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The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-11
WOE FOR THE ROADS
CONTROLLER ASSESSES THEIR
PROPERTY AND FRANCHISES
FAR ABOVE THEIR FIGURES.
HE Tackled ON s16,761 1857 TO THE
RETURNS.

Valuation Placed by Wright Upon
the Southern, the Central, the At
lantic Coast Line and the AIaba-
ma Great Southern, Whose Re
turns He Regarded as Too Low.
Amounts at Which He Assessed
Them-This VIII Mean Arbitration.
News Notes from Atlanta.
Atlanta, June 1O.-The official an
nouncement of Controller General
Wrights franchise tax and railroad
property assessments made to-day
shows that the Controller General has
put a valuation upon the properties OF
the Southern, the Central, the Atlantic
Coast Line and the Alabama Great
Southern. amounting to SIS, 761, 357 more
than returned by the officers OF those
corporations.
The exact figures for the franchise
assessments of these companies are as
follows:
Southern, $6.5SS,1S3; Central, $780,
OOO Atlantic Coast Line, 81 662, 600; Ala
bama Great Southern, $685. 900. The
total franchise assessment of these four
lines is, therefore, $17,O3S,1SS.
Controller General Wright assesses
the tangible property of the Southern
at $103S8,241, the same as last year
and puts an arbitrary valuation of Sc,
5SS. 1873 upon the company's franchise IN
Georgia. This brings the total up to
SIG, 976,424, which figures out a net in
crease in the taxable property of tins
company over last year of $6,669, 59S.
The Central made a tangible property
return of S12,653, 746 and a franchise re-
turn of 1884 ,085, based on the uniform
rate of $500 per mile. After a thorough
study of the figures submitted by the
Central management, Controller Cen
eral Wright decided to accept the re-
turn for tangible property ae being
fair. This left only the franchise val
uation in dispute. He fixes that at
IS. 100000, against the company's re-
turn Of $534 ,OS5, an increase of $4,966,
900.
Controller General Wright fixed the
| assessment on tangible property of the
Atlantic Coast Line at $8,051, 272. Then
he put an arbitrary valuation of 81,
662, 900 upon the companys franchise
| The net increase is. therefore, $4,849, 919
FoBlnal notice of these assessments
| was sent to the proper officials of the
| corporations to-day. 1t is, of course
certain that adjudication will be sought
by arbitration.
Controller General Wright to-day re-
ceived a letter from Judge John T.
Hall, attorney for the Georgia South
ern and Florida. He declined to ac-
cept the Controller Generals assess
ment of $15OG.OOO on that company's
franchise, which that officer proposes
to make. The matter will, therefore
go to arbitration.
The Atlanta and West Points assess
ment will be taken up Friday.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-11
MUST MOVE WHERE
THEY CAN GET WORK

Flood Sufferers Cannot Stay on the
PacOIet.
Columbia, S. c., June 10.-The work
of relief is progressing satisfactorily
in Spartanburg. Tents and rations fur
nished by the War Department arrived
to-day, and the local committees are
doing active and effective work.
The chief object now is to remove
the thousands of operatives to other
points. Ten mills in this state and
North Carolina have already agreed to
take care of several hundred families
Some have already gone
The Southern Railway has most gem
erously offered free transportation to
this army of workers.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-11

T. j. Cornwall Is short Nearly $780,
600 with the Bessemer Savings
Bank-LOst S42,OOO That He Tried
to Get Back by Using the Banks
Money.
Birmingham. Ala, June 1O.-With
President T. j. Cornwall in parts I'M
known and short nearly S2S0,000. the
Bessemer Savings Bank. one OF the
strongest institutions in the district,
will close it's doors and ask for re-
ceiver tomorrow morning.
President Cornwall left three notes
explaining the shortage.
In one addressed to the public he
says that he lost the money trying to
make back $4,000 he lost in a legiu-
mate business transaction. He further
exonerates all the officers of the bank
and takes the whole blame on himself.
In a letter to his wife, which she
was instructed to open this morning,
he stated that he would not commit
suicide, but would let her know If he
died.
In third letter, addressed to Cash
Ter Cockrll, he states that he had
nothing left for him to do but wan
der on the face of the each, or be-
come n convict in the state mines"
The shortage was not discovered I'M
til this morning, when President Barr
of the First National Bank of Birm-
ingham presented checks for $500 at
the window of the Bessemer bank and
stated that the bank had refused pay
| ment on them. The officers were sur
prised, and an investigation followed,
showing the shortage.
President Cornwall left Sunday, and
stated that he was going to Walker
county to dispose of some land and get
some money. He has not been seen
since.
The shortage will not affect the Birm-
ingham banks, as they all nave taken
their paper out. The Bank of Com
merce of Bessemer has made arrange
ments to borrow all the money they
need in case OF a run.
1t is understood that a great part OF
the money was in the deposits of mer-
chants and miners, together with EN-
ployes of the rolling mills furnaces ano
industrial plants of Bessemer. The city
of Bessemer will lose $4,000
The bank will probably not be able
to make a payment of more than a
very small percentage on its deposits
The bank was organized in 1891, with
capital stock of 100000, and hao
deposits of about $260,00O.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-11
WILCOX MUST SERVE
FOR KILLING THE GIRL.
The Judgment of the Lower Court
Was Affirmed.


Raleigh, N. c., June 10.--James Will
cox, the murderer of Nellie Cropsey of
Elizabeth City. will have to serve his
sentence of thirty years in the state
prison here.
He was tried twice. The first time
he was convicted of murder in the
first degree and sentenced to be hang
ed. He was given a new trial by the
Supreme Court because the spectators
at the trial made a demonstration
when Wilcox's lawyer arose to speak,
In the second trial he was tried in
a different county and convicted of
murder in the second degree and SEN
fenced to serve thirty years in the pen
itentiary. From this Judgment Will
cox appealed. This Judgment the SUI
preme Court to-day affirmed in an
opinion embracing thirty typewriter
pages.
The defendants attorneys urged that
Wilcox should have been given a new
trial because most of the evidence was
sufficient to have been submitted to
the jury; second. that the suicide
theory was as reasonable as any other
theory.
The court went into detail in the
consideration of these points. 1t said
after reviewing the argument of the
defendants counselkthat the deceased
had the opportunity the motivea and
the time to drown berself;
This line of thought has been strong
ly pressed upon us by the defendants
able and Jealous counsel. To the adop-
tion of this view there are several seri-
Gus faculties. There can be no doubt
that the deceased was greatly grieved
and distressed by the conduct of the
defendant; that her affections were tri-
fed with. Her conduct showed her 70
be young woman of deep and strong
feeling. .
The testimony shows that the con-
dition of the river at and near to the
front Of the Cropsey residence, with its
receding shores, is such as to make il
necessary for her, If drowned there, to
go out seventy-five feet from the shore
before reaching water four feet deep.
The testimony in respect to the river
all conflict with the theory that she
could have thrown herself in the wa
ter"
In conclusion the opinion says:
I'VE think that in this case, meas
ured by the standards prescribed by
law, the evidence was properly submit
ted to the jury. and we. cannot say
they have reached an incorrect conciu-
sion 7"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-11
REVOLUTION ENDED
IN VENEZUELA.

Williamstad, Island of Curacao, June
1O.-Gen. Matos and the generals who
supported him in the revolutionary
movements in Venezuela have returned
here.
The revolution against President Cas-
tro is ended.
After the disastrous defeat of the
revolutionary forces at Pedregal Gen.
Matos, the revolutionary leader, was
obliged to flee with his generals, Riera,
Penalosa, So1agnie and Perdomo. They
left Venezuela in a small row boat and
landed early to-day on the Island of
Curacao.
The government troops captured
nearly all of Matos army.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-11
WITH PERUVIAN GUANo
Steamship strathmOre Has Arrived
az Charleston.

Charleston. S. c., June l0-The first
cargo Of Peruvian guano that has been
entered at this port since 1880 has oeen
brought In by the British steamship
strathmore. The ship Is laden with
1000 tons Of the guanO, 800 OF which
are consigned 20 Charleston.
Farmers Of the South VIII remember
that Peruvian guan0 Was the most pop
ular fertilizer used BY them a quarter
~ q century ago. when Il used - be
sold for $50 per ton After the dis
coVfry N The vast beds - fertilizer
rock ln South Carolina and me rise
in manufacture ~ the domestic ar
dole. fhe Use ~ the Peruvian product
was abandoned altogether
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-11
HOW MARCUM DIED
EVEN TELLS THE STORY OF THE
MURDER.
SAID JETT FIRED THE SHOT.
WHITE SEEMED IMPLICATED IN
THE KILLING.

All Entering the Court Room Mt
Jackson We're Searched for Weap-
ons-TrOops on Duty-Defense
Wanted TO Set Aside the Entire
Jury Panel-MOtion Was OverruIed
and the Trial Proceeded-EVven.
Pale and Nervous. Told His story
Of the Death of Marcum.
jackson, KY, June 10.-At the re-
quest of Mrs. Marcum and others, Cur
tbs Jett and Thomas White were kept
in separate cells last night, and the
latter was respondent when the pris-
oners were brought into court to-day
by troops and turned over to the elisor.
All those entering the court were
searched, and none were allowed to en-
ter with weapons.
When court convened, Attorney John
O'Neal, for the defense. moved to set
aside the entire jury panel as irregular.
The motion of the defense was over
ruled, and twenty-five witnesses were
called for each side.
Commonwealth Attorney Byrd, in
outlining the case, promised to prove
that Jet entered a side door of the
Court House just prior to the shooting
and returned by the door Immediately
after the second shot.
He said he would prove White and
Jett entered into conspiracy to kill
Marcum and that Jett fired the shots,
this having been seen by witnesses
whom he would produce. He would
prove that Jett told persons he did it,
but that somebody's money paid for it.
Even ON the stand.
B. j. Even was the first witness
called. He said he was standing be-
side Marcum when he fell. Tom White
passed by them, looked at Marcum,
passed just outside of the door and
looked back, then passed on Marcum
| said
Il am afraid of that fellow. He
means to do me harm"
An instant later the witness heard a
pistol crack. Marcum, who had his
arm on the witness shoulder, releas-
ed his hold and dropped TO the floor,
exclaiming:
oh, Lord! Oh, Lord! They have
killed me-
The witness looked back and saw
tAS 0ShA with plntOl SIlpPe0 III
| both hands.
I Il then acd out of the door," he
! said. "as / thought it was ] he was
| after when a second shot was fired.
l saw Jet come out of the side door,
walk around and look into the door
where Marcum lay"
Carried Marcum Away.
Even said he helped carry Marcum
across the street to DIR. Kashs office,
where he died in a few minutes. He
saw Jett and White together a few
minutes afterward.
Even was pale and nervous. He was
| cross examined by Attorney Golden.
Fwens mental condition for the past
two years was questioned, and there
were rumors of his threatening to
commit suicide. When questioned
about this matter, Even denied each
allegation.
] The ss-examination was long and
severe, but it did not affect his testi-
mony at any point
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-11
CL0UDBURST IN ARIZONA.
bodies of seven Persons Have Been
Recovered.

Recovered.
FL Paso, Tex, June 10.-Seven bodies,
mostly of women, have thus far been
recovered at Clifton. Ariz.. after the
torrent from. the cloudburst of Tues
day night had spent its fury. Thirty
persons are missing and the property
loss will exceed 100000.
The Arizona Copper Company. 1ocat-
ed in a canon through which the wa
ter swept. was the worst sufferer. Its
loss will reach $4,000.
Water eight feet deep swept down the
canon and destroyed both life and prop
erty in the suburbs of Clifton. Houses
and stores were swept from their foun-
dations, and persons caught in the
flood were drowned. Eight miles OF
the Arizona and Mexico Railway track
were washed out, and the evening pas
senger train was bowled over into the
canon.
Telegraph communication was cut
off, and the news was sent to Lords
burg and surrounding towns by run
ners. Reports were received here from
these points this afternoon.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-11
WITH $so,OOo.oOo CAPITAL

American and Mexican Smelling
and Refining Company Formes.
Washington, June 10.--The American
and Mexican Smelling and Refining
Company has filed articles Of incorpora-
ton here. Its capital is $4,000, 900.
The incorporators are o. S. Lee. N.
C. Clark and Edwin Christy. The COM
pany is empowered to own. lease and
operate mines. A large refinery will
be constructed either at Baltimore or
at some point in the South.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-11
PRESIDENT DREHER
RESIGNS AT ROANOKE.

Roanoke, Va, June 10.-Presldent Ju-
Illus D. Dreher of Roanoke College, To-
Gated at Salem, has rendered his res
ignation to the board of trustees, and
1t has been accepted. The presidency
has been rendered DR.. James A. More
head, president of the Seminary of the
United Synod of the Lutheran Church
Of the South at Charleston, S. c., but
no answer has been received yet.
DR.. Dreher has been connected with
Roanoke College for thirty years, and
for twenty-five years was its presi-
dent. He long since decided to retire
when he had served twenty-five years
as president. He declines to say what
his future. plans are, He was the old
est college president in Virginia in
point of service
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-11
BY KNIGHTS OF HONOR
Aid Is Sent TO Stricken knights of
PacOIet.

Richmond, Va. June 10.-The SUI
preme Lodge of the Knights of Honor,
in session here this morning. telegraph
ed 5000 to Pacolet S. c.. for the imme-
date benefit of the twenty-nine mem
bers of the Pacolet Lodge, Knights of
Honor.
The Committee on Neurology reported
on the death of Supreme Treasurer j.
NJ. Branch, which occurred yesterday
in st. Louis. 1t was decided to hold
an open memorial meeting.
The lodge decided that when a SUI
preme representative has been elected
for a term the declination of member
ship in his Jurisdiction does not affect
his standing during the term.
BY vote of 5 to Fl the Knights of
Honor tonight decided against the ad-
mission of women TO membership In
the order.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-11
BOYS SMOTHERED
IN A WHEAT BIN.

Nashville. Tenn, June 1O.-Two boys
were smothered to death while playing
in the wheat bin of the Gallatin mills
yesterday afternoon.
A search was instituted last evening
when the boys failed TO put in an APP
pearance for supper and IL was not
until this Afternoon that their lifeless
and naked bodies were found at the
bottom of the bin into which they had
been drawn by the suction caused by
the rapid exhaustion of the grain
through the elevator chute. The boys
names were Henry Smith and Hugh
Ianier, and they We're between and
8 years OF age.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-11
YACHTS DID NOT RACE.

New York, June 1O-Yachting en-
thusiasts who have for three days VEN
tared into the fog off Sandy Hook to
witness a sea trial OF the trio of
would-be cup defenders suffered their
third disappointment to-day. After the
three racers had reached the starting
line and were about TO be sent away,
the four-knot breeze dropped TO a calm
and the race was declared off. Anoth-
err attempt will. be made tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-11
schoeaers Dnmaaed.

philadelphia. June iO-During n
heavy squall al noon to-day the
schooner John y. Penrose. from Bruins
WICK, while az anchor ln the Delaware
river on this city, dragged into Che
schooner Ann }. Trainer. from Jack-
sonVllle. also 90 anchor. The FenrOae
carried away her liDbOOm and ths
Trainer also sustained slight damage,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-11
is ADAPTED TO COTTON.
Culture of the Plant Successful in
Porto Rico.

Correspondence of the Associated
Press.)
San Juan, Porto Rico, June 3-The
furry in the United States has excited
all Porto Rico and is bringing to the
front facts and figures as to results
of experiments. All these prove that
careful cultivation will insure splendid
results in this island.
first crop raised at Rio Piedras,
eight miles from San Juan market,
yielded 1900 pounds to the acre of seed
and fiber The results of the first sea-
sons trials by the United States agri-
cultural experiment station leads to
these conclusions. officially announced
by Commissioner in the Interior Ell
lott:
First That the poorer sandy soil
of Porto Rico will produce a remunera-
tive crop of sea island cotton when
fertilized; and. second, that the dry
months of winter and early spring are
adapted to the successful harvesting
of this crop.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-11
wants The Haeue Arbitration.

Geneva, Switzerland. June l0.--At to-
days session OF the worlds Women's
Christian Temperance Union conven-
tlOn Father Hyaclnthe addressed the
delegates. urging an agitation IN favor
OF submitting international difficulties
10 the international court Of arbitra-
ton az The Hague.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-11
HEPTAsOHPs' REPORTS
Showed the Order to he i'm Fine
Condition.

Richmond, Va, June 10.-The SUI
preme Conclave of Heptasophs began
business in earnest to-day. Reports
from committees received showed the
order to be in fine condition and grow
ing satisfactorily. Nominations for Of
ficers were made and the election will
take place Tomorrow morning.
A delegation from the uniform rank
of Baltimore, which arrived here about
noon, headed a parade of the delegates
this afternoon, and the Governor re-
viewed the body and made brief ad-
dress
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-11

Nashville. Tenn. June l0.-The arr
rest ~ John Eibb was effected this Rff-
ernoon. BIB ~ wanted in birminE-
ham. where be- and an aec0mplice are
alleffd % have foDbed the safe in the
Louisville and Nashville ticket ofilce
several weeks ago. The amount taken
was 1900.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-11
CARNEGIE'S MILLION
May Not BE Accepted by the CiviY
Engineers.

Asheville, N. c., June 1O.-The second
days session of the American Society
of Civil Engineers was given to the
discussion of the Carnegie proposition
to give S1000,000 TO build a club house
in New York city for the use of various
engineering societies. The convention
delegates authority to the board of di-
rection of the society to take such &C
ton as 1t deemed expedient.
AS constituted at present the board
of direction is opposed to accepting the
offer.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-11
CHARLESTON TERMINALS
ARE ORDERED SOLD.
Expected Coast Line and Southern
VIII Buy Them In.

Will Buy Them In.
Charleston, S. c., June '1O.-A decree
was issued in the United States Cir
cult Court here to-day for the sale of
the East Shore Terminal Railroad
Company and the Commercial Com
press and Wharf properties to satisfy
mortgages aggregating $1,000, 900 on the
railroad and $22,71S on the other proper
ties.
The receiver of the properties is w.
E .Huger. They in reality belong to
the Atlantic Coast Line and Southern
Railways, though an independent exist
ence has always been maintained for
them. The sale is ordered for July IA.
The East Shore Terminal Company
controls almost the entire Cooper river
water front of Charleston. That it
Will be bought in by the Atlantic Coast
Line and Southern systems is a fore
gone conclusion.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-11
The "TwaIns" Go Abroad.

New York. June flowing to the
continued illness OF his wife. Samuel
L. Clemens mark Twain has decided
to take her abroad and seek more
genial climate. lie has obtained villa.
near Florence. The Clemens family ex-
peet 70 sail from this country on Sept.
ae
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-11

New York, June i0~cabie messages
from London have summoned Mrs. "
Seward Webb and her daughter, Miss
Fredericka. 90 the bedside ~ DF.
webb. who is IN in one of the smaller
lli fof some weeks,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-11
DANIEL BEATS SAFF0LD
In Race for Representative from
Emanuel County.

swainsboro. Ca, June 10--About L.
200 votes were polled In the election
for representative in Emanuel coun-
~ to-day. Conservative estimates give
II. X. Daniel $50 majority over r. n.
Stafford.
Nearly one-half of the votes were
polled IN the Swainsb0rO district, where
Daniels majority was 81.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-11
BANK PRESIDENT SKIPS
FROM BESSEMER.

It. j. Cornwall Is short Nearly $780,
600 with the Bessemer Savings
Bank--LOst $4,000 That He Tried
to Get Back by Using the Banks
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-22
a Cisintec: atino Bachelor.

A good-looking, well-to-do Spring
field bachelor who was being teased by
the young women of the club for not
marrying. offered to take the girl
whom the club should elect his wife
lust 20 show them that he was not
ayerse to matrimony. Each girl Went
to q corner an wrote her choice on a
piece of paper. Disgusting her hand
writing. There were nine members
of the club, and the result showed one
vote for each. TIE young man is
still bachelor. but the club is broken
Nd and its members are all mad at
each olner.--KanSas City Star.
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The Pe.ru.na Almsi
druggists have already b Mpplied

The druggists have already b. Supplied
with Peruna almanacs There Is sure to
be a great demand for these slmanacs on
account of the articles on astrslogy which
they contain. The subject of astrology is
a very attractive one to most people. Fbe
articles on astrology in the Peruna al
manac have been furnished by a very COM
peteut astr ologist, and the mental eharac.
teristics OF each sign is given, constituting
almost complete horoscope. A list OF
questions and answers on astrology sent
free upon request There will he great
rush for these books. Ask your druggist
for one early before they are all gone.
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500 Reward. 800.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis
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its stages, and that is Cstarrh. Halls Catsrrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known TO
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being conf
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treatment. Halls CstarrhCure tstaken inter
nslly, acting directly upon the blood and mu-
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work. The proprietors have so much faithin
its curative powers that they Offer One Hun
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Send for list of testimonials. Address
F.J. CHENEY 4 Co., Toledo, u.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
oHor Nd
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David Fleming. Philadelphia golfer
who destroyed his caddy's eye by a
blow struck IN the heat OF passion.
about year ago. has been ordered to
pay 1000 to the lad. He surrendered
to the sheriff and refused to pay the
Judgment. He will remain in the jail
precincts for six months and will then
be released Fleming is said to be
wealthy IN his own right and is the
grandson and heir of Philadelphia S
richest woman.
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News of the Day.

After Charles Banks, Portsmouth
negro, had been convicted Of stealing
4 pair of rubber boots, Robert Smith,
another negro, confessed that he was
the thief. surrendered the stolen boots
and accepted a sentence Of Is days
in prison aid fine of $40.
B. B. Odell was inaugurated Gov.
ernor of New York at Albany. n. Y.
Mrs. Dockery, wife Of Governor
Dockery, Of Missouri, died at Jeffer-
SON City. No.