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ADVANCE VOLUME y. MURDER SPECIALIST ■;# Negro “Voodoo Doctor” Did Pay¬ ing Business in Quaker City. SETTLED DOMESTIC TROUBLES Openly Advertised a “Better Method” Than Divorce to Rid Wives of Husbands and Husbans of Wives—Investigation On. A Philadelphia special says: Murder for money', murder for hate, murder for illicit love, murder for social posi¬ tion, murder for revenge, perhaps thir¬ ty-four murders in all, ae revelations promised by tho investigations now be¬ ing made into the work of “Dr.” George Hoossey, the gay-liaired negro voodoo % man, who was, on Friday, hold without :« bail for complicity in the reported 1 murder of William D. Dansec. That ;Hoossey has sold very large quantities I of arsenic, the sort known to the trade as ratsbane, is an established fact. That he solicited, and actually entered * into a contract to murder a woman tor $100 is true beyond all question; that ho made no less than thirty-four simi¬ lar contracts Is believed by officers of a prominent insurance company who have called in a force of private detec¬ tives to assist the city police in their investigations. In his advertisement Hoossey an¬ nounced a method that was "quicker, cheaper ami more satisfactory than di¬ vorce for those tired of husbands or wives.” It is charged thai he contract¬ ed to Kill objectionable people by "slow doses” for $100 each. To Open Many Graves. Well known physicians in all sec- lions of the city have reported cases to the district attorney that will probably lead to the opening of many graves, and as many inquests by tho coroner. In each of those cases the patient first appeared with a miner complaint, which grow progressively worse and which just boforo death manifested What are now recalled as the usual symptoms of arsenical poisoning. In each of these reported car.es there is a story of big insurance, disturbed do¬ mestic relations or an affair of next of kin. / A clean sweep jbms made Saturday of all the physiq'ans in the northeast section certified of the/rily 03 within who the have past signed two death years that sr®cify heart lesions as the cause D f d/tth and seven of these prac- p litioners were closeted with Assistant IDistrd' 1 Attorney Shoyer for several sho>' 3 ’ <3Krin o which time they went or their office records in the mor¬ tality cases and frankly stated their suspicions. In each of these cases a thorough in¬ vestigation was ordered and the local managers of all life insurance compa¬ nies were asked for information con¬ cerning the policies paid upon these risks. It. is not beiieved, however, that “Dr.'’ Hoossey was knowingly a party to any extensive plan to murder ■eople for Insurance money, i His specialty seemed to be the clear¬ ing up of disturbed domestic relations by deliberate murder with the insur¬ ance feature as a secondary incident of his work. His price, according to the memorandums found in his shop, was invariably $100. Some of his pa- irons are only referred to by numbers, others by hieroglyphics that nobody but himself will ever lie able to solve, but there can be no mistake about the entry of $100 that appears after each of thirty-four en'rios made oil the same record with the $51 entry, which, admittedly, applies to Mrs. Catharine Dansec and the $100 entry which iden¬ tified the case of Detective Gavan, who contracted to have his wife mur¬ dered by Hoossey for $1.00 as a ruse to The recorder of the burea u of health shows that Hoossey issued death cer¬ tificates over his own signature as “George Hoossey, M. D.,” and the au¬ thorities are doing their utmost to dis¬ cover how and from whom Hoossey obtained the blank forms. All of the deaths so certified are to be invest!* gated by Acting Coroner Hammond. Rare are the stories told by the old residents of St. Marys street, where Hoossey once lived, concerning the phenomenal performances of “Old Voo¬ doo Hoossey,” who, they assert, is ’in league with the devil. In those days he sold cure-alls, but later confined his work entirely to the complains of women. His colored patrons carried wonderful stories of his marvelous cures into the kitchens of well-to-do white people, and after a time he re¬ fused to treat colored people. Thus, it is explained, he secured his long list of white patrons and white vic¬ tims. JUSTICE DAY 13 ILL. Newly Appointed Member of Supreme Court Has Attack of Grip. The Associated Press is informed by a member of the family of Justice Dny, of the United Stator; supreme court, that he is suffering from a se¬ vere attack of grip. Ilis condition, it 'admitted, is serious. Mrs. Day and two sons arrived in Washington Wed¬ nesday to attend him. of Brief Summary of Most Important Events of Each Day. —The cut in prices at the Athens, la., dispensary has only caused an ncrease In the profits of the institu¬ tion. —Seventeen negroes have l-een ar¬ rested at McRae, Ga., charged with robberies from the Southern railway’s freight depot. —Paster Williams, of Trinity Meth¬ odist church, at Savannan, Ga., Sun¬ day night reiterated his charges that the Savannah courts arc to blame for i ho prevalence of gambling. —A Mississippi man convicted ol' manslaughter has asked for a new trial on the ground that a member of tho convicting jury is not an American citizen. —Mayor of Evansville, Ind., member of labor union, was compelled to shut off the gas from his house during the boycott. —Colonel Cody (Buffalo Bill) writes to the president, appealing for the pro¬ tection of underbrush on western mountains from the ravages of sheep. That unless this 13 done settlers will have to move. —Count de Bostari had a joyous time while circulating $250,000 in forg¬ ed checks in England. —During a storm in Havana harbor Sunday, the crew of the Dolphin, Sec¬ retary Moody’s vessel, rescued live Cubans from drowning. —King Edward had a conterence with Colonial Secretary Chamberlain Sunday and takod about Chamberlain’s tour to South Africa. —Tho Ocean Steamship Company has contracted for two large steam¬ ships which will ply between Savan¬ nah and New York. —At New Market, Ala., Joe Powers, a white man, tried to exterminate an entire family. —President Roosevelt is considering the advisability of calling an extra session of congress to meet in the fall to consider financial legislation and the Cuban treaty. —Secretary Wilson is interested in silk culture in Georgia, and he will send Dr. HuwarfF of the agricultural department,' to Tallulah Falls to in¬ spect the Magi-d plantations. —Highwaymen hold up a stage in Arizona, murdered six passengers, two of whom were women, and rified the bodies. —It is alleged that Standard Oil men are planning to secure control of the American cotton trade. —The blockade of the Orinoco river, declared by President Castro, of Vene¬ zuela, on March 7, has been raised. —The situation in Honduras has be¬ come so grave (bat a squadron of American warships has been ordered thither. —Secretary of the Navy W. H. Moody sailed from Charleston, S. C., Wednesday, with a party of congress¬ for a cruise of the West Indies. —C. L. Watson, in Chattanooga, thrashed a man who he claims spoke disparagingly of a lady friend. He rode 600 miles to do the work. —The strike of the transfer drivers at Kansas City, Mo., has resulted in violence. —It is said that James R Keene, tho Wall street speculator, is attempting to get control of the Southern Pacific. —Mrs. Pennell, injured in tho auto¬ mobile accident by which her husband war instantly killed, died Wednesday night. —The flood situation along the low¬ er Mississippi is still extremely threat¬ ening. If the levees break incalcula¬ ble damage will result. —Miks Gonzales, a native of Porto Rico, is held at Ellis Island on the ground that she is an alien and has no l/ght to enter the United States. —The indications are that democrat¬ ic amendments to tho canal treaty will be accepted and that a vote will be taken without delay. —The Cuban-American reciprocity treaty has been approved by the Cu¬ ban senate. —Secretary Shaw is in New York In¬ vestigating tho Wall street situation. For several days tne street has been urging the secretary to relieve the stringency. —Captain Abenheimer, who com¬ manded the Irene at Manila, and who had trouble with Admiral Dewey, has been retired by the Kaiser. —After appearing against the Sea¬ board in a Halifax, N. C., court Tues¬ day, Conductor Miller was crushed under a train. —Tito steamship Karamania has reached New Yorit rrom Marseilles and Palermo with a disease resem¬ bling cholera aboard. Six persons died during the voyage. —Four men charged with safe cracking were bound over to the Uni¬ ted States district court at Charlotte, N. C.. Tuesday. —North Queensland has been swept by a cyclone. Scores of people were killed. —At a meeting of stave manufactur¬ ers in Chattanooga Tuesday it was de¬ cided to advance all prices 5 per cent. —Hon. James H. Blount, former congressman, statesman and soldier, died at Macon, Ga., Sunday. CARNESVILLE. GA.. FRIDAY. MARCH 20. 1903. CANAL TREATY SAFE Ratification of Convention Has Been Made a Certainty. Cl'BAN TREATY IS HELD UP Goes Over to New Congress, in Order that House May Act Upon It, Contention of Demo. crats Upheld. * A Washington special says: Tho senate by unanimous consent Thurs¬ day agreed to vote on the Colombian canal treaty Tuesday, The amend- incuts to tho Ircaty to be considered Monday. The request for unanimous agreement was made by Senator Frye. Tho agreement is in part as follows: “That, not later than Tuesday next, the vote upon the resolution for rati¬ fication shall bo taken without further debate. That the injunction of secre¬ cy shall be removed from the speeches of Senator Morgan already printed and submitted to senators, including that to be made by him on the response to the senate resolution calling for infor¬ mation as to the agreement between the Panama Canal Company and our government, and they shall bo printed in The Record, and that the speech or speeches made for and against the ratification of the treaty during the hour cf general debate allowed each side shall bo printed in The Record in like manner as the speeches of Sena¬ tor Morgan.” On motion of Senator Gorman the injunction of secrecy was removed from tho agreement. Many republicans agree that the two amendments proposed by the demo¬ crats ought to be adopted, but they fear any changes will endanger tho treaty. There is every reason, there¬ fore, to believe that the amendments will be voted down and the treaty rati¬ fied as it stands. As to Cuban Treaty. During the day’s session the dem¬ ocrats scored a distinct victory in the matter of the Cuban treaty by forcing the republicans to accept their amend¬ ment providing that the treaty shall not go into effect until it is approved by the congress. This is the point tor wi-.iaii th* agmoorats nave been making their strongest fight, the one which they have regarded as most im¬ portant of all those under considera¬ tion. The republican loaders for their own political purposes have desired to avoid the adoption of such an amend¬ ment to the treaty, fearing it would load to an embarrassing tariff fight in the new congress, out they found that tho best constitutional lawyers on their side agreed that the democratic contention was right, and they accord¬ ingly- surrendered and permitted a unanimous adoption of this amend¬ ment by the foreign relations commit- tce. This, of course, brought a unani- report for tho treaty as amend- The amendment is in these “This treaty shall not take effect un¬ til the same shall nave been approved by the congress.” This amendment removes from this treaty the grave question whether tho president and the senate have the pow¬ er to change tho tariff laws by a treaty made with a foreign govern¬ ment. The original treaty assumed that the president and senate have this power and contained no provision recognizing that an act of congress would be necessary to make the treaty effective. The democratic senators have, from the beginning strenuously contended that tho president and tho senate do not have this power under the constitution, and have insisted that the Cuban treaty should be so amended that it should not be effect¬ ive until made so bv act or joint reso¬ lution cf congress. This contention based upon the constitutional pro¬ reposing in “the congress’ tho “to lay and collect taxes, duties, and excises.” Sons of Vets to Meet in Chattanooga. Chattanooga lias been chosen as tho place for the annual meeting of the Alabama and Tennessee organizations of Sons of Union Veterans TRIED TO MURDER FAMILY. In Revenge Young Man Wounds Two Women, Baby, Boy and Man. Joe D. Powers, a young white man, if New Market, Ala., attempted to ex- erminate a whole family near that dace Friday. j Powers had a difficulty with John Winkle a few days ago and deter- ! mined to got revenge. Ho called at Winkle’s home and opened fire upon the family group through a window, Five people wore shot, including Win- kle, a baby and two women. Winkle’s son was shot in the eye. Immediately after the shooting Powers took a train for Texas. ; ! i MET DEATH FIRST TRIP. New Conductor on Atlantic and Bir¬ mingham Road Fails Between Cars. Edwin Young, conductor on the At¬ lantic and Birmingham railroad, was instantly killed near Cordele, Ga., early Friday morning by falling be- tween two ears of a freight train, Young was only 19 years old, and had just been promoted to conductor, He was making his first trip when the accident occurred. BLOODY \Y0BK OF BANDITS. Stage Ccach Held Up and All of Its Six Occupants Killed and Then Robbed. A dispatch from Tucson, Arizona, says: Mexican' bandiu held up the stago conch which runs between l’ot- nra and Torln, on the Yaqui river. In Sonora, killing all of tho six passen¬ gers. Among them was Piliberto Al¬ varado, a wealthy Mexican, who owns a number of ranches along tho Yaqui river. Alvarado and his wife had taken tho stage from Potam to Torin, and tho men no doubt thought tlioy carried a largo sum of money with them. Tho stago carried very little mail and scarcely any monoy or valuables. Tho hold-up took place about half way between the two towns. Just how the stage was attacked will never be known, as all the passengers and driv¬ er were killed. They were picked up the same aftprnoou of the tragedy and tho circumstances give evidence that they put up a fight, else they would not have been killed. Their bodies were rifled of everything of value on them. The traces had been cut and the horses had been allowed to run wild. cover and body of the stage were full of holes. It is thought by the Guayamas au¬ thorities that the perpetrators were some of the bandits who have taken refuge in the mountains back of Ya¬ qui river and were watching for Alva¬ rado. Friends of the murdered ranch¬ er say that he nad little money with him at the time. Alvarado had been married only two months. With him were Sonorita Julia Berido and Sen- orita De Gonzales, both of prominent families in that country and both of whom were murdered. TRUST SEEKS COTTON CROP. Alleged that Standard Oil People are Planning to Control Staple. A special from Boston, Mass., says: Back of the present movement in cot- ion and the coming consolidation of various cotton product companies, are Standard Oil men, whose representa¬ tives are backing both sides of the market and seeking to carry out plans which the Standard Oil Company has had for years under consideration of controlling the cotton crop of the country through the improved baling process. Sully, the big cotton bull, is a pro¬ tege of General S. W. Weld, of Boston, father of the Planters’ Compress Com¬ pany, and Sully’s broker in cotton ex¬ change transactions. Price’s backer is A. C. Barrage, of Boston, a Standard Oil man, who has just been elected a directors in Planters’ Compress. Bur- rage backed Price in cotton last year and profited $1,000,000 by the deal. Mr. Barrage is a personal friend of H. II. Rogers, nnothcr standard Oil magnate, who has an interest in Plant¬ ers’ Compress, and they are working to secure control of the American cot- ton trade, NOTHING FOR THE WIFE. Murdered Millionaire Burdick Cut Bet¬ ter Half from His Will. The Will of the late Edwin T. Bur¬ dick, murdered in his home at Buffalo, N. Y., February 27, was made public Friday. , Burdick cuts off his wife, who he was suing for divorce, without a cent. He leaves $2,500 to relatives and the rest of his property to his three chil¬ dren, share and share alike. The will was made December 8, 1902. Mr. Bur¬ dick names as executors of his estate Augustus B. Kellogg, George H. Dun- sion and George C. Miller. He names Charles Parke and Risey Tucker, his business associates, as guardians of his three children. Frederick B. Hartzeil, attorney for Mrs. Burdick, was asked if there would be any objections to the will so far as he and his client are concerned. “I can’t tell yet,” he said. “There may bo.” Ten Miners indicted by Grand Jury. Indictments were returned at Charles¬ ton, W. Va., by the federal grand jury against ten miners for resisting oill- rera of the government while trying to rervo process at Atkinsville, prior to the battle at .Stanford city. TURPENTINE WORKERS FIGHT. Fatal Pitched Battle Between Rivals in Two Florida Camps. Assessor Bullard, of McMeekln, Fla., reports a desperate encounted between tho hands of rival turpentine camps noar Orange Springs. A contention arose about a matter Httlo importance between some of ,he negro laborers of Meg’s camp and those of Law’s camp. Tills aroused the fur y of tho enlire cl ' ow <l and pre- cipitated a fight, which ended in a general battle. The report is that eight men were killed and a large number of others wounded. STRIKE ON IN KANSAS CITY. Drivers for Transfer Companies Go Out and Resort to Violence. Violence entered into the strike Wednesday of 211 drivers employed by the fourteen transfer companies of Kansas City, who went out for an in- crease In wages and recognition of their union. Perhaps half a hundred men were employed during tho day to tho places of the str ikers, though little work was accomplished. CUBAN SENATE ACTS Reciprocity Treaty With United States Wins Easilv. VOTE WAS SIXTEEN TO FIVE Three Senators in Favor of Measure Were Absent—Votes Were Ex¬ plained—Sanguilly Led tne Small Opposition. A special from Havana says; Tho senate Wednesday, by a vote of 1C to 6, ratified the reciprocity treaty with the United States. The treaty was ratified by exactly two-thirds of the vole of the senate. Fifteen republican conservatives, cr administration senators and one na- tionalist voted in favor of the treaty, and five nationalists against it. There were three absentees, all of whom, it is believed were in favor of the treaty. The ratification required only a ma¬ jority vote, so that there were three votes to spare. Senor Zayas, the only nationalist who voted for ratification, explaining his vote, said it was his de¬ sire to amend the treaty with refer¬ ence to the exchange of similar com¬ modities produced in both countries, but he had no intention of opposing the treaty itself. Senor Sanguilly, the leader of the opposition, explained that his opposition was designed chief¬ ly to draw out whatever could be ad¬ vanced in support of the treaty and that the arguments of Senator Busta- mente, as put forward in tho senate Tuesday, convinced him that tho country would be more prosperous with reciprocity than without it, but nevertheless his attitude of opposition and disapproval of the acts of the ex¬ ecutive department of the government forbade him voting yes. The vote was taken immediately on the conclusion of a forceful appeal by Senor Biistamente. He insisted that whether the trust or the producers were the chief beneficiaries of the 20 per cent reduction of customs duties on Cuban sugar shipped to the Uni¬ ted States, it was not possible that such differential treatment favoring Cuban sugar in competition with that of Europe could result other than fa¬ vorably to Cuba’s trade. Under the treaty, he said, the Euro¬ pean producer would he unable to compete with Cuba If the European nations were really trying to prevent the ratification of the treaty in the United States senate, it was not on ac¬ count of the little they would lose in the Cuban markets, but because they no longer be able to send sugar the United States. The would also provide the protection that Cuba needed on tobacco. Viewed in another aspect, continued Senor Bu 3 - tamente, the treaty would give Cuba national entity and allow her to enter into commercial relations with the na- tion which was hitherto considered only her guardian. "I vote,” said the speaker, “for the treaty, with the conviction that we in so doing are rendering a patriotic duty to Cuba, even if the treaty is not ap- proved by the United States senate. I do not intend to retire tonight with my mind disquieted by thoughts of a weak and hungry Cuba selling her in- dependence for a bag of money, but rather with the knowledge that through our assistance she has taken progressive steps toward prosperity, power and the protection of her inde- pendence and liberties.” Senator Bustamentc’s speech was loudly applauded. The custom of ap- proving the treaty by articles was dis- pensed with, and tho recommendations of the committee weie approved in their entirety. MOODY RESUMES JOURNEY. - Naval Secretary Leaves Charleston on Cruise of West Indian Waters. Secretary of Navy V/. H. Moody, wiih a party of officials from Washing- ton, arrived at Charleston Wednesday morning and embarked at once on the gunboat Dolphin for a cruise in West Indian waters. The party sailed short¬ ly before noon for the south. TROLLEY LINE ASSURED Will Connect South Carolina Capital With Aiken and Augusta. Tho huilding of tho much-talked-of electric railway line from Columbia to Aiken, S. C., now seems assured. The proposed line will connect at Ai- ken with the Augusta-Aiken line, link- ing Columbia and Augusta. The initial step toward the building of this lino was taken Tuesday when the applica¬ tion for a charter was made to the secretary of state, and a commission was secured. Tho line will pass through the coun¬ ties of Richland, Lexington and Aiken, and will lie 50 miles in length. HOPEFUL AT NEW ORLEANS. Cessation of Stormy Weather Brings Less Danger in River Situation. The river gauge at New Orleans Sunday night Was a little over 19.3, which is only 0.2 below the record of 3897, but the sudden change from stormy weather to sunshine and brightness arid has given renewed hope all along the line. CUIT0N BEASS AIIE TiU,m Wild . Scenes on Floor of Now York Exchange—Hundreds of Shorts Lose All in Upward Rush. Wild panic reigned among the bears of the cotton market at New York Sat¬ urday for half an hour and scenes were enacted In the pit that had never been seen there before even by tho oldest trader. Hundreds of speculators who had walked Into tho (rap laid l)y bull leader, Daniel J. Sully, Friday after¬ noon were ruined. Theodore If. Price and his followers went down in con¬ fusion. During this panic tho prlco of active options fluctuated from a dol¬ lar to a dollar and forty-live cents a bale. After tho bears had covered their contracts at a loss, pnce3 eased off from twenty-flvo to seventy cents a balo in two minutes. Plans for (his “killing” were laid Fri¬ day afternoon when Mr. Sully got im¬ patient at the slurs cast at him by several speculators who had tried to follow his lead. He was asked at noon Friday whether cotton would' go high¬ er, and refused to answer. At once it was reported that he had turned bear, and thoro was a raid on the market. Prices closed at tho bottom, 44 points, or $2.20 a bale below tho highest for the week. Every trader In the pit and one big cotton house went short on futures. The short interest, was so great that a crash or a bear panic was inevitable; it fill depending -on Mr. Sully’s strength which it should be. It is rumored that.Nr. Sully cabled to his friends in Egypt telling oGthe huge short interest. The Egyptians wore therefore up early in tho day booming cotton on tho Liverpool mar¬ ket. By tho time the New York mar¬ ket opened tho Liverpool cables were from C to 7 points abovo tne local clos¬ ing of Friday. Added to this rains in the soulli were reported to have de¬ layed planting the new crop, and the world’s visible supply was reported to be 650,000 bales smaller than*1ast year. Tho pit was surrounded by a throng of brokers long before I no opening, eacli struggling to get to the center ready for quick action the moment the gong sounded. The openinig of the battle was like the loosening of a pack of hungry hounds in sight of their prey, and men grew pale shrieking for cotton. There was absolutely none .or sale. Th'e bull brokers stood calmly looking on at the frantic bears, waning until (heir leader gave the signal to se.i, Mr. Sully stood aside like (he master of ceremonies at an Indian torture. Sud¬ denly ho nodded to a broker, and the long cotton bought at tho bottom Fri¬ day was sold back to tiro sellers 01 Sat¬ urday at staggering prices. COTTON FACTORS ACQUITTED. Tried on Charge of Selling Staple for More Than Client Received. The trial of Henry Newman and I Harris Hyman for embezzlement end- od at New Orleans in acquittal. They were at one time about the wealthiest and most prominent cotton firm in the | city, and are still doing a large busi- ness. I A year ago Colonel Buckner, a lead- f ng cotton planter of north Louisiana, accidentally discovered that some cot- toll which he had consigned to the Arm and which their return to him showed that it had been sold at 9 1-f cents a pound, had really brought 9 1-2 cents. Ho came to the city posthaste an d asked a settlement to cover ah his dealings for some years. The firm P ai( l him $25,000. Other claims were a,so made and the cotton exchange ex- polled them, and endeavored to keep the matter quiet. But it got out and then the grand jury indicted tiiem. Tllis was the trial of the first case and attracted great interest, besides giving employment to an array of law- yers. The defense was that the money was paid to avoid litigation, as the firm had $1,000,100 outstanding among cotton planters, and not to cover any that wrongdoing^ when cotton The firm also claimed was sold In bulk at a uniform price it was averageu, tho cot- ton worth more getting above the sale price. It hold that some cotton sold with Buckner’s at 9 T-2 cents was paid for at the rate of 9 8-4, while Buck¬ ner’s was worth only 9 1-4-cents and was so credited. FINLEY TO GO UP HIGHER. Report that President Spencer, of Southern, Will Have New Job. The Journal and Tribune, of Knox- ville, Tenn., prints the following: ‘Samuel Spencer is to relinquish the presidency of the Southern rail- way on April 35. He will be succeed¬ od by W. W. Finley, at present second vice president of tho road, “While Colonel Henderson, assist¬ ant general counsel of the Southern, refused to state positively what Mr. Spencer will do after resigning, he did not deny that Spencer was to be made chairman of the board of directors ol the Morgan group of railroads.” MURDERED SEVEN PEOPLE. For Second Time Batson Is Convicted In Louisiana Court. The second trial of A. E. Batson charged with the murder o! seven members of the Earl family, near Welsh, La., was concluded at Lake Charles Thursday evening, the jury finding the accused guilty as charged. For a second time Batson stood con¬ and for a second time ho will be lentenced to death. NUMBER 18. AN EXTRA CONGRESS Said to be Under Consideration by President Roosevelt. WANT CUBAN MATTER FINISHED Enactment of Seme Kind of Money Bill is Also Wanted—No Dcfinito Conclusion, However, i3 Reached. According to a Washington special President Roosevolt has under serious consideration tho summoning of con¬ gress in extra session early tills fall. Apparently no determination lias been reached, and there is no official an¬ nouncement of such purpose, but ad¬ ministration leaders acknowledge an extra session is highly probable. The necessity for the formal approv¬ al by congress of the Cuban reciproc¬ ity treaty will be given as the chief reason for such extra session, but it is believed that the strongest influence tending to bring it about is the desire in financial circles for the early pass¬ age of some currency measure like the Aldrich bill with the idea of fur¬ nishing a means to relieve the proba¬ bility of money stringency in Novem¬ ber and December. The conferences which have been held by J. Pierpont Morgan with President Roosevelt, Senator Aldrich and Senator Hanna are understood to have related princi¬ pally to tills contingency. President Roosevelt lias been strong¬ ly imbued with the idea that unless Cuban reciprocity legislation is made effective at once there will be suffer¬ ing in Cuba. It is said that Mr. Mor¬ gan disabused his mind of this idea. Mr. Morgan reported conditions in the island at present most favorable, and said the outlook for the future was bright. He saw no reason for imme¬ diate action by congress in line with the treaty. Cubans Need Help. The president has teen so strongly of the opinion that the Cubans need help that he thinks congress should act early this fall, rather than to wait for tho regular session, which con¬ venes in December. The next crop of Cuban sugar will bo marueted in De¬ cember and January, and it is his de¬ sire that tho Cuban planters and Amer¬ ican importers be given the benefit of the reductions set forth in the treaty on tho coming crop. It is almost certain if this Cuban matter were allowed to go over to the regular session there would be no ac¬ tion upon it before January, which would mean the postponement of re¬ lief for another year. The desire to put through Cuban legislation and also to put through some currency bill will, it is now confidently expected, bring a call for an extra session to meet prob¬ in Friday was one of conferences in the senate. The republican steering com¬ mittee decided that all republicans should vote against the proposed amendments to the Panama canal treaty. Tho proceedings of the sen¬ ate will now bo taken stenographical- ly for publication in the Record in ac¬ cordance with tho agreement reached Thursday. The democrats will strong¬ ly support their amendments designed to secure absolute American sover¬ eignty over the canal strip with recog¬ nition of the right of this government to defend its property in any way it desires, including the right to fortify. It is positively certain none of these amendments will be adopted. After they fail, it is expected a number of democrats will voto to ratify the trea¬ ty as It stands. A good many republi¬ cans would like to vote for some of tho democratic amendments, but thoy will follow the direction of their steering committee. Republicans Doubtful. Some senators who talked with tho president Friday believe it to he un¬ likely that an extraordinary session will be called next autumn. They say many reasons might be cited why such a session should not he held, tho prin¬ cipal one being that some important state elections are to be held in No¬ vember and members ol congress will be busy with political affairs in their own states CONVIICTS IN GREAT DEMAND. All Available Help Hurried to Work on Mississippi Levees. Governor Longino, of Mississippi, received scores of lelegrams irom the levee district 'Thursday morning, all of an apprehensive nature. The levee board at Clarksdale believes that tho levees in Isaquena county are in great danger and has asked for more convicts at once, free labor—betrrg- scarce. Warden Henry was ordered to rush all convicts possiblo from the state farms on special trains. They will be distributed at weak points along the line. THE CITY OF MACON LAUNCHED. New Vessel of Ocean Steamship Com¬ pany Slides from Her Ways. The steamer City of Macon, which is being built at Roach’s ship yard, at Chester, Pa., for the Ocean Steamship Company, was launched at 1 Saturday. Miss Rheta Etheridge, of Macon? Ga., christened the vessel. Many rep¬ resentatives of the Ocean Steamship Company were present