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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-05-20
British Mule Purchases Have Ceased

Chicago, May 19.-The wholesale
purchase of Missouri mules by the
British government for service in
South Africa has ceased, according to
telegram received by agents of the
British at st. Joseph, says a special to
The Tribune. The telegram, in eff
feet, said the war in South Africa
would close at an early date and that
no use could be found for more horses
and mules.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-05-20
Kodak Enterprises to Combine.

New York, May 19-Details of the
plan for the consolidation of the, .Ko-
dak enterprises have just been made
public, says a Rochester dispatch to
The Tribune. The aggregate cash val
ue of all these enterprises is estimated
at $20,000,000 and capital stock ofsthe
consolidated corporation is $35 900, 900.
The new company, which has been in.
corporated in New Jersey, will acquire
properties all over the world
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-05-20
supreme Court uacls,on.

Washington, May 19.-In an opinion
delivered today by Justice Peckham
the United States supreme court de.
cided the case of Captain Peter C.
Deming in that officers favor. The
case involved the right of a courtmar.
tial composed entirely of officers of the
army to pass on case involving the
rights of volunteer officer. The eff.
feet of the opinion is that such trial
is illegal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-05-20
Mere Put on Short lime

Easton, Pa, May 19.-As result OF
the anthracite coal miners strike the
500 men employed at the Lehigh Val
ley railroad company's shops here
have been put on short time. The road
has taken of. all its coal trains and
only three ofThe Is crews usually en-
ployed in making up trains here are at
work
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-05-20
Destructive Hurricane In India

Bombay, May ia destructive
hurricane has swept over the prov
ince of Scinde, British India. Forty
miles of the Sc,nde railroads were
washed away and bridges, houses and
embankments disappeared. Fifty miles
of telegraph wires also disappeared.
Many lives were lost.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-05-20
NamcastIe Mines Sold.

Birmingham, Ala, May 19.-It is re-
ported in industrial circles here that
the Newcastle mines, belonging to the
Miner Coal and Railway company,
have been purchased by g. syndicate
of eastern capitalists for considera-
ton of $300,000 The mines are To-
Gated about ten miles north of the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-05-20
Justice Miles Beach Dead

New York, May 19.-Justice Miles
Beach, of the supreme court of New
York, died early today at his apart
ments in the Waldorf.Astoria, His
fatal illness was reported as diabetes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-05-20
kelIv Has Been Fired.

Manila, May 19.-Treasurer Kelly,
of the province of Nueva Ecija, Lu-
zon, whose charge that the native gov
ernor of that province, Senor Santos.
had been guilty of dishonesty, was not
proved on investigation, has been dis.
missed from office by Acting Civil Gov.
ernor Wright following his refusal to
resign.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-05-20
Russian Situation Not So Alarming.

Russian Situation Not 80 ALARMING.
New York, May 19.-In spite of the
terrifying reports spread so industri.
ousIy by the foreign press, the situa.
ton in Russia generally is not such as
to warrant the. slightest alarm, says a
Moscow dispatch to The Herald
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-05-20
veteran Missionary RIshon Dead.

VeleTaH WIssIonaTy BISHOP Dead.
San Francisco, May 19.-Bishop VIII
liam Taylor. perhaps one of the great
est missionary bishops of the Method.
ist church, died at Palo Alto after a
long illness at the age of 81. Fifty
years ago he began the career Of evan,
gelist which carried him to all quar-.
ters Of the globe. He served as bishoT
of Africa until 1898, when he was re,
tired for age.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-05-20
NINE TOURISTS DROWNED.
Their Boat Capsizes on Lake Killarney
During SquaI.

DuIlHS SqIdiis
London, May 19.-Nine English tou'
rists, including four women and four
bOatmen, were drowned yesterday by
the upsetting of boat on the Lake of
Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland, dur.
ing a squall.
A train near Glasgow was derailed
this morning. There was no loss OF
life, but numbers were injured.
These are the earliest samples of
the accidents which usually mark the
Whitsuntide bank holidays.
A storm is sweeping over the coasts
of the United Kingdom. The weather
is wet, windy and cold inland, and the
number of 'trfppers" were consequent
Iy much curtailed, holidaymakers con-
tenting themselves with attending
nearby racing events and cricket
matches.
The cart horse parade in Regents
park today attracted the usual crowds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-05-20
Ferryboat and Steam Yacht Collide.

Ferryboat and Steam Yacht Collide
New York, May 19.-The Staten is.
land ferryboat Middletown was in col.
lision with the steam yacht Aileen this
morning The ferryboat's cabin was
badly damaged and it is reported one
man was killed. The Aileen belongs TO
Richard Stevens, of the New York
Yacht Club
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-05-20

iT0e above are only a lew brands of the
many we carry in stock. Send for catalogue.
All other goods by the gallon, such as Corn
W1iskey, Peach aud Apple Brandies, etc,
soid equally as low, from sl,s5 gallon mp
We make speciality OF the Jug trade and
.Ii orders by mail or telegraph Will have our
1T6upt attention. Special Inducements of
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-27
VIRGINIA AND ST. LOUIS.
Delegation in Richmond Urging the
State to Exhibit.

RICHMOND. Va. Feb. 26.-R. NJ. Wig
gin, R. d. Miller. and other members of
the Virginia Society of Missouri, and
large delegations of citizens from various
cities in the State appeared before the
joint committee on finance of the Vir-
ginia Legislature and asked for a suita-
Bile appropriation for State exhibit at
next year.
Much dissatisfaction vas expressed
among the Missouri society members on
account of the action the Virginia dele
cations took yesterday in opposition to
having Mount Vernan, Monticello, Libbey
Prison, the old jamestown Church. and
other historic buildings reproduced at the
St. Louis Exposition.
The Virginia delegation want only an
industrial exhibit. as they claim that the
State can derive little or no benefit by ex-
hibiting old buildings that everybody has
read about. They want to show those
who visit the exposition what Virginia is
capable of producing. They do not care
so much about having State building IL
they can have a suitable display of the
States resources.
The delegation from the tidewater Sec
ton wants a fishery exhibit.
Those who are here from Southwest
Virginia are anxious to have mining
and mineral exhibit. Northern Virginia
wants a fruit exhibit
The southside section wants credita-
BILE display OF the tobacco raised there.
Some of the Virginians here from the
Piedmont section are anxious to have
large fruit and agricultural display.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-27

which It was expected that Gates and
Mills also would die. All four went one
night to the Emma Postoffice. in Bun
combe County. and while the two last
named remained outside to keep watch,
the others broke into the building. They
woke up the clerk who slept there, and
compelled him to open the safe.
While they were engaged in removing
the contents. a cat jumped from a self to
the floor and diverted their attention.
This gave the clerk an opportunity to
seize q pistol and fire at them. fight
ensued. in which all three were badly
wounded.
The four men were captured and con-
fined in Jail at Asheville. and were with
difficulty protected from violence. They
were convicted Of burglary. and sentenced
to be hanged. but the Governor thought
there were cxtenuating circumstances in
favor of the men who had not entered the
building.
j. H. Rose who was hanged at Wilson,
waylaid and murdered Thomas Farmer,
who it was believed. had reported him for
violation of internal revenue laws. After
his conviction and sentence Rose made
confession. coupled with statement that
Farmer had destroyed his domestic hap
piness and threatened to kill him.
Strong efforts were made TO save his
life, but the Governor did not attach any
Importance to the story which the pub
lie regarded as the last effort of de-
spairing man to escape the gallows.
Johnson laughed and joked on the scat
fold. while Foster, his companion in
crime, made much profession of religion.
Rose was silent.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-27
THREE MEN HANGED,
THREE MORE ESCAPE
Governor of North Carolina
Interposes Officially.
Two Men Have Their Sentences Com
muted and the Other Receives
Reprieve Until March 20.

RALEIGH. y. c., Feb. 26.-Had it not
been for the interposition of a reprieve
in one case and a Communication of SEN
tence in two others, there would have
been six criminals executed in North
Carolina today. AS it was. three paid the
extreme penalty of the law for their
crimes. The men executed were Frank
Johnson and Ben Foster (colored). at
Ashevillc. for burglary, and J. II. Rose,
in Wilson. for murder.
The three who escaped the gallows
were K. s. Gates and Harry Mills, con-
victed OF burglary. but whose sentences
were committed to Imprisonment for life,
and Andrew Jackson, convicted of bur
7glary, but reprieved until the Goth of
March. to afford the Governor time to in
vestigate newly discovered evidence.
Johnson and Foster were hanged at the
same time from the same gallows on
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-27
CAUGHT SMALLPOX
HANDLING LAUNDRY

budget of laundry from an infected hotel,
and the Health Department believes it
was in this way that the driver contract
ed the disease
Anxious to Be Inoculated.
The Hearth Office was the centre of
great activity yesterday. Cases taken
from 4 popular restaurant had thoroughly
alarmed the habitues of the place, and
they appeared in groups to submit to
vaccination. Two inspectors We're busy
nearly all day applying vacc.Le points to
the barred arms of those who pleaded
guilty to being in the restaurant within
the past ten days.
More Clerks Guaranteed
There have been fifteen more clerks
quarantined from the Census Office. These
were known TO have been in the habit of
eating their lunches in the restaurant
where two new cases of smallpox were
discovered Tuesday. This makes about
forty clerks who are prohibited from COM
ing to the Office on account OF the disease.
There are fifteen young men quaran-
tined who went TO the Columbia Law
School, which was attended by the en-
pioye of the Register of Wills who was
taken with smallpox last week
Besides these there are about ten quar-
antined who worked near the clerk OF the
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-27

For various reasons he sait spny object
to the operation. ard in such cases IT was
difficult to enforce the law without bring
ing in the authority of the police and
forciDly OBTAINING persons fagsinst their
will. This, he thought. ought not to be
done except in srcat extremity.
Persuasion Better Than Force.
The Health Officer explained that the
best results would be found -along the
line of advising people to be saccinated as
a matter of precaution. and in the pur-
suit of the policy of strict isolation of
those suffering with the diseas6and those
known to have been exposed TO the con-
tagion.
1t was stated at the department that
the cases under treatment in the hospital.
row numbering fifteen, were doing well,
and that the disease was yielding to treat
ment.
The Health Department hopes within
the next few days to have all the CEN
tres of the disease well marked out and
guarded. so that the community in gen
eraI may be protected.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-27
Robert Mitchell Latest Victim
of the Disease.
RUSH TO BE VAcCiNATED
Two Inspectors Kept Busy tnoculating
Habitues of the Few Jersey Avenue
Restaurant Where Two Cases Were
Unear.hed Tuesday.

Another case of smallpox was reported
TO the Health Department yesterday from
1O17 Seventh Street northwest.
\ physician who called to visit Robert
c. Mitchell, about twenty-five years of
age, had his suspicious aroused as to the
nature of the disease. and promptly called
in the aid of the Health Department An
inspector visited Mitchell and found him
suffering with a well-developed case of
smallpox. He was soon after removed to
the hospital ard the premises were placed
under quarantine.
Mr.. Mitchell was employed in a large
laundry as driver on the collecting
wagon. Several days ago he collected a
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-27

Census Office who was one of the first
in the District afflicted by the disease.
The proximity of the disease has caused
much uneasiness among the clerks and
officials of the Census Office, and all pre-
cautionary measures known are being
taken by the employees.
The Health officer explained yesterday
that the law makes the vaccination Of per
sons who are known to have been exposed
to the disease compulsory, and force OF
inspectors was set to work to attend to
those connected with the restaurant and
the Rescue Mission, where young Hett had
spent TWO nights prior to being taken to
the Emergency Hospital.
The Rescue Mission was placed in quar-
antinc Tuesday night and the apartment
where Hett had slept was thoroughly
Cleansed
No Cause for Alarm.
In speaking Of the situation yesterday
DR.. Woodward stated that there is
no cause for alarm, and that no steps
would be taken at present in the direction
of general compulsory vaccination. He
said that the law gave the District Com
missioners authority to order compulsory
vaccination when in their judgment such
step should be found necessary. But,
he said. the course usually pursued was
to induce the people to submit tn inocu-
lation through moral suasion.
DR.. Woodward said that general com
pulsory vaccination was, when carried
out, a very drastic measure. He said
that there are always persons. and even
physicians. who do not believe in he eff
cacy of this means to prevent smallpox.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-27
BOSTON PHYSICIAN FINED.
Companion of Mrs. Ida Brock With
draws Demand for Jury Trial.

Mr. William l. Best, the Boston physi-
clan whose arrest in this city on Febru-
airy -. was caused by the husband of Mrs.
Ida Brock, withdrew his demand for jury
trial when arraigned in the Police Court
yesterday, and was fined $50 by Judge
Kimball. Mrs Brock was fined a like
amount the day following The arrest
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-30
A PLEBISCITE.
PROPOSITION FOR THE SALE OF
THE DANISH WEST INDIES.

Copenhagen, April 30-The bill pro-
viding for the sale Of the Danish West
India Islands to the United States, AZ
amended by. the Landsthing, came up
for discussion in the Folkething with
the result that. the party in the major
ity submitted proposal as follows;
THE RigsdaS--diet composed Of
both houses-approves the cession, on
condition that the inhabitants Of the
island declare in favor thereof by a
plebiscite, similar TO the one IN 1867. /"
The Folkething, by vote of 80 to
Z, adopted the majority pr oposition
submitted.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-30
HEAVY WINDSTORn
BIRMINGHAM SWEPT BY 1T
EARLY LAST EVENING.

Birmingham, April 30.-A heavy
wind and hail storm passed over BIZ
minRham last night between 7 and
O'Clock. A small grocery store be-
longing to John Bierman was blown
down. A negro is thought to be un-
der the fallen building. Bierman and
two negroes crawled out with
scratches. The stacks on the steel
plant at the rolling mill were blown
down aud the entire rolling mill
were incapacitated for work tonight.
A part Of the roof of the Alice furnace
blew off and sixty negroes came near
being killed. None were hurt, how
ever. Many houses were unrooted.
The damage by the storm is consider.
able.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-30
California Limited DeraiIed on a
Curve Near MedilI, Mo.
SPREADING RAILS CAUSED WRECK

Keokuk. Iowa. April so-The Cali
fornia limited ON the Atchison, To.
peka and Santa Fe road, eastbound,
was dersiled on . curve at Cana, q
switch Ave. miles west Of Medill, Mo.
yesterday while going at great speed.
Five persons were killed and 23 injrr-
cd.
The dining car turned completely
over and rolled down ten foot EN-
bankment and two coaches were
thrown entirely OF the right of way.
Traffic was resumed last night. Mr..
and Mrs Gates were en- route from
Australia and were with their chill
dren in the dining car when the wreck
occurred. The train was over an hour
late and passed wyaconda, the last
station west. at the rate Of SO miles
an hour. When the heavy train struck
the curve at Cana the rails spread.
The train consisted Of two mail cars,
seven Pullmsns and one dining car.
The mail car, the dining car. and the
two forward sleepers went into the
ditch. The dorailed coaches wero
smashed TO kindling wood, even the
axles being bent out of shape.
The killed: 8. I. French, Chicago;
Mr. weithheiner, Santiago, Gal. Il
son Of Henry c. Gates Of Australia,
Ave years old. Two others names I'M
known.
The injured: - Wetheimer, San
Diego, Gal. little son of Henry @.
Gates, Australia; Rufus Buster, Chi
cago. waiter In dining car; G. G.
Fairbanks, Chicago, waiter in dining
car. The following injured are in the
hospital ut Fort Madison; Emil Eitel,
Chicago, cut on head and hands; s.
Tenner French. Oak Park, Chicago,
slightly bruised; W. W. Thomas,
Newton, Mass, head cut; ]. +. Da.
Wis, Chicago, mail clerk, badly
bruised; William II. Thompson, Chi
cago, porter in library car, bruised !
W. ]. Runkle, Galesburg, ILL.,, mail
clerk, leg and head bruised Henry Y.
Gates, bruised daughter Of Mr.. Gates,
scalp wound; George W. Weeks, Gin
ton, Mass, serious internal injuries,
arm broken and hand hurt, condition
dangerous; Charles Markell, Sydney,
Australia, severe scalp wound Charles
Sargent, Chicago, conductor, badly
bruised
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-30
Big Ore Separator is TO be Located in
faducah, Without a Doubt.
Authority Comes to Close the Deal and
Forward the Deeds 10 the
Property.
WILL MEAN A LARGE INVESTMENT HERE

Today it was definitly decided that
the big separator for the Zinc and
Fluor Spar company will be located
IN Paducah. This means ultimately
many thousand dollars. invested in Pa
ducah.
The site will be Clements mill, in
Mechanicsburg. Today authority was
received to close the deal and forward
to New York the deeds and other pa
pers. This was done, and it is an.
nounced that the deal is a certainty.
This company is one of the largest
that will operate in the counties above.
II will get out zinc and fluor spar in
large quantities, and will have a NAM
moth plant here, investing all the way
from $50, 900 to $3.50, 600.
At the start the plant will not be SO
large, AS the ore is not being taken out
as rapidly now as 1t will be later on.
All the capital is eastern capital, and
the projectors are going into it right.
REPRESENTATIVES of the company will
be in the city some time next week.
In its plant here will be employed
Sc veral hundred men.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-30
Miss Ida leake Still in the Lead for
Queen Of the Carnival.
Sample Badges nsre-Dr'll CT .he Knights
Of Hacudsp Yesterday Afternoon
at II 4 TrimbIe.
WORK FOR THE SHOW PROGRESSING

Mr.. Ed Mumford, chairman Of the
committee on carnival queen during
the absence of Mr.. Richard Rudy, de-
sires it known that the contest closes
Saturday night. The ballot boxes
will be taken up at p m. and vot-
ing may be INDUCED in from 8 until
10 at the Elks headquarters, a count
to be made every fifteen minutes.
Yesterday afternoon there was a
pretty drill Of the Knights of Hacudap
at Twelfth and Trimble. and the boys
will certainly surprise the people when
they are respondent in uniform dur
ing carnival week.
This morning tie samples Of badges
for the carnival committees were re-
ceived at carnival headquarters and
next week the hats will be ready for
distribution.
The donations tor the carnival will
be ready for publication in few days.
Carnival arrangements are progressing
rapidly, and everything will begin
humming next week.
Many additions have been made to
the list of those who will participate
in the flower parade. 1t will b the
most beautiful thing ever seen in Ken
lucky.
The vote for queen is as follows:
Miss Ida Leake 141.
Miss Anna Boswell 49s.
Miss Sylvia Callissi AIS.
Miss Lizzie Sinnott 1856.
Miss Hattie Terrell $50.
Miss Mamie Townsend 1855.
Miss Faith Langstaf $50.
Miss Mary Boswell $50.
Miss Martha Davis SOC.
Miss Ethel Morrow 275.
Miss Laura Sanders 900.
Miss Maggie Williams 204.
Miss Kate s. Plumb 3I9.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-30
Assistant General Manager J.F.Wal-
lace and Supt. Wallace Here.
Several officials Left to Inspect the Evans
vile and Louisville Divisions Of the
Illinois Central.
RUMoRs OF CHANGES NOT DISCUSSED.

The local l. Q. depot yards present
ed busy appearance this morning
from Z O'Clock until s.
The Louisville passenger accommo-
dation train No. 1872 brought the spec
ial car of Mr.. J. F. Wallace. the as
sistsnt general manager of the road,
from Chicago via Fulton. Mr.. H. U.
Wallace, his son, was on the car, and
will accompany his father and the
other officials on the tour of inspection
of the Louisville AID Evansville divis-
ions of the road.
Mr.. J. W. Higgins coach was
brought to the city yesterday afternoon
at o'clock, via st. Louis, and Mr..
Higgins remained over all night, leav.
ing on the special train with the other
officials this morning. The special
train was made up of one regular day
coach and the private cars of Mr.. Wal
lace and Mr.. Higgins. The following
il a list of the officials who left on the
train:
Mr.. J. f. Wallace, assistant general
manager; J. W. Higgins, superintend-
ent of transportation; H. R. Dill,
superintendent of the Evansville divis.
ion of the road and acting superin-
tendent of the Louisville division at
present; Mr.. H. U. Wallace, the super.
intendent of the Louisville division,
who has been ill at Chicago; Train.
masters T. A. Banks and ". H. Lin
ton of the Louisville and Evansville
divisions, and Mr.. ]. d. Watts, the
travelling freight agent Of the Louis.
Vile division.
The officials are ON q tour of in
spection of the Louisville and Evans.
Vile divisions, and left at 7:45 for
Princeton, from where they will 60 to
Evansville, from there to Horse
Branch and then into Louisville. The
run will be made today, and the trip
will be nearly 500 miles.
1t is not known why the inspection
is being made, but some developments
are expected.
Mr.. H. U. Wallace is now we'll, but
has lost much flesh from his illness.
His many friends were pleased to see
him again.
Nothing could be learned relative to
the reported change of superintendents
and trainmasters of the Louisville
division, but the change, if made, will
be made the first of the month. None
Of the officials would talk on the SUBJ
ject. II is not known when the
officials will return.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-30
THE WEATHER.
MERCURY WILL GO TO ABOUT
81 TODAY.

The weather has been unpleasantly
warm today. The mercury will reg
lister as q maximum about 81, but this
will not be the highest this year, as it
was SO one day last week. Today the
heat has been felt more, however, ow-
ing to the moisture in tine atmosphere.
The weather predictions are. Fair
tonight; Thursday. increased cloudi-
ness.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-30
COUNTY COURT.

Mr.. ". E. Smith has qualified as ad-
ministrator of the estate of the late
Patrick Mcnamara who was killed in
last Fridays storm.
Judge r. 7. Lightfoot was in his
office this morning and his many
friends will be pleased to learn that he
has recovered from his spell of illness.