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■ I tiumuniii ji E DEPARTMENT’S FIERCE FIGHT STOPS PROGRESS OF BIG FIRE; . PECK-DUNN LUMBER CO. BURNS ! Loss Is $40,000 and Insurance But $15,000. WATER DAMAGES FURNITURE CO. Georgia Car Works Only r Desperate ittlc. Flunfx from on unknown origin to tally dMtroynl the giant of the Peck- Dunn Manufacturing Company.'Ridge avenue, Bbuth Atlanta, ahartly after l o'clock Bungay morning. causing an *•- tlmated loaa of about 140,000 to the plant and 11,000 to surrounding prop erty. The Atlanta Are .department, headed by Chief Cummings, left the ecene about I o'clock Sunday afternoon after working sixteen houre. of. the Arm, Insurance amnuitlln*_ to 111,000 waaln i force on the plant. The loaaea on adjacent property were fully ; covered by Insurance. The flame* apread rapidly In the lumber yarde. and for a while It appeared aa If 1100,000 worth of property waa doomed. The total loaa Include* the lumber jraxdj containing a quantity of hard- a quantity of flnlahed product, escape the flamea. Other Firma Suffer. ~ All that wae left Monday of the big Paok.Dunn Manufacturing Com- pany'e plant, deetroyed by lira Saturday night. POOR CAN'I AFFORD 70 DIE; FUNERALS 700 EXPENSIVE STILLMAN FURNITURE CO., 52 R. BROAD ST.*! I High Grade Ministers in Favor of Less Display in Burials. It la artIItlx ao poor folk, can't af- -„ - 'ford to die In Atlanta"—M J. Cofer. The Sullivan. Furniture t'otnpany, a I of The Wesleyan Christian Ad- ahort dletanre away, waa damaged to vo ,. (lr the extant of about 11.00# by water. The Qcorgta far company's ehed wae damaged/ to tha extent of about 1600. The Southern railroad loet four empty- freight cam and two other rate con- ' talnlng lumber. i By hard and peraletent work the ' member* of the Are department eaved the Sullivan Furniture Company Baker Spring Bed Manufacturing Com pany, Burchart Coal Company, Buck eye Oil Company and other emaller Offlcer* Payne and Peyton dlacovered the Are at 1 o'clock. The Are depart ment reaponded promptly to the alarm, but the doomed plant waa beyond the city limits, and trouble waa experienced In getting, water. The water eupply and together with liner from tha Ridge av enue mains. The ofllcee of the Peck- Dunn Company were not Injured. i OLIVERS PARTNER 1 SAYS HIS COMPANY ZSf. IS DOWN AND OUT Special to The Georgian. Augusta, Oa.. March 4.—In discuss- lng the action of the administration In turning down, the Oliver bid for the building of the Panama canal, J. B. McDonald said: “We are down and out. They have taken the matter entirely out of our hands and It now rests with the presi dent. The reeponslblllty should be placed where It belongs. I cannot see why our bid should have been rejected except that It be due to the far-reach ing machination* of combinations of Influence* that have worked against the bid of W. J. Oliver and all bid* .that threaten actual conatructlon or the 'big canal. "It I* generally recognised that this agency has been at work to defeat the consummation of the project long be fore It ever took tangible ahape. You will notice that one by one the practi cal men who have been Identlfled with the canal project have been picked off by big flnandal Interests. It la not dlf- flcult to trace the relation. This la very- poor business, however, for the canal la bound to come; If not during this administration then during another. It la inevitable. "1 cannot see where the president and hla associates are tight, and do not see how they will be able to build the ca nal. Sooner or later the ditch will have to be dug under the business-like man agement of a contractor who has flg- ured the cost down to a minimum. Our company waa willing to perform every Item of the agreement required by the nment A reform In latter day funerals call lng for fewer carriages, fewer flowers, leas mourning and a general retrench ment In funeral - and burial expenses was voted again at the meeting of the Evangelical Ministers' Association held Monday at Wesley Memorial church, when the resolutions of June 1, HOI, were unanimously reaffirmed. The reference to a reaffirmation of the original resolutions developed general and a thoroughly Interesting discussion Indulged In by many of the ministers of every faith. It waa the general belief that too much money was being expended for caskets, car riages and other burial necessities: that there was a tendency to exceed flnan- clal limitation* and It waa up to the ministers to advise and discountenance expensive funerale. Alleging a deep laid plot on the pari of the Louisville and Nashville railroad to Injure the value of the Western and Atlantic railroad, of which It Is the lessee, by diverting business front It Into other channels, formal complaint has been Aied with the Atlanta Freight 1 Bureau. The complaint was flted by people living along the line of the Western and Atlantic.. In the petition It Is alleged that this Axed policy of the Louisville and Nash ville Is for the purpose of depressing the value of the property until the state will have to sell nr lease at nomi nal flgures. and also to stop the move ment to extend the state road to the 59IH CONGRESS SPENT OVER BILLION DOLLARS Continued from Page One. night sessions Sunday. By flllbuster- Ing to some purpose. Senator t.’armacK, of Tennessee, and several of hla col leagues were able to stave off action on tha ship subsidy bill, which wa* passed several ilnys ago by the how e. 'Senators Carmack, Dubois, Overman. Newlanda and others made no ercret >f their, plans .to defeat ronsldsratlon .if the mensure. Aftei* reading Webster's (icflnttlon if flllbusterer," with Its vai.vlng uses and synonyms. Mr. Carmack said that the remark of Mr. Galllnger had branded him an "a marauder, a pil lager. a buccaneer, a sea robber, a freebooter and a pirate upon thn seas:" In fact, he nald. "I have been accused of almost everything except appendicitis. Ho branded. I nm to he retired from this body and sent to my home, for I can not defen I myself by attacking the character or Hie credi bility of the senator from New Hamp shire. I can not cretlll his truthfulness, and therefore I can not dl-aredli him at all." Visws af Senator Bacon. Henalor Bacon, of lleoryla. declared that If the naval reserve rrovlalon In the bill waa stricken tut he would CHARGE A PLOT AGAINST STATE GYLtUt H. R, Our cost of doing business is small, so we can offer MODERATE PRICES. Golden Oak, Mahogany, Bird’s-eye Maple far the bedroom, living room ,par lor and library. Odd Dressers, Chiffo niers, Brass and ' Iron Beds, Springs and Mat tresses. Don’t Fail to See Oar Stock Before Making Farniture Purcharet. STILLMAN FURNITURE WE MAKE Fine Dining Room Fuffiitwe r Our spechdty—new stock for Dining Room [any, Early English, Golden Oak. Complete,Siiijt* from $84.00 to $600.00 Confuting of Sideboard, Table, China Cabinet, Side Table and Six Chain. KING STILLMAN. 8«gBBWSgg»BM«agg^^ See Our Complete Suit at $84.00. 52 N. BROAD ST. WILEY JONES. irnmnnnniinnnninnnnnniinTiinrtnniTnnnnnniinnnnniirinnniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii DR. THOMAS LIFTS WEIGHTS AND FROWNS ON POLITICS For the purpose of giving tangible form lo the matter a committee has bean named from (he freight bureau to make a thorough Investigation. Upon, thjs evidence It la probable that the w hole matter will ultimately be brought to the attention of the railroad com mleslon. * * In the complaint to the freight bu reau It is Mid that the scheme of-the Louisville and Nashville Is to divert business from the Western and Atlantic In such a way a* to cripple the proper ly seriously. The complaint will be taken up by the freight bureau directors Tuesday of next week. Oil Trust Faces Jury in Chicago Chicago, MhivI) 4.—The HtamlArd Oil Company of Indiana, charged with a violation of the Klklns law In accept ing rebate* of S?23.oo<) from the Chica go and Alton railroad, fac e* a Jury In the United Htate* court today. On the outcome of thl* case hanga the future of seven other Indictment* again*! the oil company by two Federal grand Ju lie* la*t Auguat. . .aupport the ineaaure. He regarded the govenunent It wa* our underataml-1 nilvn j provision a* a *ham and lng that when the condition* Impoatdj ... by the government were met the con- i n ” designed to aid tnv ounct* of tract went to our company. We had * private ve**el* to secure pay for ufll- made every preparation at ronnldera- , err* and men out of the treasury of the bit expense and were prepared to be- * r n it e d State*. Klt h rt V **l«y < day?" U ' """‘l T '"' nave It* approval 1 STEAMSHIP DAKOTA ASHORE OFF JAPAN house measure providing # ar the build ing of Immigration Mtatloo* at Gal veston. Texas. New Orleans. La., and t’harlefttnn. 8. C. The speaker* on the subsidy hill were Interrupted frequently to permit the passage of minor hills, the udop- The Great , tlon of conference reports and the Beattie. Wash, March Northern steamship Dakota, command-1 transaction of oilier business Incidental ed by Captain Krancke. which Mlle.ll"’ ,lw "” ur * of """ ,on ' from 8eattle February IT. went ashorv on the Bay of Toklo. AH her passen- tsrs are safe. The agents of the vessel are hopeful of saving her Roosevelt Begs For Famine Fund • Washington. ""March 4 IVtiatlnic that Russia had been the friend of America In the past. President U ».»se- velt. In a letter to,the Hussian famine relief committee of New York made public today appeals for corn t Hun inn* Id behalf of the famine sufferer* In that country. With the letter he sent h.n own check for f loo. Reports Are Agreed To. i During the day and night the con- | ferencu reports on the |>enalon and | general deficiency appropriation bill* were agreed to, and there was a long .discussion of the report on-the LaFol- lette railway employees’ till, which w a* sent back u» conference. A report wan afterwards agreed u|>on by the conferee*, hut the report hud not been ted on when at 11:40 the *?nate took *** till today The conference-report on the sundry civil appropriation bill wms agreed to at thf^ ln«i minute FINANCIAL BILL NOW IN EFFECT Washington, March I. —President It.s.seveli today Mgned , the Ahlrluh nnsmls! hill, making It a law. H goes int.i effect Immediately. OOOOOOOOOQOOOOQOOOOQOOWMO "LEAP FOR LIFE" O ENDS IN HIS DEATH. O O hestet. Pa.. Marrh 4. —Missing O leap for life, John O . a a. t..>. *n act.it, of Philadelphia, O 'O wire killed today. O \ OOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQ 20.000 MEN SWEEP SAN FRANCISCO CLEAN Sun Francisco, March 4.—The flrst orKnnlaeil Hun Frartclae., street clean ing brought out yesterday SW.nuti men uml 6,600 wagon*, and after eight hours of work most of the buain*aa.*treel* In the burned district were swept clean and the earth carried away In wagons. Refuses Hearst’s Offer to Make a . Race. To make the race for assemblyman In New York city, under the support of William Randolph llearst, was the of fer made Dr. Julian Thomas, formerly of Atlanta, and the well-known air ship expert, a few daya ago. But Dr. Thomas turned down the offer and re fused to mix up In politics. Mr. Hearsl requested Dr. Thomas to make the race on-th* - lndtpendence League ticket, but Dr. Thomas was too busy preparing bis airship and balloon Then, tbe doctor is busy lifting weights aa a change from flying. Dr. Thomas has written to his la ther. Dr. J. Jefferson Thomas, of At lanta. a very Interesting letter, In which he tells of hit Weight fitting. Just to show what he can do when he tries, the Georgia aeronaut has broken the world's record. He has lifted 1,- 267.600 potinds In thirty-four minutes, lifting a weight of 400 pounda each time. The record was 1,000,000 In thlr- ty-fls-e minutes. Dr. Thomaa waa slightly hurt.In hla New York offices a few days ago while practicing hla weight lifting stunt. A chain broke aod a weight-fell 'on his feet, the 400 pounds of Iron spraining both ankles badly. Dr. Ttjoma*' l« now nearly recovered from' hla accident. SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA. Saturday, March 2,1(07- Casts Argued. G. M. Harvey V*. R. M. Thompson, from court of appeals. J. B. McWilliams et al. vs. D. M. Jacobs el al., from Randolph. II. Green el al. v*.' P. F. Hutchin son. from Colquitt. M. K. King vs. C. T. King, from Pu laski. . B. Kdmomlson vs. M. K. Edmond- son, from Walton. CASETO BE CALLED IN COURT TUESDAY Maddox-Rucker Banking Co. Capital and surplus $ 700,000.00 Total resources . .. $3,000,000.00 New accounts invited. We offer to depositors every facility wliich their balances and business re sponsibility warrant. • . . ' 4 per cent paid on limited amoUnts in our Savings Department. ! . Attorneys in New Orleans to Appear Before Court? of Appeals. Special In The Ueurglan. New Orleans, La.. March 4.—-The fa mous Greene and Gaynor case, that of the contractors accused of defraud ing the government out of more than half a mlfllon dollar* on public works, win come up before ttaO United States circuit court of appeals tomorrow. At torneys Meldrln, Lawrence and Os borne, of Savannah, together with Die-, trlct Attorney Marlon Irwin, for tha Southern district of Georgia, are all here. The case promises to attract very general attention. MINISTER'S ARREST STIRS SENSATION AT FORMER HOME 1 HOSPITAL TROUBLE WILL BE RENEWED l E Was Held in High. Esteem 'Where He Preached and Taught School. . The agitation for'a reorganisation of the hospital lloard' will rbacli a"itliinax MISSING CANARY CAUSES ARREST Aecu**d of Mealing a canary bird from the home of Mnv Nathan Cox, 10 Clark *treet, two.white boy*. Ben Ruff, of T3 Central Place, and John Fltsglb- bon. of 171 Central avenue, were bound over to the Htate court* Monday morn ing by Recorder Brvyle*. In addition to this care, the two boyp will be baled before the recorder again Monday afternoon on the charge of burglarizing the hnu*e at 74 Ka*t Kill* street, where they are *ald to have gone In an effort to nell the stolen bird. Several article* were Mtulen from thl* houne. COURT OF APPEAL8 OF GEORGIA. Saturday. March 2, 1907. BODY DRIFTS IN RIVER FOR THREE WHOLE MONTH8. Judgments Affirmsd. Halley A Co. vs. West Lumber Com pany. from Kullon superior court, be fore Judge Pendleton. Etheridge. Boy kin A Ktherldge, for plaintiffs In error; Walter McElrealh, contra. Hmllli.v*. Zuehry, from city court of 1-aGrange, Judge Harwell. K. T. Moon, for plaintiff In error: B. H. Hill, contra. Illoks v*. Pope, from city court of Dublin. Judge Burch. W. c. Davie, for; Sumlgi'6 *s-iiYitrii Chicago, March 4.—After belnir float ed through the Chicago river Into the drainage canal, nnd then Into the Mis sissippi river, what In believed to be the bjdy of Kdward Marlin, aited 16, who wa* drowned alnioat three month* ago. has been found dose lo an abut, nient of a government bridge near East HI. I.nul*, ML 8peclal to The Oeorglan. Meridian, Ml**.. March 4.—The re port of the arrest of Rev. W. T. Brown ing. In Memphis, on a charge of ob taining money under false pretenses, has created a profound sensation In Meridian and throughout the oounty. especially In Lauderdale, where Mr. Browning has for years been pastor of the Methodist church, and where be married Mrs. Blannle Porter, one of the county's fairest young Women, who four yesrs sgo died. Two children, a boy and a girl, were born to them. Leaving Lauderdale after the death of hi* wife. Browning went to Cleve land. In the delta, where he preached. The next news of him was that he had married again, left the ministry and wis, making money In everything he touched, real estate anil a* a planta tion owner In the delta. As a minister of the gospel Browning, who Is only about 35 years old, wa* exceptionally bright, eloquent and of a magnetic per sonality. He secured an education ut Mllsaps College by using hla meagvr In council Monday afternoon, when Councilman Curtis Introduces an or dinance providing for a new method of electing the trustees. . , The terms of six members of the board expire Monday afternoon. These are R. A. Hemphill, Robert J..Lowry, Hugh M. Dorsey, E. W. Martin’. George S. Lowndes and Robert F. Maddox. Mr. Maddox has atated that he will not stand for re-election. Mr. Lowndes slsn may dscHne to serve further on the board. Councilman Curtis will Introduce an ordinance, prior to the elec tion, provid ing that hoard shall consist qf jrat member 1 from ksch \Cn rd, aifd UW'htaj-- or and the chairman of the 1 hospital committee. ,, At present. '<he members are,not elected by wards. Of the nine elective memheralof the board, one Is from the da Fourth Ward, three from thf Hecond ward, four from the Sixth ward and one from the Sevepth, while* tlgc First, Third, Fifth and Eighth wards have no representation at all. If the ordinance Is adopted. It It probable that Alderman Hlrsch will again be elected front the Fourth, one savings from school teaching. He came , . _ from Arkansas to Lauderdale sixteen ,,|p <hr*e whose term* expire fro: year* ago. to take charge of a school which It*-made one of the best In the county. He then studied for the min istry- and surreeded. muke good In his present trodhle. DAN BULLY’S LIFE OUT OF DANGER STATISTICS. “SHOT DOGS. AM 8ATISFIED," NEORO DECLARES IN JAIL. Special to The Georgian. Halrlgh. N. C„ March 4.—The negro who killed two nfflcer* at Fayetteville Saturday night and mortally wounded a third, has been brought to Raleigh and placed In the state prison. When asked about the Bhoottng. he said: "I told the dogs I would shoot them If they tried lo arrest me. I did so. and am satisfied." The governor said today he would call a special term of the court If It was requested, and suggested that the murderer be given no longer trial be fore execution Ilian Is absolutely nec essary, made by tbe law. Mountains Slip Onto a Village Naples. March 4.—Tha mountains In Polenta province, near- Monte Muiru, which recently began slipping toward the valley, have again begun to move. Tbe roaring of avalanchea was heard a long distance. Trees were uprooted and the whole coumiy siU devastated. Five thousand peranns are homeless nnd scene,Is one nf desolation. It Is feared that the who!* village a III be severed up. •' I V / ■ -, - plaintiff In error; J. 11. Banders.-Vonlra. Alh-n A Co. vs. Boyd A McDavId, from Early supctlor court. Judge Shef field. J. It. Potlle and W. D. Sheffield, for plaintiffs In error: John T. West, T. 8. Hawes. W. 1’. Worrlll and R. M. Sheffield, contra. Bailey A t’ainey Buggy Com pan j vs. Guthrie, from city court of Nashville, judge Peeples. Alexander A Gary, for plaintiff III -nor. Hendricks. Hmllli A Christian uml Rule A Knight, contra Allantic Coast Line Railroad Com pany vs. Goodwin, from city court of Valdosta. Denmark A Griffin and crnnfoid A Walker, for plaintiff In. error; G. A Whitaker, contra. Barrow vs Hlaslngume, from oily court of Moultrie. Judge Humphreys. Malloy w Johnson, fo- plaintiff In er ror; ,W F. Way and K. L. Bryan, con tra. Judgments Reversed. Mathis v*. Howell, from city court ->f Ualnhrtdgr. Judge Harrell.* K. H. Langley and J. It. Wilson, for plaintiff In error; Htissell A Hawes, contra, tt'ioss-blll of exceptions affirmed.i Gteim vs Western Union Telegraph Company, from illy court of Mnro-i, Judge Hodges Notiinghnm A McClel lan. for plaintiff In error: Joseph II. Hall and Warren Robert*, contra. Lot yarn vs r.ldutaflo Jewelry com pany. tr-nn city court of Nashvtlle, Judge Park. Ilule A Knight, tor plain tiff la error. no nppenranre contra. New- York. March 4.—According to the physicians w-lio are attending Dan iel J. Bully, the former cotton king's condition Is much Improved today. It Is now believed he will recover from the attack of pneumonia. MAJOR HENRY NEWCOMER' SUCCEEDS MAJOR 8IBERT. Special to The lleorxlau. Chattanooga. Trnn.. Murch 4.—No tice has been received here of the transfer of Major Henry C. Newcomer. United Htates engineer In charge of the Improvement of the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, to the Pittsburg. Pa., district. Major Newcomer will succeed Major Albert, who has been ap pointed as one of the three engineers w ho will have charge of the building of llie Panama canal. WILL OF MAJOR WILKINS ADMITTED TO PROBATE. PROPERTY TRANSFERS. 6*25—Mrs. Mollie K. Gifford to El liott Dunn, lot on McDaniel street. Warranty deed. 6171.62—H. T. Medlock to W. 8. Da vis, lot on Fulton street. Warranty deed. 64,200—George H. Lowndes to Mr*. . L Boone. Maude Boone. Llsxie Boone nnd K. L. Boone, lot on Wash ington street. Warranty deed. 166—Thomas H. Cox to David W, Wlnburn. lot In land lot 172. Warranty deed. ‘ * DEATHS. Mr*. R. T. Htelahagen. age 66 year*, died al 274 Hprlng street. Mis L. L. Brooks, age 65 years, died al 360 Cooper street. Mrs. E. H. Pickett, age 76 years, died at 31 Hood afreet. G. ,\v. Brown, age 34 year*, died at 66 l.uckle street. Charles Nudgen, age 35 year*, died from rail-aliy arvlneni. *i Powder ; Hprlng*. Oa. I Caroline Moyer, colqred. agv _I1 Major | years, died at 276 Bmlth street. Speelsl-Ve- Tke- Gnorslsii. Waynesboro. Ga., March \V. A. Wilkins' will Was probated thl*j morning at the regular term of the court for hi* kins, Jr„ the other of his children at 66 l.uckle street. the Hecond, one of the four from the Sixth,'and Mr. Culberson from the Beventh, Dr. Lyman 6. Weeks. Dr. Lyman B. Weeks will deliver an other sermon Monday night al the Unl- veraallst church, in East Harris street. Dr. Weeks' previous sermons have at tracted much attention and the church waa crowded Sunday evening. Hla ae- rtea of addresses Is continued at the request of a number of his hearers. 404 Rawson street, a girl. To Mr. and 5lrs. C. W. Kllshman. at II Markham afreet, twin girls. To Mr. and Mrs. W. 61. Nalls, at 165 West North avenue, a boy. Mark Johnson, colored, age 6 years, died at Cbaitanqnga, Tenn. eats.* died BUILDING PERMITS. 6BI0—J. H. George, to liulld addition lo.frame dwelling at 76 West Harris street. 6276—B. Karwlsch. to- change store front at tie Decatur street. 146.000— C. 8. poatofflee, to build a foundation for poatofflee at corner of Walton and Forsyth street. 610.000— Joseph M. Walker, to build two twq-etory frame dwellings at 388- 628 West Peachtree strot. (468-. 64.000, 626. 66,000). 640(1—c. C. White, to build addition to frame dwelling nt 664 East Fklr j etreel. Itanqnga, ... « .«■ re.u.a. ...... u. «■»[ wniium P. Palmer, age *6 vest*.' of ordinary. The will provided | 2tJ oafKIsal avenue. ’ . . i * wife and hla son. W. A. WI1-: Miss Ulls lllll. W So you.*.' 6160—J. A. Riley, to make Interior changes at 68 1-3 Whitehall street. 61.000—Kelley Brothers, to build 363 year* Mix. Mary A. Yerfy. »|6/() died at 14? Klrkwtod avrflae. ' Henry Kidd, colored, age 16 years died at 161 North Butler street. A. N. oldflold. age 62 years, died of died* 16 Dovers alley. 1116—W H. o'Bear, la build -ftams barn at 915 Capitol avenue. ' " • before hla death. Hla heme and ttu.000 was left hla wife upon tha condltlnn that she remain a widow, and In lieu of year's support or dower 63,000 was left her ] consumption, al Cornell* Oa. In fee simple. ■ _,rT7,- HI* non received the remainder of, bihtmo. his rslL-te. j To Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Akin, at 21 i Major Wilkins directed that his wife Talnall street, a gli I. • < be buried by hla sMe at her death. To Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tmber. al 20:; W. A. Wilkins. Enoch Callaway and' South avenue, a girl. | W. c. Hllthouae wor made executors. To Mr. and *Mr*. J. A. Crumley, at /