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TUESDAY MORNING JAN. 22, 1907.
THE TWICE-A-WEEK telegraph
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BRANCH AGRICULTURAL
EXPERIMENT STATIC:
ATLANTA, Jan 20.
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at Washington, January 14. prov.dinc
for an appropriation by th" national
Oovernmtnt of $2,500 annually /or the
maintenance of branch agricultural
eocperlment station . Whi'e this b:Ii
Is introduced in the intere-t of the
Congressional district col.'-cos of
Georgia Its appropriation is of course
made general In its character.
Here is printed the bill in full: I
A Bill—To provide for at. annual
appropriation for brand'. agrl ittura:
experiment stations, and regulating
the expenditures tie r. for.
I’.e it enacted by the Senate and
House „f Representatives of the Uni-
tod States of America, in Congres-
Rssembled. That there shall be. and
hereby is, annually appropriated, out
of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated, to be
paid. as hereinafter provided, to
each State and Territory for
the maintenance of branch agricul
tural experiment stations, under the
direction of the agricultural experi
ment stations now established or
tvhlch may hereafter be established
in accordance with the act of Con
gress approved March 2, 1887. the sum
of two thousand, live hundred dollars
for each branch experiment stati n
established under authority of the
Plate or Territory: Provided, how
ever. That no branch stations shall be
entitled to the benefits of this act ex
cept such as arc- located in Congres
sional districts largely intere-ted in
•’sgrloulture. as decided by the Ferre-,
tary of Agriculture: And provided fur
ther, That no State or Territory shall
he entitled to the hereflts of this act
until its Legislature shall by law pro
vide for the establishment of at least
one branch station, and shall also pro
vide annually for the equipment and
maintenance of such branch stations
ft sum at least equivalent to that ap
propriated annually to the State or
Ter-ltory under this as:, and the sum
paid to each State or Territory under
this act shall he applied only to pay
ing the necessary expenses of con
ducting or verifying, at said branch
experiment stations, experiments hear
ing directly on the agricultural indus
try of the United States, having due
regard to the varying conditions and
needs of the respective States or Ter
ritories-.
Section 2. That tlio sums hereby
appropriated to the States and Terri
tories for the maintenance of branch
agricultural experiment stations shall
be annually paid on the first d iy of
July of each year by the Secretary of
the Treasury, upon the warrant* of
‘the Secretary of Agriculture, out of
the treasury of the United States, to
the treasure or other officer duly ap
pointed by the governing boards of
said experiment stations to receive the
same, and such officers shall he re
quired to make to the Secretary of
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I ply ship “Celtic”, laden with beef for
the relief at Kingston,
i Governor Swettenham arrived at
j that moment, there was a brief private
: meeting and the Govern©.* escorted.
Ren- Admiral Davis to his carriage.
Saluta'ions wppe exchanged and the
Governor, rep-lying to Rear Adm'r.J
Daivs' regret that he was unable to do
more for Kingston's aid, “Ail the more,
to your l.or. >r." adding a deep bow, evi
dently in reply t.. Admiral Davis' ref-
< rer.c • to his departure and meaning
that he wettid do the same if in the
MUBlim [News ill Paragraphs
HMD IS SHAH
duced the oil magnate to the stewards
of the church.
a dr
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Dav;
and
Taunts and Sneers
at Friendly Gffices
Bumptious British Govern
ment Rejects Aid Offered
in Mumanity’s Name.
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KINGSTON, Saturday. Jan. 12.—
Rear .ylmiral Davis's mission of mer
cy to stricken Kingston came to an
abrupt and painful conclusion today,
in consequence of Governor Swetten-
h.atn's objection to the presence of
American sailors engaged in the work
of clearing the streets, guarding prop
erty and .succoring the wounded and
sick, culminating in a letter to the
admiral here peremptorily ordering
him to withdraw all parties which had
been landed. Admiral Davis was great
ly shocked and pained and paid a for
mal visit to Governor Swettenham to-
day, informing him that the United
States battleships Missouri and Indi
ana and the gunboat Tankton would
sail this afternoon.
To the Associated Press Admiral
Davis said that immediate compliance
with Governor Swettenham’s request
was the only coursi consistent with
the dignity of the United States.
Beginning of Friction.
TEHERAN. Jan. 19.—The coronation
of Mohamed Ali Mirza as Shah of
Persia took place here today with im
pressive ceremonies and a brilliant dis
play of Oriental grandeur.
The sc ne within the throne room,
as the Shah ascended the famous pea
cock throne of gold set with jewels,
surrounded by princes, nobi- s and mul
lahs. was one of rare m ignificence. Ac-
cordirg to ancient custom, the royal
procession entered the throne room one
hour after midday. Mohamed All
Mirza ascended the throne while the
Persian official.- and the diplomatic
representatives formed themselves in a
i circuit'r group. These Included the
i representatives of the United States.
1 Minister Richmond Pearson, and those
' of Great Britain. Russia, Germany and
oth.or powers.
, _ . The Shah took his seat on the
) . urge n Norton. ol tae | f nrnne ar!( j removed his hat. The prime
minister then advanced and placed on
his head the jeweled crown which the
| late Shah once threw to the ground
•; because of its great weight. In the
| meantime the chief Mullah began to in
tone slowly from the koran. He then
■trretted th
h-'-i'i'il had
v. >'i:'.d"d and
fission to the
Work of Hospital.
ich< ster nark on the property
-suits. Thursday, under the
; and in charge of Fleet Sur-
ATLANTA. Ga.. Jan. 19.—Judge
Pendleton, in the Superior Court today,
granted a petition for the appointment
of a receiver for - the Georgia Mutual
Fire Insurance Company and named
Samuel P. Evins as temporary receiver,
fixing January 26 as the date for hear
ing arguments. The petition was filed
by H. C. Powell, who alleges the com
pany is insolvent.
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 19.—In Rio
Janeiro, during the week ending De
cember 6. there were thirty-two cases
of bubonic plague and eight deaths,
according to the bill of health records
of the steamer Dunblane, which arrived
here early today from that port. In
the same week in Rio Janeiro there
were three cases of yellow fever with
one death, and also three deaths from
leprosy.
| NORFOLK. Va.. Jan. 20.—The most
I spectacular hre in the history of tla-
city occurred today when a spark from
I n locomotive of the Norfolk and West-in
i Railway s-t tire to grass near the plant
of the Atlantic Crcosotins Company and
fanned by a 40-mile wind, the flames < x-
tended to the great lunt’ er piles and oil !
tanks of the company, causing a as of -
$60,000. and the* probably fatal injury of ;
, one man. Seventy-live thousand gallons ‘
of creosoting fluid in tile tanks < xpio led •
and 2,300 barrels of the oil were con- .
sumod. together with several hundred i
■ thousand feet of ervosoted timber and I
piiin.g. valued at about $25,000. |
Jan 19. —At le
death |
freight train and the C
nati. Chicago and St. la
Flyer.” which left Chic
Ten persons w. re serin
several more slightly lui
ger train was running .
and consisted of a c u
three sleepers and a 1
ear. occupied by M: s. C
of the viee-pta .?i<Ikjit of
train was destroy, d by
Four pi
:. schaff.
railroad,
, m
car
itid
Missouri, and titled by Si?
tors of Charity. The hospital received
more than fifty sufferers, including
persons with fractured bores and
skulls, cases of blood poison which had
resulted from neglect of wounds, etc.
Governor Swettenham and the local
medical men were greatly opposed to
the American hosoita! insisting that
there was no necessity for it. as all the
wounded already had been attended to.
1 Surgeon Ames said the local medical
men were very ready to accept medi
cal supplies, but wished no American
interference with the woupded. Con
sequently there was much suffering
i which the American officers, in the
1 name of humanity were anxious to re-
[ lieve. A party of American sailors
worked at repairing the hospital build
ing to the last moment, when they
hauled down their ting, the Jesuits tak
ing charge, and returned to their ships,
[ the Yankton saiFng at 1 o’clock fol-
j lowed by battleship? at four,
j Swettenham’s Course Deplored,
i Gov. Swettenham’s attitudp toward a
friendly American officer’s assistance is
. greatly deplored by many of the resi
dents .of Kingston, some of them even
suggesting that the governor be peti
tioned to resign. His action is con
strued by some as inspired by resent-
| ment of President Roosevelt’s attitude
toward Jamaican negroes on the Pana-
• ma canal. Others ridicule the govern-
ohjections to the landing of Arner-
The
ROME. Ga„ Jan. 19.—Will Kennedy, j of th,
20 years old. was killed at the plow j of the victims were te:
factory here today. Elmore Mahan, a
13-year-old boy, during a quarrel, • TERRE HAUTE. Ind.
struck him in the head with a plow | Four .officers tonight
Tibly burned.
handle, killing him instant!
AMERICUS. Ga.. Jan. 19.—Americus
had a wholesale jail delivery late last
recited a poem by the laureate which night when eight negro prisoners sawed
! from Sanford that
| ploded on a sidin;
| passenger train,
burnt
wre
Til
ting
The friction between the Governor
and the admiral began with the ar- lean sailors^ armed or not arm
rival of the American war vessels, insecurity of the city is evidenced by
when the Governor objected to the the attempt last Friday night by six
firing of a salute In his honor on the I negroes to waylay a midshipman from
ground that the citizens might mis- the Missouri, who drew his revolver
take the firing for a new earthquake, and put his assailants to flight.
He also declared there was no neces- j Last night the streets of the burned
sity for American aid. that his Govern- | district still reeked with .the stench of
ment was fully able to preserve order • decaying bodies. The burned ruins
attend the wounded and succor the | were illuminated only by the baleful
was followed by the doleful strftins
of another poetic legend. This con
cluded, the procession was formed
again and the Shah descended from the
throne. As His Majesty retired from
the mid-t of his gorgeously clad retinue
the imperial band plaved the national
anthem and the brilliant ceremony
came to an end.
WOULD BE WITNESS
AGAINST EXCHANGE
their way to liberty and escaped. Evi
dently a key was provided by which
they unlocked the massive door guard
ing the row of steel cages. Three
other prisoners in the same cells de
clined to leave and these gave the
alarm two hours after the eight crim
inals had departed through a barred
window, cutting the steel bars.
Two of the escaping prisoners were
under long sentences for felonies, while
six were In for misdemeanors.
AUGUSTA, Ga., Jan. 19.—A special
from Columbia says:* Mrs. C. W. Blair
was committed to jail here this aft
ernoon on a warrant changing her with
the murder of her husband, based on
the verdict of the coroner’s jury re
turned at 3 o’clock this morning.
Capt. Blair was fatally wounded at
his home Thursday during a quarrel
with his wife, which he said in the
hospital in which he died, was about
another railroad conductor. Mrs. Biair
denies that there was another man
concerned or mentioned, and says her
husband was accidentally shot while
The freight train carrying the
car of powder also was destroyed, it is
believed that several people were killed
and a score more were injured. Relief
trains have been sent to the scene.
NEW YORK. Jan. 21.—Commodore
Morton F. Plant, the Railroad and
Steamship Magnate, narrowly escaped
with his life in a collision between his
cab and a Lexington avenue car at
Forty-sixth street and Lexington ave
nue tonight, in which he was thrown
to the pavement and received a bad
scalp wound that required dressing at
a hospital.
homeless.
Rear Admiral Davis, however, land
ed parties of bluejackets who patrolled
the streets, cleared the debris, razed
the ruins, attended mony of the wound
ed and won the highest praise from
citizen? and military officers for ex
cellent work. On the afternoon of the
salute incident Rear Admiral Davis
wrote Governor Swettenham as fol
lows:
Admiral Davis to Gov. Swettenham.
Agriculture, on or before the first day j “My dear Governor: I beg you to
of September of each year, a detailed Accept my apology for the mistake of
statement of the amount so received the salute this afternoon. My order
and of Its disbursement, on schedules was misunderstood, and the disregard
prescribed by the Secretary of Agri- I of your wishes was due to a mis-
eulture. The grants of money author- I take in the transmission of my order.
Ized by this net are made subject to | I trust the apparent disregard of your
legislative assent of the several States wishes will be overlooked,
and Territories to the purpose of said "I landed working parties from both
grants. 1 ships today to aid in clearing the vari-
Seetion 3. That if any portion of ous streets and buildings, and purpose
the money received h.v the designated landing parties tomorrow for the same
officer of any State nr Territory for purpose unless you expressly do not
the maintenance of branch agricultu
ral experiment stations, as provided
in this act, shall by any action or
rontingency bo diminished or lost or
be misapplied it shall he replaced, by
stfid State or Territory to which it he- j
longs, .and until so replaced no sub
sequent appropriation shall he appor
tioned or paid to such State or Ter
ritory: and no portion of said money,
shall be applied, directly or indirectly. •;
under any pretense whatever, to the
purchase or erection of any building
or buildings or to the purchase or rent- !
Ill of land. It shall be the duty of !
each of said station?, annually on or |
desire it. I think a great deal may be
done in the way of assistance to pri
vate individuals without interfering
with the work of yourself and Gov
ernment officials. As the only object
of my being here is to render such
assistance as I can I trust you will
justify me in this matter for the cause
of common humanity.
"I had a patrol of six men ashore
today to guard and secure the archives
of the United State? consulate, to
gether with a pa’tv of ten clearing
away wreckage. This party, after fln-
shing it.? work at the consulate, as
sisted a working party to catch thieves,
before the first day of February, to ] recovering from them a safe taken
make to the Governor of the State or . from a jewelry store, valued at '5,000.
Territory in which it is located a full From this I judge that the surveillance
and detailed report of its operations. ! of the city is inadequate for the pro-
including a statement of receipts and 1 tection of private property,
expenditures, a copy of which report ; “Actuated by the same motive, name-
shall be sent to each of said stations. ! ly. common humanity, I shall direct
to the Secretary of Agriculture, and the medical officers of my squadron to
to the Secretary of the Treasury of 1 make ail efforts to aid cases of dis-
or before the
tcli year after
the Secretary
(rtain and cer-
u lit*- k-mv i t i.w .> ' . n- I if loUl V | * ‘ * ‘
each State and Territory wh'eth- of ln V action in thi
Is complying with the provisions “Your abediei
the United States.
Section 4. That
first day of July,
the passage of this
of Agriculture shnll
tlfy to the Secret
as to er:
er It I
of this net and is entitled to receive
11s share of the annual appropriation
for branch agricultural experiment
stations under this act, and the
nmount which thereupon each is en
titled, respectively, to receive. If the
Secretary of Agriculture shall with
hold n certificate from any State or
Territory- of it? appropriation the facts
and reasons therefor shall he reported
to the President, and the amount in
volved shall be kept separate In the
Treasury of its appropriation, the facts
and reasons therefor shall he reported
to the President, r
volvod shall he ki
treasury in.til the
Congress, in order
Territory may. if
appeal to Congress
nation of the Secrf
If the next Cotigres? sliail not dir
such sum to be paid it shall be eov
cred into the treasury: and the See
tress whieh perhaps do not come un
der the observation of your medical
officers.
“I shall have pleasure in meeting
you at the hour appointed, at hend-
quarters house. I trust you approve
matter.
Tit servant.
"C. H. DAVIS.
. “Rear Admiral.”
Gov. Swettenham to Admiral Davis.
Gov. Swettenham responded Friday
as follows: ,
"My Dear Admiral: Thanks very
much for your letter, your kind call
and all the assistance given or offered
u.?. While I most heartily appreciate
the very generous offers of assistance,
1 feel it my duty to ask you to re-
emlmrk the working party and all par
ties which your kindness prompted vou
to land.
glow of the corpse-fires linin;
roadways. Today- these bodies yvere
indicated through the action of vul
tures which perch in flocks on the ruins
beneath which their prey is buried.
Funeral Pyres.
As fast as they are uncovered the
bodies are thrown on the funeral pyres
and slowly consumed. The total num
ber of recovered dead is about 450, and
it is believed there are at least 150
persons who have not been accounted
for.
Food is coming into the city from the
country districts, but a famine Is great
ly- feared. The filthy conditions of the
camps on the parade grounds and race
couse, where thousands of persons arc
cuddled under improvised tents, roofed
over and sheathed with palm leaves,
causes grave apprehension of an out
break of typhoid fever.
At present there is a most urgent
need for tents for several thousand
persons, but the government Is not
supplied yvith these arid is not making
endeavors »to obtain them.
Rain is now threatening and if it
should come it will involve untold suf
fering on the homeless thousands.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Jan. 19.—After
a lengthy conference with the execu
tive committee. Harvie Jordan this aft
ernoon accepted the presidency of the
Southern Cotton Association for an
other year. The convention was ad
dressed by B. B. Comer. Governor of
Alabama, who characterized the New
York cotton exchange as "An enemy
of the South.” Governor Comer, who
is a manufacturer of Cotton goods, told
of buying 21,000 bales of cotton
through the New York cotton exchange, sh© and Capt. Blair were fighting for
and of trouble he had in getting it. possession of the revolver with which i
When it arrived he said not 5 per cent - ne had threatened to kill her.
of it was spinnable.
ATLANTA. Jan. 19.—The bursting
of a pulley on a line of shafting at
the Exposition cotton mills caused the
death of F. S. Whitworth, an employe
of the mills. A fragment of the yvheel
struck Whitworth on the head, crush-
ing his skull, and he died almost in-
j least force them to furnish cotton on stantly. Whitworth yvas employed run-’
contracts.’’ j ning the freight elevator and was in
when
piece
SAN ANTONIO, Tex.. Jan. 21.—The
board o' immigrant inspectors. before
whom Juan Jmo Arrendondo. the Mex
ican revolutionist, was tried to determine
whether .-r not he G qualified to become
a citizen of the United States, agreed
today to suggest to the Secretary of Com
merce and Labor that Arrendondo be de
ported.
SAVANNAH. Ga.. Jan. 20.—Whole
sale prosecutions of the alleged naval
stores trust are soon to be launched, if
indictments that are to be sought in
the federal court in the Southern Dis
trict of Georgia and in New York, are
returned by the respective grand juries.
“If you can drive the New York cot
ton exchange to the courts” he added
“You can have me as a witness. There
is no cotton about it. The whole thing
| is a fraud. I cannot bo quoted too
; strongly, and I can give names. We
ought to enforce a law which will at
De»p Regret Expressed in London.
LONDON. Jan. 21.—There is a feeling
of deepest regret here over the un'ortu-
nate incident that led to the hurried de
parture of the American warships from
Kingston. Governor Swettenham. it is
believed, acted entirely on his own initia
tive. The last dispatch to the Secre
tary of the Colonies, Lord Elgin, to Gov
ernor Swettenham, which was dated Jan
uary 18, gave the Governor full liberty of
action.
Tile morning newspapers regard the in
cident as most unfortunate and regrot-
nble, but several refrain from SDeaking
editorial’y pending further information,
evidently being desirous to carefully avoid
anything calculated in the slightest to
jeopardize the 'riendly feeling between
the United States and Great Britain.
They all, however, reiterate expressions
of gratitude for the invaluable services
of the American surgeons and landing
parties. According to the Daily Mail’s
Kingston corr»'spondent. the people of the
town are widely protesting against the
withdrawal of the Americans, as there is
still great need Of food and still greater
need of medical assistance. This corre
spondent relates that it was at the re
quest of tlie Governor's deputy that
American marines were landed to quell
the disorders in the penitentiary. Gov
ernor Swettenham. however, repudiated
hi? deputy’s action.
The Daily Mail describes the incident
as a deplorable blunder on the part of
Governor Swettenham.
The Story Denied in Washington.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—Acting Sec
retary of State Bacon tonight, when
shown the dispatch from Kingston re
garding Governor Swettenham’s attitude
toward Rear Admiral Davis, who went
to Kingston with two battleships, a crui
ser and torpedo boat destroyer to admin
ister aid to the stricken people, at once
declared it was not true. He charged that
the newspapers were trying to make
trouble between Admiral Davis and Gov
ernor Swettenham. “There is not any
lie said emphatically.
Governor Comer then said that Ala- : the act of loading the elevator
bamans proposed by law to take a i an overhead pulley burst and :
hand in naming freight rates. | 0 f it hit him on the head.
"We are going to help name the
prices which send cotton across the
deep blue sea. •*
SOUTHERN FAILS TO
Ali ITS BILL
NEW YORK. Jan. 19.—Mrs. Flor
ence ■JJavbrlck has accepted an offer
from a Chicago lecture bureau and will
make a tour of the country. A num
ber of prominent Americans have ta
ken an interest in her work.
GRIFFIN, Ga.. Jan. 19.—One negro
musician, dead his beloved banjo silent
and two negro men in jail, are the
principal results of a negro dance in
Union district, this county. Friday
night. When Andrew Westmoreland
tried to collect 5 cents from Dean
Starr and John Foster, dancers, objec
tion was raised with fata! termination.
Starr says Foster killed Westmore
land. Foster insists that it was Starr.
ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 19.—On the re
fusal of tlie Southern Railway to
amend the bill filed by* it against the
Georgia State Railroad Commission,
Judge Newman in thei United States
District Court today signed an order j It is thought that the witnesses will
sustaining a demurrer! filed by the : decide on the hitter.
commission and dismissed tlie bill. The !
attorneys for the railroad company an- \ LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Jan. 18.—Suits
pounced that an appeal will he taken for alleged violations of the anti-trust
to the' United ' Slates Supreme Court, laws of the State were filed today by
The order signed today defines the the District Attorney against Armour
right of the commission to change the & Co., the Waters-Pierce Oil Company,
freight classification of the Southern the Hamond Packing Company, Morris
by which a reduction of practically 10 & Co., and the Cudahy Packing Cam
per cent in intra-state freight rates pariy for amounts aggregating $1,833,-
was made by the commission.
| 000 each..
GREENSBORO. N. O.. Jan. 19.—Judge I WINTERQUARTERS Utah. Jan. IS—
Boyd, in the United States Circuit Court’ll™; SyluKla Earl, widow of Herman H.
today, overruled the demurrers to com- |
plaints in the suits for penalties against ; ij arn Brown, a negro harbor, who after-
tlie Charlotte mill men. charged with ini- wards killed himself by shooting. The
porting laborers in violation of law. and j negro had been annoying the white worn
BRONWOOD. Texas. Jan. 21.—The
“Record Train.” on the Frisco rail
road was derailed ten miles north of j
Bronwood today while running 30 mile.?,;
an hour. The conches went into the j
ditch, except the Pullman sleeper. The |
cars turned completely over, injuring a
score of passengers, some of wnom may
be seriously hurt. Spreading rails is
said to have caused the wreck.
LAWRENCEBURG, Jan. 20.—The
situation hero today was most alarm
ing, the conditions, almost approximat
ing those of the llood of 1SS4. With
the waves of the Ohio splashing over
the levee which protects the town and
the certain knowledge that rains al
ready fallen will bring the torrent over
the barriers within a few hours, the
people left in this city passed a sleep
less night. •
AURORA. Ind.. Jan. 20.—This city
was last night entirely cut off from
railroad or traction connection with
the outside world, though the telephone
and telegraph wires were still working.
The people can only get in or out of the
city by boat.
About 1.800 in all were rendered
homeless by, ihe llood. but those whose
homes are still high and dry are gener
ously throwing them open to the refu
gees. Great suffering is throatendd in
case of a sudden cold snap.
sustained the demurrer as to a part of j nil with his attentions, and she ordered from u, jt
the case in the indictment for conspiracy, him to keep away from her house. .Airs, j afternoon.
One of the cases will be made a test case ; Earl leaves three j-oung children. mode
to carry to the higher court at once. The j | miiue.
BEAUFORT, S. C., Jaif. 20.—The
most disastrous fire in the history of
Beaufort occurred this afternoon. The
loss is estimated at between $500,000
and $700,000, about one-third covered
bv insurance. The fire originated in
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21— Surgeon
General Rixey. of the ntfvy, Mrs. Rixey
and a woman friend, while driving this
afternoon, were run down by an elec
tric car on Connecticut avenue and
miraculously escaped serious injuries.
The carriage was badly smashed and
they were thrown heavily to the
ground, but beyond being considerably
shaken up were not hurt.
L1TTLT ROCK. Ark.. Jan. 21.—
Charles F. Hartley, a retail grocer of
NewAIbany . Ind.. was robbed of $6,000
by four pickpockets while stepping
Rock Island train here this
Two arrests have been
carry
decsion of Judge Boyd was announced
at 1 o’clock, after the demurrers had
been argued at great length by atorneys
for the defendants and the Government.
ATLANTA. Jan. 19.—The railroad
commission will not for the present
j BUFFALO. N. Y., Jan. 20.—A ter-
■ rific gale, which blew ninety miles an
' hour at times, has swejit this city for
i eighteen hours, and has done $1,500,000
I damage to shipping.
pass upon the question of demurrage ; the barn and stables of F. W. Scheper,
In inter-state shipments brought be- on Bay street, and its spread was rap-
fo.re that body by R. J. Southall, of id. as a high wind was blowing. The
Augusta. Some months ago the com- water supply failed and efforts to fight
mission decided that it had no juris- the flames were fruitless. They only
diction in such matters, but the ques- stopped when they had nothing more
tion was reopened at the request of Mr. to feed upon in the direction in which
Southall.
tjj e amount in- I ^ in consideration of the American j
rate in ; Vice-consul’s assiduous attentions to i
- f ,hp next I his at his country house, the
.; ; 1P g (nt0 ’ American consulate needs guarding, in I truth
~ v>’l so lesirr ! J’ OUI ’ opinion, although he was present 'know what I am talking about. There is
pV 'l.p i,i and it was not guarded an hour ago 'not the slightest kind of trouble or foun-
' V ; ‘ i have no objection to vour detailing a dation for it in any way. shape or man-
• Agriculture. I force for the soK . purp ose of guarding ner - Th, ‘ slli P s have not sailed- I know
but the mrtv mmt h’.vo no flnonnmc I exactly what happened, and,” he added.
' L‘ ' .v h no firearms. , - there is n0 foundation for it in any man-
and nothing moie offensive than clubs | ner. That is perfectly straight. If you
SUED WHILE HE
held Bier id ins
they were being blown.
"WASHINGTON, Jan. IS.—Bv a vote
of’133 to 92 the House today voted that
the salaries of Senators, Representa
tives and the delegates from Porto
Rico. Hawaii and Alaska, be increased
to $7,500 per year after March 4. 1907,
and fixing the salaries of the Vice-
President. Speaker and members of the
cabinet at $12,000.
COLUMBUS, Ga., Jan. 20.—While he
was holding his baby in his arms Lester
Henderson, a young man of Girard,
Ala., was cut from temple to jaw by
PREVENT TYPHOID
PITTSBURG. Jan. 17.—Twenty-one
additional cases of typhoid fever were
reported to the Bureau of Health to
day. making a total of 1,021 cases
within the jurisdiction of the city au
thorities. The bureau being closed us
ually at noon Saturday, most physi
cians will not report cases found until
Monday. The average of cases report
ed in January is sixteen, so today’s
figures were taken as proof of the as
sertion of Superintendent Edwards
retnry of Agriculture’s hereby charged
with the proper administration of this
law.
Section 5. That the Secretary of
Agriculture shall make an annual re
port to Congress on the receipts and
expenditures and work
a«rricuRural expertn-ent
of the-Sta es and T-"" ;
whether the nnnron
or Territory h;s 1
if so. the rens'n t
Section 6. That
any time, amend.
or staves for this function. i are looking for the facts, those are 'the
"I find your working party this i facts.”
morning helping Mr. Crosswell clean ' Mr. Bacon would not disclose the source
his store. Crosswell was delighted * 1 ' s information, but indicated a possi-
,ha, ,h, SMS
If >our excellency should remain long , jean ships sent there for the relief of
the stricken people of the Jamaican cap
ital and the remarkable correspondence
; ion
*s. and also
f am- State
hheld; and
ss may
or repeal
ns of this
WANT BILL FOR PROTECTION
OF BARBERS PASSED
ATLANTA. Ga.. ..Tan. 20.—The Re
publican Poll Tax Club. No. 1 Frog
Town, with headquarters at 22 Bryan
street, west. Savannah. Ga.. has writ
ten Governor Terrell, requesting him to
use his influence with his ' brother
senators. Clay and Bacon." and Con
gressmen Brantley and Overstreet to
secure the passage of a bill for the pro
tection of barbers Ju.-, °* ac “;
nature of the bid tae secretary of the
club C Bolden, fails to say. He in
mates, however, that
have been sent
tives in Wa-diingtf
clone nothing with
his communication
asking him
the govern... . scna -
answer. “Don t ”
Ge
oies of tlie bill
i’s representa-
ih.at they have
ildin con ■ ?
io a veernor by
VinVed question, which
will doubtless decline to
enough. 1 am sure’ almost all the pri
the branch j vate owners would be glad of the ?er-
tion? in all | vices of the naVy to save expenses.
No Question of Humanity.
“It is no longer a question of hu
manity. all the dead died days ago. and
the work of giving them burial is
merely one of convenience.
”1 would be glad to accept delivery
of the safe which it is alleged thieves
had possession of. The American vice-
counsul h id no knowledge of it; the
store is close to a sentry post and the
officer of the post professes ignorance
of the incident.
“I believe the police surveillance of
the city as adequite for the protection
of private property. I may remind
your excellency that not long ago it
was discovered that thieves have
lodged in and pillaged the residence of
some New York millionaire during h:s
absence in the summer; but this would
not have justified a British admiral
landing an armed party and assisting
the New York police.
"I have the honor to ge, with pro
found gratitude and the highest re
spect. vour obedient servant.
“ALEXANDER SWETTENHAM.
that led up to that step caused a pro
found sensation in Washington tonight.
Naval officials to whom the word of the
unexpected culmination of this Govern
ment's efforts to relieve the victims of
the disaster was communicated early ex
pressed astonishment, but beyond that
fully refrained from expressing their
views for publication. Secretary Metcalf
received the first news of the action of
Admiral Davis from the Associated Press.
Ho said the news was a surprise to him
that he had bad no advices on the sub
ject tlTTouch official channels, pending
which he did r.ot 'eel at libertv to. make
any comment on the Jamaican Governor’s
action.
At the Navy Department it was stated
positively that aside from Admiral Da
vis' message under gate of the 18th. no
dispatches had been received from King
ston today or tonight.
At the British embassy tonight it
was stated that no word had reached
there regarding the Kingston incident.
SAVANNAH, Ga.. Jan. 18.—Jung
Lj'e, who recently came to Savannah
and opened up an opium joint on State
street, was fined $500.00 and costs, with i tv , e t - i o-1 i • or. th
George S. Smith. Jn that city this after- ! twelve months alternative. In the city The Pittsburg Bureau of Heall
noon. The knife, which was curved at cour t tod; D'- u P° n conviction for con- I nc ”
the end and driven with terrific force ! du , otlh B an opium den. The Chinese
by Smith. laid tlie whole side of the I colony was in evidence and an inter
face open, going to the bone and at j P re *- er was used by the defense,
one place cutting through to the mouth.
The deed occurred on the street in the
ATLANTA. Ga.. Jan. 20.—Between 3,000
„ , and 4.000 delegates are expected to at-
presence of Mrs. Henderson, and Hen- i tend a rally ana executive session of the
derson, who was holding the child was National Farmers’ Union, which will be-
powerless to defend himself. The : Kin here Tuesday and continue for three
cause of the trouble is not known.
Smith claims that Henderson called
him out of his house and started the
difficulty. "Witnesses say that Smith
drew a pistol on the other man after
slashing his face. Smith was after- those of the North
wards arrested in Columbus. I nent sneakers
CENTENARY OF R. E. LEE
OBSERVED AT SPARTA, GA.
days. According to President Barrett,
the purpose of the meeting is to have a
grand rally and discuss plans for bet
tering the condition of the farmers. All
of the States of the South and South
west will be represented and most of
Among the proml-
dc President Bar
rett. Thomas E. "Watson and John Tem
ple Graves.
SPARTA. Ga., Jan. 20.—Th© cen- I
tennial anniversary of Gen. Robert E. I
Lee was appropriately observed this !
morning, beginning at II o'clock at
the court house. The celebration was j
under the auspices of the Sparta chap- ; has been prominent in political affairs
ter. United Daughters of the Confed- °f the State since the war. He leav
eraey and the Clinch Camp of Cou-
BIRMIXGHAM. Ala.. Jan. 20.—Gen.
Charles M. Shelley died here at an early
hour this morning after a lingering ill
ness. He was born in 1S33, in Sullivan
County. Tertn.. and served through the
Civil War. being, a brigadier-general in
the Confederate army Gen. Shelley
served through four terms ill Congress
lma, Ala.
, a daughter. Miss Elizabeth Shel
- , ... _ _ i a son. Lieut. J. E. Shelley, of the 1
federate \ eterans. C mmamlant ... D. g_ who is now stationed In Cuba.
Rogers presided. Tne following pro- j
gramme of exercises was carried outj j
NEW YORK. Jan. 20.—The gathering
of supplies here for the Kingston
earthquake sufferers by the New York-
Kingston relief committee it is expect
ed will be discontinued tomorrow, for
ime being at least, in view of
tar or congressman fat
bill that wil .»« a do hi?
public and co. and ’ a 1 ‘O do
public
body is not good pn
en or Heaie. Do
c h to be in Heav
thrnk so”
of the legis-
Waited Fifteen Minutes.
When Admiral Davis called at Head
quarters house this morning to bid
farewell to Governor Swettenham. he
waited 13 minutes. H" then informed
tb.e Governor's aide that he would wait
no longer and requested h2:n to tell the
Governor that in consequence of his
attitude in not desiring American aid.
ho had countermanded Presdent
Goternor. i refusal on the part of Governor Swet-
nham. of Jamaica, to accept aid fr
American war vessels, it is quite prob
able that the supplies now on the way
to the steamers Allegheny and Prinz
Joachi will never reach that port. Both
steamers have been ordered to call at
Port Antonio and there await further
instructions. A special meeting of the
relief committee will be held tomorrow
when the situation will be thoroughly
Invocation, by Rev. S. R. Creigland
song. “Maryland.” by choir: memorial
to I.ee. by Sidney Lewis, read by Judge
F. L. Little; song, “Lorena,” by Mrs.
G. C. Beil: recitation in concert, “A
Soldier of R. E. Lee.” by girls of the
seventh grade Sparta high school; a
song of the sixth--- by choir: "Eulogy
of Lee” speech, by Lewis Thomas.
At the close of the exercises the
| Daughters of the Confederacy served
i luncheon.
j COLUMBIA. S. C.. Jan. 20.—A telegram
was receiver] early this afternoon by
Governor Ar«e] from the authorities .it
Beaufort, asking that the. nival mbit’a
be ordered out to keep order at that
place. The telegram stat >d that race
trouble was feared, although it gave no
further details. It Is presumed that the
, trouble a:r"w nut of the big dire which
j occurred there yesterday.
Onlv once b"fore. during the great flood
; of 1893. has there been any friction be
tween the races at that place. .The ne
groes greatly outnumber the whites at
Beaufort.
h
sent representatives today to some of
the fever-infested towns up the Alle
gheny River to lend assistance and
counsel. Oakmont and Verona, con
sidered the worst pest spots, will be
assisted to clean their streets, an^ an
effort is being made to have sewage
at these points, which are right above
Pittsburg’s intake water pipes, placed
elsewhere until the fever epidemic can
be got in hand. The upper towns
were flooded today with handbills ask
ing every family to boil every bit of
the water to be used in the house.
The Legislature, now In session, will
be asked to increase the amount of
money formerly contributed for main
tenance of indigent typhoid cases In
the vicinity of Pittsburg.
Some citizens who had received or
ders to boil drinking water at till haz
ards asked Superintendent Edwards
today if filtering would not accomplish
the same result. The superintendent
replied:
“No; the ordinary filter which is
placed in the house will not do at all.
There is only one known way to get
the germs before they get you. and that
is to boil the water. The water being
furnished Pittsburg is the worst I
have ever known. It must be boiled”
Charters Granted
and Roads Building
ATLANTA, Jan. 19.—A remarkable
story of railroad development In the
future in Georgia will be shown in the
annual report of Score ary of Stato
Phil Cook, shortly to be issued by
the State printer.
From time to time as charters were
granted new railroad ventures in the
State the fact was noted in the pa
per? during the past year. But the
total figures for the year stagger
even those cognizant of the facts In
the way mentioned. While it is a
generally accepted fact that many
charter.? represent “paper railroads,” It
i? believed that a very small percent
age of those for 1906 are to be so
classed.
Not a few of these lines chartered
are ,-hort links going into big systems,
while still others represent the begin
ning? of yet other big lines. The facts
and figures contained in this article
have been compiled from the records
in the office of the Secretary of Stats,
and are authentic in every way.
During 1906 no less than thirty-sev
en separate and distinct lines were
chartered. Of this number thirty-flve
represonted steam roads, while two
were long interburban electric line?.
Work has already commenced on one
of the electric lines, and work Is to
begin on the other shortly, so it is
said. "Work lias also commenced on
a considerable percentage of the steam
lines.
These thirty-seven lines represent a
total mileage of 2,775. and a capital
stock of $9,710,000. The longest line
Is 350 mile? and the shortest two. The
largest capital stock is $1,000,000 and
the smallest $10,000.
Kelow is given a complete list of
all lines chartered, principal office, cap
ital stock and number of miles:
Atlanta. Buford and Gainesville
Electric Railway Company: principal
office Buford: capital stock $100,000:
length 5S miles.
Lumber City and Oeonee River Rail
way Company: principal office Lum
ber City; capital stock $50,000: length
12 miles.
Tlie Sparks Railway and Construc
tion Company: principal office Sparks;
capital stock $150.00; length 25 miles.
Statesboro and Midville Railway
Company: principal office Savannah:
capital stock $50,000; length 60 miles
Waycross. Sal ilia and St. Marv s
Railway Company: principal- office
Waycross: capital stock $100,000;
length 150 miles.
The St. Mary's. "Waycross and Nash
ville Railroad Company; principal of
fice Waycross; capital stock $1,000,000;
length 150 miles.
IBostwIck Railroad Company; prin
cipal office Bostwiek; capital stock
$30,000: length 6 miles.
Thomnsvillo and Gulf Railroad Com
pany; principal office Thomnsvillo:
c.mital stock $75,000: length 120 miles.
The Valdosta and Nashville Railroad
Company: principal office Valdosta:
capital stock $300,000: length 30 miles.
Hartwell and Washington Railway
Company: principal office Hartwell:
capital stock $250,000: length 56 miles.
Vidalla and Southwestern Railroad:
principal office Augusta: capital stock
$25,000: length 28 miles.
The Dalton and Al'endale Railway
Company: principal office Dalton: cap
ital stock $500,00; length 22 miles.
Augusta Connecting Railroad; prin
cipal office Augusta: capital stock
Sioo ooo: length 6 miles.
Franklin - Southeastern Railroad
Company: principal office Brunswick:
capital stock $200,000; length 21 miles.
Brinson Railway: prlncinal office Sa
vannah'. capital stock $1,0(10,000; length
180 miles.
Gate City Terminal Company; prin
cipal officer Atlanta: capital stock
$500,000: length 3 miles.
The MIona Spring? Railway Com
pany: principal office Fort Valley:
capital stock $100,000: length 26 miles.
Georgia Central and Gulf Railway
Company: principal office Savannah:-
capital stock, $16,000; length 75 miles.
Georgia and Florida Railway; prin
cipal office Augusta: capital stock
$1,000,000; lengih 350 miles.
Atlanta and New Orleans Railroad
Company: principal office Atlanta:
capital stock $100,000; length 56 miles.
Augusta and Northwestern Railway
Company; principal office Augusta:
capital stock $100,000; length 90 miles.
The Georgia Southwestern and Gulf
Railroad Company; principal office Al
bany; capital stock $300,000: length 155
miles.
The Wilkes and Lincoln Counties
Railroad Company: principal office
Washington; capital stock $250,000;
length 50 miles.
The Pelhant and Havana Railroad
Company; principal office Pelham:
capital stock 3250.000: length 40 miles.
Statenvillo Railway Company: prin
cipal office Statenvillo; capital stock
$70 000; length 14 miles.
Atlanta, Griffin and Macon Electric
Railway Company: principal office At
lanta: capital stock $100,000: length 93
miles.
Augusta and Louisville Railway: A
principal office Louisville: capital^
stock $.700,000; length 28 miles.
Atlanta and Carolina Railway: prin
cipal office Atlanta: capital stock $50,-
000; length 170 miles.
The Georgia Eastern Railroad Com
pany; principal office,. Vienna; capital
stock $100,000; length 82 miles.
The Atlantic .and Western .Railway
Company: principal office Hinesville:
capital stock $250,000; length 65 miles.
The Albany. Cairo and Gulf Railroad
Company; principal office Cairo; capi
tal stock $200,000: length 180 miles.
Athens Terminal Company: principal
office Athens; capital stock $25,000;
length 2 miles.
Savannah. Statesboro and Western
Railway; principal office Savannah;
capital stock $1,000,000; length 120
miles.
The St. Mary’s and Kingsland Rail
road Company; principal office St.
Mary’s; capital stock $50,000; length
10 miles.
Western and Gulf Railway; principal
office Americus; capital stock $200,000;
length 85 miles.
The Waycross, Baxley and Vidalia
Railroad Company; principal office
Waycross; capita! stock $200,000;
length 55 miles.
Abbeville and Northwestern Railroad
Company; principal office Abbeville:
capital stock $100,000: length 50 miles.
From present indications Georgia
will figure prominently in the matter
of railroad building this year, which
fact will show that this State is mov
ing along with the others of the union,
when it comes to enterprise and pros
perity.
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lature, the members ox t-i- -
AUGUSTA.. Ga.. Jan. 20.—John D.
Rockefeller today attended services at
a negro church. Having an aequaint-
T . . I, i , , . ance with the “Rlaek Spurgeon.” Rev.
per. It tells now you stand on C. T. Walker, who preached in New
thp hooks Due from datp nn Tork f° ur years, Rockefeller attended
me DUUK.&. BUB XIOUl aate on Wa i ke r'.= church today, heard the ser-
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
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tr.on. made
when the c
a generous
Election was
contribution
•taken and
ITALIAN RAILROADER ALLEGED TO
HAVE HELD LABORERS BY
FORCE.
ROANOKE. Va.. Jan. 19.--Giovani Sa-
ruli, a railroad contractor filling a con
tract with the Tidewater Railroad near
Roanoke, was arrested yesterday on a
charge of peonage by United States Dep
uty Marshal Aliff in Bedford County, and
came here, where he was held by United
States Commi??ioner White in the sutn
of $1,090 for his appearance at a 'tear
ing here January 25.
Tlie charge was preferred by Filomone
Seneca, an Italian banker of Philadelphia.
It i? alleged that Sarnli held a dozen
Italian laborer.? against :heir will and
placed an armed guard ixer them with
instructions to snoot them if they at
tempted to get away. The men "scaped
in the night and went to Philadelphia,
where they recit"d their story to Seneca.
The latter, it is said, places labor with
ntractors over the country. Santli dc-
latw -talked with Walker, who Intro- (dares there is nothing in the charges.
An Epitaph.
From the New York Press.
Here is a whole sermon in an epi
taph that was copied from a tombstone
in a Brooklyn cemetery, verbatim fft
literatim. We do things more ab
ruptly those days:
“Here lie? the no more to he ani
mated and everlasting remains of
Apollos Nichol, born in Smithtown,
April IT, 1776. the same month, 1811,
departed and entered up to the ele
mentary menstruum of dissolution,
naught Resurrection and Ascension.
“Conspicuous example of unavoidable
fate, who, after his having been tired
of experiencing eight months various
diseases, in expectation to find allevia
tion to his painful existence, started in
quest of relief, and. firm in his re.seV-
tion, notwithstanding an inconsiderable
distance, contended nearly three weeks
against the progressive obstacles «(