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■ TWICE A:WEEK TELEGRAPH WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORGIA—FAIR TUESDAY, EXCEPT RAIN IN NORTHWEST PORTION; WE DNESOAY RAIN AND COLDER; LIG HT TO FRESH SOUTH WINDS. ESTABLISHED IN 1326. MACON, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 30, 1907. >. TWICE-A-WEEK, $1.00 A YEAR. AN ALLEGED SLIGHT TO COMMISSIONER MITCHELL Commissioner Hudson Will Not Talk About Hap pening at James town. Batch of Current Gate City News ATLANTA, April 29.—Commissioner of Agriculture T. G. Hudson, one of the members of Georgia's Jamestown Exposition commission, returned today frpm Norfolk, where he went to attend the opening exercises on Friday. Commissioner Hudson expressed re luctance to say anything about the slight to President W. N. Mitchell, of vhe Georgia commission, which Pres ident Mitchell stated had been put upon him by the exposition management Personally, Mr. Hudson said he got along nil right and had no complaint to make as to his own treatment. President Mitchell was aggrieved be- -ause of the fact that while he was there as the representative of the Gov ernor of Georgia, he was not assigned a box on the platform at the open ing exercises, near President Roosevelt, n courtesy which was shown to the Governors of States and others who were not there In official capacity. It Is also stated that President Mitchell had gai.r a card to President Roosevelt stating he would see him at the luncheon given to the latter which for 1996 was Included {53S.087 of cash and bonds while only $143,010 of cash and bonds Is shown In this year’s re turn. It is contended, therefore, when this fact is considered the Central’s re turn for 1907 shows a real Increase of more than $800,000. Of the total re turn the Central's franchise is put in at {3,303,321, an Increase of {72,998, which Is the amount returned for the franchise of the new Columbus-New- nan branch. The total return of the Ocean Steam ship Company, of Savannah, for 1907 Is {2,288.134. as against {2.038,291. for 1906. The entire Increase almost Is In cash on hand, amounting to more than {200,000. This company has no fran chise. The Macon Gas Light and Water Company makes a total return of $321.- 247. of which $70,000 Is franchise. This is practically the same as last year, and considering tho capitalization and earnings, it Is likely an increase will be demanded. The South Georgia Railroad Com pany makes a total return of $211,692, of which $38,000 Is franchise, on Its thirty-eight miles in Georgia. ‘The net earnings after paying interest and all expenses were $10,340.92. with which to pay dividends on $38,000 of capital stock. This showing may result in a reouest for an Increased return. There were returns from several oth er electric light and street railway com ponies, none of which have yet been considered or acted upon. HENRY SMITH SHOT DOWN IN OFFICE BY L D. STRONG POSSE SEARCHES FOR NEGRO CHARGED WITH ASSAULT Alleging That Smith Had Ruined His Sister, Strong Took Law Into Own Bands. >vc Will Johnson Resentenced. ATLANTA. April 29.—Will Johnson, the negro who was convicted of crlm Inal assault upon Mrs. Georgia Hem bree, near iBattle Hill last August, and sentenced to be' hanged, and to whom the Supreme Court refused a new trial on the ground of alleged newly discov nmcneon given « ''‘“VI j ered evidence, was again sentenced to followed the opening b ’ It j tho gallows in the Superior Court to- failed to get an *“ *12 1^ I day. He is to be hanged on May 24. U° n ’., U 1. in o? I HIs attorneys. Walter McElreath President Mitchell in "**"**"* f* land Alex Stephens, will make a strong matter afterward ttcbnMriN the . to the pr, son commission and rxc"pf.oT"of° f President ‘ Tucker* ‘as Governor in h,s behalf. " h Mr ,P Hudson stated the commission- Ge °- w - Brooks ’ Le 3 Amputated, ers were given seats on the platform, ATLANTA, April 29.—The leg of but were not assigned one of tho boxes George W. Brooks, of Cartersville, was near where the speakers stood. The amputated at the Presbyterian hos- other courtesies extended were invl- ! pital hero today, amputation being found necessary in order to save his life. Brooks broke his leg in a run away accident in Cartersville. The limb was set. Improperly, it seems, and as a result gangrene set in. 'This fact necessitated the amputation. , tat Ions to the reception given the President In the evening and general admission passes to the grounds. They were not Invited to the luncheon given in honor of the President following the opening exercises. • ATLANTA, April 29.—"Medium tali- or-mnde suit, green hat will arrive to night." is the ,V vfriend ! ministers at their regular weekly meet- te .,u-ram signed > • ’ . . j ing today indorsed the proposed plans which was han ■<] this m 0 n > * ‘ ; for the founding of a juvenile reform- A , I , ? O. .ami ini otory for negro youths in Fulton Coun- gener.1 in hisat: th«> capitol Thc gn » d / ury lts presentments he signature ” D ^ L ‘ .5 k 1 —ill- ^ today urged the county commissioners gram was that of . * ... . j. to provide for the establishment of l nr Z "51^1’ TJ*. " f tUra JS,,r e wi r r2 a reformatory, and also urged Juvenile Reformatory for Negroes. ATLANTA, April 29.—The Baptist h'urriedit”sought AndTffirts^ere mad" j uponjhem «.ejmportanc.^of building to pet »t the true inwardness of its meaning. Some of the words were code word* all right, hut others mado the rift?patch ridiculous from that stand point. There was no code interpreta tion that would make anything intel- Igible of It. Suddenly a gleam of light was thrown on tho situation. Col. Scott re called having received a letter ffom the same friend a short time ago. Hurriedly looking «P this letter he found that It requested him to meet his friend’s sister at tho terminal sta tion and see that she reached the union depot In safety. He recalled having written In re sponse. "I will gladly do so if you will send me her description.” The description was contained in the telegram. Fifth Regiment May Not Go. ATLANTA. April 29.—Whether the Fifth Regiment Infantry, National Guard of Georgia, will have the pleas ure of attending the Jamestown Ex- p-sltlon on Georgia Dnv and acting ns escort to President Roosevelt is a P'ntter that seems Just now to be in volved In some doubt owing to the scarcity of funds. At $11.95 each, with extras for Pull man cars, etc.. It will cost approxi mately $7,000 for the transportation a new and adequate courthouse with out delay. TUFT ID FORAKER PRiARY DISCUSSED CHAIRMAN BROWN, OF THE REPUB LICANS, SAYS NO REQUEST Tragedy Enacted Near Midday Hour As Officer Griffin was on his way from Recorder’s Court yesterday morning -he saw some commotion on the sidewalk in front of Smith’s print ing office on Second street, in rear of the Red Cross Pharmacy. As he started across the street to ascertain the cause Mr. L. D. Strong, manager of Kessler’s store on Third street, handed him a smoking pistol and said: “Place me under arrest. I have shot a man.” Strong was then carried to the police station. It then developed that lying in his printing office, bleeding from live sep arate wounds, was Henry D. Smith, the proprietor of the little printing office. He was yet breathing, and in a short while was carried to the hos pital where he died within a few min utes. When It was seen that he had but but a few minutes to live, he was in formed of the fact and was asked by bers of friends called at the station to see Strong and offer him their sym' pathy and aid. Immediately upon hls release, Strong’s first thoughts were of his wife, and he immediately telephoned her that he was now going to work and would be home to supper, but she Insisted on his going home at once, •which he did. Mr. Strong has been a clerk for Rankin. McWilliams & Co. for many years, but recently has had charge of the Kessler store on Third street. His sister, Miss Lillian, has been working as a press feeder for the Smith Printing Co. for some time. The dead man has been in Macon for several years, coming here from Vienna, where he published a newspa per for several years, and previously one at Adel and then at Ashburn. He is a married man and lived with his wife and child on High street. He was well spoken of by those who knew him, and especially was he thought well of by Capt. Brezeale, of the Sal vation Army, and by Air. W. H. Tin ker. who knew him well. Those in Macon who knew him before he came to this city say that he always bore a good name, as a Christian and moral man. Had the fatal shots that ended Smith’s life been delayed for a period of five minutes Strong’s case against Smith would have been in the hands of the law. as the Bibb grand jury found a true bill charging Smith with misdemeanor. Upon the advice of Attorney Charles Glower yesterday morning following the postponement of the case in tho Dr. Eider if he had any statement to make. In a weak voice he said: ’I was shot by Demos Stroftg. He shot me about his sister. I did not shoot at him. Did not make any re sistance. Am innocent of the charge i Immediate charge of the case, he preferred against—” | Strong then turned the case over to Smith then fainted. The state- ! hIs brother and his attorney, and at a ment was not signed, but was made I few minutes after 10 o’clock left the in the presence of Dr. Elder. Officer court house and returned to the store. justice’s court, accompanied by his younger brother and sister. Strong went to the court house and consult ed Solicitor General Brunson. The case was stated to Solicitor Brunson, and as a result the grand jury took L. M. Avant and Call Officer W. T. Branan. It was then that he died. An exami nation of the body showed that he had been shot twice in the right shoulder, under the left arm in the left cheek, and in the front of the neck. In a cell at the station house Strong made the following statement: My sister told me several days ago of what Smith had done. It was ter rible to hear, but decided to let the law take Its course. A warrant was sworn out charging Smith with seduction, and the case should have been heard this morning before Justice Storkes. but was postponed on account of the absence of Smith’s attorney. I go to my dinner at 11 o’clock, and on com ing from home I came by Smith’s of fice as I always do. As I passed the office Smith called to me and said, what arc you — — — going to do about it?’ Now, I had no Idea in the world of shooting the man until that At 11 o’clock the shooting occurred, and almost simultaneously members of Bibb grand jury were affixing their signatures to an indictment against the dead man. Will Be Interred at Unadilta. The body of Mr. Smith will be taken to Unadilla this morning, leaving Ma con at 6:45 o’clock. The funeral services will be con ducted at that place, and the remains interred in the cemetery there. ATLANTA. April 29.—A negro ma/i entered the room of Miss Stella Wade the 17-year-old daughter of Mr. Alex Wade, living about a mile and a half south of Fairburn, Ga.. about midnight and attempted to assault her, threat eningher with death If she made any disturbance. The girl fought the negro off and her cries attracted the attention of her father, who pursued the negro with a shotgun, dischargin it without effect. The negro was recognized by Miss Wade as Charlie Reese, who had fre quently worked around the place. He is now being searched for by a de termlned posse. Ei TO CONTEST FOR THE CONTROL OE TAMMANY HALL PEACE WILL PREVAIL MAYOR MX3LELLAN LEFT FREE TO APPOINT HIGHEST CLASS OF MEN w EXCHANGE OF ARTILLERY CORPS MADE AT CHARLESTON CHARLESTON, S. C„ April 29.— The army transport Kilpatrick arrived in port today with about 500 members of the artillery corps, and made an ex change with Ft. Moultrie, leaving two companies of coast artillerj- and taking one away. The Seventy-fifth from Ft. , TT . . , j, ... , Preble. Me., and the Seventy^eighth moment. He had ruined my poor lit- from Ft . barren Mass., were left at ™™» S h er V and T be . caI]ed such a I Ft Moultrie, and the Eighth company I, . an !!: J by J Uin I^booKht .was the limit, ^. as taken on board t0 to Ft . Pre . ble. The transport sails this after- HAS BEEN MADE. TOLEDO. O.. Apr!) 29.—Walter Brown, chairman of thc Republican State Central Committee, Issued the following state ment today regarding the Taft-Foralcer contest: “No request has been made to me as chairman of the State Central Commit tee to call a meeting of that committee for the purpose of considering a State primary election to determine the choice of tho Republicans of the State for a Presidential candidate. Until such a re quest is made I have nothing to add to what I said when such a primary was hist suilv- - li. ? is. t i:i :nv opinion, it j would not be feasible to conduct aprimn- I ry election unon a general election day and that the sentiment of Republicans lone of 500 men and officers to Nor- jin Lucas County, as expressed through the newspapers and otherwise, is over whelmingly opposed to engaging in any contests within the party, save such as relate wholly to municipal matters, until after the municipal election in Novem- rolk. The men propose to provide their own subsistence, and all they it re asking is the payment of their transportation. It has been nearly two months since the matter was taken up and so far Mr. Brown has confided to his friends there are onlv $300 in the Jamestown the fact that the members of the State i- ,<nrv if is i lone wav vet to the committee are not tied up with cither i- ° , .V, , ‘T’LV wfGT 55 I Foraker or Taft to the extent thatTTTey $.,000, which Is needed, bu. the of- i xv,’ll act arbitrarily on any ono subject .leers and men are working at it With j which might he of particular Interest to a vim. They have a little more than , either one of them. That is to say. the •lx weeks in which to raise the rest '--'mprittee will not let either Taft or thf mnnpv Georgia Day being June i Foraker dictate to the members of the u ’ ’ I committee just w ,iat may be done when )u - ... . .. ... the members of the committee feel that To this end they are golii;, to give that would not be the wise thing to do. 1 little fair from Mav 6 to 11, but it Is • Chairman Drown left for Akron. O., to- rnnaldered oulte doubtful If that in- I day to meet Senator Dick. •titutlon will complete the necessary Mint, though It win probably help erially. New Infantry Company. ATLANTA, April 29.—There will be Two Women Claim One Man. ATLANTA. April 39.—Two women, ivming one man ns their husband, and leged husband. Is an Interesting -dt- uton that confronted the police today. LOW LANDS FLOODED AND STOCK DROWNED OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla„ April 29. Monroe. Ga . Walton i —With Lightning Creek out of its County on Mav 15. a new' infantry j banks and the Canadian River rising company which ha* just been organ- steadily the people in the lowlands of !-o,l at'that' p'ace. and which will bo | Capitol Hill, a suburb tonight are known as Company D of tho Third In- i facing a situation that may become fan try Regiment ’ It has been three : critical if the heavy rains of the last years since Monroe has had a military I twenty-four hours continue, company, the last one having been i Lowlands have been converted into mustered out of service in 1904. swamps, crops have been ruined and I much stock has been drowned. No I human lives have been lost so far as can be learned tonight. Residents of the bottoms were forced to leave their homes Sunday night and several per sons were kept in trees all night. One house fionted down the Canadian River with a family inside. The occupants were rescued. of endurance and I walked into his office and fired. I regret the necessity for such action. I am thinking now of how my wife will take it. I am more concerned about her than of my- elf.” As soon as Coroner Young was no tified and could secure a jury, the in quest was held. There being no eye witnesses to the shooting, it was found necessary that Strong should make a statement. He was carried to the hos pital for the purpose and made practi cally the same statement before the jury as he made in hls cell, except to go into the details of the cause which led up to the shooting. The other evidence before the jury was Smith’s dying statement as made in the presence of Dr. Elder and the police officers, and the statement of Mr. Sims, a young man who has a I bicycle repair shop next to Smith’s printing office. Mr. Sims said he heard the shots next door, and as he started out to learn the cause of it he met Smith, who seemed to be running away from Strong. As Smith fell into his shop. Sims stopped Strong and asked him not to shoot any more. Strong replied that he would not and walked off. The jury then rendered a verdict of justifiable homicide. • The coroner communicated this ver dict to the police station and Strong was released on a summons to appear at Recorder's Court this morning to answer to the city charge of shooting in the city. There were a number of friends at the station house, who having heard of the verdict and believing that hls release from custody would follow were on hand to grasp his hand. At the first news of the shooting num- noon for Southport, N. C. NEGRO SHOT WHITE MAN AND WAS KILLED BY OTHERS COLUMBUS, Ga.. April 29.—D. B. Mitchell, a Columbus traveling man, was shot in the arm at Plttsvlew, Ala., todaj- by a negro, named Eb Cal houn. Calhoun later was shot to death by a number of white men. sev en or eight participating. . The Sheriff and a posse have gone from Seale at the request of Plttsvlew citizens. The "Tt needful'to my party in the PiUsrifw Yesterday h State and the nation, I shall IF THE s FLOOD WILL ENSUE ROANOKE. Va., April 29.—A new bridge, built of concrete and Just finished across Litter Otter River, between Roa noke and Lynchburg, collapsed Sunday and fell into the stream, carrying with ft many hundreds of tons of concrete and dirt, and completely darning the river. Tonight it is said the water is backed for a distance of six miles. Engineers and a large force of laborers are on the scene, but have not been able to relieve the dam. The old bridge, which crosses the stream just below the new bridge, is 110 feet high, and If the dam breaks this bridge, which is being used, will be destroyed and the country for miles be low will be swept by the flood. The loss Is now estimated at a half million dol lars. NEW YORK, April 29.—An end to the contest for control of Tammany Hall between Mayor McClellan and Chas. F. Murphy was announced today following a conference between Timo thy D. Sullivan and Corporation Coun sel Wm. B. Ellison, the later of whom represented the Mayor. Mr. Ellison, after the conference, gave out a statement in which he said the Mayor would be left free to ap point the highest class of men he can find for city office, but that he (Elli son) will advise against the appoint ment of men inimical to the Demo cratic organization or its leaders. Mr. Sullivan, he said, agreed not only effi cient men should be retained or ap pointed to city offices. The Mayor will recognize the right of its leaders to control the Democratic organiza tion and will ask that the organization ive him its support In his efforts solve the several municipal problems which confront him. Mr. Ellison said. In that way it was hoped, he said, to eradicate the lines drawn between the organization and the administration. Chas. F. Murphy, leader of Tam many Hall, said today that Mr. Sulll van conferred with him before making the agreement. In reply to a question whether he is to remain as leader. Mr. Murphy replied that ho supposed he would remain until he was put out, but that was not a part of the agree ment with the Mayor. Mayor McClellan tonight Issued a statement in which he confirmed the results of the conference between Timothy D. Sullivan and Corporation Counsel Wm. B. Ellison. In his state ment, tho Mayor says that this confer ence as well as others, was held with his sanction. . but that throughout it all he has insisted that he be left en tirely free to fill all offices with men of the highest class obtainable. “I have made no deal.” he says, “and I have authorized the making of no deal which alters my position In any way. It Is, and shall be, my am bition to give to the city the best ad ministration that it is possible for me to give It, and factional politics will not be permited to Interfere with that course. "If the elements that constitute Tammany Hall wish to harmonize on that plan, then I am for harmony. For a political peace which Is so the city, the go as far xorward as any man, but not one step backward." HOTEL RESPONSIBLE FOR DEATH MRS. CHESTER P. H. M'CARTY OF MOULTRIE TRIED TO KILL HIMSELF PEORIA, III., April 29.—The Coro ner today returned a verdict censuring and actually declaring the hotel man agement responsible for the death of Mrs. Mate Chester, who fell down an elevator shaft at the Mayer Hotel on Saturday. The verdict says: "We find that the elevator in said hotel is permitted to be operated by inexperienced and incompetent boys and that the proprietor of said hotel should be held responsible for said ac cident.” CAN COMPEL RAILROADS TO MAKE CONNECTIONS LONDON, END., OFFICIALS -A. CHARGED WITH BRIBERY LONDON, April 29.—The first trial her'. In a long time of municipal officials for receiving bribes began today, when six members of the Westham Board of Guar dians and four work house and infirmary officials appeared In the dock of the criminal court charged with accepting money for awarding contracts of coal and other supplies and for appointing minor officials. The sums involved arc com paratively small. It Is charged, for in stance, that a doctor paid $500 for a hos pital appointment. COTTON PICKER CO. GRANTED A CHARTER PNEUMATIC INVENTION WHICH. IT IS CLAIMED, WILL PICK -!- 5,000 POUNDS A DAY. V. '- SAVANNAH. Ga., April 29.—Judge Cann this morning granted the charter for the Pneumatic Cotton Picker Com pany. of which M. M. Stewart, A. G. Kinyon, J. R. Malcolm and R. T. Wil son. Jr., the last of New York are the incorporators. The company is incor porated with a capital of $2,900,000. Mr. Stewart contends that the Inven tion owned by the company is perfectly practicable. The machine will work by the suction process and It is esti mated that it will pick 5,000 pounds of cotton a day. REPORT GRAVE POLITICAL CRISIS IN MONTENEGRO VIENNA. April 29.—Despatches re ceived here tonight report that the outbreak of a revolt and grave politi cal crisis in Montenegro, a military government has been proclaimed and Premier Tomanovics has tendered the resignation of the cabinet, w-hich Prince Nicholas has refused to ac cept Armed bands are reported to be marching on Cettinje. Serious street fights have occurred at Podgoritza, thirty-eight miles north of Soutari, having a population of about 7,000. Several persons are re ported ,to have been killed or wounded. The militia has been called out there and further conflicts are feared. U. S. Supreme Court De« cides Order Does Not Affect Dates Justice White's Reasons Given BODIES OF UNKNOWN MEN RECOVERED, NEW YORK, April 29.—The bodies of two unknown men. believed to be ictims of fire which burned the Stan dard Oil Company’s pier in Brooklyn Saturday, were discovered today. One of the bodies was found in a lime kiln, the man evidently having been suffo cated by smoke. The other body was found in the East river. Tho clothing scotched, indicating that the man as one of those who jumped from the burning pier. HALF OF ESTATE LEFT TO OLD NEGRESS STANFORD, Conn.. April 29.—By the will of Nehemiah Gorham, who as business manager of the New York Sun prior to the purchase of the paper by Charles A. Dana, the bulk of his estate, valued at $25,000, is left to negro servant. Anna G. Wright, who entered the employ of the Gorham family over half a century ago. She is about 75 years old. CIRCUS SEATS COLLAPSED AND MANY PERSONS HURT. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NAMED FOR RACE Attempt Made During Fit of Despondency Superin duced by Drink. a! husband -ball H Les! O. P. H. McCarty, a prominent young business man, of Moultrie, Ga., made unsuccessful attempt to end his life at 6:15 o’clock last night Ing of the i ,-.pnoln:ed i: Corporation Ta> A NT A April Returns. Will Claim Insanity. SPRINGFIELD. Mo„ April 29.—Th° j ca.--' of Garland Moore, the young carrier who is charged with the murder of his sweetheart -Clara West, last De- | cember. was called for trial in the j criminal court here today. The de- I fendant is barely 21 years of age. while | :'.ie gir! he loved and killed because j she would not marry him was 2'. After I •.hr. '- urr.ng ’hoy ha I b—. r. en- j anour.ced. will . The de: ‘al Stock Ir.c.-ersed. • RE. April 29.—At a special .av \va« la ‘R.vi- • -: a I r-'- i : f 16 - $470,968, bu: lr. the return ^ Company, and Phi:auc:ph:a Steamship NEW YORK, April 29.—At a meet ing of the executive committee of the American Automobile Association to day it was decided to appoint the fol lowing to have charge of the Vander bilt cup race and all similar events under the auspices of tile association: Wm. K. Vanderbilt, J r., E. R, Thomas. A. R. Pardington. Frank Webb. A. G. Batchelder, H. M. Butler, Dave H. Morris, all of New York; L. Lippitt. Providence, R. L. George T. Weiss, Cleveland, O., and Ira M. Cobe, Chicago. Wives Go With Them. SAN FRANCISCO, April 29.—Mem bers of Congress from the East and West. North and South, many of them accompanied by their wives and fami lies. are gathered here preparatory to departing on a jaunt to Hawaii. The party has been given permission by the War Department to go on the trans port B’uford, which sails tomorrow with famine supplies for China and which will carry the Congressional party as far as Honolulu. The party will re turn to San Francisco early in June. German Evangelical Conference. FARIBAULT, Minn., April 29.—Vis itors are arriving at Faribault to attend the annual State conference of the Ger man Evangelical church, which will be in session here during the next several days. Bishop S. C. Breyvogel, of Read ing, Pa., will preside over the confer ence, which will be attended by sev eral score of clergymen. Trouble Expected in Ecquador. PANAMA. April 29.—Advices received here from Ecquador are to the effect that serious trouble is expected in that country as an incident of the congressional elec tions. which are set for May 5. The Gov ernment has already suppressed an In cipient revolutionary movement in Quito, but the last reports indicate that disaffec tion has spread and outbreaks are ex pected in several points. Ninth Cavalry to Mania'. JUNCTION CITY, Kan.. April 29.— The headquarters band and first squd- ron of the Ninth cavalry. Col. Peter Bomus Commanding, leaves today for San Francisco, whence they are to sail on the transport Logan for Manila. The first squadron of the 'Seventh cav alry relieves the Ninth, which has been tention in Macon. McCarty's condition ^ Taylor, J. M. Kelley and T. J, ColUer^at JEoct Riley for file .three years. friend’s room at the Lanier Hotel, the ! chant of Moultrie, and there use of which he had gained ostensibly j cause to subs.antiace such a r for the purpose of writing some let- j an ^ is thought by his frien grew gradually worse and his despond ency was clearly apparent yesterday. After due deliberation the manager of the hotel telegraphed Mrs. McCarty the true condition of her nusband. Yes terday afternoon another telegram was received by the hotel from Mrs. Mc Carty asking if it was necessary for her to come to Macon at once. The hotel hardly had time to answer this last telegram before the news of tho at tempted suicide reached them. McCarty is a prosperous young mer- is no rash act, friends that himself twice with a he made the attempt to take his life The first shot took ; during a fit of despondency, superin- rst just below the duced by overdrink. On the center ta ble in the room were found two let ters. one addressed to hls wife and the other to a friend, which has been df- livered. Mrs. McCarty was telegraphed the facts of the shooting and will arrive night that the wounds were from Moultrie early this morning. "... a:ld farley'parker'hu'rt “The only words'McCarty was heard! JUMPING FROM TRAIN to following t.ie shooting and I* just before he lapsed into a state of I GRIFFIN. Ga.. April 29.—Farley unconsciousness were: { Parker, a carpenter, about 50 years of j -jjt'j could" die.” ’ age. is in the Griffin hospital with his \-ril M Mr. McCartv came to Mu- foot and the left elbow disloea- con ^ it is understood, for the purpose ’ ted as the result of jumping from an of purchasing si -ok for his mercantile outgoing train on the Chattanooga di- buslness at Moultrie. He registered at vision of the Central Railway Sunday •me "f th» ho:e!s. as had been his cus- : morning. The injured man boarded ;om on numerous other occasions. : the train to make a purchase from the He began drinking very heavily. : news agent and leaping off while the which continued throughout last week, train was in motion lost his balance • 'egram was received from his wife and fell. The limb was amputated xp a nation of his long de- just below the knee by Drs. R. H. ters. by shoot in 32-calibre pistol, effect in the left htart, and the second shot, which is generallv. supposed was fired by Mc Carty as he fell, took effect In the low- , r abd'men. A: the hospital where 71- Carty was immediately taken follow ing the shooting, a statement was made late last WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., April 29.—BY the collapse of a section of seats in a tent. In which Hargraves’ circus was playing here tonight, a large number of persons were injured. One woman was believed to have been fatally Injured. Five others are in the hospital. The falling of the seats was followed by a panic, in which many women and chil dren were trampled on. END OF STREET CAR STRIKE IN SALT LAKE IN SIGHT SALT LAKE. Utah. April 29.—It is said . . „ . that a conference, held today, has P av<? d i dering such service may result. It WASHINGTON, April 29.—The Su preme Court of the United States to day decided in effect that the railroad commissioners of North Carolina can compel a railroad company operating in that State to so adjust its schedule as to accommodate passengers on other lines from any particular part of the State. The opinion was delivered by Justice W’hite in the case of the At lantic Coast Line Railroad Company The Corporation Commission of North Carolina. The case arose out of an order issued by the commission ers directing the railroad company to make connection at Selma, N. C.. at 2:25 p. m„ with a train on another line running from thc eastern part of the State, with the object of accom modating passengers whose destination was Raleigh. The railroad company resisted the order on the grounds that it could not be complied with without putting on a special train which would involve extra expense. This, it was contended, -amounted to taking prop erty without due process of law. The commission justified its course on tho grounds that compliance with the or der was necessary to accommodate a large part of the public. The Su preme Court of North Carolina hold against the railroad company and its decision was affirmed by today's actior of the Supreme Court of tho United States on the grounds that the order of the commission does not affect the rates, but is a proper act of State reg ulation. Justice White’s Contention. Justice White discussed at length tho contention of the railroad company that the case involved rates in any way. and said: “This case does not involve enforcement by a State of a general scheme of maximum rates, but only whether an exercise of State author ity to compel a carrier to perform a particular and specified duty is so in herently unjust and unreasonable as to amount to the deprivation of prop erty without due process of law or a denial of the equal protection of laws. In a case involving the validity of an order enforcing a scheme of maximum, rates, of course the finding that the enforcement of such scheme will not produce an adequate return for the op eration of the railroad, in and of it self, demonstrates the unreasonable ness of the order. Such, however, is not the case when the question is as to the validity of an order to do a particular act. the doing of which does not involve the question of the profit ableness of the operation of the rail road as an entirety. But even if the rule applicable to an entire rate scheme were to lie here applied, ns iho findings made below as to the net earn ings constrain us to conclude that ade quate remuneration would result from the general operation of the rates In force, even allowing for any loss oc casioned by the running of the extra train in question, it follows that the order would not be unreasonable if tested by the doctrine announced in Smythe vs. Ames and kindred cases. “It does not directly involve any qupstion whatever of the power to fix rates and the constitutional limitation controlling the exercises of that pow er, but is concerned solely with an order directing a carrier to furnish a facility which it is a part of its gen eral duty to furnish for the public convenience. The distinction between an order relating to such a subject and an order fixing rates coming within either of the hypotheses which we have statdd is apparent. This' is so because as the prim&l duty of a car rier is to furnish adequate facilities to the public that duty may well be compelled, although by doing so as an incident, some pecuniary loss from ren- the way to an end of the street car strike. The parties to the conference were the arbirtation committee of the Commercial Club. C. O. Pratt, chairman of the executive committee of Amalga mated Association of Street Electric Car -Workers of American; W. H. Ban follows, therefore, that the mere in curring of a loss from the perform ance of such a duty does not in and of Itself necessarily give rise to the conclusion of unreasonableness, as would be the case where the whole croft, of the Utah Light and Railway sc }i eme of rates was unreasonable un- Company. MACHINISTS MAY GO OUT ON STRIKE IN ST. PAUL ST. PAUL, Minn.. April 29.—A strike of union machinists, railroad machinists excepted, is looked for tomorrow In St. Paul and Minneapolis. About 1.000 work men are involved. Recognition of the union, nine hours' work instead of ten, and minimum wages of $3 a day are de manded. THE GATES TO RETIRE FROM BROKERAGE BUSINESS. NEW YORK, April 29.—The World tomorrow will say: “John W. Gates and his son. Charles G. Gates, head of the stock exchange firm bearing his name, have decided to withdraw from the brokerage business. Charles G. Gates is to spend a year on his new hunting preserve with his father. PLUMBERS STRIKE IN MILWAUKEE, WIS. MILWAUKEE, Wis.. April 29.—Two hundred and sixty Journeymen plumbers quit work here today upon refusal of the Master Plumbers’ Association to grant a demand for an Increase in wages of 50 cents per day. STRIKE BREAKERS ARRIVE IN TEXAS OIL FIELDS BEAUMONT. Tex.. April 29.—Fifty strike breakers arrived today from New Orleans to work in the oil fields for the Guffrev Company. All pumps, plates and pipe lines are working todav and the company claims to have plenty of men. der the doctrine of Smyth vs. A me or under the concessions mado in the two propositions we have stated. Of course, the fact that tho furnishing of a necessary facility ordered may oc casion an incidental pecuniary loss is an important criteria to be taken into view in determining the reasonableness of the order, but it is not the only one. As the duty to furnish necessary fa cilities is co-determinous with the pow ers of the corporation, the obligation to discharge that duty must be con sidered in connection with the nature and productiveness of the corporate business as a whole, the character of services required and the public need for its performance.” VMHE MB BEAT FIRST EVENT OF INTERNATIONAL BOAT RACE AT THE EAXPOSI- TION. OUTRAGED AND MURDERED HIS FOUR-YEAR-OLD NIECS BENNINGTON. Vt.. April 29 —Alfred Mahan, aged 23. is In Jail at North Ben nington. charged with criminally assault ing and then murdering Ethel, the 4-year- old daughter of his brother. Jerman Ma han. Convict Escaped at Fitzgerald. FITZGERALD. Ga.. April 29.—John Ellis, a convict, sent up for twelve months for burglary, escaped from jail last night by breaking through a par tition wall. Five other prisoners re fused to take advantage of the oppor tunity. The escape was not discovered for about two hours and Ellis suc ceeded in getting entirely eleo-. .He under twenty years, light complex ion. and slight build. NORFOLK, Va., April 29.—The first of the series of international boat races between the crews of warships gathered off the Jamestown exposition grounds In Hampton roads, was rowed today between bat crews from the British armored crui ser Roxburgh and the American battle ships Alabama and Virginia. The Brit ishers were left far behind after holding the lead for the first h' Jr >dred yards, and the Alabama jackies won from the Vir ginia's crew by a scant ten yards after a bow and bow struggle over the milo course. All three boats got off together at the crack of the gun. The English sailors hit up a furious Dace, and for a time it looked blue for the Americans, but the Yankee grit never relaxed and gradually the Alabama and Virignia boats pulled up on the Roxburgh's cutter, toq^c the lead and left thc Britishers behind. Then the real struggle began, and did not end until the Alabama's boat had crossed tho line. It Is estimated that over $20,000 changed hands o:i the rare. Pools have been made on tomorrow'} events, which will be .a two mile reme for four-oared boots, a two race for 12- oared admiral's barges and a two milo race for sailing launches pulled from 14 to 18 oars, singled or double banked.