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TWO BANKS LOOTED j Four Masked Terrorize Ale ama Tow j, SHERIFF IS SHOT DEAD One Bank Robbed of $575,525 and AnI other Burned to the Ground in an t Attempt to Blow Safe?One Robber, a Negro, Captured. Four masked bank robbers ? two white men and two negroes ? looted the First National Bank of Sedden, Ala., Saturday night of $375,525, sho: Sheriff John Williams dead as he attempted to arrest them and escaped by means of a hand car of the Southern railway. The bold robbery and the tragic death of Sheriff Williams, who was .universally admired, threw the town into the greatest excitement and a nosse was cuickly organized and be gan a chase of the robbers in the northerly direction that they took. The robbery was discovered about 10 o'ciock by some one who was passing the bank. Looking through the darkened windows he discovered the four men at work. He immediately gave the alarm and notified Sheriff JWilliams. As the officer reached the bank the robbers, who had evidently learned of the alarm, attempted to leave when they were met by Sheriff Williams, who called on them to halt The robber, hid in the darkness, opened fire on him with a volley and he was instantly killed. Bystanders who had arrived at the scene were terrorized by the men, who ran through the street, carrying their booty with them, and firing as they ran. The men escaped to the yards of the Southern railway, where they secured j i the handcar. I; They immediately threw their plun- I der on^the car and ran it down a ; heavy grade, making good their escape. A negro who was shot in the Land find captured in Leeds, Ala., by Con- i stable George Lamar, confessed to i being one of the party of four who cobbed the bank at Sedden. LEEDS BANK BURNED. About 8 o'clock Sunday night Constables Lamar and Smith were stand-. tog in the drug store, when they heard ft noise in the Leeds bank, wnicn adloins the store. They went toward the bank with their pistols drawn aftd ready. Constable Smith went to the bac^ door of the bank, which opens out on the court house square. Suddenly the back door opened and four masked and armed men attempted to pass him. He called for Lamar to Join him, at the same time firing his revolver. Lamar turned the corner, and as he did so the negro attempted to pass. He fired, hitting him in the hand. The negro stopped running and was captured. Smith pursued the other three men, and a running fight ensued. Smith was shot in the abdomen and, though .seriously wounded, he continued the chase. However, the robbers succeeded in making their escape. About this time Sre broke out in the bank, and an explosion occurred. IThe fiames gained rapidly, and in a short time the bank building and the adjoining drug store were totally destroyed. It is thought the fire was caused by the robbers in an attempt to blow up the safe. The nesro caDtured refused to tell who his companions were, but gave his came as Tom Benjamin. Constable Lamar said he was certain that they were the same gang that robbed the bank at Sedden and held up .and robbed the county treasurer at Pell City Sunday. A posse with bloodhounds are scouring the country, and if caught the culprits will probably be lynched. At last accounts Constable Smith was resting easily. ~ -NINETY-TWO BISHOPS PRESENT. -Great Protestant Episcopal Church Convention Opens at Richmond. The forty-fifth triennial general convention of the Protestant Episcopal -church convention in the United States convened at Richmond, Va., Wednesday. Of the 102 members of the house of bishops only ten were absent. A large number of foreign high church dignitaries were present, including the Archbishop of the West Indies and the bishops of London, St. Albans, Montgomery, Niagara, Quebec and Ontario. COTTON GINNING REPORT. ralocs Turned Out Ud to SeDtember 25 Placed at 1,569,977. The census bureau at Washington issued a complete report Friday showing the amount of cotton ginned from the 1907 crop up to September 25 to have been 1,559,997 bales. This report compares with 2,057,255 bales last year and 2,355,716 bales year before last, counting round bales as half bales. '- c--v. _ -r - -i.'. - .-/-v " * ' t " v;-;-s > ..- * - > - PUT UP TO CONGRESS, | Waterways Commission, in Strong Resolutions, Asks Congress to Deepen Mississippi River. After selecting Chicago for the meeting place next year and calling upon j congress to authorize work for a 14- [ chapnel from the gulf of Mexico to the j great lakes, the second annual con- | vention of the Lakes to the Gulf Waterways Association adjourned sine die in Memphis late Saturday. The .1 nrA?A 4-S\-r> T?r- /I Q UnnGllpf Af.d UeitJgcll~i> vvt'iC icuu^i\.a u. uuu>i?v. ? , smoker Saturday night. This meeting in the interest o? the waterways was probably the most important ever held in the south. Speeches were delivered by men who have made a life study of the nation's rivers and harbors, and in every instance, a deep water channel from the gulf to i the northern lakes was adopted. The report of the resolutions committee was received and adopted without a dissenting vote. The resolu- j tions are as follows: "1. Resolved, That it is the sense of ; this convention that the deepening of j the waterways from the lakes to the gulf is.a public necessity, and that it j is a national duty to take definite and j immediate action to deepen said water- j ways to a depth of 14 feet from the j lakes to the gulf of Mexico, through i the route already selected by the army J onorinoove irith ail nractical speed. ? "2. Be it further resolved, That we | respectfully ask that said work be con- | structed according to the continuing contract system. "3. Be it further resolved, That the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterways Association hereby extends thanks to our co-laborers in the great work of inland waterways improvement, the Missouri Valley Improvement Association, the Interstate- Mississippi River Improvement and Levee Association, the Ohio Valley Improvement Association, and all other kindred associations in this great valley, for their valuable assistance in the past, and assure them of our sympathetic interests in the object of their efforts in the important work in which they are respectively engaged, and of our most cordial and energetic co-operation bU^/i Viii. "Be it further resolved, That we hereby tender the unanimous and profound thanks of this association to the president for his masterly and forceful address and for the great honor he has conferred upon us by his presence here as our most distinguished guest. "5. Be it urther resolved, That we hereby tender our cordial thanks to the governors of seventeen sovereign states, and to the other distinguished statesmen and gentlemen who have honored us by their presence, and we also thank the patriotic and publicspirited people of the great and growing city of Memphis for their unvarying courtesy and royal hospitality. - "6. Be it further resolved, That the j Hon. William K. Kavanaugh, president of the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterways Association, he and he is hereby requested and empowered to appoint a committee composed of fifty members to present these resolutions to the next congress of the United States and also to use all honorable and proper means as the representatives of and in connection with this association to induce congress to act favorably thereon at its next session, and that the said president of this association be chairman of said committee.'' TO HOUSE STRIKEBREAKERS Vessel is Being Fitted Up to Be Anchored in Midstream. A sailing vessel is being fitted up at New Orleans to house striketreakers, about 1,000 of whom are expected from northern cities within a few days. It is planned to anchor this vessel near midstream for the safety of those on board. The Southern Pacific company already has nearly 100 strikebreakers at work. JAIL THREAT WAS EFFECTIVE. Prominent Chattanooga Man Forced to Testify Before Grand Jury. W. M. Laslev, president of the Southern Clay company, and one of the leading business men of Chattanooga, was carried before Judge McReynolds, in the criminal court Thursday, and given the option of going to jail for contempt or of going before the grand jury and testifying in the investiga tion of numerous charges of bribery and graft made against prominent business men and city officials. Lasley took the latter course. DEADLY EXPLOSION OF GAS. Three Men Killed and Two Fatally Hurt in Mine Accident. In a gas explosion at the Xo. 7 mine of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company one mile from Pratt City, Ala., Friday morning at 6:30 o'clock, three men were killed and two others fatally hurt. imulh-murderer Edwards Confesses to Have Killed Fourteen Men. LIKE HARRY ORCHARD Sensation Was Sprung at Murder Trial in Chattanooga ? Unexpected * Admission Startled the Jury. >. "I have shot and probably killed fourteen men in my time and the list mayrun up to twenty-five." That remarkable statement was made by D. D. Edwards, on trial at Chattanooga, Tenn., for killing Tcm Brooks last December. Edwards made his confession while under cross-examination. He was asked by the attorney general if he killed any one previous to the killing of Brooks. Edwards admitted that he had killed a man in Kentucky. "Is that all?" asked the attorney general. "Well," said Edwards, "I have shot and probably killed fourteen men in my time." He stated that most of this occurred in Breathitt county, Kentucky, in feuds and in a strike in Chicago several years ago. He is a native oi Breathitt county and recently aided in running down and capturing in the mountains of Breathitt the Lookout mountain wife murderer, Ed Turner. Edwards did not change expression or give any indication of feeling when he confessed, under cross-examination io ms o:ooay record, DUt auer geiung off the witness stand, added that the list might run up to twenty-five, "if everything was included." This is his second trial, he having been released without bail after his first trial. Since then he has been in another state, but, when notified of the date of his case, came back to Chattanooga immediately. He is considered the most remarkable prisoner ever tried in Hamilton county. ROOSEVELT AT CAIRO. Citizens of Illinois Town Listen to Speech by Chief Executive. President Roosevelt and party arrived at Cairo, 111., Thursday morning at 9 o'clock and were saluted by the Danville battery and hundreds of steamboats and other whistles. The party was met by the reception committee headed by Mayor Parson and fifty carriages, all drawn by white horses, conveyed them along the line of march to St. Mary's park, where the president spoke. When the "fleet" again started for Memphis, it was amid the booming of cannon and other popular demonstrations. CANT HOLD TWO JOBS. Inspector General of Georgia Troops Out of Brigadier General Race. Colonel W. G. Obear, inspector general of Georgia troops, who is to be quartermaster of the national guard of the state, has announced his retirement from the race for brigadier general under the new military larw. The retirement was caused by the announcement of Governor Smith that he would not permit him to hold two positions, one a salaried office and the other a position purely of honor. NEW VESSEL IS ADDED. Savannah Line Now Has Ship of Greater Carrying Capacity. The new steamship City of Savannah, the latest addition to the New York and Savannah line, reached port at New York Thursday to await the start of her maiden voyage to Savannah. The City of Savannah exceeds all other ships of the line in carrying capacity. SHERIFF KILLED BY TRAMPS. Officer Wounded'Two of Three Hoboes and All Were Captured. Sheriff Charles Oglesby was shot and killed Saturday at the Pennsylvania railroad depot in Winamae, Ind., by three tramps whom he was endeavoring to arrest. Two bullets entered the officer's body. After dropping to the ground he raised himself on his el bow and emptied his revolver at the men, fatally wounding one of them and putting a bullet into the body of a second one. All three men were caught. DAG0E8 APPEAL TO CONSUL. Italian Laborers Allege Cruel Treatment at Sumrall, Miss. The Italian consul in New Orleans announced Wednesday that he is Investigating charges of cruelty to Italian laborers at Sumrall, Miss. For several days reports of impending race riots, involving Italians principally, have emanated from Sumrall. [SMITH ATTACKS COMER. J . Governor of Alabama Given Hard Rap 1 by President of the Lcuisvilie and Nashville Railway. I The railroad situation in Alabama I promises to become a talkfest between I the governor on one side and Presi- 1 dent Milton H. Smith of the Louis- j villo and Nashville railroad, on the i ' - J! ? It V ? ^ ! I otner, says a cuspaiuu num *uuu L^umery. The latest from Mr. Smith is an answer to the letter of the governor in which he announced that he i would call an extra session of the leg- j islature to make those roads not now ! i operating under the new rates coma '. in and do so; in which some rather , warm things are said of the executive ! of the state. A personal shot is taken at Governor Comer in the statement that the pos- ! session of cotton mills and immense . plantations may constitute swollen for-; tunes, which is held now to be very bad and should not ta allowed. Mr Smith finvprnnr Cnm^r of intimidating the members of the legislature to make them take part against the railroads, and charges that laws were "railroaded" through the : legislature so rapidly that the rail-: roads, whose interests were vitally af- j fected, had no chance to be heard. The governor is called upon by Mr. Smith to show where a single interest has suffered by the "domination" of the Louisville and Nashville railroad," or by its attempts to influence legislation in the past. He also says that: railroad interests, like those of the 1 farmers, have a right to be heard^in all matters that effect their interests.j "It does not seem to have occurred to you," writes Mr. Smith, "in teach- J ing the people to take from the own- j ers of railways their property with- \ out regard to their property rights, i that someone else may teach them to . bring about a distribution of the prop- : erty of other than railway corpora- j tions; that they may in time fail to j distinguish between capital invested ! in railways (which is the aggregate capital of individuals) and the aggregation of property by individuals. Reference to the fortune of the governor is made in the mention of a "twenty-five thousand acre farm,' in ' connection with which he says: It is true that the extent of a fortune before it is swollen has not been clearly defined, but there are many who . may be taught to believe that a man who owns and cultivates a farm of j 25,000 acres, owns cotton mills, valuable real estate, etc., has more than his share?his fortune may be swollen." At about the same time this letter was being given out, the governor was saying, in an interview printed it Montgomery and Birmingham, that he had not changed his mind about an extra session since March 21, when he said it would be called if all the roads were not working under the new Alabama rates, pending their adjudication by the courts. RESENT CHARGES OF GRAFT. Birmingham Mayor's Assertion Causes Riot in City Council. Tn what w?<3 nrnhahlv thp mnct rlrn. matic scene ever witnessed at a council meeting in Birmingham, Ala., Mayor George B. Ward Wednesday nignt presided over the sessions with the assistance of the police department. The president of the council, John L. Parker, who was put in control during the mayor's recent absence in Eu- j rope, attempted to preside, but was put down by the chief of police. The meeting was full of turbulence and the word "liar" was used so freely that numerous arrests had to be made because of the disorder. The sensation was the culmination of the charges of grafting, which were publicly made a few days ago against two aldermen by Mayor Ward. The feeling against the mayor-was very bitter and but for the police he might have been put out of the council chamber. A SUNDAY MORNING LYNCHING. I . I Mob in Cumberland, Md.f Avenges Murder of a Policeman. William Burns, a negro desperado, who had killed Policeman August Banter, Saturday, felt the judgment of ( lynchers at Cumberland, Md., Sunday ; morning. Only Deputy Sheriff Adam Pendley was at the jail when, after midnight, a hundred men appeared and demand- ( ed the keys. These being refused, a telegraph pole was used as a batter- . ing ram and an entrance to the build- i . ing was forced, the negro taken out ! : and kicked and shot to death. FAILED ON COMPROMISE. Strike of Cotton Handlers at New Orleans is Still On. A New Orleans special says: 3Iayor j Behreman failed Thursday to compro- ! raise the levee strike at a conference j between steamship agents and repre- j sentatives of the 8,000 striking cotton handlers who are holding out in sympathy with striking screwnwn. FOR WATERWAYS ? I An Urgent Plea is Made By Roosevelt at Memphis, i ! COUNTERACT RAILROADS! Deeper Channel for Father of Waters Absolutely Necessary to the Regulation of Rates, Says Chief Executive. With bands playing, children singing j and enthusiastic men shouting the j slogan of deep waterways, Memphis, [ Tenn., threw wide her gates Friday j afternoon to President Roosevelt, a j score of governors and many other distinguished personages from the states in the fertile Mississippi river valley. The president arrived on the United States steamer Mississippi shortly after 10 o'clock. The bluffs, overlooking the river were packed with people who gave the chief executive a warm weliwme. As the steamer landed the whis ties of all crafts in the harbor were sounded. Immediately following the steamer Mississippi was the steamboat Alton, carrying visiting governors and other notables. When all had landed the president was conducted to a carriage by Governor Patterson of Tennessee, and Mayor Malone of Memphis and the most imposing parade ever seen in Bluff City then began. The president was continuously cheered throughout the march. The i city was a waving mass of color, not only along the line of parade, but on many other streets as well. When the president's carriage turned into Main j street he was saluted by a regiment of ! confederate veterans who from that point acted as a body guard. The president arose and warmly greeted the grizzled warriors of lialf a century ago. Despite a lively downpour of rain, which lasted until noon, the streets were jammed with citizens and visitors. Passing north on Second street 200 school children were seated on a decorated arch and sang patriotic songs as the president passed. The president arose in his carriage and bowed repeatedly to these little ones. Arriving at the auditorium rink, where i i the deep waterways convention is be- i ing held, President Roosevelt alighted j and after chatting with several friends i ascended the platform. ' The huge ! structure filled up rapidly and when ! Governor Malcom R. Patterson of Ten 1 nessee arose to present the president an immense assemblage greeted him.President Roosevelt departed from j his printed speech in several instances, j Speaking of the confederate guard of honor, he said it was a touching sight to see these old confederate soldiers carrying the flag of this great union. If any one wanted to know how they 1 JJ a-Vi illAi WOUiU xIqLIL JLUX" luau uag ICI,' uiai aon the boys in blue bow they fought against it. He said with emphasis that he was as much the president of the south as of the north and was devoted to its interests. He said he was half a southerner, and when he told of two or three of his uncles having worn the gray he was tremendously applauded. Speaking of a deep water channel from 'the gulf to the lakes, the president said he favored rapid improvement of the Mississippi river. "Like Davy Crockett, the great Tennesseean," he said, "I favor his motto, 'be sure you are right and then go ahead.' and this deep water problem is al- ! most up to the 'go ahead' stage, but we want to be dead sure about it." In connection with his discussion of the corporations, the president said his experience in the past few-years had brought him to the point of feeling "sincere sympathy for certain gentlemen who are cast into a frenzy hv thp most common sense remarks." I "I will use my utmost power to | stamp out murderous and lawless anarchy," he declared, "and I will not hiore stay my hand because a wrongdoer masquerades as a labor leader than if he masquerades as a captain of industry. I have heretofore expressed myself on the subject of undesirable citizens and I stand by what I said, alike when he is a great capitalist who wins a fortune by chicanery and wrongdoing and when he is a man -who under the guise of standing up for labor, preaches and encourages violence and murder." When the president closed his address he was driven rapidly to his train at the Missouri Pacific railroad e+oHnn iinH dpnnrtod at n o'clock for OCUtiVU w ? Lake Providence, La., for a hunting trip. METHODISTS AFTER MAHOON. Baltimore Mayor Condemned for Welcoming Makers of Booze. Vice President Fairbanks came in j for condemnation at the hands cf the Methodists because he served cocktails at a presidential luncheon. Now Mayor Mahocn of Baltimore Is being condemned by Methodists for welcoming the delegates to the recent convention cf Brew Masters. ATKINSON AT THE HEAD. |JJ President of A., B. & A. Will Also B? ^||| General Manager?Wadley Remains Vice President, ^ On October loth, H. M. Atkinson will, in addition to hi3 position as president of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad, become general manager of the company, and on and af- 'vm ter the date mentioned will devote the SWl major portion of his time to the active duties of and general supervision ' .fli of the road. Mr. Atkinson's taking over of the general management of the Atlanta, ;[ja| Birmingham and Atlantic follows in the wake of the relinquishment by George Dole Wadley, second vice president and general manager of the lat- r.kjam ter title, which is effective October 15. Mr. Wadley will still continue to oecupy the position of second vice pres- ^18 ident and will, as formerly, be in charge of the construction of all the lines of the company. These changes were brought about as ;-J|S the result of the rapid extension of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic, . | and the fact that the duties of general -aS manager and second vice president combined were becoming too heavy* Being relieved of the position of general manager, Mr. Wadley will be able to devote a good deal more time to the rapidly increasing volume of construe- 'i Tin 4-V?ir? fi'rM A A fWnflftll V? Q Q At*-. up CU tiilO UiliU i'll AVaiUOWU UV* voted himself almost exclusively to the financing of the road, which is now in excellent shape. However, Mr. Atkin- ^ son has kept in perfect touch with all ^ the details of the road and is splendid* - ^ ly equipped for his new position. . 3 MERRIT TO QUIT OFFICE. Georgia School Commissioner Resigns :||| and Prof. Pound Succeeds Hfm. '|j Georgia State School Commissioner Merritt has resigned his office, effect- 0$ ive January 1, 1903, and Jere M. " Pound, professor of pedagogy at the Georgia Normal and Industrial school;Milledgeville, has been appointed by % Gov* Smith to succeed him. The resignation and appointment came as a surprise, as it was nofcjiaB known that Commissioner Merritt con- <1! templated giving up his office, which he ha3 filled ably and well fof the last five years. Business and financial considerations J|| are given as the reasons for Mr. I?er- -% ritt's resignation. He ha3 accepted ? lucrative position with the West Bay Naval Stores and Lumber company ot Florida, the syndicate which recently bought from the J. P. "Williams Land company of Tallahassee, 44,000 acres '-??& of virgin pine and cypress near St. Andrews, in southern Florida, for 33QQ.- ' -i|l AAA XT'y XTorriti- ic tn havo fhft aIV "'iSiS tive management of the company's^|^H work in Florida, besides an interest State School Commissioner Merritt had just begun his third term in that '$ office, having first been elected in 1902?>Jj Professor Pound is one of the best $ known educators in the state. Born at Barnesvillp, in Pike county/ he graduated first at the Gordon institute, at that place, and later at the state unl- | versity at Athens. Returning to his home, he became president of Gordon institute. His wori --M ; attracting attention, he was called tc v? the superintendency of public schools | of Bibb county, where he served tor :fj some years, resigning to accept the po- / ^ sltion of president of the East Florida J3 seminary at Gainesville, Fla. Upon the consolidation of the East Florida seminary with that cf west Florida, and the M formation cf the Florida university, Professor Pound returned to Georgia - in his present position with the Geor gia Normal at Milledgeville. It is said in accepting the position of state school commissioner he gives up ;"^?| a better salary than that which his new ^ s\flRna Tr-ill n?>v Tho snlarv nf the state ?*?ll school commissioner is $2,000, being one of the few offices in which no in- 9 crease has been made by the legisla- . ja LIVED HALF A CENTURY AS MISER Supposed Pauper Was Possessor of ' II $350,000 in Cash and Securities. After living as a miser for more than fifty years and accumulating more than $350,000, Landtr E. Merrick died? |1 at the home of strangers in Kenosha, 111 Wis., Wednesday. The old man came i: to Kenosha county in 1840, and lived in the town of Randall until two years ago, when the officers of the town found him nearly half starved and took charge of him and his property. When the hut which the old man occupied was searched, $350,000 in cash and. securities was found. ALIENISTS PRESENT BILLS. Want $23,000 for Services Rendered 3 Jerome in the Thaw Trial. A New York dispatch says: Ten of District Attorney Jerome's alienists fn the trial of Harry K. Thaw, it was announced Wednesday, have rendered bills for their services. The total of these hills is slightly in excess of %2Zf