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ESTABLISHED IN 1828.
MACON, GA„ SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER u, 1904.
DAILY—*7.00 A YEAR
MR. FLEMING MAKES
ISSUE WITH MR. BACON
THE EX-CONGRESSMAN OF AUGUSTA IS OPPOSED TO ANY AT-
TEMPT TO DISFRANCHISE THE NEGROES, AND HE DOES NOT
FAVOR THE REPEAL OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
UNDER DISCUSSION—HE DOES NOT SEE TROUBLE AHEAD
THAT OTHERS SEE—REMARKABLE CONSERVATISM.
AUGUSTA. Giu, JGec. 10.—The
Chronicle will print tomorrow the fol
lowing interview with Hon* W. H.
Fleming on. the negro disfranchise
ment question which is now exciting
so much discussion. He makes a sharp
issue with Senator Bacon. Congress
man Hardwick and others on that
question. Mr. Fleming says:
“I am not in active politics and do
not desire to be—but every good cltl-
aen ought to take an interest in public
affairs, and if he thinks seriously
enough on public questions to reach
conclusions of any value, he ought to
he willing to express them while pub
lic opinion is in its formative state,
and not wait until it has crystallized,
and then begin to protest.
“The race question at the South
certainly does present a problem—a
difficult problem. Its proper solution
must come from far-sighted wisdom,
rot from blinding passion nor mis
leading sentiment. Better than optim
ism and better than pessimism is fac
ing the truth, be it for better or for
worse.
“In seeking a solution of any diffi
cult problem, the first step should be
to eliminate the Impossible schemes
proposed and then concentrate on
some scheme that is at least possible.
"We often hear the epigrammatic
dictum that there are but three pos
sible solutions of our race problem,
deportation, annihilation or assimila
tion (Involving miscegenation). 1 ven
ture to assert that all three of those so
called possibilities are impossibility
two of them certainly are. Not one
the three presents a working hypothe
sis. Physical facts prevent deporta
tion. Physical facts backed by our
liglon, our civilization, our very selves,
forbid annihilation. Physical facts
stressed *by an Ineradicable race pride
bars the way against assimilation. Let
us face these truths. The negroes are
going to stay in the South, and so are
the whites.
“The plainly sensible thing to do is
to devise the best modus Vivendi or
working basis by which the greatest
good can be accomplished for our
selves and our posterity.
Very First Essential.
“The first, the absolutely essential
factor in such a‘plan, so far as human
ken can now foresee, is white suprem
acy—a supremacy arising from natur
al superiority, but based on Justice to
the negro.
“Those demagogues whose stock In
trade is 'hating the nigger.' may gain
some temporary advantage for them
selves, but they will achieve nothing
permanent for the good of the state or
nation. Injustice and oppression will
not solve any of the problems of the
ages. God did not so ordain his uni
verse.
“Proud of our race, we refuse to
amalgamate with the negro; neverthe
less, the negro is n human being, and
within the 'brotherhood of man,' and
under the 'fatherhood of God.’
"Moreover, he Is an American citi
zen and protected as such by gusran-
tees of the constitution thst are as
irrepealable, I had almost said, us the
hill of rights Itself.
No Repeal of 14th and 15th Amend
ments.
“Nothing could be more useless than
for the South to permit Itself to be de
ceived by those, who. would wage a
wordy warfare of the repeal of the
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments
to the .constitution. That Is nnother
one of thi impossible solutions which
should be promptly rejected by all
level-headed men who seek the truth.
We had Just as well bay the moon.
As against such blind folly, we may
always expect a solid North. Blast and
West, and a South In worse political
Isolation than it is today. v
“Nor If such a thing as repealing
these amendments were possible, would
It be wise or desirable even for the
South. While It Is true that no two
races as distinct as the Anglo-Saxon
and the negro can live together on
terms of perfect equality under a free
government, yet it Is equally true that
without some access to the ballot,
present or prospective, some partici
pation In the government, no inferior
race could long protect itself against
reduction to slavery In many of Its
substantial forms—and the South
wants no more of that curse.
White Majority Increasing,
“Negro domination Is not possible In
the South for many generations except
with an increased proportion of ne
groes. of which there is' no present
prospect. The census showa that the
previous numerical majority of the
whites over the blacks In the ten dis
tinctive Southern states was Increased
by 1,002,€62 from 1890 to 1000. This
Increase occurred to some extent In
each one of the ten states except Mis
sissippi; and Louisiana changed from
a black majority of 706 in 1890 to a
white majority of 78.518 In 1900.
..In a typical Southern city the death
rate in 1*01 for whites was 11.40 per
thousand—for negroes ft was 27.68 per
thousand. These figures are signifi
cant Nature exacts obedience to her
laws. She knows neither pity nor re
venge.
“Moreover, the immigration from all
Europe aids the whites; the negroes
htve no outside source of supply.
“The building of the Panama canal
with the Inevitable industrial develop
ment of the South will certainty accel
erate and augment whft* Immigration,
and no denbt the census of 1*«0 and
succeeding decode* will show results
Similar to t
margl
make them gravitate to one locality,
they might gain ascendency there, ubt
there are no signs of such a movement
now, and Georgia at least is in no dan
ger of such a catastrophe.
“As regards developments of the im
mediate future under the present Fed
eral administration, it is not In the
power, if It were in the heart, of Presl
dent Roosevelt to do the South much
permanent harm, and for one, I do not
believe he has any Intention of carry
ing his broad philosophy of a ‘square
deal' to the extent of putting ‘black
heels on white necks.' If he should at
tempt It he would fall.
“There Is nothing in the constitution
of the United States even as amended
that confers the ballot on the negro, or
on any one else. The gist of the fif
teenth amendment is that it prohibits
ft state from discriminating against
any citizen on account of his r
Such a provlson In the laws of Russia
would prevent the existing persecution
of the Jews. Any state in the Union
has the right to keep ign*— nnd
vice away from the bsT1oi provid
ed in doing so It does not draw a line
of race discrimination.
Georgia Is Fortunate.
“Georgia has been more fortunate
than many of her sister states. She
redeemed herself first after recon
struction, and has maintained her
white supremacy without violating the
Federal constitution. In the Innguage
of the day. by disfranchising the ne
gro. and thus endangering her Federal
representation’under the 14th amend
ment. In her future white supremacy,
she Is Just as safe as any of her sister
states. Their necessities may have
called for such laws. Our necessities
do not.
“Georgians ought to have enough
common sense in the future as they
have had in the past, not to do a
doubtful and dangerous thing when
there'is no need for It.
“Besides the so-called disfranchise
ment of negroes under the state laws
can not eliminate them ns voters,
large and Increasing proportion will
always be able to qunllfy themselves
to vote. We will still be obliged to
have a white primary, or else fight
over that portion of tho negro vote
that Is qulllfled. The 'grandfather
clauses' in other states do not keep
out negroes; they simply let In whites
who would otherwise Jie disqualified.
Our sister states still have their pri
maries. A .
"Tri offer one of theee flliifnmchlee-
mente lawn In Georgia an a political
necennlty or a permanent substitute
for a white primary. In a patent fraud.
Unfortunately It |n nrnuWect rich in
possibilities for the demagogue. There-
In lies the‘pity'of It;**
BICYCLE RACE
COMES TO END
Rout, and Dorian Proved to
bo Winning Team
RECORD NOT BROKEN
JAMESTOWN MAY
BE TURNED DOWN
Congressional Committee Said to Ob
ject to an Appropriation—Virginians
Feel This Would bo Unjjust.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—Gen. Fltz-
hugh Lee, president of the Jamestown
Exposition Company, had a talk with
President Roosevelt today about the
exposition. He thanked the president
for hls Interest In the project as ex
pressed in hls message. He referred
to the announcement that the sub
committee of the house committee on
Industrial arts and exposition* had de
cided not to recommend an appropria
tion for the Jamestown Exposition,
but wou»d recommend that provision
be made for a naval display there. The
promoters of the enterprise expected
that an appropriation would be made
by the government fur the exposition,
and they feel that, as they favored the
appropriations for the St. Louis and
Portland expositions, they ought
have similar treatment. The Virginia
members of congress will make a con
test for the appropriation.
Last Day Was an Exciting Ons nnd
tho Attendance Was Large nnd En
thusiastic—Some of the Incidents of
the Week—Only Seven Out of the
Original Eighteen Teams Remained
to the Close.
NEW YORK. Dec. 10.—Madison
Square Garden was crowded with
bicycle enthusiasts tonight to see the
finish of the six day bicycle race,
when the winners of the $2,600 purse
finished across the line after a heart
breaking sprint between the leaders
they were given an ovation.
The teams finished as follows:
Root and Dorlon won by ten lengths.
Stol and Vanderstuyft finished sec
ond. The other riders came In in the
following order:
Samuelson and Willlnms, third; Kee
gan and Logan, fourth; Krebs and
Fogler, fifth; Breton and Gougoltz,
sixth.
Turville and Mettllng, seventh.
The final score was:
Riders. Miles. Laps.
Root and Dorian 2,886
Stol and Vnnderatuyft ..2,386
Samuelson & Williams. .2.386
Keegan and Logan ....2,386
Krebs and Fogler 2,386
Breton and Gougoltz ..2,386
Turville nnd Mttling. 2,385 miles nine
laps.
The record for the time waa 2,733
miles, four laps.
The teams were on the trnck 142
hours and the race was concluded at
10 o’clock tonight.
Notwithstanding handicaps that
threatened at one time to mar the
success of the race, matters were
amicably settled <and the contest prov
ed Interesting and popular.
There were 6,000 spectators at the
garden at 2 o'clock this morning, mnny
of whfni stayed through to the finish
nnd all day long their numbers were
augmented. •
Root and Dorlon and Stol and Van
derstuyft were the leading teams at
daylight, but they were pushed by
Samuelson and Williams* and Gougoltz
and Breton who seemed inspired with
renewed courage. Root nnd Btol were
the best men on their respective teams
and rode nil day with great dash nnd
vim.
Samuelson, the holder of the un-
pneed mile record, electrified the spec
tators many times during the day by
his spurts. Starting from the top of
the high bank he woutd* get a 25 yard
stnrt before the leaders could reach
their highest speed. Once he gained
half a lap but nfiir u. stem chase of
three miles Root and Stol caught him.
In the afternoon Logan and Keegan
atole a lap after the hardest effort*
nnd got within two laps of the leaders
nnd one'lap ahead of Gougoltz And
Breton. The work of Keegan was es
pecially notlcenble, as he suffered a
fractured nose and badly wrenched
shoulder earlier in the week.
A feature of the riding tonight was
the apparent freshhens of the riders..
They had been given no stimulants
and despite the awful grind of the Inst
six dnys they showed fine stamina.
The race opened at 12:02 O'clock on
Monday morning with 18 teams com
peting. but these gradually dwindled
down until seven were left to fight for
the purse. Koine of the competitors
left the track because the demands of
the race were beyond the limit of their
Indurance and a number of others quit,
alleging that one of the teams stole a
lap unfairly. The team which finally
won the battle had been riding hard
nnd fast all the week and the victory
was anticipated.
Despite the distance attained by the
winners, It did not compare with the
record, 2.733 miles and four laps, made
by Miller and Waller In 1899.
MISSISSIPPI
HOSPITAMI.K
Will Welcome President on
His Trip
MORE THAN HALF WAY
So Declares Hon. Malcolm Franklin, a
Native, at a Banquet of Misaissippians
in St. Louis—Grateful to tho Pres
ident for His Kindly Words—Mr.
Franklin Aaserts-That He Voices the
Sentiment of the State.
PRESIDENT
AND THE TARIFF
Will be no Eqtra Session in
the Spring
IDEA ABANDONED
\ LOUIS. Dec. 10.—Several hun-
dred native Misaissippians attended
the annual banquet of the Mississippi
Society of St. Louis held tonight at the
Buckingham club, and listened to ad
dresses. among which was one by Hon.
Mnlcom Franklin of Columbus. Miss.,
expressive of good will toward Presi
dent Roosevelt.
Mr. Franklin said in part:
“Not for all the glories of war nor
all the victories of peace, would I ut
ter one word which would reflect up
on my state. I hold in my heart as a
sacred heritage all of her past In
which she has blazoned the pages of
history with deeds'matchless nnd sub
lime, hut I wish to say here and would
that my voice cobid tye heard In every
nook nnd corner of our common coun
try, because I know that I voice the
sentiments of Mississippi when I say
we are grateful to President Roosevelt
for hls kindly words of the exhibit we
made nt your great fair. We,are
grateful to President Francis for the
grnclous courtesy which prompted him
to give us official notice ot the presi
dent's words. I apeak the truth when
I say Masslsslppo and the entlro South
wants the friendship nnd were pleased
with the words of compliment spoken
of us by the president of our country,
President Roosevelt has given reeent
evidence of hls desire to be our friend,
nnd It will be a happiness for
meet him more thnp half‘ way. The
president Is a half Southerner.
Through hls veins flow the proudest
blood of Georgia afid hls kinsmen drew
stainless swords In defense of the flag
of the South. Wo only nsk him to look
upon us as citizens of a common and
united country."
May Issue Call Next Fall—He Will
Visit the South During the Spring
and Has So Informed Congressman
• Cooper of Texae—Will Receive a
Formal Invitation From People of
Mobile, Alabama.
UTTER HAVOC PLAYED
WITH RUSSIAN FLEET
BUT,JAPANESE LOSE A CRUISER WHICH STRUCK A MECHANICAL
MINE AND WENT DOWN WITH MAtyY ABOARD—LIST OF RUS
SIAN WARSHIPS PUT OUT OF ACTION DURING BOMBARDMENT
OF PORT ARTHUR—RUSSIAN DESTROYERS HAVE BECOME IN
VISIBLE.
WASHINGTON. Deo. 10.—No extra-
ordinary session of congress will bo
held next spring for a revision of the
tariff. That has been decided defln'ie-
ly. The question of an extraordinary
session next fall Is In abeyance.
President Roosevelt announced this
decision to several of hls cnllers to lay.
The president said he had abandoned
any Idea of convening congress In the
spring, ns It did not seem practicable
*to hold a session for tariff revision at
that time. He Indicated, howevgr, tint
he might call a session for next fa!!,
although no absolute determination cf
that point yet has been reached.
In view of this decision the president
told Representative Cooper of Texfrn
that ho had decided to make a South
ern trip onrly next spring.
W. 8. Tebbetts, collector of ruatonVi
at Mobile. Ala., on behalf of the clcly
government of Mobde Invited the pres
ident to visit that city on his Southern
trip. Later, the Invitation wlH.be in
tended formally In writing.
one dory and four In another. In the
belief that the vessel which was then
pounding on the bars would *go to
pieces. Their bodies have not been re
covered. The dories used by the men
have been reported earlier tonight as
coming ashore right side up with oars
and clothe's bags in them.
The body of one of the crew of the
schooner Flshhawk was washed nahore
near Highland Light at midnight. Thla
is believed to establish the fact that
the nine men who left the schooner
were lost.
BANKER IS HELD
FOR GRAND LARCENY
Alleged to Have Made a False State
ment to Indoreere on Noto for the
Southern Textile Company.
PROFESSOR E. GATE HALL
Accidentally Shot While Hunting Ye»
terday.
MOULTRIE, G»„ Dr,-. 10.— Prnf.s
eor E. Gate Hall, prraldrm of Norman
Institute, wax accidentally shot while
out bird hunting today. Hie com
panion, Mr. Neamlth. discharged hia
gun at a bird In the direction of Pro-
feaaor Hall, not knowing hia position.
Borne of the ahot took effect In hia
breaat and face, and one eye waa ahot.
Dr..Jerkins, an eye specialist, has been
called from Moultrie. It la not be
lieved that any serious or permanent
Injury will reaulL
Bond, of Tax Officara.
ATLANTA, Dec. 11.—Only 87 of the
774 tax collectnra and tax recelvera of
the atate elected at the last general
election have tiled their bonds with the
governor up to date. The law requires
the bonds of these nfficera to be (lied
by 4ah. 1st. If thla Is not done, then
It Is the duty of the ordinary to notify
the governor, who In turn authorise,
the ordinary of the county to order
another election In the event that the
party elected to the office falls to fur
niah.the bond required by law within
ten days which would be Jan. 10th.
If Ihe officials above referred lo do not
rush In their bonds at once some of
them will be out of a job.
BETHLEHEM STEEL.
Corporation With a Capital of $50,000,-
000 to Build Ships.
TRENTON. N. J.. Deb. 1#.-The
Rethlehem steel corporation .with an
authorised capital of 180.000.OHO. was
Incorporated here today. The. corpnMi--
tlon will succeed the United States
Hhlp Building Company, now In tho
hands of former United Blates Henslor
James Smith, Br., ns receiver. Among
tho incorporators Is Oeorgp R. Shel
don. head of Ihe ro-orgnnlxnt|on com
pany of tho shipbuilding company. Tho
other Incorporntors are Cline.,-B. Fair-
child, John E. Horne, I’llhcy Flake,
Max Nathan nnd Chas. W, Wetmorc.
The company Is authorised to do all
kinds of mining nnd manufacturing.
Including the,construction of ships and
of ordnance. A limird of directors of
nine members nnd an ogecutlve com
mittee of three members are provided
for. Of the capital $15,000,000' Is to be
preferred stock with soven per cenL
non-cumulnllve dividends.
MRS. YOUNG RELEASED.
She
GULF TARGET RANGES.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Com-
pletes Tour of Inspection,
PENSACOLA. Fla.. Dec. 10.—Assis
tant Secretary of the Navy Charles 11.
Darling, who spent the past two days
here, left today for Washington,
was accompanied by Mrs. Darling. The
assistant secretary haa been absent
from Washington for sevral weeks,
making an inspection of the various
navy yards and stations In the West
and along Ihe gulf const. Wb'le here
he visited the target range In the gulf,
which was used »st year, and will
make some recommendations regard
ing the mailer of placing the targets
In better condition and Ihe firing by
■mall vessels.
THAT “HUMAN HORSE."
Training Ship in Port.
BEAUFORT. 8. C. Dec. 10.—Th,
United Btates training ahlp Prairie
has arrived at the Port Royal naval
ftdtlon. Her crew consists of 425
if 1900. Thus In our UMkm.n, thirty marines and 250 of
fety on the scors of num- j the ship's company. All the men will
hers continually Increasing. he housed at the barracks until she
In Ihe face of these facie, we can *f. has been fumigated and repainted
ford to give the negro Justice without There a re no sick men aboard. Hhe Is
Imperilling white supremacy. ,, egpecUd to remain about six weeks.
-It future yeare should develop • Several of the officer, visited Beaufort
enough 'race pride In tho negroes to today.
Its Performance Oue to Ite Power# of
' Observation.
BERLIN. Dec. 10.—Dr. Carl Btumpf.
professor of psychology at the Univer
sity of Berlin, and two colleagues, Dr,
C. Von Hornhostel and Dr. O. Pfungsi.
have ended months of experiment With
Von Osten's horse, Hans. They find
that the secret of the animal’s replies
is In hls powers of observation, which
enable him to perceive while he looks
at hia questioner the Instant he has
reached a correct answer. Thus they
found the horse was unable lo lap out
a correct answer to a question when
the person putting it did not know the
enswer; for example. **How many per-
sons are In the group behind mer*
The questioner not looking hlmaelf.
did not know the number and Hans
was unable to give a correct reply, nor
was he able when weering bllndere
lo calculate or perform the simplest
count. Btumpf does not doubt the
good faith of Von Osten. hut h» con
cluded that the horse’s long training
had taught him to detect the right
number of hoof heats In spelling or in
using the counting apparatus. This
sharpness of observation In Itself li
most remarkable, sa the horse note
movements or changes in expression
Invisible to others and of which ths
questioner Is unconscious.
ATHENS CITIZEN
FALLS FROM TRESTLE
Body of Leonard 8chevenel Found in
the Oconee River—-Was Well KnoWn
and Was a Confederate Soldier-
Death From Drowning. .»r
ATHENS. On.. ;f>ee. 10.—This morn-
ins about 9 o'clock tho body of Mr.
Leonard Schevenel. fewell known citi
zen, was found thd Oconee river.
Just below the trestle of the Georgia
railroad.
James Burch, a young man. was out
on tff*' river In his launch and saw
what he took to he the head of a man
extending above the water of the river
near the bank. He approached It
closer and saw that he was not mis
taken. With hdn that came to hi* az-
sltance he drew the body of the man
out of the water and found to hls hor
ror that it was the body of Mr. Sche
venel.
The dead man was a well known
citizen of Athens. He lived here be
fore the war and went the Con
federate army from thla city, serving
with gallantry through that atruggle.
For a number of years he.was a book
keeper, but In recent years had not
been engaged In that work. He was
61 years of age Thursday' and cele
brated hls birthday with a'big birth
day dinner. 1 r
Thursday afternoon he came down
town and was seen by several of hls
friends. Thursday night he was seen
hy Officer Felton of the police force on
Broad street and war going In the
direction of the Georgia.railroad. That
waa the last time he was seen alive.
When hls body was first found It
was thought that he may have been
murdered, hut there were' no algns
on the body to Indicate foul pla
the least. There was no tr-ison why
he should have committed suicide, nnd
the only theory left was that hr- had
started across the trestle >tnd had
fallen off. Hls body was found in
atandlng position as If he had fallen
straight downward and stuck in the
sand.
Coroner Rogers held an Inquest this
morning and the verdict was that th«
deceased came to hi* death by drown
ing, the cause being accidental.
The funeral of Mr. Schevenel will J*
held tomorrow after neon at 2 30
o'clock at the home of h»* niece, Mr.
L A* Bradberry.
NEW YORK. Dec. 10.—George E.
Fisher, the Wall Street hanker,
was arrested lost night charged with
grand larceny, was arraigned before
Magistrate Ommen, in the
court today, and held In $1,000 bat! for
examination on December 13. The
complaint was T. Ashby Blythe of
Philadelphia.
The arrest grew out of transactions
with tho Southern Textile Co., a New
Jersey corporation, formed about two
years ago. In hia statement to the
court the attorney for the complain-
,ant subR
'“On March 28 Inst. T. Ashby L.iythe,
the nominal complainant, Peter H.
Corr, T. W. Pratt, George E. Fisher,
the accused and R. C. Brown, entered
Into an agreement to underwrite a
note for $15,000 in favor of the South
ern Textile Company. Each guncMi-
teed to make good tho following sums:
Blythe, $3,000; Onrr, $3,000; Pratt,’
$1,600; Fisher, $8,760; Brown, $3,750,
nnd a man named David Bennett King,
$1,600. The note wns a sixty day note
ami when the time expired it was not
met
' Fisher told Corr nnd Blythe that he
hnd paid the not* and that they must
reimburse him. On June 16, the dsy
after Fisher was supposed to have paid
the note, Blyth* sent hls personal
draft to Fisher for $3,760 nnd Corr Sent
hls persoonl check for $3,760, they as
suming Pratt’s Indebtedness of $1,5.)0,
“A week sgo Blythe add Corr, who
hnd paid their share, received a letter
from the uttorney for the holder of
the note asking them to pay tho
amount they hnd guaranteed. Inves
» v showed that Fisher, who s*ld
paid the full a mount on Juno
14. had not paid one cent.”
In reply the attorney for Fisher said:
* “The Southern Textllo Compsny
wanted money very badly last March,
Mr. Fisher nt times has loaned n»
much ns $36,000 to this comvmny an 1
he did not want to havo It disclosed to
the general public how much the corn
pany wns Indebted to him. In other
words he did not want to hnvq the
public know hls entire business dial
ings. r.o he nrranged to have Ihe rn*H
naumd Join with him In apparently in
suring the note. He went to Edward
Lnngdnn, former president of the Mer
chants’ Trust and also of the Central
National Bank, and they got him to
take the note. They deposited with
Mr. Isangdon bonds of the Southern
Texttle Company, as collateral. The
note was endorsed hy the six jwH.ple
Gives Bail in. Sum of $200.
Daughter In Florida.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Lnto today Mrs. Ju
lia A. Young wan released from the
Tower upon giving necesnnry ball,
which was $200.
Mrs. Young was arrested nt the In
stance of her adopted daughter, and
was required to give n bond to keep
the pence. Hhe refused to give bond
and was sent to Jail. Her attorneys
attempted today to secure her release
bn a write of habeas corpus, which
was denied hy the superior court. Still
refusing to give bond she was return
ed to Jail. Miss Fannie Young, tho
adopted daughter, has gone to Florida
with her affianced husband, declaring
they wore to he married at Jackson
ville today.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla.. Dec. 10.—L.
II. Fernald and Miss Funnlo Young of
Atlnnta arrived today. Fernald refus
ed to confirm the story from Atlanta
that he and Miss Young were here to
be married nnd no license haa been Is
sued from tho clerk's office for them.
PRESIDENT HADLEY OF YALE.
Will Make a Visit to Alumni in South
ern Staton.
NEW HAVEN, Conn,. Dec. 10.—It Is
announced that enrly next spring Pres
ident Hadley of Yale will make a trip
through the South to meet the Yale
alumni associations of Savannah, New
Orleans, the Alabama state association
and perhaps the Yale alumni associa
tion of tho fitale of Texan. The trip Is
undertaken for tho purpose of bringing
the Vnlo alumni and. Yale Interests of
the South In closer to'uch with ihe uni-,
verslty. Prof Snouth, head of the new
Yale summer school, has also gone on
Southern irlp to promote the Inter
ests of that branch-of. t ie university.
KIDNAPED GIRL
RESTORED TO A10THER
TOKIO, Dec. 10. The Jap*.neee
cruiser Sal Yen struck a mine and
sank November 30.—Fifteen officers
and 175 men were rescued. Capt. Ta-
Jlma and thirty-eight others went
dowi> with the ship. The navy depart
ment announces that the Sal Yen,
commanding the detached squadron,
while co-operating with the army in
bombarding Port Arthur November 30,
struck a Russian mine and was seen
to be enveloped In smoke.
The gunboat Akagi, which was also
engaged In shelling Port Arthur, im
mediately ceased firing and went to the
rescue of .the Sal Yen. Finding that
the lntter was making water rapidly,
the Akagi anchored near the sinking
ship and, co-operating with the other
Japanese shlpc’ launches, succeeded In
rescuing fifteen .officers nnd 176 men.
hut the others went down with the
ship. ’* •
and Mr. Fisher took it upon himself
to make the full payment when the
note fell due. When it did fall due,
Blythe and Corr sent $7,609 to Mr.
Fisher which Mrr. Fisher took to Mr.
Langdon In person. Mr. Lan/lon,
turned to Blythe and Corr their hoirvJr
In one half the amount of the collat
eral.
GUARDING THE BALLOT8.
Remarkable Case Growing Out of Re
cent Electione.
CINCINNATI. O.. Dec. 10.—Times
Star special from Charleston, W. Vi,
says:
For a month armed guards 'have
been keeping watch over the ballots
cast In Kanawha county In the election
held Nov. 8. The guard Is being main
talned hy John Melton, the Democrat)*
candidate for sheriff of Kanawha
county. Melton, on the face of the r*
turns the morning after election, wag
elected hy a majority of nearly 200.
He organized a party of friends t*
stand guard over the vaults and see
that h»* received fair play. Melton’s
opponent. Press Smith, the Republi
can candidate, has filed a protest,
recount Is now In progress.
Nina Fiaharman Drowned.
PROVINCBTOW.V. Mass.. Dec. 10.—
The Boston fishing acnooner F|*h
hawk arrived here late tonight with
nine men of her crew missing and be
Ilevrd to have been lost In attempting
to reach shore while the vessel was
temporarily aground on Peaked Hill
bar at 8 o'clock tonight,
The men left th* Flshhawk, five in
NEW YORK. Dec. 10.—Lulu Mc-
I .aught In. who disappeared mysteri
ously from her home In Newark, N.
J., on June 16, 1902, was brought hack
to that wlty today, nnd restored to her
mother, by a detective who says that
he found her In MaitorUlU, in tlu> Cats-
kill mountains.
Th«r girl Is 14 years of age; tells a
story ol having been kidnapped by a
woman, taken to Manorklll and com
jmlled to do all kinds of drudgery on u
farm there. Hho Hays sho resolutely
tried to communicate with her parents,
hut was ho clonely watched .that she
had no opportunity of mailing
getting any word to them of her
plight.
.'ttptaln Howard Winn*, a Cat skill
guide, Irifoimed the police of Newark
a few days ago that a girl was being
detained at Manorklll and that her
faintly ought to h«* Informed. A 'cam
plaint was nwnru out and, accompau
led hy the guide, the detective started
for the Catskills. The detective says
he found ttye girl at the home of Mr*.
Elizabeth llooke, In Manorklll.
When Mrs. Rooke was told that ho
Intended to take the girl she protested,
hut when Informed hy the detective
thot he hud a document that could
un« her arrest she allowed the child
to go without further Interference.
EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY.
Board of Pardons Listening to Appli
cations.
ATLANTA, Dec. 10.—The prison
commission, meeting as a board of
pardons, will he In session here Mon
day morning for the purpose of con
sidering applications for executive
clemency, and will remain In session
during the week. Nearly a hundred
applications for executive clemency
await action by the board. Prominent
among them Is an application for a
pardon of former State Senator W. P.
Dodd of Gordon county, convicted of
embezzlement of school funds and
given a term of two years'in the pen
itentiary service of the state. Since
conviction he has bean confined
the state farm. Eexecutlve clemency
Is asked for Mr. Dodd by a large num
her of prominent citizens of Gordon
county, among them the judge and
solicitor of the court and the officials
of the county. It la understood that
the shortage has been replaced.
The board will also be called to act
upon an application to commute the
death penalty Imposed upon Jark Bone
of Floyd county to life Imprisonment
In the penitentiary service of the state.
Bon* about a year ago shot and killed
Zark Hall, a farmer of that count;
Hall waa In the fleid at work when
Bone fired two shots at him with a
shotgun, the second load entering hia
head and causing instant death,
escaped and sought refuge In the
mountains. *her«? he was pursued and
captured hy the sheriff and hls depu
ties. He la und*-r sentence to he hung
January 18.
Incidentally ft may he mentioned
that two oegrccs are t* be hung the
following day in th* mnt county.
How Fleet Was 8mashed.
TOKIO, Doc. 10.- Toe commander of
the Japanese naval guns at Port Ar
thur reported at 9 o'clock Friday n!*ht
os follows:
“Our bombardment today resulted in
five hits on the Pobledn, nnd seven on
the Bayan. netting her on fire and
musing a twenty-five degrees list to
port. She threatens to keel over nt
high tide. The upper decks of the Uet-
vlzati nnd Pnltnvn me submerged to
the foot of the conning towers.
“The PallPdn In tinting considerably
to port nnd the Pobledq to starboard,
both exposing the’r hulls below tl
water Hue. At high tide a portion _
their upper decks j-eem to ’be sub?
merged.
“Tho Peresvlet nt high tide has her
ntern walk nnfl fore torpedo tubes sub
merged.
“The Glllnk Is lying close to land
near tn«* southern bnao of Pelyu moun
tain. She has Ratal twenty degrees,
Is evidently Unhinged, and in resting on
the bottom.
“The Sevastopol left the harbor at
dawn.nnd anchored, evidently for the
purpose of enmplng our bombard
ment.”
Destroyers Lett.
TOKIO, Dec. to. 11 a. m.—It Is re
ported-here that-since the- opmmenre-
ment of th* bombardment of the Rus
sian .fleet In'.Port. Arthur harbor tho
observers on 203-MeBe Hill have ju*n M
nothing of tlie Russb.n fleet of torpedo
bont dentroyere. nnd If In pr.-sum.-d it
hns taken .shelter behind Loot: moun
tain.
The Japanese fleet lying off the rn-
trnnee to the harbor is constantly on
the niert:in anticipation of nn attempt
being mnde py. any of the Russian
warships -to escape and seek refuge In
some neutral port.
Russian Paciflo 8puadron.
.flBUTIL, ’French Somaliland. Dec.
The second division of tho Rus
sian second Pacific squadron, com
manded hy. Rear Admiral Voelkorsom.
»/as sailed for the Island of Mada
gascar. .
Snowing at Mukden.
MIJKtlKN, Dec. 10.—It wns snowing
iq<Hy und general qutaf prevailed.
'There was heavy cannonading Dec. 8
to the right of PoutlloTT (Lono Trm)
hill.
Trains are running better on tho
I inns-Siberian railroad and more suit
able cars hftVe been provided for the
wounded. Warm food and elotMry;
which have been greatly needed, havo
been supplied.
A 8mnff Engagement.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 10.— Orn.
Kuropatkln reports some tinlmportirt
cncounters .diirlng the night of Dec. s.
Russian sharp shooters recommit* ■ n ;
southward of Bent sis puts* attacked a
Japanese pout, bnyonetted a number
nd took II prisoners, of whom only
four were wounded. The same nigh*,
n number of Japanese cttncki wero
made on Russian advanced entrench
ments neor the railroad. They wee*
all repulsed. .
LARGE MILL OUTTUT.
Record-Breaking Work of CcIumIh;
Cotton Mills.
COLIJMtWB. a*., pec. 10.—Tho
Eagle and Phenlx mills of this
broke all records at that plant •
the week'ending today by man
luring .183,000 pounds of goods.
Is 10.000 pounds greater than the •in
put of last week, which was i»v. f ,
record-breaker to the extent of
pounds. During the present week
mills turned out 10,000 p
besides great quantities of cordage and
thread. All the departments are
ning on full time.
The Bibb Manufacturing
Is operating its North Highlands
several hour* every other night, ,
to ihe fieavy order* the company
received. It fs now spinning the I
yarns made south of Mason and Dix
on's line, and they r.rt being
to all part* of,the country.
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Wife Win* lnvjr.>nce Suit.
MOBILE. A11 . lie... jn j n the En
ted States circuit 'court to*s • Mr
Mavllna ,A. Bodden was given a ve
diet frr l 111 .4; :*t th- .-. *.-rl^(
Camp of Woodmen of the World. S
husband, master of the i
O’rk»y. was lost in
and payment waa refused on hia pollcj
because there vv.vi no proof of death.
Cro\* Country Run.
!> l:> T • tn'-fy-
flfth annual • >xf< ! ('m knUf ■■rvr?
country run t* *•,V • : • • r . miptcn
tod »y. dt*».f»* •• >- • I - h Uf mil-*:.*.
• ' • • - - •' ilr^t thro •
places. The beat time was 42 minute*
!• V. i: S :u’t of Cor -
Kit l'-s - .. o $C
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