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ADVANCE ! V
CARNESVILLE V.
VOLUME V.
NOCKS OUT TRUSTS
Littlefield’s Anti-Monopoly Meas¬
ure Passes House.
NOT A SINGLE YOTE AGAINST IT
Democrats Offered Many Amendments,
But All Were oVted Down.
Bill Now Goes to
Senate.
i|A Washington special says: By a
unanimous vote, 245 to nothing, the
house Saturday passed the anti-trust
bill. The closing chapter was devoid
of excitement. For three hours the
aiemocrats offered a series of amend¬
ments designed to place “teeth” in the
pill, but they were either ruled out ot
order or voted down by a strict party
We.
On only one vote were the political
‘anks broken. It was on an amend¬
ment offered by Mr. Thomas, republi¬
can, of Iowa, to make the filing of re¬
turns incumbent upon ail corpora¬
tions mandatory. On that amendment
seven republicans voted with the
democrats.
The bill as passed requires corpora¬
tions “hereafter organized” to file re¬
turns covering its articles of Incorpo¬
ration, financial composition, condi¬
tion, etc.,' with the interstate com¬
merce commission on penalty of being
restrained from engaging in interstate
commerce, prescribed penalties for
false returns, etc. The commission is
- given authority in its discretion to call
for similar returns from existing cor¬
porations doing an interstate business.
. The commission is given power to
compel the answers to questions and
a fine not to exceed $5,000 is imposed
for failure ^to obey the commission in
this respect. Rebates by carriers is
made punishable with a fine of not
less than $1,000 and corporations vio¬
lating the provisions of this section
are forbidden the use of the instru¬
mentalities of interstate commerce,
i Carriers are prohibited from know¬
ingly transporting articles produced,
manufactured or sold in violation of
the Sherman act. In cases of prosecu¬
tions no person is to be excused from
testifying on the ground that such tes¬
timony would tend to incriminate him,
but for such testimony the witness is
Hot to be prosecuted. The circuit
courts are given purisdiction in cases
of violation, and it is made the duty of
the district attorneys to institute pro¬
ceedings to prevent violations and in¬
dividuals damaged by violations are
given authority to sue.
ANARCHIST RUBINO IN COURT.
Being Tried in Brussels for Attempt¬
ing to Assassinate King Leopold.
The trial, at Brussels, Belgium, of
•Gennaro Rubino, the Italian anarchist,
on the charge of attempting to assas¬
sinate King Leopold, November 15,
by firing three shots at him while he
was returning from the cathedral, was
opened Friday in the assize court.
Large crowds of people gathered in
the vicinity of the court, but only the
witnesses, lawyers and reporters
were admitted. A detachment of po¬
lice of considerable strength main¬
tained order.
Rubino replied volubly to all inter¬
rogations, and whenever he uttered
the word “anarch,” he raised his voice
as though exulting in his connection
therew'th. The prisoner bitterly as¬
sailed modern society as the cause ot
all evil, declaring he only attempted
to take the life of the king because;
the latter was the highest representa¬
tive of society. Rubino added that he
had Intended going to Italy for the
purpose of making an attempt on the
life of the Italian monaren, but he
did not have sufficient funds. During
the prisoner’s examination it develop¬
ed he left the Italian army because his
officers persecuted him.
The prosecution included in the in¬
dictment a letter from Rubino to a so¬
cialist newspaper published in Lon¬
don, justifying the murder of Senor
Canovas del Castillo, the Spanish pre¬
mier, and stating that he, Rubino, had
contemplated killing King Edward
November 25.
In regard to his stay in England,
Rubino said that it was a hospitable
ountry and he decided not to make
an attempt to kill King Edward, as
that would bring trouble on his com-
rades. He spent the money which
he received from the Italian embassy
for spying on anarchists, in purchas¬
ing a revolver, explaining that “an¬
archists ought to always be armed so
as to be in readiness to kill the wild
beasts of society.”
He had hoped to be able to kill King
Leopold, Prince Albert and a few cler-
gymen. When the examination of the
prisoner was concluded, the hearing
of witnesses commenced.
LIBERIA DONATES CASH.
To Assist Emigration Movement to
Africa by Bishop Turner.
Bishop H. M. Turner, of Atlanta, Cla.,
treasurer of the Colored National Emi-
gration and Commercial Association,
organized in Tennessee, has received
froai the republic of Liberia, Meat
Africa, the sum of $25,000 to assist in
the purchase of a steamship to ply be-
tween the United States and West Af-
*‘rica for the purpose of aiding emigra-
tion and commerce from America.
GRBWSOME EXHIBITS MADE.
Shrouds Which Clothed Bootes of tne
Dead are Produced at Trial
of Grave Robbers.
A special from Indianapolis says:
There was a promise that there would
be no lack of sensation during the tes¬
timony of Friday’s trial of Dr. J. C.
Alexander in the grave robbing cases.
A parcel in the possession of detec¬
tives was introduced as evidence. The
parcel contained two shrouds found by
the detectives in the basement of the
Central college during one of the vis¬
its made to the place with search
warrants. One of the shrouds was
identified as the one made for” Mrs.
Catherine Doerring, whose body was
stolen from the German Catholic cem¬
etery.
Samuel B. Martin colored, who was
prominently identified with Cantrill in
the grave robbing business, was the
first witness up. He first met Dr.
Alexander at the latter’s office last
June, he said. The doctor told him
that he wanted from seventeen to
twenty subjects for dissection and
would pay $30 each.
Martin said that a- this meeting Dr.
Alexander told Rufus Cantrill that he
would watch the death returns at the
board of health and would notify Can¬
trill. The first trip, he said, was fh
July, when, with Cantrill and others,
he went to the Anderson cemeteray
and secured the body of Glenaore
Gates and handed it over to the Cen¬
tral college. Next day Colonel Alex¬
ander paid him $10.
His next trip was to the Ebenezer
grave yard, when the boay of Wallace
Johnson was secured. Dr. Alexander
told him the subject was not a good
one, because it was mangled by the
cars, and Martin’received but $5. At
the same grave yard he assisted i *
getting the body of Johnson Stilz, for
which Dr. Alexander paid him $8. In
addition to these bodies Martin said
he got a body at the insane hospital
grave yard, which Dr. Alexander said
was a good subject, but witness said
he did not remember how much mon¬
ey -was paid for it.
Witness assisted in raising body of
Rose Neidelinger at the cemetery
near Traders’ Point.
On another occasion Martin and'
others went, to a cemetery, but were
chased away.
REQUEST OF ALLIES REFUSED.
President Roosevelt Sbys at Job of Ar¬
bitrator in the Venezuelan
Entanglement.
After giving the best part of the
day Friday to a consideration of the
unofficial request from the allies that
he act as arbiter upon the different
points remaining in dispute between
Bowen and the powers. President
Roosevelt has decided it will be best
that he do not act in that capacity.
This decision means that the ques¬
tion of preferential treatment will go
to The Hague tribunal for its decision.
Herbert Angered.
The confirmation of the London dis¬
patch to the effect that lur. Bowen
and the British ambassador at their
interview Monday had a somewhat
heated argument, was obtained in
Washington Friday.
Indeed, it is stated that should the
character of the cablegrams mat the’
British ambassador has oeen sending
to his government regarding the atti¬
tude of Minister Bowen become pub¬
lic, the country would be furnished
with sensational diplomatic incidents,
it is the opinion of the Venezuelan
negotiators other than the British am¬
bassador, that the latter is directly re¬
sponsible for the abrupt breaking off
oi negotiations with Mr. Bowen.
It is the opinion in official circles
at Washington that Minister Bowen
has an absolute right, acting for Ven¬
ezuela, of course to object to Presi¬
dent Roosevelt’s acting as arbitrator.
To do so would cause pain to i.ir. Bow¬
en, whose admiration for Mr. Roose¬
velt is well known, but he feels
obliged to keep well in mind the fact
that he is here not as an American,
but as a representative of Venezuela.
The British ambassador’s conduct
has resulted in several important de¬
tails of the momentous comerence of
Monday last leaking out and these aro
now substantiated by the other nego¬
tiators present.
FOUR DEAD IN WRECK.
Disastrous Head-On Collision Between
Freight Trains in New Mexico.
A Head-end collision between two
Rock Island freight trains early
Thursday, near Tecolate, New Mex¬
ico, resulted in the death of four
men and the injury of several others,
The dead are: Conductor G. Davis,
Fireman Winderwali, and two un-
known men.
Among the dangerously injured is
p. Pictsburn, Torrance, New Mexico.
The wreck occurred at a sharp curvo
on a steep grade.
DIPLOMATS HARD AT WORK.
Rgpjd Exchanges are Going on Anent
Venezuelan Trouble.
Many exchanges are going on be-
tween Washington and European cap-
j ta 2 s ag resu ]t ^ the efforts of the
a ui ec i representatives at the national
capital to prepare satisfactory proto-
co j g p rov t,ji n g f or a settlement of the
Venezuelan claims. The task of draw-
j up th e documents is very compli-
cate( j
CARNESVIRLE GA.. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 13. 1903.
SENATORS WARNED
Not to Pass Anti-Trust Bills by
Millionaire Rockefeller.
A SENSATION IN WASHINGTON
When Asked for Explanation, Man of
Millions Was Silent—President
May. Cal I Extra Session
of Congress.
A Washington special says: It can
be stated on good authority that unless
anti-trust legislation, at least satisfac¬
tory to the administraion, is enaced
at the present session, President
Roosevelt, on the 5th of March, will
call an extraordinary session of the
fifty-eighth congress. The president
himself has told members of congress
of his desire and of his determination
in this regard. It is understood that
the announcement was direct and un¬
qualified.
It is further stated that the determi¬
nation of the president was reached
only after careful consideration of the
strenuous efforts that are being made
to defeat any anti-trust legislation by
; congress. These efforts have covered
'a wide range. They were character¬
ized Saturday by one prominent repub¬
lican leader, to quote him directly, “as
the most remarkable of which I have
had personal knowledge during my
public life.”
These efforts culminated, it is now
declared, in direct appeals from the
Standard Oil Company and through its
president, Mr. John D. Rockefeller, to
members of the senate not to enact
any anti-trust legislation at this time.
Six Senators Warned.
No less tnan six United States sena¬
tors have received telegrams signer
“John D. Rockefeller,’' urging that no
anti-trust legislation be enacted. It
has not been possible to obtain a copy
of these dispatches, which, it can be
said, are practically identical. Substan¬
tially they read as follows.
“We are opposed to any anti¬
trust legislation. Our counsel,
Mr. will see you. It must
be stopped.”
As stated, these telegrams (and it
must be clear that only the substance
and not the exact wording is given
hero) were signed “John D. Rockefel¬
ler.”
Friday morning one of the counsel
of the Standard Oil Company arrived
in Washington and called immediately
upon members of the senate, as indi¬
cated in the telegrams. He did not re¬
main long. Scarcely had he made
known his business than he was in¬
formed, a bit curtly, that his presence
was undesirable and lie left with an in¬
timation that lie would do better to
return to New York.
During the afternoon information
concerning tho receipt, of the messages
reached the house, some of the promi¬
nent. representatives learning the gist
of the dispatches. Then it became
known that this was not the first time
the Standard Oil Company, through
Its attorneys, had endeavored to influ¬
ence legislation in congress at this
session.
Rockefeller is Silent.
A New York special says: John I).
Rockefeller was seen at his house, No.
4 West Fifty-fourth street, late Satur¬
day afternoon. He appeared to bo
wholly unaffected by the startling
neas froffi Washington that he had
been attempting to influence senators
to defeat the Nelson publicity amend¬
ment to the department of commerce
bill.
“The people desire to know whether
the dispatches sent to certain senators
of the United States, bearing your
name, are authentic ” Mr. Rockefeller
was asked.
“I have nothing to say,” was the
calm rejoinder.
“Can you refer me to anybody who
can speak for you?” asked the corre¬
spondent.
“I do not wish to say anything what¬
ever,” replied the Standard Oil mag¬
nate.
Passed Second Reading.
Late Friday night the child labor
hill that passed the senate some days
ago, passed the second reading in the
South Carolina house by a majority of
thirteen.
TELEPHONE COMPANY SOLD.
The Standard, at Atlanta, Disposed of
by Order of Court.
At $200,000, which was the itoset
price fixed by the United States court,
the Atlanta, Ga., Standard Telephone
company’s property was sold to Rob-
ert Alexander, trustee,-senior member
of the prominent Philadelphia law firm,
Alexander & McGill.
The sale, which was the result ol' the
foreclosure of the mortgage in tho
hands of the City Trust Sale Deposit
and Surety company, of Philadelphia,
the amount being $600,000 was con¬
ducted before the door of the Fulton
county court house Thursday at noon.
ROOSEVELT GETS INVITATION.
To Unveiling of Monument to Mary-
land Soldiers at Chickamauga.
President Roosevelt received an in-
vitation Wednesday to attend the un¬
veiling of the monument to be erected
at Orchard Knob, on the Chickamauga
battle field, July 22nd next, in com-
memoration of the services of Mar;
land’s soldiers on both sides of thc
civil war. The matter has been taken
under consideration.
i * Cream of News. X I
Brief Summary of Most
Important Events
of Each Day.
—W. P. Pollock, a member of the
South Carolina house, stated on the
floor that a bribe had been offered
hint.
—The advocates oi temperance won
a victory in the Tennessee house Fri¬
day, a simple local option bill being
passed.
—The withdrawal of Addicks has
not cleared the Delaware senatorial
situation. The enemies of Addicks
question the honesty of his witndraw-
al.
—General debate on the anti-trust
bill closed In the house Friday. Mes¬
srs. Fleming and DeArmond made the
chief speeches for the democrats.
—Hooper Young, the grandson of
Brigham Young, continues to act as if
he were demented during his trial for
the murder of Mrs. Pulitzer.
—The wife of Professor Peck, of
Yale, was found (lead on the beach
near New Haven Friday, having wan¬
dered away from home while dement-
ed.
—In the senate Mr. Morgan, of Ala¬
bama nearly precipitated an open de¬
bate on the canal question by charg¬
ing that the United States has agreed
to pay $3,000,000 to the Colombian
rebels.
—Adelina Patti, the famous canta-
trice, has signed a contract to tour
the United States, beginning Novem¬
ber 1 next. .
—In the first election in Ireland
in which compulsory land purchase
was an issue, the unionist candidate
was elected.
—Rubino, who attempted to kill
King Leopold of Belgium, was placed
on trial at Brussels Friday. Rubino
admits that he planned to kill many
rulers.
—President Roosevelt has refused
the request of the allies to act as an
arbitrator in regard to Venezuela and
the matter will probably he referred to
The Hague.
-—The body of Samuel Hudson was
found Thursday in his home near
Athens, Ga. It is believed that ho was
killed for his pension money.
—Augusta, Ga., is having a hot dis¬
cussion over the acceptance of An¬
drew Carnegie’s offer of $50,000 for a
library.
—Congressman J. >M. Manley, of the*
Tenth North Carolina district, died at
his home in Waynesviile Thursday.
—The Alabama house passed a bill
legalizing the practice of osteopathy.
—The Alabama supreme court has*
rendered a decision impeaching Solici¬
tor R. H. Lowe, of the eighth circuit,
for physical incompetoncy.
—The house has passed ue appro¬
priation for continuing the fast mail
service to the south.
—Captain R. P. Hobson, in an inter¬
view, alleges that he was forced to
leave the navy by Congressman Bank-
head, of Alabama.
—“Gas” Addicks, whose ambition to
be chosen United States senator has
kept Delaware in turmoil for seven
years, has withdrawn as a candidate.
—The strike commission, after tak¬
ing 2,300,000 words of testimony, con¬
cluded its hearings Thursday and is
ready to hear arguments.
It is reported that $3,000,000 of the
$10,000,000 to be paid by the United
States to Colombia for the canal
route, will go to the rebels under an
agreement between tne latter and
American naval officers. Senator Mor¬
gan has demanded an investigation.
—Brazil has decided to send troops
into the territory ot Acre and a clash
with Bolivia may result.
—The government of Honduras has
proclaimed the port of Amalpa block¬
aded. This is the port to which Uni¬
ted States warships are hurrying.
—Senate committee on foreign af¬
fairs has made a favorable report on
the Panama canal treaty, Senators Ba-
don and Morgan voting in the nega¬
tive.
—House naval affairs committee
has made a report on the bribery
charges in which Lessler and Quigg
are exculpated and the guilt placed on
Dobiin.
—The Hill of Tara, once the seat of
the Irish kings and the most historic
spot in the Emerald Isie, has been sold
to an unknown woman for $18,500.
—j n cour j decision at Cincinnati,
Federal Judge Lunton has decided
that negroes prevented (rom voting at
B t a t e elections have no recourse in the
f e( j eral courts,
—There is no apparent change in
the status of the Venezuelan embrog-
lio. The allies have not'replied to
Minister Bowen’s last note.
—Kaiser William, in order to give
the reichstag an object lesson, has
sent to the house a diagram showing
how the naval program of Great Brit¬
ain exceeds that of Germany.
—The house public buildings com¬
mittee left Washington Tuesday night
on route to New Orleans.
—James J. Corbett has signed arti¬
cles to meet Champion Jeffries for
$25,000, and Tom Sharkey has signed
to meet Jack Munro
—The Venezuelan toYffrnment
troops under Alcanthra, a sJaduare of
West Point, have defeat!,*d a force of
rebels.
—Military organization^ throughout
Georgia elected their offic ers i ast Mon-
night. '
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PENSION EXSLAVES
Is Object of Bill Introduced by
Senator Mark Hanna.
IS SAME OLD TIME MEASURE
Supposed by Many to be the First
Move of Ohio Senator’s Campaign
for the Next Presidential
Nomination.
Senator Mark Hanna, of Ohio, in¬
troduced in the senato Wednesday a
bill to provide pensions for former
slaves. This bill provides that ex¬
slaves over 70 years of age shall re¬
ceive a bounty of $500 and a pension
of $15 a month; those between 60 and
70, a bounty of $300 and a pension of
$12 a month; those between 50 and 60
a bounty of $100 and a pension of $8
a month; those under. 50 years shall
be entitled to receive $4 per month
until they are 50 years old, when they
shall receive $8 per month. Another
section of the bill says:
“That relations or others who may
be charged with the support of aged or
infirm persons released from involun¬
tary servitude shall be entitled to find
receive the monthly pension awarded
to such aged or infirm persons in
whole or in part upon showing to the
satisfaction of the secretary of the in¬
terior that such support is afforded in
a humane and becoming manner, the
amount of such payment being under
the control and direction oi the secre¬
tary aforesaid.”
This is a well known old-time bill
in the hails of legislation, and Senator
Hanna has marked upon the bill the
“by request” which is usually employ¬
ed by statesmen when they are du¬
bious about standing sponsor for the
measure they have introduced.
The slave pension has its special
champion in a man n/med l Vaughn,
who recently organized in Was’ningtcn
what he calls the liberty party, with
pensions for slaves as its principal
platform. Vaughn is now presumed
to be somewhere in the south seeking
contributions of 25 cents upon each
of tne prospective pensioners.
At least that is what some people
were discovered doing several years
ago, when a big scandal was unearthed
in this connection.
It was discovered that, these per¬
sons has played upon the credulity of
the ex-slaves throughout the south to
the extent that something like $200,-
000 had been collected in assessments
of 25 cents each upon the promise
that a bounty and pension awaited
each'former slave just as soon as the
bill “reached a third reading,” which
was represented to be a certainty of
the very near future.
An investigation was made and Com¬
missioner of Pensions Evans issued a
public statement to the effect that
such a law was practically impossible
and explained the misleading nature
of the statement that the bill had
“passed to a second reading.” The
postmaster general also took a hand in
U*e fight in behalf of the misguided
contributors to the fund and issued a
general order prohibiting the trans¬
mission of the circulars through the
avails.
For some time thereafter nothing
was heard of the slave pension
scheme.
Several weeks ago a deputation of
colored men went to the white house
to secure from President Roosevelt
his indorsment of this slave pension
proposition. The president turned
them down so hard that the leader of
the deputation went from the white
house swearing vengeance upon Presi¬
dent Roosevelt and declariay^ that they
could control 300,000 votes in the close
states of the north, which would be
thrown against Roosevelt if he were
the republican candidate in 3904. Lat¬
er this defiance was repudiated by
others active in the thowement. The
fact that Senator Hanna has ouJ 1
come
as its chief supporter at this time is
regarded as highly significant.
Orr is Made Vice President.
J. K. Orr, of Atlanta, was elected
vice president of the National Shoe
Wholesalers’ Association at its first,
annual convention in Boston.
THE SAME OLD FIGHT.
Opponents of Southern Fast Mail Once
More Knocked Out.
A Washington dispatch nays: After
a war of words in which personalities
figured in some degree, the house laid
Wednesday afternoon voted to retain
in the postoffice appropriation bill the
item of $140,000 for special mail facil¬
ities through the south.
This is the appropriation that is us¬
ually characterized as the Southern's
subsidy. Because of this annual ap¬
propriation the south is given special
mail facilities on a par with those of
other parts of the country.
NEGROES TO HOLD CONFERENCE.
Colored Citizens of Jasper County,
Ga., Will Discuss Many Subjects.
The negroes of Jasper county, Ga.,
-Will- bo'd a meeting at Monticello on
February 14th to discuss the best
Ideas about farming, going into debt.
how to rear their children, how to pay
for homes, and other questions of in-
terest to the race, There will be a
grand barbecue.
SPAT OVER STATEHOOD BILL
Gallinger and Beveridge Have Lively
Exchange of Verbal ‘‘Hot Air" on
Floor of the Senate.
A Washington special says: To-
ward the tad of the session of the sen¬
ate Wednesday there was a lively ex¬
change of words between Mr. Gallinger
and Mr. Beveridge. The former de¬
clared in unmistakable terms that
Mr. Beveridge and his followers on the
statehood hill were prolonging the de¬
bate in pursuance of a “deliberate and
premeditated system of obstruction.”
The spirited colloquy arose between
Messrs. Gallinger and Beveridge dur¬
ing the coitse of a speech by Mr. Kean,
in opposition to the statehood bill.
The question under discusi'.sc'n was the
unequal representation in congress
enjoyed by certain slates. Mr. Gallin¬
ger remarked that Mr. Beveridge was
simply prolonging the debate by re¬
ferring to it.
“i deny the right of the senator,”
answered Mr. Beveridge, “when a sen¬
ator is engaging in debate here to de¬
scribe any purpose which he may
have.”
“I mil take the right,” quickly re¬
torted Mr. Gallinger, “to say that this
is a deliberate and premeditated sys¬
tem of obstruction.”
“We had the debate out on that
subject the other day,,” said Mr. Bev¬
eridge, “and I think the senate and.
the country understand where the re a!
obstruction is.”
“I think it does” sarcastically re¬
marked Mr. Gallinger.
ALEXANDDRA CURBS EDWARD.
Owing to Queen’s Jealousy King Will
Not Attend a House Party.
A London special says. All England
is gossiping over the announcement
made at V iudsor Wednesday that
King Edward will be unable to at-
tend the house party of the duKG -and
duchess of Devonshire at the duke’s
seat in Chatsworth, this week, owing
to a feverish cold, and the subsequent
appearance of his majesty, apparently
in perfect health, when he planted a
commemorative tree in the castle
park.
To give coilor to (he reported ill¬
ness, however, Sir Francis Laliing, the
king’s physician, was called in, and
said he had a slight touch of influenza.
It is declared that no secret is inane
at Windsor of the fact that the king’s
dcterminal ion not to attend the ’party
was due to Queen Alexandra’s vigor¬
ous objection (amounting to a real
quarrel), to the presence in the list oi
guests submitted bytheduke of Devon¬
shire of the names of certain ladies
who are not received at court, but
whose society the king has always
found particularly agreeahLe.
BOOKER OFF FOR GAlNEDViLLE.
Negro Educator Invited By Mayor and
Other Officials of Florida Town.
Booker T. Washington, principal ot
the Industrial 'School for Negroes at
Tuskegeo, left Wednesday for Gaines¬
ville, Ft a., to address a meeting of
school superintendents and educators
to ho held there. Recently an invita¬
tion was extended Washington be pres¬
ent, hut the discussion which arose
over the matter was of such a nature
that the negro educator decided not to
accept the invitation. Wednesday,
however, he recaived the following
telegram, and as a result left at once
for Gainesville:
“Gainesville, Fla., February 4 —
Booker T. Washington, Tusltegee, Ala.
•Come without fail. You will receive
kindly and friendly welcome. Address
to bo given in court house to both
races.”
This was signed by W. R. Thomas,
mayor; William Holloway, county su-
perintendent, of education and State
Superintendent of Educatton Sheats.
BLIZZARD STRIKES CHICAGO, i
For Hours Windy City Was Cut Oft
from Outside World.
Chicago was the scene Tuesday
night and Wednesday of the worst bliz-
zard in years. Wires were blown down
in every direction and, all telegraphic
lines except those of the Chicago and
Milwaukee road werro for some time
unworkable, as were the long distance j
telephone wires, except one line to 1
Omaha. Chicago for hours Wednesday
morning was cut off from news of the
outside world.
S'XTY-TWO BOYS DIED.
Epidemic of Black Diphtheria Plays
Havoc on Receiving Ship.
Several months ago J. B. Shoemak¬
er, a brother of Mrs. Clark Reed, of
Three Rivers, Mich., enlisted in the |
United States marine service and was
assigned to the United States receiv¬
ship Franklin.
Mrs. Reed has just received a letter
her brother, in which he says
the black diphtheria had been rag¬
ing on the vessel and that out oi sixty-
hoys from the vessel who were
taken to the hospital ship all but five
had died, he being one of the five sur¬
vivors.
Dr. Lloyd Declines Call.
The Rev. Dr. Arthur N. Lloyd, sec¬
retary of the Protestant Episcopal
board of domestic and . foreign mis¬
sions, has declined tne call to be
of Mississippi.
New Department Building.
At Wednesday’s session the senate
in the amendment of thd
providing for a new department
agriculture building, fixing the cost
$1,500,000. This passed tho Wik
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NUMBER 13.
ALL FOR WHITE MEN *«•
Secretary Root Makes Sensational
Speech in New York.
SAYS THE NEGRO IS DOOMED
Declares White Men Oniy Will Hold
Office and that Amendments to
the Constitution Have Proven
Utter Failures.
At the celebration of the fortieth
anniversary of the Union League Club
at New York Friday night Secretary
of War Root made ha address, in
which he said:
“After the civil war the great ques¬
tion was, ‘What shall we do with the
black man?’ and the answer was
‘Give him citizenship, equal rights
and th-a franchise and he will rise.
Three amendments were added to the
const ,i!wikuv, jvnd I l’ear we will have
to f ace the conclusion that the expe-
rirr iC »nt has failed.
“The suffrage has been taken away
f/G'n the negro ,and in many of tne
southern states the blaca man no
longer -has the right of suffrage.
“A curious development has been
seen within the past year. President
Roosevelt has appointed fewer bla'ek
men than President McKinley did,
and there are today fewer black men
holding office than when McKinley
died. Yet loud cries are to be heard
in the south about President Rouse-
policy in appointing black men
t() 0 jjj ce t ; ie 80 uih. Under previous
presidents McKinley, Cleveland, Har¬
rison an(1 back to Hayes - time, more
ae groes were appointed to office and
notblng was sai d '
„ A b; , ack man attended an official
receptitm at thc white housc a short
time ago. The black man was an offi¬
cial of the government, and had al¬
ways attended these receptions. Yet.
the invitation of tile" president to*
these men was the signal for an out-
evy of a thousand papers in tne south
that the whites were being insulted.
“I don't want to argue this question.
I am certainly showing that we have
(o face a new change of feeling in
.the south, that the black man is de¬
nied the right to aspire to the highest (
dignity which was formerly unques¬
tioned 5s now questioned, in a short
time the white man will succeed in
excluding the black man from all of¬
fices in the southern states,
“We can never throw off ,.ie respon¬
sibility that rests on'our people for
the velfare of these biacli people that
we held in slavery for so many gener¬
ations.
“Now that the first attempt has
failed, the question is what to do, and
it should take the greatest thought ol
he greatest minds of the country,"
police report vetoed.
Mayo’r Cowell, of Atlanta, Turns Oowi
Foolish Findings of Committee.
The report of the Atlanta city coun-
oil’s special police investigating com-
mittee, of which Councilman Key was
chairman, has received the veto o!
Mayor Howell,
’i’ho report was adopted by council
during Its last session, and there was
only one vote against it.
is tne belief of memners of coun-
"dil that the veto will be sustained,
as several members of council are
known to have voted for the report of
the committee for the reason that they
were not interested on either side.
Several of them have since expressed
regret that they votea for the report,
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MURDERER UTLEY RECAPTURED.
For His Return to Jail Reward of
$1,000 is Paid.
Edward L. Utley, who is under sen¬
tence of twenty years for the murder
of Hotel Clerk Hollingsworth, and
who escaped from the jail at Fayette-
ville, N. C., Monday night by the al-
leged bribery of the jailer, was recap-
timed Friday morning in Harnett coun-
ty, some twenty miles from Fayette-
ville.
For his arrest and return to jail the
state offered $400 reward, the county
$400 and tho sheriff a personal re¬
ward of $200.
CHILDREN DRAW MOTHER. v
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Erring Crown Princess Finally Gives
Up Her Dear Giron.
A dispatch from Geneva, Switzer¬
land, says: A mother’s love for her
children has at last triumphed in the
heart of the former crown princess o±
Saxony, and in a burst of passion,
which has come as a climax to the
flight from home and husband, the wo¬
man of royal birth has said goodby to
M. Giron and left for home.
The separation was pathetic—almost
heartrending. It was the final battle
the .woman made against her own self. '
“I must see my poor children again.”
The woman almost shrieked the de¬
claration.
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A REGRETABLE PROCEEDURE.
During Mccdy’s Funeral Lawyers
Work on Contest Case.
While Congressman Moody's funera!
was being held Saturday at Waynes¬
boro, N. C., the contest for the seat he
can never occupy was going steadily
on.
This strange an cf regrettable pro-
ceedure was necessary, the attorneys
having the affair in charge say, in or-
«!vt “aiateifi attest fL
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