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THE WEATHEB. For Atlanta and Vicinity—Fair tonight and Wednesday; somewhat colder. The Atlanta Georgian and news SPOT COTTON. Liverpool, easier, 6.34; Atlanta, easy, 31 916; New Orleans, easy, 11%; New York, ateady, 11.85; Savannah, ateady, 11%; Augusta, quiet, 11 9-16; Mobile, steady, ll%; Charleston, firm, 11 1-16. VOL. VI. NO. 109. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1907. PT?TPTn. In Atlanta..TWO CENTS. A IVlLvIli. on Tralna..FIVE CENTS. WHY NOT DO YOUR XMAS SHOPPING RIGHT NOW? 1STATESIEI Defense Wants Wit nesses to Prove Accident. SLAYER ON STAND PROTESTS INNOCENCE Important Witness. Left City and Has Net Yet Been Located. Became of the absence of Will Church, a negro witness by whom Is asserted the defense will seek prove that the killing of Patrolman J, A. Manler last Friday afternoon was en accident, the case of Andrew John, son, alias "Black Sport," was contln ued by Judge Roan Tuesday afternoon until Thursday morning at 9 o'clock. The case of Johnson was set for trial three times Tuesday, the last time be ing 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, at which time Attorneys Hammond and Chapman stated that they bolleved the absent witness could be brought Into court. When the case was called at the time staled, Judge Hammond declared that (he negro hod been traced to Newnan. his former home, but that he had not yet been located by the sheriff of that county. , In making their showing for a con tlnuation the attorneys placed Johnson on the stand. He stated that Church was with him at the time the shooting cccurred, but that he had not seen him since. "1 can prove by Church." said John son, "that ths officer struck me over the head with his stick and that he was trying to get the gun from me when It was discharged. It was an accident and J did not Intend to shoot him." Jim Hill, a negro who was with Johnson and Church on the morning of the murder and Who left them a few minutes before the shooting, stated on the witness stand that he saw Church a few minutes after the officer was killed. '"Black Sport" has played the devil now. He has killed that officer, sure," Hill alleged that Church told him. When questioned by the attorneys Hill Mated that Church told him the officer had struck Johnson and that he had shat him. W. H. Boatwright, a white man, and Martha Johnson, the wife of the ac cused, were placed on the stand by the defense In proving that the home of Church Is In Newnan and that he Is reported to have gone there since the killing of the officer. Solicitor Hill stated that he had wit nesses to combat the testimony that the killing of Officer Manler was an acci dent, but agreed to allow the case to go over until Thursday, when It Is believed Church will be apprehended. Mac Williams Is the other witness who caused the delay In the trial of the case Tuesday, but he was located with out great difficulty. The sheriff of Coweta county has ben notified to locate Church, and as soon as he Is found he will be brought back to Atlanta. That Interest In the trial of Johnson le Intense was manifested by the enor mous crowd which packed the court room during the entire day Tuesday. Evtry available seat was occupied and the overflow of people extended Inside the railing and up to the bar In front of the judge's bench. Solicitor Hill will be assisted In the prosecution of tho case against John son by Attorney John W. Moore. outbSTfSed IF SOLDIERS LEAVE WAGES ABE CUT Effort to Compel Merchants to Sell Goods For Less. Ooldfleld, Dec. 10.—Non-unionists are expected here hourly to reopen the '•lines,' - The owners refuse to say more than that operations will be resumed tefore the end of the week. Many who are fearful that the troops may be withdrawn declare the present Peaceful situation Is due solely to the military presence and .assert emphat ically that the soldiers' departure will , Allowed by an Immediate outbreak of violence. The mine owners announce definitely 'hat, deaplte the atrike, they will re open the mines Thursday morning at ' o'clock. . To meet a 60 cents a day wage re duction they declare they will compel the merchants of Goldfield to sell their foods 10 per cent cheaper. If the mer- ante refuse to do thie the mine own- * “soclatlon declares Its Intention 1 opening etoree that will sell at that of reduction. FREE IIII GENERAL STOESSEL. He must explain why Port Ar thur was surrendered. 3 ABE NOW FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES Generals Stoessel, Beiss and Fock Explain Surrender of Port Arthur. St. Petersburg, Dec. 10.—Generals Stoessel, Fock and Reiss, charged with the Joint responsibility of surrendering Port Arthur to the Japanese, turned their defense today into a furious at tack on the war ministry. In denying their guilt the accused say tho fortress was so Hi-equipped, under-provisioned, I>oar!y-arined that effective defense was Impossible. They attribute the shock ing condition to the war ministry and assert openly that they think It due less to Incompetence than to corruption. The charges against Stoessel In the summary are: Disobeying General Kuropatkln’s or der to hand over the command of the fortress to General Smirnoff. Suspending construction of the sec ond and third lines of defense. Countenancing Ironical and often abusive reports written by General Fock concerning various officers In charge of the defense. Sending false reports to General Ku ropatkln and Admiral Alexleff regard Jng the battle of Tsln Chan In May, 1904. R will be the duty of the court mar tial to determine whether the capitula tion of Port Arthur on January 1 was justified according to Russian military codes and ethics. There were probably some 17,000 fighting men left at the time of the surrender. The sick and wounded numbered aboijt 16,000. There Is evidence to prove that In the matter of provisions. Port Arthur could easily have held out another month and the reserves of ammunition, both artillery and rifle, would have suf ficed for even longer than this. The garrison had three hundred effective guns when the fortress was surren dered. Tho standpoint taken by General Stoessel, General Reiss and General Fock Is that the fate of Port Arthur was sealed with the capture of the Ea gle’s Nest and two other positions by tho Japanese, that every point remain ing In the hAnds of the Russians was expossd to the Japanese fire and that the so-called second and third lines of dsfense were absolutely valueless. 11,678,000 BALES IS U, S, ESTIMATE FOR CROP Of1907 Production by States Gives Texas 2,490,000 Bales. Washington, Dec. 10.—The crop re porting board of the bureau of statis tics of the department of agriculture, from the reports of the correspondents and agents of the bureau, estimates that the total production of cotton In the United States for the year 1907- 1908 will amount to 5,681,968,000 pounds (not Including {Inters), equiva- ent to 11,678,000 bales of 500 pounds, gross weight. The estimated production In 500- pound bales, by states, Ip as follows; Virginia 14.000 North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi .... Louisiana ..... Texas Arkansas Tennessee ..... Missouri Oklahoma 604.000 1,091,000 1,098.000 64,000 1,216,000 1,536,000 712.000 2,490,000 796,000 298.000 40.000 919.000 The cotton market broke about points on the publication of the crop report and was wildly excited for a time. Scheme, to Settle Dif ference Said To Be Imminent. Washington. Dec. 10.—The possibility of a settlement of the difference* be tween the United States and Japan on a basis never heretofore publicly suggested Is said to be imminent. The scheme. In which the Philippines are Involved, Is said, on high authority, to have the Indorsement of Baron Kaneko, who Is probably as close student of the relations between the United States and Japan as any man In either country, and the belief Is en tertalned In extremely well-informed circles that after the new Japanese ambassador, Takahlra, comes here, there will be negotiations along ths line of the new proposal. Commercial Annexation. Briefly, the new proposal amount, to sort of "commercial annexation of the Philippines to Japan," without political annexation. It Is said to have been considered very favorably by a few statesmen of both Japan and America, and regarded as worth serious discussion. The scheme Is worthy of frank recognition on account of the fact that the two alien races and civ ilizations ought not to be unnecessarily brought Into competition. Objection to competition with Fili pinos makes free trade between the United States and the Islands Impossi ble. Likewise objection by American labor to competition with Japanese la bor causes the trouble about Japanese Immigration. Free Trade Arrangement. So It ie proposed to make a treaty under which Japan and the Philippines will admit each other's products free. Japan will furnish the outlet to Filipino products under the free trade arrange ment which the United States has been unwilling to grant. Japan will get the benefit of Philip pine trade, the United States will be saved from Philippine competition and air three parties will be benefited. The scheme, of course. Is expected especial ly to appeal to people who don’t want free trade with the archipelago and are fearful that It will come some time or other. In return for this concession the Japanese, It Is said, would agree to everything necessary In the way of preventing emigration of their people to the United States. AWAITING SIGNAL Eleven Teams In6~DayRace Now York, Dec. 10.—But cloven teams re main in the six-day bicycle race, Are of them tied for tho lead and the others are one lap behind. The Bedell brothers and Limbers and Sherwood went out of the race early today. Menus Bedell claiming his stomach bad gone back on him and Sher wood couldn’t keep up with the lenders. Jaequelln had exerted his strength too much In the sprints, and n new team form ed of Breton and Vanont, the former’a partner, Darrngon, being glad to withdraw. Fogler and Moran, Butt und Btol. Oeorgett and Dupree. I.ogan and Bnrdgett, Krebs and Vanderstuyft have covered 653 miles and one lap. and Downing and Downey, Lawson ana McDonald,- Snmuetson and Mitten, Wil cox and Williams, Oalrln and Wiley, Bre ton and Vanonl 653 miles. FLEET HITS ADMIRAL BOB EVANS. He will command world’s-great est fleet on Its cruise. WHITEHALL BRIDGE NEARLY WRECKED BY WORK T Steel Columns Twisted and Tom Up and Cars Stopped. A train on tho Southern railway put tho Whitehall street bridge over that road Just south of Humphries street cut of commission early Tuesday morn ing and as a result, trolley traffic was Mocked and passengers were compelled to transfer. That the bridge was not completely torn down Is considered a mystery by experts who were acquainted with the tacts. As It Is, four of the steel col umne supporting It were badly bent and twisted and one was completely carried away. This caused the bridge to sag at the southwest corner and made It dangerous for trolleys o^v»- hides to cross. About ^:t0 o'clock Tuesday morning, a train going south and pulling, among other things, a car loaded with a Southern railway wrecking crane and pile driver did the destructive work. The load evidently projected too much fiom the aide of the car and when the train went under the bridge the steel columns were used for nfne-pins. There are three columns between the two tracks and three on either side of the two tracks, making nine In all. Ths six on each side of the southbound track were those which were torn up. The three on the left-hand side going south were badly bent and twisted, lowering the bridge, while the first one on the right-hand side was completely torn down and carried a considerable distance beyond the bride and dumped Into the ditch. The otfier two columns on this side were bent a* were those on the other aldo. In addition to the wrecking of the columns, the braces tieing the columns together were torn or bent almoet double. The flrit few trolley cars Tuesday went over the brldgo with the crew* In Ignorance of the danger, but afterward* they were stopped on either aide and pasaongers walked across and wero transferred. After the police took charge of the bridge, one motorman, who evidently did not know the dan- t»r, ran hla car across the damaged >rldge. A big wrecking crew of the Southern arrived early on the scene and began clearing away the debris and tempora rily repairing the bridge. A steam crane loaded tho wrecked pile-driver end derrick on flat cars and removed the broken column. Laborers were at work all the morning cutting away tho SAILTOREtST 16 Fighters Anchored in Hampton Roads Ready For Cruise. Norfolk, Va., Dec. 10.—Rear Ad miral Evans arrived at Fortress Mon roe from the national capital yester day and boarded his flagship, the Con necticut, which had preceded him to Hampton Roads rendezvous, and hoist ed his pennant. Mrs. Evans came with the admiral. All but two of the fleet are now ly ing at anchor off Fort Monroe, form ing one of the most beautiful sights over witnessed In this section. The ships at anchor are the flagship Con necticut, the Kansas, Vermont, Mis souri, Rhode Island, Maine, Louisiana, Virginia, Georgia, New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois, Alabama and Kearsarge, to gether with the tender auxiliary Yank ton. The last of these vessels to arrive was tho Maine, which passed Cape Henry early yesterday and proceeding to Hanipton Roads, dropped anchor with tho other battleships off Old Point two hours later. The remaining two vessels of the fleet yet to arrive are the Minnesota and Kontucky. ’ They are due today from'New York and Boston. Before starting. Admiral Evans will hold conference with his three rear ad mirals and sixteen captains, after which he will make a personal inspection of each ship. Then there will remain but one thing more before the cruise be gins, giving the signal. This will fall to the lot of President Roosevelt, who, from the Mayflower, will send the fleet on the Journey. The ships Mill drop anchor at Trinldud Christmas eve, the first stop after leaving. TAFT AFFECTED BY MOTHER'S DEATH Plymouth. England, Dec. 10.—The eteamehlp President Grant, with Secre tary Toft aboard, touched here early today, and then sailed westward. The secretary Is much affected by his moth er's death and remained In his state room, refueing to receive any one. MILTON’S BIBLE SOLD FOB $10,000 New York, Dec. 10,—The Milton Bi ble, purchased at auction here a few days ago for $10,000 at the collection of William H. Buckler, of Baltimore, secretary of the American legation at Madrid, by Alfred J. Barton, expert In ancient books, ha* been declared by him to be spurious and the signature, ■John Milton. February 24, 16S4," a clumsy forgery. English experts de clared It genuine. WAS CITY OFFICIAL THOMAS J. HARPER. He was Atlnnta’s first city elec trician and an old-time resident. twisted tangle of steel braces, so that rho bent column* could be removed and temporary wooden supports placed un der the bridge. The pile-driver and derrick which did the damage were made Into kindling wood. The hoisting engine which be longed to the outfit was fished out of the mud and woe good for the scrap pile. Railroad traffic was blocked until al most noon, at which time the bridge had been raised sufficiently end debris removed so trains could pass. LEWIS WILL. URGE LAND LOAN BILL BEFOREJMRESS Congressman Writes to Ed win P. Ansley of Outlook. SHOPPING TAKES ON RENEWED LIFE; EARLY BUYERS CATCH BARGAINS Vle/chants Optimistic at Outlook For Xmas Giving. With only twelve more shopping days and one day partially lost on ac count of rain, the shoppers made a grand rush for the down-town districts early Tuesday morning and throughout the day thronged Whitehall and Peach- .roe, overflowing Into the cross streets. The merchants, to’whom bad weather means thousands of dollars lost, were exceedingly cheerful nnd when asked hat they thought of the outlook, made such answer* as, “Trade’s boeming,” or "Things are picking up." or "Better than we expected." All down Whitehall street the mer chants reported that clearing house certificates are ns scarce as real money lias about n month ago. This, they be. Ileve, Is largely due to the fact that Iicople are turning loose their savings, hlch have been kept In top drawers, closets and other places for the past few 1 months against the coming of hristmas. An evidence of the prosperity of the city and state. Is the great business be. lug done by the Atlanta Jeweler*. When |s>ople are hard up and money Is tight, few buy Jewelry for ’Jhrfsrmns (res ents: they hunt something cheaper. ■ 'X year, however, the Atlanta Jewel- OO<KXHX10GOO<KK1O<1CCWK1OOOOO<1 O a O FREEZING TEMPERATURE 0 O IS DUE WEDNESDAY. O O — O 0 Freezing temperature yvlll ar- O O rive In thlz section some time O C Wednesday morning. <’louds and O O air hod somewhat the feel of O O enow Tuesday, but none arrived. O O Forecast: 0 O "Fair Tuesday night and Wed- O O nesday; colder.” 0 O Tuesday temperatures: 0 O 7 o'clock a. m 48 degrees. Jewelers Say Demand Shows Plenty of Money. ’clock a, m.. 9 o’clock a. m.. O 10 o’clock a. m.. 0 It o’clock a. m.. O 12 o’clock noon.. O 1 o'clock p. m.. 2 o’clock p. m.. ,48 degrees. . .48 degrees. . .49 degrees. .. 49 degrees. ..43 degrees. U ..47 Redress. O . .46 degrees. 0 000^0000000000000000000000 ers report that their business Is fine and Improving noticeably with each succeeding day. Eugene V". Haynes said Tuesday: "We are doing a- far better business than last year, and from Indications expect still more. The crowds are coming. From 10 o'clock until dark the clerks are kept busy. Shoppers could do better If they would come out about 8:30 o'clock In the morning.” “Our rales are good nnd growing steadily better,” said J. C. Melllchamp. "This shows that the people have money, for they don't go to Jewelry stores for trash. All the lines we carry are selling splendidly.” At Staler A Berkele’s it was stated that the Christinas trade bad begun In ble sliver. earnest and from now on the firm ex pects to have as much business as It 'ci.n conveniently handle. Proof of the fact that the jeweler* are expecting a big trade this year Is given by their orders for more goods. Every day brings additional stock and the wenlth of gold, sliver, glass and china displayed In the stores surpasses previous years. "There Is no limit to variety In Jew elry. nnd each mnnth brings forth something new.” said Mr. Melllchamp. "The craftsmanship of the men who make Jewelry and all similar lines con tinues to enlarge and Improve.” Among the personal adornments which the masculine half of the popu lation tnay give to the feminine contin gent the most popular this year seem to be necklace* of odd designs, brooches and bracelets. In these personal adorn ments novelty is the essential feature. In the less personal gifts plainness Is more apparent. The Jeweler* say that this Is In line with the movement of the times. Not long ago. the more elaborate the sliver or gold pieces appeared the more they were to be de sired but the manufacturing houses are now turning their attention to produc ing the more handsome but plainer goods. This Is particularly true of ta- / Edwin P. Ansley, tho prominent At' lonta'rtal estate man, has received a letter from Congressman E. ,B. Lewis, of Georgia, In which the latter an nounces that he will re-tntroduco In tho house hla bill “to permit national banks to lend a small per cent of their capital on farm land! Mr. Ansley recently addressed n let ter to President Roosevelt, urging this course ns a great benefit to the form ers oLthe country. In that they would be better able to finance themselves In the times of need. Congressman Lewis was recently appointed a member of the banking and currency committee of the house, and In also a member of the sub-committee of the house to draw up the currency legislation. His letter follows: "Washington. December 8, 1907.—Mr. Edwin P. Ansley, 10 East Alabama Street, Atlanta, Ga.—My Dear Mr. An sley: 1 am In receipt of your letter of the 4th I" ’ant, and desire to thank you very sine . . ely for your kind reference to my appointment on the banking and currency committee of the house. I share with you the hope that I may be of some service to the country In that position. "I note very carefully what you say In reference to my bill to permit na tional bnnfc* to lend a small per cent of their capital on farm lands. You will recall that I .introduced such a measure In the fifty-ninth congress and succeeded In having It pass the house, but failed to secure favorable action In the senate. Senator Aldrich, chairman of tho finance committee of the senate, bolng opposed to the bill. I will, how ever, reintroduce the bill at this ses sion, and trust It will meet with a bet ter fate, though I am of the opinion that It will again fail of passage In the senate. "The financial stringency upon us has Illustrated the stability of real estate security. Railroad stocks and bonds upon which national banks lend have gone down from 60 to 100 per cent, while the magnificent cotton nnd farm lands of the South and West have not only maintained their value, but are steadily Increasing In price. No na tional bank could ever be hurt by lend ing a portion of Its funds on these splendid farm lands. "I am glad you are Interested In the question nnd will be glad to receive suggestions touching the matter at any time. With kindest regards. I am very truly yours, E. B. LEWIS." ROCKEFELLER'S ^ON L AT Bible Class Beceived Lead er's Bemarks En thusiastically. Tells Roosevelt of Plan To Keep Country From Panics. FIRES SHOT AT NATIONAL BANKS Says Narrow Foundation of Gold Is Responsible For Flumes. . New York, Dec. 10.—When John D. Rockefeller, Jr., referred to Governor Hughes as a presidential possibility at the anqual dinner of the Bible Class, his remarks were received with a great outburst of enthusiasm. The governor was once a member of the class. The principal speaker at the dinner was Frank A. Vnnderllp, vice president of the National City Bank, who spoke on the recent financial flurry. The dinner was more elaborate than the one held last year, each member of the class paying $1.60 for his meal, whereas lent year the price was only II. Baco Besults. NEW ORLEANS. First Race—Angelus, 3 to 6, won; Gee Whiz, 50 to l, 12 t0 J, second; "Usman, out, third. Time 1:13 3-6, Washington, Dec. 10.—Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia, Populist candi date for president of the United States in 2904, yesterday took luncheon and discussed the financial situation with President Roosevelt. To what extent Mr. Watson Interested Mr. Roosevelt In his project of Issuing greenbacks under an old Jaw from the CJvJl war period, which, he claims, haa never been repealed. Is not divulged. The Populist leader gave out an In terview, however, In which he pre sumes to say nothing for the president, but a great deal as to what he thinks should be dono and should not be done to cure our currency ills. He said these things to tho president. A few para graphs from Mr. Watson’s Interview are as follows: "The great trouble with our financial system Is. that tho national bankers have been allowed to narrow the foun dations upon which it rests. If every dollar in circulation had to be redeemed In yellow dogs, at the option of the holder, the yellow dogs would Imme diately become the most precious of canines. So where gold Is made the money of Anal redemption, the few men who control the gold become mu. ters of the markets of the world. "To this narrow foundation of gold the national bankers have shrunk the money of final payment; and upon this narrow foundation they have raised the giddiest superstructure, credit money, that the world ever saw. There are 4 few far-sighted men who knew that the financial situation was fraught with national peril, but the warnings of suoh men wont unheeded. Then one flue morning something shook public confi dence and tho people began to clamor for real monoy. "There was not enough real monoy in the United States to meet the de- man.] Therefore, panic, disaster, uni versal demoralization came. "Panics are caused by contraction: their only cure Is expansion. If the president will Issue $100,000,000 or greenbacks, these nasty little clearing house certlflctites will disappear, con fidence will return nnd normal condi tions will be restored. But we never will have a Just and sound system of national finance so long as we allow the national banks to run that part of the government. "If ever these corporations wrest from tho government the power to make such an elastic currency as they are clamoring for, the most violent and disastrous fluctuations In prices will be of constant occurrence and the entire business world will be In complete subjection to the 6,000 national bank- At this time no act of congress is needed, for the reason that the acts of 1862 and 1868 are still in force. These give the president the authority to Issue $450,000,000 In greenbacks. As we now have only $346,681,000 of green backs, Mr. Rapsevelt could at once is sue $103,600,of real money, and thus go far toward the relief of the country.” Statesmen In Cowardly Peer. "Our statesmen are not ashamed of a congress which votes away nearly a billion dollars of the people’s treas ure, every time it meets, but they are so cowardly In their fear of the na tional banks that they dare not favor a system of United States treasury notes which would enable the taxpayers to bear much more easily the tremen- , dous and ever-increasing load of taxa tion. "Isn’t It amazing that anybody should express a fear that a flood of government notes will ruin the coun try? For years and years the country has be«*n flondeil with bank paper of various kinds, which has not only caused the whole financial system to become rotten, but which ha* poured compound interest by the hundreds of millions into the coffers of these pet banks. Yet they have the infinite cheek to talk about flooding the country with Irredeemable paper!" CUBAN BESEBVES BEADY TO QUELL THE LABOB BIOTS break of striking masons, has been threatening f t -cvituI dnja It seems likely to culminate In violet: Ileve the situation. BULK OF GOLD FOB AMEBIOA Loudon. Dec. 10,-The United State ductlon of Hd. CUBANS KICK ON QUABANTINE demand a relaxation ol the quarantine against f*nbn. Th»* marine hos pital service’s attitude I* ijeetur»*4i malicious enable and of incalculable injury