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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-23
LOW ON STATEN ISL1ND.
Greeted 7cith Exceptional Enthusi-
asm at Tzco Meetings.
HE TELLS ABOUT THE FERRIES.

II L
Staten Island gave Mayor Low an exception
ally enthusiastic greeting last evening at West
Brighton and Stapleton. where large crowds
listened to the plain home talks they most
wanted. The ferry was the prime subject
Parks. paving and water supply were also
touched
With the Mayor were Mrs. Low, Russell
Blocker. secretary Of the Dock Board, and Ser
geant Kennel The company took dinner at the
Staten Island Club.
When the Mayor arrived at the Union Opera
House, West Brighton. where he made his first
speech, he was greeted by flare of fireworks
and roar Of cannon crackers. The audience
cheerd time after time.
In part Mayor Low said:
Mr.. Mclaughlin in Brooklyn has just come out
with a ringing challenge in which he says:
never will stand for the things Tammany stands
6 d9r BFeSRn Mr. pevery himself says they stood
by Devery just as long as he had anything to give
could be no longer useful to them They denounce
Devery Cor what he did but peveTy says ne na9
chief OF police. The leadership OF Tammany Hall.
10 aRy one mat if Mcclellan is Elected the
acter of the city government VIII not return I 10
to consider when you vote whether you are not
10 make a return of that sort of government i'm
possible the city. Now is the accepted time and
i beg of you in Richmond Borough to do your
utmost to keep the good name of your city free
from any farther danger -,
II Is not possible to stop and give credit to all
for the ferry improvements, but | will say this:
You have great to be thankful for your Bor-
ough President.
The Mayor then outlined the work done In
relation TO the ferry improvements. He empha-
sized the benefit of having such a public utility
controlled by the city and prophesied a rapidly
increased population in Richmond Borough with
the increase of marlborough transportation ia
ciIities Plans for park reservations and an i'm
proved water plant controlled by the city were
briefly unfolded.
Other speakers at West Brighton were Walter
NJ Chandler, Montague Lessler. Frederic w.
Hinrichs and President Cromwell A. NJ. Harris
presided
At the Union opera House in Stapleton the
Mayor made a similar speech. His reception
there was, if possible, even more demOnstrative.
Mr. Low said in part:
IF 1t is a bad policy change horses while cross
ing the stream, il is still change admin
istrations when you are trying TO get new ferry
We want magnificent ferry entrance Staten
Island the best that can be had.
President Cromwell. I'm his speech at Stapleton.
said: Under Van WyCk Richmond Borough re-
ceived all told 800 feet of block pavement and 500
feet Of asphalt. Under Mayor Low $4,000 has
a street cleaning plant. $3.50 in paving five miles
of streets and 5000 for fire purposes"
John s. Davenport presided at Stapleton. Mr..
Hinrichs spoke.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-23

for gain. Is not such man a base ana unpil IN
cipled hireling? And If that does not NJ MIN eA
actly why should he have gone up In the alr anu
delivered himself of this voluminous essay on we
SHORTCOMINGS of one poor District Attorney OF the
county. (Applause) - -
Mr.. Jerome closed with direct appeal 10 MN
hearers to continue decent government
Frank Moss and Cyrus L. Sulzberger also spohe9
at the meeting. Mr.. Moss gave graphic anu
telling description of the contrast in the moral con-
ditions in the present administration, and IN the
Tammany days Some unruly friends of ''Charie
Murphy tried to interrupt Mr.. Moss, but he fenceo
with them for little and then dared theul 10 chesr
Croker as they had Mcclellan, and, amid laugh-
ter and Kisses, they subsidized. - ar,
BEFORE speaking at the Murray Hill Lyceum. Mt
Jerome spoke briefly at the Grand Central ttaIl at
No. 10 Second-ave Friends OF the District Attorney
recalled the fact that the last time he was tnere
he took part In a sensational raid on gaInDnhg
den of Frank FarrelTs, there forcing an entrance
with a big beam. Mr.. Jerome was received with
great enthusiasm at this meeting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-23
SHEPARD AGAINST GROll
Continued from first page.

Tammany Hall Is. like every other PO.ss.'srrnss
SANITATION. sometimes better anu - good
worse-that il is good when Il nsNSa' ,sul-
nominations and bad when IL makes - eann0L
nations Nevertheless. 1 Will NOT a.. sssnt %
either by speech or by silence give a. of 70
the great. calamity OF an Gbsoi re Tan
Democratic party OF our county me ,.,,,Sn. !
many organization Of Manhattan at .usnaa
shall stand with you ana Win NJ H - rot
and the other leaders whose WISDOM -, .ars1
every one perfectly recognised now. VII WIN ns, I
be recognized later. The recosnlu0"
trust come too late. ,.,.,, for %
And may i add that your cahu.e .v ss.ucs
Presidency Of Brooklyn borough "SSss,rs KRIS
me more than any single candidacy - nos. VIA
County. to represent the PROPOSE, - sonor
to the health the usefulness anu - and y
the welfare Of all the politics ss sss
every public interest of the county. ..rsd snss
be more useful for these welinish
than . vote for yourself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-23

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-23
DEMOCRATIC FUsIoN1STs ENROLL
New 1000 to 5000 Names on List-show.
ing Thought Remarkable.

The monster mass meeting OF the Democratic
fusion organization in Cooper Union ON Wednes-
day night caused a rush for enrolment blanks
yesterday at headquarters. 70. 80 East Twenty
tiird-st- Several hundred names were added ana
there 4.evo to 5.0co on the list This
is considered remarkable showing for an or
esnzation which is only few days old Enroll
nent is now proceeding IN every Assembly dis
trlct ia Manhattan and The Bronx and inSa
pendent Democrats responding in a way ina,
Is particularly gratifying 10 the managers OF the
Orga rizatiOr. Preparations being made 10 hold
meetings IN every Assembly district next week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-23
AcoRNs' BANNER IN PARK ROW.

The order of Acorns raised a banner yesterday
afternoon in Park Row. opposite the Tribune Build
ing in the presence OF large crowd. The banner
represents the Tammany tiger I'm front OF the
trance the Brooklyn Bridge, with Controller
Grout, key I'm hand. watching the tiger about TO
cross the threshold toward Brooklyn. In large
letters are the words: Brooklyn. the city OF
homes" over the top OF the entrance, while below
the figure of the animal. in larger letters, is the
question. shall he cross the brdge?"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-23
LITTLE HOPE FOR w. L. eIkiNs.

Philadelphia. oct. 22.-lt was stated tonight
that after a consultation of physicians attend
ing William l.. Elkins the family OF the sick
man was informed that there was little hope for
his recovery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-23
NOT TO AFFECT VOTE, CUTTING SAYS

r. Fulton Cutting, when asked regarding the in
dorsement Of the Tammauy ticket in Brooklyn, said
yesterday:
That viii not cut any figure In the election. The
action is taken simply TO keep the Mclaughlin
organization regular It will not affect the vote
any The dissatisfaction of the Democrats of
Brooklyn viii be voiced, irrespective of the per-
functory acts OF the NcI-a ughlin machine leaders
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-04-16
PRESIDENT LOUBET.

and the streets leading to the wharves
and many Arabs in quaint costumes
mingled with the throngs which await
ed the arrival of the great white sui
tan, as the French ruler is known
among the natives
In the harbor were the Russian, Brit
ish and Italian squadrons sent to bring
International greetings to the presi-
dent, also the French cruiser Du Cal
ava, having on board the Moroccan
mission and the Spanish battleship
Pelayo with the special envoy of Spain
on board, The Portuguese cruiser
Don Carlos is on the way.
Throughout the morning there was
a continuous cannonading from the
warships and forts. At 10 o'clock the
semaphore signallad the approach of
the French squadron, escorting Presi-
dent Loubet The warships advanced
IN perfect order with the armored
cruiser Jeanne dare, bearing the pres
ident, followed by the battleship ST..
Louis, with Marine Minister BelIatfn
on board and the 'battleships and cruis-
ers Charlemagne, Gaulois, lena and
BOuvet and f1otilla of smaller craft.
1t was an imposing naval spectacle,
the beauty Of which was enhanced by
brilliant sunshine.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-04-16
WILD WORK OF STORM.
conecuh County, Alabama, the Scene
of Devastation,


Evergreen, Ala, April ia terrific
wind, rain and hailstorm passed over
the western portion of Conecuh coun-
ty last evening, resulting in the death
Of three persons.
H. H. Salter, his mother and child
were riding along a road and when
opposite a clump of trees the storm
overlook them, the wind, uprooting
the trees, which fell across the wag-
on, crushing all three of the occupants
to death
Much damage is reported to grow
ing crops. Hai1stones fell as large
as hen eggs.
News has reached here by telephone
confirming the rumors of appalling loss
of life and property in the neighbor-
hood of Peterman and Burnt Corn,
wrought by the tornado which passed
near there.
Ten persons are known to have been
killed and numerous barns, residences,
fences and outhOuses were swept away
entailing a loss which will reach up
into the thousands. On account of
the bad condition of the wires commu-
nication is delayed and the only name
that could be obtained of the dead is
that of Salter.
Several residences we're completely
demolished. the timbers, falling on the
occupants, killing and injuring them.
1t will probably be several days before
the accurate list of the casualties can
be gotten, as there is no telegraphic
or railroad connection. The heavy
rains have rendered the roads almost
impossible.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-04-16
An Apneal For Ireland.

Boston, April 15-The executive Of
ficers Of the Ancient Order of FIIber-
mans of Ireland, England and Scot
land, commonly known in Great Brit
ain as THE Board of Erin" have is
sued an appeal to the members of the
order in this country to aid the pres
ent struggle in Ireland for land for
the people" The appeal was pre-
pared at meeting held at Clones,
county Monaghan, Ireland, and is
signed by the executive officers and
accompanied by statement of condi-
tions in Ireland prepared by Owen
Kiernan of Leeds, organizer of the
body in England
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-04-16
BIG SUIT IS FILED.
Grant Estate Wants Damages From
City of Atlanta.

Atlanta, April 15.-Suit for $50 900
was filed against the city of Atlanta
yesterday afternoon by the executors
Of the late William D. Grant, who al
lege that the building of the viaduct
damaged property belonging to the
estate many thousands Of dollars.
The plaintiffs named in the suit
are Sarah Francis Grant, eXecutrix,
and John w. Grant, executor, and the
suit was filed by Slaton & Phillips,
attorneys.
The property in question is the old
Centennial building which formerly
stood at the southwest corner of White
hall street and the railroads.
The petition alleges that this struc-
ture was in good condition and valu
able property, with a monthly rental
amounting to $1,208. The value of
the building is alleged to have been
$42, 500 1t is asserted that from
March, 1901, the rental began to de-
crease by reason of the building of the
viaduct then going on, and that by
July the Centennial bEilding had to
be entirely abandoned and brought
in no revenue whatever to the estate
By the use of the utmost diligence
it is alleged, a house suitable to the
needs Of that site could not be erect
ed in the place of the Centennial
building which had to be torn down,
until April 1, 1902, by which time
$1,000 in rents had been lost 1t is
also alleged that during all the time in
question the city was levying and col
lecting taxes on the property.
The total damage is fixed at $53, 500
on which interest at the rate of 7 per
cent is asked.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-04-16
WOULD INCREASE OUR IMPORTS.
Projected Railway From Atlantic to
Pacific Coast In Central America.

Projected Railway From Atlantic to
Pacific Coast In Central America.
Chicago, April ia dispatch to
The Tribune from New York says:
Plans have just been consumated
for the immediate completion of line
of railway in Central America extend.
ing from the Atlantic to the Pacific
coast, which, it is believed, will have
the effect of dfverting large share of
the Central American exports from
foreign ports to those of the United
States. The coffee output alone av.
erages 100000 bags annually, of
which almost the entire amount is
shipped to Hamburg and other Euro.
pean ports, due to difficulties in trans
portation TO the Atlantic seaboard.
Alexander Hollander, who has for
several weeks been in Central Amer
lea in the interests of an American
syndicate, of which James McNaught,
former counsel for the Northern Pa.
cifc railroad Is president, has just re.
turned to New York. The new rail.
road is to have it's terminal at Puer-
to Barrios. The freight will be car.
ried by way Of the gulf of Pensacola
or New Orleans, and it will reduce the
time of transportation from two
moEths TO two weeks. Already 140
miles of road are completed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-04-16
PUBLISHERS FORM ASSOCIATION.
Representatives of Leading Southern
NeWspapers Meet and Organize.


Newspapers Meet and Organize.
Atlanta, April 15.-The Southern
Association of Newspaper Publishers
was organized in this city yesterday
with representatives present from the
leading newspaper publications of the
southern states.
A constitution was adopted and the
following officers were elected:
President-H. H. Cabanis, the At
lanta Journal.
Vice President-Bruce HaIdeman, of
the Louisville Courrier-Journal.
Secretary and Treasurer-T. P.
Glass, of the Montgomery, Ala, Ad-
vertiser.
The following executive committee
was named: Revert Ewing, of New
Orleans State; Rufus N. Rhodes, of
the Birmingham News; D. A. Tomp-
l1ins, of the Charlotte Observer; ]. G.
HemphiIl, of the Charleston News;
Edgar M. Foster, of the Nashville
Banner; T. T. Stockton, of the Jack
sonyille, Fla, Times-U Union Citizen, and
A. r. Holderby, Jr, of the Richmond,
Va, Dispatch.
According to the constitution of the
organization, the association was form
ed for the mutual benefit of the mem
bers and to promote the best interests
of the papers comprising the organiza-
tiOn
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-04-16
" I wrote to Doctor
Pierce, who sent me
a very kind letter
and advised me-

Thousands of weak and sick women
can trace the beginning of a new life of
perfect health to that letter written to
Dr. Pierce.
Sick and ai1ing women are invited to
consult DR.. Pierce, by letter, free. All
correspondence held as strictly private
and sacred1y confidential. Address DR..
R. v. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
DR.. Pierce Favorite Prescription cures
weak and aching backs, headaches, nerv-
BUSINESS and other wornanly ailments by
curing the womanly diseases which cause
them.
uIn the spring of 1900 became very ill.,"
writes Mrs. Alviena ScholtZ, OF Lake Washing
ton Lesueur Co., Mimi, w1ny back was very
weak and ached so that could do no work at
all so 1 was obliged to take to my bed. felt a
constant desire to urinate and the pains IN
abdomen were almost unbearable. wrote to
advised me to take his Favorite Prescription
and Golden Medical Discovery l took six
bottles of each and am well woman now
cannot say enough in favor OF DIR. Pieree's
medicines.
uFavorite Prescription makes weak
women strong, sick women well. Accept
no substitute for the medicine which
works wonders for weak women.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
most desirable laxative for delicate
women.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-04-16
Knoxville Chamber 70 EeIect.

Knoxville, Tenn, April 15.-The
Knoxville chamber of commerce will
hold its annual election of officers in
May. Talk Is now being INDUCED in
as to who will likely be the next pres
ident Among those most prominent.
son, now speaker of the Tennessee
house of representatives and Thomas
R. Price. president Of the Knoxville
Furniture company, and w. B. Lock
cit, the present incumbent. The
chamber is one of the best CONNER
cial and industrial organizations in
the south.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-04-16
GOEBEL MUST Be
KILLED SAID TAYLOR
Testimony Of Frank Cecil at
Howard Trial.
SOME STARTLING DlcLosUREs.

Witness Says that Governor Taylor
Offered $2,5oo of the Campaign Fund
and a Free Pardon to the Man Who
Would Kill Him.
Frankfort, KY, April 15.-Frank Ce-
ell, the first new witness of the pres
ent trial of Howard and who is him
self under indictment for completely
in the Goebel murder, was called to
the stand by Commonwealth Attor.
ney Franklin this morning. Cecil only
recently surrendered himself to the
commonwealth after being fugitive
for year in California and Honolulu.
He is now under bond.
Cecil told story substantially the
testimony of Culton, Golden and
BroughtOn, witnesses of yesterday,
who detailed the alleged plot to bring
about the death of Goebel. Cecil says
Caleb Powers adopted the suggestion
OF Henry Broughton that he (CeciD
might be contracted with to commit
the crime, and asked him to do it.
Powers, in the conversation relative
10 Uu6 hlIlluS VI GO6DeI, UOIO the VIII
ness that other arrangements had been
made to bring about his death, and
that Cecil was wanted in the event
that this arrangement miscarried. This
conversation took place, he testified.
in the public office of the secretary of
state about dark on the afternoon of
Jan. 18. Continuing, Cecil said:
"On January 80, was in Taylor's
office and Taylor said:
Goebel has to be killed or I'll be
robbed. 1 have $2,500 of the cam,
paigm fund and I'll give that and a
free pardon to the man who will kill
him.
II told Taylor l was not in that bus
iness," said Cecil. Cecil said he went
into the agricultural Office after the
shooting and was there until the sol.
diers came. He saw Harlan Whit.
taker arrested and proposed to help
take Whitaker away from the man
who had him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-04-16
MaIadv MOI Ruhonic Planue.

Topeka, Kans, April 15.-Investiga-
tion shows that the disease which has
caused eleven deaths in Delevan,
Rushton and Genesee in this state is
smallpox. Owing to the severity of
the disease, more than half of those
attacked dying, there was much alarm
in the communities, and report was
published that the malady was bu-
bonic plague. The persons still sick
are quarantined strictly, and all will
probably recover.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-04-16
Notable New York NuntiaIs.

New York, April 15.-The marriage
of Miss Grace Bird, daughter of the
late Rev DR.. Samuel M, Bird, of Gal
weston, Tex, to Mr. Henry Gilbert
Hart, Jr., of Utica, has been solemnized
In the Chruch of the Incarnation. Only
the nearest relatives and a few init.
mate friends were invited to the cere.
mony and the reception. The bride
was given away by her brother, the
Rev. Wilmer Parke Bird, of the Pro.
Cathedral, this city. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hart will make their home in Utica.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-04-16
Grand jury After RoodIers.

st. Louis, April 15.-The examina-
ton of witnesses by the ST. Louis
grand jury, investigating the baking
powder exchange in the Missouri gen.
eTal assembly, was resumed today un-
der the direction of Circuit Attorney
Folk. A number of witnesses were
summoned. Mr.. Folk is not confn-
ing the investigation to baking powder
matters for as the inquiry proceeds he
finds evidence of other Doodle dealings
involving numerous measures.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-04-16
Soldier Given Death Sentence.

Constantinople, April 15.-The sol.
dier who shot M. Stchbernia, the Rus.
sian consul at Mitrovitza, infiicting a
wound from which the latter has since
died, has been sentenced to death, the
Russian ambassador here having de.
mandad a revision of the previous sen.
tence Of Is years Imprisonment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-04-16
Guard Kills comrade.

Pelham, Ga, April 15.-A convict
guard named Rainey was shot and in
stantly killed by another guard, Bob
Graham, Sunday night Rainy was
about so years old and from Kingston.
He is said to have been of a quarrel
some disposition and forced Graham,
who is a young man, to this method
of defense Eye-witnesses exonerate
Graham, who is still here and ready
to submit to arrest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-04-16

Raleigh, n. c., April 15.-The cigar
factory here intends going out Of bus
iness because the American Cigar COM
pany has cut the prices SO low. The
latter distributed 1000 cigars free in
Raleigh last week and is giving a
bonus in money and cigars to purchas-
ers, it is claimed. officers of the 10,
cal company say that they cannot com.
pete with the trust.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-04-16
East Lake, Ala, Dec. 8th, 1902.

East Lake, Ala, Dec. 9Th, 1902.
Mr. A. 3. Girardeau, Savannah, Ga.
Dear Sir:-This is to certify that on Au-
gust lst went to Verbena, Ala, to hold
series of meetings. Was at that time, and
had been for six weeks prior, so feeble was
scarcely able to preach. Mr.. F. A GuIledge,
OF Verbena, with whose family was stop
ping, kindly offered me three bottles of
Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic, gratis
accepted, and began the use of the Tonic at
once. Within three weeks 1 was was much
better. In three weeks had taken the
three bottles of Tonic and was fully we'll.
Took no other medicine then nor since, and
am in better health and heavier than for
the past fifteenIyears.
j. M. McCORD,
Pastor Verbena' Baptist Church.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-04-16
AT MERCY OF WAVES.
Catboat Two Missing Men Thought
TT

In Catboat Two Missing Men Thought
To Be Drifting.
New Haven, Conn, April 15.-Les-
ter G. Barton, of Chicago, a student
at Yale university in the class of 1902,
and a friend, whose name Is unknown,
are missing and are supposed to be
drifting about the sound.
Barton, accompanied by his friend,
rented catboat Monday morning and
was last seen between this port and Mil.
ford. 1t is believed that he is either
drifting helplessly about the sound. or
has been washed up on to Long Island
shore.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-04-16
cbaroed Hiob for Services.

Raleigh, n c., April 15.-The sher-
if of Cherokee county brought three
convicts to the penitentiary. Upon
his return home he sent the auditor
his account for $152.30 He charged
for 405 miles at 10 cents a mile and
per diem. The account was disalow-
ed and sent back.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-04-16
laroe Shoe House ASSIGNS.

Chicago, April 15.-The wholesale
boot and shoe house Of N. Greenfield
er & Co, one of the largest concerns
of the kind in this city, has assigned.
An inventory of the stock is being
taken.