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The Danielsville Monitor. VOL. ;XXIV. BOXERS AT WORK Yellow Rioters in China Start bn Bloody Crusade. MISSIONARIES ARE SLAIN Mission Houses Fired, English Family Butchered and Fourteen Ameri cans Escape Same Fate Only by Flight, Consul General Rodgers at Shang hai cabled the state department on Monday that the American missions at Nanchang, in the province ot Kiang si, have been destroyed. Telegrams state that the fourteen American mis sionaries there escaped, but the King ham family, English, two adults and two children are reported to have been killed. The American gunboat, El Cano, at . Nankin, has been ordered to proceed immediately to Kiu Kiang, where she will probably arrive by Wednesday. The scene of the trouble is about 400 miles up the Yangtse river. Mr. Roberts later cabled that the inland British missions are reported safe. • -~i. It is alleged that after long con tinued disputes between the Catholio priests and the Chinese magistrate of Nanchang the priests invited the mag istrate to a banquet, where they tried to compel him to sign an agreement for the payment of a large indem nity for the destruction of the Cath olic mission property. According to one report, the magistrate became in dignant and committed suicide, but the Chinese assert that a priest at tacked and killed him. The officials, fearing to arrest the priest, called a public meeting, whereupon the Cath olics, according to the Chinese ver sion of the trouble, set fire to their own premises. The public meeting of the Chinese developed into a riot in which, ac cording to one story, six of the Cath olics were killed, though a later ac count says the number of Catholics killed was four. H. C. Kingman, a Protestant mis sionary, and his wife, also, were killed and of their two children was wound ed, the other being rescued. The only Protestant mission buildings de stroyed were those of the Plymouth Brethren. Fourteen Americans escaped in a boat. A Pekin dispatch says: According to a Chinese official occupying a high station, the finding of dynamite in the street outside the gate leading to the royal palace on Friday, February 23, followed by the receipt of a warn ing against revolutionist students ar riving in Pekin has precipitated a panic in the palace. The reception of many newly ap pointed officials scheduled for Satur day was hurriedly countermanded lest there be .JBvolutionists among them. Military precautions were taken, and whenever the dowager empress has walked in the grounds of the Forbid den City since Friday she has been escorted by a guard of eight soldiers carrying rifles. The officials in Washington accept Consul General Rodgers’ suggestion that tne trouble at Nanchang is lo cal, as has been the case with the last two preceding attacks on foreign missionaries in China. Therefore, there is little apprehension that the trouble will spread. However, it is realized that the incident itself ap pears to justify such operations as are now under way from a military point of view. The report that English subjects have been killed is the most serious phase of the affair, for it is said that this fact may be made the basis of forcible measures on the port of th3 British government that might en fiame the entire Chinese population. Nanchang, where the missions were destroyed, lies on the shores of Lake Poyang, in the northern portion of the province of Kiangsl and the Yangtse river is navigable to that point as well as the lake itself for warships of considerable size. PRESIDENT HIGHLY ELATED. Greatly Pleased at Turn Taker* by the Hepburn Rate Bill. President Roosevelt is said to be In excellent spirits over the favorable report of the Hepburn railroad rate bill by the senate committee on Inter state commerce. ‘‘The president Is delighted,” is the way Representative Hepburn, the author of the measure puts it. “The president is greatly pleased,” said Senator Dolliver, a member of the senate committee, after his con ference with President Roosevelt. CASTRO’B DIRE THREATB. Will Smash Monroe Doctrine, Humble France and Clear Out Foreigner*. Advices received from Venezuela are to the effect that President Castro Bays he will humble France, break up the Monroe doctrine, clear out the French from Venezuela, and then start on Americans, Englishmen and Geynans. who, he declares, are worst than Chinese. HOCH PAYS THE PENALTY. Chicago “Bluebeard” Finally Dies on Gallows for Wife Murder—Pro tested Innocense to Last. Johann Hoch, convicted murderer, confessed bigamist, and who, if but a fraction of the stories of crimes that are told of him are true, was one of the greatest criminals this coun try has ever known, was hanged at the Cook county jail In Chicago Fri day for poisoning his wife, Marie Weicker-Hoch. He faced death as he has always said that he would face it—when the final moment came—camly and with out fear. He stood on the scaffold, beneath the dangling noose in the at titude and with the placid courage of a soldier who realizes to the full that death is certainly his portion, but is still unafraid. Three times respited, Hoch insisted to the last that he be granted all the delay that the law conceded him. Un der the wording of his sentence the criminal was to hang between the hours of 10 and 2 o’clock. When the last resource of his at torneys—an appeal to the federal court on a violation of the fourteenth amendment to the constitution, which forbids that a man shall not be de prived of his life without due process of law —had been denied, Hoch aban doned all hope of saving his life, but still Insisted that he be allowed to live as nearly to 2 o’clock as possible. Jailer Whitman, who has long been a friend of Hoch, appeared in his cell and remarked: ‘‘lt’s all oft, Johann, nothing more can be done for you.” Hoch replied: "That is all right. It’s all right, but I want to have all that is coming to me In point of time. I’ll go when 1:30 o’clock comes, but if you try to take me before that time I’ll fight.” "It would not do you any good to fight,” replied Jailer Whitman. "I know that,” replied Hoch, "but I want all that is coming to me. I’ll go all right at 1:30.” It was exactly 1:32 o’clock when Hoch, preceded by Deputy Sheriff Pe ters and attended by Jailer Whitman, and two ministers, stepped on the scaffold and two minutes later he was a corpse. He walked on the scaffold quietly and stood directly under the noose with heels together and head erect like a soldier on parade. He was pale, but composed and full of cour age. Rev. Burkland was reciting the prayers for the dying when Deputy Sheriff Peters asked Hoch to step back on the trap. iHe took two steps quickly, glanced down to see if he was In the proper place and then turn ed his face to the deputy sheriff. “Do you want to say something?" asked Deputy Sheriff Peters. “Yes,” said Hoch, and in a strong German accent said: "Father, forgive them, they know r.ot what they do. I must die an in nocent man. Goodbye.” He chopped off the last words in a short, incisive manner, and before his voice was silenced the drop fell. Death was instantaneous, the neck be ing broken. elevator falls five floors. Three of Its Occupants Seriously Hurt—Accident a Mystery. An elevator of the Temple court building, corner Alabama and Pryor streets, Atlanta, fell five floors Fri day afternoon, seriously injuring three and slightly bruising a fourth man The injured are: Benjamin H. Hill and John W. Moore, attorneys; Dr. W. A. Starnes and Irving Wiley, opera tor of the elevator. The only occupant of the car who escaped without a scratch was W, H. Turman, a stenographer. A remarkable fact in connection with the plunge of the elevator is that the cause of the accident is unknown. The only thing that is. known is that at the fifth floor of the building the car started swiftly downward, the brake refused to work and the clamps on the sides did not operate. The car fell the entire five flights with out interruption, and was stopped only by the concrete floor in the base ment. VICTIMS OF TRICHINOSIS. Poisoned Hog Meat Kills Five People and Others Are Sick. Rufus Woods of Collins is at the Savannah, Ga., hospital recovering from trichinosis. Mr. Woods and his wife recovered from the disease that Has carried off five of the Woods fam ily since Christmas. 'From eating meat of a sick hog containing the anl malculae trichina Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cowart of Collins, the parents of Mrs. Woods, and three of their daugh ters have died. SONS OF VETS CALLED. Will Meet With Their Confederate Sires at New Orleans. In general orders No. 5, issued at Montgomery, Ala., Dr. Thomas M. Owen, commander in chief of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans, calls the eleventh annual reunion of the organization for New Orleans, on days joining with the United Confed erate Veteran* —April 25, 26 and 27. Fox* Our Town, Our County and Our State. GEORGIA BRIEFS Johnson Names Organizers. Anew finance committee and the district organizers of the Southern Cotton Association, Gevrgia divisiou, have been named by President M. 1.. Johnson. The district organizers will carry on the fight for reduced acreage, for 15-cent cotton, and will also raise funds for carrying on the work of the division. • • Sponsor for Georgia Appointed. Miss Sarah L. Wadley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Dole Wadley, of Macon, has been appointed spon sor for the Georgia division United Confederate Veterans at the national reunion to be held In New Orleans in May. The announcement came from the office of General C. M. Wiley, In command of the division. • * * Will Invite President Roosevelt. A committee of six Georgians will be appointed to call on President Roosevelt at Washington and invite the chief executive to be present at the Wheeler memorial exercises in At lanta on March 27. This decision was reached by the Wheeler memorial executive commit tee at a recent meeting of that body. * * * Bonds Were Not Satisfactory. Well and Alex Adkins, the two men In jail at Whshington, charged with the mysterious shooting of Benjamin H. Aiken from ambush on the night of February 10, applied for bail before Judge Samuel Hardeman, which was fixed at SSOO each. The bonds offered by the attorneys for the prisoners, however, were not satisfactory to the sheriff, and the two men were return ed to jail. Summer School for Teachers. According to the plans of Dr. G. R. Glenn, president of the North Georgia Agricultural and Mechanical College at Dahlonega, the teachers of the state will be able to enjoy the ad vantages of normal instruction during one of the summer months. A num ber of well known educators of the country will he secured in addition to the faculty of the Dahlonega school, and the teachers will he given the benefit of a splendid course of Instruc tion in the best school methods. ... Want War Records for Georgia. Congressman Livingston has intro duced a joint resolution authorizing and directing the secretary of war to permit the Georgia soldier roster commission to make, or have made, copies of such company, battalion or regimental rolls and rosters for the records in the department as the state authorities may desire. This resolution is introduced in conformity with the wishes of the Georgia commission. The war depart ment authorities are perfectly wiping to give access to the records for pur pose of having copies made, but can not do so without joint resolution of congress. Pushing Road to Completion. President H. M'. Atkinson, Vice President George Cole IWadley, T. S. Arkwright and Alex Bonnyman of the Atlantic and Birmingham railroad company, arrived in Talbotton the past week on a tour of Inspection of the Talbotton terminals, which are being put in good shape, and work will immediately commence on a com modious depot building. Mr. Atkinson ami party express themselves (leased with the progress of the work in Talbotton. The At lantic and Birmingham will be pushed through immediately to Warm Springs and LaGrange. * * * Grief Leads Aged Man to Suicide. W. J. Holbrook, one of the county’s oldest citizens, was found dead in the Connasauga river near Calhoun a few days ago, and it is believed he committed suicide. His hat and money were found a few feet from the water, where he is supposed to have placed them prior to committing the deed. Mr. Holbrook had been in ill health for some time, and since the killing of his brother and wife by negroes in south Georgia some time ago, his mind has been affected to such an extent that plans were being matured for sending him to the asylum. • • • Admits Cutting Her Own Throat. According to a letter received by Mirs. W. H. Grogan, living near At lanta, from Mrs. Mattie Collum, of Talladega, Ala., Mrs. Nina May Du pree, who is Mrs. Cullom’s daughter, has made a confession and ownel up that she cut her throat when she gave out the story about a month ago that she had been assaulted by a negro. She was found on a floor of Mrs. Grogan’s house in a pool of blood and a gash across her throat. She stated that a negro had attacked her and cut her. The county police dis credited the story at the time, but Mrs. Dupree became indignant, when her statement was doubted. * • * Sarah Down* Theater Tru*t. Sarah Bernhardt, the great French actress, will appear in Atlanta March 15 or 16, for two performances, at the Peachtree auditorium. Manager Anderson of the audlto- DANIELSYILLE. GA.. FRIDAY. MARCH 2. 1006. riuni has closed a contract with Wil liam Gorman, tho advance agent of the "Divine Sarah,” for the .local per s ' V formancos. In order to arrange for fthis ap pearance, it will be necessary : to make a number of changes In the audito rium. The rapacity of the reigning theat rical syndicate makes It necessary for Bernhardt, In her Atnerlean tour, to appear In houses not Controlled by Klaw & Erlanger. Only the audacity of the syndicate could exclude the great French woman from the regular play houses and force her out Into the open, as it were, to present her play, in a circus tent or some similar luclosure that may be found handy. In Atlanta she is particularly for tunate, since her management has se cured the Peachtree auditorium. * * • • Good Roads Work In Clarke. The work of macadamizing the county roads in Clarke county will be taken up again in a few days and will be carried on steadily until next winter. This work has been delayed by the bad weather of the winter, but during that time the rock crusher has been kept at work and the amount of rock on hand now is enough to do all the macadamizing work that the con victs will be able to do for months. The county authorities hope to be able to put in at least ten miles of this macadamizing this year, if not more. The money in hand from the issue of SIOO,OOO of road bonds will be sufficient, it is thought, to provide for at least 60 miles of good roadway in the county. Atlanta Fair Premiums Large. The fair committee of the Atlanta Fair Association has fixed the pre miums for the next fair at a meet ing with the fair committee of the Georgia State Agricultural E Jiciety. It was decided to increase the pras.- for the best county exhibit from sl, 600 to SI,BOO, the largest ever offered. In line with this increase, the sey ond, third, fourth and fifth prizes were raised SIOO each or from SIOO to S2OO. The two committees then fixed the remaining premiums. A total of $7,- 900 is offered for county exhibits, as follows: First prize, $1,800; second, $1,300; third, $900; fourth, $800; fifth, $600; next five, S3OO each; five fol lowing, S2OO each. The four prizes for collective agri cultural exhibits will remain as they were: S4OO, first; S3OO Becond; S2OO third; SIOO fourth. Prizes for ono horse farm exhibits are also the same. They are: First, $300; second, $200; third, $160; fourth, SSO. The prizes for individual exhibtj remain practically the same. Among these are SSO for the greatest yield of Sea Island cotton from one acre; $5 for the best yield of short staple cotton from tho same acreage; SSO for tho best yield of corn from one acre, and S2B for the best ten stalks of cotton. The corn and cotton contest for Georgia boys Was approved. Two prizes of (76 each are offered for the best ten oars of corn ana ten stalks of cotton. It was also decided to open the fair this fall on Wtednesday, October 10th, instead of on Monday, as has previously been the rule. The change was decidde on because the Monday opening gives no time for the prepa ration of exhibits. • * • Charter for New Railroad. The Waycross Herald publishes the petition for charter for the St. Miarys, Waycross and Nashville railroad. The route of the proposed new rail road is from St. Marys, Ga., northwest to Waycross, thence east to Nashville, in Berrien county, and Kingsiand, in Camden county. The road will run east to Folkston, thence southeast to Moniao. The proposed length of the new road will be about 150 miles. The promoters are among the best known citizens of iSouth Georgia. Their combined wealth would con struct the new road several times over without outside help. They propose to be capitalized at (1,000,000 in shares of (100 each. The new road will open up some of the best timber and farm lands and will be an incalculable benefit to the section. The promoters propose to begin the construction work at the earliest pos sible moment, and propese to equip the line with up to date rolling stock. There is another petition for char ter to be presented before the secre tary of state for the Waycross, Satllla and St. Marys Railway company, the promoters of which desire to build over almost the same route. There will undoubtedly be a contest be tween the two companies as to which will secure a charter from the secre **•* of state. RATE BILL BEFORE BENATE. Ringmaster Tillman Reports Measure and It Goes on Calendar. The Hepburn railroad rate bill was reported to the senate Monday by Senator Tillman, in accordance with the action of the senate committee on interstate commerce last Friday. It was placed upon the calendar. W'hlle the bill is nominally shelved for the time being, it will really take precedence over ali other [lending measures. TILLMAN WILL LEAD In Senate Fight for Hepburn Railroad Rate Bill. DEMOCRATS IN CONTROL Their Vote* in Commlttea Meeting Did the Work Republlcane Badly Bplit Over the Great Question. A Washington special saya: By tak ing advantage just at the right time of the opportunity presented to them Friday, the democrats of the senate interstate commerce committee not only succeeded in forcing a favorable report upon the Hepburn bill just as it came from the house, but succeed ed In getting possession of the bill, which has been much touted as the administration measure. The net result of the day’s action, studied from a strategical standpoint, is that all the credit for taking this advance toward securing adequate legislation must go to the democrats. Thus, In the great fight to come over the rate question in the senate, the democrats have all the advantage of position. The bill will be in the hands of Senator Tillman, senior democrat upon the committee, and under his leader ship the democrats will see to it that nothing is permitted to stand in the way of the enactment of an adequate rate law. After the committee had adjourned Senator Tillman held a levee in his committee room. There were present several democratic senators to con gratulate him upon the practical vic tory secured by the party in getting control of the rate bill, and there were also present several newspaper men. When reference was made to pos sible conferences between him and the president of the United States upon whom he loses no opportunity to empty the vials of his wrath, Sen ator Tillman said: "Well, it is a rather unexpected and ridiculous situation, but if any one has an idea that I am going to make a farce of it, with myself as the clown, they are badly mistaken. Those who Imagine I am not going to fight for an effective railroad bill are way off their base. I do not see why my selection as the member to have charge of the measure should go to wards allaying the feeling throughout the country In regard to railroad mat ter. I am certainly not going to lend myself to any scheme of sidetracking or undermining the efforts to get cor rective legislation. "The senate should be relieved of white house dictation, and wo should be at liberty to do our duty In ac cordance with our oaths of office, and our duty to our states and constit uents under the constitution. In all seriousness, I am not going to put myself In any position or allow any thing to happen to sidetrack the ef fort to get a good lav/. Miy frankness and reputation, I think, will preclude the possibility of suspicion that I am In this bill as a Joker. "This Is a democratic proposition, and the president lent his greut in fluence to it. I hope that he will continue to do so. The democrats in the house supported the bill unani mously, and I believe the democrats in the senate will do likewise. I hope there will bo enough patriots on the republican side to help pass it." NO POIBON IN BTOMACH. Tucker I* Exonerated of Charge of Murdering His Wife. Drs. Harris and Daniel, who con ducted the post mortem examination at Moultrie, Ga., in the case of E. W. Tucker, have reported that thoy found no poison in the stomach. It was alleged that she had been poisoned by her husband to secure life insurance, and under this charge Tucker has been in Jail. Ho was re leased on an order from the solicitor general. FATALITIES OF MOUNTAIN FBUD. Old Trouble Break* Out Afre*h and Three Men Will Die. The Johnson-Motley feud in Can non county, Tennessee, broke out afresh Saturday night and as a result the following are fatally wounded : Sam Blair, shot four times in the stomach; Bob Motley, shot twice in groin; Richard Johnson, throat cut. Tho trouble between the Motley* and the Johnsons, two large families of the Pea Ridge neighborhood near the Dekalb county line, originated ten years ago over tho operation of an Illicit, distillery, when blood was shed, and has broken out frequently since. HITS RAILROADS “ON PAPER." Land Grant* to Be Taken Awiy When Building i* Delayed. To clear the titles of land granted to railroads, existing only on paper. Representative Lacey of lowa has in troduced a bill for forfeiture of land grants made by the government to railroads, where the same failed to build their proposed lines within five years after location. SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY. BETWEEN NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, RICHMOND, PORTSMOUTH AND ATLANTA. , Schedule In Effect January 8, 1905. 67 43 35 86 66 ®° Daily Dally Dally Dally Dally Dally * 12:25p 12:56p 12:10a 9:25p Lv NewYork Ar. 7:23a 6:30a 4:15p 2:56p 3:23p 7:23a 12:12a Lv W. Phlla. AX. 4:21a 2:35a 1:45p / 5:07p 5:26p 9;42a 2:37a Lv Baltimo. Ar. 1:48a ll:17p 11:30a \ , 7:26p 10:60a 4:30a Lv Wash’ton Ar.. ll:60p 8:36p 9:60a j ll:00p 2:20p 9:10a Lv Richmond Ar 6:30p 4:55p 6:23a j 11: 40p 2:57p 10:02a Lv Pet’s’b’rg. Ar. 4:42p 4:09p 5:49a v , 1:45a 6:10p 12:45p Ar .Norlina . Lv 2:10p l:40p 3:24a 38 41 88 82 Dally Dally D* 11 ? t>al,jr 9:30p 9:26a Lv PortaTno’th Ar 5:80p ...... 7:50a 10:02p 9:54a Lr . Suffolk. Ar. 4:64p 7:18a '■/ 1:20a l:20p Ar .Norlina. Lv. l:40p 3:30a 1:57a 5:13p l:40p Lv .Norlina. Ar. l:15p 1:35p 3:21a ( 2:25a 5:37p 2:lOp Lv Hend’son. Ar. 12:37p l:10p 2:56a 9:00a 4:10p Ar .Durham.. Ar. 10:05a 6:00p 1 4:15a 7:00p 4:OOp Lv . .Raleigh. Ar. 11:00a 11:50a 1:25a 6:20a 8:55p 6:16p Lv So Pines. Ar. 8:30a 9;45a ll:20p 1/ (Pinohurst J.) J 7:15a 7:35a 10:15p Lv . Hamlet.. Ar 7:10a 10:00p 53 9:10a ll:sSp Ar ..Monroe. Lv 6:40a 8:36p 5* Dally 9:15a 12:01a Lv ..Monroe. Ar 5:36a B:3#p Dally . 10:30a 1:20a Ar ..Chester.. Lr 4:06a 7:14p :53p 11:47a 2:45a Ar . Clinton .Lv 2:45a 6:00p 2:23p 3:41p 12:33p 3:35a Ar Greenwo’d Lv 1:66a 6:16p 1:32p 4:08p 12:67p 4:02a Lv Abbeville. Ar 1:33a 4:50p l:03p 4 • 45p 1:25p 4:32a Lv Cal. Falls. Ar 1:00a 4:21p 12:30p 6:23p 1:52p 5:05n Lv . Elborton Ar 12:28a 3:66p 12:00* G:3sp 2;E9p 6:08a 7,v ...Athens .Ar 11:23p 2:57p 10:68a 7:20p 3:26p 6:46a Lv ...Winder. Ar 10:43p 2:23p 10:l$a 7:55p 3:55p 7:20a Lv Law’vtlle. Ar 10:10p 1:67p 9:46a 9:20p 4:65p 8:40a Ar ..Atlanta .Lv 9:00p l:00p 8:40a *—m. For further Information regardllng rates, Pullman reservations, etc, apply to the undersigned. FRED GEISSLHR, T. P. A.. 110 Peaehtreo Street, Atlanta, Ga. W. E. CHRISTIAN. A. O. P. A.. 116 Peastitree St., Atlanta; LEE BACKB THE COMMITTEE. Issues Order Confirming the Date of Confederate Reunion. The matter of a change in the date of the forthcoming annual confeder ate reunion having been referred to General Stephen B. Leo, commander- In-chiof, General Ix>e Issued the fol lowing order in connection therewith: “Inasmuch as It. is the sense of tho reunion executive committee In New Orleans that It is Impracticable to make any change In dates for the re union at tills late date, the days first named, April 25, 26 and 27, will stand for the reunion.’’ JOKE ENDS IN TRAGEDY. Desperate and Deadly Duel Fought by Fire Department Men. A desperate duel was fought In Jackson, Tenn., Thursday aftornoon between E. A. Rogers and W. A. Mc- Cann, members of the local flro de partment. Rogers was shot through Iho right breast and died of his wounds. McCann was wounded four times and will die. A joke about a woman caused tho trouble. REX IN NEW ORLEAtNS. Carnival King Arrive* and Mardl Gra* Festivities Begin. With the formal entry of Ilex, the carnival was in full blast at. New Or leans, Monday. All records in the matter of attendance promised to bo broken. The streets traversed by the pagqant reception to tho king wore congested, and there was an Immense multitude on the levee to witness tho naval parade and the landing. ALEX LEGLpR GOES TO JAIL. Georgia Boy Held In Jereey City for Murder of Hie Brother. Judge Higgins of Jersey City at a hearing decided that Police Chief Murphy had presented a prlma facie case against Alex Legler, and the young man, who is accused of tho murder of his brother, Carl, was com mitted to tho county Jail. Prosecutor Speer will submit the evidence to the grand Jury. WAYCROSS SHOPS CONTRACT. * le Awarded to the Pensylvanla Bridge Company. It Is announced from Atlantic Coast Line headquarters that the contract for tho shops to be built at Waycross, Ga., have been awarded. Seventeen Arms submitted bids. The contract is given to the Pennsylvania Bridge company of Beaver Falls. The work must be completed by January 1, 1007. HENDERSON ANSWERS LAST CALL Ex-Speaker of House of Representa tive* Crosses Dark River. Former Speaker David B. Hender son of the national house of represen tatives, died at 2 o'clock Tuesday aft ernoon at Mercy hospital, Dubuque, lowa, of paresis, which attacked tnm nine months ago. All of hiß family, except a son in California, were at the bedside. He served twenty years lit congress. During four years of that time be was speaker. NO. 45. PRESIDENT INTERVENES lJ Arid Acte as Peacemaker Between Coal Miners and Operators. President hoosetoit has intervened again rs a peacemaker between tho coal miners and operators, and as tho result of a letter addressed by him to John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers of America, a national convention of the United Miners will he held at Indianapolis, Ind., on tho 15th of March, to try to roach an agreement with tho soft coal operators lu tho hope of averting the threat ened strike of April 1 in the bitumi nous fields. '1 he president’s letter and the announcement that the na tional convention would be called were made public Monday night b> Mitchell. Tlio president’s letter to Mr. .Mitch ell follows: "White House, Washington, D. C-, February 24. —Sir: I note with very great concern the failure of your lato convention on the Joint intei state agreement to come to a basis of set tlement of the bituminous mining scale of wago3. You, in this busi ness, have enjoyed a great Industrial peace for many years, thanks to the joint trade agreement that has re suited in the action of your successive conventions. "A strike such ns Is threatened on April 1, Is a menace to the peace ami general welfare of the country. I urge you to make a further effort to avoid such a calamity. "You and Mr. Robbins are Joint chairmen of the trade agreement com mittee of tho National Civic Federa tion, and it seems to me that this Imposes additional duty upon you both and gives an additional reason why each of you should Join in making a further effort. Very respectfully, "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." THREE TIMES REPRIEVED. , Florida Governor Revoket Death War rant for Isaiah Cooper. After a seßsison of the Florida state board of pardons, lasting nine days. Governor Broward ordered the doatti warrant of Isaiah E. Cooper sentenc ed to hang, February 23, at Arcadia, revoked. It Is a remarkable case, Ibis being the third death warrant for Cooper’s execution that has been re voked. Cooper was convicted In 1903 of the murder of J. li. Bowen, mar shal of Punta Gorda, and sentenced to be hanged in August, 1904. Govern or Jennings revoked the death war rant a few hours before the time for execution. Since then two warrants have been issued for execution and revoked by Governor Broward. STILL AFTER BLACKBURN. Grand Jury Returns Another Bill Against North State Congressman. Another true bill of indictment against Representative Blackburn was returned Friday by the federal grand jury at Asheville, N. C. The bill al leges that Blackburn appeared before a department la May, 1905, In behalf of W. R. Kryder, of Rowan county, and accepted for his services the sum of 30. It Is alleged a case against Kryder was pending and that Blackburn se cured a compromise.