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A LITTLE AD IN
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
WILL BE
A BIG HELP TO YOU’
VOLUME XI. NO. 188.
MINES AND MINING
BUREAU IS WANTED
AMERICAN MINING CONGRESS
ESTABLISHES A BUREAU OF
INQUIRY FOR PROTECTION
S OF INVESTORS.
RELIABLE INFORMATION.
Mine Owners Say Fraudulent Stock
Sales Injures Their Reputation and
They Have an Office In Denver for
Furnishing Official Information.
DENVER. Colo., July IK.—For the
protection of the mining Investors of
the United States, the American Min
ing congress has established a bu
reau of inquiry, thronftn which in
lnformation can he obtained as to
the property and the standing of the
company that has asked or is asking
for the money of the Investor.
The American Mining congress Is
a national organization of mining
men. the directors of which are men
of the highest standing In their own
states, whose only interest Is the up
lifting of the mining Industry. To
this end. and among other things, the
organization is working for the
creation of a department of Mines
and Mining as a separate department
of the national government, and for
the enactment of laws in the vari
ous states making the concelament
or misrepresentation of any material
fact concerning a mine upon which
a fraudulent sale of stock is predi
cated a criminal offense.
In order that its board of direc
tors may be kept in touch with the
general sentiment of the mining
world an annual session is held to
which delegates‘are sent by the pres
ident of the United States, the gov
ernors of the several states, the
mayors of cities, and the commercial
bodies of America. At its perma
nent headquarters at Denver, Colo.,
under the direction of its secretary
a regular force is constantly em
ployed in Tarrying on its work, on
small part of which will be the pro
tection of investors against mining
fraudp. to the end that mining may
be placed more and more on an in
vestment rather than a speculative
basis.
This buearu of inquiry will be ab
solutely impartial in its findings, its
sole purpose being to prevent ill-ad
vised mining investments and to save
the• »st from the disgrace which
fo.A ?< dishonest mining promotion.
lir'order to thoroughly eradicate
fake promotion, the American Min
ing congress is pledged to give to
Inqnirlng members information ab
solutely unbiased, collected from un
prejudiced sources, largely its own
trusted correspondents, and to have
but one end in view—the protection
of the investor, its belief being that
every dollar improperly invested is
a damage to all legitimate mining,
and that the highest good of the
mining industry may be served by
warning investors against improper
Investment and furnishing such in
formation as will guide them info
channels which give promise of suc
cess.
SCOFIELD APPOINTED ON
EXPO. ADVISORY BOARD
Chief Clerk Will Take Charge of the
Department's Jamestown
Exhibit.
WASHINGTON, July IB—John C.
Scofield, chief clerk of the war de
partment, has been designated the ad
visory member of the government,
hoard at the Jamestown Exposition.
He will have the supervision of the
war department work. • t
RAILROAD TAKES
RESPONSIBILITY
At Coroner's Hearing Today Over
Recent Disastrous Wreck Near
London Position Announced.
SALISBLRY, July 16.—At the re
sumption of the coroner’s Inquiry in
to the cause of the wreck of Ply
mouth steamer express July 1, re
sulting in the loss of twenty-seven
lives, the counsel for the London
and Southwestern railroad an
nounced that, the railway accepted
full responsibility for the accident
and an legal consequences resulting
from it.
fffNE OWNERS AND WORKERS
REACH AN AGREEMENT
———
’ Both Sides Made Gains Over June
I Agreement.
COLUMBUS. 0., July 16.—The
j “stand-pat" operators and the Ohio
mine workers have signed an agree
ment and men are ordered back to
work.
It Is stated that the miners are
given some advantages over the agree-
Fient of June and that the operators
ere conceded some points.
SCHOONER MATILDA ASHORE.
WASHINGTON. July 16.—The
schooner Matilda D. Borda, coal laden.
New York for Savananh, went ashore
et Gull Shoal, North Carolina coast,
.today.
S The crew of eight were landed by
saving crew.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
TMTHETAE MEET
TODAY 111 BUFFALO
Rival Organization to American Typ
ographical Union Now In Annual
Session.
BUFFALO, N. Y., July lfi.—A ma
jority of the large employing print
ers throughout the country have
gathered here for the annual meet
ing of their association, known as
the United Typothetae of America
The meeting Is of more than usual
interest this year because of the
fight against the printers on the
eight-hour question. Officers of the
organization deny the report that the
Typothetae is in any danger of go
ing to pieces because of the success
of the printers in gaining the eight
hour day in so many offices.
THOMAS TAGGART
DEMURS TO SUIT
No Receiver Will be Appointed for
Hotel as Judge Sustained His Po
sition.
PALOI, Ind.. July 16. Judge Bus
kirk today sustained the demurrer
of Thomas Taggart and other defend
ants, which means that a receiver
will not be appointed for the French
Idekhotel at this time.
Attorney General Miller Immedi
ately gave notice of an appeal to
the state supreme court.
CENTRAL AMERICAN
WAR BE SETTLED
Honduras is Willing to Submit Its
Grievances to Arbitration,
WASHINGTON, July 16.—Hondu
ras is willing to disarm and submit
its grievances to arbitration as soon
as Guatamala and Salvador agree to
do likewise.
Mr. Merry, the American minister
to 'Salvador, advised state depart
ment that he Is still negotiating
with the Salvadoran authorities try
ing to get them to agree to disarm
and meet the Guatemalan envoys In
Washington «ir elsewhere to arrange
for a settlement of the difficulties.
OYSTER BAY. July 16.—Peace ne
gotiations between Guatemala and Sal
vador are being arranged by Presi
dent Roosevelt and Acting Secretary
of State Bacon at Sagamore Hill.
The question not yet settled Is
whether Honduras will become a party
to the negotiations at this time. Hon
duras will probably agree to the set
tlement arranged by the two states
primarily involved.
The negotiations will doubtless be
held on hoard the American cruiser
Marblehead, now in Guatemalan wa
ters.
BUTCHER BOY PLAYS
HAVOC IN GOTHAM
Killed Sweetheart, Shot Her Mother
and Suicided Because Attentions
Rejected.
NEW YORK, July 16.—i Adam Sche
uig, 80 years of age. employed at a
butcher’s shop, shot and fatally
wounded Louise Karcher. daughter of
his employer, shot, and seriously
wounded the girl’s mother and com
mitted suicide by cutting his throat
with a butcher's knife. The suppos
ed motive was the rejection of Sche
uig’s attentions by the young woman
and her parents.
SOUTH ATLANTIC TENNIS
TOURNAMENT HAS OPENED
List of Entries and Drawings for Op
ponents at the Club This
Afternoon.
The South Atlantic tennis tourna
ment opened this afternoon on the
courts of the Augusta Country club.
This is the most, important and inter
esting tennis event that will take
place here this season and great in
terest has long been manifested on the
part of Augusta playeys In the mutches
begun here today. Some of the best
tennis experts in the south are in Au
gusta today, as seen by the list of en
tries below.
There are also several Augusta
players with have not tasted defeat
in some time and the tournament
promises to furnish a vast, amount of
interest locally as well as outside of
Augusta.
The official list of entries into the
South Atlantic tennis tournament was
given out today as follows:
From Atlanta, Nat Thornton, B. M.
MRS. THAW PAYS
IIISITTfI RER SON
IN IRE TOMBS
FOR FIRST TIME MOTHER SEES
SON BINCE THE KILLING OF
WHITE.
COMPLIED WITH RULES.
The Grand Lady, Like Ordinary Visi
tor, Had to be Searched Before She
Could Proceed to Cell 220 to Greet
Her Boy.
NEW YORK .July 16.—Mrs. Wil
liam Thaw today paid a visit to
her son Harry K. Thaw In the tombs.
She was preceded by Thaw's wife,
but the latter, upon ascertaining that
Mrs. William Thaw had not yet visit
ed the Tombs, declared that she de
sired her husband’s mother to have
the first opportunity of seeing the
prisoner.
The mother reached the prison at
noon. The police had difficulty in
making a line to permit Mrs. Thaw
to pass Ipto the prison. Mrs. Thaw
was met at the door by the prison
warden, who told her in an apologet
ic way that it would he necessary
for her to comply with the prison
rule that all visitors must be search
ed.
Mrs. Thaw retired to the rooms
of the tombs matron where the rule
was complied with. The warden
then escorted her to the corridor in
which Harry's cell is located and
she made her way alone to Cell 220,
where she greeted her son for the
first time since he shot Stanford
White.
When Mrs. Thaw met her son she
threw both arms around his neck,
while he, with bent head, clasped his
mother on his breast. Tears stream
ed from the eyes of both mother and
son. There ensued a few minutes si
lence, broken only by the mother’s
cry, “My boy, my boy.”
After half hour's talk, she kissed
him through the iron barß, and was
taken to her carriage. After the
mother’s departure young Mrs. Thaw
spent a few minutes with her hus
band.
DREYFUS ASSIGNED
TO HIS REGIMENT
Is Placed In Crack Twelfth Artillery
Stationed at Vincennes.
PARIS, July 16. —Major Dreyfus has
been assigned to the Twelfth regiment
of artillery, stationed at Vincennes.
This Is a crack regiment, which par
ticipates In state functions at. the cap
ital.
Brigadier General Picquart has been
designated to serve on the staff of the
military governor of Paris.
DATE OF THE PRIMARY.
DUBLIN, Ga., July 16.—(Special.)
—The democratic executive commit
tee of Laurens county held a meet
ing Saturday and arranged for hold
ing the state primary August 22. On
this date a senator for the Sixteenth
senatorial district will be selected.
Two candidates are in the field, H.
C. Carter and Charles W. Brantley.
The committee assessed them S2O
each. The committee also assessed
the candidates for judge sl,i each.
There are two candidates for judge
of the Ocmulgee circuit, James B.
| Sanders, Esp., of this city, and Judge
H. C. Lewis, of Slloam.
On July 22 the democratic voters
of the county will also elect, a new
democratic executive committee
from the democratic executive com
mittee from the fourteen districts of
the county.
Grant and S. C. Williams; from Co
lumbia, S. C. Reed Smith and Christie
Benet.; from Sewanee, Joe Selden;
From Macon, Jack Selden; of Au
gusta, George P. Butler, R. R. King.
Dr. S. A. Wragg, Val Dawson, James
Dawson, George Jackson, James
Bailey, Mrion Ridgely, W. T. Gray, Jr.,
Irvin Branch, .1. C. Harper, Sam Mar
lin, J. A. Yarborough, Frank Capers,
Boykin Wright, Jr., and A. W. Harper.
Entered for the doubles are the fol
lowing:
Smith and Benet of Columbia.
Thornton and Grant of Atlanta.
Smith and Howell of Atlanta.
Charles and Cowan Rodgers of
Knoxville, Trnn.
The drawing of opponents In the
coming events took place at the Coun
try club today at, noon. The result
was as follows:
Preliminary Round —
Selden plays Dr. Wragg.
Val Dawson plays Jackson.
Bailey plays Ridgeley.
Gary plays Branch.
Grant plays J. C. Harper.
S. C. Williams plays Martin.
Jack Selden plays James Dawson.
First round —
George Butler vs. Nat. Thornton.
Reed Smith vs. H. B. King.
Yarborough vs. Frank Capers.
Boykin Wright, Jr, vs. J, W. Harper.
Christie Benet will play the winner
of the Selden-Dawson match.
The drawing for opponents in the
doubles contests will be done tomor
row at the club house. The play be
gan this afternoon at 1 o’clock.
LOCAL FORECAST: For Augusta and vicinity: Occasional ahowera tonight and Tuesday
AUGUSTA. GA MONDAY. JULY 16. 1906.
THE RICHEST MM
IN LONDON TOWN
IS DEAD TODAY
ALFRIED BEIT. GFEAT SOUTH
AFRICAN FINANCIER. VICTIM
OF THE GRIM REAPER.
GENEROUS PHILANTHROPIST
Deceased Was Connected With Many
Famous Enterprises and Gave Lib
erally to Charitable Institutions
and Educational Projects of Vari
ous Kinds.
LONDON. July 16—Afred Belt, a
well known South African financier,
died today. He had been in bad health
for some time.
He was the life-governor of the De
beers Consolidated Mine, and was re
ported to have been Implicated In the
Jameson raid.
Early in 1903 Beil had an apopleptir
stroke, while at Johannesburg and
never fully regained his health.
Beit, who is said to have been the
richesl man in London, and who con
trolled the output of gold in South As
rica, was at one time alleged to be
forming "gold trust,” In which names
of prominent American financiers were
mentioned.
He gave large sums of money to the
Red Cross and other Institutions and
recently donated $500,000 to found a
university at. Hamburg.
CHICMNIIS
HIMSELF MID WIFE
Found Dead in Bed With Throats Cut
and Bullet Holes in Head.
CHICAGO, July 16.—Edward F.
Kloss and wife, who conducted a
small millinery establishment at 231
North avenue, were today found dead
in their rooms above the store. The
throats of both had been cut, and
blood was spattered on the floor and
furniture.
In addition to the wounds in their
throats, both had been shot through
the head. A revolver found on the
I bed by the body of Kloss, and It is
[ believed by the police that he com
i milted the crime.
I. a ter.—The police found a letter
1 written by Kloss saying that he and
I his wife tired of living.
, <|r T
FLORIDA ICE MEN
ARE NOT GUILTY
After Hardest Legal Fight In State’s
History They Are Cleared
of Charges.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla., July 16.
The trial of several local Ice dealers,
on the charge of combining to rßlse
the price of ice, resulted In a verdict
of pot. guilty oi criminal Intent to
defraud. The verdict was reached
after one of the hardest legal fights
In the history of the State.
Following the points brought out 111
the evidence that, of six Ice plants in
Jacksonville, only one, that of the
Jacksonville Ice Manufacturing com
pany .with a dally capacity of 360
tons, is now in operation; that, there
Is a daily consumption of about 100
tons; that the only plant In operation
sells exclusively to the Jacksonville
Ice Delivery company, which pays
$2.60 per ton; that ihe delivery com
pany sells to large consumers for $6
per ton, to small consumers for $8
per ton, and that housekeepers pay at
a rate of from sl3 to $lB per ton; that
the ice can lie shipped to Starke, Fla.
(more than fifty miles from Jackson
ville), and sold there for $2 per ton;
that ice can be manufactured and sold
at a profit In Jacksonville for $1.60 per
ton.
Also it was developed that while
the manufacturlng company makes an
allowance to the delivery company for
waste by melting, the delivery com
pany makes no such allowance to the
customer.
DUE TO HIGH SPEED.
SALISBURY, July 16. The jury
found that, the derailment of the ex
press was dt)o to high speed.
BUNK PRESIDENT
DOES TI THE PEN
Supreme Court Confirm* Sentence of
Five Year* for Henry Lear.
PHILADELPHIA, July 16.—The
United Stales court, of appeals today
affirmed the sentence of five years
imprisonment for Henry Lear, form
er president, of live Doylestown,
Penn., National bank for abstracting
Its funds.
George P. Brock, the former cash
ier and brother-in-law of I>ear, Was
also convicted and his appeal Is
pending.
J. 0. PATTERSON
SAYS WHY SEAT
WAS CONTESTED
8. C. CONGRESSMAN GIVES REA
SONS FOR FIVE MONTHS OF !
APPARENT INACTIVITY.
A NEGRO RIVAL.
His Seat Was Contested in Congress
by a Barnwell Negro—Committee
Wanted to Declare Seat Vacant.
Congressman J. O. Patterson, of
Ramwe... 8. C., was In the city
awhile this morning, and was Inter
viewed by a Herald reporter.
Mr. Patterson has been the subject
of muen public talk and symathy
owing to the embarrassing position
In which he was placed some time
ago when his seal was contested in
congress hv a Barnwell county ne
gro.
».hcn asked shout the matter. Mr.
Patterson said that It wu a deplor
a hie occurrence, hut that U was
true, and. that It served to Illustrate
the prejudice of northern republicans
against the south in favor of the ne
gro.
Mr. Patterson said that his hands
yore practically tied by the commit
tee. who unnecessarily required five
months to try the case. He said that
the committee realized that the evi
dence submitted would not warrant
them In declaring the negro elected,
but that many of them desired to de
clare the seat vacant.
Mr. Patterson stated that, many of
his Ignorant enemies had accused
him of Idleness. Regarding this
matter, he said that, all the work
done in congress is not executed on
the floor, ami besides. It was against
an unwritten Jaw for a new con
gressman to at. once seek recognition
on the floor of the house of repre
sentatives.
In reference to the probability of
his re-election, Mr. Patterson said,
that the prospects were bright, and
that he was more than satisfied with
his campaign so far.
PEACH GRDP HAS
BETTER OUTLOOK
Official Report of State Entomologist
Says That Thirty-five Hundred
Cars Are Assured.
ATLANTA, Oa., July 16.—(Spe
clal.) —From rooprts received by
Stale Entomologist R. 1. Smith, the
peach crop of the slate for 1906 will
be 3,500 carloads, exceeding the yield
of last, year by 1,000 cars, and utmost,
equalling Ihe record of 1904, when the
shipment was estimated at 4,500 cars.
Fifteen hundred cars have already
been shipped, and although a number
of orchards are affected by rot In
some of Ihe middle and southern sec
tions of the state. It Is thought that
the crop will reach 3,600 cars, and
may be more. Although the early esti
mate of orchard owners early in the
spring placed the crop at. 5,000 cars,
only 75 per cent, of the anticipat
ed yield will materialize on account
of ravages of rot. Assistant State
Entomologist Lewis, who has been
examining orchards In the Siberia
section, flibli county, reports that,
parts of Ihe orchards have been dam
aged In that section.
on the other hand, however, It Is
said that conditions are good In the
orchards In (he neighborhood of Cor
nelia tor a splendid crop.
THE UNTIMELY DEATH
OF MRS. M. AUTRY
In the Prime of Life Mrs. Autry
Passes Away.
The sad and premature death of
Mrs. Margnret Autry, which occurred
this morning at 2:15 at the family res
Irtence, No. 1314 Harrell si reel, has
brought sadness to many who were
acquainted with the young woman.
Mrs. Autry wss only eighteen years
of age and her untimely death was a
great shock to her now prostrated
husband, and large circle of friends,
who never dreamed that the young
wife Just blooming Into womanhood
would be stricken so suddenly by an
untimely death.
The deceased Is survived by her
husband and parents.
The remains will be shipped tomor
row morning on the 7 o’clock train for
Btellavllle, Ga.. where the Interment
will take place,
The husband and family have the
sympathy of the entire community in t
the great sorrow that has come upon j
them so suddenly.
WOMAN BHOOTB JEALOUB WIFE,
HUSBAND FIREB ON SLAYER.
BOONEVILLK, Miss., July 16.—1 n .
a quarrel about the latter's husband, I
Mrs. Graham killed Mrs. Loveless
The shooting occurred at the home
of the women, 27 miles from Boone
vllle. The weapon used was a gun
Upon learning of the tragedy the
husband of the dead woman secured
a gun and shot Mrs. Graham.
The husband then tried to commit
suicide-
THOUSANDS OF ELKS
THRONGING DENVER
RITE EIRE CALLED
EDR REMIND TODAY
Proprietary Railroad* Sack to Enjoin
Missouri Commission from Making
Reductions.
. RT LOUIS, Mo., July 16. Tho In
junction proceedings against the
state hoard of railroad and ware
house commissioners, Instituted by
the Ift proprietary railroads In Mis
souri to prevent the comtnissloncra
from putting into operation the
mnxum freight rate law, passed by
the recent session of the general as
sembl.v, were cailed for hearing to
day before Commissioner Schofield.
The railroads declare that under the
| proposed rates their earnings would
lie greatly reduced. In tho cases of
some commodities the reduction
amounting to more lean sft per cent.
HONDURATHAS NOT
DECLARED MY WM
____
President Says Guatemala Invaded
the Country and is Defending It
self.
NEW YORK. July 16.- The Ahso
elated Press today received the fob
' lowing cablegram from the president
of the Republic of Honduras:
TEOUCIGALPAS, Honduras, July
] 16. Honduras has not declared war
j Guatemala, without Justification or
I reason, has invaded the territory of
! this republic, and tho whole country
has come to the national defence. ,
lILDiIMETS;
COTTON GOODS
j The Special Agente Appointed Today
Are Thoroughly Competent for
Their Important Poaition.
WASHINGTON, July tfl.-Secre
tary Metcalf has announced the up
polntment of two special agents to
'lnvestigate markets for cotton pro
ducls of the United Slates
The committee Is: W. A. Gra
ham Clark. general manager of the
j Eugenia Manufacturing Go., Jones
vllle, N. and Wm. Whlttam, Jr.,
of Charlotte, editor of the American
j Cotton manufacturer. Both men are
I generally endorsed by cotton mnnu
facturers and growers throughout
[the south. Clark Is a son of Chief
Justice Clnrk, of the North Carolina
I supreme court, graduate of Cornell
ns ntechnlcal engineer and has work
led his way up In the cotton husi
i ness from the bottom to the position
Ihe now holds. Whlttam for many
years has been recognized as a col
ton expert.
The appointments were made by
, authority contained In the legislative
appropriation hill recently (passed by
congress.
Clark and Whlttam will make the
Investigations ami report to Hecrc
tary Metals and th** secretary will
transmit the reports to congress.
DYNIWIIS
THREE VICTIMS
Powder Mill Explode* With Fearful
Consequence*.
ASHLAND, Win., July 16. The
powder mill of the Atlantic Dynamite
I Co., blew tip today, killing three
i rnen. Twenty others were Injured.
The dead are: J, L. Pierce, Wilraing
lon, general superintendent of the
powder mill, and two workmen.
The neuttralizing plant was also
[destroyed There wen- twenty-five
buildings In the group.
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR
FIRE IN MACON TODAY
Holt Ice Company Destroyed at Early
Hour.
MACON, Ga , July 16. (Special.)
- Fire this morning partly destroy
ed the plant of the T. G. Holt, Ice
company, situated on Oak street.
The damage was five thousand dol
lars, partly covered by Insurance.
HARTJE CASE AGAIN
POSTPONED BY DEFENSE
PITTSBURG, July 16. -The taking
of testimony In the Hartjo divorce
case was again postponed until to
morrow, counsel for Mrs, Hartje hav
ing requested a continuance for an
other day to allow the experts for
the defense time to examine the Ma
dino letters.
' THE PLANTER'S LOAN
» AND SAVINGS BANK.
'Gross Resources .. .$1,000,000.00
■ PAYS 4 PER CT. INTEREST.
> Deposits may bs mad* by MAIL.
> L. C. Hayne, Prssidant.
> Chat. C. Howard. Caahlsr.
DAILY AND SUNDAY. $6.00 A YEAR.
METROPOLIS OF THE ROCKIES
COMPLETELY GIVEN OVER TO
ENTERTAINMENT OF ANTLER
ED HERD.
THE DAY’S PROGRAM. .
Denver la a Sea of Purple and a Bow
er of Lovellneaa, While Many Dis
tinguished Speakers Will Tonight
Extend the Tremendous Delegation
a Formal Welcome.
DENVER. Colo, July 16 Denver!
There Is no place on earth like it. this
week. Business, outside of that, whloh
tends to make It a week of civic holi
days, has been suspended, and every
one Is giving his llmo to the enter
tainment of the Kliks and their friend*
who have rounded up here for their
annual national convention. For the
present It. is mirth and music hy day.
and music and mirth hy night.
Every train that comeH Into the city
brings new delegations. The recep
tion committee is unable to keep track
of them all. and there are some laugh-
I able Incident* brought to light, when
I some lost, strayed or stolen member*
of tho antlered herd wander into the
Told.
In honor of the visitor* Denver la
a sea of purple and a bower of lovell
ness. Merehants have vied with one
[nnother In striving to mako the most.
| lavish display In the way of decora
tions. Public buildings, hrkels and
j business houses nre swathed In flags,
I hunting and streamer*, while the In
tersection of ail prominent streets in
the downtown section Is marked by a
handsome arch which hlAze* with hun
dreds of vari colored electric bulbs af
ter nightfall. On alighting at the Union
depot the visitors are greeted by a
blazing arch of welcome which la
made up of more than I,ooft lights.
The balconies and gallery of tho
Tabor Grand opera house will he
thrown open to the public at tonight's
exercises, marking the formal open
ing of the convention. Governor Mc-
Donald will make an address of wel
come, as will also Mayor Speer. The
response to the greeting* will be made
|by Grand Exalted Ruler Robert W.
Brown of I/iulsvtlle. The addresses
will lie Interspersed with an elaborate
program of music, In which a chorus
of 50ft voices and several of the visit
ing hands will have part.
Rain Couldn't Stop Them.
DENVER, July 16. Great havoc
was wrought by the rain* Saturday
night and Sunday to the elaborate
street decorations provided In honor
of the Elks reunion, which opens this
evening, hill the weather has eleared
and the damage was repaired during
the day.
Thirty special train* are scheduled
to arrtve before night.
MAN TERRIBLY CRUSHED
IN FALLING TIMBERS
Jack Dixon Meets Fearful Fate Near
Dublin.
DUBLIN, Ga„ July 16.—Informma
tlon has reached the rily of the acci
dental killing of Jack Dixon at the
saw mill of Mr. S. Tllden Mall, treas
urer-elect of Laurens county.
Mr. Dixon was at the mill engaged
In piling sunm lumber. He went, un
der lhe pile to fix a plank which had
gotten out of place. The entire pile
fell on him, breaking his neck, and
also his backbone in two places,
mangling him most, horridly. His
crushing his chest, and otherwise
death was Instantaneous.
As soon as possible the lumber
was removed from his body. His re
mains were Interred at Oak Grove
church. He Is survived by a wife
and two children.
TNOUGHTVICTIM
WHS GEi.TBEPOFF
Assassin Who Killed General Kozlov
Was After Old Trepoff.
ST. PKTKKfIHtJRG, July 16 Addt
tlonal details of the assassination of
General Gozlov. of the headquarter*
staff, In the park at Peterhof on Sat
urday, prove ho.vond rpieHtlon that the
murderer believed he was killing Gen.
Trepoff.
The assassin waa arrested and open
ly avowed that he waa a member of
the social revolutionary organization.
COUNTY REGISTRARS
CLOSE THEIR WORK
A Total of Forty-one Names Stricken
from List.
The county hoard of regirt rare had
Its lam. session this morning and six
additional names were strleket, from
the list. This makes the total num
ber hint up to forty-seven. The ma
jority of those disqualified was on
account of defaulting taxes.
TWENTY CUBANS FINED;
PLAYING BUNDAY BALL.
TAMPA, Fla., July 16.— Twenty C
ubans were fined this morning by Judge
| Gordon for Sunday baseball playing.
They were arrested at- College Hill a
month ago. The fine of each amoftnted
t« about fV*.