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FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1907.
THE TWICE-A-WEEK TELEGRAPH Y
VX,
MINE EXPLODED UNDER LEGISLATION AIMED AT
PRESIDENT CABRERA AUTOS CONTEMPLATED
GUATEMALA CITY. April
fra da Cabr era president oi
mala, narrowly escaped ns--
today, He loft his private
at 7:30 In the morning for
torr.nrv drive, accompanied
ndt While alo
avenue, between Sixteenth
enteenth streets, .an exploali
supposed to have been c.a
bomb occurred, killing the
tached to the Presidential
wounding the
-E- | |
natie
Idem
his
ng South
and Sev
an at first
used by a
horses at- i
carriage,
coachman and Injuring
rev»ril staff officers. Including Gen.
Orellana, the .-hief. of staff.
The President, who -was not Injur
ed. displayed great presence of mind.
Alighting from the carriage he in-
. COREY RE-ELECTED
HEAD OF STEEL TRUST
NEW TORK, April 30.—Wm. Corey
was re-elected president of the United
States Steel Corporation at the an
nual meeting of the board of directors
in this city today. AJ1 the other offi
cers whose terms expired were re
elected.
Regular dlvdends of 1% per cent on
the preferred stock and % of 1 per
cent on the common stock were de-
d the surroundings and then re- , clarad. The net earnings for the quar-
turned on foot to hf: residence. A j ter ended March 31 were *39.122.492,
careful examination showed that the j an increase of *2 488,002 over the same
explosion had been caused not by • a quarter last year. The unfilled orders
on hand amount to 8.043.858 tons, an
Increase of 1.025.146 tons as compared
with last year. These figures show a
considerable decrease from the last
previous quarter, but are in excess of
those of any corresponding quarter
in the corporation's history.
I ATLANTA, April 30.—A member of
! the Incoming Legislature who was
I'here today threatens to Introduce a
bill at the coming session of the Leg-
I lslature aimed at the automobilfsts.
The proposed legislation, however Is
similar to that which has been adopt
ed in a number of other States and
which. Indeed, seems to be in popular
favor in many sections.
I think the law now of force in the
under construction in Taylor and Ma
con counties, ?S,000.
Applicats for Medicine.
ATLANTA. April 30.—The State
Board of Medical Examiners, known as
the regulars, are engaged today and to
morrow in examining a class of 8S ap
plicants for license to practice medicine
in Georgia. The examination is being
conducted in the hall of the House of
majority of the States requiring the 1 Representatives, and the applicants are
bomb but by a mine. The conspira
tors dug a tunnel from one end of a
group of houses rented by a man nam
ed Rafael Rodll. placed explosives un
der the roadway and connected them
by a wire with a battery in Rodil's
house, and from there discharged the
mine. Many suspects have been ar
rested, but It Is not known whether
the would be assassins are among
them.
The President has received many j
congratulatory messages on his 05 ‘ } third annual session of the Farmers'
cape. Peace prevails throughout Gun- I- — • . - —
temala and the Government officials
FARMERS’ INSTITUTE
AT DUBLIN FRIDAY.
DUBLIN, Ga„ April 30.—Friday the
Institute for the Sixteenth Senatorial
.. . .. .. ,, , District will convene in this city. The
ay they have the situation well under j f 0 ]; 0 wing program has been arranged
'' n,rn „ , , i for the occasion:
Pr fooc nt ° f ! Morning session—The conditions o<
control..
Cabrera waa elected
Guatemala September 9, 1898. sue
cceding President Barrios, and In
March. 1905, he assumed the Presi
dency for a second term. He was said
to be very unpopular was reported
to have been shot and wounded in
April. 1905, and the following month It
was again rumored that an attempt
had been made to assassinate him.
the South and the Cotton Association,
Harvle Jordan, president of the South
ern Cotton Association: Insects and
Diseases of Crops and Fruit Trees,
with best remedies for extermination
and cure. R. I. Smith. State entomolo
gist: Fa^n Records and Accounts, Hon.
Daniel G. Hughes. Danville.
] Afternoon session—Maladies of the
registration of owners of toutomobiles
with the Secretary of State, is a wise
and proper one.'’ he said. “The auto
mobile is a vehicle of a wide range of
travel, and city ordinances can only
control them within city limits. It i3
true one or two counties have local
acts under which they can restrain
them, but really the only proper way
to do It is through State regulation
because they travel not alone in one
county, but through several, some
times through the entire length of the
State.
"The laws in other States to which
I refer require the registration of each
automobile with the Secretary of
State also the registration of the
name-cf the chauffeur or other persons
who operate the machine. For this
principally graduates of the two medi
cal colleges in Atlanta. The board will
conclude its work here tomorrow and
wiil meet in Auguta Thursday and FVi-
day for the purpose of examining the
graduates of the medical college there
and any others who may desire to ap
pear before it. The members of the
board are Dr. J. B. S. Holmes, Valdos
ta. president: Dr. E. R. Anthony, sec
retary: Drs. F. D. Patterson, W. D.
Travis and F. M. Ridley.
Boifeuiilet Heads Board of Visitors.
ATLANTA. April 30.—Governor Ter
rell today appointed the annual State
Board of Visitors to the State Acade
my for the (Blind at Macon. The board
of visitors will meet the trustees of the
- academy at the institution at such time
registration a regular fee is charged. as the trusees may designate, will in-
Starnes. experiment station: Women
and Youth in the home and on the
farm, Mrs. J. H. L. Gerdine, editress of
Home Circle Department in Cotton
Journal, Decatur, Ga. ^
Officers will he elected.
Later It was stated that the President | peachi crown galls, etc., Hon. H. X.
had been accidentally shot in the leg.
In May. 1906. a revolution broke out
against the administration of Presi
dent Cabrera and Guatemala was in
vaded by the revolutionists from four
points. ’After a series of encounters,
in which the regular troops of Salva
dor took part, and were Joined later
by the armed forces of Honduras, the
good offices of the United States were
accepted by the belligerents, hostilities
ceased and a treaty of peace between
Guatemala Salvador and Honduras
was signed July 20, on board the Uni
ted States cruiser Marblehead. off
San Jose. Guatemala.
Cabrera is declared to have ruled
despotically and to have never ap
peared In public without an armed
guard.
A number Is assigned to the machine
which it must carry conspicuously
posted upon the rear at all times, and
for any accident or damage that is
caused’by that particular machine the
owner of registration is held respon
sible.
"We ought to have a State law on
this subject and also regulating the
speed of these machines, for the pro
tection of the public on the highways
of the State, and I am going to see if
I cannot get it through at the coming
session of the Legislature. I do not
propose to make such a measure
drastic, but rather to follow what has
already been accepted in other
States.”
WASHINGTON WORRIED OVER
CONDITIONS IN GUATEMALA
WASHINGTON. April 30.—Ambas
sador Creel, of Mexico, and Assistant
Secretary of State Bacon today con
ferred at length concerning the situa
tion in Guatemala. Advices received
in Washington and Mexico City agree
on the point that affairs are approach
ing a crisis in Guatemala and at any
moment there may be an uprising
which the present administration
there will be unable to control. The
nssassination of the former Guatemal
an President, Barrlllas. in Mexico: the
attempt on the life of President. Es
trada- Cabrera In Guatemala /City and
the alleged anti-Mexican and anti-
American feeling that hns been engen
dered in the Cabrera Government hns
caused complications in Central
American politics, which, it is believ
ed here, must be handled by a firmer
hand than ran be found in Guate
mala. Indications of an uprising
against the Cabrera Government are
giving the United States and Mexico
some concern, as o revolutionary
movement now probably would em
broil the whole republic in conflict. It
is believed here that an agreement
will he reached between the two coun
tries bv which Mexico, with her troops
already on the border, will police Gua
temala Just as the United States po
liced Nicaragua and Honduras in the
recent warfare between those coun
tries.
ARIB BIDS ARB
MOVING 08 CAPITAL
NORFOLK, Va.. April 30.—Chief of Po
lice Boush announced today the capture
of two negroe highwaymen w> n made a
| murderous tour across Berkely Ward of
Norfolk Saturday night, resulting in the
death of one man with two or three
others assaulted still lingering between
life and death. The alleged assailants
are William McIntosh and Tom Lassiter,
together with Lizzie Fisher. Irene Jones
and Helen Williams, all of whom were
today brought to Norfolk, the women be
ing held ns accessories. McIntosh has
made a confession to the police, admitting
his own participation in the crimes, but
throwing most of the blame on Lassiter.
The crimes are said to have been con
cocted in a Norfolk negro dive. The nlan
It is alleged, was to go through Berkeley
Ward, strike down and rob every man.
white or black, who came in contact with
the gang wlio. it is now believed, included
several, and divide the spoils at a meet
ing place on Sunday.
ANISIA L DEMSSEY
Commission Interested in Decision.
ATLANTA, April SO.—Members of
the State Railroad Commission were
much interested in the decision of the
Supreme Court of the United States,
announced in this morning's Wash
ington despatches, in which it was
held that the railroad commission of
North Carolina had the power, right
spect the institution and make report
to the Governor to be transmitted to
the Legislature. The chairman of the
board will notify its members of tho
date upon which the meeting is to be
held in Macon. As the new buildings
of the academy for the blind are about
to be completed, Governor Terrell
thought it proper to appoint at this
time a board composed largely of bus
iness men. The board of visitors nam
ed by the Governor is as follows:
Hon. John T. Boifeuiilet. Macon,
chairman: Major H. M. Comer. Louis
ville: Dr. J. P. Prescott. Lake Park:
Hons. J. 5L Mullins, Stinson: J. P.
Nichols, Griffin: George W. Jenkins,
Harris: A. M. Caskey, Ellaville; J. G.
Blitch. Statesboro: L. B. Mann, New-
nan; Rev. R. H. Blalock, LaGrange.
STARTED ON THEIR
CAPT CHANDLER IS MAKING
AERIAL OBSERVATIONS FOR
THE GOVERNMENT
the Supreme Court decision is not
enough In the absence of a State law
giving them the requisite power to
make such requirements. The Geor
gia commission has. in its annual re
ports to the Legislature, persistently
appealed for a law conferring on them
this authority, and several years ago
a bill to this effect was introduced, but
never reached the point of passage.
"If you will consult our, annual re
ports,” said Chairman H. W. Hill,
"vou will find that from year to year
we have urged the Legislature to give
us authority to deal with schedules,
in order to enable us to require the
railroads to give the people better ser
vice. But no attention has ever been
given our requesL There have been
and doubtless are now in this State
many instances of bad schedules and
unkept connections which, ought to be
dealt with but under .the present law
we are powerless to do anything.
"Under the decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States we are not.
of course, authorized to take any ac
tion, as that was based upon the-'law
of North Carolina. But if we had the
NEW YORK. April 30.—The unau- North Carolina law, or that particular
thorized visit of George Guernsey, one ! feature of it in Georgia, there would
Negro Fooled the Police.
ATLANTA, April 30.—Charles Lee, a
negro, created consternation In police
circles this morning by runnings to the
police station and reportig that a gang
of highwaymen had appeared at the
Union Passatjger depot, and were en-
and authority to require a railroad to ^ gaged in cleaning up everything in
establish a passenger train conneetjon j sight. Policeman Hamilton and several
with a connecting line at a junction j other members of the force hurried
point, even though it necessitated put- there posthaste with drawn clubs and
ting on an extra train to make such | billies, ready to charge upon the des-
connection. j perate characters described to them.
The railroad commission of Geor- | They were the more aroused as the re
gia would like to have the very same i su it of having read of a recent similar
sort of authority. The members say j.ho’d-up in a jvestern city. When they
. ST. LOUIS, April 30.—With a sharp,
raw wind blowing, and heavy clouds
banking the sky. Capt. Charles DeF.
Chandler, United States Signal Corps,
and Aeronaut J. C. McCoy, of New
York city, started tonight on their de
layed long distance balloon trip. The
start has been scheduled for three
days. They hoped the wind would
carry them eastward that they might
land near Washington, D. C., but the
bailooon took a southerly course, veer
ing slightly to the west.
Capt. Chandler is making aerial ob
servations for the Government which
is interesting Itself in army balloons.
Aeronaut McCoy hopes to ’ win the
Lahm cup offered for the longest con
tinuous flight.
Several carrier pigeons were taken
by which messages will be sent back
to St. Louis. Capt. Chandler said that
they expect to be in the air about for
ty-eight hours. Provisions to last
three days were - taken. The start was
even, the balloon rising straight in
the air until higher than surrounding
buildings. It then veered sharply to
the south and continued in that direc
tion until beyond the vision of those
on the ground.
The America, In which McCoy and
Chandler ascended, is the largest bal
loon in the United States. The Amer
ica has a displacement of 78,000 cubic
feet and a lifting power of 3,500
pounds. On the flight this lifting ca
pacity was divided among the equip
ment, provisions and supplies, the
aeronauts, and ballast, as follows:
Bag and basket. 100; anchors, ropes,
drags and drag ropes and other equip
ment that could be thrown overboard
in an emergency, 240; provisions,
clothing, bedding, instruments, etc.,
200; McCoy and Chandler, 350; ballast
1,700.
U. S. AND FOREIGN NAVAL
OFFICERS ENTERTAINED
RUSSIAN DUMA VOTES
PRESIDENT APOLOGIZED FOR M
ZURABOFF’S ATTACK ON THE
GOVERNMENT.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 30.—The
lower house of Parliament today
passed the recruiting bill by 220 to 194
votes. President Golvin apologized in
behalf of the house for the Incident
last night, during which M. Zuraboff.
Socialist, made a savage attack on the
army and the government, which for
a time threatened to precipitate a dis
solution of Parliament and which end
ed in M. Zuraboff being deprived of the
right to the floor of the house and be
ing formally rebuked. M. Golovin
said that in view of the reflections on
the army he considered it to be his
duty to announce that the house re
garded the army, which was true to
the fatherland and whose supreme
head was the Emperor, as deserving
of all respect and gratitude. It was
understood that the apology was ac
ceptable to Premier Stolypln.
The house next took up considera
tion of the bill appropriating $3.000.0'f0
for famine relief. The Government
was asked for the immediate appro
priation of the money on the recom
mendation of the family relief com
mission, as free kitchens are without
funds and scurvy and typhus are in
creasing. The appropriation was voted
by a large majority, only the Socia
lists opposing it. The house unani
mously passed the law abolishing trials
by drum head court martial.
The house then adjourned for the
Russian Easter Recess.
arrived on the scene of the alleged
"stick-up" game, they found every
thing quiet and serene and not a high
wayman in sight. Nobody had seen
any such characters. The policemen
got their revenge by arresting Lee and
holding him in the barracks upon a
charge of lunacy.
of the jurors In the case of Anisia
Louise DeMassey. who is charged with
killing Gustav Simon, to the building
where the shooting occurred only
served to delay the trial for a short
time today. Justice Blanchard called
be nothing further in the way of our
controlling passenger schedules
throughout the State in the interests
of the people.
“Before we are able to do anythin?
in this matter the Legislature will
Guernsey into his chambers and after J have to pass a law giving us the au
a brief talk with him directed that the
entire jury be taken to the building
and allowed to inspect the stairway
which Guernsey had already inspected.
Attorneys for both the defense and the
prosecution accompanied the jurors.
| hut the defendant waived her right to
be present. Soon after court recon
vened the prosecution rested and de
fense opened its effse. The taking of
the defense’s testimony wiil begin to
morrow. After the return of the ju
rors the trjal was resumed.
thority in this direction for which we
have persistently asked.'’
Other members of the commission
confirmed the statement of Mr. Hill
and said if they had now the author
ity which they had long sought to ob
tain from the Legislature, they would
of course deal with the passenger
schedules in Georgia as the occasion
might require.
W. E. Kay Recovered.
ATLANTA. April 30.—W. E. Kay,
Dr. Carltor. Simon son of the dead j n f Jacksonville general counsel for
VIENNA. April 30.—The revolutionary
movement in .Montenegro where a milltn-
rv government has been proclaimed and
armed bands are reported to be march
ing on the capital. Js nssuming a serious
character, according to dispatches ar
riving here by way of Ragusa. Disorder ,
.s said to be rapidly spreading through- i continued:
content is’at'ltndrievica^tlm headquarters I "I asked him who had shot him and Corporation Returns.
tiie Vassojevtrs. nuntrrieal'.jr the ! he replied, 'a new designer, Mme. De-j ATLANTA. April 30.—A number or
strong'st elan in the principality of Mon- j Massey, shot me. I employed her I corporation returns reached the comp
osing attributed {*£§*]? j about a W eek ago, and she left me on i troller general today, though he has
taken no final action regarding any of
man. was the last and most important
witness for the prosecution. lie said
he saw his father at the shop soon
after he was shot. Mr. Simon stated
that he was mortally wounded and
knew he was going to die. Dr. Simon
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
who has been confined for some days
at St. Joseph’s Infirmary in this city
as the result of a surgical operation,
has now completely recovered, and re
turned last night to his home.
tenogro. me rising is : about a week ago, and she left me on
iVte override destitution, which he j {| or . ow “ aCC ? rd . , Fr ' da t J ”a Sh ? 'T*
bestowed on the country in 19»L and also i back about 2 o’clock today for her
to the incessant drain on the public purse, j money. I told her to return at 5:30
tiia Prlne,. «« nrpusFd of utilizing the In m rPFiilnr n.i x* timp hut shp
them. . ,
The Southern Railway, the Atlantic
Coast Line, the Southern Express Com
pany. and the Southern Bell Telephone
Company have asked an extension of
time within which to make their re-
ice, ! vaiur man. one reiuseu iu gu uy mtr » turn?, and this has been granted. Tin-
widening of the es- • stairwav. She had hardlv gone when der the law they are required to be in
41>n 1 ‘ . . . . .1 nAmntrnlior imnorti 1 nv
to the Inc . - „ _ , _ , .
Prince is accused of utilizing the j p. rn. f the regular pay time, but she
taxes an*! other state funds to swell his » re fused to leave the office. She rais-
Sf ri 'his e d“c?. hS: to Kink Ticto? j ed such a rumpus in the office that I
Fmmanucl of Italv. Incrons-d Prince j asked her to go again, calling the ele-
Nirholns' ideas of bis own Importance, j vntor man. She refused to go by the
with a consequent ‘ '
■was realized dissatisfaction berime pro- door told her if she did not go away
nourced The cahinets appointed by I would call the police and get her
Prince Nicholas have been turned out by j arrested. With that she shot me.”
3¥£B I r, araa 1 £
v-1 ernmne -I C1 aV. Rarhler opened the
rrov conference, decided to send rep- j case for
eesentatiyos to Cettlnje and demand that | te stlmon
Prince Nicholas dlsmtr TO
Among the returns received today
were those of the Nashville. Chatta
nooga and St. Louis which, tinder pro
test returned its 2.73 miles of main line
running through Dade County, near the
Tennessee line, at a total of $77,131, of
AMERICAN SAILORS WON
PLACES IN TWO RACES
NORFOLK, Va., April 30.—Ameri
can sailors^ won places in two of the
three international races between the
crews of warships rendezvousing in
Hampton Roads today, but the British
tars took first and second places in
one of the contests: The races were
.between four oared gigs, twelve oared
admiral barges and eighteen oared
sailing launches.
In the first race, which was between
the gigs, there were fourteen entries,
among them being boats from the
British cruisers Good Hope and Ar-
gyle. the Austrian cruisers, Sankl
George and Aspern and the German
cruisers. Bremen and Roon. It was
over a two-mile straight away course
and was won in a pretty finish by the
Ohio's boat. The! Iowa was thirty-
four seconds behind, with the Indiana
lapping her. The winners’ time was
twenty minutes and thirty seconds.
The Argyle won. the race for admir
al barges, with the, jGood Hope second
and the New Jersey crew third. Time
eighteen minutes and ten seconds.
There were sixteen, entries.
Kentucky. Missquri and Kearsarge
crossed the line in the order named in
the last race, and the time of the win
ner was the best of the day over the
course being seveteen minutes thir
ty-five seconds.
SENSATIONAL TURN IN
INSURANCE INQUIRY
1CT IS
GOOD CITIZEN
MONTH JUST CLOSED 1
CiBEST APRIL IN
TWENTTSIX YEARS
SLEET, SNOW AND RAIN STORMS
REVIVAL IN THE NORTHWEST
NEW YORK, April 30.—Sensational
results have quickly followed the in
quiry by the District Attorney’s office
into the recent election of directors of
the New York Life Insurance Company.
Geo. R. Scrugham. manager of the In
ternational policy holders committee,
which inspired the present investiga
tion. making grave charges against
those who conducted the election, was
himself placed under arrest at Albany
tonight and put abroad a train leaving
for New York. Scrugham is charged
with conspiracy and he was the third
man identified with international policy
holders committee to be taken into cus- y
tody since noon today. The others are
Charles Stirrup and' Charles F. Car
rington. These two were not members
of the committee but were employed as
watchers for the committee at the elec
tion. They are specifically charged
with having “Unlawfully conspired to
gether for the perversion and obstruc
tion of the due administration of laws
of the State of New York, with rela
tion to the election of directors of the
New York Life Insurance Company.”
The warrants were issued on the
complaint of assistant District Attorney
Walter B. Howe. Earlier today Jacob
B. Frank, a New York Life Insurance i w \ cmivcTfiv \nril $0——Two bun-
chT r ^d wfthfofgerf m the S th£Tde- dr^dthou^nJ dollars, the largest con
gree^FraTTk hadSsummoned te ex- ! Ration for famine relief ever mad ;
plain the signatures of several policy j > n day. was sent to C..ma toda
holders to alleged forged ballots cast at i ^y the Christian Herald. Today th
the recent election of directors of the
New York Life. At the time of his
arrest, Frank, it is said, made a state
ment to assistant District Attorney
Symthe and Howe that had an im
portant bearing on the latter depart- , • , . . .
ments. The policy holders committee, j paper, which has made a total coruri-
headed bv Scrugham as manager and J bution of $400,000 for the
Samuel Utermyer as counsel, and with famine.
WASHINGTON. April SO.—One of the
most brilliant social functions of the sea
son was given at the White House this
evening, when the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt entertained at dinner all the
principal officers of the United States
and foreign navies who ^participated in
the ceremonies attending the opening of
the Jamestown Exposition. Tho dinner
was followed by a reception. The dis
tinguished visitors arrived in Washington
shortly after 6 o'clock tonight on the
steamer Newport News, which was de
layed several hours. The foreign officers,
who. during their stay In this country,
are the guests of the ("nited S.tates Gov
ernment. were received at the White
House at 7:30 o’clock, and were pre
sented to the President und Mrs. Roose
velt by Cot. Charles S. Bromwell and
Capt. McCoy.
At S o'clock the guests were ushered
Into the state dining f3om. The dinner
guests, numbering 35 perosns. included
Rear Admiral George W. Neville. Capt. G.
P. W. Hope and Capt. F. K C. Ryan, of
the British navy; Rear Admiral Hermann
Plesakott. of the Austrian navy: Com
modore Kalau Von Hofe, Capt. Von Re-
beur-Paschwitz. Capt. Ludwig. Ritter Von
Hoehnel and Cat*. Hebbinghaus, of the
German navy; Commander Jose Monetn,
of the Argentine navy: Commander Don
Virgiiio Morena Vera: Admiral George
Dewey and Rear Admiral Evans. Davis.
Thomas and Capts. Pillsbury, Schroeder
and Commelly. of the American navy:
Secretary Root. Assistant Secretary Ba
con. Vssistant Secretary of the Navy
Newbury and Col. Bromwell and Lleuts.
Wood, Long. Key and Buhner.
Tiie table was beautifully decorated with
KUlarney roses and white lilac, ana tho .
gilt plate and candelabra were used
Mrs. Roosevelt was gowned in blue ilk
trimmed with painted chiffon and lace
The dinner tonight was followed by- a
reception at 10 o'clock, who President
and Mrs. Roosevelt received at the north
door of the blue room. More than 300
guests, including members of the diplo
matic corps, army and navy officers, and
persons prominent in Washington's offi
cial and social life were present.
The Newport News, which bore the
party from Hampton Roads, met with v
mishap shortly after entering the rr m.h
of the Potomac River. She ran ii i tho
mud and lay stuck there for some hours.
There was a dense fog prevailing through
that section at the time.
HOKE SMITH M\C'
E
LONDON. April 30.—After a tour of
the contient, during which "visits were
made to Hamburg. Bremen. Vienna
and other places with the object of in
ducing emigration to Georgia. Gov.-
elect Hoke Smith and party are mak
ing a brief sojourn here. .
Gov. Smith told the Associated
Press today that his trip had been
most successful, and that he had suc
ceeded in. removing some of the pre
judices held against emigrating to the
Southern States. He said lie had
been promised that a number of ships
would sail direct from European ports
WASHINGTON. April 30.—President
Roosevelt. In a note to the Department
of Justice today, expressed the opinion
that John Wm. January, of Missouri,
should have his sentence commuted at
once or be pardoned outright. January
Was convicted some years ago of rob
bing a postoffice in Oklahoma, and served
the greater portion of a five-year sentence
at Leavenworth. He then escaped and
after nine years' of liberty ms re-ar
rested in Kansas City and returned to
prison. Many petitions have reached the
President asking for 'January's pardon.
He had lived in Kansas under the name
of Chas. W. Anderson during the time
he was at liberty. After his escape,
January, under his assumed name, se
cured employment and eventually estab
lished himself in business, which he was j p 0 Savannah and that others would
, make Savannah a port of call. Some
work had been done in Scotland,
whence the stream of emigration to
Georgia already had started.
Gov. Smith said it was his intention
to appoint agents at Hamburg, Brem
en, Vienna. Flume, Glasgow and other
ports to encourage desirable emigrants.
The Governor and his party will sail
for New York tomorrow on the Kais
er Wilhelm der Grosse.
The entertainments planned by the
American colony in honor of Gov.
Smith were not carried out. owing to
the brevity of his visit here, but lie
net many Americans and was a guest
in the distinguished strangers gallery
of the House of Commons today,' and
also visited the House of Lords.
his re-arrest. He is married and has a
child.
The Department of Justice, upon re
ceipt of President Roosevelt’s memoran
dum, dispatched letters £o the trial judge
and the District Attorney who tried An
derson, asking for a report on the case
and a recommendation as to whether or
j not he should receive executive clemency,
i When these reports are received the
| department will make a report to the
President.
LARGE CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR FAMINE RELIEF
transport Buford sailed from Sar
Francisco with the most valuable re
lief cargo ever shipped, being worth
$150,000. Fifty thousand dollars more
in money was cabled to the relief com
mittees, all contributed by the same
Chinese
cipa
tha
imanovlc3
cabinet. The Prin-e replied by declar
ing martial law and calling out the mi
litia to prevent the revolutionary inoun-
• ne. rs fr-'-i entering the capital in
the meantime the TomOndvlcs ministry
■■ ■ ! ::s regispatlou :::i ! it is " ■ :g'i:
rro-'V.ie tha" Prince Nicholas will reao-
J.iint the ell.ir.et over v\Ve!. M. Radalo-
vi pseriued. ns the letter h»* many sup
porters throughout the country.
■ the defense. He said that the P^ny holds that thL taluation is too
testimony produced by the State was ! h ‘nh. bu. in the intere-ts of harmony
much of*it perjured and that he would ; has never Insisted upon an arbitration
show that Mrs. DeMassey had no _ u ” d ®f *£*, f/ T5 ?. S ° r , t J
was not seen on the stair
shooting, but was on the street comer
waiting for a car when she heard of
the shooting. He also said that he
would be able to show that there
never was any identification of Mrs.
. DeMassey bv Mr. Simon after the
THREE CASES INVOLVING ! shooting.
FREIGHT RATES ON COTTONS i During Iter attorney's address Mrs.
; j DeMassey for the first time since the
WASHINGTON. April 30.—Three . trial began broke down and wept,
eases involving freight rates on cot ion when court adjourned she appeared
pieee goods and cott. n waste from I on t jt e verge of collapse and had to be
quarrel with Mr. Simon and that she i test the N C. and St L also returned
r« after tho ! the new side tracks which it has built
, a]ons , the TVestera and Atlantic, the
State's property, amounting to 21.1;
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Aprli 30.—Ac
cording to the weather bureau records,
the month just closed was the coldest
April in tho last 26 years, and within
a degree of the coldest April ever ex
perienced. The month was character
ized by a succession of cold spells
which swept southeastward' over the
northeast Rocky Mountain slope and
gradually spread southward and east
ward over the entire country east of
the Rocky Mountains. The cold was
almost continuous except for brief
intervals of a day or so of warmer
weather, and it closed with remark
able low temperatures in the interior
valleys and the southwest.
JUth to New York and
'Olnts were arsued be-
tate Commerce Ccm-
Tho eases were those
Manufacturing Com-
rs of Warrensville, S.
e Southern Railway;
iby. of Langley, S. c.,
against the Clyde Steamship. Com- j
piny: and the Riverside Mills, of Au- :
gusta, G i . against the Southern Rail- !
way.
R J. Southall, of Augusta, repro- ■
sen ted a” >r the complain.
other Eastern ;
fore the Inters
mission today,
of the Warren
par.v. and othei
James L. Quir
assisted back to the Tombs.
Hail Storm in Houston.
PERRY, Ga.. April 30.—A very de
structive hail storm passed through a
part of Houston County yesterday af
ternoon about 4 o’clock. About four
miles, west of Perry, on the read lead
ing from Perry to Marshallvillc, the
crops and peaches are about ail ruined,
so fax ns ha> been learned here. The
storm was about n mi’e- wide by two
miles long. Mr. W. J. Cheek, who per
haps suffered more than any other, told
raiiroa i s interest were presented ; the writer that many of the hailstones
B. Northrup
of the Sou;!:- rn R.i'.'.v.uy. and F.
Andrews, of the Illinois Central.
Chairman Knapp and Commission
ers I-ar.e. Clark and Harlan heard the
arguments. Tin- contention if each of
tii" cases was about the same. It was
that ther ates were unreasonable in
comparison with :h ise on other
c! tsses nf g ■ is. Brief* wo-- filed
with the commission by the attorneys.;
and the eases will be taken under con
sideration.
were as large .os a guinea egg. The
ground was entire-1 covered. Mr. Cheek
brought here this morning a lump that
h • got from where it drifted that was
six inches thick by one foot wide and
• Ighteen Inches long. He says the cot
ton that was jus: coming up is all
ruined and will have to he planted over,
if they can gi : seed. The corn is very
seriously damaged. Many think it will
have to he piauted ever. Mr. Cheek
had a field of prettv wheat which is en
tirely ruined.
i miles, together with certain rail estate,
at $66.2S3. an increase of $24,000 over
j the return of last year.
The Macon and Birmingham Rail-
i road Company. 97 miles long from Ma-
j con to LaGrange. returned Its total
I property at $461,592.67. un increase of
; about $100 over last year, and of which <
j S5.000 is franchise. It is expected an
; increase will be demanded on this re-
: turn.
The Collins and Reidsville Railroad
j Company returned its property at
1 S27.0S3 of which $1,000 is franchise, the
I same returns as was made last vaar.
The Louisville and "Wadley Railroad
Company returned its total property at
$29,242 of which '$1,000 is franchise, an
increase of $242 over last year.
The "Wadlev Southern, which is made
up of the Y.'adley and ML Vernon and
the Stilimore Air I.ine made two sep
arate returns which cannot be com
pared with ,’ast year, because the new
line was only recently formed. The
line from Wadley to Coliins was re
turned at $iso,2f-0 of which $10,630 was
franchise and the line from Wadley to
Ruckledge was returned at $113,771.30,
of which $10..700 was franchise.
Other returns were as follows:
Canton Telephone Company, $396;
Harmony Grove Teienhone Co.. $3,750:
Douglas Telephone Co.. $4,000: Geor
gia and Alabama Telephone Co. in Ter-
reil and Webster counties. $7,450: Mon
tezuma Telephone Co.. $4,100; Coving-
ton and Oxford Street Railroad Co.,
$11,000; Mino Springs Railroad, now
Snow Covers Iowa.
DES MOINES. Ia.. April 30.—Snow
covers the’entire State of Iowa from
a depth of from three to eight inches.
In Des Moines and Central Iowa, it is
eight inches, according to Government
reports. Interviews with leading hort 1 -
culturalists today indicate that all the
small fruit is irretrivably killed.
Rain, Sicet and Snow.
MILWAUKEE. Wis.. April 30.—A
rain and sleet storm last night de
veloped into a fall of, six inches of
snow in this vicinity, most of which
remained on the ground.
Severe Snow Storm.
DETROIT. Mich.. April 30.—A severe
snow storm is prevailing today over
the upper part of the lower peninsula
of Michigan with high cold winds.
LEON J. 3RANDT DEFEATED
THOS. J. MURPHY FOR MAYOR
GREENSBORO. X. C., April 30.—Aider-
man Leon J. Brandt defeated Mayor
Thomas J. Murphy for the nomination for
Mbyor la the Democratic primaries here
today by a majority of 246 votes. The
vote polled was 1.400. the largest number
trit c-v-c - irti-'iraled in a primarv in
this eitv. Mr. Morphy was the organized
candidate and Mr. Brandt was .the nomi
nee of the younger business men of the
city. The election will be he!.] next Tues
day. end ns the^e is no Republican nomi
nee. Mr. Brandt will bp elte-'nd unani
mously. This was the second primary,
the first having been heiq a week ago
when a full Aidermanic ticket was nom
inated.
a membership of many distinguished
persons in this country and Europe
fought the “Administration tickets” in
the recent election of directors of the
New York Life and Mutual Life in
surance companies. Samuel Utermyer,
counsel for the policy holders commit
tee. gave out the following statement
late tonight:
“My attention was only called to this
complaint late tonight. During a con
siderable part of the campaign I was in
Europe. I know nothing about the
subject of the complaint, except jhat
I have just heard, but it looks on its
face very much like a cry of ‘stop
thief,’ on the part of the companies.
They know forgeries on the part of the
agents ran into the thousands and
they would like to obscure the issue.”
Assistant District Attorneys Howe and
Smith" have been in charge of the mat
ter. The first result of their labors was
the arrest on evidence furnishe-i by Man
ager Scrugham. of the polcy-holders' com
mittee. of Agent Frank. This was quick
ly followed today by the issuance of three
warrants against policy-houders' commit
tee emoloves and later by the arrests.
Carrington. Stirrup and Scrugham were
in the District Attorney’s office yesterday
end were examined seoarately. Today
four women clerks, employed by the poli
cy-holders' committee In preparing ballots.
The following cablegram was re
ceived from China today:
“Shanghai, April 30.—Arrival Bu
ford cargo anxiously awaited. Har
vest prospects now extremely dis
couraging. Prolongation of foreign
assistance absolutely necessary.
“Editor North China News.”
GA. RY. & ELECTRIC CO.
RETURNS $3,712,368
WASHINGTON. April 30.—W. W. How-
!1 and E. S. Truesdale. of Broom" Coun
ty. N. Y., who have been recently trav
elling in Europe and Africa and "iso- .
where, were among the President's vis
itors today. They tsM 'h" T’r,. >' .
that he was the best, known man in the
world, and that in Egypt they fou.»d at
least 10,000 camels named after him.
Henry Leonard Killed.
ROANOKE, Va., April 30.—-Henry
Leonard was shot and killed at tiie
camp of the Glade Lumber Company,
near Rural Retreat. Va., today liy
Mason Lindamood. Lindamood sur
rendered to the authorities. The men
quarrelled over a trifling matter and
Lindamood shot Leonard through the
heart.
ATLANTA. April 30.—The annual
tax returns of the Georgia Railway
and Electric Company were filed with
the Comptroller General late this af
ternoon. The company operates about
140 miles of the street railway in Ful
ton and adjoining counties. Its totai
returns was $3 712,368, of which
$1,583 355 is for franchise. It shows
an increase of $207,881 over the re
turns for 1906.
The Atlanta Northern Railway,
which runs an electric line to Mariet
ta, was returned at $182,545, an in
crease of $8,669. It is expected a
demanded
were examined in the District Attorney's : further increase will be
office. Soon after the complaint against ' from the former company,
the three policy-holders' committee em- I
ployes was drawn up. Stirrup could not
secure bail, and was locked up in the
Tombs.
Carrington asked for an immediate
hearing, which request was granted. He
was held in $3,000 hail, which he was
unable to give, and was sent to the
Tombs.
Explaining the heavy bail, the magis
trate said he had been asked by the Dis
trict Attorney’s office to fix the high
figure because the charges now against
Carrington, as well as the others, might
be changed to forgery.
The three prisoners will be given a
hearing tomorrow.
STRIKE OF THE MATES
OF VESSELS BEGUN
DAN STYLES GUILTY WITH
RECOMMENDATION TO MERCY
WAYCROSS. Ga., April 30.
Styles, charged with murdering Wil
son Hill, both negroes, was convicted
this afternoon in the Superior Court
with recommendation to mercy. The
defendant's attorneys made motion for
new trial.
The retrial of Harry Lyle, wife and
child murderer, is scheduled to come
off tomorrow morning. Lyle was tried
last week a mistrial being the result.
BALTIMORE. April 30.—The threatened
strike of the first and second mates of
the Merchants’ and Miners’ Transporta
tion Company to enforce a demand for
higher wages, was begun today. Some
34 men at this and other ports touched
bv the line *quit their posts. The com
pany. on its part, claims it has now men
to man all the boats, and that there
will be no interference with its service
at the ports. The mates ask for an
r, ' increase of $30 per month—$100 for first
Han | ar](J JS0 f or K p C ond officers. The company
declined to accede.
Capt N. L. Cullen, first vice-president
_ . t. . * - 1 — — — 4 — — ," ip t i rtn A f Xfor 4/1^0*
DESERTIN8 HIS MW
The Bibb grand jury has indicted
James R. Bedgood for a misdemeanor,
it being stated in the bill that he will
fully and voluntarily abandoned his
little three-year-old son, April 1. leav
ing it in a depndent and destitute
condition, Mrs. Mamie Bedgood being
the lawful wife of the defendant.
Mrs. Bedgood recently entered suit in
the Superior court for a total divorce
from her husband, alleging as grounds
for the action that she had been cruelly
treated and deserted. She also charged
unfaithfulness and named a co-res
pondent.
TWO MEN KILLED IN
WRECK AT NORLINA
RALEIGH. N. C. April 30.—Two
men were killed in a collision between
a freight train and a shifting engine
in the Seaboard Air Line yards at
Norlina this morning. The dead are:
N. S. Epperson, engineer, Peters
burg. Va., B. F. Johnson, fireman
Gray. Va.
The wreck delayed traffic six hours.
the American Association of Masters
and Pilots, who was in charge of the
men's interest today, would only say that
the men considered their demand Just and
would remain out until it is granted. The
Merchants' and Miners' Company operates
a fleet of 17 steamers between Baltimore.
Norfolk. Savannah, Philadelphia. Provi
dence and Boston, with headquarters in
the first-named city.
Discussing the situation today, A. D.
Stebbons, vice-president and general
manager of the line, said: “The company
is paying the new men the same salary
paid the old officers. If any of the old
men want to come back, they will have to
make formal application to uf. and we
will give their applications consideration.
But we now have all the men we want to
take their places and ar ( . not worried over
the situation In the least.”
LangHorne-Gaff Wedding.
WASHINGTON. April 30.—Fashion
able society folk of Washington and a
number of guests from out of town
filled St. John's church at neon today
at the wedding of Miss Zaidee Gaff,
daughter of Mr* and Mrs. T. T. Gaff,
and Dr. Cary Langhorne, U. S. X. The^
bride had as her attendant maids her
cousins. Miss Rachel and Miss Mary
Holmes, of Cincinnati, Miss Marion
Oliver, daughter of the Assistant Sec
retary of War. and Miss Mary Suther
land. The wedding ceremony was fol
lowed by a reception and breakfast at
the Gaff home.
The bride made her debut about two
years ago and is one of the heiresses
of the Capital. Dr. Langhorne. the
bridegroom, is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
John D. Langhorne,' of this city, and a
cousin of the Langhorne sisters of Vir
ginia, two of whom are Mrs. Waldorf
Astor and Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson.
FATAL SHOOTING REPORTED
NEAR ROCHELLE, GA
Express on Trolley Lines.
COLUMBUS. O., April 30.—The Pa
cific Express Company tomorrow is to
begin the operation of an express ser
vice on several of the principal elec
tric liV.es in western Ohio. Contracts
have been made with the Davton and
Mr. J. W.' Teeple Dead.
SAVANNAH. April 30.—J. W. Tee
ple. one of the oldest business men
and furniture dealers in the city, died ! Trov. the Springfield. Troy and Piqua.
suddenly today in the office of Alex-| the Western Ohio and the Toledo Gr
ander & Edwards, attorneys. He r ban and Interurhan line. This Is the
had gone there on legal business, j first advent of an oid-line express com-
ROCHELLE. Ga.. April 30.—News
has just reached here of the shooting
today of Grover and Frank Nas-
worthy by Wm. Harrison at the lat
ter's place, eight miles from here.
Grover is reported dead and Frank
fatally wounded. The Nasworthys
and Harrison are brothers-in-law.
Details are lacking, but it is said-
there had been bad blood between the
men for some time.
Death was due to heart failure
68 years old..
Free Delivery For Fitzgerald.
FITZGERALD. Ga., April 30.—Free
city delivery of mail was inaugurated
this morning with three carriers. There
will be two deliveries daily, one after
the morning mails are ail in. and one
after tiie afternoon mail. This has been
long promised improvement in our
He | pany into the electric line traffic in this mail facilities and the people are highly
section of the country. pleased to see it finally materialize.