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WASHINGTON, May
The weather forecast for
Alabama la as follows:
Showers and cooler Sunday;
Monday partly cloudy;
fresh southeasterly winds.
VOLUME LXXII.
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA. SUNDAY. MAY 19, 1901.—TWENTY PAGES.
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NUMBER 115.
BATTLESHIP OHIO
SLIPS INTO WATER
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President McKinley Was Present at
the Launching and Delivered a
Feeling Address.
San Francisco, May 18.—Miss Barber
pressed the button. Miss De shier
smashed a bottle of California cham
pagne and at 12:26 p. m. the big battle
ship took her first dip into the sea.
Forty thousand people cheered them
selves hoarse: the big guns of the war
ships boomed out a salute and every
steam whistle in a radius of five miles
shrieked its loudest a9 the steel mon
ster slid into the water. The noise last
ed for nearly half an hour and when it
finally simmered down there lay the
Ohio, peacefully floating in the little
cove in front of the Union Iron works.
Later she was towed to the dock,where
she will be tied for a year or more,
until finally completed.
As the vessel slipped Into the water
stern foremost she created a big wave
that made even the biggest steamers
near by bob uncomfortably up and
down. As for the smaller craft, they
nearly stood on end. Mrs. McKinley
was to have pressed the button that
Btarted the Ohio down the ways, but
on account of her illness, her niece,
IMiss Barber, acted In Mrs. McKinley’s
place.
The Ceremonies Simple.
The ceremonies were simple but sig
nificant. There was the formal ex
change of acceptances on the part o{
the government and then the tide hav
ing reached the flood, the word was
given.
The bottle of California champagne
depended from the bow by ribbons of
red. white and blue braided into a rope.
The port had come.
At 12:26 sharp. Irving M. Scott gave
Miss Barber the signal and she touch
ed the magic electrical machine.
The guillotlno shot downward like a
flash and severed the cord. The dog
shore toppled over Its own weight and
the cleverly constructed system of
prong went down like a house of cards.
The Ohio seemed to shiver slightly
and in a twinkling she began to slide.
And then a rush, a bound, a cracking
and creaking and groaning of the tim
bers beneath and around her, she shot
down the ways and took her dip Into
the sea.
Dramatic and picturesque as was the
sight of 14,000 tons of steel sliding into
the full breasted tide of San Franclsoo
bay. It was not so splendid and mag
nificent as the great naval pageant
which accompanied It nor as profound
ly Impressive as the greeting extended
to the President by ihe 4.500 employes
of the ship yard. With the threat of
a great strike impending, the Presi
dent’s words to the working men today
have an added significance and his
references to the expansion and other
national questions make his speech,
which Is probably the last he will de
liver on bis present tour, in every re
spect s notable one.
Every urait jjecoracou.
Every craft in the harbor was decked
In gayest attire and the city In the
background was a perfect mound of
•waving flags. Every wharf on the sea
front swarmed with people. Op near
the ship yards, the grim warships of
the Pacific squadron were swinging at
anchor, with streams of signal flags
extending fore and aft of the peaks
from prow to taffrall.
As the Slocum, bearing the President,
drew near the line of steel clad thun
deierg of the deep, with Jackies lining
the rails, the marine guards up and
aft and officers in full uniform on the
bridges, a puff of smoke burst from the
port quarter of the battleship Wiscon
sin, Admiral Casey’s flagship. It was
the’ first gun from the ships, the first
one of twenty-one. Each of the war
ships turned loose its secondary bat
teries as the Slocum steamed slowly
by. Every vessel in the harbor fol
lowed with a booming salute. Finally
the Slocum reached the pier, up which
a broad aisle of white muslin ran,
crowds of workmen being packed on
either side. Up this path, arched over
with flags and banners, one of them
bearing the inscription, "The Oregon
has made her record; watch the Ohio,”
the President a*d his party moved to a
stand were a representative of the 4,500
employes of the Union Iron Works, in
a neat speech, in which he asked a
heartfelt blessing upon the head of the
President, and expressed tender sym
paty for his suffring wife, gave the
President, as a token of the esteem of
the workmen, a gold plate engraved
with a suitable inscription. The Pres
ident’s response aroused much enthu
siasm. His speech was as follows:
Mr. McKinley’s Speech.
"My fellow citizens—I am inexpress
ably thankful to the ruler of us all for
His goodness and His mercy, which
have made it possible for me to be with
you here today. I have wanted to see
the men of the Union Iron Works. I
have known of their skill. I have seen
their genius displayed and their work
manship. 1 have observed what your
spokesman has so well said, that suf
fering under the disadvantages of fuel.
4«^Aed, thousands of miles away from
the" raw materials, which go to make
a ship, you have yet persevered and
triumphed and made as good ships as
have ever sailed the seas. (Great ap
plause.) I am glad to be among these
workingmen. I have been glad to
be in the city of San Francisco
and while I have not been able to meet
all the people. I have been able to
meet tens of thousands of them, have
heard their cheers for our country,
have seen their smiling faces and have
observed that peace and contentment
which has been everywhere manifest
upon the faces of the people as we have
taken our long Journey from the At
lantic to the Pacific. (Applause.) You
have no Idea how deeply touched 1
have been in the last three years and
a half by the loyal patrioti^n of the
people of San Francisco. My mind,
my heart, nave been here, for it was
here we organized the first expedition
to the Philippine islands. It was here
under command of General Merritt that
that great army was assembled and
started out upon the ocean, nonetof us
knowing what might happen to it, aut
all knowing that the national honor
was safe in its keeping; and 1 remem
ber that the people of San Francisco
gave the soldiers their blessings when
they departed and their benediction
when they returned.
The Olympia and the Oregon.
“No one can stand surrounded by the
workmen of his great establishment
without recalling the splendid work
done by the ships you have bullded
and their priceless services to the coun
try. When Admiral Dewey was direct
ed to go to Manila and destroy the
Spanish fleet or capture it, he. made the
Olympia, which you bullded,''hie flag
ship; and bis commands from that
ship accomplished one of the most
brilliant achievements in the annals pt
the American navy. (Applause.) Nor
can we forget for a moment that it
was your skill and genius that made
the Oregon. (Applause.) I want to
thank you men of the Union Iron
Works for your assistance in the de
defense of cur common country, and I
want to thank you for having bullded
ships that have malntaned the honor
of the United States and added glory
to the navy of the United States. (Ap
plause.)
“I do not want a ship in the Ameri
can navy built this year to be any bet
ter than the Ohio (Laughter and ap
plause.) I say that to you among
ourselves. (Laughter.) I say it to you
workmen who are going to build her,
for I have a great deal of pride in the
old State (Applause.) I have a great
deal of pride in the name, but proud
as I am of my native State, I am
thousand times more proud of^the na
tion that is over all the States (Great
applause) suprem and sovereign and
glorious in its mission of good will and
liberty to all mankind. (Applause.)
More Ships Wanted.
“What we want is to build more
ships. We ought to have a good com
mercial line from here to the Philip
pines, made in the Union Iron Works
(laughter); built by American working
man and manned by American sailors
and carrying the American flag. (Ap
plause). There is nothing in the world
that brings people so close together as
commerce. There is nothing in this
world that so much promotes the uni
versal . brotherhood of man as com
merce land we want to encourage com
merce. The nations are close together
now. The powers of the earth are tied
together. We have overcome distance.
We not only want a commercial line,
but we want a cable line from here tc
the Philippines. (Applause). We want
it to be an American cable (applause)
that cannot be cut by any power In th<
world. (Applause). They say trade
follows the flag. The telegraph musl
follow trade. (Applause).
“My fellow citizens, we have got
problems before us. We never had
more Important ones. We have ex
panded. Do you want to contract'
(Cries of 'No'). It is not a question ol
whether we will acquire the Philippines
or Porto Rico or Guam or Wake Island
or Hawaii or Tultuila. We have ac
quired them; they are ours. The ques
tion is, shall we give them up (cries ol
"no”) and from one end of this countrj
to the other comes the answer. Thej
are ours, not to subjugate, but to eman
clpate; not to rule in the power ol
might, but to take to these distant peo
ple the principles of liberty, of freedom
of opportunities that are enjoyed by th<
people of the United States. (Ap
piause;.
Flag Carries Blessing.
"Our flag: never goes anywhere excep
it carried blessings. Our Hag nevei
oppressed anybody, but it has giver
freedom to every people over whom i
has floated. (Applause). Having sal<
this much, I only want to thank yoi
all for this most cordial welcome,
am glad again to meet the workingmci
of my country. All my public life hai
been devoted to an effort to giving th<
workingmen the best opportunity, th<
best chance for good wages and steadj
employment. (Great applause). Wher
labor Is well employed the country ii
safe, and when labor is well employed
there is contentment and happiness ir
the homes of the laboring men. Let ui
do our duty, the great public duty tha
confronts us; let us do it by walkini
humbly before God. dealing justly ant
mercifully and always asking His fa
vor and guidance. Let me say that 1
shall carry this beautiful souvenir o:
the employes of the Union Iron Works
with me. and It shall abide with mt
so long as I live and shall be passec
along to those of my family that shal
follow, as one of the dearest tokens !
have ever received from my fellow
countrymen.” (Enthusiastic ap
plause).
Then came the launching. The cere
monies were simple. There was nt
speech-making. Mrs. Ida Eckert Law
rence of Ohio, read an original poem
The launching over, amid the wildes’
demonstration the trip back to the citj
was begun. When the Slocum cami
alongside her wharf, the President die
not wait for the gangway to be rui
out. He stepped over the rail to th<
pier and almost ran to the carrlagi
which was waiting for him. The doo
slammed and he was off at a gallc;
for the bedside of hts wife.
The transport Sheridan arrived frorr
Manila today with a large number ol
soldiers on board and as she steamed
into the harbor the Presidential part>
on the Slocum steamed out to and
around the transport. It was but a
few seconds before the soldiers crowd
ing on the rails of the transporl
recognised the President and their en
thusiasm at the unexpected welcoming
by their President knew no bounds.
The men on the transport simply went
wild and the President's great pleas
ure at thus welcoming home the men
who have been fighting in the Philip
pines was plainly depicted upon his
face. Nothing since the President’s
arrival here has so pleased him and his
pleasure was shared by the members
of the cabinet and the Congressmen
who were with the President on the
Slocum.
Ocean View Hotel Burned.
Wilmington. N. C.. May IS.—The Ocear
View Hotel at Wrightsville Beach
owned by the Ocean View Company, A
A. Schioss president and principal owner
was burned tonight wiU» bath houses
pavilion and several cottages. The loss li
about three-fourths covered by insur
ance.
WANT NEGROES’ UVES
PENNSYLVANIA MOB BATTER
ED HOLE IK JAIL.
By a Clever Base the Sheriff Got Hie
Two Prisoners on a Train.
They are Accuaed of
Harder.
CenneUsvIlle, Pa., May 18.—Five
thoueand frantic white people eur
rounded the fragile lock-up In the town
hall here tonight In an effort to lynch
William Fairfax and his wife, "Black
El,” both colored, who had Just killed
William Moore, assistant yard master
in the Baltimore and Ohio yards here.
In the midst of them were Moore's
three sons, crying and adding to the
excitement and bitterness of the crowd.
A few of the ringleaders opened lire
with revolver® at the negroes through
the cell doors, and a fusillade followed
In the same direction. In return, the
officers fired in the air. Suddenly down
the street came a crowd of men, bear
ing a telephone pole, which the crowd
took, and. using It as a battering ram,
began to knock down the walls of the
building. Soon a big hole was made.
Exposed and showing plainly under the
electric light within, stood Fairfax, ex
posed so that he could have been drag
ged out. But the officers stood before
the man, threatening to kill the first
of the mob to enter.
Shortly after midnight, William
Moore, the eldest son of the murdered
man. came from his house. He mount
ed the steps in front of the lock-up
and said:
"For my mother’s sake, and for my
own sake, I ask the mob to disperse. I
do not want the negro dragged out, and
you should, therefore, not want him.”
Father John Bums, pastor of the Im
maculate Conception Church also spoke
to the crowd, which listened atten
tively and respectfully, but renewed
the efforts to get the negro as soon as
the speakers had finished.
May 19.—At 1:40 this morning Sheriff
McCormick, by a clever ruse, succeeded
In eluding the mob, and, placing the
Fairfax couple on a special train,
started for Uniontown Jail with his
prisoners.
OONTBOL OF NOBTHEBV PACIFIC
Harriman Interests Will Be Becog
nized by Morgan Syndicate.
Chicago, May 18.—The Record-Herald
tomonow will say:
Arrangements for control of the
Northern Pacific have been effected
and the former contending parties arc
awaiting the arrival of J. P. Morgan
from Europe when the details of the
agreement will be submitted for his ap
proval.
The fact that a settlement had }>eun
arrived at was made public today by
John J. Mitchell, who represents some
of the Interests. It appears that the
Morgan-HIU contingent have agreed to
permit the Harriman people, repre
senting the Union Pacific, a represen
tation upon the board of the Northern
Pacific. How many members of the
board will be accorded the Harriman
people Is not definitely known, but it
Is said they will have at least two. As
a result of the understanding, the
Burlington officials will stop any con
templated Western extension of the
Burlington system.
Export Tax on Cattle.
Colon. Colombia, May 1R.—(Via Galves
ton.)—According to a decree recently pro
mulgated by the Colombian Government,
a tax of $20 a head Is imposed on cattle
exported from Colombia. The shipments
of cattle to Cuba are affected by this
ruling.
HOSPITAL MOVEMENT WARMLY COMMENDED;
PROTESTANT PREACHERS USE POINTED WORDS
_4--....
The Advisory Board of the Charity
i Hospital yesterday received unsolicited
pledges of $315 to insure a location for
' the building. This brings the total up
to $4,137 and no canvassing has yet
1 ben done.
Monday morning committees will be
gin the work of soliciting and it is be
lived that the required amount will be
easily raised. The following gentle
men have been named by the Advisory
Board to solicit subscriptions to the
fund: Thomas H. Carr and E. B.
Joseph: William B. Jones and James
Mdlntyre; R. E. Steiner and Frank D.
Kohn; J. B. Nicrosl and Louis B.
Farley; Horace Hood and C. P. Mc
Intyre; John P. Kohn and Leon Weil;
Frank P. Glass and Alex Troy; Alex
1 Rice and E. C. Andrew.
1 Statement by Dr. Messing.
Having learned that Dr. A. J. Mes
■ sing. Rabbi of the Jewish congregation
! in Montgomery in his sermon at the
Friday evening service referred to the
hospital movement. The Advertiser re
quested Dr. Messing to prepare an ex
tract from the sermon for publication.
In reference to the hospital movement
Dr. Messing said:
‘•It Is with no desire to participate in
the ugly controversy that has gathered
around this project that I introduce
the theme in this presence tonight. The
religious prejudice that has manifested
itself in the discussion every liberal
minded Jew must deeply deplore. Ec
clesiastical contention and sectarian
bigotry is as distasteful to us as it is
out of harmony with the spirit of the
times in which we ifcve. With malice
towards none, but with good will to
wards all, we Jews will lend our aid
and support to every movement that*
has for its obect the alleviation of the
MRS. M’KINLEY
IS IMPROVED
President’s f'fe Rested
Comfortably | 'esterday
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A RISE OF Ti :• ^ERATURE
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Last Night T1 s Was An*
nounced by Physicians.
The Chief Executive’s Manner De
notes That His Mind Has Been
Greatly Believed Regarding
His Wife’s Condition.
San Francisco. May 10.—Mrs. McKin
ley’s physicians held a consultation
tonight, after -which the following bul
letin was given out: "Mrs. McKinley’s
physicians report that she has had a
comfortable day. but that there Is a
slight rise of temperature tonight.”
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock
stated this morning that he now con
sidered Mrs. McKinley out of danger.
The news this morning that Mrs. Mc
Kinley had decidedly Improved came
after a quiet and uneventful night.
After the announcement by Secre
tary C’ortelyou at 11:10 last night that
there would be no further bulletins only
once was any one seen to stir about
the house.
Shortly after midnight the nurse
raised the window blind Ui the sick
chamber a few inches and after a very
short while the light in the room burn
ed more brightly. This wag construed
by some of the watchers on the out
side to Indicate a change for the worse,
but there were no later and substan
tial developments to warrant the ac
ceptance of this story.
No one entered or left the bouse after
11:15 o'clock, at which hour Mr. Moore
of New York, one of the President’s
party, left the house after an hour
spent with the President.
The weather was pleasant during the
night and there was none of the
climatic conditions that made the two
previous nights disagreeable to the
guards and newspaper reporters. The
sun caihe up In a clear sky, promising
perfect weather for the cerebiony of
launching the battleship Ohio.
The announcement bad been made
last night that the President would
make every effort to attend the ’i.m”h
Ing and his Anal decision this morning
was anxious awaited. This morning
when it was announced that President
McKinley would attend the launching
and the mounted guard was seen to
draw up In front of the house prepara
tory to-his departure to the Union Iron
Works, there was a feeling of pleasure.
When the President left the Scott
house at 9:40 he walked briskly down
the stairs to his carriage. He appear
ed to be In good spirits and the care
worn expression of his face which had
been noticeable for the past few days
had disappeared. There was every
temptation of the crowd that waited
around the President temporary resi
dence to cheer when they saw the
head of the nation come out, but for
fear of disturbing Mrs. McKinley
there were no noisy demonstration;
merely a respectful lifting of hats as
the President passed by.
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* YESTERDAYS SUBSCRIP- *
* TIONS. *
* Dr. C. A. Thigpen.$ 100.00 *
* Joseph Manegold, & Co.. 100.00 *
* »'apltol Clothing Store.. 50.00 *
* Phares Coleman. 25.00 *
* Tullls Hardware Co. 25.00 •*
* F. J. Cramton. 10.00 *
* W. M. Blakey. 5.00 *
* -*
* Total.) 315.00 *
* Previously acknoweldged.$3,522.00 *
* -*
* Grand total.14,137.00 *
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wants of the sick, the needy and the
distressed, and that makes for the civic
advancement of our beloved comon
wealth.
"In connection with the question that
has been raised concerning the secta
rian character of Catholic hospitals, a
bit of my own personal experience may
be of more than passing interest. The
first year of my minlstery was spent in
Peoria, Ills., I was called to the bedside
of a dying Jew, afflicted with cancer
of the tongue, and who had been taken
in as a charity patient In a ward of the
hospital conducted by the Sisters of
the Sacred Heart. It Is generally sup
posed that when a Catholic can ad
minister Extreme Unction the chief
claim of the Church has been fulfilled
but these sisters did not take advant
age of the poor man’s helplessness, but
in the middle of the night called me
over the ’phone, and the man passed
away, his hand in mine, the sisters
gathered about, whilst I repeated the
ancient formula of our holy religion.
“At the hands of the good sisters
Judaism has nothing to fear. Like the
dew that falle from Heaven, their
tender mercies fall upon all alike, rich
or poor, Jew or Gentile, bond or free."
Commended by Rev. W. D. Gay.
In reference to the Hospital move
KIRK STANLEY IS HELD
PRIEST’S BODY WAS FOUND XX
SIS BOOKS.
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Attorney* for the Defendant Issue •
Statement 8*ylng> There We*
Ho Immorality In Father
Phillips’s Conduct.
New York, May 18.—Kirk Stanley, the
masseur, in whose rooms the body of
the Her. Edward Phillips of iiaileton,
-’a., was found Thursday night, was
arraigned today before Coroner Bausch,
who held him in 210.000 bond for ex
amination next Wednesday. The at
torneys for Stanley issued the follow
ing statement today:
“After a thorough and conscientious
examination into the facts of this case,
we slate unequivocally that there was
no immorality actively or suggestively,
in the conduct of the unfortunate
prieet. The temporary unusual abuse
of stimulants on his part Is the sum
total of any weakness with which he
can be charged. His life was morally
pure and we deplore any suggestion to
the contrary in an irresponsible mo
ment by a rum-erased unfortunate. If
any women were in the flat they were
there before the arrival of Father Phil
lips, and had departed long before he
arrived* nor did he see any woman
While there.”_
STORMS IN OKLAHOMA.
Town of Box Devastated—Two Per
sons Killed.
Guthrie. O. T„ May 18.—'The storms of
the past forty-eight hours have been
very severe In some parts of the terri
tory. The town of Box, on the east
ern line of Pottawatomie County, wae
devastated by a windstorm, and half a
dosen houses demolished. Several farm
houses in the country were also wreck
ed. and a Mrs. Andrews was killed. At
Berry, in Pottawatomie County, the
home of Ben Boucher was struck by
lightning and his 12-year-old daugh
ter was killed. The bolt came down
the kitchen chimney and ran through
a room into Mr. Boucher’s bed room,
badly shocking him and his wife, and
killing a dog.
At Geary, much damage was done by
hall, and at Weatherford, Mrs. Mil
ward was struck by lightning as she
was walking along the street, knocking
her down and rendering her insensible.
It Is feared she will die from her Inju
ries
LAWSON’S BOAT.
Under No Circumstances Will It*
Ownership Be Transferred.
Boston, May 18.—Mr. Thomas W.
Lawson tonight gWVe out a statement
<n whloh he says that under no cir
cumstances will he transfer his owner
ship of the Independence to any one
else. He says in part:
"If within the next few days -I deter
mine that the Independence cannot
have any opportunity in the cup races,
I will ask the owner* of Shamrock I
and Shamrock II and the owners of.the
Columbia and Constitution to give the
Independence a race after the Ameri
ca's cup match has been decided."
The Independence was launched at
11:05 o'clock tonight.
Will Meet in Topeka.
Frederick, Mr., May 18.—The United
Brethren conference today selected
Topeka, Kan., as the place of the next
quadrennial conference in 1905. The
home and foreign missionary boards
were merged into one body and Wil
liam C. Bell was elected secretary and
William McKee general treasurer. The
denomination has become «o prosper
ous that the conference Increased the
salaries of all officers. The Bishops
wll receive 22,000 a year.
ment, Rev. W. D. Oay, pastor of the
Adams Street Baptist Church, has fur.
nlshed The Advertiser with the follow
inf? signed statement:
"When I read of the magnificent an
nouncement that a hospital was con
templated for Montgomery and to be
managed by those who are the most
competent in the world, I rejoiced.
“I have no fear of our Roman Cath
ollo friends converting many Christians
in this community by theJr love and
care for the sick; and as for the sin
ners. I will be glad to have as many
more of them prepared for heaven as
any one can save.
"I trust every one that can give to
this noble enterprise will do so, and
am willing to receive any funds from
my friends or constituency for the hos
pital. I have no reason to fear any
proselyting as some seem to have from
this cause, but frankly say if the Ro
manists have that as their prime ob
lect in such a munificent offer this is
a free country and they have the rght
and seem to have the money to do
their best.”
An Episcopal Clergyman.
The Advertiser has received the fol
lowing earnest letter from Rev. O. P.
Fitzsimmons, rector of St. Mary’s
Episcopal Church of Birmingham:
"Birmingham, Ala., May 14. 1901.
"Editor The Advertiser:
"I am glad to note that the effort
to build a hospital under the auspices
of the "Sisters” has met with marked
response in your city.
"The sympathetic and intelligent care
of the suffering is one of the main ob
jects of the universal church.
"An" effort (o build an asylum for
the sick must enlist the co-operation
of every human being, irrespective of
creed and denomination.
"As I owe my life to the expert nurs
ing received in one of these hospitals
I cannot refrain from congratulating
your city upon the prospect of soon
having a hospital like St. Vincent's
which we all J-"re and of which we are
all proud. ’
Rector
r yours,
■Fitzsimmons,
tl Church,
V
Albany. S. Y., May 18.—The great
street railway strike, lasting twelve
days, requiring the presence of MOO
members of the National Guard In the
city, costing the lives of two promi
nent merchant* and entailing an ex
pense to the County of Albany of over
818,000, Is amicably settled, and If the
agreements sre kept, there will be no
trouble for three years at least.
The ominous calm which succeeded
the killing of two Inoffensive citizens
two days ago by national guardsmen
defending property was succeeded this
afternoon and evening by hysterical
enthusiasm when public bell towers
and city newspapers proclaimed the
twelve day strike on the street rail
ways of five cities had been settled.
Flags flying from public and private
building* horses and wagons decorat
ed with bunting and the natural em
blem. citizens carrying small flags In
their hands and enthusiastic youths
i and otherwise dignified citizens chas
ing after the cars, marked some of the
early scenes of the afternoon.
The repair wagon left the traction
Company's barn with Its old union
crew aboard and going along Pearl
Street received an ovation. It was
decorated with flags and escorted by
a Joyful crowd very different from the
angry mob that had followed the cars
the last few days. Tonight several of
the lines are running In this city and
all of them In the other cities, and by
noon tomorrow all the lines will be
running on schedule time with union
men.
The Agreement Signed.
The first information of the settle
ment of the strike came at an early
hour this morning from Troy, where
it was announced that the Troy divis
ion of the railway jmployee' union bad
decided to sign the agreement present
ed at last night’s conference. Follow
ing this notification the other divis
ions met in Albany and after they bad
signed the traction company officers
signed it and at M o'clock this morn
ing It became binding.
As Is usual, both sides to the con
troversy claim the credit.
From the face of the agreement It is
evident that the striking men won
these concessions: Increasing night
MURDERED AT PRATT CITY
O. A. Boyleston of Georgia Slain by
Highwayman While Standing
Under Electric Light.
Birmingham, May 18.—Q. A. Boyles
ton, a prominent cltlmen of Georgia, was
shot and k^led last night by one of
four negro highway robbers, while
In the company of E. D. Evans of
Pratt City, who was robbed while
standing with hands In the air directly
under the bright glare of an electric
light.
The killing occured near the office of
the Pratt City Lumber Company, in
Pratt City, and was one of the boldest
crimes ever committed in the Birm
ingham district. The people of the
mining suburb are aroused to an alarm
ing state of feeling, and if the negroes
who committed the crime are caught,
it U altogether probable that a lynch
ing will result.
Shortly after the commission of the
deed, a large crowd of citizens wan
in search of the men who did the
work. Three negro suspects have been
placed under arrest.
Who Boyleston Was.
Atlanta, Qa., May 18.—G. A. Boyles
ton, who was murdered tonight in
Pratt City, Ala., wag Vice-President of
the Georgia Redemption and Loan
Company and resided In Kirkwood, a
suburb of Atlanta.
TURKEY AND TYPEWRITERS.
Sultan Prohibits Importation of the
Machines Into His Domain.
Constantinople. May 18.—The customs
authorities have prohibited the entry of
typewriters into Turkey, and 200 machines
now in the custom house have been or
dered to be returned to the oonelgnors.
The authorities have taken up the pecu
liarly characteristic attitude that there
is no distinct feature about typewriting
by which the authorship couia be recog
nized or a person using a machine be
traced and that consequently anyone
would be able to put in type seditious
writings without fear of compromising
himself.
Hectlgraphlc paate and fluid are also
prohibited for similar reasons.
The Embassies are making representa
tions on the subject with the view of in
ducing the Turkish Government to take
up a more reasonable attitude.
DR. BOARDMAN RESIGNS.
He Did Not Endorse Exclusion of
Negroes from His School.
Knoxville, Tenn., May 18.—S. W. Board
man, A. B. D.D.. President of Maryville
College, has resigned his position and
leaves for Newark, N. J.. where he will
make his future home. The reason as
signed for his resignation is that of old
age. he being 70 years of age. Dr. Board
man is, however, not In sympathy witn
the Board of Trustees of the institution
in permitting negro students to be ex
cluded from the school, and this is be
lieved to have some influence on his ac
tion.
Harrison Monument Movement.
Indianapolis, May 18.—The Harrison
Monument Association will at once begin
a systematic canvass throughout the
country to obtain funds with which to
build the proposed monument. The vice
presidents will have charge of the can
vass in their respective states.
cents per bear; granting men the right'
of appeal from * decision of an inapse*
tor or the superintendent to the Tens*,
tlon Company's Executive Board; pro
viding that inspectors boarding a car
need not be registered unless they pra- -
sent an equivalent to a fare; the road *
to pay any employe for lest time wMn
suspended aqd found not guilty! em
ployes permitted to ride on their own
division free by showing their badges;
no discriminating against strikers who
have not committed violenoe.
The Strikers' Concessions.
The Traction Company obtained thees
concessions; That men who were ehe
strike and committed violence shall
not be reinstated unleaa proven guilt*
less; that the read may hire or dkK
charge any man without reference te ‘
his affiliation or otherwise with a,
union; that no preposition to strike
shall be acted upon until forty-eight
hours has elapsed from the time of go- ‘
tlflcatlon, and that if a strike Is or
dered it shall not take effect until ate <
days.
General Oliver waited for some time
to have Sheriff McCreery notify him
that the strike was ended, hut Anally
began to make arrangements for the
return of the troops to their homes. J
Orders were Issued to the hid and #th
Regiments to prepare to leave Immedi
ately. and they had taken In their de
tails and broken camp before General
Oliver received word from Sheriff Mo
Creery that the troops were not needed
any longer. .
The withdrawal of the guards was
as expeditious as was their coming
here. The 2nd Regiment was ready to
go to Troy by 4 o’clock, and at h o'clock
tonight the 9th of New TOrk had also
left the city. The Tenth BattaUsa
was ordered to disperse about 7 o’clock
as was the Third Signal Corps, and
the only anried force here was the lid
of Brooklyn, whisk will leave tomor- ,
row morning.
The non-union men will be sent hack
to the cities from whence they came.
The funerals of the two victims of
the soldiers' bullets will take place to
morrow afternoon and It Is understood
there will be quite a demonstration.
STRIKE AT JACKSONVILLE
Union Laborers Threaten to Quit
Work Unless Their Pay Is
Increased.
Jacksonville, Fla., May IS.—The Execu
tive Committee of the Jacksonville Re
lief Association held Its usual meeting
this morning and discussed many mat
ters of Importance.
Father Kenny of the Information Bu
reau. stated that he had a census of the
burned district taken. He stated that
the demand for medicines for the sick
was Increasing every day. but that the
bureau was handling the situation satis
factorily. Father Kenny was authorised
In certain cases to secure physicians for
the sick when the city physicians could
not be located. A. W. Cockrell, Jr., stated
that the physicians of Jacksonville were
doing noble work and were giving their
services free in many of the cases.
Father Kenny sprang a sensation by
Informing the committee that the labor
unions had issued orders to the saw mill
men that In view of the fact that the
prices on groceries had increased, they
must demand higher wages or quit work
after today. This matter was considered
serious and the members present who dlo
cussed the matter said that from all they
could learn no increase In prices of gro
ceries had been made. No formal action
was taken.
SACRIFICED BY INDIANS.
The Hayas Hoped to Win Favor of
Their Gods by Human Offerings.
Merida. Mexico, May 18.—The Mexican
troops on entering Chan Santa Crus, the
capital of the Maya rebels, found the
bodies of several men consumed by wild
beasts, the men having been subjected to
cruel tortures and death, apparently sac
rificed to tribal gods to avert calamity
falling on the Maya Indians.
The famous and mysterious temple of
the Mayas in Chan Santa Crus waa In
excellent condition and full of intereeting
objects. A battalion of troops are
camped In the temple.
Sale of Danish West Indies.
New York. May 18.—According to a
Journal and Advertiser dispatch from
Copenhagen, negotiations have been con
cluded with the United States by which
the latter acquires the Danish West In
dies. The purchase price settled upon Is
*4.000.500. The Danes am to trade under
the same tariff as the Americana.
No Sale Yet Hade.
Copenhagen, May 18.—It Is officially
announced that the Danish West Indies
have not been sold. As previously set
forth in these dispatches, the negotiations
are progressing on matters of detail, but
It Is not likely that a treaty will be con
cluded before the Rlgedag and Congress
meet.
Suit Against Lucas.
Beaumont, Tex.. May 18.—PatUlo Hig
gins who claims to have given Captain A.
F. Lucas the Information which caused
the latter to bore the first oil well her%
has filed a suit for 84.000,000 against Lu
cas and his associates. In his petition ha
elulme that the information which he
Imparted to Lucas was well worth 840,000
and one-tenth Interest in the output: that
In consequence of possessing this Infor
mation. Lucas found oil and that tks
Sroduct of the well was worth 836.000 par
ay. He summarises his ground foe
damages and places the total at 84.000,000. ,
Dwarf Accused of Assault.
Owensboro. Ky„ May 18.—Thomas Ms
ltn. a one-armed dwarf, waa arrested here
this afternoon charged with having com
mitted an outrage on Frances Wilson, aa
8-year-old girl. A lynching was only pre- t
vented by (he physician stating that the
girl was not injured. The Jail Is guarded s
tenight, as It Is believed an attempt will *
be made to secure the prisoner and lynch ;
him.