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:#fl The Bamberg Herald. j ESTABLISHED 1891. BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 12.1903. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. f '*J| ? SOUTH CAROLINA : i STATE NEWS ITEMS, i tCMCMrsicsirvJCsicsKMe Grading New Road. The work of grading a new railroad, i to be known as the Cheraw and Bennettsville road and connecting those i towns, was commenced a few days i ago. The road will be 14 miles in j ^ length and it is proposed to complete | it by May 1. James A. Drake, of Ben- i nettsville, is president. i * * Sentence Commuted. 1 Governor Hey ward commuted the sentence of Queenie Small, a man of < Berkeley county, convicted of stealing and sentenced to three years. His sentence is made two years, which he has served. The commutation was made on the recommendation of Solicitor Hildebrand and Judge Klugh. ? * * Would Cost Too Much. A Washington dispatch says: The president in returning to the house, without his approval, the bill providing y. for additional terms of court in the western judicial district of South Carolina, stated among other things that < the attorney general had advised that ' much expense would be incurred and that the necessity was questioned . i * ' * * ) f. Ask Bail for TiJIman. Congressman-elect George W. Croft, i of Aiken, Tillman's law partner, and j P. H. Nelson, a leading criminal law- ] yer of Columbia, attorneys for the accused, will ask that James H. Tillman. Charged with the killing of Editor N. G. Gonzales, be released on bail. ' i They have served no .ice of their ac- : tion on Attorney General Gunter and Solicitor Thurmond. A hearing upon < the writ was granted by Chief Justice Newberry. i __ Magistrate Kills Farmer. Henry W. Biitch a truck farmer of j Megget's, Colleton county, was shot and instantly killed there last Friday afternoon by Magistrate Behling. There had been some dispute be- J jSgfe-. tween them about a land transaction. gfi?L Behling advanced toward Biitch with jjsfm a-shotgun. Both men were armed, but the magistrate was quicker with his 1 weapon and fired first, a load o. buckshot ripping out Blitch's heart. i ' _ Behling surrendered to tne sheriff of 1 Colleton county. 1 ? Charters are Granted. < Secretary of State Gantt has recent ly issued commissions for two new cotton mills, both of which will be located in Dillon, in Marion county. One ( [ of them, the Hamer mills, will have a capital stock of $100,000, and the other, the Maple mills, will also have a capital of $100,000. It is understood j that William M. Hamer will be at the ^ head of both enterprises. , The secretary of state has also issued a commission to the Harris Man- * " ufacturing Company, of Greenville, ' with a capital stock of $12,000, which i will manufacture steam valves and de, , vices for signaling on railway trains. 1 A charter was granted to the Dar- 1 .* lington Hotel Company, of Darlington, J 'with a capital stock of $25,000. 3 ( Crum Case Again Postponed. By a vote of 10 to 4 the senate commerce committee decided upon a fur- I ther postponement of the case of Dr. Crum, the colored man who has been nominated collector of the port of < Charleston. It was the intention of ' the friends of Dr. Crum to force a 1 vote, for they felt certain republican j senators,-who claim that the appoint- i ment is an ill-advised one, would not antagonize the president's podcy in 1 dealing with federal appointments in 1 the south. i There were other subjects claiming i the attention of the committee, conse- ' 1 quently Senator Penrose moved that 1 the Crum case be rostponed until a 1 future meeting of the committee. The vote was a complete surprise to the supporters of Dr. Crum, tor it revealed a stronger opposition than his friends ( had anticipated. * ! 3 Attempt to Bribe Is Charged. Representative W. P. Pollock, for eight years a member of the house j . and always an enthusiastic supporter of the dispensary system, furnished a , sensation at last Friday's session by declaring on the floor of the house he 1 had been approached with a proposi- 1 tion intended as a bribe. There have v been rumblings in the internal work- * ings of the dispensary for some time j ' and an eruption of the political ele- 3 ment has been predicted by many per- I sons. Two years ago the dispensary law j was changed to permit whisky distil- j leries to be established in this state 1 and allowing the dispensary to buy from them. Several have been estab lished, the largest being In Columbia. j Its entire output of corn whisky is ta- j 1 ken by th? state. The extent of its I i business is indicated by the fact that : it is paying internal revenue tax at i the rate of $1,500,000 a year. It has j ] been common talk that the dispensary ; 3 directors owned a controlling interest in the concern. ] ? It has developed in the last few days j j that whisky for the local dispensary was not purchased as was liquor from without the state. They made no bid at so much per gallon, as was required j by outsiders, but sent trp a hundred or a thousand barrels of liquor, as might be ordered, and fixed their own price. j Representative Pollock introduced a { bill to increase dispensary profits { from 6 to 12 per cent, which would in- , crease the public school fund by a 3 quarter of a million dollars, and also providing that the liquor from local j dispensaries should be bought by bid | as from other manufacturers. This j bill passed Thursday by a majority of s 4. Friday the bill was killed on the third reading by a majority of 12. ( Mr. Pollock, speaking against the j motion to recommit the bill, said he j had been approached since Thursday's j vote by a man who asked him if he wished to make a barrel of money : easily, and honestly. He intimated his : willingness. His visitor then told him to buy J the Camden distillery and get into the j swim. It was making money, he said, but the owners didn't know how to make it a gold mine. Representative Pollock protested that he hadn't the money to make the purchase. His visitor assured him that he could ob- 11 tain all the capital needed without trouble. ; Of course, the distillery could not be very profitable if his bill passed, but that could be withdrawn. Representative Pollock declined to give the name of the man at this time, but said another member of the house, < favoring his bill had been approached with an offer of $2,000 to buy an interest in a distillery in the upper part of the state. Many Negroes Gulled. William White, a negro, claiming to be from Washington, has been placed in jail, at Spartanburg for collecting money from unsuspicious negroes, telling them that he was an emigrant agent and would take them to Washington, where they could "marry rich white women and walk with them on the streets with their arms locked." White, it is said, operated out in the country and gathered in a neat sum. Then he visited Spartanburg. He promised the negroes that they would be carried to Washington by him, but the wily agent nrst required the small sum of $1 as a guarantee that the negroes wou.d meet him at the depot on a specified day. His case e;rows worse as new facts come to light. A negro now brings in the story that White says that the negroes who go to Washington can marry white women, also that White claims to have carried already some 10,000 negroes to Washington and that he is backed by ample capital. White will bo tried at sessions court Lhe latter part of the present month. FOUR DEAD IN WRECK. Disastrous Head-On Collision Between Freight Trains in New Mexico. A head-end collision uetween two Rock Island freight trains early rhursday, near Tecolate, New Mexico, resulted in the death of four nen and the injury of several others. The dead are: Conductor G. Davis, Fireman Winderwall, and two ur known men. Among the dangerously injured is P. Pittsburn, Torranco, New Mexico, rhe wreck occurred at a sharp curve m a steep ?rade. THE SAME OLD FIGHT. Opponents of Southern Fast Mail Once More Knocked Out. A Washington dispatch says: After i war of words in which personalities Igured in some degree, the house late Wednesday afternoon voted to retain n the postoffice appropriation bill the tern of $140,000 for special mail facilties through the south. This is the appropriation that is uslally characterized as the Southern's subsidy. Eecause of this annual ap ?ropriation the south is given special nail facilities on a par with those of ?ther parts of the country. SIXTY-TWO BOYS DIED. Epidemic of Black Diphtheria Plays Havoc on Receiving Ship. Several months ago J. B. Shoemakar, a brother of Mrs. Clark Reed, Oi rhree Rivers, Mich., enlisted in tl^ unuea -Oiaies marine eci vice nuu naa issigned to the United States receivng ship Franklin. Mrs. Reed has just received a letter 'rom her brother, in which he says :hat the black diphtheria had been raging on the vessel and that out oi sixtyseven boys from the vessel who were :aken to the hospital ship all but five lad died, he being one of the live survivors. COUNT BALLESTREM OUT. President of German Reichstag A.09ep* ed Over Krupp Episode. Count Ballestrem has resigned the presidency of the German reichstag n consequence of disapproval of his ittitude during the attempt, January 10, of Herr Vollmer, socialist, to raise i debate in the house on the charges brought against the late Herr Krupp md on Emperor William's telegrams md speeches on the subject. The president at the time declined ;o permit the discussion on the ground :hat it was out of order to discuss a private person while debating the bud teu MORE RUSH ORDERS. Vessels at Mare Island Navy Yard Will be Hurried to Completion. Rush orders have been received at Mare Island Navy Yark, Cal., from Washington ordering that all work on ressels now in the yard be completed with the greatest possible dispatch, [n view of this order, an extra force of men will be employed at once. It is understood that the trouble brewing in Honduras is the reason for the orders. POLYGAMY GIVEN AIRINO. Vlormonism Brought Up In Discussion of Statehood Bill. The discussion of the statehood bill n the senate Thursday turned on the juestion of polygamy, a number of senators who heretofore have taken 10 part in the debate participated in :he discussion. The Influence of the Mormon church n politics occupied a large share of :he debate, which Mr. Hale characterized as interesting, valuable and startling, because it had disclosed a powerful religious organization "exerting itself as a dominant, potential !orce" over the mind and action of ,ts followers, which should be taken ,nto account in future legislation. t legislative Melange | Acts Ratified. The senate and house in joint ses- ! sion ratified the following acts: Granting jurisdiction to the United j States over certain lands in Charleston. To return certain taxes to St. Philip's church, Charleston. To amend law prescribing the number of calendars to be kept by clerks of courts. Amending acts relating to drainage J in the county of Charleston. Relating to wills as evidence. To transfer records to Probate judge I of Lee county. To authorize Marlboro school district to levy and collect a special tax. Joint resolution to pay $6,000 to state printer on his present contract. Increasing bond of superintendent of education of Saluda county. To authorize school district of town I of Greenwood to issue bonds. To define limits of school district of town of Greenwood. To declare bonds of Wise and Pick* ens townships, of Edgefield, valid. To amend act as to incorporation of towns of less than 1,000 inhabitants and not more than 5,000. Dam Causes Long Talk. Nearly a whole day in the senate was taken up with the discussion of a bill to build a dam across Kinloch Creek, in Georgetown. It was a private bill, but as the creek is a navigable stream constitutional objections were raised to its provisions. Bill Passes Second Reading. The house of representatives Saturday, by a vote of 59 to 53, passed the Marshall bill to prohibit child labor in cotton mills to its third reading. The bill has already passed the senate. The bill prohibits from May of this year the employment of children under 10 years old in textile manufactories. One year from that date the age limit becomes 11 years, and two years from that date 12 years. Fire Patrol Bill Passed. The house, after passing the Kibler insurance commissioner bill, took up and adopted, without a word of debate, the fire patrol bill to its third reading. The bill is very sweeping in its provis ions. Before the passage of the Kibler bill | its author explained the necessity of i protecting the people. He thought the present method of regulating the insurance companies insufficient. This bill would not only protect the people from wild cat companies, but would doubtless cause a reduction in rates. The rate on country dwellings in North Carolina is 50 per cent cheaper than the rate in this state. This bill would not interfere with insurance features of fraternal orders. The insurance features of fraternal orders. The in- ; surance laws of the state are very poor j and the ce??Hesi?aer^"bottW" 'Trfafte? suggestions. The salary would come from fees to be paid the companies, and the latter would not object to paying this pittance for protection. Discussing Dispensary Profits. Mr. Pollock was very much interested in his bill to change the mode of distributing dispensary profits. The bill provides for an increase in the school fund from the dispensary profm1 -1 - ?P a IIS. 1 He WIIOIB UibLUiJ' Ui Luc UIO^LU- I sary profits was taken up and he show- I ed how originally the profits all went ' to the public schools. Two or three ! years ago the law was changed so the ' state dispensary is to make only 10 ; per cent, and the major profits go to j the cities and counties. Tne board : stated that the present profits made were 6 per cent to the state dispensary j and 18 per cent to the towns and coun- i ties. He thought 24 per cent profit, J wholesale and retail, was too little, j He wanted the state's profit increased : from 12 to 20 per cent. If 6 per cent made about $120,000 for the public : schools, an increase to 20 per cent would readily double the income to the public schools. The drinkers could , readily stand an increase of 10 per j cent. i The dispensary officials went before the committee and they said some of the liquor was sold at a profit of one 1 cent on the pint?for the state, county and city. He did not believe a fivecent profit on that pint of liquor too ' small. It was as well to get rid of the : whole thing if nothing more can be made out of it. The promise has been made that the law is to curtail the j sale of liquor, but if liquor is to De , sold at cost, that is not likely to re- i duce the sales. He could not undef- i ! stand why the committee should have , reported unfavorably on his section as j to the purchase of liquors. Mr. Wlngo was very frank in saying i the state was in the liquor business for the profits and nothing else. There ; is no honpr in the business and every one knew the state was in the business for profits and nothing else. The peo- j < pie have been hoodwinked in the pres- ; ent law, which takes the profits from ; ths school funds. Increase the profits and the consumer would not feel j < it and the schools ought to get every i ceqt it can out of the business. He I 1 was a prohibitionist and the dispen- | , sary has never been a sweetheart of ; his. J , Mr. Bonner saw one good feature in this act and that was the denial to j give special privileges to local distill ers. The rest of the bill is pernicious. J j It will kill the dispensary law, because j it will take it out of the province of ' boing a police regulation and make it ; a matter of profit. The courts decided j 1 that the law was not for the purpose j of raising revenue. If the purpose is to baptize the schools in whiskey money this bill can be passed. Mr. Spearman, of Anderson, favor- j ' ed the bill. The United States govern- | ment charges a little revenue?why ' not the state? He had always favcred : ! the dispensary, but not if it is to be a 1 scheme to stop foiKs from drinking and not get any profits lrom it. He had been informed that 75 per cent of j 1 the sales are to negroes. Then why j ' not put on a little more to the price 1 1 and make the negro help keep up his 1 own schools? Mr. Jeremiah Smith favcred ihe bill. 1 If tbii is a state institution, then it 1 should be a state fujid. He made a stirring appeal for the schools. The idea of the public school scheme is to hoip the weak, and he tnought this should be done. The result of the law now is that the cities and towns get the lion's share. The city of Columbia gets four times as much from the dispensary as it did from high license, but this should go into a state fund, because so much is spent here by people who do not live here. He was sick and tired of this "nigger" question in discussing the revenues for the public schools. The people in the cities educate the negro, there are 1,300 in the graded schools in Columbia. Then why not give the rural schools a chance to enjoy this fund? The first section of the bill reads: That from and after the first day of May, A. D. 1903, all spirituous, malt, vinous, fermented, brewed (whether lager or rice) or other liquors by whatsoever name known or called, which are sold under the dispensary law of the state, shall bo furnished or sold to the several county dispensaries at a net profit of not less than 12 nor more than 20 per cent to the state. GREWSOME EXHIBITS MADE Shrouds Which Clothed Bodies of trie Dead are Produced at Trial of Grave Robbers. A special from Indianapolis says: There was a promise that there would be no lack of sensation during the testimony of Friday's trial of Dr. J. C. Alexander in the grave robbing cases. A parcel in the possession of detectives was introduced as evidence. The parcel contained two shrouds found by the detectives in the basement of the Central college during one of the visits made to the place wiui search warrants. One of the shrouds was identified as the one made for Mrs. Catherine Doerring, whose body was stolen from the German Catholic cemetery. Samuel B. Martin colored, who was prominently identified with Cantrili in the grave robbing business, was the first witness up. He first met Dr. Alexander at the latter's office last June, he said. The doctor told him that he wanted from seventeen to twenty subjects for dissection and would pay $30 each. Martin said that a. this meeting Dr. Alexander told Rufus Cantrili that he would watch the death returns at the board of health and would notify Cantrill. The first trip, he said, was in July, when, with Cantrili! and others, he went to the Anderson cemeteray and secured the body of Glenaore fi-ates and handed it over to the Cen tral college. Next day Colonel Alexander paid him $10. His next trip was to the Ebenezer grave yard, when the boay of Wallace Johnson was secured. Dr. Alexander told him the subject '^as-hot a good one, becauseJLt=jvscS""mang!ed by the carv-finBTSiartin received but $5. At the same grave yard he assisted i? getting the body of Johnson Stilz, for which Dr. Alexander paid him $8. In addition to these bodies Martin said he got a body at the insane hospitail grave yard, which Dr. Alexander said was a good subject, but witness said he did not remember how much money was paid for it. Witness assisted in raising body of Rose Neidelinger ^at the cemetery near Traders' Point. On another occasion Martin and' others went to a cemetery, but were chased away. REQUEST OF ALLIES REFUSED. President Roosevelt Shys at Job of Arbitrator in the Venezuelan Entanglement. After giving the best part of the day Friday to a consideration of the unofficial request from the allies that he act as arbiter upon the differenr points remaining in dispute between Bowen and the powers. President Roosevelt has decided it will be best that ha do not act in that capacity. This decision means that the question of preferential treatment will go to The Hague tribunal for its decision. Herbert Angered. The confirmation of the London dispatch to the effect that a?t. Bowen and the British ambassador at their interview Monday had a somewhat heated argument, was obtained in Washington Friday. Indeed, it is stated that should the character of the cablegrams mat the British ambassador has oeen sending to.Lis government regarding the attitude of Minister Bowen become public, the country would be furnished with sensational diplomatic incidents, it is the opinion of the Venezuelan negotiators other than the British ambassador, that the latter is directly recivmcriMo fnr the ahrnnt breakine off of negotiations with Mr. Bowen. It is the opinion in official circles at Washington that Minister Bowen has an absolute right, acting for Venezuela, of course to object to President Roosevelt's acting as arbitrator. To do so would cause pain to i.ir. Bowen. whose admiration for Mr. Roosevelt Is well known, but he feels obliged to keep well in mind the fact that he is here not as an American, but as a representative of Venezuela. The British ambassador's conduct has resulted in severa: important details of the momentous conierence of Monday last leaking out and these are now substantiated by the other negotiators present. HOBSON'S RESIGNATION. Is Finanlly Accepted by Secretary Moody of Navy Department. Naval Constructor Richmond Pear- j son Hobson's resignation has been ac- | septed by Secretary Moody, who has written Mr. Hobson as follows: "The department acknowledges re:eipt of your resignation tendered Jannary 29, 1903. also your telegram February 5. 1903, declining to reconsider the same. "Your resignation from the United States navy is accepted to take offect from this date, February 6, 1903," KNOCKS OUT TRUSTS ~ Littlefield's Anti=Monopoly Meas ore Passes Hoose. NOT A SINGLE VOTE AGAINST IT ? k Democrats Offered Many Amendments, But All Were oVted Down. Bill Now Goes to Senate. A Washington special says: By a onanlmous vote, 245 to nothing, the house Saturday passed the anti-trust bill. The closing chapter was devoid of excitement. For three hours the democrats offered a series of amendments designed to place "teeth" In the ( bill, but they were either ruled out of ] order or voted down by a strict party ' rr?to i j T On only one voto "were the political ( ranks broken. It was on an amend- j ment offered by Mr. Thomas, republl- i can, of Iowa, to make the filing of returns incumbent upon all corpora- * tions mandatory. On that amendment ' seven republicans voted with the democrats. The bill as passed requires corpora- * tions "hereafter organized" to file returns covering its articles of incorpo- 1 ration, financial composition, condi- 1 tion, etc., with the interstate commerce commission on penalty of being ' restrained from engaging in interstate commerce, prescribed penalties for faise returns, etc. The commission is 1 given authority in its discretion to call ] for similar returns from existing cor- 1 porations doing an interstate business. 1 The commission is given power to 3 compel the answers to questions and a fine not to exceed $5,000 is imposed 3 for failure to obey the commission in 1 this respect. Rebates by carriers is ' made punishable with a fine of not less than $1,000 and corporations vio- ] lating the provisions of this section 1 are forbidden the use of the instru- ' mentalities of interstate commerce. Carriers are prohibited from knowingly transporting articles produced, ] manufactured or sold in violation of 1 the Sherman act. In cases of prosecu- 1 tions no person is to be excused from 1 testifying on the ground that such tes- 1 timony would tend to incriminate him, 1 but for such testimony the witness is 1 not to be prosecuted. The circuit ' courts are given purisdiction in cases 1 of violation, and it is made the duty of the district attorneys to institute pro- ! ceedlngs to prevent violations and in- ( divlduals damaged by violations are given authority to sue. ; ANARCHIST RUBINO IN COURT. j Being Tried in Brussels for Attempt- " ing to Assassinate King Leopold. The trial, at Brussels, Belgium, of Gennaro Rubino, the Italian anarchist, | on the charge of attempting to assassinate King Leopold, November 15, by firing three shots at him while he ' was returning from the cathedral, was ! opened Friday in the assize court. Large crowds of people gathered in the vicinity of the court, but only the , witnesses, lawyers and reporters , were admitted. A detachment of police of considerable strength main- ( tained order. j Rubino replied volubly to all inter- ] rogations, and whenever he uttered 1 the word "anarch," he raised his voice < as though exulting in his connection j therewith. The prisoner bitterly as- : sailed modern society as the cause oT all evil, declaring he only attempted j Jo take the life of the king because! the latter was the highest representa- | tive of society. Rubino added that he had intended going to Italy for the purpose of making an attempt on the ^ life of the Italian monarcn, but he fid not have sufficient funds. During ^ the prisoner's examination it develop- , ed he left the Italian army because nis ^ officers persecuted him. . The prosecution included in the indictment a letter from Rubino to a so- 1 cialist newspaper published in London, justifying the murder of Scnor Canovas del Castillo, the Spanish pre- J mler, and stating, that he, Rubino, had ' contemplated killing King Edward November 25. In regard to his stay in England, Rubino said that it was a hospitable country and he decided not to make an attempt to kill King Edward, as ' that would bring trouble on his comrades. He spent the money which he received from the Italian embassy , for spying on anarchists, in purchas- ' ing a revolver, explaining that "an- , archists ought to always be armed so ^ as to be in readiness to kill the wild beasts of society." He had hoped to be able to kill King Leopold, Prince Albert and a few cler- 3 gymen. When the examination of thfl 1 prisoner was concluded, the hearing of witnesses commenced. ; I ROOSEVELT GETS INVITATION. To Unveiling of Monument to Maryland Soldiers at Chickamauga. j President Roosevelt received an invitation Wednesday to attend the unveiling of the monument to be erected } at Orchard Knob, on the Chickamaiga battle field, July 22nd next, in com- ' memoratlon of the services of Mar- 1 land's soldiers on both sides of th t civil war. The matter has been taken under consideration. < MA!L SERVICE CINCHED. Appropriation Indorsed in the House by Majority Vote of Twenty-One. I The southern fast mail appropriation was again indorsed by the house Thursday morning, the roll call showing 121 votes for the appropriation to ] an even 100 against it. This action by ( j the house insures the continuance ot the special mail service from Wash- { ington to New Orleans, by which un- 3 der the connecting schedules practi- 1 cally the entire south from Washing- i ton to the Mexican border is given tha i best possible mall facilities, < ALL FOR WHITE MEN I secretary Root Makes Sensational Speech in New York. I SAYS THE NEGRO IS DOOMED Declares White Men Oniy Will Hold Office and that Amendments to the Constitution Have Proven Utter Failures. At the celebration of the fortieth I inniversary of the Union League Club it New York Friday night Secretary >f War Hoot made an address, la vhich he said: "After the civil war the great quea:ion was, 'What shall we do with the alack man?' and the answer was Give him citizenship, equal rights ind the franchise and he will rise.' Three amendments were adaed to the constitution, and I fear we will have ;o face the conclusion that the experiment has failed. "The suffrage has been taken away !rom the negro ,and m many of tne southern states the blacK man no longer has the right of suffrage. "A curious development has been seen within the past year. President Roosevelt has appointed fewer black men than President McKinley dld^ md there are today fewer black men aolding office than when McKinley lied. Yet loud cries are to be heard in the south about President Roosevelt's policy in appointing black men to office in the south. Under previous presidents, McKinley, Cleveland, Harrison and back to Hayes' time, more negroes were appointed to office and nothing was said. "A black man attended an official reception at the white house a short time ago. The black man was an official of the government, and had always attended these receptions. Yet the invitation of the president to* these men was the signal for an outcry of a thousand papers In tue south that the whites were being insulted. "I don't want to argue this question. [ am certainly showing that we have to face a new change of feeling in the south, that the black man is denied the right to aspire to the highest iignity which was formerly unquestioned is now questioned. In a short time the white man will succeed in excluding the black man from all ofSces in the southern states. "We can never throw off ue responsibility that rests on our peopte for the welfare of these biack people that we held in slavery for so many generations. ^Now^ that the first attempt has " " - ' - ?io wlmt tn Hn and L til ICQ, lilCJLj UCOL1W11 AO ITUUW ?.V N*W, it should ta??vthe greatest thought ol !se greatest minds-oMhe country." POLICE REPORT VETOE?T"~? Mayor Howell, of Atlanta, Turns Down Foolish Findings of Committee. The report of the Atlanta city council's special police investigating committee, of which Councilman Key was chairman, has received the veto of Mayor Howell. The report was adopted by council iuring its last session, and there was cnly one vote against It. It is tne belief of memDers of council that the veto will be sustained, is several members of council are known to have voted for tne report of the committee for the reason that they svere not interested on either side. Several of them have since expressed regret that they votea for the report MURDERER UTLEY RECAPTURED. For Hie Return to Jail Reward of $1,000 is Paid. Edward L. Utley, who is under sen* ^ + Vimiiiv??kY* LUUC* UL t ncut/ / ecu o lvjl tuv >f Hotel Clerk Hollingsworth, and tvho escaped from the jail at Fayotterille, N. C., Monday night by the alleged bribery of the jailer, was recaplured Friday morning in Harnett county, some twenty miles from Fayetteri'Ue. For his arrest and return to jail the 3tate offered $400 reward, the county MOO and the sheriff a personal regard of $200. DEBRIS FULL OF CORPSES. Further Horrors of Wreck in Arizona Made Known by Investigation. The coroner's jury empanelled at rucson, Ariz., by Coroner Culver viewed the remains of fourteen victims of Wednesday's disaster on the Southern Pacific near Vails station. Identifica Iati t*too aiffirMiit flnrt nnlv one bodv I 4UU n uo uiuivuiw ? ?v. ^ ? was identified with certainty. Other remains are being taken from the *uins. The total number of dead thus far eported is twenty-four, and it is now I relieved tha\: the fatalities will num- j >er not less than thirty-five. COLOMBIANS ARE HAPPY. Are Jubilating Over Signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. At Colon, Colombia, Friday, the news received that the canal treaty between ;he United States and Colombia had neen signed caused much jubilation :hroughout the isthmus, and hopes are expressed that the United States wili soon begiD work on the canal. IRISHMAN SLAYS BRITON. Fatal Quarrel in Brooklyn Over Con. viction cf Colonel Lynch. Thomas Lynch, a resident of Brooklyn, N. Y., stabbed James Golden to ieath Tuesday in Brooklyn. The men quarreled over the conviction of Colonel Lynch on the charge of treason. Lynch, who is not related to the former member of parliament, declared :be convictior, of his namesake was an GERMANY STILL OBDURATE Emperor Bill Aga.n Blocks Negotiations in Venezuela Case and Seems Bent on Trouble. A Washington special says: As the Venezuelan issue stands now the British protocl is so drawn that Rr. Bowen may accept it in principle. But the German draft is unacceptable and the differences between the negotiators as to this protocol are more marked than in the case of any other. One statement made, and this statement is not by Mr. Bowen, was, that while the Germans, with other allies, in principle accept the reference to The Hague of the question of allowing preferential claims, yet their protocol is so drawn as to practically require such preferential treatment in advance of the submisison of the case to that tribunal. xir. jouweu ietris lucti mc pi would not be acceptable to the Venezuelan government and he has therefore declined to sign it in its present form, which necessitates a reference of the document back to Berlin and an extension of the negotiations beyond the time when it was hoped by the authorities here that this phase of the subject could be closed and the blockade lifted. The reports that come from Caracas are to the effect that great suffering is being inflicted upon many innocent persons and the foreign residents are bearing more than their share of the rigors of the blockade, because their more complex wants are not to be satisfied with the native food which suffices' the Venezuelans. From this element pressure is being brought to bear upon London, Berlin and Rome, which may have some effect in hastening the negotiations. It^ is believed that Italy is not likely to prove an obstacle to the winding up of the negotiations for, although naturally desirous of securing all the ad? vantages she can by the injection into the protocol of extraneous matter, it is not believed that she wjll prove obstinate when once her allies have harmonized upon a p>an which can be accepted by Venezuela. Baron Von Sternberg, the German minister, was very active Monday morning in his efforts to hasten the negotiations and spent some time with the British ambassador and with Mr. Bowen at the latter's hotel. United States May be Drawn in. There is a distinct probability of this government yet being drawn into the controversy. Bowen is reported to have said that the German proposal infringes upon a principle dear to the heart and if Germany insists upon her present position he will-carry the matter to the American government. Moving Against the Rebels. Advices from Caracas state that a force of 2,000 men with fifty horses and two guns under the command oof .Minister of War General Ferrera, left Caracas MCfc4$?_morning in the direction of Uie seaport,- Biguerote, 55 miles east of Caracas. The~sehject of the expedition is to attack a body^or 1,500 revolutionists under General Monagas, who is reported to be too feeble to attack the government, but strong enough to devastate the district around Rio Chico, province of Miranda, 60 miles southeast of Caracas, and daily enter and pillage the town. Even ardent revolutionists seem to recognize that President Castro is master of the situation. COMMISSION MEN LOSE OUT. Cotton Spinners' Schedule of Prices for Yarns Not Maintained. News comes from Spartanburg that there is no doubt but what the new schedule of prices adopted by the southern cotton spinners at Charlotte recently has put the commission man out of the game when it comes to quunu5 t'ltwu. The mills and the buyers are considerably apart, some of the mills holding tight for prices adopted at the Charlotte meeting, and it is said that they are getting what they ask for in some instances. All of the hard yarns are, however, being offered from the weave mills, it is reported, at a lower figure than that named by the regular spinners. COLLISION ON SOUTHERN. Passenger and Freight Crash and Fourteen People are Injured. Fourteen persons were injured in a head-end collision late Monday afternoon on the Southern railway about one-half mile south of Jackson, Ga. The trains which came together were passenger train No. 10, drawn by engine 843, which left Atlanta at 4 o'clock, and the first section of freight train No. 51, drawn by engine No. 256, which left Macon during the afternoon. The crew of the freight is charged up with the accident, as the passenger train had the right of way. NEGROES TO HOLD CONFERENCE. Colored Citizens of Jasper County, Ga., Will Discuss Many Subjects. The negroes of Jasper county, Ga., will hold a meeting at Monticello on February 14th to discuss the best Ideas about farming, going into debt, how to rear their children, how to pay for homes, ahd other Questions of interest to the race. There wiil be a grand barbecue. WE WLL GIVE UP NOW. Little Santo Domingo Will Not Obey Demand of Minister Powell. The Dominican government has informed United States Minister Powell that it will not obey the demand of the American government in the matter of the claims of the' Clyde line of steamers and that under the law cases such as the Clyde line claims must be settled in the courts of the republic tnd not by Intervention. BACK TO ROOSEVELT XJ, Powers Tarn to Entangle Much' Ij Mixed Yenezcelan Muddle. ARE IRRITATED BY MR. BOVEN J Great Britain, Germany and Itaty 00 Again Propose that Roosevelt | ^ Decide Questions Which Have ;] I Caused Hitch in Negotiations. j . ^>3 A Washington special of Thursday says: Irritated by the note of Minis* ter Bowen, Venezuela's represents* tlve addressed to the British ambaasador on Monday last, refusing to accept the allies' proposal for a scheme ' r0 of preferential payments by whicbf Great Britain, Germany and Italy* were to receive 20 per cent and the re* '04 maining eight creditor nations 10 pep cent of the customs receipts of LIB Guayra and Puerto Cabello, the allied powers have instructed their repre* sentatives here to submit the que* tion of preferential treatment tot yfjjj&p settlement to President Roosevelt*' and in event that he declines to act iJ-S as arbiter, to take this and possibly the entire Venezuelan controversy w The Hague for settlement, thereof breaking off negotiations with In view of the fact that the London government is now taking the lesufc in the negotiations, the British ambaa* sador will preside at this conference In the meantime he expects to have . an interview with the secretary <rf ' state, whom he will sound as tt> tt^or probability of the presidents accept* ance of the allies' request If it It 3 found that President Roosevelt is not disposed to allow himself to be drag** . -||| ged into the negotiations, the instroo- ~4saH tlons of the allies are such as to permit them to forego the embarrassment of a rejection at the hands of Mr. Roosevelt and instead of making, known their wishes to him, steps will-/:'./? be taken to draw up a protocol with; . ? Mr. Bowen for a reference of the caM v H to The Hague,, as suggested by hiaft : in his note of Monday. The British; ambassador was the first of the rejp ^ resentatives to receive instructions to ^ this effect and the matter was dhK cussed at the noon-day conference be* tween the three representatives of the ; Announcement of the decision o? the allies to abandon further negotie*. ^ tions with Mr. Bowen has not been received with surprise by the few officials of the Washington government '* who have been advised of it "The Hague tribunal," said an official of the. administration, "has all along beett kept in sight as a port of safety 1ft ^ case the negotiations here were no^ productive of a final settlement Ami as for the suggestion that the presi- ' dent act as arbiter, that has been a? favorite idea of the alU^jdnee^h#^^!! beginning of the trpable."" Will Beosevclt Accept? . , :-^j|jg| ?Whether President Roosevelt will . accept this invitation of the allies Inr jjg not known. An official of the administration expressed his surprise that the allies would be willing to submit this question to the president in view: . of the fact that their representative within the last few -days have been informed by cable that the president views with disfavor the contention of the allies for preferential treatment The drafting of a protocol will, if is expected, occupy some time, hut it is the understanding that upon the submission of the matter either td the president or to The Hague,, the \ blockade is to be raised at once. WOMEN HANG IN ENGLAND. Two "Baby Farmers" Pay Ignoble Pen* alty for Their Crime. A London dispatch says: Amelia Sachs and Anna Walter, "baby farm- -'|a| era," were hanged at Holloway jail Wednesday. The women were recommended to mercy on account of theic sex, but the home secretary was unable to grant the reprieve usually ac- - :J| corded. The women walked to the Scaffold unaided and. displayed re-_ ; markable fortitude. JSo woman had been previously hanged in England since March 1800. CHILDREN DRAW MOTHER, j ^ Erring Crown Princess Finally Give* igj Up Her Dear Giron. A dispatch Srom Geneva, Switzer*land, says: A mother's love for her ^ children has at last triumpned In the ' heart of the former crown princess Ok. Saxony, and in a burst of passion, which has come as a climax to the flight from home and husband, the woman of royal birth has said goodby to M. Giron and left for home. The separation was pathetic?almost heartrending. It was the final battle the woman made against her own self,] "I must see my poor children again.": The woman almost shrieked the declaration. A REGRETABLE PROCEEDURE. ? -^|S| During Moody's Funeral Lawyers Work on Contest Case. While Congressman Moody's funeral x was being held Saturday at Waynes - VftS boro, N. C., the contest for the seat ne can never occupy was going steadily This strange and regrettable proceed ure was necessary, the attorneys .'J having the affair in charge say, in or- 7 I der to maintain the contest. DIPLOMATS HARD AT WORK. :j . Rapid Exchanges are Going on Anoit | Venezuelan Trouble. j Many exchanges are goin# on bo-; tween Washington and European caj^' ltals as the result of the efforts of thfc! allied representatives at the national] capital to prepare satisfactory prot<K cols providing for a settlement of the" Venezuelan claims. The task of draif^ j.. f lng up the documents is very comptt*1 cited. j