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THE MACON TELEGRAPH: FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8, 1895.
THE MflGON TELEGRAPH
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CBAIIAGTBB r\ HAXmVRTTtXO.
Tito question na ixi avli«tief or not the
chiiMOtcc of n person la denoted In lis
or ber bnmlwrltliw la un typon ono end
liu been tfiio eobjeot of ttcrlous thought
und (loop attnly by many d'-op studento
of the ouri ju*. An oitjHtrc In iltl* lino
lias recently examined «®ecimeaui of
Kio cblriwrropliy of a mimiier of .promi
nent ptr*»ai, and -dio riwifit of hi* in-
VfWt'sJtioua will tw given to oitr road
op* |u Sunday's Telegraph. Anting
Micro (Whose teuid writing 'Was •ladled
for the purpoee of pntpar'.ng tihls article
were; Mm. Amelia K. Harr, the nmol
novelist; Dr. A. Oman Doyle, .the jxter.
lea* wr.'tef of dotaolive otorioa; Mid-
*nmo Sarah Grand, the author of "'me
Hint-only Tuvins;" Bill >’ye, the hu
morist; llev. Morflii) Dlx, ithe grout
preadier; IMfis. IMary E. Wlllilns, nov-
nllat; -Mark Twain, the humorous gen
ius; Edmund CUm*v> Btedniun, scholar
and ertio; Marlon Hatftind, (untoornm;
Julian Hawthorne, novel writer, ami
Thomas Nebtoh Plage, tho BouUiern ntl-
tlror. The specimens ore reprtnfnl to
oualtle the reader to seo upon what
wound itho experts' opinion* were
formed.
In uddttJon *o this there iw ll he nu
merous otfwtr feaituros of* inta-eit In
• Monday's paper, notice at which will bj
given lotnirmiv morn.ng.
THE COTTON MILD MOVEMENT.
A telegram -from Boston says it Is
expeated that n lurtge parly of Northern
cotton manufacturers and representa
tive* at other minufitoturinff Concerns
w.ll leave that city In a few days, to
travel through itho Southern stile*, ox-
onuoing tuill sites, -mi far powers nu<l
gathering m fort in clou. It Is added that
the -trip will oxtoud over two weeks
und the dbj'.vt at the exeunt on la to
give the eotiton mnnu/aotairera of New
England an vipportmilty '‘to see for
thuttuelvos whother or not cotton clcith
—that is, the chenpey gnutus—can he
made more proittalbly In the South, and
enough more iprollaUfy do Induce in
vestment of Northern capital in S,ruth
em mills.''
Wo am suro these gonUienetv will ho
warmly welooutcd in «vory part of the
•South which they might visit, for ,tlie
Southern people arc naturally hosplta-
We, and, If they were not, foci that oaie
•of 'their greatest need* la n morn oliural
ant supply of capital, and Mint cap tul
can perhupu 1m more easily induced to
cavtcr cotton luaunfacturlng ithan any
uny other Com of industrial enterprise,
for the reason that It Is one of the most
surely profitable. But while 'these gen
tlemen 'Will receive a fivunn -wehvsne,
they muM not he surprised If they are
regarded a* somewhat tufts ted Invest)-
gators—that is to my, Invesiiaitore of
s question whlrb l»s sternly been set
tled to the satisfaction of everybody hut
themselves. While they arc try lug to
And out whether the cheaper grades Of
cotton doth cun ho nvinufuotured mere
chmpliy in the South than In New Eng
land, olhea manufacturers, living In
ihelr neighborhood. Living decided that
It cun Iks .seem to he reaching the con
clusion that the tlner grade* can be
nude more cheaply here also, We have
the •tatomrot of st least coo of Tiie
most Important of «h«n to that effect,
And of several Now England nenvspa-
pens mhose editors ought So he partic
ularly well aoqtMlnted (with tbo facts.
Porhups it to fortunatothat the excur
sion ptrty will he media up of exiody
the hind pf men diwcrlbed. When we
have had them down here a while,
shown them our advantages for menu-
fiotaitiog and the results tlfwidy
achieved, surely thorn will remain In
nil New England co manufacturer mb >
doubts that the udrantago in eompell.
tlou to with the Mouth It is particularly
desirable, therefore, that these* gentle-
meat should he given the fUUest oppor
tunity to learn *1 they am.
In this connection u to proper to say
that Governor AASnson 1 * Intcatioa of
appointing a representative committee
to visit Now Endind, for the purpose
of holding out tndufismtats tar the en
listment of Now England capital In
the South, is * highly bu&itts one. It
Jt probably truo that such a committee
would be unafcfo to make the definite
(wcpnalUODB Ukdy to result in Immedi
ate action by Now Rrsgand cap tnliat*.
Each definite offers must be nude by
the eommnnhlos tn ah* South which are
able and welling to uke a part la the
development of the'r own resources,
but the work at the commltxee won! I
be hardly le* vataobJe for this reason
In the moot formal tray poastble, it
would be Showing the attitude of the
people of Geutgto toward Northern in
vestor*—thetr eager desire that ouch In
vestors should come among them and
help them to rieveCop the latest wealth
at their dta te. The committee, too, could
do much vjlnolAo senrloe In dlsuoloat-
ing among the persona mast Interested,
and moat likely to be valuable to onr
stale, foil and reliable infonmitlon con
cerning the 0101611 resource*, Its natural
and artificial advantage*.
Tlio movement of the cotton Manu
facturing industry from the Northed at
to the 'South must lie coiUpeBed by bus-
Inoss reasons, or It .wlH stop very
quickly. Tha t Is to say, Nosv England
capital will continue to bo invested In
Sow England mills unless the owners
of the cu pi tut arc convinced that Invest
ment !u the South is moro profl-uble
than in Now England. But though the
movement roust be oorupdllid and Just-
ified by strictly business t rrasons, It
may ni>verthfle(H bo quickened or re
tarded by the uetlon of our own people.
If good reasons exist <whiy ootiton man
ufacturers should come to the South
from Now England, they will come
very imuclv more quickly If assured of
the hearty oxopeftHion of the Southern
P"01>le In their enterprises. I t will be
retarded of they find 'that they must
coina here to tight out 'their battle* for
Industrial success in a camantinlty to
which their snocera or failure to a mat
ter of indifference.,
GOING TO THE COUNTRY.
Tf the present period of depression In
buslnem wero to continue for soine
years, die next census would probably
show that the rtcent abnoanal growth
<af (he cities ut the expense of the coiin-
iry bid ceased. It Is said to be true
that at every period of depression a
backward Hirw of popukitlon from the
cities to tbo rural districts Is otaserva-
bh*. Ilird limes «re hardest to the
wage earner, gind it I* in tbo cities that
the proportion of wage earnere Is
largrwt. A philanthropic organ.iv.aHon
of Chicago, which has during the last
year d.r( >ed its efforts towards provid
ing unemployed working people of ihiit
city w.iii homes in tho country, is
said to have met ovltli'fl large degree of
success, which results entirety, satis
factory to the people who thus ac
quired new homes and at tho same tlmo
adopted naw (methods of uaalcng a liv
ing. Perhaps most of 'ihem were peo
ple -who bad only recently been dra wn
to Chicago and were familiar with the
ways of country life. It 1s a somewhat
singular fact, though very frequently
noted of recent years, that ait the same
t ino when tlxve is n large surp.ais of
unoiavployed labor m the cities, in many
fann.ng dlwclct* a sulllelent sitpp'y of
labor cannot bo obtained oven by the
offer of unusually high wagej. nMiis
Is not a healthy condition of affairs,
and If one of itlto effeccw of bnsVness de-
pros* on Is 'to cure It, then hard rimes
are uot without same uoiupmaatlcn In
their results 'to society.
MR; HOLMES' FIRE.
To tho Editor , f ttm Macon Tc'o uaph :•
Kindly make tho f'llooing eorrecion to tho
emtonioiit wliteli lm> appoarod In tlio Evening
Nmv-, giving an account ot'hnw badly I liavo
a if * ml liy loss by lire and its oiiulu. To
begot, I will say that itetrad oi having boon
burned out tlvo times I liavo boon burned out
only twice, and was dnmignd by Itro by
tlio ospl i-ion ol * Itoeli. .lurluuip. TlioNmva
oertai. li baa boon misinfunned about th«
(brents of negroes and nbnnc mo thrashing
them; s'so about the llghtwood and o,l having
boon placed under my huuno. 1 have hail
l.orn in Yiunvllle. and that with a small boy
orbu did errands ami wl ogaro me impudence.
1 airuck liim rovprat licSs with » board anil
sout him home, and I liavo nositivo proof
now Ural the ulght my house waa burnt d tide
Iwy was not nearer than within * mile of It.
As for tho nogro that bought tlio mils and 1
struck, (uot thrashed), 1m only said bo would
have me arrested and maku ma pay for it.
have me avrestod and mako mo jiay for IX
No, I cau unthluliy say that I think I have aa
many friends among tbn nogroi•* of Macon
ami Yinevdlo as any merchant that ia iu buai-
lies*. 1 *iu aloaya positive with thorn and
mako tbom stay in tboir place, but 1 respect
tbom in their place and always try to deal with
them In such a way as to command their con-
lldenc* ami perfect respect, 1 have located
the incendiary that burned my atoroand l am
sun that I will hare no trouble in conrioting
til* guilty one eftor 1 get a little more Infor
mation to add to wnat 1 already liavo. A good
tbdocUvo could have all pariica connected
with U tn Jail in a few houn, with aufltcient
ovidenoe to ooavlot, but I bare it worked up
and will work on it atuadUy until I got wlitt
iulormatlon I nood. The reason 1 wauled this
correction made ia that the insurance com-
panie* have notiHod Ur, Callaway that they
didn't waut to iuauro a house 1 lived In, fear-
ing that aa I am auob a negro thrasher they
win continue to burn me out, auda bouso 1
lived in waa a bad rialt. 1 do think for a oor-
tsiuly that nur store waa set on fire but not by
any one 1 bad's diiliculty with, but by a party
that 1 cannot tell why, lor fear it will pm the
right tin* on notice, t think 1 can toll the
Jgbt on* _
whole buahteae n a tew daya.
Very respectfully,
0. U. BOLilEd.
VlnovUlo, Feb. 1, MW.
TUB OUiLLODHN EXPLOSION.
To tho Editor of the Telegraph: As I
sc* an ocoount tn your paper da led
Fdbruury 3 ami under tile bcudtng of
"Fatal Daiaivt" situh am erroneous
•tMoroant of the facto, I take till* meth
od at asking (that you publish tin* ns a
oormctloa of the tiffjir in order that our
frteuda and relatives sway from ham*
may get tho real faorn:
About I) o'clock on Monday, January
2S, a moot aerlous ucodont oocuired nt
the government distillery of Jdr. T. G.
MoCowoitk resulting m the almost In
stant killing of Denwpod Sandora,
gtuthtoon of T, G, MUCowva, und Ms
son, Ueotg* iMcOom-oa. aged 15 years,
and badly Injuring'Mr. T. G. AloCawvn,
Mr. James most and Ur. W. B. tioqgin,
atorekeeper sod gauger In charge of tin*
distillery The two boys killed mere In
uo way connected .with the wurk of the
dlstlUerv and bad only goo* by to see
th* works, and Deowood Sunders only
to teH hi* crtnOfatber goodbye before
leaving for bis tuber's home *4 Knox-
viUn Ga. The accldom was one pf oh*
bnwfofiaeen and nnaooountable kinds
that ran never be explained, as the
boHer Mamed to be a good one. and it
ha* beeo dearly shown that rheev avia
on abandeac* of .wa ter and only about
forty or forty-A re pounds of sfotm. The
crown sheet In tho furnaoe of the bol’.rr
was sprung down off of the “stay
holts." The lead safety plug remained
Intact, .end the riotirv dtmice to the
boiler wpold not exoeod five dollar*, eh*
scalding being done by she escape of
*:mm end water thronrh small boh
holts. There waa tunlly any ftm in the
boiler nt the time, sod 'there Is no way
of explaining the ticcldeno whatever,
nnloB* it had boro tiufiuraed with by
some enemy of my fatbd'st, Yours, etc..
IB, H. MoGo-wen.
CtiUodcn, Feb, 0, 18t».
GEORGIA NEWS
AND COMMENT.
About 5,375 bales of «ea island cotton
have been sotd t:« Valdosta (h e season.
Another barn Wes burndd in Dobgher-
ty county Wednesday night Judge
Him W. Smith was the victim.
Rev. Dr. IIwuy QtHgg of Covington
joined the piety ',f ministers undo there
from Geurgla who started list week
for a tour of tho 'Holy Land.
Tie IxfwTenecnrllla railroad Is now
running u. regular schedule. It has
been leased u> J. B. McKclvqf amd S.
P. McDaniel.
Tie Aiuericos Tlmes-IReoorder 1*
again a aaorning paper. It saiw that die
peopR* demanded ithe news with diulr
breakfast.
Boms of the farmers of Cottb county
will adopt tire ruin of planting five
acms of caSKo ito itho home. AH Geor
gia farmers inigitt foHow suit.
The ClydeaShropgiilro medal for ex-
cHence in oratory has .been awarded to
Mr. Pliny Hell of Griffin. Mr. Hall is a
son of Judge John I. Hall.
Tho Georgia and Florida Round Tim
ber Company, a concern with a capital
Of *100,000, has bought 300,000 acres of
timber in South Georgia. Conlele cap
ital is largely '.nterested in the enter
prise.
Albany 1s to send a comm!tree of ci't-
Iz.'iis to New. England to bring co'ifnn
DiCIs, anil the ci ly“council and county
comaiVssioma-g will be urged to offer sn-
ducammiti to the manutaoturers to lo-
catu there.
Messrs. It. L. Janes and 3. D. Pope
Were (doritml aldermen at a city election
In AUuuy on Wednesday 'to fid vacan
cies created by the death of Mr. A. P.
Greer and rite rtu'gnatlom of Mr. T. M.
Garter. The volte avas light.
.MartotW Jouroml: Thcro were two
poUt.cal gi'tbor.ngs in Ailanra Tmra-
day—one I«1 by Busin B. Anthony and
other Womeai, advocating w. roan suf-
frag.-, .and outs by Torn Watson In th?
fmererii ttS iCie Populist party—both
loading forlorn h, (pee.
Albany Herald; Every 'time two 1 fi
ll ? conntries go to taljking about ovar.
,1'n.cii!' Sam or some .other big country
takes It for granted itbat ut is call?I
upon to put in Its bill. What, in-fhnn-
rtcrj'tJon have avo ito <lo wWb Japan and
t’Uini or Mexico and Gnaiteimali? last
'em light It out!
.lanes Comity News: There were
exsnrly ins tons of guano delivered to
(lie fanuetu fmro this pe nt last season.
For the present sea son up to date lihere
has bvai nifty two dil.'.vared, and, tli-eim
the hoist Information avo oan «-it, nono
OKlwed. We 'take it ns a good, s'gn
that the fanned) of tills section,are not
g»ln« to raise Beent cotton very cx-
tensvoly. . T,. ,
Dawson News: A queer loekltjg cov
ered wagon drawn by a pair of horses
and containing rwo men and a ciimplng
on tilt passed throaiala itho c'ty Tmrs-
di.y. Tlio occupants of the rehicCe
tvoro a 'Mr. Qu'.llian and son of Fort
Kearney, Nob., and the entire trio of
nearly 2.000 m.has had Ibais been m >de.
The wo spent itho winter in Florida,
amd ore now going 'back 'to 'the'r tiloik
bein’ in the Wes*. Mr. Onlilian rays
Ills section of Hie of ate did not suffer
from the drougltr ns did oib' ir sections.
They expoof to reach Fort Kearney In
Apr 1 or May.
RECEIVER'S ANNOUNCEMENT.
M*J. Rots Appoint* Mr. ,0. D. Jenkins'Auditor
to tho Receiver.
Rooeiver W. H. Roes of tbo Macon andNotlli-
ern Railroad baa iaiuod a circular aunonnefng
tbo apneiutmont of Mr. O. Ia. Jenldns ns audi
tor to tli" receiver.
No naan la as Ikmlliar with tbn acoounts of
tbo Macon and Northern aa Mr. Jenklua, who
baa held tho position aa auditor of tho road
flat eovorti years, and Ms appointment under
tlio receiver la a forlunato ouo for the apeedy
and accurato winding up of tho road's re-
celversblp.
Receiver Reas has Issued another circular
announcing the change In tlio receirershlpand
(Hrocting all l a Uos holding claims against
tho icccivcnOnp to preront them to him.
Tho oircnlar states that all such claims will bo
settled as spin d ly aa possible. Tho receiver
ship of tho road could not have fallen into bet
ter hands than tl.o-o ot MnJ. lbwa, and all
parlilia concerned may coulblcntly expect tho
affairs of the receivership to be wound up at
tbo earliest possible due.
MICHIGAN LUM1IEH DEALERS.
They Will Spend Several Hours in Macon To-
morrow Evening.
A party oflOO Michigan retail lumber deal
ers will arrive in Macon tomorrow afternoons!
at 1:30 o’clock on the Central train tram At
lanta and remain In tho ciiy until 11 p. to.,
when they will r*anm* tlo b journey to lia-
ranuah, which ia their destination.
Whiln here tho ptrty will bo tho guests of
he 1 r.iwu house. They left Detroit Wednes
day but have stopped over to go over the
bettieflelda at Lookout Moimtaiu, Miutonary
Ridge, Chtcauaaug* and other noted placet.
The party are travellog in Wagner palace
sleepers with a special car for non-smokers,
and each occupying a double bortb. The ex
cursion ia given under the anapicea of the
Michigan Retail Lumber Deaton' Aeeocia-
tiona, and their object it to inquire into and
eeo tho yellow pino lumber Industry in this
•late. While in Mac m the ptrty will betaken
car* of by the local bomber dealers, who will
meet them upon their arrival.
ORPHAN INFIRMARY.
Contract Let for Bull ding One For th* Apple-
ton Home.
The contract was; let to the Macon Bash
Door and Lumbar company yesterday for the
an additiou tothe Appleton Orphan Homo of
"‘ihe'luBnnaiy U to commemorate tho mem-
. Oty ol tho lata Bishop Beckwith, and u in
tended for tho nee of the inmate* of the Ap
pleton home.; The tower portion of the hnitS.
FIRE ALARM.—An alarm of fin wae turned
in Horn box IT yesterday at 1 o'clock. The
alarm was. caused by the homing out of a
chimney at the toot or Mulberry street and tho
aervtee* of the lire department were not
needed.
Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powdcc
Most Perfect Made-
COMMENT GF WILLIAMS.
“T. Jack” floes to Jail (o Answer
for tho Murder of Tom i
Yonog.
ANOTHKE TELFAIR TRAGEDY LIKE
The Proceenllon Stat* Poaftivrljr That
T# Jack William* Waa One of tlio
Shooting Party—Tho Defenie
Claim i an Alibt.
In the copvnltmunt trial before Com
missioner Erwin nobody testined that
T. Jack William* waa seen to fire a
shot when the negro Tom Young wan
killed on a disputed 1ft of land In Tel
fair county, but the state's main wit
ness atated positively that he saw and
recognized T. Jack, Williams as one of
the four men who had guns when the
negro was killed, tho other three be
ing Jack's father and two brothers.
It was upon this evidence that T.
Jack was committed to Jail, with the
recommendation to the court that he loo
allowed to give reasonable ball for hie
appearance at the next term of court.
Col. J. W. Preston' went down to Sa
vannah last night to a*k Judge Speer
to name the bond required.
In defense an effort was made during
the trial to prove an alibi.
The effect of 'the testimony for and
against the prisoner was about as fol
lower
T. J. Curry, an agent of the Dodge
company, saw Jack Wllliame before
the shooting and was advised, so tho
evidence goes, not to cut any timber
from Iota of land Nos. 149 and 161 In
the Fifth district of Telfair county.
T. Jack Williams told the witness that
the old man and the boys would hurt
him if he did cut the timber on those
lots. When witness protested that he
would lose his Job if he didn't cut the
timber according to instructions from
his company, T. -Jack told him it would
be better to lose his Job than to lose
hU life. T. Jack htmee’.f made no
threats.
Pompey Green was a negro employed
by the Dodge company. Pompey testi
fied that Stephen Williams, T. Jack’s
brother, saw the handa cutting the
timber and told witness that more men
would be on hand with guns to stop 'the
cutting than there were choppers of
wjjJ . or the Dodge company. Witness
was three or four hundred yarda from
the men who did the shooting. The four
men seen with guns were r.gat togeth
er. Witness couldn't tell who the men
were. He knew they had gUns or rifles.
Benjamin T. Heapo, the main wit-
tiesa tor the prosecution, and agent of
the Dodge, Company testified that he
had a conversation with T. Jack Will
iams, who told witness that the land
waa' not hie, but that he did not pro
pose to see- his neighbors imposed
upon, and that the tlmiber should not
be cut and that the cutters wpuld be
put off the land. On the day of the
shooting one of bite hamda approached
witness and asked leave to go out of
the woods, calling witness' attention
to the men coming with guns. Just as
witness turned to look, “Punch," or
Steve Williams raised his gun and fired.
Tom Young Job off the. log when the
gun fired. The darkles all began run
ning off, and on* of the men .ired at
witness. Witness jumped .behind a pirn-.
He left as nuietly cs he could, keeping
a tree always between himself and t io
men with the guns. He recognized tlio
man who ohqt at him as J can Williams.
At least, he was told at tho time that
the man was John yVilliams. He saw
a man with his head tied up, and was
told that was old man Lucius L. Will
iams. Witness recognized T. Jack Will
iams as the fourth .man In the crowd.
Witness had a personal acquaintance
with T. Jack, but did not know the
other three. When the man shot nt
witness, all four of 'them Immediately
ran down Into tho branch woods.. After
Tom Young was shot, he was placoiPcn
a mule and sent away. He afterward
died.
The prosecution's witnesses agreed
that the shooting 'occurred at 9 o’clock.
Two of defendant's witnesses swore
that T. Jack was at a gin house three
miles away at that Qiour..
Lucius Ranlhts teatfled that he know
T. Jack Williams and remembered the
day on which the Shooting occurred.
Saw T. Jack at tile gin In company
with two other men,- putting cotton
on a wagon, and saw him drive off for
MoTtae. If parties had any pistol* or
other weapons witness did not aeo them.
T. Jack and his two companions
reached the gin between 8 and 9 o'clock,
and left about 9.30.
J negro named Hayes Slngletery tee-
tilled that he eaw T. Jack at 8 o'clock
driving Into McRae. The negro was a
barber. He knew It' was 3 o'clock be
cause ho was on hla way to the post-
office to mall a letter in order to get it
off on the s.30 train.
A Rev. Mr. Adams testified that he
saw Jack Williams coming Into Mc
Rae. Witness) could nt exactly fix tie
hour, but thought it was of ter 1 o'clock.
Other witnesses tejtiiVd that th"V
saw the party entering McRae lietween
12 and 1130 o'clock.
On* of the merahanta of McRae, in
testifying os to T. Jack's good char
acter, eald that he did not know a man
with a better one.
T. JACK’S STATEMENT.
T. Jack Williams was called to the
stand in hU own behalf. He had noth
ing to do with tho coneplracy. He had
asked Heape if he knew the lot waa
In dispute. T. Jack didn't claim the lot,
but hi* brother John did. So tar as
witness waa concerned, the Dodge com-
pany could cut afi the timber on the
lot. He, with two friends went early
to McRae on the day of tho ehootlng.
He left home about sunrlee, and went
directly to the stnhouse. It was dark
when be returned from MoRqe. He car
ried a basket of egg* and same chick
ens together with a load of cotton to
McRae. He also catfaed some spare-
ribs. He supplied a boarding-house
with such things. He mailed some let
ter* at the postomce. He did not band
or conspire tn any way with his father
an«l Stephen to commit the murder.
He put himself to lots of trouble to
get the matter settled. The Bot 160 had
been in dlepute, and belonged to him.
He dldn t claim 149 (the lot on which
the negro is said 4o have been killed).
f 1 *? his dispute with
Mr. Oberly In tbe state court, and had
entered into an agreement Mr. McRae.
S representing the Dodge ocrapany, had
ven him a bend for 3400, and he al*
wed them to go ahead and cut the
timber on lot 160. Wltneen did not
threaten to move the bends from 149.
Witness had known Benjamin Heape
for a long time, bht denied generally
that he had anything to <k> with th*
conspiracy, and could not realize that
any shooting had been done when he
heard of IL So many rumors of the
kind were constantly current that he
attached no importance to this one.
He regretted the affair as much as any
body in the whole country. He had
heard nothing of the shooting until
his wife told him that night. She had
liesrd that two negroes had been ehot.
Witness heard It had been alleged that
be did the ahootlnr. together with
old man Lucius Williams. McRae was
twelve miles from witness' house. He
left his house at eunriee, went by the
gin. loaded hla wagon and reached
McRae at o&out dinner time.
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TONG HI ASSASSINATED.
While Standing in Ilia Laundry Door
Ue Was Shot Tivico Through
tlio Iloari,
018 AiSASSIN 15 UNKNOWN.
Uaath Cara* in PifictD Sllonlti 4f|«r
tl)» ratal (AhoisbV.ro Flr«U-No
C*ut« Khuwiv Unless It Was
tor ltobbsry*'
Tiroir HI* a Chinese laundry man,
Whose place of buainess ia next door
to tho Hotel Lanier, waa assassinated
While e banding Ah the door of his laun
dry at 12:30 o'cloolj taet night by an
unknown person.
The parity who did the Shooting Shot
twice In rabid succession, end both
bullets entered within an inch of each
other near -the left nipple and aro
supposed to have •penetrated tihe heart.
Tung HI lived about fifteen minutes
after being shot und died on the floor
of his taundry whiae Policeman Tlner
was bendtug over him. He died with
out a wtrugiglo.
The cause of the Shooting to ns much
a mystery as Is tho Identity of the
person who did tihe shooting, as the
only eye witness was across the street
In front of Benner's, too far away to
eeo or hear anything except the shoot
ing. Tung Hi’s screams after being
shot were heard by several parties who
also, heard the dhiota. Tung Yung, a
partner of Tung Hi, who was to the
rear of the laundry, says he heard some
one knock one the door. Tung Ht called
out thuit it wus too late to set laundry.
He heard nothing further until he
heard the door open, which was Imme
diately foClawed by two Shots.
| A son of i>lr. HippoOyte Duimour, who
rooms dlredBly over the laundry, says
1 he hoard some one knock on tihe laun
dry door and In a few moments heard
same one vulk from the rear of the
laundry to the door and open dt. Imme
diately after the door was opened two
shots were fired.
| policeman Tlner was on his way from
East Macon to the city hall and when
near tihe postofflee hoard the shots. He
stopped and looked ainxund, and as he
did so saiw a man running, hut could
, not tell whether 'he wad a white man
or negro. He ran tip the street to the
laundry and found the 'wounded man
lying on the floor.
i Mr. COifford Ricks was standing In
’■ front of Benners and saw the laundry
j door open. The man on 'the outside
Shoved' the man on the inside away
from hint with his left hand and
stopped hack. As he did so lie raised
his pistol and fired twice in rapid auc-
; cession. The Chinaman threw his
, hands up to 351s face and screamed.
The man who did the Shooting walked
I a few steps away and stopped, 'turning
| to took hack at the Chinaman, who
! was falling. He them walked about
■ ten feet and stopped agate, but Imme
diately broke Into a run, but did not
run fast and disappeared around the
corner of Third street. He could not
i tell whether the man Who did the shoot
ing was a. white man or a negro.
Policemen Halsey and Frldelt were
| exploring the MaeonSc buEding. Now-
l»g found It open,when they heard the
shots and screams. They 'hastened to
the scene, but ssiw no one except tho
j Chinaman on the floor,
i The police closed 'the door of the ll'A.n-
' dry and would permit no one to enter
until Coroner Knight was sent for.
Dr. Sullivan was alao sent for, hut
! Tung Hi died before he arrived and Me
' services wero not required.
I The shooting .frightened Tung Yung
so 'badly that he could hardly talk and
i twmlbled iwhem talking to tho jjoltce-
1 men. He could ttf.l nothing further
; about the shooting than atated aflove,
| and remained in front of the laundry
j the greater portion of the time. HO
did not. however, even cast one glance
At his dead partner, out a pained look
! overspread ht* features when the po
liceman told him Tung Hi was dead.
He made no comment and retired to
the rear of the laiundry.
Several theories were advanced fast
night was -the cause of the Mooting,
but the most accepted one wnfehat It
wus done for the purpose of robbery
and that the party doing the shooting
become frightened and ran off before
attempting to carry out hts plans. An
other theory to that some one became
angry 'because th* OhtiK»man would not
give him hi* laundry at that hour of
the night and shot him. 'Whatever
theory to ChR correct one. It appears to
be cokUbCootlod murder.
•Up to the time of going to press no
inquest had been held, os considerable
delay was experienced in getting word
to Coroner Knight.
TO NEW ENOLAND.—The committee,
representing' the chamber of commerce, the
bnrean of information and the city council.
lo go to New Kugland, is preparing to leave In
a fow days. Mayor Home has been ap
pointed the representative of the city and
Mr. Oeorge A Smith the bnrean, hut the
chamber of commerce has not aa yet ap
pointed a repr-'wintatlv*. The 8260 appro
priated by council to defray the expenses of
(lie committee to ample evidence that the city
to willing to do Its part toward bringing New
England manufacturers to the city.
ANENTERTAINMENT,—NextFHdayeven-
tog, Folimarj 15, the aenlora of VTe-leyan will
tepeet thotr delightful entertainment with
some change* In tlio programme. Thle second
exhibition wtU also be uir tho benefit of the
college laboratory, and if it is as sueeesafnl aa
tho first tho complete equipment of the labo
ratory wtll be secured.
OF THE GANG Th* seven irampa ar
retted on tho dty.reienre by Detective
Jenkins Wednesday afternoon were given
sentence* of thirty days each on the com-
they pat tothe first
honest Java work that some of them had
doubtleos done in years.
TOTAL FREIGHT WRECK.
Mew, Orleans, Fob. 7.—A northbound
train on the New Oriel"* find North
eastern railroad was wrecked at Pur
vis, Mias., 100 miles north of here, this
morning. A negro tramp wns killed
and two others fatally Injured. Four
teen landed cars were smashed. The
ere* was uninjured. A broken draw
bar caused the acctdent.
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JUDGE WARD RESIGNED.
Coffee County Is in Hsve a New County
Judicial Officer.
Douglas, Feb. 7.—(Sjpecial.)-To the
great regret at his numerous, friends',
throughout Coffee county, Hon. C. A.
Ward, Jr., has ’tendered his res.gnitlon
as judge of tho county court. Judge
Ward is noted for his fair and impar
tial manner of .administering the law,
and a eaves a e®utless record. '• In nof
a single instance has hts judgments,
when appealed, (been reversed, by the
c °urty above. His resignation is to
tako effect [March 25 next, T!hto are
two aspirants, for the ’vacancy when it
occure, to-wlt, Cote. Goorga R. Brig®)
and 'F. Wills ©art, both prominent at
torneys -of irreproachable character.
Tuqpantlne men claim ihait the recent
heavy prolonged mins .will cat ihe bus-
Iraas shore 'by six or seven hundred
crops, from 'the fact .that ithe legal u m ,t
to cut will expire btfflore They can now
bo cut.
(Mr. M. King, (general merchant, (went
hL.the wall today under fioreeLosure of
a mortgage by Dr. M. M. Hall. Mr.'
King's many friends think that he is
only (temporarily embarrassed and will
bo on his feet within a day or two.
MARDI GRAS-NEW ORLEANS.
On account of the Mardl Graa fes
tivities at New Orelans, La., the At
lanta and West point railroad and tho
Western Railway of Alabama will sell
round trip tickets on Feb. 22 to 25 in
centive, good to return 15 days from
date of sale, at the low rate of one
fare.
For sleeping car reservations and
any other Information, call on any
agent of these companies, or write to
G. W. Allen,
T. P. A., Atlanta, Ga.
John A. Gee, G. P. A., Atlanta, Ga.
Remember this ta the only line run
ning extra f through sleepers to New
Orleans from Atlanta.
Or. Price’s Cream Baking PowdM
World’s Fair turbot Aent-f.
MRS. POPE ARRAIGNED.
Detroit, Mich., Feb. 7.—‘Mrs. Nelllo
W. Folpe was arraigned In police court
today on a charge of murdering her
husband. Dr. H. Pope. She pleaded not
gaWy and her examination was set for
February 21. William Brusseau, her
parlour, -will he arraigned in a day or
two.
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W. LAWRENCE HENRY.
L, D. ABEL & CO,
E. WEIDMAN.
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E. WEIDMAN.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
THE Serlitz school of langua
ges, 1S5 COTTON AVE.
The following classes will begin this
week:
Thursday, 3 p. m—Ol'ass for persons
who have same knowledco of French,
but are not able to speak It.
Same day, 4:15 p. m.—Class for begin
ners.
Friday, 10 o'clock, a. ra.—Advanced stu
dents.
Lecture to French every Wednesday at
3 p. m.
Trial lessons free. Apply at once.
Reduced rates for teachers and school
students.
LOANS ON REAL ESTATE.
Loans made on obolce real estate and
farming lands In Georgia. Interest 7
per cent. Payable In two. three or five
years. No delay. - Commissions very
reasonable.
SECURITY. LOAN AND ABSRACT
COMPANY.
420 Second Street. Macon. Ga.
MONEY TO LOAN.
Seven rer cent. Loans negotiated on
Improved city property and farms.
SOUTHERN LOAN AND TRUST COM-
PANY OF GEORGIA.
352 second Street Macon. Ga.
LOANS NEGOTIATED.
On Improved Real Estate ct,7 per cent
simple Interest.
SPECIAL TERMS given on choice city
property. COMMISSIONS REDUGcjd.
L. J. ANDERSON & CO,
318 Second etreet Macon, Ga.
COAL.
For best coal and lowest prices, tele
phone 294. Yard 220 Elbert street by
Georgia Mills.
R. DKNICKE,
DR. STAPLER.
DR. J. H. SHORTER.
EYE. EAR. NOSE AND THROAT.
Ofllce 66$ Cherry Si, Macon. Ga.
R. H. CAMPBELL M. D.
Office. 364 Second street
Residence. 123 Jefferson street.
Telephone messages received at Mal
lory (Taylor's drug store, ana college
Hill Pharmacy.
U93.
Permanently located. In the spe
cialties venerah Lost energy restored.
Female Irregularities and poison oak.
Cure guaranteed. Address In conn,
dence, with stamp, 6U Fourth street.
Macon, Gc.
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