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CARNESVILLE ADVANCE
VOLUME V.
LOWELL STRIKE OFF
Mill Operatives Lose Fight
After a Long Struggle.
TO TRY SOME OTHER 0AY
fligh Price of Cotton a Mitigating
Factor in Declination of Mill
Owners to Make Advance
.
in Wages.
The textile council in session at
Lowell, Mass., Sunday afternoon de¬
clared the great strike at the mills in
that city at an end.
Every union affiliated wltn the coun¬
cil was represented and the vote was
unanimous. Mule spinners and loom
fixers wefo included in this vote, de¬
spite statements that they would op¬
pose a return to work. The meeting
lasted an hour. There was no dissen¬
sion. The situation was discussed
carefully and with no suggestion of ex¬
citement. The vote showed every dele¬
gation favorable to a return to work
at once.
When asked for a statement, Presi¬
dent Conroy said smilingly:
“We now worship at the altar of de¬
feat, but later we shall rise again and
conquer.”
Agent William Southvorth, secre¬
tary of the agents, said:
“It will be impo vble to start the
balance cf the machinery so as to em¬
ploy at mice all who will como ba.ck.
Running with an incomplete force for
three weeks has disturbed the balance
that usually exists between stocks and
. prices in the various departments. A
mill may have depleted stock in cer¬
tain kinds of yarns, and for that rea¬
son be unable to start all of its looms,
even If the full complement of help is
available. It is for the soiling agents
and the treasurers to decide in view of
the market, whether wo shall attempt
to run in full. ’
The strike began on March 30 and
Involved about 17,000 operatives. The
mills were shut down until Juno 1,
when the agents opened the gates and
the majority of tho operatives went
mack to work. The strike has cost in
wages about $1,300,000. It is under¬
stood, that the agents will take back all
the ofd help they have room for. and
will make no discrimination against the
leaders of the strike movement. The
high price of cotton precluded any
hope of tho success of the strikers’
campaign for a 10 per cent increase.
NO EXTRAS FOR PRISONERS.
Request of Feudist Leadir, Judgo
Hargis, Turned Down,
A dispatch from Lexington says:
Notwithstanding Judgo Hargis’ re¬
quest that Jett and White be allowed
“extras” at his expense, both men ate
a jail breakfast Saturday morning. It
was visiting day, but visitors were not
allowed to see the prisoners. Jailor
Robert Wallace says he intends to be
present at every meeting in the jail of
any person who calls on Jett or White
and will take absolutely no chances on
any collusion with outsiders.
HANNA WOULDN’T HAVE IT.
If Nominated for Vico Presidency He
Would Decline to Accept.
In an interview at Cleveland, Ohio.
Sunday, Senator Hanna reiterated his
recent statement that he was not and
would not be a candidate for tho vice
presidency, and if his nomination was
made he would decline to accept.
He said further, that his ambitions
did not lie in the direction of the
white house and that nothing could
induce him to alter his decision in the
matter.
More Probing to Be Done.
A Washington dispatch says: An
investigation will be made of the mon¬
ey order bureau and the dead letter j
offices. Both of the bureaus handle
considerable money and the investiga¬
tion is a measure of precaution. There
are no specific charges.
NOVEL EVASION OF LAW.
Prize Fight Pulled Off on a Barge In,
Middle of Mississippi River.
The first glove contest at Memphis,
for two years was held Wednesday
night on a large barge floating in mid¬
stream on the Mississippi river. The
fight was under the auspices of the
Memphis Athletic Club.
Owing to a prohibitive city law, the
contest was oniy made possible by the
employment of the barge, which has
been fitted up by the athletic club,
and has a seating capacity of 2,000 per¬
sons.
AGED PRELATE PASSES AWAY.
Cardinal and Archbishop of Westmin¬
ster Joins Silent Majority.
The Very Rev. Herbert Vaughan,
cardinal and archbishop o£» Westmin¬
ster, died in London Friday night.
Cardinal Vaughan was born April 15,
1832, consequently was seventy-one
years of age at the time cf his death.
He became archbishop of Weatmiastei
in 1892. He had been ill more thar
three months.
Cream of
Brief Summary of Most
Important Events
of Each "Day.
—The Gainesville, Oa„ cotton mill Is
to be rebuilt at once, the contract hav¬
ing been let to a Worcester firm.
•—A. L. Tanksley, of Nashville,
Tenn. ,was drowned near Savannah
Sunday. Mias Dupont, of Savannah,
who tried to save him, came near
drowning.
—S. B. Wilder, of Phenix Clty.^la.,
died Sunday from hydrophobia, caused
by the bite of a mad dog.
—No street ears were run in Rich¬
mond, Va., Sunday. During the after¬
noon the strikers held a big meeting.
—Attorneys for J. H. Tillman,
charged with the murder of N. G. Gon¬
zales at Columbia, S. C., on Monday
moved for a change of venue.
—The cotton mill strike at Lowell.
Mass., has been declared off. The
strikers lost out.
—Major Janies B. Pond, well known
manager of lecturers and singers at
Boston, Is dead.
—Among the graduates at Yale were
seven young men from Georgia, Ala¬
bama, South Carolina and Florida.
—Mine operators now claim that the
union men interfered with the' non¬
union men, which is in violation of the
award of the commission.
—White Eagle, chief of the Poncas
Indians, resigns in favor of his son. In
honor of the event, seven hundred
ponies were given away as presents.
—in several cities of France Sunday
there were conflicts between the cler¬
icals and anti-clericals.
—Italian parliament is to assemble
by decree of the king. The new cabi¬
net has not been completed.
—King Peter received Servian depu¬
tation at Geneva Sunday and express¬
ed himself as pleased with the pro¬
gram arranged at Belgrade for his re
ception.
—By a collision of passenger and
freight trains on the Illinois Central in
Iowa, Friday, ten men were killed.
—The cabinet has decided to dis¬
regard the action of the Virginia state
in the regard to the cruisers Galveston
and Chattanooga.
—A mistrial was declared in the case
of Jett and White, accused of the mur¬
der of Attorney Marcum at Jackson.
Ky, Eleven jurors favored the con¬
viction of Jett.
—Former president Cleveland states
he has been misrepresented in inter¬
view procured by a representative of
The Galvesten News. Mr. Cleveland
says he did not talk for publication.
—Miss Dora Campbell, the Mays-
vllle, Ga., postmistress, charged with
a shortage,was arrested in Baltimore
Friday.
—The meeting of the Georgia
Federation of Labor at Macon closed
FYiday with the re-election of Presi¬
dent Kilburn.
—Lieutenant Colonel Grayson, of the
military advisory board, denies that
there was any secrecy in drawing the
new military bill.
—At Clarksville, Ark., Friday, two
men were hanged for the murder
of Sheriff Powers.
—Mrs. James Lovely, of Lafeyette,
Tenn., a bride of three weeks, is charg¬
ed with poisoning her husband.
—Before the Alabama Bar Associa¬
tion, Friday, Edward M. Shepard, of
New York, declared the south able to
settle the negro question.
—Leading Columbians are publish¬
ing strong articles in favor of the rati¬
fication of the canal treaty.
—Lord Grey, of the South African
Company, regrets that Booker Wash¬
ington has refused to go to Rhodesia.
Lord Grey says Washington has found
the key to the race problem.
■—Lord Lansdowe, foreign minister,
has announced that Great Britain will
not recognize the new government oi
Servia because of the butchery of
King Alexander and Queen Draga.
—S. B. Brown, of Albany, elected
president of the Georgia Bankers’ As¬
sociation at its twelfth annual session
in Atlanta Thursday.
—Announcement made by Governor
Terrell at closing exercises' of the
Georgia Technological school of the
gift of $5,000 to the Tech by William
R. Hearst, of New York; commence¬
ment address delivered by Congress¬
man James M. Griggs, and diplomas
awarded.
—In a charge to the federal grand
jury at Macon, Ga., Thursday, Judge
Emory Speer urged tno investigation
of charges of involuntary servitude.
—The cotton mill merger meeting at
Charlotte, N. C., was very lightly at
tended.
—Two county officers were wounded
in a fight on ail excursion train in
east Tennessee Thursday.
—Street cars were rocked at Rich
mond, Va., Thursday by strikers. The
disorder followed the arrival of strike
breakers.
—The postefflee department lias eic
cided to resume the establishment ol
rural free delivery routes.
—Booker Washington has been
—Charles Hedges, superintendent ol
the Washington city delivery service
of the postal department, must answei
charges of wrong-doing which have
been
0ARNESV1LLE. GA.. FRIDAY. JUNE 26. 1903.
METCALFACRAFTER
Another Employe of Post-
office Department Gets Ax,
BRISTOW MAKES REF0RT
Second Indictment Against Machen Is
Probable—Charge is Forgery.
Great Scandal Still
Grows.
A Washington special says: As a
result of alleged indiscretion in mat¬
ters pertaining to the award of con¬
tracts for printing the money order
forms of the government, James T.
Metcalf, for many years superintend¬
ent of the money order system of the
postoflice department, was removed
from office Wednesday by the post¬
master general.
A full Investigation of the case will
be made later. The dismissal Is the
result of acts of Mr. Metcalf in opposi¬
tion to the bid of Paul Herman, of
Rutherford, N. J., the lowest bidder
by $45,000, and in favor of the next
highest bidder, the Wankoop-Halien-
beck-Crawford Company, of New
York, of which Mr. Metcalf’s son is an
employe.
Payne Very Much Affected.
Postmaster General Payne in an¬
nouncing his action, stated that there
was no charge that Mr. Metcalf had
done anything that is amenable to the
law, but said that his conduct was a
serious indiscretion that could not be
overlooked. 7Ir. Metcalf, he said, al-
ways has been considered a faithful,
efficient, painstaking and honest cm-
ploye.
Bristow Report Made Public.
Postmaster General Payne Wednes¬
day made public the reply of Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Bristow
to the charges of Seymour W. Tulloch,
former cashier of the Washington city
postoffice, regarding the irregularities
in the postal administration, and also
reports of inspection and investiga¬
tion of the Washington postoffice by
inspectors between June 30, 1899, and
July 31, 1900, together with the trans¬
cript of the Tulloch charges made
some years ago. and the conclusions
thereon then reached by Postmaster
Genera! Charles Emory Smith. These
papers constitute by far the most sig¬
nificant documents yet made public as
a result of the sweeping postal inves¬
tigation. The reports show the exist¬
ence of many irregularities during the
period involved. The inspector who in¬
vestigated the irregularities reports
tnat the flies of the postoffice cashier
show direct orders from superior au¬
thority for the disbursement of all the
questionable items cited. The inspec¬
tor urged “that, the responsibility for
the many illegal appointments, the
payments of two salaries to one and
the same person and the disbursement
of thousands of dollars for which prac¬
tically no service was performed,
should be placed where it properly be¬
longs, and the many abuses corrected.”
More Trouble for Machen.
It Is believed that the grand jury
will shortly be asked by the postoffice
authorities to find another indictment
against A. W. Machen, 'he former su¬
perintendent of the free delivery ser¬
vice.
The charge, it is said, will be for¬
gery based on the cashing of a check
for $359, drawn by the cashier of the
New York posfolfice in favor of Henry
L. Lorenz, of Toledo, Ohio. Mr. Lo¬
renz has declared that the signatures
both on the check and voucher accom¬
panying it are forgeries. He declares
that he has not received a cent of the
money and has no knowlege of the
transaction.
Tho forgery with which Mr. Machen
is charged is alleged to «ave occurred
in 1894, when Henry L. Lorenz, as a
commissioner of the court of claims,
was engaged in adjusting the claims of
letter carriers.
Employers Refused Conference.
The employers at Norfolk, Va., re¬
fused to consult with a committee
from the striking marine engineers
Monday. The engineers had no defin¬
ite proposition to make.
SECOND LANDSLIDE OCCURS.
Southern Has Great Trouble With
Blockaded Tracks on Saluda Mt.
A dispatch from Asheville, N. C.,
says: Another landslide has occurred
on Saluda mountain in the same rail¬
road cut that was filled by the slide of
over a week ago and railroad author
Ities say that it will be at least a
month before the track can be cleared
for through traffic.
Five Miners Killed by Explosion.
Five men were killed Saturday by
an explosion which wrecked mine No,
3 of the Raton Coal and Coke Com¬
pany at Blossburg N. M.
SLAYERS OF SHERIFF HANGED.
Two Men Go the Hemp Route in
Clarksville, Arkansas.
At Clarksville, Ark., Friday, George
Durham and Frederick Underwood
were hanged for the murder of Sheriff
John H. Powers, one of the most wide¬
ly known and competent officials Ar¬
kansas has ever had.
The trap was sprung at 11:10 and
the necks of both men were broken by
the fall.
JUDGE JONES DENIES REPORT.
Says He Was Misrepresented In
Charge on Peonage Case.
The report sent out from Montgom¬
ery, Ala., to the effect that Judge
Jones advised the federal jury that
persons convicted *X misdemeanor,
whoso sureties confessed judgment for
them, could not restrain or work them
without violating the statute against
peonage, is entirely incorrect.
He advised directly the reverse and
held that such persons, having been
duly convicted of crime their involun¬
tary servitude was lawful if the sure¬
ties complied with the state law by
having the contract made in open
court with written approval of the
judge.
The law which he advised the jury
is unconstitutional is the renters or la¬
borers’ law of 1901, which punishes
the laborer or renter if he gets work
elsewhere after breaking his contract
without informing his now employer,
and nlso punishes any person who em¬
ploys the laborer or renter after
knowledge that he has left his first
employer.
The latter statute was held to
amount to Imprisonment for debt,
class legislation, denial of the equal
protection of law to croppers and la¬
borers and also violating United States
statutes against peonage by coercing
personal service for payment of a
debt.
OLD CASE IS DECIDED.
Georgia Railroad Loses in Litigation
Over First Mortgage Bonds.
A special from Gainesville, Ga.,
says: Judge J. J. Kimsey, of the
Northeastern circuit, has rendered a
final decision and decree in the litiga¬
tion that has been pending for the last
six years between the city of Gaines¬
ville, the Gainesville, Jefferson and
Southern Railroad Company and the
Georgia Railroad Company over the
validity of $161,500 of first mortgage
bonds issued by the Gainesville, Jef¬
ferson and Southern Railroad Compa¬
ny to the Georgia Railroad Company
twenty years ago.
Judge Kimsey decides !n favor of the
city of Gainesville and the Gainesville,
Jefferson and Southern Railroad Com¬
pany against the Georgia Railroad
Company, holding 90 per cent of the
bonds void for usury, together with
the twenty years’ interest thereon.
GRAND JURY INDICTS SIMS.
Atlanta Bank Thief and Convict Again
Brought to Public Notice.
The Fulton county, Ga., grand jury,
at Atlanta, Wednesday, returned an in¬
dictment against G. H. Sims, default¬
ing discount and collection clerk of the
Capital City National bank, charging
him v/ith embezzlement.
The indictment is based on an al¬
leged embezzlement of funds by Sims
while the bank was known as the
“Capital City bank,” a state institution,
before it became a national bank. It
is charged that before the institution
was chahged to a national bank Sims
made way with funds to the amount of
$21,899.95.
A warrant will be served on Sims
at tho federal penitentiary, where he is
now serving a six years’ sentence for
embezzlement, having been sentenced
from the United States court. The
state indictment will become effective
when Sims completes his present sen¬
tence and he can then be tried in tho
state courts.
GEORGIA BANKERS MEET.
Twelfth Annual Convention of State
Association Held in Atlanta,
The twelfth annual convention of the
Georgia Bankers’ Association opened
in Atlanta Wednesday, with a large at¬
tendance—every financial institution
in the state being represented. Many
charming visitors, wives, daughters
and friends of the delegates, also at¬
tended the sessions.
The convention was welcomed by
Mayor Howell, who put the city of
which ho is chief executive at the dis¬
posal of those men who had done so
much to make Georgia what she is to¬
day.
This address was responded to in a
most felicitous style in behalf of the
visiting bankers by Hon. J. Ferris
Cann, vice president of the Commer¬
cial bank, of Savannah.
ALLEGED FIRE-BUGS SET FREE.
Jury Drawn from Dominant Faction,
and Action is no Surprise.
The arson eases at Jackson, Ky.,
were disposed of Tuesday when Craw¬
ford and Thorpe, teamsters for Hargis,
were set free and no indictments re¬
turned by the grand jury.
It ig stated by those who will talk
even secretly on the matter, that the
grand jury was composed of residents
of Breathitt county drawn by those
who are identified with the dominant
faction, and that no indictments for
anything were expected from a jury
drawn In the county.
hotel stride settled.
Chicago Waiters and Cooks Return to
Work Pending Arbitration.
An amicable adjustment of the hotel
and restaurant Etrike in Chicago was
reached Wednesday night and the
strikers will return to work immedi¬
ately after t\Vo weeks’ idleness, All
differences between employers and
employes are to be settle by arbitra¬
tion.
TALK MEANS DEATH
Witnesses in Jackson Dare
Not Reveal the Guilty,
TERROR SEIZES UPON ALL
Captain Ewen Lionized by Young Wo¬
men in Lexington, Who Desig¬
nate Him as “the Bravest
Man in Kentucky."
Tho Herald, of Lexington, Ky., has
received the following letter from Mr.
Haddix, the man who testified in the
arson case at Jackson to seeing cer¬
tain named parties leaving Captain
Ewen’s home just before the fire broke
out Sunday morning. It is apparently
written in his own handwriting and
is a pathetic testimonial to the deplor¬
able state of affairs In Jackson:
“Jackson, Ky., June 17, 1903.—To
The Morning Herald, Lexington, Ky.—
Dear Sir: i will call your attention to
the fact about the matter about me
burning of B. J. Ewen’s house on the
14th of June, 1903. I left the house
next door to B. J. Ewen’s hotel, anil I
saw one of the party come out of tho
gate in front of tho Ewen building a
few minutes before the alarm of fire.
He walked away from the gate, went
down the railway and ever since I
have been afraid to stay at home. The
second night after the burning two
men came to my house carrying some¬
thing in their hands, Their friends
say if I tell on the guilty party I will
go the same way Ewen or Marpum did.
I lived in the miners’ camp, ami every
other miner knows the same that I
know if they would tea. But they are
afraid their houses will be burned up
by—friends. I remain yours,
“GRAY HADDIX.”
That Bribe Offered to Ewen.
From a staff correspondent sent to
Jackson to learn definitely the facts
as to the offer of $5,000 made to Cap¬
tain B. J. Ewen to alter hi3 testimony
as to seeing Jett in tne corridor with
pistol in hand when Marcum was as-
sassina ted. The Herald has received
a sensational dispatch. It says:
“From a source that is reliable and
authentic, It has been learned jhaj the
full details of the offer of ?5VbOI> to
Captain Ewen to perjure himself, 'jvas
communicated to State Inspectin'
Hines upon his last visit here, and
that he reported those facts to Gover¬
nor Beckham last week. The facts, in
substance, are tnat a man went to Cap¬
tain Ewen, made him 'the proposition
to pay him the sum stated if lie wotild
either leave the county, or would
swear on the witness stand that .lie did
not recognize the assassin of Mar¬
cum. Captain Ewen told him Ur,at he
would have to think the matter over,
and made an appointment for the ip an
to come to his house and told him 1 to
bring the money. Arrangements weYe
made that when tae emissary returned
everything he said or did could he
heard and seen by witnesses. He re¬
turned at the appointed hour and
brought five $1,000 notes. He repeat-
with him five $1,000 notes. He repeat¬
ed his offer. Captain Ewen refused it
and told the man to take tho money
back and that ho could not use it.
Upon his refusal, the emissary lost his
temper and said it was tho worst mis¬
take Ewen ever made; that ho would
be burned out, destroyed and absolute¬
ly wiped out of existence.”
Captain Ewen Lionized.
Captain B. J. Ewen was escorted to
tho Elks’ ball in Lexington Wednes¬
day night and given an ovation. He
was brought into the room by a Knight
Templar, whose lodge was giving a re¬
ception in honor of the sponsors and
maids of honor from all over the stale.
Tho dance was stopped short and a
rush, made for the feud refugee.
Scores of young women clasped
hands with him and declared him the
bravest man in Kentucky.
“You are right, everybody 'is for
you,” was the chorus.
Captain Ewen wa3 asked to go
where the wines were flowing freely.
He went, but would not drink. He
has never tasted intoxicating liquor
nor used tobacco.
Captain Ewen announces that, on the
advice of friends he would go to Frank¬
fort as soon as the Jackson Jury re¬
turned a verdict and lay all the fact3
before Governor Beckham. Ewen
would not give out what he would tel!
Governor Beckham. Men close to him
say it will reflect on men high in ofil
rial life in Breathitt county, and may
form the basis of warrants for bribery.
Big Oil Company Bankrupt.
The Adams & Sarber Oil Company,
of Cleveland, Ohio, filed involuntary
bankruptcy proceedings in the United
States court in that city Thursday.
The assets are placed at $171,000; lia¬
bilities, $331,000.
MISS CAMPBELL UNDER ARREST.
Georgia Woman Nabbed in Baltimore
Charged With Embezzlement.
Miss Dora Campbell, aged 26 years,
and up to early in May last postmis¬
tress at Maysville, Ga., when she re¬
signed, was arrested at the union sta¬
tion in Baltimore, Friday afternoon, at
the request of the federal authorities
upon a warrant charging her with the
alleged embezzlement of postal funds
LIGHTNING AND DYNAMITE
Six Men WBio Took Refuge In a Hut
During Storm are Horri¬
bly Mangled,
Lightning .struck a hut in which was
stored 3,000’ pounds of dynamite at the
new mines now being opened near
ienecavllle, Ohio, twelve miles from
Cambridge, Saturday afternoon during
a storm, and killed six men and in¬
jured a score of others, besides ruining
the mino sNaft and breaking nearly
all the windotws in Seneeavitlo, a min¬
ing tovfa of 300 people, half a milo
from the miije.
TYie men 'killed and Injured were
carpi inters and others employed in
opening the mines and bull-ding the
sbaftVng. A&hen the storm came up
tine men took refugo in John Saltzga-
bej-’s barn, some distanco from the
mitio, and suddenly a blinding flash
caiAe and in an instant (ho barn was
demwllshed and tho men scattered
within a radius of 100 feet.
Thu dead are: Wiflitam Mahoney,
Samuel Hartup, Russell. Hartup, Hiram
Wilson, Hayes Hutchlion, Robert Wil¬
son.
Amiing the injured are: Richard
Davis, two sons of R'/chard Rassford,
Burton ilurton, John Green, William
Nelson, James Lowei’y, John Shears,
Charles R ead.
DERBY! WON BY THE PICKET.
Stake Woirth $32,275 Gross Taken by
an Outsiiiiter at Chicago.
The Picket, a horse that never be¬
fore flashed first past tho post, won
the American derby at Chicago Satur-
day. He dan. the distance, 1 1-2 miles,
I aster than it was ever ran before in
the race. Hiis time was S$:33. Claude,
the winner of throe derbies was sec¬
ond. Bernajs, the Cincinnati candi¬
date, was third. A crowd of 70,000
people witnessed tho event.
The derby was a record-breaking af¬
fair in more than tho fast time that
was made. Nineteen horses went to
tho post, the largest previous field be¬
ing fifteen. The largest crowd that
ever gathered on a wesbern race traek
novered the Washington park grounds,
The race wasi worth $32,275 gross
value, tho richest, in the history of the
race, with one exception.
TO REBUILD GAINESVILLE MILL.
Contract Let to Massachusetts Firm
and Work Will Be Pushed.
The firm of G. H. Cutting & Co.,
Worcester, Mase,, has been awarded
the contract for the rebuilding of the
1 Gainesville, Ga.. cotton mills which
were demolished by a tornado several
weeks ago.
Thompson & Co., an engineering
firm of Birmingham, Ala., was awarded
the contract for, tne rebuilding of Clif¬
ton mills Nos. 1 and 2, in South Caro¬
lina.
A large wrecking force of hands will
at once begin the work of clearing tho
way for the permanent construction,
and every means will be employed to
push the work to completion.
SHE.RIFF SEIZES BATTLESHIP.
Uncle Sam, However, Is Prompt to
Give Bond for Release.
Secretary Moody Saturday received
a dispatch from Elizabetliport, N. J.,
announcing the seizure, by the sheriff,
of the cruiser Chattanooga, now build¬
ing at tho yard of the New York Ship¬
building Company, one of the compa¬
nies of the United States Shipbuilding
Company.
Tho government will promptly give
bond for resease of tho vessel.
MANY INDICTED FOR PEONAGE,
Grand Jury at Montgomery, Ala., Re¬
turns Seventeen True Bills.
Tie United States grand jury at
Montgomery investigating peonage
cascii in Alabama, reported seventeen
indictments Saturday, making 163 in
all thus far found.
Troops to Quell Strikers.
Governor Ovimmings, of Iowa, upon
receipt of advfices that a crisis was ap-
proaching in the street railway strike
at Dubuque issued orders Saturday
morning to mobilize three companies
"*f militia at that point.
RAILROAD SIHOPS SHUT DOWN.
-
Trouble with Workers Cause Three
Hundred to Lose Employment.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas
railway shops in Sedalia, Mo., closed
at noon Thursday, throwing 300 men
out of employment. A few days ago
the blacksmiths’ helpers demanded an
increase of two cents an hour. Later I
tho blacksmiths made demands which
wexe granted. The helpers were pronr-,
iscd nothing, and refused to go \o
worii. The blacksmiths refused, to
world with green hands, and a
down followed.
MUST PUNISH ASSASSINS. ■ ••
Czar Recognizes King Peter, But, Says
He Must Avenge Murders.
An official note was published in
The Gazetto at St. Petersburg, Russia,
recognizing Prince Peter Karageorgeo-
vitch as king of Servia, and welcoming
bis accession. The note declare^ that
it is incumbent upon King Raster to
avenge the assassinations of King
Alexander and Queen Draga,
NUMBER 32.
JUROR SAVES JETT
One Lone Man Caused Ex¬
pected Mistrial at Jackson,
VENUE CHANGE IS MADE
Unable to Agree, Jury in Marcum
Murder Trial Is Discharged,
Although Eleven Were for
Verdict of Guilty,
But for one juror, Curtis Jett would
have been eon vie’ed at Jackson, Ky.,
Friday of the murder of J. B. Marcum,
and a majority of the jury also favored
the conviction of Thomas White. Both
are now almost 100 miles from home
in jail at Lexington and their next trial
will be at Cynthiana, more than 100
miles from Jackson, away from the
mountains and in the blue grass re¬
gion, under very different conditions
from those existing in Breathitt
county.
The interest in the change of venue
was second only to the verdict. When
Judgo Red wine refused to hear argu¬
ments on tho change of location, it
was stated by many in the court house
that tho presiding judge had heard
from Governor Beckham, who is gener¬
ally believed to have had something to
do with the change of venue to Harri¬
son county, which is in the eighteenth
judicial district of Kentucky, where J.
J. Osborne is the circuit judge. L.
P. Fryer is the commonwealth’s attor¬
ney and the sheriff and other court offi¬
cers are also favorably known.
With such general confidence in the
surroundings of the next trial there is
a general belief that “everything is for
the best after all.” If tho verdict had
been one of conviction, tho residents
of Jackson feel that violence would:
have followed, and that it would have
oxtended to others than witnesses, ju¬
rors and those who had taken part in
the prosecution.
Colonel Williams was at Frankfort
Friday night conferring with the gov¬
ernor regarding the withdrawal of the
troops. It is understood that no num¬
ber of toops can stop the lurking fire
bugs or hidden assassins, but that at
least one company should be kept in
Jackson as long as Provost Marshal
Longmire is kept in charge of the
town. There is a feeling of relief so
far as old scores are concerned, but
there is still a reign of terror because
it is believed that others “have been
marked.”
Jury Couldn’t Agree.
At 8 o’clock Friday morning the jury
in tho Jett-White case filed into the
dourt room and Foreman Richard Mil¬
lard said:
“Your honor, wo find there is ml
chance of coming to an agreement.”
Judge Redwine said:
“I will have to keep you gentlemen
together until Saturday night unless
you get a verdict sooner. There is no
reason why a verdict should not be
reached in this case."
Juror Millard said:
“One man has as much right to his
opinion as another and he may stick
to it.”
It was t^Dli^Ved from this that there
was only otto man between a verdict
of guilt Y, <y: not guilty.
The 4/.ene after tho announcement
of the,Verdict was in no wise exciting.
Som a started to clap hands, but were
sto pped by the court. Tho guards took
im,mediate possession of the prisoners
a Ad they were closely guarded back
Vo jail. People gathered around the
court house in knots discussing the
case, but there was no disturbance
and no, outward sign of trouble.
Attorney Byrd, after a consultation
at io o’clock, made a motion for a
eh hngo of venue. Judge Redwine re
f’/sed to hear arguments, but of bis
awn accord changed the venue to Cyn-
thlana, Harrison county, at the next
term of court. Ho surnrised the spec-
tators by at once ordering the prisou-
ers sent to Lexington under a detach-
ment, of soldiers and accompanied by
Elisor Jones. They left Jackson at 2
o'clock and were placed in Lexington
jail for safe keeping at 7 o’clock Fri-
day night, It is stated from semi-offl-
cial sources that X
for conviction and * for acquittal in
the Jett caso, and seven for conviction
an ‘ 1 flve for acquittal in the White
case. Fitzpatrick, (he man who finally
sto0fl out for t,le acquittal of Jett,
says he did not base his opinion on the
argument of the attorneys, but on the
evidence in the case. He said there
was in hi^ mind not only a roasonablo
doubt of Lett's guilt, but there is also
reas0I !< to believe that he had nothing
*° ** W,th the munfer of Marcum '
ff, r8t American Baby Born in Guam,
Advices from Guam announce the
birth there of the first American child
on the island. It is a girl and its fath-
er is Paymaster Ryan. The christen-
ing was marked by a big celebration
in which the entire community joined.
RUSSIA IS HEEDING PROTEST.
Czar Takes Action to Ameliorate Con-
dition of persecuted Jews.
The Russian government hps taken
cognizance of the protest against the
Kishinef massacres. Great concessions
have been granted to the Jews, which
will relieve their terribly confined con¬
dition in the large cities, where they
are herded togther and constantly un-
der the eye of the government officials.