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I? 3T:': ' ' ' - ' - . ..... I. ; ' . - ' - .... ... , The Bamberg Herald. n J ? * > -* - ' ESTABLISHED 1S91. BAMBERG. S. G. THURSDAY. MAY I. 1902. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. j _ . _______ . ? ~ ? ? ? 1 on??*r? * A/?r;p urn nrnAT TO GEORGIA WOMEN OeneroBS Donaiijns are Made by Educational Conference. t NEARLY TWENTY THOUSAND J Scholarships Provided in State Nor^ mal School and Contribution to ^ Winnie Davis Memorial. A Stirring Scene. .-7? S>$jThe Southern Educational Conference came to a close at Athens, Ga.., Saturday. Four thousand five hundred dollars, O * ' \ one-half of the balance necessary to x complete the Winnie Davis memorial hall; $7,500 to provide fifty three-year scholarships of $50 each year at the Georgia State Normal school, to duplicate the forty-six scholaiships provid* - ed by the women of Georgia; an offer to duplicate for a period of three years v all new scholarships of $50 each that the women of Georgia may provide be^ fore January 1, 1903, to a number not exceeding fifty, were the contributions of the day of the general education board to the women of Georgia. Men cheered and wept and women laughed and cried in the fullness of joy -when they comprehended all that the announcement meant. Ex-Governor W. J. Northen, who was on the platform when the announcement was made in the conference, sprang to his feet and asked the women of Georgia in the great audience to stand up, and then, when they had done so, asked fthe whole audience to stand up, not as nonnlo rvf atia ofafn or manv ctatps hilt w as people of one country. The official offer is as follows: V.. "The general education board will subscribe to the Georgia State Normal \ school at Athens for a period of three years fifty scholarships of $50 each to meet the forty-six scholarships now provided by the women of Georgia? $2,500 a year for three years. $7,500 in all. In addition to the above general education board will duplicate for a period of three years new scholarships of $50 each that may be provided by the'women of Georgia before January y 1903, up to a number not exceeding "Understanding that the women of Georgia have raised $6,000 toward a ' fund of $15,000 for the erection of the .? . Winnie Davis memorial hall, the general education board will subscribe one-half the balance, or $4,500; provided the remaining balance is subscribed before January 1. 1903. Signed, William H. Baldwin, Jr., chairman; George Foster Peabody, treasurer; Wallace Butterick, secre' tary and executive officer; J. L. M. Curry, Frederick T. Cal^s, Daniel C. Gilman, Morris K. Jesup. Robert C. Ogden, Walter H. Page, Albert Shaw. \ If the conditions specified in this announcement are complied with to the full extent of the offer, as no doubt they will be, the total amount of this contribution of the general education board will be $19,500. It was several minutes before the conference was sufficiently composed > to resume business. CUBAN ARMY PENSIONS. * pr . - Sum Needed Amounts to Millions and Stann^rc tho Pr^sirlent-EIeet. W.%.gg-.v ? V - ? " * ' A special from Havana says: Gener" als Rabbi, Lor, Salcedo and Capote have tried to obtain from Presidentelect Palma an assurance that the Cu vjr ban army would be paid. Replying, Senor Palma said he was disposed to favor the army, but more soldiers * . would be needed than Cuba now has. He never suspected, he said, ^^that the list of those to be paid cont^ffl?d 70,000 names, and the estimate of the"Tfitf0tlBt-4ue the soldiers, $80,000,000, frightened him. "The payment of this enormous sum would annihilate us," said the president. "I would have to lease Cuba to raise this amount." MINISTERS SCORE BOOKS. Recent Publications Anent the Race Problem Subject of Criticism. At a meeting of the Ohio Valley , . Methodist Clergymen's Association at i ~ Cincinnati, Monday, some recent books 1 were given pronounced "roasts" by preacher critics. A prominent officer of the association found much fault with "Socialism and the American Spirit." The next book to come under criticism was "The Leopard's Spots." The latter production was denounced as misrepresenting the race ' problem in the south. ] < J THREE KILLED IN TORNADO. , ?. j Further Particulars of Gale that Swept ] Joplin, Missouri. ] I It is now known that three persons ] [ .were killed and about thirty injured i ? in the tornado that swept through 1 ' Joplin, Mo., Friday. Of the injured perhaps eight were fatally hurt. A 1 > conservative estimate places the total loss at $100,000. The ca^alties were caused by the flying deons, or falling , walls. - t CABINET DISCUSSES CANAL. i President Anxious that Some Decision ! Be Reached at this Session. * The cabinet held a short session Friday, during which the relative posi- < tions of the Colombian and Nicaraguan < governments in connection with the proposed canal were discussed. Both i ""propositions will be at once submitted ?' to congress. The president is anxious 1 that whatever determination congress may come to as to the relative merits i of the two routes in any event some de- i ^ cisipn may be reached at this session, j BeSir mi !Cream of News.] I Brief Summary of Most Important Events of Each Day. ?A trust company, with $500,000 capital, including northern and Savannah capitalists, was formed in Savannah, Ga., Monday. ?The attack mad? on President Roosevelt by Bishop Keiley in Savannah, Ga., has provoked all sorts of criticism. -^-Admiral and Mrs. Schley were the honored guests of Memphis. Tenn., Monday. A handsome silver service was presented to the hero of Santiago. ?The Ogden party spent part of Monday in Montgomery, leaving in the afternoon for Auburn. They spent Tuesday in Tuskegee. ?An experiment is to be made in Mississippi of picking cotton by machinery. The device was invented by a Pittsburg man. ?A tornado passed over Glenrose, Texas, Monday night, killing five persons, injuring forty more and demolishing much property. ?General Jacob Smith, on trial at Mani'a, was attacked in senate and house Monday for his "kill and burn" order. Senator Simmons aRd Representative Sibley likened the order to Herod's command for the slaughter of the innocents. ?President Roosevelt will soon take up Georgia appointments. Although he has said he Would reappoint Deveaux at Savannah, he may reconsider in view of the fight being made against him. \ ?Minister Wu will not attend the commencement of the military college at Milledgevilie, Ga. Writing to Senator Clay, the Chinese minister cays he is afraid of Senator Teller's criticism. ?Double pneumonia has developed in the case of Congressman Cummings, of New York. His condition is critical. ?Captain Wynne, of the Marine guard, and Lieutenant Doddridge, of the Chicago, have been sentenced to jail at Venice for disorderly conduct ?The Virginia-Carolira Company is trying to buy potash plant in Germany. It has secured options on several concerns. ?It is persistently rumore-d in Germany that the czar intends to grant a constitution. The disorders throughout the empire continue. ?Governor Benjamin B. Odell, Jr., of New York, in an interview, expresses great faith in Georgia's manufacturing future. ?The grand encampment of Georgia Odd Fellows in Atlanta during May will be attended by over 6,000 members of the order. ?Rev. A. R .Holderby, of Moore Memorial church, Atlanta, in a sermon Sunday morning denounced the beef trust and started a movement to furnish free ice to the poor. ?In elections held in South Caro lina Saturday to name delegates who will choose those for the state convention. wherever the pro and anti-McLaurin factions came together those opposing the senator won out. ?Secretary Root, back from Cuba, was in Miami, Fla., Sunday. He said all troops will be removed, except a detail to care for guns and ammunition for United States naval station, after Cuban government is established. ?There is a rumor that ex-Pension Commission H. Clay Evans will return to Chattanooga and make the race for congress from the third district In such event Congressman Moon will oppose him. ?Gates says the object of the syndicate is to form a great system of railroads in the south equal to that of the Pennsylvania. ?The price of beef, says the trust, will take a tumble in a month from now, owing to grass-fed cattle coming into market. ?General Greeley, who, with telegraphers of his department, m the wireless system, reports that discovprfps wptp mftrtp that are suDerior to anything Marconi has done. ?J. Sterling Morton, secretary of agriculture in. Cleveland's cabinet, died in Chicago Sunday. ?The Confederate Veterans' reunion at Dallas, Texas, closed Friday and all trains leaving Friday night were crowded with old soldiers on the way to their homes. ?Joplin and other Missouri towns were swept by a destructive storm Friday. At Joplin three persons were killed and six fatally injured. ; ?At Manila General "Jakie" Smith is on trial for ordering all the natives Df Samar killed. Smith's counsel ad- 1 mitted that the general gave such or- < ders. 1 ?Noel W. Grant, representing the North Georgia Agricultural college, of ( Dahlonega, wins Intercollegiate oratorical contest held in Atlanta Friday aight. Sidney Hatcher, of Mercer, was ( second, and Sam Johnson, of Georgia, , third. j ?Judge Lumpkin, of Fulton coun- ] ty, Ga., superior court, refuses writ of ( rrVi + Kir \T T?C Afnlllo J uaucub avugm uj A>HO. J E. Duncan, and she will have to go to < trial again. Her attorneys will appeal < to the supreme court. ?The indications are that the Brit- 1 ish government will fight the great ' shipping combine formed by Mr. Mor- < gan. < ?Judge Lumpkin, of the supreme :ourt in Atlanta, Ga.. holds Judge Ganger's orders declaring a mistrial in Mrs. Duncan's case cannot be questioned, and refused to hear evidence ! as to the facts on which they were ( based. ?Boycott on packing house products is proving effective in Atlanta, Ga., and consumption of meat has , greatly fallen off. tvirsirvjrsi NJCNj>?NJtN??| I SOUTH CAROLINA l ? STATE NEWS ITEMS. \ ifMrOrJCNJCNlCXWMfNJf Mistrial in Mitchell Case. The suit for $25,000 damages against the sovereign camp Woodmen of the World, by Samuel W. Mitchell, of York county, tor alleged injuries received during initiation, resulted in a mistrial. It is said the jury stood six to six, those for claimant favoring a small amount in damages. Congressman Finley and State Senator Brice argued for the defense. * * * Odd Fellows Celebrate. The anniversary of the order of Odd Fellows was celebrated in an appropriate manner at Greenville last Monday by the lodges of the Piedmont section. Delegates were present from Newberry, Spartanburg, Walhalla, Pelzer. Piedmont, Pelham, Reedy River and Columbia. A parade composed of 200 members of the order took place on Main street to Springwood cemetery, where graves of deceased members were decorated. At night exercises were held in the county court house. Pencil Pushers at Charleston. About eighty of the editors of the National Editorial Association, some accompanied by their wives, arrived in Charleston the *#?St week from Hot Springs, Ark. The editors attended the Missouri-Kentucky celebrations and afterwards embarked on the Wistaria from the exposition wharf and as guests of the Charleston Press Club had a trip down the Ashley river and around the harbor. Half cf the visitors were from the trans-Mississippi and had never seen the Atlantic ocean, and the trip past Forts Moultrie and Sumter out to the jetties was or unusual interest. In the evening they repaired to the exposition, where a reception was held at the auditorium. r * Six Dead Whales. Six dead Whales are lying in a basin that is mad-locked at low tide near the mouth of Broad river, ten miles below Beaufort. They are small fellows that came into the wide entrance to Port Royal harbor to feed and were cut off from escape by the falling tide. These are the first whales seen about Port Royal in a good many years and they attracted attention. As the tide fell the water soon got too shallow for them to keep beneath the surface. They dashed back and forth churning up the water and finally every one succeeded in getting hard and fast aground. What would be a valuable catch if taken where the oil could be secured, has been left to thousands of vultures to prey on at low tide. * * * German Week at Charleston. The directors of the exposition at Charleston have set apart the week beginning May 21 and closing May 28, as "German week" at the exposition. All German societies in the United States are most cordially invited to participate in the festivities of thte week, which will consist of turning contests, for each of which valuable prizes will be offered. The president of the exposition company, Captain F. W. Wagcner, is a native of Germany and one of the most public-spirited citizens of the south. The chief promoters of the exposition enterprise at Charleston are Germans. They take a very just pride in the success of the enterprise and hope for the co-operation of the German people of - ty_j r\ n liie uuncu oiaics. vayiaiu w. u. Ducker will act as chairman of the committee charged with the arrangement for "German week" at the exposition. * * No Negro on Jury. There is confined In the Georgetown jail, under death sentence, a negro barber named John Brownfield. He may remain in prison several years yet before he will know whether or not the sentence is to be executed or before the state courts can order its execution. The case is a peculiar one and a striking illustration of how the law may tie up a case. Brownfield killed J. C. Scurry, a dep- I uty sheriff, at Georgetown, in 1900, which resulted In the riot trouble there, and which caused the governor to send several companies of the state militia to that place to protect the prisoner and preserve order. Finally the negro was brought to trial and convicted of murder and sentenced to be hanged . His attorney, a negro named Whipper, appealed to the state - supreme court. Pending the appeal the negro escaped from jail, but was so weak from confinement he could not run and was quickly recaptured. Not long ago the state supreme court sustained the circuit court and the negro was ordered resentenced. Before a new day could be set for execution. Whipper appealed to the United States Supreme court, on the ground that there was not a colored man on the jury, this acting as a stay if proceedings in the state court. It is problematical when the case will ?ver be reached in the United States supreme court. In the meantime the negro must re- j main in jail, and no further step can ie taken until a decision of the high- i jst tribunal in the United States is landed down. * * * Tillman Opens His Campaign. At Manning, Senator B. R. Tillman j iddressed a crowd of some fifteen hunired people in opening his campaign. I Louis A. Appelt, formerly an enthusias- 1 :ic follower of Til'man. but more re- ! centlv an ardent advocate of "com- j mercial democracy" and supporter of I Senator McLaurin, had for several ' months made numerous charges agaiast Senator Tillman, claiming that he had deceived rebates from great whisky Arms dealing with the South Carolina dispensary. The charges were replied to by Tillman and the accuser was met with a torrent of withering sarcasm, which reminded some present of Tillman's fierce campaign of 1890. Senator Tillman took the opportunity to announce his views of the status of the South Carolina democracy and of his relations thereto. He paid a warm tribute to the late General Hampton, declared absolute necessity for party solidity in this state, denounced Senator McLaurin's alleged defection from the democracy and sug gested that the party exact sucn pledges of party fealty from candidates as would rule out from nomination any so-called democrats of the McLaurln type. As to his speculations, he said that he held $1,200 in a Texas oil well under the laws of Texas; that it became a New Jersey company after he went into it. It was a pure speculation. While he liked to speculate, he never played cards or bet on horse races. He admitted that he had lost considerable money in cotton futures, and thai to- | day he owed more money than when he went to the United States senate, and that if he we:1? a dishonest man he need never owe a cent, but could make plenty of money. YETS AT MEMORIAL SERVICE. Loving Tribute to Memory of Fallen Comrades Form Solemn Feature of Wednesday's Proceedings. A solemn memorial service by those who still live for their comrades who fell in the cause of the Confederacy was held at Wednesday's meeting of the United Confederate Veterans at Dallas, Texas. The service was not only in honor of the soldiers who gave their lives for the Confederacy, but of the late Miss Wmnie Davis, the "Daughter of the Confederacy.' At noon all business was stopped shcrt, and the great auditorium hushed. Chaplain General William Jones arose and prayed while the old veterans sat with bared heads. The venerable chaplain thanked the Almighty for the leader that had been given the Confederacy; he gave thanks for "the noble wome^ of our southland who were ministering angel6 in the dark days of war" and for the comrades who had died gloriously. "Varina Anne Davis," more favorably known as Winnie, the "Daughter ol the Confederacy," the crowned queen of our affection?was my personal friend whom I so admired, honored and loved," the chaplain said, "that it is really difficult for me to speaK 01 ner except in terms mai might to others seem extravagant." In glowing words the speaker referred to Jefferson Davis, "who adorned every subject that he touched;" to Albert Sydney Johnston, who "fell in the hour of victory at Shiioh;.' to Robert E. Lee, "the peerless soldier and stanch gentleman;" to Beauregard, Kirby Smith, "the heroically daring" Hood, "Stonewall" Jackson "the tuuDderbolt of war." The chaplain ascribed virtues which had well earned the affection and respect of all men. He paid a glowing tribute to J. E. B. Stuart, Nathan Bedford Forrest, the "wizard of the saddle " Sterling Price, "whom his men affectionately called 'Old Pap,'" to Dick Taylor and Wade Hampton, "whose recent death has carried grief to many homes and many hearts." HALF A CENT MORE. Btef Trust Adds Another Fraction to Their General Raise. An Atlanta, Ga., dispatch says: Meat advanced half a cent a pound Wednes day and butchers were notified that another raise of one-half a cent might be expected Thursday. Atlanta, as well as other places in the country, seems to be in the hands of the beef trust. Butchers are becoming alarmed at the increase, for as the price advances their trade falls off. They have been losing money steadily for the past three weeks. In many of the shops where four butchers were formerly employed only one is now used, showing how marked is the falling off in trade as the result of the effort on the part of the trust to gouge the people. That there will be a boycott of meat now seems certain. The cry that there is a scarcity of cattle is given but little credence in Atlanta as elsewhere, and the general opinion is that the trust is simply trying to get all i the money possible for its product. It is a well known fact that the trust controls a majority of the cattle i ranches and has matters so arranged [ that the individual dealers have but ; little opportunity to compete. Until j recently the railroads paid the trust big rebates for the live stock and dressed meats shipped, but those rebates; are no longer paid, and it is I thought the trust intends to make the j people pay for the loss of money that was once secured from the railroad companies. SANFORD DECLARED NOl GUILTY One Case Against Former Tax Collector Disposed of By Jury. At Rome, Ga., Wednesday morning the Sanford case was given the jury. At 2:15 in th? afternoon the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. This is in the case that charges Sanford with embezzling $15,000 of the state's money. "Whether a man shall retire from business at sixty or eighty all dc- | pend3 upon the man," says Andrew j Cirnegie. Doesn't it f.cpcnd to some i extent upor) ?h?? man's money? | TO BE TRIED AGAIN Fate of Mrs. Duncan, Charged; With Morde;r, Still in Donbt. FORMER JEOPARDY PLEA FAILS | I Judge Lumpkin of Fulton County Superior Court, Refuses Writ of Habeas Corpus?Judge Candler Sustained. i I An Atlanta, Ga., dispatch says: j Tnrftro T.nrv.nkin nf thp. sunerior court. ! # ? ? - A Friday refused the writ of habeas corpus which was sought to securj the release from jail of Mrs. Mollle Eady Duncan, and remanded the prisoner to the custody of the sheriff. The effect of this decision is- that Mrs. Duncan must again face a jury on the charge of the murder of her husband. Policeman James M. Duncan. Her attorneys, however, announce that they will appeal to the supreme court. Judge Lumpkin held that Mrs. Duncan was not placed in jeopardy by her | former trial and +hat even if she had been, it would have been a matter for the trial Judge to decide and not the judge of another court. He further held that the order of Judge Candler j was conclusive of the truth of the facts j it recited and that, accordingly, Judge j Candler did not commit error in granting a mistrial, and that he did not abuse his discretion. Under the law the defense can ap for the same ortense." Judge Anderson held the fainting of the defendant would not Influence the ju7y any more than It would the trial judge. Judge Candler, he said, was not Influenced thereby, but, on the other hand, he retained his coolness and poise and did nothing favoring the prisoner. Judge Anderson then declared that the supplemental order of Judge Candler was void and declared the writ of habeas corpus the available remedy. Solicitor Hill made the concluding argument for the state. H& read from several sections of law to develop the point that persons charged with crime cannot obtain their discharge by writ of habeas corpus except where the court trying them is without jurisdiction or abuses its discretion. He argued that the plea of jeopardy cannot be entertained under habeas corpus, but that the remedy of the defendant was to file a plea of former jeopardy with Judge Candler. He ehen explained the action of Judge Candler, declaring that the judge had not exceeded his discretion. He stated that the fainting and hysterical conduct of the prisoner undoubtedly affected the jury and argued that Judge Candler did perfectly right In ordering a mistrial. The solicitor argued that, even had fco enrmiompntjii order not been bUW passed, the original order contained sufficient grounds for crantlng a mistrial. He concluded by stating that in his opinion the defense was pursuing the wrong course; that they should have applied to the trial judge for the writ, or entered a plea of former jeopardy at the next trial. AMERICAN MARINES IN TROUBLE. Officers of Cruiser Chicago Given Sentences in Italian Prison. All the members of the crew of the United States cruiser Chicago, arrested for disorderly conduct at Venice, Italy, have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from three to four months each. Those sentenced are Robert F. Wynne, commanding the marine guard of the Chicago; Robert E. Ledbetter, assistant surgeon of the Chicago; Liejtenant John S. Doddridge, of the' Chicago, and a marine named Wilfred Langley. TWO DIE IN EXPLOSION. Locomotive Boiler Turns Loose and Plays Frightful Havoc. A locomotive attached to a passenger train on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad exploded near Dover Mondi.y, killing the engineer and fireman. None of the passengers were hurt. The engine turned a complete somersault from the force of the explosion. TO THROTTLE FUNSTON. Report that F reddy Will Be Given Reprimand By Teddy. ! According to The Atlanta Journal's Washington correspondent, Presi! dent Roosevelt has set the triggers of the military stocks again and this time Generad Fred Funston is the officer who will be figuratively flogged. He overstepped the limit allowed by j the administration when re said in a i recent Denver speech ilim Gr:ir.ror | Hoar was sulfering from an "over-heated consciencs." CASH FOR GEORGIA EUILDINGS. I I ; Such Provision is Made in New Public Building Measure of house I Committee. According to a Washington special the city of Atlanta gets $250,000 and the State of Georgia gets about half , a million dollars for public buildings by the terms of the report of the house committee on public buildings and grounds, which report has been agreed upon and will be submitted to the house at once. The sum fcr Atlanta is recommended for the purpose of additional grounds adjoining the postoffice. This land is the half block bounded by Walton, , Forsyth and Parley streets and the postoffice alley. The committee did not recommend a sum for the erection of an addition to the postoffice on this land, but assured Colonel Livingston peal both from the decision of Judge j Lumpkin and the order of Judge Can- | dler to the supreme court, and they an- \ nounce that they intend to allow that court to review both. Mrs. Duncan was prepared for an adverse decision and appeared unmoved at the words which meant her return to prison. A large crowd, including many ladies, attended the hearing Friday afternoon, although not so large as on the previous day. Numbers of people were in the court room long before the time set for the hearing, 3:30 o'clock. The proceedings were opened by Judge James A. Anderson, of the defense, who submitted a brief, contain- I inc citations oi law. He followed this ; with a short argument, after which j he left the court room, stating that he would be unable to remain throughout the session. "The theory of the defense," he said, "is that she his already been placed In ieoDardy and cannot again be tried VV licit LUC OUUUllUt, m>> ... delegates made a hasty exit from the hall and several received small scratches in their rush to get out of the way of the flying bullets. TWENTY-FIVE BODIES SO FAR. Dead Are Being Slowly Taken From ' Wreck of Burned Steamer. A dispatch from Cairo, Ills., says: Fourteen more bodies were taken from the river near the scene of the steamer accident late Thursday, making the total number of twenty-five bodies so far recovered. Five of the bodies found were those of white persons and were identified as Thomas Smith, cub pilot, of Memphis; Leslie Carter, of Deansville; Glenn Bowman, of Portsmouth, Ohio; Fred Jones, assistant engineer, of Newport, Ky., and J. R. Evans, of Jeffersonville, Ind. The searching party will prosecute their work vigorously and a great number of bodies will probably be recovered in the next few days. WILL NOT DISCRIMINATE. Confederate Veterans Employed In Pension Office May Retain Jobs. Representatives Meyer and Ransdell, of Louisiana, saw President Roosevelt Thursday in behalf of some confederate veterans employed in the census ? - . i office. These men nave passea me age limit beyond which employees will not be retained, in the permanent census bureau, although an exception has been made in the case of union veterans. The president indicated to them that he had no discrimination to make between the two. COTTON SEED CRUSHERS MEET. Sixth Annual Interstate Convention is Held in Dallas, Texas. The Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers' Association convened in their sixth annual session at Dallas, Texas. Monday. About 150 delegates were present, mnsf nf whom were from the Missis sippi valley and eastern portion of the south. The delegates represent interests aggregating over $150,000,000. CHINESE CONFEREES AGREE. Exclusion Bill Now Goes to President Roosevelt for Signature. The conferees on the Chinese exclusion bill reached a complete agreement Monday on the bill. It strikes out that portion of the senate bill limiting the extension of all existing laws to the life of the present treaty, ana re-enaeing them so far as not inconsistent with treaty obligations until otherwise provided by law and extends the laws to our island territories so far as applicable. -.'A- . '~S>=?'V.; that next year this sum would be forthcoming. Colonel Livingston says he will not rest until he has an appropriation of one million for the Atlanta pub'.lc building. Athens gets $50,000 through the splendid worwk of Representative Howard, who has been untiring in his labors for the Athens public building bill. Macon gets for an addition to her present poseoffice $65,000. Rome gets the appropriation recommended by the supervising architect for an addition to her present postoffice. Brunswick gets $30,000 for an addition to her present building. A great deal of the credit for the goodly share which Georgia draws in the report of the committee belongs to Representative BranUey, the Georgia member of the committee. He stood up for the Georgia bills through thick and thin, and succeeded in carrying absolutely every item recommended by the supervising architect. Mr* nthpr stata fared as well. The total appropriation carried in the report is about $16,000,000. LABOR DELEGATES USE GUNS. Shooting Scrape In Convention of Alabama State Federation at Selma. Thursday afternoon's session of the Alabama State Federation of Labor, holding forth at Selma, was interrupted just as the meeting was about to close by a shooting scrape between two of the degates. Edward Flynn, of the United Mine Workers, had the floor and was discussing the amending of one section of the constitution of the state federation when Hon. J. H. Leath interrupted, claiming that Flynn was abusing him and his career when he was a member of the lower house at the last session of the Alabama legislature. The chairman ruled Leath out of order and Flynn continued his speech. When he finished he addressed a dirty oath, to Leath and pulled his pistol and began shooting. Flynn had fired two shots before Leath pulled his gun and began shooting. Both men continued to shoot until Flynn's pistol was empty, when he dropped it and ran, with Leath shooting at him. Both men were poor marksmen and neither one was as much as scratched. TTTX. " V* I n or ViOOQn fill tVlA DISCUSS EDUCATION i Tbe Soalhern Association Holds Conference in Athens, Ga. i ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT OQDEN . i Hundreds in Attendance on the Meet* 1 Ing?Objects of the Conference Briefly Outlined by W. H. Baldwin, Jr. The Southern Educational conrerence began its sessions at Athens, Ga., Thursday afternoon. In the chapel of the Unuiversity of Georgia a hearty welcome was given to Robert C. Ogden and his party of , philanthropists by a notable assemblage. The purposes of the congress, as outlined by W. H. Baldwin, Jr., are ; as follows: First. To promote education in the ; whole country, irrespective of race, i sex or creed. 1 Second. To develop public schools, , especially rural schools. Third. To encourage self-help, the . urging of local taxation for schools. ( Fourth. The training of school teachers, especially in the industrial departments. , Fifth To co-operate with schools , already established and to aid in their 3 maintenance and improvement. Sixth. To co-operate with other in stitutions of learning. Seventh. To collect educational sta- ( tistics. ] Eighth.?To furnish information re- , garding education and to be the clear- ing house of educational statistics. j Ninth. To furnish the press with information looking to the advance-^ . ment of education interests. , Tenth Tn nromote everv form of deserving educational work. President Ogden's Address. In his address Thursday night before the conference, President Robert C. Ogden, of New York, said in part: "This conference exists for a holy cause?holy in the highest sense. Its creed reflects the divine love, broad and beneficent as the universal sunshine, and expressed in the single simple dogma, that every child in this broad land possesses the natural right to a good English education. The personnel is cosmopolitan in a marked degree. Here are governors of states,. officers of great corporations, educators of every degree, clergymen of many communions, editors, authors, bankers, merchants, lawyers, who, for the time being, have set aside their several cares for the larger interests , of our common country, and the crowning grace, influence and power , of this assembly appears in the presence of so many good women. "In morals and national things the new century is an event to the world at large. There is a sudden manifestation of accumulated power. Masses of capital rush together with magnetic impulse and in startling magnitude. Community of Interest pools in concrate form values that had not been , comprehended in detail. This material life is national. "Simultaneously with this realization of things, an intellectual awakening appears. Generous facilities for research are placed at the command of science. The increase of endowment to great institutions of learning is the recognition of the debt that wealth owes to scholarship." The president then outlined the organization and work of the southern ' education board, and the board of general education fund, formed since the last conference. As to the problem of education in the south, he said, in concluding: "Out of the case comee the silent appeal of millions of children of school age. With this appeal comes hck nf nnr cnnntrv with a stern de mand that from this child material good citizens for the future shall be furnished. It is our duty to so echo and re-echo these appeals that the ignorant shall rise up and by the mere force of human right demand adequate education, that the people should tax themselves for education, that school authorities should promote the best ideas of education and that philanthropy should supply the lacking margin beyond the capacity of the public 1 purse and private local liberality. Let no doubtful expression or uncertain sound go forth. Education for all the people; good, well equipped school houses with competent teachers and an eight months' term in every school district. Let this and nothing less be the aim of this conference." Colonel N. T. Thompson, at Shef- , field, Ala., has confirmed the reported j purchase of car, light and gas proper- j ties in Jackson, Tenn., for Pennsylva- j oia capitalists. VIRGINIA BRIGADE SPONSOR. Daughter of General A. P. Hill Given Honor by General Gordon. Miss Lucy Lee Hill, daughter of General A. P. Hill, received a telegram it Chicago Thursday, from Sterling Price Camp of Confederate veterans, ] telling her that General John B. Gordon had appointed her sponsor for j the Virginia bridade of the Confeder- ] ate reunion to be held at Dallas, April 22. t TOWN TOTALLY ANNIHILATED. Small Village of Herkiner, Kansas, De. ( stroyed by Disastrous Fire. The town of Herkimer, Kan., has been totally wiped out by a firo which ] started at midnight Saturday night Herkimer is a town of about 500 inhab- 1 itants, 120 miles from St. Joseph. Mo. According to reports every business ( and residence structure in the town 1 have been entirely destroyed. All j telegraphic and telephonic communica- * tion was completely cut off. s 1JU5 LUUfci LIKE A Utrui. President Spencer Said to Favor Plans For Muchly Discussed Union Station at Avlanta. ? The Atlanta Journal of Monday even,, [ng contained the following: It is understood from authoritative sources that the Southern Railway; Company will accept the depot proposition from the state of Georgia, and that it will agree to the erection of ft union station according to the plans prepared by Bradford L. Gilbert for J the building of a new station on the ; present site. ."J|| While the Southern railway people < have made no official announcement of their decision, and while they will ^ ^ probably not do so until a mieetlng of the railroad men and the depot commission, it is understood that President Samuel Spencer approves of the ^ plans drawn by Architect Gilbert . Mr. Gilbert showed the plans to' v^| President Spencer one day last week, and according to a letter received from Mr. Gilbert by Gov. Candler Monday ;\?g3 morning, President Spencer expressed great surprise that the situation had rJm been solved, and intimated rather strongly that he favored the plans. He would not express an opinion, however, .'^8 and will not do so until a meeting is called by Governor Candler. The plans which Mr. Gilbert had \; <J| with him here two weeks ago were .. '^s| unfinished, and he will "not complete them until he has received suggestions y/Jg fro mall the railroad men concerned. President J. W. Thomas, of the Nash* |3| viile, Chattanooga and St. Louis rall-^ road and General Manager T. K. Scott, of the Georgia Railroad Company, ^ have both seen the plans and approved M them. This fact has been made known to Mr. Spencer, and it is an assured : j fact that when the Southern accepts the Central of Georgia will dc the same thing, these two roads being the only ones to object to the proposition as it originally stood. The Atlanta and {? West Point will agree if the others do, and the Seaboard Air Line officials an- . . ^ nounced months ago that they would abide by any decision reached by the /sjg Nashville, Chattanooga and St Louis f' Jj3 This means that a new depot will be v>' J? built in Atlanta on the present site. A meeting of the depot commission will be called in a few days and at that -1 time th<* plans will be exhibited. a, however, tho railroad men. find H impossible to attend such a meeting, Architect Gilbert will visit each official personally and show the'plans and receive their suggestions. It is believed now that the whole matter will be cleared up within a ~:'M month's time, and that work will begin on the new station by July or An- ,3] gust. Although the appropriation for J|| the new station is not available until .. . July 1, 1903, it is the general opinion that contractors would accept the con- v|a| tract to erect the station with the appropriation payable when available. The depot question has been hang- , j||l ing in the balance for several years, % and it will be a source of delight to . people all over the state to know that || it will be brought to an end by the erection of a magnificent new station.,--? on the prof$Ety of the staUr-whTch"station will be the property of the stato and from which the state will collect * big rental annually. SOL SMITH RUSSELL DEAD. : Noted Actor Called From Life's Stag# ^ by the Grim Reaper. Sol Smith Russell, the actor, died in Washington City Monday noon at 2:30 Mr. Russell had been in ill health for several years and was critically ill for several days prior to his death. There was no better known actor la ..JH the south than Sol Smith Russell, and he reached the point where the simple . announcement that he was to appear at a theatre was sufficient to fill it, by hard work and natural ability. For years he was one of the greatest favorites that ever visited south and has been seen in "Poor Relation,"* ,. > "Peaceful Valley," "Bachelor's Romance," "The Heir at Law," and other comedies. A WEEK FOR GERMAN8. Charleston Exposition Officials Alt range Date For May 21 to 28. The directors of the South Carolln* Interstate and West Indian exposition j J at Charleston, S. C., have set apart the week beginning May 21 and closing May 28 as '.'German week" at the exposition. All German societies in the United States are most cordially invited to participate in the festivities of 3 this week, which will consist of turning contests, shooting contests and singing contests, for each of which valuable prizes will be offered. FIFTY HURT IN WRECK. In England Train Plunges From a Bridge and Plays Havoc. Advices from London state that fifty persons were injured Friday morning in an accident in the Great Eastern railway, near the Downs station. A 'ik train from Waltham was crossing a bridge. An axle of the car nearest the locomotive broke, causing a frightful ?? wreck and dealing awful havoc among die passengers. | MAY SETTLE AUGU8TA STRIKE. . ||| Conference Between Mill Men and Op* eratives Arranged. It is believed the strike of cotton / "'r'-B nill operatives, which was inaugurated - 'ft n Augusta, Ga., some two weeks ago, vill be settled In a day or two. A conference between a committee >f the King mill strikers and the man- | lfacturers has been arranged. An ar- j* jitration board will be appointed and ./ ts decision will be binding on both. * -