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2 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- 030 GREAT MBJL6 pRE$inrs Y,ic:;i t m d Ci * 0 j 1 £ kJ [/•If ? I y:^ m m o'ra Killed LI li'tiJ ini 1 IsL {mill — 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. '