The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, September 20, 1901, Image 3
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M'KINLEY, HUBTYS,
NOW RESTS IN PEASE
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Funeral and Interment Oc
cur at Canton.
SORROWFUL THOUSAIII):
From All Over the Nation Prop <*
Were Present to Do Honor to th •
Lamented Dead — >ervices sit tin*
Church Were Simp e.
Canton, Ohio, Sent. 19 —The streets
of the little city of Canton this morm ■
Wen filled with waving plumes, pr.un
iug horses ana densely p.tcKed bodies o.
moviug men assembling Here lor n ■»
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oountries were buried beneath the floral
tributes ol his countrymen. There were
tons nud tons of thorn and a list of those
who sent them would oe almost a com
plete roster of those prominent in "tli-
rial, commercial ami social lue of the
United States.
Toward noon the crowds in the vicin
ity ol the McKinley cottage had in
creased to ten oi thousands On Market
street it was a living, seething mass of
bunmuity for five squares below me
house and for three squares beyond.
Several regiments of soldiers were re
quired to preserve a semblance of order.
Tne number of prominent public men
in the city was augmented as every
train arrived and tne city numneit d
among its mourning guests tuo^e who
are most prominent in every walk of
public liie. Among the arrivals this
morning were Speaker Henderson ami
a number oi his colleagues of the hovse
ot rem< s' ntatives, including tiiose wi.o
bad served in the house witn McKinley;
Justice ilcK-nna of tiie Unite i States
suiireme court, who was a member ot
the wav' and means committoe wh-n
the iiiKiuiey bill was drawn; Serano
Paym-, coairman ways aud means com-
Giosvenor of Ohm:
Governor
TORPEDO ROAT COSRt
SINKS IN NORTH SEA
The Disaster Was Due to an
Explosion.
A HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE
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L >ngiuo <d Mississippi, together witn
| oe.i garions representing states, cities
uuu innumerable civic organizations.
Tne luuerai proce-si n left the Mo-
Kinl v re- ieuce'for tim mi urea ai l:~'d
It w.-.s anuos. as expensive u- ftieselcau
cortege vvhicn marched m Wasnington
on Tuesday.
In procession were the heads o:
tea-rai deparrmeiits, diplomatic r* pr• •
s. urat v s, army and navy <i;g!ii:ane>,
manv gov aai 'is of status and rn-ir
stali'.', G A 11. p 'S's and numerous
c.vie and military org n izations; in tact,
ev< y seci'.oti of the Unutd Star s hau
lepres m'uUVe as-eiulm d to pay Honor
to tne late president.
uiieral Seivices.
in the ciuiroa were sim-
m ,(itii toe retidiiicn o.'
Vessel Carried a Crew of Del wen
Kifiy and'dx'y and It la KeporteO
That Oniy About a Dozen Were lie—
cued—Detaiia Are lleiiger.
London, Sept. 19 —The torpedo boat
destroyer Co ora has founderen in tne
Ncrtii sea, tiie result of au explosion.
The snip was eiiroure from the yaro
of her bunders, the Armstrongs of Non
castle, to Port mouth, and carried a
navigating crew of irom nO to f>0 men
Onlv about a dozen of these are rep.>rte>:
saved.
Tne Cobra, it became known lat r.
had on board 4’J naval men an i anon
men in tn • tm ji.>v of me cotitracto s.
So inr as known only IS' men nave bv. n
saved and ir is believed
omy survivors.
they arc t.
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il.M 1 UlTKiAL 1’LOT, ( AMoN.
ion wnicti is to >. eo;. :ne' re
of the late president to We-
Lawn ceni' tery this alt* noon.
Ail night civic, military, frarerna
social and commercial orgauiz iti.»i
from the lour corners of tne e nni :
were pouring in aud into tin -e tn;e._
mass of iiuinauity aho.uiy in r,*, toe
early morning train- deposit! t !*fn-. i
thousands.
So f'.i't tne trains arrived mat thcr'
a: p anil ;o be one con mi nous stri?‘g of
cars unloading rueir i nman tn'ight
through tm- smtio' - into me congest i
streets beyond, inirtv st>ei ml trams ;:i
addition to the regular trains, had ar
rived beiore noon.
The biggesi crowd in the uisrory o:
Cunrou, wnich was m re during riie
campaign oi Ibi d, estimated at over bO,•
OOI), was exc-edeil today. The people
overflowed rn»» sidewalks and packeii the
streets l^om sine to side. The greatest
crush, of course, was in East Tuscan
was street, tne princit al tnorougnfare,
atm North Market street, on wmch tho
McKinley cottage and the Harter re-i-
deuee at which President Kooscvelt was
stopping, are located.
ttve-Mrlcken Crow«is.
Tho awescriken crowds upon their ar*
rival all moved as a by a common im
pulse toward tne old familiar McKinley
cottage where the remains weru lying.
Military guards stationed at rue four
corners of tne law n paced their bears,
but there was no other sign of life about
the house of death. Tne window sham s
w-re down. A long border of black,
which had been pui in place after the
body was moved to me house last nighf,
fringed rhe roof ol the porch from
wnich President Me Km lev had spoken
to deiegatious from every s r are in the
union am| where he nud met and‘talked
With ail the chieftains of his party.
No badge of couven.'Dial mourning
was on the duor. Insre-d there was a
simple wreatu of palms, bisected by a
beau iful band of wid j purple satin
ribbon.
Sorrowiully the throngs turned away,
tm- people to rake up tneir positions at
the caureh, the representatives r > seek
their p aces m the imposing procession
which was to loliow the remains to tne
Cemetery. Tm* two sections of tne train
bearing rhe senate and house o: r-pre-
B'-niativcs and other government officials
from Washington arrived during tne
morning.
Mrs. McKinley’s condition is exciting
grave appr> hen-ion among those curing
for her and it is feared rnat the dreaded
collapse may come at any moment.
Bince sue im* rerunn d to rnu old Home
the lull realization or tne awful calam
ity has oDne upon her. Last, evening
tne president's bony nuu been brought
from the courthouse aud deposit ai in
tiie little ironr room formeriy used bv
the president's library. She pleaded to
be allowed to enter rhe room aud sir be
side me ca-ket. Consent was reluct
antly granted and for half au nour me
stricken widow sat in the dim lig.it be
side tne flower-draped bier. Then she
was led away to her room and mis no:
left it since.
• rs. McKinley \Ve*-p..
Throughout this morning ,-he wept
piteously hour alter hour. Owing to
her condition she was able to take no
part in any of the ceremonies todav,
neither the church nor coining into tne
chamber of deam wnen the body was i
borne away for the ia.-t time. From this
time on she will be guarded with the
most solicitous care aim quiet, for it is
only in this way that a collapse can be
averted.
President Roosevelt spent a quiet
morning at the Harter residence. He
did not go out to the crowded street,
where thousands were gathered, hoping
to catch a glimpse of his face, but took
a walk in the spacious grounds of the
residence. While at breakfast Judge
Day joined him for half an hour anil
iarer Secretary Root aur Secretarv
Hitchcock came in. Many official vis
itors left cards of respect, out the presi-
The service!
pie. Tiiey oe
an Oigaii pri .u i". iierth v^u’s r :i 'ui
2Jurcn A* tne last notes of the prein e
we. srilie i, T. Enteriieaii Indi ' quur
tone of Canton s>ng “The Baiu iiul
Isl.- ot Somewher i. ”
U"v. () B. Milligan, pastor of the
First i* bvlermn cnarch of Canton di
ll i . ■ the invo •ati’ ui.
- ' Tbc niuete nm P-aim was read bv
lir. .jonu A. iLu. 'if u:e Trinity L :ther-
an c ur 'b of f ancon and that portion
j of i.i ■ liiteenth chapter of first Conn-
mint's, mciudeii between verses 41 and
j bb, \VH'mi i in IT v. E. P. Herfcr-mck
I of tho rnnity H -.oriue i cnmvb of iJau-
ton. I'he favorite hvnm o.
President
udlv
rei.d- red by a mixed quar
McKiniev’s, ‘-Leaii. Kindly Lignr,
was men
tette.
When this hymn had been finished
Dr. C. E Munches, er. pa-tor of tne First
Methodist euurch, de;i'’ered lusaddres-,
an eloquent and impressive discourse.
At the conclusion of Dr. Manchester’s
discourse. Bishop I. W. Joyce of Minue
apohs delivered a short prayer.
Tho hymn, “Nearer, My God to
Thee,” was sung by the entire congre
gation. The people remained standing
after the close of the hymn, wmle the
benediction was pronounced by Mugr.
T. P. Thorpe of Cleveland.
The casket was then borne from the
churen to the funeral car and the inarch
of the prooe-siou to the cemetery began.
The remains were interred in the
family lot at West Lawn.
The funeral exercises throughout were
most impressive and the demoustradou*
or sorrow were universal
TRANS-ALASKAN RAILROAD.
Cornea y With ( apical of $.">0,000,-
OOO lit Const: uct Line.
Dknvmi. Sept. 19.—The News an
nounce.' rhe incorporation, under tne
laws of the state of Washington, of the
Trans-Alaskan Railroad company. The
company is capitaiizeu for *b<),ooO.<H)<>
ihe plan, as stated by tiie promoters,
is to build and op Tate a line of railroads
in Alaska, to connect with tue Trans-
aibi-rian railroad ur some p<>iur opposite
Cape Pr.uce of Wales on the American
side by a line of steel ferryboats across
Behring strait.
The presid- nt of the comnany is J, J.
Frey, pre-ment of tiie Florence and
Cripple Creek consolidated lines, and
formerly general manager of tho riauiu
Fe system.
Oneontu Wins courthouse.
Onkonta, Ala., Sept. 19 —In an elec
tion held in Blount county to decide the
location of tho county site, Oueonta
won by 4'>0 majority. There was a good
vote polled. Tne courruouse question
in Blount is now settled tor a few Illo^'•
years. Centre and Oueonta were tne
candidates, these twm towns Having
polled tne hignest votes in au emotion
held some time ago.
A dispatch from Middleboro say
survivors of tne crew of the Conra wer
landed • here tais luorning and cOutii"! -
tn Mcort tnut all the others were
drowned.
j.i., Britirish admiralty has received
information mat me explosion oi-eurr s.
after the Cobra struck a rock uuu ta.u
she sank immediately.
The Cobra, like her si>ter boat, tin*
Vip r. was a turbine ei'gined vessel.
Sin-had just leu the yarn ot her c->:i.
tractors aud was undergoing a boner
test.
FOUGHT IN PUBLIC ROAD.
Senator Mi mp'ou Kili-i Dr. VIcKovveu
Near Yi ii'On, La.
Nkw Ohlkans, Sept. 19.—D. John C.
McKowen, one of tiie nio.-t pr imiueut
physicians ol Louisiana, was kiued yes-
terday neai Wilson, La., by State Sen
ator R E. Thompson,
The kiliiag was tiie resu r of political
ditthmlries and litigatioti Dr. M •Kowen
brought criminal charges agaiU't Sena
tor Thonipsoa on account of uis (Mc
Kowen’.') sis, or, Mrs. Pipe, widow of
the iate 'Luo treasurer, which were
thrjwn out by the grand jury. Gousiu-
evab.c bitnmess ims exited between tne
men ever since.
Wheu they met yesterday in the pub
lic road, Tuompson on horseback nud
Dr. McKoweu m a buggy, tue doctor
opened hre. Thompson replied, tiring
twice, both balls taking effect. The
doctor die t a few minutes afterwards.
Dr. McKoweu attracted a great deal
of attention two years ago by his war
ou the Louisiana board of health, wheu
he was cuiedv mscruineutal m securing
the inhicrmout ot leading members of
the board by tue grand jury of East
Feliciana on the ground that they had
concealed the truth about the yellow
fever in New Orleans and then caused
its spread to Eas; Feliciana. The hoaltn
officer were acquitted. Dr. M Kqwen
subsequently the hoard in
paniphb ts, whichW're a t redthrough-
out me country, an was cued
by rhe presideu: of tue New OrieatiB
board ot neaith f t 5J5,000 for libel and
damages, but the suit failed.
KbPT AS A CLUE.
Handkerchief In Which < z tlgotz Coe-
Of-aled i'liitol Da Woman's.
Ch’C.oo, bepr. 19.—Locked up in a
heavily barred vaul r in Captain Porter’s j
private office in tho quarters occupied 1
by the United States secret service bu- !
rean, according to Detective Gallagher, I
is the handkercnief in which Anarchist i
Czolgosz concealed his revolver wheu s
firing the shots chat killed President
McKinley.
The tragic relic, says The Chronicle,
was brought to Cnieago from Buffalo '
by Gallagher, who is attached to the
Chicago branch of the secret service. It
wiii be taken Inter on to the trial oi the !
DESPERADO MILLER CAUGHT.
He Klred Lpon and Wounded It all*
road Workmen.
Knoxvillk, i?ept. 19. —Alex Miller, a
mountain desperado from North Caro
lina, rode up to a gang of railroad work
men in Jonnson county, Tenn., near
Mountain City, aud raised a row with
them. He shot Marvin Wilson tbrougu
the body with a revolver, aud wnen J.
J. Wilson, Marvin’s father, tried ro stop
him no shot him fatally. Miller escaped
to the mountains. Sm-riff Potter organ
iz d a large po.-se and pursued the mur
uerer. He tound him, afier Miller’s
hiding piac nan been betrayed to toe
police by his mistress.
Miller re-sis ed urr*‘st, bur was cap
tut' d, and is tow m the Johusoti coun
ty jail luce his arrest it is learn •
that ue is, want ed for tiie murder o; tw>.
men iti West Virginia about turn* y n ■ •
ago. Miller nasc >iiies- d totht.'«! mu
dors. He also vi lunrarily con:esse . to
the murder of a woman, wh > was hi- 1
mistress at time, saying rnat n • j
stubbed her aud cut her heart out. v
CaU't- she was unfaitufui to him.
MiiL-r ha - been in the regular ar tr
ill rhe Pnilipnines and was oniy nis j
charged from the st ice a month ur |
two ago. He is said to have an oi i :
gr udge against the Wilson family am . j
to have inteudeii to kill both men. Ma.
via Wilson i- stni alive, but may <,ie I
Several or ttto oriit-r workmen m ir |
ni road gang were wouuaed by suay ,
buiiets.
CAPITAL COMING SOUTH.
— j
Large Deals Will lie hade In Missis
sippi Lunds.
Jackson. Miss , Sept. 19.—General S. ,
S Bums, forint ily general manager oi I
the Gulf ami ;r-Liit> Island road, will ur-
rive in Jackson uuring tne earie part of
i
next rnoutu in charge of a large parry
oi wealthy > astern capirahsts who wtIi
make an extended four oi* sou hern Mis-
si sippi for tne purpose of mv* 'ttguin ;
ti e resources oi tnar section ami nusi;
iug U'.vestinenrs m timber lands
Private advices received here state j
that General Bulils nas collected to-
gethi r :i party of geutiumdn whose com
bined wealth avgri gates many millions, ,
amt it is very likely tnar tm re will be ,
“something doing” in Mississippi’s in- 1
dustries aft r th y insp ct the great
forests of virgin pme m mat seonou of (
tue stale.
A number of notable deals for timber
lands have been consummated during tne ,
past 30 days, soy, nil tracts, ranging
from 5,000 to40.000acres, having chang- j
ed hnipts at g K>u prices. There mis been
little or no fluctuation in tiie prices for
MUFFLED BELLS TOIL
REQUIEM IN CHICAGO
Thousands Pay Last Tribute
to Late President.
CAMPAIGN WILL BE WARM.
SORROWING PROCESSION
T I
Followed Ki.ipty, Draped Carriage
Near Which W’us uu L’ulurled h la
'1'hai ila<i Often Flown Over Presi
dent t'pon Occasions of ILJ ».'c!ng.
ClUCAOO, Sept. 19 —The uoise of a
great city were husned and its com
merce suspended for a few moments to
day while mourning thousands pa.
their last tribute to tho memory "
William McKinley. The silence wu-
broken alone by muffled bells tolling < c
th>- 50 illustrious years of the dean pre
ideut’s life. »
During the forenoon memorial sei
vices were neld in nearly ail caurcln
Between 2o,u00 auu 95,000 im
marenea in the funeral pmcessi
wnicti foilowed a draped cimnge. i
emp y seats were more eioqu mt thu:
words telling of the i ss.
Two years ago the president rod
througa long aisles of applauding p
pie. inert) was a flag uufurieu near tm
carnage wnich nan flown av r th • pres
ideht ou occasions oi rejoicing in Cm
cago, in i am ou and in Wasnington.
in common witu other citie.-, ail busi
ness not already snspemiet. stoppeii
9:30 p. m. lor five minutes For the
first rime in history tiie pulsing heart (■:
Chicago’s commerce ceasen a mo t en-
nr ly, vvniie sorrowing citizens sr.ioo
Ninth doffed hats in r speonui silenc;
teuerailv was . asn-.-i tied cur
Bu-ine:
iug me day aud the streets were drapei
m mourmug.
SAN FRMf\CISCO MOURNS,
All Huslne>s Suspemled ami I’ublii'
■'Chi>ols i i«>-i*.
S\n Francisco, Sept. 19.—This H a
day of mour lug in San Franci-co for
top dead pn-siu nr. All business is sus
pended, the public schools are close .
aud impressive memorial services arc
bung held.
The city is iu black and many Ameri
can flags are dilating at half-mast. Ail
prominent buddings aud many leading
tin:oer anus uqnujj the past year, am t buMI , rthS houses art tastefully decorated
and iu some instances rhe ernb ems of
available tracts are stiff commanding i
stiff prices.
Tne sawmills and lumber manufac- !
turiug indu.s.ries are ail running ou tuff 1
time, aud many of them are unable ro | cises of Vhe“dav‘Vv‘iri 'be heldT'has beui
keep up with their orders, complaints* - - * - • '
being general oi a shortage of supplies
sorrow are oj an elaborate and artistic
character. The interior of the Meehan
ic’s pavilion, where the principal ex- r
at tne mills.
THE COMMITTEE NAMED.
C'halrnDiu Underwood Prepares For
Vigorous ! ight For Ha flexion.
Eikminoham. Ala., Sept. 19. — Con
gressman Oscar W. Underwood, who
was recently selected as chairman of
I the Democratic state campaign commit
tee ro nave charge of the campaign for
1 the rafftioution of tiie new const! ution,
has announced the personnel o: the
| c immutee as loilows: O. W. Under-
j wood, chairman, Birmingham; B. F.
| Elmore, D.-mopolis; George W. Jones,
I Montgomery; Congressman H. D. C ay- |
ton, Eufaula; W. D. Browne, Coiuuibi-
j ana; A. J. Driver, Lafnyerte; W. W. !
Brandon, Tuscaloosa; t ougres-iuan J.
| L Burnett. Gadsden; J. H. Nutnuu.
i Sheffirihi; B. A. Tnompsou, Birmtug- !
j ham; J. G. Moore, Lirmiiighaui; A. M.
I Tui:stall. Greensboro; E K. (Jumpteh,
| Birmingham and W. T. handers,
Aniens.
Congressman Underwood has issued
a call for the committee to meet iff this
city for the purpose of organizing au i
, outlining the campaign. All tne above i
[ men have consented to serve on the i
’ committee, the makeup of wnich is re
garded as unu'uuily strong. Chairman
Underwood has opened np headquarters
in the Metropolitan hotel annex, on !
assassin at Buffalo, to be used, together Twentieth street, and is rapidly getting
wirn the Czolgosz revolver, as evidence , things in snape for a vigorous campaign
transformed luto the sepiolauce of n
vast catnedral General W. H L
Barnes will deliver the eulogy. AU ihe
stores will remain closed mis evening.
AT CHAffANOOGA.
TralTIc
ChaTTaNoOGA,
I lire.- Killed In < olll-l <n.
Oxford, Miss., bi-pt. 19. — A head-on
colli'ion occurred today between two
freight trains on the Illinois Central, 2
iml s from Abbeville. Botn trains were
badly wrecked, aud Jake Gentry, fire
man, and two negro bmkemen were
killed and the engineer of the south
bound train and a negro brukemau dan
gerously injured.
before the jury which rn -s the case,
A stuoy of the piece of cloth since its
receipt by Captain Porter nas led to the
startling discovery that it is a woman’s
handkerchief. It is about 10 incues
square. One of the corners is missing,
having been burned by rhe exploding
powder Just wny the Chicago secret :
service officers nave retained the hand-
kerobiei wnen all of the other artic.ei
in eVidt-nce have been surrendered to
the buffalo police is a mystery whiou
Captain Porter and Detective Gallagher '
refuse to explain. It is thought the
handkercnief nas been brought here to
serve as some sort of a clue.
iu oenalf of ratification. He aim
associates feel confident of victory.
Claim Accidental -hooting.
UIS
uspended In Il'Uior of the
Pend President,
, Sept. 19 — Wiieh thd
J clock strikes 2 today every wueel in
Chattanooga will cease to turn. Screen
cars and railroad traffic will lie stopped
for 15 minutes. Factories aud bui-me.-s
houses will be closed. Tne entire p .pu-
lace will attend worship at tne enurohe.'-
ii> honor oi tne uead ptvside'ar-
j At tne same hour six years> ago. Sept.
19. 1895, mounted ou a pratMmg black
cuarger aud e.'Coned by the Cty troops
of Cleveland, tue same mat follows ms
coffin to*lay. Governor McKinley oi
Oino rode at the head of the Ouiu troon>
* that took part m the dedication of
1 Cnickamuuga National Military pirn
1 here.
Jtusluc'B Suspended at Memphis.
Mkmphis, Sept. 19. —Busine>s is sns
pended here today in respect to tne
memory of rhe late President McKin
ley. The hotels, exchanges, public of
fices nud leading busiue-s houses are
draped in niouruing At uoou a mass
meeting was neld iu Confederate null,
tdc meeting place of the recent reunion
of confederate veterans, at wnich rt-so
iniions ad-peed at a citizens’ meetn g
last Monday wore read and appropriate
addresses delivered. Memorial servic -
were tieid this morning aim afternoon
Columbus’ Municipal Contest Pr m-
ises to lie Interesting.
Coi.umbus, Ga., Scpf. 19—Although
urged to run by many fru uds. D so r
B. Cowdery, a prominent merchaut, has
announced that lie will not be a candi
date for mayor of the city of Goiumous
tins fall. He was recently elected po
lice commissioner. Mayor L. H. Chap
pell will be a candidate to succeed hun-
sedf. Other candidates have been spoi.en
of, but none have positiv-iy anuonuced.
One of tiie warmest municipal cam
paigns seen litre in y ar.' w iB proem iy
be pulled off. Tiiere will, in all prooa-
bility, be two full sets of uldernianic
candidates. Mayor Ohanpeff’s t>o iti al
opponents are seeding to mine on soo.e
strong available man. aud the mayor’s
friends are iimug up for mm soud y.
There promises to be a pretty fivh i
this office. Mayor Chappell na» fflieu it
w ith credit for lour years.
THEY TOOK OVERDOSES.
Tvro Vounj* Men of K bertou f onuo In
Djinjj Conti11 ion.
Ei.bkkton. Ga . Sept. 19.—H. P. Mat
tox, a proiunlfmt young l'iisiiie!-s man of
tiiis place, was found iu an unconscious
condition iu ms room yesterday. Med
ical attention was summoned, bar dea h
ensued iu about two u .ur- Ir. was
found that he had taken au ov roo«e 4
morphine, or some otner op’.u'e. He mvi
been suffering a nsnierabt}’ and about
midnight go; th mediume. Ic is .'iip-
posed that in trying to relieve tne wnu
he took too much. He wa- a member
of n v»*ry prominent muuiyaud a bro:u-
er oi iion Jnun L M..tt x, cnairnt tii
of rtu county D-miocrauc txecuiive
commi-ree.
Bat r Charles H. Anbury was a so
ft'Uim uaconscioas from an over io-c of
chlorai. Meoic.il atioiirioii was .'um-
moned aud it is thougnt mat ne will
recover.
Mrs. Taylor's Narrow Ksc.ine.
C i.t'Miu>, Ga., Sept. 19 —Mrs. D. A.
Taylor, wife of the veil known far-
nitme man, iia i a t arrow esc.: tie from
bu ng manuied to m ath by a street i ar
in front oi tne transfer station. h‘
was hurrvmg across a track to catch a
car on tin* omer track, not noticing an
approaching oar only 5t lew leer away.
Sue was eum r s’ruck by the car or >•. ff
in her haste and exeitem m. The oar
rolled upon her, but the motorman
stopped it jU't m tune to pvcTent .u«*
wheels from crashing in f body- A* it
WaG, she WAS y r ; :;-,,i.i:od,
with the feXecptlfftl of n lew InaiaisT ' ^
I’reaclier Sii'-a o or a airy.
Carrollton, Ga , Sept. 19 —A most
ur que nud unusual suit bus recently
been brougnt iu the superior court n*.re,
L. F- Keeks, a negro minister, served
one of the negro Meuiodist churches
h' re on au agreed salary, as alleged, of
$350 per an mi pi, last jfear, Hu charges
cfle.V only palu a liiilo over clou, ana tie
avers that he complied with his contract
and thai there is uue him now ab at
He su ,j k for a judgment against
me church property, and names m®
(Buyers oi the church as parties d«-
feadaut
Birmingham. Ala., Sent. 19.—Fritz at ail the churches. At the hour of me
Carle, Jr., a saloonkeeper, shot and
probably wounded Ira Dunham, his bar
tender, yesterday, behind his bur ou the
South Side. Dunham will hardly re
cover. Carle claims the shooting was
accidental. The two unm were playing
with a bottle of seltzer and a pistol.
Carle gave himself up, pending an in
vestigation.
Johtifllon Will Titke Stump.
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 19. -Ex-Gov
ernor Johnston has declared himself on-
Commissioners For Galveston.
Galveston, Sept. 19.-The board of
city commissioners to govern the city of
Galveston during the next two years, kiltad*
<Ltlio<l l<or Rejoicing.
Evansville, Ind., Sept. 19 —Robert
Walsii was taken before the police judge ' posed to the new constitution of the
and sentenced to the county jail for state as presented by the recent const!-
three mouths for making the remark tutional convention for adoption or n
that he was glad McKinley had been j ecrio n by the people of Alabama.
provided for by special uct of the Texas
legislature, took cnarge of the city
affairs this evening. Mayor Jones aud
the board of aldermen officially Barren-
denug their offices.
Was the Wrong Negro.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 19.—John
Glover, the negro arrested iu Pensacola
and brought to Montgomery on the Jup
position that he was Joe Glover, the
murderer of Oscar Gillis, has been re-
leased by Sheriff Waller. It was proved
beyond doubt tnat he was the wrong
All Knglnes to Stop.
Houston, Tex , Sept. 19.—The Inter-
national aud Great Northern Railway
company issued orders to all engineers
and conductors to stop engines and
trains wherever they mar be at l9:2u
o'clock today for 10 minutes, out of re
spect to the memory of President Me
Kiuiey. All bells will be tolled at in
tervals during the stop. Similar orders
He
states that he will go on the stump and
ficht the new paper and will begin his
work at au early date.
president’s bin iff at Cuutoti au tue b ...
of the en arches and fire uepartnien:
were tolled.
Memorial Kxcrcl«e* at Mobile.
Mobile, Sep*. 19.—Puolic exercises in
memory of tne late president were held
in tue theater tnis afternoon. Business
was practically suspended duriug tne
services and a great outpouring of peo
ple atteiiued. The ur grain carried oui
was appropriate in every respect, it
included a masterful address by Hou.
Humus Taylor, United Stares minister
to Spain during Cleveland's last admin
istration. Many business houses are
draped iu mouruiug.
Kobbed a >teiiin«>r.
Mobile, Sept. 19.—The British steam
er Eastfield, loaded here with a cargo of memorial services were held in the lead-
nearly 2,000,000 feet of lumber for Sourn »*>« cnurches this morning.
Nashville Honors .McKinley,
N ASHVILLE. Sept. 19. —There is a prac
tical suspension of business in honor of
the late president. All of the state,
conuty aud federal offices are closed aud
Was Bendy to Die. w
Swainsucrad, Gn , Sept. B? 20
miles east of nere iu this cou i y, Mrs.
N. J. Drake died in a mrsteri *us w:»y.
The Free Will Baptist cnurch, of which
Mrs Drake was a devoted mem t er, had
assembled at the appointed place for
baptism. Her youngest cmlu was oap-
tised, and when tue baptism was over
she remarked that she had liven to see
ker last child baptised aud was tn u
ready to die. As soon ns the last word
was spoken she fed dead ou the spot.
L«m Mtfilng the Vernon.
Columbus, Ga., Sept. 19 —ihe work
of repairing the Vernon hotel, pr* para-
tory to a thorougn remodeling oi cue
hostelry at a cost of thousands of dol
lars, began yesterday. Ed Rieciue, m®
popular Macou uotel man. will be in
charge of tiie remodeled Vernon IB i«
now in tne n -rth. aud it is unders-ooff
tout he is buying a full equipment of
up-to-date note! furniture.
Wes eyan’s Kali T-rm Begins.
Macon, Sept. 19. —The fall term of
Wesleyan Female college, the oldest
chartered female college in rue world,
commenced with tne largest inarricala
tiou ever recorded on un opening d*' tn
it' history. Georgia and several otner
states are largely represented. Wes
leyan never had brighter promises tor
the future than now.
dent saw very few.
Among those who called were a half ,
■core of the rough rmers several of j Apolo*.*.-d to K-cupe Death,
trieni in their broau brimmed sombreros. Hr. vub*ko v ^ .
The president saw them for a moment. • bTANi,Ef ‘WV. Mo,, Sept. 19.—A mob of
Tho face of the -lead president was f n Fry citizens caotured Perry Marsh
America, was ro:>bed of several hundred
dollars’ worth of property in the shape
of liquor, a chronometer and other
things. The sheriff aud city detectives
are expected to be issued by 12 other an ‘ working on the case, but no arrests
roads centering here. have been mad&
HUhnp Gulues Denies Charge.
Norfolk, Sept. 19.—The assertion of
seen for the last time as it lay in state
a: the courthouse. The casket was sealed
before it was Lorn awny from the court
house. Bv the direction of the raon
aroka of Europe, the South American
rulers, the governors of Bmisn ooloniei
iu A-i* ralia aud Canada, the eui i>eror
oCr'Jsj au, from all quarters of the earth.
laooror, who had said he wished Presi
dent McKinley would die, and taxing
him to the city park, rhreateued to lynch
him. Marsh apologized aud the crowd
dispersed.
« hicugo Has •200,000 Fire.
.... tuveuriiu, Chiuago, Sept. 19 — Fireiu the 1 story
laot, came decorations to adorn m 278-282 Madison atn et today
lebier of Mr. McKinley with flowers, dlti 1200,000 damage. The Tribune cir-
n(se fragrance might bo symbolical of eulatmg <lenartiueut, J. J. Shay & Uo.,
hiFweetneas and purity of the ended Blorsheim & (Jo. and rhe American Bill
,U Bat those tributes from foreign lowing comi>auy shared iu the losses.
• ouri house Contract Awarded.
Ozark, Ala., Sept. 19.—The ooutracr
a local paper that Parker, the Atlanta lla ‘ < beeu awarded tor the construction
negro hero of the tragic event at the °f Uaie county’s new courthouse. Bid'
Buffalo exposition, once lived here aud were received from seven firms in vari-
was arrested for stealing coal, is indig- ons ctries. They ranged from $21.4411
nantly denied by the Rev. Games of tue to $35,000. F. M. Dooson of Jasper,
Atricau Methodist church. He declares Ala., secured the contract at the first
that he has known Parxer for years; named figures,
that he is a Georgia u. gro and that ne
was never arrested for stealing or ou
any other charge.
Hours Capture IlrliUh.
London, Sept, '.a-The Boers have
captured 2(H) British troops aud three
guns at Scfieepers-Nok.
•I
Connor For -upreme Court.
Goldsboro, N, O., Sept. 19 —The in
formation comes from a reliable source
that thu friends of Judge H. G Connor
will present his name to the next .'late
convention for associate justice of tn<
supreme court.
A union
memorial service was held at the taber
nacle tuis afternoon by representatives
of all denominations and tne auditorium
was crowded with people of all creeds
and conditions.
>ei vices In Sew Orleans.
Nkw Orleans, Sept. 19—Public ser
vices in memory of the late President
McKinley were held here today. The
mayor, »tare and city officials, the for
eign consuls, the cletgyaud citizens and
the military participated. Adure!>K.-s
were made from two stands erected in
Elk P.ace. Business was practically
suapeuaud daring the afternoon.
Montgomery Mourns.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 19.—Union
services, in winch all denominations
participated, were held this afternoon
m the Montgomery theater iu honor of
the president. All business houses were
closed. The city is draped iu black and
tne state Capitol is closed.
To Connect Two Cities.
Chattanooga, Sept. 19 —The Cum
berland Telepnone company’s agent tins
announced that witniu a very brief time
connection would be opened between
tnD city and Atlanta The company i»
completing a uandsome building tor tue
local exchange. Tiie latest aud m ist
approved switchboard is to be put in.
< Imttnhoorhee Rising.
Columbus, Ga., ^epr. 19.—The Chat
tahoochee river is 23 inches above ordi
nary stages at the Columbus wharf, aud
is still rising, due ro the heaw rains in
the northern part of the sta*e.’ Consid
erable damage to crops down the river
will probably result from the overflow.
Four Negro '-ifthermen Drowned.
Norfolk, Sept. 19. — Four negro
fiffiermeu, names not known, weiw
drowned by the capsizing of a boar is
the fierce soutbwester, uow central off
Cape Henry. The unfortunate men were
employed ar rhe fishery of Lewie A
Mayo, near Ocean View.
Kmory College Opqps.
Oxford, Ga., Sept. 19 —Th® sixty-
tiftn annual session of Emory coLeg*
opened yesterday with quite an elab
orate program. A lasge crowd of new
students was at the opening aud a great
many more are expected within the next
week or two.
Mint River Rising Rapidly.
Montezuma. Ga , Sept 19. — Rain®
here for 24 hours yesterday were the
heaviest known iu years. All tram®
stopped. Creeks and rivers areimptuMa-
ble. The Hint river i* rising mptuly,
aud is oxpccied to get very troublesome.*