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The Jones County News
M. C. OREENH, Editor and Proprietor.
MOB STORMS JAIL
Prisoner, Charged With Mur¬
der} Riddled by Bullets,
MILITARY WITHOUT GUNS
Lynchers Seized Rifles of Local Sol¬
dier Boys, Cut All Wires in the
Town and Then Proceeded
With Their Ghastly Work..
After working Uitee hours with
aeldge hammers and,, wick a mot
of twenty-five men brohi into the par¬
ish jail n'. Homer, La., f5 miles north-
east of -Shreveport, Wednesday, and
fshoj Dick Craighead, inflic ting wound?
which will probably pr<Jye fatal. Craig¬
head was charged wilfi the murder
of Mrs. llie McKee, the wife of his
helf-brotncr, and her little son.
The authorities were unaware of the
design to mob the priboner until it
was too late to protect him. Every
telephone and telegraph wire out of
Homer was out and the rifles of the
Calborne Guards, the local military
compa'ny, were seized before the move
was made on the jail. So quietly did
the moo work that scarcely anyone
in the lltile town was aware of what
was taking place at the jail. •
Having dug a hole through the brick
wall, the lynchers crawled through
the opening, but on reaching the tdeel
cell in which the prisoner was con¬
fined, found It Impossible to break tlr»
lock. They then began shooting at
the cowering prisoner through the
bars of his ceil, more than -twenty
shots being fired and nearly every
one taking effect.
The man's legs, arms and portions
of his body were literally riddled^ Se-
llevlng that Craighead was dead, the
members of the mob left the prison 1
and quickly dispersed.
When Sheriff Kirkpatrick and citi¬
zens of the town reached the jail they
found Craighead still alive. It Is stat¬
ed that he told the sheriff tl% that names
of three ol the lynchers and an¬
other prisone, in the jail told the
name of another i. « whom he'Ybcog.
nized. The names have not beah di-
vulged.
THREE MEET TRAGIC DEATH.'
Runaway Horse Dashes Into River,
Drowning Man, Woman and Boy.
Edward Axson, superintendent of the
'^PF.anklin gold mines, his wire and lit¬
tle boy, three years old, were drowned
In the Etowah river, near Canton, Ga.,
Wednesday afternoon.
It la seated that Mr. Axson was tak¬
ing his wife and child for a drive
when the horse became unruly. K£
reared for some time, and then ran
away.
The horse clashed along the country
road at breakneck speed, Mrs. Axson
and her child screaming wildly and
Mr. Axson trying nib utmost to check
tho speed of the runaway animal. As
the horse reached the bridge that
spans the Etowah river, it darted to
one side.
Mr. Axson was so completely taken
by surprise that he was at a loss
what to do. The horse jumped
straight Into the stream, and, before
assistance could be secured, the whole
family was dfpwned.
The bodies were dredged out of th»
stream a few hours later.
POLITICS AND OFFICE-HOLDING
Causes yitimatum to Be Sent Out
by Postmaster General Cortelyou.
Politics and civil service are in con¬
flict in the Louisville, Ky., postoffice.
Postmasior General Cortelyou .has in¬
structed the postmaster at that place
to'take the fallowing action;
’’Inform William A. Evans that it is
the opinion of the department that if
desires to retain his position as'^as-
■Bltant postmaster, he should retire
from membership in the republican
state central committee' of Kentucky.
Bring to the attention of the classified
employees of your office tho civil ser¬
vice regulations relative to activity in
politics and require such employees to
comply strictly with tbf spirit of the
regulations’ in question.”
UNITED STATES . LEFT OUT.
Our Tariff Agreement with Germany
Will Be Allowed to Terminate.
A Berlin special says: The imperial
government, preparatory to excluding
the United States from the privileges
of the new reciprocity treaties signed
recently with seven European states,
has formally notified the American
government that the tariff agreement
between Germany and the Ualted
States, signed April 10, 1900, will
' terminate May 1, 1906, the day new
tieaties go into effect, but that, Ger¬
many stands ready to negotiate a reci¬
procity treaty with the United State#
RICH BACHELOR MURDERED.
Andrew Sundberg of Fruithurst, Ala¬
bama, Found Dead.
m drew Sundberg, a bachelor, 50
s of age, was found dead in His
house near Fruithurst, Ala., Friday,
with a bullet wound in- his body. Sev¬
eral articles of jewelry and money
were missing from the house. Mr.
Hundberg is reputed to be worth
about $50,000.
UNCLE SAM INVOKED,
Government Given Hand In Chicago
Strike Through Injunction Grant¬
ed by Judge Kohlsaat.
For the first time since the strike
of the American Railway Union In
1894, the government of the United
States has been made, a party to the
labor troubles in Chicago. The gov¬
ernment was brought to the teamsters
'strike Friday by the issuance.of an
injunction by Judge C. C. Kohlsaat
of the United States circuit court.
The writ was asked in behalf of
the. Employers’, Trading Association
on the grounds that the organization
is incorporated under the laws of
W>3«t Virginia, and therefore Is un¬
der the protection of the fedeial
court. The order commands that all
defendants refrain from any Interfer¬
ence with the business of The Employ¬
ers’ Teaming company, and commands
the strikers from picketing, massing
on the streets with intent to inter¬
fere with the wagons of the complain¬
ant and from interfering in any man¬
ner' with men in ,it& employ,
As soon as issued,, copies of the in¬
junction were printed on large cards
and two of these were attached to
every wagon of the Employers’ Team¬
ing company, which went upon the
street. The injunction exerted a pac¬
ifying influence, and there was less
rioting in the streets than on Thurs¬
day. A heavy thunder storm which
continued during, the latter part of
the afternoon and-through the even¬
ing also lent material assistance in
keeping the streets clear.
Twelve arrests were made Tor in¬
terference with the Injunction, all of
them being at one time and place.
At 1:30 o’clock Friday-afternoon two
wagons loaded with coal approached
the Union League Club on Jackson
Boulevard, and when they attempted
lo drive into the narrow alley east
of- the club house to' unload, the non¬
union teamsters were attacked by a
crowd of strike sympathizers and a
lively fight resulted. The police in
charging the mob arreated twelve
strikers.
One hundred and five copies of the
Injunction were given to United States
Marshal Ames for service upon labor
leaders and five of his assistants were
sent out. immediately to serve thejn.
When news of the Injunction reaeli-
arl President &'aea of the teamsters’
Pa issued the following -u-der
signed by the committee of teamster
business agents:
“To All Union Teamsters: Permit
no violation of the peace under any
circumstances. Competent drivers
cannot be procured to handle the
teams in Chicago, and violence will
not help us in this strike. Be loyal
to your imlon and obey its instruc¬
tions.”
In the afternoon, a new situation in
the strike injunction question was
placed before Judge Kohlsaat, when
attorneys for the Scott Transfer com¬
pany asked for an order to restrain
the heads of the various unions from
calling out the men who are working
for the transfer company, which is
also incorporated under Wtest Virginia'
laws, and that, therefore, the protec¬
tion of the United States should be
given. Judge Kohlsaat declared that
the injunction prayed for was too
sweeping in its scope, and directed
that It be presented to him in a mod¬
ified form.
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION.
The National Association Holds Forth
at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The National Good Roads conven¬
tion was called to order in Baton
Rouge, La., Friday by President Moore
of the Nationnal Good Roads Associa¬
tion.
Governor Blanchard made an ad¬
dress of welcome. Address were also
made by President Boyd of the Uni¬
versity of Louisiana, Hon. Minor Wal¬
lace, member of congress from Arkan¬
sas, Judge Falconer of Arkansas, J.
C. Olair of Illinois and Walter Clarke
of Ciarkesville, Miss.
Jap Scouts Locate Rojestvensky.
A Tokio special of Friday was as
follows: Tbe Russion second Pacific
squadron was sighted yesterday
(Thursday) off Cape Varela, 70 miles
north of Kamranh bay.
CONDITIONAL COLLEGE GIFTS.
Millionaire Pearsons Announces Dona,
tlona to Southern Institutions.
Dr. D. K. Pearsons, of Chicago,
announced Thursday gifts to five
southern colleges. The amounts do¬
nated range from $10,000 to $50,000,
and are as follows.
Guilford Rutledge, Greensboro, N.
C., $25,000; Piedmont college, Dem-
orest, Ga., $25,000; Washington col¬
lege, Washington, Tenn., $25,000;
Grant university, Chattanooga, Tenn.,
$50,000; Wlest Virginia seminary, Mor¬
gantown, W. Va., $10,000.
CABLES CUT BY RUSSIAN8.
Rojestvensky Seeks to Conceal His
Movements in China Sea.
The correspondent at Hong Kong of
the London Dally Mail states that
the cahla to Hainan has been cut,
presumably by the Russian squadron,
to conceal tbe movement of the ves¬
sels now aald to be rendezvousing
there.
GRAY. JONES CO.. GA.. THURSDAY. MAY i. 1905.
TOGO BEHIND RUSS
Jap Fleet Closely Following
Rojestvensky, Says Report,
PASSES KAMRANH BAY
From This It Appears Fighters Are
Very Near Each Other — Rojest¬
vensky Swears to Lick Togo
or Die in the Attempt.
Advices received at Saigon Tuesday
from Kantranh lfay say that twenty-
tw Japanese warships passed the bay
be, ,veen 8 -and 9 o’clock in the even¬
in' of April 23.
Two ships loaded with rice for Sai¬
gon and bound for Japan have been
captured by ships belonging to the
Russian squadron.
Russian officers are reported to
have declared that Admiral Rojest¬
vensky is determined to fight Admiral
Togo and will endeavor to vanquish
tho Japanese squadron or sink wiffi
It. Admiral Rojestvensky has given
every detail of the coming conflict his
particular attention. Togo’s flagship
will be his objective, according to fhe
a special plan.
A dispatch from Saigon to the Petit
Journal (Paris) sfates that' nine war¬
ships, supposed to. be Vice Admiral
Npbogatoff s detachment of'the second
Pacific squadron- dp'ublad- Cap© .Bake
the night of April 25. Cape Bake is
about 50 miles northeast of Saigon.
■ According to Shanghai advi-ces, the
northern waters of the sea of Japan,
the Tsugaru straits and I .a Perouse
straits are illuminated every night by
the searchlights of Japanese torpedo'
boats. The object is to prevent the
passage of the Vladivostok squadron.
Blockade running" to Vladivostok ■ has
ceased, owing to the vigilance of-the
Japanese. probably to 'The, the Japanese of.-j^VrnTosa, fle^Ugiijt^v ’
south Roiesftansky.
awaiting Admiraii jFr .
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RUN MADE ON BANK.
Gigantio>-Steal-oh Bigelow Scares the
Milwaukee Depositors.
Despite assurancea that tne Milwau¬
kee Trust company was in no matter
involved by the financial trouble of
Frank B. Pigelow, former president
of the First National Bank of Milwau¬
kee, and confessed defaulter of more
than a million dollars, crowds of peo¬
ple were in i’ne Tuesday morning long
before tho opening of the -Trust com¬
pany bank, waiting to withdraw their
deposits. The depositors gathered at
the national hank were comparatively
few at. first, hut the number continued
to increase
The banks affected were well table
to cope with a long run, but it was
decided by all the banks in the city
to take advantage of the law on time
deposits inquiring a notice of thirty
days of withdrawals on amounts less
than $100 and ninety days where the
amounts exceeded that sum. As rap¬
idly as th^ depositors appeared at The
wickets of (be savings departments
of the affected institutions their pass¬
books were ^tamped, acknowledging
the notice of wttftdrawal, and the de¬
positors took their departure, Tt only
required aheut two hours to dispose
of the line-up of depositors.
Two score of policemen kept the
line in order, but their work was light,
for the crowd was a most orderly
one.
One of the most spectacular hap¬
penings of the day was the action of
Mlayor Rose in walking down Wiscon¬
sin street In full view of the crowd
with $590,000 In currency and gold in
bags. He was surrounded by po¬
licemen end detectives and walked
Into the bank with tho treasure. This
money was part of the shipment from
Chicago banks and some from other
Milwaukee banks.
Cashier Frank J. Kipp is authority
for the statement that more than
$2,000,000 was received during the
day by the bank. At noon the street
assumed its normal appearance and
the run was completely over.
RUSHING WORK ON CANAL.
Chief Engineer Reporta Progress on
Gigantic Isthmian Waterway.
Speaking of the actual physical work
of building the Panama canal, John
F. Wallace, chief engineer of the Pan¬
ama commission, who was in Chicago
Tuesday, said that an organization had
already been formed embodying a to¬
tal of 8,000 men. Of this number prac¬
tically 6,000 men are engaged In equip¬
ment and construction work, a:>i 2,000
In policing the canal zone and in san¬
itary work. This organization will be
rapidly increased, and has been in¬
creasing at the rate from 800 to
1,000 men a month.
AWAITING FOURTH DIVISION.
Russian Second Squadron Reported In
Gulf of Tonquin.
It is intimated in naval circles at
St. Petersburg that Admiral Rojestven-
sky is now In the Gulf of Tonquin,
where, under the shelter of Hainan
Island end far outside territorial wa¬
ters, he can await the arrival of the
fourth division of his squadron, com¬
manded by Admiral Nebogatoff.
IN GOLD AWAY
Farmers Only
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ALLOWED TO CONTEST
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THE DANNENBERG COMPANY,
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Will give $20.00 I IN GOLD to the farmer who can bring the greatest number of persons to Macon
in any one vehicle—wagon, buggy, cart pp flat car, hauled by horses, mutes, oxen or goats, wo don’t care %
'•f r hvhat how big it is, how animals it takes to haul it; how children
or or many or many men, women or you
put in it; - The more you put in the more certain yoh are of the money.
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The Only Rule that will Govern this Contest
All teams must be driven up to our store and stand in front until its occupants are counted, and'the vehicle
which has the greatest number will be awarded the$20 IN GOLD. So got busy, build the biggest thing you
know how, and bring all the people you can haul.
i Contest Opens Saturday Morning, Closes
9 a. m., 3 p . m.
No Count made after this time.
The Dannenberg Company,
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SCORNS CARNEGIE GIFT.
One Professor Demurs to Proposed
Pensioning Broken Down Teachers.
Dr. John Bach McMaster, who holds
the chair of history at the University
of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, and
who is one of the best known histo¬
rians in tbe United States, expressed
himself as radically opposed to the
principle of the $ 10,000,000 Carnegie
pension gift.
“I don’t know any more about K
than what I have read, but I don’t
like it," be said. “I don’t believe In
this scattering of Carnegie libraries
over the country, as he has been do¬
ing in the past few years. 1 don’t like
Mr. Carnegie’s methods.
“In the first, place, I don’t believe
in pension system in geenra), and 1
am especially opposed to them in the
teaching profession, It would he
practically the same thing as the po¬
lice pensioning, and it could not help
but lower the profession.
“When cne of us enters the teach¬
ing professions we do not do it with
the expectation of making money; we
have an entirely different end in view.
This pension system would certainly
lower our standard.
"I believe that in this and in all
professions, as In business, each man
should stand on his own basis and
on that alone. Personally, I would
not accept such a pension, but 1
think that it might prove acceptable
to the majority of the profession. 1
am speaking only for myself, We
have ‘Carnegie’ libraries and ‘Carne¬
gie’ heroes; now we are to have Car¬
negie professors. I don’t like it.”
EDUCATORS IN COLUMBIA.
Eighth Annual Conference of Associa¬
tion Begins in Carolina Capital.
The O'ghth annual conference for
education In the south began its ses¬
sions at Columbia, 8. C., Wednesday
night. The conference was opened
with an address of welcome by Gov¬
ernor Heyward, followed by the an-
nua) address of the president, Mr. Rob¬
ert C. Ogden. After this Dr. Denny,
president of Washington and Lee Uni¬
versity, made an address on ’’A
Southern Interpretation of the Confer
•nee."
ENGINEER KILLS TRAMP,
Exciting Encounter In Cab of Engine
Going 40 Miles an Hour.
In a desperate fight In the cab
of a locomotive, en the Louisville
and Nashville railroad Thursday morn¬
ing, Engineer Will Reynolds overcame
a negro tramp and finally threw him
from the train, killing him as a result
of the fall.
Just, after leaving Tyson, a small
station Just below Montgomery, Ala.,
Mr. Reynolds looked ahead and saw
a negro on tho pilot.. He turned the
throttle over to the fireman and went
after him.
The negro presented a big revolver
and swore he was going to ride to
Montgomery, chasing the engineer
back into the cab, where he fol¬
lowed.
Inside the cab there was a desper¬
ate struggle between the engineer and
hlB fireman and the tramp, who was
about getting the best of It. All this
time the train was going 40 miles an
hour.
After a hard fight, in which the ne¬
gro almost outdid his opponents, the
pistol was taken away from him.
As soon as he discovered that his
weapon was out Of his grasp, the
negro made a dash to the cab door,
whence he was given a kick to the
ground by Engineer Reynolds.
PARSON HAD BLIND TIGER.
Alabama Preacher Bound Over for Il¬
legally Retailing Booze.
Rev. Tillman Adams of Clanton,
Ala., a regularly ordained minister
of the Methodist church, has been
bound over to the federal court by
United States -Commissioner Elmoro
at Montgomery under a bond of $200
on the charge of retailing liquor with¬
out a license.
Twelve years ago the first leng dis¬
tance telephone between New York
and Boston went Into service, states
the Nebraska State Journal. Today
we can telephone directly from Me-
(look. Neb., to New York. Another
twelve years •ill probably find us
telephoning clean a-ound the world.
After that, Mars—Perhaps.
VOL XI. NO. 25.
BUSSIA WARNS UNCLE 8AM.
Japanese Success Would Mean Dan¬
gerous Supremacy in Far East.
The Novoe Vremya, St. Petersburg
newspaper, calls attention to the state¬
ment of John Hays Hammond before
the Amerloau academy of political and
social science at Philadelphia, ’ pril 8,
as being the utterances of a friend
of President Roosevelt, and as consti¬
tuting a i.ote of warning to Japan-
ophlles In America and England, both
politically and Industrially.
During the course of his remarks
Mir. Mrmmond, among other things,
said that. Japan’s strategic poslton
commercially by reason of the suzer¬
ainty she will establish over Korea,
would render her the most, formidable
competitor ef the United States In
tbo far east, and added:
"America’s Interests in this respect
will undoubtedly run counter to those
of Japan. Japan Is the only natlcfn,
as 1 view It, which can seriously com¬
pete with us for commercial suprem¬
acy In that part of the world.”
JAP8 8TILL HAMMERING 8LAV8.
Battle In Manchuria Reaults in Rus¬
sians Losing Two Hundred Men.
The following official announcement
was male at Toklo Wednesday:
“On April 24t.h a Russian force
consisting of five battalions of infan¬
try, sixteen sotnias of cavalry and one
battery of artillery, in pressing our
advanced cavalry attacked them in
the valley of the Kalyang. Our Kal-
yang forces attacked the Russians in
return and defeated them, pursuing
them north to MJenhuachleh. Our
casualties were IT". The enemy left
about 200 dead on the field.”
TO BREAK CAMP MAY EIGHTH.
President Decides to Return to Wash¬
ington Earlier Than Expected.
A special from Glenwood Springs,
Col., says: President Roosevelt will
break camp on May 8, a week earlier
than he had Intended, and will start
for Washington at once. The only
stops he will make will be at Denver
and Chicago, where the dates for his
reception have been advanced to meet
th« new arraagment.
BIGELOW DRIVEN FROM HOME.
Defaulting Cashier Gives Up Palatial
Residence to Receiver.
A Milwaukee dispatch says: Bitter¬
ness was added to his already over¬
flowing cup Friday, when Frank G.
Bigelow, tho defaulting banker va¬
cated his palatial home on Astor
street, the Wisconsin Trust and Se¬
curity company, as receiver for the
Bigelow estate, having taken charge of
it. Mr. Bigelow, with his family, tak¬
ing little save their personal effects,
went to the home of his son, Gordon
Bigelow, where they will make their
home for the time being.
BENIGHTED SLAVS FAST.
Russians Abstain from All Food for
Three Days Preceding Easter.
Three days' hard fasting preceding
Easter, accompanied by solemn serv¬
ices commemorative of Christ’s pas¬
sion, began in St. Petersburg Friday.
Business of every character ceased,
and all the government departments
were closed. The alarming reports
circulated during the last few days
apparently had little effect on the
size of the crowds who thronged the
churches.
BRITISH STEAMER SEES THINGS.
Passed Two Detachments Containing
Fifteen Warships South of Penang.
The British steamer Catherine Ap-
car, which arrived at the Island of
Penang, Straits Settlement, Friday,
from Calcutta, reports having passed
two detachments of eight and seven
warships respectively Thursday night,
60 miles south of Penang. They were
heading for Singapore.
EXPLOSION WRECKS BUILDING.
Two Men Burled Under Rulne, Three
Fatally Hurt and Othera Injured.
Three persons, probably fatally ta-
jur, three others bady hurt, and at
least two were buried under the ruins
of the Mosm.au building. Hunting- » unt,n «
, wrecked *
; ton, W. Va., wHW, was ■
j a gaa wpleelM. Thursday and whWh
| caused damage eetimated at 9199 ,
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