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VOL. X.
TO WATERY GRAVES
Twaly Son's on 111-Fated Steam
ship Go Down.
DISASTER CAUSED BY COLLISION
Supposed French Bark Crashes Into
Steamer Walla Walla on the
Pacific Coast, Sending
Her to the Bottom.
A San Francisco special says: A
collision at sea early last Thursday
morning between the steamship Walla
Walla and an' unknown sailing vessel
resulted in the sinking of the steam
ship and the probable loss of at least
twenty lives.
The Walla Walla, owned by the Pa
cific Coast Steamship Company, sailed
from San Francisco January 1 for Pu
get Sound ports. She carried thirty
six first-class passengers, twenty-eight
second-class, and a crew of eighty
men. When off Cape Mendocino, on
the California coast, at 4:10 o’clock
Thursday morning, an iron bark, be
lieved to be French, loomed up in the
haze and crashed' into the Walla Wal
la’s bow. Then the sailing vessel slid
off into the darkness and was seen no
more. -
All the passengers and crew of the
Walla Walla, except the few on
watch, were asleep but were aroused
by the crash. The steerage quarters,
were in the bow and it is believed
that some of the steerage passengers
and crew were crushed to death. A
big hole was made in the steamer's
bofr, and she sank in thirty-five min
utes. The officers and crew maintain
ed strict discipline and boats and life
rafts were lowered.
Captain Went Down With Ship.
All who we-fe ,uot .killed in the col
lision got off except Captain Hall,
who went down with his ship. He was
picked up lated by one of the boats, un
injured, with the exception of a few
bruises.
A choppy sea was running and the
small boats could not. make a land ing
oa- IWore, a few miles distant. They
drifted all day, and finally sixty-five
people were picked up by the steamer
Dispatch, which took them to Eureka.
Another boat under command of Engi
neer Brown and containing thirteen
persons attempted to land at Trinidad
and were quickly swamped. John Wil
kinson, quartermaster; William Mar
tel, fireman; L. Drube passenger, and
three unknown men were drowned.
Those in the boat who were saved
were Engineer Brown, Foreman Mc-
Clellan, Coal Passer William Shinn,
Sailor O’Leary, Chief Cook Marshall
and Passengers William B, Smith and
Morhouse. •
When the Dispatch reached Eureka
with the survivors, tugs were Imme
diately sent out for missing boats. The
tug Ranger picked up one containing
eleven passengers and three of the
crew.
The Walla Walla was valuel at
about $250,000. She was formerly used
as a collier and about ten years ago
was converted into a passenger ves
sel at a cost of $175,000. The vessel
v.as insured for about $200,000.
LOW REGISTERS A KICK.
New York Mayor Charges Tammany
With Using Bribery.
Interest in the organization of the
hoard of , aldermen of Greater New
York, when i'l is expected the fusion
members will be in the majority, is
very great. ' Mayor Low issued a state
ment Friday irtdicating that he has
reason to believe that a movement is
on foot among the opposition to upset
the majority confidently counted upon
The mayor’s statement, as given to
the newspapers, said in part:
“Pretty definite rumors have reach
ed me that'money is being used to in
duce aldermen elected on the fusion
ticket to stay away from the meeting
of the board for organization on Mon
day next, or, if present, to vote against
the fusion side.” ' '
The mayor’s statement is the politi
cal sensation of the hour.
JUDGE POPE BARROW.
Appointed by Governor Candler as Suc
cessor to Judge Faliigant, Deceased.
Judge Pope Barrow will hereafter
Preside over the Eastern judicial cir
cuit of Geqrgi^., Governor Candler
Monday morning issued an order ap
pointing Mr. Barrow for the unexpired
term of three years, caused by the
death of Judge Robert Faliigant.
Judge Barrow was not an applicant
for the position, and the announcement
°f his appointment will no doubt be a
great surprise to his friends through
cut the state.
Will Increase Capital Stock.
Stockholders, in Swift & Cos., Chicago
Packers, have decided tp increase the
capital ot th'e corporation from $20,-
000,000 tb .as recommend,
cd by the board of directors.,
British Ambushed By Boers.
The Boers amlurshed a party' of thd
Scots Grays Saturday near.Rronkhorst
Spruit (about forty tniies east of Pre
toria). The British casualties were
aix men killed and thirteen wounded.
HADE COUNTY SENTINEL.
CONGRESS RESUMES BUSINESS.
Both Houses Adjourn For the Day Out
of Respect to Memory of Sena
tor Sewell, Deceased.
A Washington dispatch says: When
the house met Monday after the holi
day recess, there was a large attend
ance in the galleries, but more than
half the seats in the floor were unoccu
pied. The chaplain in his invocation
referre dfeelingly to the death of the
late Senator Sewell, of New Jersey.
No business was transacted outside
the introduction of a fe wbills. Mr.
Loudenschlager, of New Jersey, an
nounced the death of Senator Sewell.
In doing so he paid a warm and feeling
tribute to “The citizen, soldier and
statesman.” He offered the custom
ary resolutions, which were adopted
and as a further mark of respect the
house at 12:10 p. m., adjourned.
Representative Jenkins, of Wiscon
sin, of the judiciary special committee
which is framing an anti-anarchist
bill, introduced a measure which, in
addition to providing the death penal
ty for assaults on the president, re
quires alien immigrants to take oath
not to assault those in government au
thority and not to publicly uphold the
subversion of the government by vio
lent means.
Representative Cummings, of New
York, introduced a bill to appropriate
$2,500,000 for anew postoffice building
in New York city.
Another Schley resolution was intro
duced in the house Monday by Repre
sentative Schirm, of Maryland. It pro
vides an appropriation of $12,000 for
bronze tablets commemorating six
great naval victories, beginning with
those of John Paul Jones, in 1797, and
closing with the battle of Santiago
bay, “Commodore Scott Schley com
manding,” in 1998.
No business was transacted in the
senate on account of the neath of Sen
ator Sexvell, of New Jersey, and ad
journment was quickly taken.
In his invocation at the opening of
the session the chaplain. Rev. William
Milburn, made a touching reference
to the death of Senator SeweTl. He
referred also to the disability of Sena
tor Berry, of Arkansas, and prayed
that he might be able to soon return
to the senate.
Mr. Kean, of New Jersey, formal’ '
announced to the senate the death ef
Mr. Sewell and offered the customary
resolutions expressive of the sorrow
of the senate and providing for an im
mediate adjournment to his memory.
Asa mark of respect to his memory
the senate adjourned at 12:07 p. m.,
immediately upon the of the
resolutions.
The seat formerly occupied by Sena
tor Sewell has been assigned to Sena
tor Depew, of New York.
BEFORE A GEORGIA JURY
Messrs. Greene and Gaynors Must An
swer to Accusations.
The United States- supreme court
Monday affirmed the decision of the
United States circuit court for the
southern district of New York in the
case of Benjamin Greene, John F.
Gaynor, .William ,T. Gaynor: and Ed
ward 11. Gaynor. ' .
Greene and Gaynor are charged with
being in complicity with Captain O. M.
Carter, now serving a term at Leaven
worth, Kas., on the.charge of defraud
ing the government of a large sum of
money while superintending public
works at Savannah, Ga.
Greene and Gaynor have sought by
habeas corpus proceedings in New
York to avoid being sent to Georgia
WINTER TOURIST RATES
To All the Famous Florida Resorts
and Island of Cuba.
Tickets on sale daily, good for re
turn passage until May 31st, inclusive
via the Seaboard Air Line Railway in
connection with the “Dixie Flyer”
route from Nashville,' Chattanooga,
Ronje, Atlanta, Macon and other
points. ....• . i •
The Seaboard Air Line railway
reaches all the famous resorts of Flor
ida and Cuba, and its train service in
the state of Florida is superior in ev
ery respect.
For information call upon nearest
ticket agent, or address Wm. B. Clem
ents, T. P. A., Atlanta, Ga.
OHIO LEGISLATURE-MEETS.
Both Branches Abide By Previous Ac
tion pf Caucus.
The Ohio legislature assembled in
Columbus, Ohio, Monday in biennial
session.
Both branches elected the officers
nominated at the republican caucuses
held Saturday evening. Th'e forenoon
was spent in the usuaLroutiue of draw
ing seats, taking the oath of office, etc!
At noon Governor Nash's message was'
read.
The Foraker candidates, in. the sen
ate and the Hanna candidates, to the
houese were elected with their respec
tive full party votes.
UPHOLDS KENTUCKY LAW.
United States Supreme Court Renders
Decision on Long and Short Hauls.
A Washington dispatch says: .The
United States suprem'e court Monday
rendered an opinion holding as -Valffi
the state constitution of Kentucky con
cerning long and short hauls by rail
road companies and statutes enacted
under that provision of the constitu
tfcn.
TRENTON. GA. FRIDAY. JANUARY 10.1902.
WRECK ON SOUTHERN
Disastrous Head-On Collision Be*
tween Freight Trains.
THREE MEN LOSE THEIR LIVES
Fire Breaks Out In Wreckage and
Bodies of Two Victims Cremated.
Over Thirty Cars Are
Totally Destroyed.
Three men were burned to death,
and thirty freight cars were destroyed
by fire as the result of a wreck on the
Southern at 11 o’clock Saturday night
near Rex, Ga., fourteen miles from At
lanta. The three men who died in
the flames are: Engineer C. C. Wal
lace, of Atlanta; Flagman Z. H. Har
ris of Jacks, Ga.; Fireman Prater.
The injured are: Engineer Lee
Whatley and Fireman Hicks, both cf
Atlanta.
Freight train second No. 51, in
charge of Conductor J. A. Wood and
Engineer Wallace, was bound north
and passed McDonough at high speed
when they should have waited there
for the freight coming south to pass
tiie.il.
Conductor Wood states that no sig
nal for a siding (the red board) was
hung out at McDonough. The opera
tor asserts that he gave Wallace the
red board and it was disregarded.
Freight first No. 54 going south in
charge of Conductor Strickland and
Engineer Whatley, went into the north
bound freight head-on, a mile and a
half from Rex. Both engines were
derailed with a number of cars on
both trains. Both freights had just
passed a trestle and the smash-up
which occurred on a sharp curve, took
place between the two trestles.
Wreck a Mass of Flames.
The cars of the two trains, which
numbered thirty in all, took fire and
were soon a sea of flames. The train
men on the scene, who escaped injury,
found it impossible to get water to
their aid.
The fire burned all day
a fearful mass of ruins is all Gratis
left of the two trains. The body of
Fireman Pi ! ater, cut and mimed be-,
rond recognition, was taken out of the
wreck Sunday morning and sent to At
lanta. The t.ccnes of F.i gin r r . ('.
Wallace, of Atlanta, and Flagman Z.
H Harris, of Jacks, Ga., had not been
located up to an c; : ly hour Monday
morning The men of the wreckiug
crews do not believe the two bodies
will ever be found. The flames swept
through the cars piled up in a mass of
ruins like a scourge, leaving nothing
that fire could destroy. If any sign of
the two missing men is found it will
be only their charred bones. This is
the belief of the railroad men.
NEELY TRIAL BEGINS.
With Rafhbone Et Al. He is Arraigned
For Embezzlement In Havana.
The trials of: the cases arising from
the £uban postoffice embezzlements
opened Saturday in the audiencia
court at Havana before five judges.
The court room is located over the
prison in which Neely has been con
fined. One hundred and two witnesses
had been called to testify, and of these
about eighty responded. .- .
Of the
lud Reeves were^Vnvil'Tni'WnP'Witt
of the room, and Moya and Mascara,-
the Cuban stamp clerks, on the other.
Neely showed no signs of his
ment. He has grown stouter, and ’kF*.
in good spirits.
Upon the opening of
bone was * u a t
his counsel had withdrawn. court
asked, the other counsel i'W the de
fense if they would assucJT charge of
Rathbone’s case, and answered
in the negative, appoijjjed Lawyer Pas
cua, a court gave. Ratlin
bone : one hour in which to: consult
with his new counsel.
The court then asked Neely to plead,
and the latter responded that he had
never heard the accusations against
him, but after-consulting with his
counsel, he entered a plea of not guilty.
Rathbone, Moya and Mascara also
pleaded not guilty. *
FORTY MILLIONS ASKED.
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Owners of Panama Canal Offer Their
Property to Uncle Sam.
A formal proposition to sell the
Panama canal .properties to the United
States government for $40,000,000 was
submitted Saturday to the authorities
at Washington. It was made by Ms
Boeufve, representing the company, to
Admiral Walker, as chairman of the
isthmian commission. M. Boeufve act
ed: under, cable instructions received
from the Panama canal officials
at Paris. Admiral Walker brought the
proposition to the knowledge of the
secretary of state and the president,
going directly to the state department
, $ - 4 , -
FORTY-SEVEN STILL MISSING. '
Steamer Puts In at San Francisco
With Survivors of Walla Walla.
The steamer Nome City arrived at
San Francisco Saturday with six sur
vivors of the wreck of the steamer
Walla Walla. They included five of
the crew' and one second-class passen
ger. They were picked up o’f Trinidad
island from a life raft.
This reduces the list of missing to
forty-seven.
Official Organ of Dade County
ROOSEVELT AFTER COMBINES.
Interstate Commerce Commission Is
Instructed to Secure Data For
Special Message.
The Interstate commerce commis
sion will at once begin a series of
three investigations in Chicago, which
are said to have for their purpose the
gathering of data for a special mes
sage by President Roosevelt to con
gress.
It is said that in this special mes
sage President Roosevelt will deal
with three subjects as follows:
1. Railway combinations.
2. The interstate commerce commis
sion.
3. Legislation governing interstate
traffic.
Originally it was the purpose of the
president to cover those subjects fully
in his annual message to congress, but
owing to the inability of the interstate
commerce commission to get all the
facts necessary, these subjects were
touched upon but briefly and were left
to be handled in a supplementary
message. The investigations which
will be made and which will supple
ment those already made are:
1. Tuesday at Chicago, the trans
portation of packing house products
and dressed beef.
2. Wednesday at Chicago, the Bur
lington-Northern Pacific-Great North
ern combination.
3. Thursday at Kansas City, grain
and grain products to eastern and sea
board points.
Subpoenas Are Served.
United States Marshal Ames’ dep
uty was busy Friday serving and try
ing to serve subpoenas on represen
tatives of packing house interests. He
had six summonses and succeeded In
serving two. Several of the men
sought are said to have escaped ser
vice by leaving the city hurriedly, one
of them missing the deputy by only
a few seconds.
While the packing house men are
apparently shunning the investigation,
the railroad men are not seeking to
avoid it. Many of them believe thal
anything is better than the present
conditions and that with stable rates
come lower rates, to the great
benefit of the entire country. The
parking house men who were served
with flubp' m lire:
George .B. Robbins, vice president
of Armour car lines; W. P. Jenkins,
superintendent, of transportation for
the Hammond Tracking Company.
No subpoenas were issued for the
railroad men but in their stead letters
were received from the commission re
questing their attendance at the inves
tigation. It is said that every person
in charge of traffic on the road'center
ing in Chicago and known to carry
packing house products and dressed
beef has received a copy of the letter.
Railroad men have been given to un
derstand that tho investigation into
iate matters is not for the purpose of
inflicting punishment upon any one,
but simply in the line of investigation
for facts and data This is understood
as confirming the purpose of the presi
dent to send a special message to con
gress.
SHAW IN WASHINGTON.
Secretary Gage's Success Talks
With Roose-Jlt.
Governor*Shawjl of lowa,
who is yG Hon. Lymjn 3. Gage
the treasiJfy, arrived
Friday ‘nigbt. . He is
pl r -jr up al: the Ar bngton hotel and
h p there but a short time when,
,#c.Tesponse to a message from the
smite house, he walked to thq presi
dent’s home and remained.. with him
until after 9 o'clock, Later he ealled
on Speaker Henderson.
LEARY WAS REAR A'DMIRAL.
jfcj
Brave Officer Died Without KnowySS
of His
. Information fn rfi Washington ffkows
that Captain Ric-Jard P. Leary, Tlnited
States navy ,who died at Chelsea re-,
cently, died a rear admiral .wifhout be
ing conscious of the- fact, a promotion
which he had looked for and R is said
to have been the one thing which trou
bled him in his last momenta- The
appointment was made the- day before
he died. •
USEu MAYOR’S SIGNATURE.
Private Secretary Grasty Works At
lanta Banks and Disappears.
With a number of Atlanta banks
holding worthless notes gnd with the
police anxious to find him for several
forgeries, Robert Ware Grasty, ex
private- secretary of Mayor Mims, of
that city, has left for parts unknown.
To the amount of $725 Grasty com
mitted forgeries, and in each instance
he used the *name of Atlanta’s mayor—
who had appointed him to the remuner
ative and trusted, position of private
secretary.
Four banks hate the forgud and
worthless paper on hand.
ROOSEVELT IN CHARLESTON.
Arrangements Already Under Way For
President’s Trip Irt February.
Arrangements are' being made in-
Washington for-the president’s trip
to the Charleston exposition in Feb
ruary. The president will probably be
accompanied by BioSt'of the members
of the cabinet and some of the cabinet
ladies. They will leave probably on
February 10th arriving in Charleston
the following day.
TURNED TO TRAITORS
Nine American Soldiers Ask
Their Fellows lo Desert.
STRANGE PROCLAMATION ISSUED
Charge Is Made That the War Was
Started to Fill the Pockets of
Mark Hanna and Other
Capitalists.
The war department has received
from the Philippines copies of a re
markable proclamation, signed with
the names of nine Americans, seven
of them stated as being in the United
States military service, inviting Amer
ican soldiers to desert and join the
Filipino soldiers. The text of the doc
lment is as follows:
“TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.”
“Dear Fellow-Countrymen: After
many months among the Filipino peo
ple, studying their customs and char
acters, we, the undersigned, have come
to the conclusion that the time has ar
rived for us to break the silence and let
you know the real truth, so that you
will see the follow of continuation of
fighting these people, who are defend
ing their country against the cruel
American invasion in the same manner
in which our forefathers did against
England in those glorious days of our
grand and noble liberator, General
George Washington.
“Since the day we were led by our
conscience (and) presented ourselves
to the Filipino authorities we have re
ceived the best of treatment, and we
are enjoying a life of luxury without
having to put our lives in danger, as
you do who still remain in the Ameri
can ranks fighting for an unjust cause,
which, sooner or later, must surely
rroye disastrous, as it did to the Span
ish, notwithstanding that they knew
the country and customs of the people
better than the Americans do.
“For the above mentioned reasons,
and also that the war may soon end,
we ask the men of the American army
stationed in these islands to present
themselves to the Philippine author i
ties as we did, thereby showing your
selves to be true Americans, upholding
the policy of Washington and the
Monroe doctrine against the ?inbif'.cus
policy of President McKinley, who for
two years has carried on this '■ruel
war, spilling the innocent bleed of
thousands of American soldiers, and
with what object? To fill the pockets
of Mark Hanna and several other
American capitalists who have been
for years and are now ruling America
today, or, in other words, changing
your blood for gold and robbing many
a loving mother or wife of son or hus
band, thereby making many a once
happy home sad and miserable.
“Before we close, let us tell you that
near every town there are always sta
tioned forces, of Filipino troops to
whom should you so desire, you can
present yourselves, with or without
your rifles,-and avoid danger, it is best
to hide it in a secure place, and after
ycu have presented yourself, inform
the Filipino officer or chief of the
guerrillas, and they will recover it and.,
pay.vou some money in return.
“With this we conclude, wishing
you the best of fortune. We remain,
yours most sincerely,
“HARRY HORAE ALMAN,
“JOHN BLAKE,’ ’
“IKANK L. CLARKE,
”%HOMAS KREkDER,
“CI%LE3 BUCHANAN
“Ch¥lley wßight,
■ “HARfSIf RICHTER,
J . SMITH,
/ “JOHN ftkAN.” .
P GAS ASPHYXIATES .FOUR.
Father, Mother and Child and Young
Woman Meet Death.
A dispatch from Hartford, Conn.,
says: Anton Cahves, his wife and 2-
year-old boy, Joseph, and Miss Mary
DeVida, aged 18, were asphyxiated
early Sflnday morning at their home in
New Phrk avehue. The gas escaped
from a defective meter in the cellar.
COLONEL AYRES DROPS DEAD.
Veteran Confederate Soldier and
Noted Journalist Dies Suddenly.
Col, E. W. Ayres, at one time .Wash
ington correspondent of the Kansas
City Times, dropped dead in the Citi
zens’ National bank at Washington
Friday.
Colonel Ayres was born in Lynch
burg,' Va., in 1837, and served with
distinction in the Confederate army, j
He belonged to the famous Richmond
Blues and was a member of the com
pany that officiated at the hanging, of
John Brown. • •
MISS ROSSEVELT ACCEPTS. *' •
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President's Daughter - Will rC-hristen
German Battleship at Staten island.
Miss Alice Roosevelt, the eldest
daughter of President Roosevelt, will
christen the German Raiser's new
yacht, now being built.at Staten. Is
land, N. Y. This announcement /as
made at the white house Friday.
The kaiser’s invitation to Miss
Roosevelt was extended through Dr.
Von Hoileben, the German ambassador
10 ACCEPT CARNEGIE OFFER.
Secretary Hay and Others File Articles
cf Incorporation For Big
Educational Institute.
A Washington special says: Secre
tary Hay and a number of gentlemen
interested in the Carnegie project of a
national university met at the state de
partment Saturday and formed an in
corporation known as the “Carnegie
Institution.” It is understood that Mr.
Carnegie has removed the obstacles
that existed to the acceptance of his
$10,000,000 donation to the cause of
education, and Saturday’s action was
the first step toward giving legal form
and substance to the proposition. Be
sides Secretary Hay, the incorpora
tors, all of whom were present at the
meeting, are Edwin D. White, justice
of the supreme court; D. C. Gilman,
late president of Johns Hopkins uni
versity; Charles D. Walcott, superin
tendent of the geological survey; John
S Billings, ex-surgeon general of the
navy, and Carroll D. Wright, commis
sioner of labor.
Marcus Baker, of the coast survey*
was present, not as an incorporator,
but charged with the preparation of
the ai tides of incorporation.
The articles were later filed with the
recorder of deeds. They fix the name
and title of the institution as the “Car
negie Institution,” and show that it is
organized “for perpetual term.” Its
objects are the promotion of study and
research, the power to acquire, hold
and convey real estate and other prop
erty and to establish general and spe
cial funds; to assist investigations in
science, literature or art, to co-operate
with governments, universities, col
leges, technical schools, learned so
cieties and individuals; to appoint
committees of experts to direct special
lines cf research, publish and distrib
ute documents, conduct lectures and
hold meetings, acquire and maintain
a library, and in general, to do and
perform all things necessary to pro
mote the objects of said institution.
The affairs, funds and property of
the corporation will be In general
charge of a board of trustees.
RESOLUTIONS DECLARED LEGAL.
Georgia Supreme Court Renders Im
portant Decision In Mandamus Case.
The Howell resolution, passed by
the Georgia legislature, has been de
clared constitutional by the supreme
court of th estate, as well as by Judge
Candler. The mandamus asked for .by
Governor Candler against Treasurer
Park has been granted, and the $325,-
the public property fund can
nowbe used for the payment of the
interest on the bonded debt' of the
state.
The decision of the court was hand
ed down Saturday morning. Chief
Justice Simmons, Associate Justices
Lumpkin, Lewis and Little favored the
resolution, and Associate Justices Cobb
and Fish dissented. Mr. Justice Lit
tle rendered the opinion of a majority
of the court. The opinion is a very
strong one and goes into every detail
of the case. .It is held by the majority
of the court that the interest on the
bonded debt is a part of the debt, and
the public property fund set aside for
the payment of the bonded debt, ex
clusively, can be used to pay the in
terest.
In dissenting justices Cobb and Fish
take the position that the public prop
erty fund can be used for the payment
Cff the principal on the public debt
alone and thht the constitution provid
ed expressly that the interest should
be raised by taxation.
■ The- question is- a • very ’important
ode, and the decision of the court, 'hi
the opinion of many of'the stateliouse
•effipers, will save .the state serious
financial embarrassment. •
There was only one question in the
case, and that is fully met in the ma
jority opinion of the court. That
question was whether the interest was
a part of the debt, and whether thd
fund could be used for payment oi the
Interest.
MRS. PLANT WINS SUIT.
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Widow of" Late Magnate Is Awarded
Seven Millions By Court.
Justice Leventritt hi the'NCw York
1 supreme'-court announced a decision
Saturday in the action brought by
Mrs. Mary J. Plant, widow of Henry
B. Plant, the founder of the Plant sys
tem of railways and steamships,
against the. executors and trustees qf
the will. Justice Leventritt decided
that the will should be probated and
established in New York state, on the
ground that Mr. Plant was a resident
of New York at the time of his death.
. The will was executed in Connecti
cut a few days before Mr. Plant’s
.death and was offered for probate
there. Mrs. Plant maintained that the
probate was Invalid. In the will she
was left orily a life annuity of $30,000,
and the effect of Judge Leventrltt’s rul
ing will be to give her full dower
rights, amounting to about $7,000,000.'
< FIRE MENACES MANIACS.
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■State Insane Hospital Burns and Dan
gerous Lunatics Are at Large. <
The state insane hospjtal at Wil
' lianjshurg, Va., was badly burned Sat-•
; urday.' Many thousands of will
be required to make good the loss. •
tVhlit'may prove to be more serious
is the fact that seven lunatics, able
bodied men, escaped from the grounds
1 in the early morning, and at nightfall
only two of this number had tteen
found. At least eight are missing
NO. 34.
MAKES FINAL APPEAL
Schley Gees to Roosevelt and
Talks Over His Case.
SATISFIED WITH INTERVIEW
Admiral Talks Interestingly of His
Proposed Trip to Savannah —At-
torney Raynor Sees House
Members.
A Washington special says; Ad
miral Schley leaves for Savannah on
Thursday, where he and Mrs. Schley
will be the guests of General and Mrs.
W. W. Gordon.
The admiral will not make any other
stops on this trip. A number of other
cities have extended him invitations
to visit them, but he has told Rep
resentative Fleming, who sought to
have him visit Augusta, that he will
not extend'his tour, explaining that
while he greatly appreciates the invita
tions, he feels that it is better not
to enter upon what might be miscon
strued as a junket for his own glorifi
cation.
Charleston a Stopping Place.
He will, on his return from Savan
nah, fill several engagements that he
made some time ago, going, first to_
Chicago, then to Louisville, and later
he will go to Charleston, to be at the
exposition upon Daughters of the Rev
olution day. He will not be there
when the president pays his visit, as
on Monday Schley had a long confer
ence with President Roosevelt, /tich
gave rise to a good deal of talk. It
was reported for one thing that the
president had sent for him to advise
against his making these visits, but
the admiral declared there was no
truth whatsoever in this. He says the
talk was of the friendliest character.
The fact is, he talked with the presi
dent at length about his case. He en
tered formal notice of appeal with the
secretary of navy before Secretary
Long approved the finding of the board
of inquiry, and he has the right tb ap
peal to the president before the latter
takes final action. He went over cer
tain features of the case at the white
house interview, and, judging by
his expressions, he feels that he has
reason to be well satisfied with the
outcome.
“There is nothing but a purely so
cial visit in my Savannah trip,” said
the admiral later. "General Gor
don is my personal friend, and some
time ago 1 promised him I wguld be
his guest some time this winter. It Is
not a public visitation to that city, for
I expect to spend most of my time
with rod and gun and such other diver
sions as my host may propose. There
will be nothing like a public demon
stration in my honor.”
Mr. Raynor, Schley’s chief counsel,
was with him before he went to the
white house. All Raynor would say
about the visit was that “Adiniral
Schley has a right to appeal t 6 the
president before he passes upon the
findings of the court.”
Raynor Sees House Members.
Isldor Raynor, the counsel for Ad
miral Schley • before the court of in- '
quiry, spent some time on the floor of '
the house of representatives Monday.
‘He had been at the supreme ..eourt,
.and later visited th.eghouse s where he
served as a member, fpr some years.
• Mr. Raynor jqined Representative.,
Cummings, of New York; a member of ‘
-t,he house committee on naval affairs,
and learned from him the general sit-'
nation of affairs concerning the many ~
bills proposed in the Schley case.
Mf. Raynor said later that his visit *
was without bearing on the admiral’s ’
case, although being among old
friends, he had taken occasion to learn’
the general condition of affairs. In
this connection it is understood that
the friends of Admiral Schley have ex
pressed approval of the bill which has
been introduced making the judgment
of Admiral Dewey the judgment of con
gress. However, the informal talks
led to the conclusion that a bill of this .-
character was not likely to be reported
from the, naval committee and that if
action was to be taken it must be on
one of-the various other plans pending.
JUDGE FALLIGANT DEAD, ,
After Lingering Illness Well-Known
Georgian Passes Away.
Judge Robert Faliigant, distinguish
ed Georgia jurist, died at his residence
in Savannah Friday morning after a
long illness.
Asa soldier Judge Faliigant stood ,
in thg front rank; as a legislator his j
course was marked by numerous in- .
stances of sagacity. He sustained a
desirable rank among the public ,
speakers of the state, his gifts as an
orator making him a natural leader, a
position jully Justified. by his course on
the bench and at the bar. ,
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SUCCESSOR TO “HISTORIAN.”
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John Kearney Given “Important Posi- '
tion” Vacated By Maclay.
Secretary Loiig has appointed John
A. Kearney, of Cohoes, Y.,-as.the
successor to E. S. Maela^“historian”■
.and laborer at the navy
yard. The office is officially designat
ed “Special laborer in the department
of supplies and accounts, navy yard,
New York,” with pay at the rate of
$2.48 per day.