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VOLUME XIII. ATLANTA, GA„. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1913. NO. 19. BY HER SENATORS Smith and Bacon Hold Up Re gional Bank Section of Cur rency Bill to Protect Inter ests of Gate City (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.—Thanks giving day was spent by the senate Democrats hard at work in conference or the administration currency bill. In the absence of Senator Hitchcock no one presented the amendments he and the five Republicans of the com mittee had framed, and the conference sped through section after section, en dorsing the Owen-Glass bill practically without change. Senator O'Gorman, one of the Democrats of the committee, who aided Senator Owen in presenting ..he bill to the conference, predicted that with the exception of the section ! fixing the number of regional reserve oanks the bill would be completed by the conference today. The number of banks has not been decided on and was passed over at the request of the Georgia senators, who feared Atlanta might be handicapped if a regional bank were created in some other southern city, probably New Orleans. t It was understood today that an at tempt might be made to pass a reso lution binding the Democrats in the conference to support the administra tion bill. Senator iHtchcock was ex pected to to support the confer ence bill. Senator Dane of Oregon has sq far declined to go into the conference and Senator Newlands, while attending the conference, has an, original plan which ] he intends to press on the floor of the | senate. The defection of three sena tors might imperil the majority In the senate if the Republican lines hold. To Seek Pardon for “Uncle Bob” Davis, Slayer of His Son DALTON, Ga., Nov. 27.—-Extra efforts will, in all probability, be made on ac count of his broken health to secure a pardon from the prison commission for ‘‘Uncle Bob” Davis, the aged Confeder ate veteran who was sentenced to the prison farm for four years for killing his son, Rewlett Davis. “Uncle Bob” is over seventy years old. Notice that an application would be made to secure his pardon was posted here in Septem ber, but so far the prison commission has not taken favorable action. Mr. Davis was convicted during the January term of court this year, and Immediately began his sentence. Last week the aged-man was reported in a *ying condition, and his relatives were telegraphed for. Yesterday it was learn ed here that his condition was some what improved, but he was not out of danger. Two Booth Brothers Shake Hands and Old Grudge is Forgotten (By Associated Pre3s.j NEW YORK/ Nov. 27.—After an es trangement of seventeen years. Bram- tveil Booth and Ballington Booth shook hands today at a luncheon. The meeting w’as private. Presuma bly the suggested amalgamation of the Salvation Army and the Volunteers of America, of which the brothers are the respective heads, was /jot broached. ACCUSED GIRL DINES ON TURKEY IN JAIL ("By Associated Press.) CIOWLEY, La., Nov. 27.—Dora Murff, on trial for her life on the charge of murdering J. M. Delhaye, October 15, last, spent Thanksgiving in jail here. Her mother arrived eaMy and was admitted wdth a large basket of good things to eat. There was no session of court to- daj% but the trial will be resumed to morrow. J. S. Duvall, the girl’s step-fa ther, and Allic Duvall, her half brother, are also charged with the murder. The trial has taken on added Interest with the approach of the time when the accused will take the stand in her own behalf. The defense has paved the way for the dying words of Delhaye and as rvone but Miss Murff, his sweetheart, heard them there is considerabe specu lation as to the nature of this statement. Bride, Locked In By Mother Slides Down Water Pipe to Hubby (By Associated Press.) SAVANNAH, Ga., Nov. 27.—Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Pierce, the grooirj a res ident of Dawson, the bride a Savannah- ion, made a dramatic “get away” last night following their marriage yester day over the protest of the bride's mother and the consequent incarceration of the lady in an upper bed room of her mother’s home. Before her marriage Mrs. Pierce was Miss Helen Creech and her mother very bitterly opposed her getting married. Last*, night after being locked In her room and separated from her husband, Mrs. Pierce slid down the water pipe from the second floor of the .home and Joined her husband, who was nearby. The appealed to two friends with mo torcycles to aid them in getting away, and were carried on these machines to Pooler, ten miles away, where the train was caught for Dawson. Mrs. ' ’’ ^ech did not know that her g; -d gone until several hours i arture. Killed by Train (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) FOLKSTON, Ga., Nov. 27.—Ivy John son, white apprentice on section at this plaoe, was killed early this morning by a freight tarin. THlKSGIIMflS FITTINGLY OBSERVED BY STATE OF GEORGIA Plenty to Eat, Fine Weather and Football Make This City’s Enjoyable Thanks- | giving Days Atlanta's thoughts are turned Thanksgiving ward again Thursday. That means they are turned toward the nation’s annual feast of turkey, fat hen, tough rooster, pullet, or “hot dog,” according to the size of the indi vidual pocketbook. Even the minds of the preachers and worshippers in the more seemly serv ices,of thanks in the Atlanta churches at frequent intervals turned that way. Mother can’t think of anything else. Fa ther wonders whether he will ever be able to foot the bill. The children clamor to know If dinner is ready yet. The four elements of Thanksgiving- church service, the dinner, flne weather and the football game, are Atlanta’s in full measure Thursday. Morning serv ices are being held in the majority of the churches. The feast will be spread in every home and hotel and club. Tech and Clemson will clash on the football field during the afternoon. That part cf Atlanta which cannot or will not go to the game, has other plans for long walks or the theaters or the movies. DAT OF LEISURE. It is as much a day of leisure as At lanta ever enjoys. The city and state i and federal offices are closed. Many oth- i er offices stayed shut with them, and! ’■ F' majority of the business houses which did open this morning and closed at noon. * News from the gocernment “dopesters” in Washington, that the feast was to be the nation’s most costly meal in a quar ter of a century, threatened to interfere somewhat with the digestion of the men who pay the bills; out it was refuted by Atlanta authorities. Francis Hamper, the north side groceryman, declared it wasn’t true. "I think if they had stopped to analyze local conditions, they’d have seen it wasn’t true here in Atlanta at any rate. Turkeys and hens were cheaper than they were a year ago," said he. “Vege tables and fruits, sweet potatoes, canned asparagus and peas were cheaper. Irish potatoes and nuts and raisins and apples were a little higher, but practically ev erything else intended for the Thanksgiv ing table was either cheaped than last year or at about the same price.” This was confirmed by Pink Cherry and W. R. Branham, Jr„ Broad street mar ket men. tlnclo Sam’s soldiers at Fort McPher son, who are always figuring that their next holiday dinner may be hard tack and coffee somewhere across the Mexi can border, acquitted themselves as good trenchermen at the army’s time- honored spread of good things. All of the downtown hotels will serve special menus, some beginning tho service at noon and continuing It till 8 o’clock, and others beginning at G o’clock and continuing /till midnight. Manager Frank Harrell, of the Aragon and Winecoff, will have several newspa per men as his guests during the after noon. Poultry of All Kinds Going Into New York By the Parcel Post (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Nov. 27.—Poultry of all kinds with the turkey holding its own is arriving: in New York suburbs in great numbers by parcel post. A spe cific instance of- the popularity of send ing' Thanksgiving treats by mail was the receipt of more than 200 parcels of poultry at the Yonkers postoffice yesterday. Despite the new means of trainsit the regular market deliveries are being made in unusual quantities with from fifty to seventy-five carloads arriving daily this week c pressed from the tur key belt. The most desirable birds are selling at nearly 30 cents a pound with some of the fancy sort going at even 40 cents. KING VICTOR EMMANUEL OPENS HIS PARLIAMENT ROME, Nov. 27.—Brilliant ceremony today attended the opening of the Italian parliament toy King Victor Emmanuel. The king, accompanied by Queen Hele na and the royal princes, drove in state carriages from the quirinal through streets lined by immense throngs to the senate house. When he entered the parliamentary buildings the assembled deputies and senators rose and cheered him. The king, surrounded by the members of the cabinet at once proceeded with the reading of the speech from the throne. WHITFIELD BOYS PLAN TO ATTEND CORN SHOW (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) DALTON, Ga., Nov. 27.—The Whit field County Boys’ Corn club will send a large delegation to the Atlanta corn show next Wednesday. So far County School Superintendent Sapp has heard from ten of the members who will at tend, and others are expected to make the trip. The ten boys are Judge Kile, Ernest and Ed JBaker, Otto Casey, Wil burn Fraker, Frank Hall, Noyce Griffin, Will Garrison. Paul Bailey and Wallace Bates. i RATS DAMAGE POSTAL SERVICE $48 IN YEAR (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.—Postmaster General Burleson told the house today that rats and mice at large in various postofflees had caused a total damage of $48 in the postal service the last flscal year. This was the last of the damages reported in a long list of claims of postmasters for reimburse ment transmitted to Speaker Clark. Fire caused $183,635 aggregate loss, burglary $252,236, robbery and larceny $443, flood and storms $599 and losses of postal supplies in transit $5,643. THE FINGER OF FATE v- f —BY WEBSTER GIRL ADMITS SHE SLEi FINE REPORTS MARK HER LOVER IN LOUSIH CONFERENCE SESSION J. HI.PUINGEY NAMED TO SUCCEED JUDGE PARKER CROWLEY, La., Nov. 27.—The de fense in the trial of Dora Murff, J. S. Duvall and Allie Duvall, charged with murdering J. M. Delahaye, scored a point today when testimony showing the girl cried, “I will kill more of you!” was allowed in the record. As Delahaye, a suitor of Miss MurlYs, fell, the girl jumped from a surrey, in which she with the other accused were riding, and fired two shots at her lover. The first shot from the surrey, which felled Delahaye, came from a shotgun, and the state is trying to prove J. S. Duvall, the girl’s stepfather, fired this shot. Defense attorneys today said the “more of you” in testimony given by L. L. Clark, a deputy sheriff and witness of the killing, proves that Dora fired the first and fatal shot. The girl takes all blame for the killing upon herself. Mrs. Duvall and two young children of the family will eat Thanksgiving din ner in jail with the accused. Damage Suit Comes Of Emptying Booze Into Dalton Gutter DALTON, Ga., Nov. 27.—The action of Buell Stark in pouring out six quarts of whisky he had found in a building leased by him has been the means of making him defendant in a suit filed by T. H. Bowen in justice court. Mr. Bowen alleges that he has been damaged by Mr. Stark to the amount of $3.30—just what the six quarts cost him, plus the express charges. He asks that he be awarded a verdict for that amount, and the case is set for the De cember session of justice court. When Mr. Stark poured the whisky into a gutter on Hamilton street he had Mr. Bowen present to witness the work. It was also seen by scores of people. Mr. Bowen was the owner of the whis ky, and in his suit he alleges that Mr. Stark seized it and poured it out with out any semblance of legal authority for so doing. Stark contends that Bowen agreed for him to pour it out, he agreeing in turn not to push any charge against Bowen for having placed the liquor in his house. Georgia Watermelon Seed Are Forwarded To Kingston, Jamaica Georgia watermelons will soon be on the menu in Kingston, Jamaica, if thd seed sent to the United .States consul i there by Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture Dan G. Hughes, take kindly to the soil of the little island and bear the luscious red fruit. Mr. Hughes is in receipt of a letter from the American consul in Jamaica requesting Georgia watermelon seed and they were promptly forwarded to him. The assistant commissioner will watch the result with interest. Death of Wife Slayer (By Associated Press.) ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 27.—Nikola Gavilovich was sentenced to death by a jury in Edwardsville, Ill., last night for the murder of his wife April 3, 1910. This is the first time in twenty- five years the death penalty has been fixed in Madison ocunty, although 650 murders have occurred in that time. Bishop W, A. Candler Preaches Thanksgiving Sermon in Macon Auditorium BY REV. LOY WARWICK. MACON, Ga., Nov. 27.—The second day of the South Georgia conference was beautiful as to weather and full of good things for the minds and hearts of the people. The conference is get ting on well with its work and its ses sions are pleasant and harmonious. Fine reports are being made from the sta tions and circuits of the conference. From all sources there will be re ported more than $100,000 for missions. Seyeral new churches have been built and about $12,000 raised for church ex tensions and $20,000 or $25,000 for ed ucation. Dr. W. C. Lovett and Rev. R. F. Eakes are here to represent the Wes-* leyan Christan Advocate. This paper has had a year of great prosperity. Rev. J. A. Smith reports 152 orphans at the South Georgia home, $20,000 raised for support and the best year of Mr. Smith’s administration. W. W. Dehaven, of Macon, was appointed a trustee of the home in place of L. A. Mitchell. The bishop announced that the class for admission into full connection would be received on Friday. The election of delegates to the general conference will probably take place Friday or Sat urday. At 10:45 today the conference adjourned and went to the auditorium where Bishop Candler preached a great sermon to a large crowd. EDUCATIONAL REPORTS. Educational reports occupied the at tention of the south Georgia conference of the Methodist church to a large ex tent today. j The south Georgia conference has six educational institutions under its control. They are Wesleyan college, C. R. Jenkins, D. D., president; Andrew Girls’ college, J. W. Malone, D. D., president; South Georgia college, Frank Branch, president; Sparks Collegiate Institute, Rev. A. W. Reese, president; Warthen college, Rev. J. C. G. Brooks, president; Pierce Collegiate Institute, Rev. W. A. Huckabee, president. Wesleyan college is the joint prop erty of the north Georgia, south geor- gia and Florida conferences. It is one of the highest grade colleges for women in the south, and has the unique distinction of being the first chartered woman’s college in the world. Rev. C. R. Jenkins, D. D., is very popular and has been successful-, as president of this great school. Under his leader ship the college is enjoying great pros perity. ALL SCHOOLS PROSPERING. All the schools have done well and make fine reports to the conference. Dr. Malone at Andrew is one of the best known educators in the state. Rev. J. C. G. Brooks was called from a successful and popular pastorate to guide the destiny of Warthen college. Rev. A. W. Reese has been at Sparks for several 3 r ears and is doing a great work there. Mr. Branch, president of the South Georgia college at McRae, is a layman and is one of Georgia’s best teachers. Rev. W. A. - Huckabee was the first president of South Georgia college. Later he did fine work at the Orphans’ Home. He ras been at Pierce institute foi one year. This is a new school situated at Blackshear in Pierce county, but was named in honor of Bishop G. F. Pierce. Governor Slaton announced Thursday morning the appointment of Judge J. W. Quincey, of Douglas, to succeed Judge T. A. Parker on the bench of the Waycross circuit. The appointment will become effec tive January 1, Judge Parker having resigned recently to leave office on that date. Judge Parker is expected to become a candidate for congress from the Eleventh district in opposition to John Randall Walker, the incumbent. Judge Quincey and John W. Bennet, of Waycross, were candidates for the governor’s appointment to succeed Judge Parker. Friends of both be sieged the governor in person and by letter and telegram, urging their respec- tiv> claims and qualifications. Uncle Sam Teaching Marines at Panama How to Run Engines (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.—The ma rines in Camp Elliott, isthmian canal zone, who frequently have won admira tion by reason of tTieir versatility, now are exercising their Yankee ingenuity as locomotive englneerc on the Panama railroad. At the navy department it v/as explained today that the marines have been put in the locomotive cab so there may be men in the service who can be promptly put in on railways in an enemy's territory to handle trains for the transportation of troops and pro visions. Secretary Garrison, who commended the work of the marines at Camp El liott on his recent visit to the canal zone, issued instructions to engine driv ers on the Panama railroad to give the marines a full insight into * everything connected with the operation of the lo comotives. Who Ate Turkey First? English or American? London Times Worried (By Associated Press.) LONDON, Nov. 27.—The timely ques tion of whether the European custom of eating turkey at Christmas is older than the American custom of eating turkey at Thanksgiving time, is raised in a two-column article in the Times today. It says most Englishmen are in clined to doubt the priority of the Thanksgiving bird. The article does not satisfactory settle the question, but comes to the conclusion that if Eng lishmen would make good their claim that the custom of eating turkey at Christmas is the older they must prove it existed between 1530 when the turkey first came to Europe, and 1620 when the colonies in America first ate the fowl and gave thanks. 75 Cents a Quart for. First Strawberries (By Associated Press.) PLANT CITY, Fla., Nov. 27.—The first strawberries of the season, two carloads, left here today for Chicago. The farmers netted 75 cents per quart. The berries are large and fine. FOUR PERSONS OIE Two Men and Two Women Hurled to Death When Ma chines Meet in Bronx in the Early Morning NEW YORK, Nov. 27.—Thomas F. Denny, Democratic member of the as sembly from the Nineteenth district; Leonard Cohen, a dress goods manufac turer prominent in Tammany circles, and two well dressed young women lay dead in the morgue today, victims of an automobile crash in the Bronx. All were killed early this morning in a head- on collision between Cohen’s car and the car of Bert T. Rich, a garage owner, operated by Jeremiah Mahoney, chauf feur. The latter was held on a techni cal charge of homicide. Conrad Loos identified one of the wom en’s bodies as that of his wife. “She went riding with Mr. Cohen last night,” he said. “He was a friends of ours.” A daughter of Loos said she thought the other woman was Helen Schaeffer, a friend of her mother. Richard Rogers, negro chauffeur of the Cohen car, was battered and bruised and of the four occupants of r the Rich machine, three were injured. Rich suf fered concussion of the brain; a young woman companion, Estelle Norton, was so badly bruised that she was rushed to a hospital and Mahoney suffered a crushed knee. William Morris, a lawyer, was unscathed. The Cohen automobile was east bound running, according to the negro chauf feur, about twenty-two miles an hour. The Rich car put on speed to pass a car between it and the Cohen car and, swerving back to the road center, the chauffeur, blinded by the headlights, rammed squarely into the approaching car’s front. The impact was terrific. The Rich car described a semi-circle and landed in two heaps, chassis and tonneau separated. The negro chauffeur alone arose from the wreck. The Co hen car, rebounding nearly 100 feet, was reduced to Wreckage and the car be tween the two operated by Joseph Flaum, a chauffeur, was side-swiped. Judge Urges Married “Children” to Live Separate Until Grown “You children should wait until you are grown and then go back and live together,” remarked Judge John T. Pen dleton, of the superor court, Wednesday to Mrs. Frances C. Dempsey and Rob ert M. Dempsey, in passing on the for mer’s suit for alimony and support for her tiny baby. Acording to the story told by A. E. Aenschbacker, of 270 Sunset avenue, fa ther of the girl, his daughter and Demp sey married last year, when she was fifteen and he seventeen years old. They came asking forgiveness and he forgave them, telling Dempsey he could . live with him, and that he would send him to a night school so he might get an education. Things went happily for a while, but after little troubles Dempsey decided that that he couldn’t get along at his father-in-law’s and asked his wife to leave with him. She refused and he went to Birmingham. Lately he has re turned and is living at 517 Sunset ave nue. He has a Job paying $11 per week, and Judge Pendleton ordered that he pay $20 per month alimony. Passengers On Train Given News Bulletins By Wireless Telegraph (By Associated Press.) SCRANTON, Pa., Nov. 27.—'News bulletins received by wireless telegraph were displayed on a moving passenger train yesterday on the Lackawanna rail road. The train was traveling at the rate of sixty miles an hour, between this city and Binghamton, N. Y. A Scranton newspaper sent 250 words from the Lackawanna wireless station. One of the dispatches was on the battle in Mexico, another regarding the threat ened strike in Schenectady and another from Washington relating to the Mexi can situation. MEDICATED AIR SAVES HALF-BAKED SUFFERER BALTIMORE, Md., Nov. 27—With 200 square inches of flesh burned from his body and his life despaired of, Harry F. Stabler, twenty-three "“years old, after undergoing a new treatment at a hospital here, is now able to walk about the hospital court yard and today will enjoy his Thanksgiving dinner. Skin grafting was deemed impracti cable, and physicians at the hospital decided to try the effect of chemically treated air on the burned surface of the patient. As a result seventy-five square inches of surface have healed. Little hope was entertained for Sta- bler’s life when he was brought to the hospital on October 4, unconscious from burns caused by boiling tar. The flesh on his neck, breast and abdomen was baked to a depth of a sixteenth of an inch and the physicians worked on him for fiv^e hours cleaning the burned part. An experiment was conducted with Stabler’s hand and arm and the result encouraged the physicians to extend the. method. A specKil frame work of pliable wood was designed to fit se curely about the body of the patient from the mouth to the waist. The burned surface from the chin down was exposed to the air that filtered through the chemically treated gauze stretched on the frame. BIG DELEGATION FROM TIFT TO CORN SHOW (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) TIFTON, Ga., Nov. 27.—District Agent G. V. Cunningham, of the Boys’ Corn club, whose district embraces practi cally all that territory lying in south east Georgia, says that his district will have 500 exhibits in Atlanta next week at the corn show. Last year there were only twelve boys from Mr. Cunning ham’s district who attended the corn show. He expects 150 to go from his district to Atlanta next week. Failing to Regain Juarez, Fed erate Strjggle Toward Chi huahua City, Only Strong hold in Northern Mexico (By Associated Press,) EL PASO, Tex., Nov. 27.—Encumber ed with wounded, lacking provisions and practically without ammunition the sur vivors of the 4,000 government soldiers who for two days fought to regain Jua rez for Huerta, continued their struggle today to reach Chihuahua City, where they hope to entrench themselves in the federal garrison. In Juarez today General Villa con tinued preparations to move against Chihuahua City, which even now may be in possession of constitutionalists under General Manuel Chao, who was known to have been in the vicinity of the capital when the fighting south of Juarez began. For another day at least the comman der of the rebels will 'permit his men to rest while he assembles provisions and arms for an attack on the federal capital which, if successful, will giv© the constitutionalists complete posses sion of the state and will drive the federals from their last stronghold in the northern Mexico states. STORIES OF BATTLE. Soldiers today in Juarez continued to v tell stories of the two days’ battle against the federals. Last Saturday night they aay their first knowledge of the proposed federal attack was re ceived and General Villa rushed hie main body of troops south and spread them in a half moon to guard all ap proaches to Juarez. There they stayed until Monday afternoon with only an occasional skirmish. Then came the federals, who from a distance of about five miles detrained, unloaded their field artillery and began the attack. Desultory firing continued until after dark when Villa with rein forcements attacked the main column of the federals. Here the fiercest en gagement of the revolution was. fought in almost hand-to-hand conflict. The main body of rebels, traversing a direct line to the south, arrived at the desig nated point of meeting just a few min utes before the flank reinforcements ap peared. Hearing tho sound of conflict, the troop ers from left and right wing hastened Into the fight. The cavalry was ordered to makeflank charges on the enemy, both left and right, and the infantry ran to aid the main column, threw their weight in the scale of battle and turned what might have been a federal victory into an utter rout. CAVALRY PURSUES REBEDS. Outnumbered and overpowered, thb government troops withdrew in disorder, t the rebels said, Jo their trains which ■ were hastily backed down the track, but closely pursued by cavalry from Villa’s forces. One group of Huerta’s men were unable to en train before the enemy had reached them, surrounded the train and made them prisoners. The heaviest loss of the entire battle was said to have occurred Monday night in the battle at close range while the casualties of other encounters and en gagements were light with the possible exception of the fight made by Josepn Ynez Salazar to penetrate the rebel line to the east of Juarez Monday night and Tuesday morning. Salazar stood hie ground and led his forces until he was wounded seriously. General Villa said he did not intend to execute the federal prisoners whom he spared on the battle field and brought to Juarez. They have been placed in jail with those taken during the Juarez bat tle and will be held. , (By Associated Press.) DENVER, C61., Nov. 27.—Representa tives of coal mine operators and strik ers abandoned their conference early today without settling the strike in the southern Colorado coal fields. That the sessions will be renewed is said to be problematical, though Governor Am mons today prepared a digest of the conference with recommendations for further conferences Which he will sub mit to the operators and strikers. A reward of $1,000 for the arrest of Anthony B. McGary and a similar re ward for the capture of Sam, alias “Nick” Carter was offered by General John Chase, who is in command of the state troops in the mining district. These men are wanted in connection with the murder of George Belcher, a detective at Trinidad, November 20. Gas Mains Charged With Sulphur Fumes And Everybody Sneezes (By Associated Press.)‘‘ HOLYOKE, Mass., Nov. 27.—By a mistake by an inexperienced employe at the new municipal gas plant here, the mains were charged with sulphur fumes today, causing discomfort or fear to most of the 12,000 consumers. t When gas lamps and ranges were lighted in the early morning, house holders were nearly overcome and the streets were soon filled with coughing, sneezing persons hastening to the office of the nearest physician. Two women were made seriously ill. FIVE EAST INDIANS ARE SHOT TO DEATH IN RIOT (By Associated Press.) DURBAN, Natal, Union of South* Af rica, Nov. 27.—Five east Indians were killed today in an affray between strik ers and the police dn the Blackburn sugar estate in the Mount Edgecombe district, fourteen miles north of Dur ban. The most important sugar crush ing mill in Natal is there and nearby is a large American mission station. The police were obliged to fire sev eral volleys before they quelled the riot ers.