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a Uimu TWICE-A-WEEK VALDOSTA, GA., SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1906. POLITICS BACK OF TRAGEDY. Tim McBride on Trial in Savannah er. Sa*> Dyer, Brother of the Dead Man, is in Jail and Will be Tried for the Murder of Kearney—Great Interest is Being Shown in the Trial by all Classes of People in the Forest City. Savannah, March 8—Timothy Mc Bride, son of James McBride, the har* bor master, and a clerk in the same office, is on trial in the superior court today for the murder of Geo. H. Dyer in front of the city hall a few weeks ago. The trial attracted more attention than any murder trial in Savannah in many years. It attracted the at tention of all classes.. The defend ant is the son of a well known poli tician and politics was at the bottom of the homicide. The feeling between two political factions was very acute, and Dyer, with two of his brothers went to the city hall in search of Plumbing In speqtor* McKenna. They met Mc Kenna, James Lane and James Mc Bride and a shooting affray started. Tim McBride was on the third floor of the city hall and fearing his father would be killed ran down into the street and began shooting at the of fending trio. He killed George Dyer. The other two were shot but not by young McBride. Policeman Kear ney was killed and Sap Dyer, a broth* erof the,man whom McBride killed, is now ‘In jail and will soon be tried for the Kearney murder. ’ Young McBride appeared for trial this morning looking a little care worn from' his experience in jail but he and y his friends predict that he will be acquitted. Messrs. Twiggs and Oliver are defending him and Mr. W. C. Hartridge is assisting the solicitor general in the prosecution. It is expected that the trial will SHE ARGUED WITH PISTOL. Woman Drew Weapon When Tenant Refused to Move; He Fainted. Hazleton, Md., March 8—Mrs. Vic* toria Kolitskey was held in $1,000 bail here today because she adopted too strenuous methods to rid herself of &n undesirable tenant. When Michael Moyen, a saloon keeper, refused to vacate Mrs. Kilit- skey’s building, she entered his bar* room and with drawn revolver com manded him to get out. Moyen de murred and Mrs. Kolitskey pu'Ied the trigger of the revolver. The weapon didn’t go off, but Moy* en was so badly scared that he fell over in a faint and for a while it was thought that he was dead. Mrs. Kolitskey was held in bail to answer in court for her conduct. TIRED OF CIVILIZATION. Chicago Surgeon Will Lead Simple Life in Africa. Chicago, March 8—Dr. Nicholas Pathetic Incidents Coj/nectea With Death of Prominent Savannahian. Savannah, March 8—The funeral th|. Juartette had been completed, of Mr. Albert Duer Gnosspellus, who Mri C. Leslie Adame, a character died on a train while traveling In the apeclillat, and a half brother of the north took place thle morning from dead Sian wae In the ante room mak- St. Paul's Episcopal church...It was Ign t p and Just ready to go out to largely attended. j give hie part of tho entertainment There was a very pathetic Incident ' when the telegram waa handed him. connected with Mr. Gnosepellue’e He V ai very much attached to hie death. Hla brother who le a singer half nrother and waa grief stricken, was taking part In a quartette at the Of course he did not complete his celebration of the anniversary of mak* up and did pot take part In the Oglethorpe lodge, .when a telegram entertainment. It wae probably the was brought to the hall announcing first <in>e In Savannah that two mem- the death.. .Those in charge of the bera of an amateur party of entertain- entertainment kept the Intelligence era wire called away by death at the from the singer until the number of earn* time. I* Rumored in Savannah That W. W. Osborne Will Quit Politics. Savannah,March 8-^-There la much ranks of the Citizens’ Club who speculation In Savannah as to wheth- j would probably be willing to do so. Senn, one of the most famous sur-Jer Mr. W. W. Osborne, long in control If Me. Osborne does pass from the . lnK H section of the street ten feet J tlngulshed, however, before nny ma- B f° n , S ,!, D t !' e _ UnlteJ S,ates - is Hied politically, in Savannah and Chatham J political arena into that of business j ' ir|uare suddenly caved In preclpltat terlal damngo was done. "* J “ eoqoty is not getting ready to lay ! Savannah will lose it. most aatute|£* . At 6:30 °'' ,0Ck morning THE SAVANNAH YACHT CLUB. James M.DIxon Was Elected Commo dore to Succeed Mr. Conn. Savannah, March 8—The annual meeting of the Savannah Yacht Club j was held yesterday afternoon and It was largely attended by the members of this popular organization. I Mr. JnmeB M. Dixon was elected commodore succeeding Mr. J. Ferris Cann.who did not offer for re-elec- tlon. Mr.Dixon, who thus goes at i the head of an organization having national reputation for hospitality Is vice chairman of council and may or pro tem. He Is president of the Dixon Lumber Co., and has long been prominent in a business way In Sa vannah. The report of Commodore Cann showed that the club has had a good year during the past twelve months. APPLYING TORCH TEAM FELL INTO SEWER. Horse Was Killed by Gas and Driver Incendiaries Evidently at Work in ! Coffee County Town. The Tanner Residence wae Burned Wednesday Morning and Later lit the Day the Normal Institute Dor mitory Was Fired Twice—A 8tore was Also Fired. Douglas, Ga., March 8.—It Is quite apparent that Are bugs are In Doug las. Twice yesterday the Dormitory occupied by Prof. J. W. Hendricks and several boarding pupils of the Was Injured. , _ Atlanta, Ga. f March 7.—While drlv ! bouUlern Normal Institute was dis ing along Pulliam street this morn, ! cover ed on fire, both fires being ex- of civilization, and is going back to the simple life in the Zambesi dis trict of Africa. He said to Jay: I want to get into Zambezi district before it becomes too civilized. The savages will give me a good vaca tion.” With the' possible exception of the Andaman Islanders and Bushmen, the equatorial people of Africa are said to represent the lowest scale of civilization in the world. It is these races Dr. Senn will study. de his political toga and permit * but such an action would ‘ '“ w the handsome > ■ 1 Hot iuroricA enmA nt fkne. aIas* fa P o. In the fnll a gas pipe was broken Tanner, cashier someone else to assume the leader- i Residence Burned at Lenox. Adel, Ga., March 8.—The home of be over by tomorrow morning at the ^ r - ^' Clements, with its HIGH LICENSE IN CHICAGO. City Council Increases the Price From $500 to $1,000. Chicago, March 8—As a sup o- ward stamping out crime In Chicago, the City Council tonight by a vote of 4Gto 28, passed ordinance maV tag the price of salmon licenses $1,000 Instead of $500, as 'heretofore. _ The law Is effective on May 1 unless May or Dunne should veto the ordinance. Chicago has 7,017 saloons. The sa loon keepers put up a bitter fight against the high license plan. | not surprise some of those close to Him.. He Is one of the most popular .hip of the administration forces. BB, politically and otherwise In Sa- It Is believed that when Mr. Os- vannah and he le certain to make a borne assumes the presidency of the succeee of hie business venture, new Exchange bank which he le to j ; He has ahown hlmaelf to be a lead- do on Monday, that he will put aalda er to bo trusted always. He never much of his political activity. Just breaks a pledge and never makes a who Is to take hie place le not known [.promise that he cannot keep. Thle le but there are plenty of men In the one of the secrete of hie success. Powers Are Getting Together. Algeclras, March, S—The ministe rial crisis In Paris caused profound astonishment among tho delegatee to the Motoccan conference, but the de tails have not yet reached here, The Impreeslcn—prevailed that -tt deplorable and may prove to French diplomacy. Burned the discussion of the Moroc can police question. Three distinct prepositions were presented, one rep resenting Germany’s Ideas, the tec- eentlng the French ' the_Mjroccan^ mumm “ x illoved, will bring the powers tof home of E. L. f the Citizens and the horse was asphyxiated,, tho Bank, Just opposite tho dormitory, negro was tumbled on his head and and nearing completion was totally received severe injuries, while about destroyed by Are at a loss fully $1000 $100 worth of clothes were swept with $3000 Insurance. Contractor away In the sower. Langford's loss A. L. Morettm, and his force of me- will be about $300, and he will Ira- chanlcs, lost all their tools In addl- medltely enter suit - against the city. tlon. _ This flro wnB undoubtedly of ln- A NEGRO'S QUEER STORY. cendlary origin, as no flro had been “ about the building yesterday, and It Found on Railroad Track and Says stood alone with no building nearer He Wes Drugged and Robbed, I than the opposite side or the street Savannah, March 8 Ben Bradford j About the same hour this morning a negro told the Savannah police a on opening up B. Poterson’s large very queer story yesterday, He was mercantile establishment, It was dls- plcked up on the track of the A. C. L. "having been ttruck by an engine. Ben eayi he was drugged, robbed .The conference, this morning r»|ge|the/ In*an agreement. latest as there Is not a great deal of . 1 9| Lenox, was burned last of evidence to hear. Considerable n ^t The amount of the loss It trouble was experienced in getting a not statei1 ' but 11 ls considerable. jury today as so many people were - ■ — prejudiced one way or the other. Sev fense will be that he shot to protect eral salesmen went off for cause of the life of his father. Up to this af- ' dent of Savannah and’ moved "to At being opposed to capital punishment, ternoon he had not gone It Is expected that. McBride’s le- !n his own defense. I into business. SAVANNAHIAN SHOT IN ATLANTA | - CANNON’S 18-INCH CIGAR. J. Wheeler Wilton Wat 8hot Breast by Joljn H. Crutdhfleld. Savannah, March 8—Tim news from Atlanta that Mr. J. Wheeler Wilson had been shot In the breast by John H. Crutchfield In the capital city created the greatest Interest In Savannah where Mr. Wheeler is well known. v He was once a very popular resi< .V covered on fire, supposedly caused by some one throwing a cigar or cigarette stub Into a cuspidor filled and placed on tho track. The police with'taw du«t. A hole wae burned are InvesriK.-iiRirHita-Story. Wo lost tkronen the floor, and one counter one counter Pretent from Congressman Long- 3 worth, Who Returns to Duty. .Washington, March 8—Representa tive Longworth, of Ohio, returned to his duties In the house toJay. He brought with him to the capltol, and presented tp Speaker Cannon In his room, a huge cigar, at feast eighteen inches long, a product of Havana, Cuba. Mr. Cannon will also get a pal.* of | close June 1st. the stand lanta about a year or more ago to go j real south Carolina hand-made boots from the people of Charleston. : 3-io-sat.-2 IhvcutigniWg bte- story. )Te lost an arm by his contact with the train. News has Just reached the city, T I1. T n x R s c tn""? ,f ,0 *! ee " , that T. J. Holland, residing at Phil- on*dates X^brtow forThMSH l"’ 8 , ' 08t hl » an » «“• of receiving tax returns for the year. tents by fire last night. 1D06: Naylor, April 2, 9, 19. Cat Creek, April 10, 20. Hahira, April 3, 11, 23. Ousley, 4, 12, 24. Clyattville, April 6, 13, 20. Lake Park, April 6, 16, 27. Club House, April *8, 30. Dasher, May 1st. Darsey School House Mny 3d. Valdosta on all Saturdays | COMMITTEE REACHE8 AUGU8TA The River and Harbors Committee on a Tour of Southern Points. Augusta, Ga., March 8—The Riv ers and Harbors committee of the house arrived here today and were and dal- met at the depot by a delegation of ly after rounds are made until books local officials and citizens. They aro being royally entertained C. Tax Receiver Lownd-^Ca' N (k ,0 ' ,a >' “ nJ wln loavc for Macon special train tonight. lIMTOAL BREAD MAKER mixes and kneads bread thoroughly in Three Minutes. The hands do not touch the dough. — |^S§1 The “UNIVERSAL 1 ’ FOOD CHOPPER Chops Meat, Vegetable* and All Kind* ol Food. Indispensable in Every Well Ordered House. WA m 1 i Sold By jj THE HARLEYS. IMPROVED COOKING UTENSILS HARLEY HARDWARE COMPANY, VALDOSTA, GEORGIA. Come See Our Beautiful Lit