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The Bamberg Herald. 1 i ????? m I, ^ ??- -- ?? _?-^???? ??^w?m^ma^mmam -? ESTABLISHED 1891. BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY. JANUARY 29.1903. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. | I SOUTH CAROLINA 1 I STATE NEWS ITEMS, 8. vCMfMCMrvKSlfMCslSMfl Battery Goes to Philippines. A battery of the Tenth United States artillery,' which has been stationed at Fort Gettys, Sullivan's island, for. the past five years, left for San Francisco a few days ago, where they will , embark for the Philippine islands. New Industries Reported. The Chattanooga Tradesman reports the following new industries for South Carolina during the past week: Sawmill at Bells, warehouse company at Leesville, electric light plant at Bishopville, $30,000 ice and cold storage plant at Summerville, large factory for manufacturing waste yarns at Greenville. * * New Court Bill Passed. The bill authorizing the establishment of a United States court at Spartanburg and Rock Hill has passed the .United States senate. Congressman Johnson will accompany it to the white house for the signature of President Roosevelt. The place for holding j court will have to be provided for at the next congress. > * Spartanburg's Diploma. Superintendent Frank Evans, of the Spartanburg city schools, is in correspondence with the Gorham Medal Manufacturing Company, of New York, for the purpose of selecting a gold medal which will be one of the awards from the Charleston Exposition Company. The Spartanburg graded schools won the gold medal offered for th ebest exhibit, and the above mentioned correspondence will result in the medal and diploma reaching the city in the near future. * * * Offer Made to Charleston. Some days ago Frank A. Umstead. president and general manager of the < Mohawk Valley Steel and Wire Company, was in Charleston witn a propo- ; sition to the business men 10 establish * a $4,000,000 plant for steel rolling and open-hearth furnace work tnere, provided the people of Charleston would , take a substantial part in the financial support of the undertaking. Saturday , President Rhett, of the Commercial ; Club, with the authority of a meeting of representative business interests, < telegraphed Mr. Umstead that the ; proposition would be accepted by Charleston if the company's offers could be guaranteed by the usual commercial references. I t ? Deaths Followed Earthquake. The plastering in many of the old J residences of Charleston was shaken ] * down by the earthquake that visited j the city the past week and recalled the severer one of several yars ago. The J walls of several unoccupied buildings fronting on the river were cracked. It is reported that Mary Johnson, colored, received such a frig 4 from J the stroke that she died a few minutes after the earthquake occurred. J. H. Patchen, a prominent merchant at Mount Pleasant, a suburb of 1 Charleston, died suddenly right after the shake. The negroes gathered in the streets .and many sat up all night praying and 1 singing. There was no serious dar.* ' age done. Cannot Collect Back Taxes. .United States Circuit Judge Nathan Goff, of the Virginia circuit, has *' filed an opinion in Charleston restraining the state of North Carolina from c collecting back taxes on the property c of the Cheraw and Darlington railroad, now owned and controlled by the At- 1 lantic Coast Line. Under its charter c the railway company was exempted from taxation. A few years ago. however, the general assembly passed an 1 act instructing the attorney general to enter suit for $134,000 in taxes, covering a period of twenty-seven years. 1 The courts held that this could not be ( done, and thereupon the act was 1 amended, and a new suic was begun j for about $30,000, covering a shorter , period of ten years. The complaint was resisted by the Atlantic Coast ! Line, and a bitter fight was waged in the courts. The hearing went to Judge } Goff, and by his degree the state is not permitted to levy on or interfere with the Cheraw and Darlington. ? ? ( * * I. J Baby Fed on Strychnine. , The death of the three-weeks'-old j baby of Mr. and Mrs. G. Y. Harrell, at t Whitney a few days ago was the result of thoughtlessness on the part of the older persons in leaving poisonous compounds within the reach of young children. ! The mother, Mrs. Harrell, several days ago, had occasion to use a mixture containing strychnine and after 1 1 having used it she placed the substance, in the form of pellets, within ! the reach of her four-year-old daughter, who afterwards secured the box ;ind innocently fed several of the dangerous doses to the infant, at the same time taking three or four herself. The mother discovered the awful act a short time .afterwards and hastily summoned physicians, who did all in their power to save the lives of the two children, but were unsuccessful in their efforts in the case of the infant, being unable on account of the little one's age. to bring the stomach pump into use. The elder child was saved after hard work on the part of the doctors. * 3 * Factory and Power Plant for Rock Hill - The prospect of the finishing of the . Catawba Power Company's plant, five miles above Rock Hill, has already borne fruit in the bringing of another cotton mill to the town. This mill will be a $450,000 enterprise, owned by the Highland Park Manufacturing company, who already own a big mill there. The mill will have 1,000 looms and from 6,000 to 8,000 spindles. The finishing of the electric power plant mentioned means much for the community. The entire power will be taken in Rock Hill, and at Fort Mill, a small town within two miles. Rock Hill already has six large mills running day and night. Good news came to the city a few days ago. in the shape of a telegram to President Anderson, of the Commercial club, from Congressman Finley, saying "the court bill passed the senate today," which means that Rock Hill will have a federal ccurt house, the bill having passed the house at the last session. An appropriation had already been made tor a federal building for postoffice. This will no doubt be increased now. A convenient and very admirable site has already j been secured. * * Banks and Merchants Victimized. D. F. Morrow, president of the Bank ! of Blacksburg, the National Bank of ; Gaffnev, and several Blacksburg mer- i chants have been made the victims of j one of the shrewdest and best manlpu- j lated swindles reported in this sec tion in a long while. The confidence game was worked j by one Ernest Caseran, a young white man of Blacksburg, who had lived there many years and had won the ; confidence of the people. Caseran j went to Gaffney Saturday and secured j from the National Bank of Gaffney j $400 on a deed which he claimed had j been made to him by his mother. Af- j ter securing the money Caseran went at once to Blacksburg, 11 miles dis- ! tant, and had a check cashed at the ; Bank of Blacksburg for $105. Then waiting until the bank closed I the young man started out to work ! the town with his checks, and this he j did admirably. Nearly every busi- | ness man in Blacksburg cashed Case- i ran's checks, it is said. The forger then left, but it was not j until the bank opened up for business j Monday, two days later, that the mer- \ chants began to realize what had hap- j pened. Checks given by Caseran to mer- ! chants began pouring in. The cashier i informed the merchants that the man had no money in the bank. A telephone message was then sent j to Gaffney and it was learned likewise j that Caseran had no money to his ! credit there., Over $1,000 was eeeured by the smooth young man from the two j banks and the Blacksburg merchants. A diligent but fruitless search was instituted for Caseran, who, however, j had made eood his escape. I DCBLI.i RETRACTS TESTIMONY. I Bensaticn Develops in Investigation of Lessier Bribery Charges, A Washington dispatch says: Dur- j ng the course of the Lessier bribery ! charge investigation Monday morn- ! ng, Mr. Rogers, appearing as attorney j :or Philip Doblin, announced to the ; committee that Mr. Doblin had told i iim that some parts of his testimony j vere true and some parts untrue. This came as a surprise. After some liscussion it v,-as decided to have Mr. i Doblin called and state just what parts ; )f his statement which he made on the ; stand Saturday were true and what j .vas not true. Before Doblin went on the stand to i nake his statement Mr. Rodgers asked i hat immunity be accorded to him as vas within the power of the commit- j i :ee. Mr. Taylor said only such immunity ; is the statute gives could be accord- ; xl. Mr. Doblin then proceeded to tell of j lis coming to Washington and of his ippearance before the committee. He j ;aid when he came to Washington to I ippear before the full committee he 1 lecided to make the statement he did. ? "I now retract." he said, "every ; vord in which I said Mr. Quigg tender- j ?d me anv bribe in any way." "Will you state to the committee in jvhat respect your testimony is not j :rue?" Doblin was asked. "It was in relation to my being called j o Washington and my conversation j vith Mr. Lessler at the Hotel Norman- I lie at 8 o'clock. The fact is the statenents I made regarding Mr. Quigg are ; lot true. I read the article, as it was landed to me and I was told by Lesser, 'You have got to ctand for this.'" Ind I said: 'Oh, that cannot be.' Well,' he says, 'then I am politically lead.' 'Well.,' I said, 'you carry me vith you." He said: 'You will be all fight if you will just apear before this committee. I will go and see the speaker, and I will fix it up.' He goes j )ut of the room, comes back and said is had seen the speaker and said: 'It svill be all right; all you have got to do s to go before the committee and substantiate mv storv.'" i POWERS REPLY TO CASTRO. Stick to Reservations Contained in Their Original Proposal. The joint reply of the powers to Castro's qualified acceptance of arbitration was handed to the United I States ambassadors at Berlin and j London Tuesday. The note aims to j further smooth the way for a settlement, which possibly may be reached without arbitration. Tho powers, however, do not abandon any of th? j reservations contained in their origi- j nal proposal. a . COUNT BALLESTREM OUT. President of German Reichstag Anger- J ed Over Krupp Episode. Count Ballestrem has resigned the i presidency of the German reichstag | in consequence of disapproval of his attitude during the attempt, January 20, of Herr Vollmer, socialist, to raise j a debate in the house on the charges brought against the late Herr Krupp and on Emperor William's telegrams and speeches on the subject. The president at the time declined j to permit the discussion on the ground i that it was out of order to discuss a j private person while debating the bud- j get. DTLOMACY WINNING" j Veoezaelao Imbroglio Will Soon bt Satisfactorily Settled. I I j BOWEI GIVES SUCH ASSURANCE i Conferences Were Held in Washington Sunday at Which Final Agree- i ments are Said to Have Been Reached. A dispatch to the Petit Bleu (Brus| sels) from Berlin states tnat an agree- ] j ment in the Venezuelan question will ! be reached next week, and that a commission appointed by the United States government will be charged with the administration of all the maritime customs offices of Venezuela. A Ions conference between Minister Bowen and Sir Michael Herbert, the British ambassador beginning at noon, followed by further conferences between Sir Michael, Signor Mayor de3 Planches, the Italian ambassador and Count Quadt, the German charge d'affaires, indicated diplomatic activity in Washington Sunday over the Venezuelan situation. All the negotiators decline to discuss the results of the day's meeting, but general statements by them that the situation warrants hope of early relief is significant of what was accomplished. By this time the London, Berlin and Rome foreign officers are m possession of Mr. Bowen's third proposition, stat ing the nature of the guarantee he is prepared to offer for Venezuela if his initial request is complied with and the ; blockade raised at once. Strict reti- j cence is maintained by all the negotia- ] tors as the nature of this guarantee and until the joint reply of the powers ( is received this will not be discussed. > Count Quadt has been advised by the German foreign officers of the rea- , sons for the bombardment of the San Carlos forts. This explanation agrees 1 with that cabled by the Associateu Press from Berlin. Minister Bowen and the state department are greatly impressed with the attitude of the representatives in Washingon or the allies throughout the present negotiations. 1 Minister Bowen has given out the following statement: "I have good reason to believe that the pending controversy between the < three allied powers and Venezuela will 1 be settled soon and satisfactorily." ( INDIANGLA CASE IN SENATE. i Senator Spooncr Defends President's j Action and Arouses McLaurin. ] A Washington special says: The io? dianola case was given the expected 1 airing in the senate Saturday aiter- 5 noon, Senator Spooner presenting his ] defense of the administration's action 1 in closing the office, which was fol- s lowed by a rejoinder from Senator McLaurin, of Mississippi. < In making his speech the Wisconsin < senator went into the papers of the ] case pretty fully, his whole argument being that these demonstrated coer- ( cion on the part of the people, proving , that the resignation of the Cox woman was not voluntary. Senator McLaurin did not make a particularly strong presentation of his case, as he devoted himself to Spooner's argument rather than to the action of the president in closing the ] office. The most "interesting feature of the discussion was furnished by certain 1 letters from A. B. Weeks, who wrote < the president asking for the office, ar * guing he was the best friend the president had in the community and was < an ardent republican. Weeks, it was t shown, had made application for the office months before there was any } prospect of the Cox woman resigning j Read between the lines, the papers indicated that the desire of Weeks for ^ the postofhee bad much to do with stir- t ring up sentiment against the woman. Constructively the statehood bill was before the senate, but as a matter of ( fact the admission of the territories ^ was scarcely mentioned in the course of the day's proceedings. ? ROOSEVELT GOES TO CANTON. t President Attends the McKinley Eirt?.- 2 day Celebration. President Roosevelt, accompanied 2 by Secretary Root and Secretary Cor- < telyou, left Washington shortly after 1 midnight Monday night for Canton, * Ohio, to attend the banquet in commemoraion of the birthday of the late "r President McKinley Tuesday night by < the Canton Republican League. The < president was the principal speaker at iL- 1? roonnnHinc to the toast, , lilt; uauquci, *?0 ? f "Wiliiam McKinley." Secretary Root j spoke for '-The Army." < KICK ON LEE MONUMENT. ] i G. A. R. Post at Harrisburg, Pa., Pass Resolutions of Protest. ! Resolutions protesing against the passage by the legislature of the Cooper-bill providing for the edection of a : monument to General Lee at Gettys- i burg by the state of Pennsylvania in co-operation with the state of Virginia, were adopted Saturday night at a meeting of post 58 of Harrisbursr. DAY FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE. I Ohio Judge Given Place on Supreme Bench by Roosevelt. Judge W. R. Day, of Canton. Ohio, has accepted a tender of appointment as associate justice of the United States supreme court. Judge Day said Monday in answer to a query as to his appointment: "I received the tender from President Roosevelt Saturday. I mailed my acceptance this morning." I Judge Day does not know when the appointment will be sent to the senate. | Cream of News. | t $ Brief Summary of Most Important Events of Each "Day. ?A negro labor agent was killed Monday in a lumber camp in Harrison county, Mississippi. He had refused to leave when ordered. ?Eli Rogers, a crazed man of Union count, North Carolina, Monday afternoon killed Miss May Pressley and a negro boy. ?The democrats of the Alabama legislature in joint caucus Monday nominated Senator Pettus to succeed himself. ?Senator Morgan, of Alabama, is making a fight on the Panama canal treaty. ?The house has adopted a resolution caking for information in regard, to the Indianola affair. ?The Afro-American council lias is:ued an address condemning the south for ::s treatment of the negro is. ?Philip Doblin, who swore that L.emuel Quigg offered Congressman Lessler $5,000 for his vote, confesses tnai ne perjureu uimscu. ?Judge William R. Day, of Ohio, has been offered and accepted the portion of associate justice of th* United States supreme court. ?Lieutenant Armstrong, of Alabama, is dead of the smallpox at Manila. ?At Durban, South Africa, the bubonic plague is committing such ravages that the people are fleeing. ?Three alleged widows are suing for damage for the death of a negro fireman at Spartanburg, S. C. ?At Wartburg, Tenn., Morris Jett, a. youth, was killed by an exploding gun. His aged grandmother died after bearing of his death. ?Steamer Dawson City, eighty-six days out from Nome, reaches Port Townsend, Wash., with no losses. ?Senator Teller says if he is refused a certificate of election by the governor of Colorado, he win carry his case to the United States senate. ?John D. Rockefeller is bothered by letters telling him how to better his weak stomach, the result of some joker who reported that Rockefeller would give $1,000,000 for a cure. ?Volcano Satromboli, on St. Vincent Island, is again in eruption. ?It is announced that the blockade Venezuela will be raised at once under satisfactory terms. ?In the elections in France Saturday Count Boni de Castellane was returned to the chamber of aeputies. ?Venezuelan foreign and war ministers assert that the Panther fired first at San Carlos* _ ?^Solomon Hotema, a famous Choccaw Indian who has acted as representative, senator, judge and Presbyterian minister in his nation, is now in the federal prison at Atlanta to serve life sentence for murder. ?An unknown white woman walked m a bridge on the Central below Ma:on, knowing that a train was just behind her. She was decapitated. ?Dr. Eugene Foster, of Augusta, me of the best known physicians in Georgia, is dead of heart failure. ?Laymen in Mississippi are objectng to alleged caucusing before the election of Dr. Lloyd as bishop of Mississippi. ?United Mine Workers receive report of wage committee. The miners vill make demand for an advance. ?The United States, in the canal ;reaty, agrees to pay Colombia $10,)00,000 for her rights in routes across :he isthmus. ?Colonel Arthur Lynch was convicted of high treason at London and sen:enced to death. ?King Oscar of Norway and Sweden vill resign the government to crown prince temporarily. ?Cement and water plants costing 52,000,000 will be constructed at Carersville, Ga., by Chicago capitalists. ?The Millard Lee insanity case is lismissed from the superior court and vill be taken to the supreme court. ?The Panama canal treaty was signed at Washington Thursday. ?Horace Aivers, a prominent real wtate man of Savannah, Ga., has been Ined $750 by Judge Pope Barrow for enting property for gaming purposes. ?While stealing coal Thursday norning, Jane Mayo, a negro woman, >f Macon, Ga., received two loads of Duckshot. She was foundjl.ead late in :he morning. ?The North Carolina democratic senatorial caucus was fairly stampeded Thursday night when Watson ran ihead of Overman, needing only sevsn votes to win the nomination. ?At Spartanburg, S. C., a 3-year-old girl feeds strychnine pills to her infant sister, causing almost instant death. ?The deadlocks in Colorado and Delaware legislatures, in seiecting candidates for senator are tight ones. ?German cruisers bombarded Fort San Carlos at Maracaibo, Venezuela, Thursday. ?Herr Bebel, socialist, in the German reichstag, said the emperor was crazy to play the first role in the world. ?The volcano Soufrierer, on St. Vincent island, is in eruption again. ?The general headquarters of the Southern Bell Telephone and Tele graph Company, with all the executive officers of the company except President Hall, will be moved to Atlanta, Ga., in the spring. ?Stewart county, Ga., in an election Wednesday, voted for a dispensary, the majority favoring one being over a hundred. ?Governor Heyward, of South Carolina, was inaugurated at Columbia Wednesday. ?"Peg Leg1' Williams, widely known as a labor agent, was arrested at Huntsville, Ala., Thursday. MORGAN BIFFS CANAL j1 I Alabama Senator Doubtful as to ilerran's Credentials. I E BIS ACTION CREATES SURPRISEI' I' d Charge is Made that Colombian Government is Not in Stable Condi- ^ tion and Authority in Sign- j. ing Treaty is Questionable. t h A Washington dispatch says: Sena- F tor Morgan, chairman of the interoceanic canal committee, offered in ] the senate Monday, a resolution ques- fc tioning the credentials of Thomas Hei ran, charge d'affaires of Colombia, who 1 E recently signed with Secretary Hay t the isthmian canal treaty. r Mr. Aldrich immediately made the c pont that the subject must be consid- s ered in executive session, and the senate went into executive session on mo- s firm nf Yfr Wnlp ? The point which Senator Morgan d made was that the sclodity of the gov- a ernment, which accredited Herran to the United States, was doubtful and it v should be inquired into by the United t States. e As soon as the doors were closed Mr. g Morgan took the floor and discussed t the subject at some length. He said c there had not been an election in Co- 1 lombia since 1888, and that it was o questionable whether tue present act- n lng government had authority to send a representative to the United States. a Senator Morgan's resolution relating to Senor Herran was, after consid- s erable discussion in executive session, t< referred to the committee on foreign relations. Senators Lodge, Foraker, Cullom ^ and Hanna spoke briefly, most of them n simply urging the reference of the question to the committee on foreign c relations. They did not enter into the discussion of the general question at b issue, beyond saying that to adopt the d resolution would be to impeach the character of our own treaty-making of- ]; ficials and to offend the government c of Colombia. No one except Senator Morgan opposed the reference of the f resolution to the foreign committee. t It is the opinion of other senatorv 9 that his act will not delay ratification of the treaty beyond the time Senator f, Morgan himself consumes in discussing it. k A good deal of surprise was express- 3 od hv state denartment officials when ? they learned of Senator Morgan's action. They had expected that Senator Morgan's anxiety for a canal would cause him to throw no obstacle in the ^ way of the Panama treaty, though it was, of course, recognized that he has lost none of his Tove'Tor the Nicaragua route. " ' o LECTURED IN THE DARK. Beer-Swiggers at Dallas, Texas, Play Mean Trick on Rev. Sam Jones. t] While delivering his lecture on g "How to Get There and Stay There" p Saturday night in Dallas, Texas, the g lights were turned out on Rev. Sam P. p Jones, and he was forced to speak for f, nearly an hour in the dark. c It seems that the managers of Turn- g <-.rs' hall, controlled by Germans, the place in which Mr. Jones was lecturing, had entered into an agreement t] with Mr. Jones' local manager that c nothing was to be said regarding pro- f( hibition, and when Mr. Jones in the s course of his lecture, took up the subject of prohibition in his usual vigorous way, the management thought to stop the lecturer by turning out tne lights. WOLCOTT ACCEPTS DEFEAT. n o Opponent of Teller for Senate Gives ^ Advice to His Supporters. f( The climax in the senatorial fight in Colorado came Sunday night when ex-Senator E. 0. Wolcott, the candi- , date of the so-called "stalwart" ring of the republican party, announced his ^ practical withdrawal from any fur- ^ ther contest and urged the people of ^ Colorado to accept the situation as it stands, by the election of Senator Hen- ? ry M. Teller to succeed himself. Canal Treaty Made Public. The senate committee on foreign reC lations Saturday considered the Colombian treaty, but reached no conclusion, except to vote that it should be made public, which was done later in ii the day. The treaty is a very lengthy tl document, containing much detail. ii a Deadly Explosion ?n Tunnel. tl Two men were killed and-four seriously injured Saturday morningNiL the Wabash tunnel, at Pittsburg, Pa.. by an explosion of dynamite, due, it is t( coirf tn ?r>Tnp one turnine on the elec- I trie current without receiving the prop r< er signal. F RAIL ACCIDENT NEAR MEMPHIS. Open Switch Causes Wreck and Fatal A Injury of Three Trainmen. The fast passenger train of the Illinois Central from Memphis to New Orleans, which left Memphis at 12:25 A o'clock Friday morning, entered an d< open switch at a siding in the south- hi ern suburbs of the city, ditching five b; coaches, fatally injuring three train- l men and seriously injuring two mail s< clerks. b; TRUST BILL AT LAST. Llttlefield's Committee Agrees Finally ^ Upon a "Combine Killer." Representative Littlefield, of Maine chairman of the subcommittee of the house judiciary committee, to which r all anti-trust bills were referred, will t] report to the full judiciary committee ^ a bill which has been adopted ov the ^ sub-committee. Several weeks have ^ been devoted to the preparation of the- N bill, the sub-corunilirec having consid- ^ ered some twenty-five or thirty measures. .YNCH GUILTY OF TREASON, j rish Member of Parliament Gets i Death Sentence in London Court for Enlisting With the Boers. i When the trial of Col. Arthur Lynch, j member of parliament for Galway, on (1 he charge of high treason, was resum- jJ d in London, Friday, counsel for the ; 1 efense began summing up. J1 There was no attempt to deny that ; j lolonel Lynch supported the Boers, 1 ( iut counsel contended that his natural-! zation was in no way treasonable in- j( ent, and was solely for the advantage i ( e would thus secure for journalistic j f iurposes. j ( Subsequently, the defendant actively upported the Boer cause in the be-1J ief that he was a legally naturalized i { iurgher. j ^ Replying for the prosecution, the so- ! icitor general, Sir Edward Carson, ; , naintained that Colonel Lynch joined ( he Boer army as a discontented Irish- j i uan, "thereby committing a most i owardly ana most serious act 01 irea- | , on." I "His naturalization," continued the 1 ( olicitor general, "was only a flimsy . iretext." Counsel then proceeded to J. etail the prisoner's alleged' acts of ; . dherence to his country's enemies. j ( The Lord chief justice summed up i ery briefly. He said that if in war ime a British subject Joined the king's , nemies, whatever his purpose, he was < ;uilty of an unlawful act. Naturaliza-1, ion during war time afforded no ex- < use whatever for subsequent acts. ] "here was abundant evidence, he said, ( f overt acts in aiding the king's ene lies. I The jury, after having been out half i n hour, returned a verdict of guilty. ] When asked if he had anything to ay as to why he should not be sen- i enecd to death Colonel Lynch replied: i "Thank you. I will say nothing." i The sentence of death was passed on hc-h of the four counts in the indictlent. 1 The prisoner then bowed to the ! ourt and was removed in custody. < Although formally sentenced to be '< anged, Lynch's sentence will no oubt be commuted. i In the .quaint weirding of the Engish indictment, the charge against 1 ' -1 1 T V . ( /U J until l^y Ut'U YVtta <XO lUiiUYVO. ] ' That the prisoner, not having the j ear of God in his heart, was seduced I iy the devil, and did take up arms .gainst Queen Victoria." The punishment is described in the ollowing paragraph: "That the condemned shall be taken o the place of execution and there be one to death after the manner proided." FORT FIRED FIRST. ierman Commodore Explains Bernbardment of San Carlos. Commodore Scheder, commander of he German flee* ii^^^^zuelan waters, fiic!aliyr~the bomardment of Fo^^^H^^om MaFacaio under date of January-JSl, as fol>ws: ~~ ^ "On the 17th instant, while the Pantier was passing the Maracaibo bar, he was unexpectedly attacked by 'ort San Carlos, which opened a heavy re on her. To this the Panther re- ' lied find a cannonade was exchanged J Dr half an hour. Owing to the diffl- ( ulties of navigation the Panther then ( esisted. "In order to exact an immediate punshment for this attack, the more so as j tie Venezuelan government had pro- r laimed it a victory, I bombarded the } Drt with the Vineta on the 21st in- j taut and destroyed it." BUCK'S WILL FILED. t ,ast Testament of Late Minister to Japan Presented in Court The will ot the la'.e Alfred E. Buck, , linister to Japaji, was filed in the ( ffice of the ordinary at Atlanta, Ga., j 'riday morning and application made )r probate in solemn form, \ Mrs. Ellen B. Buck, wife of the de- t eased, who returned to Atlanta a few t ays ago, is the executrix and pro- j oundcr. It is understood that Colonel i luck left a large estate, which goes to t is wife. The papers were filed by 0. t !. Fuller, clerk of the United States ircuit court, who is a friend of the t imily. j REUNION TO BE HELD IN MAY. ommittee o-" Confederate Veterans * Select New Orleans for Next Meet The Confederate reunion committee, 1 session at New Orleans, announces 1 aat the contract for the auditorium t i that city has been let for $11,300 c nd work will begin on it as soon as t le races are over. c It was also officially announceo irough Adjutant General Mickle thatj^ tav 19, jvas the day for thj^enflTWT * Plans for raising the $100,000 for the sunion are being pushed by Chairman h tank T. Howard, r TELLER FINALLY LANDS. fter Week of Excitement Colorado ' Democrats Elect Senator. A special from Denver, Colo., says: t 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon the ii emocratic members of the senate and r ouse of representatives cast their c allots?51 votes? for Henry M. Tel- t >r to succeed himself as United States C Bnator, and he wa sdeclared elected r y W. H. Adams, who presided. C BANKERS TO AID CASTRO. lew York Financiers Promise to Help S Venezuela Out of Trouble. It was learned in London by a rep- e esentative of the Associated Press s hat in addition to the offer of part of n he customs of La Guayra and Porto 1 labello as a guarantee, Mr. Bowen c as informed the powers that several c lew York banks had expressed their rillingness to undertake the payment b f the first claims demanded by tne 6 owera. P . r NEGROES ISSUE ADDRESS. < Members of National Afro-American Council Approce Policy of Presl. dent in Recognizing the Race. The executive committee of the Naional Afro-American Council, in session at Washington, passed a resolu;ion Monday urging confirmation by he senate of the nomination of Dr. W. Crum, to be collector of customs at Charleston, S. C., and adopted an ad-i iress to the country on the race quesj don in general. The address is sigm "d by Alex Walters, chairman of the executive committee. Cyrus Field Idams, secretary, and William A. Pledger, acting president, National Af o-American Council. The address in ?art is as follows: "It is evident to the thoughtful among us that we are passing ihrough one of the most critical periods of our existence in this country. \ systematic effort has been inaugurated on the part of the south which has for its object the withdrawal of :he franchise from the Afro-Americans 3f that section and their reduction to a position of absolute subserviency in ill the relations of life. It has been Dpenly declared by some of the most prominent leaders of the south that it was the intention of the framers of the new constitution to disfranchise as many Afro-Americans as possible and leave every Caucasian in full possession of the suffrage. The effect has been that not only has the Afro-American been disfranchised, but also that a very large number of Caucasians, who, previous to the adoption of these constitutions, puarticipated in elections, bave ceased to register and vote. "We contend for our constitutional rights on the ground that the right of suffrage has been conferred upon its citizens by the federal government. "We heartily commend the AfroAmericans of Virginia, Alabama, Louisisiana and other states who are seeking redress through the courts of the land and we pledge them our mor al and financial support. "We denounce the mob murders now so prevalent in this country. "We call the attention of the country to a condition of service on many [arms in a number of southern states much resembling the old peonage system and ask for legislation looking to the remedying of the evil. * "We submit our protest against the unfair practices in the transportation Df passengers in southern sates, discriminating unjustly against AfroAmericans; requiring of them the regular rates of travel and privilege in return the poorest accommodations in carriage, and we invoke the exercise 3f the powers of the interstate commerce commission to prevent discrimiaations in rates and accommodations against interstate passengers. "We hppeal to congress for favorable action upon one of the several neasures now penumg wcicm mi ippointment of a commission to injuire into the condition of Afro-Americans of the country. "-"^SE&^heartily indorse the delivermces ofTs?5S?te&t--&<i^Gevelt wi?h reference to the fitness for^ap^tiSfliiuiir :o office and the attitude of the federal government toward all of its citizens, regardless of race or color. He las imparted new life and vigor to :he time-honored principles and tradi:ions of human rights and has given lope and inspiration to a people struggling heroically beneath the burden of late and proscription. We commend Theodore Roosevelt to the affection ind confidence of our people, regardess of party affiliation." INVESTGATORS MADE REPORT. Atlanta Police Board Almost Totally Vindicated by Committee. The report of. the Atlanta police investigation committee, presented to council Monday afternoon, recomnends: .i,nflnnanpo nf thft nolice 1 JL1C WUblUUIMAVV v. M joard; that members be elected for-*L,_ ;erm of three years and be ineligible :o succeed themselves; that the sergeants and captains and chief of the force be elected by the board; that he patrolmen be elected by the board ;o serve during good behavior. This is the sum and substance of he report which the council will consider at its next meeting. EVERY VOTE FOR PETTUS. beloved Alabama Senator Unanimous Choice in Democratic Caucus. At Montgomery, Monday, GeneH&l Sdmund Winston Pettus was declared he people's choice by the joint democratic caucus of the two houses of the Alabama legislature as his own sucessor in the United States se^te, The caucus ndance" *" jflnl 4iiuPV LTlSrfisiasm was manifested vhen General Pettus* name was pre- ' ented to the caucus. ' The nomination was made by a ris- 1 ag vote and every member present ose when the vote was put. I TO BUILD GOOD ROADS s Move Made by Farmers of Guilford County, North Carolina. To build one hundred to one hunred and fifty miles of macadam road n five years, keeping three complete oad outfits running all the while, and 1 xpending $300,000 in the time men- J ioned was the program laid out for iuilford county, North Carolina, at a ecent meeting of the Good Roads Hub. -SEISMIC SHOCKS FELT. ;avannahf Charleston and Other Cities Experience Earthquake Jar. Two shocks of earthquake were genraliy felt in Savannah Friday night at ;15 o'clock. -News fFom the settleaents along the coast indicate that here they were of a violence suffiient to put houses to rocking and ause considerable excitement. Telegrams from Charleston. Columbia and Augusta stated that five hocks had also been felt at those laces. CASH FUR COLOMBIA Uncle Sam Will Pay Little Republic Munificent Sum of Ducats. CANAL RIGBTS ARE PERPETUAL ? m Treaty is Transmitted to the Senate by Secretary Hay, But Its Detailed Provisions are Not Yet Made Public. The treaty between the United States and the United States of Colombia, which was signed Thursday by Secretary Hay and Dr. Herran as the representatives of the two countries, ^ 2% was transmitted to the senate Friday and by the senate referred to the com- V mittee on foreign relations. The treaty was read in executive - . cession, but the injunction of secrecy was not removed. By the terms of the tre.'fty the United States agrees to- . || make a cash payment of $10,000,000 in gold to the Colombian government and J55 after the exDiration of nine years, to X pay a rental of $250,000 per year. The lease of the strip of land to be used for the canal and for canal purposes ^ is practically made perpetual, the pro- -v, "ision on this point being that the first ;; lease shall be for 100 years and renew- ~j able thereafter in terms of 100 years "\j at the pleasure of the United States. The strip is to be ten kilometers, or about six miles, in width, and over this territory the United States is given y'yM police an-d sanitary jurisdiction, al though it is explicitly specified that '% Colombia does not surrender sover- . JS eignty over it. , ^ The United States is to have the _ ^ privilege of free importation of vessels v,;j and raa<< rials to be used in the con- y struction of the canal. It also is given " the right to improve, use and protect v harbors at both the Atlantic and Pacific ends of the canal. The grant is ' ' s n^de exclusive to the United States, _> and no taxes or rentals are to be \ ^ charged in addition to the gross sums ; of ten million dollars cash and a quarter of a million dollars annually. Cabinet Discusses Treaty.At Friday's meeting of the cabinet- ; Secretary Hay presented a draft of . the treaty, which is identical with tbot drawn by this government several mouths ago, and at that time submitted to the Colombian government with the single exception of the amount of annuity to be paid Colombia for the right of way of the canal. - This government proposed an annuity of $100,000, while Columbia demanded $650,000. The Colombian government's de- > mand was based, it is stated, upon the ascertained returns from the Panama fvanroau ^UUipailjr iu yui i. uuca, ciu, ? which Colombia did not desire to have reduced. * During the several months of negotiations Colombia agreed to aII,.-points in the treaty proposed bj-tfce' United States,^wi^4hc^jception of the anjp^^That has been the p^int of dif- | ference for many weeks and at one time threatened to break off negotiations entirely. Secretary Hay com- f municated directly with the Colombian government, intimating that some agreement must be reached soon, as the United States desired to enter upon the construction of the canal, if it were to be constructed by the Pana- ' ma route. For several days active efforts have been making to secure an agreement, but not until Thursday { were they successful. The Colombian government, then, through Mr. Herran, me cnarge a au&ires in wasnmgteii, agreed to accept an annuity of $225,000. . TO INVESTIGATE SHELLING. /% Germany's Bluff as to Inquiry Ignored by Official .Washington. Berlin dispatches stating that the TTT'I Mill II J'1 M I I 111 n rnt iiiillin I rum l>M r ^ inquiries concerning its course in Venezuela have h&d no effect upon official Washington. Instructions have been sent to our consular officers in Venezuela to forward all information about .% the attack upon Fort San Carlos and loss of life and destruction of property in the cillage near by. - GOOD FOR CARTERSVILLE. Plans on Foot for Investment of Two Millions by Chicago Capitalists. It is said that plans have been practically completed by Chicago capitalists to establish a $l,500,Qp0 cement plant at Cartersville, Ga., and to develop the power of the Etowah river at that place under another company capital of $500,000. TheseHti\ Sfl Wfcnl 000,000, will be made by these Chicago ' . t capitalists just as soon as they can 6e- | cure assurances from the railroads of fair and reasonable rates for their raw material. KING TAKES A REST. - '{ Ruler of Sweden Turns Over Affairs Temporarily to His Heir. A cable dispatch from Stockholm says: King Oscar, of Sweden, has decided to temporarily intrust the government of the country to the Crown Prince Gustaf, who will take over the regency next week. This action of the king is taken as a result of medical advice. NO MONEY FOR TISONS. Hope of Sharing Big Fortune in Australia Goes Glimmering. Hopes of the American Tiscns for a share in an estate of $40,000,000 left by James Tison, an Australian miner, have been dissipated as the result of a thorough investigation. Documentary evidence has been secured showing that none of the Tisons in this country or England need expect any of the James Tison property in Australia, as it was given to his heirs shortly after h;? in IfiOfi