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THEN TWICE-A-WEEK TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, APRIL' 26, 190?, 100 MEM IN EXPLOSION; RATES ON PEACHES TO 30 IN THE MINE DEAD POINTS IN THE EAST Fifty-one of the Men Climbed Out of Air Shaft Stairway Others Beteived to be Dead MIS OVER-RODE D J CHARLESTON', TV. Va.. May L— Now* has Just been received hero of an explosion in the Whipple Mine at Rcarboro, Fayette County. One hun dred miners are employed In the mine. The explosion occurred at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon. Fifty to one hundred men ire reported killed. Many of those who escaped were •lightly ar.d some seriously injured, but nil will recover. Isaac Pelter, the mine boas, wjio was left In the mine closing jj> the ntr courses In an effort to force fresh air to those remaining in thf mine, was expected to follow his men out. hut up to a late hour nothing fur ther had been heard of him. The Whip ple mine la located within two miles of the Stuart mine, which exploded on Jnnuary 29, killing eighty men. noth mines are owned by the White Oak Fuel Company. The mine Is one of tha best equipped In this Held, and has al ways been considered safe. Among the known dead are: Ed ward Smith, Erastus Wiley, Arnold Kellty, Charley Burgess, Hud Burgess, .Raleigh Tucker. Ed Tucker. O. W. Temper, all white. Will Hump, col ored. The names of dthers cannot be learned. Among them are a number if Italians. E<1 Melton was taken out of the mine alive, but died on reaching the surface. The cage and shaft was damaegd, but was In operation at 9 o'clock to night and the work of taking out the bodies . will continue throughout -the night. The cause of the explosion Is not known, but was probably the re sult of the tiring of a heavy shot at the fa ce of the workings. Eighty-One in Mine. HINTON, W. Va., May 1.—At the time of the explosion 81 men were In the Whipple mine. At 8 o'clock HI had been able to climb out of the air shaft stairway. Bank Boss Isaac Pel ter, Is thought to be alive In the mine and the remainder dead. LIQUOR TRAFFIC SITUATION IN VALDOSTA WORSE MUDDLED THAN EVER. CATO CUT HIS THROAT WHILE IN MOULTRIE PEN MOULTRIE. On.. May 1.—J. J. Cato, n well known vterinary surgeon of this section, who moved to Moultrie recent ly from Quitman. Is lying In the county jail with his throat cut almost from ear to ear and In a very precarious condition. In a flt of despondency Cato attempted for the second time re cently to take his life, and his last ef fort may prove successful. Before phy sicians could reach him he had bled ilmost to death and the physicians found this to he the most serious part of his condition. Though two long VALDOSTA, Ga., May 1—The pro hibition question came Ui. befoie the City Council again this a?--»rn>in, re sulting in rather farcical proceedings a', atound. It was unllrtlo'hl that the matter would not cotr.a up there again, the anti-saloon league having decided to call an election here. When the council met, however, there were five members present besides the Mayor, one member, Mr. Boring, being absent and out of the city. Councilman Car ter moved to suspend business and take up the prohibition question, which carried. Ho then made a motion to adopt certain resolutions which had been drawn up closing the saloons, and Mayor Roberts ruled him out ol order. An appeal was made from the Mayor’s decision and CouncIImen Ousley and Corbett asked to be excused a few mlnutes, retiring from the room. The Mayor pro tern put the motion over ride the Mayor’s decision and the two remaining member* voted for it They later voted for the resolution to close the saloons tonight. The preamble of the resolutions stated that tho Mayor pro tern presided in the absence of the Mayor, who was In his chair at the time. If the pre amble had stated the fact correctly there would have been only three mem bers of the body present. Mayor Roberts does not recognize the action at all, and it is understood that he has instructed the clerk not to record tho action upon the books. The saloon keepers will also ignore the action and will remain open until the chief of police notifies them to close. Some leading prohibitionists declare they will prosecute every saloonist who opens tomorrow. The prohibition ques tion has hung like a mill stone about the necks of the eity fathers and lit tle municipal -business has been trans acted since it came up several months ago. It Is likely that the case will go into court. In the meantime the lady workers are busily engaged In getting names to applications calling an elec tion. CASE OF J. J. WAXELBAUM AR GUED BEFORE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION. WASHINGTON. May L—Arguments were heard today by the Interstate commerce commission in three cases Involving freight rates in the South. The} - were on the complaints of J. J. Waxelbaum & Co., of Macon. Ga_, against the A. C. L. alleging unreason able rates on peaches from Macon to points in the East: the Commercial and Industrial Association, of Union Springs, Ala., against the Central of Georgia railway, alleging discrimina tion against the complainant In favor of certain cotton compresses In which the defendant is interested: and the Commercial and Industdial Associa tion against the Louisville and Nash ville and other railroads, ’alleged to be charging unreasonable rates from St. Louis. Nashville and Memphis to Union Springs, Ala. The commission took the arguments and briefs filed under consideration. THEY PUSHED OTHERS FROM THE FIRE ESCAPE Over 100 Persons Penned in Burning Building Narrow ly Escape HARRY E. LYLE WILL BE RETRIED MAY 13 T MEET IN DANVILLE, VA. PLANS TO FIGHT THE TOBACCO TRUST DISCUSSED AND AGREED ON. DANVILLE. Va., May 1.—With an attendance of fully 800 farmers from the tobacco-growing districts of the two States, the Farmers’ Protective As sociation of Virginia and North Caro- .... . i lina convened here today. It was de- "i? , h J: *^ kn I£; i cided to continue the operation of the warehouse which was started a year one on each side of the throat, tho t ilade did not cut very deep. Cato has been In a bad way recently. He was first involved In an episode, and then turned to drinking. Just be- forq- his desperate act the word had .•ome to him that his wire, who still lives In Quitman, would forsake him. He was without money and under a short sentence to labor for a mlsde- imahiy, successful MOULTRIE, Ga.. May 1.—The news from Macon that P. H. McCarty, a well Known Moultrie merchant, had shot himself in that city and that his con dition is serious, reached here last night. McCarty met with business re verses some time ago that have crushed him very much in spirit, and he has been out of Moultrie for a week, his whereabouts not being generally known. McCarty has been a very suc cessful merchant, and one that has al- p.go, under the auspices ’of the asso ciation where the farmers could place tholr tobacco to be held until a prl'-a deemed ju-st by a special commission Is offered for the product and the sale made privately., This is one of the means of fighting the tobaeo-. trust and of doing away with the public auc tion sales, which have been the method of selling tobacco almost since it was first grown. It was also decided to raise a fund of $30,000 by popular sub scription in order to advance money to farmers on their growing crop.?. Sev eral speeches were made arraigning the American Tobacco Company for being responsible for the low price paid fur the raw material and the poor condi tion of the tillers of the soli. WATCROSS, Ga., May 1.—The case of Harry Lyles, charged with mur dering his wife and baby, was called for trial in Ware Superior court this afternoon, he having been tried last week, the result being a mistrial. Judge J. L. Sweat and judge John T. Myers moved for a continuance of the case until the third Monday in June, one of the reasons assigned being that Judge Sweat, chief counsel was indis posed and unable to go through the trial at this time. Also, that Judge Sweat, acting chief counsel for Lyle under appointment by the court in the meantime had been regularly employ ed by John A. Lyerly of North Caro lina, to defend Lyles. Solicitor Gen eral Bennet replied to the motion for a continuance and' suggested that Monday May 13th, be set for a re trial of Lyle. Acting on the suggest ion. Judge Parker named May 13th for Lyle to be again placed on trial. KNIGHT TEMPLARS LOOKING FORWARD TO ANNIVERSARY. Fully One Half Were Injured CHICAGO, May 1.—More than one hundred persons were penned in a burning .building today at 255 Wabash avenue, and narrowly escapdd with their lives. Fully half of these per sons were Injured in the panic to es cape, -but none is expected to die. Many of those who were only slightly hurt made off in the confusion without as sistance. Several received their In juries while assisting women from the building. The building is a four-story structure, the first floor of which was occupied by the Story & Clark Piano Company and the second floor by the Lotus lunch club. The two upper floors were unoccupied. The injured were either patrons or employes of the lunch club. The in side of the building was burned out, !RGE B RELEASED OR BOND MANAGER OF INTERNATIONAL POLICY HOLDERS COMMIT TEE MADE A STATEMENT. NEW YORK, May 1.—When Geo. B Scrugham, manager of the interna tional policy holders committee, and Cha- F. Carrington and Chas. Stir rup, assistant managers of the same organisation, arrested last night charges of forgery in connection with the recent election of directors of the New York Life Insurance Company, were arranged before a police magis trate today the cases were continued until next Monday. Scrugham and Stirrup were released on $2,500 bail and Carrington on $3,000 bail. Scrugham issued a statement in which he declared that acts of an entirely legal nature have been mis construed so as to make it appear that an attempt was made to circum vent the laws governing the insurance election and to procure the counting by fraud of ballots not properly exe cuted. "As a ma/tter of fact,” said he. “the charges do not have to do with the al leged tampering with ballots at all, but refer to the filling in of names causing a loss of $50,000. The fire , .. ., . broke out shortly before the usual rush i resses on envelopes ln which of the lunch hour had begun. The * “ ~ ‘ — Several of the local mebers of the Coeur de Lion and Atlanta command eries of the Georgia Kinghts Templars aro anticipating attending the forty sixth anniversary of the Grand Com mandery of Georgia. A number of dis tlnguished officers of the Grand Com mandery of the United States will be present at that meeting. THE CLERGY WILL NOT PARTICIPATE WITH MASONS ORLEANS, France, May 1.—In con sequence of the decision of the muni cipal authorities to permit Free Ma sons to participate In the annual Joan of Arc festival May 8, the clergy will abstain from participation In the cere monies and will organize a separate celebration at the cathedral May 12. SEVERAL DEATHS FROM VIOLENT HURRICANE Maritime Exposition at Bordeaux. BORDEAUX May 1.—The Interna tional Maritime Exposition, for which preparations have been in progress for more than a year, was formally opened today with fitting ceremonies. The closing date will be October 31. The exposition Is Intended fittingly to com memorate the successful application of steam to navigation a hundred years ago. and in this connection the expo- t wavs had but few cares and has looked | ?'tlon, I* of special interest to the on the bright side of life. He was | United States. The motive for holding nomilarlv known as "Happy Pat.” be- l the celebration in Bordeaux Is found In fng a "obd-natured. good-humored j the fact that In 1803, four years before Irishman He has mnnv friends here : Fulton's successful attempt on the who sympathize with him greatly in | Hudson with the first steamboat, he Ms present despondency, and also with ] made his initial success in steam nav- fll„ family the members of which are ! Ration on the River Loire near here all very popular. FALSE RUMOR STARTS RUN ON A TAMPA BANK TAMPA. Fla.. May 1.—A run on the 0«ni< of Ybor City caused by a false j rumor circulated among the Cuban i and Italian depositors In the savings { department -occurred today. A i:irg« number oT foreign Oie.tiiM surrounded | the bank building and io.oandcd their j money. The bank, -which 5s ba.ked I by the Citizens' Bank and Trust Com pany met the demand and when offi cers’ of other banks and prominent tit- j lzens arrived with deposits ranging , from $20,000 to $"> 000 confidence was j restored and sixty ncr ’eat of the | monev withdrawn was redeposite-1 by i -ashler of ; The exposition Is housed in a num ber of handsome buildings erected on the great square of the "Quineonces" facing the River Garonne. The history of navigation from the earliest times is graphically illustrated by the various displays. The collection of exhibits embraces models of every kind of ship, ancient and modern, commercial and naval, together with an Illustrated dis- | play of all that pertains to ocean geog- ; raphy and to river and sea navigation. ■ SAN ANTONIO. May 1.—A special to the Express from San Juan Ba tista, Campeche, Mexico, says: A hurricane of terriffic violence swept over this district last night en tailing great ioss of property and tho death of several persons. The cocoa groves for some distance up and down the .coast are completely rvln&i-oliisl ing a loss of millions of dollars, crops of various kinds were leveled to the grounds and great trees in the forest were snapped like pipe stems. It is feared there may have been heavy loss to shipping if the storm extended to the gulf. Numerous houses were blown down and roofs of laborers jacalefe lifted up and hurled with g-reat violence against other structures or in to the fields. The San Lucrecia, San Juan and El- menor Haciendes are among the heav iest losers. Several buildings were de stroyed on the plantatio n of the Conde brothers. French millionaires. These included the separate residences of two of the brothers and a cotton fabric mill. Reports from the outlying country are still meagre. TWO R. R. MEN CONSULT WITH THE PRESIDENT THEY WOULD SAY NOTHING ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF THEIR VISIT. A Separation at Fitzgerald. WASHINGTON. May 1.—President Charles S. Mellen, of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, and T. E. Byrnes, the first vice president of the road, talked with President Roose- | velt for some time today. Not a word ... , was obtainable from them as to why FI TZGERAUD. tin., May 1. Ezra j they called or what they talked about Stoner, a resident of Fitzgerald for the ; with the President, and they said there past seven years, recently deserted his 1 would be nothing to make public about wife and took his departure for Talla- ! * be visit. Mr. Mellen said he had no ws-i Ga This move was not alto objection to anything the President p-oosa. ua. inis mote was not alto- ht mak0 public about the inter _ gather a surprise to the friends and ' v j ew -. neighbors of the couple, as it has been j Mr. Mellen was pressed for informa- genorally known for a year that there , tion as to his opinion on valuation of was contention over the sale of the : railroads, but declared that he was not home Jointly occupied by Mr. and Mis. in favor of anything particular. He number of patrons In the place was said by Mrs. Cecilia Maloney, one of the proprietors, to be about seventy- five. The employes of the establish ment numbered twenty-five. The fire started in the basement, it is presumed, from some defect in the electric apparatus. It spread with i great rapidity up a freight elevator shaft in the rear of the building. With one elevator filled with flames, the otn- er rendered useless, and the stairway choked with fire and smoke, the. only escape left to the people who had not made their way to the street at th<» first alarm, was through a small win dow at the back which opened on a fire escape leading to the alley. About eighty persons were caught with only this chance of safety. Most of these were women, and they made a frantic rush for the window, fighting fiercely in an effort to escape. Those who first stepped on the fire escape wero almost immediately pushed off and they fell to the alley twenty feet below. Before they could rise or get out of the way others fell or jumped upon them. The women piled upon each other in a mass, from which they were dragged as quickly as possible by men from neighboring stores: but ev ery one of those who came out of that rear window was injured in some man ner, except the last half-dozen who were rescued by firemen. the ballots were sent to the inspector at the New York Life Insurance Com pany’s office. There has never been any attempt at concealment In the matter.” Mr, Scrugham further attributed the arrest of himself and his assistants to those interested in defeating the ob jects of the international policy hold ers committee. "I have,” he said, "no fear for the outcome of this matter, which I shall rnhke it my business to have sifted to the bottom/ huh i BY PARIS POLICE NATURALIZED AMERICAN FIRED FIVE SHOTS INTO THE CUIRASSIERS. THIN6II SIGHT” GRIGGS WANTS DOLLARS TO MAKE NEW STATE OF OKLA HOMA DEMOCRATIC. "WASHINGTON, May 1.—-“We are going to make a fight to win every thing in sight in the coming election in the new State of Oklahoma next August,’ said Chairman James M. Griggs, of the Democratic Congres sional committee, tonight. The whole ticket is sure to be Dem ocratic, but our* fight will be for the legislative ticket, which will elect two United States Senators, arid five mem bers of the national Hoiiie of Repre sentatives. We dre assured of three Democrats, in that delegation, with two in doubt, and we want them all. Every local Democrat Jh tbe coun try should desire and hope that the new State should enter the Union as a Democratic State, and it should be his pleasure about such a consummation, l win j hour. The police pressed the crowd afford him the opportunity. I hereby j f rom the Qua! Jemmapes to the banks call on all Democrats everywhere to . G f st. Martin’s canal, during which two send me a dollar subscription to the ; 'hundred arrests were made and many Oklahoma campaign fund, winch I will j persons were hurt. Later in the even- turn over to the chairman of the Okla- j lmr ln the Place De Jja Repubiique. the homa Democratic State committee. | police, while arresting rioters, were They can address the subscriptions j surrounded by a threatening crowd. PARIS, May 1.—The expectation that May day would pass off without vio lence was not realized. The. day began in calm, but toward evening the working centre in the vi cinity of the trades unions headquar ters became the scene of serious dis turbances, in which man}’ persons were more or less injured. The strength >f the precautions taken by the authori ties and the stem determination to re press disorders, however, brought tran- ciui-'ity before midnight. The. sum to tal cf today’s operations was over one thousand arrests; twenty persons, in clude g policemen and citizens, badly Injured' and a great number of per sons suffering from contusions or fi cm being trampled. One of the gravest incidents recorded was during ‘the afternoon when Jacob Law, a Russian, who is a naturalized American, from the top of an omnibus passing tho place De La Repubiique, cold bioodediy fired five shots by which, two cuirassiers were wounded. The crowd attempted to lynch Law. who was dragged down from the omnibus. He was rescued by the police, after he had been severely mauled and was tak en to a police station to await trial. Several other incidents occurred dur ing which fire arms were usjed. After a meeting at the labor exchange, five thousand men proceeded to the head quarters of the labor federation, hoot ing the police meanwhile. Charges were made by the police and a woman fired, the bullet striking a member of the bicycle patrol. The squad of police LAWYER HIT EDI10R OR HEADU CARE EDITOR MERCER SAYS ASSAULT WAS CAUSED BY COURSE OF HIS PAPER. L FITZGERALD, Ga., May 1.—Re turning from a trip to southwest Geor gia this forenoon, on alighting from the A., B. & A. train, I was set upon by one Dave Taylor, who, in my ab sence. had got others together and planned the assault, actuated In all probability by the tone of my paper, the Fitgerald Enterprise,* whloh has made relentless war on a certain class of people for a number of years. The assault was sudden and entirely un Grand Jury Found True Bill Against Him for Murder ofHenry Smith L. D. Strong, who was exonerated on the ground of Justifiable homicide Monday by the Coroner’s Jury, for the killing of H. D. Smith, was yesterday Indicted by the grand jury and was ... ,, , notified of the action by Sheriff Rob- expected and my assailant was saved e rtson. who had been notified by from harm by the instant interference of a policeman and a number of other by-standers. This is written in an ticipation of any misrepresentation on the part of your correspondent, who is not known to me, and might base his report on a wild street rumor. J. E. MERCER. Another Statement of Incident. FITZGERALD, Ga., May 1.—Judg D. N. Taylor, a practicing lawyer of this place, assaulted J. E. Mercer, just as Mercer got off the train this morn ing at the A., B. & A. depot. Taylor hit Mercer across the head with his cane, and there would have been further trouble had not a police man caught Taylor by the arm and prevented another blow. This trouble has been feared for some time. Mercer has said several things in his paper reflecting upon Taylor. Judge Taylor pleaded guilty before Mayor Knapp for disorderly conduct and a fine of $10 was assess ed. but remitted during good behavior. It is thought that further trouble may yet come if anything else of the same nature appears in the paper, but the friends of both men are trying to prevent further trouble. JUDGE N. S, M’LARIN ATTEMPTED SUICIDE FAIRBURN, Ga.. May 1.—Judge W. S. McLarin, ordinary of Campbell County, shot himself in the head to day, but it developed that the wound will not prove fatal. It was reported that the shooting was accidental though it is known to have followed a fit of despondency on account of his health. Judge McLarin has often talk ed to his friends about suicide, ex pressing a desire to know something of. the hereafter. His father committ ed suicide tuid his wife's father was killed in a duel. LYNCHING BARELY AVERTED AT DECATUR DECATUR, Ala.. May 1.—A lynch ing, was baTely averted here today by the prompt action of the authorities. ho- speedily organized a grand jury. Indicted a negro named Lipscomb, and spirited him off to Birmingham for safe keeping. The negro had attempt ed an assault On Mrs. Schrumpsher, a daughter of former sheriff Silais P. Ryan- She was alone in the back vard of her homo when attacked and her screams frightened the assailant away. He was later captured and identified. Co wart-Wooten. WAYCROSS, Ga.. May 1.—The social ■ent of the season in Wayeross was the marriage, last night of Rev. J. H. Cowart to Miss Florence 1 Wooten at the First Methodist church at 8 o’clock. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. A. Harmon, assisted by Rev. W. H. Scruggs. The church was beautifully decorated for the occasion with palms and ferns. The brido entered the church on the arm of her father, who gave her away. The wedding march Strong that no attempt at resistar would be made ln case he was in dicted. The principal witnesses who ap peared before the grand jury were Coroner Young, Dr. E. B. Elder and Mr. H. J. Sims. At 1:30 o’clock Strong was notified of the action and was formally arrest ed by the Sheriff. Strong seemed to hRve gone through a great nervous strain, but was calm when arrested. He intends to apply for bond to Judge Felton through his attorney. Henry V. Napier, as soon as court as sembles today. grand jury was expected and caused. H. D. SMITH WAS BURIED AT VIDALIA The remains of H. D. Smith, who was shot and killed by H. D. Strong, were buried Tuesday morning at VI- daiia, where the remains had been taken on the Georgia Southern train, at 6:45, accompanied by his wife, brother and a number of friends. Smith was a former citizen of Vi- dalia. where he has lived for a num ber of years, and accordingly his re mains were carried there for burial in the family lot. Reunion of Dewey and His Fellows WASHINGTON, Slay 1.—Tho ninth anniversary of Admiral Dewey’s vic tory at Manila bay was celebrated to night at an Informal dinner and :«i- rnral reunion of the Slaniia bay boys. Admiral Dewey and a number of thoso who fought with him, together with other, naval officers, veterans of tho Spanlsh-American war, gathered around the banquet board. About thir ty covers were spread. Admiral Lam- berton acted as toastmaster while Ad miral Dewey presided at the reunion which followed the dinner. “You may fire when you are ready, Gridley,” Admiral Lamberton's refer ence to the famous order credited to Admiral Dewey as his fleet steamed into the zone of shot and shell from Spanish ships and- forts in the bay of Manila on May 1, 1898. was the signal for prolonged cheers tonight. Among those present at the banquet were Rear Admirals La.mberton. Dyer, Walker, Ford and Inch;Directors Price and Wise: Captains Calvocorresses and Howard: Commanders Briggs, Friske, Ransom and Bailey; Lieut. Commanders Kemmerling, Beach, Caldwell and Irvin;. Lieuts. Scott. James. Kavanaugh and Wood and Col. Berryman. United States Marine corps, all of whom were with Admiral Dewey at Manila. Admiral Dewey was busy today re ceiving the congratulations of officers Who fought under him. He received scores of letters and telegrams of con gratulations and several of the foreign naval officers called to extend their best wishes. - L, their ?abros and revolvers and j wa3 p i ayed . by . M iss Jim’mie Ketterer. a r^-m ! a Iive,y me!ee followed. lasting half an The maid of honor was Miss Mildred a consummation. I Will i hour. The nnliee nressed the crowd Wooten sister of the bride. v„ tjc-. either to me. or to Charles A. Edwards, secretary of the committee. Washing ton. They will get a receipt for the same, which they can frame as a me mento of the Democratic success when the returns come in next August”! which attempted, to rescue those taken into custody. Sabres were used freely, but finding their position perilous, the police fired in the air. A further de tachment came on the scene at double- quick and with drawn sabres charged and dispersed the crowd. Many per sons were injured and many placed un der arrest. Dispatches received at the ministry of the interior report calm everywhere in the provinces, the May day demon strations being confined to meetings revolutionary r V' " ^' ' b ’ a competing ' Stoner. The feature which makes this added that he had charge of a little 000 eaah to the bank ! separation and desertion different from | piece of railroad property and would F. r ' , j: many similar cases is a legal one. de- I like to run it in peace and quiet. He ■i lutomoblk ana aej si. -j 000) j j pending on the laws of the State reia- admitted that the New York. New Ha- >,-i' tive to property ownership. Mr. Stoner j ven and Hartford Railroad was pros- lowed by A. J. Knight with The bank offers a reward of the disc >very of the person the rumor. England Favors Canada. LONDON. Ma th . date an l cor.tiuing .or to the >- ■■ " ' 1 Vi .! trade ootuc.-.i Cr.c..r h.. alu-and Canada is to bo 2 cents a j und instead o This preference the other I> S vents as heretofor :hown to Canada ov( colonies is admitted! f .. •’ * ■ oit :.'.o p’:h. c : r.? -if the d uited K : pete on a 1 papers r.::d I’ : ».t Sta trneloeTy i ment prove home without the knowledge , perous, but he said with a smile that or consent of Mrs. Stoner, and left . he would not like to say too much the city with the proceeds of the a.ale. about that. An attempt to take the household "They sometimes change assess- ■ ~ . . p,.ods also was frustrated. A commit- ments, you know.” 3 ; Deglnning w..i .. . ; s npw presenting a petition to the .'•ing for four years. . friends of Mrs. Stoner asking that a sufficient amount be subscribed to so arrange matters that she may reim burse the purchaser and retain her home. This subscription is meeting with henrty response. erju:il fo King with the and whi h circulate ex- Cana.i 1 if the experi- ■ uc'osaful it probably will beyon 1 the four-year pc riod. RAILWAY COMPANIES WILL BLILD HOSPITAL ANNEX New Naval Training Station. WASHINGTON. May l.—Bids were op- • -d at The Navy Department today fob the construction of the proposed navnE training station for The great lake- The station will be built at Lake .1 Bluff.' overl •'king Lake Michigan, a - • rt distance north of Chicago. It is e>’;:v..-ited that the station will cost in the neighborhood of $2.000.ooo. BEEKMAN WINTHROP JOINS THE LAWN TENNIS CLUE CORPORATION COMMISSION REJECTED ATTORNEY’S REPORT, Methodism Tn Japan. TOKIO. May 1.—The meeting and organization in' Tokio today of the first general .conference of the "Nippon Methodist Kyokwai” (the Methodist church of Japan) marks an important epoch in the history of Methodism in and processions singin, the F^ir Eaist. It means that Japan is I songs, no longer to-be a missionary country j in the organization ot the Methodist ! church but is to occupy a place among I the great English-speaking countries ; of the world. . Th6 change was first • authorized, by the general conferences ) of the churches of the United States ; and Canada, and was in response to j the practically unanimous conviction of the pastors and members of the churches in Japan, as well as the earn est desire of the foreign missionaries orking among them. Tho church be gins Its new life with a ’membership of’ 11.650, with more than a hundred native ministers. The Methodist churches of the United States and Can ada- while no longer haying missions here, will, however, still continue their active support of the work. there by co-operating with the Methodist church of Japan. TAFT WILL SAY NAUGHT CONCERNING POLITICS THE JAWS OF DEATH SEVEN IN SLEEP Mrs. Ben Dickerson, of Bainbridge, cousin of the bride, was dame of honor. The brides maids were Miss Ruth Whiting, of Tif- ton; Misses Idell White, Mary C. Young. Kate Wilson and Annie (Beilex McGee. The groomsmen were Messrs. Willis Francis, best man. Ernest Dunn, Clifford Johnson, William Nicholls, Morton Young and George Turner. Ushers, L. S. Cowart. Eustace Sirmans, Dan Lott, John Holtzendorff. Flower girls, little Misses Henri Sinclair, Mar garet Seamon. Sarah Lovelace. Annie Lois Seals. The bride was beautifully gowned in batiste and lace over white silk. The presents were handsome and costly. Immediately after the marriage a reception was held at the residence of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Wooten. At 11 o’clock Mr. and Mrs. Cowart left on a bridal tour to points in the North. Mr. Cowart is originally from Graymont, Ga., but is now pastor of the Second Baptitst church here, and is held in high esteem by all classes. The bride has lived in Wayeross for some time and is quite popular. WAR IN NEW ORLEANS ON BUCKET SHOPS NEW ORLEANS. La.. May 1.—What is claimed to be a war in the courts on local bucket shops was begun today by the New Orleans Cotton Exchange. Petitions were filed in the civil district court 1 for injunctions restraining sev eral firms from the "Dishonest, wrong ful and fraudulent procuring and use” of the quotations daily telegraphed from the cotton exchange. The peti tion says that the exchange does not know by ’what means them- quotations are secured. It - is alleged* however, that conspirators secure these quota tions as soon or sooner than they are posted upon the exchange. STRIKE OF THE MATES OF VESSELS BEGUN RICHMOND. Va.. May 1.—In an opinion handed do-ari today the Stn;e Corporation Commission disapproved and rejected the report of a New York consulting actuary to the State insur ance commissioner at whose Instance an Investigation of the affairs of the Life Insurance Company of Virgiania was conducted. The commission has ordered that the records of the hear ing before th? commission shall be kept as the only true statement of the condition of the affairs of the com pany to date. tVA SUING - ! Winthr of 'V'-VI fa vorably. TOX. May 1.—Beckman newly appointed Assistant re:?’. Y 'he Treasury, has Joined the l.atyn Tennis Club. Today \ - ‘ ■ -’ .;al 1 pv tlripat.'d in the *prv' on The court i p it*' : ts. 1 ; ■ ■ ,f ■■ itive offices with ove. we v. ding ’.he President Ambassador Jesserand and der the prop sal I Assistant Attorney General Cooley, of the Department of Justice. Henry Leonard Killed. ROANOKE. Va., May 1.—Henry Leonard was shot and killed at the camp of the Glade Lumber Company near Rural Retreat Va.. today- by Mason Lir.damood. Lindamood sur rendered to the authorities. The men quarrelled over a trifling matter and Lir.damood shot Leonard through the heart. — WASHINGTON, May 1.—Secretary of War Taft returned to Washington today and was at his desk at the war department at the opening of business. Secretary Taft said that he had been to Ohio and returned in the same frame of mlr.d as he left Washing ton and that Is. that he was determin ed to say nothing whatever about pol itics. Secretary Taft expects to remain quietly at work in Washington until the middle of the month when he will go to New Haven to attend the annual meeting of the Yale corporation, of which he is a member. Centennial of Calan. MANCHESTER. N. H.. May 1.—An interesting celebration of the 100th an niversary of the opening of the Amos- keag canal was held today under the auspices of the Manchester Historical Society. Several papers and addresses were presented dealing with the life and work of Samuel Blodgett, who opened the canal. JOHNSTOWN. Pa., May 1—Taken from the dark recesses of a coal mine, where ttfev had been imorlsoned for over 100 hours, and snatched almost from the Jaws of death, the seven men taken from the Berwind-White mine No. 3S. at Foust- ville. are lying in the Winder Hospital physically exhausted and oblivious to all about them and recovering their strength In sleep. The men were reached about 1:30 last night, but were not brought out until an early hour this morning. No food was given them at first, but a stimulant in the form of brandy and wa ter was administered to all with the ex ception of Michael Bolya. who craved hot milk. Soon after arriving at the hospital the men were sound asleep and no com munication la allowed with them. The hospital physicians said the men would be able to be out in a few days, but that they would be weak and unable to resume their regular duties for a week or more. ARMY BALLOON CAUGHT IN BRANCHES OF TREES FATHER WOUNDED HIS DAUGHTER’S SUITOR. SAVANNAH. Ga.. May 1.—Sheriff D. F. Fre 'man. of DeSoto County, Florida, left today for home wish John R. Dowd, aged 50. who is wanted there for cuttin" N. S. Pfloucks. whose leg had to be amputated because of the wound. Dowd was arrested here yesterday, but it remained for the sheriff to tell the story. Pfloucks wanted to wed Miss Eloise. Dowd’s daughter. Dowd objected. When he met the pair in Arcadia he attacked Pfloucks. Then Dowd disappeared. The girl stuck by Pfloucks. Pfloucks went to Augusta. Ga. for attendance. When he returns to Arcadia th? v;-! will marry him. It Is said Pflouck* is willing to forgive the father for the cake of the daughter. GOLCONDA, Ills.. May 1—The big army balloon America which sailed from SL Louis last nighL bearing, aeronauts McCoy and Chandler, landed one half-mile from Sheltersville, Ills., ten miles from Golconda this after noon. Swinging ropes caught 1n the branches of a tree and brought the flight to a sudden end. damaging the silk gas bag. The aeronauts landed safely and are bringing their deflated balloon to Golconda. Golconda is situated on the Ohio river in the Southeast extremity of Il linois. It is 130 miles on a bee line south of St. Louis. MAN AND WIFE WERE MURDERED BY NEGRO BALTIMORE. May 1.—The threatened strike of the first and second mates Of the Merchants’ and Miners’ Transporta tion Company to enforce a demand for higher wages, was begun today. Some 34 men at this and other port? touched by the line quit their posts. The com pany. on its parb claims it has new men to man ail the boats, and that there will be no interference with its service at the ports. The mates ask for an increase of $20 per month—$100 for first and SS0 for second officers. Tho company declined to accede. Capt. N. L. Cullen, first vice-president of the American Association of Masters' and Pilots, who was in charge of the men’s Interest today, would only say that the men conslder'al their demand Just a nd would remain out until it Is granted. The Merchants’ and Miners’ Company operates a fleet of 17 steamers between Baltimore, Norfolk. Savannah, Philadelphia. Provi dence and Boston, with headquarters m the first-named city. Discussing the situation today. A. D. Stebbons. vice-president and general manager of the line, said: “The companv Is paying the new men the same salary paid the old offi'-- rs. If any of the old men want to come back, they will have to make formal application to ns. and we will give their applications eon?!d''ratlon. But we now have mil the men we want to take their places ana arc not worried over the situation in the least.” LARGE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR FAMINE RELIEF FERXANDIXA. Fla.. May 1.—Thomas Johnson and his wife were murdered at Italia, a small settlement near this place, today about 2 o clock by a negro. The first information in reference to the kill ing was received here by telephone, when a r< quest came from the people of that settlement for bloodhounds with which to track the murderer. When the aged couple were shot down at their home there were two small negro children near by and they hastened to give the informa tion to the home nearest by. They state that Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were in their hous-- when they were shot down by the negro and that both of them cried for help. Observing the two children, the negro | ford reloaded his shot gun and gave pursuit. ; T;i.-- ehlldn n state that they outran him and got away. A Coroner’s inquest js now being held, but there Is ao clue to ihe murderer. WASHINGTON. May 1.—TWO hun dred thousand dollars, th" largest con tribution for famine relief ever madr in one day. was sent to China todaj by the Christian Herald. Today the transport Buford sailed from San Francisco with tho most valuable re lief cargo ever shipped, being worth $150,000. Fifty thousand dollars more in money was cabled to the relief com mittees. all contributed by the same paper, which has made, a total contri bution of $400,000 for the Chinese famine. The following cablegram was re ceived from China today: "Shanghai, April 30.—Arrival Eu- cargo anxiously awaited. Har- prospects now extremely dis couraging. Prolongation of foreign assistance absolutely ne essarv. “Editor North China News.” f INDISTINCT PRINT j