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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 *'■’* ... .. mmm