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THE MORNING NEWS. J. H. B9TILL, Preside nt. Established 1830. - - Incorporated 1888. NOT AN EASY TASK WAS THAT OF THE CABLE SHIP BILVERTOWX. LAYING THE PACIFIC CABLE WAS ACCOMPLISHED IX A SIEGE OF BAD WEATHER. Biclttn* Run Was That of the Ves afl From Son Francisco to Hono lulu—A* the Ship Paid Out Her Cable She Became Lighter and Wan Buffeted by Wind and Waves. Some Delicate Operations Were Made Xecessary Because of the Adverse Conditions. Honolulu, Jan. 2 (via Pacific Cable). —The voyage of the Silvertown was eventful and at times unpleasantly ex citing. Twelve hours out from San Francisco the cable ship was beset by bad weather, which continued, with the exception of one day, to the ertd of the voyage. Variable winds, that at times approached the velocity of gales, and heavy seas, that buffeted her about, retarded the progress as well as endangered the safety of the cable. In fact, every adverse condition that Is in the laying of a cable was met with, and at times made the task a most hazardous one. On the second day out one particular ly heavy sea boarded the starboard bow and swept the deck from fore to aft, smashed the scullery light and broke the gangway ladder. The chart rooms on the hurricane deck were flooded. and the bridge itself was in vaded at time by the turbulent seas. Those at work in the paying out room on the main deck and about the ca ble machinery waded in water to their knees Cable Went Out Fast. Under ordinary conditions the line is paid out seven per cent, faster than the speed of the vessel. This was in creased during the storm to 10 per cent. Even with this concession the strain" was terrible. As the ship lifted and lurched, the groat drum around which the strand was passing would almost cease to revolve one moment, only to resume with a rush the next, rendering the life of the men in the tanks a seeming, if not a real, hazard. On Friday, Dec. 19, the first section of the cable, measuring 929 nautical miles, was finished, and the vessel was stopped to make the change to the af ter tank containing the second section. This hazardous operation was success fully carried out in a little more than an hour and progress was resumed. As the vessel grew lighter the rolling In creased. The character of the cargo and the ponderous deck machinery made her particularly susceptible to the swell. Crossed Another Cable, Saturday, the 20th, was notable for tw’o things," the crossing of the Van couver-Australian cable at 4 o’clock in the morning and the receipt of the first batch of news from San Fran cisco. From Tuesday noon to Wednesday night the deepest water was crossed, averaging 3.000 fathoms. Thursday, Dec. 25. Christmas day. was not a pleasant one to the people on the Silvertown, and the celebration of the day was postponed to a more favorable time. The wind veered around to the northwest and increased its velocity to that of Monday and Tuesday, just before midnight a final change of tanks was made, the after tank being emptied of its 996 miles of cable, and the bight transferred to the forward tank. The change w r as made extremely hazardous owing to the now almost empty vessel. tossing and roll ing in the heavy seas. Made Fast to Raoy. Throughout the day a gale blew, with the end of the deep sea cable in sight and with it the necessity of cutting or buoying the end. An anxious night was passed by all on board. No mem ber of either staff attempted to sleep. After 8 o’clock in the evening, the Sil vertown’s speed, was reduced in order to bring her to a suitable buoying place towards daylight. It was with difficulty that the ,line was made fast to the caible and the end buoyed. Word has given to cut the line at 5:20, and as the 6-inch Manila hawser was cut with the knife, it parted with a snap. So great wks the strain upon it that friction caused it to take fire as it passed over the sheaves at the stern and the sparks scattered about the deck in a pyrotechnic display. The buoy was jerked overboard with terrific force, but quickly righted it-' self. The cable was safely buoyed In 450 fathoms of water and the vessel proceeded to Honolulu, where she ar rived at noon on Dec. 26. E. D. Moore. ONE SPAN FINISHED. now the Cable Connection With Honolulu Was Made. Honolulu, Jan. 2.—The Commercial Cable Company’s cable was completed at S:4O o’clock last night, when the two ends were brought together in Molokai channel, thirty-five miles from Honolulu, where the San Francisco end had been buoyed since Dec. 26. Shortly after communication was es tablished, the fact was announced to the crowd-in waiting and was greeted with applause. Judge Cooper, repre senUng Gov. Do lb. who was absent from the Island, sent a message to President Roosevelt, announcing the opening and extending a greeting from the citizens of Hawaii. A public cele bration over the completion of the ca ble will be held in the capital grounds to-morrow. , Having buoyed the deep-sea end the cable in the turbulent Molokai channel at 5:20 o'clock on the morning of Friday, Dec. 26, after much difficul ty and great risk, the Silvertown came on to Honolulu, docking at the naval wharf at noon. The big ship was met in the harbor by tugs and excursion boats, carrying welcoming delegations with bands of music, and escorted to the wharf, where a great crowd await ed. Stormy weather prevented further cable laying until Det. 28, when the short shore end was laid. The cable was hauled up on the soil of picturesque San Souci Park amid the shouts of thousands and the crash of a band of music playing a cable march dedicated to President Mackey. There was no ceremony further than the laying of a lei. or native wreath, boon the end of the cable by Mrs. Jlairaimalj Jftflftuntj Hawes, who repeated the customary | native greeting, “Aloha!” Heavy seas compelled the Silvertown to remain at anchor until yesterday, when scarcely a breeze stirred the waters of the harbor. A few minutes after 4 o’clock in the morning the Silvertown heaved anchor and made a start down the bay. Shortly after 1 o’clock in the afternoon the Silvertown reached the point where the end was buoyed. The sea was not rough, but the swell rolled the vessel considera bly. Great care was taken in handling her while taking up the buoy. It was finally accomplished at 3:44 o'clock without untow r ard incident. The con nection with the testing room was quickly made and San Francisco re sponded promptly to the call. Connection was made at 4:04 be tween the two lines and Honolulu by the Four hours were spent In testing and allowing the recently laid like to acquire the temperature of the ocean depths. At 8:40 p. m., Honolulu time, came the first call from San Francisco. MESSAGE TO ROOSEVELT. And His Reply Upon tlie Completion the Cable, Washington, Jan. 2.—The following cablegram was received at the White House at 2:30 o’clock this morning, dated Honolulu, Jan. 1, 1.33 p. m.: "The President, Washington: The people of the territory of Hawaii send their greetings to you, and express their gratification at the inauguration of telegraphic communication with the mainland. We all believe that the re moval of the disadvantage of isolation will prove a strong factor in upbuild ing of a patriotic and progressive American commonwealth in these isl ands, Henry E. Cooper, “Secretary of Hawaii.” The President's response was as fol lows: “White House, Washington, Jan. 2, 1903. —Henry E. Cooper, Secretary of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii: The Presi dent sends through you to Gov. Dole and the people of Hawaii his hearty congratulations upon the opening of the cable. He believes that it will tend to knit the people of Hawaii more closely than ever to their fellow citi zens of the mainland, and will be for the great advantage of all our people. "George B. Cortelyou, "Secretary to the President.” HUGER MAY BE NEXT GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT. Reported That He May Succeed Maber With the S. A. L. Norfolk, Va., Jan. 2.—Vice President and General Manager J. M. Barr of the Seaboard Air Line refused to-night to confirm or deny the report that Maj. F. K. Huger, superintendent of the Second division of the Seaboard Air Line, would be named to-morrow as general superintendent of that system, to succeed N. D. Maher, resigned. It is generally believed, however, that he will be appointed. Maj. Huger and Mr. Barr were to gether in conference to-day for some time. DYNAMITE KILLED MINERS. Explosion Occurred ns n Stick of the Stott Was Moved. Pottsville, Pa., Jan. 2.—A quantity of dynamite exploded in one of the gang ways of the Oak Hill colliery one mile north of Minersville to-day. instantly killing three miners and injuring a dozen others. The dead miners are Michael Onder, 37 years old, married, with four chil dren: Andre Onder, married, with four children and Joseph Prokop, married with two children. The explosion occurred while one of the men was removing a stick of the explosive. BRAVED THE SHARKS To Lay Coanter Mines In Naval Maneuvers. Manila, Jan. 2—A boat’s crew from the United States cruiser Don Jan de Austria made the first successful at tack on the mine fields in the man euvers near Subig Bay. The boat cap sized as it was approaching the mines and part of the crew with Ensign Bab cock leading, swam a mile, although the water was infested with sharks, towing counter mine bouys, which were suc cessfully placed. The searchlights of the warships did not discover the opera tion. Ensign Babcock and his men were congratulated on their courage. Rear Admiral Evans’ fleet will aban don Subig Bay Monday and come to Manila for heavy gun practices. One target will represent a submarine boat. It will be towed by a submarine ves sel and will appear bn the! surface briefly. GEORGIANS IN N^vITyOFIK. Will Hold Their Annnnl Banquet on Feb. 3. New York, Jan. 2.—The Georgia So ciety of New York will give its sec ond annual banquet here Feb. 3. Gov. Terrell of Georgia and staff; Clark Howell, president of the Georgia Sen ate: United States Senators Bacon and Clay of Georgia; Gov. Odell, Mayor Low and Rear Admiral Schley have been invited to attend. CHRISTMAS TOY PISTOLS CLAIM TWO MORE. Norfolk, Va„ Jan. 2.—The list of fa talities from lockjaw caused by pow der burns from toy pistols on Christ mas Increased by two to-day, and has reached a total of six. while several other children are being treated. Raymond Joyner, white, 5 years old, and Sam Wilkins, colored, 9 years old, died to-day. Mayor James G. Riddick ha* ordered the police to confiscate all toy pistols found in the possession of children. SAVANNAH. GA.. SATURDAY. JANUARY 3. 1003. EARTH GAVE WAY BIG BUILDINGS TUMBLED IXTO THE YAWNING PIT. VERY HEART OF A TOWN SANK INTO RUINS WHERE THE CHASM YAWNED. Abandoned Workings of the Dela ware and Hudson Company Gave Way Beneath Building In Oly phaiit. Pa.—Cave-ln Covered 6,000 Sqnare Feet—Four Houses Toppled Into It and nectiine Debria—Set tling I.nated for Nearly an Hour. I.oaa Amounted to Abont $30,000. Scranton, Pa.. Jan. 2.—Abandoned workings of the Eddy Creek colliery of the Delaware and Hudson Com pany, beneath the very heart of the town of Olyphant, caved in this after noon and engulfed four frame build ings, covering an aggregate ground space of 6,000 square feet. The settling was gradual, and people in the affected territory escaped with out being immediately endangered. A gang of men and boys who were at work in the mine beyond the fall en countered a flooded “dip,” or depres sion in a vein in making their way out by a circuitous route and had to swim from one rise to the other. No one either above or below ground, however, sustained any injury. At 3 o’clock the settling began. At 3:30 it w r as no longer perceptible. In the intervening half hour, O’Brien's three-story hotel, Miss Ann Evans’ double dwelling, Mrs. Jane Ackerly’s double store building and a one-story barber shop were a mound of debris in the yawning pile, with the upper most part of the mound forty feet be low the surface. O’Brien's hotel, which plunged first into the opening, has entirely disap peared. A few houses are projecting over the edge of the pit. The vein that caved in is 115 feet below the surface. Its Start Was Gradual. The settling started In the street just in front of the hotel property. The brick street pavement was seen to be working and the telegraph poles and trees along the curb were noticed to be wobbling. The cause was at once apparent, and the alarm was given to all the neighborhood. Two sick guests were removed from the hotel and taken two blocks away to a private house. Some attempt was made at saving the contents of the building, but the rapid ly increasing size of the opening in the street put a stop to this, and every one fled from the neighborhood. Twenty minutes after the disturbance was first noticed the opening had widr ened until It reached all the way across the street and half-way be neath the O’Brien hotel. Then, with a terrific crash, the hotel pitched for ward, turned completely about and landed on its roof in the bottom of the abyss. A moment later the adjoining double dwelling of Mrs. Evans fell over the edge .and demolished itself on the ruins of the hotel. The Ackerly double store building and the Evans barber shop property slid into the chasm about the same time and piled themselves, broken and twisted, on the other debris. No Further Settling Expected. It is believed there will be no fur ther settling, but no one went to bed to-night in any building within fifty yards of the disturbed area. The property damage Is estimated at $30,000. District Superintendent Bennett of the Delaware and Hudson Company went into the mine with a party of other officials and made an examina tion about 5 o’clock. They came out and reported that the settling had ceased. The workings which had set tled were In the uppermost of the work ed out veins. The timbers, It Is explained by the company officials, supported a thin roof of rock, which in turn supported, stratas of quicksand and gravel ex tending to the surface. The timbers rotted, the roof gave way and all above then sank into the pit. Up to midnight no further disturb ance had been reported. MANEUVERS OF FLEET. Dewey Keports That a Coal Passer Wa* Drowned. Washington, Jan. 2.—The Navy De partment has received the following cablegram from Admiral Dewey, dated San Juan: “Combined squadrons reassembled at Culebra; visits to various West Indian ports most cordially welcomed, effect excellent In every respect; fleet con tinuing tactical exercise; marine and torpedo flotilla engaged in special drills, Including night attack by the latter upon designated ships; E. Brail ey, coal passer, drowned In sinking of Newark's steam cutter by cdlllslon with torpedo boat.” TAGS~FOR fertilizer. A Single Day'* Sale* Amounted to gl 4,270. Alanta, Jan. 2.—Commissioner of Agriculture O. B. Stevens sold to-day $14,276 worth of fertilizer tags for 1903. This is the largest day’s sale on rec ord in the history of the department. The annual sales of fertilizer tags amount to about $45,000. CONSUMERS OF OIL ARE GOING BACK TO COAL. New Orleans, Jan. 2. —New Orleans is now without a supply of fuel oil, and all the furnaces recently converted to the use of oil burners are being chang ed back so that coal may be uaed. Only one concern in this city, the Lone Star and Crescent, has been supplying fuel oil. In the last few days it has sent circulars to its customers, saying th-.t after Jan. 1 It would no longer be able to supply oil to them. The com pany states that it Is unable to get sufficient oil from Beaumont to Bieet the wants of Us customers, 1 FORECASTS ARE VALUABLE. Weather Bnrenu Clitef Show* Whut They Effect. Washington, Jan. 2. —The American Association for the Advancement of Science to-day agreed to request President Roosevelt to appoint a phy sician as a member of the Isthmian Canal Commission. The following were appointed -ns a committee to secure a suitable mem orial to Dr. Reed, the army surgeon who performed notable work in im proving the sanitary conditions in Cuba: D. C. Gilman, Alexander Gra ham Beil, ex-Surgeon General Stern berg, U. S. A.; Seth Low, J. G. Sehur man, W. H. Welch, A. S. Hewitt, C. S. Minot and S. E. Chaille. The feature of the sessions of the section on social and economic science was a review of the work of the. De partment of Agriculture by their chiefs. Prof. Willis L. Moore, chief of the Weather Bureau, said that it cost $1,230,000 a year to make the forecasts: that the frost warnings of a few days ago in Florida saved millions of dol lars to the people of that state and the forewarning of a single cold wave recently saved shippers $4,000,000. Many addresses were delivered at the sessions of the various sections. Prof. B. E. Fernow of the Agricul tural Department, discussing tim ber supply outlook in the United States, said that a calculation of the present stand of virgin timber in the United States, ready to supply the demand for lumber, showed the improbability, it not impossibility, of the United States meeting the increasing demand for lumber another thirty years, under present methods of utilization. Dr. H. Wiley, chief of the chemistry bureau of the Agricultural Department, said the work of his bureau had result ed in the enactment of state laws which saved farmers millions of dollars by preventing frauds in connection with the sale of fertilizers. Prof. P. T. Galloway, chief of the bureau of plant Industry, said anew orange had been created in Florida which bids fair to build up anew mar malade industry. MESSENGER BOYS STRIKE. Those nt Mneon IMiln’t I.ike Hedue tlons in Their Pay. Macon, Jan. 2. —Six messenger boys at the Western Union office have been on a strike to-day, leaving only 7 to do the work of the office. Wages have been reduced from 2 cents to one and one-half cents per message. Manager Jackson says that if he cannot get enough white boys he will hire negroes to deliver telegrams. There were ten boys on strike last night, but three of the number came back this morning. The strikers are abusing other boys who are at work and have threatened to do them vio lence. Manager Jackson frightened them away by saying that he would call the police if they did not go away from the back door. Ben Mapp a boy about 7 years old, thinking that Clerk Palmer was to be blamed for the trouble, dared that gentleman, who weighs about 200 pounds, to come out in the alley and fight it out. Manager Jackson says thht he thinks that the boys will be able to make up the reduction by carrying packages and other articles, which will be al lowable since the District Messenger Service now employs the boys and does the delivery business of the Western Union Company. READY FOR AN ATTACK. Gun* Mounted on Wall* for the He fenp of Fp*. Tangier, Morocco, Jan. 2.—Advices from Feg, under yesterday's date, have been received here. Guns were then being mounted on the walls for the de fense of the city, but the rebels re mained Inactive. They have not suffi cient supplies for 'expeditions from their headquarters. The city of Fez continued quiet, but thd dearness of food was causing dis content. If the situation becomes more grave the Sultan will abandon the cap ital, retire to Rabat and summon the border tribes to a holy war. The Sul tan will then proclaim himself shereef and defender of Islam, renounce all European leanings, and then at the head of new forces, ( attempt to retake Fez. ZOUAVES TO MOROCCO. Paris. Jan. 2.—Telegrams received here from Oran, Algeria, announce that detachments of Zouaves (French troops) have been ordered to the Moor ish frontier. WANTS EXPECTED CHILD. Crown Prince Want* no Substitution Practiced. Berlin, Jan. 2. —The Saxon court is determined to make an attempt to ob tain possession of the expected child of the Crown Princess, according to the Boersen Courier, and has instruct ed its chief police agent, Schwarz, at Geneva, to keep a sharp lookout and avoid deception by the substitution of another child. The intention of the Crown Prince is to claim the fatherhood of the child and educate It at the Saxon court. FOB A NEW RAILROAD. Organization to Build From New Or leans to Chicago. New Orleans. Jan. 2.—The New Or leans and San Francisco Railroad was chartered here to-day with a capital Stock of $5,000,000. Local capitalists have become associated with officials of the St. Louis and San Francisco road in the enterprise. The object of the corporation is to build a line of railroad from New Orleans, by way of Arkansas to Chicago, The organization is in connection with the entrance of the ’Frisco into New Orleans. POPE AGAINST DUELS. Rome. Jan. 2.—The Pope Is about to Issue an encyclical against the prac tice of duelling. He will appeal to all Christian government* to suppress the practice, which It describes as a sur vival $ Um Middle Ages. REMEDY FOR TRUSTS MEASURES THAT SENATOR HOAR WILL PROPOSE. COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY WILL FIRST CONSIDER THE SEN ATOR'S BILL. llllt Dora Not Kepenl the Present In terstate Commerce Act or tlie Slicrmnu Anti-Trust Law —It Ap propriates SIIOO,OOO fur the Proae eutlon of Offenacß Cos ml 11 lona Wl l It Which Corporations Arc Called 1 |iou to Comply—Must File Complete Rcporta of Operational Washington, Jan. 2.—Senator Hoar has completed and to-day made public the anti-trust bill, which he asked leave before the Senate adjourned for the holidays to introduce. The bill goes to the Committee on Judiciary, of which Senator Hoar is chairman, it is entitled, “A bill for the regulation of trusts and corporations engaged in internal or interstate commerce.” The first section continues in force the present interstate commerce act and the so-called Sherman anti-trust law. Section two appropriates $500,000 to en able the Attorney General to prosecute offenses under this and existing acts and authorizes him to employ necessary assistance. Section throe provides that after June, 30, 1904, no corporation, joint stock com pany or other association, whose stock holders are not personally liable for their debts, created by any state or territory, shall engage in commerce with foreign nations or among the sev eral states, or continue to carry on such commerce, unless it shall comply with the following conditions; Must File Statements. First. It shall file a statement In the office of the Interstate Commerce Com mission, signed and sworn to by its president. Its treasurer. Its general manager and a majority of its direc tors, or by the persons exercising the powers usually exercised by such of ficers and directors of such corpora tions, joint stock companies, and oth er associations, on or before the fif teenth day of September in the year 1904, and shall on or before the fif teenth day of September in each year thereafter file a like statement for the year ending with the 30th day of June in said years, respectively, showing; Second. The amount of its capital Stock. Third. The market value of the same. Fourth. How much of the same has been paid in in full in cash; or if the same has not been paid-in full in cash, what has been received bv the said corporation, Joint stock company or other association In lieu thereof, and the value of whatever shall have been so received by it. Fifth—The names of all the officers and directors of such corporation, Joint stock company, or other association, and all agents instructed with the gen eral management of Its affairs. Dividends Must Show. Sixth—The amount It has paid In dividends during said period, the rate of percentage of such dividends and times of paying the same. Seventh —A statement of all the stock owned by it of any other corporation, joint stock company or other associa tion, specifying the corporation, joint stock company, or other association, and the number and value of shares in each; the amount of its own stock held by other corporations, joint stock companiets or othyr associations and the value thereof; and the amount of stock in other corporations, Joint stock companies, or other associations held in trust for it, or in which it has any interest, directly or indirectly, abso lute or conditional, legal or equitable, specifying the corporations, Joint stoi'k companies, or other associations. Eighth—An undertaking signed by said officers, general managers aitfl directors, that they will comply with the provisions of this and ull other laws of the United States In the agreement of the affairs of said cor porations, joint companies or other as sociations; and that they accept the provisions and liabilities of this act, and the obligations by it Imposed, so long as they shall continue to hold or exercise said office or authority. The Attorney General of the United States may at any time require of any corporation. Joint stock company or other association so engaged, any statement he may think fit in regard to the conduct of its business. And he may especially require any such cor poration, joint stock company or oth er association to give a list of all con tracts or transactions entered into within the twelve months preceding such requisition, in which it has sold any article or product, or carried any article or product at a rate less than the ordinary market price. If such ar ticle or product had been sold or car ried by any other person than the party to such transaction. And he may further require the reasons for such distinctions and the circumstances at tending the lsame. Fine Fixed at fN.trbO. Section four provides: “That every person, corporation, Joint stock company or other associa tion engaged In commerce with foreign nations or among the several states, who shall enter into any contract, combination or conspiracy, or who shall give any direction or authority to do any act, for the purpose of driving out of business any other person engaged therein, or who for such purpose shall in the course of such commerce, sell any article or product at less than Its fair market value, or at less price than it Is accustomed to demand or receive thereafter In any other place under like conditions; or who shall sell any article upon a condition, contract, or undertaking that It shall not he sold again by the purchaser or restrain such sale by the purchaser, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on con viction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $6,000, or by Im prisonment not exceeding one year, or both said punishments, In the discre tion of the court.” Section 5 forbids any corporation whose stock is controlled by another corporation from engaging In interstate commerce If the controlling corporation violates this act. Section 6 provides that the books of corporations shall be subject to in spection by the Attorney General. In Section 7 presidents, directors and (Continued on Fifth I'age.> THEY MET HEAD-ON. Engine Crews Were Killed and Otlterx AA'ere Injured. Burlington, Vt„ Jan. 2. —A wild en gine, running from Burlington to Rut land, on the Rutland Railroad, crash ed into the northbound flyer from New York to-night *at Shelburne. The crews of both engines were kill ed and a brakemau w ho was riding on the wild engine was probably fatally hurt and nearly every one of the fly er’s crew were Injured more or less seriously. No passenger was serious ly hurt, although many received bruises. The dead are: Dennis Mahoney of Rutland, engin eer of the flyer; R. Uowey of Rutland, engineer of the wild engine; James Fitzpatrick of Tyronga, fireman; D. N. Chase of Rutland, fireman. The cause of the accident Is not definitely known. Dr. W. Seward Webb, president of the road, says that he believes Engineer Cowey, who had charge of the wild engine, had figured that the flyer would be late, as it us ually was, and that he could run to Shelburne for a siding before the up train reached that point. The flyer . was on schedule time. The Impact of the collision was terrific, and only t)4 heaviness of the flyer prevented a greater disaster. As it was, both en gines were totally demolished, the boil er of one exploding with a terrific re port. BOARDS CAN BORROW TO PAY TEACHERS. That Is UnilerNt4M.il ,o Hi- the Opin ion of .1 n<l Hi- Hart. Atlanta, Jan. 2.—Attorney General John C. Hart Is expected within a few days to render a formal opir.lon to the effect that county boards of education can legally borrow money, not In ex cess of the amount due by the state out of the educational fund, for the purpose of paying off the teachers in advance of the receipt of their propor tion of the fund from the state treas ury. This is a reversal of an opinion on the same subject rendered lust sum mer by Attorney General Roykin Wright. Judge Hart has already ex pressed an opinion that this can be done legally In a letter w'ritten to Wade H. Wood, county school commis sioner of Washington county. If this can be done it will enable the county boards to make monthly pay ments to the teachers, which has long been desired. State School Commission er W. B. Merritt says he will send out the checks for the balance of last year’s w>ork, the total being about $600,- 000, about Jan. 10 to 15. About the middle of February the teachers will also be paid for January’s w'ork. BREAKING UP BLACKMAIL. Greene'* Order a* Comtnlaaloner I* HI reeted at It. New York, Jan. 2. —Gen. F. V. Greene, commissioner of police an nounced to-day that he will appoint three additional Inspectors, bringing the force up to fifteen. He is also con sidering the establishment of a system of telephone signal boxes. After a con sultation with Deputy Commissioners Ebstein and Piper and Chief Inspector Cortright, Commissioner Greene is sued the following order to-day: "All precinct detectives and patrol men doing fluty in plain clothes, whether in the districts fir in the pre cinels and whether detailed to fluty by the police commlsisoner or by in spectors of districts or captains of pre cincts, are hereby returned to duty as patrolmen, to take effect Jan. 7, and they will not be eligible for detail of any kind during ninety flays from that date.” By this order 262 men are ordered to duty as patrolmen, and each one Is transferred to a 'hew precinct. Com missioner Greene is taking his action. It is understood, with a view of break ing up the system of blackmail, which Is alleged to exist In the department. WILL BEGIN IN MAY. To Loy Another Link of the Cable From Manila. New York, Jan. 2.—Clarence Mnckay, president; George J. Ward, vice pres ident and general mahager, and the other officials of the Commercial Pa cific Cable Company are greatly pleas ed at the completion of the company's cable between San Francisco and Ha waii. Speaking of the project Mr. Ward said: "The widespread Interest created by bringing the Hawaiian Islands Into electric touch with the Pacific coast Is evidenced by congratulatory cable grams received to-day. Rapid progress is being made in the manufacture of the sections to be laid between Hono lulu and Manila, and over 3.500 miles of this cable have already been man ufactured. I fully expect messages will be exchanged with Manila July 4, next. The laying of the remaining sections will commence from Manila the first week in May. next.” DEN OF COUNtIrFEITERS WAS RAIDED. Italian* raptured Who Made and Shoved the Queer. Wilmington, Del., Jan. 2.—Secret Service Agent George F. Foster of Washington, after a long investigation, has succeeded in locating a counter feiters’ den at No. 528 West Second street, this city, and to-day it was raided by the police. Biagni Malearo so, better known as “Mike Ross,” Sa thia Malearoso, hi* wi/e, and Nicola di Pacao, his brother-in-law, were ar rested, and the plant captured. It was an unusually large one, comprising ten moulds, a number of mixing pots, dies, presses and other counterfeiting para phernalia. FREEMAN ON THE BOARD. Appointed a Trustee of tile Soldier*’ Home. Atlanta, Jan. 2.—Gov. Terrell to-day appointed Judge R. A. S. Freeman of West Point a trustee of the Confeder ate Soldiers’ Home, to succeed Judge S. W. Harris of Carrollton. Judge Harris resigned, because of the fact that his health would not permit of his Attending to this along with his ardu ous duties on the bench. DAILY. $8 A YEAR. 5 CENTS A COPY. WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEBK.SI AYEAR CLOSED THE OFFICE RESIGNATION OF THE NEGRO WO MAN NOT ACCEPTED. RESIGNATION COMPULSORY. PRESIDENT MAKES A STATEMENT REGARDING THE OUTRAGE. President’s Cabinet Considered the C use of the Post o 111 re.nt I nil In no In. Miss.—lt AA'lls Derided to Close Up the Office anil Make Greenville the Postotliee for Iml in no In—Her Color Apparently tlie Only Objection l rued Against the Woman Hold ing the Office. Washington, Jan. s.—The feature of the cabinet meeting to-day was the decision to close permanently the post office at Indianola, Miss., from which the postmaster, Minnie M. Cox, colored, resigned under compulsion a few days ago, since which time the office has been closed. The bondsmen have brought the matter to the attention of the au thorities here with the view to being relieved of the responsibility of the accumulated mall. The Postmaster General has had a thorough investiga tion made and believes that the woman was obliged to resign under duress— that her life was Having represented this to the cabinet, after a long discussion, the decision above noted was reached, and the office will not be reopened until the people In the district are willing to accept thia woman as postmaster. During the afternoon the President discussed with several members of the cabinet other features of the case of the Cox woman, Postmaster General Payne being in conference with the President for an hour or more. It was decided, finally, to <ssue a formal state ment concerning the Indianola case. Secretary Cortelyou, for the President, made public the following. Httil Given Satisfaction. '“The pofctmatster at ;india.naola. Miss., is Minnie M. Cox, a colored woman. She served three years as IK>stmaster under President Harrison. When President McKinley came sho was again appointed, in 1897, . nearly six years ago. Her character and standing In the community are in dorsed bjr the best and most reputable people in the town. Among those on her bond is the present Democratic state senator from the district, to gether with the leading banker of In dianaola and an ex-state senator from the district, also a Democrat. The postmaster and her husband own from $19,000 to $15,000 worth of property in Sunflower county. The report of postoflice inspectors who have investi gated the office from time to time show that she has given the utmost satisfaction to all the patrons of tha office, that she is as all times courte ous, faithful, competent and honest In the discharge of her duties. Her moral standing In the community U of the highest. Her reputation Is of tha best. Few offices of this grade in any state are conducted better. “The postmaster recently forwarded her resignation to take effect on Jan. 1, but the report of Inspectors and information received from various rep utable white citizens of the town and neighborhood show that the resig nation was forced by a brutal and law less element purely on the ground of her color and was obtained under ter ror of threats of physical violence. The mayor of the town and the sheriff of the county both told the postofflee In spector that if she refused to resign they could not be answerable for her safety, although at the same time not one word was Bald against her man agement of the office. On Jan. 1 the bondsmen of the postmaster telegraph ed that the postoffice was closed,but that the postmaster claimed that her res ignation was In the President’s hands to take effect Jan. 1, and that there had been no advice of the appointment of her successor. The telegram closed with this statement: “ 'Prompt action necessary for relief of business interests.' A Flagrant Outrage. ”In the view of the President the relief of the business Interests, which are being Injured solely by the action of the lawless element of the town. Is wholly secondary to the preservation of law and order and the assertion of the fundamental principle that this government will not connive at or tol erate wrong and outrage of such fla grant character. “By direction of the President the following telegram was sent by the Postmaster General to the bondsmen: " 'The postmaster’s resignation has been received, but not accented. In view of the fact that the office aft In dianola is closed, all mall addressed to that office will be forwarded to Green ville.’ “The papers In the case have been sent to the Attorney General for ac tion.” THREE STORES BURNED. Property I,os* Was $20,000 and On* Man Was Burned. Gadsden, Ala.. Jan. 2.—Fire started early this morning In a room over the Cudahy Packing Company and quick ly spread to the Dr. D. C. Turrentlne whoDsaie grocery store and Turren tine bottling works. Three stores, with their contents, were destroyed. The loss is estimated at $20,000, partially insured. Joseph Wilson, In whose room the fire is said to have originated, was burned to death, and W. H. Gewln. who occupied the room with him, had a narrow escape'. CHINA PAIlf IN SILVER. _______ V Shanghai, Jan. 2.—The tao tai has paid the January Instalment of the international Indemnity on a silver basis. He expressed }iis Inability to accept the Interpretation of the pro tocal adopted by the International Bankers' Association. BRET HARTEWAS WORTH ONLY SI,BOO. London, Jan. 2. —Letters of adminis tration of the estate of the late Bret Harte have been granted. The total value of the estate is placed at sl,Bofc