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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
SENATE HAS PASSED
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL

WASHINGTON. March 19.-After long
debate and hard fighting the senate pass
Cd the ship subsidy bill Monday. the
final vote being & for and 81 opposed 10 the
measure
The measure has been up in the senate
for several days. and some OF the hardest
fghting seen on the floor OF the senate mas
resulted from the bill. Senator Clay. OF
Georgia, figured prominently as an oppon-
ent OF the bill. and his cOll0quy with Sen
ator Hanna. the champion OF the bill, was
the feature OF Mondays session
The senate galleries and chambers werc
wen niIed Monday when the measure
came up for its final debate Senator Han
n had the floor. and many Of the weak
points in his argument he hlled up VIII
bursts OF patriotism. but he did not al
tempt 70 answer the singing questions pun
70 him BY Senator'S Clay, Vest ana spoon
err
Senator Clay followed Senator Hanna,
and chided him for not answering the
questions that had been put 20 him. but
the Ohio senator claimed that the time al
lowed him was not sufficient to answer all
the questions propounded-
The measure now goes TO the house, and
there Is said 10 be a stumbling block N
that body. Speaker Henderson is opposed
70 the bill and there IS talk that the house
viii decline 10 act on IL until the congress
siouaI elections Of this year. forcing the
hin to 20 over until the short session
Several amendments were made TO the
bin. but they were agreeable to its cham
plons. and the measure came up for maj
vote at O'Clock
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
SHIP SUBSIDY UP FOR
VOTE IN THE SENATE

WASHINGTON. March 15.-The senate
convened at IL o'clock. this being the day
on which the final vote upon the ship
subsidy bin Is 70 be taken. BY agreement
the voting on the bill and all pending
amendments Is TO be given at p. m.
speeches on the measure 10 be limited 10
Is minutes. except that Mr.. Frye. I'm
charge OF the bill. was granted 30 min
utes IN which 10 reply to arguments made
against the bill.
A resolution providing for the appoint
ment OF q board to investigate the pro-
feet OF constructing an inter-oceanic ca
nal across the isthmus OF Darien, vas re-
ported unfavorably by the Inter-Oceanic
canal committee and was indefinitely post
poned.
Pending discussion Of the subsidy bill.
the following bills were passed:
For the acknowledgment Of deeds and
other instruments in the Philippine islands
and Porto Rico. affecting lands situated
IN the district OF Columbia, or any ter
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
HELD CAPTIVE
FOR YEARS IN
'BUSH"
NEW YORK MINE MAeNATE, CAP
TURED BY RUsHMEN IN AUS
TRALIA AND HELD A
CAPTIVE.

NEW YORK March 19..-After twelve
years Imprisonment among the bushmen
in Australia, Joseph ]. Gill, a son of the
late Thomas Gill, well known Brooklyn
manufacturer, has been heard from by
his family, who mourned him as dead.
Gill left home in 1886. and in 1898, his
wife, believing him dead married again.
On August IS, 1886, Joseph G.. Gill sailed
from New York for Australia where he
had extensive mining interests. The mines
were situated about 500 miles from sgd
ney, and Gill expected to be gone two or
three years. He left behind a wife and
two children, boys of Z and years, re-
spectively
For two years letters were received reg
ularly His mining interests were pros
pering and he hoped soon to return to the
United States, he wrote in his last letter.
A period in which no tidings were receiv-
ed from Mr. Gill followed and then came
a letter from the American consul at sgd
ney, n. S. W., stating that Joseph Gill,
wealthy mine operator and four compan-
ions had been ambushed and killed by
Australian bushmen in Australia not far
from the mines which the Brooklyn man
controlled. This was the last heard from
Gin until the news of Imprisonment,
which has just been received. 1t came in
the form of a letter to Inspector Nc
Laughlin, of the Brooklyn police. The
letter was dated OalBupdns Northern Luz
zon, Philippine Islands. The letter which
was written in November, 1901. was adj
dressed to the chief of police of Brooklyn.
1t was as follows:
I'm 1886 1 left my home in Brooklyn for
Australia. where I was held a captive in
the interior by the bushmen until two
years ago. I then came to these islands
and entered the campaign with the Maca-
bebe scouts. Prior to Aguinaldo's capture
was severely wounded and 1 am afraid
am a cripple for life am now working
my way back to Sydney, Australia, to my
wife and child.
II do not know If my dear mother is
dead, but would be glad to know her adj
dress if she is alive. l shall be in Sydney
by the time you receive this letter. Please
address me in care of the United States
consul at Sydney"
The Brooklyn police had very little diff
Guilty in finding Gills mother. Cable mes
sages were at once sent to Gill at Sydney.
No details have yet been received con-
corning GlPs Imprisonment among the
bushmen who murdered his four compan-
ions. After his escape Gill is said to have
attempted to secure information concern
ing his family. The private detective
whom he is said to have employed report
ed that his wife was dead and soon after
ward Gill married a Sydney woman. GilTs
love of adventure led to his enlistment in
the Philippine service.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
MINERS DELEGATES ARE
IN SESSION TODAY

sTIAMOKIN. Pa, March 19.-This morning s
session of the Miners convention began
promptly at O'Clock with President Mitchell
in the chair.
The credentials committees report showed
the total number OF delegates present to be
631 with 926 votes
The Convention appointed a scale committee
of 21 members, seven from each district and a
committee. on resolutions consisting Of three
members from each district.
The next business in order was the report
of the special committee consisting of Presi-
dent Mitchell and the district presidents, ap-
pointed at Indianapolis, to seek a conference
with the operators. President Mitchell an
nounced that letters had been received from
the operators and he deemed it advisable for
the convention to consider them in executive
session. His suggestion was adopted, and the
convention went into executive session.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
DEAD GIRLS SISTER
IN WILCOX TRIAL
GIVES EVIDENCE
MISS Ollie cRoPsEY SAYS HER
SISTER HAD QUARRELED
WITH WILCOX IN SEP
TENDER.

ELIZABETH CITY, NC, March 49,
Miss Ollie Cropsey, a sister of the dead
girl, testified yesterday in the Wilcox trial.
She said that Wilcox had been very atten-
tive to Nellie since June of 1898. They
were on friendly terms until September of
last year, when they began to quarrel.
Wilcox gave Nellie several presents and
often took her to places of amusement,
boat riding and driving.
Wilcox called after they quarrelled in
September, but Nellie would hardly speak
to him.
The night Nellie disappeared, witness
said, Wilcox called and sat in the parlor
till IL o'clock, when he asked Nellie to
speak with him in the hall. She was never
again seen alive by any member. of the
family.
Wilcox. according to the witness, said
he left her on the porch crying.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
FIFTY YEARS
LOST BROTHER
IS FOUND
SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN MUIR.
DEREo BY INDIANS HE WAS
IN REALITY DIGGING
GOLD.

LA GRANGE. Ind. March 1s.-Lewis J..
Grant. of Kalamazoo has just heard from
his brother Alexander, whom he has not
seen for 80 years, and who was supposed
10 have been murdered by the Ute Indians
and Mormons in the Mountain Meadow
massacre.
The family lived at Glengary, Ont. and
Alexander went to California in search
Of gold. After a few years had elapsed
and no tidings came from him, Lewis
started in search of him. Then a third
brother started In search Of the two broth
ers, and he is still missing.
Alexander. now 20 years of age, is liv-
ing at Bell Grade. Neb. He inserted an
advertisement in a newspaper. and thus
his whereabouts became known. 1t devel-
ops that Lewis children attended school
where Alexander's daughter acted as
teacher. but the Identification never be-
came known. Every effort is now being
made to find a trace of the third brother.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
DUMB SOLDIER
PROVES A. HERO

CHICAGO, March 19.-George L. howe
the youthful soldier who caused exelte-
ment during the visit of Prince Henry
by trying to pass a letter to the royal Wis
itor distinguishing himself before leaving
Chicago for New York by enaeting the
role Of hero. The young man was on his
way to the railroad depot and was cross
ing the thoroughfare at Van Buren, street
and Michigan avenue, when an automo-
bile approached. A girl was crossing
the street and was almost directly in
front of the automobile when young Howe
dragged her to a place of safety. The
act was witnessed by number or per-
sons The youth, who has been rendered
speechless by bullet wound sustained
in the Philippines. will endeavor to join
the army in New York.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
BUSINESS B0OMS
IN BIRMINGHAM
DISTRICT
NEW POWER PLANT BEING ERECT
ED ON WARRIOR RIVER AND
OTHER LARGE IMPROVE
MENTs BEING MADE.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 19.-Indus-
trial conditions in the Birmingham dis
trict were never more promising than at
this time nor was there ever before so
much evidence of future growth and de-
velopment. Articles OF Incorporation have
Just been filed by the Warrior River Pow
er company, which concern VIII establish
a power station on the Warrior river about
twenty miles above Birmingham. The
company is capitalized at $1,O00,000. Later
II is to be consolidated with the recently
Incorporated Steel Cities Railroad compa-
nv, the joint capital being $2.o00 900. The
power for the operation OF the system OF
street railways to be built by the Steel
Cities company will be furnished through
the Warrior River company. The compa-
ny win also enter the commercial field in
this city and surrounding places and will
do general lighting business. 1t Is claim
ed that 10000 horse power can be obtained
at the proposed station on Warrior river,
which will be not only ample to meet the
needs of the new railway system, but TO
furnish light and power for the towns and
cities in this valley. The proposed system
of street railways will diverge from Ems
ley, taking in Birmingham. Bessemer and
Pratt City and intermediate points.
The Birmingham Railway. Light and
Power. company which controls the pres
ent street railway and lighting system. is
making tremendous improvements the to-
tai amount of money being expended ag-
gregating 81, 75O0O0.
The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company is preparing to- install five new
hoisting plants, four to he used in the OPP
Grafton OF the mines in the Red Mountain
district, and one to be. used at Johns. The
total cost viii be about $4,000. The ma
chinery has been ordered. This company
is putting in a publication plant at Ems
ley at an outlay of $4,000.
The Birmingham Rolling Mil is now
working triple time in order 10 keep pace
with the orders. All the industries in the
district are unusually busy and many Of
the furnaces have their output sold for
the entire year.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
PORTO RICANS GIVING
TO M'KINLEY MEMORIAL

CLEVELAND, o., March 19.-Thousands
o. Porto Ricans have contributed to the
Mckinley national memorial. Governor
William H. Hunt, in a letter received to-
day by Ryerson Ritchie, national secre-
tary, reports that 81, 49, 40 has been raised
in the island and the number Of contribu-
tors runs far I'D into the thousands. Gov
ernor Hunt asked some one in each town
to receive the funds and no contribution
was to be over ten cents. To each of the
contributors viii be presented certificate,
and in this manner pictures or Mckinley,
the white house and the Mckinley home
at Canton will adorn thousands q. dpe
homes and cabins In. Porto Rico.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
U. S, MINISTER DECLARES
ALL CHARGES ARE FALSE

WASHINGTON, March ia telegram
has been received by Secretary Hay from
Powell Clayton. United States ambassador
to Mexico, declaring that the charges pre-
ferred against him connecting his name
with the ownership. Of Mexican mining
stocks are false.
It is said at the department there Is
nothing i'm the law or regulations to pro-
hlbit a minister or ambassador from hold
ing stocks or even engaging in business in
the country to-which he is accredited. 1t
is further stated at the department, and
this has an important bearing upon
charges preferred against Ambassador
Clayton, that in every step taken by him
in the Mealy case he acted with the APP
prevail and in most cases by the direction
of the department
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
VENEZUELAN REBELS
TAKE CITIES AT WILL

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad March 1s.-
The Venezuelan insurgents, commanded
by General Monogas, captured the Port
of Guentan March 18th. Six custom house
officers were wounded. A Dutch steamer
arrived off Guanta shortly after the in
surgents had taken possession Of that
place and transferred to the revolution
lists several bags of mail matter, the
steamers officers thinking they were deal
ing with the legal authorities.
Government troops, commanded by Gen
eral Veluntini, recaptured Guanta yester-
day.
Cariaco, and are marching ON Cumanas.
The insurgents also continue to threaten
Carupano. which place, it is said, they
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
CONGRESS TO HEAR OF
THE CONTESTED ELECTIONS

= WASHINGTON, March 19-At the open
ing of the session of the house today Mr..
Mann, of Illinois, of the committee on
elections No. /, gave notice that immedi-
ately after the disposal of the river and
harbor bill he would call up the contested
cases of Spears VS.. Burnett and Moss VS..
Rhea. The general debate upon the river
and harbor bill was then resumed and Mr..
Randall, Of Louisiana, a member of the
committee, defended the appropriations
for the lower Mississippi
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
Rebels Crushingly Defeat
Imperial Troops and
Capture Several
Towns.

KONG KONG. March 1s.-The rebels OF
the southern province continue TO crush
fngly defeat the imperial troops sent to
suhdue them. .General Ma and Marshal
Su report that u II Impossible TO suppress
the rebelli0Ei with the troops at their
disposal and me viceroy OF Canton has
requested Yuan Shi Kai. the viceroy OF
Chi 10. TO send achievements overland
from Chi Ii. The imperial troops nave
been defeated az Sex Shing. I'm Kwang
Tunx province. and at Popak. in kwang
81 province In Yung Nan province the
rebels hold the town and district Of Foo
Chuen twenty miles northwest or the
prefectuaI town Of Yum Nan. They nave
also captured the town Of Liu Chou. ~
Kwang 81 province and the Town VI
Yung Ming. in Kwei Chou province
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
HENRY HITCHCOCK
DEAD IN ST. LOUIS

WASHINGTON, March 19.-Secretary
Hitchcock has telegraphed here that
his brother. Henry Hitchcock, died at his
home in st. Loupis this morning. Mr..
Hitchcock had been i'll for some weeks
with heart trouble. He was Il years old
He was formerly president of the st.
Louis Bar Association, and had a wide
reputation among lawyers throughout the
country. He was offered a seat on the
bench Of the United States supreme court
by President Harrison, but declined on
account of his large law practice.
The deceased was the original stephen
Rrice" in Churchilrs -The Crisis"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
WHY LORD W0LSEI-EY
ISG0ING TO AFRICA

NEW YORK March ia good deal of
needless agitation has been caused in the
war office by Lord Wolseley's sudden de-
scent upon South Africa, says the London
correspondent Of The Tribune. The real
explanation of his journey is that Lord
wolseley when feeling faded. met Sir
Donald Currie and learned that he would
be sailing to South Africa within forty
eight hours. Lord Wolseley exclaimed:
'You ought to take me with you"
Come on was the reply, and Lord
Wolseley went at the shortest possible no
tice 1t is not unlikely that he will see
Lord Kitchener and obtain some side
lights on the mysteries Of the campaign.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
HARDWARE MEN TO FIGHT
MAIL ORDER BUSINESS

CHICAGO. March 1s.-Delegates from IS
states extending from Pennsylvania to
North Dakota viii meet in Chicago IN ma
tional convention today to carry out the
wishes of the various state associations
of retail hardware men which they rep
resent. While all of the meetings of the
organizations are active, IL is understood
that many Of the delegates carry instruc-
lions from their home organizations to
use every conceivable legitimate means to
defeat the plans of the various catalogue
houses. The convention win last three
days.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
LAKE RAILROADS LOWER
RATES ON DOMESTIC FLOUR

ST. PAUL. March Bone of the most
important freight meetings, from north
western standpoint. this season, has just
completed it's session. At this meeting
lake and rail rates on export and domestic
flour and products incidental thereto
were determined upon. The flour rate
was cut cents from the tariff in effect
when the season of 1901 opened
This season the lake and rail rate on
domestic flour flour will be p cents to the
Seabord and 10 1-2c on the export business.
These rates are cents under the agreed
all rail rate, the recognized differential al
lowed the lake carriers. These new tariffs
will take effect on April list.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
FILIPINO INSURGENTS
SURRENDERED GEN. SMITH

400 rifles. and that Guevarra guarantees
the absolute peacefulness of his meP
General Chaffee is greatly pleased with
what he considers as closing the active
insurrection. The resistance in Batangas
and Laguna provinces practically is over.
There are daily surrenders there of men
and guns. The insurgents have been COM
pletely starved into submission by General
Bells aggressive tactics I'm preventing any
exterior assistance from reaching them
Some surprise is expressed at the num-
Der of rifles to be turned in by the men
under Guevarra, as IL was thought there
wsye S1t 200 In Samar.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
BODY OF MILLIONAIRE
TO BE BROUGHT BACK

NEW YORK, March 19.-The body OF
Jonathan Boyce. the millionaire lumber
merchant of Essexville. Mich, will be
shipped to the United States for burial.
says a London dispatch to the American
and Journal.
Mr.. Boyce died few days ago at Tives-
hall. where he spent his boyhood as a
herd boy. He emigrated in 1851, became
a lumberman rose to affluence, founded
Essexville. crossed the Atlantic fourteen
tine and recently bought the farm at
Tivesvllle, where he had worked as a boy
for two shillings a week.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
The State Rests in Wilcox TrlaI.

ELIZABETH CITY, n. c., March 49,
The state yesterday rested its case
in the trial of James Wilcox, charged with
the murder of Miss Nellie Cropsey.
Caleb Parker, a farmer, who passed
the Cropsey residence about 11:15 o'clock
on the night of the girls disappearance,
testified that he saw a man and woman
of about the same size, talking on the
sidewalk as he passed. He did not know
who they were. w. H. Cropsey, father of
the dead girl, testified that Wilcox had
offered no consolation during the search
for the girl.
Thomas Hayman testified that Wilcox
told him he would help with the search
for Miss Cropsey, but for the fact that IL
he killed her.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

MANILA. March 19.-General Lukban's
efforts in influencing Gueverra, who re-
Gently issued proclamation declaring
himself the successor OF General Lukban
I'm the island of Samar. to surrender have
been successful. Both General Smith, in
command Of the United States forces in
the island Of Samar and Guevarra have
agreed 10 an armistice to facilitate the
collection of Guevarra's men with their
rifles when the formal surrender will be
made. The arms will be paid in at the
fort.
General Smith cables that Guevarra has
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
EVANS NOT TO BE MADE
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR

WASHINGTON, March Accommodation
er of Pensions Evans was shown today u
dispatch from Birmingham, Ala. to the
effect that a special from Chattanooga,
Tenn, stated that close personal friends
there of Pension Commissioner Evans
claim to have information that President
Roosevelt VIII make him secretary of the
interior.
There is absolutely no foundation for
the report" said Mr.. Evans, land 1 would
be glad to have the Associated Press deny
il +"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
KIna 10 Dine London's Poor.

LONDON, March 1S.-Half a million OF
London's poor will be the guests Of King
Edward during coronation week. His ma
jesty notified the mayor of the metropolis
today that the sum of $4,000 pounds was
placed at their disposal, and he invited
them to make the necessary arrange
ments to entertain the very poor, to the
number of 100000, at a dinner in celebra-
ton of his coronation.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
WESLEY OAK CUT DOWN
AND PEOPLE ARE ANGRY

Especial Dispatch to The Journal)
SAVANNAH, March 19.-The Method
lists of Savannah and some of the prop
erty owners of Thunderbolt, near this city,
are much exercised over the telling of the
Wesley oak at Thunderbolt. The oak was
famous because Charles Wesley had
preached under it upon his visit to Geor-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

gia. Mrs Bannon, who claims to own the
ground upon which the tree stood, says
she gave permission to have IL trimmed,
but not felled. The railroad people declare
that Mrs. Bannon had no right to claim
ownership of the tree. They say the trunk
was rotten and that it split during the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
Short Fall KIIIs AGED Nomsn.

PIERCEvILLE. Ca March l9--Mrs Patter-'
son died Yesterday morning at her home one
half mile from here, from the effects Of fall
which she received about a week ago. She
was 81 years old.
One morning last week Mrs Patterson start
ed out her door to feed her chickens when the
top step gave way, causing her to fall about
three feet. and breaking her hip. She lay
there on the ground unable to move about five
hours. until her daughter, who is IS years old,
found her
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
CORNER IN SPOT TIN
OF SHORT DURATION

NEW YORK. March l9.-The corner in
spot tin was of short duration. The de-
mands Of consumption at present do not
seem to be Of sufficient Importance to
help the effort to put up prices. It was
freely offered at $3.50 cents for spot the
last call .--..4-----------
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
BABY BUFFALO BORN
IN CENTRAL PARK zoo

NEW YORK, March 19.-An unusual
event has occurred at the menagerie at
Central park. 1t was the birth of a baby
buffalo. The mother has been in captivity
several years.