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Newspaper Page Text' ' ,, THE MACON TELEGRAPH FAIR IN WEST, SHOWERS IN EAST PORTION TUESDAY} WEDNESDAY, .FAIR; FRESH WEST WINDS. ESTABLISHED IN 1826 MACON, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 23, 1903 DAILY—fT A YEAR BURNED AT STAKE II OLD DELAWARE Alter Several Attempts to Break Into a Jail to Secure Negro Charged with Killing Clergyman’s Daugh ter, a Hob Batters Down the Doors of a Work- house and Gets the Negro—Several Persons Shot by Sheriff and Guards—The Assailants Were Led by a Virginian Whose Identity Is Unknown. mUiWOION, Del.. Jure 22.—A Northern mob, led by a Virginian, burned a negro at the stake tonight within a few miles of Mason and Dix on's line. The victim was George F. White, a negro Just oat of the work house, who wax accused of having fe loniously assaulted and stabbed to death Miss Helen 8. Bishop, the 17- year-old daughter of the Rev. Dr. E. A. Bishop. The crime was committed last Monday afternoon and ever since then there have been muttcrlngs of lynching the man. An effort was made last night to get IWhlte but it failed. Tonight, however, as a result of tht law's slowness and much agitation on the part of those •who cried for vengeance, a mob that was estimated at 4.000 men and boys gathered In the neighborhood of Price's Comer, four miles from here. They came from everywhere, including Wil mington and the small towna to the south of Price's Comer. Last night's lack of a leader Was supplied by a Vir ginian, whose Identity In the confusion and excitement could not be learned. The police of Wilmington and the con stables tried to disperse the growing crowd, but without avail. It was evi dent that hundreds came from mere curiosity, but once In the mob they be came Inflamed with the spirit pervad ing the throng and then actively Joined It. The real leaders were few In num bers, but they did their work well. It was after 10 o'clock when the march to the workhouse, a mile away, was token up. The chief wwrden of the workhouse and his guards, who have been on almost constant duty since the negro was landed In the prison, had been warned of the coming of the mob nnd prepared to defend the man at all costs. Armed with pistols, shotguns and. Other weapons, the mob soon rsached the Jail. A battery ot railroad lies carried away the outer door of the workhouse. What whs K"li.K onJil'M" th- 1-" k'ip wns not known to the mob, nor did It seem to care. The second, third and fourth doors were battered down by the forward leaders in the attacking party amid the yells and cheers of those who were pressing forward fro THE NAVY’S YOUNG DENTISTS ANNAPOLIS, Md., June 22.—Follow ing are the names of candidates from Southern states who passed the dentAl examinations for admission to the naval academy ss^ midshipmen, which t held at the academy last week. The names Included In parenthesis are al ternates who passed and whose princi pals have not yet been heard from; Guy Evans Baker. Virginia; E. F. Bar tow. Tennessee; Carl Barnes. Georgia; T. W. Bellinger, South Carolina; R. F. Bernard, Virginia; William Chester Brlngman, Vlrglnin; R. A. Rutherford. Florida; Arthur J. Butt, Alabama. SCANDALS ARE MULTIPLYING More Rottenness Develops in the Postal Service. LETTER-BOX DEVICE mi Sat invented by the Postl Francisco — Company Making tli Box Compoaed of California Postal Employes Who Are Said to Have llod the Influence of Mr. Lou Chairman of the House Postoflli Committee. CUNARD COMPANY TO BE INDEPENDENT ny Ships In the Trade. Then ths would-be lynchers. th - t d were momentarily halted by a ball of have bullets from the inside. A great howl went up from the leaders but they were pressed forward by those In the rear. More shots were fired and there was a scramble to get out, but the braver ones In the attacking party stood their ground. In the fusllade that followed four persona fell, all members of the mob. They were quickly carried to thn rear and attended by those* who were not brave enough to be at the front. Three of the wounded Were men and the other was a boy. None of them In the confusion could be Identified ex cept the boy. who la said to be Pete** Brnith, aged 17 years. • It waa evident that the warden did not wish to slaughter the mob In the prison corridor, so he directed that the Are hose be turned on the crowd. This also held the mob for a time, but not for long. A general rush was made, the guards brushed aside, and a man hunt !n the Jnlt waa made for the ne gro. There are many negroes confined in the prison, but with the aid of h man who knew him he was quickly found. The cell doors were battered open and the accused man, begging for mercy, waa dragged from the cell and the prison. When the crowd outside heard that success had crowned the ef- fort* of the Ijmchtr, • tntt chftr vt* „t up. Attempt, —ere mad* to .hoot •White on th, «pot. but the leader. °t th, crowd would h*ve nothin, but »*« Ilf, at th, •tab*. Reatatanca on the NEW YORK, June It—'Various re- ports having been circulated as to the kttitude of the Cunard Steamship Line toward the International Mercantile Mai ine Company, an official statement ns to the Cunard line’s position whs obtained today. It says In part: "February last the Cunard Steam* •hip Company gave the necessary three months notice to the North Atlantic conference at Liverpool, as provided in the agreement, of Its withdrawal of its pasrenger service from the Continental and British agreement. Three months haying expired "and nothing having been done to meet the demands of the Cunard line, nothing further remain* d but to make the withdrawal Anal. "The company feels that there are too many ships In the trade. In other words, the. supply exceeds the demand and there eaq be'no relief from the ex* tatlng situation without the withdraw al of the extra tonnage which had been j*ut Into the trade by our competitors un«l further the Cunard company de mands a readjustment to correct thf Inequalities .which now exist in the classification of some of l{s steamers so far ss passenger rates ate concerned. "The object of tHe Cunard company In withdrawing from the agreement la •Imply a desire to place Itself In a po* •Itlqn In wAlch It can protect its share WASHINGTON, Jun, 2!.-Th, PoM to- morrow will gay that among the matters which Fourth Assistant Posrasster-Gen- eral Bristow is investigating Is the pur chase from a California company, the Postal Device improvement Company, of some 17.000 letterbox devices for Indicat ing the hours of collection of mall, the Invention, ir is said of the postmaster at 8an Francisco. It Is said mat 7,000 of these devices originally were ordered at a cost of four dollars or more each i profit of 100 per cent, on cost, and the allegation 1« made that a further order •for 10.000 more was placed, notwithstand ing the orlnlgnal 7,000 devices were not used, but were reposing In a store house Ths company controlling the device wot largely made up of a California Postal employes and the post will say that It is Informed ex*Representatlve Loud of California, former chairman of the house postoffice committee, took an active part In their behalf and wrote several letters urging the detfee on the department and In one of them said It would be an accom modstlon to him ff the matter waa at tended to. After the company had diffi culty In securing*money for the device Mr. Loud, ths Post will say. "appeared at tho department In Its behalf, but spe cifically disclaimed any Interest In tho company other than aa It was compose! of his constituents, lit took the ground that whatever the necessity, or lack of necessity for thfe device, constituents of his had secured the contract and fur nished the articles called for. Therefore, he believed they should be paid, as the government had stipulated to pay them. The allegation was ma in, the Post w-111 say. that $43,C0C of ths deficiency of $106,000 In ths free delivery service with which Mr. Maohen Is charged, was due to pur chasers of th# device In question, but at the postoffice department this was denied. TEXAS RICE LANDS ATTRACT JAPANESE part of lh« nrcto w», nwlwajiut W« bind, were tied b«hlnd him. Th«n th, march to th, plac, of ««utfon. !»•« „ though tt am a march to the lowa In a prlaon, 5aa taken up. desire to provoke a fight or Inaugurate a cut In rates and all we want is a reasonable share In the business without being unreason ably handicapped and wo take It wt are entitled to that." CASSINI THINKS OPINION HAS CHANGED r llrllr Hold SHIPBUILDERS HOW IN COURT Receiver Asked for the United States Company. A CLAIM OF SOLVENCY WAS A WOMAN A GO-BETWEEN? Washington Grand Jury In dicts Maohen and Others. BOX FASTENER FRAUD n ■ Small Way hy pert Justify Him Colony of Ills Cou try® NEW ORLEANS, Juno 22.—As a re sult of hla experiment In rice farming near Del Rio Texas, with a colony of tour Japanene, Itomolo, the Japanese expert, has decided to return home and organise a colony of one hundred far mers to settle on lands In the rice belt of Texas along the line of the South ern Pacific railroad. Mr. Isomoto says 'the experimental farming ho has been doing has been so successful thut It Is ihe belief that within a few years the rice lands of Louisiana nnd Texas will be filled with native Japanese farmers. Mr. Isomoto will leave soon for New York. nit/ renominated MANILA. Jun, B.-Th,'rt,«*,, ttal American officer, loowd public build ing, In Manila after lb, aurrend.r .1 tb« city 1" It* have b«m revived and mar poMibly lead to a formal Investi gation. Rwentiy lb, authority* ,n- deavored to lorat, certain picture, and art object* belonging to th, municipal roueeum end the inquiry .bowed they lied been given, to a Filipino to take care of after the eurrender. The Fili pino offer, to prove that »ome officer, received the picture*, and It 1* claimed that a former ,talf officer abitracted a etlver acralc, from the Mnlacan pal- The government may aiT* **~~ WASHINGTON, June 22.-Count Cavslnl. the Russian ambassador, In conversation today with an Associated Press representative seemed espsc'ally gratified that the popular disposition In this country to hold the Russian government responsible for the deplor able events at Kishtneff, arising out of the quick sympathy of the Ameri can people following the first report of the affair, had been succeeded by a calmer'and more reasonable view. The prompt and energetic measures taken by hli government, Catslnl pointed out, demonstrated conclusively that not only were the Intimations that the Russian government had connived at what occurred at Klahineff, which were Insisted upon In certain quarters of this country, preposterous, but that everything which the government hsd I done stnee showed not only tjuit It had I no sympathy with the affair but that It deprecated It as much as any for- I elgn country could. "The feeling of my government and of my government’s people toward the United States," said the ambassador, "Is, and has been tor yean, most friendly toward America and the American people and the relation* be tween the two government* have been most cordial. To disturb those .rela tions owing to false Impressions con ceived In hostile quarters, would be most deplorable." Him the llti Which He Ac- cpts MEXICO CITY, June 22.—Tbe Ifl Ilona) Liberal rqnvent'on this afternoon placed In the hands of Gen. Diaz nomination for the presidency for tho coming term. The spokesman. Gabriel Mancera, made the presentation and dwelt on the hopes placed by tbe cc try on Gen. Dlsz. The president, In reply, said that It Is the duty of every citizen to serve country for os long nnd In as many posts as his fellow citizens may deal YALE’ CLA JAY FK8TIVI A. J. Waring ot »* rltUh To lie-,.-.! 6 Hr. Me* r LONDON. June 22.—Lord Chief Juz- tice Alverston today delivered Judg- j ment in a test case arising from the war department to investigate the J agreement made by Ogdens (limited) matter. I at the time of the tobacco war to di«- Goveroor Taft, baa returned from J tribute to retailers 11.000,000 annually Benguet. Hla health Is completely re- I for four years. Ogdens at that tin:* stored. I represented the American Tobacco __— — J Company. The lord chief Justice foun> GALVESTON WILL HE LAUNCHED that Ogdens was not relieved of the* RICHMOND. Va.. June 22. — In th“ | contracts by the sale of its business chancery court today. Judge Grinnan i apd its Incorporation into the Anglo- dissolved tbe Injunction restraining the j American combine. United States government from taking NEW IIAVEN, Conn., June 22.— Yale’s* class-day festlv'Uts ended to- n'ght with two social functions, a con cert by the glee and banjo clubs lr Wooloey hall, and the Senior prome nade In university gmynsslum. The Senior honor appointments an nounced tonight, the honor carrying with It membership In the Phi Beta Kappa, Include the following: Mentor B. Terrill, Decherd, Tenn.; Harry A. Clark, Winchester, Tenn.; Antonio J. Waring. Savannah. Ga. The anniversary exercises of the Yale law school were held this afternoon in Bendrie hall. The orator was White- law Field of New York. Among the prizes and honor awards announced was the Townsend prize of 1100. to be given to that member of the Senior class who shall write and pro nounce the best oration at the anniver sary exercises, awarded to George W. Crawford (colored) of Birmlngham.Ala. Schwab nnd Nixon Among the De fendant*—The Deal Involving the Bethlehem Works—John W. Young the Henl Promoter of the Gigantic Shipbuilding Combine — Asserted That the Concern Is Able to Sleet All Its Obligations. TRENTON, N. J.. June 22. —Argu ment was commenced In the United States circuit court today before Judge Kirkpatrick in the case of the applica tion of Roland R. Conklin and others for tho appointment of a receiver for the United States Shipbuilding Com pany. Each side hud a big array of counsel. Representing the complain ant were R. V. Lindabury, Henry Wool- man and Henry Untermeyer. Counsel for the Shipbuilding Company were Charles L. Corbin, Attorney-General Robert II. McCarter and Charles C. Doming. Tho case wns opened by Mr. Wool- man reading at length the bill of com plaint, the substance of which has al ready been published. During the read ing. Mr. Woolman brought out the facts that Charles M. Schwab had received for the Bethlehem Steel Works $30,000.* 000, made up ns follows: $10,000,000 preferred stock; $10,000,000 common stock nnd $10,000,000 of collateral bonds. Judge Klrkpntrlck asked what the col- lateral consisted of, and was told it em braced two Tnortgag' H.ons of the Beth lehem plant nnd another on tho Ship building Company's entire property. Ho made a humorous comment to the ef fect thnt Schwab was well secured. When the reading of the bill of com plaint was completed. Mr. Woolman began rending the exhibits In the one of which wns a statement Issued by tho Republic Trust Company, con taining a very flattering statement as to the company's' condition. Mr. Cor bin objected to this exhibit, ns not prop erly before the court. Judge Klrkpnt rlck remarked that the statement seem ed to favor the defendant, but thnt at any rate It was Immaterial ns to wlmt somebody else thought or Bald was Its condition some months ago. When Mr. Woolman had concluded reading tho bill of complaint nnd the ompnnying affidavits, Attorney- nerrtl McCarter arose to rend tho aver nnd also affidavit of Lewis Nlx~ the president, nnd At C. Gary, sec retary of the company. The answer In the main Is a general denial of the salient points of tho bill of complaint. It denies absolutely that there was any Insolvency and states the company wns ablo to meet Its obli gations. It was stated that no ar rangement had been made whereby tho bonds rvere* to be issued on account of Bethlehem plant: that tho plant not separately acquired; that it was Included In the general purchase and that the promoter wns neither Nix on nor Schwab, but John W. Young; that-the value paid was a matter of Judgment, nnd that good pudgmtnt had been exercised In the purchase. It wns denied that It had made any exaggera ted statement ns to the company’s con dition. The company denied absolutely any reaponnlblllty for the statements put out by the Republic Trust Com pany. The statement given the Now York Stock Exchange, It was claimed, was given In good faith, while contain ing some errors thnt were afterward ill • <.vn -1 'l tint wi re Imm it. - ;il It was denied also that the company was under the control of Schwab or thnt there had been any understanding between F-lmab along ti;e I'M— lh-11-iM the bill Of rnm|.r.;\it. The affidavit of Mr. Nixon was n sweeping dtntnl of the charge** tn tho bill of complaint. He said he hod abso lutely nothing to do with the conception or carrying out of the formation of tho United States Shipbuilding Compony. The promoter, he said, wns John W. Young, nnd that what he (Nixon) did was to give Young an option on hi* own plant. Mr. Nixon denied that he with other directors of th* company, or anybody else employed by the Trust Company of the Republic,'or through or by their means or agency caused the circula tion and publication of the statement I u* -.-it hv th- IP-public com; any He said he never saw the circular until af ter It had been published. He denied also that there had been any arrange ment between Schwab and himself whereby Schwab should acquire the plant of the Bethlehem Steel Company and th-raftar sell the same to the Shipbuilding Company ot any enormous profit. Mr. Nixon also denied that he had any arrangement or understanding rlth Mr. Schwab. The affidavit of Mr. Gary was to the fti t that the United states Shipbuild ing Company was entirely solvent. Th< case will be argued tomorrow. Twelve Counts in the Indictment. How the Scheme to Defrnad the Government Is Snld to Hnve Been Worked — Terms Agreed Upon Be tween Mnelien nnd the Groff Broth ers, Involving Recommendation to First Assistant Postmaster General PONTIFF WAS ABLE TO^ MEET CARDINALS A NUMBER GIVEN THE IlED HAT—’VARIOUS IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS POPE WAS WEAK, IllT WITHSTOOD THE ORDEAL — DELIVERS A SHORT ALLOCUTION IX WHICH HE REFERRED TO THE FERSECU- VAS THE OBJECT. TIOXS OF WHICH T1IK CHURCH WASHINGTON, June 22.—The grand jury, which has been Investigating pos tal affairs, today returned an Indict ment against August W. Machen, Dil- ler B. Groff, Samuel A. Groff, George F. Lorens and Martha J. Lorenz, the two latter being residents of Toledo, O. As previously stated in these dis patches, the specific charge Is con spiracy to defraud the government. The Indictment Is based on section 6440 of the revised statutes, which provides a penalty of $10,000 or two years’ Im prisonment, or both, in the discretion of the court. It wns Bald by Assistant District At torney Taggart today that the Indict ment wns found ngnlnst Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz by reason of the fact that tho evidence adduced before the grand Jury showed them to be the go-betweens for tho Groffs and Machen. There are twelve counts to the In dictment, eleven of which are substan tially the same as those found previous ly ngnlnst Machen nnd the Groffs. The first count of the present indictment, which relates to the conspiracy charge, sots forth that on June 29. 1900, in the District of Columbia, Lorenz, Mrs. Lo renz. Machen and tho Groff brothers "conspired, combined, confederated and agreed to defraud the United States government of Its moneys" by the fol lowing arrangement: Machen should advise and recommend to the first as sistant postmaster-general the pur chase t from the Groff Bros, of a large numbe’r of Groff fasteners for mall boxes at $1.26 each nnd should procure payment thereon upon which the Groff Bros, should retain 60 per cent, of such payment or 76 cents for each fastener; and the Groff. Bros, should then puy Lorenz. Mrs. Lorenz, or both, the re maining payment, which Is to be "con verted, appropriated nnd applied to the uso" of Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz and Ma chen. The Indictment snys that thin agreement wns cnrrled out by Machen on June 30 recommending the purchase of 6,000 of the fusteners at the price mentioned; that the Groff Bros, on the same date presented a bill for these 6.000 fasteners at tho price mentioned; thnt on September 13 of the same yen; Machen recommended to the first as sistant postmaster-general the payment of thnt bill; and that tho Groff Bros, "having thereafter and on F**pt. 22 of that year received from the United States $7,600 in payment of the Biller B. Groff, on October 20. the year, paid $3,000 to George E. Martha J. Lorenz. The testimony upon which the Indict ment wns found was given by Post- office Inspectors Waiter 8. May Paul E. Williams roll, nnd Theodore W. Wn llnm U. Lewis, th- hank men. The Groff Bros, nnd their com the counsel for Machen were I when the Indictment wns r< Machen was not present. It * nounred that neither Machen Groffs would he k-e-orrested; n they would not bo required to new bond. • _ . Militant District Attorney T.iKtnrt Announced thnt the Investlgntlnn lot" Jiostji! nffnlr, by the grnn.l Jury wit continue, hut thnt the Indictment pre sentefl today completes the work of hi office so far as tho grnnd Jury nm acted. GEORGIA POSTMISTRESS MUST FACE COURT ROME, June 22.—Tho consistory to day was specially Important owing to the persistent rumors regarding the pope’s ill health and tho previous post ponements. Naturally, a ceremony In which the pope, half hidden In vest ments, Is borne on a chair and Is con tinually assisted Is not the best oppor tunity to judge of his appearance or the stats of his health, but a man cu- pable of undergoing tho strain of such a function has plenty of vitality. The pontiff’s features seemed slightly more clear cut and his hands trembled per ceptibly but his voice wns plainly heard though It had lost something or Its power. The ceremony was shorten ed much as possible and only lasted about thirty-five minutes. All the cardinals of the curls were Invited to the Vatican half nn hour be fore the pope’s appearance nnd they assembled In the conslBtory hall In or der of precedence nnd formed a strik ing picture. The entrance of the pope, clad In white vestments and surrounded by hls trusted companions in their red robes, gave a finishing touch to the scene. After receiving the homage o present the pontiff recited r prayer nnd then proceeded to the nom Inatlon of the new cardinals. The pope delivered a short allocution, hlch he Intended to be kept private, 1 though containing nothing of Impor tance. He merely greeted the cardi nals and said he liked to discuss only pleasant subjects but satisfactory events were mingled with painful oc currences. The demonstrations of loy alty from all over the world on the oc casion of hls Jubilee had caused him great Joy. He had been saddened, however, by the persecutions of which the church wns the object. The pope did not add nnything but he evidently •ferre.1 to the suppression of the un- uthorlzod congregations In France. The traditional secrecy was imiln- Fnr- and Wll two latter being el nnd METCALF HAS FRIENDS. Chief nu Ap- possession of the cruiser Galveston, I CAFT. BWUJTt The federal government stipulates that I FRANKFORT. Ky. the ship shall remain the property of I clol term to investlg; the Trigg creditors until the c*»e Is de- | son and bribery. ' termined by tbe court of hlgheet rffso be la cacti t; IIARGRS BM 22-—A spe- cbarges of Ir by Capt. Even and others, will be called for July 2•>. In tpt < penis to the President. WASHINGTON, June 22.-A strong plea for James T. Metcalf, who recently was dismissed from the postoffice de partment, where for years he had been chief of the m< n*y order bureau, w.is made today to President Roosevelt by Director of th»- Mint Roberts, who has known Mr. Metcalf for a long time. Mr. Metcalf was dismissed for alleged interfer-r.ce in behalf of a certain bid der for the contract to print the money order blanks for the department. Pres ident Roosevplt wns urg-d to obtain for Mr. Metcalf a reopening of the case No decision ha* teen rea< hed by the ^resident. FRISCO’S TERMINALS IN NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS the objects hlid, prei York Securities ai who arrived today, into the local sltt the placing of a he.ivy BL Louis and Han Fr In order to carry out New Orleans exbmslo struct.on of a vast «y» here, to be Jointly used ern Railway. ie 22.—One of Ion lti< Idental t> / mortgage on th> i *r«nclsc6 railroad : the plans of th on and the con stem ot terminal *lth tbe South Dora Camp be rt 9300. talned, though now It Is largely a mat ter of form. The pope proposed each cardinal, the members of the sa cred college signifying their assent by ilslng their caps. The following were created cardinals: Monslgnor Fischer, archbishop of Co logne ;Monsignor Tallanl, papal nun- o as nuncio; Monslgnor Cavicchionl, cretary of the congregation of the councils; Monslgnor AJuti, papal nun cio at Lisbon; Monslgnor Nocelln, sec retary of the eonslutorlal e.ongregatlon; Monslgnor Katsi hthaler, archbishop of Salzburg. Austria; Most Rev. Herrero Espinos .archbishop of Valencia. The pope promoted Cardlnnl Serafl- no Vnnnutelll from the bishopric of Frnzcatl to that of Porto Santa Rufina, which is of higher rank. Cardinal Sntolli was transferred from the titular bishopric of Santa Marla In Aracoeli to the diocese of Frascati, near Rome, the summer res idence of the Romnn aristocracy. Afterwards the pope annmyioed the nominations of several archbishops who had been appointed by brief. The pontiff appointed Cardinal Agll- nrdl, who has been replaced as prefect of economy of the propaganda, to be vice chancellor of the Chlesa Della Voire. At the conclusion of the consistory the pope went to the throne room, where, surrounded by the cardinals and the papal court, he re etved the hom age of the new archbishops and bish ops. The.ancient ceremonies were ob served. each of the prelates kissing the pontiff’s foot nnd receiving tho apostolic benediction. In the meanwhile the masters of cer emonies. accompanied by church digni taries. proceeded to the residence of Monslgnor* Fischer. Cavicchionl and Nocelln, announced their appointments and informed them that the pope would bestow the red huts on them nt a pub lic consistory to be held Thursday. Specially selected members of the no ble guard will be sent to officially con vey the news . to appointees who ar« abroad. TILLMAN IS TIIYING FOR CHANGE OF VENUE OHMEIt LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA, WHO KILLED EDITOR N. G. GONZALES, UNWILLING TO PE TRIED ON THE BCKHM OF THE BLOOD-SPILLING—AFFIDAVITS AND COUNTKR-AFFiPAVITi. DEFENDANT’S MOTHER, WIFE AND CHILD IN COURT. ' . « COLUMBIA. S. C., June 22.—The cir cuit court, Judge D. A. Townsend pre- id Ing. today took up the case of James tt Tillman, charged with murder, and motion for change of venue was heard. On January 15 Tillman, then lleutenant-Xuvornor, shot and killed N. O. Gonzales, editor of the State, who had repeatedly denounced him when nan was a candidate for governor last year, The defense today produced about roe hundred affidavits to show thnt fnlr trial could not be had In this 'unty because of prejudice against the defendant. Thb majority of signers to these affidavits are not prominent cit izens and the principal affidavits were made by defendant's counsel nnd frlonds, who assertfid thnt the Colum bia newspapers and preachers had In cited feeling against Tllltfian by their references to the case. The prosecution priwnted about, four hundred affidavits In reply. Practically all the ministers of Columbia asserted that they hnve mads no reference to tho esse from th/flr pulpits. Newspa per men, Including Messrs. W. IS. and GENERAL RAKING OF THE POSTOFFICES BALTIMORE, June 22.—Miss Dora Campbell, the former postml Maysvllle, Ga., who wns orre last Friday, charged with embezzling fund* from the postoflflce at Mi given a hearing before Unite States Commissioner Rogers t remanded by him for thp tbe federal grnnd Jury of the Northern district of Georgia, which has Jurisdic tion over Maysvllle. The young wo man was taken In charge by Deputy United States Marshal Heery, who left Ith her this afternoon for Atlanta. The only witness examined here was office Inspector Barry of Atlanta, who testified that a balance of $M0 had not been accounted for at the Maysvllle office, KILLED TWO I BOdERBVILLE, Tt »e result of nn nll' g day afternoon, Charie: Instantly killed hls ft Mabe. and hls ton A. E. Oonznles. respectively editor and publisher of the State, stated In affida vits that the Columbia papers had con- • Hpleuously nnd carefully refrained from Inllnmnmtory denunciations of the de- fendnnt. These assertions were backed by statements from bank presidents, lawyers, physicians, college professors, merchants nnd men in all lines of bus iness, including many citizens of the county outsldo of Columbia. The rending of then© affidavits was not concluded, when court adjourned until tomorrow morning. The argu ment will doubtless ronnuihe all of the day. Counsel on each side today con- tosted very heartily every point and several eloquent speeches wore made. The prosecution Is conducted by Solic itor J. Wtlliam Thurmond, assisted by Messrs. G. Duncan Bellinger, formerly ’attorney-general. Andrew Crawford and William Elliott, Jr. The defense Is represented by George W. Croft of Aiken, the prisoner's law partner; ox- Judgn O. W. Buchanan, the prisoner’s brother-in-law; P. II. Nelson of Co lumbia, formerly solicitor; Georg.-? Johnson, ex-member of congress, and George It. Rembert of* Columbia. Tlllmnn's mother, wife and child were In court part of the time, as was hls uncle. Senator II. R. Tillman. RICHMOND’S CARS HAVE BEEN BLOCKED Strike Sltnatl< WASHINGTON, Ju 22.—The post- make public In IKLATIVES. nn.. June 22.— ed attack yent« *sy Ma twlc. id it I Assumes a ( i Assailed by It d Other Mtssllss. ide public until the eport. It Is stated, the tragedy Is Old of L. B. icar hls h< : ral ladles ill of whoi lo be able armer living near this place d while In bethlog In a rlv me, in the presence of sev nnd some small children n were too badly frighten* to aasifct him. JACKSON. Mb active canvass of the state. RICHMOND, Va.. June 22.-Th« street railway strike hers assumed a gruyer aspect tonight than at any time ho far. Cars were run on the Main and Broad street lines of the city dur ing the day with something like regu larity, nnd at Intervals of about five minutes. On each car was a policeman, nnd there wns an average of about five passengers to a car. Toward* night- all. however, several of the cars were ibstructed by strikers or strike sym- >athlzerH, the object being to prevent heir return to the barns, nnd at one point there was a serious riot, a car being halted by a mob and pelted with stones, rotten potatoes and other mis siles, by men nnd women. Nobody was seriously hurt, nor was the car much damaged, but five arrests were made by the police. Tonight a mob of a hun dred men Is barricading the streets, through which the Main street line runs In the lower part of the city, placing obstructions on the track thatjit will he difficult to remove. No cars were run tonight. All that were out at the time the disorder* began managed to reach the barns and were housed foe the. night. GOLD SHIPMENTS NEW YORK. June 22.—Kidder. Pea body Sc Go. of Boston have engaged $3*0.000 gold for shipment to Germany tomorrow, cjoldman 8nchs A Oo. have engaged ,$660,000 gold for shipments to Parts. Heldelbac Icklehelmer A Co. j will ship $500,000 gold to Paris tomor- [ row*. The National City Bank will ship ’41,000,000 bar gold to Europe tomorrows

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Macon telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 188?-1905, June 23, 1903, Image 1