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THE MACON DAILY TELEGRAPH: MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 9, 1908
BOLD ROBBERS
GET VALUABLES
Homo Chas. E. Tayntor Is
Looted; He Is Bound Hand
and Foot
■ otm and two revolvers hi
£S BW
fcr masked men oorwrlng therzL the *>*•
tnsmberi of the family of CMfUi E.
Taynvr a wealthy granite dealer. lay >n
tad In the Tayntor home at Borough
Perk. Erooklyn for n-ore than an hoar
this momlnK while a third masked bur
glar packed up 919.099 worth of Jewesry
ind silverware. Three burplars brutvl
air. Taymi t hand and foot aud eaeaped
with their booty. The robbers apparent
ly cp« m tnuny days planning the bur
glary. Mr. Tayntor. who has a number
of rich granite quart lee In New England,
Is known as * crack shot. wring a mem-
*<ir of the New York Bute Rifle Aeooela-
tlou and having been a oonteaunt. It la
said. In lha recant Olympic pletol tourn
ament at Itlaley. England. It la be
lieved that the burglars knew tMa aad
look nov-hance with Llm.
Burglars Use Blackjack.
The three men when they gained en
trance to the house went Immediately to
a bed room on the second floor occupied
by Mr and Mrs. Tayntor. One of the
burglars struck Mr. Tayntor a crushing
blow on the head with a blackjack as he
lay asleep. The blow stunned the sleeper
and o fsw minutes later when Mr. Tuyn-
t ir ircovered his ««n*s*. he found three
revolvsrs leveled nt him.
Mr and Mrs Tayntor ware mads to
sit un In tod and two of the burglars
held them covered whim a third began a
ami oh of the room The nslse awaken
ed Alice Tayntor, the 11 year old daugh
ter of the granite dealer and riie came
Into tie room rrvtng. The burglars or-
deiet, her Into lied with her parents and
ihe child obeyed. A moment later Ches*
Turn tor. naed S. nnd Harold, nged 12.
fame Into the room, having hern awak
ened. *j hay were nutdo to sit an tl*e
aide of the bed.
The burglar who was ranenrklng the
room found a Jewel ruse with two wed-
ding rings In II on m bureau and tvs* I
about to take them when Mr. Tayntor
asked him n:>t t. The burglar replied
thet bo would take everything of value
that he could And Then one of the bur-
pl.ifs standing guard over the family
spoke up.
Wedding Rings Left.
"Don't lake thn»e wedding rings. I am
• married man nnd have some sentiment
about wedding rings." he said.
The rln?* were left, hut two tov tonka
be'onglns to rhea, nnd Harold, tho Tevn-
t«» boys, were broken and rifled of In
*JI;e boys rrled and ware ordered to to i '«
E SHOW OPENS; PRACTICAL JOKE SAVED A LIFE AT ;H0LY ROLLERS
FROCKS ARE READ/ HAS TRAGIC END™ OF HIS OWN ARE ROLLED IN
NEW YORK'S LEADING SOCIETY
EVENT IS ABOUT TO OPEN IN
BLAZE OP GLORY.
NEW YORK. Nov. l.-4toclety and tha
bora* will sons to tbs for# Is New York
this weak, for tomorrow the herse show
•pans. Bod sty has spent weeks prepar
ing far this greatest of society events
and It demands upon the services of
fashionable modistes and milliners here
and abroad and thS'-pobllo. especially tha
feminine dJveion of IL awaits the result
the setting of fashion In dress and head
adenunent.
But for all of tha purely social Inter
est in tha affair, and despite tha keen
rivalry of rhs automobile as a bidder for
public favor, the horse hiruseif will play
an even more Important part than ever
In the twenty-fourth renewal of the
horse show. All sff<
reeled toward giving
oughbreds the center of the siege and al
ready the splendidly appointed stables in
«*- -|*on 8q —-*■—
Hquare Garden, where the ML.
Is annually presented, are filled with
alfksri coated animals, groomed and pre-
B red with the most painstaking oars for
elr appearance In the ring. The aut-
* ‘ ;as this year ran below
only In pricas.
Umovt as largo
ud the same well known names of eo-
olety lvedars appear
The liar ef boxes will still be ....
outer border of the promenade, the tan
_ - - red ring being on tits inside,
‘his assursa tha customary parade of
leltora to tie show who divide their at
tention between society and tha equine
part of the show will he
i aa heretofore. There aro
new classes. Ii . .
vary heavy. On the eve of the horse
tto entry llsU
. the eve of the
of the national show
. about 20O gurmta. <’or-
nelius Feliowss, president of the associa
tion. presided, and Patrick Francis Mur
phy. who always makes uii amusing
»pearli oil the ocoaalon, surpassed himself
tonight.
In apsagtng of fhe advent of the auto
mobile and Its effect upon the popularity
be said:
five the automobile and tho
of the 1
davit Ms due.
A CANDIDATE
FOR 0. S. SENATE
Two Young Men Attempt to
Frighten Girl; One is
- Killed.
Atlanta Motorist Whirls Car
Against Tree To Avoid
Accident.
child
death
LAURENS, 8. C., Nov. I.—An effort to
perpetrate a practical Joke upon Mian
Mary Bream, a young woman, whom he
and Wade C. Pinson, his friend, were ac
companying home In a buggy from tt
party lata Friday 'night, .resulted In tho
accidental killing of Thornwell Boyce, a
young white man of this county by his
fr; *" 4
Boycs, It Is said, suggested to Ptn«on It and avoided dang<
In an undertone that the latter discharge ? ,on *-
his revolver In order to frighten Miss
Pinson pulled tho trigg.
®d to —
ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. I —By running
his automobile. & heavy touring car. Into
a tree, thus making it a total wreck,
w. ft. Jetmlsoii svoice.'
Got an Extraordinary Amount
of the Spirit—Twenty-Six
Locked Up.
•1 crushing a small | neighborhood, threatened the building In
chtrea street yev
terpay afternoon, 'i h« ••..Ud was Marga
ret Eugenia Alley, the «-year-old dough
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Alley.
Jennloon is president of til
Steam Engine Company.
"“Is —*
I L 'X:
; lit hi national
The littfl
.treet i-iind in ban
when the Jennlson
running across tha
omuanlon.
through 0,«
Her
worn. .... _
fhe pistol failed to go off. In trying
readjust the hammer Pinson accidental
discharged the weapon, the bullet entc.
lug Boyce's head. Boyce died several
hours later.
Pinson has bean released on b
killing wax clearly accidental. Alt the
parties are prop/
FOR BIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Nor. I.—With tha
killing tonight of John Henry Adams, a
negro, t-y Policeman Smith, twelve men
have met death in Birmingham by pistols
Ithin tho past eight days.
In addition to the quadruple tragedy
lust night, a number of other violent sf-
reported in tha city and
night,
s have _
btirbs today.
Jo.* Heed was shot and killed through a
dndow In an Eneley dance hall last night
fier he had finished *
ttier man’s psrtnar.
Edward St. tffnlr was held up by sn
unknown lilghwayinar In Bassetner late
lust night and ■
In froi
but i
hurrying
of the big machine.
' bring
It nai too late for the
It to a atop, but with remarkable pres
race of mind he gave a whirl to the
steering-wheel, throwing the machine to
one hide. Its front plowing Into a ti
As It was. the child was struck and <
limb fractured,
turnli -
killed.
:cept
turning of the car she would have i
hurried
LED BY DAN KEEFE
DKNVHK. Colo.. Nov. 8 —The twenty-
ghth annual convention of the * '
Federation of Labor, which op♦
’ will, It Is predicted, be ‘
*“* ‘W ‘ *
of delegates I
eighth annual convention of the American
is tumor-
moat iin-
vent Ion of That’bod
important question
endorsement of f
rled out by the
‘ cent political campaign, which has
.... ^— - . ^j r Gompera’
portent gathe
Its history. Tho
ouncll during
generuliy been fererred ,
dangerous wound.
Kern. <lcf«-uted demorratb-
tonlght thnt
I Tilted Htates i
pb telv sear, bed the third robber went
tb.wn stairs end pic ked up the silver-
w«'c lie later returned to the bedside
nun commanded Mr Tayntor to give up
a r.ao diamond ring he wore. The rln«
would not coma off. so one of tits, bur
glars grlrnlv draw a Jack knife and was
going tn cut Mr Tayntor's finger i.fr, Mr.
Taytimr prntested and asked permission
to go to the hath room And soak the ring
©ff with enap and water.
"We will do that ourselves.’' said tbs
man who npneiired to lie the leader of
the trio Mild he did forthwith. Then the
tbrfi* men produced :t r/.pe nnd hound
. Mr. Tayntnr's hands nnd feet. Thsv mi.i
him not to make nn outcry for flfteefi
minutes, saving one of their number
would remain on guard that length of
time. They then hurried away.
It was nn hour before Mr. Tayntor
enuM notify the police, aa the telephone
wires wsra cut. He was able to g|v« a
perfect description ef the three men. but
this will hardly be of any naalstanee as
the burglars were nil dressed alike and
wore masks. The burglars wore tyJa.k
•ults. black darby hats, kid gloves and
white masks. They had woolen "Sneaks’*
over their shoes.
jorlty
candidates »
Haute, who nn* I
onal hondqu.
to democratic
os proh
. —. Lamb. «.
charge of dem-
. lera at Chicago
during the last cHtiiptilgn; Thomas 'hag
gard. formerly rmtb.uaI olmlrmaii; Ht.rte
Henator I.. Hit Slack. llrgMamln K. Hldvo-
ly and Edward Hoffman, if Fort. Wavnc.
After dei-lailng that It bad always been
Ids lifelong ambition to represent Indiana
In tho United Htates senate, Mr. Kern
tonight said:
"f do not want the pfnee unless f
democrats of Indiana no desire. If a tn
Jorlty favor niv election. I feel that
am entitled to It. It Is scarcely tier*
*ary to say that I have no umnay to |>
Into the race. If I am elseted. It w
be because the people favor me and
declara through their representatives."
BERMAN PAPER ON
he attempted t
fired upon him, inflicting
Bulgaria,
ihla morning Louis Smith i
hlng him late Saturday night.
: his horns In Ensley
**""■ wl " CONFUSION OF STREETS
CAUSED FIREMEN DELAY
Out the Delay Did Not Result In Any
fisrloua Consequences.
BLOWS BRAINS OUT
ACCOUNT ILL HEALTH
W. H. TAPPAN, PROMINENT IN
8TEEL TRADE. 8UICIDE8 IN
FIT OF DESPONDENCY.
NEW YORK. Nov. I.—Walworth H.
Tappan. wall known In the iron and
•teal trad* of the south nnd nilddlo
west, and who lived In Louisville, K> ,
Mew his brains out tonight In ;he
wash room of the Hotel Savoy, a Fifth
si venue hostelry. The report of the , . .
•hot was heard throughout the lower 1 " d^w perjod.of economic prosjurlty fron
t<nrt of ||im k n |H| and ..Mated aPAni ’ . Standpoint of extended (lornilin
” ,P * nrt c^ * a,e(, 8*^** American commercial relatloBa can onb
excitement. _ be ardently re-echoed.
Deapondency over a nervoua affile- I
tton. which was constantly growing
worse, la given by hla wlfo aa the
rwua* of Tappan's rash net.
BKill.IN. Nnv. I.— 1 The Norddeutscbe
Allegemelne Zeltung. discussing thu elec
tion of Mr. Taft from a semi-official
point of view, says:
"The election of Win. II. Taft Is hear
Illy welcomed In Cerntany. Tho suer.-es
or of Mr. Hoosq^dt is fsr from being
unknown personally In nur political cir
cles. where Ids career has been followed
With Interest for yearn. The lmpiossl.it
gathered lu this way. as well as acquaint
mice with hla personal quallflcatlon*.
causa its to greet his attainment to tho
highest offir« of the great republic with
sincere good will.
Tafl
are confident that under Mr
•ncy the fundamental llnei
politics, nnd more pnrtlru-
idly relations between Her
many and the United Htates. will continue
the same as heretofore in the interest
both nations. The wish express) '
vast majority of German people
Taft will steer the United Htnt*
period of economic prosporlty from
Tap
lucky. Three years ago ho gold hla
Interest there and became attached to
th« traveling staff of the Chtoam Arm
©f Crane * Co., who are In tho Iron
nnd steel business. It was qul'kly
established that Tappan'a stilc'lo was
GHASTLY BUTCHERY
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.. Nov. f.—Du.
Ing last night four persons who had been
by thugs, were found uneon-
•trecta of lids city. One
assaulted
caused by financial dlffH JlllCH, ...
Tappan had recently made orjtlt.vbl.
•lock investments and bis friends toll scions lit th ...... .
the police that he had alwavs rerc'v«d **r the victims, a negro, died soon after
Jarge _ealary. heln^ for-*
in on Fine street with
iVhen he ivgslncd consctousness he said
negro had struck him and had
Mrs. Tappan told the polto that a .
few weeks ngo Tappan secured a long
leave of absence from the firm with
which he was conm wed and came here rohtxsl him of ||u.
undergo
dressed, W wai
young white man. wen
picked up
late hour
lousnesa. The
• woman, who was fi
Whiteside
J hi
The lai
with a ghastly cut In the renter of the
forehead.
HiTCHCOSK TAXES REST
AFTER STRENUOUS TOIL
ent out to find Mm,
short time and Dickson was Jailed.
was In the tolls.
i-ourse of treatment for !
*up nervuu* disease' *hlrh made bin !
despondent. Tappan and his wife
•topped at the Hotel Belmont unlit
, tk»t Saturday whem rooms were taken
In a hoarding houae. Tappan was’
not registered at the Hotel Savoy ;»!
It Is believed he walked Into tko pl%w»
when he determined to kill lilmse t f.
"1 feared mv husband might attempt
to take hla life, a© I watched him as
eloeely as I could." said Mr*. Tappan
to the potlr* tonight. "He was so
troubled about hfs health tl V his doc.
tore advised me t/Y remain wjth him
as much as possible, j dreaded some-
thing of this nature might happen."
Mrs. Tappan will have the body re
moved to Louisville for burial.
OHIO GIVES TAFT
PLURALITY 74,610 8
CINCINNATI. Not. *.—Ktthtr- SEVEN CHANCES IN TEN
•even of th« tt counties of Ohio. Luca* i
5*2! ! favor DUKE’S WEDDING 1 ”*" *'"’ oror ” Hck - ** m "
Bryoa 4kl.SC?; Taft's plurality. ?4,1
<10
publican national committee, arriv
ed today for a short period of rest,
lie wns accompanied by Secretary Win.
liny ward. Assistant Treasurer Fred.
\V. Upman. of Chicago, and several
assistants. Tho party Will leave to
morrow afternoon in a special car for
SprliiKt. Vn, where on Tuesday
halrman llltchouk will hold a con-
1th President-elect Taft.
I hut one yesterday,
«i» of one.
In over the phon? that
South College street
farted out to South
>t. but It wno discovered that
The department started out to
College street, but It Was dlneov
the lire was on Johnson street
nately the delay caused by tho confusion
of streets did not result In any damage,
as the tiro was on the roof cf a small
house nnd was put out with a bucket of
TARIS. Nov. 8.—A special dispatch from
Belgrade says that n hand or Bosnian
refugees from the mountain on Friday
blew up with dynamite the barracks nt
Konltxu. a town in He
Is situated about 80 mlb
plans.
Opponents of Suimisl Gonipers. presi
dent of the Federation, aro working to
gether In an effort to prevent his re-
election. Uiey are charging him with
"pernicious political activity." and that
laboring peoplu need expect nothing from
congress in the wsy of legislation If
Gompera continues at the head of the
kederatlon.
Among those who are expected to lead
~ if. federation - • •
the fight on the Federation a president la
President Daniel Keefe, of the Longshore
men s Union, who was charged with de
serting the Federation s legislative com
nilttee and coming out tor Taft. ,
Local leaders declare that not only
will Gonipers be upheld, hut that Keefe
will to removed from ids place us a vlt
©resident of the Federation, while a..
followers will suffer like defeat
which their church Is located with de
struction, and drove all business away
from a nearby grocery store. 2S Holy
Rollers brought their weekly devotions to
a close at the police station last night.
Locked behind heavy bars In a building
of stone and brick, they were allowed to
roll to their hearts' content.
The Holy Rollers, a freak religious sect,
made up of negroes, had a meeting place
20414 Auburn avenue. It has been their
custom to pursue their devotions from t!
''clock to t o’clock on Saturdays. Like-
usual, their relliipus contortions and noisy
“ more violent than usual.
H. L. Forest, who runt a butcher ihop'
on the first, floor, declares that customers
wouldn't come Into his place of business,
because of the apparent danger. He no- |
tided the police, and the congregation was
transferred to police headquarters, wherr
It was hold for the night. In the party
were several old men and women
several children.
DIESJHIPE AGE
VICTORIEN SARDOU BORE PROUD
TITLE OF FRANCE’S GREAT
EST PLAY-WRITER.
STOCKS FAILED TO
MEET EXPECTATIONS
RESPONSE OF THE MARKET TO
ELECTION FURNISHED A
GENUINE SURPRISE.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8.—The release
of much industrial energy, held in
reserve pending the national election,
no AUSTRIANS KILLED
ment with the confident expectation
RY Rfl^N All DCPIinniQ universally held In financial circles.
Ul DUuJlJAn ncruutco In tie reaponae of tho stock market
to the situation.* however, thero was
a genuine surpjdsf. Aa the specula
tive medium of events to come, rather
than those already accomplished, the
action of the stock market Indicates
that the extensive advance In prices
hlch i which had occurred over the level of
last year's depression, while fully
ton frontier, killing Ko Gcrman-speaklng j ^-.Ik» wh Ji e J"}l y
Austrian soldiers. ; ™en in sight In the country’s affalro,
— —... Ui'n In aleht I th© coutry’s affairs,
I did not basin tn i
IN ANONYMOUS LETTERS
ENTIRE-TOWN THREATENED
LITTLE HOCK. Ark., Nor. *.-A spe
did not begin to measurs the hopea of
the ultimate Improvemet to occur.
Outbreak’ Remarkable.
The outbreak of a furor of specu
lation last week 1a tho most remark
able In view of the accurate predic
tions of -the result of the election, so
far as the great parties aro con-
Ark., saya: 'icerned, which were current and were
A letter found in the yard of County accepted In Wall, street before the
Judge H, M. White here, which threatens derision at the polls,
mu only personal vengeance to some of There were few obaervers In Wall
ES n&n'i!' ' «»w*r Who h»d not niv™ tho »dvlco
LEfnr'Tn'.Ph'jXi*"•
flasotte from Pocahontas, \
prompted the Randolph founty Farmers'
Union. In session here, to adopt resolu
tions strongly denouncing night riding.
AFTER A YEAR'S ABSENCE
thnt the first after-election rise In
prices would be followed almost cer
tainly by a sharp reaction. The in
rush of new demand for stocks, on
the contrary, has been sufficient to
swtep up all celling to release, with
a sustained upward movement, of
prices.
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“Painting the Town Red."
"That expression. ‘Painting the town
red,' la not," writes a correspondent
"the creation of some unknown Cock-
PARIS, Nov. 8.—VJctorien Sardou.
who had been Ul for a long time, died
today from pulmonary congestion. He
was 77 years old. He was the dean „„ .......
of French dramatists and a member ney genius, as G. K. C. would seem to
?f_ the _French Academy. The man Infer. Its birth has been traced to
'The Divine Comedy.' Dante led by
Virgil comes to the cavernous depths
of the place swept by a mighty wind
where those are confined who have
been the prey of their passions. Two
faces arise from the mist—the faces
of Francesca and Paolo. "Who are
ye?” cries Dante in alarm, and Fraa-
cesca replies sadly. 'We are those who
have painted the world red with our
sins’."—London News.
whose first play was hissed and who
then wanted to go to America to seek
his fortune, died rich and honored,
with the proud title of France's great-*
est and most prolific contemporary
dramatist.
Vlctorlen Sardou was a .man pos
sessed of singular charm and was
greatly beloved and there Is univer
sal regret that he left no memoirs.
12,500,000 BALES
JREJECESSARY
U. S. MUST CONTRIBUTE THAT
MUCH COTTON TO KE^P THE
WASHINGTON. Nov. 8.—The world's
production of cottpn for mill consumption
during the year ending August 31. 1901.
exceeded 2,340,000 bales the production
of the previous year, according to the
census bureau’s report on the supply and
the distribution of cotton. It Is a signl
fleam fact, the report shows, that flu
fluctuations In the world’s supply of cot
ton is measured practically by the varia
tions In the annual production lq th<
United States.
If the consumption of cotton In 1909
equals that in 1908 the United States, it
Is declared, must contribute about 12,-
000,000 bales to prevent further dscrooso
in stocks. The number of cotton spindles
In this country la 27.964.387, the distribu
tion among the states giving Massachu
setts 84 per cen*.; South Carolina 13 per
cent and North Carolina 11 per cent.
Rhode Island ranks fourth in the list
The number of spindles has Increased 25
per cei\t In the last eight years and the
consumption of cotton 24 per cent
The annual exports of manufactures of
cotton, arc declared to be subject to wide
fluctuations, those for 1908 amounting to
$25,177,758 or less than one-haif the value
of exports for 1906. which aggregated In
Value more than $56,000,000. This redt
tlon la due to, the falling off of the e
porta to Chltm. An interesting fact
producers la that of tha total cotton su
r ly of the country for 1908. amounting
4.549,300 bales. 34 per cent waa consul
cd in the United States.
Patrick Wants to Hang.
NEW YORK. Nov. 8.-»To argue before
the United States supreme court a motion
to advance the appeal to that court In
the case of Albert T. Patrick, convicted
of the murder of Wm. Marsh Itice. In
thla city eight years ago, Wm. L. McDon
ald. attorney for Patrick, left tonight for
Washington. The motion Is expected to
he before the supreme court tomorrow
when Patrick’s counsel says he will furth
er ask the supreme court for a writ of
habeas corpus for the production of
Patrick ^n Washington In order that he
may argue hie case hlnlself.
Patrick's appeal Is to declare Illegal the
commutation rranted him by Gov. Hig
gins whereby his sentence to die in the
electric choir pras changed to Imprison
ment for life. Patrick made the point
that life Imprisonment was a much se
verer sentence than that which con
demned him to die.
NIEfi USDWOMEfr
Css Big U f or so o atara*
dl«ebar|e«Ja4as>Bat)oos.
Irritations or Qlcerstienu
ot mucous membrane*
FalnUu, sod aot^itria-
I. feat «r poinonou*.
“ Sold by Druggists,
or s«nt lu pl-iln wrapt**,
by cxprcaa. prepaid, fa
MOO. •Mbf.tiirsSS.7V
Grain and Provisions.
These price* are at wholesale and :
to consumers.
Corrected by S. R. Jaques & Tinsley Co.
CORN—Racked, white ‘ ""
Sacked, mixed
I js
tlon.
OATS—White clipped v....;.. 65
No. 2 white > «.t
No. 3 white 60
Special quotations made on
car lots.
HAY—Choice timothy 1.00
No. 1 timothy 90
No. 2 timothy 1.00
Bedding straw
—Pure
Bran
65
1.50
. 1.58
They Went Far Away and Thought They
Had Been About Forgotten,
Deputy Sheriff McCoy made two a»-.
rests, one late Saturday evening and one
K sterday morning, of negroes who have
en hiding out tor over n year.
Rome twelve months ago Henry Dick-
son end Tom Hardin, of Monro* courty,
were Indicted In that county for mledc*
meanors. They whipped out and ttavehd
all over the country, waiting, as n»-e
thought, for the tiling to die n:v
then they would ease hack home.
The sheriff of Monroe came down to ....
see the fair, and while here he saw Dick- wl 1
sen Then he reported the fart to the ‘ *”•* , n "
sheriff'll office and Deputy McCoy “ ”
. -- • *-*— Th* *
D. 8. Moore Detd.
SWA1N8BORO, Ga., Nov. 8.—Mr.
... S. Moore, one of Emanuel county's
The_ news of the week contained t best citizens, died yestorday at hla
home In the country, after an lllneaq
of several weeks. Mr. Moore, who was
85 years of age. died at the place
where he was born and where he has
resided 'during moat of hla long life.
He was,for a number of years sheriff
of this county and afterwards was or
dinary. He was a member of the
“ Baptist church, of which
plentiful evidence of the quick move
mont that hun occurred towards re-
vlval of Industrial and commercial
activity following the election. The
response In this fleld apparently ex
ceeds as much the expectation as
does the market movement of stocks.
tw *-*>r©h<»n*l«n dispelled by there-
suit of thet election thnt was lost sight*'Primitlv
In th© consideration of the larger church he was a deacon. About twelve
results was that the minor political j years ngo ha married Miss Llxxle
parties would reveal a growth of fu- Hall, a younw woman fifty years his
ture dangers to capital nnd property! junior, who with one son. Thomas. 11
rights, even If no concrete results j years of ago. survives him. He also
leaves nine children of hit first wife—
Mrs. William Durden. Mrs. Rowan
Durden. Mrs. Henry Moore. Mrs An
drea* Youngblood. Mr. Garrett M">or«.
Mr. Rteeley. Moore, Mr. James Moore
and Mr. A. J. Moore, all of this county.
er© achieved.
Railroad Rates and Effect.
The assumption of more tolerant
, public sentiment towards corporations
aiul finds expression in the unconcealed
determination of the railroads to se
cure higher rate* for freight than
they have hitherto enjoyed. Tho
knowledge of a concerted movement
his was done In a to thl* end I* creditfd w ith large In
; fluence on the animated speculation
- In stocks which gained volume a* the
lirr W(M . „„„ ...d I week progressed. The enthusiasm of
Jailed. Both have been taken to Forsyth, i *ke speculation owe* much. also, to
- the conviction that condition* favor
HEBBARD CYPRESS CO. i * recovery to an extent unusual
• , after a financial crisis.
LOCATED AT WAYCROS8.
press Company, who practically owns
tho Okefmokee swamp, will locate Its
big mill In Waycroa*. An engineer Is
expected here soon to tog In work on
this mammoth enterprise. The *|t©
selected for the location of tho^nl!!
has not as yet been made public, hut
It 1* stated that the location will .it*
join the corporate limits of the rltv
of Waycroa*. The proposed mill
icw being under discussion bv 'ne.
. fflcera of the company. This will to
the largest mill In thl* part of t>*
CREATES INTEREST
GROWERS, QlNNERS AND ALLIED
INTERESTS TO DISCUSS PRICES
AND CONDITIONS.
uir ihimill iii mis |"in i.’e , t,m,nnii> ,, . _
,v * I | country, and the output will to con- I •JSJSSP^tonerl^aSi
Eighty-seven counties. Belmont he-Lj Vn,N ’ Xo * •—The Duke cf the vvrted Into a practically finished *t*‘« aBied^Jiif meitSTieS^JuSJ
teg atlll Incomplete and not Inetudo* Ahriixe*. In e roavereattoo todav. )ohlngly tofore lt lea>e* the company s mill.« ton- this, week to discuss the
»« .to.. IuThT. -uh included #(iW lhtl he Wou , Th „ H.bbard Uomnany * holding* downward tendency or spot cot
to -i*e •“ 5 * amount to about 290.000 acre#, and lt|i& ">«ht rider aftuaUon j n the south
ts figured that at least ?6.00a cart
tn these figure., give Hannon, demo- j ZnT'cnZ S
erat. for governor. M0.7M; Harris. *>»-| Keei! , e Ktexn* which, therefore, would
publican, 4.1.897. Harmon*, plurality n.>t be uitder hi* commend on her next
I voyage. He confirms the official stale-
Total veto for president (I? counties) meat thet the duke will not again take
1,917.846; for governor 1,094.694. i-ommenJ until after hi* leemctti
— ——-—-— — • mar admiral Our **" * * '
••I*** Rescued. mate frlende said
AMOY. Nee. k—The bodies of i
south.
■ , Adrieea from preetdeut !Ur vie Jordan.
JSoY. Nev. 9j—'The bodies of•evenly. [chances out of ten werv*?avorabie tcTtto) After a fexTrutt/te tVe*Whlte Oltv one imBcot 1 ? 1 tto *aT?
that
»f Itatw -111 b- h,ulM to th. mill t»| .utM *Dra»ct SR
h- out Into lumvr. >t U mik'* (hJ wf.M
ts.t th. n.w mill, which will b* up- .unvrtUpn u» or ih, “o.” liSpSJSnt
to-iUt, tn -very r-.-wt, will have n fcatb-rtn*. ot lu kind m hr hi in ih,
v—tty rapnclly of fwt.
Novmbcr hn.« bm bn—t
Th* imair »u Uiwmi to cany tv>,
,ku« ah: hunar— moo *, N
j eky become* Muer. and nur gray sky looks'
Ilinden! Whr lot? Whittle an t fZiSSR SfNlem JS* vAr to take a,-
.durable to C kgra«M.for Our b.ue ; th *
will be Ges*ernor Patterson, of
GovernorHaskell, of Okie
and J a Tae*
“ ‘ Glnn*r«’
Thl* Negro Gives Bond.
WAYCROSS. Ga.. Nov. 8.—It la now
remaining In Jail for nearly three
years In default of bond. Jim Bar
ney, charged with tha murdfr of
Pleasnant Shanks, has secured ball
and has his freedom pending a mo
tion for new trial. The murder which
he Is alleged to have committed oc-
curred at Stlltmore, In county, on the
l«th day of October. 1106. At the Oc
tober adjourned term of superior court
he was tried and wan found guilty of
murder and sentenced to the peni
tentiary for life. A motion for new
trial was made on the ground of
newly discovered evidence and the
motion sustained. At the April term.
1908. of Emanuel superior court he
waa tried the second time and found
guilty of manslaughter with a sen
tence of e4ght years. Another motion
Cardinal on Roosevelt Letter.
* " 8.—Cardinal Gib-
. i a copy of Presi
dent Roosevelt’s letter relative to tha
religious belief of Mr. Taft, said:
"I would l.'ke to say two things about
waa coming out.”
Weekly Bank Statement.
of the clearing-houee bathes for the wi
(five day*) .
.975 r
. show thnt the banks hold
more than the requirements of
J he 25 per cent reserve rule. This 1* a
lecrease of $3,309,150 In tha proportionate
cash reserve aa compared with- last week.
The statement follows: Decrease.
Loans $1,123,142,100 $10,225,500
Deposits 1,$96.920.900 14,495.400
12.514.100 349.400
Reeerva !.....
Reserve required
Surplus
Ex-U. 8. deposits 32.592.
its* ‘
379.510.200 6,933.000
301,116.
379.510,VI
■ 30.279.915
gi|||.979
8.623.850
The percentage of actual reserve of the
clearing-house banks at the close of bus
iness yesterday 37.48.
The statement of bank* and trust
panics of Greater New York, not members
of the clearing-house, shows that these
Institutions have aggregate deposits of
$1,077,230,200; total cash on hand. $108,-
179.700, and loans amounting to 5972.068,-
700.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—Money on call
n< TimaSaana strong but dull; 60 days t:
90 days S14a8H; 6 months 3\La4 per cent
Prim© mercantile paper 4a4H per cent
Sterling exchange easy with actual
huslnesa in bankers bills at 4.83.55x4.83.65
for 60-day bills and at 4.85.€5a4.t5.70 for
demand.
Commercial bills 4.83HaL$$H.
Bar silver 60.
Mexican dollars 45.
NAVAL STORE8.
C8TON. S. C., No
pantine steady at 38V;. Rosin steady.
Quote: A. B. C. D. 2.65; E. 2.65a67tt; F.
2.67H: O. 2.TOfi72H: H. 3.17Ha25; I, |.M
K. 4.70; M. 5.16; N, 5.75; W. O.. 6.2l;
W. W.. C 25.
SAVANNAH. Ga.. Nov. T.—Turpentine
firm at M L ia39; sales 1,202; receipts 147;
shipment* 4.009. Rostn firm: sales 3.164;
receipts 3.522; shipment* 9.651; stock 145,-
"* Quote: A. B. C. D end E. 2.*f*i T,
DRY GOODS.
NEW YORK. Nov. 7.—The dry goods
market* closed firm today with a good
undertone manifested. Dress lines were
firmer and were sought for February ship
ment. Fine white goods, both plain and
fancy, were firmer and In better ca’J
Percales advanced and colored goods for
working shirts were *e. a yard higher.
Burlaps of light weight were In good
spot demand, hut prices were low.
Bran'w ...
FLOUR—Private Stock, fancy pat.. 6.(1
Royal Owl, best patent R.25
Top Notch, first patent 5.10
MEAL—Water ground Juliette 95
MEATS—Dry salt ribs to
Extra half ribs Nona
J 8-20-lb D. P *-*"
lulk platea
Smoked meats.
HAMS—Fancy sugar cured....
Standard sugar cured
Picnic hams
15
LARD—Pure tierces __ .
Pure. In 20-lb tins 11%
Pure. In 60-lh tins ll
Pare. In 60-lb tub* 11*4
Pure, In 10-lb tins 11*4
Pure. In 60-lb tins I0* t
MeCaw’s compound lard 8*4
The
other
additions
w.,.w. .—— (new).
New Orleans
Black strap
SALT—100 lbs. white cotton sack...
Imported rock salt. lb..
CHEESE—Full cream ....
GRITS—Hudnuts. In bbls
Hudnuts. In sacks ..
SUGAR—Granulated. In bbls
New *
COFFEE—Choice 1
Prime Rio ..
Medium Rio
clarified,...
yellow
9 to 10
i roasted. 15.94
*d T14
Medium 514 to 9
RICE—Choice head
Hardware—Wholesale.
fCorrectad by Dunlap Hardware Co.)
33 ~ •* « — — “ T —
R
®°pV,GW BLADES. Kc. per lb. /
IRON—2V4co per lb. base; Swede 414c.
pound. ..... .
AXES—84.00 do*., base. .
xfy • bar. th*!'- pound.
NAILS—Wlr*. $2.€0 ke* but; cut,
82.60 keg base.
* BII°E3—fo $4.50 keg; mule
^BUCKETS—Plain. $2.00 do*.; white ce-
ir, three hops. $4.00.
CHAINS—Trace. J4 to $6 dpt.
GUN POWDER—Per keg, Dupont crack
shot 85.50 kejr. .
SHOT—$2.00 sack.
r-injed. *2.80; cedar. 15.09. ’
SHOVELS—27.00 to *11 per do*.
CARDS—Cotton. 84.50 per dox.
Crackers.
Barona aodax. ac.
Barons nlcnaca. TMa
Barons oyster crackers, ftfe.
NTB. C. Sadae. fMc.
Ginger snaps (N. B. C.), 7a
Assorted cakea. 10c.
State of Georgia Bonds
Cm 44, 1>2>
(I*. 4H.
C,». 4. 1,54
....144
o714. lVsi’tiiiji:;:;::;::::: 1 ;;
City Bonds.
De*c-lminn of President’s Route.
. WASHINGTON. Nov. *.—Sir Harry
Johnston, a noted author and EnrlUh ad
ministrator tn South Africa, lest night __
WW *_ graphic description of tha route Macon 9 pc., 1910 im
whleh President Roosevelt wtU take on hie Macon 5 pc.. 1923 is?
African hunting trip In an addrews before ! U24.. ..194
th* Net Iona) Ptoti. .....
Sir Harry said that If tb© nreshtent
landed at Mombaxa he wouUJ among
th© Lamou tribe, srhoae member* ©re ©a
nrhle Society.
grounds front Mombes that the president
would certain hr have to follow tf h© la
The trail
lead© Inward through a rough grass
country wlri* ant hill* resemhllnw *te©pi©e
telegraph pNe*. A© to the Maaet and
C.»«a tr«h©. further inland. It was ex
plained that on© part of thla bo©d*hir»tg
r*''* e©ra«ieuiy wi«ri| out Its ten
warlike members. Striking view© were
given ef th© hemboo fore«ta gigantic
ewaae and tangled rubber forest*.
TX>VTV»v w%r r-tr- Howard An-
torn, a noted electrical er^neer and ln-
’■•“'•r. died here today. He waa bent la
xm 44. 1919 to 1914..
On a I SO nay cant basis.
8 ,8
Aumit. m. 4. 44. k 4k pc.. M ill
Dry Goods—Wholesale
SHF.ETTNO—4 Is lu.
DRILLING—THe.
TICKING—4\c. to 144a
BLE A THING—4 V to 114a
CHECKS—*4 to 7a
PRINTS—54 to I He.
Cotton Seed
Market price of sound, dry cotton seed
any quantity, 814.00 per ton at any rail
road ataUca $a Georgia
Lumber Quotations
Common framing (long leaf) 12-lnch
Gandy
Stick diar In bm CJa
Stick KuUIr In b.tT.1;, Jc.
Orocr,. Mixed, pfll 7!4c.
Cream mixed candy In palls.
Railroad Bonds
Central of Ga. 1st mort. 5 per
cent. If35r...................ll8
Central ot Ga collatersl trust
5 per cent. 1987 105
Central of Ga. consolidated.
Central * Ga.' Ut' Vne.! * i»45*. * ’. *. *. 54
Central Ga. 2nd Inc.. 1945 45
Central Ga. 3d Inc, 1945. 85
Central Oa, Macon A North-
Central'^Ca-V ’ ’iilddie Oa'. ’
Southera % V..Jtjjjc. ‘JtM!! .* .‘iJJ
Georgia R. R. A Banking Co.,
I pc.. 1IW...1H
“a. R R A Backing Co., «
per cent, 1910 101
OaTSou. * Fla. I pc.. 1945....145
Seaboard R. R.. 4 pc.. 1959.... 14
Seaboard R. R. 9^pc.. 1911.... t;
South western R. R- stock im
Savannah ^ Augusts stock... .1*4
Atlanta A Wect Point
- m
t|
Atlanta A W P. deben.
Ga. Sou. A Fla., com...,
Ga. Feu. A FU. 1st pref f|
Ga. Sou. Aft*. 1st j ref 7 94
Bathsra R." ft., prof. $s
fou^aern R. K, f Waaatma 21