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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1902
Page
9
Thousands gathered as Mme Humbert Eva and Frederick Humbert returned to Orleans for confinement. Police kept crowds quiet while D Aurignac and wife maintained defiant calm. Eva, refusing grandmother protection, chose to stay with her mother in prison amid tense, mournful scenes.
Three American squadrons in the Caribbean now reassembling at Culebra after shore leave. Starting January 2 they will conduct tactical evolutions and fleet airs under Admiral Dewey before splitting to return to their stations. Rear Admiral Coghlan will stay with 2nd Division in West Indian waters.
A fragmented report touts Miles Heart Cure as pleasing many readers by addressing the underlying cause of heart and stomach symptoms. It claims strengthened nerves, better appetite, and increased strength within a short time, asserting the remedy cures the disease by removing the cause.
Secretary Henry G. Hester of the New Orleans cotton exchange reports week ending December with 4 714 830 bales in port receipts. The notice outlines prize levels from 5 000 to 5 dollars and urges readers to mail estimates to THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION before midnight December 31.
Jackson Miss December 29 Special Eugene Skytes the celebrated bigamist now in jail at Port Gibson and who has a coterie of wives from Maine to California will be placed on trial next month. Skytes a minister of the Christian science shows eight deserted wives. His latest marriage to Miss Whetstone of Wilkinson county led to his downfall as he eloped to Texas via New Orleans. Evidence shows a deserted wife in Washington had traced him. He is a man of striking appearance and oratorical ability and has caused upheaval among women since starting his ministry in Virginia. The insanity plea failed and a venue change is expected when the case is called at Port Gibson. He has been in jail since last August.
Two Russians Pinkevitz and Green claiming to be naturalized Americans were arrested in London on charges of illegal possession of a 25000 letter of credit lost on the continent by M Greenbaum. Some of Greenbaum’s cards were found with the men bearing the Hurst Club San Francisco address. About 17875 of the credit remained undrawn.
Brunswick Ga December 2 Special The plant of the Brunswick Light and Water Company will transfer to new owners the Mutual Light and Water Company next Thursday This marks a major business change in Brunswick for the new year Major W S Greene who has been receiver of the Brunswick company will depart soon for Columbus having been appointed receiver of the Columbus Light and Water Company
Americus Ga December 29 Special Several elected Sumter county officers face a decision on their bonds due to conditions set by the county commissioners. Bonds must be approved by tomorrow in order to avoid vacancies and new elections as officials contemplate compliance by the bonding company. The commissioners insist on meeting prescribed conditions before approval.
Spartanburg South Carolina December 29 Vivian Green four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs T A Green well known citizens of Spartanburg died here yesterday from burns received Saturday while standing before the fire The child ate about an hour before her death Only her face and hands were burned
The 1902 sanitary department report shows tax revenue of 653,406 from 21,802 houses versus 360,990 from 20,330 last year. Garbage loads, sewer flushes, and animal removals rose, with 77,459 sewer tests and 60,308 feet of piping tested. Costs include payrolls, supplies, street sprinklers, and smallpox expenses. specific large items are noted as special appropriations not in operating expenses. John Jentzen compiles the report under Captain George Hope.
London reports 200000 tons of coal contracted for shipment to eastern U S ports from English, Scottish and Welsh ports. Forty steamers chartered as a fortnight of purchases continues. Separate New York dispatch notes coal shortages in New England threaten railroad schedules and factory operations.
Montgomery December 29 special report revived that Warren Reese lily white district attorney may go, with Republicans backing, and Alabama patronage referees Scott Thompson and Aldrich endorsing George H. Moore a Montgomery gold Democrat. Moore recently met the president while the district attorney’s office remains confident.
In Colorado Springs on December 7 Judge Orr opened probate for the will of the late W. S Stratton, estimated fortune between 10 million and 12 million dollars. A continuance was granted to 2 p.m. to decide procedural steps as his son’s lawyers challenge the will on grounds of the decedent’s alleged unsound mind. About fifty prominent Colorado lawyers participate in the case.
In Victoria on December 29, Japanese papers on the steamer Tartar praise the late American minister Colonel Buck. They call him a "best friend" of Japan and note his career in Tokyo as a picturesque figure and loss to American diplomacy.
In Siam California December 23 a Santa Fe overland passenger train struck a freight locomotive head on. Engineer C Hayward died and fireman A Arkils was injured. Fireman M L Shackelford on the passenger locomotive was bruised. Engineer Gray escaped by jumping. No passengers were hurt.
A narrative extols personal health as a business asset for leaders like meat-packing magnates. It promotes Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as preventive medicine for colds and respiratory ailments, claiming they target germs and avoid stomach burden from stimulants. A Pittsburg teacher testimonial praises the product’s quick relief from throat irritation.
Wiley Ridgen, a farmer near Cecil on the Lowndes Berlin line in Georgia, was shot as he entered his house Saturday night. A man stood in a cane patch. Ridgen carried a lamp and the attacker fired, wounding him in the stomach. He may recover, but identities remain uncertain.
A dispatch from Moscow reports Armenian millionaire Jambarov was murdered in St Petersburg after captors, who seized him months earlier, demanded a ransom he failed to pay. In Alabama, the New York and Alabama Oil Company plans drilling on 30,000 acres in Huntsville, with equipment arriving this week to begin within ten days. Huntsville also hosts the Alabama Poultry Show starting this week, expected to draw a record crowd with many entries.
An advertisement extols a Texas Wonder bottle as a universal remedy for kidney and bladder problems in men women and even children. It claims to remove gravel cure discharges and back pain and offers mail order two months treatment with a money back guarantee. Statements from physicians and customers praise its effectiveness and urge readers to purchase through druggists.
A reader from St. Paul Minnesota credits Cheney's Expectorant with easing a severe cold suffered last March. After discovering the bottle by chance, a few doses relieved the pain, as noted by Henry Miller.
By order of the referee in bankruptcy the Rome Ga cotton factory plant will be sold at auction on Tuesday February 3 19M. The property includes main brick buildings 5100 spindles 112 looms and other machinery common to factories of similar capacity and twenty seven tenement houses. For detailed information apply to John H Reynolds trustee Rome VA.
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