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— THE MACON DAILY TELEGRAPH: SATTRDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 10, 1908 The Testing of Diana Mallory ” Tr " r H **!"*??! By Mrs. Humphry Ward Author of "Lady Rose's Daughter." "The Marriage of William Aahe." Etc. Brilliant with movement and alive with meaning, Iby every test this is the greatest work of Mrs. Ward —a novel that thrills and satisfies, because it is pas sionate and beautiful nnd true. Lady Rose’s daughter —Kitty Ashe—indeed, all of Mrs. Word’s, women palo before the white fire of the spirit of Diana Mallory. ANY NEW BOOK FOR RENT—25c , McEVOTS 572 CHERRY ST. V LOCAL BOWLING TEAM WON THE HOST GAME SCORED A DECISIVE VICTORY OVER MEMPHIS LAST NIGHT— DUGGAN MADE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL the first reason's tournament laat night by giving the Memphis* club a decisive trimming. The finish showed a majority of 87 pins. The games were howled by wire—that Is. the teams staying in their respective cities and sending the results to each other by telegraph. Macon made a total of 2,537 pins, Mem* phla a total of 2.450. ‘ JAYBIRD HAS BECOME REAL NEGRO WHO CUT ANOTHER LAST SUNDAY IS NOW IN JAIL. .Thurman 'Atylor; for whom the sheriff _J»d hl» dept" *■" * * last Sunday dlsembowelec _ ... ard Glawson. has ut last been caught and and his deputies have keen looking alnco 1 at the ice cream the Mlltedgevllle The .y oi shop of Pet Flo; road, not fur frot crowd of negroes _ ... and drinking soft drinks, when a dispute urose l *“* ending . _ that he was taken to the Macon Hospital wliere Ids life hung by a E rnes was as follows: Macon. S65.956.702:i The ne«i emphls. 855.834.861. The highest score! the time fo. ...... of the contest was made by Duggan, who an d he continued : work as though noth- next With, lag had happened until yesterday ‘ ' 5. when he was jirrerted. -- r-— — -— ------ When the deputies went to East Macon The personnel^ of the % Maconj to tind out something about him were told that he worked at these bles, and inquiry was ut once made about him there. The stablemen did not know of any such negro, and the search was made In other quarters. ' *"' “ irnlng Deputy Byrd ’* ' id out tha ... wn at the stable was because lie was known there only ‘•Jaybird.*’ Tile stablemen having 562 pins to Ids credit for three - personnel of the Macon follows: 8. H. Rankin, S. ti. Duggan. F. H. Jones, G.* W. Barnes, C. J. Cheshire. The games were rolled at the Grand Bowling Alley and a large crowd of thusiaats were present. Would Mortgage the Farm. A farmer on Rural Route 2, Empire, Ga.. W. A. Floyd by name, says "Bucklen’S Arnica Salve cured the tw< •worst sores I ever saw; one on mj hand an one on my leg. It Is worth more than its weight In gold. I would not be without it If I had to mortgage the farm to get It." Only 25c at all drug store. FELL IN AN OPEN OITGH Was Carried to Hospital, Where Ha Wat Given ^very Attention, About 6 o’clock yesterday morning, while on his way to his work at the tPrewery, a negro numed Reuben Morse, fell Into an o< beet) recently excava the Bay street crossing. The ditch was about three fee; wide, fnd some eight or ten feet deep, arid •while ordinarily such a fall would rot bave Injured him. he fell In such a way as to badly wrench his back. He was carried to the Macon Hospital in the city ambulance. At the hospital it was staged that the negro's Injuries were not at all serious. ON NEWLY ACQUIRED LOT When Completed is to Be Used For Negro School Children. A new' school house Is in course of construction on the aero of land do nated to the Bibb county board of ed ucation by Mr. Carleton Gentry. This lot Is a very desirable one, sit uated as It is near Skipperton. an.l adjoining Mr. Gentry’s property. It has a frontage of 410 feet on the Ma con and Birmingham railroad, and runs 105 feet eastward from the railroad. The building when completed will bo used as a negro school-for children liv ing In that section. Yesterday _ _ a discovery. He found out that the reason he poet that Thurman, the i and the MORE SURVIVORS OF TRE There Will Be Many to Try and Attend the Coming Reunion. It seems that Dr. R. B. Hall and It turns out that there are several vlvora. and they are anxious that it be known that they belonged to tlda ‘ fa mous brigade. They will endeavor to be present at the reunion called by mundur llulhert. The following t additional members: ** Evans, C. C. Wilder. W. A. Wilder. John A. Jar rell. Isaac Hardeman and W. M. Dixon; There-Is-still another, but ho speaks that there i surviving .i bers of Doles-Cook brigade in Miu I had' the honor of being a member of that brigade myself and believe 1 still survive. • -I volunteered the 2nd day cf April, 1861.. and served during the en tire war in the Fourth Goorgla Regi ment. Our first brigade commander was Blanchard,- who waf .followed by Wright, Ripley. Doles and Cook. Respectfully, H. R. EZELL. Vn-evlile. October 8, 1908. BOARD OF EDUCATION TO 'MEET ON MONDAY NIGHT Many Matters of Importance to Be Brought Before the Board. The members of the Bibb county board of education will hold their first regular monthly meeting Monduy night, October 12, at 7:30 o’clock. Aa this Is the first regular meeting of the fall, many matters ot Impor tance will be taken up. and plans for the best direction of educational Inter ests In the schools of Bibb county will bo made for the coming year. A full attendance of the members of the board is expected.' MUCH GOAL SPILLED; SEATED ON HER PORCH Coroner Young Decided That an Ini Was Not Necessary. A negro woman named Violet Fountain, t 24 Violet street, East Macon, burled yesterday. On Thursday nfternonn Violet; seated In a chair on tho front porch of her house, apnrently in good health. She her house, apparently In good health. She Young .whs notified, but after an Inves tigation of all the facts In connection with the death, decided that it was not a case .where an Inquest was necessary, and in.consequence none ( wns held. TO MEET AT NOON TODAY Some Business of Vital Importance Will Be Transacted. Commander K. J*. Moore calls an lm K rtant meeting of the members of Camp icon at the Volunteers' Armory for to- dny at noon. The presence of every member of the camp is urged by the commander, as business of the utmost Importance to the camp la to be brought Uf On this meeting depends largely the life or death of the camp, and It Is absolutely necessary that there should be & full Paisengerk of Incoming Train Had to Transfer tn the Rafn—Accident Near Round Oak. Aa the result of a freight derailment on the Macon and Northern. Athens di vision, near Round Oo|t yesterday after noon, schedules of both Incoming and outgoing trains were dela/td. Two cars of train No. 67 were thrown from the track and demolished. Both were loaded with coal, .vhloh was teat fared over the ground for « d.uunco cf two hundred yards. When the transfer of passengers on ionable tailors of Macon, the Incoming train was effector: a heavy downpour commenced, and they had to walk about a quarter ot a null in the rain, their baggage aa well as them selves getting wet. . Weekly Cotton Statistics. LIVERPOOL* Oct. !.—Following are the weekly cotton statistics: Total sales of all klpds. 26.000 tales. Total sales American, 11,000. English spinners’ takings, 40,000. Total exports, 2,000. Imports all kinds, 40.000. Imports American. 2<,000. . Stock all kinds, 274.000. Stock American, 1 €9,000', Afloat al£ kinds, 229,000. Afloat American, 205,000. Total aales on speculation. 1.200. Total tales to exporters, 1.100. Y. M. C. A. There win be special music furnish ed by the choir of Mulberry street thurch at the Young Men's brutl.n Association Sunday 4 p. m. Key. W. K. Budd will address men on the «ee- »nd of the series arranged for Octo- ler, "The Man Who Found God While Fount" Both the singing and the nd- Ireas will be worth the wifle of young nen to hear. Strangefs will receive a Marty welcome. I J. A. " TO BUILD A NEW GARAGE II Utilize His Property on Second Street for the Purpose. The old white building In the rear of The Telegraph building la to go. All but the front wall b* *akon down, nnd now a commodious garage for automo biles will be built, to b*i finished by the first day of January. property of Mr. ,J. A. New- WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES •>' WILL BEGIN IN DETROIT TODAY BOTH TEAMS ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION AND ARE CONFI-] DENT OF WINNING — McGRAW WIRES MANAGER JENNINGS. DETROIT. Oct. 9—The night before the opening of the battle for the world’s championship finds both the Detroit American League and the Chi cago National League teams In excel lent condition, ami filled with confi dence. Ever}’ Indication tonight __ that the opening of the series at Ben nett Park tomorrow afternoon will bo under the moat uusptclous clreu stances* Baseball enthusiasm (s at Intense pitch In the city and baseball Is practically the sole topic of satlon In all public pluces. Bennett Park la In perfect condition and In dications are that It will be filled by a record-breaking crowd when play Is called at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The Chicago team, sixteen men strong, In addition to President Murphy. Sec retary Williams and a number of news paper men arrived from New York this afternoon. They went immediately to their quarters nt the Hotel Tuller. All of them excent Captain-Manager Frank' Chance are In perfect condition for the game tomorrow. Captain Chance struck In the throat by a rowdy while leaving the field after yesterday’s game In New York and the blow Injured a cartilage In his throat and affected his vocal chords so that he can barely speak bove a whisper tonight. While annoying, tho Injury will not prevent the Chicago leader from playing. Pitch ers Brown and Pfelster were also buf feted about In the attack on the Chi cago players after the game yesterday but did not receive serious hurts. "The boys are In fine shape,’’ said Captain Chance tonight, "and I feel confident that we can win another orld's series from the Detrlot Tigers. However, I am not looking for any such victory os wo had last year. De troit’s team is too great to suffer such a defeat again. But we feel that can beat them. Either Overall or Ruelbaeh will open the series tonior- w afternoon, probably Ruelbaeh If * warms up well." Manager Hugh Jennings had his American League Champions at Ren- nett Park all morning giving them their final practice for the first game. Tonight he said Ms entire team was In satisfactory shape. He said of Short stop O’Leary who has been out of the game for several weeks, that his In jured thumb is well enough so that It 111 not trouble him seriously tomor- >w. Catcher Schmidt has a had finger but It will not keen him out of the game. "The pitching choice for to morrow lies between Killian nnd Don- an.’’ said Manager Jennings this enlng. “with the probabilities favor ing Killian. We are going Into the fight for the world’s championship flll- Ith confidence. Our last game with the Chicago American league team which gave us the championship r' league. shoWed me that I Htlll th<vgnmost and greatest team In modern baseball." Within two hours nfter the reserved •at sale was opened this morning nt Bennett Park every reserved seat for Saturday’s game was sold and there stll! hundreds of men In lino waiting to secure the coveted ndmls- sjons. Circus sents which will accom modate 10.000 spectators arrived at. Bennett Park todav from Chicago and largo force of carpenters put them In place this afternoon. President F. J. Navln stated tonight that he wl!5 have seats for from 18.000 to 20,000 peo- plo tomorrow nnd that the demand for tickets Indicated that they will all he filled. The sale of general admission tickets will open at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning and It Is anticipated that day light will find hundreds of uniting ap plicants fer them lined up before tiio ticket window. Weather predictions tonight splendid baseball weather tomorrow. bright sun to temper the crisp autumn air. # Telegrams ot congratulation on his Ictory In the American League con tinue to come to Manager Jennings. Manager John McCraw of the New York Giants, former team mate friend of Jennings telegraphed to him as follows today: "If Justice had been done you would be playing It off with the Olnnts no’ My hearty congratulations. May y always prosper as you have this year.’’ The hotels are rapidly filling this evening with baseball enthuslasts.sport Ing writers and officers from all over the country. The members of the ns- KERN DECLARES TAFTjS WEAK Cites Attack on General Grant and Allowing Speech to Be 0. K’d CLIFTON FORGFf. Va.. Oct. 9.—Jnoj W. Kern paid a hurried visit to this city tonight, lie spoke to a large audience In the Masonic Opera House. He took up Mr. Taft’s record on tho subject of In junctions. declaring that, regardless of promises, the republican candidate may make now. his (Kern’s) hearers, many of whom were factory workmen, would i\pt ho minted by Mr. Taft’s protestations. "Mr. Taft’s unfitness for the office of president." be said. "If not sufficiently demonstrated by Ida record as a Judge, whs shown by tho fact that he hud to take Ida speech of acceptance to Oyatcri Hay to have It O. K.’d by the president. He is weak. If he were not. ho never made the attack he mads in be.. Junctions issued by Judge Grosscup and confirmed by the supreme court was never enforced and that "the beef trual still does business at the o|d stand." "You workmen know what would hap pen to you If you violated an Injunction." lie continued, "but the beef trust could violate the Injunction against them with Impunity. Do you need to ask why? Do you see any of the rich corporations sup porting Mr. Bryan?" Mr. Korn left tonight for Huntington, W. Va.. where ho will make the conclud ing address of hiH southern tour tomor- Turkish Forts Continued from Page One. iy This Is , WMMPPMH comb, and he will build the garage for Mr. Fred Ellis, who would like much to get In It now, having Just received consignment new autos. VMHMRPHPMPl The building Is one of the oldest In {he police department. Lieutenant the city. It was built many years before Patrick Murphy and Olflrer the Hotel Pontchartraln from Clncln natl. They will hold a meeting to morrow to arrange final details for the games. REGISTER OF POLICE IS TOJECOfILED And Made a Part of tho Records of the Chief of Poliee. The records of the police department having been lost In some way, Thief Westcott will now have made a com plete register of the members of the poliee department. This register will give the name, age, birthplace, residence, date of appoint ment, dote of promotion, and other In formation relating to each man. Thfw will he obtained from-each individual member, and the record will bs kept In the office of the chief. Chief Miller Of the fire depur*mont has Just compiled such a register for the department he commandH. At i glance he cun glvu all Information con corning every member of tola Utpail- menL , T^ere are some very bid lumbers of these be received the reply would be the same as that sent to Bulgarin. The foreign office has been infortped by Sir Francis Bertie, the liritlsu am bassndor at Paris, as to what At. Is wolsk.v will suggest, -but. this natuvaliv has* not been dlscldsed. Sir EdwardY reply to any proposal thnt the confer ence should deal with matters outside the actions of Austria-Huugaw Bulgaria will bo that in tho Interests ’ Turkey the scope of lh<t confer- ice should be strictly limited. Up to the present time no official In thnatlon has been recolvsd that Tur key Is coming around to the British view that the question shou’.l he set tled without n conference. Th-s gen eral opinion In London h that M. Is- wolsky will propose raising Clio ques tion of the Dardanelles at th-s cunfer- e. In this regard u diplomat close- in touch with the subject pointed out today 1 that Great Britain could not desire to alter n settlement that had orked ho well; nt tliy same tune she ns not likely to refuse \o consider such n proposal If the change wero equitable one and the Black Sea thrown open to nil nat'ons. It Is believed that tn? presence of n British fleet in the Aegean sea will strengthen the Turkish government and Influence the Turkish people against agitating for offensive meas- British Fleet Sails. VALETTA. Island of Malta. Oct. 9.— The battleship Prince of Wales, flag ship of Prince Louis of Batter berg, tho battleship Glory, the cruisers Dlann nnd Suffolk and the torpedo boat de stroyers Angler nnd Banshee sailed today for the Aegean sea. The squad ron will be followed later by tho o.ll- tleshlp Canopus and tho cruiser Mi nerva. THREE VICTIMS Strange Malady Claims the Daughter of Justice Woods CHARLOTTE. N. C., Oct. 9—Pella gra, the rare dlseaao which Is l»af- fling tho physicians of this country, claimed Its third victim here today when Miss Sue Woods, thirty years old. of Meridian. Miss., a daughter of Justice Woods, of tho supreme court of Mississippi, died at the Presbyter!: Hospital. Miss Woods has been under observation nnd treatment at tho local hospital for three weoks and physicians have traveled many mites to view tho unfortunate woman and • take oppor tunity to study tho strange malady. The dlstlnguislmd Doctor A. W, Babcock, of Columbia, 8. C., who Is making a specialty of the disease and recently returned from Italy, where he Investigated the malady as it exists among the peasantry of that country J where It is considered necessarily fatal n short time ago. held a clinic for the North Carolina Medical College id visiting local physicians here Dr. Babcock states that there < probably two hundred cases of the malady in the southern states, but It Is only recently that It hrfs been de finitely diagnosed and hence tho Char lotte cases have excited wide-spread Interest. Two of the fatalities oc- urrod within tho past month, wero of well known citizens. The disease Is directly tracenhjo to diseased corn and Is found to be non-coininunlcable, POSTMASTERS CAN DELIVER LIQUOR ADS. ATLANTA. Ga,, Oct. 9—Notwith standing a recent decision of the Geor gia court of appeals to the effect that solicitation of whisky trado by let- a and circulars is Illegal In Goorgla. h solicitation, according to tho opinion of Postoffice Inspector R. E. Barry, Is no violation of tho laws of Undo Sam. nnd Georgia postmasters may nnd must deliver to their patrons all such communications. Ids opinion was given by Inspector Barry Just before sine die adjourn ment tills afternoon, of the nnnualcon- ntlon of the Georgia postmasters of fourth-class offices, ns ho was answer ing queries from tho question box. The question propounded was a cate gorical one, a ml appeared on a very small piece of paper, from which In spector 'Barry read something like this: "Can postmasters legally deliver cir culars soliciting whisky trade?" Inspector Barry’s answer was equal- to the point, whon he said: "So fur i Unde Ham Is concerned, a postman- r can. and shofild. dellcver sudi com munications." leorgln postmaster from tho ru ral district, who inudn tho inquiry, had KATHERINE DIRECT WINS PAGING LEXINGTON. Ky.. Oct. 9—Kathn- rlne Direct, the pronounced favorite today won without particular trouble the pacing division of the Futurity which was left unfinished yesterday. Summaries. Pacing division. Futurity, unfinished yesterday, purse 12,000: Katherine Di rect, won; City Forest, second; Tom Brewer, third. (Best time 2:13 3-4. The Johnson 2:24 class, trotting: Pure $2,000: Allen Winter, won; Zo- nialta, second; The Zoo, third. Best time 2:08 1-2. 2:10 class, pacing, purse $1,000: Czarina Dawson, won; Brace Girdle, secopd: Zaza, third, nest time 2:09 3-4. 2:04 dass. paring, purse $1,000: fjidy Maud C.. won; Reproach less, second: Alleen Wilson, third. Best time 2:03 1-4. COURT OF APPEALS OF QEORQIA. 1351. Holomon Bnlley v. Rtate. from Clay. Submitted. 1365. C. ft. Jackson In tosh. Kuhmltted. 1366. Jeff Wilson V rell. Dismissed. ^ * ti,» onnnriu miin. which ni... bit Ion * of the laws of Georgia, nnd • lily wanted some light ns tho matter was regarded by Uncle 8am. In answering the ques tion. Inspector Barry, who Is on* of tlie best nu n In tho imstul service, was careful to state that the very question had been taken up In Georgia courts, and thnt It bad been decided that such solicitation or orders was In violation of Georgia law. Ho added that In an swering the question as he did noth ing was further from his mind than to suggest any violation of Goorgla law, or even to attempt any legal con struction of It ns ll afTeets citizens of Georgia, working under It. But ho very clearly stated thnt tho handling of whisky solicitations In the malls, was nol one of the things for bidden by the postal regulations, nor by federal statute, nnd thnt the Geor gia postmaster had best receive and deliver such communication*. MR. TAFT WILL SEE ^RESIDENT Uis Itinerary Is Arranged for Dim to Speak Oct. 18 at Capital CINCINNATI. Oct W. II. Taft and President Roosevelt will have a consulta tion In Washington, whom, tho eandi- Arranging his future work In tho cam paign wo* the task the candidate devo ted himself to today. After the three days In Ohio, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday or next week, Mr. Taft will turn his attention to tho south for tho remaining three days of tho week. The Ohioan let It be known today that ho was In no sense "chasing rainbows" In his Intended tour of tho south, but had heretofore made promises that should he go on tho stump he would speak in cer tain southern cftlns. He will keep theso Uses. ey Include speeches at Louisville, .... October 15; Chattanooga. Knoxville, and Bristol, Tenn., October 16; Greens boro, N. C., October 17; Richmond, Va. The Richmond meeting will tako place Baturday night and at Its conclusion tho Taft special will make for Washington to ronuiln until Monday morning. New ark. Trenton, and Camden. N. J.. will be visited on Monday, October 19, after which air. Taft will return to Baltimore and then turn westward Again, speaking tho next dnv In West Virginia and tin devote October 21 to Ohio and the au feeding three days to Indiana. He may make ono speech in Chicago and then give the remainder of the campaign New York city nnd state, closing work on tho night of November 2 Youngstown, O. 1. Vorys will accompany Mr. ' the remainder of his campaign tours. from the juices of tho flnesf Barley Malt and Hops and not from flavored Injurious drugs and chemicals; con tains no preservatives. It Is a delight ful. refreshing and healthful drink, not subject to united - - - license for deal than one-half oi _ by volume. Convince yourself of Its Bold by grocers and dealers In Prepared by *-*- ted States Government lers, aa It contains less >f 1 per cent of alcohol soft drinks. , Busch, a guarantee for Its purity. Canfield Oil Co. SELLS PERFECTION HEATERS AND RAYO LAMPS Phone 037. VETERANS HELD GOOD MEETING Will Co-Operate With the Ladles In 8e' curing 6lte for Wlrz Monument—Dele gatee to Reunion. ^ An enthusiastic meeting of the R. A. Rinltb Camp of Confederate Veterans held at the courthouse last night. A number of members were present many matters of business dlspoa- was derided to prepare n petition to . resented to the mayor nnd comic" * - grnnt tho plot In tho city for tho c. "on of the Wire monument as asked for y tho Daughters of the Confederacy. Gen. J. W. Wilcox suggested as a fit ting place the point of triangular block. ‘ the conjunction of Cotton avnnuo and sound street. A conimitteo was . tinted, consisting of Col. J. W. 1’re Gen. J. W. Wllcbx and Adjt. T. K. Young o prepare and present tills petition to ouncii ns soon ns possible. The camp unanimously passed n voto f thanks to the United mughters o' " - •onfedemey for their kindness thoughtfulness regarding tho operation of In their power In tho way of furnishing the U. D. C. booth* at the fair with •lies. Delegates will bo appointed later by oiumnndcr H. A. Nlsltet to repr« amp Hmlth nt the Atlanta reunion, lurgo number of veterans have already signified their Intention or going to reunion, nnd every member of the o who has not previously dono so Is quested to give Ills name to tha c camp will lei Anotln jtada wi t 7:35. for the veterans’ on the morning of the Houthern Hall provide ans’ use. tuber of the Doles-Cook brl the meeting last night, Mr. M. Dixon, who though not a member, attend the reunion tu* tho guest of Camp It. A. Hmlth. INTERESTED IN DEAL E. H. RACINE ONE OF LE88EE8 OF GRAND 80UTHERN HOTEL, MERIDIAN. tr. State, from Mr State, from Ter- i 387. J tin Turner v. State, from Ter- Terrell. Submitted. the war, and In It was the most fash- '-nable tailors of Macon. - The garage Is to he one of the finest in the soiKli, and will rost a good sum. It Will bo built especially for the purpose. Only One "BROMO QUININE" That Is LAXATIVE BROMO QLTNINB. Look for tha signature of K. W. GROVE. Used the World over to Cure a Cold In Ono Day., 25c. • . DELEGATES TO RICHMOND To Attend Convention of American Prison Association. Senator T. 8. Felder and Dr. O. C. Gibson of Macon have been named by Governor Smith, with a numbar of oth er* from different parts of the state, to represent Georgia at the coming meeting of the American Prison Asuo- clation, which meet* In Richmond, Va„ next. November. It Is quite probable that Dr. Gibson will attend. His connection witi pris ons As physician bos given him op portunities tn study the neods of pris on reformation and needs. Senator Felder may also attend. SAYS WIFE G L_..„ i link . Point, early In September, kidnaped the little girl. an«F brought her to Macon, where both of them are now living. Mr. Jonea asserts that his mother has taken the two children Into her own home, and that they are being proper)y raised end cared for. He oaks that the legal custody of the daughter be award ed to him. The case will be beard one day next week. rell. Submitted. Barlow v. State, from Ter- 1377. ,0. B. Ifngood V. State, CbHthmn. Argued. 1380. L. o. Kimberly V. * state. Dodge. Submitted. 1.181. Dolnhus Starling jv. Rtsta l,eo. Submitted. 1382. Charlie‘Clurkn v. State, Loo. Biihmlttod. 1392. John Williams v. State. 1394. J. F. Comloi JI1IJ, Submitted. SETTLEMENTS ARE MADE Mr.»A. D. Jones, of Columbus, yester day instituted proceedings before Judge Felton looking to the recovery of his I- ycar-old daughter, Emma. whom, he alleges, was kidnaped hy and Is now In the possession of his wife, Emma Jones. The application for habeas corpus re cites that the wife of the petitioner do- sorted him and Ills two children several various southern railroads for over- years ago, and thatjllvorce proceedings charges on shipment* made by them, *e- Clalms Being Adjusted by Special Master Talley In Finish of Famous Tift Case. The matter of adjudicating the claim* of the Joint plaintiffs in the case of JJ. H. Tift et el. vs. the Southern Railway Company Is now ree.ivlng the entire time of Special Master 4, N. Telley. The famous Tift c:»*e will be recalled. Certain lumber drain sued curing a verrilc United* State* Inn of J. H. Betts » been reimbursed tm of $1,000 ha* Till* being don A Co., of Aehbum. with $2,200, end the been restored to the Ocmulgec mver Lumber Company. Both of thoao settle ment* have been approved by Judge Speer. The papers In these c**e* were yester day filed for record, _ COLUMBUS, Ga., Oct. 9.—E. K. Ra- dno of Columbus, formerly of Vaon, T. W. Mitchell of Marietta, Ga.. an 1 Geo. F. Wnrher of St. Louis hnvo l-ns- ed tho Grand Houthern Hotel at Me ridian, Miss., for twenty ycarj. Tho property Is being rebuilt nt a cost Of $78,000. 'About $25,000 worth of fixtures will lm Installed. It I* understood thnt tho r*>n» notes which have been signed aggregate nearly $200,000. STATE DRUG IS NO And Will 8eo That tho Lav/ is Being Fully Complied With. State Drug Inspector Chonthnm wan In tho city last nlgljt. Ho goes to Montlccllo this morning for a confer ence with the secretary of tho Htato Board of Pharmacy, Dr. C. E. Jordan, and will return to Macon tonight. Ho will spend several days In Macon look ing after tho duties of his office, and next week will make a trip through tho state. Dr. Cheatham says that ’.ie has found pings in very good shape In the place* visited by him. lie visits every store, drug or otherwise, w'hcre drugs are sold, to ascertain whether Dug* are being sold by licensed pharmacist* or druggists. There aro numbers of places of this kind where drugs have been sold by the ordinary clerks and owners of the stores, and under the law this cannot be done, jp conse quence there will he score* of appli cants for licenses as pharmacists. There will now he a demand for li censed druggists and pharmacist*, the demand being created by tiio require ment* of the flew law. AS RESULT OF SPRAIN Mr. Horace H. Adam* Is walking on crotches, the result of a severe sprain received Thursday night. Mr. Adam* was In the act of board ing a car at the Ixig Gnhln Club, when he stepped In a wash-holo eauasj hy the rains Thursday, and can now only walk with the usslatancn Of crutches. His many friends wish III in a speedy recovery. AUGUSTA INSURANCE COMPANY GETS CHARTER ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 9.-Secretary of State Phil Cook granted a charter today to tho Qeorgla Mutual Industrial lAte of J. H. Betts A Health Insurance Company, o? Au- ruxta. The orgsnlzsrs are. A. M. Hherrlll. n. 8. Williams. C. T. Walker. G. N. gto iey. Jame» Harper. — - - . ;mer. *#. n. mo ney. James Harper. A. O. Barter. John V. Dugas and If. C. Dugan, all of Augusta. hey were represented by former Con- gressman Wm. If. Fleming. The requi site 16.000 deposit was made In ordar that business may U startsd at Wo are making a run on mill blocks at $125. Get a supply as tho price will soon advance. Rcdmond-Massco Fuol Oo. Phones 100 and 223. NEW ORLEANS DIRECTORS ELIMINATES THE GRADES NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 9.—Directors of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange an nounced today that they hnd eliminated low middling stained and strict low mid dling stained from the list of tenderahle KtHdes. Mo much discussion resulted from the change that the directors have <allori a special meeting *of the members of the exchange for next Monday to get their opinion on the matter. Sparks From the Wire Mammoth Cava, NEW ORLEANS. Ia.—Seventy-five thousand dollars worth of railroad prop erty slid into tho Mississippi rlvnr when * section of earth 3(H) feet long and about 200 feet wide caved In. Kaufman Downs Bradley. NEW YORK.—Al. Kaufman, in Francisco, knocked out Fred Bradley, of Boston, In tho fourth round of what wna to have been Calx-round go at the Na tional Athletic Club here Inat night .The men fought at catch weights, Kaufman being about 20 pounds the heavl Schooner Ida Is Destroyed. PENRACOLA, Fla.—The fishing schoon er Ida, owned In this city, was destroyed by fire In the Gulf early Friday when oflne which had escaped from the Ignited, (causing an explosion. Flcst Is Underway. MANILA.—The S« big battleships of the Atlantic fleet Are now en route to Japan. Early yesterday the flagship Connecticut got under way. Half an hour Inter all of tho great ahlpa were In mo tion and followed the Connecticut down the bay. IIIE ABE SPORTS,” SAYS PRES. BUSH NEW YORK. Oct. 9—President Brush, of tho Now York Yacht Club, Into today emphatically stated that tho matter of the alleged tlo New York- Chlcugo game of September 22 will not ho taken to the United State* court in tho form of a request for nn In- serics with Detroit beginning tomor- "Wo are too good sports for that." said Mr. Brush. "Wo shall not con test tho matter further. We believe tho pennant Is oqn* technically; there Is no doubt about thl*. From a sports manship point of vlow It la Inconceiv able how any one can look at thi* matter otherwise. But. ao far na wo aro concerned, the matter will remafu na It la. We are proud of our record, nnd have such emphatic and constant assurances from far and near aa con- ’ Vince ua that our position I* the ort« generally upheld. We fought to a fin ish and wo stand on record aa good sports." SCANDAL PROMISED IN ISTHMUS AFFAIR COL. QOETHAL8. DIRECTOR, FACES GRAVE CHARGES OF COLLU8ION. NEW V&RK. Oct. 9.—Col. Gee. W. fle et hals, goneral director of the Panama ennui work, wait placed on the witness stand today In an Inquiry that la being conducted before Inspector General G»r- llngton ns the result of charges of dis crimination and favoritism In awarding cableway contracts for the canal by gov ernment officials. Col. Gocthuls took the stand toward tho end of a session replete with sensa tional Incidents. Wm. A. Brother*, who brought tho charges, had publicly accused Hnencer Miller, a representative of the Lldgorwood Manufacturing Company of perjury, nnd had followed this accusa tion by the charge that the inquiry woe not being conducted on fair lines, saying tho witnesses for the defense were tho only ones given a bearing. "I have been charged with false state ments hy Mr. Brothers," said Cel. Ooeth- als. "I am also practically charged with cormnt practices by Senator Blator, Mr. Wood and Mr. Brothers. I Intend to answer these charges fully, but the mat- will not ho taken up In the manner _ . iioiild be taken up until tomorrow when Col. Blelwrts, Who la perfectly fa miliar with the entire situation, arrives. No Favoritism In Contracts. T knew nothing about this Inquiry until 1 came up from tne Isthmus to take rest. When l arrived In New Orleans _ was hit In th “ I have had to 1 was hit In the face with the chnrgai. K t my Information from the details, but I will be able to prove the ahsolue lank of foun dation for any Halm that there has been (ank CHICAGO.—Adoption of resolutions d«* the Gulf of Mexico, to be duty of tha general government and that this work should be Immediately bepun and completed ns soon as possible; sel tlon of New Orleans as the next ventloh, and n-elertlon of old olm.-t-.» were the features of the dosing session of tha Gulw Deep Waterways Assoda tlon. Had « Close Call. Mr*. Ada L. Croom, the widely known proprietor of the Croom Hotel, Vaughn, Mis*., say*: "For several months I suffered with a severe cough, and consumption seemed to have Its grip on me, when a friend recommend- ed Dr. King's New Discovery. I be- gan taking It. and three bottles ef fected a complete cure," The fame of this life saving cough and cold remedy and lunar and throat heeler Is world wide. Hold at *11 drug storts, 60c and $1.00. Trial bottle free* ^ favoritism shown In tho bidding for th* cableway system on the Isthmus." Col. Goetlials said that It had been Intlmntril that there might lm a oontro- th* awnrdlng of tho contract uyu was not given to the Lidgerwood oomptby, "I saw that trouble was In the air," he said, "so I turned the matter or tho bids ovor to Major Seiberts, II. If. Rousseau and such other pnrsuns a* they might call In." Col. Goethnls read letters from Mr. tousseau reporting tho hearing given _r» bidders nnd recommending another advertising for bids. The bidders were notified that no sward hod been made, the loiters showed, but that the bids would not be formally refused until Hjwnrer Miller had been given an oppor tunity to explain a matter In connootlon with the Lidgerwood Company bids. Aft er nn Interview with Mr. Miller, Col. Goethnls nays, Mr. Rousseau recom mended that It would be to the advantage of the government If tho Lidgerwood Company could l»e granted tha contract. This wus not satisfactory, CoL Ooethals testified, so all tho bids were rejected. Denies Any Wrongdoing. Attempt has been made to prove eolluHlon between the Iddgerwood, or any oilier company and myself, 1 deny any foundation for It." said Col. Ooethals. "Wn are not expert cableway men and •e not expert In many othor Tines. When e want fo get materials we consult ** ir as posslhla business men who ar* inerts." The charges that the specifications ad vertised In the second hid had limited thn bidding to two companies was then tnkon up hy Col. Ooethals and he named nine other companies which, h* said, re competent to bo bidders. If any one ran show me that I have discriminated In favor of the Lidgerwood Company I want to be shown," continued Col, Goethnls. . "A matter I want placed on record Is the visit to fny office of Mr. Wood, of the New York Cableway anti Engineering Company. Mr. Wood asked If It would be of any use for his firm to bid on other works. Jfe said he had been told on tha Isthmus that h|a firm , could naver do any work down there. I told him that his Informant was *a d— < Her.' and that In case his Informant came to mjr office I would tell him tho sain* After stating In behalf of the New York Cable and Engineering Company that there never had been any question raised r lnst thn Integrity Of either Col. Goeth- or Major Hlebert, Senator Slater asked Col. Ooethals If, after the first bids hsd been opened, ho had expressed a pref-* erence for tho Lidgerwood Company. Col. Goethsls replied that tho letter was In evidence and ahowed that he had not. An adjournment waa taken until toraer- row. GOMES tD TAKE PART IN THE AUTOMOBILE RACES Mr. John 6chof?efd Will Represent the t White Steamer In Macon. Those who have admired the splendid Whltn Steamer automobile of Mr. John 8. Schofield, tho ea** with which It runs, and'Its many points of beauty, will bo K ' seed to learn that Mr. Schofield has en the agency for thl* machine. Mr. I*. If. Limbcrt will be tn Macon with his White Strainer runaliouL and take part In the automobile races on the 14th. He will show the good points of this machine. Mr. Schofield l* particularly well pleas ed with tho good work of his car. It tarries him every where, climbing tho hills readily, and gives no trouble. Fre quently ho gr,£! to Atlanta la It with hardly a slop.