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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. fHREE ARE KILLED BY GIANT BLAST IN POWDER AAILL Shock of the Explosion Is Heard for Many Miles. Hr Private Leased Wire. Ashland, Win., July Id.—Three men— J. I* fierce, of Wilmington, general superintendent; William Wallace, la borer. and George Wondslll—were kill ed and twenty Injured today when an immense powder mill, seven mllea from this tIty, exploded. The report was heard here, sounding like a blast In a terrific thunderatorm. Telephone connections were destroyed temporarily, but a messenger on horse back arrived and summoned assistance. More Expected to Die. A corps of doctors and nursea has- tcnsd to the mill. Advices received Ini dlcate that at least a half doaen of the twenty will die. The cause of the disaster la not known, but It la believed to be careless ness in handling matches, as several employees had been- warned on this mo.re The damage, It la believed, la at least $100,000. MANY ARE SLAIN IN FIERCE FIGHT Two Thousand Guatemalans Reported Killed by Salvadoreans. HEIDT-M’KINLEY WEDDING TAKES PLACE WEDNESDAY MAN ISJOUND OVER Charged with Robbing and i Threatening Noctur nal Lodger. John Kristiansen, who has charge of the Marietta atreet lodging house of the Salvation Army, waa Monday morning bound over by Judge Landrum oh the criminal charge of robbing Oli ver Hilton, an Englishman, who secur ed lodging at the Salvation Army quar ters Saturday Bight. Hilton clalma that In addition to being robbed he waa threatened with mistreatment by the Halvatlon Army officials. The evidence showed that Hilton was drunk when he a;>piled for lodging Saturday night. Dr. 1.. I. Woolf appeared for the proee- cutlon and ae several of the wltneaaea test me,1 that Hilton had the money with him Saturday night and d)d not have It Sunday morning, Judge Lan drum bound the defendant over under bond of J100, which ha did not aucceed In making. stoleIvTrYcell AND PAID HIS WAY OUT K. U Lehart, a rather well-known police character, virtually ralaad tha limit, of nerve Sunday afternoon laat when he committed larceny within the tiara of the police station, then with the Stolen money paid hla way toaweet freedom. However, he waa caught again nnd Monday afternoon waa lined 215.75 for being drunk and dlaordarly Saturday night and 216.7* for larceny In prison, J. R. Adams, a farmer, whose,Helds He In the vicinity of Uuckhead, was the victim of tha robbery. Adams waa arrested Sunday afternoon for being under tho Influence of strong drink. When he waa taken to the station house nnd waa being searched a five dollar note rolled up Into a tiny ball and held In hla left hand waa overlook ed. He waa then put behind the bare still grasping the fiver. As luck would have It, Lehart waa tha only other oc- - rupant of the cell In which Adamaeoon ' fell asleep. I.ehart noticed the corner of the bill In ips loom-mate'a flat, and with aklll ami patience relieved the aleeper of It. Lehart then called the turnkey and paid his way out. On awaking, Adams made known hie loss and Monday Lehart waa nabbed Call Offlcer Harvey Wells, ooooaoooooooooooocKjooooooo By Private Lisd Wire. San Salvador, July 1*.—The Salva dorean army, Saturday night again at, lacked the Guatemalan forces at Pis tanar and obtained a victory ovei them. It la reported that Guatemalans suf fered aJos* of 2.000 men killed, wound ed and taken prisoners. The Guatemalan army which Invad ed by way of Santa F*. woe repulsed by the Honduran army. Honduras Is making common cause with Salvador. A dispatch from Managua, Nicara gua, says that President Zeloga de clarea that Nicaragua will remain neu tral. BACON TELLS R008EVELT OF GUATEMALAN ROW. By Prlrate I .eased Wire. Washington, July Id.—Assistant Secretary of State ilacon has gone to Oyster Hay to discuss with President Roosevelt the Central American sltua tlon. It la undsretood that both Gua temala and Salvador have tacitly agreed to leave Jhelr differences to be settled by President Roosevelt, though Mr. Bacon declined to aay anything further before his departure for Oys ter Bay that, that the situation might be considered favorably. According to advices received hare, there has been hard fighting along both the Salvadorean and Honduran borders, reports from Salvadorean sources saying that the Guatemalans have suffered defeat with heavy loaa In both quarters. ARE TO BE TAUGHT HOW TO DRESS DOLLS. Ry Private Leased Wire. Newport, R. I, July 11—An Interested class of a doaen lit tle girls from Ihe cottage cot- only has Just been formed to meet dally between 4 and l p. m. under an accomplished woman Instructor for the purpose of learning how to dress their dolla. Each little mlee will fetch along a doll two feet tall and the chil dren will be taught how to dress them aa exquisitely os they are themselves. QOQ<K>cioooooooooooooaoo<H>< | o “DOOLY” AND TAFT CALL ON ROOSEVELT By Prints Letted Wire. ■ Oyster Bay. L. 1, July 11—Preaidant lioosevelt had a rather busy day of It today. Among hla visitors gers Sec retary Taft, Assistant Secretary of State Bacon, General Bingham, police commissioner; P. Whltrldge, special ambassador to the wedding of the king ,,f Spain and Princess Ena, and Find- lay Peter Dunn, the creator of "Mr. 1 lootey." » ‘ * secretary Taft Is conferring again with the president on the sublect of brigade army posts. From here the »e. retary expects to go to Murray Bay. Canada, for hla vacation. CANDIDATES CHOSEN IN COUNTY PRIMARY. Special to The Georgian. Oarkeavllle, Ga., July 11—Tha coun ty Democratic primary of Habersham county waa held Saturday. It was tha most hotly contested campaign held In tm- ,unty In years. Following la tha successful candi dates: For representative, J. C. Edwards; f ,r clerk of the superior court, J. A. Erwin; for sheriff, J. N. Gables; for treasurer, C. T. Willbanks; for tax , collector. J. D. Hill; for tax receiver. fc, W. P. Blackburn; for surveyor. H. C. Eli POSSE ON MAN HUNT IN THE MOUNTAINS FOR AJESPERAOO Fled After Killing Man and Fa- .tally Wounding an Officer. Special to The Georgian. Knoxville, Tenn., July 16.—Charged with the murder of Grant Smith, a former merchant of this place, and fatally wounding Deputy Sheriff Wil liam Walker, John McPherson la a fugitive from Justice, pursued by two posses. McPherson shot and killed Smith In the house of Nettie Hall, apparently without provocation. He was accom panied by his father, Dr. Buek Mc Pherson, ot tha time, and the two left the city In a buggy, going toward the mountains. — Three' miter out their buggy collided with one driven by Dr. Joseph Waddell, breaking a shaft, which so enraged young McPherson that he' pulled the physician from Ihe buggy ana beat him seriously. Waddell went to Sheriff Walker's home and the two pursued the Mc Pherson*. On* mil* farther out they met. Walker demanded the surrender of young McPherson and was shot through tha right lung aa a result. Walker will die. Young McPherson continued Into tho mountains, while hla father returned here and surrendered, and Is now In Jail. Rewards have been offered for young McPherson's arrest. Dr. McPherson shot and killed a fel low phyaldan soma eight years ago and served flv* yeara of a seven-year sen tence before he was pardoned. COUNTT AUDITOR IS BEING TRIED KILLS RUSSIAN GENERAL THINKING HIM TREPOFFX MISS GRACE M’KINLEY. 1*7 Prlrat# Fhig* Win*. St. Petersburg. July 16.—General KoalofT. of the headquarters staff, has been shot down by an assassin In the Peterhof park. Before firing three shots, each of which took effect, the slayer gazed Intently on a photograph of General Trepoff. The police seised the murderer, but have learned nothing as to his Identity. He Is well dressed and Is believed to be a socialist revolutionist. The murder Is mysterious, ns General Konloff was not connected with any political agita tion. Soldiers Favor Union. • At a meeting at Gatchklna, thirty miles from St. Petersburg, attended by three of the guard regiments, an offlcer addressed the men on the subjeqr. of the soldiers’ union, which la being or ganized. He pointed out that the league was democratic and was being organ ized for the purpose of guarding the constitution and establishing constitu tional Institutions and to prepare the army to come over to the people when they were ready and armed for resist ance. The soldiers received the speech with much applause. Peasants Are Killed. A new terrdflsta* party, styling Itself "The Red Squadron,** Is agitating the Baltic region. The members say this Is no time to bandy words, but to an swer government repressions by killing officers. Circulars distributed call upon worklnmen to "speak the language of the cartridge and the bomb." Troops stationed at a refinery at Or- lovdavldov attacked a party of pea sants, bent on destroying the building. One offlcer was killed and many pea sants were wounded. ALL THE LAWYERS IN HARTJE TRIAL Judge Says Case Has Been Tried in Newspapers of Country. 00000000000000000000000000 ST. SWITHIN'S DAY AND THE WEATHER. With a simple home wedding, at which only a few Intimate friends of each of the contracting parties will be present, on Wednesday afternoon, Mlsa Grace Howe McKinley, niece of ex- Presldent McKinley, will become the wife of Captain G. V. Heldt, a former resident of Atlanta, end son’ of Dr. and Mrs. John W. Heldt, <* this city. The ceremony will be performed at the home of the brother of Miss McKinley at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, and Dr. Ileldt will officiate. The simple home ceremony will be followed by an elab orate military reception, to which friends of both turtles have been In vited. Miss McKinley Is considered one of the most beautiful women In the country and haa often been written of, especially since the tragic death of her uncle. President McKinley, whose ward she was. After his death the young girl left Washington anti went to Inna to live quietly with her broth er, who Is an .offlcer In the United States army. Captain- Heldt Is a member of the quartermaster's staff and Is connected with the transport Dtx, which leaves soon for Manila. Mrs. Heldt will prob ably not make-the trip, but will come to Atlanta for a visit to her husband's parents. Captain Heldt Is one of the most prominent graduates of West Point, at which Institution he received considerable .glory In the athletic world, being for two years the center rush of one of the best football teams which ever represented the school on the gridiron. Immediately after the wedding cere mony. on Wednesday the young! couple will go to Seattle, where they will re main until Captain Heldt Is ordered back to hla post on the Dlx. By Private Leered Wire. • Buffalo, N. Y„ July 16,-Thcro waa a gen eral exodus from Buffalo todsy, tho trial of John W. Neff, former Hepubllcan au ditor. under various lurilctmonte, calling uisny attorneys, witnesses tad other Inter ested parties to Warsaw. „ Mr. Abbott moved the trial of Neff, on Indictment charging Mm with stesllng $7. —•- -jij - - MO from Erl* count; October 1, HOI. Mmi|Mmramh* ■■ no Ju st, Tbs motion was denied. FIFTY PERSONS HURT IN TROLLEY CRUSH By Private Iresed Wire. Ht. lends. July 11—One parson woo prob ably finally Injured and Ofty others were more or less braised and badly shaken by s rear-end collision between n Broadway sud Seventh atreet ear last night. The sc- eldent was due to n broken trolley oa tho “ renth street cor. iwtng to hlo heroism In sticking to hla post In the face of dauger. Motoruian John C. Downs, of tho Broodwny ear, will prob ably dir. U* was nuronsrluus when rescuod from nnder the wreckage. Down* waa crushed iwtwren Ike vesti bule sad the door of tbe car. Tha rare wore In oneh o wrecked rendition that they could not be run with tbetr own power. BUFFALO ICE TRUST IS TO BE PROBED LOCAL NEWS CONDENSED Hr Print# leMMH] Wire. ItufTnlo, X. Y-, July 16.—IM«lrict Attorney Abbott ha# autiounctnl that Buffalo la to hav# an Inmtlgntlon into the local !c# liunlnem*, amt at one#. Sabi the district attorn#y: 'Thor# baa b##n popular complaint that th# price of !r# In Buffalo l« too high In many quart#™. When p#opl# couiplalu Ilk# that It la «lu# to them that th# uiatt#r b# looked Into.** BLACKMAIL CHARGE HEAR DAT INQUEST By Prlrate Lrssod Wire. New York, July 11—Lawyer Bur ton W, Gibson was the principal wit ness today at the session of the coro ner’s Inquest Into the mysterious mur der of Mrs. Alice C. D. Klnan. which was resumed from last Friday. Gibson's altitude during tha examination waa apparently frank and candid. Gibson went Into detail on tbe charges of blackmail which he had brought against Mrs. Mary ShlppcL the Italian woman who lived In tha basement of the Stenton house. Army Officers Reach Atlanta. The delegation of young army offi cers from Fort Leavenworth, Kan., Who have been making the trip from Chattanooga to Atlanta by easy stages, reached this city Sunday evening and left Monday by. rail for their Kansas barracks. The following members of the party registered at the headquar ters of tha department of the gulf: First Lieutenant Brice P. Dlaque, of the Third Cavalry; Major E. M. Swift, of tho Twelfth Cavalry; Captain J. A. Woodruff, of the Engineer Corps; Cap tain S. C. Nestal, of the Artillery Corps; Second Lieutenant R. M. Camp bell, of the Twelfth Cavalry; First Lieutenant B. A. Krcgnr, of the Twen ty-eighth Infantry; Captain Farrand Sayre, of the Eighth Cavali%: Captain H. W. Hutner, of the Artillery Corps; Second Lieutenant Kenyon A, Joyce, of tho Sixth Cavalry; Captain Stuart Helntsleman, ot the Sixth - Cavalry; First Lieutenant Rogers Bitch, ot the Twelfth Cavalry, and First Lieutenant C. A. Truall, of th* Fifth Infantry. Elevator Boys on 8trike. The elevator boy* of the Candler building went on a strike Saturday night and as a result but two slevatora were In commission Monday morning, one operated by the 'starter and tho other by an offles boy. There were other boys looking for work, however, and before noon the atrlk* waa broken, Senator King's Sister Dead. _enator C, N. King received a tele gram Monday morning annouheing the death of his sister, Mrs. Harris, wife of Judge M. B. Harris, of Fort Worth, Tex., Sunday. Senator King was away and did not receive the message until Monday. Mr*. Harris had been In bud health for some months. She had lived In Fort Worth for fourteen years. Tho funeral was held In that city Monday. Chancellor Barrow Haro. Chancellor Barrow, of the University of Georgia, waa at the capitol Monday. He stated that the outlook for the uni versity this fait Is unusually promlstng, nnd that the attendance, win be large. The attendance at the summer school la better than usual, and line work la being done. The chancellor looks In splendid health, and wna given a warm greeting from hla friends. Mrs. Calloway III, Mrs. Frank E. Calloway, wife of Major Calloway, la fast Improving from an Illness which at onh time waa thought to be of a fatal nature. Mra. Calloway haa been 111 for over two weeks at her residence on Fourteenth street. She was formerly a Mlsa Hel ena Spencer, daughter of I- W. Spen cer. of Columbus, Ga., where she has many friends as well as In Atlanta. Susa Street Car Company, Thomas Coleman tiled suit In "the city court Monday morning, claiming damages In the sunk ot 210.000 from the' Georgia Railway and Electric Company for personal Injuries alleged to have been sustained bn April II of this year. Mr. Coleman states that he waa rid ing a horse on Peachtree street, near Kills, when his horse was struck by a car and he was knocked to the pave ment. Negro Business League. A meeting of the Atlanta Colored Business League will be held at the colored Young Men's Christian hall, on Auburn avenue. .Tuesday night at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of making ar rangements for the convention of the National Negro Business League, In Atlanta. August 2*. 20 and 21. Embalmed Batf Again. Another cage against a meat dealer for handling embalmed beef was fl A. lire brought in tha recorder’s court Satur waa at Westvlcw. day nfternoon when W. H. Langley was flned 215 and cost* for tha of. fense. “ ' Lutheran Church Reopsned. After being closed for several weeks, owing to the absence of the pastor, tha English Lutheran church was reopened Sunday morning. Rev. Dr. Hqnry Ulster Jacobs, dean of the Lutheran Theolog ical College of Philadelphia, officiating ■ ' ■ llt'ng .uni ..voting, llev. I ). I CTonk, paator of the church, Is very- much Improved In health and will probably be able to resume hla preach ing next Sunday. Dr. Lee to Speak. On Monday night ht No. 122 Poach tree street near the Piedmont hotel, Dr. J. W. Lee, $»ator of the Trinity church, will deliver an address before the member* of the Atlanta Psycho logical Society, and thoae of the public who may care to attend. An Interest ing musical program haa bean ar ranged to be given In connection with the lecture. Credit Men to Meet Th* legislative committee of th* Credit Men's Association will meet at 4 o'clock Monday 'afternoon In the Kimball house, for th* purpose ot con sidering the lloykin bill, which wHI bo Introduced to th* legislature on Tuea day. At Jaokaon Hill BaptieL Will D. Upshaw occupied the pulpit of the Jackson Hill Baptist church both morning and evening Sunday, and was greeted by large congregations at both services. Petitions in Bankruptcy. J. D. Langston, a merchant of this city, haa tiled a petition In bankruptcy with the clerk of th* United States court. Hla liabilities are listed aa 23,- 852.26, with no availably assets. Rav. Sam 8mall Preach#*. Rav. Sam W. Small preached before a large audience at the Baptist tab emacle on Luckle street Sunday after noon at 2 o'clock.. Colville III In Buffalo. According to massages received In Atlanta Saturday night, Fulton Col ville, tha local attorney who started with Edward Inman several days ago for a long automobile trip to Massa chusetts, was taken seriously III at Buffalo, N. Y., and la confined to a hospital In lhat city. No further par ticulars have been received. Wilton Burk* Hart. Wilson Burke, an old Atlanta news paper man. formerly connected with the Journal and the Dally . News, now with the Cincinnati Post, IS the guest for a few days of hi* mother, Mr*. A. M. Burke, West North avenue. Local Office Opened. Mr. and Mrs. Waller Hawkins, B. K. Buck and-W. EL Sweeney, of the Geor gia Peach Growers' Association, ar-* rived In the city Sunday night and on Monday morning Mr. Hawkln* formally opened the local headquarter* of the association. Th* Bank of Soparton. • The Bank of Soparton. fn Montgom ery county, was granted a .charter Mon day morning by Secretary of State Phil Cook. Capita! stock. 225,000, and Incorporators J. F. Cook. W. F. Luckte, T. W. Boothe and others. MRS. LOUliFDOBBINS. Mrs. loads He gland DoWas died at the booie of her father. T. B. Ragland. 2* Pur- rler street. Satardsy morning. The funer al renrlee, were held from the residence sud ths laterutent SL Swlthln's day. If thou dost rain. For forty days It will remain; St. Swlthln's day,. If thou bo fair. For forty days, 'twill rain nae malr. Sunday was St. Swlthln's day and It didst r.-ilii j.iriii- and wast fair some. So well evidently have a little of. both rain and sunshine for forty days, which Is guessing some. When asked what about tha effect of St Swlthln's day on the weather. Mr. Mxrbury glowered over hla specs and' said:' "Rot!" Forecast: Occasional showers Mondav night and Tm-Mlay. 0 i n. m. .. . .. ..75 dlfCMI O 0 8 a. ni. .. . degrees a 0 9 a. m. .. . degrees 0 0 10 a. m. .. . .. **79 degrees 0 0 11 a. m. .. . degrees 0 0 12 noon. .. . degrees 0 O 1 P. m. .. . degrees 0 0 0 2 m. .. . .. ..88 degrees 0 0 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOOO LARGE ATTENDANCE AT FARMER'S UNION Special to Tbe Georgtnh. Marietta, Ga., July II.—The Cobb county branch of the Farmers' Union held a rousing meeting In the court house here today, . - Ths crowd was estimated at about 600, farmers from alt over the county being present The meeting was addressed by Hon. Ernest Rlnnegar, state lecturer of Ala bama Formers' Union, who spoke for about an hour and a half. The speech wna enthusiastically received and fa vorably commented on by the farmers who heard It Hon. John Temple Graves was to have addressed the meeting, but was prevented on account of Illness. MAN SHOT DEAD; TWO WOMEN HURT Ry Private tensed Wire. New York, July it.—One man was shot dead anil two women seriously In jured at 149th street and Trinity ave nue, the Bronx, today. Tho two women are In the Lebanou hospital. Police headquarters has Just been notified. 00000OO0O0OO0OO000OO0O0000 0 12,000 SWITCHMEN JOIN A. F. OF L. By Private Leased Wire. Washington, July If.—The 0' railway switchmen's union, with O Its 12,000 members, has affltlated, Itself with the American Feder ation ot Labor, according to a statement made today by Presi dent Gompers. The headquarters of the union are at Buffalo. , tWOOOOOOO&OOOOOOOOOOOOtJOOO WANTS Will';AT CROP BURNED TO KILL PEST By Private Leased Wire.' Tacoma, Wash., July 16.—The burn ing of the entire wheat crop ot this state this year aa a means of extermi nating the Hessian fly, which has made Its appearance, Is recommended by En tomologist Melandfr, ot tha Btate Ag ricultural College, who says It would be better to loss on* crop than to see the Insect gain a foothold In the state and destroy a large percentage ot all suc ceeding crops. 1. 0E8GCHER. .. Oesgiher died at T o'clock Ratnrday night at a private sanatorium. II, was * member of Schiller lodge. No. Tl, Inde pendent Order of Odd yellows The fu neral services will tie conducted Tuesday morning at Patterson's under taking estab llshmeat. TYPOTHETAE MEETS. By Private Leased Wire. Buffalo, N. Y., July 16.—The twen tieth annual convention oY the United Typothctae of America will begin today and continue several day*. Th* body I* composed of employing printers. BIX PERSONS INJURED. By Private Leased Wire. Philadelphia, July 16.—It la reported here that In a wreck on the Reading railroad near Germantown six persons were hurt. Not a Fan.. 'Bligglns doesn't taka any Interest In baseball.” How do you know?" He says he never allows himself to become angry or excited."—Washing ton Evening Btar. Th* Rose* With Thorns. Some people seem mad* to be always getting thorns In their fingers or thalr hearts, but they are usually those who car* enough to pick roses and run the risk.—Maarten Maarten*. A Toast to Tea. Tee! Thou soft, thou sober, aag*. and venerable liquid thou female tongue-running, smile-soothing, heart- opening, wink-tipping cordial.—Colley Crlbbar. Latest photograph of Admiral Chouk- nln. commander-in-chief-of the cur’s Black Sea squadron, who died Friday from a pistol shot fired at him, sup posedly by one of hla sailors. SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA Criminal Docket. Ellas Allred vs. State, from Hawaon, Argued. Chub Wall vs. State, from Rabun, Submitted. Witcher Hayes v*. State, from Sum ter. Submitted. . Roslln Nance v*. State, from Coweta. Submitted. Milton Rawlins et al. va. State, from Lowndes. Argued. Watson Ataobrook vs. State, from Berrien. Submitted. W. H. Parnell va. State, from Bibb. Argued. George Brown va. State, from Crisp. Submitted. Parker Rumsey v*. State, from Ste phens. Submitted. R. L. Vanderford va. State, from Gwinnett. Argued. John Flowers vs. Ststa, from Sum ter. Submitted. Clarence Herndon vs. State, from Sumter. Argued. In addition to tha foregoing felony cases, the following misdemeanor cases were submitted on the briefs: Nathan Shuler et al. vs. E. J. Willis et al.. from Decatur; W. W. Welch vs. State, from Spalding; Isaiah Edwards va. State, from Bibb; Arnold Veaxey v*. Mayor, etc., of Crawfordsvllle, from Talia ferro; Its Thomas v*. State, from Hancock; Zeb Jones va. State, from Rabun; Bennett Barren v*. State, from Laurens; Henry Bridges vs. State, from Terrell; Willie Howard va. State, from Hancock; T. C. Langley et al. vs. Btate, from Chatham; Pearl Winn v*. State, from Bibb: Tom Duren va. J. J. Stephana, from Thomas; George Ster ling v*. State, from Coweta; Walter Wright vs. State, from Bibb. The following civil cues were sub mitted on briefs: M. F. Martin va. J. W. Pattlllo. K. R. Foster vs. M. F. Case, executor, from Baldwin. R. Houaaworth et al. v*. W. F. Ste vens et at, commissioners, from Car- roll. E M. Brand vs. city of Lawrencevllle, from Gwinnett. Hattie Hart Va. Lewis, Shore tk Co, from Brooks. Town of Blackahear vs. A. M. Strick land. from Pierce. J. 8. Rogers, guardian, vs. ’ Josie Hlghnote, from Muscogee. By Private Leased Wire. • . Pittsburg. Pa, July 16.—Severe and cutting rebukes were delivered from the bench to the attorneys on both sides of the Hartje divorce case - this morning by Judge Frazer, who charged that tho lawyer* were talking too much outside of court to erdhte Impressions through the newspapers, while an In dividual rebuke was handed Hartje* lawyer* for the planner In which they have bald on to th* famous forty let ters and kept the other side from seeing them as far as possible. "It Is a disgrace the way counsel has been acting In this case," said Judge Frazer. “I mean nbout giving out to tin- mi spa para m advance the testi mony they expect to produce. I want them to be a little more careful. I have thought about this a great deal and once almost decided to close the doors and keep evefytfbdy out of the court room." When Judge Frazer had granted an adjournment until tomorrow morning to allow Mrs. Hartje'* attorney* time to go over the letters more fully, with their ex$>erta, Mr. Marron said: "Th* respondent's case has been a newspaper from the first. It haa been tried In the papers from California to New York.” ICE PLANT DAMAGED BY. MORNING FINE 8pecln! to The Georgian. Macon, Ga, July 16.—Fire this morn ing partly destroyed the plant of the T. G. Holt lee Company on Oak street. The damage was 26,000; partly covered by Insurance. SOLICITORS GENERAL SWARM TO CAPITOL Solicitors genera* are almost as nu merous about the capitol as members of the general assembly Monday. A few lines In the papers a day or so ago caused It. Tuesday morning at 0 o'clock the general Judiciary commit tee will meet to discuss the bill to put the solicitors on a salary. That was a mighty Important mat ter to these gentlemen, and they are coming In crowds to appear, pro or con, before the committee on Tuesday. Some whose fees run Into large figures are naturally opposing It, while others, not so fortunate In the fee line, will advocate IL 1,801 MOUSE TRAP8. Washington Cor. New York World. The nns thousand eight hundred and first mouse trap has Just lieen patented. Hubert L Htrongfellow, of White ltluff, Teun., Is tbe man who believes that he has Invented the best manse trap In the world. But ns New York has used all the other 1.803 traps and Is still as tunrh afflicted with tube as Is the rest of the couutry, Mr. Htrong- fellow's trap must possess some wonder ful attributes to mate It appear Infallible to Mauhattanlt##. Mouse traits have been one of the must frequently patented things the office here has hod to deal with. Jay Gould laid ihe fonndstlon ot bin colonial fortune with a mouse trap, which Is still In use. There • re traps that kill, traps that dolt t kill, and all sorts ot traps. But the Increase of mice still goes on. and - It Is estimated that th* race Is now many million times larger In nnml>ers thnu It wss when Ihe first mouse trap was put on the market. Few people realise the Importance of cleaning out the mice. Few know of tha vast amount of harm they do every J p;ir and of tbs enormous sums In money repre sented by the property they devour. Government experts have been for years employed In an effort to wipe out tbe coun try's supply of mic, nnd cals arc supported mints, tnhtressnries and other public Ullnge to destroy the nests; but Ihe juice, far, laugh st every effort to exterminate -m. Will the new trap do Itl Pennlbs- msklng -Scrlbbleton tells me he _ specialty of smart "child Yes, poor fellow! He's his second childhood.--Chicago News. Piggmua—I’m glad It Is good form not to wear a watch with a dress suit DlsmukeS—Why? Piggmua—Because I never have both st the same time.—American Specta tor. "There's one point of resemblance about these Arctic explorers,” said Tate de Veau. "Whet Is that?" asked L'OIgnon. ‘They're all married men.”—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Office Boy—Please, sir, my grand mother died. Boee—So did mine, and I am going to the game.—New- York Sun.’ them. Oldest Body of Human Being. ., From The American Antiquarian. Th* oldest body of any human be ing now reposes in the Egyptian gal lery of the British museum. It I* the body of s man who wss burled In » shallow grsv* hollowed out of ths sandstone on the west bank of th# Nile, In Upper Egypt. . , This men must have hunted along the banka of the Nile before the time of the earliest mummied king which the museum possesses—before the tlm# of Menes, who was supposed to nave ruled Egypt st least 5000 B. C. There were previous to that time two prehis toric races, one th* conqueror* and the other the conquered, from which sprang the Egyptian race of the earii- eat dynastic*. . , It Is with the** remote stocks that this man has to do. Considering th* condition In which he was found, It l» evident that he was associated with s late period of the new stone age of Egypt. He was burled In a character istic neolithic grave, with his neolithic pots and Instruments of flint about him. There Is, of course, no Inscription of any kind on the pots, knives or gr«'*i all having been long before the Inven tion of any written language. Important In Sailing. From The Washington Star. "What Is the moat Important thing about handling s sailboat?" The old salt looked the novice over thoughtfully, and then replied. Know Ing how to swim.” A Senator In Doubh From The New York World. ,, r ,| lor Alice, of Delaware, vote* •■gS roileall. The aerator I* the "*g Jeweler In the senate and he rnr guidance to Senator Aldrich, who t They were plugging away at the ret» icently. and the time eeme for a vote a amendment. Aldrich ksd fOM °'" he atnek to his mistake aad w»* record** against hl» own patty. Street Car Conductor—That trans fer la no good on thl* line. , Uncle Zeke—Then what Mv/e g boys sellln' 'em at three cent* • P' . for back there at that ranter ^ another darned swindle.—’Washington Star. %