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M. C. GREENE, Editor and Proprietor,
REFUGEES RETURN
New Orleans People Who
Fled City Turn Homeward.
CONFIDENCE IS RESTORED
Belief Prevails That Scourge Will
Soon Be Routed—Summary of the
Fever Situation at the Vari¬
i ous Infected Points.
Increasing crowds on the streets of
-New Orleans indicate the steady com¬
ing home of citizens who went away
on their summer vacation or who left
the city at a time when it seemed
probable there would be a very seri.
cus epidemic of the fever.
Practically all fear of the fever has
passed, and the influx of natives prom¬
ises to be uninterrupted from this
time forward. The heavy movement
of freight of all kinds through the
streets also points to the fact that
the quarantines are being lifted and
that business is increasing.
Notices of modified quarantines are
■being received daily, and there is lit¬
tle doubt that the scare is passing In
the country districts and that normal
business will be resumed much earlier
than was the case in 1897 and 1898.
The daily report continues encour¬
aging, and is especially so in the
matter of the deaths and new foci.
Of the new cases, only six are above
Canal street, while the deaths are all
from below Canal street. The official
report up to 6 p. m. Tuesday was as
follows:
New cases 34, total cases to date
2,639, deaths Tuesday 4, total deaths
345, under treatment 321, cases dis¬
charged to date 1,973.
One new case of yellow fever de¬
veloped In Pensacola Tuesday, the pa¬
tient being within the infected dis¬
trict. He had been ill for several
days, but it was not until Tuesday
night that he was reported upon of¬
ficially. The summary of the cases
to date is: Total cases 44, deaths 9,
under treatment 3. No vessels for
points up the coast are now allowed
to leave the port with freight unless
they go into quarantine and remain
there for a period of five days.
Two new cases of yellow fever were
reported for the day In Natchez, one
being that of Postmaster John P. Wal¬
worth. The other patient Is a color¬
ed woman. Eleven oases are under
treatment, all being of the same mild
type which has characterized the fe¬
ver since its inception.
Six new cases of yellow fever, the
largest day's record since the disease
appeared there,were reported in Vicks¬
burg Tuesday. To date there have
been forty-one oases and five deaths.
TREASURY COIN IS COUNTED.
Cash and Securities Found to Agree
Exactly With the Books.
The count of the cash, notes, bonds
and other securities in the treasury
of the United States incident to The
transfer of the office of United States
treasurer from William Ellis H. Rob¬
erts to Charles H. Treat, was com¬
pleted at Washington Tuesday and
found to exactly agree with the treas¬
ury books. The total of July 1, 1905,
was found to be $1,259,589,278.58.
This total is an increase of $462,-
072,839.41 over the amount transfer¬
red by Mr. D. N. Morgan, the out¬
going treasurer, to Mr. Roberts, on
July 1, 1897.
Frierson Gets Nomination.
In a primary election Tuesday Wil¬
liam L. Frierson was nominated by
the democrats for mayor of Chatta¬
nooga. The republicans in convention
refused to place a candidate in the
field, which insures the election oi
Mr. Frierson without opposition.
REYES POSES AS DICTATOR.
President of Colombia Throws Off All
Legal Restraint.
Confirmed reports reached Panama
Tuesday to the effect that General
Rafael Reyes, president of Colombia,
declared himself dictator on Septem¬
ber 8 and imprisoned the members
of the supreme co-urt at Bogota.
Mobs angered by this action at- |
tacked the presidential palace ar.d ;
were fired on by troops, who killed j
or wounded many of the rioters.
that revolutions , i
The reports say
have been started in Antioquia and ,
Sant Ander.
EMPEROR DINES AMERICANS.
Korean Ruler Honors Miss Alice
Roosevelt With a Luncheon.
At Seoul, Korea, Wednesday, the
omperor for the first time during his
reign lunched with foreigners, first
giving an. audience to Miss Alice
Roosevelt and Rear Admiral Train.
American Minister Morgan escorted
Miss Roosevelt to the banquet hall*
where they sat together.
A SPREAD IN PENSACOLA
Six New Cases Developed in Florida
City—Situation at Other Infected
Localities improving.
Six new casts of yellow fever de¬
veloped In Pensacola, Fla., Thursday,
allowing a gradual increaso In the
nOmber of cases to develop each day.
The cases reported are scattered all
over the city, and are not traceable to
the original distrlct.Owing to the op¬
position shown by residents the phy¬
sicians are having a hard matter to
get the fever under control. The total
cases to date are 55, deaths 9, dis¬
charged 32, under treatment 14.
The record of new cases In New
Orleans for Thursday was lower, and
the list of deaths and new foci was
also, which, following the rather
heavy report of Wednesday, is grat¬
ifying.
Only nine of the new cases are up¬
town, while four of the nine new foci
are in that part of the city. Of the
deaths, two occurred in the emerg¬
ency hospital.
The country situation shows no ma¬
terial change. Two positive cases of
yellow fever were diagnosed at Gross
Tote, in Iberville parish. Bunkie and
Bayou Dula also turned up with one
case each. Tney are almost in the
same neighborhoods.
An autopsy was herd on the case
of suspicious fever reported at Ever¬
ett, in Vernon parish, and it was prov-
eh not yellow fever.
Other country reports were:
Kenner—Five new cases.
St. Bernard—Three cases.
Tallulah—Six new cases.
Gross Tete—Two cases.
Bunkie—One new case.
Bayou Dulac—One case.
Alexandria—Two new cases.
Patterson — Sixteen new oases, one
death.
The Mississippi yellow fever sum¬
mary for the 24 hours ending at 6
p. m., Thursday, was as follows:
Natchez, three new cases, one
denth, one new focus.
Vicksburg, throe new cases, no
deaths, 44 cases to date.
Hamburg, one suspicious case, no
deaths.
No new cases reported from any
point on the gulf coast.
ROOSEVELT AND CORTELYOU
(Slven Cheers at Suggestion of Two
Southern Delegates.
Three cheers for President Roose¬
velt were proposed by Paul L. Lind-
s*y of Georgia, vjco president, and
a candidate for the presidency of the
Rural Carriers’ Association, in session
at Indianapolis Thursday. ’ I come
from a southern state, which has sev¬
er gone any other way elcept demo¬
cratic,” exclaimed Lindsay at the con¬
clusion of an eloquent speech, "but I
want to give three rousing cheers for
President Roosevelt, the greatest pres¬
ident we ever had.” As soon as the
cheers for President Roosevelt had
died away, A. J. Brown, of Alabama,
pro-posed “three cheers for Cortelyou,
our next president,” -and again the del¬
egates arose as one man.
ALBERS IS FOUND GUILTY.
American Convicted of Resisting Nio-
aragua Officers.
The state department is informed
that the Nicaraguan.court, in session
■at Ocotal, has convicted William S.
Albers, the American resident agent
at Jalapa of the Port Limon Conjpany
on the charge of resisting legal pro¬
cess and insulting President Zeiaya.
Sentence has not yet been imposed,
however.
While it is believied in Washington
that Mr. Albers may have been indis¬
creet In forcibly resisting the Nicara¬
guan officials, a diplomatic inquiry
will be made into the entry upon his
premizes of these officers to test the
correctness of his claim that the in¬
trusion was unwarranted and illegal.
CAN COLLECT FROM GAMBLERS.
Effort to Save Funds Lost by’Indiana
State Auditor.
According to Attorney General Chas.
W. Miller of Indiana, who now has
charge of the legal matters pertaining
to the alleged defalcation of David E.
Sherrick, ex-auditor of state, the state
will make an effort to collect the
money which it is alleged was lost
by gherrlckj at the gaming table. “The
ptate ; ias t jj e right 1 o follow and col-
lect ell funds belonging to the state
need by Mr . sherrick,” said Mr. Mil-
j er
REPRIEVE LOOSENS TONGUES.
Old Man Rawlings and His Sons Talk
More Freely of Case.
Since the stay of execution in or¬
der that their cases may be appealed
to the supreme court, J. G. Rawlings
and his sons, in Valdosta jail, are in
a better mood and talk freely of tho
case. The old man says he is con¬
vinced that Alf Moore and Mitch
Johnson killed the Carter children and
that Joe Bentley planned it.
GRAY, JONES CO., GA„ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1005
TROUBLE IN CUBA
Political Row in Cienfuegos
Causes Bloodshed.
SEVERALPERSONSKILLED
Leader of Liberal Party and Chief
of Police Among the Victims.
Troops Are Rushed
to the Scene.
Official dispatches received in Ha¬
vana Friday afternoon from Cienfeu-
gos announced the killing of Coit-
gressman Enrique Villuendas, leader
of the liberal party, and the most
able orator In the lower house and the
chief of police of Cienfeugos, during
a conflict between the two political
parties, tho liberals and the moder¬
ates.
The government advices say that
the police had information that with¬
in the hotel in which Villuendas re¬
sided a quantity of arms had been de¬
posited, and they went to the hotel
to investigate the matter. As the po¬
lice ascended the stairs they were me!
by a party of liberals, who fired on
them, killing Chief of Police Illance.
The police returned the fire, killing
Villuendas and wounding several
others.
A dispatch to the Associated Press
from Cienfeugos says that- six per¬
sons were killed and 25 wounded dur¬
ing the conflict, „
Dispatches to the government say
that besides Congressman Villuendas
and Chief of Police Illance, two po¬
licemen were killed and a number of
policemen ana civilians wounded. Ru¬
ral guards were stationed around tho
entire block in which the Hotel Suizo,
the scene of the affair, is situated.
One telegram says that Villuendas
fired the shot, which killed the chief
of police, while, according to another
telegram, ihe shot was fired by Jose
Feruandinez, a liberal, who has been
arrested.
A search of the hotel revealed two
dynamite bombs in the room occu¬
pied by Villuendas.
Cienfeugos Asks Aid.
The government received a tele¬
gram from Senator Frias, asking it
to send reinforcements at once. Tho
telegram was as follows:
“While in Cienfeugos at present tho
forces are keeping order, every pre¬
caution is needed as there is danger
of assault. I recommend that the au¬
thorities prevent the entrance into
Cienfeugos of probable trouble mak¬
ers, who are liable to invade the city.
There are fears of dynamite bomb
throwing.”
Acting on the advice of Senator
Fries, tlie government Friday evening
sent a train of five -ars loaded wiui
rural guards, the largest number of
whom were destined for Cienfeugos,
with the others to be distributed in
Mant-anzas and Santa Clara, where
advices received by the government
indicate serious trouble, may occur
at any time. The train also carried
artillery, and the troops were sup¬
plied with 113,000 rounds of ammuni¬
tion.
The feeling in Havana is most in¬
tense. The liberals are bitterly de¬
nouncing the government, saying they
have received no advices from Cien¬
feugos, because the government will
not permit tho use of either the gov¬
ernment telegraph lines or of tho
cable lines.
Cuban Minister Talks.
Speaking of the trouble at. Cienfeu¬
gos, Minister Quesada, at Washing'on,
pointed out that It was entirely local
in character, and had no national sig-
niflcance whatever, It was an inei-
dent common to popular elections.
Cienfeugos is debatable ground, he
said, and party strife runs high there.
Villuendas, the member of congress
who was killed, was a young man of
great promise. He was less than 30
years old, and has been a colonel in
the Cuban army, a prosecuting at'or-
ney under the military government,
and a member of the constitutional
convention.
FIVE MURDERED AND CREMATED
Negro Woman and Four Children Vic¬
tims of Assassin in Florida.
Early Friday mor.-ilng the charred
remains of Lula Wise, a negro wo¬
man, and ber four children were
found in the smoking ruins of her
home near Jacksonville, Fla., widen
was burned during <he night.
The skulls of the woman and all
of her children were crushed, indicat¬
ing that they had been murdered and
the house had been burned to conceal
the crime.
CORDIALE ENTENTE REACHED.
Germany and France Finally Gonie
to Agreement Over Morocco.
A Paris special of Friday says: it
is officially announced that Dr. Rose a,
the new German minister to Morocco,
and the French government have
reached a complete accord on the
program at the Moroccan conference,
and impending trouble has beeq
averted.
STATE BOARDSUPREME
Is Court Decision in Injunction Case
Against Atlanta Brought by the
Georgia Health Officials.
The Georgia state board of health
is supreme in matters of quarantine;
local boards are supreme and cannot
be superseded In matters of vaccina¬
tion, sanitation and the like.
Such in substance Is the decision of
Judge John T. Pendleton of the Pul¬
ton superior court in Atlanta Tues¬
day, In making permanent, the in¬
junction Asked for by the state board
of health against the Atlanta board
of health, to prevent Interference by
the latter in the sta'e quarantine.
in other words, the city must cease
to Interfere in the transportation ol
through passengers who are being cor.
ducted between the stale lines by of
fleers of the state board of health.
Judge Pendleton characterized as lu¬
dicrous the position of the city in de
manding the right to inspect passen
gers and ask if they are going tc
stop In Atlanta, when such passen
gers are locked tightly in their cart
and not permitted by the state board
to leave them within the limits ot
the state.
The decision of Judge Pendleton
was rendered at the conclusion of the
■argument of City Attorney James I.,
Mayson, fo;- the city, the court stat¬
ing that he did not care to hear from
Attorney General Hart on the state's
side of the case.
After the decision was rendered,
City Attorney Mayson stated the city
would appeal the case to the supreme
court.
As the supreme court is not now in
session, and will not he until Octobei
2, after which it will require some
time to get a final decision, the state
board will, of course, remain In con
trol of the situation under Judge Pen
dleton’s order, during the remainder
of the present season; that Is, until
frost arrives and eradicates the yel¬
low fever pest.
Nevertheless the city of course
wants to know just where tt stands,
and the decision of the supreme court
will he a matter of importance for the
future. It is possible the same con¬
dition of affairs might present itself
again next year.
As a result of the court’s decision,
it may be stated that t'.ra cases made
by the city against State Inspectors
Fi nnk Meador and Tom Lynch against
Pullman Conductors Kettner and
Brooks, will not be tried by the re¬
corder. It was understood when the
cases were postponed Monday that
they would not be tried In the event
the state hoard secured a permanent
injunction against the city board.
At. the conclusion of the hearing,
Mayor Woodward made the following
statement:
"Atlanta is always Atlanta. We wel¬
come everybody to come to Atlanta.
I regard this as an Atlanta quaran¬
tine and not a state quarantine. No
evidence has been shown to tne con¬
trary. Atlanta’s health will court in¬
fection. It has done so in the past,
and will keep up the same record In
the future. We have never failed to
keep up the health record of the city,
and wo have no fears for the future.
Atlanta’s doors are open to you.
Come to Atlanta; we fear nothing
from any clime.
"1 am satisfied Atlanta’s course
within the last five weeks has brought
here from 1,000 to 1,500 permanent
residents.”
BIG SHORTAGE IN TEXAS.
Empire Cotton State Will Fall Far
Below Average Production.
The Galveston-Dallas News publish¬
es reports from 600 correspondents In
Texas and Indian Territory, giving the
condition of the cotton crop in com¬
parison with the same time last year.
On this basis, the average for Tex¬
as is shown as 14.11 per cent worse,
Indian Territory 17.28 per cent worse,
Oklahoma 11.20 per cent worse. Thiz
indicates a production of 2 211,8041
bales for Texas, 350,791 for Indian
Territory and 250,408 for Oklahoma.
WOMEN AS STRIKE BREAKERS.
A New Experiment is Being Tried in
Chicago Print Shops.
Experiments in the shops of the
Chicago Typothetae since the printers
strike began promise a new field of
Industry for girl stenographers. Tho
employers say so successful have the
young women proven as “operators'
in large prlting houses that the pros
poets are good for more of them. The
Typo’hetae has advertised for a hun¬
dred girls for machine work to take
the places of the striking printers. A'l
present twenty-five girls are acting as
strike breakers.
CHINE8E INSPECTORS FIRED.
Stevenson and Boltz Charged With
Aiding Smuggling Scheme.
The department of commerce and
labor at Washington Tuesday issued
an order removing Edward Boltz and
Charles W. Stevenson, Chinese Inspec¬
tors In the immigration service. They
were charged with assisting in smug¬
gling four Chinamen into the United
States at Buffalo, N. Y.
PACKERS PAY FINE
Tour Plead Guilty to Con¬
spiracy in Chicago Court.
HAND IN SUM OF $25,000
Accepted Rebates from Railroads in
Violation of Law—One Almost a
Nervous Wreck from Mental
Suspense.
Four officials of the Schwamehild Hi
Sulzberger Packing company of Chi¬
cago were lined an aggregate of $25,-
000 by Judge Humphrey In the Unit¬
ed states district court at Chicago
Thursday, The fines followed a
ploa of guilty to Indictments charging
conspiracy to accept railroad rebates.
The defendants were: Samuel EL Weil
of New York, vice president of the
company; B. S. Cussey, traffic man¬
ager; Vance D. Skipworth and Charles
E. Todd, -assistant traffic managers.
Mr. Well was fined $10,000, tho other
three $5,000 each.
With the entering of the plea, tho
declaration was made that unless at
least one of the cases is immediately
settled, the life of Samuel Weil, who
is vice president of the company, and
is one of the defendants, is in Jeop¬
ardy. He is said to be a nervous
wreck, and fears were entertained for
his life’ If lie had been allowed to con¬
tinue under the strain of a trial.
The plea was entered, it Is declar¬
ed, after a complete understanding
had tieen reached between counsel
for the defendants and Attorney Gen¬
eral William H. MOody.
While in Chicago, the -attorney gen¬
eral was apprised of the condition of
Vice President Weil, and, it Is said,
agreed to t'he entry of a plea of guilty,
with the understanding that, the jail
provision of the law under which the
Indictment was returned 'should be
waived and merely a fine Imposed. The
same concession was made in the
case of the other three defendants.
The four defendants were charged
with unlawfully combining and agree¬
ing to solicit rebates for the Schwarzs-
child * Sulzberger company from rail-
.road companies. Charges were maw
that the defendants conspired with
each other tn presenting supposed
claims for damages, which were In re¬
ality claims for rebates.
During the sentence the court room
was -absolutely still, and tho defend¬
ants were visibly affected. At the last
word of the court there was a general
stir, a buzz of conversation, and ii
was necessary for the court crier to
rap for order.
Meanwhile the check for the pay
merit of the fines was quickly made
out. and the four Schwarzchild & Sulz¬
berger officials stepped out of the
court room free men.
MILLER’S DATES CANCELLED.
Presence of Negroes in His Company
Objected to by Southern Cities.
Several days ago when Polk Mil¬
ler, the noted entertainer, was pre¬
paring to leave his Virginia home lor
Atlanta to appear for the benefit of
the First Baptist Church, as the first
of a number of entertainments to be
given by him in Georgia and -South
Carolina cities, he was notified that
on account of the requests of local
managers of cities where he was to
have appeared all his dates had been
cancelled. The reason given for the
cancellation was that the patrons of
the Alkalies) attractions did no! wish
to go to see an attraction w-here ne¬
groes had a part.
While In Atlanta Miller spoke with
deep feeling of this action of the .bu¬
reau, The principal part, taken by the
negroes in his company is tho quar¬
tet. Mr. Miller sta’ed that he had
these negroes along in order lo illus¬
trate phases of tho life of the southern
darky, and that it had never occurred
lo him that he would offend any one.
ROYAL ARCANUM RESTRAINED.
Injunction Granted in United States
Court at Nashville.
On the petition of members of the
Royal Arcanum, Judge Clark of the
United States circuit court at Nash¬
ville, Term., Thursday, granted an in¬
junction restraining the supremo
council of the Royal Arcanum from
putting into effect the advance in
rates.
The petitioners allege that, the new
rates will force out. of the order every
member over 50 years of age.
MOTOR RAILWAY PLANNED.
Company Formed With Ample Capital
to Carry Out Project.
A corporation has been formed un¬
der I he name of the Virginia Penin¬
sular railway, with $300,000 capitis),
to build ■i road from Newport News to
Yorktown, with a branch line to Po¬
quoson. ll is intended to extend the
line from Newport News to Hampton,
Phebus and Old Point. Comfort,
VOL. XI. NO. d(I.
TO MEET HIGH PRICES
European Cotton Spinners Will Resort,
to Shorter Time In Mills, Says
Delegate Dale.
Governor Stokes Of New Jorsey
opened the New England Cotton Man-
ufacturers’ convention at Atlantic
City, Wednesday, with a speech of)
welcome, during which ho defended I
New Jer- i
the attitude of the state of
sey toward trusts. His remarks wore
applauded. Responses were made by
Herbert E. Walinsley of 'New Bed¬
ford, Mass., an ex-president of the as¬
sociation. President James B. McCoIl
Of Pawtucket, R. I., tn his annual re-
port said:
"Cotton manufacturing has lagged
behind Other branches of commerce
in the recovery from tho depression of
1903. Tne extreme fluctuations in the
price of raw cotton and the conse¬
quent disturbance of values and man¬
ufactured goods tend to destroy tho
confidence of buyers and to encourage
them to continue an Indefinite policy.
For the year just closed the total ex¬
ports of cotton amounted to over
forty nine million dollars in compar¬
ison with twenty-two million the pre¬
ceding year. There has also been a
growing trade with Japan, the Philip¬
pine Islands, Cuba and several coun¬
tries of South America.’’
The piesUlent also said that, ,ue
Southern Cotton Growers’ Association
has done excellent work in exposing
the dishonesty of officials in the bn-
reau of statistics of the agricultural
department, lbe said estimates of tho
acreage and condition issued by tho
government should be both capable
and honest.
At Wednesday night's session tne
speech of Samuel S. Dale on the In
ternullonal congress of cotton spin-
tiers was read aint excited deep at-
tention. Mr. Dale said the origin of
the congress was the temporary scarc¬
ity of American cotton last y6ar,which
gave speculators an opportunity of
cornering what little poor cotton was
left on the market. He detailed Ills
enthusiastic welcome on his arrival at
Manchester and said the main pur-
pose of the international organization
is to prevent a scarcity of raw cot-
ton.
“This, of course, can be accomplish¬
ed only in one of two ways,” he said,
"by using less, or by producing more.
The first method, which means short
time, although the one plan on wh#:li
the delegates unquestionably placo
their main reliance, was conspicuous
by its absence from tho program and
vi as not niado -prominent in tho (1 is-
cuss-ion. There was, however, no mis¬
taking the spirit of the congress. 1 no
members were united and they were.
in dead earnest In their determina¬
tion to meet high prices for Amcri-
can cotton with organized short time.
“At the discussion of the second
method, colonial cotton seemed to bo
the hope of European cotton mills'
liberation from tho present depend¬
ence on the American crop,
“At one session of tho congress tho
baling of cotton came up for discus¬
sion, and bitter complaints wore made
on the way in which American cotton
!«• received In Europe. In this con¬
gress, which represented purchasers
of American cotton to tho value of
$350,000,000 per year, there was not a
man who could say one word in favor
of American baling.”
REFORMERS PUT OUT TICKtl.
Conservative Philadelphians to Make
War on Grafters.
In a most unusual convention
Philadelphia Wednesday, followed by
an unprecedented demonstration, the
new city party, a reform body op¬
posed to the methods of tho republl-
can organization, nominated a county
ticket to ho voted for at the Novem-
her election.
The convention was the first in
many years In the city to which del¬
egates were uninstructed. There was *
no “slate” and each of the 917 dele
gules was at liberty to name whom
he chose for the offices.
POOR LOANS BY EQUITABLE.
Morton Tells of Heavy Transactions
Made Without Authority.
A New York special says: That tho
Equitable Life Assurance Society paid
out $218,204 to the Mercantile Trust
company In connection with certain
loans known as the “Turner loans,”
and that, these payments were
out authority, so far as society rec-
nrds show, became known Tuesday,
when Paul Morton, president of the
society made public -a report on the
subject submitted by him to the so-
duty’s directors.
YOUTHFUL MURDERER JAILEO.
Sevcn.YearXIld , _ Boy .. Held , for „ .
ing B Baby Sister.
Leon Crambeau, 7 -years-old,
ed with murdering his 6-months-old
.
sister, was placed in jail at Marinette,
Wis., Thursday. A coroner’s
found that the boy set fire to the
clothes in the baby’s cradle
burned the baby to death.
ft GIGANTIC CRAFT
Alleged to Be Worked by the
New York Life.
SENSATION BROUGHT OUT
Charge Made That Lawyer Hamilton
Has Deen Paid Immense Sums by
Company to Lobby With New t
York Legislature. 1
Political contributions of the New
York Life Insurance company and the
connection of Andrew Hamilton of
Albany, with the alleged political act
tivity of the company, were the points
around which the hearing before thw
legislative insurance investigation
turned Wednesday.
President John A. McCall of the
New York Life Iijuranee company
was the chief witness for several hours
ami he was subjected to a tiro of
questions by Charles Et Hushes, coim-
sol for the committee, concerning tho
money paid for political purposed
’Dial $235,000 has been paid by the
New York Life Insurance Company
to Andrew A. Hamilton of Albany,
that no accounting for this money
has been made except to President
M-cCall verbally and that Hamilton
attends sessions of the legislature at.
Albany in the Interest of the Now
York Life Insurance company was
brought out by testimony given by
Mt. McCall before the legislature tu-
surance jnvestigating committee.
Mr. MicOall said that the various
sums making up the $235,000 paid to
Hamilton had been given him in con¬
nection with different real estate deals,
but Mr. Hughes, after considerable
questioning' developed the fact, that
none of the money had been actually
applied to such deais. Mr. McCall
also said (bat Hamilton was not al¬
lowed money to Influence any member
of the legislature, or that he advised
such course. The $235,000 Mr. McCall
said he was sure would be paid by
Mr. Hamilton on demand of tho Now
York Life Insurance company.
“If it is not,” said Mr. McCall, “I’m
responsible and I’ll pay it.” Hamilton
received for legal services, It is said,
about $100,000 a year from the New
York Life Insurance company.
Referring to the $50,000 contribu¬
tion made by the New York Life to
the republican campaign fund in 1934
and to the attitude of the democratic
campaign managers, President MicCall
said:
"My life was made weary by tho
democratic candidates chasing me for
money in that campaign. Some of tin?
very men who today are being Inter-
viewed in the papers and denouncing
men who contributed to campaigns
were c rossing my path every step I
took looking fi-r money. One—the can¬
didate himself, Parker—if ho would
show up his books when ho was chalr-
man of the democratic state comnrit-
tr-e It would give you a fit. He never
rejected a dollar in the world, ho
would take every dollar that was paid
to him. ’
Referring further lo the democrats
in the campaign of 1904, Mr. McCall
said:
“Their shadows were across mine
every move I made.
“I thank God that Bryan and free
silver wore beaten and that I had a
share in their defeat.”
Applause followed this statement,
but I he demonstration was checked by
the chairman, who said ho would havo
the room cleared of spectators If or¬
der was not kept.
In 1892, Mr. McCall said, there was
no campaign contribution by the New
York Life Insurance company because
both parties had gold platforms.
As to the contribution to the repub¬
lican dhmpalgn fund in 1904, Mr. Mc¬
Call said lie did not care how many
of the policy holders agreed with his
action. He made the contribution hon¬
estly. believing It. was justified and
for the interest of the policy holders.
FIFTY NEW FEVER CASES. i
Report for Wednesday in New Or-
leans—Authorities Not Disturbed.
Ano'her increase in the number of
new cases of yellow fever in New Or-
loans was reported Wednesday, but
made no Impression upon the l.calU
authorities, who regard the situation
os definitely under control. Hie cases
came with a rush, so that, at 1 o c.oc »
thirty-three had been report'd, but
thereafter until the closing hour the
additions were reported slowly until
a total of fifty was reached up to 6
p. m.
PEACE TREATY REACHES BU33IA
Specially Prepared Copy Will Be En.
ed ^ Emperor
M. Plancon, se:retary of the Rus-
commission, arrived . , . St.
H lari peace in
! Petersburg, Thursday, bearing tho ,
j treaty signed , , by the envoys, which . , , was
j turned over the custody of the foreign
| the office., which the will emperor’s prepare a signature, copy of
treaty for