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THE MACON TELEGRAPH
WEATHER FORECA8T FOR GEORGIA: FAIR AND DECIDEDLY COLDER WITH A COLD WAVE WEDNESDAY* THURSDAY F1AR BRISK WE8T WINDS.
ESTABLISHED IN 1826.
MACON, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 28, 1904.
[NEW YORK IN
EOG BLANKET
Metropolis Enveloped by n
Dense Haze
ACCIDENT3 RESULTED
Ferryboats and Transport
in Mixups
PASSENGERS EXCITED
Many Wires Down, Causing Greatly
Impaired Telegraphic and Tele
phonic Service-*-Conditions Some
what Better in New England,
Though That Section Did Not Es
cape*
from the beach In the hope of com
municating with the ship.
Hidden id a black fog and pounded
by fierce seas rolling from the south
east, the steamer'tonight was In Immi
nent danger of going to pieces. If her
captain and crew of thirty-two men
are still in the ship they face an almost
certain death in the heavy surf break
ing over the Sandy beach.
The captain would not let the life
savers take off his crew yesterday,
when the seas were not running so
high, and to day it was too late to help
them. No life boat In the world could
be launched in the teeth of the south
east gale 'that was blowing up great
waves and crashing them down on the
shore.
The fog was so thick thnt the
stranded vessel could npt be seen from
the shore, 200 yards away. Out on the
sand bar. where the big vessel was
seen rocking In the waves last night,
there waJ nothing visible today but a
black haze, so dense that not even sig
nal rockets could be seen from shore.
NEW YORK. Dec. 27.—The captain of
the Fire Island life-saving station reports
tonight thnt the schooner Frank W. Me
Cullough, from Georgetown. S. C\. which
went ashore December 23 on Fire Island
bar. is afloat and lying on her side.
PAPER TRUST IS
TEE DEFENDANT
CHADWICK CASE.
Hearing Delayed In Matter of tlv
celvership.
CLEVELAND. CL, Dec. 27.—Contrary
to expectations, the inquiry in connection
with the Chadwick receivership case was
not resumed today. Receiver looser
stated that nothing jnoye would bejlonc
Attorney General Moody Be- Ind “ yf -
gins Proceedings
■ . have definitely located the trunk
and satchel that were taken from the
Holland house In New York,” said Mr.
Loeser today, "and they will be brought
A VIOLATION OF LAW
A"lde from
I understand,
trunk or the
Company Must Answer Alle
gations of Petition
hcio within „
wearing apparel, there 1
little of value in either
satchel."
Continuing. Mr. Looser .said:
"We had Intended today to examine
o.. - •
Jeweler.
SCHEME IS EXPOSED
Henry Wurat. the Ely , . _
who holds about $$O.Oo(tf. worth of Mrs.
Chadwick’s Jewels as seelrity for a loan.
Worst has made * full HfinleEjcnt of Just
what be holds, however, mill expressed
Ills willingness to surrender them when
ever the j>;in is made gdbd. The Jewels
will be Appraised la ted. but my Impres
sion is that they art) worth no more than
the sum advanced bv Worst to Mrs.
Chadwick."
Corporation Has Almost a Monopoly,
and Nowspapers Especially Feel Ef
feet of Combino, They Being Com
polled to Pay About Fifty Per Cent.
More Than Formerly.
NEW YORK. Dec. 27.—So dense was
the blanHet of fog which hung over the
harbor all day that business at the
government quarantine station was
almost entirely suspended. Not a sin
gle steamer arrived and the officials
put In the day waiting for the fog to
lift. A little puff of wind from the
west this afternoon tore a hole in the
. fog bank, revealing four steamers
( which had come in during the night
and found an anchorage off Staten. A
tug with health officers on board im
mediately-put out and after a time lo
cated the steamers and gave them per
mission to communicate with the
• shore. They were the steamers Ro*
man and Sailor Prince of the Prince
line, and the fruiter Avalon and the
■ tank steamer Weehawken.
Waiting on the Fog.
Several steamers were due from for
eign ports today and it is supposed
that they are lying off Sandy Hook
waiting for the fog to lift before at
tempting to come into the harbor.
1 During the fog the ferryboats Ber-
| gen and Musconetcong, of the Dala-
| ware, Lackawanna and Western line,
crashed into each other near the Ho-
\ boken ferry slips, and for a few min-
i utes there was a wild panic on both
boots. . The Bergen had left the New
York side and was approaching the
New Jersey side under reduced npfeed
.when the Musconetcong. putting out
I at full speed, crashed' into her.
1 The Bergen lifted the Musconetcong
high out of the water. The engines
were reversed almost immediately on
the Musconetcong, hut the headway
was such that the Impact tore away
about twenty-five feet of the cabin
timbers on the men's side of the Ber
gen.
I 'As the two ferry boats came together
there was a wild rush on the part of
the men on the Bergen into thdVabln.
t The* jihock was such that it threw
, twenty or more of the men oft their
\ feet. ...
In the women’s cabin the panic was
j greater, ns the passengers there had
received no warning of the impending
£cra*h. When the boats drifted apart
<the Bergen, uninjured In her hull,
, proceeded on her way to her slip.
There were fewer passengers on the
Musconetcong and the crew had less
difficulty lrx reassuring them. The
Musconetcong suffered but little dam
age.
Another Acoident.
The ferryboat Chicago, of the Penn-
rytoanla line, loaded down with
muters, was run into by the New Ha
ven railroad’s big steam transport Ma
ryland in the North river, Just off the
Cortlandt street slip of the Pennsyl
vania ferry. The transport crashed into
the rear of the ferry boat hnd tore
Awny a large part of the deck work
over the stern. No, serious damage
was done to the hull.
Among the crowd of passengers on
the Chicago were many women, and
' panic ensude when the accident oc
curred. Several of the women fainted,
but no one was injured.
Telegraphic and telephonic commu
ideation in all directions was very
% slow. Up through New York state
many wires were down and those
which were not could only be operated
slowly. Service to Chicago was great
ly delayed In New England the con
dltlons wA-e better but to many points
business wss moved slowly.
TO ASK WASHINGTON
FOR AID IN FIGHT
The Property of a Columbus Man Con
fiscated by Venezuela, and Will Ask
Protection.
COLUMBUS. Ga.. Dec. 27.—Joslnli
Flournoy, a well-known civil and mining
engineer of this city, who for u number
of years resided in Venezuela, where ho
still has interests, states that the Vene
zuelan government is proceeding to con
fiscate the property of himself and asso
ciates in that country, and declares that
he will now appeal to the United States
government for protection.
Mr. Flournoy states that the property
was of little or no value until improved
by himself and other foreigners. Ills as
sociates are Americans, Germans, French
men and Spaniards. The fight for It has
gono through the courts, resulting In
victory for Tilmself and associates accor_-
ing to the decision of the supreme court
of that country, recently rendered. Hr
received a letter today saying the gov
eminent had confiscated the property, and
he says he will waste no’ further time
with Venezuelan authorities, but appeul
direct to Washington for relief.
Prominent Citizen of Pensacola Killed
in Club Rooms.
PENSACOLA, Fla., Dec. 27.—Travis
Johnson, a well known citizen, was
foully murdered today in rooms at the
Arlington Club, his head being nearly
severed . from the body by either
knife* of, a hatchet. Mohn Griffith,
marine engineer, was arrested almost
immediately 'after the assassination
and charged with' the crime. The vic
tim was at breakfast when he'receiv
ed a telephone message to return to
the club rooms as some one wanted to
see him. He was accompanied Into
the rooms' by Griffin, who was seen a
few minutes thereafter leaving the
place by a rear entrance.
Feeling' against the prisoner is In
tense and a quick trial is demanded.
The motive for the crime was prob
ably robbery, as nearly $200 was taken
from the murdered mrin. #
In Throes of Blizzard.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—Reports
received at the weather bureau tonight
show that Missouri. Iowa and Illinois
are in the throes of a blizzard. The
temperatures are falling fast and have
passed below the zero point In eastern
Nebraska. Illinois and Iowa are ex
pected to experience zero weather by
tomorrow morning and in Minnesota
I It will be even colder. The Mlsslsslp
pi valley storm of rain, snow and sleet
has advanced northward to Lake Mich.
Igan and has increased greatly In en
ergy. At eight o’clock tonight a 72
miles an hour gale was blowing at
Chicago, while the barometer at Mil
waukee reached 28.86 inches, an un
precedentedly low reading. All along
the Atlantic seaboard from Virginia to
southern New England there Is adense
pall of fog with unusually high tem
peratures. If the wind shifts to the
west by tomorrow morning, as now ex
pected, this fog may be dissipated.
These westerlay winds will be consfd
erably solder resulting in a fall of tem
perature ranging from 20 to 25 degrees.
South of Virginia fair and colder
weather is forecasted for tomorrow,
In Florida tonight the weather Is warm
and Professor Henry, the official fore
caster, said tonight he <Jld not think
the cold snap would be sufficient to
gause any damage to fruit.
VESSEL IN DANGER.
British Tramp 8team«r Aground
Fierce Gale.
NEW YORK. Dec. 27.—Efforts
learn whether Captain Nicholson ar
the crew of the British tramp rtsup
Drumelxier are still aboard the verm
which is-aground on the b^r nt FI
Inland, have tw
ersfulrand to-
FOULLY MURDERED.
SUES ATLANTA MAN.
John H. Kirby of Houston After Stock'ln
Oil Company.
HOUSTON, Tex., Dec. 27.-In the state
district court today John II. Kirby of
Houston entered a suit against Pat Cal
houn of Atlanta. Ga.. doing business ii.
New York, for stock in the Houston Oil
Company of the value of I4.1S9.J0A
alleges that, this stock belongs to him.
and that Calhoun Is Illegally wlthhnldlni
It. LiirnlHhment against the receivers o»
the 'Houston OH Company and tho Kirby
LuniVer Company 1ms been served to re-
covrMnroporiy held by them, nnd sums
owing them by Calhoun.
Bon\\°f S425,000 was given to cover the
garnishment*.. a The suit Involves the
operations which terminated in receiver
ship* for the two corporations formed.
GIFTS FOR NAN.
Shs Is Remembered in the Tombs by De-
voted Father.
NEW YORK. Dec. 27.—Nan Patterson 1
father returned to New York today from
Washington, where he Imd spent Christ
mss and yesterday with his wife
went direct to the Tombs priMin b,
his daughter. Mr. Patterson brought with
him several gifts for bis daughter nnd
a message of cheer from her mother. Ho
said that he would remain In the efty
until after his daughter has her host
"She has no other friend In tin
except myself and her mother,” he suld
"and I feel It my duty to be here."
Miss Patterson continues to receive
large Quantities of mail every day. There
were forty-five letters for her todav.
A Pistol Matinee.
ATLANTA. Dec. 27.—A sensational
pistol matinee - which occurred last
night in John De Foor’s pool room on
Marietta street, was given an airing
police court this afternoon. From the
evidence It was plain that while the
shooting was going on bullets were
flying through the air thicker than
flakes In a snow storm, and yet no one
was hit. The pool room was filled with
players when the first shot was fired
but was soon emptied, as the guests
of the house seemed to thirst for fresh
air all at the same time.
The trouble was over a game of pool
upon which a bet had been made. As
a result of the shooting, Bud Loving
good was made to pay a fine of $15
and required to give a bond of $100
to answer the charge of gaming.
Lovinggood was called upon for $25
and made to give a bond of $300 for
carrying concealed weapons and shoot
ing at another. DeFopr escaped a fin*
but was made to give a bond of $100
for gaming.
ST. PAUL. Dec. 27.—Attorney Gene
ral Moody for the United States,
through United States District Attor
ney Haput and Frank B. Kellogg nnd
James M. Beck, special assistant at
torneys general of the United States,
late this afternoon filed a petition in
the United States district court, In
which he makes' the General Paper
Company principal defendant and its
consltuent companies party defendants
a suit to enjoin them nnd restrain
them from doing business through the
General Paper Company ns their sales
agent In violation of provisions bf sec
tions 1 and 2 of the act of congress
approved July 2, 1890, entitled "An act
to protect trade an dcommerce against
unlawful restraints nnd monopolies."
To Control Product.
The petition alleges that the defend
ants entered into an agreement to
bine nnd control the sale of the pro
duct of the different companies through
the General Paper Company in that
the General Paper Company regulated
prices, sales and shipment and tcrrl
tory for the sale of the same and after
deducting operating expenses of the
General Paper Company, divided the
surplus among the members of the
corporation.
The petition recites that the General
Paper Company was organized under
the laws of Wisconsin May 26, 1900,
with a capital stock of $100,000 divided
into one thousand shares, which were
distributed among and are now held
by certain of the defendants named
and that later the others were taken
into the combination, naming them in
order in which they entered the
corpbine. and goe- on to state that the
General Paper Company becaino the
exclusive selling agent for the defend
ants with absolute power to control tho
output of the various mills, fix the
price of all paper sold and to whom
nnd upon what terms and conditions
the paper should be sold; and Into
whnt states nnd places it shall
shipped ahd whnt customers and which
mills each shall supply.
Newspapers Heavy Sufferers,
The petition alleges that In conse
quence of ths combination all compe
tition in the manufacture, sale and dls
trlhutlon of paper had been restricted
and the price of nil paper products
greatly Increased, particularly that of
news print paper which has been In
creased about 50 per cent. It further
states that no dealers or newspapers,
or other consumers In the territory
west of the Mississippi, with the ex
ception of certsln newspaper publish
ers in St. Louis nnd Chicago can pur
chase any paper, except directly
through the General Paper Company,
and then only upon terms dictated by
the latter. The court la asked to de
clare the alleged combination unlaw
ful nnd that the defendants be perpet
ually enjoined from doing any net In
pursuance of the same; thnt the Gen
eral Paper Company be enjoined from
acting aa sales ngent for the other de
fendants and that the latter he en
joined from continuing their arrange
ment with the General Paper Compa-
The court Is also asked to direct
the defendants to come into court and
nnswer all questions relating to the
allegations of the petition na may be
necessary.
STORM KING IN
ALL HIS GLORY
Most, Widespread Known in
Eecent Years
EXTENSIVE TERRITORY
Three Lives Have Been Re
ported Lost
17.— Sheriff Bar
ry of Cuyhoga county. Olio, arrived here
this evening with the, nrfl<hvlt necessary
this evening with the, nfflrhvit nece
to correct the requisition of fK'v
Herrick of Ohio for a warrant authorizing
him to tnko Dr. Leroy 8. Chadwick out
of this state to Cleveland to nnswer tho
charge of complicity in forging the
name of Andrew Carnegie to the note for,
$5,000 000. alleged to lmve been used ns
security by his wife. MrsLiCaasie L. Chad
wick. Tomorrow morning he will present
the affidavit to Judge Joyce, the gover
nor’s pardon and. requisition ilQrk, from
whom he expects to nhtain the warrant
which ho failed to serum upon hla first
visit Monday. ^
Between Noon and 7 O’clock Mercury
In Chicago Dropped From 34 to 11-
Much Damago In Wisconsin and In
diana—South Fared Better Than
Other Sections.
HEARING IN CASE
OF BISHOP TALBOT
Something Sensational May Appear
When the Proceedings' Begin In Read
Ing, Pa.
NEW YORK, Doc. 27.—In a statement
tonight, Herbert Noble, a lawyer of this
city, representing the presenters in tho
ehnrges recently made against Bishop
Tnlltot of the Central dlo«*e*e of tho
Episcopal church. In Pennsylvania, brief
ly outlined wlmt those who will nppear
against the bishop will take up. His
statement says that tho presentment has
it* foundation In a letter said to have
been written by Bishop Talbot to Rev.
Samuel Ppjohn, when the latter was pfe
Ident of the Philadelphia club in 1902,
in which the bishop charged Rev. Irvina
with Immorality.
"The presentment Is based on this let
ter," soys air. Nohie. "It charges Bishop
Talbot with ’a criminal libel.* ’immorality
—to-wit, false statements;’ the circulation
of a falso, malicious and defamatory
port;* ’falsifying; 1 ’breach of ordination
and consecration views,’ and ’conduct un,
becoming a bishop.’ "
These charges, said Mr. Noble tonight,
are tho "headings" of the allegations
made in the presentment. Hearing of the
charges against Bishop Tslhot will begin
In Rending, Ptu, January 10. These
charges will come before a committee
appointed by Presiding Bishop Tuttle of
fit. Ijouls, consisting of twelve clerical and
twelve lay members.
This committee was appointed ntiout
ten days niu> nnd the investigation Is
direct outcome of Incbl- ^ relating to
case which for some time has Mined Itu*
Episcopal church, that of Rov,.Dr. Inara
ham. W. N. Irvine, now a resident of
Philadelphia, who was deposed from the
ministry by Bishop Tulltot several years
ago. It Is made cleor from the develop
fnsnts tonight that tho names of several
women will be brought into the eoso.
The Times will any tomorrow:
"Among churchmen who are famlllnr
/Jth the case it is said that the hear
Mr, Moody's Statement.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—Attorney-
General Moody tonight gave out the
following official statement:
"On the complaint of many newspa
per publishers last spring that a com
bination In restraint of commerce ex
isted among manufacturers of paper
to control the distribution and sale of
their products among the states of the
Union, the department of Justice be
gan an Investigation of that subject,
am) to further aid the department in
that respect the attorney-general ap
pointed Frank B. Kellogg of the Ht.
Paul. Minn., bar. and Jamen M. Beck
of the New York bar as special attor
neys to collect the evidence and make
o report thereon. These gentlemen,
after an exhaustive examination of the
matter, simultaneously with that con*
ducted by the department of Justice,
have reported to the attorney-general
that, in their opinion, the facts ascer
tained support the complaint and Just
ify. in the public Interests, the filing of
a petition to enjoin the operations of
the General Paper Company.”
Ing nt Reading will not bo the end of
the case. It Is reported that several
detectives have heqn engaged for some
time working out another branch of the
ense, which may he more sensational
thun the present. \
Suicide Identified,
LANCASTER, Pa.. Dec. 27.—The
young woman calling herself Cec
Hall, who wo* killed by plunging from
the third story woindow of a lodging
house In West Forty-Sixth street, New
York, last night has been identified
ns Cecilia Moss, aged 23 years, of tills
city. Her mother, Mrs. Thomas Moss,
today received the following telegram
"Sorry to tell you your dnughter has
committed suicide. What ahull I do
with body?"
The telegram tyas signed Mrs. M
Webb. New' York. Mrs. Moss tele
graphed bAck that the body should
sent to this city.
Her mother Is unable to give much
Information ns to the girl’s recent cn
reer. About a year ngo the girl went
to Washington, D. C. I^ter she wrote
to her mother that on September 6 she
hnd married Clifton Frailer of that
Hty. u.AftJti
fST OF CASUALTIES
MORSE-DODGE CASE.
American Enterprise.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 27.—A Mexl
can steamship company, which
place light draft boats on the new ca
nnl bring dredged between * Tampico
and Tuxpam, has been organized by
Americana. The canal will bo fully
completed in a little over a year. Chas.
E. Hchllllber Is president of the com
pany.
Von 8paun Will Serve.
PARIS, Dec. 27.—Admiral Baron
Von Spaun of the Austrian navy, who
at the opening session in Paris Decem
ber 22, of the International commission
to Inquire into the North sea incident,
was unanimously elected the fifth
member of that body, has Agreed to
serve on the commission.
Work on Black Sea Fleet
SEVASTOPOL. Dec. 27.—The dock
yard laborers have been released from
their obligation* as members of the
reserves in order that they may con
tinue work on the vessel* of the re
serves fn order that they may con
tinue work on the vessels of the Black
ea fleet which Is being pushed with
Bight Ufa savers were still watching # the greatest eftergy.
MONUMENT BUILDERS.
Inclemency of Weather Caused Assem
blage of Veterans to Be Postponed.
P*»d weather caused the incline of the
Confederate Veterans of Miron that was
to have taken ptar* night nt the
court house to be postpon-d until Tues
day night next. The varans were tn
ftpSniH
Admiral Schley Shaken Up.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 27. -A collision oc
curred here today In the yirds of the
Pennsylvania railroad »t Union station
between the Northern Central Harrisburg
express train, en route from Washing
ton. and nn empty express trim of the
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington
railway On the Harrisburg express
were a large number of Mystic Bhrlnere.
Including Admiral Schley, who was badly
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.—One of tho most
severe storms of recent years has been
raging through the territory lying be
tween the Rocky mountains nnd the
great lakes since early this Morning
and hns caused much trouble to street
car companies, railroads and telegraph
companies.
In its extent the storm was the most
Idespread of any during the last
fifteen yenrs. Counting the fog as a
component part of the storm, It
stretched clear from the Rocky moun
tains to New York nnd from Winnipeg
to New Orleans. Tho fatalities re
ported here as due to the storm are
three men killed. They were;
Thrso Reported Killed.
Alexander Steiner, a teamster, killed
while unloading coal. A coal chute
blown from its fnstenlngs and,
striking him on the head, killed him
Instantly.
Thomas Walsh, a laborer, struck by
a heavy board while entering u new
building. The board cut his head
nearly off.
Frank Cavanuugh was killed at
Muncie, Ind., by an oil derrick falling
on him.
At 10 o’clock tonight the storm was
reported as subsiding at Kansas City
and at other points on a north nnd
south lino from that city. In Chicago
and east of here the storm was still
raging with great violence and was
expected to continue throughout the
night, the center of the storm being
between Chlcngo and Cleveland.
Reports from Kansas City were that
the storm extended from Missouri as
far south ns Indian Territory and was
accompanied throughout its entire
length by high winds, and snow drifted
budly.
Snow st 8t. Psul.
In the northwest the storm was
even more violent. In St. Paul the
nnow commenced to fnll early liist
night and grew heavier nil through
the night, while the wind Increased
until it whs blowing fifty miles nn
hour. The heavy snow nnd the gale
worked havoc with wires nnd some
passenger trains from the Pacific coast
were reported tonight as twenty-four
hours over due.
The storm reached westward from
t. Paul until It covered almost the
entire Northwest.
In the South conrtltons were some
what better, the snow In mnny places
being changed to n heavy rainfall,
which was preceded by thunder and
lightning, and followed by high wind*.
Nashville. Loulsvllls, New Orleans.
Montgomery and Memphis all report
ed exceedingly heavy t-alns. a rapidly
falling thermometer nnd terrific winds.
Whero 8torm Ws» Liked.
In the Ohio river valley the first
heavy rain In five months commenced
falling curly In the day and continued
throughout the night. The. storm was
appreciated by the boatmen along the
Ohio and Its tributaries, for the stage
of water In those streams has of lute
been very low.
The storm struck Chicago shortly
after noon and Increased with great
rapidity until It hnd assumed hurri
cane violence at 6:30 o’clock, when
the wind tore through the down-town
streets at the rate of 72 miles nn hour.
It fell away after that and by .7
o’clock hnd dropped to 60 miles sn
hour, where it remained through the
night.
Between noon and 7 o'clock In the
evening the mercury dropped from 34
to 11.
The late reports from Wisconsin are
that the storm wns the moet severe
ever experienced 1 In that section of the
country. Damage In the city of Madi
non I* eutlmated nt $100,000, In In
diana the damage done by the storm
was especially heavy In the oil fields,
where fully 600 derricks were blown
down and all operations suspended
The loss on derricks alone In the
neighborhood of Muncfe Is placed at
$200,000 and at $60,000 around Port
land.
No New Developments In the Matter
Yesterday,
NEW YORK. Dec. 27.—The develop
ment of the Morse-Dodge divorce case
was practically at a standstill today.
Whether or not it will be brought be
fore the grand Jury tomorrow' is a
question that District Attorney Jerome
refuses to answer. Except for Dodge,
who will be the state’s chief witness In
any criminal prosecution, none of those
who are likely to be involved has been
arrested.
The testimony of Dodge, as con
tained in the long confession he made
at police headquarters and later signed,
will not he corroboration. Mr. JeroniQ
has considerable documentary evi
dence, lie says, which will contribute
to this support. He nlso wants to call
call ’•p. number of witnesses nnd his
subpoena servers have been busy gath
ering these witnesses.
There was a rumor about the crim
Inal court building today that Mrs.
Morse wns about to leave Paris for
New York to tell Mr. Jerome what she
knows about the tangle nnd to have
her actions and position uncovered from
doubt. The rumor could not be traced
to any definite soured, nnd members of
the district attorney's Htaff pronounced
it without foundation.
OLD BOREAS GIVES
NOTE OF WARNING
Will Arrive In Full Forco by Thursday
In Macon and Vlolnity According to
the Offioial Foreonater— Below
Freezing Point.
At last Old Boreas is about to givo
Macon tho first real good visit he has
made this section this winter. He has
already sent his advance card through
the weather bureau and Is due to nr
rive In full* force, with the cold weath
in hls pocket, by Thursday morning.
By that time tho mercury will have
gone down to below 26 degrees In mid
die Georgia, or more than seven de
grees under freezing. Buffalo ^vor
’RODUCERS ARE
CALLED TO MEET
Notice Is Issued by Harvie
Jordan
JANUARY 24-, 25 AND 26
Raisers of Cotton Will Take
Definite Steps
PLACE
Time Has Come for Action and South
is Ready for It—Object Now is Busi-
Not Spoeches and Resolutions
—President of Organization Talks of
Programme.
coats nnd raglnns will emerge from
their summer retreats and the fresrt
north wind will whistle around the
chimney tops.
According to the weather chnrt, mnde
from telegraphic reports, the usual
enstwnrd drift of the atmospheric cir
culation over the United Stales over
the United States arrived two great
whirls, or eddies, yesterday that dom
inated the weather. These were of
more thnn ordinary strength, Tho
first wn» a storm area with low nlr
pressure (barometer), brisk to high
winds, warm temperature, cloudiness,
and rain or snow, nnd covered the half
of the country, east of the Mississippi
river. It has moved eastward nnd Is
off tho Atlantic const today. Follow
ing it oral now covering the greater
portion of tho United States'la the fair
weather eddy with high nlr pressure
(barometer), cold .temperature, mostly
clear skies, and brisk winds, decreas
ing In force.
The lowest lllr pressure (barometer)
passed Macon yesterday afternoon at
o'clock and tho barometer Is now ris
ing rapidly, accompanied by falling
temperature. Ninety-seven hundredths
of an Inch of ruin fell at Macon, end
ing at 6.25 p. in., nnd seventy-two hun
dredths at Atlanta. The rain was gen
eral throughout this section nnd, sc-
ordlng to the official forecaster, will
cause a moderate rise In the rivers, hut
not enough to send them out of their
banks. They • have been low since
spring nnd were unusunlly low In Oc
tober so that this rise will be wel
comed by some of the river Industries
In southeast Georgia.
Formers who wish to .kill hogs nnd
perform other farm operations requir
ing cold wenther will he pleased and
the city merchant will hear n louder
Jingle of cash In hls pocket as winter
trade "picks up."
MONTICEULO, Ga., Dec. 27.—Hon.
Harvie Jordan, president of the South
ern Cotton Growers* Protective Asso
ciation, today Issued the following call
for an inter-state cotton fconventlnn to
be held nt New Orleans Jan. 24, 25
and 26, W06:
"To Cotton Producers of the South:
"By authority of the cotton conven
tion held pt Shreveport, La., Dec. 13tli.
1904, and the concurrent action and
advice of the official head of nil
Southern agricultural organizations. 1
hereby call an Interstate cotton con
vention to be held at New Orleans,
La.*, in the assembly hail of tho Pro
gressive Union Club, on Jan. 24. 25 nnd
26, 1905. The object of this conven
tion is for business nnd not for the
purpose of pnaslng resolutions or list
ening to speeches. The cotton pro
ducers of the South must definitely
dotermlne whether the price of their
great money staple crop, cotton, shall
continue to be controlled by the whims
and fancies of speculation or whether
fixed and definite plans shall bo udoot-
ed by which the*production nnd price
of the staple will he regulated by tho
legitimate laws of supply and demand.
The time for action bus come and the
South is ready for It. Wo arc finan
cially able to manage our own affairs
and the time for our emancipation
from Wall street speculators has come.
Among the matters for consideration
to be acted upon at this convention
nra the following:
"Financing the entire spot eottor.
business of the South; creating .<
bureau of statistics for benefit of the
producers; establishment of a cotton
exchange In each state through which
shaken up.
S. A. E.’* In Session.
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 27.—Dele
gates representing every section of the
country are attending the forty-third
general convention of tho Sigma Alpha
Epsilorn Fraternity here today. Re
ports of officers were submitted and
committees for the ensuing year were
appointed.
monomer;
- - — j Boot*
two Macon earn
to’raise sufficient fund* to
merit and have R ready fn
Memorial Dny.
Elks* Christmas Tree.
AffffRVILLK, N. C . Dee. The local
Lodge »*f Elks gave a Chrlstmsr: tree to
the , nor children of the city this nfier-
tino’i nt the county court bouse. Over
hildren attended sru) In addition
* ills each of whom rr-
rniy-rn nt i «*tveSr appropriate and Serviceable pres-
toattemnt "t* 1 * Including clothing, etc. Thin —**
buyYmonu- lh *
•mvAllnS by I «<"■» '»
for Uie-wMIon >•**' 1 » t ‘? n l ? ed
,r honor of lh. | **r gf, i l
ri.e u-TTiiyr* nt I ®*4 v **d appropriate and
A NEGRO SHOOT6 ANOTHER.
Tom Williams la Wanted on the Charge
of Sending Bullet Into Unice Herrle.
Eunice Harris u negro, aged about 23
years, was carried to the city hospital
yesterday afternoon with * bullet woftnd
In hls neck. The wound wss the result
of a pistol boll fired from a revolver In
the hnndit of Tom Willis me, also colored.
Tito shooting took place shout 3 o’clock
at the corner of Fourth and Hazel streets.
When the shooting took placo Harris was
sitting in front of ling's store. Williams
Is said to have walked up. and after ad
dressing another negro, pulled a gun and
fired. The bell struck Harris In the
mouth, knocking out several leeth and
finally lodging in the throat. The Injured
rr.an was removed to the hospital, where
his Injuries were dressed. He was dis
charged later.
an hr
old direct
Machinist Found Unconscious.
ATLANTA, On., Dec. 27.—D. New
ton Curbow, a machinist, 64 years of
ngo, wns found nt an early hour this
morning nt the corner of Thurmond
and Mnngurn streets, In nn uncon
scious condition from a blow on hls
head. Hls skull was found lo be frac
tured, and it Is suld that he cannot re
cover. He whs carried lo Ht, Joseph'i
infirmary for treatment. It is believed
thnt he was knocked down by a high-
wnymnn nnd robbed. Ijflst night he left
friend on Marietta street stntlng that
he was going home. He hnd just pur'
chased a load of coni and after staying
for it had something like two dollars
in hls pocket book. This was missing,
ns well f* hls watch, when he was
found.
1 Holland it Neutral.
THE HAGUE, Dec. 27.--The report
thnt Holland will place Sabang, In the
Straits Settlements, twenty miles north
of Mnlacctt, at the dlsposltlpn of the
Russian second Pacific squadron, ns
reported from Toklo in a dispatch to
the London Times. Is devlod of founda
tion. It Is learned In official quarters
that Holland will observe the same
strict neutrality In her colonies as nt
home and thnt neither Sabang nor any
other points in the Dutch Indies will
be placed either directly or Indirectly
at the disposal of the belligerents.
Run Over by 6treet Car.
ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 27.—J.
Arnett who lives near Inman Park
whs run over by. a street csr today.
One of hls legs was so badly crushed
that amputation was found necessary.
The leg wss taken off below the knee.
It seems thst while crossing the street
he wss run down by the car. He was
thrown to the ground end before he
could move the car passed over one of
hls legs.
fertilizers for 190B. of not Ie-< < thnt*
26 per cent; adoption of a local ware
house system to meet the pmctlcut de
mand of both farmers nnd bankers'
throughout the South; to make New
Orleans the lending cotton exchango
in tho United States; the formation of
n close alliance between all tho South
ern agricultural organizations now in
existence for mutual co-operation and
protection. These are among tho
leading matters for consideration.'
They nre momentous and some «>f
then! Involve tremendous propositions.
But none nre Incapable of quirk solu
tion nnd practical realization. Tho
South poeseeees the brains, the man
hood and the money to solv«- any great
question which threaten* her future
prosperity."
Tho>.o Who Will Attend.
"The offl< ini heads of nil the differ
ent stute ngrlniltui d organization"
nnd farmers* unions; represents tlv**
furm'-rs to be cho-.-n by county ire • t
ings In each or appointed by the offi
rial head of the state organization*..
the Southern commissioners of agri
culture; leading bankers; Southern
cotton manufacturers and buaiuet h men
Interested In presenting their vlow*
before the convention and liuslnesi
committees Ht New Orleuns on tho
questions above outlined,' will bo in
vited to be present,
"We Invite hankers on questions of
finance and the warehouse system.
We Invite our Southern ruumif-i<
Hirers to discuss best plana for direct
trade relations between the producer*
and the spinners. No I gtb'- .s,
will bo tolerated. We want (ban cut
business prop->»ltIonh Tim principal
work of the cufjveiitto.i will b«* done
by committees of th- bett posted bus.
(net men In our :• j »o< I 11but* who will
be selected with r/n«- from among
those pt* ent. I will bo pl**a*»*d to
have letters from banki > *. manufac
turers and husinet * men generally who
can attend ns early as possible,
•Round trip tin - n from ail point*
east of the Mississippi river and south
of the Potomac an«l Ohio river* will
be sold to delegatee at a rate of ono
and a third fare, plus 2-> • ••nt*. Tho
purchasers of tl k*t« are advin-d to se
cure from their 1>» ii agent* < rertlrt
cate of the purchase or i • n< tn kei*.
so that,the rate of one-third faro ro
turning can be secured at New Or
leans. col. i; S Peters of Calvert.
Texas, president of the Texfi* Cotton
Growers' Association, will arrange for
rates west of the Mississippi river.
"Every cotton state Is ••-irncstly
urged to ■••tel a full delegation of cot
ton producer > Let tl* g« t together
In th • b-i :■••** • -nd begin
, [ i*Mw.i\ v h. h the entire
South can accept and stand together
solidly upon.
"All caqraimiteatleae iddreexe i to
srity f.Tirlatmss tree
The Chattanooga’s Triel.
BOSTON. De
■ Or. O. 8. West.
PALESTINE. Tex , Dec, 27.—Dr O. H.
Home here fod.iv He
It.known
**«T died at hls
vas made today that th** official trial I fV*f/ed«rate veteran, having been a sur-
h.t t.inooga wfll be held on January } worth In charge of the hospital* at At-
the Cape Ann #nurse, instead!
of December 3t, as previously stated <
M the Charleston navy yard.
heart failure.
Nelson Dismissed Cases.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 27 -The charge
of embezzlement preferred by "Battling"
N’elxon, the pugilist, sgalnat Theodore
Murphy, ht* manager and Hentry.
Ms sparring partner, woe dismissed today
In police court.
Nelson took tho stand and declared the
arrests were made while he was labor-
boring under a mlxapprehenslon of facts,
and eald ha did not desire to prosecute
anybody. The money in the property
clerk’s hands was then produced. Kelson
taring given $4,901 and Murphy ILfitO. this
division being according to to the man
agers accounts. The caees were then
•lumlaaed and the trio left the court
room.
Declared Second Dividend.
WASHINGTON. Dec.27.—The comp
troller of the currency today declared
a second dividend of 15 per cent, in
favor of the creditors of the First Na
tional Rank of Florida of Jacksonville,,
Florida, making In all 40 per cent, on
claims proved, amounting to $216,55$.
me will receive- pr
ill b«
Mr
8. L. L»
Tampa Invitee Teddy.
HI of Tampa, by unanimous vo|e tonlghi
passed a resolution cordially Inviting
r'r« >t<l*nt Roosevelt to visit Tampa on
tile Southern trip, reminding him of his
pleasant n***oc lot tons here when he w.t*
:-MV»fflcer of the Routh Rl-l-rs in fih*fter'e
army prior to the u Cuba,
• le<l
AMERICA'S. Ga., Dec. 27 Mr
Lawson Lanier, relic of W. IL I
a valiant Confederate aoMpc
here this morning after a prot
tllnesu,
M - • I, . • > f » most be
lli'. 1 ■• ! •-■■•' • 1 '•• ri.Hn Arneri-
ctis. She Is survived by her sons*
-. •• t i :• ..t v I..I. 1-r. prominent
of A met !• us And A1 -
i II- • nere carried tj
Wed Foix.t for loUriueaL *'■’*
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