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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
T *«m.UTiniB TEAS,
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1906.
NUMBER <0
FREDERICK VIII IS
PROCLAIMED KIND
Is The Eldest Son of The Late
Danish Bnler.
HE RECEIVED A WARM GREETING
Declares He Will Role In Accordance
With Example 8et by Hit Father
and Trusted 8ame Accord Between
King and Nation Would Continue.
GIRLS ARE WODNDED
WHILE MEN F0D6HT
Both Hen Were Also Shot Dn
ring Difficulty.
A 8HOTGUN AND A PISTOL U8ED
Copenhagen, Denmark, Jan. 30.—
Frederick VIII was proclaimed king ot
Denmark at noon Tuesday In Ama-
lienborg square In front of the palace.
The ceremony lasted (Any a few min
utes.
The premier, M. Christensen, ap
peared on the balcony of the palace
and announced to the 60,000 persons
assembled below the death of King
Christian IX, and the accession of his
eldest son. The premier then called
for cheers for King Frederick VUI.
The new ruler ot Denmark joined the
premier on the balcony and In a
short speech declared that he would
rule in accordance with the example
set him by his father, and trusted that
the same accord between the king
and the nation would continue as
heretofore. His majesty concluded
with calling for cheers for the father
land.
King Frederick received a warm
hearted greeting from the assembleu
crowd, whose cheers mingled enthusl
astically with the national anthem.
The American minister, Thomas J.
O'Brien, baa already acted on cabled
Instructions from the state department
as follows:
“Convey through the appropriate
channels the sincere condolence of
the president and your country on
the death of his majesty'. King Chris
tian. BOOT."
King Frederick is a great admirer
of America. As crown prince he nev
er losj; an opportunity to frelcqme
prominent American ' visitors to his
palace; and always showed the keen
est Interest In events transpiring In
the United States. Ha is a close read
er of American standard books.
Christian's Two Young Daughters In
the Carriage with Him When Harde
man Opened Fire, Wounding Both
of Them.
Queen Alexandria Win Attend Funeral
London, Jan. 30.—King Edward ar
rived In London this afternoon and
-Queen Alexandra proceeded to San
dringham, where she will remain un
til she goes to Copenhagen to attend
the funeral of her father. King Chris
tian.
Investigating Lumber TrusL
Jackson, Miss., Jan. 30.—Fob the
past ten days a joint legislative com
mittee has been conducting an Inves
tigation to ascertain of there Is
lumber trust In Mississippi. The ses
sions are being held behind closed
doors and the members of the com
mittee have agreed not to talk, but it
has been learned from reliable au
thority that nothing tending to estab
lish the fact that there Is a lumber
trust In tills state has been brought
ouL Both retailers and manufacturers
have been before the committee and
testified. The lumber manufacturers
say that the Investigation Is a rank
injustice to them, and that there nev
er has been a combination on lum
ber In Mississippi. ;
Editor of Puck Robbed.
New York, Jan. 30.—Burglars enter
ed the house of Joseph Keppler, editor
and proprietor of Puok In Staten is
land, and after carrying off $1,000
worth of valuables they left a note
saying: "We appreciate a good joke,
but we think the joke la on you this
time."
Rural Mall Carrier Arrested.
Chattanooga. -Tenn, Jan. 31.—Post
office Inspector Williams. In charge of
tbia division, was notified of the ar
rest this morning of O. W. Lewis, a
rural mall carrier, at Montgomery,
Ala., charged with robbing the mall.
Valuable matter was found In bis pos
session. ■ 1.
Athens, Ga., Jan. 27.—Wash Chris
tlan, of this city, and Walter Harde
man, of Madison county, engaged In a
shooting scrape, In which both were
shot and also two daughters of Chris
tian receiyed several loads of shot In
their bodies.
From the story of the trouble as
given by Christian, who la a horse and
mule trader in this city. It appears that
he bad some two years since been di
vorced from hla wife, taking with him
fata two oldest daughters and leaving
hla wife in control ot the two young
er children.
A few Weeks since he let the two
girls, aged 11 and 13, respectively, go
to their grandmother’s, In Madison
county, and went to get them, and
found them at Walter Hardeman's,
Just over the line of Clarke county.
Hardeman Jiad married the divorced
wife of Christian a short while since.
Hardeman is alleged to have said
that be would kill them before they
should return to their father's home
In this city, and when they started to
get Into the surrey with their father,
Hardeman la said to have made good
his attempt upon their lives.
They started to get Into the boggy,
and just aa they did so they cried out
to their father to drive away quick
ly, as Hardeman was fixing to shoot
them. Just then he discharged hla
shotgun, and the load of shot tore
through the side of the carriage, and
struck one of the girls in the side.
He phot again, and the other girl
threw, up her hand to protect her face,
and caught the full load In her hand.
The gun was loaded with bird shot,
and Hardeman was at some distance,
hence the wonndi were not fatal. Had
be been closer when he shot, the girls
would no doubt have been badly In
jured.
After Hardeman had shot the two
girls, Christian says he emptied hla
pistol at him, and was also shot at.
Christian received a number of shot In
hla right arm, and Is satisfied that be
hit Hardeman when he shot at him,
as he staggered back Into the room. It
la reported that Hardeman was hit in
the arm and ahonlder.
Proper attention la being given the
two girls, and they will recover. The
shooting ocurred In Madison county,
just over the Clarke county line.
Cannot Accept Venezuela's Position,
Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 25 (Thurs
day) via Port of 8paln, Island of Trin
idad, Jan. 27.—Twenty-five members
of the diplomatic corps today deliver
ed to the Venezuelan government a
formal joint note stating that they
cannot accept Venezuela's position
that M. Talgny, the former French
charge d'affaires here had been de
prived of hla official character and that
he only ranked as a French citizen at
the time of his forced departure from
this country. Diplomati have com
municated the text of the note to heir
respective governments.
NEGRO ASSADLTS GIRL
AND COTS HER THROAT
Found Lying In House In Fool
Of Blood.
ARMED P088E 18 IN PURSUIT
Negro Escapes, But Party of Enraged
Citizens la Organized to 8earoh for
Him—Bloodhounds Are Put on tho
Trail.
Fllm-Flammer Sentenced.
Columbus, Ga., Jan. 31.—For flim-
flamming and robbing three country
negroes, John Fleming, an expert ne
gro pickpocket, who operated exten
slvely during the last circus day In
Columbus, securing hundreds ot dol
lars from green country darkles, haa
been sentenced b< Judge Little to
ten years In the penitentiary. He
pleaded guilty, and hla attorney Inter
ceded for him, but the judge said that
ten years was the proper punishment,
and expressed himself in strong terms
on the Riil>l«rt.
Atlanta, Jan.. 31.—At noon Wednes
day neither the city nor 'the county
police nor the posse of armed men and
dogs who had bet out Tuesday night
on the trail of the negro assailant of
Mrs. Nina May Dupree, on the Mc
Donough road, had struck any trail.
At 3 o'clock Wednesday morning
Marshal Ryah, of Oakland City, who
had got hold of bloodhounds from Fort
McPherson, told the family of W. H,
Grogan, with whom the young woman
was staying, that he had struck a trail
near Lakewood. Since then nothing
has been heard from him.
Dr. Charles A. Benson, who la at
tending Mrs. Dupree, sold Wednesday
that she would recover from the wound
on her throat. She was cut In front
of the throat and the gash went to the
windpipe, causing a painful wound.
Mrs. Dupree, who Is 19 years old,
formerly lived in Tallassee, Ala., and
her mother la Mrs. Mattie Collum.
Three years ago while an operative In
the mills at Columbus, the girl mar
ried Melton Dupree, one of the bosses.
Subsequently they went to Texas and
lived on a ranch. In August, 1904, the
girl returned home, and learning later
that the Grogans needed a housekeep
er, she went to work for them four
peeks ago.
For the past two or three days the
girl had been 111. Tuesday Mr. Gro
gan was In town on the jury, and Mrs,
Grogan and her daughter, Mrs. J. F.
Baggett, had also gone to town.
About 1:30 o’clock ‘ neighbors saw
Mrs. Dupree go to a mall box on t|)e
road. At 3 o'clock Grogan returned
home, and found Mra. Dupree lying
on the dining room floor In a pool of
blood. He thought she was dead.
According to the story that Mr*,
Dupree tells, she returned from the
mall box to the house and started
through the kitchen to the dining room
to get some sugar. Just as she start
ed Into the dining room and stood on
the threshold of the door, a negro sud
denly appeared before her.
Mra. Dupree has no distinct recol
lection of the appearance of the negro.
Ho was tall and black, and she thinks
ho wore a dirty white shirt.
She remembers that he dealt her a
blow on the forehead, whether tilth
his fist or something else, she does
not remember. She fell and became
unconscious. She doesn’t remembor
what the was cut with. She saw no
knife In the negro’s hand, although
she remembers a stinging sensation
at her throat -
County and city police and citizens,
with dogs, soon got on the trail, and
scoured the woods all night for the
culprit
Tuesday night Mrs. Dupree thought
that zho was going to die, and she
asked Rev. F. Daniel, of the Orchard
Knob Baptist church, who had called,
to prey for her.
WHEELER BORNE
TO LONG HUM
Biderless Hoi so Was Lnd With
Calvary.
IMPOSING 8ERVICE8 WERE HELD
Covered by Stars and Bars and by
the Stars and Stripes, Hero of Two
Great American Wars la Laid to
. Rest In National Cemetery.
Washington, Jan. 29.—With full mil
itary honors the body of General Jo
seph Wheeler, the veteran of two ware,
a former representative in congress
and a retired officer in the United
States Army, were laid at rest Mon
day In the National cemetery at Ar
lington.
. Homage was paid by the blue and
by the gray. Veterans of the two
conflicts In which General Wheeler
distinguished himself as a gallant sol
dier and cavalry leader, personal
friends, representatives of tho two
branches of congress and citizens,
joined with tho nation's military In
paying tribue to the dead general,
i The funeral cortege was a most im
posing one. The honors due a major
general were paid. Although but
brigadier general In the regular army,
GENERAL JOE WHEELER.
The Halo of Motherhood*
The halo of motherhood it a divine thing, we all
revere it. and we all appreciate at what a co»t It has ,
been won. Apprehension, tears, worry, and actual raftering I
make up it* cost, and yet all thi» migut bo vaztly lessened
by the simple agency of
MOTHER’S FRIEND, k
parturition and its accompanying
"ra—-5* suffering.
4* It D applied externally,
and the results following its use arc
nothing short of marvelous. “A
friend in need is a friend Indeed,
that’s what Mother's Friend Is.
Sold at all drug stores for
it.oo per bottle. Send
our book, “ Mot heritor
■free if you ask.
BRADFIELO REGULATOR
■A TUMI A. OA.
First Donation for Monument
Columbus, Ga., Jan. 30.—The first
donation to the fund to erect a monu
ment to Captain Wire, keeper of the
confederate stockade prison at An
dersonvllle, Ga., who was bung by the
federal! at the close of the civil war,
has been received by Llztle Ruther
ford chapter. Daughters ot the Con
federacy. A- B - Aibury. president ot
the American bank at Higgins villa.
Mo., boa just forwarded a $6 donation
for this cause.
riegro Confesses to Crime.
Baltimore, Md., Jan. 30.—After days
of strenuous denials, false statements,
successfully disproved by the polled,
and earnest pleadings that he be not
taken to New Jersey, Rufus Johnsqn,
colored, lias given up the fight and
confessed to Captain of Detectives
Humphrey and Detective Phler that It
was be who on January It murdered
Miss Florence W. Allison in the barn
at her home ai Mooreatown, N. J.
Ho declares that he had no accom
plice.
Safe's Contents 8tolan.
Paris, Tex., Jan. 30.—When the em
ployees of the First National bank
at Tallahana, I. T„ entered the build
Ing Monday morning they found that
the safe, which contained $3,000, had
been dynamited and Its oontenta
stolen. The n bbera left practically no
dew.
General Wheeler held the rank of
major general of volunteers, and Was
honored accordingly by the govern
ment ho served.
A guard of honor selected from
the ranks of the Spanish war veter
ans here, which met the body on Its
arrival from Brooklyn, escorted it to
St. Johns Episcopal church, and re
mained la charge of the casket during
the night and was relieved by the reg
ular army guard.
St Johns church la at the corner of
Sixteenth and H streets, N. W., oppo
site LaFayette square, and there from
10 a. m. until 2 p. m. tho body lay in
state and the hosts who desired to,
paid their last tribute to the distin
guished soldier. From this church
many men conspicuously in public tuid
in private life, have been buried.
At 2 p. m. briof services were con
ducted at the church by the Rev. Dr.
Ernest Stlrcs, of St. Thomas church. In
New York, who conducted the funer
al services held in New York and who
had accompanied the body to Washing
ton to perform these last sad rites
here.
When the service was concluded,
the solemn procession started. First
In line were the United Btates troops
detailed by the war department ns
the military escort.' In the absence
of an Infantry organization In the Im
mediate vicinity of Washington, a bat
talion of engineers from Washington
barracKS represented that branch
the service. A squadron of caval
ry from Fort Myer ana the cavalry-
band -and a battery of field artillery
also from Fort Myer, completed the
escort. With the cavalry a riderless
horse was led, denoting that one of
country's soldiers has been lost from
the ranks. The body was borne on
a caisson by four horses and the cas
ket was draped with the iters and
■tripes.
Following tho caisson were the'vet
eran organizations. Shorter after
leaving the chureh the cortege turned
into Pennsylvania avenue and pro
ceeded along that broad thoroughfare
westward to the sound of muffleu
WOULD ESTABLISH
JEWISH FATHERLAND
Is The Only Solution of The
Problem.
PROPOSE TO 8ETTLB EGYPT
M. Kohan Advises All Emigration of
Jews to tho United 8tates or Great
Britain Be 8topped In Consequence
of Laws Against Allens.
Brussels, Jan. 39.—The general
Jewish cbnference called to consider
the state of the Jews In Russia for
mally opened Its session here Tuesday
under the presidency of David Wolff-
sohq, chairman ot the International
Zionist committee. In hla opening ad
dress President Wolffsohn urged the
establishment ot an International com
mittee either In Berlin or London to
watch the Interests of the Russian
Jews. A motion to that effect went
over until a later session. M. Man
delstam, of Kieff, presented n report
on the conditions in Russia, (from
which it was gathered that the Jews
bad no hopes of an improvement In
their status resulting from a revolu
tion of government reforms. The only
solution of the problem, according to
the report, would be the foundation
of a Jewish fatherland.
M. Kohan, ot Klshlneff, said he
thought the eventual emigration of all
tha Jows from Russia was Inevitable.
He proposed Egypt or Asia Minor as
suitable for-a Jewish settlement, and
advised that all emigration of the
Jews to the United Btates or Great
Britain be stopped In consequence of
the laws against aliens which are In
force In those countries.
Delegates from Germany, Austria-
Hungary, Great Britain, Russia, Italy,
France, Denmark and Argentina are
present, but the American delegate*
have not arrived.
FOUR ARE K|LED
IN TRAl WRECK
Threw Others*Injured In Ao
cident On Seaboard.
CREW MISUNDERSTOOD ORDERS
V
CONFERENCE ON REFORM8.
Seislon la Trying to 8olve'Problems
of Sultan’s finances.
Algeclras, Jan. 30.—The conference
having entered tho jungles of finan
cial reforms for Morocco, Is llkoly to
remain tBere for some days, the ses
sion especially being devoted to tax
projects.
Although It Is most difficult to see
how the French and German positions
can be reconciled, both the French and
German delegates are confident that a
way out can bo found on tho police
question, yet they do not present any
details by which this la attainable.
Mr. Gummere, the American minis
ter to Morocco, has returned here
from Tangier on the French cruiser
LaLondo. He says tho trouble be
tween Ralssull and Tengera tribes
men has quieted down.
Clung to Back of Horae.
Washington, Jan. 30.—After cling
ing to the back ot a runaway horse
for three miles, the daughter of Rear
Admiral Converse was thrown and se
riously Injured late this afternoon.
Miss Converse was riding along the
cabin John Bridge road, when the
horse took fright and her efforts to
manage the animat caused the cu
chain to break. The hone dashed for
ward toward the olty at a mad pace,
and ran for three miles until he col
lided with a truck team, and all t*
boraes went down In a mass. Mlsa
Converse was thrown over one or the
Gone*, and In falling was pinioned un
der one of them. She was unconscious
when removed to a nearby house, bui
revived when taken to her home.
Railroad Combination Probed.
Washington, Jan. 50.—'Tho (house
has adopted a resolution ashing for
Information regarding nn alleged rail
road combination between the Penn
sylvania Railroad company, the Penn
sylvania company, the Norfolk and
Western company, the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad company, the Philadel
phia, Baltimore and Washington Rail
road company, the Northern Central
Railroad company and the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad company.
Collision bk- V” 'wnlet, N. C, and
Columbia, 8. C, .- 'l Tragedy,
Engineer, Fireman am. Two Mall
Clerks Meeting Death.
Columbia, S. C-, Jan. 31.—North
bound passenger train No. 66 and a
southbound extra freight on tho Sea
board Air Line collided hcadon 15
miles north of this city at 7:30 a.
m. Tuesday, and as a result four men
are dead and three nro injured. Tho
dead are:
Engineer A. A. Smeck and Fireman
Will White, negro, of tho freight train;
Postal Clerks H. A. Patlllo, Osteen,
Fla., and 51. C. Watkins, of Putnam
Hall, Fla.,
The injured nro John Robinson, the
engineer, and Dan Douglass, the ne
gro fireman of the passenger train,
and Express Messenger Hinton, of
Richmond, Va.
Tho freight train was ‘ at Blaneys
with orders to wait for tho Florida
flyer, the passengor train.
According to the statements ot those
on the passengor train the wreck
was caused by a misunderstanding ot
orders.
Tho regular passenger train left Co
lumbia one hour lato. Tho Florida
flyer passed the frolght at Blaneys and
It Is believed that Engineer Smeck,
In charge of the frolght, thought that
there was a clear road ahead. He
pulled out of tho siding with twenty
cars attached, and just ahead the pas
senger train approached. ' It was too.
late to stop the freight, but Engineer
Robinson, of the passenger train, ap
plied hla airbrakes and the train: was
brought: tip with a jerk, tbrowlnig
every one out of,their neats.!.'.It was
due to tho nerve of Englncer'Roblnson
that tho UvCs of the passengers were
•strMl. •
The mall car.wa's tho only one of
the passengor cars demolished. Mail
Clerk H. A. Pattlllo was burled under
tho wreckage and instantly killed.
EPITHET CAUSED KILLING. 1
Applied Vile Term to White Man Dur
ing a Scuttle.
Albany, Oa., Jan. 29.—H. L. McLen
don, n well known railroad man, was
discharged from custody almost before
the body of tho negro whom bo had
killed was cold.
McLendon Is assistant yardmastcr
of tho Central road. Ho had been
having troublo with Joe Lawton, a
negro section hand, In the employ of
the Coast Line, who Insisted on rid
ing on a train when It was being car
ried over a rallron-l V across tho rlyer.
In a scuffle winch McLendon finally
with the negro, the latter applied to
the white man the vilest epithet In
the English language. McLendon
struct: him on the side of tho head
with a hammer, and fro mtho effects
of tho Injury tho negro died.
McLendon Immediately Trent to Of
ficer McCasklll and asked* that a war
rant bo issued against him, and this
wu3 done. Justice DcGraffenreld was
asked to order a commitment trial,
and witnesses wero summoned, all be
ing In the city. The case was gone
Into fully, and before Lawton had been
corpse four hours, tho man who kill
ed him was free. McLendon was mar
ried ony a few weeks ago.
Removed to Prevent Rescue.
Louisville, Ky., Jan. 30.—A special
drums and the silcmn dirge to George-! from Shoals, lnd., says; James Mar-
town. There, the Potomac river was
crossed on the aqueduct bridge Into
Virginia, and to Arlington cemetery.
The route to the cemetery was past
Fort Myer. As the head of the col
umn reached a point opposite that
post, cannon boomed, sounding the
major general's salute of 13 guns at
regular Intervals.
Alabama Postoffici
Columbus, Miss.. Jan. 3U.—Tha post-
office at Gordo. Ala., a station on the
Mobile and Ohio railroad, about 3
miles east of here, was blown open
sad about $360 In money and stamps
red. No otew Is had to the rub-
tin, William Clark, William Patterson,
James Cameron and John Bohn, await
ing trial here on the charge of rob
bing the Albaugh store of $12,000 In
gold and bonds, were Tuesday morn
ing taken to tts retorfctkfory at Jef
fersonville for safe keMjfet. the au
thorities here having RtRfh Informa
tion that an attttggf G* made
rescue the met. ~
Plan LcpoV Colonies.
New York, Jan. 31.—Father L. L.
Conrady, who was the companion o(
Father Damien- In his last days at
the Hawaiian leper Colony of Molokai,
and who succeeded him In his work
there, has just arrived in this city to
complete bis plans for establishing
leper colonies In Chink. Father Con
rady was born in Belgium, and began
hla labors as a priest In indfa.
Guilty of Murder.
Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 31.—Deci
sion has been handed down In the su
preme court affirming the decision of
tho lower court in finding "Lord" Sey
mour Barrington guilty of having mur
dered John P.' McCann two yenra ago
and fixed thejdate of his execution
as March 16 nnxL Barrington baa
been confined In th« jail at Clayton
since his trtaL
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