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WEEKLY TEI IfSraph* MACON, GA.. THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1895. |SI EACH OTHER. Frank and Miss Kuto Kolb used Their Departure From Life Together. eft A LETTER BEBIXD. lir Hud Been L° v e r s. ,mt Sa,d Their Death *«*•* <■'« He ll of the I.ove Affair—\ G»r- HoerFonndTb.lr Bodies. ... April 12.—Louis Frank and Ue'KoIb, who were lovers and this city, died for love In a hor- before daylight this mom ma being the murderer and sul- , srcl . m ent. Their bodies were i S s)J e by side on Jacob Duffy's ; 1V miles west of the city on the real. In the right hand of the revolver and each was shot head. The tragedy was dis hy Charles Taylor, a gardener, k a beautiful young woman, lay upon the ground with her throat ear to ear. Blood was still flow, the ghastly wound. By her side ^rj.ee of Frank, whose face was distorted by the agonies of le was lying almost face down- •j, his right arm thrown across t rtf the woman. Hl3 throat was from ear to ear. The knife, cov- U Wood, lay on the Kround. At o' the bodie* was an empty box ■‘rat poison." The woman's hat red on the ground. Pinned to a as this note: [.-We have both decided to die ami If one or the other Should recover the other Shall not be nxible for the deed. We both to take poison and I will do lg. We are not doing this on of any love affp*r. tvit simply be- do not want to live any longer. 1 we have to say, and hope there o trouble. We remain as ever, Jly, "Mr. Louis Frank. "1M4 Cherokee Street •Miss Kate Kolb." tter was written In Ink and that the deed was carefully and the letter prepared before he Lft the city to die. The girl's signed with a lead pencil, pndb- they reached the scene of the "an all the way to the Female Ind startled the physicians there I news of his discovery. Dr. pned their clothing und discov- they had been shot Just above There were traces of polsou s of both. After swallowing i they had gashed their throats I Mule of a lame knife and then ■ had made doubly *ure by flrtm? |lnto Che girl's biea*t. He ended iu I'm. mwuts l.mOkT. w?io lives across the road i wene says he heard the shots o’clock In the morning, but did •tlffate. |Mb lived at 1«3B Cherokee street [ parents. She and Frank, who k ‘mraged for a year, left home I last Wednesday. The girl left I tying they were going to kill h and ascribed love as the she letter was found yesterday. [timoue's centennial. | Marked With Imposing Public Ceremonies. ’<*, April 12.—THe formal mark- site of the Baltimore Centen- tiUon by the raising of a flag park next Monday afternoon |iado a notable ovent In the his- |hc city. It will be an opportu- ■st by the assembled multitude kurs of popular Interest In the |ln*j to celebrate in 1837 the 10i)th Vy of the incorporation of Baltt- clty. |ro«d companies are offering low 1 rates to all section* of the state uge a Mg attendance, nombers of the Washington ( Trade will attend and the Dis- oiumMa commissioner* and the advisory board of the District | been Invited. gramme for the Inaugural cere- been completed. the weather continue favorable, pill undoubtedly witness a great klay demonstration, and the j fbr the observance of its 100th ry will be given an Impetus that d of securing most satisfactory ^Ic« E. Ford, who U In charge pstcul portion of the exercises, a band of eighty .pieces and jnf fifty trained voices. Bishop i Protestant Episcopal church I the exercises, and His Err.1- pilnal G1t>bons will deliver the A number of prominent Ma- I ■will make addresses. fviS IlELNn'BRlMinNT. iml, Va„ April 12.—The re- J Jeffewon, I>a v s, Jr., were re- jln the Davis section in Holly- •very at 2 o’clock this afl.«>r* fci'-re were present Mrs. Davis, pnie Davis, Col. HIchtrrUon of Ians, the officers and director* IflVrs m Dav:s 'Monument As ia nd many friends of the fiwn- casket was, during the ser- redl-ng its being lowered Into covered w* h same Confed- that had covemtuhe casket Ik rhe ronmins of President fr. Hartley Carmichael of St. >'so opal church conducted the •vhich (were very simple. fnCED THE TRACK. Tenn„ April 11—An oast enger train on the main line >othern railway was partly It Afton, sixty-five miles east of ^at 6:45 tonight. Borne mlscre- V.ked the track and the engine, (express car and a dead coach fifteen-foot embankment. Its, one of the oldest engineers H twos seriously if not fstally fireman and baggage mas- llelfely Injured. No passengers EXERCISES AT OHICI/; ^VUGA. Ample rroparaitions For the Ceuf* nles uit the 'Fork. UVashUnean, April 12.—Secretary la- moat hag decided upon the main feat ures of the official exercises authorized by congress in the dedicating of Ohlck- amnusa and Gha-taanoega National Military Park. The ceremonies will begin on the battle field of Chlekaranu- »i September 10 and will comprise the formal announcement; of the opening of Miie park by the wur department, rep resenting the government, two orations by speakers of national prominence and the proper military display. On the following day exercises relating to the but-ties of Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge will be held ait Chat tanooga with a somewhat similar pro gramme. In ease of rain, all the exercises will take iptaoo at Clia'tiitmoosa, under cover of adequate capacity, to be provided as u prudential measure. The secretary will arrange to have all the armies rep resented in the battles participate In the dedication by sooting apart .the nigiht of September 19 to the Union and Confederate armies of the Tennes see and the night of the 2Qth the ar mies of the Potomac and Northern Virginia. The regular army will be represented by the lieutenant-general and a detachment of troops. The So ciety of the Army of the Cumberland ■will hold Its regular annual reunion at Chattanooga Mhc evening of September 18, preced.ng the dedication, and to this all official visitors and r.ipresenta- tivos of the other army socULiea will bo Invited. NEW COTTON PEST. An Insect That Destroys Both the Fibre and Seed. Washington, April 12.—The depart ment of agriculture has Just Issued a circular to cotton planters relative to a new and very destructive Insect that has been brought across the Jtlo Grande from Mexico Into the cotion belt of Texas and which, during 1894, seriously Injured the cotton crop over a territory of about 5,000 miles square. It Is a weevil, which atacks the cotton bolls. It punctures the bolls with) Its beak and lays eggw in the hole thus made. The grubs hatch aud ruin both the seed and fibre, thus destroying simultaneously both products of the cotton plant. The Texas legislature, at the sug gestion of the agricultural department, Is discussing the question of quaran tining the cotton from the lnsoct-in- fected section and the enforcement of the remedial work by a court of law. The department of agriculture has ap pointed a skilled agent, tyho Is located at Brownsville, Texas, and who .will study the life, history and habits of the new pest and experiment exten sively with remedial during the coming season under the direction of Mr. L. O. Howard, chief entomologist of the department. Inasmuch as the Insect Ih now to American cotton planters there Is much yet to be learned about lt» habits before practical remedies can be suggetsed. This Insect la now in Texas and threatens to spread to other cotton states and the entile South la therefore Interested In the problem now confronting the Texas legislature. CLEVELAND'S RETURN. PRICES G01 UPWARD. Catu’ A .yp' , sscil Beef and Petroleum Bavo Begun a Steady Up ward Climb. IMPROVEMENT IS SLOW. Most of the Cities Report a Better Move ment of Goods, bat It Is Not Yet What Outlines* Men Want- Clearing IIon«o Payments* Me May Not Ha ve do Pay on His Sal ary as President. 'W.ishlmSton, April 12.—President Cleveland has filled out hts Income lax blank and probably will make his tw turn tomorrow. In his return he has Included his snlnry of $50,000 as chief executive, on which the tax will bo $020, deckling to leave M to the .proper officers do detenmlne whether the pay ment of 2 per cent, assessment will be tn violation of the provision of the fed eral corn* ituition, which says that the conupenwntloD of the preidend ahull not bo Increased or diminished for the term for which he has been oleoled. As do the payment of the dnx, Mr. Cleveland has until dlie 1st of July to do It:, *.nd as dhc constitutional ques tion n(Laying bis salary will undoubt edly have been passed upon before that time, the .president will wait /or the disposition of iho mnder. The tariff law decides that the Income tax shall lie paid by individuals ‘Ho the collec tor or deputy collector of Kile district la which they reside." It is said that Mr. Cleveland is uncertain as to who her he should eistm Buzzard's Bay or Now York city as his place of resilience and that, for lids reason, It Is not unlikely Chat he will send In his return to the deputy collector In Washington. LAND COMMISSIONERS. PN ANTI TRUST STILLS. April 12.—Gen. McNuIta fnlng declared open war F'* four distilleries which nn- Jbielr Intention of retiring I trust. He say* he will meet P'teos they are making wher- '• no matter what they ore. eheves the only way they °ught to terms. Mr. Harrlion of Quitman Is One of the Number. Washington, April 12.—The president today appointed the following mineral land commissioners for the Mtssouta district in Montana; WllllanirtHacrlson of Georgetown, Ga.; Frank M. Leon ard of Ltbbey, Mont., and William O. Tompkins of Prescott, Ark. For Bozeman district, Montana— Himes A. Johnson of Bozeman, Mont.; Bishop B. Blackwell of Florida, and Addison A. Crain of Harrison Idaho. Wallace McLaurln of Jackson, Miss., and Albert J. Pearson of Woodfleld, O.. are appointed for the Cocur de Aline district In Idaho. g TIID BROOKLYN CONTRACT. Washington, April 12t-4tocrotnry Her bert this afternoon annulled the con- tradt With John Gillies of Brooklyn for the Now York navy yard dry dock ami adrertlsed for proposals to complete the work. The contract was made November 17. 1892. the dock to be de livered to the government In thlity- Owo months. The price 4o be paid was $492,019, and up to date payments to the amount of about $105,000 have been tnado to Gillies. It has been a fore gone conclusion for some tune that the contract would never be completed and several days ago the department per mitted other builders to take measure ments with a view to cHlmatlng on the remaining work. MiasrSSIPPI IMPROVEMENTS. Washington, April 12.—Secretary La in on t today approved the project sub mitted to the Mississippi river commis sion for the improvement of that river, from the head of the passes to the mouth of the Ohio river, under an ap propriation of March 2, 1895, of $2,4*5,- 000. It Is proposed to do all the con struction by contract, using only hired labor tn emergency. Now York, April 12.—Rrmbttreot'e to morrow will *ny: The feature In trade circles Is found In the price movement, more particularly those tor cattle, dressed beef and petroleuip. Drought, low prices and “hard tSimeis" within two years have resulted in a shorter supply of cattle, prospectively 30 per cent, less thorn last year. Live cattle are $1.00 higher per 100 pounds than ladt year and $1 higher than the low- rttt point this year. Dressed beof la 21-2 oanltB higher thtun the average I act year the highest since 1885. The comparative scarcity of grade aattle Is emphasized by the fact that present qucrtatltans when mode In previous pe riods of scarcity have never flailed to tiring a supply when one existed. Petroleum sold to $1.571-2 cents on Thursday, '02 cento higher than on January 1, and 75 cents higher than a year ago, which Is more than three times the lowest price in 1892 and the Among more Important cities In the south reporting actual gains in the movement of merchandise are Atlanta, Augusta, Savannah and GaUveeton, but Improvement there Is slight. The out look Is regarded more cheerfully at New Orleans, where super bounty dis bursements are expected soon but at Jacksonville and Birmingham, Ala., general trade la quiet and In some lines slow. Nashville and Memphis retain Improvement previously recorded. Im proved weather helps trade at Charles ton. At Chattanooga dry goods and hardware are relatively most active. DUN’S REVIEW. R. O. Dun & Ox’s weekly review of trade tomorrow will say: Progress towird better business con tinues but It is slow and meets many obstoehvi. In speculative aspects, and in wholiwale demand for goods, the week t-iaoss Improvuni-iw. Money markota are undisturbed ami a little more active. But among the chief ob stacles Is the anxiety of cperntlvtu to get b-ttiir jiaigos, oven wnlle many man ufacturing worka are ranking cethoui a profit ana othum at rusk of loss. In a number of ostablldhmwrts better wages have been conceded, thus Increasing the purchasing power or 'she pe-vl'i but Hirlket* 'Wave largely over-balanced settlements, several of course having thronm about 12,000 workers out of assplcjTnsent week. Retail trade has Improve! on the whole since .March, as the approach of Eouter brings more bua.nces, but. distribution to individual comumem still lags behind purchases of jobber apd ouch demand for products us springs from building and other in- ia-.ti.-m-nIn looking Into tne future. Crop prospects will greatly affect the counts of trade for some months and the gov- wnment report has little influence to d.scouroge. For consume™, the worst feature is the rapid alli ance of meant. For the ttrst tune In a long period prices of commodities are averaging a shade higher than a year ago, and In Oreat Britain also, owing to different cuuse*. a slight advance occurring. On both sides of the ocean the lowest level ever known may naturally be tallowed by some rise. Domestic trade, shown by |iayments through clearing houses, is 7.9 per cent, larger than laet year, but 20.2 per cent, ■mailer than In 1893. About this time two yeare ago retail business began to drop off. but half the difference hi the volume of business It due Co the tolling price. The hist week for exports was especially good, showing an Increase of 18 per cent., but March returns tor the principal prod ucts show a decrease of 85.253,491, or 11.5 per cent., against an Incrntse of 10 per cent. In Imports at New .York. Bessemer Iron has advanced a little further, to 810.75 at Plttaburg, but thero le no change whatever tn prices of fin ished products during the week, and wMIe the demand continues good for structural torms and a little better for bar, the marked decrease In demand for wire on account of the scant purchases of farmers tor fencing affects the outlook. It seems probable that pig Iron must re cede unless a larger demand tor finished products !• w* 4cv«*«p*d. The shoe manufacture continues to lead ail great Industries, with shipments over 20 per cent, larger in number of cases than a year ago though not In value, while or* ders have been more liberal at advanced prices. Sales of wrol are particularly interest ing, amounting to 6,050,200 pounds for the week, and for five weeks previous to 25,- 621,200 pounds, against 25,277,676'pounds In the some weeks of 1832, the sales being close to a full consumption demand. No Improvement In prices appears and do- mastic wool does not reepond to recent advances In foreign markets. The low prices encourages manufacturers to com pote much more vigorously with foreign gnods of many kinds than they had ex pected, and for the medium and cheaper grades of goods they have more than the usual demand, because purchases of con sumers have for two years been compar atively small. The better goods fare not so well, foreign competition being more effective, but there Is a good deaurnd for dress goods. In attionm continued strength appears, with further occasional advances of ^ and H of a cent In print cloths, and the aggregate b fair. Many agents are sold wet! ahead. Money Is easier and supplies are again comma from the Interior, while foreign exchange Is a« export price*. More commercial paper Is now offering, principally In dry goods, though the amount Is not large. The failure, for the first four days of April showed liabilities of $1,188,521, of which $445,89) were of m-nufccturin* and 8242,482 of trading concerns. The failures tor the week were $97 In the Untied States, ami net $18 lest year, and 27 In Canada, agiitnat 84 leat year. POSTMASTERS INDICTED. Jacksonville, Fla., April 12.—A. R. Fuller, postmaster at Leroy, Marion county, and H. 8. Flskel, postmaster at Melrose, Clay county, have been In dicted by the United fltatea court grand jury for making fraudulent re turn* of the amount of postage stamps cancelled. The amount is small tn each case. The postmasters have been arrested and will bo tried at the term of court now In iesslon In this city. RATES ON FRUIT SHIPMENTS. The Interstate Commission Decide* the , Charleston Case. Washington. April 12.—The Inter state commerce commission today pro mulgated •]:» decision In the case cHhe qYitck l-'iinmepB' Association of Charles ton, S. C„ against the Pennsylvania Stallroad Oooiptny and others forming through lines from Charleston t.. New York and other Northern and Eastern points. The commission decided that; Whereas, on shipments of stTaw'ber- ries and vegetables from Charleston, destined for fiw York, delivery is made l>y the rouls at the terminus of the rail line in JersejfAJlty, in comput ing the total cost of trimtpoii atlon to -New York the expense of carriage over front Jersey City is to l>e added to tho rate charged to that point. In case of a change of deiiiery of such shipments from New York to Jersey City and the maintenance after change of the same rules to tho Litter os had boon In force to tho former city for a series of years preceding the change, the carriers are charging for a less service live compensJt'on which they had presumably deemed adequate for a greater, and the rates as applied to Jersey City are prima fade exces- slve. Where a carrier pay* mileage for a car -which It employs In the service of shippers, It Is the carrier aud not the party or company from whom tho car la rou ed, 'Who furnishes the car to ithe shipper, and -in such case thero's no privity of contract between the car owner and the shipper. It ts the duty of the carrier to fur- iilah on adequate and suitable car equipment: for all the business 'at tin dertakes, and also whatever is cssen rial to the safety and preservation of the traffic Jo transit. AVihon carriers undertake the trans- porta' lea of perishable traffic requir ing refrigeration in transit, Ice and tho facilities for its transportation 'n con nection tvlch Its traffic are Incidental to the service of the transportation and tho change therefore Is n charge “in connection with ‘such service within the meaning of section 1 of the aril to regulate commerce iu respect to tho reason.iMene's of which the car rier Is subject to thut provision of tint statute.’ ” Held under the evidence In the caso (1) that on shipment* of strawberries from Charleston to Jersey City tho charge of 2 ccttf* per quart for refrig- etwilon en route is excessive, that tho change therefor (should not exceed 1 1-2 cents, and that the total clnrge per quart for the service of transportation on such sh proems -and necessary ser vice “Id couniefcon 'herewith" includ ing refrigeration should not he In ex cels of 0 cents per quart; (2) that 1-4 ceres per package should he deducted from the ratoon vegetablgs shipped in standard barrel* or barri orates from Charleston ':o Jersey <’ity In cases where the delivery of r-pcb vegetable* his been changed froip; Nq'V York to Jersey City iwrmbui a nhipxe ii» rates, and (3) slut the rate on cabbages eiriipped 'n tf .-d wrrcl- or barrel crates from Oharlralon oo Jersey City, or New Yo!» shocid not exceed three- fourths of the rate on ‘potatoes shLpped. SMYTH AMD GORDON. Nothing tn the illeport of a Political Trade Between Them. Washington, Alprll 12.-Secretary Hoke Smith did not care to discus* tho report from Atlnoti to Hie effect that a -political combination had been piide l»y which Senator Gordon would run for governor and rioordury Smith would run for United States senator. He stated, however, ihat Senator Gor don would not be a candidate for tho governorship. „ _ . ANOTHER COl'NTEIRPBIIT. Washington, April 12.—An excellent phe ogmphie counterfeit $5 note of ihe Amerlcin ExchangeINatioual Bank of New York city was today found In -the money sent -to the redemption di vision of the treasury for redemption. The note Is of 1802 series cheek letter “F" with the portalr of Garfield upon it. A warning ha* been sent out by Chief Hnzen of the secret service. (Mr. Kemper, executive of the wiper- vising architect’s office, treqsary de partment, and in charge of the govern ment exhibit ST the Atlmti exposition, win leave here dor Atlanta tomorrow on buinesi connected with the gov ernment exhibit at the exposition. ACTIVITY IN OIL CIRCLES* Pittsburg, Pa., April 12.—A« an Indi cation of the activity In the hunt for oil, it may be aald there were 1,033 uew .weU-drtlltfigs and rigs In course of construction on the lat Instant, a* against a monthly average of 232 last year. It Is estimated that about $4,000,- 000 la being expended In new work In all the fields. Men are In the field day and night looking for new devel opments. Derricks are being built wher ever there Is the slightest possibility of discovering the greasy fluid and the Standard Oil Company people are ready to buy. SHIPP'S TRIAL ON. Lexington, Ky., April 12.—William M. Shipp, Jr., who killed the negro Sam Brown here Sunday night, was taken before Judge Bullock for exami nation at ID o'cluck this morning. .Ow ing to the fact that the grand jury 1s Investigating the cas„ the hearing was put oft until Tuesday next. A mob. of 3,000 negroes and 1.000 wbltea swarmed tn and around the court house. Shipp’s friends from Midway were present In largo number*. For a time the au thorities f.ared the negroes wrould at tempt to lynch Shipp. N SAFE BLOWN open. (Montpelier, Ind., April 12.—About 5 o'clock thl> morning burglars entered the postofilce and blew- open- the large safe and robbed it of about $300 In money. No stamps were taken. The explosion attracted the attention of the police, who hurried to the rear of the building, arriving in time to see the men make their escape. The officers opened fire, which was returned by the robbers, on* of whom waa injured, but It ts not known how badly, as they escaped. DrED IN FLORIDA. Arcadia, Fla., April 12.—Dr. Charles B. Hill, who came here from Connec ticut several years ago, died last night. He was first cousin of Senate' David B. Hill of New York, and while a resident of Connecticut twice rep resented hi* county in the legislature. MISTRIAL IH CARR’S CASE. Tlio Jury Was Uuablo to Decide Upon tho Question of Bis Sanity. ARQUJIEST ON BOTH SIDES. Solicitor Hill Was Willing to Forego Alt Speech-Making, bnt Col. Arnold Thought Differently--Jailer* and Prisoners Introduced, Atlanta, April 12.—(Special.)—The Ca-rr lunacy case was given to tihe jury ait 4:50 o'clock this afternoon. When the investigation was resumed' this morning the Jailor and several prison era -who bad Itaea thrown with him, and parties .who had employed him ut different rimes .were introduced to es tablish Carr's sanity. lit appeared from their evidence that tho man's mon'inl soundness was never questioned until a month or so after being placed tn Jail, despite the test mony of his rela tive* that he had always been crazy. His conduct at the Jail was also shown to have been at time* such as to Indi cate strongly lliat be I* feigning Insan ity. Cnrr'n most striking characteristic Is his refusal to talk. Ho has not talked •:o .1 sou! since test nT»or, to tikk for waiter, tobacco or food occa sionally when hi* appetite twao keen for those things. The defense recalled o number of experts to rebut the evidence, the doc. tors who believed the man crazy re. pea ring chelr testimony of yesterday. At tfie conclusion of tho evidence tho Jury, after brief consultation, stated that they would prefer ito take cho oase without argument, but. If the at tarn eye on either or both skies though; they had n duly to perform tho Jury gras willing to listen to their speeches. Solicitor (Hill, for the staite, announced his willingness to forego argument, but the defense Instated upon the apeechea. Ool. Reuben Arnold anil his son, Ren •ben Arnold. Jr., made tho speeches for the prisoner, Copt. W. D. Ellis and -Sollc’.'-or Hill speaking briefly for tlio prosecution. Afiier being out three hours, tho Jury at 8 o’clock tonight gave notice that there was no chance of reaching an agreement. Five bd'eved Carr sane and seven behoved him crazy. The ondlnnry ordered a mistrial amt dis charg'd the Jury. 'Aim'her Investiga tion will Ik* ordered. Carr give no s'gn of Intelligence when tho .-lotion of the Jury .was cormnun'.oaitid to him PAYS TOO 'MUCH TAXES. Atlanta Proposes to Chango llor Sys tem of Assessment. Atlanta. April 12.—(Special.)—Tho Fulton county grand jury thinks that Atlanta—which Is practically Fulton county—has had enough of paying one- elglith of the state's revenues from taxes and has taken hold of the sit uation with a view of remedying tho system that makes such a condition of things possible. The fact that Ful ton county pays the state a great deal more In taxes than she gets back every year has been a thorn in the flesh for a long lime, and means to change tho r.sult have been frequently discussed. The grand Jury lias undertaken tn ac complish the desired end by framing a special presentment that property shall be returned for state taxation at Just two-third" of Its value ns assessed by the city Instead of the full city aasessmont. Some of the larger real citato holders have alwvya been al lowed to give In their property to tho stato and county receiver at a valua tion under the city assessment, but the grand jury wants a uniform rulo adopted that will lessen tho unequal load that Fulton county carries all around. ADVISORY BOARD'S REPORT. Two iMaitters That Arc Included In the Last Report. lAtlan!;*, April 12.—(Special.)—Tho re port of .the proceedings of ithe military advisatw board at It* recent meeting were placed Imfore Governor Atkinson today by l.Uut. Nilterlec, assistant adjutant-general. Tho report Is a bulky document a ml has not yet been fully covered by the governor, although ho has already tak-n If up In part. One of the r.‘Con»me.nrkitlons ho bis pissed Is that referring to • general inspection of tbo colored troops of the state. The governor thinks th's should be done wlihout further delay, and has ordered Lieut. 8atterl."e to proceed with tho inspection at once. Anoiher muter now under advise- meat Is some regulation riutt will pre- •venr members of commands going Into camp from leaving before tbe time of tho encampment I* ont. It Is likely that an enter will Ik; Issued withhold ing the per diem from the days actual^ served from those who leave before camp Is broken up. THE RISE IN BEEF. Atlanta Meat Eaters Feel the Advance at the West, / Atlanta, April 12.—(Special.)—The local branches of the Western packing houses have announced a rise In the price of beef, occasioned, It Is claimed, by a shortage of 200,000 head in the cattle supply cf this country. At pres ent the Increase Is from 2 to 2 1-2 cents per pound, quite a heavy Item In the aggregate, but the packers say prices will continue to advance and the pub lic had Just as well mke up Its mind to pay more tor beef for a year or two to come. An uncomfortable shortage In the supply between now and July Is predicted, which will make prices go up 5 cents a pound. A* It now stands, good porterhouse steak brings 20 cent* per pound, with other cuts In proportion, while roasts go from 15 to 17 1-2 cents. With prices a* they now stand, tbe packers say they would save money by closing their doors, as they can make no money. The advance In price* will affect tbe whole country, they claim, at leust all Ihe territories supplied by the Western packing houses. Other Georgia cities may not fare as well a* Atlanta In the scale of prices. -- THREE MORE BUILDINGS. ' Bids for Construction td.tBc Asked toi by. Exposition Authorities., Atlanta, April 12.—The exocutlv committee of the Cotton States Exposi tion today authorized Chief of Con struction Wilkins to advertise for bldi for three buildings—auditorium, all ministration and fire. Bids will also ()( authorized for tho Georgia state build ing. Contracts on these buildings wit be let on April 26. The executive committee also author Ized the construction of another build ing for the display of agricultural Ini piement«. This will be one of tho larg e»t, making tho 14th building. Tin first nine buildings will bo complete* by Juno I and tho others by the mid dle of July. Mr. S. Inman sugge.steil tho collection of original packages ol cotton from all parts of tho. worl^ showing cotton bales from all coun. tries, varying In size from. 19 to 50 pounds. A concession was today granted bj the executive committee to C. (P. Jor dan of the Rosebud Indian agency fot an Indian village. A contract with Gilmore’* band wai closed for four and a half weeks, fron September 18 to October 20.» FINDLEY IN ATLANTA, Ho I* Ready to Assume Charge of thl New Passenger Association. Atlanta. April 12.—(Special.)—Mr. W. W. Findley of Chicago, the nod commissioner of tho Southern States Passenger Association, arrived 1n tbi city this afternoon ready to take th< reins of the new association, which bo glna operations on April 15. Mr. Find- ley’s salary as passenger oommlsalonei 1s $8,000 per year. There Is some tali' in railroad circles to the effect tha. •Mr. Findley is to Succeed iMaj. Stahl man as commissioner of the Souther! Railway and Steamship Association In the not far distant future, but pi far as can be ascertained rumor li the only authority tor the talk. FUNERAL OF WILL GRADY. It Will Take Place This Afternoon a! Athens. Atlanta, April 12.—(Special.)—Tin funeral of tho late Will Grady, who died at his post as Indian Inspector out In North Dakota last Monday which was to have taken place In Ath ens this afternoon, will not occur untl tomorrow. Sirs. Henry Grady todaj received a telegram stating that thf remains would not reach Atlanta untl: early tomorrow morning. Tile body will be taken to Athens on the early morn Ing train nnd the funeral held soon after the arrival In Athens. SUIT TO (RECOVER TOWN FUNDS Lei miocker 8akl to Have Paid (Monej Out WitSwaut Aivth'.rlty. Chicago, April 12.—Suit hna Ikoii lie gun In tbe e'reult court 'by -South Tnwi • Click JsuhiIm agaJorit Edward J. Lo:u decker, supervisor of Che South Town and his Bondsmen, Chorles J. mil l'r < W. Letadooker, to recov*T $100,000 I Uiznl lo have been Illegally paid out q ill.- t wn fob Is by le indeeker. Tlq mint: -r ibis ku i b*s ds.-l..- d the fan (li :i March is. Iasi, a r. w .1 iy. L-r • i die meeting of the town uudl'llng board - Stipci’vlsor LrindccJtor treiisf. iTcil hi- real twite to John P. Lrindeck r fo ri eonaiderarion of $25,000. Nobody seems to know Just where Snpenv'-'-i Lelndcekor Is. Ills brother, John T. snys he has Just rrturncl from a rlsll to iho country .but Is unable to aaj where he may Ibo found. John iMo Gough, attorney for Loin decker, aryi be Is still out of town nnd Is zing ex ported to return Before Saturday. Ja cobs’ intro of office ns cleric of thl South Town expires tomorrow. The clerk ha* a right under Ihe statutes n< bring an action In the n-anio of tin town noalnkt any of the town offleon If he taelleves there has been a bread of trust. JaorfM deehtres that he la nfrafd his successor may not try t< eollont the money .whleh It Is nssertef Lelndeekcr hu* paid out Illegally, nod yesterday ho put tbe matter into ttn bind* of Kcuillff, Wagner & lumll.2 with Instructions to press the suit s< ns to »* iho ense talto court while h< I* y*« town dork. In bis declaration Mr. Ivendlg will allege th-ilt the South Town accounts have tiovct' been pr -i crly aiKttod and Uni the officers nr< drawing large stuns of money for dheli own uso without warrant of low. Th« round stun of $100,000 U given as tin amount for whlrti Letndcrkor is in debted to tbo town. But It Is udnxtted (hat he may hnve mouio legitimate off- arts which may reduce (tbo claim con siderably. * SHOT BY CITIZENS. He H*d Been Identified by Mrs. Hughes os Her Assailant. Corsicana, Texas, April 11.—Nelaon Calhoun, a negro, was arrested last night on auaplcion of having assaulted Mrs. Rosa -Hughes of this city last Tuesday night. This morning he was taken before Mrs. Hushes and Identi fied as her assailant. 'Hie officers start ed back to the Jail, followed by a pause of citizens on horseback. On the out skirts of the city, the negro threw open tile door of the carriage and tried to escape. The dlzem fired on him, riddling hts body and head with bullets. The body was placed on public exhibi tion at the morgue and mas viewed by hundreds of people. LOCKED UP THE JAILER. Albuquerque, N. M., April 12t—A ills- patch received here today from Ros well says the prisoners In the Jail there overpowered the Jailer and locked him up. Then they enmed ihezn»dves and started out. Three of them are tnur. dcrera. The alarm soon spread nnd everybody started la poranU of tho prisoners. A few m'.les from Itoemell a bol ide occurred and the prisoners sur rendered after one of them had hla ■boulder shattered by a bullet THE DEBS TRIAL’. Chicago, April 12.—The Debs trial for conspiracy will .be taken up again May 4 In the federal court the timo originally set by Judge Grosscup. A month ago an argument, was made to advance the trial one week. The dis trict attorney waa doubtful If the trial could be advanced without the pres ence and assent in open court of all the defendants, and he has therefore set the trial for the original date. ” BANK CLOSED. Fresno, Call., April 12.—The Fresno Loan and Savings Bank close,!. Its doors today b“cause of the Inability to realize cn *ecuritl»s. The assets are stated to be amDle to meet the liabilities.