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v< >L. XII. FORT MILL, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, MAY 13,1!>03. NO. 8.
IVv tiN i V i)!t AT St A
Two Steamships Crash In The
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TilE SAGINAW SENT TO BOTTOM.
<\ i'.'iss nRer (.livesa tiraphic Description
of i in* Accident I he Discipline
of His Wi ccksd Vessel's Crew Admirable.
N'liiTolk, Special.?A collision at sea
t'l. cost the livia of 20 or more peol?i'
a?ul the sinking of the Clyde steamship
Saginaw by the Old Dominion
Steam: hip Company's liner Hamilton,
o :rred between Winter Quarter
Lightship and Fen wick Island Lightship,
on the Virginia (0:1st. at 4:40
oVloek Friday morning. The Hamilton
!/>' \ ....1- ? - I . 1- r - '
kim ui o uiui' u 101- .mjiiuii.
an the Saginaw passed out of the Virginia
capes at 9 o'clock Mend y night
bound from Richmond and Norfolk for
l'k:ln;!elphia. A dense fog s al ia":
t1:" coast shortly after nightfall and
1 :h vf: els wore going at reduced
Hjved when the crash occurred. The
of th collision is about 13 or It
t. ctT tin slum mid between ISO and
V a:ios south of New York or bctv.'f
n 120 and 140 miles north of Norfolk.
The fog whistler, of both vessels were
1' rutly heard by cacli other for sevrinntcs
hrfoie tlie collision oivurre.h
According to Captain Ron/.. of the
Hamilton, his ship was going about
r.ir milts an hour and the Saginaw
a! r ten. The fog was r.> tl.ick that
t i?.i? ?s a chip's length away wire inv?-j
io and warn the two crafts. hove in
sight of e:?"h other then- war but a
a ou:< at before they met. 'i'hc S.i ir.i
v-'Cit d as iho 11 in*'i-,.., inn'..
* . i. but tin1} hail not the time to
i !< : . ea< h other ii'i 1 the knife-like
prow of tho south-bound v< sji I
trv k ih< > snip 011 the port quar- !
i . a > L'(? foci fron: her stern, out*
li:the entire rear of the ship away
T!m* in-rusi ins v.titer < nuscil the Sagi*
nr.t Fct.le rapidly in the stern and
the impetus of the Hamilton took her
i . sight of the cripph 1 vessel, l?nt
: alncady reversed. wi re put full
s> to the rear am! the Hamilton
e 'tin.' scene of the \v;*.-.-k. at the
sr.-. tia:e lowering two 1 if: -boats.
:: the Saginaw was as a v. sighted
i . was under wr.t. : a i her bow
, ., ?V,. 11....: -
. - . ... .in. i ,;ui :-sirir ' II people
i ' ovi'r l'.cr decks an.I s . nimbl';d
: i 11* ln.v. heats wire being
1 . < :< . ami into I'll* iii . t 1 "> ccloreJ
v 'i wciv placed. acro.ddig to S:?'
. iMiii or \\\ L. Morris, who w in
comtr.r.n .. The boat was svsv.mped ns
it . .rude tin* water and its occupants
v. (; thrown into the sea. All *wero
?h "wncd except the second offirrr an 1
ti.i ( oloni d utewardess, who was caught
I y !'lrst Officer Goalee and held untd
? 1 at from the Hamilton reached
tln :n. The woman was pulled in. hut
the en 11 an f main cirvlf imn./..liot..l..
Ti woman died before the small boat
j .1 ; t (i the Hamilton, more from injnrir;
received by the Impact of the
" ' !c :i than bj* drowning. In * ho
t!io rush of waters into tlio
bow of the Saginaw had caused the
:1( < k. to burst their fastenings with a
i?;.r like the report of big guns and
ton- of freight of all tl< <rij?tions soon
litt "I 1 the sea. To th;s tb<> straggling
> !< ii- the water clung and many
? . : 1 hy tIn* boats front the
'.fti and Saginaw.
f.*ro the life-boat of tl;o Hamilton
. : > :i; bed li: Saginaw lie latter had
i-; eared beneath the waves and
i.' ; lr.it her topmasts were visible,
"i lie " several men v.-re clinging,
. rboni was the aged captain of
i'.-" Saginaw, J. S. Tiinncll. When lie
v. - t >i:?n off it was found that lie ban
-tain d severe, if not serious, interi
.. injuries. The Hamilton hovered
.ad th scene of the wreck for over
r.n hour hut no sign of life couhl lie
- a among the mass of floating
f. ;.;ht. Two bodies, one of it man and
Hi Otc.er Of a wnmn n hn?l. ' 1i .? I
IM>| II ? itlll I
dii - were observed drifting bc(
bales of cotton and casts of
So (is.
A -c:;\l!naf to Clyde officials the
n .nv s of only IS passengers arc
!:r. v.'.i oi l it la admitted by Second
fb.iicr Mo : is that ir, colored women.
tu voo.ri sire now dead, were in the
t. V.TiJJl]j( il life l)Oflt.
cri c! tiic Saginaw numbered
21 all lo!<'. Front the c Hire re. of the
i".- '! C i';ipnny here the following: list
of ; ;i.-t.ors was obtained: 13. !J.
C ! . Philadelphia; J. Travor. Philadelphia;
It. 15. Younghnad. Chester,
Pa.; Ceo. B. Hood, Philadelphia; If. F.
Winter: . Camden, N. J., all white;
Vnr? A. Sanderson Windsor, N. C.;
:ris Payncr. Northwest, Ya.; John
ft ' sv. Norfolk; Miller Pennoll. Nori
Judson S. Wills. Berkley. Va.;
l-.ivid Rowland, NewjKjri News; Mary
y rt'ion, Florence Neliy, EJna
v.'ard, M. 13. Jones, t\ T. Pendleton, A.
G.-rtote. H. .lernigan, all colored.
Thcvje known to he lost are; Q. A.
C lii-er, P. L. Pendleton. Florence
N< vi y, Edna Ward. M. E. Jones,
Mary < Rhcrtson. Crew. Edward Gos
H". tir.st mate; Wm. Ditts, llr?t assis-I
ta.nt engineer; Mary AnJerson, Stc\v? |
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artless; Cook, rook: Wm. Morris, steward;
unknown colored waiter. Peter
Swanson. a lame negro of the crew, is
among ihe missing.
Juat how many of (he above passengers
wore included In the 15 that weic
lost in thr* swam ed life baaL cannot be
determined as y< ;.
The kn?nvn saved from the Saginaw j
are; Captain .1. S. Tunncll. b? :!y in- I
jtired about thv l ead and inlo. nally, '
also two ribs broken; Chief Knriueti- j
Selzer, Second Assistant Engineer
Murray, Second Mate H*. L. Morris. j
several colored <!; (1; hands, fir m' n i
and coal passers. The passenger,.- saved
are: E. If. Cole. Philadelphia, who lost j
a purse containing $700 and a la ge
diamond stud: .J. Trevor, of Philadelphia:
It. P. Yor.ngiiead. of Chester j
Pa.: George B. Hood. o<" Philadelphia:
Harry F. Winiers, of Camden, N". J.;
Mary A. Sanderson. Windsor, N. C.; ]
Morris Payne, Jr.. Northwest. Va.;
John Rocse. Norfolk; Miller Pennell.
Nor'olk; Judson Seville, Berkley, and
Da Rowland, of Wvmn^t vr......
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Preside
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Federa
the rail
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(ountn
by tin
mrct i
hoped
ins |?r
employ . . uisagi. emcuu.
them load to labor trviul ies.
Among tho plans the 1 .'deration will
propose i.; one that manufacturers of
a certain line of goods shall bo induced
to agf'e. wlitre the demand of
labor is sutlleiently insistent, to a
gradual reduction of working hours,
a reduction of half an hour each year
instead of one or more hours at a tie.'.;',
in return for the agreement by unions
not to restrict production.
Another I itffelo Tragedy.
IhifTalo, Special.- .John H. Cost- lie. a
w, althy mining operator an ! oil man,
with offices in the Prudential bailing.
has been slot by his wife. Two
idiots were fired. One took el ect in the
right shouhU r. rvfter the shooting. Mrs.
Contello went to police h< i lquarteis
ami gave herself up. Physicians say
Custcllo's chances of rceevery are favorable.
7 7 i . '
The Cnstcllos have be n separated
fo rseveral years, during which time
they have engaged in litigation an !
carried on open domestic warfare. Mi.-.
Costello lias made numerous attempt.;
to gain possession of her children and
uuitiio vii aviviii|illII K.illlilppiil'-s IlUVf
been made against her. Owing to Costello's*V?caiih
ni.d wide business interests.
their family troubles were given
much publicity.
Negotiations Take l-.nvorable Turn.
Washington, Special.?The Chinese
minister called upon Secretary Hay at
the State Department and discussed
the Manchurian situation with him.
There is good reason to believe that
the negotiations have taken a tim e
favorable turn and that the Russian
<otip which was expected has been
either abandoned or indefinitely postponed.
It is understool that this involves
no retreat on the part uf the
Russian government from any position
officially tak. 11. Certain inquiries
were addressed by M. Planccn. the
Russian charge at Pehin. to the
Chinese government respecting the
Chinese purpose as to Manchuria. The
Kiissians tiol.l that th-rso wrr erroneously
taken to be tt set of demands.
As a matter of fart they wore nothing
bllt inquiries and. the Chin. ,-e answers
being taken as satisfactory, the Hussion
government lias dueid*. d to carry
out its original programme fur the
evacuation of Manchuria.
Rnl way Over the Ande?.
Washington, Special.?In a report to
the Stale Department. Consul Mansfield.
at Valparaiso, says that during
ihe last session of the Chilean congress
a bill was passed which provided for
the construction of a railway over the
Antics mountains to mum -t Rttencs
Ay res with Santiago and Valpaiaiso.
This will he the first line to cross Die
continent of South America.
The Argentine government is building
a railroad front IJuenos Ayres,
which is to eonnect with the line from
Valparaiso. Work \c. l:oi:ig pushed on
hotli sides of the mountains and it in
cxp cted tlie line wili lie completed
within a few years. An enormous tunnel
is a part of the projec t.
FTxodus of Fair Visitors.
St. I.ouis, Special.?Nearly all the
World's Fair dedication visitors have
departed from St. Louis. President
Francis, accompanied by a party of visitors
and by officials of the exposition.
ins pected the United Stntf.s monitor
Arkansas, moored in St. Louis
h irbor.
The closing events yesterday of the
dedication were as follows:
A civil parade, in which 30,000 persons
took part.
A mass-meeting in the Liberal Arts
Building at the fair grounds, where the
Governors of States were welcomed.
Dedication of sites for State buildings.
Pyrotechnic display.
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M liftnMfri
I STRIKERS If ELI) UP BY JUDGE,
Strike Taken Out of tlie Local and
State Authorities* Hand?.
Omaha. Rpct in 1.?On petition of a
j number of complainants, including the
I principal tranfer and delivery comj
panics involved, in the teamster strike
I Judge Munger. of the Fcdevai Court,
' granted a temporary restraining order
enjoining ('*.0 ofli err of the Team
Drivers' Int. rnat'onnl I'nlon. locM 71.
with .ill in r.i'. ' is >: the union from
doing i vtain ::lalculattil t> interfere
with inter-State commerce and
commanding tk :: to appear in court
May ik) to show cause why a perman
nt injunction should not be granted.
i no peutmn was filed by attorneys
representing '-oven delivery companies,
five coal dealers, one lumber company.
? ' -?'e store.
;ci- petition the complainants ree
terms of the contract the team
union asked thrni to sign
evided that "no teamster shall
barged, laid oft' or docked in his
pay for refusing to haul goods
m any house for a Arm. corm
or contractor declared to lie
by the labor unions." and then
to relate particular instances, in
by thrt ats, intimidation and vioh
strikers have interfered with
uvful business.
alleged that a threat was made
of the strikers that if Walter
i a irrt vd; to do business with
ion tlrivt's lm would be assaultkilled.
it is further alleged that
ite co uu iive was interfered
It'Ui t' tri1 > :s stonned iiood?
is it from Omaha to Council
an<l from < :i?- freight depot to
nnoi.tcv in Omaha.
The order is ? ?! by Judge Monger Is
! of the most sweeping nature. More
than S00 of th"> teamsters' union are
named in tne order which restrains the
men from "posting piclut s, or throatj
rninj; any employes with personal Inju:
rles. calling of % ;!? names or offensive
epithets or any ot'.t- conduct calcu;
luted or intondt J l.y intimidation or hy
; i un.iliati) 1 to prevent any of the employ:.
from continuing in said, employment
or performing the service for
[ with h they are i mpl?>y d: from congregating
alio;:: tin teams. wagons or employes
and demanding and commanding
that i mpic y - shall desist from
their employment; troni following the
employes to tl- :r homes or other (>lai
c-r. fop the put pes > of intiniMatdug and
from attacking, assaulting or injuring
, u:iv ?i uicai and iron) publishing any
' orders. stnt mcnts, rules, or directions
by the officers if the nnhl team <11 Ivors'
' mien or an j othe- similar organization
commanding or enjoining under the
pain of in r.-ona! violc pee or other perI
rc"?t!on any gi" th? employes from
| continuing in the service of their cm;
ployers: and fm'.hrr restraining ami
< njcinhig the .ram drivers' Interna'
ticnnl unior. In. a! 71. its officers and
members from continuing said organl1
zntion anil from et n: inning in combination
or agreement to restrain commerce
between tin' totalis by any agreement
or coin rting of a tion to prevent
the moving of freight and merchandise
while in transit as an article of inter;
State commerce."
The action of the Federal Court
i practically takes the strike out of the
j band;: of the local and State authorl;
t'es. Large crowds of strikers have
, gathered in different parts of the city
j (luring the day. The entire police force
; is doing double duty, hut no violence
has been reported during the day and
I no arrests have been made.
BALTIMORE'S CI TV LLIiCTION.
Ballot in Pour Precincts Uncounted ?
Will Not Affect flcLan's Election.
Baltimore, Special. The ballots In
304 of tb" ele. tion precincts ci.il .it
Tuesday's mnnieipal election in this
city give Robert M. Mcl-ane. Democratic
candidate for the mayoralty, a
plurality over Frank M. Warbler, He|
publican, of .">20. 'i'he ballots in the re!
niaining four pre Incls are still uncounted.
owing to disputes among the
judges of election. It is not expected
that the final count will affect McUanc's
election.
Mr. YVachtcr. the Republican candidate.
and his party leaders charge that
many ballots east in his favor have
been illegally thrown out and they announce
that they will appeal to the
cou.'ts.
Tho Republican can I: dates for < ity
comptroller nn.l president of 11- second
branch of the city council were
elected. The Republicans will have a
majority, in the second branch of the
city council and the Democrats majority
in the first branch. The Democrate
will have a majority on joint
ballot, and will thus Do able to elect
the city register.
It was announced that counsel had
been engaged by the Republican leaders
to contest the apparent election of
Robert M. MrLane. Democrat, as mayor
of Raltlmore over Frank C. Wa liter.
Republican.
Venezuela Torn by Strife.
WnqVi Inctnn Knontol ?A/i.-:.*
reived at the State Department through
private sources as to condition:-, in Venezuela
are to the effect that the country
is greatly disturbed; that a large part
of the country is in possession of the
revolutionists and that the prospects
for the future are full of doubt.
The department has had no official
advices by wire for sc>n\o time owing
to the interruption of the cable.
! SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
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i An Important Contract Awarded.
I A contract which is of importance
because of the developments its completion
involves has been awarded to
Geo. O. Tenney o? Spartanburg. S.
Tills contract is ofr the construction
of a power-house and a dam you feet
Ion;: and feet hi;;li at Meals Shoals,
near Union, S. The Union Manufacturing
& I'owcr Co. lias awarded
ti e contract. This company was an
noutued in February as being organized
to develop this power an.!
erect plant to transmit the pow r to
Union for operating cotton mills. It
was previously stated that the first
i uou ui mis iwiviT win m; ny inc i mon
Oottn Mills, which will discard steam
power in order to adopt electricity.
Probably 10,000 horse power is available
at the shoals. Thomas C. Doncan
is president of the two companies
named, as well as of the Buffalo
Cotton Mills, the Union and Buffalo
plants having an aggregate capital
of $1,700,000. It is understood that
Mr. Duncan and associates contemplate
building additional cotton mills.
To Manufacture Fine Yarns.
J. A. Abcrncthy of Dincolnton. N.
C.. has !' t cotract for the erection of
a building to accommodate; 12,000
| spindles, which be announced in
! February was his intentio to istall.
| as was mentioned in the Manufae
hirers* Record. L. \V. Cooper of (
Charlotte, N. C., lias the contract to
erect the liuilding, and is now manufacturing
bricks for the structure. The
I). A. Tompkins Company, also vif
Charlotte, is the engineer in charge.
Mr. Aberncthy's mill will manufacture
fine yarns?Nos. 40 to SO?from
i long-staple cotton, both peeler and
1 Egyptian. The plant will cost about
; $150,000.
The Cottno Movement.
In his report for April 24 Col
j Henry 15. Hester, secretary of the
I New Orleans Cotton Exchange. shows
) that the amount of cotton brought into
: sigiit during 236 days of the present
season was 0,918.127 bales, an inert
aso over the same period last year
of 228.027 hales. Exports were (5.129,420
hales, an increase v?f 300.(5051 ba'cs.
Takings by Northern spinners v.ert
1.933,066 hales, a decrease of 33>
bales; by Southern splnn:rs. 1.534.703
; bales, an .Tu-rcase of 106,GUI bales.
Will Enlarge Next Year.
Several reports have been current
i ree; ntly regarding the erection of an
j additional mill by the Ori111i? Mann- ]
i fueturlru; Co. of Griflin, Ga. The fao.s
; are that the company does conienv
' plate adding 10.000 spindles and
ahout 400 looms, but has no intent. >a
i of mlcrtaking the improvement nnj
til 1904. The plant at present has an
equipment of 10,10! ring spindles and
I 593 looms.
Lumber Notes.
The I.oomis & Hart Manufacturing
Co. of Chattanooga, Tenn., has purchased
a site for its new planing mill,
paying, it ig stated. $150,000 for the
property. The new null will cost about
$20,000, and will be one of the most
complete in the South.
Mr. George K. Smith of New Orleans
; and J. M. Russ of Hattiesburg. .Miss.,
have purchased the stock of the Saratoga
Lumber Co. of Saratoga, Miss. Mr.
W. S. Welch was selected by the new
I uoard of directors as manager, and
J will take c harge at once.
It is reported that the deal for the
two big lumber mills of Simpson &
Co. of Bagdad, Fla., together with
towboats, barges and lOO.uuo acres of
virgin lands, has been closed. Illinoic
and Michigan capitalists have had an
! option on this property for two months
' and are said to be the purchasers.
The largest walnut log ever taken
i out of the Eastern Kentucky mountain
| forests has just been taken from (boss
| Fork of Kentucky river, \v? st of Mayking,
overland across the mountains to
Jackson, Brethitt county, to the Cincinnati
markets. The log was nearly
six feet in diameter and sixteen feet
long, and it required eight large yoke
of oxen to "snake" it over the mountains.
It was bought for $i BOO from Joe j
Hale.
Textile Notes.
Marble Falls (T.*xa3) Water & Power
Co. will establish a cotton mill. It
has secured unfinished buildings which
will be. completed end equipped with J
modern textile machinery.
Chas. C. Vaughn, Box 154. Winston,
N. C., wants in tor mat ion on the manufacture
of mat Ureases and bed com.
j forts, approximating cost of the re:
quired mnchiory and other details,
i J. C. Harrington, lately mentioned
i as proposing to organize a company at
Little Rock, Ark., for the erection of a
cotton mill, contemplates an epuipment
of 6,000 spindles and 20t> looms,
for manufacturing towels, napkins and
similar products. Mr. Harrington
comes from New York, where he was
engaged in cotton manufacture, lly, i
Little Km k address is 202 Hoard n/
Trade Building.
Newberry (S. C.) Knitting Mill will
issue preferred stock to the amount o!
515.000, its present capital being $25.i
000. L. VV. Floyd has been elected
president, and authorlzod to make improvements
to the plant, which now ,
: J has seventy-flvo knitting machine.-. I
1 nr.fl dyeing equipment. (
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It >3 reported that Lionel Stuyvosan?
of Liverpool. England. contemplates
building a cotton cloth mill at Ivxington,
Kv. Mr. Stuyvesant claims to be
engaged in cotton manufacture in England.
He was registered at the Palace
Hotel, Loxingt* n. last week.
Efforts me 1> ir.g made for the organization
of a cotton mill company at
Sal Icy. X. <\ Northern capitalists offc
r to furnish $7.">.000 if bv-ai investors
will subscribe to $25,000 worth of tin
stock. The business nteu are endeavoring
to meet the tor nib of the proposition.
Winder (Ga.) Cotton Mill'.; stockholders
held their annual meeting during
the week. They declared a semiannual
dhidetul of I } r cent and passed
$113,000 to surplus account. It was
decided to increase capital by $20,000.
The company now lias $.">.000 sniadles
and 25$ looms.
Messrs. E. A. Smith, J. I*. Wilson
and Jeremiah GoiT have incorporated
of V r ".. -t.: " * *
?1 v. urn IUIV> . ? ?. v.., III*- I IU.1KIUS WWIOI1
Mill Co., with authorized capital of
$.".00,000, of which amount $37,000 is
is said to have been subscribed. Local
reports say that 15.000 spindles and
150 looms are contemplated.
IViiss Helen (iou'.d as Cook.
Tarrytown. N*. Y., Special.?Miss
Helen Miller Gould, who is now oceupving
I.yndhurst. her country man
rion at Irvington on the Hudson has
opened lu r new cooking school for peer
girls in the neighborhood of In r home
and incidentally takes cooking lessons
herself.
She has engaged two experienced
cooks, and Miss Gould and 50 girls
have taken their first practical 1 ssoti
in cooking and baking. Miss Gould
wore a white linen apron and baked j
cake and bread.
Completion of Ship Demanded.
Washington, Special.- Ac ting Secro-j
tarv of the Navy Darling has notified |
the Trigg Ship I'.uilding company of i
Richmond. Ya., that unless the work j
on the Galvi ton is proceeded with j
at once the d< part incut will make 1
<?'! ,er arvungomoi.ts for its completion.
The ship wit.-- <; ; per cent. completed
when the f.muu ial embarrassm lit of
th Trigg eoninan.v oeenrre 1. Should
the company 1 ? unahle to eompletu
the vessel the Galveston will prohahlv
he token ro the Norfolk navy yard am',
finished th re by the government.
Railroad Denied the Charge.
Washington. Special.?The interstate
commerce commission received
the answer of the Vicksburg, Slir. report
and Pat iflc railroad to a complaint
of the C ntral Yellow Pino association.
invelving rates on pine lumber.
The road denies that it gives to
manufacturers of yellow pine lutnli*
having mills and plants located alniry
Its lines running through or into the*
yellow pine legion west of the Mississippi
river any undue advantage 1
over the complainants in rival markets.
Holdup Investigated.
Washington. Special. The Ptxstoffieo
Department sent to Inspector Conger.
of the rural free delivery service,
at Nashville. Tenn., written instructions
to investigate the case of the
rural mail carrier held up near (lallatin,
Tenn. Postmaster General Payno
said today that he would probably
abolish the route if the investigation
confirmed the present information of
the Department.
Resignation Accepted.
Washington. Special.?Secretary of
War Ucot has accepted the rc- igna- !
lion of First ' Lieutenant Cha.s. P. i
Faulkner, of the Eighth Infantry, en
dor; dug ids action "lor the good or the
service." Faulkner, while serving in
Alaska, was charged with mi sap pro- .
printing funds belonging to enlisted
men and also with being short in his
accounts. The mene y losses were made ;
good by the young man's father. ex- 1
Senator Faulkner, of West Virginia.
Sankey AT ay Be Totally Blind.
Nov; York. Special.?Very little i
hope is held out by his physirdans
that Ira D. Sankey, the singing evan- i
gelist, who was associated for nianv
years with the into iJwight L. Moody,
\111 ever recover his sight. Some
weeks ago an operation was performed
on Mr. Sankey and aft rwards lie
improved in health. For a time it was
thought that lie would recover his i
sight. It is probable, however, that he
will never see again.
Atlanta Fair and Horse Show.
Atlanta, tin.. Special.- There is no
doubt about the fact ('<: : a ho w show
will lie a feature of the fair title year.
Atlanta is now in a c^ouit of horse
s!iu\v niica, ims circuit navmg brm
lormed last y-nr. It c.\t"n(lo ns far
wcat as Kansas City, anil th" tinhot
so firth displayed at tho other
shows in Kentucky and throughout
the vest will bo brought hero for Atlanta
horse show week.
The arrangements for dates and details
of tli3 fair and horse shew will
he taken up as soon as the nrv: directors
and officers have been elected.
Mire? 93 "whred" Pi?,
"ihrod" pic ?tn thM 01 Ideal ram,
tf tho Christmas ixi'nre oia.
BAPTISTS MEETING.
The Organization of the Convention
Affected.
NEARLY 2.000 DELEGATES PRESENT
A Delegate From tlir Indian Territory
Secures llcrmriiilioii .Meeting oT th*
Women's Missionarj I'liion.
Savannah. (Ja.. Special.?The forty<
ighth annual session of the Southern
Baptist Convention was called to order
Friday morning, in the lirst Baptist
ehureii. bv President James 1*.
Kaglo. exGovernor of Arhansas. Notwithstanding
tlie prevalence of a disagreeable
northeast storm, the auditorium
was c rowded, there being 1.867
delegates in attendance. Half an hour
was given to devotional exercises. Aa
address of welcome to Georgia was delivered
by Hon. Jos. M. Terrell. Governor
of the State, to which the ro
spoils*' was made by Rev. E. P. Hale,
vif Kentucky. Rev. John f). Jordan
weleomoil the delegates ??> Savannah.
On behalf o? the eonvention. E. P.
Hah . of Kentucky, responded. The organization
of the eonvention was cffeetod
as follows: President. James
Philip Ragle. < f Kittle Rock. Ark.:
vie president:*. Kdwin Win. Stephens,
of Columbia. Mo.; Geo. Ilillyer, of
Atlanta. tip.; It. ('. Hueknei'. of Texas;
A. E. Owen, of Portsmouth. Va.;
secretaries. Pausing Harrows. D. !>..
of Nashville, To tin.; Oliver F. Grogorv.
!>. 1).. of Montgomery. Ala.;
treasurer, G. W. Norton, of Louisville.
Ky.; auditor. Win. P. Harvey. I). I).,
of Louisville. Th" only changes In
the oflir rs were among the vice presidents.
Vice Presidents Ilillyer. Parkin
r and Oliver being the new officers
chosen. Governor Eagle in accepting
the p.vsid cy said: "I would rather
ho president of tho Southern Baptist,
fin' ntton than to Ijo President of
(lie t'nited State.--.."
An interesting f''ati:ro of the enrollment
rami' about l>y the delegate from
the Indian Territory. A. G. Washburn,
a pan Indian, insisting that l>e be reeognir.ed.
Ho had not arrived in time
!o get hie credentiats in. but insistent
that this was no fault of his. By his
persistence he ov??roani* the ehair and
the entif eonv. ntion. and was recognized
on the spot. H did not propose
to come all this way across the Mississippi.
lie said, to represent his people
and tin u not lie recognized. And
he did not.
The report of the foreign mission
I oard was received, showing that the
Southern Baptist church is represented
by missionaries in Mexico. Italy.
Brazil, Africa. China and .fapan. There
lias; l.et n hut one death among them
during the year. Rov. S. T. Williams
died at Canton. China. April 1 of meningitis.
The most encouraging reports
are made by all the missionaries.
There have been tit" following changes
in oilieers during the year: Hev. Weston
llruner, had been oh et d a member
of the hoard in place of Hev. II.
A. Hagbv, resigned; Hev. J. M. Carroll.
vice president for Texas, resigned,
and Hev. O. W. McDanicI, elected in
his stead; Hev. W. T. Aml3 was elected
vice president for Arkansas; !i. ft.
Woodard. who was elected vice president
for the District of Columbia, re
.signed, ami Kev. is. H. Som was
o1vob< n in his place, and !t< v. i.. C.
Wolfe was elected vice president for
Indian Territory, an l iter. A. I*.
Stone for Oklniiomn.
The financial report show thai
Georgia has. taken first plac 1 in (liis
cause. The report of gross rec ipts
lor foreign missions is as follows:
For tin* Stales represent! 1 in the c.?nvention:
Alahania, $1 c. !2fi .01 ; Arkan:
a. . ; District of Columbia.
fl.tTT: Florida. $2,203; (h orgia. $33.Indian
Territory. $229: Kentucky.
$23,211: Louisiana. ? 1. st?i:.r?t;; Maryland.
$7.1 13.85; Mississippi. $1(5,105;
.Missouri. J>1>. 1 ?>7: North Carolina, $15.
511; Oklahoma, 251: South Carolina.
$17.:J99: Tennessee $9,351: Texas,
$23.2(57.38: Virginia. $28,501. The
hoard does not now viwe a < ( nt and
carries a net balance of $19,G21.
I'riesi .%ot (<i:t it v.
Rlyria, O., Special. At the end of a
rather complete investigation into the
. an.." of the death of Agatha Ueichlin,
who murdered last Thursday
night, (' roiicr French, <;f this county,
this evening gave as hi.; con; 1 union
th verdict: "That A gat ha .'(ctchHn
< a'Me to her death from \vo<ind3 in
iiicie.l by a ; tone in tin iian:!.-; of a
person unknown." The conclusion
teach*;! by the cor<ncr resulted in tins
frc in;? ol Father Wi-.ise from <or>fitr
i n at lat".- in the eve ning.
Tim witivv-ms examine I included
nl!r< tea i who had !> er: called to thu
11 ho.ne at l'ri.lav ning
. :i i Cat :a>i<* Kcichl n. a broth.* r of
h e'.ar; ' tcl girl. He v. CV.v Reich*
hi, >t . I r*tlu , ::I"n I . a .. Vh i
( i i a i t f the to.Liivon" v>.' f he wi
v. as fevorn::! tr? r"*rt11;. Wal?
lni::: o' ion: cncu end '.i r,?ppu;
t < i' fh<- lh< > y rhat a bureia" or
i;opu other drite man ha'l < o-arnltiod
t'a< e:i:.ii. (Captain Ketc hum. of
the police, tiv.iili (1 that the bloodhounds
did n< t pav any more nttenlion
to Father Wa'fier's bed than to
the other bods in the house. Describing
his visit to the house. Captain
Ketchum said: "Going to the attic I
found fresh mud on the flc-or that had
been put up to the attic window."
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