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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1902-07-07
A MYSTERIOUS
APPEARANCE
In THE QUIET LITTLE VILLAGE OF
WILSEY, KANSAS.
A Strange Event With n More Wonderful
seaucl-Its Eject On the After-I.ife
Of One Woman.

About six years ago n stranger, a wom-
an. came to the little village OF Wilsey.
Kans.. to live. This was the important
link in a chain OF events which set the
whole town wondering. Mrs Rachael A
Gardner. the person whose life was most
affected by u. tells the story.
1t was very strange" she says. i
never could tell what caused it and
neither could anybody else. For a long
time / had bad spells with my stomach
The pain would commence about my
heart and was SO deadly agonizing that
1 would have TO scream aloud. some,
times IL would last several hours anu ., 1
would have To take laudanum 10 stop ~:
Besides. this 1 had a heauache aiInoSe
constantly, day and night, that nearly
crazed me and hemorrhages caused ny
the change of life, so you see suiIeTen
a great deal And when | think of tho
agony IL still makes me shudder.
Doctors. did you say? Their meuiclhe
made me sicker. / couldn't take IL anu
1 kept growing worse until TINS l'e ~
take DIR. williams Pink pills for rae
People and l did. / only took haii
box before l began "a feel better anu al,
ter taking the rest was wholly converted
to this wonderful medicine. IL did me
more good than / had ever hoped Tor. 1
kept Oh with the pills and now / recon-
mend them 10 all who suffer.
The pills which cured Mrs. Garultr
have accomplished as wonderful results
Ia hundreds aud hundreds OF other cases
lust as severe They are an untslhnS
specific for locomotor ataNia, parhd pa
raIvsis st Nitus' dance, sciauca. neural
gia rheumatism, nervous headache. after
effects Of the grip. palpitatlon OF the
heart. pale and sallow compleXions, and
all forms ~ weakness either IN maze OF
female. Or Williams Pink pills for Paie
p,.oule are sold at all druggists. or VIII
be sent direct from DIR. Williams Medi-
cine Co, Schenectady. y. Y. postpaid on
recent Of price. ~ cents per box SIX
hoxes for s. 50 Send for free booklet OF
medical advice
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Raleigh, n. C.. July 1.-(Special )-Gov-
ernor Aycock today made requ' lsl''i on
C;avarnor NcSweeney, Of South Carolina.
for Daniel Gould. alias Thomas Maddey'
coored in Jail in Georgetown.
lie killed white man win renee Idll
over 70 years ago in Arson county: On
petition he removed his case 10 Mont,
gomery county. He was conV'c;c ara
sentenced to be hanged, but appeaieu. ullu
bending the appeal he fled. The supreme
court affirmed the judgment of the lower
court.
Ten years ago he was arrested Tor an
other crime at Georgetown. His idcntty
was discovered. although he denied IL
lie refused to return without re1uisllion;
The question now Is whether he VII
have TO be resentenced by the superior
court or whether the governor can upon
certificate by the supreme court OF IT'S
decision In the case over twenty years
ago. issue his warrant for execution.
such a question was never before pre-
scented Ia North Carolina.
Gould will fight for Communication OK
his sentence.
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Peaches and Melons Moving to Mar
ket

The Central Of Georgia Is moving large
lime ON july twenty-five care We're
moved. the total number moved since
the beginning of the season bclns 81.
This is quite good business. and -
declared nv the officials OF the Central 10
be tFe hest in three years. These
p.arhes are ali early varieties. lhe
Efbertas will not begin 10 move uhbl
about July -. ,t,
Ths Georgia railroad reports splendid
movement Of watermeions. about twenty
cars being moved daily Many OF these
Ar, delivered 10 the Atlantic Coast Line
- Augusta for shipment 10 the east.
When the north Georgia peaches begin
H. move the fast fruit line via the West
e~r ana Atlantic. the Georgia and the
Atlantic Coast Line Will in all proDaDii-
ifN b. put into service as.tln
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Rennhlicans Are Jo1ted.

Charleston. S. C. July 4.-(Special.)-
Republicans in Charleston are very
much disgruntled over the appointment
of w. l.. Harris as postmaster. While
Harris is a member of the republican
party. he has not been identified with
the movement in this state as long as
other leaders and sixteen applicants. who
We're after the office. had more or less
following from the old party ranks.
The appointment. however. gives gen.
eral satisfaction here. OF all the appli
cants Harris appeared to have the most
ability and his long experience in post
office work VIII eninently fit him for the
position.
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KENTUCKY.


Frankfort. Ky. July 3.-Judge Cochran,
of the United States circuit court, nas Is
sued a temporary restraining order IN
favor Of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company against the kentucky
board of valuation and assessment, 10
prevent the collection of So. 099 OF the
franchise tax bill of S51.1S0 assessed
against the road FOR last year. The rail-
road company claimed that the assess
ment was excessive
Judge Cochran has notified Attorney
General Pratt and the lawyers for the
railroad company that he will hear tho
petition for the permanent restraining
order October AT Covington, Ky.
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Two Veterans in Fight.

Raleigh. y. g. July 2.-tSpecial.)-.AAt
dav two Inmates, James Pittman ana
Pittman Harris, cousins, from Franklin
county, quarreled about pencil. winch
one said the other had taken.
\ desperate fight followed IN lhelr
room. Harris. the larger and stronger,
had Pittman down when the latter drew
MS knife and cut Harris throat me
cash Is 6 inches long and may prove
fatal.
pittman declares he cut in self-defense.
He is under confinement to his quarters
untiI the result of the injury Is ascertain
cd. The executive board investigated to-
day. The fight caused big sensation
among the ninety inmates present.
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he Committed Suicide

Little Rock, Ark. July Colonel J. n
Smythee. OF Denver. Colo, was found
dead in his room at the Merchants no.
tel in this city at 2:3O O'Clock this az
ternoon. \ pistol clasped Ia his right
hand and n bullet hole through MS head
explained the cause or his death. A note
near by gave this further explanation:
"For cripples, paupers and mendicants
] have no use. Fearing / may get In one
Of these classes by reason OF the INJURY
with which / was recently visited. l END
the doubt"
While in New York several months ago
Colonel SmYthee severely injured ms
ankle by a fall. He had been In Little
Rock about two months and was prepar-
ing to leave for Denver in few days.
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Murderers Want Reprieve.

Jackson, Miss, June 30.-(Special.)-
Governor LONGING has been pettioned to
grant a Communication of sentence TO
Ashley Cooke and Tom Lauderdale. the
Washington county murderers who are
sentenced TO be hanged at Greenville on
the 18th Of July and whose death SEN
tence was recently affirmed by the su-
preme court The governor has not yet
acted on the petition, but the atrocity
of the crime, coupled with the speedy
conviction by the courts, the public send-
ment aroused on the subject and the re-
moval of all doubts as to the guilt of the
condemned men, gives assurance to the
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Cash Low in Mississippi.

jackson. Miss, July 5.-(Special. 1.-The
Mississippi treasury now contains the
smallest amount of cash for several
years and the finances of the state are al
low ebb for the summer season Inc
books were balanced by Treasurer Car
Isle Yesterday and showed only $491 ,l32 "
on hand. Fortunately. however, very ut
tie is to be paid out during the next tw"
months, the chief expenditures being the
current expenses of the state government
and the monthly allowances to the new
state house contractors. Governor LonSl-
no is still confident that the state house
can be completed without the necessity or
a bond Issue.
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Sheriff Is Shot to Death.

Monroevllle, Ala. June 30.-Sherift John
s Harrington was shot and killed here
this afternoon by Jessie IIttman
Harrington CHANGED TO be present when
an alteration arose between Nliilam Ia
Wis Pittman and a negro woman over the
building of a fence on a disputed ianJ
line Pittman pulled a pistol and snoi
Harrington and the woman. killing ootn,
and w0unding a son of the woman. No
arrests have been made
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publicans do not care at all, or appear
to ct.re, about the elimination Dy the DEM
ocraL5 Of fully three-fourtns OF the negro
vote The negroes themselves talk but
little, but those who do tsLlk do not APP
pear To care either 1t IS said mat 1000
negroes In this country who have hereto
fore voted. viii not do 50 at the election
i'm November; some because or failure to
pay pCH tax, others because they cannot
read or write. The negroes regard them
selves as out OF the "btdy polite" and
they think the Administrative does not
mind at all their being disqualified in one
WAY or anOther.
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NORTH CAROLINA.
Pardon Asked for Blanton.

Raleigh, n. c.. June 3O.-(SpecIaI.l-
Governor Aycock has received an april
cation for the pardon OF Richard Blanton.
one of the three negroes sentenced to be
hanged at Salisbury July s.
Fleming, the other negro convicted OF
the same crime OF assault, admits ms
guilt. but swears BlantOn is innocent.
Irleming saws he was the only person
present when the crime was committed.
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c. z. Waller for Governor.

Birmingham. Ala. July 4.-(SpeciaLl--
II is stated in the Hobbies here tonight
that Hon. Charles +. Waller. OF Hale.
will make the race for governor In the
approaching primary. Mr. wafer was
Governor Samford's most formidable op-
ponent for the nomination and Is un-
doubtedlv popular i'm the state.
As matters now stand. Judge Cdtiee.
of this city. is the only announced OPP
poucnt of Governor jerks. l.. Il. Mus
grove. of Jasper. and former Governor
Johnston. Of this city. however, have
bothsbeen accused in the newspapers Of
befAA<fn the race aud neither has de-
niedsthc soft Impeachment.
If all five of the gentlemen mentioned
make the race some lively politics viii
likely he the result
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Six Go Sailing, Four Return.

Raleigh n. c., July 4.-(Special)-A
startling sensation has just been brought
to light from the Newborn section.
Six persons employed on the farm of
Thomas Haywood near that place went
sailing last Sunday. Only four of the
number returned. They declared that
two Of the party had bean drowned.
The crew of passing schooner picked
up the bodies OF the two unfortunates,
both of which were found to be man
gled. The faces and heads We're terribly
mashed in and showed bullet wounds,
and the clothing was covered with blood.
An investigation into the matter is now
being made by the coroner.
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hut deals exclusively in facts 1t is a
lecture that will catch and hold the ~
tention of any intelligent southern audl-
ence For two hours the large audiences
gave him un-.vidod attention anu ~
edge OF southern history. The whole
truth Of the south's history has never
beer written and MIR. Watson saws II
God will give him strength. health anu
snare his life long enough he Is going
10 write a history that will speak the
truth about the south. as he knows IL ana
understands IL.
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FREE PASSES ARE TABOOED.

Richmond, Va, July 5.-Attorney Cen
eral Anderson has given out formal IN.
depreciation of the free pass provision OF
inhibition of the new constitution. lie
holds that no official of the state, or OF
any subdivision thereof. can use Tree
pass from any transportation or trans
mission company without violating ghe
provision Such officials cannot receive
free transportation in compensation or
part compensation for services rendered
a company. as attorneys. for instance.
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Fatal crash on Southern Road.

Macon. ca. July Especial There
was n fatal collision between two switch
engines or tine Southern railway here
this evening lt : o'clock Just opposite
the har-asse department. uf the passenger
depot. one man WAS killed and -FOUR
others were seriously hurt
The dead
- NJ HROApWATER. fireman.
The Injured
= BraurIry Strong. engineer
Henry Little. engineer.
oscar Green. yard conductor.
Prank Hunter. nl gro fireman
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North Carolina Rural Delivery.

Raleigh y c.. July 3.-(Special.) The
postmaster here. who pays all the rural
free delivery mail carriers In this state,
reports that there are ZIG There are
twenty In this congressional district, this
being the largest number in any one
over 200 postofces IN the state make
deposits here. These are now coming in
ana range from 500 10 . cents. fAnere
are in North Carolina more offices which
10 not pay $50 a year than iu any other
state There are also more offices i'm
this stato thAn IN amy nthors saNe four.
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Two Drowned at suwanee.

Suwanee. Ca. June 55.-lSpeciaLl-S-
II. Williams and Joe Duren were drown
80 in the creek near here yesterday al
tsrnuou. Williams and Durcn were in
bathfnE, when the former. who could not
swim. got Into water over his depth
pureu went 10 the assistance OF VIII
Hams. who graspe,i him tightly II was
impossible for Duren 70 help himself.
tsnHr
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Emory Trustees To Meet

Emory College. oxford. Ca. July g.
Especial Professor IL. Ii. Stone. treas
urtr Of the college. states that the trus-
tees Of the college viii meet next Tues
day. July : N n a. m. Ia thu Sunday
school room II the First Methodist
church in Atlanta. \ fun attendance IS
desired. as a president must Doe elected tC
take the place OF Dr. e. T.. Dowmau,
who has recentIy RESIGNED.
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willis Dart Is Judge.

last Tuesday Governor Gambler 49,
pointed Willis Dart. - Douglas. toiice
bounty u fI the euneNpirei term Z
Judge Rrruett. who recently resigned rs
Judge ~ the Brunswick circuit
Mr Darts appointment v.Is only made
after mature deliAerati0n on the part of
Governor Gambler. who stated that he
hal beru greatly embarrassed by an
abundance - good material"
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The Biologists Opinion.

Huntsville. Ala, July Especial. DIR
Eugene A. Smith, the state geologist.
after considering the description of the
crack In the earth at Cal shaw mountain
in this county, fails to attach any I'M
portance to the supposed phenomenon
Or. Smith writes that he has seen several
such cracks IN southern Alabama and
that they are probably caused by me
long drought. the stra tum of limy clay
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TENN ES SEE.
A Big Fire in Tennessee.

Columbia. Tenn. June a0.-Ecre here az
late hour tonight caused damage est
mated at $55.Oy0 1t started in the tuTni-
ture store OF D0bDins a Ewing. complete
ly destroying their stock Of goods. valued
al $4,000 while the building suffered 10
the extent OF $1,000
The other losers are Mckeunan. Ander-
son & Foster, dry goods and clothing, and
W. =. Woodbridge. drugs, damaged BY
removal and water
The explosion of n tank Of oil caused
TN. injury 10 several persons from broken
glass none of them seriously the losses
ave wei c0Ne-ed by insurance
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Victim Was His Brother in Law

Birmingham. Ma, July 81 special
from Gurnee Junction. Ala, SAYS Jesse
James. a farmer. aged about - years.
shot and Instantly killed Sam Soils. his
brother IN law lad Of 10. last night
about II o'clock at the formers home
about | mile south Of here.
Sam Soils and his older brother on De
inc Informed that their sister was being
whfppcd by her husband. Jesse James
proceeded to the house. on arriving there
il is alleged that Soils was expostulating
with James. when the latter raised his
shotgun and fired. Soils dropping dead.
James has been arrested by the sheriff.
Salt Lake. Utah. July ALEX Robert
son. paying teller. ami Harry T. Duke.
assistant cashier OF the Wells Fargo
bank. of this city, were placed under ar
rest today on a charge of emhezzling
5000 from the funds of the bank.
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Oil well Sunk in Tennessee.

Athens Ala, July 5.-(Special-)-T
California oil Company has begun TO
sink a well near the Alabama and Ten
ncssee line just over in Tennessee. In
Lincoln county. on Kelley's creek. They
are placing machinery for several otner
tests ana II is said that they have the
finest prospects in the south for oil
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Cotton Is in Bad Shape.

Tuscaloosa, Ala. July 5-CSpecial)-,
Reports are coming In daily from al
sections Of the county showing that the
once promising cotton crop Is deterloIat-
mo daily. Tn to a week ago the pros
meets were good enough. though the
nlant was small. The extreme heat and
winds. together with the unusual
- baconne marched and if there is no
rain i'm the very near future the crop
will be an utter failure.
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Price Succeeds at Suicide.

Athens. Ala, July 4.-(SpeciaI)-F- VI.
Price the merchant who attempted sui
eide at his store i'm the western part OF
the county Monday afternoon. died TINS
morning without ever reEaining con-
seriousness The rope with which he hang
ed himself slipped i'm front of his chin
and the strangulation was such as 10
prevent the blood receding from his
brain while il continued 10 rush in. The
result was that the brain was Hooded
with blood and paralysis followed
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Strange Disappearance of Boy.

Concord, r. @, July Especial. &C. NJ.
Thomas. of Concord. is greatly distressed
over the disappearance Of his 13-year-old
son, Martin. He has been missing from
home since June 10 ana there Is no trace
of him. Tho boy has light hair, blue eyes
ana his thumb joints are sun. Every
effort has been made 70 locate the miss
ing boy without success.
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Fatal Mississippi Shooting.

Alderman. Miss, July 5-James Nc
Culloch shot John Wood near here yes
terday, infiicting what is thought to be Il
fatal wound. James Wood, brother OF
the wounded mar, shot McCulloch dead.
1t is said that McCuloch was an inmate
of the insane asylum at Jackson, and
made his escape from the institution
about a week ago.
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No Loss of Life So Far.

Cave Spring Ca. July 5.-(Speciai)-
Meager details have been received here Of
n terrific storm which swept through
portions % Floyd county today.
II Is impossible 10 get accurate details
OF the damage Ane. but "a is understood
tina many persons ia the storm-swcpt
section suffered greatly. It IS said the
wind attained the velocity OF n hurri-
cane. and that the rain was terrific for
several hours
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They Hnve Nothing To Saw.

Raleigh y c. July s.-(Special)-Th
republicans IN this state aIc cXtr1ordi-
nar!ly reticert as To politics. They decline
- say anything or else say they have no
.dea ae 90 any plans. senator Pritchard.
their state chairman. may know some
thing about palms. but the Others certain
Is appear to be ignorant. One thing Is
roficfahie this being t't9t the white re-
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Girl Jumps Into Well.

Raleigh. y. G.. July 2.-(Special) Miss
Bculah Lamont, of Durham, on account
of The cruelty Of her sister with whom
she lived, today sprang into a wei 10
feet deep Her sister screamed for help,
then attempted 10 leap into the well.
There was is feet Of water in the wcll.
Miss Lamont never lost consciousness. A
Young man slid down the rope and saved
her. She is not yet out OF danger.
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Alabama Invaded by Storm,

Gadsden Ala, June 5O.-News mas reach-
ed here OF destructive storm III DUCK
Spring, ELowah county. l. miles hortII-
west of Gadsden, at u Clock saturday d.
teruoon
The wind blew at a rate oil % miles an
hour and destroyed property valued at
500, 900. Dwellings, barns and fences We're
RACED to the ground in the entire Saho
valley. +.
). ID. Ward and wife We're severely IN
jured, and a negro laborer killed.
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Cotton Crop Is Promising.

Huntsville. Ala. July Especial. }
Reports from over the Tennessee valley
show that the cotton crop Is not nearly
so promising as AT this time last year. Ii
has been many years since the plant was
so small in the first part of July as 1t now
is Very little rain has fallen since
planting time, and the heavy rains dur
Ing those weeks formed a crust over
the fresh-plowed ground and necessitated
replanting in many Instances. The pros
poets deteriorated during the month of
June, because of the continued drought
and the prospects now are that the crop
will be about 10 per cent of an average.
Madison lodge. No. l, l. y. y. f., last
night elected the following officers: /.
Wind noble grand: II. G. Blair, vice
grand: j. j. kennamer, secretary; -.
y. williams, treasurer.
1t has been reported recently that the
Huntsville Electric Light and Power
Company is negotiating for the gas
plant, which was sold to Il. C. Brckell
at public sale last week. Mr.. Brickell.
however denies that any such negotia-
lions are being conducted. The CONSOLE
dalton of the two lighting plants here
would crystalline public sentiment against
both, which have given very inferior Ser
vice In the past, and the city will prob
ably establish an electric plant for COM
mercial and street lighting.
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CarroIst1r. ,Ss-. July Especial. Tues
d1v TWO new rural fire.. delivery mani
ra-Ites started r-t from rtrrAIltou. one
goes Co the sulrT and returns from the
snuthe8s- THE rtrtr goes tn the SOUTH
east Hut returns from Che east Fs-h
Is about - miles long au1 serves "A pOpu,a-
Won az some -#r