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TWICE A-WEEK TELEGRAPH WEATHER INDICATIONS FOR GEORGIA UNSETTLED WEATHER, WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY; COLDER FRE SH NORTHWEST WINDS. = t ■ ' ----- - ~ ESTABLISHED IN 1826. MACON. GA„ FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1907. TWICE-A-WEEK, $1.00 A YEAR. THAW TAKES JEROME TO TASK IN PUBLIC CARD Reporter Looked Over His Shoulder and Garbled His Statement. This Caused Him To Give It Out NEW YORK. Feb. 28.—Harry K. life's tC , and In Thaw’s above Hi, rutlng ( A-as Just rri, 1 today bv gi.;ng out ien a brief statement used District Attorney n g made unprofes- In court, asserted that Iraony was absolute ncluslon declared that .rural "reul goodness" im prehension of the •fore djournment was taken f,,r the flay and after many hours of expert testimony as to what v as the meaning of extracts from eight letters written by the defendant, with their relation to the sanity or in sanity of the writer, that Thaw gave out his statement in court. The cir cumstances attending the delivery of the statement to the newspaper men were about as Interesting ns the state ment itself was, which reads: Thaw’s “Second Statement." "This Is Mr. Thaw's second state ment since August 10. "With chances millions to one against her, after the catastrophe in 1001, It is wonderful that Mrs. H. K. Thaw prevailed in tlie- cross-examina tion against the prosecution, backed by blacklegs. my •’Her te.stini, "Our evidern The cross-exa more usual n rat nluti of ct an has i truth.| sa tions. 1 ted the i riding his informants falsifiers, con lulled ethods which Is to some of his ques- j nf Ills unprofessional , it appeared clearly I and real goodness of 1 love his comprehen- i “that the writer had been traveling through Europe with the young wo man as man and wife, though not mar ried have any effect upon your opin ion 7” So." replied Doctor Evans. “For a man under those circumstances may love the woman just as much as though .-he were bound to him by holler ties.” Two other letters were shown Dr. Evans, in me of which he found evi dences of ,n unsound man. The oth er, he said, di 1 not, taken by itself, show such evidences. Of another he said: “In my opin ion there are evidences here that the writer was not mentally balanced.” Th>- subject of the reports of his examination of Thaw made to the at torneys of the defense came up, and Dr. Evans admitted that he did mako one report, but that it was a personal and private report and that he had never been forced to produce such re ports. Read Part of Thaw’s Letter. Mr. Jerome directed that a subpoena be served on him directing him to produce the report tomorrow. The letter which Thaw wrote from Paris after Evelyn Nesbit had told him her story, was produced and Dr. Evans was asked if it showed evidence of insanity. Taken by itself, the doctor said, it would not enable him to say positively whether the writer was in sane or not. Dr. Evans started to read part of the Paris letter saiyng “Mrs. Aator was here last week, but went away again. There are lot of beauts—" Mr. Jerome Interrupted. “I did not ask you to read the letter," he said sharply. Mr. Hartrldge of Thaw’s counsel said later that while the name sound ed like Astor, he did not think the name was mentioned. Dr. Evans was given a typewritten copy of Mr. Dol mas' hypothetical question, which he promised to read before tomorrow morning, when Mr. Jerome will exam ine him on it. Thaw daily receives hundreds of letters, nearly all of which express hope and the belie:' that he will be acquitted. He brings many of these to court with him in big brown paper envelopes and spends a good part of the day in reading them with evident satisfaction. The Two Brothers Who Avenged Sister's Wrong Make Statement in Court this the olns th c! and with t it print* nu ll cht In court hi He -aid of the trial ippi ;nt led that later. Reporter, i cell In th s statement grinod. To re;. i-.rter to tot intended lie until the her asserted tred in the that was he might RICH FARMER SLAYS FOUR Angered on Account of Be Prosecuted He Sought Kevenge. mg and to ,1 spoke >ked ov ir many inflclence his dra whom ided tin BLOOMINGTON, Ill., Feb. I Thos. Baldwin, a rich farmer, mbs 1 former merchant of Colfax, III., and killed today Chas. Kennedy wife and Mrs. Sim Fisinan lop. il the stat said Tiinv ; the Hap. cent up m "and wrilo ; I am goin loulder, to an- li no iv n lie had ■ news- 28.— and shot and and daughter. Cora. Baldwin was arrest ed. Baldwin, who is 6S years old and a widower, is under bond charged with crime. Baldwin blamed the Ken- nedys and Mrs. Fisinan for the prose cution. cd i want you he original anil ■v will lie given if Thaw’s law- -f Thaw's stateme r.vp It out until th but w >uld ifendant din TRAIN WRECKED hE THEN BURNED >ewritten cojm court. Attent them by Th; \v to his news ; him K mr imp. tiv. tat The coun fondant. One ot t over, picked up th eft the court roo f. ’lowed by other the stntoi newspapo! ac hed tily try lie copie; ind That have th throughout tin* coun- ud the original were hen said he was con- Lawyers Were T > counsel, er they element .djournment he j ONLY ONE MAN KILLED IN MOST •cd REMARKABLE ACCIDENT. PITTSBURG. Pa.. Feb. 28.—Train No. 4f* on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, running: 40 miles an hour, was wrecked tonight at Indian Creek,. six miles east nf Connellsville. Pa. The engineer was killed and many pas- st-n^urs injured. Fortunately, the train left the rails to the left and was ditched «at the foot of the mountains. To the l ight was a 50-foot embankment and wa- t**r. The wreckage took fire and the en- tiro train, including the private car of R<v\*.rr J. Finney, superintendent of the Pittsburg: Division, was burned. A long distance telephone mesage.to the Associated Press says ir was one of the most remarkable accidents on record. In asmuch as only one person was killed. It is said to be even more remarkable • an the wreck of the Pennsylvania spe cial on the Pennsylvania Railroad at Min eral Point last Saturday morning:. FOUR KILLED AND HOUSE WRECKED Feb. 28.—Bi ll. nk< fens. ■s indefii will res spent r eight lot ;ng out of Evan.- !>. .'hiklren of d. Mr. Tit ter. h id the in explosion J. Tittle, his o killed, and were fatally s a Baptist n his house. : in blowing was totally RED CROSS REMITTANCES TO CHINESE FAMINE SUFFERERS. WASHINGTi iN, Fe This nrk. x.i mine pr of Day's Work. and for e permitt Sh inch: entire r be 7entral re! finance ban !ttc e at dministei icf comm —The Amer ce forwarded for the relief f that coun- loun: $40,000 5 of the mis- i: Chinkiang stored by the Tills thin was received irniug from Dr. Louis Klopsch. of i Christian Herald, who in his le:- of transniis-i.sn states to this date » Red Cross has cabled to China, re- f the famine sufferers $110,000 d has sh’pped to China $10 000 worth flour nr.,1 7.500 barrels f wheat lich w..s in most par: contributed. CULPEPPER, Va., Feb. 28.—Mrs. Edward L. Gaines, sister of Mrs. Viola Bywaters, was the first witness called by the defense this morning. She was recalled to the stand to verify certain points in her testimony given yester day. Jas. A. Strother, one of the two brothers charged with the murder of Wm. F. Bywaters, was next called. He was permitted to tell his story with only occasional questioning by his chief counsel, John L. Jeffries. "How did you regard Bywaters?” he was asked. • “He had always enjoyed our full confidence,” he replied. “We knew that Viola loved him and regarded them as practically en gaged.” His story continued with a state ment concerning the demand he made on Bywaters to marry Viola, and By- waters’ ready assent. “I thought then that everything would end all right, but after the cer- j emony By waters became indifferent to Viola an.] insolent to Mrs. Gaines. ! He seemed to think his obligation to Viola was over when he married her.” | Bywaters Became Abusive. I The witness said Bywaters grew ! abusive when a demand was j that he remain with Viola on the night of the tragedy. I “Did you insist on his remaining ! with vour sister?” asked Attorney Jeffries.. “I certainly did,” answered the wit ness. “I realized that Viola was desper ately ill and that it was Bywaters’ place, as her husband, to be with her.” “What did he reply?” “Ho said, Jim Strother, I’m not afraid of you." At this juncture, the witness stated, Mrs. Gaines said to Bvwaters: “Will Bywaters, you are the lowest dog alive.” Edward L. Gaines, the witness said, followed his wife’s reference to By waters’ conduct, saying: “Bywaters, you have violated every obligation of an Odd Fellow and a man of honor.” This so enraged By waters, the wit ness said, that he tried to draw a knife on Gaines. “Bywaters,” he continued, “then went up to Viola’s room, leaving Gaines in the dining room.” “What happened when you went to your sister's room?” he was asked. Fired at Fleeing Husband. “I asked him what he intended to do. I told him that we intended to watch him to see that he did not get away. He sprang from Viola's side, tearing himself from her arms and made a dash for the rear door. The next I heard was a shot. Philip fired at Bywaters as he ran down the stairs." Bywaters returned to the bedroom, the witness stated, followed by Mr. Gaines, who he added, prevented By waters’ escape by the stairs. Bywa ters ran across the room arid out the window. “Both Philip and I then opened fire on Bywaters.” “Did you fire on him while he was in the room?” asked his counsel. “We did not fire on him until he had gotten out of the window.” A pathetic interlude In the testimony came when the defendant, after com pleting his story of the tragedy, told of his mother’s admonition to him on her death bpd, “to always protect our girls, Jim.” Commonwealth Attorney Keith then took the witness in hand for cross-ex- amnation. “When Bywaters re-entered your sis ter’s room, after his attempt to escape by the stairs, were you between him and the window?" he asked. "If you were in front of him why didn’t you stop him?” “I wasn't exactly in front of By waters ” replied the defendant. "As I have said, everything was in confusion, and as far as I can remem ber I was standing near the wall.” “Why didn't you prevent Bywaters from reaching the window?” asked Mr. Keith. “I didn’t hax'e time to think.” re plied the defendant. “No man on earth, standing where I was, could have stopped him." Bywaters Attempted to Escape. Witness said he fired twice as By- waters got through the window. It was too dark to see whether they hit him j or not. | ’ “How many shots did your brother Philip fire at this fleeing man?” queried Mr. Keith. “I don’t know," replied the witness, “though I remember that he continued to fire after he had run down stairs intending to head Bvwaters off." The balance of the cross-examination : concerned certain minor points of the i scene in the bedroom which the com monwealth’s attorney wished to bring ' i out more clearly. The defense next called Philip Strother, the younger defendant. Ho I was examined by R. Walton Moore, for the defense. As to the shooting of | Bvwaters. the witness stated that the j first shot was fired bv himself as By- ! ters attempted to escape down the rear stairway. As to the exact position in which he : stood when Bvwaters returned to the bedroom with Mr. Gaines, the rec-M- ' lection of the witness was not clear. He maintained, however, ‘hat his suc ceeding shots were only fired because he was convinced that Bywaters was deserting his sister. Murderous Attack by Dis charged Negro—Skull Fractured. FITZGERALD, Ga., Feb. 28.—Yes terday Mr. C. T. Lane, section boss of the Seaboard Railroad at this place, was attacked with a spade by one of the negro section hands, and his skull was fractured. He was taken to Ocilla, the nearest place, where he was tre phined and several pieces of bone re moved from the head. He was brought to his home in Fitzgerald last night and it was thought that he would die. Di'. Dorminy states that he is resting well and will likely recover. The attack was the result of some trouble between the boss and the negro, and the negro was discharged. The negro! has left for parts unknown. American Girl in China Won Heart of Man in Chicago JAP CRUISERS SET OUT FOR JAMESTOWN THEY WERE GIVEN AN IMPRES SIVE SEND OFF AT YOKO HAMA, JAPAN YOKOHAMA. Feb. 28.—The Japa nese cruisers Tsukuba and Chitose left at 11 o’clock this morning for Jamestown, Va. They got an impres- , sive send off. Naval Minister Vice made Admiral Salto, Admirals, Togo, Ito,- Inouye, the naval attache at the American embassay, Consul General Miller and local Japanese officials were present upon the occasion. The Emperor and Crown Prince sent their special aides-de-camp with a fafewell message to Admiral Adjuin on the flagship Tsukuba. The pier, which was decorated, was lined with an interested but undemonstrative crowd. The squadron was escorted by the two torpedo boats with a naval band on board to the mouth of Tokio bay. CHICAGO, Feb. 28.—The voice of Cupid, calling 12,000 miles over land and sea has been heeded by a Chicago irl, who was teaching in a mission school in Shanghai, China, and as the result a courtship carried on by let ter for over two years was followed by a wedding in Chicago last night, when Miss Flora LaFrienier, the young woman in the romance, was married to John D. Phillips, at the residence of her father. F. M. LaFrie nier. The ceremony was performed by Dr. Nathaniel Butler, of the Uni versity of Chicago, who is a Baptist minister. Miss LaFrienier gave up her posi tion and traveled half way around the world for the wedding. Miss LaFrie nier went to China in January, 1905, to take the position of kindergarten teacher in Miss Jewell’s mission school. Her pupils were the children of English residents there. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips will leave to day for Iroquois. S. D., where Mr. Phillips has a ranch and where they will reside. GOVERNOR TO BE KEPT BUSY ABOUT BULLARD CHARLOTTE MILL MEN CONFIDENT OT CAUSE EVIDENCE OF THE ALIENS AD MITTED OF COSTELLO'S PROMISES TO THEM. YACHT SAVANNAH. Gn.. Feb. 28.—Tonight the wireless station here was in communi cation with the yacht Mayflower, lying at Port Royal Naval Station, and haying: aboard Assistant Secretary of the Navy Newberry and party. The departure“\of the yacht was delayed because of fog", which made it undesirable to put out during the night. The yacht will lea ^ at daylight tomorrow morning for Charleston for coal and will likely then proceed to Washington. Urged by Brothers and Oth ers to Give the Man a Respite. Batch of Current Gate City News S.—Pat and Mnlly •s .if J. lin Bul- ATLANTA, Fob. Bullard, two broth lard, who is sentenced to at Marietta tomorrow for of his daughter, were at Terrell's office this mornin cede in his behalf. Among M. K. Phillips, of Bremen, Hon Griffith, former Representative Haralson County. \V. D. Upshaiv, lisher of the Golden Age. anil R BURNED TO DEATH 11 ben mu corny FITZGERALD. Ga., Fel). 28.—While temporary absent from a log fire which he was looking after yesterday afternoon, Mr. ' c. A. Fussell’s 3-year-old. son. in some way was burned so seriously that he died. His father dill not know that the boy was anywhere tibout the fire when he left, and although absent for but a few minutes, it was long enough for the accident to occur. The family live near Evergreen, in this county. JAMESTOWN .DESIGN ON NEW POSTAGE STAMPS WASHINGTON. Feb. 28.—Postmas ter-General Cortelyou today approved the design for a one cent postage stamp, which is to be of the series of stamps commemorative of the James town Exposition. The denominations of the stamps will be one cent and two cent. The design for the latter was approved by the Postmaster- MAY TRANSFER CONTROL QUARANTINE STATION NEW ORLEANS. La.. Feb.’ 28.—Ship owners here have launched a movement to bring about a transfer of the- quaran tine station for this port from State to Federal control. They say quaran tine stations in Alabama. Florida and South Carolina. States which have com peting ports, are under Federal jurisdlc- •tion. It is contended that with the New Orleans station under State control, a uniform quarantine cannot be main tained. GREENSBORO. X. C., Feb. 2S.—Al though the Government introduced a number of witnesses today and a con siderable amount of testimony was ad duced in the case against the Char lotte mill men who are being tried in United States Circuit Court for al leged violations of the immigration act. the defendants ore tonight more confident than ever of victory. Judge Boyd today admitted the stories of the aliens and the promises made them by T. M. Costello, the im migration agent, as evidence that the offense had been committed, but not as evidence against Edward A. Smith and Sumner B. Sargent, the defendants in ; L. Motley the test case now being tried. Ten or ! offi-t- to u more of the aliens who came over in 1 respite for August, 1906, to labor in the Charlotte ! month, cotton mills, and about whom the suits ' 1 “ e principal ground were brought, testified today that Cos- the request for respite tello, the agent of the defendants, pre- i that ot humanity, it be paid their transportation from Balton, I Bullards condition is England, to Charlotte, N. C., after per suading them by false promises of big wages to come. The Government will probably rest its case the first of next week, when the defendants will offer a motion to non-suit. Counsel for the mill owners contend that the Govern ment is not entitled to recover the hanged mu tiler jvernor inter- ers Dr. n. Ed. front i', pub- v. R. al ) visited the Governor s ro that Bullard be given a two or three weeks or a upon which was put was tg stated that ■lich that ne will die front consumption within the next few' weeks. Governor Terrel! told them, however, that under the present circumstances in the ease he did not feel justified in interfering. He stated he did not well see how ho could do so unless a respite was rec ommended by the judge and solieitor- $71,000 for several reasons. Among oth er things, it is alleged that there were not skilled laborers unemployed in this country, that Costello had been ap pointed the immigration agent of North Carolina and was not the agent of the defendants, and that there was no un lawful agreement to violate the law—a necessary element of the offense charged. The test case now being tried, in which able counsel are contesting every point, will determine all of the eases. Besides the cix'Il suits, the mill owners have been indicted for conspiracy. Thirty of the aliens are here to tes tify. tin case. So far that effect has them. Further :i Bullard's be- general wlin ijo recommendation t. come from either of •efforts will be made half and there is no doubt that the Governor will be kept busy with the case right up to iho hour at which it is expected that Bullard will go to the gallows. LOST ENGAGEMENT RING AND COMMITTED SUICIDE LEXINGTON. Ky.. Feb. 2S.—Because he lost the engagement ring of Forest Hall and Miss Kate Goddard, Barney Goodwin committed suicide today, drink ing carbolic acid. Goodwin came hero from Chattanooga, Tenn. E TRAGEDY AT BRUNSWICK, GA. BANGS IN TROUBLE CONTRACTOR ABANDONED CON TRACT WHEN THE WORK WAS HALF COMPLETED. LILIAN DAVENPORT! ACTRESS, KILLED, AND W. H. BROWN, BARTENDER, WOUNDED. ATLANTA, Ga.. Feb. 2S.—Lilian Da venport was shot and almost instantly killed and TV. H. Brown, a bartender, was probably fatally wounded late 1 night at Windsor Park, this city. The WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—On the recommendation of Lieut. Col. Marshall, corps of engineers, in charge of Gov ernment engineering works in the vi cinity of New York city, Gen. Macken zie, chief of engineers, has annulled the contract with Anson M. Bangs, as the | the tim successor of the firm of Hughes Bros. fk --Bangs. for dredging a forty-foot channel off Red Hook and Bay Ridge, New York Harbor, because of delin quencies in the work. Under the terms of the contract twenty-two million cu bic yards of material were to be ex cavated from the channel at the rite of ten cents a yard. When the work was about half completed the con tractors suspended operations, and rr- Terrell Will Appoint Bacon. ATLANTA, Feb. 28.—Governor Ter rell will appoint Senator A. O. Baron to succeed himself for the interim term between March 4 and the meet ing of the General Assembly in June, at which he will be elected United States Senator for apother term of six years. It is expected That the ap pointment will be made tomorrow. Governor Terrell lias been«In corre spondent with Senator Racon regard ing the matter, and there seems to he no reason why the appointment should not be made. Tf there is any question about it. it will, of course, be up to the United States Senate to .settle the matter. Died From Lack of Morphine. ATLANTA. Feb. 28.—The verdict of the coroner's jury today in the case of Til'S. E. W. Pcltus was that she died rather from the lack of morphine than from having too much of it. Several physician testified that Mrs. Pettus had been addicted to the use of mor phine, and the probability was that if the necessary amount of it had been given her, she would have been alive today Just why Pettus ran away at of the coroner’s inquest is till very much of a mystery, unless he explanation bo in the statement n be de before the the jury today that he has ; living at Bay Beach, N. J donee tending to show this fa introduced. wif.' me General several davs ago. The stamps I tie Theater, is charged with the double • 1 crime, which he denies. Windsor Park- will be rectangular in form, the one cent being green in color and the two cent carmine. The one cent stamp will bear a vignett of Captain John Smith and the dates of his birth and death. 1580 and 1631. In the upper left hand corner will be a profile of Pocahontas, and in the upper right hand corner, a profile of Powhatan. Tile two cent stamp will bear a fine engraving of the landing of the first settlers at Jamestown. The stamps will be placed on sale at postoffices throughout the United States on April 26, the date of the opening of the Jamestown Exposition. woman’s husband, manager of the Ma.ies- j pjoved all -heir dredging apparatus having realized that their rates wei is an amusement resort near the city, and it was to this place that Brown and the actress went last night’. They were seated on a bench In a secluded spot when they were surprised. RONALDSON BROWN A NATIVE OF AMERICUS HENRY R. JOHNSON SHOT HIMSELF THROUGH FOOT AMERICUS, Ga., Feb. 2S.—While shooting doves near Americus this morning Henry R. Johnson, a promi nent merchant, was shot through the foot. Johnson was resting the muzzle of his gun upon the toe of his boot when the piece was accidentally dis charged, producing a bad wound. ONE OF PLACES RESERVED FOR NEGRO IS OFF LIST. AMERICUS, Ga., Feb. 2S.—Ronald- son Brown, who was shot and mor tally wounded at Brunswick last night, was a native of Americus and brother of Joseph Brown, a promi nent caterer here, who left imme diately for Brunswick to attend the dying man. Particulars of the shoot ing are not known here yet. MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS NAME STATE TICKET WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—The nom ination by the President of Amos Smith to be surveyor of customs at Cincin nati removes from the list one of the places to which the President still has under consideration the question of giving some well-known negro an of fice ill Ohio. i U. S. SENATE ACCEPTS INVITATION TO JAMESTOWN WASHINGTON. Feb. 2$.—The Senate today agreed to a joint resolution accept ing with the House the invitation to at tend the opening or the Jamestown Ter centennial Exposition. It provides that 10 Senators and 15 representatives shall be appointed to represent tiie Fifty-ninth CongTess on this occasion. Funeral of John R. Shaw. AMERICUS. Ga.. Feb. 28.—The fu neral of John R. Shaw, of Atlanta, was conducted here this afternoon, the interment being in Oakgrove cemetery. A vast concourse attend ed the obsequies, the deceased having resided for thirty years in Amreicus as a prominent merchant prior to re moving to Atlanta six years ago FLINT. Mich.. Feb. 28.—The Demo cratic State Convention, this afternoon, placed in nomination the following ticket: Justices of tile Supreme Court, George H. Stone, of Ithaca, and John R. Carr, of Cassopolis; regents of the University of Michigan, Woodbridge N. Ferris, of Big Rapids, and Judge Henry A. Harmon, of Detroit: member of the State Board of Education. Stanley E. Parkhil. of Owosso. The resolutions adopted were in favor of non-partisan Judiciary elections, direct popular nominations of United States Senators. Congressmen and all State and Municipal officials: demanded that the Legislature provide for non-partisan dele gates to the proposed constitutional con vention, favored the initiative and refer endum. and demanded that the Legisla ture enact a law empowering municipal ities to own and operate all public utili ties within their limits, if they desire to do so. The resolutions condemn factional fights and partisan controversies in the selection of the regents of the University, thus taking a fling at the Republicans, the recent Republican convention at Grand Rapids having developed a fight in which Governor Warner's influence was largely instrumental in defeating Levi L. Barbour, of Detroit, for renomination as regent and nominating in his place Frank B. Leland. a Detroit attorney. The resolutions contemplate a radical extension of the primary elections sys- | tern. The existing law. adopted largely, as an ! experiment, provides for primary nomi- j I nations only for Governor and Lieuten- j i ar.t Governor. Other State officials are j nominated in convention. two low, and they were losing money on the contract. Mr. Bangs was as sociated w'th Mr. William J. Oliver in his original bid for furnishing labor for the Panama canal, but was com pelled to withhdraw from the firm be cause of his alleged delinquency in Government work. Mr. Bangs will be held account' ole for any extra expense which may he involved in the completion of the work. WANT CONTINUOUS FREIGHT RATES OVER M„ D. & S. Will Issue Additional Bonds. ATLANTA, Feb. 28.—The Seaboard Air Line and the Atlanta and Bir mingham Air lone, whieh is the Sea board’s line from Atlanta to Birming ham. today filed a statement with the Secretary of State under which they declared" their purpose to issue an ad ditional $150,000 of the bonds which were authorized by the directors of the company last year. The total issue was $10,000,000. of which $5,760,000 have been issued. The remaining $4.- 000,000 will be issued in the future at the rate, of not exceeding $3,000 per mile. Railroad Surrendered Charter. ATLANTA. Feb. 2S.—The Fitzger ald, Ocmulgee and Red Bluff Railroad ATLANTA, Feb. 28.—A petition Company today filed a paper with from the people of Jeffersonville has j Secretary of Stare Philip Cook sur- been brought before the Railroad j rendering the rights which it had Commission asking continuous freight j acquired under Its charter. The corn- rates over the Macon, Dublin and Sa vannah and the Seaboard Air Line railways. Action on the matter was deferred by the commission until a decision is heard from the Supreme Court on the Yv’adney Southern case, which is pending, and whiqh involves a claim parallel to that being made by the town of Jeffersonville. MACON PRESBYTERY To Convene in Columbus, Georgia, April 16. COLUMBUS, Oa.. Feb. 28.—The springs ession of the MaconPresbytery will meet at the First Presbyterian church in Columbus on Tuesday even ing. April 16 and the meeting will last several days. It seems probable that Dr. I. S. McElroy, pastor of that church, will be moderator of the ses sion. TENNESSEE HORSEMEN MAY HAVE TRACK IN GEORGIA CHATTANOOGA. Feb. 28.—Several horsemen, temporarily out of business at Nashville and Memphis by legisla tion prohibiting racing in Tennessee, are here planning to establish a race track just across the Georgia line, five miles away. pany had failed to comply with the law which requires that fifteen miies of thf proposed line shall be built and in operation within two years from the granting of the charter, and in the event of failure it must be surren dered. Among the incorporators were J. W. Garbutt. F. J. Garbutt, B. J. Rciil and others. GOVERNOR TERRELL APPOINTED BACON ATLANTA. Ga.. Feb. 28.—Governor Terrell today appointed Senator A. O. Bacon United States Senator for the ad interim term between Mareb 4th and the meeting of the Legislature next June, when he will be elected for another full term. SCHEDULE OF NAVV BASEBALL GAMES TOM HARRIS CONVICTED OF MURDER OF MRS. MORGAN Trivial Evidence of Unsound Mind. Dr. Evans went in: > lor.g , xpla »;:.»n of the rcas n for his theor OAKLAWN JOCKEY CLUB WILL TEST THE AMIS LAW HOT SPRINGS. Ar todai if unsound mind, in w: s suing, juid the fact,' t.ry in A New Tribe, r, av.'.t. Dr. Evan.- COLU MBUS. Ga.. Feb. 28.—A new he letter was ad- tribe of the Improved Order of R d ! w.mso hand the Men. making the fifth h" Columbus and vicinity, is to he organized in usked Mr. Jerome, Girard, with 50 members to begin with. COLUMBIA. S. C.. Feb. 28.—A special to The State from Gaffney says: The jury in the Tom Harris case, alias Tom Childress, the NorF' Carolinian, who •’or.fessed th- murder of Mrs. Hort-msln Morgan, today, after deliberating less than an hour, rendered a verdict of guilty of murder without recommendation ta the mercy of tiie court. Judge Aldrich ar • •nee sentenced him to be iiang.-d o:i March 28th... If there is no interference with this sertence. it will be : le* firs: hanging'that has ever occurred in C!:cr- oI “c County. Harris was charged with killing a Mrs. Morgan. Seriously COLUMBUS. Oa.. F man Pease one of :r chants of c-'”- pneumonia. III. . 28.—J. Nor- lending ner- New Cocks at State Sanitarium. MILLEDGEYILLE. Ga., Feb. 28.— Th-.- State Sanitarium has recently made some changes in it- culinary de partment that seem to give entire sat isfaction to all parties concerned, of ficial. attendant, patient and every one else in any way interested. Five first-class e-oiks have been imported from up North somewhere, and what they don't know about fixing up things to eat must have b“en left out of the book. The “ch Mr. D. J. Sullivan. Is from Manhattan Slate Insane Hos pital. XVurd? Island. N. Ah. where he served in a simi! t capacity. The four head cooks ivh • serve under him arc-: J. J. Sullivan. Th >mas Muilhoiland, Mr. Bre. ke. Mr. Augostein. Chef D. J. Sullivan superintends all the kitchens. It is sa‘d lie can rake a ;•’»(■■- "f hncon ind a qu irt of peas and tv: y.-ur order for anything front oyster fries to turtle soup. EX-COTTON KING SULLY MEXICO WILL PARTICIPATE IN JAMESTOWN NAVAL DISPLAY NORFOLK. Feb. 28.—Mexico will participate officially in the naval fea ture of the coming Jamestown Expo sition by the sending to Hampton Roads in July for a stay of ten days or two weeks of two Mexican train ing ships bearing some thirty or more IN CRITICAL CONDITION ! voung naval officers NE1Y YORK. Feb. 2 s .—At the home of Pnniol Sully, the broker, who i= ill with condition is serious. He revived some what last night when oxygen was admin istered. GOV. BLANCHARD DECLINED TO APPOINT COMMISSION BATON ROUGE. I. or Blanchard todav as declined to anpo hree f:om Louisiana uestion. Th- “tigge lev. John K. White. innouni 28.—Cover ed that he nt a commission or to study the race stion was made by of Atlanta. Mr. J. Norman Pease Dead. COLUMBUS, Ga.. Feb. 2S.—J. Nor man Pease, one of the most prominent merchants and best known citizens of Columbus, died today after a short illness of pneumonia His book and stationery business, which was found ed a half century ago by his father, the late J. W. Pease, is one of. the best known establishments of Its kind in the State. Mr. Pease is survived bv a wife and nine children. ANNAPOLIS, Md„ Feb. 28.—Man- j ager G. E. Hugh has completed the ! schedule of games of the naval iicad- ; emy baseball team for the coming sea- j son". All of the games will be played I at Annapolis except the one with the West Point endetr, which will he ; played at West. Point. The schedule • follows: March 23. St. John's College: March I 27, Columbia: March 28, Yale; March j 30, Cornell: April 6. Gallauda: April ' 10. Virginia Military Institute; April j 11, Dartmouth; April 13, LaFayette; | April 18, Harvard: April 20, Johns I Hopkins University: April 24. Uniy r- ; sity of Georgia: April 25, St. John’s • College: April 27. Maryland Athletic ’ club: May 1, North Carolina A. and M. College; May 2. Randolph-MaconTV . May 4. WalJbrook Athletic Club; May 8 University of Pennsylvania! May 9, ; Washington and Lee: May 11, Dickin son; May IS, West Point. ARTHUR MOBLEY CAUGHT. Mrs Benson Dies at 94. COLUMBUS. Ga.. Feb. 28.—Tele grams announce the rle3th of Mrs. Nancy Benson, formerly of this city, at Sanford, Fla., at the ripe old age of j 94 years. -. PIQT'A. O.. Feb. 28.—Amy Roekhold. a Virginia skive. 102 years old. who died today, remembered many stirring inr;- dents of the War of 1812 when she nursed many wounded and tattered American soldiers. Negro Who Killed .Bud Walsh in Ben Hill County. FITZGERALD, Ga.. Feb. 2S.—Sheriff : Fountain ’his. received a message front Lakeland. Fla.; that the police had cap tured Arthur Mobley, who killed Bud Walsh sometime ago. and for whom Gov ernor Terrell had offered a reward for his capture. The Bheriff wired for the mas io be brought here. ... v r t INDISTINCT PRINT