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■OWER RATES I DECIDED UPON By Georgia Railroad Commission After Full Consideration. {EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER That Date People Will Be Riding Cheaper, Barring Possible In- junctions, Etc., by Roads. The Georgia railroad commission, Friday, finally adopted its much-talk sd-of order reducing the passenger .rates in Georgia. The decision, as a whole, was the decision of Commissioners H. W. Hill, chairman, and O. B. Stevens, Commis sioner Joseph M. Brown dissenting irom that portion of it which put the railroads named in the 2-' , .ent and 2 1-4- cent classes. v His opinion was that these roads should have been put on the same basis as the others named. To the rest of the decision, howeter, lie gave his hearty approval. There appears to be no doubt from the comment That the commission has given the pe>le just what they want ed. The redactions are material and at the same 1 time are not too severe upon the ’-kilroads, though there seems to bt 'little doubt that they will be contests} in the courts. The commission reclassifies the fol lowing rotds, and promulategs the following fates for each of said roads .to becomf effective on and after Sep tember 2, 1007, to-wit: The following lines are placed in joassengfr c’ass A, and will be allowed to charge tis full fare for the trans portation . jif passengers between points in this sfjte 2 cents per mile: Class A —Atlanta and West Point Raffrohd company, Western and At lantic railroad. Subject to tj foregoing the follow ing lines are placed in class B, 2 1-4 cents per mile: Class B —Atlantic Coast Line Rail . u-oad company. Georgia Railroad com iay, Charleston and Western Caro lina company. Subfcct- to the foregoing the follow ing lines are placed in class C, 2 1-2 ■cents/per mile: Clas C —Alabama Great Southern ..Railiiad company, Central of Georgia Railpy company, Georgia Southern and/ Florida Railway company, Sea board Air Line Railway company, -Se/tliern Railway company. subject to the foregoing the follow itl lines are placed in class D, 3 cpt per mile: ' /Class D —Atlanta, Birmingham and Railroad company, Albany fid Northern Railway company, Au /usta and Florida Railway company, Augusta Southern Railroad company, phattanooga Sou:hern Railroad com- Jpany, Douglas, Augusta and Gulf Rail / road company, Louisville and Nash- Lville Railroad company, Macon and ■Birmingham Railway company, f,fa lcon, Dublin and Savannah Railroad company, Millen and Southwestern Railroad company, Miiltown Air Line, Ocilla and Valdosta Railroad compa ny, Dublin and Southwestern Railroad company, Flint River and Gulf Rail road company, Flint River and North eastern Railroad company, Gainesville Midland Railway company, Garbutt and Donovan Short Line railroad, •Georgia, Florida and Alabama Rail way company, Georgia Northern Rail way company, Hawkinsville and Flor ida Southern railway, Register and Glennville Railway company, Savan nah and Statesboro Railway company, South Georgia Railway company, Tal boitou Railroad company, Union Point and White Plains Railroad com pany, Valdosta Southern Railway company, Wadley Southern Railway company, Wrightsvilie and Tennille Railroad company/,. Subject to the(y .. mg the follow ing lines are' plated in class E, 4 cents per mile: Class E—Fitzgerald, Ocmulgee and Railway company, Georgia GAnite Railroad company, Hartwell Railway company, Sylvania and Gi rard Railroad company. 'Special Group—The Georgia Coast and Piedmont, 4 cents per mile, ex cept between Glennville and Ludowi ci- Flovilja and‘lndian Springs rail way, Lexington Terminal railroad, Smithsonia and Duhlap, and the San dersvilie railroad ellowed a minimum charge of 25 cents; Tallulah Falls Railway company, 3 J-4 cents per mile; Louisville and Wadley Railroad company. 4 1-2 cents per mile. ROOSEVELT’S ADDRESS At Ceremonies Attendant Upon Presenta tion of Magnificent Silver Service for Battleship Georgia. In accepting the silver service pre sented the United States battleship Georgia from the state after which it is was named, during the Georgia Day exercises at Jamestown, President Roosevelt, in part, spoke as follows: “I cannot express how deeply touch ed I am at the action of the state of Georgia, my mother's state, 'the state from which I draw half tile blood in my veins, in erecting as the Geor gia state house at the Jamestown ex position a replica of my grandfather’s house at Roswell, Ga.; the house in which my mother passed her youth and where she was married to my father It is an act of gracious cour tesy and consideration which I very deeply appreciate; and through the governor and other representatives of Georgia I desire from my heart to thank all her citizens. Georgia’s his tory is unique, for she alone among the original thirteen colonies and the subsequent new states added thereto, was founded with a consciously be nevolent purpose, with the deliberate intent, to benefit mankind by upbuild ing a commonwealth along carefully planned lines of social, political and religious liberty and justice. “Oglethorpe, the founder of Georgia, was a true apostle of philanthropy and of equality of opportunity for all. His set purpose was to found a state the gates of which should be open to tho oppressed of every land and creed, and closed to every form of political, religious or industrial bondage or per secution. His colony welcomed alike those who fled from political or social tyranny, and those, whether Christian or Jew, who sought liberty for con science’s sake. It was a high and honorable beginning; and I am proud indeed of my Georgian ancestry, and of tho fact that my grandfather’s grandfather, Archibald Bulloch, was the first governor, or as the title then went, president of the new state when the continental congress, of which he was also a member, declared that the thirteen states had become anew and independent nation. Since then Georgia has grown at a rate even more astounding than the race of growth of the nation as a whole; her sons have stood high in. every field of activity, intellectual or physical ; and rapid though her progress has been in the past, it bids fair to be even greater in the wonderful new century which has now fairly opened. “Perhaps the very fact that I am half sotuhern Mid half northern in blood, and that for many years 1 was brought into peculiarly close as sociation with the life of the gfeat west, makes it natural for me to feel with’intensity the scrong sense of kin ship with every portion of our common country, which should be the birthright of every true American. Since 1 have been president 1 have visited every state and territory with in the borders of the union, save such as can only be reached by sea. I have traveled from the Atlantic to the Pa cific, from the great lakes to the gulf. I have spoken at country fairs, to colleges, to commercial and business organization, to associations of pro fessional men, to labor organizations, to men of every creed and parentage-. The thing that has struck me most has been the essential unity of our people.’’ SECRETARY WILSON A WITNESS. Head of Agricultural Department Testifies in Holmes “Leak” Case. Secretary Wilson of the agricultural department was the principal witness before the supreme court of the Dis trict of Columbia at Washington Mon day in the trial of erstwhile Associate Statistician Holmes, on the charge of prematurely divulging cotton crop re ports, Holmes’ attorney made an un successful effort to show that the sec retary was prejudiced in his s.ate uaents. |WON’T PROSECUTE HARRIMAN. President Finally Concludes That Railroad Magnate is Immune. A Washington dispatch says: That E. H. Harriman, the railroad mag nate, is immune from criminal prose cation as the result of his testimony before the interstate commerce com mission recently; that prosecution of bituminous coal-carrying raiiroads should be left in the hands of the at torney general, and that prosecution of the anthracite coal roads will be gin in Philadelphia soon, were con clusions reached at a conference at tha white house Friday night. OF MOB’S WORK JAPS PROTEST Indignation at High Pitch Among Officials at Tckio. ASK FOR REPARATION Yellow Men Expect Guilty Ones to Be Punished and Indemnity Given for Damage Wrought. The leading papers iu Toklo, Japan, whose opinions are worth quoting, are silent on the question of demanding an indemnity for the so-called bom bardment of Japanese establishments in San Francisco. Reparation for the damage inflicted and punishment for the culprits is expected and it is be iieved that the government is caking proper steps iu the matter. Though the Tokio public is irritated at the tardiness displayed in effecting a solution of the difficulty, opinion lias not yet reached the stage of making an appeal to hostile demonstration iu any form. It is true, however, that popular indignation has reached a de gree never before witnessed in the his tory of Japan’s relations with the Uni ted States. It is thought by influen tial Japanese that the quicker the facts regarding tho negotiations now on in Tokio and in Washington are published the better it will be for all concerned, as a stage has now been reached when it may prove dan gerous to keep tj>e people in suspense or ignorance of what is being done. The Hochi, which is supporting Count Okuma in his position on the American question, publishes the fol lowing. “The San Francisco outrages are worse than the murder of a mission ary in China, which resulted in the oc cupation of KJou Chou. “Who would blame an appeal to the last measure if an impotency to pro tect treaty rights is proved? “We hope, however, that Ambassa dor Aclci will be firm enough to make the Washington government take measures to mete out justice to the Japanese.” DIVORCE ROT GIVEN AIRING. Case of Mrs. Howard Gould Subject of Argument in Gotham Court. The case of Mrs. Howard Could,who has instituted suit for a separation from her husband was given its public hearing in court at New York Thurs day. The occasion was the hearing of argument on motion of counsel for Mr. Gould to strike out certain allega tions in Mrs. Gould’s complaint. The grounds on which Mrs. Gould is suing her husband, as shown by parts of the complaint read by coun sel for Mr. Gould are, first, abandon ment of Mrs. Gould by her husband; second, the allegation tha the habits and conduct of Mr. Gould are such that it was improper for his wile to live with him; third, tha: since Sep tember last he has neglected his Wife and refused to provide for her except that, he paid for her support at a New York hotel since flint time; and, fourth, that Gould lias trea.ed his wife with extreme cruelty, employed spies to harass her, caused her mail to be opened; had relations with women of bad character, and employed an ex convict and several New York detec tives to procure improper evidence against Mrs. Gould. BURGLAR CAUGHT IN WOLF TRAP. Meat Market Man in South Dakota Town Turns I rick on Robbers. His place having been burglarized three times in one week, the proprie tor of a meat market at Mitchell, S. D., placed four wolf traps near ids shop. Walter Vandenburg, aged 11, sprung one of the traps, catching his fingers. Later he confessed, implicat ing another boy and a man. JAPS STIRRING UP TROUBLE. Campaign of Hate for Americans Being Launched on Pacific Coast. A Washington special says: Thou sands of dollars are behig raised by the Japanese on Hie Pacific coast to carry out the compact they have en tered into with the progressive party of Japan for the overthrow of the Saionji ministry, and ultimately of the exclusion clause in the Immigration bill and the guarantee of the natu ralization rigbt3 of the Japanese sub jects residing in this country. ! OLIVER GETS CONTRACT For Building New Railroad from Savannah to Chattanooga, With a Cut- Off to Augusta. The William J. Oliver company of Knoxville, Tenn., the largest railroad contracting firm in the south, Friday, signed the contract to build and con struct a railroad from Savannah, Ga., to Chat:anooga, Tenn., with a cut-off to Augusta, Ga. The total distance of the road will be 420 miles, and it will be known as the Savannah, Augusta and North ern railway, running from Savannah to Chattanooga. Work will begin at once on the construction of the new line. William J. Oliver, when asked about the matter, stated to the representa tive of the press that he had signed the contract. The cost of construction is estimated at more than 512,000,000, which includes the building of all the bridges’ and small depots on the line. The new road will follow tha Sa vannah river and Us tributaries on the south side to the Blue Ridge mountains, and then into Chattanooga. Mr. Oliver is the best known rail road contractor in the south, and has for some time been doing all the work on the Southern railway. His head quarters and large manufacturing plant is located in Knoxville, . and within a short time he will organize his force and begin work on this new line that will open up an undevelop ed section from a railroad s.andpoint and give Chattanooga a direct line to the sea. When asked when ho would begin work, Mr. Oliver said: “1 have just signed a contract for the construction of the road. Within the next few days 1 will place a large force on the line and begin work.” STRIKERS LOSE THEIR FIGHT. Street Car Men in Birmingham Concede Victory to Railway Company. The Birmingham Union of the Amal gamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of Amer ica, practically gave up the fight on Thursday afternoon against tho Bir mingham Railway, Light and Power company. A statement was issued calling upon union men to refrain no longer from riding the street cars and using gas and electricity and thanking them for the support given during the strike. The statement recites vhat it is re garded as useless to continue the boy cott and the members of the commit tee ask financial assistance from brother unions until they can succeed in getting work elsewhere. Ben Commons, the man who organ ized the local union and who has been leading the fight, rode to the baseball park Thursday afternoon on an elec tric car. DOCTOR CHARGED WITH MURDER. Used Poison in Order to Clear Way to Mar ry Victim's Widow. At Henderson, N. C., Friday, Dr. D. tl. Rowland wan formally charged wfth the murder by poison of Charles R. Strange of the Seaboard Air Line, and a war ran- issuis against him. Rowland is alleged to have poison ed Strange about two months ago, when he was called to attend him. Within six weeks Rowland and Mrs. Strange went to Norfolk, where they were married. SENATOR KNOX IS WILLING. Says He Will Not Shy at Nomination fo Presidency by Republicans. United Stales Senator Knox of Pennsylvania has announced his will ingness to become a candidate for the presidency in 1908, should the re publican party see fit to nominate him. Senator Knox’s position was made known in expressing his appre ciation of the action of the Pennsylva nia republican state convention, which endorsed him as a candidate for that office. ASSASSIN ORCHARD’S PARTNER /.lie Has Story of Blood to Unfold at the Trial of Haywood. Steve Adams, another prisoner wit ness in the case of W. D. Haywood, has arrived In Rolse, corning from the jail at Wallace, Idaho, where his trial is pending on the charge of murder. Adams, according to Orchard, was the partner of the assassin in many of the "dumping off expeditions.,” Adams also confessed last year, but he repudiated the document when he faced the gallows. Astounding though it seems those who have seen Adams' confession, which is in writing, say that it surpasses Orchard’s story. GORY NARATIVE ENDS. Orchard Shows Up Eighteen Murders t His Credit at Conclusion of Tes timony in Haywood Case. Harry Orchard crowned his admis sions of grave crimes on the witness stand at Boise Thursday when, con tinuing his case against William D. Haywood, he made an explicitly de tailed confession of the murder ot Frank Steunenberg by an infernal ma chine that directly opens the way lor his own conviction and execution for the offense. He swore that the assas sination of Steunenberg was first sug gested by Haywood, was jointly plot ted by Haywood, Moyer, Pettibone and himself, was financed by Haywood and was executed by himself, after the failure of an attempt in which Jack Simpkins had participated. Orchard lifted the total of his own murdered victims to eighteen, detailed the circumstances under which he tried to murder former Governor Pea body, Judge Uoodard, Judge Gab bert, Gen. Sherman Bell, D. H. Mot fat and Frank Herne. Incidentally he confessed to a plan to kidnap the child of one of his former associates. "Then, under cross-examination by the defense, Orchard confessed, guilt of the sordid social crimes of desert ing his young wife and child in On tario, lleeing to British Columbia wittt Hattie Simpson, the wife of another man, and committing bigamy by mar rying a third woman at Cripple Creek. Through the shocking details of mur der plots, stories of secret bomb making und#lolails of man hunts, w.lh sawed-off shotguns and infernal ma chines as weapons, the witness went on in the same quiet, off-hand manner that marked his demeanor on tho stand Wednesday. Ills voice dropped to a lowar key as the pitiful story of the long hunt for Steunenberg narrowed down to the last day, and he told of the race from the Hotel to the Steunenberg home to beat his victim,with the death trap, and the meeting in the evening gloom, as the victim walked utufou aclously to his doom. 'Through it all, he winced but once, and that was when the defense made him name his six sisters and his one brother, ami give their residences in Ontario and New York. Tho defense fought the story with a multiplicity of objections and suc ceeded in beading off an attempt to tell the story or the murder ot Ar thur Collins, at Teliuride, and tempo rarily shutting out the contents of a telegram received and telegram sent by Orchard after his arrest. But for the rest, the state managed to get iu its story intact. In an interview at Walla Walla. Washington, Mrs. Steunenberg, widow of the former governor of Idaho, says she hopes Harry Orchard will by giv en an opportunity to lead a good and hoiitst life. EDITORS OF GEORGIA WEEKLIES Gather in Force at Samiewille, Ga., for Twenty-Fitta Annual Meeting. The twenty-fifth annual convention of the Georgia Weekly Press Associa tion was called to order, iu banders vllle Thursday morning by president Coleman of Ccdartown. / An address of welcome on behalf of Sandersvllle was delivered by ilcu. i. W. Hardwick. President Coleman made a most ap iwprla.e response. Mr. Coleman dwelt upon the Jamestown trip of the edit ors. He regretted that the railroads refused to oflfer any, special induce ments, being hampered, So they claim, by the provision of the new federal rate law. In spite of this fact, how ever, he said many of the editors were going to make the trip. Business occupied the balance of the morning session. At night an elegant banquet, was given at the Hotel Julida. There was a suspension of the regu lar order of business at the afternoon session to settle the question of the place of meeting next year. Gainesville and Douglas entered the contest. Mrs. Longscreet represented Gainesville and won. Sentiment is fa vorable lo Douglas for Ibbb. GOT BACK PRICE OF TICKET. Cost Only Twenty-Five Cents to Ear Navy Uniioim from uauee hall. A verdict tor 25 cents, the price of his ticket, was returned by a jury, by direction of Justice Bweetiand, at Newport, R. 1., Thursday, in the case of Chief Yeoman Fred Buenzie, of he United States naval training sta tion, who was excluded from a danc ing pavilion last summer ' because he wore the navy uniform.