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2 “BILL ARP,” FAMOUS HUMORIST, ON THE VERGE OF DISSOLUTION Last Letter Written to The Constitution By “Bill Arp.” - * f sft L*-*!**f"*“ - t»- od *■££ - y a» < __ 4 At Home, Sick--Editor Constitution: I have been quite sick all the week; can hardly write at all. You will have to excuse me this week. Yours, CHAS. H. SMITH. Cartersville, Ga., August 18.—(Special.) Major C. H Smith (Bill Arp) is still in a critical condition. He lies in a semi conscious state, but can be aroused for * few minutes at a time, when he recog nizes and speaks to these about him, then drops back into coma again. He takes his nourishment and medicine with out difficulty. His physician states that while Major Smith’s condition is extremely critical and that he may die at any moment, yet he does not 1 ok for an immediate disso lution. His family has been called to gether and tie in constant attendance on the patient. Major Smiv.x Under Knife. Cartersville. Ga.. August 21.—(Special.) While barely from under the surgeon's knife. Major Charles H. Smith (Bill Arp> still lives. Well grounded speculation led to remarkable discoveries in his case through an operation skillfully perform ed by Dr. R. J. Trippe, of this city. Dr. Ralph Smith, the major's son, make a aainute investigation, which convinced him of a growth or obstruction about x..s father's liver. An operation was be gun at 4 o'clock this afternoon and last ed three quarters of an hour. In the gall bladder were found three , thousand gall stones, ranging in size from that of a mustard seed to that a marble, the great obstructive mass be ing enough to li'.l the double hands. To this cause is attributed his long •Ickness, but dropsical conditions have , kept indicative symptoms remote. No anaesthetics but cocaine only was used j in the operation and the aged patient stood it w 11. ami while manifesting an i Ircreased restlessness has taken his usual llcuid nourishment since, and there are ■ no radically worse symptoms. Physicians Hold Out No Hope. Cartersville. Ga.. August 22 (Special.)— | The condition of Major Charles 11. Smith ; Is about the -nme as before the opera- I tlon of yesterday except that he is some ' weaker. He takes nourishment, however, I as usual. Against his chance for rallying are his age and enfeebled state and the fact that his system has been poisoned as a result of the secretions that have been remove.). Expressions of physi cians an- not hopeful. Grows Steadily Weaker. Cartersville. Ga.. August 23.—(Special.)— Major Charles H. Smith (Bill Arp) has grown weaker since yesterday, but iiis general symptoms are improved. His physicians do not think he has strength to rally, but his natural vitality may prolong the end. An immediate crisis is not imminent. ILLNESS OF “BILL ARP.” Columbus Ledger: The dangerous illness of Major Smith, better known as Bill J Arp. is generally regretted throughout the ' entire south. Few writers have a firmer hold upon the affections of the masses of the southern people than Bill Arp. For 1 many years they have read his weekly 1 letters and the death of the writer of i these letters would be generally deplored. ; Albany Herald. Announcement of the ' critical illness of Major Charles H. Smith i —''Bill Arp”—at his home in Cartersville . will carry sorrow to thousands of homes In Georgia and other states. Bill Arp's . quaint humor and entertaining philosophy ' have made his name familiar tn hundreds i of thousands, and his contributions to the i discussion of topics of general interest will : be missed. For. if we are to accept the reports from the quaint philosopher’s bed aide. ali hope of his recovery has been abandoned. A Guaranteed Cure fcr Piles. Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding | Piles. Your druggist will refund your money if PAZO OINTMENT falls to cure you. 50 cents. RAILROADS IN PHILIPPINES. Root and Taft Want To Buid Six Hundred Miles. Washington, August 17.—Secretary Root bas been in correspondence with Gov ernor Taft regarding the construction otf a system of railroads in the Philip pine Islands amounting to some GOO miles. It is proposed to build a line from Ma nila north through Luzon to the harbor at the northernmost end of the island. Another projected line is a branch from this north and south line over the moun tains to the eastern ecast. Another proposed line is from Manila south to li.ita.nzas. It has been suggested also that line be constructed along the west oast of Luzon from Dagupan, the present terminus of me. Manila and Dagupau road, to the north end ot the is land . The propositions contemplate aid by the . Philippine government. It is believed that a. guarantee, of Un- inures, u n Uie u.nounl tue t-uxioiigo, «i.i oe suilKmiU io liiuucv capital to mVe.i, lu lue viuervut elixe*- pxlSec. z.xe Philippine government could not ma«te un> g..nos oi taints tv uiu in me conau'uct.uu <m uw roaua, i>ui. n couiu grant iignis or way. it has oeen determined tnat the Phil ippine government has me autnority io f-dtunne the in-teiest on cue rauroad uouds, me payment ot interest it rnaue to constitute a den on the property. The secretary vs war believes that the construction ot tnese roaoa would be ot immense beneut and wou.id seitie for all time the question of possible insurrec tions in the island ot Luzon. For police and patrol of the island the reads, it is believed would be tar superior to a reg iment ot soldiers, wnile the cost of a reg iment would be nearly dcuole the amount Os interest the government would pay on the cost of tine railroad construction. En gineers have been making surveys In tiie island* and railroad men have been in consultation with the secretary of war on tiie subject which has reached such a stage that it is believed early- action will be taken looking to the building of railroads on an extensive s ale. In connection with th? proposed system of railroads, Secretary Root and Govern or Taft have been considering the claim of the Manila and Da gup :n railroad, against the United States. The road has made a claim for damages by insurgents before and since the American ccc.ipation and under the Paris peace treaty. Sec retary Root has refused to approve the “ELI PERKINS” RELATES SOME “BILL ARP” STORIES The Constitution has received the tol lowing letter from "Eli Perkins" in Re gard to “Bill Arp," called forth by the announcement of the latter's very des perate Illness. Mr. Landon writes: Editor Constitution: I note that my friend "Bill Arp" is very ill and may be translated to Moses and Elijah be fore this reaches you. About twenty years ago Bill Arp came to New York with a southern friend to get his first book published. .We wen. delighted to entertain tiie humorist at our home and glad to introduce him to George W. Carleton, the publisher who issued Artemus Ward's, Josh Billings and afterwards my own complete biog raphy and every funny thing he ever wrote or said. J was then writing my “Kings of the Platform and Pulpit," and was glad to get from your southern humorist and his Georgia friend the short true biog raphy and the longer picturesque remi nlscettses which 1 used in the volume, i hese reminiscences appeared as a preface to his lecture. Tills was the time when he was making his reputation in the columns of The Constitution. MELVILLE DELANEY LANDON. (Eli Perkins.) No. 304 West Eighty-fifth street, New York city. in the “Kings of Platform and Pulpit” Eli Perkins writ's tl’.e following breezy Introduction, rehearsing some interesting stories of Bill Arp in presenting one of his lectures: The whole life of Bill Arp has been humorous ar. 1 no man will stop work quicker and more cheerfully than he l.i hear a good joke. When I asked him one day if hr- really ever killed many yankees. he said: “Well, I don't want to boast about myself, but I killed as many of them as they did of me." Speaking of pensions one day. Mr. Arp said every yankee soldier ought to have a pension. "But they were not al’, injured in the army, were they?” I asked. “Yes, they all did so much hard lying about us poor rebels that they str.lined their consciences.” Bill Arp tells of an occurrence in New York when he came hero to lecture in ('hickering hall. He said he was stand ing on the steps of the Astor house one afternoon with a friend, when a man with a decidedly military bearing hob bled up. Ho greeted my—friend as he passed. "That’s a fine soldierly looking chap,” I said "Yes; he's a veteran—Colonel Jones, of tne G. A. R.” “Did he lose his leg on the battle field?" "Yes; at Gettysburg." “Ah! Repelling tbekett's charge, I suppose.” “No; a monument fell on it." They tell this story in Rome. Ga.. about the major. . They say that in the sum mer of 1563 Bill Arp was in the Richmond hospital. The hospital was crowded with sick and dying soldiers, and the Richmond ladies visited it dally, carry ing with them delicacies of every kind, and did all they could to cheer and com fort the suffering. On one occasion a pretty miss of 16 was distributing flowers and speaking gentle words of encour agement to those around her, when she overheard a soldier exclaim, “Oh, my —ord!” It was BUI Arp. Stepping to his bedside to rebuke him for his profanity, she remarked: “Didn't i hear you call upon the name of the Lord? I am one of Ills daughters Is then- anything 1 can ask Him tor you?" Looking up Into her bright, swee: face. Bill replied; “1 don't know but you could do something for me if I wasn't mar ried." “Well," said she, "what is it?" Raising his eyes to hers and extend ing his hand, he said: “As you are a daughter of the Lord, if I wasn't mar plan of settlement, because there is a clause in the charter of the road that It shall become the property of the gov ernment at the end of the fifty years and one of the articles of agreement In the settlement which was insisted on by the railroad comipriny was that the gov ernment should relinquish all claim under the fifty years provision. STAB SPANGLED BANNER FORT. Historic McHenry to Be Abandoned by the Government. Baltimore, August 19.—Historic Fort McHenry is to be abandoned as headquar ters of United States troons in this state, according to orders received from the sec retary of war Lieutenant Colonel Thorpe is appointed district commander of tne defenses to Baltimore, and lhe headquar ters are changed to the new Fort How ard. at North Point, another site that figured in the revolution. Fort Howard i« situated where the Patapsco river empties into Chesapeake bay. The headquarters are more modern, and superior to those at Fort McHenry. Only one company cf artillery will be continued at the latter tort, which will bn preserved because of its historic Interest, it is now so close in the harboi that it is of no value for defense. Fort Howard is 10 miles be low. The section of Fort McHenry where the fighting was done in the revolution has been occupied by only the quartermaster’s department for some years. The guns that defended the fort at th® time “The Star-Spangled Banner" was written are all gone. Most of them were borrowed from the French goverjim-.nt at the 1 breaking out of the revolutionary war. The large smooth-bxjre guns that are now mounted at the fort were put in place in the civil war. Sharper Failed To Work Game. Athens, Ga., August 22.—(Special.)—A man who is evidently a smooth swindler has been operating in Athens and the sur rounding country the past few days, claiming to represent the Gates Company, of New York city, and claiming that his company was engaged in cornering the cotton crop of the southern states. It seems that this man lias been using different names at different places and working different schemes on different people. The scheme in which lie has been caught up with in this city is a very TETR WEIIKLY CONSTITUTIONt ATLANTA, MONDAV AUGUST 24, 1903. rled. I’d get you to ask Him if He wouldn’t make me His son in law." Major Andrews, a yankee captain, was telling some jolly rebs in Georgia about his experience at Bull Run. “Tiie only time that 1 ever really felt ashamed in my life was In that Bull Run battle,” said the major. “My horse tell under me, and I was obliged to ride an army mule during the rest of the en gagement, and he finally carried me clear into Hie rebel lines.” "Yes, I remember the incident well.” said Bill Arp. who was standing by. "1 found that mule with a U. S. brand on him the next day after Hie battle." "You did. really?” said the major, hard ly expecting to be corroborated so pr inptly. “Where did you find him?” SxSked the major. Bill saw that there was a door wide open as he replied, "Stone dead behind a rail fence " "Shot?” "No; mortification ” Bill Arp is such a good citizen now, and so loyal to the republic, that you would hardly believe how zealous lie was for the confederacy in '62. A friend of mine, Major Munson, had charge of the Dalton district, in Geor gia, when the humorist surrendered. It was a hard tiling for him to do it, and it took a week or two to come down to it, but he finally laid down his sword. As Bill delights to tell good stories on the yankees, 1 cannot resist tolling file story of his final surrender, as Major Munson gave it to me. Os course the major puts in tiie southern dialect a lilt.e stronger than Bill used it. but the r a-ler must remember that when tiie. incident oc curred Bill was still unreconstructed. “Most of the eonfeds' came in very quietly," said the major, “and seemed glad to have the thing se'tied, but once in a while I struck a man who hated to come under. One day a big. hand some man with tangled hair an.l i. Virgi’.!;a red mud on his boots, came in to talk about surrendering. It was Bill Arp. " 'Dog on it, sir." he began in the Georgia dialect, ‘I have, come in. sir, to see what terms can be scurod in case I surrender.' “'Haven't you surrendered yet?' I in quired. " 'No. sir! Not by a dog-on sight! I said I'd die in the last ditch, and I've kept n:y word.' “ 'Whose company did you belong to?' " ‘Belong’! Belong! Thumleralion! T didn’t belong to any one's company! "Why, sir, I fought on my own hook.’ " ’Where was it?' “'No matter, sir: no matter. I can't be crushed. I can be insulted. crushed. Good day, sir. i 1; see the Uni ted States Woep tears of blood before I'll surrender. Haven't a card, but my name is Arp—Bill Arp.' “lie went off, hut in about a week he returned and began: “ 'As lhe impression seems to be gen eral that the southern eonfeder;iey has been crushed. 1. call to see what terms would be granted me in case I concluded to lay down my sword.’ “ 'Unconditional surrender,’ 1 brieffly replied. “ 'Then, dog-on it. sir. i'll never lay it down while life is left. The cause is lost, but principle remains. You can in form General Sheridan that Bill Arp re fuses to surrender.’ ■'Colonel Arp returned two weeks later. He seemed to have had a hard time ci it. as his uniform was in rags and his pockets empty. ‘Look a-here. captain,' he said, as he came in. ‘I don't want to probing tins Moody but am forced to do so i>v honor. If accorded rensonabb’ terms I might surrender. What do you “ ‘The same as before.' “ 'Then you are determined to grind us to powder, eh? Sooner than submit 1 11 shed the rest of my blood! Send on your armies, captain, 1 am ready for * “just a week from that day Colonel Arp came in again, said he'd like Io sur render. drew his rations with the rest and went off in great good humor to his Cartersville farm. smooth one and while here he Operated under the name of Richard Cunningham. A man, descriptions of whom fit Cun ningham very well, recently tried to flim flam a number of citizens of Wilkes county, where, under the name of Mur ray. he claimed to be buying rights of way for an alleged proposed extension of the combined Rock Island-Seaboard system. He also represented several large mining companies on the side. He proved a smooth customer and suc ceeded in getting small loans from sev eral citizens wlnsm he impressed with his generosity in giving large blocks of stock in one of his Colorado mining com panies. It is believed by many that Cunr.ingham and Murray are the same. THREE ARRESTED FCR MURDER Men Who Broke Jail at Madison Are Captured. Roanoke, Va., August 22.—Gus Atkins, alias Gus Murry. John Atkins and John Rice, wanted in Madison county. North Carolina, for the murder of James Rice, were arrested at Thacker, Mingo coun ty, \V. Va.. today by three officers from Welch. John Atkins resisted arrest and attempt ed to shoot Chief of Police Day and was shot in the hip by that officer. The wounded man was taken to a hospital at Welch and the other two were placed in jail at that place to await extradition to North Carolina. The crime for which they nre wanted was committed Aune 6. 1902, when James Riee was shot to death and his head split open. The three men were placed in the county jail at Madisoii and on the night of November 11 last escaped with seven other prisoners. A reward of S4OO was offered for their capture. They were traced to the coal fields and located at Thacker several days ago. One of the other escaped prisoners was recently shot and kille<l at Greeneville, S. C., by Jt man named Norton. Shot by Birmingham Man. Saratoga, N. Y.. August 20.—Robert Wil liam:-, of Chicago, was shot in the right hand tonight by Robert E. Jones, of Birmingham, Ala., who emptied his re volver. A stjay shot struck Tony Leo, a | by-stander, and it is feared he is mortally wounded. ALABAMA MINERS GET INCREASE IN WAGES Semi-Monthly Payments Are Also Conceded to the Miners —Com- promise Is Reached on the Eight-Hour Day Question. Birmingham, Ala., August 22.—The board of arbitration appointed to settle certain matters in controversy between certain coal operators and coal miners in the Birmingham district of Alabama make to the respective parties in said controversy the following report and a wards: Questions for Decision. The claims of the miners coming with in the scope of the arbitration were de cided to be: First, that there should be an increase of 5 cents per ton on the minimum and maximum ot' the then existing sliding scale, with a proportionate increase to day men and for narrow work. Second, an eight-hour day. Third, a semimonthly payment ot wages and earnings. The claims of tiie operators decided to be within the scope of the arbitration were: First, a readjustment of rates for nar row work. Second, an adjustment of the differ ential between machine .work and pick work. Third, the establishment of a minimum number of days per month in which a miner shall be required to work. Fourth, a readjustment of day wages Fifth, a readjustment of the difference of the wage scale between Pratt and other mines. I'pon the questions stated testimony was heard until Wednesday, the 19th of August, in all during nine days.. At the conclusion of the testimony con ferences were held and deliberations had on the 19th, 2eth. 21st and 22d ot the same month, and after full ami lair considera tion the board of arbitration finds, ad judges ami awards as follows: 1. Minimum and Maximum Rate of Sliding' Scale. The rates per ton tor mining coal on the Pratt basis will be as follows: ■When pig iron is selling at $8 per ton. 47 1-2 cents. When pig iron is selling at $9 per ton. 50c. When pig iron is selling at $9.50 per ton, 52 l-2e. When pig iron is selling at $10.50 per ton. 55c. When pig iron is selling at $11.50 per ton, 57 l-2c. The same proportionate increase shall be given on day wages lor work in and about the mines, but no increase is given by this award for narrow work. 2. A Semi-Monthly Payment of Wages. From and after October 1 the earnings of miners and wages of day men shall be paid semi-monthly and such commissary cheeks or credits as the operators may issue to their employees shall riot be transfrruble, but ,shall lie redeemable in goods at the respective commissaries up: n whie’i they are drawn only presented by the employ .es to whom they have been issued or by some member of their fami lies. 3. Bates for Narrow Work. The total of the maximum price—on the Pratt basis—to be paid for work in head ings. exclusive of air courses, shall be 82.71 per yard in lieu of S’.si per yard, the pres ent rate; rates for work in air courses to remain on tiie present basis. 4. Differential Between Machine and Pick Mining. The arbitrators have carefully consider ed the. question of a differential between pick and machine mining, but find it im possible to arrive at a satisfactory con clusion in regard to tile same. Their in ability to do so is owing to the fact, that no sufficient data have been furnished upon which an intelligent judgment can be formed. Machine mining is so new in this dis trict that no adequate experience lias yet been had to furnish a basis for a just set tlement foi a differential. We, therefore, suggest that a committee made up from leading men on both sides of the contro versy be appointed to make experiments and by this means fix a differential. 5. Miriimum Number of Days. Miners absent from work more than half a day on pay day or absent the day after pay da J' or for two consecutive days at any time during tiie month when the mine is in operation, except In case of sickness, or after notifying and obtain ing the consent of the mine foreman, shall, for the first offense in any one month be lined 50 cents or suspended two days, and for the second offense in the same month be fined $1 or suspended four days. When men do not work twenty days in any one month when the mine is in operation twenty days or more, unless absent by reason of sickness or with the consent of the mine foreman, shall be lined the sum of 81 or suspended ihe first six days in the following month, or be assigned to another working place. Any day man absent from work one day without notifying and obtaining tiie con sent of the mine foreman, except in case of sickness, shall be fined for the first offense 1» any one month 50 cents, or lie suspended for two days, and for the sec ond offense in the same month shall be fined $1 or suspended for four days. The fines hereby imposed shall be col lected through the company's officers and be paid to the secretary-treasurer of dis trict 20 (Alabama) of the United Mine Workers of America on or before the 10th dav of each month. It. shall be optional with the operator to impose fines or suspend mine workers, or assign new places in cases provided for above. 6. Differential Between Pratt and Other Mines. The differential in the rate for mining coal at the Jefferson mine and the Kim berly mine, of the Central Coal Company, shall be reduced 2 1-2 cents per ton. the yardage at the above mines to remain as at present. It is understood that the Jefferson mine and tiie Kimberly mine are openings from the same seam of coal. 7. Employment of Boys Under 14 Years of Age. A submission having been made by rep rcsentatiles of both sides to this contro versy of the question of the age at which boys may be employed, it is here by "awarded that, on and after Septem ber 1, 1903. no boys under the age of four teen years shall be employed or permitted in the mines by any of the mine op erators who are parties to this arbitra tion. 8. When Differentials for Thin Coal Are Paid, They Shall Not Apply to Yard Prices. GEORGE GRAY. Chairman. R H. PEARSON, W. R. FAIRLEY, CHARLES M'CREERY, T. L. LEWIS. Attest: CHARLES P. NEILL. Recorder. Birmingham, Ala., August 22, 1993. FRENCH JURY BRANDS HUMBERTS SWINDLERS Paris, August 22—One of the greatest criminal trials in the history of France culminated tonight when the jury in the court of assizes rendered a verdict ot guilty against Therese and Frederic Humbert and Romain and Emile d’Au rlgnac. After a brief deliberation the court sentenced Therese and Frederic Humbert each to five years and to pay a fine ot 100 francs, Emile d’Aurignac to three years and Romain d'Aurignac to two years. The verdict was reached after the jury had been out four and a half hours. When the verdict was pronounced The rese and Frederic Humbert, weeping, em braced each other. Therese Humbert seemed to be hopeful until the last, maintaining that the jury was certain to bring in a verdict of ac quittal. Even after condemnation her emotion was only momentary. She soon resumed her self-possession. Turning to the military guard, she In dicated her readiness to go back to the cells of the Conciergerlc prison. Day of Sensations. The sentences camo as the culmination of a day of sensational Interest. '1 he chief event preceding the verdict was the dramatic revelations which Therese Humbert had so long promised, in which she brought forward the myterious name of Regnier as the real Crawford. The court and spectators listened to the re cital with an amazement amounting to stupefaction. Although Therese did not Indicate whence Regnier's millions came, it was apparently part of her plan to create tlia Impression that Regnier had re ceived a vast sum for inducing Marshal Bazaine to surrender Metz. The incon clusive character of the revelations was shown by the fact that the court did not take the slightest judicial cognizance of them and immediately submitted the case to tne Jury. The jury likewise treated the revelation as a subterfuge. The detailed verdict is as follows: On the questions of forgery and the usage of forgeries, the jury answered: “Therese Humbert and Frederic Humbert guilty; the others not guilty.” On the question of the issuance of for ged legal papers the jury answered: “The rese Humber and Frederic Humbert guilty; the others not guilty.” On the question of swindling five speci fied bankers tiie jury answered: “Fred eric Humbert and Therese Humbert guil ty; the others not. guilty.” On the question of swindling the rente vlagiere the jury answered: “All guilty.” The Jury indorsed upon its verdict that there were extenuating circumstances in favor of all of the accused. Following tiie announcement of the ver- CHHSffIIWOES TO THE BOTTOM, Captain of Cruiser Refused To Leave Vessel, and He and Thirteen of the Crew Were Drowned. Collision Was Near Hong Kong. Hong Kong, August 18.—The Canadian Pacific railroad's steamer Empress of In dia, from Vancouver B. C., July 27, and Yokoli-.bina, August 10, for Hong Kong, collided near this port today with the Chinese cruiser Huang Tai. The war ship sank an hour after the collision. The Empress of India saved 170 of tho crew of the cruiser. The cap tain of the Huang Tai, who refused to leave his ship, and thirteen of the crew were drowned. The Empress of India was badly damaged amidships. The Huang Tai was a tender to the naval engineering college of the southern Chinese squadron at Nanking. She wlas of 2,110 tons displacement, 260 feet long, had 36 feet beam and drew 20 feet of water. The cruiser was built in Eng land. 'Her armament consisted of three 7-lnch Krupp guns, seven 40-pounders and six small rapid-fire guns and was fitted with two torpedlo tubes. She had a com plement of 300 men. The Empress of In dia, also constructed in England, is one of the finest vessels of the Canadian Pa cific Railroad Company. Cause of the Collision. Montreal. August 18.—In an official ex planation of the collision between the steamer Empress of India and the Chi nese cruiser Huang Tai, the Canadian Pacific railway officials say the two vessels were running parallel courses about midnight when, without warning, the captain of the Chinese cruiser sud denly tried to cross the bow of the Em press of India. The latter’s catpain im mediately maneuvered so that the col lision which he knew would be the result, should be a glancing one. The bow of the cruiser slid along the side of the Empress of India, but the starboard pro peller of the Empress caught the cruiser a.nd' injured her so seriously that she sank in a few seconds. TOM JOHNSON FIGHTS HARD. He’s Making Strong Effort To Be Nominated for Governor. Cincinnati, August 22.—The county con ventions in Ohio today that selected del egates to tiie democratic state conven tion at Columbus next Tuesday and Wednesday indicate an unusually close and bitter contest for the head of the ticket. As there are only two candidates for the gubernatorial nomination, Mayor Tom L. Johnson, of Cleveland, and Hon. John L. Zimmerman, of Springfield, there will be only one ballot, but both sides will no doubt continue the nomina tion until the result of that ballot is announced. It Is known tonight that neither Johnson nor Zimmerman has enough delegates instructed or com mitted to nominate and that the result may depend upon the settlement ot con tests from half a dozen counties. This makes the makeup of tho committee on credentials of decisive Importance. The preliminary work ot the conven tion at Columbus will be of more inter est than usual in the selection of all the committees. If Mayor Johnson is the nominee he must control also the committee on resolutions, as he could not run on a platform constructed by the so-called Zimmerman "conserva tives.” lie is also Interested in the rules and order of business, as he wants John W. Bookwaltcr. of Springfield, indorsed tor United States senator to succeed Mark Hanna, while Zimmerman wants no senatorial Indorsement. DR. W. A. STARNES. SPECIALIST. For the cure of Morphine, Cocaine, Whiskey and Nervous Diseases. Write for information. 704 Decatur Road, Inman Park, Atlanta, Ga. diet Maitre Labor! raised three technical, objections to the proceedings as a p able basis for appeal. Mme. and M. Humbert will y nd ®. r *” solitary confinement during their time lh« t.d.r the conclusion of the . m 1 the newed the intense public interest m the case. The court room was again crowd ed Among the throng were a rumoer of American lawyers and tourists wh secured favored places through the . forts of the United States embassy. Madame Humbert Scornful. Mme. Humbert walked in haughtily and surveyed the crowd with a scornful air. Dr. Floquet, who examined the pris oner before she came Into court, found her to ba in good health. Advocate Hesse addressed the court at length in defense of Romain d’Aurignac. ' He severely criticised the declaration of M. Patenotre, the former French em bassador at Madrid, that he ad not know Mme. Humbert and invited tho iu.y to request the presiding judge to give some certain private letters, i.i one ct which M. Hesse asserted M. I atenotri thanked Mme. Humbert for adornment# wnich she had sent him for his salo*t At the conclusion of the pleading Mm Humbert arose amid an intense iu. a throughout the court room to make h-r promised revelations. She seemed to be laborimr under a great effort and paus-’u after hei ,first en.i hatic statement that the Uraw.oii.s ard the millions exis’od. Then she be gan formally: , , . ' "Gentlemen of the Jury: When I wanted the address of M. Crawford he answered. 'You cannot know me. I am not called Crawford. lam not known by that name.’ “ ‘Then, what name? I asKea. "He. replied, 'My fortune was made dur ing the war of 1870, by reinvestments of rentes, which were then very low, and large quantity was bought here. “Mme. Humbert paused again length y and then continued: (T ,f«,.m ß aiarv ■•His name is Regmor, the inteimediary between Marshal Bazaine and /business mans. 1 had already transacted busings with one Regnier, who appeared to me , to be a very mysterious personage, and who said ‘Be careful, Mme., not to con fuse me with the notorious Regnier.’ That is how I suddenly learned Crawford s nam° I never told my husband. I swear on my daughter's head. This is the first ■ time he hears the name. ' Addressing the presiding judge, Mme. ’ Humbert went on, exclaiming: “What I say is true. The Crawfords ' exist, the fortune exists and I. Madame - Humbert, will bring actions against the ■ jCrHwfords.” The jury retired at 2:30 p. m., and tne prisoners withdrew. M. Humbert and Emile d'Aurignac maintaining their de fiant attitude. Tiie spectators remained anxiously awaiting the verdict. The general feeling was one of stupe faction at the utter futility of Mme. Hum • bert’s revelations. COLOMBIA REJECTS THETREATY. i Defeat of the Treaty Has Caused a Profound Impression at Panama. President Roosevelt Advised of the Action of the Co lombian Congress. Bogota. Colombia, August 12, via Bue na Ventura. August 17.—The Panama canal treaty has been rejected unani mously by the Colombian congress. It is reported today that President Mar roquin has been authorized by congress to make a new treaty which will not re quire further ratification, but that the basis given for the. treaty -frill probably prove unacceptable to the United States. It is considered, however, in official circles, according to reliable information, that the authorization given by congress to make a new treaty will furnish a basis for reopening negotiations with the . United States. It appears that one of the objections to ' the ratification of the treaty w’hich car- ■ rled weight in the senate wag that the ! Panama Canal Company did not come to i a previous arrangement with the Colom ‘ bian government for the transfer of the concession. . The action taken by the senate more over seems to have been influenced by the communication made by the American minister in which the introduction of any amendments to the treaty was objected to. . President Is Disappointed. Oyster Bay, N. Y., August 17.—Upon the i return of the president to Sagamore Hill > this evening from reviewing the fleet he i found awaiting him there information of . the rejection by the Colombian senate of ■ the Panama canal treaty. Wlille he naturally Is disappointed at ' the action of the congress, he does not desire at this time to make any comments ; upon it. When it was learned recently that the Colombian congress intended to ! amend the treaty it was understood that an intimation was conveyed to the Co lombian government that such amend ' meats as were proposed would be un satisfactory to this government. The ab solute rejection of the treaty followed. It is quite certain that the action of Colombia will induce some consultations , of importance In the near future :yid pos sibly some action by congress at the ex traordinary session. Colombia Changes Front. Washington, August 19.—Unofficial, but what is considered entirely reliable in formation, has been received by Dr Her ran, the Colombian charge d’affaires here, indicating an intention on the part of the Colombian senate to resume con sideration of the subject of a Panama canal treaty in place of the one disap proved by that body on the 12th instant. This shows a decided change in the turn of affairs, and leads Dr. Herran to hope that a measure yet will Ae passed by congress which will form 'the basis for the ratification of a treaty between Co lombia and the United States tar the construction of an isthmian canal. Dr. Herran’s information is that on the 13th instant, the day after disap proval of the treaty by the senate, that body voted to appoint a committee of three members to act jointly with a com mittee from the house of representatives in the formation of a measure having for its object the ratification of a treaty between the two countries bv the execu tive of Colombia, after the two houses of the Colombian congress had passed an enabling act outlining the terms and con ditions on which a treaty should be drawn. Tne president of Colombia bv this act would full power in the prem Ises and the treaty would not have to be afterwards submitted to the Colom bian congress. , The Associated Press dispatch from Bogota, it is explained, would indicate that perhaps the initiative taken by the Colombian senate according to Dr Her ran's information already had borne fruit and that committees from the two houses of the Colombian congress have agieed on a measure making possible J»B2!HKa Benduss6.9BWAlST Q SUIT, for this beautiful Shirt WnJ Suit. Catalogue No. A 3062 It pot satisfactory, return it u m 2, U . r 1 1 eip ‘'P" 0 “Wd w » a Kiiz’Ku.i'a: PUS 1 ‘rimmed, fln" lehod with Small t».M extra quality E nir i|,i; Mohair material, in? core flare style, th* suit Is the same s’va ■lm on , d f i no) /« rZ Msa J? 1 crs Bcl * for ■djKfl Colors: navy blue, nJ; afigS tor mixed, brow™ mixed. Sizes 82 to u aBSBi bust, 22 to 28 Waist « to 44 length. Larze! 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Paris, August 19.—Dr. Corea, the minis ter from Nicaragua to tiie United St?'-n. is here on a vacation trip, but owing to his extended riegotiations with Seer- t ir Hay on the subject of the Ni arac : n route for an inter-oceanic canal, he A closely following the reports of the re jection of the canal treaty by the Co lombian senate, as it Is said that one of the sequels may be th" resumption of tive negotiations with Nicaragua minister declined to discuss r ■ -on s action, but when asked if Nicaragua v. s ready to reopen negotiations, he said. “I am not authorized by my go m ment to reopen negotiations or to take any action on the subject, in fact, : v Instructions are to remain ontlrr. ..i --active. Nicaragua occu>i ies the digni'; 1 position “f not wishing to thrust her route upon the consideration of the Ln; J States. We believe our route to be supe rior from every point of view. “It should be fully understood t .it tho last two isthmian canal commissions pronounced the Nicaragua route to ■ e superior, the only reason for a conclusion favorable to Panama being the differ-’rea of about $5,000,900 in the item of c- st. Therefore the statement that tho Unfed States is not likely to turn to Nicaragua because cf the 'notorious Inferiority of its physical conditions’ is contrary the highest official authority. But despite thei superiority of uur route we are not throwing it al tho United States or un duly insisting upon its adoption, ih- .)- fore my government desires me to re frain from taking any step which might possibly be constructed as seeking to em barrass the Panama negotlatlcms or s thrusting forward tho Nicaragua roate. if any initiative is taken toward renew ing the negotiations with Nicaragua R will have to come from the United bi■ as Nicaragua will continue to o< -*p: her position of diignifl’-d reserve." The minister was asked whether. ■* United States desired to reopen it’ -' ■ “' tions, Nicaragua would demand v terms and conditions beyond tin's-! utined in tiie Hay-Corea protoc.- i said: “Since my government has not y - me instructions, 1 a-nt una-bie to minister, what the terms or tile tions will p'., jut, speaking m my ; ” capacity 1 am sure Nicaragua v proach any new negotiations in < •. - ■ of complete frankness ana rairm ' d always has considered tne great : cr prtse as one in widen the win,-.. • is concerned and lias never view--.; subject from any restricted y-'-' standpoint, but rather as an unde: : < of international magnitude. The foregoing seems to imply that : ’ terms of the Hay-Corea proto- ■ '.vi-i continue to operate in case of tn- : ' negotiations, but in the absent?: £ structions the minister declined : ■■•’• cuss this specific point. He does : ■> ' pear to regard the reported failu th' l Colombian negotiations as nece tiug his early return to Washington. cation plans continue in effect. H' " '■' go to Brussels to visit President Z ' 1 ’ son and father In law and he v for New York on the Kron Prinz W ■- helm, September 23. ALL THE NEGROES HAVE FLED. Not a Colored Resident Left in This Texas Town. Dallas, Tex., August 20.—News from Whitewright, Tex., is to the eff- “ that all of the negroes of th® town, more than 100 persons, have fled for fear of a race war. A negro attacked a white woman about a week ago and that '-“ £ a negro accused of the offem hanged by a mob. but rescued and saved from death by the sheriff and a pos'e .Notices were posted ordering ail negroes to leave the place and the blacks fled A ii’i'.as and Pacific negro -ly'Dn from IjOuisiana and eastern T- xa ? El Paso, arranged, recentlv, has been called off on protests frmn the mat*'”' and chief of police of El Paso, who feared race troubles. VESUVIUS GETS VERY BUSY- Naples. August 23.—The prediction of Professor Krull, of Munich, has been ful filled, as Y esuvlus last night had a tr period of activity. Frequent explosion’ were heard and stones were thrown to a height of 600 feet above the crater, while at the same time a. slight earthquake was felt. The stream of lava has again begun flowing in the direction of Pompeii, a l ' though its progress is slow. The voles 11 ' 0 eruption is diminishing tonight. n Keeps Fresh Meat Fresh- Compound will k>’>'P ;!, '7 °t tresh meat for one year or more, with l " 1 ’ ' e * L’Jcfrcsh as the day it was killed Is l . a " d dete< ’ted by sight, taste or sen’ll-' A Insects Won t touch it. hottest weather 11 , PoLJh ,lutr 'ment, flavor, and color vc,v Ruarantved not to contain 1'”" , n!.'.!?, B .’ ac ' ds . or anything else that could i'U’we' i oith- l ull si?., package, enough t" presei ’“''.of meat. 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