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VOL X.
transport ashore
Stannch Vessel, Hancock, Meets
Mishap in Japanese Waters.
CONGRESSIONAL PARTY ABOARD
Much Apprehension of Their Safety It
p c lt Among Them Is Senator
Bacon and Correspondent
f j. K. Ohl, of Georgia.
A special from Nagasaki, Japan,
g a yg : The United States transport
Hancock is ashore on the south sTTe
of the straits of Shimonoseki. A Ger
man gunboat is assisting her. The
transport grounded on a sandy bottom.
On receipt of this telegram orders
were cabled from the war department
at Washington directing the quarter
master at Nagasaki to utilize the Sher
idan to bring the passengers of the
Hancock to the United States. It is
expected that she will bring the con
gresslonal party, the sick, and the 1m
portant mail now on the Hancock.
The Hancock is the third United
States transport to meet with a mis
hap in Japanese waters recently. First,
the Sheridan, having on board a num
ber of returning troops and the con
gressional party which had been visit
ing the Philippine islands, headed by
Senator Bacon, of Georgia, was de
tained at Nagasaki by a broken ta .
6haft. Her passengers were transfer
red to the Warren, which sailed from
Nagasaki November 3.
Two days later the Warren sustain
ed damages in the inland sea, which
made it necessary to return and dock
at Nagasaki. The Hancock was or
dered to proceed from Manila to Naga
saki and te lake on board the delayed
passengers, and it was expected that
she would sail from the port named
November 13 for San Francisco. Mr.
Josiah K. Ohl, of '.he Atlanta Constitu
tion, is with the congressional party
on the Hancock.
ruhlin was an easy thing.
Champion Pugilist Jeffries Had Small
Trouble In Retaining His
Laurels.
In one of the most unsatisfactory
prize fights ever witnessed in this
country, which took place In San Fran
cisco Friday night, J. J. Jeffries proved
the victor over Gus Ruhlin, the Akron
giant.
In the fifth round of what was to
have been a twenty-round struggle
Ruhlin wilted and then surrendered
to the utter amazement and disgust cf
the assembled thousands. No one waa
more surprised at the outcome than
Jeffries himself, who asserted that
while he had delivered one telling
blow' in the second round, he diu not
expect to win the victory so easily.
Ruhlin s sole explanation of the out
come of the fight is that he received
a chance blow which utterly disabled
him, and that Jeffries persisted in
fighting him low.
hile Ruhlin will make no absolute
charge of Jeffries having committed a
foul, he intimates that he was unfair
b handled and injured as a resu l '
Ruhlin received the supne-‘ ege
ends in this stanfll uo say that his
was a hopeless case after the second
round.
Almost from the beginning of the
Bht, Ruhlin appeared lightened. The
ght was practically finished in the
,‘round, when Jeffries landed a left
on Huhlin’s jaw that took all the fight
u ° him. His seconds complained
■ cr >, but Ruhlin insisted that he
as the victim of an accident. Jeffries
alk(d to Ruhlin’s corner, aske<l what
was the matter, then turned in disgust,
... pr oce-eded to his dressing room,
, ! ir 1 e spectators rose as one man
cheered the champion, while they
tZ™:? RuhUn as * tter and a
Hn „ , lhe Police tumbled into the
botf ®i° pped two in which Cor
rb,h 1 ' re f ere e, and officers of the
*' re invo 'veu. The utmost excite
mad prevai 'ed, during which Ruhlin
3d€ hls w *y out of the ring.
SIX HUNDRED BALES BURN.
arrner * Ar °und Vienna Lose Heaviiy
B y a Warehouse Fire.
h T “ e ware house and contents of 600
v * * S of cott °n of Smith & Walton, at
na, Ga., was destroyed by fire Fri
day morning.
a fire starte <l about 4:30 o’clock
w v ’ j anl bad gained such headway
ble “ ‘ Ecovered that it was impossl
bales° f t< v, P it- Pr °bably one hundred
Is ba n ■ f ° e cotton were saved, but this
balpJ ama Ked. The remaining 500
were a total loss.
hebi k arSer por tion of the cotton was
b >- neighboring farmers
Bu RNING cotton aboard.
' s j Vesse! p uts | n at Key West to
The British"™ 6 * E * tin 9 uißhed ’
Galve 8n Btearaer Accomac, from
hales n ° n t 0 Liverpool, with 5,000
Monda?wM?u° n - put !nto Ke y Weßt
The firp " a serious Are in her hold.
bou rs before th* dlscovered tbirty-six
Port and th ves ßGl could make the
b)e teadway had made considera-
DADE COUNTY SENTINEL.
ACCEPTED A LIFE SENTENCE.
Man Who Slew Despoiler cf His Home
Is Induced to Withhold His
Case From a Jury.
At Atlanta, Ga., Monday morning in
the case of the state against R. A.
Keith, charged with the murder of
Jesse Wall, the defendant consented to
a verdict of guilty, with a recommen
dation to life imprisonment.
Keith gave his consent to this dispo
sition of the case after seeing certain
letters which were in the possession
of the solicitor general and which
would have been introduced as evi
dence in the trial.
One of these was the note written
by Keith which was found on the body
of Wall after he was killed, in which
Keith threatened his life. The other
letters w’ere written by Mrs. Keith to
Wall, which tended to show the inti
macy of their relations.
After the verdict was agreed upon.
Judge John S. Candler, who presided,
said:
“This verdict as agreed upon was
under the facts of the case and in the
law a case of murder, yet it was not
a case in which the extreme penalty
for murder should be inflicted. There
can be no justifiable homicide in a ease
where a man kills another deliberately
with the malice of the law in revenge
for a past injury.
“The deceased in this ease, judging
by certain letters which I now have be
fore 'me, had been criminally intimate
with the wife of the defendant. It ap
pears, however, that the defendant had
known this for some time. It appears
also that*?ne deceased knew the de
fendant knew of this intimacy.
“Under the law, as announced by the
supreme court in the Wilkerson case,
there can be no question as to the de
fendant's guilt of murder. Nothing I
can say will restore to life the dead
man, reinstate the character of the de
fendant’s wife. Both are gone and I only
say what I do now as a warning to the
public that no man has the right to
take the law in his own hands and pun
ish for a past offense, however heinous.
“It is murder to kill if after the
wrong, such as in this case, sufficient
time has elapsed for reason to resume
its sway and the voice of humanity be
heard. It Is voluntary manslaughter
if sufficient time has not elapsed. In
no case is it justifiable after the wrong
has been done.
“It is not a question oT what any
particular man would do. I .simply as
a warning to others, declare the law
as it is my duty to enforce it. Let no
man from this understand, however,
that he can go into the home of his
neighbor and go free. If he is caught
there and in such an act he may be
killed, the protector of the home would
be guilty of no offffense.”
While waiting to be carried from the
court room to the jail Keith furnished
a signed statement for publication. The
statement is as follows:
“To All My Friends: I have accept
ed a life sentence by the inhumanity of
man and the treachery of womankind
“Good I consider in the eye.<
of God I have done
no wrong. cNd grant that anybody
should live in where he can
not defend his those that he
knows to be innoc nation can
stand without the of their wo
men, let alone indivi
“I ask tlu '° and
gentlem r .. ....
T ,-art of an honorable man.
. will freely give the remainder of
my days in servitude to vindicate my
honor and those who were dependent
on me.
“I again appeal to all good people
to not judge too harshly, for time will
vindicate all things.
(Signed.) “R. A. KEITH.”
MOTHER CARELESS; BABES DEAD.
Little Ones Were Lfet Alone In Hsme
and Burned to Death.
Alfred and Jennie Kendall, aged 2
and 5 years, respectively, children of
Albert Kendall, were burned to death
in a fire at their home in Ottawa, On
tario, Monday night while they had
been left alone for a few minutes by
their mother, who had gone to a neigh
bor’s.
It is supposed one of the children
upset a lighted lamp and an explosion
followed.
HORROR WAS UNDERESTIMA’
Fatalities In Viral"' ,ne i.
Greats**. ..an Was Though
Latest reports from Baby
as-ter, at Pocahontas, Va., plicate
that it is much more seriouMfhan at
first was supposed. Up to nc Mi Friday
nine bodies had been recovWed, and it
is believed that fifteen mcM are yet in
the burning mine. #
Fire departments from the surround
ing towns have been called upon to
assist in extinguishing the flames.
That part of the Baby mines where the
explosions occurred is on the Virginia
side.
L. AND N. ADVANCES WAGES.
Increase of Ten Per Cent Went Into
Effect November Ist.
A special from New Decatur, Ala.,
says: “The Louisville and Nashville
authorities here have announced that
beginning November Ist the wages of
all mechanics in the shops at this
place wul be advanced 10 per cent”
TRENTON. GA. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 22.1901.
BRILLIANT JOURNALIST DEAD.
Pascal J. Moran, of The Atlanta Con
stitution’s Editorial Staff, Passes
Away Suddenly.
Pascal J. Moran, well known journal
ist, died at his home in Atlanta, Ga..,
Friday night, which was the result of
heart trouble, and came with absolute
unexpectedness.
Mr. Moran had been ill but a few
days, and his sickness —a cold which
he contracted last Saturday—was con
sidered but a passing illness. In fact,
up to the day of his death —almost up
to the hour —he continued to do his
work which he sent regularly to The
Constitution office every day from his
house. Shortly before 6 o’clock Friday
night his usual amount of editorial
matter was received by the editor of
The Constitution, who little suspected
that it would be the last from the pen
of this brilliant writer. These edito
rials appeared in Saturday morning’s
issue, which also bore the announce
ment of his sudden demise.
The news of Mr. Moran's death
spread rapidly. It came as a distinct
shock to his friends, the majority of
whom were not aware that he was
even slightly sick. In half an hour nu
merous telephone messages of condo
lence were received, and the many
friends of the family and professional
associates called to extend their sym
pathy.
Up to within a few days of his death
Mr. Moran had the appearance of a
man in the very best of health, but it
appears that for some years he has
been troubled with a weak heart. This,
in conjunction with congestion of the
lungs, which set in Friday morning,
was the cause of his death.
In the death of Pacal J. Moran, the
south loses one of its mostbrilliant and
versatile journalists, and the Atlanta
Constitution an editorial writer whose
place will be exceedingly difficult to
fill. He was a man whose store of gen
eral information was remarkable, and
whose grasp of all subjects—political,
historical, social, economic, religious,
agricultural, and, in fact, all phases of
thought that a skilled journalist is
called upon to deal with —was firm and
secure. \r >
BANK DISCOVERS DEFALCATIONS.
Former Paying Teller and Receiving
Teller "Bwlped'’ Some $60,000.
Defalcations amounting. It is claim
ed, to $60,000, have been discovered
in the accounts of the Williamsburg
Savings bank, an institution conducted
at Williamsburg, in the suburbs of
Brooklyn, N. Y.
General J. V. Meserole, the president
of the bank, Is authority for the state
ment that the parties implicated is
the affair are Harry E. Corbett, a for
mer paying teller of the hank, who died
November 2, and George Zollinhofer, a
receiving teler, who, it is alleged, gave
the first information leading to the dis
covery.
The bank is fully protected, it is
said, by the bonds of both Corbett and
Zoilinhofer.
WILL STOP AT CHARLESTON.
Winter Cruise of North Atlantic Squad
ron Will Soon Begin.
The winter cruise of the north Atlan
tic squadron, which begins on the 25th
"innth "-<ll be a notable one,
for the vesbe. ...'The squadron will
stop at Charleston for four days dur
ing the exposition, and visit Cuba, Por
to Rico, the isthmus of Panama, Co
lombia, Trinidad island, on the north
east coast of Venezuela, and the Dan
ish West Indies.
After the stop at_, Charleston the
ships wiURfrJSSWC (meetly to Havana.
The cruise will last until April 21,
when the squadron will sail from San
Juan for New York.
NEW JOB FOR
Will Manage Go' /nent Naval Ex
hibit at Ch? .on Exposition.
A dispatch says: Na
val Constimpfcr Richmond P. Hobson
has been cached from duty in the bu
reau and repair, and
deta ' Jf to duty in connection with the
m? Jgement of the government naval
r jiftit at Charleston exposition.
JAPS DIE IN WRECK.
Accident on Great Northern Wherein
| Ten Are Killed and Twenty-Eight
A special to The St. Paul Globe from
Great Falls, Mont., says that a wreck
occurred on the Great Northern, near
Blair, 375 miles east of there, Monday
morning, in which ten men le6t their
loves and twenty-eight others were se
riously injured. An extra freight ran
into a work train and it was among
those on the latter train that the havoc
was wrought.
Forty-one Japanese laborers were
aboard the work train and ten of these
were crushed to death.
ALABAMA TOWN BURNS.
Entire Business Section of Gallion
Wiped Out By Flames.
The entire business section of Gal
lion, Ala., a small town thirty miles
west of Selma, with the exception of
one store and the Southern depot, was
completely destroyed by fire last Sun
day evening. There were seven stores
on the block.
The loss of stores and stocks
amounts to about $12,000
Official Organ of Dado County
FOR DEATH OF BABES
SI. Lonis Health Department is
Held Responsible by Coroner.
ANTI-TOXINE SERUM WAS BAD
Contained Tetanus Germs and Seven
Children Treated With It For
Diphtheria Died In Agonies
of Lockjaw.
A St. Louis special says: Coroner
Funkhauser has rendered a verdict
finding the St. Louis health depart
ment negligent in the preparation of
diphtheria anti-toxine, the administra
tion of which recently caused the death
by lockjaw (tetanus) of seven chil
dren. The verdict, in part, is as fol
lows :
“We find that the deceased came to
their deaths irom tetanus following the
administrat'on of diphtheria anti-tox
ine containing tetanus toxin, said diph
theria anti-toxine having been prepar
ed r.nd issued by-the health depart
ment of the city of St. Louis, and bear
ing dates on labels of August 24 ana
September 30, 1901.
"The presence of tetanus toxine In
the diphtheria anti-toxines shows neg
ligence on the part of the health de
partment in the preparation of said
dipththeria anti-toxine and in the issu
ance thereof.”
For some time the city health de
partment has been making anti-toxine
for use in diphtheria cases. This was
distributed among practicing physi
physicians throughout the city free of
charge and used in the city institu
tions quite generally. In many eases it
is said to have saved lives. The se
rum was obtained from horses that are
said to have contracted tetanus.
Bacteriologists' Report.
The findings of the committee of
bacteriologists as presented to the cor
oner were in part as follows:
“The testimony shows that the
health department owned a horse nam
ed Jim. stabled at the poor house farm
and used in the preparation of diph
theria anti-toxine. Said horse Jl|ti de
veloped tetanus on -October 2,' 1901,
and was at once killed. Blood was
drawn from said h<j-se Jim on August
24, 1901, the serum of which was non
toxic.
“Blood was again drawn from said
horse Jim September 30 (during the
period of the incubation of tetanus),
the serum of which contained tetanus
toxine.
“The serum drawn September 30,
1901, was issued by the health depart
ment in bottles bearing labels, respec
tively dated August 24, 1901, and Sep
tember 30.
“That the toxic serum drawn Sep
tember 30, 1901, was issued, is shown
by the fact that the toxic serum dated
September 30, 1901, are identical in the
following particulars:
“First, unappearance; second, abso
lute weight; third, specific gravity;
fourth, freezing point; fifth, chemical
reaction; sixth, spectrum analysis;
seventh, anti-toxic potency, and eighth,
toxic value in producing tetanus in
lower animals.
"The non-toxic serum drawn August
24, 1901, and so labeled, in nowise
agrees with the toxic serum In any of
the above characteristics.
“Asa result of our Inv we
draw the following conclu us.
“The diphttheria and an .oxine
pared by the health depar .lent of
city of St. Louis and dr ed Sept -
ber 30 and some of the erum dated
August 24 was the cat of the re
cent deaths from tetan- in the case*
where this anti-toxine ' s used.
“This anti-*' •’ *s v sterile, ’ *
contained th> e > tetanus bu
lus in con-' s ea tint.”
T--' ji Floats.
Advices f ’ r i, Japa
that the V •_ o trans r „ Han
cock. whi- rt-as r< orted a r ,re on the
south sUfe of the ycrait? . Shimonose
ki, hf floa fed ,and sent to Kobe
pairs. /
—Lord Kite! per cables that since
November 7tl Jritish have killed 43
and wounded Joers.
GREETING? jrO THE PRESIDENT.
Delegates of .C. T. U., at Fort Worth
Send Tt .gram to Roosevelt.
At Saturd r’s session of the Nation
al Woman’s Ihristian Temperance Un
ion of Ame ca at Fort Worth, Texas,
the follow) 5 telegram was ordered
sent to President Roosevelt:
“The National Woman's Christian
TemperaiAe Union, in convention as
sembled it Fort Worth, Texas, repre
senting 300,000 women of the United
States, sends greetings, with an appre
ciation of the responsibilities that have
come to you. Be assured of our pray
ers to aid you in your work for right
eousness.”
BRADLEY GETS A CALL.
Ex-Governor of Kentucky Summoned
to Washington By President.
President Roosevelt is an innovator.
He has set Kentucky politicians to
thinking. Republican leaders of the
state are wondering. Almost the first
time he put his finger on the Kentucky
situation he aroused an interest almost
akin to consternation. He summoned
Bradley to Washington.
COTTON GOES IP IN SMOKE.
Big Warehouse Burned and Over Two
Thousand Bales Destroyed, Ag
gregating Loss of SIOO,OOO.
The worst cotton fire that has visit
ed Albany, Ga., in fifteen years occur
red Friday night, when the big ware
house of A. W. Muse & Cos., corner
Broad and Front streets, was complete
ly destroyed.
Saturday afternoon the rescue fire en
gines, which had been pumping from
the river for about nine hours, became
disabled, and the flames .n the ware
house were free to feed on anything
they might reach. Hundreds of bales
of cotton that might have been saved
but for the giving out of the water
supply and the subsequent breaking
down of the steamer were burneu be
fore the eyes of helpless on looking
persons.
The blaze was discovered at 11
o’clock p. m., and when the firemen en
tered the building the whole interior
was a roaring furnace. There were
about 2,500 bales of cotton stored in
the warehouse, and all were wholly or
partially destroyed. The fire depart
ment exhausted the supply of water in
the standpipe reservoir at 5:30 o’clock
Saturday morning, having played
about 700,000 gallons on the fire. The
reserve steamer was then carried to
Flint river, which is only a couple of
hundred yards from tne scene of the
conflagration until disabled.
The value of the cotton stored in
the warehouse, most of which belonged
to farmers in the section, is estimated
at about $87,500. The warehouse build
ing was worth SIO,OOO, and bagging,
ties, provisions, etc., stored therein,
$3,000 or $4,000 more, making the to
tal not less than SIOO,OOO.
THOUSAI.DS VISIT SCENE.
So Far Twelve Charred Bodies Have
Been Taken From Baby Mine.
The reports from the Baby mine at
Pocahontas, Va., Saturday night were
that the fire practically has been ex
tinguished, three huge streams of wa
ter having been pouring into the mine
for forty-eight hours. Lines of hose
were run far into the interior of the
shaft through another passage and
brave men battled with the flames,
which at times almost brought death to
themselves. During the day three more
bodies were taken out, all badly char
red.
The list of bodies already recovered
numbers twelve, and two or three of
the injured wi.. die. Eight bodies of
the unfortunate* were buried Satur
day in the same cemetery where two
hundred or more miners were buried
who met death in the same mine near
ly fifteen years ago.
On Sunday excursion trains carried
more than 2,000 people from the coal
fields of Pocahontas, Flat Top and Elk
horn to the scene of the Baby mine dis
aster, and all day long the grounds
about the entrance to the mine shaft
was a mass of humanity. Many of
the miners, familiar woth those em
ployed there, stm assert that at least
eight bodies are yet within the mine.
The fallen slate is being removed, but
the work is necessarily slow.
Money for relief Is being raised by
popular subscription. The state mine
inspector is on the scene, but as yet
has given out no statement regarding
the supposed cause of the disaster.
ALLEGED FORGER “DOPED.”
Wheeler, In Shaky Condition, Is Turn
ed Over to Doctor By Judge.
O. B. Wheeler, who was arrested in
New York on charges of forging the
names of Chicago business men to
notes aggregating $103,000, was ar
raigned in police in short order.
An attorney who appeared for him told
the magistrate that cnent was, in
ppinion, suffering 1 ->m the exces
\ise of some drug a * , at he was
''y unbalanced. dge or
,Jiat he be tur _ •> doc
tor. f*
Silver Service For B .tleehlp.
The SIO,OOO silver servic ■, purcha ,
by the people of Illinois the battft
ship bearing the state’s name, was
presented at Newport News Saturday
afternoon by a delegation of citizens
from Chicago and from the Illinois col
ony in Washington.
THIS BOLO CHARGE FAILED.
Company E Was Too Much For 'I nem
and Disastrous Rout Results.
A Manila special says: company E,
of the Ninth infantry, Captain F. K.
bhoefTel, was attached by fifty bolo
men and several insurgents armed
with rifles at a point six mile 6 from Ta
rangnan, in the islan„ of Samar. The
insurgents tried to rush the Americans,
but failing to accomplish their purpose,
they quickly broke anu scattered. The
men of the Ninth had a corporal and a
scout killed and one private wounded.
Sixteen of the bolo men were killed,
while the riflemen escaped.
Award to Improve Capitol.
Eight bids to improve and enlarge
the Florida state capitol building were
opened at Tallahassee Friday, and the
contract was awarded to J. E. Parrish,
of Lynchburg, Va. Parrish’s bid for
the work Is $65,793.
No Tax on Franchises.
The Howard corporation franchise
bill was killed in the Georgia state sen
ate Friday morning by 5 ayes to 24
noes.
SAD FATE OF TWO MARSHALS
They Go Out to Arrest Notorious Coun
terfeiter and Their Charred Re
mains Found in Building.
John A. Montgomery, deputy United
States marshal pro tern., a respected
citizen of Oxford, Miss., and Deputy
United States Marshal Hugh Montgom
ery, of Pontotoc, left Oxforu late Sat
urday evening for the purpose of ar
resting Will Mathis an alleged coun
terfeiter and moonshiner, who lives 12
miles in the country.
Early Sunday morning Hugh Mont
gomery’s horse was found standing at
the gate of Curdy Hall, a neighbor of
Mathis, and Mathis’ house burned to
the ground. Upon further investiga
tion two partially burned bodies
found in the ashes of the burned build
ing, which have been identified as the
remains of the deputy marshals.
John A. Montgomery’s horse has
not been found, and it is supposed that
Mathis made his escape on the animal
after the men had been killed and the
house get on fire.
Mathis’ wife was at her father’s, a
few miles from her burned home. She
says she and her husband left home
Saturday, her husband leaving the
county.
Mathis was indicted last summer
for making and passing counterfeit
money, and was out of jail upon a $2,-
000 bond. The principal witness
against him was a negro living
in the same neighborhood. About a
month ago the negro was asssassina
ted.
The two Montgomerys went out to
arrest Mathis for making illicit whis
key, and it Is supposed that they were
prevailed upon to remain for the night
and were shot while off their guard.
A posse of thirty or forty of the
leading citizens of Oxford went out to
the scene of the murder and every ef
fort will be made to capture Mathis.
BACK FROM THE ORIENT.
Senator Bacon Arrive* at San Francis
co—Lilioukalani Also Aboard.
Senator Bacon, of Georgia, arrived in
San Franclsoo Saturday afternoon on
the steamship China. The ureorgia sen
ator is well and reports a pleasant, as
well as a profitable trip to the Philip
pine isands and the east. The senator
was erroneously thought to be on the
transport Hancock which was ground
ed in Japanese waters. to have
returned to the Uniteu States on the
transport Sheridan, out after she broke
Nagasaki he determined he
would not wait for another transport,
but came on a liner so he would ne
certain to reach Washington in time
for the December session of Congress.
Among the passengers on the China
was ex-Queen of Hawaii,
who comes to the United States on a
visit. Besides seeking recovery of
health, she has come to consult with
the federal authorities relative to the
crown lands of Hawaii. These were se
questered by the revolutionary govern
ment at the time the monarchy was
overthrown and no attempt has since
been made to reimburse her for the
loss of the crown revenues, amounting
to some SIOO,OOO a year.
DYNAMITE WRECKS TRAIN.
Passengers Were Shocked. But All Es
caped Injury—Was Plot of Robbers. .
The Southwestern Express on the
Northern Central railway, due in York,
Pa., at 10:44 p. m., Saturday was
wrecked Friday night by a charge of
dynamite placed under the track near
the Blackbridge, a short distance north
of York. Th£ train was running at
the rate of 45 miles an hour when the
explosion occurred. Passengers on the
train were severely shocked and con
sternation prevailed. All escaped in
jury. Four Pullman cars, a day coach,
a combination car and an express car
composed the train.
It is believed that the object of the
perpetrators was robbery.
Court Members Going Easy.
The Schley court of inquiry held but
bn^s%ee ! in Saturday as was the cus
tom during rife Saturdays while the
court was in session, and an adjourn
ment was taken at 12:30 for the day.
It is thought the court will finish its
work a short time before congress con
venes.
BORDEN CUTS PRINT PRICES.
Manufacturers of Cloth at Fall River
Are Astonished.
M. C. D. Borden, of the Iron Works
mills in Fall River, Mass., has cut
prices of all kinds of prints l-2c per
yard, except shirting, which he drop
ped l-4c. The action caused conster
nation in the trade, and it is likely to
be several days before matters become
settled. Many cancellations of orders
have been received already.
This does not mean that the price of
print cloths has been reduced, but sim
ply that Mr. Borden has reduced the
prices of his own finished goods In or
der to be able to sell more goods.
FARRAR SUIT DISMISSED.
Case Will Be Appealed to the Georgiy
State Supreme Court.
At Macon, Ga., Friday In the suit of
Farrar et al. vs. the Southwestern
railway to recover $360,000, alleged to
have been wrongfully withheld from
original stockholders, Judge Guerrv
sustained the demurrer and dismissed
the suit. Attorneys for Farrar will ap
* peal to the state supreme court.
NO. 27.
STRIKERS USE GUNS
Bloody Battle Occars at Mines
Near Madisonville, Ky.
NON-UNIONISTS ARE ATTACKED
In Bombardment Two Men Were Kill
ed and Four Badly Injured. ,
Troops Are Hurriedly
Called Cut. ’t.- i
>
Sunday morning before daybreak
one of the most deadly conflicts of the
entire year of mining troubles occur
red at the mines of the Providence
Coal Company, 17 miles from Madison
ville, Ky. Two men are dead and oth
ers are wounded. Following are the
casualties:
James Smith, negro striker, dead;
George Crouch, striker, fatally woun
ed; John West, guard, shot In both
hands; Nathan Bush, guard, shot in
forearm.
This is the second time inside of a
week that these mines have been at
tacked by roaming mobs, each battle
resulting in the shedding of human
blood.
The latest combat was the bloodiest
of all. At 4:30 o’clock Sunday morning
several shots were fired on the engine
house of the company. It was but a
few minutes until the stables of the
company were surrounded by union
men, who commenced the destruction
of animal flesh. A fine saddle horse
and six mules were killed. The attack
ing party about eighty strong, 'then,
from the brow of a neighboring hill,
poured a well-directed fire upon the
homes of non-union employees, where
over half a hundred men were
fully sleeping with their families. Maflfl
of the miners dropped to their floors,
while others rushed with winchesters
and other guns in hand to small piles
of timber, ar le-ged to be used upon
Just such an wieasion. Behind these
fortifications the miners knelt and re
turned the fire of the strikers, assist
ing the guards in holding the property.
Volley after volley of lead was thrown
into the bottoms where the miners
reside. While these homes were cov
ered a steady fire was kept up on the
tipple, engine room, stable an- other
buildings.
The guards were heavily armed and
their work was even mere effective
than that of the strikers. The battle
raged an hour and a half. The three
guards are not seriously wounded.
County Judge Hall, at Providence,
started an investigation. An inquest
was held, the coroner’s verdict being
that the negro came to his death at
the hands of guards while in the de
fense of the life and property and they
were, therefore, justifiable.
The news of the shooting spread like
wildfire. It was not long before the
news reached the ears of Adjutant Gen
eral Murray, who at once commenced
an investigation, opening up with com
munication with the governor.
Two companies of state troops were
immediately ordered out
GEORGIA WOMAN HONORED.
Daughters of Confederacy Elect Offi
cers —Meet Next in New Orleans.
The United Daughters of the Confed
eracy closed its eighth annual conven
tion at Wilmington, N. C., Saturday, to
met next year in New Orleans. An In
vitation was also accepted to meet in
1903 in St. Louis, during the Louisiana
Purchase exposition in that city. Offi
cers were elected as follows:
President—Mrs. H. A. Rousaville,
Rome, Ga.
First Vice President —Mrs. Mollie
McGill Rosenberg, Galveston, Tex.
Second Vice President—Mrs. T. J.
Latham, Memphis, Tenn.
Recording Secretary—Mrs. John P.
Hickman, Nashville, Tenn.
Corresponding Secretary—Mrs. Vir
ginia F. McSherry, West Virginia.
Treasurer—Mrs. James Leigh, of
Norfolk.
Custodian of Crosses of Honor—Mrs.
Gabbitt, Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson was elected
an honorary president, with Mrs. M. C.
Good let ,of New York, for life.
COLD CASH AROUSES CUPID.
Mrs. Mack's Divorced Husband Sends
Her $60,000.
Mrs. Daisy Mack, who secured a di
vorce from her husband, John F. Mack
at Dekalb, 111., a few days ago, was
given a surprise Saturday when she re
ceived back $60,000 which she had giv
en him as a wedding present.
couple separated on good terms, and
now it Is affirmed that Mrs. Mack is so
affected by this generosity on the part
of her former husband that the differ
ences between them may be patched
up.
OKLAHOMA TOWN SUFFERS. ,
Business Part of Newkirk Wiped
Out By ConfiagratioidH
The business portion of the
county seat of Kay county, oßahoma,
was destroyed by fire Friday,
a loss of $60,000. Newkirk has no fire
protection because of the lack of a wa/
I ter works plant. The fire was cause
by the explosion of a gasoline can i 1
, restaurant. The loss is only partly
, ered by insu ranee.