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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.