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WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORGIA—FAIR AND COLDER TUESDAY'; WEDNESDAY FAIR; FRESH SOUTHWEST WINDS.
NO OCCASION FOR ALARM,
SAYS SECRETARY SHAW
He Issues Summary of the
Year’s Financial Record
By Request
“Let Every One Be
of Good Cheer’
RATION ABOVE STATE
BY HOYT
HONG KONG. Dec. 31.—Dispatches
d from Canton report that over
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—Secretary
Roots utterances regarding a strongly j x,0U0 person." v.ere present at a moet-
sentralized Government were vigor- j jng held.to discuss the American-Chi-
u i msm
» ri w is s
ifm 1»
ifcpc opfn
nmm
UD] nvco BOYS BLOWN UP BY AN
" ,l LU1U EXPLOSION OF POWDER
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—"There is
4Bq occasion for alarm. Our only anxie
ty may be felt lent we fall of facilities
nese exclusion act.
RICHMOND. Va.. Dec. 31.—Near La-
cross. Va.. on the Seaboard Air Line,
at 2:30 o’clock this morning, the pas- I
sengers in the sleeper of train No. SI,
The following reso- • out ef Richmond, were "held up" and j
SAVANNAH. Ga„ Dec. 31.—Because
they are against the administration
faction, the Citizen’s Club, which has
given then: employment, a number of
onsly defended by Solicitor-General _ _ w „ H
Hoyt in a brief filed with the United lotions were adopted at the meeting: jrobbed of about $S00. besides jewelry. I city employees were dismissed today.
States Supreme Court in the suit of First—To revive boycott against The robbers, two in number, got on at i They are adherents of the People’s
Kansas against Colorado, in which the
right to divert tl-.e waters of the Col
orado river Is at issue. The Depart
ment of Jus:lcc asks that the Govern-
prnporly to g rner. store, transport and j ntent be made a party to the suit, de
market our multiplied blessings. Let ! claring that a most important eonsti-
every man b<- of good cheer and try :<> • uiiionaI question is involved,
he conservatH in everything except j Solicitor-General Hoyt contends .that
thankfulness." j the pending case shows a controversy
Secretary Shaw thus concluded a j between States which only the national
r "_oie of th* year's financial record, | sovereignty Is competent to determine.
'■r '/ !'.>• -a.j has been prepared in re- ; fjj„ comment on Secretarv Root’s Now
i *** >Multiplied requests. In J y or) . spec ,.], follows:
*nt:\ih m he places the recejpta j -The present Secretary of State
ic calendar year 1906 at 36-OjOOO,- speaks with the authority of an ctnl-
f. nl tlie expenditures at *.>68,000,000 1
f excess .if
*iu. r y, $59,000,000. As there haB Deen
American goods.
Second—That newspapers'sliali r.ot
advertise American manufactures.
Third—To ^dissuade laborers from
proceeding to Panama,
j Fourth—To petition the Viceroy ask-
I ing the Imperial Government to nego-
i tiate with America for a modification
! of the exclusion act, and lastly, that
i these resolutions be placarded through-
' out the country.
Itures at $.>65,000,000, j nf . nt public man as well as counsel
celpts over expendi- learned in the law. The purport of his
in the tariff laws or the
laws relating to internal revenue. Sec
retary Shaw says the large. Increase in
receipts is due solely to the extraor
dinary trade activity. The total expen-
di; . 1 L r, '.V, ! '°','" v '' r ' for ,! m - as , c0 .T^l r< ^-1 Ktlnct for self-government of the peo-
» lth , s «y s < shn . w • | Pie is too strong to permit them long
but S5.n00.0fr0 Discussing the finances | aBV ri«?ht to everrise
of the Government for the six months
recent utterances on uniform State
laws has been misconceived. He says
that if i>ne State maintains a law con
demned by the public sense of the
whole country, or lags and falls In the
performance of its duty, then the in.
STATE DEPARTMENT HAS
NO OFFICIAL ADVICES
y,, the pres
4.pa
Uth
S vio
fiscal year just closed,
« ■- a: rorreimr says that the books of
c Treasury show surplus receipts
er expenditures of 325,000.000, as
Ipared with < deficit of $5,000,000
tbs .corresponding months of the
inus fiscal year. The cash In the
Tr asury i $190,000,000. as compaicd
with $171,000,000 a year ago, an in
crease of $19,000,000. The cash In na
tional hank depositaries is $$159,000,000,
as compared with $t>5.0(:J.000 a year
ago, .an Increase of $91,000,000; and the
total cash In the general fund is $356.-
000,000, as against $242,000,000 a year
age. Against this cash there are lia
bilities at tne present time $13,000,000
greater than at the same time last
year. The available'cash balance has
in icascd during the year $101,000,000.
"With the general fund at $237,000,000,
Secretary Shaw remarks that the
bonds maturing July 1, 1907, can be
paid, if it shall be deemed wise, and
\ still leave a working balance of more
than $120,000,000. During the last
twelve months, the Secretary continues,
•lie money in actual circulation, exclu-
«lve of the amount In the Treasury
aults. has Increased over $200,000,000.
>f this increase, $145,000,000 Is a vail-
»le for hank reserve and $60,000,000 is
national bank circulation.
“This." he says, “seems to be a com-
-tc answer to the oft-repeated and
advised . rit i. Ism that the Treasury
stem ntce- crily results in contrac-
n when money Is most needed.”
Ip maintains, therefore, that the ex-
ng money stringency, worldwide in
extent, is traceable in no respect
.d in ho degree to the independent I
|£reusurv sxstem of the United States. I
Hie says the manifest shortage h?.s been
■* a used 0 the unprecedented prosper
ity In ^ ■j||
to respect any one's right to exercise
a power which he falls to exercise. His
conclusion is that the States must
awake to their responsibilities, must
rtassume and exercise their power.
His searching words are a plea lior
more State power, greater States*
rights, not less.”
Colorado utilized the waters of tho
Colorado river for irrigation purposes
under the sovereign right of a State.
Kansas, desiring the waters for simi
lar use. sets up the claim of its ripa
rian rights. Solicitor-General Hoyt
holds that the question involved should
be decided by the test whether only
the rights of a State should be con
sidered.
The position assumed is in pursu
ance of a determination by the Ad
ministration to exercise control over
non-navigable interstate streams. This
proposition undoubtedly will arouse a
storm of criticism by those who advo
cate States’ rights. Many Democratic
Senators already have denounced the
gradual encroachment of the executive
upon the legislative and judicial
branches of the Government, and will
cite this as another instance of ef
forts by the Federal Government to in
terfere with the well-defined rights of
States.
Many Democratic politicians go so
far as • to believe that States’ rights
may be made a national issue in tho
next Presidential campaign. Demo
cratic Senators will deliver speeches on.
Secretary Root's speech when Con
gress reassembles, and will seek to de
rive all possible benefit from this agi
tation.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—The State
Department has no Official advices rel
ative to the reported anti-American
mass meeting at Canton. Some time
ago, when the anti-American boycott
was at its height, in answer to Minister
Rockhill’s earnest protest against the
semi-official character of the manifes
tation. the Chinese Government prom
ised to do anything within its power to
discourage the boycott and prevent
mass meetings called to further it. If
offieialadvices should confirm the re
port of whfit took place at the meeting,
it is understood that the attention of the
Chinese Government will be drawn to
the matter and its prolnise recalled.
The Chinese legation has no advices
concerning the Canton meeting, and it
was stated at the legation today that
such a meeting must undoubtedly hnvo
been the work of "hotheads” and with
out the sanction of the Government
authorities, as the boycott movement
is believed to be dead in China. Nego
tiations for a new treaty relative to
Chinese immigration are progressing
languidly. It appears that while our
Government is prepared to concede the
justness of tho Chinese complaint, the
existing exclusion laws bear with undue
severity upon worthy visitors of China,
It appears to be beyond the power of
the Chinese Government to offer any
guarantee that would proteet America
against an influx of coolies if the
severity of ,/he law were abated by
treaty.
this country and reasonable ;
spirin everywhere. As to the cur
ry system of ttie United Stntes,
rotary Shaw says that in his judg-
rit it permits adequate expansions,
but that its weakness is its failure to
produce contraction. The volume of
money, he. contends, does not respond
to the volume of our business. The
annual increase, he adds, may be suf
ficient, hut there is n ■ annual contrac
tion dui Ing the dull Summer months,
"Only
be snvr
ROOSEVELTS RETURN
T”
WASHINGTON. Dec. 31.—President
and Mrs. Roosevelt and party returned
at 9 o’clock, after their short sojourn
at "Pine Knot.” Mrs. Roosevelt’s coun-
.., : try place. The speciaLtrain on which
ti e unthinking and illadxlsed. j tl)ej . traveled was half an hour ahead
Charge the admitted string-. . , th scheduled time. One of the
ency solely or largely to stock and
bond speculation.” Co-operation be
tween the commercial banks of the
country the Secretary
declares to be
Impossible, bee use the Sherman anti
trust law f 1 Thiils It. "Instead,” says
be. “we have approximately twenty
thousand institutions engaged in cotn-
' mereial banking, each a law unto Itself,
1 so long as it dees not violate statutory
^requirements with respect to Invest-
Wents end reserve. As a natural and
Ijia \ oldable result no combined effort
• made in midsummer to provide am-
■ reserve for the strain inevitable
? ,*->n the return of business activity
icient to the Fall and Winter
iAnths. Under our present system the
m >iv possible contraction during the
3 urnmer anti the only possible provi-
u ton for the Fall is accomplished by
J.Ue Secretary of the Treasury with-
^dmwing government deposits from the
* banks when these funds arc not need
ed and restoring them to the channels
of trade as the needs of business re
quire.
“By keeping a tc.tft rein,” he says,
"wild speculation may be prevented.
• and in most Instances a resultant
crash averted.
“Unfortunately, the hanks are not
the only nor the principal sufferers
froip, oclntagious tiranclal diseases.
Generally they arc able to protect
themselves, for if their loans have been
well made, they have only to refuse ad-
'tiltVwM accommodations and awaitre
ar If a crash should come from
w.lStever cause, factories will close
their doors, the weekly payroll wUl
cease, and the people least responsible
for conditions will he the ones on whom
this lesson of self-reliance will fall
with saddest effect.”
the
, President’s aids met him at the depot.
! 31 r. and Mrs. Roosevelt and the chil
dren entered their carriages and were
driven immediately to the White Honse.
NORTH GARDEN, Va., Dec. 31.—
President Roosevelt and- party, who
have bee enjoying an outing at Mrs.
Roosevelt’s country home, "Pine Knot.”
left here at 5:54 o’clock this afternoon,
over the Southern Railway, for Wash
ington. The train on which they em
barked Is.due at Washington at 9:30
o’clock tonight. ,
TWO MEN FOUGHT FAR
BELOW EARTH’S SURFACE
J.4f
MAY DEPORT
* FOR ANARCHISTS
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31.—Acting
under orders from Washington. Secret
Service Agent Moffatt today began an
investigation of the so-called Japanese
socialistic organization whose organ,
"Revolution.” is published at Berkeley.
Commissioner of Immigration North
is also giving his attention to the case.
It Is stated that according to the defi
nition of the immigration law. the
Japanese of Berkeley who issued the
revolutionary paper. containing a
veiled threat against the Preside;, are
Anarchists, and as such are subject to
deportation.
Death of William B. Thweatt.
FORSYTH. Ga„ Dec. 31 —Mr. Wil-
llan: B. Thweatt, a prominent and suc
cessful business man of this city, died
Saturday night at Maitland. Fla., where
he went about two weeks ago to spend
«:he winter. His body was received :n
'■-ho qlis thls morning. At 2:30 o’el.-ck
J hlsVjjternonn the funeral was held. ;a
{Methodist Church by Revs. J. A. Tim-
. ®erman and W. T. Hunnicut. after
I^fhlch the body was interred in Oak
land Cemetery. He !es' .-. a wid yw
xnd one two-year-old son. one brother,
-and several sisters. He was 4S years
■ki ud t native of Alabama.
NEW YORK. Dec. 31.—Far below the
i surface of the earth, in an airloeker of
the 3IcAdoo tunnel under North river,
two men fought today until one of
them was stretched out unconscious
with a fracture of the skull which may
cause his death. When a patrolman
was lowered into the caisson, he found
several men, standing around the pros
trate form of John Lundening. The
injured man recovered consciousness
for a moment, and pointed out Chris
topher Lynch as his assailant. He said
that Lynch struck him over the head
with a'pick handle. The cause of the
trouble between the men could not be
learned. When the party reached the
surface. Lundening was sent to a hos
pital and Lynch to a policy station.
HS IN TEXAS
SUSPECTED OF CHE
HOUSTON. Tex . Dec. 31.—A supposed
attempt to assassinate 3Irs. L. H. 31c-
Gregor. the r-lfe of Representative-elect
McGregor, and the announcement that
members of the family of F. Charles
Hume had been poisoned, has led many
Houston householders to discharge their
negro servants.
A negro man. who was a servant in
the McGregor home, is charged with
shooting into the dining room of the Mc
Gregor home. The bullet barely n;i:
Mrs. McGregor’s head. The shooting fol
lowed a rebuke to the negro’s wife, who uHcnl career
was employed as enok for M. 1 ego. s.
The police are investigating the alleged
poisoning of the Hume family.
NEGRO 101 YEARS OLD
DIED IN LAURENS COUNTY
DUBLIN. Ga.. Dec. 3L—After being
ill for four months, old uncle Hampton
Powers died at his home in this
county and was buried at Robinson
Chapel Church cemetery. He claimed
to have been born in 1805 and was
therefore one hundred and one years
of age, if his statement was correct.
He was formerly a slave and belonged
to the late Governor George 3f. Troup.
He was a harmless old negro ai^d had
many friends among the whites and
blacks. There were quite a number
of white people at his funeral.
Pink Hughes, who was the leading
Democratic negro in this section up to
the end of the last Gubernatorial cam
paign, at which time the disfranchise
ment of the negro was demanded, but
who says he is now without a party,
claimed the privilege of hauling Uncle
Hampton’s remains to the cemetery
and was with him for several days be
fore his death.
Acca, north of here, as passengers, and
one remained in. the day coach while
the other went through the sleeper.
The Pullman conductor, while at
tempting to arrest the man robbing his
passengers, was shot by the robber
through the arm. The man then pulled
the emergency brake cord, stopped the
train, and, with his confederate, es
caped to the woods. F. K. Bull, a
millionaire, or Racine, ’Vis., was among
the passengers who were robbed. The
two men who held up the train are
known to the local authorities. They
had been shadowed here for four days,
but gave the police the slip. A Peters
burg special says they were heavily
armed, and had the passengers at their
mercy. The Pullman conductor. C. A.
Eberhart, of Jersey City. N. J., who
•was shot by one of the robbers, was not
dangerously hurt.
MAN OF TOE FUTURE
NEW YORK. Dec. 3L—Various sec
tions of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science were in session
at Columbia University again today. The
American of the future will be a taller
man. stronger, more intellectual, more
humanitarian, and will live longer than
the American of today, in the ooinion of
Dr. W. J. McGee, one of the directors of
the St. Louis museum. This opinion was
expressed by Dr. McGee in a paper enti
tled “The Americans of Tomorrow.”
which was read before the Anthropologi
cal section of the meeting. "At the nr ev
ent time.” said Dr. McGee, in suport of
his contention, “every - babe born lives
on an average of 29 years. Half a cen
tury ago the average life was 27 years,
and a hundred years back, the span of
life was 24 to 25 years. This shows that
the longevity is increasing.”
In the opinion of Dr. McGee, John D.
Rockefeller is a typical American of to
morrow. He described Mr. Rockefeller as
the "incarnation of concentrated effort."
and declared that from an anthropological
point of view, he undoubtedly represented
the coming American. He considered Mr.
Rockefeller’s wealth as only incidental,
and said that whatever lines of business
Mr. Rockefeller had chosen he would havo
taken first rank.
At a meeting tonight the association
selected Chicago as the next meeting
place, the association to convene In the
Christmas-New Year's week of 1907.
These officers were elected:
President, Prof. E. L. Nichols, of Cor
nell University, department of physics;
general secretary. President F. W. Mc
Nair. of the Michigan School of 3Iines.
Houghton. Mich.; secretary o£ the coun
sel. Prof. William Harper Davis, Lehigh
University, Easton. Pa.
SIMO.N GUGGENHEIM WILL
SUCCEED THOS. M. PATTISON
DENVER, Colo., Dec. 31.—Simon
Guggenheim's election as United
States Senator to succeed Thos. M.
Pattison is assured by the action of
the Republican members of the Gen
eral Assembly this afternoon. Mr. Gug
genheim’s candidacy was endorsed by
a vote of 6S to 1. Seventy of the 100
members of the Legislature are Repub
licans. and all but one of them partici
pated in the caucus. 3Ir. Guggenheim
is 39 years of ago and is a son of the
late Meyer Guggenheim, of New York.
He is a member of the executive com
mute of the American Smelting and
Refining Company.
ON HER LAST LED
VIENNA, Dec. 30.—3Iinister of War
General Schoenauch denied to your
correspondent most emphatically that
the sensational book, “Austria at Her
Last Stand, by an Imperial Soldier.”
emanated front any one connected with
the Government service, or even from
a noted military man. The volume
prophesying that the Austrian-Hunga-
rlan Empire will fall to pieces as the
consequence of war and revolution two
years hence, has made a tremendous
sensation, both in the German speaking
and other parts of the monarchy, Hun
garians, Italians and Poles, in particu
lar, making much of it.
At the same time Italy opens hostil
ities to regain the different Italian
provinces still under Austrian rule,
while Servians and Roumanians join
the Turk to back up the Slavs. Italy
proves victorious both on land and sea
and Austria is wiped off the face of
the map.
League, trr which they have turned re
cently. Those dismissed were: J. C.
Bernhardt, chief clerk to the Director
of Public Works; . George W. Allen,
foreman of the street paving depart
ment; Chris. J. Melvin, superintendent
of the city lots, and F. H. Cornwell,
superintendent of streets and lanes.
Director of Public Works George M.
Gadsden resigned. Joseph Shatz, fore
man in the dry culture department,
was dismissed. C. C. Lebey, clerk in
the waterworks department. was
recommended for dismissal by the
committee on water.
The. dismissal of the men followed an
interview with George 31. Gadsden by
Mayor 3fyers this morning, when 3Ir.
Gadsden was requested to dismiss the
men in his department. This he ’ re
fused to do.
3IOBILE, Ala., Dec. 31.—F. E. Dewey
and J. L. Dantzler. who were recently
appointed receivers of the Mobile,
Jackson and Kansas City Railroad,
were today ousted from possession of
the property on an order issued from
the Chancery Court.
The action superseding the action of
December 26 was due to the fact that
an application for an appeal was made
to the Supreme Court. The bond
case was fixed at $100,000. The old
management, which was ousted on
Wednesday night last, has again as
sumed charge of the property.
Those made parties to the bond are
the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City
Railroad Company, W. D. Stratton,
Bird M. Robinson, Alexander McDon
ald, R. W. Jones, Jr., Chas. Levey, E.
E. Jackson, Julian W. Whiting, W. H.
McIntosh, Chas. D. Willoughby, Thos.
F. WhKtlesy, Edmund K. Sv.allo and
the Alabama Securities Company as
principals, and the American Bond
Company, of Baltimore, as surety.
The order ousting the receivers is
signed by the majority of the bond
holders of the road and approved by
Carl Holzorn, Register in Chancery.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 31.—With
services as simple as the rites of the
Protestant Episcopal Church would
permit, the remains of Alexander J.
Cassatt,, president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, who died suddenly
tst Friday, were today laid at rest in
the graveyard of the Church of the
Redeemer at Bryn Mawr. Following
out the desire of the great railroad
president and those of his widow, only
a small numbgr of relatives and friends
were present. The service at the home
of Mr. Cassatt, 202 West Rittenhouse
Square, was as quiet as that at the
grave. There were yio pall bearers
and by an expressed wish of Mrs. Cas
satt, the floral offerings were confined
to a few laid on the casket by imme
diate members of the family.
The services at the house were held
at 2 p. m., and were attended by about
300 persons, • including the relatives,
the directors of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, the* general officers of the
company and affiliated lines, and men
prominent in. the financial world and
management of railroads throughout
the country. The services were con
ducted by the Rev. Dr. AV. C. Richard
son. pastor of St. Janies Church. The
remains of the great railroad man
were then placed in a hearse, and ac
companied by a small party of mourn
ers. was.taken to B'rvn Mawr, a drive
of ten miles from the city.
The service at the grave was con
ducted by Rev. Dr. James Houghton,
the rector. A heavy rain fell through
out the day.
MAJOR G1LLEAS RETIRED
AFTER 48 YEARS SERVICE
MEMPHIS. Tcnn.. Dec. 21.—After
fortv-eight years active service with
the "Illinois Central Railroad, Major
31icliael Gllleas. third vice president,
has resigned, and at midnight severed
his official connection with that com
pany. Major Gilleas began his career
.with the Illinois Central at Amboy,
Ills., as a messenger boy.
3Injor Gilleas. with his family, will
in the future reside in Los Angeles,
Calif.
N. Y. PRODUCE EXCHANGE
EXTENDS ITS LIST
NEW YORK. Dec. 31.—The Produce
Exchange of this city, trading on which
heretofore has been confined to grain,
provisions and miscellaneous staples,
decide today to sanction transactions
on the exchange in mining, industrial
and other stocks not now traded in on
the New York Stock Exchange. A
committee has been appointed to
formulate rules to govern the new de
part'ment.
OF LOUISIANA DEAD; fmf | aju
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 1.—Former
United States Senator Donelson L.
CalTery died last night. The body will
be taken to his home in Franklin, La.,
on a special train.
During the Civil War Senator Caf-
fery earned a reputation for daring.
In an attempt tp blow up Federal gun
boats in Atchafaiaya Bay, La., he
swam the bay in the night, pushing
ahead of him with the aid of a long
pole, a specially manufactured torpedo.
•The torpedo failed to explode and
3Ir. Caffery swam to shore without
having been discovered. He rose to
the rank of first lieutenant and served
as a staff officer of 3Iajor General W.
W. Walker.
Senator Caffery was one of the prin
cipal unbuilders of the Louisiana sugar
industry, being a leader in establish
ing the' modern system of central su
gar houses. He first came Into politi
cal prominence as one of the framers
of the constitution of this State.
In 1892 he was appointed to the
United States Senate to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Sena
tor Randall L. Gibson, and was later
elected by the Louisiana Legislature.
His nomination for the Vice-Presiden
cy by the gold Democrats in 1900 was
the last event ot importance in his po-
FAM1NE IN CHINA
THE WORST IN 40 YEARS
PEKIN. Dec. 31.—Owing to the ex
cessive rains and consequent failure
of the crops, the famine in the north
of Anhui province, in the east of Ho
nan. and in he whole n wth of Ki.t tg
Sti. is worse than at any time dur
ing the last f.-rtv v - r-. It is estima
ted that four milii r. persons there
rv:nsr.
destitut
re: - "i ::: lusanas ore
e rip-1 are wandering
c count!
y. Authorities are un-
cope w
the situ iti >
Asbestos
Plant Destroyed.
NX AT I.
O.. Dec. ol.—The main
Can-y v Co.’s as-
ilant at
I, T a -suburb. w*s
-.1 »\v f<
: • >n. The
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t i • r
OVER
CUSTOMS COllECTfl
NEW YORK. Dec 31.—All previous rec
ords of collections of customs in the port
of New York Were surpassed during tl-.e
p.’-esent year. Stall.-ties made public by
Gollcction Agent Stranahan today show
th-- imour.t m nsv- been S2"9SP9 833 n
increase of $26,147,301 over the year 1903,
ATLANTA. Ga.. Dec. 30.—A fire of no
small proportions occurred this morning
at an early ltour. comer of Marietta and
Forsyth streets. The, damage to buildings
and nrooerty is estimated to be close
on to'. SrtO.OitO. The flames were discov
ered at 12:30. and they were not under
control until nearly daylight.
The fire, it is said, started in the base
ment of Johnson's Pharmacy, and soon
extended to the buildings occupied by the
Platt Iron Works and the Tool Com
pany.
It seemed /or an hour that the entire
block of buildings would be gutted and
the fire would make its way out Marietta
street to a considerable farther distance,
but the quick and hard work of the entire
fire department and the fact that the
building was composed of brick, stone
and iron thwarted its ravenous track.
Offices Practically Destroyed
The ofTicers of the Southern Cotton
Journal, the Colgan Gum Company, the
Dunn 3Iachincry Company, the Dunning
A- Sons, cement and lime dealers, in the
basement, where the fire originated, were
•almost destroved by fire and water.
The I.adew Leather Belt Company, oc
cupying the floor above the cement com-
pany. also suffered sreat Injury.
The fire v.-r.s supposed to have origi
nated in the basement occupied by Dun
ning & Sen. cement dealers, and was dis
covered shortly after 12 o'clock last nisrht
in the People’s building, corner of 31a-
rietta and Forsyth streets, by Policeman
Mitchell.
When the fire department arrived upon
the seen" dens" volumes of smoke were
issuing from the rear of the building, in
die-ting that the fire was burning some-
— - In' the basemen: heiow the viaduct
n: For-'yth street. A llp“ of hese was
laid under the viaduct, while streams of
water we-e thro~n into the building 'rom
the Fo-syth street side. The wetep ao-
neared to have small effect u-on the
flames which were difficult to roaeh on
••-count ef'the smoke ^whlch issued from
the openi -gs. -
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.—A mon
ster mass meeting of the citizens
Washington, of various religious de-
r ' —• . v.-n- *-»1d here tonight to
condemn the action of the French
uaCB. in confiscating the prop
erty of the Catholic Church and im
posing restrictions on the Catholics in
France. The meeting was held in Co
lumbia Theater and somt of the most
prominent citizens and religious work
ers in this city were in attendance.
Over fifteen hundred persons were un
able to gain admission. The speakers
were Edward H. Gans, of Baltimore:
Rev. John Vanschaik. of the Dutch
Reformed Church: Major McCrystal,
New York, and Rev. D. J. Stafford
of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic
Church.
The meeting concluded with the
adoption of strong resolutions in repro
bation of the action of the French Gov
ernmenL
BOSTON, Jan. 1.—At a mass meet
ing of Catholic in Faneuil Hall tonight
resolutions were adopted, a copy of
which was sent to Pope Pius X, pro
testing against the action of the
French Government toward the ohurch
in that country.
PARIS, Jan. 1.—The Eclair this
morning publishes a cablegram alleg
ed to have been sent by Archbishop
Ireland saying: ”1 strongly support
the Pope and blame only -the French
Catholics for permitting their enemies
to obtain a majority in Parliament.”
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duties collected.
INJUNCTION AGAINST
TENNESSEE DISSOLVED
NASHVILLE, Tenn.. Dc-c. 31.—The
injunction granted John D. Fletcher
and Hayden Dodd here Saturday, re
straining the State -of Tennessee from
purchasing 11 000 aerr= of coal land in
the Cumberland rr. itntains. was today
dissolved by Chancellor Allison. This
throws the case out of court-
FIEHI
Klin HIT AGEN
YORK. Neb.. Dec. 31.—C. C. Morris
night agent for the Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy Railroad, grappled with two
masked robbers and beat them off e- r ly
todav. One robber stood guard over
3Iorris while the other rifled the cash
drawer. Grabbing a fire shovel, Morris
struck his guard a stunning blow, ren
dering him senseless. Then he grappled
with the robber at the drawer, who
I his hands full of money. They tough
; their way to the platform and were en
1 c*ged In a terrific struggle when th
other robber recovered, joined his com
I panion and the two ran off in the dark
j ness. As they left they fire.t two
shots at the agent. The robber at the
drawer got a few dollars and left much
I money or. the floor where it was struck
Jrom' his hand by the agent.
nun OF APPEALS
Celebration of Xew Yeai
in Savannah Had Direful
Results
Severe Burns
May Be Permanent
SAVANNAH, Dec. 31.—While a par
ty. consisting of the young son of Firs
Chief J. E. 3Inguire, two sons of Rich
ard Cooiey, and a son of. Henry Boden
and two small negro boys, were engag
ed at midnight in tho celebration of
the birth of the new year, through tho
agency of a small cannon, a srark flew
into a can of powder, from which they
were securing their ammunition.
Small boys went in every direction.
When they emerged from tho smoke
they wore all more or loss Injured. Tho
results may prove serious for two or
three, who were reported from the
drug store to which they were all
taken by the police that hurried to the
scene, as being in some danger of per
manent affliction front the severe
burns they received.
ATLANTA, Dec.' 31.—Until the Gen
eral Assembly makes an appropriation
for use in fitting up suitable and per
manent quarters for the Court of Ap
peals, that court will be compelled to
hold its sessions at first one place and
then another at the State house.
When the Supreme Court is not in
session, the Court of Appeals will meet
there, and when both courts are In
session the Court of Appeals will hold
its sessions in Senate chamber, and
when the Senate chamber is in use,
and the Supreme Court room is engag-
.ed, the Governor will have to find some
other place in which .the Court of Ap
peals can h'dld its sessions. Down in
the basement there is plenty of room,
and scattered around are hundreds of
boxes, blocks of wood, and blocks of
marble and stone, which could be used
for seats for the members of the cuort
and the lawyers in attendance.
With reference to where the sessions
of this court will be held for the pres
ent, Governor Terrell today issued the
following order: '
“Whereas, The Court of Appeals is
to be organized on the first of Jan
uary. 1907, and no appropriation has
been made for the purpose of fitting
up suitable and permanent quarters
for seats for the members of the court
“Whereas, The Supreme Court holds
its sessions generally between the
hours of 9 a. m. and 1 p. m., it is
"Ordered, That the Supreme Court
room after 1 p. m. be set aside to the
judges of the Court of Appeals for the
purpose of holding their sessions on
such days as the Supreme Court in the
transaction of Its business may not
need it, until the General Assembly can
hereafter make such appropriation as
mav be necessary to fit up suitable
quarters for the permanent use of the
Court of Appeals.
“It is further ordered, that if the
Court of Appeals should wish to'hold
a session at any time when the Su
preme Court desires to use their court
room, the Court of Appeals may occu
py the Senate chamber if the Legisla
ture be not in session; and if the
Legislature is then in session such
other place as the Governor may pro
vide temporarily, until -permanent
quarters can be provided for said
court.
"This December 31, 1906.
"J. 31. TERRELL,
"Governor. .
“By the Governor:
"W. E. IRWIN, P
“Pri'-ate Secretary.” i
i j
Tofal Benefactions
Is $19,416,926
NEW YORK GOVERNOR
TO BE INAUGURATED
ALBANY. N. Y.. Dee. 31.—With a brill
iant military hall lonicht, under the aus
pices of Squadron "A” of New York,
as military escort to Governor-elect
Hughes, began the festivities and ceremo
nies incidental to the inauguration of tho
new Governor of the State and the as
sumption of office by the new administra
tion and Legislature. Tomorrow's pro
gram includes a military parade to escorr
the new Governor to the capitol where ho
will take the oath of office, the inaugu
ration ceremonies in the Assembly cham
ber at nohn: and a reception by Gover
nor Hughes In the Legislative chamber
after tho inauguration: the usual public
reception in the afternoon at the execu
tive mansion, and In the evening tho
caucuses of Republican and Democratic
members of both houses of the Legis
lature elect candidates for officers of tho
houses. The legislature will convene
Wednesday.
CHICAGO. Dec. 31.—A New Year's gift
of nearly $3,000,000 from John D. Rocke
feller to the University of Chicago, was
announced tonight. This is the largest
single contribution from 3Ir. Rockefeller
to the institution, and brings his total
benefactions to the university up to
$19,416,926. ... . ,
Announcement of the latest donation
was contained in a letter from John D.
Rockefeller, Jr., to acting President Har
ry Pratt Judson. The major portion of
the New Year’s gift is to go to the perma
nent endowment fund of the university,
and for this purpose securities with a
market value of $2,700,000 are provided.
The remainder of the gift. $217,000, is to
make up the year's deficit, to provide for
an increase in the salaries of instructors,
and to allow appropriations for various
purposes. The $2,700,000 addition to the
endowment brings the fund to $10,43.,616.
Mr. Rockefeller's gift provides for an
annual income of $40,000 in the salaries of
instructors. This latest gift of Mr. Rock
efeller follows the visit made to New
York a few weeks ago by Acting Presi
dent Judson. President Martin A. HJrerson
and Treasurer C. L. Hutchinson, of the
board of trustees, and Business Agent
Wallace Heckman, who went over the
budget, with 3Ir. Rockefeller.
WELL KNOWN BROADWAY
RESTAURATEUR IS DEAD
CAUSE OF ACCIDENT
00 SEABOARD ill! IK
NORFOLK, Va., Dee. 31.—The fol
lowing official statement as to the
cause of the wreck on the Seaboard
Air Line Railroad near Pcachland. N.
C., early Sunday morning, was today
given out at the office of General
3Ianager Garrett, of the Seaboard, in
this city: "
“Saturday night. December 29t'n. ;m
extra freight train, moving north,
while on an ascending grade near
Pcachland, sixteen miles north of 3ton-
roe, N. C.. broke in two on account of
a drawhead pulling out. A llagmau
was immediately sent back to hold
passenger train No. 32 and the flagman
claims that while swinging his lamp
to stop No. 32 it went out. and proba
bly before the engineer of the ap
proaching train had seen it. An in
vestigation is now being conducted.”
"Wire trouble Interfered with obtain
ing of full and detailed information
as to the damages occasioned by tho
accident. One report says that Engi
neer Maxwell of No. 32 was fatally in
jured and that his fireman was very
slightly injured.
“No passengers were injured. No.
32 was northbound from Atlanta to
Richmond.” -
TRIAL OF LIKE
• PASTE
NEW YORK. Dec. 31.—Samuel W.
Martin, proprietor of a well-known
all-night Broadway restaurant, died
suddenly today from heart disease.
The restaurant, popularly known as
"Sam Martin's.” was for many years
-.no of the most popular and widely
known of the many eating houses
g.long the Great White Way.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—Tn the trial
of the alleged licorice paste combine
today. W. D. W. Sterry, of the firm ot
Weaver & Sterry, a licorice paste ?on-
cern of this city, which it is alleged
came lender the' control of the 3Iac-
Andrews & Forbes Company, was an
important witness. He said there was
a working agreement between his con
cern and the (fefendants relative to the
sale of licorice paste. During the ne
gotiations resulting in the agreement,
the 3IacAndrews & Forbes Company
and the J. S. Young Company, he said,
gave him tacitly to understand that
they were independent, if not hostile to
one another, and that it was not until
the conclusion of the negotiations that
he discovered there had been an un
derstanding between the two compa
nies. .T. J. Bagley ,of Detroit, an inde
pendent tobaoco manufacturer, corrob
orated previous testimony of witnesses
who swore they had been unable to
secure a supply of licorice paste.
President Wardman. of the Ryan-
Hampton Company, independent man
ufacturers, of Louisville, Ky., said that
his firm had not only been unable to
get paste in 1904. at the time when the
combination is alleged to have becrii
effected, but that his company had been
compelled once to shut down a few
days until additional paste could be
secured. Later his company secured
paste in sufficient quantities to supply,
it from month to month.
Chas. D. Larus. an independent man
ufacturer of Richmond, Va., gave sim
ilar testimony.
Convicts Fared Sumptuously.
ATLANTA, Dec. 31.—Secretary Yan
cey. of the Prison Commission, has re
ceived two letters from convicts who
are working at Milltown and the Chat-
tahoochie Brick Company, in which
they say that the contractors gavo
them sumptuous banquets on Christ
mas Day. Turkey and barbecued pork
and mutton are referred to as being
served in great quantities. One con
vict, v ho has passed twenty-nine
Christmases in the penitentiary, writes
that this Christmas dinner was tha
best that he has ever had.
W E. COREY DENIES i
REPORTS CF marriage
PARIS, Dec. 31.—W. E. Corey, presi
dent of the U. S. Steel Corporation,
has arrived here. Any statement that
he is to 1 ip. married to Miss 3Iabell«
Gillman in the immodia e future op
during the present visit to Europe is
