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?Km; m n m ia i munni i PLANTER'S LO?N AND SAVINGS ?BANK, Augusta, Ga.. PAYS INTEREST _ ON DEPOSITS J ACCOUNTS SOLICITED X L. C. H A YNE, J PBSSIDEST. Chas. C. Howard, J CASHCBB. lr?iifi?:iiHi;M:i?iniinT Thc NATIONAL BANK ? sf AUGUSTA. GA. i. O. HAYNE, President. FRANK G. FORD, Cashier.* CAPITAL,.$250,000 ? Surplus and Profits, ..$140,000 ??4-H"W Hi BI 1 HI MHIill ll* Vc >)iall})? plonscl to ha vu you open ari account with tbi'4 Hunk, emt iinors arid rornMpVm-lMifa ??. sure i i?r eve-ry ?o?rte?j and a-romnw latlon pos*l hl?; mi Icc cwiufiTvallvi?; mmli'rii Hantln? nu thuds VOL.70. NO. 46. J. Willi We have for this Fall Over-Coafs and Furnishing G and Children, ever brought tc Ask to see our JOHNS< SHOES FOR TH] We have the Greatest Iii Odd Skirts, Shirt Waists ?P?^Call and examine c where. J. WILL 866 Broad Street, HAD A STORMY TIME Scenes of Wild Disorder at Speaking at Batesburg TILLMAN AND TOWILL HITCHED Senator Tillman Hurled Lies at News papers and Prohibitionists in His Speech at Batesburg Saturday. ?>atesbur?j, Special.-The most ex citing political meeting vi South Car olina since thc stirring days of 1892 93 was held here Saturday. Senator B R. Tillman and Col. John Bell Towill, member of the State boaitl of directors, clashed in debate and for several minutes the scene in the opera house, which was filled to overflowing, was one of indescribable confusion. .'According lo the published ad vertisement for bids for liquor," said Senator Tillman, "no bids for less then $1.50 for X will be considered." Advancing from his seat in the au dience Col. Towill, in a voice filled with excitement and emotion, said; "Senator Tillman, that is fais*?; you know that is not so!" Great applause followed this statement, mingled with shouts for Tillman and Towill. Dur ing tiie cheering and confusion Till man turned to those seated on the platform and said: "Where is the mayor, where is the mayor?" Quick . ly facing the audience which was upon its feet and apparently straggling toward the stage he stood as if a mar ble statue. Cries of "sit down; be quiet; go back to your seats," were uttered by those.on the platform and somie of the' auditors. . Hardly had quiet been restored when,fl ie aged Kev. Mr. D. M. Padgett ?of Saluda arose and interrogated Tillman as to his attacks upon the preachers which resulted in aaother stormy scene and the no.ce made it impossible to record the warm collo quy which ensued. Senator Tillman bitterly assailed the newspapers, naming The News and Courier but The State in particu lar, for their attacks upon him. "That hell hound in Columbia, who is editor ot' The State, has told en ough lies on me to build a railroad of crossties to hell," declared Tillman in j o:io of his heated moments. Tillman paid his respects to For mer Senator John L. McLaurin, say ing that he considered it an insult to bc invited ''o speak with him. The statement thal the signature of John Bell Towill on Hie petition which invited him here was underscor ed foretold that the meeting would be an nnusal one. After the preliminaries Senator Tillman was introduced. ' -1 made up my mind .before speak ing at Marion that these speeches are useless," said the senator in opening his remarks, "but it will be different next summer." He said he was here on the invita tion of thc mayor and GO or 70 other citizens to discuss thc liquor question. The invitation also stated that Mc Laurin had been invited. He noticed that the invitation contained one name which was underscored; it was that of John Bell Towill, whom all present knew, lt seemed to him then, said he, that this was a challenge to come to his home and say what he liad said elsewhere. "It appeared also that in the invitation te address you to a man with whom I had had an unpleasantness there was implied chal lenge that I would not.be here and would be accused of being afraid to meet him. I never say anything that I would not say to a man's teeth. It is a citizen's right to ask anybody to speak. I have no reason to feel but that all have respect and good feeling for me, but I object to being placed on the same plane with a man who has betrayed his trust as a Democrat, a ig&n who in Washington is no longer regarded as a Democrat. T grew a lit tle small and indignant." He said he had obeyed orders as a public servant and had maintained the trust imposed in hun and resented the implication by which he had been placed on a level with a man who had betrayed his trust. He had said to his teeth what he thought about his (McLaurin's) actions. "This is a Democratic question we arc to settle," he said with some warmth, declaring that hewould not debate the dispensary with Republi cans. I am a Democrat and it is a parr of my business as national com mitteeman to keep the party in line in South Carolina. I resented the invita tion because McLaurin is not my equal. He is not ray equal as a Demo crat, whatever else he may be. (Ap plause.) Herc the Senator took up the dis pensary. He said but for the good women the men would have lost the "seed corn of genuine religion. Don't believe in voting out the dispensary, said he, that you will get rid of li quor. . '.. . . ? Hj said that only ontf-third of the Clothin the Grandest Line of Suits, ?oods and Hats for Men, Boys ) Augusta. " 3>N & MURPHY & BARRY I LADIES. ie of Tailor Made SuitSN Belts and Neckwear. )ur( Goods before buying else IE LEVY, Augusta, Ga. Democratic vote had been polled in the five counties which had voted out thc dispensary. Taking up the matter nf petitions, he said anybody could sign a. peti tion, even a free "nigger," but any body couldn't vote. The question will be settled next summer when all white men will be able to vote. They have tried six times to kill the dispensary and had failed. He called *the editors who have been criticismo: the dispensary two-by-four and tliree-for-a-quarter editors. He had said to the governor to re move the State board "<eeause they have trampled the law under foot and ignored many points in the law. They don't buy under the competitive system any longer. It .was not his business but the governor's. Col. Towill Rises to Remark. The board says in its advertisement that no bid for X liquor for less than .$1.50 will be received. Towill-"Senator Tillman, that is false; you know that is not so." Tillman-"You get the advertise ment then and prove it." . Towill-"God knoAvs what you did when you Avent to Cincinnati." Tillman-"I didn't go to Cincin nati, besides I had only $25,000 to buy liquor for the whole State; I had to buy liquor on credit because I didn't have the money to pay for it." "What about the request hooks, Mr. Towill?"-The reply was lost in the noise which followed. Senator Tillman then said he had met Mr. Towill on the train shortly after his election on the board and had congratulated him,. telling him that if he would get "in the middle of the road he would be . all right, and Towill said that was what he intend ed to.do, but tha,t he had played thc... devil doing it. Mr. Towill arose and said something which -was not heard by the corres pondent, to which Tillman replied: "I haven't charged you with steal ing." . "I am not here for any man, but for a great issue which concerns every home in South Carolina. The bars have been let down one by one until the cows have got in and ruined the whole business," said Tillman. When asked for a statement after the meeting, Mr. Towill said: "The State board in 1902-3 directed attention to the matter of the excess of stock in thc main dispensary and in all of thc county dispensaries. No action was taken. "The labels were purchased by rea son of the suggestion of Senator Till man that all cheap case goods be cut out and the estimate was made that they Avould last about 15 months. ' "As for the financial condition of the dispensary when AA-C Avent in, thc $250,000 of old stock Avas Avorkcd off by our board. The half million dollars or more of outstanding obligations have been paid off and today the dis pensary is practically out of debt." By Wire and Cable. The body of Charles Herzog, AA'IIO confessed to the murder of a girl 30 years ago, for which another man Avas hanged, Avas found in a ravine near Minot, North Dakota. A AA'oman corset expert in New York declares that Avithin 10 years most men will wear corsets. Hon. William J. Bryan declares that he is in politics to stay, but that he will not be a Presidential candidate in 190S. j Torpedo Boat Lawxence Damaged. Norfolk, Special.-The United States torpedo boat LaAvrence is bad ly damaged. When examined in the dry dock at the navy yard she shoAved that extensive repairs Avere necessary. She belong to tl;-, flotilla division of the coast defense squadron of thc North Atlantic fleet. In coming from Annapolis here, her propel lor struck a submerged log in Chespeake Bay and bent the shaft. This will be straight ened and the propellor will be re placed. Upheaval in Colombia. Panama, By Cable- Unconfirmed reports have reached here to the effect that General Raffael Reyes, President of Colombia, declared himself dicta tor on September 8th, and imprisoned the members of the Supreme Court at Bogota. Mobs, angered by this ac tion, attacked the presidential palace and were fired cn by troops, who killed many of the rioters. The report says that ravolutins have started in An tioqula and Santander. Quarantine Against Cuban Ports. Houston, Tex., Special-State Health Officer Taber has declared a quaran tine against all Cuban ports, because of the prevalence of so-called "den gue" fever In Havana and other parts of the Island. - The delay in the effec tiveness of the "iviarantine against all ports except Havant-is to give vessels now enroute to Calves :"?n an opportu nity to got In, they having sailed from they were Jrtform.ed wert clear ports. Determined to Compel Caairo to Act in Better Faith PATIENCE IS FINALLY EXHAUSTED Venezuelan Dictator Must Disavow Offensive Attitude Toward French Charge d'Affairs at Caracas or Ne gotations Will Be Broken Off. Paris, By Cable-The offensive atti tude of Venezuela- toward M. Taigny, the French charge d'affaires at Car acas, has aroused indignation in offi cial quarters here. Although the Min istry has not yet taken definite action, it is said in the highest quarters that Premier Rouvier undoubtedly will de mand that Venezuela disavow the of . fensive action and adopt a course con formable with the usual courtesies of diplomatic intercourse. The Venezue lan authorities are now seeking to show that their actioh was directed against M. Taigny personally, and not against the French government, but officiels here do not accept the distinc tion between M. Taighy's personal and official capacity. The semi-official Temps Friday printed a leading article reflecting the official sentiment on the subject. It said that M. Taigny has been ordcrcrl to insist on Venezuela's withdrawing her positive refusal to deal with him. If the withdrawal is made and Presi dent Castro makes au apology, then the negotiations will continue. If Venezue la does not accede it will be unwise to immediately break off diplomatic rela tions by the withdrawal of M. Taigny, since this would leave French inter ests, unprotected. The best course would be for France and the United States to make a joint naval demonstration, simliar to that in which Great Britain, Germany and Italy took part. The au thorities here say that exchanges will occur at Washington relative to the mutual interest involved in the pend ing controversies. M. Jussprand, the French ambassa dor to the United States, will sail for New York. Slain in Political Clash. Havana, By Cable.-Official dis patches received Friday afternoon from Cienfugos announced ihe killing of Congressman Enrique Villuendas, leader of the Liberal party and the most able orator of the lower house, and the chief of police of Cienfugos, during a conflict between tho two political parties, the Liberals and the Moderates. The government advices say the police had information that within ?the hotel in whjch Villuendas resided a a quantity of arms had been deposited, and they went to the hotel to investigate the matter. As the po lice ascended the stairs they were met by a party of Liberals, who fired cu them, killing Chief of Police Manee. The police returned the fire, killing Villuendas and wounding several oth ers. Intense excitement prevailed at Cienfugos and Havana. The govern ment authorities fear the result which the affair may have.upon the election of members of the election boards, which will be held Saturday. As the news spread throughout. Havana the Liberals and Moderates are rapidly gathering in their respective club:;, and it is feared that unless the leaders give wise counsel a clash may result A dispatch from Cienfugos says that about six persons were killed and 25 wounded during tho conflict. Out For Governor of Alabama. Montgomery, Ala.. Special.-Dr. R. M. Cunningham, of Ensley, Ala., Lieu tenant Governor of Alabama, an nounced his candidacy for Governor of the Stale in a letter winch The Ad vertiser will print. The Lieutenant, Governor, in his communication, shows his position on all the public questions now being agitated in State politics, and points to his own politi cal record. Ex-Governor O'Farrall Dead. Richmond, Special.--Former Govern or Charles T. O'Fcrrall, of Virginia, died in this city at 10 o'clock Friday morning from nervous pi cst ration. He had been in failing health for about a year, but prior to his death had been confined to his bed for only a month, tho last three days of which he was un conscious. Owing to paralysis of the throat he was unable to take nourish ment. Governor O'Ferrall served in the Confederate army, rising from the rank of private to that of colonel and was for six terms Representative in Congress from the seventh Virginia district. He was G? years old. WaitihH For Loaver Cotton. Fall River, Mass.. Special.-Sales in tho print cloth market for the week will amount to about 75.ACO pieces. Tho demand continues quiet for all classes of goods. Tlie future course of the market will depend largely on tho new cotton crop. Manufacturers are believ ers in lower prices for thc raw mate rial, and are only purchasing enough to cover necessities. Samples of the' new crop are being shown and are said to be of a good quality. Will Exchange Ratifications in Wash ington. Washington, Special.-It can now be stated definitely that thc exchange of the ratifications of the treaty of peace between Japan and Russia will take place in Washington, shortly after the treaty has been ratified by i heir re spective sovereigns. It is probable that this will bc done- in the White House as a compliment to President Roose velt, but no definite arrangements have been made nor has it been derided by whom the treaties shall be exchanged. Mikasa's Commander Attempts Sui cide. Tokio, By Cable.-A special to The Jiji from Sasebo says that Captain Iaichi. commander of the ill-fated Mi kasa, made an attempt, to commit sui cide after an address to the survivors of the warship, by jumping from a window. He was severely wounded about the head, and is now reported to he in a critical condition in the Sa? debo naval hospital, Occurrences of Interest in Various Parts of the State. y- \ ._ y ' BS, General Cotton Market. ' 1 Salveston, finn.IQ^| New Orleans, quiet.lQVifr Mobile, firm.10146? Savannah, steady.10 1-16^ Charleston, lirra.10 1-16*; W i 1 m i Kirton, steady.10%' Norfolk, steady.I0j| Baltimore, nominal.W%?? New York, quiet.10.85^ Boston, quiet.10i85| Philadelphia, quiet.Il.l? v Houston; steady...!Q$!I Augusta, steady.10 5-16D Memphis, finn.10:^ St. Louis, quiet.10:14i Louisville, firm.^Vzf Charlotte Cotton Market. f These figures represent prices paid} to wagons : Good middling.-..lO.O?jj Strict middling.lO.??vj Middling.lOlOOf 'inges.;. .. .9 to 10* Stains.7 to ?? John Miller Convicted of Attempting^ Poison. I -j Laurens, Special.-In the court' o?i general sessions John Miller, a young', negro farm hand, was convicted off administering poison with intent t?l kill and was given a sentence of ten?' years in the State prison. The.' in-' rlictmeht under which Miller was tried charged Wash Carwile and Miller with attempting to poison an entire j] family, consisting of Mr. E. W. Fer guson, who resides near Clinton, his'?; wife, mother, an aunt and some of ; the corred servants and hands em-? [?oycd on thc place, by placing in-j [he well, from which every one on tho premises used wafer, a bag contain ing a sn nice's head, a frog, a lizzard and a quantity of stuff said to have been a composition of match heads and other things of a poisonous char acter. The fact that Mr. Fergucon and other members of the family be .".nne ill about the same time led to an investigation which revealed the presence of the horrible mixture in [he drinkins: water. Seven Men Arrested For Pendleton's Murder. Abbeville, Special.-John Marion Ashley, J. R. Moore, Josh Moore, John Moore, Will Moore, Sam Rigby and Hugh Bowen, charged with the kill ing of Allen Pendleton near Honea^ Pa th, were^ lodged.. in ; the^Ab.b^J^jj 'county- Jail" ?pf^^p^yS?^ra^^^^j stated that he was informed while on his way to make the arrests that the prisoners were aimed with Winches ter rides and would resist arrest ito' the bitter end. This did not deter the sheriff, who proceeded to make the arrests, which was done without resistance. Thc prisoners made no attempt to escape and submitted willingly to arrest. All of them were at the home of J. Marion Ashley, near Donalds, except Hugh Bowen, who came to Abbeville and gave himself up to the sheriff. Theological Seminary. Columbia, Special.-The Columbia Theological seminary resumed its work, there being an increased* atten dance bf students. The graduating j class is larger than usual and thc low I er classes have an increased atten dance. Thc opening exercises were addressed by Rev. W. M. McPheeters, D. D., chairman of the facultv, and Kev. William Morrison, D. D. -The members of the faculty are: Dr'. Mc Pheeters, Rev. Wm. T. Hall, D. D., Rev. R. C. Reid, D. D., and Rev. Henry Alexander White, D. D. Palmetto Briefs. A large mfmber of thc colleges and high schools of the State opened last week. All of them report increas ed attendance and much interest. Thc Southern Power Company an nounces that it will soon begin the building ol' a railroad sixty miles long, from Harmony, a station on the Seaboard Air Line, to Camden. A number of people attended the farmers' meeting Monday at Richland where President Smith and Treasurer Hyatt made enthusiastic speeches Maj. Wm. J. Stribling was present by invitation and also spoke. The meeting was-well attended and inten sified the interest that means so much to the farmers and others. The Chester county cotton associa tion will stick by their brothers else where. At the recent meeting a reso lution was unanimously adopted en dorsing the action of the Asheville commit tee in fixing ll cents as the minimum price for cotton wherever the sanie is practicable. The State of Georgia wishes to es tablish in this State a rifle range for the use of the troops of that common wealth. The troops which would use it arc those from thc city of Augusta and its location in South Carolina is because there is no desirable site in Georgia adjacent to the city just men tioned. At a meeting of the stockholders last week almost an entire new set of officers were elected for the Union and Buffalo cotton mills. The Piedmont Fair. Greenville, Special.-The success of Mayor Mahon and the directors of the Piedmont fair in securing subscrip tions to the fair to be held in No vember has proven even greater than their most sanguine hopes and the mayor made the important announc ment that there had been raised or promised by the merchants and others the handsome sum of $3.500 for pur ses on the races and for premiums for exhibits, ._ . m ss YELLOW JACK GAINS SLOWLY . ,-jresB of the Yellow Fe*';;.- From Day to Day. .: New Orleans, Special.-Official re port to 6 p. m.: I New cases, 46; total to date, 2,808. ' Deaths, 6; total, 3G5. . I New foci, ll. ? . Cases under treatment, 310; dis charged, 2.133. ^Saturday ended the tenth week of the ? fight against yellow fever in New Or leans with a record of cases and -^deaths for the day higher than expect |. While there have been a considerable dumber of new foci in the past week, ?.an examination of the maps in the .office of the Marine Hospital officer ^does not disclose any extendive spread of the disease. Many of them repre sent merely the crossing by the disease ?rrfrom one side of a street to the other. ^As the cases are promptly reported, however, the inspectors are able to tag them immediately aud take due precautions to prevent a spread cf the infection. If the present rate of progress is [/kept up, the State board of health be lieves that vellow fever in the country parishes will disappear almost as soon as in New Orleans. i Lake Providence, which was a hot .bed of fever two weeks ago, is rapidly driving out the disease. For the fourth day, all the new cases at Tallulah are negroes. Seventeen cases are under treatment in thc Barataria district. In central Louisiana picking and moving of cotton is somewhat handi capped for thc want of sufficient labor. Owing to fumigation requirements, ginuers are having some trouble in getting cais. Work was resumed Saturday on the levee front. The settlement decided on by Adam Lorch, the arbitrator, was accepted by both sides and there will be no more cotton labor trouble dur ing tho present season. The country reports were not differ ent from the usual run, Dr. Shayot,. of Plaqueraincs parish, reported the trou bles he was having with the Italians on Pointe Celeste plantation and said 'that they had barricaded themselves in theil1 houses and warned all doctors that they would kill the first one who attempted to enter. The civil authori ties were consulted and it was decided to put the whole plantation under strict quarantine until the fever had risap peared and thou proceed against them criminally. Against Greene and Gaynor. Mjjji:ccal, Special. - A decision ^"8q}0[CPlonel J- F- Gaynor and Cap ;fy-2Vv >, Greene, the American cos ranted in tho United States -of. dj; pip!? O?iE-e^. in theJ Bench. It is th^ legal men that Greene and Gaynor have reached the limit of their re sources in fighting against extradi-, tion. The defense still has two weeks in which to bring further proceedings to act as a stay. Thc decision given today was on a Avrit of habeas corpus based upon the content that Judge La Fontaine, the commissioner Avho held them for extradition, had no authority to act in the case. Judge Ouimet's decision quashing the writ of habeas corpus holds thc original order for extradition issued by Judge La Fontaine. Donald McMastcr, acting on behalf of the United Stales authorities, bas notified Judge La Fontaine lo malee every preparation for extradition. Rock Island's Mexican Extension. Mexico City, Special.-It is rumored in railroad circles that thc Reek Isiand Company is seeking an outlet to the Pacific coast of Mexico and is contem plating thc extension of its road through the State of Sonora with that idea in view; The Sierra Madre road, toward thc coast, it is said, may be taken GArer by the Rock Island people, thus giving them the desired outlet. Associated Press Directors. New York, Special-At the annual meeting of the Associated Press held at the Waldori-Astoria Hotel, the fol lowing directors A\-cre re-elected for the ensuing three years: Messrs. George Thompson, St. Paul Dispatch; Charles H. Grasty. Balti more NCAVS; AV. L. McLean, Philadel phia Bulletin; W. R. Nelson, Kansas City Star. Adolph ii. Ochs, of ?he New York Times, Avas ak-o elected fer three years to take the place of Wh'teki.Av Reid, Now York Tribune. Avho declined re-election on account of absence abrcad. After transacting some routine busi ness the meeting adjourned. Stole Large Sum Philadelphia, Pa., Special.-Having confessed the embezzlement of $.=?.000, AndreAv G. Dunlop, the local selling agent of the Mobile Cotton Mills, of Mobile, Ala., was sentenced to one year's imprisonment. He Avas arrest ed through thc efforts of the Fidelity and Deposit Company, of Maryland, which was on his bond. BetAvecn May and August Dunlop sold S5.00-J Avorth of thread and kept thc mo tey. He admitted his guilt. Escorted Himself to Penitentiary. Nashville, Tenn., Special.-W. A. Barfield, convicted in Lauderdale county of manslaughter and sentenced to serve one year in prison, arrived in Nashville and Avent at once to the peni tentiary. At Ripley, Barfield got thc pa pers committing him to prison, bought his own railroad ticket and came to Nashville unattended. Army of Cumberland Reunion Closes. Chattanooga, Tenn., Special.-The last session of the present reunion of the Society of the Army of the Cum berland Avas held today, lt was de voted to a memorial service in honor of its late president. Gen. H. V. Boy ton, and other members who have died during the last year. The volcano of Stromboli, Italy, threatens a large section of. surrund ing country, A REIGN OF TERROR Bomb Throwers Get in Bloody Work in Pekin, China 'OUR CHINESE OFFICIALS KILLED Deadly Missile Exploded Inside Pri vate Car Conveying Part of the Mis sions Ordered Abroad to Study For eign Political Methods Kill Four Minor Officials and Wounds Ex Minister and Prince Tsai Tche. P?kin, By Coble-At the Pakin rail way station as a train carrying one of the four missions ordered abroad to leaving, a bomb was exploded inside a private car, killing four minor officials and wounding over 20 other persons. The wounded include Prince Tsal Tche, who heads the most important of the mission, and Wu Ting Fang, former minister to the United States, both of whom received slight bruises. The per petrator of the outrage, who was in the car, was blown to pieces. The afflair has created a profound sensation and causes apprehension re garding the safety of members of the court and leading officials of the gov ernment. The government offices and railways are now strongly guarded. -f Million Dollar Fire at Butte. Butte, Mont., Special.-Fire causing a loss of $1,000,000 consumed the en tire business portion of Butte lying be tween the Shodair block and Renshaw alley on the south side of West Park street, and half destroyed the public library. The fire started in the forenoon in the Symons store, and by noon the public library and several other places were burning simultan? jsly. A geyser of sparks and burniag shin gles spouted across the roofs of other buildings at a distance, starting fires that were, however, quickly extin guished. The Symons building was allowed to burn and the firemen confined their labors to saving adjoining property. It was long after noon before the flames were extinguished, leaving a mass of charred and crumbling ruins. The following aro the large losses: Symons store, Maulle and York blocks, owned by the New York Feal ty Company, $600,000. Library building, $70,000. Ogdon block, .'550,000. Atlantic building, $110,000. Barrett block, $50,000. Masked Mob Takes Negro Under 60 Day Sentence From Jail at Wil liamston, W. Va. Williamston, W. Va., Special. Breaking into the jail here Sunday an armed and masked mob of "white ribboners" took out Moses Lovern, a negro serving sixty days for assault ing James Butler. Taking Lovern and James Blackburn, the only other pris oner, across the river in a boat, upon landing, the mob beat, whipped and stoned Lovern until he was presuma bly dead. Both prisoners were re turned to jail. Lovern will die. Black burn gave the names of eight men in thc mob, and Prosecuting Attorney Shepard has issued warrants for them. City of Birmingham Floated Unin jured. Savannah, Ga., Special.-The steam er City of Birmingham, of the Ocean Steamship Company's linc, which went ashore near the mouth of the river here Saturday, was floated Sunday and came to her dock in this city city. The vessel is uninjured. She was coming from New York to sail on Tuesday with a cargo of cotton for Boston. George Dixon Knocked Ont. Philadelphia, Special.-George Dix on, the fermer feather-weight cham pion, was knocked out in tho second round of what was to have been a six-round bout by Tommy Mur phy, of New York, at the National Ath letic Club. The contest was spirited while it lasted., although it could be seen that. Murphy was master of the situation from thc start. Tho first round was a sparring contest, but in tho second Murphy assumtd the ag gressive, and succeeded in flooring Dixon carly in the round. Later, af ter an exchange of blows, Murphy drove a left: to the solar plexus and Dixon went down and out. Rr.ilroad Security. Dallas, Texas, Special.-The m?nerai attorneys of Texas railroad companies secured an injunction against the rail road commission of Texas forbidding the putting :?nto effect of au emergen cy rate on dry goods. Th. rate was much lower than the usual tariff and gave several. Texas jobbing points an advantage over the big jobbing points of thc country. A big legal fight is expected as a result of this temporary order. -\ Studying Situation. Caracas, By Cable-Former Judge W. J. Calhoun, who is charged with a special mission to Venezuela on be half of the United States, is studying the situation brought about by the clos ing of thc land station of the French Cable Company, thc expulsion of the manager ot the company, M. Brun, and the refusal of Venezuela to deal with the French government through its charge d'affiaires, M. Taigny. Judge Calhoun conferred for two hours today with Mr. Taigny. Court House Burned and Six Murder Indictments Lost. New Madrid, Mo., Special-The court house here was burned at an early hour Sunday morning. The fire is thought to have been incendiary. Many tax and drainage records were destroyed, but the other records were saved. 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