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- Tho Wosthsr: Stunts ti>4 Vldalijr: |( 4 Wednesdays Bo gurk'-'l change In tern- pffolor*. :VCi^ . - '-.AffyjWjyppiWvi.cw.. ■ '■«"«»C tV\94,TflH», ■ Georgian (And news) m VOL. V. NO. 221. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1907. PRICE: .ftttft'gttggft I, IS EXPECTED IN FEW DAYS All Evidence To Be in by Wednes day. doctor .telliffe GIVES TESTIMONY Dolmas to Make Capital Out of the Famous Hum mel Affidavit. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O WON’T CALL EVELYN _ O o TO DISPROVE 8TORY. O o o 9 New York. March 1».—Attor- O O ncv Delmns, chief counnel for Har- O 0 IV Thaw, doaa not expect to call O 0 Evelyn Neeblt Thaw In rebuttal 0 0 of the teellmony offered by "Abe" O 0 lluminel. 0 O COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOO Sew York. March 19 —On the re- eumption of the Thaw trial today Dr. Smith Ely Jelllffe waa recalled to the Hand to complete hie croes-cxamlna- tlun hy District Attorney Jerome. Thaw appeared chipper and happy when ho entered the court room. Sev eral Of the etate'e allenltta were In court. Indicating that Jerome would not allow the teetlmony of the new Thaw experts to go unanswered, Jelllffe Wen't Admit IL Jerome tried to make Jelllffe say that In making up hie mind ae to Thaw’a Insanity. when the latter killed White, the witness had Included facte not sue. talne.i in the hypothetical question. Dr. Jelllffe Instated that he had excluded everything except the hypothetical question ae far aa possible. He said h * MlltM {Iqflntielv tall what kind of Insanity Thaw waa suffer* Inn Jerome called the witness' tlon to a book on nervous dleeaaea which had been compiled by the wit ness from the works of other authori ties. To Provo Falsity. "Was Than- Buffering from what I* described In thla book aa hysteria?" demanded Jerome. Imlmas objected, but was overruled. Before the witness answered, Je rome said: I have a right to question this wit- ne»» to show that It Is testifying false ly." tVlu n permitted to answer. Dr. Jel llffe .oici he did not think Thaw was suit, ring from hysteria. Refutes “Brain 8lorme. H Aa.nerlng another question, he said li «n. Ills opinion that the defendant ' a- n n suffering from epileptic In- ►anlty He thought possibly Thaw waa sun. ing from some form of paranoia. He did not know Juat what form. Wlt- »ald Jerome had not given him •mil. lent data to permit him to make a definite diagnosis. He said he had "nlv studied Thaw’a case for a month. Hi muld not say If Thaw had any •'hr me form of Insanity. In tho hypothetical question, the wlt- »’-• > iid there wee enough to warrant H" belief that the defendant might be suffering from acute paranoia, but he 11 il l not state positively. Witness ►■'l l he dtil not think Dr. Evans teatl- fis i that Thaw was suffering from "in iln storm." He said a brain storm I- the outward manifestation of tho disturbance going on within the brain. ASTOUNDING affidavit WELCOMED BY DEFENSE. N > York. March II.—The general f-l f when the Thaw trial was re- today, waa that tha aatoundln* ■ffl.i.ivit. alleged to have been made by .Neeblt Thaw before her mar- ittncklng Thaw, which waa In- u ift’tl by the atate, would prove a b “rang and become one of the »• Nt weapons In the hand* of the <k..jo ahow that Harry Thaw was • ‘ titn of deluelonal Insanity. ‘ iav enda the taking of teetlmony • fiimoue trial. It waa announced •• teetlmony of the laet two ea- f , r the defanee Would cloee their ‘ ' Tomorrow JDelmas will begin hie • • »»k up to the Jury. Then the ter- f, r*e of the Evelyn Neeblt-Hum- L «?n«lavt| aa a weapon In behalf of i! - ' ill be ahown. SPLENDID NEW HOME FORELKSOFATLANTA KEEIIlin II SEARCH fOR 10) HD IK DEL President’s Assistance Asked by Delaware Legislature. Is FATHER IS CHEERED Dover. Del., March l».—President Roosevelt was called upon by a resolu tion, which waa unanimously ptsaed last night hy the Delaware house representatives, to aid In the prosecu tlon of the search for Horace N. Mar vln, son of Dr. Marvin, who wax kid naped fifteen days ago. From the activity of the detectives an unexpected move la looked for any hour, probably an arrest. A man In Erie. Pa., who telephoned here for Dr. Marvin during the even Ing, was responsible for reports to the effect that the kidnapers had commu nlcated with Dr. Marvin, and that the boy had been permitted to telk to hie father over the 'telephone. Talked to Man in Erie. A .eon of Dr. Marvin said he had answered the Erie ‘phone call, and that the man on the other end of the wlra had Insisted upon talking to Dr. Mar vin, who waa In hie home outside Do ver. Young Marvin explained that the man In Erie aald he would call again. A touching scene occurred last even Ing. Just before the opening of a ban quet given by United States Senator Dupont to the atate legislature. The banquet waa given In the Hotel Rich ardson. Dr. Marvin and hts sturdy son, Harvey, known aa the "young doc tor," live In a much smaller hoteT, The Capital, a few blocks distant. Cheer Heart-Broken Man. The old man, after hie conference with Pinkerton Chief Dlmao, dering aimlessly about tho .big corridor of the Richardson whan he waa pointed out to Senator Dupont The lawmaker J. Carrrll Payne Resi dence Has Been Leased. B. P. O. E. SECURES PEACHTREE CLUB Will Remodel House anu Move in About June 1. egleleti' body, many of thorn farmers like him' self. A group formed about him and every man Ineleted on taking his good, strong, brown hand. The heart-broken father could murmur only hie appreciation, and his eyea filled with tears. YOUNG MAN IN ERIE, THINK8 HE’S ON TRAIL. Erie. Pa., March 19.—A man of about 25, atocklly built smooth shaven, good looking and wearing dark clothes, called on Chief of Police Edward W. Wag ner yesterday afternoon and asked him If he had any circulars or cult of the kidnaped Marvin boy, The chief gave him a large circular containing a pic ture of the boy. He eat down, and after reading carefully and studying tha child's face, said: “I have got a good clew and believe I am on ihe right track.” JACKSON'S LAWYER DENIES CONFERENCE WITH OTHER SIDE IF AND SCHMITZ FACE INDICTMENT IN BRIBE CASES 1'iiinriaro, fit. March It.-The grand "''"•li held an all-night session, *a« ' 1 "«bty to Indict "Abe" Reuf, ibe of Km Eranrleco, for ac- - IC.i.jO) m .ltrllwe for aelllnx Ibe ti niehlse. with him will lie crlm- ooolved Mayor Hchmltx, elmoet a ’■ officials of the city government "rnilwr of prominent Ken Francisco • intone* waa supplied by metnlwrx —i.r.1 or sapecvlsaiw to the Jnry. '••llagtirr. Thoms, I- Iswwrxnn. ' '"'ilex Unites sad other sapervls. U. Wilson. berieess man. for- iss-asm- I have been to Knoxville on an en tlrely different case from that of Ren fros Jarkson, and I have not been to Louisville to consult or to confer with the lawyer of Mrs. Jackson." Ho mated Attorney Bam D. Hewlett i a representative of Tha Georgian Tuesday morning. There are no developments In tho Jackson case, and 1 have no statement to make." It Is elated In n telegram received In Atlanta that Charles Creelman. whose name has been mentioned In connection with a threatened divorce suit by Ren- froe Jackson against nls wife, has been In Indianapolis for the past three days. The telegram stales further that Mr. creelman waa called to Indianapolis from Milwaukee by Attorney Lowry, who hee been engaged by Mrs. Jack- eon. Who 1s also in Indianapolis. Mr. Creelman Is said to have been In Mil waukee on a business trip. .... Attorney Lowry esye he called for Mr. Creelman to come to Indianapolis In order that he might ’consult with him. his name having been connected with the case. Mrs. Jackson has moved from the English Hotel, and her present address In the Indiana metropolis le unknown. KICKED BYHORSE, AGED MAX MAY DIE Special to T»e OeenlaiL Vlerxlxml, t.a., March 19—It. T. Keu- nlcr an oM Bint respected clllseo of Cleve land, was kicked by a horse late Hater day sft.vn.-ai. on Ibe left e>e. Inlllcttna a icry dsnscroitx wound. It Is thought hts skull Is also grurtered. Hr Kcanter. Bishop. «l«u mooed, amt mil remain with hts father aatu he reenters. The local lodge of Elks has maJe arrangements for one of the most beautiful lodge homes In 'he state. The handsome three-story home 215 Peachtree street, now occupied by J. Carroll Payne, has been leased from Mr. Payne, and the Elks will move about June I. It Is the Intention cf the Elks of At lanta to apend several thousand dollars on the Interior decorations and fur' nlahlng of the new apartments, and when the work Is completed the Atlanta members of the B. P. O. E. will have what they consider will be the beet arranged and most modemly equipped home In the atate. Mr. Payne has built a new home, which waa damaged by fire a few day* ago. He le now occupying the old reel dence, but will vacate this aa s,in at the new one can be rebuilt. Aa soon he moves out, a force of carpenter* and decorators will Invade the handsome residence at 215 Peachtree street, and In (he course of a few weeks thereafter It will fly the flag of the Elks. The Elks have made their home on the top floor of the Auetell building for the past three yean. The lodge li In a prosperous condition, the member' ship approximating 400. Including many of the beet known and moat promi nent men In Atlanta, both aoclally and In the business world. The Elks have leased the home for number of years, at the conclusion of which lease It la planned to purchase IL Mr. Payne's home le a handsome three-story brick structure, the top floor being given over to a theatar the presentation of amateur plays SIX YEARS FOR NEGRO WHO PICKED BANJO NEAR BULLARD’S CELL la! to Tha Georgian, rtetta, «a.. March 19.—Maon Portar, the nrfro musician who picked the lanJo and tana In the Cobb county Jail during the.last hours and even during the execu tion of John Dullard, waa placed on trial In Cobb aupertor court yesterday, charged with the murder of another negro named laaac Hemlcraoti. The prisoner waa defended by Attorney Herbert Clnr. who pleaded for n verdict of luatlftnhlc homicide. No wltueaaea were IntriMlured for the defense. After being out but a few minutes, the Jury returned a • verdict of voluntary man slaughter. and Porter waa given six years In the penitentiary. VETERANS PROTEST AGAINST REMOVAL "It would be a disgrace to the elate of Georgia to turn euch a gallant vet eran out of office.” This le the way Captain Tip Harri eon expressed himself at an enthusl aattc and representative meeting held Monday night of the Atlanta Camp No. 159, when the subject of tilling the po sition of adjutant general of Ihe atate troops were being considered. 80 much Interest waa manifested In the matter that a committee of five, headed by Judge George Hillyer, was appointed to wait upon Governor-elect Hoke Smith and urge him to re-ap' point Adjutant General Sampson W. Harris. It will be recalled that Governor- elect Bmlth has announced his Inten tion of appointing Assistant Adjutant Oeneral Scott to the position If Gen eral Clement A. Evans still refuses to accept the place. It waa thla an nouncement that aroutsd the Ire of the veterans of the Atlanta Camp of Con' federate Veterans and several strong speeches on tha subjact ware made. Captain Harrison declared It would be a disgrace to the state to turn out a man who had served hie country so gallantly and hla atate so faithfully In civil life. Colonel L. P. Thomas, too, paid a tribute to Oeneral Harris and he elo quently and graphically described a charge (he gallant Confederate modest Rentonvtlle. N. C.. In Ihe last hauls of the war. The committee appointed to urge Governor-elect Bmlth to retain General Harris consists of Judge George Hill yer. chairman | \V. D. Kills. Hr., Colonel L P. Thomas. Colonel W. A Wright and Colonel R. E. Park. The loner, too. paid a high tribute to Oeneral Harris, WOMAN IS ATTACKED AND CHILD MURDERED AUGUSTA CHRONICLE DESTROYED BY HUE Shocking Crime Stirs Citizens of Gordon County. NEGRO ASSAULTS WIFE OF EX-MAYOR Child’s Throat Cut—Hoad and Face Slashed With Razor—Posse Pursues. 8pecla! to The Georgian. Cartersville, Oh.. March 19—Ai Fairmount, Ga., 20 miles north of here, on thp new line of the L. & N. railroad, Mrs. James Tolbert, wife of Fairmount ’» ex-mayor, was brutally assaulted and her two-year-old baby murdered by a negro at C o'eWtfk yesterday evening. The negro, who waa a mulatto, large of stature and wearing side whiskers, entered the house and seised Mrs. Tolbert. A deS' perate struggle followed, and she finally broke away from him and ran into another room. He pur sued and caught her again, but she succeeded iu breaking away and ran to her hus band's store. The fiend then al most severed the head of a two- months old baby in the room with a knife, and.left the house. Poue in Pursuit. As soon as the news of t|ie crime became known a posse, headed by officers, started in purauit and the search waa kept up during the night, the crowd increasing as the IMMIGRA 7ION IS A NS W/ER TO IHE NEGRO PROBLEM, SA yS GOVERNOR HE YWARD South Carolina’s For mer Executive Is Here. rnlflh' When wore waa received this morn- tat tha ntgao was still at largo. It ■wired further excitement and a posse of clUxene waa organlied here and left early to join In the search. Reports from Fairmount state that excitement le high there, and If Ihe negro le caught he will be lynched. It Is thought that because of the descrip tion or. the assailant he can easily be Identified. Word has been spread throughout tho community and cltlsans are on the okout everywhere for the negro, It la reported here to have beeft one of the moat brutal Crimea ever com mitted In that section of the atate. Negro Still at Large. At 2: JO o'clock thla afternoon the ne gro was atill at large and no trace of him further had been heard. The ne groes held on suspicion had not been brought to Fairmount yet for Identlfi cation. The poeaeee are still souring tha sur rounding country and there sCems no abatement of the excitement. The Introduction of select Inimt grants Into the Houtlt will solve the negro problem.” aald ex-Guvernor Dun can C. Heynard. of Smith Carolina, president of the Southern Immigration and Industrial Association, who arrived In Atlanta Tuesday, in the Interest of the association, of which he la the ex ecutive head. "When these Immigrants come to the South they will he assimilated by the white population and In tocalHtea where the negroes are dominant they will assert themaelAs. and because of their superiority In Intellect and thrift will tend to create better condition!. The negro Is shiftless and In many In- ■tanres believes that the white people are dependent upon him. Thle Inde pendence will be overcome, when It le realised that Immigrants are being brought In lo work In the fields and In dustries of the Southern elates "We have eetabllihed a tentative paaeenger line to Europe, which le at present an experiment. The Immi grants these ahtps bring over are not for South Carolina alone, they are for the entire South. They are not stopped In our state, but go wherever they please, anywhere In the South. We want the Bouthern people to foel that they are aa much Interested In bring ing over Immigrants as South Carolina. "Georgia la especially fortunate In having such men as Gunby Jordan and J. A. Detjeman at tha head of Its Im migration movement. They are men who are In every way qualified for their work and thla atate can but be bene fited In having such men Identified In euch an Important movement. I waa GOVERNOR O. C. HEYWARD, South Carolina’s former chief ex ecutive, who le In Atlanta Tuesday. CHAS. R, MUNROE, F WASHINGNQN, IS ATLANTA SUICIDE ventlon In Madon and saw what these officials were doing.” J. It. McMullen, of Gadeden, Ala. secretary and treasurer of the associa tion.'was also In Atlanta Tuesday and was In conference with ex-Qovernor Heyward. "You ran truthfully state," aald he, "that the Heyward Idea I* developing Ihe South. I was present when ho woe elected president and It was a condi tion contingent upon hla acceptance that something would be done besides talk. Hla policy has proved correct. It Is no longer an experiment The re, demptlon of lands and keeping labor In the South has been solved." CORTELYOU PLANS TO TURN DOWN RAILROAD BONOS BODY OF CHILD WAS HORRIBLY MUTILATED. Special Is The Georgian. Fairmount, Ga.. March 19.—Two n*- groes have been captured just over the atate line In Tennessee, suspected of being the assailant of Mrs. Tolbert, and one has been captured at Marietta, Ox, this morning. They will be held await ing an Identification. This section le stirred aa It has not been lately, and almost the entire neighborhood U out engaged In the search. Another Negro Caught Word la also received here of the capture of a negro filling tho deserip' tlon of tho assailant at Etowah, Oa.. ~~ miles north of Fairmont. The cap ture waa made by Conductor Wade Dobbs on a Louisville and Nashville train. The little child who was murdered by Ihe negro was horribly mutilated. Iga throat being cut and Its head and face slashed with a rasor. When the mother, after a desperate struggle, broke away from the negro, she ran to her husband's store, which about one-fourth of a mile distant. When they relumed lo the house they beheld the ghastly form of their mur dered baby lying In the floor, where It had been lifted from a crib. The negro fled. It Is thought, toward Carlersvllle. and Is being pursued by _ targe posse. If raptured there will surely be a lynching. Mr. Tolbert le a merchant and prom inent cltlxen of this place. The Bartow county convict overseer states that he released a negro from the gang last week that fills tha de scription of the negro that committed the crime. While her clothing waa badly torn the struggle with the assailant. Mrs. Tolbert waa not eerlouely Injured and she succeeded In making her es cape from him before he accomplished hla designs. Washington, Vlarch II.—The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Charles Munroe, who has been mleslng from hta home, 914 North Caroline ave nue northeast, since Friday, haa dear ed up today whan It waa practically eetabllihed that he committed suicide by shooting himself through tho head Sunday afternoon In tho Kimball House at Atlanta- - Following the receipt of a telegram giving a description of tho dead man, realtlvee of Mr. Munroe communicated with the Atlanta authorities by long- dletance telephone. W. D. Abrams and Jamea L. Schaaf. brolhera-ln-law of Mr. Munroe, both aald they were posi tive he Is the man who kilted himself Sunday. Mr. Abrams attributed his action to despondency from brooding over money matters. Mr. Munroe. who. with his brother, James, conducted the Munroe Brick Company, had a targe number of out standing accounts which he had been unable to collect. Thla. hla hrother-ln- taw said, hail worried him to such an extent that It la believed tie Occam temporarily deranged. On the day he disappeared he wrote a number of letters, one to his wife, saying he waa very deapomlent. Registering under the name of C. R Morgan, Norfolk, Va„ Mr. Munroe, it IS bellsved, went to the Kimball House Sunday afternoon and a short time aft erward a pistol shot was heard In hta room. No papers or letters were found In hls pockets, and It was thought at first that he was William F. Walker, Ihe absconding New Britain. Conn., bank er. An examination of hta clothes, however, ehowed that they had been purchased In Washington. The police telegraphed a description of Munroe lo the Atlanta authorities, and a reply waa received saying It fitted the dead man perfectly. He had a short beard, heavy moustache, and wore a Masonic watch fob. When telephone communication was established It was found that hta cloth ing coincided exactly with that worn by Mr. Munroe. when he left Washing ton. It bore tho name of the store where he always purchased hls clothe*, and was stamped by a Washington dealer. A photograph of the dead man haa been sent to Atlanta, and If the Identification la made certain when It arrives, steps will be taken to bring the body to Washington. Mr. Munroe was 54 years old. He was marriod, but had no children. Publishing House and Telegraph Office Are Burned. Washington. March 19.—Information from a trustworthy source Is to the •Sect that tha administration has about decided upon a striking change In lie financial policy. Action, If taken. Jn one partlcularwtH reverse former Sec. reutry Shaw, and almost eliminate cer tain railroad bonds as gilt-edged secu' titles. It Is understood that Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou has even more de cided views on Ihe subject of accepta ble securitise than President Roose velt. It Is said tha present head of the treasury considers certain methods of finance unsatisfactory. Mr. Coftelyou won't JSmlt that a de. clslon haa been reached to class securi ties hereafteraeceptable to the govern, ntent. but admits that the subject Is under careful consideration. The amount of railroad bonds now held for public deposits Is about 159,990,000. AUGUSTA PAPER IS BURNED OUT Fire Started Early in Morn ing and Entire Building Was Destroyed. , Jf ooooaooooaooooooaotXKKJOtwo O WAS OLDEST NEWSPAPER 3 a IN SOUTHERN STATES. O O O O The Chronicle carried the fol- O O lowing at the masthead: O O "The oldest newspaper In the O O Southern states. Established 1755. O O And published continuously for O 0 more than 121 years." o OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO , .1 I 1 Special to The Georgian. Augusta, Oa, March 19 —The Chroa- Icta building «fas gutted at 9:20 o'clock this morning by fire, of unknown origin, completely destroying Tho Augusta Chronicle newspaper plant, the plant of the Western Union Telegraph Company and the large Job printing establish? . ment of Murphy 41 Billings. An exact estimate of ihe loss has not been made, but It la stated that It will reach more than 9IM.000. possibly 9110.000. The Insurance on the plante of The Chronicle and tha job office amount* to 992.000. Narrow Escape of Operators. The blase originated In the job office^ which was Immediately bock of the newspaper office. The entire building waa • blase almost before the Are was discovered. Several linotype operators In the composing rooms, caught Uka rata In a trap, made spectacular es capes over the roofs of adjoining build ings, Jumping an alley way about eight _ WldO. . “ , . J All the machinery In the building 9(i complete lose, aa Is also the plant ot the Western Union Telegraph Com pany. The Chronicle Is betpg published im the plant of the Augusta Hsrsld, while the Western Union Is handling business at the cotton exchange and three railroad offices Will Rebuild Plant The Chronicle saved old flies and Ihe pres* may be repaired. All plates and other mailer were lost. While the office was an open ehop, all tha printers were Instructed by the Typographical Union to assist In any way possible lo get out a paper for The Chronicle. Tjte Chronicle came out at 10 o'clock this morning, using The Augusta Herald's J plant. •; Arrangements have already beta made to grt new material for equip ping the plant, and It will be rebuilt and re-equipped with a new outfit aa ■oofl aa the material can ha secured. Toronto. Ont.. March 19.—Mrs. _ Osier, mother of Dr. William Os- O lev, died here, aged 100 years. Mrs. O Osier recently celebrated her O birthday, and was apparently In O good health. There waa a family O reunion on that occasion, Ihe fa- O ■•physician being In the gsth- o ering. OOOOOOOOOOGOOOOOOOOOOGOOOG OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO o o O SPRING LURES THOUGHTS O TO STREAM AND WOOD. O Many a man finds It hard lo S O chain himself to a desk or office O O these days. O Hprtng and Its magic call to O O stream or wood comes with at- O O most Irresistible force now. Rut O a most of mankind must keep nose O O to the grindstone Just the seme. O O Forecast: O O "Partly cloudy Tuesday night O O and Wednesday: no marked Q O change In temperature." O O Tuesday's temperatures: O O 7 a. m degress O O « a. m. *5 degrees O O s a. «« degrees O O I4x m. 71 degrees O O II x m 74 degrees O O 12 noon 75 degrees O O 1 p. m ..75 degrees O O 2 p. 79 degrees O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Growth and Progress pf the New Sooth Among the new building! assured for this year In Nashville, Tenn., are a score or more of very Important ones. One of these la (he new Mc- Kendree Methodist Church, which will coat somethin* over 1109,044. An other la the Jesuit School of the Catholic Church, which la lo cost 9125,- ono. The St. Thomas hospital, a Catholic Institution, haa tat contracts for a new wing to Its building which Is (o cost 241,000. The Protestant churches are now collecting a fund for the erection of a general hos pital to coat 1204,400. The executive committee of the Watauga Club, formed by the consolidation of the University Club end Hermitage Club, has decided on plana for a new bulging to coat 1144,000. J. H. Earring and hta associates, who have purchased the grounds of the Athletic perk, propose erecting two warehouses, five stories high, and 449 feet long to coat about 1400.000. The county court will erect a new jail and criminal court building to coat 1110,000. These Items are among the most Import ant but smaller ones are Hated by thhe score. The county court committee Is arranging details for the awarding of contract! for two bridges across the Cumberland river, which are to coat about 9400.000. ADDITIONS UNDER WAY. The Nashville Trust Company has aw arded contracts for an addition to Its banking house. The addition will form an U running from the rear of the present building on Third avenue to Union atreeL and will cost about 120,000. Chase Hall, the applied science building for Flak university, waa com pleted nnd dedicated last week. The structure coal'about 240,000. The Merchants' Warehouse Company has comptsted the main build ing of Its enterprise near the Union station and ten of the big stores are now occupied. Thla part of the building coat about 1259,444. Tbs building has u common freight platform and a local freight agent and all business with Ihe railroad companies Is transacted on this platform. Ten of the largest wholesale and manufacturing firms In Nashville have located there. The American I'nndy Company's new five-story building Is nearing completion on First avenue and will be occupied within two weeks. The structure Is or reinforced concrete and is one of the largest business blocks In Nashville. INDUSTRIAL MATTERS. The Gray A Dudley Hardware Company have begun work on an ad dition to their warehouse which will cost a both 25,444. The Hlyco Lumber Company was organised In NaahvtUe last week liy Ihe Intereiti Identified with the Davidson-Benedict Lumber Company. The company haa purchased 10.004 acres of virgin Umber land In Polk county, where It will build nine miles nf railroad leading out from the Cincinnati-Atlanta line of the l/iulsvllle and Nashville road. The saw mill will be a two-band mill and one of the largest In the country. A targe planing mill and,dr)- kiln mill will also be erected there. The com pany has a cash capital of |l«n.ooo, all Nashville money. The Rock City Lumber and Manufacturing Comptuiy haa been or ganised to succeed the Mcltonald Lumber Company, with a capital of 550.000. The company will manufacture all kinds of household furni ture and deal In- lumber. The Mtandard Handle Company waa organised last week with a capital slock of #20.ooo. The Nashville Htsike and Handle Manufacturing Ox haa bought the handle factory of Levi Malugen at Centerville, Tenn., and will operate the Plant et full cansefiy. New machinery will be installed.—Chattanooga Trades ir—