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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. . ya