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!?e;Has Secured Control of Louis? ville and Nashville R. R. ?y^Sew Jork, April 15.-Wall street ?p?ss?d through one of its most excit ^^^periods today. The Louisville and ^^^shviJle situation which had hung ^^poacingly over the district for a ^^ref?k or more, was cleared by_the un ^^cSsputed statement that John W. p|Kates and his assistants has wrested lllpatrol of the property from the Bel ^m?pntr party and were" in absolute pos ^^session. Accordingly this statement, ?p?ch had been discounted the day ^^p^ore was one th3t the Gates faction ||||?^se-lected .J. ?. Morgan & Co. to ^^?tt?er.the differences between the .con? tending: interests. While-these events were happening ?^?ovement without parallel in the p^nia?xiry of the stock exchange was on ^^pgSouthem railway. Trading in ^^^athern railway common set in on a |||||!emendous scale and at one time in ^^^st centered almost entirely in that $: L.IKD I PROBLEM SOLVED. Pierpont Morgan & Co. Abso ;M& Masters of the System. lll^New York, April 17.-The following ; - -authoritative statemen t respecting the ?0&cisYi?& and Nashville situation ^p^s made today by a . member of the of J. P. Morgan & Co. flfejThe public, as well as the_ specu ^feit?ve community should bear in mind S' .'these three things : v V. . _ There will be no corner. There will be no contest for ^control. - ;"3. J. P. Morgan- absolutely con ivfe&ls. Louisville and-Nashville. ^^*;iThe first is assured by Mr. Gates -.rand the manner in which he has 'dis-.' |?-posed of his .stock. Mr. Belmont's l^?atements are assurances as to the. ^Q&?UQ and J. P. Moragn & Co aref ^^^iisors for the third. - ^^^-Further, Louisville and Nashville Ipcc?l be operated, in the future" as it ^?as been in the past and there will be ^^OiChange. >;\. i4J. P. Morgan & Co. say positively. Ill&at: the present status of - the road, re? mains as it has been heretofore, ex ;";?cept that X P. -Morgan & Ca control ?.Wd direct absoultely and without ^qualification. !f?::;:.--'* Those who intimate that. Mr. ^Gatesf-might possibly jnake" troubl? in f^t&e future, or that he is in any pcsi |||j|on? to co so, are much mistaken. |iThe on?y one to Ix, reckoned with in J :the management of Louisville and |||feshvii]e is Mr. Morgan. If this fact gis borne in mind there will be no mis v*junderstanding and no. need of gness^ +Jing. The situation is controlled by ^?m. and that should be sufficient |ggu^antee to everybody." . ^- .Charles W. Gates, son of John WI. ^Sktes, .made several trips to the office |i|???J. P. Morgan- & Co. during the g?orning and conferred /with Mr. Per ^kins. .Francis Lynde Stetson, Mr. ^SEoig?n's ' attorney, was closeted, with ( ^^her representatives of the; firm, and ] i|lt ?was reported that all the- essential ^[?t?ils of the agreement between ^/Messrs. Belmont and Gates had been completed^ ?|||Mr. Belmont had nothing to say for H?pub-Ucation. As foreshadowed yester pday, the regular monthly meeting of g^e Louisville and Nashville direct ffersv. scheduled for today, was indefi ?^nitely postponed for lack of a quorum. gj;'>s*'.0ie statement of J. P. Morgan & ^^5?'seems-to c? a very thorough sum pniiiig up of ?he situation," said Au pigust Belmont. "It covers the ground ulandi have noshing to add to it." Ipfohn W. ' Gates saw Mr. Perkins at fehoon, but had nothing to say for pub f: ?ieation. except to deny a rumor that ? a, hitch had occurred in the agreement ^negotiations. / r ^ 'Mr. Gates, when shown the Morgan | .;- statement, bearing Mr. Belmont's en ^fersen?ent, said; ^"."cfl fully concur with the sentiments Hexprressed in the statement and am f^g?adthat they meet with Mr. Bel |?nKmt's approvaL" "The legal representatives of the Informer contending interests in Lonis llville and Nashville met in "the after pnoon- and, according to trustworthy ^reports, settled the terms of the ^agreement. It is not likely that the f?e?xact details wi IT be.made public, as 02O? concerned say the matter is of a 11 private and confidential character. ?a?es Couldn't Squeeze Belmont New York, April 18.-The Evening tost printed a statement today that1 "ght had been thrown cn the motive ^Jwhich led to a settlement cf the.Louis ?r|vil?e and Nashville situation. The I^Post said : [V^The Gat?? pool appeared to have ?Tsecured a majority of the 860,000,000 if.?f the Louisville stock, and if it saw fifcit could have *'squeezed" the shorts the operation is generally styled in til street. Mr. Gates walked in to the office of J. P. Morgan & Co. and, ?fe-xplained the situation, intimating || that the pool was ready to sell cut to i .tue bankers at a reasonable profit. l|?The bankers realized the seriousness M?i the case and invited^ August Bel? lmont, chaiman of the Louisville and il^?ashvii?e board of dircetors, to attend f ;a conference. Mr. Gates was there I and briefly explained that he and his I friends had bought the read. Mr. I Belmont did not seem at 7aii disturbed. , 1 "You have got control, there is no; Jldoubt about that," Mr. Belmont is j iv'said to have remarked to Mr. Gates, j l ^^nd I guess there is no doubt about 1 ^somebody being badly" cornered from j H the looks of things. But I am afraid ? there is a mistake' somewhere." Mr. 1 Belmont is alleged to have continued. I /'Perhaps the gentleman does! not |> know whom he has caught short. I ? am not short and never have been, ? That $5,000,000 of new stock was sold .for the company. You and your .fjfriends have got control of the com- j y pany-you are the company. The ! :!>higher"tbe price is put up on the | Jlshorts, the more it will cost the com- j Upany-yourself, that is." After Mr. Belmont's explanation of ?iment promptly improved. Try Chamberlain's Stomach scad Lrvea; ?^ete^1^ b^Vjih^^' :T JT sale " by Dr j SPEECH m mm ! FOB DEAF MUTES, I Dr. Stapler of Macon Demon I strates Remarkable Discovery Before Georgia ^sdicai As? sociation. i Savannah, Apri] IS.-In the conven j tion of the Georiga Medical associa ! tion today Dr. 'ld. M. Stapler of j Macon read a paper on clinics and i methods of establishing hearing in ! deaf mutes. He illustrated his paper, with living subjects whose ages ranged from 3 to 19 years. ;Kitty Smith, Atomy MeBee, George Benton and Prank Evans, who. were born deaf and dumb, and Clifford Davis, 7 years old, deaf since S months of age the result of measles, appeared before the association with Dr. Stap? ler to demonstrate that their hearing and speech have been established. Dr. Staplers treatments embraces no ope? ration, but consists of manipulation of tubes, through variations of air pres? sure, in .the.middle ear. Good-for Rheumatism. . Last fall I was. taken with a very severe attack of muscular rheumatism which caused me great pain and annoyance. After trying several prescriptions 'and rheumatic cures, I decided to use Cham? berlain's Pain Bairn, which I had seen ad? vertised in the South Jerseyman. After ?two applications cf this remedy Twas much better, and af ;er using one bottle, .was completely cured;-Sallie Harris, Sa lem, ?v J. For sale by Dr A J China. "War is Heil," Said Sherman. I Manil3, April 17;-The mixed Court martial which tried Major Littleton W. T. Waller, of the marine corps, on the charge of executing natives of Samar without tried, began today the ] trial of lieut. John H. A. Day, of the marine corps, cn the same charge. Lieut Day ^ testified in his own defence. He" said, the man shot oh January IS was a spy, who was shot by Major Waller's orders and added: * ' I ordered Private Kresage to fire at his .head and ordered Megree to fire -at the centre of his back.. After the shooting 1 saw a." convulsive shudder of the man's shoulders, placed my. own revolver to his forehead and shot Kim dead. I ordered the police to "leave the body on the ground as an example to the natives." .Major Waller testified that he. order? ed the shooting of eleven men on Jan? uary 20, but denied odering the execu? tion cf a man or.. January 19. He admitted that he eas very ill. Sur? geon Love " testified that Major Wal? ler's temperature o:a January 19 was 105. His "illness was, such that he was not fitted to command. It . was likely lie might have given the order and forgot all about it. He thought an officer would have been justified in disobeying the order. Shot in His Lefc Lee A_ 5 For all kinds of sor^s, burns, bruises or other wounds De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve is a sure cure. Skin diseases yield to it af "* once. vNever fails in oases of piles. Cool mg and healing. Noce genuine but De-j Witt's. Beware of counterfeits. 4iI suf? fered for many years ?rcm a sore caused by a gun shot wound in my left leg." says A* S Fuller, English, ".[nd. "It would not heal and gave me much trouble. I used ail kinds of remedies to no purpose until I tri?d DeWitl's Witch Hazel Salve. A few boxes cured me." J S Hughson & Co. Peace With the' Boers. JL-ondon. April 17.-The Daily Mail claims to have authority to announce that bases of peace have been practi? cally agreed upon at Pretoria, but says that some little time will elapse before the details ol: the plan can be perfected. The paper adds that upon finding the British government refused on Wednesday to modify its terms with, regard to amanesty, the British deci? sion practically - leaving them the alternative of accepting the British terms or breaking up the conference, was then communicated to them and the delegates proved much more rea? sonable. When Lord Milner the Brtiish high commissioner in South Africa, prom? ised the delegates one or two seats on the executive council, subject to the approval of the Government, and pending the restoration of a responsi? ble government, they practically j agreed to .accent the British terms. Some details, continues the Daily j Mail, which are not likely to create j difficulty, still remain to be settled. j Lord'Milner has summoned from j Johnannesburg an Australian .expert, j who is to assist in estimating the cost | of rebuilding and restocking the Boer | farms. The delegates, concludes the paper, haye acted quite independently of j their representativse in Holland. . Boers to Vote on Peace. London, April Io.-The government ! leader,, A. J. Balfour, in the house of j commons today mace the following ; important statement': '* After two conferences between j Lord Milner, the British high com- i missioner of South Africa, and Lord j Kitchener and the Boer delegates at j Pretoria, Lord Kitchener, ^biie refus- ? ing to grant an armistice on military j grounds bas agreed to give facilities ! for the election and meeting of repre- ] sentatives of the various Boor c^m- j monds to consider the position. The j Boer leaders have, therefore, lefr Prc- j torin to carry out. this pinn." Mr. Balfour added that it was net j expected that comanication between j the British authorities and thc Boer i leaders could be resumed in less than j three weeks' time. For Infants and Children. Ik Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of ! PB?iSE FROM ? Q?ONOSM FOE. i _1 I Ex-Governor Chamberlain's Esti? mate of Wade Kampton. _ i i (From the Springfield Republican. ) ' j To the Editor of the Republican : ! j Your editorial notice today of the j j death of Wade Hampton leaves little to j be said by others. My own relations \ j to him were, of course, peculiar, ana ; i may possibly give an interest to my j j view and estimate of him. I have in j j other places and on other occasions \ spoken cc him, and what I shall now | ? say will not be new. Force of charac- ! ? ter and finely balanced judgment were, j ! as ? see it. the leading traits of Hamp- ? ! ton. As ;you remark he was not a j j Calhoun or Clay. He does not belong ; ! on the roil of great orators or states- j ; men. But to say this is not to dispar- j ? age or disrate Hampton. I venture to j ! say that South Carolina has never had j a great orator cr statesman who could j have done what Hampton did : could j have led the State so wisely and mas-1 terfully as Hampton did in the cir- j cumstances under which he- did his j most conspicuous and valuable work, j The great orator or statesman has his j place,- but it is; properly not higher j than the place of the greater leader ? of the people who ?. by force of . will j and the genius of command guides a State in stormy and trying times. Hampton, therefore, ought to stand among the very foremost of the men of his State who have acted high j parts. / ?. j in saying this I am not saying that | what Hampton, did was the wisest thing that could have been done. I am only expressing my conviction that as the leader of his people in a great, vital political and social strug? gle he played a high part, a part which no other citizen of the State was probably equal to : a part which in my judgment, no other citizen of the State at any period of her- history could probably have played so well. His mastery of men, of self-willed, even reckless, men was absolute : his j power of directing and controlling j the forces with which he had to deal i and to reach the results he aimed at, j was truly wonderful. In th s height j of surrounding excitement he could be j serene and ecliect?d : in moments j when it was easy to be unrestrained j he could be mod?rate. Whoever else j lost his balance, Hampton never did. ? Back of all this courage and poise j and self-control and supporting them I ali, there was beyond doubt a firm j conviction that his cause was ^he j cause cf justice, of peace and of civil- j ization. No man who knew Hampton or is familiar with his career can 'duobt his profound devotion to the public welfare. One may question the wisdom Gf his policy, may think another and different policy might have brought better results, but no one who is weil informed can question Hampton's fidelity to his own best judgment. He steadily followed the right as he asw it, and he was as sure to follow it in days, of defeat as in days cf victory. He fell upon evil times as. well as upon ' prosperous. He felt "the slings and arrows of out-j rageous fortune," as well as the ap-? pi anse and ebeeerscf his*- fellow citi- j zesn, but through it .all he bore him? self, so far as I can see, 'without mis? take or fault, from the point of view he took. _ Ox'er his open grave nothing could j persuade me to utter dispraise or} blame, if I could see the- gravest mis- ! takes in his career, for ? feel sure he was true at all ' times to what he regarded as his duty. " There is no higher praise, no greater success than j 'this. To meet a great crisis success-1 fully, to win the plaudits of a whole j people, to^see* much of-.the applause i changed to detraction-, and through it all to keep steadily on the lofty and true path of honor and patriotism, even to the end, is a record which entitles Hampton to a place second to no one in the hearts of his people and the records of his State. It was Burke who said: "Nothing but the possession of some power can, j with any certainty, discover what at j the bottom is the true character of any i man." Hampton was tried by this | test, and-by it he. stands approved, j and will stand while our memory cf I Jai m lasts. D. IL Chamberlain. ! ?z West Brookfield, April 15, 1902. The Supreme Court of Georgia I held, in the recent case of The Phoe? nix Insurance Copmany -of Hartford ! vs. Schwartz, that a clause in a policy j of fire insurance-requiring the assured to keep the books and inventories of j her business "securely locked in a fire j proof safe at nigth, and at ail times when the building (in which the j stock insured was located) is not ac? tually open for business," or, failing I in this, to "keep such books and in-j ventories in some place net exposed to a fire which would destroy the * * * building, " -did not apply to a sus? pension of business caused by such an emergecny as a fire raging in the vicinity and threatening the consump? tion of the building, the same not being actually shut up and business operations being interrupted because of the threatened danger. The court said under such circumstances the clause in question required the insured to exercise reasonable diligence to preserve the books and inventories. James B. Park, mayor of Greenwood and a lawyer, hy profession, hrs iud the city of Laurens for 82.000. claim? ing that, amount as attorney's fee in thv suit of Henry Garrison against tqe city of Laurens. Mr. Park represent- j ed Garrison in this suit, the success- I ful object of which was to con;pel the i city to collect taxes from the Laurens j cotton mills. The cotton mills had j been exempted from taxation by a city j ordinance, but the plaintiff contended I that the exemption wasuneonstitution- ? ?1 and the court sustained hin). Mr. Park, it is sa i'd, received 3 small fee from private individuals and has seve? ral times applied to the present and the preceding council for further com- j pensa ti on. which was always refused, the city holding that the suit was not authorized nor encouraged by it. Tit****. Reginald-My father had D. D \m behind his name. Jimmy-Dat's nattin'. Dey tock mr fat lier to de alcoholic ward an" p:n !>. ..X- behind his nam**.---Philadelphia Kee .^or& Habana, April 18.-The ' audiencia court today accepted the bond of $100, - OOO offered by a fidelity company for the appearance of Estes G. Rathbone. The court requires, however, that this bond be drawn before a notary. This i involves much time and expense as j notary's fees and a State tax must be : paid. A number of Cuban senators ! and reprsentatives-elect have sent a j telegram to President-elect Estrada ? Palma at Gibara, petitioning him to ! askt eh United States to pardon all ! Amreicans now under arrest in Cuba. ; Eathbone's case seems to have stirred ! Cuban sentiment strongly in his favor, and the movement to ask pardon is promised by this sentiment A Literary Tea Tcper. There have been many literary tea topers, but William Hazlitt, the writer ana critic, probably surpassed every ether author in the singularity. and : strength cf his potations. Rising usu I ally sit 1 or 2 o'clock in the --ay, ne ; would sit over his breakfast of ex ! ceedin'gly strong black tea and a toast? ed French rc!!-if he had -no work on hand-for .hours, silent, motionless and self absorbed as a Turk. It was the only stimulant or luxury, he ever tock, and he was very fas? tidious about its quality, using always the most expensive kind and eonsum -ing. when he lived alone, about a ! pound a week. He always made the tea himself, half filling the teapot with tea. pouring boiling water on it and then almost immediately pouring it out and mingling with it a'great quantity of sugar and cream. Such a beverage must have been de? licious. Indeed, Douglas Jerrold says, "there was fascination"in it." but us a daily stimulant it must have been most deleterious, and as the essayist died after several severe attacks from a dis-. ease of the digestive organs it prob? ably caused his death.-Beverages. . PbenoasenaJ ??cseyaoon. A newly married couple were on their way from Antwerp to Paris when one of their fellow passengers cut his throat with a razor in the railway car? riage in which they vrcre traveling. Another shock- awaited them in Paris. A visitor in the hotel in which they .were staying was killed in the lift in their presence. On Sunday they called on a friend living in Paris who had invited them to lunch at his house. When extending the invitation the friend observed, laughing. "You will not ilnd any corpses with me." But when they arrived at the house their host greeted them with a request to have the lunch put oX as his servant had died that morning in a bathtub from heart disease. This was too much fer the bride, who fainted and then went into hysterics. Tho "couple subsequently toole the first train back to Antwerp.-London Globe. Frexb Pa-cat Sta fag. .A fresh paint siainvch woolen goods ,' will disappear if rubbed against other woolen goods. Fer instance; if. the stain is on the sleeve of a coat take that garment cir" and rut) the paint against the ether sleeve, lt will disap? pear and ?ehve no sign. This is easier than applying turpentine and exactly as efficacious, but it must be done while the paint is still wet. 'T-evas Easier. "So yen are going to ICurcpe?" "I am." answered the young man. "Why don't you stay here in Ameri? ca, where there are so many opportu? nities to make a fortune?" "Well. I've concluded that the other side is easier. Of course you can make a fortune if yen will stay and work for it but people ure always mere liberal when they are. away from home. I have concluded that it is much easier to go over there and let .the. other Americans bring it to me."-Y\*ushing ton Star. Va?aab?e Advice. Young Lady-A friend of mine is en? gaged to a mau. and now he refuses to marry her. What would you advise her to do? Old Lawyer-Is the man wealthy? Young Lady-So. Be hasn't a shil? ling. Old Lawyer-Then I'd advise her to write Lim a nice letter of thanks. London Telegraph. Sp??aCers. Thorns and splinters rinding their way under the skin frequently give con? siderable pain. If they cannot oe im? mediately extracted, for which purpose a new needle will be found in most cases a sufficient surgical instrument, the part should be bathed with hot water. In event ot ia Mam rna tion the steam of hot water should be applied. To Wa sb 3i Ont. Yes." said the aristocrat. "I was in? dignant, and 1 wrote hin) that the clandestine marriage of our son to his daughter was a blot cn the family scutcheon, and his only reply was to send me an advertisement of a new brand of soap he is just putting on the market." C?o??ds on fae Horizon. "Old Multimillion is afraid that some day he may be pour." "What gives him that iden?" "His daughters" husbands."-Puck. Water sufttci^nt to cover one acre ont iuch deep will weigh 101 tons. lin ftcasnn For ?ei^S. "What kind of a society is yours?1' ashed !?er fat lier. "A secret society." she replied. "Kui wbat is its object?" "Ob. just to ha\> secrets from the ! other girls."'-Chicago Post. Soac to Spare. "Keg pardon." said the suspicious looking fellow, meeting Subbubs in a dark street, "but what time have you?" "Just enough to catch my train," re? plied Subbubs as he' hastened on.~Ea: I The sZSiid Ton Have Allays BcngM, and vrMea ?as been ! 5m :;ise fox ever 30 years* lias boise '?lie szgnatnre of .,, , ,-? and lias been made under Ms per-. /J* JC^^/J^T^'A^ so"a* supervision since its infancy* ABoT^ziG one to deceive yon In tMs. All Counterfeits, imitations and "?Tnst-as-geod53 are I>ui7 Experiments that tri?e "wita and endanger the healtli of Infants and. CML?ren-Experience against Ssperimen.? ' What Is CASTOR SA ? Castaria is a narr&Tess Substitute for Castor OI25 Fare goric, 3D>rops and Soothing- Syrups. It is Pleasant? Iv contains neither Opiiini, Morphine nor oilier ]5arectii? substance. Its age is its guarantee, it destroys "worms and allays Feverishness, It cures Diarriioa and Wind Coiie. It relieves Teetliing Troubles? cures Constipation and Flakeney. It assimilates tlie Food?> reg?iiates the Stomacn and Bowels, giving- feealtny and natara! sleep* The C?ii?dresrs Panacea-The Mother's Frien?. QEmm zs Ost In Use For Over 'SO'/Years. ' THC CUNTAOR COMPANY, 77 ECUR?AY STREET, KEW YORK CITY. ' ?kiar v * y urr 'aau/faiw AND We took in a lot of ?2* ? . . Which have since fattened up, and being acclimated are really more fit for present use than fresh ones. The time approaches when planters are pre? paring for the next year. Come and see thei?. They will be sold worth the money. Die 18 THE GREAT HIGHWAY OF TRADE AIW THA?EL. Uniting the Principal Commercial Centers and Heaitn asat? Pleasure Resorts of the S?^itn ^i?h t?*e & & and WEST. Sign-Class. 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