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M. C. GREENE, Editor and Proprietor.
RATE BILL PASSED
The House Overwhelmingly
Adopts Hepburn Measure.
EVERY DEMOCRAT IN LINE
Only Seven Members Voted Against
Bill, and They Were All Republi¬
cans — Pension Bill Also
Goes Through.
Tho house Thursday passed the
Hepburn railroad rate bill. Three
hundred and forty-six members voted
for the bill; seven, all republicans,
voted against it. Applause greeted
the announcement of the result by
the speaker. Those who voted against
the bill were Littlefield of Maine; Mc¬
Call and Weeks of Massachusetts;
Perkins, Southwick and Vreeland of
New York and Sibley of Pennsylva¬
nia.
Mr. Sullivan of Massachusetts voted
“Present,” and was not paired. There
were 28 members paired, but these
pairs were generally political ones.
None of them was made on the bill,
and did not consequently indicate
opposition.
The following is a summary of the
provisions of the bill:
The bill, according to Mr. Hepburn's
statement, in closing the debate on
rthe measure, was introduced, and did,
so far as it could be made, he said,
comply specifically with the recom¬
mendations of President Roosevelt on
the question. It gives the interstate
commerce commission, when a rate
has been complained of as “unrea¬
sonable” by a shipper, to investigate
the rate, state whether or not it is
unreasonable, and, if found to be un¬
reasonable, to name a rate which is
to be just and reasonable and fairly
remunerative, which is to be the maxi¬
mum rate to be charged. This rate
so fixed is to go into effect thirty days
after it is announced by the commis¬
sion, subject during that time to be
set aside or suspended by the com¬
mission or by the courts. After it has
gone into effect, it is to remain the
rate for three years. During this time
the opinion has been expressed by
those who have participated in the de¬
bate that the rate may also be re¬
viewed by the courts, and if found
to be in conflict either with the terms
of the act or with the constitution
by being confiscatory, can be set aside
by the courts.
Another important feature is the
definition of the words “railroad” and
“transportation” in a manner to in¬
clude all auxiliary instrumentalities
of the common carrier, and to bring
them within the control of the com¬
mission. This power to name a rea¬
sonable rate, 'and the inclusion of the
auxiliaries within the jurisdiction of
the commission are said to be the
new features.
All other provisions are modifica¬
tions of existing law. They include
publicity of railroad methods, which
is to be aided by prescribing a sys¬
tem of bookkeeping and enlarging the
commission to seven members and
increasing salaries of members to $10,-
000 a year.
The pension appropriation bill, car¬
rying $139,000,000 for pensions and
$1,245,000 for pension administration,
was taken up, debated and passed
without amendmer» The feature of
the bill, aside from the appropriation
made is a provision making statute
law of the famous order of the pres¬
ident declaring age evidence of dis¬
ability.
Mr. Garrett of Tennessee advocated
higher pensions for Mexican war vet¬
erans. It would be a most graceful
act to increase these pensions to $20
a month. This would entail an added
annual cost of but $415,000.
A number of bills were passed at
the close of the day, including one
providing a penalty of $5,000 and ten
years’ imprisonment for the premature
revelation of government information
which might have a bearing on the
market price of commodities, the same
penalty being provided against gov¬
ernment employees who speculate in
commodities regarding which the gov¬
ernment furnishes statistics.
PAT CROWE ON TRIAL.
Kidnaper of Young Cudahy Faces
Jury in Omaha Court.
The jury was secured at Omaha,
Neb., Thursday for the trial of Pat
Crowe, charged with robbing E. A.
Cudahy of $25,000 in connection with
the kidnaping of the latter’s son in
1900, the introduction of testimony
was begun just before adjournment.
Edward A. Cudahy, Jr., the boy who
was kidnaped, was the first witness
called. He gave an account of his
experience while a prisoner, and was
still on the stand when court ad¬
journed for the day.
TO 8EPARATE THE RACES.
Ashevl le Inaugurates New Regula-
tions for Street Railways.
■rhe board of aldermen of Asheville,
N c., unanimously passed an ordi¬
nance, effective June 1, requiring the
street railway companies to provide
separate cars and waiting stations for
white and colored people. A fine of
$25 is provided against any person
who shall go into a car or compart
meat provided for another race.
WAS QUINN OUSTED?
Because of His Partiality Toward
Greene and Gaynor, is Question
Savannah People Want Settled.
Lieutenant Colonel J. B. Quinn, who,
for three years, has been in charge
of tho river and harbor work of the
Savannah district, under the chief en¬
gineers of the army at Washington,
has been ordered from duty at Sa¬
vannah, to relieve Major Chittenden,
at Sioux City, Iowa, and assume
charge of government works on the
Missouri river and in the Yellowstone
park. Major Cassius E. Gillette is
ordered to succeed him.
Now comes a story that this trans¬
fer was directed by the war depart¬
ment at the request of the depart¬
ment of justice, and that the motive
of the request grows out of the fact
that Colonel Quinn took a view con¬
trary to that of the department of
justice and that of Major Gillette and
others connected with the govern¬
ment relative to the improvements
made on the rivers and harbors of
the Savannah district by Greene and
Gaynor, who are now on trial in th f
federal court on charges of conspiracy
with former Captain O. M. Carter to
defraud the government out of mil¬
lions.
Colonel Quinn dared, some months
ago, to give an interview, in which
he stated that it was his opinion as
an engineer that the work done by
Greene and Gaynor was according to
specifications in their contracts and
of a satisfactory character. He has
been summoned as a witness for the
defense in the present trial, and in
due time is to take the stand. This
evidence will be directly contrary to
that of Major Gillette, whom Colonel
Quinn succeeded, and who is relied
upon as one of the strongest witnesses
the government will have.
Only Thursday did this condition of
affairs become generally known,
and at once the Savannah chamber of
commerce adopted the following res¬
olutions, addressed to Senator Bacon
and Senator Clay:
“Since forwarding our former reso¬
lutions, it has come to our knowledge
from a most authentic source that the
removal of Colonel Quinn from this
field of labor was at the instance and
on the request of the department of
justice.
“It is obvious that the last named
department has no knowledge of the
engineering work of the Savannah har¬
bor, or of the administration of the
same by Colonel Quinn, therefore such
request clearly cannot be based on
any objection to Colonel Quinn as an
engineer or to the administration of
the harbor work here.
“Knowing that at this juncture any
change in engineers will be very in¬
jurious to the interests of this port,
and in making this statement we wish
to say that we intend no reflection
upon any one, we respectfully request
the senators from Georgia to take all
necessary steps to ascertain the fact3
pertaining to this removal, and to this
end to cal! for all correspondence
and documents relating to this mat¬
ter, so Colonel Quinn may be retained
here if possible.”
SEA ISLAND GROWERS ACT.
Hold important Meeting and Decide
on Reduction of Acreage.
An important meeting of the Geor¬
gia and Florida Sea Island Cotton
Growers’ Association was held in Val¬
dosta Thursday. Eight Florida and
ten Georgia counties were represented
by delegates, and a number of others
by proxies.
The association resolved to reduce
the sea island acreage this year 25
per cent, the vote being overwhelm¬
ingly in favor of this reduction. The
reduction, however, is not to apply
to those who plant less than eight
acres. The discussion brought out
the fact that something like 16,000
hales of sea island cotton will be
carried over into next season.
A motion was adopted recommend¬
ing that all those who have not yet
sold their cotton hold it for the prices
named by the convention at a recent
meeting, namely, 24 cents, 22 cents,
21 cents, 20 cents and 18 cents, ac¬
cording to grade.
CASE DECIDED AGAINST ROADS.
Once More State of Georgia Wins in
Contention Over Beck Taxes.
In the Fulton superior court at At
lauta, Judge John T. Pendleton decid¬
ed the railroad tax case In favor of
the state of Georgia.
Under the decision the Central of
Geoigla railroad is held liable for
taxes on the shares of stock which
It holds In the Western Railway of
Alabama.
The amount of taxes involved ag¬
gregates about one hundred and twen¬
ty-five thousand dollars. The railroad
will now appeal to the higher court.
“DIXIE FLYER" IN WRECK.
Rear-End Collision on Georgia Central
Wherein Five Are Injured.
A rear end co'lision between two
passenger Gains of the Central of
Georgia three miles north of Forsyth
cbout 12:3) o'clock Thursday morn¬
ing, resulted In the injury of five pal-
sengers in the rear sleeper ol tho
Savannah train, which left Atlanta
at 9:15 o'clock.
GRAY. JONES CO.. GA.. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 15. 1906.
A POLITICAL TRAGEDY.
Revolvers Craok on Streets of Savan¬
nah and Many Bullets Find Vic¬
tims—Ante-Election Row.
In a pistol fight of political parti¬
sans In front of the city hall at Sa¬
vannah Friday afternoon Babe Dyer
was killed; Frank Nagle, a bystander,
was shot through the eye and Is In a
critical condition, with a bullet in his
brain, it Is thought; Pat Kearney,
a policeman, off duty.was shot through
the neck, and C. H. (Sap) Dyer was
shot twice In the legs.
tinder arrest at the barracks are
“'Snatcher” Dyer and Thomas Hewlett,
a private detective. The parties
known to be concerned in the fight
besides those under arrest or wound¬
ed are Harbor Master James McBride,
Plumbing Inspector Richard McKenna,
Tim McBride, a clerk in the harbor
master’s office, and James Dane, keep¬
er of the police stables.
It cannot be said by whom Babo
Dyer was shot. He is said to have
been fired at mainly by Tim McBride.
Sap Dyer seems to have been shot by
James McBride and Tim McBride.
Kearney was shot by Sap Dyer.
'ho affair has created tremendous
excitement, politics now being at fo
vor heat, and other fights having pre¬
ceded it.
Earlier than in years before a heat¬
ed local political campaign has been
tna"gurp.ted in Savannah. »So violent
already had the difference Between
the Citizens’ Club faction and the op¬
posing People’s League faction become
that prediction of serious trouble had
been freely made, and the shooting
Friday afternoon was no surprise.
Though the election is yet many
months off, feeling had reached a fe¬
ver heat among those most actively
concerned.
On Thursday there was a fight be¬
tween the two Dyers and John Mun
roe, driver of a police patrol wagon,
and at times a wholesale shooting af¬
fray was threatened. .Several revolv¬
ers were presented during that af¬
fair, and it was believed that the
bloodshed that had been averted was
sure to follow in time. Friday morn¬
ing an altercation at the court house,
where the registration for the election
is taking place, resulted in a fight
in which “Babe” Dyer was beaten
with a billy by Inspector McKenna,
one of the city employees, who has
been hanging about the polls to
watch the progress cf the registration.
The two Dyers had determined upon
vengeance. They knew that McKen¬
na was expected at the city exchange
for the afternoon’s work and lay in
wait for him. When he got off the
car and was about to enter the build
ing the Dyers attacked him, and it
was (hen that Kearney went to Mc¬
Kenna’s aid and that the shooting be¬
gan.
.PRISONERS CREMATED IN JAIL.
Leckup at Eastman, Ga., Burned and
Three Men Lose Lives.
The town jail at Eastman, Ga.,
burned Friday night, together with
three inmates—D. A. Cooper, Elbert
Mullis and John Hart. These men
were locked up Friday afternoon on
account of being intoxicated on the
streets.
About 9 o’clock, it was discovered
that the jail was in a blaze, and before
an entrance could be gained the men
named had been burned to death, and
when taken out were practically noth¬
ing more than a mass of hones.
Mr. Cooper and Mr. Mullis were
each about fifty years of age, and
among the most highly esteemed and
prominently connected men in the
county, having only the unfortunate
habit of occasionally getting intoxi¬
cated. The other was some younger,
but is said to have been an extremely
good citizen. All three men have large
immediate families.
Fifty Die in African Gold Mine.
Fifty five natives were drowned Fri¬
day, owing to the flooding of the South
Rose, a deep gold mine near Johannes¬
burg, South Africa.
8HERIFF KILLED BY NEGRO.
Officer Met Quick Death While Trying
to Make an Arrest.
Word reached the governor’s office
at Jackson, Miss., Wednesday of the
killing of J. A. Robertson, sheriff of
Covington county, his slayer being a
negro named Robinson, whom he was
trying to arrest.
The murderer escaped immediately
after the shooting, and the governor
has offered a reward of $250 for his
capture, which will be supplemented
by a reward offered by citizens of
the county who are much excited over
the tragedy.
MOORE WAS TIRED OF LIFE.
Manager for Firm of Cotton Brokers
Shuffles Off Mortal Coil.
Eugene Moore, 26 year3 old, m ana
ger in Americus, Ga., for Clark Co.,
cotton brokers, shot out his brains
Wednesday morning in his apartments
at the Hotel Windsor. Moore was a
native of Albany, and located in
Arnericus less than a month ago. No
cause for the suicide lias yet been
revealed.
FAMILY MURDERED
Husband, Wife and Son Were
Found Butchered in Home.
THE WORK OF ROBBERS
Heinous Crime Was Committed Near
Dothan, Alabama — Citizens Are
Aroused and Thirsting for
Vengeance.
Weltering in a big pool of their
own blood, their heads almost severed
from their bodies, the dead bodies of
J. M. Christmas, his wife and son were
discovered at an early hour Wednes¬
day morning at their home near Cot¬
tonwood, Ala. The crime was commit
ted some time during Tuesday night,
and robbery is supposed to have been
the motive. Details are rather mea¬
gre, and it is believed that no defi¬
nite clew has yet been obtained.
The murdered man and his family
were very popular in the Cottonwood
neighborhood, and residents of that
section took prompt action. A tele¬
phone message to Marianna, Fla.,
brought bloodhounds, and deputy sher¬
iffs from Dothan went to the scene.
A reward of $1,000 for the capture
of the perpetrators has already been
offered. Feeling against the murderers
is intense, and if they are captured
a lynching is not improbable.
Some terrible crimes have darkened
the history of the vicinity, but none
quite so revolting as this, and the
people who have known Mr. Christ¬
mas and his family as neighbors all
their lives are possessed with anger,
which may prove unrestrainable.
SMOOT PROBE RESUMED.
Hearing in Rotten Mormon Case is
Again Under Way Before Special
Senate Committee.
Hearings in the case of Deed Smoot
were resumed at Washington Wednes¬
day before the committee on privi¬
leges and elections. Professor Walter
M, Wolfe, formerly teacher of geology
in Brigham Young college, at Logan,
Utah, and an apostle of tho church,
was the only witness during the ses¬
sion. Professor Wolfe was asked to
tell what he knew of the alleged plural
marriage of Professor Cluff and Flor¬
ence Reynolds, both teachers of
Provo, while on a trip to Mexico.
Professor Wolfe said he had been
informed by Cluff that he was married
to Florence Reynolds, and that they
lived together on that trip. President
Smith, he Bald, referred to Florence
as “Sister Cluff.”
“Twelve times,” answered Profes¬
sor Wolfe, when asked how many
times he had been through the en¬
dowment house or temple, ho explain
eil as the endowment house was torn
down many years ago. “Did you take
any obligations or oaths when you
went through?” asked John G. Car¬
lisle, who appeared for the prosecu¬
tion.
“Every time,” ho replied. Asked
to dctfc.il them, he said there had been
obligations of chastity, sacrifice and
vengeance, The witness said that this
cath had been taken:
“You and each of you do covenant
and pray, and never cease to pray God
to avenge the blood of the prophet
on this nation."
Another plural marriage was spokon
of by the witness. This was between
Ovena Jorgensen, a student at Brig¬
ham Young Academy and "Brother”
Okey. Professor Wolfe said the girl
came to his house and gave an ex¬
cuse as an absence from school that,
she had gone to Juarez, Mexico, and
had been married in polygamy. This
had been with the consent of State
President George Q. Cannon.
BAILEY DRUBS PATTERSON.
Wash Day for Democratic Linen in
Senate Was a Hummer.
A Washington dispatch says: Dem¬
ocratic wash day in the United States
senate proved an interesting, if not
altogether edifying, spectacle.
Not in years has Washington wit¬
nessed so complete and thorough an
oratorical drubbing as that adminis¬
tered at Wednesday's session of the
senate to Senator Patterson of Colo¬
rado by Senator Bailey of Texas.
Patterson precipitated the trouble
by speaking on his resolution declar¬
ing against the recent democratic
caucus.
HAD DYNAMITE IN POCKET.
Edward Dutton Meets Horrible Death
in Peculiar Way.
Edward W. Dutton, a farmer, is
dead at his home near Bristof, Tenn.,
as the result of the explosion in his
vest pocket of three dynamite caps.
A great hole was torn in his breast,
extending to his lungs. Death was
instantaneous. The cause of the ex¬
plosion is unknown,
BAR CONFEDERATE FLAG.
A Muchly Discussed Incident of Qen.
Joe Wheeler's Funeral-^Army
Regulation Imposed.
The fact ihttt the United Statos
government declined to allow u flag
of tho Confederate States of America
to be placed upon the bier of Ooneral
Joseph Wheeler, thereby causing dis¬
satisfaction and commont among con-
federate veterans who were present,
has leaked out.
Tho casket containing the body of
Geueral Wheeler, it seems, reached
Washington from |New York, with
both a United States flag and a con
federate dag upon it. Before it was
taken to St. John church, however,
where the body was to lie in state,
the (confederate flag was removed
from it. ,
’This is what caused commont
among veterans of Camp A, and there
were some outspoken words of dis¬
satisfaction because of the action of
the government.
On tho day of the funeral members
of Camp A were received at the white
house by President Roosevelt, it was
after this reception that several south¬
erners, both ladies and gentlemen, in¬
terested themselves In tho matter, and
as a result Brigadier General A. J.
West of Atlanta, who commands the
confederate veterans in that section,
began making inquiries, Ho went
to the white house, but failed to see
President Roosevelt, as the chief ex¬
ecutive had already gone to lunch.
Secretary Loeb suggested that Gen¬
eral West confer with Secretary ime
of the war department.
At the war department General
West was referred to Major General
John C. Bates, chief of staff, and the
latter explained to the entire satis¬
faction of General Wlest.
It seems that the government has a
regulation upon this subject. It pro
vides that in a military funeral no
flag except that of the United States
may be used.
Upon the advice of General Bates,
General West took no further action,
as the time until tho funeral occurred
was then very short.
These facts have been confirmed
by General West, who said in addi¬
tion that there was no discourtesy in¬
tended by any official of tho govern¬
ment, and that he, while investigat¬
ing the matter, was treated in the
most courteous manner possible.
Even the regulations of the
ernment, however, did not
General Wheeler from being burled
with the confederate flag.
“There was as sweet an old lady
as I have ever looked upon,” said Gen¬
eral West, “who stood close to the
grave. .She had a confederate flag.
made of silk and draped in crepe. Just
as the coffin of General Wheeler was
lowered into the grave, she threw
the flag upon the casket, and It was
buried with the body of the general.”
And, therefore, in the grave of Gen
eral Joseph Wheeler, who wore both
the blue and the gray, lie with him
the two flags under which he fought.
ROAD’S RECEIPT8 INCREA8E.
Southern D'd Phenomenal Business
for Month of January.
The published earnings of tho
Southern railway for January has
been the occasion of much comment
in railroad circles, and is claimed by
many to be about the record.
The receipts for all linos of the
Southern railway for tho month Just
ended was $3,041,586 from the freight
traffic, an increaso over tho same
month last year of $594,820. From pas¬
senger traffic, the. receipts were $1,-
067,955, an increase of $94,970.
A TRAGIC FAMILY ROW.
Alabama Man Kills Brother and Bad¬
ly Wounds Nephew.
At Elrod, Ala., Wednesday morn¬
ing John Pate was shot to death and
his son, Walter, was seriously wound¬
ed by C. A. Pate, a brother of John
Pate. The trouble arose over family
affairs, the exact nature of which
have not been learned. Both the eld¬
er Pates have large families and are
prominent Id their section.
CONSPIRACY AGAINST CHINAMAN
Georgia Governor Refuses to Deliver
Chink to Louisiana Authorities.
Governor Terrell of Georgia has
written to Governor Blanchard ol
Louisiana sending him a number ol
affidavits and other papers in the
case of Lum Who, the Atlanta Chi¬
naman said to be wanted in New
Orleans for murder. These papery
indicate that a sort of conspiracy has
been formed against Woo In order to
get even with him for testifying
against a number of Chinese gamblers
in Atlanta.
I
Millions for Fortifications.
An appropriation of $4,838,993 for
fortifications in 1907 has been agreed
upon by the house committee on ap¬
propriations. The appropriation for
this purpose in 1896 aggregated $6,
747,393, and tho amount asked by tho
war deartment in estimates for 1907
amounted to $8,953,112.
VOL. XII. NO. 14.
ANOTHER MINE HORROR.
Twenty-Eight Coal Diggers Sent to
Their Doom by Explosion In West
Virginia Pit.
A Charleston, W. Va., dispatch says:
At least twenty-eight men are sup¬
posed to have met. death in a terrible
mtno explosion In the Parall mine of
the Stewart Collieries company near
Oak Hill, Thursday. Thirty-nine men
were employed in the mine, and only
eleven have escaped alive.
At midnight six bodies had been re¬
covered near the mouth of the mine,
and it is certain that all the others
in the mine nre dead.
The explosion occurred at 1:30
o'clock Thursday afternoon, and was
caused by a pocket of gas, which was
struck in a fault in the mine. The
explosion was territlc, and It is thought
that many of the miners were killed
outright by the explosion.
The system of fans was complete¬
ly wrecked by the explosion, and all
air was shut off from the mines, leav¬
ing the men who had not been killed
by the explosion to smother to death.
The mine Is a shelter mine about 700
feet deep and the unfortunate minors
had little chance of escape.
Most of tho miners caught In the
mine are Hungarians or negroes, who
had little experience In mining. They
were not expecting the pocket of gas,
which Is nearly always discovered in
mine faults in the Kanawha region.
PLAN TO CORNER COTTON.
Jig Syndicate Will Underwrite 500,-
000 Bales at 13 Cents.
A syndicate has been foimed in
Now York headed by E. It. Thoma.-f,
end backed by a largo amount of
capital, to underwrite 500,000 bales of
cotton at 13 cents, according to in¬
formation given out by Prosldont liar
lie Jordan of the Southern Cotton As
rociation.
President Jordan gave out the fol¬
lowing statement regarding this syndi¬
cate:
“I have been definitely assured that
an underwriting syndicate headed by
E. R. Thomas and backed by the
strongest financial syndicate in New
York will underwrite 500,000 bales of
cotton at 13 cents. This proposition
will not Interefere with those spot.-
holders who desire to hold for 15
cents. I will leave for New York,
and the details of the syndicate will
be furnished the public within the
next forty-eight hours.
“But. little spot cotton is offering
east of the Mississippi river. Heavy
receipts ’in Texas cannot continue
much longer, as supplies there nre
practically exhausted, With the or
ganization of a powerful syndicate to
protect the spot situation against the
present unwarranted hear raid, prac¬
tically every hale of cotton remaining
unsold can be tied up. Supplies will
run short, from now on as compared
with one year ago, and there will be
no necessity for marketing any of the
new crop before next October."
MU8T HOLD TAX RECEIPT.
Kentucky House Passes Measure for
Qualification of Voters.
The lower branch of the Kentucky
general assembly Thursday adopted
the proposition to submit to the peo¬
ple at the November election the ques¬
tion of so amending the constitution
os to provide that a poll tax receipt
aha 11 be a qualification for a voter In
all elections. Republican members
opposed the. passage of the bill
COTTON BURNS ON SHIP.
Steamer Alberta Catches Fire and the
Cargo Is Camagcd.
A lighter with 410 hales of cotton
from the Austrian steamer Alberta,
which arrived at Trieste, Austria, Feb
luary 2, from Galveston, Texas, caught
fire Thursday and sank alongside the
wharf. Two hundred and fifty of the
bales were damaged by lire and water
and a number were destroyed.
WORK OF “JACK THE STABBER."
Girl* In St. Louis Being Knifed by a
Mysterious Young Man.
While Bertha Rude, a 13 -year-old
school girl, was walking In the street
it. Rt. Louis, Monday, she was stabbed
In the hip by nn unknown young man.
this makes the seventeenth girl mys
terlously stabbed on the streets with
In the past two weeks, but marks the
first case of stubbing during the day
time. None has been seriously injur-
ed. The mysterious knife wlelder,
now known as "Jack the Btabber” is
being searched for zealously.
RUCKER GOES TO MANILA.
Lieutenant's Work in Georgia is Cut
Short by New Order.
First Lieutenant L. S. D. Rucker,
Jr., has been relieved from duty with
the national guard of Georgia, by ol¬
der of the war department, and has
been directed to Join his regiment,
the sixteenth United States infantry,
which is bow In the Philippines.
This order comes in the nature of
a surprise, In view of tho fact that
by an order issued some time ago, it
v/as directed that Lieutenant Rucker
should remain on duty with the
gla militia for another year.
ANNA IS BUNCOED
Boni Played Havoc With Cash
of Gould’s Daughter.
SPENT $2,017 EVERY DAY
Story from Parl» Tell* of Some of
Count Castellane’a Crazy and Sen¬
sational Propinquities as the
King of Spendthrifts.
A Paris special says: Count Boni
and his family are striving by every
means in their power to induce the
countess to withdraw her suit. They
know that if Jay Gould's daughter
pushes her suit Count Boni will bo
left practically penniless.
Even if Count Boni effects a recon¬
ciliation with tho countess, his income
will be so cut down as to practically
extinguish one of the greatest spend¬
ers that even prodigal Paris has ever
known.
Of ail the American investments in
Old World titles, Anna Gould’s has
probably been the most costly.
Reduced to cold figures, the price of
her title lias been approximately $2,-
017 each and every day for the eleven
years (hey have been married, or tho
equivalent every four weeks of Presi¬
dent Roosevelt’s salary for a year.
Recently Frank Work, the New
York millionaire, and his daughter
had a dispute that led Mrs. Roche to
leave his home because for a time
she spent about $350 a day, one-sixth
of the daily expenditures of the count.
Furthermore, Mr. Work permitted his
daughter's extravagances for only a
few weeks, while George Gould’s titled
brother-in-law has hammered away
until ho has made the record $9,000,-
000 for tho eleven years of his mar¬
ried life.
The count has smilingly spent $4
for a cherry and cheerfully given
enough to pay the bonded Indebted¬
ness of a small city for a piece of
brio a brae. Ho has made for himself
a reputation as a spender that caused
the famous literary men of this and
other capitals to write about him, and
ho has inflamed the Parisian populace
more than cnee so that he has had
to placate the city by great gifts to
charity.
One of his little foibles -was a
vaudeville performance given at Au-
teull when, for 350 guests, he present¬
ed an all star bill, no act of which
cost him less than $ 500 .
Eclipse! That has been the one
Idea of the count from the mo men nt he
got his hands on the Gould fort uno.
He waited for others to give fetes
or to buy jewels or antiques only
that, he might eclipse them, and gene¬
rally ho has succeeded. He has lived
to hear his praisos sung, and tho coun¬
tess paid the cost.
For his world-famed mansion on the
Avenue Bois do Boulougne, known as
the “Red Palace,” Boni spent more
money than he can accurately tell. He
liked (he location so we)) that ho
paid $740,000 for the land alone, and
before he got through he had pro¬
duced n palace that, any king In Eu
rope might envy.
Here are some of the ways Castel¬
lano made money fly:
Bought $150,000 equipage and em¬
ployed the outrider Montjarrett., for¬
merly In the service of the president
of France; bought $G0,00O clock;
bought $280,000 antique cabinet;
bought cherries at $4.00 per cherry;
purchased mantelpiece for $50,000 ;
purchased necklace at $100,000, half
of which he gave his wife; spent a
fortune monthly on clothes; built the
Little Trianon at $1,500,000.
JUDGES INAUGURATE REFOr-vf.
All Legal Lights In Minneapolis Will
Scorn Annual Passes.
All tho judges in Minneapolis, Minn.,
will henceforth scorn railroad passes.
A movement started recently by the
district bench of Hennepin county has
resulted in all the Judges in the state
sending back their annual passes.
FOR POISONING HER HUSBAND.
Mrs. W. C. Stewart is Indicted by a
Mississippi Jury.
Advices from Woodville, Miss.,
state that the Wilkinson county grand
Jury has returned an indictment
against MYs. W. C. Stewart, on the
charge of poisoning her husband, the
alleged motive of the crime being that
she heid a $10,000 life insurance pol¬
icy on the life of her husband.
Mrs. Stewart is a relative of Hon.
M. H. Wilkinson, circuit judge of the
district, who impaneled the grand Jury
that returned the indictment.
JUROR COES INTO HY8TERIC8.
Couldn't Stand Strain During Trial of
Young Woman’s Assailant.
The trial of Ed Johnson at Chatta¬
nooga for criminal assault on its third
day was sensational. The strain on
tbe men who are to dcc!de the negr0 . s
fate ls groati and Juror Warcien broka
rtown ana became bysterlcaI when
Miss Taylor sald) pointing to Joba .
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