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THE MACON TELEGRAPH
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ESTABLISHED IN 1126.
MACON, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 13, 1904.
0AILY—97.00 A YEAR
GLARING ERROR MADE
BY THE LEGISLATURE
^GEORGIA SOLONS RAISED SALARIES OF JUDGES AND THE GOV
ERNOR, BUT NEGLECTED A ‘PROPRIATE THE NECESSARY
MONEY WITH WHICH TO PAY^HEVI, ALTHOUGH THE CHIEF
EXECUTIVE WILL NOT BE INCC NVclNIENCED, AS HIS SECOND
TERM DOES NOT BEGIN UNTIL NEXT JUNE—SHALL MEMBERS
OF THE JUDICIARY CONTINUE TO USE PASSES?
ATLANTA, Aug. 12.—'The Ju<?
whose salaries were raided at the
cent session of the legislature will h:
• t<> wait until another legislature me* ’.*« ]
I b“foro they can draw the addttl* . \
pay- I
The legislature raised the salurle * ■
right, but It forgot to appropriate ».•
tnoney with which to pay them.
The same thing is true of the * y
of the governor, but Governor Terrell
will not be Inaugurated for his second
term until next June and he will not
come Into his increase until his second
term begins. The Judges will continue
to draw their old salaries until about
this time next year. It Is to be sup
posed the noxt legislature will pasd a
bill to supply the deficiency.
A very nice question coiros Into the
rratter on account of the fact that the
judges are not allowed to use free
pas.***?© or to accept any frank or spe
cial privileges from public utility cor
porations. The bill fixing the salaries
says that the use of a pass by a Judge
drawing the Increased pay shall be
ground for impeachment. This Is an
expression of the views of the leglsla-
| lure and It would seem should carry
weight at once In influencing Judges,
even before the provision for increase
of salaries becomes operative. At best
the Judgen will not begin to receive
the increased pay before next July or
• August, and meantime they will havd
1 to give up their passes or bo In the at-
jtltude of doing a thing which the leg-
• lsluture regards as reprehensible.
[ Thero is one Judge on the supreme
| court bench who will not begin receiv-
: lng the Increase before January 1, 1909,
jand another who will not begin receiv
ing the Increase before 1907. The ques
tion Is. should they continue to use
passes? It seems that they would
have the right, ns the provision of the
bill Is that they may not get the In
crease and U8e the passes at the same
time. But the battle was fought In the
house on the line that the uso of a pass
was a thing that no Judge should do.
i '.hough it was excused on the ground
j t'ii the salaries were so low that It
wan necessary. It would be an odd tdt-
i u.i* on to have one judge drawing $4,000
i i.i be forbidden to ride on a pass, on
. pain of Impeachment, while on the
I si. ue bench sat a Judge working for
j I.VI00 with his pockets containing
| Judge Simmons and Judge Fish of
t .■ supreme court will be entitled to
! the Increase after January 1, but, us
I tx ted, there is no appropriation with
which to pay them. Judge Evans and
Judge Lamar will bo entitled to an in
crease as soon ns the result of the Oc
tober election la declnred. If Judge
Candler is re-elected, and it Is pro
mimed he will be. though Judge Dick
Russell may decide to give him a run.
he will be entitled to the Increase Jan
uary 1. 1907. The new term of Judge
Cobb will begin January 1, 1909. Un
der the law an official's salary cannot
be Increased during the time for which
he is elected. It takes a new deal to
get a new salary.
Enrolling Committee Busy.
ATLANTA. Aug. 12—The enrolling
committee of the legislature Is busy
today going over bills and getting them
ready for the signature of the governor,
lion. Charles 8. Northen, secretary of
th© senate, and Hon. John T. Boifetttl-
let, clerk of the house, and all IMf
clerks nre ns busy as the proverbial
bee In a tar bucket. The senate bills
will all be ready by tomorrow night,
but 0>1. Ibdfouill'-t will U'»t ^-.-t through
before Tuesday. Very few members of
the legislature were about the capltol
today.
A BIG IDEA
BY CHAPPELL
Columbus Mayor Wants Mu
nicipal Leagues Merged
SECRETARY INSTRUCTED
The Paper of Attorney Mlntec Wim
berly, of Macon, Read at 8avannah,
Delegates Enjoyed Themselves Yes
terday by Watching the Play of the
Foamy Breakers,
RUSSIA WILD WITH JOY
OYER BIRTH OF HEIR
AT ST. PETERSBURG THE RINGING OF BELLS AND BOOMING OF
GUNS CONVEY GLAD TIDINGS TO EXPECTANT MULTITUDE AND
THE CITY BLOSSOMS OUT IN FLAGS AND BUNTING — EVENT
BRINGS MORE NATIONAL SATISFACTION THAN WOULD VICTO
RIES IN THE FAR EAST—AT THE CHURCHE8 THANKSGIVING
SERVICES ARE HELD IN COMMEMORATION.
DR. W. E. MUMEORD
ANSWERS DEATH’S CALL
AFTER A LONG ILLNESS DEATH CLAIMED THE ORPHANS' FRIEND
YE8TERDAY MORNING AT 6 O'CLOCK WHILE SURROUNDED BY
MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY—FOUNDER OF THE GEORGIA INDUS-
TRIAL HOME. PROMINENT MEMBER OF SEVERAL SECRET OR.
DERS AND NOTED DIVINE— F UNERAL WILL OCCUR TOMOR
ROW AFTERNOON. iw_ r. « . m, r ,
SAVANNAH, Ga., Aug. 12.—A con-
solldatlon of the municipal leagues of
the United States may be effected If the
sugg'-thm made by Mayor Chappell
of Columbus nt the concluding session
of the League of Georgia Municipalities
today is carried out.
The secretary was Instructed to write
the secretaries of the various leagues,
proposing a federation.
Col. J. M. Paco of Covington presided
over the concluding session. Col. C. P.
Goodyear of Brunswick read hl3 paper,
"Home Rule of Municipalities ns Re
lated to Municipal Prosperity," while
the paper of Attorney M Inter Wimberly
of Macon was read by the secretary.
The business of tho meeting was
bi i' !' nni it XV.IS COIM-Imp- ! tin*
delegates took a trip to tho sea. Later
some of them went to Tybeo.
THESE BURGLARS
ARE GETTING GAY
Name is Suggestive.
ATLANTA, Aug. 12.—Secretary of
State Phil Cook has granted an amend
ment to the charter of the Atlanta and
Inter-Urban railroad, which Is tho pro
posed new trolley line to Marietta.- The
new name is the "Atlanta ond North
ern," which comes very near to being
the "Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern.”
It will be recoiled thnt several weeks
ago It was reported that the Atlanta,
Knoxville and Northern had bought out
tho trolley line, the presumption being
that the right-of-way would be used
to extend the Atlanta. Knoxville and
Northern into Atlanta.
BODIES CANNOT
BE TAKEN OUT
Corpses Must Remain Under
Mud and Water for Months
RIGHT THUS BURIED
Flooding of Baringer Mine Was Caused
by Cloudburst of Such Terrific Pro*
portion. That It, Equal Has Not
Been Witnessed in North Carolina
Years—Company Not Blamed.
LEGISLATORS
HURRY HOME
V,ry Few remain Any Time In Atlanta
After General Ateernby Cloaed Ite
Seeelon of 1904.
RALEIGH, N. C., Auk. 12.—A epc-
clal from S.illabury, N. C., aayn: It la
learned tonight that the flooding of
tho Barringer mine near Cold III1I, N.
C.. Ilowan county, In which eight
t lives were lost, waa cauaed by a ter-
i rifle waterspout of Immenae propor
tion*, auch aa haa not been wltncaaed
In the state for yearn.
The bodies of the victim* who met
, Inatant death nre atlll burled more
| than two hundred feet under mud nnd
water, and It In believed that they
cannot bo taken out for several
month*, a* It will require that much
( time to pump the water out of the
mine.
It In estimated that the damage to
the property will reach many thou
sand* of dollar*.
No blame 1* attached to the Whit
ney Reduction Company, owners of
, the mine, on account of tho disaster.
CHIEF CAMERON’S FUNERAL.
. Dawson's Fire Chief Buried at Amori-
cus. Hia Former Home.
AMERICAS. OO. Aug. 12.—The
<u,„. r 1 of l-’lre Chief Cameron of
XJnwaon. a native of Arm-rleur. nnd
.formerly connected with tht* depart
ment. was conducted this nfternoon
i from hia former home here. Dele
gation, of cltliena and fraternal or-
'dern r,f Dawson attended th“ obse.
fqu'.rs. while official* and lodg-e her*
dl l likewise. The entire fire ileport-
ir.ent headed the proceMlon, while the
Hr. alarm signal gave muffled salute.
The funeral was attended by hun-
died. of friends.
Columbus Has an Eccentric
Crowd of the Gentry
SOME FUNNY PRANKS
Stolo the Gun Whioh a Citizen Had
Placed at Head of His Bed to Shoot
Them with, and Then Entered Store,
but Refused to Purloin Anything
Contained Therein.
ST. PETERSBURG* Aug. 12.—A son
nnd hoir to the Russian throne has
been born. The empres* and the child
doing well. The m oouchement oc
curred at 12:30 o'clock this afternoon.
The child will be christened Alexia.
The announcement from Peterhof
aa Immediately followed by a saluU}
of 101 guns front the Imperial yacht
lying nt anchor off the palace, but It
was 2:45 p. m. when the guna of 8t.
eter and 8t. Paul fortress, opposite
te winter palace here, conveyed the
glad tidings to the people of the Itu«-
slnn capltol.
effect was electrical. With the
boom of the first gun the people In the
streets, who imd been momentarily
expecting the event for twenty-four
hours, stopped to listen and count the
guns. Only thirty-one are tired for a
girl. When the thirty-second boomed
and the people were uware thnt nt last
nn heir to the throng was born th
wore scenes of rejoicing everywh*
and before the salute was finished the
whole city blossomed but with flags
and bunting and the shipping in the
harbor was dressed. Then the belle
of the churches began to ring wildly.
In the meantime tho announcement
had been telegraphed to the moat re
mote corners of the empire. In all the
towns and cities th«* glad tidings were
spread with the clangor of bells and
the booming of • .unions. Thanksgiving
services followed In nil the churches.
At the chapel of Alexnndru villa the
emperor and the imperial family at
tended a te deurn.
The birth of the ielr to the throne
Waycros* and Blackshear Tie.
WAYCROSS. Ga-, Aug. 12.—In the
fourth fame of the we#*k between
Block*hear and Way cross, Blacksheat
won by the -core of 6 to S. Tn- game
waa one of the prettiest aeen this year
n.id was wltn**s-“»'d by a large crowd.
Bowen of Brunswick, who caught for
JHackshear. scored three runs and was
responsible for two more. Walker of
.Brunswick pitched for Blarkahear.
Walker struck out nine men and gave
four hits. <•*>© for two bases. W.gg. -
and Capo waa the battery for Way-
cross. Wlgglne struck out "lx and gave
six hits. Luring the week Waycroas
two. The deciding gome will be played
tomorrow.
Carried Lovinq Message.
RICHMOND. Aug. 12.—A
cre-rM carrier pigeon, evidently from
Cleveland, O., is now In the home of
log A. Colin. In .A street, near Fifth
avenue, Chestnut Hill, this city. The
bird landed In Mr*. Colln'a yard during
a recent storm. Around one of the
bird’s legs was wrapped a piece of fir.*-
linen cloth learlrg the following mes
sage. written with a lead pencil: "Tour
sweetheart. Cleveland. To a girl In
love. No. ill,"
t loti tn bankruptcy
.oust Tb© llmbflt
|174,599, with asset!
ATLANTA. Aug. 12.—Less than a
dozen members of tho general assembly
nre sleeping in Atlanta tonight. There
waa a general stampede this morning,
outgoing trains being crowded with
members on their return home,
score or more did not wait for ad-
anxlous were they to get
home ond look after their private af
fairs. Many members who broke camp
before tho session endod for tho rea
son that they had either succeeded In
getting their measures acted upon nnd
felt no further Interest in the sesaior
or else became satisfied that they could
do no good by remnlnlng longer.
The committees appointed to bring
up the business of the session are still
here and the members of them were at
the capltol this morning attending to
tlielr duties In this connection. The
halls of the house nnd senate were
cleaned up today and all of tho old
rubbish left behind carted away,
Among the plunder left in stock may
be noted a dray load of the reports of
the special Investigating committee of
which Hon. J. II. Hall was chair
man. Tho books weighing about three
pounds each and containing about
twelve hundred pages are tied up bun
dies Just as they, came from the print
er. none of the members coining to
take any copies homes with them This
Immense pile of apparently worthless
matter represents an expenditure by
the stato of $4,000.
Several members of the senate who
looked through copies of the report of
the committee expressed themseivee
quite briefly as to what they thought
of the work by writing such comments
as these Upon the covers of the books,
nnd leaving them on their desks,
Worthless." "Loves’ Labor Lost"
"This book cost the atatc of Georgia
$4,000, but It Immortalized the name of
Joe II111 Hall of Bibb." Anyone wish
ing a copy of the report can secure the
same by writing the keeper of the pub
lic buildings nnd grounds of the state
and guaranteeing the freight charges.
MORNING STAR WON.
Carried off Purse of $5,000 in the
Grand Circuit Races.
NKW YORK, Aug. 12.—Close and
exciting finishes characterized tho
Grand Circuit' races at the Empire
City track today. The talent got n
severe jolt In several events. Hum*
ms rles:
2:1* pace, purse $5,000—Morning
Star, won In two straight heats; Chi
na Maid, second; Baron Grattan,
third. Best time, 2:05.
2: IS trot, John II. Shults stake of
$2,100—Bonnie Russell, won first and
third heats and race; Arlsto. second
beat, second; Single K. third. Best
time. 2:07%.
2:17 trot, purse $$00. dash <
or» - "dxt* • nth miles—Karline.
Campbell. second; K
COLUMBUS. Ga., Aug. 12.—Tho Co
lumbus gang of burglars continue to be
i eccontrlc ns they are persistent.
Last night ono of them wont to the
sidence of J. S. Brooks, Jr., three
mllles east of the city, where every
window but one was fastened, enter
ed the unfastened window, crawling
over a sleeping child, went through
hallway, took Mr. Brooks loaded shot
gun standing at the head of his bed,
picked up his pantu and retired by the
same route.
In the pockets were tho keys of Mr.
Brooks' store nearby and nlso tin* key
to his safe. The burglar went in tho
store but did not open the nitre, whe
there was cons'derable money and stole
no merchandise from the store s<
as can bo loarned. He threw the store
key, gun and pants In the yard. The
only thing he stole was a bunch of
keys.
Another burglar went to the home of
O. IV. Whlto, north of tho city and
desisted from his attempt to open
window Jijut as Mr. White was about to
fill him with shot. In his retreut Mr.
White's dog got after him. The burg*
lar had carrlod a bull dog along and
turned him loose upon the house dog
which was easily vanquished.
Octle White declares that another
burglar carried a step ladder to his
house and tried to get In but
frightened off.
ATLANTA TEAM WON.
• of New
wns attended with ill! the ceremonial In 1045.
ordained by Imperial tradition. In ac
cordance with the Russian law there
• I ■ l • • ■ ’>t 1m i I. s Jill* •■!l’J"*r..r,
Baron Frederick, the master of cere
monies. and Prince Dolgorouk. the
grand marshal of tho court. Dr. Rott,
the emperor's family physician. wus
the accoueher. nnd Dr. Hlrnoh wns the
surgeon In attendance. Dr. Rott per
sonally announced the birth of tho heir
to the nwRftlng imperial family. A
formal announcement will be published
In the official messenger.
The christening of the heir will
tnhe plnre In a fortnight. It will be a
ceremony of the most elaborate sort..
In necordnee with the Russian im
perial custom it will be performed In
the Imperial chapel of Peterhof, cred
ited with being the most mngnlflcent
chapel in Russia. The henTts of the
peopl-* ure likely t" I"’ more
deeply touched by the good fortune
of the Imperial family than by n doz
en victories or defeats In the Far East,
and the superstitious Russian charac
ter will read In It un augury of n bet
ter time.* 8L Seraphim, who
■ .(uonl/.d laM summer by tho emper
or at Hnrnff. has now becomo a fa
vorite patron saint, as the birth of
the heir Is attributed confidently to
his Interposition.
Tho emperor will signalize the
event by some gracious act, like the
remission of arrearages of taxes and
amnesty, and for the next two weeks,
until the christening, there will be a
holiday nnd publlm fetes of ell kinds.
There Is already ft revival of talk that
with the succession to tho throno
sured the emperor will follow the ex
ample of the house of Romanoff nnd
go to the front.
The heir's name will bo Alexis
NlJvdtttevltch. and If ho reigns he
will assume the title of Alexis II. Tho
last Alexis was emporer of Moscovy
RYESHITELNI AEFAIE
IS A SERIOUS MATTER
LIEUTENANT OF ONE OF THE JAPANESE DESTROYERS LIED TO
THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES, IF AC0UNT8 ARE TRUE. AND AT
TEMPTED TO ARREST CAPTAIN 8HE8TAKOOSKY LIKE A COM
MON FELON. SAYING HIS LIFE WOULD BE SPARED—8TUNG
BY THE INSULT THE LATTER LANDED WITH HI8 FIST AND A
GENERAL MELEE FOLLOWED.
Defeated Payne and Logan,
Orieane, Yeetordsy.
ATLANTA. Go.. Aug. 12.—Payne
and Logan, the Now Orleans pair who
were regarded as probable winners Inl nnese destroyers ©ntc*
’ • r
i and
won;
unite.
doubles In the Southern championship j of Che I*
tournament here, fell oefore Grant and *
Thornton, the strong Aalantu team,
today. The contest m the finals, best
three out of five sets, went to the local
players, 7-5, 0*0. 0-1, C-4. The win
ners are to play WUllAfns and Angler,
tho pre*"*nt Southern champions, both
of Atlanta. In the near future.
CHE FOO. Aug. 12.—(Noon)—Cap-
toln 8hcstnkovskt of the RyeshltaluL
was wounded In the leg by :«-4>ullet and
20 of his men were saved by boats
from the Chinese cruiser S dyung. In
terviews with Admiral Sah ond Cap
tain Chlng, who is In command of the
Ilalung, show that when the first Japa
nese torpedo boat destroyer, towing
the RycshltelnL departed to the north
ward. the second Japanese destroyer
steered a course past the flagship and
the cruiser Haleb’. The latter cleared
for action and signalled to tho destroy
er to stop. This was done. Admiral
Hah Informed the commander of the
Japanese destroyer that the Ry< shlte-
lnt must bo returned, as neutrality bad
been finguntly violated. To thin the
commander of the second destroyer re
plied that ho would overtake tho. first
destroyer nnd return to Che Foo. Ad
miral Hah accepted th* word of honor
of the Japanese commander and allow
ed him to depart.
Sah is Chagrined.
The Chinese admiral Is deeply cha-
grlnned at this occurrence md Is 111 as
r resulL He has turned tin* command
of hln squadron over to Capt. Chlng.
<' M 1 ' ‘ 'bin,- • ' ' • *t 'x; '-n tl •• J. :■
harbor
sent un officer on hoard
and assured Commander FOjtrnoto that
the Ryeshltelnl was disabled und that
his officers and crew hail signed a pa
role.* Later the admiral follow. 1 his
i ,.-** ... f i-.-r i' I ;••(•'. l ’ ' • | * 11 • • I ''11 •
Information nt length
Commander Fujlmoto said
designs on the Ryeehlteliii Wh
finals in singles between B. M. Grant from ® n *°f ***** P*'”''*• ’^ <***;
A. Thornton, both of Atlanta,
were postponed till tomorrow. Tho
winner Is to play the present South
Atlantic champion, Charles Angler,
probably tomorrow. Lawrence Coth
ran. of Rome. Ga.. defeated Dumont
Patterson In finals In the consolation
match today, 0-2, 0-1,
CHARGED WITH
BIG SHORTAGE
While the Savannah Bookkeeper* Was
Parading, His Employer* Were Ex
amining His Books.
2:0» trot, purse $900, mile .lash-
Swlft, won; Caspian, second; Haw
thorn, third. Best time. 2:09.
2:07 par**, purse 1*00, mile diish-
Wlnflsld Stratton, won; Albert, see
ond; Endorn. third. Best time. 2;07%
Pad Railroad Accident.
TEXARKANA. Ark., Aug.
Cotton Belt passenger train. I
as. the World's Fair Flyer, i
bound, was wrecked late this
noon as U was entering the lor*|
her**. The locomoltvr ran upon
festive rail or Into an open s
Engineer Bob White was btirle
SAVANNAH. Oi.. Aug 12.—Edward
B. Mason was arrested today on a war
rant issued upon the aworn statement
of his employers. Jones & llelmey,
charging him with a shortage of
$1,200.
The furniture firm says the abort*
age Is really $1,500.
Mason was bookkeeper for the firm.
It Is alleged that he got behind
through frequenting and playing In the
gambling rooms of Bavsnnah.
His employers made sn Investigation
of bis books while he was off yesterday
afternoon participating a a parade
with the Odd Fellows.
jtroycr* boarded the .„
3:30 o’clock In the morning
ffhlch brought him, with buyo
Ini at
to the rifles In their hands, followed
tholr officer.
Tho Captain Protoatod.
Co.pL HlieftSkovaky protested against
this, saying: "1 am unublo to i.*h1sL
I'M* Him i • i hr** i< i of n< ut» illtx .md
courtesy." Captain 8'iostavoiky then
secretly commanded one of his lieuten
ants to prepare the gun powder with
which to blow up tin* Russian des
troyer. To gain the time necessary to
make reudy for this step Captain Hhes-
takovrky argued International law with
Japanese officer whose reply to all
the contentions of tho Russian officer
was: ”Corne to tho open sen and fight
or prepare to !»*• towed out." In tho
meanwhile tho command wus Issued
quietly to tho Russian so|dlers to re
sist tin* Japanese with th«*lr tints In the
manner which would be shown them by
the British captain. Continuing his
uccount of the occurrence, Captain
Hhostnkovsky said:
"The Jnparn'se officer told me to
surrender nnd that an a prisoner iny
life would he apnred. This Insult so
stung me that I struck the Japanese
before I intended to. I was nfrultl
that the explosive to blow up our
vessel had not yet been prepared. My
blow knocked tho lieutenant over-
hoard. In going he drugged me with
him. He felt into his small boat
alongside, while I fell Into the water..
I clung to his throat nnd pummcled
him until my hold was broken."
The crew of the Ryeshttelnl had be
gun fighting with the Japnenc sail
ors, who u*e#| their rifle* and bnyo-
nets. The fighting men scuffled over
the deck and fell overboard In strug
gling pairs, after tho example acci
dentally s**t by their captain. Cap
tain Hhestavovsky, seeing Ids men
fighting on the deck of the destroyer,
; ntternpted to climb back on board and
I command them. He wns shot nt four
times, and while In tho water he re-
celved a deep wound In the right leg.
(Continued On page 2.)
Rev. W, E. Mumford died yesterday
morning nt 6 O'clock at the res
idence of his daughter. Mrs. Hen-
Lewis, on Rogers avenue. In
Vlnsvllle. For ucvcral days the battle
1th disease had been kept up by the
patient and his physicians, but tho 111-
« became serious on Thursday
1 In the early morning yesterday,
surrounded by members of tho family,
the Inst struggle for an earthly exist
ence ended and tho Grim Reaper
claimed tho pstloflt for his own.
For over a month Mr. Mumford had
been confined to his room. He wns
first at the city hospital, where he Im
proved slightly, and then ho was re
moved to the borne of bis son-in-law
in Vlnevllle, where ho remained until
death. About two weeks ago his con
dition became worse and no improve
ment enmo.
Mumford Is known throughout
tho state as tho founder of the (Jeor-
Induslrial Home. Indeed, bo Is
known beyond tho bounds of (Tuorgln
for Ills work In the Interest *«f orphan
children, tho greater part of his mn-
turer life having been given to this.
»rly evinced a fondness for the
care of the orphans, having been one
himself nt the age of three and a half
years.
Mr. Muinford u /aB born 51 years ago
at Fort Gaines, Oa. Shortly after the
death of his parents ho moved to Bain-
bridge, where he spent his boyhood
with Mr. George Lewis, his brother-in-
law. At the age «»f lf» he went to Tnl-
botton J.. I.* ii n the in Intel s tr.i.Je. II.*
rose steadily In his profession nnd In
li$9 he became owner and editor
t’.,'* Talbot * • 'i i New l\r« > pa.
which he held til Ills poHSeyslon lllitll
a short while ago. .Shortly after be
coming editor of the New Era. ho
Joli.-d tin* Smith Georgl i c.,iif**r**in e
and became a minister.
Nearly eight years ago he came to
Macon and entered upon the dutv of
caring for*orphan children, as the head
of the Methodist Orphans* Horn** in
Vlnevllle.
With this work still upon his mind
he left the Methodist home for the
purpose of establishing the Georgia
industrial Home, and upon the suc
cessful efforts of himself In lecturing
nnd securing donations throughout tho
stato, February 12, 1H99, ho founded
the home "f which he was president
until death. Iler© he took the waifs,
the outcasts nnd parentless children
Into his charge until now there an*
about 150 ut the homo.
The Oeorgl' Industrial Horn© has
been successfully established through
Dr. .Muinford'* tireless efforts and for
several years he accomplished much
for the susttiuime of th© children hr
his charge by going from town to town
11It t|ie boys' bund and lecturing.
People who have MteTy responded to
tile rail at the-hotm* were well acqnatn-
ted with Mr. Mumford ind th© natur©
of his mission. Ills «n< c.*sa In caring
for unfortunate children endeared him
to the people of the state.
Mr. Mumford w.i** a Mason, belonged
to the order of Knights of Pythias, the
Odd Fallowm. the Junior O. U. A. M.
tho Re«i Men, nnd Royal Arcanum, and
was quite prominent In nil of these
lie tn survived hv Ids wife and six
children. Mrs. \V. It. Harwell. Mr. Leo
nard Mumford. Mrs Henry Lowo. Miss
Kate Mumford und Ed ;uid Ruth Mum
t'-rd TV fum r -1 services will be held
Sunday nftcrnobn nt the KJr*it HaptHt
church at 4 o’clock. The servh *•« will
be conducted by Rev. !»-• J. 1* Whit-.
Rev. J. S. Hcrtlggs. Rev. W. N. Ains
worth and Rev. J. O. Harrison. Hr.
White Is out of the city but telegrams
bove been *.-nt advising him of Dr.
Mumford'© death nnd It In thought ho
side i
The lnte
•tlfi
-nt will b©
Something of tho gront work dono h\*
Dr. Mumford since b«* established tho
Georgia Industrial Home may be m*-:i
in the statement that he began without
a dollar and n< >|'!lred over ml -
good land within five mil < of j>p,
and upon this h«* reared and ©quipped
twelve houseH, making In all an Invem -
ment worth $40,000. Under this won
drous beneficence he began sWerlng
children and did not stop, the number
nt his death having ronrhrd 1 r»n.
Under IiIm direction th© children
were not nRjy housed, fed amply and
clothed well, but the* were given In
struction In the branches which would
best fit them to get out into th** world
and make their own living. This gp-it
benefactor trained them In < arpem 1 y.
hlaeksinlthlug, farming, sewing, cook
ing. printing and other things of like
Character. The children have under
hts direction done most of the work
abotlt the place. The farm* of the little
band Is co-extenslv© with the state,
end those hoys who were trained in
must*’ wer». nlso train*.I to run their
own little paper. With time to plav,
im well ns to study nnd work, nil at tho
suggestion of Dr. Mumford. these «*hiid-
wero u happy group <«f little ou**h
•d fro
tn**
Impel.*
childhood.
Dr. Mumford had planned and car
ried Into effect tho raising of a variety
of oropn on the farm hi order that tho
home might be as self-sustaining as
possible Hornetlrnea they had products
to He||. The\ now have « ittb*. horses,
hogs nod chickens.
All this wan a result «*f Dr Mum-’
ford’s labors for the orphans of the
state, und he accomplished It within
live or six years. These children, now
In their second orphanage, must he left
to the euro of another rnan with .1 great
heart.
THE LEGATION
MAKES PROTEST
British 8ubjeot Arrested end Imprie*
oned at Tangier by Order of the Sul
tan of Morocco.
und Ills
TANGIER. Aug. 12. -
principal secretary to El
Moroccan minister of w
arrested and Imprisoned
goods confiscated under th© orders of
tho sultnii.
Julyu Is a RrltUh subject and th©
European residents arc Indlgui
h|s
life
property, ••specially whero British sub-
ire concerned, ure unsafe.
llrBIsh legation huu strongly
ted to th** Mort>cc»m government,
for the protest has l**»»n entirely
pr*»tr
but s
Ignor
NEW RAILROAD
FOR GEORGIA
MYSTERY DEEPENS
IN SUICIDE CASE
Richmond Hs© 0©©n Telegraphed in
Endeavor to Di©cov©r Identity of
Man Who Committad Guicide Yester
day at Park H©t©L— Police in Both
Macon and Richmond ar« on Lookout,
bruiawd about
Th© mystery which surrounds the
death of th© man who registered at th©
Pnrk hotel Thursday and who died
some hours later os a result of an
eighth of an ounce of morphln©, .taken
with suicidal Intent. Is as far from be
ing solved today as it wits before the
coroner*© inquest. Acting upon the
signature nnd address placed upon the
Park hotel register as a clu©, a number
of telegrams have been dispatched to
the police authorltl©* In BP’hmond Ylth
the hdpe of finding somethin* that
might serve to cast some light over the
relations of th© dead rh«D. Nothing in
the slightest has y©t resulted from the
telegrams and the body la still upon
the hands of tn© county.
Hart's undertaking parlors were vis
ited yesterday by a Macon nwn who a
few days ago was In Atlanta. After
viewing th© body h© felt eonvlrx *d thnt
is of a man whom he met In Atlanta.
During th© m*'©Bng, the Ifacon man
Stated, th© deceased shos 1 Im a r#t-
tum ticket from Atlanta to Han Ari-
Texas Just horn he might have
face and I possessed himself "1 "tail a ticket.
taking his life *
careful preparutlo
destroyed whatev
s there wore In hia
1 after swallowing
w tlu
utt!<
the
New Through Lin© of Louisville end
Nashville Will Eatenri from Csrtere-
ville to Tennossee Line, Thence to
Wctmore.
KNOX VILLI
12.-
VETERANS MAKE
BIG PREPARATION
Meats l'or Uarbeeuo Coining
From Other Counties
WILL FEED CROWDS
Veterans from Monroe, Jones, Hous
ton, Twiggs and Crawford Counties
Will oCntribute, While Chamber of
Comm*-oo W.ll Assist in Making
Barbecue end Reunion Qrsnd Suc
cess—Committee Appointed to Help
Veterans Msks tho Occasion Great.
Th© ©*»mrnl f t©©
hi arrung©iM«*ntf
In 1 h 1
irgln shift* l!r.<
orgl i Packing Coin-
vertd yeste
ttlo
morning lying In th«
It was an eighth o'f an OUnr© vial nnd
Us contents hud been made by u
Philadelphia firm. No drtjgglst’s
stump or laid© appeared upon tin* vial?
While lying dead In a l>©d nt the
Park Hot©! th© suicide presented th©
appssirance of hiving b©©n well edu
cated. . Ills high forehead ©nd other
equally convincing details go far to
prove that he ws* either At the time
b*sth or years ago, a man of
ent.
Dr. Redding Injured.
WAYCROHH. Ga. Aug. 12.—Dr. J.
H. Redding was seriously Injured (n a
runaway on lower Albany avenue this
morning. His buggy ran over a stump
and he was thrown to the ground. The
doctor was unconscious when picked
up and was carried to his house, where
he is resting quietly tonight. Two of
hie ribs were broken and lie was s©- 1
Tknown as qu©rt©r at the local ticket
I offices showed »hat no such tickets are
I issued by nllroad* In this section. Th© t |
ADKl* Os,, Aug. 12.—The first bale. |jonly bearings th..t go t£ show that th© I that might lead t
Island Cotton.
Aug. 12.—The first bak MB
Island cotton waa received here 1 man had b-
today. It was raised by Wilkes and I and cigar
Cato, was ginned And bought by T. If. I slightest d*
Weathers at 35 centa per pound, und I Antonin.
No motlvo can be formed for the
deed except distress pecuniarily. Thut
the man wo# broke, with the excep
tion of twenty-eight cents. Is evident
It Is thought thut he entered Moron,
and after possibly looking for n situa
tion and finding none, grew despond
ent to the oxtent that suicide seemed
his only course. Then after purchas
ing a vial of morphine containing a
sufficient quantity of th© deadly drug
to kill a dozen men, and destroying
whatever person?) effects he posses
sed. he swallowed th© drug, threw the
bottle from his window, dlrrohed. and
cast himself upon his bed. How long
he remained In bed before his cries
nni groan* startled a fellow resident
will probably never be learned. \f*- li
es! help waa at his side before n
o’clock, at 12:30 he breathed his last.
The coroner’s Inquest nflled to throw
jny light upon the mystery or dls-
rlose any possible clues to hlS Identity,
I'robntdy th© name of Harry E. Min n-
©11 la assumed and Richmond never
the home t»f the man.
Th© Bibb county
Oil
Dents
Atlanta wera the bat ( relative
h. Nothing In the I win t>*
'•nneefa him with Han I county.
of the
ox pressed to Rava&nob.
2ii.it tb© had Cfc.; I illy •
».d- c.iutr friends or r*.»*
Reunion Date.
,:r -i <r
lummlllce.
11 • v»*r> tnil>
S r: ANDERS* I
Chamber oX