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WEATHER^^^^ST FOR GEORGI: SHOWERS FRiDAYl SATURDAY PARTLY CLOUDY) F R H: S H SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS.
ESTABLISHED IN '.326.
MACON, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, JULY
1904.
DAILY—J7.00 A YEAR
I
JBRARIAN’S SALARY
LARGELY INCREASED
RAISED FROM $800 TO $1,200 A YEAR ON THE MOTION OF MR. HALL
OF BIBB—MR. HALL EXPLAINS THE ACTION OF THE COMMIT-
. TEE OF INVESTIGATION IN EMPLOYING HELP NOT AUTHOR-
: IZED BY THE LEGISLATURE—MANY NEW BILLS INTRODUCED
IN BOTH HOUSE AND SENATE.
ATLANTA, June 30.—The House
grew gallant today and increased the
salary of Mrs. Maude Barker Cobb, as
sistant state librarian from $800 a year
to SI,200.
Hon. Joseph Hill Hall, the watch dog
of the treasury was the author of the
bin.
I Mrs. Cobb, who was formerly post-
L mistress of the House and who is ex
ceedingly popular with the members.
I occupied a seat in the gallery during
| the debate on the bill. Despite that
f fagt one member, Mr. Rankin of Gor
don, had the temerity to speak against
the measure and twenty-one had the
nerve to vote against it, while a hun
dred and ten gave It their votes, and,
result most enthuslasti-
the
ally.
Mrs. Cobb, who thus has four hun
dred dollars a year added to her sal
ary Is the widow of the late Thomas
R. R. Cobb. brilliant yattorney
,whose death from^i*^,^ t ion' r , {r -
red sever?»go. She Is n most
charming woman and a superb ofTi
She ie bringing order out of chao
the library, so the lawyers say.
Mr. Hall said the books in the library
needed to be catalogued and It would
be e. duomy to Increase the salary of
the i r sent efficient assistant librarian
and l?t her do the work.
Mr. Rankin said it was wrong to in
crease the salary as it was not neces
sary.
MrjTigner favored the Increase, say
ing tie aslstant librarian wns,cultured.
reflntl. capable and Industrious and
when there was such a combination of
good .points In an official the state
could not afford to be niggardly und
put i laries on a ten cent basis.
MrlCandler spoke in support of the
bill, lowing that the work in the 11-
brai; had been greatly Increased, that
expe*^ work is now required and that
the fcjcrease was deserved.
he M?rease was deserved.
M; George of Morgan called the
rev |us question and Mr. Hall closed
bate strongly urging the passage
was passed, ages **•>,
prev
'the i
of t|. bill.
• TJ bill
nag< 21.
Tit result was received with great
oppose
OTh Hall Explains.
Mr. Hall, chairman of the legislative
Investigating committee, rose to a
question of personal privilege and
answered an article In the Atlanta
Journal of Wednesday afternoon which
Ftated that the committee was being
criticised for employing a stenographer
and two expert acocuntants. when the
resolution creating the committee au
thorized only the employment of one
accountant. Mr. Hull said the two ac
countants bad been employed because
Mr. Mulherfn, who is,familiar with ac
counting, and the first accountant em
ployed, both stated that the work would
be greatly facilitated and that money
would be saved by that course. The
stenographer had been employed by the
committee on Its own responsibility;
not a dollar had been paid him except
by the committee and not a dollar
would be paid him by the state unless
the house so ordered. Mr. Hall stated
that the stenographer was not connect
ed with his office and had not been In
» four years. He was selected because
' -he was known to be a capable man.
Australian Ballot.
Mr. Kelley, of Glascock, chairman of
j the Australian ballot bill committee,
introduced a resolution for the print
ing of 300 copies of the bill, and mak
ing it a special order for Friduy,
July 1.
The resolution was referred to the
committee on rules.
New Bills in the House.
By Mr. Womble of Upson—To amend
section 346 of the code.
By Mr. Goss of McDuffie—To regu
late the fees of clerks of superior
courts.
Also to authorize clerks of superior
courts to exercise jurisdiction of ordi
naries In case of disability.
Also to amend section 4329 of the
code.
Also to provide for payments of in
terests in estates to minors.
By Mr. Baldwin of Schley—To pay
pension of Mrs. Mary Guy to the ordi
nary for the payment of her burial ex-
bor.a fide citizens of this stale.
By Mr. Clements—To amend section
1374 of the Code as to the duties of
county school commissioners.
By Mr. Howell—To prohibit traffic
in non-transferrnble signature tickets
issued by common carriers and to re
quire common carriers to redeem un
used or partly used tickets.
By Mr. Park—To authorize cities
and towns to manufacture, distribute,
use and sell gas. and electricity for
lighting purposes, and to construct,
purchase, lease and maintain one or
more plants for the manufacture and
sale of gas, electricity for lighting pur
poses either public or private or both,
and to prescribe use for same.
By Mr. McMIchnel—To amend the
a< t approved December S. b'.;, ,awih<>r-
Islng the state treasurer to appropriate
$400,000 from any funds In his keeping
t'» be used in jnying the school teach
°rs of th«* state .pi irterlv, so that
treasurer Is authorized to set
$600,000 from the same fund s
the teachers of the
monthly.
The house.bill prov
Jug the county site of Worth </>unty
’.Ti.11. Isabella to Sylvester was /fond In
the ceiate the third time and/passed.
The bi! v.*ll become a iaw ms soon as
the si gnat rvof the governor.'is secured
to it. y
In executive "os-Mon thq/nomlnations
sent in yesterday by th
confirmed and th
men/6 bv the gover
SflH
ecut[
lements to be Judge
in county.gM
n. J. H. Tipton to be solicitor of
ounty court of Worth county,
n. D. B. Nicholson to be solicitor
county court of Wilcox county,
n. E. F. Strozier to be solicitor
city court of Vienna,
senate then adjourned.
at they
as i<l«/
) th./t
state can be pyfid
vjeling for chnng-
of tl
the
of tl
of ti
i«»n iniynomumuons
.• th ^governor were
tfoMWing appolnt-
_ ;w were announced
bommunlcatlo/.J from
ve of the state: '
n. James B. Element
e county courf. of Irw
the chief
ngton’s Dispensary Proposition.
LANTA, June 30.—The senal
committee on temperance had a short
session today and killed a bilf introduc
ed by [Mr. Hightower of the Ninth, pro-
vldivrf for the establishment of a dis
pensary at Arlington, Ga. The bill was
killed at the request of the author who
stated that since he Introduced It, he
had learned that the citizens of the
town were opposed to passage of the
measure. Another bill has been Intro
duced In the house by Mr. Buchanan,
of Early, for a dispensary at Arling
ton. and this, should It pass the house,
will doubtles be killed In the senate.
SECRETARY SHAW
TRIES TO EXPLAIN
r.y Mr. Blackburn of Fulton—To f.x
salaries of county treasurers In coun
ties of over 76,000 population at $3,000.
By Mr. Preston of Jasper—To au
thorize the president of the Georgia
Normal and Industrial* School to grant
teachers' licenses to graduates of that
Institution.
By Mr. Woottenof Montgomery—To
pay $300 pension to Irwin Humphreys,
By Mr. Jones of Picken*—To amend
section 629 of the criminal code, mak
ing the buying or selling of votes or.
intimidation of voters a felony.
By Messrs. McHenry, Ennis and
Knowles of Floyd—To authorize the
governor to buy Rowell’s Digest.
House Bills on Third Reading.
By Mr. Mills of Cherokee—To amend
Bection 821, volume 1, of the code In
regard to the wild land, so that tax
collectors. Instead of tax receivers,
shall Issue executions for delinquent
taxes. Passed.
By Mr. Hall of Bibb—To Increase
the salary of the assistant state libra
rian from $800 to $1,200. Passed.
By Mr. Davis of the Seventeenth—
To amend the charter of Columbus.
| passed.
By Mr. Whitley of Douglas—For the
appointment of a committee of three
from the house and two from the sen
ate to investigate the feasabillty of
leasing the property of the state near
the three viaducts In Atlanta along the
Western and Atlantic arilroad. Passed.
By Mr. Steed of Taylor—To amend
section 4924 of the code so as to pre-
ver t restraining orders against the sale
of real estate in certain cases, except
for new cause. Tabled.
Bv Mr. B-auchamp of Butts—For the
relief of I. J. Slaughter, a surely bonds-
Uses Figures to Show How an Estimate
That Did No*. E:*.l~i-.+3 V.'is Entirely
Correct.
WASHINGTON, June 80.—Secretary
Shaw tc ay gave out a statement show
ing the comparison between the estimates
which ho submitted to congress in his last
annual report and the actual receipts and
disbursements during the fiscal year;
from which It appears that the actual
surplus is only about three-fourths of a
million less than the estimated surplus,
when account is taken only of expendit
ures which were considered In submitting
the estimate. In the estimate submitted
to congress no account was taken of
possible expenditures In securing the right
of way for the Isthmian canal, nor of the
loan of $4,600,000 to the Louisiana Pur
chase Exposition Company.
The estimated receipts of the govern
ment for the fiscal year were $530,000,000;
actual receipts $541,186,745. The estimated
expenditures were $516,000,000, actual ox
penditures $527,939,071. Surplus estl
mated, $14,000,000; actual, $13,247,674.
T« h . e ^ xpe, } < ? ltureM nre exclusive of $54,-
000,000 paid on account of the Panama
PROHIBITIONISTS
name their man
Ri'esi'ltndal Ticket Compos
ed of Swallow and Carroll
GEN, MILES DECLINED
At the Eleventh Hour He Sends a Rush
Telec-am Refusing to Allow his name
to Considered—Swallow is a
Pennsvivanian and Carroll a iexan.
Feature, the Platform Adopted.
Money f or * Campaign Purposes.
INDIAN\poLIB, Ind.. June .10.—The
Prohibitio
tlon lode?
of Pe
party In national conven-
iommated Silas C. Swallow
Vania for president and
fcnrroll of Ti
Tfin platform
is for vice-
vas adopted
long dead-
placed be-
Gcorge W
president.
Without ft w
lock In the Resolution, i
w.is ilescrlbefi by J tl •
gon, secretary of the <
the hanndest platform ev
f«.r the people by the party. In addi
tion to‘the plankG on the liquor ques
tion. it declares the party to be in fa
vor of international arbitration, a suf
frage law based on mental and moral
qualifications, uniform laws for the
country and dependencies, popular
election of senators, civil service ex
tension and the Initiative and referen
dum. The trust question waft recog
nized by a demand for a rigid applica
tion of the principles of Justice to all
organizations of capital and labor. A
reform of divorce laws la demanded
and polygamy denounced.
Gen. .Miles put an end to the move
ment to nominate him for president by
seridlng to John G. Woolley a telegram
from New York asking that his name
be not presented. The teleeram read:
“Appreciating the good will of your-,
self and friends, I must earnestly re
quest that my name be not used in the
wvu.vyu jjhiu uu account or me Panama
canal^anijnoan to tho Louisiana Purchase
The available cash June 30, 1904.
amounted to $166,965,872.
« !0 9iR5 re /! w ‘ tI L thfi fl “ cnl year ended
July 1. L>63, these figures snow Increases
and decreases in receipts as follows: Cun.
toms, decrease, $21,823,235; Internal rev
enue. increase *2.320,440; miscellaneous,
increase. $1,802,014.
The civil and miscellaneous expendit
ures for the year Just ended exceeded
those for the year 1903, including the pay
ments on account of the Panama cannl
purchase and the St.. Louis exposition
loan by $61,813,602. The expenditures on
2£C'*unt of the war department were
$J.2l.,$97 less than for 1903. and the ex-
Vm.mures on account of the navy were
£.'0>.0.27l greater than for 1903.
pensions show an increase of $4,133,000
interest payments a decrease of over
$4,000,000 as compared with 1903.
NATIONAL EDUCATORS.
Pat
In the Senate.
ATLANTA. June 30.—The senate
mat at the usual hour today. The busi-
ne? s of th*» .**•••*“Ion was opened by the
Introduction of a number of bills, read
ing as follows:
By Mr. Christie—To amend the act
establishing dispensaries In Terrell
county so as to provide for the ap-
Superintendcnt Maxwell of New York
Elected President.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 30.—W. H.
Maxwell, superintendent of instruction
In New York, was today elected presi
dent of the National Educational As
sociation for the coming year.
“The new departure in secondary
education," was discussed by J. J.
Sheppard, princlpol of the high school
of commerce of New York city.
“Education In the navy”, was dis
cussed by Rear Admiral* Casper F.
Goodrich U. 8. N. He said::
“The me great defect in the educa
tional sys.'m In this country is the ap
parent deficiency In the primary de
partment. The boys we get as appren
tices in the navy are almost always de
ficient in reading, writing and arith
metic. Consequently, with us, every
ship Is a school and the boys are In
structed Along various lines of educa
tion as they acquire naval knowledge."
The next speaker was Booker T.
Washington, of Tuskegee. Ala. He
was greeted with enthusiastic applause.
KILLED BY A BASEBALL.
Death of Cicero Wolfe Who Was Struck
on the Head.
WASHINGTON. Ga., June 30.—Mr.
Cicero Wolfe died here this afternoon
from the effects of a blow received on
the head from a baseball in a game
here yesterday. It was not known that
the young man was seriously hurt, until
he became unconscious this morning.
His parents who live near hero, were
summoned. Attending yhpsfctan* de
cided an operation to remove n clot of
blood on the brain was necessary. But
death came soon :
ifter the operation.
From Train.
convention and that my letter of June
20 be considered as final.
“NELSON A. MILES.”
This was considered final and the
movement to Mr. Swallow was unani
mous. no other name being considered.
Clver $16,000 was raised by subscrip
tion pledges on the floor of the conven
tion, which with $11,000 in the treasury,
will be the nucleus of the campaign
fund. National Chairman Stewart and
National Secretary Tate were re
elected. The prohibition editors or
ganized for the campaign by electing
Edward Clark of Indianapolis for pres
ident The convention programme
closed tonight with a mass meeting at
which addresses were made by National
Chairman Stewart, John G. Woolley
and others.
Mr. Swallow was nominated by W.
W. Hague. A prolonged demonstration
followed the mention of Mr. Swallow’s
name. Mr. Hague read a letter from
Mr. Swallow deploring the fact that
his wife’s illness prevented his attend
ance at the convention.
Alfred H. Evans, of Masachusetts.
seconded Swallow’s nomination, though
he announced that he had come to the
mention to second the nomination
of Gen. Miles. This was greeted by
prolonged applause and three cheers.
However, Gen. Miles’ telegram de
clining to allow the use of his name
was generally known before the call of
states began and no attempt to force
the nomination on him was made.
Other seconds to Sallow’s nomination
came from North Carolina, Tennessee,
(Secretary Tate of the national com
mittee speaking), and others, Including
delegates from Virginia.
Homer L. Castle, of Pittsburg, moved
to make the nomination of Mr. Swal
low by acclamation. It was carried with
a prolonged demonstration, delegates
standing and waving flags while the
Illinois delegation marched around tho
hall waving a banner on which was
printed “Chicago doubles Its vote and
Is still growing.” The band played
while the cheering continued. Mr.
Swallow was then declared the nom
inee.
The telegram from Nelson A. Miles
declining the use of his name as a
candidate was read to the convention
by A. A. Stevens, of Pennsylvania.
He said:
“It was this telegram that stopped
the movement today to nominate Gen.
Miles for the presidency at a time
when this nomination seemed probab
ble.’’
J. B. Cranflll nominated George W.
Carroll for vice president. I. H. Ames,
of Oregon, nnd B. F. Parker, of Mil
waukee, were also nominated.
The total vote for vice president
was: Carroll 626; Ames 132; Parker 1.
Mr. Carroll was declared the noml-
BOBBY WALTHOUR
SERIOUSLY INJURED
Two Hlbs. Arm and Collar Bone Broken.
Caught In a “Pockat” by HI* Contest-
ATLANTA, Ga.. June 30.—In the three-
rnrnrre I twenty mile motor paced race
between Bobby Walthour of Atlanta,
Bennie Monroe of Memphis nnd De
Gulch* rd of pRtis. France, at the stadium
here tonight, Walthour was pocketed by
the other two riders in the fourth mile,
and while going at terrific speed, was
His body
by six Inch*
uppp
vlth
5 pine posts, throe
champion rider Was left hankln« ins'”
slble on the railing, hi* feet dangling <
the
An ambulance was-‘summoned si.d Wal
thour was carried to his home/In an un
conscious condition “The Intent report
bvMlctan at Ills bedside is
o' ' m abfl a collar gone
t ,t thought he is injured
s‘ pacemaker, Gussle Law-
ut was not InJJured.
GREATEST RACE
EVER WAS ROWED
Yale Freshman Defeat Harvard by Only
Half a Second—The Eight-Oar Post
poned Beoause of Wind and Rain.
NEW LONDON, Conn.. June 30.—
The thousands who journeyed to the
Thames today for the annual Yale-
Harvard boat races saw one of the
best, freshmen races rh.it has ever been
rowed on any course and then for eight
hours, tho crowd sat in the rain nnd
waited In vain, first for the 'varsity
four-oared race which was postponed,
and finally for the big ’Varsity eight-
oared race. Finally, early in tho even
ing both the 'Varsity and four-oared
races were put over until tomorrow.
Yale won the freshman raco by half
a eocond, or a quarter of boat’s length.
For the two miles of this race the two
shell? zigzagged and neither crew ever
The national committee was author
ized to fill vacancies on the ticket. The
convention then adjourned sine die.
The platform as adopted declares
that the destruction of tho liquor traffic
Is the most Important question in
Americas politics, denounces the lack
of statesmanship In the leaders of the
old parties in their, refusal to recognize
“the paramount Importannce of this
questfc>t).and the cowardice with which
the leaders of thege parties have
courted the favor of those whose selfish
Interests are advanced by the continu
ation and augmentation of the traffic
until today the Influence of the liquor
traffic practically dominates national,
state and local government throughout
the nation."
It Is declared that to secure the en
actment of prohibitory laws. In which
alone lies hope of protection of the
people from the liquor traffic, it is
necessary that all branches of the gov
ernment should be In the hands of the
prohibitionists. The platform pledges
“the Prohibition party, wherever given
power by the suffrage of the people, to
the enactment and enforcement of laws
prohibiting and abolishing the manu
facture, Importation, transportation
and sale of alcoholic beverages.”
On other public questions the plat
form declares for the impartial en
forcement of all laws: the safeguard
ing of the] people’s rights by a rigid ap
plication 6f the principles of Justice to
all combination* and organizations cf
capital a|id labor; the initiative and
referendum; the safeguarding to every
citizen In every place under the gov
ernment cf the people of the United
States of all the rights guaranteed by
the laws and the constitution: Interna
tional arbitration; election of senators
by vote of the people; uniform laws
for all our country and dependencies;
control of' tariff schedules by an omnt
partisan commission; extension of civil
service laws; suffrage based on mental
and moral qualifications; the reform
of our divorce laws, the final extirpa
tion of polygamy and the total over
throw bf the present shameful system
of illegal sanction of the social evil
(with Its unspeakable traffic In girls;
by the municipal authorities of almost
our cities.
had a lead of more than a length,
was one of the most remarkable boat
races in the history of intereollegiute
rowing.
The postponement of the 'Varsity
races brought forth much criticism.
Throughout the entire fifty there seem
ed to be a lack of system in the handl
ing of the races. The freshman event
was delayed for fifty minutes by on$
mishap after another, and by the time
It was finished It was found impossible
to put on the 'Varsity four-oared race
since the ’Varsity eight-oared race was
scheduled for 12:30 o’clock. Tho. race
for the big eights could have been row
ed at that hour had the officials ot the
day been prompt, but there was a long
delay. As the afternoon wore on the
southwest wind which had been blow
ing all day grew stiffer and stlffer un
til it whs absolutely Impossible for
any crew to row.
One of the biggest crowds In the his
tory of these races came by rail and
water to witness Malay's regatta. Pos
sibly there were not so many steam
yachts ns usual, but the general at
tendance was a record breaker.
At the sound of the pistol both fresh
man eights dashed away In splendid
style. Yale showed In better form at
the start than Harvard nnd for the first
eighth of a mile hod n trifle the bettor
of it. Then the Harvard men settled
down and slowly drove their boat to
the front. Harvard finished the mile In
5 minutes nnd 9 seconds; Yale In 6
minutes nnd 10 seconds.
Over the next half-mllo, the strug
gle was superb. Each crow raised! Its
stroke Qrte point. At the mile nnd a
half flng the two boats were exactly
even, nose for nose. The time for each
crew for the mile and a half was 7
minutes nnd 50 seconds. Just as thq
last half-mile flng was passed Yule
began to spurt that won the race. Sho
Jumped her stroke up to 36 and began
to pull ahead Inch by inch. Harvard
did not make her effort until an eighth
of a mile from the finish. Then her
stroke went to 38, but it was too late.
Yale was leading by tho length of her
canvas bow as the flags dipped at tho
finish. Yale had won by Just half a
second. Yale’s time was 10:20; Har-
vard’& 10:20%.
BIBB COUNTY
AY ILL GAIN ONE
Now Basis of Representation
: to Bo Fixed
FULTON TO HAVE NINE
Chatham Will Have Five, Bibb Four
and Richmond Four Representatives
if Mr. Mulhorin's Plan Shall be Ap
proved-Inconsistencies In the Pres
ent D stribution of Representatives
Pointed Out—May be Considerable
Opposition to the Measure.
ATLANTA, June 30.—When the
house of representatives takes up the
bill increasing the number of repre
sentatives In the legislature to meet
the requirements of eight new coun
ties, Hon. P. M. Mulherln, of Rich
mond. will seek to provide a new basis
of representation. At present tho
larger counties do not get what they
ure entitled to.
There are several counties with less
than four thousand population, others
with five thousand, and a great num
ber with less than ten thousand. Ful
ton has 117,000. Three little counties
with ten or twelve thousand people
have as many representatives as Ful
ton with ten tlmea the population.
Floyd pas 33,000 and three represent
atives. 'Fulton has 117,000 population
and! three representatives. Burke has
30,GK)0 population and three represent
atives, while Richmond has 58,000 pop
ulation and three representatives.
Chatham has 71,000 nnd Bibb hns 50,-
000 population, and each has three rep
resentatives.
The hill, which Is now before tho
committee of the house being per
fected, provides for three representa
tives from each of the six largest coun
ties, Fulton, Chatham, Richmond, Bibb,
Floyd nnd Burke. The twenty-p'x
next largest ore given two each nnd
the others one euch.
Mr. Mulherln will seek a more
equitable basis. He will propose thnt
Fulton have nine representatives,
Chatham five, Richmond four and Bibb
four. He would give two each to Floyd,
Bartow, Coweta, Decatur, Houston,
flwlnnett. Meriwether, Monroe, Musco
gee, DeKnlb, Hall. Walton, Sumter,
Thomas, Troup, Washington Carroll,
Cobb, Jackson nnd Wilkes, and to the
others one f*ach, making 183 in nil.
Mr. Mulherln realizes thnt vigorous
opposition will be made by those coun
ties that would lose by the proposed
reapportionment, but he feels thnt his
amendment la In the line of fairness
and he will press It vigorous^.
CANTALOUPES IN PULASKI.
THEIR CHARGES SLOW
IN FORTHCOMING
Albany Police Commissioner* Awaiting
the Appearanco of the Friends of Rev,
Mr. Broughton.
ALBANY. Ga.. June 80.—An Informal
meeting of the police comihlsslonera
was held this morning, at which It
was determined to allow the twenty-
four prominent citizens who had sign
ed the card calling on the commission
ers to allow them to appear before
them and prefer charges against Chief
of Police Westbrook every opportun
ity to make their charges, c-nly »tipu-
latlng that the laws of the city gov
erning nuch matters be complied with.
No charges have been lodged with
the commlslor.ers as yet, however.
GEORGIA DENTAL SOCIETY.
Frank Holland of Atlanta Elected
President—Atlanta Next Meeting
Place.
ATHENS. Ga„ June 30.—The Georgia
State Dental Society adjourned this
afternoon after a most pleasant and pro
fitable session. The following officers
were named for the onsulng year:
President. Frank Holland, Atlanta,
Ga ; flrat vice president, S. H. McKee,
Amerleus; second vice president, Dr.
Wei la, of Augusta; re . 'ng secretary,
C. Whittington, of VaMoata; corres
ponding secretary, D. H. McNeill, of
Athens; treasurer, H. A. Lawrence, of
Athens. Atlanta wat <ho*en ns the
next meeting place for the annual ses
sion of the society.
ALABAMA MHERS.
Operators and ppe
Agr— Itriwl
BIRMINGHAM. A!
furnace operators.* ai
Workers have made
or no progress towan
er on a wage scale, fc
Jority of the comr
signed the old scale *
George Gray as arb"
The scale expires toi
that mining operath
companies will be
Out of twelve or thli
Ion miners In this <
are employed bv the
cents. The Iron men
forty cents mlntmu
•provides for 47% c<
67% cents maximum-
•alive* Unable to
In pending.
l. June 30.—The
id United Mine
npparently little
[« getting fogeth-
ut today the ma-
itrclsl operators
fivarded by Judge
trntor a year ugo.
Iftit, which means
m by the furnace
■upended July 1.
teen thousand un-
fetrtet about 3.000
commercial con-
■e holding out for
i. The old scale
Vory Largo Croo to Bo Shipped This
SoaBon.
ITAWKINSVILLE. Ga., June 30—The
Dispatch nnd News will print the fol
lowing Interesting facts regarding the
extensive culture of cantaloupes by Mr.
H. H. Sparrow and others:
Mr. SpaVrow hns In cultivation 25
acres of cantaloupes along side the
Wrlghtsvllle nnd Tehnllle railroad. The
melons will average three nnd four to
the hill and nre In fine condition from
one side of the field to nnother. Mr.
Sparrow says that the crop will be
ready to put on the mnrket from July
1 to 15 and that all arrangements have
been mode for refrigerator cars in
which to move them rapidly nnd safely.
He has had a large packing house built
and will gather them as fast ns they
ripen. They are a sure success with
out even another rain. Besides what
Mr. Sparrow hns In cultivation there
Is In his immediate section sevral other
fields of cnntnloupes, the totul acreage
being about 150 ncres.
The fact Is fully demonstrated thnt
Pulaski county lands nre adapted to
many money tanking crops beside* cot
ton If they are only put to the test and
utilized properly. When the vines
were plowed tho last time Mr. Sparrow
had the land broadcasted with peas
which are now up nnd which ho will
make into pea vine lmy at the proper
time,
Mr. Sparrow, who, by th? way, Is one
of Pulaski’s biggest nnd most success
ful farmers, will be Joined by numbers
of those of his rank when ho any* that
the time has come, regardless of the
price of cotton, when the farmers of
this section must divide their nttontlon
to these other crops nnd show to the
outside world the productiveness of
th? soil In more ways than one, at the
same time enjoying the benefits of
home raised suplp io . s beaoco
home raised supplies.
Mr. Sparrow not only Joins In the
talk of diversified crops but puts nis
fylth Into practice, ns will be readily
seen by a trip over his farms.
On all sides can be seen In fine grow
ing condition sugar cane, potatoes, hay.
vegetables, strawberries, late nnd early
corn, fruit*, watermelon* and vnrlous
things to ^supply the table. He will
gather this year approximately 200
bales of cotton.
PLAY FOE POSITION
ON THE PENINSULA
KUROPATKIN CONTINUES TO EXPLAIN TO THE CZAR HIS FABIAN
METHOD OF RETREATING WHEN HE IS WHIPPED—THE VLADh
VOSTOK SQUADRON BOMBARDS GEN. SAN AND THEN DISAP
PEARS IN THE RAIN—THE RUSSIANS DECLARE THAT TOGO'S
REPORTS OF RUSSIAN CASUALTIES ON SEA EXAGGERATED.
ST. PETERSBURG. June 30. 4:40 p. m.
—An official dispatch received from
Lleut.-Gen. Stoessel, the commander of
the Russian military forres at Port Ar
thur, says that the sauadron of Rear Ad.
m|ral Withoft re-entered that port after
repulsing five torpedo boat attack*. It
contain* no further detail*, *o far a* can
be ascertained. It doe* not mention ony
damage to the Ilui-Blnn ships.
A* ro Injury to the vessels of the Rus
sian squadron waa mentioned, the belief
of tho authorities I* greatly strengthened
that Admiral Togo’s report wun very
much exaggerated; While offering no
specific ground for this opinion, the ad
miralty believes that a fight occurred on
day. Gen. Stoessel’M dispatch is ad
dressed to Lleut.-Gen. Zlllnsky. Gen. Ku-
ropntkln’s chief of staff, and is dated
Juno 24.
AI! tho latent advices of the war office
indicate thnt tho Japanese are concentrat
ing on Hal Cheng. Gpn. Kurnki being nt
Dalin with twenty-seven tmttallonx. Only
division I* at Mo Tien Puss and ttti-
oteher nt Ken flhul
Rain is falling In torrentii. which Is
greatly impeding the movement*
troop*.
sue for peace nor even to entertain
..V. ■ tun from third power on that
subject.
It'cannot bo said that the situation
Is sensibly changed from what It was a
month ago saving the fact that then*
Is u more optimistic feeling in official
qunrten* that there will soon be an
opening for diplomacy to exercise its
peaceful methods In the far eastern
struggle.
Russians Bombard Gon San.
TOKIO, June 30.-4:80 p. in.--Tho
It 1 1■'j i.111 Vladivostok squadron, accom
panied by.torpedo boats, appeared off
(leu San on the cast coast of Koi
day. I .a polo boats entered < Jen San
h.:i luT it :to pi the morning, shelled
the settlement, nnd sunk a small stcam-
nnd a small schooner. Tho torpedo
Kuropatkln’* Report.
ST. PETERSBURG, Juno 30.—The
following dispatch from General Ku
ropatkln to tho emperor, dated June 29,
was received today:
“Toward 8 o’clock In the mornln_
June 27 our troops, having dislodged
the enemy’s advance guard, composed
of cavalry nnd Infantry, occupied tho
station of Senu Ch'en, but at 9 o’clock
It was discovered that a brigade of thi
enehiy’n Infantry was advancing li
front, while other columntf were turn
ing our dal m btnenU' left dink* Th#
town of Senu Chen, which Is surround
ed by walls, was also occupied by tho
Japanese. Consequently at 11 o'clock
our troops slowly withdrew. As re
gards losses, we only know us yet that
an officer nnd ten men were wounded.
“A reconnoissnnce cnrrled out on tho
road from Sla Kho Tung to Erl Tatan
nnd Khnnzn revealed the presence of
six companies of the enemy's Infantry
nnd two squadron* of cavalry at Mayn-
ratsn, three mile* south of 81a Kho
Tung. In this roconnolssance Captain
VnssIHefT, Lieutenant Mnkaroff nnd five
cossncks were wounded. Mnkuroff suc
cumbed.
“There was some skirmishing Juno
25 between the enemy and our out
posts nt Snmlurlkau and Wang Tsl
A fang Chlng, five miles west of 8a-
mlnrikau.
“At 4 In the morning of June 26 a
detnehment of the enemv, nearly nn
Infantry In liri'b*. Ith t u u Pa 11< i I--*,
occupied Snntlao. firing on our out
posts occupying. Black Mount, south of
Sin Kho Tung. Our three companies
firmly held their ground until rein
forced,
“At 6 a. m. a bnttery of cossncks
and n mounted mountain battery took
up a position nnd opened fire on the
front nnd finnk of a Japnnese battery
and dense columns of Infantry which
had appeared against our left.
“At 1 In the afternoon the Japanese
began to retire, pressed by our troops,
who had assumed the offensive, nnd
pursued the enemy an far a* Snntlao.
Our losses were Fix soldiers killed nnd
two officers and thlrty-thrcn men
wounded.
“The battle recommenced nt Sla
Kho Tung nt 6 In tho morning. A eos-
snrk battery and a mounted battery
repeatedly pursued the enemy’s Infun-
try and silenced tho Japanese batte
ries. A section of otir Infantry re
pulsed Japanese on our right.
FLORIDA’S FINANCES
IN FINE CONDITION
State Tax Reduced From Three Mills
to One-Half of One Mill—Lowest
Rate in History of the State.
TALLAHASSEE. Fla., June 80.—
Governor Jennings by proclamation to
day order* a reduction on state tax
from three mills on the dollar, as pro
vided by legislative enactment to one-
half of one mill on the dollar, the low
est rate In the hlstorv of Florida made'
possible by the splendid financial con
dition of the state. Governor Jennings
left today for St. ILouIb, where he will
take part In Florida day exercises
which will be held Saturday, July 2.
Was McQueen Murdered?
MIAMI, Fla., June 30.— of
W. A. McQueen was found.JloatfniHft
the river at the old brldge/thi# morn
ing. Judge Hull empanelled a coroner’s
Jury and the body was vlpwed a* King’s
undertaking establishment. On Mc
Queen’s head there ler an ugly bruise
an»l the theory by 4ome Is advanced
that he waa murda re d and his body
Ihrna’n In tho pivu /Ph> .....
thrown In the rive*. The Jury has not
brought In a verdict at this time. Mc
Queen was w*U/fcnown here a* a quiet
• “ * *“ man.
and In offei
H , EA yy Damages claimed.
SAVANNAH, June 20.—Suit was In-
stltutaa Id the superior court today
for $26.0by Mrs. Mary Dell, mother
of Ml*jr Mamie Bell, who was killed
Saturday by a trolley pole of the Ba-
vannt/\i Electric Company, which fell
upor; her head a* she was crossing Bt.
Jojlan street. The pole w'a* rotten at
base and it ia upon this fact that
£
uil i
counter attacking. The fighting ceased
at 5. A section of the eleventh horse
battery, which participated In the
fighting. nHtonlshod everybody by 11 h
gallantry In pushing on so far ns. the
Shan Hal pass and holding Its own
against eight of the enemy’s guns until
Its ammunition was rxhausled.
"Our losses have not been ascer
tained definitely, but they nro reported
not to exceed fifty men nnd twenty
horses.
"A battalion and ft Bqundron of the
Japanese vanguard June 26, operating
north of the Riu Yen-Knl Chou road,
occupied Che Liu Ang Tien, four miles
northeast of Sin Kho Tung.
“A concentration, toward evening, of
twenty-six Japanese battalions was
observed nenr the village of Wang
Tala Putso, on the Slu Yen-Hai Chen
“From the morning of June 27 the
Japnnese developed a frontal attack
against our troops In Ta Pass, simul
taneously turning our right with, at
least a division of Infantry nnd thrpe
field batteries. The fight lasted until
7:40 In tjio evening. In view of the
enemy's great strength and tho turn
ing movement our troop 11 “*
ly from the p ■ *****
retired slow-
enemv did not
advance. Our losses are und.-termlned,
but nre estimated nt about 200.
"On June 26 the enemy continued to
advance frdm Fen-Shu and Mo Tien
passe frontally and fin/ king. At least
eight bnttnllons nnd / ten guns were
concentrated against Mo Tien pass.
"At 4 In the afternoon the enemy
occupied Knu Tla i>a*n, on the Liao
Yang main road/
"Since Juthe Japanese have
been advan#l/n-/their right, occgpgfng
Snlmatszc morning of June 26
three companies advancing beyond. At
first they forced back the cossacks, but
subsequently the Japanese were re
pulsed.”
Torpedo Shed Burned.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 30.—A
fire at Cronstadt last night destroyed
a shed containing twenty Whitehead
torpedoes. An alarm was given In time
to prevent serious loss of life or prop
erty. The torpedoes exploded, complete
ly wrecking the building. The fire Is
believed to have been the work of In
cendiaries.
Russians Deny Report.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 30.--A
Russian torpedo host has arrived at
New Chwang from Port Arthur. Her
commander denies that any Russian
ships were sunk or damaged In the
it off Port Arthur June 22.—He de-
that after clearing away the
Japanes^tTtfn'S ȣ* "h? 1 * Ruaalan fleet
returned safely fo^h/irbor. _
The commander of *****
also reports that two Japanest tftcpeoo
boats were crippled.
Americans Are Alert.
WASHINGTON. June 30.—While
the official* here nre satisfied from
I heir advices thnt the recent visit of
King Edward to his nephew. Emperor
William, woh not brought about by n
purpose to Initiate a movement toward
the restoration of pease between IIum-
sln ond Japan there Is re«»;on to bell*- v *
that some very careful and diverse 1 * n *
qulrles as to the opportunities of *° me
such overtures ot this time hav* * m *“
noted from Washington. It w
stated that the result ha*
close the fsipt that neither bel
ligerent powers is yet Ir A n'unoc to
boats left the harbo
of 200 shells was fired Into tho settle
ment. but no serlouH damages resulted.
The Russian vessels which took pari
in th" bomb it dim nt of ■ b-n Sail w i-ro
tho cruisers Rossia, Gromohol nn.d Hu-
rlk, and nine torpedo boats. Layer re
ports show the vessels, when they left
Gen San, steamed to th* 1 nortlif. They
were seen, however, to return frpm this
direction. They were lost night of at
10:30 In the morning.
LONDON, June 30.—Tho ships sunk,
;■> mi-,1i!i.j i,, rlHp.itch to the <.’entrnl
News from Toklo, were the steamer
Koun. of 2.876 tons, nnd tlio ljttlo
coasting vessel Scltsti.
A Daring Destroyer.
NEW CHWANG, June 30.—Tho
Km si.m toipcdo Un it trojd* Meat.
Burukoff arrived here from 1 Port Ar
thur yesterday evening and Is berthed
alongside the gunboat Stvpuch. Tho
river bank was soon crowded with ex
cited natives, who were tpld by tlm
Russians that # he Japanese licet hail
been completely destroyed.
The officers of the Lieut, Burukoff
tell several stories. One is that Admi
ral Togo’s fftport of the fighting was
exaggerated and that tl o Russians
have mado-two cruises lu the gulf of
Po-Chl-LI in five days.
Another story In that the Port Ar
thur lleet has Joined the Vladivostok
squadron.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press sent a messeng/f who apt
Russian, to the side of'the d os troy c
but tho Russian sailors would not talk,
exdcpt to say that they left Port Ar
thur Tuesday night. Every Inch of the
l">if won crowded \vH!i nmn. She hml
the appearance of haying been In a
general engagement, h
Ing been shot away, and It looked us i
she had rescued many men. The LJeuI
Burukoff Ih one of the torpedo boat de
stroyers taken from the Chinese nt Ta
ku In 1900. The general belief here I
thnt sho ran Admiral Togo’s blockade
and came here with dispatches for tie
army and for Bt. Petersburg. This I
quite natural, as two Cossack officer
were on board.
Cz
Anxious.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 1—3:67 n.
m.—No rurther newa has been received
from tliV front up to this hour.
It Is reported that Heavy rains arc
hampering the
In all circles
for news from tin
Jfeftted.
mix
4
A
Another Engaqoment Reported.
ST. PETERSBURG. June 30.—It I*
rumored here that tho ltusalan torpedo
boat destroyer Lieutenant Burukoff,
which arrived at Now Uiiwang from
Port Arthur /Wednesday evening,
brought news that Rear Admiral with
oft went out again on Juno 24 and
gavo ubttle to tho Japanese tlept.
BAR ASSOCIATION
AT WARM SPRINGS
Letter From Senator Bailey Explaining
His Abeence—Now Laws Recom
mended by the Mcmbors.
Ju
ARM SPRINGS,
At tho annual mooting of the
Bar Association this morning
was received from Senator Jo.h
Bailey of Texas, saying that on
of tho illness of hi* son, whom
forced to take to New York f«i
ment lie would be unable to del
. i ■.•ill 'Mi' •. I" ' -'S."
Bailey fu
the
mid
jded to
to attend tho Democrat
ventlon.
Tho association recon
legislature the passage
laws, viz.. To provide! f<
rnont of debts due no
provide h«*w defendants
garnishment pre
tho dormancy of Judgu
the general election lav
primary elections. Tho l ist is intended
to secure the purity of primary elec
tions, vote buying In primaries being
not now Illegal.
charge
i.ppllc
ARRESTED AT LAST.
sr
Government Offi
AUBURN, Ala.. June 30.—A
Ing pursued by government off
thirteen jrsars. during which
visited England. France. Afr
returned to the United 8U
In Indian Territory Henry Rog#
Frank Thomas, Is behind Ja
with numerous Indlctmer
him.
On May 22. iI9h Rog-
Reuben 8. McCreary, a mal
a star route between Bvi
Turnbull, Ala., X th-* n pouch,
threw the i,. 11! n »tter Into a creek ana
robbed the Carrier of money and ^ K°*'i
watch. V
After hi* return from abroad Rogers
under the i:»me of Thom-'./ located iff
Indian Territory, where he waa arrest-'
*d. tried, and .onvlcfed on the charg
or selling liquor without a Itc^nsa, He
sentenced to serve two years In
federal prison at Atlanta. It is
said h>madp a confession r ~ 4 “
nnd
O-orgin.
Old Msn Shoots Daught
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga.,
Steve Renfroe, an obi man
shot his daughter-fn-Iaw
head today, killing her Ini
Renfroe nnd his daughter
agreed about a cabbage pa
ran high for a while aga
man, but It Is .
will be done h fitly
ri-law dltw
h. Fooling
i»t the old
at vlolcn q
- -L.