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THE MORNING NEWS.
J. H. ESTIL.L., President.
Established 1850. - - Incorporated 1888
IN BLOODY RIOTING
EVANSVILLE SPENT A TERRIBLE
DAT AND NIGHT.
TROOPS FIRED POINT BLANK
!>TO a CROWD OF 1.000. KILLING
7, WOUNDING 14.
Mob Wn Gathered About the Jell
mid Sought to Capture It— I Troop*
100 Deputy Sheri flu Opened
I | r , All Day and Dnrlnii the
|;vf uillg the Mob Had Heen Grow.
Ilia More Threatening—Wn Mak
ing an Attack When the Defending
Force Fired—One Shot Started
Fusillade.
Evansville, Ind.. July 6.—Following
four days of rioting and general law
lessness this city to-night saw the
niost terrible of its experiences with
rioters. Seven persons are dead and
f oU rteen are known to be injured, with
at least that number more thought to
be hurt.
The dead:
Edward Schiffman, painter, top of
head blown off with rifle; Hazel All
man, 15-year-old daughter of Joseph
H. Allman, shot in breast with shot
gun; John Barrett, shot in right lung,
died in St. Mary's Hospital; August
Go-dan, 19 years old, musician, bullet
wound through heart; Edward Rule,
23 years old, laborer, shot through body
and head, killed instantly; two uniden
tified men, lying in front of jail.
At 10:30 o'clock the members of
Company A, First Regiment, Indiana
National Guard, after a day's vigilance
guarding the county jail, and 100
deputy sheriffs, under Sheriff Chris
Kratz, fired point blank into a mo*>
of 1.000 men gathered on Fourth, Di
vision and Vine streets, surrounding
the Vanderburg county jail and at
tempting its capture.
Became More Threatening.
From 7 o’clock this morning until &e
hour of to-night’s catastrophe the
crowd surged about the jail, calling the
militiamen vile names, assailing them
with stones and (berating the deputy
sheriffs who guarded the jail. At 9
o'clock the mob gradually became
more and more excited, its manifesta
tions of uneasiness more frequent, and
at 10 o'clock it was seen that nothing
could prevent an assault on the jail.
At 10:30 o’clock the rioters pressed
slowly forward, and innocent onlook
ers and the curious followed. Slowly
they forged the militiamen back to
ward the jail until the alley-way be
tween Division street and the stone
building was reached.
Then the leaders, with a bicycle in
their front as a shield to the bayo
nets of the soldiers, attempted to en
ter the alley and storm the alley
way entrance. Capt. Blum of the
National Guard ordered a charge on
the riotersff
Started a Funllude.
Gradually the crowd was forced back,
the soldiers using their bayonets and
butts of guns. Suddenly a rioter fell.
A soldier tried to drag him to his feet,
but before he could, was assaulted by
a rioter. Stones began to fly through
the air. A soldier was struck with a
fock and fell. A rioter was knocked
down with a gun butt, and then a shot
was fired.'
The one shot started a fusilade
musketry and shotgun
lire from the defenders.
First Clash fame.
The first clash between the militia
snd citizens occurred this afternoon a
o'" hours after the soldiers took their
station in front of the J'ail.
A man attempted to brush past one
’he sentries. He was halted and
turned back, but advanced a second
unie. grabbing the soldier's gun and
attempting to wrest it from him. The
soldier resisted and finally freed his
WtMjHin and struck the assailant with
his bayonet. The man was not badly
injured.
Late this evening a man was found
hying to edge his way past a sentry.
“' was caught and an effort made
by the soldier to force him outside the
mc s The gttard thrust his bayonet
into the man's right side, inflicting a
Sf, vere wound. The rioter wrested the
Sun away from the soldier after being
"ounded. threw the guard to the
ground and would have bayonetted him
b. afi L not been for the prompt arrival
‘assistance.
.After the soldiers took possession of
b e jail this afternoon the streets lead
n* tr, the jail were crowded. Many
boendfttry speeches were made against
th b military.
The day has been one of nervous
read. Early this afternoon the
'■'bsviiie company of the militia as
mhu-d around the jail and waited
T .under arms. Blacks and whites
f. s ®yd each other to-day with larh
. and firing was heard in various
,r,s °f the city during the afternoon.
Destroyed the Saloon.
j n i he ' a st work of the mob this morn
tht „ ore it dispersed was to destroy
tme®* 1 * Goose” saloon, a resort in
Ptisttown. The windows and doors
Ar r |! ;. lem ollshed and a hundred shots
Srand jury met to-day and in
ltiu.? Lee Brown, the negro who
in ti? * J , trolman Massey, for murder
T , hf first degree.
“eneral feeling of unrest and un
tV)'v< * 8 ® caused a meeting of Mayor
oflic. I '' Sh eriff Kratz and the county
Wks rt S ' U whlch the Brave situation
tect B a * scu >*ed and plans made to pro
brecif i citlze ns if another outbreak is
w er ,. U; Ded. All saloons in the city
•dock ered rlo ed this evening at 6
Covert issued a proclamation
Jsatonnal) Jftotftiituj a rtm
to-day, saying the lawlessness was a
disgrace, and a repetition would not be
tolerated. He prohibited public gath
erings and the carrying of arn, and
authorized the chief of police to supply
a force of 500 men if necessary.
Fled from llaptistto w*n.
Baptisttown was depopulated to
night. Negro families by the dozens
left, some of thorn taking refuge In
the open country. Newburg road,
leading to the west, is lined with ne
groes, some in wagons and some camp
ed by the roadside. Nearly all are
armed.
The firearms and ammunition taken
from the stores broken into last night
are still in the hands of those who
composed the mob. There were no
arraignments in Police Court to-day.
Under the advice of the Mayor, Judge
Curry adjourned court during the ex
citement.
Patrolman Massey was buried to- 1
day by the Knights Templar. There
was a very large attendance, the cor
tege being headed by a platoon of po
lice officers.
TWENTY ARE'DEAD AND
SIXTEEN ARE MISSING.
That Is tlie Tale of the Oakford Park
Disaster.
Jeannette, Pa., July 6.—As a result
of the breaking of the Oakford Park
dam yesterday twenty persons are
known to be dead, and sixteen are
missing. The property loss in the val
ley will reach $1,500,000, and the distress
is so great that outside relief will have
to be asked for.
The number of lives lost was not
so great as estimated, but the list is
long enough to be appalling.
From a happy, prosperous, content
ed valley this section in a single day
has been transformed into a great place
of mourning. Pretty homes have been
wrecked and great workshops forced
into idleness. Hundreds of men will
be out of employment for several
weeks.
All day long hundreds of willing
hands pulled away the great piles of
debris in the search for the missing
residents of the valley.
The citizens of Jeannette were called
together to-day to provide means of
relief for the suffering residents. Doz
ens of families have been driven from
their homes and were practically
thrown upon the charity of the town.
In a few minutes $1,200 was raised.
In Jeannette to-day business was
practically at a standstill, many of the
stores had been flooded and many
of the workshops were in the path
of the torrent. To the throng of idle
citizens were added great crowds of
strangers who came here from all over
Western Pennsylvania to see what had
happened.
A number of thieves came to make
profit out of the morbid crowd.
A great crowd of people assembled
all day at the pile of wreckage heaped
against the railroad embankment east
of town and scattered over the bottom
land. It was here that a great num
ber of unrecovered bodies were sup
posed to be buried.
When the morning came a large
force of volunteers went to work on a
systematic search. By evening the
men said that they had made a thor
ough search and no more bodies re
mained in the debris.
The coroner’s inquest, which is in
tended to be very thorough, is not
likely to be held for at least a week.
AMERICAN SHIPS ARE
STILL A-VISITING.
They Will Be Cordially Received at
Portsmouth.
Portsmouth, Eng., July 6.—ln the
midst of the entertainment of Pres
ident Loubet, England has not neg
lected to make full preparations for the
reception of Rear Admiral Cotton's
eqaudron here to-morrow.
It had not been expected that the
American warships would arrive until
to-mororw morning. The heavy weath
er in the channel, however, unexpected
ly drove the Kearsarge, Pan Francisco
and Chicago into Spithead to-night. As
soon as the news was communicated to
.Admiral Hotham, the vessels of the
chanenl squadron began to twinkle a
welcome with their electric lights, hut
beyond this there was no demonstra
tion this evening. The gunboat Macfcias
has not yet arrived, out 's expected to
join Admiral Cotton before morning
The city is decorated with the British
and American colors. The American
warships assembled at Spithead will
enter Portsmouth harbor at 9:30 to
row morning, passing through the line
of the British warships, which will fire
salutes. This compliment will be re
turned to the Kearsarge and her con
sorts. which will be escorted to their
berths in the inner harher.
Official calls will then be exchanged
by Lord Charles Beresford, Admiral
Milne and Rear Admiral Cotton. The
entertainment will be robbed somewhat
of the spectacular character of the cer
emonies at Kiel, since King Edward,
unlike the German Emperor, will be
unable to be present.
FOUGHT SIX ROUNDS
WITH YOUNG CORBETT.
Philadelphia, July 6—Young Corbett
fought six rounds with Sammy Smith
of this city at the National Athletic
Club to-night, and the champion had
a little the better of the bout. Smith
was in excellent condition and gave
Corbett a hard battle.
The local man fairly rained blows on
the champion, but the latter was able
to take the punishment and came back
strongly.
grahamTnd^woman -
RUN OVER AND KILLED.
Talladega, July 6.—Joseph B. Gra
ham, one of the most prominent law
yers and educators in Alabama, and
Miss Jeanette Joiner were run'over and
killed by a freight train at the station
to-night while he was preparing to
leave the city.
Mr. Graham was Circuit Court solic
itor, fierd agent of the Southern Edu
cational board and a noted leader in
general educational matters.
Free Delivers In Anderson.
Washington, July Postmaster
General Payne has issued an order es
tabliahing city free delivery service at
Anderson, S. C., on Sept. 1, 11*03, uith
four letter carriers, one substitute car
rier, sixteen street letter boxes and one |
package box.
SAVANNAH. GA . TUESDAY. JULY 7, 1003.
POPE SINKS RAPIDLY
HIS DEATH SEEMS BUT A QUESTION
OF HOURS.
SAW LIGHT OF THE DAWN
AND ASKED THAT lIE MIGHT LOOK
UPON THE SUN.
“Perhap, for the Last Time.” the
Illustrious Patient Said, When He
Desired the Shatters Opened.
Leo XIII Is in Extremis—Extreme
Unction Given—He Hetnins His
Faculties—lnterested In and Per
fectly Aware of All Going on
About Him—How the Day Passed*
Rome, July 7, :4R a. A bulle
tin has just been issne,l. It says
the condition of the Pope is sta
tionary. After twiee taking a raw
egg and a little brandy he went to
sleep. At J> o’clock Dr. Massonl
w-11l visit his liolliness again, and a
new bulletin will then be issued.
Roma, July 7, 3:55 a. m.—Another
morning has broken on the pathetic
scene within the simple chamber of the
Vatican where Pope Leo lies dying.
As the soft light of dawn penetrated
into the room, the Pontiff whispered
to his devoted physician that he de
sired the shutters of the windows to
be opened, saying, “I wish to see once
more, perhaps tor the fast time, the
rays ot the sum.”
It is just a short while since that
the Pope came back to consciousness
from a sleep which Dr. Lapponi had
induced by a strong dose of chloral.
His sleep was so deathlike that ar
tificial respiration was continued, and
Dr. Lapponi every few minutes le'aned
anxiously over the couch to observe
the illustrious patient and listen to
his hardly perceptible breathing.
Pope Leo awoke wet with perspira
tion, feeble to the extreme, and his
voice hardly audible. The fits of
coughing had brought pains in nis
chest and shoulders and thinking his
end was now near, he said to Dr.
Lapponi:
Waiting for the ml,
“Tell me when the times reall comes.’’
The doctor assured his holiness that
he believed the danger of his immediate
passing was averted for the night and
for to-day.
These seemingly last moments of
Pope Leo are full of solemnity. Per
haps his last hours would be less mel
ancholy and sad if the august sufferer
were less conscious of the circum
stances and his mind less clear as to
the duration of time remaining to him
before he enters eternity.
Although his physical powers are at
the lowest ebb and his breathing be
comes more labored, the Pope’s mind is
clear, as is manifest to all around him
by his bright expressive eyes and the
few words he now and then succeeds in
uttering. The scene is so touching that
those present can scarcely restrain
their tears.
To Cheer Hi* Nephew.
Count Camillo Pecci, the Pope’s
nephew, whom the dying mah kept
by his bedside yesterday, was so ex
hausted late last night by his con
tending emotions that he had to be
taken from his uncle's room, complete
ly worn out. A few moments before,
as he stood bowed beside the bed.
Pope Leo laid his hand on his head
with paternal affection, saying “Take
courage.”
Shortly after 10 o’clock at night the
Pontiff received the extreme unction.
At 9 o’clock his condition seemed so
hopeless that only a short time ap
parently remained before he would
glide into bis last sleep. At Dr. Lap
poni’s Initiative a hasty consultation of
the Pope's relatives. Cardinal Ram
pojla and other ecclesiastics was held,
and it win decided that extreme unc
tion should be given.
The Pontiff received the announce
ment with his utmost calmness, and
although scarcely able to speak audi
bly, he said he knew his time had
come, and he was ready to appear be
fore the sublime tribunal with full
trust in the divine mercy.
After Extreme l notion.
Monsignor Pifferi, Pope Leo's con
fessor, administered the extreme unc
tion, and when the ceremony was over
his holiness sank back on the pillow
with apparent great relief that all was
done and that he was entering into
rest after his long pilgrimage.
After the administration of the viati
cum. telegrams hoping for his recovery
were shown to the Pope, and he ap
peared to be much gratified. One of
the strangest features in his condition
is the interest the Pope takes in tele
grams'inquiring about his health. Yes
terday, having heard that a French
lady whom he had received in audi
ence a few weeks ago had telegraphed
a message of sympathy, he asked to
see the telegram, and when Monsignor
Pifferi brought it, he was not satisfied
with looking at the massage, but wish
ed to read it.
From the piazza of St. Peter's the
groups of watchers can see figures
flitting to and fro past the lighted
windows of the palace, ar. unusual
number of which are illuminated.
Protested AKninat Oxygen.
The amelioration in the con-
dition of Pone Leo's health this
morning was so unnatural, considering
the gravity of his illness, that it was
feared that possibly it was only the
last flickering of the vital flame.
During this brighter Interval the
Pope resumed his habits of command
and insisted on giving orders for the
preparation of the brief appointing
Monsignor Volponi, secretary of letters
to princes, as secretary of the consis
torial congregation, a post vacant, ow
ing to the promotion of Monsignor No
cella to the cardinalate. The impor
tance of such an appointment, esp<s
- at the present moment, is man
ifest, when it is considered that on the
Pope's death the secretary of state
ceases to exercise his functions, whicli
are assumed immediately by the secre
tary of the consistorial congregation.
As the Pope objected to having the
oxygen inhaling apparatus continually
under his nostrils, Dr. Lapponi arrang
ed to impregnate thej whole atmos
phere of the room with oxygen.
“That is much better.” said the Pon
tiff, "before I felt as though I had lost
my liberty.”
Did Not Need the Doctor.
Although Dr. Lapponi continually
recommended the patient not to speak
and to pay no attention to what is
passing outside, the Pope gently re
fused to abandon participation In what
is going on. He said, smiling, to Dr.
Lapponi:
“I know you say this because of your
affection for me, but either my last
day is rapidly approaching, in which
case I must employ all the time which
is left to me so far as I can, or else
I shall recover, again postponing the
end. If this is the will of the Almighty
nothing can change it."
The Pope wished his arm chair to
be carried near, his writing table and
then to the window, overlooking the
piazza of St. Peter. Noticing many
people in carriages, the Pope said:
’’The piazza looks as it does when I
am about to perform some public func
tion.”
The only persons allowed in the
Pope's bedroom this morning, besides
the doctors and attendants, were Card
inal Kampolla. Monsignor Bisleti, the
master of the pontifical chambers, and
Brig. Gen. Count Camillo Pecci, of the
Noble Guard, a nephew of the Pope.
Wa Ready to Depart.
The Pope conversed for a long time
with, Count Pecci, even rising and
walking about the rotSm for a few min
utes, leaning on his grm. The Pontiff
on this occasion remarked:
"Now I am ready to depart, having
settled all my affairs. I feel I have
done all in my power for the good of
the church and of humanity."
During the day the jpope also received
Count Riccardo Pecci another nephew,
and spoke to him with great serenity
of the probability that he would not be
long with him, and then the Pontiff re
ceived his secretaries. Monsignors An
geli and Marxolini, conversing with
them regarding personal affairs, in
structing them about his writings and
giving directions as to the disposal of
his books.
Over 500 telegrams, expressing sym
pathy with the Pope or asking for news
of his condition, arrived at the Vatican
to-day, including messages from Presi
dent Roosevelt, King Edward and Em
peror Francis Joseph.
Cardinal Di Santo Stetano, the dean
of the Sacred College, who established
himself in rooms in the Vatican above
the Pope's apartments, had a long con
ference with his secretaries to-day and
gave orders that various documents
connected with the election of anew
Pope bo conveyed to the Vatican.
Asked About inquiries.
The Pontiff made eager inquiries as
to what commupications have been re
ceived at the Vatican from foreign
rulers and was extremely pleased to
learn that M. Nisard, the French am
bassador to the Vatican, had, in spite
of the strained relations between the
French republic and the Holy See,
called daily during the Pontiff's illness
and had expressed to Cardinal Ram
polla the concern of the French gov
ernment as well as that of President
Loubet-
On hearing that the Austrian ambas
sador to the Vatican, Count Szecesen
de Temerin, was ill, the Pope expressed
his sorrow and said he hoped it was
not as serious s his own case.
When the Pope was informed of Em
peror Francis Joseph's dispatch, com
municated to the Vatican by the Aus
trian embassy, he said:
"The Emperor and I are the only sur
vivors of a past generation.”
Might Live Two Day*.
At 10:15 p. m., the Pop grew worse,
and, the news spreading, together with
the tone of the last bulletin, caused
considerable alarm. The Associated
Press correspondent saw Dr. Maz
zono, who repeated in substance what
Dr. Lapponi said to-day, adding that
to-night it was necessary to keep up
the Pontiff’s strength through artificial
respiration. The doctors do not believe,
as some perdict, that a catastrophe
will occur during the night, and Dr.
Mazzoni expressed the opinion that
Pope Leo might live perhaps two days,
without excluding the hypothesis of
a possible ultimate recovery.
Lapiioni on Hi* Case.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press interviewed Dr. Lapponi during
bis brief absence from the Vatican to
day. It was easy to read in the pale
face the signs of anxious days and
nights spent watching his august pa
tient, while his words proved unmis
takably how deep an affection he bears
for the Pope.
“Unfortunately," said Dr. Lapponi,
"I cannot give you any really consoling
news. I cannot share the optimism
which is spreading to-day. The truth
is that the Pontiff's condition is sta
tionary, which means that it is very
grave.
“I will go so far as to say that al
though he may live for several days,
it would he cherishing an illusion to
think he may recover unless some un
foreseen crisis occurs.
"His pulse has become, to use a
medical term, evanescent, which means
almost imperceptible. The Pope, ex
cept during short periods of uneasi
ness. when his cough is troublesome,
is generally bright and in good spirit
and displays great force of character.
I “What surprises all who approach
him is lhat there has been no change
in the lucidity of his intelligence,
which disease has not affected. For
instance, not a single detail of the
ceremony of the last communion es
caped the Pope's observation. He spoke
of it with great interest, recalling each
personage who participated.
Low* Temperature Alarming.
"The worst symptom, apart from the
feebleness of the Pontiff’s pulse, is his
low temperature, which is stationary at
31 centigrade. He continues to take
nourishment at short intervals, but not
in such quantities as his weakness re
quires or his doctors wish. Nothing
medical science can suggest and his
organism can stand has been left un
tried, for instance oxygen, cutaneous
revulsions, digitalis and caffeine, which
Continued on Fifth Page
LOUBET IN LONDON
PRESIDENT OF FRANCE VISITS
KING EDWARD.
V
HE WAS MET BY EDWARD
AND HIS SUITE AT THE RAILWAY
STATION.
Till* I* the First Time the Head of
the Frenelt Kc|iihlle Him Repre
sented His Nation ns the Guest of
the liritisli Court—Extraordinary
Precautions Taken by the Police
for His Safety—How the President
Spent the Day.
London, July 6.—President Loubet,
the first president of the republic who
has ever represented the French na
tion as the guest of the British court,
arrived in London from Dover soon
after 4 o'clock this afternoon and was
greeted at the Victoria Railroad sta
tion by King Edward and the Prince
of Wales, accompanied by the cabinet
ministers and a host of other distin
guished persons.
Long before the arrival of the presi
dential party an enormous crowd had
occupied every point from which a
sight of the visitor could he obtained.
The station itself was handsomely
adorned, special features being the
plentiful use of the French national
colors and of the monogram "R. F.”
(Republique Francaise) and an abund
ance of flowers in lines of red, white
and blue.
The extraordinary precautions taken
by the police for the safety of the
President and his hosts even exceed
ed those adopted when Emperor Wil
liam was here.
Willi General Handshaking.
The King stepped forward as the
President alighted and repeatedly
shook hands with him. King Edward
then introduced the Prince of Wales,
the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of
Fife, Premier Balfour, Foreign Minis
ter Lansdovvne, Field Marshal Lord
Roberts and others, who were all in
full uniform or court dress, forming a
brilliant spectacle. M. Loubet then
presented the members of his suite to
the King, who warmly shook hands
with them.
After an inspection of the guard of
honor, the King and M. Loubet left
the station and entered a state car
riage, in which the Prince of Wales
and the Duke of Connaught were also
seated. The vehicle, escorted by a de
tachment of life guard*, was then
driven through the crowded and well
decorated streets to St. James Palace.
M. Loubet was loudly cheered every
where.
Opposite the entrance of the palace,
on a balcony of Marlborough House,
were the children of the Prince and
Princess of Wales, who suiuted the
President and the King. The latter
first noticed his grandchildren, return
ed their salute and drew M. Loubet's
attention to them. The President im
mediately half stood up, smiled and
saluted the youngsters.
Frenchmen Addressed Him.
After a brief rest M. Loubet visited
their majesties at Buckingham Palace,
accompanied by Foreign Minister Del
casse. Later the President proceeded
to the French embassy and received
an address from the French commun
ity, in reply to which he said he hoped
Ms compatriots in London would con
tinue the work of strengthening the
confidence and good will of Great Brit
ain towards France.
The only untoward incident of the
day was the arrest of a foreigner near
the railroad station, who declared he
wanted to hand a petition to M. Lou
bet. After an examination the man
was relased.
old TadTmurdered.
Body Found Lying on tlie Floor of
Her Room.
Madison, Va„ July 6.—. Mrs. Benja
min Lowry, a well-known and highly
respected old lady, living alone near
Good Hope Church, in Madison coun
ty, was murdered at some recent date,
not definitely known, and her house
robbed.
The body of the old lady was found
lying on the floor of her room, almost
in a nude condition, and blood was
spattered over the floor and all about
the room. The coroner’s Investigation
developed ihe fact that her skull had
been fractured in two places, and her
body otherwise mutilated.
It is estimated that about S6OO or
S7OO In cash was taken.
It is believed by those making the
investigation that the murder occurred
last Thursday night.
CHILD AND H|TaUNT~
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Louisburg, N. C., July 6.—During a
violent storm about 5 o'clock this after
noon lightning struck the residence of
F. M. Davis, who lives four miles
north from Louisburg. The flash in
stantly killed his little son, Otty, aged
7 years, and Miss Nannie Deao, his
wife's sister, aged about 30 years. Oth
er members of the family were shocked,
but none were seriously hurt.
INSPECTOR PARKER
DIES OF YELLOW FEVER.
Mobile, Ala., July 6.—Dr. R. B. Park
er, who was inspector upon the steam
er Mount Vernen, and took sick upon
the voyage up from Port Limon and
was sent with the vessel to the gov
ernment quarantine station at Ship Is
land, Miss., died there to-day from
yellow fever. Dr. Parker came from
Cincinnati three weeks ago to fill this
post, and this was his first trip back
from Costa Rica.
LUMBERMEN TO FIGHT.
Jackson, Miss., July 6.—The Yellow
Pine Lumber Association has deter
mined to carry Its charges against
railroads which have increased rates
on lumber 2 cents per hundred before
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Attorneys are now preparing papers.
WHILE PRISONERS FIGHT
RUDOLPH ESCAPES.
Alleged Rank Robber's Nerve Got
Him Out of Jail.
St. Louis, July 6.—William Rudolph
of Union, Mo., who has been confined
in the city jail for several months
on the charge of having participated
in the robbery of the bank at Union
last winter, and also charged with
the killing of Detective Schumacher,
who was attempting to arrest him,
made a desperate and successful es
cape from jail late this afternoon, and
to-night is still at large.
Rudolph escaped by crashing
through a skylight and jumping from
the Jail roof. When last seen he was
at the corner of Seventh and Spruee
streets, running south at utmost speed.
Shortly before his escape Rudolph
was let out of his cell to be shaved.
The exercise corridor at that time
contained about twenty prisoners. The
guards were engaged in looking up
the prisoners for the night, when, as
Rudolph passed through the east end
of the exercise corridor a fight broke
out among the prisoners in the west
end.
The majirity of the guards ran to
separate the fighting prisoners, and
with desperate determination Rudolph
quickly rati up three flights of stairs
and jumped to the top of the cells, and
in a flash had swung himself by the
aid of an iron girder to the skylight and
the next moment hid broken the sky
light open and was out on the roof, six
ty feet from the ground. He grasped
an electric light wire and slid down
fifty feet, when the wire snapped, pre
cipitating him to the ground. Regain
ing his feet he ran to the street through
Sergt. Dawson’s residence.
Rudolph succeeded in effecting his
escape before he was missed.
TUMBLED INTO A WELL.
Tragic Death of Mrs. Henry llntler
in Oconee County.
Athens, Ga., July 6.—At the home
of Mr. W. J. Elder, near Elder, Oco
nee county on Sunday after
noon, Mrs. Henry Butler, who
had been visiting there far a
few days, met with a tragic death.
Mrs. Butler had gone out to the
well to draw a bucket of water, and
was in the act ot drawing up the
bucket when the accident occurred
that caused her death. There were
two buckets at the well, and as one
came up the other went down.
Just as the buckets were about half
way the rope broke, and Mrs. Butler
was jerked forward into the well. Her
head was Jammed into one of the
buckets as far as her shoulders, and
her body shot downward through a
space of forty feet to the bottom of
the well, in which there were several
feet of water.
A neighbor, hearing the noise, ran
to the well and then gave the alarm.
In a few minutes the body of Mrs.
Butler was drawn up. She was dead
when her body was drawn out.
Mrs. Butler’s remains were carried to
Winder, near which place she lived,
and were interred to-day. She leaves
a husband and a baby ten months
; old.
CHARGED wTtH PEONAGE.
•
John S. Hen nett of llrudford Comity,
Fin., Arrested.
Jacksonville, Fla., July 6.—John S.
Bennett, chairman of the board of
commissioners of Bradford county, has
been arrested, charged with peonage.
The charge is brought by Maggie
Williams, a white orphan girl, 16 years
old. She had been working for Bennett,
according to her story, grew dissatis
fied with her treatment, and started to
walk to this city. When she had come
six miles she was overtaken by Ben
nett and her brother-in-law and forced
to walk back by a roud, which was in
places under water. She had to wade
through wnter knee deep. She charges
that when she got back Bennett beat
her with a hickory stick and shows the
bruises.
The next day the sheriff of the coun
ty came to the house, and being told of
the whipping, brought the girl to Jack
sonville and placed her in St. Joseph’s
Orphanage, where she now is. The
sheriff investigated the case with the
result that a warrant was issued and
Bennett was arrested.
Bennett’s friends here say he will dis
prove the serious charge made against
him.
GUARDS TAKEN OFF.
Kiolimnnd Cars Him Without Mili
tary Protection.
Richmond, Va., July 6.—The street
railway company has been covering
practically its entire city territory to
day without military protection, mi
litia guards being placed on the cars
of the Manchester and Seven Pines
lines only. The troops will from this
time on be withdrawn by degrees and
as quietly as possible from the city.
Passenger travel on the cars is rap
idly approaching normal proportions.
ON CHILDLABOR BILL.
Atlanta, July 6.—The hall of the
House of Representatives was filled to
overflowing to-night to hear the dis
cussion of the child labor hill by well
known Georgia orators. The speakers,
all of whom strongly advocated the
passage of the bill, were Hon. Thomas
E. Watson of McDuffie, Hon. Hoke
Smith of Atlanta, and Hon. Seaborn
Wright of Rome.
The friends of the measure are very
hopeful of its passage. They feel rath
er confident of the result In the House,
but anticipate a strong fight in the
Senate.
RAILROAD~FRANCHISESr *
HAVE BEEN ASSESSED.
Atlanta, July 6.—Controller General
W A. Wright to-day assessed the
franchises of three railroads as fol
lows: Atlanta and West Point, $1,616,-
802; Seaboard Air Line, $3,997,991: Ma
con. Dublin and Savannah, $92,000. It
is said there will be arbitration in
each cas%
GAILY. $8 A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TtMES-A-WEEK,9I AYEAR
WILL SHARE ALIKE
NEGROES WILL DRAW FROM EDU
CATIONAL KIND
JUST AS THE WHITES WILL.
HOUSE DECLINED TO HAVE IT
OTHERWISE.
Resolution by Rower of Decatur
Failed of Adoption—Stovall of
Chatham Made a Speech Against
It—Vote Against It Was Heavy.
Measures Considered by Roth
Houses Yesterday—Cash Surrender
Values of lnsuranee Policies May
lie Taxed.
Atlanta, July 6.—The House of Rep
resentatives to-day refused to give its
indorsement to a proposition to divide
the moneys appropriated by the state
to scbool purposes between the negroes
and the whites in proportion to the
amount paid as taxes by each race.
The issue came up on a Joint reso
lution by Mr. Bower of Decatur, which
while expressing "The wish of the Gen
eral Assembly of Georgia and the peo
ple whose representatives we are,”
amounted practically to instructions to
the county school boards of the state,
and in so far as possible, separate the
school fund paid to each county and
apportion it for school purposes be
tweeen the negroes and whites, in ac
cordance with the amount of taxes
paid by each race in each country.
While seeming to leave the matter
to the discretion of the county boards,
the resolution was almost mandatory.
The contention was made by Mr. Bower
in support of the resolution that the
county boards huve discretion to so
apportion the school fund, and that,
under a decision of the United States
Supreme Court in a case from AuguslU
the courts have no power to interfere
with the exercise of such discretion.
There was little argument presented
in favor of the resolution, except by
Mr. Bower and Mr. Evans of Wash
ington, while a dozen speeches were
made against it. Among the strong
est arguments presented against the
measure was that by Mr. Stovall of
Chatham, who said in part:
“This measure has been considered
under various names from different
authors, and in every, Instance has
been turned down as unworthy of
the greut state of Georgia. It Is un
constitutional and Illegal on the face
of It. The passage of such a resolu
tion would put the North on notice
that we are about to perpetuate a
great injustice on the negro race. It
would precipitate another discussion
of the negro question und probably
be followed by a series of endowments
to negro Institutions. It would be mis
understood and would be viewed as
a reflection on the people of this state.
“When Georgia refused to pass the
measure to disfranchise the negro she
put herself In the front rank of South
ern states. The killing of this reso
lution now will have a good effect
both North and South.”
At the conclusion of the debate the
House disagreed to the favorable re
port of the Committee on Education
by a vote of 59 to 230, thereby killing
the resolution.
Pnpil* from Oilier tnnnlles.
The House passed, by a vote of 89 to
9, the bill by Mr. Bell of Milton, mak
ing It obligatory upon county school
boards of education to admit to schools
In their counties children living in ad
joining counties, but most convenient
ly near to such schools. In other words,
under this act, a child living in Effing
ham county, near the county line of
Chatham, and most conveniently near
to a school in Chatham county, must
be admitted to such school by the
Chatham County School Board. Under
the present law this course is discre
tionary with county school boards, but
the bill passed to-day makes It obliga
tory. It is understood a hard fight will
be made on the measure in the Sen
ate.
Minors Not Exempt.
By a vote of 28 for and 73 against,
the House to-day killed the bill by Mr.
Blackburn of Fulton to exempt minors
from road duty. It was feared that the
negroes would profit most under this
measure.
The House also killed a bill by Mr.
Slaton of Fulton, which proposed to
amend the claim laws so as to create
an issue in the case of claims where
a pauper affidavit is filed.
Latimer on Good Itoails.
Senator Latimer of South Carolina
will, by special invitation Iron) the
House, addrpss the General Assembly
in the hall of the House on Wednes
day night on the subject of “Good
Roads," of which he has made a care
ful study.
On Unsli Surrender Value*.
Among the bills introduced in the
House to-day were the following:
By Mr. Stovall of Chatham, to grant
to the Mayor and Aldermen of Savan
nah certain land in that city for the
purpose of building anew city hall.
By Mr. Bell of Bmaneul, to require
all life insurance companies to furnish
the controller general a list of policy
holders in this state to the end that
all policies having a cash surrender
value may be required to be returned
for taxation.
Mv Messrs. Brock of Dade and Beil
of Emanuel, to problt the operation of
bucket shops or similar institutions in
this state.
For a $123100 License.
■ If Gov. Terrell signs the bill passed
by the Senate this morning, the license
to retail liquors In Brooks county will
be $12,000. The measure which was In
troduced by Representative Gaulden of
Brooks and which passed the House,
was to-day passed in the Senate.
The Australian ballot bill was not
finally disposed of, it being carried over
until to-morrow.
The resolution by Mr. Davis of Meri
wether. appropriating $9,360 for the
payment of Indigent widows, also pass
ed the Senate.
Opposition developed to the bill by
Senate Symons, to exempt from taxa
tion all doctors and lawyers who were
Confederate veterans, and on motion
of the author it was tabled.
Nomination* Confirmed.
In executive session the Senate con
firmed the nominations of George W.
Jordon as judge of the County Court
of Pulaski. Charles L. Lester, Judge of
the City Court of Barnesville. and W.
Y. Lamdin to be solicitor of tbe same
court.