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THE MACON TELEGRAPH: SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 4. 1004:
Boys’ Suits
Boys’ Overcoats
PECULIAR SITUATION
EXISTING AT ZEIGLER
Nattier Styles
Were Never Sold
For the boy* from three to a dozen
years of ace.
Suit* and Overcoat* in tasteful
Cloths and super 1 -;, grade* are pre
dominant here.
Wc strive to make this department
the center of attraction to every
mother and boy—to render general
satisfaction is our highest aim
The little man's Russian Military
Suit and the Broadway Russian
Suit—2Yx to 5 years—
$5-00 to $7.50
The double arid single-breasted
Norfolk—S to 14 years—
$4.00 to $7.50
The Eton Blouse, coat effect—5 to
10 years—$4.00 to $7.50
The double-breasted Reefer, Rus
sian and Military Overcoat—2'/t
to 12 years—$3.00 to $7.50.
ONE PRICE TO EVERYBODY,
SPECIAL NOTICES
FUNCRAL NOTICE.
TENNES3EE LAUNCHED.
jMirm-n, /t., sv ■
BnrnMi and their fnmlll- ...
Attend the ftinenil of Mr. Joneuh Itarnen
THIS (flunduy) AKTEItNOON nt 3
o’clock. Interment linx# Hill «’#m«tery.
FIELD SEEDS
Ton R. P. Oats. I Tennessee fly*,
Tenneetee Uurt Oiati, J 'iovi. Gn. Rye,
Tenneeecc Barley, North Oa. Rye.
Seed Wheat I Cow Peat.
For Dale toy
. T. BAILKf, 4W Poplar At.
'Phono 61*.
V. C. Rte».
RIE8
Guy Arjnatrong.
t ARMSTRONG,
Jowoloro
316 Third 8troof
Phoirn 836.
Kyra tested free. Fine Repairing.
Reliable good* only.
LOANS.
On Irrproved farm Innda or oity prop*
arty ne<jOti»U<i at lowest market rate*.
Business of fifteen years' standing.
Facilities unsurpassed.
HOWARD M. SMITH.
114 Second 8U Macon. Qa*
CITY OR FARM LOANS.
City r«to1 estate Ioann plated ut from
S to 5H per cant.. According to socurlty.
loa
Farm loan# at . par cent.
Saeurity Loan and Abstract Cc,
Commarciui Bank Building.
5. S. Parmelee
VEHICLES, HARNESS, DICYCLES
A)»o largo a took accessories, each
a* lap roliaa. carriage h Miters, horaa
Blanket a, erhlpa, bruxhe*. ate. Com
plot# lino go-curt*, boys’ wngona, vc
lloclpedea, trlcycliH and doll i at tinge*.
Cornar Second and Poplar Sts.,
MACON, GA.
Armored Cruiser Greets Waiting
Wave* at Cramp'* Shipyard.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 3.-The ar
mored crulaar Tennenaec waa Inundhed
today at tho ya
C’rnmp & Sons' f
log company In
tlngulxhed gucat
which the- vesuri
hrr of navy ntR
hrlatenlng part:
Frasier, hla ata
their daughter,
who was sponao
almost tho momi
ship started dov
of sleet and rain
during the nctu
shone through
again becoming
tho ship took th
Mlaa Frailer c
of Amerlcnn Jit
waa attached n
and an the vein
about to take Iti
«lor atruck the
blow*, nt the m
the bnptlsmal u
An tho Tenm
Delaware river t
from the apecti
craft In the str
mid t>rolonged t
tloa. fc Driven by
DU QUOJS» HI.. Dec. 3.—After seve
ral months of labor trouble at the Let
ter mines In the town of Zelgler, dur
ing which many reports of active skir
mishing have emanated from the rival
camp*, the situation there la one of the
moat peculiar In the history of recent
labor disturbances. It la stated by dis
interested persona, living near Zelglcr,
that firing ha* been heard nearly every
night for several weeks In t$m vicin
ity of the stockade surrounding Zelgler
and from the pump house, located at
some distance from the town.
No Marks Found.
After a thorough Investigation, how
ever. staff correspondents of St. Louis
newspspero dev la re that they have
been unable to find any marks of bul
lets cither on the stockade or at the
pump houna.
Report* sent out from surrounding
towns that miners and strikers have
been wounded have proved upon In
vestigating to have been incorrect.
From the latest authentic reports
there nro about twenty-five miners en
camped about four miles from Zelg
ler. In the town there are about eighty
miners, eighty-five militiamen and for
ty deputy marshals, including both
state and federal officers.
Immediately upon the establishment
of the union miners' camp, reports of
clashes between the union men and the
men employed by Letter to take their
places begun to emanate from various
sources. Several (ruins carrying non
union men to the mines were fired
upon from ambuscade, but there wad
nothing to connect the striking miners
directly with the occurrences.
Union Official*^ Talk.
Although generally termed "strik
ers," the officials of the'union author
ised to apeak for the men declare that
they are not on a strike. They say that
Mr. Lei ter offered a wage scale to
which they could not agree, and so
they left the mines. They also deny
all knowledge of the alleged attacks
on the town of Zelgler, and while ad
mitting that they have attempted to
persuade the miners to leave the em
ploy’ of Mr. Lelter, they declare that
no violence has been used.
Henry R. Platt. Mr. Letter's attor
ney, sums up th# situation as follows:
"Our employes have been reduced to
a state of terror by the bushwacklng
which iias become a nightly occur
rence. Our stocksd<* and our property
has been fired repeatedly, and there
ha« been one murder which I have no
hesitancy in saying was the work of
union miners on a strike, and In ac
cordance with the plans of the organ
ization which holds control over the
strikers. On some nights hundred* of
shots have been fired from the sur
rounding woods.
Militia Responded.
"The rapid-fire guns have replied
whenever the location of the attackers
could be found. We appealed to the
sheriff of this county for protection
and two companies of militia came in
response to his request for help. There
Is every reason, from tho standpoint of
justice and law, (or the bringing of
the troops,"
Representatives of the strikers de
clare emphatically lhat this claim
made by the Loiter tupporters Is not
well grounded.
OVER A niiXION FAMILIES RELY UPON PE-RMA
To Protect the Home Against
the Terrors of Winter.
THE W. C. T. U.
National Convention Adopts Raeolutiont
and Adjourns.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 3.—The Na
loupl Woman's Christian Temperance
tlougl r
Union todoy closed Its annual convention
utiMMwHiftaiitfBiailHliiita
_ier reaffirming Its faith in the benefi
cence of the anti-canteen lsw and piedg-
Irijr Itself to defend the measure against
efforts to have It repealed. In this
connection the following resolution waa
adopted:
"Wo rejoice In the poelilon of the Fif
ty-sixth and Fifty-seventh congreseen i»
pimping the aril I-canteen luw and pretext
against the continued agitation ill fnvnr
of lie appeal. We elso know that the
wisdom of this law wld be demonstrated
when a fair and impartial test la made
of the povt exchange* buildings designed
* 7 congreKM for the use of the men In
ie ranks."
Speaking In HUppnrt of the resolution.
Mr*. Margaret Dye Ells of Washington,
* leg! ‘
William
Inc build-
e of dln-
stute for
id a num-
lalu. Tho
Governor
4*ler and
i Frazier,
ft. Up to
big war-
n drizzle
oualy, but
f the nun
the sky
irlly offer itfipl* for the canteen.
* This resolution woe alao adopted:
"In view of the foot that the w
producers ami re;
e bouquet
to tyblch
ia m pa gne.
as It was
Miss Frit-
•esoundlng
onounclng
lear voice.
Into- the
Teat cheer
ip various
limy shrill
heir whis-
leaat wind,
ing down.
Uir rlvdr waa i e
nnd th« vcsu.l wns Isunrh.-J immcdl-
ut.ly upon th. arrival of th. I'hri.t.n
In* party, ten minutes before 11
o'clock, th. hour scheduled. Imme
diately after the launching, luncheon
«U served In the Mould loft. The
Tenneuee delegation left for the South
tonight.
Killed Three Negro...
HUNT1NOTO
Th. breaking o
Itlver mine, nt
today, dnehnd
rneka 700 feet 1
luatuntly. A ae
later, found thi
tnungled beyat
L. H.
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
153-155 Cotton Avenue.
WHITE PATRONAGE EXCLUSIVELY
JESSE I*. IIAltT,
FUNERAL DIRECTOR.
499 Mulberry street.
'v«i attention given to *11 business.
OPEN DAY AND NIQHT.
CLAY’S COFFIN STORE
Telegraph and Telephone Orders
promptly filled. Licensed etnbaltaer*.
OPEN DAY AND NIQHT.
rocks nt the b<
The dead are:
John Wlnterg
Henry Clay, rol
The accident
tlon of work In
employed refux
th* burial of th
crlntendent cai
breaking of th*
Doc. 33.—
: the Loop
ear Welch,
trs on the
g them nil
y, nn hour
uehrd it nd
Ion on the
i precipice.
Iborno nnd
lernl cessa-
he 300 men
until after
• mine sup
nt for the
The Redmond - Massee
Fuel Co. Rcdseo Coal the
best.
INCENDIARISM SUSPENDED.
natlor.ul legislative 8U|>»rlnt**n«1ent. charg
ed that army officers are pre-empting the
tiding* erected for
poat vxchehg
accommodni/oii of the enlleted men for
their exclusive use and thus robbing tho
private* of what wue dr»lK»cd m it nub-
HA8 $5,000,000.
Belioved That World’s Fair Fire Was
Work of Vandals.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 3.—A further In
vestigation by the police and the Jef
ferson guards strengthen their belief
that the fire on the pike which towily
destroyed the "Street* of Rome" and
"Quo Vadls" and partly destroyed
"Fair Japan" on the bowery and "Old
St. Louis," was of Incendiary origin.
One suKpert has been arrested, Ar
thur V. Iwnn. 2< years old. who gives
his occupation as a waiter. Dunn iraa
arrested in "Hereafter." an attraction
Immediately opposite the burning
buildings. The guards' attention was
attracted to "Hereafter" some time af
ter the fire In the "Streets of Rome"
wax discovered by n bright light whi-.h
proved, on Investigation, to be a p’le
of burning newspapers and at*aw.
Dunn told the Jefferson guards that
he had entered the building to cx-
fire, but could not explain why he waa
locked in the concesklon. When
searched 11 pocket-books were found
In Dunn's posxeRxlon.
pE-RU-NA
is ii safeguard
to the home. It
is a wall of secu
rity.
it guards the health "
and happiness of many ^
a family. Tho winter’s
sudden changes in tempera
ture, the inevitable exposure
of man, woman and dhild,
makes colds, coughs, bronchitis and pneu
monia, acute catarrh and chronic catarrh
inevitable in this country.
Peruna should always be kept in the
house.
A bottle of Perana stands as a silent
guardian of tho health of the household.
Millions of households have already re
alized the benefit of Pernna.
Millions of other households still neg
lect this valuable precaution.
A few doses of Peruna at the right time
work wonders.
It’s value as a prevention is far greater
than the wonderful cures it is constantly
making.
From a Colorado Home
8esms That Mra, Chadwick la Not Yot
Pcnnileaa.
CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 3.—In tho
prococdingii brought about by the nuit
of Mr. Newton against Mrs. Chadwick
to recover u large loan, frequent fre
quent mention has been made of an
attest for $5,000,000. Today n copy of
the alleged attest was printed.
It wax written on a letter hend of
the Wale-Park Banking Company.
The following Is a copy of It:
Cleveland. O.. May 23, 1902.
TO WHOM IT MAAY CONCERN.
I hereby certify that 1 have in my
poimesKlon tillvo million dollars ($5.*
000,000) In securities belonging to Cua-
ale L. Chadwick and that neither roy-
•elf nor the Wade-Park Bank nor uny
other person hnx uny claim upon the
same.
IRA REYNOLDS.
When asked about the authenticity
of this note Mr. Reynolds tonight re
fused to either nffalrm or deny Its au
thenticity. He raid that he would talk
about hla dealings with Mrs. Chadwick
only on ths witness stand.
HEARST ACTIVE.
NEW YORK. Dec. 3.—An in junction
was granted today against Mnyor Mr
CleUsn. City Comptroller Grout and
City Chamberlain Keenan to prevent
them from paying city gas b»lls al
leged to be axcs.nxlve.
Justice Mareau of the supieme cour:
granted the writ upen the application
of W. R. Hen
During 1903 and a part of 1904 vari
ous gax compmtM furnished the city
with light without a contract. Their
bills aggregate 15.000.000 for that
light and Mr. Hearst maintains thla la
$1,200,000 more thnn should have been
charged. Arguments to make the In
junction permanent will be heard next
Friday.
“My.children wore fully restored. The
whole family is in perfect health, thanks
to Peruna.”—Mrs. Bertha Binkert, 619
N. Wnhsatch Ave., Colorado Springs Col.
From a Governor’s Home.
“I have had occasion to rise Peruna in
my family for colds, and it proved an ex
cellent romedy.”—W. M. Lord, Governor
of Oregon.
From a flassachusetts Home.
“Accept my thanks for jmur kind ad
vice. Peruna will always be found in my
house.”—W. E. Richmond, 40 Cady St.
North Adams, Mass.
From a Washington Home.
“All the members of our family use
Peruna when sick with a cold and it keeps
our health in good condition”—Harris F.
Parks, 609 Sevonth Avo., Seattle, Wash.
From an Illinois Home.
“I always keep it in the house and it
saves me a great many doctor bills,’’-Lida
Rowland, 2160Grenshaw, St. Chicago, III.
From a Hissouri Home.
“Peruna has been my favorite and only
household remody for nearly five years.”
—Mrs. Carrie King, Darlington, Mo.
•TARTLINQ FACTS.
For Negro Education.
RALEIGH, N. C., Dvr. 3—Tha Lu
themn syuodlci
will loculi* n ci
L\ for the e«1
A site contain
bought for this
of Grernxboro l
ireg building*
necessary residences will cool $50.001.
will begin In the spring and the college
will open for th« fall session.
f St. Louts
*neboro, N.
negro boys.
acres was
the suburbs
> on the col*
jether with
kcop a hot i In of JI«hy Emu—thi> world’*
^ l>»I'7 medlelno—on hnnd. Iti*
» tho ule, tiiro, hsrmlsN roim-djr for *11
‘ r 1 *tom*ch troubles.,
»l ^11 |ioa.l it.',,,, 2 j c , nt .
Matiiifactur, d l,y HAHY EASE CO.. Mapox, Q a .
Disclosures In Trial of Six Denvar Klee
tlon Officials.
DENVER. Dec. 3. -Startling disclosure!*
were made In the supremo court today
In the trial of tho six election officials of
ward five, precinct nine, who ure charged
with contempt. George King, a hand
writing expert, said that fifty-seven hal
lotx In the box hud been written by ten
different pereons. Th* highest number
written by one person waa nineteen. Th#
lowest was two. Five Republican ballots
were written,by one puroon. Th# other
fifty-two ballots on which ths expert no.
tlccd similarity of handwriting were Dem
ocratic.
"It t« evident that two kinds of I
wer* used In the writing of the ballot*.
HOPELESS LOVE.
NEW YORK, Dee. 3— Because a woman
with whom he had lived at a Lexington
avenue hotel for eevarnl week* repeatedly
refused his request* that a-marriage cere
mony be performed, Edward L. Graham.
* civil engineer, shot him.self n ar |y today
and died Instantly.
The womnn, who gave her name nx
Lulu Adamx, had just fled from hla pres
ence when th* fntdl qhot won fired.
She claims that Graham wns Inxnnely
Jealous of another man. nnd when she re
fused to marry him. threatened to kill
her and himself. She escaped from the
room Juat In time to save her life, she
MVS.
Mlaa Adams told the coroner that tho
reason she refused to marry Graham wnx
that he did not have money enough for
her. What he had he spent freely upon
her. she said, hut It waa not enough to
satisfy her want*. She made thin per
fectly plain to Graham, ahe said. Graham
wa^aboqt 39 years of age. Mis* Adams
Ask Your Druggist for Free Pe-ru-na Almanac for 1905.
ODELL REMINDED.
Platt 6ay* Ho Promised to Hands Off
in Senatorial Matter.
WASHINGTON. Dee. 3.—"I know
of only one reason why Gov. Odell
should not control the legislature nnd
the election of a senator to nucceed
Depew and that is that Odell promis
ed positively, ten days before the elec
tion, to Depew and myself that he
would not Interfere." The foregoing
statement was made by Senator Platt
of New York today.
Senator Platt waa naked If any thing
new had transpired concerning tho
Hcuatorshlp and he replied that there
had been nothing of conaequence; that
he wax sure Senator Depew would be
re-elected. Continuing he said:
"I think there nro enough conserva
tives in New York to recognise that
Depew hna been a model senator and
Insist upon hla return. If Odell and
hla machinery can defeat Depew at
thla tlmo I think It is about time for
us to hang up the fiddle.**
C0LUMBU8 PRIMARY.
aald Mr. King. ''Whether thla H
•atoned by two different kinds being fur
nished by the election ernnmlMlon. or
whether certain iNillots were written out-
idde tho booths. I am unable to ear."
It Is the general belief among the at
torney* who have followed the contempt
proceeding* closely that the result of the
discoveries made by the court will be
to bring the ballot box of every precinct
where contempt la charged Into court for
examination.
QETTINQ SOBER.
German Consuming Less Campaign and
Fewer Cigars.
BOSTON. Dec. fUx millions fewer
champaigns were dranc in
. ■- ~ of th«
V. *na «l*,Mjtt lenrr rinn Ion* Ilk* thl» *nd It I* remarkable
Mr*. M.ybriok's Mother’, C*a*.
RICHMOND, Va.. D*o. ] In tha
city chancery court today Judce Grin-
nan overruled the nnawer of D. W.
trmxtronc and other, to the demurrer
tn their idea of abatement In the ault
tiled uminmt them by Mra. Caroline E
Koquea, the mother of Mra. Florence
V. May brick, to *et aalde conveyance,
of certain Unil» In Virginia and Weat
Virginia. It I. atated that thla action
i".ota not affect the merit* of the case
and the taking of testimony will now
begin.
SPECIAL THIS WEEK. RICH CUT BOWL
ONLP $5.00 AT LAZARUS' JEWELRY STORE.
Aro you fond of handsome cut be convinced that wo will save you
glaax? We have the most gorgeous | 25 per cent, on all your cut glass
line ever seen in this city. Our prices 1 bought of us. Lazarus’ Jewelry Store,
will suit. Call and get our prices and We give Green Trading Stamps.
COTTON PRODUCTION.
Preliminary Reports to Department of
Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—Prelimina
ry returns to the chief of the bureau
of statistics, department of agriculture,
show a total production of cotton in
the United States in the year 1904-*05,
of 12,152,000 hales. Round bales havo
been included in this estimate nnd re
duced to the equivalent In square balea.
The estimate does not Include llntera.
The estimated production by states
will be made public December S at
REPORT A SURPRISE.
11
Count of Votes Not Concluded Until
After Midnight.
COLUMBUS. On., Dec. 3*—The
count In yesterday’# white primary for
aldermen wns not concluded until
long after midnight thla morning. The
city Democratic executive committee
today declared the following candi
date! to have been nominated: Flrat
ward—E. P. Dlamuke*. Second ward
—J. Albert Klrven. Third ward—M. C.
Harlow. Fourth ward—Leo Loewen- 1 secretary then ga evorders for the
herx. Fifth ward—A. J. Teague. Sixth I opening of the report. The estimate
ward—Robert Reid. Seventh ward— of the crop for the year 1904-1905 waa
In the preparation and Issuance of
the cotton report Becretary Wilson
gave a demonstration of the precau
tions taken to avoid advance Informa
tion leaking out. Repreeentfttivea Bur
gess of Texas and Ranabell of Louisi
ana were Invited by the secretary to
witness the preparation of the esti
mate. The party waa locked In the
private office of the statistician and
the reports from all the cotton districts
were taken into the room. The doors
were locked from the outside and the
Barnesville Rooters.
BARNE8V1LLE. Ga.. Dec. S.—
Barnesville sent 100 people to Atlanta
today to root for the Gordon Institute
football eleven In the Southern Prep,
chnmplonshlp game with the Bowen
eleven of Nashville; Tenn. The people
were
oked aa appear* from jE 1 **»«
which Finance Minister voa 8irn*»l »uh-
nltted to the relehstag today. Th«» wine
nnd tobacco revenue* show a falling off
£
i-rvaaed, *a evtil.nl from Ih* II.M0.1
.uMtllonal to the revenue* front dlituilna.
Continuing. Huron von Bteoaol wld n
waa no nse to rlrcumlocuu. Self«!.c»p-
what enthualamn ha* been created by
tbl* gam*. The boy* go up to win.
NV. U. Lawrence. Eighth ward—2. W.
Favor*.
Mr. Dlamukes' majority waa #*. Mr.
Klrven'a 28 nnd Mr. Barlow’* 11. Three
were the three clore.t race*.
A split ticket was elected, three of
the candidate* on the citlsen'* ticket
going In and ilz of the commercial
duh ticket being elected. Intercut
centered In the conteat In tha llrat
ward between Meaara. Dtamukee and
Murnth. which reaulted In a victory
tor the cttlaen’* ticket candidate.
the hntteat municipal cam
paign held here In yearn.
Nice Christmas Present
| waa so tt*<* to circumtocute. B*ir-.l*c*p.
tlon was dangerous. Looking at the sit
uation straight In the face, a loan of
(7l.ttfl.MJ must b* raised, of which $!*.-
Bares voa Stengel took a gloomy view
1 at the future, saying more revenues were
-a nf Indl, **
, needed, but not Indicating their source.
FOR LADIES
Beth Lea* Cut Off.
Is ft pftit of Felt Slippers with Fur
tops for house wear. They are both
comfortable nnd warm. Wo have
them in Black, Brown and Rod.
_ traveling salesmen for an At-
! Unt* bouee, luto both of hi* lefx cut
( <-ff today by a freight engine at the West-
I ern and Atlantic rail rood. There were no
cvw witness 1* to th# accident, hot ts be-
• Moved that the boy wae trying to steal
rtde on the train pulled by the engine,
het he fell nn the track. One of
is entirely cut off. while the
o badly a
rcejunry.
ut f<x
bis
The Macon Shoe Co.
Is kune.
la.. Dee. 9.—ITra.
Rubenw* Btrtcklan.l of DeKalb
4t)i ago. was placed tn the
fLANTA.
.re.. Culbrtath Oead.
%• 0,8 • *•—Hon. James
V- Oulhresth of Newberry. 8. C.. one of
pvomlnent lawyer# of that state,
died this afternoon at a private sanita
rium In Atlanta, where he had been
brought for treatment. The deceased
was born In E.1gctield county, and wax
at on# time a 1udge of a circuit court
state Hi* remains will be sent
in inat state His remains
to South Carolina for burial.
Japan's war Dudget
-.T9JKIO. Dee. 3.—Premier Kataura and
Minister of Finance gone addressed the
house of r*pr*s«titat\*s today on the oc-
caajon of the formal presentation of tha
budget and government .... — .
8o»**ald the war budget totalled $390.-
tROO.eoo. incl udlne prnvtnloa for the Inter
est on outstanding loans. _ was and
oedlnsry budget#^ touUcd about $500.-
See the grand display at
the “Walk Round.” The
grand show of Holiday
Goods at “The Union.”
Phone 710.
108 Third St.
I
Grady hsMOltsI for the VHPMOTPMi
bettered that she was skk v baa beet*
found to be Insane. Urt night dortag a
to#a\-y rain sh# e***sped from the hospital,
gptng out by a side door, and ran some
distance down Batter street. Had only la
jiff night «lim before she was caught
oy some of tee nurse* and brought backi
to the hospital, letter shur™ ‘
»'”* rcvArjuresl. *h,
wtU bo htM upon
»ru of
^total Shooting Affray.
COLUMBUS. Qa.. Dec. 3.—A fatal
•hooting affray occurred at m
hour thla morning between two mill
oprretlra In whtdi Jim Howard waa
■hot by Jim Culpepper, tha entire load,
of ohot striking Howard in the aide.
Howard fell tn a mod hole after being
May ba Something Doing.
WASHINGTON. Doc. The poat-
maater general has made an lnve*tt*
gallon of the charge* that tha Rural
Letter Carrier*’ association had *t-
tempted to defeat certain conavear-
men alleged to have opposed the de
mands of th* rural carrier* for an In
crease of pay- It la Intimated that the
Invwllgatton *o far tends to substan
tiate the charges made, and that there
la likely to he an overhauling of the
rural carrier* service.
N. L. Heitor*.
BTRON. Oa.. Dec. L—Mr. N. L.
Heaters died here today after an Hi
nes* of two day* with pneumonia He
contracted the fatal lllnere on last
Sunday night when he lost hi* dwall-
tng and content* by (Ire.
He leave* four children, the young'
t being above five yeir. old. He lost
hi* wife *ome year* ago. The heart of
this community gne* out tc the little
orphan* In this hour of their misfor
tune and distress.
N*n Patarren Care.
NEW TORE. Dee. X.—A special
panel of W talesmen from amoag
whom n Jury will be chosen for th*
second trial of Nan Patterson, c’wrfed
with the murder of Ceeaar -Young, ho*
been summoned to agpeur in th* au*
. ^rtm* court Monday,
then prepared and rent out, before any
person In the room was permitted to
leave or communicate with any person
from the outside. "In thl* manner the
cotton estimates are Invariably made,”
aald Becretary Wilson, "and all human
Ingenuity is used to prevent leakage of
Information."
Approve* American System.
PARIS. Dec. S.—Cardinal Perraud,
the foremost figure In the French bier,
archy and member of the French aca
demy. has wr'tten a letter strongly
approving of the American system of
Independence of church and state. In-
dlcatlng that the American system of
fere the bail* for a re-organiiatlon of
tha French system when the forth
coming separation of church aul ata ft
In France la accomplished. This <a the
prevailing view of the highest cfc-rlcal
circles, which have been attracted lo
the American tyatem by the Abb*
Klein’s recent book dedicated to Pr**'.
dent Roosevelt <n which the advant
ages of the American system are con-
treated with the disadvantages of the
French system. L’Unlver*. the prln
clpal clerical organ, advocates the In
troductlon of a resolution tn the cham-
her of deputies providing that th* fu
ture relations of church and state
shall be the same aa those existing tn
the United States.
Government Estimate of Crop Caused
Sensational Break In Prices.
NEW YORK. Dec. 3.—The govern
ment estimate of tho cotton crop,
placing the yield at 12,162 bales. Issued
today, wns a surprise to more people,
perhaps, thnn nny government report
of recent year*. While a few of the
more extreme bear* hnd been talking
12,000,000 bales or over, tho average
opinion even in bearish circle* locally
wan that the government estimate
would bo under that figure.
The announcement was followed by
another sensational break In prices.
The decline that has been in progress
now for over a month and carried tho
market down from II cent* to 8>,4
centa proved Insufficient In the estima
tion of the trade to fully reflect the
new condition of affairs and a crop of
the size reported. There was undoubt
edly a big short Interest In the mar
ket, but In spite of covering, prices
declined nearly half a cent in less than
half nn hour of trading. January,
which was sold around 8.66 during the
forenoon, was depressed to about 8.10,
and other months suffered In like
measure. The market was very ex
cited, with trading exceedingly active.
The official close wan barely steady
at a net decline of 52aS7 points, with
January, which had closed on yester
day at 8.66, quoted at 8 cents, and
March at 8.20. The bualneas waa enor-
mou*. and In aplte of additional wires
secured for the day by some of the
houses there were many orders re
maining unexecuted after the close of
the market when sales put It up about
600,000 hales. Th 1 *, It was said, led
to a considerable volume of trading In
nn unofficial way after the noon hour.
Quotations on these transactions so
far aa could he learned, ranged within
three - points of the closing figures.
March, It was reported, soil around
1.17.
Honoring Pierp.
ROME, Dec. X.—It Is officially an-
nounead that King Victor Emmanuel
ha* conferred the Great Cordon of 8ta.
Maurice and Laxarua on J. Plerpont
Morgan In recognition of Italy's grati
tude for the return by Mr. Morgan to
th* Italian government of the famous
cope which was stolen from the cath
edral of Aacoli in 1*02 and subsequent
ly purchased by Mr. Morgan. R la as
serted tbet the government will have
a gold medal struck 1 n -commemoration
of the event and wlU present It to Mr.
Morgan.
The M’Cue Appeal.
LYNCHBURG, Va. Dec. L—Th*
counsel In th* case of J. Samuel M'-
Cue, former mayor of Charlottesville,
convicted of wife murder, has receiv
ed the transcript of record of the case
In order to «»deae«e to appeal to th
supreme court for a new tlraL Ths
record contains l.*M pages at type
written matter, on unusually larira
one. and the petition for writ of error
will be mare than one hundred pager
tn length, tu length being record-
breaking. Th* cose may not .he taken
to a supreme court Judge for a week
v«L - -
Mr*. R. L. Farmer.
FORT GAINER Ga., Dec. 2.—Mrs
Resale L. Farmer, wife of T. L. Farm
er. died at her home here Yesterday
evening at 7 o’clock. Her remains will
be Interred Iq tjie new cemetery at 11
o’clock this morning. Mrs. Farmer has
suffered greatly for several years and
her death waa not unexpected to her
many friends.
In Old Kentucky.
IJDONGTOV Ky„ Dec. A steady
relq today broke the longest drouth In
reMnd Kentucky In half a centnrv.
though It was not heavy enough to he
Hwellvs Th* water works company pub
lished a notice to alt farmers that they
5! r r r, t .r at f r fr r* ”t cost at tbs ressr.
rc..- u-1 ths dreetk u over,
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