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THE TWICE-AAVEEK TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, MARCH 29 ,1WT. EXPLOSION IN ATLANTA FATAL TO FOUR NE6R0ES itlanta. Ga and Pink M had just b< also ne- min in charge d to be Is sup- ■as lifted up and a a section of the . The force of the idles of the d"fd •lenkjns’ Icit was llding several hun ger pieces of his a dozen different illars." blit even an v- estimate cannot larht In the ware- ry Care First on Merits. ANTA. March 27.—As the re ft conference between the at- engaged In the case, held In th United Kt.o.es court this morning. It was agreed that the suit of tho Cen tral of Georgia Railway Co., and that of the Southern Railway Co., against the State Railroad Commission. In which Jt Is sought tr. enjoin the en forcement of circulars 31G and 217, Shall be trlf-d on their merits before Judge W.' T. Newman before any ap- cxtr.T. ones. In addition to those an extra large number return l»l had ?•> hr sent th:- year, almost every Tax Receiver asking for aa Increased number. The indications are. therefore, that there will probably be a healthy increase In the ven- eral tax returns. There were 615 pack ages of digests and blanks, each weigh ing about 73 pounds, and it required seven of t!ie large two-horse express wagons to convey them from the cap!to! to express office. The total costs of tbs gesls to the State was {1.431. or somethin: more than J2.20 each. The cost of th retm i blanks was about J1.500. It took {3s.;,j worth of paye r and twine to wrip up the packages, and the expre-s char, on them amount to about $250. All of the digests should be delivered this week to the Tax Receivers in the various counties. The Jax Receivers are re quired to return ore of the digests with out C03t to the State, but in many in stances they send them back C. O. D.. ar.d the State has to pay express changes before it can get them. NEGRO SOLDIER TELLS LIKE PRESIDENT’S STAND i LUNACY COMMISSION HOW SCARED HE WAS AGAINST RAILROADS ALL READY TO TRY THAW TERMINATION OF LITIGATION AFFECTING M. J. & K. C. ROAD torn* peal the frott Cla Judge In the ken. These circulars change fleation of the roads named is C to Class B. which in- a reduction of approximately cent In the local rates of freight they are allowed t> charge. Neivman overruled tho demurrer Central's case after hearing ar gument, and appeal was about to he taken to the circuit court of appeals In New Orleans. As a result of this agreement, however, there will be no appeal pending a hearing of the case on Jte merits. The Central’s case will be the first one heard, the date set being April 2, and on the Anal decis ion in that case will largely depend the result In the ease of the Southern and also of tho Atlantic Coast Lino, which has a similar Injunction proceeding pending. Governor of V/isconsin Here. ATLANTA, Ga. March 27.—Governor Tames O. Davidson of Wisconsin, arid | n party of eight prominent officials and iltizens of that State who reached At lanta last night, left the city at ft o’clock this morning for Tate, In Pick ens County, where they go to visit the famed North Georgia marble quarries. Tho object of this visit is to inspect the quarries and the North Georgia marble with a view to putting It Into the new' Wisconsin State capital soon to bo built. The party was accompanied by President Sam Tate, of the Georgia Marble Co. They returned to the city tonight expressing themselves as high ly pleased with' the results of their Inspection, and will leave tomorrow to return home. Col. Rodding Apointed. ATLANTA March 27.—Colonel R. J. Red'ng. of Griffin, former director of the State Experiment'Station has been appointed by the executive committee of the Jamestown Exposition Commis sion as superintendent of the Georgia building and Georgia exhibits at James town, and will be located there in charge until the close of- the exposi tion. In .edition to this appointment A. G. White, of 'Bartow County, has ' been appointed to take direct charge of the agricultural exhibit and S. P. Jones, formerly connected with the State Geological Department, will have slmllnr charge of the geological and forestry exhibits. Preparation of the historical exhibit is in charge of Dr. W. IV. Burroughs of Brunswick. Tho shipment of the Georgia exhibit to Jamestown was begun this w.eek and by the middle of next week the entire eight ear loads of It will have been for warded. NEW YORK. March 27.—Attorneys for Messrs. Morrell. Morrison Sz McLeod, the Gulf and Chicago Railway protective committee, announced today the termina tion of the litigation affecting the Mo- ■>ile, Jrckson and Kansas City Railroad Company and the Gulf and Chicago Rail way Company. The suits brought for re ceiverships of these companies will be withdrawn and Messrs. Monell. Morrison and McLeod have been elected members of the board of directors of the Mobile and Jackson and Kansas City Railroad Company. WORK SOON TO BEGIN ON WESTERN AND GULF ROAD. AMERICUS. Ga. March 27— Presi dent Crawford Wheatley, of the pro posed Western and Gulf Railway, from Amerlcus to Hawkinsville, gave out today a gratifying statement rela tive to early construction upon the line Officials of the railway are negotiat ing with contractors ar.d the belief Is expressed that the railroad will be constructed during the spring and summer. Amerlcus will bo head quarters. STANDARD OIL COMPANY REACHES OUT IN EUROPE LONDON. March 27.—The Standard Oil and the European Oil Union have, ac cording to the Pall Mall Gazette, reached a mutually satisfactory agreement which will end the struggle hitherto waged for the European markets. Under the agree ment, which will become effective April 1. the Ftendnrd Oil Company will control many additional important oi! tank in stallations in such centers of distribution as Antwerp. Amsterdam and Rotterdam. WASHINGTON, March 27.—Al though several white officers of the Twenty-fifth Infantry will have just concluded their attendance at the Penrose court-martial at San Anto nio reported to the Senate committee of military affairs today, the commit tee continued Its examination of former negro soldiers. Thomas Taylor and Jos. L. Wilson, both former members of Company B, whose guns have been identified by experts at the Springfield arsenal with shells picked up In the streets of Brownsville, were on the stand. Their examination was intended to show that thbir guns were in good condi tion when inspected the morning fol lowing the shooting and that they could not have been used in the shoot ing affray. Spotswood W. Taliaferro, formerly sergeant-major of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, also testified concerning in cidents at Fort Brown on the night of the shooting. Taliaferro said that on the night of the shooting he was asleep in the administration building and was awakened by a single shot which he thought came from the town outside the garrison wall. He said he put on part of his clothes and ran out of the building to find Maj. Penrose, and heard some one near the garrison gate say three times in a deep voice: “I want all of you.” The witness said -he was greatly ex cited. but he ran to Maj. Penrose's quarters and then to the barracks, where he found the major and report ed to him. He secured a gun and went back to his post at the adminis- WASHINGTGX, March 2$.—A com mittee representing the Illinois Manu facturing Association, headed by C. H. Smith, of Aurora, president called on the President by appointment and extended to him an invitation to ad dress at Springfield, Ills, at the ear liest possible date, a convention ot representatives of the manufacturing and mercantile interest of Illinois and the Middle West. The conference interests and in reconstructing the un- there was a free discussion of the rail road situation. dent that it fully appreciated and en dorsed the very great work which he had done and was doing in behalf of the people of the whole country, in de manding fair dealing of the railroads in their relations with the shipping interests and in recinstructing the un fair and onesided conditions that had so long prevailed. “The committee submitted to the President that the present disturbed railroad financial situation was creat ing a feeling of timidity and appre hension to such an extent. It threat ened curtailment of banking and busi ness credit, which had heretofore been extended to the business interests of the country at a time when greatest possible demand for the further ex tension of credit prevailed for the de velopment of the increasing demands of manufacturing and mercantile In dustries of the country. It was shown to the President that the manufacturers, in the enjoyment of their unprecedented credit, had largely extended their business In the making of purchases necessary to fill orders which, require many months for their comp><tion, that the manufacture us no uri msE FOi! HARLEIH MEH DIES 01 MB TOUR’! NEW- YORK, March 28.—Indict ments charging manslaughter In the second degree were returned today against the New York Central raii- NEW YORK. March 27.—A dispatch was received here today from Tokio. anouncing the death of James Henry Smith, one of the wealthiest capita lists of this city. At the time of his At its conclusion, the committee r 0 ’ a(] C V McCormick cenernlenner »ets of this city. At the time of his gave out the following statement: vU » , ° rmlc general super- : death, Mr. Smith was on a wedding "The committee stat' d to the Presi- ^ Smith one^o^rh^viei^iMeo- ! tour around thc wnrld - His bvide was **• *?ne \ ice-presidents I the divorced wife of Wm. Rhinelander of .ho road, in connection with the i Stewart. Mr. Smith’s death occurred wreck or the Brewster express on the yesterday at Kioto. Japan. A dispatch Harlem division of the railroad last received here Monday said that Mr. month. ground and that he took the sound for the approach of artillery. tration building. Some amusement , an( j n -, ercan tiie interests were appre- was created by Taliaferro when he j hens5ve that a feeling of distrust was told of the confusion and excitement. geltln „ a foot hold which would lead He said he heard thes cavengers cart . to flnanc { al curtailment and such re- antl mule coming across the parade , s t r i c tion of credit as to threaten dan gerous results to the great prosperity that now existed in all avenues of industry. It was urged upon the Pres- PROM1NENT AUGUSTA BROKER ident that very great good would come DROPS DEAD IN NEW YORK ! to a jj interests alike if he would sig- NE3W YORK, March 27.—While en- J n [f y ihis willingness to express In a gaged in a business consultation at public address, as soon as possible, the the offices of J. H. Lane & Co., com- : kevnote of his creative and construc- mlssion merchants today, John W. i tive policy. Chaffee, a cotton operator of Augusta, J “The President was informed by tho Ga.. was stricken with apoplexy and ; comittee that, though the country's died at the Hudson Street Hospital. , prosperity was very great, it would Chaffee was here on a business trip. ; .soon become seriously impaired by the i creation of man’s uneasiness on the WISCONSIN PARTY i part of the banks and investors, and ATT ANTA EC Mareh"°”?—Da E wou,d Irad t0 suoh distrust as to P re ' vi^In of Wisconsin, and" a large party ! the supply w «cessary of Wisconsin people, were in Atlanta to- j moneys to satisfj existing \vants. night, having come to Georgia to inspect j “At the close of the conference the marble which may be used in the con- President thanked the committee for struction of a $6,000,000 capitol in Wis- j its frank statement of the existing con- consln. The marble will be secured either dit!or , s as they appeared to the com- from Georgia or Maine. J m j tte9 an( j promised that within a few days he would determine whether his present engagements would permit him to accept the committee’s invitation, which he expressed himself as anxious to do If he possibly could.” G. B. Burhans Testifies After Four Years. G. B. Burhans of Carlisle Center, N. Y., writes: “About four years ago I wrote you stating that I had been en- WASHINGTON, March 28.—An im- tirelv cured of a severe kidney trouble portant conference was held at the by taking less thari two bottles of Fo- White House tonight at which the . i ey ' S Kidnov Cure. It entirely stopped railroad question was generally discuss- j t h c brick dust sediment, and pain and ed. Those present were Secretary of! svmptoms of kidney disease dlsap- ... , the Treasury Cortelyou, Secretary of j peared.. I am g.ad do say that I have killed in an encounter between pea- the Interior Garfield, Assistant Secre- j never had a return s*f any of those sants and the military at Stareskieand j tary of State Baco>, Chairman Knapp j symptoms during the four years that there have been two bloody battles at " M |M ■ tt ' M Mastenestir, in one of which Lieut Jonilescue lost his life. The peasants tore tho body of the lieutenant to pieces and danced around the bloody remnants to wild music. Similar atrocities are reported from the districts of DimDrovitza and Dolj, where numerous villages and farms have been burned down. The situation ln» Galatz Is most threatening. The long shoremen there are fraternizing with the peasants. The prefect of Galatz has ordered all the shops closed for three days and the people are in a state of panic. McCormick find Smith entered pleas of not guilty and were released on 510,000 bail each. The grand jury also handed up a presentment containing man recom mendations to tile State Railroed Com missioners concerning restrictions up on railroad operation in this State The grand jury declares that the rail road company “Feloniously, wilfully and carelessly, with gross culpable negligence and misconduct, omitted to ascertain at what speed it was safe for the train to pass around the curve.” It charges also that the company omitted to exercise any effective meas ures to prevent the train passing around curve at a speed faster than was safe, and that it placed the train under tho control of an engineer not. Smith was dangerously ill of heart disease. In the party with Mr. and Mrs. Smith were the Duke and Duch ess of Manchester. A few years ago Mr. Smith inherited from his uncle. George Smith, a for tune estimated at $50,000,000. Some thing more than two years ago Mr. Smith bought the house at the corner of 57th street and 5th avenue, owned and operated by the late Wm. C. Whit ney. The lavish entertainments given by him during his bachelorhood days ware among the most notable in New York fashionable circles. Prior to coming into the estate of Ills uncle, he conducted a brokerage business, and was known ps “Silent Smith." Mr. Smith and Mrs. W. Rhinelander Stewart, of Baltimore, were married at Inverness, Scotland, on September 13 last, and shortly afterwards started uiiuei Lxiu uuiiLiUi oi an engineer iiul» ... . . ... . , .. . , properly trained and experienced and ?' lth his wife and several friends on a not competent to run the train with "^L° n ^ e ^rexel rp_ yacht, Margarita, which Mr. Smith , J b 0 th L, h ‘nL®had chartered. Mrs. Smith was Miss Si d ™ °L Annie M. Armstrong, of Baltimore and a_.d the death and injury of the pas- j PhIlade i phla . In ls79 ahe Jn! >rried W. sengers. Twenty-four persons lost their lives, and more than a hundred others were more or less seriously injured in the wreck. The train was one of the new electric type which recently replaced those drawn by steam locomotives in the Central’s suburban service. At Woodlawn curve the second car of Rhinelander Stewart, from whom she obtained a divorce In South Dakota In August, last year. A few days after the decree was granted she sailed with her daughter. Miss Anita Stewart, for England and her marriage to Mr. Smith occurred In the following month. George Smith, the founder ot the great fortune which fell to James the train jumped the track and it and . Henry Smith upon the old man’s death, BERLIN, March 2S.—According to the Czernowltz correspondent of the Local Anzeiger. the situation in Ro mania grew worse yesterday. The number of persons killed daily is grow ing enormously. Three hundred persons have been E those that followed were piled up In a heap beside the track. Some of the witnesses estimated the speed of the train at the time of the accident as high as 70 miles an hour. MOST DANGEROUS BANDIT KILLED AND GANG SCATTERED DURANGO. Mex., March 28.—In a desperate right between rurales and a band of outlaws under Gumersindo Ortega in the Sail Juan Del Rio Mountains, Or- tegu. wli" w.i.-i eonslder,',! rn - or the most dangerous bandits in Northwestern Mex ico. was killed, and his band driven into the mountains with the rurales in close pursuit. From tlie district in which Ortega and his band have been operating, numerous reports have been received of murderous attacks and robbery. was one of the pioneer bankers of Chicago and the Northwest. One of Mr. Smith’s most profitable invest ments, probabiy was a purchase of a large amount of Argentine bonds which he obtained at 20. per cent and sold at par. This single investment Is said to have netted him more than $10,000,000 profit. Mr. Smiih never married, and at his death the bulk of his great fortune went to his nephew. James Henry Smith's inheritance was estimated at $50,000,000. but his for tune has increased steadily since it fell into his hands In 1899, and the es tate now is estimated at, between SGO.OOO.OOO and $75,000 000. His body will be brought home for burial. GH RAILROAD HATTER VIENNA. March 2S.—Press dis patches received here from Czemowitz on the Moldavian frontier, say that con ditions in certain parts of Ramanian are more serious. Grave disorders are reported to have broken out on estates of King Charles at Poina and troops have been sent to the Royal domains. It Is rumored that large numbers of peasant rioters have been killed in con flict near Braila arc. It appears that a large number of rioters on trying to enter the town of Galatz, were repulsed by soldiers near the village of Losaveni with a. loss of twenty men killed. Infor mation received here at a late hour tonight,, indicates that order is being slowly restored particularly in the northern part of Moladavia. 45,000 TRAINMEN ON VERGE OF STRIKE. Roti-mani Will Call Meeting, ATLANTA, March 27.—John A. Bet jeman. of Albany, chairman of tho Georgia Imigratlon Association, will be here tomorrow and will arrange to call a meeting of the executive comittee to bo held next week with a view to getting more actively to work in tho matter of securing desirable foreign Immigrants for Georgia. Owing to numerous obstacles the work has been progressing very slowly up to the pres ent time but It is thought there is nothing now to hinder the pushing of a more active and vigorous campaign. $70 000 Demurrage Claims Filed. ATLANTA March 27—Representing Pennington ant Evans of Bnrfield, Ga.. large lumbermen. Ju igo Spencer K. Atkinson has filed with the Railroad Comission demurrage claims against the Augusta and Florida Railroad Co. aggregating more then $70,000. The read against which this heavy claim is made, is one of the short lines which will ho absorbed in the Georgia and Florida Railroad now being constructed under the direction of John Skelton Williams, from Augusta to the Gulf Coast. Th!.« extensive claim is based on the alleged failure of the road to furnish freight cars for the sh’pment of lumber. The amount of demurrage allied workers. When the railroad of- nllowed under the rules of tho Railroad ! fleers declared their offer was the best Commission after due notice has been j that could be mane the conference given, is $1 a day per car. It is claim- j came to an end as the men by a refer- od by this'firm that the number of cars j endum vote taken last week has de- which U has ordered placed for lumber I cided not to accept anything less than shipments multiplied by the number of ' days delay after due notice had been given, make? the amount of demurrage to,which the firm Is entitled more than $7&.09 n . This is perhaps the largest de murrage claim ever filed with the rail road Commission’, and hearing in the case has been set for April 18th. Tlie recently passed Steed hill will figure in tills case. This is the law under which thc roailreods are required to receive. receipt for and forward promptly all freight offered for ship ment. The shippers are required to give th« railroad in question due notice in writing of the number of cars want ed. and if the railroad fails to comply the law prescribes a penalty cf $253 for failure in each case. The penalty, how ever can only be enforced by bringing suit in the courts. and Special Counsel F. B. Kellogg, of i j, ave e'apsed ar : I am evidently cured Interstate Commerce Commission and ; to stay cured, and-heartily re'comm»nl ail the members of the commission ex- I Foley’s Kiiney Cura to any one suffer- cept Messrs. Prouty and Cockrell, who j ing from kidney >- bladder trouble.” are out of the city. The conference H. J. Lamar & Ch agents, near Ex- lasted two and one-half hours. After the conference adjourned it was stated that the meeting was call ed to outline a scheme to be presented to the next Congress for the Federal regulation of the railroads of the Unit ed States. change Blink, Macon. EDITOR ASSASSINATED BY YOUTH IN MOSCOW MOSCOW. March 27.—Dr. Jollos. editor of the Russki Viedmosti. was assassinated here today by an unknown youth, who shot him with a revolver as he was ieav- The plan proposed by Jacob H. Schiff j ing his residence. The murderer escaped, for remedying the railroad situation. ! Dr. Jol'.os was a member of the Lower which has attracted a great deal of I House of the first Russian Parliament, attention was not taken nn nt tll % . Jollos was a friend of the late Prof. Hert- I zenstein. who was assisinated by Reac- conference. Mr. Ke.logg, it ho has j tionaries in Finland: July 31 last. Ahe charge of the Harriman investigation . murderer was seen coming out of the denied that this question was brought: house of a man named Terropoff head up at the conference. TORN Fill THE BODY NEW YORK. March 2S.—A spark caused by a blow from a hammer ignited a quantity of explosives in the composing rooms of the Consolidate Fireworks Company, at Gainesville, S. •CHICAGO. March 2S.—The forty- L, today and in the explosion that fol- five thousand trainmen of the West- | lowed one man was torn to pieces, a cm railroads seemed nearer a strike j boy and two girls were probably fatal- tonight than at any time since the ne- ! ly injured, and several other persons Foliations were begun two months ago j were burned. for an increase of 12 per cent in wages ' Arnold Ruff, aged 30 years, was and a work day of 9 hours. The con- , killed instantly. His head was torn ference today between the representa- | from the body, Henry Paul, a boy, tlves of the men and the railroad offi- : was burned from head to foot, as were cers lasted four hours, but was a fail- j Helen Decker, aged 17 years, and Har are in bringing about a solution of garet Koski. 19 years old. Those three, the trouble. The railroads offered the j it Is though cannot recover. Hazai men increase? |of 7 per cent to passen- Decker, twin sister of Helen, was the ger conductors and 10 per cent to ' most seriously burned of the others, br.akemen. firemen, baggagemen and The monetary loss was small. NEGRO WHO MURDERED - ’ CHIEF POLICE CONVICTED. FAYETTEVILLE, N. C., March 28. —Tom Walker, the . negro murderer, of Chief of Police Cbason and Officer' Lockamay on March 2, was tried to day and convicted of .murder In the first degree. Ho was sentenced to be hanged on April 15. -The troops that have been on duty for the past twenty- four hours as a precaution aaginst possible violence' have been with drawn. STEEL GIRDER GAVE AWAY INJURING SEVEN WORKMEN NEW YORK, March 28—A steel gir der slid from the top of a power house under construction for the 'Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company today, and in its descent carried away a scafforld on which a dozen men were working. Seven of the men .were badly Injured, two of whom will die. CINCINNATI SOUTHERN MACHINISTS GO ON STRIKE NASHVILLE. Tenn., Mar. 2S.—Be cause of differences over the employment of non-union labor in the shops of the Cincinnati Southern Railroad at Oakdale and Somerset, Ky„ the machinists have walked out. It is reported' that other shopmen throughout the system will join tho strike. PRESIDENT WILL ADDRESS AT UNVEILING CEREMONIES. WASHINGTON. March 2S.—Presi dent Roosevelt has promised to make an address at the dedication of a statue to the memory of the Rough Riders to be erected at Arlington Na tional cemetery on the afternoon of April 12. The cornerstone of the mon ument was laid today and in it was placed a brass box containing Presi dent Roosevelt’s history of the Rough Riders, a United States flag and silver coins of 1906. Those present at to day’s ceremony included Mrs. Allan K. Capron, the widow of Captain Cap- ron, of the Rough Riders, and Mrs. Totvne, the wife of foremr Represen tative Towne, of New York. STREET CAR MEN STRIKE IN MONTGOMERY, ALA. MONTGOMERY, March 2S.—After desultory efforts tt> operate a few . under way without any delay what- “ on femei v an( j w j]j pre ga the inquiry to NEW YORK. March 27.—After the jury which has been trying Harry K. Thaw for more than two months past, was excused today until next Monday morning, and the members of the lun acy commission named yesterday by ustlce Fitzgerald to inquire into Thaw’s present state of mind, had been sworn in. there came the sudden announcement late i:t the afternoon that former Superior Ccurt Juptite Morgan R. O'Brien, the chairman of the commission had resigned. In a letter to Justice Fitzgerald. Judge O'Brien s;aLd that upon re flection, he was forced, because of the condition of his health and professional engagements previously entered into, to decline to serve as a member of the commission. Justice Fiutgoraid made a new order appointing David Mc Clure. a well-known attorney of this city, and a member of former Police Commissioner McAdoo’s advisory committee of citizens, to fill the va cancy. Mr. McClure met the other members of the commission this afternoon and was selected as chairman. Later he announced that thc first session of the commission would be hold tomorrow at 2 o’clock in the court room where the trial has been in progress. The commission's inquiry will be an open one although there will be executive sessions from time to time. Tlie announcement of Justice O'Brien's resignation cante as a com plete surprise. When the Thaw Jury reported In court this morning at 10 o’clock. Justice Fitzgerald was en gaged In his chamber with the mem bers of tho commission whose appoint ment ho announced yesterday. These were former Justice O’Brien, former District Attorney Peter B. Ohrtey and Dr. Leopold Pit’zel. .Justice Fitzgerald administered the oath of office to the commissioners, and talked with them concerning thfl case and their duties in connection with the inquiry, they were about to undertake. The interview lasted for more than an hour, and then Justice Fitzgerald convened court, and 4h« three commissioners filed in and took their places near the clerk’s desk. Harry K. Thaw was brought into court end found all the members of his fam ily awaiting him. Ho-looked sxoeed- ingly well physically and smiled greeting to his mother, his wife, hls ; sisters and brothers. ' Justice Fitzgerald in discharging the jury- until next Monday, warned thsm to be careful not to discuss the case in any way or to read any newspaper, accounts of what is taking place. It- was said that In directing the Jury to report next Monday. Justice Fitzgerald did not wholly expect that the com mission would be able to render an opinion by that time. If the commis sion’s inquiry Is prolonged, the Jury will be called into corfrt every few days 1n order that It may be kept in tact for a resumption of the trial,' should Thaw be declared sane at the present time. Following the proceedings in court. Justice Fitzgerald had another con ference with the three commissioners originally selected and when they left Ihe criminal court’s building at lun cheon hour, it was announced that they would reassemble at 3 p. m. At that hour Mr. Olney and Dr. Putzel put in their appearance. Mr. McClure arrived soon afterward and was ush ered into Justice Fitzgerald's cham bers. His presence was unexplained, however, for mere than an hour. Then came the announcement of Judge O’Brien’s resignation and the appointment of Mr. McCIue as his suc cessor. Messrs. McClure. Olney and Putzel conferred for some time and finally announced that their first for-, m'al session would be hold tomorrow afternoon and would be open to the public. The commission hones to get BRISTOL. Va„ Mar. 28.—Standing on the square of a grave in East Hill ceme tery tonight, Lillie Davis,' aged 20, and of Johnson City, Tenn., was fatally shot, dying an hour after the tragedy. In company with iter sweetheart, Aek Hale, of this city, the dead girl had been walking in the moonlight. Hale, who is held on suspicion of mudering Miss Davis, maintains that she took her own life, and says that she had beon despondent all day. The police are in doubt a.-j to who fired .the fatal shot. The Cloyd brothers, living . nearby, and to whom Hale ran asking aid, say that he asked them to hasten and take iter statement, and this 'is accepted by, some as proof that the victim is a suicide. ‘Both prin cipals aro well known. DOCTORS OF HAVANA, CUBA. PROTEST ENTRY OF AMERICANS HAVANA, Ma. 28.—The doctors of Havana this afternoon met and entered a protest against the recent action of Gov. Magoon in licensing two American doctors to practice in Havana without first pass ing an examination in the University of Havana, as is required by law. their original demands. Late tonight, it was announced that arbitration under the Erdman act will be asked tor by the railroads to pre vent a strike. As a strike of the men would Interfere with interstate com- RECENT FINANCIAL CRISIS EXPLAINED BY ENGLISHMAN. LONDON. March 2S —Tlie financial expert of the Daily Mail has written a story of the recent financial crisis which he sasy is accepted in reliable quarters. “One of our big banks.” the writer says, “had lent a huge sum to one of the American magnates, the security being mainly Union Pacifis. The bank decided this loan should be POLICEMAN SHOT MAN WHO HAO STOLE BREAD PHILADELPHIA. March 27.—Mm. iuc- Elroy. aged 17 years, shot and fatally wounded by a policeman here todav. while resisting arrest for stealing bread. The policeman detected McEIrov robbing a grover’s bread box. and placed him under arrest. He attacked the officer and the latter drew his revolver. In the scuf fle his .'vile! was discharged, the bullet entering McElroy’s brain. street cars today, the Montgomery Traction Company desisted tonight find street car traffic was at a stand still. Of one hundred and fifty men em ployed as motormen and conductors only seven remained with the com pany. tho rest going out on the strike, called at noon. General Manager Ragland an nounces that 90 strike breakers from the East will' reach Montgomery to morrow. the speediest possible conclusion. In resigning from the lunacy com mission, former Justice O’Brien wrote to Justice Fitzgerald as follows: “My Dear Justice Fitzgerald: “When you honored me by asking me to consent to becoem a member of ) the commission in re Thaw and sug gested that bv ?o doing I would be \ rendering a public service. I acceded to your request notwithstanding my disinclination to again assume publia duties. “Upon reflection, however, I am re luctantly forced to the conclusion that in view of the present condition of my FAMOUS INVENTOR DIES IN PITTSBURG PITTSBURG, Pa , March 23.—John Brislin, 73 years old blind, and a well j an Vprof^Vlonar^‘en^gemeni’s known mien tor died here odaj. . It. j , j accepted, and involving ob- Brtskn was the inventor of the Brts- K " t other? which I cannot lln-Vinnac table. The contrivance is ^ust decline the sendee one that permits large pieces of struo- I eva de. L tural iron to be returned into the j ^ rolls after having passed through. It | works both laterally and vertically. This and other features of the patent permitted the manufacturer of the ma chine rolled heavy beam. It also Mil itated the manufacture of structural material of almost every type. WASHINGTON, March 28.—The State department today received the following cablegram from. Philip R. Brown, secretary of the American legation at Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras: “Tegucigalpa was abandoned early yesterday, precipitately. It was oc cupied last night by Nicaraguans and ONE FATALLY. THREE OTHERS HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT PHILADELPHIA. March 27.—One man was fatally injured and three others wore hurt on Broad street early today in nn automobile accident which tlie nolice say was due to reckless speeding. The chauf feur attempted to turn a corner while going at great speed and ran the car into a telegraph pole Stephen Hettel sustained a fracture of tho skull and is otuerwiie so seriously injured that tho doctors say he cannot live. Thc other three who wore hurt are Robert Mad den, Joseph Manning and James Carr, all In arriving at this determination, I assure you that I have not undc- valued the importance to the public of the service which you have so kind ly requested mo to undertake, and my conclusion has been reached only after careful consideration of ihe present conditions of my health and other ob ligations previously assumed by me. “With sentiments of epteem and an preciation of your expression of confi fidence, I remain. Gratefully yours, ff "MORGAN J. O’BRIEN.” nterce, railroad officials believe that [ repaid, but, on meeting with refusal, they can prevent a strike by asking! it resolved to liquidate the securities the Government to step in and take command of the situation. The Eruman act passed in 1S98 pro vides for the arbitration of labor dif ficulties where interstate commerce is involved, by the chairman of the in terstate commerce commission and commissioner of corporations. Commission Heard Case. ATLANTA. Ga.. March 27.—The P:at Rai’raad Commission today granted postponement of the hearing in tlie ea? of t’’e Atlanta Birmingham and Atlan tm Railroad Company, whlcfi has Wen i railed ott to show cause whv it should not ! ho t 'rnsferred from Cl.as.- r> to Class C. | involving -a reduction of about fi per cent in the local rates of freight whieh'it is al lowed ti charge. General Fr-and Rasse-wr Agent It. C. AteF.adTHn ap peared for the read and promised that the railroad would he ready for the hearing on An-il 17. the same dot- which has Prrn se* for similar hearings in the ops. s of the ?e-thoard Air Line and the Georgia Southern ar.d Florida. The postponement to that time was granted Oar catalog t information for the trj goianc.- of farmers K* an.l garden-rs. It ha* been a great help to thonrands—has hee:: the means of turning many a failure into success. The great variety cf vegetable and floorer >• csedt. inelude the best i f :'.e old standard V; and saeh ne-.v * ,,«« a* have proved & by selling the Union Paefic shares in Its possession. An attempt to get rid of them in large blocks on the other side of the Atlantic by private nego tiations failed, and consequently a very large quantity was put upon the mar ket. Those knowing these circum stances formed the natural conclusion that trouble would ensue and sold oth er securities. “The resultant fall In prices and the all around collapse caused many dif ficulties among stock .exchange firms, including one of the highest standing. Ip this case, however, the account was taken over by a big Anglo-American bouse which is associated with all that is powerful in finance?’ WRAPPED TOWEL SATURATED CHLOROFOP.M AROUND GIRL. oi tjuuc lij Actual tcit. J. J. H. GREGORY A SON. Marblehead. Mass. ylirtfyy L.avt of Tax Dlnosta for 1907. atm NT A. Ga.. Msrch 27.—Capt. W. TT Harrison of the Camot-oller Ge"-’ra!’s office. |« ora'i'l d nr.d much relieved over the fact th-f to,<- tx di to > e ?■>-; out ,-vrrv year by the Corma- tro’lcr GeTrraJ. three to each county and in case of the larger counties one of two DR. J. J. SUBERS. Permanently located in the specialties vencri.tl Lost energy restored. Female Irregularities and poison cax. A cute gunrar.ie--u. Address In confidence, with stamps, 310 Fourth »t.. Macon. Ga. NEW YORK. March 2S.—While pre- part or to make a deposit yesterday In the bank in Asbury Park, for assistant SupL Hat es. of the Metropolitan Life Insurant's Company, whose office is in the Pcstc-ffice buildings Mrs. Percy B. Wilcox, s typewriter and clerk in Mr. Hayes' office taas held up and robbed by a negT - who wound a towel, ?at- urated with" chloroform, about her mouth. After a struggle in which two of her front teeth veer broken. Mrs. Wilcox became unconscious. The ne gro escaped with $175. The facts were not made public until today. The rob bery occurred in the busiest part of the day, in one of the biggest office buildings in Asbury Park. TRAINMEN KILLED OUTRIGHT IN DERAILMENT CF TRAIN LINDEN, Ala. March 27.—Engineer Fitzgerald was killed and B’aggage- master Galt and one uassenger were injured in the derailment of a west bound Louisville and Nashville pas senger train half a mile west of Thom- aston late. today. It is alleged that iron piled on the track caused the en tire train to leave the track. BRITISH SQUADRONS SCON SAIL FOR JAMESTOWN LONDON. March 28 —The first cruis er squadron, which will represent the British navy at the naval review to be held at Hampton Roads in honor of the inaugurs ticn of the Jamestown exposi tion. will leave England April 3, for Bermuda, whence the squadron will sail April 23. for Hampton Roads. The warships will remain there from April 25 to May 5. Honduran revolutionary forces. I aa- j c f this city. Arthur Jones, the chauffeur, sumed charge in the interval with the i was arrested. aid of the consuls and preserved order. ! The Bonillan Government no longer j EXCITEMENT IN MUSCOGEE exists.” | HAS QUITED DOWN Mr. Creel, the Mexican ambassador \ MUSCOGEE, L T., March 28.—Ex today confirmed the press dispatches ! eltement over the killing of thc two of this morning that Salvador has ex- ’ negroes by United States Marshal Lod- pressed a desire for peace in Central j better and his posse in a street fight America and is anxious to have Mexi- here yesterday has queted down. Jack co exert its good influence in ending ■ son and Brown two of the wounded the war involving Salvador, Honduras negroes, and John Cofield, the white and Nicaragua. i policeman, are not expected to live, j The desire of Salvador for peace Is : The marshal’s posse today Is hunting j . , . regarded by diplomatists as an indica- for other members of the “United So- ' accept his moderate measures they m WS WITH Mill WASHINGTON. March 27.—Andrew Carnegie, who is in Washington for a few days' visit, today expressed the following opinion on the railroad situa tion: "I absolutely endorse the President's attitude toward the railroads. He is the best friend they have and they ought to realize it. Tho railroads had better stand with hint. If they do not tlon that the was is practically ended cialists,” the secret society that led to because Honduras is not strong enough j the trouble, to continue tt single handed. This action of Salvador will doubtless pre j vent Guatemala or Costa Rica from taking any part in the support of Hon duras. NEWSPAPERS START PUBLICATION AGAIN BUTTE. Mont, March 28.—Having adjusted all differences with the labor unions, the newspapers of B'utte and Anaconda will resume publication to morrow. FEEL WEARY AND ALL RUN DOWN Then get a' bottle of the Eitters from your Druggist. Grocer or General Deal er and let it clean out ail impurities collected in your system during the winter months. RANCHMAN REPORTED DEAD HAS TURNED UP ALIVE EL PASO. Tex., March 23.—H C. Everson, manager of a large ranch in Western Sonora, Mexico, belonging to MRS. SAGE ADDS $100,000 I Philadelphians, who was reported mur- G!FT FOR Y. M, C. A. BUILDING. ! dered by Yaqui Indians reveral months NEW YORK. March 28 —At a meet- [ ago, arrived today. It was the report Ing todav of the international com- I of Everson's supposed murder that mittee of the Young Men’s Christian : caused the Mexican Government to for- Association, it was announced that bid Americans to enter the Yaqui eoun- Mrs. Russell Sage has added $100,000 try for a time. to her recent donation of $250,000 for' the building of a home for the com- : SPAIN IN ACCORD V. ITH mittee. When Mrs. Sage examined the ; FRANCE’S MOROCCAN ATTITUDE plans prepared, she decided that an j MADRID. March 28. Tne Spanish additional gift would be required. : Government has issued an official note : expressing its whole-hearted concur- TENNE'^-EE REFUSES REQUEST ! rence in France’s desire to stop the in- TO REMOVE ASHES OF EXPLORER i tolerable disorders in Morocco, and NASHYILL.E. Tenn., March 27.—The j with that end in view it has form; HOSTETTSR’S STOMACH BITTERS is a splendid Spring medicine. It invig orate? and renews the enti’-c' system and thus cure? General Debit ty, Dys to that State fer interment. Capt. Lewis is buried in Lewis County. Tenn.. where the State has erected a monument to his memory. the international police force in Mo rocco. CHARGED WITH THEFT MAN SHOOTS ACCUSER AND HIMELF MONTGOMERY. Ala., March 28 — may be confronted by a man in the White House v/ho will appraoch the question of the railroads from an en tirely different standpoint. I regard the President's influence as to rail roads wholesome and conservative,” Mr. Carnegie lunched with the Pres ident todav. Others present were Vice-President Fairbanks, Secretary Cortelyou Assistant Secretary of State Bacon, and Robert S. McCormick, former ambassador to France. DECATUR COUNTY DRV BY BIO VOTE WOMAN TOOK STRYCHNINE , FOR HEADACHE AND DIED. ! gni. West, an engineer, today shot and CHICAGO, March 27.—While suf- ' killed Engineer Fraser and finding ferin.g^ from a headache the wife of escape impossible turned the pistol on Dr. W. J. Blewett. of this city, went to himself, dying a few moments later, a cabinet where her husband kept a ‘West was accused of stealing a dia- supply of medicine and took a tablet mond ring from Fraser and the trial containing a grain of strve'nnine. Dr. ■ was set for this afternoon in police Blewett was visiting a ps '-nr at the : court. The tragedv occurred in the time and on his return he found his most crowded retail thoroughfare in pepsia. 1 ndiqestion, Costiveness, Colds .wife dead. Mrs. Blewett was 30 years i the presence of a large crowd of Eas- and Grippe. We guarantee Us purity. * old. • ter shoppers. BAINBRIDGE. Ga., March 27.—Thf re sult of the election In Decatur County yesterdav, out of a total vote of 1,47a. was "wet" 467, "dry," 1.00S—a majority of 541 for prohibition. INCIPIENT BLAZE QUENCHED IN HILLSBORO HILLSBuRO, Ga.. March 28.—Mrj. Willie Ridley's residence on North avenue, caught fire a day or two ago over the din'ng room and had it not JJ been for the timely assistance of neigh bors it would have burned down. NO MORE NEGROES ACCEPTED IN THB ARMY HOUSTON, Tex.. March 27—Announce, ment was made today at the local recruit ing station that orders have been re ceived from the War Department <gt Washington, instructing that no negroes be accepted for service in the army. The announcement tv:ts also made that all negro troops In the United States will b« dispatched to the Philippines.