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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-08-03

Mrs. George Bagley has as her guests
this week at her home in De Soto,
Mrs. Charles Damour, of Cincinnati,
and Mrs. Jere Hollis, OF Macon.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23

The Genera Assembly-Rev. Z, H
Pogue Dismissed-Dr. s. b. Graves
Case Compromised Important
Oyertures.

Jackson, Miss, May 1S.-The fourth
day OF the general assembly Of the
Presbyterian church in the United
Hall. Prayer was then offered by DR..
Robinson, of South Carolina. Several
overtures were presented III the subject
OF the graded lessons. The report OF
the trustees of the Presbyterian college
at Durant, /. T., showed a promising
future for the institution, but the i'm
mediate need OF funds for the equip
ment for the new buildings was press
ing.
The trial of Rev. E. F. Hogue resulted
in a verdict OF guilty and he was dis
missed without censure. The only
charge brought against Mr.. Hogue was
that his ministry was unsatisfactory
IN his congregation and after being re-
quested to resign failed to Civ up his
pastorate. Mr.. Hogue spoke in his own
defense, and Judge Hutton. of Virginia.
prosecuted the charges The verdict
was almost unanimous for dismissal.
The charges preferred against DR.. s.
q. Graves, OF Louisiana, were compro-
missed and dismissed, DR.. Witherspooa
representing Mr.. Graves and DR.. w.
McF. Alexander, representing the
Louisiana synod, having signed papers
N-S WIZ aaoPNCo ny IL oSstlilDly 7"
The paper declared that Dr.. Graves
wtthdraws his complaint against thu
Louisiana synod n will enter a sani-
tarium where he will remain until cur
ed. the assembly to pay him $3.50 per
annum. The synod OF Louisiana agreed
10 restore him to New Orleans Presby-
terry upon his recovery.
Among the more important overtures
filed with the secretary was one favor
ing a new catechism. This comes from
a dozen different synods and was cham
pioned by DR.. Hemphill. of Louisville.
DR.. Walden moved the question Of
new catechism be dismissed from fu-
ture consideration.
DR.. Lyons, of GAINESVILLE. and DR.
Woods, of Memphis. favored a continu-
ance. and on yea and nay vote their
motion prevailed. 1t was finally sent TO
the presbyteries for their approval or
diSapproval.
The overture asking for a revision ~
the confession of faith was reported
upon unfavorably n the report was
sustained.
The committee reported favorably
upon an overture from the South Caro-
lima synod for a catechism to be pro-
vided on church history for the special
benefit Of young people. The committee
recommended the granting of the re-
quest of the overtures from Georgia
synod and the Washburn Presbytery,
that the last Thursday of June be desig-
mated as a fasting and prayer day in
view of the low state of piety.
In the overture of East Hanover Pres
bytery the second Sabbath of Septem-
Der was substituted for the third Thurs
day of February as the annual day of
prayer for the young.
The eport Of DR.. McNeilly a delegate
from the synod of Mexico, showed that
it is composed of 4 presbyteries, 73
churches, $500 communicates and Sc
ministers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23

The OPPOSITION of Doctrine on Infant
Salvation Before the General An
sembIy.

Jackson, Miss, May 20.-In the gen.
eral assembly of the Presbyterian
church today the clerk read a communi-
cation from l.. R. Cams, the
of the foreign missions of Australia
which was accompanied by d memorial
to President Roosevelt to prevent the
sale n use of firearms on certain
islands.
eleven overtures on infant salvation,
demanding a positive statement as to
the certainty of salutation of all in
fants dying in infancy and calling for a
declaration which will clear the church
Of a false charge that 1t holds that some
infants may be lost. The committee de-
clined to recommend resembling the ac-
ton of the last assembly as to certain
foot notes on page SO and recommended
a change Of language in Section 3 Of
the confession of faith in order that it
may read:
All infants dying in infancy are in
Guided in the election of grace and are
regenerated and saved by Christ
through the spirit who worketh when
and where he pleaseth."
The following substitute to Section l
of the report was offered by DR.. Hemp
hill n adopted by the assembly:
In answer to an overture asking for
III lcSSliIdlllS III llS III "llolS vi
in part of the general assembly at Little
Rock concerning Chapter 10, Section 8
of the Confession of Faith, the assembly
does hereby rescind the fifth reason of
the last assembly for declining to
amend the confession. The reason of
the resembling being as follows: Be-
cause while we have a we'll grounded
hope founded or Scripture that all in
fants dying in infancy are saved, yet
the Confession of Faith goes as far as
Scripture to justify a positive credal
statement upon this point"
The second section Of the report,
which was unanimously adopted read:
This assembly is fully persuaded
that the language employed in Section
3 of our Confession IF Faith towards
infants dying in infancy does not teach
that there are any infant dying in in
fancy who are damned. but this sec
ton only is intended to illustrate that
those who are infants are saved in diff
ferent name from adults who are
capable of being outwardly called to
salvation by the ministry of the word.
Furthermore we are persuaded that the
Holy Scriptures when fairly interpreted
amply warrant US in believing that all
infants who die in infancy are included
in the election Of grace n are regen-
Grated by Chfist, through their spirit"
An overture was filed with n conn.,
mittee from the Bonneville. Miss. pres
bytery demanding that the hymn be-
ginning: There is a Fountain Filled
With Blood be eliminated from the
Presbyterian hymn book, or else the
line reading: Sinners plunged beneath
that flood lose all their guilty stains"
The overture sets forth that this SEN
tnce is an exaggeration OF truth in rep
resenting thai the blood Of Christ ever
flowed in such quantities in which n
could be immersed
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23
AFTER THE NEAT TRUST.
The Injunction Against the
Prayed for by the Government
Granted.

Chicago, May 20.-The temporary m
junction asked for by the government
against the members of the so-called
packers omblne is now in force. II
was issued this evening By Judge
Peter S. Grosscup after the close Cf
arguments in the United States circuit
court room. The order gives the reIiet
prayed for in the bill filed by DistrIc:
Attorney Bethea on May 10th. 1t is 80
wide in its scope that If the packers
or their agents continue with then
present alleged uniform arrangements
they will be taken n court on con-
tempt charges. and the burden Of proof
will be on them TO show that they have
not violated the order in any partico =
lar.
Little opposition was raised against
the governments petition. Attorney
John s. Miller, who was the sole repre-
sentative Of the packers present point
ed u some Objectionable clauses IN
the draft OF an order presented by Mr..
Bethea These concerned the alleged
agreements for credit, blacklisting and
carriage.
Judge GrossCup thought some of
these minor clauses had been made too
prominent and he himself drew a form
Of order hat pleased both sides.
At the same time the order was en-
tered numerous afhidavits and other
exhibits We're filed for the government.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23
GREEN AND GAxNoR,s VICTORY.
Taken Back to quebec on Writ of
Habeas Corpus.

Montreal. Quebec. May 19.-Colonsl
Gaynor and Captain Greene have won
the first skirmish in the fight against
extradition to the United States and to-
night the two men are in the Did city
of Quebec where they believe proceed
sngs to force them to return to the
United States to answer the charge OF
defrauding the United States govern
ment can be successfully fought.
Tonight at 10 o'clock a special train
On the canadian Pacific arrived from
Quebec with High Constable Gale and
assistants on board armed with a-writ
of habeas corpus. They got into a cab
and drove to the Montreal Jail TO which
institution Gaynor and Greene had been
committed by Judge LaFontaine during
the afternoon. The stay of the high
constable in the jail was of very short
duration. Evidently Governor Vallee
and his guests awaited their coming.
for in a short time Gale appeared ac-
companied by Governor Vallee and
Messrs. Gaynor and Greene. A quick
drive was made TO the Place Viger sta
ton and an hour after the arrival Of the
special train it departed with the much
sought fugutives from the American
courts on board.
Half an hour later the regular train
for Quebec departed having on board
Donald Manchester and Chief Carpen-
ter. They went to answer the writ Of
heabeas corpu served on Carpenter.
Insidentlly Mr.. MacMaster will use all
his efforts to see that Governor Vallee
returns his prisoners to the Montreal
jail. The question as to whether he
shall do so or not depends entirely upon
the legality of the arrest. The case will
| nnnoA lIn in n1nhnn fnnnnrrnu
There was a warm argument today
in the extradition court before Judge
LaFontaine when the Gaynor-Greene
! case was called. 1t began when the
counse for the accused complained that
yesterday they were unable to secure
access to their clients who were being
confined in a private prison at the
Windsor hotel. They, therefore, de-
manded that Gaynor and Greene be
committed to the Montreal Jail IN
charge of Governor Vallee so that they
could cur access to them.
Mr.. Manchester, for the United
States government, at first raised nc
objection, but a few minutes later h
learned that two writs of habeas corpus
had been sworn out and that one OF
these was addressed to Governor Val
lee. Once in the Montreal Jail the writ
would be served upon the governor and
he would have no choice but to obey
it's call and take Gaynor and Greene
down Quebec. Mr.. Manchester entered
a vigorous protest agains+ the proceed
ings. Judge LaFontain took the mat
ter under advisement and this after
noon decided that as the prisoners real
ly should be in Jail and desired to &c
there he had no but to com
init them. The prisoners were then TAX
en- and committed to the care of Gov
ernor Vallee under formal remand un-
til Friday next.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23
RESULT OF INFATUATI0N OF A
YOUNG MAN
SIX MURDERS COMMITTED
As Result of Refusal of Young Girl
to Marry Him-An Entire Family,
Save n Helpless Infant Killed-Tee
Life-The Chastity Scene Discov-
cred by Those Who Find the
Bodies of Murdered and

ST. Augustine, Fla, May 19.-Crazed
by his i~nfatuation for little Abitha Nc
Cullough, a 13 year Old girl. William
Austin, a young man, killed the girl and
four other persons and then committed
suicide, in a lonely farm house Of VIII
liam Wilkinson near Hastings, is miles
firm this city at 3 O'Clock this morning.
The dead are: William NJ. Wilkinson,
aged 80; Mrs. Wilkinson, his wife; Miss
Abitha Mccullough, aged 13; Miss Will
kinson. sister of William Wilkinson; a
child. name not learned; William Aus
tin, the murderer and suicide, aged %.
The Grim was first discovered by
John Keller who visited the Wilkinson
house this morning. He found six
corpses, scarcely dead and but one liv-
ing, a helpless infant.
Austin had been madiy infatuated with
the Mccullough girl, VINO lived with.the
Wilkinson family, and it is claimed that
he killed the entire family because his
advances were rejected and his desire
to wed the girl was opposed. He went
to the Wilkinson horne Friday night
and proposed marriage to Abitha Nc
Cullough. He was rejected and, vowine
he would marry her, hurried to thi
city and on Saturday procured a mar
riage license. He went to church on
Sunday night and told everyone he met
that he was to be married that night.
About 3 o'clock this morning several
pistol shots were heard, but no one
went to investigate. Wilkinson failed
to appear this morning at a neighbours
house, where he was engaged in har-
vesting a crop of potatoes, and John
Keller, a farm hand, was sent to learn
the cause of his absence. He found the
whole family murdered and Austin
with a bullet hole in his breast and the
revolver clutched in mis- hand.
Word of the tragedy was brought 10
this city on the morning train and
Sheriff Perry and the coroner went to
the scene of the tragedy. The unharm-
ed infant was found In bed beside its
dead mother.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23

Fort de France. May 20-1his MORN
ing at $50 O'Clock a thick cloud lit up
by flames OF lightning and the rising
sun. rose from Mont Pelee. The people
OF Fort de France at once became panic
stricken and in scant attire rushed ex-
citedly through the streets OF the town.
Stones from the volcano as big as hazel
nuts fell in the streets. Many of the in
habitants hurriedly embarked on the
vessels in the harbor. and il was with
difficulty that they were eventually re-
assured.
At / o'clock however. the excitement
was over n the people became calm.
The phenomenon OF his manning was
similar to the eruption OF May Sth, but
not so severe.
Fort de France, Island OF Mantinique,
Monday, May 19.-The expedition sent
to recover the bodies of the American
and British consuls at st. Pierre today,
nearly resulted in a fearful horror. The
vessels taking part in the expedition
were the United States steamer Poto-
mac and the British cruiser 1ndefatiga-
BILE. The Potomac under the command
OF Lieutenant Benjamin i. Mccormick,
landed working parties. One party
went to the site OF the American consu-
late and the other, headed by Lieuten-
ant Mccormick, went to the north end
OF the town, TO the spot where the Brit
ish consulate stood, from where the lieu
tenant could see Mount Pelee, ana notIc
ed that a huge column OF smoke and
gas was pouring out OF the crater. III "a
manner similar to the eruption OF If y
Sth last. He thereupon rushed t. ne
site of the American consulate and r.
dered all hands to the boats. The Am r.
lean sailors picked up a heavy r ,-.ifc
coffin. in a wood case. containing the
remains of the United States consul.
Thomas I. Prentis, and carried IL TO q
boat. The American party was in i'm
minent danger.
In the meanwhile the Indefatigable
had arrived off st. Pierre but left the
port heading for sea. blowing her siren.
AT that time a huge stream OF molten
matter was pouring into the sea. raising
column of steam and the whole sea was
hideous, having turned a yellow-green
color, while what was apparently smoke
was rushing from the mountain The
~detonations were continuous and were
accompanied by a fearful storm Of
lightning, thunder and rain. The fash
es were Of terrific violence and during
the storm, new craters opened in Mount
Pelee.
Fort de France. Martinique. May 90
A severe i~nundation at Base Pointe. on
the northeast coast of this island. at .
O'Clock this morning swept away TWEEN
~ houses n fifty other buildings were
damaged by the flowing mud. which has
swept over the Vallee de LaRiviere.
There was no further loss Of life. Baase
Pointe having been abandoned several
days.
Access to the ruins OF st. r.erre IS
still impossible.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23

% Creek, Tenn, May 19-The worst
disaster in the history of Tennessee
mining occurred at 7:30 O'Clock this
morning, when between 1T5 and 225
men and boys met instant death at the
Fraterville coal mine. two miles west
of his town, as a result of a gas explo-
sion.
Out of the large number of men and
boys who went TO work this morning,
developments at 10 o'clock tonight show
that only one is alive and he is so badly
injured hat he cannot live. This man
was William Morgan, and aged English
man who was Il road man in III mine
and was blown out of the entrance by
the force of the explosion. One hun
dred and seventy-fve miners were
checked in for work this morning by
were boys who acted as helpers and
drivers, road men and others to the
humber of perhaps fifty.
FTaterville mine is the Oldest mine in
the Goa Creek district. having been
opened in 1870. 1t is fully three miles
from the mines opening to the point
where the men were at work. They
had not been at work long before the
terrible explosion occurred. There was
a fearful roar and then flames shot
from the entrance and the air shafts
News of the disaster spread like wild
fire, but as Don as possible two parties
were started in, one at the main en-
trance, the other through Thistle mine
which adjoins and in which no men
were at work. The Thistle party was
unable to make any Roadway, as the
gas stifled the workers.
The Fraterville party went fully two
miles under the earth, until a heavy fal
Of slate was encountered. At this a
rier men worked like demons, hoping
against hope that those beyond might
be safe.
The scenes at the mouth of the mine
while the workers were within, were be-
You'd description. Business was Sus-
pended in Coal Creek. and all it's citi.
zens, as soon as the disaster became
known, men, wOmen and children
gathered around the Fraterville en-
trance. Women whose and
sons were within were wild with grief
All day long the escue toiled al
the slate obstruction and not until
O'Clock this evening cid they force ar
entrance through it. Up to that houl
only five dead bodies mad been recov.
cred and hope was still high that many
within were safe. The hopes of the
living were doomed, however, for Whe1
once the rescuerS could enter and pro
ceed they alike through a continuous
tomb of death. There was not n sign OF
life. Every man had persisted, they be-
lieved, although it will be tomorrow
morning before all the rooms can be en-
tered.
Eight dead bodies were first recovered
and these were sent to Coal Creek
Twenty-six more were soon found
They were not disfigured beyond identi.
f~ication and each corpse as it was borne
from the mouth of the gigantic tomb
was surrounded by age relatives OF
the men who were entOmbed. The mine
was not on fire, except in remote por'
1ions, and all bodies perhaps may o'
reached before daylight
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23
TENNESSEE ELECTION LAW.
Federal Supreme Court Decides in
Favor of Jurisdiction.

Washington, May 19.-The United
States supreme court today reversed
the decision of the circuit court of the
United States for the Eastern district
Of Tennessee IN the case Of Thomas
Swafford VS.. W. A. Templeton and 9TH
ers. Swafford claimed that his voting
privileges at a national election had
been denied by the judges Of election
because he had failed to comply with
the Dortch law, a state statute. The
court below dismissed the case for
want of jurisdiction, claiming that
there was no federal question involved.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23

Augusta, Ga. May pa committee.
from the locked out operatives In h
cotton mills In South Carolina who
came TO Augusta to confer with the
mill n and striking operatives
announced today that in their opinion
the King mill men. who truck ar
brought on the lockout were not jus-
tilted in their action. The South Caro-.
lima locked u men tried for som
time 10 induce the King men to return
TO work, but the latter refused, say
Ing the interference OF the locked on.
operatives was an impertInence.
considerable suffering Is reported ip
south Carolina among the locked out
men. as they are given no relief by the
Iextile Union National Director Hib-
part who left Augusta several weeks
go saying he would be gone foul
a "a a not yet returned The rations
issued by the strikers commissary are
SAID to be growing smaller every day.
and IL Is alleged that no money has
been distributed as promised. Ten
thousand people are out Of work.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23
WON'T FOLLOW ADVICE AFTER
PAYING EOR 1T.

In a recent article a prominent physi-
ciana says, 1T Is nex to impossible fol-
the physicians tn get his patients to
carry u any prescribed course OF
hygiene or diet to the smallest extent;
he has not u n resort left, namely,
the drug treatment" When medicines
are used for chronic constipation, the
most mild and gentle obtainabie, such
as Chamberlain's Stomach & Liver
Tablets, should be employed. Their
use is not followed by constipation as
they leave the bowels in a natural and
healthy condition. For sale by r. r
Bellamy's drug store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23
Cough.

A woman who has had experience
with this disease, tells how to prevent
any dangerous consequences from it
She says: Our three children took
whooping cough last summer, u baby
boy being only three months old, and
owing to our giving them Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy, they lost none
of their plumpness and came out in
much better health than other children
whose parents did OF use this remedy
Our oldest little girl would call Justify
for cough syrup between whoops.-
JESSIE PINKEY HALL, Springville
Ala. This Remedy is for sale by r. y
Bellamy'S drug Store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23

Austin's Body Burned in the House
in which He the WI
kinsOn Family.

Hastings, Fla, May 2o.-The log cabir
in which was enacted the tragedy ir
which William Wilkinson, his wife, hi;
sister and Bertha Mccullough were
slain by Will Austin, who then blew
out his brains, was burned last night
The bodies Of h victims were prepared
for burial and placed in coffins early
In the evening. They were later in.
TERED at Yelvington. The body OF Aus.
tin remained in the cabin. 1t was &c
have beer buried by the county, but the
cabin caught fire and Austin's remain:
were cremated.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23
PELEE IN ACTIVE ERUPTION
Explosions Heard on Other Section
of the IsIand-Report from st.
Vincent.

Fort de France, Island of Martin
iQue. May 19.-S a m a party from
here has gone to St. Pierre on the
British cruiser interchangeable, carrying
with them collins for the purpose of
recovering the bodies of the family OF
Thomas T.. Prentis, the late United
States consul at that place. who were
killed in the disaster. The intermens
Of the remains will lake place here and
will be conducted with military hon
ors. The interchangeable brought 120
tons of supplies.
There was another upturn from
Mont Pelee yesterday. Ashes fell here
The volcano Is still violently smokln9
and there are no signs Of it's ceasln5
its activity.
The United Statees cruiser Cincin
natl and the United States government
tug Potomac will be stationed here in
definitely. TIL Potomac will shortly
go to the island of Guadeloupe to brInS
to this place the furniture, books. etc,
of the office of the United Statesa con
sui there. Louis H. Ayme.
Washington, May 19.-Secretary Ha!
today received the following cable
gram from United States Consul Nc
Allister. at Barbados dated todaJ:
Sixteen hundred deaths on st. Win
cent: 1000 destitute. Immediate wants
supplied. Aid needed for SIX months
The Potomac is reported to have
reached St. LOucia Saturday.
The following statement was given out
at the White house today:
o Sunday immediately on recelv
ing Consul Amye's dispatch the presi-
dent directed h secretaries of war AND
navy to enQuire and report as to the
true condition of affairs in Martinique
and St. Vincent. These reports will be
made public as soon as received. All
the supplies and all the money sub
scribed hitherto have been urgently
needed, but until further information Is
received. it is deemed best that thu
receipts Of subscriptions be suspected
Paris, May Ex-Governor l.. Hur-
rerre, of Martinique. has cabled to the
colonial minister, NJ. fDecarais, an
~nouncing that Mont Pelee continues &c
throw up immense quantities OF cinders
which, okiRg to a change in the d1rec
ton OF the wind, are now covering thc
southern districts of the island. Vic
lent explosions have been heard at G
Carbel.
The governor further declared there
is no danger of an outbreak on this
part OF the population of the northern
districts OF the island, as alleged, In
consequence Of the people being out Of
work.