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ESTABLISHED IN 1826.
MACON, GA„ WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 13, 1904.
DAILY—17.00 A YEAR
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT
WINS OUT GRANDLY
BY THE VOTE OF 102 TO 40 THE KELLEY BALLOT REFORM
BILL IS ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA—
THE DESTRUCTION OF AMENDMENTS—DECLARED THAT VOTE-
BUYING AT PRIMARIES IS PUNISHABLE.
ATLANTA. July 12.—The Australian
Lallot bill passed tht» house today at
one o’clock by such an overwhelming
majority ns to indicate that it will
epeedlly become a law.
The vote was taken Just before one
o’clock and the result was 102 for the
bill and 40 against.
This majority was a surprise to
many, as the defeat or the bill was
feared by some of the shrewdest lead
ers In the house. The bill will now go
to the senate and It Is not expected to
have much opposition there. If It
should pass and become a law primary
elections in Georgia will not only be
safeguarded by secrecy and the strict
est regulations but .will have thrown
about them all the safeguards that at
tach to regular elections, while regu
lar elections will be regulated on the
most modern plans.
The bill provides that the Jury com
missioners of each county shall super
intend the state and county elections,
municipal authorities superintend city
elections and party executive commit-
tics superintend primaries. The law
prescribes the manner in which pri
mary election ballots, etc., shall be reg
ulated. Booths must be provided Into
which the voter retires to prepare hla
ballot and it Is folded and cast without
the managers knowing how he votes.
^Voters must vote In the district or
ward In which they are registered. It is
made a misdemeanor to sell or offer
to sell or buy or offer to buy a vote in
any election either primary or regular.
The bill is to go into effect on the
first of next January.
I)r. Kelly of Glascock, the author of
the measure, was warmly congratulat
cd on Its passage. He lias never doubt
ed that it would go through the house
and stated yesterday that he had as
surances of more than 100 votes. The
bill required only 87.
House Proceedings.
When the Australian ballot bill came
tip the question was on an amendment
offered by Mr. Tlgnor of Muscogee, that
the Ignorant voters ballot should be
prepared by a manager In the presence
of the other managers, instead, of by
one mannger who under the orlglnnl
section would go Into the booth with
the voter.
Mr. Wooten of Montgomery offered
nn amendment giving the voter the
right to select the manager who should
prepare his ballot
Mr. Hall favored Mr. Wooten’s
nmendment.
Mr. Keljny expressed a willingness
to see Tinner's amendment adopted. .
Mr. Felder favored the preparation of
the Ignorant voter’s ticket in the pres
ence of all the managers, saying one
mannger might deceive the voter and
tory.
The president announced that the
adoption of the amendment offered by
Mr. Tlstnger could not be considered
after the committee had made a favor-
aide report unless the senate so voted.
The senate refused to adopt the amend
ment and the bill ns reported was then
voted upon. The report of the commit
tee was adopted and the bill was passed
by a vote of yeas 38. nays 0.
Mr. Stovall of Chatham |
ctlon to the United State
on Tyhee Is
The bill b;
BRYAN WILL SUPPORT
PARKER AND DAVIS
GIVES HIS VIEWS OF THE PLATFORM AND THE CANDIDATES AS
SOON AS HE ARRIVES IN HIS NEBRASKA HOME—"JUDGE PAR-
KER STANDS FOR ENOUGH THINGS THAT ARE GOOD”—USES
SOME VERY BITTER PHRASES IN HIS COMMENTS.
of the
ands
honesty'was more Important than
crecy. To permit the managers to know
who is voted for Is the penalty that Ig
norance must pay.
Mr. Knight of Berrien offered an
amendment allowing the voter to tnke
a friend from the outside with him into
the booth.
Mr. Knight spoke in support of his
Amendment.
Mr. Moses said it would kill the ef
fect of the hill.
Mr. Wooten’s amendment allowing
the voter the right to select the man
ager who is to prepare his ballot was
adopted.
Mr. Tlgners’ nmendment was lost.
Mr. Stovall offered a provision mak
ing It a misdemeanor to buy or sell or
offer to buy or sell a vote. In either a
regular election or primary. The
amendment was adopted.
Mr. Blackburn offered an amend
ment making It a misdemeanor to so
licit votes In one hundred yards of nn
election precinct. The amendnieht was
defeated.
Mr. Tlgnor offered nn nmendment In
the form of a new section that any
person who shall for money or other
valuable consideration or promise
promise or sollct any voter to vote
for or against any candidate shall be
held a common heeler and he snail nn
conviction i»e punished as prescribed
in section 1039 nnd that he shall be
Incompetent to vote or hold public of
fice for five years.
Mr. Hall nnd Mr. Flynt spoke against
Mr. Tlgner’s amendment as unneces
sary and extreme.
The amendment was lost.
When section 22 waa reached MessrW
Howell nnd Howard offered amend
ments striking the section, which pi
vlded that no primary should be held
earlier than within sixty days of u
regular election.
Mr. Hall offered a resolution mak-
* Ing It ninety day
Mr. Hall snld the main purpose of
the bill was to regulate primaries and
the object of the section was to pre
vent snap primaries. The state had
seen a primary this year that elected
In April 1904 members of the general
assembly who would not go Into office
tinill June 1905. He had been In
gubernatorial campaign when there
was snow on the ground and that the
election did not take place until the
next October.
Mr. Akin of Bartow offered an
amendment striking out sixty and In
serting thirty days. He urged short
ness of time as tending to discourage
Independent candidates.
Mr. Mitchell of Thomas proposed to
make it four months and Mr. Hall
withdrew his amendment in favor of
' Mr. Mitchell’s amendment
Mr. Miller of Muscogee favored the
longest time, or better still the strik
ing of the entire section.
Mr. Howell favored striking the sec
tion, and showed that It was not prac
ticable to delay the primaries as the
state convention had to meet end the
national convention had to meet, both
long before tbl regular election In Oc
tober.
Mr. Mitchell’s four months* nmend
ment waa adopted nnd then Mr. How
ard’s amendment striking out the sec
tion waa adopted, so the whole matter
rests with the ratty committees.
Mr. Thurman wanted the act to go
Into effect upon the recommendation
of grand Juries. This was lost
Mr. Wemble wanted the act to go
Into effect upon vote of the people.
This was lost.
The section waa adopted‘'providing
that the bill should go Into erect Janu
ary 1. 1995.*
it passed upon all
elections are mere formalities and the
primary Is the thing to guard.
Mr. Kelley said that In the days of
Populism th* coruptlon was In the g*n-
or;*.l elections. The Democratic con
vention had adopted a platform calling
for the ballot reform law nnd the press
was united for it. Mr. Kelley ep^ke
of the greatness of the country and the
Importance of pure elections. As he
concluded Mr. Mulherin of Richmond
said:
”1 want to nRk If you are.opposed
to my colleagues nmendment?”
“I nm." replied Mr. Kelley while
some of the members smiled audibly.
Mr. Field s»ld Mr. Dunbar's amend
ment struck at the very life of the bill
and he opposed it.
Mr. Lane of Sumter opposed the
Dunbar amendment.
Mr. Dunbar said the constitutionali
ty of the bill had been questioned. He
did not believe the counties could pay
the expenses provided for In regard to
general election.
Mr. Dunbar’s nmendment was lost.
After some minor changes In the
caption to conform to the bill ns
amended Mr. Hall moved that the bill
be reported with the recommendation
that it do pass.
Mr. Leigh as a substitute
that the bill be r ported adversely.
Mr. Leigh's motion was lost and the
bill was favorably reported.
When the bill waa reported to the
house the sections adopted In commit
tee of the whole were agreed to with
out Interruption until section 22 was
reached. This section provided that
primaries should bo held within sixty
days of the general election nnd the
committee had stricken the entire sec
tion. thus leaving no restrictions ns to
the time of holding primaries.
On concurring in the committee’s
action Mr. Hall called for the ayes nnd
nays.
The section was stricken by ayes 72
nayes 68.
It was nearly one o’clock when the
bill was put on Its pnssage.
The aye and nay vote was as folows:
Yeas—Adams, Akin, Alexander, Al
ford. Ayers. Baldwin. Beall, of Pauld
ing; Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton*
Rlrtckburn. Booth. Brown. Buchannon.
Burton. Calvin, Candler, Cann. Carr,
Carrington. Conner, Cook, Davison.
Dozier. Duggnn. Dunbar. Edwards,
English. Evans. Felder, Fields. Flnnl-
gan. Flynt. Foster: of Oconee: Frank
lin. Gaulden. George. Grenade. Grice,
Hall. Ilnrdemnn. Harden, Hayes. Hicks,
Hixon. of Carroll: Hlxon. of Sumter.
Holder. Houston. Howard, of Baldwin:
Howell. Jones, of Dougherty: Jones, of
Pickens: Kelly. Kendrick, Kent. Kil-
burn, Knowles, Lane, Lanier. Lawrence.
Mann, Maples, Martin, Mnyson, Miller,
of Bullock: Miller, of Muscogee: Mills,
Mitcham. .Mitchell. Mlzell. Morton,
Moses. Mulherin. McHenry. McLain.
McRae, Newton. KIsbeL Owen, O’Quinn
Pate, of Gwinnett; Paulk, of Irwin;
Phillips, Preston. Rankin. Redwlne,
Rice. Rlchsrdson. Ridley. Bhnckelford.
Shannon. Singletary. Stanford. Steed,
of Carroll; Steed, of Taylor: Stovall,
Tlgnor, Tracey, Underwood, Valatlne,
Walker, of Pierce; Whitley, Wooten,
yes. 102.
. Nays—Arnold. Ayres, Boykin. Brin
son, Brock. Bush. Cromnrtle. Derrick.
Ennis, Foster, of Towns, Fussell, Glenn.
GrlfTIn, Gross. Hnwes. Hendry. How
ard. of Laurens; Hutcheson. Johnson,
of Crawofrd: Knight. I^elgh. McBride,
MeCurry. McElmurray, Overstreet.
Parker, Proctor, Ralnev, Rawles, Reid,
Rogers, of McIntosh; Rudlell. Sanders,
Slaton. Stewart, Thompson. Thurman,
Walker, of Monroe; Womblo, Yates.
Nays, 40.
It will be noticed that Mr. Slnton of
Fulton voted against the bill. He did
so he snld because he believed It wns
unconstitutional In putting the ex
penses of elections on the counties.
cupled by F<
?d.
McMlehael culled Up his bill
which was favorably reported by the
committee providing that such sums of
monev ns go to counties In lieu of their
pro ratn share of the rental of the short
term felony convicts shall be paid to
the county commissioners or the ordl-
nsrv of sueh <ountl*s. i - have no eom-
mlssloners. to be used cither for the
public schools of Hi * county or upon
the public roads. Instead of being sent
t - ' in Iren surer of the < ounty
St ! til It the purpm-c <-f the m. ixur-
was to avoid paying a percentage to
the ordinary for handling this fund, so
that the entire amount will remain Inc
tact nnd applied to Its proper use. The
bill as pnsscl.
A number of house nnd senate bills
were read the second tine-, after w.it.-h
the senate adjourned.
WANT THE LAW CHANGED.
Jersey Grand Jury Ask That Assault
Upon a Woman to Bo Punished
Capitally.
MOUNT HOLLY. N. J.. July 1!
LINCOLN, Neb., July 12.—W. J.
Bryan today gave out the following
statement:
"I shall vote for Parker nnd Davis,
nominees of the Democratic na
tional convention, and shall do so for
the following reaeons:
“First, Bees so the Democratic tick
et stands for opposition to imperialism,
/bile the Republican ticket stands for
Imperialistic policy. On this ques
tion, which wns the. paramount issue
in 1900, nnd which must remain nn
important Issue so long ns «n attempt
de to hold colonies under the
American flag on this Issue the con
tention was unanimous, the platform
smphatlc. and I have no doubt that
the candidate will carry out the plat
form.
“Second. Mr. Roosevelt Is Injecting
the race issue Into American politics
nnd this Issue, If it becomes national,
/ill make It impossible to consider
that demand solu
tion. The electlo of the Democratic
ticket will put n quietus upon this
attempt and permit the race question
to work itself out without the blterness
/hlch Mr. Roosevelt's conduct has en
genderod.
"Third. M. Roosevelt stands for the
spirit of war. His friends represent him
a man of blood nnd Iron. He believes
nccepUnce, he commits himself to At
tempt anti-trust legislation, we need not
expert him to pursue a different course
from that pursued by President Iloose-
his election. The labor plank, as prepared
by Judge Parker's friends on the sub
committee was a straddling, mennlnglesa
plank. In the full committee planki
The grand Jury of Burlington county |
today, returned three bills of indict
ment against Aaron Timbers, Jonas
Rims nnd Wm. Austin, one for felonl-
t upon Mrs. Elsie T. Biddle.
1th intent to kill nnd
uiking and entering the res
Idence of Thomas Strieker on the Ran
cocas road. For these three offenses
the maximum penalty is forty-nine in strenuousness nnd
years. for warlike things. The Democratic
Indictments were also found against I ticket Rtnnds for peace, for reasons and
Joseph and Israel Timbers, brothers of for arbitration rather than for force,
Aaron, nnd Horace Robinson, of Bur- conquest nnd bluster,
llmiton. :t:n i i-iporli-s ;*ft.*r th* f:i< t "l "Urfh. Th* IVnw rail. 1 plitf-.iin
nnd for obstructing the police officers I declares In favor of the reduction of
charge of their duty when the standing army, nnd as this plank
they were searching for the three prln- I was unanimously adopted, the;
clpal offenders. J son to believe thnt Democratic success
r their presentment the grand on this subject would bring some ad
Jury thanked the officers of the la\v vantage to the people.
•fforts In bringing the crlm- "For these four reasons I feel Justl-
Inals to Justice, and offered the fol- I fled In supporting the tlckeL but I Khali
lowing resolution: I not misrepresent the situation or ap-
nnd Jury hereby recommends peal for votes for the ticket on fnl
thnt the law of this state providing a I grounds. A Democratic victory will
punishment for the crime of rnj>* be mean very little, if nny progress In
to provide foi capltnX pun- 1 economic, questions, so long ns the par-
lshment or for imprisonment for nnv ty is under the control of the Wall
term of years in the discretion of the street element. On the money question
the present punishment for Mr. Parker is hh thoroughly commit!
ffense appearing to be lnad- 1 to the side of the financiers
equate. I Roosevelt. If he does not g<
requisitions for the the Republicans would In retiring
been honored by the ver dollars, in *Mtuhllshlm;
if Pennsylvania, they will be I banks, In enlarging the powers of th
Tought here and every precaution will I national banks, and In the suhstltut
be taken by the authorities to prevent I of nn asset currency for the present
nny Interference with the orderly ad- currency, it will be bemuse h*
' strained by the Democrats in the hnust
id sennte. Nothing good
pected of him on the money
"On the trust question the
Is very much better than ...
I platform, but the noinlnitl*
of Judge Parker vlrt
| anti-trust plnnk. Unless, in his lo
lopted In favor of arbitration, the eight
hour day and against government by In
junction; also a plank on the Colorado
situation. If Judge Parker is silent or
ambiguous on these subjects. It will mean
that the llnsnelal Influence twrk of him
will not let him take the labor side of
these disputed questions.
“On the tariff question some little prog,
ress may bo hoped for, but the Parker
men on the committee were necessnrlly
In favor of it very conservative turitt
plank, nnd It remains to he seen whetbet
Judge Parker will carry out th** nosltlvf
nnd definite plank which .was submitted
by th, full cnnimltt,,. n'lil, l> th. .It-
untlnn.
“Judge Parker stands for enough things
that are good to justify me In giving him
my vote, nut as I have tried to i»olnt out
fur several months, the triumph of the
Wall street element of the party dentes
to the country any hope of relief on eco
nomic questions. I have nothing to tnke
buck. I have nothing to withdraw of the
things thnt I have said ngalnst the
PARKER AWAITING
FORMAL NOTIFICATION
HE IS READY TO TAKE THE FIELD ACTIVELY, BUT HIS HOME WILL
BE THE PLACE WHERE HE WILL ENTERTAIN NTHE H09T8 OF
THCDEMOCRATIC PILGRIMS—ASSURANCES OF SUPPORT FROM
DEMOCRATS EVERYWHERE.
ministration of Justice.
GROVES AND SIMPSON
TRIAL FOR FRIDAY
Charqed With Embezzlement, the Two
Men Will Be Arralfjned at a Commit
ment Trial In Recorder’s Court Friday
Morning*
The Senate.
ATLANTA. July 12.—The senate was
called to order at 11 o’clock toda^ by
President Howell.
Mr. Parks called up and had pasaed
the house resolution increasing the sal-
nrv of assistant state librarian, now
hHd by Mm. Thos. R. R. Cobb, from
$800 to $1,200 The resolution receiv
ed 27 votes, over a majority of all the
votes of the **nntc.
Tito resolution to reinstate the name
of J. J. W. Glenn of Rockdale county
on the pension rolls for the year 1903.
was called up for consideration.
Mr. Mlddlebrook argued thnt the party
named In thin resolution while still a
resident of the state wns not In Geor
gia nt the time when the pension rolls
were made up. •
Messrs. Perry nnd McMJchael op
posed the resolution on the ground thnt
the law prescribed the time when ap
plications should be filed, nnd If nny
exceptions were made the legislature
would soon be flooded with resolutions
asking for pensions on similar grounds.
Mr. McMIcMsel stated that if the
resolution was passed he would Intro
duce a half dnxen resolutions to pay
Confederate veterans pensions who /or
many reasons failed to make nppll*
flops for pensions In the regular wav
Before the roll call was completed upon
the disposition of the resolution. It up
pearing thnt the measure would be de
feated. Mr. MMdlebrnok* moved that
the resolution be tabled which motion
wns adopted.
Mr. Golden had called un his bill to
amend section 1?54 of the Code of 1895,
so ns to Include the name of every Con
federate soldier now s citizen of thin
state who was a soldi*- in the Confed
crate armv or enlisted In the militia
of the state In 1864. Mr. Golden ex
plained that the purno** of his measure
was to pay a pension of H9 to every
Georgian who ferved In the Confeder
ate army or !n>the militia of the state
who has be*n a non-resident of th<
state since th* war. but who has
returned to Georgia. Without furthei
debate the bill was passed by a vote of
yeas 28. nays ft.
The house bill by Mr. Carmichael of
Appling providing for Increasing the
number cf count I*a cf ».h‘s state to 145
wca railed pp, or i more than the pres
ent number. Mr. Tt«lnver suggested
that it would be beet to d*lav the p*«»-
age of the Mil until some bill was on |t*i
way. by whk*h the r*presentation of
the new counties could he provided for
Mr. Skelton said that he could see no
rearon «rhv »h*re should b* nny delay
in th* adoption of th's measure. |{*
said that the hou«e had passed this blit
almost unanimously and that the meas
ure had reerlred the favorabl* report
of th* /v>mmiUe* on constitutional
_ ilvancs his candidacy.
wns u plain and deliberate attempt
deceive the party. The New York pint.
Wns vague nnd mennlngler -
purposely so because th* advcKutes of
Judge Parker were trying to secure votes
among the people who nave opposed hla
views had they known them. If h* had
sent the Albany convention the telegram
thnt he sent to the 8t. Louis convetlon.
he would have had very few Instructed
delegates from the Routn, and o possible
chanee for the nomination. But lie nnd
his managers ndrnltly nnd purposely con.
renled his position until the delegates had
been corralled nnd the nomination as
sured. Then hla friends nt tempted to an.
cure a gold plnnk, which was overwhelm
ingly defeated In the committee. After
ttin parly hail rejoiced over the harmony
secured oy the Omlsslhn of the question,
and after he had secured the nomination,
he Injected his views upon the subject
at a time when he could not b* taken
from the ticket without great demorsllsa.
tlon. The nomination waa secured, there
fore, by crooked and Indefensible meth
ods. but the Democrat who loves hla
country has to make Ids decisions upon
conditions as he flnds them, not upon
conditions ss he would like to have them.
“After having stated that I shall sup
port the ticket, nnd after having given
my reasons for so doing. I think It due to
the Democrats of the nation to say that
While the tight on economic questions is
postponed, it Is not abandoned. As soon
ns the election is over I shall, with the
help of those who believe ns I do, under
take to organize for the campaign of IMS,
the object being to mnrshnl the friends
of popular government within the Demo
cratic party to the support of a radical
nnd progressive policy, to make the Dem
ocratic party an efficient mean* In I ho
hands of the people for securing relief
from the plutocracy element that con
troln the Republican party nnd for th.
time being Is In the control of the Pern
ocmtle party. This plan of orgunlzutlo:
will he elaborated soon.”
ESOPUB, N. Y., July 12.—No date
has been fixed for the meeting of the
nntlorml committee or the notification
committee, but It will be in about two
weeks. The date will be agreed upon
by the leaders. In view of suggestlohs
made that William F. Sheehan bo se
lected for national chairman It waa
said todoy thnt ho Is not anxious for
that position, believing thnt ho can
b* of moro value to Judge Parker In
other ways. As chairman of the na
tional committee he will find himself
hampered by much routine business,
which would Interfere with work he
would Otherwise do. Mr. Sheehnn nnd
bln friends. It was understood, hope
that the matter will bo amicably net
tled.
The return here of Mr. Sheehnn from
the St. Louis convention yenterduy
marks the opening of the national
Democratic campaign, which .will be
largely conducted from F>opus. Ac-
lunl plans for the campaign have not
been completed, but It Is probable that
Judge Parker will remain at Rosemont
most of the summer nnd fall.
His friends sny thnt Judge Parker
will adylse on nil questions of Import
ance which may come up during the
campaign.
Judge and Mrs. Parker will dine with
Mr. nnd Mrs. Sheehan this evening.
Mr. Sheehan expeetH to entertain many
political visitors at his summer home.
Atwood, between Esopus and West
Park.
Judge Parker will answer personally
nil congratulatory telegrams and nies-
Kugcs. He spent several hours In this
work today.
Judge Parker was routed out of bed
nt 1 o'clock this morning by one of hla
li getting loose from the
barn nnd galloping around the bam
>'»•!. I!-- .111.1 S'-, rotary Mn’.iunland
dressed nnd went to the barn. They
were unable to find a lantern nnd Mr.
MsCnusInml finally brought a candle
fi'-tn til.- house. This dim light made
it difficult to locate the h-
continued moving around the 1j
yard. After ten minutes the horse
Telegrams of congratulation r
tlnue to pour In upon
Judge George Gray w!
from Wilmington. Del.:
“Hearty congratulations on
nomination and your brave and
hlch
Judge Parker,
tele
mly
Mn
r II. Harison, of Chicago,
Carte
telegraphed:
"Please accept my congratulations
on your nomination."
J. N. Street, Belnlr, Md.: "Tho
Democratic editors of Marylar*l
through their president congratulate
you on your nomination and telegram.”
THIRTY THOUSAND
RFVORTIH) KILLED
BATTLE BETWEEN THE RUSSIANS AND JAPANESE—GEN. KURO-
PATKIN MUCH ^MBRASSED IN HIS MOVEMENT8 — JAPANESE
SHIPS CONTINUE TO BOMBARD PORT ARTHUR—RUSSIAN NAV
AL S0RTIE8 SEEM TO BE INEFFECTIVE — BRITISH
8TOPPED.
BIBB COUNTY CAMPS
AGAIN UNDER EIRE
James Simpson and *x-Fark Keeper
Chauneey M. Groves will be given
mltment trial Friday morning before Re
corder Nottingham. The two
served with warrants for embezzlement
yesterday, the case growing out of nl-
1 edged fraudulent methods pursued while
engaged In work for the city. The war
rants, which were served yesterday, were
secured by Chief of Police Murphy yes
terday afternoon. Since the warrants
served, both men have given ball.
Groves to the extent of 1500 and Simpson I tlary submitted
for 1200.
When th* case wns railed in the city
court yesterday morning Grove* was not
present, and rb City Attorney Wlmberl*y
stated, that he did not car* to proceed
until both m*n wer* present, the case was
continued over until Friday.
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PENITENTIARY HAD READ YE8TERDAY
BEFORE THE BODY THE REPORT OF SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE
CONDITION OF BIBB'8 CONVICT CAMP—SEVERE CRITICISM OF
8ANITARY CONDITION—PRISON COMMISSION GIVEN INSTRUC
TIONS TO CORRECT CONDITIONS AT ONCE.
The house committee on the ponlten-
report to tho body
yesterday on the condition of the con-
Ict camps In Bibb county. This come
ns a result of the Investigations mode
by tho subcommittee several days ago.
Their report was made to tho pcnlten-
Slnre Groves and Simpson were first I tlary committee and Chairman Steed
committed to the city court to answer I v « a . Ar .|- v h-wt »h« rrnnrt rend In full
to th* charge of cheating and swindling. y®»terday had the report reaa in run.
the city detectives have been sll*ntly nt I Tho report exonerated the manage-
sms? jshsjvstsuss^s: — o, 1 V M izr’JVZ TTJ" IS*
The fact that tho warrant charging cm- I negro girl, Dosln Colbert, but wns *e-
hezslement wer* served sefrms to pmyf | V cre on the sanitary condition of tho
nt thft time of tho inventlgatlon.
, Thin has been under consideration
with the committee since the report
was made, and yesterday’s disposal of
Unjustly Convicted.
RICHMOND. Va. July 12.— Allas
Martin, white, 26 years old. of Colum
’ th* H
m! took up th
aptlo
*uhr
Mr
Reid of Dooley offered
by the
r* It could be-
cnly
llpl l
bill <
SS: a. h« ja.t I.TS. Vteilnii ."iu n"“ l " '» «*• r *'"‘ of ‘h«'r work.
penitentiary, barely escaping a thlr- I It seems from what occurred In At-
te*n year sentence that apparently I lanta immediately after the reading of
should never have been given him. the report that the general opinion
■ I .. to tho condition of tho c.mp« In
last November with two sentences or l —, , ,_______. ,
eight and five years esch before him. I statements of huperlntend-
Jle had been twlc* convicted of car I ent Wlmbush In regard to tho repairs
breaking In Jame.i city county. under progress at the time of the In-
Governor Montague granted Martin vestlgntlon by this committee have up
JSSZSS&m author!*lo»"of’tho lh «
Ohio stnte Insane asylum, nt whie»t tlon at the hands of the committee and
Institution he has been . under treat-I If they wish to take further note of
ment with a fair prospect of being this account of disorder at the camp It
cu ff <1 ’ 4 , . . .. , . must be done at a subsequent time.
rnh.mhn.^T^nnthT i5? The Investigation which the prison
h*rA months before he was comm i M | on , nU rt make ;«s a conse-
nrrestofj nere. | nUPnr( , of the report* concerning the
Rv . nS rherU •_ Virnmi*'. R.h-if i death of the negro girl will be made
iMcni.nvn Virginia s Behalf. I with the camps In their normal con
RICHMOND. Va.. July 12.—Thomas I ^m on an d at this time the facta hc
F. Ryan of New York has forwarded | cording to the findings of the cotnmla-
of Virginia his check I „| on w m be mad* known.
•* benefit of the Vlr- I During the circulation of the many
glnln state building nt the 8t. Louis re ports about the condition of the
exposition. The check was n surprise J camps no mention has been made of
and ciime unsolicited. It has been for- lh » findings cf tho monthly inspector
warded to Jhe chairman of the Virginia I on r rgulnr trips. Tli*sc reports
III be inspected and tho condition of
the camps during the fli-t half of the
. . y*»nr will also be under the *y*
• b. H. Davis. prison commission. These ha
CUTHBERT. (la., July 12.—Mrs. K. I made from time to tlm<* nnd nothing
H. Davis, wife of the owner cf the of an unfavorable nature has com* to
Cuthbort local and long distance tele- I light previous to the Investigation of
phone lines, died nt her home in this I the subcommittee on .the death of the
city yesterday, from catarrh of the | negro girl.
stomnrh and heart trouble. Rhe had I it u claimed by the marunc-ment of
keen III about n month. Mrs. Davis I the camps thnt the unsanitary rondt-
uthbert a few' years ago, I non mentioned In the subcommittee’s
from LuCrosae, Kan. Since she has report does not exist when the water
resided her*, sh* hits made many warm 1 |« | n working order and the camp is
personal friends, who are much grtev- | not undergoing repairs. The commia-
*d over her deith, *fciih came »o un- I «|on will be In the city at a very early
expectedly. Her remains were, car- I date In order to carry out the instruc-
rled to her former home In Kansas yes- I tlons.
terday afternoon. I *j*he report of the penitentiary com-
n „ g -r-L,, . I mittee. with the recommendations
m*r TPii*' i„i!r iSt % rw. made are all Included 4n th* report of
>1 L P.IL. July 12.—J. A. Elder, j th Atlanta correspondent of the Tele-
ultrle mrebant, died eraD H
this morning of peritonitis. He l -Tfv» committee on the penitentiary
■peratad on several days ago for (,j, g instru'’t*d me as their chairman
I t° submit to the house the following
”* ~ report of lb* :*ub-» ommltfoe with the
recommendation* th«t the utiwho}*-
■orr.e and iin.v*nitary condition to
which r*f*r< ri' * 1* thertn made Ik*
Immediately *xarnin**Hntq by the prbi-
STEAMER
Hunt
Martin of Rker
Trent striking frorp the cap
eneoce to regular ejection*
Mr Dunbar sfoke In fav
lag tbs .... to I'.'in.R.ci
Ha
md Davie thought
►f tenritorv should
h‘« time Lifer on,
was appoint
Kid*
appendicitis
oldo, nnd leaves n
Moultrie from P«
there for burial.
wifi be taken l
Avtorropitc Climbing.
MOrifT WAMIINGTON. N. If . July 12
—F. K. HUnl*y of Nrwfoti, Mmm.. wl
yeHfuUr m of*, the *ight mil* a*»nt •
Moont Washington In 31 minui*». IV **•
onda, breablAg thr previous record by
minutes. II * -cond, today lower*** his oa
flgarea by nearly thre- minutes, going
4 t v mountain In 21 minute*, fipi -
and that be ruii JH
regulation* prescribed by tut id com
mission h* immediately complied with
and that such other corrections be
made as now required by Imw tor the
treatment of th* state prisoners, and
that a copy of it* report be furoUhed
the chnlrmnn of the prison commission
by tho clerk of this house."
“We, your subcommittee, whose duty
It ho* been made to visit and tnveatl
gnt* the management and general con
duct of tbs county, convict camp o
Illbb county. Georgia, hnvo to the best
of our ability, discharged that duty
nnd report ns follows:
“W« found 40 (coi) male felony con
vlcts, nnd f> white felony male convicts;
total. 45 felony convicts. We found
colored main misdemeanor convlc
and four white male mlsdemeun>
convicts, iiIso four colored female mis
demeanor convicts: total 7R misde
meanors. In hospital one white male,
three colored males. Escapes, one
felony convict nnd one whit* misde
meanor, and one colored misdemeanor;
total number of escapes, three.
“We found thnt one Doala Colbert,
colored, 18 years of age. was s*nt up
from Bibb county for simple larceny
during the month of January, 1904.
and was discharged June 24. having
served out her sentence, and dl*d July
2. Upon the request nnd complaint of
her father, John Colbert, an Inquest
was held. We Interviewed th* coroner
nnd he stated to us that no murks of
violence were found upon her body,
there being no scars as If she had
been whipped. Borne small spots of
roagulsted blood appeared U|»on h*r
back and buttock, but he r/gard*d
them as perfectly natural. Ho also
stated that ho physician said she died
of consumption, and ho believed that
she did from all facts he could gnther
In the case, and from tho emaciated
condition of the corpse. The coroner
also stilted that the evidence which Is
on file In the office of the clerk of the
superior court was very conflicting and
damaging to the management of the
camp-
“We also Interrogated Dr. O. C. Gib
son, who fa the countv physician em
ployed, and his tsatement was that
Dor la had consumption and had not
been required to work for three and
one-half months. nor had she
been whipped during that time.
We also Interrogated Herndon,
a guard, who stated that Docla
Colbert was sent from Jail to
the camp In January, sick at the time,
and had not beep able to work a single
day and only went out on the road
one or two days on her own motion,
and was not required to do anything
but to keep up the tools.
“We found, as we believed, the sanl
tary conditions of the camp It
very bad condition. The room for the
white convicts small and poorly venti
lated and the calls of nature being
attended to In tin cans which ore si*
lowed to remain In the room so long
that we consider it very damaging to
health. The room for the colored males
Is larger, but the so-called closet Is
In the room, and the offensive oders we
regard as very damaging to sanitary
conditions. Men are all forced to sleep
on the floor. We believe that the law
require* better arrangement*. The
men sre forced to sleep In the grain
room next to th* stables, on the floor
among the sacks of corn and other
provisions.
“Respectfully submitted.
C. M. BOOTH.
Chairman.
W. r. HELL,
JOHN FL SHANNON."
Accompanying U»c ft; u or the
KT. PETERSBURG. July 12.—A dis
patch from a Russian correspondent nt
Mukden dated July 12 says: "Accord
ing to Intelligence received hero tho
Japanese last night attacked positions
ear Port Arthur nnd wero repulsed
1th enormous losses, caused by Rus
sian mines. Not less than 30,000, it Is
. were killed or wounded by our
mines.”
BT. PETERSBURG. July 12.—Col.
Novitsky, of the general stuff. In an In
terview today said:
"Tho result of tho loss of Knl Chou
will probably be the evacuation of Now
Chwnng.
"Gen. Kuropntkln’s position Is more
difficult than that which confronted
Lord Robert* In South Africa. It Is a*
If Lord Roberts received his supplies
by rati via Constantinople, Cairo and
Central Africa. It will bo a long timo
before Gen. Kuropatkln will have
enough supplies nnd men to assume
the offensive. In the meantime, ho will
have to fight rear guard action, per
haps giving up Important positions,
like Now Chwnng. which arc of vastly
alloy, but nt 5 o'clock In tho
they took up a position
t of Chou Chin Chr
H w*r* dlsloflg.-d at
route. They nttn
if the Russians
The Russians
ompelh-d tl
Hhnnghnl whleh
th of Jcddn. by the
eque
Kul Chou."
Togo'* Torpedo Attack.
TOKIO, July 12. -Admiral Tngi
ports that at midnight July II toi
hlch
»rt Arthur
irdshlp Dl-
• in i. . i ..t
inese bouts
harbor and ntt k*d the
with torpsdoss. The
been ascertained. The •
returned undamaged.
Russian Ships Mako Sortie.
CUE TOO, July 12.—1 p. m.—It la
reported that five Russian cruisers and
several torpedo boats left Port Arthur
/clock on Hsturdsy morning lust
help'd til* er
th*
idn inn g*
[ Is ||*1P
A Junk whleh arrived I
morning reports hearing tw
explosions nt Pqrt Arthur yc.
For-
rd.
Oku G
TOKIO, July 11.—§ p. m.- The Jap
anese Tnkushxn army Is moving north
west from Hlu Yen. It fought a series
of small battle* with the Russians on
July 9 nnd 10. The army Is divided Into
two columns whleh advanced against
the Russians. When the first column
npproached Chl-Kuan-Chlng the Ru*«
slans retreated southwest through th<
Hhanghal
Japanese
ort Queatloned.
altfe
that ti*F
by land mines at Port
Arthur Hundor nlitht nr.- r. i ortt.1 tu hivn
Wu 2s.ooo, but non. of th, many other
■por|«i »;,r ril»potrh<'s mrntlon a Japa-
nnw l.r nt Port Arthur.
NO PRLSIDLfir FOR UNIVERSITY.
Dr. C. Alphom. Smith Dcdino. to Go
to Tennessee.
RALEIGH. N. C.. July 15 Dr. c\
Alphnmt Smith, mmn I no i»r<>frnnor of
the chair of Kr
of North Carol!
t th* t'nlver
declined th*
i»f-
rommltteo Is written the recommenda
tlon from Chairman Hpeed of th* com
mittee on penitentiary of the houaethn
the prison commission be requested to i n
Immediately exsmlns Into the un- fi
wholesome and unsanitary conditions I h
of the ramp refered to in the commit- *
tee’s report, and that the commission
compel the management to follow out
the rules and regulations prescribed by
the department, and that » copy of this
report b* for the prison commission.
Chairman Turr.*r of the prison eom-
mlslson today stated that Rupcrtnten-
dent Moor* would at once look Into the
condition of the convict camps In Bibb
county and see that the rules and reg
ulation* providing for the manage
ment of the camp* were carried out.
Commissioner Tom Eason, while In
Macon yesterday, saw Buperlntendent
Wlmbush and was assured that bunks
would be furnished the convicts at
STABILIZING THE PESO,
ican Mints Coining Oollars for
MEXICO (
1 that wit
lint Will be
12.—It Is bell.
■ nsiii what Mr. Wlmbush said to Mr.
I’jtaon It app* »rs that the convicts were
el**ping on the ground only tcmi>orarl-
ty, while n*w mattrenses were being
made, and Mr. Eason was assured
that any suggestion made by the pri
son commission would be willingly
adopted. Mr. Eason said that he felt
satl*fl*d that the management of the
camps was perfectly willing to do any
thing that the commissioners wanted
{• to that - as < dcuDted to Improve
th- ..... of tat camp*.
apable of coining
»r the demand whl
1 by heavy shlpin.
>nn and i:i* fur East,
t Is • j iin reported that whr
i ..-r
for stabilizing th* will h
Tt
has
‘Xlated a year ago,
LONDON. July 12 Tl *
tl .
signed today by I r r ••
a «n.l It • < >rm ■ . uni.. ..'or | r- -
vVfing for the settMMge; •
of .i.ff.«r*n<whl*h may »rD. of i.g.,1
ratur*. or Mating to ti.. mt. rj t- i.nr. t
of existing treaties L-tw. • n •: ■: m u i
Brest Britain. Th- term- -f r. -
m*nt nr* blent 1 il with lh.->* • m:
cundudc't with Fran**. Italy »r;.I Spun.
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