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Livingston Says Gorman Is Stronger
in the South Than Any Other
Democrat —Livingston Sees
Bristow in Regard to
Rural Delivery.
Washington, July 29.—(Special.)—That
Senator Gorman will bo given the demo
cratic nomination for the presidency Is
the firm belief of Representative Living
ston of Georgia, who has been discussing
the outlook tvlth democrats from all parts
of the United States.
Mr. Livingston said today that Senator
Gorman was much stronger In the south
in his opinion than any other democrat.
There, might be a few localities in some
of the southern states where the prefer
ence at present was. for some other man.
but he believed that before the meeting
of the convention the southern states
would be practically united in support o£
Mr. Gorman.
Mr. Livingston said that his talks with
men from the north and west convinced
him that Mr. Gorman’s strength was not
confined to the south alone, but that he
was regarded in other sections of the
countrj- as the strongest man who could
be nominated. Mr. Gorman Is regarded in
all parts of the country as a man on
whom all elements of the democratic
party can unite. In the opinion of Mr.
Livingston he will poll the full strength
of the democratic party if he is nominat
ed. Further than this there are evidences
that he would bring to the s:|pport of
the democratic ticket certain elements of
the republican party that are not sfatistied
with Mr. Roosevelt.
it has been apparent, almost ever sinco
Mr. Roosevelt succeeded to the presiden
cy. that certain elements of the republi
can party were very’ much dissatisfied
with his course. M'hilty the party leaders
all agree that he mqgt be renominated
with jew exceptions they would secretly
like to see him replaced by some other
man. They realize, however, that this
cannot be done and while they will ac
quiesce in his nomination, their support
<jf him in the campaign cannot. b» as
hearty as it would be if some one more
acceiiipble to them were at the head of
the jjeket.
The anti-imperialists to a man are op
posed to Mr. Roosevelt. In the aggregate
they make up a considerable element in
the republican party and the democratic
candidate can hav£ their votes if he is
not objectionable to them on other
grounds.
conservative Men Oppose Roosevelt.
Many of the conservative business men
of the country are opposed to Mr. Roose
velt. They are the men upon whom
the republican party has relied chiefly
for its campaign contributions. They did
not ilke Mr. Roosevelt’s action In the
coal strike controversy and they are
afraid that his headstrong, Impetuous
character may result in bringing the
United States Into needless conflict with
some foreign power if he should be
elected to the presidency for four years
more.
On the other hand, Mr. Roosevelt may
enter the campaign with the labor or
ganizations arrayed against him. He
won a certain amount of favor from
these organizations by his action in
bringing about a settlement of the coa.
strike last year, but it is not improb
able that he may lose their favor as a
result of his recent action In ordering
the restoration of Assistant Foreman
Miller to the government printing otlice
bookbindery. The labor leaders do not
take issue with the president in regard
to his declaration that the government
service must be open to union and non
tnivh men on equal terms, but they do
criticise him for not taking the trouble
to look into the record of Miller and for
restoring a man who was particularly ob
noxious to organized labor without in
quiring whether he was a tit man for the
place or not.
For all these reasens thoughtful mon
tn the d-mo.-ratio party believe that it
will not be impossible to defeat Mr.
Roosevelt next year if the democratic
nominee is the right sort of a man. The
friends of Senator Gorman believe that
he is tlie man who can be nominated
by the demo rats with the greatest
chance of success. They believe that he
will not only bring to the support of the
ticket all elements in the democratic
party, but that lie will bring into the
party more recruits than could be at
tracted by any other man.
Livingston and Rural Delivery.
Representative Livingston, of Georgia,
was at the postoffice department today
discussing rural free delivery matters
The Innocent
w"h The Guilty
The world to-day is full of innocent sufferers from that most loathsome
disease, Contagious Blood Poison. People know in a general way that it is
a bad disease, but if all its horrors could be brought before them they
would shun it as they do the Leprosy. Not only the person who contracts it
suffers, but the awful taint is transmitted to children, and the fearful sores
and eruptions, weak eyes, Catarrh, and other evidences of poisoned blood
show these little innocents are suffering the awful consequences of some
body’ in. So highly contagious is this form of blood poison that one may
be contaminated by handling the clothing or other articles in use by a
person afflicted with this miserable disease. There is danger even in drink
ing from the same vessel or eating out of the same tableware, as many pure
and innocent men and women have found to their sorrow. The virus of
Contagious Blood Poison is so
blood poison is no
first little sore appears the whole
system is infected and every RESPECTER OF PERSONS
drop of blood in the body is ■ Ull VI I LHUUIIV
tainted with the poison, and the
skin is soon covered with a red rash, ulcers break out in the mouth and
throat, swellings appear in the groins, the hair and eyebrows fall out,
and unless the ravages of the disease are checked at this stage, more
violent and dangerous symptoms appear in the form of deep and offensive
sores, copper colored splotches, terrible pains in bones and muscles, and
general breaking down of the system.
S. S. S. is a specific for Contagious Blood Poison and the only remedy
that antidotes this peculiar virus and makes a radical and complete cure of
the disease. Mercury and Potash hold it in check so long as the system is
under their influence, but when the medicine is left off the poison breaks out
again as bad or worse than ever. Besides, the use of these minerals bring
on Rheumatism and stomach troubles of the worst kind, and frequently pro
duce bleeding and sponginess of the gums and decay of the teeth. S. S. S.
cures Blood Poison in all stages and even reaches down to hereditary taints
an d reinoves traces of the poison and
saves the victim from the pitiable conse
h '■L . Squences of this monster scourge. As long
as a drop of the virus is left in the blood
B it is liable to break out, and there is danger
of transmitting the disease to others.
S. S. S. is guaranteed purely vegetable and
can be taken without any injurious effects to health, and an experience of
nearly fifty years proves beyond doubt that it cures Contagious Blood Poison
completely and permanently. Write for our “Home Treatment Book,’’
which describes fully the different stages and symptoms of the disease.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. GA.
with Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Bristow. Mr. Livingston is opposed to
the policy which Mr. Broistow has adopt
ed whereby he proposes to limit the in
stitution of free delivery routes to routes
which will supply mall to at least one
hundred families. He Is also opposed to
tho proposition to apportion the available
funds among the several states, as is
proposed by Mr. Bristow.
Mr. Livingston contends that both of
these propositions would operate against
the southern states. He says it was the
intention of congress to have the rural
free delivery routes established in the
localities where they would do the most
good. The service was not intended for
the thickly settled sections of the coun
try where there is sufficient postal busi
ness to justify the establishment of post
offices easily accessible to all the people.
Mr. Livingston says that congress in
tended that the rural free delivery routes
should be so established as to supply the
isolated people of the country with mall
service. Mr. Bristow's idea seems to be
that these routes should only be estab
lished in localities where the business Is
sufficient to enable them to pay for them
selves. Mr. Livingston thinks that this
is a perversion of the intention of con
gress, and he says that congress never
intended that the service should be seif
suportlng. He says that the next session
of congress will take this matter up and
will make it so clear that the service is
designed especially for the benefit of per
sons who would otherwise be without
mail facilities that it will be impossible
for the postoffice department to construe
tlie law otherwise.
Mr. Livingston is now Insisting that
even if no more new routes are inspected
this year the service shall at least be es
tablished on those that have been in
spected and favorably reported upon.
The Mel Cross Cases.
Mr. Livingston also visited the war de
partment today in the interest of Mell
Cross, a young man from Georgia who
was recently sentenced to Imprisonment
by a courtmarttai at Fort McPherson as
a deserter from the regular army. Cross
comes of a good family in Georgia and
served with credit in Cuba and in the
Philippines. When his regiment returned
from the Philippines he deserted at San
Francisco, but subsequently gave himself
up. The evidence shows that Cross was
injuriously affected by the climate in the
Philippines and that his mind was so af
fected tiiat he was not responsible for his
actions when he deserted. Mr. Living
ston hopes that when all of these facts
are taken into consideration the president
will grant him a pardon.
The Sunny South’s Change.
(From The American Press.)
The Sunny South, the popular literary
periodical published by The Constitution
Publishing Company, will hereafter
“stand on its own bottom."
Tlie Sunny South is certainly a very
excellent paper, and is very widely read
in every section of the country. There
is not, perhaps, a weekly publication
in the south that Is more highly enjoyed
than is The Sunny South. It goes regu
larly now to more than 60,000 subscribers,
and it is our prediction that under the
new plan by which it is to be issued it
will not only hold its present prestige, but
will continue to grow into favor and cir
culation among the people of the coun
try. It is to be issued hereafter by Tho
Sunny South Publishing Company, and
wo wish for the company very great suc
cess with it.
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At Last, the Truth.
(From The Manufacturers’ Record.)
The work of Mr. Watson promises to be
a most important contribution to American
history,and ae published by The Atlanta Con
stitution ought to go a long way toward coun
teracting t).e clstre«sinff effects nf what may
be called the sectional philosophy of history
which hits so long prevailed In the writing of
text books, eesays and speeches. The broad
spirited enterprise of The Constitution in giv
ing such wide circulation to this work before
its publication as a volume will appeal to
thousands of students and other readers who
have b ng waited for the inevitable writing of
the truth.
A Splendid Work.
(From The Lamar, Mo., Leader.)
The Atlanta Constitution Is one of the great
est newspapers in America today. It is a
journal of wide influence and intellectual bear
ings. Its very name Is memorial of the match
less Grady who was the intimate friend and
associate of its present editor, Contain Clark
Howell, one of the ablest editorial writorc in
the country. The Constitution has undertaken
and carried out some splendid enterprises, but
none more worthy of admiration than its pres
ent publication, in serial form, of Thomas K.
Watson’s new “History of the United States.”
The Historian’s Laurels.
(From Tho Albany Herald.)
Hon. Thomas E Watson gained prominence
in political walks, but did not succeed in
mounting to the topmost rounds of the ladder.
As a historian, he is attaining greater dis
tinction, and seems In a fairway to win
brighter laurels than have ever been placed on
the brow of a southern historian.
Always Progressive.
(From The Moultrie Observer.)
The Constitution has lost none of its old
time enterprise. Tom Watson's history
of the “Life and Times of Jefferson” is
now running in that paper as a serial.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTIONi ATLANTA, GML, MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1903.
BOODLE BRIGADE IS IN
HARD UK
Among Those Indicted Is the Mayor
of Lock Haven, Pa—All Are In
dicted for Conspiracy—The
Grand Jury Is Not
Yet Through.
Washington. July 31.—The federa.
grand jury, which has been considering
evidence growing out of the postoffice
investigation, today returned indictments
against the following:
AUGUST W. MACHEN, formerly gen
eral superintendent of free delivery.
JOHN T. CRUPPER, mayor of Lock
Haven, Pa.
WILLIAM C. LONG, of this city.
■WILLIAM GORDON CRAWFORD,
also of this city.
GEORGE E. LORENZ.
MARTHA J. LORENZ, his wife, of
Toledo, Ohio. ,
MAURICE UNKEL, of New York city.
THOMAS W. McGREGOR, formerly
chief of supplies, division of mail free de
livery, and
LEOPOLD J. STERN, of Baltimore.
With tlie exception of Crawford, all
of the above are indicted for conspiracy.
The Indictment against Crawford Is for
presenting a false claim against the gov
ernment. Long and Crupper also are In
dicted separately for bribery. Orders for
the arrest of all tlie parties were imme
diately issued. This batch of indict
ments does not wind up the cases before
the grand jury, and other matters re
sulting from the postal investigation are
pending before that body and may result
in indictments against other parties in
the near future.
Conspiracy Act Violated.
•Machen, Crupper and Long are named
jointly in one indictment for violation
of the conspiracy act of Hie revised stat
utes. Tlie indictment sets out that be
tween July 1. 1897, and July 1, 1901, Crup
per induced Machen to give him (Crupper)
the contract for furnishing materials for
and employment in the painting of letter
boxes, pai k.ig' l boxes and posts, and that
Cruppi : painted these boxes, posts, etc.,
In Re. i ng. Albany, Scranton and many
ot I er cities throughout the country and
In addition painted 17,771 boxes at the box
lactoiy at Reading, Pa., and 2,048 pack
age boxes al the box factory in Cleve
land, Ohio, Crupper paying Machens
commission of 10 cents a box, Long act
ing as an intermediary. Another indict
ment against Stern, Long and Machen,
based on alleged violation of the same
statute, charges that Stern entered into
a contract with the government to fur
nish letter carriers’ satchels and letter
collectors' satchels for the free delivery
service, the satchels to be supplied in
each case with a leather shoulder strap.
The cost of each of these straps to
Stern in complying with ills contract
would amount to 25 cents. The indict
ment charges that Machen in his official
capacity was to procure said straps at
Ihe expense of the United States and de
liver the same, to Stern to be used by the
latter in the performance of his contract
in order that Stern might save 25 cents
on each satchel delivered to the United
States. It further charges that, not
withstanding the furnishing of such
shoulder straps by the United States,
Stern was to charge the full contract
price for such satchel furnished by him,
and that a portion of tlie saving to Stern
should be retained by him and the resi
due paid to Long, to be divided between
Long and Machen. Various overt acts
of Machen, such as the procuring of pur
chases by tho United States of such
Shoulder straps and the delivery of them
to Stern to be used in this way, are re
cited. Stern is alleged to have paid bills
to the postoffice department without de
duction or allowance for these shoulder
straps, and various overt acts of Long
in tlie receiving of money from Stern and
in the furtherance of the conspiracy are
recited.
A third indictment jointly names Wil
liam Gordon Crawford, well-known social
ly in this city. August W. Machen, George
E. Lorenz and his wife, Martha J. Lo
renz, both of Toledo. Ohio, for conspiracy.
Lorenz was formerly an official of the
postoffice department. Crawford repre
sented the Postal Device and Lock Com
pany, which received the contract for
burnishing certain of tlie letter carriers'
satchels.
How Graft Was Divided.
The contract called for shoulder straps
for tho satchels, which the indictment
charges were never furnished by the con
tractor, being supplied instead by the
United States under Machen's orders, al
though the contractor received the pay
for them. For this concession it is
charged that Crawford paid to Machen
through the Lorenzs about 30 per cent
of the amount received from the govern
ment. The company, it is stated, received
since July, 1902, and up to the present
about $21,000 from the government for tlie
satchels. Os this amount it is charged
that Crawford paid the Lorenzs SB,OOO and
that the latter divided that amount with
Machen. The i’ostal Device and Lock
Company is a New Jersey corporation
and Its officers are mostly New York men,
but Crawford has been its vice president,
manager and attorney in this city and lias
had entire charge of its business here. No
one else in the company is implicated.
Maurice Runkel, of New York city;
Thomas W. McGregor, formerly in charge
of the supplies for the rural free de
livery service and recently indieted in
Baltimore under another charge, and Au
gust W. Machen are named jointly in an
other indictment for a similar transac
tion. It is charged that Runkel received
payment for shoulder straps wjiich lie
failed to furnish with carriers’ satchels
as required under specifications, and that
the postoffice department furnished the
straps for which the contractor was paid.
For this concession the Indictment al
leges that Runkel paid sums to Machen
and McGregor aggregating about $2,090 to
Machen and $390 to McGregor.
John T. Crupper, the mayor of Lock
haven, Pa., is charged in a separate in
dictment with paying Machen a bribe of
SBOO in August, 1900. Long also is indicted
separately for paying a bribe, both these
bribery charges being in tlie same trans
actions involved in the conspiracy indict
ments. Crawford was separately indicted
for presenting a false claim for satchels
by charging tlie government and receiving
pay therefor for shoulder straps never
supplied by him. The cases have been
pending before the grand jury for a long
time and Inspector Walter S. Mayer, of
Chicago, who worked up the cases, has
beer, in daily conference with the dis
trict attorney’s office advising as to de
tails. ,
BOODLE BRIGADE TO THE PEN.
Five Municipal Grafters Are Sen
tenced at tt. Louis.
St. Louis, July 27.—Judge Ryan today
passed sentence, on five former members
of the house of delegates, four of whom
were convicted of bribery and one of per
jury- in connection with municipal fran
chise deals. Following are those sen
tenced:
John A. Sheridan, bribery suburban
deal, five years.
Edward Albright, bribery suburban
deaf five years.
Jerry Hannigan, bribery suburban deal,
five years.
Louis Decker, perjury, suburban deal,
four years.
Emil Hartmann, bribery, city lighting
bill, six years.
All filed appeal bonds tn the autn of
$10,909 each.
judge Douglass today overruled the
motion of attorneys of former delegate
Hardy Faulkner for a change of venue,
and his second trial on the charge of
perjury, In connection with suburban
franchise deals.
Senator on Trial for Boodling.
Jefferson City, Mo., July 30.—Tho case
of State Senator William Sullivan, of
Christian county, charged with having
solicited a bribe of $4,500 in connection
with baking powder legislation at the
recent session of tho legislature, was call
ed today before Judge H. C. Timmons,
of Barton cninty. Judge Timmons then
reset the case for August ?&, owing to the
illness of Morton Jourdan, attorney for
the defendant.
MISTBIAL IN OLIVEROS CASE.
Judge Barrow So Ordered Because of
Opinion He Expressed.
Savanpah, Ga., July 28.—(Special.)—A
mistrial was ordered in the case of J. B.
Oliveros. charged with larceny after trust
in the alleged misappropriation of more
than $5,000 of the funds of the Atlantic
Coast Line, of which he was cashier at
Savannah,
On the opening of the case this morning
Judge Pope Barrow voluntarily gave an
order for a mistrial, basing this upon tlie
belief that an opinion he had expressed
as to certain evidence yesterday would
lend to prejudice tho jury as to the
weight it should carry.
It occurred in this way: The solicitor
general offered in evidence a receipt sign
ed by Oliveros given to the Southern Ex
press Company, acknowledging the receipt
of a sum of- money. The attorneys for
the defense objected to the receipt being
admitted as evidence upon the ground,
among others, that it was not the high
est and best evidence of the fact that the
money had been delivered. Tho court
overruled the objection and admitted the
receipt and made the following remark:
“A receipt showing the delivery of a
package is about as high evidence as
you can get. Il Is about as high evidence
as one can get that a man has received
anything when he acknowledges it in
writing."
Judge H. D. D. Twiggs asked that the
case proceed and that, if guilty were the
verdict, a mistrial might then be declared.
Attorney F. M. Oliver, for tho defense,
moved dismissal on the plea that bls
client had been In jeopardy.
Judge Barrow admitted neither motion,
and the order for a mistrial was granted.
Lawyers are discussing the remarka.no
case generally. Some hold Oliveros can
not be tried again; others that the mis
trial ordered operates as any ordinary
mistrial. _
GAVE HIM TIME TO PRAY
ANO THEN SHOT HIM DEAD.
Somerset, Ky.. July 29. —Richaid Pay
lor, charged with the murder of Marlon
Haynes, and who has been a fugitive
for twelve years, was arrested at Starnes
and lodged’ in jail here. Taylor was 14
years old and had been mistreated by
persons who were drinking, among them
being Haynes, Taylor afterwards met
Haynes and, it is alleged, told him he
was going to kill him and he had better
say bls prayers, at the same time draw
ing his pistol. Haynes pleaded with him,
but. he would not desist.
After Haynes had finished praying, he
shot him to death He then defied the
sheriff, who attempted to arrest him, and
fled the country and has been a fugitive
in Mexico and elsewhere since that time,
having been in the regular army for
three years.
POWDER MAGAZINES GO UP.
Over a Score Killed and Fifty Are
Injured.
Lowell, Mass.. July 29.—Two small gun
powder magazines, situated in tlie midst
of tlie cottages of fifty mill operatives,
exploded today, killing more than a score
and Injuring nearly fifty persons. Half
a dozen men, who were loading kegs of
powder from one of the magazines, were
blown to pieces; four boys, 200 yards
away, were killed by the concussion, and
feurteen frame houses within a radius
of 400 yards went down as though they
had been built of cards. Seven of these
houses immediately caught tire from
overturned stovs and burned. At least
three persons were caught in the ruins of
the houses and burned to death, while
seven or eight who were taken from
the tire died subsequently of their inju
ries.
i In all seventy buildings were destroyed.
I while windows for 5 or 6 miles around
were pulverized. The report could be
heard distinctly more than 60 miles away.
HIS NECK SAVED FROM NOOSE.
Condemned Man in Alabama Proves
an Alibi and Is Respited.
Birmingham, Ala., July 29.—(Special.)—
Felix Hall, a negro In the county jail
here, is perhaps tlie most cheerful person
in Alabama tonight. He was to be
hanged next Friday. The rope had been
stretched and tested. Some of the prayers
had been said. Hall was convicted of
having killed a commissary clerk named
Clark at Ensley three years ago. He was
arrested some time after the murder and
to the last pleaded not guilty. He had no
money and at the trial the court appointed
a young attorney to represent him. The
negro's stupidity and poverty and the
lawyer's lack of time for preparation for
trial made it an easy matter to convict
him, and he was sentenced to death. Tlie
attorney's sympathy became greatly
aroused after he had gotten into the case,
however, and since the trial he has been
looking after his client's interest. A few
days ago he wrote the governor, begging
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At 70 of Heart Dis
ease Contracted
During Civil War—
Veteran Grateful.
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him for a respite and informing him that
the prisoner, whose neck was almost in
the noose, was working on the. Mississippi
levee when the crime was committed and
had never been in Alabama until months
afterwards. The governor wired him ne
would act on the advice of the trial judge.
The attorney, Mr. Denegre, at his own
expense, arranged to have several gen
tlemen, in whose employ the negro work
ed at the time of the murder, come here
and Identify him. Trial Judge Green, the
attorney and the two Mississippi gentle
men, who had arrived, went tog' ther lo
the jail this morning. The 150 negro pris
oners were lined up and Hie gentlemen,
without any hesitation, pieked out thu
right man The governor was notified an 1
ho wired a six tv days’ respite
Hall will likely be released a? soon as
the forms of law can be complied with.
The Bible Suits All.
The Premium Bible came three or four
weeks ago, but do not think it is lack of
appreciation that 1 have not expressed
my thanks sooner, for I assure you that
it camo in good time, as I was wishing
tor a new one. and one of that size, it
is the nicest 1 have over seen
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Paris, Tex., January 21, 1903.
COMPROMISE IS REACHED.
Tabernacle Church Retains Member
ship in Association.
Conyers, Ga., July 30.—(Special.)—The
action of the Stone Mountain Baptist A
sedation this morning was jiractically a
victory for Dr. L. G. Broughton and 'he
Atlanta Baptist Tabernacle church on
the question of “alien immersion."
Dr. Broughton himself was not present,
having departed for Boston.
By tho terms of the resolution adopted
at this morning's session ithe Tab'-rnade
churdi is permitted to remain a member
of the association, alien immersion or no.
but the resolution denounces all baptism
save that administered by regular Bap
tist preachers, and provides further that
any church accepting persons bap:iz-d by
aliens shall be subjected to certain re
strictions in the fellowship enjoyed with
sister congregations within the associa
tion’s pale.
The resolution is a compromise of tho
controversy which has agit ted the Stone
Mountain association lor over a year. It
puts the seal of disapproval on the prac
tice of accepting persons immersed by
aliens into Baptist churches, but in no
sense severs the connection of the Taber
nacle churdi with the association, as the
more radical opponents of alien immersion
sought to do.
The Stone Mountain Baptist Association
is an organization composed of about six
ty churches in and around Atlanta and
Is more than 69 years old. Each church in
the association sends “messengers,” the
qumber of these fixed according to the
number of members In the churdi, to the
annual convention of the association. The
purpose of the organization and its con
ventions is to discuss questions pertaining
to missions.
The controversy over the alien immer
sion question arose when the Atlanta
Baptist Tabernacle churdi nearly two
years ago adopted a resolution in which
IE was set forth that the church would
accept into fellowship any person im
mersed by a minister of any denomination
whatsoever—Metohdist, Christian church
or any other.
At last year's convention this was taken
up and a resolution adopted calling upon
the Tabernacle church to give an account
of itself for its action in regard to ali.m
immersion. The Tabernacle church made
no reply, hence the attempt to oust it
from membership in the association.
STORMS IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Lightning Strikes a Residence at
Raleigh and It Is Burned.
Raleigh, N. C., July 29.—(Special.)—
There were two severe electric storms
here last night and torrents of rain fell,
while the wind was high. Lightning
struck a large oak in a few feet of the
residence of Dr. Hay and from thence
passed into the house, setting the latter
on fire near each of two chimneys. The
occupants of the house were aroused by
the terrific explosion and the next mo
ment heard the roar of the tire, whie.i
blazed fiercely despite the rain. The ,
house was entirely destroyed, but most
of the furniture was saved. Lightning
also struck the house of A. E. S. Lindsay,
a mile from Raleigh, tearing oft a coupola
and most of the roof and making many
holes in the first anil second floors.
President of Norfolk and Western
Dead.
Pittsburg. July 27.—Frederick J. Kim
ball. president of the Norfolk and West
ern' railroad, died at his country home
at Readner, Pa., today after an illness
cf about a month following an operation.
He was 59 years old.
GEORGIA REPUBLICANS
AREJJRGING JOHNSON
THEY WANT HIM NAMED FOR
VICE PRESIDENT.
Movement To Put Georgian on Ticket
with Roosevelt Is Not Con
fined to Georgia.
While the republican political pot keeps
time in a merry fune to the spe ‘illations
of the politicians, and bubbles and boils
even during the sizzling heated term In
the west, east and elsewhere, it is also
on the merry bubble right here in Geor
gia, and the sound of the boiling is to be
heard in Atlanta.
Not a little talk was set going Tues
day when it was made known in re
publican political circles in Atlanta that
a strong and decided movement was on
foot among the republicans of Georgia
and the south to name the running
mate of President Roosevelt at the next
convention in the person of Hon. Walter
H. Johnson, the present United States
marshal for the northern district of
Georgia.
“It is altogether probable.” said one
well-known republican, “that the south
and not the west will produce the vice
presidential candidate of the republican
party in the next race. It is also very
likely, in fact, altogether probable, that
Georgia will be the southern stale to fur
nish the man, if the south is to get tho
nomination.
"The man to whom I refer,” continued
the speaker, “is Hun. Walter 11. John
son."
It was learned that this is not mere
talk and speculation among a few, but
that the movement to push the matter
to a successful finish i. taking deiithte
form throughout the south. Consider.:ble
correspondence is being carried on be
tween. various members of the party not
only in this state, but in other states
of this section, and it is understood that
Colonel Johnson has a number of strong
supporteis.
The South’s Claim.
The south has not put forward a can
didate for this office since the convention
Os 1896, when 11. Clay Evans, of '!’•nia-.--
see, the present United States consul
general to London, was urged before the
convention as the running mate of Mc-
Kinley, and only missed the nomination
by about three votes.
Colonel Johnson is one of the strong
est members of the party in the south,
having for a number of years been prom
inently connected with republican politics
in Georgia. He is held in high esteem
not only by members of his own party,
but by members of other political follow
ings in this state.
When seen in regard to the matter
Tuesday Colonel Johnson laughed hear
tily and remarked only that some or iiis
strong friends were simply allowing the>i
regard for him to slightly warp their
judgment.
YELLOW FEVER IN NEW YORK.
Sailor Just from Havana Dies of the
Disease.
New York, July 30.—Almon Smith, a
sailor.’ died today in the Kings county
hospital, a victim, the authorities believe,
of yellow fever. His home and the im
mediate neighborhood have peen quar
antined and physicians are on the look
out for other possible cases.
Smith arrived on the steamship Havana
from Vera Cruz five days ago and was
taken to the hospital two days later. The
Aiip sailed again before the board of
health was notified, but so far as learned
there were no other cases of sickness on
board.
Yellow Fever in Mexico.
Washington, July 29. On account of
tlie prevalence of yeSow fever at Tampi
co, Mexico. Surgeon General Wyman, of
■the marine hospital service, has ordered
Assistant Surgeon Thomas F. Richard
son to that port to take change in con
junction with Assistant Surgeon Frick,
of the disinfection of ships bound for
United States ports._
ELBERTAS MOVING TO MARKET.
North Georgia Growers Are Reaping
Rich Returns.
Rome. Ga., July 30.—(Special.)—The
shipments have reached a point that it
is possible to estimate the extent and
value of the Elberta peach crop for this
year, so far as this immediate section
of the state is concerned.
Orchards within 5 miles of Rome will
ship a total of thirty cars of first quality
peaches. Other orchards within a radius
of lo miles, outside the 5 miles first men-
I tioned, will ship ten cars mon-. From
i Rome to Raccoon, Ga , there win b> not
' less than sixty cars sent forward. This
| makes a total of one hundred ears from
| this immediate section, which is, in all
I probability, lower than the real figures
i In view of the fact that there are manj
small orchards not counted in this esti
| mate.
These cars average eleven hundred dol
lars each, which shows the value ot the
I peach crop in this immediate section
Ito be $110,009. It is agreed that tin av
erage net profit this year will be 70 per
i cent, which gives a net profit to investors
up iliis way of $77,000.
I This Is an exceptionally fim showing
.when it is remembered that this is little
| more than one-fourth of a crop. The
: ■ .. ne t
!W. P. Simps n and amo ■ ' to SI,OK
net. Cothran & ('■>. received slA’>2 net
on one car The fric this year is very
fine, the finest for s ■ -nil seasons and
prices are away up. Extra fancy peaches
bring $2 per crate f. o. b Rome.
HARDY AND TODD ARE FINED.
i Two More Alabamans Plead Guilty
to Charge of Peonage.
Montgomery, Ala., July 27.—(Special.)—
Two more whit' citizens of Tallipoosa
county, A. A. Hardy and James H. Todd,
this afternoon ph : led guilty to the five
1 indictments against them in tl ■' United
: States court of peonage.
i Each one of these men had live indict-
I ments against him, but Judge Thomas G.
I Jones only accepted the plea of guilty in
one case and postponed acti”n on tlia
otlp. i ' Tiiey wer lined )!,'* '■ ■ lin this
one ease.
They are allowed thirty <1 ■ vs in which
to pay their fines, but during this time
if their lines are not paid they must be
put in prison at Dadeville, Ala. If at tlu
end of this time they cannot raise tlie
money they can plead the "pauper act”
and be Released
Captain H. C. Dickey, who was sent
her :- by Chief Wallace, of the seer-t ser
vice, to work up these cases. P-i't. here
i th.is afternoon, presumably t >r \V ishing
ton, wlierii. it is understood, he will make
his report.
it is expected that during the next few
days th re will be many mor.- t come
before the court and plead guilty and
ask the lightest sentence or tine, as did
Todd and Hardy. The prisoners were car
ried to Dadeville late this afternoon.
It is stated that a. petition is being got
ten up to have President Roosevelt to
pardon tl.'o two Cosbys, who were con
victed of pc i nagi .it this term of tlie
court.
—
Who Established Peonage?
(From The ))■.’ (■■:. Mass., Evening
Post.)
The Atlanta Constitution, in comment
ing on the Alabama, system of peonage,
for which 9J indictmi-nts have lately been
returned in that state, i si>- ■■tfv”.‘ points
out that it was a federal commander,
made
provisional governor of Georgia by Gen
eral Meade, entered into a contract where
by some negro convicts were let out to
i concern for so much per man The
Constitution does not say that in a spirit
of s-eetiona! bittern- s>, but think-- that
General Ruger did the b st hi-could with
accumulating convicts Tho northern
tire-eaters who ar. s-i loud in their de
nunciation of every southern, will have
to sing a little lower if the fact be stab
lished that the system was started by a
northerner.
—.
El Valle's Great Run.
Now York, July 29—The sieamer El
Valle, which arrived tonight from New
Orleans, made the run to quarantine in
four days, six hours and twenty-five min
utes. The best previ cis r- 'ord from do | ck
to dock is - hi .. ■ al-
lowing the El Vaile forty-five minutes
from quarantine to her dock would make
her time four dais, seven hours and five
minutes, which is thr-• h ■nrs. lifty-five
minutes better than the best previous
time.
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