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KUSSIAN MINISTER
IS ASSASSINATED
KILLED BY A FINN IN THE STREETS OF ST. PETERSBURG—DEADLY
CHARACTER OF THE BOMB THAT PUT PLEHVE, THE SECRE
TARY OF THE INTERIOR, TO HIS DEATH—SO TERRIFIC WAS THE
• EXPLOSION THAT HOUSES WERE AFFECTED FOR HALF A MILE
ASSASSTN ARRESTED.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 28.—M.
iVon Plehve, minister of the Interior,
was assassinated at 9:60 o’clock this
morning by a bomb thrown at his
carriage which he was driving to the
Baltic station to take a train for the
palace at Peterhof, where he was to
make his weekly report to the empor-
er. The assassination is believed to
‘be the outcome of a widespread plot,
the existence of which has been sus
pected for several days. Numerous
arrests have already been made, in
cluding that of the assassin, a young
man who is believed to be a Finti,
named Leglo, and who Is now in a
•hospital, sevrely, and perhaps fatally
injured by the explosion of hio own
bomb. An accomplice of I.eglo, also
apparently a Finn/ but whose name is
unknown, has been arrested. Ho had
in his pocket a bomb which he tried
to throw, but he was overpowered by
the police Just in time to prevent great
Joss of life.
Tho assassin wore a brown overcoat
and a railroad official cap. He stood
,on the side walk Just as Minister Von
Plehve’s carriage was about to cross
the cable bridge near the station. The
minister was escorted by a number of
detectives on bikes, and one of them
jostled the assassin, who then rushed
into the road and threw the bomb after
the carriage. The missile struck the
hind wheel and exploded with fearful
force, killing or wounding over a
score of persons.
Minister Von Plehve npd his coach
man were killed outright, nnd nn of
ficer guard was Instantly killed. One
of the cyclists prrestd the assassin,
.■who endavored to escape, though
wounded by splinters in the face, arm
nnd abdomen. He made no attmpt at
resistance, however, when seized by the
detective, and confessd his crime, but
refused to give his name.
The policelm mediately after the ex
plosion arrested a susplcflous Individual
who took refuge in a hotel oposlte the
seen of the tragedy. He carried a
bomb similar to that thrown by Leglo.
As soon ns the police saw the bomb
they scattered, but an employee of the
hotel rushed behind the accomplice and
pinned his arms. The xploslve Is be
lieved to have been composed of pya-
llne, ns it gave off little smoke. The
force of the explosive was so terrific
that it not only broke every window
within'a radius of half a mile, hut re
duced the heavy paving stone to pow
der, heaved up the pavement and flung
a heavy* piece of iron work of the car
riage across the canal, severing the
thick mast of a barge which fell, stun
ning the cuptaln of the barge. Every
body In the street was knocked down
nnd more or less bruised.
When the officers of law. headed by
Minister of Justice Muravleff had ter
minated the necessary formalities by
drawing up a written report of the
crime, the mangled remains of the min
ister of the interior were conveyed to
a humble chapel adjoining the station,
'the windows of which miraculously
.escaped destruction. The priests nnd
people, with characteristic Russian
piety, at once Joined In a solemn re
quiem. The squnre In front of the sta
tion was filled with a reverent crowd
of pennants and laborers, nnd the busy
hum of traffic was silenced. A priest
lifted up his voice and prolalmed "The
eternal memory of the departed ser
vant wencelaa.” While all those in the
l congregation dropped to their knees.
,lNo less impressive service was con
ducted at the minister’s stately resi
dence this evening to which only In
timate friends were Invited by M. Von
Plehve’s assistant. M. Durnovo, who
is temporarily in charge of Insltery of
interior. The magnificent staircase
and the reception rooms were draped
in black- The body of the minister was
covered by a white shroud which con
cealed the ghastly mutilations. It re
posed in a black and silver casket In a
corner of the vast hall surrounded by
luxuriant palms. Gendarmes and non
commissioned officers stood sentinel at
the head of the casket, while at Its
foot were two high officials of the
ministry. The hall and the adjoining
rooms which are dedorated in the by-
xantlne style somewhat resembling a
church, were crowded with disting
uished personages, including Grand
Duke Alexis, the high admiral; Ad
miral Avellan, chief of the admiralty,
Prince Hikoff, minister of railroads;
Minister Von Plehves’s assocates, M.
Wahle, M. Durnovo, and M. Sevastia-
noff: the members of diplomatic corps
in full force, including Spencer Eddy.
American charge of affairs; Sir Charles
Hard Inge, the British ambassador, and
M. Bompard, the French ambassador.
A special edition of Official Mes^en-
•frer which was distributed late this af
ternoon, contained only brief announce
ment of the death of M Von Plehve,
that an official requiem be conducted.
Minister of Justice went to the Peter-
hof palace this afternoon to report
the assasinatton of Minister Von Ple
hve to Emperor Nicholas.
His majesty did not leave the palace
during the entire day although he had
Arranged to go to Oranfenhaum (19
miles from St. Petersburg) to attend
the consecration of the new harbor.
The empress has not been Informed
of the tragedy In view of the hourly
expectation, of her accouchmenL
yond recognition. The roadway was
strewn for a hundred yards, with the
wreckage of tho carriage and pieces of
red lining of the minister's official
overcoat. A few yards from M. Von
Plehve’s body lay a shapeless heap of
the coachman’s remains. The tragedy
occurred on the Zabalansky Prospect,
a broad thoroughfare lending up to the
Warsaw depot, whence .the road turns
sharply to the left toward the Baltic
railroad station. The exact spot at
which the outrage occurred is Just be
fore the bridge spanning the Circular
canal on the other side of which both
stations are situated. The bomb
thrower must have known perfectly
well that Minister Von Plehve would
pass the spot {his morning, for the
minister makes his report to the em
peror every Thursday..
The infernal machine was thrown
with a deadly accuracy and the as-
snssln was favored by the fact that
the traffic Is always of the heaviest,
owing to the crossing of lines of sur
face cars and the continuous stream
of heavy trucks. M. Von Plehve was
always apprehensive of attempts upon
his life nnd used to drive ns rapidly as
possible. The coachman, however, was
compelled to go slow at this point The
assassin in laying his plans evidently
foresaw this circumstance and, while
the minister's coachman slowed down,
threw the bomb. The explosion was
terrific and practically annihilated the
woodwork of the carriage.
The horses tore off, dragging the
oxle and the front wheels. The ani
mals, though Infuriated by the wounds
they had sustained, had not galloped
far before they fell, with a pool of
blood under them.
The minister’s servant, who was also
i the carriage box, was badly wound
ed, and two officers who were driving
by in a cab were injured by flying
splinters. The assassin himself was
rounded In one eye. Passengers by
the Peterhof train began to arrive
upon th6 scene. Among them were the
Duke and Duchess of Oldenberg, who
stopped their motor car within a
couple of paces of M. Von Plehve’s re
mains and were told by policemen the
terrible tidings. They were much af
fected.
The news of the tragedy spread like
wild fire, throughout the city, causing
consternation everywhere. • Police re
serves were hurried to the scene from
all parts of the city and the vurlous de
partments were instantly notified. The
prefect of police notified the emperor
of the tragedy Immediately upon its
occurrence. The emperor, . who was at
the Villa Alexander at Petehof, was
greatly affected by the news, coming ns
It did. at the opening of the bad tid
ings from the seat of war, fears of In
ternational complications and the
strain incident upon the hourly expec
tation of an event so close to the fath
er’s henrt.
The emperor nlmost broke down
when he wus informed of the minister’s
murder. Guarded by police the body re
mained In the street until the arrival of
the official coroner. After this official
had viewed the body it wan placed in
a carriage covered by a robe, and was
driven to a little chapel adjoining the
magnificent residence of the deceased.
The carrlnge, surrounded by mounted
gendarmes, passed through the crowd
ed streets, the sidewnlks being n solid
mnss of people. The cross streets were
black with spectators for blocks. As if
by magic everybody in the city seemed
tr* have suddenly become awnre that a
frightful catastrophe had occurred and
to have hurried to the scene. As the
carrlnge passed all heads were uncov
ered. The wounded assassin was taken
to the Alexander hospital so dazed as
to be unable to speak.
Continued on page two.
PEACH INDUSTRY
IS PARALYZED
Lack of Cars and Refrigeration Causes
-n Enormous Congestion at Acworth.
Atlanta’s Ice Supply Fails.
Story in Detail.
ST. PETERSBURG. July 2*,—The
Associated Press correspondent wan at
the s^ene of the tragedy within five
minutes after It occurred. Von Ple-
hre’s shockingly mangled body wan
lying fn the middle of the road. It had
been partially covered with a police
officer* overcoat, with the left arm,
the bone of which was broken off. pro.
jectlng. A policeman &me up and
raised the overcoat In order to rear
range It revelling for an instant the
rrong features of the dead minister,
b«*d was featured o.irr.cst fee-
MRS. ASHLEY DAMPIER SHOT.
Pistol Exploded While She Was Taking
It From a Buggy,
VALDOSTA. Oa., July 28.—Mrs.
Ashley Dampler, who lives beyond the
river In Brooks county, was accidental
ly shot yesterday afternoon while tak
ing a pistol out of the buggy In which
ahe and her husband had been riding.
Mr. and Mrs. Dampler had been over
to their son-ln-law*’s house on a visit
and late In the afternoon they returned
home, their daughter and her husband
returning with them. Mr. Dampler got
out of the buggy with their little grand
child and told his wife to bring the lap
robe with her. Bhe took the pistol,
which was lying under the lap robe,
and was in the act of taking It from
the bqggy when It struck against the
side of the buggy and was discharged,
the bullet entering her arm about the
wrist and ploughing Its way up to the
elbow. The bullet has not been recov
ered and she has suffered much from
the wound. The weapon with which she
shot herself ws* the same one which
her son used to end Is^llfe about fifteen
ments ago, to avoid facing some charge
against him.
ATLANTA. July 28.—The peach In
dustry of North Georgia Is suffering
greatly from the lack of transportation
Fifty carloads of peaches are waiting
at Acworth for cars and ice. Train
loads of ice are on their way from Cln-
innatl and other Western points. Pas-
engers who reached Atlanta tonight
rum along the line of the Western and
Atlantic state that at Marietta, Adalrs-
llle, Acworth and other points thous-
nds of crates of peaches are piled in
he open air near the track waiting for
refrigerator carB.
The ice supply of Atlanta has been
used up and to make matters worse
one of the largest plants of the city la
out of commission on account of the
breaking of tho machinery of the plant.
NOT BOLL WEEVIL
BUT CLICK BEETLES
Texas State Entomologist Diagnosis
the Insect Disease Affecting the
Farmers of Pulaski County.
IIAWKINSVILLE. Go., July 28.—
The Insects that have been injuring
cotton in Pulaski are not the boll wee-
ills, as was expected. Some were
tent to State Entomologist Sanderson
of Texas for his opinion and his reply
as follows:
"The insocts sent are not tho boll
weevil but click beetles, those beetles
are the adults of the small, hard
■ orms, commonly known as wire
worms, which attack seed corn In the
ground.’’
The publication of tbls by the Telo-
graph will be welcome news to the
farmers who have been terribly dis
turbed over the situation.
JUDGE PARKER AND
MAYOR M’CLELLAN
Question of the Nominee for Governor
of New York—Murphy Shows His
Caution, ______
ESOPUS, July 28.—Mayor George 13.
McClellan of New York, is expected at
semont tomorrow to pay his first ■
Judge Pnrkor. In view of denlnls the
Judge will take u hand In the selection of
a state ticket, It Is uncertain what part
the conference tomorrow will play in Mc
Clellan's gubernatorial boom. Judge Par
is said to favor McClellan, but will
not declare himself In fnvor of any can
didate for the governorship. While It Is
stated that Judge Parker yesterday enro
fully nvolded the governorship nomination
t topic of conversation, the possibili
ty- ;111-1 11 .«• pr.il-.iMll' !•• w<m.- Into
haustlvely by some of tho visitors
Itosemont. The McClellan boom brought
the governorship to the fore and the ques
on of whether Tammnny would o
ould not advance Mayor McClellan ns
candidate, wns thoroughly canvassed
Charles F. Murphy was quoted as saying
that tho governorship must ne lert oper
and now. It Is sold, his reason Is to first
learn positively what th« Republicans In.
tend to do. If former Secretary of War
Kilim* Root is to be nominated as the
Republican candidate. Mr. Murphy Is sold
to be opposed to McClellan for the Dem
ocratic nominee. Several prominent Dem
ocrats argued that If Mr. Root Is named,
District Attorney Jeromo will bo tho
strongest man to oppose him.
LIE IS PASSED;
NOBODY DEAD
Judge Gober and 31. 0. Ses
sions in Conflict
IVUCON MILL MEN
HELP PORTO RICANS
Large Shipments of “Knock Down”
Cottages nnd Fencra—Our Insular
Neighbors Will Have Good Homes.
SECTION FOREMAN
SACRIFICES LIFE
In Order to Save Train He Throwi a
Handcar From the Track, but Dies
of Hia Injurioa.
COLUMBUS. Oa., July 28.—Hendey
oJnes, aged 30 years, a section foreman
of the seaboard Air Line railway. In
Chattahoochee county, is dead from In-
Juried received yesterday near Renfroe,
Ga, In Stewart county. He and three
ngros were on a handcar when an ex
tra fright came along. The ngroes
fled, but Jones got the hand car from
the track, In his effort to avoid a
wreck as the train was going down
grade, and he knw the engine could not
stop it. He got the car out of the way
but before he could spring aside him
self he was struck on the hip by the
sill at the front of the engine, receiving
Injuries from which he died twelve
hours later. He leaves a wife and two
children.
EHIITHETS BANDIED
‘Friends Intervene” and the Lives of
Both Gentlemen Are Saved—Gober
Calls Sessions a “Fellow” and a
Liar" While Sessions’ Denunciation I*.
Cumulative—Legislature Much Ex-
cited. ______
ATLANTA. July 28.—Judge George
F. Gober of Marietta! Judge of the su
perior court of th** Blue Ridge circuit,
and Hon. Moultrie M, Sessions of Ma-
letta a well known attorney of that
lace nnd former mayor of that city,
ame neur being Involved In a serious
difficulty In the messengers’ rooms of
the senate chamber Thursday morning
ring a session of tbo committee on
corporations.
Both men passed the Ho, branded
*«ch other os dirty dogs and consum
mate scoundrels and made desperate ef
forts to get together. Their friends in
tervened, however, and the fight In the
committee room was prevented. Fur
ther trouble is expected, however, ns
Loth men have not spokefi for years
end nro bitter enemies personally ‘and
politically^ An effort hus been made to
Keep tho parties from meeting again,
but their friendH fear they will meet
when they arrive In Marietta.
Tho wholo trouble came oVfr a local
bill which was Introduced In tho House
by Speaker Newton A. Morris, creat
ing a new charter for the city of Mari
etta, so aa to provide for the paving of
the streets, and allowing the municipal
authorities to Impose a business tax
nnd an occupation tax. Judge Gober
came down to fight the bill, which had
already passed the house aiyl which
w*as before the sonutc committee on
Corporations. The committee had set
this morning nt ten o’clock ns the hour
for hearing both sides of the question.
Mr. Sessions, who is a strong friend of
tho present mayor and council who nro
favorable to the passage of the bill,
came down to urge a favorable report
from the committee.
Speaker Newton A. Morris, nutlior of
the hill, nnd who opposed Judge Gober
In the last election, wns also present at
the committee meeting. During his
speech Judge Gober asked that the
matter be sent back to the pcopb* of
Mnrlctta so that they could be allowed
to vote on whether or not they should
Impose a business tax and un occupa
tion tax. To this argument Mr. Sua
sions replied that tne people did not
wunt any more elections, that they hnd
enough of them, nnd besides such un
election would allow the negroes to
vote, when tho people of Marietta had
for years been settling all their elec
tions by a white primary.
Judge Gober Interrupted Mr. Ses
sions to say that he ought not to bring
his flirty linen to the legislature to
wash. To this Mr. Sessions stilted to
the committee that Judgb Gober con
trolled Cobb county, that be held it In
his hands, and besides the people there
did not care for any more elections
where the judge of the superior court
stood by tho polling place nil day long
wlth^a noto book in his hands taking
the names of all those who voted
ngnlnst him, thereby Intimidating tho
voters of the county.
Judge Gober sprang to his feet nnd
laid: "I did not atand at the polls all
lay long."
"You did stand at the polls nil day
long nnd you know it,” retorted Mr.
Resslons.
“You are nn Infamoua liar”, shouted
Judge Gober.
"You are nn Infamous liar, a dirty
dog, and a consummate scoundrel.”
yelb*d Mr. Rcsslons, nt the same time
seizing a huge umbrella which wns on
the table near where he stood. Judge
Gober started toward Mr. Resslons,
who hit at him viciously with the
heavy end of the umbrella. Judge
Gober struck out several times with
hla right nnd loft but failed to land,
owing to the clever ducking on part
of Mr. Session*, who seemed well
versed in scrapping. In the meantime
they were applying all aorta of epithets
to each other.
Senators and spectators rushed In
to separate them. Speaker Morris,
who Is not a friend to Judge Gober and
who doe* not speak to him. rushed In
between the two men and nnrrowly
escaped being struck by one of Judge
Gober’* swats nt Mr. Besslon*. Other
senators held Mr.^H
SAVANNAH. Ga.. July 28.—The
bark Grace Deerlng sailed for Porto
Utco today carrying 850 cottages and
a cargo of other stuff to be used by tho
government at a number of posts on
the Island. The cottages are "knocked
down.” The material has all been cut
to the proper sizes, planed, mortised
and in every other way prepared bo
that nothing will be needed except to
t and fasten together the various parts.
How complete the outfit of each cot
tage is may be gathered from the fuet
that the materials Include not only
sashes, doors and blinds, but picket
fences so that not only will the cot
tages be complete, but also enclosed.
In uddtlon to this cargo the bark car
ries 100 tons of other cargo, nlso pon-
signed to the officials of United Stuten
government on the Island.
The mntcrlul for the cottages, fences
etc., was prepnred In various mills of
this state and assembled here for ship
ment. Mills of Atlanta, Augusta, Ma
con nnd other points have contributed
to the orders. Tho cargo Is to be ile
llvered at Culebra, Fnrdo, Nogrobi
Ilumcoa, and Punta Ysabel. Tho cargo
Is shipped by the Fitch Pino Lumber
Company of New York through Mc
Donough & Company of this city.
Crop Prospects in Hall.
GAINESVILLE, Oa.. July 28.—Crop
prospects in Hall county are splendi
In most sections fairly good rain* have
fallen, enough at least to keep the
ground sufficiently moistened to make
the crop* grow. While this section is
short considerably on rainfall for the
month, during the past week nearly
every section has been visited by
showers, and vegetation has taken on
renewed life. Indications are that a
large yield of both corn nnd cotton will
be realised this fall. Fruit in this sec.
tlon, especially peaches, is fairly good.
The principal ./suit with ordlAary
peaches Is that so many are on the
trees that rotting has set fn before they
ripened thoroughly. In the beat orch
ards, where fruit Is raised for ship-'
ping, this has been remedied by quan
tities of the fruit being pulled of! so ns
to allow that left on to grow* larger and
to full maturity before ripening. A
great deal more attention is being paid
to peach growing fn this section than
formerly, consequently there are num
erous orchards ranging from 6,000 to
2( 4 00t trees.
A Kindly Sportsman.
VALDOSTA, Ga.. July 28.—Mr. John
Willis, of the Ousley district, while
fishing on the river yesterday, catching
fish for a fish-fry, enught a large white
crane. The big bird was sitting on a
stump in the water some distance from
him and Mr. Willis decided to' try and
lasso It with his line. He threw the line,
wrapping It around the bird’s neck and
drew It in. A card of leather was tied
on his leg and it was turned loose to
go where it pleases.
Squire A Son’* Saw Mill Burns.
OMEGA, Fla., July 28.—Fire in the
saw and planning mills of Squire Sc
Son here, today, resulted In the loss
of property valued at 9100,000. The
planning mill, dry kiln and a large
quantity of lumber In the yards were
burned. By bard work the saw mill
building was saved. It Is Impossible
tonight to ascertain the amount of
the insurance.
WILL BE NO TAX
ON THE MEDICINES
SENATE COMMITTEE REPORTS ADVERSELY THE BILL TO TAX THE
PROPRIETARY COMPANY’S—COCO COLA STANDS AT $400—THE
GOVERNOR’S SALARY—A HEARTY DISCUSSION IN THE HOUSE
—THE STATE SANITARIUM AND ITS EXPENSES.
GLORY TIME IN GAINESVILLE
Gov. Terrell, the Legislature and Oth
era to Be Entertained.
GAINESVILLE, (In.. July 28.—The
big barbecue nt Chntnhoochce Park
Saturday tendered by tho mayor nnd
council und citizens of anlnesvllle to
Governor Terrell, the Georglu legisla
ture nnd Mayor Howell nnd members
of Atlanta’* city county, promlsoa to
be a very delightful affair. A lnrgo
number of carrasses have been donated
by the citizens and an expert cueist
hns been engaged to preparo the meats.
Besides the entlbles, there will be ill
kinds of "drinkables’’ on the Bide for
the refreshment of the guests. A large
number of Invitations have been aont
to the prominent n*\VHpnper men of
the state, many of whom have signi
fied their Intention of being present.
Also, every newHpaper man In the
ninth district hos been Invited to bo
present, nnd It 1h proponed to rnako
the occasion ft memorable one.
Governor Terrell and the member* of
the legislature will arrive In OaUies-
vllle at 10:35 a. m. Saturday morning
on a special train, nnd excursion trains
will he run here from other points on
the Southern and the. GalneHvUle. Jef-
fernon & Southern railway*. The vis
itors will bo rnet by a special escort
of citizens und curried to tho park on
n special cur of the electric company,
where the day will bo spent.
ATLANTA, July 28.—The houso to
day adopted a resolution of Mr. Dun
bar of Richmond fixing as a special
order for 12 o’clock the bill Increasing
tho salary of thu governor to $5,000.
The unanimity with which tho advo
cates of $5,000 accepted Mr. Knight’s
amendment making the figure $4,000
was ft trifle surprising. The wherefore
came out later.
When an explanation of this sudden
chungc was asked for a prominent
member of tho houso said to the Tele
graph correspondent:
"It takes 117 votes to paHH the bill In
the house. A bare majority can concur
In a senate amendment. The senate
will put In $5,000 and the house will
concur. Tho governor’s salary will bo
$5,000.”
It id believed, however, the bill would
hnvo received 117 votes In the house if
the $5,000 had remained in.
Appropriation Bill.
The appropriation bill was again tak-
The bill as reported appropriated
$330,000 to the state sanitarium, nnd
Mr. Hall offered an amendment to cut
the amount to $310,000.
Mr. Hall Hpoko In support of hio
andment, snylng ho believed $300,-
000 would be sufficient. He ended at
tention to the law requiring the trus-
teert to furnish an accurate estimate of
expenses. Their estlmato for last year
wns $310,000. The IcglHlalure gave
them $325,000 and they spent only $318,-
000. The estimate for 1D01 was $3*0.000.
Tho trustees now ask $330,000. of which
815.000 would bo put In permanent Im
provements. Mr. Hall said the new
buildings had not been completed bo-
they were not needed. Ho be
lieved the accounts of Increase In In-
*ro exaggerated. He thought it
is a mistake to hnve ever changed
o name of tho Institution from "lu-
tio nHvlum" to sanitarium.
Mr. Rudlcll offered an amendment to
like the appropriation $320,000.
Mr. Howard of Baldwin spoke
alnst tho reduction Haying the people
of Georgia did not want the legislature
to fall to appropriate i
clent to take proper c
tics.
Mr. Howard spoke «
Chattooga county who
the reduction, and spoke of the good
management of the Institution.
Mr. Gross Haid the facts showed that
Mr. Hall’s amendment was not fair.
The hinltarlun. last year expended
$318,050. An Increase of 100 patients
at 25 cents a day would moan $9,000. or
$327,000 for all. If Mr. Ilall proposed
to appropriate $310,000.
Mr. Grice offered an amendment to
the bill providing that legislative com
mittees could visit state lntltutlons
between sessions.
Mr. Wilson, Mr. Gross and Mr. Leigh
opposed the amendment aa one that
would entail un unnecessary expense.
Mr. Tlgner. said the advantage wan
worth the experiment and lie favored
It.
Mr. Hall said the amendment was
In the right direction. Tne Investiga
tions are now made in motion of the
committees, were hasty nnd were com
paratively valueless. He thought the
Institutions should be examined by one
standing commute
by a ••!•-
ult t
ch ins
nt!..
On account of
mendment U r. 1;
The bill of Mess
tOVftll to In.
of the H
ppouttion to
s withdrew I
Harden. Can
the salary c
court of Chftthm
, SENATOR ROBERTS.
Though at the Point of Death He
Maintains His Spirit.
VALDOSTA. On.. July 28.—Parties
v/ho came from the bedside of Senator
Lewis Roberts, of Echoic county, today,
Mate that he is much weaker than ho
was a few days ago. though’ he is per-
f, ctly conscious and talkative. Ha Ih
paying much attention to matters In
the general assembly nnd takes much
Interest in national politics, though ho
in confined to his bed and realizes that
recovery Is almost impossible.
VALDOSTA, Ga., July 288.—Infor
mation wns received today that the
death of Senator Louis Roberts of this
iu notorial district at his homo In Ech
ols county, where ho has been confined
to hls home by Illness for several
weeks. He has been unable to attend
the present session of tho legislature
ut nil. He was conscious up to the time
fit bin death and was talking of politi
cal conditions Just ft short while before
the end came.
He was 68 years of ago and has re
sided in Echols all of his life. He Is sur-
\ ived by a wife and two children, both
grown. He has two brothers, John and
'•’harpe Roberts, both residing In Tex
et. Ills funeral occurred ut Cow Greek
cemetery this afternoon.
grahlted Judge Gober.
Chairman Symons of the committee
rapnwl for ord»r nnd thntno I htv^tem Knllway, no
Extension of Atlantic Coast Lli
TALLAHASSEE. Fla.. July 21.—The
Atlantic Const Line Railroad Company
was today granted consent by the
Florida railroad commission to pur-
I chuse nnd operate the Jacksonville
such conduct would be permitted be'
fore the committee. While he was
making hls statement, both Judge Go
ber nnd Mr. Sessions were making ef
forts to break oloose from the people
who were holding them, gin ring with
rage nt each other.
Finally when quiet was restored.
Judge Gober arose and Mid:
*1 desire to apologize to
for
said.”
I regret very »n»;
has occurred In the
••marks
word I
ommlt-
German and Russian Treaty.
BERLIN, July 28.—Bulletin.—The
Commercial trenti* bciwe'n Germany
and Russia was signed today by Count
Von Buelow, the Imperial Chancellor
on behalf of Germany, and M. Witte.
It<- . 'ent of the Russian ministerial
* ou;..... on bcuuIX ul Ruas.ws
The
•onimitt'
session,
It was :innourn
held the mutt.
: l Mid."
* of '
to
uefjfuoii of which
•0 ‘»«t that the committer. |» a< |
er up untH further notice,
■slone left the cMpbrj building
iiDortl)' Hfl-r llio HKMrtit »n.l w.ht ilown
town, J' -ist- rtmmf w> <11,-
ciliwd tii*- mat''' —Itti ,-vi-ral of hi,
frlmd. Wb»n Hied B !"• would makr
a statement, he . •
"I don’t know anything r. 1 :f |t." At
this time, however. Setmt>r. Ifarvte Jor-
w .1*n,i remarked to the judge
that l»e was glad that th*r* w.i. no dif
ficulty. and he hoped mutter would
be settled peacefully. To flenator Jordan,
Judse Gobe r ”
Why. I beat that fellow 7*d volet
my.rfrruH tor --
WhAfs the
n Interview. Judge
•en t g'd any statement to
•t be found after
’ * the ad
remittee. Hpe.iker
•orntnjffesr and ■
operated
from Jacksonville to Newbury In this
state. The purchase price has not
been made public, but It Is officially
stated that the road will be extended
Into Florida, possibly to this city. The
Jacksonville Southwestern recently
built shores at Jacksonville, which will
be enlarged. The purchase curries
with »h valuable river terminal prop
erty at Jacksonville.
Boy Gamblers Heavily Fined.
AMKRICUH, Oa., July 28.—Seven of
the young men captured In a raid made
by the police, who climbed upon lad
der* Into a room where a little game
wan In progress, pleaded guilty be
fore Judge Crisp today, the fines Im
posed aggregating four hundred dol
lar*. The round up caused quite a
sensation here, especially among those
■portatlvely inclined.
Republican “Outs” Entsr Field.
RICHMOND, Va.. uly 28.—T!
publican congressional ronventloi
ularly supposed to represent the
or those not holding federal offlc<
here today and nominated Edg
len, Jr., of Richmond, for congrei
Allen accepted the nomination.
would overtook the net lor
tlemen and make a report
It was reported alt
in"',.. by U »»»>*"■"“ V‘
loom, aud Mia U tU UiA out ftjtall H* U&uals*
m i he meq sure.
.'• r the espltol
k to Mows, and
almost vacated