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FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1S07t
THE TWICE-A-WEEK TELEGRAPH
AND SEABOARD
Tl
Special From Norfolk Throw3
Additional Light on Prssi-
dent Finley’s Tender
IS. ORA WILLIAMS IGOTTGN CLOSED A[
22 POINTS ADVANCE
In regard to th
President W. W.
efn road, to the
reported tender by
inley, of the South-
taboard ot the use
track from Macon
lal from Norfolk,
>n
ddl-
that
Chattanooga and other points in the
| central south, is required to route it
f:<.rn Atlanta, through Spartanburg
and Columbia to Savannah, a dis
tance of 425 miles.
The new arrangement would allow
the Seaboard to run Its own trains
over that section of the Southern be-
tweer
then-ce over to Macon, Dublin and Sa- i
vannah Railroad, a stretch of 52
miles which has been owned by Sea
board interests since last December,
to Vidnlia. At Vlclalta the regular j
line of the Seaboard to Savannah, a
distance of 8 2 miles would be used,
making the total distance 262 miles, |
ALLEGES THAT HER HUSBAND
TOOK LITTLE DAUGHTER
AWAY
LIVERPOOL spots closed 5.93
NEW YORK spots closed.. 11.10
NEW ORLEANS spots closed 10 11-16
Grain, Provisions. Groceries.
Mrs. Ora S. Williams has written
to Chief Conner from Decatur. Ala.,
asking his assistance in locating her
husband. A. J. Williams, who recently i uol ~Aons.
slipped into her home in Decatur and
THE LOCAL COTTON MARKET.
The local cotton market yesterday
was quiet and unchanged at the following
Atlanta and Macon. 88 miles, j «ole her Jj eI £
Some two years ago Mrs. Williams
had some trouble with her husband,
so she writes, and came to Macon to
find him. The recollection of the po-i
lice is that he was found here and
both parties returned to Alabama
with the child.
Later, it appears, there was an
other disagreement and separation.
:■ outh.-rn an equally broad traffic nr-I against the 425 by the present route. ° l . ner u ° “Xvina
ranuement whereby the Southern"] Explaining the traffic arrangements Then comes the abduction of the chi d
c u!d use the s. aboard track; from ! on which the Seaboard opened the J* skived in the letter. Mr-. M'lJ-
SI., on to Savannah. . Ideal. Mr. Kamps said: “If President j Mams says the child is the only com-
Fdlowirg p< -lal front Norfolk ex- Flnlev has accepted our proposition. fort she , I ? as . l n t £ e 'iX°
plains t!.: . rrangeroent whereby both as your dispatch from Atlanta states. ; * 3 afr “ ,d t1 ^ a *.J}fI ^iv„ S0 T ..in
ial are mutual beneficiaries: jit means that the Southern will own | finance ^ the child that its !o\e
and control the road between Atlanta
1 and Macon, but the Seaboard will be
enabled to handle its own engines and
trains the same as if this stretch were
a portion of its own line.
Such an arrangement would permit
NORFOLK, Va.. March 20,— (Spec
ial.)— At the general offices of the
S'.aboard Air Line here tonight, while
it was admitted that negotiations had
been under way between . the Sea
board and the Southern for a mutual .
arrangement wln reby a short line j a short line to seaboard at Savannah
from Atlanta to the sea could be j from Birmingham. Atlanta. Chatta
operated, it wfw said that no official j nooga and other points in the central
Information bad been received that • south, being of mutual advantage
President Findley, of the Southern, j the Southern Railway as well as to
had agreed to the proposition. I the Seaboard.
According to 8. L. Kamps. assistant I Y/hen asked what he included In
n l i.'nt Oa i :a*tt, the mattv was , "mutual advantage," Mr. Kamps ex
Initiated by the late Alfred Walter, ; plained that in exchange for the priv-
when he first became president, of the . ilegc of using the Southern tracks
SeabtMtrd system, nnd was taken up from Atlanta to Macon, the Seaboard
bv him with the late Samuel Spencer, | would grant to the Southern an equal-
president of tho Southern. The Idea, ly -broad traffic arrangement whereby
therefore, was originally planned by J the Southern could use the Seaboard
two officials whose sudden deaths tracks from Macon to Savannah. Mr.
prevented their seeing Its ronsumma- Kamps stated that the new arrange-
tlon. As outlined by Mr. Kamps, the ment would give the Seaboard
arrangement will save 1C3 miles of j shorter route to deep water at Savjyi-
hauling between Atlanta and Savan- nah and give the Southern a line to
nah. At present the Seaboard, in ' that point shorter than its present
handling freight from Birmingham. lino to deep water at Charleston.
FRISCO GRAND JURY
SIXTY-FIVE AGAINST ABRAHAM
RUEF, TEN AGAINST HALSEY.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 21.—The
grnnd Jury tonight returned 75 indict
ments charging bribery. Of them slx-
ty-flve were against Abraham Ruef
nnd ten against T. V. Halsey, former
general agent of the Pacific States Tel
ephone Company. Halsey Is now In
Manila Installing a telephone service.
A statement to a representative
of tho Associated Press by Assistant
Attorney Francis J. Haney, says in
substanco: Of the sixty-six Indict
ments charging Abraham Ruef with
bribery, IN arc fur tin- alleged bribing
of tho hoard of supervlslors in connec
tion with the granting of fight permits
to till- so-called light trust. Ib- is
charged with hating paid each one of
tile eighteen supervisors $500 and one j
indictment was returned for each sup
ervisor alleged to have been bribed.
Eighteen indictments against Ruef are
for bribing the IS supervisors to vote
for 85 cent gas instead of a 75 cent
rate, it being charged that each one of
tho supervisors were paid $750 by
Ruef. Thirteen indictments against
him are for the alleged bribing of 13
supervisors in connection with the
granting of a franchise to the Homo
'Telephone Company. The telephone
company bid and paid to the city $25.-
000 for the franchise. In connection
•With the same matter, fourteen indict
ments were returned against T. V. Hal
sey .formerly general agent of the Pa
cific States Telephone and Telegraph
Company for the alleged bribing of
four supervisors to vote against tho
granting of a franchise to the rival
company.
According Henry Halsey is charged
with having paid thirteen supervisors
$5,000 cnch and to one James L. Galla
gher $10,000. Halsey, it is said, agreed
to pay each supervisor $2,300 addi
tional if the franchise was not grant
ed to the home company. Of the four
teen supervisors, who. It is charged
IS
BERLIN. March 20.—A special to the
Tageblatt from Bucharest says tbe peas
am lairi-'pg already ha' -pres * •••v«r the
whole of upper Moldavia. Including the
Districts of Botosbani. Dorogol. Jassy.
Keamzu, Tutova. Baku and Roman. In
spite of all precautions the vandalism is
spreading. It Is the purpose of the peas
ants tb drive out the Jewish.Jeswk of
the extensive holdings of absentee land
lords and to seize the lands that the
peasants rent from the lesses, and upon
which tl.'-y are entirely dependent. Tl.*-
peasants claim that a system of extortion
is practiced against them.
The movement has taken on a strongly
anti-semitic character. The correspondent
of the Tageblfitt continues: Students at
the University of Bucharest, under the
leadership of certain anti-semitic profes
son", today made a public demonstration
of sympathy with the peasants. They
marched through the streets of Bucharest
singing patriotic songs. The position of
the Government Is critical.
IS
CHARLOTTE. March 21.—Leading
cotton manufacturers of the two Car
olines met here this afternoon to take
action regarding existing evils in the
methods of shipping cotton from the
Mississippi Delta to this section. The
complaint of the mill men, stated
briefly, is that they receive a bill of
lading, with draft attached, for cot
ton that they order from the South
and it is necessary to pay this draft
at sight. In the meantime the rail
roads, the mill men declare, take their
own time about shipping this cotton,
and it is sometimes weeks before the
delivery of the goods.
The mill men want to change things
so that when a bill of lading is made
out it will contain the car 'number
and lettering, so that the consignee
will know that this cotton has been
loaded, and will be in a position to
. . . _ . , -tj., i have shipments hurried up. In a
were bribed by Ilalsey. nine, Mr. H..1- nu tshell the mill men do not want to
soy said, turned around and took
money from tho other company to.vote
for the franchise.
TELEPHONE
DRAFF SCANDAL
SECRET INDICTMENTS WITHHELD,
WHILE PROBING IS GOING ON. •
pay for goods that are held back for
shipment, until they know that the
cotton - has been loaded and is in the
hands of the railroad. Strong resolu
tions were adopted in which the spin
ners represented agree to decline to
honor drafts unless accompanied by
bills of lading covering cotton actual
ly In cars, containing car numbers,
said car numbers covering cars act
ually holding cotton represented in
the bill of lading. The resolutions
call upon the various associations of
cotton manufacturers of the country
to stand by tho Southern spinners in
this action.
turn Into hate for the mother.
So far as is known to the police,
"Williams is not in Macon.
CHIAl DOCKET ID
CUV CT. HI WEEK
MONDAY AND TUESDAY WILL
FINISH CIVIL BUSINESS-
THEN CRIMINAL CASES.
p.ange of Prices.
Good Middling IOTA
Strict Middling 10*5
Middling 10%
Strict* Low Middling 10
Low Middling 9%
Spot Cotton Movement.
Recto. Ship. Sates.
March 16. 1907 23
March IS. 1007 12 S S
March 19. 1907 • 1
March 20, 1007 2
March 21. 1907 397 465 455
Stock on Hand.
Sept. 1. 1906 2.5
March 21, 1907
2,187
At the conclusion of yesterday’s ses
sion of the Alarch term of the city
court. Judge Hodges ordered an ad
journment until Monday morning at 9
o’clock. The civil docket has about
been completed and Monday and Tues
day will be devoted to winding up the
civil business, following which the
court will turn Its attention to the
criminal cases, Wednesday and Thurs
day of the week. \ -
^Following are the criminal cases set
for next Wednesday and Thursday:
Wednesday, March 27.
The State vs. Joseph Howard.
The Sate vs. Jim Johnson.
The State vs. Jim Courthey.
The State vs. Waller Williams. k
The State vs. Lawson King.
The State vs. Pete Simmons.
The State vs. Grant Brock.
The State vs. Ross Griswald.
The State vs. Joe Radford.
The State vs. Jim Barfield.
The State vs. Lewis Williams!
The State vs. Jessie Dukes.
The State vs. Geo. W. Burk.
The State vs. Bunk Collins.
The State vs. Walter .Bowden., (2
cases.)
Thursday, March 28.
The State vs. Will Respess, 2 cases.
The State vs. Rosa Respess. 2 cases.
The State vs. Frank Nelson.
The State vs. Henry Hose.
The State vs. Tom Jones.
The State vs. Robert Lee. I,
The State ys. Lonzo Holmes.
The State vs. Will Reynolds. I .
Tho State vs. Frank Watkins.
The State vs. Pete Simmons.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. Alarch 21.—Today's cot
ton market was not particularly active,
but offerings were light and prices ruled
well over the closing figures of the pre
vious day. The close was barely steady
at a net advance of lSa22 points. Sales
for the day were estimated at 200,000
bales.
The opening was steady at an advance
of 7a9 points in response to higher ca
bles. covering .by some of yesterday’s
sellers and a renewal of bull support of
the near months. There did not seem
to be much outside demand, estimated
receipts for tomorrow were full and the
weather map showed no disquieting feat
ures. but the advance continued until
prices were about 14 to 17 points net
higher. Realizing and selling for a turn
by some of the room traders caused a re
action of 3 or 4 points from this level dur
ing the middle session, but tho market
firmed up again in the afternoon nnd
reached a new high point for the day
on renewed covering and bull support,
with May selling at 9.73 and July at
9.74. or '24 to 25 points net higher and
about 20 to 25 points net higher on the
general list. Toward the close a few
points was lost under realizing and soil
ing for a turn by some of >he local bears,
on private reports of rather easjer South
ern spot markets, although these were by
no means general. As officially reported,
the spot market in the South was un
changed to %c. lower, generally un
changed. Private cables from Liverpool
reported a good trade demand and bullish
interpretation of yesterday's Census re
port.
Receipts of cotton at the ports today
were 22.900 bales against 24.150 bales last
week and 14.333 bales last year. For the
week (estimated) 160,000 bales against
187.595 bales last week and 175,452 bales
last year.
Today's receipts at New Orleans were
3.697 bales against 2,198 bales last year,
and at Houston 3,923 bales against 2,997
bales last year.
Spot Cotton and Futures.
NEW YORK, March 21.—Spot cotton
closed steady. 10 points higher: middling
uplands 11.10; middling gulf 11.35: sales
j 1.800 bales.
Futures closed barely steady at the fol
lowing quotations:
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO, March 21.—Reports of dam
age by “green bugs" and hot weather to
tho fall sown wheat crop caused strength
today in the local wheat market, the final
quotations on the May delivery being up
Corn was up %c., and oats were %c.
higher.
Provisions on the close were from 5 to
15c. lower.
Wheat—
Mnv .
July .
Sept. .
Corn—
May .
July .
Sept. .
Oats—
May .
July .
Sept. .
Mesa .Pork-
May . .15.55
.Inly . .15.7(1
Lard—
May . . 8.70
July . . S.S0
Sept. . . S.S7%
Short Ribs—
May . . 8.50
July . . 8.60
SCpt. . . 8.70
Open. High. Low. Close.
46%
45%
46%
41%
36%
32%
75%
77^2
78%
47
46%
4G%
42%
37%
32%
46%
455',
46%
41%
36%
32%
8.77%
8.67'i
8.95
8.62%
8.72%
8.75
15.50
15.65
8.65
8.75
8.85
78%
36%
46%
46%
42%
37%
32%
15.62',
15.75
8.67%
1:2*
January
qpa
io.
March !... 9.37
April
May '. 9.58
June
July 9.58
August 9.62
September 9.65
October ..
November
December
15 10.26 10.15
9.58
9.60
9.74
'JL74
9.73
9.80
9.88 10.00
9.93 10.08
9.43
9.60
9.54
9.54
9.61
9.62
9.S7
!L96
Clos.
10.25
9.65
9.57
9.60
NEW YORK. March 21.—There was a
notable shrinkage in the Volume of deal
ings in stocks today which was regarded,
on the whole, with satisfaction by the
financial community. The expansion of
the dealings lately has been so clearly
an added burden to the market, as the
increase .in business was almost wholly
on the selling side, that the reduction in
volume is welcomed. There was little
or none of the urgent selling pressure to
day which has developed at . one time
or another during a session for many
days past.
The early market made seme disqui
eting dips • and there was more 6r less
feverishness perceptible in the movement
of prices, but this was on a diminishing
scale and the tendency was towards a
distinctly auieter market. The situation
seemed to be that effective support was
forthcoming at last for any hostile at
tacks on prices. The market was enabled
to advance slowly as a consequence. The
demand was not large, however, and the
gradual hardening tendency after the
opening weakness was interrupted bv
many halts and backsets and intervening
periods bordering on ^stagnation.
The terrors of the bears have been dis
sipated to some extent by the failure of
confirmation of any alarming rumors of
failures and embarrassments which were
kept in constant circulation yesterday and
the day before.. There was a noticeable
resumption today of the buying in odd
lots, which was supposed to represent
the presence in the market of the small
investor, attracted by the rate of invest
ment return on stocks offered at the ex
isting price level. Operations of a larger
class on margin were almost entirely in
the hands of the professional class, and
their jnany shifts of position accounted
for the constant backing and filling of
tho market.
The incident of the day to which most
Importance was attached was the ad
vance In the official discount rate of the
Bank of France from 3 to 3% per cent,
carrying the private discount rate un with
it to S% per cent. It was generallv as
sumed that this movement was directed
against the London market’s pressure on
Par!?. The recent hirrh ruling rate of
sterling exchange at Paris was attributed
at first to remittances from Paris to toko
part in the Japanese loan conversion at
London. Some opinions also attributed
the rise to a process of remittances from
Paris prompted by the desire of French
capital to escape the proposed income
tax. It was reported that the Bank of
France was acting in conjunction with
the Government in refusing to part with
gold for export in. order to oppose the
movement of French capital a wav from
the country. The action of the French
Bank, however, broadly considered, is
ac ^epted as confirmation of the world-
wide tightness of rponey markets. To
day s Bank of Fncrlnnd return showed nn
expansion of $14,760,000 in outstanding
credits, which was the decisive factor in
the decline in condition of the bank, the
reserve and bullion items being little
changed. The period of tax collections
in London is now passed and it is not
considered orobable that the Bank of
England will control the monev market
so absolutely as heretofore. With the
April settlements out of the wav it is
d< £! b £ fl £ whether tho tacit agreement
which acw York bankers nre assumed to
be under to take no gold from the Lon
don market will not be longer observed.
Official announcement by the Erie Bail-
road today of the postponement of sweep
ing plans for new outlay marked another
stage in the retrenchment policy of the
xo.l
rn
c ar lots, either s 'eked or bulL
made on application.
OATS—White clipped
No. 2 white
No. T white
Special quotations
70
POWDER EXPLOSION
KILLED SIX MEN
5<1
56
made on
HAY—Choice timothy
No. 1 timothy
No. 2 timothy
No 1 clover
TV' "by . >-i cl
Alfalfa hay ...
ding straw
DUBOIS. Pa.. March 21.—An explo-
on occurred late today in the Em-
; i'orium Powder Mill, locuted two miles
I west of Emporium, Pa., which caused
i the death of six men, three Americans,
j, 3 n I Chns. Eck’.es. James Thomas and Win.
1.23 1 Moran, all of Emporium, and three un-
l io i known Ita!lan laborers. The'cause of
.-or lilxi'd.... 1*25; the explosion has not been ascertained.
l.3n | xhe explosion occurred in the mixing
BRAN—Pure
Mix'
eat.
63 , . _.
1.35 house. There wt
1 bran 1.23
y stock feed 1.25
Reliable feed l.ia
Standard fc.-d 1.10
FLOUR—Private Stock, fancy past.. 5.23
Royal Owl. best pat 4.20
Top Notch. fir«t patent 4.2*1
New Constitution. % patent. 3.6ft
Orange Blossom, straight.... 3.50
MEAL—Water ground Juliette 68
Other brands 67
MEATS—Dry salt ribs 9%
Extra half ribs 9%
19-20-lb. D. S. bellies 10%
Bulk 5'lates 8%
Smoked meats *tc over above
HAMS—Fancy sugar cured 16
Standard sugar cured 13%
Piculc liams 11
LARD—Pure tierces 10%
Pure., in 80-lb. tubs It
Pure, in 5n-!b. tins 11
Pure, in 60-lb. tubs..., 10%
Pure, in 10-!b. tins 11%
Pure. In 5-lb. tins 11%
Pure, in 3-lb. tins 11%
The same additions for other
sizes nr named above.
SYRUP—Georgia cane (new) S3
New Orleans .........26
Black strm. u
SALT—101 lbs. White Cotton eok....50
110-!b B'JhSb *mop ,,...48
Special prices car lots.
Ttnporrcrt Rock Salt. Ib 1%
CHEESE—Full cream 17%
Special prices car lots.
GRISTS—Huclnuts. In " '
H’tdnuts. In 3
1,000 pounds of
dynamite In the building and the six
men who lost their lives were engaged
in making dynamite by mixing nitro
glycerine and wood pulp. The town
of Emporium was shaken until win
dows fell in and the Jar was felt as far
at St. Mary's and Driftwood twenty
miles distant, when the men em
ployed about the other parts of the
plant had recovered from the shock
they were unable to find a vestige of
the mixing house, the six men who
were at work there, or any of their im-
ph nu-nts. There was nothing at the
site of the building but a hole in the
earth twelve feet deep. The loss to
property was about $7,000.
PRESIDENT CANNOT ATTEND
UNVEILING CEREMONIES.
WASHINGTON, March 21.—Senator
Overman called upon the President to
day to invite him to attend the cere
monies of tho unveiling of a monument
in the State House grounds at Raliegh,
N. C., to Ensign Worth Bagiev, the
first American killed in the Spanlsh-
Ameriean war and the only naval or-
ficer who lost his life 111 that struggle.
bbis $3.65 The ceremony will take place May 28.
-lb. sacks 1.70 Ensign Kagley was killed on the tor-
SUGAH—Cramilated. in bids. orsek-.5.05 pedo beat Winslow early In the war,
New directing some of the movement*
COFFEE—Choice Rio 14 ' of the Vessel. 15,0 1 resident said ho
Prime Rio is
Medium RIO 12
Common 11
Arbuckle’s Roasted 16.04
RICE-- 1 Choice head T
Medium 6
Would like very much to accept the
invitation, but It would not be possible,
for him to do so.
9.9S
10.02
10.06
Movement at the Ports.
Receipts and Exports. Today.
Consolidated net receipts.. 22.092
Exports to Great Britain.. 3,338
Exports to continent 350
Exports to Japan 3.556
Stock on hand all ports. .1.020.33S
Since September 1. 1906—
9.69 i railroads in order to relieve the undue
9.69 ; pressure of the insufficient supplies of
9.71 i capital available. Pome stocks ended the
9.78 day at the best prices, but the closing
tone was rather unsteady.
Bonds were heavy. Totol sales par
value. 81.598.000. United States bonds
were unchanged on call.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. March 21.—Money on call
steady at 3%a4% ner cent: ruling rate 4
per cent: closing bid 3% per cent; offered
at 4 per cent. Time loans strong; 60 days
and 90 days anrl six months 6 ner cent
bid. Prime mercantile paper G to-6%
per cent.
Sterling exchange firm, with actual bus
iness in bankers’ bi’ls at 4.8325aS330 for
demand, and at 4.786n a 7B65 for 60-day
Week,
139.154
54,464
59.377
7,075
Consolidated receipts 6,778.996 1 bills. Posted rates 4.80a% and 4 84t6aS5 J
Exports to Great Britain 3.092.7S4 Commercial Mils 4.7sy. "
Exports to France.. ’763,463
Exports to continent... .17 2.725.127
Exports to Japan 176,100
Price, Net Receipts, Sales, Stocks.
The Ports. | Price.lRects.lSales.l Stck.
Bar silver 60%; Mexican dollars 51%.
Galveston . . .Ill I 93451 1111383699
New Orleans .J10 13-161 36971 24001281386
8.47% S.57%
8.60 8.70
S.G7% 8.75
DRY GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. March 21.—The dry goods
market is very fl**rp. Advances have been
made in some lines of bleached goods.
Tho demand for spot merchandise is un
precedented. whether in cottons, silks
dress goods or knit goods. The desire to
make long contracts Is lessening.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 21.—The j
grand Jury today resumed Its Investiga- |
lion.* of the alleged telephone graft, but
no more indictments were returned.
The nature of the secret indictments,
which were withheld yesterday, is being
closely guarded by Hency and Burns, but
it is rumored that a telephone official Is
among those named In the true bill.
Among the witnesses called today woro
several "ffii lals of the Pacific States Tele
phone Company, which, ii Is alleged ten
dered a bribe to the supervisors through
V V llalsiv. indicted yesterday and now
under arrest In Manila.
Miss Nellie Smith, a stenographer in
the office of the law firm that attended to
details of the Home Telephone C0111-
lisapp
SEEN IN NORFOLK
. ..tnchif.
sterday. was brought before the grand
•j by one of the Burns detectives,
jne of the most important witnesses
;.iy was Frank G. Brum, who is man-
, r for the Tevis interests, which seek
sell to It,.- city the Bay City's water
■jject. After leaving the grand Jury
>m Brum angrily denied that he has
a subpoenaed and followed this denial
th "a violent attack upon a newspaper
tographer who sought to “take'' his
That th
e alleged corrupt city fathers
noved if they do not resign is
admitted by District Atorncy
but .iust what steps will he
When, has not yet been decided,
ms and Langdon have been toq
iting evidence to the grand jury
r tlte method of procedure hy
supervisors may be removed.
Sentenced to Atlanta Pen.
GREENSBORO. N. C.. March 21.—
1 In.' Boyd, in the Federal Court today.
'•.•need L E Davis, ex-chairman of
11. d of Commissioners of Wilkes Go-un
it N. C to one year in tit.- Atlanta
p m and to pay a
CHARLOTTE. X. C., March 21.—A
prominent Charlotte traveling man
has just arrived in the city and states
that ho saw the alleged bank default
er, Frank Jones in Norfolk. Va„ on last
Monday before the story of his alleged
robbery had been given out. He says
• Jones had shaven his moustache and
1 side whiskers, was wearing a light
} slouch liat and had changed his ap-
j per.ranee entirely. He said he talked
: with him some time and that Jones ap-
' peared to he unperturbed.
' The supposition is that after the al-
1 leged defalcation fr.jm the Charlotte
. Natl nal bank here of $6S,00-0, Jones
went to Norfolk and took a steamer for
some foreign countrj. A note lias been
found which Jones left addressed to
his mother who had come to the city
to keep house for Jones while his wife
was in the hospital haring an opera-
; tion performed.
In the note he told his mother he was
l going to another town to start up in
| business anew, that two brokers had
overdrawn their accounts in the bank
j and had gotten him into trouble. He
) said he would always pray for her.
I The wife of .Tones was carried from
1 the hospital yesterday and is now pros-
; trated at her home here over the shock
COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.
NEW YORK. March 21.—Cotton seed
oil was quiet and slightlv easier. Prime
crude In barrels f.o.b. mills 3Ra39. nomi
nal; prime summer yellow 46% ofr sum
mer yellow 43a45%; good off summer yel
low 43%nl5%; prime summer white 53‘
prime winter yellow 53.
Mobile ... .110%
Savannah . . .110%
Charleston . .110%
Wilmington
Norfolk . .
Raltimore .
New York .
Boston . .
Philadelphia
Pensacola .
110%
.11%
• lll%
.111.10
.111.10
.111.35
.t:.
Port Townsend |
Lntriber.
(Corrected by Mansce-Felton Lum. Co.)
Common framing at $16 to I2J per
thousand.
Sized framipp: at t-".7.50 to $23.50 per
thousand.
Storm sheathing at $16 per thousand.
No. 2 common flooring at $20.00 per
thousand.
No. common ceiling at $17.50 per thous
and.
No. 1 common flooring ceiling at
$22.50 per thousand.
“B“ grade squari- edge weather board
ing at $22.50 per thousand.
No. 1 common weather boardlrg at $20
per thousand.
No. 2-pine shingles at $2.25 per thous
and.
No. 1 pine shingles at $4.23 per thoui-
and.
No. 1 cypress shingles at $3.00 per
tliouand-
UNITE PROTESTANTS
ALL IN ONE CHURCH
Candy.
Cream mixed candy in pails
Stick e— e«~
lOff.
Hardware—Wholesale.
215| 3251 22252 :
3100i 2691 94670 i
521 1 12523 !
2181 | 7449 ;
92 °! 134 ! ; GUN TRIALS VERY SUCCESSFUL
isoo 1653381 AN0 ship looks good.
S39l I
I 2241! WASHINGTON. March 21.—The fol-
| j lowing telegram was received at the
355B ’ I i navy department today from the wire-
interior Movement.
Houston
Augusta
Memohis
St. Louis 10%
Cincinnati ....I....
Louisville . . .|11
less station at the Washington Navy
Yard, coming from the new battleship
I Price.jReets.|Sales-! Stck. j Georgia, which was then at sea on her
— i way to Hampton Roads, after making
.110%
3ko! 32904 ! a trial trip off the Chesapeake Gapes;
■ 4 18541 3^001163626 ! ' March 20 - b y wireless.—The Geor-
8001...t..| 38289 | Sia completed a every successful speed
827 i 10673 trial. Speed for four hours, full power
i 19-05 knots, and for the 24 hours en
durance 17.92. Gun trials very suc-
LIVERPOOlT March*21.—Good business ! fto S omnnl^te ThY shlnl
done in sdoI cotton: price? 3 points high- ' c 9 jn P* e * e the ship). The Georgia
er: American middling ‘ fair 6.82; good arrive at Hampton Hoads this
middling G.36; middling % 5.98: low mid- evening/*
dling 5.C6; good ordinary 5.08; ordinarv —
4.7a. The sales of the day were 10.000 ! JOUURNALIST GOT BETTER
bales, of which 1,000 bales were for
speculation and export, and included 9.600 j OF DUEL WITH SWORDS
bales American. Receipts were 11,000 '
bales, including 4.P00 bales American. \ PARIS, Mar 21.—A duel with swords
Futures opened firm and closed steady
American middling G. O. C.:
March
March-April
Aoril-May
May-.Tune
June-July
July-August
August-Septemher ..
Septembr-r-October ..
October-November ..
November- December
December-January ..
January-February ...
Close.
5.63
5.62^
5.62
5.62
5.61*4
5.61%
5.60
5.58%
5.56
5.55%
6.55%
5.5CK
NAVAL STORES.
CHARLESTON. March 21.—Turpentine
and rn=In. nothing doing.
WILMINGTON. March 21.—Spirits tur
pentine firm at 75c. bid; receipts S casks
Rosin firm at $4.15; receipts 277. Tar
firm at $2.30; receipts 59. Crude turpen
tine firm at $3.35, $4.75 and $5.00 bid:
receipts 11.
SAVANNAH. Ga.. March 21.—Turpen
tine firm at 75c.i sales 27; receipts none;
shipments 130. Ro=in firm but steadv-
sales 667: receipts 315; shipments 1.606-
stock 3/.867. Quote: A. B. C. D $4 TO-
E. $4.35; F. $4.JO; G. $4.45; H. $4 6.5- l‘
84.70; K. $5.50: M. 55.G0; N, $5.75; W G ’
$6.10; w. W.. $6.25. - * ’
ORDER FOR COURTMARTIAL
FOR CAPTAIN WILLIAM SWIFT.
WASHINGTON, March 21. The
navy department today issued the or
der for a courtmartial to try Captain
Wm. Swift, commanding the battleship
Connecticut on these charges: “Through
negligence, suffering a vessel to -on
v-,-.'-" on-1 -v,„q . , - V - a 1 nan US etreet on tile
up.n a rOi_h ana Neglect of duty in : market and brought it up several points,
connection with above." The court will There some short selling Juat bp-
meet on board the Connecticut at j ' oro t ‘ 1( ' noon hour, owing to the lack
Hampton Roads on Tuesday March ! of spr " but in the afternoon the
26. and will be composed of Rea*- \d- i spot , ^ n ? an< ’ Improved and the future
-r-r ,1« \ <6 c„n-r A vr o, - V market closed steady from 17 to 22 points
“2*™'® ■*• “; • H - Stock.i.i Av-i above yesterday’s close.
\\alker. L a as. S. Sperry, R. M. Berry, Cotton futures closed steadv at the fol-
J. N. Hemphill and S. M. Ackley: Cup- lowing ouotstibns:
tains J. P. Merrill nnd E. H. C. Leutza, January, bid
with Commander J. J. Knight as re- I ’
corder. Lieut. H. E. Yarnell. -who was I
the officer of the deck on the Connect!- I .Tuc~
cut when she struck bottom, will be '
tried by the same court on similar
charges.
that wont to six bouts, was fought hero
today between Emmanuel Arene from
Corsica, and Adolphe Brisson, a jour
nalist. Both contestants were wound
ed in the arm. M. Brisson slightly,
and M. Arene severely. Tho encoun
ter arose from an alleged insulting let
ter by M. Arene to M. Erisson.
PERMANENT CHALLENGE CUP
FOR BEST ROWING CREW
NORFOLK, Va., March 21.—A per
manent challenge cup for the best row
ing crew of officers in the United
States Navy will be offered by the
Jamestown exposition company, and
the series of contests between the off!
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS. March 21.—Spot cot
ton closed firm. %e. above yesterday's
prices. Exporters who have agreed to fill
orders in March, and who have been hold
ing off with the hope that the Census cers of the ships to be stationed here,
report would cause a break in the mar- in Standard 12-oared cutters, is ex-
K6i. commenced unking in the nfternoon. nected to bp n.mon nr thp intprp^t—
producing a firmer market than that P ect ; a . lo De ine fz . Ixuere »J
which had prevailed. Middling 10 13-16. | in ^ features of the exposition s aquatic
S"Us were 2,aao bales on the spot, and 490 program. That the cup may be kept
bal-s to arrive. * • by one crew only one year and is al
Futures opened steadj-. from 4 to 6 ways open to challenge. Officers of
points above yesterdays close. The bull- the navy and marine corps and mid-
(Corrected hi’ Duntlp Harwnre Co.)
WELL BUCKBT8—$4 per Sox
I'.OFE—Manila. 14%e : Sec-.-l. lie.; cot
ton 18 %C
WIRE—Barb. S%e. per lb.
BLOW STOCKS--Hannan. 90c.: Fergu
son. 8ne.
•TUBS—Painted. $2.S0: cedar. $5.PC
POWDER—$4.59; half kegs. $2.75; %
kegs. Sl.FC; Dupont and Hazard smoke
less. half kegs. $11.35: % kegs. $5.75,
1-lb. canister*. $1. ieSsVta per cent.; Trois-
do-f smokeless powder. 1-lb. cans $L
SHOVELS 3 —$6 io $11 per doz.
CARDS—Cotton. $4.50 per doz.
PLOW BLADES. 5c. per lb.
IRON—2%e. pound, base: swede, 4%o.
pound.
AXES.—$6.25 dozen, base.
T,EAD'-Bnr. 7%c. pound.
NAILS.—Wire. $2.60 keg, base: cut
$2.60 lteg, base. -
SHOES—Horso. $4.25; mules. $4.25.
BUCKETS—Paint. $1.70 dcz.; white ce
dar. three hoops. $3.20.
CHAINS—Trace. 54 to $6 do*.
GUN POWDER—Per peg. Austin crack
54.50.
SHOT, $2.00 a sack.
GENERAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES
HELD IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. March 21.—A general
council 6f Protestant churches repre
senting the Congregation&liats. Meth
odist-Protestant and United Brethren,
met here today to discuss the forma
tion of a general union of the prtoes-
tant churchc.s.
The primary efforts of the council
will be directed toward tho union of
the three churches named, but the ulti
mate object of the meeting is the
gathering of all the proteatanta in the
country into one body, under the name
of the Unlted Church, which will have
as underlying principles, freedom of
individual action in the local affairs
of each church, and the unity of nil
the churches for mutual welfare and
co-operation.
Liquors—Wholesale,
(Corrected by Weiehselbauni « Mnck.)
WHISKEY—Rye. $l.ia to J5.59; corn
$1.10 to $1.50; gin. $1.10 to $1.73: Nortli
Carolina corn. $1.10 to JI.5C; Georgia
corn. SI.69.
WINE.—75c. to $5; high wines. $1.30,
port and sherr>'. 75e. to $4; claret. $4 to
$10 n ease: American champagne. $7.50 to
tomorrow.
GRAND MASTER DENIES
TRAINMEN REFUSED OFFER.
CLEVELAND, O., March 21.—J. P.
Morrlsey. grand master of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen, said today,
there was no truth In the report that
the trainmen employed on reads west
of Chicago had rejected tho wage scale
recently offered by the general mana
gers of tile various lines, and as a re
sult, that the men had voted to strike
if their demands were not granted. Mr.
Morrlsey said that while it was true
that a vote was being taken on the
offer of the managers, the result of this
vote could positively not be decided
before next Tuesday.
NEGRO WOMAN SHOT
TO DEATH BY MOB
Dry Goods—Wholesale.
RHEETINS—4-4. 5 to «e.
DRILLINGS—7 to 7%c.
TICKINGS—4% to 1!%C.
CHECKS—4 to 5%c.
BLEACHINGS—4 to Sc
PRINTS—4% to oc.
Crackers.
(Corrected by Winn-Johnson Co.>
Farona sodas. Gc.
Ba ron a nlcnacs. 7Ue.
Barona oyster crackers, GHc.
N. E. C. sodas. 7c.
Ginger snaps (N. B. C.> 7©.
Assorted enkos. 10c,
Sugar cakes. 8c.
City Bonds.
Macon 6 pc., 1910 107
Macon 5 pc.. 1922 112
Macon 4%. 1926 106
Macon 4. 1910 to 1934 101
On a 3.SO per cent, basis.
Savannah 5 pc., 1909 109
Savannah 5 pc., 1913 195
Augusta 3%. 4. 4%. 3 & 6 pc.. 9S
Price- as rate of interest and maturity.
Atlanta 4. 4%. 4 & 0 pc t02 116
Price as rate of interest and maturity.
Columbus 5 pc.. 1909 10$ 194
STAMPS. Ark.. March 21.—Charged
with having usc-d a razor with probable
fatal effect on Mrs. Ella Rheton, a
white woman, and her daughter, and
kicking her son, a small child, about
the road, two colored women were shot
to death at McKamiu near here last
night by a mob. The women were ar
rested and placed under guard at the
schoolhouse, from which place they
were removed by the mob late last
night and shot to death.
FURNACE GAVE IN
KILLING SIX MENj
WORKMEN WERE BURIED UNDER
TONS OF MORTOR AND BRICK,
1074
113
107
103%
101
106
113
State of Georgia Bonds.
ish view taken In Liverpool on the Cen
sus Bureau's report had its effect on the
shipmen only are eligible to enter the
crews. It is expected that the cup
will change hands several times dur
ing the -course of the exposition.
BIG FIRE IN SPARTA
DESTROYED PLANING MILL
ef $1,000 for! of-her husband's disappearance and
she is unal'ic to be taken to her old
j ) lorne j n Wilmington. N. C.
AMERICUS EVENING NEWS | A further investigation into the af-
____ 1 fairs of the bank shows it is claimed.
SUSPENDS AFTER BRIEF LIFE that Jones began stealing last Sep-
! tember and has kept it up since taking
AMKRJCl S, Ga., March 21.—Sur- v n!v snia’l amounts all along.
Living less than thirty days, the, The sickness of Cashier Twitty. and
A—.-.-i -us Evening News, launched on ; ihe fact that Jones was acting as as-
W .shingtnn's birthday, announced ; sistnr.t cashier enabled him to make
suspension with today's issue. Editor I his alleged big haul.
Trtn.Mo was not accorded the support | I —
him by parties here and real- j NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS, i NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
4 that th*' held was rudy covered _
by the T?nies-Reeorder. the long ej- j Examine label on your pa-1 Examine label on your pa-
la b sus^nd n pub!i*;h?r r ' he dec * ded • per. It tells how you stand on ; per. It tells how you stand on
This :s the^twelfth unsu^ssfui at- jbooks. Due from date on 'the books. Due from date on
an evening parcr in Americas, cnch j the label. Send in dues and, the label. Send in dues and
wertil 1 ** disasU0USly aUer a iew i also renew for the year 1907. * also renew for the year 1907.
SPARTA. Ga.. Mar 21—The planing
mill of James Smith, on Hamilton
street, was destroyed by fire today
abour noon. None of the machinery
was saved. The loss is about $3,000,
with no insurance. A high wind and
scarcity of ladders and buckets made it
difficult to prevent the spread of
flames to adjoining buildings. Bucket
brigades did wel! and much credit ia
due negroes for their hard effort to
save property of white citizens.
July, hid
August, bid ....
October, bid ...
Xavr-mbe--, bid
December, bid
10.40
10.31
10.32
10.39
10. it
10.49
10.39
10.33
10.34
10.35
STRIKING STEEL WORKERS
PARADE IN ANGRY MOOD
GENERAL TOLEDO RENDER
SERVICE TO NICARAGUA
CITY OF MEXICO, Mc-x.. ?far 21.—
It was learned today that General Sal
vador, Toledo left this' city four days
ago for Nicaragua, where he wIU lend
his services to President Zelaya. Gen
era! Toledo was formerly Minister,of
War of Guatemala and a leader In the
Guatemalan revolution of last summer. |
He went from here to New Orleans, ;
whence he will sail direct for Nicara- ]
gua.
HAMOND, Ind.. Mar. 21.—Unless a
compromise is reached before tomor
row night, the East Chicago (Indiana)
plant of the Republic Iron and Steel
Company and «pf the Interstate Iron
and Steel Co., will be closed down for
an indefinite period. This afternoon
an unsuccessful conference between
representatives of the two thousand
strikers and officers of the steel com
panies was he’d. Tonight the strikers
are parading the streets of East Chica
go. The men are In a angry mood.
Thirty-five hundred men employed by
the Inland Steel Company were report
ed tonight to be on the poftit of joining
the strikers.
Ga. 4%. 1922 117
Ga 4%, 1915 110
Ga. 4. 1926 ..114
Ga. 3%, 1928 to 7933 107
US
nit
115
108
PEASANTS SET FIRE
TO JEWISH QUARTERS
BUCHAREST. Roumania. March 2ft —
Peasants yesterday again invad-.-<] Boto-
sahni and set fire to different parts of the
town, especially the Jewish quarters.
Traops intervened and several peasants
wer« killed or wounded. Brig.-Gen. Tell,
commanding the Eighth Division aj Bo-
toK'hni. has been placed in command of
the Fourth Army Corps, whose headquar
ters are at Jassy, with full power- to
suppress the agrarian revolt. Several
regiments have been ordered to Jassy
Pickering Lumber Company here last ; from Bucharest. Ploesci and Teeueiu Me!-
night. Thirteen cars loaded with lum- j davia, to reinforce thp tmon. under Geu.
ber were also burned. ell’s command.
FIRE EXTINGUISHED ON
BURNED AT LEESVILLE, LA.
LEF.FVTLLE. La.. Mar. 21.—A loss
of $159,000 was caused by.the burning!
of the factory and sheds of the W. H.
Railroad Bonds.
Central of Ga. 1st mort. 5 per
cent. 1935 116 117
Central of Ga. collateral trust
5 per cent, 1937 103 106
Central of Ga. consolidated.
1945 108 103
Central Ga. 1st income, 1945.. 3S 89
Central Ga. 2d income, 1.943.. 75 76
Central Ga. Cd income, 1915.. 65 66
Central o? Ga. Macon & North
ern, 1945 105 106
Centra! of Ga. Middle Ga. &
Atlantic. 1947 195 107
Southern R. R-. 5 pc., 1934.... 108 109
Ga. R. R. & Banking Co.. 5
ner cent.. 1922 13J 107
Ga. R. R. & Banking Co.. 6
per cent., 1910 ..103 104
Ga. R. R. & Backing Co., 6
per cent., 1922 114 115
Ga. Sou. & Fla., 5 pc., 1943....109 110
Ga. & Ala.. 5 pc., 1945 107 P'S
Seaboard R. R., 4 pc., 1330.... 78 79
Seaboard R. R.. 5 pc.. 1913.... 99 100
Southwestern R. R. stock 113 116
Augusta & Savannah stock....115 115
Georgia R. R. stock 258 26ft
Atlanta & West Point 163 165
Atlanta % West Point deben..lft7 108
Ga. Sou. & Fla. com .30 34
Ga! Sou. Fla., 3d pret 78 so
Ga. Sou. f■ Fla. lsi 97 99
Southern R. R.. pruf 73 74
Southern Ry., corn 22 23
Local Stocks and Bonds.
Macon Gas & Water Consuls.. 95 96
Macon Gas & Water 1st pref.
stock 70 75
Macon Gas & Water 2d pref.
stock 25 30
Wesbyan Female College
bonds. 6 ar.d 7 per cent., price
-wing to percentage and ma-
turity : 103 115
Macor. Ry. &■ Light. 3 pe 93 96
Macon Ry. .t Light, pref 97 9S
Macon F.y. & Light, com 45 50
BIRMINGHAM, March 21.—A tel
ephone message from Bessemer says
that the lining of a new furnance of
the Woodward Iron Company at
Woodward, which has been undergoing
repairs, fell today and hundreds of
tons of brick and mortar burled a num
ber of workmen. Six dead bodies
have been taken from the debris. The
furnace Is still hot, having been blown
out a week ago.
The dead are:
Dempsey Hayes, white, and Milton
Brice. Frank LaFayette, Henry Good
man and an unknown, colored.
ATTACK ON WHITE WOMAN
SEQUEL TO NEGRES8’ DEATH
LITTLE ROCIC Ark.. March 21 —A
dispatch from McKamie, A.rk,. says the
killing of one woman and the fatal
wounding of another at Myers Hill last
night was not the work of a mob as
! reported, but was caused by an un-
• known person firing t wo shots t hrough
i a window of the building in which the
. women were confined. The shooting
was the sequel of an attack upon Mrs.
! Jack Rhotan and her daughter .Satur
day by two negro women named Tay-
■ lor.
Death of Mrs. Laura Compton Miller.
1 MILLEDGEYILLE Gr... March 21.—
i Mrs. Laura Compton Mll*er died in
New York Sunday morning after two
j years illness. Mrs. Miller was stricken
with paralysis at her home in this city
I two years ago, and was taken by her
] son Mr. Compton Miller to New York
; where she was under the care of the
i most skillful physicians of the United
States. Mrs. Miller was a. daughter
. of the late Pleasant M. Compton, and
! was born and reared in this city. She
j was the widow of the lato« Mr. Otto
Miller, and '.eaves one Son, Mr. Comp
ton Miller. Mrs. Miller had many warm
personal friends who will greatly miss
her from their midst. Her -remains
will reach the city tonight and theefun-
• oral services will be held tomorrow,
Thursday, at St. Stephens Episcopal
church, which she and daughter Miss
Pitta Miller, who died several years
- a go. were such devoted members. The
j ladies of the church have honored her
daughter's beautiful Christian char-
! acter by a handsome memorial window.
Mrs Miller leaves two brothers, Dr.
; Guv Comnton and Mr. Lyman Comp-
- ton’, of Milledgeville. and one sister,
i Mrs. Ada Frobeil, of New York city.