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THE LEE COUNTY JOURNAL
YOl IX.
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Aged Women and Children
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Caught in Raging Flames.
FOURTEEN ARE CREMATED
List of Dead Includes Four Old
Women, Nine Children and a
“Nun — Horror Occurred
Near Montreal.
~The little village of St. Genieve,
near Montreal, Canada, is mourning
over the loss of fourteen lives in a
fire which destroyed the convent of
St. Anne there Friday morning. One
nun, nine children, ranging in age
from ten to eighteen years, and four.
old women perished in the flames.
Two nuns were so severely burned
that it is feared they will die.
There is no organized fire protec
tion in the village. The fire, which
starteq at an early hour in the morn
ing, was beyond control by the time
the sleeping people could be aroused.
A bucket brigade was formed, but
the efforts to check the flames were
futile and the quaint old structure
was rednced to ashes.
Omne of the first- persons to reach the
convent after the alarm was sound
e was Alphone Garaud, who lives
opposite the convent grounds. He
had two daughters in the institution,
and his first thought was for their
safety. Securing a ladder he raised
it at one end of the building at a
window of the dormitory, where he
knew his children slept. When he
smashed in the window a great col
umn of smoke poured out. He res
cued one girl and a minute later a
second girl jumped from the adjoin
ing window. He ascended the lad
der again and called out, but received
ne response. In a moment the flames
were pouring from the window, and
he was compelled to retreat.
The fire started in the old ladies’
hospice ond the smoke was so thick
that the children on the floor above
were overcome and unable to ge:
down. |
AGENTS APPEAL TO GOVERNOR.
Crisis in Big Insurance Association is
Laid Before Higgins.
The crisis in .the affairs of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society was
laid before Governor Higgings of New
York at the executive chamber at
Albany Friday afternoon by the com
mittee of 35 managing agents of the
society, which earlier in the day at
Syracuse had made the same appeal
for mutualization of the society to
Superintendent Hendricks of the
giate insurance department.
Governor Higgins made very evi
dent his appreciation of the great
seriousness of the situation in the
Fquitable Society. He said it was a
question whether the legislature could
alter the charter of the society with
out the stockholders’ consent. He as
sured the agents he would do all pos
sible to bring about befter conditions
in the society.
The spokesman for the agents de
clared from its inception by “its great
founder, Henry B. Hyde,” the Equit
able had been intended to be truly a
mutual concern, and that the agents
had gone up and down the world pro
ciaiming and leading policy holders to
believe ‘“that the only part of the
assets of the society that could be
paid to stockholders was $7,000 pe:
annum, or 7 per cent interest upon
the $lOO,OOO of stock.
“Ilt is manifest to us ‘and policy
holders that the time has come for a
change, and such a change as will
rescue it from being regarded as the
patrimony of any individual or in
strument in the hands of one man.
“The policy holders are the real
owners of the assets of the company,
yet in the Equitable company, with
nearly 600,000 policy holders, with |
outstanding insurance of $1,500,000,000, '
with a trust fund of $413,000,000, ““1
assets yearly increasing by $30,000,
000, th| policy holders have no v ice
in the hdministration of the socle .”
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” L “FLAGLER” LAW °
TO :\EPEAL F -
Bill I 8 Introduced in Florida Senats
Anent Insanity Statute.
-_ A bill has been introduced in %tho
Floxida iegisiature by Senator Scott
atdiallahassee to repeal the law ap
proved April 25, 1901, making incur
able insanityy a ground for divorce of
husbang and\ wife and regulating the
proceecings guch cases. ‘
Senator ScoXt’'s bill is for the rer
peal of wha@i generally known aw
the Flagler divorce bill. Under it Hep- |
ry M. Flagler gt a divorce from his
wite, who wa§ hopelessly insane, ang
married again: & |
TUBERCULOSIS LEAGUE,
Holds Forth in Annual Session In At
lanta With Host of Doctors
in Attendance.
Whether tuberculosis and consump
tion are one and the same and wheth
er that disease is hereditary becamo
almost an acute question during the
initial day of the American Anti-Tu
berculosis League’s annual session in
Atlanta, Ga., Monday. ‘
With a delegation running up into
the hundreds in attendance and with
a gallery lined with handspmely gown
ed women, Dr. Brown, president of the
league, after dropping his gavel at 10
fo'clock in the morning, called upon
'Rev. Dr. B. H. Holt to invoke the di
vine blessing upon the body and its
deliberations.
President Brown, at the conclusion
of the prayer, introduced to the league
Governor Terrell, saying that by that
distinguished Georgian the delegates
from without the state would be made
most welcome to the good old com
monwealth, which had always had &
forefront in every movement, since
the days of the revolution, in which
the nation had been benefited. Refer
ring to the fact that it was Gov
ernor Terfell who, as chief executive,
made Georgia the first state in the
union to officially recognize the Amer
ican Anti-Tuberculosis League, Pres
ident Brown resumed his chair.
Governor Terréll, in a few well
turned sentences, briefly welcomed the
leagae to the Empire State of the
South. He made reference to the
high esteem, high regard and the
great affection the physician was held
by all persons, whether learned or
ignorant. He pointed to the eminent
men Georgia had given to medicine,
men who had .ecome known nation
ally, and with pride he pointed to the
fact that it was a Georgian, Dr. Craw
ford Long, who gave to the world- an
aesthesia. The attention of the audi
ence was centered upon the governor
from the second he arose until he
finished, and then the applause indi
cated the appreciation of his hear
ers.
Hon. Clark Howell extended Atlan
ta’s welcome to the visitoss. Mr.
Howell assured the delegates that At
lanta was always glad to greet and to
entertain men of great knowledge and
of merit. He paid a compliment to
the profession and made reference to
the great work the league has under
taken. He assured his hearers that
the eyes of the world were upon their
deliberations, and asserted that re
‘ports of the proceedings would be
read in every town and city of the
country with the greatest interest.
Robert F. Maddox, president of the
chamber of commerce, welcomed the
visitors to Atlanta.
As president of the state board of
health, Dr. Westmoreland welcomed
the visitors to the state and to the
city. :
Dr. Willlam Perrin Nicolson, presi
dent of the Georgia State Medical As
sociation, followed with a welcome
from the association he represented
and from the members of that asso
ciation.
Dr. Cowan, a delegate from Tennes
see, and one of the most pronounced
members of the convention, and Dr.
McMurray, president of the Tennessee
board of health responding for the
league, thanked Atlanta and Georgia,
and the gentlemen who had spoken
for them for the hospitality and wel
come,
NEGRO BLOOD IN VEINS.
Cause Effective Protest of College Stu
dents Against Daniels.
C. V. Daniels, a student at the East
man Business College at Poughkeep
sie;, N. Y., for whose removal 160
southern students petition Presideni
Gaines, alleging that he has negro
blood in his veins, withdrew from the
main college. President Gaines ac
companied him to New York to in
stall him in the Harlem branch of the
college.
Dr. Gaines, who was born in Vir
ginia, addressed the school and ac
cused those who signed the petition
of taking a very narrow minded ac
tion. Daniels comes from St. Thomas,
and is 17 years old. He says his
father is English and his mother a
Porto Rican.
CRUISER TO SBAN DOMINGO.
Tacoma Receives Rush Order to Pro
ceed to Little Island.
Rush orders for the cruiser Tacoma
to proceed to San Dominge were re
ceived &t Pensacola, Fla.,, Friday af
ternoon. That vesse]l began to coal
immediately, moving [rom the city
down to the navy yard, where fuel
and stores were taken on board.
It ig stated that a number of war
ships Liave been sent to San Domin
go by the Italian government, and
na trouble is anticipated, the Tacoma
was ordéred there to protect the in
teresis of residents of the United
States. |
LEESBURG, GA.,, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1905.
Talks of Our Great Progress
Since His Last Visit,
GIVES SNAPPY INTERVIEW
Noted Cotton Booster Comes to Have
Conference with President Jordan
of Cotton Association Regard
ing Building Warehouses.
There arrived in Atlanta Friday
night D. J. Sully of New York, better
known as Dan Sully, and still better
known as Sully, the,cotton king. The
purpose of Mr. Sully’s visit to Atlanta
being to confer with President Har
vie Jordan of the Southern Cotton As
sociation, in regard to matters of gen
eral interest regarding that organiza
tion and particularly to talk over
plans regarding the system of ware
houses in which Mr. Sully is more
especlally interested.
Mr. Sully was seen at his hotel by
a Constitution wepresentative, and
stateq that he had an appointment
to meet President Jordan. In regard
to anything further concerning the
conference, Mr. Sully stated that
there was nothing that could be said
at this time which would not be pre
mature.
But of the soutth and all things
southern, Mr. Sully had some things
to say in a quick, snappy vein.
“l want to say something of the
south,” he began. “It is the most
wonderful part of the country today.
With the holding made possible by the
men of the south and the great as
sociation to which they belong this
section has been brought into won
derful prominence in every part of
the world. /' “vst there were many
in the north who laughed. ‘lt's a
bluff,’ they said. ‘lt’s the real
thing,” I said. Again they laughed and
those on the other side of the ocean,,
they laughed, too. They didn't know
the people. They don’t laugh now.
“What is the consequence? Men
from all parts of ‘the country am.
not only looking to the south for in
vestments. They are coming here to
investigate for themselves. They are
coming here with their goods, and
they are selling them. They are see
ing opportunities. They are improv
ing them. Two weeks ago I came
down south and through the Carolls
nas, Georgia and Alabama I sat a
the window of the car. The srgn
I saw were wonderful. Like a drea
Really, a wonderland. § \
‘“ln New York I have always been
called an opiimist and certain of tne
marvelous resources of the south. 1
have tried to keep step with the prog
ress of this section. I have studied
hard and traveled much to accomplish
this. I tell you now. I am ten years
behind in spite of those efforts re
garding this section.
“Where before I found straggling
heuses, I find settlements. I used to
see dead stalks of cotton, part of last
year’s cotton. Different now. Field
green with verdure. Cotton? Yes,
and everything else besides. Cotton
mills? Yes. Sure. Of course. But
furniture mills. Stacks of ’em. Other
kinds of mills as well. Marvelous.
Honestly, the changes brought about
in but little more than a year. Fine
business.
“Miet a man on the train. Man was
a 3, commissioner from Sweden. Look
ing over the south. Like it? Fine.
Bringing families from Sweden to
live in the south. Hardworkers, ev
ery one. Make fine Americans. Just
the kind to develop the south.
“Met another man. Farmer from
lowa. Down south buying land.
Found three or four New Yorkers.
Here for their health? Never. All
kinds of good things down here. They
are coming fast now. But walit.
They are coming here in bunches.
Wise ones first. You've got to smell
things eight years ahead to keep in
vusinoge these days. Panama canal?
Easy money, but there are more than
enough things outsiae of that. You
can’t appreciate the south right now
unless you leave it and i come
back. Make you dizzy tryin, to meet
changes.”
SENATOR PLATT GOES HENCE!|
Connecticut Member of Upper House
Dies Unexpectedly.
United States Senator Platt of Con
necticut died at his summer home
ir Washington, that state, Friday
night from pneumonia. The end
came unexpectedly, the immediate
cause being the breaking of an ab
scess which had formed in the righf.
lung and which produced strangufa
tion.
The senator had been ill ince
March 31, having suffered a chifij on
the day of Senator Hawley’s neral
at Hartford,
Japs Stake Fate on Prowess
of Intrepid Admiral,
SLAVS HAVE ADVANTAGE
Heavy Reinforcements for Rojestven
sky Make Situation a Grave One.
Japs May Refuse to Give Bat
tle in the Open.
A London special says: The Brit
ish public is only beginning to realize
now much depends on Togo's skilful
conduct ot' the approaching naval con
test. Until] Vice Admiral Rojestven
sky arrived in the Straits of Malacca,
there was a disposition to ridicule the
efforts of.the Russian squadron; but
now that there is seen to be growing
likelihood of Vice Admiral Nebogat
off joining Rojestvensky before the
fateful struggle opens lukewarm in
terest is deepening into anxiety.
According to the Tokio correspond
ent of a news agency, a momentous
war conference, lasting five hours,
was held there on Wednesday, attend
ed by the elder statesmen, the pre
mier and ministers. It is not difficult
to conjecture the nature of the coun
cil’s deliberations.
Tokio correspondents state that Ja
pan has addressed a protest to Franca
on the Russian Pacific squadron’s pres
ence in Kamranh bay, but that France
has not yet replied. The Daily Tele
grag)h’s correspondent at Tokio de
clares that a Japanese fleet is ready
to sail for Kamranh bay.
The Morning Post, commenting on
the situation, contends that it is a
matter of urgent importance, especial
ly considering Great Britain’s world
wide naval interests to endeavor to se
cure a more definite international
agreement on the question of neutral
ity of the use of neutral waters By
belligerents. ;
May Not Fight Openly .
The keenest interest is manifested
in the dispatches being received in St.
Petersburg, referring to the Russian
squadron commanded by Admiral Roj
estvensky, but the admiralty claims
to be as much in the dark as the pub
lic regarding the plans of the admi
ral. The report that part of the
squadron was sighted off Hong Kong
is not credited, however, as Hong
Kong is far away from his route.
The main question agitatting the na
val officials is whether Rojestvensky
will elect to proceed northward
through the straits of Formosa or
bear off into the Pacific through Bashi
channel south of the Island of For
mosa, or Balingtang channel north
of the Island of Luzon.
The conviction is growing stronger
that the Japanese heavy division is
concentrating close to the shores of
Japan and it is also lelieved that
Admiral Togo will decline to give
battle in the open sea.
This is what the admirality officials
hope for, as it sincerely believes that
Rojestvensky wouid have more than
an even chance if the two squadrons
lined up in an open fight. They believe
that Togo’s tactics will be night tor
pedo aftacks in an attempt to scatter
the Russian ships, putting some of
ttem out of action and then picking
off the damaged vessels in the morn
ing.
Although not reported directly, it is
believed in Tokio that the Russian
second Pacific squadron continues the
occcupation of Kamranh bay, or some
other port of Annam, where it is ex
pected to Pemain until joined by the
third Russian Pacific squadron.
Waiting for the Third Squadron.
The report that Admiral Rojestven
sky is maintai
amining ne
way iner
France
port as
The J:
silent re:
the subj 5
France.
The iis
agitatic ing
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UNIVE ANED,
Main St, «t College
at Na Ashes,
The m Vanderbilt
university enn,, was en
tirely gut 4t before noon
Thursday
The d in the second
storg of th: from a defective
fle. The | e almost total,
only a f2v M‘o',;;"ing saved. The
other bui .igs were not damaged.
There yas $75,000 insurance on the
building (nnd $40,000 on the furnish
ings. 'rie total loss is placed at $2OO,
000. The operation of the University
will not be interfered with, ~
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Epitomized Items of Interest
Gathered at Random, = |
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Over Two Thousand Bales Scld.
Two Columbus warehouses sold 2,
200 bales of cotton to an exporting
firm one day the past week. This is
the largest sale of cotton made 'in
the city in some time. The great
bulk of cotton in the locale ware
houses is being held for higher prices. |
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Contract for Macon Building Let.
Postmaster Harry Stilwell Edwards
announced awarding of the contract
for the erection of the new federal
Luilding in Macon to the Mankin Con
struction company of Richmond, Va.
The cash consideration for the work
and ma:erial is $215,850.
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Governor Opens Ball Season.
Governor J. M. Terrell has added
another to his many accomplishments.
He consented to pitch the first ball
in the opening game of the Southern
lLeague, which was played between
Atlanta and Nashville teams at Pied
mont Park.
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One Fired; Two Suspended.
One veteran expelled for insubordi
nation, two suspended for assault and
pattery -ipon a third, one discharged
at his nwn request and one reinstated,
was the lesult of an unusually breezy
session of of the trustees for the
CGeorgia Soldiers’ Home, in that in
stitution one day the past week.
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Senator Bacon Goin Abroad.
A Washington dispatch says: Sen
ator Bacon of Georgia, who became
iil in the senate just before the ad
iournmen! of the body, and who since
has been indisposed, will sail on the
steamer Princess Irene on Saturday,
April 49, for Genoa, Italy. He will
remain abroad for several months,
taking by order of his physician, com:
vlete rest.
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Bonds Are Voted in Monroe.
In an election held in Monroe the
past week to decide upon the issue
of bonds for electric lights the people
voted tmanimously for bonds. A
first class modern plant will be im
mediately erected. A marked spirit
of progress has been felt since the
purchase of the narrow gauge rail
road by the Georgia railroad and the
competitive rates which followed. A
public school system is to be estab
lished for the next term.
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State Flag Given Students.
As a magnificent flag of the state
of Georgia has been presented to the
University cadets by the ladies of
Athens. The flag was manufactured
cepecially for the purpose, and Mad
ame Lustrat, wife of the professor
of romance languages in the Univer
gity, had been largely instrumental
in getting up the money from among
the ladies of the ecity with which the
flag was purchased. The new flag is
a perfect beauty, and is highly prized
Ly the students. .
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Unexnected Hangings May Occur.
Attorney General Hart, in an opin
ion rendereq the governor, a few days
ago, holdg that convicts convicted of
capital offenses and sentenced to he
hanged, noWw being treated at the state
ganitarium, having betome insance
since conviction, must’ be resentenced
and executed, in the/event they have
recovered their sanity. As a result of
the decision, it is/likely that several
unexpecteq execuation will occur in
Georgia within the next year, as sev
eral such cases have been puzzling
the authorities for some time,
.
New Road Secures Charter.
The Atlarta, Birmingham and At
lantic Reilroad company, ‘announce
1t of whose plans was made some
ke ago, has been granted a char
by Becretary of State Phil Gook.
1¢ Atlanta, Birmingham ’A/xd At
» willgbe built from Montezuma,
. Macoa county, whers 1§ will con
rect wi'h the Atlantic gnd Birming
ham with which it will ultimately be
consoltdated, fhrough LaGrange, in
Troup county, to Birmingham, " Ala.,
thus makin a through line tr‘m‘
Frunskivk on the Georgia coast to
Birmingham, where connection will |
be established with some western
line. {
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Meetin of Georgia G. A. R. }
With ar unusually large attendance, |
amon gthose present being Command
er-in-Chief Wilmon W. Blackmar, the
Gieorgia department of the Grand
Army of the Republic held its annual
encampicent in Atlanta.
General Blackmar delivered an ad
dress which was received with great
epplause and enthusiasm anw whica
will be remembered for years to come
by those who were within the hall.
Speaking first of Atlanta, he said
be was not only delighted, but agree-
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ably surprised at the city and called
it the “splendid imperial city of the
south.” ?
Not a word of bitterness pervaded
Pis sent.ments, not a remark which
threw discredit on the south or its
gallant defenders, the confederate vet
erans. He spoke of the maginflcent
reunited country and the valor with
which i* ought to be defended in
t'mes of need. o
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Medizal Association Officers.
In complete harmony the Medieal
Association of Georgia completed its
fifty-sixth annual session at Atlanta
in the election of the fcllowin offi
cers: .
President, Dr. W. Z. Holliday of
Augusta; first vice president, R. P
izlan of Waycross; second vice pres
fdent, Dr. C. F. Noland of Marietta,
recretary and treasurer, Dr. Louis H.
Jones of Atlamta.
The hboard of counsellors, one to '
come from each congressional district,
vrovided for by the new constitution.
& body to take the place of the cen
sors wai selected. ‘
Dr. H. T. Harris of Atlanta was
¢'ecled as one of Georgia's two dele
gates to the American Medicel Asso
clation, the other delegate having
heen e.ected’a year ago.
Augusta was presented as the
meeting place for 1906 by Dr. Cole
man of that city and was selected.
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Program of County School Commis
sioners.
- The annual meeting of the county
school commissioners and of the
- school officials of Georgia will be held
in the auditorium at Macon, May 9,
10, 11. A large attendance of com
missioners and of members of boards
of education is expected. The com
missioners are requested to bring
with them the examination papers of
the seventh grade, and other speci
mens of written work, map drawing
and handicraft which has been done
by the puplls of their schools. The
first session of the meeting will be
held at § p. m., May 9th. The prin
cipal subjects which will be discuss
ed are:
First, Report of the work of the
school imwprovement clubs of the
state; second, The wvalue and best
plans of organizing among pupils
county contests in declamation, coz g
fosition, speliing = arithmetic, -é’i@&y
third, Howd can we bestigccomplish
the needed improvements in school
buildings, school grounds, schoo]
equipment and decorations? fourth,
How may we secure the best results
from teachers’ institutes? fifth, Lo
cal taxation; sixth, The teaching of
agriculture in the common schools.
The following subjects, which have
been suggested by,county school com
missioners for discussion will be giv
en particular attention:
Rural libraries.
How can we secure teachers for
our schools?
The speakers other than the mem
hers of the convention will be: Hon.
‘Seabom Wright, Rome, Ga.; Hon,
Hooper Alexander, Atlanta, Ga.; Gov.
C. B. Aycock, Raleigh, N. C.; Dr. C.
H. White, Athens, Ga.; Hon. E. H.
McMichael, Buena Vista, Ga. AL
The students of Mercer Ugivers libe
Wesloyan Female College, and of ti)g
high school of Macon will attey
} one session of the convertion. 3l‘N<
i REQUEST I 8 MISDIRECTED. :}
Hyde Says He Has Greater Complainy
Than the Agents.
At New York Friday night, James
H. Hyde issuedq a statement in rev!‘l? j
tc the committee of agents whii}};'@‘
waited on him to demand his reslfi»\
nation. ¢:ferring to the Equltable.‘
controversy, Mr. Hyde said, in part:
“In that controversy I feel that I{]
have been treated with great injus: ¥
tice and fhat no ong has so serious
cause for (:omplaim,{ as I. So far as
any good results could be accomplish
ed by the resignation of any officer
responsible for the injury which the
society has suffered, your request is
misdirected.” . :
TOGO IN TOUCH WITH FOE,
Bt. Petersburg Has No Confirmation
a‘f Reported Clash Between Fleots.
A 'Bt. Petersburg speocial says:
Though there has bean no confirms
tion of the réported colllslon between
gectlons of the Russian and Japaneseé’
fleets and of the stuking of five Je )
anese ships, it is belleved hiere ln%{,“"'
naval ofroles that Admirsl og: ‘_j
touch with Rejestvensky's 'L,?"
Sl e __lg‘ . C'asl
PARSON HAD BLIND Tt
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Alabama Preacher Bound Ov, afi
legally Retailing Bod® %
Rev. Tillman Adams @& permanento
A‘la., a regular:l‘y ordaingme:”‘o‘l‘;é;xfi
of the Methodist chnr(.}t”lw“ the
bound over to the fede Sy ost {nstant]
United - States Cnmmis‘ flecta. & perm
at Montgomery under res itch, hlrfi!’-l
on the charge of retail¥@ippies, itching
out a license. ‘:L mfliplonm
e e