Newspaper Page Text
THE MACON DAILY TELEGRAPH: SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 14, 190S
c
o
A
L
COAL
“EUREKA” is the Best Coal oh earth. Our Blue Gem, Jellico and Tennessee
Coals are genuine and are guaranteed to please. All orders filled promptly
Buy the next ton from us. ' ,
COAL
COAL COAL
C
O
A
L
PHONES 73 AND 173.
YARDS 311 OCMULGEE STREET.
WOOD WOOD l
HOOD W001
WOOD
We have the Largest and Best stock of Wood in the city. Our facilities for
handling are unsurpassed~and we make deliveries soon as orders are received.
Phone for a load today.
©
o
©
©
©
D 1
o
o
o
woo
D
W
O
O
D
W
O
a
Di
HEAVY DAMAGES TO BE ASKED
BY M. & B. NAVIGATION COMPANY
A* a Result of Refusal and Delay of Sev
enty Hours In Discharging Cargo of
the Steamer Emmett Small at
Brunswick.
A suit for heavy damages la to be In-
atltuted in the federal courts by the
Macon & Brunswick Navigation Co.
against the Southern railway und the
Strachan Steamship Co., growing .out
of the cutting the steamer Emmett 8mall
from her moorings at Brunswick on
Tuesday.
It was on that day that the Small ar
rived at Brunswick and slowed down at
the* Downing wharf, where by appoint
ment It was met by Traffic Manager W.
A. Oamble. who boa Mod the steamer and
directed Capt. Hallowee to proceed to
the Turtle River wharf of the Southern
railway. Aa the steamer neared the
Strachan line
ptaln was Informed by rep-
of the Southern and the
that the steamer could rot
reason, the representatives of the two
companies replied they would receive let-
tera by messenger which would explain.
The captain received the letters and
turned thttn over to Mr. Gamble. The
"etters were signed bv E. H. Houseman,
eneml agent of the Southern, advising
he would he forced to cut the steamer
adrift, and therefore any danger or dam
age the steamer might receive would be
at the captain'* risk and peril
After reading the letters. Mr. Gamble
drected Capt. HaUowes to make fast, ad
vising that he land and discharge the
cargo.
Mr. Gamble Inquired of the gentlemen
on the wharf who had directed the re
pulse of the steamer. If Mr. Strachan
was present, bat on being told that he
was not. asked for the chief clerk, an!
Mr. West wan pointed out. To him Mr.
Gamble said he had UO bales of cotton
on board which he tendered, tawing un
der the contract! of Mr. Strachan. ten
dered not only «s traffic manager of Ma
con & Brunswick Navigation Co., but as
agent of the shippers, in evidence to
fulfill their part of the contract made
direct with the Btrachan line.
Mr. West replied thst he would he glad
to receive the cotton, but must decltna
under the orders he was acting.
At this Juncture the steamer made fast
and tha representatives of the Southern
and the Strachan line Immediately pro
ceeded to cut the steamer adrift, first
severing the bow line, and then tha starn.
thus placing the steamer absolutely at
the mercy of the wind and the waves.
Fortunately there was enough steam
left in tho hollers to enable the craw tfl
protect her from serious detriment. Mr.
Gamble told the csptatn to proceed to the
Down Inc dock end then reported the full
transaction to President W. E. Small of
hi* company.
On Wednesday Mr. Gnmbl* Informed
Messrs. Houseman and Strachan In
writing that as a result of their concert
ed action on Tuesday, the Small had been
temporarily prevented from dlschatylng
her caraa. although legal tender had been
made at the usual and designated place
of the Btrachan line for receiving and
forwarding of cotton from Brunswick tc
foreign points of destination, and charg
ing them with unlawful discrimination
Hern, and that they would
strict account for the result
or of rati e
he heli} to
It of said i
It wRI he the purpose of tha Macon and
Brunswick Navigation Company to recov
er from them demurrage for the steamer
and alt coats and damages resulting from
what the company believes to have been
an unlawful act.
Mr. Oamble proceeded to exhaust every
other means of effecting the physical de
livery to the Btrachan line, but It was
- * * of Thursday did that line
Tic legal tender of the roll on to the
Rtrachan line at Its usual and design*-
*d p!sr« waa trade and declined- The
^nanarement of the Macon and Bruns
wick Navigation Company Anally decided
to deliver tha cotton 1
i the manner la which Mr. Birad
signified to acoept same, namely In rail-
~t>ad car*.
Mr. Gamble, from the
beginning,
ivhat Anal <3
never at a-loss to know what
sary for such an emergency had been
perfected.
The management of the Macon and
Brunswick Navigation Company are en
tirely satisfied with their experience, as
they have generated Just those conditions
as was theTr fixed purpose to do. Traffic
Manager Gamble had previously apprised
Mr. F. B. M. Strachan some months sgo
relative to handling cotton under a
through billing arrangement with the
Strncnsn line, the cotton to be_dellvered
•Ised that he did not know but that the
Southern would seek to maintain the
same position with reference to the Tur
tle river wharf as they had sought to
maintain at the Southern wharf. He said
he would look Into the matter and advise
him. This promise Mr. .Gamble has no
not replied to. Therefore
...... .—.hlng for the Macoft and
Brunswick Navigation Company looking
to a decision In the matter, but to ten
der the goods and put It up to ,4h<
Strachan line to actually refuse, whlcl
temoon. the discharging of the cargo
will be Instituted.
Traffic Manager Gamble arrived home
FOUR CHILDREN DIE
IN FARMHOUSE FIRE
ALLIANCE. O.. Nor. 1*.—The country
home of John Wampfler. a milk dealer
was destroyed by fire today. Four chil
dren— Luelle. aged •; LeRoy, 7; Kathe
rine. |, and Charles, t, perished (n the
flame*.
The parents and three children escaped.
The father was severely burned, but win
CALLED ON THEIR FRIEND
AND LEFT HIM FLOWERS
While they were not allowed to aee
him. the members of tho •Traitor’'
company, playing at the Grand last
night, called at tha Macon hospital
ysstarday to Inquire after Mr. Forrest
Wlnant. the advance agent of the com
pany who was stricken with sickness
several days ago. *
Thera were a number of flowers left
for tha sick man by the members, aa
wall aa the tenderest of mesaags and
wishes for his speedy recovery.
The mother of Mr. Wlnant hasbe-m
at his bedside since her arrival In
the city last Tuesday: He la atJJl
considered a very alck man.
OFFICIAL LOST FOR
10 YEARS IS FOUND
NEW YORK, Nov. 13,-Prof. Mark W.
Harrington, former chief of the United
8tates weather bureau, who mysteriously
dropped out of sight nearly ten years
ago. has been found, a hopeless mental
wreck. In the New Jersey anylum for the
•— jj e has been
. —_. Ince more than
a year, when he wo* found wandering
aimlessly about the streets of Trenton.
Such (s his condition that he has been
unable to tell the asylum officials
thing about himself, and It r
yesterday that hta Identity was estab
lished. Then tho wife of the formei
weather bureau chief visited the asylum
ami Identified the
as hor missing
Mrs. Harrington, who lives In this city,
said today that although her husband
has ohanged greatly In appearance since
he left home ten years ago and did not
recognlxo her when she visited hln
the asylum, she Is certain tho mm
the asylum Is Prof. Harrington.
BUT ONE LONE CASE WAS
UP BEFORE THE RECORDER
Thcro was only one case before the
_jrer yesterday morning, and Ju
Urquhart smiled blandly when he saw
the one case on the docket.
ily t.._ _____ ___
The coming of the cold weather seems
to have had a depressing effect upon even
the old rounders. They say a man can
drink more on a very cold day than —
the warm ones, and thla may aooeunt
the absence of the chronics, non* having
appeared for several days.
WILL TAKE ALL ORDERS
NOT THE MANAGEMENT
This Is an error. He takes the solid,
tatlon of orders for this now famous
water In the city, and will hand his ener
gies in building up the trade. Already
n* has booked a great number of orders.
SIXTEEN INTO THIRTEEN
GOES A GOOD MANY RUNS
Up to * o'clock, which closes the
firemens’ day, the firemen war# not
called out yesterday.
They h»ve had sixteen runs In the
thirteen day§ of this month. Two of
theso flrea were outside the city, but
the department waa called out, and
thus the runs count.
STATION SERGEANT SICK
’ DETECTIVE NOW ACTING
During hu abinn. DctactN. Ntt H.r-
rttoo I. ftftlnc MrgMnt. Th. dmctlv.
con from on- P’.c to MMhar with «u*.
H« c.a ict In .11 th. 4cp.rtm.au. and
mu u> be U bom. In all.
DR. J. B. HAWTHORNE AT
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
The cnn«r«f.llon of Ui, Flr.1 B«p
tl.t Church ar. looking forward with
great Int.rc.i to htvlni with th*m
to preach on Sunday morning th. dl»
tlngulahad and aloqu.nt Dr. J. B
Hawthorne, now or Richmond, Va.
Dr. Hawthnme waa at on. time
paator of th. Flrat Baptl.t Church ot
Atlanta, and boom, widely known an
one of th. moat eloquent and fearlau
preacher* of hi. time. He la notnow
an nctly. paator, but In hla advanc
ing age haa not loat tha nohla elo
quence and deep aplrltuallty which
harm aver dlatingul.hed him and made
him beloved end honored wherever
known among ChrleUane of ovary
A hearty Invitation la extended to
tho public to bear thla grant pulpit
orator, the Neelor of tha aouthern
Baptlat pulpit. .
INDICTMENTS
FOROFFICERS
Second Charge Returned
Against President and 2
Directors Bank Waycross
WAYCROSS. Oa., *ov. II—The
grand Jury today returned Indictments
against Geo. It. Youmanx. president,
and J. A. Jones and W. W. Sharpe,
directors, of the defunct Bank of
Waycross.
This makes two Indictments each
against the former officers (n con*
ncctlon with the hank’s fallu.*o.
DETROIT. Mich.. Nov. II.—Suit for
S10.000 haa been started against a drug
company by Mrs. Ellen Rember, who
claims she was much disfigured by the
lise of a bottle of “walnut Juice hair
stain,” which she purchased to Improve
her appearance that she might win back
*■*“ husband.
:r*. Rember Is 40 and her husband but
— Last Juna he sued for divorce.
Mrs. Rember bought the hair dye.
alleges that the fluid stained her face
brown, caused eruptions. Injured hot
scalp and affected her eyesight and hear
ing. Hubby remained cold.
THIsWiiNfi
SINGE LAST MONDAY
MACON FRIENDS APPREHEN8IVE
THAT HE HA8 MET WITH MI8
FORTUNE IN 80ME 8HAPE.
Mr. B. T. Adams and other friends
are very much worried over the con
jtlnued absence or Mr. X>. V. It,
Smith, of Allentown, In Wilkinson
county, who visited Macon on Monday
last.
Mr. Smith cam* to Macop on a.mat
ter of business and was saen Monday
afternoon on Poplar street at the ware-
houses. It was supposed that he re
turned home, hut an Inquiry as to
where he was has been received. Yes
terday Mr. Adams asked the eld of
Chief Westoott in finding the mlaslng
men. fearing that some mlafortuna hid
befallen him. The following defgrlp-
tlon of Mr. Smith was given: Age 45
years, medium height, rather long
sandy mustache, wora light coat end
hat.
Any Information concerning hi
will he thankfully received by Mr.
T. Adams or Mr. W. O. Kinney.
WORK OF AH
INCENDIARY
Store on North Highlands Evidently 8et
On Fire, Discovered When Nearly
Destroyed Early Yesterday Momifig.
The torch of the Incendiary waa evi
dently applied to the store or Mrs.
Chas. Munsch. on North Highlands,
about midnight Thursday, but the fir*
was not discovered until about 2:30
yeaterday morning.
Mra. Munsch haa been conducting a
lit tin store near her residence for
some tlmo. She carried only a small,
stock, general In character, and with
out Insurance. 8ho was always care
ful about lire, olid as she was not
known to have an enemy In the wot Id,
there was never much thought of any
danger by fire.
It was about 2:8ft o’clock yesterday
morning when her little son wna
eroused from his sleep by the big
light produced by tho burning building
and shining through hln window. Ha
woke up the household, hut It was en
tirely too late to save anything. Tho
little store waa then almost entirely
consumed.
At first it waa thought that the store
had been flrat robbed and fired, but
there was enough of the door and
windows left to show they had been
Intact, tho lock of the door showing
•no sign of having been broken.
That tt was the work of an Incen
diary there seem* to he no doubt. It
ao happened that the last box of
matches In the store had been sold on
Thursday evening, and a* there la no
trade after dark, there had not been
any light In the store.
Tha building was valued at about
three hundred dollar*, and waa situat
ed about one hundred feet from the
dwelling. Th# stock of general mer
chandise waa aleo valued at about
three hundred dollars. There was no
Insurance on either the building or tha
81 Yesterday all the people In the tlcln-
Ity, both whit# and negroes, called on
Mrs. Munsch and tendered their sym
pathy.
STATE PLEASED
WITH ITS CASE
Offers Testimony Tending
to Identify Body of Mrs.
Gnnncss
evident
which
was presented today In the tAat
!<amptiare on - rhar«« at murdurln* Mra.
Bella rmnnata and liar ohlldran. to proya
that the four bod It** removed from tho
ruins of the burned Oneness horn* on
April 88 were those of Mss. Gunness and
her three children. Judge Richter per
mitted the coroner’s verdict to go before
‘Tjury and later charged the Juror* that
V should disregard .the verdict
death off
they
proof of the death of Mrs. Gunness.
The testimony of Dr. J. L. Gray, who
conducted the autopsy on the body of the
adnTt female found in tha burned ruins,
■nd declared by the state to be that of
Mrs. Bello Ounne**, proved of material
value to the state. _ ..
Dr. Gray testified thst the head of the
body waa missing and the upper verter-
brae down to the seventh, were also gone. I
The left arm was burned to th# upper
third. The right, arm waa dlstmnneeted
at the shoulder. The right leg was
burned off at the knee. The left
waa burned away. An adult right
FROM CHEATHAM CO.
NAMIVtM.E.’frrm.. Nov. II.—A. » r* ;
suit of the operation* of a gang of night
riders In the Henrietta vicinity of rhsat-
ham county, title state, near the Mont-
J romery county line. a number or. negro
irnllle* have left the state. r
within th. laat lw.. wnka w.rnln*.
havn hf.n ran, mil tha! thla «*"llon »f
Hi. .ouniA- would ba rhi of n.grhoo.
Ed. Wllllama waa warn'd to laava about
• month aco and did -
Kav'ral night, ajrn
fornt.r horn, of WIII It
houa. and .labia.. MMy anota war. And
about tho Diana. AH of lb. tananta on
tha farm of Bd. Ouilon have moved a war
on account of th* threat.
Centenary Church.
Corner College and Aeh streets. Rev.
John K. Beals, pastor. Claaa mooting
lft a. m. League, junior 1ft a. »r.;
senior 0:45 p. m. Preaching 11 ».
m. and 7:80 p. m. Sunday school
8:0# p. m. Rev. T. D. Elite, paator
Mulberry street church, will lecture
to Bible and visitors* claaa at >:I0
p. m.. in narlor* of church. Attrac
tive musical program haa been pre
pared for Sunday school services; song
by main quartette. Several numbers
by Centenary brass orchestra. _ Sing
ing led by large choir of Oft children,
trained under direction of Mr. Jama#
O. Boon*. All cordially Invited.
the farm
..Id t« hay.
POLICE SOON TO WEAR
It will be Sunday week before the mem
hers of the police force put on their win
ter nalforms. . '
The uniform* are ready, and the men
are receiving them ae a* to be resdr tor
a. real cold day. ami then all will appear
at ana time The winter uniforms ora
of the regulation kind.
tightly clenched on a l
There waa a band ring
right hand finger. On th
ger there was a em»1l diamond ring
the Inscription Inside 'I*. H. to J.
Aug. 87. *94.” , .
cloth
th* second
left third “
‘ ring 1
With
B.,
* In the band ring woo tho Inscription,
, +h* hewt era!* filiated, sad all foui
compartments were filled with clotted
blood. The lungs were normsl but ap.
beared cooked. Tho stoma.* waa empty
Tbs liver was normal aa ware the adja
cent organs. The back waa* burned more
than th# front . ...
Dr. Gray also testified that with the
body were parts of “ # ‘ ,t •«*
remnant* of a child'
felt mattress and
clothing.
Ha stated that he believed that In life
person had weighed 800 pounds. Thla
i about the weight of Mrs. Gunness.
testified that a Body which had gone
through twelve hours of fire would *hrlnk
about two-thirds. He said thw body J>f
tha woman after tha fir* weighed 71
^Drfaray said th* cause of the woman'
death was asphyxia, cauaedhy fire.
Dr. Gray testified that
hand was a post-mortem condlllon that
frequently followed death by stiffoc*tInn.
The witness admitted that a similar
condition of the body folfo^efi fi', 1 . 1 ?
to strychnin* poisoning. The trU
proceed tomorrow.
IS OUTLOOK OWNED
' BY STANDARD OIL?
NEW YORK. Nov. ll.—Much lnl'ra.1
waa oceaalonad bar. I-day by lha publl-
oatlan of a r,port that Jafnaa Rtlfiman.
praaldant of Ihe National CUE Bank, Pop
ularly knawn aa eht ’-lllaiidaril Oil Bank.
I. oontrblUnn owtlrr nf.tba Outlook, of
which Pra.IdaM Rooaev'H la to b»com» a
"contributing adltor” when ha retiree
from omca.
IMPORTANT MEETINGS
TOBE HELD ON MONDAY
of "the *
tattoo V— — ... . — ,- T ...
The director* of th*. association will
meet at It o’clock on Monday, and iho
stockholders* meeting .will be held on
Wonder night at I o’clrg*. The## meet
ings sre Important, as they will take up
tha question of the future fa*r*. Prest-
daat Bcq I* Jones urgently request*
every director and stockholder tr
rxeoeat at tee respective meeting*,
Schedule effective 8*pt. 20, .1908.
M.&B.
8. F, PARROTT, Rooelvtsr.
MACON AND BIRMINGHAM
RAILWAY.
Trains leave Macon tor Llxel-
la. Culloden, Yateavllle, Thomaa-
ton, Woodbury, Columbus, Har
ris, La Grange and intermediate
points aa followa:,
No. 41 at 4:25 p. m, dally and
No. G5 at 7:00 a. m. Tuesday,
Thursday and gaturday.
No. 41 makes direct connec
tion with Southern Hallway at
Woodbury for Warm Springs
and Columbus, arriving at Warm
Springs 8:17 p. m. and Colum
bus 10:00 p. m.
Trains arrive Macon a# fol
lows: 42, 11:35 a. m. dally;
No. 58. 5:40 p. m. Monday*,
Wednesdays and Friday*.
Trains leave from M. and B.
Ry depot, Fifth and Pine sts.
C. 0. RHODES, Gen. Pate. AgL
Phone 1800.
LIBERALS TO WIN
IN CUBA’S ELECTION
HAVANA. Nov. IS.—On the eve o<
Cuba’s national elections the Indications
for a victory for the liberal ticket. Lead
ed by Gen. Joe* Miguel Gomes and Al
fredo Zayaa, candidates respectively for
the presidency and Vic# presidency of the
republic, apparently are constantly grow
ing In strength. Within tin* |a»t. twenty-
four hours there seemingly fate P*iO
marked depression In imin-fonc* of
Ilf.: followers <.r •>n. Mario Menncal aa«l
Dr. Itafael Montorp,. tho candidates of
the conservatives with an apparent oorre-
iponding feeling of assurance of victory
»y th# liberal*. a ... . ...
General Menocal tonight claimed that
thera waa a probability that the conserv
ative* would carry the province# of Prnar
l*l !Uo. Matansoa, Santa. .Clara and
van# to the liberals, but placed Orient*
In tho doulttful oolumn. The liberals
claim all Uio provinces with the excep
tion of Plnar Del Mo and Matanxaa.
It Is expected that sufficient returns
will have Wi received at 10 o’clock to
morrow night to give a reasonable Indica
tion of the result of the MOgtipn.
Reports of peaceful condlUons have
been received from all sections or the
Island. The fulMins from Cape M*y.
to r*p* flan Antonio having reapondod
loyally to Governor Magoon’a proclama
tion appealing for patriotic efforts In be
half of a fair and peaceful election.
White there waa no great volume of
betting In Havana tonlehr. odds of 2 tol
were offered on tha liberals, with few
takers.
THERE WERE SIX OF THEM
GETTING RIO OF MONEY
Taking Deputies WlUon. Byrd and
McCoy with him. Sheriff Robertson at
an early hour ysitsrday morning, went
oSt to Che M. 4k A. Junction, some three
mile sfrom th* city, after some big game