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MACON, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 27, 1903
STTHW DAILY-17 A YEAS )
BOAT OPINIONS
WEKE PURCHASED
Ryan, the Head of the “Get Rich Quick” Turf Invest
ment Company Tells How He was Led Into Pay
ing Money to Government Officials in Order to
Save His Business From Competitors who were
Also Paying the Same Officials—He will Be Dealt
with Leniently.
TRYING TO RELEASE
WILCOX FROM PRISON
Mao Accused ot Killing Silas Nellie
Cropaey—Ilia Attorneys Before tlie
Conrt.
Snpr
WASHINGTON. May United
State* Marshal Henry C. Pettit, at
Rockville. Ind., today notified the poat-
maater general by telegraph ot the ar
rest of Joseph M. jonns, the. man
charged with conspiracy in the alleged
bribery of Daniel V. Miller, the assist
ant attorney of the poetofflc* depart
ment who was arrested last night.
Johns will be tried with Miller, at Cin
cinnati. The cases will be presented to
the federal grand Jury wblcb meets
there October 6. According to evident:*
In possession of the poslal authorities,
Johns received $4,500 as a reault of the
decision of Acting Assistant Attorney
General Chriatiancy that the Ryan turf
Investment Company was entitled to
use the malls. Miller was an assistant
of ChrUtlancy. The authorities here
say that Johns was not an attorney ot
the Ryan concern but haa been a life
long friend and political associate of
Miller. The exact division of the $4,-
600 Is not known. Miller was at the
rich quick” turf investment concern
from here and from 1st. Louis, and ran
winter races at Newport, Ky. Other
ra^t* have been Issued as a reault
of the Investigation of the postoftlce In-
rpectofs. Ryan Is here now and admits
that he operated sometime at St. Louis
before the inspectors got after him and
later he was called to Washington.
Ryan says:
”1 was‘sore because I heard others
doing business like mine, stood In with
the postolfice department by giving up
$23,009. and I felt that those who were
standing In with the department, were
behind the Investigation so as to get
me opt of their way.”
After returning from Washington to
8t. Louis last November Ryan says
he got a telegram from Attorney Johns
of Rockville, Ind.. that Johns could be
of service to him with the department
at Washington and later Ryan and
Johns met In Terre Haute. There. Ry-
In says. Johns explained how close he
was to Miller and how Miller had ac
cepted a $2,000 job In the postofTIce
department at Washington with the
Idea that the Job had certain "trlm-
postoffice department today in confer- mlrtg*” such as Rysn says Johns ex-
ence with Assistant Attorney General
Robb, who closely questioned him re
garding the case. The case of the Ar
nold company, the turf Investment con
cern. which was responsible for the
first charges against the ofTice of the
assistant attorney general, and which,
despite the adverse report of Postoffice
Inspectors secured a favorable decision
from the office is stilt under investiga
tion.
The checks which figure in the alleged
payments to Miller and Johns, which
are In possession of the department,
are for $3,800. They were supplemented
with a cash payment of $1,100. The
checks are signed by the Ryan concern
and made out to Johns' 'ordsr and en
dorsed by him. Ryan haa agreed to
be a witness for the government. He
has furnished the department with all
the information In nls possession# in
cluding the document*.
While the department cannot guar
antee Ryan immunity it will put his
service In giving state's evidence In
the best light before the court. MUIer
had charge of the lnvo-iijcaelon of the
Ryan case and prepared the letter
which Arting Assistant .Attorney Gen-
oral Christlancy siflW. This letter,
which constituted the decision of the
department, allowed the concern to use
the malls and waa signed December
10. The decision In the Arnold case
which served as a precedent and whose
language It followed was signed by
AsslHtant Attorney General Tyner De
cember 4.
CINCINNATI. May 2C.-John J. Ryan
whose confessions caused th* arrest of
Miller, and Johns, operated his "get
plained, Ryan would be able to fur
nlab.
Ryan declared Johns asked $5,000 to
get from MUIer a letter from fhe at
torney general's office, showing Hyatt
wag. entitled to use the mails. Later
Ky&n says Johns cams down to $2,600
and the proposition was accepted. A
proposition to pay $2,000 for literature
so worded It would pass muster if It
was ever taken up In the malls was
later accepted.
Ryan asserts Johns delivered the let
ter and literature to him December 10.
Ryan says he gave Johns $1,100 and
checks dated December 17, one for $2.-
000 and one for $1,400.
Then, Ryan says, everything went
along smoothly until the trouble Feb
ruary 9. A week later a fraud order
waa issued against Ryan, and Ryan
gays an effort for another shakedown
was put on* foot bpt he would not
Stand for -If.r .11“ says he* received
more telegrams from Johns. Ryan says
he preserved all the telegrams and let
ters.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind., May 2A—Jo
seph H. Johns, who Is charged with
Complicity In Jhe Miller-Hyan postal
ecand.ll, was arraigned btfOre Commis
sioner Higgins today an1 gave l>on I
for $1,000 for his appearance before
Federal Judge Anderson at Indianap
olis June 25. Ills bond wag signed by
several citlsene of Rockville, who ac
companied him to this city. He refused
to make any statement. The warrant
under which he was arraigned charged
conspiracy to-receive personal com pen
satlon for aervlces to divers persons in
which the United States was Inter*
ested.
RALEIGH. N. C., May 26.-The ap
peal In the case of James Wilcox, sen-
id In March, 1902, to be hanged and
on appeal sentenced in January, 1903.
to thirty years in prison for the mur
der of Miss Ella Crepsey, at Elisabeth
City, N. C., was again heard by the
supreme court today. The appeal was
prosecuted In forma pauperis.
E. F. Aydiett. of Elisabeth City, and
W. M. Rond, of Edenton, appeared for
Wilcox and Attorney General R. D.
Gilmer for the state. The plea for
new trial was based mainly upon tht.
point that there has never been evi
dence enough against Wilcox for the
case to go to the Jury and that the
Judge should have so directed. Other
contentions were that there was enough
evidence tending to show suicide, thus
wrapping tho matter in doubt as to
murder having been committed, and
that the expert testimony of certain
physicians was Improperly admitted In
the trial of the case on account of the
fact that the said physicians had not
qualified themselves ns experts. An
other question discussed was the ad
missibility ot.a certain map
gram showing the harbor of the Pas
quotank river, the Cropsey home and
the point in the river where the body*
was found.
The state contended that Wilcox killed
Elln Cropsey' by a blow on the left
temple and threw per body into the
river, and In the appeal the attorney
general argued against all the conten
tions of the defense.
The supreme court has the matter
under advisement and It will be some
days, perhaps weeks, before an opin
ion Is rendered.
GRAY GOES TO
THE STATE ASYLUM
BREMEN. Go.. May 26,-Thoma*
Gray, whose extradition to the state ot
Texas was honored some days ago by
Governor Terrell, waa today ordered by
Judge Bartlett to be carried to the san
itarium at MlUedgeville. Gray was
some time ago Indicted In Tegse for
bigamy, but was released upon a writ
NEWHAMPSH1RE CITY
DESTROYED BY FIRE
CHARGE OF PEONAGE
IN ALABAMA
Department of Justice Sinking the
Investigation—'The Conditions That
Have lleeu Reported.
RELIASCE IS
TRUE DEFENDER
Sailing Qualifies Shown in
a Game Contest.
GOOD IN ALL WEATHER
Her Commander Able to Handle tier
Easily—Her Main Struggle was
With the Old Constitution, Which
Put up ik Plucky Flu:ht and Came
Very Near Crossing the Finish Line
in I-'rout ot the New Hoft.
TEXAS TO FIGHT
INSURANCE COMPANIES
Effort to Bar I-'Ifty-nlno of The
of tlie State—Charge of Com
tlon to Fix Rates.
NEW YORK, May 2G.-ln a gamely
contested race the Reliance again today
led the way across the finish line, win-
inlng her second victory over the Co
lumbia and her first over the Constitu
tion. Two minutes and 51 seconds
later the Constitution finished, and the
crew of the new boat gave her such a
cheer as she deserved. The Constitu
tion hud sailed a- plucky race and had
a right to share in the honors. From
the start to the finish she had fought
out every mile over the thirty-mile
course and on two of its legs had out
sailed the new boat, n performance
which restores her prestige lost In her
drifting match last Suturday and
makes her a factor to be reckoned with
In the selection of a cup defender. The
Columbia was for the day, outclassed.
From the very start she was never for
a moment In the race. While the Reli
ance and Constitution were having it
out between themselves all the way
around the course the former cup de
fender was dragging along i miles
astern of them and when the Reliance
sailed across the finish line the Co
lumbia was more than two miles al
most dead to leeward. The Reliance
beat her by fifteen minutes and 51 sec
onds. actual sailing time.
The wind held true at 9 to 12 knots
during the race and favored none ot
the racers. The conditions were Ideal
for a fair test of tlie three boats.
The start was almost perfect. Reli
ance and Columbia went across the
line side by side with the Constitution
trailing by bearly a half-minute, hut to
Windward. Five minutes after the start
no( more than
AUSTIN, Tex., May 26.—Attorney-
General Bell today filed a suit in be
half of the state of Texas In the dis
trict court against fifty-nine foreign in
surance companies for forfeiture of
their permit to do business in Texns,
and against one state company for a
forfeiture of Its charter and the ap
pointment of a receiver to wind up us
affairs. Tbe grounds for these suits
are that they entered into an agree-,
ment to fix and maintain rates of fire
insurance in the city of Austin In vio
lation of the anti-trust act passed at
the recent session of the legislature,
which act prohibits the combination of
capital.
It Is claimed that .this alleged unlaw
ful agreement was entered Into prior
to April 1 of thls,year> It Is also al
leged that an Eastern flrn Insurance
company furnished each of the Insur
ance companies doing business In Aus
tin with a rating sheet of each house
In the city, and that this rating sheet
was accepted and adopted by nil throe
companies. Instances are cited In sup
port of this allegation. In addition to
the forfeiture of the permits of the for
elgn companies to do business In Texns.
and the cancellation of tho charter <
the companies, nnd penalties nggregn
ing $2,800 from each company nrc sue
for, the daily penalty being $30-per dny
for each pompany.
WASHINGTON. May 2$.-At the re
quest of the department of Justice, the
United States secret service has under- ^ ^ ^ ^
»»*"> ,h * «' or >' of lnve.tlg«tlns th, I ,” h '; ,u Con»tltutYon
charge of peonage, or holding another ; & length astern and the splendid battle
Columbia
rrr,| ino Acres —One Hanilr
tidings Burned — Started In
slery Mill—Hundreds Are Hon
LACONIA. N. II.. May Tb. city
I* In darknm tonight; nnrly 100 build-
lugs hare been burned, $50 perrons
made homeless and a Iota of between
result of a fire In the Lnkeport sec
tion} the area burned over being about
150 acres. The fire started in a boiler-
of lunacy. Since he came to Oeorgla room of the H. II. Wood hosiery mill,
affidavits have been sworn to that he i which waa destroyed,
was never Insane, and upon this show- T* 1 * dta department was help-
Ing Governor Trrr.Il honored Ih. re- ''*** '? •‘•J' th. progf.M of th, n»m«.
, _ . . _ • and the destruction went on until the
qulsltlon of Oovernor Lanham, of fl re actually burned Itself out for want
Texas. Proceedings in habeas corpus a of material,
wers then brought before Judge Bart- *
lett. with the result as stated. The
case involved an apparent conflict .be
tween the executive and Judicial de
partments of the state.
NEGROES TO ORGANIZE
A TOBACCO PLANT
Win Be Establish*
MOTHER AND SON
FOULLY MURDERED
In servitude to work out a debt, which
has been made against persona living
In the vicinity of Montgomery, Ala.
Tho punshment provl..« d by the stnte
for this crime in n flu** «»f not lens than
$1,000 nor more than $5,000, or Impris
onment of not less than one year nor
more than five.
One man named Robert N. Franklin
has already been Indicted for keeping
a negro In servitude for at least a year.
Information In Ihe hands of Chief Wil
kie tends to show that a regular sys
tem has been practiced for a long time
between certain magistrates and per
sons who want negro laborers.
It Is said that the plan is to bring n
poor negro before a magistrate on u
flimsy charge.. He is convicted, and,
having no money to pay a fine, tho
white man offers to advance him the
money provided the negro will make
a labor contract with him for a length
of time sufficient to reimburse him for
the money and trouble he has taken
to keep the negro out of Jail. He Is
thereupon taken away and begins what
Is frequently a long term of servitude,
being frequently whipped for folluro
to perform work to tho satisfaction of
his employer.' An agent of tha sscret
eervlce, who la on the ground, will
make u thorough Investigation of the
whole alleged system and turn over to
the United States attorney for that d-s-
trict all Information he may secure
with a view to tbe prosecution of of
fenders.
MONTGOMERY, 'Ala., May 2$.—The
federal grand Jury now In session here
returned flflve additional Indictment?
today, charging "peonage." Tire names
of those indicted are withheld, pending
their arrest.
Government' officials absolutely re
fuse to discuss the cases, but It Is In
dicated that many arreata will be made
and that each person charged with this
offense will be rigorously prosecuted.
Many negroes have been summoned to
Montgomery to testify before the
grand Jury. : k . v
I, Arlington
Killed Ac a
n Pursuit.
EUFAULA. Ala., May 21—Mr*. J.
’ D, Arlington, aged 50, and her son.
Ideas—Cam eg le Sajd to Be Back- Robert Arlington, aged 21, were mur
ing if, i dered last night at Solomon’s mills, ten
‘ miles below Louisville, Ala. Before
RICHMOND, Va., May 26.—In Une ( she died Mr*. Arlington named a white
with the policy announced by Booker man and a negro woman as tbe mur-
T. Washington at the negro convention derers. Otflcers with track hounds
. } have left for tbe scene of the tragedy.
k«:d here a f,w monta. >(o a lari, fao ; Robb€ry , u ^ motlvr .
tory for tbe manufacture of all kinds I
of tobacco, to be constructed and spec-j LI El r. Mccoach surrenders.
ated exclusively by negroes, is to be | WJJ| p| lo chaw of Conduct in.
started here In the near future. This : besoming »n officer.
U to b, on. of a numtxr of ln.1urtrtal ■ 0LD POINT. Va.. May. f*.-LI«iun-
enterprises, th* directors of which as ant David McCoech returned to Fort
well aa tbe operatives, throughout, are Monroe today and surrendered,
to be negroes. It is reported that Ah- said that be bad been in Newport Newa
drew Carnegie Is backing
Washington In these entei
Cfca
Book
and Richmond during bis absence from
■ the fort.
| Lieutenant McCoech was In custody
| at Old Point, pending trial for conduct
■ unbecoming an officer and a gentleman
whenhe broke parole.
I At the fort It was slated that Lieu
tenant McCoocb will stand court-mar
, t!aP*for his alleged misconduct.
MEMPHIS. May 2*.—The grand Jury
this afternoon returned an IndlcUnenl
tgainst Mrs. Lizxle M«?*ormick, charg-
■ng murder in the first degree. Mrs. J METHODIST FOIRIOt MISSIONS,
McCormick has been under arrest heb» i MEMPHIS, May 26.—The woman*
Tor tome time, charged with sending a • board of foreign missions of the Meth-
ectlle of ro ► ned whisky to a woman odist Episcopal church South adjourn
a Cincir.r tl which caused the death cl today, after re-electiog all of tb*
H one person. ^ jo!d officers.
PRESBYTERIANS
IN ASSEMBLY
Tho Southern Commissioners Ft
an Increaso In tho Snlnries of Mln-
K’.lstars—Cumberland* Discuss
Church Union.
ROOSEVELT ASKS
HANNA TO YIELD
And Hanna Says if the President Has Set His Heart
on an Endorsement by Ohio Republicans He Can
Have It, So Far as He Is Concerned—He was at
No Time Prompted by Personal Antagonism to
the President—Hanna States His Position Again.
Cleveland, O., May 26.—Senator
Hanna has decided to offer no further
opposition to d proposed resolution in
the coming Republican state convention
Indorsing the candidacy of President
Roosevelt for another term. This ac
tion was decided upon late this after
noon. When asked if he had heard
from President Roosevelt with refer
ence to the discussion concerning his
attitude in connection with the resolu
tion, Senator Huniiu nmdc the follow
ing statement to the Associated Press
representative:
"I nm In receipt of a telegram from
President Roosevelt'which indicates to
me his desire to have tho indorsement
of the Ohio Republican state convon-.
tlon of his administration and candi
dacy. In View of this I shall not op
pose such action by the convention, and
I have telegraphed the president to that
effect.”
Senator llnnna positively declined to
further dlacuss the subject, Insisting
that the brief statement, above quoted,
fully covered the situation.
It Is the general belief, however,
among those close to the senator that
he still doubts the advisability of the
adoption of h resolution indorsing P
Ident Roosevelt's candidacy by this
year's convention. But It Is pointed out
president's
vlslies, Mr.
his original
that in deferring to
Judgment and expres
Hanna demonstrates
position in the matte
prompted by persona
President Roosevelt.
WASHINGTGON, May 26.—When the
dispatch announcing that S enator
Hanna would not oppose an endorse
ment of President Roosevelt at tho
coming Ohio state convention wa»
shown to Senator Foraker tonight, ho
dictated tho following statement:
”1 nin very much gratified to leam
that Senator llnnna has withdrawn his
opposition to the endorsement of Presi
dent Roosevelt's cundldacy in I90d. Not
on any personal grounds, for 1 have not
at any time had any personal interest
in the matter, hut solely because I
think tin* endorsement good for Senator
Hanna and the party as well us for
Ho
by the
s well
plendiil
administration
result will be a
and an enthusl
dorsement for
other term in (
The senntor
Ohio added to
dared heretofn
volt gave the
the votes In ti
tlonnl conventl-
ddod that the
sldent Roose-
KIIIIII. gPIXXKftS.
null on Other Days.
LONDON, May 26.—A moss meeting
of Lancashire cotton spinners was
held today to discuss the trade situa
tion. The meeting endorsed the action
of the federation of Manchester cotton
spinners which on May 15 'adopted this
resolution:
"In view of the grave condition of af
fairs In the cotton trade we recommend
that the whole trade stop for one week
at Whitsuntide, and on Saturdays and
Mondays thereafter until further no
tice."
It waa also decided to hold another
consider what further action should be
taken.
between them
began slowly to drop behind. All the
boat* were going Unn a twelve-knot
clip.
Steadily but. very slow ly till th* first
turn tho Reliance lengthened her lend
when the boats turned the first mark,
the Reliance had button the Columbia
by more thnn two minutes in Nailing
six miles in 28 minutes and 10 seconds,
but had gained only 30 seconds on the
Constitution. At the next turn Reli
ance had gained 22 seconds on the Con
stitution and nearly R minutes on the
Columbia. The Reliance lending by
hundreds of yards and atondlly gain-
Ing, the two leaders laid a course close
hnuled that fetched them almost to th«
third turn, where the starting lino had
been.
The Reliance fetched 100 yftfdi to
leeward of the mark, went by It and
squeez'd through between It and a
long tow of barges. Before thn Consti
tution reache/1 the mark the barges had
fouled It and she was compelled to sail
around the tow. She lost a little by It.
On the fourth leg the racers had the
wind n point freer and with sheets a
bit started th* lenders fueled over and
stretched away for the six-mile run.
Reliance negotiated that leg in 28 min
utes and 65 seconds, but the Constitu
tion hnd gained nearly half a mlnuto
on her. Columbia, more than 12 min
utes behind the Reliance, was fairly
distanced.
The wind had dropped a bit when
the lenders broke out their ballooners
and began the run to the last turn.
During that leg tho Constitution again
closed up some of the long gap between
her and the Reliance but still was a
minute and 18 seconds behind tho
leader.
By a bit of sharp luffing Captain Jlarr
pinched the Reliance serosa the line
while the Constitution was nearly half
a mile td leeward of It. The official
time as given out follows:
_ .. Elapsed
Boat Start. Finish, time.
Reliance 12:15:00 $:12:ll 2:6711
Constitution . ..12:ir,:*50 J:15:02 2-69'82
Columbia ;. .,.12:15:00 2:28:02 $:'i3:02
WEATHER BUREAU’S
CROP BULLETIN
TUB It *
I-IIEAD.
Tiro Persons Killed In a Train
Wreck on the C. Sc O.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Vo., May »-The
Chesapeake and Ohio local passenger
train, east-bound for Richmond, was
wrecked one mile east of Charlottesville
at 4 o'clock this afternoon try tho spread
ing ebe rails at a sharp curve.* Thi
train was a half-hour late and was en
deavoring to gain loot time. Two persons
were killed. T. D. Hall of Richmond, Va.,
the engineer, * and Charles flnyder ol
Richmond. Va., fireman of the wracked
train. No one was seriously Injured, but
some persons suffered bruises^ The
glne Is a complete wreck. Tbe mail coach
and two passenger coaches wera demol
ished.
for Cotto
Trnnsplm
Iloll Wo
of To
LEXINGTON, May 26.—The eeBBtcm
of the Southern Presbyterlnn
bly this morning was addressed by
Rdv. Dr. John Balcomb Shaw of New
York, a member of the committee to
forwurd the evangelistic movement In
the Northern Presbyterian assembly
in the Interest of that cause. The over
tures from the synods of‘Tennessee
Alabama and Missouri, and the Pres
byteries of Maryland, Brazos, Fort
Worth and Red River for closer rela
tione with the Reformed Church oL
America were reported with the rec
ommendation that tho assembly ap-
i> -tut a committee of conference when-
cvc I- till- Reform Church should Indi
cate its readiness to receive the com
mittee and the report was adopted.
Dr. J. R. Graham was appointed dele
gate to lay the matter before the Re
formed Church. Upon the recommend
ation of the auditing committee the
bequest of Miss Stuart of Alexandria
wns placed to the credit of tho endow
ment fund for ministerial relief. The
request of tlie Presbyterlnn society of
Philadelphia' tor historical papers ro
tating to the assembly was agreed to.
Telegrams of fraternal greetings were
elved from the Cumberland Presby
terian assembly and the Northern
Presbyterian assembly. Upon tlw rec
ommendation of the foreign corres
pondence committee tho asHt-mbly de
cline! to appoint an evangelistic com
mittee for co-operation with similar
committees ot allied bodies, uud declin
ed to appoint a delegate to the "joint
conference on divorce and re-niarrl-
age.” Strong resolutions w&rc adopted
on the subject of marriage and divorce.
The assembly then took u recess ufitll
afternoon. '
At the nfternoon session an address
on Christian education was delivered
by Ilev. Dr. Theron II. Rico of Atlan
ta, On., to one of the largest congre
gations yet assembled during the as
sembly.
The special committee appointed to
consider the anti-saloon league's com
munication asking the assembly to
send delegates to Its national conven
tion next December In Washington In
a report expressed full sympathy for
the league's object but said the assem
bly as a spiritual organization docs not
affiliate with secular organizations,
could not comply with the league’s re
quest without departing from estab
lished practice and that there Is not
sufficient reason for such n departure
(n this instance. The report was
adopted.
The New Orleans presbytery in an
overture to the assembly asked that no
change be made in the Confession of
Faith. The assembly finally after a
heated debate participated in by n
large number of the commissioners,
neither adopted nor denied the over
ture.
The Pee Dee presbytery submitted
an overture that a list of all mlnlyfers
receiving a salary under $900 be ascer
tained. 1*he assembly roc»
views of foreign lands, showing the
missionary and his people in all phases.
CUMBERLAND ritlSSDYTEIlIAIVg.
NASHVILLE, May 28.—The general
assembly of -the -Cumberland Presby
terian church met In adjourned ses
sion thin morning, aqd upon the con
clusion of the devotional exercltPH an
address on temperance was delivered
by Mrs. Buttle Mnyo,*\vho called atten
tion to tbe fact that lessons on tern-
per7lnco had been incorporated into the
international Sunday school lessons
rough tin- work of to*- VV. C. T. U<
tl that congreHS lmd enacted laws re
quiring the teaching.of tin- effccta of
alcohol nnd other-narcotlca in the pub-
ichools of the country through ‘the
solicitation of the saino organization.
The ftBM-mbly adopted a report pro
testing agulnht Sabbath desecration.
Rev. 8. 8. Palmer of CoIuuiLuh Intro*
•d as the report of evangelistic
mittoe of the Northern church and
seated closer: relationship, lie said
that ail Cumberland Presbyterians
1 for the same faith, creed, history
and polity.
The hour for the consideration of the
question - rgMiilr union was llv !
for tomorrow morning, and chairman
Tfinpleton said the report of the com
mit t“« will be recemmending the adop
tion of tbe resolution Introduced by tho
moderator, which provides for. tho ap
pointment of a committee of nine to
confer with a similar committee from
the North ram assembly. • The assem
bly selected Dallus as the next place of
mu -ting.
Edgar Gardner Murphy, representing
the Southern educational board, dis
cussed the relation between education
and religion.
The memorial relating to a change
of church government so as to conform
to tbe civil government, was trans
ferred from tho committee on over
tures to that on church government.
The nfternoon was given to 11 pro
gramme of his historical addresses,
while tlie assembly transacted commit-
JUDDE B0N1FAY DIES
ON CLOSING SPEECH
and Moat Respect.
’unancoln—Thanked
id Died.
PENSACOLA, Fla.. May 26.—Judge
Frank I*. Bonlfay, after delivering a.
heated address in the city campaign,
droppbd dead last night Just as he waB
leaving tin* platform. The exertion and
excitement caused his death. Hundreds
of people had listened to i.the speech.
Afte
ntio
thanking the audience for its at-
1 he turned and fell to the ground,
meeting was Immediately ad-
WASHINGTON. May 36.-The weekly
crop bulletin of the weather bureau saya:
There has been s general Improvement
in Jhe outlook for cotton, particularly In
the middle and western districts, but the
crop is generally lste. Portion* of Mfa-
sisslppf and Northern Texas continue to
suffer from rain, and boll weevil are re
ported from several counile* in Southern
Texas, where cut worms are also causing
damage ,sa well as In some central coun
ties. Considerable replanting is necessary
in the Carolina*. Georgia and Texas.
More favorable progress ha* been made
Ith transplanting tobacco in the Ohio
valley, hut In the Middle Atlantic states
little or none, baa been set up to the
close of the week, when much neeeded
rain* fell In Maryland and Virginia, plac
ing the soli In favorable condition for this
work. Plants In Virginia and Eastern
Kentucky are falling. In the Carolina*
tobacco iH-buttonlng low.
Ti rKKIt OF VIRGINIA IIOXORED
WASHINGTON. May ta-lfon. Henry
gt. George Tucker of Lexington, Va., to
day was elected dean of the school of
law, Jurisprudence and diplomacy of tbe
Columbian University In this city.
The assembly then adjourned till to
morrow morning. The closing prayer
wns offered by Rev. Dr. G. W. Mitchell,
said to be the oldest minister In tho
denomination.
NI'AMSII HONDURAS.
Malle
(II11
nl Pi
ORLEANS. May 26
tnlsh Honduras have
on thot congress Is still din
lonllla's status, nnd that the
will Install him constltutionu
, the minority seeking to np-
n provisional president for t
Judge Bonlfay wns one of the oldest
nnd most respected citizens of Pnnsa-
cola. He was 66 years old and waa bora
hero uh was ids father.
FAN ATI CM NLA V<i HITCHED. 4
MANILA. Mi
commanding t
Kills MIxty-KlKht of
In Cebu Island.
y 26.--Lieutenant Javier,
force of constabulary
has defeated 200 fanat-
In the Island of Cehu,
m and capturing 29. Tho
alia
of tho engage-
ed and the gov-
L known.
TWENTY KILLINGS
IN EIGHTEEN MONTHS
EVERGREEN, Ala
J. Shirley, of Monroe
today by hlM two bre
v i -1 and James Smith,
ty killings have occu-
during the p.iat eight
May 26.—Dr. R.
ounty, was killed
hers-ln-law, Da-
1*1.ONION IV MINE.
Kilt
vho fie-
Englishman, and John Price, nn Amer
ican, we-r»* promoted to lleutcnunt col
onelcy* for bravery In battle In Bonil
la's campaign In Tcguclpalpi.
II KEF THI HT H E Hill AIN EI>.
that this be done by the presbyterica
of the assembly, and that steps be tak
en so that an Increase In salary may
be made. The presbytery of North
Alabama In an overture asked at wh it
time baptised non-communicants
should be dropped from church rolls
If ever. The assembly answered that
there was no authority for a tittle
when they should be dropped and
adopted a report that presbyteries in
struct churches to keep roll* of bap
tized non-communicants and report to
these presbyteries.
The committee on ministerial r**li*f
then made Its report through the Rev.
Henry Moore. The report showed much
reason for encouragement nnd «:tl*i
that the church wns In acrord with
the limes and that aged mlnlawr* will
be cared for as they have not been in
the past. The section relative to
changes of time* of collection* for this
cause was referred to the committee on
systematic beneficence.
Tonight a popular mooting in the in
terest of foreign n.l-<Hlons was held.
Addressee were made by Rev. II. F.
Williams of Nashville. ..liter of the
Missionary, an 1 Dr. s. II. Chester of
Nashville, colic-tor of foreign mUaJons.
The latter's aUdrcaa waa illustrated by
Vie
ml K* C
for <
np—C
at.
iilCAGO, May 26.—Judge Grosecup
he federal court today ••nteted the
1 order In the >-o-cnlled "beef trust”
• restraining the pa« k«r» from com-
ng to regulate the trade. The or-
rovers nil the points In the prevl-
declslon nnd Is regarded ft* a com-
e victory for the government,
u appeal will be taken.
InJareA Be-
aIIway today. The mine
aged 42 years, mar-
* 'ling at Federal,
nephew of YVtlllam
•<mh. Mingle, roadman.
23 y
34 ye
eph 8much, mlp
FORRF.'
jRT8 DE
fov.
May 26.—I
CITY, Mo.,
the declsl*
the end of a fiftr
' Ml- <>ur | a t iil*• t.*
irs of age.
d 35 years,
red—-Joseph O. Ott, Joseph
i were nt work In the mine
>* of the explosion, but be-
e fact that the accident oc-
i portion of the mine that
'n used for several days, all
cept four.
m on Is supposed to have
i gas brought about by
th- "tunnel" where a dip In
ad way wa* being removed.
'•1 had not been used for aev-
n<l gas had accumulated in
• ntliy that when the blast
explosion resulted. All of
11 reel I y connected with the
victim*. The fire resulting
fngulMhed
of hard
The
rlbly bun
Uaoktf* of th- hush
at 1ZZ premium.
»uth of the pit and hi* wife
•r wer“ among the hr*t to
it. When the burned body
md and father was brought
women were prostrated and
arrled away. ^
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