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CARNESVILLE ADVANCE
VOLUME V.
NOW COIVIES BRYAN
And Says That Cleveland Has
. Not One Single Chance.
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Admits to interview
At the Same Time, Nebraskan Takc3
Occasion to Hurl a Cyclcnc of
Hot Air at Several Prcrr.i
nent Newspapers.
Tho News, of Newark, New Jersey,
prints the following from its Lincoln,
Nebr., correspondent:
William J. Bryan received The New3
correspondent very cordially at his
country residence, 4 mileS from Lin¬
coln. A typewriting machine was click¬
ing busily in the upstairs room and the
farm hands were at work in the adjoin¬
ing fields. Mr. Bryan’s red brick
house is more modern and more pre¬
tentious than the somewhat old-fash¬
ioned home of Grover Cleveland at
Princeton.
Mr. Bryan would not submit to an
Interview unless the questions were
written and the answers recorded ver¬
batim as h9 spoke them.
“Is It possible for Grover Cleveland
to receive the democratic nomination
next year, Mr. Bryan?”
“There is not the remotest possibil¬
ity of Mr. Cleveland becoming the
nominee. Even his staunchest frieuda
would not risk him as a candidate,"
-said Mr. Bryan.
“But Mr. Cleveland has apparently
come out of retirement and many sup¬
pose lie is seeking the nomination,” :c-
rnarked the News man,
“I am not in Mr. Cleveland’s con¬
fidence,” said Mr. Bryan, “and, there¬
fore, cannot give any inside explana¬
tion, but as an outsider, I venture to
say that his purpose is to positively re¬
fuse to be a candidate after awhile and
then allow his friends to say that he
would have been nominated and elect
cd had he not refused to run. This
might afford Mr. Cleveland some satis
faction as a salve for the bruises which
he has nursed since IF DC.
“Theie is a tale of the democratic
pa/ty which was very nc-.riy pulled out
seven years ago, that is just as monop¬
olistic in its tendencies as the republi¬
can party is. There are also a number
cf newspapers, and I will name a few
of them: Tho Chicago Chronioie,
Nashville- American, Louisville Cou¬
rier-Journal, Boston Herald. Philadel¬
phia Ledger, New York Times, Brook¬
lyn Eagle and some others. This class
of newspapers can bo relied upon to
support any republican policies.
“This class of newsj pers represent
as public sentiment that which tiny
desire the people to think is public
sentiment.”
Mr. Bryan said this in a way which
made it plain that he thought this fs
just what was done in tne extensive
comments of the ovation given Mr.
Cleveland at St. Louis on dedication
day.
EXTRA SESSION OF C0NGRE3S.
Mr. Cannon Dsclares Body Will be
Called to Meet In November.
A special session of congress will bo
called to meet November 9 next. This
announcement was made at Lincoln.
Nebr., Saturday evening during the
visit, of Congressman Joseph G. Can
non, of Illinois. Mr. Cannon said:
“I believe there will be a special
session of congress called to meet No¬
vember 9; isn’t that the way you un¬
derstand it?” said he, turning to Con¬
gressman Burkett, whoso guest ho is.
Mr. Burkett assented.
It was given out later that Mr. Can¬
non met President Roosevelt during
the latter’s visit to St. Louis, and that,
the two had a conference on this mat¬
ter, that the determination to call a
special session of congress was then
reached, and it was agreed or, at least,
understood that it should not be an¬
nounced until some aater date. Con¬
gressman Cannon discussed the needs
of legislation relating to islands affairs,
and said that the reciprocity measures
not enacted by the last congress were
greatly needed. Mr. Cannon is in Ne¬
braska, looking after property inter¬
ests.
PERSHING EXPEDITION RETURNS.
■*.
Raid Into Section of Mindanao Ex¬
pected to Have Good Effect.
A Manila dispatch says: Captain
Pershing and his column have returned
to Camp Vicars, Mindanao, from the
expedition through the country east of
Lake Lanao. The column experienced
no opposition after the fighting at. Ta-
raca. The prisoners captured at Taraca
took the oath of allegiance to the
United States and were released.
Among tho Moros killed in the Taraca
forts were nine dattos and one sultan.
The moral effect of this fight will be
far-reaching.
AMERICANS ARE BLAMED.
Nicaraguans Think Mcnree Dcctrinc
Should Have Been Enforced.
Report comes from Nicaragua that
Americans are openly hissed on ac¬
count of the feeling against President
Roosevelt, who is blamed for “not en¬
forcing the Monroe doctrine” by pre¬
venting Great Britain and Germany
from collecting their debts from Sa!-
vador and Nicaragua.
JENKINS VET0
Governor cf Florida Disapproves of a
Most Important Measure Passed
by the State Legislature.
Tho Atlanta Constitution’s Washing¬
ton correspondent wires his paper
from Tallahassee as follows:
“The governor of the state of Flor¬
ida has served notice upon the people
of his state, the south and the country
at large of tho grave . angers involved
in a movement to which many south¬
ern people, and some southern states,
have unthoughtedly lent their aid. Of
far-reaching import is a veto message
which Governor Jennings has just sent
to tho Florida legislature. Locally
this measure has attracted attention
principally because of a discussion in
the senate over the cucstion whether
the governor had authority to veto
this particular measure, but, even here
where there has been much discussion
of this phase of the matetr, the broad
significance of the governor's act does
not seem to be fully realized. It is a
pretty safe prediction that, as a result
of bis act, a movement which was well
under way, will have a quietus placed
upon k.
"This is the movement for the call¬
ing of a constitutional convention of
the United States.
“Under the guise of making effect¬
ive the sentiment prevailing in many
quarters in favor of the election of
United States senators by the direct
vote of the people, tho legislatures of
a number of states—it is said of twen¬
ty-four—have adopted resolutions ad¬
dressed to the congress requesting
that a constitutional convention be
called in accordance with the provis¬
ions of article 5 of the constitution of
the United States. Florida was num¬
ber twenty-five on the list—or would
have‘been had tne governor not exer¬
cised his veto power upon the joint
resolution which had passed both
houses and was presented to him in
the usual qrder of things for his ap¬
proval. While this veto message was
being considered in the senate, the
house, apparently without knowledge
that it had been written, had pointed
out to it by a prominent member tlu
dangers involved in the resolution
and promptly took action which was
in effect a request upon the governor
that he exorcise his veto upon the res¬
olution which had so recently been
passed. Subsequently tho senate, by
formal vote, sustained the governor
n his veto, and tne danger so far as
Florida is concerned, is ,past.
“Whatever other status may or
may not do, Florida will have no hand
in the calling of a constitutional con¬
vention of the United States.”
Reasons for the Veto.
Governor Jennings, in his veto mes¬
sage, says in part:
“I do not understand that there ex¬
ists a necessity for a constitutional
convention to revise the constitution
of the United States. I am deeply im¬
pressed, after the investigation and
study I have given to this subject dur¬
ing the limited time tnat is allotted to
me by the constitution for the consid¬
eration of hese matters, that it is not
for tho best Interests of me people of
Florida—nor for Florida as a sover¬
eignty—that she should take part in,
er become a party to, an application to
congress to call the convention as set
forth in this resolution.
“Chapter 5014, laws of Florida, pro¬
vides for the holding of primary elec¬
tions in Florida for nominating can¬
didates for any office under the laws
of this state, and to take the sense of
the members of said party as to their
choice for United estates senator. To
my mind this meets the demand of
the people of Florida for an opportun¬
ity to participate directly in the selec¬
tion of a person to represent them as
United States senator.
“The power of an election of a Uni¬
ted States senator by members of the
legislature maintains the autonomy of
states, and, it seems to me, in the
light of our recent experience with the
primary nomination, and the election
of United States senator In obedience
thereto by your honorable body, that
this is the best solution of what has
appeared to the public mind as a dif¬
ficult problem.”
WANT JUDGE TO VACATE.
Motion is Made by Attorneys for Caleb
Powers at Georgetown.
The case against Former Secretary
of State Caleb Powers, as accessory
to the murder of William Goebel, three
years ago, was called at Georgetown
Ky., Wednesday for a third trial, when
attorneys for Powers renewed theti
motion for Judge Cantrill to vacate
the bench. The judge took tho mo
tion under advisement.
The cases of Harlan Whitaker, “Tal
low Dick” Combs and J. W. Davis a:
accessory to the Goebel murder wer<
continued.
RICH HAUL BY ROBBERS.
Express Agent Forced to Open Safe
and Give Up Valuables,
Agent John Peterson, of the United
States Express Company, at Britt.
Iowa, was compelled by two masked
and armed men to open tne safe In his
office Thursday morning and permit
the robbers to take a package contain
lng $10^000, They also secured other
packages of money, and after binding
and gagging Peterson, they escaped.
CARNESVILLE. GA.. FRIDAY. MAY 15. 1903.
IlNDIANOLA SHAMED
Tennessee Has a New Phase
of the Race Problem.
BLACK CARRIERS BARRED
Rural Mail Delivery Suspended Be-
caure Colored Carrier Was
Held up by Masked
Men.
A Washington special says; Serious
trouble broke out in a new place in
.he postoffiee department Thursday.
Postmaster General Bayne received
telegrams from postal of. ''.als in Ten¬
nessee, stating that John C. Algood, a
negro rural free delivery carrier at
Gallatin, had been held up while per¬
forming his duty, by masked men,
and told to leave the service at once
under threats of death.
Postmaster General Payne has sus¬
pended the service on the route, pond¬
ing investigation. He looks upon the
matter as very serious, as there are
ninny negro carriers in tne rural free
delivery districts of the south, and a
suspension of a large part of the ser¬
vice is possible if the white people
maintain their present attitude. The
incident may become a second Indian-
ola case. The news- of the affair
reached the postmaster general in the
following telegram from Postmaster
H. Swaney, of Gallatin:
“Carrier rural route one, while mak¬
ing trip today, was held up by masked
men. Ordered not to make another
trip. Advise.”
The next dispatch came from W. F
Conger, the special agent in charge of
the rural free delivery service, with
headquarters at Nashville, Tenn., as
follows:
“Rural carrier No. 1, colored, Galla¬
tin, Tenn., in interview with me to¬
night advises that he was stopped on
route today by armed masked men
ind his life threatened if he continued
n service. Threat also applied to col¬
ored substitute carrier . Warned not
to divulge cause of his removal, but
o assign other reasons. No time al¬
lowed to wait upon appointment of
successor. Believing it hazardous, he
will not serve route tomorrow, unless
assurances are given him that no vio¬
lence will be committed. Piease ad-
;isG me what instructions will be is-
sued in the premises. An immediate
answer will be greatly appreciated.”
Mr. Conger is the rural free delivery
inspector for the state of Tennessee.
The route on which the trouole occur-
•ed was put in effect by department-
in March 1, and there were five appli¬
cants under the civil service rules for
appointment as carriers. The three
men who stood highest in the exami¬
were ail negroes. The highest
on the list, Allen F. Dillard, received
the appointment, as mere was no op
tion for the officials. Shortly after¬
wards lie resigned bis place and the
second man on the list was appointed.
John C. Algood. This case is regarded
as more serious than the Indianola
affair because it involves the serious
crime of holding up the malls and pre¬
cipitates anew the race problem in tho
south. In speaking of me affair
Thursday night Postmaster General
Payne said:
“There are only two courses left
open for the department. We must
either suspend the rural free delivery
service in those districts where tho
white people object to negro carriers,
or we must send United States sol¬
diers to protect these carriers in the
performance of their duties. It would
not be practicable to give them a mili¬
tary guard and although no decision
has been reached, tho probable result
will be a permanent suspension of the
business in districts where such trou¬
ble occurs. After further investiga¬
tion and. report, ..ie case In Tennessee
will probably he referred to the depart¬
ment of justice.”
This latest incident in Tennessee is
regarded in Washington as another
and important phase of the race prob¬
lem in the south.
Southern Side of Question.
Representative Gaines, of Tennes¬
see, in whose district there are sever¬
al negro rural curriers, explains the
southern side of the question by say¬
ing that the women and children in
the sparsely settled communities of
the south were actually afraid to have
the negroes come to their houses to
deliver the mail.
DID DUTY; LOST JOB.
Chief of Internal Revenue in Porto
Rico is Forced to Resign.
A dispatch from San Juan, Porto
Rico, says: John S. Hord, formerly
chfef of internal revenue, sails for
New York on the steamer Caracas.
His resignation was forced oecause he
prosecuted the smuggling cases with¬
out Treasurer Willoughby’s orders.
JOSEPHINE IS CONVERTED.
Indianapolis Girl Soon Tires of Her
Titled Foreign Husband.
The Countess von Borss, who, be¬
fore her marriage, was Miss Josephine
Holman, of Indianapolis, and at one
time the betrothed of Signor Marconi,
of wireless telegraphy fame, has sailed
from Europe for American for the pur¬
pose of securing a divorce from her
‘itled husband.
CONVENTION OF BAPTISTS.
Great Host cf Delegates Gather In Sa¬
vannah—Governor Terrell Dellv>
ere an Address of Welcome.
The Southern Baptist convention
was called to order ill Savannah, Ua„
Friday morning with 1,057 delegates
from all sections of tho union, present.
After organization, Ex-Governor J.
P. Eagle, of Arkansas, was re-elected
president while Dr. Lansing Burrows,
of Tennessee, and Dr. Oliver Gregory,
cf Alabama, were re-elected secreta¬
ries. George W. Norton, of Louisville,
was re-elected treasurer, and Dr. W. P.
Harvey, of Louisville, auditor. All the
old officers were re-elected except
three vice presidents.
The new vice presidents are George
Hillyer, of Atlanta; R. C. Buckner, of
Texas ■ A. E. Adams, of Portsmouth,
Va.
The welcome address was delivered
by Governor Terrell, who had been
asked to perform this service by Dr.
Jordan, pastor of the Savannah First
Georgia, said Governor Terrell, al¬
ways extended the glad hand to all
who came within her borders to bene¬
fit her people. This Is what the Bap¬
tists are doing and they are cordially
welcomed. Tho sentiment of every
Georgian was to live for others and
not for self alone. He congratulated
the convention on meeting In Georgia.
A movement known ns the Greater
Georgia movement was on foot and ev¬
ery day a Georgian knew he lived In a
state bigger and better than it was tho
day before. Tho Baptist churches had
caught the spirit of the movement and
the denomination in Georgia today was
greater than ever before. The church¬
es had raised more money than ever
before and he hoped the brethren
would catch the Greater Georgia move¬
ment and carry it home with them.
In closing ho referred to the fact
that the convention was in the hands
ot Savannah, a city noted for its hos¬
pitality. Savannah had done for the
great American admiral what the en¬
tire Spanish navy could not do, put
him to bed. He hoped that the con¬
vention would help Brother Jordan to
teach Savannah that water was made
to drink. Savannah was a city of
much water, because so little '"as used
for drinking purposes.
Governor Terrell made a splendid
impression upon his brethren.
Dr. P. T. IThIc. of Kentucky, re¬
sponded to the address of welcome in
a very witty speech. Savannah, ho
said, had done one thing, drawn tho
Baptists very close together. There
were seven in his room at the hotel
and fifty-seven in the next room.
The convention joined heartily in
singing “Tho Old Ship of Zion.”
Dr. Willingham read the report of
the foreign mission board, and called
to the fact that 89 1-2 cents
of every dollar contributed goes
the foreign field, The total ex-
for sending the gospel to for¬
lands was shown to be ten and a
cents.
After the reading of Dr. Willing¬
ham’s address a very affecting scene
took place. The missionaries of tho
convention who were present came to
to the front and were introduced.
They wero Rov. A. G. Washington, of
Indian Territory; Rev. W. T. Lumiey,
of Africa; Rev. R. T. Bryant, of China,
and S. M. Sowell, W. E. Sallee and W.
B Glass three new young men who
have just been accepted by the board
for work on the foreign efild. Then
Dr. R. H. Graves, who has been in
China for 47 years, was Introduced.
He was presented by Dr. Willingham
as a man who had refused to receive
a salary so that tno board might use
his salary in sending another man out
to work with him. The convention, as
a mark of honor, rose when the veter¬
an missionary was presented. A stir¬
ring song was sung and the brethren
pressed forward to shake hands with
old soldier and with his fellow labor-
ers.
The fifteenth annual meeting of the
Woman’s Missionary Union of the
Southern Baptist convention was held
in the lecture room of the Independent
Presbyterian church. Mrs. Wiliam
Royall Howell delivered an address of
welcome and the response was by Mrs.
Wheeler, of Nashville.
ALLEGED ASSASSIN TAKEN.
Pcsse Arrests Man Charged With the
Murder of Marcum.
The capture of Curtis Jett, charged
with the assassination of J. B. Mar¬
cum, in Jackson, Ky., was accomplish¬
ed without bloodshed at 3 o’clock Sun¬
day morning. He is now in tho Clark
county jail at Winchester.
Bearing a warrant which had been
sv.orn out by Sam Jett, uncle of tho
accused, Sheriff McChord and a posse
of seven left Winchester at midnight
Sunday and took Curtis by surpriso
at the home of his mother, near Jack-
son’s Ferry.
MISS MORRISON LOSES OUT.
Her Sentence of Twenty Years tn the
Pen Must be Served.
The Kansas supreme court has af¬
firmed the decision of the lower court
in the case of the state vs. Jessie Mor¬
rison. Jessie Morrison was declared
guilty of killing Mrs. Olin Castle throo
years ago at the Castle home in Ehlo
rado. The decision means twenty
years’ imprisonment.
CZAR COURTS WAR
Prepares for Hostilities Over
the Manchurian Affair.
WE MAY CALL A HALT
Strong Probability cf Alliance Do-
tween the United States, Eng¬
land and Japan to Oppose
Attitude of Russians.
A Washington special says: Tho
state department has received official
confirmation from its agents in China
of tho Increase of the Russian garri¬
son in Neu Chwang, Manchuria, and
there is reason to believe, if President
Roosevelt approves, that It Is prepar¬
ing to tako vigorous steps in the mat-
ter.
Secretary Hay was In communica¬
tion Friday with President Roosevelt
in California as to tho course to pur-
sue.
It is stated that the department has
had its patience tried by tho course
of the events in Manchuria and that
it now contemplates u more radical
step than any which lias heretofore
marked the negotiations between tho
powers on this subject. The proposed
step contemplates joint action by Ja¬
pan, England and tho United States.
Tho preceding negotiations have
been hampered by the inability of Ibis
government to act jointly with other
nations without violating /its tradi¬
tions, but it is now hinted that some
plan of co-operation with England and
Japan may be devised that will have
the effect of convincing the Russian
government of the united determina¬
tion of the three nations to insist
upon Russia’s evacuation ol’ Manchu¬
ria, while not actually coinmittting the
United States to a forma! alliance.
This program is subject to tho ap¬
proval of the president. If it is not
looked upon with favor by him the
state department may fall back on its
former method of individual represen¬
tations to Russia and ask another ex¬
planation of the happenings in Man¬
churia.
In such event the Russian answer is
already forecast by the officials in
Washington. Under the Russian rep¬
resentation to the powers the troops
were to have been withdrawn from
Neu Chwang just one month ago Fri¬
day.
Pledge Violated.
It is understood, as a matter of fact,
that a portion of the Russian force
was withdrawn from barracks in Neu
Chwang to tents outside. It is pre¬
sumed from Pekin advices that these
troops have now returned to the city.
However, it is pointed out that Russia
a saving clause In the prom¬
ise to withdraw from Manchuria, the
language being “Provided, however,
that the action of other powers shall
stand in the way.”
Russia, it is understood, now claims '
this proviso was violated by Ja¬
when she mobilized her fleet and
showed signs of military
which wore a menace to
Accompanying the news of the re-
oeeupation of Neu Chwang conies a
warning from other agents in China
that the Russian attitude is injuring
the chances of the treaty which Mr.
Conger and Consul General Goodnov;
have been negotiating with China in¬
volving the opening to American trade
of tho ports of Taku-Shan and Mouk-
den in Manchuria.
Advices from Pekin.
According to dispatches from the
Chinese capital, tho Russians, it is
stated, have reoccupiod Neu Chwang
with a large force and have also put
garrisons in tho fort at the mouth of
Liao river. They arc further reported
to lie making extensive warlike prepa¬
rations.
The news of Russian activity, which
comes from a most, trustworthy source
at Ney Chwang adds that on their re¬
turn to New Chwang tho Russian
troops brought with them several
large guns. A large force has been
ordered to reoccupy Tien-Chwang-Tai.
The Russians have 14,000 troops be¬
tween the mouth of the Liao river and
Port Arthur.
ROADS FORM AN ALLIANCE,
Gould Interests and Seaboard Work
Together for Southern Outlet.
It is reported in Chicago that the
Goukl interests have formed an alli¬
ance with those of tlic Seaboard Air
Line by which the former will obtain
an outlet to tho south Atlantic ports,
which they are understood to havo
been seeking for some time.
Colombian Congress Has Been Called.
Official news has just reached tho
isthmus from tho capital, Bogota, to
the effect that the Colombian congress
has been called for June 20.
SUNDAY PAPERS EXCEPTED.
Florida Legislature Passes Bill in In¬
terest of Publishers.
Under the suspension «f rules, tho
senate bill exempting newspapers
from the operation of Sunday laws
was passed by the house by a vote of
29 to 22. The*?iill is intended prima-
rily for the relief of tho Pensacola
Sunday paper, the state blue laws ba-
ing enforced in that city.
RUSSIA BACKS DOWN?
Soldiers of Czar are Hastily With,
drawn from Neu Chwang—Action
Mystifies China.
Advices from Pekin, China, state
that tho official at Neu Chwang who
sent, Friday's news of Russia's alleged
action at Neu Chwang and elsewhere
in Mancdiurla telegraphed Saturday
that the occupation of tho forces at
tho month of tho Liao river was tempo¬
rary and that tho Russians have now
withdrawn.
Official circles at Pekin are mysti¬
fied. Their subordinates at Neu
Chwang have not, reported tho reocoa-
pation of that place, hence there Is a
disposition to question the correctness
of the Information, although the author
of Friday's story is considered to bo
one of the ablest and best Informed
foreigners In China.
Deep Concern Felt by Japan.
Mr. Takashlra, tire Japanese minis¬
ter, at Washington, had a long inter¬
view wllli Secretary Hay at the state
department Saturday. He manifested
deep concern over the. Manchurian sit¬
uation, but declared that the legation
was without official advices, in tho ab¬
sence of which ho did not care to dis¬
cuss the matter. There is an intima¬
tion that Japan is disappointed at the
character of the support she has re¬
ceived from other powers up to this
time In her efforts to slop Russia’s al¬
the
state department the minister took oc¬
casion to single out the following
ments printed Saturday morning:
“It is pointed out That Russia em¬
ployed a saving clause In the promise
to withdraw from Manchuria, the lan¬
guage being; provided, however, that
the action of other powers shall not
stand In the way, and the further state¬
ment. that ‘Russia, it is understood,
now contends that this proviso was vio¬
lated by Japan when she mobilized her
fleet and otherwise showed signs of
military preparations which were con¬
strued as a menace to the Russians.’ ”
Commenting upon the latter state¬
ment, he said:
“Such a contention, if made, is un
warranted.” Mr Takahira added that
there has been nothing in the move
ment. of the Japanese navy that could
be construed as a menace to Russia.
"The movements of Japan’s war
ships,” said the minister, “are simply
incidental to spring maneuvers in
Caribbean last winter.”
Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa-
dor at Washington, said in reply to a
question Saturday:
“When the whole truth is known it
will jo found that Russia has not vio¬
lated a single pledge made to any na¬
tion, nor does she intend to do so.
Moreover, whatever steps have been
taken in Manchuria are only in self-
defense.”
Russia Deprecates Reports.
Tho foreign office in St. Petersburg
strongly ,, deprecates , , ,, (he excitement ,,
concerning Mancnuria. It believes mis¬
makers are responsible for the -e-
‘ )or * s an< l sa ys the arrival of troops at
Neu Chwang was due to the retirement
of troops from Moukden province
southward instead of northward. The
troops depart by sea. The other al¬
leged warlike preparations of Russia
ridiculous.
PAYNE TAKES ANOTHER SCALP.
Postoffiee Employe Filed Charges and
Then Failed to Sustain Them.
Postmaster General Payne,
day, dismissed James Dower, a '.'reman
employed in tho postoffiee department,
as a result of charges that Dower had
recently filed against Chief Engineer
James O’Donnell and other superior of-
licers. Dower alleged that a ring to
govern promotions and other matters
existed in the engine room and that
improper contracts had been made.
The charges weft investigated by a
postoffiee inspector, and the report
docs not sustain them.
Tho postmaster general announced
Saturday that tho action of Dower in
making the “frivolous and scandalous
charges, giving them publicity and
then failing utterly to sustain them is
to the detriment of the service and
subversive of all discipline. The dis¬
charge of Dower is ordered for the
good of tho service.”
military cadets expelled.
Refused to March Behind Negro Drum
Corps on Memorial Day.
Milledgevllle, Ga., for several days
past has been in a state of excite-
,neat due primarily to the refusal of
the cadets of the Georgia Military col-
lege to march behind a negro drum
corps on Memorial day.
As a result of their action the cap¬
tain of company A, and two privates
of company B, have boe>: dismissed,
Sovcrnl cadets are under arrest and
several others have applied for honor¬
able discharge and have returned to
their homes.
PROTOCOLS ARE “CINCHED.”
Documents for The Hague are Finally
Signied in Washington.
The Venezuelan protocols, submit¬
ting the question of preferential treat-
ment to The Hague tribunal, and also
protocols for the mixed commission at
Caracas, were signed at the British
embassy in Washington shortly before
7 p. m. Thursday my Minister Bowea.
Ambassador Herbert, Minister Stern-
berg and Ambassador dcs Planches.
NUMBER 2(5.
SCANDAL GROWING
Serious Aspect Looming Up
in Postoffice Muddle.
TULLOCH MAKES REPORT
Revelations of Former Cashier of De¬
partment Implicates, to Greater
or Less Degree, Many
Former Officials.
A Washington special says: Tho
postofllce department scandal is rap¬
idly assuming mora serious aspects.
The revelations made by Mr. Seymour
W. Tulloch are startling in their char¬
acter, Involving in the scandal, in
greater or less degree, former Post¬
master General Smith, former First
Assistant Postmaster General Perry
Heath, Postmaster Mcrrtt, of tho
Washington city postoffice and former
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Vanderllp. Some of inese men were
probably led Into doing; things that
wero irregular and Illegal without
knowing the true character of their
actions, relying on the advice of others
that tho matters were perfectly regu¬
lar, but Mr. Tulloch makes it perfectly
clear that when an investigation was
set on foot by Comptroller of the .
Treasury Tracewell that would havo
brought out many of the irregulari¬
ties of the postal service, and when
an efficient employee of the comp¬
troller’s office began to uncover un¬
pleasant truths the whole matter was
suddenly stopped and the employee
of the comptroller’s office was trans¬
ferred to another bureau at a reduced
salary.
It will not do for the men involved
In Mr. Tulloeh’s revelations to at¬
tempt to discredit them on the ground
that, they came from a dismissed em¬
ployee. Such an attempt might have
some effect outside of Washington,
but it will havo no weight with men
who know Seymour W. Tulloch. Thy
standing of tho fornfer cashier of tho
Washington postoffiee in the business
onmmunlty of the city is one that any
man might be proud to have. Ho
served for more than twenty years as
cashier of (he postoffiee under repub¬
lican and democratic administrations
alike and never a breath of scandal
was attached to the conduct of his of¬
fice. It was only when, about the time
of the appointment of Mr. Merritt to
be postmaster, an effort, was made to
secure his co-operation in certain ir¬
regularities in tho Washington post-
office, that trouble began. Mr. Tullorh
believed that if he made certain pay-
ments a3 cashier either he or his
bondsmen might ho held responsible.
tn order to protect himself and his |
bondsmen he made the simple request
that he have written instructions from
. he ■
superiors. It was then that wan _
, , to . be an “obstacle „ . , . „ and „ . was re¬
from office.
BRITISH MONROE DOCTRINE.
| Lord Lansdowne Hns Proclaimed One
as Regards Persian Gulf.
A London dispatch says; Foreign
Secretary Lansdowne has proclaimed
| a British Monroe doctrine in the Per-
! sian bu'.f and has practically notified
| ; the competing powers that any at¬
tempt on their par- to establish a na¬
val base or fortified post in’ those wal-
j tors means war with Great Britain.
“I say without hesitation,” said tho
foreign secretary, dealing with the
subject in the house of lords Tuesday
j evening “that we should regard the
! establishment of a naval base or a for-
, ^ rsian Sulf *>>
: I )ort ie Pe an - 1 ’
1 other P°' ver ™ a verv B rave mona *° u >
Br * t * 8 * 1 interest; s, and we should coi-
tainly resist It with all the means at
j our disposal. ’
I P'* Lor<1 ^ enunciation Lansdowne of preceded British policy this ex- by
c
a review of the situation there, as it
affected British interests, contending
that so far as the navigation of tho
gulf was concerned. Great Britain held
a position different from the others,
both because it was owing to British
enterprise and expenditure of life and
money that the gulf was now open to .
the commerce of the world, and be¬
cause the protection of the sea route
to India necessitated British predomi-
nance in the gulf.
Lord Lansdowne’s attitude in this
matter generally meets with approval,
although the answers thereto of the
other powers interested in the gulf are
awaited with some anxiety. The
newspopers in London comment on
the analogy of the present proceedings
which Captain Mahan so strongly rec-
ommended to the United States policy
of Monroeism.
The Westminster Gazette holds that
the British motive, namely, the pro-
tection of the sea route to India, cor-
responds exactly with the American
motive in excluding European powers
from American waters because their
territory is thereby threatened.
NEW RECORD FOR COTTON.
May Price of Staple on New York
Exchange Goes to 10.86.
May cotton opened at New York *
Thursday at 10.86, establishing a new
high record for the present movement
Excitement was renewed in cotton
futures at New Orleans soon after tha
opening. May advanced ten points,
jtily 12, August 30 and September
while October advanced but t
points.