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The Jones County News
VOL IX.
MARINES LANDED
Attack on Embassies is Fear¬
ed in Constantinople,
SULTAN GIVES WARNING
United States May Take Similar Ac¬
tion—Alarming Reports from
Leischman—Admiral Cotton’d
Spuadron at Beirut.
Tho United States cruisers Brook¬
lyn and San Francisco arrived at Bei¬
rut, Syria, Friday.
Minister Leischman has cabled the
state department that owing to the dis¬
turbed conditions in Constantinople an
additional kavass or detective force
had been stationed at the American
legation. This action was taken on
the suggestion of tho Turkish govern¬
ment., which has assured the Ameri¬
can minister that it will use every pre¬
caution to protect all foreigners, out
has warned the different embassies
and legations to strengthen the foite
inside the buildings.
In case a necessity develops it is
probable that the Turkish government
will be requested to allow the UnPed
States to send a detachment of ma¬
rines from the squadron which ar¬
rived at. Beirut, Minister Leisr-h-
man has not yet made sue.. a request
of this government. The United States
has no authority to sand a warship
through the Dardanelles and would
have to get the consent of Turkey
and’also that of other European pow¬
ers to do so.
Minister Leischman in his cablegram
informed the department that a num¬
ber of governments have landed ma¬
rines in Constantinople for the protec¬
tion of the embass'iei.
Conditions Not Satisfactory.
While the conditions existing in
Constantinople, as well as in other
portions of Turkey, are extremely un¬
satisfactory, the Washington govern¬
ment docs not boliovo that there- is
any’ serious danger ahead, newith-
standing that the tone of the dis¬
patches from Minister Leischman
shows uneasiness. At the same tint.-??
the United States will approve every
precaution taken by the diploma tic
corps and our minister for the safety
of the foreign representatives.
The porte, in,advising the foreign
etnbas'sies and legations of the meas¬
ures taken to protect them, added a
warning against Bulgarian band'ts
wlib might attempt to elude the Turk¬
ish guards and attack the foreigners
irom within.
C-hckib Bey Call3 on Hay.
Chekib Bey, Turkish minister, called
on Secretary Hay Friday morning to
inform him that lie had received from
his foreig;n office official advices to tl.e
effect that the American consul at
Beirut was entirely satisfied with the
measures' Turkey had taken to protect
life and property ’here and to invest i-
gate and act with respect to the as¬
sault on Vice Consul Magelssen.
It is a matter of some comment
that there are about only 200 marines
with the European squadron but these
with the kavasses already in the ser¬
vice of the legation and with the
Turkish guards assigned to Minister
Leischman. will, it is believed, prove
sufficient for any emergency likely
to arise. Officials of the state depart¬
ment, commenting upon the item from
Paris saying that ships of foreign pow-
ers would be sent to Turkish waters,
stated that the United States was now
sending ships to Turkisn waters.
Dardanelles Inviolable.
The term “Turkish waters” does not
mean Constantinople, tuey ray, and
while the whole eastern portion of
the Mediterranean might be covered
with warships, it was possible that
none of them would force the JDarda-
nelies.
After the Crimean war, a treaty was
made which has been followed up by
subsequent treaties which prohibits
war ships from entering the Dardan-
oiler- without the consent of Turkey
and Turkey must have the assent of
all the signatory powers.
1 COMMISSION,
THE ALASKAN
Arrives in London and is Prepared
for a Busy Meeting.
Secretary of War Elihu Root, ex-
Secretary of State John W. Foster,
Hannis Taylor und Judge John M.
Dickinson arrived at Liverpool on the
Celtic Sunday for the meetings of the
Alaskan boundary commission. They
were received by Mr. ^ etherick, as¬
sistant United States dispatch agent,
on behalf of the American embassy.
The party went directly to London.
The Canadian commissioners are also
OB hand.
PRAISE FOR MARTIN LUTHER.
Kaiser William Styles the Reformer
Greatest German of Tfieffi All.
In an address delivered at Meres-
burg, Prussia, Emperor William, ol
Germany, speaking of Wittenberg
(Martin Lutber burned the papal
buildings in Wittenburg and was bu¬
ried in the church), said in that
city the greatest German rendered the
greatest act of liberation for the whole
world, and the strokes of his awaken-
ing hammer sounded over the German
Iqnd. ----- -
RIVAL OF THE SOUTH,
Development of Cotton Growing in
West Africa is Now Attracting
Considerable Attention.
The news received in Liverpool,
England, from Lagos, British West
Africa, September 2, that the develop¬
ment of the cotton trade in the inte¬
rior of that part of Africa was so
great that the local railroad officials
had been obliged to run extra trains in
order to bring down the large supplies
to the coast, somewhat surprised the
cotton interests of the British cotton
center, growing of the staple in West
Africa being still regarded as In a
largely experimental stage. Thirty
tons of cotton from Lagos arrived in
the Mersey the past week and was
pronounced to be of excellent quality.
The seed sent out from Liverpool
and sown in June is expected to yield
4,000 bales. The first delivery or this
crop is expected at Christmas. If tl.e
cotton growing experiment is success¬
ful, the cultivated area will be en¬
larged.
OLYMPIA IN BAD WAY.
Battleship, Damaged in Mimic War,
Came Near tc Sinking.
The cruiser Olympia, flying the pan-
nant of Rear Admiral Coghlan, arrived
at the Norfolk navy yard Friday. Her
bottom was inspected and she will
be docked at once for repairing the in-
juries received on rocks off the coast
of Maine during the progress- of the
mimic war.
While cn her way down the coast
the Olympia ran into a heavy gale off
Tomastrn harbor, and for a while fears
were entertained that she might not
be able to weather it in safety. Her
water-tight compartments saw Her
safely through the blow, however, hut
the cruiser was compelled to se J k
shelter in Tomaston harbor until the
gale subsided. At cno time during
the blow some of tho- officers and
men feared the ship was really silk¬
ing.
When the Olympia reached the Nor¬
folk navy yard, she was immediately
boarded by Naval Constructor Evans
and his force of assistants. Several
of her plates were found to be cradl¬
ed and broken and it war, announced
she will be docked for repairs, which
will consume about seven weeks.
BULLETS SENT AFTER FELONS.
Desperate Convicts Make Break for
Liberty at Pratt Mines Prison,
A special from Birmingham, Ala.,
says: Four convicts were shot at
Pratt mines prison at 1 o’clock Fri¬
day morning In an attempt to escape,
the wounded men being Tern Kay, shot
in log; John Drawer, wounded in
back; Richard Kinnebrook, shot in
abdomen and kidneys, and Thomas
Melzin, wounded in shoulder.
They had secured a quantity of dy¬
namite and blew an opening in one
end of the prison. They ran through
this and hurled sticks of dynamite
at the guards. The latter opened !i;e
with winchesters and succeeded in
preventing what might have been a
wholesale delivery.
J. H. Emery, of Pike county, serv¬
ing twenty years, was the only one to
escape.
The crowd was led by Tom Fay,
who was the youngest member of the
famous Miller-Duncan gang of safe
blowers,
PLOT AGAINST REGICIDES
Causes Arrest of Seven Hundred Ser¬
vian Officers—News Leaked Out.
Advices from Belgrade, Servia,
state that a number of officers of the
Nish and other garrisons in Servia
have been arrested in connection with
the issuance of a proclamation de¬
manding the trial by court martial of
the conspirators who were concerned
in the assassination of King Alexan¬
der. Queen Draga and their ministry
and threatening to resign their com¬
missions it the demand was refused.
Later it was announced that a group
of officers of the Nish garrison decided
to kill all the conspirators concerned
in palace assassinations and that many
officers of other garrisons joined
them. It was intended to act at an
early date, but tbe news leaked out
and all the conspirators were arrested
during the night.
Forty-seven officers have been ar¬
rested at Nish alone.
JUDGE IS BEING CRITICISED.
Struck Paragraph from Jury Present,
ments Which He Did not Like.
The action of Judge R. R. Russell,
in striking from the presentments of
the Jackson county, Ga., grand jury a
paragraph which it is generally under¬
stood was directed at Judge Russell
himself has caused very general dis¬
cussion throughout the country. The
paragraph, which wag stricken out and
omitted from the official report of the
grand jury as published, is as follows:
“We find th'at there have been some
irregularities, such as working public
road near Winder, which had not been
authorized according to law.”
WEST AFRICAN COfTON CROP.
Great Development of Staple Necessi¬
j tates Running of Extra Trains.
j Advices from Lagos, Brfusli West
| Africa, state that the development of
the cotton trade in the interior is so
great that the railroads have been
obliged to run extra trains in order
j to transport the staple to the coast.
! There , g every progpect of a furth er
increage in cu i tivation .
GRAY. JONES 00. GA.. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER I 0 *1903.
THROUGH ROTTEN BRIDGE
Passenger Train Plunges Fifty Feet,
Causing Death of Six Men.
Twenty-Four Injured.
Passenger train No. 15, northbound,
on the South Carolina and Georgia Ex¬
tension railroad, formerly the Throe
C’s, now operated by the Southern
railway, went through a trestle 50
feet high over Fishing Creek, three
miles east of Charlotte, N. C., about
11:30 o'clock Thursday, killing si"
men and injuring twenty-four, five of
whom will likely die.
All of the bodies were soon taken
out, save those of the engineer and
fireman.
The train consisted of an engine and
three cars. It left itock Hill about 11
o'clock with about f6rty passengers on
board. When the train passed up >n
the trestle the entire structure under
the cars gave way, hurling the engine
and cars to the bank of the creek
about fifty feet below.
Engineer Henry Brickman, Fireman
Fred Rhyne and three negro passen¬
gers were instantly killed. Conductor
Ed Turner suffered broken shoulders
and W. L. daughter, of Hickory
Grove, S. C., and Julius Johnson, of
Rock Hill, S. C., were perhaps fatally
injured.
Marvin H. Morrow, of Blaeksburg.
S. C.; T. C. Hicks, of Lancaster, and
R. A. Willis, of Edgemorosk, S. C.,
have broken bones, while a dozen or
more other passengers were less 3C
riously injured.
Ben Williford, of Charlotte, who was
slightly injured, displayed rare pres¬
ence of mind in helping the passen¬
gers.
• The timbers of the bridge were rot¬
ten, and to this fact is ascribed the
cause of the wreck.
CUP STAYS WITH US.
Reliance Easily Sails Away from Un¬
lucky Shamrock and Brings
Contest to a Close.
A New York dispatch says: The
Reliance, the American cup defender,
Thursday won the third and final race
and the series for that famous sea tro¬
phy, the America’s cup. In a dense
fog, which prevented vision beyond
200 yards, she finished the race at
5:30:02, amid the acclamations of the
assembled fleet. Shamrock III, after
running for more than an hour in the
fog, missed the finish Hue, passed by
it and then returned to it from the
opposite direction. As the Relianco
was then being towed through tho
fleet, yacht ensigns fluttering from her
truck spreaders in celebration of her
victory, tho Shamrock III did not cross
the finish line. As often said of the
historic race when the America won
the cup, there was no second.
This success was achieved only af¬
ter four futile attempts to sail off the
final race, and after the outcome had
been admitted by even Sir Thomas
Lipton to bo a foregone conclusion.
Thursday’s was the eighth attempt to
sail a race. After one fluke, the Re
Iiance won two races—one by seven
minutes and three seconds and the
other by one minute and nineteen
seconds. On two more occasions the
Reliance led the Shamrock to the fin¬
ish line by about two miles, but failed
to reach it before the expiration of the
time limit of five and a half hours.
Thursday’s victory means that the cup
is destined to remain in America until
England is able to produce a genius
equal to Herreshok in yacht designing.
Regarding the defeat of Shamrock
III, Sir Thomas Lipton simply said:
“I don't care to discuss it any more.
The American boat was'the better;
that is all.’’
Designer Fife refused to talk. Cap-
lain Wringe, whiio agreeable, still
would not talk any further than to
say;
“We did the best we could, but the
other boat was best.”
MAGNATES HELD BLAMELESS.
Railway Officials Acquitted of Man
slaughter Charge by Jury.
In the trial at Newark, N. J., Thurs
day, of the directors and officials oi
the North Jersey Street Railway Com
pany on a charge of manslaughter foi
last February’s crossing accident, the
court directed a verdict of acquittal of
ail the defendants.
“SEPARATION OF THE RACES”
Keynote of Speech Delivered by John
Temple Graves in Chicago.
John Temple Graves, of Atlanta,
Ga., Thursday morning delivered an
address on “The Problems of the
Races,” .before the forty-eighth convo¬
cation of the University of Chicago.
Ho received an ovation after his of
fort, in which he discussed every
phase of the negro problem. He stated
that white supremacy was an un
alterable fact; that the ballot of the
negro was worthless whenever it was
in tho majority, and that the only rem¬
edy lay in a separation of the races.
PRESIDENT SHAFFER NON E8T.
Head of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Has Mysteriously Disappeared.
Theodore Shaffer, president of the
Amalgamated Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers, is missing at
Pittsburg, Pa. He has dropped
riously out of sight, and for several
weeks neither fellow officials at the
local office nor tne members of h.s
family have been able to locate fiim.
CRANK WITH PISTOL
Made Repeated Attempts to
See President Roosevelt,
WANTED TO MARRY ALICE
Episode Terminated In Arrest of Luna¬
tic by Secret Service Men, Hie
Trial and Commitment to
Mineola Authorities.
A man giving his name as Frank
Weilbrenncr was arresed at Sagamore
Hill, Oyster Bay, late Tuesday night
while making a persistent demand to
see President Roosevelt. The man
was armed with a revolver, fully load¬
ed. He was taken to the village and
placed in the town prison.
Shortly after 10 o'clock Tuesday
night Weilbrenner drove to Sagamore
Hill in a buggy. He was stopped by
the private detective on duty. Weil¬
brenner said he had a personal engage¬
ment with the president and desired
to see him. As it was long after tho
hour when visitors are received, the
officer declined to' permit, him to go
to the house. The man insisted, but
the officer turned him away.
Soon afterward Weilbrenner return¬
ed and again insisted that he be al¬
lowed to see the president, if only for
a minute. This time he was order’d
away and warned not to return.
Just before 11* o’clock the man re¬
turned a third time and demanded of
the officer that he should be. permitted
to see the president at once. Tho offi¬
cer’s response was to take the man
from his buggy and put him in the
stables, where he was placed tinder tho
guard of two stablqmeu. A revolver
was found in the buggy.
Weilbrenner is 5 feet 8 inches high,
28 years of age, has a medium-sized
dark moustache black eyes and evi¬
dently is of German descent. He re¬
sides in Syosset, about five miles in¬
land from Oyster Bay. He was well
dressed.
It was thought by the officers that
Weilbrenner was accompanied by two
other men, as their footprints were
found in the mud alongside of the bug¬
gy tracks. In view of this fact the
officer on duty telephoned to the vil¬
lage for assistance, and was soon join¬
ed by two other secret service men.
While Weilbrenner talked rationally
to the officers Tuesday night. It was
evident that he is demented. He said
he had received a telegraphic com¬
munication from the president direct¬
ing to call at Sagamore Hill.
At Syossot it Is learned that the man
is the son of a truck farmer, and is
one of throe brothers. He has two
sisters. The family is respectable and
is held in general esteem.
Weilbrenner was arraigned. Wednes¬
day before Justice Franklin on com¬
plaint of the secret service operatives
who placed him under arrest. Weil-
brenner’s brother William was present
at the examination. Justice Franklin
questioned the prisoner about his
movements Tuesday night. His replies
were made in a quiet tone of voice,
but they indicated apparently beyond
a doubt that the man is crazy. Asked
why he went to Sagamore Hill, he re¬
plied:
“I went to soo the president about
his daughter Alice.”
“Had you an engagement with the
president?”
“Yes.”
“How was the engagement made?”
“I talked with him last night,” re¬
plied Weilbrenner.
“How did you talk with him?”
“Oh, I just talked.”
“A sort of wireless talk, was it?”
“Yes, that is it, a wireless taTkT
“Why did you want to sec the pres¬
ident about Miss Alice?”
“I wanted to marry her.”
“Did you ever see Miss Roosevelt?”
“Yes, I saw her night before last.”
“Where did you see her?”
“At my house.”
“Did she go over there?”
“Yes, she came in a red automobile.”
“Who accompanied her?”
“Her brother,'Theodore.”
The examination was continued late
Wednesday afternoon. Dr. George S,
Stewart and Dr. Irving S. Barnes con¬
ducted the examination. Weilbrenner
was declared by them to be Insane.
Weilbrenner was taken to Mineola,
L. I., on an evening train, and placed
in the custody of the county authori¬
ties.
It appears that President Roosevelt
was aware of the trouble tbe secret
officers had with Weilbrenner. After
the man had turned back the secon-1
time despite his insistvnee that he
had an engagement with the presi¬
dent, the officer, to mako assurance
doubly sure, inquired of the president
about the fellow. Mr. Roosevelt was
in his library only a short distance
from the spot where the officer had
stopped Wciibrcnner’s horse. He told
the officer he had no engagement with
anybody.
PRESIDENT 13 CONGRATULATED.
Many Friends Felicitate Him Upon
His Escape from Crank.
Thursday President Roosevelt re¬
ceived many telegrams congratulating
him on his escape from the hands of
Henry Weilbrenner, the Insane farmer.
Owing to the large number of these
messages he will be unable to answer
them, but appreciates fhe spirit in
which they were sent. The secret sr-
vice force has been increased /
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Brief Summary of Most
Important Events
of Each Day.
—The Electric cotton mill, of Eaton-
ton, Ga., has been purchased by J. W.
English, Jr., of Atlanta.
—The action of Judge H. B. Russell
in striking a paragraph supposed io
refer to him from the presentments of
tho grand jury of Jackson county,
Ga., has given rise to much comment.
—Through the error of the North
Carolina penitentiary board, a negro
who recently died in the state prison
was made to serve three years illo-
gaily.
—The platform of the Pennsylvania
democrats is entirely devoted to state
issues. The libel law is strongly con¬
demned.
—A crank named Wellbrenner went
to Oyster Bay to marry Miss Alice
Roosevelt and was arrested. Weil-
brenner was armed.
—William J. Bryan announces that
he will accept Clarke, of Ohio, as can¬
didate for the United States senato
in opposition to Mark Hanna.
—At Chicago Wednesday Secretary
Shaw addressed the Association of
Merchants and Travelers on the busi¬
ness outlook.
—General Charles King has been
elected president of the Society of iho
of the Philippines.
—Agulnaldo has addressed a leUer
to ihe Filipinos urging them to forsake
thelr besetting sin of gambling and to
make use of the opportunities offered
by the United States.
—Throe explosions on tne Austrian
steamer Vaskupa killed twenty-nine
persons. Tho explosions occurred
soon after the vessel left a Bulgarian
port.
—The American and British argu¬
ments in the Alaskan boundary case
have been submitted to tho commis¬
sion. It is said the American case Is
very strong.
—The cotton crop in West Africa
is turning out well. Extra trains are
being run to transport the staple.
—S. P. Mitchell, a negro, was bound
over at Thomasville, Ga., on the
charge of swindling negroes by prom-|
ising them pensions under the “Hanna
bill.”
—Letters have been received at
Rome, Ga,, from Rev. W. M. Bridges,
of Texarkana, in which he denies all
the charges made against him.
—Tho Sunday delivery of beer sold
by the Rome, Ga , dispensary on Satur
day will find its way Into the courts.
—In his message to the Alabama
legislature, which convened at Mont-
gomory Tuesday, Governor Jelks dealt
with Ihe peonage question. He thinks
Alabama lias been criticised too harsh
ly. ’
—Many Mississippi negroes believo
that, the nomination of Major Varda-
man for governor means a return to
slavery.
—Brooks Story, the famous Missis¬
sippi convict, is again at large, having
made his fifth escape.
—A monument to the late Henry
Mollvllle Jackson was unveiled at
Opelika, Ala., Tuesday.
—Tho trial of the directors and ex
ecutive officers of the North Jersey
Street Railway Company, accused of
manslaughter in connection with a
railroad horror, began at Newark, N.
J., Tuesday.
_The state department has ordered
Minister Loischman, at Constantino-
pie, to press for a settlement of all
matters at issue between Turkey and
the United States.
—Estimates have been submitted at
Washington showing that largo sums
are needed for Improvements at navy
yards and docks on the south Atlantic.
—After inspecting the ground and
buildings of the St. Louis exposition
Secretary Shaw declared it is the
finest sight he ever witnessed.
—Further advices from Macedonia
state that, massacres by Turkish sol¬
diers continue UnspeakabTe atroci-
ties are committed on women.
—Anniston, Ala., is to get a million
dollar steel plant, now located at
Pittsburg.
—Field Marshal Lord Roberts will
be unable to visit the United States
in the autumn as he had arranged to
do.
—The isthmus of Panama
ed to be ripe for rebellion. It is -laid
that armB are being shipped to tho
isthmus for use by revolutionists.
—In Person county, North Carolina,
groans were heard coming from tho
coffin of a woman who had been ship-
ped a long distance, She was alive,
but died in a short time.
—Robbers entered the Office of the
Chicago Street Railway Company
Sunday morning, killed two employe-:;
wounded two others, secured $3,000
and escaped.
—William J. Bryan has canceled
his engagements to speak in Ohio. Nd
reason is given for his ad^on.
—Steps are being taken to mergfi
the six structural trades, with 600,0001
members, into a great, council, It iff
hoped to abolish strikes by the mer-
gcr.
—Addressing the Steel Institute of
Great Britain Andrew Carnegie ex-
pressed the belief that some day
Britain and the United States would
work as one in all things.
SHAW TALKS OF MONEY.
To Chicago BusIneM Men Secretary of
Treasury Says an Elastic Currency
Is Not Needed,
Two hundred business men from all
parts of the country listened to Secre¬
tary of the Treasury Shaw talk on
“The Business Outlook" at a banquet!
in Chicago Wednesday night at tho
Auditorium hotel by the National As¬
sociation of Merchants and Travelers.
Lyman J. Gage addressed the asso¬
ciation on the same subject just before
his retirement from the treasury de¬
partment, and great interest was at¬
tached to tho speech of tho present
secretary. In his discussion of the
flnanclal ques tion, Secretary Shaw rie-
dared that what was needed was not
an elastic dollar, but some provision
by which, automatically, tho aggre¬
gate volume of dollars should increase
whenever and wherever more dollars
were needed, and would as promptly
retire when not needed.
in beginning his aduress Secretary
Shaw considered the present business
boom and the probability of its perma-
nonce. HIs conclusions were express-
e( l * n P art as follows.
"As nearly as can bo estimated, tho
annual productive capacity of the
American people is eleven billion dol¬
lars. This dees not include raw cotton
and manufactured cotton; but raw
cotton and tho value added thereto in
the process of manufacture. Of this
we export one and ono-half billions,
and import a billion of other merchan¬
dise mainly non-competitive with our
own products. Wo, therefore, consume
|j, 0 equivalent of 95 per cent of all
we produce. Not while those coudi-
ti ()ns continue will prosperity cease,
“We are the most prosperous peo¬
ple in the world because wo both pro-
duce and consume more than others.
The little we sell abroad, amounting
to 10 per cent of our net production,
and the little we purchase abroad, 6
or 7 per cent of our net consumption
constitute no challenge to the state¬
ment that our prosperity rests with
ourselves. Unless our factories and
work shops voluntarily close, or la¬
bor voluntarily refuses employment,
or commerce voluntarily ceases its ac¬
tivity, there is no occasion for alarm.
Unless apprehension becomes epidem¬
ic and ullraconservatism contagious.
the immediate future holds for us as
much of real good as the Immediate
past has showered upon us.”
Discussing then tho monetary sys¬
tem of the United States, he said:
“A very respectable number of very
gof)(1 p0ople an( i 0 f that number I de
a)ro to classed, believe our financial
system, good as it is, might be im-
proved by adding an element of elas-
(icily. I do not think there exists any
great number who believe we should
have any inflation. Eight years ago
wo had $21 per capita. Now we have
ceTiainly more than $29 and probably
nearly $30 per capita. Conservative
business men and conservative bank¬
ers do not. generally consider this an
insufficient normal minimum volume
of currency,
> “The term ‘elastic currency,’ of
course, is a misnomer. What is need¬
ed Is not an elastic dollar, but some
provision by which, automatically, the
aggregate volume of dollars shall in
crease whenever and wherever more
dollars are needed, and will as prompt¬
ly retire when not, needed."
TOUR OF BOBS POSTPONED.
-
Noted British General Will Not Visit
United States This Year.
A London dispatch says^ Although
Field Marsha! Lord Roberts is still
booked to sail for Boston on Ihe May-
flower September 23, it can now bo
definitely stated that he is not going
to Ihe United States this autumn.
The alterations In his plans was
necessitated by the postponement of
the British army maneuvers until tho
middle Of September and because of
the situation in Somaliland, tho war
office not wanting Lord Roberts to bn
absent, while the new east African
campaign is in preparation.
Offer for North State Road Rejected.
A dispatch from Raleigh, N. C.,
says: The council of state Wednes-
,| a y afternoon rejected the proposition
to lease the Atlantic and North Caro-
Hna railroad for fifty years, at 2 per
cent annually. The rejection was una¬
nimous.
WORKMEN CAUGHT IN RUINS.
B)g Bu j|ding Under Construction Col¬
lapses With Fatal Results.
A special from Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
says: The Quinn grocery building, at
Vinton, being remodeled, collapsed
Friday afternoon. Half a dozen work-
men are reported to have been caught
in the ruins, some of whom were
crushed to death.
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Captain Francis Passes Away.
Captain T. H. Francis, one of the
best known men in Atlanta, Ga.. whose
friends and acquaintances extend over
the entire south, died of heart trou¬
ble Friday night.
SHERIFF GETS FOUR BURGLARS.
Kills One, Fatally Wounds Another
and C'atftures Remaining Two.
At Baldwin, L. I., early Wednesday
morning Deputy Sheriff Louis J.
Cook shot and killed one burglar,
probably fatally wounded a second and
captured two others. He discovered
them trying to brea kinto a vacant
house at Bald win’s park near the town
and a desperate fight followed, but
Cook escaped injury.
NO. 42.
UMPIRE SOLE JUDGE
Georgia Assessments of Rail¬
road Franchises Smashed.
REDUCED SEVEN MILLION
Returns of Arbitration Board3 in Case
of Southern and Seaboard are
Filed With Attorney Gen.
eral Wright.
The first of the awards fixing tho
franchise valuations of the bi grailway
systems of Georgia were made Thurs¬
day by tho arbitration boards to
which were referred the franchise as¬
sessments of the Southern railway and
the Seaboard Air Line, and under their
findings the state gets returns of $7,-
730,000 less than would have been the
case* under the assessments of Comp¬
troller General W. A. Wright.
The Southern railway arbitration
board cut nearly $5,000,000 off tha
comptroller general s assessment, fix¬
ing the value of its franchise in Geor¬
gia at $1,650,600 as against the as¬
sessment of $6,561,297.
In the case of the Seaboard Air Lina
the arbitration board clipped nearly
$2,750,000 off the comptroller general’s
assessment, making it $1,250,000 as
against $3,997,991, which were Comp¬
troller General Wright's figures.
The arbitrators in the case of tho
Southern were Hon. I. Pope Brown
for the state; Hon. Iloland Ellis, of
Macon, for tho road, and Judge War¬
ren D. Nottingham, of Macon, umpire.
Tho Seaboard Air Line arbitrators
were Judge Spencer R. Atkinson for
the state; It. C. Alston, for tho road,
and Howard Thompson, of Gaines¬
ville, umpire.
The umpires in both of these cases
were selected by tho date’s represen¬
tatives on the arbitration boards,
Judge Nottingham having been named
by Mr. Brown, and Mr. Thompson hav¬
ing been designated by Judge Atkin¬
son
In commenting upon the “slump,"
Tho Atlanta Constitution says:
It will bo interesting to note in this
connection that, the arbitrators in the
case of the Georgia Southern and
Florida railroad, Hon. G. Gunby Jor¬
dan, representing the state, and Hon.
T. B. Cabaniss, of Forsyth, without
the aid of an umpire, agreed upon a
franchise valuation in the case of that
road of more than $3,600 a mile,
whereas the valuations in the case of
the Southern and Seaboard were
$1,800 and $1,491 per mile, respective¬
ly The Georgia Southern and Flor¬
ida, however, is owned by .the South¬
ern, and it assented to the $3,600 val¬
uation because, as was stated by one
of the road’s representatives, the earn¬
ing power per mile of the Georgia
Southern and Florida is much greater
than that, of the Southern considered
as a whole.
Under a decision rendered by Attor j
ney General John C. Hart the arbitra¬
tor 's made the solo Judge in these
cases in the event neither of the arbi¬
trators agree with his opinion, though
both arbitrators arc required to join
him in making the awards.
The arbitrators in t*ie case of tno
Southern railway assessed Its fran¬
chise in Georgia at $1,800 per mile, an
against an assessment of $7,177 per
mile put upon it by Comptroller Gen¬
eral W. A. Wright, thereby cutting it
down three-fourths.
The total assessment put on the
Southern's franchise by tho arbitra¬
tors is $1,650,000, as against $6,581,297,
at which it was assessed by the corop-
ti oiler general, a loss of nearly $5,009,-
000 to the state.
No change was made in the assess¬
ment put on tho Southern’s tangible
property, which was $10,39a,127.
It, Is u mistake, really, to say that
tHi® return was made by the arbitral
tor?; it is the finding and return of the
umpire, Judge Warren D. Nottingham,
of Macon, for both of the arbitrators
('isagreed with him, and under the de¬
cision rendered by Attorney General
Hart the decision of the umpire is
final, whether either of the other arbi¬
trators agree with him or not, and
they must join him in making the re¬
port.
AMBASSADORS REFUGEES. *
a
Foreign Representatives at Constant!-
nopl e Aboard Warships.
Advices from Constantinople state
that, owing to the porte’s warning, tho
Russian and Austrian guard ships lay
off their respective embassies through¬
out Thursday night with steam up,
while the British guard ship Ittiogene,
with the British, German and Italian
ambassadors on board, steamed tho
whoie evening up and down the Bjs-
phorus.
It was reported that the Ottoman
bank has refused further advances to
the government, for military purposes.
COTTON GREATLY IMPROVED.
Condition of Crop for August Reported
Much Above the Average.
The monthly report of the bureau
of statistics of the department of ag¬
riculture at Washington will show the
| average condition of cotton on August
25 to have been S :4, as compared with
79.7 on July 25, 1903; 64.0 on August
26, 1902; 71.4 on August 24, 1901, and
ten-year average of 72.4,