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THE MACON TELEGRAPH
WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORGIA: FAIR SATURDAY, WARMER IN NORTHEAST PORTION; SUNDAY FAIR, LIGHT TO FRESH SOUTHEAST TO 80UTH WINDS.
E8TABLI8HED IN 1826.
MACON, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1904.
DAILY—<7M A YEAR I
BODY RIDDLED
WITH BULLETS
A CONVENTION
NOW PLANNED
SALOONS OF MACON
COUNTY ARE CLOSED
Another Chapter Recorded
in Altman Affair
•DEPUTY THRIFT KILLED
He Got His Man, However, Making
Two More Deaths in the Tragedy.
More Trouble is Expected At Bax
ter And Many Citizens Aro Leaving
Rather Than Be Involved.
“VALDOSTA, Ga. t Sept. 16.—The
peace that has hovered over Baxter,
Fla., since the killing of Jackson Dun
can and Jim Riley last Sunday night
on the Georgia Southern train, has
been broken by another tragedy equal
ly as shocking and sensational.
After efforts had been made by Dep
uty R. T. Thrift at an early hour this
jnorning to arrest Charles and Hilla
ry Altman,' a large crowd of their
friends went to the doputys* house,
called him out and opened fire upon
•Mm. He returned the fire and killed a
member of the mob, said to be John
Dowling, a well known white man*
The deputy’s gun was then empty
nnd he ran under the house for protec
,'tion. He was pulled out by the mob
ancf riddled with bullets. Several are
said to have been wounded during the
riot.
More trouble was expected and i
\ number of citizens left the place, rath
er than be mixed up in It
Requests were made for the millta-
• ry here to come to the scene but as
trouble occurred over the Florida line
that was Impossible.
* An appeal was made to Governor
‘ Dennings and this evening military
.companies from Fernandlna and Jack
sonville went to the scene. The freight
train from this city to Jacksonville
was stopped at “Crawford and the en
gine used to bring the military from
Fernandlna back to Baxter, it having
-come to that place over the Seaboard
lAlr Line. A special train brought the
military from Jacksonville. The riot
occurred close to the Okefenokee
pwamp and It will be easy for the out
laws to seek refuge In the vast wil
derness of morass and forest If they
desire. When cornered by the militia
.they will probably take refuge there.
The Turpentine Operators’ Associa
tion, of which the Duncans are mem
bers, have appealed to the governor of
Florida to capture the outlaws and
.they have also rained a large fund to
‘old In the prosecution.
Cotton Manufactures of the
World Included
They Shut Down on Thursday at Mid-
ight, After a Big Day’s Rush of
Selling.
NEW YORK THE PLACE
dea is to Have an International Meet
ing in Order That Spinners of Eu
rope May Study Question From
Closer Viewpoint—Mr. Williams'
Reference to Panama Canal.
NEW YORK. Sept. 16.—An Interna
tional convention of cotton manufac
turers to be held this fall was planned
tonight at a dinner given at Sherry’s
to the Southern bankers who attended
the bankers’ convention In this city. A
resolution t was adopted expressing the
hope that the spinners of Europe may
attend the convention and promising
on behalf of every business Interest a
hearty welcome.
The object of this convention Is to
bring the cotton spinners of Europe to
this country and let them see the South
nnd study Its cotton growing and man
ufacturing possibilities.
John S. Williams of the Seaboard
Air Line railway was toastmaster, and
In a speech urged the Southern bankers
to support the proposed convention,
citing the Panama canal as a reason
for a coming cotton boom In the South.
He asserted that the canal, when c
pleted, will open up the way for a sale
of millions of bales of cotton more
than now are sold In the open market.
Telegrams Indorsing the proposed
convention were received from the gov
ernors of several Southern states.
MONTEZUMA, Oa.. Sept 16.—Last
night at midnight all the saloons clos-
d Macon county became dry for
the first time In Its history. Ever since
Its formation as a county from por
tions of Houston. Dooly and Lee, whis
ky has been sold. All day yesterday
the saloons were kept busy selling
liquor to people In the surrounding
country. Extra clerks had to be hired
to give the attention needed. Many a
Joke was gotten oft on the ardent pro
hibitionist, who was constrained to
purchase a bottle to carry home with
him in case of sickness or for the
health of his good wife. It was said
that never before were so many bot
tles or flasks of liquor carried home as
i last evening.
Of course opinions differ as to the
ffect prohibition will have upon the
uslness Interest and upon the morals
of the town, but the people as a class
c willing to give It a fair trial and
e that the law is enforced. There Is
contest going on. What will be the
suit of course Is Impossible to say at
this time. In the first trial on August
before Judge Littlejohn, to enjoin
Judge Elmore, the ordinary, from de
claring the result, the prohibitionists
iron out.
LOCAL COUNCIL OF
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
A Meeting of Visitors From Atlanta,
Augusta, Savannah and Charleston
Will Be Held Tomorrow for the Pur
pose of Instituting a Local Council.
VALDOSTA, Ga., Sept. 16.—Baxter
fia policed tonight by two companies of
Florida militia following the killing of
'four men resulting from the feud be
tween the Altmans and Duncans.
Shortly before dark Sheriff Herndon
(and his posse brought in eight prison
ers alleged to be Implicated in the
/killing of Jackson Duncan, the negro,
* and Deputy Sheriff Thrift. Those men
f are stretched out on the floor of a
'fihanty resting under guard of the
; Suwanee Rifles of Live Onk, the Wll-
t son battery of artillery nnd the Jack
sonville Rifles. They are Bartow
Crews, Berry Crews, Riley Roden, Ca
gney Roden, Bird Johns. John Eddy,
Jesse Sapp and HomeriJSddy.
There are eleven othtls of the gang.
^Men who were gent to ^ee them have
#just returned and report that they
lhave agreed to surrendVr themselves
and will come in voluntarily tomorrow
morning and give themMvea up. If
they do not violate their pledge this
will place all of the gang In the cus-
today of the officers, with the excep
tion of Jesne Altman, who is still at
(large and bis whereabouts unknown.
He was seen at Baxter today but dis
appeared shortly before the sheriff ar
rived from McClenny. It is thought
that he, too. will surrender when he
finds that the others have taken that
course.
At 10 o’clock tomorrow morning
there will be a meeting of Knights of
Columbus at the Hussars* Armory for
the purpose of Instituting a council for
the city of Macon. this meeting
there will be visitors from Atlanta, Sa
vannah, Augusta and Charleston and
the number will probably reach 176.
There is considerable Interest being
manifested in this institution by the
ena of Macon who arc probable
ihors. The attendance at the In
ntitution of the order In Macon will be
large nnd arrangements are being
made to make the occablon a pleasant
and successful one.
to body will attend mass at St.
Joseph’s church Immediately after the
assembling In the nrniory. Then the
visitors will repair to the hall where
the Institution will take place. The
committee on arrangements In Macon
have made nil necessary preparation
for the meeting nnd the work will pro
ceed with dispatch wh*n the visitors
take their places for the work. This
arrangement committee Is composed of
the following men: Messrs. \V. A. Mc
Kenna. Augustus Daly, Ea O’Connell,
Edward A. Horne, J. A. Newcomb an«
E. McKenna. These members of the
committee are busy today arranging
for the visitors ond nothing will be left
undone towards making the meeting
nnd the Institution of the order a com
plete success.
Among those who are to be present
at the meeting are V. J. Dorr, state do
puty, Augusta: P. II. Rice, grand
knight, Augusta; P. J. O’Connell
grand knight. Savannah; and T.
Corrigan, grand knight, Atlanta. There
are many other distinguished visitors
among those coming to take part In the
Institution of the Macon council of the
Knights of Columbus.
JACKSONVILLE. FIs., Sept. 16.—
.Some d*ys ago the governor's office
was asked for assistance to effect the
nrrest of the Altmans. William Dun
can on Wednesday reported that the
Altmans were still congregated with
ihelr friends and that they were threat
ening further trouble. He said that
Sheriff Herndon of Baker county re
fused to act. This letter was Indorsed
by the Consolidated Naval Stores
Company, of which Duncan Is a mem
ber. and a further demand was made on
the governor’s office for troops. Sheriff
Herndon has refused to act because,
he says, the killing of Jackson Dun
can and of a negro on the train last
Sunday night occurred in Georgia, and
that the Altmans live In that state.
Is stated, however, that he attempted
Last night to arrest them and was
driven from the place.
The sheriff of Charlton county, Geor
gia, where It Is claimed the killing oc
curred. has made no effort to get mixed
In the affair.
Governor Jennings Is out of the
state. In the West, but Cromwell Gib
bons. speaker of the hou«e of re
sentatlvee, who under the law Is acting
governor, has declared hlim^lf ready to
net when *o requested by the secretary
of state.
The feud between the Altmans and
Duncans t« of tong standing. The
Duncans are' turpentine operators. The
Altmans are merchant* and also have
tr-rt strong supporters m Baker
THE TUG MERRILL
HAD A HARD TIME
Lost Two of the Three Barges She
Was Towing and Ono of Her Crew
Was Washed Overboard.
NORFOLK Va.. Sept. 16.—After los
ing 2 or the 3 barges she was towing
from Boston to Norfolk, having one of
her own crew washed overboard and
drowned and nearly foundering in her
efforts to rescue him, the tug Merrill
of the Boston and Baltimore Co. limp
cd In port today with the barge Cam
den. The other two barges with their
crews of ten men are somewhere on
the ocean If they weathered Thursday
morning's gale. The Merrill took on
coal here immediately after coming In
and at once put out in search of the
missing barges.
The disaster occurred fifty nlles
south east of Bnrnegat. The tug and
barges we re struck by the gale at
6:10 Thursday morning. The Camden
waa next to the tug and the other
barges were astern. Ail the vessels
shipped seas continually and Capt. A,
C. Smith of the Merrill says it looked
as if the entire convoy would founder.
Harry Rose, a white seaman, had
been on duty In the pilot house of the
tug and came below to get a cup of
coffee. As he was playing with a dog
on the deck while on his way back to
the wheel a big wave crashed over the
boat and he was washed overboard.
The tug steamed back to the first
barge where Rose wee struggling and
threw a rope to him. He could not get
It and sank. In putting about the tug
went on her beams and barely righted
herself. When the strain was put
the hawsers in getting under headway
again the rope connecting the Camden
with the other two barges parted
they were quickly lost sight of in the
thick weather. Rose had around hfs
neck a bag containing 120#. 'The
barges were loaded with iron ore and
when last seen were being blown
in u*v northeast itona.
WAR NEWS SUMMARY t
CO-OPERATION TALK
OF NEGRO BAPTISTS
St. Petersburg Does Not Bolieve ]
That the Japs Are Concen
trating on the Rus-
sian Flanks.
Statements thst the Japanese
army la concentrating upon the
flanks of the Russian forces In
the vicinity of Mukden are met
nt the Russian war office with
expressions of incredulity.
It is the opinion at St. Peters
burg that a much longer time
must elapse before Oyama can
put his army, which was so
sorely tried In the battle of Liao
Yang. In condition to undertake
a forward movement.
Russia’s recession from her
early position on the question of
contraband Is regarded as the
occasion of probable retirement
of Vice Admiral Avellan from
his post nt the head of the Rus
sian admiralty department.
President Morris Thinks That the
White and Black Denominations
Should Work Together.
BRADSTREET OFFICES
TO BE CLOSED TODAY
In Memory of the President, Charles
Finney Clark, Who Died in London.
Business to Stop at 12 o'clock.
ABANDONED SCHOONER.
Captains And Crews Came in Contact
With Thursday’s Fierce Gale.
WILMINGTON. N. C.. Seif*. 16.—
The captains and crews of the schoon
ers Emily F. Northern and James B.
Jordan reached this port today, hav
ing been picked up and brought to
Southport by the steamer M. F.
Plant, bound from Port Tampa for
Philadelphia. Both schooners had to
be abandoned at sea and were loaded
tth lumber. The former was bound
from Georgetown to New York and
the latter from Brunswick to New
York.
The schooner Bell O’Neill put into
Southport this morning in a leaking
condition. The captnln reported nnv-
nighted the schooner Madeline
Cooney minus her mainsail, but able
to navigate. The schooner Sallie C.
Marvel, loaded with phosphate rock
nnd bound for Charleston from Balti
more came under Cape Fear bar today
’and reported loss of two yawl boats
and some sail.
CHARLESTON, S. C., Sept. 16.—The
schooner Rebecca M. Wall, Captain
Llttlo from Savannah September 10 for
Philadelphia, lumber laden, encounter
ed the gale off the lbwer Carolina coast
Tuesday night nnd for twelve hours
the captain nnd crew of eight fought
desperately for their lives. The schoon
er reached Charleston leaking nnd with
ten feet of water In her hold at noon
today. The Interior of the cabin nnd
quarters are a complete wreck, the
stores ruined and the men exhnunted.
Six year* ago the Wall was brought in
to this port by a tug. having been de
serted by her crew nt sea. She will bo
lightened and the damage ascertained
at once.
PRINGLE CAPTURED.
Negro Burglar Who Wat Shot by a
Posse Is Landed in Jail.
VALDOSTA, Ga., Sept. 16.—Wyly
Pringle, the mulatto who was chased
through the swamps west of Kinder
Lou yesterday, nnd who was shot
through the legs with a load of bird
shot, was captured last night nt Hahl-
ra nnd brought there this morning nnd
lodged in Jail. He admits that he and
nother negro burglarised the Briggs
hardware store, but he sava that he
and the other man divided their booty
nnd separated to avoid being caught,
lie claims to have met the other man
here and does not know his name. The
one arrested claims to have come from
Madison. Ga. He waa arrested after
boarding the train at Hahlrn, Deputy
Guy Pressley being put on the train,
to look for him, expecting him to get
on there. Ten of the best platoll and
a number of knives were recovered.
There have been several other at
tempts at burglary In the paat few
days. Burglars entered the homes of
If. Roberts, Joseph Stump nnd Dr.
S. Harris, in the same neighborhood
one night, and the homes of the Paines
and Officer Presley the next night. An
attempt was made at Judge Whitting
ton's home last night, but the burglars
were frightened away.
The offices of the Bradstreet Com
pany throughout the United States
have been ordered to close today nt 13
I’cfock in memory of President Charles
Finney Clark, for whom a memorial
rvlce will be held in St. James Pro
testant Episcopal church, New York,
at 2 o'clock p. m. today. , ,
Mr. Clark died in London, England,
on Saturday, September 8, 1904, of
heart failure Quoting from Brad-
street’s, "There came thus to nn end
a noteworthy career, closely hound up
with the progress of American .com
merce, particularly during the Inst
three decades, and finding its highest
expression In the development of a
groat credit Institution, which, under
the animating Impulse of a master
spirit, become at length International
In Its scope.” Mr. Clark was born In
Preble. Cortland county. New York,
on August 30, 1836.' He wns the son of
Rev. Gardiner K. Clark. He studied
law In Detroit, and Afterwards pub
lished a city directory nnd became as
sociated with Carl Schurz In the pub
lication of tho Detroit Post. He sub
sequently served as superintendent of
the Detroit, Philadelphia and Boston
offices, nnd then ns general manager,
with headquarters nt New York, of J.
M. Bradstreet A Ron. When the bus
iness of the agency wns Incorporated
In 1876, he wns first elected secretary,
and shortly afterwards president, nnd
remained In itetlve control up to tho
time of his death. ,
"While the Bradstr* *t Company Was
his life work, he- wap,* director of a
number of corporations, such ns the
American Cotton Oil Company nnd
Niagara Falls Power nnd Cataract
Construction Company. He was a
member of the New York Chamber
of Commerce, of the American Geo
graphical Society nnd of the New York
Genealogical Society, Belonged to a
number of clubs, among which are tho
Union League, Metropolitan, Groller,
Lotos, Hardware, Church nnd Mer
chants* clubs, and wkm nlso a member
of the fit. Andrew's and New England
aodetlea, #84 was also for many years
treasurer of the fit. James Protestant
Episcopal church, Now York. He was
selected n« one of the "captains of In
dustry” at the fomoun banquet to
Prince Henry of Prussia In New York
In February, 1002.”
Bradstreet's closes an Interesting
AUSTIN, Tex., Sept. 16.—"Co-oper
ation, the Negroes' Future In This
Country,” waa among the leading fea
tures of discussion at the national
Buptist convention today. Rev. E.
C. Morris, D. D„ president of the con
vention, openr.l a heated discuss!* n by
offering a rcto.uHoti looking to the co
operation of the national Baptist con
vention with th* white Baptist con
vention. Dr. Morris, In his resolution,
called attention to the fact tnat it was
necessary for the negro Baptists to go
Into the mntter as a unit nnd not di
vided. He, therefore, thought thnt the
question should go over for another
year nnd a committee to be appointed
should be allowed to meet at another
time to deliberate.
"The question will affect tho whole
negro Baptist family,” he said, "and
we cannot afford to make n mistake.”
Tho resolution was unanimously
adopted.
Rev. Geo. W. Lee, D. D., of Wash
ington, D, C., who had been called the
"Daddy” of the negroes In this coun
try, wns among the speakers on the
resolution.
“We are independent In spirit, but
dependent In circumstances,” he said.
"We nre brave, but have little oppor
tunity to show It. We are rich In Im
agination, but poor In reality; we 1
rights, but dare not nssert them. This
thing you call co-operation it a pecu
liar thing, nnd when I first heard of it,
I Just accepted It as It was nnd did not
stop for a moment to Investigate. Wc
live In tho South and should love It. I
have no respect for a man who doe:
not respect nnd love his home. I love
tho white man of tho South and I love
tho Yankee nlso. nnd I would ho'nti
grate thnt hell nut of modesty would
refuse to burn, If I should go buck on
my friends in the North.”
PREPARING FOR
ANOTHER MOVE
COLONEL COOPER
MAKES PROTEST
Japs Probably Ready for an
Attack on Mukden
Attorney Creates Sensation
THE HUNTSVILLE TRIAL
AFTER RUSSIAN FORTS
Information Says Thst tho Mikado’s
Mon Aro Doing Tunnelling Work at
Port Arthur, With Intention of Rais
ing tho Czar’s Forces Sykward—Am
munition There Grows Scarco.
Two Alleged Mob Member* Given Pre
liminary Hearing Before Judge
Speake—Grand Jury Returns Nine
Additional True Bills of Indictment,
Making Nineteen Up Until Now.
Japs Advance on Mukden.
MUKDEN, Sept. 15.—(Delayed In
transmission.)—It Is reported hero that
the Japanese nre advancing on Muk
den from the east. A strong force of
Russians Is ready to meet them.
SAVANNAH PROCEEDS
TO REGISTER A KICK
Haims That it is Outraged By Rato
on Manufactured Goods Inaugurated
By Commission.
sketch of his life, from which tho main
facts of this notice are taken, os fol
lows:
“He has left behind him a vnat or
ganization to whose elaboration ho
contributed the main Impulse—an or
ganisation so perfec ted nn to carry on
the buniuess ns before without Jar or
hesitancy, and one In nnd by which nil
Interests will be properly conserved.”
DEATHS.
Mrs. W. R. Campbell.
LAGRANGE, Ga., 8ept. 16.—Mrs. \\
R. Campbell of the l.a Grange, die.,
Wednesday and was burled Thursday.
The funeral services were conducted
by Drs. Vaugh nnd Eakes. fine wns a
member of the Baptist church nnd ac
tive Ip all church societies, and church
work fihe will be remembered by
Macon friends as Miss Hortens* Had
dock. fihe leaves two brothers, two
sisters and a mother, beside* husband
and babe to mourn her death.
KILLED AT OCILLA.
James T. Ensign Run Over by Cars in
a Lumber Yard.
OCILLA. Oil. Kept. 16.—James T.
Ensign was killed nt Ocllla this moot
ing by being run over' by a flat car
nnd engine In the yards of the Ensign-
Oskamp Lumber Compen^. Mr. En
sign wns In the mill yard on the track.
The noise of the mill drowned the
noise of the engine, the flat striking
him and knocking him down and the
engine and cars passing over his body,
terribly butting him, resulting In his
death a few minutes later. The re
mains arrived In Tlfton at 6:05 and
will be sent to Connecticut for inter
ment.
Asked to Visit Charlotte.
CHARLOTTE. N. C., Sept. If.—In
response to Information that a move
ment. headed by Edward Atkinson of
Boston and R. H. Edmonds of Balti
more, to have a number of English
spinners visit this country and see for
themselves the causes leading to
scarcity of cotton, the Southern Manu
facturers' Club of this city today sent
an Invitation to the Engliahmen to viaft
Cargo of Lumber Afire.
SAVANNAH. Cla* Kept. if. The
steamer Allegheny, from Philadelphia,
arrived today, fib*- parsed an unknown
waterlogged three, masted schooner
with a deck load of lumber on lire early
this morning.^ The schooner's burgee
~ Capt Dow of the
Allegheny
satisfied that ther*
1 tbs Lun.il.* V«„c
try until he was
Miss Gsrtruda Shivers.
SPARTA, Ga.. Sept. 1C. -Miss Ger
trude Shivers, daughter of Mr. fi. C.
Shivers, died this morning nt 9 o’clock
after a year's Illness. Three brother's
and three sisters survive with the aged
father.
SAVANNAH, Ga., Sopt. 16.—Savan
nah merchants and manufacturers nre
outraged by the action of the Georgia
railroad commission Inaugurating a
rate on manufactured goods thnt thoy
claim tends only to the advantage and
upbuilding of the trade of Atlanta and
the destruction of that of Savannah,
Macon, Augusta, Columbus and all
other cities In the state.
Atlanta Is made the hub of the stale
In the mntter of railroad rates, mer
chants declare. Rntes to nnd from thnt
city nre reduced, while other cities get
meroly the privilege of buying goods
from Atlanta nnd getting them “shipped
cheaper than they can from nnywhrro
else In the state, finvnnnnh has not
fc^en that privilege, the reduction given
Atlanta not us yot extending to Hn-
vnnnah.
Despite this wall of the manufac
turers naught In tho way of concerted
action or a protest has been made ye!.
The manufacturers declare the rnte.-j
given Atlanta by tho railroad commis
sion spell ruin to them.
Tunnelling Under Russian Forts,
CHE FOO, Sept. 16. 1:30 p. m.—Tho
Japanese troops between Septembor 8
nnd September 10 captured a fort sit
uated on a high hill two miles east of
Golden 1II1I by assault. The fighting
wns not severe. The Japanese \
ablo to remain In the fort because the
quality of the powder used at Golden
Hill was so poor that many shells fell
short nnd others failed to explode.
Tho foregoing Information was re
ceived from /in Intelligent Chinese
who left Port Arthur on September 12.
He had been a dock yard laborer there
for mnny years. Ho adds that tho
Japanese aro tunnelling under the
Russian forts with the Intention ot
blowing them up. He says the work of
tunnelling Is slow and arduous
Will lunlnbH !..• 11!
Russians have placed mines under all
the public buildings, wharves, arsenals
and everything that could possibly be
•f use to the Japanese with the In
Ion of causing their destruction.
The house formerly occupied by
Viceroy Alexleff was hit by a shell
cently nnd partially wrecked.
Ammunition Is growing scarcer, but
there Is plenty of brend. Tho prlc
flour la now nine roubles.
Another shell struck a destroyer
which was lying In dock undergoing
repairs, knocked it Into kindling i
nnd killing seven sailors. This shell
came from the Japnnose fleet which
comes In much closer than formerly
dally, throwing n few shells. One
demolished several engines In
yards nnd killed nn officer nnd
vhlch the Jnc
It Is obvious the
anta
its
Jnpr
u patio
ns
anti;
elvlt
from Jap.
COUNTERFEITERS ARRE8TED.
Three 8hovers of the Queer Placed in
Custody at Mobile.
MOBILE, Ala., Sept. 16.—In addi
tion to the nrrest of Antonio Lotno-
naco, the police arrested his brother,
Onipnr* Lomonaco, nnd his brother-
in-law, Kranch Restlvo, late today. All
were rhnrged with passing counterfeit
|6 Garfield silver certificates. They
were tnken before United fitateB Com
missioner George H. Dunlap. Jr., and
bound ovsr In 62,500 ball each.
Antonio Lomonaco has been posi
tively Identified by five people as the
man who passed the counterfeit hills
on them. The men are nil tailors nnd
came here from New York. Tho coun
terfeit Is said to be a clumsy one, the
paper being bad.
J. C. Chavers.
VALDOSTA, Ou., Sept. 16.—'The re
mains of Mr. J. C. Chavers were In
terred in the city cemetery this morn
ing, the funeral being conducted by
Mr. J. H. Duffey of the Catholic
church. Mr. Chavers died yesterday
of dropsy, having suffered with it for
the past year or so. He came here
from Montgomery twelve or thirteen
years ago nnd has been superintendent
of the Montgomery Cooperage Compa
ny since that time. Recently he pur
chased a half Interest In the plant, but
did not live to enjoy the pleasure
which he anticipated in managing a
business for himself.
Miss L»na Waits.
OCILLA. Ga.. Sept. 16.—Miss Lena
Walts died last night at 8 o’clock of
typhoid malaria fever and her remains
were sent to Rockmart,
ment. She was vlultlng her bt
W. L Waits, when taken sick.
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Postmaster KHIed.
HELENA. Ark Sept. 16 —John New-
no one hoard m * n - lh * P°*t a *L° ,dt/ 2 rn ' Ark.
on# ooaru i W#J| an ,j kiil—l by * river man
JaU Maliu KxUjv.fc a..<;4,
The Shooting Match.
NEW YORK. Sopt. 16.—The Thurs
ton match, the Old Guard trophy match
nnd the revolver team match were c on
cluded today on the Crer:dmore range.
The Thurston match, which was open
to every ope, was won by Capt. W. G.
Hudson. Ninth regiment, of the New
York Nations! Guard, with a total of
116 out of a possible 140, The winner
of the Old Guard trophy match was
team No. 2, United States marine corps.
Its total being 265 out of a possible 300.
In the revolver teem match first hon
or* were captured by a team reporting
squadron A of the National Guard of
New York with a total of 813 out of
a possible 1,250.
Chin
tlvely
lutpos
Hill.
hlch
Russians nre unftblfc In reply elfet-1
ly. Th
this f.
resistance of th*» RushI/ium m
This ariHiiull
place since i
lie five 11-Inch guns on On
hlch were formerly pointed
have been rearranged, eight of them
r pointing landward. The Chinese
g**H that nil of the guns except the
and 12-Inch have been removed to
fl bnttrrb's from on board the bat
tleships, where they were of very lit-
Of all the ships In the harbor
only nix are fully able to participate In
another tight nl present. A month ngti
the Golden Hill batteries threatened
Suyshlnn. Now tho Chinese nay the
sheila fell far short of that point.
HUNTSVILLE. Ain.. Sept. 16.—Tho
second arrest in connection with tho
lynching of the negro Horace Maples
mnde today. Thoms N. Riggins,
proprietor of the Stegall hotel, wns
placed In Jail charged by Indictment
Ith murder. Iter* Hill was the first
nnd only other person Indicted who
hns been arrested ao far. Several
others aro behoved to have taken
flight.
The night passed quietly at the mil
itary camp nbout the InII. Dog tents
• pitched todny nnd the military
Is prepared to stay an indefinite time.
Their presence has put a stop to all .
talk of trouble. The grand Jury re
sumed its work on the lynching today.
HUNTSVILLE. Ala., Sept. 16.—
Guarded by squads of mllittn, Thomas
M. Riggins and Ben Hill were marched
Into tho circuit court room late today
and given n preliminary hearing.
The acone was such as has not been
Itnessed here since the reconstruc-
on period, as such a thing as soldiers
elvll .
Soptc
tho days immediately following
/II war. Mr. Riggins’ trial will
lace September .26 and Mr. Hill’s
ibor 21. A special Jury has been
ordered for each occasion.
Attorney Lawrence Cooper for Mr.
Riggins created somewhat of a sensa
tion when. In addressing the court, he
questioned the constitutionality *»f the
act allowing soldiers In a civil court
room. He mnde nn Impassioned speech
• u-.■ 11m• t 111" jn eeei.i •• nf tin* militia.
Solicitor Pettus replied to Mr. Cooper
with tho statement th.it the militia
were not aliens hut natives of Ala-
by their
of tho sta
slblllty for the pi
Wounded Men Brought In.
MUKDEN, Kept. 16 Early
morning twenty-six wounded me
longing to Major General Mlatch*
Cossack division were brought
Mukden. Particular* or the ski
are not available. It | N not
whether It wns h simple outpost
or the beginning of real Japan**
Vance on Mukden.
M.miilng
established the
MORE DELEGATES ARE
NAMED BY GOVERNOR
JURY OIVES THE
PLAINTIFF $1,000
he Case of Streyer Against Macon
Railway and Light Company Ended
Yeatorday Afternoon With This Su:n
for Stroyer,
Tin
of Walt.
Railway
Str
pi a
tiff fo
61.)
Th**
of the
hard
ourt nnd
fought one from both sides. A long list
of witnesses have been examined and
the work has been very slow. At t!ia
close of the session the Jury brought
In their verdict yesterday afternoon,
after nearly two hours’ deliberation,
with the above results. x
There are two other dam suit*
Against the Macon Ralln and Light
any
the child
Lint of Addition#
pointed to Faro
In St. Louis.
Mr. Neil Leaves Southern.
NEW BERNE. N. C.. Sept 16.—Ed
ward A. Nlel, who has for several years
been general freight agent of the
Southern Hallway, with headquarters
In Atlanta, has been appointed general
traffic manager of the Atlantic and
North Carolina Railroad with head
quarters in Goldsboro. He will enter
upon his new duties October 1st
The Whites Sentenced.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.. Sept. 16.—
Thomas and Chalmers White, con
victed at Salisbury of murder In the
second degree In killing young Ruser 11
Sherrill, the alleged betrayer of their
niece, were today sentenced to six
years In the state prison. The defend
ants gave notice of appeal.
Off for the Schools.
MONTEZUMA, Ga., ,.Hept. 16,-Tb'
following young ladles have left for th*
various college*: Mlseea Clmne Lewli
ami Mary !»u Solomon have gone r»
Saletn College, N. CV, Miss Lilia Mai
Avert has gone to Breneu Coll-g*
Oalnesvllle; Mines 1/xrhn May I
erlln, Mary Westbrook and MattP
Hays RuPUurvPt lv JYgajejran* .
ATf.ANNTA, Sept. 16.—Hon. Harris
Jordan of Jasper was a visitor nt th#
capital today nnd while there called upon
the governor. After a conference with
Senator Jordan, Governor Terrell an
nounced that he had appointed the fol
lowing additional delegates to the Form
ers' National rongrees, which meeta in
Bt. Lnula September 26:
J. W. Pennington, Roberta; J. C.
Rond. Roberta; Thomaa Davis. Tcnnllle;
Ed. Sheppard, Tcnnllle; J. It. Davis. Ten-
*1 le
bhfn
I Wine
Bylr
nla; Wn
A.
; M. E. C<
, Ella
vllh
gins, l-Mi
Joe Bteai
vanla; IT
tnta; It. W. Lynch, Ilrooks Hta-
i. A. J. Bell. Edison; W. T. Wlg-
Inon; J. W. Steadham, Edison;
lham, Edison; A. L. Potter. Byl-
:. F. Crittenden, Sbstlaaa; A.
. Dublin; If. L. Hrott, P®wd*»r
W. If. McCarty, L*e Pope P. O.;
bite, Hh kory Grove; J. II. Hot-
diMon; Luther Liliard, Wrlghta-
L. Reeves, Thomoaton; T. N.
McReaville; J. E. Hosteller,
:k; W. L. Peek, R. F. D. No. l.
P. Pr
Forsyth; J.
Bonsy, China Hill; B. B. Dsvls, China
Hill; D. Ewing, Fitzgerald; A. A. Den-
nrn. Eatonton; J. M. Williams, Cobb-
\iile; W. Bli.irmon Eider. Watklnavll!*?;
Hon Y.incey Carter and wife. Hartwell;
Win. E. Booker. Hamilton; W. M. Hous-
A.
J. If.
In the cl
that the
least twr
RAIN CEASES.
npaeje. However,
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