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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12. 1906.
NUMBER 26
negro brute to
' DIE ON SCAFFOLD
Boutb Carolina Jury Cinvicts
Criminal Assailant.
VICTIM
TESTIFIES IN COURT
Negro
Went On Stand and Denied
the Crime—There Was a Large
Crowd of Spectators, bui No Dem
onstration.
Columbia, S. C„ Oct. 9.—At Bt-n
oottEvllle a negro, Richard Dargan
*as sentenced to be banged on Oct.
IS for criminal assault. Judge Hud
son rushed the trial through, tukin
only half an hour (or dinner.
Mrs. Patterson, heavily veiled, told
of the crime.
After her t«’o children had retired,
« man called and tried to get her
nut. She refused and he attempipd
to break is. She and the children
ran in -their -night clothes toward John
Pearson, a -negro near by. The man
caught her on the way. She recog
nized her assailant as Richard Dar
gan, whom she knew well. She and
tte children screamed for help.
The children ran In the negro house
and she followed them, as soon as
the could, all screaming so that peo
ple nearly a, mile heard them.
Pearson and his wife, to whose
Souse they went, -said they were
awakened by the screams. The chil
dren ran in and told them that a man
bad mamma. She came In a little
later excited and . exhausted and told
them that Richard Dargan had com
mitted the crime. She got the negro
lo go to Bennottsville for her broth
er!.
Mrs. Patterson’s ll-year-old daugh
ter corroborated her evidence.
Several negroes saw Dargan In that
neighborhood the night of the crime.
He was captured in .a swamp the
next day.
Dargan went -on the stand and de
nied the crime. Them was a large
crowd of spectators, hut no demon
stration.
Refuse to Obey Orders. ',
Paris, Oct. 10.—Dispatches from
the departments of France report that
the principals of many of the public
schools are refusing to obey the or
ders of the authorities to remove all
religious emblems from the schools.
No eases of resistance, however, have
been reported. After refusing to re
move the emblems, the principals al
io*? :be officials of the commune to
freely enter the schools and remove
Ibe religious emblem*
Woman’s Home Missionary 8oclety.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 10.—The twen
ty-fifth annual convention of the Wo
man's Home Missionary society of
the Methodist Episcopal church, open*
»d here Wednesday with more than
200 delegates present from every
state In the Union,
Mrs. Davis Improved.
New York, Oct. 10.—It was stated
«t the Majestic hotel early Wednesday,
that Mra. Jefferson Davis, who Is 111
there, spent a comfortable night and
showed some Improvement Wednes
day,
DOCTORS MISTAKES
Ar. -,:.d often to be hurled six feet-nnder
rn.uiid. But many times women call on
’In :r family physicians, suffering, as they
imagine, one from dyspepsia, another from
ii' iri-.isnasc, another from liver or kld-
i" y d; -'-xso, another from nervous pros-
tmtlon. another with pain here and there,
“id in this way they present alike to
'm tn-i-kea and their easy-going or over-
1 '.m doctor, separate diseases, for which
•! - ■ umlng them to bo such, prescribes
l-J- [--Us and potions. In reality, they are
large hills are made. Tho suffering
l'||- nt gets no better, by reason of tho
* '"bg treatment, hut probably worse. A
If -t-i r medicine like Dr. Plorca's Favorite
' ■ - •. iiil ion, directed to the caute would
I'.m- i-nf irply itnKWcd tbfl disease, there*
dwindling all those distressing synip-
1 - ind Instituting comfort Instead of
I ' ■ -g-d misery. It has been well said,
"a disease known is naif cured."
•t Pierce's Favorite Prescription is a
’ "ink: medicine, carefully devised by
i-rlenccd and skillful physician,
i'l-' 1 adapted lo woman's delicate system.
II is made of native American medicinal
n * ls and Is perfectly harmless-Jn Its
' In cts la coy condition of the fctnnU
*ds.'t..a
As » powerful Invigorating tonic "Fa*
v'lrite Presarlntlon" imparts strength to
;!"*i-o'e sv ;,-m and to tho organs dls-
J-i -'l;v (i-mioioe In particular. For nve^
*"i-osl. "worn-out," run-down." deblll-
iaii-,i teachers, milliners, dressmakers,
w'-v mt tresses, "shop-n'rls." house-keepers,
nursing mothers, anti feeble wouen gen
ially. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
l» the greatest earil.ty boon, being un-
nfi’iated as an appetizing cordial and rc-
•biratlve tonic. , ,
.As S soothing and strengthening nerv-
>n<! t avorite Prescription " is unequaled
*nd is Invaluable In oHaying and sub-
“'"ng nervous excitability, Irritability,
nervous exhaustion, nervous prostration,
Jeuralgls, hysteria, spasms. 6t Vitus s
dance, and other distressing, nervons
symptoms commonly attendant upon
t'lm-ilonal and organic disease of the
nt/ruj. u indocea rotrcshlng sleep and
thastomacb, liver and bowels. One, to
“'en a dose. Easy to take u candy.
MACON NEGRO IS
PLACED IN “TOWER”
Mob Fever Quits Central City
With Negro's Departure.
GREENE AND GAYNOR SCARED
Harbor Fraud Prisoner! In Jail When
It Was Attacked—Jail Badly Torn
Up When It Was Stormed—Troops
Still On Guard.
Macon, Ua., Oct. 9.—Henry Fewa,
the negro who shot Messrs. Solomon
and Adams, reached Atlanta at 4
o'clock. He was placed on the Cen
tral train north of the city. Three
knife wounds and one shot wound
are on his body.
Joe and Monk Curtis, the two white
prisoners who were held In Bibb jail
for killing John Newsome, and who
were liberated by the mob Batnrday
night, were re-arrested at their fath
er's home early Sunday morning by
deputies, who went Immediately In
search. They said they intended
coming back after the trouble was
ever.
Sheriff Robertson Is now able to
account for all hie prisoners with
only a slight wound- for one negro,
who was shot.
United States Marshal George
White denies a statement published
In Macon that John F. Gaynor and
Benjamin 'Greene found themselves
released by the mob at the county
jail and chose to remain rather than
escape. Marshal White and two of
his deputies were in the Jail before
the entrance was gained and were In
charge of the two federal prisoners
in time to > remove them and find
more -quiet place until order was re
stored. Both men were apprehensive
of serious danger at the outset and
for their safety they were carried
away unmolested. That they chose
to remain without any effort to take
advantage of the occasloa there was
no doubt, but the two men had com
pany that afforded a safe escort.
Since daylight Sunday morning
quiet has prevailed ta| Macon. The
three local military companies are
still In the streets and posted about
the county Jail and the city prison
There has been no attempt anywhere
at an outbreak since the mlllltia gain
ed control, and the threatened clash
between the two races has abated at
least for the present. Violence which
seemed so apparent everywhere up
to daylight Sunday morning has not
occurred, and while there have been
alight expressions of 111 feelings to
ward the negroes generally, the one
purpose of getting possession of Hen*
ry Fews, or Hughes, the negro who
shot W. G. Solomon and Charlie Ad
ams, has -been supreme. His remov
al to Atlanta and the open announce
ment of this fact from the police sta
tion has relieved all cltlxens of fur
ther fear.
The usual Sunday night was on save
the fact that the tramp of militia was
occasionally heard. The whole city
has turned attention to the condition
of the two prominent young men who
lie dangerously wounded at the city
hospital.
Adams is* shot through the body
and suffers from a perforation of the
liver, -but be Is apparently Improved
and his friends and family have been
somewhat relieved of the extreme
anxiety. Solomon suffered five per
forations of the bowels and an op
eration necessitated tho removal of
4 Inches. He Is critically HI ,-md the
best that can be said by his physi
cians - Is that be Is resting. His
chances for recovery are extremely
■light
Without precaution that would at
tract attention. Chief of Police Con
nor had his men place the pegro In
a patrol wagon and drive Mm to the
Southern railway passenger station
at 1 o’clock. There Patrolman J.
E. Bunch took charge, and when the
two were la the train It moved away.
No person suspected that the negro
was being removed from Macon.
The militia was In charge during
the entire night.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
MACHINISTS STRIKE
Demand increase -in Fay And
Shorter Hours.
SSR MEN OUT OVER COUNTRY
Demand Wat Made a Long Time Ago,
but the Southern Was Dilatory In
Making Answer, Finally Refuiing
What Was Asked.
Atlanta, Oct 9.—-As the result of
dilatory tactlca on the part of the
Boutbem railway officials, 200 ma
chinists of the local shops are out on-
RAWLINS CASE
HAS BEENPOSTPONED
Attorney J. R. Cooper Requested
4, Postponement ’
UNTIL
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16
Jesse and Milton Rawlins Have Been
Respited by the Governor For a Pe-
riod of Thirty Days—Alf Moore Will
Not Go Before Commission.
. Atlanta. Oct. 9.—At the request of
Attorney John R. Cooper of Macon
the prison commission, which Is now
HEAV^FIRE LOSS
SUFFERED BY JESUP
Hotel a&d Three Busines Hous
es Destroyed.
SUPPOSEDLY BY INCENDIARY
BOYS IN BLUE
CAMPED IN CUBA
Several Hnndred Soldiers Hava
Been Landed.
REBELS ARE RAiPIDLY DISARMED
strike, and fully 1,000 other machln-, 10 . » esslon - ha » *•**»“« tte
tsts at various points In the south are, * ha Raw “ n > f . ro “ ne ?\, 0at , ur '
llBO out * day until Tuesday of the following
week. Colonel Cooper soya be wlU
also out.
Last August the machinists made
a demand for a 26 per cent increase
In wages and 10 hours a day. Tho
matter was referred to a committee
of railroad officials, composed of Su-
be unable to obtain all of the papers
and additional evidence he wishes to
submit to the board.
Chalnman Joseph Sidney Turner
pertnteadent of Motive Power Stew- “*• there Is no probability of tte
negro, Alf Mrore, being brought be
fore the commission, though he, too,
has been respited, pending the final
disposition of tte cases of the Raw
lins boys. Judge Turner thinks It
would be an unwise precedent to es
tablish by bringing a capital prisoner
before tte commission.
Jesse and Milton Rawlins, both of
whom were sentenced to he banged
on Oct. 2, have been respited by the
‘governor for a period of 30 days, that
ttdlr application for a commutation of
their sentences may be considered.
art and General Manager Spencer, the
latter a relative of President Spen
cer.
Frequent delays were asked for by
the officials, but finally an ultimatum
was Issued which stated In substance
that the Southern had decided to re
fuse the demands of the machinists.
Then It was that James O’Connell
of Washington, D. C., president of
the international association, ordered
the men out. Promptly at 11 o'clock
Monday morning the men working In
the Atlanta shops walked out, and
they state they will stay out unless
they receive what they ask for.
This is the first strike that tte
Southern has had with Its machinists
since 1901. At that time they struck
for a 26 per cent Increase in wages
and a 9-hour day. Tbe2o per cent
Increase was granted, but the 9-hour
day was lost.
At present the machinists receive
$11 a day and apprentices get from 76
cents to )1.26 a day. This la, they
state, considerably lower than the
scules paid other machinists whose
hours are much shorter.
Just what effect the strike will have
It Is Impossible to say. The machin
ists. so far an Atlanta Is concerned,
are well prepared for a long sta.v-out,
as they have an ample fund, but they
do not anticipate they will bo out
more than a few weeks.
Among the higher officials of the
Southern In the city the strike did
not seem to cause any great amount
of Interest
The men on strike were loath to
discuss the situation sate to say that
they had only walked out after wait
ing patiently for the Southern to ac
cede to demands which other roads
had granted. They felt they had
been badly treated by tte officials In
more ways than one. Further than
this general statement and the further
one that the walk-out Would be at
tended by no disorder, they would
not talk for publication.
There Is a mass ot work on hand
at the shop* at the present time, and
how this work can be done presents
quite a problem. •
The following shops are affected by
the strike: Alexandria, Va.; Man
chester, Va.; Spencer N. C.; Ashe
ville. N. C.; Columbia, S. C,; Chari
lesion, S. C.; Atlanta, Macon, Bir
mingham. Selma, Ala.; Greenville,
Miss.; Knoxville, Sheffield, Ala., and
Greenville, S. C..
• Five Terrorists Hanged.
Lodz, Oct. ML—Five terrorists sen-
fenced to death by Drumhead court-
martfal, were hanged Wednesday
morning. The employes of the street
railroads, the school teachers and the
newspaper employes have joined the
men In all the factories who struck
Wednesday as a protest against trials
by Drumhead courtmartials.
ONE FOUND DEAD IN WAGON.
Officers of Dougherty County Battlo
With Drunk Negroes.
Albany, Ga., Oct. 8.—A coroner'
jury has spent several hours Inquiring
Into the death of George Singleton,
who was killed on a country road
mUes below Albany.
The reckless driving and discharge
of firearms on tte country roads by
drunken negroes on Saturday ■ after
noons and nights has caused the conn
ty. authorities to police tte country
ipa6f. deputy sheriffs being stationed
different points on all the high
rs leading out of*tho. city,
leputles B. F. Manning and G. T.
Denson attempted to stop a wagon,
which was full of reckless rowdy ne;
groes, who refused to stop until Dep
uty Manning had fired two shots from
his revolver. Then tte wagon stop
ped, and It was found that George Sin*
gleton was dead In the bottom of the
vehicle.
Manning s.ated that he bad fired
Into the air. lie Is corroborated by
Denson. The bullet which killed Sim
glolon entered the hack low do\vn
and ranged up to the region of the
heart. In spite of the charge made
by negroes In the wagon, that Man
ning had fired the fatal shot, the evi
dence showed plainly that in all
probability, Singleton had been killed
by his own pistol, as he was attempt
ing to draw It for the purpose of fir
ing at the officers. The negro's re
volver was not found, however. It Is
believed that It was concealed by one
of the dead man’s companions.
The coroner's Jury made a verdlci
exonerating Manning. There has been
some feeling among the negroes over
the killing, but the coroner’s jury
Verdict Is accepted as being bora
out -by the evidence. From bin po
sltlon on horseback Manning could
not have fired the fatal shot.
Threat Had Desired Effect.
Constantinople, Oct. 10.—Bulgaria's
threat to order her troops to reoc
cupy the post at Sujak unless the
Turkish commissioners sign by Oct
14 the report resulting from the in
quiry Into the dispute regarding tte
deliminatlon of a portion of tte fron
tier of the vilayet of Adrtanople has
had the dpsired effect. The porte has
ordered the Turkish commissioners
to complete the work of delimiting
tte frontier.
Frost In Alabama.
Birmingham, Ala.. Oct. 10.—Frost
fell here and throughout north Ala
bama Tuesday night, and tender veg
etation was killed in many places. It
was tho first of the season.
Two Killed by Explosion.
Chicago, Oct. 10.—Two men are
dead and three others Injured as the
result of an explosion at a blast fur
nace In the Illinois Steel company’s
works at South Chicago. One of tte
men was burned to death and the
otter died Wednesday. The cause of
the explosion has not yet been de
termined.
Boycott Is Threatened.
New Orleans, La., Oct. 10.—Print
ed- circulars threatening that South
American countries will boycott the
goods' of American manufacturers
who vote for President Roosevelt’s
principles In tte next presidential elec
tion have been received by several
New Orleans manufacturing firms.
Painter Killed In Saloon.
,Bt Louis, Oct. 10.—Henry Dines, a
painter, was struck on tho head with
a hatchet and Instantly killed In -a
saloon. Thomas W. Morgan, a pro
fessional nurse, was arrested. Mor-
fan *.iid his parents live In Coving
ton, Ky. witnesses stale tho tragedy
resulted from Dines' Insulting Mor
gan.
Negro LyncV-d In A.-S-nr- >.
Argents. Ark.. Oct. S.—As >,v::..;
to the killing of John Uncsay ant
wounding of his son, Policeman Mil
tori Lindsay here, pr* -i:rnkri!y by
c.nrirlt Colum and Charles Colum, nr-
grres, H. iliac!.burn, a negro, was
fyiei-.c-d Sunday night at 10 o’clock
at the corner of Sixth and Main
streets. The, trouble originated on
Srpt. 12. when a white man named
R. R. McDonald killed a negro mu
sician named Wiley Shelby. Next
day at the Inquest held at tte Colum's
undertaking store, a difficulty arose,
In which Robert Colum was killed and
Deputy Constable Ed Lindsay and
Garrett Colum severely wounded, tte
latter emerging from the hospital on
ly Sunday. Policeman Milton Lind
say, a brother of EM Lindsay, was
also hurt at that time.
Though Unable to Save Any of the Ami
Buildings Found Aflame, the Citi
zens Prevented Fire From Spread
ing to Other Buildings.
Jesup, Ga., Oct. 8.—Fire, which
began at 2 o'clock Monday morning
and raged fiercely for more than two
hours, destroyed the Strickland ho
tel and three budf.iese houses, entail
ing a loss of over. 26,000. There was
no insurance.
Following la a list of the lones :
Strickland House, |2,800.
Bausey Bros.' furniture store, $1,700.
Bryan George, grocery afore, $800.
J. H. Bennett, barber shop, $160.
Total losses, $6,460.
The Klckllghtcr building caught on
fire, but tte flames were extinguished
with only slight damage.
The fire Started In tte grocery store
of Bryan George, nn4 as the front
door of the store was found broken
open. It is believed to be of Incendiary
origin.
Upon reaching the store Mr. George
attempted to enter, but was driven
back by the flamos. A hurried ex
amination of the front door showed
tte work of robbers. Mr. Georgo said
he left $172 In money In the store
which was consumed.
Jesup has no system of water
works and tho citizens fought the
flames with buckets of water. Though
unable to -save any of tho buildings
that were found In flames, they pre
vented tte spread of the fire to ad
joining buildings.
6HERIFF HAD CLOSE CALL.
Desperate- Negro Fires Upon Pursuers
In Decatur County.
Balnbrldge, Ua., Oct. 9.—Sheriff
Patterson and a portion of his posts
returned to the city rrom Climax,
, Small , town 9 . miles jsast, where tlu-y
have banted Lem Williams, a negro
wanted for the murder of H(s para-,
mour.
The negro shot Ihe women down
with a Winchester and departed for
the swafnps, declaring that hi would
not he taken alive. He returned to
tte turpentine camps and terrorised
every negro on the place, swearing
vengeance on any on'e who gave him
away. Ho wns later seas by the
sheriff's party and fired three times
nt Sheriff Patterson, one bullet pass
ing within an Inch of the officer's
head.
After firing the negro ran and es
caped in the darkness. He Is heavily
armed and has greatly alarmed both
the white and colored residents of the
Climax neighborhood.
relief posse will continue the
watch, and It 19 believed the negro
will eventually be’ surrounded and
captured or killed.
Sheriff Patterson, who has been In
office 20, years, regards this ns one of
his most narrow e&cnpcs, and Is be
lng congratulated that the negro's lull
lets failed In their desperate wilziluc
Conen Diet of Wounds.
Louisville, Ky., Oct. to.— Lnclen
Conen, formerly a member of tho
United States marine band, and ■ who
wns shot in Washington one year nnd
12 days ago by Mrs. Jcannrtte May,
died at his home here Tuesday night.
Had Conen died 12 days ago, Mrs.
May would have had to face a charge
of murder, but she now can only be
tried for shooting and wounding.
Shaw Addresses Bankers.
Louisville, Ky., Oct. 10.—Hon. Lcs-
M. Shaw, secretary of tho treas
ury, Wednesday addressed 200 Ken
tucky bankers and their guests, who
assembled in tte parlors of tte Galt
House for their annual convention.
ttawnns Berore ntgn -
ign court.
Washington, Oct. 10.—The case of
J, O. Rawlins of Georgia, the white
preacher convicted of murder, wna
again brought to the attention of the
supreme court of the United States
In - a motion to advance, -which the
court:took under advisement Raw
lins has been twice convicted in
Lowndes county of murder, and each
time has appealed to this court He
bases his present appeal on tho
ground that he was discriminated
against by the exclusion of preachers
from the Jury. The charge against
him is that ot employing negroes to
kill the family of a neighbor, which
contract was partly carried into effect
First 8now For Kentucky.
Cynthlana, Ky., Oct. 10.—The tint
snow of the season fell here Wednes
day morning.
German Educator Dead.
St Louis, Oct. 10.—Cancer of the
Stomach caused tte death of Mrs,
Max Hepmel, aged 43 years, nation
ally known as a German educator and
writer on scientific mattera.
*AmA
Officials Are Gratified- at
the 8Ute?^. -nd Believe That Dif
ficulties ln\ Clara Province
Will Be Overcome ., "sw Days.
Havana, Oct. 3.—‘The N -4r*t landing
of American toMlers in the present
occupation of Cuba was accomplished
Sunday with marvelous promptness
and Sunday night the Second and
Third battalion* of the Fifth United '
States Infantry were settled under
canvas In Camp Columbia. The First
and Fourth battalions of the same
regiment were seat out to tho camp
promptly.
General Funston established his
headquarters nt Marinnao, convenient
to his command. Colonel Waller,
commanding the marines, has been
ordered to report to General Funston
and the entire force ot regulars and
marines will he under Funs ton’s com
mand until the arrival hero Tuesday
of GcndTsl Bell, who will direct tho
distribution of the forces throughout
tbe island.
Within an hour from the tfmo that
tho transport Summer camo alongside
the railroad wharf, the disembarking
had been completed, and tho 600 men.
composing the Second ancj- Third bat-'
tallons of the Fifth had been trans
ported on street cars to tho camp.
The troops are In good condition. 4
The disarming of former Insurgents
progresses better.
Governor Taft, Assistant Secretary
Bacon and General Funston aro gratW
lied at the situation, and believe that ’
the difficulties In Santa Clara prov
ince will be overcome in a few days.
So confident are they that Governof
Taft* and Mr. Bacon say that they be
lieve they will be able to start for 1
home next Saturday.
• --
CUlt.DINGS ORDERED CLOSED.
All Unsafe Structures oV Packing
Plant Condemned.
Chicago, Oct.. 10.—Building Com
missioner Hartaen Wednesday order
ed the police to close all buildings at
tte packing plant of Nelson Morris &
Co. fousd to be In a dangerous con
dition.
Some days ago the commissioner
ordered that certain changes be made
lit 28 buildings, connected with the
plant, In order -to conform to tho
building ordinance*. Early Wednes
day he was informed that the changes
had not been made, and he directed
that a force of Inspectors and police
he at once sent to the stock yards
and If the changes bad net been com
pleted by noop, to close nil of tte 2S
buildings. In which violations of thtC
law had. been discovered. "
The first places v' .lied by the build
ing Inspectors vrr- ihe buttcrlne rec
tory and tte iln shop. Policemen
were stationed at the doors of both
buildings and ordered to refuse ell
persons admission to the buildings.
Employes laslde the buddings wqro
nbt niolexled, but all of those who
had left at the lunch hour were turned
away when they tried -o r*‘ tu to
their wor!;. The pollr uiu told all
employes I;at they weu’d : :. .tln at
the doors, t ntll the fir. u. a;-i.a or
dered by ihe building t :r.-.!ul uiohcni
tad .been t nllt.
Mr-
ment to Sam Davn. r
Nashvlll.-. Tinn., Oct. 19.—The
Tennessee division of the United Con
federate Veterans arid the Sons of
Confederate. Veterans, held their an
nual reunion at PUlaskl, Tenn., Wed
nesday, The unveiling of a monu
ment to Sam Davis, the boy martyr
and hero, wna the event of the occa
sion, Several niece* of Davis wero
honored guests of the town. Many
distinguished ronfederate veterans
from the several states of tte south
were present.
Two Fatal Cases of Cholera.
Paris, Oct. 10.—iA dispatch to Le
Eclair© from Rotterdam announced
two total case* of cholera at Bloeteb-
dual and Oraujewoud.
Engineer Removed Tie*.
Blrtrl-slikm, Ala., Oct. 10.—Rail
road e^zltli here believe a serious
wreck wa* averted on the Central of
Georgia railway near Weems by tho
discovery of seven crossties on tho
track. The Southern railway parallels
the Central on tho steep grndo near
Weems and Engineer Jim Hawes of
tte Southern uncovered the ties as
ho was passing nnd had them re
moved before the passage of the reg
ular Central train.
Alcohol
Ayer's Sarsaparilla is not a strong drink. As
now made, there is not a drop of alcohol In it.
It is a non-alcoholic tonic and alterative. Ask
your own doctor about your taking this medi-
« ■f cine for thin, impure blood. Follow his ad-
vice every time. He knows. Trust him.
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