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TEE MACON DAILY TELEGRAPH: THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 1909
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H. G. A. NASH, President.
H. G. A. Nasb'Audit Cp.
EXPERT ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS
203*204 National Bonk Building, Savannah, Ga.
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MACON,
GEORGIA
Business Men’s
Meeting
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ing upon tho soundest business principles, guided by tried'
/md proven business men, and patronized by the most con
servative business firmB.
Bank “Facts”—not Theories—facts backed by sound
judgment. .. .. •
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MACON, GA.
CLERK BAGLEY SUIT TO ANNUL
TALKS TO JURY THE MARRIAGE
Columbus Postoffice Em
ployer Deuies His Guilt
Very Strongly
coLi'vinrs. i*c. a.—ra, two
Mrs. Russell Thomas’ Father
Brings Suit to Set Cere
mony Aside.
>f Mr*. Rnsull Thomas.' 10 6 it tc-U(v>n
lays the trial of Itojr Q, Begley. former ; through Ills attorneys, filed a petition' for
hlef mailing elerk In the Columbus post.. (In* annulment of the inkrrisge of hie
jfflee, charged with taking from tho | daughter, Hllvry Speer, to Ituaaell J.
malls a letter containing money, hut been! Thonius.
on trial in the United Htatea court, and The petition follows:
at 10.30 o'clock tonight, the Jury which I “The petition of Bttvey Hpe*r (gomo-
had been wrestling with the case for I times called * SUvey ipeer T nomas shoe
-Been hours, wae locked in for tlio night, the maniaiw* ceremony herein described).
JBagley made a lengthy statement to* who huc* by her next friend, Wm. A.
ay. asaertlug hi# innocenrc. U was ea* I Speer. show* to the court the following
tabllshcd to a n v. that J
ills!
The defendant hereto Is Russell
the marked bills of money
tatter
It was shown that Bagley kept Ills prl- acwntcenth year.
.ate funds In a drawer at the postoffice prior to the «t ren
to which other mailing elurku bud ue- • luafter da«crlbud. the defend:*
. found '. . . .... ... I . ..
r ..._ Mils placed In a dewyij. Thomas, of said county
letter mailed by the Inspect -- * *"*“ to ---
... - i ley
Plaintiff it i
young itlr! In her
several months
T marriage here*
... ... A , J>(cn
father
He oaya that he took tho marked! In tho employment of plaintiff's
bills from that drawer, placing them In j as n cimufreur.
hla purse, and the theory of tho defense I **<3). Shortly after the defendant came
Is that some one In the poatofflc* placed I Into the employment or plalntltT's father
the marked tnoney In the drawer for tlio nn eli:nifiVur, • he formed the purpe WAm
deliberate purpose of getting Iiiigley into
SIX-DAY GRIND SEES THE
marriage with himself.
• accomplishing thin purpose,
Thomas. to bring stout said marriage
by force, durera. threats nnd fraud; and
In said undertaking and conspiracy, the
NEW YORK. Dee. 9.—Plugging
In advance of all prevli ■ ■
aided by divers other
September 21.
, , ... Hhortly prior to
.... Indoor bicycle 1908, the defeudant'H father. W. II. Tho..
rccords, three learns In the six-day race as, and ', the defendant consult lug to
icept busily pedaling, and the thousands getl.er. had led plaintiff, who wai an In
of spectators who crowded Madison I mature child, to believe that unless sli
Square Garden tonight never before saw> married tho defendant Russell 4. Thou,
such earnest work since tho saucer-1 uu. violence would be dono to her father.
•taped track was built, ten years ago. | “(9). Plalr
During tho day thcro
. tangen In the t ‘
the teams, but It
go. I “(4). Plaintiff. u young child, was
nanv 1 greatly Influenced and • moved by these
ft of threats. Tho defendant und his said
changert In the relative standings .— _„»»
teams, but It was not until nearly , father told plnlntiff that unless
clock In the afternoon that an Import* : it d the defendant, that she
ant shape occurred.
would be
MacFitrlnnd decided they could
lap. Moran Jumped out with it terrific rellev
sprint, and otol almost htst a lap. but
lib partner. Kutt, last year's winner,
came on quickly and by hard sprinting
nmnaged to regslu tho lost distance.
Joe PogI»r. of tho Pogler-lver l^iwsou
team, however,, wu* lapped by the fust
flying leaders and quit. No persuasion
Inn tenminnte or tho inanagemc '
about the two,
BY SHARP ADVANCE
GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE PLACES
CROP AT 12,92),000 BALES OF
500 POUNDS.
LIVERPOOL spots closed 4.80
NEW YORK spots Closed 9.25
N^W ORLEANS spots closed 813*16
closed steady at the following quota*
Range of Prices.
Price, Receipts, Sales, Stock.
The. Ports: • Prlce.|Recta.!8*l«*. Stck.
Galveston- . *. .18% | 18184! 1350I2G9722
New Orleans.. ' "
Mobile'.' . .
Savannah . . .
Charleston . .
S»“!; *.
Baltimore ...
New York ....
Boston . .
Philadelphia ..
Brunswick * .
Port Arthur .
JackaonclUe.. .
Interior Movement.
Houston .
Augusta .
Memphis
St. Jxmls
Cincinnati
Louisville . . ’9%
| Little Rock... f 18%
I Trice. Recta.|Sales.) Stck.
IJrti 50944 inOft'IIlMi
1015 101407
Strict Middling
7*
.a
&
Spot Cotton Movement
Recta. Ship. Salas.
/ Stock on Hand. . ...
fiefot. J, 1,178
Dec. 9. 15,044
—
Hubbard Bros. A Co.’s Cotton Letter* •
•NEW YORK. Dec. 9,—The action of Decemi
the market cm the bureau estimate of
Im.920,000 bales as the outturn of the eeS'
) bile J PL. t .„
- „ „..nv»h. shows the strength of bulb
Ish sentiment In the north and Walt
street. This estimate is the largest ever
made by the agricultural department and
should Indicate the largest crop ev*r
grown, especially when careful compart*
son Is made with tlje ginnera* report to
December l. This la not the view taken
by the outalde buvere. who are so
strongly convinced of a permanent ad
vance In prices regardless of the supply
that they were large buyers during the
afternoon, closing the market firm at tho
best prices. After the close doubt was
felt as to whether Europe would follow
the advance, but It was expected thgt
this buying would continue regardless of
the government report.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL,. Dec. 9.—Spot cotton
quiet with nHces s points lower; Amerl*
««n middling fair ff.88; good middling
5.02; middling 4.86; low middling 4.66;
good ordinary 4.15; ordinary 8.71. The
•*}•*» or the day were 8.000 bales, of
which 300 bales were for speculation and
export, and Included 5.100 bales American.
Receipts were ll.ono bales, Including 13.-
900 hales American.
. Futures opened. quiet and steady and
closed steady; American middling G.
O c.: «
Decembei
Decembei ,
January-February -
February-March
March-April .*.
April-May ....)
May-June
June-July
July-August
Auaust-Sept ember .
Sentember-Octnher
October-November
Novcmber-Decentber
December-January (1110)..,,,,
January-February (1910)
r-Jnnuary
4.65
4.81
■ H
followed the government crop estimate In
the cotton market today with the eloso
firm at a net gain of 3al8, i*»lnts, Bair*
were estimated at 600,000 bales. ,1
The market opened steady at a decline I
of la5 points and during tho early sen- ,
alon sold S to 7 points %it lower under ;
scattering liquidation for over the gov
ernment report. Cables were about as
due and the lighter estimates for tomor
row’s receipts at leading points made
no apparent Impression on sentiment.
As the hour for the publication of the|
government's report approached prices
rallied to about the closing figures of the
t previous day. however, and the market
later was active and strong on covering
■ by aborts, local hull support i.nd
buying orders. The close was within a
point or two of the to®. . .
The government's estimate piecing
crip at 12,920,000 bales of 500 po«HBI
gross weight, exclusive of llnters, wael
■ Interpreted by the local bulls os aug-
gestlng a commercial crop, of about, ...
760,000 bales, the method used In arriving
at'this conclusion being to deduct 4V«
K r cent from the difference In weight
tween the bale used by the government
and the average weight of the bale ao far
this season and before making an allow-
an re for (Inter#.
Bearish Interests, on the other hand,
cHumtf that the foyemmant's estimate
was discredited by the movement and tne
ginning reports, and suggested that the
next census report due on Decemlter 21,
would shake confidence In the figures.
cable received from Liverpool tarty
fn the day stated that tho trade there
was looking for a government estimate
Of 13.tM.MC bales.
Receipts of cotton at the ports today
were 69,113 bales against 66.296 bales Burt
week and 69.967 bales last year. For the
week (estimated) 425,000 balsa sgainst
469.291 bales last week and 368.793 bales
■Wi receipts at New Orleans were
19.691 bales against 27.937 bales last year,
and at Houston 20.943 bales against 12.9M
bales last year.
Spot Cotton and Futurra
NEW. YORK. Dae. 9 —flpot cotton
closed quiet; middling uplands 9.16; mid*
dllng gulf 9.50; nles 050 hales.
Futures opened steadv and closed firm
as follows:
January .......T« Th “fS
r? b ™nr -- „ rr- * N. « IS- w. o'• ■
18 !:8 •sSBWB
NEW ORLEANS.
NEBAr ORLEANS. Deo. Spot cotton
was steady; and 1-l«o. higher, middling
811-16. Sales on the spot were 360
bales, and to arrive 1.700 bales.
*P6ned quiet at i
der unfavorable
War* showing a net decline of 6 to 9
Just before the government
points.
estimate was Issued, prices were 2 to 6
K Bints lower than yesterday's closing.
“ estimate was much lower than gen
erally expected, and a sharp rise or 17
point* on January and Jtarch, the more
actlye months, was seen. Afterwards the
| advance widened until It Amounted to 19
^ Hints on Msreh and the market stood
■ to 19 points over yesterday's closing.
rBulls replaced contracts freely and shorts
I covered on a large scale. - No reaetlon
fr«wn the advance was seen and the mar
ket closed steady with prices at nrartl-
cally the highest of the day, atandtng at
a net advance of 12 to 1$ point*. Fu-
„ follows:
December, bid
January, bid
February, nominal
March, bid
May, bid
June, nominal
July v bid
8.73
8.74
8.76
8.79
8.80
8.94
8.84
1.93
DRY GOODS.
Jne\V YORK; Dec. 9.—The dry good*
market continues general!/quiet In. tB
primary division. An auction sale of 7.H
olece good* resulted InH
Full distribution at very satisfactory
Prices. Knit goods and hosiery for the
fall of 1909 are now being shown, prices
C under those of last fall's openings*
■ m good* and cotton ysrr.s were atir-1
fened by the government estimate on the
notion crop of the year. The Melropoll*|
•tan retailers are doing a pretty good
business and the holiday trade I* starting
the contest couid Indues hint
tlnue.
"I utn nil In," ho said. "I've done- all
I know how In thla gome und I find 1
have taxed myself to the limit. I ntu
played out ami can't ku any funner."
l^vwson found no other mate nnd wns
officially declared out of the race.
The other racers In tho contest kept
pounding along, and each succeeding hour
found' them adding new figures to the
reqnrd.
FIRST INDOOR ATHLETIC
MEETJHHE SEASON
The physical department of the Y. M.
C. A. win hold the first Indoor athletlo
meet of the season In tho gymnasium
Frhiav ^tomorrow) evening beginning at
The twelve best men In the entire
men’s classes will give the exhibition,
which will consist of 12-pound shot put.
running high Jump and potato race. In
the preliminary records some splendid
work was done and at least two of the
nasociatlnn records will he broken at this
meet.
The men who have qualified to partic
ipate are \Y. E. Houser, R. P. llntchrr.
C. T. Waite, Geo. Bpnrks. 14. T. Meyer,
Joe Wheeler. Eugene Searcy. Dr. Mason,
M. H. Harman. E. Muck Davis. (.*. I*.
Mitllrons. C. 11, (Jaraffa and A. Tilth-.
An exhibition gumo of basket ball will
follow the meet between two selected
teams comprising the best material In
thaaissociatlon.
Tne admission will be 26c. The phys
ical director will referee the athletic meet
and It. E. Finlay will umpire the hnsk'-l
bull game. Ample seating capacity will
bo provided for visitor*.
MACON WELCOMES THIS
... —. — hr way to
her name from this gossip ana to
her reputation, was to marry the
lant.
Plaintiff wa* greatly Influenced
"(7).
by this conduct.
of Atlanta
.defendant and Ids
tlmMated, nnd on the
liter 28. 1909, the dc-
'iff into the city
.father nnd was lnt
morning of September 28,
fcndnnt carried the ianfnfl „ ...„
his father. W, R. Thomas.
nnd the three went In the office of b._
ordinary of Fulton county. The defend
ant. Russell .7. Thomas, and hts father.
\V. D. Thomas, perpetrated u fraud upon
the ordinary by representing that W. R
I Thopvta was the guardian of plaintiff
nnd the said W. II. Thomas repreaentid
j to plnlntiff that he wns her guardlafi nnd
d tho right, to control Iter marriage.
friends than Mr. W. \V. O’Pry, and they
will be surprised this morning to.lenrn
that the sly fox slipped
ig
... —4 of town
and went down to Ronton, in southwest
Georgia, and took unto himself a wife.
He was married on the 3rd to Mrs.
J. J. Roberts, of Boston, one of the most
popular ladles of Ihot section of the
country. Mr. and Mr*. O’Pry are now
' ‘he home of the son. Mr. E. IT. O’Pry,
_ the Mllledgcvllle road. There will
bo many to congratulate Mr. O’Pry on
his marrUgO, as well as to scold him
for keeping the fact a secret.
ENGINEER REEVES SAYS
Mention was made of the thrilling
capture of a burglar by Mr. J. M.
Reeves, at his house on Third street
In Houth Macon.
The similarity of names has caused
the friends on Engineer J. It. Reeves,
whose house Is on Second street, In
South Macon, to think he Is the man
who captured the burglar, nnd he
wnnts It understood that he has thu*
far been so fortunate as to escape tho
visits of the burglar.
Iowa:
by consent for my ward. Miss
lilvev A..Speer, to wed Hu***U J, Thom-
is. This Sent. 28. |*ftH. (Hlgncul) ■
"*W. ». THOMAS, Guardian.’
. Guard Uu).'
by means of this frntidiilt-n^praclfc*,"
defendant and his said father —
"(8). Pursuant to the
. MM.
the marriage license, without which tho
erremony could not huve been consutn-
149%
mated.
"(P). Plaintiff shows Mint the defend
ant and his father, still consphlng. went
with nlalntlff to a mlnh'ter of the gospel.
Mr. Henry A. Atkinson, and the defend
ant's father falsely and fraudulently rep
resented to suld llenfy A. Atkinson, In
response tn an Inquiry bv the snld At
kinson, that plaintiff * fit liter,
8«>eer. had consentcd 1 V«» Iter mnvrlngo In
the snld Russell j. Thomas Bald fraud
was deHVeratelu practlred upott auld min
ister nnd was practiced upon plnlntiff,
nnd as a result thereof, the snld minister.
Henry A. Atkinson, performed the mar-
rlaao ceremony. /
"(ll))i. Plaintiff shows to the court that
mtld marriage- wns not voluntary on her
part, that she was forced Into the wane
bv the threats aforesaid. Unit the hl*r- •
rjige ceremony was performed because 0 f i ^ p 'm
the fraud practiced upon the ordinary of M
Fulton county nnd upon the minister of Missouri Pnctnc
the gospel, Henry A. Atkinson, and upon
nlalntlff, and that the snld marriage was
brought about by art and oontrlvancc to
Induce the plaintiff's consent, and that
VARIETY ON ’CHANGE
IS EXTRAORDINARY
VERY LITTLE TO A9COUNT FOR
THE NEWLY REVIVES
* INTEREST. ,
NEW TORE. IHC. Th.re wM
traordmary variety on the stock 4c*
change today und very Uttl» tc* account
for the newly revived Interest. Transac
tion* were made in a large number c»f
secuiilles Hurt have not appeared on the
tai»e before In months.
Others which customarily occupy n
place in the background were rushed for
ward to Hie conspicuous forefront of tho
market. The consequence was a very
long list of different securities, of which
sa es were made and some srnsatlonnl
— — changes when compared with pre-
& ^lesusage of Jfg
To all ye Dwellers in the Arid Zones
of Georgia and Alabama
who are athirst for the Purity and Goodness of
ceding quotation*. There L
responding retreat Into comparative ob-
Ucurlty of many of tho stocks which
have furnished tba staple for speculative!
activity for many months. Tim former
leaders In the market wore qul«t In tone,
and moved hut Milo.
Today's market was remarkably free;
from pressure or from hostile attempts to
lreverse tho prevailing tendency In spile
nf the admittedly suspicious appearance '
of the movement. 8omo Importance was'
attached to the report of a truce In the
Illinois Manufacturers' Association's fight
“gainst the proposal to Ittcrense railroad
1 It was Inferred tlmt
wmtbl bo accompIlBhcd
In the curly future.
There wns a rumor that early congrns-
atonal action was In prospect looking to
* active share In directing th-
affair* of Now York Central bv |J. H.
Harrlntan wns «n tuflucnco on tbls
group. The advance In the Western
Union division was a favorable fuctor.
Total sales todny were 1.078,200 shares.
NEW YORK STOCK LIST.
Amalgamated Copper 8(%
American Car nnd Foundry 4«H
American Cur nnd Foundry pfd ....108M.
Anterjcah Cotton <^ll
Leather pfd.. 96
American Hide
American Ion Securities _
American Linseed 16
American tjooomntlva 56
American Locomotive pfd 169
American Smelting and Refining.... 0141
Anter. Smelting and ltfg pbl -or,%
American Sugar Refining 132
American Sugar Refining 182
American Tobacco, pfd 94H
American Woolen
Anaconda Mining Co
Atchison
Aichlaon pfd
'tbmtic Foust Line
Baltimore and Ohio
Baltimore nnd Ohio pfd ..
Brooklyn Knpld Transit
Cuf.ndlnn Paolcfl ,..177
Central l.eather “
Central Leather prof. .
Central of Now Jersey
citesapenk* and Old"
Chicago Great West*
Chicago and ** “
Chicago, Mil
C. C5. C. nnd Ht. land*
Colorado Fttel nnd Iroi
Colorado and Southern
Colorado nnd Southern 1st pfd
Colorado nnd Southern 2d pfd
Consolidated (las
Corn rrodtiet*
Delaware nnd Hudson
Denver anti Rio Grande
Dover arid Rio Grande pfd ...
Distillers' Securities
Erin
‘ 1st pfd
2d nfd
ral Hleetrlr
Grant Northern nfd
Great Northern Ora
Illinois Central ....
futrrbornugh Met.
■ no nun on-*
st Woatoin 11%
Northwestern 173%
. und Ht. l’nul 180%
— * • fit
40 r tt
pfd 74%
intprltoroiiKh Met. 'pfd
Intrrunllonsl l*nper
Intermit Iona I I’upcr p
InteniHtlnnal Pump
Your wants can bo supplied by oil leading dealers in Memphis, Tenn.,
Chattanooga, Tenn., Jacksonville, Fla., Ponsaqola, Fla., and Now Orleans,
La.,at the following prices, cipress charges prepaid:
Four Full Quarts,
Six “ «
Twelve Full “
If you wish a whiskey of Supreme Excellenoe, distinc
tive in its superb flavor and mellowed by time,
insist on having
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• This Particular Brand
For Particular People.
Guaranteed under the National Pore Food Lew.
Jos. A. Magnus & Co.
Cincinnatie Ohio
...164%
..176%
,,ir.9
Central
Knnnas City Southern ....
Kansas City Southern pfd
was brought -about by fraud
nnd duress, und that tho same was ac«
ertupMshed by fordo, menaces, duress
and fraud. '
"(12). Wherefore plaintiff prays that
she »><• granted a total divorce from th*
"(18). Plaintiff has
therefore attaches I
noperty, .«
jle. The u.
property, and therefore
schedule of hjs prop-
PRESIDENT-ELECT TO
, City Sexton—B. F. Bonner.
City Treusurer—J. T, Finney.
SPEND DAY IN ATLANTA
m considerably more active with late
prices Ann on the bullish government crop
Prime crude In horrele f o b.
“His 2ftolf: prime summer yellow 31%
to 31%: off sumraeryellew 17*18%; good
off summer yellow 87%aS8%; prime sum-
gPljrhjto SIK«41H; prime winter y*I-
NAVAL 8TORB8.
Bxsln firm; sales 3.411; re-
shlaments stock 1*4.If*
8.66 *
8.74 8
8.6* . r
Mi
M.r. s.r ;.m
June *-6®
July 8.62 8.8*
Awmt «.»! ;.s;
IS
Receipt* and Exports. _
RecHnt* and Exports Tral-*;. Week.
Consolidated net r-ee»pt*.. 6i.1f
Exports to Great Britain.. 27.
Kxports to France 9.
Export* to e"»ntlnont 66,
Export* to Mexico.
Stock on hi
hand all ports. .1.698,686
i to Great Britain..
! 606.714
1:8!
Now York Money Market.
NEEW YORK. Dec. 9.—Honey on call
assy at 2o24 per cent, ruling rate 2%.
rinsing bid 2. offered at 2.
Time loans firm and doll; 66 days 3%
Id S per cent, and 90 days 2 to 1% per
coat; 4 months 3% percent
. Ctoee: Prims me
fto per cent. ^
, Sterling exchanj
■mr—
for demand.
(V.Rimerria^blll* 44148*444%.
Mexiuu. dollars 41*
ntOe paper 3% to
nge strong with actual
sa in oartkers' this at 4.14.60a
for 66 days' Mils and at 4-16.96
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9—President
elect Tnft today gave his prornlso to
visit Atlanta. Ga.. for ■ (lay some time
during his stay at Augusta.
The Invitation on behalf of Atlanta
was extended by u delegation from
that city headed by* Governor Hoke
Smith. •
JULY WHEAT DROPS
BELOW DQLLOR IRK
day. the July delivery dropping below the
dollar mark. The close was weak at the
- - — w , th j uIjp
Corn Hosed weak, end
oats and provls-
CJSt-
Deo. .
r :
Oats —
fir,:
Jul,
Own. llLch. Low. aoi.
m m ws ms
\ 8 i
60%
f.*%
47%
Me** Pork—
Jan. . . .16.67% 16.92% 15.87%’ 16.87%
^y^. . ,16.12% 16.24 16.12% 16,16
Jan. . . . 9.17% 9.26 9.17% 9.17%
IK. SB
m nit*
EAST MACON ELECTS
IPAL
•Tver since Judge Hugh McKom-y was
elected bv such an overwhelming ma
jority as Justice of the peace, he has been
pining for something to do In th6 wsy of
HomsUilng official.
No .one Hpptsrad to want to get (oar-
rled. and tnero were no distress war-
rant* to be Issued, so tbe only Ihlni
he could do was to swear In nt* frienf
and successor to the mayoralty of East
Macon, Col. WW L. Wanner. This was
done last night In the nreicnco of a mans*
meeting at DoWItt MrCrary’s drug store.
Then came the election of the-municipal
officers as follows:
Chairman of Board of Healtli—Dr. W.
Recorder—H. 14. Davis.
Building Inspector—W.M.Davl*.
Chief Sanitary Inspec tor— V. L. Collins,
Chief of Police—Chas. B. Jordsn.
Chief Fire Department—Homer Elder.
Chief Marshal—Chas. Schaefer.
License inspector—Chas. Owens. 1
Cltv Attorney—Rod Ever*.
Clerk Recorder’s Court—W. L. McKIn
_.Jcer
Clt> Engineer—W. _.
Clerk of Market—I. O. Asbell.
City Detrtlve—J. T. Mercer.
Park Kedper—W. If. Hmnllwood.
City Assessors—W 1#. Bray. Sam An
drews end Will Collins.
These officers will go on duty as soon
a* they give bond, to be npproved by
Mayor Witunc?
McKinney.
ANDREW CARNEGIE MAY BE
COMPELLED TO TESTIFY
WASHINGTON, Deo. 9—If Andrew
Carnegie does not acoept tho Invita
tion of the w^ys and means committed
of the house to appear beforo It and
tell what he known about the tariff,
there !• every Indication that h« wfl
be subpoenaed by the committee. The
futuro sessions of ths committee will
>e very Interesting, ns several persons
•f prominence ar© to be called to testl-
y. If those witnesses whom It Is pro
posed to subpoena refuse to respond
they probably will be cited before the
courts for contempt oh was fone in
th« case of one man during the hear
ings on the Wilson bl|J. A further
healing on tho tariff w|ll be hold by
tho committee tomorrow. .
Democratic League Officers.
WASHINGTON. Dec. •—The Na
tional League of Democratic Clubs to
day selected as temporary officers:
Representstlvs Sulser, of New York,
president; Wm. C. Llller, of New York,
secretary: Cotttr T. Bride, of Wash
ington, D. C 7 treasurer. It Is the
purpose of tho league to maintain en-
tact th» organization now existing, so
as to eliminate The work of ra-organ*
Button In each campaign.
Missouri. Kansas and Texas
Missouri. Kansas and Texas pref.. 71%
National t^ad
New Yorij Cfntroj . L ..^. jj • • • 1 12S
.... . w
American
Western
m-.
Norfolk and
North AmerL__
Northern Padfln 14* 1
mclfir Mall 37
Pennsylvania IMP,
Peontf's Gas 100%
Pittsburg. C. H. and Ri. Tanils ... 87%
Pressed Steel Car jj»%
Pullman Palacs (’sr 171
Hallway Hteel Spring 41 *
Reading 142
Hopubilc Hteel 244*
Republic Hteel nref
Rork Island HCo." 21%
Rock Island Company pref.........
Ht. Louis end Ban Frau. 2nd pref., in
Ht. Louis Hraitliwestern ........... WV
• ■ •-. *«•- ——| 5a m6 ,. 40
.. 23%
•• 8*
.. 70
..120 ■
..122%
.. 9W
40%
Iron
m. uouts snmitwB*i»ni .........
Ht. I^tuls and Han Fran. 2d pfd
Ht, l*outo Houthwestern
Ht, lands Houthwestern nBB
HIoss Sheffield Hteel und
Southern Pacific ....
Southern Pacific pfd I
Southern Railway
Southern Jtallway pfd J
Tennrssec Copper
Texas and Pacific .
Toledo, St. f/uds nnd
:::::::::::::::::: US
nd West 41%
nd West. pfd..,. 66
Toledo. St. I/ml* find
1’nlon Piudflc ...
Dnlort Pacific pfd
ilTnltsd States RuW»er 34%
Dniteil States Rubber 1st pfd 107%.
lThited Slates Hteel .... rg
Dnlted Htates Steel pfd
...183%,
ir
Utah Copper 47U.
Virginia (Yarollna Chemical ........ 44%
virainla-Garolin* Ghemlcal prof,...114
Wabash 19%
Wabash pfd
Wontlnghous
Western Un .
Wheeling snd I^ke Erie
Wisconsin Central 3i%
American T. snd T 171%
Stand«rd Oil 676
NEw”yORK BONDS.
U. H. refunding 2s, registered 103%
U. B. refunding 2s. coupon 104
U. 8. 3s. registered 1V>*|
IT. H. Is. coupon K'0%
U. H. 4s. registered ...............!U;%
&&S 88EL-
American Tobacco Is 101%
Atchison general 4* 100%
Atchison adjustment 4* *1%
Atchison cv. 4s 10*%
Atchison cv. R* 10«%
Atlantic Coast Line 4
rtalllmora and Ohio 4* 100
ltalilmore and Oltlo 3%s 94%
Brooklyn R T. cv. 4s *0
Csmraf of Georgia Rs S..IJS
Contra I of Georgia 1st Inc.
Csntial '
Central .
Cliesspenke snd Ohio 1
Chicago and Alton 3%s W
Chicago, H. and Gulrtcy n*w 4s.... 99%
Chicago, R. I. and Pa. R. R 4s.... 76%
Chicago, R. I. and Pa. R. R. col. 3s. 88
Chicago R. f. and P*. Ry rfdg 4s.. 90
C. C. C. and Ht. I^juIs gen 4s.... 17%
Colorado Inrtustrfhl Rs 74%
Colorado Midland 4s .......
Colorado snd gouthem 4s ,
Delawars snd lIud«on cv. 4
‘)env#r and Rio Grande 4s ,
5rte prior lien 4c
-rle General 4s ............
ocklng Valiev 4%s
Clarke's Pure Rye
The Peer of all whiskies for family and medicinal use.
Bottled and aged by the Gov
ernment.
4 Full Quarts, $ 5.00 Delivered
12 Full Quarts, 12.00 Delivered
Any of tho following dealers will supply your wants:
Julian Distilling Company.
Kentucky Liquor Company,
E. R. Betterton A Co.
n. H. Cate A Co.
J. Fox A CO,
Gallagher A O'Oars.
E. D. Gibson.
Heller tgos.
Paul Heyman.
Julian Dlstilllnt
THE ADOVE DEALERD ARB LOCATED AT CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
Chat. Blum dL Co., Jacksonville, Fla,
Hanno Bros., Jacksonville, PI*.
H. Clarks A Sons, Salisbury. N. C.
Heller Bros., JscKionvills, Fla.
Hoola-Ellls Drug Co., Msmphle, Tenn.
J. A. McCormack A'Co., Memphis, Tenn,
N. Qoldrlnq, Psneacola. Fla.
Will Lea.
N. Markutflln.
H. J. P.irk.
R. M. Roue Company
T,. A. E. Welchielbannt.
William Wlso Company.
I nf LnA I I /ArlUVUA, I tilri.
, Hanover Distilling'Co., Peoria. Ill,
Holltarg A Co., Ft. Smith, Ark.
E. C. Vlllere, 124 Carondolet St., Ne
. New Ora
leans, La.
ri, M. Austin A to., iwonigomory, Mia.
Phoenix Hotel Co., Wlneton-Salem. N. C«
I Solomon 8hael, Jacksonville, Fia.
F. A C, P. Long, Jacksonville, Fla. Thos, H. Keating A Co.. Ooala, Fla,
1 '■ Mlcaer A Co., Kansas City, Mo«
Clarke Bros. & Co.
PEORIA, ILL. »
The Largest Distillers tn the World \
Marking Whiskies.
WASHINGTON. Dee. 9.—President
Ituossvrit Prtay app> n»..,l «. r «mmlsslpB
ronsiattng of Hccretan* Wilson, of the
department of agriculture. John G.
Capers, r.,mmlMlor.fr of internal rev#-
nue, and F. L. d'untap, of the department |... T _.„, Tr v . w
* grtnilturo. to Uko tip ths question of war, snd # Trurr.on if. Now-
H talking whiskies under tk« pure fo.*J J l*rry, ° r Michigan, tv bf secretary nf
)*»« wg ir.uruai rtvtujt rogulottoos. I the mvy»
LIVERPOOL LINE
TO BRUNSWICK
Ilypatliia, of tlio Houston
Lino Has Arrived on
Initial Trip. *
linitNHWIciT Ila.. D«c. »—
Ilypatblu of tho tmw Houston,line, has
orrivsd and Is taking on as part cargo
a lot of naval stores at the Downing
Company wharf. This Is the first
. boat of the Liverpool lino and meant
2f “ v^ine sVA much for ‘Brunswick and Macon;
•"«'«• «»“„,
- • ‘ - “ rect all water route from that city to
Liverpool for cofton. Consldtrable cot
ton Is raised along the Altamaha and
Ocmulgoc rivet* and by proper effort
It can bo diverted to thla port. Haw-
klnsvillo, Abbeville, Lumber City and
landing* along tha river uould pick uy
many thousand bales during tn« sea
son Independent of tho Macon ship
ments.
It means a compress for Brunswick
also. Tho Houston line works In con
nection with tho A. B. A A railroad
and the Macon and Brunswick Navi
gation Co. Brunswick people feel kind
ly toward the Macon boat line and are
%lad terminals are to securd/Thcra.
Just as soon as the navel stores art
loaded .the Hypathla will finish load
ing cotton snd .phosphate at the A. H.
A A terminal*. It is one of the larg
est ships that ever entered the port.
Glynn Court In 8ee«ion.
Olynn superior court Is • In session
and Judge Parker (s going to make
things lively for violators of th« law.
Brunswick Is full of vagrsut* and as
n result bnrglsrier arc frequent. In
hi* charge he dwelt on the subject* of
vagrancy, gambling and violator* of
tha prohibition jlaff*
:::: B»
.... ;j«
a
Tnterborougb Met. 4%*
Japan 4s |2
Japan 4%* •!%
Japan 4%«. 2d series 90%
l^iilxvllle and Nash, unified 4s
Manhattan consol gold 4s ny*
Mexican Central 4« ...IS
Mexican Central let Inc. 20%
Minn, and Ht l»ul* <s — 14%
Missouri, Kens** and Texes 4s 93%
Mtooouri. Kansas und Texas 2nd*.. M
KitilOtW 1L A. of Mexico conaol 4 s.. 81
New Yorit Central gen. !%• 84
Now Jersev Central feqgr« 6s...... 120%
Northern Pacific 4s 108%
Northern Pacific 3s ......T. T6
Norfolk and Western .consol 4*../. 98%
raFiwEi**!j:ta:'2ir
Ht. Louis and Iron Moun. eon. 6«....lll%
9?naU Confirmations.
WAHHINOTON, Drtj. 9—Th# senate
today conflrmod the nominations of
Lukt 15. Wright, of Tenncssse.
eon,
Seaboard Air l,ine 4s
H<>titii»>m I’M'ifw'
S-) ,i! »rti J
Fo itlt-rn Ri
Toxa* und
Toledo, Ht. L.
Gfir 1st 4* j. 66V
fiirav Rs elnV
ITirinr 1st* 1148)
,. and Western 4s....,,. I)
Partite 4s 193%
VaHfle I'V, 4s ..............Iff-
v.'abaeb*T.u ?l ..?!,.'. 1II'i by Rapf^*s|»tatlVe ghoppard, of Texas.
Westvrn Ml. 4s 79% If ptMadi
Cotton 8tslk Experiment*.
WAHHINGTON, Dec. 9-Ten thous
and dollars will be appropriated by
congress to enable the secretary of ag •
rlculture to «onduqt - ^perimenta to
determine the pra«tl<-abillty of mnklng
piper material out of cotton stulk*.
If a bill Introduced.In the house today
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY CO.
DEPART FOR—.
Savannah and Auouata • 1>39am
Savannah, Augusta
Covington and Eatonton *11i55am
Coving
Eatonti.
Athene and Medlmn
Ath«n* and Madlton
Aiiuittu (Olxle Slyer).
Atlanta snd Griffin....
Atlanta and Griffin....
Atlante and Griffin....
Atlanta and Orlffln.....^^^^^T8W|fT
Columbus and Birmingham..* 2:43am
on and Mlllcdgavllls..t 7t60pi
*"* e 7:40am
' 4:60pm
• 3:15am
• 4:30am
1 7:28am
Columbus and Birmingham..*
Albany and Montaomary •
•DAILY. ^EXCEPT SUNDAY,
ARfflVI FROM—
Savannah and Augusta • 8t86am
bavannah, Auouata
Covington and Eatonton • 1i18pm
Batonton and Mllledgsvlll*..♦ 9:00am
Athens and Madlaon *11«00am
Athert* and Madlaon • 7:46pm
Atlanta, Chlcaao. 8t. Louis. *1tt06am
Atlanta and Griffin • 1:06am
Atlanta and Griffin • 2iMam
Atlanta and Griffin •11:a0am
Atlanta and Griffin......... .* 7:86pm
Birmingham and Columbus..* 1:16am
Birmingham and Columuu*. .• 4:86pm
Montgomery and A toany • 1:16am
Montgomery and Albany • 4:3flpm
Amsrlcus 7«tl*m
JOHN W. BLOUNT,
Current schtdules corrected to d*te. District Passenger Agent. 603 Cherry tt.
GAMING GASES HEARD
Criminal Bcaslon Keeps Court Buiy All
Day—Hugh Catildy Charged With
Violation of Prohibition Law.
the city and la
Junior Ordei
Gaming case* occupied the greater part
of th* tlm* of the city court yesterday.
John Bateman and Will Johnson, two
negroes, were convicted or lit Is offenro,
und wer# sentenced to servo seven
fiionths.
frank Smith and Churl** Adams wore
found guilty of simple larceny and given
three months. -
Ben Rhine* was acquitted of the t-lurge
of cheating and swindling.
•Five white men were tried /dully on
the charge of gaming. I»ul the Jury —
out when court adjourned. Th* vr
Will be received today.
The verdict In tiie case of Hugh Cg*
aid*' charged with violating the prohl
billon law. will also In* announced
gtoming.
Hykua, conduce
(’, R, Crowell. I
l»*rt. outalde si
I,:In; It. 8. Be
.U it. JHuMow.
The Juniors .
lar orders h«r«
barahlp In the <
•iviil** Council, No. 23. of tha
' nll*d American
11 meeting elect-
to serve for tha
. vice councilor,
nix secretary. J- A.
t »*< retarv. Willi*
:(ord. financial aecrc-
treasurer: W. J.
:!* F. Connell, warden:
eentlnal; D. O. Tor-
• I. c. 15. Bell. Chap-
Htutn repreeentatlve:
of the tpnst popu-
•l lias a large mam-
Barneavllle Jottings.
narnesvllle lodge of the Knights or
Pythias, at their meeting last night,
fleeted the following officer* for the ert-
• Dr? S^Rumbla. chancellor Commander;
Ihmnett langfo.d, vice chancellor com-
fiander; Dr. C. I,. Anderson, iirrinte: If.
O. Farr, master of work: W. 11. Mitchell,
tarter of finance and k- c:*-r of records;
It. It. Milner, taster or exithequer: I»
C. Burns, master at armaflfc L Hwattn,
Inner guard; Ben Franklin, outer guard;
J.4* Buell, trustee. Vhlg order la corn-
poecd vs ry largely «f ths yvud« men of
Tariff Commiaaion Propeeod.
WASHINGTON. D-c. 9-A bill pro-
eiia vldlng f<*r the • htabllshment of a tori ft
I* t, commission «>f erven nwtnbera to
the rates uf duties on all Import* was'
Introdiu -d In the house of repreoeflU--
lives today by !tepr«*sentatlvo Fowleu*
of New Jersey. It provides that eon
ki -'s shHll fix mitxlmum and mlnlmur,,
tf riff b< duies and the rates whlc
tli,* c.tnmilsslon wou’d fix would b
"Ithln th-s.* limits. Each member c
t ■ commission would bo selected t
(Ms
» U \ ,ui
> at th* •
Psv for Navy.