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The Macon Daily Telegraph WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORGIA: FAIR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY: MODERATE TEMPERATU RE: LIGHT 80UTH WINDS. ESTABLISHED IN 182S. MACON, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, 1908. DAILY, S7.00 A YEAR. COMMERCE COMMISSION RAPPED BY U. S. SUPREME COURT IN CASES OF E. H. HARRIMAN AND OTTO KAHN CaiM Press Questions Rela tive to Private Trans actions, Rales Court POWERS OF COMMISSION REFERRED TO BY COURT In Course of His Opinion* Justice Holmes Asserted That the Powers Conferred in the Interstate Com merce Law Exceed Any Which Have Ever Been Delegated by a Constitutional Body of Lawmakers— In a Dissenting Opinion by Justisee Harlan and McKenna it is Stated That the Decision Will Materially Narrow Scope of Commerce Law. WASHINGTON. Dec. 14.—In decid ing today the cases of Edward 1L Hurritnan and Otto H. Kahn vs. tho interstate commerce commission, tho supreme court of the United States held the commission Is not entitled under the Interstate commerce law to press questions relative to. private transactions, even though they involve dealings in the securities of Interstate railroads when the investigation of which such questions are a part has been begun upon the commission's ln- f itiative. Powers of Commission Very Broad. The opinion of the court was an nounced by Justice Holmes and dealt with the refusal of Messrs. Harriman end Kal>n to make reply to questions put by the commission in the oourse of an inquiry concerning the dealings of Mr. Harriman as president of the Union Pacific railway in the stocks of other railroad companies, many of which are competing lines. In the course of his opinion Justice Holmes 6aid that, tho commission’s inquiries should be* confined to. cases In which complaint had been made. He said that privacy should be properly re garded in proceedings begun by the commission for'own purposes. He also said that the powers conferred in the Interstate commerce law’ exceed any which have ever been delegated by a constitutional body of law makers. The Dissenting Opinion. In a dissenting opinion concurred In by Justices Harlan and McKenna, Justice Day declared the effect of the opinion, of the majority of the :court would be to materially narrow the Bcope of tho Interstate commerce law. Theso three justices took the* situation that the questions of the commission bo far as they were sustained by the United States circuit for tho southern district of New York wero entirely proper under the law nnd should have been answered by Harriman and Kahn. Justices Harlan and McKenna went eveq farther and held that all of the commission’s questions should have received responses. Justice Moody did not participate In the case. Commission Not Surprised. No surprise was expressed by the Interstate commerce commission at tho decision. It la not felt by the com mission that the decision will affect seriously Its powers of railroad regu lation. The question passed upon by tho supremo ’court Is considered by the commission to be largely academic. Inasmuch as the questions propounded to Mr. Harriman and to Mr. Kahn did not effect materially the determinations of the so-callo.l “Harriman cases.” this week on the insatiable public cu riosity anent the Elkipsesque love af faire, the etealthv action of a smartly- got-up woman who was strolling by the residence of Senator Elkins on K street. The only grounds to the man sion consist of a small semi-circular plot in front of the house, fenced in by a low iron railing, and occupied entirely by trailing English Ivy and a few rhododendron bushes. Two sections of a letter, tom through its envelope, lay suggestively in the middle of the space on top of the ivy. Ah. potent the-temptation! Mightn’t It be a billet doux from Abruzzi. waft ed through some window! What wom an could resist? This one glanced about furtively, and, believing herself unobserved, took her umbrella and through the bars of the railing vnnk- ed tho tom missive within reach. Eu reka! A* guilty glance at the super scription, then disgustedly the contra band trophy was flung to the pave ment. Tho letter was directed to the fire department Immediately across the street from the home of the might- have-been Duchess of the Abnuzl. A looker-on snickered. JUVENILE COURT il BY GRAND JURY’S RECOMMEND- ATION IT BECOMES OPERA TIVE IMMEDIATELY. Mr. Harriman Net Surprised. NEW YORK. Dec. 14.—Mr. Harriman Mid In reference to the decision of the supreme court at Washington today that biiu v» uuiu iiuvq urun rather glad to have don«- so If It had been proper, hut his relation to bli corpo- MISS KATIE ELKINS WEARS NO WILLOW WHETHER OR NOT ENGAGEMENT IS OFF THIS CHILD OF FOR. TUNE GAY AND HAPPY WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—Whether her royal engagement or near-engage ment Is off for fair or not—and thOre are those who misdoubt It—Miss Kath erine Elkins, the stately and statu esque, certainly Is not wearing the wil low. That is, of course,- unless It be a willow plume. She wears plenty of those—such beauties, too. Sho was the apotheosis of radiant, triumphant girlhood in a box at the National Theater the other night in becoming decolletage—It’s the thing to do now— go low-neck to the show*—in a tightly- swathing gown of soft black aitln, very much en train, with an opera cloak carelessly draped over the back of her chair, of satin, the tint of nn American Beauty rose, richly em broidered In gold. The ensemble was magical. Miss Elkins has unusual length of limb and an imperious car riage. Sho Is veritably a daughter of the gods in physical architecture. Her face la sweet and winning, without rule and compass beauty. Her mouth I* not small, and her eye* are not large, and her nose Is a very every day tort of an affair—not a bit elastic. Yet somehow she’s there with the looks, all right, this favored child of fortune. Her soft, dark brown hair she arranges most simply, parting It end drawing It back on each side of her low brow In two pretty curves. Miss Elkins and Mrs. Loncworth both. In their respective euHTurse, give a wide berth to the prevailing mon- • rtro»!ty which makea the fashionable tress arrangement reaemblt a little of well-regulated frankfurter* circling armnl a dish of sauerkraut In the middle. Insatiable Cur»e*’ty. it *„• sc rusting commentary SAVANNAH, Ga.. Dec. 14.—With a second grand Jflry’s recommendation today, the law passed by the legisla ture providing for a Juvenile court for Chatham county becomes opera tive. Judge Walter G. Charlton is empowered to create the court and appoint the necessary officers. Cows Poisoned. SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. 14.—Fearing that the cattle in tho vicinity of Clio were being stricken with tho disease that caused the cattle quaran tine* In several northern states, Dr. A. Jasmco, of this city, has Just finished an examination of a dozen or more cows there that had died suddenly. He declares that despite the unusual number of deaths, there was no epi demic but that the cows had been poisoned eating decayed grass. Central's Bond Case. SAVANNAH, Ga.. Dec. 14.—Argu ments In the suits brought by Cen tral railway bondholders for back In- teroat_ot income bonds were begun be fore Special ' Auditor Col. William Garrard today. It Is acknowledged that the attorneys, Judge S. B. Ad ame and Judge W. N. Cohen, for the bondholders, and Col. A. R. Lawton and T. M. Cunningham, Jr., for tho railroad, will not conclude before Thursday evening. Even wbjle this suit Is pending another is being be gun, with auditors going over tho railroad’s books. The last bills filed against the rallrond aro for Interest on first, second and third Income bonds for the year ending June 30, 1908. Soldiers Promoted, SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. 14.—First Lieutenant R. W. Baughan, Second Lieutenant George D. Semken and First Sergeant John 8. Rancho, of the Gorman Volunteers, First regiment, were advanced to the next higher po sitions tonight. Tho captaincy was vacant through the elevation to be major of Capt. J. D. Helmken. m. TAFT HAS HIS PICTOREJ'TOOK” Also Gives First of Series of Sittings to a Portrait Painter. NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—President- elect Wllltan) H. Taft .found thl, tho quietet day he hna had ,lncc leaving Hot Spring,. During the morning end afternoon were received a num ber of caller, at tho home of hi, brother, Henry W. Taft, and this evening he attended e performance at one of the uptown theatre,. During the day Mr. Taft found time to alt for ieveral photograph, and al,o glvo the flnt of n eerie, of elttlng, to a portrait painter. Mr. Taft', molt protracted confer ence of the day wa, with Frank R Kellogg, the prosecuting attorney for the government In the Standard Oil and ,0-called Harriman coses. Mr. Kellogg frequently ha, been men tioned for attorney-general In Mr. Taft's cabinet. Other ealler. Included Booker T. Washington, 'whose visit was purely personal, and State Chairman Tim othy L. Woodruff, rwho took tho pres ident-elect for & long automobile ride during the forenoon. Mr. Taft said' today the name of former Governor Franklin Murph'/, of New Jersey, had been presented to him for a cabinet position by the New Jersey senators and other men of promlnenco In the party. Congressman Fowler,, chairman of the house committee on currency, dis cussed financial legislation with Mr. TsfL Ovation for Presldont-Eloet. Mr. Taft was the object of a hearty demonstration tonight at the Aator thea ter. which he atundMt with a number of friends, tasking up a bo* party. At the end of the first act the entire audience wee And cheered the presldent-eleet for a full half mlnuts while the orchestra ntayad the "*»r Kransim Danner.’' Ther. was a similar drmenttration after the third art. coupled with rails far a rpeach, to whMi Mr. Taft responded only by smiling and bosrlng. ■ Ssveensh Club Intertables. NEW YORK. Dec. I4.-A numi-er members of the Ms van ash AgromnMIn Club teas enUrisIned at ittnanr tonlsht at the Cafe Martin. There were no speeches end at the ennHueion of the read a theater party wee funned and §j»s ‘ -pen* thn evening at Wants Law Changed—Glad Taft Is Elected—A n A in us ing Situation ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 14.—Dr. Len G. Broughton's political sermon of last night at the Baptist Tabernacle was the subject of considerable good-natur ed discussion In Atlanta today, par ticularly his remarks anent nvar-beur. But wo are to enforce the law as we have It until we get another session of the legislature, and then change the law so as to prevent this near- beer evil, which stands Jn the way of demonstrating to the world the great est blessing that could come to our civilization,” he declared. Pledge of tho Candidate. It Is recalled that during the guber natorial campaign, Dr. Broughton with several other leading prohibitionists, called on Governor-elect Brown and asked that ho sign a pledge to veto any bill looking to the repeal of or a change In the prohibition law. To prove that he was a sincere prohibi tionist. Mr. Brown signed a statement to that effect, while at the same re senting the sinister Implication of his political opponents. This statement from Mr. Brown was pronounced by Dr. Broughton and such other prohi bitionists ns Seaborn Wright as en tirely satisfactory. Despite the can didate's generous act. their opposition to him on tho score of tho “whisky question” was continued. From Gov ernor Smith they accepted a pledge to veto any mcasuro affecting the pro hibition law. except “to Improve” the same; but fearing a difference of opin ion as to what "to Improve” might be construed to mean such a condition was not acceptable from Mr. iRrown. The prohibition law was nt that time satisfactory, as the opinion of the court of appeals by which thn near- beer business was given legal sanction had not been handed down. *Mr. Brown Released From Pledge? Many are of opinion that after Mr. Brbwn gave satisfactory assurance ovor his own signature to flvo of tho most representative prohibitionists In the south, that his statements to tho effect that he was In favor of the en forcement and the retention of tho prohibition low had been sincerely made, when all but two of them as well as others promlnontly identified with tho prohibition movement, broke their Implied pledge and continued to oppose him ns “tho representative of the liquor Interests,” he was released, ethically and morally, from his prom ise. It will be recalled that It wan after Mr. Brown’s word had been given that Dr. Broughton let forth a tlrndo of nbuso and denunciation against the Brown candidacy, referring to the strong support that candidacy had In Chatham county ns coming from ’’Ger man beer-bellies.” Dcsplto tho pur pose of tho sermon. It may bn ntjtted parenthetically as a political fact now recognized by the leaders on both sides of the recent contest, that It contrib uted largely to Mr. iBrown’s success. i$ was also after this that the Georgia Anti-Saloon League gavo what amounted virtually to Its endorsement of Governor Hoke Smith’s candidacy for re-election. And this contributes to some extent to tho Brown cause, and dealt the league a blow from wh!c«t It has not yo* recovered. Ignoring these incidents the state con vention which nominated Mr. Brown em bodied his pledge In tho state platform, by the adoption of the following plank: Pledge Embodied In Platform, "Tho successful candidate for governor having by his political utterances remov ed the prohibition question from tho field of loglsletlon for the next two years, we should, therefore, dlsenuragn by nil legitimate means, any jeffort to repeal, emasculate or weaken the present law, nnd favor Its honest and strict enforce ment.” This slone would probably .prevent Mr. Broun approving nny legislation affecting tho present law. It’s a Poor Rule, Etc. How Dr. Broughton can expect nny legislation to prevent what he terms tho near-beer curse, in faco of pledges from the guliematorlal candidate nnd the state convention, exacted In large measure bv himself. Is not known. If Mr. Brown Is released from Ids obligations sufficiently to appeove an amendment eradicating the near-beer evil, he will be released from all having to do wl'h the prohibi tion question nnd will be free to exercise his own Judgment as to other amend ments submitted for hie approval. An Amusing Condition, The situation illustrates the amusing condition Into which the prohibition ques tion has been forced by the prohibition ists. By reason of their own excursion Into the realm of politics. It is probable that more beer saloons than there were whisky saloons in the old days, will con- tlnuo to flourish for two more years nnd cause every visitor to Georgia to laugh at what was termed to be "the strong est and best prohibition lnw every writ ten into & book of statutes.” Broughton and Taft. In addition to his comment on prohibi tion, Dr. Broughton congratulated tho nation on tho election of William If. Taft and Atlanta on the success of Robert F. Maddox. He had only words of eulogy for Gdvernor Hughes, who won his cam paign for re-election in New York state. The sermon was heard by one of the largest audiences that has filled the tab ernacle tills season. It was known that the doctor was prevailed on during tho recent municipal campaign to withhold his comment until after the election, and many wanted to know what he had to say. His pre-election comment on the contest consisted of nothing more than generalities, refraining to mention the names of either cadidate. Raps State Supreme Court. He took occasion to roast the state su preme court for holding that 4 per cent beer Is intoxicating—something that court has not dona. The decision wml handed down hy the court of appeals, and the question was based on a four per cent beer. This was not held to be the minimum amount that would cause In toxication. Answer in Thomas' Suit, ATLANTA. Ga.. T)ee. 14.—An answer was filed today by Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hpter to the suit for 9100.000 brought by Russell A. Thomas for allenstlng the affections of his wife, who was Miss Hllvty Spear, and was tak-n from him the day following their marriage. A general denial of Thomas' allegation Is mad*, and charges of duress and fraud made, against him at In the Speer suit for annulment. The answer say*. In pari. A* to paragraph 1, defendant* admit that on the Wth day of Heptember. IMS, a marriage ceremony was performed be tween the plaintiff and Rllvey Adeleno •peer, bat the said marriage ceremony was performed as the result of dvraes, for<-*, fraud, menace*, and threats on th*- paffmf the plaintiff and his father end was Void end the Mid Rllvey l*es filed a petition to anneal the same, in Fulton superior court, and th*M defend ants aver that «h* said pretended mar- 1 Hag* ceremony did not result In giving BRIEF SUMMARY - CONGRESS DOINGS WASHINGTON, Dec. 14^-Tho Brownsville affair consumed nearly tho entire session, of tho senate today. Sonator Foraker obtained the floor early in the day and read letters from a for- mop soldier of the 25th rogiment telling of the procedure of gov ernment detectives fh attempts to got a confession from him. Mr. Foraker introduced on amend- ent to his original bill for tho re-enlistment of these soldier*, providing that a commission of three retired army officers ba created to determine whether the discharged' soldiers are innocent of complicity in the shooting up of Brownavillo as a prerequisite for their re-enlistment instead of leaving that duty with the president as provided by the Warner bill. Following closely upon these remarks the president’s message giving the results of the war de partment’s investigation of the Brownsville affair was read and Mr. Foraker again took the floor to comment upon the message. Senator Carter announced that tomorrow ho would speak on the postal savings bank bill and would ask that it be made the unfinished business of the sen ate. At 3:14 the senate adjourned. In the House. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.— While considering bills dealing with affairs in the District of Columbia, the house today pass ed a measure providing for 85- cent gas in Washington. The bill now goes to the senate # a« .. well as another bill abolishing •• "bucket shops” In the District. A bill providing for free lec tures in the publio scYook was voted down. An attempt by Representative Henry, of Tex*** to obtain a chanqe in the reference of a bill prohibiting the making of fu ture contracts on agricultural products brouqht forth the prom ise from Chairman Scott of the agricultural committee that his committee would soon grant hearings to farmers’ unions nnd others on this subject. Tho house voted to adiourn Saturday, December 19, to Monday, January 4, and adjourned for the day at 5 p. m. the contrary, the aald marrlago was tiff's having threatened ttye raid Sllvey Adeleno Speer nnd having entered Into a conspiracy with his father to force tho said Sfivey Adeline Speer Into a marriage ceremony was consummated. Plaintiff’s father falsely rcnrosSnled himself In Ful ton court of ordinary “ of raid Rllvey Adelenn try to be the guardian mo Sneer, nnd likewise to thd -minister per- tho consent represented falsely ... forming the ceremony thgt t of the aald minor’s points had been obtained. She wu but 16 years old. mere child, nnd the numerous threat* of vio lence that would be done to her father If she did not marry the said plaintiff, worked upon her youthful mind nnd, to gether with the .other ftuydulent not* herein described, brought about marrlngp. which these defendant* snv nn-1 1* absolutely void. Further answering, defendants say that they Imvo never alienated tho affections of «nld Rllvey Adeleno Speer for the plain tiff. hut on the contrary tho said SJIvev lmd no affection for the plaintiff, that she whs entrapped nnd forced into wild pretended marriage, and was only too g’ad of th«* first opportunity offered to leave the plaintiff. Epidemic of Burglary. ATLANTA, Ga.. Dec. 14.—The epidemic of hurglarv which has prevailed In At lanta for tho past week, bus not ceased, but new crimes are being brought to tho attention of the police every day. Dur ing the past three days nearly n doxen places have been entered. One of the oddest of all the crimes was committed In tho yard of Judge 8. H. Landrum's home. The judge, who Is a magistrate, was marrying a couple In the parlor. with tilt * —" ' wltncsxc formed. id cart ,v„ .... ....’ ' ■ ■ ■ —-~—. . C. T. Buchanan was held up nt the point of a pistol nnd robbed of 116 his home last night. Richard Ltnkmar. of Oakland city, was held up and robbed of *5 at the corner of Courtland street nnd Forest avenue nt about tho same time. Text Book Question. ATLANTA, Gn.. Dec. 14.—The stato text hook commission heard from repre sentatives of a dozen or mors publishing houses this afternoon regarding the mer its of the different pub»‘ca*lcn,« offered to supply tho three vacancies left in tho list of books to bo adopted for use In the schools during tho next flvo years. Ex cepting tho three to he selected, all tho bonks now used will be continued. Tho majority of those who appeared before the commission were agents of publishers. One author Lawton B. Evans, superintendent of the schools of Richmond county, was present, to ex- R laln ft grammar recently prepared hy Im. nnd which has been offered to sup plement Hyde’s First Course, which has Vt-nnC fllitnrv nt been dropped. W w |n .u- Mr. Evans’ Hlstorv of Georgia has bePn retained and will ho continued. In addition to the new grammar, commission will select a primary and In termediate arithmetic, nnd n work on ag riculture. as well ns a series of writing books. - Cattle Tick Prpblem. ATLANTA. Gn., Dec. 14.—Because of alleged lack of co-operation from the peo ple of this state, the fedeml government threatens to erase Its effort* to drive tho ’’’cattle tick” from Georgia. During the past few yesr* the .national depart ment has expended nearly Sir,,000 In this work, keeping nbout a dozen men here nil the time, but those who have been In charge report that 111tlo actual progre** has been made. This, they say. Is dt:o to popular apathy or outright opposl The "cattle tick.” by which Texas fov or and other disease* common to cattle is spread. Is sntd to cont the south more than, ir,0.000.000 every year. Several ycayt ago. tho federal government began n systematic campaign to drive It from tho country. The plan was to begin At th- nortbom boundary of th, tlcJt rrjtlon and work notifhwairl. A. ft eommuitty Is rid of th- ilnnrrr. It I, quarsntlnud npahirt other romniunltlo,. Nothin* mold ho don# without tho -Support of tho ntnto *ovoromont;. nnd to Klvo old on npproprlfttlon of ,400 war tnftdo by tho »tM« Ircbdaturo. Govern mont'roprorrntoMvo* hnvo worit.il under deportment of ,«rieultu™ hui Riven nioh ftoilotanoo no within It, power to render. Reven eoiintleo hove been eftnv»»oed ftnd the rattle exumlnrd nnd thOM Infeetnd they rnmplotft th, work of oradlofttlen In n dloirlet. nil I, mode un ion, hr thn roIntM'duotlnn of thn trout.! by monnn of rattle Imported from un lourhed dlatrteln Th»v ftll-ne that tho ««n«r«l putillr linn no, alone been npnthe counties thst have are located In north Gw owing to the non-existence i latlons. It has been natural keep the effected cattle ft ... ... __ , affected. Authorities MTS the plaintiff the rights of a husband, out I to think that this has lx T Addresses Senate in Behalf of Discharged Soldiers, Scor ing the Detectives. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—Senator Foraker today Introduced an amend ment to tho bill providing for the re- cnllstmcnt of negro troops discharged without honor because of alleged par ticipation in the affray at Brownavllle, Texas, and addressed tho senate con cerning the amendment. Ho pro poses in his new measure to estab lish a tribunal consisting of retired army officers, naming theso officers In the bill, before whom evidence may bo submitted as to the guilt of de fendants, and before whom the de fendants themselves might appear to unswer charges. The measure Is so drawn as prac tically 1o tako out of tho hands of tno executive nnd give to a tribunal ap pointed by congress full authority to consider the Brownsville question, and b*y; its findings provide for tho ro- enltstment of tho discharged negroes. Mr. Foraker** Address. In addressing tho senate Mr. For aker said it wa* nn elementary prop osition In law that the accused may have an opportunity to confront tho accuser nnd to appear In person and answer evidence with evidence. He said that ho had not expected it would bte. accessary to enter ui»on a now Investigation of the nrownsvllle question, but that during tho summer letters had been coming to him from theso discharged negro soldiers de claring that detectives were con stantly engaging thorn In conversa tion. “These iqon,” said Senator Foraker, “are not secret service de tectives, of course, for they u'ould fiuv4 no right under the law to en gage in such service.” Continuing, the senator spoko of 'the activities of the detectives, as outlined by his correspondents, say ing that In many cases they went so far as to tnko up their dwelling with thA discharged soldiers for tho pur pose of. securing their confidence ond spying upon their movements. Tho senator read some extracts from tho letters, a hutch of which ho held In his hand ns he spoke. One of the soldiers wrote to Senn- ator Foraker that he was questioned by a detertlvo In respect to nny let ters he might have received, from tho senator. “There seems to be a good deal of Jnterest about my correspondence,” added Mr. Foraker. President's Message Read. Upon the conclusion of Mr. Forft- ker’a remarks Mr. Culberson asked that tho president’s message on tho Brownsville affair be read. Vloo- Prcsidont Fairbanks directed that that lie done, nil senator* present remain ing In their seats and listening atten tively to tho rcudlng. * Senator Foraker took tho floor as soon as tho president's message and the accompanying reports had been read. He, rend ft letter from >Boyd Conyers, a discharged sold lac, who Is alleged to hnvo made a confession to a colored detective named Lawson, whose report accompanies other con tained In the document made up by the war department nnd read today. In his lettor to Senator Forakir, Con yers speaks of tho visit of Lawson to Monroe, an., Where Conyers has been living. Conyers says he learned that Lawson was there to “pick” him and that he had the “high sheriff” arrest Lawson. An Lawson had not had an opportunity to have a private talk with Conyers, according to the latter’s letter. It made him ungry ami Conyerh says Lawson “told lies” to the sheriff about him, Negro Detective and His Mark. At, this point Mr. Foraker ref4»rred caustically to this colored detective, calling attention to tho fact that his “high sounding, smooth, logical report In signed with his mnrk,” and pausing to look around tho senate, tho senator added: “When this thing Is gone to the hot tom of. all honest mon will be ashamed of It.” Mr. Foraker said the statement of tho president concerning this investi gation by detectives showed tho pro priety of adopting such a provision as that embodied In his amendment. “It seems to me,” he said, ’’that one of tho worst features of this who’.t unfortunate bunlncss is that tills man should now be pursued In thin wiy by accret detectives In tho' manner 1 have described.” Senator Foraker rend a letter he had written to Conyers, In which ho said ho (the senator) would “look after” the detectives who wore visiting him ”at tho proper time.” 'That promise will be made good,” declared Mr. Foraker. “Enough bos been shown,” bo assert ed, "to make It the Imperative duty of the senate to create a tribunal before which these men can go and receive a hearing. Is there anything more stro- clous than this proceeding against these men. “This Is tho sixth time they have been put on trial and flvo times they have been acquitted, In my opinion.” To Guard Chatham 8hoale. BOSTON, Dec. 14.—Additional safe guards will bo placed on Chatham shoals Immediately as aid to navlfi- tlon as a result of a hearing at the chamber of commerce today by a spe cial government commission appointed to Investigate Improvements by navi gation facilities In Vineyard nn<r Nan tucket sounds and around Capo Cod. Dr. Robert H. Davis Dead. NEW YORK, Dec. 14—Dr. Robert Henry Davis died bodsy at the resi dence of his daughter, Mrs. Adolphus Rutherford Andrews In Brooklyn. Dr. Davis was related to Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, and fought with the Confederate army dur ing the civil war. He was bern In Mississippi In 1827, but previous to coming to Brooklyn a year ago lived in Texas. ourre of the government's riiff|rult| rN( and believe th* opposition complained of CONSPIRATOR OF BROWNSVILLE DISCOVERED RESIDING IN MACON HIS IDENTITY CLOSELY GUARDED DID DETECTIVE FIND HOLLOMAN? Documentary Evidence in the Hands of Local Au thorities Contradictory Anent tho Brownsville shoot-up case, aired Ih tho United States senate yes terday, tho question is asked by tho local detectives. In view of the report of Detectlvo Herbert J- iBrowno, ns to tile negro. John Holloman, being In Macop: Did Lawaon, tho negro detective, who made his report to Detective Brown, really see Holloman In Macon? It Is known to the locul detectivos that Detectlvo Browne, who came to Macon In October to verify tho re port niado In September of the nogro detective, Lnwsdn, could not find Hol loman, after n diligent search, und at the place where ho was said to bo Of Lawson. Hero are the facts ns brought out by Investigation yesterday: Detective Herbert Janvrlu Browne, of Washing ton. camo to Macon In tho ourly part of October las|. Ho hud a conference with License Inspector Leo Herrington nnd City Detectlvo Torn Jones, during which he told them that he hr.d been Informed thnt the man. John Hollo- mnn, who was said to be the chief conspirator In theiBrownsvlIle shooting affair, lived in Macon, and wax run ning a small grocery store on Middle street, on Pleasant Hill, ond that ho w*ns very anxious to see this Holloman, and secure from him certain Informa* tlon. Ho also talked with Chief West- cott. giving him Ills card nml writing upon It the places he was going to vlaii nml the hotels ut which he would stop. Chief Westcott assured him that he would render him v/hnt assistance ha could, nnd detailed Detectlvo .Tones for that purpose. Llcenso Inspector Herrington said * was nt the service of Detective Browne also, and together thoy went to the store on Middle Htreet, on Pleas ant HUI. nnd found that It was nnd had been kept for some tlmo by nn entirely different person nnd one well- known to tho officers, and had been for a long time. Detectlvo llrowno satisfied himself as to this, and a further search was made for Hollonmn without? success. Finding Hint Holloman was not In Ma con. so far us could be found, nnd telling Detective Jones that lie must hnvo been wrongly Informed by hi* Informant, De tective Browno mndo arrangements to leave Macon, but desired tho city detec tive to ninke a further search, and If found to communicate with him at nnco. Before leaving ho went to the law office of Miller. Jones A Miller nnd lmd a num ber of questions written, the same ad dressed to Detective Jones, to guido film uh to the hind of Information dbslred from Holloman. This done, and again requeHlIng Detec tive .lone* to keep him Informed, ho left for Atlanta, and on the 11th held a long distance talk with the detective eoce more requesting him to mako a further search for Holloman. On the samn day, on a note heed of the New Klmnall, ho wrote to Detective Jones as follows: -, Mv Dear Mr. Jones: "Confirming my telephone talk with •eu, please let Sheriff Claude E. Arnold, of Monroe, Ga., know when anything . _ **-’|oman. President’s Special Message Discloses Facts of Live Local Interest, JOHN HOLLOMAN'S CAREER RELATED IN VIVID DETAIL Mr. Roosevelt Presents to the Senate Report and Documents From tho Secretary of War Which Establish Clearly the Fact That tho Negro Sol diers "Shot Up” Brownsville and Fix With Definiteneas 8ome of tho Crim inals Who Took Lead in the Mur derous Shooting of Private Citizens— Story of the Discovery of John Hol loman in Maoon and His History. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—In the spoclul message of President Rooso-. volt transmitted to tho senate today on the IJrownuvlllo raid, tho fact wus disclosed that John Holiomun, tho chief conspirator and organizer of the raid. Is now a rcsldngt of Macon, Go., where he lives with a woman who pusses us his wife and runs a mpiall grocery In u nogro suburb. Tho most singular omlsHlnn in the record of tho raid la In hln caso. These facts wure transmitted to tho president by the secretary of war and come from the spuclul report of Mr. Herbert J. Browne, employed by the department in conjunction with Capt. W. G. Bald win. to investigate ua tar as -possible what really happenod ut Brownavllle on the 13tli end 14tli of August, 1906, Tko report of the Investigation as transmitted by tho secretary of war Is attached to tho president's message. (Continued on Pago Four) street, or wns It the men who came out inter from Company B? Did Herat. Juckion open tho gun raoks of Company B ufter the men had beea dismissed from the roll call and special guard duty so that the guns could ho cleaned, or were they cleaned while the men wore lined out behind the fort wall? DM Quartermaster 8. rgt. Walker Mc Curdy give Holloman or Sergt. Reid extra cartridges to supply the deficiency, or were they all obtained by holding them out at target? DM unv of the raiding harty use revol vers? If so* who? Who had Blanny's gun? It was not In the chest as claimed, hut was In tho hands of ono of tho raiders? lag Into ih T claimed, th SfftNE is tuna tad. They atter and will do all they • work continued, as. It Is Tsdbatlon of the tick In dec gtv-1 before definite develops nbout John Holloman. Arnold Is watching a man nt Monroe who Is talking ami who trl’s us that Holloman was the 'head devil.’ Also notify mo at 209 Bond building, Wnshtn :lon, T>. C. Pm called bock on an Important wire to- n W „. Tour, truly,.^ ^ b R OWNI5." An nothing was ever seen of Holloman, although a complete search of the city wits made by Detectlvo Jones end License Inspector Herrington, tho ms tier passed out of the minds of tlu-se officers until recntlod by the Introduction of the affair In tho senate yesterdsy, end the state ment of the mani Uwson that he had been located In Macon. In the tele graphic report of tho affair printed this morning. Il will he seen that tho report algned by Lawaon does not aay that he Haw Holloman, but thnt he had located him nnd that he could not got nothing out of Idm. . . . , The duties of Inspector Herrington carry him to every place of business however email, to keep track of licenses, and he makes, several visits to each place. He Is thua In a position to find Holloman If he Is In the grocery or any other kind of busings* In Macon. He aald yesterday that Although he hud look ed for a men who would fill the hill he had no knowledge of any iuch man in M This* Is why the detectlvea aak the question: Did Lawson really see Hollo- man when he was In Macon? It will bo noticed. In the telegraphic account this morning, that Lawson ssys he was In Macon on September!; taat on the 4th he could not got anything out of Holloman whom he had loeated. and ngaln on the 8th he oould get nothing. One month later Detective Browne cornea to Macon to verify the work of the negro detective, and falls to find Holloman at the place where he was located by Law aon. according to his report. On Detective Browne’s leaving, lie had '.ho following written on the Miller. Jones k Miller typewriter and left with ueteot- Ive Jones. r. T.’H. Jones, Macon. GA. Dear Sir: Th# following questions will Indicate the line of Information which W What 1 men were In the AIM son saloon the afternoon .before the rail borides Allison, John Holloman. John Brown and Was them* a negro bf tM name of jas Powell formerly of the Tenth Cav alry. In Brownsville at the time of the ild, nnd did he have any part In it? Were the cartridges obtained to sup ply the deficiency caused by the shooting on the raid?. What whs done with the empty ahells? Where did John Holloman get hla gun? Did he have false keys to the run rielM? . .ft .. How many men knew about the raid before It took Place? DM Beret. Jackson know tho raid was coming off? _ . How manv men fired their nuns from tho upper gallery of B barracks, and how many men and what men fired from the ground and followed tho rsldors up the * H \YhaU other men besides Holloman. John Brown and Royd Conyers fired Into the Cowen hour- and the Tillman saloon where Frank Natua was killed? Who answered to Holloman's name on the roll call?. Did the duty sergeant of GOm panv C refuse to open hU gun niece in, order to prevent the Company C m*n I from retting their guns and firing on the returnlnv raiders hy tnlriaks? Did the raiding party cross over th I wall down bv tho guardhouse Into tb road before they fired the first vnlle\ » REFLECTIONS ON THE DETECTIVE Walton Sheriff Says Herbert J. Browne Misrepresents Conyers. ATLANTA, Ga* Doc. 14.—Sorlous re flections were cast upon the evidence of tho agents of the war department transmitted to the aonate teduy by tho president, by Sheriff E. C. Arnold, of Walton county, Ga., tonight. Ho do- , dared that he had known Boyd Con yers ull his llfo and did not bolleve him guilty of complicity In the Browns- vllki riot. “1 was present at all the conversa tions between Herbert J. Browne and Boyd Conyers,” said Sheriff Arnold, "and wns anxious to get at tho facta In the case. Conyers did not state the things attributed to him by tho dqtac- tlvo. Conyers has a good reputation hero and 1 would believe what he said about the Brownsville affair. I did everything I could to aid Browne and Lawson to get at the facts. ”ln his conversation with Brown* Conyers was axkod to namo tho mem bers of thu bn mo ball club of tho troops stationed nt Brownavillo and ho read ily compiled. Next he wan asked to namo the 'roughest and toughest' members of the company, of which hs was a member, and this he did. Thai la all ho ever .told any detective. The story of hla having gone to Galneavlllo with Lawaon on June 15 Is untrue.” Sheriff Arnold ridicules the idea that Conyers attempted aulclde after hla al leged confession to Lawson. "Boyd Conyers had told tnp tho same story over and over without variations, concerning this Brownavllle affair, and I believe that he Is innocent of the nhanma muiln ntrilnil him." Mmnlltried BOLD ROBBERY . AT DESOTO, GA. Eight Hundred Dollars Aro Stolen From Residence ^ of E. A. Luke, A’MGRICUS, Ga., Deo. 1«^-E1ght hundred dollars In currency end bank checks wore stolen mysteriously last night from the resident of .EL A. Luka at Desoto, near AmeTlcua. The money and choeks were taken In Saturday, very largely at hla store and oerrled to his rerido/vee over Sun day. During tho night uonu. one dis covered the treasure and stole It. Five hundred dollars of the amount was in bills. The pollen department hero was no tified this afternoon and payment of stolen ch*->k* on local banks counter manded. Grind Sire Noli