The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, August 11, 1900, Page 5, Image 5
PERJURY IN POWERS’ TRIAL
SAID JI'RY WILL FIND PLENTY OP
IT ON BOTH SIDES.
Question Is No* as to Which Side
Has Dealt In Perjury, But Which
Has Furnished the Larger Amount
u f |t—Mr*. John Davis Contradicted
Witness Noakes nnd Rev. John
Stumper Had n Bud Unurter ol an
Hour.
Georgetown, Ky., Aug. 10.—In the case
of Caleb Fowers, ex-Secretary of State,
charged with being an accessory before
the fact in the Goebel assassination, the
defense reeled its testimony this after
noon. Several witnesses In rebuttal were
introduced by the prosecution.
The jury will be taken to Frankfort
either Monday or Tuesday to view the
scene of the. tragedy.
When it comes to considering the evi
dence the jury will not have to decide the
question of which side has dealt in per
jury, but which side has been burdened
with the larger amount of that product,
as during the past few days contradic
tion and impeachment have been the lead
ing features. They are few who believe
the trial will result in a conviction, but
many anticipate disagreement.
Mrs John Davis, the wife of one of the
men charged with being an accessory to
the Goebel assassination, was the first
witness to-day. Caleb Powers, she said,
boarded at her house. John Powers was
also there Jan. 25. She testified that the
latter was ill in his room at her house,
and did not leave his rocm after 11 o'clock
that day. This was a contradiction of the
testimony of Ro> ert Noakes who to and of
ii al eged convtr ation with John Potfr
a - ihe state house in which he said
tc.e latter told him ‘ to stay close to the
building as something was going to hap
pen as soon as Goebel and those fellows
came down."
'The defense a ked to be allowed to offer
as evidence the act of (he Legislature ap
pr. i dating SIOO,OOO for the apprehension
und prosecution of the assassin of William
Goebel. No objection was offered and the
act was made a part of the testimony.
Walter Day. former Republican state
treasurer, testified that Youtsey sent for
fcirn the day before the shooting. He went
to see Youtsey and the latter told him
that for S3OO he would settle the contest.
Witness pressed Y'outsey to know how he
would accomplish it, but the latter would
only say for that amount he would set
tle it.
Witness refused to confer further with
Youtsey.
Stamper Under Fire.
Rev. John Stamper, who testified for the
defense several days ago,was the first wit
ness called by the prosecution in rebuttal.
He was recalled for the purpose of laying
the foundation for a contradiction. He de
nied that he told several people several
days after the confession of his brother
in-law. Wharton Golden, that he believed
the latter had told the truth; that he did
not want him to rail into the hands of the
other side.
A question by Attorney Bradley as to
| whether Stamper had not at that time
Mid that he was vcTy much in sympathy
with the prosecution, was objected to by
the defense, and the jury was withdrawn
while it was argued. Bradley said the
purpose of the question was to show the
interest of the witness in the subject mat
ter and subsequently to show that he
had changed his sympathies to the de
fense, so he had received money from
representatives of that side. The proof, j
he said, showed that Stamper had been 1
playing fast and loose with both sides, j
and the question was as to his credibil- i
ity. The court decided that the question
was competent. The witness said he had
i no recollection of having made the state
ment.
Henry Hazelwood, a lawyer cf Laurel
county, testified that he heard James
Sparks of London say that Goebel would
be killed end Taylor would pardon the ,
man who did It, that the pardon was al
ready written out, with a blank left to fill :
in In the name of the man who did it. j
Sparks testified for the defense several j
days ago. and at that time, denied having
made the statement.
BARON RUSSELL IS DEAD.
Operation Ended Fatally for Eng-
InntU* Chief Justice.
London, Aug. 10.—Baron Russell of Kil
lowen, lord chief justice of England, died
this morning of gastric catarrh.
Baron Russell had been ill for some
time. Yesterday an operation was per
formed, which the patient was reported
to have passed through in good condition.
Thia operation, however, resulted in his
death.
The war office telegraphed the news of
the chief justice's death to his youngest
son, Hon. Bertrand Joseph, who is at
present serving as • lieutenant of the
Royal Artillery in South Africa. The Hon.
Charles Russell, an other son of the de
ceased, Is now in Canada.
The courts generally suspended business
to-day, and the judges and other distin
guished lawyers eulogized the deceased
chief justice.
The Premier, Lord Salisbury, will se
lect the successor to Lord RuFsell with
the Queen’s approval. Lord Aiverstonc,
the attorney general, and now master of
the rolls, will, it is generally thought, bc
oppolnted Lord Chief Justice of England.
The funeral of Lord Russell will take
place at Epsom on Thursday next.
DO NOT LIKE THE NEGROES.
Inhabitant* of Rrrnintla Opposed to
Colored Soldiers.
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
Hamilton, Bermuda, Aug. I.—The anx
iety experienced by the inhabitants on
account of the alarming attitude of the
soldiers of the colored regiment—the First
West India—stationed here, has been to
some extent allayed by the precautions
which have b en token by the govern
ment.
The people, however, are still afraid to
trust themselves abroad much after sun
;t, and the native color and men eipeelallv
are much alarmed le t the soldiers should
break out and resume the outrageous be
havbr which was fast making of the
colony's d’fenders Its greatest nuisance
and terror. ~
The trouble seems to have originated In
the scarcity of officers.
Two companl s of the First West India
Regiment were stnt to the island of St.
Helena to assist In guarding Gen. Cronje
and ifis fellow prisoners. The Bermudans
very oordlally wish that the whole regi
ment wou and depart.
TOTAL abstinence union.
Formation of Wnnirn'a Abstinence
Societies Urged.
Philadelphia, Aug. 10.— At the last day's
session of the Convention of the Catholic
' r 'otsl Abstinence Union of America, the
following resolution was adopted:
The virtu* of a nation Is never higher
than the virtue of its women. The moth
ers of the nation form the habit* of the
It is a lamentable fact that the
drinking customs of society of to-day fos
ter the use of intoxicants among women—
women of the higher grade of society;'
of ru lture, wealth and influence.
Resolved, that we urgently advocate
>h establishment of women's total absti
nence socletic* and the forming of public
opinion against this growing abuse."
T>. F. McGill was elacted president,
“< Rev. a. H. Doyle, secretary,
WALDERSEE GETTING READY.
Continued from First Pace.
see, who, although near 39, looks much
younger. His step is vigorous and
springy. His hair is closely cropped and
an iron gray mustache contrasts wUh a
ruddy complexion.
Evidently he is undertaking his import
ant mission in China with spirit and en
ergy. He expressed regret at being un
able to talk freely about his campaign
Plans, but said:
"1 am busy making preparations for my
departure and have been conferring at
length with the Minister of War and with
Count vo-n Schheffen, chief of the general
staff. A list of officers composing my
China staff was submitted to Emperor
W illiam, who approved it. Some thirty
German officers will accompany me. Gen.
von Schwarrzkopf will be my chief of
staff, and Col. Barongay will be chief
quartermaster.
“Yielding to potent reasons, I gave up
the idea of going to China by way of
San Francisco. I shall start from Genoa
<?n Aug. 21, sailing by the Sachsen, and
expect to arrive at Shanghai on Sept. 22.
There I shall establish preliminary head
quarters and complete my etaff from the
contingents of the other Powers. One
reason for this change is that I can be
better reached my telegraph while on the
,way.”
OY THE RUSSIAN FRONTIER.
Capture of New Chnang and a Fight
t the Amur River,
St Petersburg, Aug. 10.—The Russian
admiralty has received the following dis
patch from Admiral Alexieff:
“New Chwang, Sunday, Aug. S —The
Chinese town of New Chwang on the gulf
of Liao Tung was captured Aug. 4, two
warships taking part in the bombard
ment. The inhabitants were disarmed."
The Russian war office has received the
follcwirg dispatch from Gen. Grodekoff:
"Khabarovsk, Aug. 9.—Gen. Rennen
kampf, Aug. 7, overtook and defeated the
enemy beyond the Amur river, capturing
two guns. The battle was continued as
far as Jgest. During the evening of Aug.
7, the Chinese assumed the offensive on
both cur flanks. They were driven back
with great loss. Rennenkampf has been
reinforced with infantry, artillery and
cavalry.
■The railroad north of Tashi Tea? is In
the hands of the Chinese who destroyed
the station at Hai Cheng, Aug. 6. and
damaged the line. Pal Cheng was recap
tured after ap obstinate fight.
"The mountain floods interfere with the
retain of the line."
It is officially announced that the Rus
sian troops captured Kbarbin, Aug. 3.
CHINESE TROOPS MOVING.
It Is Reported 12,000 Are Marching
on Pekin and Ttcn Tstn.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 10.—It is reported
that 12,000 Chinese troops are marching
from the provinces of Hu Nan and Hu
Pel toward Pekin and Tien Tsin.
Five Missionaries Murdered.
Shanghai, Aug. 10.—Five Catholic mis
sionaries were recently murdered near
Chinanff.
FLORIDA COLONEL ARRESTED.
He Is Charged fifth Beating nnd
Bobbing a Negro.
jpawson, Ga., Aug. 10.—" Col.” Charles
wilkerson came to Dawson several weeks
ago and attracted some attention by driv
ing up to the ordinary’s office and having
a marriage ceremony performed while
he and his bride sat in a buggy, but the
•'Colonel's” honeymoon was ail too short,
reaching a most unhappy denouenv.fs. yes
terday afternoon, when he was placed In
jail in default of a $750 bond.
About one month ago ''Col.” Wilkerson,
who claims Tampa, Fla., as his home,
took up his residence in this county. The
"Colonerr’ heart was tender and soon
yielded to Cupid's pranks. He fell in love
with an only daughter of one of Terrell's
wealthy widows and married the girl as
stated above.
Last SVednesday Wilkerson. in company
with an unknown negro, drove out of
town, going toward Parrott. About two
miles cut he drove up to the house of Ed
Suilivan, a negro planter, and represent
ing himself to be a deputy sheriff. Wiiker
son arrested Sullivan, telling him that be
was wanted for stealing a cow from Mr.
Wesley Dozier, who lives at Dawson.
Sullivan was robbed of all the money
he had and carried down to Wolf creek,
v here his breeches were taken down
Wilkerson holding a pistol at his head,
while the mgro who left town in his
company administered a terrible thrash
ing on his bare skin with a buggy whip.
The negro was then released and as he
ran off through the swamp was shot at
several tlns. As soon as he could he
came to the city and swore out three
warrants for Wilkerson. Those who saw
the mass of sores on the negro's body
say that they were evidence of cruel and
inhuman treatment.
Deputy Sheriff Godwin arrested the Col
on"! in Dougherty county Saturday after
noon, having received a massage from the
authorities to he on ths lookout for him.
as it was learned that he was last seen
driving toward Albany.
The Florida "Colonel” was given a trial
hete yesterday afternoon and bound over
tinder bond of 5750 for the following five
charges: Hi.hwny robbery, assault and
battery, carrying concealed weapons, and
pointing a pistol-two charges.
A telegram from i-h'rtff Horn of Web
ster county 'ays that Wilkerson is want
ed tlieie for stealing a row. The trial,
which was held yesterday afternoon,
drew quite a crowd.
DEWEY DENIES INTERVIEW.
Things Attributed to Him Which He
Says He Did Not Sny.
Washington. Aug. 10—Admiral Dewey
said to-day, speaking of a publ’shed story
of an intend, w with him in relation to
Philippine and Chinese affairs:
“My attention has been drawn to the
article as published In the Brooklsn Ea
gle. I made use of no words saying or
intimating that ‘whatever show of resist
ance to our authority there is at the pres
ent time in the Philippines will be kpt
up until after our election in November.
The insurrection is kppt alive by the lead
ers, who h;ld out to the soldiers the hope
of Bryan's election. ’
"Neither did I say or Intimate that in
my op nion a state of war exists between
this country and China These statements
attributed to me are absolutely incorrect."
SHERIFF WAS ENJOINED.
United State* Court Named Receiver
for Copper Company.
Charlotte. N. C.. Aug. 10.-A special
from Salisbury to the Observer, says:
At the instance of the stockholders of
the Goldhli! Copper Company, United
States Circuit Judge Simonton at Fla*
Rock, granted a receivership to-day, ap
pointing Capt. W. Murdoch Wiley of this
city, receiver. The sheriff la enjoined
against executing any of the Judgment*
obtained against the company. The con
cern is a New Jersey corporation, hence
Us right of resort to the United States
Courts. President Newman is still in
.New York.
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1900.
TO MAKE NO EXTENDED TOUR.
BRYAN WILL MAKE FEW SPEECH
ES DURING CAMPAIGN.
He Has Several Engagements and
Will Make Several Others, But
There Will Be No Swinging Around
the Cirenlt us In IMMi—EaeU Speech
Will Be independent of All Others.
His Formal Acceptance Not Yet
Written.
Chicago, Aug. 10.—William J. Bryan will
make no such extended speech-making
tour of the country in this campaign as
he did four years ago. He will make a
j number of speeches, but they will all be
in connection with special occasions, and
not a part of a general swinging around
the circuit.
That much was determined during the
talks which Mr. Bryan had with the
members of tho Executive Committee of
the Democratic National Committee to
day, and that was all which was deter
mined.
The membership of the committee was
revised so as to give New York state a
representation on it. Committeeman
Heed of Tennessee withdrew giving as
a reason that he had not time to attend
to its duties, and Norman E. Mack, na
tional committeeman from New York,
was named in the place of Mr. Head on
the Executive Committee.
Speaking of his own plans for fhe cam
paign so far e? they were determined on
to-day, Mr. Bryan said:
"No regular programme of speeches by
me will be mapped out, and no special itin
erary arranged. I shall make a fetv
speeches during the campetign; the times
and dates wiil be announced from time
to time, as they are determined upon.
Just notv there Is no announcement of
any kind to make because no date has
been ns yet fixed or any arrangement
made. When it is settled that I am to
appear at ony particular place, the an
nouncement will be made. Then there
will be nothing further to give out until
another place and time is agreed upon.
Each speech will be independent of all
others."
When asked if this was meant to :n lude
the out:ng of the Irish nociedis here on
next Wednesday, Mr. Bryan mid:
“Yes, it is r.ot yet decided whether I
shall appear on this occasion."
In response to a question as to his
formal letter of acceptance of the Demo
cratic nomination, Mr. Bryan replied:
"I cannot say now tvh* n that letter will
be ready, it certainly is not written yet.”
Mr. Bryan expects to remain here until
Monday at least and perhaps longer. Then
he wilt go to Lincoln.
BRYAN TO VISIT NEW YORK.
Will Make Several Speeches Before
Campaign Closes.
Chicago, Aug. 10.—William J. Bryan to
day promised Norman E. Mack of Buffalo
that he will visit the state of New York
and make several speeches before the
close of the campaign. The date of the
beginning of the campaign was not defl
nirely fixed, but it will be between the
middle of September and the middle of
October.
SAYERS NAMED FOR GOVERNOR.
End of nn Interesting Democratic
Gathering in Texas.
Waco, Tex., Aug. 10.—A full state ticket
was nam'd to-day by the Democratic Con
vention as follows:
Governot—Joseph D. Sayers.
Lieutenant Governor—J. N. Browning.
Attorney General—Thomas S. Smith.
Land Commissioner—Chas. Regan.
Controller—R. M. Love.
Superintendent of Public Instruction—J.
S. Kendall.
Chief Justice Supreme Court—R. S.
Haines.
Associate Justices—A. L. Williams end
John N. Henders.n.
Treasurer—John W. Robins.
Railroad Commissioner—L. J. Storey.
Tim convention, which lasted two days,
was one of the most interesting Texas
political gatherings held in many years.
Charges and counter-charges of corrup
tion were freely made, and one of the
knotty questions before the Resolutions
Committee was the plank Indorsing the
state administration for issuing a char
ter to the Waters-Pierce Oil Company,
after the company had been convicted of
violating the anti-trust law.
Hon. Joseph W. Bailey and Attorney
General Smith led the fight for the inser
tion of the plank, while ex-Gov. Hogg
and others vigorously opposed it. The
result was a complete victory for Mr.
Bailey and the slate administration.
A NEW STEAM PROPELLER.
Rmnsxvirk Mnn Has nn Invention
That May Prove Important.
Brunswick, Ga., Aug. 10—tMr. Blyvanus
Littlefield. Jr., bookkeeper for the Al
famaha Cypress ¥ Mills, haa Just oecured
patents in this country and England for
anew steamboat propeller which prom
ises to work wonders in the speed of ves
sels and result in making much money for
the inventor.
The propeller has been In use for one
year on one of the Jekyl Island Club
steam launcehs and the engineer and
captain testify In the strongest terms to
its merits A description qf the propeller,
as furnished to the Morning News corre
spondent by Mr. Littlefield, give* some
idea of its construction. Mr. Littlefield
says:
1 The blades whose form will be such
that It wiil reduce suction or drag is a
f ature of the propeller, which will tend
to throw the strain near the shaft, wh U h
will prevent to a large extent lateral vi
bration of the vtss ! and which will not
lend to settle the vessel deep in the wa
ter when at high speed hut which will
rather lift and push the vessel by reason
of the fact that it will work when not
wholly submerged. In gene-al form, the
Made Is provided wph a straight end
edge, is much wider at a point near the
hub. and the face is converse towards the
end and concave towards the hub. By
reason of having the face converse a' the
end and concave in the center running to
PASTY FOOD
Ton Commonly Used.
The use of pasty cereals is not advis
able. A physician says: "Pasty cereals
are very lndigestibe and a bad thing for
the stomach, causing a depressed feeling
and quite a train of disorders, particularly
of the Intestine* and nerves.
‘‘Cereals, such a* wheat and oata. can
be cooked long enough and well enough
to fit them for human use, but the ordi
nary way of cooking leaves them in a
pasty condition.
A gentleman from Evansville, Ind„
whose name can be secured upon appli
cation to the I’ostum Cereal Cos., Ltd.,
Battle Creek, Mich., says: “My physi
cian prohibited the use of oats and wheat
for I was In a bad condition physically,
with pronounced dyspepsia He said the
heavy paste was indigestible, but that
Grape-Nuts, being a thoroughly cooked
food and cooked In such a manner as to
change the atarc-h Into grape sugar, could
he easily digested. I have become very
fond Indeed of Grape-Nuts, and all the
uncomfortable feeling* have disappeared.
I have gained nearly twelve pounds in
weight and have none of the distressed
full feeling after my meal* that I had
formerly. Grape-Nuts Food has done the
R-ork.". ■* 'd
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PURE
Royal is the most economical of all the
leavening agents.
Greater in leavening strength, a spoonful
raises more dough, or goes further.
Working uniformly and perfectly, it makes
the bread and cake always light and beautiful,
and there is never a waste of good flour, sugar,
butter and eggs.
Finer food; saving of money; saving of the
health of the family; the last is the greatest
economy of all.
Some baking powder makers claim their powders
are cheaper. They can be cheaper only if made
from cheaper materials. “Cheaper” means inferior
materials always. To cheapen the cost of an
article of food at the expense of its healthfulness,
• as is done in alum baking powders, is a crime.
BOYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK.
the hub, and by reason of the blade be
ing wider near the hub the strain on the
blades* is throfi'n near the shaft giving
power tor a given steam pressure. The
blades being concave and wider near the
hub forces the water down the blades to
the hub which causes a large displace
ment of water and prevents suction and
drag which would tend to retard the ves
sel. The blades being concave and wider
t the hub gives the propeller greater
power even if the blades are net wholly
submerged. The propeller is to be of two
three, or four blades and will be made
either adjustable to the hub or integral
therewith.
VALDOSTA’S NEWER TROUBLE.
Work on n Nexv Artesian Well—Put
ting in Water Meters.
Valdosta, Ga., Aug. 10 —The workmen,
who have been engaged in digging tho
system of sewers here, have had a great
deal of trouble recently, but it Is believed
now that the worst part of their work is
over. In the western part of the city they
encountered a flow of water that knock
ed them entirely out for awhile. At a
distance of twenty-six feet below the
ground, they struck a strata of "hard
pan.” a substance resembling a mixture
of iron, sand and rock. The crust was
about four or five* inches thick, and so
hard that It seemed impossible to pene
trate it for awhiie. When it was punc
tured, a stream of water broke through
with a flow of four hundred gallons a
minute. To get rid of this water a twen
ty-flve-horse-power engine and pump had
to be operated continuously. After sev
eral weeks of this sort of work, the pq>*
ing has been laid there, and the tunnel
under the Savannah. Florida and Western
road, another difficult piece of work, has
been effected. The piping under the road
was laid yesterday, and only four hundred
feet more of the tweniyaslx feet ditch
remains to be cut. After that is finished,
a quarter of a mile of piping will have
to be laid, at a depth of from twelve to
seventeen feet, to connect with the outfall
on the south of the city. The sewerage
people are boastful of the work they are
doing, and al! declare that the system
here will be second to none in the coun
try.
Work has been commenced on the new
artesian well here, and is to be pushed
rapidly through. The machinery was
placed in position early In the week and
began operating yesterday. The new
well is to be bored at the, water station,
nnd a large reservoir is to he placed in
the street adjoining. The reservoir is to
he covered over so as to hide it from view
and to leave the street open for travel.
It is estimated that the well will cost
about $1,509, and that It wiil double the
city's water supply. The contractors be
lieve that they will succeed in tapping a
vein of sulphur water as strong- as that
from the old well. No trouble has been
exserienced In boring so for. and none Is
apprehended, as the other well was made
in a short time and with no trouble at nil.
The city plumbers hove been busily en
gaged in putting In meters where water
Is used for street sprinklers. About sixty
parties In the city use water for sprink
ling their lawns, nnd the City Council re
centiy decided to adopt the meter sys
tem where the water I* used for these
purposes, making each citizen pay in pro
portion to the amount of water he uses.
Another advance step upon the port of
the municipal government here Is an In
crease in the number of arc lights here.
In the past Valdosta has been lighted by
thirty-five arc lights, but the town ha*
expanded to such an extent that twenty
five extra light# have been ordered, mak
ing the number In the city even sixty.
It Is believed that this number will give
the town much better lights than they
have ever had before.
I. C. Dees and his son, Arthur Dees,
went hunting on* day this week and found
a monster wildcat killing a sheep. They
set chase after the animal and raptured
It about five mile* away. The dogs and
the cat Indulged In a terrific battle, but
after a half hour’s time the cat showed
signs of weakening. One of the party end
ed the light by killing th cat with a club.
It is said to have been the biggest ani
mal of the kind that has been found In
this county.
The City Council will meet next Wednes
day to dispose of the new issue of bonds
which were recently voted to complete
the system of sewerage. Sealed bids have
been received and these will be opened at
the Council'# regular meeting, the high
est bidder to take the Issue of $25,009.
TO NAME TOWNE’S SUCCESSOR
POPULIST NATIONAL COMMITTEE
TO MEET IN CHICAGO.
Little Doubt That the Committee
Will Put Stevenson In Tovvne's
Place—The Executive Committee
Dili Not llnvf Authority to Ac# anil
the Nntlounl Committee W ns Call
ed to Sleet on Aug. 27—Branch
llenilqunrters in Chicago.
Chicago, July It).—The Executive Com
mittee of the Populist parly to-day de
cided to call a meeting of the National
Committee of that party to be held in this
city on Aug. 27. At that meeting the va
cancy on the presidential ticket occasion
ed by Mr. Townes declination of the
nomination for the vice presidency will be
filled.
Tho claim was made by some of the
members that this action could be taken
by the Executive Committee, but refer
ence to the minutes of the proceedings of
the Populist Convention showed that the
power to fill vacancies Is vested only in
the full National Committee.
The committee Issued the following ad
dress:
"Chicago, Aug. 10, 1900.—T0 the member#
of ihe People's party:
' A greeting: The Executive Commit
tee of the People's party takes this meth
od of expressing to you its gratification
on account of the absolute harmony
which exists between the allied parties.
There is no discord anywhere. On the
contrary, a commendable spirit of rivalry
exists between the Democrats, Populists
and Silver Republicans, as to who shall
make the best record in support of our
unrivalled leader, William J. Bryan.
"We have not been authorized to fill
the vacancy on our ticket, occasioned by
the declination of the Hon. Charles A
Towrie, and have called the National
Committee to meet In this city Aug 27
1909. We trust there may be' a full aV
tendance of the committee. Meanwhile
re assured that no discord will grow out
of the vice presidential situation.
"J. H. Edmiston, J. A. Edgerton. sec
retary.”
Members of the committee stated that
Mr Stevenson would without doubt be In
dorsed by the full committee when it
meets.
It was decid'd during the meeting that
branch national headquarters b estab
lished in Chi' ago, Ihe main national head
quarters to remain In Lincoln. Cnmmlt
t- etran Eugene Bmith of Chicago will be
In charge here.
HANNAH'S TRIP TO THE EAST.
He Says People Are Novr Paying
More Attention In l**ne>.
New York, Aug. 19.—Senator Hanna
chairman of the Republican National
Committee returned from Boston to New
York to-day and was at headquarters
early.
"I went to New England on tile invita
tion of local party leaders to m et a num
ber of prominent Republicans." the B n
ator said. "Now that Mr. Bryan's letter
is out 1 find that people are paying more
at ertlon to the Issues and are realizing
the danger of Bryanlem I am sure the
I arty will keep moving in New England."
He added that while In Boston he met
fenati r Hoar and took lunch with him
and about twenty-five other Republican
leaders, and told Mr. Hoar he was very
well satisfied with his published statement
of his position.
IN HONOR OF KING HUMBERT.
Me in or) n 1 fiervli-rs Held In Almost
Every City of Kroner.
Psrls. Aug. 10.—In almost every city ol
Franc# special service# wire held yester
day In memory of King Humbert of Italy.
The memorial services In Pari* were
very Imposing. They took place at the
Church of St Ciollde and were attended
by the members of the diplomatic corps,
many of the high French official* and
the United States national commissioners
to the exposition. The church was beau
tifully dtaped, a catafalque being erected
around which wet# torches and a hundred
tapers, - <
CAME NEAR BEING DROWNED.
Terrell Republicans Meet Other
Dun hod News Nates.
Dawson, Ga., Aug. 10—A few nights
ago Mr. Will Kitchens and sister. Miss
Annie May, while driving home (rom Web
ster county, had o very narrow escape
from drowning. A heavy min hud fallen
the day before, but being unaware that
the creek had swollen greatly, Mr. Kitch
ens drove Into It, when to his surprise,
the horse plunged into ten feet of water,
rushing and rolling like a river.
Kitchens realized hi* danger, and spring
ing from his buggy he swam to the horse
and cut the harness, allowing the strug
gling animal to go free.
By this time Miss Kitchens was standing
in the buggy, the water reaching up to
her nerk. After a couple oT hours of
heroic work on the part of her brother,
she was, with the buggy, pulled atthore
and driven home in safety.
The Terrell county Republicans in con
vention assembled have just elected J. C.
L. C. Jeffers, J. S. Thomas and
Brti Davis delegates to the Republican
Congressional Convention, which will meet
at Albany Saturday. These delegates re
ceived instructions to exert every effort
to put out a candidate for Congress. The
national administration was Indorsed
throughout, but nothing was don* In re
gard to the politics of ih* state.
The cotton crop In Terrell county *wn
damaged considerably last week by rains.
The sun came out after the rains and
scalded the cotton to the extent that the
leaves and fruit began to fall off. ißusl
has been reported in some fielda. The
first bale of the season weighed 48* pound*,
was classed as good middling and mar
keted Monday with Perry & Roberts,
bringing It) cents a pound. Several bales
have tieen received since.
Again this season Dawson will enjoy a
course of six lectures, established by fhe
Alkahest Lpceum Rureiau, The local or
ganization ha a just been completed with
Col H. A. Wilkinson as president, G. B.
Andrews, treasurer, and Prof. J. R. Han
kins, secretary.
Hanging at Tallahassee.
Tallahassee Fla , Aug 19—Will Wright,
colcred, was hanged here to-day for the
murder of John Smith, colored, In Octo
ber, 1897.
Right and Left.
From the New York Press.
Over which shoulder do you look the
easier when It is necessary to turn your
head, the right or left 7 A popular the
atrical manager who has been an excep
tionally close observer says the left, but
ha* no explanation of the phenomenon.
Let ten friends be walking ahead of you,
suddenly hall them and see how many
look liack over the left shoulder. He ea.vs
the proportion Is about 9 to 1. He who
looks over the right shoulder is usually
left-handed. Says this expert: ‘‘For the
last eighteen year* I have notified that
the proscenium box on tho left of the au
ditorium ls usually selected when there
is a choice between It and the one on tho
right; people always tell me that they like
it bemuse they can see better—that Is. by
looking at the stage with the head turned
toward the left." 1
This ls an Interrsttng observation, and
there is ample reason for the peculiarity,
but I have not noticed that the boxes
on the south side of the Metropolitan
Opera House command larger prices than
those on the north. Perhaps this may
bo accounted for by tho assumption that
tho stage of the Metropolitan is not so
much looked at as the folk and doings in
the auditorium. Those who look to tho
right to see the performance look to the
left to see the people of fine raiment and
beautiful ffesh. Some persons find It Im
possible to wink with both eyes, and the
one they do wink with usually Is the
weaker of the two. The left-handed mail
will look through a telescope with his
right eye, while the right-handed one will
use the left in reading the stars through
that Instrument. Some runners lead off
on the right foot, others on the left. Fond
mothers err In educating their children to
use the right hand more than the left;
It were better if they would teach boya
and girls to be ambidextrous.
—Reporta from Cubs, say that the to
bacco crop there Is enormous, but a large
proportion of "clear Havanas" will con
tinue to come from Connecticut, just the
same. *,
AGAINST THE MISSIONARIES.
SBNATOH TII.UMN W0l'!,0 NOT
MEND THEM TO CHlflA.
Think* C lirlstlaulty Should Not Hr
PrniMittlrri by Farrr—W ould Be
Willing to Support on All In it.to to
Guarantee the Integrity of the
Chinese Empire— tiuys MoK 1 ale y
Hus Alreuil y EiceedM Ills Coast!-
tntlnnnl Authority.
Columbia, 8. C., Auk. Ift -Senator Till
man to-day gave hia views on the Chin*
question. He Is unalterably opposed, he
say*, to missionaries going to China to
teach religion, favore convening Con
gress at this crisis, and will support an
alliance with Great Britain and Japan to
prevent partition. He said:
"Since the downfall of Napoleon Europe
has not faced such a earioua situation. It
is a great pily the United States is com
pelled to mix up in it, but we are neces
sarily forced to protect our ambassador,
and, as far as possible, to protect the
mlsrlonaries who have ventured Into the
interior. 1 uhl.c op.nion Is universally in
favor of going that far, but President Mc-
Kinley haa already transcended his con
stitutional authority and should hav* ca'l
ed Congress together as soon as the ait
nation became scute. If bn can Invade
China with one regiment without author
ity of Congress there le no limit to his
use of troops. A brigade, a division, an
army corps, can be sent there by execu
tive order with just as much authority,
and the power visted In Congress to de
clare war Will have been usurped to all
practical purposes by the President. No
doubt the President would have convened
Congress but for the fact that we have
an election on hand; but that is no excuse
for Ignoring hie oath of office and over
riding the conslltutlcn
The policy to be pursued In the event
of the capture of Pekin by the allied forces
is the one which should cauee as much
concern a the usurpation of power by
the President. The partition of China
ought not to be thought of for a moment;
certainly the American people do no*
want any share of the country Our in
terest le to preserve trade relations and
an equality of duties with our competi
tors In manufactures.
"I would support a policy looking to the
maintenance of the Integrity of the Chi
nese Umpire, and to that end would be
willing to see England, Japan and ths
United State* form, an offensive and de
fensive alliance lo guarantee the integ.
rlty of the Chinese Empire with equal
opportunities ol trade with all Christen
dom.
“In regard to the missionaries and the
future effort to force the Chinese to pro
tect them. 1 em utterly opposed. We do
not admit the Chinese, even to work, and
the ides of their sending missionaries
here to preach Is as preposterous to us
ss our sending missionaries to them. If
the Christian religion cannot an
entrance to the Chinese people on Its mer
its through persuasion, I see no warrant
In Christianity forcing It on them at iha
point of the bayonet; that religion is the
religion of love and not of force."
EAGLE KILLED, CHILD SAVED.
Sheba* gen Farmer Shot Bird a* It
Was Carrying Array Hts Baby.
From the Chicago Tribune.
Aheboygan. Wls., July 3J— Asa great
eagle was flying away wi>h his baby
daughter, T. Amlth, a farmer of Sheboy
gan Fells, se'sed his rifle, took quick aim,
and killed the bird The bullet passed
cion* to the child, but did not injure It.
The eagle measured feet and 14 Inches
from tip to Up of wing*.
While at work Smith saw the bird fly
close to his children, and before he could
reach them It had seised hit daughter
Mary, aged S year*.
The man secured the rifle and when he
flred the child and bird fell to the ground,
the child not being injured
The eagle was the first killed in Sheboy
gan county in a long time.
Old Herrs and gores—No Care, Ke
Fay.
Tour druggist will refund your money If
Paso Ointment falls to euro you. Me.
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