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V TWICE-A-WEEK WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORGIA—FAIR TUESDAY, EXCEPT POSSIBLY SHOWERS AND COOLER IN SOUTHEAST PORTION} WEDNESDAY FAIR, LIGHT TO FRESH NORTH WINDS, ESTAELfSHED IN 1826. MACON, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 21, 1907. TWl'CE-A-WEEK, $1.C0 A YEAR. CENTRAL TRAIN DERAILED AND 25 PERSONS INJURED I Traill \o« 18 From \ tllPHS removed however, until this even- ’ j ir.g or probably tomorrow. . I EDWARDS I MON U MEN T UNVEILED TO To 31 aeon, at 10:41 O'clock Yesterday Morning, Near Hillsboro, Struck Turned Rail, Pitching Three Coaches to Almost Total Destruction Passengers Had Narrow Escape THE INJURED. » White. W. Henry Jones. Macon, scalp wounds and -leg wrenched. H. E. 'Bishop, Athens, rlgnt shoulder hurt. l'\ H. Bowden, Athens, cut on hoad and left shoulder. W. II. Vqndran. Athens, head, neck and right ankle hurt, back wrenched. A. R H-irper, Athens,-head, neck and ai , ’* , e hur* O. E. Dendwiler. Maysvllle, scalp wounds and adbomcna! Injuries. tv. n. Langford, Watkinsville, Inter nal injuries. The wreck in Itself was a regretful happening but might have been much worse considering the thorough man ner In which the coache- were smash ed by the derailment and the number of passengers on board at the time. SAYS HE STANDS PAT CRITICISED BY MANY FOR REF FUSING AN AUDIENCE TO NEGRO LETTER CAR RIERS FORAKER TANGLED Ml OF WITNESSES \ DISCREPANCES POINTED OUT IN TESTIMONY OF POLICEMEN WITH FOREIGN NAMES “I have received telegrams congrat ulating me upon my stand from all over the South, and am convinced that the great majority of the white peo ple approve It. If meeting negro com WASHINGTON. Mav 20.—Three mebers of the Brownsville police force were on the stand today in the Investigation being conducted 'by the Senate committee on military affairs. A'! testified concerning the Incidents attending the Brownsville affray and nil becamo somewhat confused under cross-examination by Senator Foraker when he called attention to discrepan cies between thler stories today and those told on the stand on previous occasions. Policeman Victorian* Fer nandez testified that he heard the shooting and as he ran down town CTRFFT PAD TIF-I1P from h's home, he was summoned to OI I»LL I lit. Ur the TiKman saloon, where he found the bar tender lying dead. He gave It as his opinion that the man had been SAVANNAH. Ga., May 20.—Con gressman Charles G. Edwards has aroused a hornet's nest In his refusal to receive a delegation of negro letter carriers because of their color. . It was for this specified reason that the Con gressman declined to give the commit tee the audience requested and he has brought about his ears the adverse comment of many leading men in pri vate and public life. Among those who have criticised the Congressman severely are Judge Samuel M. Adams, Mayor George W. Tledeman. State Sen ator W. B. Stephens and Mr. W. W. Mackall. They declare that the Con gressman had no right to refuse to see a delegation of his constituents. Un- ENSIGN WORTH BMLEY KEENE'S SUPERMAN WON THE BROOKLYN ps.T r j n j? L ■ 1 f. I : ;;(. Jl J Itll it*-' J Vw i Only U. S. Naval Officer Killed in War With Spain 20,000 People Stood in Rain Department, and the unveiling proper was in charge of Frederick D. Owen, chief draughtsman of the United States department, who had charge of the unveiling of the Mecklin and the Rochambeau statues in Washington. The day is a legal holiday in North Carolina as it marked the signing of the Mecklenberg declaration of Inde pendence on the 20th of May. 1775. The unveiling was by Rev. John S. Wat kins. of the Presbyterian Church, of Spartanburg. S. C„ who was Bagiev's pastor, and in addition to music by military bands, there was a chlldren’3 chorus of 250 voices, which gave pa triotic music. In the procession were Confederate. Federal and Spanish war RALEIGH. N. C.. May 20.—The un veiling on the capitol grounds here this afternoon of the monument and j veterans, national guard troops and statue to Ensign Worth Bagley, a , thousand school children. North Carolinian, and the only naval ! The oration was by Congressman officer of the. United States killed in I Richmond Pearson Hobson, of Ala- the war with Spain, attracted a crowd ! bama. and there was an address by of abouW20,000. The only event of the | Lieut. Victor Blue, of the United day that interferred with its pleasure j States Navy, who was born in North was torrent of rain that fell for twelve ! Carolina. In his oration Hobson dwelt MR HUNDREDS ME REIS AT ODESSA Twenty-Five Thousand Per sons Cheered Winner and His Jockey ODESSA. May 20.—Following the I tp-* » r? TV.-ct $*c assassination of three police officials viliCl L j a 11 ii LI here today, serious rioting occurred and at S in the evening the Black Hundreds were running wild through the streets, mercilessly beating people, particularly Jews, more than a hun dred of whom were seriously injured soon after the disturbances began. 3T Gravesend ' minutes immediately after the proces- 1 upon the past primacy in the nation of wards remains serene and calm. He ... .... - - 1 i - - - • .... says: sion reached the capitol, but the big , the South and the promise of the fu- crowd stood it gamely and the sun- j ture for its repetition brought by Span shine came out to dry the drenched ■ ish-American. ones. The statue Is a life-like resem- j The address of Lieut. Blue told of blance and stands seven feet nine personal incidents of the bravery of inches on a base the same height It Bagely. On behalf of the alumni of o' „ | is of bronze, following the work of F. | Annapolis, a tribute to Bagley was mittees that are trying to snub a good „ 1 1,. wiiv« rh« nresl- Mrs. Hattie Tuck, Athens, Internal kUiea by negro soldier*. He said that Injuries. he had seen no soldiers that night as Lizzie GIndinfcars, Athens, eight most of the shooting was over before t •*dP et nee*. j he got down town. Senator Foraker Rev.. L. A. Carey. Rcyston, cut on ! C ai‘led attention to the testimony before ' the citizen’s committee in Brownsville. head and loft shoulder. H. L. Garabo'.d, Athens, general shake up. C. L. Young. Athens, left side of face and leg bruised. R. L. Bramlett. Athens, right leg and shoulder hurt. George Thnma--. Athens, five years ol,d. right arm and head hurt. B. E. Hatfield, MontlceUo, side of face and left leg bruised. D. J. Blaslngame, MontlceUo. loft arm hurt. J. W. Baker. Athens, bruised on head. F. W. Fox, Athens, loft knee sprain ed. two days after the affray when Fer nandez told a vivid story of having been chased by two negro soldiers who fired several shots at him. He denied that he had given suoh testimony, and as a result Senator Foraker gave him a very uncomfortable hour and told him that he would want him back on . the stand at another time. Macedonlo Rammierez, another policeman who claimed not to undertsand English well enough to get along without an inter preter, 'became somewhat entangled also, and blamed the stenographer who took down the proceedings before the {citizen’s committee and before as- white citizen is a part of my official duties, I would resign the office by wire. T do not conceive it to be my duty." IN BIRMINGHAM, ALA Mrs. R. L. Johnston, Athens, neck j slstant Attoracv General Perdue at j Brownsville. The other -witness was bruises I Policeman Calderon, who testified that j he hod heard shots and that he found I discharged cartridges and ammuni tion bandol'ers In the streets, which he identified as of the character used and left hip hurt. T. P. Calloway. Amerlcus. on head. Colored. Mattie Jordan, MontlceUo, back hurt. Mary Cornell Montfcello. hack hurt, j b y the negro soldiers! Si.la Marks. Mare* - ., neck strained. -. Louis Clows, Macon, right arm hurt. • Henry Burke, porter, Macon, knee- hurt. j FERTILIZER CASES WILL BE RENEWED Coming around a sharp curve two miles from Hillsboro at a speed of thir ty lililes an hour and with fifty people I - c4'. board tlio southbound Central of l WASHINGTON. May 20.—The Gov- c-eorgia. train due to arrive at Macon ernemtn has decided to renew the at 11 o'clock from Athens was hurled : f’'' 03 og»1nst the so-called fertilizer from thn track with the excop-! 'before the United States dis- tier of the englno yesterday morning ! court at Richmond, Va. About a a* 1 r -41 o’clock by the spreading of a , J’ e ?. r a ^° Government secured the rs!’ and twenty-five oejple were In- I indictment and arre*t of a large num- jured but most fortunately all escaped I ^er of persons residing in different -v"h their ’Ives ! parts of the country on a charge of The train consisted of the engine, a t "luting the Sherman anti-trust law eombinatlon baggage and colored pas- ; 3rl ^ r^ht to secure the removal to , . ... • Vnahvlllo Tonn ivn cult wo Q ho. ■jenfrer coach, tne white passenger co.ich nod a special co-ob bearing a BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 20.—The feature of the street car tie up which began in Birmingham today has been the manner in which the authorities have gone about guarding against dis orders. Nearly one hundred extra po licemen have been sworn in during the day and several score of extra deputy sheriffs are stationed in all parts of the city and suburbs to see that peace is preserved Before the cars had all censed running this morning Mayor Ward had issued orders closing all the saloons of the city and had given spe cial instructions to allow no congre gating on the streets. The tie up was instituted by tho Birmingham Railway, Light and Pow er Company as the result of the re cent organization of a union among the men and rumors that they were about to demand recognition. Presi dent Robert Jcmlson tonight stated that traffic would be resumed in the morning and that officers would be stationed on all cars. - About 400 men are employed by the company and It is claimed that nearly 200 of them have affiliated with the union. S. Parker of New York, tho sculptor, paid by Col. John Wilkes, the presi who designed it, while the pedestal dent of the Annapolis Alumni Assoeia- and base are of pink granite from tho tion. of which Bagley was a member. Ba3four quarry at Salisbury. N. C. | “Bagley and Four at Cardenas Bay” Ensign Bagley was killed in action : a poem, was read by Dr. Hubert Roy- off Cardenas, Cuba, being the deck of- ster. The presentation of the statue fleer of the torpedo boat Winslow, and was made by Chairman William W. with him four of the crew were killed. Ruess, of the Bagley monument eom- •The statue is the gift of the entire . mtttee. and was received for the State union, contributions of one dollar pay- I by Gov. R. D. Glenn in an eloquent ins for it. M manner. Mrs. Adelaide Worth Bag- The city was liberally decorated In ley. mother of Ensign Bagley, was the United States flags loaned by the War honored guest of the day. DR. ROWLAND CHARGED WITH POISONING SON THOS. TROY ADMITTED AIL IN SUM $25,000 Bond Qniekly Given Amid General Congratula* tions of Friends He Will Start Home at 6 A. M. MIAMI. Fla., May 20.—Thomas W. had been so one-sided it was very diffi cult to overcome. Mr. Wimberly said Troy could give $50,000 bail, but would spit the difference and make it $25,000. The court censured some newspa pers and correspondents for editorial comment on the case. Satisfaction was expressed through out the ocurt room for the granting of bail to Troy, but it was felt to be very excessive. The bondsmen were Miami men. Mayor John Sewell, Joseph A. McDonald, a wealthy contractor. S. A. Belcher, retired C. T. McCrimmon, lumber dealer, Gaston Drake, lumber, dealer. Troy bowed his head when the amount of ball was stated. His friends Isrse delegitlon of Odd Fellows from Athens and small surrounding towns to tho *3 tat* convention at Columbus. As the engine struck the curve two miles south of Hillsboro the rails turn ed, probably caused bv tho weight of the engine coming around the curve, locomotive, however, was over the • •*11 before it bad turned sufficient to vr,-nw It and so escaped. The threo ccHcl-es were hurled about ten feet from the track, the flrst and Inst being badly smashed and the second, some how. miraculously escaping damage and being laid intact against the em bankment at the side of the track. Conductor S A. Moore, who escaped unhurt, instantly boarded the engine and with Engineer Beach went as rap idly as possible to the nearest tele graph station. Round Oak. where he wired the bead officers in this'city for assistance. Immediately upon the receipt of the news at headquarters here the wreck ing train was made up and hurried to the setne. taking on Road Surgeon Tlullnrd nt MontlceUo. The doctor, with the assistance of those who were uninjured, gave the victims of the catastrophe all the succor possible and those nt nil seriously Injured wore • :Ven from the train when it arrived here at 3:40 o’clock and placed in am bulances and taken to the City Hos pital where they are receiving medi cal and surgical attention. ,. Those in the list given above who ‘ ad to be taken to the hospital were: >:• Johnston and Mr*. Tuck and Mias Gindinfear. the Messrs. VandrSn, Deadwiler. Langford. Carey and Gnra il 'id ard Mary Conwell. n negro wo- m in. who Is the most seriously Injured ! Nashville. Tenn.. when suit was be gun, of such defendants arrested out side of the State of Tennessee. The Virginia defendants, however, contend ed that before they could be removed from the, State they should be given a preilmintry hearing to determine the sufficiency of the evidence unon which their removal was asked. The court sustained the Government on this point but on an appeal being taken to the United States Supreme court, about two months ago it found against the Government, 'but without prejudice to its case and ordered that the de fendants be discharged. The depart ment of justice has now decided to try the individual defendants in the State* In which they re'ide and will almost immediately proceed to secure the in dictment and re-arrest »f the various parties to the alleged combination. Other indictments and arrests will, it is *ajd. *be made in Tennessee and other States. It is *a‘d that there are 31 fprt'lizer companies in the allged combination and that originally 24' in dividuals were indicted and arrested. Troy was admitted to bail a> 9 o'clock —-— . . . . tonight after the conclusion of the gathered around him, ladies shook his State attorney’s argument. The court: hand, and flowers were sent to him. room was quiet as a deserted church ! Everything was done by the people to while the court wrote the order. When ; show their sentiment The court room arose Trov looked the judge was crowded tonight. Judge Hejser straight In the' face and waited for the j held a short conversation with Troy the other side, order to be read. The amount of bail ; after the case closed. . was placed at $25,000. i Troy is required to appear at the Attorney Price for the defense arose j next regular term of the Circuit Court and addressed the court He said he I in October. Troy and Jus friends re- RALEIGH, N. C., May 20.—Dr. R. S. Rowland, a prominent physician here. ; and addressee! tne court, ne sum no , i‘.‘ 'f^7' • A,‘“Awhere re- was arrested today on a warrant from never heard of such excessive hail in a . were had ••nd he received aSSH'S I 1 » obtain insurance money and property j said the newspapers and public opinion xn 0 . left to the boy, the insurance being $900. The boy died two weeks ago after taking a walk in the Woods with his father and it is alleged that the lad said his father had given him an orange which tasted bitter. The war rant charges murder by poison. Row land's wife, to whom he was married last week, was arrested as an acces sory. Mrs. Rowland tonight was released on $2 000 cash bail. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers have secured j an order from the solicitor to have the ! body of Strange, tile former husband j of Mrs. Rowland, exhumed on the ! hypothesis that Strange was killed by i strychnine. The hearing here against j Mrs> Rowland is set for June 3, and it ! is expected Rowland will be tried at once in Henderson as court is in ses sion there now. ADOPTION OF ARTICLES • OF AGREEMENT FAVORED : 50 aud 27 Vote to Reject It MR. SAWYER MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARED AT HELENA CJSE WILL SE HALTED EOS Pi»nclivfpi>if»ei Yntp for assembly of the Presbyterian Church riesDyienes >oie ioi, 5n the Unlted States opened thi3 morning with devotional exercises led by Dr. N. Jefferson Smith, of Georgia. Moderator Howerton presided. Dr. Wm. F. Alexander made a par tial report for the committee on home missions. It had reference to Committee Vote NEW YORK. May 20.—Through _. , . . serried lines of cheering thousands The police apparently remained pas- Superman . tho sturdy 3-year old. son sive spectators of the disorders No j of th0 t Comn , an<j0i carrying Lie arrests were made and the Black Hun- colors 0 b { James R Keene, and ridden dreds continued their work of revenge , by Jockcy Miner , Hashed under tho unchecked. The tragedy which led to • w<re t}ie w jnner of the Brooklyn handi- the rioting was opcnely enacted. Wnile j cap thjs aftcvnoon over a course fot- the superintendent of police and a . | oc jj deep in mud at the Gravesend number of other officials were in the , track. Twenty-five thousand persons cenrtal police bureau this morning two saw the mud-splashed Keene horso men and a girl entered the buhaitig, j bold back until the stretch, affd then deposited an infernal machine In the , s t ar t in front to win in decisive fashion office and hurried away. f form frora a field of 11 starters. Bea- The machine exploded almost Imme- con ridden bv Jockey Lowe, was diateiy afterwards, killing the chief of j secon( 3, a length behind Superman,and police and two chief detectives of the < xealen, carrying the colors of C. E. city. They were blown to pieces and , Lurnell, was third. Superman covered seven others severely injured. Tne i the mile and a quarter in 2:09. Six police pursued, fired at, wounded and , horses were scratched because of the captured the two Terrorists, but tho • heavy going whil<>*Okenito and Good girl who was with them escaped. The i Luck were added'starters. At tho leader of tho Terrorists was subse- I starting line, the horses fretted and quently identified as a man named I pranced and the Immense crowd walt- Tchesthoff. j ed for the drop of starter Mars Cas- Thc two detectives killed were bit- | sidy’s flag, which seemed an ago, but terly hated by the Terrorists, one of j i n reality was only a few minutes, them for participating in inciting the Around the first turn the horses ran outbreak of 1905 here, and the other, I i n a storm of splashing mud. Okontte who was nicknamed "The Hangman,” j vras first at the half with Superman because he had tortured political prls- surrendering the place to Nealon and Beacon Light. On the van, with no relative changes in their positions to the mile, where Okenite. fast tiring, was followed close 'by Beacon Light, Nealon and Superman. Into the stretch they raced and Miller, touching Super man with >h'!s whip for the first time sent his mount in front. Okenite bravely tried to foliow, but gave up, while Beacon^Light and Nealon, the only, possible contenders, were whipped to a final burst of speed. Superman was in no danger, for his big swinging strldo carried him well out in front, and he sped by the judges’ stand an easy winner, with Beacon Light second, a length away, and Nea lon third. There wore cheers for the horse, a horse shoe af flowers for the Jockey, a rush of the winners for tho betting ring, and the Brooklyn handicap, the third in twenty year3 to bo won by a 3-year 'Old, Svas over. Gravesend summaries: First race, about six furlongs: Jack • Atkin 3 to 5 won; Voorhees 15 to 1 second: Gentian 6 to 1 third. Time 1:12 3-5. Second race, selling, -m'.lo and a six teenth: Tony Borneo 4 to 1 won; Eu- dora 8 bo 1 second: St. Valentine 5 to 1 third. Time 1:50 2-5. Third race, the Expectation stakes. 5 furlongs: Star Gowman, 9 to 1 won; Alauda 2 .to 1 second; George Consid- ing 6to 1 third. Time 1:08 3-5. Fourth race, the Brooklyn handicap of $20,000 one mile and a quarter. Su perman. 99, miller 5 to 1 won; Beacon Light. 100, Lowe 3 to 1 second; Nealon, 114, W. Dugan, 12 to 1 third. Tiino 2:09. Go Between, Flip Flap, Oxford, But tling, Sewell. 'Beauclaro, Okenite, and •Good Luck also ran. Fifth selling raco about G furlongs: Killecrankie 6 to 1 won; Golden West 12 to 1 second; Barbary Bello 5 to 1 third. Time 1:14. Sixth race, five furlongs: Spooler 8 to 1 won; Lady Winifred 4 to 5 sec ond; He Knows 15 to 1 third. Time 1:04 2-5. 27 INJURED IN WRECK ON CENTRAL NEAR OPELIKA, ALA COLUMBUS, Ga., May 20.—While rounding a curve at Buck Creek fill, fifty miles from Columbus, near Camp Hill,* Ala., at 11 o’clock this morning, traveling thirty miles un hour, the Central of Georgia Railway passenger train, No. 2, from Birmingham, Ala., to Columbus, flew the rails and two pas senger coaches took a tumble down the embankment. The section gang had been working on the track and it Is said that the elevation of one of the rails had been altered. The flrst class day coach flrst left the track and turned completely over Us roof burrowing Into the dirt. The second class coach turned over twice In its trip down tho embank- ment* and finally landed right side up. Both cars were detached from their trucks. Conductor W. E. Wilmot was in tho rear coach and sprang for the cord when the car left the track to give the engineer the emergency sig nal. but before he could grasp it tho car gave a lurch and he was flung to the other side. There were over thirty passengers in the train and twenty- seven of them were injured . The engine and two baggage cars were not derailed. A wrecking train was rushed to the scene and brought the wounded to the city this afternoon.* Eight* persons were carried to the Columbus Hospi tal. That none were killed seems almost miraculous. COLUMBUS. Ga.. May 20.—The ad vance guard of the Odd Fellow hosts of Georgia swept down upon Colum bus today, ahd the hotels are already filling with people coming to attend tile 1 the meeting of the grand encampment, IIIDTCCIH PfiRIl/IPTQ lOitSLUl bUMiblu RiijfF wm mm iflllt intm Lubiill NEGRO FELLOW CONVICT PUR- SUED AND BROUGHT BACK TEN OF THEM. Cl--J *f C f/. alleged Interference on the part of the ! the grand lodse and the grand assem- STOOU IU TO I v? Northern Presbyterian Church with j blv of the Reboknhs. Tonight’s trains ] missionaries of the Southern Church, t brought a good many delegates, but j The report includes certain correspon- j the great majority of the visitors will •RTRMTvrHAM Ala Mav 20—I dence carried on between the two j not c0lrie until tomorrow. The city BlKaUNGriA.U, Aia- . ” 4 churches and recommended that a tele- , has a i rea tiy assumed a convention escaped from the Sumter County coain "When the minority and majority re- be sent to tho assembly of the j and a n indications are that j gang, making a round total of about ports were submitted to the Southern Northern Church at Columbus, O., this will be one of the largest gather- j thirty esC aplng recently, and costing Presbyterian General Assembly today asktag that a cwnmittee^b^nair^^o Jn?s Q f representatives of a secret or-j ^ county thousands of dollars. AMERICUS, Ga., May 20.—Four ad ditional misdemeanor convicts have HELENA. Ga.. May 20.—Considera ble uneasiness has been excited here bv the mvsterious disappearance last nicht of Mr. Sawyer, who. until a few months ago. with Ills family, resided he-e. Mr. Sawyer reached here on Inst Saturday from Florida, where he Is now In business, and spent Sunday with friends his intention being FIFTY ADDITIONAL TALESMEN WILL HAVE TO BE SUMMON ED PROBABLY I on the adoption of the Charlotte agree ! ment it was agreed to allow each side | two and a half hours to present their j case. After that the speeches on the : subject were to be confined to five minutes each until the time for the go over the correspondence between , de "p ever h c!d in Columbus. ho accident was so sudden and so rely unexpected that those pa**en- ■ who were uninjured were dared n moment and could hardly realize a time the greatness of the peril >ugh which they had ra*-ed, but l all were doing everything possl- i . remove the wreckage from over •e beneath or.d all worked until the ■ k ! ng train arrived. It was at ight Impossible that the coaches ',1 be so completc’v wrecked and no one have met their death, and were greatly relieved whfn it was :i-d that none had heen killed. ■ was ell the more miraculous as train we- unusually crowded be- -e of the Odd Fellow's party. :range but happy Incident of the dent was the escape without a • -h rf the Rev. Trov Rotlev. of -r--. who is r-’ctor of Episcopal -eh f that citv. He wo? stmr.'rg he baggage car and hod Jus: fin-! ’ shaving himself and vis putting ...... v y-nrcMen: -c- J BOISE. Idaho. May 20.—It inevitable that the Steunenberg mur der trial -must be halted again tomor row to permit the gathering of another to I special venire of talesmen. When to- ake the 9:15 train last night for his | day’s session ended, only eleven out of home. He was known to have several • twenty peremptory challenges had hundred dollars on his person. Just ’ been exercised and only nine of the before the train was due he handed his one hundred talesmen gathered a satchel to n friend, with the remark week ago remained uncalled. The re- that he would return in a few mo- j maining nine will hardly furnish grist ments. and then walked off. The train , for a day’s work, so some time toraor- ramo in ore time, and the gentleman ' row Judge Wood will probably adjourn to whom the satchel was handed at , the trial for at least a full day and nnei becan to look for Sawyer, and send Sheriff Hodgln in quest of fifty failing to find h<m in the crowd about additional talesmen. The vacancy the train, boarded the train, and made i created by the ninth challenge, make Yirt to find the missing man. ; on Saturday, was open when the trial Rev. S. L. Morris and missionaries In the field, with a view of making a re port to the Northern church. Dr. Alexander’s report and recommenda tion were adopted. Dr. Morris addressed the assembly ] assembly to take a vote on the sub- and told of receiving letters from mis- Fourteen were in the attempt to disarm ! ject The majority report of the com- I sionaries on the frontier In which they seem. , m j ttee fav . ored fbe adoption of the ar- complained of Northern church evan- ticles. The speakers of the afternoon gelists appearing on the scene where The first feature of the ' two of the three guards while the third convention will be the meeting or tne „ uard l3 repor ted to have fled from grand encampment tomorrow i the scene, the convicts deriding him Chattahoochee encampment or this | a sprinter _ After the fourteen con- city has' made extensive preparations • v j cts j, ai j g- one f , r some time, another this feature, in connection with the j eonvict Bradv Redick, found the gun lera! preparations made by all tne j Qf the decamping guard and thus „r "'ty. I armed pursued the fugitives. He cap- exniDltea ?. fori Iffiq fftllnw nnnvli'ta and Search Is being mode for the missing man today, and Inquiries being sent out to bis realtives and family with a view to locating him. The fact that it was generally known that he was car rying a considerable amount of money leads many to believe that he has been foully dealt w'th. Investigations now being made will probably disclose his fate within the next few hours. RAILWAY TRAINMEN CONCLUDED CONVENTION ias* if ATLANTA. Ga.. M*y - n -—The Brother hood -f Railway Trair.mer. completed it? bu-lness 'ate today and adjourned. Co- hitnbu* 6 . was selected as the rlace for ext blenni'i convention after a contest, which has wared f-cm announced until late n the following rcsol was resumed this morning: the vacan cy created by the eleventh challenge was open when court adojurned this afternoon, and the difference between the two sums up the little stride for ward of today. George Powell and Lee Scrivener passed muster today, the first named for the vacancy made by the ninth challenge, the last named for the tenth challenge. They are both farmers and Mr. Scrivener was form erly a sheriff in Kansas. Sixteen men were examined and ex cused for cause. Most of them had deep seated opinions as to the guilt or innocence of Wm. D. Haywood, and down for bias challenges from the State. Two of the sixteen had scruples against, capital punishment and two oil had scruples about murderer on circumstantial : were the Rev. F. T. Glasgow, elder from the Lexington Presbytery, against the articles, and the Rsv. J. S. Lyons, . of Louisville. Ky. in favor of adoption. Dr. Egbert Smith, of Louisville, pro- I posed the motion and was appointed to lead the supplication. One of the most forcible and impres sive statements of the afternoon was that of Rev. Lvons when ho said: “I want to snv frankly that in my judgment the chief value of- the coun cil which Is provided for in the arti cles. is rot to be found In the oppor tunity which it offers for cultivating fraternal relations or for adjusting oc casional difficulties, but It is the ser vice which it will render as a test of Providence. If God is leading his churches to organic union-such an op portunity for meeting eye to eye as this council furnishes will allow us to ascertain It and will make it ea=y for us to safely proceed. If on the other hard it is plain that God is not leading us together we would he in a position where we would suffer no compromise and from which we can TO rrflo without harm. “The church would stand 'at atten tion’ If Ho cal’s upon us to hold our present position let nothing move us from it. but if his command is ‘for ward’ I propose to try to obey.’ The meeting in the interest of col ored evansmlizaticn was held ard a ide bv Judge Southern missionaries were at work and organizing churches. j particularly flourishing lodge of Rebe- A special committee named to study ; j. ahs hcre Miriam Rebekah Lodge No. the constitutionality of the artieles_ of : ‘ agreement and the overtures bearing i on closer relations of churches using the Presbyterian syste’m will make a majority report this afternoon. THis committee was composed of thirteen ministers and thirteen elders. It has been decided, the vote standing sixteen to ten on every issue.. Following is . the majority report: First—We have counted the vote of the Presbyteries and find that of the seventy-nine which have made re- ! turns fifty have voted in favor of the j adoption of the articles, twenty-seven have voted in favor of rejection and two took no action. Second—In our opinion the general : assembly can adopt the articles cf agreement without violation of the constitution of the church. I Third—We carefully considered all hi3 follow convicts and em to camp at the point for gener, Odd Fellow bodies of the city. Notable enthusiasm is , jtured ten amon? the Rebekahs over the meet- re ^ urne ^ v-w*.. _ , ins: of the Rrar.d assembly. There is a , of hi * g n ~ afterwards chaining th particularly flourishing lodge of Hebe* : This brilliant f ea t of a negro ■ :vict is here, Miriam Rebekah Lodge No. : , g app j f uded b y Amerlcus citizens, i, and numbered among its members [ four CO nv:cts who finally escaped are several officers of the grand as- I j, ad a jj escaped previously and were sembly. among them Mrs. M.. C. Bfir^ j reca p; ur ed within the part month, at low, the president. The local Rebe- I a c0 ' s!; of flve hundred dollars to tho kahs have been particularly enthuslas- - connty . j n reward and expense*. The tic over the suggestion that _the_ Odd j . our esc. ping today mean* a loss of Fellows of Georgia establish an orphans* home, and will endeavor to make this one of the livest questions before the convention. RACE RIOT RUMORED BREWING AT RHEMS, S. C. AUGUSTA. Ga.. May 20.—A Colum bia special says Gov. Ansell received a telegraphic rco.nest this afternoon to order the Georgetown military com pany to hold themselves in readiness to q’uol! a race riot brewing at Rhems. | county. The order was issued and the com- : —— — pany assembled, but a wire tonight; BIENNIAL CONVENTION the situation well eleven years service to Sumten Coun ty. Six weeks ago tho commissioners promised Judge Charles Crisp to re organize the apparently demoralized chain gang and institute rt’erms and this declaration they promise to still carry out shortly when competent men can be secured. The present county management cf convicts has seemingly degenerated Into a burlesque and would be laughable but for the enor mous cost entailed upon Sumter . says the Sheriff h— — the overtures and papers sent up by ; j n ’ h and. No explanation was given. the Presbyteries and find none of them j requires an answer from this general j Saul Fondren Captured, assembly other than contained in this ; wAYCP.OSS, Ga., May 20.—Saul report j Fmdren, a negro brick layer, wanted Fourth—We recommend that articles here on the charge of murder, has cf agreement be adopted. been arrested at Mobile, Ala., and will Fifth—as the Presbyterian Church 1 in the United States will be entitled to twelve representatives in the council we recommend that the representa- I tlves be divided into three classes of OF RAILWAY CONDUCTORS striking address was made bv Judge j tlves oe divided intij three classs c. Wells, of Jackson, bliss., in j four members each, to consist of two which he treated the race problem at i ministers and two ruling elders, length. H-’ predicted that within the j Sixth—We recommend that a mod- nex V t\vo decades a race war would | orator appoint a committee of he vote ihe Injured ib-’-e ( n-.e, ting of tho K ] c h * nr i Work; j , r ,-i i F r I’.,?, i Mem Instead of a ■/>? cast was selected, a rod the winner. the r r." I Hows: J. W. Rhodes n; R .T. Piwers, San . Roanoke. V.a.. ar.d McLAURIN NOT EMPLOYED BY SO. COTTON ASSOCIATION brought back for trial. Fondren shot and killed Nar.cv Gale, a young negro woman, because she refused-to marry '.im. The State’s reward of $150 and $50 offered by the murdered girl’s family will be paid to the Mobile officer who made the arrest. flvt wreckage cannot be en- resent every section of the country. i n,1 rep- ATLANTA. May 20.—In the absence ■ of Prssident Harvle Jordan, of the : Southern Cotton Association, Secretary W. H. Woods, of tie association, to- d'.y gave cut a denial to the statement that the association had employed for- • -ver Senator J- L. MoLaurin. of South ; Carolina, to represent it in the suit of j T1 -odore Price, aginst the New York j Cotton Exchange. astound the world unless the Bible and the grace of God Intervened. Dr. Egbert Smith also made some significant remarks to the effect that the South is standing on the verge of a crater which is likely to break forth at am- moment. The assembly pass ed a resolution calling unon all Pres- byterian ministers to preach one ser mon each month to negroes. -The fourth session of the general SIX MURDER CASES ON who shall nominate and report to this t MUSCOGEE DOCKET general assembly the names of twelve ! COLUMBUS, Ga., May 20.—For the ; persons qualified to serve as re-re- ' first time in many years there are six j sontatlves from this church, dividing ; murder cases on the docket of Mus- ; the same into classes as provided for : cogee Superior Court The cases will . in this reporL j be taken up when the criminal docket j The m’nority report will take a posi- 1 is reached in June. All the cases are tion directly opposite to that of the i against negroes with the exception of majority holding that the adoption of , that of Jule Howard, a white man, who , the articles of agreement would be ua- j is charged with the murder of Dozier j constitutional. I Huckaba. MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 29.—Grand ! Chief Conductor A. >3. Garrison will, i: is expected, bo re-elected by th.9 i delegates to the biennial convention i of the order cf railway conductors, : which re-assemblcd here this after noon, up/tn its second week’s work. There are many candidates for other offices and tie contests promises to be spirited. Eoston and Cincinnati are candidates for the 10 OS convention. • No information Is given out -of th* | proceedings, but It is generally under- • stood that the lection of officers will ’ occur Wednesday afternoon and final ' adjournment will occur Thursday. Among the rcsoluti ns aoopte-1 today : was one denouncing the action of ; Speaker Cannon, of the National : House of Representatives. In his in- . fluence to defeat legislation looking to t e protection of employes and other I classes of .abor, an.l of immigrants now flowing into this country, partic ularly Asiatics,’' XHDISTHICT PRINT