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ATHENS DAILY BANNER
ESTABLISHED 183:-
ATHENS, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY 7 1902
$5.00 A YEAB.
AMPSON IS DEAD
AFTER HARD FIGHT
ie Naval CommanJer Officially Recognized as the
[riero of Santiago, Died Yesterday Afternoon After
Intense Suffering for Many Weeks.
Washington, Maj (Spoclal to The
oner.)--Admiral William T. Samp-
In, oilicially recognized aa the hero of
atiag . has fought his la9t great fight
FORCED TO INHALE SEWER GAS.
V7. T. SAMPSON.
[and in the great battle death conquered
Early this morning Admiral Sampson
[ ■offered a hemorraKe from the brain and
was at once rendered nnconsoioas, re*
maining in this state and growiug
steadily worse until this afternoon at
fire o’clock when he died.
! ATKINSON IN NEW FIELD.
8tart« Negotiations for Purchase of
Montgomery Street Railway.
Montgomery, Ala., May fl.— H. M. At
kinson, of Atlanta; G. H, Pavia, gen
eral* manager of the Birmingham
street car system, and J. A. Emery,
superintendent of construction of the
Same say tern, spent yesterday in Mont
gomery. As a result negotiations are
well under way for the purchase of the
Montgomery str«*ot railroad-
Atkinson and Davis went to Birming
ham last night, but Emery remained
over and is making a careful examina
tion of the property. The deal is be
ing negotiated l»y President A. M.
Baldwin, of the First National hank,
who gave a dining at which all parties
Interested sat down together.
Mr. Emery was seen in consultation
with General Manager Scott, of the
local company, but made no statement
further than to admit that negotiations
are under way.
W. A. Vandiver in an interview says
that if the deal is put through it will
make no difference with the construc
tion of the new system which is now
under way.
Re|K>rt has it that a part of the At
kinson deal here is the purchase of ono
of the Montgomery papers or the start
ing of a new afternoon daily.
Inhuman 1 rcatment of Little Child by
Five Atlanta Boya.
Atlanta, May 5.—Forced by five
young boys to breathe sewer gas and
held by them under slimy sewer filth
until he swallowed some of the poison,
if. the story little Colin McDougal told
Sunday, Just before he closed his eyes
in eternal sleep, of the Inhuman treat
ment that caused his death.
Colin McDougal was the G-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Mc
Dougal. who r< sided at the coiner of
Little and Woodson streets. The child
died Sunday and it has developed that
his death was due to abuse and torture
indicted on him by five older hoys.
The father of the dead child has
been conducting a rigid investigation
into the terrible affair a ".cl will proba
bly place the matter* in the hands of
the police today to let the law take its
course. The l>oys implicated all reside
In the Immediate neighborhood and
the news of the horrible death of the
child and their complicity will create
a profound sensation.
The immediate cause of the death
of little Colin was, it is said, sewer
gas poisoning. According to state
ments h** was forced to go into the
mouth of the big Connally street sew
er about three blocks from his home;
was beaten with rocks or some other
weapon, was then forced under the
filthy water and held there until he
had swallowed some of the deadly poi
son and was afterwards ridden on a
rail in the foul sewer. He was then
allowed to go, but was threatened v
death by his assailants If he Informed
on them.
BISHOP C0RB1GAN
STRIGKEWBY DEATH
Life of the Brilliant Prelate
Comes to Close.
PNEUMONIA CAUSE OF DEATH
LIKE CR0P8E* CA»T**
Disappearance of Miss Childers Is
Great Mystery.
Ashevlll". N. f\. May 6.—It is believ
ed that Miss Conlla Childers, th
young woman who so mysteriously
disappeared liora her home in I^enoi
last week, came to Asheville.
The case is creating the greatest in
terest. It Is somewhat similar to the
Cropsey ah'alr at Elizabeth City.
The gill has not been seen since she
ported firm h* r crxort, William Full-
wood, last Wednesday night. Search
ing parties have scoured the country
In every direction and ponds have
been dragged, hut all to no avail.
The search Is being principally con
ducted by Fullwood. !le has been
here and searched the city through.
He says he will not give up until he
finds the girl’s whereabouts. Miss Chil
ders is of good family and is 23 years
old.
There Were Many Who Had Hoped
That the Archbishop Might Yet Ral
ly and Recover, but Last Night He
Began Sinking.
New York, May 6.—Michael Augus
tine Corrigan, third archbishop of the
diocese of New York, died last night
11:20 o’clock after an Illness of
several days, resulting from an acute
attack of pneumonia.
Death was not a surprise to the
thousands of friends who have linger
ed over the bulletins issued hourly
from the bedside, but brought sorrow
and gloom throughout the country, as
had hoped the patient’s vitality
and constitution would successfully
combat the disease.
Yesterday the end was apparent ear
ly in the afternoon and slowly the
great man began sinking until the
crisis came and the brilliant life was
ended.
Sketch of His Life.
Michael Augustine Corrigan, third
archbishop of the diocese of New
York, was horn in Newark, N. J., Aug.
17, 1839. His parents, who were na
tlves of Ireland, were well-to-do and
determined to give him a liberal educa
tion.
He first entered St. Mary’s college
in Wilmington. Del., whero he spent
two years. Then he entered St.
Mary’s college at Emmettsburg, >fd.
He finished his studies at Emmetts
burg in 1859 and decided to enter the
priesthood.
He went to Rome and became one
of the twelve students with whom the
American college opened. While in
Rome he won many distinctions and
was awarded medals which were com
peted for by students from all parts of
the world. He finished his course, re
ceiving the degree of doctor of divinity
in 18G4, but he had entered the
hood a year before. i
LONG LOST HEIRS FOUND.
il Uli Illy 111tIViti^><WI-^pf/&lnt«nl to'l
professorship in Seton Hall college. In
18G8, though hardly 28 years of age.
he was made president of the college,
which was then one of the leading
Catholic colleges in the United States.
On May 4. 1873. he was consecrated
as bishop of Newark. As bishop he
displayed unusual interest in lnstltu
tlonal and reformatory work. On Sep
tember 2G, 1SS0, he was appointed eo
adjutor with the right of succession
to Cardinal MeClosky, archbishop oi
New York, under the title of arehbish
op of Petra. He was the youngest
archbishop in the Catholic church Iii
America. In 1S85 he became arehbish
op of New York
BOER CASUALTIES.
BRETE HARTF, THE
AUTHOR, IS DEAD
Brilliant American Writer
Expir. s Near London.
LIVED IN ENGLAND FOR YEARS
As a Writer of Short Stories Bret
Harte Stood Pre-eminent—His Early
Days Were Spent on the Pacific
Coast During Mining Excitement.
London, May 6.—F. Bret Harte, the
American author, died here last night.
Mr. Harte died suddenly at the Red
House*, Cambry, near Aldershot, from
hemorrhage, caused by an affection of
the throat.
l # or many years before his death
Francis Bret Harte—his full name
looks odd, for ho was long known sim
ply as Bret Harte—lived in London,
where he was as popular as a man
of his gonlus deserves to bo. Yet dur-
ng all the period of his expatriation he
continued to turn out stories of Ameri
can life which wore matchless for the
fidelity of their word pictures of life
on the Paclflc’8 golden shore. There
have been those who have claimed
that Ilarte’a characters wore not true
Americans; that their colloquial ex
pressions were In no sense those of
the genuine American, but a sort of
mongrel evolved by Harte from his
western experiences and the dialects
that were recorded in the stories of
Charles Dickens. But to Englishmen
and moat Americans Harte’s creations
BOARD OF TRADE
TO HOLD MEETING.
Every Business Man in the City Should Enroll His
Name and Assist This Organization in Its Efforts
to Do Something for Athens.
CONNECTICUT TOWN BURNED.
New Milford, Near Danbury, Sustains
$600,000 Loss.
Danbury, Conn., May 6.—Between
$500,000 and $600,000 is the latest es
timate of the loss by the fire which de
stroyed the business sections of New
Milford, 16 miles north of here last
night. Nearly fifty buildings, includ
ing most of the stores in the place
and two hotels, were burned. The
fire was under control at 4 o’clock
thi3 morning, hut Is still burning in
many i laces.
The lire staited about 8:30 o’clock
in the stables of the New Milford
house. The cause is unknown. In ten
minutes the stables, the hotel and sev-
•ral small outbuildings were in flamer
and the railroad station opposite was
in grave danger. The flames spread
;ulckly to the My gait block. The of
fice of the Southern New England and
relephc.no cpmpany Is in the building,
ind the operator. Miss Bessie Bertram,
remain''.1 at the switchboard until the
-lames drove her from the building,
the Mygart building the* fire
Bnr.k stn-t, th'* print i
rom
•prca.l aI.
al hnsin-
of thr
:i lings
It Has Ji.ct T. c.» iii. ! .'or Probate
San Fran. i:,.!., May The will or
Mrs. Surr.n G. T ;;.«•« n filed fo:
probate. *'*s. Texts v.at C:e sole beu-
•jfleiary <*. the will ot the late Lloyd
Tevis, whose estate was appraised ap
proximately at $8.0<H>,000. The entire
estate Mrs Tcvin gavo.tn hop hi l dr on
and grtindcMUlren during her lifetime
.k„ of certain personal
are genuine- umip^en and^jj|pj|^fc^rtvtojjB(ttie of about *20,000.
They were not of the highest tioWSP es,ate to be ad-
purest type of Americans perhaps, but ministered upon byrier executors.
Strange Disappearance from Mississip
pi Fifteen Years Ago Solved.
Jackson, Miss, May fi.—The long
lost Rhew heirs have been found and
a mystery that startled the state about
15 years ago has boon fathomed.
In 1881 l)r. James P. Rhow, a
wealthy Tallahatchie county planter,
died, leaving a wife and three chil
dren. Two years later his widow mar
ried a schoolmaster named J. W. M.
llagarde and the fnmily moved to
Crystal Springs, from which place they
disappeared as completely a few
months later as though tlio earth had
swallowed them up.
The landed interests In the family
In Tallahatchie county wore largo and
valuable. In accordance with tho laws
of Mississippi the chancery clerk as
sumed a guardianship, which has been
faithfully carried out.
A few days since Chancery Clerk
Neely received a letter from James W.
Rhew, one of the heirs, who Is now
residing at Plattsburg, N. Y. Tho let
ter stated that the youngest of the
three heirs had now become of age
and he inquired as to the condition of
the estate.
No explanation was given for the
mysterious disappearance or long ab
sence. They have been notified that
tholr property awaits them.
Dalton Has $20,000 Fire.
Dalton. Ga., May 6.—The large lum
ber and planing mills of the Farrar
Lumber company, at this place, were
destroyed by fire at an early hour last
night. The origin of the fire Is not
known, but Is supposed to have been
due to some defective part In the elec
tric light plant, which was In opera
tion at the time. The fire started In
the main part of the building and
spread rapidly, burning tho dry kiln,
seven cars loaded with lumber fof
shipment and several steaks of lum
ber on the yard. Tho plant was lo
cated on the Southern railway and was
valued at *15,000 or *20,000.
Uen make wills in good faith, bene
ficiaries try to break them in equally
good faith.
Bereaford Repeats Apology.
New York, May 8.—Lord Charles
Bercsford has repeated In the house of
commons the apology which he al
ready had made In The Times, with re
gard to his famous letter concerning
the Mediterranean fleet, says the Lon
don correspondent of The Tribune. He
said ho Is prepared to receive punish
ment and hoped that will be the last
of tho matter. There was nothing In
the letter, ho adds, which was not pub
lic property regarding the strength of
the British fleet
Site for Mississippi Building.
St. Louis, May 6.—R. H. Henry, ex
ecutive commissioner of Louisiana
Purchase Exposition company, has se
lected a location for the Mississippi
building. Mr. Henry expressed his
gratification at the location, which is
Close to that selected by Missouri. The
building will probably be a reproduc
tion of Beauvoir, the home of Jefferson
Davis, in Mississippi.
Kitchener Reports Ten Killed and 122
Made Prisoners.
London, May fi.—Lord Kitchener’s
weekly report dated from Pretoria yea
terday shows that the peace movement
is not allowed to Interfere with mill
tary operations except far as to
permit of unrestrained meetings be
tween the leaders and their various
commandoes. The week's Boer cas
ualties were ten men killed and 122
made prisoners.
General ltruee Hamilton's columns
captured 87 men on the Heilbron, Or
ange River colony, line.
Colonel Colenbrander has resumed
operations in tho northern part of the
Transvaal against Commandant Bey
ers, whoso forces have been considers
bly reduced, and General Ian Hamil
ton has cleared a large area west ol
Klerksdorp, Western Transvaal.
Kidnaped Child Located In Italy.
Cincinnati. May 6.-—The story that
the kidnaped baby Taylor, whose
grandfather and aunt have been sen
tem-ed to the penitentiary, was in an
orphan asylum at Albany. N. Y., has
been exploded by Information received
here, according to the statement ol
The Commercial-Tribune. The child
has been located by detectives em
ployed for the purpose In Italy with
her aunt, Miss Clara Taylor. Proceed
ings will at once be taken through
state and national officials for the ro
turn of the child to her mother.
Bursting Volcanoes Cause Panic.
St. Thomas, D. W. L, May 6.—The
flow of lava from the volcano of Mont
Pelee, on the Island of Martinique,
which began Saturday last, completely
destroyed the Ouerrln factories, situat
ed about 2 miles from St. Pierre, the
principal town of Martinique. It Is re
ported that about 150 persons have die
appeared. A great panic prevails at
St. Pierre.
forty-niners were a composite lot.
aud Harte did not essay to portray
cultivated, refined ladies and gentle
men. He felt that this field was well
filled by others and he wrote of the
liersons and things he came in contact
with when he was at the ago one re
ceives the most lasting and vivid Im
pressions.
Bret Harte was born at Albany Aug.
25, 183!t. From his parents he inherit
ed English, German, French and He
brew blood, so that he was truly com
posite. His father, who was a profes-
Eor in an educational institution for
young, women died early in the fifties
and his widow removed to California
In 1854, taking young Bret with her.
They made the trip by way of Panama
and shortly after they reached Ban
Francisco ho set out on foot for Sono
ra. where he taught school without
much success for a time. When he
gave up this pursuit he began a se
ries of wanderings among the moun
tains and the mining camps of Callfor
nla. He tried his own hand as a miner
In several localities, and ho served as
an express messenger for some time,
and It was during these somewhat
rough experiences that he got down
to the/heart of things in California
life—It was then that ho became ac
qualnted with tho prototypes of Yuba
Rill, Joan Oakhurst, Wiggles, the
heathen Chinee and ail the other
strange men and women that have
lived in his marvelous fictions.
His occupations wore many In those
years, hut It was through his learning
the art of typography In the office of a
little newspaper at Eureka that he
finally came to his own in the field ol
fiction. On more than one occasion
while "holding cases'' at Eureka he
put hrlof sketches of life as he had
seen It and lived it Into type without
the Intervention of the written page
Few American writers have evet
been paid so well for their work as
Harte, and the work of few authors ol
any country have shown such genuine
sparks of genius as his. There have
been stories ot Irregularities of one
sort or another on Mb part, but his
countrymen will prefer to remerabet
only the Imperishable work of his
brain and pen and will forget all the
flaws that may have existed in the
man.
In deeding her property Mrs. Tevis
gave to her children the share allow
ed by law. By her will the whole cb-
tato, with the exception of a few lega
cies of jewelry Is left to her four sur
viving children, who each receive uue-
fifth, the remaining one-fifth being in
trust for tho children of the late Hugh
Tevis until each child attains the age
of 25 years.
REVOLT FEARED IN PORTUGAL.
Military Officers Advocate Establish
ment of a Dictatorship.
I.ondon, May 6.—A dispatch to a
news agency from Madrid says that
advices received there from Portugal
Indicate there Is danger of an actual
revolution In that country. Considera
ble apprehension is felt In official
quarters as to tho attitude of the Por
tuguese troops. The Sixth infantry,
stationed at Oporto, has been disarm
ed nnd disbanded for fear the soldiers
would Join the rioters.
The military and naval officers are
advocating that King Charles establish
a dictatorship.
The members of the Athens Board o*
Trade will hold a meeting Friday after!
noon and discuss plans for the future of
the organization and the future of the
city.
The Athens Board of Trade has been
organized for the pnrpoae of making of
this city a greater and a better oity.
For the purpose of Inducing man-
□factoring and other enterprises
to locate in onr midst, and in a
general way assist the business
men of the city In securing trade from
torritory not now reached by the Athens
merchants.
Every city in the South, and in the
United States as for that matter, that
amounts to a groat deal, has a well-
organized Board of Trade or Chamber
of Commerce. The purpose of all saofi
organizations are alike. All work un
ceasingly for the welfare of their re
spective communities, and a large
majority of them accomplish much for
the communities In which they are
looated.
The people of Athens have long
needed such an organization, and now
that the organization has been com
pleted, it is hoped that all good citizen
of Athens who have the welfareS'S.'faz
oity at heart w (T oseo;per»*.*with the
Board of Trade it the noble and lauda
ble purposes fo- whioh it has bu, Q or .
ganized.
The officers ofthe Athens Board os
Trade are: E. E. Hodgson, ohatrmau,
C. H. Phlnizy, secretory, and Olarens
T. HuEsey, assistant secretary. Tjp
Board of Trade- has been organlzf
within the Athenieum, all members it
the Athet :eom beiug members of fie
Board of Trade. The officers ot the VC-
ganization are now sending out lnvfta*
who*are not members ofthe Athemenm,
asking them to '.enroll their names at
once, andithis is a matter of great im
portance to the city. The well known
adage, “In unity there la strength," ap
plies in thislmatter, and the greater the
union the greater the strength.
For the Athens Board of Trade to ao-
complish what the Boards of Trade and
Chambers of Commerce in other oltiee
have and are now accomplishing, it vlll
be neoessaryforthebosinessmen to take
bold of the matter with enthusiasm and
determination, and push Athens for
ward as the city has never been puehed
forward before. We need aotive, har
monious work, and this organization is
just the thing to bring about such work.
Lat the business men of Athens who
are not already members of the
Atbemcnm take this matter under
consideration and be ready to give
the secretary their names when he
calls.
Athens is a great city. We have ad
vantages not possessed by any other
place in the state, and It is onr duty to
make the moet of these.
V
ACCIDENT TO DR. PALMER.
Mystery Surrounds Girl’s Death.
New York. May 6.—Considerable
mystery surrounds the sudden death
at Green Toint L. I., of Miss Marlanla
F. Mason at the home of her father,
the Rev. John Mason, pastor of tho
Orchard Primitive Methodist church,
in Oakland street. A coroner’s physi
cian who performed an autopsy, has
signed a certificate stating that death
was caused by an irritant poison. He
added positively that the young wom
an died from the effects of a corrosive
agent, possibly carbolic acid, taken
either by mistake or Intentionally, but
this opinion 1h not accepted by the
girl's relatives.
Comptroller Issues Call.
Washington. May <i.—The eomptrol
ler of the currency has Issued a cal!
for the condition of the national banki
at the close of business Wednesday
April 30. 1902.
Historic Bell Stolen.
Chicago, May 6.—A historic bell
which was cast at St. Petersburg and
sent to Chicago as a choice Russian ex
hibit for the world's fair, has been
stolen from the rear of St. Vladimlrs
Russian church. It was valued at *500,
weighed 500 pounds and in two months
was to have been placed In the belfry
of a new church which St. Yladmlrs
congregation is erecting. It was pre
sented to the church by the Russian
consul. It Is magnificently carved
with pictures of saints and quotations
from scripture.
Noted Presbyterian Divine Perhaps
Fatally Injured In New Orleans.
New Orleans, May 6.—Dr. B. M.
Palmer, the noted Presbyterian divine,
considered at the head of the southern
church, met with a terrible accident
yesterday afternoon.
Although 84 years old. he was very
active and went about everywhere. He
was crossing St. CharlcB avenue, near
his home nnd saw a trolley car com
ing along. As two ladles were at tho
corner, he supposed the car would
stop, so he continued his way. The
ladles made no move and the car con
tinued at full speed, striking the ven
erable minister and dragging him
some distance.
He was carried to Mb home uncon
scious. and It was found that one leg
was broken, one foot mangled and his
head gashed. He recovered conscious
ness later, and the physicians at his
bAlslde found him In much better con
dition last night than anticipated, al
though on account of his age there ia
still much danger.
They take turni—the motormen.
A poet of duty—the customs house.
Colorado Supreme Court Declelon.
Denver, ay C.—The Colorado su
preme court has upheld the city ordi
nance of D aver for the regulation oi
winerooms. The decision reverses
that of the district court given by
Judge Palmer, who held that women
have the same right to enter wine-
rooms or si oons that men have. Tho
court holds that Injury to public mo
rality would result If women were per
mitted to frequent winerooms unre
stricted. *