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a THE TWICE-A-WEEK TELEGRAPE FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1907. WOMEN SUFFRAGISTS STORM COMMONS AGAIN UCCDON', March 20.—The -women suffragists attempted today a demon strative raid on parliament more im portant and more numerous than any of their previous effortE. The police, however, had timely warning and made preparations that resulted in making BLOW THAW IN TERROR OF HAS NOW FALLEN ENGLISH CAPITAL TO HELP THE FILIPINOS WASHINGTON". March 20—Ameri can capitalists have not taken kindly to the plan for an agricultural bank the demonstration somewnat ineffec tive. The only result was some amus ing disorderly scuffles and the arrest of nearly seventy suffragists who were at once liberated on bail. Previous to thts demonstration an indignation meeting, which by the so-called friends was hold at Caxton hall where j the United States manifest little inter- . had considered all the facts in connec tive speakers denounced the House of I est in the plan for relieving the condi- ' nectlon with the case that Thaw was Commons for stifling the Dickinson wo- I tion of farmers in the islands. of unsound mind. Mr. Jerome dramaf- inen suffragists’ bill. The raid was Ten per cent is the maximum rate icaily accused the counsel for the de- led by lady Harberton. who was as- | which the firm establishing the bank j fense of concealing testimony which if slated by the most prominent women j will be allowed to charge and no loan presented to the court, would make the who took part in the previous raids, in excess of 15.000 can be made to one continuance of the trial a crime. So The women dr -, e up in wagons, and I person. English capitalists have found earnestly did he plead that Justic Fitz- after promenading before the House of , the agricultural bank In Egypt a sue- gerald dismissed the jury until Friday Parliament stormed the entrance of j cessful investment and as the bank In morning and adjourned court until 2 the House of Commons, where the po- j the Philippines is to be on much the ! o’clock tomorrow afternoon when he lice re-lnforcement*. drawn up for the same lines the financiers of Great B'rit- j will consider whatever evidence either occasion, waited the onslaught and j ian have shown a disposition to under- ! side has to offer, and decide whether drove the women back. After this first take the establishment of the instltu- i the trial shall go on or whether a com- 1 points, but very few crossties unfit for 1 use, "not more than usual on a flrst- calss road.” The management of the road by Mr. Scott was warmly com mended. Engineer Wilkin’s Report. ■ Major Cummins then read the report - - j ^ Expert Grant Wilkins of Atlanta. NEW YORK, March 20.—The blow 1 bating to the court that he had per- ; *' b!ch d , ecIared the ™ ai “ J !n ® to be a which Harry Kendall Thaw has been : sisted so long in prosecuting to his saf ? and stab!e r ° adb ? d wlth , * ood in terror of ever since his trial for the ‘ Jpfath a man who he believed was in- dra,na f a al \? .fund bridges and tres- murder of Stanford White began to fall sane in The eves of the law because I tles - The **“*“. he glared today. District Attorney Jerome did not make formal application for the apointment of a comission In lunacy, j professional conuuct ue u»u iicam ,, i but in an impassioned speech -he ap- for the first time today. Mr. Delmas a „, o „ 0 cro „ tie « to re pealed to the conscience of the court, continued. He further said that the T j} ere a , *£t° SS ' 8 v.‘° , ® nl \ asserting that Thaw as he sits daily in j defense had called to the stand Dr. ; on the road ’ and thls number Is ampl court is unable, intelligently to advice j Haimlton. the man whom the District | ,° a his counsel, and is believed by every | Attorney believed to know more %boui one who has watched and come into the case than anybody else, and was contact with him to be insane. j proceeding to Interrogate when, the Mr. Jerome asserted that his own ( District Attorney objected. Here Mr. Gleason interposed himself MR. COREA DENIES TRUTH OF LOOTING CIRCULAR d l *n eyes oi uw for the heaviest traffic. Some few ie ■ h 1,f Uld n ° eont-nnntcate Intel]ligt«tl } timbers were found in trestles which T j witb counsel. As to the charge of un- shQW of d These are being >• professional conduct he had heard It for the Phlllpines and it now seems .-as largely attended j likely that he bank will he established alienists—the six men who testified for. _____ Suffragists” and their | with English capital, as financiers in j the State—were convinced when they j n t he discussion. He rejected the Pls- trlct Attorney’s assertion that he was unable to advise his counsel and de clared it was the duty of the court to submit that question to the jury. ’’The court will determine its duty for itself.’’ replied Justice Fitzgerald. Mr. Gleason next demanded before the proceedings went further, that Dr. Hamilton be interrogated as to whether or not he thought Thaw capable of ad vising his counsel. Justice Fitzgerald allowed the question and the witness replied that he did not think Thaw was capable of advising his counsel at the present time. The doctor said further that he had so reported to counsel in the case. Justice Will Hear Affidavits. Justice Fitzgerald demanded that counsel on both sides submit to him to morrow all the evidence they possessed rebuff th>- women made a second de termine I attempt to penetrate the po lice cordon, hut all to little purpose. In accordance with instructions the police employed against the women as little force as possible. At a late hour 'his evening the suf fragists reassembled at Caxton Hall and amid the greatest enthusiasm passed n resolution to send another d< nutation to the Premier arid to re new their demonstrations before Par liament. Ac. ordingly another move was made against the House of Commons, the disorderly scenes were repeated on a smaller scale and several further arrests were made. tion. | mission in lunacy shall be apointed to The bureau of insular affairs of the i pass upon Thaw's mental condition to- war department is bringing the bank : day. proposition to the attention of Ameri can financiers but little enthusiasm has been displayed. SANK CASHIER SKIPS WITH MUCH BOODLE CHARLOTTE. N. C.. March 20.— Frank H. Jones,assistant cashier of the Charlotte National Bank, of this city, Is missing with $68,000 of the bank's funds. News of the defalcation was Tlven out today. Jones left the city Saturday night stating to a bank vfflelal that he had an urgent call to Richmond. The shortage will not seriously Inconvenience the bank as it lav assets of over a million dollars and the co-operation of all the city hanks . Jones was a member of the Jrst Presbyterian church and was td »n extent active In church affairs. He leaves a wife and several children Sere. The bank has offered a reward •f $1,000 for his arrest. Scenes Were Dramatic. The scenes attending the adjourn ment of court shortly after 1 o’clock were dramatic and exciting.- Thaw’s _ counsel seemed taken utterly by su,r- touching”upon the” sfthlty or'insanity prise. This was expected to be the last of defendant. If the defense did not day of the trial except for the summing' (jesjre to do this, he said, he could not up before the jury. Soon after the j CO mpel It and would have to proceed three-cornered discussion among Jus- * without such evidence from - them to tice Fitzgerald. District Attorney Je- | com bat that to be offered -bv the dis- rome and Mr. Delmas began. Thaw s ; trict attorney. Justice Fitzgerald fur- five other attorneys gathered one by j ther saitl that if professional privilege I one around the judge’s desk and for a was pleaded in bar of any testimony | time seemed intent upon denying what Dr . Hamilton had to offer it would be WASHINGTON, March 20.—The the court had termed the charges of construed as meaning that the defense final census report on cotton for the j unprofessional conduct brought against j j n0 { des j re that testimony to go into year issued today shows that 13,290.677 j them by the prosecuting officer. i tbe record. 13,290,677 BALES IS COTTON CROP OF 1906 bales of cotton, counting round bales j Thaw, dejected, sat deserted at his half bales, including linters, have counsel table. He had seemed un been ginned. The number of active ginneries this years is 2S.702. The 1906 crop Is compared with 10,- 725.602 fr r 1905: and 13,697.310 for 1904. The average gross weight of the bale for 1906 is 510.7 pounds and the crop, expressed in 500 pound bales is IS,576,226. The Items entering the totals for the crop of 1906 are 13,099,- 927 square bales; 266.795 round bales; 57,352 sea island bales, and 321,160 lint ers. The quantity of cotton estimated by ginners and delinters as remaining to be ginned and included in the report of 1906 is 155,704 bales. usually pale and somewhat haggard when "he came into court at the begin ning of the morning session, having complained of fatigue and restless- the record. Justice Fitzgerald even went so far as to discuss the personnel of a pos sible combination in lunacy. He said 11 or ballast. Mr. Wilkins stated he stopped between stations and walk i ed over the tracks for various distan The percentage of decayed ties, he i found small. The life of an ordinary ' tie is about seven years: some last longer. Thus about 350 ties per mile ! per annum would be sufficient for re- j placing those worn out. There are some ties now on the roadbed sound condition which have been there since the lease was made in 1SS6. Mr. Wilkins reported on the rail about as did the directors. His exami nation <f the rolling s» ->ck. he s ’.i I was necessarily suDerficial as much of it was out in service. But he found it in ‘‘pretty good condition” and well looked after. He reported on the lines as to rail roadbed and crossties just about as the directors did. In concluding Mr. Wilkins stated that the physical condition of the prop erty is well up to the standard of ef ficiency as compared with other rail roads of similar class: probably better. The condition of the road is such that it can be operated with -safety and economy. Comparing conditions at the time when the' le.ase was made and now, he showed wfiat._great improve ment had taken place.' In a supplementary reporCheMshowed that the track was in good condition at Barnett, and there was apparently nothing to have caused the wreck of January 8th. The wreck at Covington, when an engine turned over, seemed to have been due to a defective rail. Examined as a Witness. Mr. Wilkins was then examined as a witness, being first sworn as to the facts in his report and subsequent tes timony. Mr. Branch conducted the he did not wish to appoint any alien- j exarn ; na ticn. but nothing new was ists who had been consulted in the case by either side and desired to be ness. When the District Attorney and given the names of every doctor so Mr. Delmas began their usual early '■ consulted. It was agreed that both morning skirmish soon after the trial s [ des should submit affidavits tomor- started Thaw's spirits seemed to j row PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT BEING CONGRATULATED HARRISON GUILTY OF HOY MURDER ELIZABETH CITY, N. J. f March 20.— The* Jury in the ca.sc of Joshua Harrison, charged with the kidnapping and murder of Kenneth Beasley, the 9-year-old son of former State Senator Beasley, tonight rendered a verdict of anility. The verdict was reneaered laic tonight. The case was submitted to tho jury after the closing argument of Solicitor Ward. The trial, which has been held in the rasquotank County Court, with day and night sessions, has attracted great atten tion throughout this section. GEORGIA R. R. MEN MEET IN CONFERENCE ATLANTA. Ga.. March 20.—Executive officers of 26 short. Independent railroad linos in Georgia, representing about 25 per cent of the railway mileage in the State, met here today to discuss the alarming conditions which confront the transportation lines by reason of anti- railroad agitation. The railroad men as sert that any change in general freight and passenger rates will ca.use incalcu lable injury to their property, and that In some instances bankruptcy will likely result. At the close of the meeting. Chairman J. W, Oglesby, president of tlm South Georgia Railroad, gave out a statement to the people of Georgia, showing what the short, independent lines have done in building up the State and appealing for consideration for them and their exist ence. Especially do they deplore the agitation for reduced passenger fares started by the Farmers’ Union. FREIGHT WRECKED BY MISPLACED SWITCH SAVANNAH. Ga., Mar. 20.—An At lantic Coast Dine freight train was wrecked this morning at. three o'clock at Fleming, in Liberty County, and Fireman Tom Davis, colored, was kill ed and Brakeman Walter Higgs, color ed, was fatally injured. He was brought to the Georgia Infirmary, this city, where he is expected to die at any moment. The wreck was caused by a misplac ed switch. Engineer Walton saw that it Wits not in its right place, hut could not stop his train in time to avoid a wreck. The engine went on its side and the ears were piled in a heap. Railroad officials believe the switch had been thrown open purposely to wreck a train. The tracks were blocked until this afternoon, when the system of detour ing by the Seaboard Air Line was abandoned. WASHINGTON, March 20.—Presi dent Roosevelt has received telegrams from a number of commercial water way and other organizations in the West congratulating and commending him on the appointment of an Inland Waterways Commission to consider and report a comprehensive plan for the improvement of the inland water ways. They have come from the Chamber of Commerce and the Busi ness men’s Club of Cincinnati; the Na tional River and Harbor Congress, signed by J. F. Ellison, secretary; the Business Men's League of St. Louis; the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterway Association; the Merchant's Exchange of'St. Louis; the Municipal Council and various organizations of Memphis and from S. M. Neely, the vice-presi dent of the Tennessee and Memphis branches of the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterway Association. The gist of the congratulations is that of all the great measures Ihe President has advocated for the benefit of commerce tho appointment of the commission is the greatest; that its work should put an end to the trans portation troubles of the country and that the President has arrived at the real solution of the transportation problem. Isaac Seligma, of the banking house of J. &- W. Seligmnn & Co., had a talk with the President today. Mr. Selig- man Is on his way home form the South and Is stopping for a few days in Washington. He came to the White* House at the invitation of the Presi dent. and remained with him for some time. When he came out of the Presi dent’s office, he admitted having dis cussed the financial and railroad sit uation with Mr. Roosevelt and added: "The President will do anything he can in order to allay any kind of feeling of want of confidence. He does; not see, however, what he can do. He Is not responsible for the action of the State Legislatures In their attitude toward the railroads and regrets action of this kind. The President Is willing to meet the railroads half way.” Mr. Seligman added that the Presi dent had the greatest confidence In Mr. Cortelyou. his secretary of the treas ury, and would not Interfere with him in the operations of the treasury de partment. brighten and he laughed in good humor at some passages at arms. Thaw Dejected. As the argument began to take on a more serious phase, however, the pris oner sat deeply concerned. He flushed crimson as one by one his attorneys left him to rally to the support of Mr. Delmas. who, however, in the midst of the proceeding was superceded by At torney John B. Gleason. Thaw hit his nails, opened and closed his hands' ner vously. and finally sank down in his chair in an attitude of utter dejection. In an adjoining room, where they could hear the excited and uplifted voices of counsel wrangling one wfth the other, stood Mrs. Wm. Thaw, the mother, and Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, the wife, who had bared the secrets of her soul In the ef fort to save her husband from the elec tric chair and from the fate which he _ declares he dreads more—a madhouse, j The climax of the nine weeks' trial ' was precipitated by the action of the defense in calling to the stand Dr. Allen McLa’ne Hamilton, the alienist who "When the trial adjourned Messrs. Hartridge and O’Reilly, of Thaw’s counsel, professed the greatest pleasure over the turn of affairs. “The District Attorney has acknowl edged himself beaten,” said Mr. Hartridge. "We can combat the lunacy commission. In the meantime, the District Attorney has acknowledged that he believes Thaw was insane when he shot Stanford White. That ought to give us an acquittal.” District Attorney Jerome was mani festly pleased with the Idea of a commis sion. ho immedately set at work preparing affidavits. He will be able to place before Jtistice Fitzgerald tomorrow all the tes timony he has been unable to get before the jury. Mr. Delmas declined to make any defi nite statement. He merely said that it had been agreed “that when the case reached the stage which developed today, Mr. Gleason should take charge.” He said, of course, he ■ would still be con nected with the case. Mrs. William Thaw and Evelyn Thaw left the court house together, after they had had a brief chat with the prisoner and told him that victory was in sight. It will bo recalled that the elder Mrs. Thaw was anxious to tell about the in- was first called into the case by Thaw's | fluences of heredity in the Thaw family origlnal lawyers, Messrs. Black. Olcott. when she was on the stand, but was cut Gruber and Bonynge. but was dismiss- sn $f, e by reached his cell in the ed. together, with them, when he re- j Tombs he began to write at a furious ported Thaw was suffering from a form j pace, saying it would be his tsatement of paranoia which might never be to be submitted to the court tomorrow. cured. It was the intention of Mr. Del- I 1 mas to interrogate Dr. Mailton only with reference to four visits he made to Thaw in June and July last. . Mr. Jerome promptly objected to this course. He said if Dr. Hamilton was to testify at all he must tell everything; he knew in connection with the case, including the defendant’s family his tory. Jury Retired. The argument which ensued became so pertinent to the question of the present sanity or insanity of the de fendant that Justice Fitzgerald order ed the jury to retire from the room. Then the discussion took on that broader range which resulted in the court’s determination before proceed brought out. Mr. Wilkins stuck close ly to the statements made in his re port. The Georgia railroad, he said, had comparatively light grades and curves and did not require the heavi est engines to handle traffic. He con sidered. the condition of the Georgia road as good as the Atlanta and West Point and the Western and Atlantic, even though those are ballasted for their entire length. The fact was brought out thats Mr. Wilkins, as foreman, superintendedthe construction of the Macon branch of the road in 1868. Major Cummings cross examined Mr. Wilkins, bringing out the fact of his experience as an engineer. Affidavits Read by Branch. Mr. Branch then began reading a large number of affidavits in support of Mr. Phinizy’s charges, many of which came from Thomson, Ga. Aomng the names signed to these affidavits were those of J. C. McCauley, of the Harlem Herald: Elliott Dunn, John D. Watson, of Thomson; M. F. Clyatt, of Thomson; S. J. Smith, of Thomson; J. E. Hamilton, of Thomson: J. F. Wat son. J. C. Hackett, G. W. Russell. J. L. Athinson, of Thomson; C. A. Reese, of Thomson: D. J. Calvin, of Thomson; W. J. Cells, of Thomson; C. A. Ware, Rev. E. J. Forrester, of Mercer Uni versity: A. C. Clyatt, of Augusta: Aus tin Branch. James J. Chaffee and Bow- dre Phlnizy. AI1 of these affidavits dealt with in stances of decayed crossties, loose spikes, derailment of trains and al leged bad- schedules In connection with his own affidavit Mr.' Branch introduced in evidence a bag of splintered crossties which is stated had been taken from. the Geor gia roadbed at Grovetown as illustrat- __ I trating the condition in which it was i claimed manv of the crossties were ATLANTA, March 20.—The hearing , found. He said he counted 214 decay- in the Georgia railroad investigation - ed t i es 150 vards. Another affida- was concluded before the Railroad vit told of pulling 15 spikes by hand Batch of Current Gate City Nevis POPE TO BE GODFATHER OF HEW SPANISH Klij ROME. March 20.—It is officially an- t nounced that the Pope has accepted the invitation to be godfather to the ex- | pected child of King Alfonso and Queen ; Victoria of Spain. This is considered ex- | _ ,. . _ , . „ . traordinary in view of the aml-clerlca! : President Zeiavas proffer of looting attitude of the last Liberal cabinets at j are fabrications which were made up Madrid, and Is said to show that good i in Salvador and originally published I WASHINGTON, Mar. 20.—Mr. Corea, j the Nicaraguan minister, called on Secretary Root today and entered an, emphatic denial of reports from Cen tral America to the effect that Presl- t dent Zelaya, of Nicaragua, lias offered j his soldiers the privilege of looting tha (first Salvadorean or Honduran town. I they can capture. Mr. Corea made this ! denial on the authority of a dispatch ho | received f’-om Mr. Gamez, the Nicara guan minister for foreign affairs. Tha etch stated that the reports of Dill FOR PARTS UIHH ligious pacification of Spain. j aragua has been in control of It is reported that the Pope has decided Marcos, Corpus. Yuscaran. Danli and' to send a golden rose to Queen Victoria 1 Maraitta and there was no complaint ™ tbe ““ sl °" of , the bir:h ,? f her ex- of i 00 t in g in those towns previous to pected child. It has been the custom a , since 1366. when Joanna of Naples re- lae report \\ aich the minister de ceived the golden rose from Pope Urban ; nounces as fa.se. V. to send a golden rose yearly as a mark : Mr. Corea also had a dispatch statin - of the greatest distinction, to the sever- that the Nicaraguans are besiegin; elgn who has performed during the year . Choluteca and that Ceiba will soon ho the most pious deeds for the Catholic -ttaeke.l Chninteee ic n,e Pi- Chureh. King Henry VIH of England re- „7i ac „ ad ’ f Cb „° : ° ca , ls ceived a golden rose from three different • p'ud coast o. Honduras, while Ceiba Popes. 1 i-s on the north coast. — Nicaraguan Victory. ! A later dispatch received by the Nic araguan minister says that 'the unit ed armies of Salvador and Honduras, numbering 5,000, after a three days’ battle at Namassigue, have been de feated by the army of Nicaragua. American interests in the Caribbean ports of Guatemala and Honduras are not believed by Comander Wm. F. Fuilam. of the United States Navy, to DOVER. Del., March 20.—Dr. Horace he seriously menaced by the presence Marvin slipped quietly out of Dover early of Nicaraguan naval vessels in that today without saying a word as to his vicinity. A reassuring cablegram to destination. It is thought he has been that effect was received at 'he Navv called to some city by detectives who. are working on the kidnaping: case. ; Department todaj . Comander Fuilam A big caravan of Gypsie, suspected by , on Marietta Is in control of tho some persons of having carried off young situation In the vicinity of Puerto* Marvin, was rounded up by State detect- Cortez, Trujillo and Beliz. the there Ives today. Ten children were found with ports of Guatemala and Honduras from the roving band, but . none answered the . which great quanHt ies of fruit are j shipped to the United States. NEGRO BANKER SHOT American Property in no Danger. IN back AND KILLED * His dispatch to the Navy Department „. ——— * .'indicates that he does not fear that " 5IaI ] c } ' American property is in danger, and ward Howell, one of the most influential . ...j „, negroes in Southern Mississippi, and • J ba ^ there is no need, at present at president of the Peoples’ Bank, a negro least, for more of a naval demonstra- lnstltution of this place, war. shot in the . tion than can be made by the'Mariet- back and killed while on his way home . ta, and the Paducah, which is in Carrib- late last night. The shooting is a mys- ; bean waters further south. The - gun- nnrmlA stood weI1 wltb tlle white boat Chicago is on the west coast p p * of the warring republics find from information received there is no dan ger there that American trade will be greatly interrupted and property inter ests jeopardized than there is on the TO RECEIVE INCREASE | The information conveyed to tho j State Department by these dispatches | enabled the officials to send reassur- WASHINGTON, March 20.—Under ir >R messages to New Orleans and other the recent act of Congress making ap- American ports in close trade commun- propriations for the postal service .or icatlon with . Central American repub- the ensuing year, the Postmaster Gen- I lies- eral may fix the salaries of the car- J riers in the rural delivery service at a rate not exceeding $900 per annual after July 1st. 1907. The highest ra'e now paid under existing Taw is $:29 ! per annum. The readjustment of sal- RURAL MAIL CARRIERS Commission late this afternoon, and the question of appointing an expert to examine the jiroperty as asked by Mr. Phinizy was.-taken unudor advise- in as many yards of track. PROCLAMATION FOUND ON DEAD NICARAGUANS. NEGRO CHARGED WITH HOLDING ANOTHER NEGRO IN PEONAGE ATHENS. Os.. March 20.—Albert Brig itwo'.I. a negro man. was last night bound over in the sum of $400 to the Fed eral Court on the charge of peonaye. He gave bond and was released. Messrs. O. H. Arnold, Jr., and J. 8. King going on his bond.' The allegation against Brightwell was that he had held a negro man named Mack Glenn in peonage and that on several occasions when the negro had run away, had gone after him. brought him back and beaten him. It was also al leged that on February 28 he beat Glenn and stamped him in the left side, from the effects of which the negro contracted traumatic pneumonia, and died some time later. On the evidence as submitted, jhe court held the negro under bond to ap pear before Judge Newman next month at the regular se«slon of Ihe Federal Court in thL city. Brightwell denies the charges, ar.d sajs they arise from enmity of certain parties to him. He says the Coroner of Ogle thorpe County, with full knowledge of the facts surrounding Mack Glenn's death, did not even think it necessarv to hold an Inquest. NEW ORLEANS. La., March 20.— A copy in Spanish of the proclama tion alleged to have been found on captured Nicaraguan soldiers inviting them to loot the first cities they cap ture in Honduras and Salvador has ar rived there by mail. The proclamation printed on a hand bill issued by the Honduras Junta for the national defense to San Pedro. The hand bill contains in addition to the alleged proclamation, a call to Hondurans to arm for their self-defense. In the proclamation as printed by the Honduran Junta the name of Pres ident Zelaya.of Nicaragua, is signed to the document. ing further to have presented to him | noon was taken up with arguments of the facts which the District Attorney j counsel. asserted had been withheld from the , ^ varied assortment of testimony as jury by the defense and which he had j £ o rails, crossties spikes roadbed, de- bepn unable to give to the court In j p 0 tg a nd rolling stock, was the.sum and substance of the hearing today in the Reward Offered. , _ , , ,,, j .. , ATLANTA. March 20.—Governor ment. The commission will decide the , Terrell today offered a reward of $100 case as soon as it can consider the ■ j or t be arrest with proof to convict of evidence. Practically the entire after- j the unknown person who on March 14 ' last, set fire to and burned the barn strictly legal form. here trying this man for his life. ■ Ttn'n'road ard Bankin" Do chargin'* ATLANTA. March 20 a-vletter re- the knowledge I have cannot he : ceived from James A. Strachan who Is If the real facts w^re known, de- I ma tter of the complaint of B'owdre dared Mr. Jerome, I have no right to t phinlzv. of Augusta, against the Geor- be here trying this — 1 But the knowledge put in legal form before the jury. It is mostly hearsay. But if I could get the facts before them they would shock and horrify the conscience of the court and instantly this case would be stop ped. Served Notice. So deeply have I been impressed with and contents belonging to W. D. Thorpe in Morgan County. . Several horses and mules were destroyed in the fire. More Scotch immigrants Coming. ATLANTA. March 20.—A-^ letter re- that the property has deteriorated and is unsafe for travel. The railroad commisison's office was filled with parties interested in the pro now in Scotland representing Georgia in the matter of securing immigrants, just received by Comissioner of Agri culture T. G. Hudson, announces that ceeclings. Mr. -Phinizy was there ac- j bo bas sen t another party of seven mmnnmpft nr htc nr'nninv incrin I „ . . , - , T . . Scotchmen to Savannah. It is ex pected that they will arrive there with in a few days. Three of these are car penters and the others are painters and machinists. It i\as not yet been deter mined just where they will be located on arrival, but probably in Atlanta. Commissioner Hudson has written to companied by his attorney, Austin j Branch, of Augusta. Major Jos. B. Cumming of Augusta, appeared for . the Georgia railroad and with him this that I have served notice upon the | were General Manager T. K. Scott, counsel of record that if when this trial | President Jacob Phinizy and a number is concluded I find that they were In j Q f the directors. possession of facts which I believe to j At the opening of the hearing Mr. P th S e he an” ^ anch ask ff .f°r the production of a j M^Strachan ^Vging'h"im“to"turn“his Uce. the matter to the attention of the ap- [ telegram said to have been sent to the ; -.ftpntinn to tho matter of seeurine I e fe«d Y-prV 3 hi?ter 1 v 1 T.bout P thIs Anatt*er ! ° perat . infr department in -Augusta from ! i abor crs for farms, mills and factories. I feel \ery bitterly about this matter. Grovetown. by Engineer Haskins, giv- i a ,.„ cihiipa tihnr in There is not a man who has watched inf . warning that there was a hole in j abundance comparative!v 1 snealdne this defendant sitting here at this | the track near that point and on a "thereS of room “r ail table that does not kno\v that as he | curve and that trains had better go ! of t v7:‘ c .i at;s w ho wish to cone It is sits there he is incapable of advising J slow there^ow they^o«ld_tuni ove?;J SnskUledlabo?.^howefer that As mosi! ly needed and Mr. Strachan has been aries under the lie v law has not been fully determined, but it is proposed to allow the maximum rate of $900 t i all carriers on routes 24 or more mi’es in length. This will give approximately 22,800 or about 60 per cent of the car riers an advance in salary of $180 per annum. Carriers on the shorter routes rang ing from 12 to 14 and from 14 to 16 miles In length now receive $504 and $540 per annum, respectively, being proportionally better paid than car riers on routes of 20 or more miles. The pay of substitute rural carriers will also be increased ! n many cases. This advance In pay for carriers and substitutes, it is estimated, will result in an approximate increase of $5,900.- 000 in the cost of rural delivery ser vice. Iff STORE OF FISH DEALER IS WRECKED WASHINGTON, D. C.. Mar. 20.— Extraordinary expenses to the United States up to date, caused by tho send-’ ing if an army of pacification to Cuba, aggregate about $2,500,000, according to figures which have been prepared by the War Department. The navy has made no extraordinaiy charges for the part it has taken in the maintainaneft of peace in the island, but the marine corps has charged extra expenses for tho organization of a brigade of nia-, rlnes to assist in preventing trouble. It has not been determined exactly when this money will he collected from Cuba by the United States. Congress authorized the collection of as much of this money as Cuba can spare and practically allowed the War .Depart ment to exercise its judgment in tfiV matter. PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. March 29.— The store of Joseph Tusa, a fish deal er at No. 830 Christian street, was wrecked tonight by a bomb supposed to have been thrown into the piaee by “Black Hand” agents. Tusa and his daughter were in a rear room when the bomb was thrown, but they escaped serious injury as did the family of Giovanni Ragollo, who occupy rooms over the store. Ahout a mouth ago Tusa found a note under the front door of his store when he opened the place in the morning. The note was signed “Black Hand” and demanded the payment of $1 000. Tusa was warn ed that he would be severely dealt with if he failed to pay the money. After discussing the matter with ills family, Tusa concluded the note had been put -mler his door by boy.? or some practical joker. He destroyed the note, but afterwards told the po- counsel. Thus, under the statutes, it also for a record of the number of new , , v .. prtw] anri straeh-in tins open t b h eC TroPPPd < lnvs”' °° Urt t0 P ! cr0s "“ es pat - in Yi thin - the ^ St , tW S asked to tum his' attention especially the proceedings. , months. Major Cumming declared ; this direction Mr. Delmas sought to have Mr. Je- these matters were irrelevant as the rome place himself on record as for- I question at issue was the present con- mally applying for a lunacy commis- \ dition of the track. They were passed sion. but the District Attorney would ! over for the time i over for the time. only repeat that he was directing the Major Cumming then filed the an- attention of the court to a matter | swer of the Georgia Railroad and which might appeal to his conscience. Banking Co., in the shape of reports Mr. Jerome said that Drs. Bingaman made as a result of the recent inspec- REV. H. P. JACKSON ACCEPTS CALL TO LOUISVILLE, KY. PELHAM. Ga.. March 20— Rev. H. P. Jackson, pastor of the First Bap tist church of this city, has accepted a pastorate in Kentucky, and moves to Louisville in April. His resignation came as a great surprise to his con gregation. which had recently given him a unanimous call, with other to kens of appreciation. REV. HENRY W. CLEVELAND. GALLANT GEORGIAN, DEAD LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Mar. 20.—Rev. Henry Whitney Cleveland died today, aged 71. He was a native of Georgia, was private secretary to Alexander H. Stephens; chaplain of the 54th Georgia during the war. and served in Presi dent Davis’ secret service. Rev. Cleve land was a relative of former Presi dent Cleveland. and Deemar, two of the Thaw family physicians, had told him facts concern ing epilepsy on both sides of the pris oner’s family, but the defense had fail ed to bring out these matters in the testimony. Suffering From Paranoia. “I submitted to the alienists sum moned by the State all the facts in my possession.” said Mr. Jerome, “and they one and ail informed me that the de fendant is suffering from a disease called paranoia, the chief characteris tic of which are insane delusions; that acting under these insane delusions he killed Stanford White, but that within the legal definition of insanity he knew the nature and quality of his act and knew the fact to be wrong.” Justice Fitzgerald wanted to know if the alienists had informed the Dis trict Attorney of their opinions before arguing the long hypothetical ques tion in court. Mr. Jerome admitted that thev had. The evidence he sub mitted to them had not been adduced in court, however, and he could not put it in the hypothetical question. “Now that they have put Dr. Hamil ton on the stand.” explained Mr. Je rome. “I have my first opportunity to iav before the court sworn testimony REWARD FOR NEGRO WHO ASSAULTED MRS. TOLBERT ATLANTA. Ga.. March 20.—Gov Ter rell today offered a rewa*<] of $25'1 for ihe arrest of the negro who. on Monday night last, attempted assault on Mrs. James Tolbert at Fairinount. Ga., and murdered her 2-year-old child. James T murdered Death of Mrs. Annie Kidd. MILLEDGEVILLE. Ga.. March 20— ; Mrs. Annie Kidd died yesterday at the , home of her brother. Mr. Warren Ed- j wards, offer a long illness. Before her 1 marriage she was Miss Annie Ed wards. sister of Mr. Jack Edwards, of Decatur, Aia.. and Messrs George and Warren Edwards, of this city. She j was a member of the Methodist church : and was a fine Christian character, j The funeral services wer£ held at the t tion of the property by Directors T. M. Green. J. T. Bothwell and W. A. Speer, and also the report of Grant Wilkins, of Atlanta, as an expert who made an inspection of the property at the same time with them. The Directors’ Report. The directors stated that they oc cupied three days in the inspection in stead of two as has been customary. The report stated that the Macon branch had 65-pound steel rail the en tire length; that the crossties and bal last Wei'S iff. ’ good condition. The Athens branch had 56-pound rail ex cept for three miles which was 65- pound: crossties and roadbed In good condition. On the Washington branch there is only 56-pound rail; roadbed and ties in good condition. On the main line between Atlanta and Augusta there is 66 miles of 80- pound rail and 105 miles of 66-pound rail: 62 miles of stone ballast, 75 of cindgi' hallasPTIlid 34 dirt. The cross- ties and roadbed were found in good condition, the road being SO per cent of standard, and fully as good as on the last inspection. Some changes and repairs were re commended on certain of the depots and terminals; otherwise they were One Convicts Kills Another. ATLANTA, March 20.—John Clark, a negro, life term convict at the camp of the Chattahoochee Brick Co. this morning killed Spier Merritt another negro convict with a heavy iron wrench. The cause of the dispute is unknown. Clark was brought to the Fulton County jail and will he put on trial for his life. It is stated he has already killed four men. Negro Preacher Keels Over. ATLANTA. March 20.—Richard B. Groves, barber and preacher, went to a Methodist mission on West Fair street last night to preach and as he was walking toward the pulpit fell down unconscious. He was taken to the Grady hospital where he still remains unconscious, his condition being criti cal. JOSEPH RICHARDSON IS RE-ELECTED CHAIRMAN S. P. A. NEW ORLEANS. La.. March 20.— Joseph Richardson, of Atlanta, was to day re-elected chairman of the South eastern Passenger Association at a meeting of the executive board of the association in this city. Fourteen sub committees of the association met to- The 'bomb which was thrown into tho store is supposed to have been loaded with nitro glycerine. The bulk of the windows and doors of the store were blown out, the floor ripped up and all the shelves with their weight of pro visions fell. The explosion roused the Italian settlement and the business men are terrorized because a similar bomb was thrown into a store less than two blocks from the scene of tonight’s explosion on Monday a week ago. The police have been unable to learn any thing ahout the bomb throwers. MRS. SAGE GIVES SUM OF $150,000 FOR SAILORS’ HOME NEW YORK. March 20.—Annour ce ment was made today that Mrs. Rus sell Sage has donated $150,000 to the American Seaman's Friend Society to be used by it in the erection of a pro posed sailors’ home and institute. Mrs. Sage also made a gift of $75,000 to the Syrian Protestant College of D'erut, Syria. New Golf Links. ATHENS, Ga.. March 20.—The Country Club has purchased 40 acres of land on Springdale street on the edge of the city in tho rear of Judge Hamilton McWhor ter’s on which a beautiful club house will be built and splendid golf links con structed. This work of improvement will be started at once. AMERICAS. Ga., .March 20.—Tile large*general store of Charles Mauk to gether with the postoffice and railroad depot at La Crosse, six miles north west of Americus, were destroyed by fire early this morning. Burglars oper ated upon the store before applying the torch, the llames rapidly spreading to the Central Railway depot close by. which burned with its contents. Mr. Mauk had come to Americus to deliver a,convict who with others escaped here Monday, and the store house was burn ed during his absence, presumably iy other escaped convicts in the vicinity. His stock of merchandise was valued at $5,000 and insured for $2,000. Tho store building was valued at $2,009 and uninsured. The loss sustained by the Central Railway In the destruction of the depot and contents is unknown. Everything belonging to the post- office department was totally destroyed. VIRGINIA MILITIA WILL BE STATIONED AT JAMESTOWN ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT FINLEY OF SOUTHERN FEATURE OF THE OCCASION the association tomorrow. The meeting of the executive hoard of the Southwestern Freight Associa tion, which is also holding session in . .. .. . .. . uuiciI.mo- were i this cit Y- E - Hinton, of Atlanta, which may demand the attention of the fnund in d condition The ^ foun d ; was re-elected chairman of the asso- court. For the first time we ha\e the j thflf . th<> nnRt , no , nf tro'iwe : ciation. real evidence before us, and I want u all to go in. Your honor will support Sn the Macon branch me in the claim that e\er since thi» ATLANTA. March 19.—The address of President W. Finley of the South ern Railway on "The Relations of . . 1 , .. Railways to the Public.” was the fea- day in P r , epa J5 1 "L.Y e mectlns ' of j ture of the annual dinner of the At- " “ * ’ ---••• lanta Chamber of Commerce here to night. An attendance of four hun dred representative citizens, a num ber of prominent railroad men and a large representation from the seed WASHINGTON. March 20.—In an swer to the invitation of the war de partment to have the Virginia miiitia take part with the regular troops in drills at Fort Monroe the Governor ’f the State has informed Acting Secre tary Oliver that the large part of ihe guard will be stationed at the James town exposition from June 5 to 15. and this will leave but two batteries of artillery available for the joint drills at Fort Monroe. GOVERNOR DENEEN AND ATTOR NEY GENERAL STEAD'S VISIT OF NO POLITICAL SIGNIFI CANCE. trial began I have struggled to have the doors opened wide that all the facts might be brought out. But I have been met with objections and legal restric tions everywhere.” Oelmas Denies Reflections. Mr. Delmas replied that it was Methodist church this morning at ten ' strange if the district attorney had so o'clock. Rev. Ford McCree officiating, j long possessed the information he was that the posting of delayed trains was i ciation. | given careful attention. Two trestles ere found’ con siderably in need of repairs; the other trestles and bridges were found in good shape. It was stated that 145.000 crossties had been put down since the last inspection. Contracts had been made for 4,000 tons of 80-pound steel rail which will lay about 32 miles of the main line. The directors found 14 spikes that SAVANNAH CHAMBER RE-ELECTS MAJ. WILLIAMSON SAVANNAH. Ga . March 29.—By a ris ing vote this afternoon, the directors of the Chamber of Commerce re-elected Maj. W. W. Williamson president. The other officers chosen were: First vice president, Leopold Adler; second, vice president, Norman Myers; third vice president. F. C. Battey: fourth vice president. A. B. Moore: treasurer, w. W could be pulled out by hand at various ; McCauley; .secretary, w. J. Donlan. crushers’ association of Georgia made the occasion of more than usual inter est. Besides President Finley the speakers were President James A. Avcock. of the Seed Crushers Associa tion, on "The Cotton Oil Industry.” the retiring and incoming presidents of the Chamber of Commerce. Among those present were Gov. J. M. Terrell, President J. F. Hanson, of the Central of Georgia Railroad. C. A- Wickers'ham. president of the Atlanta and West Point Railroad, and other prominent railroad officials. WASHINGTON, March 20.—"Gov ernor Deneen and Attorney-Gene'm! Stead did not come to see me on any political matters at all.” The above are substantially the words the President used In his talk with Senator Hansbrough, of North Dakota Tuesday when the latter asked him about the report that Saturday’s conference at the White House with the Illinois officials, during which Sec retary Taft and his brother caiied was for tho purpose of the launching a boom for Secretary Taft for the presi dency. Senator Hansbrough was In New York at the t'me the tory was 4mbU8hed. He told the President when he saw him today that as a friend of the administration he thought he.had a right to know if the reported pub lication was correct. "You have a right to know, and i will tell you exactly what happened.’* the President replied, according to S\ - ator Hansbrough. "The Governor and the Attorney- General did not come here on any pi- iitica! matters at all.” continued the President. “We did not talk politic > 'i all. During the interview with the Iiiir.o’c official Secretary Taft \\-:’h his brother happened, to come/over *<? tics in their visit. *No' poHii.--- talked afterward. It was not a • sal gathering in any sense whatever.’’
