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THE MACON DAJLY TELEGRAPH! FRIDAY MORNING, DECEilBER 25, 1904
OPEN
H Noon,
McEvoy
572 Cherry St.
ANNOUNCING PRIZE WINNERS
OF E. B. HARYIS & CO’S DRAWING
EIGHTY-EIGHT CUSTOMERS OP
THIS POPULAR 8HOE FIRM ARE
MADE HAPPY—BALE OF COTTON
AND MANY PRIZES GIVEN AWAY.
Happy today ur«* eighty-eight cus
tomer* of the K. 11. Harris Co., shoe
merchant*.
Thl» enterprising Arm last night
showed its appreciation of the good
will and trade of the public by giving
away, absolutely free of charge, eighty-
eight different prises to as many cus
tomers—to customers whose numbered
S urchase slips corresponded with ones
rawn from a barrel. A barrel was
necessary because there were so many.
Recently the announcement wuh
made that on Christmas eve night K.
B. Harris and Comiwtny would present
their customers with dolls, bicycles,
turkeys, a bale of cotton and cash
•prises. Every promise bus been com
plied with, and the winners of the
different imesents may • procure tho
satne by railing at the store. Those
who do not live In thirdly are advis
ed to write the Arm a certlAed let
ter, and they will In- sent their draw
ing.
When the hour f >r the drawing ar
rived, not only was the store packed
with eager customers but the Third
street sidewalk was crowded to the
very edge. There wns Intense Interest
manifested as each slip was drawn
from the barrel and time am? again
n cheer went up ns one of the lucky
patrons, who hap|iencd to lie present,
made hlmerjf known. The drawing
was conducted by Mr. William P.
Fleming and Mr. Franc Mangtim, two
local newspaper men.
The winner of the boys' prise of a
bicycle Is llerschel Hall. R. F. I>. .Vo.
I. and the winner of the girls* present
of a big doll Is Rosie Howard. East
Macon. The bale of cotton, the big
gest prise of nil. -was won liy Joseph
Jones. dir. Divlson street. To K. I,.
Kennedy. Payne Cotton Mills, went
the twenty-dollar gold piece. Twcnty-
flvc customers of the house will recelv©
turkeys.
The full list of prises, wii'ch will
be read willi g« iieral Inters!, Is as
follows:
Roxle Howard, ears of A. R. Rmnll,
F M No. t. doll.
fterachnll Hall. R. F. IV. No. 1, No.
t, bicycle.
Joseph Jones. (IIS Division street.
No. i. bale cotton.
K. L Kennedy, Payne Cotton Mill,
$20.
Ella Stephens. Pry Rranch, On., $|0.
Hattie Fisher, 100 Forest avenue,
$10.
Wllllo MhCldlnn, Dames FYrrv,
Cla.. $s.
Ella Hollis. I.lsella, Cla.. tr».
Jack Harvey, 110 Franklin. IK.
Ram Akridge. 21 ll>drolls street. $5.
Annie c*olltns. Dry itrnneh. $|.
John Stephens, Kills street. 8. M.. *1
Eddie Marcus, Dullards, Ga., R. 1<\
D. $1.
Helen Jones, 237 Nesblt street, E.
M . $1.
Mary Jackson. Macon, R. F. D. t No.
$. $1.
James Pnrkrr. city, $1.
F. T. Gray bell, 213 Fourth av*„ $1.
E. 1* Mott. Gordon. On.. $1.
Idsxle Davidson. 738 llnxot street. $1
Ada Godfrey. 37 Oak Haven ave
nue. $1.
Will Kmc. Magnolia lane. $1.
Emms Mitchell. W0 Flanders street, tl.
A. tl. Jobuson. next to Y. M. O. A.. It.
j*. H. Ilimtb.’Utt. 41 Hydrolia street, ft.
Kennltt Grant. 222 Hlxtli avenue, fl.
jT. Elmore. 123 Knott street. 8.
Tom Saunders. Jeffersonville, Ga.. ft.
lientriiv Fain. 664 Kim street. $i.
.1 It Hill. Jaekmm. Ga.. ft.
Atiliur Halcomb. Grlswoldvllle, C»a„ ft.
Andrew Howell. l<oraltie. Ga.. fl.
Molly Holmes, 104 l*«rk avenue, ft.
Ibvina. 1331 First street, tl.
Matte Itobbs. 1620 Third street tl.
Mi** Eva Sutton. 1st Ross street. It.
A I. I (tinner, 216 College street, $1.
Jerry Jnrrett. I nlonvtlk*. Ga., fl.
j l*ot« Melton. Roberts, Ga.. Macon R. F.
Have Gilaam. Grtaw ohlvltle, Ga.. |l.
Hurry Jordan. Welston. Ga.. fl
* o , lwln % 176 Oulltfe street, ft.
“ ■ store.
Isaiah Young. Neels avenua. No. 1.
turkey.
I sira Jones. Macon. R. V. D. No. 6,
turkey. *
J. 1*. GuJtlmore, JefTersonvIlle. Ga.,
turke.
Matihrw Jones. Rlpb-y, Ga., turkey. '
Hal Card, Round Oax. Ga.. turkey..
Mar Glowers, Mllcltfi! Road, No. 27*
turkey.
l*lla llacon, Lorain*. Ga.. turkey.
J .H. Gibson. 765 berry street, turke-
Hsm Stubbs, 269 Fourth avenue, tur
key.
Louis Wilson. Cathleen, 0a.. turkey.
J W. Ross, Hinnrrs. Oa., turkey.
Mis* Asbell, 202 Center street. E. M..
turkey.
('barley Hollis, Usella, Go., turkey.
J. W.aWnrd C61 Poprar street, turkey.
Mary J*ee Foster. CCU Oak street, tur
key.
lAicludn Hester. Macon. R. F. D. No.
S. turkey. * ^ ,
Open Till Noon Today. - •
McEvoy'* will bo <>P-n till noon.
HOT SPIHN6ST0 BE
jo_
EFFORT TO PUT “LID" ON—GOVERN
MENT HAS BEEN APPEALED
TO FOR AID.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark.. Dec. 24.—Behind
n lengthy preamble setting forth that Hot
Springs cannot consistently be a health
resort approved by tho United States
government and a Monte Carlo at one
end the same time, and that the “lid"
Is off here and the Invitation extended to
aportlng people of every dime to give
the city their patronage, five prominent
lenders of the t'ltlaena' Improvement
I’nlon have presented the following res
olutions to the soalatnnt seeretary of the
Interior. Frank Fierce, who lias been
here making an official Investigation as
to the affairs for the gova«nment:
“lbsolved, that In .rase tho .local
nut Ion it |ne shall In nnv wav disregard or
render Ineffective tha wish or demand of
the seeretary of the Interior In closing
the town to gaming, we commend the
effective alternative of shutting off of
all hot water connections until the local
authorities reullso the importance of car-
vying out Dig Policy or tpe government
on this icservatloii,. haniely. the giving
of the largest amount of protection and
safety to all who resort hero for health,
pleasure ur recreation, and he It further
Resolved, that If the secretary of the
Interior shall find he haa no legal right
to proceed slung lilies suggested above,
we commend to him the securing of such
a right through congress In tlis Interest
8pring«fl 0V * rnmtnl and th« city x»f Hot
Castsllaw
I'nstellaw,
Fourth street, fl.
itoi, Jackson. Byron. Ga. $1.
Iintik Floyd, itullards. Ga., tl.
( laude Flison. Macon. Ga.. f-.
», u Atbell. Jeffersonville. Ga.. 91.
K.», i*a Mulberry street, fl.
Mulls Wimberly. Macon, Ga., f-.
Nhle Jones. Byron. Ga.. fl.
Mesa Paul. Cltubui Ga.. fl.
.»Archie llolt. 273 Gordon streat, 1
oime lomna pry Branch. Ga.. f|.
John Stephens. Kills street. H. M... fl.
Bui lard a, Ua.. R F. t>.
G«o. Jajvc. 65C rtne street, fl.
Nt- k Barry, Ga . turkey.
Musella, Ga.. turkey.
King. IWradtM Alley. turke.
Chmil Ready, Gordon. Oa.. turkey.
HflT lurkey*” 0 ^ 1Uoon - n K D. No.
Why Tiflflr. >13 line Street, tur-
k«y ** ° ,yvl * ““Mdrter. Smaro, Oa.. tur-
Sg Clinton street, K. M.
ijw, Smith, 417 Main at, E. It., tur-
MACON, DUBLIN a SAVANNA RAIL*
. HOAO COMPANY.
Arrival and D»e«r«*ire «f Pateeager
sr*.
i5W!
CASTRO GIVES OP
THE PRESIDENCY
PROMISES TO PI.ACE NOTHING
IN WAY OF THE NEW AD.
MINISTRATION. • .
IIKRUN, Deo. 2«.—Clprlnno Oni-tro
today cave a atnluinont to the Am-
olaloil Proaa. which nmounta virtually
to abandnnmoiH of hla tirraont rlalma
to tho prealdniey of tho Vcnciuvlun
republic. hla *lnt<mrnt la aa fot-
lowa:
"After tuklnr rogiiluiHvo of every-
thin* printed In tho m-WHimpcr* from
Wm-aurla. I doubt the uttltudo then-ln
nttrltiutod to the proeont aovrrnmi'ift
of Oaracan Rut I will have more to
any un title eubjovt when I nm In
better health end when I have full
Igtowledae of what haa ocourred.
"In any event. I ahull piece no <111(1.
LUlllee In tlte way of the present afl-
mlnlatnitlon of Vvneauela in aottilnc
tho prDdlnt eontroverelra with foreign
Sovernmenta. even If thle eh.ml.l in
volve my own withdrawal from ncUv-
tty In the nffalra of the itatlon.”
Cleueral t'e-tto will remain for two
werka lon*»r In the private eanltn-
rlum of l>r. laracl. Hr will ttlve out
no Information concernln* hla futurs
Idatta. ,
THIS WITNESS
GOT PINCHED
And Now Believes That the Lets s Man
Has to toy the Better Off He Is—Will
Know Better Next Time.
pedrd that tiappens.
There was a case of burglary beforn
the recorder. Jim Harris was charged
with burglurlving the stole of A. Tannc-
baum. of Fourth street, about a month
ago, and tho robbery of a number of
shoe*. Ho wax found with a pair d(
i he shoes and they were Identified by
fr. Tunnebaum. In court Jl.n said lie
bought tho shoes of one Obio Randall,
who said he got them fro.n John Gil
more. Rut John said he got them from
George Brooks, and there the chain was
broken. Brooks, who wns only a wit
ness, couldn't tell where ho'got them.
him to bo committed to the city court
on the charge of larceny.
The others were turned loose. Brooks
was the mo*t astonished witness that
ever appeared In the court. Ho had vol
unteered to tell on others.
IS FATALLY BURNED;
MOTHER DOWN TOWN
WHILE FOND PARENT UUY8 FIRST
CHRISTMA8 TOYS TOT 18 MOR
TALLY INJURED.
RAVANNAII. Ga.. Dec. 24.—While her
mother waa down town tonight buying
presents for her first real Christmas, lit
tle three-year-old Annie McKcntlo was
fatally burned, her dress Igniting from a
fire cracker.
Tho child Inhaled the flames and por
tions of her lips were burned awuy.
Her brother, who was with her, sought
the baby’s nurse. and. calmly remarked
“that little sister Is burning up." .
A harkman passing the linuse put out
the flames too late to savo the child, who
died after three hours of suffering.
TARIFF FOR REVENUE
BEING CONSIDERED
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FACT
THAT PROTECTION IS KEYNOTE
OP REVISED TARIFF.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24.—The tariff
framers met again today to continue the
work of preparing a tariff bill to be pre
sented U» congress at the H|teclnl session
to be called In March. While protection
to Industries which must compete with
cheap labor ahnsid will l>e the keynote
of the revised tariff, much consideration
will t>e given to the questions of raising
sufficient revenue for the government.
The sub-committee of the hour.w ways
and means committee Is wasting no time
hi drawing up the new 1*111 and It will
resume Its program of dally meetings on
Monday, the' revenue feature Involves
more dlffbadt problems than flip protec
tive or other phases of the tariff revision
question.
It In cialtncd by some that tho govern
ment has boon deprived of millions of
dollars of revenue during the operation
of the lungley tariff law liecause of tho
numerous changes made In the bill, as
It passed tho house of representntlver.
These changes were made principally
In the wording of the bill, rather than
In the rates of duty. It Is freely sa d
that numerous large Interests that will
be affected by the new tariff law ns It
will be reported to the house will make
a strong flght when the bill reaches the
seiiute. In this case. It Is understood
that President-elect Tnft will exert every
Influence to have the bill go through the
senate as It comes from the house. It la
even mid that Mr. Taft will veto the Idll
If the senate makes too many changes
loading to Increase the ruto«cof duty.
THE OLD, OLD CUSTOM
OF THE VOLUNTEERS
WILL BE FOLLOWED TODAY BY
THE MEMBERS AT THE ARMORY.
Rliclr handsome armory today, and will
doubtless welcome n number of their
friends, as the young men are famous
gala appear-
AT THE ELITE.
Manager It. 8. Hyman, ot thta pop
ular electric theater, bar shown this
week only the bc»t and latest In mo
tion pictures, and has received many
compliments Yrom the best people. At
this theater today will be presented
Shakespeare's drama. “The Merchant
of Venice." Th'a picture Is produced
by the Vitagraph Company at great
expense, am! Manager Hyman guar
antees one of the best* feature pictures
of the year, and as it Is the first time
shown It wilt be in line condition. Mr.
JVarl will sing. "Holy City." YV&II
open at 1:10 p. m.
Norfolk* Wants Judge Taft.
NORFOLK. Va, Dec. 24—The Indus
trial commission of this city today in
vited the war department to make
Norfolk the port of departure of Presi
dent-elect TaG when he sails aboard
the cruiser North Carolina for Pan-
Mr. Piekwick'a Tree,
Owing to its having become very
decayed and dangerous, the old avca
ntor# standing near Dulwich College,
known as "Mr. PIckdwrLVs Tree." hsa
had to be rut down, much to the re
gret ef the residents of Dulwich vil
lage. among whom the tradition pre
vails that Dickens' hero was In Ike
habit of a fine evening of reatlng ot.
>the seat beneath Its branches toward
IK# elese ef hi* career. The lovers
of Dkkrns who are mourtng this las
will bavk lb* sympathy of the admir
ers of Hums, who sr-* istNenling a
burglarious entry to the Klims meek
memorial end ike theft ef a first «dt*
11ktn*-Leaden Glebe.
being lavishly decorated ......
Christmas greens, and this morning, the
company following their usual custom, a
custom tluvl dates back to more tlmn
fifty years ago. will serve eggnog to
the members, and In the afternoon will
entertain at a beautiful dam-c, ul*oot five
o'clock.
The nffnlr la autblpatrd with much
pleaiant Interval, and will he thoroughly
enjoyed by a large number.
CITY PRISON EMPTY
AEE DAYYtSTERDAY
ALTHOUGH PLENTY OF LIQUOR
CAME INTO THE CITY THIS
SAVANNAH RELIEF
WORK A FAILURE
\ : .
Ministers and Other Mem
bers Did Not Toe the
♦
T -- Mark.
SAVANNAH, Ga.. Dec. 24.—Savhn-
nah'4, Relief Association, which, when
It waa organised a year ago, was her
alded as the practical solution of the
problem of distributing charity to All
classes in the city, died yesterday.
Feeling' that “the purpose for which
It was formed ha* failed" the dlrec-'
tors assembled, canvuascd the year's
work, found It wasn't worth while and
tendered their resignation In a body.
If the association Isn't dead the
work certainly Is In r comatose state
with alight hope of beJnr: revived. In
tendering ther resignations and de
clining to act further, the directors.
Judge Henry McAlpIn, Mr. II. II.
Levy, H. E. Wilson. Esq., Mr. It. M.
Butler and Mr. Edward M. O’Brien,
addressed a report to the members of
the association setting forth their
reasons.
Members Didn't Toe Mark.
Besides setting forth what has been
done In the way of dispensing chari
ty by the association, the report shows
that the very ones who set In mo
tion the movement for an ofcanixed
system of charities failed to lend a
hand after the night of the organisa
tion meeting. As prominent divines
were In the forefront of the move
ment for an organised charity system
this obi|ervation in the report Is sig
nificant:
“It waa understood that the prom
inent gentlemen present (at the mass
meeting), Including a number of min
isters, were to n»tt only become mem
bers of the association, hut solicit new
members, and from all appnrent re
sults their active Interest In tho asso
ciation seemed to die os soon ns they
left the building."
During the single year of Its exist
ence the Relief Association disposed
of >462, which waa every dollar re
ceived from subscribers. Outside*of
this the association was the benefi
ciary of a $200 contribution from the
Bavannah Benevolent Association.
This money la still Intact, os the di
rectors dhltTt feel authorised to uae it
In tho experimental stages of the Re
lief Association's operations.
STATE DEPARTMENT
AWAITS NEAT TURN
WITH TENSE FEATURE OF VEN-
EZUELAN SITUATION UNCLE
SAM IS FIGHTING SHY.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24—With the
tense feature of the Vcnexuelan sit
uation relieved by the rusumptloji of
friendly relations between Venezuela
and this country, the state department
!s awaiting developments. In tho
meantime Special Commissioner W. 1.
Buchanan Is now on his way there for
a conference with the government of
Acting President Gome* and American
warships are proceeding In that direc
tion with friendly Intentions. The
North Carolina, on which Mr. Buchan
an Is traveling Is a swift vessel but Is
it probably >wlll be a week before he
has had an opportunity for n confer
ence with the Venezuelans and is able
to communicate fully to the state de
partment on the subject. The gun
boat Dolphin meantime will anchor at
LnGualra and be In a position to give
assistance to the Venezuelan govern
ment In preventing disorders should
any arise and afford protection t'»
American Interests there that may
need It nnd to foro’gn Interests ns woll
If n call for It should be made
A hopeful view Is taken at the state
department that peace and order may
prevail throughout Venezuela and th:»t
bloodshed will be avoided. Full de
pendence is plnccd on the ability of fho
commissioner to successfully handle
the delicate mlss’on with which he has
been entrusted.
Today, so far ns Information at tho
state department was available, tho
day was without any developments.
Only a passing Interest was mani
fested at the state department today
over the statement made by Presi
dent oast ro at Berlin amounting n a
virtual abandonment of bis present
claims to tho pr M’dency of Venezuela.
No one would ccin:.n*nt on It seriously.
McEvoy Open Till Noon.'
Will lie open till noon tod^y,
BEACH HARGIS WONT GET
IRVINE. K>\. Dec. 24—Beach Har
gis, on trial here charged with the
murder of his father. Judge Jus. Har
gls. will not realize hla jrrupheey that
he will cut his Christmas dinner at
home. The day wax taken up with
arguments by both sides, the defence
I conclud'ng with the speech of United
jSt.itcs 8onutor-*lecl \V. O. Bradley
Although tlx car loads of the stuff tint i and the state reserving the speech of
THE FAMILY HOME
PEACE FOR CHILDREN
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT CALLS CON-
FERENCE TO HELP DEPENDENT
LITTLE ONES.
THE YEAR BOOK
CITY OFJAACON
Will Show Cit/s Financial Condition
and Yearly Reports of AU the Of
ficials of the City Gov- ~
eminent.
Aldermen Hall, Wheeler and Riley,
appointed as a special committee to
collate and compile and edit the va
rious reports of the city officials, as
well aa the report of Expert Account
ant Jewison on the financial condi
tion of the city, entered at once upon
their duties, hut the noise of the flre-
crackera nnd the other noises of the
holidays got the figures so mixed that
they were compelled.to quit the Job
for the time being.
The committee first took up the
report of Mr. Jemlson. and are en
deavoring to abridge It In such a man
ner ns to be thoroughly comprehended
by the reader and taxpayer. This re
port lx thorough and complete, and
will give the exact status of the city's
finances, the amount expended, the
amount received from all sources, the
amount of what is termed the float
ing debt, and how much of It has
been paid off during the year, the
bonded debt and all other financial
matters of the city.
The committee will then take up
the various reports of the officials and
eliminate the extraneous matter, so
an to make the year book a compact
and concise compendium of Informa
tion of value to the heads of the gov
ernment as well as to the taxpayer.
After the compilation tho commit
tee Is authorized to have 4.000 copies
printed for general circulation among
the taxpayers.
There will be no more work done
by the committee until Monday.
— tinuued and thouiatids of the children whe*
Ouen This Mominer. formerly have gone to the orphan asy-
, , turns are now kept In private homes.
To enable those who wish to look; either on board with payment from public
and hear over their wonderful muslcnl' or private treasuries o»- m adopted homes
MJrophone* and beautiful Xmas'provided by the generosity'of foster par-
pianos, mow at. their leiiurethanyes-1 Many renaou, have.^wlifito
* I. 11
PRECEDED BY GLORIOUS SUNSET
AND NOISE THIS IS CHRISTMAS
"The best
care for dependent children Is
family home,*' says President
Roosevelt In a letter made public today
calling a conference to be held In this
city on January 25 next for the discus
sion of the problem of caring for the
dependent children. With approximately
150.000 youngsters coming within that
clai'siflcatlon In the United States, the
question has awakened the Interest of
many leaders In the eauRe throughout the
country. The conference was suggested
In a letter submitted to the president by
officers of several societies.
The president sent tils lettei to about
one hundred prominent men. The estab
lishment of a bureau to gather Informa
tion as to dependent children and other
subjects will be considered.
President’s Letter.
The president In his letter, ssvs: .
"I am confident that, yoa will be Im
pressed with the very great Importance
of tho subject touched on In this letter,
and the desirability that there should be
the fulest discussion of the propositions,
of which I enclose. Burely nothing ought
to interest our people more than the cure
of th»? children whoiar* destitute and neg
lected. but not delinquent. Personally I
very earnestly believe that the best way
In which to care for dependent children
Is in the family home. In Massachusetts
many orphan asylums have been discon-
Urday during the rush. Irvine’s a ™f-|chHd'nia'cln* air,'5erM. 'rVm iccordlh*ly
gin Music House will keep open tirttflI inviting a number of men and women.
10:30 today. Any musical instruments a list of whom I will announce at th6
or other goods bought today will be rconference to be herd In Washington
delivered at once. Oall In nnd see Jfnuaiy 26^and 2« at MfIp. «n. Can you
the last of the musIVHl jltock specially ■‘T'i, ^LS°L ttSPcUKM
street, N. W.. Washington, D. C."
Judge IJndsey. of the Denver. Colo..
Juvenile coilrt: Jacob Rlis. of New York
city: Booker T. Washington, of Tuskegee
Institute, and United 8tates Commissioner
of Education Brawn ere among .those
to bo invited to the conference.
selected for Xmns. One beautiful
Mirophone In mahogany case left;
your only chance. The $1,000 upright
piano remains unsold. Come nnd see
It even If you do not buy It. At pres
ent only one sold to a family. Re
member, visitors welcome.
NEW YORK BROKERS ARE
SUSPENDED FROM EXCHANGE
day suspended from membership on the
exchange for a* period of three years.
Members of the firm of Marshall.
Spader A Co. are James fl. Marshall. W.
B. Spader. John Marshall. Bangdon II. B.
Wood. William H. ’.dartIn and Thomas
W. Mooreliead. The floor members of
the firm who were suspended are Thomas
Mnorehoad and William H. Martin.
Following Is the statement Issued by
Secretary Ely. of the stock exchange:
"In investigating the affairs of the
late firm of Goster. Knapp A Co. It waa
ascertained that many transactions were
had between this firm and tho Arm of
Marshall. Spader & Co. The governing
committee appointed a special commit
tee to Investigate tho mutter, with tho
result that the secretary of tho exchange
warn Instructed to prefer charges against
Thomas W. Moorchend and William H.
Martin, members of the exchange and
members of‘said Arm of Marshall, Spader
& Co."
Following In part Is a statement Issued
by Mnndmll. Spader * Co.:
“The governing committee has disci
plined the firm by denying us the privi
lege of the exchange for a period of threo
years on charges of n violation of Its
rules. * , '
The action has nothing whatever to
Baby won’t suffer five minutes with
croup If you apply Dr. Thomas’ Eclec-
trlc Oil at once. It acts like magic.
UNCLE SAM RESPONDS TO
PROPOSAL MADE BY CHINA
PEKING, l>ec. 24.—The foreign board
•has received a cablegram from Tang
Slmo .Yl at Washington saying the Wash
ing,on government has responded favor'
ably
the proposal made by China to
raise the Chinese legation at Washing
ton !•» the rank of an embassy. Tang
Slmo Yl Is the Chinese official who Is In
ti e I’nlted States on n diplomatic mis
sion.
Americans here are heartily In sym
pathy with the efforts of Tung Bhao Yl
tr this direction. China is very sensitive
on the subject of an equal dlnlohuittc
footing with Japan, especially since the
episode of the visit of the American bat
tleships at Amov. Onlv half the Amerl-
tleet visited the Chinese port, while
vessels went to Yok« *
ml! the sixteen *
Hotel Flies German FUq*
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24—Gcmvmy*!
bl-ick. wh'te and red flag will fly for
several dava from one ef the local ho
tels, which temporarily is the home of
the new German ambassador to the ,
SIMM. Count jnhunn U*[nrloh | ordel . fd t Vw „ uek
VonBernstorff. who arr.ved In this city |
from New York late today.
He was accompanied by his wife and i
Will be open from 4 a. m. to
1 p. m. and from 5 to 9 p. m.
All kinds of fish, game and oys
ters. Daniel & Blasingame.
Phone 463.
FLORENCE JONES IS
T BY
PROMINENT YOUNG WOMAN AT
TACKED WITH BASEBALL BAT
~ IN HER HOME.
RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 24—M'ss
Florence Jones, the grand niece of Rev.
J. Wllljam Jones, chaplain to Robert
E. Lee during the Civil War and now'
grand chaplain of the grand camp
United Confederate Veterans, was at
tacked and.almost killed In her home
in this, city tonight by an unknown
burglar.
M'ss Jones xvas sitting with the
family when she started up stairs and
had reached in top of tho steps when
she .uttered a scream nnd tho family
heard her fall. A baseball bat by her
side was tl; ,! weapon used The burg
lar had .evidently hcen surprised by her
and felled her with the blow. Phy
sicians tonight hold nut some hope of
her recovery.
The Telegraph Business Of
fice, 452 Cherry street. Edito
rial Rooms upstairs, next door.
ORDERED TO VENEZUELA
NEWPORT NEWS. Va., Due. 24.-
The new United Stutes armored cruls
er Montana which steamed from
Hampton Roads Wednesday* morning
for Rockland. Me., to undergo her final
acceptance speed tests returned tc
Old Point Comfort this morning, hav
ing been intercepted at sea by a'wire
less; message from the navy depart
ment and ordered back to Old Point.
The naval trial board and ropresen-
tat'ves of the local yjrd who were
on board were put off at Old Point
and the cruiser is now preparing to
return to sea. While no official infor
matton is obtainable It Is thought at
Old Point that the cruiser has been
comes from Jacksonville and Chattanooga
have been received In the last two days,
an«l there was already a good supply
around tn spots laid by tor months past,
there was not an arraat made yesterday
of any kind.
From the time court adjourned and up
to a late hour, the city prison rautalmd
nothing but an occasional rat. nnd It re
mained only long enough to see that
there were no crumba on the bore floor.
For Ulirtatmaa ave. 4lds absence of
easea on the docket Is looked upon as
something remarkable.
Commonwealth's Attorney Bird until
tomorrow*
The case will then go to the Jury,
and n verdict may be rendered by
Christmas night.
TO DIKE WITH MR. TAFT
IN AUGUSTA
The Benediction.
Friday night at S o'clock usual eer-
vlcea by Congregation Beth Israel.
Music by cmr. Sermon. 'The Bene
diction." Saturday morning at 10
mualc: sermon by rabbi. Services will
be read by Mr. Klkah Voorsanger. e>n
, of the late lamented Rev. Dr. Jacob
Yooraanger. of San Francisco. The
young man is attending the theological
' seminary* In Cincinnati. His future it
I of great promise. Public c.rrdlally In
vited to these services. 8 »l*balh school
J Sunday morning at IS. Tempi** Cherry
end 8pr ng street. Minister Re~ "
I rv We Isa. Bun.lay afternoon j
I * dlval
residence on Holt av. nue.
Mr». Clay- had been In fefble health
for several month*, and her d-;»th was
noi unexpected. She Is survived by one
Minister Her. Har- slsier. Mr*. W. t Hood, and three da ugh
ler*.
Prtfktent-sleet Will lie lav.ted te Ceme I promptly the Chanukah —»»» 11
Sentence la Unjust.
. ■•“l. V ~ Franklin, president; William
daughter and by sc\eral servants, 8e\.j 0 Qiltherpe. international secretary-
tral attache* of the embassy met the j treasurer, and A. Hirsmun. of the In-
ambassador at the staton^-whence ne icrnstlonal Brotherhood of Bollermak-
went directly to the hotel wh ch until --
the arrival from Europe .*f the count's
household effects will b*» hla home.
Being tired out from his Journey h*
refused to sec any newsnaper men.
His credentials will be p.-wented the
president the beginning of next week.
Deaths and Funerals
CLAY.
Mr*. Ada Clay, aged 40 year*, died
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, at her
ers. at Kansas City, sent a message
declaring that Judge Wright's sen
tence Is "Unjust." "The evidence
proves that you obeyed Judge Gould’s
order." says the message, "but human
judges retain nnd reflect the environ
ment In which they live. This Judg
ment throttles free speech and free
press, ami tramples on the principles
of the American free man."
One of the Noisiest Niflhts Macon
Filled With People and Firework*,
Ever Went Throuflh—-The Street*
Until a Late Hour.
If there Is anything in signs, and
they say there Is, this morning should
be as bright a beginning of a perfect
day as one could wish.
Yesterday's sunset was one of the
most beautiful that eyes ever beheld.
The western sky was filled with bits
of fleecy clouds, flecks of white and
gold, remaining long in view, as if
the sun was reluctant to sink over
the hills and to shut from the-view of
man so gorgeous, so resplendant jx
scene. Those who could stop In their
hurry to prepare for chimney corners-
and the table of today, looked long
at the glorious sunset, almost tempt
ed to take off hats In reverence.
With its passing away and melting
into the gray of the evening, camo
the night chill and the drawing or
of the overcoats that were not needed
during the day.
With the coming of the night and
the springing up of the myriads of
lights came the throngs .of the shop,
pers. Cherry. Third and Second
streets were filled with the shoppers.
Some were belated shoppers, belated
because the payroll of the week had
not been signed until yesterday, and
the lists of things for the lovVd ones
and for friends und the absent ones-
were long and short according to the
amount that could be spared from
the necessities.
On the streets were wives and hus
bands hurrying from store to store
to aid Santa Claus in bringing those
things fond wishes hud been express
ed for, or little hearts had longed for.
They were laden with bundles, some,
big and some little, but all of them
precious.
There were ladles singly, In cou
ples and in groups Hitting about
among the storps buying, buying, buy
ing.
And there were men who had per
haps forgotten about the Christmas
and its gift-giving. At the last mo
ment they had thought of somebody
or something, and this morning would
be Christmas.
Later on another crowd came upon
the streets. These were those who-
had closed the shops and offices for
the week - and were footloose now to-
enJOy Christmas. They attacked the*
fireworks stands; those numerous ag-
gravators of the small boy whoso
pockets arc bare of cash, and then
came the fusllnde. Oldish,' nervous
people shuddered at each report of.
the popper, but the oldish, nervous
people must get out of the way for
Young America. Solse, noise, noise,
and the more nolso the better. Pop
pers to the right and poppers to the x
left, and oppers all about and around-
Then to add to it ull came the Christ
mas horn, the unmusical, the tantaliz
ing, the awful Christmas horn.
Dollars upon dollars were burned
and popped away last night. The
ra pld fire of the fireworks shot away
every semblance of hard times, and
the cry of • dullness wys. drpwnrd..
smotnofed, overawef: by tne - noise.
Every report represented so many >
cents, and counting, the cost this wuy,;
to have kept It up all night for a.
week would have busted ft bank. A
It was one of the noisiest nights'
the city has ever experienced. But It
wns all In the busy pa. t of the city..
The boys, for the most part, had gone-
to bod to dream of the’ morning finds,
so tonight, with tho boy who htua..
nothing to loqjs for In the morning,
the noise will come from the residence-
section. On the hills will be seen the
silent rockets rushing up gracefully
and leaving their long and brilliant
trails up In the sky. while the poppers*.
will rend the ulr by the side of the*
bonfires.
But it Is Christmas. It may not
be the way to observo it—in very
fact It Is not—but the beys say they
must observe It this way, and this?
Is their law—on Christmas.
Today business will be suspended.
There will be a few places open be
cause of necessity. . The shops wilF
xlo* only that which comes under the-
head of the ox In the ditch.
The children, the turkey, the gout
things of life, the blessedness of giv
ing and receiving, and the noise will
take the day. ^
Merry Christmas to all!
Late Xmas Bayers.
Will find McEvoy Book and ■Stat'onery*
open till noon today.
SHOOTS HIS WIFE
II
DENTIST RUNS AMUCK, USING A-
GUN WITH FRIGHTFUL
RESULTS.
CAMERON, W. Va.7 Dec. 24—Dr. M.
C. McCracken, a dentist of this place,
today shot h!s wife und fatally wound
ed his two-year-old child. It la sa'.d,
after having quarreled with h!s wife.
He then turned the gun on himself
but it failed to explode and -Mrs. Mc
Cracken 8U(*eooded In taking It from
h m. After the shooting, the mother
picked up the child ond started for the
home of her grandfather, W. M.""Kin
caid. about four squares away. The
blood was streaming from the w'onnd*
in her back and that in the child’a
head. The baby died shortly after
reaching the Kincaid home.
McCracken was arrested at hfs horn#
and taken to the Moundsv'.Ue Jail to
night.
FALLS THREE STORIES;
IS INSTANTLY KILLED
end Spend a Day.
Miasrs Harry Edwards, Emory Win-
ship and W. J Mam**, and probably
Ctarb Uitrr. will attend the dinarr to;
Frvatdent-eH-vt Taft to la gUea tumor •
raw night in Augusta.
Mr. wlnsttlp *«irs aa the representative
• f If*4 lie run ('MMWr of i’oaunrrrv, and 1
Will invite Mr. Tell to come to Man
nhv.tid' Ule tavtaitlon be praettpd.
Chamber*ef
take pine
Cate ef the Coeptrs.
NASHVILLE. Tenn.. Dee. 24—In the
r.inlnvl court today Judge Kart said
«mtd rrtnler Ms decision next
barged wil
Edward Car"*
a.her $• Uhl*
HOT 8PRING8. Ark,. Dec. 24.—That
t—qJ «H| ttc«ryt l.o'tfcx* lh.»lttw dr.th *>f H. it. Co*, a wMtthy
jTn.c'Mr * th« l*l.rm.ni »m“i."' , |n Kv -. - nd rr tlrrd nunufketurar of Portland.
«rr«» ll.lar. who f.ll tu>d ant from n
Avonm.r. WtTl b. Floated. thlrd-Morr window of • tool hot.l
NOHKDLK. V>. ,Dw. J4—Ttu Brtt-1 “• h 1 * <*n »h* concrete p»v»-
l.h .homer Avonmot* which went [ ment of control av«nu<> Uit night.
duo to an incident. tho nr-
of the coroner’ll jury which In-
* VMlICatcd tlw man'* death today. Co*,
honed from lh*t of yo.t«rd*y. The | who w*. • .ulforor from mryou* noil.
11 \.00.1'. puoitkm I. In no wny iUn*»r- ruth.nl*. o*m. to thl. city * month
|uo< *ud tfe* toon wU b* do j t*d. |«(o to *P**d tb* winter.
Monitor inrrnln* In the h**rlna of tho (.borr near Ljn.r ll.vcn Inlot durlnc wa. due
•opth-tlon f-r hull Mr CoL Dunrin it ; the M.milc an hour **W ->f y**l*r- diet of
footor. Itohln Cooper anl •a-Hhorlll day II*. In t po.ltion pmctlcaVy un- Uutlgnt*
POLICE OFFICER IS SLAIN
BY MAN WHO BEAT MOTHER
COLUMBU8. O.. Dec. 21 —Harry R.
Campbell, police officer, $4 years old,
#sa killed early this evening ty Harry
Hilliard, aged is. When Mrs. Jvssle
Mam. the youth’s sister, went to the
polio,, station and Informed officers
that Hillard was (rating hit moth
er. Officer Campbell started for the
Aa he mounted th- steps. Hilliard
appeared In the doorway with a shot
gun and fired. The wound was j.j-r
above the heart. Campbell died In a
few m!n*"ua. The slayer waa ar*
naiad.