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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1902
Page
6
Paris October 3 Emile Zola is to be buried Sunday with delegations from socialist groups and student associations expected. Rumors and police plans to keep order surround the funeral as Alfred Dreyfus agrees to abstain after Mme Zola's pleas to avoid unseemly demonstrations.
Constantinople reports the Macedonian insurrection faces internal friction as ex-president Sarafoff’s followers withhold aid from General Tzonttechoff. Bulgarian sources note over five hundred Bulgarians jailed in Monastir district and Albanian arrests during Grand Duke Nicholas visit. Sofia publishes a Jankoff manifesto urging Macedonians to arm, while warning against mistreatment of Mussulmans.
Paris October 3 The Associated Press finds the inquiry into the turf scandals not decided yet. Five or six individuals, unnamed, may be expelled from Paris not as jockeys or trainers but as others connected to the affair. Investigations into several other conduct matters continue.
A conference was held in the United States circuit court chambers with lawyers involved in Countess de Castellan affairs. Details were not disclosed, but topics included claims against George J and Helen M Gould as receivers. Asher Wertheimer seeks about 800000, offering to withdraw if paid in installments and to insure the countess in his favor. other creditors object unless similarly secured.
European directors of the steamship combine depart New York after finalizing details of the International Mercantile Marine Company. Sir Clinton Dawkins J Bruce Ismay and W J Pierrie sail on the Celtic. Ismay says main points are settled though officer elections remain. aims include daily mail ships, no more than one in a day, and potential German line participation.
Edward R. Dana alias Moncrief alias Davis was arrested tonight in Washington on charges of presenting worthless checks to a pawn broker to buy two diamond rings. He is said to be wanted on forgery charges in Chicago Toronto New Orleans Detroit Los Angeles and other places for amounts from $100 to $2,400.
Merchants urge end to street car strike as 5 000 workers face layoffs. A major conference with mayor, railway officials, and carmen leads to a compromise proposal: workers back to work tomorrow, arbitration on violations, and a wage rate of 23 cents for eight hours if violations are found. The company rejects wage arbitration.
A crew member of the German gunboat Panther prints a dispatch from Emperor William praising the ship after sinking the Haitian revolutionary gunboat Crete A Pierrot. The letter credits the Panther with a brave action and notes Berlin as the source of the message.
Mrs Jane Stanford addressed the Leland Stanford University trustees urging the institution remain out of politics. She opposed professors electioneering or pressuring students, and urged voters to inform themselves and vote by conscience, free from external influence.
Ley land line steamer Bostonian from Lender for Weston Mass arrives towing the German steamer Pallanza from Hamburg for New York, both with general cargos.
At the Christian and Missionary Alliance convention Rev. Henry Varley of London claimed providence directed the Maine explosion to punish Spain for slavery in Cuba. He spoke on the idea of signers and divine motive behind the incident.
In Crescent City near Guthrie Oklahoma on October 1 four Brown brothers Mal Don Bill and John prominent local farmers clashed with town officers. One farmer Mel Burgess is dead Mal Brown is seriously wounded and several others hurt. The Browns long tied to Kentucky roots had previously clashed with railroad graders two weeks earlier as trouble intensified.
In Sault Ste Marie Ontario on October 3 Noah Hale a market gardener living six miles away shot and killed his son Frank and severely injured his wife by beating her with the gun. He fled to the woods as officers and a posse pursued him. A noon shot in the forest is believed to indicate his suicide. Domestic quarrels led to the tragedy.
Indianapolis police report that bodies stolen by Can trell and his gang remain missing. Authorities believe most bodies were shipped from the city and will seek help from other cities based on collected evidence.
In Kansas City on October 4 the inquiry held a brief session. Joseph A. Stanley a retail customer testified he bought meat from Cudahy Schwarzschild and Sulzberger Swift and Armour Packing. He said he received rebates in meat from Cudahy and Schwarzschild and Sulzberger and that when meat was “little old” firms would charge 110 pounds as 100. He claimed they told him they could not sell the meat cheaper but could alter the weights.
Chicago reports independent cigar manufacturers organize the Cigar Manufacturers' Supply Company with 3,000,000 stock to combat a tobacco trust. Underwritten by Union Trust, the plan aims to buy leaf tobacco directly from growers to bypass middlemen and cut profits. The effort seeks to halt the trust's encroachment on supplies and pricing.
London Statist lauds Secretary Shaw for bold action to protect the money market and curb routine limits. It credits him with ending gloom in Wall Street by challenging old laws and treasury practices, urging respect for his decisive leadership. Panama flare ups persisting as insurgents send white flag message.
At the Bohemian Catholic congress in St. Louis the two day session closed with resolutions pledging loyalty to the community and asserting parental right over children. The delegates demanded the right to send their children to parochial schools on the grounds that parent, not state, holds authority over the child.
In Duluth Minnesota the tug strike is settled with all details adjusted. Every tug in the Union Owning and Wrecking Company fleet is now manned by union men. Tug employees call the settlement a complete victory for their side.
In St Louis on October 2 the Snyder bribery trial resumed before Judge Ryan as Circuit Attorney Folk seeks to prove the three year statute of limitations applies. Witnesses including Shirley Johng and Jewel Auberro testified Snyder said he lived in New York in 1898, supporting the defense challenge to jurisdiction. Dr Woods, Kansas City banker, corroborated that Snyder told him in 1899 he planned another bank and was living in New York. The defense warned of possible mistrial if testimony runs late, while the state said it would rest its case after lunch.
In St Joseph on October 3 a bitter conflict erupted between the Santa Fe railway and Swift & Company over freight rates and live stock shipments. Swift initiated a boycott limiting packinghouse output while the railroad imposed higher live stock rates. Negotiations began after notices delaying the October 1 rate increase, with the dispute ongoing as of the report. Jurors in Limerick faced no-show issues with twelve of twenty three summoned attending the grand jury. the absence led to fines of $10 for each missing juror.
A Rome dispatch reports a violent earthquake last night at Terni about 50 miles from Rome. Inhabitants panicked and fled to open spaces as several houses were damaged. No loss of life was reported.
Mayor Maybury announced that citizens and common council committees will meet at noon to finalize plans for receiving 1000 delegates next Thursday. The national conference aims to devise a method to secure a supply of hard coal following Roosevelt's meeting with mine operators and workers that did not settle the dispute.
A territorial charter was granted for the Muskogee Southern Railway Company to form a 260 mile line from the Arkansas river near the Kansas-Oklahoma line to the Red river in Indian Territory. Capital stock is $2,000,000. Additionally the BES reports receipt of two shipments of Maxim guns in various sizes and large quantities of ammunition for Colombia and Panama as of October.
An advertised testimonial row claims Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder issues in men and women. It touts a two month course with a small bottle, promises relief from graves, diabetes, rheumatism, and bladder irregularities, and urges mail orders from W. Holl, sole manufacturer.
The notice promotes Knox Me shirts with detached cuffs at 1.00 and 1.50 dollars and cuffed versions at 1.50 2.00 and 2.50 dollars. It highlights narrow stripes and autumnal color, and mentions Manhattan made Oxford Negligees as new shirt innovations attracting male buyers.
A derby hat designed to conform to a man head without blocking. It avoids the stiff feel of traditional hats and offers a comfortable fit, even for those who dislike rigid headwear.
New York reports the elephant nicknamed Wicked Tom was executed by cyanide in a bran mash, amid secrecy to avoid cruelty society interference. Guards Willam Snyder and Peter Shannon carried out the sentence with officials observing for scientific study. A skin specimen will be preserved at the Museum of Natural History. James Walsher is convicted of murder in Kingfisher Oklahoma and awaits supreme court review after a life sentence.
Philadelphia artist William H. Paul Jr summering in Solebury township tells of three young women from the city who visited an old mill and, seeing a thirsty horse, attempted to aid it. Their lack of harness knowledge led to risky attempts at watering and restraining the animal amid amusement from local farmers.
In Baltimore, Senator G. G. West of Missouri, near total blindness from retina disease, receives treatment from Dr. Henry F. Gavey who claims potential relief. The report notes West is nearly blind but hopeful for improvement through ophthalmic care.
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