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Friday, April 28, 1907.
THE TWICE-A-WEEK TELEGRAPH
SECOND DAYS’ HEARING
THREE WOMEN KILLED SHE KILLED EORIHIER
FOR RATE REDUCTION WHEN BIG STACK FELL
One of Petitioners' Attorneys fiI ? d y* ln t!,< ? ,f ase °, f a frc
J \ iv ho had married a clave wi
! who was permitted to purchase the
freedom of his wife, if he became
negro
ifc and
Fell Asleep During Dis
cussion
Batch of Current
Gate City News
BIG SMOKESTACK CRUSHED
THROUGH ROOM IN WHICH
GIRLS WERE WORKING.
financially able to do so. MILLVILLE. N. J.. April 24.—Three
Governor Terrell’s Plans. irwneh Wnployed at T. C.
ATLANTA. April 24.—Governor Ter- Wheaton & Co. glass factory in this
roll h-.s been several times approached city were killed today by the collapse
on the subject as to what he intend- 0 f a sm oke stack which crushed
to turn his attention to following through
retirement from the executive of
fice the latter part of June. To all
such queries he has uniformly replies:
"J have given the matter practically
no consideration and the fact is I do
not know."
Governor Terrell’s profession is that
of the law, but there are many who do
not believe that he will return to It,
though when asked upon what they
base their belief they can give no good
reason.
It Is known that Governor Terrell
has been tendered the presidency of
ATLANTA. April 24.—Half a dozen
prominent passenger men participated
In the continued argument before the
State Railroad Commission today, as
to why the passenger fare In Georgia
should not be reduced.
W. S. Erwin, general manager, spoke
in behalf of the Tallulah Falls Rall-
•oad which, he stated, was built at ; a well known South Georgia bank, but
/rreat expense and was likewise ex- i this he has practically declined. Doubt-
pensive to operate on account of the ; less he has some matters in view which
mountainous country through which it . he Is considering, but It appears evl-
runs. For these reasons he stated, it , dent that he has yet reached no deter-
tould not stand a reduction. It was j mlnatlon.
shown that the Tallulah Falls road i He has been prominently spoken of
charges 5 cents a mile passenger fare ; in connection wirh the race for th
in Georgia and only 3 ( cents in North i United States Senate, but there are
Carolina. j reasons for believing, coupled with what
W. J. Craig, general passenger agent , he has himself said on the subject,
of the Atlantic Coast Line, said that that he has no Intention of en!< ring
A reduction 33 1-3 per cent In that
road's passenger revenue could not be
made up short of a fifty per cent In
crease in travel, and this is not to be
expected. because the road runs
through a sparsely settled country with
only 12.4 population per square mile
from which to draw passengers. He
•poke of the extensive Improvements
which the road Is making including tho
■icw shops at Waycross where 4,000
men will be employed.
Vice-President W. A. Wlnburn. of
the Central of Georgia, submitted an
txtenslve and Interesting argument.
He asserted the Central could not
<tand a reduction In the rate of pas
senger fare at this time. If such were
made, he snld it would he necessary
for tho road to cut expense at many
points. He said the Central would
have to take off Its trains, particular
ly those which are now operated sole-
nr/wtare ‘no JOEt* He^T^nuM l 8 *” 1 wh * Ch held On the exposl-
produce no profit. He said it would i t , grounds. Among those who will
slso be necessary to dispense with cerr
•nln employes and to reduce wages.
He made this statement, he said, not
in the nature of a threat, but because
it was well-known that In all lines of
business retrenchment necessarily fol
that campaign at the present time.
It Is understood that the Governor
has had several Interesting and Matter
ing offers, but if he has cone udel to
accept any one of them, he h-ts up to
the present time kept It a profojnd
secret.
That the Governor will retire with the
good will of thousands of Georgians,
there is no question. It Is already
known that a number of his friends,
well known Georgians, are planning to
pay him a prettv compliment ln tho
shape of a splendid banquet about the
time of his retirement.
Hudson Goes to Jamestown.
ATLANTA. April 24.—Commissioner
of Agriculture T. G. Hudson, will leave
the city tomorrow for Norfolk, where
he goes to be present at the opening
of the Jamestown exposition, and also
to attend on Friday. April 2G. a meet
ing of the Georgia Jamestown commis
lows reduction of revenue. Mr. Wln-
ourn snld the average passenger rate
In Georgia Is now far below 3 cents,
in account of reduced rates and short
line mileage.
In response to questions from Hoop
er Alexander, attorney for the Farm
ers' Union, Mr. Wlnburn said there
was no established principle for rate
making. It was not an exact science
he said. Rates are usually low enough
to move the business and high enough
to bear the expense of operation and
pay fixed charges. Ho saw no reason
why passenger rates should not be reg
ulated In the same manner as freight
rates. If conditions were to change
so that the Central of Georgia should
earn J4.000.000 instead of $2.500;000, lie
did not think that would justify tho
commission in reducing tho rate be
cause the road had had its bad years,
and it ought to be allowed to mnke up
its deficiencies when good years come
along.
Judge John l Hall, of Macon, spoke
along somewhat similar lines In the
Interest of tho Georgia Southern and
Florida.
Chas. L. Stone, general passenger
ng*y)t of the Louisvillo and Nashville,
took as his text the Atlanta. Knoxville
and Northern division of his road. He
produced a statement from the ac
counting department In which the road
showed a deficit In every department.
Other Stntcs, he said, were being made
to bear tho burden of the failure of
this road to pay operating expenses.
The proposed reduction In the passen
ger rate be said would mean a loss of
one-sixth of the entire revenue qf this
rond Ho stated the average passen
ger rate In Georgia Is now 2 1-2 cents
a mile, which he regarded as low
enough. What the commercial travel
ers and the people generally want, he
snld. Is good service rather than re
duced rates.
During Mr. Stone’s remarks consid
erable amusement was created by the
fact that Hooper Alexander, attorney
for tho petitioners, went fast to sleep
and was only finally awakened by a
particularly strenuous point made in
behalf of the railroads.
Passenger Traffic Manager S. H.
Hardwick of tho Southern Railway,
presented an interesting and carefully
prepared argument somewhat along
the lines of that made by Mr. Win-
burn of tho Central.
Fort Valley Saved 50 Per Cent Peach
Crop.
ATLANTA. April 24.—Returning to
Atlanta after a visit to Fort Valley
and Marshallvllle, Commissioner of
Agriculture T. G. Hudson said today
he was gratified to be able to an
nounce that a much larger crop of
peaches will be had from those sec
tions than was anticipated Immediate-
lv after the freeze.
"T was Informed by several of the
peach growers.” Mr. Hudson said, “that
there would be approximately a 50 per
cent crop at both of those points. A
well-known Mnrshnllville grower stat
ed that at least 150 cars would be
shipped from that point, and with the
smaller tax on the trees, the fruit will.
1n all probability be of a finer flavor.
"There is not doubt ahout the fact,
however." Mr. Hudson <*ontinued. “that
cotton lias suffered severely. I know
of several instances where th*
planted after the first freeze, failed
germinate and rotted In th
be present at this meeting on the open
ing day will be President W. N. Mitch
ell, State Geologist W. S. Yeates, Hon.
S. R. Fields of Cordcle, and Commis
sioner Hudson. Steps will lje taken to
push the work on the Georgia exhibits
and get them in shape at the earliest
possible date. Commissioner Hudson
says the Georgia building will be com
pleted within about ten days.
Choctaw Chief Died in Prison.
ATLANTA, April 24.—Solomon Hote-
ma, an Indian chief of the Choctaw na
tion. died last night at the Federal pris
on near Atlanta, where he was serving
a life sentence for murder. Hotema’s
record was an Interesting one. He be
came a college graduate and a Presby
terian minister as a such was highly
respected in Indian Territory by the
■whites as well as his own race. His
daughter became ill with typhoid fever
and died from the effects of it, and this
seenied to drive him into inanity. He
imagined that four persons whom he
picked out were witches and were re
sponsible for his daughter’s death, and
he did not stop until he had siain the
entire four of them. He was given
life sentence for his crime, and several
efforts had been rrnde to induce Pres
ident Roosevelt to pardon him. Hote-
ma was fifty-five years old. His body
will be sent to his Indian Territory
homo for burial.
room in which they were
working.
The Dead:
LENA DOUGHTY.
LYDIA THURSTON.
SYLVIA GALLAGHER.
The accident occurred during a wind
storm. The velocity of the wind was
estimated at 60 miles an hour. The,
stack crashed through the roof of the
plant and into the grinding room oc
cupied by several men and the three
young women. Ail were buried under
the debris. The crash was heard for
several blocks and workmen from oth
er parts of the plant went to the res
cue.
Among the rescuers were George
Doughty, whose daughter was in the
ruins. Her body was quickly uncover
ed, but life was extinct. Miss Thur
ston was taken out alive, but died
shortly afterwards. Miss Gallagher
was dead when her body was found.
The other employes escaped injury.
ROOSEVELT TALKS TO LABOR
MEN ABOUT MOYER MATTER
SWEETHEART HID SEIF
ROSS WAS TO HAVE BEEN MAR
REID ON DAY OF TRAGEDY.
WASHINGTON.Aprll 24.—The Pres
ident today talked with two of his vis
itors about the attitude toward labor
organizations. These persons were S.
B. Hamer, chief conductor of West
Virginia, of the Order of Railway Con
ductors: and R. H. Graham, an attor
ney, representing the West Virginia
conductors.
After the presentation of the visitors
by Senator Scott, the President gave
them a talk about the Haywood and
Moyer eases, taking the same posilim
as he did in the letter made public
year.erday. The President told the
railroad men particularly of what he
had done for the benefit of railway
organizations in his advocacy and sup
port of the railway employers liability
bill, and the safety applicance law.
The two men left the White House
expressing their satisfaction with the
position the President had taken in the
Moyer-Haywood controversy.
REMARKAKBLE RACE BETWEEN
A TRAIN AND A BARN
Notes in Favor of Russell Sage,
ATLANTA, April 24.—Among the
claims against the Chattanooga South
ern Railroad, which has just been
placed In the hands of receivers by
Judge Don A. Pardee of the United
States Circuit Court, were two notes,
one for $1,000 and one for $300 in fa
vor of the late Russell Sage. These
were among the obligations upon .which
It was alleged in the bill, there has
been a default in the interest. There
was another note in favor of the
American Equipment Co., for $25,000,
The bill was filed in behalf of the Pa
cific Improvement Co., of California,
hut which has offices in New York.
The attorneys were JnJine, Larkin and
Rathbone. of New York, and Law-
ton and Cunningham, of Savannah. The
Chattanooga Southern runs from Chat
tanooga. Tenn. to Gadsden. Ala., a dis
tance of 86.25 miles, through the States
of Tennessee. Georgia and Alabama.
It was alleged that there were claims
against the read In all these States
which might at any time lead to a re
ceivership. The road is capitalized at
$3,000,000 of which $750,000 is prefer
red. There is $150,000 of floating in
debtedness.
Six Years For Burglary.
ATLANTA. April 24—Oscar Ahlgreen.
the Swede who a short time ago en
tered several Atlanta homes, where he
did not belong, but who for some rea
son did not steal anything from any
of them, was tried before Judge Roan
in the Superior Court today and given
six years for burglary.
ground, necessitating
STRANGELY SUDDDEN DEATH
OF MR. ROBERT S. THOMPSON.
SAVANNAH, Ga. t April 24.—Robert
S. Thompson, of Marlow, died strange
ly this morning. He called at the
home of W. P. Lee to drive the latter
to Meldrim to show some timber lands.
As Mr. Lee came to the door Mr.
Thompson complained of a pain in his
chest. He moved to a chair and sat
down. When Mr. Lee reached him he
was dead.
Tho body was left sitting in the
chair on the porch for an hour until
seed i the coroner arrived.
Last night Rev. William R. Thomp-
old damp j son. a nephew of Robert S. Thomp-
LEXTNGTON. Ky.. April 24.—Engi
neer Scannon, of a Chesapeake and
Ohio freight train was the hero yes
terday of a thrilling race between a
train and a barn, with several lives at
stake. Seannon’s train was passing
Tobbs sttion near here at a good rate
when the big wind which was blowing
lifted a tobacco barn from Its foun
dation and started it rolling down
hill toward the railroad, half a mile
away. Scannon saw the danger-and
immediately threw the throttle wide
open in an effort to outrun the barn.
The heavy train was on the down
grade and soon attained great mo
mentum but just as it looked as
though the peril would be outrun, the
big bam crashed into the caboose,
smashing it. The impact also shat
tered the barn which collapsed in the
tracks. Trainmen on the caboose saw
their peril in time to escape by jump
ing.
MAURICE BURKE GIVEN
25 YEARS FOR MURDER. I
OIL CITY, Pa., April 24.—Thaddeus
E. Ross, 25 years of age, a clerk in
the postoffice here, was shot tonight
-by Miss Isabell Stroup, 2S years old.
a former sweetheart, who immediately
shot herself through the heart Both
victims of the tragedy were of pormi-
nent families in this part of the State.
The shooting occurred in the office
of Dr. George W. Magee, where Miss
Stroup had called Ross by telephone
while he was dining at his home. Dr.
Magee knew nothing of the tragedy
until he returned and the two bodies
partly prevented the office door being
opened. Miss Stroup was employed in
a hospital in Bradford, Pa., and arrived
here at noon. She went directly to
the physician’s office from which place
she called Ross. Three shots were
fired at Ross, two lodged in the fore
head and one in the heart.
Ross was to have been married to
night to Miss Drusilla Sampsell, of
this place.
There were no witnesses to the
shooting. Ross was dining at home
with his family, discussing the coming
marriage ceremony, when the tele
phone rang. His father answered the
call and a woman’s voice made inquiry
for ‘‘Thad.’’ Mr. Ross called his son
and the young man after answering
picked up his hat and informed the
family he had to go to the doctor's
office for a few minutes, but would re
turn as soon as he could. This was
the last time his parents saw him
alive. What took place in the office,
no one will ever know. It could not
be ascertained from persons who were
in the building at the time that any
loud talking took place between them
or that they had a quarrel.
Story of the Tragedy,
When Dr. Magee returned from
lunch and opened the door he found
the dead bodies. In a chair in a cor
ner of the office’ sat Ross his head
lying back on the chair and blood
streaming from a bullet wound in his
neck. His forehead was burned with
powder, where a bullet entered his
brain. Another ball had pierced his
heart. Miss Stroup was lying a few
feet away face downward, where her
body partly blocked the office door.
Blood was flowing from a would in her
left side. Ross had seated himself in
a large chair, and apparently while
talking to the girl, had placed both
hands in his trousers pockets. The
girl wore long black kid gloves, but
before doing the shooting had slipped,
both her hands from the gloves and
they hung loose from her wrists. It
is thought she walked over to tho chair
in which Ross was seated and shield
ing the 32 calibre revolver with her
dress fired the first shot at his heart.
Wishing to make sure of her work the
girl fired two more" shots. Standing
over her victim she then shot herself.
The revolver dropped from her hands
and was found near her body.
Miss Stroup was born in this county
28 years ago. Both her parents are
dead and she Is survived by one sister
and two brothers who live at Coal
Hill. Rose was 35 years old. He was
employed in the postoffice here. He
was a veteran of the Spanish-American
war and later served in the Philip
pines.
BISHOP BLENK
HIS INVESTED
HIIIU PALLIUM
DISTINGUISHED EVENT
ASSEMBLE ID BOSTON
PRESIDENT McCALL CONGRATU
LATED THEM ON CONTINUED
ACTIVITY OF INDUSTRY.
CARDINAL GIBBONS PLACED PAL
LIUM UPON MOST REVEREND
PRELATE'S SHOULDERS.
WASHINGTON. D. C., April 24.—
Twenty-five years imprisonment. 20 of
which shall be at hard labor, is the
sentence of the court martial which
recently tried Maurice Burke, a sea
man attached to the cruiser Tennessee,
for murdering James A. Douglas, chief
master-at-arms, and assaulting and
attempting to kill Wm. McCool, mast-
er-at-arms both of that vessel. The
sentence was approved by Secretary
Metcalf today. Burke’s crime was
committed on the night of February G,
last, while the Tennessee was lying at
League Island navy yard, Philadel
phia.
NEW YORK. April 24.—In the trial of
Anisia DeMassey, a young French wo
man, charged with having shot and
killed Gustave Simon, her one time em
ployer, Assistant District Attorney Elly
in opening the case of the prosecution
today said he would show that the kill-
He returned in an intoxicated 1 jpg of Simon was a deliberate, pre
condition after being given shore leave, j demitated act. While it would not be
and when summoned before his supe- necessary for the prosecution to prove
rlors, drew a revolver, killing Douglas j a motive, nevertheless he would pre
BARONESS DEiASSEY
ON II
PROSECUTION CLAIMS KILLING
OF SIMON WAS PREMEDITAT
ED ACT.
NEW ORLEANS, La., April 24.—
Before a distinguished representation
of the Roman Catholic Hierarchy of
the United States including Cardinal
Gibbons, two archbishops and sixteen
bishops. Archbishop Blenk, of New Or
leans, was today invested with the pal
lium. The insignia is the official rec
ognition by the church of the archbislv
op’s succession to the function and au
thority of the late Archbishop Chapel-
lo, who died during the yellow fever
epidemic here two years ago. The cere
mony took place in the old St. Louis
Cathedral. The edifice was bedecked
in the papal colors, yellow and white,
interspersed with the American colors
and the archbishop purple.
About 10 o’clock a solemn procession
of 150 of the clergy wended its way to
the thronged cathedral, where following
a celebration of hjgh mass, the pal
lium was placed upon the altar.
It is a band of white wool with two
pendants of the same material and
bears four black crosses. It was
brought here from Rome.
With the pallium were three jewels,
an amethyst, a topaz and a ruby, each
set in a pin for fastening the insignia
upon the archbishop’s garments. Con
trary to custom, these jewels were not
sent from Rome, but were with the
Pope’s permission, gifts of an old New
Orleans family, friends of Archbishop
Blenk of many years standing. After
the mass, Archbishop Blenk renewed
his oath of alegiance and fidelity to the
holy see and then Cardinal Gibbons
placed the pallium upon the most rev
erend prelate’s shoulders.
In addition to Cardinal Gibbons and
Archbishop’s Glennon and Blenk. the
following were present: Archbishop
Moeller, of Cincinnati, and Bishops Es
trada, of Havana, Cuba; Scannell, of
Omaha. Neb.; Hennesy. of Wichita,
Kansas: Janssen, of 'Belleville. Ills.;
Orrelly (Auxiliary of Peoria, Ill.: (Co-
djutor) of Little Rock, Ark.; Byrne, of
Nashville. Tenn.: Carrigan, of Sioux
City, la.; Kenner, of St. Augustine,Fla.:
Verdaguer, of Brownsville, Texas:
Dunne, of Dallas. Texas; Gallagher, of
Galveston. Texas; Merchart, of Guthrie,
Okl.: Heslin, of Natchez, Miss.; Allen,
of Mobile, A!a.; and VanDeven, of
Nachitochez. La.
‘BLACK HAND” TRIAL
AT WILKESBARRE, PA.
BOSTON, April 24.—The eighty-sec
ond annual meeting of the National
Association of Cotton Manufacturers
in Hutington Hall, Massachusetts In
stitute of techonolgy today. Many Im
portant papers on the cotton Industry
has been prepared, and for the chief
event of the gathering, a banquet was
arranged for the evening at the hotel
Brunswick.
The first session was called to order
by President James R. MacCall, of
Providence, R. I. President MacCall's
adress followed and among the other
speakers were Everett W. Burdett, of
this city, who spoke on the '‘Corpora
tions and the public welfare;” Harvey
Stuart Chase. Boston, on “The cost of
maintenance and depreciation in cot
ton mills,” and Henry IC Rowell, also
of this city, whose topic was “Taxation
and valuation with reference to Indus
trial plants.”
In his adress President MacCall said:
“I am glad to congratulate you upon
the continued activity and prosperity
of your industry. This condition seems
to be world-wide. There is adequate
consumption or at least demand to em :
ploy every spindle and loom. A year
ago we recorded England’s increase of
6.250,000 spindles. The latest reports
show 10,000,000 spindles added or pro
jected within five years, which equals
the growth of the previous thirty years.
In our own country there has been
a normal addition of spindles; imports
of cotton manufacturers-were increased
during 1906 as compared with 1905,
$14,500,000 or 26 per cent; exports have
diminished $13,500,000 or 24 per cent;
yet there is no evidence of over supply
or glutted markets. Extension of for
eign trade is for the movement ig
nored, on account of the home de
mand absorbing ail the output.
“Everything that enters into the cost
of production is getting on to an ex
cessively high level, tl is hardly to be
expected that the present tariff can
prevent large importation of foreign
goods, unless we can maintain our lead
in the use of labor saving methods and
devices. But the fact is that our for
eign competitors are keenly alive to the
situation and are rapidly adopting
American Improvements and there are
already many mills abroad that are ful
ly equipped with every American de
vice. As soon therefore as there is
a reaction, we may expect a reaction
here.”
President MaeColl discussing cotton
exchanges said that in his opinion the
time had come when a cotton exchange
should be established in New Eng
land, where two-thirds of the spindles
of the country are locatd. ‘ With their
excellent port and railroad facilities.’ 1
HITCWCK DID
TM POLITICS on
HISJDIP SOUTH
HE WAS SURPRISED
PRESIDENT DID NOT DIRECT Hll
MOVEMENTS AS STATED BY
THE PRESS,
WASHINGTON. April 24.—First As
sistant Postmaster General Hitchcocl
returned to Washington today from thi
South, where he had been for the pas
week, primarily on an inspection ton
of Southern postoffices. Mr. Hitchcocl
said he had learned only today that hi
trip had been given a political signifl
cance in newspapers in the North ii
which the statement appeared that h'
was on a mission for the President b
ascertain at first hand regarding an;
new direction in the Republican senti
ment of the South. Mr. Hitchcock do
nied with emphasis that the Presiden
had directed his movements:
“It is true,” he continued, “that whil>
the visit was primarily one of inspec
tion and which I had plannei
months ago, I discussed politics to som
extent This was only natural as I wa
called on by many Southern Republi
cans officially connected with the Gov
ernment and otherwise interested,
saw no evidence to Justify publishei
reports of disaffection in tho ranks o
some of the Republicans in the South
such as organization of opposing move
ments and that sort of thing which w
have been hearing about for somi
time.
“In those States which I visited—
South Carolina. Georgia and Florida—
the Republicans arc in hearty accort
with the administration. They an
Roosevelt men through and through.
Referring again to the question o
opposing organizations. Mr. Hitchcocl
remarked that of course there .core
few disgruntled and generally dlscred
ited men” who have dropped out o
the old organizations, but that sucl
were in the decided minority. Furtho
details of his observation, Mr.__ Hitch
cock refused to give, except' to sa;
a few words of praise of the working,
of his department in the sections vis-
ited.
WILKESBARRE, Pa.. April 24.—At
the “Black Hand” trial this morning | f ie said, “either Boston of Providence
Joseph Rizzo, one of the main witnesses should grasp the opportunity that is
for the commonwealth, was put through - - - -
a severe cross examination. The law
yers for the defense tried to draw from
and wounding McCooI.
DUBLIN ODD FELLOWS WILL
CELEBRATE 88TH ANNIVERSARY
sent evidence to show that there had
been a quarrel between Simon and Mrs.
DeMassey only a few minutes before
the fatal shot was fired. Mrs. DeMas-
.sey who frequently since her arrest has
been referred to as the "Baroness De-
DUBLIN, Ga.. April 24.—-Friday night Massey” had been employed by -Simon
the members of Dublin Lodge or Odd i j n his shirtwaist manufacturing depart-
Fellows will celebrate the eighty- : me nt as a designer. She had left his
eighth anniversary of the order. The ; employ a few days before and on the
celebration will be at the court house , day 0 j t j, e shooting went to Simon’s
and will be open to the public. Ad- office to collect $30 which was due
dresses will be delivered by Rev. Wil- .her. Her call was made early in the
11am F. Smith and Capt. L. Q. Stubbs, j afternoon and Simon told her that the
and the occasion promises to be an in
teresting one to all who are present.
Dublin lodge is strong numerically and
money due could not be paid at that
time, but would be paid at 5 o’clock,
when the other employes in the factory
the witness the admission that his
house was used for gambling purposes,
that Italians lost money at gaming
tables and for revenge dynamited the
dwelling. Rizzo denied that there was
any gambling in his house, and on the
whole his direct testimony was un
shaken.
Mrs. Joseph Rizzo, wife of the pre
ceding witness, told a long story of how
her family and the other inmates of
the house had been terrorized" by their
enemies.
Mrs. Rizzo said the night their house
was dynamited she. saw -Ohas. Carmella
and another Italian in the rear of the
house. She said Charles Gongaza and
WRAPPEDMUKSIHl
DANVILLE, Va„ April 24.—'The las
victim of the tragedy enacted in th-
servant’s room, at the residence of Rev
W. II. Atwill, a Methodist presidim
elder, when three negroes were foum
stretched out on the floor dead and an
other unconscious, died today, whei
Lillie McCain died at the general hospi
presented. With regular steamers be- tal at about 11 o'clock without ro
tween England and New England ports gaining consciousness. The death o
carrying cotton one way and taking 1 the woman makes four fatalities, twi
back New England maufactures, the j men and two women. The coroner’;
existence here of a central reserve of ! jury will investigate tomorrow after
the raw material, in my judgment there i noon, when It is thought that the phy
would be an important economy in
money and time.”
Sauel T. Hubbard, of New York, dis
cussed, "The New York Cotton Ex
change and its contract for delivery of
cotton.” He said:
“Our market is usually described as not
a cotton market. It is well to note last
season that we' sold more spot cotton
to exporters and spinners than any
market except New Orleans. Savannah,
Houston and Memphis.
“We have become the great clearing
house of the world, our transactions
■Samuel Luchina were in front. All had j represent cotton in Bombay and Alex-
guns. She said several shots were fir- , a ndria as well as in Bremen. Liverpool,
ed into the house. Guiseppe Guittano
of Rochester, N. Y„ testified that he
lived near the Rizzo home when it was
dynamited. He attended a meeting
once at the house of one Charles Volti.
He overheard them say that “He. (Guit-
tano) was a spy” and they would fix j i-Tet Newell Wardle, of Philadelphia*
him by cutting his head off. He was
later warned by letters to leave the
country. He gave up a good position
at Pittston and took his family and
went to Rochester.
and the South. It is the highest devel
opment of commerce that such a clear
ing house exists and that contracts
are carried out to the letter.
Among the other speakers were G. A.
Gordon, of Savannah, and Miss Har-
WANTS ROOSEVELT
TO ACCEPT NOMINATION
financially, and is thought to be one of : were given their wages. Angrv words
the best lodges in the State. | followed and then Mrs. DeMas'sey left
! the office.
MITCHELL TO UNDERGO
SURGICAL OPERATION
CHICAGO. April 24.—John Mitchell.
President of the United Mine Workers of ,
America, is ill at the home of Frank i office in which the tragedy took place.
The prosecution claims that she re
turned a few minutes later and shot
Simon. After witnesses had testified
as to the wounds which caused Si
mon’s death and the location of the
Shell, a friend. In this city, and an ope
ration will he necessary. The labor lead
er came to Chicago three days ago en
route to Washington. He contracted a
severe cold, which aggravated -an -old
trouble to which Mr. Mitchell has been
-abject. Dr. W. W. McCIearv, who is
Rea Fauchere. cashier of the Queen
: Shirt Waist Company was called to the
; stand. She identified Mrs. DeMassey
: as a former employe of the company
and said that Simon at that time was
president of the company. She saw
, anting. Of course replanting where
needed will be general hut it will bo
found in many cases that tenants and
croppers, especially negroes will not
replant where they have left even a
fourth of a crop, and in other cases
replanting will have to be done with
inferior seed. For these reasons I am I
of the opinion that the final crop re
sults will be materially affected by
the April cold weather.”
Curious Inquiry.
ATLANTA. April 24.—Judge C. J.
Wellborn. State Librarian has just re
ceived a rather curious inquiry from
the North, and one upon which he
would like to get some definite and
specific information.
The inquiry is as to whether dur
ing the slavery period, free negroes
w. re ever allowed, in Georgia, to own
and hold slaves.
Ja ige Wellborn has found several
people who insist that such was the
case, though none of them have been
able to give him any specific Instances
of it. Captain R. E. Park. State
Treasurer, is one of those who says
he is satisfied that such privilege was
permitted.
Wellborn has made an exam
ination of the laws on the subject with
a result that the Indications are rath
er to the contrary. He found that the
Georgia statutes, practically up to the
the time of the war forbade free ne
groes to own slaves. The only excep
tion to that rule which he was able to
third j son. died at the Savannah hospital.
The two were devotedly attached to
each other.
PLACED COTTON WARRANT
EXCHANGE ON ITS FEET
attending the patient, expects to perform | Mrs. DeMassey when the defendant
the operation early next week. Mrs. , called at the office on November 19,
s i for the money due her. and heard a
bolide tonlsnt from Sprinsr * fi 1 If*y. Ill. , _ KAf rjt_, „ __ j
’If the operation is successful.” said ; conversation between Mr. Simon and
Dr. McCIeary lousy. “Mr. Mitchell ought ■ Mrs. DeMassey. Simon tola the defen-
to recover completely and be in shape to j dant to go away and return later in the
resume his work within a short time.” day for the money. She refused, saying
she would remain right there until
she was paid. The woman was finally
induced to leave the office, but
NEGRO CONVICTED -
CRIMINAL ASSAULT
DES MOINES. April 24.—In a letter
adressed to George E. Bowers, of Or
ange, la., a Republican editor. Governor
Cummings dec'ared that President
Roosevelt should withdraw his state
ment that he will not accept a re-nomi
nation. The letter written reeentlv in
response to an inouiry concerning Pres
idential possibilities says:
“There is a great deal being said and
a great deal being written w’th regard
to the candidate for President, but it is
vastly more important that we suc
ceed in announcing a platform that will
be expressive of our purposes than it
Is now to determine who shall be the
candidate. Personally. I believe that it
is President Roosevelt’s plain duty to
withdraw his former statement, and to
say that under the demand now made,
and the evident state of the public mind
he will accept another nomination, if
it is tendered to him with practical
unanimity.”
sicians performing an autopsy on th.
stomach, of one of the negroes will sub
mit a report that death yvas due to poi
son. Geo. Moore, husband of one o
the negro women, cannot be located
He and his wife had been separatei
and he is suspected of being implicate*
in the affair.
Missouri Ouster Suits.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 24.-
The suit instituted by Attorney-Gen
eral Hadley to dissolve the allege*
merger of the Gould railroads and othe
Interests In Missouri came up for hear
ing . today before the Supreme Cour
sitting enbanc.
Mill® OF ESTES
■"Mira
SQUAD OF ARMED POLICEMEN ON
HAND TO PRESERVE ORDER.
WANT FARMS ESTABLISHED
FOR JEWISH IMMIGRANTS
MEMPHIS. Tenn.. April 24.—At the
final session today of the Grand Lodge
of the seventh district. Independent Or
der B’Nai B’Rith, resolutions were
adopted importuning the order as a
whole to act in concert with the Grand
Lodge of this district in establishing
farming districts throughout the South
PITTSBURG. Pa., April 24.—As a pre
cautionary measure. 22 detectives and a
squad of armed policemen were stationed
in the Carnegie Music Hall during the
address of Senator Benjamin R. Tillman,
of South Carolina, who discussed the race
problem before the Park Avenue (Alle
gheny) Athletic Club. Several exciting
incidents occurred during the address, but
no trouble resulted. There were but 10
negroes in the audience, which filled
the music hall to overflowing.
At the close of his address, in which
lie declared the races in the South were
gradually becoming more opposopd to one
another,' Senator Tillman called for a
vote of the audience as to whether the
negro was the equal of the white man.
The entire audience, except the 10 ne
groes,, voted in the negative by rising.
One man took exceptions to Tillman’s
remarks and made several interruptions.
Tiilman had him admit he came from
Europe and then bitterly denounced Euro
peans in America who undertake to judge
questions concerning this country. In
speaking of whether the negro can be
educated. Senator Tillman declared that
Booker T. Washington was the harbor
of refuge and safety to which people flee
when other places fail, and that Booker
T. Washington was one negro in ten mill
ions, and was half white at that.
McDONOUGH. Ga., April 24.—Buck
High, the 17-year oud negro, who on
March 26 criminally assaulted four
year old Mary Donnell near here, was
today convicted and sentenced to be
hanged May 29. The little girl is still
in a critical condition.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. April 23.—At the
conference held here today to discuss
plans for the establishment of a cotton
warrant exchange, the project was placed
firmly on Its feet by th-; liberal subscrip
tions to the proposed organization. Prom
inent eo ion m-n wen ’■e^ert trum as
far North as Virginia and as far South
as Texas.
The plan contemplates the establish
ment of warehouses throughout the South
from which warrants will be Issued on
cotton stored showing uniform classifica
tion. A cotton warrant exchange is to be
started in Birmingham upon which trad
ing will be done on tht.se warehouse’s
warrants.
Both the Southern Cotton Association
and the Farmers' Union were represented
by prominent officers and members, and . - —
b.--th organizations heartily endorsed the Macon, and A. B. Donoxan. of Wadley.
“Dole,” as he was familiarly known by
his host of friends, will be greatly
missed.
Death of Mr. Dole Wadley Donovan.
WADLEY, Ga.. April 24.—Mr. Dole
"Wadley Donovan, the popular con
ductor on the Wadley and Mount Ver
non Railroad, died at his residence here
yesterday, aged 36 years. Mr. Donovan
is survived by a widow and four child
ren. two sister and two brothers, Mrs.
Ciaud Shumake and Mrs. John Owens.
Atlanta, and Wiliam O. Donovan, of
Pittsburg Sportsman’s Show.
.... ...... . PITTSBURG. Pa.,April 24.—Visitors
among which to distribute the Jewish • 0 p 6 ning session of the Pittsburg
immigrants arriving in this country. ; S p 0r t sm an’s show todav found Du-
The delegates were entertained tonight j que5ne Gardens converted intto a won-
at a banquet. i derland of forest and stream, hunter’s
once began rapping on the door for re- [ cancer caused by X-ray' ■ oam P and stamping ground for the
admittance. “The rapping continued I CANCER CAUSED BY X RAY I hunter, trapper and angler. ‘Expe-
got into the elevator to go to the bank
for the money for the payroll.” said
the witness, "and when I returned the
place was in an uproar. Several police
officers were there and the defendant
was sitting at one of the desks. Mr.
Simon, who had been wounded, was
lying in his private office.”
An adjournment was taken until
tomorrow.
PRESIDENT BONILLA SAYS HE
WILL CONTINUE FIGHT.
movement.
| Cured Hemorrhages of the Lungs.
“Several years since my lungs were
| so badly affected that I had many
I hemorrhages,” writes A. M. Ake. of
| Wood, Ir-.d. “I took treatment with sev
eral physicians without any benefit.
I then started to take Foley’s Honey
and Tar and my lungs are now as
sound ai a bullet. I recommend it in
advanced stages of lung trouble.” Fo
ley’s Honey ar.fi Tar stops the cough
and heals the lungs, and prevents ser
ious results from a cold. Refuse sub
stitutes. H. J. Lamar £z Co., near Ex- ;
change Bank, Macon.
INVENTOR OF HAMMOND
TYPEWRITER AT BELLEVUE
NEW TORK. April 24.—James
Bartlett Hammond, inventor of type
writer bearing his name and presi
dent of the Hammond Typewriter
Compaaiy. was committed to the
psyyb'inathic ward at Bellevue for oS-
servatton to*L - ?•’ complaint of his
brother. Thomas Hammond.
Mr. Hammond was born In Boston
•ixur years ago.
SAN ANTONIO. Texas, April 24.—
A special from Coatzacoalcos. Mex
ico. says: Former President Manuel
Bonilla, of Honduras, arrived here last
night. He states that he will await
here the arrival of a friend from the
South and then will proceed to Beiiz
and from there back to his own coun
try to ake up arms. He takes a most
pessimistic view of the conditions and
outlook in Central America.
KILLED WALFRAM FUCHS i rienced visitors pronounced the exlii
I hition to be one of the best of its kind
CHICAGO. April 24—Wolfram C. Fuchs, ever given in this country. There is a
an expert in the use of the X-Ray. died i perfect rifle range, and an exhibition
here today of a cancer which he con- ; 0 f birds, fish and wild game of every
tracted three years ago in contact with J inn Floe cectlon of the crarden
the X-Ray apparatus. Since Dr. Fuchs
became affected with cancer, he has sub
mitted to a number of operations, sev
eral of his fingers having been amputated.
These operations were unsuccessful and
the disease steadily spread to different'
parts of his body.
COLLEGES DEBATE MUNICIPAL
OWNERSHIP OF RAILWAYS
CHAPEL HILL. April 24.—By a
unanimous decision the University of
North Carolina won from the University
of Virginia in the debate tonight. The
question debated was the municipal own
ership of rallwavs in which :he Carolin
ians took the affiimative and the Virgin
ians the negative. The Caolina represen
tatives were: J. J. Parker and E. S. W.
Dameron. while H. M. Peck and J. P.
Smith represented Virginia. The judges
were: Dr. Edward Mims, of Trinitv Col
lege; Clarence H. Poe and J. W. Bailey.
QAPT. J. J. SLADDE NOMINATED
BY MUSCOGEE DEMOCRATS.
COLUMBUS. Ga., April 24.—Captain
J. J. Slade was today nominated by
Muscogee County Democrats as Rep-
presentative in the General Assembly
to succeed the late Peter Preer. He
defeated his opponent H. C. McCutch-
en by about three hundred votes.
Capt. William R. Moore Dead.
COLUMBUS Ga., April 24.—Captain
■William R. Moore, one of the most
prominent ciitzens of Columbus, died
suddenly this morning of heart failure.
Cotton Men’s Annual Meeting.
BOSTON, April 24.—The National
Association of Cotton Manufacturers
began its annual meeting in this city
today and will continue in session two
days. Leading manufacturers of the
description. One section of the garden
is given over entirely to camps, tents,
log houses and Indian vifages, with a
realistic "background of mountain
scenery. In the center of the immense
garden is a huge water tank, in which
will be given water sports—canoeing,
swimming, water baseball, log rolling,
etc. The show will continue open for
ten days.
EX-GOV. JENNINGS
ENGAGED IN A FISTICUFF
TALLAHASSEE. Fla.. April 24.—Form
er Governor Jennings, of Florida, and
President Lincoln Hulley, of Stetson Uni
versity. at Deland, came to blows tonight
in a hotel lobby. The trouble was over
a movement in the Legislature to secure
an amendment to the university's charter
to prevent the board of trustees prepetu-
atlng itself. The lie was passed and the
clash followed. The combatants were
separated before either had suffered ma
terially.
Memorial Day at Gainesville.
GAINESVILLE. Ga., April 24.—Long-
street Chapter, Daughters of the Con
federacy, have arranged an interesting
_ program for the observance of Me-
South, as well as New England, were norial Day Friday. Major J. M. Kim-
present. In addition to receiving re- brough. commandant of the University
ports, the association will discuss a Cadets, now in camp at Chattahoochee
number of questions of importance to . Park, wil! be chief of staff, and direct
the cotton growers and manufacturers. I the military forces.
JUDGE LOVING PROBABLY ACTEt
TOO HASTILY IN MATTER.
DANVILLE, Va., April 24.—A. state
ment has been sent out to vaviou
newspapers signed by John . II. Ship
man, of Livingston, Nelson County. Va
on behalf of young Theodore Estes. wh<
was killed Monday afternoon by Judg*
AV. G. Loving, protesting against th*
accounts of the tragedy heretofore pub
lished. which, he says, are almost whol
ly inaccurate. He declares that th*
statement that the daughter of Judg.
Loving was drugged and assaulter
by Young Estes is false and. further
more, that Judge Loving in his state
ment before the bail commissioner, d.i*
not make such an allegation. On th
morning after the buggy ride taken h;
Miss Loving and Estes, he says ih*
latter called at the home of Count;
Clerk E. L. Kidd to take her home, bu
she was unable to go on account n
feeling unwell.
Shipman is acting in behalf of th'
friends and relatives of young Estes
who are apparently determined to slf
the affair to the bottom. He claim:
that the only provocation Judge Ldv
ing had was that Miss Loving had be.
come intoxicated from a drink of whist
ky given her by young Estes.
Additional Particulars of Affair.
LYNCHBURG, Va., April 24.—Then
is great interest throughout Nelsor
Countv in the case of former Judge W
C. Loving, who at Oakridge Mondaj
shot and killed Theodore Estes whoti
he charged with wronging Miss Eliza
beth Loving, the 19-year-old daughtei
of Judge Loving. Aubrey E. Strode, o:
Lynchburg, who conducted the prose
cution before the Legislature som*
years ago in the Impeachment tria.
of County Judge Campbell, has ber. r
retained by Judge Loving as counsel
The funeral of young Estes will tak*
place tomorrow from the Estes home
Mrs. Estes, mother of the victim, was
quoted today as saying: “f hope Judg*
Loving is freed, if he does not slandei
my son. If he does, we will fight t<-
the bitter end.” Several members ol
the Estes family and friends of that
family have expressed their doubts oi
the story of the assault.
The Estes family claims that wher
he drove from his home into Lovings-
ton Monday morning, to Oakridge, tc
attend to business, Theodore Estes wen!
to the home where -Miss Loving spenl
the night and volunteered to accompany
her home. She said she did not fee'
well, and she did not go home with him
but remained there until her mother
called for her and took her home.
Miss Loving, at the time she went
•for the drive, during which she allege;
the assault occurred, was visiting Miss
Annie Kidd, daughter of County Clerk
E. L. Kidd.
Stomach and Liver Trouble Cured.
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup . ures
stomach and liver trouble as it aids di-
gestion, and stimulates the liver and
bowels without irritating these organ?
like pills and ordinary’ cathartics. II
cures indigestion and. sick headache
and chronic constipation. Orino Laxa
tive Fruit Syrup does not nauseate or
grine and is mild and pleasant to take.
substitutes. H. J. Lamar & Co„
near Exchange Bank, Macon,