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The Macon Daily Telegraph WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORGIA: FAIR THUR8DOY1 LIGHT WINDS. MOSTLY 30UTHWE8T. ESTABLISHED IN 1826. 'HIT: MACON. GA., THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 19, 1908 DAILY, *7.00 A YEAR, N JIM WOODWARD BACK IN RACE WITH ENTHUSIASTIC THOUSANDS PUSHING HIM FOR MAYORALTY At Citizens Meeting He Is Forced to Oppose the In dependent. 5,000 CRY FOR WOODWARD Hlfti V/hsn He EJntered Theater. Audience Ro»e En Masse and Cheered Wildly for Three Minutes—When He Arose to Speak He Declared He Was Sin cere in Withdrawing From the Race —Only on One Condition Would He Get in Race Again, He Declared, And That Was for the Audience to Pledge Itself to Act as Campaign Committed In His Behalf—The Audience Promised Amidst Great Enthusiasm. ATLANTA, Ga.. Nov. 18—James G. Woodward is back Jn the race for mayor of Atlanta. A crowd of more than 5 000 men forced him to re-enter tonight and pledged themselves to ’ten that he wins. The meeting was held at the Lyce um Theater, which was packed. More than a thousand were turned away end an overflowing one had to be held on the out side. Walter R. Brown presided over the gathering. J. D. Kilpatrick and others spoke. Cries for Woodward. From the beginning the audience cried for Woodward, ahd a commit tee was dispatched- to the home of the former mayor Instructed to force him to attend. When Woodward entered the thea ter. the audience rose and cheered for three mlnutea. He spoke briefly, de claring he had been sincere In his let ter of retirement. Conditions of His Candidacy. “The name of no ocner person* can be placed on the ballot as the of ficial nominee except my own." ne declared. “I will permit it to be there o n one condition—for you to rise and esv you will act as a campaign com mittee in my behalf.” As one man the audience arose and applauded for more than a minute. . «... » Spoke for Several Mmutes. Mr. Woodward spoke for several mmutes, declaring that if within the next year there was cause for criti cism of his personal conduct he would resign the office if elected thereto. The crowd was made up In large K rt of working men. The enthus- im was Intense. After the meet ing hundreds remained In the street cheering for the candidate. Maddox's Candidacy Criticized. The candidacy of Robert F. Mad dox was criticized as having been patched up by the Capitol City Club people and put forth in a back room of the Kimball House. Crc-wd Marches Through Peachtree. After all the speaking had ceased a crowd of nearly a thousand march ed through Peachtree street, with a •big picture of Woodward. Hoisted fipm an automobile in the lead yelling ,tor tho candidate. 7 They went as far as the Capitol City Club, where they thronged the lawn end porch of the club house, shouting and waving hate at the few clubmen ■who fled to the porch on the second fl °9ome*enthusiastic ones ventured Into the open doorway of the club. No resistance was shown and the sere nade was given and received in good natured spirit. BIDS INVITED ON CANAL BONDS At 2 Per Cent Interest, $30,- 000,000 Issue Payable in 30 Years, Is Offered. WASHINGTON. Nov. 18—Secretary Cortelyou today made public announce, mont that he would receive blda up to the close of hu.lneta on December 4 next, for IIO.OOO.OOO Panama canal bends or any part thereof to bear two per cent lntereat. The bonds will be dated November J. 1908 thu, making this a new Usue, and Interest will begin ni of that data. The bonds, by the terms of the law authorising their Issue, win be re deemable in gold in felt years from their date and payable In thlrty years. As an evidence of good faith the secretary require, each bid to be ac companied by a «rt,flM cheek pay- ' to the .ecretary of the treasury wo per cent of the amount or F LINKS IN E FOR TAFT Hampton Terrace - Links Will Be in Fine Trim for Presi dent-Elect. bid. FATAL DOSE MEDICINE SWALLOWED BY FARMER EATONTON Ga., Nov. IS—Infor- motion has juet been received In Ba- tonton announcing the death or «r. Bern Cox. a well-known formsr. ana brother of J. M. Cox of thto city, at his home on the county line of Put nam and Morgan. Mr. .V!* E a tonton during :h« part week m at- tendance at the county Wr to Ms usual health. Hhe only particular, received at thla writing are that ha retired to his room to taka a daae pf medicine, and never arouaed .again from Its effect., dying wtthto twenty- four hours aft.r taking tha jnedicine on Sundav. The remains wars in terred at tha family burial svouod at T'-rnlngton today. Mr. Cox om n-nv fr!md» In both Pumim and vo-ran counties and his Uaa-h to diiply deplored. He la survived bi a wife and several grown children. Wood, lessee of the Hampton Ter- race Hotel in Augusta and the f*Ied mont. Atlanta, returned today from Augusta, where he went to have the golf links connected with the Augusta hostelry put in good shape for tho coming of President-elect William H. Taft. They will bo In perfect condi tion by the time of Mr. Taft’s arri val which will be about December 15. By request of Mr. Wood. Mr. Har per Is considering the advisability of increasing the golf links to eighteen holes, there being only nine at pres ent. It has not been definitely de cided whether or not such shall tie done. Many Tourists Expected. “Indications are that Augusta will be overrun with tourists this win ter." said Mr. Harper. "I found on my arrival there requests for reserva tions from prominent people all over the country, people who are attractefl to the resort by the fact of Taft de ciding to go there. Some of these came from the Pacific coast, several even from California. I believe Au gusta’s supremacy as a winter resort will be established this winter." A County Can’t Be Sued. ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. 18—In a de cision handed down today. In the case of T. J. Fleming vs. Floyd county. Is supreme court held that a county Is not subject to suit for debt. It appears that C. I. Harris ‘ went to Texas and caught a fugitive who was wanted by the Floyd superior court. Some hitch arose over payment ef reward and expenses. Having to leave the county, he sold the claim to Plemlng. The suit was thrown out on the ground that a county is not subject to suit, except when It Is so expressly provided by statute. New Bank for Lumpkin'. ATLANTA. Ga., Nov. 18—Secretary of State Phil Cook granted a charter today to the Bank .of. Lumpkin, . or ganized at the town of that name In Stewart county. The capital la to be 125.000. It was formed by John D. Walker, of Sparta. prevail within the state militia c — ters relating to the service, according to tho new aet of regulations, which were sent to the printer by the adjutant general todr *“ *~ testate must forego, and the’liberty of the press, so fa. as It relates to the do ings of the national guard. Is denied war governing the United States army, are the first issued since 1195. Since that time many changes have been made in the Georgia national guard. The edition In the main contalna nothing i__ than a tabulation or codification of the new regulations aa Issued from time time since the last edition came out. t. gather with such of the last edition as those of the regular army, being almost aa severe. They are not binding on any members of the state troops, except soldiers, their civil life being without stralnt, except as It relates to the ser vice. Several sections are devoted to making It an offense for officers or men to at tribute any of the secrets of the servlc by making public any correspondence • any occurrences of the armory or flel which might in anyway Injure the se vice. Section 212 says: detrimental to the service or to any in dividual member thereof." W. and A. Extension, ATLANTA. Oa.. Nov. 18.—A meeting of the special commission which Is to In- veetigate the feasibility of extending the Western and Atlantic Railroad to the sea with the labor of convicts, will be held early in December. has been called for December 2 to choose a county commissioner to succeed Rob ert F. Vaddox, who has resigned be cause of being In the race for mayor of Atlanta. Only one candidate has so far announced, and he is Forest Adair, the well-known real estate man. Otberr — spoken of. shaw. will take up the fanners’ institute work with Dr. A. M. Soule, director and president of the 1100.000 agriculture col lege at Athens, tomorrow, and continue through Saturday. The first institute will be held tomorrow at Dublin. lAurens county. The second is to ba held Friday. November 20th. at Statesboro. Bulloch county, and the third and last for this week will be held at Ouvton. Efflnghar- county. Saturday, November tlet At ~ of these Institutes four splendid addn COLTON GRADES High Grade Premiums Slightly Reduced; Little Change In flow Grades. NEW YORK, Nov. 18 —At the meeting of the New York ^Cotton Kxchango re vision committee today, when the dlffer- between grades Of cotton as applied „ -.liveries on contract, were fixed for the balance of the season, high grade B romiums were slightly reduced, while te only reduction in the low grade pen alties was In the case Qf strict good or dinary, as will be Aeon by tho following table. The action of the-revlslon committee is considered In New* York trade circles as further strengthening the contract. The changes follow: Old Dlff. New Dlff. 1.50 on 1.30 on l.io on Middling fair .1.25 c Strict good middling Good middling 60 on .44 on Strict middling 25 on .22 on Middling. Basis. Basis. Strict low middling 80 off .30 off Low middling 1.00 off 1.00 oft Strict good ordinary ....1.62 off 1.60off Good ordinary 2.60off 2.60off Strict good mid. tinged. .35 on .35 on Good middling, tinged.Val. mid. Val. mid. Strict middling tinged .. .20 off Middling tinged 30 off Strict low mid., tinged. 1.00 off Lew middling, tinged ..2.25 off stained .20 off . .30 off .30 off “ 1.00 off ELIHO ROOT WILL SUCCEED PLATT ACGOROING TO THE TRIUMVIRATE MEETING IN EXECUTIVE SESSION THE SOUTH MUST AN economical development AND NOT POLICY OF AGGRE 51 ' ; IS BURDEN ROCKEFELLER’S TALK Messrs. Taft, Sherman and Ward Get Noses Together On N. Y. Situation. THEY WOULDN’T BE QUOTED ^ IWE IRE HIPPY E. IT PEONAGE^CASES Judge Hough Says Agree' ment of Mind With In tent to Conspire Not Shown. NEW YORK, Nov. 18—Judge Hough In the United States circuit court to day ordered a Jury to return a verdict of not guilty In the cases of David E. Harley, an agent for the Florida East Coast railroad and three employment agents of this city, who were ac cused or conspiracy to hold workmen In peonage and slavery while the men were building that road. Judge Hough said that the prosecu tion had failed to show an agreement of minds wttli evil Intent to conspire. The Jury returned the verdict as or dered and was discharged. Besides Harley the accused were: Francis Sabbia, Edward J. Trlay and Frank A. Huff. INLAND CANAL TO CHEAPEN RATES Waterways Meeting Takes Steps to Execute the Plans Outlined. If the 8eeretary Wlahea the Place, He Can Step in the Shoes of M Tom Platt, Although Mr. Taft Give] Up the Cabinet Premier With Greal Reluctance—The Thing Seems to Have Been all Fixed Up at Yes terday’s Meeting at Mr. Taft’s Coay Little Domicile—^Sunny Jim’’ Sherman la “Quite Confident “Uncle Joe” Cannon Can Hold the Speak- 'erahlp—That Wasn't “Given Out," But He Said It. Princess dcSagan Declares She Won’t Quit deSagan—Are Beni’s Tales. 5 PARIS. Prlncer, I f wua Miss BALTIMORE. Mi.. Nov. 18 The Deeper Waterways Association at today’s session decided to hold its next annual convention In Norfolk Va., during tho Important extension of waterways were adopted as follows: The purchase -of the present Chesapeake and Delaware — —“— of a new one. county. Saturday. November Slat At all of theaa institute * es will be made / grrot Interrut an.. _ — who are Invited to hear them. LB Prof. R. J H. DeLoach. of the State Agricultural College, wilt apeak on eelept- Irtg cotton for tha Improvement of fiber and yield. Prof. M. P. Jarnlgan. of the chair of animal husbandry at the Ftate Cdileg* of Agriculture, will speak on feed ing and care of work stock. CREDITORS OF BROWN & CO, GET 21 PER CENT ON CLAIMS NEW YORK. Nov. 18.—Tha Stock Exchange creditors of A. O. Brown and Company, tha brokers ga firm that went into bankruptcy after a day of speculation amounting to millions, re ceived a 21 per cent dividend on their claims today from the nitt of two Stock Bxchaog* seats for $140,000. adopted as follows The purchase-of I..-.... . and Delaware canal, and the construction * a new one. Deepening the Hudson river to the point where It connects by canal with the lakes. Selecting a route through Massachusetts from Nairagansett bay to Boston. Deepening the present waterways from the North Carolina sounds to Norfolk. Surveying New Jersey and New York, and along the New England coast prelim inary to further development. It is contemplated that the work be urged In each locality Independently, ac cording to Its own conditions, each Im- provemsnt to be msde on its merits. The whole when linked by the existing waterways and raised to Its greatest effi ciency by the Improvement of present inland transportation facilities will makn a chain covering the Atlantic coast and avoiding several points now of .great danger to shipping. The specific benefits, it is claimed, will be In enabling ship pers to send their slow or bulk freight by Inland waters safely and economically, reducing the cost of shipment to a min imum and making possible the upbiuldlng of great industrial communities all along th Prof! e Cobb, of the University of North Carolina, in an addrers, dealt with the “Perils of the North Carolina Cosat and How They May Be Lessened.” He con tended . that his own territory was the most Important Una In the waterway en terprise and gave his reasons why a canal should be cut through back of I fattens. The leasts along the North Carolina coast add nearly a dollar a ton to the cost of transportation of freight past Hattens, he declared, and the opening of the deep er waterway behind Hattems will reduce materially the cost of tmnsportatlon to the Ihififlc coast through the Panama censl bv eliminating the dsngen of the North Carolina coast. GEOiiATATTO WED HEIRESS Lieut. Weaver, With Pacific Fleet, Soon to Wed Mil lionaire’s Daughter. EATONTON Os, Nor. It.—An- nouncement has been made In the dally press of the enga#ement of Lieut. David Weaver, son of Rev. Marlon 8. Weaver, formerly of thte city.with the Pacific squadron on their world cruise, and • southern California belie, the daughter of a millionaire. The wedding will occur In the early eprlng after the return of the fleet to American waters. Lieut. Weaver since hie graduation at the naval academy at Annapolis, has risen rap idly In the ranks of the naval ser vice, and woe until the retirement of Admiral Bobley D. Evans, on the ad miral's staff. ' He was with Admire! Evans at the assembling of the world power* during the Boxer rebellion at Pekin and has an excellent record in tha navy, HOT SPRINGS. Va., Nov. 18.— There was a conference at the Taft cottage here this afternoon on New York politics, general political affaire, and especially regarding persona and measure* pertaining to the next ad ministration. The conferee* were President-elect Taft. Vice-President- elect Sternum and William Ward, na tional Republican committeeman from New York. The president-elect arrived from •Cincinnati this morning and the vice- president-elect and Mr. Ward left for the east tonight. Mr. Sherman will stop In Washington tomorrow and In Philadelphia before reaching hi* New York home. No One Would Be Quoted. While no one to fie conference wishes to be quoted on the subject, u may be stated aa the opinion of all that Secretary Root will be the suc cessor In the United States senaate 6f T. C. Platt. This, of course. <« based upon the understanding Ahat Mr. Root wishes the place. Judge Taft has had no hesitancy from the first In giving positive expression to *hls desire to make Mr. Root the premier of hi* cabinet. He ha* also stated that if hla persua sion could prevail, the present secretary of state would retain that portfolio. de-, spite his senatorial ambitions. It Is the understanding hero that one of the msbi reasons for Mr. Roofs desire to be re lieved of cabinet duty Is that, both him self and Mrs. Root may be rid of the somewhat taxing and exacting social du ties required of the secretary of state Believe Cannon Safe. To return to the conference here today, it I* understood that Mr. Sherman gave It as hl3 opinion to Judge Taft that Speaker Cannon would continue to hold that office In the sixty-first congress. Further details of the conference were not obtainable, the explanation given by Judge Taft being. "It was a general talk regarding many matters and persons.” President-elect Taft tonight sent k telegram extending his hearty congratu lations to Cuba on the conduct and .re sult of the recent election there. The message was addressed to Governor Ma- Rf Judge Taft expressed doubt tonight that he should go to Cuba to witness the withdrawal of the American and the Inauguration of the Cuban administra tion. This function will take place just at a time when Mr, Taft says he will be decidedly engrossed with the affairs of his own administration. » Taft Sunshine Melts the Snow. The president-elect was met at the train on his arrival here this morning by Mrs. Taft. It Is his purpose to remain here until the 6th of December. The snow which has enveloped the Virginia mountains since his departure last Fri da^ disappeared rapidly today under a TOPSY MILLS ENLARGE PLANT Capacity of Columbus Hosiery Factory to Be Increased One-Third. COLUMBUS, Ga.. . Nov. 18.—An nouncement wa* made today that an addition would be built to the Topsy hosiery mills at once, increasing the capacity of the plant one-third. The machinery has already been or dered. The mill la now running day and night and did not stop a minute dur ing the panic. Sundays excepted. it was built throe years ago and Its capacity has been doubled since that time. G. & F. ELECT OFFICERS Nov. 18.—Prince and Hdie de Hagan—the latter Anna Gould, of New York, bi»rur«* »he married Count Bonl de Castellano, from Wiom ahe secured a divorce—wore seen today, ifnd author ized the denial in most emphatic fashion of the reports recently cur rent In Paris and the United States that they Intended to separate. They intimated that these reports have been spread by Count de Cas tellano, who they said was doing everything possible to make their life uncomfortable. “We are happy,” said the princess, ’and all we want is to be left alone.” Boni Still Wants Money. Then the prince, with the npproval of his wife, announced that the nego tiation* to settle the suit of the count for the custody of his three children out of court had been broken off be cause Che demands made by the count were excessive. He declared that the count’s efTorts to obtain the custody of his children were nothing ntorethan a scheme to obtain money. “We were willing to make some concession In order to avoid further notoriety." said the prince, “but we do not propose to be robbed, and we are now determined to fight out the issue in open court." Boni’s Claims. Malt re Bonnot tonight mode public the general grounds on which Count de Castellane claims that the atmos pherc of the Bagan home is unfit for the children. They are, first. Prince Helle’s record before his marriage; second, the improper action of the princess In traveling with the prince -before, she became his wife; third, evidence that Prince Hello hod not re formed since marrlsge. SAN FRANCISCO’S . GRAFT INQUIRY. . 8AN FRANCISCO. Nov. 18.—S.n ••rsnclsco’s reign or graft began with tho election of Eugene Schmitz as mayor In 1001. Abra ham Ruef, an obacure attorney with a police court practice, be came the city’s boss. He organ ized a system of extortion that reached from railroad corporations to bootblacks, from disorderly houses to respectable business men who wanted favors from the city. The earthquake Increased the opportunities for graft and It was said that a traction company paid . $700,000 for the privilege of string ing overhead wires, that a watar company paid $250,000 for a fran chise, and that a telephone com pany paid $100,000 for a right to do business. . Investigation by a grand Jury was started whlls Mayor Schmitz In Europe on a vacation. Ruef had himself appointed prosecuting attorney In piece of the regular official, removed by the acting mayor. This action was knocked out by the state’s attorney general. Francis J. Heney was persuaded by Rudolph Spreckles to go to San Francisco and become an assistant district attorney. Ruef and Schmitz were Indicted on chargee of extortion and released on heavy ball. Indictments were also re turned against other officials and ~gslnet prominent cltlsena. Schmitz was convicted and sen against prominent citizens. Schmitz was convicted sn*_ ... tenced to five years. Ha appealed. Ha was removed from office end a substitute was appointed. Nearly one hundred Indictments wer« returned agalnet Ruef and hie hall amounted to nearly $760,000. He confessed and entered a piea of gul'ty. A year later he filed a long affidavit that the plea waa made under agreement that It could ba withdrawn and that tha caste against him would be dismissed. Ha was triad on one cate and tha Jury dlsanreed. Ruef’a present trial la on the eharqa of bribing a city supervi sor In the matter of granting tha overhead trolley franchise. Tha trial began two months ago, tha time so far having been spent In selecting a lury and Investigating stories of attempted bribery of tal esmen. W. BOURKE COCKRAN Mrs. Lipscomb, at Women’s Club Meet, Says That Northerners Don’t Understand. VALDOSTA. Ga., No V. 18—Tho meeting of the Federation of Wo men's Clubs last night continued until about 11 o'olock and waa full of in terest. Many citizens were presen: to hear the discussions and the excel lent muaical program. The addi’oaa of the president. Mrs. M. A. Lipscomb, oa listened to with much Intercut. She outlined in a very interesting manner what the federation had been doing during the pn*t year, and ahe called attention to the work that la to be taken up during the coming year. Her address waa devoted vary largely to the educational work which Is being dono. She referred briefly to the work which each of the commit tees has In hand and ah* urged these committees to go on with their work. She touched briefly upon the prohibi tion question and also the race problem, which ahe regarded us “dan gerous ground." The Negro Question. She sold that It was time for the southern people, among, whom the ne gro Uvea and who are Intimately ac quainted with him, to look after him. She said that northern philanthropist* do not understand the situation and that tha work of educating the negro. If turned over to them, would unlit tha negro for the duties which hla posi tion Imposes upoh him. Her address waa a very strong one. Report on Educational Work. Mrs. Robert Emory Park read the report on the educational work of the federation. It showed thfit tho feder ation Is spending something like $5,000 a year In scholarships for Georgia boys and girls. It also showed that a wonderful stimulus is being given to the cause of Industrial education by the federation. Hho said that the fed. eratlon was striving to build up t (Continued on Page Eight) Independent Fertilizer Mills Meet Today to Join a New Combination. REV. USOII Pastor Methodist Church at Jonesboro Is Defendant In Suit for $10,000. JONEsmono. a a ., Nov. is.—Aii.sto* damages In the sum of $10,000. a null has been filed in the superior court of Clayton county against Rev. J. C. Atkin son. pastor or the Methodist Church at Jonesboro, by Mrs. Hadle A. Bean, one of the most prominent social and church workers of tha town. The petition alleges among other sen sational chargee that in a discourse which he delivered September 8 last. Rev. Mr. Atkinaon referred to Mrs. Bean aa “a dovll incarnate, a devil from hell.” At that time Mrs. Bean was chair man of the missionary society of the church. Tha minister atated. it la al leged. that ahe had dlaaented from the discipline of the ehure”, Somewhat later, the petition goea on to aver, he read before a large number of tho congrega tion a letter he had written Mrs. Bean calling upon her either to confess her wrong in dissenting from church discip line. or to stand a church trial or to withdraw. The petition declarea further: “The aairi Atkinson used his position aa pastor to Inflict undue mortification upon your petitioner.” The suit will be tried at tha next term of the Clayton county auporlor court. Mrs. Bean In represented by W. L. Wattcrson. of Jonesboro, itml by Dorsey, llrewater, Howell & Herman, of Atlanta. Rim is the wife of H. O. Bean, who lias offices in Atlanta as traveling passenger agent for the Union Pacific, the Oregon railroad and the Nuvl- K llon company and the Southern I’nclfio llroad Company. Hoad of Standard Oil Take* Stand and Tells How Com- „ ' pany Grew. BEGAN WITN $4,000 IH 1862 AT CLEVELAND, CHICAGO. Nov. 18—The Aral Cath olic missionary congress which con vened last Sunday with 1.600 dele gates, Including most of the distin guished leaders of the church, both clerical and lay In the country, closed with a mass meeting, the feature of which was an address by W. Mourke Corkran. of New York. On every hand were heard expres ROAD NOW OPERATES *70 MILKS ] 'L"™’!,?? OF ROAD—TO AUGUSTA BV DECEMBER. 1909. AUGUSTA, Oa.. Nov. IS—At a meet- the congress In outlying a new mis sionary movement designed In parti cular to perpetuate the Catholicism I of Immigrants from Catholic countries land to send pflc.rt* to sparsely settled . regions. In the end It Is the purpose BALTIMORE. Nov. II.—The News this afternoon say*: Independent fertilizer companies throughout the south will meet New York tomorrow to consider proposition to Join a new fertiliser combination which will take out charter under the law* of New Jersey, and have n capitalization of $76,000,- 000. Of this sum, $50,000,000 will be ■lock equally divided between com mon and preferred. will be controlled by Interests Identi fied with the Tennessee Copper Com pany. Hie chief subsidiary of the now corporation will be the $10,000,000 chemical company, recently organized to handle the sulphuric acid output of tha Teniiesae* Copper Company. T. C Meadows, vice-president and treas urer of the Buffalo Fertilizer Com pany, la arranging fhe details of the combination and probably will be president. Lowlaohn Bros., New York hankers, will hava charge of the financial end of the deal. Already options have been obtained one some of the large Independent planta In the country. Including two of tha Armour Parking Company In Baltimore and those of the Swift Packing Company at Wilmington, Del., and Atlanta. Ga. RALEIGH. N. C.. Nov. 18.—A fourth arrest was made today In connection with the murder of Dr. Elbert W. Smith, the traveling salesman from Richmond, whose body wa» found Sunday In the rock quarry pool on the outskirts of tha city. The latest arrest* was that of Fred Miller, a young white man. and waa made by the county coroner, acting Independently of the elty police. No time has been set for the ex amination of Crenrtaw. the negro hock driver, Hopkins, the reatouront clerk, and Grade Jame«, the ilomnn. who were arrested yesterday. Coroner Hepark he ha* strong evidence against Miller. The t?oron*i followed up the arrest of Miller by issuing a warrant for tho nagro hack driver, Tom Crenshaw, now under ar rest by the police. He charges Miller with the murder ofrDr. Smith by t"in use of “knockout drops,” and that Crenshaw, with Miller, took the body to the quarry. 1 GABTAGO RUNS ON REEFS: IS NEW ORLEANS. Li., Nov. 18.—A wireless message from the United Fruit Company’s steamer Cartago la to the effect that thn Cartago today ran on Utlla reef* off the coast of Honduras and Is pounding heavily. The steamer Vaccaro ha* been sight ed by the Cartago and has signaled for assistance. The captain of the Cartago sayi TELL8 HIM TO STOP READING NEWSPAPER8 AND TO READ UP ON SOCIALISM. EATONTON, Nov. II—The pastor of the First Methdllst Church here read from hla pulpit an anonymous letter received from a hearer at tho services a few days before who had seemingly taken offense At the ser mon The paator In discussing other sub jects merely referred to socialism In an Indirect way as akin to anarchy. The anonymous latter writer evident ly a stranger, advised tho preacher to quit reading vapltnllatlc nowspapera and get better Informed from socialist books. The letter was badly written and spelled and It is thought that It As Hs Would Interest A Host of Friends at His Fireside, tha Aged Trust Magnate, With Smiles and . Touches of Humor, Caused tha Court to Lois Its Official Aspect as Hat Recall tho Incidents of Interest Con 4 naotad with the Standard In Its Earlier and Leas Stormy Career-* “What a Wonderful Thing It Has Been, the Growth of the Business,** Said He, in Reminiscent Mood. NEW YORK. Nov. 18—Relating his story with th« air of a country gen tlemen of kindly mien engaging a host of friends with Incidents of days long past, John D. Rockefeller, president of tho Standard Oil Company, though for nearly ten years retired from'the ac-.‘ tlve cares of company direction, T over two hours today reviewed tha history of the early oil trade and tho development of the first companies that later grow into the present ao- culled oil trust. Big Crowds on Hand. ..i Mr. Rockefeller wa» a witness for the defense In the suit to dissolve tho Standard, which Is being pronecuted by the United States government, and hi* appearance at the hearing before former Judge Franklin,, Ferrlss. the referee, brought a largo crowd to tho customs building. An Imposing Circle of Counsel. The head of the big oil combine wa* surrounded by an Imposing circle of counsel. Mr. Rockefeller appeared at complete ease,.and when John a. Mil-, burn of counsel for the Standard. pr n - pounded his first question, the witness •poke out In full tone*. i ‘ Mr. Rockefeller told of his .start Ira the oil buslnas*. and how under ad verse conditions that business grew the proportion* of the Standard GiB Company, of Ohio, with It* capltil1?n- tlon of $1,000,000. Mr. nock'feller’* eye* snorkled in reflection «>n that early $ln|inclftl orgnnlzatfon »>nd in •peaking of It* tflUllan dollar Izatlon with almost boyleh enthusiasm he said: l; » "It seemed very large to us. who began with only $4.01U) In 1862”- Proceedings Lost Official Acpsct. vans' the proceed 111/* lest in e their official a*i»rrt r^reuse the en gaging manner which Mr. Rn«-kr«-<l-r displayed In .bis nnswsr*. which n w nnd then contained flashes of kindly humor, V h showed In Mr. Tlr.-Vrfrl- nhaven face. Mr. UivfcnO'- ied In a Plain bunlne** milt of dork mnterlal and acros* his ve t was suspended n heavy gold wa:< !> «!ml». A dark purple necktie. In which a lnrr* pearl pin was set. snuggled close, to a nigh collar. Not An Aggressive Policy. The development* of Mr. Rnrkvfsner’* testimony today, which carried him t* the organization of the Standard oil Company of Ohio. Indicated that m e of the line* of the defense would »>* thst< the standard Company Is not i) e result of an sg^resslve policy (o obtain a mastery of the oil trade, ss rhnnc-1. but rather the natural outcome SC an nnn- nomloal development, which the bound from New Orleans to Colon. !! DEATH FARM MAZE BECOMES MORE DENSE LA PORTE. Ind., Nov. 18—Careful ly working up to the evidence with Inx of the directors of the Oeorgia °f congress that the church In S ZtoriL roUroad MmM. " h -’’ 1 ! * upport ,n noon, officers were elected as fol 10 Preaident—John Skelton Williams, of Richmond. Vs. Vice President—F. Q. Brown. Ntw York. Second Vice President—E. L. Be- mis. Richmond. Va. Oeneral Counsel—W. H. Barrett, A *3Seril 0 Manager—J. VJ. Tumor. Douglas. Ga. Tbe road has 270 miles In actual operation. Trains will run Into Au gusta by December, 1$0$. Termini! bits has been purchased In Augusta, jfio far the roed has spent on proper- ' ties three and half million In cash. foreign lands'. Message Thanks to Pope. A message of thanks was sent to the por* and another waa presented to Archbishop Faiconto for tbe encour agement in the meeting. Alexander Granger, of Kankakee. Ills., sounded the keynote of the new movement today when he declared that assim ilation of various races Into ona na tion was going on In America and that it could be moat effectively for warded bv the Catholic church and the Catholic church extension society. A. A. Hirst, of Philadelphia, another speaker, referred to German Catholics as the most enlightened citlsen* of German'- because they understood their religion. GEN. DUVALL TO COMMAND IN THE PHILIPPINES WASHINGTON. Nov. II—MaJ. Gen. I ... W. P. Duvall has been selected loi uni* Ounness and thereby supposedly succeed Mnj. Gen. John F. Weston . cau *ed the death of Mr*. Gunn* »* and In command of troops In Ihe Philip- her three children Prosecutor Smith pines. Gen. Duvall probably will be | n th* trial of Laniphor/ fur the mur- succeeded as assistant chief of staff ,j fcr „[ ajr*. Gunness and b* r children by Oen. Thos. H. Barry, now rum- today unraveled before the Jury tho mandlng the American army In Cuba. | M tozles of the fire, told by men who Oeneral Weston on December 15th will • WL . rtf earliest on the scone. Tho groat- turn over the Philippine command to interest centered about thn tead- ‘ mony of Jus. Maxson. Mr*. Gunness’ hired man. who • scaped from the burning house. Indirectly Attorney Weir for the de fense on cross. examination tried to Imply that Mrs. Gunness on the night of the Are hod "doped Maxson in the oranges which he ate,” but he denied this flatly. Sheriff Smutzer told on the stand of circumstances connected with H*l geleln’s presence In Ltporte, of ru mored difficulties between Mrs. Gun ness and Lamphere and of the finding of the bodies In th* debria of the burned Gunness hmne. STOKELL QUITS; TO ASSISTANT ATTORNEY OENERAL STEPS DOWN ON ACCOUNT OF RELATIONSHIP. NASHVILLE. Tenn.. Nor. IS.—Attor ney A. W. fStakelt. cou*tn to Robin Coop er end nephew to Col. Duncan B. Coop- er, who are to be proeeeuted tor shoot ing and killing former United HLotee Sen ator E. w. Carmack, has rattened as as st aunt to Attorney General McCarn. The resignation wss prompted. It la •eld. by Mr. Stokell’s relationship to ths nvjv* imi.tAnn. cause they were asked to accept *■ of five cents per barrel oa oysters they supplied large canning fartorlee nt Dun. bar. La., ovar a thousand fishermen d*l clarad today that they would quit work! Their action amounted practically r- - strike and resulted in doting of tortes and the idleness of about SOD menJ omca sad children employes. dee of the oil Industry demanded During a brief recess Mr. Ibv-r talked to the reporters on the Standard ■* growth, saying: _ ... .J ,, 1 , “What a wonderful thing It all lia* been—thn growth of the business. It l eeems like a dream to me. and here 1 am accused of doing the very wicked thl; g of selling a good article at a lower pH- <* then any one else." "Whan We Were All Frlendn.” "This testimony here today brines baric to my mind so dearly egrly, in Cleveland, where we were all fi ■ n.u ‘ nrlghboni together. Ifow well I r*»- ,her that day In Cleveland when f went Into the bank of T. P. Handy. "»•» afterward* b»<nm** one of mv ''n.r'-1 friends. I wanted to borrow mon v. hut I did not have any collateral nor any am to endorse my note. I told him What i wanted to do with It. and then he a*ke<t me how much I wanted, "Keeg $1006/ I said, and I got It To that loan I at- ARE IRREGULARLY HELD NASHVILLE, Tenn.. Nov. IS-Judgw Thomas E. Matthews, In tho flrst cir cuit court of Davkison county, today* decided that the Incarceration nf Thra. Johnson, and eight other alleged night* riders from Obion county, now in tha Davidson county Jail, arrested by th*» military and executive authorities way Irregular, and ordered that further examination of the nine ponding cast a be adjourned until Docombcr 2. This declares the act of 1823 un constitutional and the action of th* governor In holding tha prisoners ir-a regular.. •'; • a N. Y. LAWYER SHOOTS BROTHER AND SELF REUBEN CROWN DEMANDS MONEY 1 OF BROTHER AND QUARREL ENSUES. PITTSBURG. Pa., Nov. 18. -R«ub«» Crown. Mid to b« m New York attorner, to In s hn.plt»l her. morUlly wounded by a revolver Mot sliced to have heel. MlMnflleted. .. . . Joeeph Crown, a well-knowni Pltt.bur# ’-,wv»rril in SP .dM»i»» wnnl duier. nsfy wounded 1 ... •*.. adjoining ward donser- ded by a ehot which the New Hie accused of haying Infilcted- shootinr occurred in Jo*«Pfc office ft the B^kewell bui dmg I early tonight after the brothore hsd h**»n wrangling and quarreling for e- me tinv*. The New*York brother Is said to have de manded money, which the Pittsburger dee dined to advance. - — -* °y U oK The Crown’