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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-29
Consul Was Not Killed,
Nice Young Man
Held For Vagrancy.
Father Is Prominent and we'll
TODD, But Police Think
Son Is Anenable.

Augusta, Ca, Aug. 2S-Quite
stir has been raised in this CITY
over the arrest of Like Vaughn,
a young white man, or the charge
of vagrancy. The arrest was
made by the police department,
they charging that the young
man had no visible means of sup
port and did not work.
The young mans father was
quickly at the barracks and de-
clared that his son was no vag-
rant, and that as long as he de-
sired he had a home and some-
thing to eat at home. The police
/ department demanded bond for
his appearance at the next term
|of the city court and it was
promptly given.
The friends of the young man
declared that it is a piece of spite
work on, the part of the police
because young Vaughn has been
sowing wild oats and giving the
police trouble. Some month ago
Vaughn resisted Chef Norris
when he was called into a house
of disrepute to place him under
arrest, at the request of his re1a-
tives. Vaughn struck Chief Nor
ris, Several times Vaughn has
since fallen into the hands of the
police because of wild debauches
but was paid out by his friends
For some time he left the city,
but recently returned. His
friends are indignant at the last
arrest and declare that it was
illegal, unca1led for and Chief
Norris act to get revenge.
Chief Norris declares that if
he understands the law Vaughn
is amenable to it, and that the
case will be pushed by true de-
partment. The Chief declares
even though the young man has
home with his father, that he is
of age, able bodied, and his way
Of living harmful and unlawful.
The out come of the case will be
be in the nature of a test of law.
If it holds in Vaughn's case a
number of other arrests will be
made.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-29
The Eruption Continul
Americans Fear
Turks Torch.
1t is Stated That an Attempt
Was Made to Burn the
\ American College.

Washington, August 28.-An-
other urgent appeal has reached
the state department from Amer
lean board of missions at Boston
that immediate steps be taken
for the protection of the Amer
lean citizens at Harpoot. The
boards dispatches from there
for several days past have repre-
ented the situation as extremity
grave. There are at the Eu-
pirates college at Harpoot four
teen American teachers, beside
beside women and children
and property to the val
ue of 100000, It is learned
that there is an American college
at Beirut in which are a number
Of American teachers. No word
has reached the state depart
ment rewarding any attack on
them.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-29
FROM MOUNT VESUVIU
Decorations Indicate That Something Mo
Violent May be Expected Thrilling Ex9|
periences of an Associated Press Cor
respondent Who Just Returned.

Naples, Aug. 28.-The cores
pondent of the Associated Press
has just returned from spending
a night on Mount Vesuvius, with
the special permission of the
authoritiesto passthe prescribed
limits. The scene was terrify-
ing but magnificent.
Enormous masses of liquid fire
flowed almost to the correspon-
dents feet, forming great
mounds. Occasionally a mass of
burning material became de-
tached from the pyramid and roll
ed down the side of the noun
tain, the fast cooling lava in it's
turn detaching other masses un-
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-29
A CALL FOR LIGHT.

fish motives; but the prohibition
party man is no doubt acting up-
on his convictions, yet we have
found him so fanatica1 and inn
practical under some conditions,
that we are obliged to receive his
argument with many degrees of
allowance, and this fact still leaves
US in the dark, which reminds
me of 1udicrous circumstance
that occurred several years ago in
our town in Illinois, where we
had man named Jacobs who
seemed to have mania for fight
ing fire, and as aru1e he managed
to be about the first one at a fire:
One day volume of smoke was
seen to issuefrom long, narrow
room at the rear Of a mercantile
building. Jacobs was there and
rushed into the room. After a
few seconds he was heard to yell
out, Il can't see the fire, fetch a
light! fecth a light" And we
! fell now in q somewhat like pre-:
dicament, We want light to see
to see the light. We want nc
sentimental harangues, nor finely
drawn theories, but we'll sub
tantiated facts as to the working
Of the dispensary. We recognize
it as only an expedient for the
control Of a traffic whose oyer
THROW will take time, and in the
meantime the best element o.
of society is at work educating
the coming generation agains
this terrible evil.
+, Fetch the light! Fetch tn,
light
d. T1BRorr.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-29

Magelssen, was assassinated
while riding in his carriage.
Minister Leishman has called
on the Turkish government for
the immediate punishment of the
assassin.
The state department has cab
led for further particulars.
Vice consul Mage1ssen was
born in Minnesota and was ap-
pointed from that state Septem-
Der 20. 1900.
Beirut is in Syria. 1t has a
population of about 10000.
Acting Secretary of the Navy
Darling says that as yet no orders
have been issued dispatching
American warships to Asiatic
waters.
The American minister to
Turkey, John G. A. Leisham,
comes from Pennsylvania and was
sent to Turkey in 1900.
AS soon as the state depart
ment shall request it the navy
department will be ready to send
the entire European squadron to
Beirut. The American squad
is now at Vile, France.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-29

til the whole became station
at the bottom.
The main stream of motion la
flowed down the vo1cono uni
stopped by the mounds. of 81
lava, when itdivided and filed 6
the valleys, the old and nex
masses meeting with such fore
as to cause loud detonationz
which shook the earth.
Today the eruption continue
and the volume of lava is acquis
ing vast proportions. Detous
tons inside the volcano haV
caused the predictions that
more violent eruption may be al
ticipated.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-29
Mr.. E. J. RYman Dead.

Mr.. J. Ryman, the venerable
father Of Col. 3. W. Ryman, died
at the heme of his sen, oa south
Main street, at midnight Friday.
He was in his 10th year and had
been in feeble healtha long time.
The funeral will take place at
First Methodist this afternoon at
4 O'Clock, Rev. s. p. futile ofici-
ating.
Gel. Ryman and his family
have the sympathy of the whole
com munity in their sad loss.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-29
Night PrOwlers.

Would be burglars or night
providers, at least, seem bent on
purglarizing the home of Mr.. +,
e. & Farmer. Several times since
spring unsuccessful attempts
have been made to break in the
house, Some thief probably i'm.
AGNES that he has some rich
treasurer secreted about the
place. Only this week some
night visitor to the back yard GU
his pointer dog in several places
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-29

WRITTEN FOR THE ENTERPRISE.
The dispensary law soon
to be voted on by the citizens of
Irwin county, is new to quite a
number of people in this locality,
and some of us are anxious to
align ourselves on the right side
Of the question, for doubtless
there is SUCH, even in matter
pertaining to the liquor traffic,
and the matter having been re-
duced to local option form we
become Individually responsible,
so far as our vote goes, to tune
the result for better or for worse.
Hence we want to vote intelli:
gently.
The local option license law
was, and is still in a large major
ity of the states, considered by
a majority of the people the best
method, in the present state of
enlightment on the subject, of
dealing with this most difficult
problem, from the fact that the
people cannot and will not be
forced into prohibition against
. their will and consent. The Ii
cense law makes the traficers
pay something back to help bear
the burden they inflict. In this
sense it is better than state pro:
hibition has proved to be, for 9nly
in localities where an energetic
majority favor prohibition, has
it ever been enforced. Now if il
can be shown that the dispensar1
is an advance movement in the
progress of the final overthrow
of the liquor traffic (Which is tht
hope of every good citizen tina
realizes the ruin the traffic is re
sponsible for] weshall vote forit
But the present situation is
most peculiar one. In that tn
saloon man and the prohibition
party man are working togethe
to defeat the dispensary bill
Under this anomalous situation
we are in the darkand want som
light on the subject.
AS to the motives of the saloo
man there can be no question, to
the man that will stoop to dea
ing out poverty, wretchednes
ruin and damnation to his neigl
bors, can have no other than sc
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-29
BULLETS WENT WILD
From Assassin's Weapon and Missed Their
Mark---Report Of the Actual Murder Due
to Mistake in the Telegraphic
Cipher Message From Beirut.

Washington, Aug. ga
decidedly new turn in the case
of United States Vice Consul
William C. Magelssen, at beirut,
Syria, who was reported to have
been assassinated last Sunday,
developed tonight when it became
known that the report was in
correct and that although Mr..
Mage1ssen had been shot at he
had not even been injured. This
information came to the state
department tonight in a dispatch
from United States Minister
Leishman at Constantinople,
who said the mistake in making
the original announcement was
due to an error in the transmits
sion of the cipher dispatch from
Consul Ravenda1, at Beirut, in
reporting the incident to the
minister,
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-29
AN EXPLANATION.

wrote in the Enterprise to ind
cate which Tom Luke was meaS
and since neither were arrestel
you perhaps understand bette
than do, why you assume tina
had reference to you.
bear you nosort of i'll will al
have no disposition to do you a
injustice. I shall make a stat
ment of the facts in this case 81
my paper tomorrow, and at alz
times do you justice. Hopin
this will be satisfactory expia
nation, Sincerely.
]. E. MERCER.
Where the rumor originated
we have been unable to learn, buk
certain it is that it was generate
understood on the streets that
the warrant had been issued
against Tom Luke at the tim
the warrantswere issued apainsf
Wilcox. Beasley and Hewett. n
have just been informed thai
Luke heard the report himself
and sent word to the deputv
sheriffs that if they had swornouf
warrant he would kill them
and it is stated that deputy shers
iff Dorminey and Railiff -Four.
tain went to him and explained
that no warrant had been issued.
Whether they contemplated d
warrant and were intimidated
we are not able to say. Certain
1T is that Luke and his friends
believe that the warrant had bee
issued and that Mr.. Rountrea
heard the report from sever
sources and believed that the
were correct and certainly ther
is no reason to doubt that we b.
lieved when we published til
statement that it was litera1l
correct.
1t has not been our pur|
pose and never is our purpose'
and never has been our policy &
do any man an Injustice. AT tf|
same time we cannot surrende.
our rights to publish facts, and
our only error in this instancS
consists in the failure to verify
generally accepted run1or sur
rounded by such conditions al
we respectfully submit, would
lead a reasonable into tbs
same error. We believe that WI
were justified by the facts sur
rounding this case in publishing
the statement without furthe1
: effort at verifcation. Lux
himself believed that the wa
. rant had been sworn oe
just as we did. The differem
| is, the arresting officers hasten
! to explain to him, while nobo
corrected the report with us III
LATTER the paper had gone To 81
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-29
WILCOX COUNTY COURT HOUSE HOUSE.
The county Commissioners EniOined-
Another Chapter in Very Long and
Expensive Controversy.

More than one thousand citi=
gems of WILCOX county have filed
suit to enioin the building of
that $4,000 court house at Able
Vile. The case is set for hear
ing before Judge D. M. Roberts
on the 4th of September at East
man. Already the case is attract
ing public attention throughout
the state.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-29

~ R0RSA wv pun
llshed an article under the head
of Migrants pulled, which con-
tanned the following paragraph:
Just after the roundup of the
10 coons, E. F. Beas1ey, Tom
Luke, Woot Wilcox and Joe
Hewett were arrested. They
will have committa1 trial today
before Justice A. A. Harvey"
Friday morning negro hand
ed us the following note:
Fitzgerald, Ca, 8-27-'O3.
To ]. E. Mercer.
Will you meet me up town at
once to settle vagrancy question.
T. J. LUKE.
To which we replied as fol-
lows:
IT. ], Luke:
l have no settlement to make.
If have done you any injustice,
| shall be man enough to rectify
it, J. E. MERCER"
After we had sent the above
note half dozen or more person
al friends came to us to warn us
against contact with Luke. Some
mutual friends who seemed to
have Luke's confidence, stated
that our note was very unsatis.
factory to him and that he con.
strued it as more threat than
an apology. With the determi,
nation to do him exact justice
and to avoid being misunderstood
by him, we then sent him the fol.
lowing note:
Fitzgerald, Ca, Aug. %, 1903
Thomas ]. Luke, City.
Wednesday afternoon met ],
ii. Rountree, clerk of the council
on Central Ave-, who asked me il
l had heard the latest news.
asked him what twas, he replied
four white men have been ar
rested under the vagrancy law, ;
| asked him for the names; he re
piled, Tom Luke. Woot Wilcox
q. F. Beasley and Joe Hewett.
wrote down the names on a lit
tablet usually carry in my peck
ct for that purpose. The mex
morning ! heard of the trial be
fore Justice Harvey. l went t
the court house and foundath
trial of Hewett in progress.
; saw you there Ia company wit
Hewett. I passed you and Hew
EFT in the door in conversation
and very naturally supposed tina
you were there on the same busi
ness, especially after having
. heard from various sources tina
you had been arrested and woul,
stand trial. Iwas not aware tina
you had not been arrested unit
: after the Enterprise had gone
Ipress. There was nothing
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-29
To Pupils and School Patrons.

School will open Tuesday
morning, Sept. LIST, at 9 o'clock.
GRADES FOR 1sT WARD BUILDING.
The pupils of the first and
second grades belonging to the
first and second wards will as
-semble in the north room. The
pupils of the third grades belong
ing to the same wards will as
semble in south west room.
The fourth grade pupils of the
same wards will assem- BILE in the
South West room up stairs.
The fifth grade pupils will as
semhle in the South East room
down stairs,
The fifth grade pupils of last
year who were not promoted to
the Sixth grade and the Sixth
pupils will assemble in the South
East room up stairs.
GRADES FOR 3RD WARD BUILDING.
The pupils of the first and the
second grades of the third and
fourth wards will assemble in
south room.
TheDpupils of the third grade
aud same wards will assemble il
the North East room down stairs
The fourth grade pupils of the
same wards will assemble in the
North West room down stairs.
The Seventh grade pupils viii
assemble in the North East
room up stairs.
The grades from the eighth to
eleventh inclusive will assemble
in the high school room.
Parents and pupils will read
these directions carefully so as
to avoid confusion 90 entering
school,
) ANY new pupils wishing to en-
ter the grades from the seventh
grades up, or any wishing to Goa
suit me about these grades will
meet me in my Office Monda!
morning after 9; 30
Any desiring to enter the frs
or the SECOND grades will NEE
nae in the Office Monday P. Nj
Any pupils under six years
old need not apply as such arr
prohibited from entering by law
All new pupils for the othe
grades please NOT call befor
Wednesday morning,
The teachers will meet iu til
office Monday morning at
o'clock.
M. D. MILLER.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-29
One Negro Killed Another.

Ocilla, Ga, August 27.-Yester-
day afternoon Ben Phrone, a
negro man, living at this place,
shot and instantly killed another
negro by the name of Sam
Wilson.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-29
M. D. MILLER.
Superintendent.

Mr.. I. L. McCarty was detain-
ed and did not leave for New
York Wednesday as he expected.
But expects to start tomorrow.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-29
A FALSE REPORT.

Washington, August 27.-Min-
lister Leishnan today cabled the
state department from Constant
inople that the American vice
consul at Beirut, William c..
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-11-27
MANY MOROS KILLED
Three HUNDRED NATIVES OF
JOLO SLAIN IN A BATTLE
WITH AMERICANS.

Manila, Nov. 24.-Three hundred
Moros are known to have been killed
and many others were carried off
dead or wounded as a result of five
days. severe fighting on Jolo between
the American troops under General
Leonard Wood and the insurgents
Major H. L. Scott of the Fourteenth
cavalry and five Americans were
wounded.
General Wood landed near Siet lake,
In Jolo, Nov. IL. The Moros were
soon located and fighting began i'm
mediately and continued until Nov. -.
The fighting took place in a country
covered with swamps and rocks. The
Moros were driven across the country
from Siet lake to the town which
Panglama Hassen, the Moro leader,
had made his headquarters, and where
it was reported the Moros were 1000
strong.
The rebel position was attacked in
the flank by the American troops, who
occupied the town, and it is said fifty
were killed. Hassen, with a small
party, surrendered. Most of the Moros
went into the swamps, out of which
they were driven on the 10th. On
Nov. II the American forces renewed
the attack on the remaining Moros,
of whom forty more were killed.
The rebel forces have been literally
destroyed by these operations of Gen
eral Wood, who says the indications
are that there will be no extension ot
the uprising, which was handled with.
out difficulty.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-11-27
soopL.l1a u CHARGED.
Warrants for Arrest Of Former ON.
etals Of Grand Rapids, Mich.

ctals Of Grand Rapids, Mich.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Nov. 2s.-War-
rants have been issued for, seventeen
former city ofncials charging them
with accepting q br1be In connection
with the famous Garman.Cameron
scheme for supplying the city with
water from Lake Michigan. All Of the
warrants are the result of the ~confes-
sion made. by former City Attorney
Liant K. Salisbury on his return last
week from serving two years term
In the Detroit house Of correction for
breaking the federal banking law in
connection with the scheme. While
In prison Salsbury's conviction on a
bribery charge in the state courts in
connection with the same matter was
affirmed by the supreme court and
with the prospect of being returned to
prison Salisbury went to the prose-
cutor's Office and made lengthy con-
fession, which resulted in the issue
of warrants. Following are those in
dicted:
Former Mayor George R. Perry,
State Senator David Burns, Corey P.
Blssell, former member of the board
Of public works, and the following ex-
aldermen, who were in Office when the
attempt was made to put the water
deal through:
James McColl, Peter Depagter,
Jacob Ellen, Malachi Kenney, John 4.
Donovan. Jacob Mol, Abraham Ghy-
sells, Charles Johnson, Ryner Stone
house, Daniel Lozier, John McLachlan,
Clark Slocum, John Muir and Adrian
Shriver.
The amounts the respondents are
charged with having received out of
the alleged Doodle fund range from
5000 to 1888.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-11-27
Friday, Nov. 20.

Friday, Nov. 20.
Cold weather is stamping out yellow
fever at Laredo, Tex.
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen
Helena of Italy we're warmly received
by the British public at London Thurs
day
Because her face had been marred
by i'll health, Mrs. Lulu w. Brannen of
Denver killed herself by the use of
choloform at Chicago.
Dexter A. Knowlton, we'll known in
banking and religious circles through
out the West, is dead at Freeport, Ill.
He was sixty years old.
Henry Seton hartman (Hugh
Stowell Scott), the novelist, is dead in
London. He had been suffering from
appendicitis for a week.
Mrs. Harriet Maxwell Converse,
known to the Indians as the "Chief of
the Six Indian Nations" is dead at her
home in New York City of apoplexy.
Three hundred men employed in
making steel tank cars at the works
of the Standard Oil company at Whit
ing, Ind, have been discharged. Cur
tailment of expenses is given as the
cause.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-11-27
r uesday, Nov. 81.

Vice Admiral Won Waldersee, brother
of Field Marshal Won Waldersee, is
dead at Miesendorf, Germany.
Mrs.sPhoebe Clifford, the Oldest min.
lister in the Society of Friends, is dead
at Providence, R. l., aged 100 years
and months
In his annual report Commissioner
of Indian Affairs Jones advocates that
the Indian be taught that he must
work or starve.
John Athan Rice, first vice. presi
dent of the Rice-Stix Dry Goods com.
pany, vice president of the Mercantile
Trust company and leading figure
in commercial and religious circles, is
dead at St. Louis. slz
John l.. Jerome, a prominent cap
italist and former treasurer Of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company; was
found dead in bed at his summer home
at Buffalo Park, Colo. Death was
caused by an overdose Of trianal, a
drug which he had been in the habit
Of taking to induce sleep. 81
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-11-27
DELAYS VOTE ON CUBAN BILL.
Senate Will Dispose Of Measure on
nAa. a.

Washington, NOV. 2s.-Mr. cullom
presented in the senate today an
agreement that the Cuban reciprocity
bill shall be taken up on the conven-
ing of the regular session of congress,
Dec. Z, and remain the order of bust
ness each day after the routine morn
ing business until Dec. Is, on which
date a vote shall be taken, the time on
the 18th and 10th to be equally divid-
ed between the friends and opponents
of the bill.
The agreement was accepted with
out dissent.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-11-27
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Nov. 23-Wheat- arrive
mo. hard, 1890; No. Northern,
77hc: No. Northern, 74%c. On
track-No. Northern, S01sc; No. 2
Northern, 775sc; No. 3 spring, 74%c;
Dec, 77hc; May, 1850. Flax-1n
store and on track, $3.50; to arrive,
D5%c; Nov, $3.50; Dec, $3.50; May,
92Ac
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-11-27
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Nov. 23.-Cattle-Good ia
prime steers, $5.00@5.50; poor to me.
dunn, $3.50@4.S0; stockers and feed.
ers, $2.20@4.00; cows, $1.50@4.25;
heifers, $2.00@4.50; calves, $500
7.25. Hogs-Mixed and butchers, 81
@4.55; good to choice heavy, $4.40@
$50; rough heavy, $4.15@4.40; light
$4.20@4.45. Sheep-Good to choice
wethers, $3.50@4.25; Western sheep,
$2.75@4.00; native lambs, $3.75@5.50:
Western, $3.00@4.15.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-11-27
Thursday, Nov. 10.

William J. Bryan has arrived at
Liverpool, Eng.
A Russian mining engineer is said
to have found an almost sure cure 10,
consumption.
There will be no immediate strike
of cotton mill operatives in Fa,,
River, Mass, as the workers have de.
cided to accept ten per cent reduc.
ton in wages.
The Dominion Iron and Steel com.
pany of Sydney, N. S., has given no
tice Of a general reduction of 10 to
80 1-3 per cent in wages and salaries
OF all it's employees.
The w. G. T. u. convention at Gin
cfnnati closed Wednesday night with
reports from the organizers and state
presidents indicating more growth
than in any previous year.
Rev. Bdwin S. Lines, former pastor
of st. Paul's Episcopal church of New
Haven, Conn, has been consecrated
bishop of the Episcopal diocese of
Newark, N. j., in succession TO the late
Bishop Starkey