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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
THINKS COBALT IS THICK IN
NORTH CAROLINA.
Threatens to Revolutionize Auto
Trade by Reducing Weight
of Storage Batteries.
Itj Private Leased Wire.
Asheville, N. C., June 12.—"If cobalt
Is as thick and ai rich In North Caro
llna aa I believe, I win reduce the
weight of storage batteries In automo
biles 50 per cent and the cost of t raffle
In cities 55 per cent."
This statement was made by Thomas
A. Edison, who has arrived In' the city
after touring North Carolina In search
of cobalt beds. He Is thoroughly con
vinced that he has located enough of
the mineral to startle the electrical
world. He says that he knew that the
valuable ore existed In these moun
tains, but he did not expect to And It
In such large quantities or so rich In
quality.' ,
He said:
"There Is a streak of cobalt running
from a point Just east of Nashville.
Tenn.. Into this r.tate, and I must add
that some of the richest beds I have
found have been In North Carolina.
"When I can equip an automobile
propelled by the cobalt system the
weight will be cut In half, thereby
giving the new machine an enviable
advantage over the ones now In use,
and when the price Is reduced so as to
place them within the reach of every
body, It means that the horse Is a
thing of the past. The crowded streets
of the cities will be cleared, and that
w ill mean a great thing In some of our
largest towns.
• I have forces of men In Kentucky,
Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia, be
sides North Carolina, and they have
found It In small quantities In all these
states. In Tennessee there Is more than
In any other illace, except In the west
ern part of this state, but so far we
have made no valuable finds in Ken
tucky, Alabama or Georgia. My men
will continue prospecting, however, and’
will not give'up'the hunt until we are
certain that the ground has been cov
ered fully.
"I am pleased with the South, and I
believe the discovery of cobalt will
mean additional prosperity to its peo
ple."
NO COBALT 16 FOUND
IN STATE OF GEORGIA.
Professor W. S. Teates, state geol
ogist. was asked If any traces of cobalt
had been found In Georgia. He said:
"So far as our researches go no co
balt has been found In this state. Traces
of pyrrhotlte, which Is often accom
panied by cobalt, have been found In
sections of the state. I do not know
anything about Mr. Edison's men work
ing In Georgia."
HALF MllLlTlRE
Important Business Session of
Georgians Held Tuesday
. Morning.
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OFFICERS ELECTED
BY GEORGIA BODY.
IN
PIANO PLANTS ARE DAMAG
ED BY THE FLAMES.
Stork Pays Visit to Room in Ten
ement Within the
Fire Zone.
By Private t.eased Wire.
New York, June JJ.—A fire for which
four alarms were sounded started early
this morning and destroyed nearly
ISOfl.OOtf worth of property In East
'me Hundred and Foity-Elghth street,
near Brook avenue.
The Stuyvesant Plano Company, a
six-story brick building, was destroyed.
The factory of the Wheeler Plano Com
pany, n similar building, allied with
the first named under the Aeolian-
''ompany, was practically gutted. The
Herrlcln silk mill, a Seven-story brick
building, suffered a heavy damage,* and
the four-story cabinet factory of
f'harles Rieger & Son, makers of hard-
"wl bar and ship fixtures, was swept
throughout by Are.
Three persons were taken to Lincoln
hospital during the fire. Mrs. Nannie
w-break, who lived on the top floor of
a tenement In the block that was
threaiened, gave birth to a boy In the
excitement.
AGAIN SMOKING UP
®* r Primt* Lamed Wire.
•Naple*. Italy, June 12.—Veeuvlue I»
•ending a great volume of smoke to a
height of 1,000 feet.
Owing to the falling In of the crater
toward ottajano a thick rain of ashes
FOUGHT OUT THEIR CASE
IN THE OPEN COURT
*IMal t,> The Georgian.
hattanooga, Tenn., June 11.—R. M.
Morris, a Justice of the peace, haa a
US* . no "e and an Ink-atalned ahlrt and
.tap Elliott, a lawyer, aaloonlat, ex,
‘i^fS'tnan and ex-evangellat. is still
?*,“• as the result of a fracas they
In the former’s court. Elliott was
■ypr.-entlng a client, who had been
5” and the debt had been atayed. It
" stated he denounced the Justice of
Jr, 1 "ace In strong terms, and the Jus-
v the peace called him a liar.
£2 - -rner had ha aald this when the
v-g-armed lawyer gave the Justice a
t "it the nose, which caused the
to use his Ink well for an un-
Isul
purpose.
i, , Assault la Charged.
! .-1 1 T he Georgian.
' tettsnooga, Tenn., June 12.—W. N.
Jh-'f.r,. a white employee of the South-
railway, baa been arrested on a
2*.?*.of attempting to criminally aa-
, Minnie West, a girl 11 years of
; n the "cave of the winds,” an at-
1 h»ctl„ n lt Olympia park.
President—John H. Reynolds, O
Rome. 0
First Vice President—Joseph O
S. Davis. Albany. 0
Second Vice President}—Oscar 0
E. Donald, Macon. 0
Third Vice President—Charles 0
B. Lewis, Montseuma. , 0
Fourth Vice President—James 0
Knox,"Waycroas. 0
•Fifth Vice President—Z. C. 0
Hayes,’ Elberton. ' 0
Secfretary—L p. Hlllyer. Ma-0
con. 0
Treasurer—E. C Smith, Grlf- 0
fln. ' 0
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With the election of officers and
the choice of John H. Reynolds, of
Rome, Ga.. as president, the fifteenth
annual convention of the Georgia
Bankers' Association came to. a suc
cessful close Tuesday afternoon after
an Interesting business session, dur
ing which formal action was taken to
ward securing for Georgia and possi
bly for Atlanta a United States sub-
treasury for the benefit of the rapidly
growing section of the country. The
attendance was Isrge enough to fill
the spacious convention hall of the
Kimball house to- the doors, and un
bounded enthusiasm was phown
throughout the session.
The meeting was called to order at
l o'clock by President Joseph T.
Orme. The first business taken up
xvas the report of the delegates to the
American Bankers' Association, thla
report being given by John D. Walker
and H. H. Tift. The reports of Secreta
ry L. P. Hlllyer, of Macon, and Treas
urer J. T. Neal, of Thomson, were re
ceived, both showing the association
to be In a healthy slate, and with the
largest membership In the history of
the association.
Bank Robberies Suppressed.
In his report Secretary Hlllyer re
ferred to the good work dona by the
aeeoclatlon during the paet year In re
gard to the euppreeslon of bank rob
beries. Each such offense has been
given the wldeet possible publicity, and
during recent months special offleers
nave been employed by the aaeoclatlon
co aeslst In the work. Several noted
yegginen have, during the past few
months, been convicted and are now
serving time through the.efforte of the.
offleers of the association. ■
The folloxvlng resolution,.was Intro
duced by C. C. Bush and was unani
mously adopted:
"Whereas, there appears to be no uni
formity In the methods employed by
school authorities and banks In secur-
Ing advances on deferred payments of
the salaries of public school teachers;
be It further, therefore.
Resolved, That the Georgia bankers.
In convention assembled, recommend
that the county school commtselonera
in their next convention formulate a
scrip that shall be used uniformly, rep-
resenting their obligations to teachers,
and which banks can discount;"
Greetings were received during the
session from W. A. Hunt, of Hender
son. N. C„ and C. N. Evans, of Wil
mington, N. C., of the North Carolina
Bankers' Association, inviting the loci|l
association to attend the annual sea-
lion of their body at Lake Toxaway on
June l». Secretary N. P. Gatling, of
Fort Monroe, Va., of the Virginia asso
ciation, sent greetings, as did alio C.
Brooks Morgan, chairman of the board
of governors of the Jamestown Exposi
tion. giving the Georgia and Florida
bankers a most cordial Invitation to
meet In Norfolk In 190".
fr". S. Ethridge, of Jackson, suggest
ed that some legislation be enacted to
protect banks In cases where checks
are cashed for person! afterward ad
judged Insane. Under the present laws
the bank Is held responsible. The mat
ter was referred to the Incoming ex
ecutive committee with Instructions to
act.
Report! of Cheirmen.
The report! of the chairmen of each
group In the state were next taken
up, a number of ’practical talks being,
made relative to the taneflts to be de
rived from the group system. Repre
sentatives from each of the five groups
Into which th state Is divided were
unanimous In their opinion that the
divisions were beneficial to the state
aeeoclatlon. ■
Harvle Jordan, of the Southern Cot
ton Aeeoclatlon. was Introduced and
made an Interesting talk. W. H. Mc-
Kleroy, of Anniston, Ala., president of
the Alabama Bankers' Association, ex
tended an Invitation to the members of
the Georgia Association to meet In Ala-
^A^moHon *5f have the aeeoclatlon
adopt the half holiday on Saturdays!*
legal was tabled after discussion. Da
vid H. Kirkland, chairman of the leg
islative committee of the Atlanta Credit
Men’s Association, requested the tank
ers to Indorse the bill to eliminate
cotton speculation or bucket shop gam
bling. fr". J- Hardwick, of Dalton, In
troduced a resolution to that effect,
which was referred, to the legislative
committee for action.
W. D. Slade, of Columbus, told of a
proposed new bank for his city.
Committee to Washington.
Shortly before the convention was
brought to a close, a motion was. mads
for the appointment of a committee
to go to Washington to see what steps
could be taken toward the securing for
Georgia of a United States sub-treas
ury. the need of which has long been
realised by the bankers of the state.
Several of the most prominent mem-
EDISON GEORGIA BANKERS WILL WORK
EXPECTS TO FIND I FOR SUBTREASURY IN ATLANTA
STATE PRESIDENT
Jinny Interesting Technical Pa
pers Are Read Tuesday
Morning.
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O BY THE FLORIDAN8.
JOHN H. REYONLDS.
President First Nstlonsl Bank, of
Rome, who heads Georgia Bankers'
Association.
CLOSES FIRST DAT
DELIGHTFUL SPEECHES ARE
MADE BY FINANCIERS.
Banquet Was Attended by Many
Visitor* From Georgia'
and Alabama.
With ons of the prettiest arranged
and moat enjoyable banquets ever held
In Atlanta, the Joint aaselon of the,
Florida and Georgia Bankers' Associa
tions came to a close Monday night at
the New Kimball," which never looked
prettier |n Its gay.decofntlnns In honbr
of distinguished’visitors! The banquet
was the sequel to a most enjoyable en
tertainment'program arranged for the
visitors by the Atlanta Clearing House
Aeeoclatlon, the afternoon having bqen
spent In a car ride around the city and
reception to tho visiting ladles at the
Piedmont Driving Club.
The great dining hall In which the
banquet of Monday evening was held
was prettily decorated In harmony
with the other rooms of the building,
and the tables at which the 300 tank
ers and their, guests were seated were
S lorne^ (with! .cut flqwprs and ;potted
ante.- "v ’ *
" : An elaborate menu was served, and It
was a late hour xv.hen Toastmaster Jo
seph A. McCord rapped for order and
Introduced the attei-dlnner .speakers,
who for nearly two hours kept tho as
sembly In good humor by their bright
and witty allusions to the various
prominent bankers present and to the
banking world In general.
"Ye’re Welcome All."
The dainty souvenir menu and toast
cards bore at the head the elgnlflcast
phrase, "Ye’re welcome all, a hundred
thousand welcomes.” After cigars had
been lighted, Joedjik A. McCord Intro
duced the speakers In a most charm
ing and appropriate manner, the pro
gram being marred only by the un
avoidable absence of four who were ex
pected to be present and assist In the
postprandial exercises. The first speak
er xvas H. H. Buckman, a lawyer, who
endeavored to Impress upon the bank
ers the truth of the saying that "Law
yers are needful to keep ue out of
Mr. Buckman xvas followed by Joseph
8. Davis, of Florida, who did his best
to Impress upon the minds of the
Georgia delegates the delight of tho
fragrance of the orange blossoms and
the danger of sudden death from the
ferocious alligators which are found In
hla native state. A continual outburst
of applause xx’as the result of tho happy
speech of Mr. Davis.
“Coin of the Realm."
Hon. Charles H. Treat, United States
treasurer, who once before had ad
dressed the bankers on a most practi
cal subject, responded ably to tho toast,
"Coin of the Realm,” referring to "The
Almighty Dollar, That Oreat Object of
Universal Devotion Throughout Our
Land.” To the distinguished visitor
was accorded the privilege of conclud
ing the list of toasts, and that he per
formed the task right well was evi
denced by the applause which marked
the conclusion of his remarks, the cqn-
cluslon of the banquet and the conclu
sion of the Joint convention.
IELL0W FEVER AGAIN
MAKES APPEARANCE
THREE CASES DEVELOP ON 8HIP
AND ARE SENT TO
SHIR ISLAND.
By Private Leased Wire.
New Orleans, La., June 12.—It Is
learned that three caees of yellow fe
ver are now under quarantine at Ship
Island, a United States quarantine sta
tion on the gulf, where they were tak
en three daye ago. The newt waa giv
en out by Dr. Iron, president of the
state board of health, and did not
„„„. , »ro.-*e any alarm. Ship Island ll
tare of the association present took abo ut half way between Mobile, Ala.,
part In the discussion which followed, d the couth of the Mississippi.
and It was the sentiment of the gath
ering that a eub-treasury should be
secured, and It was moved that a com
mittee be named to secure the atten
tion of the proper parties at Wash
ington for this purpose.
In addition to the officers named
above, the following delegates to the
national convention were elected Her-
man Myers. Savannah: F.. A. Pendle
ton!* Augusta: A. P. Coles, Atlanta, and
J. T. Anderson, Marietta. Th*
man of the executive council was John
K. Ottlef. of Atlanta
PATIENTS ARE SAILORS
ON SHIP FROM COLON
By Private Leased Wire.
New Orleane. La.. Jane 12.—The
eteamsblp Whitehall, from Colon. In
Central America, has been sent to
Ship Island, the quarantine station for
Gnllport, Miss., with three cases of
yellow fever on board. All the men
are sailors. .
O George D. Munroe, Quincy, 0
0 president.
0 F. W. Hoyt, Fernandlna, first
0 vice president.
O * G. E. Lewis, Tallahassee,
0 second vice president.
0 G. W. Allen. Key West, third
O .vice president.
O T. T. Monroe, Ocala, fourth
0 -vice president.
0 Jo|in Trice. Tampa, fifth vice
O president. x
0 G. R. DcSaussure, Jackeon-
0 vllle, secretary and treasurer.
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With a small but enthusiastic num
ber of members present, the thirteenth
annual session of the Florida Bankers'
Association convened In tho reception
parlors of the Kimball house' at'
o'clock; Tuesday morning, President E.
IV. Lahe, of Jacksonville, occupying
the chair. Owing to lllnesr In the
family, Secretary G. R. DcSaussure
was. called home to Jacksonville
Monday , night, and Arthur Fi Perry,
of Jacksonville, was elected temporary
secretary.
Tx^enty-elght representatives of the
leading banks of Florida responded to
the roll cell as read by the secretary,
who followed with his annual report,
showing a substantial amount In the
treasury.' Tho report of the legisla
tive committee wee read by G. \V. Bax-
on, followed by the report of the
executive council by Arthur F". Perry.
In -, tho latter report, reference woe
made ■ tp tho ‘Invitation exten
the Alabama Bankers’ Assorts
the Florida nnd Georgia hankers to
meet In Birmingham. In 1507, with an
expression In' favor of accepting thl*
Invitation.
"The Man In the Cage.”
F. W. Hoyt, president of the Flret
National bank, of F'ernandlna, with
an Interesting address upon "The Man
In the Cage,” gave an entertaining ac
count of the every-day experiences of
the tellers In a large city bank. The
qualification of a paying teller—accu
racy, honesty, nlertpess, courtesy, pa
tlence, accommodation and many
others—were described at length by
the speaker In a inunnrr which showed
his thorough understanding of tha
Mr. Hoyt was followed by the read
Ing of a patter written by W. V. Knott,
state treasurer of Florida, on ‘The
Policy of the State In Depositing Sur
plus Fundi In the Banks In the State,
and How It Has Operated for the
Benefit of the Community," filled with
practical suggestions along the lines
at the topic taken up.
The invitation of the Alabama bank
era for a meeting In Birmingham next
year was referred to the Incoming ex
ecutive council. A hill proposed to
be submitted to the state legislature to
be entitled “An Act In Relation to
Banks, Bankers? Banking Firms, Bank
ing Companies or Assoclntlons Doing
Business In the State of Florida; Pro
viding for Examinations Thereof and
Providing for Compensation for Such
Examinations; Requiring Reports
Theorfrom, nnd from Bank Receivers
nnd Banka Going Into Voluntary LI
quldatlon," was discussed at some
length and voted referred to a com
mlttee of flvn tankers for action.,
Lfgal Holidays Diecutsed.
The specifically defining of legal
holidays brought forth another lengthy
discussion, at the close of xyhlch
resolution was adopted to the effect
that a blit be prepared by the legl*
lutlve committee and submitted to
the state legislature to provide for
the naming of the legal holidays, and
providing thnt when a legal holiday
shall fall on Sunday, the Monday fol
lowing shall lie declared a holiday.
The report of the auditing committee
xvas read by C. W. Lamar, and that of
the legislative committee by G. W.
Saxon. Greetings from the Southern
Immigration Bureau of New York, and
from the North Carolina Bankera’ As
sociation were read and voted spread
upon the mlhutes of the association.
It waa voted that contrary to paat
custom the officers this year be elected
from the convention floor.
Offleers Chosen.
George D. Munroe, of Quincy, was
unanimously chosen president of the
association for the ensuing year.
F. IV. Hoyl, of Fernandlna, waa
elected first vice president; George E.
Lewis, of Tallahassee, second vice
president; George W. Allen, of Key
West, third vice president; T. T. Mon
roe, of Ocala, fourth vice president;
John Trice, of Tampa, fifth vice presi
dent, and G. R. DeSaussure, of Jack
sonville, secretary ana treasurer.
FTxecutive Council—A. F*. Perry.
Jacksonville: T. P. Denham, Jackson
ville; E. 8. Crtu, Palatka; John Trice,
Tampa; John T. Dlsmukes, St. Augus
tine.
‘ After the adoption of n set of resolu
tions thanking the Atlanta Clearing
House Aeeoclatlon for their hospital
ity and the various Individuals and
associations for their many acta of
courtesy during the convention, the
session adjourned, leaving the matter
of the next meeting place In the hands
of the executive committee.
Those Present.
Those present at the session were G.
E. Lewis, O. W. Saxon and 8. B.
Teague, Tallahassee: W. H. Tompkins,
Bay Blscayne; C. W. Lamar, Pensa
cola: T. p. Warlow, Orlando; P. L.
Sutherland, Green Cave Springs; C. A.
Owens, Perry-; W. D. Barrett, Jackson
ville; E. W. Lar.e, Jacksonville; V.
tv. Hoyt. Bradentown; W. H. Mlltop,
Miami: A. Livingston, Jr., Madison;
H. Lemon. Live Oak; E. T. Monroe.
Live Oak; George T. Martin, Key
West; W. A. Blount, Jr, Pensacola;
H. Robinson, Jacksonville; Arthur P.
Perry, Jacksonville; John T. Dle-
mukes, St. Augustine; F. F. Borden.
Tampa; M. B. Carson, Kissimmee;
Thomas Hopkins, Orlando; J. N. Bry
ant, Lakeland; C. W. Lamar, MUton;
— I, Weaver, Perry; F'. B. Godfrey,
Alachua *
TRYING TO LYNCH
BLACK ATTACKS WOMEN ON
WAY FROM 0HUR0H.
Man Is Captured and Spirited
Away by Offleers of
tho Law.
By Private loosed Wire.
Crlefleld, ltd, June. 12.—A little skirt
of woods near Kingston, this county.
Sunday, was the scene of a horrible
Crime.
About • o'clock In the evening Min.
Gordon Barnes, of Kingston, and Miss
FTnnrla Powell, of Marumeco, this
county, were returning from church.
When tHey were passing the woods, a
negro with a long knife In one hand
and a revolver In the other Jumped
lntx> the road and ordered the women
Into the woods. He assaulted both,
after beating them almost to Insensi
bility, and then escaped.
The negro xvas raptured at Cape
Charles yesterday and reports were
sent out that he would be lodged In
various jails. Mobs are Watching tho
depots, but the officers have evidently
given them the slip, and It Is not known
xvhere they have taken the negro.
When - he - le located an attempt to
lynch him Is certain.
FOR SENATORSHIP
BY CMOS VOTE
REPUBLICANS OF DELAWARE
REPUBLIOANS OF DELAWARE
Democrat* Deolare They Will
Take No Fart in Voting at
Extra Seuion.
By Private Leased Wire.
Dover, Del., June 12.—Colonel Henry
, Dupont was today elected United
States eenator from Delaware. He was
elected on tho first ballot.
"I will bo a candidate for the United
States senate at the next regular ses
sion of the Delaware legislature;" said
* lward Addlcks today, after a con-
tlon with hla adherents, followlm:
the caucus which nominated Colons
Henry A. Dupont.
"I will be elected Junior Untied
States senator from Delaware In Jan
uary, 1*07," he said. 'The caucus
which will precede the election of sen
ator In 1007 will nominate me. Colonel
Dupont and I reached an agreement
some time ago."
By Private Leased Wire.
Dover, DM, June 12.—At a caucus of
the Republican members of the state
legislature last night, Edward Addlcks
was defeated by Colonel Henry A. Du-
l»nt, of Wilmington, In the contest for
the vacant seat In the United States
senate to be filled by Delaware.
The action of the caucus brings to a
close a contest which has been on for
a period of eleven years. All that
lime, Addlcks was the candidate of the
Union Republicans for the aenatorahlp.
The caucus laaled several hours.
Both factions of the Republicans
were fully represented at the meeting,
and there was considerable discussion
before a vole was taken. Dupont re
ceived twenty votes, Addlcks len and
H. H. Ward one. When the result of
the ballot was announced. Senator
Connor moved that the election
made unanimous. This was done.
Connor was an Addlcks supporter.
Much criticism of the governor’s ac
tion In calling an extra session of the
legislature to choose a United Btates
senator has come from Democratic
members of the state body, end they
have announced their Intention not to
have any part In the balloting.
BUSSELLmATFORM
GETS ANOTHER PLANK
STORK CAME TO HIS HOME MON
DAY, AND NOW "THEY
ARE TEN."
Judge R. B. Russell, randldate for
governor, has added another plank to
his platform.
When he resigned the judgeship and
shied hla castor Into the gubernatorial
arena. It waa his proud boast that nine
little Bussells had come to hla home.
Tueeday morning Judge Russell has
ground for further boastfulness, for a
lusty young son was added to tha
household a day or so ago, and now
they are ten."
If that doesn’t everlastingly put to
rout the balance of the Held, then
nothing but the thunderous chorus of
approval or disapproval of Judge Rus
sell's anti-race suicide platform can
turn the nick.
The Judge had to cancel * date to
speak In order to go home to Winder
welcome the little visitor.
■ However, It would, be unfair to say
that the Judge's outlook Is squally.
Tuesday Judge Russell triumphantly
resumed the campaign. He Is In Cow
eta county aqd Wedemeyer'e band from
Atlanta went down to add to the day’s
Jollification.
CASH PLEDGED TO BUILD
A MEMORIAL FOR COLLEGE.
By Private leased Wire.
Otarlln, Ohio. June 12.—Toward the
Barrows memorial In Otarlln College,
commemorative of ex-Presldent John
Henry Barrows, there Is now pledged
about |2«.Me. The plan Is to erect a
building which. Including permanent
endowment, will cost 1100,000, and to
make the building the center of all tbe
octal activities of tbe < ollega.
Y OU write a letter to Jones
enclosing a statement of his
account. The letter should be in
purple copying ink, the statement
in black record, the credits in red.
The New Tri-Chrome
Smflfo Iterator Typewriter
will do it all with one ribbon; do
it quickly, neatly and correctly.
This machine permits not only the nee of t three-color ribbon, bat alio
of etwtwoloror elngiMoler ribbon. Nooitrncoet for tbl. new model.
Tttx Smith Thmus Tmwiini Comcast
405 CANDLER BLDG.
C. A. PECK, Manager.
Aeeldenl le Hie Pies.
Hpednl to The Georgian.
Savannah, Ga, June 12.—Harry Por
ter, colored, charged with the fatal
stabbing of Clara Brown, colored, early
Sunday morning, haa put In a plea
of self-defense and accident. He claims
that the woman ran against -tlje knife.
The negro waa bound over, to the su
perior court.
Make Savannah His. Home.
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah, Ga., June 12.—E. H. Nash,
president df tha Patterson-Dnwnlng
ompany, naval stores exporters, will
make hie home In thle city,-go It le re
ported. It la reported that he has al
ready leased one of the moat hand-
some residences In the city for occu
pancy next winter. The headquarten
Of the company are In New York,
though Savannah Is their purchasing
point.
Annual 8aber Contest.
Special to Tbe Georjdsn.
Savannah, Ga., June 12.—The annual
rise saber contest of the Georgia
Hussars was given last night at Tytae.
Three prises were offered, the flret be
ing a gold medal and 16 In gold, the
aecond being a solid sliver cigar csss,
and the third a silver cup. After the
drill there was dancing until a late
hour.
Wife Beater Bretks Jail.
Special to The Georgian.
Cairo, Ga., June ,12.—Will Williams,
_ nsgro, who was bound over to the
superior court by Mayor R. I- Van-
Isndlngham, for wifebeating, has es
caped Jail by removing brick from tha
wall. He was not rnnflned In a cell,
and It Is supposed that somebody on
the outelde gave him tools to work
with.
Csnleet le On.
Hpeclal to Tbe Georgian,
Augusts, Ga, June 12.—Everything
Is getting In readiness for the <-lty
f rlmsry, which has been set for July
k, and It le believed that It will he
one of the hardest lights that has been
In the city In many years. Both aldei
have stated that they are going to
prosecute any one who attempts to buy
or sell a vole.
Lunetlo Makes Eacape.
Bpeelnl to The Georglen.
Augusta, Ga.. June 12.—Tom Hardy,
a negro man, who was convicted of
murder In the Richmond euperlor court
at tho January term In 1202, for killing
John Griffin, another negro, but who
was later sent to the state nsylum for
the Insane, has escaped from the nsy-
lum. The deed he committed was a
most horrible one, and there will he
every effort exerted to bring him to the
bar of justice.
,Msde Assistant Observer.
Hpeclal to The Grorglan.
Augqsta, Oa, June 12—J. E. Klnrer
has been sent to Augusta to take tho
position of assistant weather observer,
n place that was made vacant by the
transfer of Assistant Jones, who has
been here several months. Mr. Klnrer
was In Ban I-Tanclsro at the time ,>r
the grant earthquake, nnd ho has some
real Interesting stories to tell of Ihe
horrible sights that were In tho strick
en city shortly after the 'quake.
Probably Incendiary,
Special to The Georgian.
Newborn, Ga., June 12.—It Is believ
ed that Ihs origin of the Are that de
stroyed the home of L. J. Kelly Inst
Saturday morning, was the work of an
Inrendlsry, ns Mr. Kelly now has a
elew that will lead to the conviction of
the guilty parties. When the family
lind made their escape, mostly In their
night t-lothes. It was plainly visible
that there were two distinct 11 res rag
ing on' the building; ono on the front
and the other on the rear part.
Rosier Coming to Gotham.
New York. June 11.—O'Donoven
Rosser, the Irish patriot who went to
Ireland last October to accept the po
sition of chief clerk of the Cork county
council, le coming bark to America, and
will reach New York tomorrow on the
steamship Caronea, of the White Star
Line. He sailed from Queenstown last
Wednesday.
Texas Tradesman Meet.
Denison, Tex., June 12.—Delegates
were present from many of the lead
ing cities of Ihe state today at the
opening of Ihe sixth annual convention
of the Retail Grocers' and Butchers'
Association of Texas. Numerous mai
lers of Importance to the retail trails
are stated for discussion at the meet
ing, which continues over tomorrow,
Corea fleet to New York.
Washington, June 12.—Mr. Corea, the
Nicaraguan minister, left today for
New York, and will sail for England
Saturday. Early next month, he will
proceed to Rio Janeiro, where he will
represent hla government at the Pan-
American congress.
Indians Editere Meet
Indianapolis, Ind., June 12.—Right
royal has been the reception accorded
by the local newspaper men and dll-
sens generally to the delegatee to the
twenty-flret annual convention of the
National Editorial Association and the
visitors who have accompanied them,
who In numbers exceed one thousand.
At the Commercial (Tub tonight, the
editors will be formally welcomed by
Governor Hanty, Mayor Bookwalter
and others. The business sessions will
begin tomorrow morning.
Oreat-flrandmother Weds.
York, Pa, June 12.—Mrs. Ida E. Clif
ford, of this city, who has been a
widow for twanly years, and Thomas
M. Iloban, of Chicago, who has been a
widower for the same period, were
married here today. The bride Is 74
K ars old, and the groom twenty years
r Junior. The bride Is the mother of
two rhlldren, has nine grandchildren
and fifteen great-grandchildren.
Rigid Auto Laws lit Virginia.
Richmond, Va, June 12.—Secretary
of State Eggleston Is sending out a
large number of copies of the new
Virginia automobile law, Which went
Into effect today. The law provides
that every automobile owned In Vlr-
C lnla roust be registered and licensed
y the secretary of state. Twelve
miles an hour la the speed limit In
cities and towns, while outside the
corporate limits a speed of li miles
an hour le permissible. Every, ma
chine left standing unattended must
be securely locked. Violations of tha
law ina> be punished by a One of not
less than 210 nor more than 2100 for.
each offense, or Imprisonment --f n -t
less t)pin live nor more than thirty
days, or both.
Illinois Undertakers MeeL
Decatur. Ills, June 12.—The annual
mealing of the Illinois Undertakers'
Association was begun here this
morning. The convention hall was
brlghteped by the preeence of an un
usual number of women. Today *ua
given over to opening addresses and
technical papers. President Robert K.
Sloan, of Chicago, called the gathering
to order, end Mayor Lehman xvelcomed
the viators. The annual election xvlll
be hel<| Thursday.
Michigan State Primary On.
Lansing. Mk-h, June 12.—Michigan
voters are participating In tlu-lr (list
•late primary today, nnd the mult*
are awaited with considerable Inter
est by all parties. Under the primary
low, the nominations for governor and
lieutenant governor are made this year
by direct vole, but the candidates for
the remainder of the stnte oBoo are
to be nominated at state conventions
as heretofore. The successful candi
date must receive, at least. 4[i per cent
of the rote cast at the prlmnrlee. If he
foils to receive that portion of the vote,
even though he may havo a pluralltv.
the nomination Is left to the stnte con
vention. Governor F'red M Warner
will ba renominated by the Republi
cans, and In all probability Patrick
II. Kelley, of thla city, wilt be named
for lieutenant governor. Woodbrldge
N. F'errls, xvho made the race two years
ago, lq again to be the Democratic
standard-bearer.
Oreater Pittsburg in Balance.
Pltts&urg, Pa, June 12,—The Great
er Pittsburg election Is being held to
day to decide whether the city of
Allegheny shall become a part of the
the city of Plttaburbg. F*rlends and
opponents of the measure have been
working strenuously, and the result of
the contest la swatted with feverish
Interest.
8ynod It In Session.
Toronto, Ontario, June 12.—The sy
nod of the Church of England In Can
ada began Ita sessions this morning In
8t. James' cathedral. Morning prayers
were said, the blshop’e charge deliv
ered Instead of a sermon, and the holy
communion celebrated. The business
session* began this afternoon.
Supreme Lodge le Meeting.
Philadelphia. Pa. June 11 The thir
ty-third biennial -.--l.in of the iu-
preme grand lodge «.f tb» la.xul orange
Insist ci n In the United Btates opened
Itr-re today, nn.l v III eontlnue until
iManx elti-« nre represented