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VOL. IX.
KING EDWARD VII ’
OPENS PARLIAMENT
Ceremonial Similar to That
of Last February.
READ SPEECH FROM THRONE
His Majesty Was Accompanied By
Cueen Alexandra—Other Members
Of the Royal Family Occupied Seats
at tf»e Foot of the Throne.
T London, Jan. 17. King Edward
opened parliament today with a cere
raonial in all essential respects similar
to that of February last. The proces
sion to the house of lords was of the
came character as that witnessed on
the occasion of the opening of the first
larllament of King ‘Edward’s reign,
rhllo within the upper house wereseen
he same state pageantry, the same
historic dresses and the same revival
of ancient forms.
After robing, King Edward and
Queen Alexandra entered the house of
peers and . occupied , , their thrones be
neath a canopy, with the Prince and
Princess of Wales on either side of
them. The other members of the royal j
family were seated on chairs at the
foot of the steps leading to the throne,
the gentleman usher of the Black Rod,
General Sir Michael Eidduiph, having
Bumoned the speaker and the members j
of the house of commons. His majesty ,
rc ? s B e ® c b fr °m the throne.
e speech was not an important
utterance. H:s majesty referred in
terms of gratification to the world tour
Of the Prince and Princess of Wales,
expressed regret at the fact that the
war in South Africa was not concluded
and said he trusted the decision of the
sugar conference would lead to the
abandonment, of bounties and noted
the conclusion of the isthmian canal
treaty.
Inler-Occanic Canal.
In this connection his majesty said:
“I have concluded with the president
of the United States a treaty, the
provisions of which will facilitate the
construction of an intor-ocoanic canal
under guarantee that its neutrality
will be maintained, and that it will
he open to the commerce and shipping
of all nations.”
Next followed references to the An
glo-Erazilian treaty, to the referring of
the Brltleh-Guiana-Brazil boundary
question, to th« arbitration of the king
of» Italy, to the necessity for the con¬
tinuance of famine relief measures in
Ihidia and to the death of the ameer,
‘/whose son, Habib U'lah, has Cxpress
/ ed an earnest desire to maintain the
friendly relations of Afghanistan with
my Indian empire.”
After announcing that the estimates
have been “formed as economically as
due regard for their efficiency renders
possible .in the special circumstances
of the present exigency,” the speech
concluded with mentioning proposed
legislation of solely domestic interest
with the exception of a bill to facili¬
tate the sale ar.d purchase of land In
Ireland.
Their majesties then retired amid
a fanfare of trumpets and attended
I y the same ceremony as accompa
i- ed their entry Into the house.
Crowd Reviewing Procession.
The crowd which lined the route
om Buckingham palace to Westmin
ter to review tho procession was not
;arly so large as on the occasion of
ie last opening of parliament. Guards¬
men assisted by hundreds of police
kept the spectators hack. Only a few
attempts at decoration were visible.
For once royalty was late, and when
he king and queen drove out from the
courtyard In front of Buckingham pal¬
ace they were 20 minutes behind time,
and King Edward was still struggling
with an unruly glove.
Their majesties were greeted en
tausiastically. As they sat in the great
state coach, whose gilded pinnacle
brushed the toughs of the trees in the
green park. King'Edward and Queen
Alexandra looked for all the world like
a fluttering painting of Henry VIII
and one of his better looking spouses.
They bowed somewhat wildly from
their huge gold and glass frame, which
shook and reeled on Its ancient springs
like a ship in a storm. The king and
queen both looked extremely well, but
her majesty appeared to be In especial¬
ly good health.
What, with the two central figures
bo easily seen and so gorgeously clad
and the brilliant escort of life guards,
whose band kept constantly playing,
the public were rewarded for their
long, cold wait by a spectacle of con¬
stant Interest, though so far as unre¬
strained public enthusiasm was con¬
cerned It was nothing to what occur¬
red earlier in the day, when the
guards' reinforcements left their bar¬
racks enroute to South Africa. The
guardsmen tramped through the dark
streets of the metropolis at 6 o’clock
In the morning, accompanied by an
uproarious mob of civilian friends
singing songs to the accompaniment of
the band. The songs and music, how¬
ever, did not drown the crying o(
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WRIGHTSVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1902.
RETAIL DEALERS PROSECUTED.
Illinois State Pure Food Commission
Trying to Stop Frauds.
Chicago, Jan. 17.—Adulterated vin
egar and flavoring extracts and imita
tion butter having been found in the
markets m large quantities recently
the state pure food commission has
commenced the prosecution of numer
rSl the Bauds. dea ' erS In ^ eff ° rt t0 St ° P
Civil actions against 32 dealers have
keen instituted before a justice of the
peace. Other cases will be filed in a
short time. Twenty of the prosecu-
tions are aimed at purveyors of im
pure vinegar, six are for violation of
the oleomargarine law and six are
against sellers of flavoring extracts.
The comolainant in each case is R.
m. Patterson, assistant pure food com
missioner.
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ELECTRIC SIGNALS IN CAB.
New System to Be Installed By Chlca
go and Eastern Illinois.
Rockford, Ill., Jan. 17.—The Chicago
and Eastern Illinois railroad is prepar¬
ing to install a system of electric sig¬
nals designed to prevent accidents.
The hew device displays a signal in
tbe cab of . the locomotive i The track
lvired ia b)ockSi the rai bei ng used
as the conductor. When there is hut
one train in a block the sienal In the
rab will burn white . should another
train touch the same block the light
is instantly changed to red is’not which
means danger. The signal af- !
fected by sn0 w or sleet or by weather
o{ any ftlnd> and it v/iH do its work
among a maze of switches and cross
j ngs as W ell as on a straight track,
TO ATOMS MAN 13 BLOWN.
Fatal Explosion of Dynamite In Idaho
Mine.
Mackay, Idaho, Jan. 17.—Two men
were killed and three badly injured In
an explosion 3 miles west of here. The
killed: I
Benno Hinterholzer.
James Person. !
The names of the injured are not
known.
Hinterhoteer was blown to pieces
and it was with difficulty that enough
of his remains could be gathered to
holti an Inquest over. The accident
was caused by the men attempting to
take out an old charge of dynamite
which had failed to explode. .
MARSHAL ACCUSES HUFFMAN.
Says He Shot Man Down on the Pub¬
lic Road.
Birmingham. Ala., Jan. 17.—United
States Marshal D. N. where Cooper he went ha"9N^.
turned from Boaz, to
Investigate the killing of Deputy Mar
shal J. N. Holzenback, which took
place last Saturday afternoon.
Deputy Holzenback, says Mr. Coop
er, was not shot from ambush, as was
reported, but was shot down on the
public road by L. E. Huffman, a man
alleged to have been engaged in run
ning an illicit distillery.
Pickle Famine Threatened.
Chicago, Jan. 17.—The Western Pic
kle Packers’ association, including
representatives from Illinois, Indiana, j
Michigan, Ohio, Iowa and Missouri, are
considering an advance in prices. It
is declared that there might be a pic¬
kle famine before next summer, not¬
withstanding the Increase of $1.50 a
barrel over the prices of a year ago.
The crop of cucumbers was 600,000
busnels below the average, which
meant that pickle packers would be
200,000 barrels short.
Moonshiners Ambush Officers.
Danbury, N. C., Jan. 17.—Ten reve¬
nue officers and deputy marshals were
ambushed near this place by moon¬
shiners. The aim of the latter was
poor. The officers destroyed one of
two stills they had located, but had
to leave, so hot the rifle fire became.
Fire Damages Lighting Plant.
Montreal, Jan. 17.—Fire today dam¬
aged the Royal Electric Light com¬
pany’s works and adjoining buildings
to the extent of $50,000. With the aid
jf temporary repairs, it is promised
that the city lighting will not be ma¬
terially affected tonight.
Copy Book Scribner Is Dead.
Chicago, Jan. 17.—The death here of
Wm. Marshal Seri liner, widely known
as the author of penmanship copy
books, Is announced It is said that
his name as author has appeared on
50,000,000 copy books published during
the past 40 years.
women wno clung to tne necss ana
arms of almost every man of the con¬
tingent.
Libertador Lands Arms.
Willemstadt, Island of Curacoa, Jan.
17, via Haytien cable.—The Venezue¬
lan revolutionary steamer Libertador,
formerly the Ban Righ, was sighted
Tuesday evening near Cape Codera,
east of La Guayra. It is supposed that
she landed arms there. Numbers of
Insurgents are in the field In that vi¬
cinity.
SEVEN MASKED MEN
HOLD UP FAST TRAIN
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Bold Kobbei’V " Oil the Kansas
Southern Kailroad.
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GOT AWAY WITH $2,000 CASH
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United States Marshals arc Scouring
the Country In Search of the Rob¬
bers—Three Suspects, Miners, Have
Been Arrested at Poteau, I. T.
_ Fort Smith,
Ark., Jan. 17.—The
southbound Kansas City Southern pas
sen S er train was held up last night at
11 °’ clock half a mile north of Spiro,
I. T., by seven masked men.
The express and mail car ••as enter¬
ed. The local safe in the express car
was Gpencd ' but nothing secured from
it. The robbers tried to open the
through safe, but failed. Then they
rifled the mail car, and, it is said, se¬
cured a quantity of registered mail.
The scene of the robbery is 15 miles
from Fort Smith. A report today from
tllere says that United States marshals
are 6C0Urin S the country in search of
the robbers. Three suspects, miners,
have been arrested and taken to Po
teau ' L T - Railroad and express offi
ciaIs decline t0 stat0 how much booty
was socured - It is stated, however,
that the robbers got away with 2,
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NEW CONSUMPTION CURE.
Remarkable Results Attained By Uso
of Bacillific.
New York, Jan. 17.—According to
advices to The Journal and Advertiser,
the London Mail prints a dispatch
stating that at a meeting of the Paris
Academy of Medicine a report was
read which recounts some remarkable
results of a new remedy in the treat¬
ment of consumption. The newly dis
covered preparation is called bacil
line,
It Is a liquid, composed of the ac
tive principles of certain plants grown
in Chill and Colombia. At Ronbaix, a
locality noted as a hot bed of consump
tion, out of 100 cases treated by hy
perdermic injection of bacilllne 84 are
reported to be on the high road to re
covery.
ROYAL YACHT SAILS SATURDAY.
Preparations About Completed for
Trans-Atlar.tic Trip.
Kiel, Jan. 17.—The Imperial yacht
Hohenzollern, which is to sail for the
United States on Saturday, is complot
ing her preparations for tho trans
Atlantic trip. She went out to the
outer fjord yesterday to test her boil
ers and adjust her compasses. Admi
ral Prince Henry of Prussia, attended
by Adjutant Von Sehwindt and Von
Egidy and several naval officers of
high rank, was present at a dinner last
evening on board the Hohenzollern to
bid farewell to Admiral Count Von
Baudissin, the commander of the
yacht, and his staff,
Prince Henry and his court marshal
left Kiel today for Berlin.
SHOT BY WARDEN’S PISTOL.
Girl Wounded By Accidental Discharge
of Weapon.
Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 17.—Mis3
Mary Huskinson, of Knoxville, Tenn.,
while at the city jail last night to
see her brother, who is held for an
alleged asault with intent to murder,
was shot through the calf of her leg
and painfully injured.
The young woman had just walked
into the warden’s office and requested
to see her brother. Mack Rittenberry.
The warden, who was sitting on a high
stool writing, jumped to the floor to
accompany Miss Iluskinson, when, it
is said, his pistol fell from his hip
pocket to the floor and was discharged.
Police Chiefs Organize.
Birmingham. Ala., Jan. 17.—Thirty
chiefs ot police, representing a3 many
of the best cities and towns In Ala¬
bama, met here yesterday and organ¬
ized a state association for the pur¬
pose of co-operation. Mayor Drennen
am Chairman MeCary, of the police
commission, addressed the meeting
and tpplauded the undertaking. The
following officers were elected: Pres¬
ident, C. W. Austin, of Birmingham;
vice president, F. C. Bryan, of Annis¬
ton; secretary and treasurer, Desk
Sergeant Eugene Chambers, of Bir¬
mingham.
A Profitable Investment.
“I was troubled for nbqut seven years
iHSHiSESS
r' ave tikc'ii a few Lctllo audamentirely
wdl.”Youdon’t live by what von eat,hut
liy wliat you digest and ofsnnilate.If your
omach doesn’t digest your food you are
i ally starving. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure the
oes the stomach’s work by digesting
ttnyipnii troubles. J H. Birch & Co.
TARIFF BILL CONSIDERED.
Propooiton to Reduce Dingley Rates
25 Per Cent.
Washington, Jan. 17.—The senate
committee on Philippines considered
the hcuse tariff biI1 toda y. Tlle Ke ‘
publican members presented a propo
sition to reduce the Dingley rates of
the house bill 25 per cent on goods
coming to this country from the Philip
pinea, also less the export tax charged
in the Philippines. Action was post
poned until Monday in order to give
further time to consider the measure.
Upon request of Mr. Hoar the reso
lution adopted yesterday in reference
to supplies sent to Boers in Bermuda
was recalled, the senator saying the
United States had not adopted the par¬
ticular provision of The Hague treaty
covering this question.
The resolution went to the foreign
relations committee for investigation.
The house concurrent resolution for
memorial service Feb. 27 in honor of
the late William McKinley was
adopted.
Mr. Mallory, of Florida and Mr.
Clay, of Georgia, declared they had
been misrepresented in New -York pa¬
pers, which said they favored the Pan¬
ama canal. Both said they were for
the Nicaragua canal.
Senator Nelson called up his hill to
establish a department of commerce
and a number of minor amendments
were offered and adonted.
Cuban Reciprocity.
Washington, Jan. 17.—Cuban reci¬
procity was again under consideration
today by the ways and means commit¬
tee, with large representations of Cu¬
bans and of the various sugar and
tobacco interests in attendance. A
delegation from the New Yoi*k Produce
Exchange favorable to reciprocity and
several delegations from the beet
growing sections opposed to rociproci- |
ty arrived this morning.
Llewellyn Will Succeed Vanes.
Washington, Jan. 17.—The president
has decided to appoint Morgan O.
Llewellyn surveyor general of Nc-,v
Mexico, to succeed the present incum¬
bent, Mr. Vance. Mr. Llewellyn Is
tho son of W. II. H. Llewellyn, who |
was lieutenant colonel ih the presi¬
dent's regiment. The son also served
In the Rough Riders.
Dr. Curry as Special Envoy.
Wsshington, Jan. 17.—Dr. J. L. II.
Curry has been appointed special en- I
voy extraordinary and minister plenl- j
Spain. Dr. Curry is a native of Vir- |
ginia and was formerly minister to !
Spain.
Eridge Fails With Trolley Car.
Indianapolis, Jan. L.—The West i
Washington street bridge over White
river has just fallen, carrying down
with It a trolley car with passengers.
-pile f ir o department and ambulances
have been sent to the scene,
TWO STATES WANT LOGAN.
Alleged Train Robber Must Face Dou
ble Charges.
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 17.—The re
port that a United States marshal is
enroute from tho northwest to Tennes
see with requisition and would make
the effort to extradite Harvey Logan,
the train robber who is held at Knox
ville for the shooting of two police
men, lias called forth a number of pro
tests from people of Knoxville and
Knox county,
They are anxious to have Logan
dealt with in the state courts before j
be j g turned over to tho federal offi
cers.
When asked concerning the matter
Governor McMln.n said that before is
suing a warrant on the extradition pa
pers he would give the Knoxville peo
pie an opportunity to he heard, if in
sisted upon by the stato authorities
he said he was of the opinion that th° |
state courts were entitled to tho first
jurisdiction in handling I ogr.n.
Will Held State Fair.
Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 17.—There
appears to be no doubt but that a state
fair will be held in Birmingham this
fall. At a meeting of 4}ie hoard of
directors a proposition was made by
J. A. McKnight, of South Calera, who
at emc time was connected with a New
York daily newspaper, to manage the
fair. A committee was appointed on
which is the mayor of the city, to as¬
certain if certain concessions cannot
be secured when the proposlton of Mr.
McKnight will be considered definite¬
ly. The intentions are to greatly Im¬
prove the fair grounds and give an
exhibition that will attract much at
tention.
Santos Will Have Yacht Escort
airship, from Nice to Corsica ho
will be accompanied by three beautiful
yachts as escorts, cables the Nice,
Fl . ante( ^ correspondent of The Journal
advertiser They are the Vari
- w hicli has been offered by Eu
?“oo,‘ BeU. Lyslstcrata, aS offered
r ca.
lauthe. offered by Arthur 4* Hinckoly.
We have put the Knife
into our immense
SHOE STOCK—^
IJeginning SATURDAY, JANUARY 11th, and
v. ill sell SHOES at Rock-Bottom Prices i'or thirty
* #
ihiys'onlv, ending February lltii .
lie .sure you do not let this opportunity slip.
We want your business, and are offering these
inducements to get you started.
J. E. SMITH,
Wrightsviile, Georgia.
FRIENDLY TROOPS
ENGAGE IN BATTLE
Colombian Government Sol¬
diers’ Fearful Mistake.
18 KILLED AND 63 WOUNDED
Two Forces of Government Troops Met
Near Rio Hacha, and Each Mistak¬
ing the Other for Rebels Have Des¬
perate Four Hours’ Fight.
New York, Jan. 17.—News of a se¬
rious mistake in which a force of the
S JS. SSSS
that it was composed of Colombian
revolutionists, has been brought to
Colon, Colombia, by the Colombian
warship General Pinzon, cables the
correspondent of The Herald at that
place.
The m i s t ako happened in the vicin
ity of Dibullo, near Rio Hacha, aud¬
it resulted in 18 men being killed and
C3 wounded. Captain Merritt, of the
General Pinzon, said that the boat
landed 400 men in Diablo to drive back
the insurgents. The revolutionists re¬
treated toward Rio Hacha, when the
government troops advanced. It was
decided to divide the government force
into two bodies in order to capture the
rebels. One of these met the rebels,
and aftr a sharp engagement the in
surgents retreated. The other body
of government troops then came lip,
having heard the firing, and the mis
take followed. Thinking that it was
opposed by rebels each force started
firing. The fight as kept up for four
hours, when General Foliaco discover
cd the mistake and stopped the battle,
which had been evenly contested.
The steamship Libertador, formerly
tho Ben Righ, which recently took
the Matos expedition to Venezuela
from Martinique, will soon enter the
service of the Colombian government,
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PITTSBURG MURDER MYSTERY.
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Police Report No New Developments
from Investigations.
Pittsburg, Jan. 17.—The victims of
the mysterious murder and assaults of
yesterday in the Polish colony in
Spring Alley are still in a precarious
condition and their turn for life or
death is yet uncertain. Vincenzo Vizo
lek, tho father, who was frightfully cut
In the supposed struggle with his
reputed wife, Rosa Lak, is still uncon
scions. Two of the children will prob¬
ably recover, but very little hope is en
tertained for the recovery of Della, the
oldest girl,
The police Investigation has not as
yet resulted In any new developments,
BURGLARS STEAL A BUILDING.
And Then They Try to Turn the Lot
Into Cash.
Cleveland, O., Jan. 17.—Two bur¬
glars paid a visit to Newhurg Tues
day and not only stole a building from
:;s^ovS’rSu^: y tS
tried to sell the lot itself to people re
siding in the vicinity.
The stolen building is tho property
of David Walters, who used it as a mar
ble shop during the summer. Ycster
day Walters found his shop had entire
ly disappeared and that there was not
« «-.»•
&it<$ ot structure.
NO. 44.
lie learned tnat two men nan rot.i
there early the previous morning with
a team of horses and a hay rack, tore
the building down and loaded it on
their wagon.
Incendiary Fire at Lima, 0.
Lima, O., Jan. 17.—A supposed In¬
cendiary fire destroyed F. J. Bantas’
candy and chew'ing gum manufactory
this morning about 4 o'clock. A man
was seen by employes of the electric
light plant near by entering the base¬
ment about half an hour before the
fire with nn armful of wood. Loss
about $30,000 to bulkling and con¬
tents, only partly insured.
Former Bank President Sentenced.
Louisville, Jan. 17.—In the federal
court this morning J- M. McKnlght,
former president of the defunct Ger¬
man National hank of this city, who
was convicted last Saturday of embez¬
zling the bank’s funds, was sentenced
to the penitentiary for C years and
was fined $10. A motion for a new
trial was overruled. The case will be
appealed. McKnight has been tried
four times.
Killed Her Baby Sister.
Wichita, Kan., Jan. 17.—Nellis Cor
neilson, the 11-year-oUl girl who killed
her baby sister with a razor and charg¬
ed her 5-year-old brother with the
crime, has c($ifessed that she did it.
hut is unable to assign any reason for
the act. bhe said the notion to kill
her sister came Into her head and
that she could not resist it.
Richard Patterson Dead.
Philadelphia, Jan. 17.—Richard Pat¬
terson, vice president of the National
Liquor Dealers’ association, died at his
home In Wissahlckon, a suburb of this
city, last night, aged 52 years.
Conditon of Mr. French.
Charlotte, N. C., Jan. 17.—The condi¬
tion of Aaron French, the Pittsburg
millionaire who has been seriously ill
at Skuanoka, N. C., is reported as
much improved.
Lord Rookwood Dead.
London, Jan. 17.—Lord Rookwood
(Henry John Selwin-Ibhetson) is dead.
He was born in 182C.
TWO FREIGHTS IN CCLLiSiON.
Bad Mix-Up on Central, but No Lives
Y-/ere Loot.
Macon, Ga., Jan. 17.—A head-on col¬
lision occurred 2 miles north of Byron,
on the Southwestern division of tlie
Central railroad, yesterday mornnv,
which resulted in about os romplM- :i
smash-up as could have been possible
Without somebody being seriously in¬
jured or killed. As it Is, only two big
engines are demolished and a few
freight cars badly wrecked, with two
or three persons slightly injured.
The southbound train, in charge of
Engineers Hughes and Conductor Mar¬
tin, was speeding on Its way to Co¬
lumbus between Echeconne and Byron,
as usual yesterday morning. Within
2 miles of Byron, on a sharp curve,
the northbound extra, in charge of En¬
gineer Patterson and Conductor Lath¬
am, was seen by Engineer Hughc3
coming in the opposite direction. At
the same time tho engineer on the
northbound extra saw the train ap¬
proaching from the Echcconnee side.
Both engineers reversed their levers
and as soon as possible jumped. Tho
trains had reached a moderate rate cf
speed when the clash came, although
j both engines were almost completely
l j I cars were also £ XXT wrecked.