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HETHINKSGDRMANIS THEMM. 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. ——■ —• 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 Cured At 70 of Heart Dis ease Contracted During Civil War— Veteran Grateful. Dr. Miles* Heart Cure Effected Cure. Heart disease is curable, but in people of advanced age it does not readily lend itself to ordinary treatment. There is, however, hope for all sufferers in Dr. Miles' Heart Cure, which we know from watching hun dreds of cases and from the letters of grateful sufferers, will cure where all else has failed. It is not only a wonderful cure for weak and diseased hearts, but it is a blood tonic, a reg ulator of the heart’s action and the most effective treatment ever formulated for im proving the circulation of the blood. “During the Civil war I contracted heart disease, and in 1896, while living in the grand old town of Lexington, Va., I grew so much worse, I left there with my wife to visit my sister-in-law, Mrs. T. A. Kirbv, at Roanoke, Va. While I said nothing to anyone I never expected to live to return to the dear old town. On reaching Mrs. Kirby’s she insisted I should try Dr. Miles’ Heart Cure. I pro cured a few bottles of it, al o the Nervine and Tonic. After using one or two bottles, I could see no improvement, and I despaired of ever being better, but my faithful wife in sisted on keeping it up, which I did. Im provement soon began in earnest and I took in all fifteen or sixteen bottles. I was re stored to perfect health and while I am 70 years old, I am comparatively a boy. You sir, are a benefactor, and I cheerfully recom mend Dr. Miles’ lieart Cure to suffering humanity.”—J. L. Slaughter, Salem, Va. All druggists sell and guarantee first bottle Dr. Miles' Remedies. Send for free book on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Addrei Dr. Miles Medical Co. Elkhart. Ind. I BOY who is willing to work after school hours on Friday and on || | Saturday can earn as much money as he wants. If he will write to I us we will not only tell him how to do it but put him in the way of || i doing it. We want boys in every town to sell I THE SWTUUDjIY I |l EVENING "PO'ST | I Hundreds of boys all over the country are making many dollars weekly I in this work. Some are making SIO.OO to a week regularly. i No money required to begin. We furnish the first week’s supply free. || | You can start next week if you write now. || I dLOO XX IN E XTRA CASH PRIZES will be distributed next month | H among boys who sell FIVE or more copies weekly II if you will try it write and we will send next week’s supply and every- I I thing necessary to start at once, including a booklet showing photographs and describing methods of our most successful boy agents. The Curtis Publishing Company, 411 .Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. 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 MRS. A. E HUDSON. 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. 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