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/ • ■ THE MACON DAILY TELEGRAPH: THURSDAY jtfOlcSIXO, DECEMBER 31, 1908 EVIDENCE WIFE Night Rider Denied the Tes timony of Important Witness. VKION CITY. Tenn* Dec. SO—'Th# Istlon of whether * wife can tost'fy : her husband was raised today In \ trial of the eight alleged night era for the murder Of Captain frntln Rankin, and the court ruled under the lawa of Tennessee a __ could not testify for or against her husband. When the defense offered to ex amine Mrs. IJud Morris, wife of one of the eight Indicted men. the state objected and wa# sustained because the only alibi she could teatlfy to would be In behalf of her husband. The defense then put Mrs. Bob Hoff man and Mrs. Bam Applewhite on the stand; and Mrs. Hoffman testified to an alibi for Ham Applewhite and Mrs. Applewhite for Bob Hoffman. Both of the Hoffmans were tho guests of tho Applewhites the night of the murder. October 19. Where They 8pent the Niflht. Kvldcnre Introduced today made It evident that half the Reel Foot popu lation spent the night of the murder with the other hulf. The state not only admits this but will offer Additional proof to substantiate It. But tho atate's theory varies from that of tho defense. The state contend* that tho various heads of families knowing that they were going out to kill Rankin and Taylor that night, took their wives to the houses of friends In order that the women might not bo left ulone In the lonely lake homes. Witnesses Akin to Defendants. Almost every witness Introduced by the defense |s a relative of one of the Indicted men. The defense explains this by saying that tho residents of the lake region have intermarried for years until nearly all families there are con nected by marrlago ties. r ie first witness today was 11-year- Della Frog a bride of three weeks, who has been a resident of tho Reel Foot Lake district all her life. The girl married a soldier named Frog who came here from Nashville under thb governor's orders. Mrs. Frog was picking cotton with Herschel Hogg tho day of the Rankin murder. She de nied that Thl Burton came to Hogg that day as Hogg swore ho did to tell the latter of the plans to kill Col. Tay lor and Coptn'n Rankin that night. Attorney Got Boisterous. * After a dozen or more alibi witnesses had been examined. Attorney Pierce for the defense got into an argument with the court and for failure to alt down and keep silent when told by the court to do so Pierce was lined $2$. NINETY AMERICANS ARE REPORTED KILLED UNCONFIRMED CABLEGRAM 8AY8 TOURI8TS IN MESSINA HOTEL FARED BADLY. * WASHINGTON’ Dec. 30.—Ninety Americana In n Minina hotel th«t w«« drntroyrd. and Itall.n. and American co-operation In th* nneat for tufnrmii- lion regarding the min,In*. ar« re. ported upon In n cablegram. to tho atato department today received from Ambassador Grl.com nt Rome. Tho ambassador cabled thut he lias received no word from the American consuls pt Mewdun nnd Palermo, tic has aakrd the foreign office for Infor mation and that office, he added will uae every effort, through army and navy offlcrrt, to obtain Immediate nrwa. The British consul at Mraalna la re ported Injured and hla wife and chll dren dead. The ambassador soya It la reported that ninety Americana were In the Trlnacria Hotel at Meaalnn which la amid to bo totally dcatroyed. It !a known, however, that aonto of gueala escaped. The foreign office reported that sov. era! foreign nattona an' hurry ing war ahtpa to the acenc to offer oaa'itance. The ambaaaador haa dlapatehed consu lar offlcera in the quest for Informa tion. Mr. Oriaeom's Later Statement. RoMK. Dec. *0— Ambassador ttrla- com returned lute this afternoon from the foreign oflflee where he went to make Inquiries regarding the Ameri cana who may have been In Calabria and Sicily at the time of tho dlaaa ter. It la not believed there were any Americana at either Messina or Reg. glo when these cltlcn were demolish ed with the exception, of eeurae. of American Consul Cheney and h'a wife. Thera may have been some Ameri can tourtata at Taormina, but no cas ualties hara been reported from that place.' reunion among officials la that those Americana who were In the earthquake gone In that Island wero mainly at Ikormlaji Many Inqulrlca came to the department regarding friends be lieved to be in the earthquake region. Those Inquired about included the following: Mre. Martha C. KlUrldge. her two daughters, Ethel and Claris*, and Mias Margaret Mandril, all of Brookline, Maas., and all of whom are believed to have been at Tar min a. Mis* ■Blanche Kane, of Philadelphia, whose probable whereabouts in the disturbed district are not stated, and David Ses- suma, bishop of Louisiana, who It la aald at the department. Is believed to bo at Messina. for t_ brla Is at about Its height part of January arid r-ully does not be gin until after New Year*#. either for Americans or northern Europeans. A Direct Message. Ope of the few direct meesages reach ing tala city from M-aslna since the earthquake was received today by Gior gio W. Pierce, of the New York office of the SIclIlan-American Steamship Com pany. ,of which his father la the presi dent and his uncle Is the vice president In Messina. The message. ^ been sent from Naples, read: CITADEL MARKS REMAINS OF CITY ME88INA UTTERLY DESTROYED— HOU8E8 VANISH WITH SUD DENNESS OF DREAM. NAPLES, Dee. 30—Tho steamer' Thcraple Is lying off Naples, crowd ed with refugees from Messina—bo- reaved men. starving women and weap’ng children—all with th 0 stamp of great fear still upon their facos. One of tho refugees, a man with a Herman cotton firm In the lost city, said: Messing Utterly Ruined. "Messina Is utterly destroyed. Noth ing remained when 1 left but a part of the citadel. A few soldiers are the lono survivors of the whole garrison. I was asleep when the first shock awoko me. I lit my lamp, but all wa* quiet and I turned to sleep again. Sud denly fresh shocks occurred, violent and terrifying. I arose qu;ckly, but the house was swaying and iny door was Jammftd. I toro tho sheets from the bed and mado a rope and lowered myself from tho window to the street. An Italian family of five person* ca mped from tho house by the aid of my rope. Horror Cannot Be Told. 'No sooner were w« In the street than the house collapsed. 1 tried to assist in tho work of rescue, but It was useless. The horror and confu sion wero Indescribable. All day 1 wandered In the wrecked atreeta. No food could be secured; I had only a few nuts to eat. Tho head of my ilrm was lost and his brother had to go through the stroets begging for bread for his wife and children. There wus no organisation In tho work of rescue. "Tho prison was destroyed and the wardens killed, hut most of the con victs escaped. They prowled about tho ruins, robbing and murdering, They cut off tho Angers of ttu, dead and wounded to got the rings. Soino of them wero singing of liberty as thoy placed tho knife. . • "A Russian vessel lying m tho har bor was thrown Into th<r«tM«t by the tidal wave. Other vessels foundered. Railway linos were swallowed 'up. Tho square known as the Ctmpo Snnto collapsed and sank. Only tho summits of n few ruined building* still emerge from the wreck. What, remained of the population when 1 lert Was camp ing near tho harbor." . _ r ' _ -Fissure Sixty Feet Deep Opens. According to other WfCfJbPfl' i\pt a nlnglo hotel retnninlned atflpchOf- A Assure sixty feet deep ppened near the church of Suntn Marla ahd houses fell bodily Into it. ... The Theraple brought thirty German and 600 other fugitives. During* the voyage to Naples several Injured wo men died nnd une child was born. A physician named Condo, a native of Messina, said ho escaped by cllmb- Invr over the fallen roof*. Houses van ished with the suddenness a dresip and daylight showed nearly two miles of ruins. Steamers put-out to* cross* the straits for help after tho Arst shoojt, of tho earthquake, but half way o\ f cr they met vessels from*Abo.opposite, const which carried the news that Reg- glo loo had perished. ' Rome of tho fugitives., -aboard the, Theraple hastily left the ship when she reached this port, in some ease# aban doning their children. Ten more steamers with fug'tlves are expected to arrive here within the noxt day or.two and every effort Is being made to pre pare for them. Naples Is tho center of the relief organisation niul all so cial functions h »Vo been postponed. The few refugees that have arrived from Calabria ore almost too un nerved to siwnk of their terr'ble ex perience. On* states that an express train on the road from Reggio to Naples was brought ota stop by tl»o shock, when about eighteen mile* along awaf. However, Jt Is situated on the snore, wherefore he presumed that the tidal wave that swept the city did not extend to that point, hut wa* *onAn*d to the harbor. Mr. Pierce was of the opinion that tho loss of life in the shipping In the port must very greatly have added to tho catastrophe. Steamer Reports Disaster. MARSEILLES. Dec. 80.—Tho Mcsssre lies Maratlmex Facket Orcnoque. which arrived here from Aloxandrla today, re ports that at 3 o'clock Monday morning, while steaming 80 miles outside of Messi na she experienced several formidable shocks, tho passenger* being greatly alarmed. The steamer passed within 600 S it of Messina and saw tho city aAsmo tween drifting columns of smoke. The at that tune was a vast head of i and there were no signs of life. j than three hundred vessels went adrift and the sea wan filled with wreck- SgL i only tho tmspcakablo horrors of the earth quake. History will perhaps never di vulge Its supremest Individual tragedies, for earth and sea ruthlessly claimed thousands of human beings, und tho flames mercilessly completed tho unfln- lshcd devastation. Naples Stirred Anew. Naples, vibrant with the memory ,of Vesuvius, Is prostruted anew at the mis ery and woe from Messina confided to desolation. Whll* searching fqfc friends, fresh shocks occurred and prnct’cally nil the passengers wefr* killed. Bishop of Louisiana Safe. NF.W ORLEANS. La., Dec. 3ft—A cablegram received here tonight from Right Rev. Davis flrasum*. Prote«tant Episcopal bishop of Louisiana, slates that he nnd bis daughter. MUs Alice Bessums are safe '.n Rome. Time Confirms Continued From rage 1. Dio In Consulate. NAPLES. Dee. 3ft—The commander of tho Russian battleship dlakharolT. which haa arrived here with refugees from Medina, brings word that Arthur H. Cheney, the American 'xmsul at | Messina and his h'a wife, died under the debris of tho consulate. State Department Activ*. WASHINGTON Dee. Ift—Every ef fort la be'ng made by the state depart- 1*« opV In Sicily nnd Gala- _ from Messina com her care. The hospitals, hotels and liomea are crowded with refugees, and the peo ple are vicing with one another In aid- ng the stricken. Those who have expert knowledge on tho subject agree that the center of tho cataclysm waa the strait of Mes sina. which also Is the renter of the vol canic cone, whose highest peak, Etna, Ift now silent From this hose tho telluric disturbance extended, abating little by little, north erly as far as Cape Vatlcano and south erly as far as the bay of Catalina, ravag ing tho western region of Calabria and tho east coast of Sicily for a distance of nearly 100 miles. Beauty of Region Gone. Impossible accurately to ascer tain the extent of the movement east and west In the Inland regions, but It Is cer tain that the Beauty of one of the most charming sections of southern Italy has been Irrevocably despoiled. Vineyards are no more, waving rows of lemon, orange and ollvo trees have been torn verted Into a hideous desert. Reggio, whoso gay aspect set off the severity of tbo mountains, and Palin!, parched Jaunt ily amid orango and olive trees, liave become mere blots on the liorlxon. Italy Appalled Continued From Page 1. King and Queen Arrive. King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena wero in Messina today. Tho king explored the ruins regard less of danger to which ho exposed himself. He was often moved to tears at tho heart-rending scenes he came upon at every turn. The king was loud In hla praise of the splendid work accom plished by the Italian. Russian and English bluejackets, who saved many persons who otherwise would have In evitably perished. Queen Helena's Noble Work. Tho queen spent tho day In wards of Improvised hospitals visiting the wounded, many of whom hnvo lost all that was dear to them. Her majesty did her best to cheer them with wo manly words of consolation, often breaking Into sobs as sho listened to their drendful tales of .suffering. Tho ft ng left for Reggio tonight. Catania, the largest city nearest to the sonp of tho disaster, is crowded with refugees, and the' continuous fttlYam of fugitives coming In, the sight of tho wounded, nnd repetition of real or Imaginary earthquakes have so alnrmod the population that they aro becom'ng uncontrollable. There is no longer any place where the refugees may And shelter. Cnrdlnsl Franclco- Navn-dl Bontlffe, archbishop of Cata nia. haa employed ill tho money In hi* possession to provide bread for the fugitives, but tho people of CittnnlA also are In groat need aa the ordinary business pursuits hnve been entirely Interrupted. Fate of Foreigners Uncertain. The government In finding difficulty the road in Its Journey, The pansen-L in nscertalnng the fate of’ the many gars demanded thstthoybe taken bad;\forelgners who were In the earthquake Inquiries concerning whom are com ing from all quartern of the globo. The commander of tho battleship Admiral Mnkharnff. which arrived with fugi tives at Naples today, confirm tho report of the death of the American consul nt Messlni,' Arthur 8. Cheney and wife, who were hurled In the ruins of the consulate. The number of Americana In Sicily and southern Italy Is belVved, to be small, and several of them are reported to have been staying at Taormina, which Is on the cast coast, about th'rty miles south west of Messlns. According to the latest report* this place suffered no harm from the earthquake. The min ister of war. in dispatching orddrj to .the military authorities who have practically taken o?#r the absolute power throughout the gone of th* earthquake, explained: Loss of Life Appalling. "This disaster bat resulted In a greater ..** of lire than any of our wars Par In peace; Indeed, the situation Is much worse, os. while war la always preceded hy a period of preparation, this bus hap pened within forty second*. While the war only affect* the young and strong among the people, the present calamity ha* mowed down women nnd thlldrm. old men and youths. White lit war the armlen are fallowed hy the most cotn- ptrts ramp ooeultals, the number lees wounded In Oatabrt* and etstent Sicily I have been left In many rases 4% hours Tlte bluejackets from the Hussion ! without assistance Even when renewed, varshlps at Messina have performed lit l* Imprawmla to house them, everything -ervler. They r sked their l — ,I - KC hv ,h * QUIETUS PUT UN THE TAFT CLUBS The President-Elect Disap proves of Politics With His Golf. AUGUSTA. Oa.. Dee. 30.—President elect Taft has effectually put a quietus the desire, which waa beginning to slop Into activity, to organize "Taft club" throughout the south. Mr. Taft doubts the wisdom of encouraging at "ils time political activity In any form. In this view he Is heartily seconded by Mr. Hitchcock, republican national chairman. This subject was under direct con- . deration today at the Initiative of John Hay«e Hammond, who was willing at this time to undertake to extend the In fluence and organization of tlte National League of Republican Clubs throughout the southern states, preferably under the style of "Taft clubs." Mr. Taft de clared flnnly against the "Taft club" proposition. Should It become an expe dient at some future time to encourage the organization of the "Independent" democratic element of the south, he be lieves such organizations should be called exactly what they are—"Independ ent." The subject was discussed between Mr. Taft, Mr. Hitchcock. Mr. Hammond and Henry W. Anderson, of Richmond. Va. W. N. Mitchell, of Atlanta, who was Invited hero by Mr. Hammond, on the subject, also saw Mr. Taft Connecticut Wants Recognition. Mr. Taft today received Information from Charles Hopkins Clark, of Hartford, regarding the Connecticut contest being waged between Senator Brandegeo and Congressman Ebenezor Hill. Mr. Clark favors the latter f or the ptace.. Inciden tally he presented to Mr. Taft the claims of the Nutmeg state to* cabinet recogni tion. Forty-five thousand republican ma jority from Connecticut contributed to Tift'l election, he said. . and the state could furnish at leaat one competent member of the cabinet Judson Lyons, the former negro regis trar of the treasury, who Is a resident of Augusta, obtained Mr. Taft's promise to make a visit and speech to the Halns Normal and Industrial School, ft local Institution for negro children. Mr. Taft will visit the school January 19. George R. Sheldon, who'has Joined the winter colony nt Aiken. South Carolina, paid his respects to Mr. Taft today, and played a game of golf on the grounds of the country club. The country club Is to be the scene of n New Year's eve reception, -at which Mr. and Mrs. Taft will be presented to the several hundred members of the club, of which the president-elect has becen made an honorary member. That zinc should be protected In the next tariff law. Is the earnest contention of W. B. Calkins, who comes from the zinc producing portion of Missouri. Mr. Taft referred Mr. Calkins to the ways and means committee of tho house of representatives os the place to make rep resentation. Mr. Calkins Indicated that he waa bound for Washington, but be lieved the president-elect ought also to bo in possession of the needs of the In dustry. Protection against Mexico par ticularly Is his desire. Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, Is to come to Augusta shortly, and National Committeemen Ward, of New York, and Brooker, of Connecticut, have been In vited to play golf with Mr. Taft. UDY MEETS TRAGIC DEATH: HURLED FROM HI6H TRESTLE CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.. Dec. 30.—Miss Addle Haggard, a popular young lady of Kings MoiiTitcV. Ky.. waa knocked from high trestle on the Cincinnati Btfuth- n Railroad nt that placo today and Instantly killed. She was walking across the trestle when she was overtaken by a fast ex press train. Dance at Log Cabin Club Saturday Even ing. The regular dance at the Log Cabin Club will ho a beautiful week-end affair, occurring on Saturday evening, January 2. und a number of charming visitors who are In the city will add to the pleas ure of the occasion. Baldwin-Cherry. — » — _.ierry — ... December 6. 1908. The secret was well kept until Thursday evening last, when It was made known. The happy couple will make Macon their future home. Their many friends, lltle surprised, wish them h Joy. Miss Maude Hill'* Afternoon Card Party. Miss Maude Hill was hostess at a beautiful bridge party, the second of the series she has given this week. Many beautiful hyacinths, narcissus tlv** Miss Hill wore a lovely prlncesse gown of white net made over white silk, trim- wlth lace, and waa a most cordial host- pale blue mcssallne, and Miss Mary Winches ter. In a black net gown worn over white silk. Mrs. Edward Artope made top score, and waa presented with a handsome brass jardiniere. Miss Hill's guests were: Mrs. Edward piercing suffering Is Inevitable before the much- ‘cded relief stores can arrive. Late dispatches state that the city of Palm! contains 1.500 dead ami twice ns was laid waste. All the villages adjacent suffered as severely. • The king has telegraphed Premier Gln- Ittl Informing him that Reggio Is in the amn awful condition ns Messina, and nnounclng that a Russian steamer with 00 Injured will arrive at Naples tomor row. Ills majesty asks that all prepara sent tack with all the doctors that can be mustered. Impracticable and the shore hna been so torn nnd twisted aa far aa he has travailed In Calabria that It was impos sible to approach by water. At tho ministry of marine, word has been received that rrlghtrol looting and pillage occurred at Reggio. This place, already overwhelmed, will have few survivors, as It haa been Impossible for tho relief expeditions to reach It. i©@1BTY Dying of Hunger, A dispatch received hero from Dep uty Wl'ce st Mraalna says: "Organize n squadron of volunteer* for rescue work. Send us food for wo «re dying of hunger. A number of tfco survivor* aro leaving today for Cata nia. Receive them with lov* and f-a- hy a period of prei fernlty. It I* the duty of every faml-ipened within forty racond*. ly In Catania to shelter a family froin'““““ " Messina." Only two member* of th* nvmiclp.il council of Messina survived the dis aster. Valorous Servico of Bluojaekcte. cut to obtain newa of American c!t »»;* who were In the earthquake zone j ail** t a? "T* '»'*>“» c,u '^ £ Sy^«5T7.w«LJ? r J5S f3«: »C r friend* mnrh unraslaea* and •• I mSUi ' ***** ,h * ih * x lh * ****• «* i pral to the d'i*artm*iu to help to* rating the wounded. Hospital* Ikup , rfl undone." it. tlitn. Anita- !»r Orlscout waa been improvised In tho railroad stnt'on I All lho wv It cried to • !ibl* promptly any tnfnr-1 which la partially *t anting In an* jetsteo btutnahlA regarding the mlae* J other bullying cn Hcpteuv •twet, and to *end sente of th# *nd on beero the *t earner Relna Mar-. .. i« »«,». i-e consul# In Italy to the itartta. ^ut they already ora full. urar»hiu« frwn Toulon t-» *»r.- to render whatever i rail rail of the K|«htv*ninth regiment " wtiteti t« halted •* a taken of i n trie also .ar# being of Infantrv revc Os th# fact that the 1 - *P in (ommun'raDon wiln} onilkHlm haa »«ul Lupi .it at Mewina u* An titrer •lief iland. a i and N- Mra. John W. Reid, Mrs. Eugene StetJ son, Mrs. E. Trls Napier, Mrs. B. E. Houghton, Mrs. Duke of Nashville. Tenn., Miss Nellie Ban- ivuuiiuuii. jars, vuhv v*i Miss Marion Bloomfield, non, Miss Rosalind Dw muon*. . _ v . the aovoratima and the heads of ea of lh* furrisn *; over aments hare eiprraskma of warmest sympathy deepest condolence. IRranea'*. mes Theyer-Shaw Dezutlful Church Wedding. A beautiful church wedding occurred at Christ Episcopal church on Tuesday evening, December 9. when MUs Annie lanurle Shaw, of this city, was married to Mr. Roland Aldrlck Thayer, of South Vhe n ?hurch was elaborately decorated with palms, fern* and blooming plants, and was well Ailed with friend* of the bride and groom to witness the ceremony, which was performed by Rev. John S. Bunting, rector of the -church. • Mrs. Monroe Ogden presided at the organ and rendered Lohengrin's Wedding March as the bridal party entered *ta church, nnd Mr. Jamet* O. Boone, of New York." sang a nuptial solo. "O Perfect The bride, who was given away by her uncle. Mr. Judson 8. HI1L of Jack*«m- \ ilie, was attended by Miss Ulllan Cor* nell. of Indian Spring, as maid of honor, who wore a pale pink mesmltne gewn. and carried bridcsmmd roses tied with stream, er* of embroidered pink tulle. Tha bride was lovely tn a white rjga crane made dtrectolre. trimmed with lace, and embroidered with need pearls. Her veil was caught to the coiffure with ange btomomm. and she carried - bouquet of Pride rone# tied with • eted white tulle. The groom was attended hy Mr. Ar Aeagraves. of Rhode Island, as best r an t the uahera were Mr. Lloyd Mas beiir. of New York: Mr Frank Man tar- of Atlanta; Mr. Will Hill, of Ji M.nvttk, a ml Mr. J. D. Grump, of ^Th# hr id* I party sett rad from church as M'-ndkUsohn*#i Wedding M #a* nml. T J l \ Mi» ‘‘i-l i MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE Mrs. Ellen Redmond, Miss Jennie Riley went over to Moiitl- cello on Monday nnd is the .guest there of Mlfts Maude Benton. Miss Mellie Coney, of Savannah, who came up for the Thiyer-Shaw wedding, li the guest of Mrs. James C. Shaw. MJss Winnie Davis Wall is visiting in Jeffersonville, where she Is the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. F. Shannon. Mrs. J. W. Nelms, of Atlanta, is visit ing her sister. Mrs. 8. T. Stewart, at her residence on Park Place. Mr. and Mrs. Presley Walker, of Mis sissippi. are visiting Mr. Walker’s pa rents. Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Walker. Miss Winnie Davis Wall Is visiting In Jeffersonville, the guest . of her sister, Mrs. W. F. Shannon. Mrs. Edward Lee Knott, of Atlanta, Is visiting Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Murrah on Forsyth street. Miss Louise Ayres and Miss Leila Rich ardson. of Atlanta, are attractive guests of Mrs. Roland Ellis. Miss Winnie Davis Wall is visiting In Jeffersonville ns the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. F. Shannon. Mrs. Edward * Brown, of Atlanta, and Mrs George Baldwin, of Savannah, ar rived In Macon Tuesday,* and are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Lamar. Miss Myra Birdsey, who 1* spending the holidays In Columbus with Mr. nnd Mrs. 8. It. Birdsey. Jr., will probably return home on Monday next. Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Council have returned to their home In Amerlcus after a pleasant visit to Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Willingham. Miss Hettye Clay Talbott, of Win chester, Ky., Is visiting her sister, Mrs. Howard J. Brazelton. on Rembert ave- Rev. W. L. Whitten, of Cochran, Gn., is the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Harrison Johnson, In the Navarro Flats. Mis# Martin Miller returned Tuesday from Augustn, accompanied by Misses Louise and Marlon Pl.tntxy, who will be her guests until after the debut dance on January . 1. at which they will be charming special guests. Prof. W. D. Hooper, who occupies the chair of lattn at the University of Geor gia. came down to attend the funeral of Mr. Richard Johnston, and is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Small while In the city. Tho Sunday School Teachers' Union will meet this (Thursday) afternoon at half after 3 o’clock at tho First Baptist Church. Miss Lula Fulgham will teach theurimary lesson, and Mrs. Ferrell the senior. Mr*. Thomas J. Stewart will entertain, io Young Woman’s Sewing Club very delightfully this morning at 10 o’clock at her home on Rogers avenue, and in addition to tho regular members she will also have several other guests. Miss Irene Walker arrived yesterday tti’tcrnoon from Amerlcus, where sho has been visiting Mrs. Frank Harrold. and Is the guest of her sister. Mrs. B. S. Walker, Jr. She was a beautiful out- of-town guest nt the Thallan dance last evening. Miss Alice Domingos returned to Nashville, Tenn., yesterday morning to resume her studle* at the University of Njahvllle, after spending Christ mas with her family. No. 9 Hill Park street. Mrs. Gussle S. Krlne, who has been spending the holidays In Athens, as the guest of the Misses Bodd!<b ftas returned to Macon. Many soolal at tentions were paid Mrs. Krlne during her del'ghtful stay In Athens. Miss Julia Riley Is spending the holi days at Roswell. Ga., where she Is at tending a gay house party of young men and. young women being entertained liy MUs Katherine Suddath nt Bulloch Hall, tho historic former home of President Roosevelt's mother. Miss Riley Is expect ed home alxuit Tuesday of next week MUs Julia Meador, a charming Atlanta young woman, who was an ndmlred vis itor at tho Thallan dance last evening, will be the gucat of Mrs. Jack Ed wards. at Mr*. Floyd Rosa, until Monday next. Several charming aortal affairs are plunncd for her and she will be a popular visitor at several beautiful dances. Hon. John T. Boifeulllet and Miss Claire Bolfeulllet left yesterday morning for Washington. C. Miss Bolfeulllet is stopping for a few days at Toccoa with Mr. nnd Mrs. John Crawford. Who have recently moved there, and will l« Joined by Mr. Bolfeulllet. who had business In Atlanta, the two continuing to Washing ton, where they will epend the remain der of the winter. Mrs. O. U Gregory arrives this morn* tng from Buffalo. N. Y., to visit her sis ter. Mrs. Oscar Hicks, on College street Her daughter. Miss Ulllan Gregory will also come #outh In about two weeks to B ln her. and will be the guest of Mr. and rs. Hicks also. They are both pleas antly remembered In Macon and will be cordially welcomed by numbers of their friends. Mr. Ftoreet Goodin, a well known Ma con men. Is now visiung his mother In Knoxville, Tenn., after a return from Texas, where ho will soon engage tn bus iness. Mr. Goodin spent several weeks In 616 SWATH GUT BY FIREJN ROME Flames Break Out at 9 O’clock and Sweep Busi ness District. ROTE, Ga., Dec. 31.—At 1 o'clock this mom.Lg the most disastrous Arc which has ever visited Rome wag under control, with a loss placed at approximately 3110,- 000. Insurance : amounts to about 381,- 000. From 9 o’clock until past mldnirjit the fire laddies battled with the blaze, at times checking its spread only to bo whipped back again. Nothing but .con tinued effort and a bountiful supply of water served to check the names. The following stores were destroyed: W. H. Coker & <>*. J. K. Holloway’s ten cent store. W. M. Gammon & Sons. The Rome overall factory and tho den tal office of Dr. J. L. Young in the Cok er building, were destroyed. The store of Crawford Brothers wax damaged to the extent of several thou sand dollars and the Bee Hivo Dry Goods Company suffered slight damage by wn- BQNI LOSES CUSTODY OF HISTHREE SONS PRINCESS DE SAGAN WINS SUIT AND WILL CARE FOR HER PARIS, Dec. 30.—The petition of Count Bofli De Castellano tha( the custody of his three sons bo given to his mother, the Marqulso De Castellano, was denied today. The court ruled that the children remain in the custody or their mother. Princess Do Sagan, formerly Mias Anna Gould, ot New York. The court ruled further that the chlK dren should not leave the continent with out it# permission. Beginning October 19, 1909, they are to be placed at a college situated within one hundred miles of Paris. Tho rights of the count to see hla children arc not greatly changed by the decision of today, lie will see them twice a week regularly. The court did not uphold the contention of De Castellano that the Prince Do Ra gan exercised a pernicious influence over his children. Whllo the princo and the count’s former wife were imprudent be fore their marriage, nothing had occurred since to Indicate that the Interests of tho children were endangered. WILL - BOWDEN HURT; ACCIDENTLY SHOT CLEANING PISTOL AND WEAPON IS DISCHARGED—BULLET EN TERED LEFT CHEEK. ATHENS, Ga., Dec. 30—Will Bow den. th© young son of Mr. C. C. Bowden, of this c’ty, was brought home yesterday from Atlanta, painfully in jured. Bowden was At hla boarding house in that city and was lying across his bed cleaning a pistol when the pis? tol was accidentally discharged. The .-- -—• . . , „ - . bullet struck him on the left cheek Th *rd Agricultural and plowed Its way through tho flesh ~ " ,1 " “* TTr ~“ coming out on the sUte' tif his nose. The wound Is a flesh wound and will not Ycsult seriously. Rev. Millard A. Jenkins, tho new pastor of the First Baptist Church, will arrive In the city tomorrow. He will preach his first sermon here Sun day morning and on Sunday night at 8 o'clock special welcom'ng services hav& been arranged In hla honor. At theso services the different minister? of the city of all denominations will mako addresses of welcome. The city has Just completed tho work of laying the large number of new water mains and will start at once expending forty thousand dollars In extending the sewer lines of tho city. This work will not be completed before next sum mer. The abutments for the new steel bridge are finished and that structure over the Oconee nt the foot of Broad street will be erected during the month of February. The work of repairing the telephone exchange that was partially destroyed by flro Saturday night Is going on rapidly. Three hundred and fifty NEGRO QUESTION SOUTH’SPROBLEM Educator Believe This Section Alone Ca Solve It. ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 30.—This was a day given over to a discussion of the educational requlrementa of the negro and to serious consideration of the best methods to be pursued .a training the youth* of that race by the Southern Educatonal Ascoclation, In nineteenth annual session here. It was agreed that the questolr. of ed ucating the negro, as well as the so- called “negro question” In its entirety, best be left to the southern people and It was urged that tho people of the south should devote to these mat ters eerlous, pal lent and logical ef forts. Governor Hoke Smith adJrcsscd the convention .today on the education of tho negro. Governor Smith's Views. "The great bulk, of the negi » m a la engaged, and must .continue to be engaged in the humbler walks of life and in the humbler lines of labor," said Governor Smith. "The real problem Is to teach them to do that work well, to do It thor oughly, and then later wo can teach them to do something better. We aro not trying -to suppress the race, «vo arc trying to see the truth and to really help them, the negroes. "It is the southern man’s burden and the southern woman’s burden. The real problem Is ours. We know tho negro better than anybody else." The governor’s utterances were ap plauded. At ihe night session of tho conven tion an address was delivered by Supt. C. B. Gibson, of the schools of Columbus, Ga., on Industrial educa tion. To Consolidate Organizations. A committee was appointed to con fer with officers of "Tho Conefrence for Education In the South,” to the end that these associations may meet jointly in 1909. . Ex-Governor Nolihen, of Cteorgla, delivered an address on the education of the negro. At the morning session a paper, by Chancellor Barrow, of the University of Georgia was read, in - which ho urged the teaching of music , in negrq schools and said that the teaching in the elementary branches should . In clude constant study of the ten com mandments. "The relation of the state to the ed-, ucatlon of the negro,” was discussstl by Dr. Thomas J. Jones, of Hampton, South Carolina. In discussing the results of higher education of the negro, President C. F. Meserve, of Shaw University, said that negro colleges should be at least 50 to 100 miles apart and located in the country. Dr. CL S. Dlckerman, agent of th* Slater fund, discussed "The past, pres ent anil future of mission schools In the south for the education of the negro.” Georgia Teachers Present. Many Georgia educators are * at tending tho meeting. Among thoxo registered by noon today are: Miss Maud E. Hayes, of Macon; Miss Etlict Ludlow, of Washington; John J. Cor nell, of Bartow; Mrs. C. B. Hoke, of of Atlanta; G. V. Cunningham, of the Third District Agricultural College; W. P. Thomas, of West Point; Emma Garhet Boyd, of Atlanta; Mrs. Eliza beth Falls and Mle* Jeon I. Boswell, of the Georgia Nonna! and Industrial 1 College. MllledgevlH#: D. L. Earflea:,. of Athens; W. P. Jones, of Rome; If. J. Gautner, of the Georgia Nor mal and Industrial College, and C. 13- Chapman, superintendent of the pub lic schools of Macon. ], J. A SELDEN Defoats Mr. Jas. T. Wright in Clcs#> Match—Extra Hole Had to be Played—Other Winners. .Dr. J. A. Selden Is the winner of the Log Cabin championship match, and challenge cup. By defeating James T. Wright In a lance Tex#e and finally decided to locate In Ran mbrold- Antonio. Hie many friend# In this city _ 'will ref tret to nee him leave here, but wl*h him all bucccw In hla mw field ot MU* T/>ul*e Phlnizy. Accompanied Mlf* Martha MU>r home from Augusta, and waa a Wautlful and admired vUttor at 1 TtaUan dance, which I sir «>f last eve nine She ting, which will phones hfe again In use and the othR! hardest fought and best l21.. USO W th ' Ipliyca matches ever witnessed on tho In tho next three or four days. i , r _ rvihln crolf links on Tuc^ikiv fof C ,he WO Hty t, ’nnd ha th; SSSS^’iSSf “ match Stas for hoVa Sr’fouV i ZEEXL ^ I nrouml tho cour.e, but at tho mnnlhtmtSlrllv mn^lhbl mSrn r i < ' nd of 11,0 3S 1,10 Wero six month* In the city gang th a morn- . jj 0{ ^ an( j an additional hole had to bo Ing by Mayor Dorsey and a warrant slaved to decide tho match. Till has also been sworn out for him by the P 1 ®™ 10 aec, « e 1110 n, . ai ‘ n v A,u father of the negro boy. In a fire that totally destroyed his home In thl* city yesterday morning, Jack Owen*, a negro man, came near losing his life. He awoke Just aa the roof was falling dn on h’m nnd with difficulty got out of the burning build ing. At the meeting of Mt. Vernon Lodge of Mason* last night, Worshipful Mas ter Palmer retired from that office and the new master, C.»pt. W. A. Capps was Installed along with W. M. Pittman as senior warden. L. N. I3etts. junior war den; J. S. McK’e, treasurer; J. R. Crane, secretary; G. E. Stone, chap lain; Upson Harper, senior deacon; J. C. Trussell. Junior deacon: J. H. Mc Kinnon. senior steward: John Andrew*, Jun’or steward; W. B. Hooey, tyler. Past M ister Palmer wa* presen ted with a beautiful pa*t masters’ Jewel, the presentation address being mninde by Rev. N. L. Troutman, pastor of the First Methodist Church of this city. Rev. Troy Beatty, rector of Emanuel Church, a past master of Mt. Vernon lodge, also mado nn interesting ad dress. Mt. Vernon lodge Is In a most I Selden won by a beautiful drlv dropping the ball within 18 1 tabes of the hole, winning the hole and the match. Should Selden win the cham pionship again in 1909 and 1910 tho cup will then become his property. The mfttch between Dr. Selden nml Mr. Wright wound un tho annunl fall tournaments, the winners of the olher matches are as follows: Cup for low score In qualifying round—W. C. Redding. Challenge cup—Dr. J. A- Selden. Runnerup, challenge match- Mr. J. T. Wright. Cup in second flight—Mr. F. B. West Runner-up, second fllght- Coleman. Handicap tournament—Mr. E. ' lor.* Jr. Runner-un. handicap lonrnamc Dr. J. C. McAfee. Apnroaching nnd putting conti Mr. W. A. Freeman. Driving contest—Mr. F. B. We O. A. KT- r FRANK 6, REINAU DEAD; HACKETT’S STAGE MANAGER 60V. SWANSON GAILS UPON PEOPLE TO HELP SUFFERERS Am#rie«A'# ftxMy B#uo4. NI1W YURI*, lira 39 11*4 «l #r M WHwtara l*e tK»n> w'lT mX f 'ita« immediate!# ' l# ,rr r* 11 *4! n *■•«*» ***■♦* «»•* »c»— was perform*# .,1 .1 tta BT IfcwilB tmfwj.iiftarl##. #per|i #rrai» | tag mWmw*-' • «HI AM**# Mg* Jl |£* •! lh# MllOMfi ot J. M. 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