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|; The Bamberg Herald. j |\ ESTABLISHED 1891. BAMBERG. S. G. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 8. 1903. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. jfj|p ; " r~ ...>?! iKinir r?iPNic Gil nRFUmM?4 BULGARIANS TURN L' Long Persecuted,They Strike .Blow at Fanatical Turks. TWO THOUSAND SLAIN Bloody Conflict at Demir Kapia in Which Both Sides Lose Heavily, Twenty Turkish Villages Burned. According to advices received in Salonica, Sunday, twenty Turkish villages in the Razlog district have been burned. The large village of Bonisko '? Viovo tiaar Haarmrftrt anH It.s lO SXS1U IV iiui u uwu uvuvt 2,000 Turkish inhabitants killed. A cable dispatch from Sofia, Bulgaria, says: Serious news has been received from the frontier of fighting between Turkish and Bulgarian troops at Demir-Kapia, both sides sustaining lossesv- ? In ofRelai quarters all knowledge of the affair is denied, but the circumf stantial details given seem to indicate that there is some foundation for the accounts of the conflict. According to one report, the Turks attacked the Bulgarian frontier post. Another version says the-Turks pursued a number of refugees across the frontier. It is assented that the Turks frequently have attempted to provoke hostilities, firing into Bulgarian territory and crossing the ironucr . steal horses and sheep. The war office at Sofia is working at high pressure and 24,000 recruits will be called oul. Prince Ferdinand has sanctioned numerous other measures jko of a wsurltke nature. All the cavalry, with the exception of a single * regiment, which is stationed at Sofia, has been sent into the frontier districts, -Aere are also strong forces of artillery. Vigorous efforts are being made to prevent bands from crossing into Turkis^territarjfc Two bands which were sefct back reached Sofia Sunday. Dispatches from the frontier received at the revolutionary headquarters report that the refugees in the mountains are in a terrible condition through their pursuit by the Turks and cold and hunger. Many are dying. Mejpups: are being taken to relieve thegr worst cases of suffering among th^l fugitives from the frontier dishorn insurgent sources it is reportedffiat the:Baigarian villages of ObidittSnd Kremen have been pillaged and burned. Many of their inhabitants wefc slaughtered. The Bulgarian ? quirter of Belitza is in flames. Seven ;i . hufired refugees from Belitza are repotted to have been killed in a Turkish F / amgfuscade near Samakoff, province of Ki^-Kalisse. JNDER NAME OF "JONES.'* Bo||cer Washington is Traveling incog Among the Frenchmen. B-1- - ^dispatch from Paris says: Booker Washington, head of the Tuskege K(Ala.) institute, who is here, has beJj besieged by French reporters an?touSv0U>., obtain and expression of his views on the negro question. In order to escape attention Washington , is traveling under the name 01 "Jones." "I have spent some days in Normandy," Washington said, "where I have been studying agriculture, and what I have seen is remarkable from all . points of view. The dairy interests particularly attracted my attention." Washington declined to speak to the French press representatives regarding his entertainment by President Roosevelt JUROR IN TILLMAN CASE ILL. Physiclah Called and Trial is Tempo^ / c rarily Postponed. Mirtin Sharp, one of the jurors in the case of J. H. Tillman, was indisposed Sunday and was visited by a physician, who treated him for bilious fever. Kis case is not regarded as serious, and another day will intervene before the trial will be resumed. K08T OF WITNESSES HEARD. The 8Uite Makes Rapid Progress in I ;Trial of J. H. THIman. A fast amount of testimony was taken Friday in the trial of J. H. Tillman, at Lexington, S. C., nearly twenty witnesses having been on the stand, some of whom were subjected to lengthy examinations. In addition to this, the reading of the editorials in The State was concluded. The state has progressed rapidly toward the conclusion of its side of the case. The most important testimony of the day was that given by Senator Talbird, who was with Tillman at the time the tragedy was enacted, f * THREE SPEECHES BY BRYAN. |. Nebraskan Helps Out the Democratic ' Ticket in State of Ohio. Hont W. J. Bryan spoke three times in therinterest of the Ohio state 'lemocratic tteket Monday at Napoleon in the morning, Oak Haroor in'the afternoon and at Sandusky at night. Large crowds heard the democratic leader at each place. He indorsed the candidacy of John H. Clarke for the United States senate. " WELL-KNOWN GEORGIAN ILL. (J* ^^^ Colonel Usher Thomason Stricken at Army Camp In Kentucky. News comes from the army camp at Howard, Ky., that while riding with the troops of tne Blue Army out of Camp Young Tuesday Colonel (Jsher Thomason, of the Georgia National Guard, who is at the encampment with Lieutenant Colonel Harry Silver x man, representing the Cracker State, was suddenly taken ill and had to be carried back to the camp by an ambulance. fe' w THREE BROi HERS DIE. I ! Van Wormer Boys Pay Ceath Penalty i in Eiectric Chair for Murder of Their Aged Uncfe. A dispatch from Dannemora, N. Y., says: Without one unforeseen incident to mar the perfect and dignilied execution of the death penalty imposed by the trial court, sustained by the court of appeals and not interfered with by Governor Odell, Willis, Frederick M., and Burton VaaWormer, three brothers, were put to death in fltteen and a half minutes at Clinton prison Friday morning, for the murder of their uncle, Peter A. Hallenbeck, at Greendale, Columbia county, on Christmas eve, 1901. There was not one sensational circumstance connected, with the execution. The men walked from the doors of their cells with calm demeanor, but extreme pallor. Every precaution had been taken to hearing more than the departure ot - 1 utVio rrtrvm ThO tueir uiuiuct iivu . ?? ? doors had been padded and the interstices stuffed with cotton so that the steps of those who removed the lifeless body from the death cnamber to the morgue could not be heard. Three applications of the current and further time was Required for the execution of Willis, but only two applications of the full current were deemed necessary in the case of Frederick, and in two minutes from the time he crossed the thershold of the room the doctors pronounced him dead. ' The bodies were carried out into the pris on morgue and the summons for the last brother was taken back by the guards. Burton was killed even more quickly than the other two. Only one ap plication was required, though it was retained slightly longer at full press- ! ure than in the other cases. In most all resperts the tragedy which closed at Clinton prison with the electrocution of the three brothers was unique in modern criminal history. Only once before in this state * * A % 1 . * 1* Knra I is it recalled tnai mree urumvio u<*?c gone to their death together for a murder in which they were jointly concerned. v On. Christmas veve, 1901, with their I cousin, Harvey Tfruce, the thrfce brothers drove fh>m their home in-Kinder-1 hook, som^fotriteen miles to the hamlet of Greendale, in Columbia county, where lived Peter A. Halfenback, the ancle of the Van Wormers. On the way they stopped at the Greendale church. Thence they w;ent on to HallenbeckV house, where ~ Mr. Hallenbeck, his aged wife and his aged mother were sitting in the lamplight j in their living room. Both the women saw them drive past. In a few moment there was a knock at the door and Mr. Hallenbeck answered, to find masked men before him, armed with revolvers. Burton Van Wormer led the way, and with him the old man grappled. At once the four began a fusilade of pistol shots, which lairly. riddled the body of Mr. Hallenbeck. > Mr. Hallenbeck. although mortally * * * VJ_ ? ? ?:TJS wounaea, Drone away irum uia a??an-. ants and went to the landing of the stairs, where he kept a loaded shotgun. The assailants saw him get the^ gun and fled. The man fell to the floor and died. The young men soou-^ afterward were arrested, betrayed by" their footprints in the snow, and be-" cause they were known to have harbored bitter feelings and #o havo made threats against their unete". *fticy were brought to trial before an extraordinary term of the supreme court, appointed by Governor Odgll, in Albany, on March 30, 1902. Harvey Bruce turned state's evidence, and it was to a large extent on his testimony that the conviction of the Van Worm?rs was secured. He swore that upon the ride back from the scene of the crime each of the brothers boasted of having jhot their uncle. Judge O'Brien, in writing the unanimous opinion of hie court against the appeal, pronounced incredible the main plea of defense that the expedition of the four to Hallenbeck's house was in the nature of a young men's prank, the Aittnnm a ft# trrViIr*Vi KoH Tint Kpon laiai UUkWUl^ Vl n UAVU uwu apparent. The court fixed upon the wpek of July for the carrying out of the death sentence, but the Van Wormers have been twice respited by Governor Odell. Harvey Bruce, their fellow in crime, for which they died, was tried alone and was sentenced to imprisonment for eighteen year?. 800 QUIETED BY MILITARY. i Street Car Traffic Resumed Without Trouble With the Rioters. A dispatch from Sautt Ste Marie, Mich., says: Street car traffic in the Canadian Soo, which has been suspended during the disturbed condition of affairs incident to the closing of the Consolidated Lake Superior Company industries, was resumed Wednesday without demonstration. Colonel Buch anan, who arrived Tuesday night in chargo of the detachment of troops from Toronto, relieved Colonel Elliott, of the local l. .fary, and assumed command. JAPAN TAKES HOSTILE STEPS. Two Regiments of Infantry Sent to Corea May Start Trouble. According to reliable information .1 J n?.t. T v _ ? J ?; ,1 ? J rtrueivea m rafis, japan nas UCIIUBU to send two regiments of infantry to Corea. This is regarded in authoritative quarters as being a most important step as affecting Russia-Japanese relations and as likely to accentuate the possibilities of a war crisis. FAVORS AN EIGHT-HOUR DAY. Union Labor Given One Instance cf Consolation by President. The executive council of the Amen can Federation of Labor has iusued an address to organized labor which ad vocates the eight-hour day, opposes abuse by the courts of the writ of injunction and strongly asserts the prin ciples of the union shop. The address describes the recent conference with President Roosevelt, quoting the pre3 ident as favoring the eight-hour bill. | THE NEWS OF A WEEK |j I m SOUTH Incendiaries are Busy. Fire fiends are at work near Lancaster. According to reports several disastrous fires have recently occurred in the neighborhood of the town. * * * j ? Killed by Falling on a Pulley. I - Henry Sam Floyd, machinist and , i blacksmith, was accidentally killed at , ! the Woodside cotton mill by falTiii'g on ! a large pulley connected with the main I shafting of the mill engine. Death was | instantaneous. Floyd was 40 years old ! and a good laborer. He leaves a wife | and three children. < ? : * * i Acquittal for Har;*..- , D. G. Hart was acquitted by rhe Uni- : ted States commissioner of the charge of robbing the Spartanburg postoffice. , The evidence was insufficient to jus- , tify the holding of Hart. '\art is already under bond, charged with open- , ing mail while a clerk in tHe office. The lattest robbery is still a mystery. > Enrollment at Wofford College. The total enrollment at Wofford college to date is 293 students, divided as follows: Senior class, 25; junior class, 35; sophomore class, 53; freshman class, 73; fitting school, 107. The , college authorities feel confident that the three hundred attendance mark will be reached before the end of the session.-:? Colored Citizen Uses Gun. At Rosemary, a village aboiU 15 miles from Georgetown, on the Georgetown and Western railroad, and the tv,a incrcrinor nnprarinns t'tJilll CI I ucpui VI vuv v. r?w of the Atlantic Coast Lumber Company, George H. Almeida, a boiler maker and mechanic, was shot through the head and instantly killed, and Night Watchman Wheeler received a serious wound in the mouth at the hands of a negro desperado, also an employe of the corporation. The murderer escaped. * * ? s Damages Awarded Woman. In the case of Daisy Smith vs. Victor Manufacturing Company \n court of common pleas at Spartanburg, the jury returned a verdict of *500 for the plaintiff. Years ago Miss Smith, who was a cotton mill operative, lost a finger by getting her hand entangled in the machinery. She sued the company and secured damages in the sum of $65. An appeal was made.for a new trial, which was granted, with the result as above stated. *2 ? . . 1 V S .? " ; ' a Spartanburg's Dispensary Receipts. The Spartanburg county board of control held a meeting recently, at which the net profits of the several local dispensaries were declared for the month of September. The followora tha fitrnroH- TlisnpnKarv No. 1. *** w uqv?? ^ - __, . $676.60; dispensary No. 2, $807.55; beer dispensary No. 1, $288.60; beer dispensary No. 2, $148.30; beer dispensary No. 3, $183.30. Total profits, >-,104.35. Of this latter amount one-half goes to the county and the remainder is equally divided between the school fund and the county. * ? * Oldest Woman in the South. Rebecca Boston, colored, who lives on Colonel R. C. Richardson's plantation in Charleston county, is probably the oldest woman in the south. She is 110 years of age, is active and industrious and makes her own living by farming, and every Sundaf morning she walks one and a half miles to church. Her brother is Rev. Hampton Bos-ton, who represented Clarendon county in the legislature before the days of reconstruction. The negress is well and hearty for one of her years. She conducts a small farm on a tract of land set as-ide for her use by Colonel Richardson, and has been remarkably successful. * v * State Bankers Meet in Columbia. The third annual convention of the South Carolina Bankers' Association was held in Columbia Tuesday and Wednesday. The convention was the most successful ever held in the history of the association. Many bankers from all sections of the state were in attendance and listened to the discussions which were led by prominent financiers. Among the prominent guests of the association was James G. Cannon, president of the Fourth National bank of New York. Mr. Cannon addressed the association Wednesday afternoon, and what he said is of great interest to the bank men of this state. * * Moultrie's Guns Shake the Earth. The Fort Moultrie garrison. Sullivan's Island, was engaged a few days ago in testing the big guns of the forts, firing from Fort Sumter and Battery Logan at moving targets. The shooting was done primarily to test the guns, and not for target records, but the gunners took advantage of the opportunity to prove their marksmanship and they made a good record. The targets were towed.by the government steamer Gen. Howe. As- the great guns were fired the report could be distinctly heard in Charleston, and the earth fairly trembled. Full orders have not. been received at the post for target practice, which will be held regularly hereafter, under the new program of the war department. It has been pl.% ned to have target practice during the firtrf, third and fourth quarters of the year. * * r. Patterson in Serious Trouble. Charley Patterson, a young white man, was placed .in the county jail at Greenville a few days ago. charged with criminal assault, upon Miss Ida Reeves, a 19-year-old girl of Polzer. daughter of E. W. Reeves. ' Miss Reeves, who ir a stranger in Greenville, was in town in search o: work as a eotion mill operative. Ualer the pretense of directing Miss i beeves to Poe mill, near the city limts, Patterson led her into a uody of woods and assaulted her. About 1 o'clock in the morning he ( Look the girl to the home of one Mc3winn, at Monaghan mill, where she spent the night. She was frightened md acted like a crazy woman. On repeated requests from Mrs. Mc- i Gfwinn, she told her story, raying that ' Patterson had threatened to kill her if she told what had happened. Patterson appeared at Mm McGlwinn's house later on for the girl, when he was arrested. * * Want Sunday Freight Trains. Because of a state ia\v prohibiting the movement cf ireight trains on' c Sunday, Souui Caieimu. merchants and , i l,r manufacturers ana smprurs gvnviauj , claim that their business is being crippled and many of them want the 1 restrictions removed. i It Is expected that at the next ses- c 3ion of the legislaure a bill will oe in- f troduced, providing a change in the law restricting the railrords from opcr- ^ ating Sunday iraffic.v ? ppers argue ] that the present law is forking great t harm to their business. The railroads < have more traffic than they can handle, i Frequently shippers make complaint i about delayed shipments causing them t to lose money, and the railroads al- i ways come forward with the statement that the shipment was delayed on ac- i count of the Sunday law governing the { operation of freight trains. < I Newspaper Prevaricator Must Quit. 1 Newspaper men in Mexico City nave 1 formed an association the object of ^hich Is to prevent the sending out of * false, defamatory repQrts to the Uni- 1 ted States. .. 1 < ???????| l n ! li'l KH"!1 ( * 1 2 <{> -j~ | Cream of News.* ' + ^ * j y y y y y y y, y j || | I TM II III IT ' Brief Summary of Most t Important Events of Each "Day. : i ?The trial of Sam Johnson, the no- 1 gro preacher charged with the robbery : of the Misses Battle, occurs in Warren 1 county, Ga., superior court this week. 3 Sensational developments are expect- 1 ed. 1 ?Instead of less than $500,000 being spent on the new Atlanta depot property, nearly $1,000,000 will De expended on improvements. ?At Louisville, Ky., negroes attack ( party of young white men, members j of boat club, and one of the negroes < killed Robert D. Burdine, a well known ( young man. I ?Hon. A. T. London, member of the ] Alabama legislature from Jefferson < county, has created a sensation by re fusing to accept pay ior days ne cuu j not work. i ?Martin Sharp, one of the jurors in 1 the J. H. Tillman case, was taken ill < with bilious fever Sunday. < ?Colonel Leonidas William Spratt, ' a member of the South Carolina seces- * sion convention, died in Jacksonville, f Fla., Sunday. 1 Charges against; Collector A. R. Cru- , zen, of Porto Rico, for accepting pres- ] ents from importers, will be investigated. . . . - . : ( ?Soldiers at Camp Young, West Point, Ky., had a day of rest Sunday after a week's marching over Ken- j tucky hills in their maneuvers. , ?In a fight between socialists and ] anarchists, at Barre, Vt., Sunday, one ] man was fatally and another one se- ] rlously wounded. The anarchists broke up the socialists' meeting. ] ?Memorial services in memory of 1 Sir Michael Herbert, British ambassa- 1 dor to the United States, who died ' September 30, will be held at Wash- 1 ington. i ?The Honorable Artillery Company of London arrived at Boston Sunday. There was a grand parade through the j streets. ?Steamer Hackley capsizes during j a squall in lake Michigan and eleven . persons are drowned. ?Tornado visits Wisconsin and many buildings at Plainfleld destroyed. Several lives lost. ?A slight shock of earthquake was i felt at St. Louis Sunday night. No damage done. ] ?Snow fell in Minnesota Sunday, first of the season. ?Turkish and Bulgarian troops fight at Demir-Kapia, both sides sustaining | losses. Bulgaria is adopting measures of a warlike nature. All cavalry has been sent to frontier districts. ?It is reported at Salonlca that Bulgarians have burned twenty Turk ish villages in the Razlog district. In ] the large village of BonisKo two thousand Turks were killed. 1 ?Chamberlain is to speak in Gias- 1 gow Tuesday night and tickets to hear ( him that were issued free are selling af $10 apiece. No cabinet announcements yet made. ?Riot at political meeting at West < Meath, Ireland, when John Redmond denounced John H. Parnell as a traitor to Irich unity. ?A new cabinet has been formed in Servia. e t-? nl.,w A-l, InvltA ??\egroes 01 nuo diuu, air., former President Grover Cleveland to visit the Normal school at that place, in the event of a trip south by him. , Mr. Cleveland says he is not contem plating a trip south just now. ?At the trial of Jim Tillman, at Lexington, S. C., Wednesday, the day was occupied with the taking of testi- ! mony of physicians and tnose who i heard the last words of Gonzales. ?The referee in bankruptcy, at Nashville, Tenn., is paying claims against the American Hardwood Com- 1 pany, National banks all over the country were creditors of the concern. ?Treasurer Roberts' report to Sec etary Shaw shows that the net reve- ' nue of the United States for the year . ending June 30, 1903, was $560,396,674 , and the total expenditures $506,099,007. ?In his address to the New England cotton manufacturers, President Walmsley denounced "cotton corners" j In vigorous language, 1 ilFTER ROOSEVELTj >azy Man, Ar,Tied With Pistol, Sought President. FOUGHT WHEN ARRESTED The Combined Efforts of Four Policemen Were Necessary to Finally Subdue Him?As Usual, the Man is a Foreigner. A Washington special says: Two iesperate cranks were arrested in the e&idence part of the white house Monday. One was Peter Elliott, a leavily" armed Swede, claiming to be rom Minnesota, and the other asail>r recently dishonorably discharged rom the United States navy. Elliott' mission to the white house was of a hostile nature, for when trapped by the local policemsn on duty at he executive mansion, after having Muded the secret service men at the esident's private office adjoining, he nade a violent attempt to escape and severely wounded one of the policemen (vho assisted in his fiual capture. At the white house an effort was nade to suppress the details of the iffair, fearing that it might Incite others to catch the crank fever, in view of ;he fact that within less than week Ive dangerous cranks have been arrested quietly at tne white house. Four days ago Elliott sent a letter :o the president, demanding an interview. Accompanying the letter was a photograph of th*? sender. Private Secretary Loeb at once recognized the .communication as a "crank effusion," md accordingly turned it over to the secret service guard on duty at the white house. Early Monday morning Elliott .appeared at the president'3 office and attempted to force his way into the president's room. Doorkeeper Leof3er said thie president was engaged * HJwHfp Vlfj} ind requesieu amuu iu n ...... ? lame on a card. Elliott was too cunilng to be caught at that moment, so le hastily took his departure, saying le had not time to write cards. In the meantime the secret service guard lad been notified that the man they lad been notified to keep a "bright ook out" for had been there and gone. An hour later Elliott went to the president's manison and forced, his tvay by the ushers at the door and iemanded an immediate audience with :he president. Policeman James Cisie and George Parker, two members if the local force detailed for duty at :he white house, instantly recognized Elliott as the man they had been oriered to look out for. v . They politely invited him into the inte room, .where Chief U^her Stone makes his headquarters, and there he tvas closely questioned by those two experienced officers. He at once became desperate and attempted to eseape. Reinforcements came to the assistance of the policemen, and the struggling prisoner was hustled Jowd 3tairs for transportation to the nearest police station. In the meantime a fan from the house of detention had ? - " ^ * been called to tne wnue nuuse m?-.cau of the regular patrol wagon to avoid "xcitement. Fights Desperately. The capture was made so quietly that nothing might have been known of it outside of police circles had not Elliott made a desperate attempt to kill his captors in the van. Although be had been hurriedly searched a* the wrhite house and pronounced unarmed, be drew a revolver on the officers In the van, and when that was wrenched [rom him after a severe struggle, he irew a knife and attempted to carve bis way to freedom. The two officers In the van with.him succeeded in over powering -him, but not until Dfficer Ciscle had been badly cut in the arm, and Elliott was considerably used up. rhe prisoner and the wounded officer were taken to the emergency hospital for treatment. Elliott continued his * ? "' ""f-l nrac oftar rovonCP raviuga uuu aaiu n?o . v. w?0and he intended to get it. Populists Take on Big Bill. At the convention of thre independent people's party, held in New iork Monday night; William S. Devery was nominated for mayor. MANGLED IN COLLISION. Four Railroad Laborers Meet Death in Accident on Southern Pacific. Four railroad laborers were killed Monday and thirteen were injured, two Df them probably fatally, in a collision between a work train and two cars loaded with iron that were standing on the track at the southern end of Chats worth Yard tunnel, on fne Southern Pacific railroad. District Attorney for Delaware. President Roosevelt Monday appointed John W. Nields United States district attorney for Delaware. SAVANNAH PLANT BURNS. Rourke's Iron Works and Marine Railway Suffers Heavy Loss. Savannah, Ga., was visited Saturday ? * ?^/Knofirnno firo if Hqq Ulgui uy LUC UlUDI inooc.iuuo 111^ n. Buffered In years. The loss fell heavily upon but one concern, John Rourke's Iron Works and Marine railway, but it wag severe. Mr. Fourke himself announces his loss as being $125,000, with Insurance a little short of $50,000. STORM CUTS DEADLY PATH. Seven Killed and Great Damage Done in Little Town in Minnesota. The little town of St. Charles, in Winona county, Minn., was almost completely wiped out by a tornado Saturday afternoon. Seven people were killed and twenty-eight were inlured, many of them seriously. The entire main street of the town was literally wiped out, hardly a business place being left standing. Fortytwo residences' also were destroyed, DEATH CLAIMS HERBERT. British Ambassador to United States Passes Away in Switzerland, the Victim of Consumption. Sir Michael Herbert, the British ambassador to the United States, died Wednesday at Davos-Platz, Switzerland, after a long and plucky fight against consumption, which terminated with tragic suddenness. Sir Michael had been at Da^osPlatz about five weeks. When he returned to London from America, ho confessed that he felt far from well; but his physicians still held out hope3 of his conquering the consumption. The ambassador expected to leave Davos-Platz a week or so ago, in order ? -j. at. - a ? 1._ _ ^./vvMvminaiAn ai*o in 10 greet me tumimssiuucjo m London; but he contracted bronchiti3. Of this he wrote, only a few days ago, quite slightingly, saying it was only annoying becau&e on account of it the doctor insisted on his not going to London to see his American friends. Lady Herbert intended to leave Switzerland a short time ago with her childxen, but she apparently changed her plans and remained at Davos-Platz, though the resort is deserted at tbi3 time of the ypar. Lady Herbert was formerly Miss Letitia Wilson, daughter of Richard T. Wilson, the New York banker, and Is related to "me Vanderbllt, Ogden, Goelet and Astor tamilies. The following statement, by authority of President Roosevelt, was issued at the white house: "The .president is deeply shocked and grieved at the death of Sir Michael Herbert, both because of his personal affection for Sir Michael and because of his high appreciation of him as an official." President Roosevelt sent a message of condolence to Lady Herbert, as did also Secretary Hay. Mr. Ghoate, oui4 ambassador at London, was instructed 1 it-- J 1 4 ? In oy me suuy ueyuriiueui. iu iu the British foreign office an appropriate expression of the Washington government's sympathy. OPERATIONS OF THE TREA8URY. Showing Enormous Receipts and Disbursements for Past Fiscal Year. A Washington dispatch says: Ellis H. Roberts, treasurer of the United States, has submitted to Secretary Shaw his report on the condition of the treasury June 30, 1903, and its operations during the past fiscal year. The total net revenue for the year was $560,396,674, an increase of $38,938, 439 over the year preceding, and the total expenditures $560,099,007, an increase of $35,782,034. The surplus was $4,297,667, as compared with $91,287,^75 in 1902. In the receipts there was an increase of upward of $30,000,000 from customs, and a falling off of over $41,000,000 from internal revenue, the latter being the resiult of legislation enacted with that object. On the side of the expenditures there was an increase in every important account, except pensions and ipterest, in which there were slight savings. The expenditures for the two military departments, which together amounted to $191,237,554, forming by far the heaviest outlay for any single purpose, were upward of $21?000,000 greater than the year before. The aggregate income, including beside the revenues, the receipts from bonds, notes and coin certificates, was $1,211,394,097, and the aggregate outgo $1,122,647,665- At the close of the year the treasury held $893,068,869 in gold ? J ?n"?- ?? -lanAtU a era In of- rmtst nnrl- I ing certificates and treasury notes, beside the $150,000,000 in gold which forms the reserve against United States notes. Treasurer Roberts places the monetary stock of the country on June 30, 1903, including gold and silver, United States notes, treasury notes and national bank* notes, but not-certificates, at $2,688,149,621, an increase of $124,882,963 for the year. The increase in gold was $60,137,401,, and in national bank notes $56,998,559. The total estimated stock of gold was $1,252,731,990. The increase of the money in circulation during the year was $121,740,752, of which $59,776,462 was in gold and gold certificates and $54,520,193 in national bank notes. The share of money for each person increased S9 cents and the proportion of gold to the whole rose to 42 per cent, the highest ratio ever recorded. There has been a continual increase jn the proportions of paper currency of the denominations of $10 and under in circulation, but the growth hardly keeps pace with the demand. The supply can be increased if congress will authorize the issue 01 ogia certmcates ror $10 and remove the restriction on the issue of $5 notes by national banks. To meet the constant pressure requires strenuous effort. The national bank notes presented for redemption during the year amounted to $196,429,621. or 51 per cent of the average outstanding. The figures show that the tens and twenties remain in circulation longest GASTON FOR GOVERNOR. Massachusetts Democrats Hold Con. vention and Name State Ticket. In a harmonious state d.emocrai:e convention at Boston, Friday, the democrats of Massachusetts nominated their leaders for the campaign of i90Z. William A. Gaston, of Boston, being named by acclamation for governor, and Richard Olney, Jr., of Leicester, for lieutenant' governor. CHICAGO CELEBRATION ENDS. Centennial Brought to Close with B'G Banquet tJ the Mayors. T banquet to the visiting mayors ind the concert by the United States marine band followed Friday night by i public gathering at the Auditorium ! heatre, at which Mayor Seth Low, of ?*ew York, was the principal s-pbahoi. { rought Chicago's centennial celobrn- I on to a close. M*<-ors of a score cf ; ities sat down to the evening banquet j 1 their ftonor and listened to some jusing good speeches. : - > ^ . s ?V''~Y*u?? INDULUENUt ASKtU By Capitalists of Seaboard from Ttei: Creditors. IN A TEMPORARY PINCH Embarrassment Said to Be Due to Re. cent Course of the Stock Market Statement Issued by an Act ing Advisory Committee. A persistent rumor pervaded the flnanci-1 district in Baltimore Friday that the local firm of J. William Mid dendorf & Co., and J. L. Williams & j Son, of Richmond, Va., were financial* i ly embarrased. Those in interest declined to discuss the matter during the j afternoon and evening, but late Friday night, after a conference which lasted several hours, gave out the following statement: "In view of the extraordinary and unexpected financial situation now existing in New York, Messrs. John L. Williams & Sons, of Richmond, Va^ and J. William ftiddenaorf & Co., of Baltimore, have found it necessary to ask for temporary indulgence of their creditors. "The undersigned have, at the re- ' quest of these two firms, consented to act a? an advisory committee to examine into their condition and promptlyreport an appropriate plan of extension. The committee will proceed to the immediate, performance of this duty. In the meanwhile they believe it to he to the interest of all concerned that no legal or other steps be ta-? ken by individual creditors to pompli C&ie LUG &1LUSUU11, UUL lUM iuc yicDcuii status should in all respects be maintained for common protection' and benefit. "The above firms estimate that their . assets, inventoried at current quota" tions, exceed their liabilities by a very large amount, which will be naturally augmented by the restoration of nor-. mal conditions. "In view of the official relations of J. L. Williams, and J. -W. Middendorf with the Seaboard Air Line, they , desire to state that neither firm, nor any member thereof, is indebted to that company, and that the Seaboard Air Line railroad will be in no wise affected by the action of their respecjjire firms in this matter." J The statement is signed by D. H. Thomas, D. H. Gordon, R. C. Davidson, J. B. Ramsay and Eugene Tevering, Baltimore; Eppa Hunton, Jr., Richmond, Va., and Frank 0. Brlggs, Trenton, N. J.. John Skelton Williams, who was In the city, said thattBh action taken was occasioned by the inability of the two firms mentioned above to collect; large sums of money due them and to realty r>n aonnrltiAR in the nresent' dis turbed money markets. "The value of my firm's assets/' said Mr. Williams, "are greatly In excess of all liabilities of every kind, and ' the present difficulty will be only temporary. "None of the companies in which my firm and Mr. Middendorfs are largely, interested, or with which members of these firms are official*** connected will be affected in any way by the action taken today. All of the properties held by us are In excellent and healthy condition and the outlook for them, without exception, is bright and thoroughly satisfactory." SCANDAL STILL STIRRING. More Indlctments^-are Brought In By Grand Jury at Washington. The grand Jury of the supreme^ court of the District of Columbia, Friday, brought in three more indictments in connection with the postoffice department investigation. One was a joint indictment against Cteorge W. Beavers and State Senator George A. Green, of Binghamton, N. Y. Thie indictment charges that they entered into a conspiracy to defraud the government The other two indictments yere against Scott Towers, who has charge of one of the principa sub-postoffice stations in Washington. He is accused of having received a commission on the sale of book typewriting machines to the government M'CLELLAN AGAINST LOW.. Tammany Hall, New York, Names City Ticket in Boisterous Meeting. A New York dispatch says: Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall, carried through his program at the democratic city convention held at Carnegie hall Friday night The democrats named ^George B. McClellan for mayor, Edward M. Grout for comptroller and Charles V. Femes for pres ident of the board of aldermen. Thousands crowded the hall and thousands more were unable to gain admission. There were scenes of wild excitement within the building and a great crush in which many were hurt outside. TO VACATE SAGAMDRP, President and Family Will Return lo , Washington September 28. Arrangements have been made at Oyster Bay for the return of President Roosevelt and family to Washington on Monday, September 28. Prior to that time the president will make one more trip, attending the dedication of the New Jersey monument on the battle field of Antietam. YELLOW JACK STILL EPIDEMIC But Conditions at Laredo, Texas, 8how Some Improvement The yellow fever is still epidemic In Laredo, Tex., but In tbe opinion of the experts the conditions have greatly improved. Friday's official figure showed the progress of the diseease7 as follows: New cases, six; deaths, one; suspicious cases, none; total cases to date, fifty-one; total deaths to dalv four. ... -g r "'UiU i in i_ 11 i u unkviik ,,, Is Gist of Postoffice Scandal Drag-Ne| Hauled by District Grand Jury at Washington. ? - Wk A Washington special says: Fifteen new indictments were brought in bJl the grand jury of the supreme court ~ for the District of Columbia Monday aathe final result of the investigation inf I the postoffice department. Several oi these findings were against person* . '0 who already have oeen indicted. The new indictments involve James N* Tyner, the late assistant attorney gemX^? eral for the postoffice department, and : | his assistant, Harrison J. Barrett James T. Metcalf, superintendent ofl the money order system of the. VQ^j^st^SSa office department; Norman Metcalf " his son; Harry Hallenbeck, president . ; $ ? ?J monoIra. nt thfl dliU gcuciai uiauanvi v*. wv Hallenbeck & Crawford Company* New York, the firm which for severai.^igMj years supplied the department with it* s money order blank?, and William g Doremus, who is connected with * " house which has been supplying1 ^ stamp cancelling machine to the d*?|| There were additional indlcto^hi^^Sl against Augusts Machen, former su{ || perintanddnt of free delivery; Georgsj If W. Beavers, former chief of the salarjj M and allowance division; Seott Ttyw?0 ^ er*. who was in charged a sub-scationf of the Washington city postcfflce, and; ^ State Senator George A. Green, of }M New York. In some cases there were I several indictments against ona pet** I Concerning the indictment agaimMlJ Tyner and Barrett, the following statei ment was made by the postoffice de< ' "Three indictments charge TyhMj/-; and Barrett with conspiracy and 'ttror || additional indictments cnarge Barret#, ; with agreeing, while etill in office, to || receive fees for services rendered, o*"' ' ' ; to b$ rendered, 4n cass penning oewb him as an officer. \ Wm ^The indictments cite speciie cage# S In which Barrett, while stilt in office, W& sought or agreed to receive feee. OT iBf which, after Barrett retired, feirred clients to him' and awmiswj new contracts at his suggestion; wtth*^. | out even reading them over" - J The charge against-Hallenbedlr naff " the Metcalfs is'that of conspiracy tor defraud the United States. . : S The new charge against Machea.l# that of accepting a bribe in conneo , tion with the delivery of badges worctf by rural free delivery carriers, There are two new Indictment# . ? against Beavers, one of them charging? . him with accepting $25 each on a nam-. . wjB ber of book typewriting machines sol<f to the government by Scott Towers, and the other alleging misconduct to the purchase of stamp cancelling ma* chines from/W. D. Doremus. Towera Is also indicted in connection with; / the transaction with Beavers on the charge of agreeing to pay Beavers $25 on each machine. Doremus is indicted , for defrauding the government fn the ; kale of his cancelling machines. After the indictment? were brough# 4n. Harrison J. Barrett came into court -ig accompanied by his attorney, who ap- jL peared for Both Barrett and Tyner* After a statement of the case hy As- ^ sistant District Attorney Taggart* || bond was fixed for Barrett in the sua* of $10,000 and for Tyner in the sum dfitt if $5,000. The elder Metcalf was also itt m court and hi? bond was fixed at $10,- m 000. The court stated that a similar ^ condition would be required of Nor* man Metcalf and of Hallenbeck. < BOOK BID8 ALL IN. '* ' ---.a**??S9 Georgia 8ub<k>mmission Wtfl j^ldW Get to Work In Earnest The time for submitting bids books under the Georgia state uniform- ^ ity text book law closed Monday at. r. noon. There was a great skingiabtaf of book agents at the capitol' during /% the morning making a rusif to. get their bids in the hands of Secret arjr of State Cook, and their certified check* which are required deposited with the treasurer. Twenty-six companies submlftjkf bids. With the bids came additional1"'" sample books, and never before were fj| there so many text books of varioctf sorts and kinds in the state house. Saturday the sub-book commission * || will meet in the library at the capitol to bear from the different book men, ? one hour being allowed each flrm that " has put in a bid to advocate {he booka#-^^ A MIUiUN'DULbAK wcrvr. . | ;; Atlanta Terminal Company Will Ejw pend 8um Originally 8tlpulated?.j v According to an .Atlanta dispatch- J| the entire sum originally set aside tq be used in the erection of a depot ehed and making other improvement* rM will be spent Considerable dissatisfaction waa/esj.pT-^ pressed when it was known that thq depot proper would cost only $350,000 It is possible that new bids may b* called for on the shed, but In the cgM\ of the depot building, the money, wilf be spent by the contractors inchang^ ing the specifications to make thai equipments elaborate to laTlshnssg. ; PROTECTED BY COAT OF MAIL, j Boston Chinaman Runs Amuck Wftf^ Ul? I IHI? D*vnhi*i> ' J At Boston, Mags., Friday night, wearJ lng a coat of mail and using & self-j . acting revolver, Won Lung killed a) Chinese and inflicted serious wounds on two other Chinese. ' The coat of mail consisted of several >*> sheets of pliable steel carefully woveqj together and covered with a fine silken - H texture. King Peter's New Cabinet A new Servian cabinet has been formed at Belgrade, with the follow ing as leading members; Premier, j .General Grnlcs; foreign mnister, An- 'fi dria Nikolics; interior minister, Stojan Protics, and war minister, Colonel Andrejerics. Three Lose Life by Torrudo. A tornado passed near Princeton, 111-, Saturlay evening, killing three per* sons and destroying a large amount at farm property.