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TWICE A-WEEK TELEGRAPH
WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORGIA: FAIR TUESDAY; WEDNESDAY FAIR; WARMER oN THE COAST; FRESH EAST TO SOUTH WINDS.
ESTABLISHED IN 1626.
MACON, GA., TUESDAY MORNING,. MARCH 26, 1907.
TWICE-A-WEEK, $1.00 A YEAR.
SLUMP IN WALL STREET
CAUSED BY INSANE FEAR
4Jnbridled Impulse to Sell and
Almost Entire Paralysis of
Demand.
y*No Check Offered
Selling Frenzy
N'E W YORK, March 25.—Today’s
stock market drfle? any clear analy
tic. The surface facts upon which ,
there is no room for dispute are that I
there ivns an unbridled immiise tn sell I
were believed to be touched by the de
clines. Holders of Amalgamated Cop
per and of United States Steel seem
ed to be suddenly awakened to the
recollection of past performances in
those securities following the quick
transformation from the condition of
great prosperity in their trades to
acute depression and rapid shrinkage
of earnings.
Bear Saturnalia.
The operations of the bear contingent
in the market are believed to have
been taken on the proportions of a
saturnalia. Individual operations on
the short side in at least one instance
were believed to be of prodigious pro
portions. These operations seemed to
be entirely unopened on behalf of the
controllers or insiders in any property.
A striking feature of the situation, in
an unbridled Impulse to sell | seemed to be the concensus among
securities and an almost entire 1 the major interests that supporting
paralysis of demand The con«e- i measures would be futile to check the
quence. lo prices were such as might I f ell l ng , fren 5 y ' Engagements of gold
. . . * 8 in London for import allowed by the
f ‘ » nrin K' nr ‘d. That any urgent neces- j Secretary of the Trea5ury in the 3e-
A.ty was for ing holders of securi- I enrity for government deposits, al-
ties to part with them did not appear though promising to hold the money
T
REORGANIZED ARMY
HE INTENDS TO MAKE PRLONG-
ED RESISTANCE TO NICA
RAGUAN FORCES
WASHINGTON'. March 25.—Presi
dent Bonilla, of Honduras, has reor
ganized his army and intends to make
a prolonged resistance to the Nicara
guan forces. This news reached the
State Department today from Philip
R. Brown, secretary of the American
mission to Honduras and Gautemala,
who is now at Tegucigalpa.
from any facts known to the public.
The banks were no; calling loans and
the withdrawal of credits by money
lenders could not he ascribed as thi
Impelling cause of the slump. Of
course the violent decline and the
shrinkage In collateral caused a read
justment constantly of loans and this
shrinkage of course forced vulnerable
holdings upon the market In the
course of the fall. Rut stringency
money was not the primary cause In
forcing any liquidations. So far as
the dread of failures at the coming
4Mock market settlements in London
and Berlin was concerned, the situa
tion was admittedly' improved over
nst week. Early prices of Americans
reported from London showed some
market through, were entirely ignored
Influential men in the banking world
dl not hesitate to characterize the sell
ing as prompted by "Insane fear.” In
formation from commission houses of
the terms in which some of the selling
orders were couched gave color to this
characterization. Fears of a coming
prostration of business and. of the
stripping of powers of management
and control for corporations were al
leged as principal grounds for the
MANAGUA. Nicaragua. March 26.—
A few details of the capture of the
Honduran-Salvadorean position at
Coluteca by the Nicaraguan forces
have been received. The Nicaraguans
captured 1.500 rifles, a large amount of
ammunition and quantities of field
equipment. The Hondurans and Sal
vadoreans had 200 men killed and
about an equal number wounded.
Some of the Nicaraguan wounded who
were captured by the enemy before
President Bonilla fled are reported to
have been hanged and their bodies
barbarously' mutilated.
President Zelaya has issued orders
to the Nicaraguan forces that all
wounded prisoners are to be treated
with proper care.
SAVANNAH FAILURE
DEPARTMENT STORE
THE BUSINESS OF P. T. FOYE IN
THE HANDS OF A RECEIVER
f | alarm. It was Inte in the day before
prices reached the lowest level, but
the actual closing reflected a nervouB
feeling among shorts in the feverish
rebounds caused by their rush to take
profits.
The Secretary' of the Treasury' an
nounced today that he would accept in
HONDURAN CAPITAL
HAS BEEN CAPTORED
WASHINGTON, March 23.—Senor
Corea, the Nicaraguan minister tonight
received a dispatch from President
uhstitution for Ujlited States four per j Zelaya of Nicaragua announcing the
Raaasupinn la •,« ! clflc bonds District of Columbia bonds ; day was predicted by the Nicaraguan
aasu mg Mavices. a t par> an( j Hawaiian bonds at 90 per j foreign office yesterday', following the
Reassuring advices from the high- cent also State, municipal and high ( capture .of Choluteca. the most strongly
eat quarters in the financial world grade railroad bonds, such as are legal | fortified town in that country and th.e
abroad were received ns to the im- i investments tor saving banks in the ■ flight of President Bonilla, of Honduras.
States of New York and Massachusetts. Only the bare announcement of the
on the basis of 90 per cent on their capture of Tegucigalpa was received,
market value. It is understood that | It did not reach here until late tonight
any such bonds thus withdrawn must but the news had been expected hourly
be assigned to the Secretary of the j by Mr. Corea.
Treasury for the redemption, under the
provisions ot the department circular
of March 14, 1907.
SAVANNAH, March 25.—P. T.
Foye, proprietor of a large department
store, has failed. A voluntary petition
in bankruptcy was filed in the United
States Court this morning. The busi
ness was placed in the hands of
George W. Owens, as receiver, and
will be continued under the orders of
Judge A. H. MacDonell, referee in
bankruptcy. for this district. Mr.
Owens will remain in charge of the bus
iness until the first meeting of the
creditors, which will take place about
April 5. He may then be made the
permanent trustee of the concern.
Assets of the concern are given at
$113,361.49 and the liabilities at $111,-
23.01. The largest creditor of Mr.
Foye is the Citizen^ Southern Bank,
to whom he owes $30,401.42. This is
the only claim secured. The unsecur
ed claims aggregate a trlffe over $80,-
000. The largest other creditor is the
H. B. Claflin Co., of New York, to
whom is owed $11,590.12.
ATTORNEY AND CHIEF
OF POLICE HAVE TIL
SIX CASES FOR SUNDAY LIQUOR
SELLING IN SAVANNAH
<> . POLICE COURT
SHORTER TRUNK LINE ■P'ROM
THE GREAT LAKES TO GULF
NORFOLK, Va., -March 26.—A spe
cial dispatch from Bristol. Tenn., says
Bird M. Robinson, president of the
Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Rail
way, was in the city today and con
firmed the report that his road would
build a trunk line from New Orleans
to connect with the Frisco and Rock
Island forming a new and much short
er trunk line from the Great Lakes to
the Gulf. The Mobile, Jackson and
Kansas City will build' from its pres
ent Southern terminus at Mobile to
New Orleans and from Middleton,
Tenn., to Joppa, Ill., or Paducah, Ky.
SAVANNAH, March 25.—Six cases
for Sunday liquor selling were made
by' the police yesterday, and today
hearings were held in police court.
These were against August Gerzihow
ski. the DeSoto Hotel. Herman Kean
Eli and Geo. Veruki, F. Viering and
Adam Winn. F. Viering pleaded gull
ty and was fined $200; Herman Kean
was discharged and the case against
the DeSoto was continued until Wed
nesday. This case seems to be
technical violation of the law only
Others were bound over.
A heated tilt occurred between At
torney' Dan Charlton, for one of the
defendants, and Capt. W. G. Austin
chief of police. The attorney' inform
ed the chief that he could not intimi
date him as he did others.
PRESIDENT AND GERMAN
AMBASSADOR ON HORSEBACK
WASHINGTON. March 25.—Taking
advantage of the fine weather today the
President, accompanied by Ambassador
Speck Von Sternberg and the two older
Roosevelt boy's, Theodore, Jr., and Kar-
mlt. took a long ride. .Baron Sternberg
was a private in the Franco-Prussian
war at the age of 16, and when the
President was engaged in assisting in
the organization of his cavalry regiment
for the Cuban service, he frequently
consulted his friend about the work.
The President is an expert horseman
and especially fond of taking the jumps.
He wants his boys to become equestrian
experts and toward this end the Ger
man ambassador is to teach them some
of the Jumping tactics of Germany.
provomonl In the situation. Berlin
was alleged to have completed neces- '
lary arrangements for the April 1 I
settlements which hnve been tile dan- I
ger point dreaded. Rumors of an im- !
portant house in London In financial
difficulties were said to be disproved !
by the moat careful investigation. !
Large orders were executed In (his I
market to buy stocks for foreign ar- I
count, but it had hardly more than a
momentary effect on prices. One par-
lirular in which London did offer a
depressing factor was disorder in her
metal market. Copper and tin both
showed heavy declines and specula
tion in cotton and relative committ
ments in the copper market were said
to be Involved. The large speculation
in copper securities in th(„ market
has been based on the confident as
sumption of sound conditions in the
mete! market. This confidence was
shaken and the metal Industrials prov
ed extremely vulnerable including the
United States Steel stocks. Large
poo>d holdings of these securities
BREAK IN WALL STREET
CAUSED WEAKNESS IN LONDON
REV. WM. M’CORKLE WILL
RESIGN SAVANNAH PASTORATE
SAVANNAH. March 25—Rev. Wil
liam P. McCorkle, pastor of the First
Presby'terian Church of this city, to
day' announced that he would resign
LONDON. March 25.—The break in ! ^ i3 Pastorate to accept that of the
prices in Wall street produced a weak- ! Presbyterian Church at Martinsville,
ness in the street prices of Americans i \ a - ^IcCorkle has been here for
here today. Otherwise the stock ex- ! f , x an ^ ^ as greatly endeared
change surmounted the first day of himself to this congregation.
the dreaded settlement with much
greater ease than was expected. Money
was plentiful and the carry oyer was
easily arranged.
The speculative accounts open proved
smaller than was feared and only one
important failure was registered.
himself to this congregation. He
came to this city from Graham, N. C;
The influx of the general investing ; been ra
BIG FOREST FIRE WAS
CHECKED NEAR STELLA, VA.
DANVILLE. Va., March 25.—A tele
phone message from Martinsville today
i says that the big forest fire which has
public at the ruling low prices helped
to sustain the market.
HOKE SMITH TAKING
NO PART IN THE RACE
aging in Patrick County since
Friday night was checked yesterday
afternoon near Stella, 15 miles from
where it started. The total damage
is unknown. The burning of leaves
on the Plantation of the Stuart Or
chard Company caused the fire. The
devasted territory is six miles wide.
May
Favor Caucus to Select
Candidate for President of
Senate.
rhis Will Depend
On Contingencies
FIGHT BETWEEN YAQUIS
INDIANS AND SOLDIERS
SAN ANTONIO, March 25—A re
port from Guayamas, Mex., says: “In
a fight between a band of Yaquis In-
tions were then entered into to see if ! dians and soldiers and Rurales in the
some satisfactory' agreement could j hills of the Barrigonna district, north
not be reached such as Mr. Golsby- i of this place yesterday, two Indians
moving his place of residence to At- I were killed and several Indians and
lanta. So far. however, the matter i six soldiers were wounded. The sol-
has not been compromised and Mr. ! diers. under command of .Col. A r illa-
Golsby is still watting to find out what ; real, are reported to be in pursuit of
his intended bride is going to do. Up j the fleeing Indians, who. it is thought,
FRENCH TROOPS ORDERED
TO MOROCCAN FRONTIER
Demands Made for Reparation
for the Death of Dr.
Mauchamp.
French Warships
Received Orders
to the present time she has declined
emphatically to leave home.
ATLANTA. March 25.—Gov-elect
Hoke Smith gave out an interview to-
Jny in which he states most emphati-
.'ally that he is taking no part what
ever in the race for president of the
State Senate, and that he will not do
so except In certain contingencies,
which he explains.
Mr. Smith said:
"A publication appeared yesterday
In The Telegraph and some other of
tiie papers sent out from Atlanta, to
the effect that I was secretly' support
ing one of the candidate.' for presi
dent of the Senate.
"The report was entirely without
foundation and seems to have been
circulated with the purpose of placing
me in a false attitude with the candi
dates and the Legislature.
“The Democratic convention at Ma-
,A.n adopted a platform
desire to see legislation passed to
carrv out the principles of that plat#
form, and I believe that both Houses
of the Legislature should be organized
with men who will help make Into
law the platform adopted by our
party.
"So far as I know, all the candi
dates for president of the Senate will
support such legislation. I shall take
no part betweon the candidates unless
I reach the conclusion that there is
danger of the selection of a man who
will not support the party platform.
Under such circumstances I would
favor a caucus of the Democrats who _ cases
would support the platform, and I
would publicly give all the aid I could
to the nominee of such caucus."
This, of course, will be Interesting
and satisfactory news to the candi
dates but that certain ones among
them have been under impression that
the influence of the Governor-elect
would go to one among them, there
can be no doubt, for they did not hes
itate to give notice to such belief.
The statement contained in the arti
cle in question simply sought to call
attention to the gossip for which the
statements of candidates themselvea
was the foundation.
A. C. L. Arrangement with Central.
ATLANTA. March 25.—A dispatch
received in Atlanta today from Wil
mington, N. C., signed by President
T. M. Emerson of the Atlantic Coast
Line, says that system has concluded
a satisfactory traffic arrangement
with the Central of Georgia Into At
lanta by way of Albany, but that it
has no trackage arrangement with the
Central. It was the conclusion of this
agreement with the Central of Geor
gia which resulted in the sale of the
Macon. Dublin and Savannah to the
Seaboard Air Line. *and this latter
rond is now about to conclude either
a traffic or trackage agreement with
the Southern through which It will se
cure an Atlanta connection.
are seeking reinforcements and an en
gagement is expected.”
Wants to Die Quietly.
ATLANTA. March 25.—William
O'Connor, who has been here for sev
eral weeks suffering from diabetes,
today begged Secretary Logan of the
Associated Charities not to send him
I earnestly j back to Augusta. He said he would
much rather go somewhere in the
woods and die quietly by himself, as
he could expect no attention there.
O'Connor has been trying to get to
Peoria. III. The Mayor of Augusta
furnished him a ticket as far as At
lanta and here he had to appeal to
the Associated Charities. Atlanta has
frequently given notice that paupers
should not be sent here and dumped
on the city, and if such were done
has stated they would be sent back.
It has not yet been determined what
will be done in O'Connor's case.
Atlanta has had a number of similar
but in no instance. Secretary
Logan says, have they been dumped
on any other city. In one instance.
Secretary Logan sent a family of
three all the way to Seattle, Waoh.
Governor to appoint expert accountants
to examine into their condition. Viola
tion of the law is made a misdemeanor.
But buidin-g and loan companies and
other companies of this class, are not
required to make deposits or to secure
a State license. The company with
which Turner was connected claimed
to have been of this class for if filed no
statement with the Comptroller Gener
al nor did it make any deposit.
The Comptroller General has urged
that the foregoing law be repealed and
that something effective and protective
be enacted in its place, but up to the
present time the Legislature has given
no heed to his recommendation.
Golsby Waiting for Bride.
ATLANTA. March 25.—W. B. Gols-
by, of Salisbury. N. C.. a railroad man.
who was to have married Miss Josle
Leamon here yesterday afternoon, at
the home of hes, parents. 145 Chero
kee avenue, is still here waiting for
his bride, who has not yet decided
whether or not she w'ill marry him.
Miss Leamon. who is the only child
of her parents. left her home yester
day and did not return until two
hours after the time set for the wed
ding because she said she did not
•v n: leave her home and her At
lanta relatives and friends. Negotia-
No State Law.
ATLANTA. March 25.—It appears
there is no State law under which sup
ervision is exercised over the class of
companies of which the Georgia Re
demption and Loan Co., the funds of
which are alleged to have been em
bezzled recently by one of its officials,
M. M. Turner, a former member of the
Atlanta city council.
The only law on the subject was one
passed in 1904 which requires invest
ment companies which issue certifi
cates bonds, debentures or certificates
of interest or Investment securities, to
provide a redemption fund of not less
than 75 per cent of the amount collected
as premiums and also that they shall
deposit with some State depository or
trust company $25,000 either in cash
or bond* for the protection of investors.
When such deposit is made and a state
ment of their assests is filed with the
Comptroller General, he is required to
issue them a license, but he has no
Jurisdiction over them beyond this The
only supervision even over this class
of companies is authorization given the previous appearances here.
Dr. Brown, One of Judges.
ATLANTA, March 25.—Although not
yet officially notified himself it became
known today that Dr. J. Lewis Brown
director of the May-June Music Fest
val. which will be given here May 29
30. 31 and June 1. has been apointed one
of the judges who will pass on the col
lege Glee club, symphony orchestra and
choral contests at the Jamestown expo
sition.
Besides Atlanta Baltimore, "Wash
ington and Richmond, each get an ap
pointment. The appointments were
made by Director Sexton, of the board
ot governors of the exposition.
Dr. Brown's work at the exposition
will not be solely that of a judge. He
will, in addition, give organ recitals and
conduct concerts—about twenty in all.
His seleetion by the expoistion man
agement is a credit both to himself and
to the State as only three other States
will be so represented.
W. H. L. Nelms, soliciting agent of
the Seaboard Air Line, has just return
ed from the exposition. He announced
today that he had seen Mr. Sexton, and
that the later had informed him that
Dr. Brown had been apointed. Dr.
Brown will receive an official notifica
tion in the next few days.
Contestants will enter the various
competitions from ali over the coun
try and the musical program at the
exposition promises to be a brilliant
one. Especial emphasis will be given
the encouragement of young muscians
and those who have such aspirations.
His work in Jamestown, however,
will in no way conflict with Dr. Brown’s
direction of the May-June festival. His
call for a chorus issued Saturday even
ing last met with a liberal response,
and rehersals will be held this week.
Plans are now being drawn from the
seats, boxes and stage of the auditor
ium. Dr. Brown is also in correspon
dence with the various soloist* who
wi'.l assist those stars already engaged
for the festival.
It may interest the large public
which has heard previous festivals to
know that Comnanarl the distinguish
ed baritone, will sing again his Torea
dor song from Carmen, with which he
has made such pronounced hits on his
PARIS, March, 25.—-As a result of
the cabinet meeting today, it was de
cided to send French troops to occupy
Oudja. a frontier town in Morocco,
until the Moorish Government gives
full satisfaction to France for the
assassination of Dr. Mauchamp. The
French demands for reparation will be
forwarded to Fez immediately. Thd
decision Qf the French Government to
occupy Oudja means that troops will
immediately cross the Algerian fron
tier from Tlemssen, where considera
ble forces of Allarms are stationed.
The decision was reached in order
to compel a Moorish response to the
repeated demands of F^tmce for the
depression of disorder and reparation
and abuses of power, crimes, and as
saults affecting French citizens, resi
dent in Morocco. The Moroccan
Government has Dersistently refused
to execute' the agreements concluded
with France in 1901 and 1902 and has
absolutely ignored the French Gov
ernment’s representations on the sub
ject.
Prepare for Occupation.
Telegraphic instructions were sent
this evening to Algeria, notifying the
military authorities to prepare a col
umn of troops for the occupation of
Oudja. Gen. Liautey. the commander
of the troops in South Oran, will prob
ably lend the column occupation.
The Temps says the steps contem
plated by the Government involve not
only a naval demonstration, but direct
coercion. The armored cruiser Jeanne
D’Arc and the cruiser LaTando, which
sailed from Toulon yesterday for Tan
gier, carried field equipment for ma
rines.
The French foreign office has dis
patched a note to the powers explain
ing the situation.
A German-ophobe sentiment has
been aroused by the intimations that
Germans inspired the attack which re
sulted in the assassination of Dr.
Mauchamp at Morocco city and this
has been fanned by War Minister
Plquart's transfer of Gen. Bailloud
from the command of the Sixteenth
corps of the army to the east for a
speech which the general delivered on
the occasion of retirement of a colo
nel. in which he referred to the "in
evitable coming war with Germany,
when France would have an opportu
nity to win back Alsace and Lor
raine.”
The Chauvenistlc papers accuse the
war minister and Premier Clemenceau
of cowardice in disgracing a gallant
officer because his words might dis
please Emperor William.
Will Continue Occupation.
The decision of the cabinet today
to send French troops to occupy Oudja
in Morocco was unanimous. The oc
cupation of this point will be contin
ued until full satisfaction has been
accorded.
The French demands include the
punishment of the murderer of Dr.
Mauchamp. indemnity for the family
of the victim and
of a large sum for the foundation of
the charitable institution in Morocco
memory of Dr. Mauchamp. Full
instructions have been telegraphed to
the military authorities in Algeria re
garding the formation and dispatch
of a military column to occupy Oudja.
THREE YEAR OLD BOY WAS
FEARFULLY BEATEN ON HEAD
BARNESVILLH, Ga„ March 25.—
Today about noon the 3-year-old boy
of Mr. John Sims was found in the
hall park here in an unconscious con
dition, fearfully beaten about the
head. A piece of plank was found
near him with blood and hair on it,
clearly showing that he had been
foully dealt with. The little fellow
was given immediate medical atten
tion and it is the opinion that he will
recover. So far no evidence connect
ing any one with the deed has been
discovered, although diligent efforts
have been made by officers and citi
zens. It is believed, however, to have
been some 12 or 14 year old negro boy.
Mr. Sims Jives near the park.
SLIPPED UP BEHIND .ENEMY
AND DEALT DEATH BLOW
ASHEVILLE, N. C., March 25.—For
reasons that he has not yet divulged
Zeek Austin, a notorious character of
the Weaver Dam section, stole up be
hind George Gady. while the latter was
seated on a log near the 'Elk Mountain
Cotton Mills, five miles from this city
yesterday afternoon and struck his vic
tim two heavy blows on the skull with
a club, from the effects of which Gad
dy died shortly before 10 o’clock last
night. Austin was arrested 10 minutes
later and now lies in jail charged with
murder. If Is stated that the men had
quarrelled during the afternoon, and
had apparently finished their argument
when Austin made his unexpected at
tack.
ARMY ENGINEERS WOUND
UP IN COSTLY RED TAPE
Contractor Oliver Heard at
Southern States and
Gulf Coast Panama
Conference
Resolutions
Were Adopted
NEW ORLEANS, March 25.—Dele
gates from a large section of the
South, assembled at the Southern
States and Gulf Panama conference
here today adopted the following res
olutions:
The natural economical route for a
large part of the United States for
passengers and materials intended for
Panama is via the ports on the Gulf
of Mexico.
The Isthmian Canal Commission
has been operating what is practical
ly a Government owned steamship
service from New York to Panama
and this exclusive service via New
York places the industries of the
South, the Gulf States, the Mississip
pi, Ohio, Missouri, Alabama and
Georgia valleys and contiguous terri
tory at a prohibitive disadvantage.
The Southern States and Gulf
Coast Panama conference represents
to President Roosevelt that at least
two of the Government's steamships
should be operated out of a Gulf port,
because of its closer proximtiy by
some six hundred miles to Colon than
New York. We strongly protest
against the discriminations of the
purchasing department of the Panama
railroad steamship line, whereby the
large majority of orders are confined
to the Eastern States.
The resolutions concluded by peti
tioning President Roosevelt to investi
gate “the reason why the preponder
ance of purchases for account of the
Panama steamship line are made in
the Eastern Sta'tes.”
Former Senator Joseph Blackburn,
of Kentucky, member of the canal
commission, and representative of
Secretary of War Taft at the meeting
said that the steamers could not he
divided between New York and a gulf
port without impairing the service to
the detriment of the workers on the
canal. He said there is no discrimi
nation against the South.
At tonight's session W. J. Oliver,
the contractor, made the following
criticism of the canal work:
“It is greatly to be regretted that
the administration has decided to
place the construction of the Panama
canal in the hands of army engineers
instead of committing its fate to con
tractors.
"No matter how capable the army
engireers may be their training has
not been along the lines of construc
tion, direction on a large scalo, they
are totally without organization to
draw from and will always be wound
up in costly red tape.”
MEN OF 25TH INFANTRY
" SHOT UP” BROWNSVILLE
A. C. L
CENTRAL MAKE DEAL
Says the Courtmartial Which
Exonerated Major Pen-
rose,
Soldiers Able to
Get Cartridges
DR. WILEY HELD CONFERENCE
WITH PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
WASHINGTON. March 25.—Dr. Har
vey W. Wiley the chief .of the Bureau
of Chemistry, held a half hour confer
ence with the President this evening.
He excused himself from talking about
his interview with the President on the
ground that it would not be proper.
As the doctor was about to leave the
executive office a messenger brought
from the vicinity of the Secretary’s of
fice a large box in which reposed a
dozen or more bottles that had been
covered with a napkin. Dr. Wiley took
them back to the Department of Agri
culture.
NEGRO MENACED BY MOB
FOR ASSAULT ON NEGRO BOY
AUGUSTA, Ga„ March 25.—Ar
thur Butler, a negro, is being held for
assault with intent to kill an 8-year-
old negro boy, whom he had first
beaten almost into insensibility and
was later in the act of hanging. A
rope had been thrown over the limb
of a tree and the boy was being
drawn up when neighbors interfered.
Butler was pursued by a mob of
blacks and whites bent on lynching
him, but he was safely landed in Jail.
The boy was no relation to Butler and
no motive for the deed has been
learned.
Railway traffic deals seem to be fre
quent recently. The sale of the Macon,
Dublin and Savannah road to the At
lantic Coast Line was a matter of com
ment' In railway circles. Later the sale
of the same road to the Seaboard Air
Line came as a surprise and cause for
more speculation as to the objects tc
be attained by the purchasers.
It Is announced that the Seaboard
has made trackage arrangements with
the 'Southern to Atlanta in exchange for
similar use by the Southern of a por
tion of the Seaboard system to the
coast.
Now it develops why the Atlantic
Coast Line disposed of the M., D. & S.
road. It is said that the Atlantic
Coast Line has completed arrangements
ith the Central of Georgia system
.. herebv the Coast Line will secure en
trance Into Atlanta by way of Albany
and Macon. This announcement was
given out in a statement that explained
the sale of the Macon, Dublin and Sa
vannah road to the Seaboard Air Line
system. .
When the arrangements will go into
effect is not yet know, but it will
prove to be one of the most important
changes In the railroad and traffic sit
uation that has taken • place in this
erson explained™that^the Macon, Dub- the transaction in reference to the
lin and Savannah was bought in order ? a ’ < U °J' c - artrl< ^ es to the Brownsville
to get into Atlanta by an extension innk dealer the witness said he he*
from Macon. The surveys had been
made when most favorable arrange
ments were completed allowing his
road to get Into Atlanta over the Cen
tral. The Macon, Dublin and Savannah
was then sold to the Seaboard.
This allows an almost complete
crystallization of all the Atlantic Coast
Line interests in Georgia. The most
important amalgamation will be the
connection between the Coast Line and
the Louisville and Nashville, of which
the Coast Line owns a controlling in
terest; also a Southern extension for
the Nashville. Chattanooga and St.
Louis, of which the Louisville and
Nashville owns a controlling interest.
The Atlantic Coast Line and the
Nashville, 'Chattanooga and St. Louis,
jointly own the ninety-nine-year lease
on the Georgia railroad fr.om Atlanta
to Augusta. Macon and Athens. From
Albany the Atlantic Coast Line has a
direct line to Brunswick and Savannah
and the Atlantic seaboard. The new
arrangement will give a direct line
from Ohio river gateways to the At
lantic seaboard hinder the most favor
able conditions.
WASHINGTON, March 25— That
'the soldiers were invariably able to
secure extra cartridge's and sometimes
had extra rifles as well, was asserted
today by Wm. Ryan, corporal in Com
pany K. Twenty-sixth Infantry, in the
Brownsville investigation before the
Senate committee on military affairs.
Ryan was at Brownsville prior to the
coming of the negro soldiers of the
Twenty-fifth Infantry. He was serv
ing as the artificer under the quarter
master sergeant, at whose orders, he
said, he sold 1,000 rounds of Govern
ment ammunition to a junk dealer in
Bhownsville. Under the same man's
orders he said that he defaced the
numbers on six Krag-Jorgensen rifles,
which had been secured in the Phil
ippines with fourteen others,, as sur
plus guns. The defacing was done
and the guns held out at the time the
order was issued for the surrender of
all the Krag type of rifles. In reply to
a number, of questions he declared
that he did not consider that he had
done wrong in aiding in the sale of
Government property. In detailing
STUDENTS HURL "STINK BOMBS”
DURING ST. PETERSBURG RIOT.
NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION
IN MOVING PICTURE SHOW
GREENFIELD, Ind.. March 25.—
Twenty-six persons were injured, some
seriously, and a two-story building, oc
cupied by a 5-cent theater with mov
ing pictures, was wrecked tonight by
a explosion of natural gas. used to heat
the building. About 200 persons were
in the theater at the time of the explo
sion and in the panic that followed
the appropriation ! men. women and children rushed for
' the doors, trampling on one another.
PROMINENT FLORIDIAN
FOUND DEAD IN HIS OFFICE
PENSACOLA, Fla., March 25.—Attil-
la F. Mallory, one of the most promi
nent citzens of Pensacola and a broth
er -of United States Senator Stephens
R. Mallory, was found dead in his a£Lice
late today. A workman entering his
office shortly after Mallory's return
from dinner found him on the floor in
| _ _ Mr. Mallory’s fath-
battleship Georgia which will delay the j er was secretary of the Confederate
EPIDEMIC OF MEASLES ABOARD
THE BATTLESHIP GEORGIA
NEWPORT NEWS. Va„ March 25 —
The outbreak of measles on board the j a dying condition.
_ ‘
departure of the vessel for Guantana- j navy during the Civil War.
mo scheduled for tomorrow, has de-
eloped into an epidemic, more than
50 men having been taken from the ship
to the naval hospital at Portsmouth,
Va.
Cel. Albert L. Meyer Promoted.
WASHINGTON, March 25.—Col.
Albert L. Meyer. Eleventh Cavalry,
has been selected for promotion to
the rank of brigadier-general to All a j W. Penrose, the eommnmi'ng oftU'
vacancy caused by the death of Gen ; the battalion of negro soldiers at Fort
Jl’inL
NEGRO SOLDIERS
SHOT UP BROWNSVILLE
SAN ANTONIO. Texas. March 25.—
That certain members of the Twen
ty-fifth infantry shot up the town of
Brownsville Texas, in August last, is
declared by the Penrose court-martial
in their verdict exonerating Major C.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 25.—The!
high school of sciences, situated on
Vasili island, was the scene today of a
series of explosions, which fortunately,
brought no serious casualties in their
train. The explosions were engineered
by members of the senior and junior
classes, whom the faculty were ahouS
to expel bodily for offenses against dis
cipline. The first deafening detonation
occurred in the lecture hall during a
lecture. Several cupboards containing
apparatus for chemical research were
blown to sulinters and the instruments
hurled out over the heads of the classes.
During the rioting that followed some
of the students hurled "Stink bombs”
filled with ill-smelling materials, at un
popular members of the faculty, and at
the same time smaller boobs were ex
ploded in other parts of the school and
in the street in front of the build
ings.
Nobody was seriously hurt. The
school was closed and the police search
ed the dormitories.
WANT RAISE OF WAGES
FOR WORK ON CANAL.
NEW ORLEANS La.. March 24.—
C. J. Baker, of Danville Ill., one of a
dozen trainmen and engineers arriv
ing from Panama, said that between
1 200 and 1,500 engineers firemen,
trainmen and cranesmen employed on
the canal have asked the commission
for an increase in wages and have
offered their resignations if the raise
Is not granted.
junk dealer, the witness said he had
taken the cartridges, which were in
the original Government package and
had placed the box Inside a kerosene
box. He insisted in reply to questions
by Senator Warner that he had no
idea why this precaution was taken
by Sergeant Cheseman and neither did
he consider that he was doing wrong.
Senator Foraker then asked the wit
ness if he meant he had done no
wrong in assisting In the sale of Gov
ernment ammunition, and Ryan re
plied that he had proceeded upon the
orders of his superior officer. “If my
superior officer should tell me .to
Jump in the river,” he said, "I would
do it, but of course I do not say that
I would not swim out again.”
The extra guns which were in the
possession of Company K, Twenty-
sixth Infantry, the witness said, ori
ginally numbered twenty. He thought
Capt. Kiiburn, the company comman
der. had given some of them away,
that one had been sold by Cheseman
and that Capt. Kiiburn still has one.
He said he could not say what had
become of the others.
When the session adjourned for the
day Thomas Taylor, a former member
of Company B. Twenty-fifth Infantry,
was on the stand. The expert exami
nation of shells picked up in Browns
ville is declared to show that his gun
was used in firing eleven of these
shells. Taylor denied that his gun
had been fired since his company left
Fort Niobrara, a month prior to the
shooting.
The Senate committee on military
affairs today received from the Act
ing Secretary of War a copy of a tele
gram from Brigadier-General McCas-
key, commanding the department of
Texas, concerning the Maj. Penrose
courtmartial. The telegram says that
Penrose was exonerated, but the
court found that the "shooting up” of
Brownsville was done by men of the
Twenty-fifth Infantry. This is the
text of the telegram:
“Major-General Ainsworth: unuu
“Maj.-Gen. Ainsworth: “Maj. Pen
rose was exonerated by the courtmar
tial. but the court found that the
shooting in Brownsville was done by
the men of the Twenty-fifth Infantry*
The finding approved by me.
“(Signed) •
“McCASKEY, Commander.” i
ELEVEN RACE HORSES ARE
'BURNED TO DEATH.
Brown at the time.
PROMINENT PHYSICIAN
KILLED IN HIS OFFICE
SPARTANBURG. S. C„ March 25.—
Dr. William Linder, a prominent phy
sician of Union. S. C.. was shot and
killed today by Lucy Litse. who walk
ed into the physician’s office, closed
the door and fired a bullet into his
i>ack. The woman was arrested.
NEW YORK, March 24.—Eleven
race horses were burned to death in
a fire which destroyed three buildings
today. Among the horses destroyed
were Fine Cloth, Lady Prudence, Sir
William Johnson and Star of the
Ocean. These horses were all In the
stable of Thomas Watt. The loss is
estimated at $80,000.
MINERS BURrED UNDER
SNOW FOUND DEAD.
■BELLINGHAM, Wash.. March 25.—
Eight miners were buried alive in an
avalanche of snow at the Brlttania
mine on Howe 'Sound, forty miles
north of Vancouver, yesterday. Four
were taken out dead and four wex«
rescued. ^
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