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- **IHIWU*J[f|Ut?» fl^iliy j||M - — The Macon Daily Telegraph WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORQIAt—FAIR AND WARMER WEDNESDAY* THURSDAY FAIR* LIGHT TO PRE8H SOUTHWEST WINDfc ESTABLISHED IN 1826. MACON. GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 18, 1908 DAILY, J7.00 A Y EAR. * CHAIRMAN M’LENDON DISCUSSES CONTROVERSY BETWEEN SOUTHERN AND M.&B. NAVIGATION COMPANY Beals at Length in Legal Ques- gPffi'BS'WS: SJSHWWS subject to the Jurisdiction of The inter- i state commerco commission. nor In It Included within the meaning of that provision of law relating to the granting of equal facilities, etc. Assuring you of our readiness to aid you whenever we can do so, I beg to rr main, very truly yours, 8. G. McLKNDON, Chairman. tions Involved in "Wharf age Rights. QUOTES RULINGS OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION President W. E. Small Asks Georgia Railroad Commission For Relief In Regard to Brunswick Wharfage Privileges—Controversy Arose Over 8ettlng Afloat By a Southern Em ploy# a Boat Load of Cotton on tha M. and B. Line, Which Had Been Tied Up at the Railroad Wharves—Commission's Jurisdiction In Such Matters Appears Limited- Question Is Probably a Judicial One and Will Be Settled In tha Courts. ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. 17.—(Tele graph Bureau, Kimball House.)—In a letter to W. E. Small, president of the Macon and Brunswick Steamship Company. Chairman S. G. McLen don discusses at length the legal questions involved In the controversy between that company and the South ern Railway In regard to wharfago privileges at Brunswick. The controversy reached a sensa tional status recently when an em ploye of the Southern cut loose and set afloat a boat load of cotton whfch had been tied up at the railroad wharves by employes of the naviga tion company. Ho quotes several rulings of the Interstate commerce commission anil of the courts that bear on tfhe ques tion Involved. He offers whatever aid the commis sion can give In straightening the matter out. The chairman’s letter Is as follows: Chairman McLendon’s Letter. Atlanta, Nov. 17, 1808, ■ ■ ■ File 7184. Mr. W. E. Small, President. Macon. Ga. My Dear 8Ir: I have been awsltlm further advice* - from you since the | oelpt of your letter of November I. In that letter you complained that Strachan, ‘ nt Pn ruplfl. - ^^^^fl^^runswlck, refused to receive from TJ. B. Ford A Co., of Macon^mM ■) t °®PB algnmeiit of cotton- shipped from Macon to Brunswick via the Macon A Brunswick Navigation Company’s boat. It Is under stood that Strschsn A Co., occupy wharf property tt Brunswick under contract with the Southern Railway Company. With the controversy between Strachan A C©. and B. B. Ford A Co., this commis sion could not rx ’Nlblv d*al. as that Is not a matter wTthln Its Jurisdiction. In ANNA GOULD TO GIVE UP PRINCE She Must Part From Her Children or do Sagan— The Prince to Go. _ her title. She Is woman enough to know there Is only one alternative. She must give up the prince and again be come Anna Gould. With these words a lawyer of Interna tional repute, wha has had the confidence of the Gould family for many years, last night disposed of the questiou whether the trlde of Prince Helle would soon seek a Evidence had been placed before the civil tribunal of Paris, the attorney said, which could not but persuade the court to take the children of the princess sway from her and place them In charge of their grandmother, the Marchioness do Castellans. This testimony had been procured against Prince Ilolie by Count Bonl de ra.stell.ine In his fight to regain the chll- Resting Secure In Belief That His Young Wife Is True to lli in. ATLANTA. Ga., Nor. 17.—The return to their homes In this city of Mrs.- W. A, Sjveer sii^ her ^uughter, Mrs. ** " is, has awakened Interest In the probable outcome of Mrs. Thomas’ mare "as. i. Bpeer and Mrs. Thomas spent the tenth or two In Europe, going abroad ‘ ween Mr. soon aftor tho marriage between Mr. and Mr*. Thomas became known. They went sway without the groom’s knowledge consent, and he has remained hsre, al most. as much In the dark regarding hla bride's sentiments as Is the public In general. It will be recalled that hs was employed as chauffeur for the Speer family, but Is a young man of good fam ily and intelligence. Mrs. Thomas Is, prospectively, probably the rlchcHt heiress In Atlanta, a large fortune having been left In trust for her by her grandfather. the hie John 8llvey. Both families have engaged attorneys, Thomas Is said to be waiting to heir from hJs bride, confident In the belief that shy wilt remain true to him. There has been no communication between them since her departure for Europe, that la, none up to a few days ago. dren. "I have not seen the charges against tho prince." said the Informant, "but I know that they fiercely assail his charac ter. He Is charged with being a man whose influence as a stepfather could only tend to demoralise, the Castellano children. . His Present Life Attacked. "And not only do these charges In volve the past life of the prince. They also concern his present mode of life, alleging that despite his recent dramatic courtship, his impsssloned vows of eter nal devotion, which fairly shook the foun- the matter of wharfage rights at Bruns wick, this Is one which concerns in a . *—- f 0Wn | n Georgia, general war every river town In Georgia, them Including Macon. Hawklnsvllle and Jesup - on the Ocmulgee and Altamaha, Buhl In on the Oconee and /ifcijusta on the rsnnsh. I have given the matter wharfage rtghtn some Investigation, and for your Information would call your at tention to several decisions of the court! and of the Interstate commerce commis sion on this mibjeet. Example of Steamer Rate. A steamship line quoted a through rate from New Turk via Wilmington and the Carolina Central to Interior point* In , /Georgia by adding the steamer rate to ’ the local rate of the railroad to such In terior points, there being no agreed obligation to tender the steamship the rates earned by It In transporting the freight to Wilmington, but might leave the steamshln and the ahlnper to settle the matter of the steamer’s charges be fore transporting the freight to the In terior points. * PSM n ...... , railroad boat# owned Ey*lt "it'not guilty oifviolat Ing section S of the act by refusing to permit boats of a rival company to land •t Its wharf. This decision you will find In 87th Federal Reporter, page 171, 6th Other Cates Cited. In the 69th and flrd Federal Reporters, pages 408 and 778 rypectlvcly, you will And that -on oomplafnt that a railroad oompany had agreed with another com pany for through routing and Joint rates and refused so to agree with complainant company, it was held that a court of equity was without authority under the ain to compel by mandatory Injunction the same arrangement with complaint the same arrangement with complainant. Hepburn bill, ths Interstate commerce commission has a right to prescribe un der certain conditions through routes and Joint rates. Referrlnr again to the deolslotx In the 67th Federal Reporter, you will find at the conclusion of the opinion the follow ing language Is used: "The contention of complainant la not that defendant's facilities are Inadequate, hut that It 1s excluded from them. The exclusion, however, only consists In ths prevention of the landing of Its boats at defendant’s wharf. We have probably said enough to Indicate our views of this; Ish. mors fastidious than aver. As In thA old days, he seeks the companion of men and women 'outside the pale.’ "But It Is not ths use of her wealth for tho private pleasures of her prince which I understand Is about to force the unfor tunate wife again to seek her liberty. Though the suit of her former husband to regain the children of their marriage Is still before the civil tribunal, yet the princess has been Informed that unless she obtains a divorce she must be bereff of her children. "It bas been argued that the only rea son why Count Bonl figs brought thin ac tion la to ret control of that part of hla former wife's income .which the court might set aside for the education and maintenance of his children. Prince’s Family Grieved. ■ •To meet this objeetldrf the tribunal will, in all probability, place the children In the custf-dy of their grandmother. "At present the little Castellanos i dearly that It'would kill her to lose them. Bhe would give up the crown of the queen of England Hrat." It was also learned yesterday present extravagances of Prince dc- Sagan at the expense of his unhappy wife had unhappy - . also grieved his own kinfolk, occurring as they do at a time when the death of _ -JSV dO - his father, the venerable Due de Talley rand. Is momentarily expected. Other lawyers familiar with the mstrl- any length the wrecking of her second romance. Edmond Kelley, her attorney In her suit for divorce from Count Bonl. talked reporter over the telephone from „ _ ... pho Nysck lost night, but laconically. "Is It not true that the rifll tribunal will take the Castellnne children away from their mother if she does not saerl- flee the Prince?" was asked. Prince***ttrAet.tV Hereelf. "If the charges which &buqt Bonl d* Castellans has brought against the nrlnce art found true, such a decision wbuld In- deed be logical.” replied the attorney. Almost as reticent was Ixtrenzo Semple, of Coudert Bros., who for many yeere ot l.ouu<ti oros., wmi i-ir many yrnrs have represented the Interests of the Eu ropean member of the Gould household. When seen at his home near Mount Kl>- i. Mr .Semple said: "When the Princess de Sagan again seeks a divorce she will act for herself, and herself alone. It Is not a matter In whleh any othar member of the Gould family will take any part. The Income of the princess Is fixed at 8200.088. the remainder of It. which has been as much 8400,000, being devoted to the credit- Mr. Semple seld It was true that the father of tne prince was at the point of n up being prepa . . _ _ _ the Persons parole bill Into effect. The measure was adopted at the recent spe cial session of the legislature, and places ths entire management of the system In ration of terms. They will be shaped to ault the class of prison population Geor gia contains and the kind of work and confinement provided. In nearly all states where the parole system Is In vogue, they have walled penltentl&r*rs and have to deal almost exclusively with white prisoners. With these conditions prevailing, complete rec ords of conduct may be kept and a high er standard of behavior may be required than mav he exacted In Georgia, where they work In the open and most of them are negroes. In Dry Atlanta Whisky Sold. ATT.ANTA. Ga., Nov. 17.—Considerable attention was attracted by an auction sale of whisky at the federal building u— ‘M« morning. sals comDrlsed several barrel) ^re this ■ The sais comorised several barrel*, which were, auctioned off In original package lota. Being on government land. FAMOUS LOOKOUT INN DESTROYED; SPECTACULAR FIRE IS WITNESSED FROM THE CITY OF CHATTANOOGA Hostelry Visited by Persons of Note From Every Sec tion of Globe. OWNERS JUST CLOSED DEAL FOR SALE OF HOTEL Sale Price Fixed at $135,000— Insur ance Carried $26,000—Lose on Four Cottages Destroyed $16,000— Hotel Fire Starts Blaze, Which Swseps the Mountain—No Attempt to Re build Soon—Location Pronounced Grandly Ideal, the Scenery Being More Gorgeous Than That of the Swiss A'ps. CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.. Nov. 17.— Famous old Lookout Inn. on the ores* of Lookout Mountain, wag burned to the ground this afternoon, together with all Its contents, and also four cottages In close proximity to the hotel. Tho hotel owners, . Messrs. Jung A ShamotulskI, stated that a deal had Just been consummated f-»r the sale of the Inn property for a con sideration of $186,000 and thgt but far the fire the deal would have been closed today. There was 126,000 In surance on tTie hotel and its furnish ing*. Lott on Cottages $16,000. The loss on tho four cottages and the residence* was estimated at $!•.- 000. with insurance not given. The Incline railway power house, was bad ly damaged and tho treatlo on tfto face of the bluff was ublase for a considerable time. , Tonight there Is a streak of fire al most fr<>m the *<>;» t.-» r'm bn--- of Lookout Mountain along the line of railway, and a force of men Is fighting to prevent It from spreading Woooward Forfeits Bond. ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. 17.—Jamea O. woodward did not appear In tho reeor- _ court when the case agalnet him charging disorderly conduct was called for the second tlm# tld* afternoon. To avoid the ombnrra**inent of a trial he deposited tho sum of 96.76 to ... ,_gui hi* appearance, and when ho fall show up the sum was forfeited by the i end to the rase. TWO SUSPECTS ARE CLOSELY GUARDED SUPPOSED MURDERERS OF JAS. HALL HELD FOR 8HERIFF IN AMERICU8. AMERICUS, Ga., Nor. 17—Two he- groes suspected of complicity In the sensational murder of James Hall, the country merchant neaF Perry last Fri day, are closely guarded In tha Arpert- cua Jail. Efforts wern mada by the sheriff to' prevent their presenco here being known, fearing mob violence. The negroes deny knowledge of the murder but circumstances point to their com plicity In the crime. The prisoner* are held for Sheriff Cooper, of Houston county. ((■ CAN’T BE HAPPY;” IE ENDS LIFE but w# may add that the whtrf does not It la a venlenee. onlv. In connecting Its railroads end boats; ths general station being at Uwaco. where ample facilities exlst.* r Tn the 69th Federal Reporter, the court ssld: "A rail road company Is not required by ..je Interstate commerce act, section f. clause *, to furnish competing connecting the Interstate clause 1, to fu _—- . —. carriers equal facilities for the Inter change of traffic, when this Involves th« tise of Its track* by such eanrter*. and It to"tha**axSusion "of "the “power; o?7mI T8rd Federal Reporter, the court "An interstate carrier which enters Into sn arrangement with a connecting carrier tor through Mlllne. rating and loading, and for the ure of If* track* and termi nals l« not Obliged to make the earn# arrangement with other connecting car rier*. though tha phralcal facilities for an Interchange pf traffic are the same. Without Intending In any way to ex- or Intimate any opinion In tha w»tt»r. T call your attention to the** ruling of the courts and the Intern rat* most stronMy to any common carrier honesMy endeavoring to give to the the M NovationjTctnpawv lajdHwg 1 £ SoMthera Rsttwav Comwany. not a- * nqevwi. b"* •« * J** iMteetlo* thn« re»*** Is » JudlHat. 0 —•» «**i h- «eelus*«n nf Ijej THREE ARRESTS MADE IN SMITH MURDER WOMAN IN THE CA8E HA8 BEEN FOUND—MAN WAS DOPED AND ROBBED. RALEIGH, N. C„ Nov. 17.—Three arrests were mada late today In the Dr. E. W. Smith murder case. Ti.nse taken Into custody were Oracle Jarnos, a whito woman; Tom Crentf-.a*. a negro hack driver, and Reddy Hop kins. a white clerk and cook in a small restaurant. The police claim to have unearthed conspiracy against Smith, charging that he was doped, robbed an1 his body thrown over tho precipice Into the rock quarry. Tha police are after othe.-o alleged to be In the conspiracy. EMETIC BRINGS UP RIN6 BALL PLAYER SWALLOWED CINCINNATI. Nor. 17—Harry stein- feldt, tha Chicago base ball player, re ported to the police last night that hie t:M diamond nag had been stolen from *' home Id BeBovue. Ky. He asked the _ j* to uok for tin ring in the piwa shops of Ctnclaaati. but this request was countermanded tarty this morning with out expit ration, the presumption being that he had found the missing ring. Stelnfeldt left today an a hunting trip, but at hi# home tt was said that be ah- gentmindedly swallowed the diamond yea- aasiay. and when he found it musing iaet night thought It had been stolen. He recovered tha ring with the aid of an emetic. NEW TORK, Nov. 17—Bridge of six months. Mrs. Catharine Hannon sat gaging dolefully yesterday afternoon out of tho window of her little flat at No. 887 West Twelfth street. Her husband. Charles Hannon. In a turn of perverse luck, had lost hla posi tion. There wo* little money In thehouse- hold and the girl. Just out of her teens. felt that her dreams of honeyed bliss had gone wrong. Her husband tried In vain to cheer her. They quarreled, made up and then her young husband left home for a walk. Halfen hour after he had gone Da vid Maroney. who owns the flat build ing and live* on the lower floor, tapped his flat. •’No," replied tho bride, sadly. "I can’t be happy. I’d only spoil every thing.” A short timo afterward Hannon.re turned and on opening tha door of his flat was almost overpowered by gas fumae. Hs found tils pretty bride lying upon her bed with a tube In her mouth. Bh 0 was unconscious. Hannon sum moned a policeman and the girl was revived on the way to Bt. Vincent’s hospital. •Why did you try to kill yourself?" asked the ambulance doctor. "Because I was so unhappy,” was the mournful reply. Bhe lapsed Into unconsciousness and died an hour after reaching the hos pital. A. C, L, HOLD ANNUAL MEETING to tho timber on tfap mountain side, and to many cottages which dot the elope of tho mountain. Origin of Fire. The Are started In tho south wing of the hotel building, but tho exact cause ha* not yet been ascertained. Tho generally accepted theory 1* that a defective flu? 1* responsible for the Are. The building was a* dry a* tinder, and a Oilgh wind which waa aweepiffg; FEDERATION OF WOMAN’S CLUBS Very Pleasant and Highly In. structive Meeting Begins in Valdosta. VALDOSTA, Ga., Nov. 17—Tho Fed eration of Woman’s Clubs of Georgia is In session here and the first day has been a brilliant one. The ladle* wore entertained nt the Elks’ parlors last night In one of the most brilliant re ceptions ever given here. The club rooms were beautifully decorated, tho parlor In green vines and pink io|ta, the dancing hall In American flags and the reading room In bamboo with a profusion of purple chrysanth-mom* and snow balls. The receiving Mne w*» composed of officer* of the Elks’ lodge and their wiyes, the president of tha Wymodnusin 'CHub. Mrs. Frank Rob ert*. and the president* of the federa tion, Mr*. Lipscomb. About 800 gues-s were present. Ices were served and pink carnation* were given as favtrs. Murphoy’a orchestra furnished tha music. The regular sesnlon of the federation began this morning nt the high school auditorium, where addresses of wel come were delivered by Major Varoe doe for the city, Mrs. Frank Roberts for the Wymodausls Club, Mrs. A. J Strickland for the Daughter* of the Confederacy and Mr*. W. E. Rouse for the W. C. T. U. The response for the federation was by Mrs. Rating Jones. Reports of committees were then taken up. At noon a luncheon 1 wa* given ths ladles at the horn# of Mr*. W. 8. Went by the members of the Wymodausls Club. It wa* one of the moat briUIsnt affairs of the aea son. The afternoon session wa* devoted to report* of various committee* and to addresses on different subject* by dif ferent member* of the club. "The Scope and Possibilities of tho State Library Commission” was discussed by Mrs. Perclval Bneod, president of the league of library commissions. "In- Armories' for State Educational Instl tutlons” was the subject of a report by Mrs. Hugh Willett, chairman. Mr*. A. O. Granger,.a former president of across the mountain from tho* west, tho federation, gave an interesting ro- qulckly carried the flames the cntlro length of the structure, which was consumed In a very short £lme, Seen from the city the Are was spectacular during Its asfly nrogrea*. but soon the whole mountain was ®b- tlrely enveloped In a dense cloud of smoke and all thnt could be seen from high point* in the city wa* wibat ap peared as a tqrrlhlo storm cloud roll ing from the southwest. With the coming of darkness, how ever, the smoke cleared nnd thp out line of the crest of Old Lookout, was marked by a rim of red Are, resem bling a huge figure 8, No Attempt to 'Rebuild. Tt la definitely known’ thnt there will be no attempt In tho near future to rebuild the Inn. The Ihotri was completed in 18S9 nt a eo*t Of 81CO.OOO and contained about four hundred room*. Each succeeding seanon following |U opening It has Wen visited by porsons of note from all over the world. Prinee Henry, of Prussln. pronounced it the most Ideal spot he had over.vtaltfd nnd the scenery more gorgeous taan that of the Swiss A1p*» .Thera wen* no casualties so *far a* cgn bo learned. WOODWARD TO GET BACK IN THE RACE? ATLANTA, G«., Nov. 17,—A mass meeting has been called for Wednesday evening, the ■■me to be held at the Lyceum theater to enter a protest againet the with drawal of James G. tyoodward from the race for mayor. It ia said an effort will b* made to hove the primary nominee re- onter the contest and failing in this to get out tome other can didate against Maddox. port on ^Chlld Labor.' The following Interesting program was carried out tonight, tho public be Ing Invttod to attend this, ns well fl« all of tho federation meetings: Melodics In F. (Rubrnstefn) violin trio—Miss Edna Rrlggs, Miss Caro Lewis, Miss Emllo Briggs. Address of President-Mrs. M, A. Lipscomb. "Work of Education of Georgia Federation"—Mrs. Robt. Emory Park, general 'chairman. "Compulsory Education-Mrs. Nel lie Peters Black, chairman. "Compulsory Education”—Mrs, Wxr- ren Boyd, chairman. .."Local Taxation”—Mr*. Edwa.d Brown, chairman. • School Improvement—Mra. Walter B. Hill, chairman. 'Tanya’s Bong"—(8. Von Atutxmann) —Mr*. W. M. Oliver. Model Rpral Schools—Mrs. M. A. Lipscomb, chairman. Report of model school directors, Tallulah Falls—Mrs. Lipscomb. Habersham county. Danlelsvllle, Madison County—Mra. Eugene B. Heard. Walters District, Floyd County— Mrs. J. Llnsdny Johnson. Messachusetts-Oeorgla School, Cais Station, Bartow County—Mrs. M. L. Johnson. Marion Smith School. Egan Fulton County—Mra. W. P. Patillo. students’ Aid Committee. Mra. H. IL Wey. The Country School In Georgia— Mis* Celestla 8. Parrish. Lullaby (Cart Lachmund)—Three-vlo tins. > , GREW OF BARK OSBERGA RESCUED BY ST. HELENA PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Nov. If.— Tha captain of the British itoimlf St| Helena, which arrived at t ! io Dole ware tui* afternoon from Sourabaya, report* that ho rescued the captain r.r.d crew •; rixtocn men o? tho Prlt- lah bark Osherga. The men were landed at Lew<-x, Del., tonight. Tho rescue of the men occurred S00 miles southeast of the Delaware Breakwater. Tho Oaberga wei lost. 3 FER CENT ADVANCE TO SATISFY ROADS THIS TO TAKE PLACE OF PROPOSED INCREASE OF 10 PER CENT IN RATES, CHICAGO. Nov. 17.—W. C. Brown, een- RICIIMOND. Va.. Nov. 17.—Tho annual meeting Of the stockholders of th» Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com pany was held bare today, and aV r » old officers nnd directors were ra cketed. * i I’l . Mar t z . .. JPH ... fcM agreed that * three per cant advance Hi freight rate* would satisfy the require ments of the roads. This advance takes the place of the.pla** threatened 19 per cent advance which aroused shippers to apposition several months ago. He aald.that an Increase waa ner««»*ry. *•%•** been ebettarad. Torn I Iran WHmPchtoagn today, assured the ———Ij—PI—PI latter that the rail read* of the country dl’Wwted Joints have been numerous had 10 DEAD: 290 HURT IN 1908’S FOOTBALL PROCLAMATION BY GOV. SMITH People of Georgia Aro Called to Join in Festival of Praise. ATLANTA, 0«.. Nov. 17—QrtV. Hoke Smith has Issued the usual Thanks giving proclamation. It follows: On tho twenty-sixth day of the pres ent month the American poopiu will Join In a festival of pralae and thanks to the Giver of All Good. It la a beautiful custom to at>p ft»m labor, and take In common wtt.t o fellow-cltlcens of the entire nation, __ day of rest and recreation, while at iho somo time wo turn our thougnts to the Ruler of the universe In humh’e acknowledgment of many hlenlng- Ing*. Therefore. I. Hoke Smith, governor oX Georgia, do hereby designate Thurs day, tha twenty-sixth day of November, 1808, as g day of Thanksgiving, and I urgo that It bo ao observed throughout the entire state. No life Is without Us Joys. The way to And them la to seek to see them. They can ba found by all who from the heart will sing: "Count your many blessings; Count them one by one— Count your many blessings, Sea what God has done." While we seek to All our liver and the lives of those near and dear to us with cheer, w# must not fall to re member always the less fortunate. In the midst of struggle much can be added to each life by asking tiod’seld to find th# spiritual and the better side of all around us. Let ua enjoy Thanksgiving Day. re turning unto our Heavenly Father praise for HI* loving kindness, and let u* show our thanka by what wo do for others. Our blessing will only reach floodtMo when, an our own want* are met, we are mindful of the wants of others. Th# people of Georgia live In a sec tion upon which the Almighty ha* bestowed Hla richest material gifts. Opportunity abounds for honest In dustry. Let us encourage industry for the acquirement of property, but let us always place manhood above money. On thia Thanksgiving Day may the people of our state, so far ns possible, refrain from labor of all kinds and. as sembling in places of worship nnd In their horns*, find for their mind* and heart* higher Ideals nt life as they thank God for hla many blessings. Given under my hand and the great seal of tho state of Georgia at the cnpItoJ. In th* city of Atlanta, this, ths 16th day of November, In the yvar of our Lord, nineteen hundred and eight. IIOKE SMITH. Governor. AGED LADY RUN DOWN BY CAR EIGHT CONVICTS PERISH IN MINE RESULT CUNNINGLY DEVISED COUP TO ESCAPE IN CONFUSION OF FIRE 15 YEARS FOR THIS BURGLAR Mnscogeo Negro Pardoned For One Crime to Com mit Another. rann, coioraa, was •entcncru 10 mo peni tentiary for flfteen years by Jadgs Oil- I ert In Muscogs* superior court . today, under circumstances quite unusual. In October Coleman wa* arraigned be fore Judge Gilbert In Harm county au- K rlor court for burglarising a farm uae and upon conviction waa sentenced to a term In the penitentiary. Ha soamad to be a vary Hi man and owing to his physical condition and cer tain mitigating circumstance* tha Judge and solicitor untied in a petition to tha prison bosrd for his pardon, which waa granted. Coleman came to Muscogee county and almost Immediately burgtarlXMd a farm house. Hs was raUght soon afterwurda with the goods on him. HI* convalescence after hf* pardon In the Harris county case w*s regarded by court officials as rather remarkable. $1,218 IN PRODUCE WILL “GO DOWN” To the Credit of Itothodist Brethren of the North Ga., i Conference. v will hr u tuorO potefii tmetur I tertalnment of ths NortJi Georgia confer ence. whkh convene* |ft Gainesville to morrow morning at 9:10 o'clock, char Turkey Gobbler, • Ol# MlsK’ Hen Master Yaller I .eg, Jxwal produce have heard that the last throe named hold a conventlou In order to he sent do to draft n mcNsag Wlslder of th* lifg Htlck Informing him that they linve at Inst come Into their own Iti thnt they have been dubbed by ths Gainesville house wife very "deslta- ' > cltlssrpL" For th* feuding of some three or four int they have b jvllf • bio cltlsoim.” Fop tha fst_. x ._ .. —..4MB humliT.I m .mcIi* i API'!" ••rilH, undergraduate*, laymen and commits mm Gi a i— Mrs. Susan Burke, Deaf and prod,,M Dumb, Meets Death on Atlanta Street. ATLANTA, Ok, Noir. 17—Mr, Hu Min Burk*, an aged deaf and dumb woman was run over and crushed to death by a College Tark car at tho Washington street crossing In East Point late this afternoon. Bhe was crossing the street and be> cauee of her Infirmities failed to note tha approaoh of tha car. 8he wag about sixty years old. PLOT TO KILL HENEY TOLD TO A WOMAN MRS. KOHN DECLARES HAAS TOLD HER HE WOULD KILL WHOEVER EXPOSED HIM. ’DBBRUTALIZEO” OAME IS A8 DEAD LY A8 EVER. ACCORDINO TO THE RECORD. CHICAGO, Nov. 17.—"Dehrutalfged” foot ball has been as dangerous this year as ever, according to the list of the ca*- fare between tile college*, high schools and athletic clubs to date o: In ten deed and 290 wounded. Gridiron war- ■ high schoolfl has resulted Cooper. Johh, University of North Car lo*. Dougherty, Albert. Evansville find.) T. Dickinson. Ernest. University of Ar* kan*as. Dyck, J. J., Oklahoma flute Normal School. Evan*. Thomas, Utah Agricultural Col- ”V.r.h«, O. Cook, Virginia MlllUry In stitute. Marker. Charles, Great Rend. Kef. pot I*. Wm. M.. Cennonsburg. Pa. Fmlth. Wm.. Clarion. Ia. Two players died from spinal Injuries, one from paralysis cause In an open tackle, me from, a broken neck, two from concussion of the brain, two from Inter nal Injuries cauaoit by strains and kick* In vlui psrtat and one player fell dead of heart dl«t (MlarboMfl l r* .u lor vice pixrtfleat of the New fork Om- east end wrt*ta have been cracked «ral lines, at a conference with i. and Jaws. fret, lees *[>d _ahoittdtr ^mes but that th* amount of tb* proposed I crease had not been determined. t»>*ra are two weeks left In which to ranutteg from the n-'-n r.'sWwr’ The exception waa tha rare of Charts# Mocker who waa a *o#c- urer nt a asm# In Orest Rend. Kan., and wn* run over by th* Pteytra and •o serlowly Injured that ha died. 'BAN FRANCIBCO. Nov. 17.—In tha *f fort to establish more clearly the motlv* of Morris Haas, the rejected trial Juror who wounded and seriously shot Prosecu tor Francis J. Henry Inst Friday, the police have renewed their examination of Mrs. Mlr1am k Kohn, the friend and neigh bor to whimi Haas confided his Intention of killing tfie officer who had exposed his criminal record. Has* Planned Suicide. Questioned at tennth regarding her va rious conversations with th* aulclde, Mra. Kohn iteted that Hass had never*! times threatened suicide and announced that ha would take another life when ho killed himself. On one occasion h* declar'd, she said, that he was going to kill his Wlf* and thslr four children. At all times, Mra Kohn testified, she attempted to dissuade him from nls homicidal puc- of the questions naked was as fol lows: N . "Did Haas *v*r aay that anybody was encouraging or advising him to kill Mr. Ilsneyr To which Mrs. Kohn replied: "No. not In the least. II# said In an off-hand manner. howev*rs ’I meet |>#opl* and they aay they are sorry for me and they fe*| he ought to be fixed and all that. They didn't say It In plain words, but sl'ons apeak plainer than words. They mean If they w*ra me they would take tha law Into their own hands.’ It Is expected that the examination be gun bv the poll'-* will lie token up hy Special Agent W. J. Burns, of the district attorney's offlre. Will Hold Inqusst. Th* lnque»t over the body of Haa* will ba hew on Thursday or Friday, th* day following the funeral. Today the coroner will arrange for an Investigation In the presence of police officials and others to ftirtsrmln* whether ot not the derringer with which Haas committed aulrtde tn hi* cell at ths sounty could have been hidden In hl» *no* as tfe pulJc# affirm. Today Mr. Hswsy was resting easily at the Iran* Mspltal. where he yesterday was subjected to en operation for remov al of the bullet from hla bead. .During th* night be alspt soundly and his rnhra, men Is a matter ..of-,no small. *m>ment; oepeclnlly when tho "ftpsk’^Is to ran through a period uf *lx or seven mi vs. And ospcrlnlly ngnln. when every >:< "<l sister Is trying to give her "dclcgnte’ Just a llttlo better than her sister house wlf* Is doing. How It Flauras in Dollars. Which leads tn the statement by « local p/odutrt iJr.ijfr pxiay that two hundred turkeys have been purchased f° r conference and give* an oulrfider Idea of what la In store for the vli preachers who constitute this great body of men. As the average price of a t"“ kev now Is about lit. between lion i 8460 will be expanded for tho great j tional bird almm during the meeting. Th* produce denier abovo quoted n estimates that not less limn slxlr casos of eggii will also be consumed during tho conference. Eggs on the local market are worth 26 cents per doten, and as on* case contsln* thirty doxen, nr 860 slng'e eg^Bj according to th* lo^al dealer’" Fifty State Prisoners ConcelvS; ., Daring Plan to Gain '' Their Liberty. . PLANS MISCARRY AND Conspiracy at Pratt. CIt)% Alabama, I Mina No. 3 Waa Discovered In Timer to Captur* 41 of the Prlionera Who Barely Escaped With Thulr Live*—* Convicts Expected to First th* Min^ Th*n Beat the Fir* to th# Surfaoe—• Suffocating Gases Accumulated Rap idly, Several Being Oveitcome. ‘V I will be consumed by eulatlon. 21.600 eggs will he eoi the confareties, valued at 1468. Now. Master Yalivr Leg, also comes In. This same dealer figures Hint at Want 1.600 of these will be eaten und a* they are worth 80 cents each, IJO^tn chicken will "go down" to the credit of confer ence. All of whleh observation* art brought about by the fact that Gaines- villo is a "produce" town. It’a annual sales of produce amounting to half million < MED BURNS; LOSS BEACHES $4,000 PLANT OF J. H. BEACH AM IN LAU RENS 18 OE8TROYBO WITH ORI GIN OF FIRE UNKNOWN. PURLIN. Ga., Nov. 17.—This morning th* ginnery of Mr. J. If. Bsachem was totally destroyed l»y lire. Th# blase was discovered about j o’clock. The depart ment ass summoned, hut could C MB summoned, hut could do noth- i* loss amounts to more that ....... Mr. Reacham carried insurance to the amount of 88,090. The tha fire Is not known. *— H flap! origin of ’tilt Convention. DeleusUa to Bsptlit Convention. Rev. All-u Fort. Rev. T. Bright. .Rev. ... ff. Smith. Judge W. A. Wood and Mr. J. H. Wlthrrlngtor. have been named as • legates to the Georgia li.iptlst con- .. ntloii from tha First Jlaptlst Church of this city. These gentlemen will make an effort to bring back to Dublin th* next annual sesnlon. Thomasvllle. Elherton nnd other place# wi.l hid for the conven tion, but it la believed that Dublin will K, of P. Smoker. Next Monday night the members of Dublin lodge No. HI. Knights of Uythlus, riar *— **— 4 r planning ror an enjoyal -..joker will l»c enjoyed aft*. m session of the lodge. Ths rank of knight t»-r th* regular - - - rank of kn!r* ‘ will he conferred prior to the smoker. The people of th* city are delighted that the next seselou or th* Georgia State Missionary Society of tire Chris- Ilf he held lu • hel_ ... D'lbllrr Won tffls convention several Georgia cities The revival which has been In progress at the First Baptist t’hurch for the past two weeks will end Thursday night. tions to the church as « result of th* meeting. Kev. It. K. Belghh-i ir will leave Friday. He hs* been prauchlng for the pest ten days. regarded as indicative of blood pol». _ . otherwise dangerous have been noted By In Judge LawWi eonrt tha protect!* « >n ■trergtJsrneH since the nhoottng of r. Iftney. by tha sarvlrea of thre# rol- onteers from tha law ranks of the city, win r re*»n* their answer to Ruef g mo tion for 4 cYienae of venue for bis trial on a charge of bribery. INCOMPARABLE PEARLS BUYS DUKE FOR MISS KATIE LONDON. Nov. 17.—The peart dealers of Hatton Garden say that the Duki the Abruzxl haa bought a rplcndld am rope necklace nt marvelous pearls as a Wedding gift to Miss Klktnx. The agent in Iloma of a Hatton Ganku dealer bought m four- * * pearl* from a member « Italian artrteaaattn housa. lterthler necklace, fnrmerl. of the widow ol President Thlera aerirlaas of Impecui Tho fiitnuus formerly the property and BIRMINGHAM, AUl, Nop. 17—Fifty state convicts employed In the mine* at Pratt City formed a conspiracy Inst night to sot No. S mine aflro and « during the confusion. As a result elgh of them were burned to (loath, one missing and the other 4t! are snrely looked In the atockode. TTv* last body was taken out this aftemeon at 4 o’olock. Cunningly Devlaed P*ian. The ooup was cunningly pflanned an I daringly executed. A lot of timber lying In the manway wai Ignited nnd tho convicts hoped when attention had been attracted to the flamt-f\ theycou’ l make their way through the< mine and escape by tha main entry which could be reached after a Journey j of about x quarter ot a mile under ground. Plans Miscarry. I . Jr'S They had hoped to bn abie to make their way along the mine ahead of the smoke nnd fumes from thjp fire. Tn this they miscalculated, for hlno ap pear to have suffocated. j Tho others appeared to hi* mr -ring with success until tho mine officials suspected Homnthlng. Onn employ'* saw the flames burst out nnd they came so suddenly and in Much volume thnt It*, v, ;is j ir* -II or noth'- v combustible matter Imd psed lnt starting them. I Men All Caught. •' Making his wny to the outiflde. he in formed other# and they toe believed an attempt was being modi to got - away. Guards were at once, placed at the main entry and tho sms caught a* they emerged there. The rescuo work wa* then, begun, for. | In addition to the convict!*, it waa known that there wero a dumber ofi freo laborers In the mines.. All the latter appear to have been gotten out . safely. 1 It Is not known whether tfc « mtsslntf convict perished or mod# his escape. The fire did llttlo damage to the mine** LUMBERMAN IS SHOT TO DEATH E. A. Rawls Instantly Killed by T. S. Glover, Bookkeeper | for the Concern.-’ i JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Not) 11^-B. A. Rawls, of Jacksonville, prMfident ofl the Bradford Lumber Compaq, wltlg headquarters here, was shot and In# stantly killed by . 8. Olover, book- stantly killed by T. 8. Glover, book# camp, five miles from Aator, Ha-, earifl this morning. • . Very little could be learned as tdi what lead up to tho killing. Tho body of Rawls was hrovghl t(4 this city tonight for IntormenL lie leaves n wife and three rroell children, and was one of th* moefl[ prominent lumber i of the state. LOSS OVER $300,000 INDIAKOLA. Miss, plant of the Indlanol# warehouse Company am Jog buildings, wero drat Th# loss probably will 17—The iipreas and eral adjoin- NEW NIGS RECORD MADE BY MAY WHEAT MARK OF 1087-8 IS REACHED WIThl CLOSE OF MARKET STRONG . AT TOP. Ma 4 CHICAGO. Nov. 17—Wheat tci delivery and «:t th-' ’ocal exchant day quoted l^H. high record I for the aearon. Tha :nark i cloud •trong at the top. Cbrn, oata and provision# also cksod Hr.