The Macon telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 188?-1905, February 19, 1903, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textthe MACON TELEGRAPH MfiBUWED IS ISM Ton GEOROU-PAm Turntn ftv - _ UAY| COLDER IS SOUTH ASD WEST PORTIONS! FRESH WRST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. FRIDAY CLOl'DY AND WARMER, PROBABLY RAIS. MACON, GA„ THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 19, 1903 DAILY-fT.OO 1 YEAR CANNON RESENTS SENATE’S METHODS Does not Like the Way Riders Are Put on the Appro priation Bills-House Refuses to Agree to the Con. ference Report on the Army Bill, and a Heated Colloquy Occurs Between Mr. Hull and Mr. Slay- den-Charge of Bad Faith Preferred by the Lat ter—No Cloture in the Senate. BULGARIA F1NPS RUSSIA AGAINST HER Weakens on Learning That |ler Supposed Friend was Really Working with tile Sultan and Urging Him to Mobilize His Armies in the Border. WASHINGTON. Feb. IS.—'The house today by a majority of two to one re jected the conference report upon the army appropriation bill because of pro visions it contained for the retirement of civil war offices at an advanced grade and for permitting officers to de posit money with the government at S per cent, interest. The house emphat ically voted against both propositions and sent the bill back to conference. The proceedings upon the conference report were enlivened by a sharp per sonal clash between Mr. Hull of Iowa and Mr. Slayden of Texas. The remain der of the day was devoted to the na val bill, but slow, progress was Ynade only twenty pages being covered. Mr. Hay of Virginia, one of the con ferees on the army bill strenuouely opposed the adoption of the report be cause of the provision for retirement of army officers who served in the civil additional grade and the CAST A SCHOONER AWAY * nd shl '»l»er rientl Guilty to Defrauding Insurance Company. JOHNS, N. F.. Feb. H.—Alder NlcholU, formerly maiter of the British . schooner Bessie Dodd, and George Jer- I _ mt, the shipper of her cargo of fish Pleaded BUllty today to casting awn^ the schooner on the Labrador coaat lav October to defraud Lloyds of *40,i*”' insurance. Both were sentenced l< four years’ penal servitude. Y IENNA, Feb. 18.—It Is seml-oflfl- cially stated that the mode of procedure in Informing the porte of the inten tions of the signatory powers with re gard to reforms in Macedonia will t»e the presentation of a note by each am bassador to the porte. The notes it not identical In terms will be so in effect. They will state that the powers Join in thf Russo-Austrian proposals. In exptnnatjon of the somewhat su-l- den change in the attitude of the Bul garian government, it is reported that ussla lias replied to the Bulgarian note protesting against Turkey’s mobiliza tion. spying that Russia cannot inter- Constantinople, more pnrtic- tho porte is only following advice to prepare for every ty. This reply. It is asserted, M-lded shock to Bulgaria and ably modified her views as to a met. IN. Feb. 18.—It was semi-offl- nounced today that Germany ruoted her ambassador at Con- .ple to endeavor to persuade tb IT IS IN BITTER COLD NORTHERN STATES New York in a Freezing Condition, But Some Indies* * tlons of Moderation—Temperature Below Zero in Chicago and Little Sign of a Change—Terrific Weather on the Atlantic—East Tennessee the Coldest Spot in the Southern States and Balmy Spring Seems Afar Off. AMERICAN HEIRS GAIN JUDGM&T VfnfiofUn Coart Grants 9700,000—Proof That Fo Can Get Justice. Them rl^nera INSURANCE FRAUD ON STARTLING SCALE One of the Wickedest Ever Known in the Criminal History of New York City—Persons Believed Act ually to Have Been Murdered in Order to Collect Policies. NEW YORK. Feb. 18.—Assistant District Attorney Krotel said today that the Insurance fraud case now under Investigation In this city promised to develop Info one of the most startling ever known in the criminal history of the city. "Before the district attorney’s office hns finish**! its itiM-HtlK.itlon of the as tounding' and extraordinary New York lnsufartce fraud*,” he CARACAS. Feb. 18.—The supreme court provision permitting army oflloers to !!*, In ,v,.i r mnnev with ih. brought by the heir, of Henry* Ttudlott. deposit their money with the govefn- ^American citizen, acalnat the Venesue* ment, such deposits to draw 3 per cent., 1,„ government, for damages for the an- interest. Mr. Hay expressed the opinion* nullment of a concession given In 1892 to that the latter provision would estab-! build a market in Caracas, lish a dangerous precedent; that Iti Judgment was given in favor of Rud- would lead to the granting of the same i loft's heirs. Their claim for the largo privilege to naval officers and might amount of $700,000 to be paid by the Vcne- be extended to civil employes of the 1 tuelan government was admitted. Tho government. Hfe characterized it- "pa- United States legation watched the cA»e ternallsm run mad.” closely. Secretary Russell and Na. , . . ..... . Mr 'Harden of Texas chanted Mr 1Attache Johnston attended the set* i ^ surprised If It w Hull with bad faith in not giving the ft" S C ° Url * nd ' foUowed the * r * | lhe conspirators tv “ house a chance for a direct vote on the «.r«« i. « M .I murder In cold blood to deposit amendment. He said Mr. Hull had promised such a vote. "I desire to say," Interposed Mr. Hull, "that that statement Is not truo.” "The gentleman's courtesy,” retorted Mr. Slayden, "1b equal to his veracity. It is a cheap form of debate which per mits the gentleman to Indulge In the expreslon he has used fact that I am at the bar „oon «* the plotter* «r* Inflicted thee* Win be exhumed. The Investigation Into the reinarknkble plot ban hanlly bo- THe lat. of Sarah Weber, who. It it alleged, died from the effects of brutal treatment, which, it Is charged, sh reived at the hands of the consplru Mr. Krotel said, wtin but a slngb stance. . . . According to stories told by her rela- . tives Sarah Weber wbh tortured in or- 1 should! der to compel her to old In the *osur- gttments. Today's decision Is Interesting. Inasmuch as the Germnn snd British legations have maintained that luattce (or forelgnara does not exist In Venesuela. restrains me from replying to his blackguardism as It deserves.” (Demo- (ratio applause.) This sharp colloquy aroused the house and Mr. Mann of Illinois Under took to rebuke Mr. Slayden. Mr. Mann raid he was surprised that Mr. Slay den should use an expression- "far ■worse" that that employed by Mr. Hull. "The gentleman's idea of good man ners doer not especially commend It- self to me," replied Mr. Slaydeh, who proceeded to say that only very strong provocation had induced him to say what he had. He then quoted from the record to show that Mr. Hull hao vif tually*pledged the house an opportuni ty to vote on this proposition. Mr. Cannon protested ngains th manner in which appropriation bills were loaded by the senate with nil sorts • X' litlve provisions tbit In order In the house. The practice, ho declared, not only demoralized appro priation hills. hv»t would bring scandal and deserved criticism. "In th** hou 1 *1 WASHINGTON. Feb. 18.-The Ru dolf claim was one of the largest brought by American citizens against the Venezuelan government, and h>«-i it and ohly the I not been settled would have come up r of the house for adjudication before the rnlxe* mission provided for In the proto, signed here yesterday by Secretary Hay and Mr. Bowen, Venezuela's rep resentative. The decision is a source of. intense satisfaction to the officials here. The contract price of the pro posed market was $700,000, the claim for a like amount and the Judgment of the Court shows that it was granted In full. VANDERBILT WAS NOT IN THE AUTOMOBILE cock Insuranc that substl- the Han- - Company alone, and ns frauds. When the girl left home she had rosy cheeks and wim the pic ture ofthoiitth. When her family found her spe was a shadow. Hhe told her brother that she had been beaten, starved and slashed with knives to force her to help those engaged In the conspiracy. VENEZUELA PLAYS VERY SHARP GAME Puts the Burden of the Indemnity Upon Foreign Merchants by Imposing an Import Tax—Mr. Bowen Busy Getting Prstaoria Signed by.AJBfce Powers. NEW -YORK. Feb. 18.—The .now storm of yesterday gave way to clear ing skies and cold winds, accompanied by falling temperature. At 8 o’clock to day the weather bureau thermometer stood at 6 degrees above zero, the low est so far this winter. Dlspntches today from various parts of the state report temperatures rang ing from zero to IS degrees below that point, the latter in the Adirondack re gion. The snowfall Is the heaviest of the winter thus far at most points. The Atlas liner, Alene, arrived here from Snvanlll.i and West Indian ports today, covered with Ice and presenting a hattered uppearauoe. Heavy s«as werp experienced during most of the trip. Last Monday night she ran into cqld weather, and the seas ran so high that there was considerable difficulty in navigating the vessel. The men on decks were fastened by ropes to keep them from being washed overboard. IN CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Feb. 18.—With the tem perature at 7 degrees below, today's forecast promises a reinforcement of the cold wave, which precludes any moder ation of the weather, and render prnb- nhle the breaking of the local record for the season—10 below. Suffering from the cold today was augmented by a hit- Ing wind. There is much distress among the destitute, notwithstanding the best, efforts of all charitable organizations, although the scarcity of coal la less general than In the previous cold spell. In addition to one death reported yes terday, the following are said to have died, directly or Indirectly, from the ef fects of the cold: Fred Burgara, died In a saloon from heart disease, aggravated by the cold. Charles Fredler, died on the way from hospital, from exposure. Through trains continue to arrive 'Urs behind schedule, while suburban and traction Hues operate with more or less Irregularity. FIERCE ON THE OCEAN. HALIFAX, N. S., Feb. 18.—The AUent line 8tearner, Livonian, from Glasgow and Liverpool for.this port, which was seven days overdue, arrived today. The captain reports having encountered ter* rifle weather. REGIMENT IN THE SNOW. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 18.—Thd blockade six mlleo south of Cheyenne on the Denver Pacific and the blockade west of I«aramie was lifted today und trains are now moving. On the Cheyenne and Northern and Elkhnrn roads the effects of the stotm are still felt. The two train loads of the. Thirteenth cavalry are still fast in the snow near Lusk^hut they probably will be relea SLIZZ4RD IN MARTLARD. CUMBERLAND, Mcl . Feb. 18.—The worst blizzard for several years pre vails here and In the adjacent counties. The most severe weather is. along th* West Virginia Central railroad. Tho thermometer at Elkins and vicinity of Davis and Thomas ranges from 4 to 7. degrees below zero. SANTA Fe., N. M.. Feb. 18.—FouS Rockk Island passenger trains are snow bound twenty miles north of Tor rance on the Pacific and Northeastern railways. Forrcn of shovelers have gone from Torrance to clear the tracks. sodfr. Sentence of Imprisonment Not Stand Against Him—ChnlVenr Talks Too Mnch. PARIS. Feb. ll.-The hearing on the appeal of W. K. Vanderbilt, who was sentenced In default last yeur to two days WASHINGTON, F*b. 18 -The follow ing cablegram was received at the state department today from Mr. ltusseii.who is In charge of the United States legit- tlon at Caracas during the absence oi Minister Bowen: "The minister of foreign affair# of eia has de ■ in dutle* o nt. In nports i . „ Elysees, was resumed today. _, uffeur named Coubac. who ran the n I chine at the time, testified tha* Mr. Vn said he. "we legislate under' rules. In J imprb nment on the charge of driving an another body (the senate) they legls-’ automobile at excessive speed in the late by unanimous consent. Gentlemen ■ Uh 1 know what that means. (General ap-J^ plause.) dffbih VaV not in the automobile, that Mr. Richardson of Tennessee and Mr. j ts on j y occupants were the Duke of Marl- Hull concluded the debate and the con-j borough and himself. An affidavit of the ference report was voted down. I Duke of Marlborough, to tho same effect. , . The house by specific votes Instated»taken before ; rJJK nponl , idl.*gr..m.-nt 'n'h. ! r .,, ., •„ .n-. of offlmii. Th. hill then un, sent ba k m, testimony. The Juitice ,stl , cowii to conference anil the house rosufflM |„ v ] rw 0 ( t h, evidence. It eeemel xh- consideration of the naval approprta-; ,, to o«r that the chauffeur should t» me tlon bill. *" Mr. Gaines of Tennessee took tage of the item of the cost of th to m.WVW! to comment on the tact — jjrej inniiirn£"io him. Coobao Juit Why this decree was issued by the minister of foreign affairs. Instead of President Castro, tn the ordinary cours- puzzles the officials hero. The action recorded in tho cablegram, how ever, ts regarded as a lltlcal flnees.*, for pra Ing the Indsn #-en stroke of po* ically It amounts Sty which Vene- vers wholly upon inilVb'rs of foreign merchants who t all of Venezuela's Import trade. ,crease mentioned- 30 per cent.- * I proper that the chbufreur should bCT (, th* aalM flcuro a* the percentage of 1: r :•>!:.. ■ ,!,„■« nt l.'i <iunllK and I’ucrto dvan- i Ins-csd of as a witness, and h* asked bt , l( to asslgnod to the clolman m incren-lna the limit' Cwbas If he wished to change plaetj -Si ! “t„, NOT oH~ comment on the fa t transferred to him. Coubac pro- ; WABHiNGTON. r * In diplomatic clrrlea and among state department officials, considerable nt tentlon Is being paid to the provision of Th** Hague protocbl. which will hav to do with the setting In motion of the tribunal's cumbersome machinery. It Is expeejed the rough drafts or The llugU" protocol will be decided Upon at a Joint conference between Mr. Bowen und the representatives here of the powers. Secretary Hay will represent the United States nt this conferenef.nnd It Is the wish of th« other representa tives that he ahall preside. MARACAIBO. Venezuela, Feb. 18.— The commander of the German cruiser panther early thia morning gent a re quest to Fort Ban Carlos for authoriza tion to enter the I sake of Maracaibo. He was Informed in reply that the mut ter would be referred to the Canvas auth' rltles and that while awaR^i-t their reply th A Panther was to v.Ht outside. This incident created fresh excitement here. • Three thousand troops have arrived here and will be transported to Caracas. YORK. Pel lurries of sno bltterlv cold, n 18- whlch played havoc schedules. Trains fror We»t were throe to flee A blizzard Is raging N. Y.. tonight. The rr und falling. All muds Jamestown. N. Y.. r temperature of the your. . zero, and rallroud traffic Hnostck Falls FRUIT WAS INJURED IN niDDLE GEORGIA Report From Marshallvllle Is That Fifty Per Cent, oi ‘' 4 the Buds Were Destroyed by the Cold Weather. Florida Escaped Any Material Damage. that It was den higher cost of . he offered nn amendment to admit fri ' "> materials for th- buildings ‘t m*l the naval academy. The amendment »as ruled out on a point of order. The house adjourned until tomorrow. .S cumu vr 11„ii^• o Pro; L • 1 of th 5 tested energetically, declaring that he had th nd labor and. forn * before ths court «s a witness snd b. 18.—Mr. Bowen in accused person. But the Judgi upon the transfer, whereupon counsel (or Mr. Vanderbilt also inter posed a strong protest. ! judge then announced the■ adjourn- of tne coat, until Msrch ll. saying ntati’ filial upon i of the peace power md French ambass from Sweden anfl Tne Netherlands ment < CKARLEV HIM/* HUNTING TRIP ALANTA. Feb. iL-eoUd'or^eneraJ n THF. IK NATE Washington. Feb. is -There » lively !i.-hate In the senate to.tay upon Senator Quay's resolution ■ I ’ '■ it. eeee »«■ ---• .ft.moon to he the ee nee of the senate that then* rimrley Bill Utt Os ehr lWeaftjrs*o» ■hould be a vote on the statehood bill * ^ ,r J 1 !* where he will hunt for the before the adjournment of *on«reae. ’ r "i‘V; toyi. At Ion* C*« hi wUI b. To this proposition Senator Comas of- t by p it# Tatum, a promlnsnt f* rra *^ *«red Senator Platte’* cloture and on ' of Troop county, who will accompany tn. Jttempt was made to refer the whole; eollcitor-fenerU on WjJJuntgf «p. If hropotltlon to the committee on rules. Mr. TYlu® WJ**®^**^ Mas a ttrlr.s Thla mi pending when the senate went u.ar ’“ioj'wni? and If not. the soHeltar Into executive session. The discuss in Mr. Hill toft for Of the subject brought out the fact that »*i ‘ “ T * 10 r, - ‘ fui the “« aenate was strongly opposed W eloture In any form. The debate was Tjry £en«»ral. a dozen senators exprt‘«.^- * n 8 their opinions on the subject. ^fflong the senators who arrayed themselves against the clotuTe neve Spooner, * Teller, Cockrell, and Bacon. Mr. Bacon *x- P r es*^<j opinion that the debde hid been profitable and he thought "r'.’illy put at rest the question whether T* *enate will adopt cloture. The re»- 0, btlon went over without action. •♦veral senators deelred to expr^^s Wielr views. After spending three end ®ne-half hours In executive session the adjourned until tomorrow at II MARBHALLVILLE, Ga., Feb. 18.—A definite estimate of the damage to fruit buds cannot be made for several day* yet. Mr. Humph and several of the larger fruit growers think, after examination, that an average of 60 per cent, of the bud* were killed. Elberta, Bell and some other vatietie* are killed worse than others. In or chards on sandy lands a large per cent, of buds are kilted. Had there been a few more day* of warm weather such as w# have had the sudden change to the billiard would have been u« destructive as foui ATLANTA, Feb. 18.—Report* received hero from the fruit belt of south Geor gia and Florida state that the crop for this senson hns escaped injury from the recent effect of the cold wave. Information from the peach orchards of south Georgia Is to the effect that PORTO CABELLO, Feb. 18.—The Of- nil danger to peaches in that section German cruiser Vlneta i hns passed. The freeze has badly dani- ;t11 1 «g f ’d the peach prospects throughout the section of Tennessee near L’hntta- trftttcrdn ie qj» shore and drn over the town. They went dp to Fort Solano, which ws* shelled by them De cember 13, and asked to be allowed to visit the Interior. The officer In com mand of the fort received them polite ly but Informed them that to visit the fort, nn order front President tjastro was necessary. The German officers went away laughing. FLORIDA CROP SAFE TAMPA. Fla., Feb. 18.—Reliable re ports from nil portions of south Florida; Indicate thnt the fruit crop has suf fered no serlou* dnrnngn from ths cold weather. The temperature dropped to n fraction below the freezing point last night and there was a, slight form ation of ice this morning. The weather, however, hns greatly moderated and all dangtr to fruit is regarded as passed. DIED in SHANTY-BOAT father. Mother and Child Drowned hr the Ulorsi ^RADTTCAH. Kv . Feb. 18—A wrecked V.use-boat, flo.-.tlng In the Tennc*’"''' rv * r near Livingston Point, three miles above here, was caught tht* afternoon. 1 found to contain the bodies ot man, woman and child, au boat was floating on > It* Vttpi* The of the fami "noth had be*n drowned, could not An investigation Is H|« ercum-a that the hofit eapelz'*! £- r ln* th* hfnvy ftale that ble«v *»H •[Wn.n, The nav., were eighteen feet to th, Imnnls shore. Probably t* y boat became a victim or about the time the steamet ' n City was in imminent danger. XOfYQ ROCKF.FELl.F.R'a TO! H TgOMABVtl.r.E. Os.. Feh I«—JoKO arrived b littls to hi* | through Me today ... Mr Rockefeller. hl»* p physician. Dr Riggers. 5 at th#- Plney Woods ho- •ty will remain her*-- th will then start on clco. tour Xaf .s’ him 1 an! he had to return to Atlanta to S et another snppiy of do ** the boy released Captain of a Recel^Tng Ship Tried to Detain Him* foj- ssJdin h Tb« , ';,.w^n T r.P»"nu‘ret.lnMAt,o r !«> r Ss Tb u /n« te 5S2, & jrss. Thoms* sa 5BKiSSS3 w- th* district 1 , u “Xeiirf* h Tbl« ended 'i 0 " «hSS» »«*■« i * no,> ^^omN^Torkforh..^. JIST1CE WASHINGTON, gtite* supreme flhiraj* .Of the ^ president court tSisSr * tbyt his re»lgn*tl°h ®* February 24. —£r^s"L m '« owe* *[* .y’l'J^titi'wi i T .11 PA. Ft*.. Feb->’• * fa in :li (nvowu-.rybsr'tru^ “ ^sfestatir ,0 be dud l* ui - MOROS MARE PEACE WITH US They and (-’apt Pershing Sign Over the Koran. APPOINT HIM A. DATTO , ,elates the Aaierlrsa ,FI«« With Shfspael Shells. «»d the Trlhesmea Are Greatly. Impressed hr the El- of the Artlllerr-ltem**** «* Miners Boloed hr the Moros Haea n„a Found. Horribly Jlatllated. SEABREEZE HEALERS ARE AGAIN INDICTED The WflltaMs-Paat-Bargmaa Crowd That Worked tho “Abirnt Treat* vrnt" Idhesio, Indications seeming that thn fruit on the ridges and the* bottom lands r*n almost completely destroyed Higher temperatures were generally ported throughout the Houth today, ie Indications prophesying warmer author tonight. ' DAMAGE IN CRAWFORD. KNOXVfldLB. Ga., Fob. 18.—Th* storm raged furiously herb Monday night, doing great damage. Mr. M. W. Barefoot, who lives out about four miles from town, had the misfortune to loso his barn, two mules and two bug* gleg. A neighbor stopped at Mr. Bare* foot's, out of the storm, and hla horse was also killed. It snowed hero Tuesday morning, but the wind was too high and It wag rather cold to last long. WIND DAMAGE IN WILKINRON. IRW1NTON, On.. Feb. 18 -This coun ty was visited with a terrible wind and rain storm on Monday night, doing considerable damage to timber and fences In some parts of the county. Ii» the lower portion or the county somo houses were blown down, but no lost of life haa been reported. MANILA. F. dal vhloh e. ratlr a.prlej the Mo apt- r* 1-ade TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 18.—Four new in- 11. tments were found here in the Unit р. i states court against Mrs- Charlei с. Pottt alias Helen Williams, also on against Col. Charles Boat and Cha*. 1 F. Burgman, the fieabreeze mental scl- ♦•n •• healers, charging them with fraudulently using the United States mails. The defendants .are charged with sending out literature advertising "ab- treatment" for disease. Other In dictments were found at the last term of the United States cour In Jackson ville. It is not probable that the cases will < ome. up at this term of the court, an It has been announced that court .sill adjourn in a few days. MR. JOSEPH GIVEN FULL VINDICATION The Well Known Milledgeville Merchant Gains His Case and is Accorded All His Rights and Property. Will Now Resume Business at the Old Stand. The clr#%tt coqrt of appe leans rendered a derision Bober- Ifec-ht v». the Jos. Company. The derision r »eph Company of all Habit aedeaa bond for 14.600. a ph Dry Goods lleves the Jo- ty on a super* Hecht. this defjsl the bond required i to release all the rompuny'i property, ex cept $6,400 tn rash. The Joseph Company then entered an appeal to the rirrult court of appeal*. They gave bond for $4.M». and an order wa* Issued by the circuit court directing the receiver to release the $4,000 held by him. The decision relieves the Joseph Compa- dlsrharge of the re- >1. Pursuing autierTlbed to p-.i« e ropy of the Koran When the States flag wa# ralaed over the Eayan forts Capt. Perahlng'a batte**— having : with tiring shrapnel sheila, luting cartridges. The ex- by the shrapnel impress-1 .he M- ros wonderfully. Th,. t,.,ttle»hlp which is expected to Mindanao shortly will greatly in- errat American prestige in that island Col. Sco eubMlary tlon throu *n<l Bulai untry Q ladro ried thel rtfl . . f ocou returned from Its expedl- J the provinces of Rlzal i The colonel found the j and saw no signs of th are believed to hav* and fled to the hills j STREET CORPORATION gCBTAIMED. Directors Haro * Right to Vote to the Extent of Their Mol4!nge. TRENTON N. J.. Feb U.—Justice Van 1 Byckle today filed a written opinion o! j -he court of error* and appeals in the i f; ted States Hte#| Corporation case, d*- | <\ >d a short time ago. The opinion holds that directors of the. corporation have th* ; right to vote at atockhpIdVrs’ n»ee Inga io I tb* extent of thslr stock holdings. Th- lon of the court berh sutes that M if • 11-established rtfl*’- »h*t directors of nations cannot legnlfy enter Into con* where they will he specially bene- I'l.oRIDA FRITT BARRED • NTA ANNA. F«b !* Tli of Orange larsntlne r, and fruit. 555r«** wh,t * °y- • d without the knowledge or < kh'dder* This kqowb-dxa and < itagd. »*-d in the BRITISH ITCANIBB SINK*. PARA. Brazil. Feb. l8.-The British steamer Kelvfnalde, from Buenos A>r*« Krbruary 1 for thla port, has be#n sunk in ths Psra river Her captain and eight oi the crew were Arowoed. : He/'ht of this ! of the lending .re Judge Km^ , has \ * elver for the 1 declsi... - and Mr. Wal- kll his tL receiver. 1 resum •lsj*' Speer, on friend, Joseph Dry < «on, t tecelver Groce Jolce i vho has been for years ono Ing merchants of MIM-dgevllJc, comr-letely vlndlrated by th-f rd is now tn full possession of property. He may now is usual, and his many Milledgeville and Ma- - thr lean of hla •lief. alii TKNNKtftKE RIVER HIGH lee Floating In sr C'oldeei KNOXVILLE. s Stream—Wrath- thr lesiSB nn.. Feb. 18.—Th« • Tennessae Hv*r -one fert Inst night fall lug fVor eiorlty of th" flood is quit* • minimum tempernturd 1aA • 8 degrees above, the cold' • rc*ent winter. AVarrn wexth- rain are predicted for this MINER* BOLOED. MANILA. Feb. lfi. —John Prucha an-l E. r-hane. miners, who were working on o placer claim sixty miles northeast o’f Zamboanga. Mindanao, were murdare-i by Morns in January, The natives stir- prised and boloed the miners, (’hise'a dnsldera' I decapitated head was found hanging point* nbov“. J tn a tree Prucha escaped from hla ;»h- but ed In the woods %EW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE NEW YORK.* Feb. U.—The board of governors of the atock exchange todiy decided to close tha exchange on - r.rdsy. February 21. The axchgnke a*111 r los«*d also on Pebrtiary 2J. In •• ••* bration of Woohingtoa's birthday. A Lit Kl.% HILL. HOT BPRINGK. Ark. Feh 18.—Btevo t’rosby «f Loijlsvlll#- in.I Kid Ashe nf nncfnnstl fought twenty round* to % •Ira# tonight h.-for** the Plttlngtn Park Athiett' flub. The men wer« flxhtlng furt.ur.iy when tha gong soua* ded. alleged

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The Macon telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 188?-1905, February 19, 1903, Image 1