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THE TWICE-A-WEEK TELEGRAPH
TUESDAY, APRIL 30. 1907
REUNION C0NGRE6ATI0NAL
METHODIST CHURCH
:|[X-G0V. R. B. BULLOCK
nr ase of n
ATLANTA, April 27.—For the first
time In It* history, the Congregational
Methodist Church will hold on May 8
the fir*t general conference or reunion |
It ha.' over hold at the >!te of Its foun- j
datloa In the center of Monroe County,
Georgia, where it was organized In j
1852.
'i i.e Congregational Methodist Church
tree organized in the parlor of the home
of Miekelberry Merritt in Monroe Coun
ty several miles distant from .Forsvth.
r v , --a-s .ac-. end Hon. Wlll'-im
Jj. Fambro was chairman of the first
meeting.
Now the church proposes to go back
to the site of its birth to hold its an
nua. general c.nferer. e this year.
There .vil) be probably 1,000 or more
members of the . hurch, ministers, del
egate* and visitors In attendance on
this meeting. Fifty members of the
church will go from Atlanta.
Since its organization In Georgia In
If 1,2 this church has spread over the
Routh from Vlriglnla to Texas. It has
now between 80,009 and 100,000 mem
bers and from 1,200 to 2.000 churches.
It differs from the Methodist Episcopal
only In point of general government,
•he cree l being the same. The Con
gregational Church, however, has no
pit-hops and no presiding elders, and
each church calls its own pastor for
such term ns it may desire. It holds
local, State and general conferences,
snd the coming meeting In Monroe
County Is to be the general onference
of the entire church for this year.
At this meeting provision will be j ...BHI
rr.'if' 1 ’ for establishing a $50,000 pub- j Bullock died this morning at Albion,
fishing house which will be located ; x. Y., and
tlther In Atlanta. New Orleans or St. i "Whereas, in his death a citizen has
Louis. A president and a business ! passed away who was a brave Con-
■nnnnger for the publishing house are ; federate soldier, and a man of promi-
io be elected. .1 nence in industrial upbuilding: There-
ATLANTA. April 27.—Former Gov.
Rufus B. Bullock, of Georgia, died this
morning at 9:13 o'clock at his home
at Albion. N. Y. The news of Gov.
Bullock’s death came to Atlanta short
!y afterward in a telegram from his
von. Volney Bullock, Atlanta’s assis
tant postmaster, to Postmaster E. F.
Blodgett.
Gov. Bullock's death was not unex
pected as he has been seriously 111 for
some days. His son was recently call
ed to his bedside because the end was
expected. Gov. Bullock was in Atlanta
with his wife less than three years ago
on a visit. This was in the summer
of 1904, and when he left Atlanta It
was stated that he was going home to
die. Notwithstanding this he outliv
ed his wife, who i preceded him by
some months to the grave.
Flag at Half Mast.
Gov. Terrell, upon the receipt of the
news of Gov. Bullock’s death, issued a
proclamation ordering the State flag
at half mast and that tho executive
offices be closed during the hours set
apart for the funeral. Gov. Terrell's
proclamation reads:
"Whereas. Gormer Gov. Rufus B
FULLH TELLS OF
The Congregational Methodist Church
Maintains in Atlanta a non-denomina-
tional Bible school which now has 100
students. Steps will be taken at the
conference looking to increasing the
endowment of till' Bible school, during
the current year, from 125,000 to $100,-
oon.
The site of the foundation of this
church is in the very heart of the coun-
‘ry In Monroe County, and it is there
.'he general conference will meet In part
to do honor to its founders.
ERROR OF LAW CLERK
MAY MEAN FORTUNE RAPHAEL
NEW YORK. April 27.—The error of
« law clerk many years ago may mean
x fortune to Russell Sage Raphael and
ils mother and sisters.
Manv years ago Nathan Raphael, a
close friend of Russell Sage purchas
ed $680,000 worth of second mortgnge
bonds of the Wasatch and Jordan Val
ley Railroad Company, which owned a
line in Utah. The Interest on the bonds
of thp road was defaulted and first
mortgnge was foreclosed, cutting out
the holders of the second mortgage se
curities. Nathan Raphael spent a large
par: "f bis fortune :vying to i -cover
from the railroad but was unsuccessful.
Worry caused his death.
A short time ago Russell Sage Raph
ael, a son of Nathan Raphael, began
suit In the Federal Court on the bonds
and secured a judgment for $1.G30,78G,
including interest. This judgment has
been returned by the sheriff ns unsatls*
fled and was today filed In court. While
working up tills case Mr. Raphael’s
lawyers discovered that when the mort
gage was foreclosed the holders of the
fore out of respect to the memory of
a former chief executive of Georgia it
Is ordered.
"That the State flags be displayed at
half mast from the public buildings,
and that the offices of this department
be closed during the hours set apart
for the funeral services.”
Following is a brief sketch of the
life and career of former Gov. Bul
lock:
Sketch of His Life.
Rufus Brown Bullock was born In
Bethlehem, Albany County, New York.
March 26 1834, but when only 7 years
old his parents moved to Albion. N.
Y.. where he graduated from Albion
Academy in 1850.
At this time the development of the
electric telegraph was just begun in
New York and Gov. Bullock,
though only 17 years of age. soon mas
tered the art. It is said that he was
the first telegraph operator able to
read by sound.
He installed the printing telegraph
systems in New York city. Buffalo.
Rochester, Utica, Albany, Springfield
and Philadelphia. He took charge of
a rival concern in Philadelphia, which
broke down the monopoly and caused
more general use of the telegraph for
business and social Intercourse.
W tli Express Company.
In 1S57 President Dinsmore, of the
Adams Express Company, sent Mr.
Bullock to Augusta, Ga.. to take gen
eral charge of the business in the
South. With the formation of the
Southern Express Company the busi
ness of the Adams Company in tho
South passed into new hands. Mr.
Bullock held an important post with
that company, and while President
WASHINGTON. April 27.—Mail advices
received at the Navy Department give the
details of the experience of Commander
Fullam of the United States steamer Ma
rietta with Lius Isaula. a Honduran Rev
olutionist. in the service of the Nicaragua
army, because of his having Insulted ,the
British flag at Portxenlr, leveled a re
volver at Ensign McNair and ordered his
guards to cover the boat's, crew with
Winchesters, when that officer attempted
to come ashore at Tela. Honduras. April
11. which was referred to briefly at the
the time the events happened. Com
mander Fullam found It necessary to deal
sternly with the Revolutionist, the out
come being an apology, which was not
satisfactory, and the subsequent dismis
sal of Isaula from the army by Juan J.
Estrada, commander-in-chief o£ the Nic
araguan forces.
The correspondent discloses some Inter
esting facts. Isaula justified his action
because of his love of country, but Com
mander Fuliorn did not hesitate to term
him a traitor, because Isaula at that time
was In arms against It. He further told
him that by reason of his conduct, he
would be treated as an enemy of the
United States, and frankly stated that
Ensign McNair would have been justi
fied in shooting him upon the spot. The
fact that a British man-of-wnr was nob
present to resent the insult to the British
flag. Commander Fullam in one of
his letters to Isaulh. was all the more rea
son why the United States should take
prompt action of the fact, and demand an
immediate apology. Irt unmeasured terms.
Commander Fullam made It plain to the
Revolutionists that the lives and prop-
ertv of all foreigners would be protected
to the utmost.
Isaula first wrote a labored explanation
of his acts, which Comander Fullam re
jected as insufficient. A second commu
nication was no improvement on tne
first, so the matter was taken up with
the commander-in-chief, and IsauLa not
only was dismissed in disgrace, but Gen.
Estrada, in accordance with the demand
of Capt. Fullam. prohibited him from
again presenting himself at Puerto Cor
tez. and he was officially reported to
the officials of Nicaragua and the provis
ional Government of Honduras as an
avowed enemy of the United States In
order that they might understand his un
fitness to hold any office where he may
come in contact with foreigners. The
incident was brought to a close bv the
receipt by Commander Fullam of a‘com
munication from J. Ernesto Alvalarda.
military commander and president of
the governing council of Honduras, de
ploring the conduct of Isaula and pledg
ing the highest respect for the United
States.
Batch of Current
Gate City News
ATLANTA, April 28.—Max Krauss.
of Savannah, chairman of the railroad
committee of the Georgia T. P. A. and
a member of the railroad board of the
National T. P. A-. while in Atlanta Sat*
urday on his return from the State con
vention at Rome, discussed his rea-
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BALTIMORE. Md.. April 27.—A section
of the new pier being erected at the
immigration station at Locust Wktlnt.
South Baltimore. Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, for the use of the North Gcr- , _ , ,
man Lloyd Steamship Company, collapsed News from the yacht Sylph to the
today, carrying down 20 nnd_ 25 men, of Mayflower, which at 9:15 a. m. is still
ing the
start for
NORFOLK. Va.. April 27—President
Roosevelt and party, following their
return this afternoon from up tho
James River, transferred off Newport
“Money in Peaclies If Three
Out of Five Crops Are
Saved”
report, which was adopted by
the T. P. A.’s at Rome. Mr. Krauss
called attention to the fact that he
had on file with the Southeastern Pas
senger Association an ‘application for
1,000 interchangeable mileage books
at $25 which shall be good for the
^lh e L5 n< ? me ? lbers of hI ? fa j n »y or me men on me outer pier. =upt. rmson.
^ e se * the same as is done on j who was injured in the performance of
ATLANTA. April 27.—“There is
plenty of money in Georgia peaches If
we can marke: three good crops out of
was first'! five,” remarked a well known Georgia
HARRY E. LYLE WILL BE
TRIED AGAIN WEDNESDAY
WAY-CROSS, Ga., April 27.—Judge
Parker has set next Wednesday for re
trial of Harry E. Lyle, charged with
the murder of his wife and baby. Sixty-
extra names were drawn from the jury-
box this morning to be at the court
house Wednesday morning to be sworn
in as jurors.
The jury in the case of W. R. Smith
ich.urged with arson, 'brought in a
verdict of acquittal this morning. This
Is the second trial of the case. Smith
having been convicted once and sen-
tened to ten years in the penitentiary,
but was granted a new trial by the
Supreme Court.
The grand jury in general present
ments recommended that $1,500 be giv
en King’s Daughters' Charity Hospital;
also that $300 be given Georgia Indus
trial Home at Macon.
second mortgages, probaly by a clerk’s. ...........
error, were not made parties to tho j pj an t was abroad the management of
claimed, invalidates j the company- was practically in his
hand
Milt. This, it is
the foreclosure proceedings.
The old railroad property, which now
belongs to the Denver, Rio Grande and
Western, is said to be worth $30,000,000.
The second mortgage bonds issued by
the original road amounted to $S00.000.
It is not known who owns the other
$120,000 of these bonds.
America’s Oldest Archbishop.
BOSTON, April 27.—Archbishop Wil- ,
Hams, who has the distinction of being-
dean of tho hienrchy of tho Roman
Catholic church in tho United States,
both in years of life and years of ser
vice, celebrated his 85th birthday to
day. Tho venerable archbishop has
spent more than sixty years of his life
in the church. He was a bishop for
ten years prior to his being made an
archbishop thirty-two years ago.
The Most Rev. John J. Williams is
a native of Boston and all his life he
ha- labored for the advancement of
the Catholic church in New England.
He was ordained to the priesthood in
Paris. France. In 1845. Or. his return
he was assigned to the old cathedral
in this city as assistant, and afterward
as rector. In 1859 he became vicar-
general of the diocese, and on January
1. I860, was appointed coadjutor, with
right of succession to Bishop Fitz-
He caused the construction of tele
graph lines to interior points and
when tho Civil War came on this
proved most valuable to the Confeder
ates. as coast lines all fell Into the
hands of the Federals..
Over these wires communication
was maintained between President
Davis and Gens. Lee, Beauregard and:
Johpston. The Southern Express Com
pany transported all contributions of
supplies and food to the Confederates
without cost.
Served the Confederate Army.
He was appointed acting assistant
quartermaster general of the Confed
erate army, with the rank of colonel,
and as such served to the surrender.
.At the close of the war he devoted his
energies to material development of
the State.
Going to New York, he secured cap
ital to open a national bank in Au
gusta. Later he became president of
the Augusta and Macon Railroad, and
when he went to New York to secure
funds for improvements was told that
Georgia had not yet come Into tho
Union. This caused him to go into
politics.
A constitutional convention was
Patrick, whom he succeeded a few i called and he took a prominent rart
me: ! as later. In 1878 Boston was j In It. Atlanta was made the capital
,1 ;o an archbishopric, and on May
1 ihe pallium was conferred upon Arch
bishop Williams.
In all the long course of years that
he has lived as priest, bishop and arch-
Bishop in Boston, the same zeal and
devotion to ib: t \ .aw characterize.!
Archbishop Williams, and it has been
‘‘•hi I for many years that his is one of
•he best governed dioceses in the coun-
nnd he was elected Governor from
1368 to 1S71. He recommended the
lease of the Western and/Atlantic, and
it was leased for twenty years, the
State renlizing $G 000 000 from it.
Indicted, But Vindicated.
In the election of 1S70 it became
apparent that the General Assembly
was overwhelmingly against Gov.
Bullock, and he resigned. Two
COURT INTERRUPTED
TO MARRY COUPLE
COLUMBUS. Ga.. April 27.—The
wheels of justice stopped their busy
buzz for several minutes in Judge J.
M. Lennard’s office in the middle of an
afternoon court session, so that a mar
riage ceremony could be performed.
Miss Ida Ivey and Jenks Sanders were
the contracting parties and the wed
ding was romantic, in its nature. The
hurry-up nature of the flight to the
magistrate’s office had suffused the
young lady’s cheeks with color, so that
she was. -Indeed, a blushing bride. Judge
Lennard performed the ceremony, the
couple withdrew, and the switch of the
judicial motor was thrown on once
more.
the Pennsylvania system: and for
2.C00 mileage book. Interchangeable,
good only for the purchaser for one
year at $40.
“I believe that is what we are enti
tled to,” Mr. Krauss saeid, "and we
will be satisfied with thees conces
sions. The time has not come in
Georgia for a 2 cents flat rate, and we
do not want to see it adopted. I am
satisfied from what information I
have gathered regarding the matter,
that the railroads at this time are not
able to stand it. Their expenses for
operations and materials are heavier
than ever before by 20 to 60 per cent,
and we should not require of them
more than they can perform. What
we want and what the traveling pub
lic. wants Is good service, and I be
lieve the service will be impaired if
the 2 cent rate is put in. Those are,
in brief the reasons why I opposed it,
and the T. P. A.’s generally agree with
me as is shown by their action."
timore Bridge Company, which had From the Mayflower it
charge of the steel construction. He said that tho vessel with President j peach grower, apropos rf the recent
was caught while warning the workmen Roosevelt and party would .probably i April freeze which partlailv devastated
"" ~ rr "'~ start at 10:15 o’clock tonight for 1 the crop of 1907.
Washington but subsequently it was j The remak naturally led to the in
stated from the Presidential yacht 1 quiry ns to what Georgia has done in
that it could not be said at what time j this respect. A study of the peach
she would start, and that she might ! crop for the past ten years Ought to
not start until such an hour as to give ! show something encouraging, or the
the President and partv a sal! by day j reverse, along this line,
up the Potomac river, arriving at i The record for the past twelve years
Washington tomorrow afternoon. j shows three crop failures, four fair
, crops and five good crops, which ought,
ENGINEER KILLED AND
TWO
off the pier. The dead, so far as known,
are: Howard L. Ellender. Baltimore,
civil engineer: Toney Wolf. Baltimore;
Robert Sweetman. Woodberiy.
Ellender lost his life trying to save
the men on the outer pier. Supt. Edson,
Good Story of Veterans.
ATLANTA, April 28.—An interest
ing story is told in connection with
the Confederate veterans parade in
Atlanta Friday. Some time ago
the committee advertised for twenty-
five wagons in which to haul the vet
erans in the parade, and responses
were forthcoming to the extent of
double that number. Notwithstanding
this fact only eight wagon loads of
veterans, about fifty in all, were seen
in the parade. Inquiry developed the
fact that the old veterans declined to
go in the wagons.
“We walked in the sixties,” they
said, “and we propose to walk now
as long as we can keep on our feet.
When we can no longer walk we will
go in the wagons rather than remain
out of the parade but until that time
comes you will find us in the ranks
and on foot.”
The line of old veterans marching
in the parade was an unusually long
one while the wagons were scarce.
the some service, was not seriously hurt.
All the victims were* emplbyes of the
Baltimore Bridge Company. The pier
was* a two-story building,- 1.009 feet ions
and its estimated post was $400,000. About j
480 feet o5-it sank.
Warning'of the disaster was had sev
eral days ago when the piles toward the
end of the pier began settling and vig
orous efforts were being made to save
the structure.
Today shortly before the disaster oc
curred. the piles began settling in such
an alarming manner that orders to leave
the place were circulated among the 50-
odd workmen, and it is due to this fact
that the catastrophes were not great.
Those caught were on the end of the
pier or on the roof. The falling of the
pier into the water created a tremendous
wave in the harbor, and led many persons
to believe that there had been an earth
quake.
At Shedden’s shipyard, directly opposite
the harbor from Locust Point, the water
suddenly dropped eight feet, throwing
two men overboard from a marine rail
road. They were rescued with difflcity.
ANNUAL FIELD DAY
EXERCISES AT GORDON
ED AND j according to the forgoing s;ato;
TRAINMEN HURT put the peach business In Georgia
SALISBURY, Md. April 27- Engi
neer John Phillips, of Delmar. Del., was
killed and two other trainmen were
seriously hurt in a head-on collision
between a southbound local passenger
train and a northbound freight on the
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk,
at Eden. Md,, today. No passengers
were injured.
JOE CLARK, FREE NEGRO BARBER
OWNED NEGRO SLAVES
■COLUMBUS. Ga., April 27.—Rela
tive to a discussion that has been rag
ing as to whether free negroes in Geor
gia were ever nllowed to own slaves.
Captain Hockley C. McKee, of this
city, furnishes some interesting and
valuable testimony. He says: "To my
1T1 , . .. _ certain knowledge Joe Clark, a negro
e.ARNESyiLLE, Ga., April 27. 1 he t, ar b er 0 f this city, did own and work
annual fie,d day exercises of Gordon negro slaves on his farm in Muscogee
Institute were held yesterday. Several county ”
records were made, notably the record i
of 10 and 3-5 seconds in the 100 yard j Georgia Immigration Party,
dash, made by Johnson; S feet and 11 COLUMBUS, Ga., April 27.—The
inches in the pole vault by Cochrane; ; members of the Georgia immigration
and 42 feet and 1 inch in the 1- pound party now touring Europe spent a day
shot-put by Mercer. These records (j. r two the latter part of this week in
bar » £ be surpassed by the track Northern Italy. A cablegram was re-
athletes of the universities of the State, j ceived in Columbus from G. Uunby
The events were as follows: j Jordan, president of the immigration
100 ysras dash—1, Johnson; Wood- association, saying that the party ar-
, ■ e ’ , 5 seconds. „ „ ! rived in Venice Thursday. The party
/iigh jump.—1. Williams; 2, Hill; 3, . j s making a systematic study of the
sources of American immigration, and
Delegates to Sportsmen'3 Meeting.
ATLANTA. April 2S.—At the re
quest of the President, G. O. Shields. M
Gov. Terrell has apointed dele- j J 0 hnson“‘2l"wo 0 dijurn;"3* Faulk. Time!
gates to attend the ninth annual meet- j 5 g 9-5 seconds \
McWnorter and Bryson. Four feet 11%
inches.
220 yards dash, curved track.—1,
Johnson; 2, Woodburn; 3, Cochrane.
Time. 25 seconds.
Pole vault.—1, Cochrane: 2. Binion;
3. Faulk. Eight feet 11 inches.
220 hurdle race, curved track.*—1,
Crombey and Cochrane; 2, Kitchens.
Time, 30 4-5 seconds.
Running broad jump.—1, Williams;
2, Cromley; 3, Griffith. Seventeen feet
4 inches.
440 yards dash, circular track.—1,
Northern Italy is a section from which
flows steadily a human tide to the New
World.
His Ninety-Fifth Birthday.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 27.—
Gen. Danel H. Rucker, father-in-law
of "Phil” Sheridan and boyhood chum
of Sherman, will be 95 years old to
morrow. Gen. Rucker has made Wash
ington his home for many years. He
was born in Belleville. N. J., and at an
early age enlisted in the army and
served on the frontier, being a great
friend cf "Kit” Carson. He served
throughout the Mexican War. as well
as the Civil War.
ST. PAUL, MINN., ENGULFED
BY DEEP SNOW STORM
ST. PAUL, Minn.. April 27.—A
snow storm descended on this city
during the night and today about an
inch of snow covered the ground. The
weather resembles that usually pre
vailing here in March.
The • weather bureau reports snow
fail over a large portion of the north
west from Lake Michigan to the Da
kotas and for about a hundred miles
south of St. Paul.
THE OLD TAMMANY LEADER
HAS DEEN SERIOUSLY ILL
NEW YORK. April 26.—Richard Croker.
the old Tammany leader, lias been seri
ously ill at his home in Ireland, according
to a letter which was received by Fire
Commissioner Lnntry today. “I have been
up with a severe cold, which I got while
I was away.” said air. Croker in his let
ter. "and’ I have been in bed ever since I
returned from Egypt. Although now well
,I r> ,h " t " lth . cJlu reh author!- i jictmenis were found against him
in Rome no bis.ion in the United , .77 rswiurf mun r.sflll, aivuuukh now wet
■s has so high -i standing i one - ^ or a 1 9° ns P* r ‘ac\ to defraud on th e mend. I must be careful here
1 1 ” ' mnaing. j ;he State, the other for failure to ac
count for certain bonds said to have
been delivered to the executive de-
after. If you have any time for a vaca
tion. come over. I have not seen any
place I like as well as old Ireland.”
i seven "rears he "announced j ROOSEVELT GIVEN CREDIT
- - .... - • 1 OF EFFECTING PEACE TREATY
ASHINGTON, April 27.—To Pres
ident Roosevelt has been given the
... , In 1S93 Gov. Bullock took up his ; credit for materially assisting in
i-inn will be dlseontl,,,, J,?L T h ',' permanent residence in Albion. N. Y.. ; bringing about the consummation or
• 1,1 - - discontinued at the enc | whero he resided until the dnv of his the treaty of amity between Nlcara-
death. His wife dic-d two years ago. kua and Salvador as shown by the
Ho leaves one daughter. Mrs. Leonard following cablegram to him from
Kendall of Greenwich, Ga.. and two 1 President Zfclaya of Nicaragua, re-
sons Freeman Bullock, of Omaha, I ceived here today: "Peace signed day
and V V. Bullock, assistant postmas- , before yesterday, Amapala. I thank
ter of Atlanta. I . vour cxce.icncy for your great work
toward achieving that happy result.”
MILITARY DIVISIONS
LjA\/tr r? rr rr m . i ueeu cieuveieu iu uia c.vwumt: „<j-
HAVE BEEN ABOLISHED j rartment b y the city of Atlanta. For
w \ WTvc.Tov .7- t, , seven years he announced himself, —-
exacted ord£°n’7 H ' ready for trial and tried to secure trial. ^ O
sffi : ^ r d,T>a a 5n y r^ nd,Catea * ^ I «^i
l .ii'-!\■•'.Tef'-hJ 1 P' 1 Xion:'"t']' In 1S93 Gov - Bullock took up his crcdl
present fis.-il year and thereafter
territory of the United States e\--
r er't the Philippine islands (where the
nr,■sent organization is retained) will
he organized for military purposes into
:he military departments as now ex
isting. except that the State of Mi«-
s url wili be Included in the depart
ment of the Missouri instead of the
department of Texas.
The charge will Involve a consider
able re-arrangement of military com
mands whereby a number of depart- • which
ATLANTA. Ga.. April 27.—The mnnniro-
ment of the Mny-Juno music festival.
Ill be given hero ?.Iny
orients now commanded bv brigad’er 1 :; nd Jun- 1. announces that it ha* engage" ; j"*
generals win be commanded by W>r Kf cr ft ' S
generals. I . n)p ba rpi«ts | n America. , 000. TVi
Mine. Wundnrle Is so’o harpist of Emil Mr Rockefeller has given f6.0no.000 to
ling “with that o°gan'iza r tiin? n shc’ C was i tbe university and the total of his gifts
ROCKEFELLER GIVES SCHOOL
$2,000,000 WORTH PROPERTY
CHICAGO. April 26.—John D. Rocke
feller, it was announced this afternoon.
! had presented to the University of
tract of land comprising
ten city blocks, valued at S2.000,-
! 000. Within the past sixteen months
FAMOUS SURGEON FELL
INTO WATER AND DROWNED ■ * n ing wl
VIENNA. April 27.-Albert Ritter I Si'?.! 11 .*
Yon Mosetig-Moorhofx. the famous sur
geon and introducer of Iodoform, while
walking on the bank of the Danube
today fell in the water and was drown
ed. It was at first thought that lie
bad committed suicide but inquiries
death v
dental. The professoi
•udden fainting fits due to calcification ’ -
of the arteries, and it is supposed that | COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS
an attack of this sort caused him to : TENDERED RESIGNATION
fall into the river. His body has not ! WASHINGTON, April 27.—The res-
been recovered. ignatinn of Commissioner of Patents
red
since the founding of the institution
amounts to $21,416,000.
Th< odore Thomas Orchestra.
Madame Wundsrie tsrili play nt every per-
i forxnance nf tho festival, and at th^ mati-
n** performance on June 1. will play TEXAS LAWYER FIRES
S WT total of eight artist*, besides rn -EIGHT EFFECTIVE BULLETS
Madame Scbumann-Heink, Miss Bessie | ■ GRO \ ETOWA. i cx.. Ap.jl
Abbott and Cumpinari. all of the Metro- 1 Several sh ts were ,:roa from the law
lend to prove that hi. V polit.m Opera House, the coming festival 1 office of R. O. Kettley today, six bul-
lend to prate that his death was acci- • promises to he one nf the most brilliant lets hitting State Hanger J. D. Dun-
suhieet to : events ever given in the South. I away, and two wounding former County
Attorney H. L. Robb. Kenley said that
he di 1 the shooting, but that the wound
ing of Robb was accidental. Kenley
said that Dunaway assaulted him at
Trinidad. Hex. He farther says that
Dunaway sent him word that if he did
not come our cn the street he would go
to his office and bring him out. Both
men will probably recover.
ing of the League of American Sports
men, to be held at Norfolk. Va., May
6 and 7. President Roosevelt is chair
man of the league's executive commit
tee.
The object of tho league is to devise
ways and means for the preservation
of wild animals, birds, game, fishes
forests, etc., a movement to which
good citizens generally subscribe.
■ Following are the delegates named
by Gov. Terrell to attend the meeting
from Georgia: O. A. Cabaniss, Ma
con; A. McDonald Rauers. Savannah;
D. W. Curry, Rome; Martin V. Calvin.
Experiment; John L. Edmundson Dal
ton; Chas. L. Davis, Warm Springs,
and Dan Joseph. Columbus.
Macon Electric Railway’s Tax Return.
ATLANTA. April 23.—'The annual
tax return St the Macon Railway and
Electric Company reached the Comp
troller General Saturday, through the
company’s secretary and treasurer, J.
H. Hertz, who came here to talk over
the matter with thp.t official. The to
tal return is for something over
$500,000. an increase of about $25 000
over last year, the exact figures not
being available. Comptroller General
Wright insisted on an increase of 25
per cent over last year’s return, or a
total of*about $G50,000. At the request
of Mr. Hertz, however, he consented to
postpone final action in the matter for
the present.
Passenger Rate Reduction.
ATLANTA, April 28.—The Railroad
Commission will probably not reach a
final decision in the passenger rate
reduction case before June 1. Two of
the members of the commission are
authority for this statement. Proper
consideration of the matter involves
much detail work upon statistical and
other information, stafcks of which
the commission hasLbefore it. and it is
the announced purpose of the board to
go thoroughly into every feature of the
case before announcing its conclusion.
In addition to the passenger rale
matter the commission has before it
many other important questions, in
cluding the reclassification of the Sea
board Air Line and Georgia Southern
and Florida, and Pennington & Evans
$70,000 demurrage claim against the
Douglas, Augusta and Gulf. With
these matters alone, not to speak of
the new business that is coming up
al! the time, it is stated the commis
sion will be in continuous session for
the next thirty days.
Lieut. Turner Resigns.
ATLANTA. April 27.—W. C. Turner,
second lieutenant of Company H. Third
Infantry Regiment, Augusta, today ten
12-pound shot put.—1, Mercer; 2,
Hill; 3, McWhorter; 42 feet 1 inch.
Mile run, G lap track.—1, Whatley; 2,
■Smith; 3, Brown. Five ' minutes, 28
seconds.
The one mile relay race between rep
resentatives of tho two debating so
cieties resulted in a dead heat. This
was the most intensely exciting event
of the entire program. The amusing
features of the day were the cracker
race, tho sack race and the greased
pig race.
The judges were J. P. Thurman and
E>. H. Hardy: scorers and timers. Prof.
Pickett. Prof Nee! and W. B.'Smith.
Starter, Prof. Anderson.
Confederacy Had Right to Secede.
MARSHALLVILLE, Ga., April 27.—
Memorial exercises were observed here
as usual under the management of the
U. D. C.
' Prof. Strozier, of Fort Valley, was
the orator of the day. who delivered a
strong and interesting address, show
ing conclusively that the Confederates
had a right to secede under the consti
tution.
The Confederate graves were then
decorated with flowers.
ement,
ia on a
fairly good money making ba
Here are the details of that record:
1895.—Good crop from small numbei
of trees as compared with present or-
Is. Georgia shipped about 900
cars.
1S9G.—Complete failure; only 200 cars
shipped.
1S97.—Complete failure; shipment
very small.
1898. —Good crop; Georgia shipped
about 2.500 carF.
1899. —Entire crop destroyed.
1900. —Good crop: State shipped 2,230
car*.
1901. —Fair crap; some damage from
wet weather: about 2,000 cars shipped.
1902. —Good crop; 1,800 cars shipped.
1903. —Fair crop; 1.000 cars shipped.
1904. —Largest crop in history of
State; 4,800 cars shipped.
1905. —Fair crop; 2.193 cars shipped)
1906. —Fairly good crop: some dam
age from wet weather; shipments 3,400
cars.
1907?
There ought to he room for encour
agement in this record, and yet it is
none too good.
State Entomologist R. I. Smith says
peach growers are troubled at present
with dying trees.
“There are something like 56.000
peach trees dead or dying In Georgia’s
orchards,” he said, “from the effects of
root rot and . open winter weather. I
recently visited half a dozen peach
shipping points in the State, and in
those found not less than 5.000 trees
in this condition'.
"Additional reports which we have
received from ten or a dozen points
regarding the recent freeze, affords no
great encouragement They all indi
cate from fifty per cent in one or two
instances, to entire destruction in many
cases.
pJilu
HOMICIDE AT ALAMO
INTERESTS DUBLINITES
DUBLIN, Ga.. April 2G.—Tho killing of
Mr. John T. Bright at Alamo by Mr.
Hiram L. Sears attracted a great deal
of attention here. Mr. Sears is a native
of this county, and is a brother of Mr.
John Sears. He is a very quiet and
peaceable man, but is dangerous when
aroused.
Mr.. Bright was son-in-law of the late
Judge John F. McRae, of Alama. and
was a brother of George Bright. Esq., of
Helena. He was also well known hero
and was related by marriage to Congress
man Wm. G. Brantley.
TEXTILE V/ORKERS TO HAVE
WAGES ADVANCED 10 PER CENT
FALL RIVER. Mass.. April 26.—Unless
some unexpected development occurs,
more than 30.000 cotton mill operatives
in this city will have their wages ad
vanced on May 27, when the working
agreement in force between the textile
council and the Fall River Manufacturers’
Association expires. It Is tho general
opinion that the' advapee will be 10 per
cent above the present rate, and will
affect all classes of operatives.
SETTLEMENT OUT OF COURT .
OF THREE MILLION DOLLAR SUIT
BOSTON. Apnl 2C.—Tho 83,000.000 suit
in equity brought bv Paine. Webber &
Co.. Albert C. Burrage. Thos. W. Law-
son and others to recover on a contract
involving 70,000 shares of stock in' the
Copper Range Consolidated Mining Com
pany. was brought to a settlement out of
court some time between court adjourn
ment yesterday and the resumption of the
ease today. Wm. A. Paine made the fol
lowing statement:
“The case was settled by A. C Burrage
paying, substantially the tri-mountain
debt."
The amount of this debt was $540,000.
WOMAN SHOT A MAN
AT PIMLICO RACES
BARNESVILLE, Ga., April 27.
citement was created during the. races
at Pimlico today by a woman, whose
name is given as. Mrs. Nina King,
shooting Wm. Dunn, a betting com-
XEW YORK. April 26.—David Wilcox,
former president of Delaware and Hudson
Railroad, committed suicide at sea last
Wednesday while a passenger on t!)o
North German Lloyd steamer Barbarossa,
according to a report made to Health
Officer Doty by Capt. Langrenter at mid
night.
The Barbarossa is at Quarantine, where
the .steamer arrived this evening from
Genoa and Naples. Upon the arrival of
the liner, it was reported that Mr. Wilcox
had died of heart failure. As he had been
known to be in ill health and had gone
abroad recently in the hope of recuper
ating. it was no great surprise to his
friends to learn that he had succumbed.
Subsequent investigation, however, ac
cording to the captain, developed evidence
that Mr. Wilcox had shot himself. In
reporting the facts to Dr. Doty, the cap
tain said that he had only a few moments
before been made aware of the real
cause of death. Dr. Doty said that he
would make an investigation tomorrow.
Mr. Wilcox, broken in health, sailed
some time and recently, because he had
not secured the benefit physically that he
sought, he cabled his resignation of the
presidency of the raih-oad, whichjwas ac
cepted by the directors, who chose his
successor In L. F. Loree. former president
of the Baltimore and Ohio and the Rock
Island Railroads. At the time, it was
given out that Mr. Wiicox’s retirement
from the presidency of the Delaware and
Hudson was promted solely by ill health.
Mr. Wilcox was feeling poorly, it was
stated, when he took passage on the Bar
barossa at Naples April 13. He did not
aopear to improve, and on Wednesday
died in his stateroom. The thought of
suicide did not then occur to tifose on
shipboard.
Mr. Wilcox was born in Flat Bush. L.
I., December 12, 1849. 4 He was graduated
from Yale 1872 and was admitted to the
bar in Poughkeepsie in 1874. He was
made vice-president of the Delaware and
Hudson in 1900-1903. He was president
and' general manager of the road and of
its several subsidiary companies from
1905 until his retirement from the presi
dency.
FOUR MINERS KILLED
AND NINE INJURED
MUNICH, ^pril 27.—With little visi
ble change apparent cither in ills men
tal or physical condition since he as
cended the throne of Bavaria twenty-
two years age the mad King Otto to
day entered upon the GOth year of his
life. For many years he has never
seen outside the grounds of Fuersten-
ried castle. He has beeu hopelessly In
sane since the summer of 1884, his
kingdom being ruled by a regent, yet
the royal title is still vested in the use
less piece of clay surrounded by a host
of lackeys and servants, whq. approach
and serve their insane master with all
outward signs of homage and respect,
while they and all tho world know of
his utter decay—for he is the king..
Reports from time to time have'llhd
it that the King has become worse.
Those in a position to know, however,
state that this is not true and that
there has teen little change in his con
dition since he ascended the throne.
He was hopelessly Insane then as he Is
now. His lucid intervals always have
been few and of short duration. He is
totally ignorant of his terrible .afflic
tion and converses on subjects refer
ring to his immediate surroundings
logically and with volubility of speech.
When at his worst his attendants have
the greatest difficulty to prevent him
filling his mouth with whatever he can
lay hands on, and when out walking
in the park he has been discovered de
vouring grass or leaves, and even filling
his mouth with earth. Occasionally ho
will invite the gentlemen of his court
to dinner, and, while they are discuss
ing the meal, will himself stand with
the servants and stealthily nibble at
the dainties within his reach.
His medical attendant and physi
cians who visit him from time to time
are firm in the opinion that the King
may still live many years, his digestive
faculties being unimpaired. When of
frolicsome dlspositno he throughly
enjoys playing at beiny soldiers, but he
has become too old and awkward to
take a keen relish in climbing trees,
once his favorite pastime. In his re
ligious devotions he has been known O
exhibit great piety, and the celebroticV
of the mass has invariably a soothing'-
influence on his distracted mind.
„ ........... _ the track for the sixth race when the
dered his resignation to the Adjutant 1 shooting occurred. Dunn , saw what
General and it has been accepted. No I Mrs. King was about to do just In time
SEATTLE. Wash., April 26.—Four mi
ners wore killed and nine severely injured
today, in an explosion on the sixth level
of the Morgan slope at the Black Dia-
mond mine of the Pacific Coast Comnany
missioner, whose home is understood I on l he S°’V rablG and Puget found Rall-
COMMODORE STEWART SAILS
WITH PARTY UP THE JAMES
NORFOLK, Va~, April 27.—The steam
yacht Issaheum, with her owner. Com
modore J. C. Stewart, of the New
elction has yet been held to fill the
vacancy.
I
, .Frederick I. Alien has been tend-
fjP.VXi-EJTER 'to President Roosevelt, effe.-tive June
HOMICIDE 1. Mr. Allen was appointed April 14.
WALLACE. Idaho. April 27—A 1901
fatality resulted here last night in a ■ ' -
quarrel over President Roosevelt's ! FRESHIES W-O LOST DEBATE
letter, on the desirnbllhy of Mover a ad 1 TIED AND BOUND JUDGES
Haywood ns citizens. Wm. Quinn an! UPPER ALTON. Ill. Ap’ 4 26.—Hiving
ex-policeman, and W. H. C. Jackson ! i '. 1 a aV ente*t A ?, in
* newspaper !r .an disputed about t h» ;-« t ^ ■>"*V
man
letter. Jackson finaliv left, but re
turned with Deputy Sheriff Hix h -
had words with Quinn and shut him
In the stomach, inflietint- wounds that
caused death.
<1 E
wore S'-izea
trees op. tk
until morn"
and
chilled and chagrinned.
the three
FYePhmf n. i
the campus and left 4
n'rr. when th> j w-r" r
it.-d to r.-turn to St.
Columbus A.'drrmen to Receive Salary.
COLUMBUS. Ga. Aorll 88.—At the
next meeting of City Council a resolu
tion trill b*- introduc-. i providing for
an am.er.dm r.t to the city charter au
thorizing the payment to aldermen of
a s iary of 5159 each per annum. At
prcS'-n: members of the a’dermanic
l>. r.rd in this city receive no
whatever.
Examination cf Dental Students.
ATLANTA April 23—The Board of
Dental Examiners of Georgia have con
cluded the examination of seventy-
five applicants for license to practice
dentistry in Georgia. Practically all of
the applicants were graduates of the
two Atlanta dental colleges which
have just concluded their sessions. One
of them was a negro: another a white
woman. Tho negro is a graduate of
Maharry College, .of Knoxville. The
board will hold another meeting at
the Kimball House in Atlanta on May
7, the date of the meeting of the Geor
gia Dental Society, at which other ap
plicants for license will be examined.
The members of the state board are
John H. Coyle, president, Thomasville;
D. D. Atkinson, secretary, Brunswick:
Thomas Cole, Newnan; C. Z. McArthur,
Fort Valley; S. D. Rembo, Marietta.
ATLANTA. April 27.—The teachers’
committee of the new agricultural 'j
school for the fou - th congressional dis
trict. to be located near Carrollton, held i
a meeting In the Governors office Rat-
day and elected G. G. Daniel, of Troup ]
County, end J. C. Brittain, of the Unit- | FRANKFORT. Ky.. April 26.—Colored
ed States Department of Agriculture i organization “Elks of th-> World.” of
a* assistants 4 o Professor J. H Mel- i T.oui-VHe te-l-y filed a suit in the Frank-
son. of Eu !-a Vista, who will be the j Ijn CirettlU Court to require Secretary of
principal of the new school. Prof. Dan-
to throw up his arm and there receiv
ed the 3S-caliber bullet aimed at his
head. The bal! made a bad but not
dangerous wound. The fact that some
cool headed bystanders cried out that
it was only an accident prevented any
thing like a panic.
Mrs. King who comes from Buffalo,
N. Y.. is said to claim to be the wife
of the man she shot. She was placed
under arrest.and is held on a charge
of shooting with intent to kill.
S. A. L. Places Large Orders.
ATLANTA, April 27.—According to
information received here the Sea
board Air Line Railroad has placed
large orders for equipment to be fur
nished it this year. These orders in
clude fifty new engines to be delivered
July and August, 1,000 box cars. 2.000
flat cars. 50 ballast cars, two wrecking
outfits, five express cars, a postal car
and many other smaller pieces. The
Seaboard will also receive between
March 1 and July. 18,000 tons of new
steel rail which it has already begun
to put down on its main lines, princi
pally in Virginia.
NEGRO ELKS TRY TO FORCE
GRANTING TH Et.i 4 A CHARTER
occuri-cd. Thirteen men had alighted at ' an< * party aboard, sailed (anight on
the sixth level when the explosion fol
lowed as soon as the first rnan in the
working ran into the gas, which had
gathered in the mine this morning fol
lowing a cave-in.
route up the James river for a visit lo
Jamestown and the colonial planta
tions along the James river, before
their return to New York Tuesday f Jl-
lowing the opening of the Jamestown*’
exposition. In the party are Teho.
Shonts, of New York; foremr Gover
nor David R. Francis, of Missouri; S.
M. Felton, president of the Chfcago
and Alton Railroad; L. D. Dozier, of
DEATH OF DR. RANDOLPH.
GREAT GRANDSON OF JEFFERSON
CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va.. April 26.—
Dr. Nelson C. N. Randolph, aged-73, a
grandson of former Governor Thomas N. „ Ilvll _ _ ...
1 St. Louis: James Castles, president of
JS Je!T_rSOn. oIOQ IlSrc Wcsy, For 1/ O <in ro r> too Pfimninv n f
years he was a member of the board of i ^2° Guarantee Tnist comp.any o,
; visitors of the University of Virginia. I New York. W. 3V. Piankinton, o Mil-
I and for eight years recior at that insti- : waukeei Edward Goltra, of St. Louis;
I t'riion. Burial will take place at Monti- ! Vice President Spencer, of the South-
j cello. . j crn Railway, and A. M.. Stewart, of
PRESIDENT C. S. BARRETT. . New
OR FARMERS’ UNION. RETURNS ;
BARNESVILLE. Ga.. April 27.—Hon.
Charles S. Barren, president of the Na-
Death cf Mr. J. D. B. Woodburn.
w IP BARNESVILTjE. Ga.," April 28.—Mr.
tionai Farmers' Educational and Co-ope- j B. Woodburn died at his home here
rative Union, has just returned from an ' z-m „ » -<■•
extended trip in the (States of Washing
ton. Oregon and Idaho, where he has been
organizing the Screes of the union. He
had quite a successful triD and talks quite
interestingly of the conditions prevailing
in that part of the countrv. He states
that the farmers there took right*on to
this afternoon at 2:40 o'clock after a re
cent severe attack of Bright's disease.
from which he had been afflicted for the
past few years. For some time uneasi
ness has been felt by his family and
friends, and last week he was Stricken
down and was never abler to rally suffi
ciently to get out again., notwithstand-
the Farmers' Union, and he expects It '"6, he had the benefit of every medical
to accomplish much good for its Cause. ' °’ 4 ' ,n th “ **""*»-* attention of Inved
iel will hive charge of the shop work
and Prof Brittain will be the agricul
turist.
State McCbesney- to file their charter in
the State Department here, which he has
hertofore refused to do.
Mr. Barrett says he found tho farm-rs
in that section the principal product be
ing grain and apples. In a highly pros
perous condition, in many case? the profit
from their labors being almost beyond
credence. Mr. Barrett states that his
organization is enjoying a marvelous
growth in all parts of the country, and
the demand for his services Is coming
from every section. He will remain at
home for some days before making an
other extensive tour.
Bird’s Nest Pudding.
Place several large apples, pared and
cored, in the pudding dish, a* many
as the dish will hold. Fill the cavities
nf the apples with sugar and raisins.
Make a custard of five eggs and a pint
COLONEL ROBERT E. LEE
ORATOR OF DAY AT REUNION
NEW ORLEANS. La.. April 28 —
Stephen D. Lee. general commanding
the United Confederate veterans, issued
a general order today, appointing Major
General Stith Boling, cf Virginia, chief
GRUESOME SIGHT AT
EXECUTION OF NEGRO
COLUMBUS, Tex.. April 27.—John
Armstrong, a negro, convicted of hav
ing murdered his wife, was hanged j of milk, as for the bread and butter j marshal of the" parade at the Richmond
here today, "tyhen the trap was sprung j pudding, and pour over the apples. ! reunion of the Confederate veterans,
his feet touched the ground and it was | Bake about half an hour, or until the i which will he held May 30 to June
necessary for the officers on the scaf- j apples appear done and the custard is ' 3, inclusive. General Lee also an-
folrt to hold him up. He struggled well set. When done, turn out onto a : nounced the selection of Col. Robert E.
wildly for four minutes, but was pro- flat dish with the bottom side up. No j Lee. grandson of the great Confederate
nounced dead within twelve minutes. I sauce is required for this. general, as orator of the reunion.
skill and the devoted attention .of, loved
I oner.
Mr. Woodburn moved to Rarnesville last
September from Rochelle. Ga.. .and in this
! short time had won many warm friends
among the people of the community, his
j untimely death causing universal sorrow
j here. He was a modest, unostentatious
gentleman, a splendid citizen and a fine
! business man. He was the president of
i the Citizens' Bank of ROcholle and a
j wealthy turpentine onemtor. owning large
Interests im. South Georgia and Florida.
! Ho was prominent and Influential
! throughout South Georgia. He was a
! devoted member of tfic Presbyterian
I Church, a Shriner. Knight Temolar, Royal
I Arch and Master Mason, an Elk and a K.
i P. The funeral and burial will occur
I in this city Monday morning, the burial
; being with Masonic ceremonies.
Mr. ■Woodburn is survived bv his w’*-.
: formerly Miss 1-71 tie B. .Simmons, a rda-
. tive of former Chief Justice Simons, and
! seven children, all of whom live here.
■ Mr. Woodburn was 4S years old, having
I been in bom in Greensboro. N. C. !T-
leaves his family in ev.-ellent condition
financially, having a valuable estate and
il=o leaving them ■ an insurance policy
of 415,000. '