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CARNESVILLE ADVANCE
VOLUME V.
NOW IN QUANDARY
President Uncertain as to
Sending Hebrew Petition.
BEAR’S GROWLS DISTURB
Czar’s Warning May bo Heeded at the
Last Moment—Prominent Jews
Call Upon Rcosevelt at
. * Oyster Bay.
An important conference was held
at Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, L. I.,
Tuesday, between the president and
representative Jewish citizens of the
Society of tne B’i\ai B’rlth regarding
the petition of the Russian govern¬
ment eel the Kishinef outrages.
sides tho president the parties to tho
conference were Simon Wolf, of
Washington; Oscar Strauss and Leo
II. Levi, of New York.
The administration has been embar¬
rassed by the delay of the representa¬
tives of the B'Nal Il’rith Society in
presenting the petition. A draft of
the document was handed to Presi¬
dent Roosevelt several weeks ago by
Mr. Wolf, but it v.’as decided after
some consideration to modify, the text
of the petition before presenting it
formally to this government"for trans¬
mittal to Russia. Time w .13 desired,
too, to obtain to the petition tho sig¬
natures of representative citizens of
the United States of ail the religious
faiths. As a result the document was
not placed in the hands of the presi¬
dent until Tuesday.
The result of tho conference at Sag¬
amore Hill has not been disclosed, but
a strong intimation is given that the
petition may not be forwarded to the
Russian government. The desire of
both the president and Secretary Hay
is that the Kishinef incident should
be closed as soon as possible, as fur¬
ther delay in its consideration might
prove embarrassing to this govern¬
ment in other diplomatic negotiations
Inasmuch as the Russian govern¬
ment has indicated by the adoption of
severe measures a genuine disposition
to punish adequately the perpetrators
of the Kishinef murders and in addi¬
tion those who instigated them, it is
a problem for the president and Secre¬
tary Hay to solve, whether representa¬
tions concerning the incident now are
either desirable or necessary.
Members of the Jewish committee,
together with Dr. Albert Shaw, editor
of The Review of Reviews and nis
friend from England, Maurice Amos,
were the guests of the president at
luncheon.
Messrs. Wolf, Levi and Strauss con¬
cluded their conference with the pres¬
ident and left for New York by the
4:18 o'clock train. Prior to their de¬
parture they announced that while
their conference had been eminently
satisfactory, they were not in a posi¬
tion at this time to discuss the result
of the interview. The petition in its
modified form was presented to t)he
president, but it is understood that
signatures to it are yet being added,
and probably will continue to be add¬
ed for several days. While many citi¬
zens of Jewish faith have signed the
petition, a majority of the signatures
are those of persons of other religious
beliefs. It is learned that a statement
will soon be made by the state depart¬
ment in Washington which will dis¬
close the steps taken and to be taken
by this government, but there are rea¬
sons why publicity at this moment
should not be given to the precise
method of procedure.
KEARSARGE TO RACE HOME.
Speed cf Staunch Battleship is to be
Most Severely Tested.
Captain Hemphill, of the United
States flag ship Kearsarge, received
instructions at Portsmouth, England,
Tuesday to clean the war ship's pro¬
pellers, fill her bunkers with the best
coal and go at once at the highest
speed with natural draught to French¬
mans Bay, Maine. This is the first
occasion, in time of peace, that an
American battle ship has been sub¬
jected to such a severe test. It recalls
a similar voyage of the battle ship
Oregon during the war with Spain.
TROOPS ENGAGE IN FIGHT.
Members of Fourteenth United States
Cavalry Use Guns on Each Other.
A fight has occurred between the
men of I and M troops on one side and
E troop on the other, all of the Four¬
teenth United States cavalry, at Bo¬
nita, three miles from Fort Grant, Ari¬
zona. Corporal Seidensticker, of troop
M. was fatally wounded in the groin,
and Trumpeter Davis, also of troop
M, was shot through both thighs. The
rr.i’n who di I the shooting are un¬
known at present. One hundred shots
were fired and a house wrecked.
About fifty men are implicated.
DASHED INTO EXCURSION TRAIN.
Wreck in Which Three Tramps Were
Killed and Fifty Negroes Injured.
The fast mail from St. Louis oh the
Missouri Pacific, due in Kansas City
Sunday morning, crashed into an ex¬
cursion train that had broke down at
“Dead Man’s Curve,” three miles from
Lees Summit. Three tramps were
killed and fifty negroes injured. One
engine was ditched and several cars
were wrecked.
Cream of
Brief Summary of Most
Important Events
of Each "Day.
—A Philadelphia man has just
reached Savannah in search of treas¬
ure said to have been buried on War¬
saw island by a confederate blockade
runner.
—The Augusta, Ga., council is in a
quandary over the city printing, The
Chronicle having refused to do the
work for the price contracted for by
the city printer.
—Three were drowned Monday at
Pensacola, Fla., by the wreck of the
schooner Amelia Lyons.
—The case of Ernest Haywood, of
Raleigh, N, C., charged with the mur-
def of Ludlow Skinner, has been post¬
poned until September.
—Tiie jury in the case of Fletcher
Turner, charged with peonage at
Montgomery, failed to bring in a ver¬
dict and was discharged by Judge
Jones with a sharp charge.
—James If. Tillman, charged with
the murder of N. G. Gonzales at Co¬
S, C., was taker, to Lexington
He was accompanied by ,iis
Senator B. R. Tillman.
—Many deaths of boys are reported
lockjaw due to the use of toy
on 4tli.
—Assistant Secretary of War San¬
ger has resigned. William Shaw Oli¬
ver, cf Albany, N. Y., will be appointed
to the position.
—Associate Justice Brewer, of the
United States supreme court, declares
that every participant in a lynching
is a murderer, pure and simple.
—During services in the Christian
Endeavor tent, at Denver Monday
night it was struck by a storm and
many of the eight thousand occupants
injured,
—The prince of Wales visited the
United States squadron at Portsmouth
Monday, and took breakfast on hoard
the Kearsarge.
—Owing to a conflict between the
president and legislators of Haiti, a
state of siege has been proclaimed at
the capital-,-.'. ’
—Dr. M, L. Perry, of Millcdgeville,
Ga., has been appointed superintend¬
ent cf Lie new state asylum for the in
sane at Parsons, Kans.
—After bidding his wife and chil¬
dren goodby. J. T. Cato, of Fort Val¬
ley, Ga., rode off with a negro and
when a short distance from his home
blew out his own brains with a re¬
volver.
—A negro created some excitement
in Spartanburg, S. C., Saturday by an¬
nouncing that lie would organize a 1»
cal chapter of negro Elks.
—For eight years l.iiss Willie Ray.
of Prentiss county. Miss., disguised
herself as a man and worked as a
farm hand. She both smoked and
chewed.
—It is rumored that Judge Thomas
G. Jones, of the Alabama federal court,
may be given a place in the circuit
court of appeals on account of his
stand in the peonage cases.
—Storm at Baltimore Sunday injur¬
ed about twenty persons and did $100,-
000 damage to buildings.
—Negro leaders at Indianapolis are
taking steps to avert a race war by
running worthless members of the
race out of the city.
—Secretary of War Root arrived at
Oyster Bay Sunday and was the guest
of the president. They conferred on
the Alaskan boundary and other ques¬
tions.
—Several engagements have taken
place between Turkish and Burgarlan
troops on the frontier.
—Funds are being subscribed in
England to send a British rifle team to
the United States next year to contest
for the Palma trophy.
—The condition of Pope Leo contin¬
ues" to show improvement, and the doc¬
tors are greatly cheered over the prog¬
ress of their patient.
—The Georgia Southern and Floriia
railroad refuses to let he Atlantic and
Birmingham cross its tracks at Tit
ton, Ga., and the matter will probahiy
be carried into the courts.
—Owing to the continued rocking of
cars armed guards are still kept on
the street cars in Richmond, Va.
—The street car strikers at Beau¬
mont, Texas, have won tneir demands
and have gone back to work.
—Intense heat still prevails in tho
great cities. Deaths and prostrations
were numerous Saturday.
—Near St. Louis a crowded train
was wrecked by spreading rails. One
person was killed, four seriously and
twenty slightly injured.
—Trustees of Mercer university at
Macon, Ga., met Thursday morning to
prepare formal protest against enact¬
ment. of measure requiring two years’
course in law schools.
—At Linctln, Nebr., James Rhea
was hurried to the gallows in order
to get ahead of a court injunction to
prevent the execution.
—The officers of the United States
European squadron were received by
the lord mayor of London. Krom
speeches made recently it seems that
Great Britain favors the expansion of
the Monroe doctrine by the United
States.
—By the overturning of a skiff in
Mobile river four men were drowned.
CARNESVILLE. GA.. FRIDAY. JULY 17. 19OB.
MARKET iS RATTLED
Low Records for Year Cause
Demoralization in Gotham.
A GREAT RUSH TO SELL
Railroads and Industrials Principal
Securities Affected—Bargain
Hunters Help to Save the
Day—Market Bottomless.
Demoralization ruled in the New
York stock market Wednesday, mak¬
ing it, up to the time of the closing
rally, one of the most disastrous days
since the memorable panic of May 9,
1901. New low records for the year
were made in the trading on a heavy
volume of business. Some of the de¬
clines in high grade investment stocks
for the day ran all the way from 4
to 24 points.
In the early dealings there was a
rush to sell. Prices dropped sharply
and in some cases precipitately, with
active stocks down 2 and 3 points
each, and with an extreme break of
over 50 points reported in St. Louis
San Francisco and Chicago and
Illinois certificates. The de¬
cline was especially noteworthy, how¬
ever, in such stocks at St. Paul, New
York Canadian
Pacific, Missouri Pacific, United
States Steel and General Electric.
In the last half hour the covering
of shorts and investments by bargain
hunters were responsible for partial
recoveries in a few like St. Paul,
which closed fractionally above Tues¬
day’s final quotations.
Traders were naturally disposed to
view the selling of high grade invest¬
ment issues with considerable uneasi¬
ness on the theory that it represented
forced selling by important interests,
who were obliged io part with their
securities to raise funds to protect
speculative accounts elsewhere in the
market. Several important market in¬
terests were sellers of stocks that had
been carried on borrowed money for
a long period, the sales bein glnduced
by the ’attitude of the banks, which
directed the calling in of loans io
strengthen their position, preparatory
to the expected heavy calls on their
resources for crop movement pur¬
poses.
A distinctly unfavorable impression
was created by the announcement of
an issue of short time notes by *he
Union Pacific to the amount of $10,-
000,000; also smaller loans by sever¬
al other railroad companies. Follow¬
ing the borrowing by the Burlington,
the action of the Union Pacific and
other roads in going into the market
for money naturally affords ground
for uneasiness in speculative circles,
particularly as the companies arq
forced to pay stiff rates for their ac
eommodations. It is believed that tne
Union Pacific announcement was an
important factor in the demoraliza¬
tion, and that the new demands of va¬
rious railroads for money were respon¬
sible for the liquidation of many stock
market accounts at serious losses.
The United States Steel issues,
which were under pressure the great¬
er part of the day, made new low rec¬
ord prices. Buying of these shares
on the decline was said to bo for jhe
account of interests identified with
the property, but the support was not
sufficient to offset the sales as an in¬
fluence of values.
To Wall street the unpleasant fea¬
ture of the situation is that corporate
borrowings seem to be becoming
greater rather than less. While this
feature persists it is pointed out the
street cannot hope for easy money.
DEADLY WORK OF TOY PISTOLS.
Eight Deaths from Lockjaw Have Oc¬
curred at Cleveland, Ohio.
Charles Hines, of Cleveland, Ohio,
died Wednesday of tetanus, as a re¬
sult of an injury from a toy pistol
received July 4. This makes the
eighth death in Cleveland from lock¬
jaw since the Fourth of July.
At South Norwalk, Conn., Arthur
Cunningham, aged 12 years, is dead of
lockjaw resulting from injuries re¬
ceived while firing a toy pistol.
MRS. BLAINE PARSES AWAY.
Widow of Great Republican Leader
Dies at Old Home in Augusta,Me.
Mrs. James G. Blaine died at the
Blaine homestead in Augusta, Maine,
Wednesday, at. the age of 76.
From Washington, a short time ago,
she went to the old family residence
in Augusta. She was in an enfeebled
condition, and during the past week
she failed rapidly, her condition being
due to a general breakdown of the
system. She leaves one son, James
G. Blaine, two daughters, Harriot
Beale, and Mrs. Walter Damrosch, of
New York.
MAY RATIFY CANAL TREATY.
American Advices to Colombian Rep¬
resentative Favor Such Action.
Thomas Herran, the Colombian
charge at Washington, received ad¬
vices Wednesday from Americans in
Bogota that chgnces of the ratification
of the treaty have improved greatly in
the last few (<!ays. No reason is as¬
signed for this change.
FOR UNIFORM TEXT
Georgia Senate Goes on Record by
Decisive Vote of 24 to 9—Meas¬
ure Transmitted to House.
The Georgia senate. Wednesday,
passed a bill providing for uniform
text books in the public schools of .lie
state. The bill was passed with ! lit
little debate. The vote was: Ayes,
24; nays, 9.
The bill states that there shall bo
a uniform system of text books In the
public schools of Georgia and that the
state hoard of education be constitut¬
ed a state text book board, whose duty
shall he to select and adopt a uniform
series or system of text books for use
In the public schools of the state;
that the president of such hoard shall
appoint a commission of five, to oe
selected from among the county
school commissioners and teachers
actively engaged In teaching in the
public schools of the state, provided
that not more than one of these shall
bo taken from any one congressional
district, to whom shall be referred all
books sent to the text book board as
specimen samples upon which bids
are tQ he based; and it shall be the
duty of said commission in executive
session to examine and report on the
merits of the books irrespective of the
price, taking into consideration the
subject matter of the books, their
printing, their material and mechani¬
cal qualities and their general fitness
for the schools, and this board shall
report which books are best suited for
use in the schools, without compari¬
son to the other publications of a
similar* nature.
Ti'o nleasure now goes to the houso.
ROOSEVELT INDORSED
By Kentucky Republicans at Their
State Convention in Louisville.
Spectacular in tne extreme was the
opening session of the Kentucky state
republican convention Wednesday af
ternoon in Louisville. The salient fea¬
tures of the afternoon gathering were
an indorsement of President Roose¬
velt’s candidacy in 1904, which upset
the calculations of several shrewd
leaders it is charged, were figur¬
ing on ignoring that point in the plat¬
form resolutions, and what amounted
almost to a stampede to former Gover¬
nor W. O. Bradley, who was not an¬
nounced as a candidate.
The convention was called to order
at 2:25 o’clock by State Chairman
Barnett, who announced the chief bus¬
iness before the convention to be the
nomination of a full state ticket.
Immediately after the committees
were announced former Governor
Bradley took the floor and offered the
following resolution:
“Resolved, That we, the republicans
of Kentucky, express our heartfelt ap¬
proval and admiration of the adminis¬
tration of Theodore Roosevelt, and
that we heartily indorse him for the
republican nomination for president
in 1904.”
The resolution was read by former
Governor Bradley, without having first
obtained consent, but it was unani¬
mously adopted by a rising vote, ev¬
ery delegate springing to his feet and
cheering.
TO ELIMINATE DAYG OF GRACE.
Georgia House of Representatives
Votes to Nullify an Ancient Custom.
If the senate concurs and the gov¬
ernor approves the measure, the time-
honored custom of allowing three days
of grace on ail notes will be abolish.', d
in Georgia, the house Wednesday
morning having adopted a bill by Mr.
Calvin, of Richmond, providing for the
abolition of the additional time. Mr.
Knight, of Berrien, offered the
strongest opposition, but his efforis
were overridden by Mr. Slaton, of
Fulton; Mr. Miller, of Muscogee, and
Mr, Hall, of Bibb, all of whom ad¬
vanced strong arguments why the
measure should be enacted.
The advocates of the bill explained
that the three days of grace were of
no use to the people of Georgia and
proved only an annoyance to the bank¬
ing interests of the state. The person
who borrows money from a bank and
gives his note pays interest for the ad¬
ditional three days, said the speak¬
ers, even though ho curtailed the pa¬
per promptly on the date of expira¬
tion.
The three days of grace, cited Mr.
Slaton, were handed down to the pres¬
ent. generation from the English, who
adopted the law when the means of
transportation were crude, when peo¬
ple traveled by coach and when peo-
pic were often delayed for several
days in reaching a given point, al¬
though they undertook their journey
in good time.
Payne Off for a Health Cruise.
Postmaster General Payne left
Washington Wednesday on the reve-
nue cutter Onandague for a cruise
along (he coast on a ten days’ outing
for his health. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Payne, Iheir niece, Miss
Jones, and a physician.
IS WITH PARDONING BOARD.
Florida Supreme Court Decrees that
Sylvester Must Hang.
The Florida supreme court Wednes¬
day affirmed the decision of the cir
cult court in the case of the state vp.
William Sylvester and unless the par
doning board intervenes he will hang.
Sylvester was convicted of the mur¬
der of Edward Bourton, master me
ohanic of the Seaooard Air Line shoxis
at Fernandina,
GRIPS MANCHURIA.
Evidence Strengthened that no With¬
drawal Will Occur Without a
War—Big Conference Er.u3.
Advices from Port Arthur, Manchu¬
ria, state that the conference of
prominent Russians ended and the
last special train departed for Mos¬
cow Wednesday, Most of the visiting
officials have gone. Exultation oyer
Russia’s increasing power in Mancha
ria was the dominant noto In the gath¬
ering. The possibility of taking any
backward steps are scoffed at if men¬
tioned by outsiders. It was admitted
that the war possibility was discuss¬
ed, but it was denied that that was
the object of the conference.
The evidence of the increase of war
like preparations since the arrival of
General Kuropatkin, the minister of
war, and of the intention to bring
more troops to Manchuria aro abitnd
ant. Orders were given to Port Ar¬
thur contractors last week for an Im¬
mediate supply of building materials
for barracks to accommodate 20,00')
soldiers to bo shipped to Harbin.
The officials explained that Russia's
opposition to opening Manchurian
towns to foreigners was not based
upon opposition to foreigners, whose
trade is desired and who would in due
time 1)0 invited into the country. Rut
Russia objected, they explained. to
having consuls Socredited to the Chi¬
nese government in towns which are
practically under Russian control,
which would give the subjects of coun¬
tries so represented the enjoyment
of extra-territorial rights. They as
sorted that such an arrangement
would be certain to result in great
friction.
VANDERBILTS ARE RECONCILED.
Cornelius, Who Married Against Fath¬
er’s Wishes, Has Been Forgiveni
It is said on excellent authority, ac¬
cording to a New York World dis¬
patch from Newport, R, I., that when
Cornelius Vanderbilt and his wife re
turn from Europe they wi',1 come Io
Newport as the guests of his mother
at The Breakers, and a series of mag
nificent entertainments will be given
to mark the conciliation of the differ¬
ences which are said to have existed
in the family since young Cornelius
murried against his father’s wishes
seven years ago.
Tho younger brother, Alfred Gwynne.
who was made head of the house by
his father’s will, is credited with
bringing about the result, and it is
said he has labored unceasingly to
that end for
Cornelius had been trained by his
father with the expectation that he
would inherit the bulk of the Vander¬
bilt wealth. It has been the rule
among the Vanderbilts Lo make the
eldest son Ihe head of the family by
giving him the most of the riches.
Cornelius fell in love with Miss Grace
Wilson. His father was bitterly op¬
posed to the match, and the most
earnest pleadings of the young man
could not move him.
After the elder Vanderbilt's death it
was found that he had cut off Corne¬
lius with $500,000 in cash and a trust
fund of $1,000,000; while to Alfred
Gwynne, the second son, was given
nearly $50,000,000. Cornelius forced
a settlement which gave him $0,000,-
000 in addition to the amount named
in the will.
LYNCHERS GET WHITE MAN.
Enraged Over Court’s Action, Mob
Swings Thacker to a Tree.
Enraged at the court s action a
mob broke Into the h lemingshurg.
Ky., jail Wednesday morning and
hanged William Thacker, a white
man, who had been given a Jife sen¬
tence for murder.
The jailer refused to surrender the
keys. He was overpowered and the
keys taken from him. Thacker was
hurried to a tree near the jail and was
given two minutes to say his prayers,
which he refused to do, but beggsd
for hi3 life. To hush his cries he was
hit on the head with a rock, and his
unconscious body strung up until lifo
had become extinct.
To Increase Pacolet Mill Stock.
Pacolet mill stockholders have una-
nimously decided to increase its capi-
ta) stock from one to two million dol-
lars, by issuing preferred stock.
GEORGIA NEGRO ODD FELLOWS
--
Meet in Annual Convention' at Macon,
Great Increase Shown.
The Georgia grand lodge of colored
Odd Fellows met in annual session at
Macon Wednesday. Reports showed
that the membership has doubled in
the state among the negroes in the
past year and is now 4,000 as against
2,000 a year ago. The insurance fea-
ture provides that a one year member
gets $100 benefit, two years, $200, and
three years, $300, and that’s the limit.
They say this feature is growing
rapidly, as it is about the only insur-
ance that is issued to negroes in Ihe
state.
IRISHMEN ENGAGE IN RIOTS.
Uusual Aftermath of Yearly Celebra-
tion by the Orangemen.
At Belfast, Ireland, Monday, tho Or-
angemen engaged in their annual cele-
bration of July 12, in their customary
way. About 100,000 men participated
in the celebration.
The procession of Orangemen on
returning from their demonstration
were attacked by nationalists and a so-
rious riot ensued. .
ON RAGE HARMONY
Booker Washington Speaks
Before Atlanta Audience.
MANY WHITES PRESENT
Occasion Was a Church Anniversary
Celebration—Governor Terrell, of
Georgia, Sends Message cf
Welcome.
Booker T. Washington, head of
Tuskegee Institute), spoke in Atlanta,
Ga., Monday night to a largo audience
—mostly white—on "Harmony Be¬
tween the Races.”
He was the guest of the First Con¬
gregational church, colored, which cel¬
ebrated its thirty-sixth anniversnry.
Washington’s address was delivered
at Turner's Tabernacle on Yonge
tin his every utterance there was an
appeal for the black men to recognize
the fact that their best friends and
their best interests were in the south¬
land, and that it was for them to im¬
prove these opportunities in such a
way that the white men would recog¬
nize their ability as laborers and ad¬
mit the fact that they could not get
along without them.
“Work, work with your hands and
put the best that is in your ncad into
the work of your hands. Do it better
than any one else can do it. But your
houses. Buy land. Have a bank
account. Don’t spend seven days at a
camp meeting when you ought to bo
improving your farm. Learn how to
use your hands in such a way that no
one else can take your place. Be tax
payers. And when you are tax payers
you will have the best interests of the
community in your heart,, and this
much mooted race question will have
been settled.” 0
So preached Booker Washington, in¬
terspersing his remarks with telling
and pertinent stories, sometimes pa¬
thetic, more often humorous, but with
a homely truth so strongly borne out
that no one could mistake the purport
and the mission of the experience or
anecdote.
“While I will not attempt to deny
the injustice of slavery, we of my race
must over remember (hat wo owe
much to our masters. It was between
the slaves of the older generations and
their masters that seeds of friendship
were sown that must not be forgotten
and let us all sejj^to it that these tie3
are stronghened rather than torn
down, as they have so often been
done. We must remember, too, that
slavery put us in touch with skilled
labor and we came here out of Africa
without a language and without means
of using our hands and w i have come
out American citizens, carrying Bibles
and opportunities for education I
thank God for ihe fart that Georgia
did not yield to the temptation of di¬
viding tho colored school fund, and
this shows where our friends, our real
friends, are to be found.
Governor Terrell’s Welcome.
The first message of the evening
was from Governor Terrell, who wa3
unable to be present. He sent the fol¬
lowing:
"Rev H. H. Proctor and Members of
tho First Congregational Church, Col¬
ored: I desire to congratulate you and
your church on this its anniversary,
and, in this connection, to note Ihe
that evidence of peace and good
w m among your flock is shown in its
being tho ninth anniversary of your
pastorate.
"I hear that you are doing a gold
work on the lines of racial peace, and
so long as you and others continue lo
employ their good offices in a way that
will steer your people arounu the evils
0 f racial antagonism, all wil! be well,
“Booker T. Washington, who comes.
j understand, te join your church in
this anniversary celebration, is a ec-
ogulzed leader of the negro race, on
whom a great responsibility rests, as
the result of his special endowment.
He can accomplish mnrn by leading
his leople in paths of righteous and
peaceful endeavor, arid in directing
them against, foolish and useless ngt-
tation. His efforts on tills line will re-
ceive the encouragement of the best
white sentiment of the south. In this
lies the hope of the negro race.
“With a sincere wish that your con-
gregation will grow in grace, and that
law-abiding effort . may yet . become , tne
standard of excellence among your
people, I take pleasure in subscribing
myself their friend,
"J. M. TERRELL,
"Governor of Georgia.”
Alleged Murderers Out on Bond.
Chauncey Dewey, Clyde Wilson and
W. F. McBride left the Shawnee coun¬
ty jail at Topeka, Kans., Monday, un¬
der a bond of $15,000 each, to appear
for trial for the murder of the Berry
family.
TORNADO IN NEBRASKA.
0ne Fatality and Several People Hurt
Great Damage to Property.
A torna(1 ° P assed near Cozad, Nebr.,
Tuesday afternoon, killing one person
and ln J urln S ‘ hre ® others . 50 far as
known.
The 6,orm devastated a strip oi
rountry ,hree railes wirle ’ destroying
alraost evfiry house and barn ’ Tbe
,HSS ia es,ima,e d at $100,COO. Oops
were completely destroyed.
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JOBS SOLD BY MASTEN.
Places Offered to HlgFiest Bidders.
Another Phase of Postoffice
Scandal Crops Out. \
A Washington special says: The
postoffleo Inspectors are investigating
charges made against John M. Mas-
ten, now assistant superintendent of
the railway mv.il service and formerly
chief clerk of the first assistant post-
master general’s office.
A man named Terry, now in tho
government service, has made an affi¬
davit before the inspectors alleging
that Masten, while chief clerk to tho
first assistant postmaster general,
proposed that Terry pay him $50
down and $8 to $10 a month to secure
reinstatement in a former position in
Masten’s bureau. Terry chargos that
he was originally a $G00 employe in
the dead letter office; that he was re¬
moved under an order of Masten and
put into the city postofflee; that ne
protested and finally that Masten sug¬
gested his getting an outside party, a
close friend of Masten and a former
employe of the postal service, to help
him.
The affidavit alleges that Masten
gave Terry assurance that if he paid
the amount mentioned he could get
back; that he went to Masten’s house
about the matter, hut did not pay the
money. Terry charges that subso-.
quently he made an affidavit making
these charges and handed it to Masten
to present to First Assistant Postmas¬
ter General Johnson. According to
the charges Masten subsequently -was
asked by Terry for the affidavit and
refused to return it and Terry there¬
upon placed the information before
the civil service commission, who
took up the matter with the president.
The federal grand jury is consid¬
ering several important postofflee
cases which are expected to prqve of
widespread interest. Postmaster Gen¬
eral Payne said Tuesday afternoon
that ho expected there would be some
important news during his absence on
and his quelifleations which will ena-
expected the grand jury would furnish
some interesting developments. There
is no definite information available as
to the identity of the cases, but tho
jury has been working on them for
some time.
An agreement has been reached be¬
tween tire postofflee department and
the civil service commission regard¬
ing the transfer of employes from oth¬
er departments to the postofflee de¬
partment. The new regulations pro¬
vide that in such transfers it must be
shown that' the person to be transfer¬
red will he employed on work similar
to that previously performed by him,
Rnd his qualifications which wil ena¬
ble him to perform such work bettor
than a person selected from the elig.»
hie register of the commission. The
pending investigation has disclosed a
of irregular transfers.
MAUDIE AT IT AGAIN. ^
Aid of Police Invoked at a Ret Hot
Meeting in Dublini
A special from Dublin. Ireland,
sayB: Wild scenes Monday marked the
second debate by the municipal cor¬
poration on the question of presenting
and address of welcome to King Ed-
ward on his arrival in Dublin, The
public gallery was filled with people
before the meeting began, and the
huge crowd which was shut out subse¬
quently broke down the doora in its
effort to get in. Lord Mayor Harring¬
ton made a violent speech against the
address and compared the nationalists,
who favor it to be men who had “sold
the Irish parliament. ’
Maude Gonne (Mrs. McBride) was
among the demonstrators who contin¬
ued the uproar until the lord mayor
finally called in the police who clear¬
ed the hall.
After a stormy sitting of four hours,
the motion in favor of the addres3
-was defeated by 400 to 37 votes.
THREE INSTANTLY KILLED,
Two Seriously Hurt and Buildings De¬
stroyed by Powder Explosion.
Three men instantly killed and two
seriously hurt, together with three
buildings totally destroyed, is the re¬
sult of an explosion at the Laflin pow¬
der works, at Laflin, Pa., Monday af-
ternoon The force of the explosion
shook every house in the town of
Laflin, ,
A WILD GOOSE CHASE?
0pinion prevails that Appeal of
Greene „ and , Gaynor _ Will Fail.
A dispatch from Quebec says: Mr.
Taschereau, counsel for Gaynor and
Greene, left Saturday evening for Lon¬
don, where he will be assisted there
as counsel by Right Hon. H. Asquith,
K. C., one of the leading members of
tho London bar. The general impres¬
sion among members of the bar in
Quebec is that the privy council will
not grant Mr. MacMaster’s petition to
appeal, on the ground that an appeal
should have been taken in this coun-
try.
THREE KILLED IN EXPLOSION.
Deadly Accident Occurs at the Workj
of Birmingham Powder Company.
Three men were instantly killed and
another fatally injured by an
sion in the coining mill of the Birming¬
ham, Ala., powder mills near Boyles,
five miles from the -city, Saturday af¬
ternoon.
The building was totally wrecked by
the explosion, although it did not af¬
fect any of the other eleven buildings