The Atlanta constitution., 1900-08-27
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Washington, August 2O.-William NJ.
! Johnson. of Hackensack. n. J.. president
/ OF the New Jersey state senate. has been
| rendered and has accepted the ONCE OF
first assistant postmaster general, made
vacant by the resignation Of Perry Heath
He will take charge in a few days.
Palestine. Tex. August 2o.-waIter
/ WilkersOn was today convicted Of Dartici-
| patton in the Humphries lynching which
/ occurred IN Henderson county IN May,
| 1892. and was sentenced to the peniten-
! tiarv for life. Three other men have re-
1 ceiVed life sentences for the olfense.
Buckeye. I. T. August 21.-Hon. Tams
! BiNby, who for three years has been act
I ing chairman of the Dawes commission,
| today forwarded his resignation TO the
| sttretary of the interior Mr.. Bixby has
! been selected as chairman of the repuo-
! lican state central committee Of Minne-
sofa and resigns 10 take part in the
! campaign.
Fort Worth. Tex. August 21-Gatz and
/ Cicero Copeland were instantly killed IN
/ a duel with George and Charles Baker,
| twenty PAGES with wiuchesters Both OF
the Bakers were badly wounded IN mo
shpCidcr ana sloin ana NY 'lle- 70
/ origin Of the toUo4a Is cue 70 ianly az
/ fairs.
Denver. Col. August 21.-Ten million
dollars. it is estimated viii be the dam
/ age, present and prospective caused Dy
/ the forest fires now sweeping over the
1 mountains Of Colorado and wyoming
/ According 70 General Land Agent Want
I land. of the Union Pacific road. the loss
of timber burned is only u comparatively
small item in the total amount OF dam
{ aue. In many places. he Sa4u, Ln9
{ fires are spreading over almost bara
country. land where there is nothing but
-ra III. H-fs# "a
timber ten and twenty years hence II II
had not been for those fires.
London August c8.-Tae Rome corre-
spondnnt OF The Daily Mail SAYS; During
the last few weeks cuelists nave caused
q perfect slaughter IN italy. As many aS
last SATURDAY. During the last year 2.4uO
due.- have been fought in ltaiE ana 50
bats Were between ARMY ul1ce-S e'i1
based on the most trivial preteXts.
Paris. August 22-Regardlng the accusa-
tiou that ne violated the co-stituton IN
/ accepting the decoration al grand ol4lceE
l of the Legion of Honor. }endereu nlAt IA
behalf Of the feh q L'.-,..- - -
W. Peck, the coum..ssigaer genera %
the United states at the Paris e2poaltion'
II vas especially careful not 20 make q
formal accep ept1uce Cf the same Wllen pre-
sented "a me stated that I had e%-
amiued The laws ol the 7 alted states on
I the subject. ANA L4ltL ~ Ht-Atc --g
preciotius the aonor. c1-ld I3~ 49, -
formal acceptance At the present Ll-ie.
Air. Peck has received ne decof1 -l2n' -'
possession OF which ae sIii nous pe"4-
ing auVicls from 81 aSillE5-oa.
/ Guantanamo. Province Of Santiago Do
Cuba. August There is q vigorous r.
I sumption nj WorH up0n t--s part l- -
agricultural Industries in the province OK
Santiago do Cuba. The santa LUCIA is1iI-
t1tion. at l.eVeta. has produced -t-9yj 9iis5
a.
Company. ur .3ueS. is eEettill=5 4 f-'0--
sugar mill with capacity gT l,l55 h-s5
CalIv. LarEe amount o- E-Ii@llsil al
Esracul for The expectation OF cOc0aqlt5
10 the number OF million su-d Aa--r
monthly
Havana. August 22.-Au the persons ac-
cused Of compIicity IL the Havana Cls-
toms house frauds were acquitted today.
The president Of the court. consisting OF
three judges, has inserted II the decision
a clause Cd the effect that he thinks I0ur
OF the accused are Glilty. ana tItr7e may
be taken before the supreme court.
suddlosboro. Ky. August The con-
fe1ieT9te veterans ~ Ben county. through
their camp al thi5 place. have he2rti-y
iudorsed the sentiments Expressed ny
General D. -. ''oieali ~ ms -1-t5- - 10 'itS
come .crlte association OF me arm. OF
Tennessee. They also passed q resolu-
tion commencing tEe efforts OF General
Gordon 20 entirely o3lirerate sectional
ism.
Santiago de Cuba. August 23.-Governor
was received by 5a3 Cuh4ns, who ilned
the streets FROM tine wharf - the palace.
where rec utl0l. NJ TL-fen tha civil aa-
thorities were present, was held The
general was accompanied 10 the palace
bva mounted escort and by Cuban bands
OF music.
New Orleans. August 2s--zarn Fields. a
Z young negro, W WtH al-.t o. us's-i- =. 20 t-.,'