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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-02-06

A recent transient local visitor to
Hilo told us that he was more than
surprised when he arrived there
late at night. Landing at Wsiaksa,
be made his way out and found a
hack Boarding it, he told the
hackmau to drive him to the hotel,
who, in turo, informed him that
here was no such establishm mt
there. He then asked if theirs was
any place where he could put up
for the night, and was coolly toll
that they may drive around the
town and fine a place. But as luck
would have it, an old-time friend
espied him and welcomed him to
his home, where the vieitor was
made comfortable. This is most
sorry plight for the renowned
Rainy Town to be placed in. Whe q
is it's much boasted -aheadednesf
Anyway, it is but little more than a
plantation centre Oh, vanity OF
vanitiesl How are the might ,
fallen"
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
True Hair Restorer Sent Free.

LOrrimer " Go. : free offer to those who
desire 10 grow hair--Whose hair is falling
out-and all ladies and gentlemen who
desire to restore their hair to its natural
color without the use Of dyes. A test viii
cost YOU nothing. SO great has been the
demand for this trea tment that we are
receiving orders from all parts of the
world People in distant lands write that
they have never known Of such a re-
Inarkable remedy
We do not purchase testimonials or re-
sort to any unfair methods to induce per
sons to use our treatment; VIC believe
that sending out u free trial is the only
far way to gain the patronage Of those
VINO are almost tired OF trying to restore
their hair.
We have thousands Of unsolicited tcsti-
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life, whose hair has been permanently
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you sufficient testimony for your consid-
Grafton to conVice the most skeptical that
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Write to US today. and We will send Won
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some useful information as to the care of
the hair, and a number of Testimonial,
proving the Lorrmer treatment to be
one Of the very best Hair Restorers on
the market. Please incioSe five cents for
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Baltimore. Md, and YOU will receive an
immediate reply and courteous attention.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
Singing Convention.
Split Hickory Buggies.

The opportunity to buy the celebrate ed
Split Hickory Buggies direct from 1he
factory is open to our readers inc sea
son is here for using pleasure Vcnlcies'
and the longer their purchase IS pos'-
poned the less opportunity one has Tor
getting the fun benefit Of the season
enjoyment out of them.
The Split Hickory line iof vehicles Is
sold ONLY direct to the user at the Whole
sale price, not being on sale at any store
nor is it handled by any jobber or dealer.
The Ohio Carriage Mig. Co, of t;inclh-
natl. Ohio, sole makers of Spit HICKORY
vehicles, is highly reputable firm with
a record of wears of honesty and success
as makers and sellers of high class Vehl-
cles at moderate prices. Their o1ter 10
sell their jobs on thirty days free trial IS
bona 6de ard certainly very liberal 1T
enables the intending purchaser to see
and try just what he intends to buy. a
postal card or letter addressed to them
ut Cincinnati will secure their Valua Die
new catalogue. containing all the latest
things on four wheels. for people VINO
like stylish long wearing and wcll-hui't
huggies and vehicles. Send for it before
Won forget It,
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
Ten Cents More Per Day Asked.

Johnson city. Tenn April 2i-Four
hundred laborels at work on the soldiers
home went on a strike this afternoon for
$l25 per day instead of $i.15 All work
on every building is suspended, as seven
ty-fivc carpenters, thirty plasterers and
fifty brickmasors also quit work out
of sympathy for their fellow work
men
The Federation OF Labor headquarters
have already notified the men that they
would be supported in their demands 1t
is reported that some of the contractors
nave threatened 10 import negro laborers
from other points. Should this be at
tempted open threats are made that
shotguns would be brought into play.
The firms affected by the strike are Par
IRISH & Cnkofer. Of Lynchburg. Va; is"r-
man Probat, of New York; Thomas j +,
Deanc. of johnson City, TEN. and seN-
eral subcontractors. The United states
is very anxious to push the work on
this branch of the national soldiers
home which will cost about three mil
lion dollars, so that veterans can be
admitted to the home in the present
fail. IF the strike is long drawn out
it will seriously affect the progress Of
the work
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
Oil Refinery for Columbus.

Columbus. Ca, April 21.-(Special.)-
Columbus hopes to secure the cotton oil
refinery which is TO be established at
some point in the southeast by the in
dependent cotton oil manufacturers of
Georgia. Alabama and other states In
this section.
A prominent local independent cotton
oil manufacturer says that at present
the price of crude oil Is fixed absolutely
by syndicate which controls all the
refineries in the south. He asserts that
This syndicate purposely put up the price
OF cotton seed last fail until at one time
the oil manufacturers were forced to pay
SD and s15 per ton for it, and now when
the mills get ready to dispose Of their
product the refineries offer very low
price for it He said that the independent
cotton oil manufacturers had become
sired of this state of things. and had
decided to establish 8 refinery Of their
own.
Some thirty Independent cotton oil
nnanufa cturers will be Interested in the
refinery, it is understood.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
Two Officers Suspended.

Columbia. 5 c. Apri! % -(special)-
Following the recent sensational raid Of
the home Of one Of Charleston's most
fashionable ladies by constables who
were IN search ~ contraband liquor
Governor Hayward yesterday issued Il.
statement in which he deprecates tho
unfortunate occurrence, announcing the
suspension Of Division Chief Howie r.
ten days. ana Chief Constable Ham
is reproved for his connection with
affair
No cessation, however will DC made
in the vigorous enforcement OF the dis
pensary law in Charleston and else
where
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
Kimbrew Hurled to His Death.

Macon. Ga, April Observation-Disclosures
pushing a speed of 45 miles hour, a
passenger train on the Southern this after
noon took the life of Tom Kinbrew,
well-known resident of Macon.
The killing occurred near the Bruins
wick bridge, about miles from the city,
and il may vet develop that 1t was sui
eide rather than accidental death.
The engineer declares that he did not
see the man on the end of the CroSste
until his machine was right upon HIM.
The man made no great effort to escape
the engine and when the cow catcher
struck him he was raised high in the
air and tossed upon the ground vita
great force. He had, according to the
statement of the engineer. plenty OF time
10 have ESCAPED the engine.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
First Work ON Big Plant.

Brunswick. Ga. April 22.-(Special>-
Actual work was today begun on the
immense sl0000,000 plant of the Mohawk
Valley steel and wire plant, Colonel f.
G. Machen. fourth vice president of the
company, and president of the Brunswick
and Birmingham Railway Company. de
liyered the first blow, followed by Mayor
Crovatt and other members of the party.
President Machen. in an interview to-
night announced that the formal open
ing of the work win begin April % or
So a which time ex-senator MClaurin
of South Carolina, first vice president of
the company. will he the orator of the
occasion. Congressman BrantleY. Mayor
be among the speakers. President I'm
sted. together with a special party Of
directors, is expected in the city within
the next day or two. and at that time it
Is expected that more developments will
take place
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
Fndeavorers of Alabama.

selma. Ala. April 24.-(speriaI)-Fhe
thirteenth annual convention OF tie So
cioty of Christian EndeaVor of Alabama
convened in the Cumberland Presbyte-
rian church in this city this afternoon at
o'clock with $50 delegates present.
Rev. Francis +. Clark. of Boston,
founder OF the Society of Christian En-
deavorers. arrived tonight and Will take
promnent part in tine convention.
The state colored interdenominational
Sunday school convention Of Alabama
met in this city this morning with a large
number of delegates in attendance The
convention is under the auspices of the
national Sunday school convention. and
is for the purpose of organizing colored
Sunday schools like The whites through
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
Savannah Asks for Big Reunion

Savannah, Ga, April 3.-(SpeciaI)--
General John II. Gordon, commander in
chief OF the United Confederate Veter-
ans. and General Clement a. Evans
commander of the Georgia DIVISION both
heartily indorse the plan launched here
to secure the general reunion of the vet
Grams for Savannah in 1904.
General Gordon and General Evans
have telegraphed The Savannah Press of
thelr views upon the proposal to bring
the reunion to this city in 1901
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
Negroes Want Adams To Swing.

Americas. Ga. April 24--(special)-
Since Governor Terrell granted a respite
TO Monroe Adams on Wednesday just as
the murderer was DOMINIC his shroud to
go to the gallows much interest in his
tate IS aroused Sympathetic friends
VIII strive to have the death sentence
committed to life Imprisonment, and are
circulating petitions 70 that effect al
ready.
Counter petitions will likewise he cir
culated and largely signed requesting
non-interferehce upon part Of the prison
commission
one Of the latter petitions will he inn
mediately circulated by well known col
Ored citizens. who believe that Adams
should be hanged for his atrocious
crime
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
TEN n ESSEE.
Negro ESCAPED Negro Mob

Nashville. Tenn, April 2l.-Henry
Scruggs colored of Franklin, Tenn
charged with numbering Simon Jones. an
other negro, near Franklin Saturday, had
q narrow escape from a mob of his own
race last night Sheriff Tucker, of Will
hanson, learned Yesterday afternoon that
a mob was rapidly forming for the pur-
pose of lynching Scruggs and the negro
was secretly removed last night to the
Jail in Nashville. The murder Of Jones is
said to have been :: most brutal one.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
Wife Murderer at Pen.

Jackson. Miss. April 21.-(speciaL)-
c. Y Boyd, the Crystal Springs wife
poisoner has been brought to the peni-
Tertiary to commence the life sentence
given him in the Copiah county circuit
court last week Boyd's refusal to al
low his case to be appealed is practical
" confession Of guilt. the prisoner
having decided that it would DE best TO
let well enough alone, and not incur the
risk of a death sentence in case the
supreme court should give him a new
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
COnVictS Attempt To Esca

Wilmington. \. c., April 20.-(Special.)-
Twelve conVcts. three whites and nine
colored. made a desperate dash for lib
erty early this morning just as they
were leaving the stockade at Castle
Haynes. miles from this city
One negro was killed and a white man
and negro wounded. Both of the wound
ed escaped. Four were captured by a
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
Claimed Bride and Was Killed.

Knoxville tenn, April 22.--(Special)--
News from Pine Mountain. in Campbell
county. says "Lafe" Chadwell shot and
killed Robert Hill when the latter went
to Caldwell !; house TO claim the daughter
of Chadwell as his bride 1t is said the
young people were engaged to be mar
red but that Chadweu had objected.
When Hill reached Chadwel's house
words ensued, and Hill was shot and
instantly killed. The dead man is said to
have uttered threats against Caldwell :
life before going to the house. Hili IS
said to have been a half brother OF Ice
Turner, of the Quarter House fame
Chadwell is known throughout Campbell
county as the only man in his section or
the county who championed the cause or
the confcderacy during the civil war.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
Rushing Work Oh Line.

Jackson Miss, April Especially
General S. b. Merrill president of the
Mobile. Jackson aud Kansas City road
stated before the railroad commission Of
Mississippi last evening that he will haVa
the line from Ellisvlle. Miss. TO Jack
SON Tenn, completed within the next
two years. A grading force mas been
placed at work near Newton, and several
other contracts Tor grading ara soon to
be awarded. The company has just sue
ceeded in completing all ;he arrange
ments for floating bonds in the sum of
s., Geo 900, and il is the desire and inten-
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
SIS SlPps.
Amounted to West Point.

Columbus. Miss. Anril 20 (SpeciaL)-
paul reytou. o. this city. has been APP
pointed 20 The West Point Military acad-
cmy by Hon. +. S. Gambler, Jr. repre-
sentative from this district. MI Pcy-
ton has an older brother. +. G Pcy-
ton. who graduated with honors from
that same school and who is now a
lieutenant in the regular army, being
stationed al Manila. M Peyton leaves
fnl Sf1linS
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
VIRGINIA..
Train Wrecker Found Guilty

Fairfax Court House. Va. April IL
The jury in the case of Robert Hamilton,
charged with wrecking the New York an:
FLORIDA express on the Southern railway
at Ravenswood Va. February 10 when
two people were killed, today brought III
a verdict of murder in the second degree
and fixed the punishment at 10 years III
the penitentiary.
The result was a great surprise rs d
verdict of acquittal was expected. Judge
I ,ove oycrruied Z. motion to set aside the
verdict. but suspended execution OF sen
tence for sixty days to allow the prisoner
to take an appeal.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
Green Sheriff Did Poor Work.

Admission. Ala. April 25-It is learned
today hat the negro hanged in Wedowee
two weeks ago is now able to sit up and
may recover
After the negro was pronounced dead
he was cut down as is usual and shortly
afterWard began TO show signs of life.
A physician was summoned and applied
restoratives and the man is now able to
sit up.
This was the first man ever hanged in
Randolph county and it is thought the
officials We're excited aud allowed him
to be cut down before he was dead.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
Saw Mill Property Sold.

Moultire Ga. April .--(SpeciaL)--An
important deal i'll saw mill property oc-
CURED here yesterday.
John W. Zuber, OF Atlanta bought Of
J. NJ, K. d. and NJ. p. Monroe eighty
five shares Of stock in the Sumner &
Pounds Lumber Company. The price paid
was $4,000 or more than 500 a share.
Fhis company was organized only a
few months ago with $50 shares Of 800
each Almost before the mill had been
pat III poeration their block of stock
has been sold at mere than 100 per cent
allnAn r.ir
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
Survivors Of Sultana.

Knoxville. Tenn. April 22.-(Special)-
The annual reunion OF the Survivors of
the Sutana will be held next Monday
April 27, at Everett Grove. in Blount coun-
ty, near here. The Sultana was a gov
eminent army transport that went down
in the Mississippi river a few miles above
Memphis, April 81, 1860. The vessel was
burned and several hundred lives were
lost 1t was loaded with federal soldiers
coming home. Many Of them were from
east Tennessee. For several years reun-
ions have been held annually.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
Drugged Whisky Kills Two.

Camden Ark. April 22.-J. w. Puryear.
a printer from Shreveport, and a station
airy engineer named Smith, from For
dyce, Ark. are dead presumably from
the effects of whisky which they drank
ana which is supposed to have been
Crugged.
]. D. fremont of Jackson. Miss. are in
Jail here, held under suspicion of having
given the poisoned drink to the dead men
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
Bail Has Been Fixed

Eatonton. Ca, April 2.-(SpeciaL)-Ap
plicaton for bail for Mrs. Griffin and
Sam knowles was heard last night. at
Clinton. before Judge Lewis. Bail was
fixed at $1,000 for each. Efforts We're
made To-Day by W. J. Knowles, the father
to secure bOndsmen. but so far failure has
resulted Effort will be renewed tomor-
row. 1t was not generally known that
ball Tor Sam Knowles would be made
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
Berry Goings Captured.

Rome, Ga. April 5--(special}-B
Cioings. the man charged with the murder
of Pink Davis. AT Piedmont. Ala. on
Wednesday, was captured in the noun
tains near Spring Garden, Ala. and has
been jailed at Centre. The killing, which
seems to have been cold blooded, caused
intense excitement at Piedmont and
Spring Garden, where Davis was very
popular, and it was thought best to carry
Goings to Centre. There were many
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
Who Owns These Vessels?

Richmond. Va. April 22.-It appears
that representatives of the Trigg Shli
Building Company, which was yesterday
the subject of petition of Involuntary
bankruptcy, claim that the cruiser Gai
weston and the gunboat Mohawk, now
partially completed on the ways, are
assets Of the company, while representa-
tives of the government contend that they
belong to the United states. 1t is eX-
pected that the issue will be fought out
in the courts
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27

Columbia s c.. April o. Especially 1T
raincd tcrrapiu in the city Of Anderson
yesterday. This statement is vouched for
by Rufus FAINT and Ab FAINT ana several
little bootblaci4s Of that place The gen
tIemen named were standing in 'front.' of
> store Yesterday watching the rainfall
Some little hootbacks were near them,
suddenly one of the little boys ex-
claimed:
did yer see dat ting f8u?" and he ran
out into the street and picked ~ a half
grown terraun.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
Killed by Dynamite Explosion.

Lexington, Ky April 2A-William Flor
ence. of Stanford was horribly mangloG
by the explosion Of a stick of dynamite
which he carried in his pocket while at
work for the East Tennessee Telephone
Company The Young man carried about
his neck an electric battery. aud 1t *
suppoeed that in some way the dynamite
fuse came in contact with this and was
charged with electricity. His left side
was blown away aud he died instantly.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
Church Site Brings Sl45. 437.

The property on which the old l'irst
Methodist church stands. al Pcachtree.
Houston and Pryor streets. Atlanta, was
sold at auction last Thursday, bringing
the handsome figure Of Sl45i37
This deal netted the syndicate which
purchased the church property only q
few months ago for Sl000ln the comfort
able sum of more than S45.G0.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
Warm Welcome Awaits Masons.

Rome. Ga, April 2l.-tSpecial. THE
preparations for the great Masonic gath
er:ng or May and in this city are
progressing in most satisfactory man
rer. Hundreds of invitations have been
sent out ny Worshipful Master Never
llardt and many replies have been re-
ceived.
It is now believed. without doubt, tina t
this will be the largest gathering of Ma
sons ever held in the south
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
ARK Am s a S.
Arkansas Girl Was kidnapped

Little Rock AK. April 20-Abbie Mar
shall an S-ycar-old school child OF Hot
Springs. Ark was kidnapped in this ciC>'
yesterday morning by two weli-drcssed
men ana brough, to Little Rock by one
of them.
She ESCAPED from her captors at tho
union station here and ran into a resi-
dence. where she told what had happened
t. her. The people who live in the house
in which the cnild took refuge knew
her relatives here ana she has beon turn
Cd over to them
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
Verdict Against the Railroad.

Roanoke, Va. April 22.-Before Judge
Moffatt in the Roanoke county court at
Salem. today. eight cases in which the
Norfolk and Western Railway was some
time ago convicted before a magistra tie $
court Of un!awfully running freight
trains on the sabbath, and lined 500 and
costs in cacn case, the jury decided
against the railroad.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
George Brown. Columbus. Miss.

Columbus Mis-. April 25-(special.)-
George Brown, brother Of ovid p Brown,
died at the latters residence last night.
The deceased has been in extremely bad
health for some time, caused by a com
binatlon of epilepsy and paralysis. This
funeral will be held tomorrow morning
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
To Drain the Everglades.

Miami. Fla. April 2i.-The Florida East
Coast railway. through its land daTart-
ment is preparing to drain the Ever
sadcs The services of civil engineers
have been secured and they are now for
mulating plans for the work. In some
sections the railway company has joined
hands with the farmers and the work Of
tlitching has already begun.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
Escana OF Convict.

Montgomery. Ala. April = tSpecial)
The convict bureau received notice today
tlat Hal Finley. a convict at the camp
ne w W. Warn. at Sanford. Ala. has cs-
capped. Fifty dollars reward is offered
tor his capture. He was sent w lot
fifteen years for arson and had served
eight months
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
Bought Large Tract of Land.

Fort Myers Eta, April % The Con
solidatcd Naval Stores Company has add
ed to its holdings Of timber lands in
Florida 100000 acres of land in this Hee)
county by the purchase of the charter
and holdings of the Beach Land Company.
This company WAS organized last fall.
with w. w Beach, of Waycross, as pres
dent, ana D. II. Mcmillan. vice presi-
dent. The sale took effect today, S9o,@9.
it is said, being the purchase price
The company now holds about 2000 900
ncrns OF land in this .tate
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
FLORIDA.
Senator Mallory Reelected.

Tallahassee Fla, April 2l.-stephen r.
Mallory was elected for another term in
the United States senate today by the two
houses Of the legislature in separate SEES
sion. receiving all the votes in the senate
and sixty-four in the house to one cast
Tor ]. NJ. ToOmbs. Of AppalachicOIa.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
Ont of Politics Into Masonry.

Mobile, Ala. April 22.-Congrossman
James D. Richardson democratic leader
Of the house, who is here at The reunion
Of Scottish Rite Masonry of Ala5ama,
when closing his speech tonight at d
banquet in the Battle house. announced
that he mad decided to quit politics ana
devote himself TO the work of Scottish
Rite Masonry.
The announcement which was then
made for The first time-waS received
with srea. demonstration OF applause.
Mr.. Richardson is the highest ranking
ALAAnn in tho WOMB.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-27
Farmers Neck Broken.

Washington. Ga. April Special.)--
John e, Smith. we'll known planter liy-
ing & miles west of Washington met
death today by fall from his buggy
AT the time Of the accident Smith was
seated in his buggy. His horse becom-
ing frightened threw Smith from the
seat and hurled him TO the ground break
ing his neck