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TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1907.
THE TWTCE-A-WEEK TELEGRAPH v ~
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. NEW YGHK DISBARS
ITALIAN BANDITS
NEW yore Apr:' 27.—New
Ir divided an to the comparative
of theoretical anrl practical m
*<*curing much-debated pen
the Laird of Sklbo In the former field
wag winning the somewhat Incongru
ous military honor of a Commander of
the Legion of Honor. Detective Pero-
alno, of the police department, who got
no medal, with a detail of fifty picked
men was accomplishing some real re
sults In the way of the disarmament
of nations on New York's Past Side.
Asa consequence the property room at
police headquarters has assumed the
appearance pf an arsenal. There are
said to be about 16,000 persons among
the foreign-born residents of the city
who go armed with deadly weapons.
Among them are many Sicilians who
are believed to have been bandits in
their native Isle, and to whom are at
tributed most of the so-called blach
hand outrages of the past year or two.
The movement for disarmament be
gan with the fatal shooting of two po
licemen by an Italian whom they had
attempted to arest for assault upon a
fellow countryman. Threupon the
Ttatlan detective squad attached to the
Central Office bureau spread Its drag
net and swept the city from the Bat
tery to the farthest limits of the Bronx.
Every Italian dive and saloon in Mul
berry Bend. Mott street. Thompson
street. Sullivan street. Frog Hollow.
Hell's Kitchen, Little Italy and a dozen
other suspected neighborhoods was
thoroughly searched and more than 250
hearers of concealed weapons gathered
!n. who assayed all the way from a
single, keen-bladed stiletto up to three
knives and two revolvers apiece. The
'good work stfll goes on. but the most
formidable weapon In the collection so
far Is an ordinary carving knife ground
to a razor-like double edge.
Daniel Riker's Estato.
When Daniel Rlker was gathered to
his fathers back In the year 1850, he
left to his five heirs a large e<tate and
% quantity of trouble which has kept
his memory green unto this day. The
estate was administered In trust until
3873. when a dissatisfied legptee started
ihe trouble by bringing a partition suit.
Then began n fascinating series of
legal techlncalltles, court delays, quests
for missing heirs In which thousands
of dollars were spent, the disappear
ance and death of others, the birth of
children and grandchildren to the orig
inal legatees—a tale which has no par
allel save In the celebrated case of
Jnrndyoe vs. Jarndyce which Charles
Dlrken* wove Into his novel of "Bleak
House.” Lawyers came Into the case
and died: persons Interested In fighting
the action passed away and others took
their plnces. Less than a month ago
the remarkable case was straightened
out by the condemnation of the prop
erty by the city for the Williamsburg
bridge Improvements. All of the heirs,
who Include the Havemeyers and some
other prominent members of Fifth ave
nue's Four Hundred, had been located
and a decision was rendered In their
favor. When the city has finally paid
the awards, when the Court of Appeal*
has passed upon certain technical ques
tions now nwnltlng Its decision, nnd
when nil the lawyers have hpon paid,
the fifty living descendants of the wor
thy old gentleman—provided no more
are discovered or born In the meantime
—will receive the patrimony that has
been coming to them during thirty-two
years of litigation. TSut an average of
$220 to each Is all that Is now left of
what was a large estate half a centurv
ago and has multiplied In value n’s
many times a* the heirs hnve multi
plied In numbers.
The Hen the True American Bird.
York 1 mind filled
quabbles
ATLANTA CHURCHES
TOF
World’s Visible Supply.
NEW ORLEANS. April 26.—Secre
tary Hester’s statement of the world’s
visible supply of cotton issued today
shows the total visible to be 4.938.462
against 5.033 545 last week and 4.359 -
494 last year, pf this the total of
American cotton is 3.496,628 against
3.603,545 last week and 2.767.494 last
year and of all other kinds, including
Egypt. Brazil. India, etc., 1,442.000
ATLANTA, Ga., April 27.—Atlanta.
I churches are now trying to raise a total | | |
with South America's of three-quarter.- of a million dollars for against 1,430.000 last week and 1,590 -
er anything from a mule thepurpose of founding hospitals and 000 ]ast year of the world - s visible
supply of cotton there Is now afloat
and held In Great Britain and contin
ental Europe 2 912 000 against 2,139,-
000 last year: in Egypt 174.000 against
138,000 last year: in India 818.000
against 1 065,000 last year, and In the
United States 1,035,000 against 1,017,-
000 last year.
John T. Boifeuillet
Orafot of Day
methods of ! U P- has suggested that all South Amer- : sll Sl Iar , Institutions. , .
... ,, *can re; ubllcs be DUt unde** 15 aaa Dr. Len G. Broughton, of -he Baptis*.
While * can r , u ^“ puc ur.ue. *».»< ') : Tabern.-ule. was the prime mover In the
bonds to keep the peace, arguing that
none of them could then afford to make
trouble. Even as the conference was
going on, the echoes of one war having
hardly ceased, Chile was sulking in her
tent because the United States could
not see the way to giving her an am
bassador. Doubtless there would have
been no objection so far as Chile was
concerned, but all the other South
American republics Immediately raised
a howl of protest claiming that Chile
should have no preference over them.
This development put an end to the
controversy, temporarily at least, the
only regret being that Mr. Herbert G.
Squiers. now minister to Panama, was
thus deprived of advancement, as it
was generally understood that he would
have been selected for the new ambas
sadorship. In instances of this sort It
would almost seem worth Mr. Carne
gie's while to consider the bonding sug
gestion.
The City of Tunnels.
By the time the various tunnel enter
prises under the East and North rivers
are completed. New York expects, to at
tain the proud position of the world’s
greatest city. Heretofore her unex
ampled growth a* a center of wealth
and commerce has been chiefly due to a
rare combination of natural harbor fa
cilities. The time has come, however,
when Father Knickerbocker realizes
that these conditions which have at
tracted the merchant fleets of the world
and the great railway lines which ra
diate from the city In every direction,
must be supplemented by intelligent
effort and expediture, if the progress
of the future Is to equal that of the
pa*t. In the Jagged outlines of her
five boroughs. New York has a water
front of more than 350 miles, not more
than twenty-five of which have been
properly equipped with docking facili
ties, and even these have become inad
equate for the huge steamships now
building. Already the work of increas
ing these facilities Is under way, and
In the annual report of Dock Com
missioner Bensel, which has just been
made public, plans are presented for
the expenditure of $29,000,000 more
during the next fiscal year. It Is right
here that New York appreciates the
work which was done by the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress in behalf
of the rivers and harbors appropriation
made by the session of Congress just
closed at Washington: for the problem
Is a two-fold one, involving wider and
deeper channels as well as larger docks,
and in this respect New York, like all
the other ports of the country, must
rely upon intelligent co-operation with
this orglnization.
prime
plan, when he set In months ago to work
up subscriptions aggregating $230,000 to
build a new tabernacle auditorium with
hospital and other accessories. Just as
Dr. Broughton had reached the culminat
ing point and was bcginnlg to gather his
subscriptions In. along came the an
nouncement of the efforts of other denom
inations In the same direction, and Dr.
Broughton began to fear for the success
of his plans, because many who would
have contributed to his enterprise will
not do so now that their own churches
are working in similar directions.
Both the Methodists and Presbyterians
of Atlanta are now trying to raise funds
of $250,000 each with which to enlarge and
endow their hospitals—the Wesley Memo
rial Hospital and the Presbyterian Hos
pital. It is but natural that the mem
bers of those churches, and among them
are some of the wealthiest and most lib
eral people In Atlanta should give rather
to the movement originated by their own
church. As a result, of course, the Bap
tist Tabernacle movement will lose some
of the donations which It would other
wise have received.
Nevertheless. Dr. Broughton Is pushing
bravely on In his efforts, though he con
siders that ' these other denominations
have gotten away with some of his thun
der. He has already raised approximate
ly $150,000 and is adding gradually to
the fund from day to day.
The Metholsts are much encouraged In
their efforts, and the Presbyterians say
there Is no doubt the fund they have set
themselves to raise will be had in the ex
pected time. The Presbvterian solicit sub
scrlptions for such church enterprises
only within their own ranks, hence are
pushing their plans much more quietly
than the others.
While the simultaneous appearance of
efforts to raise a quarter of a million In
three cases may delay the accomplish
ment of the result in ail of them, It is
said that In due time the entire $750,-
000 will be forthcoming.
ERASTUS BRANNEN
ACQUITTED OF MURDER
STATESBORO. Ga.. April 28 —Eras-
tus Brannen, charged with the mur*
der of Jack Ellis, was on • Saturday
at. 8 o'clock found not guilty. Imme
diately after the verdict was returned
Brannen was arrested- again, charged
with assault to murder Connelly
Barnes. The murder case against
Brannen was taken up Wednesday af
ternoon. A day and a half were con
sumed with the testimony and an en
tire day in argument. Brannen was
tried eighteen months ago and was con
victed, but secured a new trial, since
which hisl father and brother have
The eagle Is a fine bird, undoubtedly: | died and public sentiment was arous-
but for all-round efficiency and conscl- 1 ed In his behalf.
ejitlous devotion to duty, the Groat All parties to the case are prominent
American hen has virtue* which cannot
he denied. Just now she Is evidently
working overtime In the attempt to
supply New York with fresh egg*. For
weeks the product of her activities has
been pouring in with Increasing vol
ume. until the receipts have reached an
average of 10.000.000 eggs per day.
Every housekeeper, of course, knows
what she pays the grocer for fresh
eggs, but even he cannot always tell
how many chances leSs ihan twelve to
the dozen sho takes of getting what
she pays for nor whence It comes. As
a matter of fact, practically every sec
tion of the country east of the Rocky
Mountains contributes to New York’s
egg supply, but the greater part eomes
from the great Middle We-t. From
December to March the chief supply
comes from Texas Arkansas. Tennes
see nnd Kentucky. Now that spring
is traveling nortward. southern Illinois.
Missouri and Kansas are furnishing
the bulk of the higher grades, with a
moderate supply from southern New
England and other nearby State.*. x n
May and June, gathered nnd packed by
Bryan is Told That Jefferson Was the
Foe of Silver.
To the Editor of the ‘Brooklyn Eagle:
Mr. Bryan. It seems, claims to be a Jef
fersonian Democrat, and yet it is diffi
cult to conceive of any two men differ
ing more radically In their views of
public policy.* Does he not know that
Mr. Jefferson committed the "Crime o(
’73” long before 1873?
Albert Gallatin was Secretary of the
Treasury at the time, a little over 100
years ago. He brought It to the notice
of the President, wWo was Thomas Jef
ferson, that dealers were buying depre
ciated silver In the West Indies, were
importing It Into this country and hav
ing It coined at the United States Mint
Into silver dollars. Instead of drawing
the proceeds In silver dollars, however,
they were drawing gold eagles and
fractions thereof which they were ex
porting to the West Indies to pay for
more silver. As a consequence the
country storekeepers in exchange for father of the Democratic party ordered
merchandise or cash, thev will come j the coinage of sliver dollars to cease,
rolling in from northern Illinois. Iowa and cease It fild for thirty years. Thus
.and Nebraska, nnd in July and August | the United States Mint, having coined
from Wisconsin. Mlnnest.a and the Da- | about one and a half millions of silver
kot.as. During 1906 the totai valuation i dollars in the first ten years of its ex-
of oggs received was $24,067,439. From j lstence. from 1793 to 1805, coined no
May to July, the season during which more until 1836.
the greatest number of hens are on the Mr. Bryan said to the Brooklyn Dem-
Job. vastly more eggs come to New I bcratic Club that what he wanted in
York than the population consumes. | 1806 was more money. Suffice it
here.
HARD FACTS FOR HIM.
Delegates Start For Romo.
BOSTON April 28.—A contingent of
AmeiVJs foremost Sunday school ed
ucators. 325 strong, left this port Satur'
day on the special chartered steamship
Romanic en route to Rome. The party
will attend the fifth world's Sunday
school convention, which is to assemble
in the Italian capital on May 18. Be
cause of the large number of Americans
who are to attend the gathering it has
been found necessary to charter two
vessels especialy for the use of the
Sunday school pilgrims. In addition to
those leaving on Romanic, about 200
delegates will depart on the steamship
Xeckar leaving New York today. At
Rome the two companies will meet, re
maining together during the convention
and tours about Rome.
The convention in Rome is expected
to be the largest gathering of its kind
ever held. In addition to the leaders In
Sunday school work of two continents
there will be present men and women
I fresh from missionary fields in nearly
: every country of the missionary world,
j for the. convention will, in large meas
ure, be a missionary Sunday school
convention. Arrangements have been
made to hold services in a number of
Roman churches and a monster dem
onstration will be held in the ruins of
the Coliseum, the largest amphitheatre
in the world, and seating between 40,-
000 and 50.000.
Prominent among the participants
in the convention will be the Rev. Dr.
G. Campbell Morgan, the Rev. Frank
Johnson and other English and Conti
nental leaders: Bishop Hartzell. of Af
rica : Bishop Burt, of Switzerland: Rev.
Dr. John Potts, of Canada: Marion
Lawrence, of Toledo, O., and a host of
others from America. Four languages
will be used in the conference* to which
the mornings will be devoted—French,
German, Italian and English.
NEW ORLEANS. April 26.—Secre
tary Hester’s weekly cotton statement
Issued today shows for the 26 days of
April an increase over last year of
13 000 and a decrease under the same
period year before last of 299,000.
For 23S days of the season that have
elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the
same days last year 2.598,000 and
ahead of the same days year before
last 1 094.000.
The amount brought into sight dur
ing the past week has been 116.9S8
bales against 126.S77 for the same
seven days last year and 194,904 year
before last.
The movement since September
shows receipts at al) United States
ports 9.327 232 against Z.091.155 last
year; overland across the Mississippi,
Ohio and Potomac rivers to Northern
miils and Canada 1.086 679 against
857,004 last year; interior stocks in ex
cess of thos'e held at the close of the
commercial .year 2S9.245 against 265,-
330 last year; Southern mills takings
1.S43.000 against 1.734,162 last year.
These make the total movement
since September 1 12.546 156 against
9,947.651 last year. Foreign exports
for the week have been 138,281 against
141,555 last year, making the total
thus far for the season 7,651,072
against 5,540 449 last year.
The total takings of American mills.
North, South and Canada, thus far for
the season have been 4,173,548 against
3.S41.871 last year. Stocks at the sea
board and the 29 leading Southern in
terior centers have decreased during
the week 9S.9C0 hales against a de
crease during the corresponding
period last season of 97 016. Includ
ing stocks left over at ports and In
terior towns from the last crop and
the number of bales brought into sight
thus far from the new crop, the sup
ply to date is 12,843,926 against 10,-
392,182 for the same period last year.
Weekly Interior Cotton Towns.
NEW YORK. April 26.—The following
is the movement- of spot cotton at the
leading interior towns for the week end-
Friday. April 26: ,
Dean of the House of Lords.
NEWARK. N. J.. April 28.—A dozen
the patriarch of the B'ritish peerage and
the oldest member of the House of
Lords, was 97 years old today. He en
joys remarkably good health for a man
of his years, and confidently expects to
round out a century. Lord Gwydyr
comes of a very ancient family, though
it was only in 1796 that they were
raised to the peerage. For forty years
Lord Gwydyr was secretary to the He
reditary Great Chamberlain.
Lord Gwydyr attributes his longevity
to the fact that, among other good
things, he inherited a superb consti
tution and has always taken good care
of it, eating and drinking in moderation
and taking plenty of outdoor exercises.
He has never used tobacco in any form.
Lord Gwydyr has lived in five reigns
and has witnessed four coronations.
Vividly he still recalls the first of them,
that of George IV., which he attended
. a hoy of 10. accompanying his
grandfather in the'latter’s state barge,
which was rowed by six men In hand
some livery from Whitehall stairs to
Westminster.
The surplus Is placed In cold storage
to reappear again In the late fall and
early winter ns “fresh" eggs.
New York's Bible House.
To the eye of the casual observer,
the dull red brick building on Aster
Place, known as the Bible Hou«e. has
been dwarfed almost Into Insignificance
say. that many did not so understand
him. He was considered the "Silver-
tongued Orator” at the time, even if his
silence now is Golden. If Mr. Bryan
had told Thoma* Jefferson that the
United Slates Treasury would ever
RUNAWAY CAR SMASHED
AND DOZEN PERSONS INJURED
NEW YORK. April 28.—Skillfu' as
persons were injured, three of them
so seriously as to necessitate removal
to a hospital, when a runaway car ran
down a steep* grade on. Kinney street
today and smashed into a big tree at
the foot of the hill. There were sixty
TOWNS—
Middling.
Receipts.
Shipments.
Sales.
Stock.
Albany
1H4
64
379!....
1309
Athens . . . .
224
503
100
7103
Atlanta . . . •
1
37b
827
7903
Brenham . . .
35
132
1580
Charlotte . . .
ii
175
175
Columbia . . .
1726 5526
ioooo
Columbus. On..
io*i
13412245
2245
9750
130
740
5157
Dallas . . .
15| 228
2316
Eufaula . . . .
43
342
644
Greenville . . .
171!
399
2254
Greenwood . .
57
544
1140
Helena . . . .
201 1
914
6145
Little Rock....|
ns*
1'6'
29C47
Macon . . . .
11%
30]
30
74
S46
Meridian . . .
533;
440
6928
Montgomery ..
10’s
1369I1S58
iss
125S2
Nashville . . .)
0%
1S5!
75
1274
Natchez . . .
11411746
3507
Newberry . . .
1071
107
7*9
Raleigh . . . .
5301
355
800
Rome . . . .
4571
172
4533
Selma ....
135|
236
1368
Shreveport . . .
iois
54511179
iis3
8751
Vicksburg . . .
245,1977
13554
Yazoo City ....
74f
227}
4705
Comparative Cotton Statement.
NEW YORK. April 26.—The following
is the comparative statement of cotton
for the week ending Friday. April 26:
1907. 1906.
Net port receipts 72 949 84.774
Receipts since Sept. 1..9.327.232 7.108.292
Exports for week 137.421 148.607
Exports since Sept. 1... .7.606.633 5.478.553
Stock all IT. S. ports.... 615,033 599.682
Stock all int. towns.... 397,459 395.296
Stock at Liverpool : 1.058.000
Amn. afloat for G. B.... 131,000
New York Coton Exchange Statement.
NEW YORK. April 26.—The following
statistics on the rfiovement of spot
cotton for the week ending Friday. April
26. were compiled by the New York Cot
ton Exchange:
Weekly Movement.
, This Last
year. year.
Port receipts ....: 70.640 84.544
To Mills and Canada 14.538 24.122
Sou. mill takings, est 38.000 36 000
Interior stock gain 19.147 26,032
Into sight for week 104.031 11S.634
ATLANTA, April 27.—Atlanta enter
ed fully Into the spirit of Memorial
Day. which was indicated in the
general observance of the holiday, an
increasing admiration and regard for
the heroes of the gray.
Public buildings, such as the State
capitol, city hall, and others, banks and
many more places were closed for the
entire day, while practically every bus
iness house in the city closed its doors
at noon.
The parade took place at 2 o’clock
under command of Colonel Jos. F.
Burke as grand marshal with Captain
Orville H. Hall as his chief of staff.
The formation was had on Peachtree
street near the junction with West
Peachtree, and every available organ
ization was on hand to participate. In
the first division were bands, fifth regi
ment infantry, Marist College and
Georgia Military Cadets and the police
battalion. Then came the Knights of
Pythias, Odd Fellows. Spanish Ameri
can war veterans, Red Men. Elks, Beav
ers and trade unions. The third divi
sion was composed of the students of
the Boys High School and many from
the various grammar schools of the
city, comparatively a new feature. Next
were the Governor’s Horse Guard and
Governor’s Light Artillery, followed by
the fire department drum corps, fire
department. Old Guard of Gate City
Guard, Confederate Veterans Camps,
Wheeler’s Cavalry, and many wagons
containing veterans including those
front the Soldiers’ Home. In the sixth
division were carriages containing At
lanta Memorial Association, Daughters
of the Confederacy, Children of the
Confederacy, Daughters of 1S12, Daugh
tors of American Revolution, Mayor and
Council, invited guests, automobiles and
flower wagons. It was one of the most
complete and longest parades Atlanta
has ever known.
At Oakland cemetery following pray
er and hymn, the orator of the day,
Hon. John T. Boifeuillet, of Macon, was
presented by Colonel J. F. Burke. Mr.
Boifeuillet was at his best, his strong
voice being well calculated to lend
force and emphasis to the beautiful and
patriotic sentiments which he utter
ed. The exercises were closed with
hymn and benediction and salute and
taps. Flowers were scattered in gra
cious profusion over the graves of the
dead.
Prominent among those in the Me
morial Day parade was Mrs. John B.
Gordon, widow of the late general who
was the guest of honor of the Atlanta
Memorial Association and rode In the
carriage with the orator of the day, Mr.
Boifeuillet.
The Confederate monument was dec
orated with a long laurel wreath fifty-
five feet in length, while the monument
to the unknown dead was draped with
handsome festoons of moss. The grave
of General John B. Gordon, the latest
warrior chief to find a resting place
in Oakland, was covered with a pro
fusion of gray moss with a laurel
wreath at its foot.
Practically all of the offices at the
State capitol were closed for the day.
Governor TerreU went to Norman Park
in Colquitt County, where he delivered
an address before the students at the
institute there. State Treasurer R. E.
Park delivered the address of the day
at Covington. Other capitol officials
spoke at various points in the State.
ATLANTA, April 27.—The State
order making the rate on brick from
Rome to Atlanta 2 cents per 100
pounds, the same as from Calhoun to
Atlanta. The rate from the two points
was formerly the same, but the West
ern and Atlantic railroad Increased the
Rome rate without going up on the
Calhoun rate, and as the distances are
about the same, unjust discrimination
was alleged. The commission orders
that the two-cent rate must be put in
effect from Rome within ten days.
The commissiori approved plans for
the proposed new $12,000 depot to be
built by the Seaboard -at Abbeville,
Wilcox County. A small depot was
likewise ordered built by the Georgia
railroad at Huching on its Athsn
branch.
The Atlanta. Birmingham and At
lantic railroad was directed to appear
before the commission on May 8 and
show cause why it should not be trans
ferred from Class D to Class C. which
would involve a reduction of about
The Monument
to Jefferson Davis
By JAMES CALLAWAY.
The unveiling of the monument to
Jefferson Davis to occur during the re
union at Richmond, recalls memories of
the past. There is something stimu
lating to the mind and heart in looking
upon monuments which are commemo
rative of the achievements and prowess
of illustrious men. The imagination
gladly remains by the pictures of the
past and the heart is agreeably affected
by them.
Lincoln visited Richmond after its
fall and was well received, and was
safe among those Virginia people. Lin
coln preferred that Mr. Davis make
good his escape. He did not care tV>
put to legal test "the right of seces
sion." Besides, he declared for speedy
restoration. And the assassination of
Lincoln was an inexpressible calamity,
and the Southern people so regarded it
at the time, and deplored his untimely
death.
But the rumor spread like a flash all
over the land that Jefferson Davis was
the head of the conspiracy that mur
dered President Lincoln.
Andrew Johnson gave credence to it
by issuing a proclamation for the ar
rest of Mr. Davis, offering $100,000 re
ward for his capture. This proclama
tion by the President of the nation
fired the whole North against the entire
Southern people.
The New York "World, a conservative
paper, said editorially May 4, 1S65
“In a matter of such gravity we pro
sume that President Johnson has be
stowed personal attention on the evi
dence; for surely he would not compro
mise. the dignity of his great position
in making accusations of this startling
character unless he had reasonably
good grounds to go upon. We do not
know the character of this evidence
the public is not yet permitted to
know; and, for the present, we must
endorse the action of the President on
the strength of our confidence in hi3
intelligence, coolness and discretion.
The New York Herald. May 14
speaking of Mr. Davis’ flight, said:
Vengeance, on the wings of the light
ning, Is pursuing him. By means V>f
the rebel telegraph wires, the President
telegraphed his proclamation, accusing
Davis of being in league with the as
sassins of President Lincoln, to Gen.
Wilson at Macon, Ga. Gen. Wilson at
once scattered handbills, describing
Davis, throughout the country, and
started his cavalry in search of the
arch traitor and culprit.”
On May 12, 11 a. m„ Gen. Wilson re
ported to Gen Grant that on May 10th.
Inst., Col. Pritchard, commanding the
Fourth Michigan cavalry, had captured
Jeff. Davis and family, John H. Reagan,
Burton N. Harrisan, Francis R. Lub
hick and Col. W. T. Johnston, who
would soon arrive in Macon.
In the Northern papers at the time
these men were always alluded to as
the “Conspirators.” and Mr. Davis as
the "Arch Conspirator."
Gen. "Wilson In his dispatch to Stan
ton May 13. says. “Mr. Davis put on
his wife’s dress and started for the
woods, but the soldiers, seeing his
hoots, he was pursued. The race was
'short one and the rebel President was
brought to bay. ' He brandished a
bowio knife, but yielded promptly to
the persuasion of Colt's revolvers."
And the Now York Herald on May
15 had among others these sensational
headlines:
Davis Disguises Himself in his Wife’s
Clothing. And, Like His Accomplice,
Booth, Takes to the Woods.
He Shows Fight and Flourishes a Dag
ger in the Style of the Assassin of
the President.
Ho Fails to Imitate Booth and Die in
the Last Ditch.
His Ignominious Surrender.”
The South is grateful that Mr. Davis
lived to show the falsity of these
charges. Judge John H. Reagan in his’
memoirs, speaking of the capture, says.
: "When the firing began. President Da-
! vis supposed it to be the work of men
! who were to rob Mrs. Davis’ train. (For
; Mr. Davis and Reagan had joined Mrs.
! Davis’ train by accident). So Mr. Da-
I vis remarked to his wife, ‘Those men
have attacked us at last; I will go out
. . A . , , . and see if I cannot stop the firing;
1° Per cen J 111 the local rates of freight , sure iy j -will have some authority with
which it is allowed to charge. 1 - — -
Total Crop Movement.
Port receipts 9 327.816 7.131.614
To mills and Canada.. 1,089.097 848 3G3
Sou. mill takings. est.. 1.879.000 1,725.000
Int. stock ex. Sept. 1.. 282.597 23S.827
Into sight for season.. .12.569.510 9.943 S04
6.020 bales deducted from overland
movement for the season.
Cotton Receipts.
NEW YORK. April 26.—The following
are the total net receipts of cotton at all
norts since September 1: Bales.
. , Galveston 3.710,087
passengers in the car which was as- , New Orleans 2.16*8*6
eending the hill when the motorman ■ Mobile 243.871
cending the hill when the motorman
lost control of it and it began to run
■backward. The panic stricken pas
sengers jumped through the windows
and from the car platforms, and many
of them were severely Injured in fall
ing. At the foot of the hill the ear
Savannah 1.392.153
issue paper money he would have said I took a safety switch which threw it
impossible! The United States Con- - - * - *■ — * —
by the skyscrapers which are growing i atitutfon prohibits the States from issu-
u'p around it: but It is still the head- ‘ |n.«: ”bills of credit” or making anything
quarters of a work whoso records are a [hut gold and silver a legal tender In
fascinating history of heroism, adven- j payments of debt. What is prohibited
ture nnd devotion to a cause, and It is j *^e States and not delegated to the
probably the most widely known build- 1 Kfneral Government cannot be done.
ing In the world today. In the eighty- I *°* Mr. Bryan. What tho country „ . _ D „
eight years of its life, it has sent Bibles I nf,<, aed then is what the country needs . testified that the empty shells found on
to the remotest corners of the earth, j nOTV ’— n °t quantity but quality. What j the grouid in the vicinity of the house
a grand total of 70.006,000 of them— | ^ las mn< lo our prosperity is the im- occupied by the Rizzo brothers were
printed in more than 150 languages. I provement :n credit Incident to putting : 0 f the same size as those found in the
against a tree, smashing the car badly.
“BLACK HAND” TRIAL
STILL DRAGS SLOWLY
WTLKESBARRE. Pa.. April 28 —The
commonwealth closed its side of the
case in the “Black Hand” trial today.
E. F. Roth, a gunsmith oi* this city, | Minor ports
Total
Charleston
Wilmington
Nor'olk
Baltimore
New York
Boston
Newnort News
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Brunswick
Port Townsend i...
Pensacola
Portland. Ore.
Port Arthur end Sabine Pass...
Jackson\*ille. Fla
I a redo. Texas
144.900
312.809
529.787
57.331
20.293
69 466
34.320
Secretary Elected.
ATLANTA, April 27.—At a meeting
of the directors of the Southern Car
Wheel Iron Co., of Tallapoosa held in
Atlanta today. Rowe Price, cashier of
the First National Bank of Tallapoosa,
and formerly well-known assistant to
Secretary of State Philip Cook, was
elected secretary and treasurer to suc
ceed Ralp Brown, who was recently
accidentally killed.
U. S. Court at Athens!
ATLANTA. April 27.—Judge W. T.
Newnan will convene the United
States district court in Athens on
Monay where a pretty good sized
docket will confront him. The week
following the United States court will
be opened in Columbus, after which
the court will be reconvened In At
lanta.
Police Looking For Woman.
ATLANTA, pril 27.—The police are |
still looking for Mrs. L. P. Jones who |
came here from Macon and after leav
ing her three children at the home of
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Wo-vl-
ington. of Dodd avenue, disappeared
7.444 rv-’ith the threat that she would jump in
74.903
151.028
125 974
137.078
400
132.823
7.440
494
11.855
There Is scarcely a spot in the known
world, civilized or uncivilized, where
the name of the Bible House has not
bene heard, nor which the American
Bible Society has not reached through
its army of colporteurs. It was in Af
rica with Livingstone and Stanley, in
the Australian hush and the islands of
the sea almost with the hardy adven
turers, and will share with Pearv the
honor of disc ivering the North P •>—
If he ever discovers it. Ling before
China opened even the five port* to
Western trade, far-seeing men outside
the walls were struggling with its
ideographs nnd getting a primitive ver- I 7
sion of the Bible ready for the people
nnd while Japan still refused to let
foreigner and upon her shores, tran*
fetor* were Picking up Japanese words i In credit that fluctuations in demand
from shipwrecked sailors, and, without | loans from 40 per cent to iu per cent
dictionary cr grammar, preparing one in taree months i\ou:d become as im-
or another of the Gospels for the Jap- ! passible as the sil\er >tandard.
anese. Within two w k* after Ad- SOUND MONEY DEMOCRAT,
•viral Dewey's vrar-'r..* :>• Manila, the! Rtv.'k'.yn. Apr:! 20. 190..
tn-k of translating the Bible into som
of the thirty-four languages and dla
lects of the Philippines was begun, and
now a complete Testament may be had j SAVANNAH. Ga.. April 28.—Willie
in three of th*vn or the Gospels in any i Rogers. ^^ite. who op -September so of
one >f half a I ’tea others. 1 - .>.r rmrlered wife Efi.n !:■ >!:•
Peace Congress Over. In 1 W***t Frail s:r;•'*: _r. .*:iurant w.i
all our circulation upon an equality possession of some of the defendants
and making It payable in the gold i when they were arrested by the State
tnndard if we were now to take the ! police. In his opinion the guns fired
...9,327,232
Weekly Bank statement.
NEW YORK April 27.—The statement
of the cle tring-honse banks for the week
shows that the hanks hold $12,346,775
more than the legal reserve requirements,
house were capable of carrying j This is an increase of $641,960 as com
pared with last week. The statement
follow:!. Decrease.
Loans $1,123,417,600 $1,587,390
t still further step and take the United
! States Treasury out of the banking
j business by funding all Its demand ob-
I ligations Into time loans, the issue of
| bills of credit might be left to those
• who can be held to their full respansl-
I bilitv In the courts: the administration
would then be compelled to do what
I every other country requires of its
j governor* i*sue a budget
j they are willing to be responsible, and | extracted from the woodwork in the
time loans, when due. would have t>o be Ri zzo house. The defense was not
1 paid In real money, and not in "current ready with their witnesses and asked I
funds," which are merely demand pa- | t hat the case go over until Monday. , JAS. R. FORAKER. BROTHER
per. Sc eh a movement would be fol- T - ni . co urt granted the request. j OF THE SENATOR IS DEAD
lowed bv such a further improvement' • CINCINNATI Anrll 2* —Jas. R.
MISS MAY SUTTON ' Foraker brother of United States Sen-
at th
a distance of 800 yards. The purpose
of this testimony was to show that
those who made the attack on the Riz
zo dwelling did not have to approach
closely, but could stand on their prem
ises on a hillside some distance away
and fire into the house.
County Detective Mackin produced a
fc* which , large number of bullets which he had
risible, and i extracted from the woodwork
I Deposits .
, Circulation
! T.ogsi tenders
• Specie
I Reserve
I Reserve required...
; Surplus
! Ex-t*. S. deposits..
1.106.183 309
50.069 300
75.766 300
213.125 300
258.892.600
276.545.825
12.246 775
20.256.925
1.980 200
37.500
2.150.000
2.003.100
*116.900
495.050
♦641.950
*651,025
♦Increase.
WILLIE ROGERS FIRST WHITE
MAN TO HANG IN CHATHAM
DEFEATED BY NILES
NEW YORK, April 27.—Skillful as
were her secret racquet work. Miss
May Sutton met defeat at the hands
of "x. 55*. Nile* today on the court
of the St. Nicholas rinks. Miss Sut-
sd with a show of vigor 'that
Peso
con:
- that
ind gone
(* preening hi*
feathers. New
ing to determin
suit has been
Mr. Carnegie’s
much-heralded conference it
The source of psidenbV d 'T
opinion, s-o is the dlscussioi
results. One dtsgrunlied criti
' ncress h.i* ,.’d lv
. rvpha! dove , ^
hat rumpled !
ork is b
ju*t wht
trained
medal.
material re-
t- county.
eneed to lx* hanged on Jure
r.rw :rin 1 was recently denied by
-ri me Court. Rog* : * wii! be t* -
hanged in this
ator J. B. Foraker. died at his home In
this city Saturday of cancer, of
which he has suffered for a long time.
A few months ago he was a patient in
a Philadelphia hospital, where he un
derwent several operations in the
hope of finding relief, but his physi-
r opponent on the jump, but clans finally gave up hone, and he has
iled to out-manouvre him and i been expecting the end for several
lost the match at 6-4 and 7-5. Niles, weeks. Mr. Foraker would have
champion at Harvard and a former in
ter-scholastic title holder, was easily
at the top of h:s game.
Jus
the
wa *
of It*
with a
BOILER OF LOCOMOTIVE
EXPLODED KILLING THREE
OFALLON. Mo.. April 27.—While a
freight Icomotive on the Wabash road._
drawing a caboose, was running rapi-*
aly near here today, the boiler of the
been 52 years old next Monday. He
was born in Hillsboro. Highland Coun
ty. Ohio. t
HE WAS PAID ONE FRANC
FOR MURDERING JEW
TANGIER. Apr:: 26.—A Portuguese J e jr
negro 1 -n "'“e^n iv "r'' *{ Moor*^ T"'e mu-- i engine exploded, killing three train- * possible detail
d *mr received one franc as the price of | men, injuring two others seriously and j ous prat in Scotland. Pians are now
his crime. ' wrecking the Iocomtive and caboose, j being made.
BURNS CLUB TO ERECT
REPLICA OF POET'S HOME
ATLANTA. Anri] 27.—The Atlanta
Burns Ciub has purchased ten acres
of land on Confederate avenue in this
city and on it will reproduce in every
the home of the fam-
the river. Her father endeavor’d
secure a warrant for her arrest on the
ground of the desertion of her chil
dren, hut not a justice of the peace in
Atlanta would issue it. In the mean
time the children are still with tbeir
grandparents .-ujd the mother has not
been heard from.
the Confederates.’ Upon going to the
tent door, however, he saw the blue
coats, and turned to his wife with these
words: ’The Federal cavalry are upon
us.’”
Judge Reagan then shows • how
wicked and preposterous aro the
charges.
Recently the women of Mississippi
have arranged to place a portrait of
Mr. Davis in his old studio ut Beau
voir. representing him in his attitude
of writing “The Rise and Fall of the
Confederacy.”
" But the picture of him that I wish
the artist to paint Is one of Mr. Davis
before the Crittenden compromise com
mittee. Mr. Davis appeared before that
committee in a great speech for the
passage of the compromise, as it would
allay the apprehensions of the Southern
people. It was a speech for the Union.
This was in December, 1S60.
While thus engaged. Mr. Lincoln was
writing secret letters to Republican
Senators to kill the Crittenden compro
mise. as he had no compromise to make
with the South: that secession was a
bluff: that the South could not secede
and go to war, for the negroes. would
rise up when the soldiers were in the
field and murder the women and
children.
When the Crittenden compromise
was killed, which was a declaration of
war against the South, then It was the
Southern Senators held that memorable
consultation and advised secession—
withdrawal from that Northern rebel-
i lion against the Constitution.
. CHAIRMAN BETJEMAN
AT WORK IN BARNESVILLE
| BARNESVILLE. Ga.. April 27.—Mr.
J. A. Betjeman, of Albany, chairman
of the executive committee of the Geor*
Hotel Man Under Bond.
ATLANTA. April 27—C. Mandle
proprietor of the Virginia hotel, who
was thought to be on the point of leav
ing the city, was arrested and plairad
under a larger bond as a prospective
witness in the case against A. HIrsch, j gja Immigration Association, was here
the young lawyer who came here from i yesterday and today conferring with
New York with such high reeommen- j the business men looking to a local or-
dations and who recently disappear- J ganization in the community. A meet-
ed under a cloud. There arc several j n g of business men and farmers has
persons here who claim to hold forged I i,een called to meet in the city hail
paper which Hirsch blamed off on j here on Wednesday morning. May 8,
them. The local members of the At- | at qo:30 a. m. at which time Mr. *Betje-
lanta bar who vouched for Hirsch j man mP ke an address on the sub-
when he secured his admission to the j ject of immigration. His presence here
bar here, when the facts in the case , j ias cr eated interest in the movement
came out secured is certificate of ad- | and It }s expected that he will have a
mission and tore 1t uo. Nothing has ] ,- 00( j crowd to hear him when he comes
yet been heard from Hirsch. | lo make the address. Mr. W. B. Smith
“ : of this city, represents the Sixth Dis-
WHITE BOYS HELD ! trict on the board of directors. A Jo-
MURDER OF WOMAN ; cal organization will doubtless be per-
DAXVILLE. Va.. April Tom f ec ted at the meeting on May 8th.
Walker. -Toe Baugh. Oscar Neathy and j
Jno. B. Talbott, four white boys charg
ed with the murder of Ellen Elliott, a
negro woman, who was beat and cut
to death on the outskirts of the city
last Sunday night, were given a pre
liminary hearing in the Mayor's Court
COLUjMBT.13. Ga.. April 27.—John T.
Phillips, a farmer, had a remarkable es
cape from death this morning near Pine
. , ,, , , .. . , Mountain, and as it was. sustained very
today and held for action b> the grand * S€r i 0US injuries. At a crossing north of
jury.
ed.
Application for bail was refus-
. H. & S. R. R. HAS NO INTENTNION :
OF EXTENDING ITS LINES i
SAVANNAH. Ga.. At)ri! 27.—The Brax
ton, Hazlehurst and Savannah Railroad !
ha* no intention of building to Savan- i
nail or extending its mile*ig.> in any di- ;
rection at this time, said Mrf. H. C. Me- !
FVidden. president of that line today. 1
‘TV* are going to deve!o-> the property !
we have, and If there are any extensions. I
they will be considered later. None have j
been thought of up to this time, much I
‘less being under consideration.”
Shiloh liis wagon was struck by a south
bound Southern train. The vehicle was
demolished. The mule was killed and he
was caught in the train steps and puiled
a hundred yards or so. until the train was
stopped. One leg was broken and he
was badly bruised. Phillips was brought
to Columbus, and is now, in the hospital
here.
Osier Comes from Liverpool.
NEW YORK. April 27.—Prof. Wm.
Osier was a pas-enger cn the steamer
Lucania, which arrived today from Liv
erpool
Following the election of officers for
the ensuing year and the passing of
resolution of thanks for the kind treat
ment accorded the delegates, the Geor
gia Educational convention drew to a
close Saturday at noon, after two days
of profitable association in Macon.
Delegates left on all outgoing trains
yesterday and with the closing of the
day, the convention pased into history.
Yesterday morning's session was
called to ordar at 9 o’clock, following
which a short prayer was offered by
President Smith, of LaGrange.
Mrs. Walter B. Hill, delivered a prac
tical nnd stimulating talk upon the
“School Improvement Work in Geor
gia." She had prepared a paper but
decided to adopt the more simple and.
effective method my speaking Infor
mally.
M. L. Brittain, then dtseussed in an
interesting manner tho subject matter
of Mrs. Hill’s address.
At this Juncture J. M. Pound Intro
duced the following resolution, which
was passed.
Resolution Passed.
“Resolved thnt the board of trustees
of the Georgia Educational Association
be empowered to act fully and as their
judgment .may direct with a view of
securing a satisfactory title to tho
property of the association on Cum
berland Island and. also to making
such supplemental contracts ns may
seem necessary to preserve the asso
ciation's rights and privileges on the
island.”
President M. M. Parks, of the Geor
gia Industrial and Normal Schood,
next discoursed upon the subject
“Purpose and Scope of College Train
ing.” He discussed the subject undo-*
three heads. Inspiration. Culture e * l
Adjustment of Life Work. In a most
able manner.
Mr. John Gibson, of Sandersvllle.
then contributed to the discussion In a
most interesting manner.
Secretary Daniel, then announced
the following committees:
organization—J- M. Pond. L. B.
Roberson. J. S. Stewart, J. C. Wardiaw
and M. L Duggan.
Gibson Resolution—C. B. Gibson. T.
J. Woofter. L B. Evans. This com
mittee is an Important one, as it Is to
present to the conference of business
men in Atlanta next month, the report
of the committee for the betterment of
the Profession, which was adopted
yesterday.
Necrology—DuPont Gucrrv, W. H.
Kilpatrick. N. H. Ballard.
Library—H. Parks. J. S. Stewart.
Miss C. S. Parish road a most de
lightful paper on "The Vital Ization of
Subjects in a Course of Study.”
Following this number Sir. O. A.
Thaxton and Prof. Beson, made
several interesting remarks.
This completed the program, and
Pres. Barrow thanked the delegates
for their attentiveness, tho speakers
for their faithfulness and especially
Presldent Guerry and Supt. Chap
man. for the interest they had mani
fested in the meeting.
The election of officers for the en
suing year was held with the following
results:
Dr. Harrison, of Mercer University
nominated the present incumbent. Dr.
Barrow, but on Mr. Barrow's request,
this nomination was withdrawn.
Supt. Lawton B. Evans was then
nominated by J. B. Lockhart, and
was unanimously elected. Supt. C. B.
Chapman, was then nominated for
vice-president by Mr. Kyle T. Alfriend.
and was unanimously elected. Mr. J.
C. Wardlaw was elected treasurer on
nomination of J. M. Pound, and on tho
nomination by the same gentleman.
Miss Mamie Pitts was elected second
vice president.
The following resolutions were then
presented by Miss Pitts and were
passed:
‘Your committee on resolutions sub
mits the following:
“1. To Dr. S. Y. Jameson. President
DuPont Guerry. Supl. C. B. Chapman,
and all the teachers in both the public
nd private schools of the city, we
wish to express our appreciation of
their cordial and fraternal reception,
and their untiring efforts to coniribute
to the puccess of the meeting and the
comfort and pleasure of those in at
tendance.
"2. We feel very grateful to the city
authorities for so kindly placing at our
disposal this spacious auditorium, the
railroad officials for the courtesies ex
tended. and the press of Macon, whoso
accurate account of those delibera
tions, has emphasized their import
ance throughout the State.
“3. To President Guerry. his. corps
of teachers, and the talented young
ladies of Wesleyan, we extend thanks
for their delightful contributions to
our entertainment.
"4. To our president. Chancellor
David C. Barrow, we have the sln-
cerest appreciation of liis unfailing
courtesy, his impartial rulings, his
faithful, conscientious and eminently
successful administration. We espec
ially desire to thank him for the char
acteristic generosity which has ena
bled each member of this aasociatlon
to carry home a valuable contribu
tion to his library in the minutes of
the Georgia Teachers' Society of 1832.
“5. We extend thanks to those in
stitutions which have aroused our en
thusiasm, and given us additional In
spiration by the artistic decorative
work which has been so attractively
exhibited.
“Respectfully submitted,
"MAMIE L. PITTS. Chair.,
"C. B. GIBSON.
“W. H. KILPATRICK.
- “M. L. DUGGAN.
"ELIZABETH M. LETZ.”
The following amendment was made
by A. G. Miller:
Be it resolved. That the thanks of
this association he tendered the va
rious boards of education throughout
Georgia, who. by granting the request
of our beloved president. Chancellor
Barrow, and permitting the teaiherx
to attend the present session without
loss of time or salary, have contribu
ted so much to its success."
J. C. Wardaw’s motion that the sal
ary of the secretary, whose work is
rapidly increasing, be fixed at $50.00,
was unanimously passed.
President Barrow announced that
he had. received a letter asking the
convention to come to Augusta next
year. This mater is in the hands of
the board of directors, which will
meet at some later date.
With a few solemn words of prayer.
Dr. Barrow dismissed the assembly,
and the convention was declared ad
journed.
DICKAMAN WILL SUCCEED
SMITH IN CONGRE8S
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, April 28.—
Gerrit G. Dickaman. of Holland. Re
publican, was elected to Congress
over George H. Hummer. Demo
crat, to fill the vacancy In the Fifth
district caused by the resignation of
Wm. Alden Smith, recently chosen am
United States Senator.
PASSENGER RATE CUT
TO TWO CENTS IN VIRGINIA
RICHMOND. Va.. April 27.—The State
Corporation Commission today handed
down a decision in the rate eases in
whieh, after July 1. passenger rates on
trunk* lines are reduced to 2 cents per
mile on their feeders to ft- cents, on
certain minor road- they will he 3. and on
one or two lines 3* cents. On freights,
uniform schedule is established, thereby
making a slight reduction.