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TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1907.
THE TWICE-A- VVEEK TELEGRAPH
3
AND CLOSED STEADY
LIVERPOOL »pota colsrd 6.03
NEW YORK BC'ts Cl-'.cd II
NEV; ORLEANS spots Closed... .10 9-10
the local cotton market.
Tho c •• n tr. >-!-ct >-r*Urd:.
>.« qulc: and unchanged at the follotvir
Range of P'lce*.
A pr!l
April
P*of
April
Spot Cotton r/Ov
Rt-r •
Stock on Hand.
IK.
STOCKS FALL m
PEFtSSKl OTS
NEW YORK. April 8.—The stock rr.ar-
ket .howed Increasing Indications today
f lap-.ng Into professional hands and
•'.ore of the smaller class of operators.
The frequent turns In the course of
prl « •; na-r tvn s of *.;.•• flu tuitions
and the notable shrinkage j n the aggre
gate aeles for the day, all points am .:s-
eNiy to the abstention from the nssr-
: t of any large and consistent class of
This was the response of the market
to a rather gen era] note of warning from
responsible sources of the rate arid the
extent of which the rebound was running
iftcr the recent extreme depression, tal
the money market situation, particularly,
ilthough the rally of the relaxation from
wing-mey Is not questioned on any hand.
!her» Js cautious Inquiry as to the ado-
luacjr of the relief to meet all the needs
sy’s maturity of four 10% per cent
ments of new Great Northern pre-
stock calling for *24.000.000. dl-
attentlon to the pionthly recurrence
NEW YORK. April 8.—The cotton mar
ket was quiet today, sale? being esti
mated at only 75.000 b’!*s. and fluctua
tion* were narrow. The :-■• •■-• 1 tone
seemed to be steady In the absence of ,
Important offerin'-.', and the ma| f r some time to come of a 5 per cent In
ez pod steady, net’unchanged to 2 point? *tal!tnent of these subscriptions. For
higher. I North* m Pacific n»w stock subscriptions
The opening was steady at unchanged al o there will fall due quarterly hi-
p: !e. . to a decline of 5 points and th" 1 bailments of 1S% per cent beginning Ju"y
nerally sold about 3 or 4 I 1- each of which will call for upwards
edlat
rail under - •■ altering MauMat'on and
i - irish pressure encouraged toy toewar a -
bleu than exoected. reports of favorabl"
mIns In the Eastern .and Central b'-It and
claims of a less active ")?t demand. At
th> detune ther-- was covering and wh.it
seemed to be pull support and with offer-
Ings light the market rallied, the advance
being helped by the firmness of 'lay at
Ml m (irleans where that position'ad-
vanced 10 p dnts above the r'osing fig-
vtr.*s of last week. After selling tromo -1
points net higher, the mark t turned
rather Irregular, closing a shade'Off-front
the best on the active months. There
were some further complaints of dry’
weather from the Southwest and n Mem
phis wire reported that the only snot
Cksnand was from Southern mills". Re
ceipts were nhout even with last year’s
nnd a light estimate for Houston and
New Orleans w s followed hv heavier
figures from Galveston. Southern snot
markets were unchanged to 1-10. lower.
Receipts of cotton at the pop’. todiv
were 19.107 hales nnlnst 13 or>-, r*l». last
w . | h and 17.084 bales last year. For the
week (estimated) 90.000 bales against
110.137 bales last week and 115.676 bales
last year.
Spot' Cotton and Futures.
NEW YORK. April 8.—Rnot cotton
closed owlet; middling uplands 11; mid-
. dllnc gulf ll.JS; sales 200 bales.
Vl Futures closed steady at the following
quotations:
January .
February
Anrll
May
.Tune
July
August ..,
Pep: ember
October
November
December
Onen.
10.07
9.50 9.50 9.49
9.60
9.61
9.61
9.S5
9.66
9.67
9.63
9.90
9.39
9.01
9.63
9.84
9.93 9.94 9.92
Gins.
10.11
10.13
9.39
9.34
9.39
9.63
9.C|
9.66
9.97
9.90
9..90
'll 000.900. while for St Paul's *100.-
990.000 new stock 15 per cent Is payable
June 1 and 20 per cent Instalment on
three and a half yearly periods after
tht f with n final 15 cr c"nt to be paid
In March. 1909. In the meantime, large
note issues by corporations will mature
which are expected to call for refunding
with success dependent upon n revival
of the demand for bond?. Brokerage
houses, today reported a small volume of
orders for stocks, and early attempts to
advance prices quite generally met with
supplies of stock, which turned the room
traders to the bear, side of the market.
The resulting decline was Incompletely
recovered later and tho closing tone was
rather heavy.
The Irregular tone of the bond market
showed some reactionary tendency from
the recent uniform strength. Total sales,
par value. J2.96S.000 United States bonds
were unchanged on call.
The total sales of stocks today were
851.000 shares.
New York Money Market.
NEVf YORK. April 8.—Money on call
easy at l%a2% per cent; ruling rate
2 per cent; closing hid 1% per cent; of
fered at 2 per cent. Time loans dull
and easy: 60 days 4% per cent: 90 days
5 per cent: six months 5.15% per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 6 to 6% -per
cent.
Sterling exchange firm, with actual
business In bankers’ bills at 4.8553a8560
for demand, and at 4.S'*-i82.03 for 60-day
bills. Posted rates 4.8T%nS3 and 4.S6 to
4.80%. Commercial bills 4.81*1.
Par silver 65%; Mexican dollars 50.
Government bonds steady; railroad
bonds irregular.
LEH DATS COB
sms I®. Bilan
NEW TOR. April S.—Workingmen
ar.d bankers, college presidents and la
bor leaders, met together at a “peace
evening” at the home of Andrew Car
negie at Fifth avenue and Ninety-first
street last night. Mr. Carnegie him
self addressed them, as did Augus
Belmont, president of the National
Civic Federation: William A. Coaklev,
general president of the International
Lithograph Apprentices and Press
Feeders of the United States and Can
ada: Archbishop Farley, President -N
M. Butler of Columbia University; Ly
man Abbott, T. V. P.owaeriy and Seth
Low.
"There Is no time more important
than this for a gathering of this na
ture.” said Mr. Belmont. “It is very
easy to remain at- peace during pros
perous times, but sometimes times
change, and I feel greatly impressed
that the unparalleled development of
our country and its prosperity have
been so extraordinary that it is un
doubtedly time to call a halt, and it Is
not wholly undesirable.
"I don’t desire to be either a prophet
or an alarmist, nor will I discuss the
causes which appear to lead to the be-
ginn'ng of a change, but It is unques
tioned that we should prepare ourselves
through just such gatherings as this
to understand and solve the problems
with which we are at any time likely
to be confronted.’’
Lumber.
Movement at the Ports.
Receipts and Export*. T«d*v\
Consolldn led net receipts.. 19 497
Export* to Great Britain.. 5.799
Exports to France 45
Exports to continent 4 969
Stock on hand nil ports... .821.S1S
Since September 1. 1906—
Consolidated receipts 9.109.616
Exports to Great Britain 3.296.182
Export* to France 316.732
Exports to Continent 2,918 159
Export.* to Japan 201,9CS
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO, April 8.—Wheat prices ad
vanced more than a cent a bushel “.ore
today because of continued absence of
min In Kan*as and Nebraska. At the
close, wheat for May delivery was lc.
higher.
Com was %a%c. higher and oats were
%c. higher.
Provisions on the close were unchanged
to I5e. lower.
(Corrected by Massee-FeTton Bum. Co.)
Common framing at *16 to *20 per
thousand.
S:ard framing at *2.7.50 to *22.50 per
thousand.
Storm sheathing at *16 per thousand.
No. 2 common flooring at *20.00 per
thousand.
No. common celling at *17.50 per thous
and.
No. 1 common flooring celling at
*22.50 per thousand.
”B” grad« square edge weather board
ing at J22.E0 per thousand.
No. 1 common weather boardlrg at iSO
per thousand.
No. 2 pine shingles at *2.25 per thous
and.
No. 1 pine shingles at *4.25 per thous
and.
No. 1 cypress shingles at *5.00
tliouand-
per
Dry Goods—Wholesale.
SHEETINS—4-4. 5 to «o.
DRILLINGS—7 to 7%e.
TICKINGS—4 'i to 13%c.
CHECKS—4 to 5%c.
F.T.FA CHING3—4 to 8c-.
FP.INTS—4% to 3c.
Price. Net Receipts, Sales, Stocks.
Tho Ports. | PrJeo.irrocts.'Sales.J Stele.
Gnlveston . . .110 13-16!
Jin n-i«
.110 V,
.110 £
J1014 i
.110% I
.11
sfnn . .
New Orleans
Mobile . . .
Savannah . .
Charleston .
Wilmington .
Norfolk ...
Baltimore . . Jil i.
New York .... 11 I
Boston . . . .Ill
Phlfadelnhla ..11.25 I.
TYnsarnln . . .1 [
Newport News.! !
59991 1296970
2997 : 1299 239123
4891.,.'. I ■’1V,*9
1217! 266' 734*2
1231 1 19974
237:..,...! 9849
10251 3591 28541
I ' 1891
ion 200 169271
3981 !
I I 1539
57981 |
200| I
Interior Movement.
| Price.'Reels.ISnles.i Stek.
Houston . . .MO 12.-16!
Augusta . . .111% I
Memphis ..' . .119% |
St. Louis 110% I
Cincinnati ....j j
Louisville . . 'll |
Wheat—
May .
July .
Sept. .
Doe. .
Com—
May .
July .
Sept. .
Oats—
May .
July. .
Sent. .
Mess Pork-
May .
July .
Lard—
May .
July .
Sent. .
Mess Fork-
M->v .
July .
Sept. .
76%
78%
79%
81%
46%
46%
42%
37%
33%
46%
46%
47%
43%
38%
34%
76%
78%
79%
81%
46%
46 3 i
46%
46%
46%
47%
15.83 15.73
15.97% 15.85
8.65
S.77%
8.87%
8.4214.
8.37%
8.70
8.70
8. SO
8.90
8.47%
8.69%
8.70’
34%
15.83
15.92%
8.62%
S 75
S'. 87%
8.62%
8.75 ’
S.S5
8.40 8.421
8.5714 8.60
S.67% 8.70
Liquors—Wholesale,
(Co-erred by Weiehselbaum «c Mack.9
WHISKEY—Rye. *1.10 to *3.50; co-n
*1.10 to $1.30; gin. *1.10 to *1.75: North
Carolina com. *1.10 to *1.50; Georgia
corn 11.69.
WINE.—75c. to *5; high wines. *1.30
port and sherry. 75c. to *4; claret. *4 to
*10 a rase: American cnampagne. *7.50 to
tomorrow.
MOTHER OF
EVELYN THAW
(Continued from page L)
Mr. Dolmas declared the only evi
dence the District Attorney had to
bring against the girl was the "Mis
called affidavit’’ produced by Abraham
Hummel. Speaking of Mr. Hummel.
Mr. Delmas again drew heavily upon
his bitterest invlctlvo and declared
that it would renlure more than the
word of a perjured man to send Hairy
Thaw to an ignominious death
Delmas Scores Humel.
Hummel was accused by Mr. Delmas
of having committed deliberate per-
DRY GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. April 8 —The dry goods
market was more active in the primary ....
division today. Many jobbers are operat- ' IT upon the stand in the present
ing for fall delivery for sheetings, prints : trial when he swore he was not acting
and doTTiestir*. All American good.* .are : as Evelyn Nesblt’s counsel and that
nt value. White goods are selling V I no action was contemplated in her be-
the spring of 1908. There Is also some 1 half He sn'd the so-called affidavit
operating on fanry lines of woven cotton* I ,, ‘' ,0 rnnvtrtod the
nt materially higher priees. Raw silk 1J.„!!,i\. COnvlClea man °‘ these false-
advancing. Dres* goods are qnl"t and
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL April 8.—Good hustne*s
done in spot cotton, prices unchanged;
Amerle.an middling fair 6.91; xnm mid
dling 6.45 middling 6.93; ]nw middling
5.71: good Ord 1 n"-y 5.11; ordinary 4.V3
The sales of the day w*re *0.000 bales, of
which 509 bales were for speculation and
exno-t and included 9.400 bales American
Receipts none.
Futures opened quiet and steady and
ed quiet; American middling G.
some houses are turning their attention
to the development of spring lines. The
jobbing and retail trade was quiet ow
ing to a cold storm.
COTTON REED OIL.
NEW YORK. April 8.—Cotton seed oil
was fairly active with nrlees steady.
Prime crude in barrel* f.o.b. mills 37;
prime summer yellow 46%; off summer
yellow 42%a4t; good off summer yellow
43a41%; prime summer white S0a52; prime
winter yellow 50.
O. C.:
April ....
Anril-Mav
May-Juno
CIOSB.
Jill
P-Jll
naval stores.
•WILMINGTON. April 8—Spirits turpen
tine. nothing doing; receipts 2 casks
Rosin, nothing doing: receipts iso. Tar
firm nt *2.30; receipt* 1R3. Crude tur
pentine firm at *3.50. *5.00 and *5.25
bid: receipt* 18.
hoods.
Mr. Delmas began his appeal to the
Jury bv ouoting from an utterance of
District Attorney Jerome during the
trail. Ho said: “We have no right,
if the real facts were known, to be
here trying this roan and would be
absolutely prohibited by the statutes.”
“Had you heard these words.” con
tinued the attorney “from some irre
sponsible babbler instead of from an
official charged with a great public
duty: had they been spoken in a place
where idle men resort to indulge in
idle talk, instead of a tribunal where
in justice presides in solemnity; had
the occasion on which they were ut
tered been some trivial discussion on
some insignificant topic instead of a
debate, the issue of which is life or
July-
August-September
Replember-Octobcr .
October-November .,
No vember-December
Decomber-.T-inunry ..
Janun -y - February ..
February-M.a reh ....
5.66
5(i! CHARLESTON. April 8.—Turpentine'
ar V?.dirfnsr. j death, and had you after so hearin Q
5.Pfiv, I them, heard the same lips make an
5 57R. , -S3s: d ’ Real!, Pt firm';' sale*' thnt tha ,! >«v
5 ..'flU
5.50
76 - Q
oipts 450: shipments $11;
«te: A. B. C. $4.30: D, $4.... ...
’7^: F. $4.I0 : a $4.4?%; H. *4.62*4;
I X. *4.75: 1C *5.20; M. 53.25: N. *3.40: W.
G.. *5.60: AY. W„ *7.63.
appeal to prove that the law demanded
tod: 28.649. : forfeit of the life of the man about
N'VW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS. April 8—Snot cotton |
c!a*rrl quia- -a-! st*-' jy with rrlce. m-
rhnmr^d. middling 10 9-10. SrJes I
700 ? om the ^ot rnd 500 to arrive, j
In sympathy with unfivorablo ror*r>rtc
from T.iveroool. futures ooen«'*l from 4
6 t'-'infs below th*' cIon^ of Situvri
tVertthor reports, th* rovital of rvV
was the f^reeast of frost for Northw
Texas. Oklahoma. Indian Territory s
! Grain, Provisions. Groceries.
JCort h weste:
of short tr
^rknns
irchss*
m ■
ed an o<Tort
Ksti
tho nr
tr*' earlv nionfli
tt Mny S "'! I m n
July rocchod 10.37
fo~ Galveston afto
I -» dron In tho iv-ir
rai’s'n 1
to 2 points beloi
1<ci. whloh olosorl
i*om 1 point nho
tho olo=o of Satur
Cotton futur.s closed quiet at the fol-
lowlmr quo*ntions:
Jnnu»rv. bid TO.f*;
A or!!, bid M .M
May 30.32
Juno, if^ked 10.30
July, hit! io,32
Sm
fiber
hid
10.27
io. n
Hardware—Wholesale.
tCe-rrctcd bv D.misn Hnrxrsra Ca)
WET T iMTKST* - J4 per <5ox
ROPE— Mr.bfi.a. 14%c : Se*el. lie; eot-
’p* "Uf
WIRE—Barb. 3';c. per lb.
fl.OAY STOCKS- Hnrrnan. 90c.; Ferru-
,er 89a,
TI'BS—Ratntcd. *2 39; rp<1ir. *5 90
POWDER- J4 50: half kegx. *2 75; '%
k*.T*. *1 Dupent nn.i Harard jinoicc-
1<«*. half keg*. *11.3.': % kegs. *5.75,
Lib. e.aut , 't''r*. *1. le*s>7.-> r*r cenf.. Treix-
florf sra.ikclc.** powder. 1 -ID. cans *L
prioVET S in 511 per dos.
CARDS—cot top. ** 59 per des.
ping BLADES. 5r per lb
IRON—; x ic lb. base; Swede, 4%c.
ppppd
axes—*6.50 dozen, base,
y jr r>- -Pir 7*^o po ind.
N VIT.S.—Wire. *2.60 keg. base; cut.
*2 69 4-9-.
SHOES—Horse 84.2a to *4 *5 keg; mule
eho.'s. f 1.2.7 to 54.7.7.
mTKCTS Pf.;-L *1.7.1 dot: white c*-
dar. Three hoop*. 57.75 dozen.
CHAINS-Trace *1 to *6 dos.
GL’N POWDER—Per ps*. Austin crazk
*4 59
SHOT—*2.25 .*9*k.
These prices sre at wholesale snd not
fCorrecte.d by S Tt. Jaoaes & Tinsiey Co.)
CORN—Sacked wTilte 79
Sacked mixed 68
E.a- corn : 70
Car lot*, either sickefl or bulk,
made on application.
OATS—White cLoned 69
No. 2 white "9
No. 3 white 5$
Specie I quotations mnde on
enr lots-
HAT—Choice timothy *1.30
No. 1 timothy 1.27
No. 2 timothy 1.21
No. 1 clover 1.29
Timothy and clover hlxcd.... l. B 5
Al'-lb hay 1.30
Ro.’dlr.g straw .... 65
BRAN—Eure wheat l.ss I
Mixed bran 1.25
,T-'r*ev *toek feed.. — .,,,..... j *5 .
Reliahle feed I.W*
CM;,da-d feed 1 ]9 )
FT.OLH—Private Stock, fancy past!! s!«7 !
Royal OP-1, hast pat 4.29 ;
Too Notch, fi---- patent 4.29
New Cor*’!t’itlon. % patent, sifo
Or-atige Blossom straight. 3 50
MEAL—Water ground Juliette 68
Other brands 67
MEATS Dry salt rib* !... gaj
Fxt-a h-if ribs 95-
ix.-'o-ih. D. S. bellies jor.;
Bulk plates !!! ga£
Smoked too.ats *;c over abrve
HAMS—Farcy sugar cured %
ndard sugar cured 15
whom they were spoken, these words
might not have filled you with amaze
ment.
“It is to prevent such a conclusion
in this case,” went on Mr. Delmas,
"that I h.ox'e undertaken the perform
ance of the onerous task before me.
In this task it will be my duty to give
you all tho help in my power in decid
ing the question before you.”
How White Won His V/ay.
Mr. Delmas then gave a resume of
E’-elvn Nesbit’s life from her birth in
1894 to the time she met Stanford
White. Continuing he said:
"Brave and courageous, we find this
child at 15 or 16 years of age rushing
in the day time from studio to studio,
earning *16 to SIS a week, and at
night appearing upon the boards and
earning an equal salary.
"At this time we find a man whose
hair was tinged with grey, who had an
excellent wife and an accomplished
son. fixing his eyes upon the fated
child and determining to make her
hi*. To win her he had none of the
graces of principles of the honorable
suitor. He introduced himself to her
that cry? Had you forgotten that re
tribution would be at hand?"
Merciless Attack on Mother.
Mr. Delmas recounted how White
had poisoned the mind of the gir| by
telkr.g her that she had committed no
wrong.
Y.'hen Mr. Delmas had completed h’s
denunciation of Stanford White he
launched into a merciless attack on
Evelyn Thaw's mother. He first re
called to the jury that in the early
p.art of the trial, when the name of
the mother was first mentioned, he
stated that he would not east any re
flections upon her and held her guilt
less beiiex'ing her to have been the
helpless victim of circumstances.
“When I said this.: gentleman." Mr.
Delmas continued. "I "wish you to bear
in mind that three things had not yet
developed—that for years after this
rape had been committed upon this
girl, the mother received *300 a month
from the ravisher: that the mother
had given to the District Attorney a
written statement by which be might
tomre he soul of her daughter, by
which he might leave her alone in the
world—her father dead, her mother
unnatural, her husband executed.
“When I learned that every shaft
aimed at her heart came from a quiver
supplied by her other; when I learn
ed that it" was the mother who was
pointing ou he sore and tender spots
for the district attorney to attack and
when I learned hat the poor bablings
of a girl in school—her d ! ary—had
been furnished bv the mother that
they might be used against her daugh
ter. I retracted as I retract now. the
statemens which I made in behalf of
her mother.
Oh, unnatural mother that she was,
to desert her girl and leave her the
victim of the lust of this grey haired
man; to receive for a year the wages
of her daughter’s downfall; to wear
diamonds bought with such money as
this, and then to come now in the hour
of her daughter's supreme agony to
steal away the life of her only pro-
ttetor.
‘Oh shame upon this woman. Not
content w’ith what she has already, she
would take away the life of the one-
human being who came as an ange!
intq the life of this girl on the down
ward path, who told the girl that
whatever she might be in the eves of
sinful and debaunched world, he
knew her soul was pure.”
Mr. Delmas then went into a long
discussion ns to whether or not it was
true that Evelyn Nesbit had told her
story to Thaw in Paris 4ri 1903. That,
he declared, ivas the main question of
the trial.
'You hax-e seen Evelyn Thaw on the
stand.” he said. “You have for days
watched her manner of testifying.
From your experience as men of the
world, you can tell whether or not this
child—for child she is today—is a cun
ning actress who was repeating a
story she had learned and rehearsed.
You saw her countenance: you snav
how horror overspread It when she
told that terrible story.”
Delmas quoted at length from
Thaw’* letters to Mr. Longfellow,
from Paris in 1993 which, he claimed
proved Evelyn Nesbit told Thaw her
storx*.
The attorney declared that Thay-
harl no occasion to lie to his mother
when he told her the story in v Pitts
burg after his return from Europe. In
contrast to the mother of E\’elyn Nes
bit Mr. Delmas pictured the mother of
Harry Thaw. He reviewed the testi
mony sh» gave on the stand and point
ed to the lo\-e and affection she dis
played for her son when he began to
display that restlessness which culmi
nated in the tragedy. He spoke in
eulogistic terms of her noble charac
ter and of the sacrifices she made to
ligbten the burden and ease the pain
of her heartbroken boy.
Eulogized Thaw's Mother.
Mrs. Thaw listened to the compli
ments naid her without evincing emo
tion. Her children spt stolid as ever.
Evelyn Thaw was only slightly moved
by the attack on her mother and as a
matter of fact her features were im
mobile throughout the duration of the
address. After paying his trihute to
Mrs. Thaw. Mr. Delmas rehearsed the
OAfldence whieh related to the atten
tions which Thaw paid to Evelyn, lay
ing particular stress upon that por
tion Ax-hich referred to his visits to
Pompton N. J.. where Evelyn ivas a
pupil in a hoarding school. He spoke
In the tenderest of tones of Thaw’s
visit to the girl’s bedside when she was
ill, of his deep concern for her when
she was convalescing and of his ef
forts to restore her to health. He de
clare/ that Thaw wag then paying,
honorable court to Evelyn and made
her an honorable ^proposal of mar
riage soon afterward in Paris.
“Gentlemen I think I have establish
ed to your satisfaction that this story
Avas true., that it is not a fabrication,
that Evelyn Thaw’s statement that she
told this story to Harry Thaw in Paris
is 1903 is true.
"Against this assertion, what Is
there in this case? Nothing except
the testimony of Abraham Hum
mel.”
Denounced Lawyer Hummel.
Delmas declared there must be
something more than "this wretched
Hummel affidavit upon which to con-
A’ict Harry Thaw. He denounced Hum
mel as a man ready to commit crime
for money.
Mr. Delmas’ voice had grown quite
husky by this time and he asked for
an adjournment until tomorrow morn
ing.
District Attorney Jerome was not
in court to hear Mr. Delmas speech.
His assistant, Mr. Garvan. took notes,
however. Mr. Jerome, it was said, was
busy with the preparation of his otvn j
address.
SEMES MM
JUIJ Ml Stllli
NEW TOR”, April 8.—Joseph K.
Cannon, Speaker of the House cf Jtep-
resentati\’es, stopped off the steamer
Bluecher today after a month’s pleas
ure jaunt to the West Indies. Vene
zuela and Panama. With several other
Congressmen. Speaker Cannor. has been
the guest of Congressman William B.
McKinley, of Illinois.
Congressman James S. Sherman was
a member of the party. When asked
concerning the campaign contributions
of the fail of 1904 Mr. Sherman said: , Uon The omcer at tho stat ion on the
rprP^rnifatfon I of n V n ^h\^n^ :nS (ff C tho b0r< ^ erland of Russia was away from
rect^ imitation of a .phjnx. Of the , jjj s p ost on the ar-ival of the train, and
coi'p 011 th ° canal s P ea5cer Cannon , sorne of t h e Russian Jews on the train
,.r „ „ - ; who were lea\-ing Russia behind them
I was migM> veil plea.ed and | f 0reveri bribed the agent at the station
agreeablj surprised as uas etairj mem- 1 an j jvj 0 t ra j n S p 6( j on —but there Avas
ber of our part) with the progress of j s£il j ano ther line of officers to pass.
The refugees left the train and walk-
Midnight of Saturday ended a long
and remarkable journey of seA-eral
thousand miles for tivo orphan chil
dren.
On the "th of March there started for
Macon from Minsk, in the interior of
Russia, Isaac and Ray Galperin, the
boy twelve and the girl fourteen. The
train left Minsk in two sections, the
children having seats on the first sea
the Panama canal. It is a mere ques-
°,5 r J° rk ’ a T? P ; ! ed two miles in the ten inches of snow,
idly under a splendid system. If I „ «...
was paying for tho job myself I would
slap tho boys on the back and say,
‘Hustle along and get the dirt out.’ "
Speaker Cannon s2.id that the pres
ent depression In Wall street did not
In any way represent the condition of
the country, Values, he said, are just
as good as over, and the country’s re
sources are just as abundant.
When he took his place before the
customs inspector to make his declara
tion, the Speaker said: "Yes. I have a
few articles to declare. Here is a neck
lace, rare, very rare. It’s for my
granddaughter and it cost twenty-five
cents. Here is a collection of beads,
also rare, cost fifty cents. I guess that
lets me out.”
Big Fire in Boston.
BOSTON. April S.—A six story build
ing on Kingston street, occupied by
several manufacturers of women’s
goods, was considerably damaged by
fire tonight. The occupants were Nad-
ler and Sherlip. the Fashion and Waist
and Skirt Company, and Walter E.
Nichols, agent for William Iseler and
Company, dry goods. The loss is *500,-
000.
and hired a team to drive them li\-e
miles further to the station out of the
reach of the Russian border officers,
where they caught their train.
The children had no one to look out
for them, but they were bright, and
America was the destination, and frosts
nor snows, nor other deprivations and
obstacles could keep them back.
At Bremen they were taken In charge
of by the North German Lloyd Com
pany, rigidly examined as to health, and
then when a tag was placed on them
adressed to “David Snetman. Poplar
street. Macon, Ga., U. S. A.,” they were
put on a steamer bound for Baltimore.
For seventeen days the children were
on tho ship, AA-atching the whitecaps
and gulls and counting the hours that
passed heavily between the old home
of persecution and the land of the
free.
At Baltimore they were subjected to
a two hour examination as to acalth,
but they passed it all right, and wore
put on a train for Macon, arriving in
Atlanta Sunday afternoon.
At Atlanta the children, neither
speaking a word of English, met up
with an unknown friend. A man rec-
e: lined ihe-n a* Rreri.i:: Jews and
spoke to them. He saw th - t\; and
then told them he was a fr: :id of Mr.
Snetman, without giving his- name, and
that they might leave on the first train
instead of remaining in Atlanta all
night, - paid their fare to Macon, al
though they had tickets by another
route, the train on which would not
lenve until several hours Inter.
In the meantime Mr. Snetman was
expecting them on tho Southern, know
ing their tickets so r »d, and went to
that depot and mot the- early train on
which they failed to arrive. Something
told him to moot the Central, and sure
enough they came on It through the
kindness of the unknown friend In At
lanta.
The children arc a niece and nephew
of Mrs. Etta Snetman. She has applied
to adopt them legally, and as soon as
they can master sufficient English will
send them to school In Macon, and edu
cate them in loving remembrance of
her dead sister.
Both of the children are bright, the
boy Avriting his name In English. Rus
sian or Yiddish, and already ho Jias
mastered the letters of the English al
phabet. They are proud to see their
kinspeople. and glad to know there is
no Czar in Macon, that being 0110 of the
boy’s first questions.
Judge James H. Blount will leave
for New York tomorrow where he lias
been invited to de!i\-er an address.
While in New York he will attend
the National Arbitration and Peace
Congress which meets on the 14th.
In the invitation extended by Hon.
Jno. D. Higgins, secretary of the com
mittee on municipalities to Mayor
Smith, giving him authority to appoint
five citizens as delegates, there was
provision that in the event of not be
ing able to attend himself the Mayor
should appoint and send a personal
representative.
As his personal representative, the
Mayor has appointed Judge Blount,
who has accepted.
It is possible that some of the dele
gates will attend. Mr. Joseph Block
will do so if he can arrange some
business matters.
At the meeting of the Board of Edu
cation last night, the Superintendent In
his monthly report called attention to
the need of increased school facilities
for next year. This is made neces
sary by the increased enrollment and
the matter will receiA-e attention.
The superintendent called attention
to the petition of the principals of the
schools for an increase of grade teach
ers, salaries, and was referred to the
committee on salaries. The superinten
dent faA’ors the increase asked for.
Mr. and Mrs. Weir were granted
leave of absence, the former for five
days and the latter for thirty days to
attend the Jamestown exposition to ar
range the Georgia educational exhibit,
as asked for by School -Commissioner
Merritt.
The insurance on the buildings be
longing to the system has been rear
ranged and adjusted.
Indefinite loa\-e of absence was grant
ed Miss Wiliie Hall, teacher of the
third grade at Alexander No. 2.
The superintendent reported that on
the occasion of the death of former
Superintendent Abbott, the schools of
Macon sent a floral tribute to bo placed
on the casket.
In future tho selection of text books
and election of teachers will take place
at the June meeting.
The Board accepted the proposition
of Mr. C. B. Willingham to build and
equip a school on Holt aA-enue. Tho
school will be known as Napier Heights
school, and a teacher Avill lie supplied
each year. The school will be ready
for the opening of the next term.
Tho Board selected Miss Odele King
to fill temporarily the vacancy nt Alex
ander No. i, and -Miss Dora Streeter at
Alexander No. 2. Misses Bertha Har
ris and Leah Alley were elected super
numeraries.
Tho colored teachers of the city pe
titioned for an increase of salaries. This
ivas referred to the committee on sal
aries.
TORPEDO AND PISTOL
REPORTS PERPLEX OFFICERS
How to distinguish between the re
port of a pistol and of a railroad tor
pedo, is one of the things that some
times perplex the police officers. They
say a railroad man can tell the dif
ference any time but there was no
railroad man as a witness in the case
of Mr. C. L. Meadows, charged with
shooting in tho city before the recor
der yesterday morning.
Mr. Meadows said some railroad
man gave him a torpedo as a curio
some time ago, and that he had never
found time to fool with the thing un
til Saturday, when being sick he want
ed some diversion.
Ho took the torpedo into the back
yard and with the assistance of a
brick and a piece of Iron he found out
how it exploded.
Officer Reddjv heard the report and
hastened to the scene. He did not
se*m to be satisfied with the explana
tion, and had the case made of shoot
ing in the city made. The recorder
evidently sided with the officer, who
said it was a gun, and imposed a fine
of *2.50.
pii nmre
hfriLkMLti
Judge Felton resumed the work of
the Houston Superior Court at Perry
yesterday morning at 9 o'clock. The
term of the Houston Court will be
Following is the petition by the prin
cipals of B'ibb County Public Schools
to the Board of Education asking an
increase of salaries, not for themselves
but for the teachers under them:
To the honorable Board of Education
and superintendent of the Public
Schools of Bibb County, Georgia:
It is with no little reluctance, that
the principals come before the Beard
of Education once more in regard to
’salaries: this time, however, not for
themselves, but for the faithful teach
ers whose pecuniary straits demand at
tention.
In apportioning salaries for teachers,
the facts that some of the teachers live
at home: that some of them marry af
ter a short service in the schools, have
tended greatly to depress the earnings
of those who remain in the service.
Conditions arc changing: salaries
now mean as much to women as to
men, for as a general thing the daugh
ters of a family are doing more to
wards its support than the sons.
And again, when teachers have peti
tioned in one city for an advance of
salary, it has been the practice of those
authority to obtain at once the
schedule of salaries from other cities,
and fix their standard, seldom accord
ing to prices paid for the same kind
and amount of work, but to prices paid
for lower grades of service.
For the above reasons, while there
has been, -within the past ten years, an
increase in the earnings of all other
classes of wage earners, commensurate
with tho steady increase of living ex-
she had srent the two years required
at the Normal School and received a
position immediately, -she would be
now getting in our schools *180.00; even
after serving twelve years more, she
Avould get *585 a year; she already re
ceives *7.80.00.
The women who have taught the
number of .years required by the board
of education to obtain maximum sala
ries. are receiving, in most cases, !*ss
than the fnrmre pupils, young men
who have worked only a few years.
Wo have in mind a boy of fifteen, not
even a grttduate'of high school, who
began work this winter ori a salary of
$40.00 per monah.
The board will always be able, to
secure teachers of some kind, but so
long as it is such a pitiful struggle to
li’.’e on the meager salaries paid, they
cannot hope to secure the more gifted
v.-omen as teachers; other profes
sions. which promise some degree of
comfort and competency for old age
are glad to utilize their abilities.
We principals know the difference
between the nondescript teacher, and
those Avho come to us from our gifted
normal school teacher. Mis* Stephens.
The spirit of the girls is fine, for she
has combined in her teaching rare
scholarship and skill, and has imbued'
them with the spirit of service to
country, the school and the child!
The newspapers, and others in posi
tion to know whereof they speak,
claim that the increased \-a!ue of Bibb
.. , .,1 - — —• - i Countv property is largely owing to
concluded Friday afternoon, when the | ponses, the earnings of the teacher have J the schools of Bibb Countv The fine
officials will return to Macon, prepar- j remained practically the same. | teaching that is boln- done in the
atory to convening the April term of j Many teachers now find it ImpossI- j schools, has attracted attention from
heard during the first week of the term
At the morning session Mr. Jerome j an(1 draivn by the bar association Sat-
forma’Iy protested against the con- ufflay afternoon:
Bibb Superior Court Monday morning. I bi e . owing to the ad\-ance of prices of
The following civil cases ivill be | all goods, to keep out of debt. Some
have tried to supplement their saia
firm.ation of the report of the lunacy
commission. His motion was quickly-
overruled. The defense then sought
to have Dr. Hamilton McLr.ne Hamil
ton testify, but the district attorney
interposed an objection, which was
sustained. Mr. Delmas then an
nounced that the defense rested. Mr.
Jreome made a similar announcement
and an adjournment was ordered until
2 o’clock that the jurors, who were to
be deprived of their liberty, might ad
just their business affairs.
picnic
LARD—F-'-e t!*r**s
Pur*. In 89-lb. tubs...
Pur-'. In 51-'h. tin*....
Pure, in 60-lb. tubs...
Pur*
in
..11
19.1
u
11
19-
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11%
'family In the guise of an influential
friend. He won his way into the conn STRIKERS ANp_SH!PEUJLp_.RS
fldcnce of the mother and established
himself in a paternal and protecting
attitude in the family, and when his
footing was sure he persuaded the
mother to absent herself from the city,
assuring her that the child would be
safe in his bands and telling her how
fortunate it was that there was such
a protector to ivateh over her. In one
of these dens titled up with all the
beauty and taste ivhich this man of
genius possessed, into one of these
i dens ibis child was lured and found
I h r rse'f alone with this man, old
; enough to be her father, the
was her protector.
I “Must I tell you how she
| on, step by step, how she
t Avith wine and drugs and finally fce-
| cam? his victim? That story you
I ha\-e heard from that Child’s faltrring
j lips. Better that she should never
Pur*. In 5-lb tins
Pure. In 8-lb tin*
The same addition* for other
«}•»*»«* •»» ihnr^,
SYRUP—Grorsj.a cane (new) 33
Sew Orleans 28
■pinrk stmt- !!!lS
BALT—199 th* White rotten *ck....5n
199-!h P:i'1*t» *p-s-« 4g
Special prices car lots.
CHEESE—Full cream..T !!!!!!.17% j have lived than tc have lived to have
MAY ARBITRATE TROUBLES.
LORAINE Ohio. Anril 8.—Overture*
for peace and arbitration will be made
at the American Shipbuilding Com
pany yards In the strike tomorrorv.
RepresentatiA-es of the State arbitra
tion commission and different factions
of the strikers will talk over the sit
uation with a view to an immediate
settlement.
Joseph 'Bishop, of Columbus. Secre
tary of the State arbitration board.
arriA-ed this afternoon and had a con-
Monday, April 15.
Amon Green & Co. vs. Kessler, ap
peal: Hamp Jackson by afimr. vs.
Brothers and Sisters of Promise, ap
peal; Susie T. Jackson vs. Brothers
and Sisters of Promise, appeal; Sam
Smith vs. Industrial L. & H. Ins. Co..
complaint; Perry C. Smith vs. Macon
Ry. & Lt. Co., complaint; TV. J. Mar
shall a-s. H. N. Newsom, complaint;
Levi Bone vs. Macon Ry. & Lt. Co.,
complaint.
Tuesday, April 16.
TYm. J. Butler a-s. Geo. H. DolA-in,
attachment: Gray Bros. & Co. \-s. Mr*.
Eunice Elder, complaint: J. R. Me-
Elmurray a-s. W. A. Davis Co., com
plaint; Leila Parker vs. Macon Ry. &
Lt. Co., complaint; C. T. Garden vs.
Ethel LoA-e. attachment; Dock Gunn
Co. vs. Henry Newsom, bail troA’er:
Frederick C. Ries \’s. D. RIokind and
Jim LaA-or, injunction: R. C. Balfour
vs. B. H. EdAvards. suit, and the Ca
ble Co. vs. S. D. Petty, suit
Thursday, April 18.
Dock Gunn & Co. a - s. J. E. Hicks,
bail troA'er; R. J. Hutchinson a-s. Sarah |
J. TYiley, afimr., injunction: Jany Wil
rie* by taking a few pupils in th? af
ternoon, but seA-eral members of the
Board ha\’e expressed the opinion that
the teacher owes the school all her time
and effort while she is in tho serA’ico.
Teachers are required to spend two
years of hard work in professional
training. and these must bo supple
mented by a- third year of equally
slrenuous effort in actual class-room
experience as supernumerary before
they are fully adrnitted as teachers. At
the end of these three years they b?gin
to draw a salary of forty dollars ($40)
a month for nine months, which means
thirty dollars (*30) the year round. One
of your teachers Avho has been in your
serA'ice for a decade, and who makes
close monthly calculations, gives the
following conservative estimate of a
teacher’s li\’ing expenses. This teach
er lives at home:
Per Annum
Board, *20 per month *240.00
Clothing
Laundry
Car fare
(ExclusiA-e of fare to grade
meetings).
Teachers’ periodicals
Text-books
89.90
30.00
18.00
2 00
2.00
Crackera
lots.
GRISTS—TTvdnut*. In hbl*. SS.it-
Hudnuts, In 26-lh sacks.... 1.70
SUGAR -C •-I*t?d. :*1 bb’s Orsck..5.05
Now Orlonn* clarified <z:
Vow- Yellow jii
COFFEF—Choice Rio 14 '
r)r . 1*
Medium Rio 12
heard the cries of angu
! t:m who lay before him.
I mhud the greatest er
•filed the image of Cod.
of the A'io-
He had com
ae that ea-er
He had h:r-
■?, “X13&SV , 3“wSU* vi'- &»*%..
shipbuilding company is concerned. ; R°y'. tx&l ^m^Ia?nL” '’ S ‘
Thursday. April 17.
(CoTeotc.-t br Wlnn-Jonnson Co.)
Uarorm €c.
Barona nicnacs. 7He.
Baron a ov*rer crackera. «Hc.
N. V. C sodas. 7c.
G!r.?r- snaps <N. B. C.) 7o>
r-iki's 10c.
Suffar cakes. Sc.
To-
Arb’icVlA'g Rons
bead ...
M«*!um
d.
ed to d'vnructi-m and had crushed the
child v.*ho had trusted him.. «He had
committed a crime asrainst the Ijitv,
a rain s?t the law of this State a crime
that the chief magistrate of this eoun- j hatchee and Waterford were swept
try in a message to Congress said j away and at least twenty persons were
MORE FATALITIES REPORTED
FROM ALABAMA STORM.
MONTGOMERY. Arril 8.—
lated reports of Friday’s storm add to
the list of casualties and the damage
to property.
The towns of Central City. Clay-
Candy.
Crr.m mixed enrdv la ra*!s.
Stick candy. In barrels, 6%c.
should be punished bA- death.
“O. Stanford White, who entrapped
a eh!!i who had no father, who had
boon deserted by her mother, and was
left alone in a city of millions, had
you Imagined that God would not heat-
plaint; TV. 4V. Riiey a-s. Macon Ry. &
Lt. Co., complaint: Equitable Mfg. Co.
A's. M. F. Cameriero.
At Central City a rr.an named 1 Friday, April 19.
vas instantly killed. At BYock- i Cars Aultson a-s. So. Ry. Co., oom- i
nd Enterpr'se many persons - plaint: Am. Nat. Bank a-s. Fannie
Avere hurt by flying timbers, houses, : Hunnicut, attachment: Andretv Me- (
blown over and stock killed. At Lanes- i Kinney a-s. Western Union Tel. Co.,
A'ille a negro boy was killed, I complaint. ^ — — ■>
Total S38L90
This estimate of *89.90 for clothing
for a year, is, as Is eA-ident to every
one who has met such bills, a most con-
servatiA’e estimate representing a- poa’--
erty-stricken wardrobe. The clothing
list does not include raincoat, umbrella,
nor over-shoes nor have we not, in the
general list of expense, mentioned the
J. R. Burke, deft., vs. Macon News', deduction of one dollar ($1.00) a day
Pub. Co., appeal; A. H. Davis vs. Ma- I during sickness, medicine, and doctor's
con Ry. & Lt. Co., complaint: B. F. > bills.
Taylor a-s. Virginla-Caroiina Chemical J As a matter of fact, those Avho board
Co. complaint: Ben Sanford a-.*. At- ! must pay *2.7.00 a month—must be
lanta Compress Co., complaint; J. H. i dressed neatly: a teacher's apnearance
Smith a-.*. Macon Rv. & Lt. Co., com- must be that of a lady at all times.
all directions. Indeed, teachers from
other systems are constantly remark
ing this, and comparing the Bibb
teachers with those of their own sys
tems.
These women .are being worn out in
body and mind by the heavy burdens
they are carrying, and deserve fair
compensation from th? people thcA- are
so richly and unselfishly benefiting.
Since they are the direct factors in
the wealth of our county, should they
not haA-e something mor? than a labo
rious, mind-harried, careworn, anx
ious existence?
Only a few months ago th? wealth
"of Bibb County was indicated by the
generous offer of a hundred thousand
dollars, as an inducement to the State
to locate an agricultural college in
this county.
Beginning with_a salary of fifty
dollars (*30.09) a month, with a max
imum of'"seA r enty-tiA-e ($7.7.00). at least
fpr some years to come would put the
teacher's profession, to some extent.,
on par Avith others.
Respectfully submitted, -i A .
CLARA T. .SMITH, -
H. E. KEENAN. w -
MINNIE BURGHARD,
CYNTHIA H. WETR x
MARY E. HODGKINS.
ROSA TAYLOR,
per Adele Blue,-
ADELE BLUE.
AGNES BARDEN,
EMMA SMITH. ' —
i iw® rec
Odcm
town
This condition of affairs is discouraging
some of our most talented teachers.
Some have already left the system,
some are quietly making up th?ir mind-
that there is no future for them in the
profession. A girl of ordinary rapacity
left our schools only three years ago
and became a stenographer: she re
ceives a salary of *780.00 whereas, If
Odessa Elections Cause Stir.
ODESSA. April S.—A sensation ha*
been caused by the results in munici
pal election just ended which ended
in a victory of the Union of true Rus
sian people. Out of seventy-two mem
bers of the town council sixty-seven
now ..are members cf the Union. Th?
previous Liberal council was regarded
as the only safeguard against anti-Jew-
ish disorders.
Ginger Pudding.
Stir a stabiespoon of butter into half
a cup of sugar, beat tivo eggs and stir
in the sugar and butter. Add a cup
of molasses, a cup of warm milk and
one tablespoon of ginger. Bake in a
hot oven until well browned. Serve-
with cream or a wet sauce.
INDISTINCT PRINT