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THE NEWS, Established Ml. TRIAL OF HOWARD AT FRANKFORT, KY. Further Cross Examinotion of H enry You tsey. STAR WITNESS IN THE TRIAL Tell* Where He Wa* When Fatal 8hot Wa» Fired—Denies Certain State¬ ments Made to General Leads Prior to Shooting Regarding Goebel. S'rsnkfcrt, Ky., April 21.—Henry Youtsey was called lor further cross- examination in the trial of James How¬ ard today. Youtseywas asked if he did not refuse to tell Assistant Audi- ) ter Frank Johnson where he was when Goebel was shot He said Johnson asked the question and he told John- j son he was in a safe place. Johnson said that was not sufficiently definite ! as the detectives had called for par- ticuiar data as td where all employes rtf of fhp the office office were were when when the the shot «hr,t was .... fired. Youtsey then told him he was In the toilet room in the basement of the executive building. Youtsey de¬ nied that he had ever told. General A. Leads, prior to the shooting, that Goe¬ bel once beat him out of a fee and that he despised him. He admitted that he told R. H. Witherspoon and Other relative., that the newspaper re¬ ports that he hau named Jim Howard as the man who fired the shot, were without foundation. I "It was my defense at that time,” | gaid Youtsey, "that Howard and i mo were strangers and I told everybody I had never seen Howard till we met in | j jail.” 1 Further along in the interrogation Youtsey declared that from and after ; the shooting of Goebel all of the others engaged in the killing conspired to¬ gether to clear themselves and throw . the entire responsibility of the crime upon him.” Responding to .questions as to nego. tiation- with Dr. Johnson to kill Goe¬ bel, Youtse-y said he wept to see Sen- s ator Deboe, and told him Johnson and others were willing to do it. Sena¬ tor Deboe, according to witness, re¬ plied that enough Democrats were go- Ing to vote with Taylor to retain him la office and it would not be necessary to kill Goebel. Deboe said it must cot be done. Witness went back and told Johnson what Deboe said. John¬ son told him not to pay any attention to Deboe but to go and see what Gov- ernor Taylor mid about it. He went to see Taylor and told him what John¬ son said, and Taylor raised no objec¬ tion to the plan of shooting from tb secretary cf state's office. DASH FOR LIBERTY. Convicts Make Desperate Attempt at Evcape Near Wilmington. Wilmington, N. C„ April 21.—Twelve convkls, thri whites ar.d nine negro men male a desperate dash for liber¬ ty early yesterday just as they were leaving the stockade at Castle Haynes, 6 miles from this city. One negro was killed and a white ;aan and ne¬ gro wounded. Doth of the wounded escaped. Four were captured by a large posse and at a late hour last night the officers believe they have the remaining seven surrounded in a thick swamp near the northeast branch of the Cape Fear river. The escape was planned by H. C. Martin, who last week was sentenced to four years on the roads for assault¬ ing a widow woman at Delgrade mills, this city. While the guards were tak¬ ing the gang of half a hundred con¬ victs to work the 12 prisoners in the plat made a wild das'h In all directions. The remaining convicts were order¬ ed to drop on their knees, and kept NEW WHITE GOODS! Our sixth shipment for this season received yesterday. Our Spring busi¬ ness has been the largest in our history, simply because we show correct styles, 1903 patterns - exclusive designs for Griffin’s most particular shoppers. New plain and fancy Piques 15c to 25c yard. New Oxfords and Madras for waists and suits, light weight and beautiful patterns, prices i2*£c to 40c yard. New Mercerized Stripes for waists, the 40c kind, now 25c. New Mexican and Clung Laces, new Val. and Round Thread Laces; \ ' A White or black Lace Lisle Gloves 50c pair. The newest of Turnover Collars 25c and $1.00. New Pin Shirtwaist Sets;, Babies’ Lawn Caps 25c to $1.25 each. See Our White Goods Window for Styles. R. F. Strickland & Co. tinner eerrer tjy one guard wntle the other guards opened fire on the flee lag fugitives, who made a dash for the woods In all directions. John Taylor, a negro, was shot dead in his tracks. J. p. Hughes, white, and Forney George, a negro, of New- bern, were shot in the back, but es¬ caped. The county commissioners have of¬ fered $50 reward each for the white men, Martin and Hughes, and |20 each tor the negroes. The sheriff’s posse is very strong, and there is little chance for the convicts to escape. PEACHES WILL BE SCARCE. Fruit Growing Statea All Report 8hort Crops. Atlanta, April 21.— Georgia lg not alone this year in finding a short crop “ „„ n . hand. . Every peach growing state D ^ ae coun * r F 1 "Ports a reduced crop “ the reBuU of the bad weather com V 9 ”*’ ^e rangia average, . * trom 5 ® to 90 '»er cent Inis information has just been se CUred th e,department of agriculture a ? d WI H , witain a fbw days be publish- , n official bulletin form. At the instance of the Georgia fruit growers. Commissioner 0. B. Stevens wrote letters to the commissioners of agriculture of all the important peach¬ growing states of the country, and has received replies from practically all of them except California, which „ pr ° bably , ,, be . , bea «l fro ® within a flay or two. Colonel Stevens gave the informs- tion that Georgia would do well to market 25 per cent of an average crop this year, and asked the commission- ers of the other states what yield they expected and what had been tile extent of the damage from cold weather, The replies show that there is a possibility of something like 25 per cent of an average crop throughout the entire country. In some states the crop has been almost wholly de- stroyed, in others there is only 10 or 15 per cent promised, while several expect to get as high as 50 per cento! an average yield. ATE NOTHING FOR 30 DAYS.” When Confined In Jail Brunswick Man Refused Food. Brunswick, Ga.. April 21—After liv¬ ing for nearly 30 days without eat¬ ing a mouthful, Bailey Chance, the white man who has been in the coun ty jail for lunacy for some time, died Sunday night. Chance was taken out of the jail Saturday and carried to bis home by the county physician, in the hope that he might be persuaded to eat, but the man still refused to swallow a mouth ful. Chance was in jail 18 days and did not eat. and it is understood that hr refused to eat for several days befort he was confined. The man. it is un dorstood, would never cat anythin; unless the food was prepared either by his mother or himself. Escaped Without Injury. BrantfOid, Ont., April 21.—All the lrimates of the Indian institute which burned fast night escaped without in¬ jury. A panic prevailed among the occupants during the fire and it was impossible to say at the »m“ time OOO^eov' if al! j had escaped: The loss is ered by insurance. The institution is the property of the New England company, and was established years ago. Aged Negro Hurled to Death. Abbeville, S. C., April 21—About 2. miles this side of Hodges in Greenwood county, the passenger Main on the Southern knocked Ike Edward, a oe gro from the track, killing him in¬ stantly. Edwards was nearly 90 years old and was too slow In leaving the track after he heard the whistle. Botk arms and his hip were broken. UKIFFIN, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY -MORNING, APHJL 22. 1903. ............ CLAIM UNJUST DISCRIMINATION. Coal Carrying Roada Charged With Violating Interstate Law, New York, April 21—The Inter¬ state commerce commission sat In thi« city today to consider the complaint of William R. Hearat that oestain coal carrying roads are violating the interstate commerce law. The de¬ fendant roads are the Philadelphia and Reading, the Lehigh Valley, the Central of New Jersey, the New York, Susquehanna and Western, the Erie, the Ontario and Western, the Dela¬ ware and Hudson, the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore and Ohio. The specific complaints of Mr. Hear&t are that the roads charge un¬ reasonable rates; that they unjustly discriminate I nfavor of the bituminous against the anthracite coal companies and that they have contrived, in viola¬ tion of the anti-pooling section of the Interstate commerce law, to discrimi¬ nate against the independent coal min¬ ing companies in favor of the compa¬ nies controlled by the railroads, The commission is also to consider while here the old ease of the com¬ plaint of the Texas Cattle Raisers' as¬ sociation and the Chicago Live Stock association against the Chicago local transfer tax which calls for the pay¬ ment of 22 per car for cattle trans¬ ferred from the termini of the western railroads into the Chicago Union stock yards. At the first hearing on that suject the commission ordered a re¬ duction of from 22 to 21 per car. That ruling was submitted to the Unit¬ ed States supreme court which sent the whole case back to the Interstate commerce commission for more evi¬ dence. None of the railroads were repre¬ sented when the commission convened. 'FRISCO TRAIN WRECKED. Defective Rail Causes Accident— Three of Train Crew Killed. Kansas City, April 21.—.Passenger train No. 103, on the 'Frisco system, which left Kansas City at 11:30 last night for Memphis and Birmingham, was partially wrecked near Everton, Mo„ nm-th cf Springfield, by a defective rail, ar 7 o’clock this morning. The engine, baggage an-d mail cars went into the ditch and were badly dam¬ aged. The engineer, fireman and one postal clerk were killed, a mall clerk and one passenger were seriously hurt and perhaps a dozen passengers slight¬ ly injured. The dead are: E, R. Mead, engineer, of Ft. Scott, Kans. Bert Coeman, fireman, of Ft. Scott. C. B. Campbell, postal clerk, Kan¬ sas City. Seriously injured: Clyde Withers, postal clerk. Ft. Scott. Louie Columbia, Kansas City, pas¬ senger. KIRK WILL LOSE PROPERTY. Suit of Gaynor’s Bondsmen Has Been Practically Abandoned. Binghampton, N. Y.. April 21.— When counsel tor J. F. Gaynor ap¬ peared before United States Judge George W. Ray, at Norwich, he prac¬ tically abandoned the “show cause” pr<>c f di,1K3 bro S uht «» *•!«•» of Gay- nor to restrain a marshal from levy¬ ing on and selling the property of former Mayor Kirk, of Syracuse, who was on Gaynor's bond. Gaynoi’s counsel has brought an¬ other action to have the execution against- Kirk set aside. Oo May 16 an application will be made befo:\ Judge Ray for ap injunction in that suit, restraining the marshal from pro- oeeMng cn the execution until this new action is tried. United States District Attorney Curtis and Taylor S. Ames appeared on behalf of the government. HOSPITAL BAZAAR CLOSED LAST NIGHT. V Teie Ladies Have Made Their Money, Now Let Sub¬ scriptions Come in to the Assured hospital. The Hospital Bazaar ofcwed Let night after a brilliant ah| days ** sncces*, having cleared stout 1750 or more. It vran a bard week's aotive’part, work for tbe b many they ladies feelf^ell ■ijth'o took it > ©» pail in tqe good they bafl aco m pliehed Nearly everything was closed ont, what could not be disposed of oth¬ erwise at the fanoy work booth going into the grab bag. The Steves and other furniture will be kept for the hospital, rather than sacrifice them, while the elegant mantel given by the Gresham Plan ing Mill will be put in the Baptist pastorlon, each member contribut¬ ing a email coin for the purpose so that all conld claim an interest. The Griffin R'flca atl-ended the bazaar in nnifoim last night and gave it a parting salute; eating up all tt at- was left in the dining room, while the brilliant career of the cigar booth ended in smoke. The Japanese booth will be preserved and put up on the hospital ground* as a summer bouse. The neokwear booth closed out it remnant stock Monday to an appreciative dealer and the candy booth is today wa«t HOW INDIFFERENCE HURTS A TOWN Are You Backing Up Griffin and Doing All That You Can For It? A man who is indifferent to suc¬ cess Is likely to tnedt with, failure; and a town is hurt- iin the same way. The towns that are prospering today are growing in population and en¬ joying industrial development be- oause the citizens of the place are on the alert, constantly wetohing ior an opportunity to help their town. The Dalton Press said in a recent issue: ‘‘Dalton has lost another million dollar cotton mill and Cartersvdie is the winner. The owners wanted to oome here but could not secure the property they wanted. Tne Press thinks some one shonld take steps to foster and cnconrage these enterprises, The fault is in our indifference." Commenting on this, the Amsri- ons Press well says: This is the same old story that has so often been told, the sumo old reason why many towns have during the past lost many an enterprise Go and look at the dilapidation of towns whiob have seen better days, »rd on every ere-Ming will and dilapidated hou v on every neg¬ lected tboronghiu-e in tbe pLoeyou cun read iu ,«reit big letters: “In¬ difference bro-gb; ibis min." domes Beglec ed, b isu>e«s houses negboted, streets neglected, pres¬ ent opportunities neglected, and the The Georgia Magnet. E E. Wolcott takes pleasure in announcing to the patron* of the Olympio theatre that he has se¬ cured for one night ODly, Friday, April 24th, Miss Annie May Abbott in the “Little Georgia Magnet." Miss Abbott has reoently returned from Australia aDd a tonr of the entire world, bbe has created a sensation everywhere, and has ap¬ peared before every crowned head in the world. A Thoughtful Man. M. M. Austin, of Winchester, Ind., kDew what to do in the h<ur of need. His wife had snoh ao un¬ usual oase of stomach t cd liver trouble, physicians could not help ber. He drought of aud tried Dr. Kmg's New Lito Pill* and she got r> lief at one > and wa fluailv cured. Oul 25c, at Car ule at Ward and Lrooke D<ug store. ing it* few stick* reraainirg tire* on the rtmwt «i*\ A CHILD OF FOETUS*. _____ Now that the ladies have aoootn- pli*hed so much, and made the hos pital an assured fact, It becomes t-ne liberal-hearted men of the town to make the fund such that there need be no anxiety a* to its proper sup port. No oanvass has yet been made for this purpose, but the ball was started voluntarily yesterday by Warren Reid, who sent word to the ladies that his oheok would be forthcoming at any time for $50 Other y untut < oo t- bate s also oamn In during the *lav, so ti at the list of >■ n; :nbates which v * hope to see it>d f . e r dn now stands: News a <i Sun ........................2 5.00 M. W. Retd........................... 50.00 W M. Caldwell..................... 500 M M. Ibdd.............................. 5 00 Sou. B Ring Oo , of Atlant-i, tbro 'gh Walker Bros. Co .. 10 00 Etnwa* Fertilizer Co , of Char t-ston........................... 5 00 $ 80 00 fnture neglected. “Negligence and indifference" will destroy the pres¬ tige of any oommunity. This is not an overdrawn pioture, for there are many towns now de¬ caying and going to rain and dilapi¬ dation simply because their people are fast asleep, because they are not up and doing for their community. And just ns Dalton has lost this million dollar cotton faotory, and allowed it to Bad a location at Cartersviile, just so many other towns are losing minnfaotnring enterprises — through “Indiffer¬ ence." Life is what we make it! A ua- tlon is what we make It! A Stale is what we make it I A town is what we make it! A neglected town carries upon its face the Impress of that fact; and a town well oared for bears indisputable evidence of the fact by the very tone and appeal- anoe of the place. The citizens of the plaoe make the place what it is, and the town pros¬ pers jnst in proportion to the pnb- lio interest manifested in il by her citizmry. Then, every town shonld be wide¬ awake and pulling at every striog which is calculate! to bring about social and industrial develptnent. No town can. stand at 'parade re*t” and prosper A town to grow muchmnHt be on the march and ready for any battlo through which a step forward may be gained. Let ns see to it that onr town goes for¬ ward and not backward^ Are you in line and working to this end?. Make# a Clean Sweep* There’s nothing like doing a thing thoroughly. Of all the salves you ever heard -of, Backlen's Arnica Salve is the best. It sweeps away and cures burns, sores, bruises, outs, boils, uloers, skin eruption* and piles. It’s only 25o, and guar¬ anteed to give satisfaction by Gar lisle & Ward and Brooks Dru Store. After La Grippe Last a worse thing befall, re¬ build the o msnmeo tis-tuea and re¬ new the supply of red blood cor¬ puscles with the quickest digested and most nntrit ous floor made— Clitton. It 1 b the product of native Kentuoky wheat. Coppndge A Ed- ward*, W. H Bawer, E S. ,Mo~ Dowell,P. Fiynt. OA8TORIA. Bean the tha Kiad Yw Hm llwaq BwzM Signature THE SUN. Established 1177. A CHICKEN SNAKE IN THE CHURCH ORGAN Some of the Things They See and Do DownatMolena This Time of Year. Mount a, Ga., April 21.—Three more good days work ware put In on the farm last week, but the big rain of Sunday night will delay planting of cotton again, whioh wa* just getting under good head¬ way. Pike court broke last Wednesday. Molena, as usual, furnished her part of tbe convicts tried at oourt last week—ono lor murder, one for sttem pled rape, meat stealing, eto. A seveie storm passed south of Moleha last Monday, blowing down timber, ienoes, eio. The old Jeff and Hugh Garreker plaoes were In the main tr»ck. Rev. W. P. Head filled bis regn- >ar appointment at Mt. Olive taat Saturday and Sunday. Just sa tbe crowd was discovered breaking up on Saint day someone a snake tail EXTENDED CORDIAL RECEPTION. Audience Given General Leonard Wood by King Victor Emanual. Rome, April 21.—Brigadier General Ijeonard Wood was received In audi¬ ence today by King Victor Emanuel. The general had a most gracious and cordial conversation with the king, who took great interest In the Phil¬ ippine Islands. General Wood ex¬ plained that he was going to the Phil¬ ippine* on strictly military duty and said he had tbe greatest admiration for Governor Taft. He felt that the tesultB which the governor had accom- plirhed there were excellent. The king said that should General Wood go to Frltrea, the Italian Afri¬ can colony on the Red sea, he had given instructions to the authorities there to put themselves entirely at hi* disposal. General Wood thanked the king warmly and said he wa# gratified when, through the Italian ambassador at Washington, the foreign office here invited him to vUlt Eritrea. GRADY-8 ALU 8 LIBEL SUIT. Hearing by Governor . Pennypacksr, of Pennsylvania. Harrisburg, Pa., April 21.—Every Important newspaper in Pennsylvania was represented at the hearing today on the Grady-Balu# Jibel bill by Gov¬ ernor Pennypacker in the hall of the house of representatives. Attorney General Carson sat with the gover¬ nor throughout the hearing but neither indicated what would be the governor’s action on the measure. The opening speech w *» “ade by Charles Emory Smith, of the Phi lad el. phia Press, who was presented by Thomas W. Cooper, of the Media American. At the outset of Mr. Smith's ad¬ dress Governor Pennypacker took ex¬ ception to his use of the word "Inso¬ lently” and suggested that It would be well for the speaker to omit the strong adjectives. Mr. Smith accepted the suggestion, saying at the same time that he spoke strongly because he felt strongly. -eternal City'*" Birthday. Rome, April 21.—According to tr* dltion this was the 2,8Wth anniversary of the foundation of Rome, termed here Rome's birthday. Prince Co lonoa, the mayor of Rome, received thousands of telegrams, wishing th* “Eternal City” a glorious future. They came mainly from the many foreign¬ er* who are In Italy and who came here' to attend the historical, agricul¬ tural or Latin congresses. 8EVKUK ATTACK OF GRIP Cured by One Bottle o f <”Ham ber lain’s Cough Remedy. “Whan I had an attaok of tbe grip laat winter (the second one) I actually onred myself with one bottle of Chamberlain's Congb Remedy. ”«aya Frank W. Perry, edltcr of tbe Enterprise, Shorts- vlile, N. Y. "This is tbe honest troth, I at times kept from oongh- ing myeelf to pieoes by taking a tea- spoonful of this remedy, and when the oonghing apell would oome on at night I would take a dose and it seemed that in tbe briefest interval the oongh would pass off and I would go to sleep perfectly free from oongh and its aooompanylng pains. To say that the remedy aoted an a most agreeable surprise Is putting it very mildly. I had no idea that it would or conld knook ont tbe grip, simply because I bad never tried it for snoh a purpose, bat It did, and It seemed with tbe second attaok of oonghing the remedy caused it to not only be of leea duration, but the pains were far lew severe, and I had not need the oontenta of one bottle before Mr. Grip nad bid me adieu." For sale by Carlisle & Ward and Brooks Drug Store. Spalding Camp. U. C. V. 5I9. All tils member* of tbe Camp ere earnestly requested to meet at the city bail, in Griffin, at 11 o’olook Apnl 27. Basinets of importance. Memorial servio*# will be held in the afternoon and crosses of honor delivered to ihose who have applied. Tnoa. W. Thuhma*. Comd'r. T.J. MoDowbll, Adjutant. hanging out of the organ. Tbe top waa removed and a tar je chicken •oalte the was killed, whioh waa making organ his home. We received a telegram op Sun¬ day from onr wife announcing the death of her father, WiUtam Rog- era, whose sickness has been men¬ tioned several time* in the News and 8un. He was stricken eleven weeka ago with paralysis. He vu eighty years, one mouth sod five day 0 old. He was buried on Sunday at County Line oboroh in Spalding oounty .by tbe Mesons. The funeral service* were oomluoted by R v Mr. —.Timmons, pastor of that ohurch. Mr. Rogers leaves a wife, Mrs! A. G Rogers, aud three chil¬ drens John Rogers, Mrs. Vara to Penney and Un W. T. Bransford, monrn bis untimely death. We notioe a treat deal of land along the railroad that there has not been a farrow run m yet. Wheat on red land seems to be doing well, bat too mach rain for giay laud. PORT OF TETUAN iS IN CRTICALPOSITION Pretender Is Being Urged to Attack Same. CAPTURE CONSIDERED EA8Y. Foreign Residents of the PIsc* Are Alarmed and Ask that a Steamer St 8snt to Take Them Away.—Span¬ iards Seek Protection. Madrid, April 21.—-A dispatch from Cetau, Morocco, represents tbe port of Tetusu, Morocco, a* being In a vary critical position. The pretender Is being urged to at. tack Tetuan, the capture of sblcb U considered easy. Tbe European and Jewish residents of the place are un¬ able to leave except by sea and have requested that a steamer be sent to fetch them. The Spaniards have de¬ manded the protection of the Spanish government A steamer from New York has ar rived at Mellila, with 600 cases of am. munition and a number of rifle* for tb« •ultan of Morocco. AERONAUT’S FRIGHTFUL FALL. Parachut* Rope Snap* and PrsctplUt** Him to the Ground. Chicago, April tl.—A dispatch tc The Tribune from Houston. Tex., says: Profoe tor LeRoy Fewer, an aero¬ naut, has met with a serious accident before thousand* of spectators hare. Professor Fewer made a successful ascension of 3.000 feet iu the air and cut looee with his parachute In good trim. While attempting to shift th* course of the parachute on Its down, ward flight on# of the ropes snapped almost reversing It and causing th* balloonist to lose his hold when with- in 160 fleet of the ground, and the man fell, timing over and over la the de¬ scent. He struck In a soft slough which he had been trying to steer clear of, and this alone prevented his distant death. One arm was broken in two places, two ribs and his nose were broken and there are believed to be internal injuries. The man Is still alive and physician* believe If* baa a chance for recovery, BITTEN BY RABID DOG. Big St. Bernard Mutilates Little South Carolina Girl. New York, April 21.—Clara Sh&fford, S years old, of Lenoir, S. C., said tc be the daughter of a wealthy planter has been brought to this city to lx treated at th* Pasteur instltue for hy drophobia. The physician In ehargi of the institute refuses to disclose the Christian name of the girl’s father. She owned a big St. Bernard dog, ««« was very fond of it. About a weel ago the dog got the rabies and bit l; sheep In a Held near the homestead and then ran to the house. lAttii Clara was on the back porch ant thought tbe dog was running to greei her. She went to meet him and threw ber arm* about .him. The dog growl ed and then snapped at the girl. She became frightened and suited to gt Indoors. The maddened aoima knocked her down and bit her on bott arm* and the back of the right let before ah* was rescued by ber father Hailstorms In Alabama. Lafayette. Ala., April 21.—TMs plac« wa# visited by a severe wind and ball storm Sunday night There were twe storma, the first between 9 and 1C o’clock and the other between 2 and 3 o’clock. A number of outhouses and fence# were blown down. A no gro house occupied by Tode Dunn and family was blown into atoms. ‘‘ Good Return from Convicts. Montgomery, Ala., April 21.—The state convict board has turned into the state treasury 222,371.68 as the rn celpU for the month of March for the hire of convicts. There has not been a single death among the convicts since the state took charge of theit ca«.