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PEONAGE MEN FREE
President Roosevelt Pardons
Two Alabamians.
' JUD6F JONES INTERCEDED
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Federal Jurist Says Prisoners ar?
Penitent and, in His Opinion, the
Ends cf Law Has Been
Reached.
Through the executive clemency of
President Roosevelt two men convicted
of peonage in Alabama some
months ago walked out of the federal
prison at Atlanta, Ga., early Wednesday
afternoon as free men.
These two men were George D. and
Baraacas F. Cosby, and they were arraigned
in the federal court at Montgomery
on June 30 last. Both plead
guilty and were sentenced to serve a
year and a day in Uncle Sam's prison
in Atlanta.
The two Cosbvs, from the time of
their. entrance into the prison, were
employed on the farm, as both were
familiar with such work.
The word from Washington that
their- pardons had been signed by
President Roosevelt came to them entirely
by surprise. Warden Moyer in
person notified them of the receipt of
the^ardons. The Cosbys, both strong,
emotionless men, heard the news in
silence, thanked the warden for his
kindness and at once prepared for
their departure. Early in the ifterI
noon they were furnished wi'.h citizens'
clothes and sufficient money to
carry them to their home in Alabama.
The prisoners were indicted originally
for holding Pike Swanson in
peaaiage. They pleaded guilty at the
earnest opportunity, and this fact operated
largely in securing iiheir pardons.
Judge Jones, before whom they
were tried, also interested himself in
their behalf, and wrote a personal letter
to President Roosevelt, asking him
to free the two men.^
Judge Jon8S stated* in his letter that
in his opinion the ends of the lay had ,
been reached.
During the month of June more
than eighty indictments against a number
of individuals fcr violation of the
peonage law were returned by the ,
grand jury at Montgomery and several
convictions were secured, the sentences
imposed ranging from the minimum,
one year, to the maximum, five
years.
In his letter to the president Judge
Jones said in part:
"The favorable recommendation
now made proceeds on no idea that the
" sentences were unjust, but solely from
the conviction that the punishment already
undergone by the prisoners has
accomplished all the real ends of the
law in ifeese cases.
"The prisoners-have undergom; the
humiliation of imprisonment in the
penitentiary, the sting of ccujemnation
by their neighbors and associates,
and the wide publicity of their offense.
They have been separated trom their
families and have worn stripes. There
is no. ground for believing that they
will ever again, under any circumstances,
engage in like practices. They
attempted no defense, but pleaded
guilty at the earliest opportunity. They
were contrite and admitted that they
justly deserved punishment. The reform
of offenders themselves, so far as
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lilt? law LuinciupiaLco, n?o uwu
completely effected by the punishment.
"The question of pardon may, therefore,
be properly considered, now
solely as regards its effect upon the
administr.Vion of justice and the public
welfare. The law has been thoroughly
vindicated, and the evil against
which it was directed, in these communities,
has been completely crushed.
Connivance with the abuses of corrupt
magistrates in that locality in the exercise
of the power to hire out offenders
for payment of fine and costs on
conviction for small and often sham ,
offenses, in order to reap pofit for
their hirer, has been thoroughly exposed
and broken up. It has mpt the ,
hearty approbation of the great mass ]
of the people in all waik? of life. The
example has been all sufficient tc deter ?
others from like offenses in the fu- ]
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ATLANTANS ARE DISAPPOINTED.
Vigorous Kick Made on Surprisingly
Low Cost of New Depot.
The announcement that the nev
passenger station to be erected by the
Atlapta Terminal Company will cost '
less "than $350,000, instead or $750,000,
as it. was generally understood the c!> |
pot was to cost, has caused a number j
of council members to express them- I '
selves as most disappointed, and some
of thttm have declared that had they '
known the depot would cost only
?350,000 they would not have voted 1
for the city to readjust the grades of |
the street approaches. 1
JUDGE FRRANK GARY CHOSEN
To Preside During Trial of J. H. Till. ;
man in South Carolina.
Judge Frank B. Gary, of Abbeville, j
S. C., has been appointed to preside j
ever the court in Lexington, at which j
J. H. Tillman will be tried Monday for j
the assassination of N. G. Gonzales. I
The case of Tillman will be one M I
the first called. There are over 500 j
witnesses.
GRAND JURY AFTER BOOKIES, j
Surprising Wave of Moralfty Hits Chicago
Law Preservers.
At Chicago, Friday, indictments
'were - returned against thirty-thr^-e
bookmakers doing business on -he 1*> j
cal race tracks. The charge against j
them was made under the general lav/ j
against gambling.
Some evidence was offered again
the officials of the racing associ ttioas,
but no bills were returned against j
them. J
RACES WILL BE A FEATURE.
Directors of Atlanta Fair Secure Many
Novel Attractions.
The directors or the Southern Interstate
fair to be held in Atlanta are
busy in getting everything in flp-t ?p
shape for the event, which will be
held October 7 to 24.
By tne time for the opening dav
there will be nothing left undone, and
things wfll move as smoothly as in.^y
have for the past several years.
H. Kelley and John Kerr, well known
horse men, have already arrived in the
city with a carload of running hors -s
which will be used in the races during
the fair. Additional horses will come
from Springfied, 111., and Henderson,
Ky. Some of the finest horses in the
country will be seen on the track, and
some of the best races ever held :n
the soutn will be witnessed.
The Fair Association is paying especial
attention to the racing this year
and in addition to the horse races
there will be some of the most daring
automobile races ever witnessed. Letters
have been received by Sscreta-v
Frank Weldon from Barney Oldfiell,
the champion automobile racer cf
America, in which he states that he
is ready to do a few stunts' in handling I
one of the big gasoline machines. It
is said that When Oldfh-id's machines
round a cufte they Sometimes slide
forty feet.
The Fisher Automobile Co. end the
Ford Motor Car Co. have also notified
Secretary Weldon that they will
be on hand to take part in the races.
The contests between the big machines
will no doubt be a great drawing
card and will attract thousands of
people to Exposition park.
"The Pike" has been officially chosen
as the name of the midway at the
fair. That place of amusement will
no longer be known as "Vanity Fair."
Thig fall the pleasure seekers will
speak of "going down the Pike."' That
name will be used at the coming St.
Louis World's Fair, and as Atlanta
cannot afford to be second, the direc
tors of the fair hare decided to initiate
the unique title.
Chief W. R. Joyner. of the Atlanta
fire department, during his trip north
to attend the national convention of
fire chiefs, secured many attractions
'cr, the fair, among the most important
being that of a monkey which ascends
in the balloon, cutting himself
loose and descending in a parachute,
after reaching a height of 1,000 feet.
Other attractions, including "Diavalo.'
the famous loop the loop specialist,
who performed in Atlanta some time
^go with the Forepaugh circus, will
be interesting features.
NO ACTION YET TAKEN.
Masters in Regard t6 Affairs in Turkey
in Quiescent State.
The state department Monday received
a long cablegram from Minister
Leischman, at Constantinople, but
nothing was given out regarding it except
the informal statement that it
contained no alarming news and was
in part concerning with routine business.
Withdrawals of the American
squadron from Beirut, it was said, has
not yet been determined on, and no intention
has yet been received from
Oyster Bay as to the president's intentions
in the matter.
Communications have reached the
state department urging this government
to say or do something that w'll
put a stop to the atrocities in Turkey
it i9 said that pressure does not emanate
from the missionary officials. At
the state department officials are uncommunicative
a3 to the feeling with
which the alleged atrocities in Turkey
are viewed by the people of the United
States, but they say that reports
from Turkey show that the deeds daUv
perpetrated in sections of that country
are of such character as to shock civilization
and necessarily are of deep
concern to the United States.
Advices from Sofia state that the
unfavorable replies of Austria and
Russia to Bulgarian last note, and the
fact that none of the .other great powers
has yet replied, coupled with the
allegations that one of the powers ;s
ai nn a_ _ a
bucuui aging tut; uuiiimrj iiax l> it
Yildiz Kiosk, rend to create a less
hopeful feeling there? There is, hovever,
no perceptible change in the situation.
Various reports are in circulation
regarding negotiations between
Turkey and Bulgaria looking to a solution
of the Macedonian difficulty,
LIPTON HAS APPENDICITIS.
Owner of Shamrock Forced to Laj
Over at Chicago Owing to Illness.
A Chicago dispatch says: Sir Thomas
Lipton is suffering from "colitis
and catarrhal appendicitis," according
to an official statement made by his
physicians Wednesday afternoon. Assuming
the public to be in possession
of the facts of the distinguished Englishman's
illness the statement was issued
by the physicians as follows:
"The disease?colitis and catarrhal
appendicitis?is progressing favorably,
and the condition of the patient is
satisfactory."
MARYLAND DEMOCRATS ACT.
Hold State Convention in Baltimore
and Name a Full Ticket.
The democrats of Maryland held
their state convention in Dalt'more,
Wednesday night and nominated the
following ticket:
For governor, Edwin Warlield. of
Howard county.
For state comptroller. Dr. Gordon
Atkinson, of Somerset county.
DAMAGE PROBABLY OVERDRAWN
Middle Florida Not So Hard Hit as
First Reports Indicated.
It is believed now that the fiist reports
which were received rrcm the
middle section of Florida were gieatly
exaggerated, and that the property
loss from the recent storm will not. boas
great as at firs't estimated.
The greatest losses will be to fie orange
crop, and fall crop? are j-e:>orer:
also to have suffered by the rain,
which followed the tornado. .
I fHIE NEW?OF A WEEK 'I!
| IN SOUTH TAmiNA.;;
Spartanburg's New Depot
Co.cnei J. H. Wharton, of Waterloo,
who is a member of the state railroad
commission, states that Spartanbu-g
will soon get a union depot, the cost of
which would be between $20,000 and
$25,000.
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Three Men Found Guilty.
In general sessions court at Greeavillp
the post week, Will Ncv-on, Sol
Norton, Poinsett Gosaell, Ruflis Staton,
Ainer Gosncll and Morris Gosne1!
were tried for the murder of Nin Gosneil.
which occurred in the dark corner
section of the county last April.
Will Norton, Sol Norton ant? Poinsett
Gosncl were convicted, with a
recommendation to mercy. The others
wore acquitted.
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Cammer Dies from Wounds.
Julian Cammer, who was shot some
dayp ago at Charleston by Lawrence
Walker died later in the city hospital.
Cammer was shot by Walker in a
house on Line street.
Walker found his wife and Cammer
in the house, and shot four times,
two bullets entering Gammer's head.
01:0 ft-ruck in his .abucmen and the
fourth went wild. The cap of the fif'h
cartridge snapped and would not discharge.
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Tillman Trial Postponed.
The grand jury of the Lexington
county court, before which the case of
James H. Tillman, charged with the
murder of N. G. Gonzales, reported 10
Judge Frank B. Gary Monday that it
was recommended that the local cases
on the criminal docket be heard before
Tillm^ns case was called.
Judge Gary received, the report as .
information, and when the Tillman
case was called, the judge announced
that the trial would be postponed for
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a weeK. rne greai crowu iuai ux-.i |
assembled in Lexington to witness tlie
proceedings were greatly disappointed. '
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Jury Frees Reuben Pitts.
The trial at Spartanburg of Reuben
B. Pitts for murder in having shot 1
Eddie Foster, a student, wnile chastis
ing him was quickly concluded by a 1
verdict of not guilty being returned bv ]
the jury.
.The case was the most exciting tried !
in Spartanburg in years. When the I
verdict was read, about five hundred .
people were in the room, half of whom i
were ladies.
The reading of the verdict was loudly
applauded, despite the efforts of officers
to prevent it. The jury was out |
about an hour. Young Pitts returned i
to his home in Laurens, with his pa- .
rents. He is much broken in health.
The fact that the mother of his victim,
young Foster, has died since the
killing, and that Pitts acknowledger! '
that he habitually carried a pistol j
weighed against him, but his weak
physique, ordinarily quiet demeanor. (
good character, and his claim that he
only drew his pistol to frighten Foster
and the other pupils and keep them
from attacking him, secured his acquittal.
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Trusty Kills Felow Convict. <
A daring dash for iberty by convicts
at work on the state convict farm at 1
Hagood, Keershaw county, resulted in l
the killing of Grant McNeil and the ]
escape of Isaac Sims. i
The convicts had just finished their
day's work and were ordered to line ,
up and be counted to return to l he ]
stockade. As the order was given Mc- ]
Neil and Sims dashed away. Guard
Hurston, who was in charge, ordered
them to halt, but they rt:*ft*ed. He (
then opened fire, but missed, and the
prisoners got away. The alarm was
given and guards and "trusties'" were
posted in every direction.
In a short time Grant McNeil showed
himself about a mile from whe-e 1
the escape was made. This point was ]
being guarded by Preston Jefferson,
one of the most trusted convicts on the '
farm. Jefferson ordered McNeill to l
halt, but instead of doing so he only 1
increased his speed.
When about fifty yards distant Jef- >
ferson opened fire with the rifle he had
been given, and at the first shot 1
brought down the fleeing desperado. ]
Sims and McNeil were two of the i
most desperate convicts on the farm ]
and were constantly watched. Both
men were serving life sentences for (
murder. - A
feature of the affair is that Pres- .
ton Jefferson, who killed McNeil, is .
himself a life prisoner, having alreadv j
served fourteen year?. Not long ago
on oflVinf marto tn havp him nar
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doned, but for some reason the gover- '
nor refused to do so. No doubt his re- .
cent meritorious conduct will appeal '
to the chief executive, and it is ^
thought that he will be granted an immediate
pardon.
After hearing the evidence in the 1
case the coroner's jury rendered a verdict
exonerating Preston Jefferson. 1
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Coroner Arrests fheriff.
A Columbia dispatch says: The
sheriff of Saluda county is charged I i
with murder, yet he refuses to re- j i
linquish his office to the coroner, who . i
believes he is empowered to act in i
such cases. \
A short time ago a shot was heard
upon the streets cf the town of Saluda,
and those who came from their
stores found a negro dying upon the
corner of the principal streets. The !
coroner's jury after an investigation, '
continuing for two days, rendered a
verdict in which Mr. Rhoden, the sher- j
iff of the county, was charged along
with another white man, wITh the J
crime.
The coroner, before the verdict was
^announced, left the jury room and
walking into a store in which the sher- ;
iff was standing, laid his hand upon
his shoulder and told him that he was
his prisoner upon the charge of mur!
der: The sheriff submitted to arrest by
the coroner without comment. Thus
for the first time in the history of the
state, so far as is known, the sheriff
of a county was arrested, charged
with a heinous offense.
Under the law, in such cases, the
coroner is charged with the conduct of
the office of sheriff. Coroner Gibson
wrote the governor of the state, saying
that he demanded the office from
the sheriff, who had not only refused
to turn over the office, but had refused
to be locked up in the jail and had
discharged the jailer from whom he
had taken a receipt for his prisoner
and had ordered him from the jail.
Tne coroner further reports that the
sheriff is at large under habeas corpus
proceedings and has requested advice
Another unique question that arise.s
is wli'stiier the governor can act 'n
the matter, the state lav/ probating
him from rumoring any sheriff for any
cause whatever.
The attorney general is now wrestling
with the remarkable and very unusual
case and hopes to be able *o
give the governor an opinion shortly,
advising him as> to his course.
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Brief Summary of Most
Important Events
of Each "Day.
?A reign of terror is said to exist
in the western section of Worth county,
Georgia. In the last year five mea
have been murdered and only one arrest
has been made in consequence.
?McDonough, Ga., had a $100,000
fire Sunday afternoon. The blaze began
at 5 o'clock and was not checked
until 10. Two whole business blocks
v. ere destroyed.
?Columbus, Ga., has at last been
granted the through line of sleepers
from Washington for which it has so'
long besought the Southern railway.
?South Carolina state officers are
puzzled over what to do in Saluda
county. The sheriff stands accused of
murder, but refuses to surrender his
office to the coroner and the. state lawforbids
the governor's removing the
sheriff for any cause.
?At Frankfort. Ky., Sunday three
negroes made a daring escape from
Iail. One of them split the jailor's
head with a bottle and ,the three then
made a successful dash tor liberty.
?In an attempt to escape from the
South Carolina penitentiary & convict,
Glrant McNeil, was killed by Preston
Jefferson, a trusty, who will doubtless
be pardoned in consequence.
?At the negro Baptist conference in
Boston, Dr. Booker, president of the
Arkansas Baptist ocllege, told his race
that the best thing they could do was
Lo imitate the white man and imbibe
some of his American enterprise.
?Chicago Federation of Labor sends
President Roosevelt a long letter taking
exceptions to his attitude on open,
stops* as demonstrated in the Miller
case.
?Posses in Montana are pursuing
"Kid" Curry, the train robber, who
escaped from Knoxville, Tenn., jail.
?Sultan of Turkey expresses regret
at the atrocities perpetraleu by the
:roops and promises the Russian ambassador
that they will not be repeated.
The murder of Bulgarians, howsver,
continues.
?Lord Balfour, of Burleigh, secretary
to Scotland, and Arthur Elliott,
financial secretary to the treasury,
have resigned. The king has accepted
the resignations.
?The city of Linares, Mexico, Is
lead commercfally on account of yellow
fever there. There are over two
hundred cases in Linares.
?The longshoremen's strike at
n ? 1?1. Oa Vinn Txnnn Krftilffllt tn a
DruilSW 1CK, ua?| uao ucvu vu^uw >v ?.
ciose. The arbitrators' award of 14
:ents per hour pleases both sides and
all hands are at work again.
?The City of Macon, for which fears
were entertained, reached Savannah
safely. The passengers tell of harrowing
experiences during the storm.
?In the Alabama -senate a motion
was made to rescind the resolution
giving Dr. J. L. M. Curry a place in
statuary hall. The motion was ruled
cut of order, but will be brought up
again. Its purpose is not known
?The New Orleans longshoremen
have gone on another str*e. They
qow claim that their leaders betrayod
them in signing the contract with the
lumbermen.
?Booker Washington made an nddiess
to the delegates of the colored
Baptist conference, at Philadelphia, in
which he said that one of the problems
ahead would be to find employment
Tor the negro.
?Detective Thomas Hutchens, at
Evansville, Ind., fatally wounds Chief
j[ Police Heuke and Police Captain
Brennecke and injures Councilman
Lutz. Hutchens then committed suicido.
?Frosts in Illinois, Missouri, Minl
esota and Wisconsin Thursday night.
?United States Minister Powell
" ~*yr\r, rr nrntoaf In San DomlnffO
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government against the project of establishing
the neutrality 01 Dominican
waters and making certain ports frea.
?Mrs. John T. Griffin, charged with
the murder of her husband, has been
carried back to Eatonton, Ga., where
she will be arraigned in Putnam superior
court.
?Judge John B. Estes, who Las won
fame in Georgia as soldier, jurist and
legislator, died early Wednesday morning
at his home in Gainesville.
?Postal Inspector Erwin, indicted
by the federal grand jury at Washington,
charged with conspiracy to defraud
the government, has been arrested
at San Francisco.
?The Alabama legislature Wednesday
pas&ed a bill paying the attorneys
for fighting the franchise suits filed
by the negro Giles.
?The frequent escapes of prisoners
from the North Carolina penitentiary
have led to the belief that prisoners
have been given aid. An investigation
is in progress.
TORRENT OF BLOOD!
Flowed in Appalling Butchery
in Town of Kastoria,
REPORTS ARE CONFIRMED
Latest Dispatches Stated that Town
Was Burning?Ten Thousand people
Fall by Bloody Sword
of l urks.
Sofia, Bulgaria, September 18.?Further
reports from Kastoria say the city
is burning and that the massacre of
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IIS pOplliclllUIl ill<Xi*lTU iu iiavc uum
hered 10,000 persons) was indescribably
terrible. The Turks slaughtered
indiscriminately Bulgarians and
Greeks, men, women and children.
The Turks burned eighteen children
to death in a baking oven at Pisdllir,
near Armensko, on September 12.
They massacred 200 women and children
at Jervan in revenge for a defeat
at the hands of the insurgents.
Fifty women and children, returning
starved from tne mountains to
their devastated homes, were murdered
by soldiers. Between September
10 and September 12 the Bashi
Bazouks destroyed four villages neir
Krushevo in the presence of the kaimakan
(adminitrator) of Krushevo,
ipassacreing and mutilating the inhabitants.
A Turkish war balloon is reported
tc have been seen hovering for the last
three days close to the Bulgarian
frontier, in the vicinity of Haskovo.
A severe fight has occurred at Ulavjtza,
in the mountains of Kratovo,
between 2,000 Turks and 800 insurgents.
It continue'd for eight hours.
The insurgents used bombs with deadly
effect. About one hundred Turks
are reported to have been killed and
many were wounded. The insurgents
baa two men wounded.
A fight is also reported to have taken
place at Rupel Paso, near Seres,"
where insurgent bands recently surrounded
and annihilated a whole company
cf Turks. The band then flei
to the mountains.
Bulgaria Mobilizing Troops.
Advices to the foreign office in Par's
from Sofia say the 13,000 men being
mobilized in Bulgaria will bring the
present effective force up to 50,000
troops.
Appalling List of Massacres.
Smerdesch, May 21?150.
Saida, Algeria, June 2?6u.
Monastir, August 23?450.
Salonica, August 24, Bulgarians?
300
Salonica, August 24, Greeks?60.
Salonica. August 24, Viachs?30.
Sofia, Bulgaria, August 23?650.
Sofia, Bulgaria, August 30?650.
Sofia, Bulgaria, September 1, men,
180.
Sofia, Bulgaria, September 1?men
and women?200.
Sofia, Bulgaria, September 8, Bnlgarians^-65,000.
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Sofia, Bulgaria, September 12, general
report?60,000."
Kastoria, September 15?10,000.
The names of the towns indicate
from whence reports reached America.
Killed by disease and deprivation,
women and children?50,000.
Villages . plundered and burnt?in.
Recent separate Bulgarian government
reports of massacre, murder and
rapine?131.
Men, "women and children driven
into other districts?3,000.
Cast into prison?2,800.
Shot and burned in Smerdesch?200.
Houses burned in Smerdesch?250.
Houses burned in Salonica, August
24?575.
Sofia, Burgaria, report of August
23, towns burned?22.
Turkish troops engaged in murdering
and pillaging?200,000.
SOUTHERN MAKING BIG MONEY.
Annual Report Shows Large Gains In
Profit Over Last Year.
A New York dispatch says: The
annual report of the Southern railroad
just issued shows that in the fiscal
year ended June 30, gross earnings
were $42,354,059, an Increase of $4,641,811,
or 12.31 per cent.
ASKS FOR PROTECTION.
Chinese Minister Takes Notice of At. |
tack on His People in Idaho.
The Chinese minister called at the
state department Thursday and laid
before Acting Secretary Adee a communication
which he had received
from the Chinese consul general at
San Francisco detailing the attack
made on a number 01 Chinese at Tonopah,
Idaho. The consul general reported
that the labor union of that
place drove all the Chinese away and
that seven or eight were severely injured,
one an old man, being nearly
killed.
SHOT AT HOG; KILLED GIRL.
Woman's Bad Aim Results in Sad
Tragedy in Florida.
While firing at a hog with a revolver
which was eating up a brood of
young chickens at her home ac Gull
Point. Fla.. Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Louise Tideinan accidental!;/ shot
and killed the little daughier of a
neighbor, the bullet entering the back
of the head of the little giri, passing
through the brain.
-THE UNCONQUERED MOROS
Attack Detachment of Twenty-Eighfh
Infantry?One American Killed.
A Manila special say: A detachment
of the Twenty-eighth infantry
embarked in boats and had a sharp engagement
on Toros Lake, Lanao. cn
the 10th instant, with a band of fanatical
Moros, during which Private O.
E. Barnett was killed.
On? of tl.e eiders of the enemy, a
i priest, single-handed, attacked a boa. ,
load of soldiers. He was killed.
"ADVICE" TO PRESIDENT.
Chicago Federation of Labor Send3
Roosevelt a Long Letter Expressing
Displeasure at Attitude.
President Roosevelt was voted by
the Chicago Federation of Labor,' at
a meeting Sunday, a 9,000-word letter
of advice in which fault is found with
the president's attitude on the question
of open shops. The letter was
prompted by the decision of President
Roosevelt in the Miller case, in which
the president said that Miller or any
other man must not be discharged
from the government printing office on
account of non-membership in a union.
"Deliciously unaware of the hypocrisy
of the world of finance," '"'honest
and humane, but uninformed," were
some of the clauses used to describe
the Dresldent in the long letter of the
open shop committee.
Its opening paragraphs contained a
definite disclaimer of any wish to at
tack Mr. Roosevelt, the blame for the
chief executive's attitude in the Miller
affair being placed on "a coterie of
certain well-known interests which are
constantly on guard around" the white
house. The president was told that
he fell into error in his view of the
question, "because of that impetuo'13ity
for which we love you." 4 copy
cf the communication will be forwarded
to Oyster Bay at once under date
of Labor day, September 7.
The reading of the letter before the
federation meeting occupied over an
hour, and excited applause from the
crowd of delegates.
NEGRO BAPTISTS ON ASSAULTS.
Resolution in Philadelphia Convention
Denounces By Members of Race.
Lynching and the crimes which u?ually
result in mob law were denounced
in a resolution adopted by the
National Negro Baptist convention in
session at Philadelphia. The resolution
presented by Rev. J. I. Dart, of
South Carolina, was as follows:
"Whereas, riiost of the blood-curdling
outrages committed against the
pure womanhood of our country and
which lead to mob uprising and lyncning
are charged to members of our
race.
"Resolved, we make no special plei
or excuse for such criminals of our
race; we frown upon any one who !i
guilty of the crime of an assault cn
woman; we, the representatives of two
million people of the black race, desire
to place ourselves on record as saying
that any who assaults helpless womanhood
is not worthy The benefits ct
life, but should be given a fair trial.
"Resolved, That President Roosevelt
i3 to be commended by our people for
his fearless stand in favor of evenhanded
justice and fair trial for all
criminals and for his declaration at a
time when passions ran high and public
sentiment was uncontrolled."
The educational board headquarte-s
will be removed from Washington to
Nashville during the coming year.
GEORGIA TOWN LOSES HEAVILY.
Fire Causes $100,000 Damage iro MoDonough,
With Small Insurance.
Fire broke out in the building occu
pled by the D. J. Green Company at
McBonough, Ga., Sunday afternoon,
and the entire structure, which occupied
a block on Macon street, was dcsiroyed.
The block of buildings in the
rear was also destroyed.
The Green Company and The Henrv
County Weekly were the principil
losers. The entire outfit of The Henry
County Weekly was destroyed. The
loss sustained by the D. J. Green
Company was the heaviest.
The entire livery business of J. J.
Smith & Co., located in the Green
building, was destroyed. Fully $100,000
worth of property was destroyed,
v/ith less than $10,000 of Insurance.
WEDDING PLAN UNCHANGED.
Ro8sman Says Dispatches to the Contrary
Were All Fakes.
James G. Rossman most emphatically
denies thaf there were any changes
in the "electric" wedding program or
&ny interference whatsoever on the
part of the bishop of Brooklyn, N. Y..
as wa& stated in telegrams from the
east The program was carried on exactly
as it had been announced.
LONGSHOREMEN STRIKE AGAIN.
Trouble at New Orleans is Resumed
After Supposed Settlement.
The commerce of the New Orleans |
nnrt ic Heri nn tieht hv the strike of I
the longshoremen, which has been revived.
Not a ship is being loaded.
A contract between the ship agents
and the longshoremen had been signe 1
on Monday last, which it was believed
settled the strike peaceably and permanently.
The rank and file of the longshoremen
now refuse to abide by the contract
and accuse their committee, who
brought about the settlement, of
treachery.
NOEL FEARS HYDROPHOBIA.
Erstwhile Mississippi Gubernatorial
Candidate in Pasteur Institute.
State Senator E. F. Noel, of Mississippi,
arrived in Atlanta, Ga., Sunday
morning to undergo an examination,
and possibly treatment at the Pasteur
institute for a dog bite which he received
several days ago at Ackerman,
Miss., a small village ten miles from
bis home. The dog that bit h/m is
supposed to nave neen maa.
EX-BANDIT IN MORE TROUBLE.
Cole Younger is Now Charged With J
Embezzlement of $6,000.
A dispatch from Nevada, Mo., says:
A charge of embezzlement of $6,000
has been made against Cole Younger,
former bandit, by the management rf
the wild west show with which Frank
James and Younger have been associated
since shortly after Younge.-'s
pardon from the Minnesota penitentiary,
wnere he was serving a life
sentence.
NINt Ui UHtW PtKISH.
Story of Disaster Which Befell Britsh
Steamer in Recent Storm Off
the Florida Coast.
Captain G. W. Davis and survivors
of the British S. S. Inchulva that was
wrecked off lower east coast of Flor
ida, passed through Jacksonville Friday
night for the north.
Captain Davis tells a fearful story
of his terrible experience and says he
Dever encountered a worse storm.
The gale struck them Friday morning,
and by noon the sea was one boiling
mass and the ship was pitching
and tossing. Water like whirlpool and
waves dashed over the vessel. The
boats were stripped from fastenings
and hurled into the raging sea;
At 11 o'clock Boatsman Taylor was
hit by a boat and swept overboard. He 3
caught a rope, but the waves tore (
bis loose and dashed him against the J
side of the ship, smashing his head. ,
rni ? wee oror chlv
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miles an hour, and it was so dark 1)3
couldn't see the length of his ship.
For hours a fearful fight went on,
captain and crew doing all possible to
save the ship and their lives.
At 4:30 the crash came and the ves- i
sel was pounded all night. At midnight
the men in the forward port 1
were lost, as the vessel broke in. Saturday
morning a raft was made, and In
the afternoon 19 survivors out of the
crew of 29 reached shore.
Captain Davis was deeply affected
by the tragic fate of his officers and
men. With him were Chief Mate John
McGill, and the Chinese steward.
The vessel was bound from "Galveston
to Hamburg via Newport News,
with miscellaneous freight.
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SPECTACULAR MATRIMONY
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Given Severe Editorial Condemnation
by The New York World.
The New York World cf Friday
morning contained the following edito-.
rial on the LaneTlos&man marriage:
tho original plan of which was changed
by the bishop of the diocese: ,
"A Brooklyn wedding ceremony
which gave promise of remaining long
notable in tbe annals of spectacular
matrimony, because of the unique nature
of some of its features, has, perforce,
been made conventional and
disappointing. The bishop of the diocese
interfered to stop a display whic.i,
in his view, would be discreditable to
the church in which it was to take
place.
"At this very modern wedding, it
was designed to replace tlTe time-honored
matrimonial music with a neweifangled
program. We are not sure
whether 'The Voice that Breathed O'er *
Eden' was to be cut out, but tb^Lohengrin
bridal chorus* was to give way
to 'Dixie,' played oil the chimes. Over
the chancer rail an '1? alid an in
electric light, the initials of bride and
bridegroom, were to blaze out, and-as
the couple were pronounced man and
" ifo 'B' titoc to Hflotion In trlnw
Tt 11^! lug XV n uu WW uvvyvu am o*w " ?
dimming the 'L' into insignificance. It
was to be a display very creditable to
the electrical expert who was to have
charge of the switchboard, but the
bishop's ban spoiled It all.
"The honors of vaudeville matrimony
are thus left with the brides who
took their life partners for better or
worse in the lion's cage or up in a balloon.
And it is better so. The church
is no place for freak marriage ceremonies."
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BRITISHERS ARE NONPLUSSED.
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Widespread Consternation Caused by
Resignations from Cabinet.
A London special says: Consternation
and excitement caused by the dramatic
announcement of Joseph Chamberlain's
resignation of the secretaryship
for the colonies prevailed among
sll classes in the United Kingdom to
the exclusion of every other topic.
The great majority of the public only
learned the news from the morning
papers, and the astonishment in many
cases was so great as to prevent the "
expression of any coherent opinion.
The Pall Mall Gazette of Friday afternoon
sums up the general feeling
by describing the present crisis as
"the most extraordinary in Che history
of tho government," adding that
"what will happen no one can forecast
with any degree of certainty."
THREE WOMEN MURDERED.
Skulls Were Crushed While Sleeping.
Farm Hand Suspected.
Mrs. H. H. Paine, an aged woman, ;
her daughter, Mrs. Williams, and a ?|
13-year-old daughter of Mrs. Williams
were murdered in their home on a 1
farm near Judson, Smith county,
Kans., Wednesday night.
A young farm hand named Madison
is suspected of the murders. He wji ,
enamored of Mrs. Williams, who was ,
seeking a divorce from her husband :
and who had refused to marry Madi- <
son. Madison has disappeared. ,
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MOB INVADES CHINATOWN.
Celestials in Tonopah, Idaho, are |
Forced to Migrate Instanter.
A mob of twelve or fifteen men invaded
Chinatown at Tonopah, Idaho, ?
Thursday afternoon, and at the point 4
of guns compelled a number of Chinamen
to leave town at once. Several j
who did not comply were badly beat3n,
dragged to the outskirts of the town i
and told to take the road to Sodiville. j
REFUSE TO KEEP ACCOUNT.
Ohio Republicam Campaign Chairman
Turns Down Request of Democrat.
General Charles Dick-, chairman of
the Ohio republican state executive }
committee, in a tatement issued Fri- ,
clay afternoon, declines to entertain a i
proposition submitted by Charles P. ]
Salen, chairman of the aemocraric <
state committee, that itemized state- <
memo of expenditures incident to the }
campaign be kept by each commit- (
tee. i
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TRIALIS PUS I PUNtU
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Delay ofSeven Days Granted
inCase of J. H. Tillman.
LEXINGTON OVERCROWED
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Great Throng Gathered In Little 8ovtt? ^
Carolina Town With Expectation * \ U
of Witnessing Interesting ' ^|?
Court Proceedings.
On recommendation of the grand
jury of Lexington county, S. C., and
the bar of the town of Lexington, the
case of the State ts. James H. TUK|j
man was postponed Monday for sereo -3;
It is understood that at that time g
a motion for a further continua&cg wffl
be made by the defense?grounds not -';';
ctntpri ft is simnosed that tftfw fa jreaSBH
point of favor of the defense, as they
were afraid of tne jury.
The grand jury made a special pre- ^
sentment requesting that the six other
murder trials be taken up before that
of Tillman In order that Lexingtoft
county might not be burdened with the J ,:>f
expense of holding witnesses.
They were not concerned about th H<
Tillman case, because Richland county : "M
must bear that expense. -. r^g|H
Solicitor Thurmond >made van eflo^t c
to have the case set tor Thursday, ,
but he could not prevail.
Among the fourteen lawyers who ao?
peared Jn the case Monday there was
a congressman, an ex-congressman, a
former attorney general and a "farmer
Lexington, a town of normal populv.- m
tion of 900, held fully twoL thousand ':j
people. Newspaper men were present*
from as fdr off as New York. If
Tillman's Third Trial.
The trial granted Tillman is thfi <3
third hearing the former "lieutenant 5
governor has had since the killing of
He was given a preliminary hearing .
February 19, when he was denied bail ^
and ordered to be confined in the
county jail at Columbia, where he to = '
tnained until his trial, April 8.
Tne aeiense ciaimea an aosenw * --gaawi
witnesses prevented their being ready,
and the trial was postponed until the
September term of court.
Tillman's lawyers alleged that it was ; ^
impossible to ^btain a fair trial in Vps
Richland county, and Judge Town send ,
ordered tuat the trialfbe heard1 to LetTillman's
attorneys are among the .r;;
moat prominent lawyers of the statp, George
W. Croft, having been a law .
partner of Tillman, and P. A,, N.efe3l|?|j
being considered one of the most / :
prominent lawyer -in the state of ' ||
South Carolina.
NO WEEVIL IN ARKANSAS.
Report of QoyepimenL Chemist At* ; r
leged to be Somewhat Misleading. 'Wa
Arkansas cotton men, and especial- 3
ly those in Little Rock, which thfc J
chief market for the state, discredit
the statements in the Interview, giveit hj
out at Knoxville, Tenn., by Charles P.
McLaae, a chemist in the employ of
the agricultural department of the
United States gove'rnment, who \r
spent two months studying the boll -' 'J?
weevil in the cotton producing coim- % 4
try of the southwest.
Mr. McLane says a portion of Arkansas
has been devastated by the ^
boll weevil, and that western Arkap*&s
and especially Hempstead, county presents
a desolate appearance. After a
hasty bnt thorough investigation,: 4t_
Ko? hAon MtahlichM hAVnnd thft "Wafwc '
adventnre of a doubt that there are no
boll weevils In Arkansas.
FARMER KERR GOLDBRICKEO. |
Swindlers Get $3,000, but They aije | ?
Afterward Made Prisoners.
Two alleged confidence men, wlij
are said to have swindled John Kerr,
a farmer of East Springfield, Ohio, out ; S|
of $3,000, were captured Monday by ;
farmers aftejv a fight with shotguns.
The men gave their names as A. Blake,
of Cincinnati, and Charles Higglns, of
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REV. SAM GOES FREE.
His Fight With Cartersvlfle Postman*
ter Aired In Mayor's Court.
When arraigned'Id mayor's conrt id
Cartersville, Postmaster Akenaa&?3{j
pleaded guilty to the charge of dls : *
orderly conduct, with which he and
Bev. Sam Jones were charged,?and
was fined $10 and" costs.
Rev. Jones entered a plea of not *
guilty and brought forward prominent
citizens as witnesses to provehfit
statement All of the witnesses swore
that the evangelist was on the de- i'xdjim
ponsivft in thft difficulty and he
discharged. > '
ON CHARGE OF WHITECAPPING.
Five Prominent Citizens of Barbour
County, Aa., are Held Under Bond.
Before United States Commissioner ^ J
TutwIIer, at Troy, Ala., John Green, vj||
Jesse Green, Jim Sanders, Beaufort ^
McCall and Richard Mann were held ^S
In $500. bond each for wbitecapping. s
The men are prominent citizens of J
Barbour county, and are alleged to :'M
liave intimidated negroes.
NO hflLLION-DOLLAR DEPOT* *
Atlanta's New Train Shed Will Cod
In Neighborhood of $350,000.
It is learned from an authoritative
source that the cost of the new depot
structure for Atlanta, Ga., on which
3'ds were recently submitted will be ;
ess than $330,000. The exact figures
:annot be given out yet, because ho
iefinite conclusion has been reached1 * . ^1
is to whom the contract will be award- - %
?d, but this will be done within the lext
day or frfc