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FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1907.
THE TfiTICE-A-WEEK TELEGRAPH
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VR. F. M. RIDLEY, JR., SHOT
* TWICE BY HARVEY HILL
ATLANTA, Ga., Jan.
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ley, Jr of that pin, e, v
—A special
F. M. Rid-
- shot and
.«!> wounded shortly after noon
by Harvej Hill, of Atlanta. The
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Reports are conflicting
^ U . up to the shooting, wl
$ c: e back veranda of
Ridley's home.
A party was gathered at the wed
ding of Mr. Be; Swanson and Mi's
Elite Ridley, and it is stated, that
after the ceremony, Mr. Hi!! and Dr.
Ridley had some words concerning
the reported marriage of Hi!l and Miss
Mary Ridley, sister of Dr. Ridley.
After the shooting Mr. Hill gave
himself up to the Sheriff, and is now
In jail.
The affair has thrown the whole
city into intens- excitement and groups
of men are gathered everywhere dis
cussing it. No young man in La.
G’aRi^is—Jrfred more than young Dr.
jjdley.
Harvey Jail] is one of the best-known
youriVc lawyers of Atlanta. He is the
^ son of Solicitor General Charles D: Hill,
of' Atlanta, and a nephew of Judge
Ben II. Hill, who was sworn in
r>f the new Court
grandson of the
late United States Senator Benjamin H.
Hill, and practices law with Arnold <fc
Arnold.
Mr. Hill has been president of the
young Men's Democratic League of
Fulton County, and is one of the most
prominent young lawyers of the State.
He is very popular socially, and only
n feu days ago was painfully Injured
In a runaway accident, when he jumped
frnrn the flying carriage to rescue MHs
i.nnette Swift, who had just leaped
the vehicle.
iDr. Frank Ridley, .Tr.. the young man
_ was shot by Mr. Hill, is the son
fof Dr. Frank M. Ridley, of La Grange.
nnd practices medicine with his father.
He is a nephew of Dr. Robert B. Rid
ley, of Atlanta, and also of the late
Dr. Charles B. Ridley, of La Grange.
He is a first cousin of Miss Eleanor
Ridley, the bride of the occasion, who
is the daughter of the late Dr. Charles
B. Ridley.
Dr. Robert B. Ridley, the uncle of
the wounded man, and also a connec
tion of Mr. Hill, will leave by the first
train fop La Grange.
Dr. Ridley Resting Easy.
T.A GRANGE, Ga.. Jan. 2.—Dr. F. M.
Ridley, Jr., who was ’shot this after
noon hv Mr. Harvey Hill, of Atlanta,
Js resting easily. His physicians ex
press a hope that the wound will not
prove fatal. Dr. Ridley Is possibly tire
niisi beloved young man in La Grange.
Mr. Mill is now in the county jail. It
If impossible to get the facts con
nected with the shooting.
Harvey Hill is the grandson of the
late Col. Dan G. Hughes, of Macon.
and nephew of Hon. Dudley M. Hughes,
of Danville.
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Examine label on your pa
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"the hooks. Due from date on
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also renew for the year 1907.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. 2.—
James MeCrea. of Pittsburg, first vice-
president of the Pennsylvania lines
vest of Pittsburg, was today elected
president of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company by the directors of the
latter corporation to succeed the late
A. J. Cassatt, deceased.
After the meeting of the board of
directors, president MeCrea authorized
the following statement:
"The policy of the Pennsylvania
Railroad dots not depend upon any
one man. It continues unchanged
from year to year. It will be my pur
pose to promote, as best I can, the
same progressive development which
was conducted so ably under President
Cassatt and those who preceded him.”
Mr. MeCrea had been selected to fill
the vacancy at an informal 'meeting of
all the directors after the funeral of
Mr. Cassett on Monday. At that time
it was decided to formally meet today
and ratify the selection.
While the board went through the
fomality of electing a head for the
great railway system, Mr. MeCrea. who
returned from New York early in the
day, remained in the private offices of
the late President Cassatt. After he
had been elected he was escorted in
to the board room, and congratulated
by his fellow members of the board.
So far as can be learned, Mr. Cas-
sett'a position as president of the Penn
sylvania lines west of Pittsburg and
other companies affiliated with the sys
tem will not he filled until next week.
It is certain, however, that President
MeCrea will be elected to all the places
made vacant by the death of Mr. Cas
sett. The question of fillig the vacan-t
cies created by the elevation of Mr.
MeCrea has been left to a committee
of members of the board who will con
sult with Mr. MeCrea as to his wishes
in the matter. The two men most
mentioned for Mr. McCrea's place as
first vice-president of the Pennsylvania
lines, are Joseph Wood, of Pittsburg,
second vice-president of the western
lines, and Wm. W. Atterbury, of Phila
delphia, general manager of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company.
Appoints Officials
Tammany Opposed
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.—John T. Dool-
<ng was named by Mayor McClellan
today to succeed John R. Voorhis as
president of the 'Board of Elections.
Rudolph Fuller was appointed to suc
ceed Michael J. A. Daily, and Charles
B. Page and Wm. McGuire were reap
pointed members of the Board of
Elect ions.
In announcing the appointment of
Mr. Dooling. Mayor McClellan threw
down the gauntlet to Tammany Hall
nnd its present leader. Chas. F\ Mur
phy. He declared that he cannot rec
ognize the existing control in Tam
many or to tolerate any relations
with its present leader.
"I should like to have the support
lof the Democratic organization,” he
said, "because I have always been a
|helie\-er in party responsibility in ad-
linistrat'.on. hut If 1 cannot have that
[support under conditions which favor
[clean and efficient government, then I
content to do without it."
Wise Counsel From the South.
“I want to give some valuable advice
to those who suffer with lame back and
kidney trouble," says J. R. Blanken
ship. of Beck, Tenn. "I have proved to
an absolute certainty that Electric
Bitters will positively cure this dis
tressing condition. The first bottle
gave me great relief and after taking
a few more bottles. I was completely
cured: so completely that it becomes a
pleasure lo recommend this great rem
edy." Sold under guarantee at all
drug stores. Price 50c.
Blackburn Denies
Reflections on Glenn
Blackburn Mnst Be Indicted
or He Must Be Im
peached
Him BUCKET
SHOPS ARE CLOSED
l ATLANTA. Jan. 2.—The Atlanta
[ w Commercial Exchange is a new enter-
r fritt laun, hed here, by Custis N. An-
I dcriln. who. for some years, has op
erated an exchange in Atlanta. He was
forced to close his place of business
i because of the passage of the Boykin
[ law, which went into effect yester-
day.
| In speaking of the concern, which
opened today, Custis X'. Anderson,
| whose brokerage office closed with the
beginning of the new year, and who
Is Interested in the new exchange, said
today:
( ^ “We have from thirty to fifty mem
bers who will be given the privilege
t of quotations which are to be fur-
■ nished by the Odell wires in our of-
I fice in the Prudential building. The
Western Union will have an operator
In the room and those desiring to
place orders ran. through that com
pany, telegraph them to other cities.
As the Ode!! Company furnishes the
wires, it will be expected that the
members of the exchange will give
them their orders.
"The money for the orders can be
sent through the banks.
"We consider this entirely within
the provisions of the Boykin bill and
anticipate no trohule. This is legiti
mate dealing ard the act specially
provided that there was no desire
that business of that kind should he
interrupted."
Chamber of Commerce.
m Negotiations for wires for the Cham-
P Per of Commerce, which will furnish
quotations to its members in a
similar method, are still going on.
Secretary Walter G. Cooper stated
’this morning that nothing definite had
, open d"ne. however. The new offices
the hUhamher of Commerce in the
9 hnpire 'building have been fitted with
juotation boards and it is probable
hat as soon as the wires ire secured
,he exchange will be opened to Its
Jnembers.
J It is stated that still another ex
change will be opened on similar lines.
FRAUD ORDER WANTED
FOR COTTON EXCHANGE
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"To enjoy fre dom from chilblains,”
writes John Kemp, East Otisfield, Me.,
"1 apply Luckier s Arnica Salve. Have
also used it for salt rheum with excel
lent results." Guaranteed to cure fever
sores, indolent ulcers, piies. burns,
'rounds frost bites and skin diseases.
25c at all drug stores.
RALEIGH, -X. C„ Jan. 2.—Governor
Glenn announced today that he would
ka\d> for Greensboro tonight to appear
before the grand jury which will be
asked to indict Congressman E. Spen
cer Blackburn, of the Eighth District,
on a charge of criminal libel. ,
"I have not been nble to hear from
the Solicitor of the district," said the
Governor.
This action follows charges made in
a letter from Blackburn sent out from
Washington on Saturday last. ir. which
he stated to Congressman-elect R. N.
Hacket. the Democrat elected in the
Eighth District, his grounds for" con
testing the election, alleging among
other things that there had bean a
conspiracy in which Governor Glenn
used his influence to secure Hackett's
election, and as a member of the State
Text Book Commission, voted to put
hooks of the American Book Company
on the State list of public school books,
in return for which the American Book
Company contributed large sums of
money to corrupt the voters of the
Eighth. Congressional District. While
in return Haskett was to use this in
fluence to nave Governor Glenn elected
United States Senator to succeed the
present Senator from North Carolina.
Overman. In a card published today.
Hackett denies Blackburn’s -charges.
"I shall prosec ute Blackburn to the j
full extent of the law,” Governor Glenn
said to tile Associated Press. "One
of two things must he done. I must
he impeached, or Blackburn must be
sent to jail."
This afternoon Congressman Black
burn sent the following s-.aterr.ent to
Solicitor Brooks:
“The statement in last Sunday morn
ing's papers concerning ,rr,y notice of
my contest upon Mr. Hackett and the
reflections upon Governor Glenn, is
without my authorization. My notice
to him signed by myseif will be suf
ficient for public scrutiny. Thus far
any signature appearing in the papers
purpoiting to be mine is a forgery. In
the notice of my contest which I have
issued there will be found no accusa
tion of corruption on the part of Gov
ernor Glenn. The notice will speak
for itself.
(Signed!
"E. SPENCER BLACKBURN.”
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.—Charges of
fraud were filed late this afternoon
with Postmaster General Cortelyou
against the officers and members of
the New York Cotton Exchange by
Representative Livingston, of Georgia,
and Harvie Jordan, president of the
Southern Cotton Association, of At
lanta. On the charges they filed they
base a request that the Postoffice De
partment issue a fraud order against
the officers and members of the New
York exchange in order to bar them
from the use of the United States
mails in conducting what they charge
are fraudulent practices. The Post
master General referred his callers to
Judge Goodwin, Asssltant Attorney-
General of the Postoffice Department.
It is likely that a hearing on the
charges will be held by Judge Good
win before a determination of the
question is reached. Representative
Livingston and Mr. Jordan submitted
to the Postmaster General the follow
ing letter accompanying the charges:
"Washington, D. C., Jan. 2, 1907.
"Hon. George B. Cortelyou,
"Postmaster General.
"Washington. D. C.
“Dear Sir: We, the Hon. L. F.
Livingston. M. C.. of Georgia, and Har
vie Jordan, president of the Southern
Cotton Association, Atlanta, Ga., here
by respectfully request the issuance
of a fraud order by your Department
against the use of the United States
mails by the officials and members of
the New York exchange and present
our reasons for the same, in the fol
lowing charges as outlined below: and
to which we most respectfully invite
your carefuLattention.
“Tours truly.
"L. F. LIVINGSTON.
"HARVIE JORDAN."
Following are the charges presented
to Mr. Cortelyou:
Purely Gambling Exchange.
“1. We charge that New York has
ceased to be a commercial spot cotton
market and that the New York Cotton
Exchange, operating under its present
debased and fraudulent contracts, has
developed info a purely speculative or
gambling exchange, and that the
grades of cotton shipped to New York
and tonderable on the contracts under
the rules of the New York Cotton Ex
that he had asked Postmaster General
Cortelyou to send him copies of any
complaints which might have been
made to him against the New York
Cotton Exchange. This action was
taken upon the publication of reports
that an application would be made to
the Postmaster General in behalf of
cotton-growing interests in the South
for the issuance of a fraud order
against the New York Cotton Ex
change denying it the use of the United
States mails. It was said to have been
charged'that cotton delivered on con
tracts and sold on the Hoor of the New
York Cotton Exchange is not of the
grade called for by the contracts. On
publication of these statements Presi
dent Hubbard first sent a telegram to
Mr. Cortelyou and then on December
31 wrote to him as follows:
“I confirm my telegram of this morn
ing reading. 'Referring to the telegram
in the New York papers yesterday from
Washington, may I request you to
favor the New York Cotton Exchange
with copies of any complaint made
against it, in order that proper action
may be taken to protect its interests
against such unwarrantable attacks.’
"To this I would add that it is de
plorable that such assaults upon the
New York exchange, a chartered insti
tution of over thirty-five years stands
ing, founded by merchants of this city,
or such implication as to the integrity
of its members, should be made under
any pretext or for any purpose what
ever.
“Our members are of the best known
merchants here, for the trade in the
South and abroad.” the letter con
tinues. "They are proud of the past
and the present of their organization—
they are upright business men. They
need no defense or apology—and they
ask the nature of the charges which
are ignorantly made. They will
Hill were candidates, and as Judge |
I Russell had announced that he was
I going to vote for Judge Powell, no one
could see very clearly how Judge Hill
could be elected to the position, unless '
, he voted for himself. When rumors ;
j reached Judge Hill's ears, it is said he j
j declared he would never have the of- i
| fice, if it had to come to him that way.
I The adoption of the rule which vir- i
I tually elected Judge Hill, gave him the j
for himself. . j
Headache
“About a year ago,” writes Mrs. Mattie Allen, of
1123 Broadway, Aug.ista, Ga., “I sutfefed with
blind, sick headaches and backaches, and could get
no relief until I tried
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NORTHWEST
WINE
OF
Woman’s Belief
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2.—The causes
but not the cure for the car shortage
in the Northwest and the consequent
coal famine in North Dakota have
been ascertained by the members of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
participating in the recent hearings at
Chicago and Minneapolis. Franklin K.
Lane, who served as chairman of the
investigating committee today, filed his
report with the full commission and
sent it to President Wood, of tile in
quiry. He finds: "It is a fair inference
from all the testimony that the real
cause of the coal scarcity in North |
Dakota was such an abundance of
west-bound traffic at the head of the
lakes that cars were not available, ow
ing to the congested state of that (ter
minal for the carrying of coal to North
Dakota—a comparatively short haul for
a low-class commodity.”
In his letter of transmission to,the
j pro- ! president, Mr. Lane says that the re
ject “themselves*" and they" indignantly i P or t will be followed in due course by
protest* against the calumny jeh is : th® special resolutions of the commit-
calculated for their injury.” j tee as a whole as to whatever legis-
It was recalled on the Cotton Ex- ' lation, if any, may be deemed advisa-
change that an agitation somewhat i bl °- That the coal shortage was due
similar to the present one was stirred 1 tn tv “' nf * — -n«-W"n-
to the presence of a trust or combina
tion between dealers in coal who fixed
prices in the Northwest and refused
to sell to outsiders and irregulars was
not proven by the inquiry. It is de
clared, however, that the commission
up against the exchange fifteen years
ago. At that time a committee inves
tigated the question whether or not the
contracts ought to be changed so as to
exclude the delivery of low grades of , . . t , ,
cotton. The committee reported j sained indisputable proof of an agree-
change. cannot be used for commercial | against the proposed change and de- m ® nt between dealers to maintain
spinning purposes, ard that such ; elared the contract was adopted in or- ! P r ‘ ces und to boycott all who do not
grades of cotton are used solely to de- i der to give the producer an opportiini- j so a » ree '
press the price of spinnable grades in j tv of securing a price satisfactory to | . , ~ ~ Z T- .,
the South: to further tile speculative j him for his growing crop? and it ena- I ~P. 9cl . a ‘ Announcement Regarding the
features of the New York Cotton Ex- bies hirn t0 deliver a!! merchantable
change to the heavy detriment of the ; grades. To restrict the delivery to a
entire iegtimate cotton trade of the j grade not below low middling, it was
United State?. | declared, would do the producer great
"2. We further charge that the said injury.
New York Cotton Exchange, through [ *
its officers and members, is daily Chronic Constipation Cured,
using the United States mails for the I One who suffers from chronic con-
purpose of transmitting and advertis- j stipation is in danger of many serious
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know it will cure them, as it did me.”
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US
FREELY
THIRTY-FIVE PERSONS WERE
KILLED IN TRAIN COLLISION
Winder. Ga. Both banks are reap
pointed for a term of four years from
January 1st, 1906.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark., Jan. 2.—Heavy
rains have caused washouts on practi
cally every division of both the Rock
TOPEKA. Kas.. Jan. 2.—Thirty-live
persons, all Mexicans but three, were
killed, and fifty-five were injured, and
the bodies of thirty Mexicans were in-
Island and Iron Mountain systems and J road near
einerated early today In a
collision of two passenger tra
ChieagJ, Rock Island and Pa
ad-on
ific Rail-
ins
tain
trains in ail directions are delayed. j Th^
National Pure Food and Drug Lav/,
j We are pleased to announce that
! Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs.
! colds and lung troubles is not affected
j by the National Pure Food and Drug
I law, as it contains no opiates or other
! harmful drugs, and we recommend it
! as a safe remedy for children and
adults. H. J. Lamar, near Exchange
Holland.
?ck occurred while both
Two passenger trains due in this i trains were running slowly on a curve
city from Oklahoma and the West over ; in a cut where the grade was steep,
the Rock Island are reported to be j All the killed were on the southbound
marooned between washouts some ! train, except a tramp, who was on the
where near the State line. The Iron I baggage car of the northbound train.
Mountain yards at Bald Knob aro • This tramp nnd a workman accom-
under water and hundreds of small | partying a gang of Mexican laborers
washouts are reported in all sections j were the only Americans killed so far
of the State. as known, although a passenger says
that a woman and a child were burned
ing their business to the legitimate j ailments. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup
cotton trade of the United States, and ! cures chronic constipation, as it aids
we charge that said business is frau- 1 digestion and stimulates the liver and
Bank.
dulent and ’said officers and members
of the New York Cotton Exchange
should he denied the use of the
United States mails. We refer you to
conies of letters hereunto attached.
"3. We further charge that the quo
tations sent out daily on the debased
contracts of the New York Cotton Ex
change exercise a predominating in
fluence over the legitimate cotton trade
to its great detriment and injury.
”4. Wo further charge that New
York city has ceased to be a spot cot
ton market for commercial, spinnable
grades of cotton, due to the present
debased contracts of the New York
Cotton Exchange, ajid ’"as proof of the
charge we cite to you the fact that
from the first day of September. 1906.
to December 31, 1906, there was only
delivered from that market 10,046
bales* of spot cotton to shippers out
of a total of practically eight million
bales of American cotton placed upon
the markets of this country at other
points.
"5. We further charge that under the
present debased and fraudulent rules
of the New York Cotton Exchange a
largo number of unspinnable low
grades of cotton are tendered on the
contracts of said exchange, which are
not permitted under the rules of any
other cotton exchange in the world,
and we affirm that such rules are
fraudulent.
Quotations Fraudulent.
”6. We charge further that the offi
cial daily quotations sent through the
United States' mail by th^ officers and
members of the New York Cotton Ex
change to their customers and others,
both as to 'futures' and snot prices,
are fraudulent, in that neither repre
sents the true and actual value of spot
bowels, restoring the natural action of
these organs. Commence taking it to
day and you will feel better at once.
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup does not
nauseat or gripe and is very pleasant
to take. Refuse substitutes. H. J.
Lamar, near Exchange B'ank.
■ News in Paragraphs
HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Jan. 2.—The
heaviest rain ever recorded here fell in
almost a continuous downpour last
■ night and today, washing away many
; bidges and houses in the northern part
, of the city. The merchants along
I Central avenue, where the storm
[wrought the-greatest havoc, were dam
aged to the extent of at least $75,000.
j Central avenue, which is the principal
| thoroughfare of the city, was for hours
, a seething river, carrying debris of all
: descriptions and flooding all cellars.
Three houses on Water street were
washed away, as til so was the grand-
WHEELING, W. Va„ Jan. 2.—Forty-
eight passengers on a suburban trac
tion car on the 'Wheeling and Elm
Grove line were bruised, two seriously,
today at Fulton, near here, when the
car jumped the track and plunged over
a four-foot embankment. The two
seriously injured are men who leaped
from the car when it left the track.
NORFOLK.
W. WJ1
the Methq
announces
ops Tigert
op Galloway and the impaireJ health of
Bishops Key and Dimean, will put the
work of holding the arnuai conferences
of the Methodist Episcopal Church. South,
on Bishops Morrison. Hoss. Candler. At
kins. Ward and himself. This may ne
cessitate a change in the dates of some
of the annual conferences so that bish
ops now in active, vigorous life may oe
able to preside over the deliberations of
these bodies.
! in a tourist car. There were thlrtv-
j two Mexicans and five Americans,
composing a gang of railroad workers,
I in the smoking car of the southbound
J train. These thirty Mexicans were
• burned in the wreckage and two died
j later.
Thrown to Floor by Emergency
Brakes.
Most of tlie injuries were due to the
setting of the emergency brakes. Most
every passenger in tne southbound
; train was thrown lo the car floor by
ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla., Jan. 2.—The j the quick setting of- the brakes. The
| Florida Eant Coast Railway, through northbound train was running ter
its vice president and general manager,! nli ) es an j, our up gra de.
J. R. Parrott, has,, authorized an ad- , . The Mexicans were pinioned undci
vance in wages or seven per cent, ap- i tll0 seats and the doors were Jammed
plicable to all employees of record Jan- , so they c( s u ld not get out. In the chair
nary 1, 1907. This road operates a j Par a [ so ma ny passengers were held
I line from Jacksonville to Miami. 3S6 | down hv tl!p seats . The train caught
ATLANTA; Jan. 2.—The Prison
Commission will hold its next meeting
on Tuesday, 15th instant, at which
time, in addition to the transaction of
the usual volume of routine business,
the commission setting as a board of
pardons will consider and pass upon
quite a number of applications for
j executive clemency. From what can
! be learned no cases of unusual im-
I portance will come up during the ses
sion.
company. It is the first road in Flori
da to Increase wages. More than one
thousand men are affected by the in
crease. ✓
stand at Washington park. ,
_ _ At least twenty bridges were swept '
cotton, but that the same are from’ss [ down stream and in the lower part of the
to S7.50 per bale less than the market city, lumber manufacturers lost many
' NORWICH. Conn., Jan. L—Frederick
Camp, one of the most prominent mill
i men in Eastern Connecticut, and agent
of the Pdnomah mills, the largest cotton
mil! in the country, took his life by
shooting today. He had bc-m ill for
1 about si>: months with Bright's disease
i and had been despondent.
EAST ST. LOUIS. Jan. 1.—With one
blow of his fist. Charles Smith tonight
killed -D. F. Myers on the street. Mrs.
Smith told her turn band - that Myers, had
atempted to flirt with her. Smith struck
! Myers-on the jaw. and Myers' neck was
' broken. Smith fled.
thousands of feet of lumber. There !
; were no trains in or.out of the city
: after the early morning trains arrived, :
j on any road. The Rock Island’s after-
: noon train, after proceeding about five
; miles, was forced to return to the city. .
| The Little Rock and Hot Springs
i western track is under six feet-of water ,
j for a distance of 600 yards, a short dis- |
j tance from the city. Tonight rain is-
. , still falling and further damage, it is !
hale, said difference clearly feared , result . ° ,
d. A our attention is !
Cabbage plants, cele
ry plants and all kinds
of garden plants cheap.
They are raised in the
open air. will stand
great cold. Express
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price at which spinnable grades cf
cotton could.he purchased in the South
and shipped for tender on said fraudu
lent contracts. In an exhibit attached
hereto we specifically call your atten
tion to the wid& difference existing
between quotations of futures market
a.nd spot market on December 28. a_s
existing in the New York Cotton Ex
change—a difference nf ifi3 points
$S.15 per
showing a fraud
also specifically called to the official
quotations in said exhibit of the fu
tures market and spot market of the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange, noting
the close proximity between futures
and spot of that market.
Unfit for Spinning.
“7. We further charge that out of
the advertised stock of cotton at pres
ent stored in the warehouses of New
York City, amounting to 114.000 bales,
fully seventy thousand bales of said
spinning or manufacturing purposes
and that a considerable portion of said
cotton has been in said warehouses for
years and is totally unfit for any pur
pose whatever, except to be tendered
on the fraudulent contracts of the
New York Cotton Exchange to the se
rious detriment and injury of the le
gitimate cotton trade of the United
States.
“We therefore ask that you. as Post
master General of the United States,
send a representative of your Depart
ment to the warehouses of New York
City and have all the cotton stored
there inspected and graded in order to
officially determine the character of
the unspinnable and unmarketable
grades of cotton stored in that market
to be tendered under the fraudulent
contracts of the New York Cotton Ex
change.
“Your petitioners further state that
they have no desire to jeopardize any
legitimate transactions that are made
through any of the cotton exchanges
of this country. This is no fight against
the New York Cotton Exchange as an
exchange to be used for the purpose
of safeguarding, protecting and further
ing the legitimate cotton business of
the whole country, but the charges here
preferred and efforts made are directly
and solely against any and all debased
and fraudulent contracts and transac
tions which are at present practiced
by those who are in authority in mak
ing effective the present rufbs and
methods of that exchange to the detri
ment and injury of the legitimate cot
ton trade of the United States."
In addition to the formal charges,
many letters and affidavits in support
of them were submitted to Postmaster
General Cortelyou.
Representative Livingston urged
prompt and decisive action in the mat*
ter. and Mr. Cortelyou said the charges
would be given attention by ihe De
partment.
ATLANTA, Jan. 1.—The bonds of
twenty-five Tax Receivers and sixteen
Tax Collectors are still shy at the of
fice of Comptroller General Wright,
when the law requires they shall bo
filed not later than January 1st. A
good many bonds came in 'this morn
ing and doubtless nearly all of the de
linquents will be on hand within the
next day or two.
MAN FOUND DEAD
IN DINGY BASEMENT
ATLANTA. Ga. Jan. 1.—In a dark and
dingy basement, whore the floor was
carpeted with dirt, and* the walls fes
tooned with cobwebs, the mutilated re
mains of William Day. an aped black
smith. were found yesleiday afternoon by
Mary Deebe Andrews, a 12-ycar-old girl,
who was peering through a hole in a
window tha't looked out upon the side
walk of a building on Magnolia street
The appearance. • f the body indicated
that the man had been dead for several
days. Portions of his body showed evi-
i dence of having been gnawed upon by
! rats or mice. Day lived the life of a
recluse. It is beliex'ed that he died from
i natural causes, or was frozen to death I
j during the cold spell.
j Two chairs, a few sticks of wood, some
soiled clothes In the corner, a can of to
matoes. a pair of shoes by the cold hearth
. and a cot upon which the body lay com
pleted the contents of the room. The
door was locked, and Officer Johnson,
! who Was called by the terrified little girl,
had to break down the door.
BEN HILL
NEW YORK. Jan. 2.—Walter J.
Hubbard, president of the New York
Cotton Exchange, announced today
ATLANTA. Ga.. Jan. 2.—The Court
of Appeals has organized and is ready
to commence business Monday next.
Here is the roster of the court: Hon.
Benj. Hill, presiding justice: associate
. justices, Hon. Richard B. Russell. Hon.
j Arthur G. Powell: clerk of the court,
Logan Buckley, of Atlanta: deputy
clerk of the court, W. E. Talley, of At
lanta; sheriff, J. H. Pittman, of At
lanta. until October 1, 1907. and P. W.
Derrick, of Blakely, for four years
from that date: stenographer, W. A.
Cameron, of Sylvester, for Justice
Powell, E. C. Hill, of Atlanta, for Jus
tice Hill, and Marion Bloodworth, of
Barnesville, for Justice Russell.
This morning the three new judges
went into the office of Governor Ter
rell where they qualified by taking the
oath prescribed by law. Logan Buck-
ley was elected clerk, and the consid
eration of other business was post
poned until
1 he organization of the new court was
not perfected until after 4 o’clock.
When the question of selection of a
presiding judge came up. Judge Rus
sell suggested that the position be
drawn for in the same manner as the
terms of the judges of the court were
agreed upon. This proposition did not
meet the approval of Justices Hill and
Powell, and as a substitute. Justice
Powell offered a rule that the honor be
conferred upon the senior member of
the court in point of age. which sub
stitute was adopted by the votes of
Justices Powell and Hill. Justice Rus
sell dissenting. The adoption of this
rule made Judge Hill the presiding
justice of the court. In addition to this
he has also the long term.
For some time there has been a good
deal of gossip about the Statehouse. as
to who would be elected the presiding
jus’tice of the court. It was known
that both Judge Russell and Judge
NEW YORK. Jan. 2.—Wm. Rosser
Cobbe. for many years a well-known char
acter along Park Row. and who was said
to have held at one time a position of
prominence in educational and social cir
cles in the West, was found dead in a
hallway just off the Bowery today.
Cobbe was more than 70 years old. Of
late he had made a precarious living by
doing odd jobs in a big business building
in West Twenty-fifth street.
'It is said that he was a native of
Elizabeth County. N. C.. and that one of
his brothers was at one time a member
of Congress from that State. He had a
wife and daughter, who are believed to be
now in Chicago.
Cured of Lung Trouble.
“It is now eleven years since I had a
narrow escape from consumption."
writes C. O. Floyd, a leading business
man of Kershaw. S. C. “I had run i
down in weight to 135 pounds, and I sober. At about
coughing was constant, both by day | morning the
and by night. Finally I began taking
Dr. King’s New Discovery, and con
tinued this for about six months,
when my cough and lung trouble were
entirely gone and I was restored to my
normal weight. 170 pounds.” Thou
sands of persons are healed every year.
Guaranteed at all drug store?. 50c
and $1.00. Trial bottle free.
Every man and woman on
tried to rescue the unfortunate, but
the flames soon became too hot to per
mit of approaching the car. The in
jured were removed from the chair
cars with less difficulty and appar
ently all were rescued alive from these
cars.
Wm. Gane, conductor of the south
bound train, has a broken collar bone,
and is much bruised about the face.
He said:
"The train‘was just pulling clear of
the Voliarid yards and was traveling
about thirty miles an hour. I dropped
into the front scat of the smoker and
dozed. There were thirty-two Mexi
cans. sitting two in a seat, back of me.
also Link, an interpreter, a foreman
and five paid fares.
"I was awakened by the setting of
the brakes. T jumped head first out of
i the window and struck on my shoulder.
| When I turned and looked at the train
I saw flames leaping fifty feet high
from the smoker."
The foremost tourist sleeping car of
the southbound train also burned, hut
all the occupants escaped serious in
jury. John Lynes, 19 years old. tele
graph operator at Vplland, who let the
southbound train get by his station,
where it was to pass the. northbound
train, tonight gave the following
statement before beimr taken to jail:
“I had been awake all night and was
4 or 5 o'clock this
RICHMOND. Jan. 2.—After an In
dependent existence of nearly a century,
the Virginia Bible Society becomes a part
of the national organinztion, known as
the American Bible Society. At a meet
ing to be held here tomorrow, the stens
necessary to transfer of the affairs of the
State society will be taken, and the new
order of things will be installed. Rev.
W. S. Campbell, who has for vears been
secretary of the State Society, will he
succeeded in that office by Rev. Donald
McLaren, D. D.. one of the most distin
guished ministers in the national body.
Dr. McLaren is in the city, and will
take charge of the offices here.
JOPLIN, Mo., Jan. 2.—At a boarding
house here today, F. W. Troy shot his
wife through the head and breast and
! shot Ralph Quinn through the shoulder.
Mrs. Troy probably will die. Quinn will
recover. Troy fled, but was captured and
taken to Carthage for safe keeping. He
refused to discuss the shooting. Mrs.
Troy is the daughter of:Harrison Bliz
zard. formerly of St. Joseph, but now of
Omaha.
OAKLAND, Cal., Jan. 2.—A collision
today between an electric car and an
automobile. George B. Young, of .Alameda,
was Instantly killed, and Mr. and Mrs.
^ A. T. Swain, of Oakland, and Mr. and
2 o’clock this afternoon. I Mrs. L. M. Martin, of -Alameda were in
jured. Mr. Young was a wealthy
tractor.
con.T
LEXINGTON. Ky„ Jan. 1.—Eight
people were seriously injured and
twenty-four others badly shaken up in
a wreck on the Louisville and At
lantic Railroad, forty miles from Rich
mond, Ky.. today. The most seriously
injured are:
Albert Wilson, his two sons. Ed
ward and Clohsey, the wife and chil
dren of Edward Wilson, all of Lexing
ton, and three unknown passengers.
The wreck was caused by a broken
flange on the pony trucks of the en
gine. The engine and one coach
jumped the track.
ATLANTA. Jan. 2.—Governor Ter
rell today issued orders reappointing
two Stare depositories, the Tnccoa
Banking Company, of Toceoa. Ga.. and
the Winder Banking Company, of
FIRST DECISION UNDER
RATE LAW HANDED DOWN
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.—The Inter
state Commerce Commission today
handed down its first decision in a
case brought under the new railroad
rate law. The finding was for the
complaint in the case of the Frederick
(Md.) B'rick AVorks against the North
ern Central Railway Company and the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
In January, 1906, the complainant
shipped from Frederick. Md., to Elbe-
ron, N. J., 372,200 pounds of red brick.
The rate charged was a class rate of
$3.80 per ton, which was alleged to be
unreasonable and unjust. Pending the
controversy before the comrabsion the
carriers reduced the rate to $2.75 per
ton. The commission holds that the
original rate was unreasonable and
unjust, and awards reparation to the
complainant, based on the difference
between that rate and the rate subse
quently put into effect.
ho dispatcher gave tne four
the southbound train to
trains at |ollarid instead of
orders for
meet two
at Alta^VM;i as previously arranged.
Thp-southbound train headed into a
•l)ntch and let one train pass, backed
out of the switch and headed down
the main track without waiting for the
other train. I thought it was going to
stop to take water as triins have been
doing, but instead it went by about ten
miles an hour. The southbound board
was at 'danger,' according to the lever
in the office but the train did not stop
and I ran out with my lantern, but
with two swings across the rrack it
went out I then ran to the pump
house, grabbing the pumper’s lantern,
waved a few times and it also went
out. I went back and told the dis
patcher that the southbound train was
by' and we waited to see if it was
going to come back or hit the north
bound train. I told the dispatcher that
I was calling Topeka and was trying
to get them when arrested.”
State Normal School
ATHENS, GA.
Session begins again Jan. 3.
Tuition free.
Dormitory charges, $90 year.
Registration fee, $5.
New Dining Hall.
Three School Buildings.
Three Dormitories.
Eighteen Departments of In
struction.
Twenty-seven Instructors.
Apply at once for places.
E. C. BRANSON,
President.
SOUTH CAROLINA COTTON
MANUFACTURERS IN SESSION
SPARTANBURG. S. C. Jan. 2.—The
South Carolina Cotton Manufacturers’
Association convened here today, one
hundred delegates, representatives of
the cotton mills throughout the State.
being present, representing capital of
$55,000,000.
Ellison Smith, president of the Pol-
zer Cotton Mills, is president of ;he
association, and made the opening ad
dress. which was responded to by A.
B. Calver, president of the Drayton
Mills. The meeting was held behind
closed doors. The subjects under dis
cussion are the labor question, includ
ing immigrant labor, child labor, com
pulsory education, etc.
The Bouth Carolina Manufacturers'
Association today adopted resolutions
for the support and encouragement of
Immigration to this State. The Legis
lature at the next session will be asked
to make a provision to enable Com
missioner of Immigration Watson to
carry on immigration work. The as
sociation recommended the passage of
State laws providing for compulsory
education and for registration of births
and marriage licenses. President War
ner of the National Civic Federation
of . New York, addressed the conven
tion on civic improvements at mill vil
lages. Addresses were made by Elli
son Smy'he. president of the associa
tion: A. B. Calvert. Spartanburg: D.
A. Tompkins, of Charlotte, and Prof:
Doggette. of the textile department of
Clemson College. A banquet
visitors was given.
the