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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-01

New York, Jan. 31.-Father L. l.
Conrady, who was the companion oil
Father Damien in his last days al
the Hawaiian leper colony Of Molokai
and who succeeded him in his work
there, has just arrived in this city tc
complete his plans for establishing
leper colonies in China. Father Con
rady was born in Belgium, and began
his labors as a priest in india
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-01
May Be Brought Back to Life.

New York, Jan. 31-That, at the mo-
ment Of death the quality of suggesti-
bility lis at it's maximum, and that
through hypnotic suggestion, patients,
who were given up by physicians, may
be brought back to life, is the latest
discovery of DR.. John d. Quackenbos,
as announced at "a metaphysical ev-
ening'" held by the entertainment club
Tuesday night in this city
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-01
Ship Strikes 4 Mine.

Berlin, Jan. 31.-Herr Ballin, direc-
tor of the Hamburg American line,
has announced that the German steam
er Sylvia, of that line, which left
Vladivostok Monday, with a large
number of Russian troops who were
returning home, struck a mine and
had to return in a sinking condition to
Vladivostok, where she was run ashore
in order to prevent her becoming a
total loss. With the exception of a
cook, no lives are mentioned as having
been lost.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-01
Won Worlds Championship.

New York, Jan. 31.-Willie Hoppe
who won the worlds billiard cham
piopship at the 1871 balk line game by
defeating Maurice Vignaux in Paris
on Jan Is, has arrived here. He
said Vignaux is a great player. The
odds we're four to one on Vignaux ter
days before the match, but they even
ed up as the game progressed. was
exceedingly nervous at first while Wig
naux was composure itself, but after
made a few shots | was as cool as my
opponent. When the game was over
7 shook hands with Viznaux.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-01
Guilty of Murder.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 31.-Deci
sion has been handed down in the su
preme court affirming the decision OF
the lower court in finding Lord" Sey
mour harrington guilty of having mur
dered John P. McCann two years ago
and fixed the date Of his execution
as March Is next. harrington has
been confined in the Jail at Clayton
since his trial
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-01
ROOSEVELT MOVED TO MERCY.
Shadow of the. stork Causes President

Shadow Of the. stork Causes President
To Pardon Woman.
Atlanta, Jan. 31.-President Roose-
welt has again proved in a very prac-
tical way his Endorsement of mother
hood by the pardoning of Mrs. Dora
Campbell Harman, lately p0stmistress
of Maysville, Ga. Having some trou-
BILE in regard to the funds of the post
office, she was arrested and sentenced
to pay a fine by Judge Newman ana
also serve six months Imprisonment
in Jail. When acting as postmistress,
she was Miss Campbell, and when the
inspector on examining her accounts
discovered the shortage, she offered to
pay all of the ready money she had
and to make good the remaining diff
ference as soon as possible. This
was in 1903.
She failed to make the payments
and square the deficiency, as she had
promised, and when again brought
before Judge Newman, she was SEN
fenced to Jail in Gainesville. After her
indictment, Miss Campbell married a
young man in Atlanta by the name
of Harman, and while serving her sen,
tence in the Gainesville Jail, it was
found that she was in delicaate con-
dition. Information of this reached
Hon. Fletcher M. Johnson, of Gaines
vile, who Immediately drew up pc
tition for pardon, which received the
Endorsement of Judge Newman and
United States Attorney Carter Tate.
This petition was forwarded to Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and the jailer at
GAINESVILLE was Immediately ordered to
release his prisoner. AS result,
Mrs. Harman is again in the full en-
joyment of liberty.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-01
NEGRO ASSAULTS GIRL
AND CUTS Her THROAT
Found Lying In House In Pool
Of Blood.
ARMED POSSE is IN PURSUIT
Negro Escapes, But Party of Enraged
Citizens ls Organized to Search for
Trail.
Trail.

Atlanta, Jan. 21.-At noon Wednes-
day neither the city nor the county
police nor the posse of armed men and
dogs who had set out Tuesday night
on the trail of the negro assailant OF
Mrs. Nina May Dupree, on the Nc
Donough road, had struck any trail.
Marshal Ryan, of Oakland City. who
had got hold of bloodhounds from Fort
Mcpherson, told the family of w. II.
Grogan, with whom the young woman
was staying, that he had struck trail
near Lakewood. Since then nothing
has been heard from him.
DR.. Charles A. Benson, who is at
tending Mrs. Dupree, said Wednesday
that she would recover from the wound
on her throat. She was cut in front
of the throat and the cash went to the
windpipe, causing a painful wound.
Mrs. Dupree, who is 10 years old,
formerly lived in Tallassee, Ala, and
her mother is Mrs. Matte Collum.
Three years ago while an operative in
the mills at Columbus, the girl mar
r1ed Melton Dupree, one of the bosses.
Subsequently they went to Texas and
lived on ranch. In August, 1904, the
girl returned home, and learning later
that the Grogans needed a housekeep-
er, she went to work for them four
weeks ago.
For the past two or three days the
girl had been ILL., Tuesday Mr.. Gro
gan was in town on the jury, and Mrs
GrogaE and her daughter, Mrs. J. F.
Baggett, had als2 gone to town.
About 1870 o'clock neighbors saw
Mrs. Dupree go to mail box on the
road. At 3 o'clock Grogan returned
home, and found Mrs. Dupree lying
on the dining room floor in a pool of
blood. He thought she was dead.
According to the story that Mrs.
Dupree tells, she returned from the
mail box to the house and started
through the kitchen to the dining room
to get some sugar. Just as she start
ed into the dining room and stood on
the threshold of the door, negro sud
denly appeared before her.
Mrs. Dupree has no distinct recol-
lection of the appearance of the negro
He was tall and black, and she thinks
he wore a dirty white shirt.
She remembers that he dealt her
blow on the forehead, whether with
his fist or something else, she does
not remember. She fell and became
unconscious. She doesn't remember
what she was cut with. She saw no
knife in the negro's hand, although
she remembers a stinging sensation
at her throat.
County and city police and citizens,
with dogs, soon got on the trail, and
secured the woods all night for the
culprit.
Tuesday night Mrs. Dupree thought
that she was going to die, and she
asked Rev. F. Daniel, of the Orchard
Knob Baptist church, who had called,
to pray for her.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-01
-FOUR ARE KILLED
IN TRAIN WRECK
Thres Others Injured In Ac
cident On Seab GARD.
CREW misunderstood ORDERS
Collision Between Hamlet, NJ. c., and
Columbia, S. c., Results in Tragedy,
Engineer, Fireman and TWO Mail
Clerks Meeting Death.

Columbia, S. c., Jan. 31-North-
| bound passenger train No &C and a
southbound extra freight on the Sea
board Air Line coiiided headon Is
miles north of this city at 1880 a.
| m. Tuesday, and as result four men
are dead and three are injured The
dead are:
Engineer A. A. Smeck and Fireman
Win White, negro, of the freight train
Postal Clerks H. A. Patillo, Osteen,
Fla, and M. C. Watkins, of Putnam
Hall, Fla.
The injured are John Robinson, the
engineer, and Dan Douglass, the ne
gro fireman of the passenger train,
and Express Messenger Hinton, OF
Richmond, Va
The freight train was at Blaneys
with orders to wait for the Florida
flyer, the passenger train.
According to the statements of those
on the passenger train the wreck
was caused by a misunderstanding of
orders.
The regular passenger train left Co.
lumbia one hour late The Florida
flyer passed the freight at Blaneys and
it is believed that Engineer Smeck,
in charge of the freight, thought that
there was clear road ahead. He
pulled out of the siding with twenty
cars attached, and just ahead the pas
senger train approached 1t was too
late to stop the freight, but Engineer
Robinson, of the passenger train, ap-
piled his airbrakes and the train was
brought up with jerk, throwing
every one out of their seats. 1t was
due to the nerve of Engineer Robinson
that the lives of the passengers were
saved.
The mail car was the only one of
the passenger cars demolished Mail
Clerk H. A. Pattillo was buried under
the wreckage and instantly killed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-01
7o-Year-oId Man Suicides.

San Antonio, Tex, Jan. 31.-A. A..
Wolf, Sr., a member of the Wolf &
Marx company, leading dry goods
firm, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head Wednesday.
His body was found on the river bank.
Mr.. Wolf was 20 years of age. On the
lapel of his coat was note pinned
requesting that his family be noti.
fed of his act
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-01
Mrs. Yerkes Reported Married.

New York, Jan. 31.-Several New
York newspapers announce the mar.
riage of Mrs. Charles T. Yerkes, wild.
ow Of the traction capitalist, to Wilson
Misener, of San Francisco No con
firmation of the marriage announce
ment was obtainable from Mrs. Yer
kes or Mr.. Misener, but when Mr..
Misener was asked, if he would deny
that the marriage had taken place, he
replied that he would not. He added
that he had no statement to make on
the subject. The witnesses to the
ceremony are reported to have been
]. L. Eastland and Emil Brugers, of
San Francisco.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-01
chinese Are Being smugeled

FL Paso, Jan. 31.-F'rom information
received here Wednesday it is be.
Iieyed that carload of Cinnamon was
successfully shipped to Bakersfield,
Cal. recently by smugglers. The car
in which the men were smuggled, 1t
is said, was engaged for shipment
of furniture, the freight on which had
been prepaid. The car was left at
Bakersfield, but no one having claimed
it. it was opened. There was evi
dence to show that the car had been
used for human freight over the long
route.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-01
Treated Badly in Florida.

New York, Jan. 31-John M. Bo
CART, commissioner of licenses, listen
ed to narrowing tales or brutality OF
an island camp hundred miles from
the mainland of Florida They cam,
out at the hearing of the case of Fran
cisco sabbia, proprietor OF an employ
ment bureau, who Is charged with Civ
ing false information to applicants 70,
work
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-01
Meraer Is ACCOMPLISHED

Denver, Col, Jan. 31.-With the mer
ger of the two rival associations suc.
cessfully accomplished, the national
convention of stockmen resumed its
sessio s and prepared to open a Wig.
orous campaign to secure federal leg
isiation for regulation of railroad rates
and for the development of foreign
trade.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-01
Wants Relief from Statistic.

Washington, Jan. 31.-Having taken
notice of the criticisms upon his of.
nee by President Harvie Jordan, of
the Southern Cotton Growers associ.
alton, and others, Director North, OF
the census buerau, has declared that
he hoped congress would relieve him
OF all furuther work in connection
with cotton statistics.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-01
Nominations Sent to senaate.

Washington, Jan. 31.-The president
on Wednesday sent the following nom
nations to the senate: Third secretary
OF embassy, Grant Smith, of Penn
sylvania, to Great Britain; consul gen
eral, Amos P. Wilder, of Wisconsin, at
Hong Kong, China Collector of Gus
toms, Francis L. Lee, district of Gal
weston, Texas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-01
One Killed; Several Injured,

Schenectady, N. Y, Jan. 31.-A Del
aware and Hudson local passenger
train collided head-on with a work
train four miles west of this city on
Wednesday. One laborer was killed
and two passengers suffered probably
fatal injuries. All of the sixty pas
sengers suffered slight injuries.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-01
Hill Comes South

New York, Jan. 31.-Former Sena.
tor David B. Hill, who has been or.
dered south for a prolonged rest by his
physician, stopped in town Tuesday
night, and will go on to Camden, s.
c., later. He said that he would re.
main in the milder climate at least un.
til April l.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-01
SENT TO DOOM
BY ASSASSIN'S BOMB
Chief of Staff to Tit1es' Governor
Assassinated.
ASSASSIN WAS CLAD AS PRIEST

General Gria0noff Was Literally Blown
Out Of Carriage and His shapeless
Body Presented a sickening Spec.
taele-Head Torn from Trunk.
T1fiis, Trans-Caucasus, Monday, Jan.
~, Via st. Petersburg, Jan. 31.-Gen-
eral Griaznoff, chief of the staff of
the yiceroy of the Caucasus, was muir.
dered IN most dramatic and auda-
clous manner. The assassin evident
ly had studied the habits of his vic
tim and lay in wait behind a wall of
the Alexander garden, opposite the
entrance of the palace, where a car
rlage was drawn up to take the gen.
eral for his daily drive.
AS all suspicious persons are liable
TO be searched in the streets by the
police and military patrols, the assas-
sin lmpersonated priest, carrying the
bomb with which he committed the
crime concealed in a pint can. He
was thus enabled to approach the SEN
try posted at the gates of the park and
reached his place of ambush without
arousing suspicion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-01
Union Scout Dead

New York, Jan. 31.-Myron ]. Amick
is dead of pneumonia at his home
here. Before the civil war he was an
Indian fighter and a fellow scout OF
Buffalo BILL" and during the war oil
the states was one of the most famous
of the scouts in the union army. He
was born in Elgin, Ills, in 1914.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-01
AUSTIN AGAIN A FREE MAN.
Warrant Against Him Is Withdrawn
by the Quiilians.

by the Qulilians.
Gainesville, Ca, Jan. 31.-Rev. J. w
Austin, who was arrested at Lawrence.
vile Jan. 19, on a warrant charging
him with assault with intent to mur
der Robert F. Quillian, is again a
free man, the warrant having been dis
missed by the Quillian boys, who
swore it out. Austin was kept in
the Hall county Jail just one day over
a week.
1t is said that Mrs. Quillian, about
whom the trouble between the Quill
lians and Austin is alleged to have
originated, is to return home short
ly. Austin is said to have gone to
the home of his brother at Lawrence.
Vile
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-01

New York, Jan. 31-After careful
work covering more than six years,
the merchants associations committee
on the revenue laws and customs SER
vice, has completed a thorough In,
vestigation of the customs administra.
tive act and forwarded its report to
Secretary Shaw.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-01
Texas Town Eireswen+

Houston, Jan. 31.-The town of Hall
vile, miles from Longview, Tex.
was swept by a disastrous fire. The
main business houses were DESTROYED
with losses aggregating $4,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-01
Shining TARGET for Criminal.

General Griaznoff, clad In a crimson
uniform and the lambs wool shapka,
or cap worn by the viceroy's aide de
camp, was a shining target for the
crouching assassin when he emerged
from the palace. AS the general
stepped into the carriage the man
sprang on the wall, swung the can by
cord, and the bomb, as If thrown from
a sling with marvellous precision, sped
straight to the mark and struck the
general on the neck.
A flash of fire and a terrific exelo-
sion followed and Grfaznoff was lit
orally blown out of the carriage and
with his coachman, a Cossack orderly
and the latters horse, was instantly
killed. A young lady was mortally
wounded, who was passing at the
time of the explosion.
Griaznon's shapeless body, surround
ed ~ soldiers, presented a sickenipg
spectacle. 1t seemed as If his Grim
son uniform had melted into a pool
of blood in which weltered his head,
torn away from the trunk.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-01
Widow knelt in Blood.

The generals distracted widow
knelt in the blood and mud beside
the mutilated body. The assassin had
already been caught, beaten into in
sensibility by the infuriated soldiers,
and after being loaded into a drosky,
was being carried off to the ancient
fortress above the city, where, as
Tiais is under martial law, he will
probably be executed at dawn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-03
BARNEY OLDFIELD
ON AUTO RACING

The celebrated Barney oldfieId. who races
at Benning tomorrow afternoon. arrived in
the city last evening When seen by Star
reporter Barney was in pessimistic mood.
He said:
We are living in fast age. and a man
who is willing to sacrifice his bones and
gore on the altar of a highly sea soned sport
Is the man of the hour. It Is not enough
that Americans bring forth beautiful speisi-
mems of inventive genius and mechanical
skill. but they must be raced around a cir
cular track where there is chance of kill
ing driver two 1t is not enough that
we have wonderfully complete. comfortable
express trains There must be an eighteen
hour limited with schedule that admits of
no time being wasted in safeguarding the
passengers from collision and disaster. The
rational diversions no longer satisfy In
stead. the sports that SAVIOR of q casualty
list are the ones that prove most popular
This love for danger is In the air. and
the truth of my assertion is proven by the
great demand for daring ard dangerous
acts for the eircuses. The old loop-the-loop
act with the bicycle was once thought to be
the very limit OF daring; but 1t soon played
out and they brought forth the loop act per-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-03

that made Dandeiion win, for the Ham
burg colt was very tired In the last guar
ter. after heart breaking duel with the
kenilworth stables Coy Maid. who was
on even terms with the favorite all the way
through the homsstretch until the hast
jump or two. Cederstrome was third. q
length and half back, two lengths before
Dolly Spanker. with Tokaion never able to
make respectable showing The time
was zoe 3-5
Sewell also put up fine ride on Mamie
Hedge. 10 to s. In the handicap for all
ages. six furiongs- 1t was nip and tuck
was backed from 6 to / down to 8.
Seweil. however. was caught mapping on
T. Hitchcock jr.'s. Golf BAH. IL to 10 IA
vorite. in the second race. for two-year-
olds. six furlongs. 1t looked at the last
furlcng pole as ii Golf Ball would win
easily. but Sewell was too confident, L.
Williams making successful rush in the
middle of the track with Gold Lady. to
2, who had the race won before SeWell
could go to the whip.
Thomas Clyde's Donna. 16 to s. galioped
home in the third event. for platers. at a
mile and a sixteenth. She had margin
of four lengths at the end. with Water
Tank. to |. who led for six furlongs. in
the place. Six lengths behind Cholk He'd
rick Ii to favorite, after running out at
the head of the stretch. took third money
Jaunty, to favorite, in the fifth event.
for two-year-clds. five and half furiongs,
fell near the head of the stretch because of
crowding by Bill Days Umbrella. The
winner turnad nv, in n % pro liIay.s E,lou
awav - ~ I sbot NJ, aa,,,hs IL, r 90
a ~ 40 - ~" 20 -, .s.
az, ~ 70 !, IN the midoie OF the stretcn
anu peat nim length and half In l:0S
ID Roswell, 100 10 l. finished third. four
lengths away.
Thomas Reiiinrbam,e a x 70 To 1 made
a u tho -. 20 l., ~ 80. 49,. e -. :.
81 - 10, =, .Ae s.Aen eSeaia' .oi Hihtuens,
.. a 'iiiie ana sixteenth ana came nome
on the bit with eight lengths over Left.
70 fayorite TAI lac. II to l. was third.
The last race for matters at A mile and a
sixteenth. was essv for 7 A Warnberp,s
io. IN ~ D. VINO preezsd nome WIN
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-03
FOR BRYAN's RECEPTION.
Invitations to Be Issued by the New
York Committee.

At meeting Of the executive committee
of the William J. Bryan reception commit
tee yesterday In New York it was decided
to issue reserved seat tickets to Madison
Square Garden. where Mr.. Bryan is 10 de-
liver his address Madison Square Garden
has a seating capacity of 1890. Lewis
Nixon reported that about a thousand
prominent democrats from all parts Of the
treasurer. reported that the expense of the
reception would not be less than $4,000.
The following were elected members of
the executive committee: Edward Murphy.
jr, of Troy. Ex-Gov. Garvin of Rhode ISL
and. Clifford Breckenridge of Arkansas,
James H. Lewis of Chicago and David b.
Hill of Albany
Mr.. Hoge Alexander Troup asked: Don't
you think we had better inquire first
whether or not Senator Hill would wish TO
be appointed on the committee? Thought
1t was understood that he was entirely OUT
of politics
Norman T.. Mack said: And this is
non-political reception to a distinguished
citizen" On being assured by Mr.. Mack
that 1t was all right Mr.. Troup hasteneo
to withdraw his objection. and Mr. nm
was elected without further discussion
There Is a mix-up over the seating or the
Missouri delegation Gov. FOLK has organ
lied o delegation and hired a special Tram
to bring them to New York. Ex-GoV DaNiu
r. Francis has done the same thlng' anu 50
has "Gumshoe Bill Stone. Only one delega-
ton can be admitted to the garoen' anu tne
committee has decided to let them settie
he matter as to who shall be in the delesa-
ton out in Missouri ,,s
An overflow meeting will be held in MAD
ison SQUARE Park and Bryan VIII ADDRESS
the crowd there after the reception III Inc
garden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-03
MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS.
Bryan Observation-Disclosures on Taggart
Failed-Ticket Named

Endorsement of William ]. Bryan for
President in 1908, the defeat of a resolution
calling upon the democratic national COM
mittee to investigate the charges made
against National Chairman Thomas E. Tag
CART and demand his resignation IL they
were proven. and the nomination of Charles
H. Kimmerie OF Cassopolis for governor
over Stanley E. Parkhill of Owosso, the
only other candidate, after spirited ballot
were the features of the democratic state
convention at Detroit yesterday
Aside from the gevernorship. there was
no contest for place on the ticket; in fact
1t was necessary to call the roll twice to
secure candidate for auditor general
The resolution asking for the investiga-
ton of National Chairman Taggart was
presented to the convention by Chairman
Fowler of the resolutions committee after
the platform had been adopted. &c o. Wood
of Flint. former chairman of the state CEN
trail committee. was on his feet as soon as
the resolution had been read, with q motion
that 1t be laid on the table. He said that
there was nothing to prevent wholesale I'm
proven charges being made against any
man, and that 1t was improper and wrong
for the convention to take any cognizance
of such charges. Another delegate obsery-
ed that the convention had plenty to do
looking after Its own business without IN
terfering in other peoples Edward Ryan
of Houghton vehemently attacked the mo-
tive which he said was responsible for the
resolution ad 1t was then unanimously laid
on the table
The Endorsement of VIM. J. Bryan is as
follows:
Fully believing in the honesty. integrity
and wisdom OF William Jennings Bryan,
and that under his leadership the people
would receive relief from the many us
above referred to, we commend him 10 the
people Of the United States as a candidate
Tor President In 1908.
The convention re-elected John T. VIM
ship OF Saginaw chairman OF the state CEN
trail couzmittes.
The following ficket was namedf Gov
error, Charles Fl. Kimmerle, Cassopolis;