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GARNESVILLE ADVANCE.
VOLUME V.
TORRENT OF BLOOD
Flowed in Appalling Butch¬
ery in Town of Kastoria,
REPORTS ARE CONFIRMED
Latest Dispatches Stated that Town
Was Burning—Ten Thousand peo¬
ple Fell by Bloody Sword
of l urks.
Sofia, Bulgaria, September 18.—Fur¬
ther reports from Kastoria say the city
is burning and that the massacre of
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its .population (estimated to have num-
lered 10.0C0 persons) was indescrib¬
ably terrible. The Turks slaughtered
indiscriminately Bulgarians and
Greeks, men, women and children.
The Turks burned eighteen children
to dea^h in a baking oven at Pisoller,
near Armensko, on September 12.
They massacred 200 women and chil¬
dren at Jervan in revenge for a defeat
ai the hands of the insurgents.
Fifty women and children, return¬
ing starved from tuo mountains to
their devastated homes, were mur-
dcred by soldiers. Between Septem¬
ber 10 and September 12 the Dasbi
Lsszouks destroyed four villages norr
Kruohevo in the presence of the k-ai-
makan (ndminitrator) of Krushevo,
massacreing and mutilating the inhab¬
itants.
.A Turkish war ballocn, is reported
tc have been seen hovering for the last
three days close to the Bulgarian
frontier, in the vicinity of Haskovo.
A severe fight has occurred at Ula-
vitza, in the mountains of Kratovo,
between 2.000 Turks and 800 insu in¬
tents. It continued for eight hours.
The insurgents used bombs with dead¬
ly effect. About one hundred Turks
are reported to have boon killed' and
many wore wounded. The insurgencs
had two men wounded.
A fight is also reported to have ta¬
ken place at Hupei Paso, near Soros,
where insurgent bands recently sur¬
rounded and annihilated a whole com¬
pany c-f Turks. The band then fled
to the mountains.
Bulgaria Mobilizing Troops.
Advices to-tfce foreign office in Paris
from Sofia say the 13,000 men being
mobilized in Bulgaria will bring the
pre-ent effective torco up to 50,090
tioops.
Appalling List cf Massacres,
Emerdcsch, May SI—150.
Baida, Algeria, June 2—Go,
Monastir, August 23—450,
Salonica, August 21, Bulgarians—*
800
Salonica, August 24, Greeks—GO.
Salonica, August 24, Vtaehs—30.
Sofia, Bulgaria, August 23—650.
Sofia, Bulgarin, August 30—G50.
Sofia, Bulgaria, September 1, men,
ISO.
Sofia, Bulgaria, September 1—men
and women—200.
Sofia, Bulgaria, September 8, Bul¬
garians—G5.000.
Sofia, Bulgaria, September 12, gen¬
eral report—G0.0G0.
Kastoria, September 15—10,000.
The names of the towns indicate
from whence reports reached America.
Killed by disease and deprivation,
women and children—50,000.
Villages plundered and burnt—111.
Recent separate Bulgarian govern-
ment reports of massacre, murder and
rapine—181.
Men, women and children driven
into other districts—3.000.
Cast into prison—2,£00.
Shot and burned in amerdesch—200.
Houses burned in Smerdesch—250.
Houses burned in Salonica, Augurt
24—575.
Sofia, Burgaria, report of August
23. towns burned—22.
Turkish troops engaged in murder¬
ing and pillaging— 200,000. |
SOUTHERN MAKING BIG MONEY.
Annual Report Shows Large Gains in
. Profit Over Last Year.
A New York dispatch says: The
annual report of the Southern railroad
just issued shows that in the fiscal
year ended June 30, gross earnings
were $42,354,059, an increase of $4,-
641,811, or 12.31 per cent.
LONGSHOREMEN STRIKE AGAIN.
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Trouble at New Orleans Is Resumed
After Supposed Settlement.
The commerce of the New Orleans
port is tied up tight by the strike of ;
which has '
the longshoremen, been re-
vived. Not a ship is being loaded.
A contract between the ship agents
and the longshoremen had been signs 1
on Monday last, which it was believed
settled the strike peaceably and per¬
manently.
The rank and file of the longshore¬
men now refuse to abide by the cou-
tract and' accuse their committee, who
brought about the settlement, of
treachery.
JUDGE FRRANKGARY CHOSEN
To Preside During Trial of J. M. Till¬
man in South .Carolina. I
JJ-Oge Frank B. Gary, of Abbeville,
S. C., has been* appointed to preside
ever the court in Lexington, at which
J. H. Tillman will be tried Monday for
the assassination of N. G. Gonzales.
The case of Tillman will be one If
the first called. There are over 500
Witnesses.
NINE OF CHEW PERISH.
Story of Disaster Which Befell B
eh Steamer In Recent Storm Off
the Florida Coast.
Captain 0. W, Davis, and survivors
of the British S. 8. Inchulva that was
wrecked off lower east coast of Flor
Ida, passed through Jacksonville Fri¬
day night for the north.
Captain Davi3 toils a foarful story
of his terrible experience and says he
never encountered a worse storm.
The gale struck them Friday morn¬
ing', and by noon (he sea was one boil¬
ing mass and the ship was pitching
end toss'.ug. Water like whirlpool anil
waves dashed over the vessel. The
boats wore stripped from fastenings
and hurled into the raging sea.
At 11 o'clock Boatsman Taylor was
hit by a boat and swept overboard. He
caught a rope, but the waves tore
bis loose and dashed him against the
side cf the ship, smashing his head.
The wind at noon was over eighty
miles an hour, and it was so dark hi
couldn’t see the length of his ship.
For hours a fearful fight went on,
captain and crew doing ail possible to
save the ship and their lives.
At 4:30 the crash came and the ves
sei was pounded all night. At mid¬
night the mc-n in the forward port
were lost, as the vessel broke in. Sat¬
urday morning a raft was made, and in
the afternoon 19 survivors out of the
crew of 29 reached shore.
Captain Davis was deeply affected
by the tragic fate of his officers and
men. With him were Chief Mate John
McGill, and the Chinese steward.
The vessel was bound from Galves¬
ton .‘to Hamburg via Newport News,
with miscellaneous freight.
SPECTACULAR MATRIMONY
Given Severe Editorial Condemnation
by The New York World.
The New York World of Friday
morning contained the following edito¬
rial on the Lane Kossiimn marriage.
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the original plan of which was chang¬
ed by the bishop of the diocese:
“A Brooklyn wedding ceremony
which gave promise of remaining long
notable ip the annals of spectacular
matrimony, because of the unique ni-
ture of some of its features, has, per¬
force, been made conventional and
disappointing. The bishop cf the dio¬
cese interfered to stop a display whic i,
in his^view,-would bo discreditable to
the ciiurch in -which it was to take
pisco.
“At this- very modern wedding, it
was- designed to replace tUe time-hon¬
ored matrimpnlal music with a newei-
fangied program. We are not suro
whether ’The Voice that Breathed O’er
Eden’ was to be cut out, but the Loh¬
engrin brldaj chorus was to give way
to ‘Dixie,’ played on the chimes. Over
the chancel rail an ‘L’ and an ‘R’ in
electric light, the initials of bride and
bridegroom, were to blaze out, and as
the couple were pronounced man and
wife, the ‘R’ was to deepen in glow,
dimming the ‘L’ into insignificance. It
was to be a display very creditable to
the electrical expert who was to have
charge of the switchboard, but the
bishop’s ban spoiled it all.
“The honors of vaudeville matri¬
mony are thus left with the brides who
took their life partners for better or
worse in the lion’s cage or up in a bal¬
loon. And it is better so. The church
. ^ ^ -rriage
^°„ p aCe or rea ^ ma ceremo
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BRITISHERS ARE NONPLUSSED.
Widespread Consternation Caused by
Resignations from Cabinet.
A London special says: Consterna¬
tion and excitement caused by the dra¬
matic announcement of Joseph Chanp
berlain’s resignation of the secretary-
chip for the colonies prevailed among
fill classes in the United Kingdom to
the exclusion of every other topic.
The great majority of the public only
learned the news from the morning
papers, and the astonishment in many
cases was so great as to prevent the
expression of any coherent, opinion.
The Pall Mali Gazette of Friday af¬
ternoon sums up the general feeling
by describing the present crisis as
“the most extraordinary in the his¬
tory of the government,” adding that
“what will happen no one can fore-
cast with any degree of certainty.’’
UPTON HAS APPENDICITIS.
Owner cf Shamrock Forced to Lay
Over at Chicago Owing to Illness.
A Chicago dispatch says: Sir Thom-
as Lipton is suffering from “colitis
and catarrhal appendicitis,” according
to an official statement made by his
physicians Wednesday afternoon. As¬
suming the public to be in possession
of the facts of the distinguished Eng¬
lishman’s illness the statement was is¬
sued by the physicians as follows*:
“The disease—colitis anrl catarrhal
appendicitis—is progressing favorably,
and the condition of the patient is
satisfactory
MOB INVADES CHINATOWN.
Celestials In Tonopab, Idaho, are
Forced to Migrate Instanter.
A mob of twelve or fifteen men in-
waded Chinatown at Tonopah, Idaho,
Thursday afternoon, and at the point
r $ guns compelled a number of China-
17X011 to lea ' T e town at once. Several
who did not comply were badly beat3n,
dragged to the outskirts of the town
and told to. take the road to Sodaville,
GARNESVILLE. GA.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 25. 1903.
WEEVIL IS RAMPANT
Texas Pest Ruins Cotton West
of the Mississippi.
GLOOMY PICTURE DRAWN
Chemist In Employ of Government
Makes Tour of Infected Sections
and Predicts Dire Calamity
for the Future.
Charles P. McLane, a chemist in the
employ of the agricultural department
of the United States government, ar¬
rived at Knoxville, Tenn., Saturday
lrom Texas and Arkansas, where ho
had been sent by the government to
investigate the damage done in the
cotton belt by weevil.
He has spent two months studying
the insects, and admits that the
future of the cotton-growing section
west of the Mississippi is exceeding
ly gloomy.
Mr. McLane says that the cotton
crop in ninety-six Texas counties will
be almost a total failure, and that the
western part of Arxansas, especially
Hempstead county, presents a desolate
appearance. He predicts that cotton
growing in the southwest will decline
in the future.
All efforts to destroy the weevil
have proved futile, and the people are
discouraged. Arkansas has net been
cs hard hit this year as Texas, but
be predicts that the devastating weevil
will spread rapidly over the entire cot¬
ton lands of the southwest within two
years. Few-, if any, evidences of the
appearance of the weevil have been
seen east of the Mississippi.
. LOOKS BAD FOR CURTIS JETT.
New Witness Swears He Saw Defend¬
ant! Shoot Ccckrili.
In the trial of Curtis Jett for the al¬
leged assassination of James Cockriil,
at Jacksan, Ky., the commonwealth
Saturday introduced William Cope an-1
James Blanton, who corroborated oth¬
ers as to Jett being in front of the
court house immediately after the
shooting and to the shots coming from
the court house.
The feature was the testimony of
Charles Green, the witnahs who es¬
caped, and said he was afraid of being
killed, if he testified. Green was
trough back under arrest from Lex¬
ington, Ky. He testified that he was
about ten feet from Cockriil when the
shooting began. He and Cockriil both
ran. He saw the shots coming in two
volleys from the court house window,
and saw Curtis Jett firing from tho
court house at Cockriil. He testified
that two other men were in the court
house whom he didn’t recognize, and
that but little smoke was visible,
which corroborates other witnesses in
saying that they believed smokeless
powder was used by Jett.
TWO MORE RESIGNATIONS.
One a Member of Edward’s Cabinet.
Five Vacancies to Fill.
A London special says: Lord Bal¬
four, cf Burleigh, secretary for Seo;-
land, and Arthur Ralph Douglas Eliot,
financial secretary to the treasury,
have resigned and their resignations
have been accepted by the king. Mr.
Elliott was not in the cabinet.
These two resignations make a total
of four vacant cabinet posts and one
secretaryship at Premier Balfour's dis¬
position.
With the resignation of Lord Balfour
and Financial Secretary Elliott, both
strong free traders, it is understood
that the ministerial resignations are
completed.
It is practically certain that Austen
Chamberlain, Lord Milner ahd Mr.
Brodrick will take the exchequer, colo¬
nies and Indian portfolios, respective¬
ly. and the only surprise Tfi the new
appointments is likely to he the nomi¬
nation of a strong man to the war of¬
fice to determine how far the recom¬
mendations of the South African war
commission can be carried out.
HONORS LATE DR. CURRY.
Alabama Legislature Selects Noted
Educator for Statuary Hall.
A resolution was passed unanimous¬
ly by both houses of the legislature of
Alabama Thursday naming the late
Dr. J. L. M. Curry as one of the two
men to represent Alabama in statuary
hall, in the national capitol. The other
representative has not been selected.
Steamer and Depot Burned.
Fire Thursday night completely de
siroyed the steamer Alma and the
ft eight depot of the Norfolk & South¬
ern railroad at Elizabeth City, N. C.,
entailing a I 0&3 estimated at $100,000.
A FATAL HIGH COLLAR.
Man at Olean, New York, Choked to
Death by Late Style Neckwear.
A dispatch from Olean, N. Y., says:
C. O. Slater, a mechanic, choked to
death by a high collar which he wore,
v.as found dead Friday, lying in a
fence corner. His body was doubled
so that his head hung between hi.s
knees. His face was black and hit-
high stiff collar had cut into the man’s
neck.
ii ADVICE” TO PRESIDENT.
Chicago Federation of Labor Sends
Rooeevelt a Long Letter Express¬
ing Displeasure at Attitude.
President Roosevelt was voted by
tho Chicago Federation of Labor, at
a meating Sunday, a 9,000-word letter
of advice In which fault is found with
tho president's attitude on the ques¬
tion of open shops. The letter was
prompted by the decision of President
Roosevelt in the Miller case, in which
the president said that Miller or any
other man must not be discharged
from the government printing office ou
account of non-membership in a union.
“Deliciously unaware of the hypocri¬
sy of the world of finance,” “honest
and humane, but uninformed,” were
some of the clauses used to describe
the president In the long letter of the
open shop committee.
Its opening paragraphs contained a
definite disclaimer of any wish to at
tack Mr. Roosevelt, the blame for the
chief executive’s attitude in the Miller
affair being placed on “a coterie of
Certain well-known interests which are
constantly on guard around” the while
house. The president was told that
be fell into error in his view of the
question, “because of that impetuous-
ity for which we love you.” 4 copy
of the communication will be forward¬
ed to Oyster Bay at once under date
of Labor day, September 7.
The reading of the letter before the
federation meeting occupied over an
hour, and excito-d applause from the
crowd of delegates.
NEGRO BAPTISTS ON ASSAULTS.
Fesolutfon in Philadelphia Convention
Denounces By Members of Race.
Lynching and the crimes which us¬
ually result in mob law were de¬
nounced tn a resolution adopted by the
National Negro Baptist convention in
session at Philadelphia. The resolu¬
tion presented by Rev. J. I. Dart, of
South Carolina, was as follows:
“Whereas, most of the blood-curd¬
ling outrages committed against the
pure womanhood of our country and
which lead to mob uprising and lynen-
ing are charged to members of our
race.
“Resolved, we make no special plea
or excuse for such criminals of our
race; we frown upon any one who Is
guilty of the crime of an assault on
woman; we, the representatives of two
million people of the black race, desire
to place ourselves on record as say¬
ing that any who assaults helpless wo¬
manhood is not worthy The benefits cf
life, but should be given a fair trial.
“Resolved, That President Roosevelt
i3 to be commended by our people for
his fearless stand In favor of even-
handed justice and fair trial for all
criminals and for his declaration at a
time when passions ran high and pub¬
lic sentiment was uncontrolled.”
The educational board headquarters
will be removed from Washington to
Nashville during the coming year.
GEORGIA TOWN LOSES HEAVILY.
Fir e Causes $100,000 Damage in Mc¬
Donough, With Small Insurance.
Fire broke out In the building occu¬
pied by the D. J. Green Company at
McDonough, Ga., Sunday afternoau,
and the entire structure, which occu¬
pied a block on Macon street, was de¬
stroyed. The block of buildings in the
rear was al&o destroyed.
The Green Company and The Hent-v
County Weekly were the principal
losers. The entire outfit cf The Henry
County Weekly was dostroyed. The
loss sustained by the D. J. Green
Companylwas the heaviest.
The entire livery business of J. ,T.
Smith & Co., located in the Green
building, war. destroyed. Fully $101.-
000 worth of property was destroyed,
with less then $10,000 of insurance.
WEDDING PLAN UNCHANGED.
Rossman Sayc Dispatches to the Con-
trary Were All Fakes.
James G. Rossman most emphatieal-
ly denies that there were anv changes
in the “electric” wedding program nr
B»y interference whatsoever on tho
part of the bishop of Brooklyn, N. Y .
as was. stated in telegrams from the
east. The program was carried on ex-
actiy as it had been announced.
ATLANTANS ARE DISAPPOINTED.
Vigorous Kick Made on Surprisingly
Low Cost of New Depot.
The announcement that the ne v
passenger station to be erected by the
Atlanta Terminal Company will cost
less than $350,000, instead ot $750,000,
As it was generally understood the de¬
pot was to cost, has caused a number
of councA members to express, them¬
selves as most disappointed, and some
of thtm have declared that had they
known the depot would cost only
$350,000 they would not have vote'
for the city to readjust the grades ol
the street approaches.
PETER REPORTED KILLED.
Unconfirmed News of Assassination of
Servian Ruler Sent Broadcast.
It was reported en the Bourse, in
Paris, Friday, that King Peter of Ser¬
via, had been assassinated.
The rumor was unconfirmed, but
Servian bonds quickly fell one franc,
„„ 70 centimes. The „ foreign office has no
Intimation regarding the rumored as¬
sassination of the king of Servia,
PEONACE MEN FREE
President Roosevelt Pardons
Two Alabamians.
JUDGE JONES INTERCEDED
Federal Jurist Says Prisoners are
Penitent and, in Hi3 Opinion, the
Ends cf Law Has Been
Reached,
Through the executive clemency of
President Roosevelt two men convict¬
ed of peonage In Alabama some
months ago walked out of the federal
prison at Atlanta, Ga., early Wednes¬
day afternoon as free men.
Those two men were George D. and
Barancas F. Cosby, and they were ar¬
raigned in tho federal court at Mont¬
gomery on June 30 last. Both plead
guilty and were sentenced to serve a
year and a day in Uncle Sam’s prison
in Atlanta,
The two Cosbys, from the time of
their entrance into the prison, were
empioyod on the farm, as both were
familiar with such work.
The word from Washington that
their pardons had been signed by
President Roosevelt came to them en¬
tirely by surprise- Warden Moyer in
person notified them of the receipt of
the pardons. The Cosbys, both strong,
emotionless men, heard the news in
silence, thanked the warden for his
kindness and at once prepared for
their departure, Early in the after-
noon they were furnished wi‘h citi-
zens’ clothes and sufficient money to
carry them to their home in Alabama.
Tho prisoners were indicted origi¬
nally for holding Pike Swanson in
peonage. They pleaded guilty at the
earliest opportunity, and this fact op¬
erated largely in securing their par¬
dons. Judge Jones, before whom they
were tried, also interested himself in
their behalf, and wrote a personal let¬
ter to President Roosevelt, asking him
to free the two men.
Judge Jones stated in his letter that
in his opinion the ends of the law had
been reached.
During the month of June more
than eighty indictments against a num¬
ber of individuals for violation of the
peonage law were returned by the
grand jury at Montgomery and sever¬
al convictions were secured, the sen¬
tences imposed ranging from the min¬
imum, one year, to the maximum, five
years.
In his letter to the president Judge
Jones said in part:
“The favorable recommendation
now made proceeds on no idea that the
sentences were unjust, but solely from
the conviction that the punishment al¬
ready undergone by the prisoners has
accomplished all the real ends of the
law in these cases.
“The prisoners have undergone the
humiliation of imprisonment in the
penitentiary, the sting of condemna¬
tion by their neighbors and associates,
and the wide publicity of their offense.
They have been separated trom their
families and have worn rtrijoes. There
is no ground for believing that they
will ever again, under any circum¬
stances, engage in like practices. They
attempted no defense^ but pleaded
guilty at the earliest opportunity. They
were contrite and admitted that they
justly deserved punishment. The re¬
form of offenders themselves, so far as
the law contemplates, ha3 been
completely effected by the punishment.
“The question of pardon may, there¬
fore, be properly considered, now
solely as regards its effect upon tho
administr.'Vion of justice and the pub¬
lic welfare. The law has been thor¬
oughly vindicated, and the evil against
which it was directed, in these com¬
munities, has been completely crushed.
Connivance with tho abuses of corrupt
magistrates In that locality in the ex¬
ercise of the power to hire out offend-
ers for payment of fine and costs on
conviction for small and often sham
offenses, in order to reap profit for
their hirer, has been thoroughly ex-
posed and broken up. It has met the
hearty approbation of the great mass
of the people in all waiku of life. The
example has been all sufficient to detef
others from like offenses in the fu-
ture.”
ASKS FOR PROTECTION.
Chinese Minister Takes Notice of At.
tack on His People in Idaho,
The Chinese mfnister called at the
state department Thursday and laid
before Acting Secretary Adee a com¬
munication which he had received
from the Chinese consul general at
San Francisco detailing the attack
made on a number or Chinese at Ton-
opah, Idaho. The consul general re¬
ported that the labor union of that
place drove all the Chinese away and
that seven or eight were severely In¬
jured, one an old man, being nearly
killed.
NOEL FEARS HYDROPHOBIA.
Erstwhile Mississippi Gubernatorial
Candidate in Pasteur Institute.
State Senator E. F. Noel, of Missis-
£ 4ppL arrived In Atlanta, Ga., Sunday
morning to undergo an examination,
and possibly treatment at the Pasteur
institute for a dog bite which ho re¬
ceived several days ago at Ackerman,
Miss., a small village tea milea from i
j, lg home xj le do „ that bit him is
supposed to have been mad.
Cream of
Brief Summary of Most
Important Events
of Each Day.
—A reign of terror is said to exist
in the western section of Worth coun¬
ty, Georgia. In the last year five men
have been murdered and only one ar¬
iosi has been made in consequence.
—McDonough, Ga., had a $100,009
fire Sunday afternoon. The blaze be¬
gan at 5 o’clock and was not checked
until 10. Two whole business blocks
v ere destroyed.
—Columbus, Ga., has af last been
granted the through line of sleepers
from Washington for which tt has ?o
long besought the Southern railway.
—South Carolina state officers are
puzzled over whaj, to do In Saluda
county. The sheriff stands accused of
murder, but refuses to surrender his
office to the coroner and the state luw
forbids the governor’s removing the
sheriff for any cause.
—At Frankfort, Ky., Sunday thvee
negroes made a daring escape from
jail. One of them split the jailor's
head with a bottle and the three then
made a successful dash for liberty.
—In an attempt to escape from tb.p
South Carolina penitentiary a convict,
Grant McNeil, was killed by Preston
Jefferson, a trusty, who will doubtless
be pardoned in consequence.
—At the negro Baptist conference In
Boston, Dr. Booker, president of the
Arkansas Baptist ocllege, told his race
that the best thing they could do was
to imitate the white man and imbibe
some of his American enterprise.
—Chicago Federation of Labor sends
President Roosevelt a long letter tak¬
ing exceptions to his altitude on open
stops, as dempnstrated in the Miller
case.
—Posses in Montana are pursuing
“Kid” Curry, the train robber, who
escaped from Knoxville, Tenn., jail.
—Sultan of Turkey expresses regret
at the atrocities perpetralofi by the
troops and promises the Russian am¬
bassador that they will not be repeat¬
ed. The murder of Bulgarians, how¬
ever, continues.
—Lord Balfour, of Burleigh, secre¬
tary to Scotland, and Arthur Elliott,
financial secretary to the treasury,
have resigned. The king has accepted
the resignations.
—The city of Linares, Mexico, is
dead commercially on account of yel¬
low fever there. There arc over two
hundred cases in Linares.
—Tho longshoremen’s strike at
Brunswick, Ga., has been brought to a
close. The arbitrators’ award of 14
cents per hour pleases both sides and
all hands are at work again.
—The City of Macon, for which fears
were entertained, reached Savannah
safely. The passengtt-s tell of bar
rowing experiences during the storm.
—In the Alabama senate a motion
was made to rescind the resolution
giving Dr. J. L. M. Curry a place in
statuary hall. The motion was ruled
out of order, but will be brought up
again. Its purpose is not known
—The New Orleans longshoremen
have gone on another stride. They
now claim that their leaders betrayed
them in signing tlfc contract with the
lumbermen.
—Booker Washington made an nd-
diess to the delegates of the colored
Baptist conference, at Philadelphia, in
which he said that one of the problems
ahead would be to find employment
for the negro.
—Detective Thomas Hutchens, at
Evansville, Ind., fatally wounds Chief
of Police Henke’and Police Captain
Brennecke and Injures Councilman
Lutz. Hutchens then committed sui¬
cide.
—Frosts in Illinois, Missouri, Min-
l esota and Wisconsin Thursday night.
—United States Minister Powell
sends a strong protest to San Domingo
government against the project of es¬
tablishing the neutrality oi Dominican
waters and making certain ports free.
—Mrs. John T. Griffin, charged with
the murder of her husband, has been
carried back to Eatonton, Ga„ where
she will be arraigned in Putnam supe¬
rior court.
—Judge John B. Estes, who has won
fame in Georgia as soldier, jurist and
legislator, died early Wednesday morn¬
ing at his home In Gainesvilie.
—Postal Inspector Erwin, indicted
by the federal- grand jury at. Washing¬
ton, charged with conspiracy to de¬
fraud the government, has bean ar¬
rested at San Francisco.
—The Alabama legislature Wednes¬
day passed a bill paying the attorneys
for fighting the franchise suits filed
by the negro Giles.
—The frequent escapes of prisoners
from the North Carolina penitentiary-
have led to the belief that prisoners
have been given aid. An investiga¬
tion is in progress.
—While shooting at a hog, Mrs.
Louise Tldeman, of Pensacola, Fla,
killed a young girl, the daughter of
William Douglass, a near neighbor.
—Six masked men rob the Bank of
Douglasville, in Oklahoma, of over
$5,000.
—A girls’ industrial home is to be
established at Thomasville, Ga. A site
has been donated for the purpose.
—Frost In Kansas, Nebraska and
Iowa haa don< * great damage tp the
corn crop.
NUMBER 45.
CHAMBERLAIN OUT
Also Hamilton and Ritchie
Quit British Cabinet,
RESIGNATIONS ACCEPTED
Disagreement Over Policy of Govern-'
merit Causes Breach—Action Will !
Result in Return of Liberals
to Power.
'!
A London special says: The resig¬
nation of Joseph Ctaambsr-.ain as sec-
:etary for the colonies; 0. T. Ritchie,
as chancellor of the exchequer, and
Lord George Hamilton, as secretary
for India, were officially announced
Thursday evening. King Edward has
accepted the resignations.
The official announcement of the re.
signations of Mr. Chamber’ain and two
other members of the cabinet, which
were announced by the Associate!
l rese earlier in the day, was made
late Thursday night at Gowning street
in the following communication:
“The following ministers have offe--
* d their resignations, which have been
accepted by the king:
“Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain,
secretary for the colonies; Right Hon.
C. T. Ritchie, chnnccllc- of the ex-
ehenuer, and Lord Georg-j Hamiltou,
secretary for India.
"The accompanying correspondence
passed between the premier, Right
Hon. A. J. Balfour, and Mr. Chamber¬
lain.”
Then follows Mr. Chamberlain’s let¬
ter, dated Birmingham, September !>,
commencing: “My Dear Balfour,” in
which he sets forth his reasons for hi*
resignation. A feature of the letter
Is the following statemen', concerning
a preferential tariff:
“For the present, at any rate, a
preferential agreement with our colo¬
nies involving any new duty, however
small, on articles of food hitherto un¬
taxed, even if accompanied by a re¬
duction of taxation on olher articles,
of foot equally universal In their con¬
sumption, would be unacceptable io
tho majority of the constituencies.
However much we may regret the de¬
cision, however mistaken we may
think it, no good government in a dem¬
ocratic country can ignore it. I feel,
therefore, that as an immediate prac¬
tical policy, the question of prefer¬
ence to the colonies cannot be press¬
ed with any hope of success at tho
present time, although there is a very
strong feeling in favor of the other
branch of fiscal reform which would
give fuller discretion to the govern-
nent in negotiating with foreign coun¬
tries for a freer exchange of commodi¬
ties and which would ena'o’e our reprs-
sentatives to retaliate if no concession
was made to our just demands.
“If, as I believe, you share these
views. It seems to me that you will
be absolutely justified in adopting
them as the policy of your government,
although it will necessaviiy involve
some changes in its constitution. As
secretary for the colonie. during the
last eight years, I have been in a spe¬
cial sense the representative of tho
policy of a closer union which I firm¬
ly believe to be equally recessary in
ihe interests of the colonies and our¬
selves.”
Liberals Will Return to Power.
The retirement of Colonial Secreta-'
ry Chamberlain which precipitates the
most dramatic crisis and Ihe bitterest
party struggle since hie secession from.
Gladstone's home rule cabinet was un¬
known and unsuspected in London un¬
til the official announcement was is-
t-ueH late Thursday night.
As .o the reconstruction of the cabi¬
net* no great interest is excited, al¬
though the political prophets are al¬
ready busy appointing Austen Cham¬
berlain chancellor of the exchequer,
the earl of Selborne as secretary for
the colonies, etc., because i is recog¬
nized as impossible that an appeal to
the country can be much longer de¬
layed, and the general opinion is that
in the present shattered conditions of
the unionist party the liberals will be
returned to power.
FOR PHILIPPINE SCHOOLS.
New Education Measure Provides
$72,000 for First Year’s Expenses.
A Manila special says: The new
education bill has just become a law.
It appropriates the sum of $72,000 u»
cover the expenses of the first year.
It further provides that one hun¬
dred of the best qualified students,
securing at least 75 per cent on each,
subject at an annual examination,
Shall have the privilege of going to
the United States to complete their
education at institutions designated
by the governor.
MARYLAND DEMOCRATS ACT.
Hold State Convention In Baltimore
and Name a Full Ticket.
The democrats of Maryland held,
their state convention in Baltimore,
Wednesday night and nominated the
following ticket:
For governor, Edwin Warfield, of
Howard county.
For state comptroller, Dr. Gordon
Atkinson, of Somerset county.