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MRS, TANKER PLACED
UNDER ARREST.
Story of the Sudden Death of Wiley
Tanner Taken Sick After
Drinking Buttermilk —Hia
Father Has Son’s Body
Exhumed.
Gainesville. Ga, June B.—(Special.)
John W. Tanner, father of Wiley F.
Tanner, who died under suspicious dr
cumstances at his homo in Clinch dis
trict. this county. Saturday, May 23,
this afternoon swore out (before Justice of
the Peace A. G. Dorsey a warrant
against Mrs. Onle Tanner, wife of the
young man who died, charging her with
murder.
The case is one of the most sensation
al ever occurring In this county and has
■ roused great Interest. Saturday, May
23. Tanner eat down to his noonday meal,
apparently in the best of health and in
the enjoyment of a contented home, with
his bride of two montns. She had al
ready partaken of her meal when he
arrived, but, like the happy wlfo she
was supposed to be, she sat down by
her husband and talked pleasantly to
him. The meal had on'y proceeded a
short time when Tanner turned to his
wife and remarked that there must be
something the matter with the butter
milk, at the same time asking her to
taste It. which she did. She spit out
what she drank without swallowing any,
end Tanner poured the remainder in a
slop tub, which was afterwards given
some hogs, which, after drinking of the
milk, also died.
Death of John Tanner.
In a fc-w momenta Tanner was deathly
sick and, screaming to hia wife that he
was poisoned, Tanner ran to the home of
his uncle. Henry Tanner, a short dis
tance away, crying to him that he was
deathly sick. JVlley’a uncle ran toward
him and caught hitjt in his arms as he
was about tp. sink to the earth.
To his uncle. John Tanner repeated what
he had said to his wife—that he bad been
poisoned. All was done for him that his
people knew what to do, but In forty
five minutes life was extinct, his body
assuming a rigidity that usually attends
the administration of strychnine orjsim
ll.'r poisons. The young man’s death
l" !ng so peculiar, John Tanner, his father,
had Coroner Dorsey to hold an Inquest
over the body the Sunday following.
Durlpg the Investigations, It was de
fied to have an analysis of the young
man’s stomach made. Accordingly the in
quest was suspended until a body of phy
sicians made the test, which was done
Monday, May 25, by Dr. E. P Ham, Dr.
K A. Smith and Dr. T C. Gower, of
Gainesville; Dr. Cooper, of Hoshton. and
Dr. Kennedy, of Bellmont.
* The test made bj these physicians did
not disclose any poison In Tanner's stom
ach. and the physicians made known their
investigations t-j the coroner's jury at the
Investigation on Tuesday following the
; oung man's death.
The coroner's Jury falling to ascertain
the cause of young Tanner's death, John
Tanner decided to have an analysts made
by the suite chemist of his son’s stom
ach. Dr D P. Ham, of Gainesville, and
I>r. J. J.’. Mauldin, oi flower) Branch,
were employed by Tanner to take his
ion s stomach, together with the vessels
from which the milk was taken, to the
state chemist, and the latter finished his
examinations Saturday and forwarded the
same to Dr. J. D. Mauldin, at Flowery
Branch, this morning.
Following is the result of the slato
chemist's investigation;
Certificate of Anahsis.—On the 2S'th
day of May last J rc , ved from Drs. D.
I’. Ham and J. D. Mauldin a glass fruit
jar containing a stomach, also an empty
glass pitcher and goblet. 1 have com
pleted a very careful analysis of the
stomach and Its contents ami succeeded
in separating therefrom a minute particle
m strychnine, a quantity insufficient to
produce <i' . '!i, but ampl< for the purpose
of identification as strychnine. From
t...» inside of the pitcher and goblet I re
moved with care the dried buttermilk
s ill adhering to the sides and bottoms
<■£ those vessels. This dried material I
]m- through the usqai processes of
analysis for the separation and purifica
tion of the strychnine J succeeded in
separating from the dried milk 16.6 milli
grams. er about one-fourth (1-4) grain
of strychnine. In order to form a rough
i lea of the quantity of strychnine orig
inally put In the miik, 1 measured the
capacity of the. pitclu-r up to a point
where It was comfortably full, then filled
It with buttermilk up to that point; then
filled the goblet from the pitcher; then
emptied them both ami removed and es
timated the quantity of buttermilk ad
hering to the sides of the vessels, and
from these data calculated that if the
j-b.-her we e originally tilled to the p dnt
hi h I took being comfortably full,
iv re t horoughly
mixed and ~:irt. i in with the milk, then
lx grains, or about one -igiith (1-8) of an
< ;nce of strychnine, was put into the
pitcher of milk Surmising that no one
would take more than one swallow of
Fiirli an Intensely bi':■ liquid as this
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XILwM £» 4 m
Strain Affected Gen
eral Health.
Doctor’s Doses W e ali
ened Stomach.
Dr. Miles’ Nervine Cured
Me.
Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine brings rest
and sweet sleep to the tired brain worn out
with the cares and anxieties of the sick room.
Read the following:
“J have always been healthy with the ex
ception of a touch of rheumatism since my
a, e came on, up to the time of my husband's
last illness some years ago. J assisted in
nursing my husband for nearly three months
when lie departed this life and the mental
strain I think caused my trouble. Aside
from extreme nervousness my trouble com
menced with sore throat and neuralgia. My
physician gave me purgative doses which
weakened me very much and my stomach
for a time seemed inactive. Mental strain
and the dormant condition of my stomach
soon told upon my general health. I had
httie appetite and was soon forced to stay in
bed a greater part of the time. Within a
week alter the tim- I began taking Dr.
Miles’ Re: torative Nervine and Tonic 1 was
up about the house. I continued their use
until completely- cured. My faith in Dr.
Miles’ Remedies has been strengthened by
experience of other people, our daughte r hav
ing used Restorative Nervine with splendid
results in a case of paralysis and a friend to
whom I sent a box of the Anti-Pain Pills re
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of others whom you: medicine has helpedina
large degree. I wish you continued success.”
—Mrs. Frances Co: i man, Dayton, Va.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot
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* Under Arrest at Gainesville Charged with Poisoning Her Husbanc e
s Wiley F. Tanner May 23. «
must have been, I measured the volume
of one of my own swallows and com
puted that had the deceased taken one
swallow, he would have received about .6
of a grain of strychnine, or sufficient to
produce death.
These conclusions are, of course, based
on assumptions, which may or may not
be correct, and I simply offer them for
what they may be worth. Respectfully
submitted, J M. McCANDDESS,
State Chemist.
Tanner has employed Colonel Howard
Thompson to csslst Solicitor General \V.
A. Charters In the prosecution of the
case.
Tanner Says Woman Confessed.
Tanner claims that his daughter 1n
law confessed to him the day of hfs
eon's death that she poisoned him. She
later denied this before the coroner's
jury. Tanner claims that he can substan
tiate, by competent witnesses, that eho did
makq the confession, and he now pro
poses to make a vigorous prosecution of
the case.
Mrs. Onle Tanner is a daughter of I.
Frank Duncan, one of Hall county’s most
wealthy planters, while Tanryer Is a well
to-do farmer, and both families stand
high in the estimation of the people.
Mrs. Tanner Under A.rrest.
Gainesville. Ga., June 9 Sheriff Gil
mer reached the city at 3 o’clock this
morning with Mrs. Onle Tan:: t, f>r
whom a warrant for murder was sworn
out yesterday afternoon by John Tanner,
her father In law*. She was not Incar
cerated in the jail, the sehriff consenting
for her to be guarded In a room at the
Arlington hotel, where Bailiff Dathem is
watching after her.
Mrs. Tanner is a prepossessing little
woman and today, dressed In a neat
fitting suit of black, she appeared more
like the young wife waiting to receive
company In her home than the widow
under arrest, charged with poisoning h<r
husband. Talking to newspaper nu n and
lawyers, employed to defend her for her
life, she plainly shewed the evident men
tal strain she has passed through sines
the tragic death of her husband, two
weeks ago, and. ns she expressed it. all
the blood was gone from her face. With
dark hair, soft blue eyes, gentle vdice
and a school-girlish appearance, one
would never pick her out as a woman who
would be guilty of so heinous a crimo as
she Is charged with.
Only Fifteen Years Old.
Mrs. Tanner was j 5 years old last De
cember. She was married to Wiley Tan
ner In March of this year, and they had
been housekeeping only a few days when
her husband died under such sensational
circumstances. Since the death of her
husband, she has been at the home of
her father, anil last night at 10 o’clock
the family was In the act of retiring
when tho officer came up with the war
rant for the young woman's arrest
Hastily, she changed to her best clothes
and, accompanied by her father, tie
three drove to the cltj. Mrs. Tanner
said today It seemed the longest drive
she ever remembered taking, as the dis
tance appeared to be 50 miles.
Mrs. Tanner was asked to consent for
her picture to be taken by The Constitu
tion artist this afternoon, but at first
she would not hear to it. When assured
that a good picture would be made, she
consented and the artist, accompanied by
her father, went to her room at the Ar
lington and got a good likeness. This
picture Is the first she has had taken
since she was a child, and The Constitu
tion will present her with two of the best
developed by the artist. The picture
shows her as she appeared upon her ar
rival with tho sheriff this morning.
Will Try To Get Bail.
Gainesville, Ga., April 13.—(Special.)—
The commitment trial of Mrs. Onle Tan
ner occupied the entire, day before Jus
tice of the Peace A. G. Dorsey, and the
court room was packed from fl o’clock
this morning until the conclusion of the
hearing at 5:30 o’clock this noon,
when the defendant was bound ■ \ -r to
the superior court to answer to the charge
of poisoning her husband on May 23 at
their home in Clinchem district.
Mrs. Tanner received the decision of
Justice Dorsey with the same calm de
meanor which lias characterized her since
her Incarceration. She shovveil no trace
of emotion and after the adjournment
of court chatted pleasantly with friends
and those of her relatives around her
Mrs. Tanner was taken to the county
jail soon after the case was concluded.
She was not placed In a cell, but was
allowed the privilege of one of the rooms
down stairs, In the building occupied by
the sheriff's family, where she will be
mads safe pnd comfortable by an offi
cer.
On next Tuesday Mrs. Tanner’s at
torneys will apply to Judge J. J. Kimsey
for ball for the young woman. Judy?.!
Kimsey will be In Gainesville at that
time and will pass upon the application
here.
GUARDED BY STATE TROOPS.
Cousin of Admiral George Dewey Is
in a Tight Place.
Colby. Kans., June B.—Under guard of
n sheriff's posse and a company of state
militia, Chaunc y Dewev, Clyde Wilson
and W. J. Mcßride, alleged murderers
of Daniel Berry and two sons, left here
today for a 40-mile rid'- across the coun
try to St. Francis, where the prelimin ry
trial will ‘be held. It is believed that t e
march will consume three days and as
telephone wires in the hills have been
’lUJffl WEEKLY OONSTITUTIONi ATFuOTA. MOND A JITN’E lfli, 1903.
cut the guard Is not likely to be heard
from until St. Francis Is reached.
"Dewey, who Is the son ot a Chicago
millionaire and second cousin to Admiral
Dewey, refuses to talk, but seems cheer
ful and In good spirits. Officers of tho
militia ami others do not fear an open
battle w'it’n armed settlers, but are afraid
i that as the party passes through the
hills and wooded places efforts may bo
I made by sharpshooters to pick off tho
I accused prisoners.
Dewey Dodges Mob of Kansans.
Topeka. Kans., June 9.—As far as
known tho Osborne miiltla company on
tho way to St. Francis with the men
accused of the killing of Daniel Berry
and his sons, have not been molested
by tho parties of armed settlers. Tho
company will reach St. Francis late to
; night If prc.;ent plans work out. When
i last heard from they were within 10
I miles of the city.
Armed men have been flocking Into St.
■ Francis all day, according to a dispatch
ree.’lved from Atwood this afternoon.
The charge Is made by the Berry par
tisans that the court In St. Francis Is
partial tu Chauncey Dewey, Claude Wll
ai;.J t\ . J. Mcßride, and that the
' trial would be a mere means of setting
them free. It is thought that it the
I men are convicted by the court a.nd sen
tenc'd ac sirdingly. the settl-rs will make
fno attenr t to rake tho law into their
otherwise, 1
| The situation is critical and is substan
: tially this:
• The settlors are greatly angered against
I Dewey and his son, and claim to have
indisputable evidence of their guilt. Even
should evidence be Introduced excusing
their crimes, win ther guilty or not. tho
I settlors in their present inflamed state
I of mind are seemingly determined, to
wre.ik vengeance on them any way. The
militia, and sheriff are more than ever
determined to protect the accuse,l cat
t em<'n br an e of the possibility ot their
innocence.
"■ • B- Eockwood, a member of the
state legislature, wires that he looks for
, i’loodshed, as the settlers reoognlze in
the present case an opportunity to even
I Up old scores with the cattlemen.
Lynchers Fire on Troops.
Topeka, Kans., June If. -Reports have
i been received here several times today
iof a light between the settders and
| militia, jn western Kansas over the Dewe-v
I affair. Tho settlers are said to ha.vo
ii.tta kofi, the mllltl.’.. and sheriff's posse
Just as tho latter forces left the Dewey
ranch in ("heyenno county this morning
for St. Francis.
Telephone wires in Cheyenne county
have ail been cut and the telegraph
■ service Is poor. Enough news has been
I received, however, to show that the
| D.-weys are in great, danger and may be
i captured by the settlers tomorrow.
j A. dlspa 'i from St. Francis says that
tho report of a fight between the two
( forces is in all probability true, adding
' that the excitement all through that
! ction of tho staito Is at fever heat to
night. AU day the settlors have been
flocking Intc St. Francis and all are
heavily armed. They are outspoken Jn
their expressions of enmity To tho
Dew< ys, a.nd say nothing will prevent the
s'ttlers from taking them away from
tho soldiers when they arrive In St.
Francis tomorrow. The fight of today
is thought to have been mostly with
sharp-shooters ns most of tho arniod seit
th.rs are at Berry's ranch and at St.
Fra ncls.
N > further requests for troops ha.ve
been received by Governor Bailey, but
they will be sent as soon ns the need
for them Is definitely established.
Deweys Escaped Lynching.
St. Francis, Kans., June 11.—All is
i quiet here today and danger of a clash
I between settlers and the militia appears
I to have been passed, at least for tho pres-
I ent. The preliminary trial having been
I set for next Tuesday, a majority of the
’ ranchers who came to witness the pro-
I ceodings are returning home. The conten
; tion has been made on the part of the
Deweys that the coroner's inquest was
i li bl without any of their witness, s being
I summoned so they might, be in attend
: anee. This contention is correct, but
I CAronor tVatterm tn said today that the
subpoenas were ma le out properly, but
I tho deputy who b 1.1 the papers feared
to serve them. The Deweys still refuse
to make any statement regarding the
fight of last Wednesday.
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USED STOCHME 88
WHOLE WIILY,
Poisons Baby First anfl Then Its
Parents To Sava Thein Grief.
Has Confessed to the Lord
and Is Sure He Has
Forglvsn Her.
Kalkaka, Mich., June 10.—After two
weeks’ work Prosecutor E, C. Smith has
secured the confession of Mrs. Alary Mc-
Knlglit to the coIJ-b! led. premeditated
murder of her own broth'-r, John Mur
phy; Gertrude Mur 'by, pis young wife,
and their 3-month I babe. A partial
confession was mad" '.romlay evening, In
which Mrs. McKnight denied killing the
baby. Late last nig! : Smith again called
at the woman's cell nth, r request, and
this time she made i complete confes
sion.
Last night she said:
”1 didn't Intend harm to any of them.
I did give the baby strychnine. It woke
up and cried while Its mother was gone
and I mixed up a little strychnine In a
glass with some water and gave a spoon
ful to the baby. 1 <1! I not. mean to harm
the Httlo thing at ...1. j confessed all
to the Lord this ai'p-rnoon and I. feel
that Ho has forgiven me. I really did not
mean to harm any < . them. When Ger
trude camo home t;-,l found the 1 iby
I dead she got awf nervous. She
I came to me and said: ‘Mary, can't you
. give me something t; "let me—something
! that you take your-- if?' 1 said that I
would and I really c 1 not think that It
j would hurt If I gn. . r one of the cap-
I sules. She had spasms right after that
. and I suppose now that the strychnine
killed her. 1 really :'1 not mean to hurt
her, though. Then John seemed to feel
badly about it, so bi ken up that I often
thought after Gert!" lied that it would
be better If he were to go, too. John
was feeling bad one night a couple of
weeks after Gertrude '-tied. He’camo to
mo and wanted something to quiet him.
i I had two or thre, >f khe capsules on
my and I tnld him to go and
; get one of them. I did not mean to hurt
l him, but I thought t.Lrt It would soothe
! him, and then I thought it would bo
for the best If he were to go. anyway.
■Ho helped himself, i don't know wheth
ler he took one or two Then he went to
i bed, and by and by he called me. Moth
! er came, too, and he hogan to have those
1 same spasms 1 sup- , that the strych
i nine was working. '
The whole of the -onfesslon wits given
voluntarily and Airs. McKnight signed
It after Prosecutor Smith had written
It out.
Eight other persons besides the three
to whose murder Mrs. McKnight con
fessed today, have c 1 in the last fifteen
i years under circumstances that. In view
iof the woman’s cwifesslon, are now
I thought to be very suspicious.
i All of the eight re either relatives
I or Intimate friends who died while living
I with Airs AfcKnigbt or while she was
l at their house. All are said to have
i shown symptoms that, are now believed
ito Indicate strychnine poisoning. They
I are:
I Ernest AlcKnight, ' e woman’s latest
husband: James Ambrose, her first hus
; bond, who <1!"d In A.plna, In 1887; .Mrs.
; Mc-Ifcplgbt. the- wife ol 1 Jar »■« T ' M-?-
■ Knight, who ?";s a partner of .an;l,rpse;
i Baby People, Airs. 'eKnight's niece;
i Eliza Chalk"' , another niece, who died
I at Grayling I . May, I8?2; Sarah Alurphy,
i Airs. AlrKnlght’s sister, who also died at
(Grayling in February, 1893; a Airs. Cur-
I ry, who died in Saginaw, in 18l>3, while
:Mrs. AlcKricht was at her mother’s
i house, and Dorothy Jenst n, ... child who
' died in Grayling while under Mrs. Alc
i Knight's care during the absence of her
: mother.
' Investigat ">n of thi ,-e deaths shows that
I all of these persons except Mrs. Curry
wore taken st.-'denly ill. .ini! showed what
1 are now rega: ied a.- unmistakable syn;p
--: toms of strychnine poisoning. Dr. Leigh
ton, wiio atti" l< d Ernest AlcKnight, says
that he is n «w cot fident tl at Mr. Mc-
Knlght died strychnine poisoning. Dr.
Leighton wa? baffled by -MeKnight's
i trouble and t ■■ suddenness with which It
i came, but says he can now seo that lie
| had every symptom of strychnine polson
' ing. Eliza (Talker and Sara!: Murphy
i were stricken at the table while Mr.-,
i AlcKnight was present. Both died in
convulsions in a few hours.
There wag no suspicion against Airs.
! AlcKnight in connection with the death
i of Alurphy until she filed a mortgage on
| her brother’s ;:r oerty after his death,
on which the P. ires had, It Is alleg.-!,
i been raised from S2OO to S6OO. 5n in-
! vestlgatlon was then begun. The body
of John Murphy was exhumed and
I strychnine was found in the stomach.
I Airs. AlcKnight was placed under arrest,
the result of v. . h tod-' she confessed,
i Her confessb i was eutiri'ly voluntary,
i and she seemed perfectly sane, although
I under groat mcnf .i strain. No motive for
j the crimes can be found.
MORE ARRESTS FOR PEONAGE.
Alabama Federal Court To Pass on
“Criminal Contract Law.”
i Alontgomery, \!n., June 10.—(Special.)—
i United States I -outy Marshals Colquttt
and Gibson bfught here today J. W.
Paca and .Tame:’ ’I. Todd, of Tallapoosa
county, and George D. and B. F Cosby,
of Dadeville, all charged with peonage.
This makes th' seventh indictment
against George <' "by. the eighth against
Pace, the sixth against B. F. Cosby and
tho fifth against James H. Tc.ll. AU
made bond
The Pace ease will be tho first one
tried. The grand Jury I's still in session.
I Today the jury a-'.ed Judge Jones If ths
| act passed by the legislature of 19b:-1902
i and known as “the criminal contract
i law” is in violation of the constitution of
- the United State Judge Jones took the
I matter under ct'cshb ration. This is re-
I garden as very signifi.-ant, as the jury is
j Investigating the p'-onage. and this refers
i to the hiring out of convicts.
If Judge Jones 11 mis the act unconstitu
tional. hundreds of indictments will fol
low against the m st prominent conce us
and imlit locals in the state. The judge’s
decision may spring •-. sensation.
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FIRE DESTROYS BIG HOTEL.
West Palm Beach Is Visited by Dis
astrous Fire.
West Palm Beach. Fia... June 9.—At 11:30
this morning the Breakers, the smaller
of the two largest hotels at Palm Beach,
was seen to be in flames.
■ The hotel building, power house, Cory's
i bloclt of stores, the Casino, south of the
i hotel, and one of the large cottages north
I of the hotel were il- stroyed. Some, furni
ture from the hotel .was saved, but it was
badly damaged.
The losses were:
The Breakers $500,000
Furniture . 200,000
Casino, cottage and Cory block,
about 25,000
Other losses, about 5,000
The .hotel was insured for $300,000, but
the furniture was uninsured. ('pry's
block is supposed to be about half cov
ered by insurance.
The origin of tho fire is unknown.
No one was Injured.
COBMLL HIT BWK 1
188 $28(1,1100,
Ke Left Note to Hia Wife Stating
That He Would Not Commit Su
icide, and That He Fled To
Escape Wearing Garb
of Convict.
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Birmingham, Ala., June 10.—With Presi
dent T. J. Cornwell In parts unknown and
short nearly $280,000, the Bessemer Sav
ings bank, one of tin- strongest Institu
tions in de district, will close its doors
and ask for a r<- river tomorrow morn
ing.
President Cornwall, who was a member
"f the late eunstituti'inal convention and
one of the most prominent men in the
state, left behind him three notes explain
ing the shortage.
In one addressed to the public, he says
that he lost the money trying to make
back $42,0*10 he lost in a legitimate busi
ness transaction. Ho further exonerates
all the. officers of the bank and takes the
wh IB blame on himself.
In a letter io ills wife, which she was
instructed to open this morning, he stated
that ho would not commit suicide, but
would let her know if ho died, in a third
letter, addressed to Cashier Cockrill. he
states that he had nothing left for him to
do but. ”wander on tho face of the earth,
or become a convict in tihe state mines.
The shoe’age was not discovered until
this morning, when President Barr, of the
First National Bank of Birmingham, pre
sented checks for SBOO at the window of
the Bessemer bank, and stated that the
bank hq.d refused payme.-.t on them. The
ofllcers were surprised end an investiga
tion followed, showing the shortage.
President Cornwall left Sunday and
stated that ho was going to AValker coun
ty. to dispose of some land and get some
money. He has not been seen since.
Tho shortage will not effect the Bir
mingham banks, as they all have taken
their paper out. Tho Bank ot Commerce
of Bessemer has made arrangements to
borrow all the money they need in case
of a run tomorrow morning wihen they
open their doors, so no further trouble is
expected In any of the banks.
It. is understood that a. great part of the
n:-»ne.y was in th? deposits of the mer
• ■hants and minors, together with em
ployees of the rolling mills, furnaces and
industrial plants of Bessemer. Tho city
of Bess' mer loses $17,(100.
The liti.uk will probably not be nble to
mako a. j . yrnent of more than a very
small pnree: tage on its deposits. The
bunk was organized In 1891, with a capital
stock of SIOO,OOO, and had deposits of
about $260,000.
Doors of Two Banks Closed.
Birmingham, Ala., June 11.—The doors
of the Bessemer Savings bank and the
Bank of Commerce, both located at Besse
mer. Ala., failed to open this morning as
tho result of the shortage and flight of T.
J. Cornwell, president of the first named
bank.
At 2 o'clock this morning Judge Senn,
of the city court in this city, on petition
of tho depositors of the Savings bank,
named George H. Stevenson as receiver
for that bank and on petition of the di
rectors of the Bank of Commerce, in
whl"!: Cornwell wi t Interested, appoint
ed **. Ai'iiiii r.-'ietvei of ‘lie latter-
bank.
None of the Birmingham banks are af
f.-i-ted by the failures. The petition for a
receiver in the case of the Savings bank
is forth that t : liabilities are $2.35,000,
'u which about $230,00') was deposits, while
the assets are placed at $33,000.
The liliiati'-s of the Bank of Commerce
ar. s•!,:.t’.io and atu stii',oo<). The latter
bank, it is stated, was closed as a pre
cautionary measure to protect both the
bank and' tlie <!■. positors. Jt is believed
tc.it tli< l .iffi. of t nmmeroe will pay out.
Nothing further has been heard from
Cornwell, but il is stated that he pur
i-hascd a ticket for Washington in tills
<ity Saturday night. The exact amount
of his shortage has not yet been ascer
tained, but. it Is In the neighborhood of a
quarter of a million dollars.
The e ty of Bessemer lost SIB,OOO by the
failure of the Bessemer Savings bank.
It is understood that efforts will be be
gun at oru-e to apprehend Cornwell. It
is said that Cornwell was a heavy loser
by tlie recent, fall in cotton.
S3OO Reward Offered for Cornwell.
Montgomery, Ala., June 12.—(Special.)—
Governor Jelks today offered a reward
T. .1.
Cornwell, who wrecked a savings bank
nt Bessem<’i- and fled the country, leaving
a. s; Hi-.. nr a Imowledging that he mis
used bank funds. Jiis shortage is esti
mated at $235,0i
Do You Suffer with Piles?
Do they protrude?
Do they bleed?
Do they pain you?
Do you have mucous or bloody dis
charges?
I can certainly cur? you. Write me
full'- Advice perfectly free. Dr.
Tucker, 15 Broad street. Atlanta. Ga.
STOCKINGS ARE TO GO HIGHER.
Southern Hosiery Manufacturers Are
To Haise Prices.
Chattanooga, Tenn., June 12.—(Special.)
The Southern Hosiery Aianufncturers' As
sociation w!;1 meet In called session at
Asheville, N. Juno 17, to consider tho
question of advancing prices.
At tho meeting held In March prices
were advanced on new business, but since
this time there has been a great In
crease tn the price of raw material.
For Instance, yarns that were formerly
bought for 13 cents are now costing 19
cents. The increase agreed to in March
has not yot been put into effect for the
i ":i. m that Ihe hosiery makers did not
feel justified in seeking business oven at
the increased prices, in view of the pre
vailing conditions in cotton.
The -oiitliern mill.- now have- all the or
ders th"' care to fill at prevailing prices,
ami v.i 1 not m.-ilo- any effort to secure
new bi -ine-.-s until conditions become
more settled.
At the Asheville m ■-tleg >t >s probable
that a further increase in prices will be
agr -'M.I to. to be put into effect at a certain
time provided cotton continues to soar.
At prevailing prices of cotton yarn tho
mills -ire not profiting much on contracts
accepted at old rates.
MURDERED BY BASHI-BAZOUKS.
Entire Population of Village, Save
Two Hundred Men, Killed.
Sofia, Bulgaria, June 10.—It is reported
that the village of Enidge, in the district
of Adrianople, consisting of live hundred
houses, was attacked June 2 by Bashi
Bazouks, and the entire population with
the exception of two hundred men mas
ge v. dllaged ..."I the
loot carried off to neighboring Turkish
villages.
INCREASE OF MINERS’ WAGES.
Philadelphia, June 11 -Judge Gray, who
was chairman of the anthracite coal
strike commission, lias notified the Read
ing eompanv that acting in accordance
wi:h the commission's award. lie has ap
point",l I’rol :sor (’h.-itl'-s I’. Neill, of
AVashingt'n. commissioner to compute
tl-.o ine’-ea '■ of mii-.- rs' wages under the
sliding scale.
The new commissioner will virtually
decide as to the increase of wages of
miners working under the sliding scale. I
BEGISTEfi OF THE U. S. TREASURY
USES PE-RU-NA FOR SUMMER CATARRH.
Summer Catarrh
Afflicts Men and
Women.
ON JUDSON W. LYONS,
Register of the United
Stales treasury, in a letter
from Washington, D. C., oaye:
••I find Peruna to be an
excellent remedy for the
catarrhal affections of
spring .and summer, and
these who suffer from
depression from the heat
of the summer will find
no remedy the equal of
Peruna.” Judson W.
Lyons.
No man is better known in I
the financial world than Judson :
AV. Lyoj’S, formerly (if Augusta., i
Ga. His name on every piece
of money pf recent date makes i
his signature one of the most I
familiar ones In the United .
States.
Two interesting Letters from
Thnnkful Women.
Miss Camilla Chartier, u West
Lexington st , Baltimore, Md.,
writer:
“Late snippers gradually (if
facted my digestion and made
me a miserable dyspeptic, e >f
faring Intensely a; times. I took
several kinds of medicine which
were prescribed by different
phys!Mans, but still continued
to suffer. But the trial of one j
hottie of Peruna convinced me ■
■thait It would rid me of this I
trouble, so I continued taking 1
it for several weeks ar.d I was in excel
lent health, htwlrig- gained ten pounds.’’—
Miss Camilla Chartier.
Summer Catarrh.
Mrs. Kate Bohn. 1119 WlHo-.ig’iby avo..
Brooklyn, N. Y., writes:
"When I wrote you I. rvas troubled with
frequent headaches, dizzy, strange feel
Ing In the head, sleeplessness, sinking
feeling's, falntneas and numbness. Some
times I had hearifburn. My food would
rise to my throat after every meal, and
my -bowels were very irregular.
"I wrpto you for advice, end I now
take pleasure In Informing you 'hat my
improvement Is very great Indeed. I did
not expect to Improve so quickly after
suffering for five long years. I am feel-
AMERICAN ZIONISTS
111 PITTSBURG,
Stirring Messages Axe Read from
Herzl and Nordau Urging a
Movement of the Jews To
Secure Palestine for a
Home.
Pittsburg. June B.—The consideration
of the amended constitution of the Fed
eration of American Zionists occupied
nearly all of today's first session. To
day greetings from Jews of the world
were received and read at the conven
tion. This telegram from Vienna was
sent by Dr. Herzl:
“To the Zionist. Convention, Pittsburg,
Pa.—Tiie situation of our Russian breth
ren is very serious and calls for our
most earnest attention. A gr--.it emigra
tion movement from Russia is to be <-x
p'icted. We shall bring to the B.isle con
gress a programme which we believe will
help our people. With Zion’s gee. ting.-.
“111-IRZL.”
From Biarritz camp these words came
from Dr. Max Nordau:
"I trust you will continue to develop
Into a power to the honor of American
Jewry and to the benefit of the Jewish
people, whoso position in the world is
more appalling than it has been at any
moment in the last century. The name
•if Kishincf written with letters ot’ blood
and tiro in the old and ever new mar
tvrs of the children of Israel is suffi
cient in itself to bear out this statement.
Jt shows that for our people there is no
such thing as prog-re.--’" For us history
has not moved onward by one step lor
the last eight hundred years. W-- are
still In the fearful period ot crusades,
when the pious warriors of the cross
trained themselves to their hot-oic work
•by the wholesale slaughter of Jews and
the looting of defenseless ghettos. It
shows also that Zionism is the only way
id our miserable brethren in Russia
and elsewhere out of their present hell.
1 would despair of Judaism, and of hu
manity as well if the free and happy
Jews of America were to turn a deaf
ear to the bloodcurdling talc of Kishinef.
“Israel sends the following message:
Greetings to the Pittsburg convention.
Tho Kishinef massacre has brought home
to Hi.- blindest the need of a publicly
and legally safeguarded home for our un
happy race. When you come to consid
er w’here this centralized home should
be vou will find no place as practicable
a« ‘Palestine or at least for a start, its
neighborhood.
"May the strenuous town of fire and
steel in which you meet inspire you to
build a great bridge over which Israel
shall pass to his ancient homo and his
glorious future.”
THE SEABOARD’S NEVJ SURVEY.
Confirmation of Report That Road
Will Go to Gadsden.
Chattanooga, Tenn.. June B.—Definite
advices from Gadsden confirm the an
nouncement recently made that the Sea
board Air Line will build a lino into
Gadsden and will make arrangments
through Hie Chattanooga Southern or
else build a line of their own by which
tho system will reach Chattanooga.
Tlie Seaboard's chief engineer has just
completed a second survey for the line
into Gadsden and will report on this
shortly to the officials of the company.
A vigorous fight is being made by the
Seaboard to control a large part of the
business of lite south, and they are ex
t( tiding their lines, particularly through
the Alnba.r.ia coal and iron district.
The activity in the Gadsden district and
the promise of big operations between
this city' and Gadsden have attracted the
enmpany to this district and to Chatta
nooga.
American Named Archbishop.
Borne. June S. -The Vatican today’ offi
cially announced that Hie Rev. J. J.
Harty, pastor of St. Leo's church, of St.
Louis, has been appointed archbishop of
Manila.
Oo Not Oeooß'vo *t.Ko SJuo&c.
If yon are sick and want to get well, do not experiment, but be pure thnt
UE you are placing your case in expert hands. We do not believe in any rin
of deception. We have no Free Medicine scheme to <’. < pivc. the ‘uHi.
every case put under our treatment is posdively cunrnnt ‘‘•'d by, V»t »*
1 Si’ Need bf? I’nid Vnt il Cured, and we are th< . nly hpceialisis v.’ho
liave established a reputation for curing the nfllieted and collecting t io •
'f- V afterwards.
\ X ls you Wftnt ~onest ftnd ftlRO Skillful treatment for any form ot
Chronic Disease, write to us Today, for our method of Home Treatmeal
hBS never been excelled.
Dr. Reynolds & 00.,
6101-2 AUSTELL BUILDING, ATLANTA, GA-
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Ksn. Judson W. Lyons. |
; Ing very go .<1 and strong. I thank yen
; so much for Peruna. 1 shall recommend
1 It to all suffering wi h tl-.-.- of <?
I ta.rrh, a.nd I con« ! . I<-r it a. r - iseho i
: wl -
: runa.”
I For those phenes of catarrh peculiar
: tn nummer Penina will be found efflca-
Peruna cures catarrh In ell phases and
I If you do not derive prompt and sntls-
I factory results from the use of Peruna
write at once -to Dr. Hartman, giving a
full statement of you" ease and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable n ;-
| vice gratis.
i Address Dr. Hartman. President of The
Hartman Sanitarium. Col'.imbus. O.
FRANCE !S PUNISHING
TRIBESMEN.
Native Loss Very Heavy, Many
Women and Children Being
Among the Slain—France
Has No Intention of
Seizing Territory.
Benio-unif, Algeria, June c -The Fr -. ■
artillery opened a yreiim'u,. . llr«- l
•»:30 this morning on the: •:■ '■ < Ihe ' <
Tribesmen. General <>'< ■ • :<r • cum. r.
the punitive exipeditlou, •: -. :
•1.000 of the foreign leg: m and a '
force of artillery, armed with g
Img Melinite shell:'. Details ot th-
I gagement have not y'-’ been ■
• Ji was General O'Connor's I'l.-n to ad
vance upon Figttig in throe column' ;l •i-l
i post his artillory on comm
surrounding the rebel strotigho' l.
| The actual bombardment te-gan at
and lasted until 9:30 a. m.. • >
Fr- itch tr< ops occupied two ■
hills, gaining those po.-dtiim-'
It is beiiev -d the natty.- !■ ■ wa 'i>- ■
I but no definite de:r:ils o! Hr- ' •■ ■m':. :
will be obtainable until 1.-.- Ft-'":i-.-'u •'■:■(■•■•
l-’iguig. Then was n . t'.i - '
side. I lie bulk o', t ■ " 1 ' ■■ - 1 ■• - -
Figuig Is expected to f. ! ■ .•!: to t.:
French, as neighboring ;■
ing in the operations of ;;■• ■
liedition.
France has formally r >'ffi' i t :•■■’*(. :
that she has n.> in'- nti'-n v: t' ,; ' : ’ ■'•"
roecan territory and wifi ' " 1
the Arab bi Igands
ble fur tlie recent et;.o-!: • ■' "
of Governor G'-m-ml J - ir
General O'( onnor was i’lstru- ■' 1 ti
the wOTn-’n and el-ilii .
to leave the town > fore
A friendly Arab courier ■■
llcation to this effect to -a ' '
chiidn ;i wen. killed wi.< ■
French Shells Very Deadly.
Bcnl-Ouniff, Algeria, Juno "e
gnigans today advanced ea •'
the edge of tlie hills "ccui-a-d '■ t
French forces, but no ri-n.-n . -. t.
tion occurred.
.Several of the native leaders e:
the French camp and solieite'!
view with the commander. I n >
not known.
rep
were killed and many wounned s
suit of the bombardment y- 't : In.
the Zenttga village, which '
completely dostroyed.
CASTRO’S FOES ARD IN Fl .G.l -
Revolution in. Jenezuela Har - -i
Come to an Enu.
Willemstad, Island of Cut -- •’
10.—General Matos and the gem " ‘
supported him in the r- volutio:.m
ments In Venezuela, ,\ ret. : !
Tho revolution against Presides: C' 1
is ended.
After the disastrous defeat -I
lutlonary forces at Pedregal,
Ma t os, th
obliged to llee with his genera is, It’--
Penalosa, Solagnre and Perdom Th
left Venezuela in a smal
landed early today on the isniml ■ s ■
coa The government troo; :
nearly nil of the Matos artn?
Great Fire at Pekin.
Pekin. June 9.—Tho extensive boil ■ r
occupied bv the board of revenue v.-ns
tally destroyed bv fire. Tn" .-ir-i '
contained 4.000.000 taels. Th- lire ilen.ir:-
ment, equipped principally with I ' ’ " H
and gongs, was helpless, and t soldie s
who were ca'.'a l out, demo!:/''.- 1 t
board of sites building to prei - ; a fin -
ther spread of the flames. The ‘os? :s
Iv-avy.
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