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Newspaper Page TextThe Macon Daily Telegraph WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORGIA! FAIR AND COLDER SATURDAY; SUNDAY FAIR. FRESH NORTHWEST WINDS. ESTABLISHED IN 182S. MACON, GA., SATURDAY MORNING,/ DECEMBER 26, 1908 DAILY, 17-00 A YEAR. I M. FALLIERES IS ASSAULTED Is Attacked By Royalist White He Is Out Walking. PRESIDENT IS SAVED BY MEMBERS OF HIS STAFF Assailant Profad to Be Jean Matt's, a Waiter, Whose Residence Was Filled With Royalist Literatim Talked of His •Dirty* and'Speke of the Affair as a Matter of "Consci once"—’Was Unarmed and Shouted When Arrested That He Only Want •d to Pull the President's Beard- Royalist Documents and Medals Found or\‘ His Person. PARIS, Dec.- 25—While Arnmnd Fal Jleres, the president of France, accom panied by M. Ramondou, his secretary, ami CoL ItfasoQ* military attache at the Elysec palace, was taking a morn ing stroll near Rue del/Etoll today, a poorly clad Individual, who evidently lmd hum lying in wait, suddenly Jump ed upon the president from behind and threw his arms about M. Fallleres' neck In an effort to seize his beard. Coi. Las son and Secretary Ramon- don sprang to Ih'o assistance of tlio president, dragged off his assailant and turned him over to two special detec tives who had been following the party on bicycles. President Not Hurt. President Fallleres* cane wds broken In the struggle but beyond a scratch on tho car -was not Injured, and in* stated on continuing his walk. As tho detective slipped tho hand cuffs on the man he cried. "I am un armed, I simply wanted to pull tho president’s beard." When searched at tho station house tho president's assailant proved to bo Jean Mattls, a cafe waiter, 24 years oljJ,.and a native of the department of Savoie. -Medals of General Mercler, tho for mer minister of war, stamps bearings the head of the duko of Orleans, a card \ of membership In the Patrle Francalso nml other royalist documents were found <>n hIs-person. Boasted of -Being Royalist. During tho examination Mattls boast ed of being a royalist and talked con fusedly of.having dope his "duty’’ and obeyed the dictates of his "conscience.” Heaps of royalist reactionary literature wo e found by the police when they ransacked his residence. Th© Investigation roveals the facts that Mattls. was In close relation with the royalist organ, and this gives color to rumors that he w^s the Instrument of a royalist plot. Hoad Turned by Press. . A more plausible theory is that he is only a crack-brained individual seek ing notoriety, whose head has been turned by the campaign of scandal and vilification which reactionary newspapers like the Jlbro Parole and 1/Action have recently been conduct ing. They used tho scandal In con nection with the Stelnhell affair to make every conceivable chargo against the government, even to It being guilty of political murders and Insisted upon the Insinuation that the late* President Faure was killed because he sided against Major Dreyfus. Early this •week the height of audacity wak reach- -cd when reactionary papers 'printed circumstantial storieb to make it ap pear that President Fallleres* son, when found In the company of the wife of Philippe Astresse, an advocate of the court of appeals, a year ago, shot and killed the attorney and that-the police have hushed up tho scandal. Authori tative Information subsequently proved that young Fallleres did not even know Ume. Astresse. AUTO DEALS CEATH IN FOOTHILL RICE tlon. Since Its establishment in August. 1805. the hospital hss done, more than 126.000 worth of caarlty work Nnul during tho last year it did more than $14,000 worth of much work. *S3»e Christmas col lection pays in part for the charity work. The work of the hospital, however, is not confined to charity patients, the ex cellent service commending It to those who have the means to pay for hospital treatment. During the year just passed, th© hospital has been enlarged and Im proved, this work-being done with funds raised by the Wesley Memorial enter- •Idea for permanent improvements. Wesley Memorial Hospital Is the prop erty of Georgia Methodists. It receives patients, without regard to creed, from - '«■!>* ti. r» ..f <,v<.rgia. Tha hospital records show that it luis reached t'ao sick of ever part of Georgia with a constantly “rowing patronage from pay patients. The North Georgia Conference, In ita session at Gainesville, and the South Georgia Conference at Quitman, held dur ing November and Douember of the pres ent year, recommended that the Christ mas offering be taitai) in all Methodist churches within the bounds of the con ferences.. . The hospital will use all funds from thb? offering to-help in ltsvrapidl: irruwing free work for those who ar unable to pay for hospital treatment. REFORMATORY TO BEJREFORMED Commission Plans to Do Great Things for the Institution. ONE KILLED AND THREE OTHERS SERIOUSLY HURT—MACHINE "SKIDDED." OAKLAND. Cal., Dec. 25.—As a result of a wild automobile race on the foot hill Boulevard early today, one man was Instantly killed and another man and two young women were seriously injured. The dead man la Wra. Mowery, chauf- _ Jorgensen, __ Mis* Marie Jorgensen, r with Tho Injured: A. Jorgensen, ***um his sister, and Mary Jensen. Mowery with bis party was racing another machine driven by John Morgan! The automobile skidded to one side, struck the curb and turned completely over. Mowery was caught and pinioned under hie machine. METHODISTS 10 MAKE ANNUAL OFFERING TOMORROW IS SET APART AS DAY TO HELP WESLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. ATLANTA, Oa„ Dec. 15.—Sunday. Dec. 7. t» Wesley Memorial Hospital day with Georgia Methodists. On Sunday the g*ihodis?4 of the atate will **- •- u.nutii offering la the hospital n carrying on the chai* nstitutlon. The detail# ■ r ,MHPRH mportant matter Is In tbe hands of the itinlater* thro igmn the urate who have tessery to prtseut this their i be ueed : of BITTER SCHOOL OF EXPERIENCE A Timely Backward Glance By Leading Financial Journal. MILLEDGEVILLtE, Dec. 25.—The reformatory Is to be reformed If the commission can carry out Its present plans. Superintendent B. T. Bethunc has mado a good record, aayfc the commission, but they want something better given him to work upon, a more stable basis. This will no doubt bo received good news by Mr. Bethune and citi zens of this section who ar6 acquaint ed with the institution In question. With better facilities for doing things, an industrial and training de partment, separation of prisoners, and In short something to work out the salvation of the prisoners with, there seems to bo no reason why the re formatory should not be a valuable adjunct to the state's prison work. IS READY TO EXPLAIN BROWNSVILLE RIOT oapt. bill McDonald says ‘fS’lGGKIlS ■ jyiK GUILTY, SUH,” AND HAS STORY FOR l'UUSIDUNT. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Cart. BUI McDonald ot the Texas Rangers, who recently "got religion,'' and is officially designated In a war de partment record ns being so bravo he would willingly chargo hades with a slnglo bucket of water. Is In the city to tell President Rooso- velt what he knows and surmises respecting the shooting up of Brownsville. " "The niggers are guilty .as hell, sub,” said tho captain, "and I could havo proved It In a few words, sub, had the senato committee seen lit to call me, suh." That Is all that ho had-to say on the subject. He Is reserving his specific Information for tho presi dent. SPIRITS RULE AT UNCHANGED PRICES BUYING SUPPORT OF THE SHORT WEEK, HOWEVER, WAS VERY GRATIFYING. iplr^ltoelw. MOT tgj « .o»s «4,*S4 .$70 111,121 110. . 1.484 . . Mi H| W * % MIT Work to a. !r ' ,r*,,*.1 long. W'Mb 47.111 12.172 41,211 The *rr. .ui r.-r ri of the hospital fortlessen ,.,2ee,S34 flj.417 lil.924 IfM'ii th- >.*r < n I o*’Oftnh»r II. not. .hows **e|gn .IIH.IU 47.141 121,447 ii.* :*ig* * ,m of fi«* »<>rk for the d«* .Beck Tue*. 4».l>4 III.155 J7.N1 115,155 serving peer U»c U 4vn« by u.it ImUIu*| London fpvU Thursday, 21* —4. SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. 25.—Observing the usual Saturday closings when the last call Is held at midday, tho navAl stores markets of Savannah closeJ on Thursday at high noon for the week so that the entire session, Instead of being six, was shortened to four and one-half days, that .period, however, there was some lit* tie manipulative tactics in'evidence. The turpentine market was worked up to 3814c. at one time In the first days of tho week, but at tbe close Thursday the article was ruling firm at 38c. or practi cally unchanged for the week. The buying support/afforded in the short week, howev* r, was very gratifying. At one time tbe largest buyers In the local market were In qulie a scramble for supplies, and most of the surplus sup plies were absorbed. The receipts have continued heavy, however, 1 and this, coupled with the rather unreeponslbte at- titudo of-the European market was large ly responsible for the erratic trend of the local article. Positions About Unchanged, The general statistical position of the markets, in the ir.eenwhile, shows Utils if any chane one way or the other. Re* celpts are rather too heavy, ft la true] K t If tho demand was up to what might regarded as the normal this would be more than sufficient to care for the In creased arrivals. Rosins were In very good demand and prices on the lower grades show some little Improvement with the upper end pales almost stationary. Yesterday at “ N. 6.15; M. 5.10; K. 5.14; IL 4.15; If, S.40; O. 3.«iUa05; V. 3.02141/5; E. 3.02# to S.05; D, 3.0344; D. 3.02#. General statlstVs follow: R« cslpts, Bplr. Rosin. Thursday , ~U4 t.SSt Week .... 2,743 IC.S14 DSPK: af® 51 lilttl 47.151 relied II. A. Schal ow Of CurtlB, O., IHMl- ll. IV. to OJM n the ■ '.11 • • -it his house and turn over $380. After tying their victim to his bed with strips of a sheet and placing a gag in his mouth, thfc-bandits went to the hnrn, stole a horsy and buggy and escaped. A posee. of farmers are in pursuit. - Upon battering in the front door, the robbers placed an unknown substance on a heated stove, which overcame the family of seven and the bandits then operated undisturbed. Schabow la in a rteQS vmmUmn but wlit v> > v- While one of the robbers was tor turing Schabow wlm the matches, the other kept him covered with a re- r, threatening to kill him If ho uttered a sound. Kchr.’Jbw was cmtii- try agent for an insurance company of Toledo. MPIRICISM’S NEW COURSE t Experiments of the "Prominent Citizen" And Howling Demagogue Have Set tho Whole Political And Financier Structures In a Turmoil and Whither We turn t Says thtWall Street Summary* Our Gaze Finds Evidencej>f Colossal Disorder and Haste Rarely of Mature Thought or Reflection — Costly Wessons Have Been Learned* and Until the "Prom inent Citizen" Counsels Moderation The People Will Be Wary Henceforth of His Suggestions. NEW YORK, Dec. 25—The Wall Street Summary says: When "prominent citizen*" are call* ed updn. to deliver set speeches it fol lows, almost Invariably, that a regu lar flood of platitudes Is let loose, Whether the subject Is economic, so clal, or political the voice of authority Is assumed, the high ground of expect opinion taken, and an address is deliv ered that In tho estimation of the speaker, at least, is the last word. This strained, afTcctcd, stilted style is in consonanco with tho spirit of tho turned. Strenuoslty and empiricism until very recehtly marked all that wo did or attempted. Dangerous Experimenting. We experimented with laws, busi ness, social conditions and other mat ters that claimed our attention, rind for a time with apparent success. 8ee ; Ing this the "prominent 1 citizen" did likewise, and then gave us the benefit (if Ills superficial a<lv!c«*. R.-fonn Is always his major theme; and the won der Is that sinfulness or Wrongdoing could over raise Its head lii a com munity boasting nidi an exponent of virtue ao*i propriety. Partly as n.re sult of th!s Instruction the present state of the public mind Is Indeed an unenviable one. Owing to tholr thoughtlessness tho people have plung ed themselves Into situations that could havo been avoided if thought had only preceded action. -It is be cause they have been acting first and reasoning afterward that their affairs are so badly complicated. Our Affairs Complicated. We Tepeat that our affairs are badly complicated. Wo have an unrighteous and oppressive tariff that never should have been adapted. Wo have a dan gerous and Inadequate currency sys tem. We havo a thing of shreds, patches, and mystery called a railroad policy, that Is about as complicated and unsatisfactory as anything well could be. Wo havo laws to regulate corpor ations that arc not perfections of either reason or equity; and whither we turn our gaze, wc And evidences of colossal disorder and haste—rarely of maturo thought or reflection. Our natural re sources have been wasted and many of them permanently destroyed, and wc have not yet determined under a poli cy tdcbcck this extravagant tondency. Our House In Disorder. Our house. In brief. Is in disorder and wo fear the "prominent citizen" will not help us to rearrange It. Assuredly not, If we listen to any more of his sugges tions for additional laws. At the risk of bt'lng accused of Indulging In a platitude, ourselves, wo have to observe that the country Is nauseated with law—state law, federal law, and cornfield law. It Is also suffering from on overdose of demagogu ery. ana platitudes on virtue, freedom of the press, progress, development, the country’s expansion, the sovereign power of the people, etc., etc,, are not antidotes. Wo had been urged to. establish new record*—and we did; but, unfortunately, our machinery broke down under tho strain, and wo havo had a year of de pression In which to leatn the cost of our folly, and let us hope, to resolve to be a little less strenuous and consider ably more moderate in the future—to think before wc act. Evils and abuses In politics and busl nesa have been bared, but we listened to the demagogue as to the best method of correcting them and, then, left the mat ter largely to him. Here and there, of course, exceptions are to be found, but wunic, ,-AI » JIU-Hlil UK- does not the destructive, antt-rallroad cru sade of recent date prove that the. dema gogue was In the saddle while the people were silent and passive? For seven years, or thereabouts, a rpirlt of ram pant reform has permeated the public mind. Its dazzling possibilities were quickly perceived by the political self- seeker and the people succumbed to Its Influence. The '-prominent citizen” was similarly affected, and few .of his number had the wisdom or courage to stem the tldo and point out to tho people the danger of the course on which they h*' embarked, and the failure that was bound to follow Ill-considered or Ill-advised ac tion. With existing laws sufficient to cope with discovered cases nire times out of ten, the demand for ’’new” legisla tion was granted and away wo started on a new course of empiricism. We have learned our lesson In the bitter school of experience but not from the '‘prominent citizen": and until he changes his tone of exploitation and counsels moderation, and a return to the sanity of former days, his words will be valueless. FARMER TORTURED FOR HIS MONE 9ANDIT8 BURN HI8 FEET UNTIL HE 18 FORCED TO GIVE UP BIO SUM. % TOLEDO, O., Dec. 28—Ily burn'ng his feet with lighted matches, two * robber* early today corn J-Mr. “Divint" Sarah Oats Gift. ST. PETERSBURG. Deo. 25—Sarah Bernhardt, who Is playing her© was given an audience by Kimperor Nich olas at Tsarkoye-Selo today and was presented with a portrait of the em press. carIeInd is ON JNCREASE Railroads Urging Mills to Load Flats to Full Capacity. SAVANNAH, Ga., Dee. 26.—Desirous of avoiding any possible chance of having complaints filed of car shortage In tho coming few months, o'r&tn.of the rail roads of title section have taken up the mutter of fully loading car# at the mills in order to economize on tluf nuinbor of cara In demand and the additional number nec- canary because of tbe fact that the Hats were not laden to their full capacity. Tho lumbermen of Savannah have taken tho matter under advisement and will communicate their action .b tho various saw mill men of this section. At a special meeting of the lumber commltteo of tha board of trade, held at noon last Wednesday, the following com munication was read by Chnlrman Cal- h<mn of the committee. Tim iri.i tlngwus held to consider tills matter and also to discuss Informally vario'us questions of In- t'-icst to tho local trade. The h tur fol lows: 8upt. Wright’s Letter. Savannah, Go,/ Dec. 19, 1908. Mr. John A. full,mm. ('hulrmuii. Lumber Commltteo Board of Trade, City. Dear Sir:—My observation is that the demand for flat car emilpim-nl Is rapidly on tin- lncreas- and that mills ill our territory at© largely Increasing their shipments of lumber* 7 have also ob served that Shippers nr,'not loading cars to their full lApAcnypwhirl*'feet seri ously Impairs tho c-nr supply. Won’t you kindly handle this matter with the Haw Mill Association n» well as With ita mem bers Individually, with n view of having all classes of equipment loaded to full capacity? If you will do this we will bo in a better position to promptly All all orders for cars. Please also handle with members of lumber eommlttee. If your committee will give us their co-operation and aid by extending this notice td all shippers of lumber, request ing them to load all cars to full capacity. It will, I am sure. Provo beneficial to all concerned. Yours truly<- 1 (Signed* W. M. WIIIG11T. Superintendent. Request Considered Timely. Mr. Wright Is connected with tho Cen tral railroad. The lumbermen here feel thnt the request is very reasonable and Is -intended to obviate tho usual car shortage question. They decided unani mously to c officials and to fully load „ port In tho future. PEOPLE DOWN HERE CORDIAL AHOULD BE THIS IS MU. TAFT-8 EXPIIKKHION OF HEAUTY GOOD WILD OF AUGUSTANS. Dsuon. mej anewra imam- co<opermt« -with the railroad will advl.o their mill peopin d all car. dentlncl for thlf AUGUSTA. Ga., Dec. 25.—Tbe Christman events (or Presidentelect Taft were his participation Iti tbe annual handicap golf tournament of the Country Club, in which ho won from MaJ. J. B. Gumming, president of the club, but without a dlstln gutsblng score; he rode a dozen miles In tho afternoon, and with hti entire family dined at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. Langdon Thomas In the ovenlng. Augusta's distin guished .guests were not left unmind ful of Christmas cheer by her citi zens. Mistletoe, holly and baskets ot cut flowers wero offered with hearty good wishes and received In the* samo spirit. -Tho people down hero are Just aa genuinely cordial as they can bo,' r was the appreciative remark of Mr. Taft In recalling the holiday greet ings ho had received. A trolley ride to Aiken, 8. C„ In which the Taft and the John Hayes Hammond families are to be tho guests of Mr. James U. Jackson, of tbe railroad management. Is on tho boards for tomorrow. Aiken Is twenty miles sway. In the evening Mr. Tsft will dine with Mr. Maxwell, an old Cincinnati friends, and number of southern federal office holders. Gay Observance of Christ mas Marked By Tales of Suffering. FESTIVITIES IH NEW YORK SURPASS FORMER YEARS In Columbus a Ten-year-old Youth Lies Desperately Wounded—Fire works Cause Disastrous Fire in Sa vannah, Endangering the Lives of the Family of W.* 8. Grice—Child Dies In the Shadow of CHristmaa Tree—Work of 8alvation Army In New York Brought Cheer to Thou sands of Hearts—Philanthropy In That City More Marked Than Ever. COLUMBUS, Ga., Dec. 2*5.—A te!l- ycar-ola boy lies ut homo with a mangled face, a negro boy Is minus an arm and varloua people havo bruised and burned hands—tho price paid for Christinas In Columbua. Eugene Chitwood, the ten-year-old son of W. E. Chitwood, while cross ing 'broad street w’as run over by a spirited horse, driven by a negro. The animal had been made nervous by fireworks and was difficult to control. Tho hoy’s upper Jaw was broken and hls^llp was cut, his Injuries being extremely serious. -In "the bottom," Just east of Co lumbus, a negro boy alined a shotgun at a bird oh a hay stack and tho charge of shot took effect In the arm of twelve-ycar-old Charlie Moseloy. colored. It was necessary to ampu tate tho arm Just below the shoul der. Lives of Grices Endangered. SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. 25.—Endan gering the lives of tho family of W. H. Grice n fire caused from fireworks today destroyed the store of tho Grice FurnKuro Company, tho apartments on the second floor of the building and the store of tho Trlbuno Printing Company h<-r<\ The building wuh a moss of flames before the last of the persons.in th«v apurtments rent-hod safety. The lows will reach several thousand dollars. , Good Work of Army, The Salvation Army corps here un der Captain Sayers, today fed four hundred persons nt the arnly hall, and sent out In baskets food for flvo hun dred otherti; Many hundreds of toy* wero distributed among the poor chil dren, whoso Christmas otherwise would have been barren. Much Noise In 8avannah. Savannah's Christmas was an ex tremely noisy one, as tho police were lenient in regard to fireworks. For syth Park was a mass of bonfires to night and a number of children re ceived minor burns In fireworks bat tles. Arm Blown Off. BRISTOL, Tenn., Dee. 25—A special from Johnson City. Tenn., says: Robt Purdue, 19 years old, had his left arm blown into fragments by a cannon cracker late this evening. The injured member was amputated ubovo the el bow. Dying 8he Forgives Him. CHICAGO, Dec. 25—Miss Ellen Dow ney, who was recently run down by tho driver of a brick wagon, Is dead, leaving -i Christmas message qf for giveness for tho man who caused her fatal Injury and insuring him against prosecution by the police. Sad Death of a Child, CHICAGO. Dec. 25.—Martha Pones, a two-year-old child, lies dead ut her home while her Christmas tree, adorned with gifts and with candles unlit, stands In th© next room. The baby swallowed a peanut •hell which lodged In her throat, and died at a hospital dctplio the efforts of the surgeons. Man Badly Burned. WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.—While trying to extinguish a Christmas tree which caught fire early this morning nt hi* home In this city, Nathaniel Duller was so badly burned about the fare and body that It Is doubtful If he will live. event at St. Patrick's cathedral being the celebration ,of a pontlfirnl high nuns nt 4:30 In ,the morning, followed by a .simi lar celebration at the usual forenoon hour. In old Trinity, down Broadway, the services were or the usual notable Christinas sort und the doors of tlie up town churches were thrown open to the thousands of givers of thanks for Christ- mas blessings. Salvation Army's Work. Most notnblo of the Christmas benefi cences of the day were those of the Hal- vatlon Army and Volunteers of America. The "arniy* had the vast floor of the grand Central Palace auditorium for Ita Christmas storehouse and rew upon Itt supply and sent out fully 5.000 boskets, | •acn containing a Christmas dinner for some podr family. There was enough und to spare for nil applicants and the gener-1 oua remainder was well disposed of later In the day In deserting quarter*. Be tween 2,000 and 2,000 similar borketa were distributed by the Volunteer of America, und other organised charities saw to ft that thr.uRunda of ndrilUona: homes wero supplied. Steamer In Hard Luck. NEW YORK. Dec. 25—Norrowly esl caring being sunk at sea In a coM - slon yesterday with the str-ngier Jolla Luckenbarh, off Cape Henry, the Cu- bnn freight steamer Cnmnguey, arrived today somewhat damaged on her port quarter. Tho Luckenbarh was bound from New York for Han Juan, l\ It Th© Camaguey reports that the Luck nebach'N captain a*k«nl her to aland by until he could ascertain hla d og»*. and shortly afterwards s'gn that he would pmcerd to Newport Nowa, Va. The Camaguey did* not I leerfi to what ©stent tha Luckanbach •uffarod from the collision. WITH BIG KNIFE SLASHESOFFICER Claud Smith Imbibes Too Freely of "Blind Tiger" Liquor. ATLANTA. Doc. 25.—After lm>- bltilng a generous quantity of "blind tiger" wltlsby, Clnud Smith, 18 years old, who says he Is from South Carolina, ran amuck lato last night on Decatur street, and with n long-bladod knife severely odt l-o- licoman Joe Green, slnnhed a wblte man nnmed Tom Watson across the face and inflicted Severn! gashes on the body of a negro before he was finally arrested. Dr. Walter Taylor Dead. ATLANTA, Doc. 25.—Dr. Walter A. Taylor, ono of the best known men In Atlanta, nnd for many years promlnont In locnl politics, died early today at tSt. Joseph’s Infirm ary from n complication of diseases. Dr. Taylor Is survived by a widow, who was Miss Alice May Lowry, n sister of Col. Robert J. Lowry, and ono child, Mrs. Pdrcy S. Darlington, of West Chester, Pa. Only a few months ego tho'doc tor was oleetod unanimously alder man from the slxtn wdVd. A special election lo chooso Ills successor will hnvo to bo held. Ho wiui n successful business man, being at tho time of his de£th locnl mnnngor of the State Mutual Llfo Insuranco Company of Rome. A .Quiet Christ mas. ATLANTA, Tti‘r. Jr,. One of the qiltelesL Chrlstmust-s ever Itnnwn In lAilkttksIrtb spent here toddy. The streets wero practically deserted throughout tho day, and tho sane method of celebrating the holiday nt honfb was followed by most At lantans. Tho firecracker was In slight evi dence, hut there won less demon stration of that kind than ever be fore. By special request of tho po lice the ncar-liocr saloons closed for. tho day, and there was no drunken ness or disorder on tho st roots. Tho stato captlol was closed, and most of the offices will not ho reopened before Monday. Tho banks will .not resume operations until next week. Services were held In several churches during the forenoon, and thesa were well uttended. Frederick Plus*, wss also burned In endeavoring to put tho Ure out allhoiish not errJoimly. The damsge frem the Ore amounted to several hundred dollar.. New York Open Hsnd.d. ■ NKW YOIIK. tree. ZS.-Openlnx wide tho hand of charity to make the day one or Joy nnd sladncaa for the poor and un fortunate and freely drawing upon the store, of plenty, end happily at Ita dla- poaal to spread holiday cheer from the hlKhest to the lowest strata of Ita copu lation, tha city of New York celebrated CHristmaa of IMS In a way that not only llvad up to the best of Ita traditions but ■at a new standard for the diepenslog of holiday blessings upon tin millions of In habitants. Favored with the abundance which th. year had brought forth In more than usual measure, the rich, the well-to-do and the modern tel y-rlrcum- ■tanced had placed at the disposal of the active worker! In philanthropy ample fund, wllb which to go about the woik of making tha day one Ions to be re- membersd for Its bounty. And with lav ish hands, through a score of busy agsnts, the gifts were dispensed. The unfortun- ate In the jalli, tha III In the hospitals, the poor In Ihelr homes and the desti tute and helpless In Institution., all ware remembered. Tli.t not f.r from 100.000 person, were assisted by mean, of dona Tlona of dinner* and the Ilka Is ion sen's lively estimated, while tho total of those retched al nr»t hand and by Indirection through the general ouliaruilnc of henctl nan I. beyond the poaalbllliy of any. thing like accurate enumeration. Celebration Everywhere. There wss no Institution In the rlty th*t did not hsve I is Cbrialmaa relebta- tlon. Heveral dinners, •tu.rtalnmenbi. re* Ugioua .serclua—all figured In th. day . rrlshrallvr programs. In many of tl.a hospitals r'hrlstmaa trees w.re deroralsd -rfr# provided for til {he pgtron* roro I he churches visited ..isiliulloni and cheered ... with floods of (Ihrlstmas melody, la I he TAKES HIS LIFE C. A. Easters, a Planter, Deliberately Plans His Death. KO MONEY TO BUY TOYS FOR HIS LITTLE TOTS Loved Hit Family So Devotedly Ho Cou'd Not Bear the Thought of tho Empty Stockings nnd the Bitter Disappointment That Came to Hla Household—With Emotions That Can Only Bo Described By Thoso Who Experience Them. He Takes His Gun Into the Field Near By and Enda His Misery—Hi s Wife and Children Rush to His Side to Find Him Dead. QUITMAN, '.Dec. 25.—Because ho did not havo money enough to pro vide tho usual Christmas toys for hln children. C. A. Eastern, a farmer near here, deliberately planned his own death this morning and died ns he had planned. \ , leaving the homo where the chil dren wero ho walked a nhort dlstanco away, fitted hi* shotgun over a forked •tick, pressed his breast against the muzzle and punhed the trigger with a stick'. Hln wound was a terrlblo one. * Hln wlfo und several email children ran -out lit the nound of tho shot * and found tho husband nnd father dead. The family, while In modent circum stances, have the comforts of life. Eastern wan a hard-working man, who provided well for hln family. Hln ' health hnn not been tho bont and he ha* suffered some rovernon In a finan cial way lately. Tl»ln morning when th© children ex pressed keen disappointment nt riot receiving their usual "Hnnta Cluun/’ • t|ie fnlhor expressed hln regret, and made th© Kintement that he wan b'rrtken-heurted beenuso hln loved one* word n6t provided for.. -‘*' cr £“Wr8imUar- C»»e-4n*Dtnvcr. DENVER. Coti’ Dec. * 25—Down* hearted and discouraged because ho whh out of money and could not mako Ms wlfo happy with Christmas pres ent. Thomas Hamlin©, a plumber, kill ed himself last night, adding a bullet Into hln brain. The deed wan commit ted In tho presence of his vma who had Just given him a **mall Christmas remembrance. Touched by her thoughtfulne.«n nnd hln Inability to return tho kindness, he broke down and cried. "This mill b« a sad Christman for you," h»* said, and walked Into another room, drew a revolver from n nuiD cane, placed the weapon to his head and fired. Death wa« Inntantancopn. EMPTIES GUN IN BODY 0FJIIS PAL Henry Dinkins Lies Mort ally Wounded the Vic tim Jack Crosby. VALDOSTA, GaT~Dec. 25.—Val dosta's first Christmas affray, * and the first that has occurred hero dur ing Christmas In a number of years, occurred this morning at 3 o'clock when a young whlto man named' Jack Crosby emptied his revolver Into another young white man named Henry Dinkins. The affair occdrred In Clio lower part of town. R la understood that tho men had a quarrel earlier In the ulght and Crosby canto up town to sweur out a warrant gg.ilnst Dinkins. An offlcar returned lo iho scone with him and It Is said that Dinkins wag preparing lo put up bis bond when be and Crosby met and tho shooting occurred. Dinkins was hit In throe or four places, tho most serious wound be ing Just above hla right nipple. He was carried to the Halcyotn sanita rium, whore his injuries were at tended to, Crosby wss lodged In Jail. Ho refuses to mako g statement-regard ing the affair. Dinkins' condition Is said to he critical. MOST ORDERLY CHRISTMAS FOR TOWNOF AMERICUS AMKRICtIH. Oa., Uee. II—With whisky prohibited and fireworks sup pressed Am.rlcus enjoyed th, moat orderly Chrl.tma. Ill twenty years, un marked by drunkenness or .asuslly. Not on* arrest ws. mad. for drunk- •nnms against slaty last Christinas und.r open saloons. Christmas .xarcla*. and th* usual f. ^ilyllle. t harsfl.rlavd th. day her*. WHEN CAR HITS MAN ONE LEG CUT OFF, BUT IT HAP PENED TO BE A WOODEN LIMB. NEW YORK, Dec. 25—William Ma honey. a Hlatca Island toamater, while hurrying to the hum© of a friend In Brooklyn !n*t night, where he was to lift hh Hjnta Clnu*, fell and nllpped under a trolley car at tho Manhattan mk)o of Brooklyn bridge. The ioj*m which h»* was carrying were Krattcrofl to tho winds, and spectator* BWho ruNhed to the man'll ntd noted to their horror that ono of hlz I eg* was (twinging limply from tho knee, ap parently having beeq all but Hovered. A hurry call waz nent for an ambu lance, but before It arrived Mahoney aroxo and announced that the montbor wna mado of wood. t It bad been severed In fact, but tho ten muter, not to b© thwarted In hla Christman plan*, hastily procured noma orutchcn, and, dragging the stump of hln wooden leg. (unstated by hlz good on* 1 , proceeded blithely on hid Journey* arriving at hta friend'd hou«e In tlm* to npp< or an u crippled Santa Claud. CloLBIL] SCHOONER SIGHTED BY STEAMER NEW YORK. Dec. 25—Tho zteamer City of Atinntu, of tho Ocean Steam ship Company, which cleared from, Boston for Havnnnah* aa„ on Decem ber 22. reported by wlrelezn tonight, that ahe had panned today the water logged nchooner Warner Moore with- flag flying union dawn In the mlzzen rigg ng. There wan no on# on board the schooner when the city of Atlanta, sighted her The denoted vessel wan. encountered In latitude 37.45 north, longitude 74.40 weet. Tho Warner Moore, Captain Crocket, hailn from Richmond. Va. Hhc left Charleston. H. C., for Provide me. R. I, 1 t.f :tG4 tune. •rzl Jail b'rdn free* with nooae or rnnumu mowny, in in» . *.n'-Ti'- .^ cburcbce Uumtelvt* services appropriate I dom la celebration of the occasion. ire now In boepltata here.