffrage
provisions generally that looked to tnc
disfranchisement, of the negro, first at¬
tracted the attention of the president
to him, and to these speeches and to
the strong and manly grounds taken in
defense of tho political rights of the
colored man was largely due his ap-
pointment. to the district judgeship.
These peonage cases, though greatly
exaggerated, have again served to call
the attention of the president and the
; attention of the country to Judge
Jones as a man of courage, and who is
capable and worthy of a seat, on tho
court of appeals, or even on the bench
of the supreme court of the United
States.
ENTIRE TOWN BADLY FLOODED.
Winchester, Virginia, Suffers Great
Damage from a Cloudburst.
Sunday afternoon the most serious
cloudburst ever experienced in Win-
choster, Va., broke over the city, sub-
merging the entire town with from
three to six feet of water. The dam¬
age will reach thousands of dollars,
as every store, residence find building
in the center of the town was several
feet under water.
A THRILLING FISH STORY.
Boy Tied Line Around His Body and
Shark Pulled Him Under.
At Pensacola, Fla., Wednesday night
while a number of boys were gathered
on Perido wharf fishing for shark, one
of them, Carl Johnson, tied liis lino
about hts waist and threw the hook in
the water.
In a few moments a big fish took the
bait and finding itself caught, lunged
for the bottom, dragging the little tel-
low from the wharf. He disappeared
beneath the surface and was never
seen again.
Alleged Train Wreckers Arrested.
Henry Ford, Arthur 8teger, James
j_, aw t er an d Foster Smith, negroes, are
in jail at Huntsville, Ala., for attempt-
fng to wreck a passenger train on the
Southern railway near Brownsboro.
Big Shoe Firm Goes to Wall.
The shoe and leather mercantile
agency of Boston has announced the
assignment of the large boot and shoe
manufacturing firm of Ira Cushman
& Co., of Boston and Auburne, Me,
BOOST FOR MONROEISM.
Britishers Intimate that We Should
Exercise Financial Control in
South American States.
A London dispatch says: Ix>rd May-
of Samuel gave a luncheon at the Man¬
sion house in honor of Hear Admiral
Cotton and officers of the United
States European squadron, at anchor
In Portsmouth harbor.
After tho toasts to King Edward and
President Roosevelt had been received
(lie lord mayor proposed the health
of "Admiral Cotton, his officers and
the entire American navy.”
"Gentlemen,” said the lord mayor,
"in the course of my term of office it
is my duty to entertain many people,
I wish to tell you that this
lunch was not officially inspired. 1
could not let tho American squadron
go without showing, I hope, all the
people of America that ties of race.
blood and language, are 'recognized
here in the city of London, more
warmly than in any other part of the
world. May the bonds which bind the
two countries ever grow closer, and,
if necessary, may wo face the whole
world together, while always endeav¬
oring by every means in our power to
maintain the peace of the world.”
Incidentally the lord mayor made a
striking reference to the Ktshlnef
massacre. Ho said he was thankful
that the United States was not bound
by diplomatic rules and etiquette and
had not hesitated to raise its voice In
protest against the barbarities-of the
world wherever they occur.
Admiral Cotton made a graceful nc-
knowledgmeht of the kindly welcome
that the Americans had received from
the British fleet and people and
added:
“The squadron is here by direct or-
der of the president of the United
States and as a messenger of peace
and good will, I am sure I speak for
the peoples of both countries when I
say 1 hope and I believe that the cross
of St. George and the stars and
Stripes will never bo waved but in
amity and friendship and for the peaco
of the world.”
Prolonged cheers greeted the admi-
ral’s speech,
Iu conversation with American offi-
cers at the king’s dinner at Bucking
ham palace the evening previous, the
members of the. cabinet expressed a
desire for an extension of the Monroe
doctrine. Recognizing the paramount
influence of the United States over
the western hemisphere, Great Bril
afn, they said, wants Washington to
exercise control in some way over the
financial obligations of the Centra!
and South American states. Apparent-
!y Great Britain, not desiring a repe*
tltion of tho Venezuelan affair, favors
tbe adoption of means whereby small-
er republics will lie compelled to meet
their obligations without pressure
from Europe,
ROOT AT SAGAMORE HILL.
Secretary cf War in Conference With
President Over Important Matters.
Secretary of War Elihu Root was
the suest Sunday night of President
Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill. He ar-
rived at Oyster Bay unaccompanied on
the 5:30 o’clock train.
Secretary Root said that his purpose
in visiting the president was to dis-
with him some departmental mat-
,ers - Th e pending investigation of ar-
n >y contracts, the Alaskan boundary
question and some problems relating
to the Philippines were considered.
This probably will be the last, confer-
once that the president and the -secre-
tary of war will have before the latter
sa >ls for England to begin the work of
the Alaskan boundary commission,
TO EVANGELIL2E THE WORLD.
Endeavorers. Epworth League and D,
Y. P. U. to Amalgamate.
A movement of signal importance *n
tho religious world has. been launched
by the Christian Endeavor convention
No, 5, in session at Denver, Colorado.
It is a tentative proposal to work for
the amalgamation of Christian En-
dcavor Society, Epworth League and
the Baptist Union and it will be pre-
sented in the form of a petition from
the Endeavorers to the other two na¬
tional bodies. The keynote of tnc
movement is the evangelization of the
world.
KNIFE USED ONCE MORE.
Heroic Measures Takeru to Prolong the
Life of Pope Leo,
A special from Rome, Italy, stales
that. another operation, performed
Friday, brought further relief to Pope
Leo and by It the possibility of hts
life being prolonged was temporarily
Increased, but it can hardly be said
lhat. the operation Improved his
chances of recovery.
Price of Refined Sugar Advanced.
A New York dispatch says: All
grades of refined sugar were advanced
10 cents a hundred pounds Friday.
TURMOIL IN THE BALKAN8.
Belief Prevails that War Between Tur
key and Bulgaria is Imminent.
In spite of the reassuring advices
from Constantinople the belief pre¬
vails that was between Turkey and Bul¬
garia is Imminent. Bulgarian bands
in Macedonia are being organized tin-
der command of officers from Sofia for
ug<? as gc0 ,„ 8 an d guerrillas and a
|arge contr action of troops is taking
place daily.
HEAT WAVE BEGINS
Deadly Havoc is Inaugurated
New York and Brooklyn.
THIRTY-SIY DIED FRIDAY
Besides the Enormous List cf Fatali¬
ties a Total of Eighty-Three Pros¬
trations Were Reported in a
Few Hours' Time.
When the International Baptist
Young People's Union set out to select
its first president thirteen years ago,
John H. Chapman, of Chicngo, was the
choice of the Infant organization for
this office.
There has never been another presi¬
dent of the union, for the first choice
seemed to have boon tho wisest possi¬
ble, and so when Mr. Chaptnan'R name
was proposed for re-election in the
convention in Atlanta Friday morning
there was not one murmur of dissent
and for the thirteenth time he was in¬
stalled in office as head of the great
society.
Enthusiasm ran high in the nmlito-
rlum at Piedmont park Just after the
election, and It. was Jubilant enthusi¬
asm that broke out in song—sue’*
songs as “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee,"
and “God Save the King,” for Canada
as well as the United States Bends Its
representatives to the convention of
the union.
The whole election was unanimous,
for that mntior. The selections of
the nominating committee were read
by Rev. J. M. Shelburne, of Alabama,
chairman of that body, and were adopt¬
ed Instnnter by “a show of hands,’’
each name being greeted with a storm
of applause. The full list of the offi¬
cers is:
John II. 1 Chapman, of Chicago, presi¬
dent; George Miller, of Baltimore, first
vice president; Professor A. L. Mc-
Crimmon, of Woodstock, Ontario, sec¬
ond vice president; W. W. Gaines, of
Atlanta, third vice president; H. W.
Reed, of Rock Island, Ills., recording
secretary; II. B. Osgood, of Chicago,
treasurer.
Rev. R. M. Hlnislcker, of Penunsyl-
vania; O. W. Van Osdel, D. D., Wash¬
ington; Hamilton H. West, Illinois;
Rev. C. H. Dodd, of Now Jersey;
James R. Vaughan, Iowa; O. P. Co¬
show Oregon; Itev. J. E. Oates, Flor¬
ida; Rev. G. P. Raymond, P. E. I.;
L. Halsey, D. D„ Arizona; Orrln It.
Judd New York; Rev. A. D. Berry, of
Indiana; Rev. Herbert J. Wlilto, Mas¬
sachusetts; Rev. J. B. Vickert, B. C.;
Henry Van Engolen, Idaho; J. D. Chap¬
man, South Carolina; J. W. Connally,
D. D., Nebraska; Charles M. Ness,
Maryland; T. W. O'Kelly, of Arkansas.
The executive committee chosen is
composed of the following:
After the announcement of the elec¬
tions Professor McCriinmon, tho Cana¬
dian second vice president, presented
the convention with two Brltlsh-Amer-
lcan flags, the flags of Canada. That
was what set. the vast audience to sing¬
ing, for when the pretty colors were
formally accepted a part, of the au¬
dience gave up cheering and bogan to
sing "God Save the King." Then the
whole assemblage sang, following the
first air with “My Country. 'Tis of
Thee" and “Blessed bo the Tie that
Binds.” The very building rang with
stirring strains of the songs.
EDWARD TO ROOSEVELT.
England’s Ruler Toasts Health and
Sends Message of Friendship.
King Edward, of England, after pro¬
posing the health of President Roose¬
velt at the banquet In Buckingham
palace, which lie gave Thursday night
to Admiral Cotton and the officers of
the American squadron now at Ports-
mauth, Indited while sitting at the
banquet board a message of friendship
to tho president. The cable was re¬
ceived at Oyster Bay, and was us fol¬
lows:
"London, July 9, 1903.—Tho Presi¬
dent, Oyster Bay, N. Y.—I have tho
great, pleasuie In entertaining Admi¬
ral Cotton and the captains of his
squadron, and have just proposed your
health with every feeling of cordiality
and friendship. EDWARD R.”
NEGROES ON THE BLOCK,
harvest Hands in Kansas Sell Their
Labor to the Highest Bidder.
At ltussell, Kans, Wednesday, two
negroes were bid for on (he auction
block for harvest work. They are
John and Harper Porter, known as
good workerB. The bidding was spir¬
ited, starting wltn $2.50 per day. Au¬
gust. Reinhart finally secured them on
a bid of $3.21 per day.
At Victoria, Just over the line In El¬
lis county, anothpr colored man asked
for bids for a farm laborer who would
pitch to the stack al! the grain a one-
hoadcr could cut. On this condition
tbe negro brvnght $0 per day bid.
JUDGE PARKER AT HOMe.
Returns to New York, But Won’t Dis¬
cuss HI* Trip to the 8outh.
A New York dispatch says: Chief
Justice Alton B. Parker, of the court
of appeals, returned from his southern
trip Thursday. He was met by Demo¬
cratic National Committeemen N. E.
Mack, and they had a long talk before
the Judge left for his summer home Iti
Hudson. Judge Parker declined to dis¬
cuss his visit to Georgia.
! Cream of News.
Brief Summary of Most
Important Events
of Each Bay.
—Dr. M. I., Perry, of Milledgcvlllo,
Ga., has been appointed superintend¬
ent of tne new state asylum for the in¬
sane at Parsons, Knns.
—After bidding his wife and chil¬
dren goodby, J. T. Cato, of Fort Val¬
ley, Ga., rode off with ft negro and
when a short distance from his home
blew out his own brains with a re-
volver.
—A negro created some excitement
in Spartanburg, S. C., Saturday by an¬
nouncing that he would organize a lo¬
cal chapter of negro Elks.
—For eight years ii Iss Willie Ray.
of Prentiss county, Miss., disguised
herself as a man und worked as a
farm hand. She both smoked and
chewed.
—It is rumored that Judge Thomas
O. Jones, of the Alabama federal court,
may he given a place In the circuit
court of appeals on account of his
slnnd In the peonago cases.
—Storm at Baltimore Sunday injur¬
ed about twenty persons und did $100.-
000 damage to buildings.
—Negro leaders at Indianapolis are
taking steps to avert a raco war by
running worthless members of tho
race out of the city.
—Secretary of War Root arrived nl
Oyster Bay Sunday and was the guest
of the president. They conferred on
the Alaskan boundary and other ques¬
tions.
—Several engagements have taken
place between Turkish and Burgarian
troops on tho frontier.
—Funds are being subscribed in
England to send a British rifle team to
the United States next year to contest
for the Palma trophy.
—The condition of Pope Leo contin¬
ues to show Improvement, and tho doc¬
tors are greatly cheered over the prog¬
ress of their patient.
—The Georgia Southern and Florida
railroad refuses to let ho Atlantic und
Birmingham crops Its tracks at Tlf-
ton, Ga., and the matter will probabiy
be carried Into the courts.
—Owing to tho continued rocking of
cars armed guards aru still kept oil
the street cars in Richmond, Va.
—The street car strikers at Beau¬
mont, Texas, have won tnelr demands
and have gone back to work.
—Intense heat still prevail In the
great cities. Deaths and prostrations
were numerous Saturday.
—Near St. Louis a crowded tram
was wrecked by spreading rails. One
person was killed, four seriously and
twenty slightly injured.
—At Lincoln. Nebr., James Rhea
was hurried to the gallows In order
to get ahead of a court injunction to
prevent the execution.
—The officers of the United Stales
European squadron were received by
the lord mayor of London. From
speeches made recently it seems that
Great Britain favors tho expansion of
tho Monroe doctrine by the United
Stales.
—Trustees of Morrcr university at
Macon, Ga., met Thursday morning to
prepare formal prolest against enact¬
ment of measure requiring two years’
course in law schools.
—By the overturning of a skiff in
Mobile river four men were drowned.
—Helms, the negro who charged
Turner with peonage, on trial at Mont¬
gomery, gave in sensational testimony.
—Senators Hanna, Fairbanks und
Kearns lunched with President Roose¬
velt Tuesday. There wus much polit¬
ical discussion.
—A writ of lunacy has been sworn
out for General Cassius M. Clay. The
general has barricaded his house and
there will be danger In serving the
writ.
—There is much Indignation at Ev¬
ansville, Ind., because the soldiers
tired on the rioters. More troops
have been ordered to the city by Gov¬
ernor Durbin.
—Jt is reported at Pekin that Great
Britain, Japan and the United States
will resist Russian aggressions In
Manchuria.
—The United States European
squadron was handsomely received on
arrival at Portsmouth by the British
war ships.
—Twenty-four persons were kill d
and nine injured by a collision on tho
Southern railway at Rockfish, Va., lie-
tween passenger train No. 33 and a
local freight.
—For the first, time since the inau¬
guration of tho strike cars ran in Rich-
mon, Va., Sunday without armed
guards.
—A cloudburst at Jeannette. Pu„
Sunday engulfed an excursion party on
trolley cars and many persons were
drowned, some reports placing loss of
life at over a hundred.
—A white man, tho father of the
lynched mulatto, is said to he leading
the mob of negroes at Norway, S. C.
The troops have left Norway.
—Fire destroyed the plant of the
Hammond Packing Company at St. Jo¬
seph, Mo., Sunday. Value of plant and
stock, $3,000,000.
—Four men were given a prelimi¬
nary hearing at Scottsboro, Ala., as al¬
leged members of the mob that lynched
Andrew Diggs. They were released on
$2,000 bail each.
NO. U.
HOSTS OF BAPTISTS
Swoop Down Upon Georgia
Capital for Great Meet.
B. Y. P, U. CONVENTION
Thirteenth Annual Session Called t.o
Order In Atlanta With Over l!
500 Delegates from All J !
Sections In Attendance.
The thirteenth annual convention of
tho Baptist Young People's Union of
America opened In Atlanta, Ga., Thurs¬
day morning In the spacious audito¬
rium ut Exposition Park, with dele¬
gates from all parts of the United
States and from Canada.
Tho opening of the convention was
an inspiring one. Bcforo President
Jbhu H. Chapman, of Chicago, called-
it to order, the chorus of several hun¬
dred voices sang tho beautiful songs
In the B. Y. P. U. hymnals. At the ap¬
pointed hour President Chapman, who
has been at tho head of the great
movement since its 'inception over
twelve years ago, called tho big fath¬
ering to order, announcing that he had
started the train on time and that It
would continue on time until the end.
All through (he morning session the
singing of the well trained chorus of
pretty B. Y. P. U. workers, under tho
direction of H. W. Porter, of Balti¬
more, added much lo the inspiration of
the occasion.
Rev. Ralph Hobbs, of Iowa, offered
the opening prayer and then President
Chupman made his introductory
speech, declaring his pleasure and the
pleasure of the other members of the
convention at moetlng In Atlanta.
Governor Terrell delivered an ad¬
dress of welcome on the part of tho
state. He said; As the chief execu¬
tive of tho greatest Baptist state, I de¬
sire lo greet each qne of you and wel¬
come you to the grand old common¬
wealth of Georgia.
My friends, your president has spo¬
ken to you <>f our climate, and Inti¬
mated that the warmth of the climate
is an evidence of our welcome. On
one occasion our distinguished mayor
told of our climate. Some gentlemen
wanted to change their states, The
mayor recommended the climate of nls
own state. The gentlemen came and
returned to say that, "you have a great
olimate, but your land is worthless.”
The mayor replied mat. in Georgia tho
farmers do not plant until June in or¬
der to have o“e planting and three
gatherings.
But Georgia Is resourceful and to its
wealth of resource we welcome you.
Georgia is u Baptist state. A large
part of tho good peoplo of this state, a
big part of this population belongs t»
the Buptlst church. I refor to the ne¬
groes. They belong to the Baptist
church because they don’t believe that
they belong to any church until they
have gone down into the water and
come up again.
I know you will enjoy meeting in
this great city. Wo are a religious
people. Atlanta Js one of the few
.
cities in this country that remembers
the Sabbath day to keep it holy. And
this city is hacked up by the state.
This is a state of homes. Tho peo¬
ple own their homes and thanks be to
God, they are Christian homes.
As tho chief executive of tho state 1
welcome you.
Mayor Howell followed the gover¬
nor, speaking on behalf of the city of
Atlanta. His remarks were Inters¬
persed with humorous anecdotes, the
kind ho Is famous for, and kept his
hearers laughing most, of the time.
The Baptists of Georgia were repre¬
sented among the speakers by ex-Gov-
ernor W. J. Northen, who sketched the
history of tho Baptist Young People’s
Union in the state and spoke of the
help to the state union to come from
the convention’s meeting in Atlanta.
He also referred to the sentiment of
brotherhood in a reunited country
which this gathering exemplified.
Judge John T. Pendleton delivered
tin; address of welcome on behalf of
the churches of Atlanta.
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POPE UNDERGOES OPERATION.'
Dying Prelate Greatly Relieved by
Puncture of the Pleura.
A dispatch from Romo states that
the pope was operated on Tuesday af¬
ternoon and felt immediate relief. Af¬
ter tbe operation the following bulle¬
tin issue by his physicians:
“Tho test puncture of tne pleura has
been made and eight hundred grams
of liquid taken off. A rapid examiua-
tlon showed some mucous in the lung
which was originally affected.
“The pope underwent the operation
with courage. His general condition
is now better and he ’.s resting ’’
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GAMBLING ON POPE’S SUCCESSOR
Both Bets Being Registered in the
Italian Provinces.
In the Italian provinces so firmly
rooted has become the conviction that
the pope will not recover that the dis
cussion concerning his successor is al¬
most superceding in Interest to the de¬
tails of the pontiff’s illness. Betting
goes on with great animation, each
cardinal having bis fervent admirer^
and backers.