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THE TWICER-WEEK TELEGRAPH
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1907.
WAS SHERIFF SITTING
IN THE POKER GAME?
POLICEMEN DECLARE WHEN
THEY BROKE IN HE HAD
STACK OF CHIPS
NEW YORK. May 7.—Somethin* of
a sensation -.vas caused In Jersey City
today by the arrert of Sheriff Kaiser,
of Hudson County, the county In which
Jersey City Is situated in a raid on an
aliened poker game In a saloon. The
policeman who made the arrest de
clared that the game was In full pro
gress when he burst Into the room,
and found the Sheriff In possession of
poker chips and Burnt of the money
was on the table.
Sheriff Kaiser saya his arrest was a
mistake, that he was merely playing
pinochle when the policemen broke
Into the room.
The Sheriff was taken to a police
station In a patrol wagon with several
other prisoners but was permitted to
go on his own recognizance.
Escaped Without
Getting Booty
Shot and Killed the Engineer
and Broke Fireman’s Arm
BUTTE, Mont, May 7.—The North
Coast limited, east bound train No. 22,
on the Northern Pacific Railway, was
held up by two masked men near
Welch's Spur, a siding eighteen miles
east of Butte, at 2:15 this morning.
Engineer James Clow was shot and
killed and Firemen James Sullivan was
shot through the arm. Without mak
ing an attempt to blow up the express
car. as was evidently intended, the
robbers jumped from the engine and
Batch of Current
Gate City News
ATLANTA. May 7.—The annual tax
returns of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Company and the Southern
Express Company were received today
by Comptroller General W. A. Wright.
The Coas Line has 677.62 miles of
road In Georgia which It returns at
$12,857,598 Including the company'3
franchises which are valued at $3,514.-
570 The returns show an increase of
$147,993 over that for 1906. The comp
troller general has not yet accepted
it and in accordance with his general
policy it is not unlikely that he will
demand some increase, despite the
protest entered by the system egainst
its present valuation. The Coas Line's
ville. is chairman. Is also in session
for the purpose of examining such ap
plicants for ii'-ense to practice dentis
try in Georgia as may present them-
••tres. t.
TWO MEN KILLED, NINE
INJURED IN COLLISION
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. May 7.—In a
collision early today between an extra
freight, train and the engine of a work
train on the Seaboard Air Line near
Piedmont, Ala., two men were killed
and nine injured. The dead are: En-
Harry K. Thaw’s
Reported Income
$100,000 Borrowed on Prop
erty by Deed Made March
7,1907.
PITTSBURG, Pa.. May 7.—"Lynd-
hurst,' the pretentious home of Mrs.
Wm. K. Thaw in the East End section
. „ . , .of this city,'has been mortgaged for
grneer Birch, of Birmingnam; Mike , $100,000, according to the Pittsburg
Tourv npff-ro - t
TOO DELEGATES B. R. T.
GATHER IN ATLANTA
GOV. TERRELL AND
JOYNER WELCOME
RAILWAY MEN
MAYOR
THE
ran down the mountain side, dlsap- protests that the taxable value of its
CONGRESS OF AMERICAN
DOCTORSAND SURGEONS
WASHINGTON, May 7.—The con
gress of AmcrLan Physicians and
Burgeons convened In this city today
for a three days’ session. The initial
meeilng was devoted to the discussion
of the hisiori. .if development and rela
tive value of laboratory and clinical
methods in diagnosis. Dr. Reginald
H. Fltz, of Boston, president of the
congress, delivered the opening ad
dress.
The congress, which is meeting in
its seventh triennial session, is divid
ed in fifteen m j.arute insulations and
so’ietles, and Is being attended by
several thousand physicians from all
parts of the country.
The following organizations are
holding their sessions today: Ameri
can Otologloal Society; American
Neurological Association; American
Gynecological Association; American
Laryngolugical Association; American
Surgical Association; American Cli
matological Association; Association of
American Physicians; American Asso
ciation of Gonlto-Urinary Surgeons;
American Orthopdedic Association;
American Physiological Society;
American Pediatric Society; American
Medico-Psychological Association; the
American Association of Pathologists
and Bacteriologists, and tho American
Opthalmologlcal society. The American
Dermatological Association is the only
branch not meeting with the congress
this year.
Daughters of the Confederacy.
BATON ROUGH, La., May 7.—A
hearty welcome was given the members
of the Louisiana, division of the Daugh-
pearing in a gulch several hundred
yards from the track. Sheriff Hender
son. of Butte, was notified, and with a
posse left on a train for the scene of
the hold-up. Sheriff Webb, of Yellow
Stone County, was on the train and.
with one of the train crew, started on
the trail of the hold up men five min
utes after the shooting. Blood hounds
were put on the trail and this after
noon one of the fugitives was captured
at WoodvilJe. near Butte.
The robbers left a telescope grip on
the tender of the locomotive. Tho
grip was full of giant powder, evident
ly intended for use in blowing up the
express car. The men boarded the
train presumably at the Butte trans
fer, where a locomotive for -the Mon
tana division was attached. One mile
west of Welch the men crawled over
the tender and with drawn guns com
manded tho engineer to stop tho train,
which he did. Engineer Clow, how
ever, made a show of resistance and
one of tho robbers fired, shooting him
through tho body, killing him instant
ly. The other man shot at Sullivan
breaking his arm. When the train
stopped Conductor Bert Culver and the
train crew ran to the engine where
they found a negro, who related the
details of the hold up. This man said
he had been stealing a ride, and that
the men offored him a third of the hold
up booty If he would assist them. He
said ho had refused and had taken no
part In the hold up. Ho says he can
identify the robbers.- and the man is
being held for this purpose.
The posse with bloodhounds was
Joined at Welch by R. H. Goddard,
chief of the Northern Pacific detec
tives at Livingston, Deputy Sheriff
James Keon, of Gallatin County, and
by Jas. Ltta. of Boseman. Keon and
Latta are the men who tracked and
captured "Ike” Gravelle, who some
time ago tried to force the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company to pay him
$50,000 blackmail.
physical property -and franchises
excessive as compared with other rall-
loads in the State, and also against
the requiremsnts of a separate r e-
tum of its trestles and bridges which
it holds should be included in the valu
ation of the main line.
The Southern Express Company
makes a total return of $767,251 as
compared with S79S.027 for 1306. a de
crease of $2S.776, which it is not likely
will be accepted. The express compa
ny's returns Is as divided as follows:
Physical property $158,537 franchises
$408,714 intangible property, returned
under an agreement with the city of
Augusta, which is the company’s legal
headquarters. $200,000. Since the
enactment of the franchise law and up
to the present year, the Southern Ex
press Company has refused to return
this Augusta, property, submitting to
it only after a contest, but this year
tho return of it made without a pro
test. The company enters a protest
however, as It has done every year
against the franchises taxation, hold
ing that it has no franchises which is
taxable in Georgia, and that the law-
under which this tax is imposed is un
constitutional in that It denies to the
company the equal protection of the
law.
Despite these protests the corpora
tions named go on paying the taxes as
required year after year, and once paid
they cannot secure any return to them
as the State cannot bo sued for heir
recovery.
A peculiar feature,of the Southern
Young, negro.
The injured: Fireman J. S. Stanley,
Birmingham: Engineer Peek, of Annis
ton; Conductor Seymour. Birmingham:
Foreman J. M. Woods, Ragland, seri
ously: live laborers.
The cause of the accident has not
yet been learned.
FOUR MEN KILLED
AND THREE INJURED
Leader tonight. The mortgage was se
cured some time ago, the book contain
ing the record has been hidden, accord
ing to this newspaper, and informa
tion concerning the document did not
become public until today. The Inter
est charged is 5 1-2 per cent and the
mortgage is held by the Fidelity Title
and Trust Company.
It will mature in three years.
The paper was drawn in New York
City on March 7, 1907, and was wit
nessed by Attorney Clifford W. Hart-
ridge, of Harry Thaw’s counsel, and
John P. Meagher, a notary, who did the
necessary work of witnessing and puts
ting the official seal of the common
wealth upon the document. Extraordi
nary efforts were made to keep the
mortgage secret.
Four trustees' accounts under tho
ATLANTA. May 7.—From every
part of the United States and from
Canada, more than 700 delegates gath- j
ered here today for the biennial con- |
vention of Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen, under the presidency of 1
Grand Master P. H. Morrisev, of
Cleveland O.
The morning session proceeded !
promptly to the business before the j
convention examining credentials, and 1
planning the order of business for the >
next ten days. Formal welcome was !
extended to the visiting delegates this •
evening in a public meeting, at which
addresses were made by Gov. J. M. ;
Terrell, Mayor Joyner, C. T. Ladson. In
behalf of organized labor of Georgia,
mmr
KIDNEY TROUBLE
Suffered Tzuo Years—Relieved In Three
"Months.
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C.B. Fizer,
TZER ML Sterling.
WHEELING, W. Va., Mar 7.—In a
dense fog early today the New York-
Chfeago Express No. 7, on the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad, crashed into
an east bound freight as it was taking „ _. ---, ——
siding at Roeby’s Rocks, twenty . ul ” of Thaw were filed for audit
ts east of here, killing four train J® the of [ ice °£. register of wills
t this morning. Harry Kendall Thaw is
shown to have been the recipient of the
second largest income of any of tho
heirs, nearly $60,000 having been paid
to him from this source alone. This
sum was exclusive of the income which
he derives from various other bequests
under his father's will. The account -of
Harry Thaw/ shows there is due him.
under the direct legacy allowed hv his
and by Jerome Jones for Atlanta labor j \/| R. C. B. IT
organizations. To these addresses re- | iY_I Ky., writes:
_ “I have suffered with kidney and
Ft. j bladder trouble for ten years past.
"Last March 1 commenced using
Peruna and continued for tf" *
months. I have not used it since, nor
Grand
Coffin.
Master
of
miles east of here, killing four train
men, seriously injuring three others,
and slightly injuring fire passengers.
The engine, baggage mail and ex
press cars were demolished, but the
passenger coaches and the sleepers
were uninjured. The cause is said to
be the fog which prevented the engi
neer of the passenger train from see
ing a flagman that protected the
freighL
sponse was made by
Morrissey, and L. S.
Dodge, la.
Matters of far-reaching importance
are to be considered by the conven
tion. among which is the question of
holding conventions every year in
stead of biennially, the appointment of
a board of insurance to pass -upon
claims in the years in which -no con
vention is held, and the discussion of
labor policies with particular reference
to the association idea which was em
ployed recently in Chicago, when for
ty railroads were dealt with collective
ly, instead of independently, as form
erly.
Active campaigns already have been
The dead are: C. A. Warner. Belle j ' started for the next convention meet-
Echo. baggage master; W. T. Thomas,
Wheeling. W. Va., fireman; J. L.
Painter, Burton, W. Va. express mes
senger; Chas. Christy, fireman.
The injured are: Miss Sarah E.
Simmers, New Jersey: Miss Mollie
Hill. New Jersey; Chas. Scalpel,
Washington. D. C.; C. Gillespie, Wash
ington. D. C. All of the injured will
recover.
South Carolina Club Women,
ORANGEBURG, S. C„ May 7.—All
come from this as Invested by the
trustees during the three years cover
ed by the account is $93,903.20. Of this
sum, expenditures have been made
covering the necessary expenses of the
estate, bringing the amount actually
paid him down to something less than
$60,000.
Express C'ompanv's return is the state
ment contained that it has no capial preparations have been completed to of the Jamestown exposition Vie’/prei"
stock whatever, and no outstanding entertain in enmfnrtuhle «tv!e the ninth Jamestown exposition. Vice Pres-
Directors Meeting Postponed.
NORFOLK, Va., May 7.—As a result
of the absence from Norfolk of Presi
dent Tucker and Chairman C. Brookes
Johnston, of the board of governors
ing place. Columbus. O. and Des
Moines, la., are specially active, the
latter place desiring to be made thft
permanent headquarters of the broth
erhood. Numerous entertainments have
been planned for the visiting dele
gates and their wives.
PROPOSED LOAN OF ?4C0.000
TO EXPOSITION COMPANY
Gordon Institute Commencement,
BARNESVILLE. Ga„ May 7.—Active
preparations are being made for com
mencement exercise^ of Gordon Insti
tute and the occasion promises to be
. „ /-n„foi.raj^ i one of deep Interest to the people and
tors of the Confederacy, _ who assem- l frlendg J tho JnstJtutlon thr0 ughout
bled in Baton Rouge today for their
annual convention. During the morn
ing delegates arrived from the local
chapters throughout the State. The
formal opening took place late this af
ternoon when the visitors assembled in
Garlg Hall to listen to addresses of
welcome from Governor (Blanchard,
Mayor Bynum and others. At this ses
sion Mr*. D. A. S. Vaught, of New Or
leans, ths State president, delivered her
annual address. Tonight tho visitors
am* received at the executive mansion
by Governor and Mrs. Blanchard. The
business sessions are to begin tomor
row morning and will continue until
Friday.
DECREE AGREED TO
AGAINST DRUG TRUST
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. May 7.—The
hearing of testimony In the suit brought
by the Government In tho Federal Court
agnlnst the members of the so-called
"drug truer" was today postponed until
tomorrow. It wae agreed that a decreo
would be filed tomorrow against ail of
the 92 defendants, granting the perpet
ual injunction asked for hv the Gov
ernment. This will end the litigation.
The defendants named In tne bill Of
complaint are the officers, directors, mem
bers. agents and attorneys of the Na
tional Association of Retail Druggists, the
National Wholesale Druggists' Associa
tion. trl-partlte proprietors, “blacklist
manufacturers.” Charles C. Bombaugh,
•'dlrert-cnntrnct proprietors” and
"wholesale contract proprietors.’' •
The bill of complaint charged a. com
bination for tho purpose of restraining
and preventing competition of Interstate
commerce by manufacturers ’and dealers
In proprietary articles nnd medicines and
fixing and regulating prices for which
these articles and medicines should be
■old.
the State. Bishop W. A. Candler.
Chancellor D. C. Barrow and Congress
man T. W. Hardwick will be the princi
pal speakers during tho week and there
will be various interesting exercises
by the students and the alumni of the
school. President Pickett will announce
the full program In a few days and
many invitations will be sent out. Tho
exercises will close with the graduat
ing exercises op Wednesday, June 5th.
President Pickett today announced
that Miss Minnie Tyler had won first
honor and that Miss Anhie Kate Smith
and Miss Martha Wilkinson had tied
for second honor. The class Is a large
and bright one and these young ladies
are being warmly congratulated by
their friends.
bonds It failed to include a state
merit of earnings and expenses for
which the comptroller general has
made a demand.
Prescott-Hightower. ,
DUBLIN. Ga.. May 7.—Mr. Walter S.
Prescott and Miss Lizzie Hightower
were united in marriage Sunday after
noon last at the home of Mr. Wiley
Lock a few miles below Dublin. The
ceremony was performed by Rev.
George Rowe In the presence of a few
friends. Tho marriage was a great
surprise, very few having been taken
into tho confidence of the bride and
groom.
The bride and groom left Sunday
afternoon for Macon and other points,
where they will spend their honey
moon.
Mr. Prescott is stenographer and op
erator In the office of General Freight
and Passenger Agent M. V. Mahoney
of the Wrightsvllle and Tennille road,
and is a splendid young man.
The bride is a daughter of Clerk of
the Superior Court W. J. Hightower
and is a very popular young woman
with all who know her.
Southern Congregatlonallsts.
DALIAS, Tex.. May 7—Ministers,
laymen and educators of the Southern
Congregational church have gathered
In Dallas for their triennial congress,
which will ba In session here for one
week. All parts of the South are rep-
i SSjr5Jra5-TOS55S.-SrTSi.i5
Dublin Sunday School Picnic.
DUBLIN, Ga.. May 7.—The Sunday
schools of (bo city have d-oide-.l upon
Wednesday, May 29, as the date, and
Idyl wild as the place, for their annual
picnic. The Methodist. BaptisL Pres
byterian. Episcopal and Christian Sun-
( day schools have combined and at least
one thousand children will be present
at the picnic. A special train will be
\ h ° I road going and coming. Those who
Deficit in State Pension Fund.
ATLANTA, May 7.—The deficit in
the State pension fund this year will
be double what it was last, according
to a statement made by State Pension
Commissioner John W. Lindsey today,
and the Legislature wilFbe railed upon
to appropriate between $35,000 and
$40,000 to make it up, instead of the
$18,500 that had to be appropriated in
1906.
This unusnal increase n the deficit
the pension commissioner explains. Is
due to the fact that the death rate has
been unusually small as compared
with former years, in addition to which
the new pension commission law
passed at the last session results in a
greater expenditure. According to this
law the State pays the pension of a
veteran, provided the pension has ac
crued at. the time of his death, even
though fhe payments are not made for
two or three months later, this pay
ment being made tp his 1 widow or
children, or to the ordinary Jor burial
exnenses as the case may be.
In view of this increase in the pen
sion roll, the pension commissioner wilt
ask an appropriation of $925.00(1 for
each of the years 1908 and 1909 in
stead of $890,000 which has been the
appropriation for the last two years.
The indications are that in two years
more the Georgia pension roll will have
reached the $1,000,000 mark.
A. B. A A. Case *WIU be Heard.
ATLANTA. May 7.—The railroad
commission will he in session tomor
row for the purpose of hearing the
case of the Atlantic, Birmingham and
Atlantic Railroad Co. which has been
ordered to show cause why it should
not be classified as to freight rates.
This road is at present in class D of
the commission's classifications, the
class in which it Is allowed to charge
the highest rates of freight permissi
ble in the State The proposition is to
place it in class C which will involve
a reduction of about ten per cent in
the local rate of freight which it is
allowed to charge
entertain In comfortable style the nintfy
annual convention of the South Caro
lina Federation of Women’s Clubs,
which will be in session here during
the coming three days. Many of the
delegates are already here and tonight
Moultrie Chapter, D. A. R., is to give
a reception in their honor.
The convention meets under condi-
Ident A. H. Martin, of the exposition
company, today announced a postpone
ment until tomorrow of the meeting
of the board of directors of the expo
sition company, which was to have been
held today, to make final arrangements
for the placing of the $400,000 bond is
sue authorized for the completion of
the exposition. The company, it is of-
tions perhaps more favorable for a i fleially stated, has several offers for
successful meeting than ever , before , he floating of the bonds,
since the organization. Almost every !
county in the State will be represented. 1 new SCHOOL BOARD GRAFTING
In addition there will be several wo-
WASHINGTON. May 7.—Secretary
Cortelyou and Assistant Secretary Ed
ward? of the Treasury Department held
a conference today with officials of the
Jamestown exposition. President Tuck
er. Chairman Johnstone and A. R. Elly
son of the board of governors of the
exposition being present. Details of
the proposed loan of $400,000 by the
company were submitted and approved.
This fund will enable the company
to pay off all outstanding obligations
and leave a batance sufficient for prob
er operating e.xponses.
The Government officials connecter]
with the exposition are anxious to aid
in making the celebration a cuccess and
men prominent in literary and educa- Schuylkill County Teachers Comoelled i will co-operate with the company in
ol Polo C* fe.am o t V* A i* C to toe Tho ■ w > ■ ' A**o«*«r *•* A, • 4 a a* A V, Alt * A i. .* A A •, 1 *
tlonal circles from other States. The
local clubs are especially strong, and on
to Pay Tribute.
POTTSVTLLE. Pa.. Mav 7.—School
them wUl devolve the work of enter- ) board grafting is on again in various
taming the visitors. Their efforts have | districts of Schuvikill County, accord-
proven so successful that every visitor mg to the statements of detectives
will be entertained at a private house ; -
and will, therefore, be put to no ex
pense while in Orangeburg. The meet
ing will undoubtedly be the largest In
point of attendance of any yet held in
South Carolina.
FAILED IN HOLD JP ATTEMPT
AND PUT BULLET IN HIS
OWN BRAIN .
Amendment to Charter.
ATLANTA. May 7.—An amendment
was granted by the secretary of State
today allowing the Georgia Norhern
Railway Co to remove its principal of
fices from Pidcock to Moultrie. The
effect of the amendment wm simply
to establish the company's office le
gally at that point, as they have re
ally been maintained there practically
ever since the road has been in exist
ence.
PHILADELPHIA, May 7.—Foiled in
his attempt to hold up, with the aid of
companion, two trolley conductors
in West Philadelphia early today, arid
fearing that he-had killed a policeman
in his effort to escape, Harold S. Jones,
aged 16 years, shot and killed v him-
seif on the street as he was about to
be captured by another policeman. His
companion G. H. Geddis aged IS years, j
was arrested while in bed at his home. '
Jones belonged to a good family In
the northwestern part of the city, his ;
father being a prosperous business
man. The boy had some differences !
with his father yesterday and he was
told to "shift for himself.” As the boy |
was leaving the house his weeping
who have been investigating. In _
j number of districts it has been found
; that teachers have been compelled to
j divide their salaries with school dlrec-
j tors. It is said that a number of pros
ecutions will be instituted and the cases
| heard at the June term of Criminal
i Court.
It was thought that this practice was
effectually broken up a year ago. at
' which time a dozen school directors
I from different sections were given jail
sentences.
every way to bring about that result
Reports from the exposition grounds
are encouraging, and it is thought that
within a short time the exposition will
be in full operation.
EMBEZZLING BANK TELLER SEN
TENCED SIX YEARS IN PEN
AT ATLANTA
HE FIRED SEVERAL SHOTS INTO
BODY OF HAYDON PEAR
SON, FARMER
, AUGUSTA, Ga.. May 7
mother asked him what he was going to the Herald from Dearin
to do and he replied:
”1 don’t know, and I don't care.” ;
Jones sought out Geddis and they !
were not heard of again until they
turned up in West Philadelphia, and .
held up the two conductors. They i
showed fight and Jones and his com
panion fled. Policemen saw the occur
rence and gave chase. Jones turned
and shot at one of the pursuing police
men. The bullet went wide of the
mark, but the policeman in order to
-A special
Ga., says:
"Charlie Harris, a negro farm hand,
who yesterday shot and fataily wound
ed Haydon Pearson, a prominent
farmer was lynched last night by a
mob of about fifty men. His body was
riddled with bullets. The mob then
visited the negro’s house, severely
whipped members of his family and
gave them a brief time in which to
get out of/ McDutv'e County.
"Pearson, who lives near this place,
was remonstrating with the negro
gregatlona.1 church tonight, when
greetings will be exchanged and the
opening addresses delivered.
TWO TOWNS REPORTED
RUINED BY TORNADO
desire to do so can also use the regular
trains going and coming.
MOUNT PLEASANT. Texas. May 7.
—Heavy damage and loss of life was
wrought by a tornado which swept
North Texas late yesefrday. The towns
of Riding Away and Birth Right, forty
miles west of here, are reported prac
tically destroyed. AH telegraphic and
telephonic communication is suspended
and details are lacking. Great damage
Is reported at fancy, a negro settlement
and loss of life may have occurred
there. Birth Right, a town of five hun
dred inhabitants. Is reported to have
been completely destroyed. The tor
nado appeared In tho southwest late
yesterday and moved at a terrific rate
of speed, demolishing almost every
thing in its path. Houses were razed
to the ground and many people sought
the shelter of storm cellar*. Several
persons were injured by flying debris.
Crops are badly damaged and fences
destroyed.
Col. Richard P. H. Staub Dead.
BALTIMORE. Md.. May 7—Col. Rich
ard P. H. Staub. wjio served with dis
tinction in the Confederate army, died
here today of heart disease at the age
of seventy-three years. He served with
"Stonewall” Jackson's brigade, and par
ticipated in almost every battle of im
portance fought by Jackson and Lee.
Picnic at Gogginsville.
BARNKSVILLE. Ga., May 7.—The
people of this city and community
will unite in a big picnic Frday at
Gogginsville, where they have met an
nually for a number of years. There
will ba hundreds to attend and the
occasion is always quite enjoyable.
F. I.
HOWDEN CONVICTED
OF PEONAGE AT TAMPA
THIEVES AS BRIDAL GUESTS.
I
Handsomely Gowned Woman. Man- I
aged to Loot Candy King'* Home.
PITTSFft'RG. May 7.—A sensational
robbery which has had society circles ‘
guessing for three weeks became public
when it was admitted that during the
reception following a fashionable wed- 1
ding on April 4. two celever women
sneak thieves managed to loot the noma
of the bride's parents. The wedding
TAMPA Fla.. May 7.—F. I. Howden.
general manager of tho Prierie Peb
ble Phosphate Company, at Mulberry.
Fla., was convicted this afternoon of
peonage by a jury in the United
States Court after two days trial.
Judge Locke reserved sentence.
The court immediately proceeded
with the trial of W. C. Sprott, marshal
of Mulberry, on a similar charge. The
complainants in the case were Brodsky
and Boreski, Russians.
was that of Miss Alice Dangerfield to
Harry Parkin. The bride is the daugh
ter of Benjamin Dangerfield, head of
the Reymer Company and the "candy
king” of Pittsburg.
It Is stated that two handsomely
gowned women managed to get into the
house, the friends of the bride believ
ing that they belonged to the bride
groom’s party, while the latter's friend*
thought they were Invited guests of
the bride.
A number of valuable wedding pres
ents were stolen, and the thieve? even | negro made two attempt
made their way Into the bed room of j the wife of a station agent
the bride. Her father had left a $100
bill on her dressing table and this was
tolen.
NEGRO WHO ASSAULTED
CHILD “OUT OF THE WAY**
COLUMBIA. S. C.. May 7.—LambhoTfl
Carmichael, a Marlon County negro, is
supposed to have been lynched some
time last night by a mob. for ar. at
tempted assault upon Tincy Sawyer,
the 12-year-oid daughter of John Saw
yer. a well known farmer who lives
near Mullins. The little girl's creams
brought her father to her aid and he
recognized th- negro. The alarm was
Immediately given and a posso started
in pursuit of the negro. When mem- i
bers of the crowd returned from the I
chase they merely stated that the ne
gro was “out of the way" and that "he
could Jo no further harm."
On Saturday night of last week, a
asssulf
Humbugging Negroes.
ATLANTA. May 7.—A number of
complaints have been received here
against a white man who has been op
erating in the northeastern part of the
State, around Winder, Gainesville, and
other points, swindling simple minded
nnd unsophisticated epunthy negroes.
It is another one of the old schemes
through which the negro is induced
to pay a fee. in this case fifty cents,
for the privilege of joining an alleged
organization which is to obtain for
them some ficticious advantage, polit
ical or otherwise. The man refuses
to discuss his business with white per'
sons and it is next to impossible to get
anything out of the negroes, as he
seems to have effectually closed their
mouths. His receipts given them for
the fifty cents paid are signed with
the name Charles H. Medley.
Georgia Railway and Electric Co.’s
Bid.
ATLANTA. Slay 7.—It Is considered
highly probably that the city of At
lanta will accept the bid of the Geor-’’
gia Railway and Eiecric Co. for city
lights for another five years' period.
This company’s bid is a reduction of
$15 under the present price paid for
each arc light annually, and a dollar
a year more is lopped off the figure
given, making the lights each cost $60
the first year, $59 the second year, and
so on down to $56. Although it was es
timated the city could make its own
lights at $41.20 rer annum by building
a municipal plant, there would be some
doubt about carrying a bond issue for
the purpose, and in view of the great
reduction made, it is not likely that
this will be attempted. The only hing
which stands in the way now is that
the Georgia Railway and Eiecric Co.
has refused to make a bid on com-
msiifial light and power to consumers
which has beer, done by the North
Georgia Electric Co.,and in which con
siderable reduction is shown. There
are certain members of council who
insist on concessions being made by
to private consumers as well as to the
city, and this fact promises to figure
conspicuously in consideration of the
bids.
deceive the fleeing youth dropped to '■ about poor work done on his farm,
the sidewalk, as if he had been shot. , -^-hen Harris drew a revolver and fired
Jones saw liim fall and stopped and j seV eral shots Into his body. His death
backed up against the side of a house j | s but a question of hours.
and sent a bullet into his own brain.
NOTE TO GUATEMALA
SHE INSISTS UPON THE DELIV
ERY OF GEN. JOSE LIMA TO
HER
CITY OF MEXICO. May 7.—Accord
ing to the State Department today the
Guatemalan question remains un
changed. Minister of Foreign Rela
tions Mariscal denied emphatically
that diplomatic relations between the
two countries had been broken off.
or that the preliminaries for such a
contingency had been planned.
Mexico has sent another and a
stronger note to Guatemala insisting
upon the delivery of Gen. Jose Lima
accused of instigating the murder of
Gen. Manuel Barrilias and also insist
ing upon the sending of Col. Onofre
Bone as a witness in the Barrilias
murder case.
Pending the receipt of the answer
for the note sent to Guatemala by
the Mexican Government affairs will
remain In status quo.
“A poses was immediately organized
and captured the negro. He was
started, toward Thomson, but never
got through a deep swamp which had
to be crossed.-# No arrests have been
] made."
' RIVALS FOUGHT DUEL;
BOTH FATALLY V/OUNDED
SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. May 7.—A
special from Puebla. Mexico, says:
Lauro Jandero. owner of several
haciendas, and lose Marla Beltran,
municipal director of Tlatanqui, both
aspirants for the hand of the daugh-
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. May 7.-—After
having been nut since 6 o’clock last
evening the Jury in the case of Alexan
der R. Chisolm, former paying teller,
charged with having embezzled $100.-
000 from the First National Bank of
Birmingham, which sum It is alleged,
he lost in cotton speculation, brought
in a^i’erdict of guilty shortly after 10
o’clock today and fixed the punish
ment at six years in the Federal peni
tentiary at Atlanta.
When asked If he had anything to
say why sentence should not be pro
nounced Chisolm arose and said that
he regarded the verdict as a just one.
that he was not crazy, and had never
been insane, but he regretted the af
fair very much. Sentence was then
pronounced. Judge Hundley said that
in view of the youth of the prisoner
he did not feel justified in giving him
the maximum sentence, ten years, but
in view' of the enormity of the crime
and the vigor cf the defense he would
not be justified in giving him the mini
mum penalty—five years. He there
fore made the sentence six years. As
the prisoner arose and made his brief
statement, closing with a plea for
mercy, his aged father began to sob
while his sisters covered their faces
with their handkerchiefs. His mother
with remarkable fortitude controlled
her feelings.
■ Hey
have I felt a pain.
”1 believe that I am well and 1 I
therefore give my highest cowni<$nu<i-
tion the curative qualities of Per qua."
Pe-ru-na For Kidney Trouble.
Mrs. Geo-ge H. Bimser. Ontario.
Can., writes'
"I had not been well for about four
years. I had kindey trouble, and, in
fact, felt badly nearly all the time.
“This summer I got so very bad 1
thought 1 would try Peruna. so I wrote
to you and began at once to take Pe
runa and M&nalin.
”1 took only two bottles of Peruna
and one of Manalin and now I feel
better than I have for some time.
"I feel that Peruna and Manalin
cured me and made a different woman-
of me altogether. I bless the day I
picked up the little book and ready of
your Peruna."
It is the business of the kidneys to
remove from tho blood all poisonous
materials. They must be active all the
time, else the system suffers. There
are times when they need a Utile as
sistance.
Peruna is exactly this sort of a- rem
edy. It has saved many people from
disaster by rendering the kidneys ser
vice at a time when they were not
able to bear their own burdens.
Pleading of Girl
Stayed His Hand
Used Shot Gun With Terrible
Effect in Fit of Insanity
SAN FRANCISCO. May 7.—Walter
Charley Davis, a carpenter, in a fit of
insanity today shot and killed six per
sons at 414 Pierres street in this city.
Davis and his victims all resided with
the family of Orson Bush, who con
ducted a boarding house. Davis' home
was in Farmesviile, near Visalia, this
State, where he has a wife and six
children. He has been working here
as a carpenter since the fire.
The shooting was done with a double*
barrelled shot gun. Davis, who slept
in the same room with young Orson
Bush and W. E. Baird, arose .shortly
after 5 o'clock and shot his two room
mates. After killing Bush and Beard
Davis took a box of shells from a shot
shelf and walked down the hallway*'
where he met Mrs. Lillie Carothers a
hoarder, who had heard the first two
shots and had come to her doorway to
find out what was the matter. He shot
her, and with the remaining shell shot
Mrs. Orson Bush. M. E. Vinton, a
Government surveyor, who had recent
ly come here from New York, was
killed as he lay in bed. Orson Bush.
Sr., heard the shooting and rushed up
stairs where he was met by the mur
derer. The appearance of the hallway
indicates that Bush had made a des
perate fight for his life. His body
was found as it had fallen at the head
of the stairs.
Seventeen-year-old ‘ Annie Bush
came running into the hallway and
met Davis. He turned the gun upon
the girl aiming at her head. The girl
found voice to cay: "Please doh’t kill
Before the jury left the box - , ■ . , ,
ward Chisolm, a younger brother of the me. ’ and the shot gun dropped from
prisoner, asked the twelve men to sign
a petition for the pardon of the man
they had just pronounced guilty. It is
understood that a number of the
jurors signed the petition. It is stated
that Col. Robert Chisolm father of the
prisoner, this morning privately re
quested Judge Hundley to have the
sentence imposed become effective to
day.
This request the court is said to
have granted and young Chisolm will
be taken to Atlanta tomorrow morn
ing.
Davis' hands.
”1 can’t do it" he said. “You are a
good girl. Besides, you look like my
own child, and I would see her face if
I killed you.”
When the policemen came to arreit’
Davis he fought like a demon and a
riot cal! was turned in. Seven officers
responded in an automobile. Two of
ficers engaged Davis in a. conversation
while the fathers got behind him and
pinioned his arms. He was then re-,
moved to the detention hospital. .
KENTUCKY FEUD IS
RE-OPENED BY TRAGEDY j Ip
MIDDLESBORO. Ky.. May 7.—In a
, - „ , . , , ... i fight on Sugar Island creek today .Tno.
I 6 ? ,°^, a p E.* m,n * ent , p a IL? el \ ,^ , s *Vv!~ - Howard and Martin Green, were killed
trie‘.fought a duel with Pistols in the i an( | Ei eanor Howard and George How-
streets today in which both were mor
tally wounded. The men had quarrel
ed repeatedly and when they met this
morning, following an encounter of
last night Beltran opened -fire. Jan
dero returned the fire and both men
fell badly wounded. From their re
cumbent positions they continued fir
ing until each had received wounds
which physicians say are mortal.
i ard were probably fataily shat. Pas.
' and George Green were also badly
wounded. John Howard is a relative
of Jim Howard - under conviction for
the muredr of Governor Goebel. The
fight will probably re-open a bloody
feud in the mountains of this county.
FIRST TRACK MEET WON
BY UNIVERSITY OF GA. TEAM
neighborhood. An all day search to
day has failed to locate the negro’*
body.
Georgia Dentists in Session.
ATLANTA. May 7—The Georgia
State Der.tal Society is holding its
39th annual session today at tl-,^ Ara
gon Hotel with President William
Crenshaw, of Atlanta, in the chair,
and about 200 dentists from all parts
of the Prate in nttedance The dent
ists will be in session four days. The
State board of dental examiners of
which Dr. John H. Coyle, of Thom&a-
LANGSTON TOLD SOME
HARD LUCK STORIES
ATLANTAN 18 CHARGED WITH
VICTIMIZING MINISTER IN
COLUMBUS.
COLUMBUS, Ga., May 7.—J. W.
Langston, a young man of Atlanta.was
arrested at Richland, Ga. today and
will he brought to Columbus tomorrow
to face charges of cheating and swind
ling. It is claimed that he victimized
several Methodist ministers of Ccl-
lurr.bus, telling various hard luck sto
ries and receiving about fifty dol
lars from them. One of them endorsed
a cheek from him which afterwards
came bac-k marked N. G. with the re
sult that the preacher had to make it
good. Twenty collars was secured from
another pastor by the exhibition of a
fake telegram to Langston to come to
a South Georgia town as his sister was
very ill there. The ministers victim
ized were Rev. J. o. A_ Cook, presiding
elder. Rev. Harry Allen and Rev. Leon
O. Lewis.
ATLANTA. May 7.—The first annual
.district track meet held by the Geor
gia-Florida-Alabama division of tho
Southern Intercollege Athletic Asso
ciation was won here today by the
team from the University of Georgia,
with a score of 70 points. The Geor
gia School of Technology was second,
with 33 points: Emory College third
22 points, and the Alabama Polytehnic
Institute, Auburn, Ala., was fourth,
with 18 points.
Alleged Feudists on Trial.
LEXINGTON, Ky.. May 7.—The case
of Judge James Hargis, Senator Alex
ander Hargis. Eibert Hargis and Sher
iff Ed. Callahan, ail of Breathitt Coun
ty. charged with the assassination of
James Cockrill, was called for trial to
day. If the trial proceeds without fur
ther delay it will be necessary to con
clude it'before May 28, on which date
Judge Hargis is to be placed on trial
for the alleged murder of Dr. B. D.
Cox. which occurred at Jackson in
April, 1902. Both cases grow out of
the notorious Breathitt County feud,
which already has cost the lives of
more than a score of persons and for
complicity in which several men have
already been tried and convicted.
Disastrous Rain Storm.
BREAUX BRIDGE. La.. May 7.—This
place stands tonight in what resembles
a vast lake, everythin* flooded from a
disastrous rain, hail and wind storm.
’Thousands of chickens are drowned and
hundreds of small buildings and the
Breaux Bridge race track's grand stand
have been blown down.
YOUNG MILLIONAIRE SAVED BY
THE PASTEUR TREATMENT.
E. M. JONES ALLEGES HE WAS
FALSELY IMPRISONED AND
MALTREATED
COLUMBUS, Ga., May 7.—The trial
of a ten thousand dollar damage suit
against M. L. RUey, former Sheriff of
.Taylor County, Georgia, and hi?.bonds
men was begun in the United States
Court here this afternoon.
The plaintiff is E. M. Jones, of Bir-
CINCINNATI. May 7.—Wm. Cooper ^ __ _
Proctor, president of the Proctor and j m j n gharri y. ho alleges false Imprison
flj ' B ^" 1 ' ' nier.t. He was arrested at Butler, G
Gamble Soap Co., who was bitten by
one of his pet dogs last weak, which
was suffering from the rabies, returned
from New York yesterday, where he
had undergone the Pasteur treatment.
The danger to the health of the young
millionaire, it was said today, has been
entirely averted.
LARGE LUMBER PLANT
DESTROYED BY FIRE
DOUGLAS, Ga., May 7.—Saturday
night the large lumber plant of the
Ashley-Price Lumber Co., at Ambrose,
on the A. B. & R. Railroad, was totally
destroyed by fire. A conservative es
timate of the loss is $50,000, with no in
surance.
This will throw hundreds of men out
of employment for a short while, while
a hundred or more will be brought to
Douglas and added to the force of the
same company now grading and clear
ing the grounds for a $100,000 plant.
The students of the Southern Nor
mal Institute, and their friends en-
joved a picnic at “The Rocks” Monday,
a 'beautiful and picturesque waterfall
near the Ocmuigee. A special train
under the personal supervision of Train
Master R. L. Lofton, over the Georgia
and Florida, carried the happy throng
on a safe and pleasant day’s outing.
Three Men Stuck on Sand Bank.
NEW ORLEANS. May 7.—The three
young men who disappeared in a motor
boar on Lake Ponchartrain yesterday
morning. were found tonight alive and
wet! stuck on a sand bank on an unin
habited shore.
by Sheriff Riley, who thought that he
was J. C. Jones, who was wanted at
i Birmingham on a charge.of grand lar-
I cenv. The young man claims that he
had to stay in a jail sixty-three hours,
that he was not allowed clean bed
clothes, and that his offers to pay for
the service of guards who would guard
him at the hotel day night until an
offices from Birmingham had arrived
were rejected by the Sheriff, who, in
sisted on keeping him in the calaboose
next to a cell where there was a rav
ing crazy negro woman.
300 BALES GO TO MACON
COTTON FIRM AT 12 CENTS
AMERIO T '=_Ga„ May 7.—Three hun
dred and t'-'L./ hales of unusually fine
cotton were sold in one Jot this after
noon to '3. F. Boone, representative of
Ford & Co., of Macon, for the round
price of twelve -.cents, the record price
of the cotton season here. The entlr/
lot belonged to W. H. Jowers. a wealthy
farmer and represented two entire cot
ton crops from his plantation. An
other lot of one hundred bales belong
ing to other parties was bought by
F. B. Arthur at ten cents.
These sales closed practically the
Ameriaus warehouses. -■<
Gen. Sanno Buried at Arllrgton.
WASHINGTON. M-.y 7.—The body of
Briir -Gen. Jas. M. Sanno. U. S. A . re
tired. whose death oecyrred a few days
ago at Ft. Oglethoroe. Ga.. was interred
. in Arlington National cemetery today with
j full military honors.