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Newspaper Page Text-RECORDER. JUTTV-KIUHTH TEAR, AMEEICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1906. NUMBER 26 negro was lynched AS GUARDS SLEPT Officers Awoke to Find Prisoner Hanging to a Tree. n eoro had very bad record Ne Had Committed Assault on White Woman and Had Been Chased by Posse Bent on Lynching Him For Two Days. Mobile, Ala., Oct. 22.—Robert Clarke, alias Dan Dove, a negro (rom Kansas City, was banged from a tel egraph pole near the Lucedale depot of the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas dty railroad by 300 mashed and un known men Sunday morning, after I being mysteriously spirited from the jail of Jackson county, Mississippi. The negro was arrested late Friday night by a posse who followed him to within 2 miles of Mobile from Luce- dale. where he had attempted to as- isult (wo white women and had stolen l horse and shotgun. The negro offered resistance and wa. shot In the shoulder. Deputy Sheriff H. W. Hinton of I/itfdale took the prisoner from the posse and managed to evade a Mis sissippi moo bent osi lynching him Hinton placed the negro tn the Luce- dale jail and, with another deputy, guarded him nntll Sunday morning, when both fell asleep. When they awakened the negro was missing and was subsequently found strung up to a telegraph pole a short distance from the jail. A man who reached Lucedale re ports that he ran Into n masked and heavily armed mob attar the town late on Saturday night, and that they forced him to retrace hfe steps, Thera ts absolutely no clew to the Identity of any member aS the mob, The coroner’* Jury returned a 'ver dict that “the* deceased came tb his death at ehc «ri of an Inch trope.” Roor-velt Designates Representative,. Paris, Oct. TS.—President Roose- telt Inn cabled to Ambassador Mc- Cormicl; designating Secretary Nlg- naud. of the American embassy, to represent The United States at the congress for the suppression of the "white slave trade” which opened here Monday. The primary object of the congress Is to secure the effectlvo co operation of the various national com mittees, especially tor the protection HE SAW 79 MEN . SWEPT TO DEATH Survivor Tells of the Horrors ot the Great Gulf Storm. SUFFERED TERRIBLE HARDSHIPS Four Men Adrift For Hours on Logs Are Rescued and Tell How Their Companions on a House Boat Were Lost. NEW FRENCH CABINET HAS BEEN COMPLETED Premier Clemenceau Has Named His Portfolio. MINISTER OF LABOR CREATED Mobile, Ala., Oct. 23.—The Mal lory liner Colorado, which has arriv ed at port, haring as passengers Jo seph Melaon, Charles Olsen, Charles Anderson and Otto Brink, who were picked up at sea Saturday morning The Portfolio of Minister of the. Col onist Wat Offered to M. Mlllee-La- Croix—General Picquart Minister of War. Parii, Oct. 23.—The new French KISSED HIS SON; I GOAT OF SNOW KILLED HIS WIF Then Fired Fatal Bullet Into His Own Brain. FIRED TWO- SH0T8 AT WIFE ban Lei Van Valkenburgh, Wealthy Texaa Real Estate Dealer, Rune Amuck—Had Been Separated From Hla Wife For Two Months Houston, Tex., Oct. 23.—At his cabinet has been completed as fol-|home tn Houston Heights Monday laws: 'Daniel Van Valkenburgh, a wealthy Premier and minister of the Inte rior, M. Clefnenceau. Minister of justice, U. Guyot- by the vesssl Hi miles off Key West. ! _ , The men were found standing on ' Minister of foreign affairs, M. P - a raft made out of tlx logs, and were ; chon. real estate dealer, past middle life, shot hts wife dead and then fired bullet Into his own brain. Inflicting fatal wound. He bad separated from hla wife two months ago and had filed a suit tor divorce. Monday he re' In the waiter waist deep at the time. Melson said that he and the other men were on a houseboat at Long Key when tbe hurricane struck them and blew the boat to sea. It soon went to pieces and out of the 125 people «m board, 79 were drowned right before his eyes. The other 42 have since been taken Into Jackson' ville, Fla. The men say that the loss of lire was heavier off Long Key than any other point. The men were employed on the ex tension work id the Florida East Coast Railway. 'Great Damage From Storm. Havana, Oct. .23.—Contrary to the statements contained In the repo it re ceived by the government, it now ap pears that the Isle of Pines suffered considerable damage from the storm Many houses at Neuva Gerona and Santa Fe and in the Intervening coun try were blown down, much damage being done to fruit 'crops and' tbe wireless station was wrecked. The steamer Cristobal Colon,. a small coasting steamer, plying between the isle of Pines and the mainland, which mode the passage during the storm reached her destination without any loss of life. The garrison of Ameri can marines rendered valuable service at the height of the storm in saving lives and property at .Nueva Gerona. Many People Drowned. New York, Oct. 23.—The- solitary survivor of 33 men who went adrift on the barge boat Halfv, from lower of emlgrant” wonwn*at the £>rts and “ atac J Mn 1 bi Ke /’ ° n ‘ h „ e coa ? t of , also uniformity „ legist provld- &•**£** lug for the punishment of traffickers In "white slaves,” May Cause Big Strike, New Orleans, Oct., 23.—ft Is said that as a result of tbe discharge of ten machinists at the Algiers shops ot (he Southern Pacific railroad and be cause of alleged' discrimination of long standing- against tbeir organiza tion, 1»,000 members of the Inter national Association of Machinists may be called out on strike on that system within a day or two/ The 'men affected are all In what is known ns District No. 11, extending from New Orleans to Portland, Ore- 18, was brought into this port Tues day by the steamer Ed Paso. He is John Russell of Salem, Taylor coun ty, Florida, and he declared that he saw eight of the 32 others drowned, and believes that all of them went down when tbe barge foundered The Modesty of Women Naturally makes them shrink from the irate questions, tho obnoxious ex* illations, and unpleasant local treat* which some physicians consider : H.I In the treatment of diseases of "ortuMi Yet. !f help can be had, It Is l**it**r -i) tmi mlt to this ordeal than let in" •*< nso piowr and spread. The trouble - I..:i m,oft-n tho woman undergoes all ] .iiiuoyance and shame for nothing. . Thousands of women who have been f uri-d by Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescrip- "rite In appreciation of tbe cure •'lik'li dispenses with the examinations ’ "■! 'Deal treatments. There Is no other e» divine so sure uiul safe for delicate •’eaii'ti as "Favorite Prescription." It cures debilitating drains. Irregularity and (■ iji.li' weakness. It always helps. It 1 ■ “ist always cures. It Is strictly non- • »!*>', non - secret, all Its Ingnsdien* 1 printed mi It* bottle-wrappers con- i ..n, delv.-Hous or hablt-formlnii ‘ • ..iid every native medicinal rout ' t n* Into It..'-imposition hastin' full ' "Wseroeutu: those most eminent in tilt reveral schools of medical practice. Nome *'( these numerous and strongest of pro* i'-'slutial endorsements of Its Ingredient*, •HI be found in a pamphlet wrapped •round the boitle.’nlro III a booklet mailed iye on request, by Dr. E. V. Pierce, of dJifalo. S. T. These professional en- ' "r-' iaent* should have far more weight than any amount of tho ordinary lay, nr hen-professional test Imonlila. The most Intelligent women now-a-daya it'shit on knowing wl. t they take as mod- Icino Instcad’of open in. their mouths like a lot of young birds and gulping dowrf whatever Is offered them. "Favorite Pro- tcrlptlon" Is of kxowx roxposrnox. It makes weak women strong and sick •omen welL . Dr. Pierce’S Medical Adviser Is sent/re* Farmers’ Cooperative, Congress Topeka, Kan.r Oct. 23.—The sec ond day of the Farmers' National Co operative congress opened Tuesday, with 160 delegates in attendance The real work ot, tbe convention Is being done through a number of com mittees appointed by President Bar rett. These committees held meet ings before the convention was called to order, and outlined their plan of work. The chairmen of the various committees are: Creamery products, C. O. Wilcox. District of Columbia; fruit and vegetables, G. M. Davis, Georgia; telephones, L. T. Barrin ger, Iowa; grain marketing, L. T. Barringer, town; rife Insurance, R. H. McCulloch, Arkansas; cotton marketing, Ben L. Griffin, Arkansas. Banana Shortage Due to Storm. New Orleans, Oct. 23.—The steam er Anselm, (which arrived here Mon day, reported that so great was the destruction of a hurricane which pre ceded the Cuban storm in point of time and struck the coast of Spanish Honduras, that not a bunch of ba nanas was to be secured from that coast. The Anselm had 4,000 bunch es of bananas aboard, although she usually carries about 15,000 bunches. Minister of education, M. Briand. • turned after a protracted absence Minister of finance, M, Cailtaux. >called his young son to the gate Minister of war, General Picquart. j kissed him and sent him to call his Minister of marine, M. Thomson Minister of commerce, M. Dow morgue. Minister of public works, M . Bar- thou. Minister of agriculture, M. Rmra Minister of labor, M, Vlrianl. The portfolio of minister of the col- oiites was offered Tuesday afternoon to M. Mllles-LaCrolx. Charged With Diamond Theft. ~ Columbia, S. C., Oct. 23.-J. W. Warr, a flagman -on the 'Southern trains between Charlotte and Colum bia,. is under afreet on the charge of stealing a diamond from Samuel Scbeftall of Savannah, Ga., proprie tor of Whltestone Llthia Springs. Warr claims he found the diamond stud In a necktie. Mr. SoheMil mise ed It on Thursday night when be ar rived In Savannah on the Pullman. The railway detective searches Ware's valise and found the diamond and other stolen articles. Nat (knowing that he was suspected. Ware tele graphed from (Charlotte to have the news butcher arrested for .taking the stone from his valise,,but on Arrival of tbe train Warr himself was placed under arrest. His home Is In (Colum bia. mother. When Mrs. - Van v’alken burgh appeared In the doorway the husband fired two shots, each ot which produced fatal wounds. . He then shot himself. Injured In Car Accident. Schenectady, N, Y„ Oct. 23.—A Schqnectady-bouna Troy car ot the Schenectady Railway company failed to take the curve at Union and Me Clellon streets Tuesday, dashed Into a pole, turned 'over on Its side and Injured a score or more of passen gers. Two passengers who were sit ting with an arm out the windows lost these limbs and others sustained serious injuries. Aonther Troy car which was following the derailed car bumped Into .the wreck, but escapeJ Injury. „ Wounded by Negro. Macon, Ga.„ Oct. 23.—J. A_ Mor Ban, president of tbe Bank of Dudley Ga., had his left shoulderblade shat tered and was wounded fat (the left thigh by shots fired by a negro. The shooting was the result of a dispute about the matter of work. The ne gro escaped, ft Is thought Morgan will recover, though 4he shoulder wound Is a serious one. Tried to Crown Himself, Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 23.—A Pu laski, Tenn., dispatch to the Banner says that an unknown man was ar rested near that place while trying to drown himself. He gave his name as Will Glenn and said he had worked at Webster, Mo. He raves at times and says his mother will he here soon and that she was at the Inquest over the bad man. > Roosevelt Will Visit Panama, Washington, Oat. 23.—According to the present program, President Roosevelt will stop at San Juan, P. R., on his way hock from Panama.- He expects to reach the Porto Rican capital on Thursday evening, Nov. 22, remaining one day, and will thence return to Washington direct. He will make no stop tat Cuba. (■••‘limit only. Send to Di buffalo, N. Y„ 21 one-cent _ held^acrcdlyconfldcntlaL 11111 Clt 0DS *** , D 1 i-A's l‘!'ai,a.;i Inlets Invigorate ted regulate i ‘ to stomach, liver and bowels. — Pious Children Accuse Father. Kokomo, Ind., Oct. 23.—A war rant was Issued Monday nlgbt tor the arrest of B. F. Wilkinson, a wealthy farmer, charged with burning a barn and six horses of bis neighbor, Wil liam Devore. Wilkinson was Indict ed on the testimony of his own chil dren. The young people were re cently converted at a church revival and say their'consciences prompted them to Incriminate him. Goodman Gonrong—Wake up, pard. Wot ye groanin’ about? Tuffold Knutt (rubbing his eyes)—G<*b, but I’ve bad a horible dream! I thought I’d got a job o’ work an’ wuz doin’ tbe mani curin’ fur n octopus.—Chicago Tribune. Nine Convicts Killed, lktusk, Oct. 23.—An attempt of tbe convicts here to break out of jal Jed to a serious fight. In which nine con victs and the governor of the prison were killed and several persons were wounded. Seventeen convicts suc ceeded in making their escape. Perfect Musical Organization.' New York,, Oct. 23.—At a meeting at,the Aator hotel Monday, associated Interests representing 970,000,000 in vested capital in tbe musical indus tries at the country perfected the per manent organization ;of,the American Music Copyright leagued the abject off which* 1 ! i>. to pass a ropyright law, which, members stated, will be fair, both to the manufacturers and to con' sumers. Certain portions ot the bUl now pending before congress are con sidered unfair to We publishers. Another Cardlnalate For U. 8. New York, Oct. 23.—The Tribune says .that private advices received in this dty tend to confirm ‘the report current In ecclesiastical circles for some weeks past that tbe matter of another cardlnalate tor the United States has been definitely settled and •that Archbishop Farley will be raised to that dignity-at the coming Decern' her consistory, along with Mgr. Borne, the archbishop of Westmin ster; a German prelate and possibly a ^punish prelate. Several Thousand Men Employed New York, Oot.* 23.—Tuesday El bert H. Gary, ebaliman of the board of directors of the United States Steel corporation, and George W. Perldns, of the executive committee, left for a visit to the new city of Gary, A good deal of work haa already been accomplished at this place In the way of grading and digging slips and ca nal, bnt no large construction work has yet been accomplished. Several thousand men are now employed on ttfjl property. , First Duke-Why don't you travel In cognito, ns I do? It's far pleasanter. Second Duke—Yes. but my wife al ways gow witb me. and I married an >mortem -Ph-kMe-Tln Will Accept Nomination. Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 23.—Gov ernor John I. Cox of Tennessee, who was some time ago nominated for the state senate by the Democrats of the Second Tennessee dlstriot, announces that he will accept the nomination Duel With Revolvers.. New York, Oct. 23.—A duel with revolvers between two policemen on foot and a burglar In a wagon ended In Brooklyn Tuesday with tbe escape of the burglar and the fatal wounding of Roundsman James McGarey. Condemned by Courtmsrtial. Warsaw, Oct. 23.—Fourteen mem- bed) of tbe Socialists’ fighting organ ization, who were arrested Oct, 20, have been condemned by drumhead Cdurimartial. It ts expected that the action of the court wUl result In I general strike. The military author' ities continue their domiciliary visits in the residential districts. Tbey-re- cently searched the house of Count Krasinskt, the most prominent of the Polish Nationalists. _ GIVEN TO WEST Severe Weather Prevails FJoeq Wyomi g to New M xico. SNOW FALLS IN BLINDING 8HEET Telegraph and Telephone Service Cut Off and.Railroad Traffic Is Greatly Delayed—Wind Does Great Damage at Salt Lake. FORMER SENATOR JE6INS JAIL SENTENCE Burton Surrenders to Proper * Authorities. IS FEELING EXCEEDINGLY WELL Expecta jq‘" to Ironton at Once and Begin tn Out For Him. Denver, Colo., Oct. 22.—A general alarm of snow prevailed along the eastern slope of the Rocky mountains from Wyoming to New Mexico Sun day. ", Snow has fallen In Colorado almost Incessantly for tho last 24 houra, and still continues Sunday night. Suburban electric lines have eper ated with difficulty, and railroads have experienced delay In running trains. As yet no serious re adits are reported in this section. Worst Bllxzard Since 1882. Albuquerque, N. M., Oct. 22.—The worst blizzard since the great storm of 1882 la general throughout Near Mexico. A high wind Is bringing general toll ot snow and sleet through out the Grand valley, and reports In dlcate that the losses to sheep grow' era will be very heavy. The storm began hire about o’clock Saturday morning with a high wind, which rapidly Increased In VO' lodty until by 9 o'clock the gale hod reached the proportions of a tornado. The wind carried dense clouds of sand and dust which developed Into rain, and with the rapidly falling temperature, Into sleet and snow Sunday night the snow was falling In blinding sheets, and meager reports Indicate that It Is much more severe In tbe country. Telegraphic and tel ephone service Is almost completely shut off and railroad traffic Is d« layed. Some minor damage has be?n done In Albuquerque, Las Vegas, So cerro and smaller towns south ot Al buquerque, while the Rheep Industry suffered In northern, Npw Mexico, Utah Is Being Swept, Salt Lake,, Oct. 22.—For the last 24 hoiiTs this city and vicinity has been swept by a wind storm of un paralleled severity. . fn addition to three serious accidents to persons, properly over a wide area has been devastated, a fire fanned by the wind has (ft!iterated the hew Plant of the Utah Packing company, causing loss of about 9250,000. During tbe full period 6f the storm trains have arrived Irregularly. For much it the time the street car service has been at a standstill, and the electric light Ing plants are out of commission. Ruined buildings, fallen chimneys, broken windows, loosened signs and toppled trees throughout this and ad joining towns nre the most common souvenirs of the storm,' and form, in the aggregate, an Immensh source of loss. The wind attained a maximum velocity of 52 miles an hour at 9 'dock Saturday night, and 4 and 6 o’clock Sunday morning. For hours afterwards It maintained an average speed of 38. A number of persons hero e-jsttlned Injuries from falling trees and short- circuited wires. Six Inchewcf Snow at Duluth. Duluth, Minn., Oct, 22.—A blan ket ot snow, C Inches or more, fell Sunday night In northeastern Minne sota. covering the Vermillion and Mesaba ranges.and extending as far west as Foss ton. Hearing Set For December 3. •Washington, Oct. 22.—In the su preme court of the United States on Monday, the Virginia ’’Fertilizer Trust” cases were advanced on the docket and a hearing set for Dec. 3 next. The cases are In the nature of habeas corpus proceedings, and the defendants, who are connected with the alleged trust, are resisting moval from tho eastern district Virginia to the middle district ns»ee for trial, Fairbanks In Indian Territory. ‘Tulsa, I. T., Oct. 23.—Vice Pres ident Charles W. Fairbanks traveled through Indian Territory Tuesday, speaking at a dozen different cities rrora the rear platform of his special train. Wednesday he trill make a ran through Arkansas. Mr. Falr- ^banks arrived here early Tuesday morning, from Oklahoma City, where he’ spoke Monday night. There was a ,b!g crowd here to greet the vice president. ■ . : 12 ' Court Held on Tra’ Mapleton, Colo., Oct. 2f -• was held on a Northwests' Mapleton Monday, and C!:>’d. er, accused of assaulting J1 nie Baker, bound over il teachu,, wi. In a 92,vv. Onawa. attempt |_ who lon- Storm Passing Eastward. Ellis. Kan., Oct. 22.—Colorado's spow storm Is passing east and pre vailed Monday In western Kansas. Passengers reaching here on belated •^fer- Accepted Fee For v ed Grain Company. St. Louis, Oct. 22.—Former Uni ted States Senator J. R. Burton of Kansas, accompanied by his wife and niece, arrived here Monday morning from his home at Abilene and surren dered himself to begin eervlng his sentence of six months In the Iron- ton, Mo., jail. Apparently he ba9 changed little since he was tried and convicted a year ago In tbe federal court here of haring accepted 92,500 for services rendered the Rialto Grain and Secu rity company of St. Louis before tho postofftce department at Washington, in a fraud order proceeding. As be stepped from the train be said: “t am feeling very well, exceed ingly well, under the clrcumstnnees. Perhaps the trees, the bluffs and na ture generally look sweeter to mo to day than they shall for Eomo time, but I don’t let myself think about that. I expect to go to Ironton and begin tbe life that Is laid out for me.” After taking breakfast at the union station, the former senator went lo the offices ot his attorney, P. W. Lehmann, and preparations were be gun for the official surrender to the United S'.Ltes marshal. ■ No News From Ship. Now York,.Oct. 23.—No news was received Monday from the British steamer Arnblstan, which is now sov-- crnl days overdue at San Juan, Porto- Rico. Norton & Co., the agents here, say they believe the ship Is all right and will soon appear. The Ara» blstan, besides n miscellaneous car go, carried 93,000,000 In gold- and 70 jnien. On her way from Buenos Ayres for New York she stopped at 5t. Lucia for coal. She Sailed for San Juan on Ont. 12 and should have crojred the Caribbean In from five to - seven days. After the Arnblstan sailed frtn: SI. Lucia, a hurricane tore acrosn the Caribbean sen, aoJ there js some fear tS£: tho ship Was caught in It. Eh birate Tour Planrcd. New York, Oct. 23.—An elaborate tour of the United Stales baa been planned for the 500 English teachers who are to visit this country soon under the direction of Alfred Mose- President Butler of Columbia col lege, and Superintendent Maxwell have made tho plans. They have divided the tour into groups accord ing to the different subjects to be studied. The teachers will visit those sections of the cotin’ry where the In dividual subjects i' - "italned. The teachers will leave J island In groups of 25 and remain In this country from fwo weeks to three months. Tho first group Is expected to arrive at the end of November, and the last In March. No Troops For Arzilla, Tangier. Oct. 23.—Itohaiumed el Torres, tie represented ,e of fie sul tan, has n ;t sent aby troops to Ar zilla, v,-i:i h Is sclll in yosaesilon of the UcikicrcB tribesmen, who are ter- rurlrk:;, tic: town, pillaging the shops and heat. •; the Jews. The'Spanish legation here Is protesting vigorously against the outrages, ns many Span ish subjects have been maltreated. Passengers Shaken Up. 1 Michigan City, Ind., Oct. 23.—A eastbound trains report a heavy ,now! , ™ cUo “ c ‘ r « ‘“e Indiana storm in progress between El.ls and Denver. Thanksgiving Day Named. Washington, Oct. 23.—The presi dent has Issued a proclamation nam ing Thursday, Nov. 29, as a day of thanksgiving. • Southern Homeopaths Meet. Louisville, Oct. 23.—The twenty- third annual convention of the South ern Homeopathic Medical association opened here Monday. “The last time. I saw Gayley ne wasn’t vcrj’-cr—regular lu bis habits.” “Oh. he’s very regular now.” “Well, well, I didn't think he’d ever reform.” , “He hasn't Ills habits are all bad now.”—Philadelphia Ledger. / to this dty, crashed Into a uotijg freight train on itbe Pere Marquette railway Tuesday near this dty. Tho 25 .passengers wero shaken up,, but none was badly Injured, Snow atom, Denver, Oct. 23.—The snow storm which began; last Friday night still continues throughout eastern Colo rado, southern Wyoming, northern Mexico, western Texas and western Kansas and Nebraska. Cotton Laden Steamer Sinks. Alexandria, La.,' Oct. 23.—Tho steamer H. M. Carter, with 1,000 bales of cotton aboard, sank in Red river. No lives wero lost. Tho steamer sank in shallow water and can bo raised. A Mild Laxative Ask your doctor to name some of the results of constipation. His long list will begin with sick- headache, biliousness, dyspepsia, thin blood, bad skin. Then ask him if he would recommend your using Ayer’s Pills for constipation. Just one pill at bedtime, a few times, that’s all. Wi hm no ooorctat We publish J.C.AvorCe.. tho formoUaofall our preparations. Lowoll, Maas 1 ■ , - fl : - ■ . .

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