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TWICE A WEEK TELEGRAPH
WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORGIA—RAIN FRIDAY, AND PROBABLY SATURDAY; WARMER FRIDAY WIT^I FRESH NORTHEAST* TO SOUTHEAST WINDS
ESTABLISHED IN 1826.
MACON, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 1, 1907.
TWICE-A-WEEK, $1.00 A YEAR.
SENATOR RAYNER SCORES
PRESIDENT FOR USURPATION
President of Paper Alleges
It Cannot Pay Bills and
Petition in Bank
ruptcy Filed
Cites Instances When Roose
velt Exceded Powers Con
ferred Upon Him By
Constitution.
EVENTSIAPPORTIOHT
BASIS
PER
Insists on Reserved
Rights of States
Conference Had Quieting
feet Upon Japanese
Trouble
Ef-
$4,852 in Claims
Have Been Filed
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—Senator
Raynor's address on the expansion of
executive prerogatives. Senator Lodge’s
brief reply and an extended discussion
of the administration of public land
laws by Senator Heyburn. constituted
today’s proceedings in the Senate.
Disclaiming any intention of "assail
ing” President Roosevelt and profess
ing for him profound personal esteem.
Senator Rayner addressed the Seriate
at considerable length in review of
what he termed the President’s usurpa
tion of the governmental functions not
No Confirmation
of Hawaian Rumble
The “Dixie” Made a Seven-
Mile Stretch in 11 Minutes
and 16 Seconds in
. A , Regatta. /9k _
ATLANTA. Jan. 31.—A petition in ]
inkruptry was filed today In the Uni-
YVASHINGTOX. Jari. 31.—Representa
tive Hay today made the following ad
ditional statement concerning the confer
ence held at the White House yesterday
between the President and members of
his cabinet with the California delega
tion:
"The California delegation is pleased
with the situation with reference to Japan
as developed at the conference. We feel
, ...... ... .. . very hopeful that the result of this con-
onferrfd on him oy the constitution, ference and of others that will follow
He' at first alluded to the recent : will he a solution of the Japanese diffi
Turns and Sprints
Stir Enthusiasm
. - t„ i oulty that will be perfectly satisfactory
speech of Secretary Root in which he [ rr , people of California-**
Pfj
discussed the gradual enlargement of
district court against the j Federal power at the expense of the
Atlanta News Publishing Company, by
T. W. English, Jr., president of the
publishing company and other credi
tors representing claims of $4,853. Pc-
.' itioners allego that on January 1
the news company admitted Its in
ability to pay Its bills. Judge New
man appointed John K. \ffttley tem-
poray receiver.
The News is an afternoon paper,
and was established about five years
ago. Whether or not Its publication
will be continued is to be decided la
ter.
ROOSEVELT ASSAILED
IN ALABAMA SENATE
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Jan. 31.—Tho
House resolution commending Presi
dent Roosevelt for discharging the ne
gro soldiers for the Brownsville In
cident, was pocketed today by tho
Senate, when it was referred the third i (] la
lime to the committee on rules, with ! (hat
ding that it will
under-la
Befo
■re
Moody made a sharp reply, criticising !
he President for his alleged over-j
throw of the constituiion on many on- .
casions. lie assailed the President
sharply for his “nqeopsl hquoaal., aiii_
i.i the Panama Government, intimat
ing that Washington supported a revo-'J
lotion and declared there was grave
doubt if the President had authority
to discharge soldiers from the army.
"We go too far In endorsing the
nets of such an official,” said Senator
Moody.
DUBLIN BANKING CO.
ELECTED OFFICERS
States. \ "I regal’d this doctrine.” .said
Mr. Raynftr. "thus announced, adhered
to and emphasized as a most dangerous
and important attack on the Institu
tions of the country.”
He said that because these doctrines
were being constantly illustrated in the
administration of the’ Government
"they must be taken, as they were in
tended to be taken, as manifesting the
purpose of the present -administration
to carry this new doctrine of consti
tutional construction into execution
whenever the opportunity or emergency
may arise for its exercise. The Presi
dent is laboring under the honest im
pression that he is responsible to the
country for the legislation of Congress.
Rayner Cites Instances.
The first instance of “conflict” be
tween the executive and legislative
functions. Mr. Rayner said, was in the
Santo Domingo affair, in which he
said: "The President had evidently
made his own treaty.” Without dis
cussing whether the treaty was right.
Ilia;said, "the charge that X make Js .that
he accomplished this in violation of
the constitution. The treaty has been
practically carried into effect without
consulting the Senate.”
Mr. Rayner turned his attention to
dietary, announcing his belief
his branch of the Government,
'ought to be entirely free from executive
interfere)
"It is therefore my judgment,” he
added. "Hint the criticism by tlie Pres
ident • •{ Judge Humphrey with refer
ence to his decision in the case Known
a*. Uut meat packers wiw-e
court, was uncalled for and an invasion
of the judicial prerogatives.”
"We cannot tolerate such intrusion
on the rights of the courts." continued
Mr. Rayner. "The courts are not re
sponsible to any. President of the
United Btates for their judgments. A
Speaking for himself. Mr. Hayes said:
"I have no fear of any diplomatic crisis
with Japan nor of any serious trouble
of any kind with that nation.”
It Is stated at the War Department
that no reports have been received from
any source indicating that the Japa
nese in Hawaii. have organized secret
military organizations and are drilling
with the view of acquiring control of the
island Regarding the appeal of the War
Department to Congress for an appropria
tion to complete the defenses of Hawaii,
it is denied that this appeal has any con
nection whatever with the relations be
tween Japan and the United States, but
was simply dictated by a desire “to
put the house in order” in accordance
with the plans formed at least a year ago
by the military and naval officers charged
with the duty of defending the country.
MAKE FAVORABLE REPORT
ON LIVINGSTON RESOLUTION
WASHINGTON. Jan. 31.—A subicom-:
mlttee of five members of the House com
mittee on Interstate and foreign com
merce. today decided by unanimous vote
to recommend to the full committee that
a favorable report be made on the Liv
ingston resolution, providing for an in
vestigation of tile New York Cotton Ex
change by the Department of Commerce
and Labor.
PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 31.—Five
events were run off today by the motor
boats entered for the third annual Lake
Worth regatta. The feature of the day
was' the spectacular driving of E. J.
Sohroeder's speedv racer Dixie and the
“heady wav" in which the boat was han
dled by Its driver. The pretty starts,
turns and the sprints at the finish stirred
tho enthusiasm of all. The five-mile event
for boats with a speed of IS ruiles an
hour and under was won by the Planet,
a Florida boat, in 31 minutes and 54 sec
onds.
The second event, a seven-mile race,
for boats with a speed of IS miles an hour
and above, was won by Schroeder’s Dixie.
Time. 11 minutes and IS seconds:.
$172,000 Will Soon Be Distri
buted Among Schools of
State,
Convicts Hire
Separate Funds
THREE JURORS IN THAW
MURDER TRIAL RELEASED
Sensations Were Sprung and
It Is Said Other Changes
Are to Be Made
Attorney Jerome
Becomes Wrathy
ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 31.—Following the
announcement made yesterday of the ap
portionment of the State's public school
fund to tho various county school sys
tems, State School Commissioner W. B.
Merritt today announced the apportion
ments to the local school sytems. most
of which are in the cities and towns of j place the excused jurors, so that when
the State and under local jurisdiction. ! the rapidly shifting situation under-
Tliis apportionment, as stated,' is made : went a survey at the close of the day
NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—Sensations
were frequent in the Thaw murder
trial today, and before the two ses
sions of court had ended three sworn
jurors had been released from further
service in the case, making five in ali
summarily excused from the trial pan
el during the last three days. In the
case of two of the released jurors no
explanation was 'made in the court.
The third was allowed to go upon a
physician’s certificate that his life
would be imperilled by the close con
finement of jury service. Three sat
isfactory talesmen were found to re-
on a basis of $2.53 per pupil of school
age, according to the last school census,
which is 12 cents more per pupil than
bus ever before been paid. This does not
include the fund deriver from the hire of
convicts.. nearly all of which is used fori
school purposes, and which is separately
distributed.
The apportionment of school funds to ,
the city and other local school systems
there were again eleven men in the
jury box, the same number that had
been seated at the close of yesterday’s
session.
Rumors were current tonight that
the end of tho jury changes is not
yet in sight, and that further chap
ters may be added to what has al
ready become an unprecedented record
in criminal procedure In New York,
city. There were several conferences
of the attorneys this afternoon, at
which Attorney Jerome is said to have
vigorously urged the release, of still
Receiver Sued H. IT. Rogers
to Recover Between $3,-
000,000 and $1,000,000
of Profits
Terms of Agreement
Not Yet Known
UMHUL
York
Discovers Conspiracy and
Restraint of Trade
DUBLIN, Ga.. Jan. 31.—At tho an
nual meeting of the Dublin Banking
Company it was decided to add two
directors to the list, and James G.
Simons. Jr., president of the Dublin
board of trade, of this city, and W. N.
Lletch. of Eastman, were elected. Tho
following is the full hoard elect.-d: T.
,T. Pritchett, J. M. Finn. Jair.i".- s.
Simons. Jr.. W". \V. Robinson, O. W.
Brantley, A. \V. Baum. Dublin: J. H.
Williams. Atlanta, E. A. Lovett,
WrightsviMe. mid \V. X. 1.1.•:< 1 Has:-
Managers Put
Under $1,000 Bond
The directors elected tho following
fficers:
President—T. J. Pritchett.
Vice President—W. YV. Robinson.
Cashier—James M. Finn.
Assistant Cashier—B. B. Fordham.
The directors ordered 10 per cent
aid out in dividends and placed $7,000,
r 14 per cent, to the surplus ne-
aunt. The surplus of the bank now
mounts to $47.onn. In eight years
ie bank has pa.id out $40,000. m ik-
ig net profits in eight years on a
apitalizatlon of $50,000, tin
f $$7,000. or about 175 pr:
judge would have been perfectly justi
fied if ho had declined to submit in .1 Tnt>v AToni
silence to a rebuke of the executive. VJiauu OUiJ lYUU
He could well with dignified and calm
defiance have proclaimed from the
bench: ‘I am a sovereign here; you
have no greater right to interfere with
me than I have judicially to denounce
an act of yours as usurpation.’ ”
Mr. Rayner then pronounced his disf
approval of the President for his "in
trusion” upon the States, taking fdr.
example the notes of the President to
Governor Guild, of Massachusetts, in
which the course of the Governor was
commended in refusing to interfere
In the carrying out of the death sen
tence against Chas. L. Tucker.
Incident Too Officious.
"I never knew a communication of
this sort to be sent by a President to
the Governor of a State since the foun
dation of the republic,” said Mr. Ray
ner, "and I deeply regret and deplore
tho occurrence."
While admitting that no technical
violation of any provision of the con
stitution was involved, Mr. Rayner
contended that it was a practical an
nouncement that the act of State offi
cials was subject to the approval or
displeasure of the Federal Government.
The most wonderful exhibition of the
Presidents power in Congress, Mr.
The third event, a five-mile race 'for __
boats of all speeds, was again won by j ag announced today is as follows:
the Planet, tho limit boat, in 34 minutes Adrian, $872.85; Americus. f4.7S4.23:
ar.d 59 seconds. The Dixie starting from Ashburn. $2,176.45; Athens. $7,524.22: At-
the scratch, 23 minutes and S!> seconds ' ] a nta. $57,704.24: Bainbridge. $2,'JG0.10;
behind the Planet, finished second, only i Blacksliear $6.32.50: Blakely. :$2,188.43;
12 second behind the winning boat. 1 Bluffton. $1,030.S3: Boston. $050.21; Ca-
The fourth event, fi\e miles tor boats non, $6:2.OS; Cochran, $l,lo6.21; Colum— < ..nother iuror now in the panel Thaw's
with a speed of less than IS miles an bus! $13,484.90; Conyers. $1,249*.82; Cor- I 3 however are ?aid to have
hour, was won by Lieut. Willoughby s dele. $2,517.35; Covington. 142,10: Daw- I c0u,1 -i9. nonever, are -aia to n,i\ e
Possum. * . . son. $1,950.63- Decatur, fl.0S7.90; Doerun, I
The fifth event, a five-mile race for $389.62: Douglas. $041.16; Dublin, .
faster boats, proved a walk-over fo r the $2.696.9S; East Point. $1,237.17: Edge- ,
Dixie. Time, as given In the summary. I wood. $1,009.27; Flintstone. $184.69: Fitz-
The 15-mile event for all boats was gerald, $1,993.64; Gainesville. $3,931.62:
Gr j(jj n _ $4^.4.74; Hapevtlle, $457.93; Har- I
alien. $751.41: Hawkinsville, $1,631.95; 1
Hazlehurst. SS12.13: Hogansville. $1,497.76:
Inman, $617.32; Jesup. 0S72.S5; Kirk- :
wood, $303.60: La Fayette, $1.7S3.05;
LaGrange, $4,111.25: Lawreiiceviile, ■
$761.53: Lithonia. $1,733.05; Lumber City.
$693.22; Madison. $1,449.69: Marble Hill,
$230.47; Marietta. $3,220.09; Menlo.
$766.59; .Moultrie. $1,935.43: Newnan.
$2,034.80; Nlcholls, $665.39: Oakland City. ,
$695.75; Ocilla, $604.67’ Plnehurst, 1
$311.35: Rome. $6,552.70; Roswell, :
$1,034.77: Royston. $70".si: Stone Moun-.
tain. $695.75; Thorhasville. $3,797.53; Tif- I
won by the Meteor, the Swallow, which
finished first, having exceeded its hand
icap allowance and being, therefore,
barred.
Class X. less than IS miles speed,
nautical miles— Winner, Dixie.
Class X. all boats. 4% nautical miles—
Winner, Planet.
Class X. for boats. 18 miles, speed 4 Vi
nautical miles—Winner, Possum, Lieut.
H. L. Willoughby.
Class X for boats exceeding 18 miles
speed. 4% nautical miles—Winner, Dixie.
Class X. all boats, 13 J i nautical miles—
Winner Meteor (protest <;d) Blanche IT.
for not carrying reservinj {..gear. Decision
on this will be later. ”
COL E, L. DOUGLAS
OF CUTHBERT DEAD
ton. $850.08: Toccoa. $1,669.80
$4,128.96: Waresboro, $1,115.7
Wayi
blocked every effort of the prosecuting
officer In this direction.
Friction Between Opposing Counsel.
The disagreement which first devel
oped in Justice Fitzgerald’s chambers
half an hour before the afternoon ses
sion began, was resumed in open court
at the judge's desk twice thereafter,
and engendered a bitter feeling among
the attorneys. Heretofore the rela
tions of the district attorney and his
assistant with Thaw's counsel have
been of the friendliest nature. This
afternoon -there was friction of the
most apparent character.,
The first of the day’s sensations
came immediately after a lardy open-
NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—The grand
jury today returned an indictment
against the so-called theatrical trusL
charging conspiracy and restraint of
trade. The indictment is against
Nixon and Zimmerman;'KJaw and Er-
langer, Chas. Frohman and AI Hay-
man. who are alleged to constitute the
trust. It was- handed up to Judge Fos
ter in the Court of General Sessions to
day. Abraham Erlanger and M. Klaw
appeared in court and were admitted to
bail in $1,000 each.
The indictment sets forth in detail
the acts of the so-called trust and its
efforts to prevent certain theatrical en-
CUTHBERT, <}a., Jan. 31.—Col. Eu-
genius L. Douglas, oni of Cuthbert’s
representatives of the legal fraternity,
in this section of the Stale, was
found dead In his rooms in this city
this morning. He was on the streets
yesterday and complained of a pain
in his side, which had been troubling
him for several days. He had not
been engaged in the active practice
for the past several years. At one
time he and his brother, Marcellus had
the largest and most extensive . law
practice in this part of Georgia. Col.
Douglass and his deceased brother were
gallant and brave soldiers, going to the
war from this county, and winning
distinction for their courage and skill
as soldiers. He. was one of the old
est graduates of the University of
Georgia, in this section, he and his
brother having graduated with distinc
tion, in the class of 1S4S. Col. Doug
las was a gentleman of the old school,
and his death will be learned with
regret by those with .whom he had
been associated. He leaves a sister.
Mrs. N. YV. Worrill. of Americus. His
home has been at Mrs. R. A. Wooten’s,
in this city, for a number of years.
His funeral took place this afternoon.
CAPT. HARDAWAY DE.OLINES
OFFER MADE BY OLIVER
COLUMBUS. Ga.. Jan. 31.—Capt. B. H.
Hardaway, the Columbus engineer and
contractor, has wired to YV. J. Oliver
declining his offer to become associated
with him in the Panama Canal con
tract.
Families in Gordonsville. Ya.
Up to High State of Ex
citement
Tjack Hounds
to Trail Criminals
ing of the morning session. The de
lay was due to a conference of the at
torneys with the presiding judge. This
conference had hardly gotten under
way when the rumor went out that
two jurors were to be excused. Final
ly. when court opened District Attor
ney Jerome announced that it. had
been unanimously agreed to relieve Ju
rors David S. Walker and Louis Haas
from further service. Mr. Walker, who
is a son of John Brisbane Walker,
N"-
on the jury roll. Both are young men
and unmarried. Neither could offer
an explanation for the court’s action
in ordering their discharge.
Jerome Said to Be Wrathy.
It was taken for granted that the
release of these two jurors had ended
the day’s surprises, but during the
luncheon recess rumors of a further
reduction in the .personnel of the Jury
were put in circulation, and these were
given color when it was learned that
another earnest conference of coun
sel with Justice Fitzgerald was in
progress. The name of the juror un
der consideration was ' again dis
cussed about the court building. It
was also stated that he was a juror
whom Thaw and his counsel had been
particularly pleased to have on the
trial panel and that the lawyers for
the defense would fight to the last any
c-ffort to discharge him. Thaw’s at
torneys had. been none too willing to
allow YValker and Haas to be replaced,
and it was only after a long argu
ment by the district attorney that they
consented in the case of the third
man. The afternoon conference evi
dently was one of the some wrath, for
when District Attorney Jerome ap-
BOSTOX. Jan. 31.—A compromise
settlement of the suit of George Wh 31-
ton Pepper, the receiver of Hi" Bay
State Gas Company, of Delaware
against Henry H. Rogers, of New YorkJ
to recover profits of between $3,000.-
000 and $4,000,000 on account of the
sale of the several Boston gas' eojn-
panies, was announced In the United
States circuit court this afternoon. An
agreement reached by both parties was
submitted to Justice Putnam, who, al
though he had stated that so far as
he was concerned "There would be no
trouble,” he declined to give his for
ma! assent to the settlement until an
amended and satisfactory petition was
presented at a hearing set fpr tomor
row morning. Under the terms of a
compromise agreement, whibli was
submitted to the cqurj today. Receiver
Pepptr accepts an otter of $1,300,000
from Randall Morgan! treasurer of tlie
United Gas Company, of Philadelphia,
including an abandonment of the
Claims of the Bay State Company
against Mr. Rogers, anti In. considera
tion also of stock in the Buffalo Gas
Company now held by the Bay State
Gas Company. This stock amounts to
about 20.000 shares-. Mr. Morgan acts
for Mr. Rogers in the settlement.
The action of Receiver Pepper was
to secure profits alleged to have ac-
Rogers, through the sale of
c-rued tc
stock in
panics
New En
rious ‘B
inter*
ropr
■senting the
rr Company
while M:
tee of the T
was claimed
trusteeship h
.niiipani
irluo 'ot
vast- profits
RAILROAD FARE REDUCED
IN ALABAMA TO
.C.
MOBILE. Ala.. Jan. 21.—A special from
Montgomery, Ala., says the Senate bill
placing the passenger rate on railroads
in Alabama at 2*4o. per mile passed tho
Lower House of the Legislature today and
now goes to the Governor, who will
sign it.
Rayner believed, to have been at the i terprises from playing in any other
runt
nni
un
time of legislating for the sea level
j canal. After describing this fight he
I remarked: "It shows how this domi-
j natlng spirit of the President can ride
1 the whirlwind when he has made up
| his mind to legislate and how in abso-
I lute defiance of the laws of nature he
I ran produce a senatorial vacuum be
neath the sweep of his mighty genius."
The Schley Case to 5e Reviewed.
1 The Schley case was the next topic
viewed by Mr. Rayner. He predict-
than independent theaters. Some
the witnesses before the grand jury
testified that in certain cases the trus't
compelled thenPto make contracts with
"the trust to do the booking of plays,
charging 33 1-3 of the net receipts for
the booking.” The indictment alleges
that the so-called trust controls more
than 500 of the prominent theaters in
the country. It is charged that in
these contracts between the theaters
and thet-members of "the trust” fJiere
was a conspiracy in restraint of t:Vde.
Two-Cent Fare In Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 31.—The Indiana
Senate today passed the Bland bill, which
provides for a 2-cent railroad fare in
rndiana. with no excess charge allowed
for failure to purchase tickets.
NORFOLK. Jan. 31.—Upon tele
phonic advices received from Gordons-
ville, "Va., a detective started today
with track hounds from Suffolk, en
route to Goi-donsville, to run down bur
glars who are reported to have entered | , 3ea Ved in the court room 'he was vis
two residences in GordonsVllle last j flushed and walked with the deter-
night and assaulted, after chloroform- ~ mi ' ne( j stride of a thoroughly angry
ing, two women in each house. Re- j man
ports from Gordonsville are to the ef- I jj e dispatched his assistant. Mr. Gar-
fect that one of the women has re- | van on an important errand, and sat
vived sufficiently to tell of the assault 1 down pulling viciously at his stubby
made upon her, while the three others | mustache while the clerk began to call
but worthless. It was said tonight
that Thaw’s attorneys might give In io
Mr. Jerome’S demand for the excuse of
one of the Jurors, if he In turn .would
agree to the excusing of a juror wham
the defendant does not altogether re
gard with favor. This is not veri
fied. The release of so many sworit
jurors has resulted in an increase "f
ten in the number of peremptory chal
lenges allowed each side. The defense
has used thirty-eight of its original
thirty and now has two left. -The pros
ecution has twenty peremptory chal
lenges still at its command. District
Attorney Jerome announced today for
the first time that he had decided not
to make the opening address to the
jury. He will turn the task over to
his'assistant. Francis P. Garvan. who
has had immediate charge of the
Thaw ease ever since the night of the
roof garden tragedy.
Thaw Family Present.
In anticipation of the important
are still unconscious and in
condition.
A special to the Norfolk Ledger-Dis
patch says the burglars first entered
the house of Edward Davenport and at- .
the roll of talesmen.
I events the day was expected to de-
. « ., _ . ai I vpinn the members of the Thaw fam-
Octogenarian Came Near Being Chosen 1 ^ ^ )r]v jn their seat!J . Mrs.
TVhen no announcement was made of ^y 111Iam Thgv,-. mother of the prisoner,
further discharges from the jury panel, ' r lw0 daughters. the
t.l-on 47,,. n tprl (hat Mr. M*" 1 ®
ATLANTA, Jan.
■nberff found two n
s ntorc* last niprht’, and w
rc\«, followed by his wi
u>m ran out. **\Yho was h
burglars in
«kr
the
r>th'
negro rep]
ed that the Schley case would yet be j The following: statement was issued by
reopened just as a similar case had re- j AI Havman and Klaw & Erlanger:
eently been in another land. "Admiral are not surprised at this indiet-
ScViev Sii.ili be he::be ann mneed. . m „ nt as H has been street ami table
"Living or dead. h:s cause shall be j a lk for over a year. The malice and
heard. I have never known an injus- , motives which inspired it are tales for
done | another telling, and will be subject of
wonderment to the uninitiated. Every
| business institution which develops to
t!lf ‘ President s con- large proportions is in danger of being
: prerogatives. Mr. Ray- denominated a ’trust 'and an indiet-
'has raised a new school of men t f or being a member of a trust
- ia d * ommenced to edit a seems to be the badge of success pin-
uon of rue constitution call- I n ed on successful business men by
unwritten constitution.’ The , their unsuccessful competitors. It will
this sort to have been
; occasion did not arise to re-
of
Ised
ad
Pr
blent is
Messial
But
jphet
Usposal to
of this new
his strange
added, "one
. and that is
ist public patronage at his
:ompel obedience to his
$ht to nc
nor he long in this
every successful bus:
indicted for being a
trust.”
rair
and before
ss man will be
member of a
OHIO MAN FOUND GUILTY
OF OPERATING BUCKET SHOP
views.
IVEl.AND, O.. Jan. 31.—A verdic
Things President Cannot Do.
"Another thing he has no right to do,
and that is to make compacts with
the Speaker of the House of Represen
tatives or its committees to accomplish
he de
and
or pre
rally around the doctrine the intelli
gent suffrages of our countrymen.”
Ledge Briefly Realied to Rayner.
Senator Lodge replied briefly to Mr.
Rayner, making especial reference to
thing
Sayan 11 all’s New Adminis
tration Oustiuo; Many
t Old Officials
Police Force Is
Mostly Affected
frightened the burglars
places. Gordonsville is in a high
state of excitement and if the men are
captured it is feared they will be
lynched. Track hounds are being hast
ened to the scene.
man who helped to
SEAT HAYES IS DEAD
NEYV ORLEANS. La.. Jan. 31.—H. S.
Hcrwig, a leading political figure of the
South during reconstruction days and the
man who is reputed to have Influenced
the Louisiana delegation so as to swing
the winning votes for President Hayes
during the Hayes-Tilden contest in the
electoral .college, died here today. Mr.
Herwig was a former chairman of the
Republican State committee, and also
Rcpbbiiean National committeeman. He
was 70 years of age and had been ill for
a year.
PRESIDENT’S PRIVATE YACHT
SAILS FOR SOUTHERN CRUISE
to force Con
jut
RURAL GUARDS OF CUBA
INCREASED TO TEN THOUSAND.
bc-t int
r which
Maryland Senator's allusion to h;m-
s If as the possible biographer of the
President, and saying he bad no doubt
that Mr. Rayner and his associates
would be pleased to :r.ee: the Presi
de:.t's biographer. Mr. Lodge declarr
leg- : ed that nothing the President had ever
Tien- j said had gone so far toward advocat-
ntrv. ing a revolution of our present govern- | quit
Fed- 1 mental system as* h; d Mr. Bryan’s de- ing
is ro.
YY'hiie
>: lent.
claration for tne g
of railroads.
In reply to Mr.
mack said that v
expressed the opi’
me it regulati in s
ernraent
vnership
ini , men:
Democrat:
eonstitt
dative :
resident had sai:
tion should :
will have
ded that :h
rev
»nce
jud!
rod Mr. Rr;.
executive deparmenu, that we would emmem ownership.
bodge, Senator Car-
ale Mr. Bryan ha 1
ion that if Govern-
muld fail. Govern-
that if Government
hi Government own-
o come. Hence he
re was no substan-
reen the President
the subject of Gov-
SAVANNAH. Jan. 31.—The threat of
the People’s Democratic League to
clean out the city hall from cellar
:.» garret was partially made good to
day. The :;xe was wielded most lus
tily and many heads fei!. Many erst
while p liticians are now cut of jobs,
ile others who had not had work
their iikin
Mlcawber t
landed in the berths that those who
were on the wrong side in the recent
election wer< f< reed to vacate. In all
about twenty-five were ousted from
their jobs. The largest number of
these were in the police department,
where a greater number of appoint
ments was made, it having been de
cided to make an increase in the
force. In the water department and
the public works department there
w-re a r.ur:'.'>er f changes. The spoils
are going to the victors with a vea-
YYASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—The naval
yacht Mayflower left the YVashington
navy yard today bound for New Or
leans. where she will take on board
Assistant Secretary Newberry and par
ty for a cruise in the Gulf of Mexico
and the YYest Indies, during which the j
assistant secretary will make an off:- j
ciai Investigation of the naval stations
at Pensacola. Key YY’est and Guantana
mo, Cuba. The party will start from
New Orleans the latter part of next
week.
r had been do- j
are comfortably | CORONER’S JURY EXONERATED
OF CHARGE OF MURDER
nearly eighty years of age. whom neith
er side appeared to want, came very
near to taking the oath because Mr.
Jerome refused to carry on the exami
nation when counsel for defense declin
ed to give immediate consent to the
proposed juror’s withdrawal. Thaw’s
attorneys also declined to examine the
talesmeri and all challenges for cause
had been withdrawn when Mr. Jerome
at tho last moment interposed a
peremptory challenge for the people.
Mr. Garvan returned to court after
an absence of forty minutes and Ylr.
Jerome called another conference,
wliiclj was held, this time at the judge’s
desk. There was gesticulation and an .
indication of a lively argument, but appe,
again to no avail and the regular pro- ! noDnj>e_»n
feedings were resumed. Toward the
end of'the afternoon session a messen
ger came from the District Attorney’s
office. There was a whispered conver
sation with Justice Fitzgerald and the
attorneys and it was announced that
on account of ill health. Juror No. 11,
Henry I Kleinberger. a silk merchant,
would be relieved from further service.
This action was a complete surprise
and evidently had no connection with
the earlier conferences. Mr. Kleinber-
ger's physician had informed the Dis
trict Attorney of the danger to his
patient’s health and it was agreed that
he should be released.
Two Jurors Secured.
ywo of the three new jurors added
to'the panel were secured at the morn
ing session. They are Oscar A. Pink,
a salesman. 46 years of age, who re
placed Mr. YValker as No. 4, and YY'ilbur j name is YY’;
S. Steele, a manufacturer, 60 years of have seen tl
until 10.50 o’clo
iciangc
n embers
sons
day. did not arrii
There was a. cordia
greetings with the othe
the family. Mrs. Har>' Thaw, durimj
the long conference between the
torneys at the end of the ret vas
in the prisoner's room wilh her hus
band enjoving one.of the longest chats
they have had together since the trial
begun.
Mr. Hartridge declared today that
none' of Thaw’s attorney? has given
out at any time, any statement as to
the line of defense to be offered. Mr.
Delmas. of counsel for the defense, had
so far recovered from his illness that
1 in court during the after-
1. He was warmly greets!
by Harry Thaw and shook hands
with him heartily.
During the time Messrs. Hartridge
and Gleason were engaged with Je
rome and the judge Thaw spoke earn
estly with Mr. Delmas. The prison
er's' head nodded now and then as
if to lend emphasis to what he had
uttered.
Among the visitors in the court room
today was Dr. J. T. Deemar. of Pitts
burg'. who formerly was the Thaw's
family physician. Dr. Deemar talked
with Mrs. YY'illiam Thaw and Lawyer
Gleason of Thaw's counsel, and said ha
was willing to be a witness for
Thaw.
New Witness Against Thaw.
A detective from the office of Dis
trict Attorney Jerome brought to this
oiic today a new witness in the Thaw
ease from Glenn Falls, N. Y. His
ren. and he is said to
the shooting of YY r hite on
geaace.
YVASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—The coro
ner's jury in the base of YY r m. G. Cop
ley. who was held by the police in con
nection with the death of his wife and
Infant child, which occurred from pis
tol shot wounds on Tuesday night last,
today rendered a verdict exonerating
him from any b’arr.e. This leaves the
official version of the affair to be that
Mrs. Copley killed both her child arid
feecscU'
age. who replaced Mr. Haas as No. 9. | the
The Juror secured during the afternoon
to reolace Ylr. felelnber — ’” 1
is Jos. B. Bolton. 57 y
'No. 11,
clerk. AH three men are married and ! possible evidence,
there is now but one bachelor on the j Attorney Marshall
jury. John S. Der.nee. No. 10. It is be- 1 tnjav
lieved that the twelfth juror will be se- I ry The
Madison Square roof garden. Ho
ot regarded as an important wit-
ss. but was summoned in accordance
:h 'he general policy of securing all
Assistant District
left for Pittsburg
investigate the record of Har-
in that city. There are said
cured tomorrow morning, but the un- I to be various entries on the police
certainty as to the term of service of a | !.: iter of Pittsburg against the young
juror now sitting on the trial pane! man and a transcript of these will be
yas so strong that, predictions are ail sought by Mr. Marshall,