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The J ones County News
VOL. X.
FEUDISTS IN JAIL
Tv^elve Men Voluntarily Sur¬
render at Baxter, Fla.
•MAKES TOTAL OF TWENTY
Vendetta Between Duncans and Alt¬
mans Considered at an End. i
Prisoners Carried to
Jacksonville. A
r
Twelve of the men accused of being
Implicated in the killing of Deputy
Sheriff Thrift at Baxter, FLau, Thurs
day night came into Jtown Saturday
morning and surrendered to Sheriff
Herndon. The men . had sent \vord
during the night Ihatfthey t^ould/sur¬
render at 8 o’clock a. im., but all/were
op hand at 7:45 o’clock. T^hcyse sur¬
rendering, in addition/to the eigjht ar¬
rested Friday, were Charles Altman
and Hilliary Altman,'who are Charged
with the murder of Jfackson j Duncan
and the negro, Jim Riley,, e.n the
train; Jesse Altman, who sjiyit W. N.
Duncan, father of Jackson fpfancan, in
front of the Baxter postofi/ye; Andrew
Harvey and Ivey Har’^.y, chared
with being members of^'the mol>
Jesse Altman; Aaron, Da^'ltag, W jj.
liam Dowling, AlonzA Rowling, Wil¬
liam Dowling, Cauley^^^s. Jr., v/fc Johns, George
Johns and
All of the ntr^ -jyofc taken on board
a special tra ^ left at once , or
Jacksonville^ battery, vinder guarcL of Wilson
<,f »|iat city.
•Jesse Altman had been hiding out
aIon e / 4nd came in by himself. The
° t,- >ers came in together, with a few
PtU-nds.
Hilliary Altman has a bad gunshot
"wound in the right shouder, which
was dressed by a surgeon attached to
the troops. He was evidently shot
at the time the mob attacked Deputy
Sheriff Thrift, 'who killed Riley Dowl¬
ing. None of the others were
wounded;
lybfti Companies of troops left on
(fie special. W. N. Duncan and son,
Marshal 'Duncan, will remain at Bax¬
ter. Their wounds are not considered
fatal, but they can not be moved.
Sheriff Herndon and deputies have
the/situation well in hand and no more
Livable is anticipated.
Sheriff Mattox, of Charlton county,
•Ga., who arrived in Baxter Saturday
-morning, said that while he was per¬
fectly willing for the prisoners to be
docked up in the Duval' county jail,
at Jacksonville, for safe keeping, he
intended to try and secure the men
charged, with committing the crime in
hig county and have them tried in
4hat county. When asked what steps
lie intended to take, Sheriff Mattox
stated that he intended to telegraph
Governor Terrell and ask him to make
a requisition on the governor of Flor¬
ida for the delivery to the Charlton
county authorities of Charles and Hil¬
liary Altman, the men charged with
The killing of Jackson Duncan and the
negro, Jim Riley, on the train, which
was then in Charlton county. Until
the governors agree in regard to the
proper custody of the prisoners, Sher¬
iff M&ittox is perfectly willing t oallow
the prisoners to remain in the Duval
coi/nty jail.
^The Florida authorities will proba¬
bly claim Hilliary Altman, because
when he gave himself up Saturday
morning he had the military surgeon
dress three gunshot wounds, which
are considered as showing that he
was in the mob that killed Deputy
Sheriff Thrift.
INVESTIGATE WOOD’S ACTION.
Cubans Want to Know Why Mayor of
Havana Was Deposed.
A special from Havana says; The
house of representatives has resolved
to request President Palma, for the
reasons for the removal by Governor
General Wood, of Miguel Gener, from
the mayorality of Havana, and the ap¬
pointment of Senor O’Farrill, the pres¬
ent incumbent.
VERMONT STRICTLY REPUBLICAN
State Ticket Goes Through by Unex¬
pectedly Large Plurality.
Returns indicate that the Vermont
republicans in Tuesday’s state elec¬
tion elected the head of their ticket,
by a plurality equal if not* greater
than th it returned for Wiliam W*
Stickney, when he was elected gov¬
ernor in Sticknejv however, re
ceived the support of many gold dern-
ocrats and the republicans generally
did not lcok for more than 28,000 plu-
raiity.
OFFICE HOLDERS ARE WARNED,
Instructed Not to Violate Civil Service
Law During Campaign.
In view of the approaching election,
the civil .service commission at Wash¬
ington has addressed a letter to the
heads of all 'departments and-,bureaus
calling their attention to violations of
the civil service law in past connec-
tion with,political campaigns and in-
closing a circular containing a warn-
ng against the demanding or payment
of political assessments or partisan ac-
H’-'ity of office holders. ' '
RATES PULLED DOWN.
Georgia State Railroad Commission
Takes Initial Step to Eliminate
Freight Discrimination.
The Atlanta Constitution announces
the initial action of the Georgia state
1 railroad commission anent the fight
for reduction of discriminating freight
rates in the following:
The first.great gun in the battle
conducted by the authorities of the
state in the interests of the shippers
of Georgia was fired Wednesday after¬
noon.
The shot fired liy the experienced
artillerists of the railroad commission
pierced the protected defenses of man¬
ufacturing discrimination and sent
freight rates tumbling.
Circular order 301, which the com¬
mission has promulgated, makes a
most „important reduction in freight
rates upon certain specified commodi¬
ties and means relief to important in¬
terests which, under the rates now in
existence, have been Seriously dis¬
criminated against in the interest e£
similar 'commodities produced in
othey ^Tlie d5tat.es.
manufacturers of Atlanta and
other Georgia cities are henceforth to
hav<^ a far better showing in the
Qfiorgia market outside this state—
something they have not had in the
past and could never have had so long
as the discriminating interstate rates
were not met by specific reductions in
the local rates.
The commission, in considering the
grave duty placed upon that body, lias
turned its attention first to the rates
upon manufactured articles shipped
from the manufacturing centers. In
all rate-making, two great classifica¬
tions are considered: First, the rates
upon manufactured articles from the
manufacturing centers; second, rate*
upon commodities entering into the
wholesale or jobbing trade.
The members of the commission,
going about their duty in the most
practical way have first centered their
attention upon the first of these two
classifications, and circular 301 has to
do with the rates upon manufactured
goods only. Now that they have start¬
ed that work, and taken the first step,
Ihey will proceed to the consideration
of rates embraced in the second great
classification—the jobbing list.
AFTER HUNTSVILLE MOB.
Special Grand Jury Reports Indict¬
ments Against Ten Men.
The special grand jury at Hunts¬
ville, Ala., investigating the lynching
of Horace Maples, the negro who kill¬
ed John Waldrop, has reported ten in¬
dictments against alleged members of
the mob. Arrests will quickly follow.
Centering in the city of Huntsville
Itself, circles o! indignation have ex¬
tended in every direction until hardly
a hamlet or country community is
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without its good citizens denouncing
the mob for its lawlessness.
The supposition is that the federal
courts may also proceed on the idea
of violation of section 5508, revised
statutes, which makes it a serious of¬
fense, punishable by large fine and
long imprisonment, to conspire to in¬
jure or jeopardize the life of any citi¬
zen of the United States or to enter
into a conspiracy for any purpose, the
result of which will cause the injury
of any citizen of the nation,
A federal prisoner charged with one
of the most brutal muvders in the his-
tory of the state, in the person of S.
E. Huffman, was in jail at Huntsville
at the time the mob set it on fire, and
was greatly frightened. The smoke
is said to have been so thick in his
ceil aa to almost stifle him. Huffman
killed Deputy Marshal ,T. P. Halsen-
back January 11, 1902, near Boaz, on
Sand mountain, shooting him down, it
is charged, without giving him a
chance for his life. There were other
prisoners charged with smaller of¬
fenses against the federal laws alsff
in the jaii.
PORT ARTHUR WEAKENING.
Heroic Garrison Reported to Be Suf
fering Severe Privations.
A St. Petersburg dispatch says;
The Japanese are now expected to re¬
double their efforts before Port Ar-
thitjht-shence flic news is received is
not encouraging.
In spite of lhe success which hilh
erto has attended the defense, the
Russian lines are being drawn clog. ;',
the garrison is undergoing severe pri-
vations anti Ps resisting power is
Weakening under the strain.
DENIAL FROM BROKERAGE CO.
|_eak Inquiry at Washington Cornes to
a Sudden Termination.
The investigation of the charges of
the Savannah, Ga., cotton exchange
regarding an alleged leak in the gov-
emment. cotton report of September 2
has been concluded at Washington, the
department of agriculture accepting
the denial of the New York brokerage
firm that its telegram giving an cstl-
mate of the crop was a leak from the
department.
GUAY. JONES CO.. GA.. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 82,1904.
LYNCHERS MURDERERS,
So Declare Huntsville Ministers in
Special Sermons Preached on
Subject of "Outraged Law.”
No incident or rumor disturbed the
tranquility of the military standing
guard around the jail at Huntsville,
Ala., Sunday. No further arrests hare
been made in connection with the
Maples lynching.
It is positively known that several
of the indicted parties have left the
country. One of them has been
heard from in Salt Lake City, and two
were last heard from in Texas, mak¬
ing their way to Mexico. Three oth¬
ers have left no trace behind.
United States secret service men
have been engaged to collect evi¬
dence against. tjie mob that attacked
the jail,
The members of the Ministers’ Un¬
ion, practically every Protestant pastor
in the city, preached a special sermon
on outraged law and unusually large
congregations heard them.
Rev. George E. Boyd, presiding el¬
der of the Methodist district confer¬
ence, took the text, "The powers that
be are ordained of God," and said
taat those who participated in that
disgraceful mob and lynched that
brutal negro are individually guiby
of murdbr before Almighty God.
“Mob violence; what are we going
to do about it?" was the subject of
a sermon by Rev. B.. G. Mitchell, of
the First Cumberland Church, who
condemned lynching as a punish¬
ment for any crime.
Rev. Frank P. Culver, a member of
the grand jury that is investigating
tlie lynching, took as his text: “The
land is full of bloody crimes, and the
city full of Violence." He held that
tue carnival of gambling that has ex¬
isted in Huntsville is responsible for
outraged law, as well as the failure
of officers to enforce the vagrancy
laws. Mr. Culver charged that every
member of the mob to a murderer, and
should be convicted of that crime. He
said the mob should have been repuls¬
ed in its attack on the jail, even if it.
had resulted in the loss of life.
Rev. Francis Tapprl. pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, said pub¬
lic sentiment needs arousing in oppo¬
sition to mob violence, if the officers
of the law continue to be powerless
on an occasion like this.
DEATH TAKES YOUNG BISMARCK.
Son of the Iron Chancellor Dies With¬
out Realizing Life’s Ambition.
At Frledshrtchruhe Sunday morn¬
ing Prince Herbert Bismarck died. The
end was painless. Since he ceased
to be foreign minister, on the retire¬
ment of his father in 1890, Prince
Herbert Bismarck had taken part in
public affairs only as a member of the
reichstag.
Prince Bismarck’s father trained
him for his successor .as chancellor
of the German empire, but this am¬
bition was never realized.
CHIEF JOYNER RE-ELECTED.
Atlar,I j Fire Chief Again Heads Inter¬
national Association.
W. R. Joyner, chief of the Atlanta,
Ga., fire department, was unanimously
reelected president, of the Internation¬
al Association of Fire Engineers at
the convention in Chattanooga.
Chief Joyner was first elected to
this position at a meeting of the asso¬
ciation held a year ago in Atlantic
City. His work as president of the
association won him numerius friends
among the members and he was un¬
opposed in his race for reelection.
JUDGE IS KEPT BUSY.
Democratic Nominee Will Make Fre¬
quent Visits to Headquarters.
It is said at. democratic national
headquarters in New York that Judge
Parker will make another visit to the
city within a week or before the pub¬
lication of his letter of acceptance,
and that the personal conferences be¬
tween the nominee and his managers
will be repeated as often as neces¬
sary.
HIGH WAGES CLOSES PLANT.
Pullman Car Works in Ohio Shut
Down and Thousands are Idle.
The Pullman Car works, at Pull¬
man, O., arc shut down and practical¬
ly every one of the company's 7,000
employes are idle.
The closing of (ho big works at
the “Model City" came when the 1,500
workers in the repair department
were laid of.. That had been the only
branch of the plant in operation for
some time.
It is said high wages brought, about
the closing ofi the works.
MEXICANS HAVE CELEBRATION.
Ninety-Fourth Independence Anniver.
sary Observed at World’s Fair.
At St. Louis, Friday, the ninety-
fourth anniversary of the independ¬
ence of the republic of Mexico was
celebrated at the world’s fair pavilion
with a concert by a Mexican artillery
band and reception. In the Mexican
exhibit in the several exhibit palaces
badges bearing the Mexican national
color* were distributed to visitor*.
A p UED |fj FLORIDA
Vendetta Between Altmans
and Duncans is Desperate.
MORE BLOOD IS SHED
In First Skirmish Four Lives are Lost
Troops from Jacksonville Sent
To Scene of the
Disturbance.
As a result of the long standing
feud between the Altmans and the
Duncans, at Baxter, Fla., four persons
have been killed within the past ween,
arid many others wounded, and it is
likely that more blood will be shed un-
less Wilson's battery, which ar-
rived at Baxter from Jacksonville Fri¬
day afternoon, is able to control the
situation.
Those who have been killed are:
Jacksod iDuncaiij white; unknown ne¬
gro; Deputy Sheriff Thrift, Ellis Dow¬
ling.
A list of the wounded is unobtain¬
able, but the number exceeds half a
dozen, some of whom will die.
Origin of the Feud.
The Duncans, who arc large turpen¬
tine operators and the Altmans, who
maintain a general store at Baxter,
have been in a quarrel for months.
The majority of the people in the sec¬
tion took sides with the Altmans, as
the Duncans had made many enemies
ih their turpentine operations by al¬
leged trespassing on the property of
others.
Although the quarrel was a hitter
one, no overt ad. occurred till Sun¬
day, September 11th, when the Dun¬
cans, with a number of their negro
employees boarded an excursion train
on the Georgia, Southern ami Florida.
The Altmans and several of their
friends were on board, and a quarrel
soon arose.
The Altmans stabbed a Duncan ne¬
gro to death, and when the Duncans
interfered, the Altmans killed James
Duncan. At this point’the fight be¬
came general.
This riot occurred just over the
Georgia line, and for that reason Sher¬
iff Herndon, of Baker county, refused
to arrest the alleged slayers of Dun¬
can and the negro.
Since then Baxter and the surround¬
ing country have been divided into
two hostile camps. The Duncans and
their negro employees have been un¬
der arms and so have the Altmans
and their friends. The Duncans were
bent on arresting the Altmans, and
the latter were resolved not to be ar
rested, shooting two members of the
rested. Tuesday an attempt was made
to arrest the Altmans, but the latter
resisted, shooting two members of the
posse.
The renewal of the feud which re¬
sulted in the death of two more men
and the ordering out of the troops oc¬
curred about 1 o'clock Friday morn¬
ing. At that hour there were a large
number of the Duncan faction at the
homo of William Duncan, as there had
been for several nights since the out¬
break of lawlessness.
In the number was Deputy Sheriff
Thrift. Suddenly and without warn¬
ing there was a fusilade of shots from
rifles and pistols fired at the house.
The deputy called on ills posse to
assist him in arresting the culprits,
and as they came from the house
there was another volley of shots.
Thrift, the deputy, was standing In
front of the house. He was fatally
shot and lived but a few moments.
The others returned the fire, and
killed Dowling, a member of the Alt¬
man faction. More than a half dozen
were wounded. <
Those who killed Thrift, as well as
the other members of the mob, with¬
drew to the home of the Altmans, and
again prepared to resist any attempt
at arrest.
The Duncans are members of the
Turpentine Operators’ Association,
and are being supported by that, as¬
sociation.
Sheriff Herndon is powerless against
the reign of lawlessness, and, in re¬
sponse to an appeal by law-abiding
citizens, Wilson’s battery of Jackson
ville, was sent to the scene, arriving
on a special train about 5 o’clock Fri¬
day afternoon.
Friars Offered Two Millions.
The civil service commission at, Ma-
n ila is prepared to pay to the East T n-
dian Order of Friars 82,020,000 gold for
the lands in the islands, held by the
order, The native constabulary has
been reduced to 1,200 men.
PEARY TO TRY AGAIN.
Daring Explorer Plans to Make An-
other Trip to Polar Region*.
Commander R. E. Peary, the Arctic
explorer, announced at New York
Wednesday night that a contract had
been signed for a new Arctic ship,
which he is to use in another attempt
upon the North Pole, and that he ex-
pect* to start north again next *um-
«n«*.
PARKER MEETS LEADERS.
Democratic Nominee Goes to New
York for Special Conference.
A New York dispatch says: The
yacht Sapphire on which Judge Alton
B. Parker left Esopus Wednesday
night, arrived Thursday morning amt
anchored off Thirty-fifth street. Judge
Parker remained on board until after
breakfast.
Later, accompanied by John B. Mc¬
Donald and Judge Parker’s secretary,
Arthur McCauslami, the party entered
a carriage which was driven to the
Hotel Aslor, the new hotel at Broad¬
way and Forty-fourth street.
During the day Judge Parker con¬
ferred with more than a score of
prominent party leaders, who called
on him at his apartments at. the ho-
tel.
Important. matters relating to the
campaign which may reorganize the
methods now in operation, the letters
of acceptance of tire candidates for
president and vice president, and the
discussion of a slate for New Yorff
were included in the business under
consideration.
By special appointment with the ho¬
tel management, all guests who by
appointment called to see Judge Par¬
ker were ushered in through a pri¬
vate entrance, and no persons without
the proper credentials hearing the en¬
dorsement of Parker'* private secreta¬
ry were permitted on the fifth floor,
where the candidate's apartments
were Situated.
Among those who are known to
have called on Judge Parker are Hen¬
ry G. Davis, Senator Gorman, Colonel
Lamont, George Foster Peabody, W.
F. Sheehan, Daniel McConville, chair¬
man of the speakers’ bureau; Repre¬
sentatives John Sharp Williams, of
Mississippi; August Belmont, Perry
Belmont and Slate Suuator McCarren,
of Brooklyn.
Senator Gorman remained with
Judge Parker for three hours, and tills
is taken as an indication that the sen¬
ator has become active in the cam¬
paign at least in an advisory capacity.
John Sharp Williams discussed cam¬
paign oratory with Judge Parker. He
lias been assigned already for speeches
at Louisville and Detroit, and it was
decided that lie will lie Heard in New
York. This is at the earnest request
of Judge Parker.
It was announced Thursday night
that Judge Parker’s letter of accept¬
ance will Vie published September p*.
Senator Davis’ letter will come a week
later. Mr. Parker left for Esopus
Friday evening.
HIGGINS NAMED FOR GOVERNOR,
New York Republicans in Convention
Nominate Full State Ticket.
Lieutenant Governor Frank W. Hig¬
gins was Thursday unanimously nom¬
inated for governor by the republi¬
can state convention is session at. Sa
ratoga.
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff with¬
drew as a candidate and requested
that the secretary of the convention
be requested to cast the ballot, of the
convention for Higgins.
The full ticket Is as follows: Frank
Higgins, Cattaraugus, governor; W.
Linn Bruce, New York, Lieutenant
governor; John O’Brien, Clinton, See
rotary of State; Julius M. Mayer, New
York, attorney general; John D. Wal-
lenmeyer, Erie, slate treasurer; Henry
A. VanAlstyne, Columbia, state engi¬
neer and surveyor; Edgar M. Cullen,
New York, chief judge of the court
of appeals.
JAP8 EVACUATE LIAO-YANG.
Stench from Bodies of Dead Men Made
the Place Untenable.
According to Chlneso advices, 1 lie
evacuation of Liao-Yang by the .Japa¬
nese has been forced, owing to the
fearful stench arising from the dead
bodies.
It is slated that (lie Japanese are
carefully preparing their turning and
and flanking movements and will not
engage in another big battle before
the occupation of Tic-Pass. These
preparations are expected to occupy
one month.
TWO FREE PORTS SLATED.
Admiral Walker Arrives rom Colon
and Talks of Canal Situation.
Roar Admiral Walker declared on
his arrival at New York from Colon
Wednesday that the United States
government. Intended to keep two open
ports in the canal zone In spite of any
protests which might ho made by the
Panama government.
He added he did not anticipate any
trouble over the making of Ancon, on
the Panama side of the isthmus, arid
Cristobal, near Colon, free ports of sn-
try.
MINE WHELMS BLOCKADER.
3riilch Vessel Strikes Explosive at
Port. Arthur and Goes Down.
a dispatch from Nagasaki, Japaji,
say?: A British sailing vessel, sup-
posed to be the British bark Lucia,
struck a mine recently off Port Arthur
Only one peiv.on on hoard of her was
rescued.
It is considered probable that the
vessel wu* running the blockade,
STfRM SWEEPS COAST,
Sections af North and South Carolina
Experience Heavy Gale* and
Considerable Property Loss.
North Carolina was swept by a
storm of cyclonic violence Wednes-
day. At Mount Olive a negro church
building) was demolished, a number of
nouses blown down, In one of which
an aged woman, named Musgravo, was
caught and seriously hurt, and a small
negro child fatally injured.
At Durham chimneys were prostrat¬
ed, roofs blown off and much damage
done to wires. Near Warrenton, hous¬
es and trees were leveled by a torna¬
do, which swept a path toward Vir¬
ginia 100 yards wide and 3 miles long.
Thus far, however, no fatalities have
been reported from that section.
Beach Swept by Heavy Tides.
A special foni Wilmington says:
The northeaster, of which warnings
were. sent out by the weather bureau
Tuesday night, struek Wilmington
Wednesday morning at 2 o’clock. The
velocity of the wind was 3G miles au
hour, and by 10:45 a. m. a. maximum
velocity o! 45 miles an hour had been
reached. There was a tremendous
tide in Cape Fear river, and the lt.tr-
bor wag *o rough that navigation wjts
dangerous, The benches were swept
by heavy tides, but no damage was
done. In the city ten tent shows of a
carnival company were blown dowu
and damage done to the extent of ?2,-
500.
Two fishermen who wont_ out at
Wrightsvjlle beach are missing, and it
Is probable that they were drowned.
At Mount Olive, YVnyno county,
twenty small dwelling houses and two
ginneries in the suburbs were blown
down. The damage is estimated at
825,000.
On South Carolina Coast.
A Columbia dispatch says: George¬
town was swept Tuesday night, by a
storm, which did great damage to Hie
rice crop and destroyed property In
the extent, ogf 8LOOA-
At. midnight the wind reached a ve¬
locity of 80 miles an hour.
Tugs returning from the nearby isl¬
ands report all safe.
At Florence, the wind raged inces¬
santly from 12 o’clock Tuesday night
until noon Wednesday. Fences and
shade trees were blown down, sky¬
lights and Plate glass windows brok¬
en, and telegraph and telephone wires
blown down.
Reports from the country indicate
considerable damage to cotton,
COLORED BAPTISTS ASSEMBLE.
Convention Meets In Austin, Texas-
Governor Lanham Mokes Address.
The opening session of the Nation-
al Colored Baptist convention was
held in Austin, Texas, Wednesday
morning in a downpour of rain. That,
however, did not prevent the attend-
nnee of nearly seven thousand dele-
gates.
The opening exorcises were devoted
to welcoming addresses and responses,
and in the afternoon the appointment
of standing committees was made.
In his address of welcome, Clover-
nor Lanham said in part:
“I Bhall never forget the days of my
boyhood. 1 shall never forget the col¬
ored members of our family, and espe¬
cially that good old colored nurse of
mine—the mammy.
“Don’t he afraid of the word negro,
You must he proud of your own racial
distinction. I believe that if I shall
live and so conduct myself down her*
that when r shall leave this world and
be permitted to enter the celestial
hall, 1 shall see my black mammy
transformed Into an angel.' ’
ALLEGED RINGLEADER CAUGHT.
Colored Preacher In Danger of Being
Lynched by a Mob.
Elijah Gore, a negro preacher, who,
it is alleged, is the ringleader of the
Before Day Club organized in Harris
county, Ga., near West Point, and who
had planned to murder the Daniel
Brothers, has been caught and Is now
In the hands of his captors.
CANDIDATE DEBS IN ATLANTA.
Socialist Leader Delivers Address to
HI* Georgia Supporter*.
Eugene V. Debs, representing the so-
clallst party, and terming himself ’the
working man’s candidate for the pres-
Money of the United States,” spoke
two hours in Atlanta Wednesday night
before about 300 people In the hall of
file house of representatives.
His speech was almost, wholly a
repitltion of Ms lecture on socialism
which he has delivered on many pro-
vious occasions the lecture having
been delivered in Atlanta last winter
at the Baptist tabernacle.
ALLEGED WEEVIL DISCOVERED.
Black Bug Ravages Cotto.v Fields in
Alabama County.
A mysterious black weevil which
burrows into the blooms and young
bolls of cotton has appeared near
Deeds, in Jefferson county, Ala., and
farmers are alarmed, believing that
the pest is the Mexican boll weevil.
The Insect has already done much
damage to cotton*
NO. L5.
TROOPS ARE CALLED
To Assist in Arrest of Alleged
Lynchers in Huntsville.
TROUBLE IS EXPECTED
Friend* of Indicted Men Threaten to
Forcibly Release Them if They
arc Incarcerated in the ,
County Jail.
Madison county Jail, at Huntsville,
Ala., was guarded Thursday night ay
companies G and K, Third Alabama
infantry, Captain Lucien Brown. Be¬
cause threats have been made that
parties Indicted by the grand jury on
charges of lynching Horace Maples
anil placed in Jail would be taken out
by their friends and set at liberty.
Ben Hill, one of the alleged lynch¬
ers, was captured and lodged in jail
during the day and the officers are
looking for nine others who have been
indicted.
Judge Speake, of the circuit court,
heard rumors of impending trouble,
nrnl wired Governor Cunningham for
the militia. The troops reached Hunts¬
ville shortly after • o'clock, and pick¬
ets guard all approaches to the Jail.
No trouble is anticipated, so long as
the jail is guarded in this manner.
Captain Brown has orders to pre¬
serve the peace of the community
even If the city must be placed tinder
martial law. lie has camp equipment
and is fixed, for a long stay.
Solicitor Peters denies the rumor
that Sheriff Rogers and Mayor Smith
have been indicted. The only founda¬
tion for this report Is the fact that
five grand jurymen have asked In¬
structions on how to proceed to bring
about, the impeachment of these offl-
cors If such action is deemed advisa-
hie.
Dispersing th e Crowds.
The sheriff and deputies are after
other parties indicted. Captain Brown
has patrols on the street, armed with
rifles and ball cartridges, dispersing
crowds that have gathered more
through curiosity than for any violent
purposes.
Until the parlies are arrested it
will not be known what character of
charges are made against them, but
It is believed that'll will be murder
in the first degree and arson.
After tiie report for the jury was
read Wednesday, Juror Charles P.
Lane addressed the court as follows:
"If your honor please, if the grand
jury In their wisdom an.) discretion
see fit to impeach the high sheriff of
Madison county and ids honor, the
mayor of the city of Huntsville, tor
failure to discharge their duty In ex-
editing the law, we desire to do It le¬
gaily, therefore we ask your honor for
full and complete Instructions in
all formalities and specifications so
that, we may avoid errors, irregulari¬
ties or technicalities.”
This speech created a sensation in
court. Judge Speake charged tf.e
grand Jury along the lines requested
and further developments are anxious¬
ly awaited.
A Birmingham dispatch says: It has
been learned that the governor order-
ed troops to Huntsville for the double
purpose of assisting in the arrest of
the persons Indicted for the lynching
of the negro Maples and to prevent
the rescue of the accused after they
shall have been arrested. It, is sup¬
posed that the Madison county author¬
ities requested such assistance.
WHITE BROTHERS CONVICTED.
Jury’s Verdict in Sensational Case
Was Murder In Second Degree.
A verdict of murder in the second
degree was rendered in the White
case at Salisbury, N. C„ Thursday.
Thomas and Chalmers White, the de-
fondants, who killed Russell Sherrill,
tho alleged betrayer of their niece, ap¬
pealed to the supremo court.
CONDEMN IROQUIOS THEATRE.
Strong Protest is Made Againtt Re¬
opening of the Play House.
An appeal to the clergy of Chicago
to arouse a feeling of condemns ion
for the re-opening of the Iroquois thea-
tro has been issued by the Iroquois
Memorial Association.
The organization had a special meet-
ing at. which an open letter of pro¬
test was prepared. This recounts the
Are horror In the theatre last Decent-
ber and urges the ministers to oppose
the further use of the bn < tug as
place of amusement.
SKIRMISHING IS CONSTANT.
Ru3&ian outposts at Mukden Being
Prodded by the Japs.
A special from Mukden, under Sat-
urday’a date, says: The Japanese are
reported to he advancing on both
flanks, from the east, southeast am
southwest. The outposts are active-
j y engaged twenty miles southeast-
ward, there being almost constant
skirmishing.