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i T'Jc WEATHER TODAY . "o- North Carolina : . Raleigh : ORNII JL Tempertture forth past 24 Hears: . Maximum, 83, Minimum, 65. 4 POST. Vol IX ;00SEVELT OFF cnp I uli Y8TER BAY Ues Early Morning Speecli in Bridgeport HE DID NOT SHOOT ! -r- nie Bear , Wh a Tantalizing ;ardThe President Speaks His Impressions of the Ameri Beiag the Same in Every - of the Country - rt, Conn.. June 29. After a ::-css to the- crowd of several ; p---p!o assembled at the rall-t:-n Ik-re. President Roosevelt :u -rt shortly after 7 o'clock :::rj on the government yacht :: f.r Oyster Bay. The ar- ;'r.c- president's special train as greeted by a salute of guns and the tooting of -.-..isiles. :', the nrst objects which met ! ;--r.t's eye as he reached the p'.atfrom erected at the l thj?' station was a trained . ?r. b re a placard marked, : ii lift." As the president - remarked, "It's a good thing : in Colorado," to the great '.r of the crowd. IT i Mulhill introduced the :. remarking that it was the he had had the' honor of .i him to the people of Bridge- -r.r Roosevelt said in part: rday was the twenty-fifth an- of my graduation at tiar a trended the reunion there ?. arvl; as I am a little hoarse exc'.;-fl :re, .1 know. Of course rr-at .pU'-asure to be here in rt, Trn veiling, as I have been st saw you, I have gone- right ' continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific. - ' . :hir.gs that have struck me reading the different faces of citizens, from ocean to been, not the difference in : iliat the backbone of the y American is the same -:. and I feel more and more i that the average American -y good- fellow. I am happy '.: it -there is no possibility of r disagreement in the coun r sectional lines, and I firmly h - we are going to contintie -r -r.tr.ent' along the. lines laid ho- men who in the day of , founded this republic." - h r.t's concluding sentenc, "I ;- -: you all for your cordial f: -o:i the mayor. to the bear," I with a volley of cheers, --i leiit was then escorted to about 300 yards away, wnere h was moored. Accompanied mbers of his party, he went : yacht, which immediately .-' way and started down the --rted by- a flotilla of Bridge- ; ces'.dent Among His Home People Bay, June 29. President arrived at Oyster Bay aa -. - morning on the Sylph. The ': the railway station were gay and bunting. For mpre than nearly -100 school children, the in white, were lined up to re-Rn-evelt and crowds of the - iic'-ked about the station. A - zvi.i(,f the president when : ? swift electric launch shot the landing place, and. the - vith- flags in their hands : a c :ard of honor on both sides - r ' "1. very glad to see i the president heartily, as I n-i the pier, and greeted Johnson of Oyster Bay. ':v has done itself proud. it4"ok more gorgeous." J v-:on did the honors and ' leading citizens were on v:-v-icome their distinguished nsman. Jovially the presl r !'rpl his way though the ' .ve station and made straight a';.- in the carriage waiting "!:. Roosevelt. Quentin and the occupants, Archie was pony beside them. After a hf-arty kiss upon each ' his family the president av'unr.-l: "I shall be very -: -tk-' hands with all of you." The little school .children be- .lc around him where he the carriage. Mrs. Roose- 1 the scene with keen ::. "No, not here- said the ' '"Lot's Jn a good place;" ' -liked back to the main plat ' 'he station. "Single file," he : ;:ions-, now," and the chil ' i !y, looking up with awe '': -' - ns the president shook ' is. Then came the grown d to rp you," he said to : his fr!!nw townsfolks whom ".i-! "I am delighted to be - fj-ai." was his reply to. the wel- come addressed to him by the men and women in passing:. Then mothers with babies: in arms came filing by. "Ah " he -cried, "here come mothers with babies. They iculd have had the first chance." Lives Lost in a Storm Phillipsburg. Kas., June 29 Six per sons were killed and twenty injured, sixteen of the latter seriously in the storm that struck here and ' in this vicinity last night. The destruction to property and crops will run far into the thousands. Fairbury, Neb., June 29. The latest advices from Phillipsburg. Kas., the scene of last night's tornado, indicate that the damage wrought by the tempest was even more disastrous than was indicated by earlier advices. Charles Porter, a Rock Island en gineer, says that the storm did. not strike Phillipsburg proper, but swept along the north edge of the town. The storm Avas accompanied by a terrific fall of hail. The stones beat through the roof of the round house, in which Porter took shelter to avoid the storm. Bought American Ships Washington, June, 29. After search ing through all of the principal ship ping ports of Europe for j vessels pf the type, speed and size required for its- purposes, the isthmian . canal com-. I mission has departed from its an nounced policy to either purchase or caaner iorei.gr ships for use 'between the isthmus and New York, and has purchased outright from the Ward Line the steamers Mexico and Havana for $630, COO ea.ch. This. is less than the original, cost of the vessels. The vessels are of 5,500 tons each and capable of sustaining a speed of 16 knots. Stopping the Leaks New York, June 29. Chairman Paul Morton of the Equitable Assurance So ciety announced today that Senator Chauncey M. Depew has been notified that his annual retainer of $20,000 as special counsel to the society will be discontinued July 1, also that a similar notice has been sent to Dayid B. Hill in regard to his retainer of $5,000 per annum. Mr. Morton also announced the discpntinuance of the pension of $1,000 a month paid to George "H. Squire, who was a member of the board of directors up to last week when he resigned. Woman Must Die for Murder Reading, Pa., June 20. Mrs. , Kate Edwards was informed late this after noon that the board of pardons had re fused to grant-her commutation to life Imprisonment Her attorneys entered her cell and told her there was no more hope. She. explaimed: "Well, well, can. it be?" Then she added: "If there is no hope, let death come; but still I don't believe yet." The governor will fix the date of ex ecution next vpek. QUALIFIED FOR THE JOB jTwo Applicants for Chief. Engineer of the Canal Commission "Washington, June 29. Since it be came known that John F. "Wallace, chief engineer of the isthmian canal commission, had tendered his resigna tion there have been numerous applica tions to the offices pf the canal com mission here for. the vacancy. One laundry in a- small town i'.i Delaware. The man, whose name is withheld, said that - he w-as eminently qualified for the position, having read everything he could find concerning the canal, was born a Re publican and thought the president the greatest man in the world. He is sixty seven years old. ''in the prime of my life," he added. His communication has not been answered. Another re quest for the position Mr. Wallace is leaving came from an Indiana - farmer, who made his claim on the success of the drainage work he has done on a five-acre field. Secretary Hay Improving Boston, June 29 Dispatches from. Newbury, N. H., state that Secretary Hay, although still confined to his bed at his summer, home, continues to gain strength steadily. He slept well last night and today .appeared much re freshed. Assessments Increased Boston, June 29. After a three days session the executive committee of the supreme council of the Royal Arcanum adjourned. A statement was issued signed W. O. Robertson, supereme sec retary, announcing an increase in as sessments. Head-on Collision Kansas City, Mo., June 29. The Cali fornia Limited on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway collided head-on today with a heavy Kansas City South ern stock train at. the Gillis street crossing, two miles from the center of the city. Two persons were killed and three iniured. ' Two Tragic Deaths Wilmington, N. C, June 29. Special. Thomas E. Mayer, a highly -respected citizen of this city and Wrightsville, died this morning from the effects of !r,i,im takn Wednesday afternoon, I whether or not with suicidal intent may never be known. About the same hour that . Mayer 's have taken the drug, H. ,W. Lewis, a blacksmith, shot himself with a pistol in the presence of his jwife, dying shortly after. I R AXEIG-H. FIRE MED ALL . Odessa Docks and Ware houses Destroyed . SHIPPING BURNED ALSO Troops Fought With Rioters, and Hundreds of the " Latter Were Killed Fire Losses Are : Many Millions of RoublesMartial Law Has Been Proclaimed Odessa, June 29. Practically the en tire harbor was gutted by the fire started by the mob last night. All the ; warehouses, with large quantities of ; merchandise, as well as four or five ! Russian steamers, were burned. Martial , law has been proclaimed. Probably 300 rioters were killed. Sev eral Cossacks were also slain. The troops are rapidly restoring order. The losses are estimated at many millions of roubles. The remnants of the wharves and warehouses set on fire last night are still burning today, and the city is enveloped in a thick cloud of smoke. ') Several explosions occurred in the port during the night and a fierce con flict took place between troops and rioters. The dead are now reckoned in the hundreds. The body of Omiltchuk, the sailor ex ecuted on board the Russian battle ship Kniaz Potemkin, is still exposed on the quay where It was landed by the crew yesterday. The dead man's com rades, who demand that the remains shall be accorded military honors, actively fought on the side of the riot ers against the. troops. . Black Sea Sbips Hastening to Odessa Sevastopol, June 29. Two vessels of i the Black Sea fleet are on their way to Odessa to reduce the mutiners of the battleship Kniaz Potemkin to sub- jection. A battleship and a cruiser .a 11'. Li iaoi lugiiL, iid.vi:ig uccil inioiu j requisitoned when the order was re ceived. Stealing as Weil as Burning London, June 29. A news agencyis-pa-Lch from Odessa says that the wharves and. warehouses there have been burning since 10 o'clock last night. The mob carried off the merchandise in two houses. The loss is estimated at many millions of roubles. The city is enveloped in a thick cloud of smoke from the burning buildings. At 9 o'clock last night a bomb was exploded near the Richelieu monument in Catherine Square. Two persons were Wounded. Rioting and Incendiarism Odessa, June 29. Large crowds com posed mainly of workmen indulged in open rioting throughout the city last evening. Incendiarism was their chief weapon. Several buildings were set on f.re and the court' house was partly destroyed. Troops fired on the mob and over one hundred rioters were shot down, many of them being killed. The city was comparatively quiet this morning. The British residents, who number about five hundred, are believed to be safe. Information From Britfsh Consul London, June 29. Replying to ques tions in the House of Commons today. Earl Percy, under secretary for for eign affairs, said that the only official information which had been received by the government with regard to the situation in Odessa was in the form of a communication from the British consul regarding the battleship Kniaz Potemkin, the crew of which had mutinied and killed all the officers but three. The consul stated that shots had been exchanged between the people and the police. He did not anticipate any danger to British subjects in Odessa although he indicated that apprehensions were entertained that the city might be bombarded by the battleships. Sailors at Libau Mutiny London, June 29. A dispatch from Libau says that the Russian sailors there mutinied last night. They raided the arsenal and fired into the officers quarters. Troops have been sent to the scene, but the result is not known. Underwriters are today charging a rate of 75 per cent, for insuring British steamships at Odessa against war risks, and the shells of the mutiners on board the, Russian battleship Kniaz Potemkin. Mutiny Reaches the Baltic Sea St. Petersburg, June 29. The mutiny has reached the Baltic. The sailors at the Imperial naval barracks at Libau revolted last night on the pretext that the food served to them was not fit to eat. They secured rifles and am munition and wrecked and stole from N. C. -FRIDAY, JUNE houses. They attacked the officers' quarters, firing shots through the windows. A detachment of troops, in cluding artillery, was immediately or dered out, and it is reported that after severe fighting they repulsed the mutiners, who, however, taeaped with their arms. Cossacks and a regiment of infantry were sent to the scene early this morning. Details of the affair can not be obtained here. Difficult Task for Admiral Kruger St. Petersburg, Jure 29. Vice Ad miral Kruger, with four warships from Sevastopol, is due to arrive. at Odessa tonight. He has been structed to call on the Potemkin to render, and if she refused to sink h , v It is much doubted, jwever, whether his orders can be can 5 out. Even the officials here a.dmit tl it is question able if Admiral Krugtr's men will fire on their comrades, and discuss the pos sibility of their joining the mutiny. Should they do so ani should an or ganized force co-oper ate with the rioters there is every likelihood of a part at least of the troops joining them. There is an unconfirmed report that trouble similar to that at' Libau has broken out "at Reval. The ministry of marine politely refuses to give the least information concerning the mat ter at either place, hi official circles, especially the department of police, believe hat the'Woutbreaks was plan ned by revolutionists and are mani festly alarmed. Their alarm is shared by the higher social circles of the capi tal, where the long-established faith in the unflinching loyalty of the em peror's armed forces- is beginning to waver, bringing inevitable dread that the revolution, so often said to be im possible, may yet be accomplished and has already begun. It is understood that the occurrences at Odessa and Libau have more deeply impressed the ruling classes here than all the de feats in Manchuria and the destruction of the navy combined. Reports of More Trouble St. Petersburg, June 29, Banks and j commercial houses are being ques tioned by agitated clients regarding the situation at Odessa. "The accepted i account of the troubie 13 offset by a statement that there has been a suc cessful mutiny on three battleships. Another statement declares that the crews of the battleship Alexander III. and" two torpedo gunboats killed their officers during the passage from Se vastopol to Odesas, where the men are actually rioting. It is also reported here that the ship's crew have given the troops ashore 2V hours to join the revolt. Otherwis they will bombard the city. The mi.-;Istnr of marine re- I fuses to give any vrrmation regard ing the situation. ' Odessa Authorities Worsted St. Petersburg, June 9 A dispatch received from Odessa tonight says that the authorities have been defeated and that the populace is taking orders from, the revolting crews of the warships. The city is partially aflame. A battle between the ships held by the muti neers, which have been reinforced, and government ships is awaited. Reports Are Unsatisfying London, June 29. The reports from Odessa leave much to be inferred. It seems clear, however, that while the Kniaz Potemkin still overawes the town the troops hold the mob in check to a certain extent, but while one re port says that hardly a section of the city has entirely escaped damage from the fighting, others indicate that the rioters are confined to the harbor district. The reports of the casualties are evi dently largely conjectural. One says that during Wednesday night the mob tried to rushUhe great flight of granite steps near the St. Nicholas church to reach the Nicholas Boulevard. The Cossacks met them with repeated vol leys and an awful massacre resulted. It is reported that the German and Austrian colonies are appealing to their governments through their consuls, to send warships to protect them. Com pliance with the request would, of course, Involve a breach of the treaty closing the Dardanelles to foreign war ships. Ouly Two Ships With Kruger London, June 29. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Times says that according to the latest advices from Sevastopol only two of Admiral Kruger's ships sailed for Odessa, the crews of the others being declared un trustworthy. Admiral Chukhnin hur riedly left St. Petersburg to resume command of the Black Sea fleet. He has been given summary power to quell the revolt. The strictest censorship is exercised over Odessa telegrams. Even the newspapers are not aware of what .has happened. Demonstration Over the Murdered Sailor Odessa, June 29. 10 p. m. Ometchuk. the sailor of the Kniaz Potemkin, whose shooting by the captain of the battleship for complaining about the food, led to the mutiny, was buried this evenng in the city necropolis. The ifuneral wasj made the occasion, of great popular demonstration. Neither police nor troops showed themselves along the route. Everything Was orderly. The muti neers; had notified the commandant of the port earlier in the day of their in tention to inter their comrade with full naval honors. They added that they would land an escort and the ship's band, and that if these were Interfered with the battleship would immediately open fire on the port. The commandant thereupon offered himself as a hostage aboard the battle (Contlnued son: Psefeggfe) 30. 1905. GOT OUT OF HIS N A JIFFY Why Chief Engineer Wallace Resigned His Office QUIT FOR MORE MONEY He Accepted a Position in New York for Double the Salary Secretary Taft Regards His Action as Break ing a Pledge to Complete the Ca nal Construction Washington, June 29. Why John F. Wallaee tendered his resignatioa as chief engineer of the Panama canal and as a member of the governing body of the isthmian canal commission was explained in detail tonight in a state ment made public by Secretary of War Taft, in the preparation of which Mr. Taft, Chairman Shonts of the canal commission, William Nelson Cromwell of New York, who, according to the statement, has been charged by the president and the secretary of war with general advisory duties in all Panama canal affairs, and CoL Clarence R. Edwards, chief of the bureau of insular affairs, spent all day. Mr. Wallace accepted an offer of the presidency of a New York holding company, the name of which has not been disclosed, at a salary of between ! $60,000 and $65,000 a year, and cam ! home without letting the administra tion know that he intended to resign. J Besides he has found life in the isth i mus "lonely" and "accompanied by jrisk" to his wife and himself. When j Wallace met Secretary Taft In New j York this week he wanted to talk I things over and suggested that he con ! tinue as chief engineer for a couple of I months, but without going out of the j country, for he wanted to return hom,e In some, capacity in the. canal jwork, but Mr. Taft would have none l of It. He demanded Mr. Wallace's j resignation immediately, and Mr. Wal I lace complide. In a curt note sent j from Cambridge, Mass., 3-esterday, : President Roosevelt accepted the resig : nation. j It is understood that Mr. Wallace's j successor as chief engineer 'of the ! canal has been selected. The official 'statement pays that the name of the man who will build the canal will be announced in a few days Most of Secretary Taft's statement lis directed to a report of the confer j ence held June 25th at the Manhattan 'Hotel in New York between Wallace, i William Nelson Cromwell and Taft. 1 It was a very interesting- meeting. ! After Wallace had told of the offer I pom a New York holding company, I at a salary more than double that ; which he would receive as chief en gineer of the canal, and had explained that he would be lonely on the isthmus j and about the "risk" to his wife and ' himself,' said that he did not intend j to continue as chief engineer, Taft had i something to say. He did not mince I words. He told Wallace that he (Wal , lace) seemed "utterly insensible of the I significance of your conduct." He said ! that Wallace had quit his great work I for "mere lucre' He told of the em ( barrassment Wallace's action had j caused, at a time before the canal ; plans were under way and when Taft j was about to depart for the Philip i pines "You have thought of yourself j and yourself alone," said Taft. Wallace was accused to his face by the secre i tary of war of virtually having broken a pledge of honor, and he said also that even if Wallace were to with draw from his arrangement with the New York company he (Taft) could have no confidence in him. The upshot of the conversation was that Taft demanded Wallace's resig nation "at thS moment". Wallace was evidently not prepared for such quick action and suggested that he thought they might talk the matter further. But Taft refused and stuck to his demand, modifying it only to give Wallace time enough to go to his hotel to write it. ' Mr. Taft's pointed remarks to Wal lace were mild in comparison to the ex pressions of indignation heard in offi cial circles over Wallace's conduct. There is a general expression of opinion that on account of a combination of "cold feet," to use a common expression most frequently heard, and a chance to get rich quickly, Wallace abandoned solemn obligations into which he had entered with the government. The statement Issued by Secretary Taft this afternoon aims to show, mainly by quoting letters and tele grams from Wallace, that it was at his suggestion that he was required to spend most of his time on the isthmus, and that his salary was increased to J25.000, in the understanding on the part of the president and Taft that he .was to continue in work until, the pro- I ; ii viii vvaiiaur Lliu Esl TLcu y Ui W U.F, ! telling of his desire to return to the j United States are furnished also to i show that Wallace not only did noi j convey anjr hint that he intended to resign, but gave the impression that he had some big private interests here which needed immediate attention, and' that it was necessary for him to also have a personal conference with Mr. Taft about canal affairs. Taft Talks Straight to Wallace Here, is what Secretary Taft said in part, after Mr. Wallace had recited his intention to resign: "Mr.- Wallace, I am inexpressibly disappointed, . not only " because you have taken this step, but because you seem so utterly Insensible to the signifi cance of your conduct. You come with the bald' announcement that you quit your task at he critical moment and in the midst of reorganization plans under which you accepted your posi tion, with your department unperfect- ed in organization, and you know, too, that my public duties call me" to the". Philippines for several months. I must be allowed to remind you that when you were employed by the commission a little over a year ago you were only receiving $15,000 per annum under your former position and that your salary was fixed at the sum demanded by yourself, $25,000. That was for con stant service on the isthmus, where the construction work was to be perform ed and where your services were re quired. You knew the risks to your self and to your family, if they went with you, in the work you assumed an obligation to do. If you had not desired the position you need not have sought nor accepted it, but I under stand that ouite the contrary was the case. - ' . ; ." "The new plan of reorganization was warmly accepted and endorsed by you when you arrived in Washington, and you expressed your hearty approval cf it in the most unequivocal terms, not only to the president and myself, but to the commission also, and before sailing for the isthmus you called upon me and voluntarily thanked me in the warmest terms for what had been done in the reorganization of the canal work and in the position, which had been assigned you under the presi dent's order of April 1. The president and myself relied upon this fact in making up the plants, and the other members were selected with" that in view. Now, within twelve days after your arrival on the isthmus you send me a cable whieh read in the light of what you say today, signified your practical acceptance of an offer of an other position inconsistent with the performance' of your duties on the isthmus. I am astonished - that vou should be so disregardful of the splendid opportunities of the position which would have made you famous the world over by the honorable per- (Contiued on Page Two.) HONORS TO NAVAL HERO Preparations for Bringing the Body of Paul Jones to America Cherbourg, June 29. The naval au thorities are preparing for the arrival of Rear Admiral Sigsbee's squadron, which is to receive and convey to the United States the remains of Rear Admiral John Paul Jones. The French northern squadron will arrive in Cher bourg Roads July 1, salute the Ameri can ships upon arrival of tthe latter, and remain until the remains have been embarked on the Brooklyn. On July 5 five hundred American marines and twenty-five officers Will go to Paris and will escort the remains to Cherbourg July 7. The route of the procession in Paris will be through Champs Elysees and across the Alexander Bridge,- halting before the tomb of Napoleon. The casket will there be deposited on a high catafalque, surrounded by flags and flowers, and. an entire division of French troops will pass in review be fore the body. PROGRESS TOWARD PEACE Names of Commissioners Will Be Announced in a Few Days Oyster Bay, June 29. By Monday it is expected that Mr. Roosevelt will be able to announce the names of the plenipotentiaries chosen by Japan and Russia to negotiate for peace. The president is in constant communica tion with the state department at Washington and hei's doing all he can to hasten the choice of the belligerent nations. The report that President Roosevelt would go to Washhington to meet the envoys when they arrive In this country was contradicted here. The more likely course will be that the president will go to New York to meet them. It is thought more likely still that the envoys will come to Oyster Bay for an afternoon to pay their re spects to the president and depart the same day. Boycott Movement Spreading Selangor. Malay Peninsula, June 29. The Chinese chamber of commerce will meet July 2 to consider the que-stion of joining in the boycott of American merchandise until the Chinese exclu sion law is repealed. The feeling here is high, and it is considered probable that the local Chinese will join in the movement. Taft Invited to California San Franciaco, June 29. An invita tion has been extended to Secretary of War Taft to attend and address a mass meeting in this city July 5, the parti cular object of which is the considera tion of the Chinese exclusion law and the recent order of President Roose velt pertaining thereto. No. 26 MOB TAKES THE LIVES OF SEVEN Eight Men Lined up Against a Fence to' Be Shot At ONE ESCAPED ALIVE Offenders Great and Small Taken From Jail by Masked Men One Was White and the Rest Ne groes Jailer Responded to Threats by Delivering the Keys, Atlanta, ' Ga., June 29. Specials from Watkinsville, Ga., give the following! account of the lynching there at an early hour this morning. ' Eight persons were taken from the jail here this morning and seven of . them were shot to death by a mob of , masked white men within 200 yards of ' the center of the town. One of the men, Joe Patterson, coloredf escaped; death by falling to the ground when the, volley was fired and feigning that' he had been killed. The mob left hiny lying on the ground, thinking he hadN been riddled with bullets. The namea of the prisoners killed are Lewis Rob ertson, Richard Robinson, Sandy Price, Claude Elder, Bob Harris, Jim Yearly, all negroes, and Lou Aycock, white. Four of the prisoners were charged with being Implicated in the murder of Holbrook and his wife several weeks ago, and one was held for an attempt ed criminal assault The others were in jail on minor dismeanor charges. The mob formed just after midnight and marched to the jail, where tho keys, were demanded. The demand was made at the point of rifles and tha jailer handed them over. The prison ers were then brought out and tied. They were marched to a comer lot wUhin 200 yards of the jail and in th heart of the town. They were bound to a fence with their hands tied be hind them. This had been so quietly done that the sleeping residents of th town had not been aroused. At the command by the leader, the m5b steped back a few paces, took de liberate aim and fired a volley from rifles, shotguns and pistols into the line of prisoners. Every man in front of the mob fell at the first volley. Be lieving its work had been completed, the mob dispersed. "v An examination by the jailer who had been, forced hy the mob to accom pany it to the scene of the execution, showed that seven of the men had been riddled by bullets, but Patterson was . found to have been only slightly In jured. Patterson's escape from death was as by a miracle for the fence post to which he had been bound was torn to fragments by the bullets. He pos sessed the presence of mind to fall with his companions and remain motionless . upon the ground.. The rattle of the volley aroused th town. Scores of citizens sprang fron( their beds in alarm. The mob, how evef, had dispersed. The strength of the mob has bee variously estimated. The jailer de clared that there were nfany armed men, all wearing masks. He says ha delivered the keys to the men believ ing it was better to do this than to re s'.st, which he was told would mean the dynamiting of the prison. Gaining admittance to the jail, the mob first sought Sandy Price, who was arrested late yesterday afternoon by a posse from Oconee county and delivered v to the jailer. At the time of his arrest a lynching was narrowly averted. Price was charged by Mrs. Weldon Dooly, who lives in the suburbs of Watkinsville, with having attempted criminal assault Wednesday afternoon. No further trouble is expected. 1 Must Not Furnish Names Washington, June 29. Postmastex General Cortelyou has Issued an order prohibiting postmasters- and carriers I from furnishing to any one the names and addresses of persons on rural fre delivery routes. This -n effect re scinds a previous order of the depart ment directing that the names of pat rons of rural routes be posted in th distributing offices. Postmaster Gen eral Cortelyou's action Is taken undef that rule which prohibits postmaster' I from furnishing information concern ing mail matter on the ground that It Is confidential. Dropped Dead at His Work Spencer, N. C, June 29.-Special, James Parker, a machinist In tht Southern Jlailway shops at this place, dropped dead at his bench early thi morning. He had just come on dutj and was getting out his tools for th day's work when he sank in his track a dead man. Hisassociates summoned a physician, but life was extinct. Tha remains were carried to his home in Salisbury where the interment tooX place. V 1. v 1
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