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The Macon Daily Telegraph
WEATHER FOREOA8T FOR GEORGIA: FAIR TUESDAY, WITH COLDER IN EXTREME EA8T ANU SOUTH PORTIONS; WEDNESDAY FAIR: NORTH WINDS, BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. \
ESTABLISHED IN 1825.
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MACON, (3A., TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 8, 1908
DAILY, *7.00 A YEAR.
200 LOYAL METHODIST SOLDIERS
RECEIVE NEW MARCHING ORDERS
AND CO FORTH AFRESH TO RATTLE
Appointments Announced At
Last Night’s Session of
Conference. V [
SEVERAL CHANGES MADE
IN MACON PASTORATES
Much Interest, at Usual, Centered in
Reading of the Appointments for the
Year by the Bishop—Next Confer*
ence Goes to Waynesboro—Sunday
Was a High Day in Quitman—Tem
perance Report Presented—Resolu
tions of Thanks to the Churches and
People of Quitman Passed by Con
ference.
QUITMAN. Ga.. Dec. 7.—At tonight's
cession of the South Georgia Confer
ence appointments for the year were
announced by Bishop Galloway.
The report on temperance was read
at today’s session end follows:
Report on Temporanoo.
'•Our Intellectual attainments and
Christian civilization, have swept us
beyond the savagery of tho saloon.
It is possibly strange that such an Ini
quitous business should have been a!
lowed to cling to us so long. Our light
tias been long and the battle fierce.
The God who heard the cry of crush
ed and bleeding Israel wlU hear our
prayers and reward our faith In Geor
gia. The year 1807 will ever bo a his
toric year. The tfbblo men of the
Georgia legislature who gave ua the
state prohibition bill and our great
chief executive whose signature made
ft a law have Immortalized themselves.
IWe blese them, and unborn genera
tions will rise up and call them bless
ed: God bless them, and God bless our
governor-elect, who pledges enforce
ment of the law end pledges to veto
any bill that looks to the repeal of
the prohibition law or to In any way
make It weaker.
“It Is possibly true that men In
Georgia who seek to destroy oar pro
(Missionaries to Coba—B. B. Clem
ents and H. B. Bardwell.
Conference Secretary of Education—
T. D. Bills.
Columbus District.
Columbus District—T. B. Stanford.
P. E.
Columbus, St. Luke’s—J. P. MeFer-
rln.
St. Paul—Guyton Fisher.
Rose Hill—W. D. MacGregor.
East Highland—W. P. Blevin.
North Highlands—W. S. Heath.
Broad Street—H. S. Allen.
Oataula Circuit—C. M. Meeks.
Midland Circuit—E. W. Gray.
Hamilton and Shiloh—R. L. Wig
gins.
Warterly Hill Circuit—S. W. Brown.
Geneva Circuit—Foul Kendall.
Talbotton—J. B. McGehee.
Talbot Circuit—J. G. Harrison.
Butler Circuit—R. M. fBooth.
Reynolds and Mission—N. H. Olm-
stepd.
. iBethel Circuit—C. B. G. Johnson,
supply.
Buena Vista—W. T. Stewart.
Cusseta Circuit—O. W. Thomas.
Marlon Circuit—J. P. Dickenson.
Missionary to Korea—J. L. Gerdine.
Cordele District.
Cordele District—K. It Read. P. E.
Cordele—C. A. Jackson.
Fitzgerald and Mission—J. C. Flan
ders. 9
Hawkinsvllle—J. O. A. Cook.
Fort Valley—C. R. Jenkins.
Vienna—J. J. Ausley.
Oglethorpe—N. F. Beals.
Montezuma—K. M. McGhee.
Ifarshallvllle—T. E. Davenport.
TTnsdllla and Snow—S. S. Kemp.
CONVICTS KICK
Wiley Williams Finds That
They Prefer to Remain in
Private Camps.
▼lets. I And, are much opposed to
hlbitlon law have access to a vast
corruption fund. Let us be warned by
this. Let us keep Informed end keep
the public conscience clear. The main
line of attack la to license the sale of
light wines and beer. They do not
(hope to secure the return of bar rooms
at once, but this la their ultimate end.
As law-abiding citizens, we call foi
the enforcement of the law against
the sale of all alcoholic drinkr which
fall under the terms of the prohibition
law. If any community permits tia-
grant violations of the law, it becomes
a menace to tho peace and good or
der of neighborhood communities:
bene© If the officers of the law ano
citizens of any one community In our
state can not or will not enforce the
law, we call upon the governor rf
the state to see that enforcement Is
secured. Our law Is good. It Is prac
tical and Just and Its blessing will bo
felt by all alike. We are encouraged
by facts from every source; railroad
conductors tell us of the great effect
iveness of the law; liquor papers mag
nify violations of the law In silly at
tempts to prove It Ineffective.
Decrease in Crime.
“Tn Albany. Ga.. crime decreased 60
per cent, and In Brunswick 82.12 per
cent under prohibition. Everywhere
there Is notable falling off In stab
bing. wife-beating and criminal as
sault.
“Seeing this, business men are
uniting their efforts with the church
and all moral agencies to secure uni
versal prohibition. We commend the
Anti-Saloon League In Its great
work.
“The W. C. T. U. deserves and must
have universal praise. Heaven's bless
ings be upon this great army of zeal
ous workers.
"We rejoice that the court of ap
peals upholds Judge Fite In hlx de
cision that it Is unlawful to solicit
the sale of liquor by sending letters
and circulars through the mall. We
request the governor to make tequl
sltlon on other states for violators of
this law of our state. We earn
estly call upon our congressmen to
give us such modifications ofl the
Interstate laws as that the shipping
of llouor Into dry territories will be
prohibited.”
/ % Waynesboro Get* Conference.
The conference will go to Wayner-
bnro next year. Waynesboro. Baln-
brldge, Dawson, Cntumbus. Macon and
Waycross were nominated. ,The com
petition for the conference was sharp*
but good-natured, and a number of
witty speeches were made. Resolu
tions of thanks to the churches and
people of Quitman were passed by tho
conference.
The Appointment*.
The appointments follow:
Macon District.
Maron District—Osgood K.
Macon—Mulberry. T. D. Ellis,
Vlneville—J. A. Bmlth.
First Street—W. H. Budd.
Centenary—J. M. Bass.
Cook.
East Macon—B. E. Whlttlngtofl.
Second Street—J. W. Domingos.
City Mission—Claud S. Bridges,
supply.
Bibb Circuit—J. N. Hudson.
Knoxville Clrenlt—G. r. Ingram.
Byron Circuit—W. O. Allabon.
Gordon Circuit—W. S. Johnson.
Irwin ton Circuit—G. W. Childress.
Washington Circuit—R. A. Sowell.
Tennllle—Wesley Lane.
Sandersvllle—H. M. Morrison.
Davisboro and New Hope—T. C.
Gardner.
Warthen Circuit—G. R. Partin.
Soread Circuit—T. W. Ellis.
Matthews Circuit—E. A. Sanders.
Matthews Circuit—rJ. a. nanuere.
Editor Wesleys n Christ la* Advo
cate- W. C. Lovett.
Professor Wesleyan Female College—
W. W. Seal".
Agent Orphans' Horn*
•bee.
-W. A. Huck.
Conference Colporter—J. H. Mather.
Conference Missionary Secretary—
W. II. 'Budd
Missionary to Ja*a»-W. J. CMla-
han.
Pinehurst Circuit—E. E. Garde
Perry and Mission—A. Lester and C.
Pint view Circuit—J. 8. Lewis.
Arahl Circuit—H. C. Fentress.
Ideal Circuit—Walter Williams.
Conference Missionary—Jason Shlrah.
District Superintendent of Antl-Saloo
League—C. M. Ledbetter.
Amerlcus District.
Americus District—J. B. Johnston, P. E.
Amerlcus and City Mission—Bascom
Anthony and H. Stevens.
i—O. B. Chester.
Cpthbert—i. H. 'Beads!"
Lumpkin—C. T. Clark.
Fort Gaines—J. Q. Christln.
Richland Circuit—J. C. Postell.
Smlthvllle Circuit—T. It. McMIchael.
Broawood Circuit—R. M. Allison.
Shellmnn on ,j Graves—W. K. Dennis*
Edison Circuit—J. H. Allen.
Omaha Circuit—E. W, Anderson.
Sprlngvsle and ’Georgetown—j! W.
Parrott Circuit—C. E. Roberta
iSi'i.
lent Andrew Female College—J.
W. Malone.
Thomasvllle District,
Thomasvllle District—A. M. Williams,
A. P. E.
Thomasvllle—J. A. Thomas.
Blakely—T. G. Lang.
Albany—T. If. Thompson.
Arnold.
- ... , rnson,
Pelham—J. W. Arnold.
Camilla—Ej. M. Whiting.
Arlington—E. E. Rose.
Whlgham and Climax—V. P. Bcovllle.
Jakln and Donaldson vllle—H. J. Graves.
Colquitt and Damascus—E. M. Overby.
Main Circuit—L W. Walker.
OchTockneo Circuit—P. T. Holloway.
Bgconton Circuit—I. T. McKellar.
Boston Circuit—W. C. Glenn.
Atapulgus Circuit—H. P. Stubbs.
Pavo Circuit—Reese Griffin.
Brinson Circuit—M. W. Carmhhael.
Ca vary Circuit—R. W. Cannon.
Hilton Circuit—J. W. Hines, supply.
Falrclpth Circuit—J. A. Mills.
Metcalfe Clreult-C. W. Jordan.
DIffle Circuit—To be supplied.
■ I - E - CImnnell.
Mlllford Circuit—J. W. Wells, supply.
Coolldge Circuit—W. W. Stewart.
cllffe n * erenP0 Missionary—F. A. R»i
Educational Secretary Board of Mis
sions—Ed. F. Cook.
Sumter Circuit—W. C. Francis.
KUavlIle Circuit—C. A. Norton.
Smlthvllle Circuit—T. R. McMIchaal.
Bronwood Circuit—R. M. Allison.
Shsllman and Graves—W. K. Dennis.
Edison Circuit—J. H Allen.
Omaha Circuit—E. W. Anderson.
Springvale and Georgetown—J. W.
Connors.
Parrott Circuit—C. E. Roberts.
Shellmnn Circuit—J. T. Lowe.
Lsary Circuit—8. Grady.
President Andrew* Female College—J.
W, Malone.
8avannah District.
Savannah District—3 M. Lovett. P. E.
Savannah—Trinity, O. W. Matthews,
Wsalr~
Wsaley Monumental—W.
Grace Street—J. B. Thrasher.
Kpworth—Loy Warwick.
Waynesboro—J. II. Scruggs.
Statesboro—Paul W. Ellis.
Cuvt
Ilixton.
Jwa. Clroutt—a W. Littlejohn.
Aylvsnls—F. McCullough.
M!dvl!le Circuit—T. B. Kemp.
SprJpjfflsld Circuit—T. I. Nenx*.
Green's Cut Circuit—T. E. Pharr.
Rocky Ford Circuit—R. B. Sutton.
Bascom Circuit—H. C. Ewing.
Lawtonvfll* Circuit-Je«*e F. FotC.
Brooklet Circuit—W. A. Brooks.
Rincon Circuit—D. B. Merritt.
Zorn Circuit—C. J. Mallet to.
Meldrim Circuit—O. K. Hopkins
Oliver Circuit—C. W. Snow.
fiulloch Circuit—B. L. Madison.
Conference Missionary—C. D. Adams.
East Highlands—W. P. Blevin.
North Highlands—W. fl. Heath.
Broad Street—H. S. Allen.
Cataula Circuit—C. M. Meeks.
Midland Circuit—R. W. Grew.
Hamilton and Bhllofi—R. L. Wig
gins.
Waverly Hall Circuit—S. W. Brown.
Geneva Circuit—Paul Kendall.
Talbotton—J. B. McKee.
Talbot Circuit—J. B. Harrison.
Butler Circuit—R. M. Booth.
Reynold** and Mission—N. H. Otm-
atead.
Bethel Circuit—C. B. O. Johnson,
tup
uena Vista—W. T. Stewart.
Cusseta Circuit—G. W. Thomas.
Marlon Circuit—J. P. Dickenson.
Missionary to Corea—J. L Gerdine.
Valdosta Dizt/ct.
Valdosta District—J. A. Harmon,
Valdoata—M. A. Morgan.
Romerton Circuit—C. E. Dell.
Quitman—W. F. Smith.
new convict bn* and do'not want to
leave the private lease camps for work
on the reads,” declared Capt. Wiley
Williams, the new member of the prison
commission, who has been making a per
sonal Inspection of all the convict camoj.
today. He has Just returned from south
Georgia, where he visited Fargo, tho
camp at Albany and other places.
Convicts Oppose New Plan.
“I was surprised to find that the men,
particularly those who are In for long
terms, prefer their present places to
doing public work ~ ■*
Cspt. Williams.
satisfied—If a prisoner can be satisfied—
with present conditions, and many of
them look with horror on the change they
must make' next April. Those who have
had experience on the road gangs me
most opposed to the new plan. They
state that the road camps are not kept
In as good condition as the lease camps,
and that the work Is harder and they
murt t* under the constant gaze of the
public vhen working on the highways.
Surprised at Condition of Camps.
“The private camps surprised me.
never expected to find them In such good
condition. Great Improvements have
been made alnce the meeting of the leg
islature, or conditions were greatly ex
aggerated by witnesses appearing before
the Investigating committee. ”
Capt. Williams says he will probably
recommend that the state purchase sev
eral big touring automobiles, to be *uzed
by Inspectors after the road camps
established.
Many of the camps will be located far
from railroads, and to reach them for
purposes of Inspection will require much
time and expense. He thinks It will be
cheaper for the Inspectors to use au'onio-
blles, by means of which, as soon as the
roads are In fair condition, they can
travel from one county to another direct,
economising In both time and expense.
The Inspectors would be In constant
touch with the public roads and would
be nb!e to make suggestions and furnish
assistance In constructing and Improv
ing the same.
The commission has authority to
ploy four Inspectors or supervisors.
TRUE BILL AGAINST
CLERK ROY BAGLEY
FORMER MAILING CLERK IN CO
LUMBUS POSTOFFICE TO GET
SPEEDY TRIAL.
COLIJMB1TS, Ga., Dec. 7.—With moon
shiners, real and niieged, from a dozen
or so west Georgia counties In atten
dance. the Docemoer term of the feder
al «eurt convened Columbus., today,
Judge W. T. Newman presiding. Practi
cally tho entire day was devoted to Urn
trial of Illicit distilling cases.
The grand . Jury returned a true bill
■'* Roy F. -
against Itoy F. Baglay, former chief
mailing clerk In the Columbus postofflce,
who is charged with robbing the mall.
He will Insist on an Immediate trial, It Is
understood.
Tlfton Mission—G. E. Grenfell.
Norman Park Circuit—W. T. Phipps.
Omega Circuit—D. J. Skipper, supply.
Moultrie—L. W. Colson.
Docrun Circuit—J. C. Grlner.
Sale City Circuit—Royal F. Dennis.
ParkersviUft Circuit—D. A. Lastlnger.
Sylvester—W. L. Wright.
Sumner Circuit—W. T. Belven,
Sycamore Circuit—A. 13. Wall.
Ashbum—J. C. O. Brooks.
Ashburn Mission—A. H. Baxemors.
Conference Missionary—R. P. Fain.
Conference Evangelist—T. M. Chris
tian.
President Sparks Collegiate Instltute-
C. C. Elliot
Professor Sparks Collegiate Instltuto—
Sirmans.
Waycross District.
Waycross District—W. Langston. P. B.
"•- * /,t —\ j; p •
Waycross—First Church,
Trinity—H. C. Brewton.
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City Mission—J. W. Lilly.
Brunswick- First Church, Robert Kerr.
HlnosvIHe Circuit—R. B. Ross.
Darien and Townsend—It. R. Norman.
up—B. 8. Sentell.
f.udowlrl Circuit—O. P. Riviere.
Screven Circuit—J. A. Rountree.
Guyale and Alma—D. B. Bourne.
Coffer Circuit—J. F. Owens.
Broxton Circuit—T. F. Drnke.
Blackshear and Ward—B. F. Lawhern.
Waresboro Circuit—E. L. Padrlck.
Pearson Circuit—J. W. II. Hunter,
81m-
.’olkston Circuit—I. R. Kelly.
Ht. Marys and Temple—J.
Atkinson and White Oak—J. B, 8tew-
W.!S and Klngsland—M. M. Seg-
gett.
Alapaha and WlHaeoochee—J. E. Bum-
McRae—Homer Bush.
Helcnor—J. W. Tlnley.
Lumber City and Scotland—C. W.
Curry.
Jacksonville Circuit—W. C. Embry,
bbovllle Circuit—J. W. Weston.
Eastman—'W. Anthony.
t—B.
Hearn.
Mt. Vernon Circuit- ...
Haslehurst and Mission—J. B. Jordan.
Hprlnghlll Circuit—E. C. Wills.
Baxley and Graham—J. W. Grlner.
Baxley Circuit—W. T. Lambert# sup-
Burrcncy Circuit—O. 8. Smith.
Rcldsvllfe and Shiloh—P. L. Pearson.
Ifagan and Clsxfon—W. M. Blltch.
Glcnvllle Circuit—A. 8. -Adams,
Altnmaha—G. A. Davis.
i nnd Collins—N. T. Pafford.
- —.. — L Ron*.
Cedar Crossing Circuit—H. f». Leo.
Belleville Circuit—O. F. Austin.
Cobbtown Circuit—E. R. Cowart.
Chauncey Circuit—N. 8. Kemp.
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Cedar Grove Circuit—C.
Pembroke Circuit—J. F. Yancey.
Financial Agent South Georgia College
J. W. Tlnley.
Dublin District.
let—L. J. “
Dublin District—L J. Ballard, P. E.
Dublin—J. M. Outier. Geo. C. Thomp-
Lake Park Circuit—L. B. MeMlrhoel.
gUtentrtilo •*«! Fargo—R. K. Bailey.
Homorvllle Ctmrft—A. Kelly.
If Ultown— H. C. JonoN.
Hahlra Circuit—J. W. Reese, supply.
Morven Circuit—1L A. How.
Adel—E. C»ok
B4rney Circuit—<J. V. H'r.drig,
Naghtrllle—J. ff. House.
Sparks and Misaion-J. P. Chatfleld,
Dublin Mission—J. W. Bridges.
Brewton Circuit—fl. J. Davis.
Wrlglitsvtlle—T. W. Barley.
WrlghtsvIUe Circuit—T. D. Strong.
Rlddlc/Vllle—O. P. Rlmmnnz.
Par tow Circuit—J. P. Dell.
Wudley—J. N. Peacock.
I^nutevllle—L. “
*#*'i>wviii*—t,. a. iiiii.
Adrian—H. P. Myers.
Adrian Circuit—B. P. West.
Bwnliwtmro—4. T. Ryder,
8 till more Circuit—R. B. RtewnrL
Grnvmfwt Circuit--J. D. Matthews.
Garfield Clrcclt—W A. Mallory.
Cochran—W. L. Wooliln,
Cochran Mission—J. M Jones, supply.
Dexter circuit—C. C. I/we, supply.
J-(TrrsonvlU» CTIr.iilt—J, R. Jordan.
Aileetop Circuit- W. If. Ketchtioi.
k FMji 8^72*11 rv of fYowlferoncs Sunday
h'fgsrs.
PERRY IS QUIET;
NEGRO ON TRIAL
True Bill Against Fletcher
Willis Charged With
Harder James Hall.
PERRT. 0«„ Dec. 7.—A tree bill waa
today returned shortly before noon by
the grand jury In tho case of the State
vs. Fletcher Willie, charged with the
murder of James Hall. The Indict
ment la now being tried before a Jury
and the evidence la auch that a con
viction seems likely.
A special term of Houston county
superior court was called to investi
gate the killing of Hall, which oo-
curred recently at his store, four miles
from Perry. Willis' was arrested
shortly after the crime was commit
ted, evidence pointing strongly to hi*
guilt. He narrowly escaped from an
gry citizens on more than one occa
sion, vigilant officers keeping him w*ll
out of the way. Feeling runs high
over the brutal murder of Hall and It
was feared he could not bs brought
hero for trial. But • special term -of
the court waa culled and officers of
tho law and court officials assured
those of Hall’s friends who threatened
violence to the prisoner, that a speedy
trial would be had.
Large Crowd In Attendanoe.
There was an Immense crowd In
town today, but all were orderly and
It la generally believed that If a con.
viction results no horm will bo done
tho negro Willis. If delsy comes In
tho trial or there Is any hitch In tho
working of the law or the negro is
acquitted. It Is believed he will be
lynched forthwith. The crowd left
afternoon and no trouble Is anticipated
tonight.
The Perry Rifles, twenty-flve men,
and tho Fort Valley section of the
company, with a like number of men,
stand ready to be osilled at any mo
ment. Capt. H. P. Houser wok ad
vised that his services might bo
needed.
Solicitor William Brunson was called
to his home In Macon tills morning
on account of the Illness of a daughter.
In his place Col. Jules Felton !h look
ing after the state’s Interent in .a vlg
orous, manner. The r.egro Is defended
by Col. Henry Matthews and Col.
Lewis Btown. of Fort Valley,
Is a Bsd Negro.
tlon, having al?eady served two years
In the state penitentiary. The evi
dence before the grand Jury In tills
case Is very damaging. A negro wom
an. the principal witness, testified that
Willis stated to her that he nnd two
other negroes went to Hall’s store, call
ed him out and committed the brutal
crime. The witness did not remember
the names of the other two nogro^i
and tho grand Jury Is making an *t«
fort to find them. J
Hall Was Prominent
James Half was a prominent young
planter.- He was a son-in-law <f
James Cheek, one of the wealthiest
and best known planters in Houston
county, whose plantation and homq nr«
four miles from this place. It was
near tho Cheek home that Hall was
murdered.
FIRST MEETING OF
ATLANTA DIOCESE
GATHERING OF EPISCOPALIANS
WILL BE IMPORTANT—DIOCESE
CREATED YEAR AGO.
Ga., Dac. 7.—The first
ATLANTA. ... v _„_
mooting of the Atlanta diocese of the
Episcopal church, which was crested only
a year ago. will begin In Atlanta tomor
row. It will be an Important gathering,
as rules of church government and many
others Incident to organization must be
attended to.
The program is as follows:
Tuesday, December 8.
10 a. i
■Meeting of the board of mis
sions In the bishop’s office.
11 a. m.—Meeting of the finance com-
atlon.
mlttes in the bishop’s office.
12 m.—Meeting of the corporal
In the afternoon the standing commit
tee of the diocese will meet nnd prepare
r rt,
p. m.. In thq chapel of the Ta
el, corner of Hunter and Washing
ton streets, the bishop will hold a "Con-
clo sd Clerum," the principal feature of
whjch will bn >
_ allocution to the clergy
of the dlnces* on matters personal and
official. All the clergy will attend thin
meeting, entering the Chanel by the
Hunter street door. This occasion Is re
garded by most of the clergy as one of
the most important svents connected with
the convention.
Wednesday, December 9.
The clergy will assemble In the chspel
of All Balnts’ church, corner of N-jrth
avenue and West Peachtree street,
promptly at 8:45 a. m. and vest for dl-
vlua sendee.
The conse*
upon which the last dollar
consecration of the new church,
rhlch the last dollar was pledged
tl2.000 offering on November 29. will
take place nt ft a. m. Assisting the bishop
will be the rector. Rev. 55. H. Fbrlsn.f,
the Rev. Dr. Wllmer, the Rev, Dr. Plse.i
Rev. J. J. p. Perry, and Itcv. J. L. VII-
lalonga, the whole body of clergy being
la procession.
Tne convention will be organized nnd
opened for business Immediately after
tne benediction, and the meetings will
continue from that time ui.de. the orders
Of
house.
Lunch will be served In the Sunday
“Kf- nt 1 p. m.
... m. the bishop will open the
session of the woman's auxiliary and an-
-ounce Ms appointments for the year.
At 8 p. m. a missionary service and
K3S?
The service Is open to all who
wish to be present, as well as to church
workers.
Special notice* announce the meetings
f thsr woman's suxlllary. the Junior aux-
' try, the daughters of tk« king and the
iday gchool Institute.
Thursday, December 10.
Bund
Thursday the holy communion will he
calibrated In All Saints' church at 7:*«
Morning prayer will follow at 9
i session
jnvsntlon will continue In
through tbs day and as long as may b«
From’S to 9 o’clock ths women’* auxil
iary will hold a reception for the conven
tion at the home of Mrs. A. V. Ou-le,
North avenue, a little west of the
church.
Great Interest Is centering In this flint
must meeting and of the official organ
Izarion of the dlcreee of Altai..—
Bishop Nelson will preach the conse
cration sermon Wednesday, and Thursday
morning will deliver bis annual ebargs to
SUPT.J. 0. HARRIS
LOSES AN ARM
Limb Is So Badly Crushed
in Planer As to Bequire
Amputation.
Youngblood & Co., of this city, had
bis arm so badly crushed In the cogs
of the planer today that tho limb had
to b» amputated above tho elbow.
He was standing near the planing
machine and was giving some direc
tions to the man who wax feeding the
pinner when his sleeve caught In tho
cogs and his arm was drawn between
them.
The entire arm below his elbow was
ground to a pulp and the bonca splint
ered. He was carried to tho Halcyon
Banltorlum. where the limb tfaa am
putated above tho elbow.
LAD IS BITTEN
BY HIS PET DOG
Animal Suffering With Rab
ies—Little Fellow Now in
Hospital.
ATLANTA. Oa„ Deo. 7.—Homer Wei-
lace, & years old, was brought to At
lanta yesterday afternoon to be treated
by the state board of health for hy
drophobia.
The lad Uvea at Byron. He w*aa badly
bitten on the right hand by a pet dog on
December 8.
The dog has not been caught, but lie
lind nil the symptoms of rabies. The lit
tle fellow will bo treated by tho
board of health.
GREATER THINGS
FOR THE SOUTH
First Meeting of Southern
Commercial Congress Is
Well Attended.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 7.—With
nrophoglQM of an almost unpural-
A|gd $cflnotiilcal and commercial «d*
p vancemf nt near at hand for tho abtith.
tho Initial movement for a atilt
greater development of the natural
resources of that section of the coun
try was formally Inaugurated at the
first meeting here today of the South
ern Commercial Congress. The vast
possibilities that yi't nwntt develop
ment were referred to In glowing
terms by the various speakers. Tho
south wag pictured as a land where
nature had been lavish with her gift*
which thus far hardly had been
touched. Ths prodlctlon was mads
that a great commercial awakening
soon would come over tho entire sec'
t>0 S;
Soma of the reasons advance^ by
tho speakers an to why the south ho*
not made greater progress in the de
velopment of Its nlmost unbounded
natural resources were that that sec
tion had suffered to a marked degree
because of the lack of adequate frans.
portatlon facilities. A fuct which had
prevented bettor railroad transporta
tion facilities, It wan pointed out, hud
been the alleged hostility of some of
the legislatures of the southern states
to the railroads, But a changed- sen
timent had come over the legislators.
It was stated, and the railroads were
planning for Increased facilities. With
this Important factor of nlleged hos
tility eliminated, with Improved wa
terways and harbors, nothing stood In
the way of greater progress In the
south.
Two Cabinet Members Present.
The opening session wa* marked by
the presence and participation In the
proceedings of two members of the
cabinet—den. Luko B. Wright, sec
retary of war, ond Oscar 8. Htrane,
secretary of tho department of com
merce* nnd Inbor, who were the nota
ble speakers of the day. Indicating
by tholr presence their Interest In the
movement for a “greater south,” the
southern senators and representatives
were inrMcIpants In tho meeting.
Governor Hoke Smith headed the Geor
gia delegation. Beveral hundred dele
gates, among whom are tho leading
business men of the south, were In at
tendance today and It Is said that
many more will arrive tomorrow.
Tho question of the so-called sec
tionalism of the south was a feature
of the day's proceedings. It was re
ferred to first by Secretary Straua,
who declared in his address:
"We are at the crest of a great com
mercial era and the south economically
nnd commercially has come out from
Its sectionalism snd it Is a part—an
I important part—and a growing part
of the whole country.
M 8o|ld South” a Misnomer.
The secretary said he believed that
the time Is near at hand when even
politically It will be a misnomer to
speak of the 'solid south.' His re
marks furnished the cue for the speak
ers wno followed, who made especial
reference to the fact that sectionalism
practically had disappeared nnd that
the only commercial rivalry that now
rvlvcd was for commercial suprem
acy.
At the morning session the princi
pal addresses were made by Secretary
of War Luke E. Wright nnd Surgeon
General Walter Wyman of tho public
health and marine hospital s.-nvlcs.
Added Interest to tho afterhoorg*
proceedings was lent by the presence
of John M. Parker, of New Orleans,
the noted huntsman and an Intimate
friend of President Roosevelt. The
leedlng sneakers *4 this session were
John A. Fox. of Arkansss, and John
F. Wallace, of New York.
Other speaker* were J. F. Kane, of
Havannah. Ga.; Charles P. Goodyear,
Representatives Richmond P. Hobson,
of Alabama, and Duncan U. Fletcher,
of Florida, eaeh of whom dwelt upon
the wonderful iposslbllltles In the south
which the people have only begun to
realize. Whnt the south needs now
these speakers pointed out. was to
be brought to an Industrial level with
other sections of tho country*
BACK TAX CASE
Judge Newman Sustains the
Demurrer on Part of
'-a the State
ATLANTA, da.. D,o. lr-JMtK WII-
11am T. Newman, of th# Unltod States
court, has ^handed down a decision sus'
alning a demurrer on tbs part of ths
itste of Oeorgl* In the Western Hallway
jf Alabama back tax ease. The ruling
marks another point of‘progress tn the
litigation which him been on for more
than flvs years. Ths railroad company
will appeal and the United States su
preme court, whleh haz already handed
down several decisions bearing on the
asms matter, will again be askod to
consider tho case.
The deelzlon by Judge Newman was
made In dismissing a bill llled agalnat
executions brought here for ths collec
tion of taxes due on the ntork for the
**"*7, though tho question Involved
claims ooverlng more than five
1907,
t tK amounts for which tho executions
were Issued are aa follows:
For the state of Georgia. 86.157.
For the county of Chatham, 9ft,5l!.Q0.
For ths city of Savannah 817.722.50.
The federal courts were asked to stop
that the stock Is tho property of a New
York trust company and not of the rail
road. It Is held In New York aa securi
ty for bonds, but Is voted In the
sgement of the Western Railway of Ala
bama by the Central, which also enjoys
the dividends paid upon It. The court
holds that despite the fact that title to
the property has been Invested In a trust
company or another state and that Its
physical domicile Is In another state, the
equity held by the Central makes Its
legal situs In Georgia and Is therefore
to taxation In thla stale,
thnn 8200,000 Is Involved In all
inject to taxation
More thnn 810< *'
tho claims that
courts.
Paying Freak Election Beta.
ATLANTA. Ga., Dec. 7.—An echo of
the recent city election caused much
amusement on the street Hunduy after-
i. when h bet was paid by
inusliiats.
Cliff Maddox entered Into an agree
ment whereby If James O. W».oJwsrd
roll John Moore In
wheelburrow from Mitchell street to the
Jandler building and vice versa. The
debt was paid Sunday nrtarnoon, each
of the participants In the novel parade
carrying big signs on his lmck announc
ing the candidate whose cause lie hnd
espoused. A drizzling rain, mid crowds
of boys and young men with ready
witticisms around the cigar stores,
heightened the dramatlo effect.
Mllledgevllle Bank to Enlarge.
ATLANTA. Ga., Dec. 7.—.
S ns been mads to ths t
y the Exchange Bank
for permission to Increase Its radial
stock from 826,000 to 880.000. It will bs
granted.
»c. 7.—Application
i secretary of state
ik of Mllledgevllle
First Tax Money.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Dec. 7.-The first
money derived from the collection of
taxes was received by State Treasurer
Park this morning. Ono check for
811.000 esmo from the tnx collector of
Muscogee county, and other checks ag
gregating 82.000 were received.
Negro K. of P.'e.
ATLANTA. Ga., Dec. 7.—Judge John
a ri.ars j a. u»., voc. ........
T. Pendleton today declined a. motion
for a new trial In the suit for Injunction
brought to slop the negroes of the slato
forming an oiganlsatloi to he known ns
•’The Knights of Pythias of North Amer
ica, South America, Europe, Aslu, Africa
of P. order, which was represented by
BLOODY FIGHT
CREATES STIR
Two Laurens Comity Far
mers Are Badly Hurt in
Ugly Encounter
DUBLIN. Ga., Dec. 7.—This after
noon at 12:80 o’clock there was a dif
ficulty between Ike Robinson and Jeff
Green, two white men from the coun.
try. In which both were seriously
Groan used a pair of flies he had In
his hand ond heat and stabbed Rob
inson several times with them. Rob
inson cut Green several tlmeg across
the faco and check with it knife.
The difficulty occurred at the First
National Bank comer. The two men
were fighting before any one knew
It. They had fallon out over a cose
In which they were opposing wit
nesses.
Green was standing on the comer
when Robinson came up. A boy ran
up the street and remarked. 'Those
two men are going to fight.” About
that time Green struck Robinson* and
tho fight began. Boon both of the
men fell to the aldowalk. It seems
that Green was not cut b»* Ifohlnson
until both had fallen.
Green Is connected with Fuller s
mill font. Robinson lives In the up-
K r part of the county. Thfy arc
th noted for their bravery.
Neither Is fatally hurt. It is not
believed that tho difficulty will be re
newed, although there may be a court
In*Honor of Jsfferson Davis* Memory.
The memorial services held In honor
of the memory of Jefferson Davis
were very Interesting and were lis
tened to by a large erowd at the
school auditorium. James A. Thomas*
Esq., delivered the oration on the part
of the veterans, C. A. Weddlngton
spoke In behalf of the Sons of the
Confederacy end Miss Lily High
tower for the Daughters of the Con
federacy. The exercises were inter
spersed with music which was ap
propriate to the occasion.
Justice of Peace Eleectien.
In the Justice of peace election held
here Saturday MaJ. T. D. Bmlth was
elected Justice for the term of four
years, and Messrs. A. A Cowart nnd
R. D. Dixon were elected constables
for two years. There was no oppo
sition ticket In the field.
Association Missionary.
At a meeting today of the executive
committee of the Ebenexer Baptist
Association, Rev. A. B. Smith was
recommended to the general board
for reappointment ae missionary for
the association at a salary of 11.000
per annum. He has been In charge
of this work for a year, coming here
from North Carolina.
BRILLIANT ASSEMBLAGE GREETS
NATION'S LAWMAKERS AT OPENING
SECOND SESSION 60TH CONGRESS
HENEY WILL FIGHT
PROSECUTOR DETERMINED TO
MAKE PLEA TO JURY TO CON
VICT BOSS RUEF.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 7.—Down nt
Miramer, in southern ‘California, As
sistant District Attorney Frauds J.
Heney, “tho graft prosecutor,” who
was shot by Morris Hans, a saloon
keeper, on November 14, la rapidly
recovering his health and strength and
announces In response to all Inquiries
that ho will be back In San Francisco
in tlnm to make an address to the Jury
that Is finally to determine the fata
of Abo Ruef, the "Little Boss,” who
has been the main target at which
Heney ha* shot bis bolto.
“I’ll get back them end address that
Jury If 1 have to he carried Into court
on a stretcher," says Honey.
His repeated declarations to that ef
fect. coupled with the tense fooling
that hns been aroused by the attempt
to assassinate him. end tne subsequent
suicide of Haas, who mado the at
tempt, have further Inflamed Ban Fran
cisco.
Added to all came the death by
drowning of Chief of Police Blggy
November 80. No one believes that
Dlggy was accidentally drowneil. The
belief Is general that he committed
suicide because of the criticism heap
ed upon him aft?r Haas killed hlm-
aelf.
Blggy Ruef's Guard.
Rlggy bad charge of Ruef when the
boss was arrested for extortion and
blackmail. Blggy did his duty faith
fully and Ruef was guarded religious
ly. For that Blggy got much praise
from tho reformers snd much covert
criticism from the Ruef followers.
Rut charges were made that Rlggy
was Incompetent to act as chief of po
lice, and when Hum. Haney’s assail
ant. committed suicide in prison tlui
storm broke about Blggy's head. Why
did ho not guard Hoaa more closely?
Why wn# Haas given the means to
commit suicide? Wa* It Incompetency
or design?
Blggy found these criticism unbear
able. Ho worried and talked to friends
about the matter. He maintained that
he win In no -wise responsible for
Hans’ death-that a suicide might have
occurred under any chief of police.
So when he disappeared from the
police boat patrol as it was crossing
the bay from 'Rvlvldere on the night
of November 20 it was taken for grant
ed and-lH.i*nt..-th:ii. he kjjjgd himself.
City Split In Factions.
Ssn Francisco Is divided Into fac
tions over the graft prosecutions and
the tragedies Hint have accompanied
them, and the nijrgy death has ohly
succeeded In drawing the lines more
taut.
Tho bitterness of the factlonlsts en
ters tho clubs, the horn*, the schools.
It divides business associates and fam
ine*. It Is so Intense that fist fights
are not at all rare and former friends
have changed Into tenee enemies.
The newspapers haV«‘ helped the fac
tional troubles. For weeks and months
Mr. Ilearst's Examiner h«* been mak
ing attacks on Heney. On the day
that Hans shot Uie ^rozecutor a spe
cial guard was hired to prevent, and,
If necessary, repulse an expected at
tack on the Kxnmlner’s office.
The Chronicle and the Argonaut
/weekly) have taken *ldes with the
Eiymlner In opposing th* graft prose-
CU On°tiie other hand, thj CsIl. owned by
on tne oinsr ,n " VVi. n Tui n
ths Spreckles Interests, and ths Bullet inj
nti avenlng paper, have been on Jjlfl
Heney side snd against tne grafters.
Cartoon i Stirred Bitterness. ■■
Bitter personal curtopns have been
USol on tltlisr side snd thes* havs served
to stir up more fueling dally until Ban
rrnnelsov right after thsTlsnsy shornIng
Frnnrlsro. right after the Heney morn nj
and the Ilsss suicide, berame a seething
fU One C< *who has not ***■"
and who has not Mm a»l* to study to*
conditions that prevail at firstJJand can
not wall realize San Francisco ■ turbu
lent slats. By the same token*on* rred-
Ing only the ordinary nswspnper dis
patches muat lie misled s» to the condl-
ll Ban Fraud,™ oftlelillr, I. oppo».iI to
the notoriety nnd the criticism that wlds
publicity of her Internecine warfnre cn-
**Blnco ’ H«n#y began to ferret out th#
grafters here wound* have been left snd
those wounds will not heal. There bs*
been a trail of sorrow and blood, the
grarters linvs fought and threatened end
supposedly good citizens who*#
himlneiM associates and friends wore
caught In the dragnet that the relsntlS""
Heney threw out b«vc managed to feel
themselves aggrieved because of his cn-
beitii IndlrUhl, tried, nonvloled nnd
u g?!imlt«r*l:» n mn* or.°5riti> RnjJ.
KU l7lJh official, of Ih, nr »nfl l.l«p!ion.
companies snd other nuLllf
porNtlons have bean Indicted and some
of them found guilty. Indictments hang
today over many a fashionable homo on
Pnclflc Heights and Nob IIIII.
In fact, one well acquainted with Ban
Francisco stated recently the! an Indict
ment was absolutely nseeasary to ad-
mission to the best Ban Francisco so-
^Probably never before has an exposure
of corrupt conditions »*ecn so thoroughly
startling snd so coldly blind and deaf to
social, financial nnd political position a*
the exposure made by Henry.
Hence there has been s combination of
the high and the low In onimaltlon to
Hinev snd his co-wo»kers The aristo
crats and the wnrd-hs*l*rs have found a
common cause, and have fraternised as
they could not hs«*e fraternised under
anv conditions rnbet than those preys-
lent In California following the enrth-
quako and the damaging prosecutions.
Blggy has committed suicide, according
to popular belief: Heney has been shot
and dangerously but not fatally wounded;
Haas has killed himself In Jail; four mill
ionaires are In exile: n large number of
prominent cltlscns are under Indictment.
Ono man has gone Insane; several have
died. and. It Is estimated that at Yesat
a score of tragedies can be traced di
rectly to tli* exposures.
Oil Tank Sttamsr Picked Up.
HALIFAX. N. D*c. T.—Th* steam
er Valsatia arrived lu port today towing
the oil tank steawr qrlffamme. which
had been picked up disabled at #•». The
Valentta. laden with cotton, waa bound
from Wilmington. N. C.. for Bremen nnd
th* Oriflnmms with i.urgo of olL waa
bouml' Cram Philadelphia for rottr.
Franca. Th* OrtIUmme loat her pn»fr4«
- - when
which
ler and waa halptasaly .adrift 1
waa sighted by th* Val*nt!a
swered her signal* and went l
Pall of Gloom in Senate on-
Account Death Senator
Allison.
PROCEDURE OF OPENING
SIMPLE AND DIGNIFIED-
Upper House Called to Order By Vico- )
President Fairbanks, and the Ses
sion Was Opened With Prayer by
Rav. Edward Everett Hal*—Senator
Allison's D*ath la Announced and
Resolutions Expressing Profound
Sorrow Were Adopted—As a Fur
ther Mark of Esteem Senate Ad
journed After a Seseion Lasting
Fifteen Minutes—House Holds Ses
sion of an Hour and a Half.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 7.—There waa
a pall of sadness over the United
States senate today when le convened
for the second session of the slxtitth .
congress which was due to th>'
sence of the late Senator William B.
Allison, of Iowa, who died last August
after a servlco of over thirty-fivo
years in that body.
The assemblage was a brilliant on*,
elghty-two of the members being-
present, while the galleries were filled
with representatives of tho official
and social life of the capital. Besides
the wives and daughters of senators
who formed a large company In tho
private gallery, James Bryce, the
British ambassador. Tong Sboa YI,
special envoy of tho Chinese empire,
Prlnco Tsai nnd others of hla suite,
occupied seat* In the reservation y«*t
apart *for tho diplomatic corps.
Procedure Simple.
The procedure In tho opening of ths
now* session was simple and dignlYlnd.
following long established precedent.
Vlce-prosldont Fairbanks called the
*<'!into to or<i«*r mid Rev. Edward Ev
erett Hale opened the srezlon with
prayor. In resonant tones the ven
erable chaplain Invoked the divine
blesBlng upon tho work of congress.
Senators Aldrich. Galllnger an if
Teller were appointed, in pursuance
of a resolution offered by Senator
Hale, to wait upon the president end
Inform him that congress was ready
tn receive .hi* annual mrerege. H**n-
a'lor Dillingham presented the creden
tials of his colleague. Senator-elect
Carroll B. Pago, of Vermont, and ths •
oath of office was administered to .
him by the vice-president
Senator Dolllvcr announced ths
death of the laate Senator AHIaon, of •
Iowa, and resolutions expressing the
profound sorrow of the'sonata over
his bereavement ware adopted. Am a
further mark of respect to his mem
ory, the senate, after a session listing
but fifteen mlnues, adjoumod for th®
day.
Renator-eleet Cummins, of Iowa,
will take ths oath of office tomorrow.
In the House.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 7.—After be
ing In gpSSlon an hour, one-half of
which time was consumed by a roll
call, the bouse of representative*,
which met at noon today for the #ec-
ond session of the sixtieth congrree,
adjourned out of respect to tho mem
ory of several of Its own members
vhora
and of Sonator Allison, all of
died during the recess.
For an hour or more preceding th*
formal calling of tho body to order
tlm galleries were packed to their
fullest capacity. Many hundred* *ut
In the aisles, while long lines pa
tiently waited outside the gallery
doors hoping to find an opportunity to
get Inside.
On tho floor, the members gathered
In groups and regardless of party af
filiation mingled with each other and
extended hearty greetings. Speaker
Cannon, Representative Sherman, of
New York, tho vice ipreslflent-elect, snd
Champ Clark, of Missouri, the muccss-
sor of John Sharp William*, ax minor-* '
Ity leader, received ovations. 1
Important Action.
The most Important action of the i
house was tho pasnago by unanimous ♦
consent of a resolution authorising ths
committee on ways and mean*, in Its
tariff hearings, to subpoena wltn«**«s
and to call for book* and papers.
A number of bills of publlo Interest l
were Introduced.
Ths rollcall disclosed the pressnos tt
881 members.
Raven now members wore sworn tn
to fill vacancies that occurred by death
or resignation since the lazt *«sston (
among them being Albert Kstopinal.
democrat, who succeeds rh« late Mr.
Meyer, from the First Louisiana dis
trict; O. C. WHIe, democrat, aucreosss
to his father, A. A. Wiley, democrat,
from tho Second Alabama district; and
John P. Bwasey, republican, xuccasosw
to Mr. Llttlofleld. who resigned durtmff
tho lost session from the Second Mala®
district
Tile speaker appointed Mresrn,
Payne. New York; McKinney. Ill loots,
and Clark. Missouri, as a commit***,
to Join a *1mllar commltte® of th®
senate to notify the president that tbal,
respeotlvo hourex were in session and'
prepared to transact ths publlo best- ;
After the disposition of «ome routHtf
business, resolution* were adopted «k-
press!vc of the regret of th® horn®
at the deaths of Representatives Dun-
well, of New York; Powers, of Mala*;
Parker, of South Dakota: Wfiey,
Alabama, and . or All'eon, o# tl
nnd as n furtWr r e-k of respect
house at 1:02 p m
Interest In Prc'.dent'e Me— ui
Greate»t Inteivht attach*# to
president's morenge. Thta will be th®
Drxt annual meanage of Preatdan*
Roosevelt, prior to his retirement on
March 4 next, and it !e declared to b®
* classic summary of the accomplish
ments nnd ambition*, realized and un* 1
realized, of hln administration. Al* ’
though the Rig Stick Is not the meo®
aeft to recalcitrant leglnlators th*4 ]|
once wn*. It l» certain thnt the oon-v
gre*«men will give careful attention .
to the reconimendatIona of Hie prtal*
TUs elder men. whe held
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