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THE MACON
ESTABLISHED IT 1M2C
SEABOARD LINE’S
I3IMENSE LOSS
Great Fire in Portsmouth, Va.—Property Worth
Three-Quarters of a Million • Destroyed—Terrible
Wind Storm Strikes the Section and Scatters the
Flames—Firemen Unable to Approach the Scene
on Account of the Intense Heat—Hundreds
Thrown Out of Employment.
NORFOLK, Va., May !2.-Th« Sea-
board Air Line railway shops, minor
offices and warehouse on the outskirts
of Portsmouth were practically des
troyed by Are, which broke out shortly
after 10 o'clock tonight. At a late hour
tonight the blase had not spent itself,
but the destruction of nearly every buil
ding and car at the yards was about
complete. As near aa can be estima
ted at this time, the monetary loss will
foot up 1750,000.
Firemen from Portsmouth, Norfolk
and Berkley got hose in position, but
the heat of the flames drove them back
before they could approach within
many yards of the fire. To render mat
ters all the more helpless, a terrib.**
wind storm swept over that portion of
Norfolk county. A blinding-cloud of
dust, sand and grit drove hundreds-of
men. women and children in every di
rection in quest of shelter.
For nearly fifteen minutes the wind
blew at the rate of at least fifty miles
an hour. Several children were hurled
from their feet and sent rolling across
the thoroughfare. Presently, a refresh
ing ahower mad* ita appearance, and
soon cleared up the air.
In some unaccountable way the flro
broke out about 10:15 o'clock in a build
ing sjtuated in the southern part of the
yards. In this wooden structure was
stored a large quantity of dried lum
ber. Within a few minutes the entire
building was in flames. The wood
pairing material burned like hay.
half an hour the building fell in. The
flames reached a height of at least 200
feet and reached out hungrily on all
sides. The adjoining building was a
storing house for many tons of station
ery, the supply headquarters for the
Seaboard in this section.
James Herald, a machinist, residing
in Cottage Place, rushed Into the
wrecking shed when the blase was at
ita height
A burning timber fell upon his shoul
der, bearing him to the floor. The fire
brand lay ncroaa hit body, setting his
raiment on fire. When several men
risked their own lives to save the ma
chinist and succeeded in pulling him
out into the open air, the unfortunato
man was more dead than alive.
A machinist named Penrose is report
ed to have been seriously burned while
attempting tp recover his tools.
H. Hurbce. a boss painter, was se
riously though not fatally cut about the
head by flying 1 glass.
Three hundred men will be thrown
out of employment.
The wrecking shed, the stationery
warehouse, the paint and oil house, of
fice building of the superintendent of
woodwork, a large brick building used
for the reception of passenger and
sleeping cars, In which was located the
painting shop, the cnrpenters and cab
inet makers’ shop, fifty or more box
cars and eighteen passenger coaches
were destroyed. A great deal of the
yard trackage alto was destroyed. The
origin of the fire is not known.
TREATY WITH CUBA
HAS BEEN SIGNED
DOCUMENT ATTESTED f»T REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ISLAND AND THE
UNITED STATES—BASED ENTIRELY ON TIIE PLATT AMENDMENT.
I CUBA RATIFIES ALL ACTS OF TIIE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT—NAVAL
J STATIONS QUESTION STILL OPEN. . *
HAVANA, May 22.- The permanent • is hell.
ty be
Cdba '.In which in Incorporated all the
provisions of the Platt amendment, wa»
signed this afternoon.
The act of signing the treaty occur
red at 4;S0 this afternoon at the office
of the secretary of state. The signers
were Secretary of State Zaldo and
United States Minister Squlers, who
vrere constituted special plenipotentia
ries for that purpose.
The permanent treaty contains no
provision for its abrogation and no ex
traneous conditions of any kind. It
simply Incorporated the entire Platt
amendment Into the form of a treaty.
The length of time consumed by the
negotiations was principally due to the
fact that the Cuban government de
sired to Include In the treaty various
extraneous conditions, especially one
to the effect that there should be no
intervention In Cuban affairs by the
United State* except through the ini
tiative iff the president of Cuba. All
. these "conditions were rejected.
’ The Associated Press correspondent
saw a number of senators with refer
ence to the prospects of the ratification
of both the permanent and naval Sta
llone treaties during this session of
congress, but the^ were not Inclined to
be communicative. It remains evl !4nt
»h*»t there Is an Ind'nntion to allow
the treaties to go over this session. It
that nn urfient message
from President rnlmn which will ac
company the sending of today's treaty
to the senate will have s strong influ
ence in the direction of ratification.
It la now expected that nn ugreement
covering the details of the United
States naval stations will be reached
by President Palma and United States
Minister Squlers within three weeks.
WASHINGTON, May 22.~The'provi
sions of the Platt amendment, incorpo
rated in the treaty Just signed, are in
brief as follows:
“Cuba la never to enter Into any
treaty or other compact with any for
eign power which will Impair or lend
to Impair Its independence. .
“The government is not to assume
nor contract any public debt to pay tin
Interest upon .which and to make rea
sonable sinking fund provision for th*
ultimate payment of which the ordina
ry revenues of the Island, after paying
the government's expenses, shall be In
adequate. Cuba consents that the
United States may Intervene for the
preservation of Cuban Independence.
“Cuba ratlfles all acts of the United
States In Cuba done during the mili
tary occupation.
“Cuba will make provision for the
initatlon of the cities of the Island to
te end that a recurrence of epidemic
and infectious diseases may be pre
vented.'*
MRS.
FAIR SATURDAY AND St'NDAYj LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS.
MACON. GA., SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 23, 1903
EFFIE L.
PLACED
CARSON
ON TRIAL
Case Called in Bibb Superior Court-All Evidence in,
State and Defense Close-Case Will Be Argued This
Morning—The Defendant Makes a Statement to the
Jury; Says Rigsby Locked the Door of Col. Bayne’s
Office in Spite of Her Protest; Threatened Her With
Degradation, and Fearing Bodily Harm and Had
With Fear, She Shot Him in Self Defense.
The case of the state vs. Mrs. Effl*
. Carson, under indictment for the
murder of Robert Rigsby an January
12, 1903, was called in the Bibb superior
court yesterday morning at 9 o'clock.
The central figure of the scene in the
murt room was the defendant. Sur
rounded by her kinfolk, who came to
her in her hour of trouble, she sat quiet
and calm. The nervous strain that
tested her strength was only revealed
now and * then by a nervous glance
about the room, and a alight compres
sion of the lips. Daintily clnd in black,
at her side her husband, near her on
her right a aweet-faced young woman,
she did not look like a woman whose
life and nil that it holds was to be de
termined by a Jury of twelve men.
Seated near by her* counsel, Judge
John P. Ross and Walter Grace, was
Hon. D. U. Fletcher, attorney and
mayor of Jacksonville, Fla., a cousin
of the defendant. Next to him sat an
other cousin, B. B. McCowen of Au
gusta, On., an attorney. Back of them.
group, were J. M. Fletcher, attor
ney, of Forsyth, and county treasurer
of Monroe county; T. E. Fletcher of
Forsyth, ordinary of Monroe county;
R. II. Fletcher, merchant of Forsyth,
cousins of tho defendant; her old father.
William H. Fietchur, and Mark U.
Fletcher, her uncle, from Monroe
county.
At twenty minutes past ten six Ju
rors had befen secured and the first
panel was exhausted. The second panel
was called. In a few momenta the
seventh Juror was accepted. The call
proceeded, and nt 11:15 the second panel
had been exhausted and four more Ju
rors secured, making eleven in all.
Judge Felton declared a recess till a
third panel of talesmen «6uld be drawn
from which to secure the twelfth man.
In the meantime the eleven men who
had been accepted were allowed to leave
their seats, under orders to appear In-
stanter when called.
By this time the crowd had thinned
out, till only a couple of dozen men
remained In the court room. The dry
details of a Jury/election was wearing,
with the mercury climbing up steadily
to summer heat marks. They came to
note the trial of the case, and the pros
pect of that being delayed led the spec
tators to recall that there was a man
around the corner they wanted to see.
At 12:40 o'clock the twelfth Juror was
secured. Tho twelve men who were to
determine between the state and de
fendant. under the Indictment were
duly sworn nnd took their seats, were:
A. L. Dyer. O. W. Ellis. Li. W. Burkett,
J. E. Stine, It. V. BalkCom, Perry C.
Smith. Evan Little, J. O. Ellis. G. W.
Whittaker, T. P. Ryder, L. A. Braswell
nnd W. B. Paulin.
Solicitor-General Brunson opened tha
case for the state. He told the Jury
that the state would show that Robert
Rigsby was Invited to the office/ of M.
G. Hayne for the purpose of killing
lilnj; that his death was the result of
a premeditated design to assassinate
him.
Sheriff Westrott was the first witness
called by tho state. He testified that
Mrs. Carson came to ills office nnd said
she had killed a man and wanted to
surrender. Stated that he went to Col.
Bayne’s office and found Rigsby lying
on the floor, face downward, dend. He
said the deceased hod been hit in four
places.
D. II. Riley wns the next witness
called by the state. He wild he saw
Mrs Carson on the day Rigsby was
shot coming across the street with a
pistol in her right hand. He said she
told him she wanted to surrender to
the sheriff: that she had killed a mnn
named Rigsby over sin Col. Bayne's
office, and wanted to give herself up.
Said he tofd the defendant sho could
surrender to him, nnd he would take
her to the sheriff. He stated he took
the pistol away from her.
Asked If she told him anything about
the shooting, witness said she told him
that she put the pistol right close to the
deceased, nnd kept pulling the trigger
ns long ns the pistol would shoot, and
r.he knew he wns dend. He identified
the pistol taken from Mrs. Carson.
On cross-examination, said the pris
oner surrendered to him, nnd he took
the p'stol away from her and conducted
her to Sheriff Weatcott.
C. Htihn was tho next witness railed
by the state. He said he sold a pistol
to Mrs. Cnrson on the 12th day of Jan
uary, the morning of the shooting, nnd
loaded it for her. Said the pistol hand
ed to him looked like tho one lie sold
to her.
On cross-examination, said Mrs. Car
son told him she wns going out Into
the country, to her farm, and wanted
n pistol to protect herself, as it was a
bad neighborhood.
Continued
Six
OHIO CAPITAL
IN GEORGIA PINE 1
TOM GRAY'S CONTEST.
Ruin
Prf-
aitio
ATLANTA. May C. J. Ilsden of
Atlanta, representing a syndicate «u
Ohio capitalists, has closed a trade for
230,000 acreg of land In south Georgia.
The greater portion of this property Is
located in tha counties of Ware,
Clinch and Charlton. The purchase
price is not given out, but the first pay
ment, amounting to 1100,000, It is said,
has been made. - ,
Much of tbia land Is In timber, aKd ns
rapidly at it is removed sugar cane
will be planted and such crops as sea
, island cotton and tobacco and oth*r
crops cultivated on a large scale. It
la estimated that tbera is now standing
dn the lands over 400.000,000 feet of yel
low pine.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WIFE.
TALBOTTON. Ga. May tt.-Thls af
ternoon w*Rfle Mr. H. Ko.-uoe Perkins,
general manager of the Perkins Lum
ber Company at Paschal. Ga„ was
cleaning his pistol it wot accidentally
discharged, the bell striking his 'wife
In the arm, Infliotlng a painful wound.
Mr. and Mrs. Perkins will leave for
Augusta tonight where they will re
main until Mr#. Perkins fully recover*
from the wound which is. not regarded
as serious.
ATLANTA. May 22.—Tom Gray, the
white roan living at Bremen, who is
head of a family consisting of his wife
nnd nine children. Is putting up a stub
born fight against being carried back
to Cass county, Texas, where he Is
wanted to answer the charge of big
amy. Deputy Sheriff Henderson of Cass
county, who is here for the purpose Y>t
e-corting Gray back to Texas, is still
in Bremen, where he will have to re
main at least until Tuesday next. Yes
terday two writs of habeas corpus were
sworn out for the purpose of preventing
Gray's return to Texas, and both were
dismissed, and now another writ hat
been taken nut on the ground that there
was some doubt as
rernor Tyrrell
papers given Deputy Sheriff Henderson.
Secretary Hitch today forwarded a cer
tificate that the signature was genuine,
and wired the marina! of Bremen to
keep Or«r In cuitodjr unlit the gov-
ernor returned.
Secretary Hitch says that the point
raised about the governor’s signature
was with the'view of getting more time.
PKESBYTERIANS
IN ASSEMBLY
Commissioners Rest After
Appointing Committees.
INTERESTING REPORTS
Cotnlirrland Church Has Before It i
Resolution to Do All Possible ti
Promote Federation nnd Unloi
Amonjx the Presbyterian Bodies
Each of the Denominations Hen
Words of Encouragement Fron
Their Various Officials.
OBJECT TO NEGRO CHURCH.
CARP.OLLTON, Ga.; May 22.—A pro-
cerding which prom sea to wax warm
w a« Issued last night by the mayor and
council of Carrollton. It Is against the
eleven colored stewards of the Union
Methodist church on the north side of
New nan street, this city, ordering them
to desist from building a new church
LEXINGTON, Va.. May 22.—The
second day’s session of the Presbyte
rian general assembly began at 10
o'clock after the members had attend
ed special exercises in Lee Memorial
chapel at Washington and Lee Unlyer-
sity, where addressee were made by
President Denly of the unlverilfy and
Dr. Theron Rita of Atlanta, on behulf
of the assembly. The opening prayer
of the assembly was by Dr. Hyde of
Fort Worth. Dr. Thornton Whaling of
Lexington, presented Moderator Hop-
Ith a gavel sent by Rev. P. F.
Price, missionary In China.
noderutcr then announced th
standing committees. Tho chalrmei
as follows: Bills and overtures, W
Halls; judicial committee, James P.
Smith; education, T. E. Converse; pub
lication and ministerial relief, Henry
Moore; foreign correspondence, T. H.
Rice; theological seminaries, D. A.
Planck; Sabbath schools! and young
people’s societies, J. H. Patton; home'
and school, W. B. Morton; beneficence,
W. H. Perkins; narrntlve, J. L. Cald
well; Bible cause, A. D. McClure;
church and Christian Endeavor, J. R.
bridges; Sabbath, W. V. Frierson;
auditing. W. PJerson; devotional ex-
er- tees, Thornton Whalen; leave of ab-
eenee. L. R. Walker.
Th*» ad interim committee of hem'*
I mlMitona made a report through Dr. f».
L. Morris, secretary. Dr. D. C. Lilly,
ferretary of the executive committee
on colored evangelization followed
with the. annual report of that commit
tee. The remaining time of the morn
ing session was consumed in reading
a largfr number of bills and overtures
of Importance from various synods,
preabytetles and churches which wfte
all referred to the proper committees
for cohelderation to be reported back
to the assembly for final action, .
The annual report of Joseph Lumpkin
of Memphis, of the executive commit
tee on education for tho ministry, wa*
then read.
Records of the synods of Louisiana,
Ttnne.-see, Georgia, Texas and North
Carolina were then given out to the as-
Blxteen presbyteries reported successes
attending efforts for a bettor observ
ance of the Sabbath <Jffy, and recom
mended that popular meetings be held.
The report said a hopeful reaction was
assured, nnd asked the assembly to ap
point dn evening for the consideration
of the subject. Encouraging reports
were read from the boards of various
theological seminaries within the
bounda of the assembly, and all were
referred to tho committee on theological
seminaries. The reports consumed the
major portion of the afternoon session.
After the chairmen of the various stan
ding committees had announced tho
members of each respective committee
and tli«- j.'.e <• <<r nutting, tin* assembly
adjourned in order to permit tho com
mittees to organize so mh to take stepd
to get to work on the mnny papers and
topics for their consideration.
The assembly In lieu of a night ses
sion, held a popular meeting. Rev. Dr.
J. A. Wallace of Bristol, Tenn., presi
ded, and Rev. Dr. A. L. Phillips of
Richmond, Va., and Dr. R. A. Webb of
Clarkesvllie, Tenn., addressed the meet
ing in the Interest of the Pabbath
school. This meeting wns largely at
tended by visitors.
The standing committees arc now en
gaged in arranging for the laborious
duties before them prior to submitting
action for consideration of the assem
bly.
The synods of T*nnessee, Alabama,
Missouri and Fort Worth, Red River,
Brazos and Maryland presbyteries sub
mitted overtures to the assembly; o»k-
Ing that on organic union between the
Presbyterian and Dut< h reformed
churches be considered. This matter
was referred to the foreign correspond
ence committee.
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN*.
NASHVILLE, T nn,; May 22 Th«>
second day's session of the general as
sembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church wns called to order this morn
ing by Moderator Tlnnon, and the roll
caU showed 242 commissioners present.
The moderator announced his counsel
as follows: Alabama, William M.
Crawford; Arkansas, H. T. Caldwell;
Illinois, A. G. Bergen; Indiana, W. J.
Darby; Indlanola, R. L. Phelps; Iowa,
It. L. Vnnnlce; Kan/ns, W. C. Aldridge;
Kentucky. J. T. Barbee, Mississippi, M.
A. Montgomery; Missouri, W. O. H.
Perry; Ohio, Jamis B. Sillier; Oregon.
L. D. Beck; Pacific, T. 7. King; Penn
sylvania, C. It. namion; Tennessee, W.
T. Rogers; Texas, J. Frank Smith.
Rev. W. H. Black of Missouri extend
ed greeting from the Pan-Presbyterian
Alliance. Dr. Black dwelt on the growth
of the fraternal spirit. He said that
great progress had been made toward
a closer union within the past two
years, and that the time h.nd come to
decide whether the churches war* to
follow the broad plane of fr
tlon or to continue In a. state *
nal collision. One of th** most
dous object lessons that can be put be
fore the world, continued the speaker,
RURAL ROUTE WILL
BE CONTINUED
roitnill^e Department Does Not Hold
the People of Gnllntln, Tenn., Res*
poiisllile for tlie Carrier's Hold-Up.
WASHINGTON, Mny 22.—Postmns-
ter-Genernl Payne has ordered the im
mediate resumption of eervlco on tho
suspended rural free delivery mail route
nt Gallatin, Tenn. The resignation of
John C. Allgood, the negro carrier, who
wns Intimidated and who refused to
resume work, has been nccepted and
tho civil service commission line been
called upon to certify - a carrier to fill
bis place.
The postmnstcr-gcneraj gave out the
following statement regarding the
case:
“In the case of John C. Allgood,
free delivery carrier, who reported that
ho wns held up by masked men while
in the discharge of his duties on the (Mi
Inst.,* an investigation wns made by
Inspectors Conger and Haines. From
their report it appears that the carrier
was stopped by two men nnd warned
not to continue In the service. Tho
papers in the case show, that this law
less act Is not approved or sustained
by the people living on route No. 1, or
by the people in that vicinity, and that
the personn guilty of the act ore alone
responsible.
It is believed by the inspectors that
Carrier Allgood can safely resume the
delivery of the mail on this route, nnd
in addition to that fact it appears that
i neighboring route is now, rfnd has
been since the Installation of the free
delivery service, served by a colored
“Under all the circumstance*
paftment is not supposed to
people on route No. 1 respoi
e act of the two men rei
ho were guilty of the thren
uit upon the letter carrle
rauld be unjust to deprive
their mall facilities under t
tlons.
“Therefore, ordered that the resigna
tion of John C. Allgood, rural lettc
carrier, be accepted, and that servlc
n the route be resumed nt once.”
The postmaster-general stated tha
the civil service commission certlfl*
only one name to him and that persoi
will be appointed, irrespective of roloi
as required by law.-
VETERANS OWNED
THE CRESCENT CITY
PARADE WAS THE MOST IMPRESSIVE NEW ORLEANS HA* EVER KNOWS
HOW ORDER CAME AT A DUGI.E CALL OUT OF APPARENT CHAOS.
THE SPLENDID APPEARANCE OF THE SPONSORS IN THEIR FLOAT*.
GEN. GORDON UNABLE TO
WIDOWS OF DISTINGUISHED G1
IALS-
MAIICII-REVIEWS THE PROCESSION.
NEW ORLEANS, May 22.—To
.Orleans was revealed this day w!
man has seen for two-sedre years and
more.
For a few brief hours she held close
to her heart the incarnate spirit of tht.
Confederacy, and for her it lived nnd
breathed again. Always hers to love, it
was today hers to have nnd hers to
hold. Once more she pressed to her
lips the white starred cross of blue on
the crimson field nnd flung it loose to
the wind that loved it well, tha symbol
of the cause for which the hero*s
fought and by whose blood it was
sanctified.
It was a revelation, in passionate pa
triotism, nnd to the old soldiers of tl*c
South nn offering of affection that wns.
closely nkln to worship.
The hour set for the great parade
as 3 o’clock. For an hour previous
that time, Canal* street, upon which
|the head of the line of march was
formed, was a Jumble that defies lan
guage. It was a chaos, a convulsive
conglomeration of citizens, street enre,
policemen, women, veterans, militia,
ngons, bands, children nnd carriages.
The people pushed here and there,
they cheered nnd waved their flags,
they Ptood in front of street cars and
before horses until the police wer*.
well-nigh insane. Through all this,
press the vnrious organizations which
forming on Canal street were
forced to press their way; Tho Idea of
the formation wns that the head of th>
line should march south on St. Charles
Btreet from Canal, nnd the varloup dl-
lsloni which were stationed in the
thoroughfares which cross St. Charles
treet were to closo in and form a new
ear guard for the marching column.
At 2:30 it seemed ns though nothing
like order could come from that mlxtur*
n Canal street, but Just at 3 o'clock
there came from the eastern end of the
thoroughfare a bugle's’ shrill note. It
h tho call of "forward march,” nnd
It had been obeyed on many a bloody
battlefield, so wns It answered now.
icre was a surge of the ranks, n cry
delight from the throng, a toss of
Irnson banners, and then in close set
nks the men of the South came on. ,
Up St. Chnries street the column t
il, pnsslng under the eyes of
ordon, too 111 to take part in the
rade, and marched away to the
mofftrmirfnt. nrotmd one-half of which
|ed*nnd passed on south alni
St. Charles avenue to Felicity stre<
here the epu/iter .march was bogi
t St. Chari** avenue. The Lee monu-
ent was passed again on the opposite
de, nnd then tho way was down Camp
reet to Canal, where the parade dls-
irtded.
It wns n day of tropical tempera
ture, n fact which kept a number of
the veternns from the ranks, hul ft wns
a wonderful parade, capably hnndlcd
and Inspiring to look upon. At tho
head of the column enme Gen. .T. B.
Leevert of New Orlenns, the chief mar
shal, with his numerous staff.
The scarlet uniforms of the Memphis
bugle corps were seen ahead of com
pany A of the Confederate veternns of
Memphis, whose splendid marching In
duced great npiilause.
Rehind company A enme n beautifully
decorated float, upon which were sea ten
the sixteen hei.iMs of the reunion,
Miss Eunice Mlchle of Virginia, Ml**
Willie Henry of Louisiana, for Mary
land; Mis# Julia Aiexand
Carolina, Miss M. E. Watr
Carolina, Miss Eliza Vane
nessee, Miss Franco* M. Oldrln
Georgia, Miss Willie Haralson of
bnmn, Miss Ethel Pylvey of Mississip
pi, Miss Elliott Todhunter of Mlssour
Miss Elizabeth Fleming of Florida
Miss Estelle Cartwright of Texas, Miss
Hi wle Rogers of Arkansas, Mis Made
line Bridge ford of I«fltueksy,
Bissle Utz of Louisiana. Miss Bt
ta Coleman of Indian Territory,
young ladies, all In white, presort
nitiful picture. Mtrrounded bj
gay decorations of their float, ni
feature of the parade with the ot
"option of the old soldiers, brought
forth ho much applause.
Following the young is dies v
rlages in which rode ladles, wT
bands had rendered distinguls
pnrtment wns a carriage containing
the sponsor nnd her maids of honor.
The Sons of Veterans were strongly!
represented, and the parade was closed!
by a long line of carriages containing
the ladles of various memorial and pa
triotic societies.
About ten thousand men were In lino
and It was just four hours from tha
start on Canal street until the column
disbanded.
Gen. Gordon’s condition is not seri
ous. hut It was deemed unwise for him
to ride In the hot sun today. He be
lieves that a short rest at home will
soon restore his health.
MILL FOREMAN KILLED.
On tight In
nd Crashed ta
Relt
Dentil.
SAVANNAH, On., Mny 22.—W. T*
Johnson, foreman of the shingle de
partment of I he Vale Royal lumber
mill, wns crushed to death this morn
ing at about 7 o’clock when work for
the dny was about to begin. He and
two negro helpers were doing somo N
work. The attention of one was called
away momentarily nnd then Johnson
and the other helper in some way were
caught by the belt. The negro was
k senseless but not seriously in-
however, was hurled
Inst the large wheel
revolved and was
the belt nnd the wheel,
ibs were broken like a
by the belt a
about which
crushed hetwe
His ribs and :
slender stick nnd one arm wns torn*
almost entirely from Its socket. Tho
other helper turned at the unusual
sound. He ran and stopped the ma
chinery Jufll In time to prevent John
son's body Hieing dropped Into the fur
nace by the conveyer that is employed
to carry refuse to the fire. This con
veyer had picked It up at the wheel
where death occurred. There was
little if any life in the body when the
woufd-be rescuers reached hi g. John
son leaves a widow nnd small child.
The remains will be taken to Bruns
wick for Interment.
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
Negro Roy Cnnttired and Taken to
Phoenix C'lty.
COLUMBUS. Ga., May 22.-Wltb a
tope around his neck to prevent, him
from escaping, L'alvXn.Bakdjr,-%. 15-year
old negro boy, who is charge^ With
having made nn attempt to criminally
assault the 5-year old daughter of Mr.
Richard ThaAford -at Knight's , ,
wan brought %p PhogpiX Olty -thla
morning. Ho was" Captured fUfcP
Crawford, Ala., ten miles rant ortho
city, nt six o’clock this morning. The
hoy's capture wns effected by strategy.
After tin* attempted outrage Wednes
day night he ran away and It wns aus-
pc. ted that ho had gone to Crawford.
Mr. Thedford followed and found that
the hoy had applied for work on tho
farm of Mr. Foster there. The two men;
had a conference and this morning Mr.
Foster told the boy to do some work In'
,l 'rib. When he stepped Inside Mr.
Foster locked the door, making him a.
prisoner. Baker was carried to tho
county seat of Leo county at Opelika
this afternoon. •
MR.
LEV EL AND INVITED.
Ho Mny Aililreai the Jr^l.h Maas
Meeting In Philadelphia.
PRINCETON. N. J.. May 22. Former
President Cleveland wns visited today
by a party from Philadelphia, which
presented him with an Invitation to
is-meetlng, tu
an early day
ting the pres-
nt Jewish troubles In Russia. Ml*,
leveland Informed the Associated Press
orrespondent that he had not decided
helper or not he would be able to ao-
**pt rhe invitation. The ex-preslden^
•ho has Just returned to Princeton:
'Om Middle Bass island, said he had
ljoyable and successful fishing
declined to discuss any politi-
trip.
CAR MEN AN SHERIFF*.
ATLANTA. May 22.—Fourteen em-
loyes of the Georgia Railway and
Electric Company were today sworn in
deputy sheriffs by Ordinary Wilkin-
at the request of Ruperlntendent
iry Hurt of the company. Mr.
rt first had Sheriff Nelmea to ap
point the nirti deputy sheriffs and then
hey were sworn into office. The ser-
