The Augusta daily herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1908-1914, January 23, 1909, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD VOLUME XIV., No. 23. SHIPS COLLI IN KID-IEEII SiTURDfIY Many Vessels Have Gone to the Rescue of the Repub lic off Nantucket. NEW YORK. —The White Star line officials in this city have received the following message from Captain Seal by of the steamer Republic off Nan tucket : “When twenty-six miles south of Nantucket lightship Saturday morn ing my ship was run into by an un known vessel. The engine room Is full of water, and the ship can re main afloat. There is no danger and no lives were lost.’’ Officials of the White Star line also received a message by wireless from the captain of the steamer Bal tic saying that the Baltic would pro ceeu to the assistance of the Repub lic. The Baltic was bound to New York from Liverpool, and had reach ed a point off the easterly end of Long Island, about- 115 miles from New York when she received the in formation of the collision. The captain of the Baltic wired that he was returning to the scene of the accident. There were 220 first class' passengers on board the Re public. Word was received in this city by wireless that the French line steamer, La Lorraine from Havre to New York has also gone to the as sistance of the Republic. Messages have been sent in every direction by wireless sending ships to aid the Republic. In response to the message received at the Charlestown navy yard, saying the Republic was in distress the revenue cutter Gres ham hurried to the assistance of .he Republic. A wireless at noon says the pas sengers on the Republic were trans ferred to the steamer Romanic of the same line and are being taken to Boston. ! UESSEMIM IN THEM FOG NEWBEDFORD. Steamer Nan tucket sunk off Nobska Rocks Friday morning while proceeding to the as sistance of the White Star Liner Re public whose distress signals were picked up. The Nantucket changed its course to go to the Republic and in the dense fog ran into the Rocks. One Cabin boy was drowned. Only a few passengers were aboard and all were saved. FIVE MEN KILLED 111 I SNOWSLIBE DURANGO, Cola —A disastrous snowsllde occurred Friday night at Camp Bird Mine, near Ouray. It is reported that live men were killed to gether with twenty horses and six teen mules. MACON MAN MUST RETURN TO ASYLUM Visited Relatives in Macon on Leave of Absence For Three Days. MACON, Ga —After remaining away from the state asylum at Milledge villa for three days, Cornelius O’Con nor has been sent back by orders of Judge Robert Hodges. Had he refus ed to go he would have been arrest ed and sent to the chain gang. O’Con nell managed to secure a leave of ab sence from the superintendent to come to Macon to visit relatives. He was adjudged insane last fall after being tried in the city court for violating the prohibition law, and has been in Milledgeville since, with the exception of the three days spent by him in Macon this week. INFANT CHILD OF MR. AND MRS- M’DONALD DEAD Gladys McDonald, the Infant daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. McDonald, passed away at the residence of her parents, No. 1017 Marbury street, Fri- i day afternoon after a short illness. The many friends of the parents sympathize with them in their loss. The funeral services will be con ducted by R n O. P. Gilbert, from the residence, at J. 30 o'clock Saturday af ternoon. The interment will be in the West View cemetery. BERNARD SHAW WILL BE WELL WITHIN A WEEK , LONDON. —Bw nard Shaw, the I writer, who has been ill is much im proved Saturday. He will fully re cover withixf a week. MRS. GEORGE GUY CHETWYND Mrs. George Guy Chetwynd, formerly Miss Rosa lind Secor, of New York, who has won a decree of conjugal rights in a London divorce court. Events of the Coming Wf^ek NEW YORK—Among the import ant news events scheduled for the coming week following: NlWday. Conference called by President Roosevelt, for the purpose of discuss ing the problem of carring for the de pendent children' Of the country, be gins in Washington. Home Mission Council of the United States and Canada wii commence missionary campaign ia Jjrooklyn, to be continued in other Cftios through out the country. National 'indoor skating champion ships begins in Cleveland and the in ternational indoor championshiu tour nament in Pittsburg, Domestic troubles of Wm. J. Lcmp, Jr., and his young wife, “the laven der lady,” will be aired in divorce court at St. Louis. T uesday. American National Live Stock As sociation, an organization of the cat tlemen of the country, will convene in annual session at Los Angeles. World’s championship professional Marathon race at Madison Square Garden, New York, between Tom Longboat, present champion and Al fred Shrubb, the English runner. Billiard match for the 18.1 balkline championship of the world will be played in New York between George JUDGE SUSPENDED D. V. O'CONNELL'S SENTENCE Con Gallaher, Who Plead ed Guilty, Received a Fine of Three Hundred Dollars Mr. D. V. O’Connell through his at torney Mr. Archibald Blackshear pleaded guilty In the city court Sat urday morning to violation ot the pro hibition law. Judge Eve fined him S2OO or to serve 90 days in Jail. He suspended sentence on the recom mendation of the solicitor, during good behavior. Mr. Blackshear asked the court to be extremely lenient with Mr. O’Con nell as he has not engaged in the liquor business since the case was made, and that he has announced his intention of staying out of the busi ness. He also said that Mr. O’Con nell gave the officers all the help he could when they raided his place, and told them he would plead guil ty when his case was called. - Mr. Biackshear stated that Dr. Coleman said Mr. Connell was in very bad health. He said Mr. O’Connell was the sole support of an invalid father and did not have the money to pay a heavy fine. Solicitor Black stated, to the court that what Mr. Blackshear said was true, and personally he would like for the court to suspend sentence during good behavior. Judge Eve acted on the recommendations of the attorneys and suspended the sen tence. Mr. Con. Gallaher, who pleaded guilty to violation of the prohibition law the first of the week was sen tenced by Judge Eve Saturday morn ing. Judge Eve stated that as Mr. Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity— Fair anti mild tonight and Sunday. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 23, 1900. F. Siosson and George Smton. Wednesday. Fiftieth anniversary of the birth of Emperor William will be generally celebrated by Germans eferywhere. Annual motor car show of the .Wttfl adelphia Automobile Trade Associa tion opens in the Second Regiment Armory. Thursday. Canadian Soeioty of Civil Engineers opens its annual convention in To ronto. New York State Bar Association will begin its annual session in Buf falo. General Jose Miguel Gomez will be inaugurated president of Cuba and the American protectorate will cease. Friday. Sixty-sixth birthday of William Mc- Kinley will be observed as “carna tion day” throughout the country. One hundred and seventy-second birthday anniversary of Thomas Paine, the revolutionary hero, will be observed in New York and Chicago and other cities. Saturday. Pennsylvania Academy of Fne Arts will open its 104th annual exhibition in Philadelphia. f Turners of the Missouri Valley will hold their annual turnfest and con vention In St. Joseph, MONUMENTTO MR. RANDALL WILL RE UNVEILED Miss Katherine Adams, of Augusta, Granddaughter of the Great Poet, Will Unveil Monument. Miss Katherine Adams, the charm ing young daughter of Mr. S. C. Adams, of Augusta, will unveil at An inapolis, Sunday, a monument to the j late Col. James Ryder Randall, author of ‘Maryland, My Maryland.” 1 Miss Adams is a granddaughter of ,♦ he beloved poet whose stirring poem I became one of the war songs of the | Confederacy. She is one of Augus ta's loveliest daughters, and it is a source of much pleasure to her many friends and admirers that she waR chosen to unveil the monument of her distinguished ancestor. The poet, editor and man of let ters to whose memory a shaft Is be ing unveiled today at Annapolis, was for many years a citizen of Augusta.. He died here, and his remains rest in the city cemetery. ONLY ONE WITNESS IN ALLEGED LIBEL CASE WASHINGTON, D. C.—Wm. Nel son Cromwell was the only witness before the grand Jury Saturday In an investigation of the alleged libel If) connection with the Panama canal. Gallaher had gone out of business [ he would be,very lenient with him. He fined Mr. Gallaher, S3OO or 4 mnnYho on tho nnhlio wrtrkra LYNCHED NECHD IN THE HESDT OF MOBILE MOBILE, Ala.—So quietly did uiey go about their work that the usual serenity of Mobile past the midnight hour was but slightly disturbed when at 1:15 Saturday morning a handful of determined men look a negro from the county jail and lynched him almost in the heart of the city's resi dence district. The victim, Douglas Roberson, a mulatto powerful of build and for years regarded as a desperate char acter, who on Thursday shoi and kill ed Deputy Sheriff Philip Fateh an-.l wounded another officer, was led from his cell to the place of lynch ing so quietlly that the resident,s along the"path of the mob's march were undisturbed. The ntob hadintended.it is thought, taking Roberson to the scene of Iris crime, but on account of his cries, de spite efforts to gag him, his captors hanged him to a tree just one block from Mobile's prominent residence thoroughfare. According to one authority, two men walked into tho jail and cov ered the two deputy sheriffs with re volvers and commanded them to throw up their hands, accompanying the order with a demand that they open the door leading to the cells. Tho deputies, powerless and caught unawares, obeyed without resistance. Probably twenty more in the mean time had gone upstairs, leaving the two men to guard the deputies. La ter two of these came hack down and demanded the keys to Roberson’s cell, which were given them. Gillls and Krous were then left alone and ordered not to leave their seats or use the telephone under pen alty of death. The mob, securing the man, started with their captive to ward the scene of his crime. At 2.15 o’clock the coroner arrived on the scene. Selecting a jury, which adjourned to police station after viewing the body, the following verdict was ren dered: "At an inquisition taken and held this 23rd day of January upon the J body of Douglas Roberson, we, the jury, find that he came to his dgath by being hanged by parties unknown to this jury.” , HOLTZCLNW CASE DECLARED A MISTRIAL Jury Came in Saturday At One O’Clock and An nounced No Agreement Could Be Reached. After deliberating on the evidence in the case of C. T. Holtzclaw, charg ed with violation of the prohibition act, since midday Friday, the jury at 1 o’clock Saturday staled they could not agree. The jury was confined for 24 hours and stood the same on the last ballot, as on the first, six and six. The arguments were finished Fri day morning and the jury retired. Saturday when Mr. M. J. McAnliffe, the foreman, announced that they could not agree the court asked if he thought it possible they could agree If sent back to the room, Mr. McAn liffe said they were as far apart as they could be and he thought that it would be Impossible for them to reach a verdict. Judge Eve said that a Jury should always try to reach a verdict and the court always tried to give them plen ty of time to consider, but under the statement of the foreman, he would declare a mistrial. Solicitor Black announced that he would try to have the case tried at the next term of court. WHITE YOUTH OF MACON SENT TO THE CHAINGANG MACON, Ga. —Application for ha beas corpus was made In the city court of Macon Friday In favor of Dan Richardson, a white youth who had been sentenced to 30 days for drunkenness without the privilege of pitying a fine. C. A. Glawson, who represented Richardson, makes the point that the prisoner should have been sent, to the barracks instead of to the gang white a certiorari could be taken to the superior court. Richardson took an affidavit that he was a pauper. CELESTIALS OF MACON CELEBRATED NEW YEARS MACON, Oa.—Thursday was new years day for the Chinese of the city and, in fact, the world, and the mem bers of the Macon colony of Celes tials have not yet ceased talking about the fun they had. All the China men said "Von* he fa toy” to each other, and .ncense was burned to the great Kwang. The Chinese paid off the obligations made during 1908, and dined and feasted uoon many Oriental dishes MORE SENSATIONS li COOPER-SHARP mjiises Further Affidavits To Be Produced. Hearing Post poned on Account of the Illness of Judge Hart. NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Owing to the illness of Judge Hart, who suffered a severe attack of indigestion, there was no session today of the Cooper- Sharp trial. The hearing of affidav its attacking Juror Leigh will be re sumed Monday morning. It Is under stood additional affidavits will he pre sented attacking other jurors sitting on the case. There was a sensational rumor afloat that a venireman who tried to qualify for the jury but. failed will be arrested for perjury. The man is said to be prominent. Affidavits, it is understood, are being prepared to the effect that he expressed violent partisan opinions •recently, whereas he swore he had no opinion in the case. CHINA SOLD9S KILLED MANY BILLS Noticeable Among Dead Bills Are the Work on County Roads of Long Term Convicts and License of Secret So cieties. , Special to The Herald. COLUMBIA, S. C,—After another warm debate the Bennie Saturday killed Wharton’s bill to require that long term vonclts should work on county roads and Sullivan's to create the office of county attorney. i Carlisle's bill to require that liens, mortgages and the like papers shall be recorded within forty days passed third .reading amended so as to make fifteen days the limit. The he use killed five bills of gen eral Interest, by adopting unfavorable committee reports. List of the dead bills: Cothran’s to amend law re lating to choice of presidential elec tors; Bergs’ providing for registra tion of births; Sawyer's to give soli citors the pay of legislators during the session, Casque's requiring regis tration of notaries of public, Wright's providing pay for inquest, jurors. The house made short, work of Gil/ son’s dog tax bill, which was killed 74 to 22. It laid a tax of $1 on male dogs and $lO on females. The sen ate’s Invitation to go In to election Wednesday of a successor to Asso ciate Justice Jones, who was Tues day raised to chief justiceship. By vote of 54 to 48 the house kill ed Rucker’s bill requiring secret) so defies to take out. licenses. The bill Is one the last legislature re fused to pass. It. is aimed at negro secret societies and provoked spirited debate. Among the hills unfavorably re ported today was Richard's to ereoi a memorial to Confederate women. Wade’s hill for an expert Investi gation of Aiken county’s finances was favorably reported. Mils TO CONTINUE IN SOUTH WASHINGTON, D. C.—ln a bulle tin Issued by the v. eat her bureau !t Is stated that warm weather will con tinue for four or five days over the eastern and southern sections of the country, with generally fair weather over the south. ENGLAND'S QUEEN : IS SERIOUSLY ILL LONDON. —Two physicians are In attendance to Queen Alexandra whose Illness dates two weeks when she contracted a severe cold. It developed Into influenza and she is In a serious condition. She is sixty four years old. MR. PHILIPS BETTER. Mr. M. W. Philips, who accidental ly shot himself In the foot Thursday Is recovering as rapidly as could be expected The hospital authorities have not decided yet, whether It will be necessary to amputate his foo'. The accident occurred while Mr. Philips was bunting near Evans, Ga. DAILY AND SUNDAY sti.oo PER YEAR AFTER PLEASANT STAY MR. TAFT BIDS AUGUSTA ADIEU CATHLEEN MATTHEWS Miss Cathleen Matthews, who is a native of County Claire, Ireland, has arrived in this country to deliver lectures on Irish patriots and Ig-ish industries. DIPT. OITICNIC'S DEAID DEEPLY MOURNED Funeral Will Take Place Sunday Afternoon at Four O’Clock From His Late Residence. The funeral services of Oapt. H. H. D’Antlgnac, whose sudden and un expected death Friday was a shock to the entire community, will be conduct ed at the residence Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock by Dr. I’lunket. The Interment will tnke place at ♦he city cemetery. The following gen tlemen have been asked to serve ns pallbearers: Honorary: Major J. C. C. Black, Mr. Charles Estes, Mr. Boykin Wright, Mr. Thomas Harrell, Major J, B. Gumming, Capt. B. H. Smith, Oapt. Kent Blsell, Mr. Jacob Phlnlzy, Mr. John J. Cohen, Judge W. F. Eve and Mr. Stewart Phlnlzy. Aetlve: Mr. A. J. Salinas. Mr. P. E. May, Mr. W. E. Bush, Mr. Cecil Cochrane, Dr. Thomas I). Coleman, Mr. J. Somerville Hall, and Mr. Chas. P. Pressley. Captain D’Antlgnac’s death Is deep ly mourned. Throughout the entire community he was held in the high est i st.een). He was a gentleman of the old school. At. various periods In his life he took an aetlve part in public affairs. *He was a consistent Christian. Ills home life was devot ed and happy. He was married In Ills nineteenth year to Miss Martha Sibley, and only a few times slntee then had they ever been absent from one another. Recently they celebrat ed their 50th wedding anniversary. MR- LOUIS BROOKS IS RECOVERING FROM ATTACK i t * Mr. Louis Brooks, who was taken suddenly Friday mornlrig with ver'l go while walking on Jarksxn streer, Is recovering as rapidly as could be expected. It will be several days be fore "Mr. Brooks will be able to get out again. MERCHANTB SHOULD KNOW. As a general proposition, It may be said that the merchant gives less attention to his newspaper advertising than to any other part of his business. This Is dead wrong. Good advertising keeps the busi ness going. Just like coal, which keeps the engine moving. It Is not necessary to have elab orate type or Illustration. Usually a good, straightforward statemer.*. of facts, with simple bold head lines will attract attention and bring the right results. Any honest man can write a good ad, If he will try to give a true description of his wares and a sincere reason why you ought to buy them. Don’t show off or try to do a stunt, but tell something In an Interesting manner. Be sin cere and natural and you will con vince people. LEFT FOR CHARLESTON SAT URDAY MORNING ON HIS WAY TO PANAMA CANAL THE CHARLESTON CONFERENCE Says lie Had Most Pleasant Time Here. Did Not Do Much Work, But En joyed Himself. As unostentatious as the ordinary private citizen, President-elect Taft Saturday morning left Augusta a few minutes after 8 o’clock for Charles ton, en route to Panama. Ten min utes late, he appeared at the station, and shaking hands with several who had gathered there to bid him good bye, he boarded the train which tan medlatoly pulled out. There were probably forty or fifty persons, in cluding the railroad attaches, who gathered in a little crowd at the pas senger coach on which Mr, Taft and those who were with him made the ♦ rip to Charleston. There was no demonstration other than a general lifting of hats as Mr. Taft appeared. Mr. Taft was made late by his leis urely eating of breakfast. Tho cor respondents and others were on time a little before the hour for tho de parture of Lie train. These 'were at. once surrounded by friends they have made In Augusta, and the time before the arrlvul of Mr. Taft was vary pleasantly passed in reminiscences and leave taking. Mr. Tom Murphy, me Augustan who will accompany Mr. Taft's purty to Panama as a cor respondent, was the center of a group of friends who wished him a pleas ant trip and a safe return. Mrs. Taft, who went to Yale to sea some of the class exercises In which her son Robert Taft participated, will join Mr. Taft In Charleston. Mr. John llnys Hammond made the trip to Charleston with Mr. Taft. KNOX AND HITCHCOCK. In Charleston Mr. Taft will be met by the engineers who will make the trip with him. Mr. Hitchcock, who will be Mr. Taft’s postmaster gen eral, and Senator Knox, who has ac cepted the secretaryship of state, will also meet him there for a confer ence. Mr. Taft and his Immediate party will stop this side of Charleston at the Country club for luncheon and a game of golf, when tho train arrives, about 1 o'clock. Later they will go on to Charleston, where an elegant banquet will be given Mr. Taft to night. Sunday Mr. Taft will attend church and pay some visits to historical places about Charleston. Monday morning the Cruisers Montana and North Carolina will be boarded for the trip to the Isthmus. Mr. Taft’s conference Friday after noon with Mr. it. r. Rogers, general legal representative In tho United States of the Isthmian Canal commis sion, was concerning the "Whole situ ation” as to the canai Tho confer ence was for the purpose of discuss ing in advance the points which might come up during Mr. Taft’s’s vis it. to the canal zone, so that he might have the advantage of Mr. Rogers’ knowledge. The administrative slda of the situation was chiefly discuss ed, though as Mr. Taft said the "Whole situation" was gone over. Mr. Taft, also discussed the bill, prepar ed by the Hepburn commission, which has just returned from the Isthmus. One of the chief provisions of the bill Is the reduction of the number of Judges, having Jurisdiction In the ca nal zone. Mr. Taft approves the bill. HAMMONDS ENTERTAIN HIM. Friday night Mr. Taft was the gnoHt of a dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond, In the main dining room of the Bnn Air. Those present were; Mr. and Taft Mr. and Mrs. C. p Taft. Miss Taft! Mr and Mrs. F. B. Pope, Mr. and Mrs. Landon A. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. James H. Kuhn, Judge Henry C. Ham mond, Mr. Jos. Uanahl, Mr. Alfred Holman, Mr. Fred Palmer, Judge and Mrs. J. R. Lamar, Dr. and Mrs. T. D. Coleman, Mr. Mowdre phlnlzy, Mrs. C. Phlnlzy, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Strong and Mrs. Charics Hoyle. At the Bon Air Friday night Mr. Taft was presented with the silver cup won by him In the Golf tourna ment Thursday. The cup Is appro-' prlately engraved. Before leaving Mr. Taft expressed his heartfelt appreciation of the treatment he had been accorded In Augusta. He said that while he had not done all the work he Intended to do he had certainly been repaid by the excellent time he had enjoyed and the Improvement In his health. Mr. Taft spoke particularly of hi* Impressions of the meeting on Broad and Jackson streets, saying that th« crowd reminded him of some of th« campaign meetings. Speaking of thli Mr. Taft said: it was a generous de monstratlon of excellent good wii which finds its utterance more easll; In the South than-In the North.” LADY PAGET COMING. LONDON. —Lady Padget, who ha: not visited America In many years Hailed for NeW York Saturday, ac companted by several friends. He son Albert, better known as ”B*rtie Padget, Is already on the way to An ercla with Lord Anglesey.