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h '< - ** & . DUNGAN ISTHANGEO ' * > i Notorious Safe Blower and; Murderer Meets His Doom. i I GREAT NERVE EXHIBITED ^ I- I " ~~ . . Execution 'Took Place in Jail Yard ; at Birmingham, Alabama?A Long j %% ; ? . | Chapter of Crimea { ! Closed. |v?L * 5 ' I * ; yFrank Duncan, said to bfe one of the | most*noted safe blowers In thd coun- | try. was banged, in the county Jail yard At Birmingham,. Ala^ Friday shoctiy.before noon for the murder of policeman G. W. Klrkley. 5 Bj,twelVh minutes after the drop fell* JDmncan was pronounced dead. His neck was broken. Duncan marched to *ihe scaffold with a firm footstep. ; From the scaffold he made a long talk to the one hundred people who I were allowed to witness the execution, reasserting his innocence and declar- ! that God and very one connected ; with his case knew he was innocent of ; murder. * \ On the night of March 27, 1900, five : men beat Night Watchman Clayton, of ; ? the Standard Oil Company, into insen- ! sftility at the office of the company in ; (the outskirts of Birmingham-, and ; blowing open the safe, robbed it of "j several hundred dollars. j Shortly after midnight that night I Policemen J. W. Adams and G. W. ! Kirkley arrested two men in the heart: ' of the city o$ suspicion of being two j of the robbers. While en route to jail the suspects i broke away from the officers and fired i upon them, killing Kirkley and fatally i wounding Adams. * * < A few days later two of the robbers 1 were arrested in Anniston and three j in Chattanooga, a former member of i the gang having meanwhile informed oa them. Among those arrested were Frank ' Milter and Frank Duncan, both of whom were identified by Policeman ; Adams just before ne died as the mur-; doners. They were tried first for the murder | of Adams, Miller getting a death sen- j tcoce and Duncan life imprisonment \ Miller Was hanged June 28, 1901. V Later Duncan was given a death sen- j tence for the murder of Kirkley, but j escaped from the Birmingham jail'in January, 1902, while his appeal was before the supreme court A few weeks ago he was recaptured in Florida, j where he had just robbed a bank, and j waa carried back to Birmingham and resentenced. Both Miller and Duncan, while lot j denying participation in the safe rob- ! bery, protested their innocence of the | ttro murders, laying them to one "New j York Harry," an alleged member of .j their gang, it being admitted that Mil- j ler was with "New York Harry" at the time, but only fired his pistol in the air. Miller and Duncan were known to j * the police all over the country, and j % were said to be noted safe blowers. ! Dunean was paroled from the Illinois ! penitentiary in January, 1839, where . , he was serving a term for burglary. John D. West, Tom Fay and Frank Bdwards, three other members of the 1 gang, were given long terms in the i Alabama penitentiary for their part in the Standard Oil safe robbery. Because of the desperate character . of Duncan and covert threats from ! friends on th eoutside, great precau- j tfons were taken at his execution. MOVE ON PORT ARTHUR. i I Jap? Ordered to Make Final Onslaught j Against the Fortress. A Washington special says: The ' Associated Press learns on excellent! authority that the Japanese army j has been ordered to renew Its at- j tack on Port Arthur at once and to I take the main fortifications at any I cost. SHORTAGE IN FUNDS OF BANK. I Institution at Davisboro, Ga.t Alleged to be Looted by Cashier. ? I Since Cashier Maro S. Potter, of Jia j Davieboro, Ga., bank, skipped out ser- j Darisboro, Ga., bank, skipped out sev- j has been put to work on the books of | the bank and there is found to be a , shortage of $15,000, the paid-up capital. It Is not thought the creditors will lose anything by the shortage, but the | stockholders will probably lose all of i the paid-in capital, which amounts to ; about $15,000. ?L?ayvuiA rftATBil I rATil ITICC OCMvTVJl O rWIWiTM, rmrual it.v> ; * Thirteen Player? Lost their live#, While 296 Were Injured. The Chicago Record-Herald says that thirteen deaths have resulted from football this season. The casualty list is the same as last year, but the number of serious injuries during the season just closed will exceed that of any year ince the introduction of the sport. ' ' ' ' ' " " fcT ROOSEVELT AT THE FAIR. Chief Exective Spends Strenuous Day in Inspecting Exhibits at St. Louis Exposition. Saturday was president's day at the Louiisana Purchase exposition. Although President Roosevelt was not officially greeted by the exposition management until after 9 o'clock the grounds were thronged long before that hour. The presidential special train arrived In St. Louis at 3:40 a. m., and j was taken at once to tne wona s- iair grounds, where it was backed on the side track of the Northern Transportation building. , Extraordinary precautions we?e taken' to prevent accident after the special arrived within the jurisdiction-"-" of the Terminal Association, 250 men having been stationed on the right of way so close together that each man was in sight of* the one stationed either side of him. ' \ * JThe distinguished party was qarly astir, preparing for their day of record breaking sightseeing. In the party are President Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Roosevelt, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson, Secretary and Mrs. Loeb and Surgeon General Rixey, United States navy. Shortly after breakfast had been finished, President Francis, with Mayor Well's and a comittee of exposition officials and directors, appeared at the car to pay their respects to the chief executive. The reception was informal, the party walking through the ? ?? J ~ ~ A ? AUA vmaimKAM car auu uieetiug uic uiciuucio ui uib party. Carriages were then taken and the party made the rounds of the various buildings where the president made a hasty inspection of the exhibits in each. Brief stops wrre made at the pavilions of the various foreign countries and greetings exchanged with representatives. While being shown through the Holland building, President Roosevelt noticed a two-year-old child in the arms of Its mother. Stepping up he patted the baby on the cheek, and then turning to Mrs. Roosevelt: "Oh, Edith, come here; I want yov see a genuine little Dutch girl!" I Mrs. Roosevelt smiling, *ook the child in her arms, and, for a moment, both the president and his v/T.e foundled the little tot. In the odd and picturesque Chinese pavilion, President Roosevelt was presented with a painting 300 years old. Mrs. Roosevelt was the recipient t of a curiously carved and inlaid box. In response to the felicitations of the commissioner from Chin^t, Mr. Wong, President Roosevelt proposed this toast: "May prosperity and unity attend the Chinese." At the Brazilian building, the party was welcomed by Commissioner Aguair, who presented President Roosevelt with a handsome saddle AHAn Ta \f??o auu ouvci -muuuiuu vivy. iv iuio* . Roosevelt was given a bouquet of roses such as she had been the recipient of in every foreign pavilion. At the zoological gardens, the next place visited, the president was greeted by cries of "Banzai!" by the Japanese present. He responded in kind with the Japanese word "Nitton." i THIRTY-FIVE PEOPLE INJURED. A Frightful Train Wreck Wherein Not a Single Passenger Lost Life. Thirty-five persons were injured late Sunday afternoon by the derailment of passenger train No. 4 on the Mobile and Ohio railway, one mile east of Columbus, Mise. The train left Montgomery, Ala. at 10:30 a. m. and was I in charge of Conductor W. E. Hopper. ! The injuries of none, 't is thought, will prove fatal. The place where the i wreck occurred is on a perfectly straight track on m embankment 20 j feet high on both sides. No definite j explanation has yet been given as to the cause of the accident. The combined baggage and express car rolled down the embankment, and the other two coaches, both passenger, were torn loose and fell to the bottom of the embankment. SOCIALISTS FLOORED AGAIN. t Federation of Labor Convention Defeats Attack on State Troops. The American Federatin of Labor at San Francisco, Tuesday, overwhelmingly defeated a resolutioD coming * .v./.oioiioiin oioTncnt rprmn. I rum tilt J OU^lailOVlV/ VAVMAVMVy . mending that the convention vote for a measure abolishing the militia as it now exists. The resolution called for the substitution of the system now !n vogue in Switzerland, where every man bears j arms, but each.individual is permitted to keep ais weapon in his own home. NEW CONTRACT FOR CONVICTS. Alabama Prisoners in Great Demand by Big Lumber Companies. A Montgomery, Ala., special says: New contracts have been made with the Hand Lumber Company, at Dolive, and the Horseshoe Lumber Company, at River Falls for convicts. Each gets seventy-five men at 129 a month, which is the best thing in the way of price ever received for southern convicts, v ' I BAD BILL MAKERS Given Sentences By Judge Newman in Federal Court. LITTLE GETS IV AX'MUM Men Found Guilty of Counterfeiting Sent to Federal Prison to Serve Terms?Fines Are Also Imposed. In the federal court at Atlanta. 9afcarday morning, Judge Newman passed sentence on P. S. Coffee, J. N. Little, Clarence W. Rebb and Oscar McMichael, the four men recently convicted In the famous counterfeiting case. J. N. Little was given the heaviest punishment of any of the prisoners, immediately after the conviction of Coffee, Little pleaded guilty to the entire indictment,containin three counts. The judge sentenced him to two years and a fine of $500 in one case, and to one year and one day and a fine of $250 in each of the other two counts, making a total fine of $1,000 and sentence of four years and two days. P. S. Coffee was convicted on two counts in the indictment against him. Judge "Newman gave him a sentence of two years and $500 fine in each case, making a total of four years and a $1,000 fine. Clarence Rebb was sentenced to three years and a fine of $500, and Oscar MeMichael drew the lightest sentence, two years and a $500 fine. McMichael got a lighter sentence owing to the fact that he was only charged with printing the bills, while Rebb was j charge d with both printing and passing | the bills. The sentence of each man comm<mced the day that he pleaded guilty, or was convicted. These sentences end up for several months at least, the counterfeiting case. There are still three more cases i to be tried, one against Will Wynne, another against Charles Manston, j charged with conspiracy and the other j against Eugene Manston, charged with I intimidating a government witness. These cases will not come up, however, before next March at least J. N. Little was the only one of the prisoners to make a speech before the judge passed sentence. He stated that he was driven to the crime by necessity, by the wants of his wife and children. He said that he was unable to get work, and in a moment of desperation the tempter came and he yielded. He claimed that Captain Wright had Dromised to lighten his sentence. This Captain Wright positively denied. GOMPERS AGAIN HONORED. American Federation of Labor Overwhelmingly Re-Elect 'Jim President. Samuel Gompers .was unanimously re-elected president of the American Federation of Labor a4 the meeting In San Francisco, except that Victor Berger, of Milwaukee, a leader of the socialistic element in the convention, voted in the negative, and asked that " his vote be so recorded. Gompers promised to try to do much more for the labor movement in the future than he had done in the past. Secretary Frank B. Morrison and Treasurer John B. Lennon were unanimously chosen to serve another term. SICK JUROR STOPS TRIAL. Nan Pattreson Murder Case is Brought to a Sudden Halt. - The illness of a Juror caused a sudden and unexpected adjournment in the Patterson murder trial in New York. When everything was in readiness to proceed Saturday morning, it was announced that Juror Edward Dress* ler was too ill to leave his home. \ There remained no alternative but to suspend the trial for the time being, ahd an adjournment was ordered by Justice Davis. j CUBA MUST CLEAN UP. i President Palma and Press urg Congress of Island to Take Action. A Havana special says: President ! Palma has definitely announced that he is not willing to undertake the j street cleaning of the eastern cities of Cuba without the authority of congress and funds for that purpose, but he is urging the matter on the leaders of congress, and early action is expected. The newspapers unanimously urge that congress take action in the matter and not furnish a reason for intervention on the part of the United States. WORK OF ASSASSIN. Kentuckian Killed While Hauling Water to a Saw Mill. Sebren Profit, a prominent citizen of Morehead, Ky., was assassinated by unknown men Wednesday while hauling water from Triplett creek to a saw mill. Profit had a Winchester, a shotgun and a pistol on the wagon when killed. "IS GAMBLING SCHEME."! Such is Declaration Filed Against Georgia-Redemption Company by ; a Dissatisfied Stockholder. Judge Lumpkin, of the Fulton coun* : ty superior court, at Atlanta, Monday ; afternoon signed an order, requiring the Georgia Redemption and Loan Company, of which M. T. LaHatte is i president, and M. M. Turner secretary, j to appear before him on December 3rd and show cause why the concern should not be placed in the hands of a receiver. The order of Judge Lumpkin .f was issued as a result of a sensational j petition which was filed by H.' 0. Ma- i son, of Mobile, Ala., through attorneys, j The petitioner claims that he holds eight certificates In the redemption j company, having been induced to buy^i them by the glowing representations j made by the concern. According to the allegations of the ' petition, the redemption company sells ! certificates, which mature and are pay- j able 84 months from the date of sale. | These certificates are to be paid for at; ; i the rate of $1.25 per month for the j period stated, and after the expiration j of the time- are redeemable at $200. j An investment of $105 brings a return; of $200. ' v The company, alleges the petitioner, j reserves the right to redeem prior cer-1 I tiflcates "before expiration, paying for them a stipulated rate, which is print-: ed on the back of each certificate. The number of certificates retired, alleges ; the petitioner, depends upon the j 1 amount or"ifioney ^in fne redemption { i fund. .i? ?! The company, cnarges me yeuuuuci,, used 20 per cent of the money collect-: ed on certificates for current expenses j and 40 per cent is pa^l out to prior j certificate holders by way of redemp-; tion. This leaves, it is claimed, only 1 $42 upon which the company must earn the $200 in 84 months. The scheme is impossible of fulfill-1 ment, says the petitioner; the system! is vicious, is not legitimate, is unjust j and must necessarily fail. Ignorant and inexperienced. people I incapable of analyzing or understand- i ing the scheme, alleges the petitioner, are induced to invest in the company by shrewd solicitors and by the glowing advertisement of the concern. The plan amounts to a gambling scheme, says the petition, is demoral- i izing and:is contrary to public policy.! Its success depends upon lapses of un- j fortunate certificate holders who may have paid a considerable sum into the concern, having been persuaded to invest by alluring promises. barkeeper umber charges. | T Sutton Accused of Kidnaping Little1 Girl and Attempted Assault. The base of the state against O. N. Sutton, charged with kidnaping and at-; tempted criminal assault, was placed j on trial in the superior court at Bainbridee. Ga., Monday. Sutton is a white man and a bar-; tender, and his alleged victim is Alice i Skelton, a very pretty little girl 11; years old, also living in Bainbrifige i with her adopt^i parents, she being an j orphan. . The evidence for the state showed that Sutton became fascinated with the little girl and remarked previously that he was going to take her. About | two weeks ago he drove in his buggy to the back of the Skelton home,; where he found Alice on the porch,! and took her by force into his buggy and carried her about 25 miles intoi Baker county to a house of questionable repute. En route the child says that he made the alleged attempt The next day she was found and brought back by the officers and her adopted father, who nad Sutton ar- j rested. The defense opened with the intro-; duction of several witnesses whose testimony tended to show that the girl j was dissatisfied with her foster pa- j rents and left home voluntarily with j Sutton. ? japs failed to land. I That Final Assault , on Port Arthur Was a Fiasco. Imperial headquarters at Tokio i? j tnietf the following announcement Sum day: "The works for our attack having i been nearly completed against Sunshu mountain (Port Arthur), and the ; forts lying eastward therefrom, a general assault was made on the af-1 ternoon of November 26, but owing to the enemy's stubborn resistance our object has not yet been accomplished ' The fighting still continues." ! - , ! A NEW CREED ADOPTED. Westminster Confession of'Faith Rele-' gated to Oblivion. Rev. 'Dr. David Schaff, professor of church history at the Western Theological Seminary, Allegheny City, Pa., i has confirmed the report that the Un-! Ion Theological Seminary in New York I had discarded the Westminster con- j fesslon of faith and unanimously adopted a new creed. * * JAPS FORGED BACK Defeated in First Attempts to Advance Near Mukden. SUFFERED HEAVY LOSSES Made Two Efforts to Dislodge Russians, But Their Movements Lacked Decision and a Check Was the Result Latest advices from Mukden state that the Japanese lost 500 men In the attacks of November 17 and November 18 and were evidently disheartened. When they renewed the attack November 19 the Japanese sent out several battalions from Double Humped hill, but their movements lacked decision. The Russians opened fire from Poutiloff, Lone Tree hill, and a neighboring eminence. Several shell? burst in the midst of the advancing Japanese columns and quickly checked them. The Japanese also tried a turning operation at Chanlindz, but they were dispersed. There was a slight encounter November 20. Russian scouts penetrated a short distance into the Japanese lines, but without much result. Both armies occupy such strongly fortified positions that neither apear inclined to advance unless possessing a preponderance of numbers, enabling a flanking movement. The Japanese probably have more available troops* Their superior mobility was lately shown by the activity of their center. Both armies seem to receive equal reinforcements during the same space of time. SWAYNE WENT THE LIMlY. . Always Drew Allowance of $10 Per Day for Expenses. W. O. Bradley, of the treasury department, was the only witness before the house judiciary committee at Washington Tuesday in the Judge Charles Swayne hearing. He testified to the correctness of the accounts of Judge Swayne, which /were charged at the rate of $10 a day while he was holding court outside of his district The legal allowance Is not to exceed $10 a day, the law providing that the judge shall have his actual expenses, which are paid on* his own certification. Attorney higgins, for Judge Swayne, wanted to show that other judges charged the full rate allowance, but the committee ruled that the action of other judges had no bearing upon the acts of Judge Swayne. As no other witnesses were in atfon^Qtino tha aammiftpp adionmed til Wednesday. TREATY WITH GERMANY SIGNED. Way Clear far Arbitration of Any Trouble that May Arise. The American-German arbitration treaty was signed in Washington Tuesday at the state department by Secre- < tary Hay and Baron Sternberg, the German ambassador. It is identical with the American-French treaty. As he left the state department Baron Sternberg expressed his hearty satisfaction that the treaty had been concluded so promptly. "It was," he said, "a pleasure to postpone my departure for Europe in order to sign this convention, the importance of which in its effect upon the maintenance of the good will and, amity between the two countries cannot be over-estimated. I can assure you that this is a happy day for me^ as it is for my sovereign and my peo? pie." Honor Conferred on Alexleff. A St. Tetercburg dispatch says: An imperial decree issued Tuesday appoints Viceroy Alexieff a member of the council of the empire and of the committee of ministers. STRIPLING DENIES THE CHARGE. rioriaa uisxnci attorney oays oiock.ton Was Badly Mistaken., When the Swayne inquiry, before the house judicary committee,, was resumed at Washington, Wedneday, , Joseph N. Stripling, United States . district attorney for the southern dis- ^ trict of Florida, was called by the defense. ' He denied a statement made by the witness, J. N. C. Stockton, who had ' testified that Stripling had asked that the war on Judge Swayne cease, and 1 that if Stockton would bring about : such a result, he (Stripling) was in a 1 position to see that Stockton oould have what he wanted in the way of receiverships. "Stockton was never more mistak* 1 en in his life," said Stripling. Roosevelt Congratulates Nicholas. * A St Petersburg dispatch says: Emperor Nicholas received a letter from .President Roosevelt congratolat- f ing him upon Che birth of an heir and tendering good wishes for a success- ] ful and illustrious reign. . - . - ; ..." CUBA IS GIVEN ORDERS. J Frightful Sanitary Conditions In I tiago Brings Emphatic Protest -' from Uncle Sam. 4 A Washington special says: ThSrl^M state department has; directed thf^ i American charge at Havana to l the attention of the Cuban government ' ^j|| tn tho fHo-htfiil caniTarV conditions Santiago and other peaces. In CtahlraJ and to 'express the hope that prompt^! 1 JggHM and thorough relief will be forthcoo^S:? A recent report received in Washings ;j| ton shows the serious condition wjSjl the streets In Santiago. ' It is sta&rirajfj that there is practically -co dr&inag^ra^ll and that wat?r is allowed"to standi in the. streets for days at a time. ^jgj It is learned that the reason tjjlEtt the action of the state depaxtn^wH ^ was that the state hospital service hafe reported that yellow fever had AppeiM;'j| ed in several places In the island Cuba, and it was feared there mighty be an outbreak in some" at the UgjjpBffi cities if prompt preventive meaeita|j?H|9 were not taken. FIVE YEARS FOR SOTlOHi^ Bartender Convicted of Kidnapkigij8BlBpi| tenced to Long Term. A XT Q,^>nn 4-r4*A 4M Dolnkafa^B^B a^uvwu, t* ivu lu Ga., for kidnaping Alice Skell i hioBB^B been sentenced to five -years* penitentiary for his offense. The jury was out five hours ao^|?^H turned their verdiet at 11 oVdckj^^M night The judge was presenfc^Bfe^M vened court and at once pasae^j^j^^B tence. The verdict and seete^^^H meets with popular approval. - . ^ The case against Sutton for att^sK^B ed assault may not be tried at.ffSjp|IM term of court t Judge Spence has^^Mt^S called home on account of llin|gMp|^B his wife, and Judge Sheffield, ;nH^3| presiding, holds that he is dlsi^H^H fled on account of relationship tcr-wn^M defendant's wife. The testimony of the defense nesday, tended to show that th* jffijjjBB girl, Alice Skelton, was dissat|riB^B with her foster parents, and Ieft^pWp^B voluntarily. ^ ^JlalilBI The defendant made his stateiw|^M| to the effect that Alice &keltaej?S|S^fl him to take her away, as she wMHipM satisfied; that he had no evil and only attempted to better her^wyji^P dltion, taking no liberties with the SO-mile drive, nor having at heart except the best motive?^' ?- ??????? - WOMEN ARE REARREST^^^J 8ensational Turn Given the Williams Murder Case, :. M At .Wrtghtsville, Ga., Wednem^jJJ the Clayton L. Williams murde^i*HJH were again called .Lofton OutlawJBB||^|| first put on trial and the sumed the entire day. Objectlost^^^HB ing been made by defendants Allen, the> case was heard by JqflfiggHj Prescott, who ordered that be held for murder without ba?$| , A sensasational turn was case by the issuance of another |m^^H rant for the rearrest of MoornN^a^^H the women, Belle Williams and^H|tigH zie Edge, who were released ejmBH days ago. It is thought state has discovered other stroo^s^^BH idence than was developed at hearing. ' THE UNSPEAKABLE TimiS^| Angers American Counsel at MeMfffSPB dretta and He Lowers Flag^^^p^BB A Washington dispatch says^^W^Hj pleased by some action of the nafnpf^B Mr. Davis, the American couna^^^^fl Alexandretta, is reported to have[^M^^H ered the American flag at the. ate during the recent celebr&^craB^^H honor of the accession of the e^dreBB Officials and people of Alesaam^H^^B regard the act as an insult, expected at the state deparmen^MB^^B a complaint cn the subject here soon from Constantinople; Should the Turkish governn^epra^SH quest the recall of Mr. Davis, it be necessary to comply with. tbs^j^H quest, and he probably would be another assignment until It was his action was unwarranted. . ' * unM JUMPED FOR THEIR Thirty Negroes Saved by Leaping Windows to Tarpaulin^. At St. Louis Tuesday thirty ne0M|^fl| men, women and children, Uvingf3rfH| the second and third floors c? ft [ng Morgan street lodging liniiBflF^B saved themselves from death by jbH2fl?[H ing from the windows into tarxM^j^^^H held by firemen, by groping their vii| I to the street down smoke and *~Wl B illed stairways and by through a scuttfe to the root .Ihs hence to adjoining- buildingi ;aken down by firemen. .-^B| TRAIN DEMOLISHES aUQ0^W;9[ Qirl Killed, Boy Wounded and; Occupant Escaped Unnwt,. At Wartrace, Tenn., Tuesday ng a passenger train ran into a bugttjpj^H rontaining three occupants. Miss Sadie Waite, aged 15/: stantly killed and her brother, agfl&iirai^H ivas so badly mangled that he <gB#5jj^^H recover. The other occupant escap|^|^H < J