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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-03
Marie Layton Sentenced.

New York, Nov. 2.-Marie Layton,
who pleaded guilty to two indictments
of larceny from the local office Of the
United States Playing Card company
of Cincinnati, was today given an in
determinate sentence of not more than
five years and not less than one year
in the state prison for women at AL
bany. She tainted when sentence
was pronounced. The total loss tC
the company is said to have been in
the neighborhood of $4,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-03
Claims 10000 Majority.

Louisville, Nov. 2.-Governor Beck
ham made his last speech of the cam
paign at Bardstown this afternoon to
his home people. The Democratic
campaign managers predict majority
of not less than 10000 for the Demo
cratic state ticket and 5000 to 5000
for the local ticket in Jefferson coun-
ty. j. H. Newman, chairman of the
Republican state campaign committee,
gives out a card In which he claims
that the Republicans would carry Ken.
tucky by 10000 majority.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-03
FIGHT WITH INDIANS.
Sheriff and Three Deputies Killed In
MNonainn

Sheriff and Three Deputies Killed In
Wyoming.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 2.-Sheriff Do
land and three deputies are reported
killed, one wounded and three Indians
killed ann wounded in a fight which
has taken place near the Bad Lands
creek, 40 miles north of Lusk, Wyo.,
between a rowing band of Grow Indians
who had been slaughtering game and
resisted arrest
Several posses have started after
the Indians and Governor Chatterton
may order out the militia.
The Indians who had participated
in the battle are now hurrying toward
the Bad Lands and it is feared there
may be a general uprising.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-03
Six Murder Gases in Four Davs.

Columbus, Ca, Nov 2.-Judge
Butt has returned from Lumpkin, Ca,
where he has been presiding over
Stewart superior court for Judge Lit.
tlejohn. Judge Butt tried six murder
cases this week in four and a hal
days time, which, it is thought, breaks
the record in west Georgia The de
PENDANTS were all negroes. Three OF
them were discharged and three were
sent to the penitentiary for life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-03
ALLEGED DRUNKEN
FREAK CAUSED FIRE
Financial Loss of 100000
at Coney Island.
MANY BUILDINGS ARE IN RUINS.

Two Walters of the Aibatross Hotel at
Sheepshead Walk and the Rowery,
Are Locked Up on the Charge of
Arson
New York, Nov. 2.-Fourteen solid
blocks of buildings in ruins, one life
lost, tWo-scOre persons injured, 500 per-
sons homeless and a financial loss of
SI,0OO,O0O, is the outcome of an alIeg-
cd drunken freak which resulted in
the fire at Coney island yesterday
Frank Connolly, 27 years old, and
Peter S. Kelley, 26 years old, walters
IN the Albatross hotel at Sheepshead
Walk and the Bowery,, are locked up
on the charge of arsone on the strength
OF statement of Barney Wolfe. pro
prletor OF Raines Law hotel at the
island.
Wolfe says that on Friday night Con
nelly and Kelley in the presence of a
crowd, said that things were getting
dull on the island and they believed
they would liven up the place with a
ire. Wolfe says he saw them start
a hre, which he put out. Again yes
terday he asserts they started second
ire, but he arrived just as the flames
shot up and was unable to control
them as he had done on Friday and
ne gave the alarm. When he saw his
own place go up like tinder and heard
that his brother-in-law, Albert Rubin,
had his skull fractured by leaping from
window to save himself, he told the
police OF Connolly and Kelley.
Today there is a great scarcity of
1000 on the island and hundreds are
suffering for the necessities of life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-03
Frisco MunicinaI Election.

San Francisco, Nov. 2.-The munich
pal campaign in this city, which has
been warmly contested throughout
will not close until late tonight The
Democrats have scheduled. five parades
to converge toward the Mechanics pa,
vilion, where a mass meeting will
be held. There also will be final
gatherings of the Republican and I'm
ion Labor forces. The Socialists, who
also have ticket in the field, have
conducted a quiet campaign.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-03
GEN. McCRADY DEAD.
Was Gallant Officer In War Between
the States.

Charleston, s. c., Nov. General
Edward McCrady, the first man OF
letters in the state, author of the mon
umental four-volume history of South
Carolina, died suddenly& Sunday morn
ling at his home in this city In his
seventy-frst year.
He was a gallant officer, rising to
the rack of colonel in the war between
the state; a distinguished member of
the Charleston BAR and the father of
the celebrated "eight-box Jaw" which
made negro domination impossible in
South Carolina after the advent of the
Hampton regime.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-03
Out on &2 COO BOND

Savannah, Ca, Nov. 2.-Henry G..
Green, the Savannah art merchant
who several days ago shot Policeman
Charles Collins while he latter was
undergoing a hearing before Mayor
Myers upon charges preferred by Mr..
Greene, has been released from jai
upon $4,000 bond, signed by three
prominent and wealthy men of the
town
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-03
Premier combes May Retire.

Paris, Nov. 2.-The Figaro this
morning says it has reason to believe
that Premier CombeS has determined
to retire from office, but being unwill
ing to compromise the passage of tn
budget he will not do 80 until after tn
Christmas holidays, unless compelled
to do so by the adverse vote of t.
majority.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-03
Bound over for Runnlna Still.

Columbus, Ga, Nov q. T. Peter,
man, a white man, was brought be-
fore United States Commissioner
Brown charged with running an Illicit
distillery in Taylor county Peter
man is a we'll known blacksmith of
Taylor, Ga. The still he is charged
with having operated is several miles
out from Butler He was bound over.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-03
SOLAR PLExUs BLOW FATAL.

Fight Over Game of Craps In Spring.
field, Ills.
Springfield, Inn, Nov. I'm a fight
over crap game in this city Arthur
Duford struck Tony ,Pepo a blow on
the solar plexus and Pepo died almost
instantly.
An autopsy showed that the shock
of the blow had congestedJ blood in all
the organs and quick death had result.
ed.
Duford is under arrest charged with
manslaughter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-03
Ten Years at Hard Lapor.

Columbia, S. c., Nov. 2.-William
Jones, a negro, was arraigned in Or
angeburg in special term of court
which was called to try him on the
charge of criminal assault on a young
white girl in that town about three
weeks ago. Jones at first entered the
plea of mot guilty" but under advice
from his counselors, afterwards plea
ed guilty" Judge J. F. Izler sen.
fenced the negro to ten years servi.
tude at hard labor in the state peni
tentlary. The result gives satisfac.
tion to the entire community.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-03
"Happy" Dave HoIbrook Dead.

Worcester, Mass, Nov. 2-Robert c.
Holbrook, comedian known for years
throughout the country as Happy
Dave Holbrook," is dead here from
consumption. Holbrook died in pov
nrfu
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-03
Nail Works Close Down.

Sharon, Pa, Nov 2.-The wire mai
works of the American Steel and Wire
company at South Sharon, have closed
down for an indefinite period, throw
ing about 1000 men out of work. Lack
of orders is given as the cause for the
shut down.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-03
ONE DEAD; ONE WILL DIE.
Children Drank Poisoned Water from
Painted Roof.

Wilmington, N. G., Nov. 2-As re-
1ult of drinking water which was pois.
oned by paint the 4-year-old daughter
Of Charles McMiflen, a prominent
architect of this city, is dead, and an
infant son lies at the point of death.
Rain water running off freshly
painted roof and emptying into cis-
tern which furnished the supply of
drinking water for the family was the
cause of the trouble.
The children drank the water and
1t caused Inflammation of the stom-
ach. Medical skill was powerless to
relieve the intense suffering of the
children.
The little boy cannot recover.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-03
Rurulars Dynamite SAFE

Barlow, Fla, Nov. 2.-The safe 10
the Atlantic Coast Line passenger sta.
ton was blown open and robbed. The
robbers got $105 deblonging to the AT.
lantic Coast Line and $46 belonging to
Agent E. P. Jackson. No clew to the
guilty parties has been found.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-03
Anathv In Transatlantic

Philadelphia, Nov. APATHY THAT
has marked the present campaign in
this state is apparent in almost every
county in Pennsylvania. The victory
of the Republican ticket is practically
a foregone conclusion, the size of the
majority being the only question.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-03
Annexation only Alternative.

Montreal, Nov. lie Comat publish
es an editorial in favor of the annex.
alton of Canada to the United States
The paper points out that indepen.
dence Is impossible fnr Canada, anC
that annexation Is Tie only alternai
eiua
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-03

Revolutionary Movement Inaugurated.
Panama Nov. News has been re.
ceived here from Baranquilla on the
Atlantic side Of Colombia, that a for.
midahle revolutionary movement Is to
be inaugurated very soons The Lib
erals are said to have received muni.
tions Of war from the government 81
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-03
REMOVED BULLET FROM HEART.
Yet Patient Lived For Three Days
Thereafter

InSTSdILSFs
st. Petersburg, Nov. IA surgeon
named Won Manteuffel at Dorpat in
the government of Livonia, recently
removed a bullet from a woman's
heart and the patient lived three days
after the operation.
The bullet had traversed her heart
but had not penetrated its larger cav.
ity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-27
THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY.
Against New Interpreta-
ton Of Treaty Of 1925.

A resolution was introduced in the House
today by Representative Jones Of Wash
ington declaring that the United States
should entertain no proposition
looking to a new Interpretation of the
treaty Of 1925 defining the Alaskan boun-
dairy. The resolution sets forth that in
view Of the report that treaty has been
signed by the United States and Great
Britain providing for a commission to in
terpret the treaty of 1925 between Russia
and Great Britain fixing the boundaries of
Alsaka; also In view Of the fact that there
was no uncertainty as to the meaning of
this treaty when 1t was executed, and that
the Interpretation given to 1t at that time
was accepted and acknowledged by Great
Britain for more than fifty years and no
question was made concerning it until after
gold was discovered in the Klondike; that
1t Is the sense of the House that there Is
no occasion for further Interpretation of
the treaty; that its terms and provisions
are clear and plain; that the United States
should entertain no proposition looking to
a new Interpretation, and that officials Of
this government should notify Great Brit
ain that it will absolutely refuse to enter
tain or consider any other Interpretation
of the treaty than that accepted by all par
ties for more than fifty years after its ex-
ecution, and that the United States pro-
poses and is prepared to maintain its rights
under the Interpretation of the treaty ac-
cepted by all parties until after the discoy-
cry of gold In the Klondike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-27
WILL SAIL SATURDAY
DIR. DAVID J. HILL GOING TO
SWITZERLAND
Ex-Minister Loomis to Succeed Him as
Assistant Secretary Of State
The Career of Both.

DR.. David Jayne Hill, who resigned the
office Of assistant secretary of state to ac-
cept that of United States minister to
Switzerland. will sail from New York next
Saturday for his new post Of duty. He will
formally relinquish his duties at the State
Department tomorrow evening and leave
for New York Thursday. Mrs. Hill is now
in Switzerland and will there await the
arrival of her husband.
DR.. Hill was appointed to the State De-
partment October 25, 1898, and has made a
high record as an official and diplomat. He
has frequently acted as Secretary of State
during the absence or indisposition of Sec
retary Hay, and his treatment Of the many
important state questions entrusted to his
care was marked with rare tact and a
high order of ability.
DR.. Hill was born at Plainield N j.. June
10. 1850; graduated from the University of
Pennsylvania and completed his education
In Paris and Berlin. He resigned the presi
dency Of college in Pennsylvania In order
to spend three years abroad in the study of
european law He is member of several
Wen-knoWn historical societies and social
clubs and is also an author of merit. hav-
ing published the following works: Life Of
William Cullen Bryant" Life of Washing
ton irving Elements of Rhetoric "Ele-
HiioioSy' ITluclplSS ana F'dl-
lacies Of Christianity" Science of Rheto-
ric, Social Influence of Christianity.
PRINCIPLES and Fallacies of Socialism
Genetic Philosophy" "a Primer of FL
nance; also numerous political pamphlets
III hnglSh and German. For several wears
past he has filled the chair of European
Dlplomacy at Columbian University,
MI FRANCIS b. Loomis will succeed nr
Hill as assistant secretary of state The
appointment of Mr.. I.oomis came as sur-
prise to official Washington, and demon
strates the confidence of the administration
IN our former minister to Venezuela, who
was recalled from Caracas because of his
connection with the tangle which ensued
over the asphalt concessions held by Ameri-
can companies, and by reason of which he
became persona non grata to President
castro. The recall Of Minister Loomis was
Tor the purpose of avoiding ill-feeling on
the part of the Venezuelan government.
Upon his return from South America he re-
celved the appointment to Portugal.
Mr LoomfS was born in Marietta Ohio
July p. 1861. and graduated from Marietta
College in 1883. Later he Joined the staff
OF the New York Tribune. From 1885 to
1880 he was state librarian of Ohio For
three years thereafter he was consul at st,
Etienne, France. when he wrote extensive
reports on the labor situation in Europe
From 1893 to 1897 he was editor-iu-chief of
the Cincinnati Tribune. and became minis
ter to Venezuela in 1897 While serving in
that capacity he negotiated an extradition
treaty and arranged for parcels post con-
VentiOnS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-27
FIFTY DIE IN A FIRE
DISASTER IN AN ENGLISH IN
SANE ASYLUM.
Inmates Became Panic Stricken and
Impeded the Work of the
Rescuers.

LONDON, January 27.-About fifty insane
patients were burned to death by fire at
the Colney Hatch Asylum this morning.
The flames spread with great rapidity and
before they could be got under control five
wooden buildings, including dormitories and
the doctors apartments were gutted.
All the efforts of the officials were direct
ed to removing the insane inmates, but the
latter became wild with excitement and so
panic stricken that not only were they un-
able to help themselves, but greatly i'm
peded the operation of those trying to save
them
There were nearly eco women in the
burned annex at the time the fire was dis
covered, and most Of them were safely
transferred to the main building, which
was uninjured. Some however, escaped and
are still at large, rendering it difficult to
ascertain the exact number of those burned
to death.
The work Of searching the ruins con-
tinues. The officials admit that about fifty
bodies have been recovered, but it is feared
that the full extent of the disaster Is not
yet known. All the victims were lunatics
Their charred remains presented a herrify-
ing spectacle. The asylum was besieged by
anxious relatives or friends Of the pa
tients, who arrived from all quarters Pitt
able scenes were witnessed as weeping men
and women left the premises after ascer-
tanning that relatives or friends had per
ished in the flames.
The nurses had a terrible experience in
trying to assist the insane people, who were
so panic stricken that they had literally to
be driven to a place of safety The in
f1ammable premises almost Immediately be-
came furnace. Nothing was left stand
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-27
GERMANY's STATEMENT.
It is Declared That Venezuela Began
the Firing at San Carlos.

sAAS 3AAAA6 al o6aA SdI1OS.
Germany's explanation of the lombard
ment of the fort at San Carlos has been
received at the embassy here in a dispatch
from the foreign office, the substance of
which was communicated to the State De-
partment yesterday. In part the dispatch
reads:
THE fire was opened by the Venezuelan
fort when the Panther, in proper execu-
ton of the blockade measure, was about to
pass the bar and enter the lagoon. No
American or English admiral would have
acted differently from the German commo-
dore. They certainly would have prevented
In like manner, the possibility of a repe-
ution or such an attack upon their block
aiding squadrons. The responsibility for
this occurrence rests upon the person who
gave the orders to fire on the Panther. the
Venezuelan decree. issued for the purpose
OF clrcumventing the effect of the blockade
py 1aellltat1ng the admission of goods by
way or Colombia into the blockaded terri
tory. was the reason the Panther had to
enter the lagoon to stop centraband ships
International law is clearly on the side of
the German squadron
Ihe delay In transmitting the German
omclal reports from Maracaibo which was
unavoidable for technical reasons, is no JUS
tincatlon that any feeling should arise
against Germany on account of false re-
ports The American people should, there
1ore. IN view OF the true@state of affairs,
recognize that they have been misled.
1T IS possible that the time for this at
tack OF the Venezuelan commander on the
PANTHER may have been Intentionally chosen
Tor the purpose of influencing American
pubic opinion just as the negotiations were
about to begin"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-27
PRESIDENT SPEEDING WEST.
His Train Expected to Reach Canton,
Ohio. at g P. M,

PITTSBURG, Pa, January 27.-Without
noteworthy incident thus far on the trip,
the special train bearing President Roose-
welt and party to Canton, Ohio. arrived
here at II AS The train has been speeding
during the morning through the very heart
of industrial Pennsylvania and the Presi-
dent commented with pleasure on the evil
dences on every side of busy and pros
porous people. When the train reached
Pittsburg the President was greeted by a
large crowd and was cheered heartily as he
left the car to take a stroll on the platform
while the train was being made up for the
west. Promptly at noon the train pulled
out for Canton.
Charles Emory Smith, who came to Pitts
burg directly from Philadelphia, Joined the
party here.
The special train Is due at Canton at 2
o'clock In accordance with the Presidents
desire, and as BELTS the occasion, there will
be no demonstration of q formal nature
upon the Presidents arrival at Canton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-27
Chairman Gray's Sharp Talk
to an Attorney.
WITNESSKNEWNOTHING
WAS TRYING TO EXPLAIN
MINERS WAGES.
Evidence introduced Before Strike
Commission by the Independent
Coal Operators.

PHILADELPHIA, January 27.-The G. B.
Markle Company continued the presenta-
ton of its case before the anthracite coal
strike commission today. The first witness
was P. Edward Ross, a public accountant
who said he had examined the accounts OF
the Markle Company during the last ten
years. He was called to show the average
earnings of the company's employees. He
testified that the average net earnings OF
500 contract miners who had worked from
ten to eleven and one-half months was 1904
a year. There were twenty men, he said,
who had earned an average Of $1,52S. 1t Is
q rule of the company that all labor must
be reported to the Office. in order that the
laborers wages might be deducted from the
contract miners account.
Case of Mrs. Burns.
Counsel for the company asked the wit
ness to explain the case Of Mrs. Michael
Burns who had testified before the commits
sion that she was unable for nearly ten
years to secure remuneration for her own
and her sons services because of her hus-
bands indebtedness to the company at the
time of his death. The witness became con-
fused and was unable to answer Chairman
Gray's question as to whether the boy or
his mother had received any cash during
the period mentioned by them. Chairman
Gray displayed considerable impatience, and
said:
"Of all things in the world get profess
sional accountant who can't see anything
unless it's in column of figures. Let us
get at the facts that underlie the book
keepers statement. Do you know that the
boy or his mother received any money
from the company during the time In ques-
tion?
II don't know" said the witness.
Addressing the company's counsel, Chair
man Gray said:
This man don't know anything about
this case
II think that is hardly fair" responded
counsel.
Il don't usually resort to strong express
sions Of opinion without reason" returned
Chairman Gray. This man knows only
what hiS figures show"
Experience of a Builder.
H. X. Christ of Mahanoy City, coal
breaker builder, told Of the difficulties he
experienced in erecting two breakers. He
was told he could not do the work because
Of the strike. An appeal to President
Mitchell was referred to the district execu-
tive committee. He could not get the neces-
sary permission" from the mine workers
and could do practically no work without
1t.
R. c. Thomas, president Of the Thomas
Coal Company, which operates the Kelley
Run colliery. at Shenandoah, testified that
Mr.. Christ was building a breaker for his
company, and had it been completed the
colliery could now be producing 700 tons
daily and employing 400 hands.
Ario P. Platt, purchasing agent for A.
Pardee & Co., Hazleton. testified to dis
turbances which had occurred during the
recent strike. On cross-eXamination he said
there was not reign of terror in the Ha-
Zleton region when the troops were ordered
out. He declined to say whether the pres
ence of the troops was necessary.
The commission then took a recess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-27
ALLIES IN ACCORD.
Denial of Rumors Of Discord at Ger
man Embassy in London.

LONDON. January 27.-The following
statement was authorized by the German
embassy here:
There Is not the slightest truth in the
reports Of friction OF misunderstanding be-
tween England and Germany in regard to
Venezuela. Both governments continue 10
act in perfect harmony and will simuftal,-
eously withdraw the blockade at the earl
lest possible moment. It is to be regretted
that the house of commons Is not in ses-
sion. as a question in the house would
doubtless reveal the perfect understanding
which exists between the two countries.
There has been no disapproval of any kind
expressed by the British government re-
garding Germany's conduct of affairs in
connection with Venezuela No date has
yet been settled upon for raising the
blockade, but 1t will cease just as soon as
the representatives of the powers reach a
final agreement with Mr.. Bowen. The feel
Ing expressed in the press here and re-
fiected in the cable dispatches from New
York that England finds the German alli-
ance embarrassing Is in no way confirmed
by the governments attitude"