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The Macon Daily Telegraph
WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORGIA-FAIR MONDAY AND PROBABLY TUESDAY! RISING TEMPERATURE; MODERATE, VARIABLE WINDS.
ESTABLISHED IN 1826.
MACON, GA., MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 14, 1908
DAILY, |7.00 A YEAR.
IN THE ARMS OF HIS BETROTHED
FLEMING SMITH GIVES UP LIFE;
SHERIFF LYENS AND SON IN JAIL
'Tragedy at Jesup Late Sat
urday Night Stirs Com-
muuity.
MYSTERY CENTERS ABOUT
CAUSE OF THE HOMICIDE
iDrug Clerk Meets Death at Jeeup
Drug Company's Store—He Charged
In Ante-Mortem Statement That
the Sheriff and Hie Son Shot Him—
Feeling High In the Community
and the Men Charged With the
Crime Were Yesterday Placed in
Chatham County Jail—The Sheriff
is Reported as Stating Smith Fired
First—Name of a Woman Figure*
in the Case.
SAVANNAH. Ga., Dec. 18.—Struck
by live bulleta, Fleming M. Smith lies
cold In the embrace of death at his
homo in Jesup today, while charged
with his murder Sheriff W. B. Lyons,
of Wayne county, and hla married
son, Archie Lyena. a deputy sheriff,
are in the Chatham county jail here,
prisoners without bond.
Back of the killing lie* a mystery.
"I cannot talk,” declares each of the
prisoners. "I must see my attorney
and then I may tell the whole truth.”
The mystery centers not only about
the cause of the tragedy that has
made strong men, friends of the slay
ers and the slain weep as they talk
of It, but about the actual details of
the* killing, for save the father and
son who are prisoners under the
murder charge, no one knows who
Bred first, «whlch of the two fired the
fatal shot that narrowly missed Flem
ing Smith’s heart, and whether Smith
fired at the prisoners.
Did Smith Fire First?
A shotgun recently discharged, with
shot holes flecking (he celling of the
Jesup Drug Company’s store, where
the killing occurred, lends color to
the statement ascribed to Sheriff Ly
ons that "Smith flred first.”"
Those who heard the shots ring out
and Were first to reach the scene of
‘ ,tho tragedy found Smith dying.
"They killed me,’* the dead man Is
said to have declared, pointing with
hla last strength at the father and
eon who stood close by with no effort
at flight.
The dying man was hastened to a
physician’s office and there died In
the arms of hie fiance.
Origin of the Trouble.
Those who claim to knfiw declare
Report Curr^it That Young
Chauffeur Is to Give Up
Silvey Speer.
ATLANTA. Ga., Dec. IS.—According
to current gossip, neither of the sensa
tional suite growing out of the marriage
of Russell J. Thomas and Miss Bllvey
Speer, the daughter of his wealthy em
ployer. will be contested In the coyrts.
It Is said that negotiations looking to a
settlement of the case are under way.
Suits and Counter Suits.
Mr. Thomas filed suit against Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Speer early this week for
1100.000, alleging that his wife had been
forcibly kepi from him and her affec
tions alienated. The Speers retaliated
Agreement to Be Reached?
It Is now said that a satisfactory agree
ment by which the two families will avoid
calling on tho courts to settle their
troubTes Is probable. T. B. Felder, at
torney for Thomas, denies that any has
been reache* * •--- »-
made bv R<
the Speers.
It Is reported that Thomaa will leave
_.>on for nn eastern technological school,
where he plans to take a course In me
chanical engineering.
The basis of the ai
will probably be the .....
marriage without protest.
CHEAPER RATE
HELPSJLUM8ER
Now Ocean Steamship Bate
Brings New Business to
Savannah Trade.
SAVANNAH, Ga.. Dec. II.—After hav
ing enjoyed the advantages afforded by
a lower rule than previously enjoyed fer
some months, the locaT lumber trade In
practically the half of December wero
distinctly encouraged by the Increased
volume of business secured over compe
titors elsewhere and are expressing sat
isfaction with the present rates to New
York. The Ocean Steamship Company is
also commended for Its action In lower
ing the rate* which became effective on
Dec. 1. The trade of courae wished to
note the difference In the volume of
business offering from tho port under
tho altered conditions arising from the
Increased rates as compared with a flat
rate of S6 per thousand. Now that prac
tically onc-half of th# month has pass
ed the tmde notes quite a difference In
the volume cf business secured and this
is. of course, made possible by the
chenper rates now obtaining. When tho
great volume of business opens up In
the spring then the difference In the
rates will be really substantial In the
round lump sum saved to the great lum
ber Interests.
Prices Show No Change.
While there wero practically no hap
penings In a trade way which might bo
regarded as features tho trade general
ly In this section Is satisfied with the In-
«h, trouble renlM fion .Ut.meut.
alleged to have been made by th. w.™ m.d
sheriff. Because of these statements i vetoped no change.
I: u aliened Smith had -tated be |,ggfc
«»'d » ,un<1 to * a o avv„ u „ t .’r,uTOr m ,o a. ,h tSt. b '.r.:
used In prosecuting the sheriff. Tho | As a usual thing there Is quite a string
.... V.... ?! charter, reported In the latter part of
name of a woman Is said to have been
mentioned In r.he controversy.
Smith and Men Alone.
On Saturday night late the father
and eon and Smith were since In the
drug store where Smith, Is cmyloyed.
There Smith received his death wound
and four other wounds from pistol
bullets.
The aherlff and his deputy surren
dered to Coroner Surrency of Wayne
oounty but were not locked up. To
day they were formally arrested on a
warrant sworn out by Solicitor •Gen
eral Bennett and were brought by the
coroner to the Chatham county jail.
An Unusual Coincidence.
By en unusual coincidence, tho
father of their victim. Just twenty
year* ago, met a tragic death at the
hands of a negro not more than
seventy-five yards from where hla son
was killed. f
Rumors are thick that high feeling
•gainst (he sheriff, who haa held of
fice for ten years, and hla son fol
lowed the killing snd A at It was for
this reason that they were brought
here for safekeeping.
show a further upward movement more
vessels will bo needed by local Interests,
but at the moment the talent here ap-
BT
to he .lepernlln* nlmoet wholly on
Ftiting Run, High.
JESUP, O., Deo. II—So Interne vu
the feeling during today and le»t night
thet te prevent n very probable out
break. Sheriff W. B. Lyene end hie
eon. Archie, deputy eherlft of Wayne
county wno killed M. Fleming Smith,
n druggist there Into Saturday night,
were mede prltoner, by the coroner
end hurried to Sevenneh for «»fe
** Men* etoo4 ground the train with
pletole in their pockete end teem of
rage •streaming down their feces. A
emell group of the ehertlTe friend,
were prepend to etend by him et anr
co ,t but the greeter number of thoee
•t the depot were open In their ex-
preMlone of eager becenee of the kill-
regulnr .trnmshlp f&cllltleo.
DANGEROUS TRIO
HELD IN SAVANNAH
PLOT TO ROD RESIDENCES FOILED
BY ARRE8T OF ”B BV* A BAD
CITIZEN.
SAVANNAH*. Ga., Dec. II.—In the po
lice barracks here Is a man of many
names who has proven to be a veter
an of two Imprisonments In Sing Sing
and of other Imprisonments in other
prisons. He was overheard plotting the
robbery of a half dozen Savannah resi
dences with two confederates, but the
Savannah police, fearing that such val
uable birds might fly before the net
would be drawn were their capture do-
Jayjifc c
berles.
birds might fly
be drawn were
Joyed. closed in and prevented any rob
The* most distinguished prisoner of the
trio Is known os George Day, George
Adams, etc. In New York he Is known
os B B3 In the rogue's gallery. Because
the police did not wait for him to com
mit a crime before capturing him he
will be released unless a request Is made
for him from some other city.
RUEF’S ATTORNEY IS
FOHNOJiOI GUILTY
FRANK J. MURPHY WA3 CHARGED
WITH ATTEMPTING TO BRiEE
JUROR KELLY.
BAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 18—A ver*
» flirt of not guilty was returned by tho
pli!ol‘ .h^ r tl^ Brad 0 'Tt teUh W *w n M j ln J* or At ;
woo .truck Hr. time, end thee heetM | •'rank J - Murphy of eoun..:
dawn wth the butt of • shotgun. for Abraham Hurt, charged with et*
_ . Me* we Ci-v tempting to bribe Juryman Kelly to
■Sagged sweetheart Net to Cry. vo t e j or ^ verdict favorable to Ruer.
Bmlth fll*A l*> the ansa of his fiance Tb# case was given to tht jury at
begging her not to cry. ! noon and th* twelve men were out
A coroner's Jury found that the «fc*r- i exactly twelve hours.
Iff and his son did “unlawfully and! Nine bsllois were taken before
with maUte -• rethonfbl” *u> Bmlth. rn :ct wan agreed spun.
CONGRESS AND
THE PARAGRAPH
If Controversy Starts Vol
umes of Political Talk
Are Expected
WASHINGTON. Dec. II.—Both house*
of congress are counting upon conclud
ing the ante-Chrlstmaa holiday work of
the session during the present week.
The date of the adjournment for the
holidays raoit probably will be a week
from tomorrow.
The senate will take another adjt
ment from Thursday until the following
Monday. The house will continue its
work until Friday or Saturday, but then
will adjourn until Monday unless another
plan of adjournment Is pursued. Some
members who reside in far distant states
are urging that the adjournment should
begin on Saturday. The holiday will end
It is expected that both houses will
deal during the week with the question
of the paragraph In the president’s mes
sage to tho accent service. The Per
kins committee probably will present Its
report to the house early In the week
and In ease a resolution dealing with the
subject Is recommended It will be aclod
upon before the dispersal of the houso
for the holidays. The present program
In the senate, so far as the senate has
a program, la to have Introduced, a reso
lution similar to that poised by the
house, which authorized a committee to
deni with the question and roport back.
Dignity May Rule.
It Is not anticipated that the question
both parties feel that, as they are deal
ing with the president, a dignified or-—
should be pursued. If, however a
result In much political debate.
The house will begin tNj routine busi
ness of the week tomorrow with the
consideration, or business pertaining to
the District of Columbia, and ou Tues
day' will continue tho consideration of
tho bill codifying the penal Inws, which
received much attention during the las.
session. , _ ,
Postal 8avlngs Bank Bill.
The first days of the week In tho sen
ate will witness an effort by tana tor
Carter to procure the passage of his bill
providing for postal savings banks, and
on Wednesday that measure will give
way to the Koraker bill authorizing the
re-enlistment of tho negro soldiers who
were discharged without honor because
of their supposed „ participation In the
Brownsville riots of 1I0C. Senator Lodge
will talk at length in opposition to the
Koraker measure, and no Inconsiderable
debate may bo anticipated. It Is not
probable that action will be taken on
either the Carter or the Koraker bill
during the week. The senate will devote
a part of Tuesday to eulogies on the life
of the late Representative Geo. W.
Smith, of Illinois. The senate census
committee will begin work early In the
week on the bill providing for the thir
teenth census, but probably will not. be
able to report until after the holidays.
No effort will be made in the senate to
act upon any of the appropriation bills
until after reconvening In January.
VALUABLE GIFT FOR
PIPE ORGAN VALUED AT $3,750
MEMORIAL FROM MR. AND
MR8. W. B. JOHNSON.
VALDOSTA, an.. Dec. U—Rov. J. D.
Chapman, of Ihe Flr«t Baptlnt Church,
announced at tho cervices here this
morning that Mr. W. B, Johnson, of
Martel, Fla., but who formerly re,Idea
here, has given that church a hana-
some pipe organ, and tho big now
Instrument la to be put In aa eoon an
It ean come from the factory. Mr. and
Mrs. Johnson have both been affiliat
ed with the First Baptist Church for
a long time and their gift Is through
love for tho church and aa a memorial
to. their two eons, one of whom died
two voars ago and the other was shot
and killed while out hunting last year.
The ladlea of tho church have been
laying plans for tho purchase of an
organ and had their hearts fixed upon
an Instrument valued at $3,750. It Is
this Instrument that Mr. Johnson has
decided to give them. The ladlea of
tho committee were nollfled through
Mr. Johnson's elater-ln-law. Mrs. J.
E. Thigpen.
Realty Deal of Importance,
VALDOSTA, Ga.. Dec. 13—A real
estate deal of considerable propor
tion! was closed last nlifht. It being
one of the best farm land deala that
haa been made here recently. Mr.
Frank Roberta aold hla farm fourmllea
above the city eonalatlng of tlx hun-
dred and thirty acroa for $22,000 to
Mr. Lem Dowling, who aold hla farm
of four hundred acres two weeks ago
to Mr. Kelley, from Brooks county.
The Roberta farm aold for leas than
half that price six or eight yearn ago.
The price which it brought jeate-day
only goes to show the strong prices
which farm lands In this section are
bringing. Mr. Dowling Is one of the
beat young farmers In tho county. Mr.
Roberta haa put hla hand to tho task
of building the new road from here to
Moultrie and the aale of hla farm was
to get rid of one of th« things that
detracted attention from the other
work.
BATTLESHIP FLEET
ARRIVES AT GEYLON
WARSHIPS SALUTE PORT AND SA
LUTE IS RETURNED—DIFFICULT
HARDOR TO ENTER.
COLOMBO. Ceylon. Dee. 11.—The
United Elates battleship neat wee enx
louely awaited her* by Urge crowds of
natives end Europeans. The fleet ap.
preached slowly In slngie file. The flag
ship Connectlcot, with Rear Admiral
Sperry commander of the fleet, aboard,
entered the harbor It I o'clock. U>.
others following at short Intervals. The
warships saluted the port and the aelate
W The’fliet*left Manila an Dee 1 at S
o'clock la the raornlog and passed Hies-
rnoro tlz day* later. The veyage was
uneventful, the weather beleg One end
the bettlertilpe proceeding at en even
eprad of shout tan knots an hour. The
health of the men on Urn ship. Is exeel-
lent with UW exception ef one tut of
tmafltxr* on th» Oeorgl*. Th* omai’pex
vlftlrbls seriously 111 and all of the Geor
gia's crew have been vaccinated.
Difficult Harbor to Eater.
This le eat of the most difficult har
bors «bc fieet he* y*t ratered. -but ell
the battleship# were berthed without In
cident. the perfect maneuvering oora-
elunlnc a rest admiration. During the
period the fleet will remain beta, the fc-
Two Elements in Georgia May
Cause a General Shake-up
in Ranks.
ATLANTA, Ga.. \Peo. 18—Charges
which are reported to have been filed
with President Roosevelt against Mar
shal George P- White, of tho United
States court for the southern district
of Georgia, are said to constitute the
first move In a context among tho re
publicans of tho statfi for party dom
ination. With control of tho party will
In largo measure, go tho federal pat
ronage, a matter of considerable mo
ment.
On one aide of the opening contest
arc* said to be the old-line, open re
publicans. In large part office holders,
and on the other side tho now Idea or
recently announced members of the
party. The first claim to be tho real,
dyed-ln-the-wool republicans, holding
that they have stood by the party In
times when It took considerable moral
courage to be so aligned.
Claim* of New Element
The second pretend to represent tho
progressive element, spurred on by the
hope of building up a formidable as
well a* respectable CL. D.,P. following
in this* state. They arguo that the
old-line lenders who have been In con
trol for many years have littlo Inter
est in the party an far an stato strength
Is concerned; for the smaller tho fol
lowing tho less competition thore Is for
offices.
Mr. Taft's attitude towards the south
leads the second party to feel encour
aged and to hopa that.they may suc
ceed In their effort* to establish a par
ty organization that will be controlled
by tho very best class cf white people
and In which the negroes will consti
tute an unlnfluentl&l minority. They
bellcye that only by doing this can t'ho
party ever assume, any notable
strength In Georgia.
Heads of the Element*.
Thoso representing the new progres
sive element aro aald to be men Ilk*
Clurk Grier* of Dublin, and Henry
Jackson and Col. Robert, J. Lowry, of
Atlanta, all of whom made vigorous
fights on behalf of William II. Taft
In the recent national contest. The
other side In said to bo led hy such
well-known republicans as Walter H.
for the state and othor prominent of-
flee holders.
Taft May Take Hand.
Tho first will probably urge the
president to shake-up the federal .es
tablishment |n this state; Tlvfty have
good claims upon which to*Mse their
petition. With few exceptions, the
leading federal office holders In Geor
gia have been In office for two terms.
In one or two Instance forjyiger peri
ods. Two terms ore presume] to con
stitute the maximum Of political obli
gation, after which the administration
feels Justified In making changes. .This
Is true with reference to tho postm*s-
tershlpx of Atlanta. Macon and fiawsn-
nah, the revenue service, and .those
connected with the United States court
of the northern district.
In Augusts, Postmaster Vaughn Is
nerving his first term and In the south
ern district court, Marthal whlto 'hnn
Just completed hln first. The only wny
they nnd other single-termers con Ik*
logically opposed In by the maun* repert-
nd to h*'
.ployed against
White, by attacking tholr pcraonnl con
duct or official record. Mr. White was
flrnt appointed to succeed Marshal John
N. Ilarnee. who wan removed hy requent
of Judge Emory Rprer, nnd the Augusta
postmaster went In after a single torm
by hln predeernnor.
The Party In Oeorgl* a Problem.
President-elect Taft will he in an cm*
bnrrasnlng position with regs*d to tho
pnrtv In Georgia. lie was purported al
most unanimously before nnd after tho
convention liy tfic federal officeholders
hy rearly nil tho proml-
nopr negroes out of office. Juflson.
Lyons, of Augusta former registrar o!
resentntlve of the !>«tter class of negro***
out of office who fought Mr. Taft’s
nomination to the last. Bishop II. M.
Turner, of Atlnnia, Is a leading repre
sentative of that ol«ss of negroes who
continued their opposition until election
day. The bishop brake what wan pralta-
bly the steadfast rule of his life i»nd
walked up to ihe ballot box nnd deposi
ted a Bryan ticket.
On the other hand, the support given
Mr. Taft by such men as Henry Jack-
son. of Atlanta, and Clark Grier, of
Dublin, and Col. R. J. Lowry, of At
lanta. had much to do with making his
ed with the total Vote polled. They
claim that the vote showed an Inclina
tion on the port of the white neople to
divide In national politics, and that If
Mr. Taft will lend encouragement by
breaking away from old precedent* In
ter part of this week for a stay of two
months. He will ho able to study and
also up tho situation, and his policy will
perhaps bo governed by the conclUflons
reached. He will meet many r «*-" -ha
fleers and men will be entertained ex
tensively. The official reception wifi
toko place tomorrow snd aftor that ev
ery hour of leisure will bo fully occupied
In enjoying the excursions and festivities
arranged. Tho program Includes a dally
trip to Kandy. which lies nser the center
of tho Island on tho banks of en artlfl-
clal lake. <2 miles north of Colombo.
The residence of the British governor-
agent Is located there es well aa ths
former king’s os'aco and Buddhist tem
ple of DaUuiamalaasWfc.
Sport* Arranged fer Jacklss.
A aeries of sports are on the oCOeUl
program ana many valuable prises have
been donated for the winner*. Including
a cup presented by theehamljet of com
merce. In addition to the official recep.
Uen tomorrow there will be a concert
wwrd r M< rsjTuor of "Serlon.
cad Lndy McCollum. On Tuesday * din
ner will be given to the medical officers
of the fleet by Mr Allan Pemr.tha chief
medical officer of the hdand. The gov
ernor will give e banquet on Wedn»*«i*y
end on the following day lady McCol
lum will give on **At Horn*."’
At a dinner to be given by the sham-
her cf commerce the officers will rer#|y«
gift* of flv* pounds *# Ma Donees have
Utn arranged for almost ovary itlfht.
NEWS FORECAST
COMING WEEK
Attention of Nation Prawn to
Controversies in tho Nat
ional Congress.'
Stirring developments of controver
sies In which President Roosevelt la a
central figure wIU draw the attention
of the nation and In a greater or lees
degree of the world, to Washington
this week wheru features of the final
session of the COth congress will be,
for one thing, the return of the
Brownsville, Texas, episode of the col
ored troops in an extended discussion
of the mutter In the senate; for an
other, tho Inquiry of tho gpeclnl com
mittee of tho houue of representatives
into the president’* remarks In his
latest messago on the subject of the
limitations placed by congress upon
th# activities of tire secret service
forces of tho treasury department,
Negro Health Congress.
Bpsaklng of tho interests of tho col
ored troop* make germane a reference
to a remarkable “Health Congreas" to
bn held at Tuskegee, Ala., whero for
the whole week tho attention of tho
colored people of tho aouth will ho
drawn to tho subject of general hy-
geno. especially with reference to
measures availably In the now wide
spread battlo against tuberculosis.
Meanwhile tho eventful experience of
a negro population In self-government
In Haiti will give new developments In
tho meeting at Port Au Prlnco to elect
a president In place of tho deposed
Nord Alexis.
Dusy Week for Mr. Taft.
Piesldcnt-elect Inft will spend most
of the week In New York, delivering
several speeches, perhaps tho most no
table of which will bn that on Wed
nesday evening at the annual banquet
of the Ohio Society of Now York. Tho
lent of the week ho is to leave for Au
gusta. Ga., where ho will pass several
wceku resting and Incidentally, as ho
hope*, prcpnrlng at least tho first draft
of the address he will deliver jpon the
occasion of hla Inauguration.
Mr. Taft Is expected to speak be
fore tho annual meeting of the Na
tional Civic Federation which takes
plHco In New York City Monday nnd
Tuesday. He Is chairman of that de
partment of tho federation devoted to
the Interests of public employes, while
Mrs. Taft heads the corresponding wo
man’s department. 8hc* Is expected
also to msko a report at the federa
tion meetlnr.
Noted Criminal Trial*.
The most widely heralded criminal
trials of the week will be those of th*
so-called “nlglit riders,” of Tennessee,
accused m?ro especially of tho lynch
ing of Captain Quentin Rankin and
tho attempted murder of Col. R. Z.
Taylor at Reel Foot Lftko, and that of
Thomlon Jenkins Heine, at Flushing,
who Is charged with being accessory
to tho killing'by hfs brother Captain
Peter C. Halnii,-Jr., ortho United Btates
army, of Wm. K. AnrtWjAh* well-known,
magazine editor.-
In the way of civil litigation one of
the most Interesting cases of tho week
will bo that embodying the attempt
of Mrs. Charlotte Arnot to provsnt
the prolrato of tho will of her brother,
the late Peter Cooper Hewitt, a «ou-
fdn »f Senator Thos. C. Platt. Mr.
IfeWItt’s estate has been estimated as
high as 8fl.000.000 snd- the legatees aft
er bequests to relatives, none exceed
ing 8100,000, are tho Metropolitan Mus
eum of Art In New York and other
Institutions.
A Novel Exhibition.
A novel exhibition which begins this
weeks Is that at Madison Square Gar
den of tho “Junior Aero Club of Atflef-
Ico.” Any boy In tho United States
under 2! may exhibit models of kites,
balloons, gllrtors, aeroplanes, dirigible*
or wireless telegraph apparatus design
ed by himself.
In the Hold of sports much Intercet
attaches to tho race between Dorandfi
PJetrl. the Italian Marathon mnn-ir
who recently took revenge upon John
J. Hayes for having defeated him In
the International mamthon, end »he
tho International Marathon, and the
pugilistic event of the week will be the
“Go” at the Jeffries Athlellc Club In
Lo* Angeles between Billy P*»pke end
Hugo Kelly.
This week the presidential electors
meot to confirm the popular vote which
chose Gomes to serve an Cuba’s first
chief executive.
DUTCH BOATGOPS
GUARD* ALIX
Venezuelan Vessel Captured
Hutsido Puerto Cabello.
Crow Was Ashore}
■WILLRMRTAD. Curacao, Dae. l$—
The Dutch cruiser Oelderlend, on Bat*
urday morning captured the Venezue
lan coast guardshlp All*outside Puerto
Cabello. Tha Dutch flag was hoisted
over the Ailx, Ibe crew of which was
uxhore. The guardshlp then wax main
tained by a Dutch officer and marines
end towed to Willemstad, arriving here
this morning. Although the eelsuro of
tha All* was plainly discernible from
Puerto Cabello. th- forts there did not
flr« upon thu Gelderland.
There I* great enthusiasm over the
Incident In Curacao.
Tho steamer Maracaibo, which art'.v*
ed her# today from Venezuelan porta
reports that whon she was at Maracai
bo. the air vu full of rumors of a
revolution In the Interior of Venezuela.
Guardshlp Towsd to Port
WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curaoao,
Dec. 18—Th# Dutch cruiser Gelderland
came into this port this morning tow
ing the Venezuelan coast guardshlp
Ailx with the Dutch flag flying and a
Dutch crew on board. The Gelderland
captured the Ailx off Puerto Cabello
on Saturday. At that time th« AUx
was lying close In shore and notwith
standing the threat which the Van#'
xudan government made to fire upon
any of the Dutch warships committing
a hostile act, the Gelderland steamed
at full speed towards the guardshlp
and rant an officer and guard In
launch to ■•!*** her. No shots cai
from th# forts on load.
The crew of the Alls won pat ashore
snd the Dutch off:r»r and
muln-cl on board, th* G«M<
staining decision was immlcd «!•
Many Injunctions Filed.
In several countlos Injunctions were
granted pending tho declHlnn, which woe
made In a ense from Atlanta. Brothers
separate restraining orders have been
fores, and — - *- ,f ‘
yet to lie arrued. Until
they are dissolved, dealers In those coun
ties cannot be proceeded against. . It Is
TENNESSEE GDURTS IN STRUGGLE
WITH. THE NIGHT RIDER ELEMENT
TO FIGHT FOR THE LAWS MAJESTY
Near-Beer Dealero Will Bo
Called on at Once Under
Late Ruling. '
ATLANTA, da.. Dae. 1$.—County oral-
nariea throughout the stale will be In
structed early this weok to rail on near-
beer dealers In tiiolr respective• Jurisdic
tions to pay the tax required under tho
Wise bill, which has Just been upheld hy
the state supreme court. Dealer! who
hare been In buslnes* slnco the approvsb
of the act early In September era liable
for a full year’s assessment for the por
tion of the calendar yenr during which
iey did business. ...
About 820.000 has been paid In already
Both Sides JFaco to Face
Heady for the Battle for
Supremacy.
OLD TOM JOHNSON TELLS
Union City Yesterday Presented ths Ap*
p.arance of a Wild and Woolly Wait
Town, Hundreds of Uncouth Mountain-
eers From th* R.rel Foot Lake Region
Having Arrived to Witness ths Trial of
their Comradee—They Feel Keenly This
Trouble, Charging They Are Persecuted.
History of Outrages and So mu of the
Unreasonable Requirements of tho
Masked Dand.
UNION CITY. Tenn., Dec. lt.—Clad In
"tgh homesnur — — * *
ked deep luti
,—.— - I . . with ragged trousers
by dealers in different parts of eho state, tucked deep into cowskln bools, Innocent
Only 8100 has been collected since the of poUrli, with ntraggllng brardn Slid hugo
— ’ slouch hatn. but always with tho Inevita
ble long barreled rifle or big pistol In
plain view, tho denizens of the Heel Foot,
lake region arc nxw-mbllng in thin uuntnt
little town tonight.for the opening sceno
tomorrow of tho night rider trials.
They nro friends and rclattves of tho
men who are held under military guard
at the liarrnuka.
Silently and singly they wander through
the atreetx. or xtand for hours outslda
tho barrack* gazing curiously up at the
said that the suprenv
be called to pxsn on the law. the Attack
' be made on-groundn not advanced In
tho Atlanta case.
Ax no fees nre provided for tho collcc
tlon of tho tux. excepting the 81 regis
tration fee for such cases In & general
law. the ordhuirlcH hnvo little Incentive
to ytglliuico in collecting tho money.
The fact that old soldiers piny operato
near-beer suloone under free veterans
Hcenses will nlbn detract from collections.
DIRECT TO SUICIDE
FROM WIDE SUFFER
YOUTH FOUND DEAD IN NEWARK
HOTEL HAD BEEN “ANOEL" TO
BURLESQUE CIRL9.
NEW YOIIK. Deo. 1$.—Tha four pan-
Inlre fll.rnv-ri'.l in tho pockota of th,
hotel. In Newark, waa all that remained
after a prodigal night In which he had
tossed monoy away. Although he has not
twea Identified, hln movements for some
zSMiw
Nebraskan, who hsd been following the
Nelmudtan, and had been following the
ered hla money about, but lied devoted
—et of his attention to Alta Pound, one
ItW member* jf the company, who was
windows of t
r
hyM cominunlrndo.
which their
friends t
Believe'They Aro Persecuted.
Thoy feel keenly this trouble. They
believe they are persecuted, and that the
entire world Is against them “
Johnson,, who the elate sn;
first leatlhr of the bond, hut
because his Immense stature nnd miy.
tllated hand mini- him esellv Identlllc^,
expresses ttm belief of most of ta-t%
when ho says:
Old Tom Johnson’s Story.
“It’s like* this lieah, strangor. Clod ho
put them red hills up theah> An’ Jte put
eotne of us pooh folks that Ho didn’t
have no room for and nowhere else
i theah. too. An’ then He saw (
....—.jap MpggRP^BipiHpi
couldn’t mnkn a livin’ farmin’, so .He or
dered an earthquake, an’ th- earthquake
left a big hole. Next he filled the big
S ole with watah an’ put flah In It Than
Fe knew we could make a livin’ between
farmin’ an* Askin’., But along comes
these rich men who don’t have to make
no, livin’ nn’ they tell us all thnt wo
must not flsh In the lake any mo*,
'cause thrv pwnx the lake, an* tne ilnh
God put theah for us. It Jus’ naturally
ain't right, stranger. It atnt no Justice.”
Thiels the. nlglit rider's original vlow.-
but Ihe primary, object of tho band was
forgotten hy mnny. officers say. nnd the
nraanlxutlon began to ragulate private
affairs of many persona for miles around.
Come R|der Requirements.
For Instance, merchants whose total
sales did not exceed 82 a day,/were or
dered tn sell goods at coat plua ton per
cent profit; tenants of farms were ordered
to pay no money cash rent, but^to Inn’at
been following the
elgnskYn. nnd bet
. red blx money obi - -
nn#t ef hln attontlon to Altn Pound, one
of the members of the company, who was
discharg'd last Saturday. Ho waa known
onlr as “Harry.” dered to return to him, and When she
On Wednesday he arrived hi Newark, 'refused, she was taken to the - woods,
land tflHrn.it far II,o nr,l tlrnn that Min —
pi,unit rvn n„ longer iilih l ifl rompaM.
N-n« of tho members i’ouM toll him where
rJc *•*. and be reemed depressed by hii
fatturo to And her. But after the per
formance on Wednesday nlxet he Invited
Miss Pound's roommate, f.'.-lllo Itlknl.
nnd Ituby Marlowe. Pauline .Mnrlmvo.
on working tho ground on aharek. Grow
ers of grain or tolutceo were ordered to
plant only so many acre*. A woman Who
had left her drunken husband was or
dered to return to him, and When aha
refused, she was token to th* - woods,
stripped, tied to a tree snd lsehed with
a cat’n-nhie.tails untn her back nnd
shoulder* wero one big wound. Other
women, fond of pretty clothing, were told
to cease wearing It. And every case of
Went on for Two Years.
For nearly two years these terrors of
*vymw. wilderness rode nightly. Then the
He seemed In ajwy moed and "rdered rxtrnrtM thelr op^gtlons. They
i explosive repast, with wines, tin con ( | M . Kun t„ visit .the larger towns, such -vs
.nu^to order ch^pagn* In sn effort to J Troy i>yersburg and Union City. This
:eep up the payety^ ustfi he beg notljlr^r WM followed by Jtlie murder of Cap*.
ii’, u
but* a** "hand f ai* # of* 'change "in 'SiB '
When h<» paid th# last flhertt be toseed
the waiter all the sliver. Which left In
his pocket four peonies. Then he ac
companied hie gimata to 4heir hotel and
bade them good n‘ ‘ - —
his own hotel nnd Lir
found Thursday morning dead with a bul
let In hi* head. He left n note, whleh
•4
Quentin Ilankln. Finally ths people be-
came enraged, the governor Interfered,
and In frenzy many persons said:
.. -- "We will stamp out this organization.
h ,U U n"Sht," , gitn« r flFrajl , |,*'i.“ }«>£<**/>>*>» ”7 - -lit ha atampmt
in! and To fils roe/n...He was Anf j rtnm a apealsl grand Jury, In-
atrut'.ted hy the “Big" Judge Jenes, and
commanded by “Slender*' Attorney Gen
eral Caldwell. Quickly, too. earn* the
defy of tho night riders: “Dismiss the
rrand Jury, stop tha Investigation or
ffjff STp?. ,nd proMOU,or
The answer wee the numerous streets
of alleged night riders by the militia
12K IndlrTmenls for capital offenses
the trials on these Indictments which
opens tomorrow.
. Both sides are face to face, ready for
th* struggle without quarter.
i is to blame hut myself.”
II* registered si the hotel In Newark
as “J. C. Hmlthsen. To °t Me
friends he had said that hie father had
heard of his wild habile and had failed
forward a remittance he had asked
COPRlfHA
hnunfl’from’Nflw (SiranVaad'K’arfolWfor
Odense, Hvcnrti*irg and^ Vlele. haa gone
taking tho Ailx In tow and steaming
away with her prise.
The selxure of the Ailx In accordance
with the plana of the Hclland govern
ment when Instructions were issued to
tho three Dutch warships now In these
writers to make a demonstration off
the coast of Vensxuela and n> capture
Ships of war or guard vesselsfthat they
might find.
The people of Curaoao are greatly
rejoiced. The governor of Curacao
said this afternoon: “The capture by
warship* of our ooeat guard* and
war vessel* Is not to be considered
an unfriendly act against th# Van*
xuelans. It I* merely a reprisal against
Castro’s government which refuses to
give satisfaction for hla unfrlondly acta
toward Holland.”
It Is learned from the officers of
the Gelderland that the battleship Jte-
ob VanHeemakerk and the cruiser
Friesland are now off LaGuayra and
that further captures may be expect
ed at any time.
Unele 6am Interestsd.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 18—While no
advices, official or unofficial, have
reached th# state department the As
sodated Press dlspatehss from Wil
lemstad regarding the seizures of a
Venezuelan cosat ship- by th* Dutch
cruiser Gelderland, the newa waa re
ceived with Interest, although w th
little surprize In dlploxne^c circle*
here. Although Holland haa had three
or four wer vessel* at Curacao or
thereabouts for some time past, no
hostile act had previously occurred and
there has been much speculation aa to
Holland’s purpose. Oreat interest at
tach#* te the Netherlands government’*
next move, since It apparently Intends
to force matters to an lass*.
For some time there was talk of a
blockade hut such a proposition might
cause Hellsnd to ceme In conflict with
Germany England and other powers
having claim', against Venezuela, the
payments of which are pending.
The state department’s attitude haa
been te let th* Venezuelan disturb
ance work Itself out grad jelly, observ
ing strict neutrality there unlee* the
other Interests ef this Is
SPIRITS LOWER;
RECEIPTS HEAVY
BUYINQ INTERESTS OEAR THE
MARKET—LOSS FOR WEEK H
OF A CENT,
SAVANNAH, da.. Deo. It ■etflng
th* favorable opportunity afforded by
the continued heaviness of the dally re
ceipts at the port and the corresponding
lark of active demand from th* great
European canters the baying Interests of
th* pert In the latter part of the week
Just ended Itcgan to bear thp market
and so effective was their efforts that a
decline ol %o wo* recorded for tho seven
days, the market having opened firm at
2tftc on Monday (Dec. 7) and dosing
Arm at 2IHa yesterday. The oatlouk at
that Umo waa that Uio bottom had not
yet be«n reached. .
Toko Supplies Sparingly.
-trger buying interests or the port
wero taking supplies very sparingly In
tbe first part of the week. Toward the
last, however, when the decline had boen
recorded more stuff was porehaeed and
,» the . lo Uy a thousand
barrels changed bands at though
market bad not been enUrrfy dean-
. of the total available offerings. Tho
demand from London in reports'! rathor
meager and while tb# continent Is tak
ing some little turpentine tbe total is
not up to the normal volume. Receipts
for th* werk were eraln very heavy lor
this Ilmo of th* eess
Rosins In Good Demand.
i In i
S’ '
quoted the Haturday pr,
call yesterday th#
the billowing value*:
window gloss, S«.i*: N 14.1
K. 81-10; I. It \ W. 13 41,. •
General statistic!
88M-8.
% r - YSl
4, r >'“t lilCl
with those
!g. At the
mm Arm at
pr mu
I3.17S: v.
HpUr.
JOB
interfered with.
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