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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( ®JC : l ■ I 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. _ 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 - Bold Kobbei’V " Oil the Kansas Southern Kailroad. _ GOT AWAY WITH $2,000 CASH - 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, 0w - 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, -- PITTSBURG MURDER MYSTERY. - 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.