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THE MORNING NEWS.
J. H. ESTILL, President.
Established 1850. - - Incorporated ISSS.
FOR THE LAND BILL
JKISH CONVENTION VOTED AL
MOST UNANIMOUSLY.
WAS WILD WITH DELIGHT
OVER THE PROSPECT WVNDHAJI'S
RILL OFFERS.
a.(MM) Delegates Assembled in
the Mansion House at Dublin.
,|obn Redmond Presided Over the
Meeting—lndorsed tlic Land Hill.
Patrick White Moved Its Rejec
tion. but Lost—Entire Convention
■ (allied to One View and Is
Pledged to Stand United.
Dublin, April 16. —By a unanimous
vote the Irish National convention,
which met here to-day, accepted in
principle the Irish land bill introduced
in the House of Commons by Mr.
Wyndham, chief secretary for Ire
land, and entrusted to John Redmond
and his party the task of securing in
the House of Commons that “serious
amendment in various points of vital
importance” which the national con
grass may consider essential.
The convention to-morrow will out
line the shape the amendments should
take and on Saturday Lord Dunraven,
Lord Mayo, Capt. Shawe-Taylor, John
Rtdinond, William O’Brien and T. W.
r U : ?el are likely to meet at a round
conference table to discuss the land
lords’ and tenants' opinions on the
land bill and try to arrive ait a coni
iiii n basis of parliamentary action.
To-day’s proceedings at the conven
tion revealed discontent with various
features of the bill, but nothing so
serious as to indicate a danger of its
ui imate rejection. Even Michael Da
vitt, vho had an opportunity of divid
ing the delegates into two bitterly op
posing camps, and who amidst dra
matic excitement subordinated his own
views, pledged himself to abide by the
verdict. John Redmond and William
O'Bi’en triumphed over all objections;
indeed, the objectors, save Michael
Davitt, were scarcely given a hearing
by the delegates.
In the Historic Hound Room.
Convention met in the historic Round
room of the mansion house.
About 2,000 delegates assembled In
the crowded rotunda, which was In
capable of holding all who had come
from every part of Ireland to discuss
the Irish land bill. On the platform
sat almost*every Nationalist member
of Parliament, with a scattering of
prelates.
In the body of the rotunda was a
gathering seldom equalled in repre
sentative capacity. Farmers from
Clare, in top boots; laborers from
Dublin county, landlords from Cork,
and priests from all parts, the latter’s
sombre clothing and tall hats contrast
ing pleasantly with the bright home
spun apparel of the majority. It was
essentially a convention of the soil,
though a lighter touch was given by
the presence of the well-dressed wo
men who filled the galleries.
Lord Mayor Harrington and Michael
Ibavitt inducted John Redmond Into
the chair, and the delegates rose to
their feet, cheered and waved their
hats. Mr. Redmond opened the pro
ceedings with an impressive speech.
Solemn anil Momentonn.
“This convention,” he declared, “is
the most solemn, the most momentous
event in the history of living Irish
men, with the exception of the intro
duction of the home rule bill. There
a, e in the lives of nations, as there
me in the lives of individuals, oppor
tunities which once lost can never be
i f gained. Such an occasion I believe
the present to be.”
Mr. Redmond begged his hearers to
remember their tremendous responsi
huity. If they rejected the bill it was
'tad forever, and the greatest pros
pect of freedom since the “infamous
s< t of union was passed” would disap-
Ilp ar. Continuing, he said:
Whatever defects Mr. Wyndham’s
tall has, and I am inclined to mini
mize them, its object is the complete
and final abolition of landlordism in
all its essentials. Ireland is united
as she never was before. Each man
must well weigh his words and re
member that the whole future of his
country and the welfare of his chil
dren and that of unborn generations
nuiy depend upon the convention’s de
cision. I hope no man will advocate
renewing the struggle of the land war
"ithout knowing what that renewal
means—the indefinite delay of indus
trial and economic welfare and even of
Political freedom.”
Rcilnioml Plead for Pence.
Mr. Redmond deprecated carping
erhlcism and advocated a friendly d.s
--1 ussion of the suggested amendments.
Be hoped the convention would pass
Mr. O'Brien’s motion welcoming the
bill and amending it in various partic
ulars and entrusting the amendments
to the decision of the Irish Parliamen
tary party.
And,” concluded Mr. Redmond, “let
iif give the world, which is watching
us. by our orderliness, wisdom and re
straint, proof of our capacity for self
government.”
Lengthy addenda had been provided
tor to-day's proceedings. These con
sisted of many proposed amendments
to the details of Secretary Wynd
nain s proposals. The chief movers
' ere William O’Brien and Michael
Davitt. The former, while congratu
lating Ireland on the fact that the
British ministry had introduced a hill
a 'cepting in principle, after centuries
01 struggle, that the land should be
restored to the people of Ireland,
mged the delegates to press amend
nents enlarging the financial scope of
tne bill. M r . O’Brien, howeven asked
no convention to entrust to the Par
liamentary party the power and re-
Ponsibllity of eventually dealing in
umm it tee stage with the amendments.
O Ilrien Scored the Landlord*.
.While begging the delegates to let
Parliamentary representatives
.1 .*• the matter, Mr. O’Brien attack
a the landlords. Irish Judges and Brit
u®. r “ le with the same virulence as
ih ? lwa Y B marked his speeches, to
whi L men,e delight of the audience,
n,c “ swayed by hla eloquence, hissed
Jsatotmab Jltoniii# fto£.
and cheered alternately. He conclud
ed with saying that if properly amend
ed Mr. Wyndham’s bill would "make
peasants as safe as the. King on his
throne in the possession of their land.”
They would never again have to stand
trembling in the rent office.
Pleading for a friendly spirit in the
discussion, Mr. O’Brien remarked:
"If all goes well, it will be the great
est resurrection of hope, ’joy and hap
piness that has visited this country in
a thousand years. It is the biggest
thing English statesmanship has ever
done towards restoring the soil of Ire
land to Irishmen.”
Mr. O’Brien concluded with saying
that while Mr. Redmond himself did
not want to entangle the land ques
tion with home rule, they might as
well “try to turn honest Irish blood
into red ink as to allay his own and
Ireland’s desire for eventual home
rule.”
A motion by Patrick White, M. P.,
to reject Secretary Wyndham’s Irish
land bill as not meriting the support
of the Irish party, was defeated by
an overwhelming majority. The an
nouncement of the vote created tre
mendous enthusiasm. Only a few
hands were held up In favor of Mr.
White’s motion, while hundreds were
waved when “to the contrary” was
called, and hats were thrown up and
the convention enthusiastically com
mitted itself to the land bill, subject
to such amendments as the Irish Par
liamentary party can secure.
Michael Davitt then received a great
ovation. He demanded the release of
Col. Arthur Lynch, who is undergoing
a sentence of life imprisonment after
having been convicted of high treason,
and one other Irish agitator who is
still in jail, and whose continued Im
prisonment. said Mr. Davitt, was un
becoming to the spirit of peace be
tween Ireland and England.
Ovation for Ilavltt.
Mr. Davitt expressed many differ
ences of opinion with Mr. O’Brien, Mr.
Redmond and the majority of the dele
gates, but he promised to abide by the
decision of the convention, voiced his
undying hatred of Irish landlords and
said he doubted if Mr. O’Brien was
right in believing that they would set
tle down and help in the development
of the country after the passage of
the bill.
Mr. Davitt moved in friendly terms
an amendment to Mr. O’Brien’s mo
tion, providing that the Nationalist
members of Parliament refer the bill
back to the convention for final ap
proval, after passing the committee
stage in the House of Commons, so
that the people themselves may say if
they accept it as amended, and that
the convention be adjourned, instead
of merely dissolved.
Mr. Redmond, in reply, paid a trib
ute to Mr. Davitt’s fairness and the
benefit derived from his presence and
support; but he said be believed his
amendment would be construed as a
vote of want of confidence in the Irish
parliamentary party.
Mr. O’Brien followed with an im
passioned appeal on the same lines.
He declared Mr. Davitt’s amendment
menaced the Irish party.
Mir. Davitt then, amid tremendous
cheering, withdraw his amendment, on
the merits of which the convention
seemed fairly equally divided, and the
threatened split was averted.
The convention then unanimously
adopted Mr. O’Brien’s motion to en
trust the Parliamentary party with
the power and responsibility of event
ually dealing in committee stage with
the amendments, and adjourned until
Friday.
J. OVERTON PAiNE & CO.
HAVE GONE TO THE WALL
They Have Alnneil for the Bene
fit of Tlielr Creditor*.
New York, April 16.—J. Overton
Paine and Arthur B. Paine, formerly
carrying on business under the name
of J. Overton Paine & Cos., bankers and
brokers, to-day assigned for the bene
fit of creditors.
J. Overton Paine was examined in
supplementary proceedings in the Su
preme 'Court to-day to satisfy a judg
ment for $2,290. The order of exami
nation debarred him from disposing of
or transferring his property. When
the Court discovered that he had made
an assignment it adjudged him in con
tempt, and placed him in the custody
of a court officer.
Later Mr. Paine gave bond and was
released from the custody of the court
officer.
The following statement was given
out at the offices of the Paine com
pany:
“Our total liabilities of all kinds of
the J. Overton Paine Company and J.
Overton Paine will be about SIOO,OOO
and assets $686,898. The cause of our
failure is our inability to collect
amounts due to us or to realize on our
assets fast enough to meet demands
against us. We shall be able to pay
every just claim in full.”
ROBBERS WERV CONVICTED.
Four Ben Sentenced for Sonth Car
olina Burglaries.
Charleston, S. C., April 16. —Thomas
Nolan, Charles Howard, William Mc-
Kinley and Edward Duggan were con
victed in the United States Circuit
Court here to-day and sentenced to
five years each in the Federal Peni
tentiary at Atlanta.
The men were accused of belonging
to a gang of outlaws who commit
ted many robberies in South Carolina
last summer and fall. A number of
postoffice safes were robbed in va
rious small towns in the state. In
some instances large sums of money
were secured. The safes were usually
blown open with dynamite. At
Enoree, S. C.. the robbers secured over
SB,OOO.
The men who were convicted here to
day, together with three others still in
jail here, were arrested in Columbia,
where they had been living in the
tenderloin district for months and
spending money lavishly.
The trial concluded to-day, lasted
for just one week, and nearly TOO wit
nesses from three states were exam
ined. The jury brought in the ver
dict after being out less then an hour.
Colnmbn* Chosen.
Columbus, 0., April 16.—Columbus
was to-day chosen as the place for
holding the Democratic state conven
tion on August 26 and 26.
HOW GOEBEL DIED
YOUTSEY SAID JAMES HOWARD
FIRED THE SHOT.
T
TOLD A SHAMEFUL STORY
OF HOW TAYLOR I RGED HIS TOOLS
ON TO THE WORK.
Yontsey Said He Took Howard Into
Powers’ Office. Promised Him Par
don for an Old Murder and More.
Pointed Out Goebel to Him and
Fled, Soon to Hear the Shot Ring
Out That Slew Goebel—He and
Others lln.d Counted Upon Immu
nity—llnd Taylor Hack of Them.
Frankfort, Ky., April 16.—Henry E.
Youtsey to-day for the first time told
on the witness stand his story of the
killing of the late Gov. Goebel.
He named James Howard, the de
fendant, as the man who fired the shot.
Youtsey said he saw' Howard for the
first time a few minutees before the
shooting. Howard had a letter sent
him several days before by the witness
at Gov. Taylor’s dictation.
Youtsey says he took Howard into
the office of Caleb Powers, then secre
tary of state, which had been especi
ally arranged for the shooting. He
showed Howard the Martin rifle, the
bullets, and the window from whi-’h
the shooting was to be done. He says
Howard asked what he was to get for
doing the shooting.
What Was He to Get ?
"What do you want for it?” Youtsey
says he asked, and that Howard said
he wanted a pardon for killing George
Baker.
“I told him he could have that and
more, too,” continued Youtsey. “About
that time Goebel came in the gate and
I pointed him out to Howard and then
ran from the room. As I disappeared
down the steps to the basement I
heard the crack of Howard’s rifle.”
Yuo.sey said that after the shooting
he passed through the State House
basement and a few minutes later
came back into Ay executive building
from the east . entrance.
“I stayed in tne office of Assistant
Secretary of State Matthews,” he said,
“for a few moments ahd saw
Matthews break opera Caleb Powers’
office and find the guns that had been
left in there.”
Youtsey said that at the time of the
shooting he was private secretary to
Auditor Sweeney, but that while his
political status was not definitely fix
ed, it .was understood he was to have
a good place under Taylor.
Taylor tlie Moving Spirit.
“Gov. Tayloir,” Youtsey continued,
“directed everything we did. We re
garded him as our leader and he was
morally responsible for all we did. We
knew we haid the Governor and the
pardoning power behind us, and we
were not afraid of punishment for
killing Goebel.”
Youtsey, on cross-examination, said
that after he was arrested and later
sent to the penitentiary, he still had
hope of gaining his liberty. He thought
Yerkes would be elected Governor and
would pardon him. Yerkes was de
feated, however, and about a year ago
he decided to talk and did tell his
story to Prison Physician Tobin.
Yuotsey said further that he had an
additional incentive to tell the story,
as Taylor, Powers and others had used
him as a catspaw and scapegoat and
then deserted him when he got into
trouble.
CONTEST WITH RIFLES
UNDER GOVERNMENT’S EYE.
Board Meets at Washington to Ar
range for Them.
By R. M. Larner.
Washington, April 16. —To-day’s
meeting of the National Rifle Contest
Board, held at the War Department,
was attended by nineteen out of
twenty-one representatives invited to
be present.
No definite conclusions were reached,
but the board expects to be able to
submit its report to the Secretary of
War to-morrow. This board is created
in accordance with a recent act of Con
gress, intended to stimulate competi
tion in rifle contests.
An appropriation of $2,500 is provided
for the purchase of a trophy to be
competed for annually by representa
tive teams from the army, navy, ma
rine corps and the national guard. In
vitations- were sent out to twenty-one
representatives of various national and
state military organizations. The on
ly absentees were Col. Haskell and
George Gould of New York, Gen. Roe,
commanding the New York National
Guard, who was originally invited to
be present, declined to attend, so that
New York was without representation.
Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
lowa, Ohio, and the District of Colum
bia were represented, and there was a
long discussion as to the rules and
regulations to govern the contest.
The navy and the marine corps were
not represented, but it is understood
that they may decide to enter the con
test. At present it seems as though
the competition may be confined to the
regular troops and the national
guard. Col. Sanger, assistant secre
tary of war, presided, and Col. E. J.
Dimmhck was secretary.
It is proposed that the appropriation
shall be expended for a national trophy
and individual medals for members of
the winning teams. The contest will
take place at Seagirt, N. J., during
the first week in September.
There will be another meeting of
the board to-morrow, at which a final
report to the Secretary of War will be
submitted.
SAVANNAH. GA., FRIDAY. APRIL IT. 1903.
THREE REPUBLICANS
CAUSE A BIG ROW.
Allieil NYitli Democrat*. They Throw
the Senate Into Turmoil.
Albany, N. Y„ April 16. —Not since
the memorable days of the Conkling-
Platt insurrection has the state Senate
been the seen of more bitter person
alities or of a more sensational politi
cal battle than that of this morning
and afternoon, when Gov. Odell’s nom
ination of Railroad Commissioner
Frank M. Baker to succeed himself
was rejected by a coalition of Sena
tors Brackett, Brown and Elsberg, the
three so-called insurgent Republicans,
with the Democrats, and an intensely
personal conflict was precipitated be
tween Senator Brackett and Senator
Raines, the Republican president pro
tem.
It is not likely that the battle will
be ended to-morrow, when it is expect
ed the Judiciary Committee will report
the nomination of George W. Morgan
to take the place of John McCullagh
as superintendent of elections, sent
in by Gov. Odell to-day.
In explaining his vote against Mr.
Baker’s confirmation, Senator Brack
ett said:
“Mr. Baker is simply a pawn on
the chessboard. I vote against this
nomination in protest against the sew
age and filth that is being poured upon
the head of our worthy Governor
through the agents of the man who
inspired this nomination. And I vote
against this nomination to emphasize
my disapproval of the actions of the
man who causes the seal of party ap
proval to be placed on any measure
when certain attorneys are engaged
in favor of the bills."
In the course of a bitter reply, Sen
ator Raines said:
“When it came to the nomination and
election of United States senators,
these three posed as independent Re
publicans—God save the mark! It
would be more becoming to their dig
nity as senators, to their honor as
men, and to their party obligations to
refrain from skulking behind these ex
cuses from maintaining this ‘holier
than thou’ posture. Let them cease to
be the ’Uriah Heeps’ of this Senate
and to occupy a position for which
the state and their own constituents
are damning them with a bitter con
demnation.”
YOUNG MEN WHO WANT
TO BE LIEUTENANTS
Nnineil by Secretary of the Navy
for Examination.
Washington, April 16. —The Secre
tary of the Navy to-day made the
following designations for examina
tions for appointment to second lieu
tenants of the Marine Corps, under
the provisions of the recent naval
appropriation bill:
Non-commissioned officers, William
C. Menhenhall, corporal, Newport, R.
1., barracks; Elia Beadle, first ser
geant, U. S. S. Atlanta; Eugene P.
Fortson, corporal, formerly at United
States Military Academy; Clarence S.
Owen, sergeant, private secretary to
the commandant of the Marine Corps;
Robert O. Underwood, corporal; An
drew Gunter, sergeant, marine bar
racks, Washington; George L. Hogan,
sergeant; Charles J. Guggenheim, on
duty at the Naval Academy as gun
nery sergeant; John A. MacDougal,
sergeant, orderly for Admiral Dewey
on the Olympia in the battle of Ma
nila Bay.
From civil life, Percy F. Archer, of
Maryland; Maurice Y. Campbell, son
of late president of Rutger’s College,
served in Spanish-American War:
Barry B. Cann, Pittsburg, member
of Philadelphia City Cavalry during
the Spanish-American War; R. B.
Creecy, during Spanish-American
War served on Panther; Jes
*'e F". Dyer, Minneapolis,
Minn., during Spanish-American
war served seventeen months, in Thir
teenth Minnesota Volunteers; Hugh
McCormick Howard, graduate of the
Virginia Military Institute; G. N. Kin
cade of Gloucester, Mass., first lieu
tenant in Eighth Massachusetts Vol
unteer Militia; William A. Howard
Grand Rapids, Mich.; Frederick o!
McConnell, graduate of Virginia Mil
itary Institute, resides in Richmond,
Va.; Sidney A. Merriam of Portland,
Me.; Alexander B. Mikell of Charles
ton. S. C.; Arthur B. Owens of Annap
olis, Md.; Harrison T. Swain of
Nashua, N. H., served as a teacher in
the Philippine Islands; Nelson H.
Vulte of New Rochelle, R. L; Charles
F. Williams, son of Col. Williams of
the Marine Corps; Seth Williams, stu
dent of the University at Northfield,
BARREL MURDER CASE
STILL BAFFLES POLICE.
Now T'llnk the Murdered Man Was
D< I'oyril from New Orleans.
New York, April 16.—Vito Laduca,
who was supposed to have been the
proprietor of the butcher shop in
Stanton street, where nine arrests were
made last night in connection with the
murder of the man found in a barrel
in East Eleventh street, last Tuesday
morning, surrendered himself at police
headquarters to-day and was held by
the police as a witness.
Nikola Testro, 19 years old, who lives
with Laduca, also went to police head
quarters and was detained by the po
lice for the same purpose.
At the place in Elizabeth street kept
by Guiseppe Morrello, who was one of
the men arrested last night, the police
have locked the doors and placed
heavy padlocks on them. In the store
was found a quantity of sawdust and
burlap, and Detective Petrisonio took
some of it to police headquarters to
day for examination and comparison
with that found in the barrel, and
about the murdered man’s nek.
The police are now said to believe
that the murdered man was decoyed
from New Orleans to New York and
murdered in a cafe in Elizabeth street.
They believe he brought with him, full
of his own clothing, the barrel in which
his body was found. The barrel is one
of a shipment of 250 sent to New Or
leans. A description of the murdered
man has been sent to the New Orleans
police, and they are expected to try to
identify him.
MEN AReln i*RONS
CHARGED WITH MUTINY.
Grimsby. Eng., April I.—'The British
steamer Induna, from Pensacola and
Norfolk, arrived here to-day with .five
of her crew in irons. They are charged
with mutiny.
TOO QUICK FOR THEM
DOCTOR DIDN’T WAIT FOR AN IN
VESTIGATION.
HE ANTICIPATED ANY ACTION
AND RESIGNED FROM THE MEDI
CAL ASSOCIATION.
Association at Colnnilins Hail an
Interesting Case With Which to
Deal—Charged That a Member
llnd Advertised Falsely and Been
Discovered—ton liter Pu hi lent lon
Followed, and His Resignation
AVns Sent In—Having Been Ac
cepted, He Was Immune.
Columbus, Ga., April 16.—The Geor
gia Medical Association had a novel
question before it to-day, and one
which brought on quite an animated
discussion. In effect, it was “Has
the secretary of the association the
right to accept the resignation of a
member when he resigns presumably
to escape arraignment for conduct un
becoming a physioians?”
The matter was brought before the
convention this morning, when the
Board of Censors, through the chair
man, Dr. Floyd W. Mcßae of Atlanta,
said it wished instructions from the
association in a matter of importance.
Dr. Mcßae said he would state the
case in an impersonal way.
In a certain Georgia city a physician
was practicing medicine, who adver
tised that he was a graduate of three
institutions. Another doctor in the
town wrote to- the presidents of these
institutions for corroboration of these
published statements, and the presi
dents replied that the name in ques
tion was not on the rolls of their in
stitutions. In the same paper in which
the original advertisement appeared,
the physician who had written to the
institutions, published the replies from
the presidents, and stated that he
would bring the matter before the next
meeting of the medical association and
have the doctor expelled.
Then the Doctor Resigned.
About that time the doctor In ques
tion wrote to the secretary of the as
sociation, paying his dues and resign
ing from the association. The secre
tary was ignorant of the charges to
be preferred against him, and wrote
expressing regret that he was to resign
from the association, etc.
Dr. Mcßae said that what the Board
of Censors desired to know’ was; wheth
er it could consider any charges
against the physician, did the secre
tary have authority to accept his res
ignation? •
Dr. M. A. Baldwin of Cuthbert,
sprang to his feet at this juncture.
"1 am the one who preferred the
charges,” he said. “I think the as
sociation ought to take action in this
matter. I would be ashamed to be
long to an organization that would let
such conduct pass unnoticed.”
Upon being put to a vote, the as
sociation, by a large majority, voted
that the doctor was still a member,
and that any charges against him
could be investigated; that the secre
tary’s letter did not bind the body.
The point was then made, however,
that the association had already ac
cepted the member’s resignation, from
the fact that on yesterday the body
adopted the secretary's report, and in
this report he gave the number of
those who had resigned, or been
dropped from the rolls of the associa
tion, and the member’s name was
among this number.
To Guard Against It,
President Hicks then ruled that the
doctor was not a member of the as
sociation. Upon recommendation of
the Board of Censors, the following
resolution was unanimusly adopted:
"Whereas, a member of this associa
tion, apparently guilty of conduct un
becoming a member of this associa
tion, and who on being put on notice
that charges would be preferred
against him, tendered his resignation
to the secretary of the association,
which body, ignorant of the charges
about to be preferred, accepted the
report of the secretary, thereby legal
izing the act of the secretary.
“Be It Resolved, First, That in fu
ture the secretary shall not be allowed
to accept the resignation of any mem
ber of the association; second, that he
shall report, by name, the resignation
or resignations of any member or
members of the association, at its next
regular meeting, so that the body, as
a whole, shall be put on notice of the
pending resignation or resignations,
and take such action thereon as it
shall deem proper.”
The leading feature of the day was
an address by Dr. Arpad O. Gerster,
the noted New York surgeon, on
“Acute Suppuration of the Larger
Joints and Their Modern Treatment.”
The address, which was quite an able
one, was very much enjoyed, and Dr.
Gerster was thanked for it by the as
sociation.
Among the papers read at the after
noon session were two by Savannah
physicians as follows:
“Some of the General Diseases and
Their Relation to the Eye,” by Dr. J.
Lawton Hlers.
“Antiseptic Inhalation Treatment of
Phthisic,” by Dr. M. M. Saliba.
To-night the doctors were given a
banquet at the Rankin.
DEPUTY SHERIFF SHOT
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
Winn Sttld the Court Wan Not In a
Good Humor.
Gainesville, Fla., April 16.—As a re
sult of a dispute over a lawsuit be
tween two negroes, Deputy Sheriff
Charles Winn shot Justice Tim Bailey
through the left thigh at Newbery to
day, and Bailey has a second wound
in the thigh which Winn claims was
inflicted by Bailey himself in an effort
to shoot him.
It was impossible to see Justice
Bailey and get his version. Winn says
he had summoned witnesses by
Bailey's orders and went to Bailey's
home to notify him to get ready for
court; that Bailey seemed in a bad
humor and when they reached the of
fice began abusing him and struck him
over the head with a pistol. Winn
then fired.
Bailey's wound is said to be not dan
gerous.
LAWYER POUNDS ANOTHER
IN THE CHASE CASE.
Young Millionaire Pronounced In
sane by Physic!n ns.
Lafayette, Ind., April 16.—There was
a fist fight in the Circuit Court room
this afternoon between Attorneys Dan
Simims, representing Fred Chase,
father of Moses Fowler Chase, and A.
L. Kumler, representing Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Duhme, of Cincinnati, who are
struggling for the possession of young
Chase, the millionaire.
The attorneys had met for a confer
ence with the judge as to w’hat should
be done with Moses Fowler Chase
pending the hearing of the guardian
ship case. Kumler denounced the at
torneys on the other side, and also
Chase’s father, and declared that
Moses Fowler Chase had been brought
to Indiana from France by force and
fraud.
He had further asserted that the
unfortunate young man was put on
exhibition at the law offices of Chase’s
attorneys, when ex-Judge E. P. Ham
mond shouted, “That's an absolute
falsehood!”
Attorney Simms jumped from his
seat and approached Kumler, who
tried to waard him off. Simms then
landed a fierce right hand swing on
Kumler’s jaw. and followed it with
his left. Both blows landed, Kumler
protecting himself as best he could.
The court room was crowded and
lawyers, court officials and spectators
sprang toward the combatants and
dragged them apart. The judge fined
Simms $25 lor striking the first blow,
and this quieted matters.
Simms then apologized and Kunfier
asked the court to remit the fine, as he
said he felt sure that Simms struck in
a moment of temper. The court re
mitted the fine and directed that Moses
Fowler Chase remain in the court’s
jurisdiction, with the understanding
that Mr. and Mrs. Duhme, his aunt
and uncle, are not to interfere with
him. They have the privilege of ap
plying to court for authority to see
him, however.
The guardianship application, served
on the young millionaire, is returnable
April 27, for which day the case is
set. Detective William Welnhart was
placed on guard at the offices of
Chase’s attorneys and shut out every
body but the sheriff. Neither Mr. nor
Mrs. Duhme was at the train, as they
wished to avoid a scene, but Duhme's
private secretary was there to look
after their interests.
Drs. M. M. Lairy, E. C. Davidson
and W. W. Vinnedge of Lafayette and
Dr. C. B. Burr of Flint, Mich., exam
ined young Chase this afternoon and
pronounced him insane. They declared
his answers to the most simple ques
tions were incoherent, although he
appeared perfectly sane when taken
off the train.
IS CAREFUL TO SHOW
HE SHOT NO GAME.
Roosevelt Slions Up and There Are
Asseverations.
Cinnabar, Mont.i April 16. —President
Roosevelt came into Fort Yellowtsone
to-day, appearing in splendid con
dition and enthusiastic over the good
time he has had. Secretary Loeb met
him at Maj. Pitcher’s headquarteis,
and the two transacted some routine
business, the first the President has
done with his secretary since he went
into the park. After his return from
his visit to the President, Secretary
Loeb issued the following statement:
“Maj. Pitcher reports that the Presi
dent and his party have just returned
from their eight days’ horseback trip
in the north of the park and along the
Yellowstone. The party consisted of
President Roosevelt, Maj. Pitcher,
John Burroughs, with an orderly, the
scouts and the packers with the mule
train. All of the party are in excel
lent health and not an accident of any
kind occurred.
"On entering the park the President
informed Maj. Pitcher that he would
not, under any circumstances, fire a
shot at anything while in the park,
and he took neither rifle nor shotgun
with him. The party had some good
fishing, and the President and Mr.
Burroughs spent a large part of their
time in following and watching at
close quarters the great herds of
game, chiefly elk, but also mountain
.sheep, deer and antelope.
“The party will start to-morrow for
the interior of the park, to visit the
geysers “and perhaps the falls of the
Yellowstone. They will go in sleighs,
on horseback, or on skis, according to
the condition of the snow.”
GEN. BADEN-POWELL
INSPECTING CAVALRY.
Chief of Itrltlnli Cavalry Visits Thi*
Country.
Washington, April 16.—Maj. Gen. R.
Baden-Powell, recently appointed chief
of cavalry of the English army, is on
a visit to the United States to study
American cavalry tactics and methods.
In order that he may accomplish his
purpose with as little publicity and
ceremony as possible, hfe is traveling
incognito and unofficially. He arrived
here last night unannounced and
registered at the Arlington Hotel un
der an assumed name. He visited the
War Department to-day and paid his
respects to Secretary Root, Lieut. Gen.
Miles and Adjt. Gen. Corbin. Gen.
Corbin made the acquaintance of Gen.
Baden-Powell on his recent visit to
England.
The cavalry troops at Fort ,Myer
gave a special exhibition of their pro
ficiency in. cavalry drill and tactics
this afternoon for the benefit of the
distinguished visitor, who left here
this evening to visit the battlefields of
Virginia, following the route of the
McClellan campaign on the peninsula.
He will make a visit to the West Point
Military Academy, and will sail for
Engand on the 26th instant.
washington’man
DYING OF HICCOUGHS.
Macon, April 16. —J. W. Roberts of
the Dannenberg Company here, re
celve<l a telegram to-day from his
home in Washington, Wilkes county,
saying that.his brother, T. A. Roberts,
is dying from hiccoughs, from which
he has been suffering since Wednes
day of last week.
Remedies have been telegraphed
from all parts of the country, and
several of them have been tried, but
up to 2 o’clock this afternoon there
had been no change In the sufferer’s
condition. He had to give up and take
to his bed last Sunday.
DAILY. IX A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TLME9-A-WEBK.iI A YEAR
BY THE FULL COURT
WAKING AM) OTHERS NOW SEEK
A HEARING.
AGAINST EQUITABLE COMPANY
ONLY THREE Jl STICKS RENDERED
ADVERSE DECISION.
One of Tlioho Three Agreed Thnt
the Plaintiffs Were Correct In
Their Contention Thnt the Com
pany Really Operated a I.otery.
With Five Justices Sitting, the
Petitioner)) Hope for a Different
lleault—News of the Day from
Atlfl Ilf 11.
Atlanta, April 16.—Application for a
rehearing in the case of P. Alston
Waring and others against the Equit
able Loan and Security Company of
Atlanta was filed in tjhe Supreme
Court to-day by attorneys representing
the complainants.
Practically all the allegations in the
original bill, tending to show that the
company’s scheme is a lottery, are set
forth in the application. It is urged
also that the decision of other courts
of last resort are antagonistic to the
finding of the Supreme Court in this
case.
Hope for a rehearing Is based on
the fact that the case was decided by
only three out of five justices, two
giving a dissenting opinion. Justice
Lumpkin was sick at the time. The
attorneys for the plaintiffs are anxious
to have a hearing before a full bench.
JLookng for ills Heirs.
Adjt. Gen. J. W. Robertson to-day
received a letter from J. E. Evans
of North Piatte. Neb., stating that
Augustus B. Murphy, who died there
on April 10, was a Georgian, and had
left property valued at about *3.1)00,
for whom he would like to find the
heirs. Murphy enlisted in the Confed
erate army, but) being captured at
Gettysburg, joined the Union army to
avoid going to prison, and was sent
to the Western frontier. He was un
married, but had a brother. Adjt.
Gen. Robertson is now investigating
the case with a view of learning it
any of Murphy's relatives still reside
in Georgia.
Military Appointment.
Charles It. Williams of Columbus, a
well-knowi| lawyer, w r as to-day ap
pointed by Gov. Terrell assistant com
missary general, with the rank of lieu
tenant colonel. The position had been
tendered to J. W. Cabaniss of Ma
con, who declined on account of other
duties. The appointment is subject
to examination.
J. H. Smith of Griffin was issued a
commission to-day as major of the
Second Infnntrv.
Fnnfller Enters Insurance.
A charter was granted to-day to the
Southern Mutual Life Insurance As
sociation, with haedquarters in At
lanta. Former Gov. Allen D. Candler
is one of the charter members, and will
be the company’s president.
Old Alarm Again Rung In.
A story was printed this afternoon
to the effect it had Just been discov
ered that as a result of changing the
legislative sessions to summer time,
Georgia would be without a United
States senator for a period of four
months, from March 4, until the meet
ing of the General Assembly in the
following June. Asa matter of fact
this argument was used against the
overriding of Gov. Terrell’s veto by
Hon. C. S. Reid of Campbell in the
House. Florida had a similar trouble,
but an appointment for the ad interim
term by the Governor was accepted,
and the senator allowed to take his
seat. There is no uneasiness over
the alleged new discovery.
T’o Further, Harm to Fruit.
State Entomologist W. M. Scott has
gone to Hancock county to make some
experiments relative to stamping out
brown rot of peaches. He said before
going that he did not think any fur
ther damage had been done to the
fruit by the present cold weather, as
it has not been severe enough.
Sims' Farm for ggo.iMM*.
The Greene county farm for which
G. H. Sims, defaulting collection clerk,
spent large amounts of the Capital
City National Bank’s money, has been
offered for sale by the directors of the
bank at $20,000. There has been 6ome
talk among Greene county people of
buying it and keeping it intact. So far,
however, it has not been disposed of.
Mlllon Suiiley Missing.
United States Immigration Agent
Milton Smiley, who came to Atlanta
under the assumed name of W. N.
Davis, on a secret mission, has been
missing since last Monday, and his
disappearance is a mystery which
government officials are unable to ac
count for.
The object of his visit was to find
out if any Greek boys had been sent
here, bound out as slaves. Smiley
spent several days here, investigating
on this line, and on Monday left his
hotel and has not been seen since. IPs
baggage is still at the hotel, but no
trace of him can be found and no one
is able to account for his disappear
ance. Smiley is from Columbus, 0.,
where he has a family.
FATAL WRECKON THE
LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE.
If. I— Donovan, Mull Clerk, and a,
Negro Fireman Killed.
Montgomery, Ala., April 16. —The sec
ond section of a south-bound Louis
ville and Nashville passenger train,
which left this city at 12:30 o’clock
last night, was wrecked at Castleberry,
ten miles south of Montgomery this
morning. Two members of the crew
were killed and John Wright the en
gineer, sustained a fractured skull.
No passengers were injured.
The dead: H. L. Donovan, Mobile,
railway mall clerk; Major Knox, Mont
gomery, negro lireman.
Fatally injured: John Wright,
Montgomery.
The names of the passengers who
were injured have not been learned.
The train left Montgomery at 12:30.
Almost In front of the station at Castle
berry the engine struck an open
switch and ploughed through an
empty freight car. The mall and bag
gage cars which followed caught fire
and were entirely demolished and the
wreckage took Are,