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MANY MEMORIALS PRESENTED
General Conference of Methodist
Church at Birmingham Has Much
Business to Transact During This
Session—Resolutions Introduced.
Birmingham, Ala., May 7At Mon
day’s session of the general confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south, opening devotional ex
ercises were conducted by Rev. W. T.
Adams, of Mississippi,
An amendment was made to the
minutes of Saturday’s session by in
serting the word “students” in the
resolutions adopted calling for more
liberal treatment of Chinese mer
chants, teachers, etvs. Bishop E. R.
Hendrix, of Kansas City, was called
to the chair to preside for the day.
It was announced that Tuesday even
ing had been designated as the time
for hearing of Rev. W, J, Starling, fra
ternal delegate from Canada,
The boundary committee made a re
port granting the North Georgia con
ference four years longer in which to
decide whether or not there should be
a division of the conference. It also
granted the North Georgia conference
privilege to divide as it sees fit. Ow
ing to a controversy that arose over
other features of the report, the entire
report was recommitted to the boun
daries committee.
Among the memorials presented
were the following;
From Woman’s Home Mission board
regarding certain changes desired in
its constitution; also a memorial con
cerning a general board us missions
equally of men and women; Holston
conference petitions for a change in
discipline as to baptism of children;
from Memphis conference, as to admis
sions into general conference; from
finance commission, concerning super
annuated endowment for ministers; by
board of missions for instruction in
Sunday schools; from Memphis con
ference relative to a plan for a sys
tem of finances; from North Texas
conference providing for appointment
of students as preachers.
A resolution providing that six years
should be fixed as the time limit for
pastors instead of four; by the Hol
ston conference, for a progressive I
movement for the schools and homes.
The Kentucky conference asked that
the appointment of presiding elders
be for more than four years.
Among the resolutions introduced
was one from the publishing interests
asking for the extension of the Ep
worth League and also providing for
assistants to the editor of the Ep
worth Era.
A request was read from the Nation
al Anti-Saloon League asking for the
appointment of delegates to their next
convention. It was referred.
A resolution was introduced to in
crease the salaries of bishops to the
sum of $4,000 per year.
A special committee of seven an
nul conference secretaries was named
to suggest changes in statistical re
ports to annual conferences so as to
secure perspicuity.
Oldest Georgia Woman Is Dead.
Brunswick, Ga., May 7. —Elizabeth
Gates, 114 years of age, «aid to be the
oldest person in the stat#, died here
Sunday. She had been married three
times and leaves four children, 23
grandchildren and 19 great grandchil
dren.
Turpentine Plant Burned.
Jesup, Ga., May 7. —The entire tur
pentine plant, with outhouses, of the
Campbell, Wilcox & Co, or Doctortown,
Ga., have been destroyed by fire caus
ed by a defective tail gate. Loss is
estimated from SI,OOO to $1,500.
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AMERICAN WOMEN FIND RELIEF
The Case of Miss Irene Crosby Is On#
of Thousands of Cures made by Lydia
E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound.
How many women realize that
it is not the plan of nature that women
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Thousands of American women, how*
ever, have found relief from all monthly
suffering by taking Lydia E. Pinkham’s
Vegetable Compound, as it is the most
thorough female regulator known to
medical science. It cures the condition
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Miss Irene Crosby, of 313 Charlton
Street, East Savannah, Ga., writes;
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Women who are troubled with pain
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AMERICUS, UA„ TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 8. IW6.
MOB ROUTED BY
MAN AND DAUGHTER
Warned to Leave Neighborhood
They Remained and Fought.
MEMBER OF THE MOB KILLED
Battle Occurred in Cheatham County,
Tennessee —Some Mystery About the
Affair—Several Arrests Made by the
Sheriff.
Nashville, Tenn., May 7. —Melvin
Winters was shot and instantly killed
and Thomas Stewart and his young
daughter severely wounded during an
affray at Stewart’s home, near Pleas
ant View, Cheatham county. The
cause of the shooting is a mystery.
A few days ago Stewart received a
letter warning him that if he and
his family did not leave the neighbor
hood within, ten days they would all
be killed.
About 11 o’clock Saturday night a
mob surrounded Stewart’s house and
opened fire on it, and Stewart and his
daughter were wounded. Stewart re
turned the shots and the mob scat
tered. Sunday morning the body of
Marvin Winders was found about 50
yards from Stewart’s home, a load
of shot having taken effect and evi
dently produced instant death.
The charge of shot which killed Win
ters was of number ten size, and a
number of gun wads tor a weapon of
that caliber were found in the wound.
The gun used by Stewart was of No.
12 gauge.
Sheriff Harper and deputies went to
the scene of the shooting and return
with Jim Hunt, Eph Boyle and New
ton Winters in custody. iA charge
of complicity in the murder of Melvin
Winters was placed against them .
No explanation whatever can be se
cured to account for the action of the
mob, nor has any light been so far
shed on now Melvin Winters came to
his death. |
Verdict Too Small*
Tampa, Fla., May 7. —When the jury
in the United States court rendered a
verdict in favor of the government for
$396 against W. D. Wolles, a promi
nent sawmill man, Judge Locke set
the verdict aside as insufficient and or
dered a new trial to be held at the
next term of court. Wolles was
charged with cutting timber front one
thousand acres of government land and
was first criminally prosecuted, the
jury acquitting him. The govern
ment then instituted civil suit witlt the
above result.
Fought Duel About Whiskey.
Raleigh, N. C., May 7. —In Orange
county two men, Andrew Pool and
John Moss lost their lives as the re
sult of a quarrel about the ownership
of some moonshine whiskey followed
by a duel with shotguns. The affair
occurred at the illicit distillery which
is near the house of Moss and the
the wife and children of Pool heard
the shots fired. Pool ..was killed in
stantly and Moss lived, several hours.
Both men were white, The men had
been in the business for some time.
Fourteen Injured In Wreck.
Camden, May 7. —As the Cape May
press on the Coast, Jersey and East
Shore railroad, was rounding a curve
on the outskirts of Camden, a rail be
came displaced and one of the car«
on the train toppled over. There
were about 50 passengers la the car
and 14 were taken to the Cooper hos
pital suffering from Injuries. Only
two persons, a mam and a woman,
were seriously injured. The car
caught on fire and was partially de
stroyed.
Conferring with the President.
Columbus, May 7.—Attorney Gener
al Ellis is in Washington to confer
with the president by appointment re
garding the operations of the Stand
ard Oil company In Ohio, as shown by
the evidence which the attorney gen
eral has gathered during the past two
months.
Jay Gould Still Winning.
London, May 17. —At the Queens
club, Jay Gould, of Lakewood, N. J.,
defeated V. Pennell, last years run
ner-up by 3-1 in, the amateur court
championship of Great Britain, and
will now meet Eustis Mills, holder of
the championship.
Conditions Are Improving.
Washington, May 7.—The military
secretary received the following dis
patch from General Greeley Monday,
dated San Francisco Sunday: "Con
ditions are steadily Improving. Ar
rival of 36 officers’ permits assign
ments to numerous camps of command'
ing officers to secure order and sani
tation. Rough estimate places num
ber of persons thus living at 50,000.
Naturally such large bodies become
threatening factors as regards the fu
ture health of the city.
Killed by Burglar.
New York, May 7.—Charles L. Spier,
a prominent business man of Staten
island, and said to be a confidential
agent of H. H. Rogers, vice president
of the Standard Oil company, was shot
and instantly killed in a duel with a
burglar in his home in Tompkins av
enue, near Brighton, in Staten island,
early Monday morning.
Judge Amzal Rudolph Dead.
Gainestlle, Ga., May 7. —Judge Am
eai Rudolph, for twelve years ordinary
of Hall county, a gallant confederate
captain during the civil war, and a
prominent citizen is dead at his home
here, aged 80 years. He was a first
cousin of the late President Garfield.
Hicox Lumber Plant Destroyed.
Jesup, Ga., May 7. —News reached
here that the immense saw mill plant
of the Hicox Lumber company, at Hi
cox, was totally destroyed by fire with
a probable loss of ten to fifteen thou
sand dollars.
Negro Kills Two Companions.
Columbia, S. C., May 7. —AJrthur
Wright, a negro, stabbed to death Burk
Satterwhlte and Joe Ruff, also ne
groes, in Scuffletown, a negro settle
ment. .The Blayer e§9&ped. ___ j
WILL SCORN ATTORNEY
WHEN HE IS IN HADES
Rawlings Writes Bitter Lettei
to Prosecutor.
LOSES HOPE OF BEING SAVED
“After Being Ten Thousand Years in
Hades I Expect to Rise Up and
Point the Finger of Scorn at You
and Call the Devil to Witness.”
Valdosta, Ga., May 7. —One of the
officers of the law, who had much to
do with the prosecution, Sunday re
ceived a long letter frfom J. G. Rawl
ings. He started out by saying that
he expected to go to hell and that
he also expected to meet all of those
who had helped convict his boys.
“In hell I expect to tell you why I
got out of the carriage at the bridge
and walked home,” he wrote, "and
when you and I have spent ten thou
sand years in hell, I expect to point
the finger of scorn at you and holler,
'Hurrah for the majesty of the law
and the punishment of the wicked.’ ”
He then went on to tell of the sor
row that had been brought upon his
wife and daughters and of how "you,
like me, have waited too late to re
pent.” He said that he was not writ
ing to change anything that had been
done, but to put the people on notice
that malice against him and his boys
was going to send many to hell.
Sunday morning religious services
were held In the county jail for the
benefit of J. G. Rawlings and his sons,
the services being conducted by Rev.
M. A. Morgan, of the Methodist curch.
Several ladies and gentlemen attend
ed the meetings and the condemned
men listened with apparent interest to
the reading of the scriptures, the
prayers, etc.
It was the first regular service that
had been conducted there, though the
men havd beeh visited by many min
isters and spiritual advisers. Rawl
ings admits that he bears too much
malice in his heart to think of being
saved. But he says, that those who
helped to convict his boys are as sure
•Miell as he is.
Under Mob Rule.
Washington, May 7. —Guadaloupe,
French West Indian islands, is under
mob rule, according to a dispatch re
ceived at the state department from
G. Jarvis Bowens, the American con
sul at that point. His dispatch says
that the mob is in control and the au
thorities are unable to restrain it. The
election troubles are the cause of the
disturbance. For several weeks
there has been rioting which 13 sup
posed to have come to a head, which
was election day. While there are
few Americans at the place, large
quantities of American goods are be
ing stored there.
To Put Trestle Across Sound.
Raleigh, N. C., May 7. —The Nor
folk and Southern railway, which has
purchased several hundred miles of
other lines in northwestern North
Carolina, has made arrangements to
build a trestle six and a half miles in
length across Albemarle sound, near
Edenton. For many years a boat has
been used to transfer the train from
Edenton to Mackey’s trestle, a dis
tance of nine miles, and the trestle
is designed to save the time and ex
pense of the present transfer.
Paintings Placed on Exhibition.
New York, May 7.—The paintings
Contributed by local artists for the
relief of their comrades in San Fran
cisco were placed on exhibition Sun
day in the American Art galleries.
There are three hundred pictures in
the collection, which will be placed
on sales. The proceeds of the sale
will go direct to Arthur F. Matthews,
Who personally will supervise the
distribution of the fund among the
destitute artists and art students of
San Francisco.
Pastor Stricken With Pneumonia.
New York, May 7. —A special to the
Herald from Trenton, N. J., says:
“Coming here to supply the pulpit of
the Grace Baptist church, Rev. John
M. Goode, of Accomac, Virginia, was
stricken suddenly ill with pneumonia
»nd now lies In a critical condition in
Mercy hospital. His wife and son
were summoned from their southern
Jiome and are now "at his bedside.
Mother and Daughter Killed.
New York, May 7. —Mrs. Mary A.
Waters and her daughter Agatha,
were shot and killed supposedly by
the mother during a fit of temporary
Insanity at their residence, 144 West
56th street early Monday. Mrs. Wa
ters was 50 years old and the wife of
John Waters an insurance man. The
daughter was 22 years of age.
Killed In New Orleans.
Columbus, Ga., May 7. —B. L. Till
man, a former resident of Phenix City,
Ala., was killed In the railroad yards
In New Orleans Saturday afternoon.
His remains will he brought home for
Interment. He is survived by a wife
fend four children.
Says His Love Caused Kiling.
Long Branch, N. J., May 7. —Thad-
deus Burch who came here from Vir
ginia in search of his wife who left
him some time ago, met the woman
In the street and after a few words
Bhot her dead. He was arrested, and
declared that his love for his wife
impelled the deed.
Shugart’3 Wound Was Fatal.
Birmingham, Ala., May 7. —John T.
Bhugart, a well-known attorney, who
was shot during a pistol duel between
Harry Haynes and T. G. Hewlitt here
last Friday night, is dead from his
Wounds.
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NO ONE BLAMED FOR TAGEDY.
Court of Inquiry Says No One Should
Be Held Responsible.
Washington, May 7. —No further
steps will be taken to fix responsi
bility for the fire on the battleship
Kearsarge on April 13, which result
ed in ten deaths. In an opinion hand
ed down by Judge Advocate General
Diehl, of the navy, he says the find
ing of the court of inquiry that no
body should be held responsible for
the accident, seems justified by the
evidence submitted and this decision
was approved by Acting Secretary,
Newberry.
The opinion concludes:
“It seems for the department to take
such action as may be deemed advis
able regarding the features of equip
ment and construction mentioned in
the opinion, and a reference to the
various bureaus recommended.”
Judge Advocate General Diehl re
views briefly the verdict of the court,
that the accident was caused by a
short circuit in the electric cut-out,
and that the fault lies in the fact that
the switches and rheostats were im
properly installed as to locality and
not properly covered. It was also
held by the court that while the gun
ner's mate was the direct cause of
the accident, he should not be held
responsible.
Joseph Leiter Robbed.
Chicago, May 7. —Burglars, early
Monday entered the office of Joseph
Leiter, who became famous several
years ago when he attempted to corner
the wheat market, blew open two
vaults and escaped with bonds said
to be valued at SIOO,OOO to $150,000.
The building in which the office is lo
cated is within half a block of police
headquarters. The men had entered
the office by breaking the door with
a sledge hammer, which, it is thought
by the police, had been covered with
rubber or cloth in order to muffle the
sound. Employes of the firm upon
arrival at the office, discovered papers
and documents scattered over the
floor. Among these papers was a
bond valued at $2,000, which evident
ly had been overlooked by the burg
lars.
Will Open Institute.
New York, May 7. —With appro
priate exercises, the Rockefeller in
stitute for medical research will be
opened Friday afternoon. It is ex
pected that Mr. Rockefeller, who has
given $3,000,000 to the building and
equipment of the institution, will be
present. Addresses will be made by
President Eliot, of Harvard; Nicho
las M. Butler, president of Columbia
University and others. It is the first
institute of the kind in the United
States and was founded by Mr. Rock
efeller after the death of his great
grand daughter in Chicago five year;
ago. It was his purpose to establish
an institution through which scien
tific men might have an opportunity
to study disease, particularly of in
fants.
Duke is Discharged.
Columbus, Ga., May 7. —J. A. Duke,
who killed William J. Johnson last
Tuesday night in the house of Mrs.
Laura O’Hearn, has been discharged
by the recorder. There was no evi
dence against him other than his own
statement, and he made out a clear
case of self-defense. Duke who is a
grandfather is a resident of Phenix
City, Ala.
Mark Twain 111.
New York, May 7. —Mark Twain,
who planned to leave this city on Sat
urday for Dublin, N. M., where he
was to spend the summer has been
compelled to postpone his departure
indefinately owing to an attack of
bronchitis. He took to his bed Tues
day last with a slight cold and bron
chitis developed on Thursday.
Portuguese Warship Disappears.
New York, May 7. —A despatch to
morning paper from . Lisbon says:
“The Portuguese warship Baptista
Andrado, which was carrying a new
governor to Mosambique, disappeared
6ome months ago. It is now feared
that she was driven 'ashore by a cy
clone on an unlnhabitated African
island.”
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