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DOESN’T WORRY HIM
HI jrK SEEMS EASY IN MIND
* OVER THE DECISION.
A SECURITIES CO. DIRECTOR
BIT he SAYS DECISION MAY BE A
BLESSING IN DISGVISE.
prono<l° n Schiff Says, Has Been
tarried Too Far, and It Will Be
(,<>iul Thins; If Investor* Are
Deterred for a Time—PosNibility
„l Hlnokniail Opened and One
Biß system, Technically, Could
>„t in Any Way Influence An
|),| l er—Would Not Be l.nrvfu I.
jj eW York, April 13.—Jacob H. Schiff
of the banking firm of Kuhn, Loeb &
Cos., members of the Harriman syndi
cate, and a director of the Northern
securities Company, the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company and the Union
Pacific Company, in an interview in
the Evening Post on the Northern Se
curities decision, said to-day;
“The result of the decision, if it be
confirmed upon appeal,must necessarily
he far-reaching. The decision prac
tically establishes this: That anything
done which will put it in the power of
any company to restrain industry and
trade is illegal, even if the very re
verse of such restraint is intended, as
has no doubt been the "bona fide pur
pose of the incorporators of the North
ern Securities Company.
Thus, as a logical consequence, the
power the Pennsylvania possesses to
influence Baltimore and Ohio and oth
er incorporate managements, all the
power the New York Central possesses
to direct the Lake Shore, Michigan
Central and the Nickle Plate Com
pany's management, or the New York,
New Haven and Hartford’s influence
over the New England road, even if
such power of influence as actually
exercised be beneficial to the public,
is illegal. This is the danger in the
situation which has now been created.
Not that I believe that the government
will at present go any further, but, as
it is, almost anyone, for the purpose
of blackmail or sinister purposes, has
it henceforth in his power to open fire
and harrass most of the large railroad
and industrial corporations.
"With all of this. I do not feel par
ticularly pessimistic. We shall, no
doubt, for some time find a great un
willingness to embark in new affairs,
but that is no misfortune, for promo
tion has been carried too far, and in
ti>is respect, perhaps, the Northern
Securities decision may prove a bless
ing in disguise.”
MASTERS OF FINANCE
MEET IN CONFERENCE.
Morgan nitfl Hifi CollenK'nes Buoy
With Some Plan.
New York, April 13.—J. P. Morgan
was in conference to-day at his office
with President J. J. Hill of the North
ern Securities Company and E. H.
Harriman of the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific railroads.
The conference was reported to have
some bearing on the decision In the
Northern Securities case, but no con
firmation was obtainable, as those
present at the conference declined to
talk for publication.
Other prominent financiers and rail
road men who visited Mr. Morgan in
the course of the day included P. A. B.
Thomas F. Ryan, George F.
■Baker, H. B. Hollins, President Spen
the Southern Railway and Pres
dc-nt Thomas of the Lehigh Valley
road.
Hill made several visits to Mr.
-wrgan's office. A representative of
rue Morgan firm denied that there
"ad been anything like a formal dis
ussion of the financial situation, or
, the Securities Company decision
a d been talked about, save in a
casual way.
SOON READyTsAYS HILL,
TO MAKE AN APPEAL
New York, April 13—President
ames j. Hill of the Northern Securi-
Company, said to-day:
"" will have our appeal papers
r,; ady in a day or two. We expect to
e. in : h*ut even though the United
the v- • Su r >re me Court should compel
Ej Northern Securities Company to
v e hack the stock to the Great
rthern and the Northern Pacific
same' the control would be the
Fiv e meTmet’death
IN A MINE EXPLOSION.
Kansas City, Mo., April 13.—A special
hhffl South McAlester, I. TANARUS., says:
i'e men were killed and two serious-
V burned to-day by a gas explosion in
1116 “• °f the Kansasc and Texas Coal
wnpany at Carbon, I. T.
he dead: Floyd Oder, George Teek,
ra ik McMullin, Jerry Kincaid, O. A.
fields.
• b The injured: Robert McGrany and
Pjf ' n Hamilton.
hhe cause of the explosion is un
hdwn. Seventy-five men were in the
bb hut a * l esc aped injury, except the
, Un who were working in the cham
r ‘'here the explaeion occurred.
All r
~ or the dead miners except Mc
u ‘in, had families.
SH °T AND KILLED
IN A LAND DISPUTE.
s. C„ April 18.—Rufus
p, Urst ' a young white man,to-day at
'"isant Cross, shot and instantly
J °hn Shaver, aged 60, and the
, u . " r , °f a family. The trouble grew
a dispute as to land rented by
Jlatannaj) JttoftiitM
PAYNE SAYS HE WILL
USE THE PROBE.
NVill Make a Thorough Inventiga
tion of Hl* Department.
Washington, April 13.—Postmaster
General Payne this evening gave out
a statement in which he announced
that the investigation of the affairs
of the Postoffice Department will be
continued, and that any parties found
guilty of wrong doing will be dealt
with summarily. The statement is as
follows:
"During the months of January and
February information and reports
leached me, which I deemed it for the
public interest to investigate, and I
personally gathered such information
and facts as would enable the proper
officers of the department to under
take a thorough investigation as to
the truth or falsity of these reports.
“I directed Fourth Assistant Post
master General Bristow to take the
proper steps to institute the necessary
inquiry, using for that purpose the
postoffiee inspectors’ division and such
other methods as would thoroughly
ascertain the truth or falsity of the
charges or insinuations made, and he
was instructed to proceed promptly
and with vigor during my absence.
Since my return this morning I have
not seen Gen. Bristow, so that I am
not advised of the progress made. The
investigation will continue, and if any
wrong doing is disclosed, the parties
guilty of such wrong doing will be
summarily dealt with.
"If the system or method of doing
business in the department is faulty
the proper remedies will be applied
without fear or favor. I inaugurated
the investigation with the determina
tion that it should be exhaustive.
“It is proper for me to add that I laid
before the President the information
which I had in my possession, and that
he fully approved of the action pro
posed by me.”
The whole administration of the
Postoffice Department is made subject
to the investigation under Postmaster
General Payne's directions, and every
charge will be probed thoroughly and
the inquiry made as thorough as the
department’s most expert inspectors
can make it.
WAS NOT DUE TO A
DEFECTIVE SHELL.
Higglnnon Says tlie Accident Wns
tlic Fault of tlie Gnn. i
Washington, April 13.—Admiral Hig
ginson’s report to the Navy Depart
ment upon tije fatal explosion on the
lowa last Thursday shows that a de
fective shell was not the c'ause. He
says:
“I regret to inform the department
of a sad accident which happened on
board the lowa, while at target prac
tice to-day at 12:30 p. m. When on
her third shot from the port forward,
12-lpch gun, the muzzle blew off, and
the pieces from it penetrated the three
decks underneath, killing three men
and wounding four others.
“That portion of the ship was thor
oughly wrecked. I have sent her to
the navy yard for temporary repairs
and burial of the dead, and I have to
recommend that she be sent north for
more permanent repairs.
"I inclose herewith a report from
Capt. Perry, giving the names of the
killed and wounded. It does not ap
pear that this accident was caused by
the bursting of the shell, as some of
the witnesses stated that they saw
the shell strike near the target. The
inner tube presents a fracture, but
on none of the pieces, into which the
muzzle of the gun broke up, are the
groves indented or scored as in the
case of a bursting shell.
“The gun, I am informed, h'ad been
fired 127 times previous to the dis
charge in which the accident occurred."
Capt. Perry’s report, attached, sim
ply states the names of the victims
of the explosion.
Another report from Rear Admirtu
Higginson, dated April 11, gives the
following details of the gun’s condi
tion after the explosion:
“Third shot no unsual explosion;
muzzle was blown to pieces from one
foot within. Clear and regular break.
Remainder of tube showed twenty-two
cracks about six feet. No signs of ex
cessive pressure on record. No escape
of gasses at breach; no hang-fire. Pri
mer extracted perfectly; not damaged.
Full charge smokeless powder. No se
rious defects are known to have exist
ed in gun.”
From this report it is suggested that
the gun may have undergone a severe
strain at some time, and .therefore,
had reached its limit of endurance.
ARCHIE" ROOSEVELT
HAS THE MEASLES.
Nothing Doling In Juvenile High
I.lfo at the White House.
Washington. April 13.—Owing to
the fact that Master Archie Roose
velt has the measles, the usual gath
ering of cabinet children and other
small friends at the White House for
the egg rolling to-day was omitted.
Miss Alice Roosevelt left here to
night for Asheville, N. C., for a week's
visit to Mr. and Mrs. George Vander
bilt at Biltmore. She was accompa
nied by her aunt, Mrs. William S.
Cowles.
SCHOONER WAS SUNK
BY STEAMER EL RIO.
Two Children of the {’aptaln and
One Man Were Coat.
Galveston, Tex., April 13.—The
Southern Pacific steamer El Rio ran
down and sank the schooner Margaret
L. Ward, twenty-eight miles east of
Galveston bar to-day. Two children of
Capt. McKown of the schooner and
one man were lost. Others of the crew
were rescued.
ILL HEALTH MADDENED HIM.
It Drove Col. John Maguire to Com
mit Suicide.
Mobile. Ala.. April 13.—The mystery
of the disappearance a week ago of
Col. John Maguire was solved to-day
by the finding of his body in the river.
Col. Maguire left a note saying he
would drown himself, as ill health
made life unbearable.
During the first administration of
Cleveland, Col. Maguire was United
States consul at Tampico, Mex. He
was 48 years old and leaves a family.
DEFIED BY WEEVILS
AGRUTLTIRAL DEPARTMENT
CAN’T KILL COTTON ROLL INSECTS.
IT IS MAKING A FIGHT
BIT AN ADEQIATE REMEDY HAS
NOT BEEN FOUND.
An Expert of the Department I*
Jn*t Dark from a Trip to Calia in
Search of Some Parasite That
Might He lut rod need to Prey Vpon
the lloil Weevil*—Wa* Tnuece
ful—Southwest In Now n Sufferer
from Weevil*, Which Gradually
Are Moving Eastward.
By R. M. Darner.
Washington, April 13.—Mr. E. A.
Schwartz has just returned to Wash
ington from Cuba, where he went for
the Department of Agriculture to make
an investigation of the cotton lands
and of the depredations of the cotton
boll weevil. The especial purpose of
his visit was the desire tq find, if pos
sible, some parasite which will destroy
this pest so fatal to cotton. He fail
ed to find any such parasite. He
found, instead that the weevil exists
pretty generally througout Cuba, and
that the cotton possibilities of the is
land are naturally very much injured
by its existence.
The Department of Agriculture has
been devoting a great deal of atten
tion to the cotton boll weevil in the
hope that some means of ridding the
cotton lands of it may be found.
Investigations have been made
throughout Mexico, and, as stated, in
Cuba, but without favorable results.
So far no parasite to destroy the boll
weevil has been discovered.
The reports to the department show
that the territory of the boll weavil’s
operations in the Southwest is extend
ing year by year, the advance being
at the rate of approximately seventy
five miles each year. Wiith its pres
ent progress the pest can be expected
to reach the Mississippi valley in a
couple of years.
Dr. Howard chief intomologist of
the Department of Agriculture, says
that unless something is found to pre
vent it, the pest will spread through
out the cotton country within the
next two decades.
Experiments bening made in Texas
lead the experts of the department
to believe that a good deal can be
done by proper planting. They advise
early planting and that the planting
be on the wide row plan. If the crop
gets an early start, it will get beyond
the worms, which hibernate.
Some of the planters of the Missis
sippi valley have pointed out that
early planting is not advisable, for
the reason that the planters have to
hold back for fear of the floods. Dr
Howard is of the openion that the
Hoods drown out the weevil that has
been hibernating. Planters are ad
vised to clean up the ground thorough
ly after the crop has been harvested.
By burning up everything that is left
after the crop has been harvested it
is believed in most cases the worms
will be destroyed. While all of these
plans have proved beneficial, none of
them has proved sufficient to kill off
the pest altogether. The experts of
the department feel that they have a
great problem on their'hands.
PELT SHOT DEAD WHILE
HUNTING TURKEYS.
Found With a “Yelper” Clntched in
111. I,i felons Hand.
Marianna, Fla., April 13. —Jonathan
Pelt, a prominent citizen, was found
dead in a clump of bushes about four
miles from this place yesterday, shot
through the head.
Late Friday afternoon he went out
turkey hunting. Not returning, search
ing parties went to look for him. He
was found dead, with a “yelper,” for
imitating the cries of turkeys, in his
hand.
The coroner’s jury investigated the
case and decided that he was murdered
by a person or persons unknown, it is
believed possible that concealed in the
bushes and imitating the cry of a tur
key, he may have been shot by mis
take by another hunter, who, fearing
the consequences, did not report it.
TRINITY WON DEBATE
FROM EMORY COLLEGE.
Durham, N. C., April 13.—Trinity
won the debate in the contest with
Emory College to-night. The judges
were out twenty minutes, and when
they came ex-Gov. Candler of Geor
gia acted as spokesman. He compli
mented the debaters.
During the early part of the evening
there was a hard downpour of vain,
and this kept many away from the
hall. Bui for the rain there would
have been a tremendous crowd pres
ent.
MEETING 'oV INDIANS.
May Call far Admission Into the
Union of States.
Denison, Tex., April 13. —Gov. Green
McCurtain to-day called a meeting of
the governors of the Ffve Civilized
Tribes to meet at Eufaula, May 20, to
consider the matter of holding a con
vention Jointly with the whites to
form a temporary state government
and proceed to Congress and ask for
admission into the Union, independ
ently of Oklahoma, in 1906, when the
tribal governments are abolished.
ARKANSAS SENATE
INVITES W. R. HEARST.
Little Rock, Ark., April 13.—The Sen
ate to-day adopted a resolution Invit
ing William R. Hearst of New York
to address the General Assembly on
the issues of she day at such time as
may suit his convenience before the
final day of adjournment, April 30
SAYAMSAH. GA.. TUESDAY. APRIL 14. 1903.
LUMBER DEALERS
MAKE A COMPLAINT
Against Divisions of Freight Itnln
by Wrtern Lines.
By K. M. Lamer.
Washington, April 13.—Gen. T. M.
Miller of New Orleans, as attorney
for the Central Yellow Pine Associa
tion, composed of lumber dealers of
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi,
filed a complaint before the Interstate
Commerce Commission this evening
against the Iron Mountain, the Kansas
City Southern, the Vicksburg, Shreve
port and Pacific and other roads west
of the Mississippi on account of the
division of freight rates given by
these lines to certain small timber
roads which, it is claimed, operate as
rebates contrary to the provisions of
the Elkins act.
These timber roads are private lines
owned by the timber men and ought
not be given a share of the freight
charges, as is allowable to common
carriers. The shippers of yellow pine
east of the Mississippi claim that this
division means nothing more nor less
than a rebate, and that its operation
shuts them completely out of Terri
tory in which they would be able
otherwise to compete with the lum
bermen west of the Mississippi.
This case, which will be known as
the “tap line” case, will attract much
attention in business circles through
out the South. It is probable that the
case will be argued at St. Louis.
No formal complaint will be filed at
this time against the proposed increase
in the rate upon yellow pine, which
the roads have announced would be
come effective to-morrow. That is,
there will be no proceedings before
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
It is possible that the matter may be
brought to the attention of the At
torney General under the Sherman an
ti-trust act on the theory of conspir
acy between the roads, but no such
step has yet been determined upon.
WERE EIGHTY "SKELETONS
IN SUNKEN SPANIARD.
Wreck of Mnntojn's Flagship Was
Floated and Beached.
Manila, April 13.—The warship Relna
Christina, flagship of Admiral Monto
jo, which was Slink by Admiral Dewey
in Manila bay, was floated and beach
ed yesterday. The skeletons of about
eighty of her crew were found in the
hulk. One skeleton evidently was that
of an officer, for it had a sword by its
side.
There are fifteen shell holes In the
hull of te Relna Christina, one made
by an 8-inch shell and the others small.
The main injection valve is missing,
showing the ship was scuttled when
Admiral Montojo abandoned her. The
hull is in fair condition.
Capt. Albert R. Couden, commanding
the naval station at Cavite, took charge
of the remains of the Spanish sailors,
expressing a desire to give them an
American naval funeral. The Spanish
residents, however, are anxious to ship
the skeletons to Spain, and It is sug
gested that the United States transport
Sumner convey them to Spain by W'ay
of the Suez canal in June.
A wrecking company is endeavoring
to raise all the sunken Spanish war
ships.
DAMPIER’S PISTOL
Ended His Life After He Had Been
Arrested.
Quitman, Ga., April 13.—Ivy Dam
pier, a young man, 23 years old, and
living fifteen miles from Quitman, in
the eastern part of Brooks oounty,
committed suicide to-day by shooting
himself in the head.
A deputy sheriff had gone from
Quitman with a warrant for him and
had made the arrest. Arrangements
were made for him to come in and
make bond, and the officer was asked
to take dinner with his family. Dam
pier then asked permission to bathe
and change his clothing. Soon after
retiring to his room, the sound of a
pistol shot alarmed the household, and
he was found to have placed a pistol
to his left temple and sent a bullet
through his brain.
BOY WAS KILLED
BY A SWIFT BALL.
Newnan, Ga., April 13.—Punch Ar
nold, 15 years old, son of the county
surveyor, was killed this afternoon
while playing baseball. He was struck
over the heart by a swift ball, and
fell to the ground. Physicians were
summoned, but the boy expired within
o. few moments.
VANDERBILTS FINED.
Reginald Pays siO tlie Day Before
Hi. Wedding;.
Newport, R. I„ April 13.—Alfred G.
Vanderbilt, Paul Sartilo, his chauffeur,
and Reginald C. Vanderbilt were each
fired $lO and costs to-day in special
sessions of the District Court for run
ning their automobiles through Mid
dletown at a greater speed than ten
miles an hour.
HOSSEY AND’wiboW
HELD FOR MURDER.
Philadelphia, April 13.—Mrs. Cath
erine Danz and George Hossey, a
negro herb doctor, were to-day held
responsible by the coroner’s Jury for
the death of the woman's husband,
William G. Danz. Half an hour later
the grand jury indicted the defen
dants.
Danz died two years ago and his
widow is accused of having administer
ed arsenic said to have been furnish
ed by Hossey.
Terrazas Elected.
Chihuahua, Mex., April 13.—The elec
tion for Governor of the state of Chi
huahua occurred yesterday. Gen. Luis
Terrazas had no opposition and receiv
ed nearly all the votes cast.
A SLUMP IN PRICES
MARKED THE DAY IN THE NEW
VORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
HOLDERS GLADLY LET GO
WITH THE RESILT THAT SHARES
DECLINED STRONGLY.
Northern Securities Share* Set tlie
Poets—They Were Weak and Sold
Several Point* Off—They Exerted
an Effect Lpon the General Mar
ket, and Stork* Began Tumbling.
Operations Were Heavy—l42Bo,3)o
Share* Chnnged Hnnil*—Second
Highest Number of the Yenr.
New York, April 13.—The sales of
stock on the Stock Exchange to-day,
1,289,316 shares, were the second largest
of the year, the high record to date be
ing 1,546,030, on Jan. 9. This is the
fifth day this year that a full day’s
trading has exceeded one million shares,
the first being on Jan. 6, w'hen they
amounted to 1,156,669 shares, the second
Jan. 8, 1,1j>8,903 shares; the third Jan. 9,
the fourth 1,006,450 on March 10, and
the fifth, to-day.
Shares of the Northern Securities
Company were extremely w-eak on the
curb to-day, selling off to 98V£c, a de
cline of 5% points from last Thursday’s
closing quotations. During the early
session much of the selling came from
Stock Exchange houses, and there
seemed to be no support.
There is little doubt that some of to
day's selling was of a forced character.
The course of Northern Securities
was not without its effect on the gen
eral stock market, prices yielding con
siderably. Declines of 2 to 3 points were
common.
Call money was offered at 7 per cent,
but the demand was light. During
the moon hour Northern Securities
broke to 97 and then rallied a point.
The break in Northern Securities was
followed by increased weakness all
through the active stock list.
A number of standard railway
shares made new low records for the
present move, including Pennsylvania
and New York Central. The decline
in these issues was less severe than
in a number of others, for example,
Atchison and Baltimore and Ohio,
Northwest, St. Paul, Delaware and
Hudson, Union Pacific and Rock Is
land, all of which broke 3 or more
points. Lackawanna fell 10 points on
very light trading, St. Louis and San
Francisco common 6V4, Reading 4V4,
and Erie seconds 4V4.
There was a 10 point decline on
American Express on a sale of 100
shares. Southern Pacific sold off to
within a fraction of its recent low
record, and a number of the minor
railroads registered material declines.
Common report attributed the se
vere break to heavy selling by the
Western clique and a prominent local
operator. So far as could be learned
in the early afternoon, the banks were
not calling loans, but brokers were
demanding additional margin from
customers.
Lower prices were reached in the
afternoon in all the active issues. Trad
ing was large in volume all day, and
exceeded that of any day for weeks.
The few stocks that reflected inside
support included Sugar, Brooklyn Rap
id Transit and the United States Steel
issues. On the curb, however, the new
5 per cent, of the Steel Corporation
sold off to the lowest price yet
reached. There were intermittent ral
lies, but these were invariably suc
ceeded by still lower prices. Stocks
were offered with the greatest free
dom.
There were some buying orders, not
a few from out of town. Liquidation
was steady, however, and the heavy
tone was maintained throughout.
Another drive against prices was
made Just before the close. Northern
Securities sold down to 94 on further
offerings by Stock Exchange broker*,
and closed at 94%@95. Steel bonds sold
off to 83, a decline of 2 per cent., and
the preferred stock of the International
Mercantile Marine Company changed
hands in fairly large lots at 34V4, a de
cline of 3% points from last week's
closing price. Later this same stock
was freely offered at 34, with no sales.
On the Stock Exchange the market
was feverish and heavy, but closing
prices were slightly above the lowest.
THOUSANDS PARADED.
Textile Operators Reviewed by the
Mayor at Lowell.
Lowell, Mass., April 13.—Thousands
of textile operatives, who are out of
work on account of the strike, partici
pated in a parade to-day. The march
ing operatives passed through the
business section of the city and after
ward held a mass meeting. The pro
cession was reviewed at city hail by
Mayor Howe.
Speeches were made from three dif
ferent points on the common. Repre
sentative Jackson of Fall River con
gratulated the textile operatives on
two things—the way In which they
had conducted the strike, and the
fact that they are gaining the confi
dence and respect of the public. He
said:
“The mill agents assert that their
mills are not equipped with modern
machinery. Is that any fault of yours?
If the mills had spent some of their
dividends for modern machinery, the
agents would not give the excuse now
and teil you that the Southern mills
are pushing the' Lowell mills to the
wall."
Rev. Father McGrady of Belleview,
Ky., said that the laboring people, wftp
are producing the wealth, ought to
share liberally in its returns. He
urged all to Join the union. He said
that labor was not created for mak
ing millionaires of the milll agents.
ged a Derelict.
, April 13.—The German
neriia, Capt. Lorentzon,
from Hamburg, March 21, reports that
when within one day’s sail of the
Western Islands, passed an unknown
derelict schooner, apparently a long
time abandoned, her hull being cover
ed with barnacles and eea weed, one
anchor hanging ut bow, cabin badly
broken up, some planks on stern and
bow gone, lower foretop mast stand
ing and mainmast gone. She was ap
parently lumber-laden, and is a dan
gerous obstruction to navigation.
SAVED THE FOREIGNERS.
Prompt Action of Commander
,
Drake Awed the Rebel*.
Washington, April 13.—Quick action
and common-sense treatment of a crit
ical situation by an American naval
officer in China recently saved the for
eign residents in the province of
Kwon-Tung, nlong the east bank of
the Canton river, from falling victims
to a plot which, while directed prim
arily against the Manchurian dynasty,
inevitably would have culminated in
an attack on the foreign population.
While this attack was averted by
the precautionary measures taken by
Commander F. J. Druke, commanding
the U. S. S. Monterey, with the assist
ance of the English gunboats Sand
piper and Britomart, the French gun
boat Avalanche and the German tug
Shnmeen, the coalition known to have
fomented the trouble extended to sev
eral pro\ hues and official advices re
ceived both at the State and Navy
departments show that reactionary
measures on a scale far larger than
Is admitted either by foreign repre
sentatives or the Chinese government
have been planned by the rebels.
Hearing that a force of rebels, with
Hung-Chun Fuk, a native of Waichoiv,
had planned an attack on the viceroy
and Chinese officials of Canton during
the celebrations of the Chinese new
year during the night of Jan. 28-29,
Commander Drake prepared to defend
the foreign residents. An armed force
of 3,000 men had entered Canton sur
reptitiously several days before he
learned the news, and were hiding
with sympathizers. Instead of visit
ing the holy temple in the inner city
at midnight to offer incense, the vice
roy and officials, contrary to long cus
tom, remained in their respective ya
mens, securely guarded. Around the
viceroy’s yamen alone were assembled
4,000 armed troops. By 7 o'clock the
gates to the Inner city were closed
and the streets cleared.
Many arrests were made that night,
in which some compradores were im
plicated, and large amounts of stores
were seized in houses and shops in
Fong Chun and Fates, opposite to
Shameen. Many other indications of
the intended attack were found, and
the officials agreed that the rebels
abandoned their plot only because of
Commander Drake’s discovery and his
prompt action.
southe”rn t s fasFmaTl
DITCHED AT LEXINGTON.
Engineer Dan Ilnvi* Killed nnfl
Fireman Missing.
Charlotte, N. C„ April 13.—A special
from Lexington, N. C„ says the South
ern Railway’s south-bound fast mail
was derailed three miles north of that
place about 7 o'clock to-night.
Engineer Dan Davis of Danville, Va.,
was killed and the fireman Is missing.
The engine struck a rock which had
rolled down the embankment and was
thrown crosswise of the track.
Washington, April 13.—Train No. 97
of the Southern Railway, which was
dttched near Lexington, N. C., left
here at 8 o'clock this morning for New
Orleans. It Is the regular mall and
newspaper train.
MANLFACTLREKS GATHERING
For the Convention of Their Aa*o
eintion nt New Orleans.
New Orleans, April 13.—The hotels
began to fill up to-day with members
of the National Association of Manu
facturers, the convention of which or
ganization begins to-morrow morning.
A delegation of twenty-five members
from New York city arrived in the
morning, among the number being
Marshall Cushing, the secretary of the
association; Richard Young and Wil
liam McCarroll. The official special
train bringing President D. M. Parry
and a large number of Indiana, Mich
igan and Ohio members will arrive to
morrow.
THI- programme of the convention
proper opens to-morrow morning with
welcoming addresses by Mayor Capde
vielle and Gov. Heard. The annual -re
port of the president and the secretary
will then be made. Wednesday morn
ing Carroll D. Wright will address the
convention.
Thursday morning there will be the
annual election of officers and the se
lection of the next place of meeting.
Toledo, Pittsburg, Buffalo and Chatta
nooga are aspirants for the next con
vention.
MISSISSIPPI SLOWLY FALLING.
Will He Loiik Before Flooded
Lands Become Dry.
New Orleans, April 13.—The river
here went back to 19.9 feet to-day, a
fall of a tenth of a foot.
Work on the Hymelia crevasse Was
been resumed, and there is promise
that the labor will be sufficient to car
ry on the attempt at closing.
If the present rate of decline contin
ues at Hollybrook it is expected that
within the next ten days or two weeks
water will practically cease running
through the break there. In that event
planters will have ample time in which
to sow their crops.
Unrenn's River Bulletin.
Washington, April 13.—The Mississip
pi river from Vicksburg northward
will continue to fall; below Vicksburg
it will remain high with little change,
but with a falling tendency. The At
chafaiaya will also continue high,
while the Ouachita and the Red, south
of Shreveport, will continue to fall
slowly. The stage at New Orleans to
night is 20.1 feet.
DAYBREAK ASHORE.
Brltlsb Steamer, Ore-laden, Will
Probably lie Floated.
Norfolk, Va„ April 13.—A dispatch re
ceived here shortly after noon to-day
from the Currituck Inlet life saving
station, reports the British steamer
Daybreak, bound from Santiago to Bal
timore, with a cargo of iron ore, ashore
oft Pebble Shoal near False Cape. A
government dispatch received at the
weather bureau here says the vessel is
in good condition now and may be
floated If a tug arrives in time. Capt.
Morris and crew of twenty-two men are
on board.
Cape Henry, Va., April 13.—The
stranded steamer Daybreak was float
ed at 6:46 p. m. Vessel is in good
condition She proceeded northward
under her own steam.
DAILY, $8 A YEAR,
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMBS-A-WEEK.BI A YEAR
ATLANTA BANK DEAL
CAPITAL CITY STOCKHOLDERS
GET 110 FOR HOLDINGS.
ALSO THE ASSETS OF SIMS
MILL BE DIVIDED AMONG HIS
BANK’S STOCKHOLDERS.
Atlanta National Gave Par for Cap
ital City Stock anil Sii.N.ooo for
It* Gooil Will—Tlii*, With Sims’
Property, Will Mean 12U a Share.
Deputy Sheriff 1* Charged With
Mil rder—Corporation* Are Ex
pected to Fight the Franchise
Tax Law in Court*.
Atlanta, April 13.—The Capital City
National Bank ceased to do business
as such to-day, and began the work of
winding up its affairs, under the
supervision of the Atlanta National
Bank, which has purchased Its assets.
This, it is said, will require about two
months.
The Atlanta National paid $25,000
for the good will of the Capital City,
and this will go to the stockholders, in
addition to par for their stock, making
110.
Besides this, the assets of G. H.
Sims, the defaulting collection clerk,
go to the Capital City's stockholders.
These, it is said, including the Greene
county farm, will amount to about
$40,000, thus giving the stockholders
about 126 for their holdings.
Several of the employes of the Capi
tal City will be taken care of by the
Atlanta National when the latter bank
moves Into its new quarters.
Deputy Sheriff Arre*led.
Deputy Sheriff W. T. Buchanan of
DeKalb county was arrested to-day on
a warrant charging him with murder.
On March 23 Buchanan shot and seri
ously wounded Frank Pritchett, a ne
gro he was trying to arrest and who
resisted. Later Pritchett died, and
to-day the deputy was arrested on a
warrant sworn out by the dead ne
gro's father.
Southern Publisher* Meet.
The Southern Publishers' Association
will be organized at a meeting to be
held in this city to-morrow. The asso
ciation will Include about thirty leading
papers of the South, both morning and
afternoon. The objects of the associa
tion will be both social and commercial
advancement.
Increase* It* Capital.
Secretary of State Phil Cook to-day
granted an amendment to the charter
of the Union Banking Company of
Douglas, Coffee county, by which the
bank is permitted to increase its capi
tal stock from $30,000 to SIOO,OOO. It Is
said the increase will be made at once.
They Look for a Fight.
Officials nt the Capitol anticipate that
there will be extensive litigation In the
courts Instituted by the big corpora
tions of the state to prevent the col
lection of the tax on franchises. Prac
tically no returns of these corporations
have been made yet, though they are
due by law before May 1. Last year
at this time several of them were In.
There is every indication that there
will be some sort of concerted action
against the law, though Just what plan
the corporations will pursue has not as
yet developed.
RIGHTS IN SEPARATION.
Utah Supreme Court Decision In
tereutina to Georgians.
Salt Lake, Utah, April 13. —The Su
preme Court of Utah rendered a de
cision to-day involving the right of a
husband and wife to enter into an
agreement of separation without a le
gal divorce being granted, and there
by defeat the widow’s right to dower
in the husband’s estate.
The court holds that even if such
contract is legal in Georgia, where the
agreement was made, it cannot be en
forced in another state, if in contra
vention jg’ the policy of the latter.
The ac*->n was brought by the heirs
of W. D. Palmer, deceased, against
Mrs. Ida M. Palmer, the widow. Val
uable property in this city and At
lanta is involved.
HOLMES WERE WRECKED.
Storm In Alabama Did Damage
Amounting to sir>,ooo,
Birmingham, Ala., April 13.—A hur
ricane in the vicinity of Blooton. early
this morning wrecked a number of
houses, and did considerable damage
to farming property. The total dam
age is about $15,000. Coleanor and
Garnsey also suffered by their houses
being partially wrecked, many trees
prostrated and wires blown down.
On Avenue 1, in the number of
Thirteenth street, in Birmingham, a
small windstorm wrecked many chim
neys, and a young woman, named Jer
nigan, was injured by a falling chim
ney. No fatalities are reported.
HISTORY OF THE BARK.
Being Secured by an English Po
lice Inspector nt Biloxi. '
New Orleans, April 13. —Capt. R.
Duckworth, inspector of the Liverpool
police department, has arrived at Bi
loxi, Miss., and is securing the history
of the British bark Veronica, in con
nection with the trial of four mem
bers of the crew, who are charged with
mutiny and murdering Capt. Alexan
der Stowe, First Made MacLeod, Sec
ond Mate Abraham Jones and several
members of the crew Feb. 19 on the
high seas.
A number of the crew were shipped
at Biloxi and nearby points.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Tennessee Storm Violent and Long
Continued.
Knoxville, Tenn., April 13,—An un
usually hard rainfall occurred here last
night and this morning and is continu
ing. The Wdather Bureau reports 1.6
inches of rain last night. The Ten
nessee river and its local tributaries
are rising, and it is predicted that by
Tuesday night the river will have
reached 18 feet here.
Last night two houses were struck by
lightning, and Samuel Oglesby, who
was sleeping in his bed in one of the
houses, was stricken unconscious. He
is in a dangerous condition.