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The Jones County News.
VOL. X.
FALSEHOOD NAILED
No Negro Ever Dined at
Grover Cleveland’s Table.
SO WRITES EX-PRESIDENT
Statement of Kansas Congressman on
Floor of House Brings Forth Em¬
phatic Denial—Apology and
Applause Follow.
A Washington special says' The
house, Thursday, resumed consldera
tion of the District of Columbia appro-
piTation bill in committee of tho
whole, Mr. Lawrence, of Massachu¬
setts, in the chair.
Mr. Webb, of North Carolina, called
attention to the statement made a few
days ago by Mr. Scott, of Kansas, that
a negro had dined In the white house
while Mr. Cleveland was president,
and answered that he had written the
former president sending him an ex¬
tract from the Record and asking him
if the statements made by Mr. Scott
were true.
Cleveland Makes Denial.
Thursday morning Mr. Webb receiv¬
ed the following reply, which fie read
amid applause on the democratic side:
"Princeton, N. J., March 2, 1904.
“Hon. E. H. Webb, House of Repre¬
sentatives:
"Dear Sir—It is a matter of small
concern to me that a Mr. Scott has
seen fit to use my name in a display
of his evil propensities on tne floor of
the house of representatives.
“In answer to yur inquiry, however,
I have to say of his statement that
the colored man, H. J. Taylor took
lunch with me at the white house,
that it is a deliberate fabrication out
of the whole cloth.
“As far as Taylor Is concerned, I
understand, prior to his appointment
as registrar of deeds at Washington,
that he had served as an assistant in
the office of the city attorney at Kan¬
sas City. His nomination as regis¬
trar was confirmed by the senate and
he served in that place with intelli-
gence and efficiency. He has since
died. Some people restrain themselves
from abusing the dead.
“My inquiries concerning Taylor be¬
fore his appointment and my observa¬
tion of him during his incumbency and
the little I have known of him since,
satisfied me that his character is very
unjustly attacked by the diatribe of
Mr. Scott.
"One charge is made against Taylor
by Mr. Scott which he doubly clinches
with the truth when he declares:
" ‘He was a black negro.’ . I am
led, however, to doubt his familiarity
when he adds ‘as black as you ever
saw.’ Yours very truly,
(Signed) "GROVER CLEVELAND.”
“Not a Fool Friend.”
Mr. Webb said he wanted this de¬
nial to travel that the statement ol
Mr. Scott might be overtaken.
“Mr. Cleveland was a friend of the
negro, but not a fool friend,” said
Mr. Webb.
“He never by word or act encourag¬
ed tho dream of social equality In the
breast of the black man.”
This was greeted with applause by
the democrats.
“Again,” he continued, “he was the
friend of the colored man, but he was
also the friend of the southern white
man and sympathized with us In our
race problems and race burdens, and
that, sir, is more than Mr. Roosevelt
seemed ever to have done.”
Scott Makes Apology.
Mr. Scott said he accepted the state¬
ment of Mr. Cleveland as true and of
fered his apology to the former presi¬
dent. In justice to himself, said Mr
Scott, he desired to say that he nevor
heard the report denied.
Mr. Swanson (Virginia) asked Mr.
Scott where he had heard the report,
to which Mr. Scott replied that he had
seen the statement In newspapers.
Mr. Swanson asked furtner for a
copy of a newspaper containing the
statement.
Mr. Scott explained that tnese state¬
ments were made several years ago
and the papers might not be easily pro¬
cured. He said that he had made full
apology to Mr. Cleveland.
Mr. Scott added that he had brought
to Mr. Cleveland for the first time in
the four years applause from the dem¬
ocratic side. This was doubly applaud¬
ed on the majority aide of the cham¬
ber.
SIMMONS A CANDIDATE.
Chief Justice of Georgia Supreme
Court Announces for Re-Election.
Chief Justice T. J. Simmons, of the
supreme court of Georgia, has made
announcement to the democratic vot¬
ers of the state of his candidacy for
re-election to the office fie now holds
and which he has held since the resig¬
nation of Chief Justice Logan E. Bleck¬
ley in 1894. \
A BRAZEN ADMISSION,
Head of Mormon Church Telle Com¬
mittee that He Has Openly Vio¬
lated Law Against Polygamy.
A Washington dispatcn says: The
confession of President Smith, of the
Mormon church, was the sensation of
tho proceedings Thursday before the
senate committee on privileges and
elections. Mr, Smith, whose examina¬
tion was continued from Wednesday’s
session, said the manifesto of 1890 had
left him and others with plural fami¬
lies in the unfortunate position of be¬
ing compelled to defy the law or desert
their families. For himself he had
preferred to “take chances with the
law” rather than to disgrace himself
and degrade his family by abandon¬
ing his wives and the children they
had borne him. He admitted that he
had had children by all of his five
wives since the manifesto and said
ho had acknowledged them openly
from the people of Utah, whom h =
without interference or disturbance
characterized as liberal and broad
minded.
So great has become the Interest in
tho Investigation that it was decided
to post a policeman at the door of the
room of he committee on privileges
and elections where the hearings are
progressing. All persons except those
directly interested were not permitted
jn tho room, though outside the door
it was Impossible almost to maintain
a passage way through the corridor
of the capitol.
Attorneys for the protestants in the
case said they intended to prove that
the defendant Is connected with a
hierarchy which practices polygamy
and connives at violations of the law
and that Smoot’s very vote as senator
Is controlled by the Mormon church.
President Joseph H. Smith confessed
that he himself had continued to co¬
habit with his plural family since the
manifesto of 1890, and that he realized
fully that he was violating the state
laws. President Smith also testified
that Reed Smoot had to got the con
sent of his associate apostles in the
church before he could become a can¬
didate for senator.
CALL FOR CANAL MONEY.
Shaw Advises National Banks That He
Will Draw on Deposits.
Secretary Shaw has advised all spe
clal national bank depositories, includ¬
ing those of New York city, that they
will be required to pay, on account of
the Panama canal purchase, 20 per
cent of their holdings of government
funds on or before March 25.
The 20 per cent aggregates about
*30,000,000, leaving about *20,000,000
to be supplied from the treasury. It
had been decided heretofore to have
the depository national banks in New
York city pay the Individual propor¬
tions over to the New York sub-treas¬
ury at once to meet at this time the
payment of *10,000,000 due Panama
and later to pay the new canal com¬
pany at Paris the *40,000,000 due it
on call of the national bank deposito¬
ries of New York city.
In view, however, of news received
from Paris later in the day to the
effect that the French at once would
call a meeting of its directors and car¬
ry out the formalities necessary to the
transfer of the title in the property to
the United States, it was thought best
to make the two payments to tho canal
company and the republic of Panama
concurrently about April 1.
FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY
Fixed by Georgia Board for Return of
Property for Taxes.
All property owned by Georgians on
February 1, 1904, must be returned
for taxation and paid for during the
year 1904, The date was determined
by the board appointed by the legisla¬
ture for that purpose, composed of the
governor, comptroller general and
state treasurer.
Great secrecy is maintained as to the
date fixed for the return of property
for if it was known, it Is not improba¬
ble that many people owning stocks
and bonds and valuable jewelry would
take the same out of the state on that
date and return with It the next day.
DREYFUS CASE AGAIN UP.
Court of Cassation at Paris Begins
Considsratlon of Appeal.
At Paris, Thursday, the court of
cassation began the consideration of
the appeal of Alfred Dreyfus for a re¬
vision of his trial. Counsellor Chara-
breaud -sided.
Though the general Interest in the
case was not as great as in previous
years, yet the court room was crowd¬
ed with officers, non-commissioned of¬
ficers and private soldiers, lawyers
and others and a number of women,
among whom were relatives of Drey
fus.
8UFFERED UNTOLD HORRORS-
Mashed Almost to Pulp, Man Lived
More Than Thirty Hours.
After living more than thirty hours
under the mass of steel beams and
other debris of the collapsed hotel
Darlington, in West Forty-sixth street,
New York, Edwin Lask died early
Friday morning while being carried to
Flower hospital In an ambulance. This
increase! the known dead to fifteen.
GRAY. JONES CO. GA.. THURSDAY. MARCH 10, 1004.
SMOOT UNDER FIRE
Committee Begins Investiga¬
tion of Mormon’s Status,
SMITH A STAR WITNESS
The Highest Official in Mormon Church
Testifies that He Adheres Abso¬
lutely to His Belief In
Polygamy.
The investigation which is to decide
whether Reed Smoot, of Utah, Is to re¬
tain his seat in the United States sen¬
ate and incidentally define the politi¬
cal status of the Mormon church, was
formally begun at Washington Wed¬
nesday by the senate committee on
privileges and elections.
Great Interest attaches to the hear¬
ings because of the dual purposes of
the inquiry. Other investigations have
been directed at the rights of certain
contestants to seats In congress, but
never before has there been inaugur
ated an inquiry into creeds or political
factors to determine whether an un¬
lawful Influence is being exerted in die
political affairs of the nation. Such is
the nature of the Smoot inquiry and at
the opening session it wasc con¬
ceded that the hearings would extend
over several weeks.
President Joseph D. Smith, the high¬
est official of the church, was on the
stand all day. He was quest/uiod
closely In regard to the principles of
divine revelations.
He said he adhered absolutely to all
the teachings of the churcfi in that re¬
gard and that he himself had been
visited with divine inspirations from
God, directing him as to details n
matters pertaining to the welfare of
the church, though no angels had
come to him ait in the case of the
revelation to his uncle, Joseph Smith,
Jr., the founder of the church. He
subscribed to the standard of authority
for church relation to the revelation
commanding polygamy as mad eltnown
to the first president in a visit from
“an angel In black.” He also said that
he still believed In polygamy.
The committee went into executive
session, and after a full discussion de¬
cided to allow the utmost latitude to
the hearings, which means that court
practices will be avoided. The pro¬
testants said they regarded this as a
victory for them.
The attorneys for the defense—
Messrs. A. S. Worthington, of Wash¬
ington and Waldemar Vancott, of Salt
Lake—arrived early, and engaged In
consultation with their client.
John Carlisle, former secretary of
the treasury, and R. W. Tayler, for¬
merly representative in congress.and
the attorney who prosecuted the suc¬
cessful protest against Brigham Rob¬
erts against retaining his seat in con¬
gress, are counsel for the contestants.
A half dozen witnesses, nearly all of
them officials of the Mormon church,
occupied seats at the rear of the large
committee room.
Quito a number of women were in
attendance and watched the proceed-
lngs with interest.
CASTRO RECALLS MINISTER.
Requests Representative at Washing-
to to Come Home fo r a "Talk.”
General Harnandez, the Venezuelan
minister at Washington has received a
brief communication from his foreign
office that President Castro desires
him to return home for a conference
“upon certain matters which It is eas¬
ier to talk about than to write about.”
The minister expects to leave Wash¬
ington shortly.
CHINESE 8IGNAL TO JAPS.
Arrested by Russians and Given Warn¬
ing of Death Penalty.
According to a dispatch received in
St. Petersburg from Port Arthur twen¬
ty Chinese were arrested there for sig¬
nalling the Japanese ships off the
shore with flashlights and lanterns.
A warning has been Issued that simi¬
lar offenders will hereafter be treated
as spies and shot.
VOTE DENIED THE BLACK3.
Maryland Senate Passes Bill to Pmit
the Suffrage.
The democratic organization meas¬
ure, being a proposed amendment to
the Maryland state constitution to reg¬
ulate the suffrage and admittedly for
the purpose of eliminating the negro
vote, was passed in the state senate
at Annapolis Thursday.
No republican senator had anything
to say In opposition to it, nor was it
championed by any of the democrat.
The bill received 17 votes, all demo¬
cratic, while the eight republican sen¬
ators were solidly against It.
CLAIMS OF NEGRO CHURCH.
Government is Asked to Relieve Big
Bethel, at Atlanta, Georgia.
Senator Clay, of Georgia, introduced
in the senate Thursday, a hill appro¬
priating *7,000 for the relief of the
trustees of Big Bethel African Metho¬
dist Church, at Atlanta, rhe claim of
the church Is based on the occupation
of the property by federal troops dur¬
ing the elvll war.
AbSAULI P06THJNED
Jap* Will Not Tackle Port Arthur Yet
Awhile—Vladlvoetock is Now
Beleaguered.
Advices received In Vienna, Austria,
from St. Petersburg Indicate that the
Japanese have blockaded Vladivos-
lock as well as Port Arthur.
Not only Is a Japanese fleet In the
offing at Vladlvostock, but Japanese
land forces are moving on the place.
Three Japanese detachments of
1,000 men each have landed at Ching-
Chan, Korea, 150 miles north of Won-
San. It is supposed that this Japan-
ese force will try to reach the valley
of the Tumen river and threateu not
only VladlvoBtock, but Hun-Chun, in
Manchuria, and also Harbin.
A fleet of ten Japanese warships
has been sighted on the horizon off
Vladlvostock. This fleet may bom¬
bard the port and attempt to destroy
the four Russian warships at that
place.
A special of Wednesday from Toklo,
Japan, says: The Investment of Port
Arthur will not begin before next
week. In a few days the Japanese will
land on the Liao-Tung peninsula, and
Ihe troops will co-operate with the
navy In an attempt to reduce the Rus¬
sian stronghold. It. was expected the
attack would begin on the fortress im¬
mediately, but these advices, without
explaining the reason for the delay*
show that there has been a change In
the original plans. Army officers In
Toklo think the Japanese decided that
with the railroad connecting Port Ar¬
thur with the outside world cut, thus
preventing supplies from reaching the
place, two weeks’ privation will render
the final assault easier. Moreover, as
Port Arthur can be safely left as It
is for the time being, the Japanese
troops may be employed Instead in
northern Korea and near the Yalu
river, where they are now most
needed.
FIVE LIVES ARE ENDED
In Collapse of Sky-Scraper Being
Erected In New York.
Five persons are known to have been
killed, about a score Injured and eight
or ten, all of whom are believed to be
dead, are mlssiag, through the col¬
lapse, at New York Wednesday, of the
steel skeleton of the Hotel Darlington,
a thirteen-story apartment house In
course of erection at 57 West Forty-
sixth si,-eet. .'FhiWsteel , ’ - arap work
had been erected as far as the elev¬
enth floor and the structure was
swarming with lr£n workers, masons
and laborers, when the upper floor
sagged and collapsed, and the whole
structure fell with a crash that was
heard for blocks and shook all the
buildings In tho vicinity.
A portion of the steel frame fell
upon the rear of the Hotel Patterson,
on West Forty-seventh street, crushing
in the wall of the dining room and
killing a woman as she was sitting at
luncheon.
Owing to the enormous mass of met¬
al wreckage, days may elapse before
all the bodies are recovered from the
debris.
The canse for tho disaster generally
accepted is the overloading of the
floors.
BELTING SCALPS WOMAN.
Hair Taken Completely from Forehead
to Nape of Neck.
Mrs. Carrie Hyer Worsham, wife of
Superintendent J. W. Worsham, of the
Covington, Ga., cotton mills, is In a
precarious condition as the result of
an accident which occurred to her at
the factory Wednesday.
Mrs. Worsham was in the basement
of the mill looking after the removal
of hot house flowers, which she had
stored there during the winter. * While
stooping to remove a box from under
a wheel her hair was suddenly caught
up by the beletlng, which completely
scalped her from her nose to the
hack of her neck.
Liquor Selling In Dry States.
A Washington dispatch says: The
house committee on judiciary Wednes¬
day began a series of hearings on the
Dolllver-Hepburn bill, granting the
state police Jurisdiction over “original
packages” of intoxicating liquors ship¬
ped from other states.
JUMPED THROUGH WINDOWS.
Delegates at County Convention Es¬
cape Opponents in Unique Manner.
The democratic county convention,
which met Tuesday at Clayton, Mis¬
souri, to select delegates to the con¬
vention for the nominations for tho
office of governor and state offices,
ended In a row and a split, the Folk
delegates, to escape their opponents,
Jumping from tho. windows of the
court house, where the convention
was held.
Eventually the opposing delegates
met and elected delegates, while the
adherents of Joseph FoIk decided to
meet later in the week.
EX-CONSUL COMMITS SUICIDE.
Col. Charles Kahlo Found Dead With
Bullet ty His Brain.
Colonel Charles Kahlo, of fndianapo-
Jls, representative of tho National As¬
sociation of Manufacturers, killed him¬
self In a Knoxville. Tenn., hotel Tues¬
day morning. Vflhen found In his
room he had a bullet hole through his
head. He was In the United States
consular service under President Har¬
rison. No cause is assigned,
ENGLAND IS BLAMED
By Russian Government for
Trouble in Far EaJ.
ANOTHER WAR PROBABLE
London Spectator Considers Situation
Critical—Czar Depends on France
and Germany in Case
of a Clash.
"We do not want to appear as
alarmists, but we would be doing harm
and not good if we tried to conceal
the fact that the present situation in
regard to foreign affairs is ono of con-
siderable anxiety,” says Saturday s
Spectator (London) In a long article
on the effect of the Russo-Japanese
war on international relations, espe¬
cially the relations between Russia
and Great Britain.
The Spectator points out how "the
Russian feeling of resentment against
Great Britain has been tho chiet
cause of their difficulties by encourag¬
ing the Japanese to go to war.”
Without considering whether there
is any truth in this view, continues
The Spectator, the important fact is
that it is held by the Russian people,
and that "public opinion is in such a
state of excitement that war with
Great Britain would be extremely
popular.”
Proceeding to explain why the mili¬
tary party should try to escape the
humiliation of a possible defeat by a
small Asiatic power, The Spectator r e¬
marks:
“A great European war would oblit¬
erate all traces of the Japanese war.
A popular war would cover up an un¬
popular one and give the Russians an
excuse to make peace with Japan or
withdraw from Japan's reach and so
staunch the bleeding in men and
money now going on in Manchuria.”
Further, according to The Spectator,
military men in Russia believe that
war against Great Britain would be
conducted in company with Germany
and France and present no risks to
Russia, as the brunt of the fighting
would fall on France and Germany,
Anti-Russian Tone.
The Spectator warns the press
against giving Russia occasion for
picking a quarrel .especially referring
to the aggressively anti-Russian tone
of The Times and the Impression of
partisanship, which, It declares, “It is
difficult to condone or even under¬
stand.”
Continuing, The Spectator says:
“That The Times should give occa¬
sion to those who desire to embroil
Russia and Great Britain is rendered
more remarkable by the fact that The
Times has done much excellent service
in pointing the trend of German policy.
It is to be feared that the harm done
by tho want of restraint originally
shown by the British press cannot now
bo undone, but at. least our newspa¬
pers realize the need of not playing
into the hands of the military party in
Russia or providing material for those
who desire to provo to France that
her ally has been treated in an unfair
and hostile spirit by tho British peo¬
ple.”
The Spectator concludes by urging
the government to be vigilant and
have Its plans prepared for all emer¬
gencies.
TO DISMANTLE THE MANDJUR.
Plan Reached as to Disposition of Rus-
slon Vessel at Shanghai.
Consul General Goodnow, at Shang¬
hai, reported to the state department
by cable that an adjustment had been
effected of he question arising from (he
continued appearance HRHRRD HU
continued presence at Shanghai of tho
Russian gunboat Mandjur, in disre¬
gard of the laws of neutrality, and
that the Russian consul general of
Shanghai had notified the Chinese tao-
tal at that place that Russia would
consent to the dismantlement of the
Mandjur and to her being detained at
Shanghai until tho war ends.
PAYING CLERK ARRESTED.
Employe of Atlanta Postoffice Charged
With Petty Embezzlement.
W. C. Johnson, paying clerk In the
money order department of the Atlan
ta, Ga,, postoffice, was arrested Friday
afternoon on a charge of embezzlement
preferred by Postmaster Blodgett.
Johnson has been In “the postofflee
for over twelve years, and during tne
greater part of that time has been In
the money order department. There
was paid out last year through his win¬
dow over *1,600,000, but Johnson’s al¬
leged shortage Is supposed to he less
than *600.
CASSINI AND HAY CONFER.
They Discuss the Growing Ill-Feeling
In Russia Against Americans.
An important conference, lasting
more than an hour, occurred In Wash
Ington Tuesday between Secretary Hay
and Count Cassini, the Russian amhas-
sadop. The growing Ill-feeling in Rus-
sla against Americans and the at-
tacks of certain parts of the American
press against Russia was the main sub-
ject discussed.
I Cream of News.?
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Brief Summary of Moot
Important Events
of Each ‘Day.
—The Journey of Governor Varda-
man, of Mississippi, to Batesville to
save Albert Baldwin, a negro murder¬
er, from tho hands of a mob proved
successful.
—Police Judge Toagin, of BIrming
ham, Ala., has created consternation
among the regular drunkards of that
city by posting their names in all bars
and forbidding dealers to sell them.
—Many stockholders and about all
the state officials o, Norm Carolina
are opposed to the appointment of a
receiver for the Atlantic and North
Carolina railroad.
—In a public letter, Booker T. Wash¬
ington calls for a crusade against
lynching, which he claims are on the
increase.
—Governor Jennings, of Florida, haS
issued a new challenge to Senator Tal¬
iaferro for a series of joint debates.
—Mr. and Mrs. John W. Harrison,
of New York, reached Augusta, Ga.,
Sunday on tfiWr way to Atlanta, malt
lng the journey from the metropolis
In a one-horse wagon.
—The University of Georgia an¬
nounces Its commencement program
for the present year. The first class
graduated there in 1804.
—'William 3. Daniels, Washington
cowespondent of The St. Louis Repub¬
lic, was found dead In his room at the
federal capital Sunday. Gas had es¬
caped through a hole in the pipe.
—The senate will consider the naval
and army appropriation bills during
the week, and will also begin tho
Smoot Investigation.
—Thirteen persons met death In r
burning steamer In Pacific waters.
Passengers and crew were helpless Ic
prevent the disaster.
—Shipments of exhibits to the St.
Louis exposition, thus far, exceed
those of the Chicago exposition lr
1893.
—An eye witness from Port Arthur
who saw tho latest naval engagement
between the Japanese and Russians,
reports that many Japanese were
either killed or drowned when Japan¬
ese stone-laden vessels were sunk.
—Cuban elections Suunday passed
off quietly. Not a single disturbance
reported on any part of the island.
—Colonel J. H. Estill, In an Inter¬
view, stands by two-term rule of the
Georgia democracy concerning the
governorship.
—Hall county, Ga., farmors and fruit
growers are looking forward to an ex¬
cellent crop year ns the result of the
steady and continued cold weather
during February.
—J. W. Turner and 5-year-o)d son
were killed, his wife and 3 year-old son
seriously hurt, and 15-months old
baby sitghtly injured by an Atlanta,
Knoxville and Northern train at Ma¬
rietta, Ga
—Despite the need of labor In North
Carolina It Is said that a great many
negroes will loave the state for tho
north this year in search of better
wages,
—Tho Mississippi house defeated the
amendment to the Btate anti-trust law,
which sought to allow the Southwest¬
ern Tariff Association In tho state.
—A determined fight Is being made
on the hill In tho Mississippi legisla¬
ture for the election of judges by the
people. If the amendment to the con¬
stitution Is ratified It will not end the
fight.
—Fire at Rochester, N. Y., Friday
caused.a loss of between four and five
millions.
—President Roosevelt has slgnod
tho proclamation putting the Panamn
treaty into effect.
—The Jury In the postal trial at
Washington found Machen, Lorenz
and the two Groffs guilty as indicted.
—Tho approach of the Cuban elec¬
tion was marked by trouble at many
places. To prevent trouble the mayor
of Havana ordered the carnival festiv¬
ities to be suspended Sunday.
—The Mississippi house committee
on corporations has reported adverse¬
ly on the Byrd bill, which seeks to
force all foreign corporations to get
Mississippi charters before doing busi¬
ness In the state.
—Much Interest Is felt In Alabama
over charge that Captain Hobson Is
Ineligible as a candidate for congress
because of his failure to register.
—By a large vote tho Mississippi
house turned down a resolution invit¬
ing ex-Presldent Cleveland to address
the legislature
—At New Decatur, Ala., Wednesday
an entire business block was wiped out
by flames. Little Rock, Ara., had a
*76,000 warehouse fire.
—The senate spent the greater part
of Wednesday discussing an amen*’
meat to tho agricultural approprio-
tlon bill, striking out the house pro-
vision giving authority to the eecro-
tary of agriculture to Inspect tmport-
e d food products, when misbranded or
suspected of impurity.
—^ mortgage has been executed by
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Q om p ai jy [q the United States to cover
the ]oan of j 4 e00,000 authorized by
con g reen to be made to tne company,
NO. 16.
POSTMASTERS OUT
Fued Ousts White Man and
Dynamite Deposes Negro.
ARKANSAS "INCIDENTS ' 1
White Office Holder Forced to Resign
While Building Used by the Col¬
ored Man Was Blown
to Atoms.
A Washington dispatch Bays: Post¬
master E- S. Parnell, of Junction, Un¬
ion county, Arkansas, has resigned
his office and his letter to the post¬
master goneral says the action Is due
to a political feud, to escape which he
is going to leave the state. His letter
follows:
"I beg to tender to you my resigna¬
tion as postmaster at Junction, Ark,
and return herewith all papers sent
since my rece.nt confirmation. My rea¬
sons for resigning are that my family
have become mixed up In what is
known in this county as the Parnell-
Tucker feud. This is a political feud
and as four members of our famly
have been assassinated within the last
fifteen months, I feel that it is clear¬
ly my duty to my family and friends
that I leave the state. I hope the de¬
partment will relieve mp at the earli¬
est possible moment.”
A spclal from Little Rock says: The
resignation of Postmaster B. S. Par¬
nell, of Junction, was made known
to the republican state executive com¬
mittee of Arkansas some time since,
and at a meeting of the executive
committee here on Februaiy 20, C. L.
Jones was recommended for appoint¬
ment at his successor.
Formey Postmaster Parnell is said
to have movod to Oklahoma, where he
has a brother. The latter recently re¬
sisted a requisition from the governor
of Arkansas on a charge of embezzle¬
ment alleged to have been committed
In Union county, Arkansas. Upon a
hearing the governor of Oklahoma se-
fused to honor tho requisition. It was
alleged that It would Be unsafe for
Parnell to return to Union county, Ar¬
kansas.
The Tucker-Parnell feud had its ori¬
gin at El Dorado. Guy B. Tucker, then
city marshal, headed the faction op¬
posing tho Parnells. In a street fight
several of the Parnells were slain.
Tucker was wounded and Constable
Hearing was killed.
A few months later Tucker killed
another one of the Parnells. He has
not yet been tried on that charge. Fol¬
lowing these events Tucker resigned
as city marshal and announced h.s de¬
termination to leave Union county. All
the parties to the fend are white men.
This Office Dynamited.
Because of his objection to the negro
postmaster of Humphreys, in Arkansas
county, who, it is said, was appointed
notwithstanding the protests of a great
majorty of the white citizens, the post-
office building there was dynamited
and completely destroyed early Mon¬
day morning by unidentified persons.
Great excitement prevails Jn the dis¬
trict.
The postmaster before the present
one was a negro named Toms. While
he was in office general dissatisfaction
was freely expressed. Toms was
convicted of robbing The registered
malls and sentenced to serve a term in
the penitentiary. When the present
postmaster was appointed, after a
time, dissatisfaction was again voiced.
The demolition of the postoffice Is
thought to have been the result. The
postmaster was not In the building at
(he time.
So powerful was the force of the
explosion that the office was blown
to vleces ,and a deep hole now marks
the site. It Is stated that but little
mall was In tho office at the time and
practically no money or valuable pack¬
ages.
Rebels Seize American Boat
United States Minister Powell, at
San Domingo, has been Informed that
the Insurgents at San Pedro de Mar-
coris, have seized the tugboat Purro,
belonging to tho Clyde lino, of New
York, and armed Vet.
NO TROOPS FOR !3THMUSt
Decision Reached at Cabinet Meeting
to Revoke Orders.
It has been decided at the cabinet
meeting that troops shall not be sent
to the isthmus \>f Panama, says a
Washington dispatch.
Preparatory orders that had been
lent to the Third Infantry to prepare
for services have been revoked. The
marines will continue to guard the in¬
terests of the United States on the
isthmus.
A PUZZLING SITUATION.
Uncle Sam Can Find Nobody to Deal
With In San Domingo.
The administration Is puzzled to
know how to deal with San Domingo.
Every report that comes from the Is¬
land indicates the existence there of a
state approaching anarchy. It is said
there Is no government, regular or
revolutionary, to deal with and the de¬
partment Is loath to embark upon a
policy of policing the Island and chas¬
ing small guerrilla bands through the
Jungle*.