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EIGHTH YEAR ROM! GEORGIA,
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smoke a “Bill Arp’ wariers New Brand
VERY DAMAGING.
1$ New Euidence flyainst
fllrs. Botkin.
girl who sold candy
Ta ks to The Chief of Police, of
San Francisco, Sept. 9.—An
other fact of circumstantial im
port has been a bled by the po
lice to the evidence they are
collect,!ag in the effort to prove
that Mrs. Cordelia Botkin mur
dered Mrs. Dunning and Mrs.
Deane. When Miss Emma Ber
ber, a clerk in George Haas’
candy store, first told of the
mysterious woman who bought
a box of candy from her, she
did not tell the whole story. An.-
other chapter has been added to
her recital in a statement made
before the chief of police.
Miss Berber declares that on
Sunday afternoon, July 31, be
between 3 :30 o’clock and 4 :30
o’clock, a short, stout, full-faced
woman entered Haas’ candy
store on Marketstreet and asked
for a box of candy. She was in
a hurry. Miss Berber noticed
that the woman spoke with an
English ascent.
The customer said that she
wanted a special or uumarked
box of candy to send to some
friends. She was particular to
a-k that only chocolates be
placed in the box and instructed
Miss Berber not to *sll it, as she
intended to place in another
present..
Her wishes were observed, as
a matter of course. Miss Ber
ber took an unmarked box and
filled it as directed.
T*iie clerk, when shown the
box of candy, examined it close
ly and said that it was similar to
the one she had sold to her cus
tomer of July 31. Then Chief of
Police Lees asked her to dose ibe
the paper in which the box was
wrapped. Miss Berber did so
ahd identified the wrapper on
the deathdealing chocolates as
similar to that which she had
used.
Her description is dangerously
close to the bex of poisoner
candy sent through the mail to
Delaware, and her description of
the mysterious woman who
made the purchase fits Mrs. Cor
delia Botkin,
Mre. Botkin was in rWnirt this
morning, tastefully attired in a
close-fitting costume of navy
bine, and wearing a chic hat.
De tective Gibson escorted her
from the prison There was
about Mrs Botkin that firmness
and tietermination which distin
guishes a woman accustomed to
be placed in strange and trying
situations.
, When the habeas corpus was
called, Attorney Knight arose
and said there was no desire on
the part of either the prosecu
tion or defense to proceed with
the case, as the time for action
tias not yet arrived.
In the opinion of the attorney
the matter could again be
brought up after the governor
had acted on the request for the
of Mrs. Botkin.
Assistant Di'strict Attorney
Mosher agreed with the defense,
THE ROME HUSTLER-CGMMERCJA
ALGER IS ANGRY
And In His Wrath Demands
Ac liimtication
CABINET TO CONSIDER
He and General Corbin closeted
t With McKinley,
Washington, September 9.
Secretary Alger has requested the
president to order a thorough and
s arching investigation of the war
department. In tins request the
secretary has been joined by Ad
jutant General Corbin.
No decision has been reached
yet by the president as to what
course he will pursue. He has the
request of Secretary Alger under
consideration, but has uot yet de
termined whether he will grant it
or not
Secretary Alger had a long confer
erne with the president last night
before leaving the city and im
pressed up m hitn his earnest dssi a (
that an investigation such as he
had requested be ordered. The
question was very thoroughly dis
cussed in all of its phases. Secre
tary Wilson participated in the
conference and General Corbin
was present during a greater pait
of the time.
It seems low not unlikely that
the ir.vesciga’ion will be ordered,
but, it is the with of the president
to further consider the matter be
fore announcing a definite policy
The question probably will re
ceive consideration at the cabinet
tn< etiug tomorrow. While all of
the members of the cabinet are
not in the city, Secretaries Alger
and Long and Attorney General
Griggs are among those who will
not be present at tomorrow’s
meeting It is sai 1 to be the wish
of the president to take up the
wholesuoject with those of his
advisers who may b« there.
Should the investigation be . or
dered it will include probably all
matlters relating to the conduct
of the war so far as may concern
the war department. Secretary
Alger expresses bimsoif as con
fident that such an inv< stigation,
if conducted promptly and thor
oughly, will result in much good.
Such an investigation as has
been requested is, it is pointed
out, beset with some difficulties.
No charges of a definite character
have been filed by any responsible
person or official . Sensational
stories and rumors, for which the
administration has present knowl
edge that there is no foundation
have been circulated, and objec
tion is made to dignifying them
by the ordering of an investigation
By those who desire and advpcate
tt.e investigation, it is maintained
it can do no possible barm, and
may be of positive ben fit in
clearing away manifest error from
the minds of many people and ii
placing the blame, if any is to be
placed where it rightfully be
longs.
and by consent of both sides the
case went over until next Tues
day. In the meantime some ac
tion by the governor is antici
pated.
Baseball Saturi>ay.—On Sat
urday afternoon, Fate willing and
the weather permitting, the “Is
Nobs” will wipe up the earth of
the Exposition park diamond,
with the ancient “Has Beens.”
Ths game will doubtless bi very
larg dy attended as the last times
these nines contested, the grand
stxud was bombarded with fun.
FRIDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER. 9. I 89S.
NELSON MILES
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Is Laying His Pipe Lines fi-r
The Presidency.
IT IS WAR TO THE DEATH.
The “Uniform” General is after
McKinley.
Camp Wikoll, Montauk Point,
N Y., Sept. 9.—Gen. Miles has
made a play for higher stakes
than even his closest triends
dreamed of when the first inti
mation that he had declared war
on Secretary Alger streaked into
print. lie wants to be president.
His opening gun was* fired in
the shape of a newspaper inter
view in Porto Rico and he follow
ed it with a broadside when he
landed here yesterday. He has
thrown down the santlet to the
administration in his wholesale
•riticisms of the management of
the war and he started for Wash
ington today to meet his supe
riors with as calm and cool an
exterior as though he were going
to a barbecue.
He has uo doubt that he occu
pies an enviabit position in the
i upending conflict, and he faces
it with a nerve and confidence
that threatens to ciuie more
trouble to the McKinley-Baiina
Alger combination all the
advance work that the democrat
ic party has done or will be able
to do.
It is difficult for a layman to
appreciate the full latitude and
longitude of the responsibility
which Miles has assumed in his
open declaration of war upon his
superiors. It means life or dea h
to him.
That he has carefully weighed
his chances and acquainted him
self with all the facts, po man
who knows him will doubt for
an instant, and that he will put
up a fight to the death even
those who do not know him will
appreciate if they have read his
declaration of independence
printed today. He has either
touched the furthest limit of in
subordination or he has invited
martyrd >m in order to turn the
calcium light of public opinion
into the inside workings of the,
war department.
It is learned with surprise
that Miles had political ambition
for it is not recalled ever having
been such a declaration 11; print
before. But when it is sail that
he will be a candidate for presi
dential honors if he whips this
fight, the words are repeated
which came from friendi too
close co him to be mistaken. It
is true that he is after Alger and
Shafter, but his ayn is for big
ger game than they. He wants
McKinley. Ind if he gets l im,
he will ask for the presidency.
In the unique political problem
which this sudden revelation
presents today, why it* is
not possible to indulge in iatelli
gent speculation as to the future
because there is no way o: pre
dicting what is to follow. But
one thing is certain, with Miles
rioting around in the war lepart
ment he wifi become an agent of
distrust, compared to vliich a
buy in a china shop will be a
butterfly in harness, aid the
I public will get at the plain truth.
Which is well.
LANHAM
& SONS,
SENSATIONAL SKI Ur
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