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TROST LAWS ARE
DECLARED VOID
Rijht es Contract Is Pirsml nd Can*
not Be Impaired.
JUDGE SWAYNE’S DECISION
Corporations Are Creatures of Public
Enactment, Entitled to Protection.
THEY ARE THE SAME AS MVMMLS
Bodies Have a Right to Limit as Well
as Enlarge, hr to Increase or De
crease Prices.
The Texas »ntl-trust law has been oom
ph tely tel’ocoped by the decision of Judge
Fwayne. of tho I'nltrd States district court.
It v. as n right-handed leader that landed
the famous anti- trust law of Texa* oft tho
statute books of that state.
It’s a Ikk that topple® over nearly all
of th* s«* lasts discriminating against manu
facturing concerns and their "contract"
gosdaL
It draws first b’.ood from the Georgia law
and »irtually sends It down under a heavy
l-unishmmt.
Th*’ T*xas law and the Calvin bill are
pr -ti- illy twin Fist- rs and n**w that the
Lone Star beauty has Deen smashed In the
face th* re te little likehtiood of the other
girl winning any wrious attentkm.
Win > the bill was first introduced In the
Georgia l«xi»lature the main force of the
argun- nt in favor of the measure was its
kinship with the Texas law. and the fact
that the former had stood the test and iiad
pro***! entirely satisfactory.
It ail involves an Interesting quevtlon,
particularly as to what will probably bo
the result in thta state. it is an op*.n
». ,-ret that tho attorneys for the different
jubtwrs have advis*si that no attention
Whatever be paid lit® law and that the
turns all go ah ad as Uh y have tn the past
and «nt*-r Into contracts for their cotte •*.
or anything else that conus in that list.
Tne supporters of ttio anli-irw-t law h«-re
*U know of lilts a* uou on the part of *he
attorney a and the jobbers, and it now
nmains to bo sewn as to what course will
be p* r-u.d- Tito uluilesaio Jobbers’ as
a>M .allot’ .lave uuanuiouely denounced iiio
but and have n ia-o-d u» tako any notice
ot the provisions of the w law. Thu gap
i» down and nearly * v.-ry Jobber In Georgia
Las vwia. d the Ckluii bill and. turtlier
n. »rr. openly <3*-* ...res an Intention to eon*
tract for goods tn lh«> future. Tho Jot>-
l>r- can do li** m**rv. it Is said, than w*iiat
th* > have air* a«i> done, sit’d it is now prub
i .*- ti.v ai»-i-tru»t people will begin their
batik: In ranu-st.
Judge Swayne's Decision.
Dalias. 1.x.. February Zi—’Special.)—
The drclaration ol tho unconstituUortallty
th* anti-trust lav by United tßtates
J-uifc* Swayne cutnes a* « great surprise
<j.. *lllls a portion of the fourteenth
an t»im i.t Hie constitution ot the
United States:
• x , . , ill rockr or enforrs any law
mm.! .** *•.* . -o it. * . •<-
/
“ ’ , v ~r t* any prison wlinin
r- ut.- I- ci tn* * jual proiecttOQ ot lire
Swayne <l*«c*ded It best to pass over
Uu rnm -r lu.us to the i-w compiatinsl
"Tie v.: ,tl ip;*--’.lon. and the m »«t Impor
tant on- ims «.as«* remains: uurlirer or
not the .4 a. l violates that portion ot
ti. - Court* nib sin* u-.m- ut I** me rousUtu
t.'.n of :i* in: *4 biaUs above referred
and property without duo process of law;
and second. it deters to a considerable
uumb*-r ol its ciU* ns the equal pro tec
tum ol the law
Ti. L- (.•• a qu.stton of th*- right of tax
ot tb» state to ippri-»» -*r regulate nuls
eigu or dom- i . I*ll the t»o plain ques
tAx*ru4 Miu.ir- iy iirv. lll**l. c«iu Inc
state **r Tvx.-« prohibit U1 contracts ot
wnatiwr character or natup among its
duaens when they tend to contravene the
t:.i n*i* *1 prohibition ot the act, and second,
exempt M r cent of the whole population
tr the pains tnd pi aiti a of Um snM
act wi n dealing with tho agrfc-ultural
prodwets or Uve stock tn the hand of the
producer or mis- r? Tii. ar. ihe two vital
questions Involved In this * ase.
"la r- g ird Io th*- first iiruposinon. tlie
• **mpl»i: aiil i -mtemis tiiat th*- act Is vlo
lauie <n the fourteenth arr.endm- nt to the
cuustimtlon «»f th*- i’nlt*-*! Stat. s. be* suse
It dem* - t.i . iiU- r* of th- United States
the right to make v.-lt-l contracts with r»*-
lo their ■ and property, and
• • r property
!:■ that r--p* as well us liberty, without
due proves « of law
The Right of Contracts.
-O-w <*f th-* m*v« sacred rights of liberty
Is the right of contra* t. All of the rights
carrying of nrdm *ry 1. -sjih—s affairs are
l *..t.s t-sl by l> r .-a,. :|tull->:i ;rn*l ar- not
c.ipatde of being r» s’rainv.l by legislative
c-ti.*»i Among th* right* is that «*f form
ing badnes* relations i>-tw*-n mon and
n-m. a m.m may f -rm business relations
with w-.-•m !•*■ pleas* s. and Ila the lamdiict
of sin h l»usi!i- - lh*y may tlx and limit the
rhir .-ter and amount of their bussn*-»s.
t‘i-» prfc-e tlH*y will charge for the i*r*»iu. e
whk h they *.fi.-r to th** publfc-. or about
whb'h th* i ■ **:ra* t. It I« part ot the nat
ural snd * ivil liberty to form business re
lations fr*e from th * -ll* t.-ti *n of the etale;
that a hh- fre. -I *rn - *<HiM i»t ee . ure.l uiel
...t-.iol m .k-iermining Ihe .--in.!:t*ons and
t- rm* *‘f th** contra* i. whb-'w •■onstMuWa
tie* hu.d:* Os business relatkrtis or transar
’!.»-.* It i« tli--r-for** ths general rule
i <t i m>n l* free Io ask for his wares or
>, *.'m.s ah .' v* i prt** he Is aide to get
>.I 1 .a-e-'s are Willi, g’ • pay.” Cftedman’S
!.;mi:at;.*’»* of IMh*•’ I'oW**. I‘P
Swayne In r*» proceeds to picture
the ultimate r-suits of trust l--Kislatt.wi;
passing from oppression of legal cut pora
: t id *-rlmlnat
ing as bet we* n individuals themodve*. It
would at k’:’>t sink t » the absurdity of
miking It unlawful *’• <* small town for
on.* gr-Her t-* g*» oMt * ,f bu-iness brc.iuse
It woul-1 limt* ase lb** monopoly of bls rival
wh*i r* :n.iin*-4 m business.
. itur •• -r » !’*'• h3«t In n*t!**l that
Whh-h might possibly be means of public
..ppre -l*.i:. town. The f-.r .-l nslu.-tion **f
pri. - s -.f articles w ill h the combination or
partnership purchased, but the net does
no! discriminate hrtw vsfi arts* I* * purchased
and artk les sold. And It H because it does
not s*. dis*-riminate. because of the want of
ordinary care In studying the meaning of
words, that we have on the statute books
of Texas at the close of the film leenth
• --ntury. during w'hl* h combinations of cap
ital and skill have chropeued the price of
produ*-ts to an extent unparalleled In the
world's history, an act making it a highly
penal offense for two or more persons to
unite their capital and skill for the purpose
ofireducing the price of the products which
Rhey undertake to manufacture and sell.
An Attack Upon the Politicians.
“I apprehend that it will not tie questioned
that the business ot merchandising Is not
only legitimate, but laudable. Millions of
people of this and other lands have made
•nd are making their honest living and mil
lions more are being accommodated u»d
served thereby. Greet empires, both an
cient «n<l modern, have built their strength
and glory on their trade, and today we
have great arteries of steel transportation
pulsating across the continent and whtte
wlnged fleets of c*>mm*-rce traverse the
Mas. They not only carry the fruits of
the labor of the agriculturist, but what
would he and the fruits ot his labor bo
worth without them? The merchant, tho
manufacturer, the agriculturist—throe great
classes of the world, eacli dependent upon
the other, each entitled to the same protec
tion before the law, each Justly claiming
alike under the constitution the right of
life, liberty and property—-they constitute
one mighty people, citizens of one republic,
all deserving of our care, atl governed by
the same laws, whose rights shall be
weighed in the same balance that shall
not swerte a hair’s breadth In favor of
either while being held by the blind god
dess ot Justice.
Although the reasons alleged tn support
ot the act by th.! state are Inapplicable and
Invalid and do not properly state the pur
pnso for which tho act was really passed,
of course there was a purpose behind so
important a piece of legislation—one that
formulated the thing snd procured its
passage. Such a purpose I* patent upon
tts face and is apparent from tho history
of the a<’t. It is a purpose thoroughly ap
preciated by tlie court, and recognised by
the public, but it is such a puris.se that the
constttutlon of tho (fail 1 Btate« will not
support nor the courts thereof favor.
“Tills law that deprives tho citlsen of nil
of his rights ..f contract and that s.-* ks
j to divide citizens, not exactly by the calling
| they follow, but by the source of the prop
erty th.-y hold, and exempts w per cent
«>f them from tho penalties It visits
upon the remainder. Is not sustained by
any good reason or excuse. Is not Just, is
utterly without supisirt In law and can
i have no just purpose. 1* vicious class leg
. Islatlon. depriving the citizen of hls constl*
| tutlonal right of life, liberty and property,
without due process of law. contrary to
the law of the land, and Is therefore de
clared to l>e null and void.
"The relator is discharged.”
DAUGHTERS OF REVOLUTION
MRS. STEVENSON. WIFE OF THE
VICE PRESIDENT, PRESIDES.
Addresses Delivered by Mrs. Elroy M.
Avery, General Greely and Mrs.
Anna B. Snow.
Washington. February S! —The congress
of the Daughters of the lievolution was
opened here this morning ami despite in
clement w<.-.th*r. wilh ev< ry promise of
success. Every seat in the house was oc
i cupled at tho opening of the first meet
ing.
With but few exceptions, tho accredited
stat, s’ delegates pr- s* nt from all points
of the country were at the Columbia the
atcr at !• o’.-lock. when the me* ting Wtia
called to or.h r by the pr.sld.-nt general,
Mr*. In-Util Gr»s-n St. vensoti, wife of tlio
vue pr.si<h*nt of the United States.
After prayer by Mrs. J. J. Bullock,
chnplatn general, the “Star Spangl* <1 Ban
ter’ - was sung hy Mine. Vias Albortlana,
wife of the secretury of the Cuban lega
tion.
In tho course of her remarks. Mrs, Ste
v*nson said the groutii of tho Kx-i.-ty
ha.i been -■ » phenomenal that It Feetn.sJ
hardly possibi- that the r«.-or<i ot tile last
• >*ngr< - s could be maintained. The «vent
i which hud al*ove all others made the year
i - ■
i was t* -■ step taken toward the union of
i the two MH-i*-ti. s, tlie Uncghtrrs of the
Ib-volution amt th.* Daughter* ot the
American Revolution.
l-i her r*s;H»ns*» to Mrs. Stevenson. Mrs.
Elroy M. Ai.ry, state regent, of Cleveland.
<». expr*s-«<l her groat pleasure nt the
report In n g:ir>l Io a union Is tween tho
i laughter- of the Am.-rt. an Revolution and
the Daughters of the In volution.
At th*- com lusion of Mrs. Avery’s re
marks. General W. W. Greely addressed
the tm-otlng In Is-li .If of the sm-lety of tlie
Sons of the Am.-ri* in llevolution.
Mrs. Anna B. Stow, president of the
sm-b-ty of the Daughters of the lievolu
tion. followed G« :.--rnl Gr»*ely with tin ad
dress in behalf of that society.
All of the addresses delivered were full
of patriotic allusions to tlie .lay on which
the celebration was held and tho man
whom the nation Joined to honor.
TWO TRAINS HIT A CAR.
North, and. Southbound Engine and
Street Car Crash Together.
Chicago. February 25.—A north-bound
| train on the Chicago ami Eastern Illinois
j railroad am! the I'olumbla Heights race
I train, south boun*i. on the same road,
I eltniiham ously struck a Calumet electric
car at the One Hundred and Third street
I crossing this afternoon. Tito motorman
and two passengers wore Instantly killed.
| Two «>th**r p..ss*ng: rs were probably fatal
' ly injur.*! ami tie- car emu’hed into klnd
; ling w«..Hi The thr.e persons killed wore
m> Istdly ma ng.. .I as to be unrecognizable.
Th.* injured are:
Mr*. Mansi. 4d. wife of the editor at The
R<»-laiul, 111.. Enterprise, thrown ?*> feet.
prol*.tMy fatally injured.
Kole-rt Hines, a motorman on the road,
probaoly fatally injured.
Ttae railway people claim that the gates
w.r*. .j..wn and that the motorman lost
control of Ids car, which crashed through
! th.- gates.
The north-bound train and the race
train mi*-t at this crossing at the eame
1 time every day.
They wre due nt the time the electric
car struck the gate*.
The er.r was squarely tn the middle r.f
the tracks wh*n tin* two trains struck it.
I <x nipletely d -molishing It.
Died to Save His Father.
Galvvston. Tex.. February 27.—Haul T».
Is f. vre mad*- a heroic and successful effort
to F ve th.* life of hls father this morning,
s l.ut 10.-t bis own.
Eugen.* la 7evro A- Son, carponterw and
house movers, were engaged In moving sn
old building, l.ut their progress was ob
, st rm-t-d by wire.
Eugene l*efevre. who was standing on tho
| top of the building, grasped on.* ot the
win s with both hands in an effort to raise
: It to th’o top of the house. Instantly lie
wis p.iraivz- 1. hue flashes of rl.s tri.-Ity
flew from hls l»».ly. his hands were smok
■ it*g. ar.d the stm-tl of burning flesh made
j tin* lookers on turn sick. Paul, who was
I on ti-.* n*.f with his father, sprang to him
i ami fore hint loose. As his father fell on
th** floor, his life MVasl. the son fell upon
the wires ami hi* life was sacriti* e<L The
young man w .u» twenty-three years of
age
I Preacher's Wife Leaves Him.
i Columbus. Ga.. Febru: ry ?'. <Sj*eclal.)—
The fourteen-* ear-01.l wife of Rev. J F.
1 Davis, of Phenix City, who left home a
j f.-w nights ago and for whom he ami the
. police have been searching, was found to-
I day In a house of questionable character.
The reverend gentloman tried to persuade
her to return home, but she dt-cllned to
do so. saying that she had finally made
up her mlml to *k> just as she had.
It was at the girl's home where Deputy
Marshal Crow gut Into trouble a few
n! gtits ago.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTTON: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1R97.
MONETARY BILL
PASSES HOUSE
Repnbllcaa Qutgg Vigorously Fought In-
ternatleial Coiference.
ONLY THREE OPPOSE MEASURE
Democrats Arpu« Futility of the Flan,
but Vote for It—Feature Not in
Senate Bill.
Washington, February 2<t.—fSpeelal.)—
“Tlie republicans won that fight not be
cause of that promise of bimetallism, but
In spite of It.” declared Ix*nni«l Ell Wulgg,
the special representative of tlie New York
gold men. as ho argued with hls republi
can brethren against the international
monetary conference bill.
He reflected the eentlment of all of the
eastern contingent, but when It came to
* vote on tho bill, he succeeded in getting
only two other votes In addition to h *
own against tho measure. They were
Johnson, of Indiana, and Henry, of Con
necticut.
Two hours were devoted to debate on the
proposition for this International confer
ancn. I>. niocratk* leaders argued the fu
tility of th- plan tin.! dof.-mied their course
in mlvocating Independent action. But
without exception they voted for the bill
on the assurance ot its friends that It was
urged us a measure of the incomitig ad
ministration—one of the steps In its plan
to bring prosperity to the country.
Other eastern republicans were not ns
candid os Qulgg. They felt as he did. but
they voted for the measure though, like
the <l. mocrats. rather under protest. The
discussion was very lively nt times. Hep
burn. Dingley ami other republican leaders
rending tho riot act to Quigg and the other
malcontents.
As It pa s.w the house the bill baa one
feature that was not In it when It camo
from the senate.
Th* Hfnatt bl’.l provided fnr the appoint
m. lit of .Id. gut.-s to an International con
ference If one Is held and gave to the pres
ident full authority to .all »u<’h confer
ence. Tie house provides that ho may
employ diplomatic negotiation to bring
nl«»ut the end d.-slred If he sere fit. Tho
senate will agree to the house amendment,
and so with the way easy in
ltds respect un<l with the certain
ty of their being able to pass
a tariff bill tho republicans hive little
< xcuse for further delaying tho
of prosperity. _
ANTI SCALPERS BILL PASSED.
Senate Will Pass It, Too, If It Reaches
the Voting Stage.
Washington. February 27.—(Special.)—
The unti-s. alper bill passed the house late
this afternoon by the decisive vote o
to 51 Th.* opponents of tho measure re
sort.*! to all possible parliamentary meth
ods to secure its defeat, but its friends were
t<><» many. ..
Th.- <ll* usslon brought ngaln to the sur
face tho bad feeling which exists among the
r. publicans mid which augurs anything but
comfort to the new administration. One
of tho op|H>n<-nts of the bill- M.ibanj, n r» -
publlemi. from New York d<* lared: "I he
republican t <rty fresh from the triumph
o- great national < let ion victory. Is veri
fying th* . I arg® ot it opponents that a
s itnrnalia of . orporate influence v. as about
to Ik* Inaugurated under the protection or
th*, n publican party.”
This brought angry rebukes from repub
lican 1. id. r* d. f-mling th. Ir . ours-. This
was the chief episode of th- consideration
of tlie bill. Ail amendment proposed by
the committee and adopted makes it possi
ble for tho holder of a ticket to Fell the
whole or any unus-d portion to a. bona
fide pur< h:is. r who expects to use It.
The bill was called up by Mr. Hhermnn,
republican, of New York, by Instructions
of the committee on Interstate and foreign
< ..mmerec. am! be off. red to limit debate to
two hours. Thia was not acceptable to t tin
opponents of the bill. The bill was advo
txit.-d by Messrs. Sherman ami Hepburn,
ami opp..s. .J by Messrs. Josiah Patt. rson,
Mhain. North” iy. Ell.-tt ami others.
N'.>” if th- bin can bo put through the
sei.Ute In the remaining three days, the
ticket scalper will be done for. A majority
of til., senators ire In favor of th- measure
mid it will pass that body If It can be
brought to a vote.
Tho bill was m>t proposed by tbe rail
roads, but t ame from the Interstate < om-
V, ...mnil-«|..:i. Th.* r.i.lroa.ls <ll.l not
wake up to its tmportan-e until valuable
time had passed mid now it may die on
the heels of th« term bemuse there was
no organized effort to pass it until the
tension was well advanced.
Tie many ii.staaets ot counterfeiting,
forging and swindling railroads out of tick
ets mu! p.ts.-<s which have come to light
in tbe la*' few ”< -ks have opervt.-d against
the brok’ is. Their pr. s.-nt hope Iles In the
bill not r- uhlng th- voting stage In the
senate, but It It falls this time It will be
passed by tbe next congress.
Senators Work Until Late Sunday.
Washington. February 2*. 3 a. m.--There
was niu<'i talk but little work In the sen
ate until after the recess at S o'clock, when
a number of private bills were passed,
ami t’u-n Mr. Quay endeavored to obtain
unanimous consent for the consideration
of th- bill forbidding the sales of llquora
in the eapitol. but Mr. Hill objected.
The postotlb-e appropriation bill was then
taken up. The (’handler amendment pro
viding for civilian coniMilMion provoked
so much antagonism that in order to make
any progress at all tho amendment was
laid on tile tab!*’.
Butler, populist, of North Carolina,
moved to strike out the Item of 1171.250 for
fast nr.’iil s* rice l*etween New York mid
Atlanta and New Orleans. He made uti
argument of nearly two hours’ duration
against ’he appropriation, which he char
acterized as a gift, a subsidy to tho rail
roads.
Tillman d-fendral the provision nnd de
dar**! Butler's argument a piece of senti
wentality. He raid there was entirely too
.. . ■ men! th® aouUi. What
It ne ded was more pr.ictb ability.
This was followed by a Warm nml rapid
e\ icnge of e.mipllm. nt* l.ctween tho sen
ator* of the two adjoining states. Mr.
Butler’s am* ndment was defeated —8 to 41.
Th** p. totlb <• bill was th-ii passed, ami tho
sundry civil bill taken up.
At 12:15. Sunday morning, after a num
ber of unsms essful attempts by Mr. Hill
to have an hour fixed on Monday for hold
ing an executive session for the considera
tion of nominations. It was ugree.l that,
at 2 3o a. ni , they should t ike u ri-c-ss
until 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The
reading of the sundry civil bill was then
resumed.
At 2 o'clock there were but few senators
present to listen to the monotonous reading
of the clerk. At that hour ho had cov
er.*! elH’iit half of the 134 pages contained
n the bill. It w-.is to which objection was
offered were passed over without action.
At 2:50 the sena-to took recess to m-et at
3 p. tn. Sunday.
FOR NAVAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Three Torpedo Boats to Be Built at
Cost of Not More Than SBOO.OOO.
Washington. February The naval ap
propriation bill li’ reported to the senate
today carries a total of $35,72X,234. being
Increu*.*! by >3,713.000. The Items of In
crease are:
Contingent expenses bureau of equip
ment I3.‘<X>; machinery for naval station
at "’ort Royal, S. C„ 150,000; dredging chaun-
nel In Mare Island srtralt. California, to en
able naval vessels ot all classes to leicli
Mare Island navy yard. 1250.000; repairs
to naval hospital Chelsea. Muss., st>,ooo;
naval hospital. Port Royal, H. C , $4,000;
training vessel for the cadets of the naval
academy. $250,000; machinery of vessels au
thorlzid by this and previous bills, sso<),<ioo;
establishing a government armor factory
$2.70,000.
The construction of not more than three
torpedo boats, wilh a speed of thirty knots
each I* authorized, to cost In all not ex
ceeding SBOO,IOO. Not more than two ot
these are to be built In one yard. There
Is to bo no premium for excusa of contract
speed.
Tim provision for an armor plate factory
glv.*s the secretary authority. In case he
ftaiils it taipossible to contmot for armor
within the limits of the price fixed by the
bill (MOO per ton) to lease, purchase or es
tablish a government armor factory ot
sufficient capacity to make such armor
ami to proceed to tho manufacture of the
armor necessary for the three battleships
now under construction.
Provision Is ntado fur Che reception of
blds for such plant, and the appointment
of an armor factory board.
The sum of $1,7)0,000 Is appropriated and
tin additional sum of $l.o0u,0(i0 Is appro
priated for tho malting of armor for the
three battleships.
SUNDAY SESSION OF THE SENATE
Nearly Seventy Members Were Present
When Roll Was Called.
Washington, February 28.—An open ses
sion of the United States senate on a Sun
day afternoon Is such a remarkable and
unusual occurre ice and so much ut vari
ance with the religious sentiment of the
country that crowds wero attracted to the
north wing of the eapitol an hour before
S o’clock this afternoon, the time to which
tho senate, at half-past 2 In the morning,
had taken a recess.
It was strictly a business session and
consideration of tho sundry civil appropria
tion bill was at once resumed, tho question
being on those committee amendments,
which wero passed over without action
last night. The first of these appropriated
$1,(185,1.71 to pay the producers of sugar the
balance of their claims for bounty under
the McKinley law. -On this Mr. Vest, dem
ocrat, of Missouri, demanded tto yeas
ami nays, and ft was agreed to—37 to 12,
Tho following new amendments were
■dopted;
I'or tlie appointment by tho president of
a board of three commissioners to re
vise and codify the criminal snd penal
laws of the United Stales.
Appropriating $1(1.000 for removal of the
water hyacinth in Florida and other south
ern waters.
Appropriating SIOO,OOO for a dredge boat
for Sabine Bass. Tex.’S, am! $3i.',000 for one
year's maintenance.
Appropriating $173.'*00 for a new revenue
cutter for si rvlco on the Atlantic coast
with headquarters ut New York.
Appointing a. ci’tnin.ttce to select a site
tn th® city *>* Washington for a memo
rial building to be erected by the Daugh
ters ot tile American Revolution.
Increasing tho limit of cost of the public
buildings at Norfolk, Va., from SISO,UUO to
$275. (sal.
Tho sundry civil bill was then passed,
ami at 11 3)7 tho si nutq adjourned until to
morrow at 11 a. m.
“■ 11 “ 1 ■ • 1
TO ASK FOR DUTY ON COTTON
Will Appear Before Ways and Means
Committee.
Valdosta, Gn . February 21.—(Special.)—
The convention of sea island cotton grow
ers front Giorgia and Florida held In this
city this ci. nlng v.ns attended by repre
sentatives from all *>t the count is <f ttie
hi a Island cotton belt, anil tlio convention
was I’armonious !■’ ' * work.
A J'. Brantley, vi’ Blackshear, was
made chairman of tie* convention, r.ml J.
G- Cranford, of (hls county, wa* made
secretary. The following ri solution was
offered ami adopted by a unanimous vote:
■'Win Teas. tie. S’a Island cotton planters
of the south are confronted with a urave
condition, highly disc imaging to the profit
able production of long staple coti >n, ow
ing to the large Importation of Egyptian
cotton by our mill.*, the product of < (wap
perveil I’iliiir ami cheap transportation;
therefore, be It
"Resolved. That A. P. Brantley, of
Blai ksh. :r; I rani* Adam*, of Jasper. Fla.;
John It. Young, of Savannah Worth Ste
vens. of Live Oak. Fla.; Louis Strickland.
J W. Barrel. J. W. Hagan amt J. B.
Jones be apix.lnteil a committee from this
convention to gather such facts and fig
ures as bear up*in the subject and, pre
senting them to the ways and morns com
mittee, ask congress, through that body,
to put a duty <.f 5 cents a pound on the
Egyptian staple.”
The committee wont Into session after
the adjournment of ’ho conventlmi, and
they will memorialize congress on 'he line
suggested In tho übovo resolution.
The next subject taken up by the con
ver.tli n was toward a plan by which th*
cettf.r * r*p may l e euotalh il and tho pro
dm tlon thereliy reduced.
Reveial suggestion* wero made by dele
gat' * to th” convention, one being that
tho acreage be cut down one-third of what
It wa* lust year.
Another suggestion was that it bo re
dm ed by redui Ing tho number to a maxi
mum limit of t.n bales of each plow op
erat'd. The discussion <>n these lines was
from men engaged in planting cotton and
they were Interesting. It was decided to
begin • rganl’‘ng In each county ami dis
trict of the h a island bi It with a View to
curtailing Hie crop.
Chairman Brantley states that the cotton
planters of Pierce county 1 ave already
agreed to reduce their crop one-third ami
he thought that the planters of the other
counties agreed to do the same thing.
Those planters present agreed to make tho
reduction am! to do all they could toward
making the movement general In the en
tire belt.
The committee to get up tho memorial
to congress will rot report until tomorrow
or next day.
♦
YOCHUM WAS INSTANTLY KILLED
McComb in Jail for Shooting a Man
With Whom He Quarreled.
Columbia. S. (.'., February 28.—1 n a dif
ficulty between John Yoehurn and Brtc®
McComb, two employees of tho Richmond
mills, which oe* ’irreil In front of the « om
pany's store about 3 o'clock this afternoon,
Yochum was shot ami Instantly killed.
McComb had n monstrated with locliutn
for language he had used to uno Owens
and this started tho affray.
The coroner’s jury lias be.-n In session
examining wltn>sses. but lias noa.tponed
finding a verdict until tom >rruw night.
A negro natm-d Hampton was thot and,
it Is thought, fatal!.* wounded by a negro
desperado named Rieluirdsotr In a colored
restaurant on Washington *treet. this
city, just before daylight this morning.
Richardson has not yet been arrested
Minnesota Farmers Coming to Georgia
Atnericiis, Ga.. February 28. (St|a*o|al.)—
V ithin the m-xt two or three months two
large colonics of westerners will tie set
tled on lands in Sumter ami Le.. coun
ties. within twenty miles of Americus. A
company composed of citizens of this place
•nd of Duluth, Minn., have either pur
< based outright or secured options upon
large tracts of land In this section, and
will throw it open to settlement. It Is sab!
that parties of Immigrants have already
been made tip, and several hundred will
come liuritig March and April. Only
thrifty farmers of some means will be en
couraged to come here by the company,
and no farm of less than twenty-live or
more than seventy-live acres will be al
lotted them. There Is every reason to be
lieve that this immigration scheme will
preve successful,
HERBERT WILL
NOT COME BACK
After His Term Is Ont He Will Remain
In Washington.
WILL PRACTICE LAW THERE
His Departure from Democratic Doc
trine Makes Him Unpopular
With His Home People.
Montgomery, Ala., February 28.—(Special.)
—A letter from Washington announces to
a friend here that Secretary Herbert will
remain In that city after th.*, expiration of
his term us alcrctary of the navy, anil will
form a partnership with his son-in-law,
Mr. Benjamin Micou, and practice law.
The announcement will create no surprise.
The secretary has been looked upon as a
Washingtonian rather than an Alabamian
tor years, having been secretary of the
navy for four years and congressman for
sixteen. Since ho departed so far from the
popular Idea of democracy In this state as
evidenced by the fact that hls state, bls
district, bls county, his town and hls home
beat recorded themselves against him In
the recent election, It has been expected
that the secretary would take up hls resi
dence in the east In the future. Colonel
Herbert's practice will likely bo before the
congressional committees and tho depart
ments.
CONVICT INSPECTORS NAMED.
Trapp, of Calhoun County, Blake, of
Clny, and Booker, of Perry.
Montgomery. Ala., February 27.—(Spe
cial.) Governor Johnston tonight eased the
anxieties of thousands of pt*’plo In Ala
bama by announcing the appointment ot
the board of convict inspectors a.* follows:
President—S. D. Trapp, of Anniston. Cal
houn county.
Physician Inspector—Dr. Blake, of Clay
county.
Associate Inspector—E. W. Booker, of
Uniontown. Ferry county.
There wi*ro some eighty applicants nnd a
vigorous race was made by twenty-five or
thirty of them.
Tbe governor has worked Industriously
for ten days on the matter, and hls selec
tion is believed to boa particularly fortu
nate one.
Mr. Trapp Is a man of recognized busi
ness ability. He has for a good many years
been a member of the big wholesale firm
of Trapp & Co., nnd has accumulated a
competency. He will do the state splendid
service ns tho head of the convict depart
ment. He Is a true blue democrat nml sil
ver man, and was president of tho John
ston club nt Anniston.
Thrt recent appointment of Colonel Crook,
of Calhoun, as tho president of the railroad
commfssii.il makes Mr. Trapp's appoint
ment all the more complimentary, coming
ns It does from tho same county.
Dr. Blake Is one of tho foremost phylsl
cl.ins of eastern Alabama. Ho Iftrs been a
working democrat all his life anil was an
enthusiastic Johnston man.
Everylxidy knows Captain Rooker. To Is
one of tho best democrats and most popu
lar citizens of Alabama, and hls appoint
ment has all along been a foregone con
clusion.
WALLING MAKES CONFESSION
Bryan Family Refused to See Mlnirter
Armed With It.
Green Cast!”. Ind.. F.bruary 27. -Rev. .T.
A. fxK*’k. of Covington. Ky.. confidential
friend of Jackson .’Hid Walling, tho convlct
ed murderers of p. arl Bryan, arrived here
this morning with a full confession from
Walling, which ho wishes to present to the
Bryan family, aril have them petition
Governor Bradley to commute Walling’s
sentence to life Imprisonment.
Wh. n bo was half-way to the Bryan
homestead he was mot by Fred Hryan,
who told him h” would have to discontinue
hls mission, ns the Bryan family would not
consider the confession.
Rev. Mr. !>*■ gave up hls mission and
returned to Cincinnati this afternoon.
PERRY UNDER DEATH SENTENCE
Young Virginian Will Hang for As
saulting His Sweetheart.
Norfolk. Va.. I'enruary 28. (Special.)—
Hatton Perry, who criminally assaulted hls
sweetheart, May Underwood. In Beaufort
county, must hang for hls crime.
A jury at Washington so decided yester
day. ami the prisoner was sentenced to be
executed publicly on March 23.
The crime was revolting and the girl be
came Insane from the effect of the shock.
Perry maintained his stolid composure
during the three days' trial. His counsel's
motion for a new trial was overruled.
Four Mutineers Sentenced.
Norfolk, Va., I’ebruary 25. —(Special.)—
Thu noted case® of James Beckham. WJI
- Baker lend Joe Williams, who mu
tinied aboard the schooner Tilly Vander
hersch.-n in Hampton Roads last October,
came up in the Unit’ d States court today.
Judge Hughes held a special criminal term
to try them.
The Vunilerherschen has been recently
wreck'd off tho Florida coast, and the
conse.pient difficulty in securing witnesses
caused the district attorney to accept the
plea of guilty, and a sentencie of five days
in jail wa.* imposed on each of the muti
neers-. all of whom have been In Jail live
months.
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MONTGOMERY RESTS AT MOBILE
Cruiser Drops Anchor Near Alabama
Town to Attend Maidi Gras.
Mobile, Ala.. February 28.—The United
States cruiser Montgomery arrived In port
at 6 o'clock this afternoon to participate in
Mardl Gras festivities. The cruiser was
met about twenty-live miles down the chan
nel by a delegation of prominent citizens
•board the revenue cutter Seaward, which
was kindly placed at their disposal l>y
Captain Blake. The delegation boarded the
Montgomery and came back to the city on
her. hospitably treated by the officers in
command.
When the Montgomery was boarded by
the citizens. Mayor Luvrctta welcomed ti.e
officers and crew to the city. '1 lie Mont
gomery was saluted by passing vessels in
the channel.
The city wharves wore crowded their en
tire length by citizens an I Mardl Grus
visitors to witness the arrival of the war
ship. It is estimaii'il that at least 10,WO
people thronged the wharve-*.
The cruiser left Key w. st. Fla., Thurs
day morning at 10:50 o*< lock and reached
tho outer bur beyond Fort Morgan about
dusk last evening. The cruiser Is said to
have encountered very rough weather 1-rl
day nml Saturday. The Montgomery is
expect’d! to remain In this port alwilt three
weeks. Commander R. B. Bradford is In
command.
FIREMEN NARROWLY ESCAPE
Sunday Morning Fire Destroys $150,-
000 Worth Property in Ft, Wayne.
Fort Wayne, Ind., February 28.—Morgan
& Co.’s retail and wholesale hard” are
store on Columbia street, was burned to
the ground this morning. The prop* rty of
four other merchants was partially de
stroyed. The losses are:
O. I’. Morgan and Mrs. Fred Beach,
building $15,000, loss on sto -k $75,000, with
$17,600 Insurance; J. C. Meyer, building, and
Julius Nathan /t Co., wholesale liquor
dealers. $12,000: Mrs. Mary Williams, build
ing. and Nathan Kirschheitm r & Co.,
wholesale dealers In paper, $20,000; Miss
Margaret Hamilton, building, nml Romary,
Goggelln & Co., dealers in hardw ire. sll.-
00"; Judge John Morris, building, and A. 11.
Rtaun stovea and hardware. s.'’.<<oo. The to
tal loss is estimated at $150,000, insurance,
$90,000.
Four firemen narrowly escaped being
crushed to death. The* were at work on a
roof when a uinch higher wall toppled to
ward them, and to escape'death they were
compelled to jump to th*- ground. They
were all badly bruised, end George Rllng
ntan suffered Injuries to the spine and In
ternally which may result fatally.
The cause of the tire Is unknown, al
though It Is believed it was caused by nat
ural gas.
MOB CREMATES FOUR PERSONS
Angry Crowd Attacks a House and
Destroys It.
Sistersville. W. Va., February 23—Tn the
oil fields there has been a disorderly house
and "speak easy" running, and the neigh
bors decided to g. t rid of the objectionable
characters.
Tho mob at first attempted to tear down
tho house, but as this was slow work, a
torch was applied. Tho Inmates mode no
•tempt to get out while tho crowd was
tearing down the building, and four of them
Wore unable to reach the street after the
place was set on fir.;.
Those burned to death In the fire are:
STELLA WOODS, of Pittsburg.
ANNA JOHNSON, of Columbus.
JOHNSON .! ACKS' >N, of P' nti*ylV*n«L
FRANK STEWART, ot Indian .
The men were both workers In the ell
fields and at tho time of tho tire were
sleeping in their rooms over tho “sp*-ak
easy.”
The names of the persons who w«re serl
i ously burned In their end'avor to e apo
j from the building cannot be l” rn*d, but
it Is known that th. re were five or six of
them.
They Ran Away To Marry.
Columbus. Mi**.. Febru iry 22.—'Special )
Mis.* Genevieve Shattuck, -i n’‘ co of Georg’’
F. Shattuck, a proni'm nt clt'.zon of this
city, ran away today and marr d Henry
Reiss, who live* near Sessumsvllle. Miss.
Th® parties Interested are keeping tho
affair very quiet nnd particulars are mea
ger am! hard to obtain. It Is thought that
th” marriage ci romony took place In Okti
beha. county, as tho circuit clerk of this
county has issu’d no license.
Tho couple has been engaged for some
tint**, but Mr. Shattuck, the young lady *
uncle, did not approve of tho union and
forbad” Reiss to visit hls niece. They con
tinued to me‘*t clandestinely, how- yer,, an 1
the marriage Is tho outcome of the af
fair.
Metcalf Wounds Stripping.
Montgomery, A!.*.. February 22. -(Spec
ial.)— In an altercation In the Galatea ho
tel tonight Howard Metcalf shot and pain
fully wounded In the upper part of th®
leg James D. Btrlj’pllng. a well known
stock broker.
Tho tall which burled Itself In Strlp-
I ling's leg first p’netrntod Metcalfs left
hand. Neither w >und Is rerlous. Both
men were arrested.
Tho fight is said to hax resulted over
a wager.
SOUTHERN AUTHOR LOSES WIFE
Mrs. Malcolm Johnston Dies In Balti
more.
Baltimore. February 24 —Mrs. France*
Mansfield Johnston, Life of C”lonel Richard
Malcolm Johnston, th” southern author,
died today at her residence kt Baltimore.
Death was due to a complication of dis
eases.
Mrs. Johnston wa* horn In Sparta, Ga..
In 1823. and wa* the daughter of Ell Mans
field. a prominent merchant ot that town,
formerly a resident of N*-w Haven, Conn.
BABY LIONS IN A MINCE TIE.
Novelty Displayed at the Fish anil
Game Dinner lit Boston.
There was n dramatic Incident nt the an
nual dinner of the M:i**a**!iusctts o* 4
Game Protective Association nt th.* Copley
Square hotel tn Boston Saturday evcnii.g.
It was when Pr side nt Rockwell cut th”
meat pie. Two baby Hons jumped out an I
pranced around the. table, causing mt:, h
surprise nml merriment. They wero p i**.-.l
around among th” guests fur admiring and
somewhat gingerly handl, i T!>” ingenui
ty of the Idea was conlially commended,
and It effectively startisl th** ball rolling.
There was a largo attend .nee. and Gov< ri»-
or Wolcott was among tho guest*.
Jury Acquitted Deschamps.
Columbia. S. 4'.. February 25.—(Special )
Ralph S. Deschamps killed hls host Thomas
Rhame In Manning some time ago. They
wero young men bel.’tglng to two colonial
families. Their fathers were state stcia
tors.
At tho trial today tho jury took ten
minutes to find Descant.”* not guilt’.
The evidence was that Di * humps was
leaving and Mis* K’uimo was helping on
hl* overcoat on a dark piazza when young
Rhame came out and b*-g:r:i shooting.
l>e.*chami>* returned the lire with fatal
result.
Rhame had been drinking.
Railroad Will Be £ilc*.
Macon. Ga.. February Ji —(Special )
United States Marshal Howell will leave
tomorrow for Statesboro to sell at public
outcry the Cuyler and Woodburn railroad,
which runs through Bryan and Bullock
counties. No up set price has been ti\”d.
The sale will occur on Tuesday. March 2.
Capt. J. M. Armstrong, Chattanooga.
Chattanooga, February 28.—(Special.)—
Captain J. M. Armstrong, an obi citizen
and member of N. B. Forrest Camp. Con
fedcruto Veterans, died this morning.
CLARK'S MOTHER CUT HIM OFF
LEGISLATOR IS AUTHOR OF BELL
AGAINST FENCE LAW.
His Mother Ordered Him to Vote
Against It—He Refused, and
Is Now Disinherited.
Raleigh, N. February 28.—Special.)—
Two sensatl’.r al incidents have occurred
here which are unprecedented in North
Carolina political history. Senator Clark,
of Halifax county, brother of Associate
Justice Walter Clark, of tho supreme court,
Introduced a bill in the legislature and se
cured Its passage allowing stock to run at
largo In Halifax county three months In
tho year. That county has had no fence
law for twelve years and this outrageous
law has enraged the land owners, among
whom is Senator Clark’s mother.
A supplementary bill was Introduced to
prevent the other bill from taking effect
for two y.-ars, but Clark secured the defeat
of the supplemental bill. As a result th®
r.or.-land owners have turned loose tneir .
cattle, which are destroying the crops ot
small grain.
Last evening Senator Clark’s mother,
who had warned him he must support the
supplemental bill or be disinherited, tele
graph, d him that she h id disinherited him
for his opposition. Clark says he regrets
this, but would take the same course over
again. The stat ■ owns immense convict
farms In Halifax and now the state treas
urer, to protect these, asks for sls.uW) to
build a f.r.ce.
The other Incident Is even more sensa
tional. S’ nator Odum, a populist bolter
from Anson county toted for Pritchard
for senator and last Friday voted for the
bill to ratify a lease of the North (’arolina
railway to the Southern for thirty-six
years. He has incurred for this latter act
the deep resentment of Governor Russ?U,
whose pet Lili to annul tho brase was de
feated.
G’vernor Russell said when asked some
questions about un Anson county populist:
"Has this mi n any connection with that
man Odum? I want it undt rsto**<l tow
that I would go into the penitentiary and
pick out the worst criminal there. Issue
hint a pardon and then appoint him on
the board of penitentiary directors before
I would appoint that scoundrel Odum to
anything. And before I will appoint any
Anson county populist to any position you
mu.-t bring me a certificate from him that
he d>es not respect or even speak to thia
dirty scoundrel.”
This utterance has aroused Intense In
dignation among the anti-Russell republi
cans. and they held a meeting w’th soma
populist bolter* this afternoon and arrang
’d to bring tho matter before the senate
In tho morning.
! Odum I.* at home nnd will not arrive until
; tomorrow. Newspapers are charging him
I with having sold out to Britchanl for tha
postoffice at NV idesboro and with b”ltlng|
also that ho sold out to the Southern rail
way. There was m ver such a state ot af
fairs In North Carolina.
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Nitro-Glycerin Explodes.
Steubenville, 0.. February 25. —A vast
quantity of nltro-glcerin. stored between
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on the Panhandle railroad. In the Gould
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