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fh* Weather: Tbs went her forecait Mr Atlanta anil vlelu , T la aa follows: Fair tonight; Indresslug cl-wdlneos Wedoswlsy: .Dowers In afteruoou; Atlanta Georgian (And news) opot cotton: Mvorpool, oil Birr; 7.0t Atlanta. tiulet; 124. New York. steady; 12.25. N. Orlentix, qnlet; 124. VOL. V. NO. 281. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1907. PRTPE. In Atlanta; TWO CENT*. Oa Tralna: FIVE CENTO True Bill Is Returned After Session of One Hour. CHANGE OF VENUE ASKED BY DEFENSE In Affidavit Defendant Tells of Great Popularity of Family of Dead Man. Richmond. Va., May 28.—At 12:30 o'clock thin afternoon the grand jury In the circuit court of Nelson county re turned an Indictment against Judge W. C. Loving for the murder of young Theodora Estes In that county April 21. The grand Jury was In session only an hour, examined three witnesses and reported a true bill for murder. Judge Loving was at once arraigned In court before Judge Barksdale, who had been designated to hear the case. Applica tion for ball was made and temporarily passed by while the lawyers for the de- fenee presented a petition for a change of venue. The first affidavit presented was one by Judge Loving, who recited the great popularity oft * I “ Ml the dead man. his father and the extensive relationship. The lawyers then took up other affidavits, many of which were to the same effect, and the belief at this hour (1 o'clock) ta that the. reading of affidavits will consume the rest of the session of the court. The .state's attorney will oppose the change of venue. > CHINESEREBS Foreign War Ships Are Hurrying to Scene of Rioting. Shanghai. May 28.—The situation at Lien Chau and Pakhol Is critical. Vice roy Chou Fu has been Instructed to suppress the rebels. The unrest Is spreading betwen Swatow and Amoy. Rioters are plundering the Inhabi tants and destroying the schools and churches. Foreign warships are hur rying to the scene. Tho revolutionists aro reported to be attacking Chunglang and Tung Chang, wealthy towns In the Chlnahal district. Many of the Inhabitants have, fled to Swatow. The uprising Is attributed to excessive taxation. NO FURTHER SIEP IN INVESTIGATION fSETZE ACCOUNTS Auditor Has Returned But Nothing More Has Been Done. ’ . 1.000 TV OOPS ON GUARD Santiago, Cuba, May 28.—Intense In dignation against the-United States has been aroused Hrnong the longshoremen hers because troops of the Eleventh In fantry unloaded the cargo .of the steamer Antllla, the crew of which walked out. Fully 1,000 soldiers are on guard In the city, and nisny citizens aro plso arming themselves In anticipation of a general outbreak. Business has been paralyzed by the strike. This was done becauso a famine was feared In the city, and supplies were absolutely necessary. During a riot In ■he street. In which the United States troops figured, a bullet entered the miln ofiice of the Ward Line of steam- ahlpa, lodging In a wall a few feet above the head of a man at hla deak. B Business Is at a standstill and no meat has hem received in this city for two days. Bread was delivered- under armed guard. The atrlkera at tacked two wagons and spilled the bread they contained Into the itreets. TAX RATE INCREASED BY ROME COUNCIL. Special to The Georgian. Rome, do.. May 2S.—Tho city council has made the tax rate 31 on the 3100. This la a. higher rate than formerly pre- vailed. CAROLINA REQIMENT8 TO VISIT JAMESTOWN. Special to The Georgian. Columbia, S.*C., May 28.—Adjutant General Boyd today announced that ha had perfected a plnn to take both the First and Second regiment! to Jameatown for four days. The four daya |a to Include Carolina Day, June 28th. RAGE RESULTS. TORONTO. First Race—Crestfallen, 7 to 2, won; Rene A., 8 to 6. second; Alegra, S to 2. third. Time 1:14 4-5. BELMONT, hirst Race—Golden Wat. 5 to 1. *on ““ ‘ —■ - ■ k °n; Mar*ter, 8 to 1, second; Punky, to 5, third. Time 1:21.' Ocaooooooooooooooooooooooo o d 2 COME BACK, 8UMMER; £ g EVERYTHING IS FORGIVEN. O 2 'Vinter having had another shy O 2 »t this vicinity, summer Is Invited O “ <e come back and everything will o 2 be fortlven. Forecast: w 2 "Fair Tuesday night. Increasing O 2 cloudiness Wednesday; ahowera In O • afternoon; warmer.” 2 Tuesday- temperatures: -2 2 7 «• m .'.Si degrees a 2 * a. m 81 degrees O 2 * m. .. .... ..68 degrees 2 ° a. m 81 degrees 0 2 '1 a. m «1 degrees 0 ? 1* noon. .. - g7 degrees O .. . .70 degrees O .. .. 72 degrees O No new developments have been re ported'In the Investigation of the books of Chlpley - R. Setze. secretary of the Firemen's. Real Estate Investment Company. The report of tho auditor. In which an alleged .discrepancy of 311.119 was shown, was submitted on Saturday, more than ft week ago. The auditor, IV. B. rthehlon, was out of the city Friday, and It was stated tbat the worlf woi-Id. Jo on and the acco strnlghteiWU when he relumed. He returned Saturday morning, and on Monday morning he called upon Mr. Set re t.p l-hei-k Up the tint; wen scheduled as unaccounted for In the report, and w hich Mr. Setzo has secur ed from the courts. He was Informed ilia- lie - "lid i-he.-k : ir«— Iim-r. when Jlr. Setzt 'a attorney, le-uye \Ve«t- murclnntl. was present. Mr. . Westmoreland was reached by telephone Tuesday afternoon, but de clined to give out a statement. MAJ, HAYNES TO GO TO THE PHILIPPINES Major Ira A. Haynes, adjutant of the Department of the Gulf, has re reived orders notifying him of hla transfer to the Philippines, and he will probably*be transferred some.time in July. He will sail from Sarf Francisco on August 6. Major Haynes will be relieved by Lieutenant Colonel H. E. Robinson, now stationed In New York. This transfer comes aa a result of the rulo to relieve officers In the Philip pines after two yeari' service. Major Haynes has made a multitude of friends In Atlanta, who will regret see. Ing him leave for the far-off Islands. BATTLE HILL TO TALK - ANNEXATION PLANS A mass meeting of the citliens of Battle Hill will be held In the school house at that place Thursday nlght'at 8 o'clock for the purpose of discussing the annexation question. : ; Many of tha citizens are said to be-in favor of the proposition to cast their lot with Atlanta and a committee will be appointed to confer with the com mittee appointed by the city In regard to the matter. TARS BARRED AT WARPATH P- m. ^OOOOOOOOOOUOOOOOOODOGOOO Washington, May 28.—Governor Swanson, of Virginia, and President Tucker, of tho Jameatown Exposition Company, have been called to account by the navy department for discrimi nation of various amusement enter prises In the vicinity of the exposition against Amarlcan sailors In uniform. The matter was brought to their at tention by Admiral Evans, aftar re peated complaints, and a-tesl caae had mmi conducted. On© of tho moot In* telllgent and beat appearing sailors tn the fieet was sent to the gates of the Beach Amusement Company, where two officers In cltlaena' clothes watched as he was refused admittance, the only excuse being that hla uniform was "not "'-Admiral Evans recommended that the fleet be moved from Hampton Roads unless Ihe proper apologies are offered. The removal would b« a death blow to tha exposition. THE ENDING. iJ'jvP/'/ Wfv n't' “Abe” Hummel, the notorious New York divorce lawyer for his connection with the Dodge-Morse divorce scandal, gav shortly before he was sent away to the penitentiary.—News Item. PAT CALHOUN HAS, STRONGEST ARRAY OF LEGAL COUNSEL NEIGHBORS SAID “CRUEL;” BUT BABY BILL IS HAPPY AND BUSY GROWING STRONG , Little Bill Dunlap has Ic<l the stren uous life-since he was two woidks olid, but It .doeah’t seem td'hurt' film. Bill i» Just 13 months iold pow, and doesn't express himself fluently, ulsfe he might make some remarks concerning physl- cul culture, the slmplfdlfe and the po lice force.' It all arose through u 'mU-. take. •.'.*/ - - • - ‘ Bill Is the non of Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Dunlap, who Jive In apartments at 61 West. Cain-street. The parenta-are fol lowers of MnJoy Oaone and Burnt-Air McSpaddon, and . whan -Bill- wag born they began putting principle Into prnc- 'Ilea. ... . . Percy and the rest our ofthe dictionary and named the baby Bill, Just to give him' a good stArt. Then when BUI waa two w.eeks old they.began a.system of training that would make the,average full-grown man take^to the tall (lipbers. For several weeks the neighbors have witnessed the "hortiMe,’'7."lnhumaT>", and "awful" tceatinetft the nLrenfs have' ' I ‘ MM *111.. Then Inflicted upon poor little they could stand It no longer and a re port went to the police station. It was reported'that the-father seized'the baby by one leg and. swung It around his haad. Then he would toss It' high In the air and catch It. Then BUI would PATRICK CALHOUfi, Eminent Attorneys of .the Pacific Slope Will De fend Ex-Atlantan. San Francisco, May When Pres ident Patrick Calhoun, of.the United Railways, Is called for trial on the In dictments found against him, he will have Ihe strongest array of counsel that has aver appeared on behalf of a de fendant In a California criming! court. Among thoac who will be at hla coun sel table will be Maurice Rosenthal, the attorney who helped to' defend ■ucceeafully the beef beron. Oarret Mc- Inerney, one of the moat promlnent at- torneys on the coast; Earl Rogers, the premier criminal lawyer, of Loa An geles; Judge Garner and A. Moore, of ho stood-on -hie head and put through 'oilier stunts. "Perfectly awful," aald the neighbors. A Georgian reporter was put on the Mfat by • .friendly pdllgeman Tuesday and ho Went to Invretlgate. He found Mrs. riunlap, a pleasant little woman, ■BWw tntt Bill at bar home. Tha jnurtyred Infant seemed to he thriving under tho trentment, and goo-ed and Chuckled as any other baby would. "Now, what do you think of that?” asked Mrs.-Dunlap, when she wae told whnt the neighbors said. ' "la oo treated mean, llttld Bill?" ;e -ivijr, hla, tiny features that rip pled Into the corners of his ears. ■ h- i-i-h-.i I'urther than that he was non-communleatlve. as st^el-from the exorcise he has taken. regularly. Ills little body gvaiy hit' muscle, wt every hit'muscle, with not a half ounce gt ordinary fat.. He sleeps at night and lary fat., lie sleeps stays good most all of the rime, and It he has nny klek coming on-his treat ment.-lie refused to express It/- ! "Why, BUI. fell out-of'the Gee-Whiz S t Ponce DeLeon a few days ago,” aald Is proud mother, "and It didn't hurt him a-blt: It-wouldhavc killed an or- The'pollt and- drop the case. STATEOEPT.TO IHE BODY 01 Japanese Consul Asks Officials For Full Investigation. San Francisco, May 28.—The demoli tion of ' the . "Horse Shoe” restaurant last week, following a fight between several whit©.men, 1* the cause of dip lomattc • correspondence between the representatives of the Japanese govern ment and the state department.^ The Acting Japanese consul, K. Mat- subara, at this port, and Ills secretary, D. S. Richardson, formerly of the local postoffice, complained that the restau rant and a bath house opposite had been- demolished by Fan Francisco hoodlums. They claimed that .it was clearly a case of race prejudice. Sec retary Root was notified of the incident by the Japanese ambassador and tele graphed. through Attorney General Bonaparte. to United States Attorney Devlin and United States Marshal El liott to Investigate the matter fully and report by telegraph. Breach of Courtesy. This morning Matsuhnra nnd Ills secretary called upon Attorney Devlin, claiming the sacking of the restaurant was largely a breach of International courtesy and that the place stormed because'th© owner was n Japa- SUMMER GIRLS SHIVERED WHEN MERCURY TOOK DROP Just when everybody thought sum mer bad arrived, with'coal bins bare, heavy clothing packed away nnd peek- a-boo waiste and summery attire gen-' erally In use. down went the mercury with a sickening thud. East and West, winter gripped the country In snow storms and Ire, and an area of frosty atmosphere was forced down on Dixie. The sudden- nfrsa of It and the severity of the visi tation created some curious and -laughable situations. Out at the Casino strange contrails were observed. Here a vision In while, thin 'shirt waist, white stockings and white shoes, shivered and tried to look comfortable. There heavy furs envel oped enother, who looked mighty com fortable. too. Under heavy wrape view* of airy attire ware seen. The celd wind began whistling about thir :wcinlty Monday afternoon. Base bal fane aat In the stands at the new Ponce DeLeon park and shivered, with coat collars-turned up. People on cars snd the straet - wore overcoats and heavy; wraps. Many found coal bins empty, and went to bed early to keep warm: A fall from 88 degrees Monday at 1 p. m. to 44 degrees Tuesday morning at 6 o’clock Is railing some.' Unusual con. dltlons prevail alt over the country. Heavy snows have fallen In'Michigan and the northwest. On May. II, MS*, the tentperature -dropped to 41 here. showing the cold snap Is Yiot'unprec edented. , 1 Commissioner of Agriculture Hudson staled Tuesday morning that the cold would retard crops-considerably, and place the crape, allready late through adverse condition*, still later , Warmer weather prevailed Tuesday, with slowly rising temperature. Show, era art forecasted for Wednesday aft ernoon. GOVERNOR’S DEATH EXPECTED TUESDAY Greenwood. Ark., May 28.—Governor Little, o'. Arkansas, hts beep in scml-cotnatose condition since yester- ATTORNEY DELMAS GETS NEW JOB Tho consul was ask oil to produce wit nesses anil their statements will h taken and forwarded to Wnnhlngtor t nlted States Attorney Devlin sent ; dispatch to Hecretary Hnnaparte Ihm night giving the result of his InvestIga lions thus far. He will take further testimony today. Governor Glliett 1* In communication with Secretary Root regarding the row. Saturday night he received h telegram from Secretary Root requesting him to Inquire Into the matter nnd give him an early reply for submission to the Japanese ambassador. Governor Talks. The governor said: “The affair Is re. grettable in view of tha Japanese school affair not long ago. However, there was nothing In Secretary Root’n mes sage Indicating that the Japanese were displaying nny bttternass against this country. My conclusion Is that the Japanese authorities do not consider It something that could only happen !n thl* city nnd none other. However, they want the facts and arc entitled to them. I propose to see that they get the facts.” Coroner Probing Murder Mystery Special to Th. Georgian. t Thomasrllte, Ga„ May 28.—There have been no developments In the Ha gan murder mystery. The coroner'* Jury will not convene until the latter part of the week. New witnesses are being summoned and the matter will be thoroughly Investigated. The. officers are not giving out any thing. CABRERA REVIEWS • , COURT VERDICTS Mexico City, May 28.—President Ca brera has sent to the court of second Instance for a review of the cares of Ihe nineteen suejiects convicted of con. •piracy and under sentence of death. It Is predicted this will' result In ac quittal nnd will result In n further re moval of the possibility of war between Mexico and Guatemala. Schools and All Bus iness in Canton Suspend. ’ u. s. TROOPS GUARD TOMB Roosevelt and Predecessor’s Cabinet Members Will At tend Funeral. Canton, Ohio, May 28.—President Roosevelt remains In Canton tomorrow only long enough to attend the funeral of Mrs. Ida McKinley. The president, with Secretaries Root and Wilson, of McKinley's old cabinet, and president’s secretary, Mr. Loeb, will arrive at 12:40 p. m. Wednesday. The president’s par ty will lunch with Justice William R. Day and attend the funeral at 2 p. m. At 4:25 o'clock the president will leave for Indianapolis. Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks will be guests of Justice Day also. The body of Mrs. McKinley will lie In state today from 3 to 5 o’clock. All business and schools nnd work <*n the McKinley memorial will be at a stand still during the funeral hour. A de tachment of regular soldiers is on guard at the tomb to act as a guard for the president. Senator Clay Much Improved Special to The Georgian. Marietta, Go., May 28,—Senator A. fl. Clay had a pretty severe attack of Indigestion last night, but Is much Improved today. He has been suffering some for two weeks, but has not been confined to his bed. Senator Clay has not been In his umurI robust health dur ing the three months past. He went out to the funeral of h1s law partner's son yesterday and came home with a severe cough. POLK REPRESENTATIVE SERIOUSLY WOUNDED Cut in the Back With Knife During Altercation in Court Room. , . ■ ; Special , to The Georgian. R'xkmart. < L* . Mm\ > During th© 114.1! <-f .1 - ii In Judge MmK.in's court late Monday afternoon, Colonel R. F. Mundy, representative of Polk county In the state legislature, and Ren F. Heaton engaged In an ;i!u-i< ntb.n fol lowing some words over the case. Mundy. It la said, threw an inkstand at Heaton and struck him with his fist. Hmhmii slashed a* Mumh with his knife, tutting .t giMi ‘•ix Inches long n< roNM th.* b.n k just l»f|..\\ the shoulder blades. The wound is not fatal. ihe United Railway** staff of lawyers, day. Hi* death*If expected today* O Mutes Telephone SNd T**|.*r*rH|»U font- iwtiy. Indicted for lirllwry. lie made hl» first appearance hi court• jreiterilay* Growth and Progress of the New Sooth Tb. Georgina rtconls b.r* t.ch 0*/ sum* reonomt/- r.ct in r.frr.ui-. lo tn. uimirj sasreb of tbs tnutb. BY JOSEPH B. LIVELY. The boat railroad bonds and stocks of tho South are very wsll sstab- llahed In the Investment world, says World’s Work. Th. bonds that 'MiaM of the represent the construction costs of the Louisville and Nashville, .... .... lantlc Coast Line, and the Central of Georgia are recommended by the most conservative bankers as "safe and solid," even though their price bo very high. The following table gives the bonded debt per mile, fixed charged per mile and gross and net earnings per mile on representative roads of the South In comparison with representative roads of other section- based on compilations made by Mr. Floyd Mundy from the annual reports of 1*08; (A) The South. ROAD. Atlantic t’oast Line • Central of Georgia Louisville and Nashville.' ;.... Norfolk and Western Southern Railway .' Seaboard Air Line Total average...... Boston and Maine New Haven. Maine Central Bangor and Arooetook Total average.. Wabash Chicago snd Alton.... Chicago snd E. I Chicago, M. snd St. P. Total avtrage. Kansas City Southern.... Debt. Charges. Gross. Net. ..331.200 11.810 $5,747 $2,622 .. 10,948 1,262 6.069 2.018 .. 11,282 1,705 7,488 3.302 .. 43.646 2.232 15,873 6,253 .. 32,234 1,690 7.274 2.299 .. 28,184 1.3*7 6,790 1 830 ..181,012 31.841 $7,957 $3,054 M England. . .813,700. 33.886 , $12,835 $4,583 .. 18,100 ^ 4,729 1 25.695 9.669 .. 14.673 1,783 9.382 2.279 .. 14.811 1.462 5,487 2.121 . .329.823 32.915 $15,599 $4,663 liddl© West. *.133.299 $2,344 $9,938 $3 245 . T3.25A 11.944 3.944 .. 45.H69 2 669 10.477 3.177 ,. 17.453 1.09S 7.942 3,332 .$42,169 $2,253 $10,080 $8,599 Southwest. * .$32,621 $1,834 $7,101 $2,843 . 42.689 2,135 fi.322 2.1 $5 . 34.333 1,618 6.933 2.161 . 41,5.15 1,368 H.774 2.497 Total average... —- --> r/ri