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THE MORNING NEWS. J. H. ESTILL, President. Established 1850. - - Incorporated 188S. IN A FIERCE FIGHT OFFICERS OF THE LAW JOIN WITH RIOTING MINERS. THREE MINERS WERE KILLED. MANY OTHERS OF BOTH SIDES WERE WOUNDED. Battle Occurred In Ralriich Coanty. W. Va.—Sheriff Cook and Deputy U. S. Marshal Cunningham Led the Attacking Po*e— Surprised the Rioters and Demanded Their Surrender Reply Was a Shot Thnt Opened the Battle Officers Won and Took Many Prisoners. Charleston. Kanawha County, W. Va., Feb. 25. —At Stanniford City, Ra leigh county, a terrible battle took place at dawn to-day, between the joint posses of Deputy United States Marshal Cunningham and Sheriff Cook on one side, and rioting miners on the other, as a result of which three miners were killed, two others mortally wounded and a number of others on both sides more or less seriously hurt. The dead: Dick Taylor, Dob son, and an unknown miner. Mortally wounded: John Heiser, Ir win Lawson. The trouble grew out of the attempt to arrest thirty-four miners for the vio lation of the blanket injunction issued by Federal Judge Keller last August. Deputy Marshal D. W. Cunningham went last Saturday to Atkinsville, a mining town in Raleigh county, to ar rest men charged with violating the in junction. He was surrounded by a large party of miners, armed with Win chester rifles, who ordered him to leave the place, an order which he quickly obeyed. Sheriff Cook at this time attempted to make some arrests under process issued by the state court, and was treated in a like manner. Secured Strong Reinforcements. Cunningham returned to this city and reported to the marshal and district attorney that he could do nothing with out a large force, and then only at im minent risk of precipitating a bloody conflict. He was instructed to return with men sufficient to serve the pro cess given him, and to do it at all haz ards. Before Cunningham returned to At kinsville, however. Marshal John K. Thofnpflorr-'and S. C. Burdett, attorney for the United Mine Workers, went to the scene, spending most of Sunday and Monday there. They found every thing quiet, the rioters having with drawn from the immediate neighbor hood and crossed New River.going into camp 300 strong near the Big Q mine on the north side. Thompson and Burdett came home Tuesday morning, and Cunningham and a strong posse went from here to make the arrest. When Atkinsville was reached, the federal forces were joined by Sheriff Cook and , his posse, the coal com panies near by furnished some guards and the sheriff and deputy found them selves in command of about 100 well armed and determined men. Surprised the Miners. The rioters had crossed the river on Tuesday, and were parading down be fore the various coal works from 150 to 200 men, armed with Winchester rifles. They intimidated miners at work, drove away the guards of the mines and even went so far as to dis arm the guard and force him to march at the head of their procession. Em boldened by their success, they at tempted to burn down a bridge of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad over Piney Gulch, and threatened the de struction of other property. Last night they went into camp near Stanniford City. About daylight to-day the officers and their combined posses surprised the rioters in their camp and called on them to surrender. The reply was a shot. This was answered by a shot, and immediately a furious battle was raging. When it ceased, three of the rioters lay dead and many others were found to be wounded, two of them fa tally. Trial of the Prinoner*. Seventy-three arrests were made, ten tailing to the shaie of Deputy Cun ningham and sixty-three to Sheriff 1 'ook. All the prisoners \ver taken to the county seat of Raleigh county, where the United States pris oners were given a preliminary hear ing by Commissioner Dunn and held for appearance here. They will be brought here on an early morning train. The federal authorities will try to get the state to give up the sixty three so that they may be tried in the federal court, but it is doubtful if it will be done, as the state court will meet on Monday, and it is thought they probably can be tried more ex peditiously there. S. C. Burdette, attorney for the Mine Workers of America, went to Beckley this afternoon to attend the case of the miners. The injunction which the miners were charged with violating was the blanket writ of Judge Keller in the suit of the Ches apeake and Ohio Coal Agency Com pany. The defendants in the case were all the coal companies operating in the New River field, fifteen mem bers of the Mine Workers of America by name. Including President Mitchell and Secretary Wilson and all other persons whatsoever, Who aided and abetted them. The injunction covered almost every foot of ground in the coal mining region of New River. Fresh Trouble is Feared. While all the mines in the Ka nawha and New River sections have been worked for some months, the strike has not been officially declared off, and its embers have been smould ering in the New River gorge, threatening to break into flames in the spring. The locality In which to-day’s trag edy occurred is one in which the mines have hut recently been opened up, and the small towns are Ailed with the most desperate men that have ever come Into the state. Advices from the acene of conflict to night are to the effect that all Is qtfiet now. but fears are entertained that trouble will break out afresh at any moment, and the conflict of to-day Is thought to ba the forerunner of many n*or u com* in the near future. JEofniit® FRAUDULENT BONDS AS COLLATERAL. Jury Couldn't Agree on l.ndenhnrg, Tlml inn nil & Co.’s Suit. New York, Feb. 25.—The suit brought by Lader.burg, Thalmann & Cos., against the Importers and Trad ers’ National Bank for the recovery of losses sustained on spurious bonds which the bank had returned to a de positor, who had secured a loan on them, terminated to-night in a dis agreement of the jury, which had lis tened to the case for a week in Part X of the Supreme Court, and a final dismissal of the case by Justice Du gro. The jury was out six hours, and was said to have stood eleven to one in favor of the defendants. The case is one of the most inter esting of its kind that has come up in the Supreme Court in years. In ISB2 the state of Virginia ordered $3,000,000 worth of bonds from engravers in this city, and upon the receipt of them it was discovered that they were badly printed and they were rejected. They were returned by the Virginia govern ment to the engravers. The engravers, it was said, refused lo pay the expressage, and they were sold at auction by the express com pany. There were 431 bonds, and the Virginia authorities were never able to get hold of alt of them to destroy them. To the bonds obtained at that auction were forged the signatures of the Virginia state officials. In September, 1899, Julius Schroeder obtained a loan of $35,900 from the Im porters and Traders' National Bank on $50,000 worth of Virginia bonds. He stated, it is alleged, that he obtained them by investment. Last October he presented $45,000 worth of the same bonds, and asked a loan of $31,500 on them. This lot he said he inherited. The contradictory statements of Schroeder as to how he came to get hold of the bonds resulted in the bank making an investigation. They discov ered that there was in existence an is sue of Virginia bonds that was worth less. They sent a number of bonds to a bank in Richmond, and were inform ed that they were fraudulent. The bank refused to make a further loan to Schroeder, and politely told him he would have to make good for the oth ers. This he did. A short time afterward Schroeder, after getting the bonds back from the bank, took them to Ladenberg, Thal mann & Cos., and got a loan of $40,000 qn them. When the bankers learned that they were worthless and made the discovery that the Importers and Trad ers’ National Rank had them and let them back into circulation, they brought suit against the bank to re cover theif losses. ANARCHISTS WILL MEET AT PARIS. Report Thnt Crovrnel Hendn of Go rope nre Threatened. New Yprk. Feb. 25.—The Evening Telegram to-day prints a story to the effect that anarchists from all over the world are about to meet in a secret convention at Paris to devise plans that may radically affect the crowned heads of Europe. All preparations for the convention were carefully guarded, but the plans became known through the boastful talk of a youthful delegate to the con vention from this city. , This man, an Italian known as “Angelo,” and “Ru dolph,” gave up his place on Saturday, declaring that he had been selected as one of five delegates from the United States to the convention. The man was arrested to-day by the police. He said his right name is Frank Hertzel, and while denying that he was one of the men selected to go to the Paris convention, said he knew four men who were going. He refused to give their names. PEOPLE TERRIFIED BY THE VOLCANO. Fly for Refnae from the Grnption of Colim n. City of Mexico, Peb. 25. —News from the region surrounding the volcano of Colima continues alarming. The peo ple, terrified by the belching flames and pouring lava, are seeking refuge in distant towns and villages. The city of Tuxpam, in the state of Jalosco, continues under a heavy cloud of smoke. The volcano is alight with flames. The new eruption yes terday afternoon has increased the general fear. An American, who slept near the volcano on the night of the eruption, was awakned by a tremendous explo sion and saw the mountain ejecting flames to an enorrrjous height. He waited until morning, enjoying the magnificent spectacle, and then deem ed it pfudent to leave the vicinity. There is not much alarm in the city of Colima, but fears are felt for the farmers in the neighborhod of the vol cano. POLICE AND SOLDIERS ROW AT PENSACOLA. Pensacola, Fla., Feb. 25. —For a long time bad feeling has existed between the soldiers and the police here. This morning shortly after midnight Officer Fendebilla went into a dance hall in the Tenderloin district and ar rested a disorderly soldier. As he was passing out his club was snatched from him by a soldier, who struck him in the face. The policeman knocked him down, and with the assistance of another policeman placed him under arrest and placed them in the patrol wagon. About fifty soldiers who had congre gated made a rush for the wagon and attempted to release their comrades. The policemen drew their revolvers and fired into the mob, but without hitting anyone. The arrival of a num ber of officers from the barracks pro vented further trouble. Ti \.\m.i,i;n out of jail. Was nn Fan; Tliimt for Prisoners at Appling. Appling, Ga„ Feb. 25. —Four prison ers confined in the county jail here made their escape from prison yester day afternoon by tearing up a portion of the Jail floor and tunneling a path to the edge of the building. A pile of sand and dirt found under the Jail steps showed that the men had been working for some time to effect their escape. A note left to the jailer stated that the men had been working on the tun nel since Feb. 10, and declaring that ail efforts |o effect their recapture would be futile. SAVANNAH. GA.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2G. 1003. HE IS A BLUEBEARD THAT IS WHAT THE POLICE THINK OF KNAPP. FROM HOME OF HIS BRIDE HE IS TAKEN ON A CHARGE OF MURDER. Knapp. It Is Said. Has Had Four Wives—Three Disappeared in n Manner to Warrant Investigation. He is Suspected of Having Made Way Witli Them ls Thought to Have Removed the Body of One in n Bos—Another Was Found Dead In a Canal. Indianapolis, Feb. 25. —Albert A. Knapp, formerly of Hamilton, 0., was taken by the police to-day from the home of his bride on a charge of mur der. The police say that the wife, at whose home Knapp was arrested, and whose maiden name was Anna May Gamble, is Knapp's fourth wife, and that the others have disappeared In a manner which warrants investigation. Knapp, it is said, married the follow ing women, in the order given: Emma Stubbs, Jennie Connors, Hannah God dard and Anna May Gamble. He formerly lived in Hamilton, 0., where Miss Connors, and later Miss Goddard, were married to him. Miss Goddard, according to a complaint made to the police at Hamilton by an uncle, disappeared Dec. 22, last. A few days later Knapp was married to Miss Gamble in Indianapolis. An investigation at Hamilton showed that Miss Goddard, or Mrs. Knapp No. 3, really disappeared Dec. 21, and that the following day Knapp was seen to take from the house a large box and carry it away in a wagon rented from a livery stable. Further investigation showed that Jennie Connors, wife No. 2, was found dead a few years ago in a canal at Hamilton. The coroner investigated at the time, but arrived at no definite con clusion regarding the manner of her death. When asked to-day about the dis appearance of Miss Goddard, Knapp said she had simply gone away; he did not know where. He said the box he took from the house contained other clothes, which he threw away two miles from the city. Knapp, the police say, once served a term of eight years in prison. KNAPP CONFESSES. Hamilton, 0., Feb. 25.—Albert Knapp, who was arrested in Indianap olis to-day and brought to this city on suspicion of having killed his wife, Hannah Goddard Knapp, last Decem ber, has confessed. When it became known that Knapp had confessed there was talk of mob violence, and the authorities prepared to resist any attack on the city jail. There is quite a crowd about the Jail, but the authorities think they will have no trouble to-night. Knapp ad mitted this afternoon to Director of Police Mason, Capt. Lenhan and Mayor Bosch that he choked his wife to death on the morning of Dec. 22. but says that he does not know why he did it. He says he then came to town, hired a spring wagon, secured a wooden box and drove back home. He stuffed the body into the box, being obliged to double it to get the lid down. He then drove to the Miami river and dumped the box containing the body into the water and drove back to town. INGALLS FORMAYOR OF CINCINNATI. It Is Said Tills Sturts a Presidential Room for Him. Cincinnati, Feb. 25.—Considerable stir was occasioned here to-night by M. E. Ingalls, president of the Big Four Railway system, signifying to a com mittee of twenty-six citizens his ac ceptance of the Democratic nomination for Mayor of Cincinnati. While he will head the regular Dem ocratic city ticket, he has been request ed to accept the nomination by citizens, regardless of party, and his acceptance Is generally recognized as meaning an unusually hot campaign in this city for the next month. The independent Re publicans state that they will not ask for fusion or a citizens’ ticket if Mr. Ingalls will lead the Democratic ticket. It is intimated that the candidacy of Mr. Ingalls for Mayor will be fol lowed by his candidacy for the governorship this year, and possi bly for the presidency next year, and that the movement is very significant, following conferences that have been held in Washington and elsewhere. HAS THE EAST COAST. Southern Official Says His Rond Bought It. Columbia, S. C., Feb. 25.—A Southern Railway official inadvertently let drop the statement to-day that his road had purchased the Florida East Coast from Jacksonville to Miami. He would not be quoted. ROBERTS LEASES WESLEYAN. Macon, Feb. 25. —Dr. J. W. Roberts has notified the trustees of Wesleyan that after this term he will resign the presidency of the college. He says he has accomplished all he undertook five years ago, and leaves the college In splendid condition. Gold l<> Mouth America. New York. Feb. 25.—A shipment of $50,000 American gold will be made to Buenos Ayres, South America, to-mor row by New York banks. The trans action is reported to be a special one. and has been under negotiation for al most a week. The gold la reported to have been taken from the sub-treasury. This Is the first shipment of gold to South America In some weeks. There are reports of further shipments, but no confirmation is yet obtainable now. 'FRISCO IN SOME DEAL. AVhnt Interest* Will Get It Not Yet Known. New York, Feb. 25.—Numerous rumors are afloat in Wall street con cerning the St. Louis and San Fran cisco Railroad, including one of com petitive buying for control of Morgan interests; another that the Seaboard Air Line is buying the stock, and a third that Rock Island interests are alter the property. Official confirmation is lacking in every ease, hut conservative opinion leans towards the theory that J. P. Morgan &. Cos., will ultimately be found in control, in which event it is believed the property will be turned over to the Southern Railway. There is practically nothing to show that the Seaboard Air Line interests are after :he property. Statements that Mr. Morgan already dominates 'Frisco are denied in trust worthy circles. In fact, it is understood that the St. Louis Union Trust Com pany party holds the balance of pow ■:? the stock being "trusteed'' with that of President Yoakum and his as sociates. President Yoakum has been a regu lar visitor at the Morgan banking house for weeks past and has held numerous conferences there with George W. Perkins, Mr. Morgan's partner. Some announcement concern ing 'Frisco is expected in the near future. In the last hour of the stock market a report was spread on the exchange that Morgan & Cos. had purchased control of St. Louis and San Fran cisco for the Rock Island company. It was declared that control had been acquired through the purchase of a large amount of common stock. Ac cording to these same reports, the price paid for the stock was 93, 20 per cent, in cash, the balance in notes ex tending from six to eighteen months. President Yoakum, when seen at the office of Morgan & Cos., refused to con firm nor deny the report. Mr. Perkins of the Morgan firm, with whom Mr. Yoakum had been in conference, was no more communicative. Dispatches from New Orleans, stat ing that the 'Frisco road had bought the .New Orleans belt line, could not be confirmed. COFFINS; NO CORPSES. Negro Gbonl* Worked Gruesome Trick* Shrewdly. Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 25. —The County i Court's Investigating Com mittee to-day resumed its work of examining graves in the county pau per cemettory. Twenty-eight coffins were exhumed, and of these twenty were found to give no evidence of ever having contained human bodies. The coffins were buried in 1901. It is announced that every coffin buried within the past six years will be ex humed. It is expected that evidence will he secured to prove or disprove alleged grave robbing for medical college pur poses. Jim Goins, the negro charged with having conducted “fake” burials dur ing the past few months for the pur pose of securing payment for the same from the county treasury, was tried and bound over. He swore on the stand that he had taken coffins to the county cemetery, knowing there was nothing in them. W. C. McCoy, the undertaker employing Goins, disclaims responsibility for Goins' actions, and also denies ever having had knowledge of the committing of frauds. Asa result of to-day’s investigation 179 more graves were opened,’ and of this number only sixty-four contained bodies. This makes a total of 279 graves opened in which 77 bodies have been found. FIRE IN BOSTON. Store of the Comfort Trading Com pany Destroyed. Boston, Ga., Feb. 25.—The Comfort Trading Company’s place of general merohandise business was discovered on fire this morning at 2 o’clock. The fire was so far advanced when discov ered that nothing from the store could be saved. The losses are estimated at $21,000 and insurance at $15,200. The origin of the fire is unknown. The store was an old frame building oc cupied for many years by the late D. R. Blood. It will now be replaced by a two-story brick building at once. HAS TOO GIttS AT POWER. Turks Object to the Prospective In spector General. Constantinople, Feb. 25.—The Aus tro-Russian proposal for reforms in Macedonia were considered at a cabi net council to-day, after which the Foreign Minister visited the Russian and Austrian ambassadors, and in formed them that the Turkish cabi net objected to the extensive powers given to the inspector general, and also objected to some of the financial proposals. Otherwise, the foreign minister stated, the scheme had le ceived the approval of the cabinet and would shortly be put into opera tion. ACTS FOR GERMANY. Ainerleu’s Representative so In structed at Faraeas. Washington, Feb. 25. —Baron von Sternburg, the German minister here, called upon Secretary Hay to-day to request that Mr. Russell, the United States charge at Caracas be author ized to care for German Interests at that capital pending the arrival of Herr Peldram, the newly appointed minister to Venezuela, who is now hastening to his post. Senator Hay at once assented to the request and proper instructions were forwarded to Mr. Russell. doctorFfroiTthre? STATES IN CONVENTION. Columbia, 3. C„ Feb. 25.—The Tri- State Medical Society, composed of physicians and surgeons of the Caro lina* and Virginia began Its fifth an nual session here to-day. Gov. Hey ward welcomed the doctors to South Carollnu, and Mayor Ear! extended a welcome on behalf of Columbia. Dr. Stuart McGuire of Richmond responded in behalf of the doctors. During the afternoon many papers were read, and to-night the doctors are attending a most elaborate banquet tendered by Columbia brethren. Dr. J. W. Daniel oi RtiiMl: is one of the guests,. CORTELYOU LOST OUT HOISE COMMUTTEK CUT INTO lIIS ESTIMATE. WANTED TO GET $1,700,000. COMMITTEE THOUGHT *7(i,vKrO WOULD BE ENOUGH. Secretary of the New Department of Commerce and Labor Figured High—Wanted to Wort, in Kt ,eii*e* Twice—Hia office I* Still “in Hi* Hut’’—Ha* Desk Hoorn at the White Hoiihc Valdosta and Gaincn, llle Get llnck Into the Pub lic Building* Rill. By R. M. Lamer. Washington, Feb. 2a. —Secretary Cor telyou's estimates for his new Depart ment of Commerce and Labor were given something of a black eye by the sub-committee of the House Appropri ations Committee, which passed upon them to-day. Instead of the $1,700,000 for which he asked as a starter for his new department, the committee de cided that an appropriation of only $75,000 would be necessary for the first year. This disparity is not so great as it would appear on the surface, however. Secretary Cortelyou had made esti mates for his entire department, and for a lot of extra work which some of the bureaus would be called on to do. The committee went over his figures and lists of officials and employes and informed him that, inasmuch as ap propriations had already been made for the different bureaus which are to be transferred to his department, it Is un necessary to cover the same ground with other appropriations. The members of the sub-committee, of which Col. Livingston is one, took the position that the extent of the law ;s that these bureaus shall be trans ferred as they stand, and they could see no good reason for placing at his disposition a lot of new officials and clerks in addition to those already provided. The $75,000 is considered suf ficient to cover the new bureau of cor porations and other incidental ex penses. Secretary Cortelyou is still carrying his office about in his hat. He has been given office room in the White House, but this Is little more than desk room, and is, of course, merely temporary. In the meantime he is on the nunt for quarters. VnldoMtg and Gainesville Win. In the public, buildings bill, as re ported this afternoon by the House committee to the House, the item for a site at Valdosta is reinstated, as it was in the original Mercer bill. Gains ville is also reinstated. The commit tee non-concurred In the Macon item, but there Is no doubt of Senator Ba con’s ability to retain that in the bill as it finally passes. The Atlanta and Rome items are unchanged. The House committee ordered the bill reported with amendments, which will make it conform In the more im portant features to the bill Introduced in the House. The committee restored the provisions for sites which were omitted from the Senate bill,and where the Senate Increased appropriation for buildings, the committee substituted the figures in the House bill. NEW COMPROMISE ON STATEHOOD. Democrats Kelfiise One Proposition and Offer Another. Washington, Feb. 25.—The Demo cratic members of the Senate Commit tee on Postoffices had another meeting to-day with representatives of the Re publican element tn the Senate favor able to the omnibus statehood bill for the purpose of discussing the possibil ity of yet securing a compromise which may be acceptable to all parties. The Democratic members of the con ference assured the Republicans that the rejection of the settlement pro posed by the Republican side of the Senate as a whole is final. They were then requested to sugegst a basis of agreement themselves. Replying that they could speak only for them selves, the Democrats suggested that New Mexico and Arizona might be ad mitted as one state, with the under standing that Arizona may become a separate state upon the attainment of a population of 200,000 wtthin the pres ent area of that territory, and upon the vote of the people of that area alone. Tile Republican conferees promised to present the suggestion to other Repub lican senators. Those present at the conference were Senators Clay, Dußols and Simmons, Democrats, and Senators Quay, Fora ker, Gallinger and Mason, Republicans. ROCKEFELLER GUEST OF WASHINGTON. Tuskegee, Ala., Feb. 25.—John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and Mrs. Rockefeller, and W. H. Baldwin, Jr., president of the Bong Island Railroad, of New Jersey, spent all of to-day at Tuskegee as guests of Booker T. Washington. Mr. Rockefeller and his father are greatly interested in the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute located here. Young Rockefeller was here two years ago, and on his return to New York specially interested his fa ther in the school, who provided a large dormitory building for boys, costing $34,000. This building has Just been com pleted. GOING TO PORTO Rico! Mlns Alice Hooevclt Has Accepted an Invitation. San Juan. P. R.. Feb. 26,-Mlss Alice Roosevelt ha* written In reply tnl an Invitation from Mia* Eliza pet h Hunt, daughter of <Jov. Hunt, Raying she will pay Mia* Hunt a visit here early in March. VICTORIA’S PRESENTS Will he Exhibited at the St. Loul* E v po* 11 1011. London, Feb. 25.—King Edward will send the late Queen Victoria’s price less collection of jubilee presents for exhibition at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, as his personal contribu tion towards the success of the expo sition. The King personally announced this decision to-day to D. It. Francis, pres ident of the St. Louis Exposition, who accompanied by Ambassador Choate, was received in audience by His Ma jesty at Buckingham Palace this morn ing. King Edward told Mr. Francis that he had been prompted to take this step by his keen appreciation of the affec tion and respect in which the Ameri can people always held his mother and as a token of his intimate sym pathy with American interests. Mr. Francis, on behalf of the expo sition, expressed his thanks to King Edward for the promised exhibit. The King was very cordial in his reception of Mr. Francis. WANTS TO* BUY CANADA. Renolullon 1n I roil need In the Hnil*e liy De Arnioml. Washington, Feb. 26. —Representative DeArmond- of Missouri to-day intro duced a concurrent resolution, provid ing as follow’s: “That the President be and is here by requested to learn and advise the Congress upon what terms, if any, honorable to both nations, and satis factory to the inhabitants of the terri tory primarily affected. Great Britain would consent to cede to the United States all or any part of the territory lying north of and adjoining the Unit ed States, to be formed, in due time. Into one or more states and admtlted Into the Union upon equality with the other states, the inhabitants thereof In the meantime to enjoy all the privi leges and immunities guaranteed by the federal constitution.” WILL BE INVESTIGATED. Anthnrltle* Will took Inin the Dentil of llnun inn ii. New York. Feb. 25.—District Attor ney Jerome said to-day that It had been decided to investigate the death of Theodore Hagumun in this city In Sep tember, 1900, shortly after he had transferred the bulk of his fortune to his wife, who is now Mrs. Walter Del aharre. Relatives of Hagaman are seeking to secure from Mrs. Delabarre an accounting of the estate, the value of which they hold to be about $1,500,- 000. The decision of the district attorney was announced after consideration of information placed before his office by Coroner Juckson*. The coroner said he had been moved to action by informa tion received from sources which he re fused to divulge. MORGAN COMING~SOUTH. Magnate, Hi* Emu II > and Krlrnil* on the W ay. New York, Feb. 25.—J. Pierpont Mor gan, accompanied by several members of his family and a. party of friends, left town this afternoon on a South ern trip, which will probably take them as far as Cuba. The trip will be one of recreation, and Mr. Morgan is expected hack to this city the second week of March. One of his partners denies the report that Mr. Morgan proposes to invest in the railroad of Cuba. PLAGUE STILL BUSY. Minn nf the Lnsnrettn Died of the Terror. Mazatlan, Mex., Feb. 25.—Thpre was one death to-day from the plague at the lazaretto. The plague at Eloso appears to have been stamped out. A refugee named Bustillos, at Villa Union, has been taken with the plague, and he and his family have been iso lated, and the house they Inhabited burned. Villa Union is a town on the road between this port and El Ro sario on the Teplc road. TO PREVENT PLAGUE COMING NORTHWARD. City of Mexico, Feb. 25.—Dr. Edward Francis of Washington Is here as the representative of the United States government to study the plague at Mazatlan and find means of preventing the spread of the dtsease northward. FOUGHfTHEIFf DUEL OVER GRAVES. Fordyce, Ark., Feb. 25.—At New Edenburg to-day while W. D. Atwood, a prominent merchant, was placing a tombstone over his child's grave, C. R. Kilgore, an old man, whoee two Fons were, killed last year while resisting arrest at the hands of Atwood and an other man, both of whom had been specially deputized, appeared armed with a pistol and ran Atwood from the graveyard. Atwood armed himself with a shot gun and returned. Kilgore said: ’’That is not fair; you have a gun and I only have a pistol.” Atwood ordered him to drop the pis tol, but Instead of doing so, Kilgore began firing. Atwood then shot and killed him. EXPRESS HEADQUARTERS WILL NOT MOVE. Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 25. —T. W. Leary, general manager of the South ern Express Company has definitely announced that the headquarters of the company will remain In Chattanooga, This announcement was made In view of reports having been tn circulation that the headquarters would be remov ed to Atlfinta. GOVERNORS WILL ATTEND. St. Louis, Feb. 25.—Replies accepting the invitations from the Louisiana Purchase Exposition to attend the ded ication of that enterprlae on April 30 and May 1 and 2 have been received from the Governor* of Georgia and Vlr g lUld. DAILY. $8 A YEAR. 5 CENTS A COPY. WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK,SI A YEAR TO GET EXTRA PAY ANOTHER WINDFALL FOR SPANISH WAR VOLUNTEERS. GEORGIA SOLDIERS LUCKY. ARE TO GET MORE MONEY FROM THE GOVERNMENT. While ill Washington Gov. Terrell Fonnd That from *40.000 lo *.V),- I* to be Distributed Among the Georgia Hoy* Who Volnn teereil for the S|>nni*h War—This Mean* from About *lO Up for Each Man— Payment Expected Soon. Atlanta, Feb. 25.—There is more money coming to Georgia's soldiers in the Spanish war. When Gov. Terrell was in Washington recently, he found that he could probably get from $40,- 000 to $50,000 more for the Georgia boys vvho served the country in the war with Spain, and he is going to get it. The amount that will be recovered from the general government for dis tribution among the Georgians, who were enlisted for service at that time, will be a little mpre than two weeks pay for each private, non-com. and commissioned officer furnished by this state. The amount recovered will be suf ficient to give each private $lO, and each commissioned and non-commis sioned officer will recover an amount of extra compensation in proportion. There were more than 3,000 men and officers enlisted from Georgia. The matter will be taken up with the War Department immediately af ter the adjournment of Congress, and It is expected that the amount will be forthcoming within a few weeks there after. There is no doubt that Georgia will get this money for the men she fur nished during the Spanish War, be cause payments have already been made to the troops furnished by other states on the same grounds. This mon ey will be paid to the soldiers of the Spanish war as extra compensation for services for which they have al ready been paid, but the government recognizes the mistake it made and is willing to "make good.” In other words the government is going to pay the soldiers and officer* who served in the War with Spain twice for this same service. Though the government did not pay the men for the time from which they were ac cepted until they were mustered In, Georgia did pay her men for that serv ice out of the State Treasury, and the Federal government has since reim bursed the state for the money so paid. The same is title in other states, but Ihe government holds no receipts from the men for this money, and it ap pears it has been decided to pay theen again as “extra compensation.” Several of the Northern states have already received this extra compensa tion for their men. and the indications are that Georgia will be the first of the Southern states to get it. Of course each man win have to prove his claim to the amount, just as do pensioners, and it is probable each one will be called on to produce a certificate of servic'd from his superior officers. The men will receive all the way from $lO for the privates to $25 or S3O. according to the rate of pay they drew when in the service. While the indi vidual amount is not a great deal, there is no doubt that It ’’will help some.” Stiles In Commitnder. A commission was issued to-day from the adjutant general’s office to John Stiles of Brunswick, as commander of the naval battalion. Commander Stiles also becomes president of the Naval Examining Board. Ron tin Are Invited In. Betters have been sent to ail of the railroads entering the city by Presi dent J. W .English of the Atlanta Terminal Company, asking them to come into the new union depot, which Is soon to he built. It is expected that all the roads will accept, and that the state’s depot will become simply a sta tion for suburban -traffic. Kxtenalon of the S. A. 1,. The Seaboard Air Dine has com pleted the survey of Its proposed line between Atlanta and Birmingham, from Cartersvllle to Marietta. This is the proposed extension of the Bast and West Railroad, now owned by the Sea board and running between Carters ville and Pell City, Ala., a distance of 117 miles. Two charters have already been sought for new lines from Mari etta to Atlanta, and it is thought the Seaboard is interested in one of these. Sees Turf Eirhanse. Mrs. Rebecca Saxe has filed suit for $1,600 against the Suburban Turf Ex change here, owned by Fred Linelie and others, for money her son. Harry Saxe, a young bookkeeper, lost in bet ting on horse races. The money be longing to the exchange, which was deposited in a hotel safe here, has been attached. Stevens for Savannah. Commissioner of Agriculture O. B. Stevens left for Savannah to-night, cn business connected with the depart ment. Went Wants Presidency. Hon. William S. West, representa tive from Lowndes <ounty, was in the city to-day and stated that he was most assuredly in the race for the presidency of the next Senate to stay. Mr. West will, It is expected, be elect ed senator from the Sixth without op position. though he will have to fight Mr. Steed of Taylor and Mr. Blalock of Fayette, when he goes in for the pres idency. Ire tinkers at Atlanta. The annual convention of the South ern Ice Exchange was begun here to day at the Kimball House, the con vention being called to order by Presi dent Hettig of Chattanooga. The dele gates were given a trolley ride to-day and a banquet to-night. They will ba In saaalon until Friday. Trial of Ihr Florida. Washington, Feb. 26. —’The trial of the monitor Florida haa been eet tor March U.