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Newspaper Page Text, —I j — — 111 ' - THE MACON PARTLY CLOl'DY SATURDAY« SUNDAY FAIR^ LIOI1T SOUTH WINDS, BECOMING VARIABLE. ‘ ESTABLISHED IN 1S2<! macon, OA., Saturday morning, June 6, 1903 DAILY—fT A YEAR GAGMEN IS HELD NINE COUNTS Presented by Grand Jury—Gives $20,000 Bond - Explanations Offered That Money Paid Him by Partners Was on Mining investments and Not on Box Fastener Device—Other Officers of De partment Arrested Charged With Mulcting the Government in the Purchase of Leather Pouches. _ I I WASHINGTON". June 5.—The grand , postal service for thirteen years. Both indictment j the men arrested are married. They Inirat Augtut W. Machen, f«rm*r uk,n lnto cvutody at tlM.pMt- fuperintendent of the free delivery °. fflce ? ep 5f ln “ t > h0Tt 2 y t befor * vice of the postofflce department. , b e token before a commissioner at Bal- Sho was arrested several days ago ^ timore Instead of In this city, because arged with sharing profits on gov- j of his wider acquaintance there and Irnment contracts for letter-box fas- better opportunity for securing bail, (eners. The Indictment was brought Accordingly he was taken to that city violation of ooctlon tWl of tt» re- !>* ,wo P°.t°fflce Inapeetora ahorUr M- , fore 6 o'clock tlijs evening. McGregor . . i* * v ° la - « ..o taken to the oltlce of United Stoto, .on of which is a fine not more commissioner Tay , or< hree times th.* amount asked or ac- | McGregor ha* been under the close epted or received, and by imprison- surveillance of the inspectors for weeks, aent not more than three yean.” and has been subjected to a close es- Tbe amount which the Indictment! *m*natlon for several hours a day dur- ids he received illegally Is $11987 79 ln 8 a part of that time. The inspectors r Machen was in court with hU at- (* n >’ that today they com P ,etwl < he *vl- r. Machen was in court wup nu at | dence th<ly wanted before ukIng ' de _ rneys when the grand Jury reported j cislve action. ' ,d immediately gave bond in the sum Postal officials after the arrests would if (20.000 for rhe trial will occur In October. By securing an Indictment 1 Jachen before* tomorrow, the t or bis preliminary henring Commissioner Taylor, the gov* In court.! not say whether th?lr Investigate *r. anywise Implicated Mr. Machen, who t against, wa * general superintendent of the sys- i.v set the alleged transactions oc- beforo currpJ - In the present matter. Fourth mnent ' Assistant Bristow when asked a ques- . scored a victory'by*thus avoiding i t,0n on thIa P° lnt declined to answer, necessity of showing its handsTit a (“nylng that the statement made public S r.lln.Umrj- h*arln». Th. procwdlno! -™P rl »'« all th. department creel to th. commloolonar will now Ire *J ve ou * on lh * «uhl-ot at thl. tlnv>. abandoned. 1 * lr * lJr l*tow also declined to say what In discussing the case with . bis • c M° n wns likely to be taken in the friends Hr. Machen explains that car- of c * Smith, the Baltlmpre con• fain cheeks which It Is maintained I **^*or, who Is named In connection Kvere sent to Machen in payment of}"^lh the case. Mr. Bristow said, how- profits In the Groff fastener, and Jwhlch have been secured by the post- office inspectors were sent him by hii (business partner, Georgs B. Lorenz of oledo, O. My. Lorens was formerly [postmaster at Toledo. Mr. Machen claims that his partner ship with Lorenz was a strictly leflt- mate one and thnt the checks trana- nltted to him by Lorenz were In con nection with the mining hualneea which | the firm conducted. Mr. Machen further informs ever, that the two arrests close the caoe for ths present. UPTON LOCKED UP. BALTIMORE, June 5.—Columbus Ellsworth Upton was locked up In ths central police station tonight and is held for the United States authorities? He will be token before United States Commissioner Rogers tomorrow or Honday. Bail was refused by the local police officials. Three poatofTIc# In spectors are in the city and the police [friends that he was not a partner of 'expect other arrests In connection with n*ern, and that he j the scandal ln the. poatofflce department [did not receive any of the profit* from In Washington, he sale of the lo* ter-box fastener to he government. Ills counsel tonight nade a statement saying*. "Upon Mr. Mschen's srr« st we ed an immediate hesrli is opposed by the govemm the request ol d until June 6tli. Mr. Mar hen urd hii counsel had every reason to believe that In the Interim ] M- p* *•' 'Mil l I " t 1 k* n to <!• .>v hri the preliminary examination to which he was entitled. The authorities re sponsible for the Issuance'of this war rant have aeen proper to bring the same charges now pending before Commissioner Taylor to the attention of the grand Jury. The grand Jury, has In consequence, indicted Mr. Ma chen before the date fixed for the full hearing before the United States com missioner. If you want the reasons for this proceeding, you will hive to seek it from the prosecution. We do not know. Ws can only surmise, and that much the public can as well do as [counsel for the defense. Hufflee It to say that the legal effect of this course of policy (which Is unuauol and unfair if not unprecedented in thta jurisdic tion), ia to deprive the defendant of an pen public Investigation into the truth of these charges, to which he Is fairly hlch a sound public* pot to him.” MOM I*. PA LM' GLVOTSV. Ju ! the at the postofflce department, Thomas W. M« Gregor, a cluk In charge of the supplies for the rural free delivery s-r- vice, and C, Ellsworth Upton of Balti more. one of McGregor's .*•- Istanta, to day were arrested on the charge of con- fplncy, with Chart** E. Brnlth of Bal timore, to defraud the government In the purchase of the leather pouches furnished the rural carriers thfoughout the country. Their cases make seven arrests in fill since the investigation began. Other arrests are «xiM*cte*l later. Tbs story of today's arrests. Is bast told In the following official statement given out by Fourth Assistant Post master-General Bristow this evening: , "Thomas W. McGregor and C. Ells worth Upton were arrested this after noon upon warrants sworn out In Bal timore by Inspectors J. D. Sullivan and R. D. Simmons, charged with a con spiracy, with Charles E. Smith and other?, to defraud the United State* governm* at In the purchase of pouches from C. E. Smith of Baltimore. Th* complaint sets forth that McGregor and Upton agreed with Smitl} to obtain for him many thousands of leather ter carriers. The price agreed upon was 90 cents per pouch; the actual value was less than LA cents. Smith was to pay to them the dlffer-rc* be tween 90 and 60 cents per pouch. It ts stated st the department that the actual number of pouches which were purchased exceeded 20,000, for which the government paid 90 cents each, •,r $18.<ViO In alL Smith received and re tained of this for his own use tlfi.OOd. The remaining $ 8 .000 was paid to Mc Gregor and Upton. The government could have bought the entire numle-r of pouch** from tDr- maMifactur>-M for J«.000.” MISSISSIPPI IS AGAIN LOOSE Levees Break in tlie Vicinity of St. Louis. A VAST AREA IN DANGER Dntimfrc Mny fIn Into the Million*. Lev***** Which llnvr Wlfhatond the W’ntcr for Fifteen Yenra Colliipae, People Flee for Their 1,1*e*—Pnrt of St, l.oiili I* Iiiu n tin ted—I'urtlicr M. He In th? Vice since break*. ps a m'^erger and •ri-r.t- ly was premoted-to a clerkship an 1 fir.ady was appointed by Mr. Mach. r» in charge of the supply work <1 the rural free delivery service. Mr. Upton is a Baltimore mar. and has been in the LOUISIANA, Mo., June 5,-The Rny levee broke just below this city today and ths Mississippi is now falltng hero at the rate of six inches per hour on account of the break. The Sny is the most Important levee on the north end of the river and is seventy miles long. In some places ia is twenty-eight feet high and eighty feet across at the bas^T It Incloses a fertile farming section from three to saven mile# Wide, con taining more than 100,000 acres. There are several towns within thp district, the population of which is probably 10,000. Many of them remain and loss of life is certain. This district has not b«*en overflowed since IMS and the dan will riyi into the millions. The break occurred ht a point used by the railroad as a roadbed. It was unexpected until just before the break occurred. When seen a rush was made Jto repair it, but forty yard* went out and a torrent poured through. RT. LOUTS, Juti«- 5.—The great that 1? sweeping down the Mississippi Is s!er,dlly Increasing |n volume and ts now belre Mt In Ft. I/mjIs and Vicinity Th'* stage of water reached 14.2 feet tonight, a rise of seven-tenths of a foot today. Government Forecaster Bowie tonight Issued a bulletin predicting a stage of IS feet by tomorrow noon, 26 feet by Sunday and 37 feet on Monday. The Mississippi north of the mouth of the Missouri (s still rising, but the [ rapidity of the rise has been diminished because of the breaks In levee*. No re port of li'v-i of life has been received, j The i the levee at Madlsoi J Thl* levee Is fift»-e^ miles long and ] for days zn*n have )c-* n working to ► tr- ngthen It but the river's weak point I Is the sewer main and the water broke through lilcr. a greaser. West Granite, a town of 2,000 Inhabitants, Is located In a depression between the levee and s railroad embankment. Ample warn ing has been sounded and the Inhabit ants had sought safety when the deluge came. It is believed all escaped. The streets of Venice, III., almost op posite Ft. Louis, are waterways and the Inhabitants go about In boats. In Ft. Louis the buildings along th<* river front have practically b-'en aban don* !. and the first floors are more than a f< • t u l*r water, which stands to- GAINESVILLE WOES NOT EXAGGERATED Government Officers Reports 1500 Persons as Home less-Judge Estes Says That the City is a Grave yard—Hacon’s Contributions Have Amounted to Nearly $900 With More to be Reported Today- List of the Additional Subscribers—Wounded Per sons Continue to Die=~Relief Work Proceeding Rap- idly-==Homes Being Refurnished. GAINESVILLE. Qa., June 6.—Thla has been "ration day” in Gainesville. Drays, wagons, carta and every con ceivable vehicle have been pressed Into service to haul provisions, clothing and furniture to needy families. The carloads of furniture sent by At lanta, Augusta and other places have been a godsend to the homeless, and 4,000 rations issued by Uncle Sam hnve tended to relieve immediate distress. The necessity for further aid Is still pressing, and the people who send sup plies. money, provisions, etc., will oe conferring a favor upon the distressed and homeless. A tour of the hospitals tonight shows everything to be in splendid shape at these places. The trained nurses nre working heroically. More trained nurses ore nteded. An nppenl was tonight issued by the clergy of the city to those of the coun try to have special collections Sunday next for relief of the Oalnesvllle suf ferers. Dr. F. C. McConnell, secretary of the foreign mission hoard of the Southern Baptist convention, who la here, also Issued an appeal for the suf ferers. Only one death has been reported to day—Mrs. Lula Fash, who was among tho New Holland Injured. Three at the city hospital are expected to die at an early date. No deaths nre reported at tho colored hospital, and only two more are expected at the New Holland h^idtal The treasurer of the relief fund re ports total cash subscriptions In hand tonight about 12,000. "The relief committee this morning adopted a resolution of thanks to local and visiting physicians and nurses for tholr noble work In responding so quickly to ntd tlw* *n'i*t*., 1 *. PORT VALLEV* (ONTIlllMTIov. FORT VALLEY. Oa., June 6.—Th» dtliens of Fort Valley held n mass- meeting in tho council chnmber on Wednesday ufternnon. with a view of raising funds for ths relief of the storm stricken citizens'of Gainesville. At this meeting a »ubs'rlrtlon of $60 was raised, this amount of 125 voted by gift from the to Ho appointed 1 subscriptions m their report on idlng an appropriation the city council as a n. Mayor A. D. Hkel- commlttee to solicit ong tho cltlsens, and yesterday showed they had increased Fort Valley’s subscript ion to $118. Thla amount has already been forwarded to the proper authori ties. 3fH. O'DEI.I/N GOOD ATT. ATLANTA. June 6.—Money contin ues coming In from every source Jor the relief of the people of Gainesville who suffered by the tornado. This morning William J. O'Dei! of Cincin nati, the well known broker and rom- misalon ngent. while in the store of Mr. Joseph Thompson on Decatur, re marked that h** felt sorry for the peo- | pie of Gainesville nod would like to contribute In a small way If Mr. I Thompson would name some one nu- I thorlzed to Mr. Thom 1 I Jt. Gray of the Atlanta J gft the kind, ed James •legrnph yesterday tho following: ' $1 00 .. 100 ded to The T $8.23, contributed b> F. Holman ... Mrs. Z. T. Harris.., J. B. McGee ... J. N. Andrews ..., W. J. Dent B. F. Walker Ml as Ellis C. F. Watson A. II. Clark ....... F. Donelly W. C. Haller Cash W. II. Sengler .... B. G. Taylor ...... N. F. Wade Caah Dr. J. W. Jones.., J. W. Jack Jack Hancock .... C. B. Fincher ..... B. F. Gordon iD. K. Walker W. W. Wilson .. It. K. Webb M. B. Walker .... COM Mill S, ovr.lt £ 1,000, COLUMBUS. On., Juno $.-The con tributions of ColumbuH people to the Gainesville sufferers tip to tonight amount to $930. The donation will ho more than $1,000. The Commercial Club at a called meeting appropriated $100 to th*~?und. HADDOCK. fts.fM). HADDOCK, ts 1,. June 5.- The people of Haddock mailed n eh--- k to the Gainesville sufferers for $18 yesterday. S. II. HADDUC x, JOHN’ HARDEMAN. M. D.. PRESIDENT IS HOME AGAIN Receives Warm Greeting on Return to Washington. IS PICTURE OF HEALTH Milner raised and forwarded to the nado sufferers at Galneavllle today GO In cash, besides a box of cloth- aiACOV! CONTHIIIUTION'. tmtl«* tho Trip of 14.000 Miles With out nu Aei'tilent ;AI*o 1(15 Speeches, roiiiitl n \on-l’nrtl*nn Spirit— I'nNtnmstrr ti»*nt*rnl I’nync Whlsp- rrs Something In HI* Mar—Cadet*, SpnolNh Wnr Veteran* and Marine Hand AtYord Speetneulnr Welcome. WASHINGTON, Juno 6.—President Roosevelt returned to Washington to night from his memorable trip over two months throughout tho West. He was given a hearty reception by the people of tho capital, who lined the sidewalks as Ids carriage, escorted by the battal ion of high school cadets, woe driven to tho White House. Tho president cor dially responded to the greetings glwn him, and repeatedly stood up in nls carriage and waved his hat and bowed his acknowledgements. IIo looked the picture of health. There was a large gathering of offi cials at the Pennsylvania railroad sta tion when tlm president arrived. Drawn CZAE ANSWEES AMEBICAN PAPEE tn Response to Christian Herald His Chief of Police Submits a Statement of the Case—Says Trouble Began with (lurder of a Boy and the Population Became Uncontrollable—Rioters Arrested — An other Story Relates That All the Trouble was Caused by Propaganda of the Anti-Semitic Press. NEW YORK. June 5.—The Christian Herald In response,to a telegram sen; to the czar asking for an official re port of the occurrences ut Klschlenff received a reply from the director of the Russian police department. The reply says: “The strained relations oxlstlng be tween tho Russians and Jews of Bes sarabia were made worse by tho fact of finding in an outlying village a mur dered Christian boy. The murder was attributed by the population to tire Jewish ritual habits. Official denials of the ritual murder were not given cred it by the peasants, who attributed oth er murders of Christiana in tho towns of Klflf and Klschlneff likewise to tho Jews. "On Easter day, in the market place of Klschlneff. the workers while holi day-inn king saw the Jewdsh proprietor of a carousing machine strike a Chris tian woman, who fell to the ground, lotting go her Infant baby. This Inci dent was the Immediate cause of an outburst. The workers began breaking windows and pulling down Jewish stores ns a sign of protest. The police, who uhvays leave much to be desired In provincial towns, failed to make ef ficacious Intervention, many thousands of the mass of onlookers and holiday makers, approving tho riot and hin dering the policemen’s actions. "After these demonstration* came plunderers, the outbreak lasting from five In the afternoon to ten In the evening, and leaving nine Jewish bodlea on the place. Night brought the dis turbance to an end. On the next day there were fur»**r encounters and another Christian was killed. "This,” says the report, "called forth the popular passion In all Its ab ject force and abomination, tho Rus sian peasants when driven to frenzy and excited by race and religious ha- tred, and under the Influence of alco hol, being worse than the Americans who lynch negroes.’’ The report concludes by saying that in consequence of the official Investi gation "the governor, tho chief of po lice and some other officials were dis missed outright. Many hundreds of rioters are in prison, and hard work In the Siberian mines awaits them. Tho minister of the interior has Issued a circular to governors all over Russia, authorizing them to make Immediate use of firearms in case of anti-Jewish disturbances. The Russian govern-, ment Is the first to disapprove of such horrid notH of violence, but It cannot,. In compliance with the requests of a radical and revolutionary presa, give tho Jews new rlgh's of citizenship, as this would be sure to drive the Rus sian population to new excesses against the Jews, who are hated by the peas ants with such extraordinary force.” PHILIPPINE ISLANDS sWept by hurricane* U.TITRD STATES THASKI'OVIT SAID TO HAVE RISEN I.OHT—OTHER 8THAM- KHS OF TIII5 GOVERNMENT WRECKED AND PART OF ONE CREW • THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN 1)110WNND—GIU2AT DAMAGE DONE. Mr. O'Dell stated I upon Mr. O'Dell drew a draft house In Cincinnati f< | it for Mr. O to Mr. Tho that he ( was glad that ho we* in a po sition to be able to do something, of this character. Mr. O'Dell formerly lived In Savan nah, but is now a resident of Cincin nati. It is said of him that some years ago he wiped out u debt against a Catholic church In Charleston with a OClt.t.A SSO.OO, OCILLA. Ga.. Jure 5.—Tfie people'of Orilla have subscribed $30 to the relief fund for the Gainesville tornado stricken unfortunates, which has been forwarded by Dr. J. c. Luke, HALT I MORE, *2..V)0. i wt'M'.hj;. l ie 6,-^At a meeting of the citizen?-’ permanent relief com mittee. held in Mayor McLane's office today. It wa* resolved to majee an ap peal to the public for $2,600 to seifd to Gainesville, g.i., for the relief of th* storm sufferers at that point. A large amount of clothing was sent by ex- >day. FIFTEEN III Mill | |> DEPENDENT. WASHINGTON. June S.-Gen. Chaf fee ha* sent to Gen. Corbin a copy of tho following dispatch from Lieut. Hearn :*r Oolneevilie, Oa.: "Flft?**n hundred people dependent upon charity; 200 seriously injured. Have requ'-st^d 4.000 rations and medi- <al suppll-s from Fort M« Pherson. No | further immediate relief necessary.** • Irht the steamboat levee. In South St. Lou fully 100 families living near the moul of th - river D» ? Per'-s were forced leave their houses today. * AVAN N All. (i PAVANNAH, Ga., . tlons for th<- Gnln — v tlr u**d to appear t. M | h is r- a. bed inor* t of this has already cl in has b- n arrant: form art' 1 s nt the h week. Nearly every be .»n entertainment si.: ceeds t the 1 11 the pro- 1 -rp. will be de- t ol the auffertr*. It Now Afiionnt* to SMon.na With Other Money tn lie Reported Today There was no halt yesterday In ttye work of raising funds for the relief of the needy and suffering nt Gaines ville. No urging was needed to move the people of this city. Every person wn* a committee of one, without any solicitation — needing no Incitement to h»*lp but the knowledge, that there Is dire need, the people of this city sent In their subscriptions. In addition to ensh subscribed, what Is of equal vnlue was the gift of two hoxr* of clothing by Mrs. Walter D. Lamar and Mr*. O. P. Weatcott and a package of clothing by Mr. T. Hkeitop Williams. A letter from Judge Estes of Gaines ville to his son, Hon. Claud Estes of this city, says: “Our city Is overshadowed by gloom. You have not heard on#*hnlf the tale of woe. No on# can describe the real ity. The city is alt yet a gravo yard. We were sirred. You can'gather a good Idea of the track of the etorm by the papers. No one cart tell it." Mncpti nns nearly If not quite'reached tho $1.0Ci) mark In her subscription to the relief fund. A cheek whs .■•'•nt to Gainesville by The Telegraph Inst night I to cover funds paid in yesterday, I The following Is the total contribu tion of Macon to date: Previously reported .....$710 70 Adams Bros, de Co 2 60 M. B. W 6 00 J. 8. Schofield's' Hons Co........ 10 00 ' Mallary Bros. Machine Co 2 50 W. A. Wright......... lfiO Mrs. T ,B. West 1 00 j C. M. Wiley E. D. Williams .1. M. Mason M. P. Callaway Commercial Saving* Bank E. D. Hugnenin Panders Furniture Co.. M *. J. Caserio A. W. Reene J. W, Preston Cash M.\ Lowe U. 8. Court Officials....... K. E. Bowen R. B. Hal! hit J. H. A W. W. Williams.. F. C. Rlcs James Piatt .....V Mr*. O. lit. Rainey Miss Etta Wolff Syracuse Lodge, K. of I*.. Promptly at 7 o'clock the train hear ing the president and his pnrty rolled in tlio station. There was a shout of welcome home ns President Roosevelt made his appearance on the platform, and it continued vvhllo tho president was in or about the station. The president spent a very few min utes In exchanging greetings with the assembled officials. Ho talked longer with Postmaster-General Payne than with any of the others,tho latter throw ing his arms about the president and apparently whispering to him. The pr< sldojit, accompanied by Cnpt. Cowles In full uniform, then entered the car riage. and, with Ills party, was escort ed by the battalion of high school ca dets along Pennsylvania avenue to tho White House grounds. At tho entrance to tho White House grounds the cadet's halted and th<- pres ident and his party passed through them In review. Tho avenue was lined with people, and tho applause which greeted tho president on every hand wns outspoken and cordial. The marine band gavo a concert In the Whlto House grounds. The pres ident made a brief address of thanks for the greeting, saying one thing had struck him during lils trip, and that wn* tho "substantialness of the Amerl- The trip Just completed has been In Horne respects tho most remarkable the president has over token. Mr. Roose velt and bis party travelled over 14,000 miles .*ii railroads, and several hundred miles In stage coaches and carriages, but no accident marred the Journey. During the slxty-flvo days that the president spent on the rood he made 263 speeches. One of tho remarkable features of the trip was tho non-partisan spirit displayed in the reception of tho pres ident * verywhero. Democrat* ns well a* Republican mayors united in ex tending him a welcoming hand. While nt .Springfield, III., former Vice-Pres ident Stevenson rode In the carriage Ith th** president. The crowds in th** nt places visited were orderly and ndly, and gave the secret service i little cause for concern. diffi CHILDREN AND WOMEN OR-'ERED FOR SALE Horror* of Htnrvntlon In the Kiviuk SI Province of Chinn—One Million In Hlutrek*. 1 00 HONG KONG, June 5.—The estimate of Governor Wong, of Kwang-Hl prov- 5 q0 I bice, that over one million natives are 1 00 j starving in th** territory in his Jurls- 1 00 j diction, Is pronounced here to be ap- *' j proxlmat.dy correct. The distress ,n i oo c, r,a,n dfctrtrf* M. C. T1 Total 1 $9 “ tm >st acute. Child 'r*-*dy offered foi st promises well, r'ullahlc* for frou GKO IIANCED SHREVEPORT, Lc murder grew jdebt of 60 cents. *-f operations ulll it foreign supervisl rd to obtain ill Kvui: i> ovlri'e from Hong Kong and Canton, but the funds available are becoming *xha unted. The Hong Kong committee will wel* MANILA, June 5.—A hurricane has swept over tho Philippine Islands and great damage has been dono to ship ping. Tho* United States' transport Fhamnhus la reported to pave beau I, This, however, has not been confirmed. rmr»■ wtetnoar P»at 1*. Vlsayas Ins been totally lost off (’i- Jsland. Part of her crow were The United States steamer San R(Z- fi'ud and the schooner Mayflower have' been driven ashore off Ormoca, West Leyte, and will prove total losses. All* on hoard these vessels were saved. WASHINGTON, June 6.-rThe wa?* department ha* no record of the trans port Hham'shus* tittf there Is a small vessel In the service of the army ot the’ Philippines named tho SamihuL JEWS OF KISChlNEFF RECEIVE SYMPATHY WATERS RECEDING IN KANSAS DISTRICT Mn«* Merlins In Wn*liliiRlnn it ml Government Urged to Protect Agulnat Intolerance. WAHIIINOTON, June 6.—A mass- meet lug, attended by about 1,200 repre sentative citizens of Washington,’ wn* held in the Columbia theatre thl* af- t> rnoon to consider the recent outrages perpetrated on the Jews of Klschlneff. Russia. Men and women of all classes and crcedd united In denouncing the atrocities and in expressing th<Jr hor ror and indignation that they should have been permitted to occur In a civi lized country at tho dawn of the twen tieth century. The matting In no sense i of I i officiul I A number of prominent m»- views had !»*•• Carnegie hall Announcenieni Cleveland win tic applause, the rm-etlngH. the United « *<*e it* way cU with Russia t in that count preside Ex-Fnrldent Grover ■ simply to say that his expressed fully nt th** meeting In New York, of the name of Mr. received with enthuslaa- oral speakers addressed VII expressing hope tint ite* government might r t.* us.* the good offices the end that the Jews ■ surrounded. ( were adopted the they nre nr. Rerolutio claim of Jews resident In Ru<**da to Just and Impartial treatment, protesting against th** spirit of persecution re vived In parts of Russia, and urging that "the people of the United State* should exercise all tlv lr Influence with the government, of Russia, as tho an cient friendship between the two na tions should Justify, to stay the spirit of persecution, to redr*-a the injuries In - filet ed, to | revent the ie< urren <* r,f sim ilar outbreaks- outbreak* which have amaze 1 the civilized world- and to *<*- by aty, by American cltlzer* of Jewish faith of their right to visit and sojourn, as oth er citizen* do irg Russia. KENTUCKY I'El DISTM. Tlielr Case Will He Cnlle.t Monilnx* Mr* M(iri*om la III. JACKSON, Ky., June ' —John Jones, the newly appointed elisor, left today for Magoffin, und>*r B"* court’s -,;•!* v to summon a Jury. The < .!■'•* will b** * nir d Monday, and It Is evpected the trial will be begun. Mrs. Marcum Is 111, the strain having told seriously on h r. po?t bees,n-.- of the serious conditions In Kwang-Hl province. The population of Kwang-Hl is largely agricultural. Wreckage Revealing More Dead lloilli**—Kri-nk* of the Flood—Pee* , pie Taking Courage. TOPEKA, Kan., June 6.—The dead In the Topeku Hood now number seventy- eight. Of thl* number, thirty-nine are reported Head on good authority. A bout man this afternoon reported that seven bodies had been found near the north end of Hnrrlaon street. Tho un fortunates were; Mr*. Jessie Hhnw and four children, a man and woman named Hhunkworter, all from Hherry. Tin* body of a man named Edwards was picked up by a party near Soldier creek. Other bodies found today were those of Mrs. Nellie Watson, Mrs. Min nie Prayers and George McDonald. Th* hc were caught In the wreckage. Parties working In the flooded district fear that many more will be found drowned iim the flood recede*, and that tho list of dead will not be far from ono hundred. Thirty or more people art? now class ed »s missing. Without doubt, some of the bodies will never be recovered. Th** wat'-r has now receded over six feet, and it is going down at a rate of an Inch nn hour. Good work ts now being done to *ecure what property is left. Tn the part of the town north and west of th** Rock Island bridge the damage fj* very great. The houses were mostly small and In thd force of the current. The yards were swept clean of out buildings. and many of the houses turned u quarter of the way around and partially slipped front their foundations. Further east, the outbuildings are nearly all gone, but the house* are still standing. A few blocks west of Kan sas river some of the outbuildings are still standing, and over town are scores and scores of outbuildings in all sorts of positions. Th- small houses which were in th<* full force of the current are about the only ones which were wrecked from their foundations. Th- greater part of North Topeka i* a great waste of sand piled up over the str'eta, house floors and railroad tracks burying the city from a mere coating to the depth of two or three, and In snrrfe place* four feet. All over the west part of the city the sand banks are everywhere. The Union Pa- clflc and the Rock Island tracks are covered with them In places to a depth of thr-e feet. and. In places the water H still running under the tlra. Doop- yards are'piled high witfi sand. On some of the houses it reaches the win dows and 1* banked up against the doors. Generous rrsiKmses are bring made t<> th** appeals for aid. From all over the country telegrams are bel/tg received authorizing thd officers here to draw ou various organisations fft? fund*.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Macon telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 188?-1905, June 06, 1903, Image 1