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TWICE A-WEEK TELEGRAPH
WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORGIA FAIR AND WARMER TUESDAY; WEDNESDAY SHOWERS, FRESH SOUTHWEST WINDS.
ESTABLISHED IN 1826.
MACON, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 16, 1907
TWICE-A-WEEK. $1.00 A YEAR.
RALPH H. BROWN'S DEATH ID. H. R. CONGRESS
BY HIS OWN PISTOL VOTES FOR PEACE
Mystery of the Tragedy
Complicated by Burglar
Theory.
Batch of Current
Gate City New:
jg I that he thought this an excess've valu-
■ aiion but would make it If the Comp-
I trolier General insisted on It.
! The Comptroller General replied ask-
j Ir.g for this return and it will be made.
! Herein evidently lies an indication of
! the course Comptroller General Wright
j intends to pursue In the matter of tax
eturns this year, and it is expected
hat considerable advances will be ask-
d from corporations all over thesstate.
ATLANTA. April 15.—Ralph H.
Brown. 38 years old. an expert audi
tor and accountant, was found In the
dining room nt his home No. 261
Forrest avenue, about 3 o'clock this
morning with a bullet hole In his right
side, front which death resulted before
medical aid could be summoned.
There is considerable mystery about
Frown's death and several theories
have been advanced to account for it.
He was discovered by b's wife and Ills
mother-in-law. Mrs. W. D. Bizzell,
ns he was faintly gasping for breath.
The bullet which had entered his right
e de had evidently come from his own
pistol, which was in his right hand
coat pocket. This has led the city de
tectives, who have investigated the
matter and members of his family to
believe that the shooting was an acci
dent.
There was a theory advanced also
that Rrown met his death while trying
to use his pistol on a burglar. Brown
has been In the habit of getting out of
bed about 3 o'clock in the motnlng
and going down to look after the' Are
In the hig heater in the hallway. He
, did so this morning and shortly after
ward his wife and her mother were
groused by whnt seemed to be a con
versation or some other noise. They
decided to Investigate and on going
down stairs found Mr. Brown lying on
♦he floor unconscious and near to
death. Physicians were hurriedly sum
moned. hut he died before they could
reach the house.. The burglar theory
grew out of the fact that the back
door was found standing opOn, and It
v is thought by some that Brown was
shot with his own pistol In his effort
to dispose of the burglar, who made
his escape through the open door. The
pistol was so rlose to the body when
the shot was flred that the clothing
caught fire and was burning when the
hody was found. The dead man was a
member of a well known firm of ac
countants here.
Georgia Road Moves Granite.
REPRESENTATIVE RICHMOND P,
HOBSON MADE BEARER OF
THE RESOLUTION TO THE
PEACE CONGRESS.
ATLANTA. April 15—The Georgia
Railroad has moved seventy-five car
loads of granite from Litbonla since
Friday, Railroad Commissioner O. B
Stevens stated today, and he expressed i the congress in behalf of peace, was
1 ,hat * he -remaining forty cars delegated as" the special envoy to pre-
would be moved today. This will mean | , ent the reso lution to the international
that the road has disposed of the en- peace congrcss in Xew Tork city . T he
WASHINGTON, April 15.—The con
tinental congress of the Daughters of
the American Revolution today adopt
ed by a unanimous vote a resolution
in favor of international peace. This
was the principal feature of file after
noon session. Representative Richmond
P. Hobson, .of Alabama, who addressed
tire 115 cars which Commissioner Ste
vens found there on Friday, within
four days including Sunday.
In view of this fact it is interesting
to note that the Georgia Railroad au
thorities claimed that it was practi
cally impossible for them to handle
fhe granite promptly on account of the
congested condition of the Atlanta
yards, and because their connecting
lines refused to accept it from them.
Noth withstanding this practical Impos
sibility the granite has been moved and
the tracks at Lithonia are now com-
partlvely clear.
Railroad Case Argued.
President of Dairymen.
ATLANTA. April 15.—The Atlanta
Dairymen’s Association has elected
Kd. L. Wight, of S.vmrna. as president
for the ensuing year. They have fixed
lhe price-of milk at 11 cent- per quart
cream 45 cents per quart and butter
milk at 20 cents per’ gallon, to the re
tail trade. This scale, which is an In
crease of 10 to 15 per cent, went Into
effect today.
II
Cruel Father Betrayed Himself.
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<■ "rt
VTLANTA April 15.—H. L. Rurford.
No. 5 Woodward avenue, had a
*'t or stirring experience in. police
this morning. He had been
summoned there to answer to Charges
of cruel treatment of bis children,
three little girls, aged 14. 12 and 7
years. It was charged that both he
and his present wife.^stepmother to
the children, had been cruel to them,
and that the back of the oldest, Liz-
rlo was scarred where he had beaten
her with a strap. The evidence, how
ever. did not seem sufficiently conclu
sive to warrant Immediate action, and
Recorder Broyles allowed Rurford' to
go with a warning. As he was going
out of the court room he was seen to
give the oldest of the girls an unnec
essarily severe Jerk and heard to
threaten them with a good whipping
when he got them heme. Recorder
Broyles immediately sent out and had
hint brought back. For tills burst of
temper the recorder not only fined him
nnd costs, hut ordered ajl the chil
dren-taken away from him and turn
ed over to their grandmother, who had
expressed a desire tc> take them and to
bring them up.
ATLANTA, April -15—The caso of
the Georgia Railroad Commission
aginst the Wadley Southern Railroad
Co., was argued in the Sdpreme Court
today. This case was brought up on
appeal by the Railroad .Commission
from Cobb Superior Court where it was
first heard before Judge George F.
Gober.
This case Involves the very Impor
tant power of the Railroad Commission
upon which is based its Rule 1. know:
as the continuous mileage rule. The
stock of t'le Wadley Southern having
been acquired by the Central of Geo
gia, the Commission issued an order
putting those roads under theicontinu
ous mileage rule, involving a reduction
in their local freight rates on hauls
made over parts of both lines.
Judge Gober granted an Injunction
aginst the enforcement of the order,
bolding that Rule 1 was invalid and
void, and that the Commission had no
right to make such requirement,
appeal was then taken to the Suprent
Court.
The case was argued in the Suprem
Court by Lawton & Cunningham on
behalf of the Wadley ‘Southern and
the Central of Georgia, and by Attor
ney General John C. Hart and Judge
J. K. Hines for the State. Hon. Joe
Hill Hall, of Bibb, who is attorney in
imilar case pending against the Ma
eon. Dublin and 'Savannah and the
Seaboard Air Line, ws present during
the argument.
Reward Offered.
ATLANTA. April 15.—Governor Ter
rell today offered a reward of $100 for
the arrest of the unknown person Who
on the night of April 11. set fire to and
burned the barn of T. V. B'allard. of
Harlem, Columbia County. A horse
a mule, a cow and ofher property were
destroyed in the barn.
INSPECTORS TO INVESTIGATE
CRUELTY TO CONVICTS
Habersham Peach Crop Gone.
ATLANTA. April 15.— A. M. Kitch
en. a well .known peach grower of
Baldwin. Habersham County, who was
in Atlanta today, stated that Haber-
,i nn , would scarcely turn out a sin-
rl' . rate of peaches this year.
"There is not a crate of peaches left
on mv place,” he said “and I am sat
isfied there is not in Haoersham
Countv. I am satisfied the loss in
Habersham County alone this year
w jll bo $260,000.
•■Of hi-s. I know only what T have
heard as to other sections of the
Ht.iie. but the indications all point to
a general destruction of the peach
crop by the recent severe and con
tinued cold weather.
T \ Hall, of Calhoun, superinten
dent of public buildings and grounds
y Georgia, who has peach int
AMTJRTCUS. Gil., April 15.—State
Penitentiary Inspectors Burke and
Dedweyler reached Americus this af
ternoon and tomorrow wil.' officially
inspect the Sumter County chaingang.
Roeent disclosures of the cruel whip
ping of convicts, as a result of the
vestigation made by the county com
missioners. Is doubtlessly responsible
for the presence of the penitentiary in
specters here tonight Citizens her
are considerably aroqsed over the rev
elations resulting from the official in
vestigation by the commissioners and
Insist strongly uporr the institution of
promised reforms in the chaingang
management.
FRUIT IN LOW PLACES WAS
KILLED OUT RIGHT AT CALHOUN
CALHOUN. Ga.. April 15.—A heavy
frost here this morning with a freeze.
Fruit in low places was killed outright,
and it Is estimated that only 25 per
cent of the crop remains in the or
chard situated on higher ground. Heavy-
orders for crates were made, based only
on weather conditions until May 1st.
Orders now for crates will be counter
manded.
The smaller fruits are killed, and
we can count on only the old “stand
by. the persimmon"-to appease our ap
petite for some kind of fruit.
>n
-.i \
nc
peache
H. He
Mars
i left in Gor-
> had praeti-
hor for the past ten
s. he said and it ha*
ar them to survive it.
1 known peach grow-
e. telephoned Atlanta
would not be more
cent of a crop in that
COSES FOI HI SEE!
PRESIDENT GUERRY. OF WES
LEYAN OFFERED INVITA
TION TO MEET IN MA
CON
resolution sets forth the regret of the
Daughters’ congress that, on account
of its present meetings, it could not
accept the ^invitation to participate
directly' in the arbitration peace con
gress: endorsed the Bartholdt resolution
adopted at the London congress of the
inter-parliamentary union in 1005. and
-adds:
"Resolved that the present general is
hereby authorized to appoint a commit
tee to present to the peace congress
at New York, a copy of the resolutions
and also to present to Mr. Carnegie the
great flag tendered to him as an ap
preciation of his sercices to the cause
of peace. That the continental congress
advocates the proposition in regard to
the ten nations contributing to the
cause of peace about »ne-tenth of one
per cent of the sum devoted to war
and endorse as well the peace pilgrim
age recently suggested by Wm. T.
Stead of London:”
On behalf of the continental con
gress, Mrs. McLean, the president, said
it was an unusual honor for a wo
man's organization to be invited to par
ticipate in a movement looking to un
iversal peace among the nations of the
earth. The credentials committee by
Mrs. Charlotte E. Main, of this city*,
chairman, and the program committee
by Mrs. Alexander E. Patton, of Penn
sylvania, •chairman, were read and ap
proved. This evening the daughters
attended a musical reception by the
memorial continental hall committee.
GEORGE SUTTON WAS
EXPELLED FROM PARIS
PLEA FOR PEACE
WANT NO MORE WARS
NOTABLE SPEAKERS
PEACE CONFERENCE
YORK,
AT THE
IN NEW
NEW TORK. April 15.—Warned by
President Roosevelt and Secretary of
State Root that If success Is to crown
the efforts of those who are working
for peace among the nations o£• the
world, their endeavor must be along
practicable lines that they must not,
by insisting upon the impossible, put
off the day when the possible can be
accomplished the National arbitration
and peace conference which is meeting
In this city’ under, the presidency* of
Andrew Carnegie, began today its real
activities with two crowded sessions
in Carnegie hall.
Secretary* Root also took occasion in
his speech to point out the propositions
which the TJnitPd States Government
will have to make at the coming con
ference at The Hague. He warned his
hearers not to expect tna much at this
second conference. The President in
a letter to the congress expressed the
hope that the coming conference will
result in the adoption of international
arbitration treaty*. Secretary Root, af
ter seconding th's hope, declared the
United States thought it proper to urge
again the discussion of the subject of
the limitation of armament of the na
tions on land and sea and the aboli
tion of the practice of using force in
the collection af debts owed by one na
tion to the citizens of another.
MISS ROURKE DEAD
FROM HER INJURIES
CASE AGAINST PERSONS RE
SPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENT
BECOMES MORE SE
RIOUS ' '
SEISMIC SHOCKS CARRY
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION
TO A CITY IN MEXICO
SAVANNAH. April 15.—The cases
against the railroad men and the
chauffeur and lecturer of the sight
seeing automobile that was run down
Saturday by* a Central Railway* erigine
were not heard by the police recorder
today, but were continued until Wed
nesday*.
Criminal negligence Is charged
against them, but the cases have be
come more serious now because of the
fact that this afternoon Miss Mary
Teresa Rourke. of Brooklyn, N. Y.
died of the injuries she received in the
accident. The five others who sus
tained injuries are said to be better
and in a fair way toward complete
recovery. Miss Rourke’s remains will
be sent to Brooklyn tomorrow. Sev
eral of her relatives had come to the
city* and were with her when she
died.
SUPREME HELD TRAVERS
MARRIAGE WAS LEGAL
Carnegie’s Tribute to President.
PARTS April 15.—George Sutton,
the American blllard player who re
cently conducted a .school for billiards
in this city, and against whom the
police issued an expulsion order under
the law for the prevention of gam
bling. l.eft Paris this morning. Ac
cording to Sutton’s partner in the bil
liard school, the player did not apply
to the embassy in order to secure
postponement of the order for his ex
pulsion though he was accorded six
hours delay by* the police.
MONEY BROKERS SECURE
INJUNCTION AGAINST CITY
SAVANNAH, April 15.—A . tempo
rary* injunction was secured in Judge
Cann’s court today* against the city
restraining it from selling the proper
ty* of money* brokers which had been
levied upon because of their failure to
pay the $250 license exacted by* the
city*. The brokers claim they* are
bankers, and are liable only for the
$50 license bankers have to pay. On
April 20 Judge Cann will have'a hear
ing to let the defendant show why the
injunction should not be made perma
nent.
CHIEF OF POLICE OF NEWARK
COMMITTED SUICIDE
NEWARK. N. J.. April 15.—Chief of
Police John Adams, of this city, shot
and killed himself in Branch Brook Park
today. Adams had been on the police
force 32 years, and two years ago he
pas made chief. With the three former
police commissioners, two captains and
several plain clothed men Chief Adams
■ as indicted recentlv for non-feasance
in office in having failed to close alleged
disorderly houses. It had been tfimored
that the police board was to have su:
pended all of the indicted men at _
meeting this afternoon, nnd it is thought
that this may have made the chief des
perate and caused him to take his life.
Mr. Carnegie paid a tribute to Pre
dent Roosevelt and expressed the wish
that Mr. Roosevelt might be the peace
maker of the future. He declared, how
eve'r. that Emperor William is the man
among all men. who holds the peace
of the nations in his power. In this
connection Mr. Carnegie said it was
unjust to speak of the Emperor as
menace to the peace of Europe, add
ing In twenty* years upon the throne,
the German ruler had spilt no blood
nor caused an international war.
At the afternoon session the speak
ers were Secretary Root Gov. Chas.
E. Hughes, of New York; Mayor
George B. McClellan, of New York
city*, who made the address of wel
come. and Mr. Carnegie.
Tonight the speakers included
Baron D'Estourneiles DeConstant
member of the French Senate and
head of the international conciliation
commission, and Secretary Oscar S.
Strauss of the Department of Com
merce and Labor.
President Roosevelt in his letter to
the congress urged that its-efforts be
devoted to the practical side of' the
question it had undertaken to dis
cuss.
“An impassioned oration about
peace ” he declared; “which includes
an impassioned demand" for some
thing which the man who makes the
demand either knows or ought
know cannot as a matter of fact be
done, represents not gain, but loss for
the cause of peace; for even the no-
blets cause is marred by advocacy
which is either insincere or foolish."
Hoped for . Arbitration Treaty.
WRIT TO TAKE SULLY CASE
TO THE SUPREME COURT
WASHINGTON. April 15.—A petition
for a writ of certiorari was presented to
the Supreme Court of the United States
today in the ease of D. H. Miller, trus
tee in bankruptev. of the'New York firm
f Daniel J. Sully & Co. vs. W. O. Mc
Cormick and others, involving some of
details of the alleged effort to “cor
ner the cotton supply of 1904.” The
court took the petition tinder advisement.
Spokane Rate Case Again.
bv
Letters from Elbert
t.tt fully 75 per cent
• re have been killed
County*
.one
perhaps
more.
Through ih
nnd others
made to oxtf
Mt
s efforts
preparations !
nd the canninc
is vear. but t
ad
Kitchen
been
lustrv
thev
state the
br nothing left tr
•an.
Second Corporation Returns.
ATLANTA.
SAVANNAH. April 15.—The Wo
man eign Missionary* Board of
the South Georgia Conference of the
Methodist Church tonight decided to
increase their subscription to the
cause from $15,000 to $35,000.
The invitation of DuPont Guerry,
president of Wesleyan Female College,
to hold the meeting next year at Ma
con was accepted.
Mrs. Geo. W. Mathews, of Hawkins-
viile president, and Mrs. L. H. Burg- |
hard of Macon secretary, were ap- i
pointed a committee to atren> the
meeting of the board ef the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, which is to
be held next month at Richmond.
PORTLAND. Ore.. April 15.—The
taking of testimony in the so-called
Spokane rate case, which was begun
the Interstate Commerce Comm!
Ion in Chicago last month, was re-
utned here today preliminary to the
hearing of arguments in the case be
fore the full commission at Washing
ton. The principal question involved
whether the Interstate Commerce
Commission is authorized by the Rate
aw to reduce rates, not alone on
ingle commodity, but on all commo-
from the East to Spokane nnd
her cities of the Inland Empire. The
municipal Government and the Cham-
of Commerce of Spokane are the
plaintiffs in the case and the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern railroads
are the defendants. The Pacific Coast
Jobbers* Association. composed of
wholesale merchants and shippers of
the coast cities, has intervened in the
case in favor of the Tailroads. declaring
that the rates as now constituted are
just and should not b» changed.
Kept Wedding Secret Year.
April 15.—Comptroller
Wright has received the
•poratlon tax return of tre
of the Columbus Wa: a
which returned its total
t $inp.000.
•'’;•■ ;f 0 t>,A h< ConvHrol"er ' 0NE ITALIAN KILLED
AND TEN OTHERS INJURED.
run 1
exp.
sos in-
on
amt and
jonds.
PHILADELPHIA
tuiseppe Gasnirq wa
!her Italian laborers
Pa.. A pril
WINSTEAD, Conn.. April 15.—In
order that she might finish her course
in the high, school. Miss Crissle Haupt,
19 years old. and Asa C. Burlison as
sistant paymaster at the Coe Brass
Works, in Torrington. kept their mar
riage in New York more than a year
I ago a secret until today.
I The young couple >tole away* from
town last March and had the cere
mony performed, agreeing to keep the
affair secret un;i1 the bride bad re
ceived her diploma from the high
rent, and
turn of $3
A >
tion in
AL rich:
ml Wricht
three- fifths
Trl. therefore
were injured in
istruction trains
da and Western
outside the city
and car going
s of the road at
s in the ity ran
The President closed by stating
what he hoped to see at the coming
conference at The Hague, a general
arbitration treaty among the nations
adopted and The Hague Court greatly
increased in power and pfermanency.
the judges in particular being made
permanent and given adequate sala-.
ries.
Secretary* Root took for his subject
the American sentiment of humanity.
Gov. Hughes followed Mr. Root in a
speech welcoming the congress in the
name of the people of the State of
New York. Andrew Carnegie, presi
dent of the congress, made the open
ing address.
The great hall w^s filled to over
flowing when AndrevV Carnegie came
in the meeting. Proceedings were de
layed until a flash light picture
taken.
Mr. Carnegie tonight-■ introduced
Baron D'Estourneiles De ' Constant,
who began his address in French, but
soon changed to English. He was fol
lowed by Oscar S. Strauss, Secretary
of Commerce and Labor.
Consul General Geo. W. Roosevelt Dead.
WASHINGTON. April 15.—The State
Department received a dispatch today
announcing rhe death of George W.
Roosevelt, a cousin of President Roose
velt. at Brussels, where he was consul
general. Mr. Roosevelt was appointed
consul at Auckland in 1S7S. at St. Hel
ena in ”1879. at Matanzas In 1S80. at
Bordeaux in 1881 and at Brussels in
1SS9 and promoted to Counsel General
at that port on March 14. 1905. He
was borne in 1814 and served with dis
tinction in the Civil War.
WASHINGTON. D. C'„ April 15.—In
the case of Amelia C. Travers vs. the
Sisters of the Visitation, involving title
to property* in the District of Colum
bia. the supreme court of the United
States today dealt with the irregular
marriage of James Travers to Sophia
Grayson, which occurred in Alexan
dria. Va., in 1865. holding that not
withstanding the defects the two were
husband, and wife. The opinion was
bv Justice Harlan who held that in
view of the fact that the couple had
lived together as man and wife for 18
years they* were such in law. In reach
ing this conclusion he considered the
effect of the laws of Virginia where the
two were supposed to have been mar
ried: those of Maryland where they
lived the greater portion of 18 y*ears,
and of New Jersey where Travers’ will
was made in his wife’s favor. In Vir
ginia there is a requirement that there
shall be a marriage license and in
Maryland that there shall be a relig
ious ceremony, hut both of these ex
emptions were disregarded and the
New Jersey practice recognizing the
union as legal was allowed to control.
MURPHY SELECTS SACHEMS
WITHOUT OPPOSITION
NEW YORK April 15.—Charles
F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall,
met with no opposition tonight in the
selection of sachems for the ensuing
year, the ticket going through at the
annual meeting without a dissenting
ballot.
The ticket elected was: Sachems—
John F. Ahearn, Wm. Dalton. Daniel
F. Cohaian. John Fox Asa Bird Gard
ner, Randolph Guggenheimer. Daniej
F. McMahon. Patrick Kennan. Chas!
F. Murphy. George W. Plunkitt John
J. Scannell and Timothy D. Sullivan;
secretary. Thomas F. Smith. The
grand sachem will be elected by* the
acheins after their installation in
May.
FRUIT MD TRUCK
ICE FOUND IN ATLANTA Al
KILLING FROST REPORTED
SOUTH OF MACON.
Earth Continues to Rock at
Intervals, Completing
Work of Ruin. '
ATLANTA. Ga., April 15.—The cold
weather of the past three days, ex
tending throughout' the State of Geor
gia and reaching as far South as Jack
sonville, Fla., appears to have done
enormous damage to fruit and vege
tables, and injured cotton to a consid
erable extent. The lowest temperature
ever recorded here in April, 2S*4 de
grees. was reached here Sunday morn
ing. Sunday* night the freezing point
was reached. Ice was formed here and
killing frost is reported some distance
south of Macon. Reports indicate
great damage to peaches throughout
the entire northern part of the State.
Temperatures as low as 26 degrees
were reported from several points.
Number Casualties
Not Ascertained
Killing Frost at Eatonton.
EATOXTOril Ga.. April 15.—Super
intendent W. C. Wright, of the Eaton
ton Public Schools, who keeps an offi
cial record of the weather here for the
United States weather bureau, reports
the thermometer at twenty-six degrees
Sunday* night with a killing frost
Mondhy morning.
Fruit growers here have abandoned
all hopes of a peach crop, gardens are
being ploughed up and replanted and
farmers are re-planting cotton.
There are a number of large or
chards in Putnam and the general loss
will be a heavy* one.
CHTLPANCIXGO, Mexico, April 1 15.—
This city* has been completely destroyed
by one of the most serious earthquakes
that has ever visited this section. Up
to jhis evening the known dead num
ber eleven, and the badly* injured seven.
Among the dead is the wife of the
Postal Inspector Leopold Lopez Guerra
and the child of Jose Aleman, the post
master of the city. ,
Jose Lomez Martinez, manager of the
Federal telegraph office, was struck on
the head by a block of stone and badly
injured. A panic prevails every* where
and people are fleeing to the open coun
try.
The earth continues to rock at half
hour intervals, the many minor shocks
completing the work of destruction. All
telegraph communication with the out
side world ceased shortly after 11:50
o'clock last night when the first shock
was felt.
The telegraph operators have Install
ed temporary* quarters In an open
square. Word has reached here that
the town of Chilapa, forty-two kilo
meters to the northeastward has also
been destroyed.
Number of Casaulties Not Known.
Fruit Materially Damaged.
KING EDWARD’S CUP
FOR 22-FOOTERS CONTEST
LONDON, April, 15.—King Ed
ward’s cup, presented to the James
town Exposition authorities for com
petition between twenty-two footers,
has been shipped to New York by-
Thomas W. Cridler, the representative
of the exposition, on board the Ameri
can line steamer Philadelphia, which
left Southampton April 13.
The trophy is a handsome silver gilt
copy of a cup of the early Georgian
period, weighs 27S ounces is 22 inches
high, and measures 22 inches from top
to top of the handles.
GRIFFIN, Ga.. April 15.—Investiga
tions made by fruit growers and truck
farmers in this section yesterday indi
cate that the fruit crop is materially
damaged and the vegetable crop al
most completely destroyed as the re
sult of the cold winds and freezing
weather of the past few days. Opin
ions on the condition of the fruit crop
vary, but all agree that vegetables are
practically* destroyed.
The truck farmers will suffer a
greater loss than any one else for but
few people in this section devote much
attention to the fruit industry. Corn
was nearly all killed and early cotton
may have to be replanted. . Farmers
are apprehensive that the. damage
may extend beneath the surface of the
soil where the seed have, been ■ planted
some length of time.
Fruit Damaged in Virginia.
DANVILLE. Va., April 15.—The re
cent cold wfeather experienced In Dan-
yillfe and vicinity* during the past sev
eral day’s has done great damage to
fruit trees and to growing vegetation.
Reports from the surrounding country
are that practically all o fthe peach
plum, cherry and pear crop has been
destroyed. The apple crop in this sec
tion has not suffered much, owing to
the fact that very few trees, are in
bloom.
As yet no details have boon received
as to the number of dead and wounded,
but it is feared that the number \H
be large. This city is the capital of
the State of Guerrero, and four years
ago was visited by an earthquake
which killed and wounded many* of its
inhabitants and destroyed a large part
of the town. Tho population of the
town is 7.49S. The population of Chil
apa is 15,000 and that place is the hom-
of bishop of Che Catholic Church, who
administers the ecclesiastical affairs of
the entire region. No word has been
received from the bishop's palce and
it is not known at this time whether
or not he. was a- victim of Che shock.
Midway between the cities of Chilpan-
cingo and Chilapa is the city of Tixtia.
This is: a prosperous and progressive
community* and as no word has been
received that Chat 'place It is fearod
that it also has been destroyed. A
message was sent to the Federal tele
graph office in Mexico City from Chil-
pancingo: “Our boy’s are working ih
a public garden. A terrible panic pre
vails as the earth continues to tremble
at regular intervals. Send us tents tha 1
we may establish a temporary office.”
All communication with the west
eoast has been cut off since the mo
ment of the first big shock, and it is
not known to what extent that region
suffered. The nearest big town. Aca
pulco. which is 131 kilometers to the
southwest of this place, has not been
heard from.
People Fear Other Eruptions.
ANNUAL MEETING DISTRICT
GRAND LODGES I. O. B. B.
TOUCHED GOLDEN KEY
FOR NEW MASONIC TEMPLE
WASHINGTON, April 15.—Presi
dent Roosevelt tonight touched a gol
den key at the White House and
turned on the lights at convention hall
in this city, where for the next two
weeks, the members of the Masonic
was fraternity* are to hold a fair in the in
terest of the building of the new Ma
sonic temple. The contract for its
erection has recently been let. It will
cost half a million dollars.
The golden key* used by President
Roosevelt was the same used in open
ing the St. Louis and the Portland ex
positions.
CHARLESTON. S. C., April 15.—
The thirty-third annual meeting of
district grand lodge No. 5, Indepen
dent Order B’nai B’rith, is now in ses
sion at the Charleston Hotel.
National President Nathan S. Mey
er. of Washington, presided. The dis
trict Includes North and South Caro
lina, Virginia, Maryland, and Georgia
and District of Columbia. About fifty
delegates are present. An address
was made today* by the Hon. Simon
Wolf, of Washington, chairman of the
Hebrew Orphan Home at Atlanta, and
it was decided to increase the. per
capita tax for support of the home
from $1 to $2. Many social attentions
are being shown the delegates.
SERIOUS DAMAGE TO CROPS
BY COLD IN NORTH CAROLINA
JAIL GUARDED TO
PREVENT LYNCHING
LEXINGTON. Ky.. April 15.—The
jail at Beattyvllle, Lee County, was
guarded today to prevent a mob from
ynching Clay Thomas and his father-
in-law. Levi Reynolds, who are charged
with killing Jesse Abner. The men
have confessed and were held by the
grand jury without bail. The killing
was a result of the old Hargis-Cockrill
feud. Abner was of the Hargis fac
tion. .
RALEIGH, X. C.. April 15.—Ice
formed everywhere in North Carolina
last night with serious damage result
ing to crops. In the Wilmington dis
trict strawberries have been hurt and
shipping season delayed. Vegetable
truck crops have been almost ruined
in the central and western districts.
Wheat was badly damaged by* the
freeze, in some localities as much as
50 per cent.
There will be no fruit this year ex
cept possibly* some late blooming ap
ples. A number of localities report
snow, flurries. Snow fell here Sun
day* at 2 a. m.
EM TUI ill
TELL SI08y
Both the .volcano Colima and Jorullo
pre in this region and the people fear
that the recent eruption of the earth
may cause these mountains to become
more active and to destroy much prop
erty and many lives. The first named
volcano is in the State of Colima along
the coast to the northwest of this city.
Jorullo is much nearer and is lo
cated almost due north in the State of
Michoacan. The inhabitants of this
region are known as “Pintos” because
of the “spots” on their faces. It is
noted for their hardy warlike spirit
and for their stoicism and fanaticism,
but the recent catastrophe seems to
have completely unnerved them, ns
they* have up to date lost all discretion.
The city is 97 kilometers from the
nearest railroad line and it will be im
possible for the people to flee" except
on foot or on horseback. This fact
caused a considerable amount' of anx
iety because the State is inhabited by
a great number of Americans who are
engaged in prospecting for mines. Th :
nearest railroad terminal is at Tguula
across the Rio Balsas, nnd 97 kilome
ters to the northwest of Chiipancingr
The distance between Chilpancingn
and Mexico is 335 kilometers.
Five Hundred Lives Lost..
CITY OF MEXICO. April 15.—T!l
j National Bank of Mexico has reoei
IT WILL BE GREATLY STRENGTH
ENED BY DOCUMENTARY
EVIDENCE.
JUDGE RHEA, OF BRISTOL,
TO SUCCEED JUDGE BEVERLY.
D. A. R. Congress in Session.
Judge Walter C Beeks Orator of Day.
Ga.
• d Comptroller G
ilar
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flat
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Guiseppe Gaspiro
replied debris.
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GRIFFIN. Ga.. April 15.—Judge
Walter C. Beeks of this city* has ac
cepted an invitation from the Daugh
ter; of the Confederacy to deliver the
arnua! memorial address on April 26.
Stop, the east- ! An excellent program Is being per-
tr.ls down a | fected and a large crowd will be in at-
5 he track. I tendance. There are about 500 sol-
burned in the j diers buried in Stonewall cemetery in
j the suburbs of this cltn
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 15.—
The sixteenth Continental Congress of
the Daughters of the American Revo
lution convened in this city teday with
bout 1.000 delegates and alternates in
attendance from all the States of the
Union.
The congress will be in session
throughout the week and promises to
be one of the most Interesting in the
history of the society. Today was given
over to the formal'ties incident to the
opening. Prayer was offered by* the
chaplain general. Mrs. Teunis Hamlin,
after which there was an address of
welcome by the president genera!. Mrs.
Donald McLean. The appointment of
the necessary committees ^gi other
business of a routine nature occupied
the remainder of the session. The re
ports of the officers will be presented
tomorrow.
RICHMOND. Va.. April 15.—Govern
or Swanson today announced that he
would appoint Judge Wm. F. Rhea, of
Bristol to succeed Judge Beverly T.
Crump as chairman of the State cor-
>ration company. It is not believed
that the appointment will become ef
fective till about the middle of May.
College Benefactor Aged 87..
CHICAGO. April 15."—Dr. Daniel K.
Pearsons, millionaire and benefactor of
small colleges, celebrated his STth
birthday* today. Many* years ago Dr.
Persons became convinced that it is
the wisest course for a man of means
to be his own administrator, and to
dispose of his property in his own life
time. Act’ne in accordance with this
idea the aged philanthropist has helped
nearly fifty* institutions, in twenty-
four States, the endowments, including
the amounts raised in order to meet
D*. Pearsons’ conditions, reaching a
total of about $15,000,000. Dr. Pearsons
st'll ha* several million dollars Which
he expects to distribute among the
smsll colleges before he dies. The doc
tor is a native of New England. In
1857 he came West and soon accumu
lated a large fortune in the real estate
business in Chicago.
NEW YORK. April 15.—"If after an
other -trial is held it lias been agreed that
the same line of defense its that used in
tile first trial will lie followed. Evely’n
Thaw will tell her story again, but her
testimony will be greatly strengthened by
documentary evidence that was not used
before.”
This is the statement credited to Law
yer Dan O’Reilly, of Harry K. Thaw’s
counsel, tonight. It has been reported j
a cHiof rtf thp rib. '
a. telegram saying that five hundre !
lives were lost In the destruction r -<
Chilpahcingo and Chilapa. The io!~-
gram adds that both cities were oom.-r
pletely destroyed. Tn Governmental
circles the report is not credited. It
is admitted that both cities were
verely damaged, but it is not thought
that the death list will even approx!
mate five hundred owing to the
that the houses are massive affairs
built of stone in ordc*r to resist earth
quake shocks.
The Federal authorities here have
been appealed to by the Government o*
districts of Bravos and Chilapa for
tents as the inhabitants in the stricken
cities are now living in the open, hav-
- I ing constructed dwellings of palm
that O'Reilly would be chief of the « ^
ferfse when the trial is nailed again, but I leaves and branches,
this report was not confirmed today, j The Government of the State of Ouer-
and it was even stated semi-officially j rero has dispatched military engineers
and troops to the destroyed district and
that none of the lawyers who officiated
at the last trial had been dispenses with
by Thaw. On the other hand, it was said
that several of them had been paid stip
ulated fees, and while there would not
be a formal announcement of their dis
missal by Thaw, they would not reappear
in tho case.
As to Mr. O'Reilly’s documentary evi
dence. it was said tonight that he re
ferred to a letter written to Evelyn Nes-
bit by Stanford White.
the work of rescue and sanitation 5s
being carried on in a systematic man
ner.
B’nai B’rith in Session.
Howard Nesbit Reoudiates It.
PITTSBURG. Pa.. April 15.—In a sworn
statement today. Howard Xesbit, brother
of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, denies that he
wrote that portion of his. letter made
public in New York last Saturday, which
ead:
"Perhaps I
but
i«; wrong in coming,
responsible for that,
his affidavit, young Nesbit avers
the above sentence as quoted was
added to what purported to be a copy
f the letter as it appeared in the news-
c4r.o r by some person other than him-
el!.
CHARLESTON, S. C.. April 15.—
Charleston is today entertaining the
"District Granfl Loflge of the Independ
ent Order of R'nia B'rith. which is
foremost among the Jewish fraternal
and charitable organizations in Ameri
ca. The annual session is attended by
about 199 delegates from North and
South Carolina. Maryland, Georgia and
the District of Columbia.
To Deal in Many Stocks.
Mississippi Club Women.
NEW YORK. April 15.—The *mw
stock department of the New York
Produce Exchange opened for business
today. The list of industrial stork and
securities to be dealt in by the ex
change aggregates about seventy-five,
in addition to between 115 and 120
mining stocks.
Residence Burned Near Griffin.
MERIDIAN. Miss., April 15.—The
advance guard of delegates and visitors
has arrived in the city to attend the
ninth annual convention of the Mis-
ippi Federation of Women's Clubs. GRIFFIN. Ga.. April 15.—Th
The gathering will open -tomorrow and | dence of H. L. Mangham. a farmer re-
remain in session until Friday. A i siding one mile north of th? city was
splendid program has beep arranged j completely destroyed bv fire at 12
and all indications point to a success- o'clock Sunday. The fire is supposed
ful and interesting meeting. Private I to have originated from the chimney,
homes will be thrown open for the en- j The loss, is $609 with insurance to
tertainment of the visitors. • cover $350 of that amount
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