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ESTABLISHED IN 1S26
MACON, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 20, 1001
DAILY $7.00 A YEAR
COURTS WILL PASS ON THE RIGHT
TO USE PUBLIC PROPERTY FUND
State Treasurer Park Refuses to Honor Drafts On It to Meet the Pay of the School
Teachers, and on Monday Attorney-General Terrell will Ask for a Mandamus
to Compel Him to Pay Out the Money===CoI. Park Asked the Advice of
Well-known Lawyers Before He Concluded to Take This Step.
ATLANTA, April 19.—"I have decided tween th?m. all of them being equally , “four of them Atkin;
ntitled to their money. He said that
even if he borrowed $200,000, which he
is authorled to do In an emergency,
that with til ' all.vly m tlr
treasury would not be enough to meet
the demands at this time for the pay
ment of the teachers.
cot to u?e any of the $432,000 new in
treasury arising from the sale of public
property for the purpose of paying the
salaries due the school teachers of the
state.”—Treasurer Park.
“The school teachers will be paid;
you can rest assured of this."—Gover
nor Candler.
With these few remarks, short but
pointed, the curtain will roll up and
a drama will be presented, with Gover
nor Candler and State Treasurer Park
as the stars, and the people of Georgia
as the audience, the school teachers
of the state occupying front seats. . . .
,u«- , a are doomed to disappointment.
This afternoon the difference* that. fc ., ate Xrea8ur , r K rk lefl his oin «
have existed for several days between «| hurriedly at 1:10 p. m. today, ftat-
Governor Candler and State Treasurer ing that he had an engagement with
Park growing out of the latter's dUln- Mr. Washington Derwu. Before go-
clatlon to pay the warrants drawn upon j * hat he had
. * , , , . , . wnt out the following circular to a
the treasury for funds to be used ir. number of hi? friends, requesting opln-
paylng the school teachers of the state, inis as to whether he should use cer-
came to a head by the treasurer an- ta ln funds in his hand for the pay-
nouncing that he would not use a dollar • school teacher? of the
Later he announced that he did not property fund
see how the indigent widows of Con- debt
federate veterans would get any money J ever,
this year, as the act provided for their
payment out of any funds in the treas
ury not already appropriated, and that
there was none there and not likely
to be any there this year. This remark
was made by the governor to Coromls* j sent
slontr Lindsey and tlje latter official
concurred In the belief that the widows
Toomer. Per-
dld not give elaborate
legal opinions, but stated that they
thought that t!i• ■ attoiiivy-gv-notal was
correct In his opinion with reference
to- the case In question. All the others
were particular In their opinion that I
legally pay out the publ!
ONE MAN WAS SLAIN AND ANOTHER
RA11LY HURT-HOUSES WERE DE
MOLISHED AND FOREST TREES
WERE TORN IF BY THE ROOTS.
MAKES
APPEAL FOR PEACE
He Issues a Manifesto to His Countrymen to Lay Down
Their Arms and Accept American Sovereignty in
Good Faith--No Change in Military Ar
rangements in the Islands Until
MIAMI, Fla.
of Biscayne, s-
was struck by
Several houses
April 19.—The hamlet
on miles north of here,
, tornado this morning.
Chaffee Takes Charge.
MANILA. April 19,
— • » — oir; i ne
demand for the payment of the salaries the legislature and in the press of this
of the teachers of Georgia's public rtate In reference to a proposed use
school system, which announcement the fund in the state treasury d*»-
was met by a declaration from Gover- Hved from the rile of public property
, A revealed the fact, that there exists di
nor Candlei that h_ would exhaust vnremm nnininno ♦ v.»
every means in Ills power to compel the
treasurer to pay the teuchers.
There la In the treasury of the state
$432,000 that has accumulated from the
sale of public property, and some weeks
ago the attorney-general, at the sollcl-
tatln of State Treasurer Park, gave
an opinion-to the effect that this money
could be temporarily u*dd for the pay
ment oi the school teachers of Georgia.
Treasurer Park had eome doubts upon
the question und consulted a score of
lawyers in different section? of the
state as to their opinion upon using
the funds referred to for school pur
poses. Some of these lawyers disagreed
with the attorney-general. The mat
ter of reaching a conclusion was de
terred until this faternoon, when the
guardian of the state’s money hags de
cided that he would not use the tuml.i
for an hour for any other purpose than
the payment of the public debt.
As soon as it was tedded that the
warrants would not be paid Comptrcl-
ler-OeneraJ Wright appealed and made
record of them In his office. Tomor
row they* will be turned over to Attor
ney-General Terrell, who win upo them
as the.basis for a writ of m&ntemun to
compel their being paid by the treas-
u* * *. Th-- .u!t u .11 I" til- l by the .i -
torney-general In behalf of Allen D.
Candler,, governor of Georgia, and In
It will bo set forth the contentlops
the chief executive of the state. 1
< v. :ll In . . .. f- up I- ... •• .1 nig** j t.-r
vergent opinions as lo the power of
the legislature to authorize any use
whatever of any part of that fund
other than for the payment of the
bonded debt of the Gate creating under
or ex’stlng prior to the adoption of the
constitution of 1877. That uuscuolon
largely inconsiderate, because of
the strong bias tha: existed In irfer-
to the proportion then pending,
the use of said fund to build a
railroad station at Atlanta.
now proposed to use a large
part of said fund, temporarily, to pay
*he salaries of the teachers of public
schorls. (.'an su ii u.--- hr in i !<• with
out violating the constitution? This
question ha? been submitted to the at
torney-general and a copy of hi? an
swer la enclosed.
“I hold the attorney-general in high
esteem and liuve the highest reaped
for h'« ability and learning, and I
know no counsellor upon whose advice
1 would iely with greater confidence
c individual matters, hut con-
'xcept on the bonded
o other purpose what-
of their opinions appear
to me to he exceedingly strong and un
answerable. 1 give you the letter to
which they refer In making answer. I
will add that I have a great many
letters from other lawyers, voluntarily
and not In response to this
well as from leading editors,
•unty school commissioners and
sellers kindly expressing their opin
ion to lb- off* i t that the teachers of
nrgin should be placed upon n higher
sis by the legislature than that of
being made a grand stand play. The
teachers say they have grown tired of
being made » cat’s paw to be used in
drawing the chestnuts from the Ore.
"The truth is that the teachers can
row borrow money on their certificates
from any bank In Georgia at the rate
of two-thii^s of one per cent, per
month, if their necessities require the
payment of their salaries before t^e
taxes come In. Many teachers In Geor
gia cash their certificates Individually,
while numerous county boards, by res
olution. empower the county school
commissioner to borrow their money
at the rate of 7 per c?nt. per annum,
which would be for the tine which It
was borrowed, siy until the taxes come
in. five or s!\ months, not over three
or three and a half per cent, on the
amount borrowed.
"Farmers, merchants, clerks and
other business men can do no better
than this In their business transactions.
1 am In full sympathy with the teach
ers of Georgia, having been one of
them myself, and a member or the
Georgia association for twenty-eight
years, and all of my personal Inclina
tions are with them. I am desirous of
•lolng anything In my power to further
their Interests In every way. but the
teachers of Georgia do not wish me to
do anything that I believe Is wrong
and what I do I believe they will ap
prove."
Peters was fatally injured and William
Cook merely hurt. Peters was a pros
perous vegetable farmer. His hous**
was completely demolished. The main
part of the building, a new and sub
stantial structure, was carried about
100 yards and dabbed to pieces.
Of the back or the residence but the
floor remain*. Mr. Peters' head is bad
ly crushed und his body was pierced
by several pieces of wood, Mr. (look
was thrown fifty feet and painfully In
jured. The tornado is thought to be
local. Every forest tree in Its path In
this vicinity was torn up by the roots.
demolished. John Agulnaldo's addre
CHINESE TROOPS
ORDERED TO MOVE
They Mont Get Outside the Great
Wall—Punitive Expedition Ahnn-
Otfic
(I lit h-
fta
the <
Lumpkin of the superior court of Ful- following qu
ton county, und In It the *tate treasurer “1. D.
will be asked to show cause w hy the ! use of
warrants properly drawn and approved
as the law directs arc not paid. The
cars' will go to the supreme court, and
not until this tribunal has passed upon
It will the result be known. It Is be
lieved that the end of the litigation will
be reached In at least six weeks.
In the superior court the state will
be represented by Attorney-General
Terrill, while State Treasurer Park will
have as his counsel Washington Des
sau. DuPont Guerry and Orville A.
Park <•!' y, I'd .1 'id ■ ' ;■ -.1fill -
yer and Hooper A. Alexander of At
lanta. When the suit reaches the su
preme couit Attorney-General Terrill
will appear for the governor and Judge
Logan E. Bleckley will be added to
the flat of attorneys for the treasurer.
Capt. Park said this afternoon that he
would waive any time limit allowed
by law’ In which to acknowledge ser
vice. He said that he desired the care,
disposed of as early as possible.
This afternoon Attorney-General Ter
rill stated that he would prepare the
papers In the case tomorrow and that
he would present them to Judge Lump
kin Monday next and ask for as early
a hearing as possible.
This afternoon Treasurer Park stated
that he had $78,000 in the treasury
which he was willing to distribute on
account of the school fund as far as it
would go but that he would stop when
this sum had been exhausted. To this
proposition Governor Candler did not
take kindly, saying that he would pay
all or non*? of the school teachers, as
there was no way to discriminate be-
tieusurer I feel bound
every possible source of information,
whenever a doubt exists us to what
my official duty Is. Such doubt now
exists, In spite ■ f tlw- fore* ful opinion
*’f I he alt ■in*' ;.*rv III in i. • i ■ II- -■
to th« questions considered In that
opinion. Belying upon the well known*
publlc-pplrttedne.va of Georgia lawyers,
I venture to request you and a few
others, who arc eminent in the profes
sion, and 4o whom «i copy of this let-
will b** addressed, to answer the
mstltution Inhibit every
use of said fund except for the pay
ment of the bonded debt of the slate?
"2. Is It the du’y of the treasurer to
draw on raid fund to make quarterly
payments to the teachers In the com
mon schools of the state an provided
by the act approved December 8, 1897,
be mad*?
“3. To what extent would the finan
cial scheme of the framers of the rnn-
rtitutlon for the reduction of the pub-
debt be affected by the proposed
d fund?
expedient that the question
herein propounded, or elsewhere tug-
Clinrter fur a Hank.
Secretary of state Cook tills morning
granted a rhaitej- for the Citizens’
Bank of Vnndalla, In Montgomery
county. The capital stock of the com
pany Is $25,000, divided Into shnreH of
$100 each. The incorporators arc VV.
T. Jenkins, George N. Mathews, J. W,
l*oe, M. Leader, A. J. Williamson, L.
1>. Wllllamsbn, S. B. Meadows, J. M.
Meadowr, J. E. Schumput and Dennla
Durden. T. G. Poe. W. T. Peacock-and
Morgan Howell of Montgomery’ county
und J. F. Cook of Telfair county.
No Charter for I li rlnt Inn Science.
Judge Lumpkin of the superior court
today denied the application for a char
ter of the "Atlanta Institute of Chris
tian Science." the effect of his deris
ion being that Christian Scientists can
not practice In fhelr treatment of dis
ease In the state of Georgia without
having regularly graduated In
PEKIN, Thursday, April 18 —In con-
sequece of strong representations to
Chinese government, an Imperial
ee dated Tuesday, April 16, has
be»n Issued, ordering lh° Chinese troops
at Ilownl-pu (Huai) to Immediately rc-
movo outside the great wall.
The Chinese troops who*** Withdraw
al outside of the great wall has been
ordered by. the Imperial decree are un
derstood to be the force which a Ger
man and French expedition were pie-
paring to attack. Hual-Lu has been
located In the cable dispatches as south-
.vest of J\to Ting Fu. Th'* Chinese
jcrtipled a position within the limits
»f th* 1 territory which ihe military r**p-
•eMentatlves of the powers hud decreed
is being under their protection.
-The following Is
to the Filipino
will be
sovereignty, probably will ba
(Adorably more liberty than
Joyed hitherto. Ills serviios
*ed as far as possible In tho
pactllcatlon of the islands.
Coincident with the i?sue of the
manifesto at Manila Secretary Root
made public the copy received from
Gen. Mac Arthur. This came to hand
April 10 und differ? slightly in phrase
ology from that made public In Manila.
Gen. MacArthur informed the depart
ment at that time that the manifesto
h id been prepared by Aguinaldo with
the OHH'stance only of the two staff
o IT Ice rn who were with him at the time
he was captured.
Secretary Itoot declined tn be Inter
viewed on the subject of the manl-
further than
i structed.
LONDON, April 19.—A dispatch from
Pekin' says that In consequence of the
Imperial decree ordering the Chinese
troops t*» leave the territory considered
under the protection ot the ulll.-d forced
the Kr*n< o-Gsfmnn expedition has
been abandoned. France will shortly
withdraw lo.uoo troops from Chinn.
INDIANS |< ILL 1 IM A.
I'nf
MERIDA
Felipe Vnr
Merida ret
Inated by
orr<! Surrender and W
to llti* tlncfiet*.
ruefttan. April 19.--Gen.
the chief lender of the
Indians, hns been an .as
ms of his under officers
people, imiilc public this evening:
I believe I am not In error In pre
suming that this unhappy fate to
which my adverse fortune has led me
Is not a surprise to those who have
been familiar with the progress of the
war. The lessons taught with a full
meaning and w hich have recently come
to my knowledge suggest with irresist
ible force that a complete termination
of hostilities and lusting peace are not
only desirable, but absolutely essential
to the welfare of the Philippine islands.
"The Filipinos have never been dis
mayed at their weakness, nor have
they faltered In following the path | dignified in tone and admirably
pointed out by their fortitude und cour
age. The time has come, however, In
which they find their advance along
this path to be impeded by an Irresist
ible force which, while It restrains
them, yet enlightens their minds and
opens to them another course, present
ing to them the cause of peace.
"This cause has been Joyfully em
braced by the majority of my fellow-
countrymen, who have already united
around the glorious sovereign banner
of the United States. In this banner
they’ repose their trust and belief that
under Its protection the Filipino people
will attain all those promised liberties
which they arc beginning to enjoy.
"The country hna declared unmlstn-
kably In favor of peace. So be It.
There bus been enough blood, enough
tears ami enough desolation. This wish
cannot be Ignored by the men still In
firms. If they are animated by a desire
tn serve our noble people, which has
thus clearly manifested Its will. So
do I respect this will, now that It Is
known to rne.
"After mature deliberation, I reso
lutely proclaim to the world that I
cannot refuse !o heed the voice of a
people bulging for ponce, nor the Inin-
entatbinH of thousands of families
yearning to h*"- their dear ones enjoy
ing llu* liberty and the promised ffm-
croslty of the giout American nation.
"By acknowledging and accepting the
sovereignty of the United Htntcs
throughout tfie Philippine urcblpehigo,
as I now do, and without any ri-r.A-
I vit I loti whatever. I believe that ! mn
trig thee, my beloved country. May
happIner.H be t|llne."
To signalize this important step In
the purification of ft)*- country, Gen.
MacArthur orders the release, on
swearing allegiance to the Unite*!
States, of 1,000 Insurgent prisoners.
who
* ted
surrender and end th
minor chiefs. It Is sil<
with machetes, nearly
pieces. Then the Indl
befor
his advb *• to
war. Threw
attacked him
fitting him to
placed the
long orgl"
elne,
hi leal
them find Indulged In
This action It Is belle.*
termination of th** chiefs
*xanilnatlon board the
same as oth*r physicians.
Judge Lumpkin says that according
*<■ the ■ I• i * • ♦ l*»ii "t - r • In *h* mi
pre-ne court of Nebraska, Christian
Science Is th** practice of medicine, nnd
lie further holds that the practice of
medicine In Georgia, according to the
statute, must b'* done by physicians
who have hern regularly graduated
from a medical school.
ulnatlon before keep up the fighting, though det'jrtr
eference to the
fund, should be submitted to and de
cided by the courts?
"The ^Questional and financial In
terests of the people of thin state are
alike involved, and I r°>pectfully solid’
your considerate attention and answer
to this communication at a- early a
dly as may* be practicable. Very re
spectfully, Your obedient servant.
"R. E. PARK.
"State Treasurer of Georgia."
In reply. Treasurer Park received
in»*w*Mn from th** f •»1! * < ng <:■ .iZ'in*
of prominence in the legal profession
of the state: Judge l. K. Bleckley.
Judge Sp**ncer R. Atkin-^n. Judge
George if uiyer. Hoop.- Alexander.
Judge H. G. Turner, Judge Thomas M
Norwood. \V. G. (’harlton, Washington
Dersau, Dupont Guerry, Joseph B
Cummins;, Joseph It. Lamar, H. H.
Perry and \V. M. Toomer.
"Of this number," said Capt. Park,
Deinnnil.
Goverr
mand a*
billed t*
In this
uy food h,
BRITISH TROOPS
ARE AMBUSHED
WASHINGTON. April 19—AdJt.-
Oen. Corbin authorizes the statement
that no material changes will be made
In the army In the Philippines until
after the war department has head
from (Jen. Chaffee on the subject. In
accordance with orders previously
issued Oen. Chaffee will relieve Gen.
MacArthur of the command of the mil
itary forces In the Philippines on June •
:ta, and the present expectation Is that
:i general civil government will !»•
established 1n the archipelago about
tha* time.
With h view to relieving all the reg
ular troops who have had a long serv
ice In the Philippines, the secretary of
war decided to replace them ns rapidly
ns the drcumstnrices will permit with
fhe new regiments now In course of
organization in this country.
A plan hns been adopted by which
the troops will be given one year's nerv-
Jn the Dnlted fllutcn and two years
In the PmpppIneH. Its operation will
u!f In each regiment always hiving
' hsttullon In irserve In the United
MANILA. April 19.—Gen. MacArthur
nnd Gen. Bate**, the commander of th**
department of Southern Luzon, who
I* shortly to ssll for the United State*.
elite ti
Sh«i idnn
1 hiring
been mu
rk 288 rifles ha
n Monday
rule-red.
Th** extent of the commlrsary Irreg-
ularltle* Is not yet definitely known,
but Is prreihly much smaller than jU
flrit i;iippoH**d.
Llrnfennnt and Three Men Here
Ktiled—Promotions nn<l Honors Ga
zetted.
WASHINGTON. April 19. -It Is be
lleved by tlm administration that tic
manifesto of Aguin.ildo will have a de
. Idedly I - n- • both In th** Philip
pines and In this country. It will tnko
home thru* for lie dbs**minatIon iitnoiig
III.- Filipinos, blit It Ih I*X|1«»| t."l to III*
of considerable horvloe. Especial grati
fication is felt at the unre-.erved tone
of the document and the full accept
ance It Indicates of American rule. In
this country It In expected to reduce
the criticism "f *1." administration and
to cause b-r. dlp-usslon of the general
policy In the Island and more conwdei
ntlon of the Important matter of the
best administration to be evolved for
their government. It ts this work that
the Taft com ml -'.-ion Is now bending
all Itn energlep.
Aguinaldo, now that he h.in accepted
Twenty-Ninth nf Home.
MAN FRANCISCO, April 19 Tho
enly-nlntli and Thirty second regi-
here today
**nta, volunteers,
the Philippine
FRANC IU
ml HI ary*
an Kant hr.
.'O. April 19. The
k brought from Ma
had been de-porte*l
wut horlti'*s. Among
uban leader, Antonio Macro.
In the Philippine; Mnreo be
lt first MTgrant of the Muenbebe
meeting of the
her of Northe
k making a tour |o
April 2.1 he will D
ly at the nnnu il y
LONDON, April 19.—Lord Klt'hen*
In a dispatch from Pretoria under dal
the Ninth-La
and Lieut,
men killed
I that p«
| Kltchei
nflrmlng the
Ions bet wee
Boer general
Morn no I * Inmnr,
Robert P. M .
few days .go with his
I. wa«* today adjudge
Td-re l y nt to the frtaP
Milled gcville.
RECEIVER NAMED FOR
REDEMPTION COMPANY
A Bite Concern
Alnbnma Goes I n-
of Adverse Coart
Derision*.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., April 19.—The
RESCUED THE SAILORS.
ae. order! pronm
their nervlcea li
t November 2f
*»f giving
i to ftie l«iiip no troops
lii ud from ihe army, and br
ibe Hiipp*is***-| menace of hi*
In file Island Gen. MacArthur
ih d*-portallon,
VERA GELO.
K, April 19.- The trial of W
ns concluded today. She w
»d of the *
of attempting
ch literature
Rituftlan Ilnrk ItaMered by a Gi
Had to he Abandoned.
PENSACOLA. Fla., April 19.-T
eteamer Kotendrerht has arrived h"
with the crew of the bark Trogednil
apt. Tomanowlch, which
J PRESIDENT M’KINLEY’S !
SPLENDID TRAIN; 1
ei
gednika
The Tr
, II Will He the Most Mngnlfleent E
Ful on e Knllrend Trnrk-Deiri
sail*-<
7arrabel
St. Michael
»wei'H Ilf* to Ihe lime of
strange feature of the
obstinate silence ns to
WAi.THorn n%dly beaten.
The NtlaiDa Man
fld-lnu li
BOSTON, April |9.
InIHm*«*i| In Ilia
lloaton.
In the opening hlcv -
I HKW III r MILE.
th**
halluelnutlo
Kenny,
Continental Be
SHINGTON. Ap
I il l'I ON SEED Fit El'
Mil. K \SSON RESIGNS.
i party will mi
a the Pacific i
*?rjulne«r. it \
I'onrage Iti
4 me Men n nnd llrllltli EtperU Fin y
f*ir Nemien 1'roph).
NEW YORK. ArmI 19 ihe great
* b* ’• *-vent of Ih*- v* ir. th** nxth tn -
tirn-iHon.il «-abl»- match li'tvupn Amo-
Hie
ophj
Play will he renu
l»ll\ EltNOItS \T EL FASO.
II- Will N«
here Will He n Notnhle l.nlhfrlng
NN lien Meli Inley <>»-l« There.
EL PAS'>. Tex., April 19. The gov-
rnoii of New M*-xi*at>.| Ari/.-mi »n-l
Jo\ernor Ahumada *.f th*- .slate „f <’hi-
1 iMhu *, Mexico, hav- d* 'iar**d iheir
Mil. DOLL llTDIMit).
I llll/.EN %T NOME.
I E.N.NKSSEE.
*lre«nm \re
eb rat
In El P;
the
*h
MIL .MOHG \ N GOES TO F4RIS.
SI or I en of Ih- Great Flnnneler’n III
llenllh \ re *%ilh«»nl Foiin-'ntlnn.
LONDON, Apr J 19 J. Pierp*T.f Mor-
ltlt II MONO
El’TH II It 11 % It 4 .
I MOM SSL. %l FHI END.
RDifMO.NI*. \ « \p*:t 1^* Theman
V now n men iri th*- ^yj’h, d.-d iuadealy
