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MACON, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 12, 1907.
TWICE-A-WEEK, $1.00 A YEAR.
MMISRANTS FOR SOUTH
DISCUSSES AT CAPITAL
South Carolina Commission
Confers With President
and Secretary
Strauss
Charleston Station
For Immigrants
WASHINGTON, March 11.—South l
Carolina officials and others Interested
in the attitude of the admlni-tration
towards assisted immigration, held a j
conference today with President Roose
velt and Atty.-Gcn. Bonaparte at the i
White House and with Secretary
tirau.n at the Department of Com-
e and Labor. The result of the
^conference with the President and Mr.
L’oriuparte, according to statements ;
made hy former Gov. D. C. Heyward j
nn<l Commissioner of Immigration ■
AVatsen, of South Carolina, was en- i
tltely satisfactory to all concerned and j
the opinion was expressed by Mr. Hey
ward that according to the explana
tions made by the Government ofit-
*crs, the new immigration law will
not deprive the States of any rights
conferred by former laws which may
not have been repealed or by the ex
isting law.
Early In the day Messrs. Heyward
and Watson had a brief conference
with the President. This was followed
late 1n the afternoon by a second
meeting, at which in addition to those
named, there were present Atty.-Gen.
Bonaparte. R. G. Rhett. Mayor of
Charleston, and Thomas F. Parker, the
chairman of Immigration committee of
the South Carolina Manufacturers’ As
sociation.
A Satisfactory Conference.
At Its conclusion the Attorney Gen
eral and his visitors said the confer
ence had been a satisfactory one. To
day's conferences grew out of a re
quest to that made by Heyward, who
with Mr. "Watson, is about to start for
Kurope, to make an effort to secure
the permanent establishment of the line
of steamers which the North German
Lloyd Steamship Company has buen
operating to Charleston with a view to
turning the tide of immigration South
ward. The opinion of Atty.-Gon.
Bonaparte rendered last week on the
immigration question, they feared was
calculated to upset their plans and the |
former requested that all action In ac- |
cordance with the Attorney General’s |
opinion be held in abeyance until a i
meeting could be held. The President I
promptly granted the request for "a
conference. At the meeting today the
entire matter was reviewed carefully
and Mr. Bonaparte explained the etfact
meaning of his opinion. Mr. Heyward
and Mr. Watson explained that the
State did not ui.-h to do anything not
absolutely legal in securing immigra
tion needed in South Carolina.
- Movement Will Not Be Rotarded.
•The result” said Mr. Watson- to
night. ”Js satisfactory to all. We do
not feel that the movement for immi
gration to the South will be retarded
In any way as a result of the attitude
of the administration, and I ant sure
the labor Interests will not only not be
Injured in any way but will be oene-
MAYOR LA9AR OOSB
DIED
WASTED 10
ATHENS. Ga., March 11.—Major La
mar Cobb died this morning at half
past C o'clock at his home, on Barber
street, after an illness of a little more
than a day, having been paralyzed
Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Major
Cobb was a son of the late Gen. How
ell Cobb, and a brother of Associate
Justice Andrew J. Cobb, of the Su
preme Court of Georgia. Judge Howell
Cobb, of this city. Ordinary John A.
Cobb, of Sumter County, Mrs. Alexan
der S. Erwin, of Athens, and Mrs.
Tinlsey W. Rucker, of Atlanta.
He was a Confederate veteran. For
many years he was one of the lead
ing members of the Athens bar and
for quite a while was a trustee of the
university and secretary and treasurer
of the board of trustees. During the
latter years of his life he was in rath
er feeble health. He leaves a widow
and five children, Messrs. Basil and
Edwin Cobb, of Athens, Lamar Colfb,
of Arizona, and Mrs. E. D. Sledge and
Mrs. W. C. Davis, of this city. The
funeral will he conducted tomorrow and
the Interment will be in Oconee Ceme
tery.
ARRESTED CHARGED WITH
EMBEZZLEMENT OF $23,000.
SCRANTON. Pa.. March 10.—J. T.
Havlland. of 20 Broadway. New York,
who says he is a stock specialist, was
arrested here today on a charge of em
bezzlement. He Is accused of embez
zling $23,000 entrusted to him by Scran
ton people for investment. He waived
a hearing today and was paroled un
der the care of two constables for a
hearing tomorrow.
WAS ASSASSINATED
SOFIA, Bulgaria. March 11.—M. Pet-
koff. the premier and minister of the
interior, was assassinated here today.
M. Petkoff. with other "ministers, was
walking in the Boris Garden, when he
was attacked by an unknown man, whp
fired at them with a revolver. The
premier was wounded by three bullets
and died instantly. M. GuemadlefT, tho
minister of commerce and agriculture,
who was one of the ministers accom
panying M. Petkoff, was wounded in
the arm.
CHICAGO, March 11.—Mrs. Sophie
Wambaugh, formerly Sophie Finlen. of
Denver, Col., who was married in court
last Friday, after she had been ar
raigned on the charge of obtaining
$3,000 from her prospective husbai^i,
William Wambaugh, disappeared to
day after obtaining more than $3,000
from her husband. Wambaugh re
ported to the police that he had gone
to a department store with his wife,
and said that he entered a room to
try on a pair of trousers he had pur
chased. His wife induced him to give
her all the money he had. about 33.0Q0
before entering the room, and said that
she would wait until he came out. He
searched the store for an hour and
then reported the matter to the police.
Wambaugh told the police today that
he had spent more than $6,000 on his
wife since he met her in Denver a
week ago. This amount includes the
$3,000 she obtained from him today.
When asked by the police why he gave
her such a large sum, Wambaugh re
plied:
“Well, she. said she wanted to buy
a hat.’’
..iirnn’i
msLU*' 1
OLIVER ACQUITTED
OF CHARGE OF PEONAGE
KNOXVILLE. Tenn.. March 11.—
In the United States Circuit Court to
day, Judge Clark presiding, Robert B.
Oliver and his six foremen were
acquitted on the charge of peonage.
There were eleven white men and one
negro on the jury.
CASE RESUMED
MEMPHIS. Tenn.. March 11.—The
National Ginner" Association issued a
bulletin at 1 o’clock today showing the
number of bales of cotton ginned up to
March 2 to be 12.716,000. The report
follows:
Alabama 131.000
Arkansas 836.000
Florida 62,000
Georgia 1,621,000
Indian Territory 31.000
Kentucky ". .. 1,500
Louisiana 931.000
Mississippi 1,441.000
Missouri 46,500
North Carolina 607,000
Oklahoma 438.000
South Carolina 903.000
Tennessee 291,000
Texas 3,903.000
Virginia: 15.000
MORGAN WANTS PRESIDENT
TO HOLD UP ON RAILROADS
Total 12.716,000
The report, which is signed by J. A.
Taylor, president of the association,
says:
""Owing to the very fine weather in
the West, cotton has been picked very
much closer than usual, and this has
increased the crop at least 200,000, if
not more. Our reports indicate there
will not be much change in the acre
age except in Texas and the two Ter
ritories where there will be an In
crease of from 5 to 10 per cent. Scarc
ity of labor is the report from all sec
tions. We have reports from a lanye
number of uncounted towns that show
very much lighter stocks than last
year.”
METUCHEN, N. J., March 11—Three
men were killed and a number of oth
ers hurt and Metuchen was shaken
and threatened with many fires today,
when the boiler of a locomotive on the
Pina Railroad exploded when drawing
a freight train through the town. The
dead are:
William J. Slsher, engineer, of Phila
delphia.
C. S. Smith, brakeman, Trenton, N. J.
W. H. Fritche, fireman, Trenton, N. J.
The train left Jersey City at 1 a. m.
and was passing through Metuchen
under good headway, when just op*-
posite the railroad station the boiler of
the locomotive exploded. Portions of
the boiler were blown two blocks away
and tore their way into buildings. The
bodies of Engineer Sisher and Brake-
man Smith were found a hundred yards
from the railroad tracks.
Nicaraguan and Honduran
Ships Will Clash
Next
Snits andLegislationThreat*
en to Obstruct Invest
ment and Construc
tion
Conference To Be
Held At White House
WASHINGTON. March 11.—Mr.
Toledo Harrat, the Gautemalan min
ister, has received a dispatch from
his Government, announcing positlve-
„ , ly that Guatamaja is strictly neutral
Many of the freight cars were piled j ln the present Central American con-
in a heap and several of the train j flj c t an( j w jjj t a ke no part whatever in
hands were injured, but none serious- ; t h e war.
STRIKE AT POPE MOTOR
WORKS HAS BEEN SETTLTD.
fltc
Former Governor Heyward said:
“The construction of the law as given
l>y the Attorney General today is abso
lutely satisfactory r<> the movement for
immigration to the South. It lias never
been the purpose of this movement to
bring in contract or cheap labor. The
nuestlon of the rights and power of the
State as to prepayment of the passages
of immigrants will doubtless be set
forth later by the Attorney General. It
seems certain that the new law will not
deprive the State of any rights con
ferred by the former or present laws.
1 feel much gratitude at the interest
shown by the "President and all the
officials in our movement to upbuild
the South on practienl lines and I foal
that they all now ha,ve a clearer Idea
of its economic value to the entire
country.”
Watson to Sail for Bremen.
Mr. Watson will sail for Bremen on
his official mission tomorrow. Mr. Hey
ward. who is prevented from accom
panying him by the serious illness of
his wife, will join Mr. Watson later.
U. D. Gadsden, representing tho
Mayor and commercial interests of
charleston, will accompany Mr. Wat
son tomorrow. The South Carolinians
.express the opinion that it will not. be
nec> s ;;iry to resort to the expedient of
assisting immigrants to come South to
the extent of more than three or four
ship loads. After the line to Charles-
lon is perm.an nth established there
and the Immigration station authorized i
b\ tile las' i" ss ... , ,i. th -y
say Immigration will drift to Charles-
:• 1! last as statural y as •• j,> jh •
northern states and be distributed to
the States further South. Tomorrow
TOLEDO. Ohio, March 11.—The
strike at the Pope Motor Works was
ended shortly after midnight last
night in such a way that there can be
no misunderstanding and in a way
eminently satisfactory to ail parties
concerned. The men will be reinstated
Tuesday morning. Between 1.000 and
1.200 men have been involved since
Monday last, when the strike was de
clared. The question of hours and
wages was not involved, but the stri
kers claimed the company had broken
solemn promises made when they re
turned to work a few weeks ago, after
being out all winter.
SALOONS VOTED
00T IN KNOXVILLE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.. March 11.—
Knoxville, by a majority of nearly two
thousand votes, decided today that the
saloons must go. Under a State law
granting incorporated cities the right
to say whether or not they desire sa
loons an election was held as an ex
pression of sentiment. The result was I
a majority of 1,921 for temperance. !
The Legislature reconvenes tomorrow !
following a recess, when a bill will be j
introduced abolishing the present char- ! all he knew of the shooting
ter and re-incorpornting without sa- Alexander Ash, formerly a private
loons. Six months time will be given I of Company D. testified that he was
the saloons in which to close. To- , C n guard the night of the shooting,
day's election was featured by memor- | at the post around the quartersmas-
WASHIXGTON. March 11.—The in
quiry by the Senate committee on mili
tary affairs into the facts connected
with the affair at Brownsville, Tex..
which resulted in the discharge without
honor of a battalion of the Twenty-
fifth infantry, was resumed today after
ten-days’ recess. The members of
the commission present were: Sena
tors Warren, chairman: Scott. For-
aker. Lodge, Hemenway, Bulkeley,
Warner, Foster, Petlus and Overman.
Joseph Henry Howard, formerly of
Company D, testified that on the night
of" the affray, August 13, he went on
guard at 10:30 o’clock, and his post
was around the barracks. About mid
night he heard two shots from the town
and then a fusilade. Witness was
asked by Mr. Foraker:
“Were you in position where you
could have seen fifteen or twenty men
leave the barracks and jump over thp
wall if they had done so?”
“Yes, sir,” replied "Howard.
“Did any men" leave the barracks
and jump over the wall?” asked Mr.
Foraker.
"No, sir,” the witness answered.
Cross-examination by Mr. Foster fur
ther developed that men could easily
have left the barracks and climbed the
wall while the sentry was marching in
front of the barracks.
Howard testified that he was one of
the twelve men arrested for complicity
in the shooting, and that when the
balance of the troop prepared to leave
Brownsville. "Major Penrose called at
the guard house and said: “If you men
had told me what you knew about this
affair, you would not" be in here. If
you know anything about the shooting
you want to tell it.”
The witness said he had told all he
knew. Senator Foraker read the charge
filed against the witness, and asked if
he had ever been given an apportunity
to plead to it.”
“No, sir.” was the reply.
“Then I give you the chance now,”
said Mr. Foraker.
"What do you plead?”
“Not guilty,” answered the witness
emphatically.
“I suppose of course you would tell
us if you were guilty.” commented
Mr. Overman with sarcasm.
“Yes, sir. I would tell,” said the
witness. He then repeated that he
had been ready for trial at all times
and always had been willing to tell
NOT ABLE TO PAY
OPERATING EXPENSES
ATLANTA. Ga., March 11.—President
W. A. Garrett, of the Seaboard Ail
Line Railroad, who is on a regular in
spection trip, in an interview today said
the railroads of this country have now
reached the financial danger line on ac
count of the adverse legislation, which
has already affected their incomes and
which promises to still further cur
tail them. Railroads so affected, he
said, will not be able to pay their oper
ating expenses and the interest on their
bonds if present conditions continue.
“It may mean.” he continued, “that
many railroads will pass into the hands
of receivers unless these penalties are
modified.
“For the seven months of the present
fiscal year the Seaboard Air Line has
not been able to make expenses and
meet interest on its fronds. This has
been true of the Atlanta and Birming
ham division since it was opened for
service three --ars ago. This is the
road in which there is no watered
stock.”
Mr. Garret said antagonism of the
people was responsible for these condi
tions. He said the Seaboard had not
considered curtailing its train service,
but it would -.be impossible to make any
Improvements whatever.
SU DISUSED MEAT
able scenes. Five thousand women
and children paraded the streets be
fore tbe rolls opened, and all during
the day women worked at the polling
places, requesting: the men to cast
their ballots for the temperance
cause.
BURLINGTON, Vt.. March 11.—The
Consolidated Rendering Company, of
Boston, which owns and operates the
Burlington Rendering companies
plant in this city, pleaded guilty in
the Chittenden County Court today to
four indictments charging selling and
having in its possession diseased meat
and was fined $3,000 and costs.
The indictments contained 400 counts
to thirty-four of which the company
pleaded guilty.
Judge A. A. Hall, in imposing the
fines, said that ho was In favor of a
vigorous enforcement of all the pure
food laws, but he realized that the ex
pense of the State of trying these
cases would have been very large and | r L “^ c ‘° ““ u
hA +v,a hooted and jeered at the few
therefore he took in consideration the
fact that the company pleaded guilty.
ROTUREAU GUILTY OF
SHOOTING AT WIFE
the Pn
•ith At
dent will
rney Go no
i a confer-
Bona parte.
OFFICER W.M. MORRIS
DYING IN AMERICUS
COAT CAPSIZED,
22 GREEKS DROWNED
; AMERICUS. Ga, March 11—Police
Officer William Morris, who was
mortally wounded yesterday while at-
I tempting: the arrest of the negro WII- i
j iiaxn Reese who was afterwards kill- i
: ed by a police posse in pursuit, is dy-
| ing tonight at the Americus Hos- j
SAVANNAH, March 11.—Leslie
Rotureau was found guilty in the Su
perior Court this afternoon of shoot
ing at another not in his own de
fense. He was recommended to tho
extreme mercy of the court.
Rotureau, a well known young man
of the city, some weeks ago shot his
wife and she came near dying. It
was shown by the evidence, however,
that they were engaged in a struggle
iv ___ for the possession of the pistol when
novel. His direct testimony de- ! shot was fired, the scuffle follow
ing Mrs. Rotureau’s application of a
horse whip to her husband while in
their home. Sentence will be passed
tomorrow.
ter’s store house and other buildings
in that vicinity. He said he heard two
shots from the county road and then
horses running toward Allison’s sa
loon. from which direction he heard
several more shots. The balance of
his testimony was corroborative of
that given by other witnesses.
Joseph Rogers, of Company C, tes
tified that when the shooting occur
red he was in the guard house read
ing
veloped little that was new, but on
cross-examination his statement made
before Col. Levering was called to his
attention. In that statement Rogers
said he was asleep when the shooting
occurred. He today denied that he
had been asked by Col. Levering
whether he was asleep or awake. The
commission adjourned until 11 o'clock
tomorrow.
ly. The broken cars caught fire, l\ut
the blaze was soon extinguished.
A portion of the locomotive was
blown into Hahn’s drugstore, two
blocks from the track, and another
piece of steel entered McCutcheon’s
pharmacy. Both stores were set on fire
simultaneously, but in neither case was
there any serious loss.
Miss Daisy Darling, telephone oper
ator in the railroad station, was
thrown from her chair by the explo
sion and slightly injured. The station
caught fire but was not destroyed.
S ARE
E VIOLENT
LOUISVILLE, Ky„ March 11.—Vio
lence resulting in injuries to a dozen
persons and the feeble and spasmodic
operation of one hundred out of the
usual six hundred cars for a few hours
under inadequate police protection to
day marked the second day of the
strike of the union employes of the
Louisville Railwa(y Company. Few of
the cars operated were patronized, and
number were stoned. As a gen
eral thing, the crowds that thronged
the streets near the" car barns drove
the crews off the cars by merely surg
ing forward and ordering the men
away.
Mayor Paul C. Barth tonight said that
he had not been asked to swear extra
policemen in, and his course in this
regard would be guided solely by the
developments tomorrow. Supt. Funk, of
the -street railway company, denied
that any professional strike breakers
had been sent for. He said that all
extra men hired so far were residents
of Louisville and vicinity. He said
that 225 .men reported for work to
day.
Mr. Funk declared that the first
cars sent out tomorrow would carry-
two policemen aboard each one. and
that if the crowds could be kept mov
ing the service would be extended
through the day.
At 1 o’clock this afternoon attempts
to maintain service within the city
limits were abandoned and three hours
later the suburban lines were also giv
en up, but the interurban service to
Indiana was not interfered with.
In addition to the great inconven
ience to people living in Louisville,
there are tonight about 3,000 suburban
ites spending the night in Louisville.
Clashes between the strikers and their
sympathizers on one side, and the po
lice and strike breakers on the other
were numerous SnrtQg the day. A
charge of insubordination against sev
eral policemen was made by Police
Captain Jacobs during the day.
Later in the day the scenes of tur
bulence were brought from the car
barns nearer the city-, and then the
down-town streets were congested with
strikers and their sympathizers, who
cars
"WASHINGTON, March 11.—J. Pler-
pont Morgan, tile New York financier,
came to Washington ln his private
car tonight and went immediately to
the White House, where he was In
conference with President Roosevelt for
more than two hours. The object of Mr.
Morgan’s visit was to urge the Presi
dent bo take some action to "Allay
the public anxiety now threatening irt
obstruct railroad investments and con
struction.”
Mr. Morgan pointed out to the Pres
ident that the financial Interests of
the country are greatly alarmed at
the attitude of the administration to
wards corporations, and particularly-
*he railroads.
At Mr. Morgan’s earnest request
The Government of Honduras ex
pects a naval engagement near Celba
in a short time. A dispatch was to
day received at the State Department
from Philip N. Brown, secretary to
the American mission to Gautemala
and Honduras, in which he states that
the Government of Honduras has in
formation that three steamers, with
armed forces, are off the north coast President Roosevelt has agreed
near Ceiba and an attack is expected j a conference with four leading raii-
at any time. Mr. Brown is now on his i road presidents. Messrs. McRea, of ihe
way from Ampnla to the Honduras {Pennsylvania: Newman, of the New-
capital, Tegucigalpa. f ork Central: M< lien, of the New h ork,
State Department officials are em- ; New Haven and Hartford, and Huyhitt,
phatic In their denials of report that j of the Chicago and N orthwestern, in
President Zelaya, of Nicaragua, forced • determine if some agreement can be
Mr. Morry the American minister to | reached as to the relations between the
Nicaragua, Costa Rica and San Sal- | railroads and the administration. It Is
vador, out of Nicaragua and offered ! probable that E. H. Harriman. head
him insult of a serious nature at thei j of the Harriman linos, may also par-
time of Mr. Merry’s visit to Managua, ticipate in the conference, which, it is
the Nicaraguan capital, three weeks ' understood, will take place at the
ago. It is admitted by the State De- White House some time the latter part
partment that Mr. Merry was not J of this week. After boarding his trait
able to effect a settlement of the Well ; shortly after midnight to return to
claim, but the department had no I New York, Mr. Morgan dictated to the
Associated Pres
ment:
“At the request
men. before leaving
to Washington to
the following state-
knowledge of any friction between
Mr. Merry- and President Zelaya.
The State Department late today
received a mail dispatch from Ameri
can Minister Merry, dated February-
16. as he was making his way on a j discuss the present business situati
steamer down the west coast "of Cen- | particularly ns affecting tho railro.-
tral America from Corinto, Nicaragua, I suggested to the President that
to San Jose, Costa Rica. The minis- j would be greatly in the public Intel
ter in his note refers to the attempt if he would see .Mr. McCren. Mr. N<
made by the Nicaraguan officials in I man, Mr. Mellen and Mr. Hughftt :
Corinto. to search the steamer upon confer with them as to what
which he has embarked for. arms sup
posed to be intended for the Costa
Ricans. The attempt failed, but Min
ister Merry- was not involved in any
way, nor was an effort made to inter
fere with his movements.
of many business
for Europe. T came
nd
fiDDSEVELi 8IDPS
which were run spasmodically-. Only
a half-dozen or so cars ran during tho
late afternoon, and these were guard
ed by- two policemen on each platform
and several inside.
CAN’T SEPARATE WHITE
AND NEGRO MAIL CLERKS.
pltal.
Morris’ death
throat and this
March 11.—Twentv-
bnat at Pitt
capsized and
wavered,
he new
The
Del-
LESTER HUDSON FATALLY
INJURED BY FALL.
IT.OVH.LA. Ga.. -At arch 11.—Lesser
OPERATORS REFUSE TO
QUOTE SPOT PIG IRON
wound was in his
morning pneumonia
resulted. It is not expected he can
survive the night.
Reese, the negro causing the trouble,
was burled this afternoon. The negro
ca; tured with aim is believed to be
wanted at Gainesville, Fin., for mur
der and officers from that place are
expected here tomorrow.
i BODY OF SENATOR PUGH
i LEAVES FOR NATIVE SOIL.
VIRGINIA SEEKS TO FORCE
WEST VIRGINIA TO PAY DEBT.
"WASHINGTON, March 11.—Argu
ment was begun today- in the Supreme
j Court of the United States on the de-
! murrer of the State of West Virginia
, to the bill filed by the State of Vir-
• ginia in its effort to compel West Vir-
I ginia to assume part of the debt con-
I tracted by Virginia before the State
I was divided. Attorney General Ander
son. of Virginia, and Hon. Holmes Con- I the man who did the shooting
FAILED TO IDENTIFY MAN
CHARGED WITH MURDER
SAVANNAH, March 11.—A unique
turn was gievn a murder case in tho
Superior Court today when the main
witness for the State declared that
the man on trial was not the man
who had committed the killing.
Satorie Constantine was the defen
dant and he was charged with the
murder of Frank Patterson, a negro,
who was killed in a fruit shop in
which Constantine worked.
Joe Miller, negro, surprised Solici
tor General Osborne by stating that
Constantine was not the man who
shot Patterson, saying that Constan
tine did not even look anything like
WASHINGTON, March 11.—The
Postoffice Department does not intend
to draw the color line In the matter
of white and negro railway mail clerks
working together on the same runs. Al
though an intimation has been given
the superintendent of the railway mail
service that white clerks in the Middle
West are preparing to request the de
partment to effect a change so as to
put the negroes on runs which will not
bring them in proximity to the whites,
it was stated today- that no such dis
crimination could or would be made.
The particular objection which it is
said tho white clerks have to asso
ciation with negroes on long runs is
that they are obliged to eat and sleep
in the same car, the regulations of the
department permitting a clerk on such
a run when his work is up, to rest.
At certain terminals there are provided
dormitories in public buildings, where
the clerks may- slay if they see fit to
do so, but" these are open to the negro
clerks as well as the whites, and the
department does -not see wherein It
has any province in the matter.
SACRAMENTO, Cal.. March 11.—Presi
dent Roosevelt today stopped all Japanese
logislation ln the California Legislature
for this session by the following telegram
to Governor Gillette, who sent it to the
Assembly:
"Action of Legislature reported in this
morning’s papers most unfavorable in
effect upon my efforts to secure exclu
sion of Japanese laborers by friendly-
agreement. and if continued will render
recent legislation by- Congress for that
purpose ineffective. Please secure sus
pension of further action until receipt
of letter from me.
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
The Assembly intended to act today-
on two bills and a resolution adopted by
the Senate on Saturday. Governor Gil
lette sent with the telegram a message
urging the House to comply with the
President’s request. The Assembly, by a
viva voce vote, decided to take no action
on the bills on file. The message cre
ated momentary excitement in the Lower
House. Then Grove L. Johnson expressed
his confidence in tho Governor and the
President, said the question should be
left to them nnd moved that the Assembly
take no action on tho Japanese question
at this session. The motion was car
ried without debate.
ROBBER LET GAS ESCAPE;
FAMILY NEARLY SUFFOCATED
ATLANTA. March 11.—As the re
sult of the effort of some miscreant on
Saturday- night late to rob a gas me
ter at No. 3 Hill street, an entire
family- came near being asphyxiated.
The man entered the house and cut
the gas pipe near where it joins the
meter, and as it was a slot meter, it
is supposed his purpose was robbery.
Mrs. Lula Bond, who resides in the
second story- and three of her children,
were rendered unconscious from the
escaping gas and two others were
made sick, as were also Mrs. Lizzie
Dais and Edward McRee. who occupy
rooms in the house. The alarm was
given, however, in time to save the
lives of the occupants.
BILL PROVIDING FOR
PUNISHMENT TO STRIKERS.
might be taken to allay tho public
anxiety as to the relations between
the railroads and the Government. Tho
President snid he would be glad to ,;oe
the gentlemen named, with this end in
view.”
B. F. Yoakum, chairman of the
board of directors of tlie Chicago.
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, had
an interview today with President
Roosevelt and members of tho Inter
state Commerce Commission regard
ing the railroad situation. He told
President Roosevelt that the agitation
and legislation In various States re
garding two <ont fares and the re
duction in freight cates have had tho
effect of making it almost impossible
for the railroads to negotiate loans on
their securities and ho declared “the
railroad men are willing that the su
pervision of the railroads be cen
tralized in the national Government."’
“That,” he added, “would restore
confidence, nnd give the people to un
derstand that "the railroads wish to ob
serve the laws aild it would stop the
hostile legislation in various States.”
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF WILL NOT
APPOINT THEM THIS YEAR.
JACKSON, Miss.. March 1L—Gen
Stephen D. Lee, commander-in-chiei
of the United Confederate Veterans
has announced that he will not ap
point a sponsor and lijaids of honor
the re-union to be held at Rlchiriom
next June. This determination is in?
accordance with the wish of the Uni-7
ted Daughters of the Confederacy aa
expressed at their last general conven
tion.
HONDU RAN-NICARAGUAN
LATE BATTLES DESCRIBED.
BOMB THROWER FAILED
AND COMMITTED SUICIDE
PARIS, March 11.—The Minister of
Justice introduced a bill in the Cham
ber of Deputies today authorizing
State officials, with the exception of
the police, military and legal officers,
to form unions and providing that se
vere penalties and dismissal shall be
meted out to strikers belonging to such
unions or to members of those unions
who incite persons to strike.
PUERTO CORTEZ, Honduras. March
7, Via New Orleans, La., March 11.—
Telegrams describing the fight of the
last few days between Honduras and
Nicaragua received here are to the ef
fect that the IT mdurans have captured
l a number of advanced positions, dis
lodging the Nicaraguans and capturing
large quantities of rides, ammunition
and stores. President Bonilla, tele
graphing from "Choluta, under date of
the 7th instant, soys:
“This morning the Nicaraguan forces,
attempting reprisal for our capture of
Namaslque yesterday, attacked our
•cavalry in Yusguare, but were re
pulsed. Every one of these brilliant
charges lends enthusiasm to our force.”
STATE-WIDE PROHIBITION
FOR OKLAHOMA STATE.
SPRINKLE FAILED TO
SECURE WRIT OF REVIEW
YALTA. Crimea, March 11.—Col.
Dumbareza, commandant of the garri
son here, was slightly wounded and
his coachman seriously- wounded to
day bv a bomb thrown at the colonel's the votes cast on this separate issue
GUTHRIE, O. T., March 11.—State
wide prohibition will be submitted as a
separate constitutional provision to the
people of the Hew State, the constitu
tional convention having adopted the
proposal today by a vote of 69 to 13.
State-wide prohibition will become a
part of the constitution if a majority- of
WASHINGTt >N.
body- of former Ur
James L. Pugh, of
March
ed State
Llabama.
10.—The
• Senator
tonight :
la., where
"light.
j rad ap-rpared for Virginia, and Attorr.ey-
j General May. of West Virginia. Hoii.
i John G. Carlisle. George W. McClin-
! Pck and Wesley Mollohan for West
Virginia.
-ac: internr
:d on Wad no
y. The
cabers
rill be
body
Df the
DR. L. S. OSBORNE FIRST
CITY HEALTH OFFICER
FITZGFRALI
-The
or-
reating the pos::;
and health off:
present liu-un-
of Fitzgerald, and -.ve h:
to believe that the nev
tarry out its provisions.
BIG SUNDAY FIRE
BRUNSWICK. Ga.. March 10.—Fire
early today destroyed the wharves of F.
D. Aiken, burned between 33.000 and 43.-
”00 tie- and eight box cars of the Atlantic
Coast Line and considerably damaged two
four-roasted schooners, the Eagle Wing
nd th, Alma K. A. Holmes. The ves-
• -is were moored at the wharf. The total
ioss is estimated at between $6u,0ou and
aso.ooa.
The Jury took only ten minutes
make up its verdict of not guilty.
to
NO NEWS FROM HONDURAN-
NICARAGUAN RUMBLE.
WASHINGTON. March 10.—No ad
ditional advices were received today by
eitber the State Department or the
Nicaraguan minister, Mr. Corea, re
garding the conflict between Honduras
and Nicaragua. Secretary Root called
j at the White House twice during the
| day. but whether he discussed the Nic-
aragaian developments could not be
learned.
carriage from an upper window ln a
! house in the street through which he
I was driving. The man who threw the
bomb committed suicide in order to
avoid capture
Death of Mrs. W. H. Smith.
PELHAM. Ga.. March 11.—Mrs. W.
H. Smith died Monday morning, after
several weeks" illness. She leaves a
babe a few weeks old. Tho family had
just moved into their new residence, j presen
f the prettiest in the city. The
interment took place in Camilla.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS GLEAM
AGAIN IN CITY OF PARIS.
PARIS. March 10.—The city re
sumed its normal aspect tonight. All
the electric plants are working.
The public is alarmed at the ease
with which a few hundred workmen
at the instigation of the Confederation
of Labor are able to throw the pop
ulation into confusion, and the news
papers print editorials demanding leg
islation which will prevent workmen
engaged in aupplving a public necessity
from striking. It is pointed out that
the electricians, now that they know
ir power, may not rest content with
conditions. It is pointed out
are in favor of it.
ARCHIE ROOSEVELT’S
CONDITION MUCH BETTER,
"WASHINGTON. March 11.—Afk-hje
Roosevelt, the President’s son, who is
ill with diphtheria, continues to im
prove. There was no set-back and he
rested easily- today, and this evening.
His condition tonight was gratifying
WASHINGTON. Mhrch 11.—The
Supreme Court of the United States
today denied the petition of B. F.
Sprinkle and others of North Caro
lina, for a writ of review in the pro
ceedings against them on the charge
of carrying on tile business of rectify
ing distilled spirits wiih the intention
of defrauding the Government. Tha
rase was decided against them by tho
Circuit Court of Appeals for tha
fourth circuit and the result of to
day’s ruling will be to permit that de
cision to stand.
CONKLIN, OF CHICAGO,
WON BILLIARD MATCH
NEW YORK, March 11.—Chas. F.
Conklin, of Chicago, won tonight’s
billiard Tr.atch against J. F. Poggen-
burg by a score of 300 to 181.
Conklin's best execution came on his
to the family and the attending phy- I nineteenth and twenty-second turns,
sicians. j when he respectively- counted 22 and
i
VALET ASSAULTED SCHIFF
WITH BOWLING PIN
significant fact that the strike
committee is still holding meetings.
NEW YORK, March 11.—Charged
with assaulting Mortimer Sehiff, a
director in a number of railroads and
prominent in financial circles, with a
bowling pin after robbing his residence
at 932 Fifth avenue, Lawrence De-
Fouike. 21 years old, a valet, was ar
rested today and committed to prison
under $5,000 bail.
He ended his string with a run of
17. The score:
Conklin—8 6S 15 47 40 1244410
2 39 0 0 7 22 26 4 19 6 0 17. Total 360.
Average. 12. High run. 6S.
Poggenburg—S 196 10 0 36 1000
1 0 49 6 0 0 0 1 10 3 4 9 22 2. Total,
181. Average. 73-34. High run, 49.
Two-Cent Fare Bill Adopted.
TOPEKA, Kiln.. March 11.—The
House today adopted the Senate 2-
cent fare bill.
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