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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 pv’’-' £fi • n ”3 jV| p-o f «> | 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 ports that she has beer compkt- ly cured of neuralgia bv their u.-c. I know of a number 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 tle Dr. Miles’ Remedies. Send for free book on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind. • I • Thu o • >y-' ♦ •Z" . \ o •/' \ T • / : a w&a» * -• / \ •/- - X • • / < FA \ ® ®Z I \ • • •• ’- vic - : ’ A ° ■ 'm' \ t H r - " | ] i i I i v ■ o \ I ■ t \ r ./ « • Y i ’ .7 i ° -' fe: * ® • • e mis. ONTE TAITNEK,. ® * 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. GREATEST BLOOD PURIFIER FREE. CURES ALL BLOOD AMD SKIN TROUBLES, CANCER. BLOOD POISON. ETC. I if your liion,: is impare, thin, diseased. | hot or full 01 humors, if you have blood I p. isori. < am er, carbum-i' s. eating sores. I scrofula, eozem.-i. itching, risings and : iumps. si-abiiy, pimply skin, bone pains. Katarrb.. rheumatism, or any blood or I -ki>, disease, take Botanic Blood Balm ,p b_ B.) according to directions. Soon all sores be il, aehes and pains stop, the blood is made pure and riel,, leaving the skin free from every eruption and giv ing -he rich glow of perfect health to the skin. .’ l the same time B. 11. B. im proves the digestion, cures dyspepsia, strengthens w.kidneys. Just the med -ini' i" 1 ’ obi people, as it gives them new, vigorous blooJ. Druggists, $1 per large Pott'", with dirtiions for home cure. Sample free and prep.iiu bv writing Blood Balm <’o.. i’>3 Mitchell. Atlantti. Ga. De scribe trouble and special free medical ad vice also sent in sealed letter, i,. B. B. is especially advised for chronic, deep seated casen of impure blood, and cures 1 after ail •1-3 S falls. 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. — —♦ ' - 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. i 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- - ■ Wi Tf-C'. -i-V. ■ 5 ■ V I '■■""■ii--: -■ - 1 ’ \'A 5 // /TW: I 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. 5