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The Jones County News
M. C. GREENE, Editor and Proprietor,
FIGHTING
New Orleans Working Hard
to Confine Yellow Jack,
A GENERAL QUARANTINE
While Crescent City Officials Are Not
Alarmed, Outsiders Are Putting
Up the Bars as a Precau¬
tionary Measure. t
Although the unofficial reports made
publ a at New Orleans Friday showed
a larger number of deaths than Thurs¬
day, where there were only two and
the appearance of a number of new
cases the men of science who are war¬
ring against the yellow fever plague
ended the day’s labors confident that
the situation was still well In hant%
and with no immediate prospect of
becoming alarming.
The health authorities continue to
hold that the plague remains an Ital¬
ian infection, ail but two of the twen¬
ty-six cases being of that nationality.
Almost without exception, since the
beginning of the fever, those who have
fallen victims to the disease have
been of the poorer classes of the
population, many of them not lon fc
residents of the United States, and,
therefore, unacclimated. For several
years past the planters of Louisiana
have been replacing negroes with Ital¬
ian labor, and there has been a steady
flow of immigration from Sicily and
other parts of Iitaly to Louisiana.
Many of these imlhigrants have re¬
mained in the city, finding employ¬
ment in' the peddling of fruit or in
the work of unloading vessels at the
fruit wHarves.
Fev? r Case in Tampa.
The state health officer of Flor¬
ida now at Tampa gave out the fol¬
lowing statement Friday:
“An Italian, whose name is Victor
Vittalo, who left New Orleans, July 20,
coming from the infected district of
St. Phillip street, direct by rail to
West Tampa, arriving July 22, has de¬
veloped a mild case of yellow fever.
The patient and inmates of houses
within a radius of 300 feet are screen¬
ed against mosquitoes and are guard¬
ed Sind will be kept under guard and
daily medical observation and inspec¬
tion for the next three weeks, No
quarantine has been placed on Tampa
or West Tampa, except the cordoned
district, for none is necessary, as the
case is clearly traceable to New Or¬
leans as the source of infection.
"JOSEPH Y. PORTER.”
Helena Puts Up Bars.
Helena, Ark., Friday morning quar-
■antinued against southern cities which
have not declared a quarantine against
New Orleans and other infected
points.
Natchez Quarantines.
A rigid quarantine has been es¬
tablished at Natchez, Miss., against
all points. No one will be allowed
to enter the city except residents of
the county.
Memphis Votes Quarantine.
By a vote of 9 to 3 the executive
council of Memphis, Tenn., went on
record late Friday as favoring a strict
quarantine against New Orleans and
other fever-infected points. The qttar-
antine will become operative imme-
diateiy. Inspectors have been ap-
pointed and every railroad train from
the south will be closely canvassed
before arriving in Memphis. Boats
will also be inspected and no person
from fever-infected points will be al¬
lowed to land in the city limits.
Strict Quarantine at Mobile.
At a meeting of* the committee of
public health, held in Mobile, Ala.,
Friday afternoon, it was decided to
accept no Immeune certificates from
any of the quarantined places, to enter
Mobile city or county. These people
will have to remain in the detention
camps the same as other people.
Chattanooga In Line.
The quarantine instituted by Act¬
ing Mayor Dougherty of Chattaanooga
ig against New Orleans and frther in¬
fected districts in the state of Louis¬
iana. It was put In full force Friday
and will be rigid.
Operation Performed on Rojestvensky.
Rear Admiral Rojestvensky has un-
dergone a successful operation at To
kio. The wound on his forehead was
opened and a small piece of bone was
removed. His condition is satisfac¬
tory.
Hyde's Female Secretary Resigns.
Announcement was made at the de
partment of agriculture at Washing
ton Wednesday that Mrs. Bertha Jucn,
private secretary to former Statisti¬
cian Hyde, had resigned, and that her
resignation had been aeceptetd.
SENATOR MITCHELL SENTENCED.
Must Pay Fine of $1,000 and Serve
Six Months’ Imprisonment.
United States Senator Mitchell, con¬
victed of using his office as United
States senatcr to further the law
practice of the firm of Mitchell &
Tati -ct of Portland, Oregon, was sen¬
tenced Tuesday to pay a tine of $1,-
000 and six months penal servitude.
Pending a review of the case, the sen¬
tence is held up.
preachers_on stand.
I Two Ministers Appear Against Rawl¬
ings in Valdosta Court and Give
Some Damaging Testimony.
The trial of J. G. Rawlings at Val¬
dosta, Ga., progressed satisfactorily
Friday, but the selection of the jury
consumed the morning session of tho
court, and it was found a difficult mat-
ter to secure twelve men to try the
case. Attorney for the defendant put
every man called through a rigid test,
and nine nanels were exhausted be¬
fore the Jury was secured.
W. L. Carter was the first witness,
ral he described again the murder
of his son and daughter on tho night
of June 13 last.
Mrs. Carter was sworn and corrob¬
orated her husband's testimony.
Alf Moore, the confessed accom¬
pli, e, was sworn again and gave the
same testimony he did in The other
trials.
Rev. Mr. Kemp, the Methodist min¬
ister at Ilahira, was put on the stand
and testified to efforts he had made
to settle the trouble between Carter
and Rawlings. He said that Carter
offered to drop the matter and never
use Rawlings’ name again if that
would satisfy him. Rawlings, however,
-•.mid not agree to make friends, and
told the preacher that if Carter got
out a peace bond against him, as he
understood that he intended, he, Rawl¬
ings. would have revenge If he had to
crawl on his stomach in the dark and
waylay Carter.
Rev. Noah Tyler, the Baptist minis¬
ter, testified to practically the same
thing.
Joe Caddy, Mrs. Ella Jones and o*n-
er witnesses testified to threats made
by Rawlings against Carter's life. Cad¬
dy worked for Carter up to a short
while before.the killing of the Carter
children, but is now living in Coweta
county.
He said that Rawlings told him that
the only way he knew to settle his
trouble with Carter was to kill the
whole family; that if Carter was killed
and other members left they would
continue to harass him (Rawlings) in
the courts and otherwise, and that a
clean sweep of the family would be
the best thing.
Mrs. Jones swore that Raw-lings said
before the Carters should continue to
live neighbors to him he would kilt the
whole crowd from the baby up.
All of the witnesses for the state
were subjected to the most rigid cross-
examinations and Attorney Cooper
made numerous objections and mo¬
tions, the majority of which were
overruled by the court.
Rawlings appeared in much better
physical condition, sitting up and con¬
ferring with his counsel and taking
an active interest in the progress of
ihe triai.
TWO WITNESSES DEFY JURY.
Peckh.a.m ar.d Hans Must Answer for
Contempt in Washington Court.
The refusal of F. A. Peckham, a
New York broker, to answer questions
before the grand jury at Washington
engaged in the Investigation of Irreg¬
ularities connected with the cotton re¬
port, was brought to the attention of
Judge Wright of the criminal court
Friday, hut the hearing of the case
was postponed until Monday. Similar
action was taken in the case of Mo-
BPS Haas, who was also before the
jury as a witness and refused to tes-
iffy.
OUTLAW ATTEMPTS ABDUCTION.
Negro Kidnaps Little Girl, But is
Forced by Pursuers to Drop Her.
A dispatch from Plainfield, N. J.,
says: A negro, believed to be Chas.
Long, who murdered Matthew Cun¬
ningham of Trenton, and later escaped
from Dismal Swamp In South Plain-
field, attempted Friday to carry off
one of the little girls of a fresh air
camp at Netherwood. The negro fatl-
ed in his attempt to get away with
the little girl, although he dragged her,
screaming, Into the woods, Being
pursued, he was forced to leave her
and flee lor safety.
QUARANTINE OFFICERS’ RIGHTS.
Charges Preferred Against Railroad
Conductor for Ejecting Jones.
A Decatur, Ala., dispatch says:
Blewett Wallace, superintendent of
the state yellow fever quarantine, has
been instructed to arrest Conductor
Payne of the Southern railway and
prefer charges against him for eject¬
ing Quarantine Officer Lew Jones
from his train at Leighton, Ala., and
John Almon, near Huntsville.
The Southern has since issued or¬
ders to make its conductors pass ail
quarantine officers upon proper cre¬
dentials.
BENNINGTON IS FLOATED.
Ili-Fated Gunboat Towed to Mare
Island Navy Yard for Repairs.
A dispatch from San Diego, Cal.,
says: The gunboat Bennington ,s
again afloat on an even keel and will
be towed to the Mare Island navy
yard to be thoroughly examined and
repaired, ftfce will be taken up by the
Iris, escorted by the powerful tug
fortune. Divers are making in ex¬
amination or her anil.
GRAY. JONHS CO., GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 3. 1905
MANY DIE OF FEVER
Thirty-Four Victims and 154
Cases in New Orleans.
HEALTH BOARD FIGURES
! Tuesday Re-
statistics Compiled Up to
veal True Situation of Affairs.
Authorities Busily Engaged
In Sanitary Work.
Tuesday night in response to the
request of the state board of health
the New Orleans city board of health
compiled the figures of suspicious and
actual cases of yellow fever and
deaths, and the figures as issued by
the ktate board show:
Between July 13 and July 21 there
were about 100 cases, suspicious ana
i positive, and 20 deaths. Since then
there have been 54 cases and 12
deaths up to the 24th, making all told
164 cases and 32 deaths. Tuesday
there were two deaths, making 34 tb
that date. There are about 50 cases un¬
der treatment.
Physicians are reporting promptly
alf cases of l'ever, and immediate
steps are taken tb prevent mosquito
infection, so that the prospects of re¬
stricting the infection are consid¬
ered bright.
The emergency hospital on Dumaine
street was equipped Tuesday morning
and placed in charge of Dr. Hamilton
A. Jones, who had charge of the isola¬
tion in 1897. He has as his assistant,
Dr. L. J. Faget, a noted yellow fevev
authority and a man conversant with
the Italian characteristics.
The advisory board of the city
board of health has begun active
work, and it will have immediate
charge of the work of ferreting out
the new foci of infection, and carry¬
ing out the sanitation and isolation,
should any develop. It will also have
general supervision |ovetr the cam¬
paign of education and the cleaning
up of city, screening of cisterns and
houses, etc.
Surgeon White anil Surgeon Guit-
eras of the marine hospital service,
have completed all plans for the es¬
tablishment of the detention cam')*
along the different railroad tnthk
lines, and have selected the physi¬
cians in charge, who have already se¬
lected their staffs. The equipment is
on the way. Tuesday was spent in
trips to different locations to locate
sites for the detention camps, In
view of the compiioaitlons over outside
and inside quarantines, the state board
will quarantine the state against the
city of New Orleans and such terri¬
tory in the immediate vicinity of New
Orleans which desires to maintain
open communication with the city.
This will result in relieving the quar¬
antines which Mississippi has placed
against the whole state.
Disease is Virulent.
A report received in Wlashingtoo
Tuesday from Surgeon White of tho
public health; and marine hospital
service, who is stationed at New Or.
leans, and who, under instructions of
the acting surgeon genera], Is engaged
in an effort to determine the exact
condition with regard to yellow fever
in that city, says the city authorities
concede twelve cases and eight deaths,
hut adds that there probably are many
more cases. Those so far observed are
of a virulent type. Surgeon Wtasdln,
stationed at Memphis, who rendered
signal service during the epidemic at
Ocean Springs, in 1897, has entered
on a careful investigation of condi¬
tions along the gulf coast from Mobile
to Pass Christian, Miss., .and Passed
Assistant Surgeon Young has been or-
dered from Chicago to Jackson, Miss.,
to confer with the Mississippi ueartH
authorities relative to train inspec¬
tion.
King Oscar Loses Cabinet.
A dispatch of Tuesday from Stock¬
holm, Sweden, announces the resig¬
nation of the whole of King Oscar’s
cabinet.
DEATH LIST NOW SIXTY-TWO.
Pay Clerk and Mess Attendant on Ben.
nington Die of Injuries.
The list of the Bennington dead now
numbers 62, there having been two
more deaths—S. Tacate, a Japanese
mess attendant, and H. A. Metius, pay
clerk.
The case of Metius is peculiar. He
was able to walk up town after the
accident and was thought not to have
been badly injured. Suddenly he col¬
lapsed and had to be taken to the
hospital It Is supposed that the
shock and a weak heart were the
causes of his death.
SHONTS ARRIVES ON ISTHMUS.
President and Chief Engineer Ready
for Canal Work.
The steamer Mexico with President
Shonts of the Panama canal commis¬
sion and Chief Engineer Stevens ar-
rived at Colon Wednesday from New
York. Governor Magoqn and other
high influential officers went from
Panama on a special train to welcome
the party, ail of whom arc in good :
he*ltll.
STATEMENT BY SANFORD
Tells Why He Killed Ticket Agent
Wright, and Declares He Has
Overwhelming Proofs.
Vincent T. Sanford, former tax col¬
lector of Floyd county, who shot and
killed George Wright, city ticket
agent of the Southern railway in
Rome, Ga., gave tho first statement
of his side of the killing to a repre¬
sentative of the Atlanta Constitution
Tuesday afternoon, M.r. Sanford's
statement is os follows:
“To My Friends and the Public :
Many conflicting rumors have been
circulated and many false reports am
going the rounds with reference to the
killing of George Wright, circula t'd
to prejudice the public mind against
! me. I deeui it my duty and my right
to ask that no judgment he formed
until the true facts are made t« ap¬
pear at the trial. To my friends 1
beg to say, you nee .1 have no fear
but that 1 will establish by over¬
whelming proof that George Wright
not only sustained illicit relations with
my wife once, bat repeatedly. That
on three different occasions they staid
at a hotel in Atlanta, registeretl as
man and wife under assumed names,
at times when I thought she was with
relatives and friends in Madison. The
day before the killing George Wright
told all the facts to a party t.horougtr-
ly reliable who will he at the trial.
These and many other acts showing
intimacy will be proven. As soon as
these facts were established, without
one moment’s delay or hasitatlon, I
did what I considered to bo my duly
and what every other lover of homo
and pure womanhood and every hus¬
band and father should do. I regret
the necessity for the killing. The loss
my little children and myself have
sustained is much worse than death.
“V. T. SANFORD.”
JAPS JUBILATE OVER TAFT.
Americans Enthusiastically Received
at Yokohama and Toklo.
Secretary of War Taft and party
received a demonstrative welcome io
Japan, the principal buildings, streets
and wharves of Yokohama, and the
shipping in the harbor being gaily dec¬
orated. A noisy display of daylight
fireworks along the streets fronting
the harboo announced the arrival of
the steamship Manchuria at the quar¬
antine grounds at 7 o’clock Tuesday
morning and continued 'until the ves¬
sel was docked.
Lloyd C. Griscom, the American
minister, ‘he attaches of the legation
and consul general, H. B. Miller of
NIuchwang, together with represen'n-
tlves of the Japanese imperial house¬
hold foreign officers, war department
and' the Asiatic Society, then board¬
ed the Manchuria and extended for¬
mal greetings to Secretary Taft and
Miss Roosevelt, who held an infor¬
mal reception upon the deck. The
party was then driven to the railroad
station through the crowded streets
and, boarding a special train, de¬
parted for Tokio at 10 a. m. a.mid
the cheers of the assembled multitude.
Upon arrival at Tokio Secretary
Taft and his personal staff were taken
to Shiba, where a detached palace
was provided for their accommoda¬
tion. Miss Roosevelt accompanied
Minister Griscom to the American If-,
gat i on.
ROOSEVELT PACIFIES CARTER.
Governor of Hawaii Reconsiders De¬
termination to Resign.
A consideration of Hawaiian af¬
fairs occupied President Roosevelt's
attention for several hours Tuesday.
He bad as a guest at luncheon and
greater part of the afternoon, George
It. Carter, governor of Hawaii. Gov¬
ernor Carter visited Oyster Bay and
determined to resign his official posi¬
tion to escape the annoyance to which
he has been subjected since he suc¬
ceeded Sanford B. Dole as governor.
The president not only declined lo
accept his resignation, but told him
to go back to Honolulu and he should
have the full support and sympathy
of the national adminislnaitlon.
CHINKS TO BOYCOTT BANK.
Shanghai Capitalists Make War on
American Institution.
The native bankers of Shanghai.
China, are calling a meeeting to dis¬
cuss a proposal to boycott the Inter¬
national Banking Corporation.
This is an American concern or¬
ganized in June, 1901, tinder the law3
of Connecticut, receiving Its charter
by a special act of the state legis¬
lature. It was then the only Ameri¬
can banking institution formed for
the purpose of doing business, entire¬
ly in foreign countries with authority
to establish branches.
CHATTANOOGA MAY QUARANTINE
City and County Health Boards Will
Send on Expert to New Orleans.
The Chattanooga city and county
board of health, at a joint meeting,
decided to send an expert to New Or-
lea ns to Investigate the situation. The
Manufacturers' Association has cailei
a meeting to demand the establish-
rr.ent of a rigid quarantine. Chatla-
r.ooga had a fearful epidemic of yellow
fever In 1S78.
REPORT
Revised Cotton Figures Re¬
veals Work of Holmes.
ACREAGE AGAIN REDUCED
Decrease Should Have Shown Fout»
teen Per Cent Instead of Only
Eleven—Makes Difference of
4,731,000 Acres.
A Washington special says: Assist¬
ant Secretary Hayes Wednesday mads
public the following report to Secreta¬
ry Wilson on the acreage of cotton in
the southern states in 1905, compared
with that planted in 1901:
•‘The crop estimating hoard of the
department of agriculture has consid¬
ered the report issued by the bureau
of statistics on June 2, relative to the
acreage planted in cotton In the south¬
ern states In 1905, as compared with
that planted in 1904, and has con¬
cluded:
"First: Thai a new estimate should
he made on acreage planted, and that
the figures in Mr. Hyde’s hands, when
making his es'lmate, should be used
ns the basis.
"Second: That Mr. Hyde, with Mr.
Holmes at his elbow prompting him,
made the estimate lower than tlio
facts at nts hand from the reports
from the seven classes of reporters
employed by the bureau, warranted.
“Thirl: That the board finds, upon
careful consideration of the reports
of all classes of correspondents and
agents, that the acreage planted in
cotton this year, including the entire
season, should have been esl (mated at
1:5.1 per cent of that planted last
year, equivalent to a reduction in
planted acreage as compared with
last year of 14.9 per cent (Instead of
11.4 per cent) or 4,731,000 acres—the
estimate of (he total acreage pilante-1
this year being 20,099,000 acres.
"The estimated percentage of the
decrease in each of the cotton-growing
states is as follows:
Virginia ..... 1 CC
North Carolina ... 1 C
South Carolina ... 1
Georgia......1
Florida......1 M
Alabama.......1
Mississippi.....1 Cl
Louisiana......1 “1
Texas......1 Q
Arkansas.....1 »
Tennessee.....] W
Missouri......1 Cl
Oklahoma.....1 CB
Indian Territory . . 11
"The averages were made for each
state by each of the four members of
the board, and the comparatively
small disagreements were harmonized
almost wholly by averaging, and the
above results are fully agreed to by
each and every member of the hoard.
"ILespec tfully submit ted.
"VICTOR OLM8TEAD,
"STEPHEN D. FESSENDEN.
"GEORGE K. HOLMES,
"W. W. LONG.
“Crop Estimating Board.
"Tho above findings, and report,
made under my supervision, have my
entire approval.
”W. M. HAYES,
"Assistant Secretary In Charge Bu¬
reau of Statistics.
"Approved by James W. Wilson, Sec¬
retary of Agriculture.”
THREE MANGLED IN WRECK.
Spreading Rails Results in Smash-Up
of Train on Georgia Central.
Three men crusher) to death, and
as many more wounded, two of the
wounded now being In a critical con¬
dition, is the result of a spreading rail
on the Central railroad at Oakland
avenue, In Oakland City, an Atlanta
suburb near Fort McPherson, Wed¬
nesday morning at 11 o'clock. The
dead are: John M. Woodruff, yard
conductor; Horace McGhee, switch¬
man; Green Colvert, colored, fire¬
man. The list of wounded Includes:
F. M. Woodall, yardmaster, who has
been In the service of the Central for
years, and Samuel Farris, engineer.
THURSDAY'S FEVER REPORT.
Only Two Deaths, But Twenty-Six
New Cases Developed.
The New Orleans board of health
Thursday night furn'shel the follow¬
ing regarding tho fever situation;
New cases .... 26
Deaths .... 2
Cases to date 206
Deaths to date . . 44
The apparent Increase in the num¬
ber of cases is due to discovery and
transfer to Ihe emergency hospital of
eievt n cases which had not been pre¬
viously reported. That institution was
in full blast during tho day, and the
screened ambulance which has been
put. Into service was kept busy haul¬
ing the unfortunates to the institu¬
tion.
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VOL. XL NO. 88.
gallows and prison.
Is Fate of Jesse and Leonard Rawlings.
Jury Decrees Death for One and
Life Sentence for the Other.
The trial of Jesse and Leonard L.
Rawlings, on the charge of the murder
of two children of W. L. Carter, ended
at Valdosta, Ga., Wednesday after .
noon with a verdict of guilty, hut a
reromniendatlou for mercy for Leon¬
ard. This means Jesse will have to
hang, and that Leonard will spend bis
life In the penitentiary, unless a
higher court should decree otherwise.
It was five minutes after 5 o'clock,
Wednesday afternoon, when the Jury
notified Judge Mitchell that they had
reached an agreement. The Judgg
wns at the court house waiting for the
jury s decision, and the Jury was veiy
quickly brought in. The foreman hand-
ed the verdict to Solicitor General
Thomas. It read as follows:
"We, the Jury, find Leonard Rawl¬
ings and Jesse Rawlings guilty, an 1
recommend that Leonard be sent to
tho penitentiary for life.”
The Jury was polled, and each mem¬
ber acknowledged the verdict as his.
The mother and sisters of the con¬
demned young men were present, and
as the verdict was read out, the mot tv
or broke down and sobbed aloud, but
the girls showed little emotion. Leon¬
ard and JesHe received the verdict
with pale faceB and bowed heads.
The entire morning session of the
court was consumed by the speeches
of Solicitor General Thomas for the
state and John R. Cooper for the de¬
fense.
Judge Mitchell charged the jury be¬
fore the noon recess, and the body re¬
tired to their room at 1:38 o'clock
p. m.
Large crowds attended the trial,
but there was no demonstration of any
kind, and the best of order was ob¬
served in and around the court room.
Very little surprise was expressed at
(lie finding, as It seined to have been
about what, the majority of people ex¬
pected, and is generally approved. Al¬
though the evidence against old man
Rawlings Is said lo lie even stronger
and more direct than that against his
sons, It Is expected that his attorneys
will make a determined fight. In hs
behalf, and the trial promises to he
one of the hardest fought and most
interesting In the whole series. While
showing some signs of breaking down,
he maintained his composure throujn-
out the ten days of the trials of his
sons. He appears to realize more
fully, since the conviction of his other
two lioyR, his perilous situation, and
told his wife am] daughters that they
would have to look out for themselves,
as everything seemed to he going
against him. He remarked lo callers
at the jail that he would have killed
W. L. C’arler during a session of Hie
Valdosta city court some months ago,
but as he started to draw his pistol
Sheriff Passmore stepped between him
and his Intended victim.
8lX DEATHS FROM YELLOW JACK
Waa Wednesday’s Record In New Or¬
leans—Eleven New Cases Reported.
Six deaths from yellow fever were
recorded in New Orleans Wednesday
up to p. m., making a total to date
of 42.
The number of cases reported Is 11,
making, all told to date, 165.
The organization of forces for fight¬
ing I he spread of the Infection and
for a practical application of the mos¬
quito extermination plans has been
completed. Besides 100 men put on
as extras to clean gutters by the city,
350 men are working as part of tho
system of sanitation.
In his advices from New Orleans to
the public health and marine hospital
service «t. Washington, Surgeon While
says that a house to house inspection
Is being conducted In the portion of
the city which Is infected by yellow
fever. This section includes forty or
fifty blocks.
Grand Jury Hard at Work.
The grand jury investigating the
cotton scandal at Washington heard
six witnesses Wednesday, four of them
being from New York, ft is believed
that the Investigation will continue for
two weeks,
GRAND JURY AFTER JUGGLERS,
Beach Announces That Probing of
Cotton Leak Will Now Begin.
The grand Jury of the District of
Columbia will take up the allegations
that there has been jugglery In the
cotton crop statistical reports of the
department of agriculture with a view
of possible indictment or Indictments.
The announcement that the grand
Jury would meet to consider the sub
ject was made in a statement issued
by United States District Attorney
Morgan H. Beach at Washington Fri¬
day night.
KOMURA AT OYSTER BAY.
Peace Envoy and His Partner Held
Conference With Roosevelt,
Baron Komura, the Japanese min¬
ister of foreign affairs and the prin¬
cipal envoy to Washington peace con¬
ference, and Minister Takahlra, the
second Japanese plenipotentiary, were
guests of President Roosevelt at Sag-
amoro Ill'll Thursday. None of the
suite accompanies the two peace del¬
egates. 1
HYDE IS HIDING OUT
Woman in Case Develops in
Colton Leak Scandal.
NEW SENSATION SPRUNG
Gossip Follows Resignation of Mrs.
Burch from Statistical Department.
John Hyde Leaves Washington
i Very Unexpectedly.
V*
A Washington special says: It is
unfair to say, as some papers are do¬
| U g, that any officials of the depart-
men j agriculture have accused for-
mer Statistician John Hyde of com¬
plicity with the recently unearthcd (
departmental frauds, At the same
time, however, the prevailing Impres¬
sion in the department Is one of sur¬
prise and regret the Mr. Hyde should
have gone away practically between
two suns without letting Secretary
Wilson or Assistant Secretary Hays
know of his plans. He was expected
to remain in the city until the' grand
jury could have an opportunity to
hear him and his going has in a de¬
gree crippled the government in its
efforts to bring the real culprits to
justice.
His action has, in a measure, de¬
stroyed departmental confidence In
him. It Is not yet time to say the
department thinks him a party to the
frauds, hit. the officials do think that
he should have been brave enough to
remain at home and stand the racket
whatever It, might have been, His
failure to do this was a great disap¬
pointment to his Washtnglon friends,
official and otherwise. No accusations
have been brought against him be¬
yond the fact that his methods were
sufficiently loose as to make the work
of the real culprits easier than It
should have been.
The suspicion exists In some quar¬
ters that he probably would not have
gone had he been satisfied that he could
run the gauntlet, of the grand jury in¬
quiry without harm. His departxen-
tal friends say that his natural timid¬
ity, which Is rank cowardice at times,
has controlled hiin in this case, and
that his going away is not an evidence
of guilt.
Meanwhile, inquiry now under way
by Professor Hays, and the grand
jury will probe a little deeper into
Hyde's personal case than otherwise
they would have done.
The principal topic of conversation
in Washington Is the resignation of
Mrs. Bertha Burch, formerly private
secretary to Mr. Hyde. Even tho re¬
fusal of Beckham and Haas to testify
before the grand jury Thursday after¬
noon and probability of summary
treatment, of them unless they change
their minds does not appear to be so
Interesting to the Washington people.
Mm Burch is the woman who has
been frequently referred lo in con¬
nection with predictions that she
would either be dismissed or forced to
resign. In view of some of the stories
(hat are going the rounds, it Is be¬
lieved by some that Secretary Wilson
was unduly lenient In permitting her
resignation, Instead of incontinently
discharging her.
Mrs. Burch, it Is claimed, had a
thorough knowledge of the intricate
work of the bureau of statistics and
since August 20, 1900, when she en¬
tered the classified service as a sten¬
ographer nnd statistical clerk, has
been one of the most trusted employes
in the bureau under the supervision
if John Hyde. It has been declared
by many employes at the department
that. Mvs. Burch had unusual influ¬
ence with Mr. Hyde and that so far
as the affairs of the bureau were con¬
cerned. she was called "the power be¬
hind the throne.”
In the departmental blue hook for
1903 the name of Mrs. Bertha Burch
Is entered os a "compiler” in the bu-
roau of statistics of the department
of agriculture. Mrs. Burch avers that
her position was that of private sec¬
retary to Mr. Hyde.
MUST ITEMIZE THEIR BILL8.
Georgia Senators Required to Show
Actual Expenses of Jaunts.
Only the per diem and the actual ex¬
penses of senators on the various vis¬
iting committees will he paid by the
Georgia legislature this year, and then
only after an Itemized statement of
such expenses has been submitted to
and approved by the auditing com¬
mittee.
This wa 3 determined upon relative
to the visiting committees unanimous
ly passed by the senate. _ _
JACK BONE RE-SENTENCED.
Is Returned from Asylum to Rome
and H!« Doom Pronounced.
Jack Bone was sente'nced to hang,
August 25, by Judge Kite at Rome, Ga.,
Wednesday afternoon. Bone killed
Zach Hall and was convicted and sen¬
tenced to hang, but was sent to the
asylum, a» insane, from whence ho
vvas recently returned as oured, and re¬
sentenced. The court room was
pneked. . ,