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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. I i 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. __ Jrsw 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. “ '' Hln 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 V