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AMERICAN TIBS GREET
THEJRINCE,
All the Ships In the Harbor Dressed
Rainbow Fashion, and 3ig Quns
Thundered Prince Took
Breakfast on the Kear-
sarge.
Portsmouth, England, July 13. Th<
princn of Wales visited the United States
Squadron this morning and breakfasted
with Rear Admiral Cotton on the flag
ship Kearsarge. All the ships In the har
bor and the channel fleet at Spit head
dressed ship rainbow fashion, manned
sides, and fired a royal salute as the
prince boarded the American flag ship.
The prince was received on the quarter
deck of the Kearsarge by Admiral Cot
ton and hfs officers and the party de
scended to the admiral's cabin for break
fast, at which President Roosevelt and-
King Edward were toasted. Admiral Cot
ton subsequently escorted the prince of
Wales around the ship after Which the
prince landed, with the warships firing
another royal salute, and took a train for
London.
Striking Scene on Kearsarge.
Tim deck of the Kearsarge presented a
striking scent* at the time of the prince
of Wales' arrival with the men In white
uniforms and arms linked, lining the tor
rents. bridges and rails. The British flag
was flying at the main mast and the
whole ship was dressed in rainbow fash
ion. Crossing a red draped gangway the
prince, who was accompanied by Ambas
sador Clhoate. the earl of Setborne, first
lord of the admiralty, and others, passed
through the line of sailors with Admiral
Cotton and Captain Hemphill standing
with their hands at their chapeaus. The
drums and bugles sounded four flourishes
and In response to the signal from the
flag ship all the American vessels hoisted,
the royal standard at the main and fired
salutes of 21 guns As the first gun
boomed all the ships In the harbor, in
cluding the royal yachts, the Victoria
and the channel fleet, lying off Spithead, !
dressed ship.
After s.Juting Admiral Cotton and Cap
tain Hemphill, the prince of Wales shook
hands with them and walked aft with
them, being saluted by the marine guard. I
Arriving on the quarter deck the prime I
saluted the other guests ami proceeded |
below to the quarters of the admiral and
captain wdiich for the occasion were |
thrown together, the tables being taste j
fully decorated with flowers. The prince |
sat on Admiral Cotton’s right.
Some of the Guests.
The other guests nt the same table |
were Hord Salbourne, Ambassador Choate, I
I. .rd Kerr. Field Marshal Ixtrd Roberts,
Admiral Sir Charles Hotham. Sir Archi
bald Milne. Vice Admiral Beresford. Cap
tain Limbtom. Rear Admiral Sir Edward
Chichester. Henry White, secretary of the
United States embassy. T. R. Carter, sec
ond secretary of the United States em
bassy; Captain Stockton, the United
States naval attache and other Ameri
can and British officers. There were no
speeches after he breakfast, the compa
ny rising and toasting the king and the
president, the band in the meantime play
ing national airs. <>n the prime of Wales
expressing a desire to inspect the ship,
the gu.it deck of the superstructure and
Captatin Hemphill, escorted him along
aKo below. The prince apparently had al I
ready some knowledge of the Kearsarge.
as he was familiar with her characteris
tics ami mad.- a remark about her es
; e ially excellent ventilation. At the con
clusion of the inspection the prince com
plimented Captain Hemphill on the splen
did e mdition of the ship. As the prince
crossed the gangway Lieutenant William
V Barrett, of the Kearsarge, shouted:
"l‘hree cheers for his royal highness,
the prince of Wales."
The same cry arose, simultaneously on
the other American ships and the cries
of the four vessels heartily hurrahed, the
prince rneanwnile standing in the center
of a group of officers with his hand at
salute.
Bands Play “God Save the King.''
As the ships pulled out of the station the
shifts fired a royal salute, the bands
played "God Save the King." Not to be
outdone In courtesy. Admiral Beresford
took up a position in front of the British
blue jackets forming the royal escort who
were lined on the dock facing the battle
ship Kearsarge. Obeying a sharp order
the detachment presented arms, while the
British band struggled with rather poor
success through ‘‘The Star Spangled Ban
ner " As the escort marched away the
Americans again rendered "God Save the
King."
The prince of Wales evinced a deep in
terest in the superinmposed turrets of
the Kearsarge and in response to th©
prin■ e’s request. Captain Hemphill con
ducted him inside the forwani double tur
ret. The prince stopped to enter the lower
turret and mounted the ladder leading
to the upper S-inch gun turret.
Flying’ Voyage for the Kearsarge.
I'ortsmouth. England. July 14—Captain
Hemphill. of the United States flag ship .
Kearsarge, received instructions today to |
clean the war ship’s propellers, fill her ’
bunkers with the best coal and go at once I
at the highest speed with natural draught ;
to Frenchmans Hay, Maine. This is the ■
first occasion, in time of peace. Hint an |
American battle ship has been subjected •
to such a severe test. It recalls a siml- -
lar voyage of the battle ship Oregon dur- :
ing tile var with Spain. Divers com- :
menced work tills morning on cleaning ;
the propellers, and 1.500 tons of coal will i
be delivered tomorrow. Captain Hemphill I
will follow the great circle route, leaving i
Portsmouth at I* o'clock Friday mottling ;
Keen Interest in Naval Circles. |
Washington. July 11.- Keen interest is I
felt in naval circles in the result of the i
test trans-Atlantic cruise of the Kear- |
sarge, which leaves Portsmouth. Eng- I
land, tomorrow via the groat northern |
route for Frenchmans Bay, eoast of ,
Maine. Captain Hemphill tins been dl- I
rected to make the cruise a test of the I
Kearsarge's long cruising speed and it is I
expected probably the highest record for ,
an American battle ship of the Kear- .
surge’s type will be established on this :
trip.
It is estimated that 1.500 tons of coal |
will bring the Kearsarge across at 13 1-2 |
knots an hour within ten days, provided .
good weather is encountered.
That the Kearsarge may remain at j
Portsmouth throughout the festivities, j
that vessel will not leave for French
man's Bay until July 17.
The north Atlantic battle fleet left the 1
Azores for the Maine coast today.
Blow Aimed at British Trade. :
London. July 14.—The Times correspon
dent at Hong Kong in a dispatch re-
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isfactfen guaranteed (or iron"' refunded).
Clrculexs fre< J. A. NICHOLS & CO*, ATLANTA, GA
1 ferring to Collector Schuster's decision
that no foreigner under contract can be
allowed In the Philippine islands, says
this interpretation of the United States
immigration law menaces all the foreign
business houses and banks, which are
chiefly British. The British firms con
strue the decision as an attempt to drive
them from the islands in order that
Americans may secure the trade.
DEATH OF KING CHARLES
L IS PLANNED BY OFFICERS
Berlin, July 17.—A dispatch to The Co
logne Gazette from Lisbon says that a
' number of officers of the Fifth Portuguese
infantry have been arrested on the charge
of conspiring against Klug Charles. Th- y
will bo tried by court martial.
Suspicions of a widespread conspiracy
against the dynasty have been entertain
ed for some time, the instigators being
s officers who were cashiered some time
, ago. Other regiments are said to be af
fected.
CUDGhx, AND CAT ABE BARRED
I
I Barbaric Punishments in Russia
Have Been Abolished.
St. Petersburg, July 15.—The Birzhevia
■ Vedomosti in a leading article says:
"The czar has abolished the harshest
remnant of the babaric punishments of
former times, namely, castigation with
cudgels nnd cnt-o-nine-talls chaining
to the car and shaving the bead, which
were still inflicted for certain offenses of
the persons exiled to penal settlements or
to the mines. Castigation with cat-o-nlne
talls ami ’.he cudgels not infrequently
ended in death and was one of the harsh
est forms of death penalty, being death
by torture. Only the most hardened prls.
oners could stand the punishment under
the measured blows of the cat-o-nlno
talls.
"The Cudgel and the 'ent' are replaced
In the new statute." says the paper, "by
prolongation of term or by solitary con
finement up to one hundred days, with
bread and water, except every third
day when hot food will he served at one
meal. The abolition of the cudgel and of
the 'cat' does not. however, mean the
prohibition of corporal punishment alto
gether. The revised statute of June 15
prescribes chastisement with birch rods
up to one hundred blows for slight of
fenses and misdemeanors." according to
the same authority, and the matter is
left entirely to the discretion of the pris
on authorities or the local governors.
MAY MEAN WAR WITH JAPAN.
Russian Encroachment on Yalu
River a Casus Belli.
St. Petersburg, July 14 The report
that M. Lessor, the Russian minister to
China, bad advised the Russian civilians
to leave New Chwang. Port Arthur .and
> Corea by a certain date, Is semi officially
I declared to be entirely unfounded.
I Pekin, July 14.—United States Minister
Conger arrived at New Chwang today,
| where lie will make a personal Investiga
| tlon of the situation.
I M. Lessor. the Russian minister to
China, will return here late today. The
; Russian legation Is witlmut information
regarding the result of the conference
of high Russian officials at Port Ar
thur.
Unless the evaonatlAn of Manchuria I
occurp soon the belief obtains here that j
the acts of belligerent Russians on the ;
Yalu will precipitate a conflict, as it Is ;
understood that Japan will regard the i
continuation of Russian encroachment on j
the territory bordering the Yalu S, a :
eausus belli.
FOR A CANADIAN GRAIN ROUTE
Dominion Government Will Examine
Hudson Bay Region.
St. Johns, Newfoundland. July 17. The
Canadian government lias chartered the
I Newfoundland sealing steamer Neptune
to convey a scientific expedition to Hud
son bay. Tl-.c expedition will winter at
Chesterfield inlet. Its object is to de
termine the availability of the region for
a Canadian grain route. The scientific
party is composed of Canadians. The
ship will also enforce the Canadian cus
toms laws against American whalers who
are operating in Hudson , This is the
second seal ship ch: within a
month, the British admiralty so. tiring the
Terra Nova to convey a relief expedi
tion to -the Antarctic steamer Discovery.
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CUBA WANTS A LARGE LOAN.
President Palma Wants Commission
Sent to America To Get It.
Havana. July 12.—President Palma has
sent n message to congress recommend
ing the appointment of a member of
each house to act with an appointee of
the executive commissioners to proceed
so the United States to negotiate the
$35,000,000 loan,
Tiie senate held an extended session
this evening, but did not reach th<* mat
t°r of the ratification of the United States
naval stations treaty. It approved Presi
dent Palma’s recommendation to move
the penitentiary to Principe Castle, from
the Presidio, which Is situated on the
harbor front and is desired for the er*r
tlon of a great hotel.
MUNITIONS FOR THE CHINESE.
They Can Get All They Want in
August.
Pekin, July 17. 'Pho prohibition of im
portation of arms arid ammunition Into
| China as provided by the protocol expires
I in Angus' without protest. The ministers
I have decided that the prohibition Is use
| less nnd ineffective and that lh< Chinese
! are capable of regulating the Importation]
-of war munitions. It is also admitted that |
, they need arms in order to restore order
I in the disturbed provinces. The Japanese 1
I recently imported field guns and rifles on '
the plea that they were needed for the!
: railroad guards, though it is thought they j
• were intended to .strengthen the Psi Yang
! army, which Yuan Shi Kai has drilled
I with Japanese officers
! TWELVE CiriNAMEN KILLED.
And Eight Injured by a Coal Mine
Explosion.
; Nanaimo; B. July 16.—Word reached :
I here today that by an explosion of tiro
I damp last night lr. No. f, mine. Cumber- i
i land. wh< re fifty Chinamen and four white
! men were employed, twelve Chinese wore
I killed and eight injured. Very little prop- '
i erty damage was done.
’■ Since the strike the mine has boon work
'od entirely b\ Mongolians, with a few
I white overmen
j ON THEIR WAY TO AMERICA.
; Kisninef Refugees Arrive in Berlin
En Route to United States.
I Berlin, July 16.—Twenty-nine Klshinef
I refugees have arrived at Berlin en route
Ito the United Stales. .Most of them are
I penniless and collections are being made
j among the Berlin Hebrews to assist
I them. The emigrants were not directly
affected by the massacres, hence they
could not get assistance from the Kishl
nef relief funds
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA. GML. MONDAY. JULY 20, 1903.
SHELLS SHOWERED ON
THE REBELS.
i Government Is Trying To Take the
Position Held by the Rebels nt
Ciudad Bolivar —It Is Be
lieved That Castro Will
Win Battle.
I
Soledad, Venezuela, Friday, July 10.—
SM-dad, which is a strategic position
i opposite t indad Bolivar, on the Orinoco
j river, has been taken by government
| troops.
I Tile Associated Bless correspondent,
j who came overland witli the government
| forces from Matnrin, witnessed the sliell
in'g today of the strong trenches con
structed along Hie river front before
Ciudad Bolivar by the revolutionists, it
is believed that tile government troops
' will make a landing on that side of the
‘ river upon the arrival of General Gomez,
"die government commander in chief, who
I Is expected Monday (today! with a fleet
which will cooperate In a general attack
on the city.
It is Darned through deserters that
General Gomez, before entering the val
ley of tile Orinoco, defeated the revolu
tionists under General Antonio Paredes,
who surrendered Puerto Cabello in 181)9
and who subsequently was captured by
the liberals near Irapa. General Gomez
thus se< ui|:d the safety of bls rear
guard. Notwithstanding local public opin
ion to the contrary In government cir
cles, it is not believed that General Ro-
I lando, who holds Ciudad Bolivar, will be
! able to resist the government's attack.
American Flag Ordered Down.
Soledad, Venezuela. Tuesday, July 15.
<1 a. m. —Yesterday morning the remain
der of the government war vessels wltti
four small craft in tow, arrived off Ciu
dad, Bolivar, without Incident. The tor
pedoes placed by the revolutionary forces
in the Orinoco river did no*, explode when
the fleet passed them.
Ciudad, Bolivar, presents an extraor
dinary appearance. On all government
I utldlngs the white flag, the emblem of
the revolutionists, is hoisted and more
than 225 American, German, French and
British and other ensigns are flying over
private houses. At a distance the city ap
pears to have decorated for a' holiday.
At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon firing
was heard north of Ciudad. Bolivar, and
immediately afterward five river steam
ers recently captured by the revolution
ary forces, the majority of which are the
property of the Orinoco Steamship Com
pany, the others being owned by Ameri
can crocodile and bird hunters, hoisted
the American flag. Ton minutes later,
however, the flags were lowered by or
der of the revolutionists.
At 5 o'clock the steamer El Rio, dis
playing a flag of truce, left Ciudad, Boli
var, and went alongside the Venezuelan
warship Bolivar, the flagship of General
Gomez, commander in chief of the gov
ernment forces on board of which vessel
a conference took place between the
priest who left Ciudad Bolivar and visit
ed LaSollna, on the opposite bank of the
Orinoco. Saturday hearing an American
flag and a flag of truce and other per
sonages.
The night passed without further inci
dent. Shortly before 6 o'clock this morn
ing Hie government troops commanded
by General Rives, the first lieutenant of
Genera! Gomez, were under arms about
fifteen minutes march from Ciudad Boli
var. ready to begin an attack on the city.
A strong l.attery of guns had been es
tablished on n hill overlooking Ciudad
Bolivar, nnd was preparing to open fire
on that part of the city where all tho
ammunition recently received by Gen
eral Rolando, the revolutionary comman
der. Is stored.
it has been learned that many women
and children escaped from Ciudad Boli
var yesterday on the arrival of the gov
ernment troops, \mong those were many
foreigners.
Castro To Win by Starvation.
Solptfad. Venezuela, Wednesday, July
16. The situation is unchanged. The at
tack on Ciudad Bolivar by the Venezue
lan government troops, which .appeared
imminent yesterday morning, has been
deferred at the request of United States
<’onsul Henderson. Herr Brokmen. the
German consul, and the bishop who
transmitted to President Castro, through
General Gomez, the commnnder-ln-chlef
of the government forces, a long tele
gram asking him to be magnanimous and
show mercy to all if the revolutionists
surrender. It is known that tho president
answered as follows:
“Yes, for every one except the traitor,
I'errera, the author of so many tears and
the cause of making so manj orphans.”
The final period of delay given by Gen
eral Gomez for a definite answer to his
request for the surrender of General Ro
lando and his followers expires today, but
at the last minute President Castro, wish
ing t<» save tho lives of the inhabitants
of Ciudad Bolivar and to avoid tho hor
rors which must follow the storming of
tlie city, ordered General Gomez not to
open fire if he is not attacked, but to
simply besiege the city. The revolution
ists. having no provisions, cannot resist
more than ten days.
The V« t.ezuelan man of war Bolivar h is
left for tho Island of Trinidad to fetch
provisions foi the government troops.
Women nnd Children Leaving'.
Soledad. Venezuela, July 17.—7 a. m.—
Notwithstanding that the armistice ter
minated at midnight, no engagement be
tween the government forces and the reb
els h.as taken place up to the present
h< ur. General Gomez has completed the
investment of Ciudad Bolivar and none
can now leave the city.
Lieutenant. Commander Culver, com
manding tho United States gunboat Ban
eioft, dei-iibd to take under his protec
tion all the river steamers belonging to
the Amernan Orinoco Steamshhip Com
pany, recently seized by the revolution
ists at < jiidau Bolivar, lie also requested
the women and children of the Ameri
can and other foreign colonies at Ciudad
p.olivar to take refuge oik the steamers
In ordei to isi-ape the dangers of the
s Igo, the shelling of the town, and a
p- ssible battle. In accordance with Lieu
(i nmt ('<>mmandcj (’alver's invitation
many women ami children, a number of
whom were of German nationality, em
barked iarl\ today on tho American
st- arners. whi- h, flying the American flag
ami escort’d by the Bancroft, left in the
direction of Sanfelix, proiia'-Iy on the
way to tiie island of Trinidad.
Meat, milk and other provisions are
aiiea'ly scarce in the beseiged town.
HENRY RICHARDSON HOME.
Henry Ri’hardson, who for so long a
time lay at death's door in Macon, is
again among his many friends in At
lanta. His arrival in this city was the
greatest and happiest kind of a surwise,
as it was not believed that he was
strong enough to make the trip. He
w:is accompanied by Mrs. Richardson
and Miss Richardson on his trip over
the Central, and although he was much
fatigued by the Journey, he appeared to
be far better than his friends had believer!
possible.
Whistler Goes Across Divide.
London, July IS.—James Abbott Mc-
Neill Whistler. American artist, died
yesterday afternoon at hjs residence. 74
Cheyne walk. Chelsea, at the age of 69
years. Ills death came unexpwtedl.r,
although for some time he had been se
riously ill.
This morning's papers publish elaborate
obituary notices, recognizing the distin
guished and unique personality of Whis-
tler. whose genius greatly dominated Eu
ropean art o th e present generation.
W hl)e admitting that it is for posterity
to decide his exact position as a painter.
It is generally conceded that he was a
consummate etcher.
BEAVERS 'GOT MUCH BOODLE.
Former High Official in Postal De
partment Is Indicted.
New lurk. July 17.— a bench warrant
was Issued by Judge Thomas, in the Ut’.it
|ed States circuit court. Brooklyn, today,
for the arrest of George W. Beavers, for
i meriy chief of the division of salaries and
; allowances in the postofllre department,
jon in indictment found hy the federal
grand jury which charges him witli ac
cepting a bribe of SS4O.
It Is understood that payments to Bea
vers were traced back to the purchase by
the government of tite Brandt-Dent Cash
Registering Machine Company. The post
otiiec inspectors found that Beavers had
a large account in tin Nassau Trust Com
pany, Brooklyn, and are said to have dis
covered that cheeks deposited there had
been given bj’ < x-Congressman Driggs.
The warrant has not yet been served
and it is rumored tli.it Mr. Beavers could
not be found. It was stated that he
would have until Monday to present him
self and that an at 'ang, tnent had been
made witli his attorneys to enter a plea,
tor him at tnat time.
United .States Judge John B. Thomas, in
Brooklyn, today listened to an argument
uy counsel on affidavits in support of de
murrer, to lour indictments found by the
federal grand jury for June, against
George I', Miller, as New York agent ol
the Brandt-Dent Automatic Cashier Cuni
panj, at Watertown. \\ is., lor the pro
curement of a contract and the payment
of moneys thereon, witli former Congress
man Edmund Driggs, of Brooklyn, who
was Indicted at. the same time, for the
automatic cashier transactions between
Miller and the United States postoffice de
partment. Justice Thomas directed that
briefs be submitted on both sides by Sep
tember 1.
Counsel for Miller contended that at the
time of thy procurement of the contract.
Driggs bud not iwtn sworn is as a mem
ber of congress, but was a member of the
committee. Judge Thomas said:
"It ought to be made reasonably clear,
whether a member <u congress-elect is to
be considered a member of congress.”
SANTIAGO DE CUBA SOCIETY.
Memorials Given for Officers Yes
terday Afternoon.
Detroit. July 17. At the first business
session of the reunion of the Society of
Santiago do Cuba, in Masonic Temple to
day. Major A. C. Sharpe. U. S. A . secre
tary nnd treasurer of the society, report
ed that there was a membership in good
standing at present of 1.793. I* or delin
quency and other reasons. 1.596 members
have been dropped. Major Sharpe report
ed a balance of S7OO in tho treasury.
This afternoon memorials were given for
the following offie-rs: Major General H.
W Igiwton. Major General William Lud
low Lieutenant Colonel John D Miley.
Major John A. Logan. Captain Anton
Springer, First Lieutenant E. F. Koehler
and Second Lieutenant Maxwell Keys
HE USED THE KRAG-JORGENSEN
Hiph Average of American at Rifle
Tournament.
Blsley, England. July 13. in the Wal
dergrave competition which was won to
day by Major Oxb ’ , with an aggregate
of 99 points, the American, G. E. Cook,
was third. 97 points. Cook used the Kragg-
Jorgensen service rifle, while his oppo
nents were armed with the finest match
rifles. At the first range of 800 yards.
Cook maxlo the high'-st possible and bis
shooting is admitted to rank with the
finest on record and held to prove the
superiority of the Kragg-Jorgensen over
ail other service rifles.
Paid Big Sutil for Race Horse.
London. July 17-Ard Patrick. __ last
year’s derby winner, won tho Eclipse
stakes by a neck at the Sandowne park
race meeting today Scepter was second
and Rock Sami, the winner of this years
derby, was third. Five horses started.
King Edward was present and the at
tendancu formed tite record for this
course.
It Is reported that Ard Patrick was pur
chased for SIOO,OOO by Count Von Lehr
dorff. In behalf of the German govern
ment.
Death of P. M. Arthur.
Winnipeg, Man.. July 16.—P. M- Ar
thur grand chief engineer of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers, dropped
dead at midnight while speaking at tho
banquet closing the annual convention
bf the Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineers. which has been in session for
the past few days.
Mr. Arthur had just arisen to respond
to a toast and repeated the words: it
may be my parting words to many of
you," when he fell backward and ex
pired a few minutes afterwards.
Death Planne Assassins.
Bucharest, Ron. July 13.—it is
said that the Servian authorities have un
earthed a conspiracy to avenge the late
King Alexander A lieutenant of a fron
tier garrison has been arrested charged
with maMlng threats against Colonel
Maschln. A search of the lieutenant's
quarters disclosed evldeni'e that twleve
officers had formed a league to take
vengeance upon the rlgicides.
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Apostle Spoons Sold at. Auction.
London, July 16.—Thirteen silver apos
tle spoons with figures ot Christ and the
twelve apostles upon them were ano
tinned at London today. They brought
the record pri-of $24,500. The spoons
vi re dated J 536 and constitute tile ear
liest complete set known. The bidding
was spirit®!, commencing at $2,500 and
rising rapidly until they were finally
kre eked down to a dealer for the sensa
tional figure.
Plague at Santiago de Chile.
Washington. July 13. I'nited States
Minister \Vib -n rnakt-s from Santiago
de Chile a rather long report b> cabh*
to the state T-part iwnt. touching the
plague. Ho s.’.' the disease has spread
to nearly all Chileans; that the postal
service is disorganized and that no Amer
ican mail has been received at Santiago
for nine weeks
Abner McKinley Not Seriously 111. i
Somerset, P i . July 17. -The illness of i
Abn 'r McKinley is not as serious as r<-- [
ported. Last Saturday he came here from |
New York, wlu'i’e ho suffered from h \i t '
prostration. <ht Tuesday he was corn- '
pletely prostrated and yesterday had .in •
attack of yeriigo. Today, however, he j
had almost entirely recovered. Bofor • <
breaks ist be took a walk through the *
1 own.
Growing’ Cotton in Hawaii.
Honolulu, Jul; L . <By Pacific Cable.)-
Jared G. Smith. I nite<l States special
agency, in charge of Hawaiian experi
ment station, has been successful in his
experiments in growing cotton and Suma
tra tobacco. H‘‘ brieves that both ar
tie’es mav become staple products of the
Islands.
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Driven Crazy by Lynchings.
Kalispel, Mont., July 17.—Ed Burrill. a
negro carpenter, has gone insane from
reading reports of lynching of negroes.
He ran wildly through the streets shout
ing that a mob was after him. He was
taken to the asylum
Venezuela Squares with Powers.
Caracas, Venpyaaha. July |Q -The Vene
zuelan government ye«terdnv paid to the repre
sentative of th rt nlHed powers the last in
stallrrionts of the indemnify stipulated by
the nn.tvd.
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animal matter rots if not kept on ice. All undigested food in the
kT human body will ferment a hundred times as quickly in summer as in
J winter. Consequence stomach, liver, bowels poisoned, thrown out of
order—sour stomach, gases, colic,diarrhoea, dysentery, cholera, append-
Fi' g icitis, and in some regions yellow fever and the plague. Little children
II I suffer terribly everywhere. What does good sense tell you to do? You
/ l can’t keep the human body on ice, and the drinking of ice-cold drinks
\ does more harm than good because it stops digestion and chills the in-
ternal organs. The proper thing is to keep all impure and unnecessary
\ matter out of the body every day, not give it a chance to sour and de
cay- in the stomach and bowels, and poison the blood and the whole
body. In this way you will stop all hot, feverish conditions, and keep
your insides cool and healthy. To do it, use a medicine that is not offensive to the
taste and not harsh and violent in its action. 1 here is only one safe system-cleaner
to take in the summer time, because it will not cause diarrhoea or griping, and that is
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KENTUCKY REPUBLICANS
NAME FULL STATE TICKET
THE TICKET.
For Governor—Morris B. Belknap,
of Louisville.
For Lieutenant Gove~nor —J. B.
Wilhoit, of Ashland.
For Treasurer—John A. Black, of
Barboursville.
For Auditor—George W. Welsh,
of Danville.
For Attorney General—William
Beckner, of Winchester.
For Secretary of State —J. C.
Speight, of Mayfield.
Louisville Ky , July 15 —Spectacular in
tho extreme was the opening session of
the Kentucky republican strife convention.
[ which opened at tho auditorium this af
ternoon and the situation is full of possi
bilities for more pvrotechlncs before final
adjournment Is taken. The salient fea
tures of tlv* afternoon gathering were an
indorsement of President Roosevelt s can
didacy In 1901. which upset the caiucula
tions of several shrewd leaders who. it is
charged, were figuring on ignoring that
point In the platform resolutions, nnd
what amounted almost to a stampede to
former Governor W O. Bradley, who la
not an announced candidate, after Colonel
Morriss B. Belknap had on a test vote
for temporary chairman, apparently
shown that he could win hands down on
the first ballot.
Three Candidates.
The convention was called to order nt
| 2:25 o'clock this afternoon by State Chair
' man Barnett, who announced the chief
| business before the convention to bo the
nomination of a full state ticket. There
are three candidates for governor: Colonel
MorrU B. Balknap. a Louisville wholsale
merchant; Hon. Augustus E. Willson, a
Louisville lawyer, and Attorney General
Clifton J. Pratt, the only man on the
ticket in 1899 to secure his office after a
bitter legal contest.
Chairman Barnett announced that the
' 4:1 led central committee would waive its
i right Io arbitrarily name the temporary'
chairman and called for nomination. Ma
jor William C. Owens was named by the
Belknap forces, while Charles Blanford
received a large part of the combined
strength of the Pratt and Willson forces.
The result was a vote of 1,571 to 675 in
favor of Owens. This vote cast In the
contest for governor would enable Belknap
to win even should he lose the contested
Louisville delegation of 2411 votes.
Rloosevelt Indorsed.
Immediately after the committees were
announced former Governor Bradley took
the floor and offend the following reso
lution :.
“Resolved. That we, the republicans of
Kentucky, express our heartfelt approval
and admiration of the administration of
Theodore Roosevelt, and that we hearitly
indorse him tor the republican nomination
for president in 11'1'4 "
Til..- resolution was rem.l by former
Governor Bradley, without having first
obtained constant, tint H was unanimously
adopted by a rising vote, ev.uy delegate
springing to his feej and cheering
Immediately afterward Mr. Bradley was
given a tremendous ovation. After five
minutes uninterrupted i heering he con
sented to take the stage, and spoke.
Tlie pitli of his remarks wgs an ajjneal
for honest elections and honest conven
tions. and he referred Indirectly to the
contest over tile i-oulsvllle delegation by
pleading that tile delegates nominate a
man only whose methods had been fair
and honest, and one who could command
united support. The speech was power
fully put and there immediately began
what threatened to become a stamppdo
to Bradley. Hundreds of d> legates gath
ered around Bradley and admonished him
that he was tlie man who most nearly
resembled the picture he had himself
dra wu.
The Night Session.
At the opening of the night ses
sion tlie committee on rulse re
ported tlie order of business for the re
mainder of the ♦•onvertion to be reports
of the committee on credentials, perma
iviit organization, resolutions and then
the nominations The proceedings then
eame to a halt while the convention wait
ed for the report of the committee on
credentials. The delegates called inces
santly for Bradley, showing that the
effects of the outburst of tho afternoon ]
had not been dissip.it'<l. The Bradley ;
sentiment so suddenly' but strongly de-
I veloped unsettled the calculations of the
I politicians ami silenced predictions as to
' to tlie outcome. <'ornmissloners of Inter-
I nal Revenue York' s made a speech indi
| eating his preference for Belknap.
Belknap Heads the Ticket.
T.oulsvllle, Ky.. July 16. A second day j
of picturesque political maneuvering in |
I tlie state convention of tlie Kentucky re- I
publicans failed to culminate in the final I
grand surprise of a winning dark horse,
whose coining had been hinted nt and |
whose followers during yesterday's ses- |
skins set tlie political managers to guess
ing.
Colonel Morris 11. Belknap, of Louis
ville. a wholesale merchant widely known
throughout the country. received the
nomination for governor on the first ba!
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j lot. llis delegate!*, contrary to predic
tions, stuck to him, though how much of
their ten3(4ty can be charger] to the an
nouncement by former Governor William
O. Bradley that he was not a candidate
can only be conjectured.
Mr. Belknap was nominated after an
enthusiastic supporter of Mr. Bradley had
placed the former governor In nomination
and the followers of Mr. Augustus E.
Willson had tacitly withdrawn the man
supposed to be Belknap's nearest competi
tor by failing to present his name. The
threatened stampede to Bradley was
quelled by an emphatic declaration tha t
he would not be a candidate, but for
some unknown reason the convention offi
cers called his name during the ballot and
he received a greater number of votes
than Clifton J. Pratt, who had made an
active canvass.
Tho convention did practically nothing
during the morning session and the long
wait was profitably employed by the
Belknap leaders in holding their m»*n in
line and chilling the Bradley sentiment.
There were two moments during the con
vention when it looked as though an In
dication of willingness on the part oi
Mr. Bradlev wou.d have given him the
nomination.
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PUT IN HANDS OF A RECEIVER.
Southern Car and Foundry Compa
ny Is Forced to the Wall.
Trenton. N. J., July 17. -Jufltre Kirk
patrick, In the United States circuit
court, today appointed Thomas A. Gilles
pie, of We=t Orange. N. J., receiver for
the Southern Car and Foundry Company,
a Now Jersey corporation, with plants
at Gadsden and Anniston, Ala., and
Memphis and Lenore. Tenn. The liabil
ities consist of about S2.3<X'.OCO of floating
debts. The company had no bon b‘d in
debtedness. The assets c insist of J500.0'».•.
the value of the plants, and sloo.(Kit) bids
receivable. There are also about $1.800.':00
ot material and supplies, the bulk <>t
which has been pledged for loans and
ware house receipts given t o cover tlie
same.
Among tlie liabilities are SSO.ODD due on
tlie purchase price of tin- Anniston plant
and $325,000 due on notes to the Stand
ard Steel Car Company, ot Pennsylva
nia, upon whose application the receiver
was appointed. The remaining liabl.ities
are made up almost exclusively ot n t- s.
Application will be made at once for
the appointment of ancillary receivers in
those states In which tlie company's prop
erty is located in order to prevent the
taking out of attachments. In addi'icm
to the appointment of a reeei.er Judge
Kirkpatrick made an order restraiuing
the company from doing business.
The company was incorporat’d with a
capital of $3,500,000 and qf the stock .-f
the comr.my $765,000 worth Is owned by
the Standard Steel Car Company.
THEY FOUGHT FOR GIRL'S HAND
James W. Cole Is Dead, and John
Young Mortally Wounded.
Decatur. Ala.. July 17. (Special.)—News
of a tragedy which took place in the
mountains of Winston councv mar Clear
Creek Falls Wednesday reared here to
day.
The principals in the affair were two
young mountaineers, James W. Cole and
Jqlin Young.
For two years they have been rivals
In love, each seeking the hand of Miss
Maggie Williams, a winsome mountain
lass.
Two weeks ago the young men met
and .1 bitter quarrel resulted. Wednesday
afternoon each of the young men went
squirrel hunting, and ns they did not re
turn at night a search was made. Ycs
terdiy both men were found lying on tlie
creek bank close together with a load
of shot in their chests. Cole was dead
and Young was mortally wounded and
unconscious He cannot recover.
It is supposed the young men met in
the wools and renewed their quarrel
and thin each shot about tlie same time.
Miss Williams is prostrated with grief
and during her hours of delirious awak
ening she calls alternately for James
and J hn.
POSTAL CHANGES IN GEORGIA.
New Offices Established and Some
Are Discontinued.
Washington, July 16. (Special.)—Tlie |
following changes in Ilia postal service |
in Georgia have been made:
New offices have been established at j
Seabolt. Union county. 5 miles north ot
Suehes. nnd nt Madola. Fannin county.
1 1-2 miles south of Piereeville.
TH? office at Goldsboro, Pulaski county,
has been discontinued, and mail will be '
sent to Reble.
The name of tho postdflice at Rabon.
Wileox county, has been changed to
Bartonville.
Star service has been discontinued be
tween Rootvllle and Franklin and be
tween Enonigrove and Franklin, and lias
been superceded by rural free delivery.
The following changes have been made
in the postal service in Alabama: New
offices have been established at Laura.
Fayette county. 3 1-2 miles north of Bal-
Ifl.rd: at Stocks, Fayette eountv, 4 1-2
miles east of Sipsey, and at Heron, Bui- '
lock county. I : _• tnihs southwest of
Fitzpatrick. Tie uanr- .f ihe postofllce at
Berr,. Station. F.’: vi-tte -niiiuy, lias br- 1 t»
changed to Rcrr .. The riainc of tho
office al Clietta, Ma on county has been
change d ", Ty soin file Postoffice have
been discontinued as follows: Flowers.
Morgan . ount; . mail ", be sent to liar-,
sdls; Bridgeville, IT-k,-ns county, mall
to hi* sent to Aliceville; Jacksonburg.
L:iitderd:ile county, mail to be sent to
Ilin s. and 'l l", Rlv< rs .1. •
ty. the patrons of 11 file * to e st r t 1
liy rural deliv* i * from Warrior. Star
service is to I ■■■ -■ rs led by rural free
delivery from Yale to Salem; from Ash
ford t<> pirn • .iplaris. f r , ;11 Enterprise
to Hatcher, and from Eta to Enterprise.
Star servi •• lias !>-■• n di-■■'ntinued from
Redapple to Ali a id fi. ni ITkwood to
Jeff
The postofiice at H i l i. • Ir.ango countv.
Fla., has been discontinued, and mail
will be sent to Geneva St ir service be
tween Kissimmee and Whitli'-r, Fla., has
been discontinued.
TORNADO lU ILLINOIS
DEALS DEftTH,
Streator. Ills., July 17. A tornado thl.i
evening kill'd five persons, fatal.•. injured
a score of others nnd lused a prop- r:..'
' loss of sJ.'ieC'.<".ri.
Dead and Fatally Injured.
HARRY DOYLH.
I NELS H. BIVENS
R Pt'Rt'ELl.
i CHARLES SNYDER
W. 1). ROW. color, d.
The following are report'd fata'..;'
In jured:
GEORGE DOYLE
MRS. DOYLE
BESSIE BOI'i'HER
CHARI.ES SNYDER
FRED CRONE ft
MRS. CRONE
MRS. SMITH.
MISS SM I'l'll
CAPTAIN PEABODY nd WIFE.
RALPH BOUCHER
MRS. HENRY PEASE .nd U\RY
GEORGE HI NTEf:
GEORGE DOYLI-'S LITTLE CHILD.
TIIHEI'; CHILDREN of A 1 Daugher
ty and a man employed on the latt'r's
farm.
Killed nt Race Track.
All except Purcell w.n* killed at the
-ace track. A new building had just
i been erected and the races were to have
1 been glv< n week after nt xt N>t a buil I
| ing is left standing. Al! of the bulidinga
I nt Case Electric park w. re destre.;, ej .n d
i tlie fine, and amphitheater "f the ball
- park w< re biown awa y Staubi
i ing factory, a two-story bri* k build:mi.
. was blown down and n’t ti" .-’ k v. ts
ruined.
j The Unit an \\
suffered heavy loss Purcell v.-.i.- killed
! there. The Illinois. Indiana .’ J Hwa,
bridge, costing nearly Si.is :a :
: half gone. The ho:, ting v.’orks e i
|mg in Kangley . I inil'-s w.-st Str< ' r
I were blown down nd sever.i. per- s
I were injured Many houses w m
'■d and rd lx rwise ' '
and telegraph lines are n-aov i own
and details are meager.
Fou, Killed and Ten Injured.
Mendota, Il
were killed a: d ten wer *■'■: i- ; 1
by a tornado which struck th*’ nori::- :a
part of Mendota tonigb' The k : -i
'are:
I CORA HEISDORF, aged 15
I ORA Li'NY aged 1!’.
, DANIEL SCHAMEL. aged U
SCHAMEL, aged i.
The injure 1 are: Mt I
Miss Wirscheni. Mrs < ».«■ ir M
I pome llllliK\'in. Miu.' Wi'.s ui, Lu
James Smith, Hen:; S L. r ; '•
James Smith.
Town of Gardner Destroyed.
' Chicago, Ills. J .
I confirmed repo.’ t- iluu ' tu’.v: '•
ner, in Grundy munU hud
!ed and many peujj.o 1; . i \ v< s
| leading to the t"wn are du'*<: : >
j definite information can !>• -* •’ *
DEATH IS DEALT BY TORNADO
' One Is Killed Outrig
Are Injured
Cozad. Nehr., Julv 11 A :-c c ■ i>a t
8 miles north of 1 ere this
kiilir'g i'io pers'-n and i!:j'iri:.g • '
others.
The dead:
SA MULL HENRY a far-, id.
Two .'hihlr-'n of Mr and X 1 Gr:;’-
and Miss Anders.»n, u ■ .rs*
Th.' dead as.ii injur d wet- . i ’’
deuce of Mr. Grib
'The st'v.m devastat’ d a st’i’,* if a ry
3 mih s wide, destroyed aan* st every
house and barn. The los- ■ '-’'mat I
at Spri.i'iKi. ('rtips ' >'ai i ch‘-
Stl OJ ( d.
Mosquito Pest Fast Increases.
Washing ton. Inly 16 list L.
O. Howard, of tip
culture, soda : ■
crease in the numbers of ’ mosquitoes in
the eounlrv pa $•; i v: ai : • ,* ; ai.r th ’ i• b.
Atlantic coast, is ;1 ? trihu’u bb- ’ ■ lie a
usually heavy rains <»f thU snr :g l
summer. He said as a ru-uilt ■ f ’’l
usual precipitation there are surfa■ • ; •
all over the country, whl h inrg'-a in
crease the the breeding pla< s fur t a
mosquitoes. D r Howard said that thera
are many natural >n» ini-'< of the in
qulto, but not one has vet been discov
ered that can be practically utilized in the
extermination of tin p»*st.
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