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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-09
Citizens Terror Stricken.

During the night reports came in from
all directions of the steals of horses and
vehicles, clothing and food by the con-
victs, and as the report that the con-
victs were at large spread, citizens in
the outlying districts became terror
stricken and barred their houses Bright
and early today an increased number of
guards, well armed and mounted, were
started out from the penitentiary and
today was spent in as exciting a man
hunt perhaps as has been experienced in
this part Of the country since the border
days.
1t Is believed that all of the convicts
will ultimately be captured, if not over
taken by the guards and shot. Each
prisoner has undergone an examination
under the Bertillon system and today
these descriptions were mailed to every
chief of police in the country.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-09
Qui | Drivers at Savannah.

ATLANTA, Nov. 8 The Georgia Press
association. 60 strong. left last night
over the Central Of Georgia for Savan.
nah to attend the state fair. They 90.
Icupled. two Pullman sleeDera
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-09
Fog HasLifted.

LONDON. Nov. S-The fog, has lifted
and numerous vessels damaged in colli-
sion have been arriving at various
ports. No serious fatalities are Reported.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-09
W ere Desperate Criminals.

Since last night the old prison has pre-
sented an air of activity that it has not
known for years. AS soon as the alarm
was given guards were formed in
marching order and mounted men,
armed TO the teeth, were drawn up at
the front Of the main entrance. Most
of the guards were old plainsmen and
the diversion of hunting down crimi-
nails Stirred their blood as nothing else
could have done. The escaped convicts
were counted the most desperate crimi-
nails in the southwest and the guards
started out on their hunt in full realiza.
tion of this fact.
The alarm was sent in all directions.
The officials of Kansas City, Atchison,
ST. Joseph, Topeka and Leavenworrh
being advised to keep the police on the
lookout, and each of the cities have
armed police and detectives patrolllng
the outskirts
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-09
JOHNSON'S
CHILL AND FEVER TONIC
Is a Superb Medicine.

Is a Superb Medicine.
1t is 100 times better than Ouinne and does
in single day what slow Ouinne cannot do
in 10 days.
1t is a wonderful cure for any MaIarial
trouble It enters the blood quickly and
drives out every trace of Malarial poison
1t a is superb Grip Cure. Will drive out every
Grip germ from the body and do its work
quick and do it right.
1t is endorsed and recommended by the
very best men in this country. 1t is the
standard and accepted remedy for MaIarial
FeVers.
Use it, and use nothing else for Fever. 1t
will cure every phase of MaIarial pois-
Oning.
1t costs but so cents bottle if it cures
nothing if it does not cure. Buy it from re-
spOnsibIe dealers and thus be sure of getting
the genuine.
A B. GIRARDEAU,
Savannah, Ga
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-09
The dead:

The dead:
Quinn Fort, a desperate criminal from
| the Indian Territory, who is believed to
have been the ringleader of the out
break.
Wounded:
Joseph B. Waldrupe, prison guard,
shot in forehead and breast; condition
critical
Arthur Trelford, captain of the guard,
shot in leg; not serious.
@. E. Burrows, guard, shot in neck;
slight.
Andrew Leonard, guard, leg broken.
1t develops that the muUiny was
planned several months ago, but that
the men had never found a favorable
opportunity to carry it into effect until
yesterday. The general plan was not
new, but proved effective because of
the limited number of guards. AS the
better behaved prisoners were engaged
on the outside, the conspiracy was
Matched among the men on the inside
gangs. The convicts chose the most
favorable moment of the day, while
many of the guards, acting as foremen
of the construction of the new dollhouse,
were unarmed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-09
Why is ROYAL
Baking Powder bet
ter then any other?

Because in it's mammoth works a
corps of chemical experts is con-
stantly employed to test every ingre-
dient and supervise every process of
manufacture to insure product alb
solutely pure, wholesome and perfect
in every respect.
The most wholesome food and
the most digestible food are made
with Royal Baking Powder.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-09
ARMED MEN PURSUE
FLEEING CONVICTS
Mutiny In Federal Prison at
Fort Leavenworth.
AN EXCITING MAN CHASE

Twenty-Six Desperate Criminals Are
Now at Large Who Will Scruple at
Nothing to Effect Final Escape-Cit-
izens and Farmers Terror Stricken.
LEAVENwoRTH, Kan, Nov. 8.-Forty
mounted guards are beating the coun.
try for a radius of 8 miles around the
federal penitentiary at Fort Leaven-
worth today in search of the 26 convicts
who succeeded in escaping from the
guards late yesterday. The country is
wild and rough and affords ample oppor-
tunity for escape, and as all of the con-
victs are desperate men and armed, con-
dicts will doubtless result before they
are captured.
The net known result of the mutiny
and the following fght with the guards
was one convict killed and four guards
shot or otherwise hurt, but it is believed
that many of the fleeing convicts re-
ceived serious wounds from the bullets
sent after them by pursuing guards.
The Dead and Wouuded
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-09

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All other goods by the gallon, such as Corn
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We make speciality of the jug trade and
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-09
Oil Refinery Burns.

The city records were in freproof
vault and were not damaged.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-09
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-25
A CHRISTMAS NEDITATIor.
'"o ''s''' - 'e'p'ns' BY REV.
YIN Dernlehem mol! ml' FRANK l.
W pHAL EN-
BY REV.
FRANK l..
PHALEN.

The fire hearth burned feeby Nights mantle fell upon
the world The sounds of traffic and the and noises of
the the shouts of children the laughter and songs of the
entered the chamber of meditation intrusive guests but
welcome visitors
and aergow OF the day watched the dying embrs on the hearth
While he musing the fire burned
Tomorrow is Chstmas Merry and happy may be to all
the world, especially to the children
Christmas pre-emneny the chidrens day for had it not
been for the birth of the Christ Child and all the blessed hopes that
have come to the world from his Lie should not know the joys
of Christmas
Christmas renews the childhood adults and under the potent
Santa Claus and beneath the brilliant dazzling lights of
the Christmas all grow young and feel blood warming
lin veins Blessed hour that for instant the
heavy burden and awful slavery of the prosac and commonplace
ard lift up into regions of the ideal and the dvne
The shadows danced along the wall showing dmy bust OF
Sir Walter Scott another of the Venus de Milo standing above the
works of Plato and the noble egy of Phillips Brooks looking
benevoeny and persuayey from the top of the mantle
Those three busts started thought alien the
Christmas hour Indeed thoughts into the receptive mind
which revealed the secret OF the time.
Fair Venus-symbol OF womans divine charm and queeny
beauty In her the mystery and magnetism Of the eternal
y and the glory of Greek life > win the admiration of the world
The beauty and wonder of the life and civilization of out
sde OF Csendom have been absorbed into Christmas fes
Itval Many OF and habits due the Jewish
mother Mary but the beautiful classical Woman whose scepre
rules the lovers heart rresistb today when Athens and
Rome were in the height of their power.
From Sir Walter Scott and the spirit OF romancsm and cv
Iay proceeds another element OF enrichment AS the
result OF only mountain spring. but of many great and
small known and unknown great festival like Christmas
not be credited entirely any one cause but is the outcome OF
many causes.
NltOut the Dtn Jesus anu MS HE tnere would De no
Christmas But all Christmas habits and beliefs be
traced to the Manager in Palestine.
From Phillips Brooks receive the broad inclusive and
syng Interpretation the higher spiritual meaning of Christmas
He puts into which the Mas still speaks to those
who have hear Il that we might have lie and
THAT We might have it more abundantly."
The busts of Venus de Milo OF Sir Walter Scott and Of Phil
lips Brooks preach Gospel of Christmas listen their high
which broad and deep and human and divine
Many thoughts and Christmas Eve but
1.-THE darkness before aware mid
might bells usered in the day and Christmas morning
Have found the secret of the hour? If shall keep
christmas in the heart.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-25
CHRISTMAS TREES

Up in Vermont there is some agita-
ton against the spoliation of farms for
the purpose of getting Christmas trees.
There is no sound argument" says
the Brattleboro Phoenix, Ito set up
against the Christmas tree vandalism.
The desirable kind Of farms are not
growing up to evergreens, and, if they
were, the trees wouldn't restore them
to fertility and cultivation. On the
old pastures and uplands where the
young spruces and frs grow, the soil
long ago became so impoverished that
it failed to send up any succulent
grasses, the cattle and sheep stopped
feeding over them. and nature took her
own good way of repairing the loss by
sending up the young evergreens. If
every one Of them was stripped off
such lands. not another mouthful of
grass would grow, and the baroness
would be just so much the greater. 1t
would be a partial offset if the farm
ers We're getting anything for their
trees, but as it is they are practically
giving them away. while the city deal
ers make 200 or 300 per cent on their
OUTLAW"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-25
A POPULAR LOAN

The frugal and economical habits OF
the French was we'll illustrated, Sat
urday, when the people crowded the
Ministry of Finance to subscribe to the
new French per cent. loan which
was based on the Chinese indemnity
They had plenty of money at hand to
supply many times over the $50, 900, 00C
sought by the government. 1t should
be remarked that the price of the
bonds was but 500 each, and that a
cash payment of but SO was required
so that even the poorer classes were
able to obtain securities. The great
loan was in the true sense a popular
one. Through it the. government estab-
lished new ties with a vast number OF
people and afforded the humblest citi-
zens the opportunity for safe invest
ment
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-25
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP

Municipal ownership of public fran
chises in the city Of Worcester has re
ceived a setback. but there is no need
for the friends of the twentieth centu-
ry city government to be chagrined
over this report, or over a dozen re-
ports of the same kind.
It is necessary for those men now in
office and those who may come into
office to study this question from all
sides. No business can be a success If
the men who are in charge of it are
out of sympathy with the methods. A
municipal gas plant, for instance,
owned by city whose officers do not
believe in public ownership would be
doomed to failure in advance. Before
we get successful municipal operation
of gas plants, electric light plants. tel
ephone companies and street railway
companies, we shall have to do some
thing with the city charters and with
the methods of city government. The
principles that govern the operation Of
electric light companies at present, the
keeping of good men in their places
permanently, regardless Of politics,
must first obtain. We cannot be chang
ing mayors every year and heads of
departments at the within of political
machines and expect to run the bust
ness departments Of the city with any
degree of success, whether that bust
ness be the furnishing Of water, Of
sewerage. Of gaslight or transportation
through the streets.
If the CITY owned the street railway
business. for instance it should retain
the present general manager, giving
him as much, if not more power and
responsibility than he has at present.
This has been proved by the expert
ments of public ownerships on the con-
tinent and in this country. We take lit
tie stock in the statement Of the street
lighting committee as to the results of
public ownership in a few cities. These
figures have been quoted and discussed
by those competent to deal with such
matters and their verdict does not en-
tirely agree with the city of Worces-
ter's committee.
It occurs to US that the committee
ought to make a clearer statement than
IT has done. as to the cities investigat-
ed. While The Spy does not care to
attempt to refute any OF the failures
presented. the figures are not in sub
stantial disagreement with the facts
presented by friends of municipal own
ership with the various political writ
ers. The details are not presented for
examination. Naturally they would
take too much space for the formal re-
port but The Spy will be glad to print
the figures. W. need all the light We
can get on this subjeeL
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-25

General Carpenter has long had companion Dean Lung
highly cultivated Chinese who probably inspired the gift What
General Carpenter of the Chinese in connection with this gift
lis interest that the Chinese exclusion law is again under
consideration.
hen it consideed writes General Carpenter that they
1.-THE Chnese) made of several hundred Millions OF like
origin race and earbo and firmly rooted the soil
bic generations welded nation by the many cooPer
and especially by the unng force OF written literary
language that with their unvaed endurance temperance and
Industry their devotion family and almost upetous love of
home-odng their purpose with the conservatism of English
men and the tenacv of Israehey possessed of patient
trotn that never changes orgets; that with
speech full and expressive and older probably than
other living tongue spoken elsewhere they also
scholarly people with abundant literature less venerable than
form our institutions that they have inherited civ
zaon reaching back into the forgotten past far those
grew the Mediterranean but less and
perous that they have complete of and
onav law well needs and conditions regulating all
the varied relations of civilized e-o family and govern
that had grown up through infinite trials and fail
until habit acquired the force and sanction of moral law long
before the makers of law had from their
nmemora savagerywhout agriculture letters and
clothed with the skins of beasts; that be it for good ILL.,
whether like it not by manifest destiny longer
revealed but of swift ulhment brought
together in close neghboood facing each other and separated
quick Pacific hereafter become in large
with industrial and trade relations
of proportions and which grow
billions annually and finally that claim to have higher Gospel
which, spirit OF peace fairness and goodwill would
mpart other less favored peoples considering these among other
things would be a reproach this unversiy-Mother of
Humanes have taken first step this direction pro-
better understanding larger comfy and hospiabe
rclatiOns?
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-25
ANGER CAUSED BY MUSIC

Many Parisians welcome an oppor-
tunity to show their disapprobation of
the English At an afternoon concert
in Paris, Sunday, there was a dem
onstration that made interference by
the municipal guard necessary. The
program included symphonic poem
entitled 1.-The Deliverance of Ireland -
Before the last strains of the music had
died away there was a tremendous
hubbub. There were cries of Down
with England" Down with Chamber
lain!" Long live the Irish" and "Hur-
rah for the Boers!"
The audience was not unanimous in
it's sentiment, for the enthusiastic anti
English shouts and calls brought out
misses and yells from an opposing fac
ton. Violent insults were shouted back
and forth while the leader of the or
chestra endeavored to quell the distur-
bance by bowling, and, finally, by di-
recting his musicians to play another
piece Soldiers in the galleries did what
they could to increase the tumult. It
was not until the leaders Of the dem
onstration had been removed that any
degree. of order was restored The lead
err of the orchestra declared afterwards
that he had no suspicion that the mu-
sic would be regarded as having po-
litical significance.
The event was characteristic of Par
is. 1t is impossible to say at what in
slant, or by what cause, the emotions
of the people will be violently aroused.
Fortunately the storms usually pass as
quickly as they come.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-25
HE ANNUAL REPORTS

This is an interesting time to the
taxpayers. The annual reports which
have filled the columns of The Spy
for the past two weeks, are frequently
laid aside without careful reading
This is wrong. Every faithful city Off
Ger is glad to have his annual report
published in The Spy and have it care
fully read and examined.
We take it for granted that every
officer of the city of Worcester believes
he is doing his duty. If any of the de-
partments fail to reach the standard
which Worcester citizens believe SHOULD
be attained, the cause is not in the in
tention. is not due to deliberate neg
lect of the heads Of departments, but
to some other causes.
The Spy will have a further word tt
say about some of these city reports
1t is glad also to print the comments
of the citizens who are interested.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-25

tinuously idle. The building trades
that year were unusually active in
New York city, whereas recently there
was some loss of employment. Gener-
ally throughout the state, however,
work was very brisk, not only in the
building trades, but also in all trades
with one or two exceptions. There was
also a general advance of wages in the
leading centres.
The labor unions made considerable
gain in membership. In New York
city, where the clothing trade was very
brisk in the late summer and early
autumn. $4,000 garment workers Joined
the unions. The total gain in the
quarter for the entire state was 10000
The total membership in the unions at
the end of September was 276, 141. the
highest number ever reached in New
York
The estimated cost of the buildings
in New York city for which plans were
filed in July, August and September,
was largely in excess of the estimates
for the same period, last year. Exten-
sive building operations were also
planned in Buffalo, Rochester and Sy-
racuse.
immigration at the port of New York
during the quarter was at the same
rate as in the corresponding quarter,
last year, the number of arrivals being
about $4,000. Southern Italians consti-
tuted about a fifth of the number.
Hebrews, Poles and Germans were next
in point of numbers in the order
named. The largest degree of illiteracy
was found among the Portuguese. But
/ per cent. of the adult immigrants
from Scandinavian countries showed
nliteraoy. Fifty-fTe per cent. of the
Southern Italians were illiterate,
whereas but IL per cent. of the Ital-
ians from Northern Italy were litter
ate. The difference in education be-
tween the people of Northern and
Southern Italy is attributed to the lack
of public schools in Southern Italy.
The editors of the Bulletin have
gathered statistics in reference to
trade unions throughout the world
| Great Britain has nearly 100000
| unionists; the United States has 1900
| 900; Germany has 100000, and France
100000. Denmark has a large proper
ton of unionists as compared with the
total population.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-25
THE NEW MANAGEMENT OF THE
8. & A.

The New York Central has managed
the Boston & Albany Railroad for
about one year, and the general results,
we must acknowledge, have been more
satisfactory than we anticipated.
There have been no indications that
the service would deteriorate. New
stations have been built, the passenger
service has improved, and better than
all else, the freight business has shown
a remarkable growth.
What we see here in Worcester has
been noted in other places. The Uni
versaIist Leader, a religious journal
has given considerable space to re-
view of the present condition of the
Albany road. 1t says:
1T was built up and reached its
high degree of perfection, by conserVa-
tive, and possibly, old-fashioned meth
DDS. and too much praise cannot be
given to it's administration from first
to last: but with all our pride in it
and respect for its management 1t can
not be gainsaid that it was in many
ways old-fashioned and behind the
times.
Conditions are radically different
from what they were 20 years ago, ana
the policy that was the very best then
would be behind the times in this cen
fury. We are heartily prepared to say
that not only has the New York Cen
trail executive management of the Bos-
ton & Albany for the last year been
to our minds more than satisfactory,
and to the benefit of our New England
people, but that it will continue to be
so.
In the passenger department, which
the public as travellers are most close
ly identified with, there has been no
change. Mr. Hanson, who was by far
the most progressive and up-to-date
official during the old regime, is still
the general passenger agent of the
Boston & Albany, with an opportunity
to accomplish greater results in the
interest of the travelling public, be-
cause the executive direction is more
enterprising. and he is in no way held
back from any progress that will tend
to make the passenger department
more popular with the travelling public.
"Of course there are people who are
bound to say that it was not best, and
will insist that it is not so, and of
course any changes which may be
made, particularly if it happens to
strike in some way the persons them
selves, is bound to cause criticisms
from some source, but the New York
Central Railroad has built up the
greatest railway property in the world.
Its management has been of a charac-
ter to challenge the admiration of all,
and we believe that it is in no way
stating it too strongly that both as re-
CARDS the stockholders and the public
that they can in no way be so well
taken care Of as associated with and a
part Of the Vanderbilt system.