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THE TWICE-AAYEEK TELEGRAPH rr‘ 6 CROP INJURED | 5 PER CENT .Southwest Georgia Peach Crop Escaped Cold With But Slight Damage. "Lcs* than B per cent was the injury to the fruit crop of Southwest Geor gia." said Mr. Fulton Hatcher yes- . terday. There was a decided smile on Mr. Hatcher's f.i-e as he said this. With- • In a degree or so of the freezing point, and with a rain bath leaving }■ the young peaches damp and the . ground moist there was a scare that ; went all along the line from Macon to Pmlthvllle In one direction and , from Macon to Cycloneta in another. The tret* are loaded with fruit and the yield promises to be prodigious. Fortunes are within grasp and castles are being built. The fatal 10th of April Ik live days off and a rain pre dicted. This Is the situation. "The crop situation is remarkably good," said Mr. Hatcher. “I have been In communication with people on my place and with the owners of orchards down the line, and I am as sured that the snap Old not do more than B per cent injury, if that much. It now looks aa though the quality will be good and the quantity abundant. The fruit never looked better. Tho danger l!n<* lias been crossed, and nothing short of the unexpected can prevent an enormous yield.” There are some not so optimistic as Mr. Hatch,-.-. A gentleman who has been looking at the fruit In some portions of the peach country, hut mostly In the bottoms, said yesterday that he saw a number of trees on which the young peaches looked like raisins. He says lie saw ice on Mon day morning, and but for the long dry spell preceding the rain which made the ground too warm to be af fected by .>-0 short a old spell, much damage would have been done. As It was. there was lots of garden truck killed. Potatoes, cucumbers, beans • nd peas suffered and must be plant ed over. But Mr. Hatcher cares nothing for the killing of garden truck. It can be planted over, but a peach tree bears only one crop a year. If that is safe, and he behoves it is, then let the truck go. The old-fashioned folk who believe In Grier's almanac say that the dan ger to the fruit crop Is over, and they are happy on the way. Batch of Current Gate City News 8eciond Increase of Georgia Electric. ATLANTA, April S.—Again has tho i Georgia Railway and Electric Company | secured a charter amendment increas- I tng the amount of its capital stock. The i amendment was granted by Secretary of Stale Phil Cook today and increases the capital stock of the street railroad company from $10,419,400 to $10,914,600, making a total increase under th£ swo amendments recently secured of $2,500.- 000. Of this Increase as has been an nounced. $2,000,000 was divided among the stockholders In the shape of a 33 1-3 per cent dividend. The other half million. It is stated, will be held in the treasury of the company to be sold later to pay for improvements which are in contemplation. Suicide c-f Robert S. Stewart. ATLANTA. April 3.—Robert S. Stew art, a bookkeeper for Harper. Weathers and Caldecott, dealers in horses and mules, committed suicide this morning by shooting himself through the heart In an out-house in the rear of 192 Gil mer street. It was stated that Stewart's act was caused by his belief that he was short In his accounts. He left a letter to his mother in which he stated that he had lost some time ago $1,000 of the firm's money: that he had made good a part of this, but was still $650 short In his accounts with them. Members of the firm, however, stated that stl far r.s they could ascertain, Stewart was not short In his accounts at all. and that his belief to that effect amounted to no more than an halluci nation. This mental condition was due. Mr. Caldecott stated, to excessive grief over the recent death of a niece of Mr. Stewart’s, Leonora Seddon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Sedon, of Cascade avenue, to whom he was deep ly attached. It was also stated that he had been in bad health for some time. Air. Stewart was thirty-two years old and unmarried. MAY FESTIVAL GREAT EVENT Arrangements on Foot for Coming of Park Amuse ment Co. Mr. A, A. Powers, representing the Great Parker Amusement Company, arrived in the city yesterday and at once started arrangements for the big May Festival, which his company “pulls off" here on the 29th of this month for a week. The Macon Fair Association con tracted with the Parker people for this event and are looking forward to the most successful steet fair and fes tival that this city has eve had, as there is no question that the Great Parker Amusement Company are not only the largest but they have the best line of shows extant. Their four teen attractions will occupy the park on Poplar street and with three free at tractions -and two brass bands, it cer tainly ought to liven up interest along this thoroughfare. It is the committee’s intention to ad vertise this event for many miles around and will have excursion trains from all directions during the week. The committee in charge have decid ed to get up an advertising program and work will be started on it right away, it will be in book form and will DID ms SHOOT OP DR0H1E? CONFLICTING TESTIMONY BE FORE SENATE COMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATION. WASHINGTON, April 4.—Tesetimo- ny of unusual interest was given today in the Brownsville investigation before the Senate committee on military af fairs, the chief witnesses being Major Chas. W. Penrose, who commanded the former negore soldiers who are charged with having “shot up” the Texas city, and Lieut. H. G. Leckie, who was sent to Brownsville by Gen eral McCaskey, commander of the de partment of Texas, to investigate facts connected with the shooting. Lieut. Leckie traced the course taken by bul lets that penetrated houses in Browns ville and came to the conclusion that the bullets could not have been fired by soldiers in the barracks. Major Penrose has been acquitted by courtmartial on charges of neglect of duty, while the same courtmartial found that the men of the twenty-fifth infantry were guilty. Xotwithstandin this finding Major Penrose asserted his confidence now in the innocence of the men. although at first he thought them guilty and in reply to a question by Senator Foraker said that the negro soldiers had not been represented by counsel at the court. Major Penrose testified that he was awake when the firing began on the night of August 13, and immediately dressed upon hearing two pistol shots from the road, he thought, from the vicinity of the guard house. His story of the call to arms and formation and GUARDED WITH RIFLE HUSBAND’S BODY 20 HOURS WOMAN PLUCKILY STOOD OFF SHERIFF’S POSSE UNTIL AM MUNITION EXHAUSTED. Monument or Hospital. ATLANTA. Gn„ April 3.—Chairman J W. Connally. .of the Spencer Memorial Fund. Washington. D. C.. has decided to take a referendum vote among the em ployes of the Southern Railway who have contributed, to a fund for a memorial to the late President Samuel Spencer, upon the question as to whether thev desire this memorial to take the shape of a mon ument or a hospital. It is generally be lieved that fherF can he no doubt the employes -will, by overwhelming major ity. decide in favor of the hospital which. It Is stated, will be located in Atlanta as the center of the system. BUCKET OE FISH IN AUDITORIUM POOL A bucket of fish has been placed in the auditorium pool where it was fondly hoped that the dozen allgators gathered and placed there would dis port In the water and bask in the nun this summer. Now that the ’gators were killed by bad boys who eluded the vigilance of the police and used a railroad spike ao effectively, Mr. Jud Hill hopes that they will not use the spike on the fish. From time to time fish will he added to the collection. Those placed there yesterday are sun porch and rock, the latter being little beauties. It may be that tho first case for a probation officer will bo that of a boy caught trying to destroy the fish in this pool. CHANGE IN SCHEDULE ON G. S. & F. RY. Effective Sunday, April 7, the trains of the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway will leave Macon as follows: No. 1, 11:30 a. m.; No. 3, 12:60 mid night: No. 6. 4:05 p. m.; No. 11, 6:45 a. m.; No. 91. lino p. ni. No. 93. Chicago and Florida limited, leaving •t 1:32 p. m, will bo withdrawn, last aouthbound train on April 5. Trains will arrive In Macon as fol- No. 2. 4:25 p. m.; No. 4, 4:10 •. m.; No. 6, 11:30 a. m.; No. 12. 10:25 m.; No. .00. 4:40 a. in. No. 92, Chl- and Florida limited, arriving in Xfacon 4:06 p. m„ will he withdrawn, last northbound train on April 6. Georgia’s Exhibit. ATLANTA, April 3.—State Geologist W. S. Teates left the city yesterday for Norfolk. Va.. where he will go to see that the Georgia exhibits are properly placed' in the spase assigned for them at the Jamestown Ex position. The last car containing pro ducts for the Georgia exhibits will be loaded today and forwarded to Norfolk. Professor Yeates. who is the t executive officer of the Jamestown Co'mmission, will be there In time to superintend the unloading and placing of the ex hibits. He is confident that Georgia will make as fine a showing as any State that will be represented there. One Hundred Dollars’ Reward. ATLANTA, April 3.—Governor Ter rell has offered rewards of $100 each for Jack Woodward and John Brooks, alias "Nig” Brooks, two negroes, each about 22 years old, who are .wanted in Meriwether County for the murder of Henderson Gates in January last. Great To-do Over Terminals. ATLANTA. Ga.. April 3.—According to report published in Chattanooga papers, that city is making a great to-do over the status of the terminals of the West ern and Atlantic Railroad there, which are the property of the State. Oov. Terrell recently employed a Tennessee lawyer to go before- the proper committe of the Tennessee Leklslature and enter a protest against a hill which proposed to give to Chattanoga the right to open one of the streets across the entire right-of-way of the State road In that city, which would almost have destroyed those termi nals. The bill is still pending in the Legislature at Nashville. Now a groat hue and cry has been raised as to the liability of the State of Georgia for taxa tion of certain buildings which have been erected on the State’s property in Chatta nooga and rented, and on which, it Is stated, no taxes are being paid. That Is a matter with which, according to State officials. Georgia has nothing to do. It in specifically provided in the lease to th Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis that the lessee company shall pay all taxes which may he levied against the property in the State of Tennessee, so this is a matter which is entirely up to the lessees. be a credit to the printers’ art, every merchant ought to take a small space j disposition of the companies during as the proceeds are for a good cause, ] ^he succeeding hours talies with that the Fair Association really believeathat i told by other officers. He testified to this festival is going to help them j sending Captain Lyon with Company materially in getting out of debt, so D. to patrol, the town and of his re put your shoulder to the wheel and get turn accompanied by Mayor Combe the benefit of a good ad. his and his brother, Joe Combe, and of their statement that soldiers had done the shooting. After a general discussion between Combes and officers of the Twenty- fifth infantry. Major Penrose said that the mayor asked to speak to him pri vately. In this talk the witness said that Mayor Combe told him that none Morgan turns over the work to successor. Georgia military authorities ex pressed the hope that the Inspections would all be made this year by one nnoMn ? Of the Twenty-fifth Should wa_ apparent List year in the dnferent • *r» ontnr tvio tnten as tenor of the reports. Some of the United States inspections last year were very stnict. while in others allow- : „. 1 „ . ances were made for conditions under I to ofllcers “ weI1 as enlisted which the volunteer troops have to op erate. While such is not anticipated now. the adjutant general’s department would have preferred all the inspec tions made by the same officer. be permitted to enter the town as he could not be responsible for the actions of the citizens toward them. This ap- MRS JELTON REPLIES IN SUIT FOR DIVORCE ALLEGES THAT HER HUSBAND DROVE HER AWAY FROM HOME WITH PISTOL. Mrs. Otis Irene Melton, yesterday fil ed her answer to the allegations in the bill for divorce filed In the Su perior Court several days ago by her husband. G. D. Melton. Ms. Melton alleges that on three different occasions her husband drew a pistol upon her and ordered her to leave homo in the presence of servants, and that on another occasion she was nick in bed for a week and that her husband absolutely refused to go near her or to even make inquiries concern ing her condition during that period. Latitude and Longitude. ATLANTA. Ga.. April 3.—The building of a Hi tie six by eight shed on the capi tal grounds, bearing very much the ap pearance of a railroad section tool house, aroused considerable curiosity and com ment this morning. Investigation developed the fact that no less a concern than the United States Government Is constructing this shed, and the architecture is being superin tended by William Bowie, of the United States Coast and Geological Survey Serv ice. The shed Is being built over a couple of granite markers set up'bv the Govern ment in 1S74 to mark the latitude and lon gitude. The latitude Is 33 degrees, minutes. 53.3 seconds north. Instruments wKJ be placed in the shed for the purpose of making accurate ob servations of latitude and longitude at this time with a view to ascertain whether any corrections are necessary. Similar stations will be set up at Darien. Ga.. and other points, and the instruments at the stations will he connected by use of West ern Union Telegraph wires. It may h that some slow'movements in the earth' crust have caused slight changes in th figures in the years that have passed since the Inst observation was made, and the present observations, which will ex tend over a space of several weeks, designed to correct the errors If chance, any should be discovered. Reward for Jim Dawson. ATLANTA. Ga.. Anrll 3.—Gov. Terrell today offered a reward of $100 for the ar rest. with proof to convict, of Jim Daw son. who Is wanted in Mitchell Countv for the murder of Lige Cobb on March 23 last. Solicitor General W. E. Wooten states the facts in the case point to un provoked murder. J. 0. T! INTO BANKRUPTCY LIABILITIES AMOUNT TO $4,409.02 WITH ASSETS OF $3,114.36 J. D. Turner, a Cotton avenue gro- i ceryman, yesterday filed a voluntary [ petition In bankruptcy in the Federal j Court. His liabilities amount to $4,909.02 , with assets aggregating $5,114.36. and he claims a $1,600 homestead. W. K. Young was appointed recelv- j er In the case by the refree in bank ruptcy. MICHIGAN R. R EMPLOYES WENT OUT ON STRIKE Paving Georgia Troops, ATLANTA. April 2.—Governor Ter- re’l has announced that JuJdee C. C. Janes of Cednrinwn. would begin to morrow. or Wednesday at the latest paving out tto the Georgia troops who served in the war with Spain the extra money which has been allowed them by the United States Government. Judge Janes wants to get the ad dresses on postal cards as fast as pos sible of those who have claims on this fund. No deduction will be made from the amount due those soldiers who rpcelve $2 or less, it having been arranged that the officer* wiill pay the expense of disbursement to these. The cost of dis bursement will be about 5 per cent, hut those receiving *2 or less will get all that is coming to them. KAL9MAZOO. April 4.—The strike of employes of the Michigan United R,II- i , vns Company, which was declared last c° n, J" u e night went into effect early today. The troops. There will remain about twelve men 'demand higher wage*. 1 companies to be Inspected when CapL C*d4. Morgan Relieved. ATLANTA Ga . April 3.—Cant. J M. Morgan. - f the Twelfth United Prates Cavalry. ha? been relieved from further duty in c: •'ection with the inspection of the Georgia troops after April 9. on which date he will inspect ‘n company with Inspector General W. G. Obear Company F of the Fifth Infantrv .at Marietta. The reason for relieving Cant. Morgan from further connection with this work is that his troop has heeti assigned to dutv at the James town Exposition. First Lieutenant Frank L. Case also of the Twelfth Cavalry at Fort Oglethorpe, has been grated by the War Department to pection of Georgia Political Skirmishing In Cobb. ATLANTA. Ga.. April 3.—There Is evi dently going to be some more lively po litical skirmishing up in Cobb County, according to a story current at the capital today. Cobb has for years been known as a* hotbed of politics of the warm sort, and the present indications are that there Is no likelihod of harmony, at least not in the immediate present. The latest indication Is the reported purchase by Judge George F. Gober. or his friends and supporters, of the Marietta Journal, which has been acquired by them from the former owners. Neal & Massey, and which, it is stated, will become a Gober organ. This gives both sides a newspaper, the Cobb County Courier be ing owned by Hon. Newt A. Morris and managed by Fred Morris, his brother. Thus, harmony, far from being in sight, seems farther off than ever. It is to be the same old battle, it seems, between the Gober and the Morris factions. It was re ported that the Gober people were on the lookout for a redhot editorial writer, one of the sizzling sort, to run that end of the game. Of course, all this evidently means something, and it has been pretty well understood that Mr. Morris would make another race for the Judgeship of the Blue Ridge" Circuit for which he was de feated by Judge Gober three years ago. Mr. Morris, it is stated, means this time to make the fight of his lift. His oppo nents know it. and it would appear that they are getting ready for him. It has been reported that Judge Gober would not be In the re-o. but later re ports throw more doubt on that matter. Tho purchase of the Marietta Journal is. in itself, significant. On the other hand, it had been the be lief that things were shaping up for the present Solicitor General of the elrcult. Hon. B. F. Simpson, to make the race for Judge who, if he runs, will undoubt edly have the support of the Gober ele ment. In any .event, the situation Is already getting interesting up In Cobb and the Bluer Ridge Circuit, and the two rival weeklies will be closely watched for de velopments. men. Major Penrose said that he replied that he would allow none of his men to enter tho town and neither, would j he allow a citizen to enter the garri son. He made an exception of the mayor and any citizen hearing letters from the mayor. Major Penrose did not believe liis men had done the shooting until the following morning, when Captain Macklin found the clips and shells outside the garrison wall. His feeling that they were guilty was strengthened by not finding any marks or bullets In the barrack walls on the sides next to the town. The direct examination of Major Penrose had not been concluded when the committee adjourned for the day. NEW ORLEANS. April 4.—Armedh a rifle and standing guard over her dead husband's body. Mrs. L. C. Drew held a Sheriff and four deputies at bay for over 20 hours yesterday at Water Valley, La., according to dispatches received here to night. .It is charged that Mrs. Drew shot her husband. When the Sheriff's posse arrived to ar rest the woman, she opened fire, shoot ing whenever one of the five officers showed himself. She was not captured until her ammunition was exhausted. An other woman, whose name has not been made public, was found with Mrs. Drew, hut so far as known, she did not take part in the shooting. No cause for the shooting of her hus band is known. He was 43 years old. THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE Modern Medical Science Returns to the Ancient Scriptural Truth. NEW BLOOD MEANS NEW LIFE At This Season of the Year the Blood Needs Revitalizing to Put Vigor Into the Muscles, Strengthen the Nerves, Tone Up the Stomach and Clear the Brain. SUBJECT OF TRUSTS RE WASHINGTON. April 3.—An important conference was held at the White House today on the subject of trust prosecutions now under way by the Department of Justice. Those present Included four members of the President’s cabinet. Messrs. Root. Bonaparte. Garfield and Cortelyou. The so-cailed Tobacco Trust was one of the subjects discussed. The discussion was general and without ref erence to any particular trust or corpo ration. and no conclusions were reached. Attorney General Bonaparte, It is said, is outlining a program for action. He submitted his plans to the President and his cabinet associates with the view of receiving any suggestions as to the best methods to pursue when tho Administra tion is ready to resume trust prosecu tions. PLEA FOR 2,000 TO PREACH EELMT TO N THE POEKITT UW ALL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPEND ITURES IN ELECTION TO BE PUBLISHED WEALTHY WOMAN HANGS HERSELF IN BROOKLYN NEW YORK. Anrll 4.—After several months of sufferings from a nervous malady, Mrs. Ellen R'erry Rvdock, wife of Cornelius Rydock, one of the weal thiest men in the Gravesend section of Brooklyn, hanged herself in the base ment of the family home. She had been dead two hours when the husband found her .body swinging from a ladder. Mrs. Rydock was flftv-two years old and like her husband was descended from one of the old Dutch families. She devoted much of her fortune to charit able purposes. REPUBLICAN TICKET WINS WITH BUT ONE EXCEPTION NEW YORK, April 4.—Pery Belmont today sent to those specially interested a letter stating that In obedience to the request of a majority of the members of the National Publicity Bill Organisa tion, he had issued a call for a meeting to he held April 15. at no'on. at the Vic- torial Hotel. The letter continued: “Present conditions indicate the import ance of enacting a national publicity law on the lines introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives, at the sugges tions and through the efforts of the Na tional Publicity Bill Organization. "The object of the proposed publicity law of Congress is to require the publi cation of the contributions to and expend itures of National and Congressional com mittees. The recent New York ex perience proves that the efficiency of State publicity laws would be seriously impaired by the absence of a National publicity law and that National publicity law is necessary to supplement the effect iveness of such publicity laws as have already been enacted in many of the States. "The National Publicity Bill Organiza tion is a non-partisan organization. It proposed to continue its efforts at the next session of Congress to secure the adoption of a National publicity law. You are. therefore, earnestly requested to at tend the meeting of the organization at the Victoria Hotel. Hon. Wm. J. Bry an. Samuel Gompers and others will ad dress the meeting.” CINCINNATI. O.. April 3.—The re fusal to merge the education and honia and foreign missionary societies of the church and a plea for two thousand young preachers to fill the unoccupied pulpits were the features today of a meeting of the American Christian Ed ucational Society. Preliminary to the opening of the congress a conference of the American Christian Educational Society was held and the society mer ger proposition came before that meet ing as a suggestion to simplify the business of the church by the combin ing of the American Christian Educa tional Society, the American Christian Society and the Foreign Christian Mis sionary Society. A negative decision was given almost immed’ately. It was asserted that it would be unwise to combine the management of the forty colleges of the denomination with the divers interests of the two missionary societies. OSH ID Like most time->honored customs the practice of taking a tonic in the spring time is based upon good, hard common, sense. During the long months of winter most people spend their time in closed rooms, take less than their usual amount of exercise and eat but little fresh vegetables and fruit and a great gave then-, a trial. They made me deal of heavy, heating, constipating j much better and I have never had : food. Perhaps grip has left Its stub- i turn of my former sickness and cheer- born after-effects. ■, fully recommend Dr. Williams’ Pink The result is that the warm days of < Pills as an excellent nerve and blood Hams’ Pink Pills. He says: “I suf fered from general debility and Indi gestion. My sleep was restless on ac count of terrible pains in the small of my back. I couldn’t concentrate my mind on my work, and the attempt to do so completely exhausted me. Aftor trying several medicines without help. I read of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and el spring, which awaken all nature to re newed life, find them sluggish and languid, unable to attack their daily tasks with vigor, sometimes with head aches and disturbances of the stomach tonic.” Pink Pills Built Her Up. Mrs. Jennie Cowan, of 71S N. Henry street. West Bay City. Mich., says: "I was completely run down ami wa and bowels. The remedy for this con- I weak I could hardly stand, my cheek ditlon is a tonic that will revitalize the . had no color and I felt faint. My heart blood and impart strength and vigor i would flutter and it was difficult'for me to even weakened organ of the body. J to breathe at times. Neuralgia settled Give Oxygen to the Blood. j in the back or my head and stomach Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills are the ideal [and I suffered from rheumatism in my tonic because they act directly upon the shoulder. I became no better until a blood. The supply to the blood its life- friend told me how she had been cured giving qualities by assisting it to ab- by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and I de sorb oxygen, the great supporter of ail cided to trv them. I soon felt better organic life. In this way the blood be- and continued using them until I was comes rich, red and pure, nourishes the | entirely cured. They built me up again various organs and stimulates them to | to perfect health." activity in performing their duties in Gained Weight and Strength, a normal way—and this means health. 1 Mrs. Sarah Ramsev, of 1003 St. John Under the toniv effect of these pills 1 street. Litchfield, III., says: “My blood the step becomes quicker, the appe- i seemed to be in a very poor condition tite sharper, the pale cheeks take a I and my hands and feet were like ice. I healthy color and energy and ambition seemed to be growing weaker and are restored. Unless this is done the i weaker and could not get around to do languor of the springtime becomes a : my work in the house. I was extreme- threatening decline in early summer, > ly nervous and the least excitement disinclination to activity becomes mwa would bring on a dizzy spell. My head marked, anaemia often develops and ached a great deal and sometimes the the patient badly equipped physically, i pain went all through my body. I to meet its rigors. {seemed to get.no better until I began Judge by Results. [ taking Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Then The best way to judge the value of i I soon felt better and gained in weight any remedy is by the results and every [ and strength. Now I am a well woman published statement of a cure by Dr. i in every way.” Williams’Pink Pills may he relied unon j Write for Further Proof, as absolutely as though you had talked ! All who consider trving Dr. Williams’ with the person giving it and obtained , Pink Pills are invited to write, stating the facts at first hand. No statement their trouble, and be furnished with is paid for, directly or indirectly. Grat- ; proof of what the remedy has accom- itude for relief obtained is the sole ; plished in similar cases. It is not motive that prompted the following j necessary to enclose stamp for reply, authentic testimony. j Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills are sold by Gave Strength and Health. ail druggists, or will be sent, postpaid Mr. J. G. Havey, of 95 Willow St., ' on receipt of price, 50 cens per box, six Chelsea, Mass., is one who knows tho boxes for $2.50. by the Dr. Williams benefit of the tonic effects of Dr. Wil- Medicine Co. Schenectady, N. Y. Election of Officers by Stu dents Placed Under Re* strictions. college community, therefore it is re solved: First, that for the filling of ail such positions a permanent council shall be instituted; Second, that this council shall be composed of seven members: Third, that for the selection of tho a i- mangers of athletic teams, this council At chapel Wednesday morn.ng Pro. i- f.jj a i| composed of four members dent Jameson read an announcement j from the faculty, selected by tho faculty to the student body in the form of a resolution, which had been unani mously passed by the faculty and the ATTORNEY MARION ERWIN PRE SENTS GOVERNMENT SIDE OF ARGUMENT. JAPS COME INTO COUNTRY THROUGH MEXICAN PORTS NEW ORLEANS. La., April 4.—The Government’s side of the argument In the Greene and Gaynor appeal was pre sented in an all-day speech by Marlon Erwin today. Previous to taking up the legal points, Mr. Erwin reviewed the history of Greene and Gaynor’s operations with Captain Carter. Mr. Erwin had not finished his ar gument when court adjourned until tomorrow. SUIT AGAINST KIRK ON GAYNOR’S BOND SYRACUSE, N. Y.. April 4.—The Government has brought suit in a now action against Wm. B. Kirk of this city to collect on a $40,000 bond alleged to have been forfeited by his failure to produce John F. Gaynor for trial in Savannah, Ga., in March, 1902. A prev ious suit on execution issued in the State of Georgia, was won by Kirk on the ground that the execution was is sued in Georgia and Kirk was not within its jurisdiction. CHICAGO, April 4.—The revised un official, returns of yesterdav’s election shows that Busse. the Republican can didate for Mayor has been elected by a pluralitv of 13.016 over Dunne. The entire Republican city ticket was elect ed with the exception of Edward C. Young, the candlate for city treasurer,^ _ ^ B HUB who was beaten by John E. Treager. , being smuggled across the Mexican bor- Democratic, by 7.933. The city council : der. will be Democratic by the same number as the old council, thirty-six Democrats to thirty-four Republicans. WASHINGTON. April 4.—Information has reached the Department of Commerce and Labor that hundreds of Japanese have arrived in Mexico destined for the United States. Inspector Braun, who was sent to Mexico to investigate the immi gration of Japanese to the United States through Mexico, notified the department today by t'-legraph that many of the Japanese hold passports issued to them by the Japanese Government to Mexico. The. Japanese cannot be admitted legal’y to this country', but scores of them are ATHENS TO HAVE NEW BANK SOON SHOT HIS SWEETHEART AND THEN HIMSELF. ATHENS. Ga.. April 4.—Athens is to have a new bank capitalized at two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The enterprise is a certainty, and a charter Is now being prepared for it. A prominent business man of this city will he at the head of the new in stitution. He has a strong backing of not only local capital, but out of town parties will he interested with him and on the first day of July the bank will j be opened for business. It is probable that the gentlemen in- | terested in the enterprise will buy a j lot and build a building adapted es pecially to the hanking business. Sev- ! eral sites are now under consideration and if they can he secured at a rea- onable price the bank will occupy its | own home. The rapid growth of this city and the demand for more money to oper- te the many enterprises already- here . nd the many more being planned for j this city, make it absolutely necessary- increased banking facilities, and I with the new enterprise of that pro portion the development of the city’s commercial interest will be advanced * i degree beyond the expectation of ; the most sanguine optimist. The banks of this city are all pros- | perlng and their statements indicate ' he large amount of business trans- cted by our busin°ss men. The ad- I ent of the new bank will not cripple | a the least the business of any of ; the Institutions here, but will be a : everage to increase the busines this section thereby bringing business in that line. BOSTON, April 4.—As the outcome of a lover’s quarrel. Walter Stock, 26 y-aers old. tonight shot and fatally I wounded Agnes' Bates, 20 years old, at the street railway station at Rox- bury Crossing. Stock then sent a bul let through his mouth. Miss Bates died at a hospital and Stock's condi tion is critical. BOTHER13 FOUR CHILDREN PERISHED FAMILY SUFFOCATED BY SMOKE BEFORE THEY COULD ESCAPE NASHVILLE. April 4.—A personal en counter between H. M. Candler. Renub- I lican, and Charles A. Stalnbacx, Demo- ! ernt. enlivened tonight’s session of the j Lower House of the Legislature. Wild I confusion reigned, but the combatants were separated before injury- was suffered. Th“ alleged assault grew out of the in terrupted political speech delivered by ! Fteinback. PASSAIC, N. J., April 4—A mother and four of her children perished In a tenement house fire here today. The victims were Mrs. Philomena Satupo, 26 years of age; Mhry, aged 7: Llbria- bo. aged 5; Antonio, aged 3, and Joseph, aged 7 months. The flames were first seen issuing from the cellar and before the firemjn arrived the flames had spread through the double tenement. Many women and children were taken down ladders by' the firemen, but the members of the Satupo family, which occupied rooms on the third floor are supposed to have been suffocated by smoke before they could escape from their rooms. PHILADELPHIA, April Robson, of England, and Abe prudential committee, as well. The announcement was to the effect that the election of all offices henceforth should be placed in the hands of the faculty. That is to say, a permanent council shall be Instituted under this new regime, which provides for the election of all officers of prominence In the student body. As a result of this sensational an nouncement there is a stir among the student body and they- are seen in every corner of the campus discussing the move which has been taken by the faculty without the knowledge of any of the students. So great a surprise and shock was it to the student body that they were dumbounded after the reading of the resolution and’ it was a few minutes before they could un derstand Its purport. This action of the faculty Is consia ered the logical consequence of condi tions which have been prevalent at Mercer for several years, and was Im mediately brought about by the recent atclon of the present senior class in the selection of their class officers. It will be remembered that the pres ent senior class some time ago res cinded its action of last fall in the se lection of their officers, and moved that this election be placed in the hands of tho facutly with the result that the faculty refused to take part, and an entirely- new set of officers were selected which should represent the majority of the class. This action of the Senior class caused much com ment among the entire student body- for a considerabl length of time, and the attention of the faculty was direct ed to this point, with the result that the faculty decided to take maters in their own hands and select the officers themselves. The real origin of the situation Is said by- close observers of the comp’.px situation, to have arisen in the action of a certain element of the university, who have controlled the other mem bers of the student body, who did not belong to their clan. Those who ad vance this opinion call to mind as proof of this point that all the officers of the last few years have almost in every- case, so it is alleged belonged to this faction. The situation reached its crisis last commencement, when poli tics entered into affairs, it is claimed, and men were repeatedly defeated for j office by methods not favored by- the minority- party. As a result of this action, when the- election was held for the fall officers, the same condition was renewed with double force and a great portion of the upper-classmen withdrew from this ruling faction and became open opponents to them. The faculty was awake by now and be gan to see that it would require a rad ical reform to remedy the evil, and and the retiring managers of the bas ket ball, foot ball and base ball teams; Fourth, that for the selection of bus iness manger and editor-in-chief of Tho Mercerian. this council shall be com posed of the four faculty members and the retiring business manager, as3isti ant business manager and editor-in- chief; Fifth, that for the selection of inter- * collegiate debaters and orators, the counc ! l shall be composed of the '’our faculty members and the presidents pf the two literary- societies and the pres ident of the university. Sixth, that in filling the positions in question, the council shall apply he competitive principle wherever prac ticable. FIRE IN TUNNEL, FIVE ARE INJURED NEW YORK, April 3—Fire caused by a spark from one of the boiler rooms in the excavation for the MeAdoo tun nel terminal at Dey, Fulton and Church streets, early today did damage esti mated at $50,000. F; Vc meR were in jured, two of then, severely, by being caught in one of the deep caissons. Around some of the derricks uf—1 to lower and hoist the buckets the flames raged fiercely and In two Instances the men in charge of the donkey hoisting engines lost their nerve and deserted their posts, leaving the men eighty feet beneath the surface of the ground to their fate. The deserted hoists were quickly- remanned by volunteers, how ever. and the new men stuck to fheir posts with the flames roaring around them until the last one of the tunnel workers was brought up to safety AIRSHIP SOLD FOR ONLY $80 3.—^Spike’* , _ , >1 fought accordingly they decided upon the res- TEAMS T EHS ON STRIKE FOR MORE PAY AND LESS HOURS BOSTON. Anril 4—Four humlrofi toam- ste~s went on in th!?? oi*y toirv to enforce a drnnnd for an increase of $1 a week ir. their ray and a reduction of hours of work from 11 hours in 12 to 10 hours in 11^2- Rev. Paul Whitehead Dead. RICHMOND Va.., .April 4.—Rev. Dr. Paul Whitehead, one of the most widely known ministers of the Melhod'st church in Virginia, died here today, acred seventy-six. For many years np wa? secretary of the Virginia confer ence. Hr was popularly known as the priest of the Peaks of Otter. Foam Sauce. Beat the yolks of two egg’s with two tablespoons of sugar and a wineglass ful of wine. Put in a double boiler or In a bowl which you can place in a new i saucepan of boiling water and stir until 1 foamy* six-round draw* at the National Ath- olution mentioned. Ictic Club tonight. At the clo^e of the ] When the announcement was made round there was was not cnougn ^ ere y/ere certain members who were advantage to have given either man a _. . _ _ ... .. . . . verdict. The bout was fast from start . d.ssatisfied with It, bu«^ they are jp e t to finish, and of the score? of blow? landed with the point from the others that none was hard enough to do any damage. * thev brought it upon themselves. Thus Aside from a bloody no?~ which Attel I the matter stands. There is some talk received in the closing round neither man ^ t vj students assembling to oppose bore a mark of the encounter. such . and „ It refe rs to the of- ADMIRAL LORD ESREgTORD | fleers of the Athletic Association, the SAILS FOR NATIVE SHORES ; members claim that this organization j is essentially one of the student body. NEtT YORK. April 3.—Admiral Lord and that the action of the faculty will Charl-s Beresford. of the British and Mi.-? Kathleen B-resforrl sailed for Liverpool today on the steamer Teu ton!?. PRIVATE DETECTIVES AND STRIKERS CLASH LORAINE. O.. April 3.—The first out break in the present strike at the ship yards occurred last night, when a livcly fight between strikers and private de tectives in the employ of the company took place. Several o_f the men on both sid-*s came out of the fight badly battered. Further-trouble Is expected. The com pany has hired a large number of men in the East to take the places of the strikers. It is known that the company j a thletic. forensic, or of what- canridge a Iar ^ithin m the Enclosure "ready ever sort, that have extra collegiate re- for use. I la tions are of vital interest to the whole be unconstitutional on this account. Thev are readily- opposed by others who declare that the law of the faculty- is supreme in the college community and transcends all other minor regu lations. V.’hat will be the outcome of the situation can not be foretold. How ever, it seems to be at least true that it will be the main topic for some time at the college. The resolution which promoted such tremendous excitement reads as fol lows: "Whereas, all positions of honor, trust, or responsibility connected with the student body of Mercer University, NEW YORK, April 3.—The airship which was brought to this country by Santos Dumont for exhibition at the St. Louis Exposition, and which was seized by the customs officials for non-payment of duty, was sold today for $S0. The air ship was one of the several hundred arti cles disposed of at the general apprais er’s stores in the annual sale of unclaimed goods. BREWERY WOKRERS STRIKE SETTLED ST. LOUIS April 4.—This afternoon statements were given out by Adam Huebner. secretary- of the United Brewery Workers’ Union and by C. Norman Jones, representative of the employers, that the brewery- strike had been settled. A compromise on the increase of wages de manded, and shorter hours, was the basis of settlement. Contracts for three years were signed by the representatives of tile various breweries and the striking employes and the strike was officially- declared termi nated. There is an arbitration clause in ail contracts. The increase in wages granted and the changes in hours go into effect immediately. Operations will be resumed in the breweries os usual tomor row. Wages are increased about 13 per cent, and work hours were reduced in several cases First Corporation Tax Returns. ATLANTA. Gu.. April 3.—Comptroller General W. A Wright today received the first corporation tax returns of the year from the Flovilla .and Indian Spring Rail road Company, operating a line two and. a half miles in length from Flovllla in* Butts County out to Indian Spring, the well-known resort. The entire property is returned at 45.S33. practically tho same as last rear. On the return it is stated ■’the onlv franchise we have is the right to exist." nevertheless, the company re turns its franchise at $100 even.