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DEATH STOPS COURT
Jodge Wilson, Senior Member of
Schley Coanse! Dies Suddenly.
CAUSED SURPRISE AND SHOCK
Dread Summons Came Without Warn
~«ng at Shoreham Hotel—Ad¬
miral Schley and All Cor.«
nected Express Sorrow.
A Washington special says: The
Schley court cf inquiry was brought
to a sudden termination for the day
eighteen minutes after convening
Tuesday morning by the announce¬
ment of the sudden death of Jeremiah
Wilson, senior counsel for Admiral
Schley.
The announcement was made to the
court by Hon. Isador Raynor, assist¬
ant counsel, in the following lan
jguage:
"I have a very sad announcement
to make. I have just heard of the
death of Judge Wilson. I left him at
10 o'clock this morning, slightly indis¬
posed. I was with him until late last
night. I saw him this morning at 8
o’clock and left him at 10. We have
confiremed the rumor through the
telephone that he has just died at the
Shoreham hotel, and I would respect¬
fully ask the court, if it meets with
the approval of the court, to adjourn
for today.”
Admiral Dewey said:
“I have to announce that owing to
the death of Judge Wilson, of coun¬
sel, the court will adjourn for today
until tomorrow morning.”
The announcement of Judge Wil¬
son’s death created consternation not
only among members of the court, but
among the spectators, and some min
ntes elapsed before people generally
would accept the report.
The judge had been present in the
court all day Monday, and while he
had not participated to any great ex¬
tent In the proceedings, he had ap¬
peared physically active and wide
awake to all that was said and done,
The report first reached Mr. Ray
nor in the’shape of a rumor a minute
or two after Machinist A. B. Claxton,
of the Texas, the second witnesl, had
been present on the stand.
Wayne County
JESUP. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 2?. 1901.
Captain Parker and Mr. Teague, of
Admiral Schley’s counsel, Immediate¬
ly went to the telephone. They re¬
turned in a few moments, saying that
the report had been confirmed.
Mr. Raynor tften made his an¬
nouncement to the court and asked
an adjournment for the day.
All the members of the court, in¬
cluding counsel for the government
and for Admiral Schley, expressed
the utmost surprise and sorrow over
the news, while Admiral Schley him
self said:
“The news is so shocking that I
cannot trust myself to give expression
to my estimate of the man. ] «in
only say that I have lost not only a
clear-beaded and brilliant counsel, but
also a dear and much beloved friend.
I am shocked beyond measure at the
news and find myself almost unable
to accept the report.”
It was announced at the court room
that Judge Wilson's death had oc¬
curred at 11:08 a. m., at the Shoreham
hotel, and that it had been due to
heart failure, superinduced by an at¬
tack of acute indigestion, coupled with
Bright's disease.
Judge Wilson was a native of Ohio
and was 73 years old. Early in life
he removed to Indiana, where he serv¬
ed with distinction on the common
pieas and circuit court benches. He
represented an Indiana district in the
forty-second and forty-third con
gresses. After his retirement from
congress he formed a partnership
with an associate In congress. Judge
Shellabarger, and the firm soon took
rank at the very front of the Washing¬
ton bar. Among the well-known cases
in which Mr. Wilson was counsel were
the Star Route trials, the Holt will
case, the Breckinridge-Poilard breach
of promise case, the trial of Captain
Howgate for embezzlement, the court
martial proceedings against General
Swann, the Oberlin Carter cage and
the Venezuela, Alabama, French spo¬
liation and Louisiana Abra Mexican
claim cases.
Assassin’s Father In Buffalo.
Paul Czolgosz, father; Waldeck
Czolgosz. brother, and Victoria Czol
gosz. Eister of the president's assas
sin, arrived in Buffalo from Cleveland
Tuesday afternoon,
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Snow Falls In Montana.
The first snow of the season fell
Tuesday at Havre, Montana. It was
caused by the areas of low barometric
pressure that was central in that sec¬
tion of the country.
ROOSEVELT ASSUMES DUTIES
New President Takes Formal Charge
of Affairs of Government—Cabi¬
net Meeting Held.
A Washington special says: After
a suspension of three days as a mark
of respect to the dead president, the
business of the government at Wash¬
ington was resumed Friday. The train
bearing President Roosevelt and mem¬
bers of his cabinet arrived at the
Pennsylvania station at 9:20 o’clock
a. m., and fifteen minute3 later the
president entered the white house,
and, going at once to the cabinet room,
where President McKinley was wont
to do the greater part of his work.
When the new chief executive reached
the white house he walked briskly to
the big front door which swung wide
open. He spoke pleasantly as he pass
i ed to the watchmen and other em¬
ployees cf the mansion, and reached
his office, was joined almost immedi¬
ately by Secretary Long, who did not
go to Canton to take part in the funer¬
al ceremonies. ,
The president’s formmer secretary,
Mr. Loeb, Jr„ will remain probably as
assistant secretary. Mr. (jortelyou,
jit the president’s earnest request, will
retain his position as his secretary.
At 11 o’clock all of the members of
the cabinet had arrived at the white
house and soon were seated around
the familiar table. President Roose¬
velt occupied a seat at its head and In
the chair long occupied by President
McKinley.
Nearly all of the members of the
present cabinet are quite sure to re
main during Mr. Roosevelt’s term, but
it is very pobably that Secretary Long
wiij retire within the next few month-.
He feels that he can resign without
embarrassment to Mr. Roosevelt and
therefore it is thought that wjthjn the
next few months he will ask the pres¬
ident to permit him to retire to private
life.
The cabinet was in session about
an hour and a half, all of the time be¬
ing spent in a general review of the
more important questions which will
require the attention of the new presi¬
dent. All of the members were pres¬
ent except Attorney General Knox,
who stopped for a few days in Pitts¬
burg. Each member explained to the
president the policy which had been
folIowed in dealin S with matters under
consideration and their present status,
No new business was taken up. Mem¬
bers subsequently expressed them¬
selves as having full confidence in Mr.
Roosevelt's ability to give the country
a strong, able and conservative admin
istration, and he will have their loyal
support to the same degree as they
gave it to the late president.
LOST BABY DIES OF FRIGHT.
Deep In a Swamp Body of Little One
Is Found By Searchers.
The lifeless body of the 3-year-old
6on of Andrew Craigness, of Menomi¬
nee, Wis., was found in a swaznp three
miles from the city where he had
wandered and perished from eposure,
fatigue and fright.
He went into the woods on Tuesday
afternoon with two older boys, and
when night came he could not bo
found. Many searching parties were
organized, but no trace of the little
one was discovered until early Friday
morning. Deep in the swamp the body
was found. His tear-stainedjface and
bruised body showed signs of groat
suffering from fright and pain.
ALABAMA NEGROES AROUSED.
Strong Effort Willi Be Made to Pre¬
vent Ratification of Constitution.
The negroes of Jefferson county,
Alabama, held a rousing meeting in
Birmingham Thursday and perfected
an organization to resist the ratifica¬
tion of the new constitution on Novem¬
ber 11th. This meeting was anticipa¬
tory of the state convention of negroes
to be held here on September 25th for 1
the purpose of organizing a state oppo¬
sition to ratification.
So far as heard from, the movement
has failed to become general, and the
white republicans have not lent their |
aid or sustenance to thq qegrg cru¬ j
sade,
NEW MOVE AGAINST TIGERS. !
Munfcipal Officera Will Try New Taci |
Against Liquor Sellers.
With the ratification of the ordi J
nance, making it unlawful to sell Mq
uor In Charleston, S. Boyle C.. Mayor prepared Smyth j j
and Chief of Police are
to open war on the 500 blind tigers
and the keepers of these places will be 1
required to pay heavily for the privl
lege of selling.
NO SECTIONAL LINES
To Mark Administration of Pres¬
ident Roosevelt.
IS PE01I0 OF THE SOUTHLAND
President Declares the Fact cf His
Mother Being of the South
f.1akc3 Him Virtually * .iau
Southern” Himself.
A Washington special says: Presi
dent Roosevelt has again declared his
intention to steer the ship of state in
southern waters according to the Mc
Kinley chart. The declaration was
made Saturday morning in an
interview with Representative Liv¬
ings ten, of Georgia, the first democrat¬
ic member of congress to call at tae
executive mansion to pay his respects
t,o the new president.
At the time of the interview there
were present in the executive office
Senators Elkins and Scott and Repre¬
sentative Dayton, of West Virginia;
Carroll D. Wright, commissioner of la¬
bor; Bingor Kerman, commissioner of
land office; Representative McCleary,
of Minnesota and several other offl
cial callers.
Representative Livingston stated
that he simply called to pay his re¬
spects and to wish the president every
during his administration.
Congressman. Livingston added that,
in his humble capacity as a member
of the house of representatives, he de¬
sired to tender his services to assi3t
him as far as he could in administer
ing the public affairs for the benefit
of the whole country.
“My dear man,” exclaimed President
P.oosevelt, grasping the Georgia con
gressman’s hand vigorously, “I will
have no use for dividing lines or scc
in this country during my
admir. istration, and I am sincerely
grateful to you for offering to help me
make my administration a national
one. I wish you would read my speech
delivered in Minnesota a few days be
fore president McKinley was shot. I
want you to tell me frankly if you
ttipk it was broad enough and liberal
NO. IS.
enough to cover every section of this
country. If It was not, f am willing to
make It broader. It will be my ear¬
nest and sincere endeavor to treat all
the people of this country alike with
out regard to sectional lines, I want
you to understand that my mother was
from Georgia, and I have a very warm
and kindly feeling for the people of
Georgia and all the people of the
south. Now . want you to remember
that I am president of the whole coun¬
try, and during my administration it
will be my earnest desire to merit the
affection and confidence of the people
of the south, as well as those from the
north, east or west.”
The president was even more en>
phatlc in his declaration to Senator
Pritchard, of North Carolina, and Rep¬
resentative Klutz, of North Carolina,
and Representative Gibson, of Tennes¬
see.
“The south will support you most
heartily," said Senator Pritchard,
speaking for aii three of the southern
rats. “The democratic newspapers
are predicting good for you and of you
and the feelitfg of all the people for
you, irrespective of party, is most
kindly.”
"I am going to be president of the
Lnlted States and not of any section,”
replied the president. “I don’t care
for sections or sectional lines. When
I was governor of New York, I was
told that I could make four appoint¬
ments in the army. When I sent in
the names three were from the south
and the other from New York. They
were brave men who deserved recogni¬
tion for services in the Spanish war.
and It , did not matter what . states they
were from.”
The president talked in the same
vein With ... Senator _ Money, of Mississip¬
pi, when the latter called, reminding
Mississippi senator that his mother
a southern woman. “X am half
said he, “and I have lived
the west, so that I feel that I can
the whole country.”
—Only one new witness appeared
before inquiry board Saturday. He
was Commander Schroeder, of the
during the war and now
governor of Guam.
-Ex-Governor Johnston, of Ala¬
opposes ratincation of new con¬
and will make vigorous fight
it.
—President Roosevelt has appointed
R. Ridgely comptroller of the
to succeed Dawes.