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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-08
BRYAN LECTURES
TO PEOPLE OF
HUNTSVILLE
ALL BUSINESS HOUSES CLOSED
At NOON MoNDAYfT oHEARI {
NEBRASKA STATES
MAN SPEAK. ~


HUNTSVILLE. Ala. May 6.-Colonel
william Jennings -Bryen arrived in Hunts
vile yesterday morning at 1880 from
Birmingham and leetured under the aur
spices Of Elk lodge. No. 6SS, at the opera
house this afternoon at O'clock. Mr..
Bryan was met at the Southern depot by
committees Of representative citizens, the
local lodge OF Elks and Pratt's Concert
band. and was escorted to the Huntsville
hotel. where an elegant reception was, ten
dered the distinguished statesman, soldier
and newspaper man. At 1880 o'clock COL
onel Bryan was escorted to the local the
atre and at / o'clock he was presented TO
one of the largest audiences ever assem-
bled in this city. Hon. William b. Bank
head made the presentation speech m a
most eloquent and patriotic manner. Mr..
Bryan responded " one OF the most in
teresting lectures ever delivered here By a
public man. - r,-st
All OF the business houses. except the
banks and drug stores. were closed until 2
o'clock from the beginning of the lecture
in order to allow All who desired TO hear
the brilliant orator. Several neighboring
towns were also wen represented. -.
Mr.. Bryan goes from this city to Nash
vile. where. on tomorrow, he will be en-
tertained. So
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-08
UNDER THE CITY
MAYOR LOW WILL RIDE

NEW YORK. May THE mayor OF
Greater New York Will. on May II, make
the first underground trip In an automol
bile that has ever been made by an oficial
Of the city. He is scheduleds 70 go at the
head Of a procession OF seven automobiles.
the passengers IN which will be members
Of the board OF estimate and department
ofhcials OF Brooklyn. through the large
fifteen-foot sewer that Is now being built
TO drain the entire Bay Ridge section Of
Brooklyn.
The officials will have the novel expert
ence Of travelling for a mile or more
through a subterranean passage 20 feet or
more below the surface OF the streets.
The Brooklyn odicialS desire 20 show the
mayor the many places IN their home bor-
ough where large sums of money are
needed TO begin or 70 carry forward i'm
provsments already under way. One OF
these improvements IS the Bay Ridge
sewer. This sewer is one OF the largest
ever built, and when completed, It will
drain territory covering the greater
part Of that section of Kings county south
Of Prospect Park.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-08
ARE FIXED,
SWEARS WITNESS
IN BEEF CASE
TRUST HOLDS PRICES UP AND
FORCES DEALERS TO SELL
ONLY TO CONCERNS IN
THE COMBINE.

JEFFERSON CITY, No. May THE
existence In St. Louis OF uniform and
fixed. meat. prices and the secret rebate in
additionito the G.. o. d. list,pwas. shown
by testimony taken at today session OF
the beef trust inquiry. Attorney General
Grow said today that the objection raised
10y the packers attorneys at yesterday 8
session does not pertain to the validity OF
the antitrust Law, butt only to the law
authorizing the Inquiry: as y!
The antitrust law has been tested twice
IN The supreme court and is unassailable.
said he. s.e. US ~
Maurice Prendiville. a st. LouissIInigon
Market meat dealer, testified thar. Ar
.mour.. Swift, Nelson Morris and. Gudahy
had fixed agreement regarding Prices
1.-THE packers buy cattle on successive
days." safd he, so thar each can buy
at his own price. The big packers keep
others out by tellingi the cattlemeH that II
.hey sell any cattle 10 the Independent
buyers they must sell all to them; A bet
ter grade OF cattle is sent east than that
sold In st. Louis. The ordinary retail
butchers. cannot get high. class peef.A
-Four or FIVE months ago" he said. Il
cot rebates on pork from NeisonE Morris
& CO. At one time the cooler managers
told me that they had an asreemsnt not
to sell at less than is per hundred. They
would evade the agreement by selling
some cents lower. ~
THE cooler managers meet every We'd
nesday afternoon and form q &C. Q. D.
list and on Saturday they held another
meeting. / do not know who fixes, prices
for them. but they are fixed the last of
each week for the following.
when a man does not sell his cattle In
East st. Louis." continued the witness,
@and ships them elsewhere. the packers
send a dispatch ahead of him instructing
that buyers offer only so much. Meat this
year is much inferior TO that, SOLD last
year. The number Of cattle sold and kill
ed In East st. Louis this season has been
unusually large. Most OF the meat has
been placed in storage"
William Tamme, OF St. Louis, formerly
city salesman for Swift, testified TO a uni
form price at which statesmen Of all COM
panies were instructed to SELL. Attorney
Ernest G. Dodge has charge of the G. o.
D. list, which is made up every week, the
witness declared. Tamme said the In
creased prices OF meat was out OF proper
ton to the Increase in the price Of cattle.
He said 100 butchers in st. Louis had gone
put of business and that the Mound City
Packing company and the North ST. Louis
Packing company had also retired.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-08
Democrats Are a Unit
Against Pleasure and Re-
pubIicans Fight
the Bill.

WASHINGTON. May THE house
merchant marine committee is continuing
the consideration of the ship-subsidF bill.
They ahve had several hearings upon 1t
and there are more to follow. Andrew
Ferusetk. of the International Seamens
Union of America, and Charles Campbell
of the Marine Industrial League of New
York, were before the last meeting. Mr.
Feruseth opposed the bill; Mr.. Campbell
favored II in the main. Requests for flu
ture hearings against the bill have been
filed by the joint committee Of the Amer
lean Antitrust League and local Knights
of Labor. Postofflce officials have accepted
an invitation to appear. Other interests,
both for and against the bill, are expected
TO be heard.
The trend Of congressional sentiment Is
now in opposition. Recent developments
in the shipping world have done much
more to arouse the opponents OF the bill
than to encourage its friends. The Demo-
Gratis are united against it. Republican
opposition is widespread.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-08
DOMINICAN CAPITAL
rs SEIZED BY REBELS
President Jiminez Isa Fu-
gitiye, Finding Tempo
rary Safety in Office of
French Consulate.

SANTIAGO. santo Domingo. May a
The frsouInican capital capitulated today
. The evolutionary forces commanded by
General Horacio Vasques. the vice pres
idenr o. the republic.
President Jiminez sought refuge in the
French -consulate and many government
objects obtaining protection in the French
ard u ited States legations
The revolutionary troops entered the
capital Quietly. There was no enthusiasm
shown BY the population here at the en-
~ az their victorious army.
The approach OF the revOlutionists 70
the capital was announced after two
dayE heavy fighting between the govern
mert .troops and forces OF General
Fasagez- during which many were killed
Or wobnded On both sides.
America Takes Preeaution.
When il became known here that Gen
ar1l. HraSuuex threatened TO attack Santo
DOMINGO. the United States minister.
CfaSxon Powell. dean OF the diplomatic
corps- requested the Dominican govern
merit 70 inform him regarding the ar
rangements adopted TO protect the lives
ana property OF foreigners here. adding
that-in case no precautions were taken he
would consider IL his duty TO take such
hfcrEures 10 provide for their safety as
the, situation demanded. TIE nature OF
sflEs reply was not made public General
Ale AL4EW NN@NA was ANNAAAAN4 AAAAAAA1AIA
II war at about that time.
S Intense excitement prevailed here
Amng the population and in government
circles when the news OF the approach
OF The revolutionary army became gener-
Rlly known
when the revoluti0nists were sighted.
Minister Powell called a meeting OF the
.nIrlomats and consular agents at the
United States legation. for the purpose OF
feciding upon the best means OF protect
Ing lie and property and 10 prevent in
1urv 70 non-comhatants In case OF an
Assault being made on San Domingo. with
TIA result that a delegation. composed OF
TIRE United States minister. n. De Joux:
&c Spanish consul, DIT. Perera; the Ger
nan consul. Herr Won KrOsign; the Ital-
ian consul. Signor Cambiaso. and the
British consul, Mr.. Costing. was appointed
him that no attack could be made on the
hospital under the rules Of war, until due
notice had been. given 70 the diplomatic
and consular corps here.
The president and the ministers. Il was
further agreed. were not 70 leave the
country before the submission OF all the
authorities OF the different districts OF
Santo Domingo had been received, and all
political prisoners were 70 be liberated
me rsFoiulfcrary array entered san
Ecmatnwn 49, -. ard .rnok~ possession
the rev government Of Santo Domingo
has not been decided. AS this dispatch Is
being sent no foreign warships have ar
rived here.
The United States cruiser Cincinnati left
Norfolk. Va. for San Domingo May 9Th,
and should arrive here tomorrow, Thurs
day.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-08
LITTLE DUTCH QUEEN
MAKES GAIN IN NIGHT

THE HAGUE, May 7.-Queen Wilhel-
minas physicians this morning issued the
following bulletin from Castle Loo:
Last night there was very slight in
crease in the temperature of her majesty,
but she had good night and this morn
ing there is a complete absence of fever,
and the patients general condition is sat
isfactory.
NEW YORK, May John R. Planter.
consul general OF the The Netherlands,
received the following cablegram from the
foreign office at Copenhagen:
Queens condition satisfactory. No
fever"
NEW YORK. May There is a clause
in the Dutch constitution which is par
ticularly interesting just now, cables the
London correspondent of the Tribune. 1t
provinces that II the queen has son, her
majesty shall abdicate in his favor when
he reaches his eighteenth birthday; If, on
the other hand no child is born within
FIVE years the Dutch parliament has the
power to dissolve the marriage.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-08
NO MEDALS TO.
DEWEY OR
MILES
ROOSEVELT INFORMS THE
{ FRENCH GOVERNMENT THAT
NO MEDALS { CAN ADORN
: THEIR BREASTS.

WASHINGTON. May 6.-Army, navy
and diplomatic circles were narrowed up
today by the report that President Roose-
welt had informed the French govern
ment, through its minister NJ. Cambon.
that he did not think II desirable for that
government to confer the cross Of the le-
gion of honor .upons,Admiral Dewey and
Lieutenant General Miles.
Friends of the two officers assert that
the president has no right to deny the
admiral and the general the honors offered
them by France, congress alone holding
the power to say whether or not they are
worthy. These friends go further and de-
clare the presidents 81 action is inspired by
his determination to further humtliate
Dewey and Miles, tEila time making their
humiliation international.
France intimated to the president two
weeks ago, through N. Cambon, that she
desired 20 confer the honors on the occas-
ion of the unwilling u the Rechambeau
statue on May "A.
Roosevelt was SURPRISED, it is said. and
askedsf for, time to consider the matter, He
conferred with Secretary Hay, Secretary
Root and several Senators.
When M. Cambon. called again, Roose-
Welt said IL would be out of the question
to allow the honors to be conferred upon
men whom he had so recently reprimand-
ed.
These feprimands, it viii be remember
ed, grew out of the Schley controversy,
and It Is amusing to certain elements OF
Washington TO observe that the president.
though The declared the Schley incident
closed. insists upon opening itsup at every
opportunity as proven In the present sem
sation. af
In view,o of the fact that congress, and
not the executive rs empowered to de-
termine whether an ,Qfi1cer of the govern
ment shall receive a decoration from for
eign government, the decision of the pres
the capitol
Both the admiral and general have many
friends in the senate and house. who will
be inclined to take up the matter and
press It. II allowed 20 do so.
1t is proposed by the Democrats to use
the treatment of admiral Dewey and GEN
eral Miles as a weapon in the fall cam
paign. and the decision OF the president
relative to the tender Of the French gov
eminent is looked upon by them as furn-
ishing excellent additional ammunition.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-08
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
IN ! RANCE TUESDAY

PARIS. May 6.-violent earthquake
shocks. which occurred at o'clock this
morning are reported from Bordereaux,
Bayonne, Pau and lother places in the
same region. They lasted Is seconds. The
reports DO not mention any damage
ST. THOMAS, d. w. l., May 6-The
flow Of lava from the volcano of Mont
Pelee. on the island of Martinique. which
began Saturday last. completely destroyed
the guerrin factories situated about two
miles from ST. Pierre. the principal town
Of Martinique. It is reported that about
$50 persons have disappeared. A great
panic prevails at st. Pierre
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-08
'cUBANS MEET m
CONGRESS IN HAVANA

HAVANA, May 5.-The Cuban senate
and house of representatives assembled
at noon today in the palace.
Governor General Wood made an ad-
dress wishing the legislators success In
the work they were about to enter upon.
He informed them that no legislative
power would be vested in congress until
after the formal transfer Of the govern
ment Their work now was to pass upon
credentials and to inform the military
government officially who had been Sc
lected president and vice president, SEN
ators and members of the senate and
house Of Representatives. The senators
met in the palacio Segundo and the rep
resentatives in the commandments gen.
erale de La Marine building.
Roosevelt Wants Relief for Cuba.
WASHINGTON. May 5.-President
Roosevelt is determined that bill to give
Cuba relief shall be passed this summer
He is wrought up over the reports that
there is no prospect for the Cuban bill
now pending to pass the senate, and he is
not concealing HIS anxiety in the matter
Today he told several congressman that
he would certainly convene a special ses-
sion of congress if. this session is brought
to a close without having passed some sort
Of bill giving Cuba relief.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-08
PIT OF LIQUID METAL
TAKES LIVES FREELY

HARRISBURG, Pa. May 6.-Four men
were killed, two were fatally injured and
two others were terribly burned by being
caught in a torrent of molten metal last
night in an open hearth pit at the Penn
sylvania Steel works, Steelton, near here.
All of the men were Austrians. Only the
names of two of the dead are known.
They are:
YAUKO MOREVITCH.
ALEXO ARAJANOVITCH.
The men were at work in pit behind
the Checkers when the iron ore boiler
turned over or the furnace burned out and
the entire pit was turned into pool of
fire. The pit boss. Charles F. Lockett.
gave a cry of warning as the iron COM
menced to flow into the PIT, and three of
the laborers needed his cry and escaped
fataI injury The Others. thinking evfdent-
~ that the overflow was slight one, sim
liar to those which occur frequently at the
furnaces, pressed against the side Of the
pit and were caught In the awful flood.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-08
REBELS SACK VILLAGES;
TURN cONvIcTS LOOSE

NEW YORK, May members OF the
crew OF the British brigatine Alice, Cap
tain Innes. which has just arrived from
the West Indies. report that while the
brigantfne lay about S yards from the
shore al Barabona. on the southwest coast
OF san Domingo. a force OF revolutiOnists
entered the town and began discharging
rifles. Inhabitants Of the port ran Shrek
ing from their homes along the beach
The revolutionists first sacked the
principal saloon In the town." said one Of
the crew.
out all the prisoners they wanted. The
freed convicts Joined the insurrectionists
In the attack eleven guards and one
prisoner were killed. Two civilians were
killed in the woods which thickly skirt
the town az the base OF the mountains
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-08
|. AND q. TO BUY WAY
DIRECT TO CHICAGO

NEW YORK. Nay Notwithstanding
denials that have been made that there Is
q movement on foot 10 combine the inter-
ests OF the Louisville and Nashville and
the Chicago. indianapolis and Louisville
railroads. The Herald declares that from
a source Of high authority Il has learned
Negotiations for the consolidation OF these
roads are pending. and that a definite
Statement OF the detailed plan viii be
forthcoming at no distant date.
President McDoel. OF the M0non. who
denied on Monday that his road would
be controlled by the Louisville and Nash
vile. al the same time admitted that IL
would Be for the mutual benefit OF both
roads II they were operated in harmony.
Under such an arrangement the Louis
vile and Nashville would have a direct
inlet 70 Chicago and a new system. with
almost a direct line from Lake Michigan
70 the Gulf Of Mexico. would be estab-
llshed. with about 500 miles OF track.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-08
IN A DENSE FOG
TRAINS HIT FATALLY

TOPEKA. Kas., May E-During the
heavy fog this morning an eastbound ex-
ira freight train on the Union Pacific ran
into the regular eastbound freight train at
a crossing in North Topeka, causing a
bad wreck and killing two men and in
Turing seven others.
The dead;
AL McCANDLESS. stockman. Natoma,
Kas.
UNIDENTIFIED sToCKMAN from
Luray. Kas.
The injured:
H. W. Kueker, Miles. Kas.. head badly
cut.
j. z. Fields. Hoxie. Kas.. badly bruised.
Juhn Buzzard. Belleview, Kas. bruised.
John Hammerlund. st. Marys, Kas., leg
cut.
Ed Arnold, Chapman. Kas.. internally
injured.
Joseph Hearst, Cheyenne. internally in
jured.
- Ford. head cut
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-08
RAILROAD INCREASES
ITS TAX RETURNS

An increase Of s53.047 is shown in the tax
returns OF the Atlantic valdosta and Western
Railway Company. The returns were received
YESTERDAY afternoon BY Comptroller General
Wright and when compiled by him showed a
big increase ever the returns Of last year.
The Atlantic. Valdosta and Western Is prac-
tically a new road and extends from Naldosta,
in I.owndes county. Georgia, to Jacksonville,
Florida The increase IN the value OF the prop
erty Is due mainly to the large amount Of
rolling stock that was recently purchs sed
The passenger equipment Of the line has been
greatly increased.
Comptroller General Wright, is allowed sixty
DAYS after receiving returns before passing
on them finally, and this year he Will probably
take the limit in all the returns. The total
value OF the property OF the Atlantic. Valdosta
and Western this year is S524.552 while last
year the value OF the line in the state OF
Georgia was S471. 305
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-08
NEGROES FILE SUIT
FOR RIGHT TO, VOTE

MONTGOMERY. Ala. May 7.--Wilford
H. Smith yesterday fled in the supreme
court an application for a writ of man
damus requiring the Montgomery county
board of registrars to register jackson
W. Giles and all other qualified negroes
who apply.
The case is brought in the name OF Jack
son W. Giles, negro.
It also asks that the suffrage article Of
the new constitution be declared null and
void as in conflict with the fourteenth and
fifteenth amendment to the constitution
Of the United States
II is supported by numerous aff1davits
from negroes who have been turned down
by the registrars The supreme court
meets Friday.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-08
BESIEGED CITY is
RELIEVED BY BRITISH

LONDON, May THE town of OKiep,
Western Cape Colony, which had been be-
sieged since April by a Transvaal force
under Commandant SHUTS, has been re-
lieved by British force under Colonel
Cooper The garrison was in good health
and only a few of the troops were wound
ed. The Beers retired south.
Lord Kitchener, in reporting the relief
Of O'Kiep, adds that the Concordia dis
trict, in about the same part OF Cape Col
ony is clear of Beers.
Further advices received here today
from South Africa announced that 20S
Beers had been captured and that ten
burghers were killed in the neighborhood
of Lindley. Orange River colony, yester-
day.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-08
COMPTROLLER WILL
WAIT FOR ALL
RETURNS
WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY OF THE
RAILROAD STATEMENTS
UNTIL He COMPARES
THEM.

Comptroller General Wright has made
no decision regarding the returns OF the
Southern railway, the Seaboard Air Line
and the Central Of Georgia railway. 1t is
his intention to get all the returns Of the
various lines before agreeing on any Of
them.
Comptroller Wright is endeavoring to
bring about a uniform system of taxation
among the railroad companies in Georgia,
and says he wants to compare the returns
before he announces whether or not he
will accept them
Many lines have not yet made the re-
turns but they are expected to be In with
in few days. So far the Central Of Geor-
gia is the only road that has yet shown
an increase.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-08
DEATH IN EAST RIVER
FATE OF UNKNOWN WOMAN

NEW YORK. May 5-with nothing to
indicate her identity. except the initials
81 NJ" on the inside Of the plain gold
wedding ring upon the third finger Of her
left hand, the body of woman has been
found in the East river at the foot OF
Seventy-sixth street.
The police, after a superficial iexamina-
ton OF the body, which was nude and
must have been in the water for about
two months. were strongly of the opinion
that murder might have been committed
An autopsy will be performed TO deteEs
mine the cause Of the woman's death.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-08
schIey Regrets the Death Of sampson.

WASHINGTON. May 7.-Adniral Schley
today made the following statement re-
garding the death of Admiral Sampson.
II regret very much the death of Adj
miral Sampson, and 1 sympathize with his
family. No one has ever heard me utter
one unlxind word about him.
'On account of his death L have ~
quested my friends in Baltimore 10 post
pone the delivery to me. which was in
tended to have taken place tonight. OF
the 'Cristobol Colon service of silver. and
they have acceded TO my request"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-08
STREET CAR COMPANY
WON'T FIRE SHANER

WASHINGTON. May 7.-Senator Money
81 Mississippi has notified the commits
sioners OF the District Of Columbia that
he viii not press the charges he brought
against the truck foreman. Hooper, Of
the IRE department. who assisted Con-
iuctor Shaner during street car alterca-
ton about ten days ago
The case against Dir. Money. Shaner and
Hooper were nolle pressed in police court
Yesterday. but Hooper was ordered 20 be
tried By the fire department authorities.
This trial win not take place and the
case Is dropped The Capital Traction
company. which employs Shaner. also an
nounced today that Shaner had acted in
every way as a gentleman and should and
would remain In their service.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-08
|. W. DAVIS, A VETERAN,
DIES AT THE HOSPITAL

L. w. Davis, a Confederate veteran. died
Sunday afternoon at the Grady hospi-
tai. He had been at the hospital for
month. Some time ago Mr.. Davis broke
his leg and he never recovered.
Veteran Davis was S. years old. He was
an inmate OF the Soldiers Home. During
the war he served in company X. 10th
Georgia regiment His home was in Rich
mond.