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CHILDREN FEARFULLY
MUTILATED.
Band of Professional Bep-g-ar-Makers
Cripple the Children and Send
Them To Get Alins,
Charging Cruelties to
the Turks.
St. Petersburg, August I.—ln passing
through the railway station, the other
day, a small crippled chrd thrust a letter
into the hands of the czarina, who was
so shocked by the .- lid's deformities that
she asked the czar to deputize one of his
adjutants to investigate. He discovered
what follows: Since the troubles in the
Balkans began, over 900 children between
the ages of 4 and 15 have been mutilated
by a band of professional beggar makers
and sent out to collect alms, armed with
letters setting forth that their wounds
were Inflicted by the Turks, who also mal
treated and murdered their natural pro
tectors.
As a consequence of the appeal to char
ity and national prejudices, the children's
bosses gathered in from 2,000 to 3.000
rubles daily. The children were crippled
by subjecting their feet, hands, eyelids,
cheeks or other parts of their body to a
bath of aqua fort is, or by painting them
with sulphuric acid. To prevent their vic
tims from testifying against them, they
applied the awful acids likewise to tho
little one's tongues.
Several of the perpetrators of these
cruelties are in jail, and the czar has
sworn to send them to the Siberian cop
per mines for life. He says he almost re
grets that he abolished the knout.
DIPLOMATS SEND JOINT NOTE
Protest Against Action of La Guayra
Authorities.
Port of Spain. Trinidad, July 30 —Pas
sengers who have just arrived from Car
bc.'s say that in consequence of the in
cident which occurred last Monday at
La Guayra, where, as a result of friction
between the Spanish consul and the lo
cal authorities, the exequatur of the con
sul was withdrawn, the diplomatic corps
at Caracas met and decided to send a
joint note protesting against the action
of the La Guayra authorities and the
withdrawal of th<- exequatur of the Span
ish consul. They took this action, it is
said, not for the purpose of assisting the
Spanish claims before the mixed tribunal,
but because of the precedent that would
be established, and .because they consid
ered it contrary to tile protocols made
with the powers and signed by Mr. Bow
en. the United States minister, acting as
the representative of President Castro.
CASTRO IS HUNTING TROUBLE.
(Venezuelan President Is Treating
Foreigners With Harshness.
Washington, July 31.- Semi-official ad
vices received hero from reliable sources
throw light upon the complications ex
isting in La Guayra, Incident to the trou- j
ble between the Spanish consul there and I
tho Venezuelan authorities. They also
make It appear that serious trouble in
that quarter Is pending b> ause of the
antl-forelgn attitude of the Venezuelan
government. According to those advices
the Spanish consul referred to requested
the privilege otf appearing before a tri
bunal. which w is examining the claim of
a Spanish eubiect • -minst Venezuela. lie I
was punished by the Venezuelan govern
ment through the withdrawal o hi;; exe
quateur. The diplomatic representatives
of the powers in Caracas have joined tn
a protest against this arbitrary proceed
ing. but so far it is not known that the
government’s action has been reconsid
ered.
Went Olcott, of the Orinoco Navi
gation Company, a resident of New York, i
aso is having trouble in Caracas. The '
t
tho Venezuelan government and Mr. ' >l- ■
cott, a .-companied by an attorney of the |
United States, went to Caracas to en- I
riea.vor to secure a settlement. He sought I
10 appear before the regular judicial tri- ,
buna Is, blit found him; .-if embarrassed
nt every step and finally it was made
Impossible for him to secure the assist
iiii.-’ of a Venezuelan lawyer. It is fear
ed here that the work of the various ar
bitrations n w sitting In Caracas will be
rendered nugatory by this attitude of the
Venezuelan government.
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BOERS ARE FIGHTING BOERS.
That’s the Chief Trouble In Africa.
C—aniberlain Says.
London. Jul'- :’A -Tn the house of com
r the ission of tho
colon! 1 ofil'e vote, replying to a slitter
attack on The government’s policy and
I rd Milner's a 'ministration of outh Af
rica b’. Mr. Markham, liberal, in the
course of which he charged that affairs
were growing worse. Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain defended at some length the
administration of south Africa.
He said th" greatest difficulty was not
the reconciliation of the Boers aand
J-irltons, but fiw reci-nciila fTou. of the
sii-retary
. . -d attention to the fact that tho
J ers were making every effort to de
velop the country and were forming local
agricultural associations of which the
<■ e former
Mr Chamber!.- In admitted that much
remained to 1.-e <1 ne and said that If it
v is found that the work of the paciflea-
11 n was prevented by irreconcllables the
I . - rriim 'it w 'iild not hesitate to use its
i :oag power to deport the mischief
makers.
NORTH CAROLINA CONVICTS.
Sow They Are Scattered on Differ
ent W.rk.
Raleigh. N. C., July 29.—(Special.)—A
report on the state's convicts shows there
are now only Sil, which is about 600
less than the total say twenty-five years '
ago. This great, decrease is due entirely i
to the sentencing of prisoners to work |
cn country roads. nearly half tho coun- j
ties In tiie stoic thus si-ntfa-’ing their I
prisoners. Os tin Mt ii’iviits. jiio are '
<n the slate farm. : :i th- penitentiary .
proper. 105 on .? r.il'vv.iy b'i: c <■ instruct- ■
ed through Mitchell i-n.inty. 51 at a him- .
l.er camp at 1 1 iv< r. on the Raleigh and I
Cape Fear railway emstruethm v. irk. -2 I
on the Southern rail .va c ballast work
at » stone quarry al 11 T.sbo;-.,. and ;.,j i
building the Wilke boro-Ji ff<-r.-on turn-
I,lke ’
YOUNG CORBETT WINS FIGHT.
Puts To Sleep Jack O'Neill with Jaw '
Punch in the Fifth.
Philadelphia. July 29.—Champion Young I
Corbett knocked out ''Jack” O'Neill, of
this city, In the fifth round tonight at
the National Athletic Club. The first
three anil a half rounds were tame,
O'Neill avoiding the champion's rushes.
In the fourth round O'Neill hit Corbitt
three glancing blows on tile Jaw and was
about to deliver a fourth one when Cor
bett dropped to his knees to avoid it.
This gave the local man confidence in I
the fifth round which proved fatal to j
him. He met Corbett’s rushes and in an
unguarded moment received a terrific
right-hand punch on the jaw which sent
him to the floor, and he was counted
out.
EASIER FEELING NOW
EUR FINANCIERS.
Some Bankers, However, Express
Further Apprehension as to the
Market, and There Are In
timations cf a Money
Stringency in Fall.
New York. July 28.—While not averse
to placing their opinions on record, the
interests of this
'■ity practically agree that events of the
I p tst fortnight have done much tp clear
the atmosphere. A few express further
apprehension as to the stock market's
■action, and there are intimations in other
quarters of a money stringency when
crop moving time comes. Jacob H.
Schiff, of Kuehn, Loeb & Co., said:
“The time la hardly ripe for a full and
free discussion of the financial situation.
I think, however, that matters are grad
ually readjusting themselves. In fact,
so confident am I that all serious danger
is at an end that I have arranged to
leave town tonight for a stay of thirty
days at Bar Harbor. That, 1 think, but
proves my faith in the situation.”
Views of Hepburn.
A. Barton Hepburn, former comptroller
of the currency at Washington, and now
vice president of the Chase national bank,
which has several thousand correspond
ents scattered all over the country, said
of the situation:
“The country has undergone an era of
great and genuine prosperity. As Is al
ways the case, advantage is taken of
such conditions to promote a great many
securities at greatly Inflated values.
“We have gone too far and too fast.
Credit has been too much extended. We
have been doing too much business tor
our capital. A hardening process which
subjected securities to a level that will
determine their proper value is bound
to ensue, and is now In progress through
out the country.
The public and banking Interests gen
erally became skeptical, credit was with
drawn, liquidation became inevitable. As
is always the case under similar condi
tions, people sold their best securities,
the crash come because their others were
unmarketable. They did this to meet
commitments on what has been charac
terized as 'indigestible securities,’
"Under this pressure railroad shares —
some of them have depreciated to a. point
where as an Investment they are at
tractive. Doubtless other securities on
the list will be subjected to pressure,
receding In value until they reach tho
Investor’s point.
"Later the commercial and Industrial
interests of the aountry will doubtless
undergo a similar experience.”
Feeling of Safety.
Isaac H. Seligman, of J. and W. Selig
man & Co., said:
"The recent severe liquidation has im
ported a feeling of safety and security
not only among the careful banking in
terests, but with the prudent and sen
sible public. Conditions which brought
about the liquidation did not result from
any fear of tight money, but simply
from overspeculatton. The feeling of
hopelessness that prevailed until a few
days ngo has been dispelled and invest
ment orders for high chiss securities
have come from strong parties. Fully
$10,000,000 to $20,000,000 of European capi
tal lias been sent, here for Investment,
within the past week. The ruling rates
for long time money Indicate, in my
judgment, that a money stringency in the
fall is most improbable. it is hardly
likely that we will Increase our Indebted
ness to Europe this year. I can say
definitely byway of assurance that in
case there should be any squeeze during
the next two months the treasury de
partment will offer prompt relief to
legitimate financial institutions.
UNCLE SAM AND BLACKS
CARTOONED BY RUSSIAN
St. Petersburg, July 27.—The No
me Vremya has printed a car
toon representing Undo Sam driv
ing an automobile over two ne
groes, his right hand wielding a
whip and his left supporting the
Stars and Stripes, with the mot
toes:
"Freedom" and "Slavery.”
WAR CLAIMS OF THE STATES.
Georgia Claimed $30,118.07, and
Was Allowed $28,914.99.
Washington, July 29.—(Special.)—The
annua! report of the auditor for the war
department t.o the secretary of the treas
ury gives the status of the claims of
the peverpl states and territories on ac
count of moneys expended for expenses
Incurred in raising troops for the war
with Spain. The total amount claimed
by all the states war. $6,657,027.90. Os
this amount claims aggregating $4,223.-
652.05 have been allowed and claims ag
gregating $1,565,359.57 have been disallow
ed. while claims amounting to $864,986.28
have been suspended and not finally
passed upon.
The report gjjpws that the state of
Georgia submitted claims aggregating $30.-
118.07. Os this amount there has been j
allowed $28,914.99. while the amount dis- j
allowed is $1,203.08. Alabama tiled claims '
amounting to $22,717.1'6. of which there |
has been disallowed $22,582.44, and but la
cents has been disallowed, while $134.47
is tho amount suspended awaiting final
adjustment. The claims of Florida
amounted to $10,408.61. of W'hich $3,373.50
have been allowed. $22.70 have been disal
lowed and $2,012.41 is the amount awaiting
final settlement.
Judgments for Americans.
Washington. July 29.—Some of lite judg
ments rendered by the arbitration now
in session tit Caracas in favor of
American citizens which have reached
;he state depirtmcnt are as follows;
For $1:1.817; Catalina and Jose Paez,
Corinne lie Mendia S/Clllii: Boul
ton Bliss and Dalielt, uffierrs of the Red
I> line, $27,614; 'he legal representatives
of Leonard B. Smith $2,028 i.i claim grow
ing out of the detention of the Alliancia).
Exequateur Refused by Castro.
Caracas, July 27.—President Castro has
refused to grant the exequateur of tho
Spanish consul because of domestic mat
ters which caused di; satisfaction and the
disapproval of the foreign ministers, in
eluding Minister Bowen.
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• THE WEEKLY CONSTITDTIONi ATLANTA, OL. MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1903.
WHA T SHOULD COTTON BRING;
CAN ACREAGE INCREASED?
By Robert N. Hardeman.
The farmers, more than any other
class, are always Interested In the price
of cotton, while high prices afft?ct the
merchant, warehousemen, bankers and
other classes to a more or lass favora
ble extent, my observation has been that
the higher the price the broader tho
smile when the farmer ‘'pockets his
dough.” Cotton for delivery this fall is
now selling around 10 cents. My friend.
Judge Frank Cannon, of Wilkinson coun
ty, two or throe years ago when cotton
■was selling at 10 cents, was selected by
the farmers of his county to attend the
Farmers’ National Congress to be held
in Macon, as their delegate. During the
proceedings of the convention Judge Can
non arose and addressed the convention
as follows: "Mr. President: The farm
ers of Wilkinson county sent me here to
raise tho price of cotton. Since I ar
rived here 1 have found that cotton Is
worth 10 cents. I am satisfied, and they
will be satisfied, and 1 have got nothing
more to say.” Now, the farmers are
satisfied, and may not have anything
more to say at present, but what of the
future? The producer wants high prices,
the men who buy the cotton, the manu
facturers who convert the raw material
into cotton goods to be placed upon the
markets of the world, backed by their
combined wealth, are continually seeking
to depress prices, in order that they may
buy cheap and place their finished prod
uct upon tho market in greater demand.
Nothwlthstandlng this, the law of sup
ply and demand tends to adjust the price
of the staple more than 'the manipulation
of the "bulls and bears" of New York
and Liverpool, and the efforts of the mill
men to depress lt-
The greater the disparity between the
supply of cotton and the demand of the
world, the higher will be the price tho
farmer will obtain, if ho does not 100
eagerly rush same upon the market. H
the world consumes 12,500,000 baies of cot
ton and only produces 12,00j.000, a de
ficiency in. tile supply of tills otW.uOO bales
will eventually cause an advance in the
price in proportion, and tho greater the
I detiiclcncy the greater the advance in Hie
price, thougn tlio farmer in recent years
has not so largely shared in its benefits
by reason of having too eagerly and per
haps necessarily been forced to market
his crop too rapidly, creating for the
tune being a "drug upon the market."
if the supply does not equal the demand
there naturally results that tile mill men
will scramble among each other to buy,
and will bld against each other, and will
be as eager to get the cotton as tho
farmer has been eager In the other in
stance to sell it at a concession, .this
broadens the market, increases its activ
ity, a healthy and growing demand at
advancing prices, because if there is not
enough to go around they are going to
bld higher or else bo without the cotton
and forced to shut down and let their
capital and machinery lie idle. I
I see no reason why cotton shodld not
bring 10 cents this fall, around which
prices for the distant fall months now
prevail; and the efforts of the mill men,
manipulators and sadder but now wiser
"bears” have thus far been unable to
dislodge it. Furthermore, 1 do not be
lieve cotton will ever again sell any way
near so low as in past few years, for
many reasons, some of which are easily
apparent to the casual observer.
There is no increase. 1 believe, In the
acreage of cotton In this country, and I
doubt if the acreage in the future will
or can bo increased to nny material i-x
--tent, for the reason that labor is becom
ing scarcer, year by year, on account of
a gradual exodus of the negro, upon
whom we are compelled to rely, to the
saw mills, turpentine camps, railroads
and to the cities. Those we have to con
tend with are Inferior in every respect
to those of a few years back, and -ire
gradually becoming more difficult to con
trol and more indifferent to the farmers’
Interest. This is net alone the case in
this county, but Is equ'illy true of Geor
gia and the entire cotton belt. So it is
practically impossible to increase the
acreage. under presfht conditions,
| through scarcity of labor, and equally
impossible to increase the yield per acre
on account of the inferiority, indifference
and unintelligent labor now at the serv
ice of the farmer. I’ractically. therefore,
the supply cannot bo materially increased
within the years to come, varying within
comparatively narrow limits, as the sea
sons are favorable or unfavorable, unless
forsooth some genius arrives upon the ;
scene and demonstrates that cotton can
be made without the negro.
Upon the oth<r hand., tho world's pop
ulation Is rapidly increasing, people are
becoming educated the world over, rapid
progress is being made, nations .are be
coming generally more prosperous, coun
tries (ire being opened up by buil'Jing of
Industries and railroads throughout the
entire globe.
The eastern lands. wj_th its teeming
millions of inhabitants, ar" demanding
our co(ton goods, the Manchurian ports,
notwithstanding Russia and Japan are
threatening tn fly at each other’s throat,
will this fall be opened up to receive the
commerce of the world. Within our
country, embracing some 80,006,000 of peo
ple, the north, eact. wq.st and south, by
reason of high prices of corn, wheat, oats
and other products, the reyj foundation
of wealth, are becojning more and more
Independent and wealthy, better educat
ed apd more progressive, thus creating
with then) more desires and more de
mands for cotton goods. Thus, through
out the world, for the above reasons,
the demand for cotton goods, and espe
cially the liner fabrics, are increasing
much faster than the population. A
simple proposition that resolves Itself
in its last analysis to tilts, that the de
mand will increase rather than dimin
ish, while the supply has about reached
the maxlnium. The result is clear. Grad
ually higher prices, or a tendency rather
to maintain, at least, present prices,
without fear of any great slump for years
to come, and, at most, only temporary
depressions of the marlict. No disaster
except tin- destroying of the govern
ment s credit itself, ajjd the bankruptcy
of tiie nation and its industries coulj.l
ever have the effect of producing such
disastrous prices as prevailed in the past.
A few years ago, a war with a powerful
nation of Europe, or warring among
themselves, would have created the great
est activity in the cotton market and
produced violent declines. Such a war
Would restrict consumption to some ex
tent, but would not depress prices be
low living prices, at least,. Such an evuu
is hardly probable; the chances of war
among the more powerful nations of the
world pre b< ■ oming lessened year by year,
as tlw people of die different countries
become more advance' l ., intelligent, pro
gressive and more far sighted. The
strenthening of eneh powerful nation's
army and navy renders it more danger
ous, disastrous and destructive to en
gage in warfare, and the law of self-pre
servation. which applies to nations, just
as indivi'jiials, causes them to think
twice before resorting to arms to set
tle their differences.
Again the price of corn and oats, mules,
farming implements and machinery and
wages demand at tiie farmers' hands
prices in many instances a hundred per
cent higher than three or four years
ago. Some would argue thi ■ has no effect
upon the price oT cotton. This is obliged
to have a natural tendency to curtail
production as many from inability to pay
for the labor, scarcity of money, or the
credit fi oTit.iin it. and the other things
needed upo'i the farm are prevented from
farming and making cotton; and besides
it does not stand to reason for a hundred
other articles, the product of the farmer's
labor, should advance, while one or two
should fall to join In the upward move
ment unless It is a drug upon the market;
then restrict the supply, plant less, and If
you Tlo no* get more for it, you will have
been at less expense to make it. If farm
credit was (Tone away with and chattel
mortgages upon stock and crops were
abolished the south over, usurious rates
and ruinous prices of necessaries of
farmers would not prevail, the farmers
would in time become Independent, and
could control the supply and price of
cotton, and other things they raise, and
would not be forced to rush their cotton
to market, and would reap handsome
profits, and mill men would have their
hired agents riding around over the coun
try to tiie farmer’s gin house, and to your
homes to 17uy your cotton.
Ass the old cotton has been exhausted,
so to speak. The crop of this year Is
late and small, and more liable to injury
from frost than usual. August, tiie most
critical month for cotton, may bring
about a drought on the one hand or ex
cessive rains on the other. Even under
tiie most favorable conditions from now
on until the crop is made, without any
increase in acreage, scarcity of labor,
and its inferiority, it is hardly probable
we will produce a yield much beyond that
of last year, which the government and
export statistician will hardly figure over
eleven millions, and the world will more
than need that amount, and prices would
hardly decline, and, if at all, only tem
porarily. Upon the other hand, with a
drought or excessive rains for next thirty
days, bollweevil, hot sun with a tempera
ture of a hundred for a few days, and the
many otheT ills tlfat cotton is heir to,
the manufacturers will not be slow to
read the future, but would rush into the
marke? and make their contracts for
future delivery of cotton In October, No
vember and late months at much higher
prices than now prevail. Even now many
who a few months ago thought cotton
high at 8 cents ~o not think it so high
at 10 cents, for the outlook and condi
tions are not the same. Many mills
bought cotton at 8 and 9 cents, intend
ing to manufacture it into goods, but at
the advanced prices later sold the spot
cotton, realizing liandsome profits, and at
the first sign ol disaster or set back (and
they have their "ears now alert and eyes
well skint") they wall again rush into
|.he market, knowing they can repeat the
performance. It is Just like a farmer
who buys a bull yearling for $5, and keeps
him a few months and sells him for $lO.
The result is. he is not going to stop
there, but is going to take another plunge
in the "bull yearling” market.
in 1901 the United States supplied 10,680,-
000 bales of the world's cotton crop, the
crop of 1902 will not be definitely known
until September 1 next, but the govern
ment and Secretary Hester, of the New
Orleans cotton exchange, will hardly
place it above H. 000,000, and under ad
mirably favorable circumstances the crop
of this year will not exceed by much the
crop of 1902.
The world's consumption, striking an
average of the various estimated figures,
amounts to some twelve and a half mil
lions of bales. To make the finer goods it
is necessary for the greater portion of the
cotton made by the balance of tho world,
outside the United States, to be mixed
with American cotton, and notwithstand
ing the experiments of England and other
countries throughout their colonies to
raise cotton, we have no fear, for years
to come at least, >f any over supply oc
casioned thereby or material as good,
even should same prove a success.
ROBERT N. HARDEMAN.
Tho foregoing is a highly interesting ar
ticle. anti is worth a careful perusal. It
shows tho writer has made a careful
study of tiie cotton situation, but is too
easily satisfied n>' to price. While tho fall
months are selling "around 10 cents” at
present, there ire few who believe that
this represents the figures that will be ob
tained for the crop that Is growing unless
tt turns out to be a bumper crop. An in
crease in acreage Is unnecessary for the
fact that the picking of the acreage we
have already been planting is next to im
possible. We have never picked 12,000,000
bales of cotton in one season, hut '<ve
have had cotton, more especially in Texas,
to turn under in order to plant a new
crop.—Commercial Editor.)
STARVING MEN CLUNG TO SHIP.
Fearful Experience of the Crew of
the Vermont.
Philadelphia, Pa., July 31.—After cring
ing to their capsized vessel for three
days in mid o ean, the crew of tho Italian
bark Vermont, bound from Genoa for St.
Johns, N. F., In ballast, was rescued by
tiie French tank steamer Le Lion, from
Seville, via Gibraltar for Marcus Hook,
Pa., and brought here today. Tiie ship
wrecked crew consisted of Captain Marina
and twelve men, one of them a negro.
The sailors wore in an exhausted condi
tion from exposure when picked up.
The Vermont encountered heavy weath
er after leaving Genoa, but all went well
until Thursday of last week, when she
ran into a heavy gale. The bark was
weathering th- storm well when her bal
last shifted and the vessel rolled ov< r >n
her side. The crew had just time, enougli
to secure a bag of biscuits and some
water before she careened on her beams
end. Tne men were about to abandon
the vessel when it was decided to stick
to her. Then for three days the little
band of men clung to tiie capsized vessel,
hoping to be taken off and thus avoid
the risk of living In a row boat on tho
rough sea. On Sunday night the bark
turned completely over and the. crew took
to a small'boat. Rockets had been sent
up, but not one was seen until early on
Monday morning when tho French man
hove in sight.
The men were well taken care of and
slowly recovered from their exposure and
terrible experience. They are being look
ed after by the local Italian consul, and
will bo sent to Italy, The Vermont was
abandoned in latitude 37.25 north, longi
tude 55.20 west-
Menelik To Coin His Own Money.
Washington, July 30.—King Menelik. of
Abyssinia, is to have his own mint, and
it will be In full operation at his castle
by the first of the coming year, accord
ing to a report of Consul Masterson,
at Aden. Hitherto King Menelik has
had a limited silver coinage the mil t
illg being done in France. For some
time the king has been putting aside
bullion for coinage purposes, and now
it Is understood tiiat. lie has over 110.-
230 pounds of gold bullion on hand, besides
a large amount of silver
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les. It positively heals catarrh <>f
throat, stomach or bowels. It regulates per
fectly the liver, kidneys, and bladder. For
women it is a true God-send. A tablespoon
dose daily cures all those troubles. The wino
has a rich, appetizing smack and plucks you
up instantly.
WE PROVE ALL THIS
By Bending Yon a Fr.o Trial Bottle on Request.
BBAKE FORMULA 00., 604 DRAKE BLDO..
100 Lake St., Chicago, 111.
INMATES BREAK FROM
CALIFORNIA PEN.
One Guard Murdered and Two Others
Fatally Wounded California
Troops Are Pursuing—Con
victs Took Officials as
Hostages.
Sacramento, Cal., July 27.—Thirteen
notorious criminals today escaped from
Folsom prison by using the overpowered
head officers of the prison as shields
to protect them from bullets until they
had fled into the mountains. During the
struggle In the prlron William L. Cotter,
a guard, was stabbed to death by the
convicts. A. J. Cockrane was probably
fatally stabbed in the back, and W. C.
Palmers was severely hacked about the
head.
When the escaped desperadoes were
well away from the prison they released
Warden Wilkinson, Captain Murphy and
one or two other men who had been
used as shields. General Overseer Mc-
Donough and five or six guards are still
In the hands of the fugitives, who say
that they will kill the prison officers
if the militia attempts to retake the
convicts.
Soldiers Are on Trail.
Tonight it is believed that the convicts
and their captives are making for the
Bald mountains. Governor Pardee has
ordered out several companies of militia
and soldiers are o;i the trail of the fu
gitives. All the escaped men are des
perate characters and blood is likely to
flow before they are taken. The thirteen
convicts had been acting strangely of
late and when they were seen talking
among themselves this morning Cap
tain Murphy called Warden ttilklnson
and four guards into his office to con
sider what was best to do with the
men.
The prisoners seized this moment for
escape. They made straight for the cap
tain's office and rushed in on the very
men whom prisoners wishing to escape
usually elude. A desperate fight fol
lowed.
The convicts were armed with knives
and razors and with these they assaulted
Warden Wilkinson, his grandson. Harry
Wilkinson, and his officers. The war
den's clothing was slashed into shreds
with a razor, but the blade did not
touch the flesh. Turnkey Cockrane
fought the convicts with a c J' alr ' ra F 1 *
Ing blows on them right and loft. !■ inally
he was felled by a knife thrust In the
back. Guard Cotter’s abdomen was
lipped wide open and. he died this af
ternoon while Palmers' was nearly
scalped. The floor of the office was
covered with blood.
Used. Officers as Shields.
The officers were outnumbered and soon
had to be relieved of their arms. Then
using the officers as a shield, the con
victs started for the armory post on the
outskirts of the penitentiary grounds.
They passed a gatllng gun on one of the
walls, but the guards wqre afraid to turn
it on the convicts When the armory
pos* was reached officers there attempt
ing to interfere were quickly overpower
ed. Then after further arming themselves
with rifles, knives, pistols and ammuni
tion they made a dash tor tho country
with several guards, the warden and tiie
captain in tow. .
Tin convicts, armed with rifles, marched
one on eltliei' side of Warden Wilkinson,
who was threatened with death If he
made an attempt to escape, the officeis
w t r • told that If any of the pursuers took
the life "I one the convicts the con
yiots would retaliate, lite tor life. At
Mormon Bridge, about a mile trom the
penitentiary, the warden, his grandson,
and Captain Murphy wer< sent back. The
others were marched along witli the con
" Further on the convicts went to a
farmer's house, seized his four-horse
team and wagon, robbed U>c house of
t- ver vtit i n g of val ue, too a the tar mtt i wll h
them as n driver, and started for Bald
mountain. Evidently it is their inten
tion to re.ach Alabaster cave.
Among tiie officers carried off by them
is General Overseer Mclionough. Some
fears are felt for ills safety, as he bears
, ■ qal 11-will of th< cot ■ ' b
Several hundred remaining prisoners
made no attempt to got away and wire
quickly returned to their colls and lock
ed up.' As soon as Governor Pardee heard
of the delivery he ordered out the mil
itia.
Warden Wilkinson was tho first to re
turn to tho penitentiary. The convicts
ha I taken his hat. Captain Murphy ap
peared afterwards, minus part of his
clothing, and later Harry Wilkinson
came in.
Among tho convicts who escaped are:
Fred Howard, San Francisco, fifteen
years for robbery.
H. Eldredge. Alameda county, forty
years for burglary.
J. 11. Wood, San Francisco, life for
robbery.
J. Davis. San Francisco, thirty-three
years for robbery.
.A Seabls, of Sacramento, twenty-five
years for bigamy.
.1. Rollers. San Francisco, twenty years
for robbery.
R. M. Gordon, Sacramento, forty-five
years for robbery.
Ray Fahey, Sacramento, life for rob
bery.
S. J. Case, Los Angeles, life for robbery.
Two Convicts Killed.
According to a report just received a
fight, between the escaped convicts and a
posse has taken place near Pilot Hill.
In which Fred Howard was killed and A.
Scabio wounded. Botli are convicts. The
convicts are said to have scattered and to i
be making for the surrounding woods. A I
company of militia is on the way to Pilot. I
Hili and should now be near the scene of
the fight.
Joe Murphy Shot Dead.
Placerville, Cal., July 28.—0 f thirteen
convicts who escaped from the state peni
tentiary at Folsom yesterday, twelve are
still at large. Joe Murphy, who was serv
ing a fourteen years' sentence for rob
bery, was shot dead last night at Pilot
Hill.
S. M. Gordon, the reported leader of the
gang, who had been sentenced to forty
live years for robbery, deserted his fol
lowers soon after they left tiie prison. He
was heavily armed and it is not known in
which direction he sought safely. A ne
gro convict named Seavis, who was re
ported wounded in tiie first encounter
with the officers, appears to have not been
injured.
Tho others who remain together .ire
making tor the Sierra Nevada mountains.
They are closely pursued by the sheriffs
of Sacramento, Eldorado and Placer
counties, each backed by numerous depu
ties and assisted by a company of mili
tia. About twenty guards from the Fol
som prison are also engaged in tiie chase.
It is believed that the fugitives will soon
lie surrounded and a desperate battle Is
anticipated, as all are heavily armed.
Tiie work of the pursuing posses has
been rendned less difficult than was an
ticipated by tiie unexpected action of
the convicts, who today released all of
the free men tin y held as hostages. It is
thought this course was prompted by lacK
of loud and ammunition. The eleven are
now believed to be near Placerville, In El
dorado county, In a rough country, and
not far from the. mountains which they
evidently hope to make their refuge.
The nght at Pilot Hill last night be
tween the convicts and tiieir pursuers
seems to have been a more serious affair
than at first reported. After they had
“NERVOUS AND IRRITABLE.”
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Celia Harrincitorv 1 1
If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Peienna.
write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
looted a provision store at Pilot Hill they
were practically surrounded by tho
sheriffs of Sacramento and Placer coun
ties, each commanding a strong posse.
All four horses in the convicts’ wagon
were shot and one of the criminals was
killed outright. Then the outlaws raised a
white flag and marched tip the road with
the guards and others whom they had
captured on each side of them. A gen
eral volley was not ordered, as it might
have killed several innocent men. In this
deliberate, manner the second escape was
made. Now that the captives have been
freed, the pursuing officers have been in
structed to shoot the convicts on sigiit
and their death or capture In the near
future is expected.
Have Outwitted Their Pursuers.
Sacramento, Cal., July 30.—The latest
reports from the state prison at Folsom
show that the militia have had absolutely
no trace of the escaped convicts since
Monday night.
■ The fugitives are thought to be doubling
: back from the vicinity of Lotus to the
I neighborhood of Rattlesnake bar and the
I Zentagraf mine. The country in which
■ the fugitives are thought to be has a
■ number of deserted cabins and several
j orchards which will afford them shelter
I and food.
■ Guard Co.-brane who was ste'bed in
I the prison fight, is slightly worse and his
■ recovery is still doubtful.
: J. W. Woods, the leader of the escaped
i convicts, is said by the prisoners here to
have been a soldier with The United
States regulars in the Philippines. Ac-
1 cording to their story, he deserted from
the federal troops and joined the Fllipi
nos. He was regarded as a hero amonfi
the convicts, who say he was once sur
rounded by a detachment of troops and
managed to break their lines at night,
and gathering a. force of Filipinos, cap
tured them—the United States soldiers—
and had them shot to death. Later Woods
was captured and tried by courtniartin 1
i on a charge of desertion and aiding the
i enemy. He was convicted, but the s'vrc
i tary of war disapproved of the finding,
j for the reason tiiat Woods, being a regu
lar, could not be held liy a decision of a
mixed court. It is said ho led the Fili
pinos in many encounters and is thorough
ly familiar with the tactics of guerilla
warfare.
Outlaws Barricaded in a Mine.
Placerville. Cal., August 1. —Reports of
an encounter between the law officers an !
1 thirteen convicts who escaped from Fol-
■ soin prison are being received tonight,
but owing to tiie remoteness of the scene
of the battle hnd the fact that night fell
almi'ist immediately following the receipt
of the first flews details are coming in
slowly. It is known, however, that the
sheriff's posse, assisted by a force of the
Placerville militia, came upon some of
the fugitives near the Grand Victory mine
about dusk and shots were exchanged,
Dallas Bosquit. the son of Sheriff Bos
quit, is said to be among the slain and
a message by telephone says his body
was found along the roadside. Militia
man Dill was shot through the body and
Is not expected to recover.
The greatest anxiety prevails here con
cerning the safety of tiie soldiers. It is
known that six of them went into the
brush after the convicts and the only
trace of them was the wounded man Dill,
who was unable to give any clue con
cerning his companions.
The convicts are believed to have taken
refuge in the Grand Victory mine and
there is talk of setting fire to It and
driving Out the criminals. Additional
forces -are being hurried to the mine.
Another account of the battle reached
Brainard F. Smith, chief clerk of the
Folsom prison. He was notified that
three of th'- attacking party were killed
and that It was presumed two of the
convicts were badly wounded.
Tho killed are presumed to be Bos
quit. Dll! and one of the sheriff's posse.
The scene of the shooting was near Cool,
a small place a few miles outside of
Placerville.
Convicts Leave the Mine
Placerville, Cal., August 2.—The con
victs who escaped from Folsom prison
are still at large. The five who engaged
In a fatal fight with the pursuers at the I
Grand Victory mines last night have not I
been seen today and apparently have j
made a successful retreht. In their haste i
to get away from tho sheriff's posse they j
left a water can, several hafs and some i
firearms on the hillside where last night’s I
conflict occurred.
The dead bodies of and W. '
C. Jones, the two militiamen who were i
shot by the outlaws, were found this I
morning where they had fallen. Jones
had served in the Philippines as a mem
ber of the First Tennessee and tho Thir
ty-seventh volunteer Unjted States in
fantry.
Al Gill, the national guardsman who
was shot 'through one lun*t, is not ex
pected to recover.
Another victim of the convict chase was
Philip Sninger, a resident of this district.
He is hard of hearing and failing to re-
COTTON MILLS ARE TO BE MERGED
Boston, Mass., July 31.—A certificate of
organization of the United States Cotton
Manufacturing Company, capital $40,000,-
000, has been filed with the commission
ers of corporations.
H. C. Bacon, of Boston, is president
of the corporation, and M. Sumner Hol- !
Pe>ru>na is Invaluable to Ailing
Women.
A Beautiful Michigan Girl Sends
Her Thanks to Dr. Hartman.
Miss Celia Harrington, 303 Second ave
nue, Detroit, Mich., writes:
"Weakness has filled many months of
my life with suffering. Through care
lessness I caught a severe cold two years
ago which settled In catarrh and serious
ly Interfered with the regular functions
of the body, and made me nervous and
irritable. I began taking Peruna and
found in it a faithful helper, as it en
riched my blood and invigorated the
whole system. I have no pains now and
ant always well. I heartily recommend
Peruna as a reliable medicine.”
In Peruna these women find a prompt
and permanent cure. Thousands upon
thousands of testimonials to this effect
are received by Dr. Hartman every year.
The good that Peruna has accomplished
In this class of cases can scarcely be
overestimated.
The great popularity of Peruna as a
catarrh remedy has tempted many peo
ple to imitate Peruna. A great many
so-called catarrh rem
edies and catarrhal
tonics are to be found
in many' drug stores.
These remedies can
be procured by the
druggist much cheap
er than Peruna. Pe-
Pe-ru-na
the only
i Catarrhal
I Tonic.
I rima can only be obtained at a uniform
I price, and no druggist can get it a cent
cheaper.
I Thus it is that druggists are tempted
I to substitute the cheap imitations of Pi -
j rtma for Peruna. It is done every day
i without a doubt.
We would caution all people
■ against accepting substitutes for
i Peruna. Insist upon having Pe
runa. There is no other internal
remedy for catarrh that will take
the place of Peruna. Allow no one
to persuade you to the contrary.
spond to the order of halt, he was fatal
ly shot by a picket early this morning.
A report received 'today states tiiat four
of tiie convicts, not bi lieved to be the
same who ambushed the officers last
night, were discovered today near Lotus,
in the Webber creek district, by a posse.
A number of shot were exc ■■ ged, but
so far as known without result.
NEW PORTS IN MANCHUR A.
■ Treaty Will Be Ready for Signature
in Septembe ■
Washington, July 27. While there has
been a lull in the M i achuria negotiations
during the past week, it is stated that
up to this point satisfactory progress has
j been made and there is every reason to
I believe that before th? first of September /
i next a treaty will be ready f v signature/
; which will define the trade opportunities
I of the United States In Manchuria. A
'authorized statement on the situation
1 as follows:
"The question of the opening of /
■ new localities to trade in Manchuria
! been in substance satisfactorily arranw
with the Chinese g ivernment and n-ithib .
' remains to be settled but the question/
the date when said b'caiitles shall I
I opened. This naturally will b-- »ibsequent
j to the exchange of ratifications d the
treaty, In which the opening i.» agreed up
. on ’’
DOOM EOUNDED FOE GRAY HAIR
Two Wonderful Discoveries Made by
Mexican Physicians.
' Mexico City. July 29.—The medical fra
! ternity of this city is much interested
jin the discovery by a prominent local
I physician of a cure for dropsy without
j surgical operation 8o far the nature
' of tiie discovery Is being kept secret,
■ but it has b«en ascertained that a num
I her of cures have been made by the
I new specific, as experiments prove the
I value of the discovery.
erne Is reported to medical p 1 ";'e t
this city. This is a specific, taken in
-1 ternally. which 'ins the effect of re-
I storing hair io its natural eir v :h' t
I the aid of dyes After th. :-?■■ -ifii; J.s
taken for a space of eighty days th.
changing of the hair to its original color
begins to take place. Both dis ' iveries
were made by Mexican physicians.
KING GEORGE BEING PRESSED
To Summon Assembly To Revt -a
Greek Constitution.
Athens, July 31.—The :■ 'ently start'l
movement for th< revision of th Gre. c
constitution is securing many' advocates
of all kinds Many =■!■ t! s ha ■' •:>
formed with the object of pres-ing King
George to summon the const!’ i’ :.t as
sembly for that purpose and the re
visionist societies have sent a manifest 1
to the electors throng!: 1 ' tin- co "try :
the forth of a petition to the king.
This document, whii it is being ■ ■/■ n
slvely signed, gives a somber : -tur" ’f
the internal conditions Gr<
acterizes the political parties n m ■
and urges a number forms
and declares that t revisin' ■
stltutlon Is indispensable to tit? well I" r
of the country.
AMERICAN FRUIT IN LONDON.
London, July 31.—1
specially packed California fruit wht h
arrived in England on the Xmerlean line
steamer St. Paul yesterday, was s? 1 at
Covent Garden here th morning. There
was a large crowd present a::u the com
petition was spirited j > us «
the excellence of the fruit iml p.irtiy In -
cause of the shortage of the fiuit . ■ ops in
France, Great Britain
Europe. Five thousand
and seventy-six cars of Bar'l-tt .and
Souvenir Ducongers pears brought from
10s 6d to 13s it case. Two thousand nine
hundred and forty-tw > •••uses of plums
were sold for 10s 6d to 14s per ■
The prices were an improvement over
those obtained in London h- retotoro.
Home for Government Records.
Washington. July 30.—The government
has decided to acquire a square in this
citv between Eighteenth and Nineteenth
and E and F streets, Ju t n est of the
state, war and navy building, as a site
for the proposed hall of records t c gov
ernment archives. Congress appropriated
SIOO,OOO for the purchase of th" land and
the secretary of th? treasury has agreed
to pay' an aggregate of $300,000 or 2 1-10
times the assessed valuation for the prop
erty.
Bream Dismissed from Service.
Washington, July 27.—Thomas H.
Bream, who has for some years been
superintendent of the Indian school at
Fort Lewis, Colorado, today was dismiss
ed from the service. William M. Peter
son. assistant superintendent of the Col
orado school in Oklahoma, has been ap
pointed his successor.
brook, of Boston, treasurer.
It is stated that the promoters intend
to gain control of the cotton mills of the
United States and operate them under one
control.
The parties behind the scheme are con
fident that such a merger would result
in great savings Xo the mill owner*.
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