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WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORGIA—SHOWERS TUESDAY AND PRO BABLY WEDNEDAY; FRESH SOUTH WINDS.
ESTABLISHED IN 1826.
MACON, GA, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 7, 1907
TWICE-A-WEEK, $1.00 A YEAR.
VILLAGE OF 400 SOULS
WIPED OUT BY TORNADO
FORT WORTH. T'x . May f, —A
•term of wind and rain which was
genera] throughout a considerable
area In Northern Texas today, and
which at some places assumed *the
proportion of a tornado, according to
meager reports received here tonight,
has resulted In the loss of at least two
lives, the Injury of many other per
sons, and great damage to property
and crops. Several villages were wip
ed out, but because of prostration of
both telephone and telegraph lines, de
tails are almost impossible to obtain.
The full extent of damage to life and
property will probably not be known
before tomorrow.
At Deport, one of the largest vil
lages In Lamar County, twenty miles
from Paris, the storm passed north
east cutting a path about one hun
dred yards wide, in the residence por
tion on the
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TO LEAVE CASE TO COURT
(BOISE, Idaho. May 6.—The argument
of the motion of the defense for a bill
of particulars in the case pf William
D. -Haywood, charged with the mur- j
der of former Governor Steunenberg.
was commenced before Judge Fremont i
Wood at 10:12 a., m. today. By dlrec- •
tlon of the. court Haywood was brought j
up from the county jai! below to at-
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" F80S1 SEVERANCE
OF THEIR RELATIONS
ma!a and Mexico, officials here have no
doubt that Mexico took the action today
ATLANTA MINISTERS CUT
OUT APOSTLES' CREED
WASHINGTON', May 6.—Although
telegrajdi wires have not brought to
Washington the actual news of the sev- .
era nee of diplomatic relations of Guate- ■'The article prescribing the requi. ite~
ATLANTA, May 6.—In framing their
new constitution today, the Evangeli
cal Ministers’ Association, of Atlanta',
eliminated belief in the Apostles’
Creed as a requisite for membership.
ST SCiETZEliFEoT
CHARLESTON, S. C.. May 6. up f rom the county jai! below to at- ' BIRMINGHAM, Ala , May 6.—After : that will result In giving to the Guate-
Frysident Theodore Roosevelt pressed tend the hearing on the mo-ion Sheriff S*® umeat today the case of Alexander I mala minister in Mexico passports for
a button in the W'hite House today at ... ’ . " R- Chisolm, former paying teller of the j his withdrawal. The Mexican minis-
® had f nd two deputies brougat First National Bank of Birmingham, ter in Guatemala is now preparing to
the prisoner into the room and gave charged with having embezzled $100,- | returh home and the American charge.
him a seat at the table of his counsel. 000 from that institution which sum ! Philip Brown, secretary to the legation. „„„ v „„ _
Ho was net handcuffed. Senator Borah he is alleged to have lost in cotton J has been instructed to look after Mex- j t j le requirement of belief in the body
represented the State and Messrs, speculation, was given to the Jury. ; ican interests in the Guatemalan cap- ! D f doctrine known as evangelical was
R’cbardson and Drtrrow the* prisoner. Lee C. Bradley made the opening ! ital upon the departure of the Mexican [ substituted in its plaee. The principal
2:37 p. m. and formally opened the
fifth triennial Schuetzenfest of the Na
tional Schuetzenfest of the National
Schuetzenbund of America. The but
ton was electrically connected with a
rifle on the range at the Schuetzenplatz
In this city and the detonation that fol
lowed was heard In the White House
by the aid of a telephone a minute
later, the result of the of shot being
communicated to the President. Three
st "side. “The" Baptist i Hhots w ere fired at a ring target, the
parsonage was blown to pieces.' its I BCO / e * being twenty-four, twenty-one
timbers and the furniture scattered | a ? d twentv-four. total sixty-nine out
over the ground. Many residences • a possible seventy-five. The final
were demolished. As far as can be ; was announced to the President
ascertained, no one was hurt at this Gov. M. F. Ansel, of South Caro-
place. Crops are. badly damaged and »nn, who stood near and afser the con-
many fences and barns were blown j Ufa tula tlons and[felicitations had been
away I expressed the President was able to
It is reported that at Palesboro. in ! “My Country Tis of Thee” and
Red River County, the wife and child ! s ‘ ar Spangled Banner. and
of Andrew Bell was hurt. A terrific three chews for the President of the
wind passed over Sulphdr Springs { United States, given by the multitude
about 2 o’clock. j J u ‘ ,t outside the shooting ranges.
The damage in Sulphur Springs was I The opening of the fest was preced-
trivial, but west of there the propor- , f d b >" a Pan^e In which about three
tie ns of n tornado, carrying death and thousand chuetzens and others partlr-
great property damage in Its wake I’/’ ted - The city is full of visitors and
were assumed. A passenger train on ( the fes ,t opened most auspiciously with
the Cotton Bolt was #held up by the j a splendid attendance, everything
train crew until the atorm passed. ! working out according to program.
The telephone and folograph wires in 1 ■ Among the distinguished guests is
this section are down and details of , £ r - Z°pM. German consul at Atlanta,
the storm are almost impossible to ob- Gov - Ansel and many others. Rifle
rfor membership called for payment of
dues and belief in the Apostles’ Creed.
The latter feature was objected to on
the ground that Jewish rabbis could
not subscribe to it, and because of the
objections of others to certain declara
tions which it contains. Upon a vote,
therefore, this feature was cut out and
Mr. Richardson opened his argument argument for the prosecution. He j minister. Ambassador Creel, of Mex- ' reason for-abolishin- the old constitu-
by reading the indictment of Haywood, said in reviewing Chisolm’s life and , ico. has been in hourly anticipation of j tJon was to eliminate from it the doc-
JTcyer. PettiSone. Orchard and Sim- conduct that he was possessed with j a message from his Government in- trine of ‘utter denravitv”
tain
At the village of Antioch or Pleas
ant Grove, as it is called, the whole
village was practically destroyed. An
tioch is about seven miles north of
Fulphur Springs. This is in the tor
nado belt and most of the homes are
provided with storm cellars. The
men from many States. Including Cal
ifornia, are present. The fest will con
tinue until nest Tuesday.
PEONAGE CASES BROUGHT
TO TRIAL AT TAMPA. FLA.
TAMPA, Fla., May 6.—The first of
borne of Y.-m? Lemmons waUeomple't'e- \ * se I»•* ® f Pf 0 "*** triaI ? docketed ln
ly destroyed entailing a loss of about I 'States
$10 flOft. Three barns on the place ‘ Jud f p ^ke‘oday when
were also destroyed and many head of ^. 3 j r i e Pebble * Phosphate Company!
was arraigned as defendant. The com
plaining witnesses are Philip 'Brodsky
and Will Boresky, Russians. The in
dictment contains five counts, alleging
arrest to a condition of peonage, un
lawful detention and unlawfully aiding
in such arrest and detention. Brodsky
testified that he was induced to come
live stock killed. A tenant on the
place named Harxil. with his family,
consisting of his wife and seven child-
dren. saw the storm coming and made
a run for n dellur. BarzII was caught
by the wind and crushed by flying
debris. Five of the children reached
the cellar in safety, but Mrs. Rnrzil
and two of the children were fearfully , t the mines , an advertIsem ent in
hurt anti fears are entertained for their a New York newspaper engaging him-
r *£2y er ?*’ . j . « „ 1 self at a labor agency at No. 205 Bow-
The borne of Joseph Ferguson was N York. He was told that if
destroyed and Mrs Ferguson was dan-. he e3cappd frorn thc min „ at Mulber -
gemusly hurt by flying debris. Ben r y he would be jailed. Nevertheless he
Pogues and his wife wore badly hurt scaped hut was recaptured and lock-
when their home was blown down, but 0(1 up He c]aimed that he was paid
It- is t.ioufht they may recover. Airs. ( on jy two dollars a week after being put
Sid I^ackey was hurt and will probabl> back at work rnd was made to «?eF»n
d,p - on hay and told that he had to con-
There were others injured at An- tinue at work until he had made
tioch, but it Is impossible at this time enoU p,h to pav his return fare to New
to secure their names. Crops in the t y ork
kins. charged with the murder of Gov- that fever “which is the curse of every
ernor Steunenberg.• i American young man dt some.time in
Mr. Richardson contended that the : his iife—the ger-rich-quick fever."
indictments on'y showed th-t Governor ■ Col. Robert Chisolm, father of the
Steunenberg had been killed by a bomb, defendant, made the opening argument
that Haywood was charged with eon- for the defense! He argued that if his
spiring to have Steunenberg murdered son had been of criminal intent he
and that Haywood ' was chareed with would not have returned to the bank
being present and actually committing the money he made in winnings in his
the crime, an assertion that every one speculations. Col. Chisolm said, that
knew to be untrue. : if his son had possessed the remarka-
te .... i u n-j i ble ability and will power that the
Kr.ov.-s What He Did. , prosecuilon save he does, “why should
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“knows all t.iat he did at all times, were?”
but he does not know what witnesses
may come here and testify. He is en
titled to know what overt act is
forming him that the break had occur
red between HT? country and Guate
mala. He was advised that Guatemala
had denied the request for the surren
der of Gen. Jose Lima, who is sus
pected of being implicated in the mur
der in Mexico of former President Ba
rillas. of Guatemala, and that there was
no alternative but for Mexico to con-
siderTthe refusal as an insult, necessi
tating the discontinuance of relations
be'i'een the two countries.
The State Department had numerous
messages today from Minister Lee and
from Secretary Brown. These dis
patches confirm the advices received,
He argued that his son was not of frim diplomatic representatives in
sound mind. Col. Chisolm made a j Washington of the two countries, that
sharp attack upon Dr. W. A. White, i there was no possibility of Guatemala
charged against him. The indictment the Thaw expert w!to testified in the | and Mexico arranging, the controversy
gave the prisoner absolutely no infor- case, referring to him as “that big j over the demand for the extradition of
mation as to the nature of the charge bloated doctor from Washington." The | Gem Lima. The formality of issuing
against him. speaker also made sarcastic reference | passports in the two countries, each for
Senator Borah, who began for the to Walter Percy, a director of the bank, | the withdrawal of the minister of the
State, sa’d that the defense was not who tes.ified as to Chisolm's confes- ^ ’ 1 '
seeking particularization of the indict- sion. He argued that this confession
mert. but possession of the indictment should be excluded on the ground that
by which the State hoped to prove its it was obtained under compulsion and
case. He then explained that the charge said even if his son was guilty of vio-
that Haywood, was at Caldwell when • lating an act of Congress, he was not
the murder was committed was neces- guilty of a violation of the law of God
in that no intent to defraud had been
shown.
track of the. storm, which was unus
ually wide, are ruined. The village of
P!^! Wrlghf was entirely destroyed
and it Is known that at least one death
occurred there although more may
have been fatally hurt. Crawford
There are four
against Howden.
other indictments
3,000 OPERATIVES ON
STRIKE IN ORIZABA. MEX.
, j SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. May 6.—A
Martin and Jap Conner were seriously gp eP ! a ] from Orizaba, Mex.. says:
injured and may die. Bird M right is Two thousand operatives of the Rio
n village of between 300 and 400 per- j p] anco textile mills and one thousand
sons and it is said to have bran utter- . f ronl the mills at Nogales arc on a
lv obliterated with the exception of , strike and the streets are thronged
the business section. Many of the w Rh excited men ready for an out-
towns people were ln that part of the ; break, but they are held in check by a
village ar.d thus escaped death. - large force of rurales.
The only perron known to have been Thc trouble in the Rio Blanco mills
killed at Birth Wright was a child of wa S due, so the men charge, to the
Calvin Tramel. A man named Stevens f act t hat they were required to do a
end his wife were fatally injured and a ] ar gc amount of extra work for which
Mr. McFnil is reported to he so badly they were not paid and, in the mills
hurt that It is not believed he will re- at is» os . a ! es> one 0 f the men engaged
rover. Physicians hnve been rusned to | n a fight with a fellow employe for
rb« place to nid the injured. -. w-hich he was discharged. His fellow
Near Cellnn. Texas, a farm house was wor ]j ers demanded his reinstatement
blown down and the son of a farmer and w-hen the demand was refused,
named Mize nnu a tenant named Paeic they went on strike. The authorities
were killed. There were no less than : arP endeavoring to have the trouble*
ten tornadoes reported in the North ar bitrated. The streets are heavily
sary under the Idaho statute-?.
Senator Borah said that the indict
ment as to murder was surely specific
enough to show the prisoner "the exact
nature of the charge he -must meet.
The demand for particulars as to the j
conspiracy was a demand for evidence.
Clarence Barrow, of the def-nse. then
addressed the court. He said that about
all there was-to the provision was that
if the court thought it was fair to have
the bill of particulars it could grant it.
It was purely a question of fairness and
justice to the defendant.
Etitied to Know.
“Mr. Borah says we do not want a bet
ter pleading, but that we are after the
evidence." said Mr. Darrow. “If we are.
why not? Why are we not entitled to
know- what the evidence will show so that
we may prepare to meet it?"
Judge Wood, at 3 p. m.. announced that
he would not decide the matter of furnish
ing the defense a bill of particulars until
Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock. Court
then ad.inuroed for the day.
Immediately before the opening of the
court for the hearing of the motion for a
bill of particulars. Clarence Darrow. of
counsel for the defense, said to the cor
respondent of the Associated Press:
“Under thc laws and constitution. Moy
er Hrywond and Pettibone are to be
tried in court by a. jury of their peers.
The forum is the State court of Idaho.
Under these facts. I do not see what
there is for President Roosevelt to do.
All we have a right, or desire to ask.
either of him or any other citizen, to leave
the courts and juries to administer the
law fairly and without prejudice, and
without influence from the outside.”
WON’T BE
CHICAGO. May 6—Reports of dam
age to the crops which have been so
numerous of late, on account of ■’ tpe
unseasonable weather, and the ravages
of bugs have been greatly exaggerated
and for a purpose, according to Secre
tary of Agricultural Wilson, who to
night said spring seeding is a little
backward on account of cold weather,
but there is plenty of time ■ between
now- and the last of September to grow
a crop of all kinds of grain.
“While the weather has been un
seasonably cold in some grain regions,
still it has not been severe enough to
retard plowing, and my advices are
that the ground in those States has
been nearly all made ready to re
ceive the seed.
“Taken as a whole I see no cause for
complaint and I think it shall be found
when threshing time comes that all
this cry of crop damage has been made
for a purpose.”
other Government, wifi probably re
onire a day or two. The severance of
diplomatic relations does not mean
war. although the fact that the coun
tries adjoin causes great anxiety in
that there may be at any time inva
sions by one or the other into the ter
ritory of the enemy by irresponsible
bands and doubtless trouble would re
sult that might easily end in declara
tions of hostilities. Officials of the
State Department intend to use their
good offices in an effort to adlust the
present difficulty. Dr. Toledo Herrarte.
the Guatemalan minister, conferred
with Assistant Secretary 'Bacon today
e-~ncerning the situation, and said that
he hoped that there would be a settle
ment soon.'
trine of ‘utter depravity.”
Street Railway Union.
ATLANTA. May 6.—There ’ seems
to be somewhat of a dispute as to
whether the conductors and motor-
men of the Georgia Railway and .Elec
tric Company have organized a un
ion. Many of the emuloyes assert that
such a union has been organized,
though they refuse to permit the use
of their names because they say em
ployes have been discharged as rapi
dly as it was ascertained that they
were allying themselves with such an
organization. Nevertheless, it is as
serted that the union has been or
ganized with a membership of 170 mo-
tormen and conductors. Officials of
the company deny ail knowledge of
the formation of such a union.
odist minister who has recently adopt
ed the Baptist faith. Rev. Mr. Parrish
was pastor of the' Park Memorial
Church, of New Orleans, prior to his
leaving Methodism for thc Baptist
faith. He gave the form of Baptism
as the principal reason for hl3 change
of faith to which he was impelled, he
said, despite the fact that he grew tip
in Methodism, having three brothers
and many other relatives who are now
Methodist preachers. Speaking of the
subject of infant baptism. Rev. Mr.
Farrish declared that Methodism is
tainted with Catholicism. The Catho
lics, however, are consistent in the
matter of infant baptism, he said,
while the Methodists aro noL
Cotton Warehouse Plan.
ATLANTA. May 6.—The State pres
idents of the Southern Cotton Asso
ciation will hold a meeting in Bir
mingham on Saturday next May 11.
for the purpose of discussing the plans
for the proposed cotton exchange and
warehouse system to be organized by
the association. Following this meet
ing President Harvie Jordan and
President Walter Clark of the Missis
sippi division, will sail for Europe to
attend the international cotton con
ference at Vienna.
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS HAVE
NOT-YET BEEN SEVERED
CITT OF MEXICO - May fi.—Diplomatic
relations between Mexico and Guatemala
have not been severed. Tonlehf the sub-
seret.ary of foreign affairs. Jose Aleara.
emnhaHcally denied the renort emanating
from Washinfton to the effect that Min
ister Gamboa had been recalled.
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MADRID, May -6:—It was semi-of-
ficlally announced today- that the ac-
couchment of Queen Victoria may be
expected at the end of May. This an.
Texas tornado belt today, the greatest
number ever known in one day. The
property loss Is enormous, but the
death list Is unusually small.
patrolled by armed troops and the
strikers have been notified that no vio
lence will be tolerated.
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TWO MEN CHARGED WITH
' THE MURDER OF FAMILY
PENSACOLA. Fla.. May S — Joe Stanley
I end M. C. Smith, two white men. were
! today arrested, charged with the murder
| of the Ackerman family in Santa Rosa
County, near here, about a year ago.
family consisted of father, mother
seven children, whose charred bodies
found in their burned borne,
investigation showed that several of the
j older members of the family, particularly
„ , I the father and mother and oldest son.
ATLANTA. May 6.—The application [ had been struck over the head and their
of Rev. H. K. Pendleton, pastor of a j skulls crushed.
lnc-il Christian church, to membership ; I-nr go rewards hnve been offered for the
i rrnnMileil Ministers - V-socii- arrest of the murderers, but it was only
in the Evangelical Ministers A socia rPeonUy that i nf(>rma tion was secured
ten of Atlanta, today pre> .pltattn a de I which led to today's arrest
hare, long and sharp, on the doctrine
BATTALIONS OF TURKISH
TROOPS ANNIHILATED
of total depravity, to which Mr. Pen
dleton refused to subscribe as a pre
liminary to membership. After thc
discussion a resolution was adopted in
which a belief In the doctrine as a
site to membership In the associa-
LONDON, May 6.—It was announced
this afternoon in a special dispatch
from Constantinople that several bat-
lien and as an essent laV'to membership , taI , 0 " ns of Turkish troops have practi-
In the churches represented was aoan- j ca jj y been annhilated during a battle
doned. „„„ . ' with the rebels in the province of Ye-
Several of he leading clergymen of en> Turklsh Arabia .
Atlanta churches tooK part in the de- j
bate and supported the resolution. ]
GEN. ESTRADA WAS MADE
COMMANDANT PUERTO CORTEZ.
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I CHICAGO. May 8.—Secretary of Ag-
I riculturc James Wilson today met in
j this city, the chief meat Inspector of
J every large city in the country for the
■ purpose of conferring on the applica-
: tion of the new meat law. The in-
,' spec tors, numbering about 150, pro-
! cceded at once to the Union Stock
I Yards. The yards and the packing
houses were first inspe.ted and an
■ was then held at
phases of the law were dis-
j cussed.
i Dr. A. D. Melvin, chief of the bu-
! renu of animal industry, delivered an
address ;o the conference later In the
I day. He declared that on July 1. 1?06,
j there were engaged in m -at inspection
at 16$ establishment 764 employes.
! Th., re .ir,- n -w A":.' .yes .it >:■'-?
(establishments. There have been
‘ granted to retail dealers or butchers as
• provided for" by the law 3.3SS certifi
cates of :! a. lnsyegior. =
| been withdrawn Dr. Melvin declared
j from f jr:y-six official establishments.
j tain a ■; hir : f sanitation
l and ir. some ascs because of the use
j of prohibited preservatives,
j Dr. Melvin declared that the bureau
i had re eived in general way the co-
* ope: at.un of the packers.
NEW YORK. May 6.—The long
shoremen’s strike, which has been on
for a week in Brooklyn and Manhat
tan. was suddenlv extended today when ^
„ , - • __ „ . nouncement was subsequently contra-
ft number oi men employed• on the • « -r* ft,, iic-f
docks on the Hudson, both in New “ermanem ltiendan^e at the
pp.lace, who declared that the royal
baby should have arrived before this.
There was much surprised comment at
the discrepancy in these statements,
and careful inquiry was made with the
result that the official statement issued
at the beginning of the year placing
York and Hoboken. left their places.
It is estimated that about 3,000 went
out! The strikers claim that tomor
row several thousand more men will
strike and that within forty-eight
hours there will not be a longshore
men at work, except for companies
WASHINGTON. May C.—“Yes, wc need
a little money to finish thc exposition.”
said President Harry St:-George Tucker,
president of the Jamestown Exposition
Company, after a visit to President
Roosevelt today. “The hoard • of
.directors has issued a mortgage of $100.-
000. and I have every reason to believe
that it will be taken ud in the next few
days.” Mr. Tucker denied the report
that Thomas F. Ryan had bought in the
bonds to cover thc mortgage, but said
he was nerfectly satisfied with the result
of this financial negotiations. With this
money in hand, he said, the exposition,
with fifteen good working days, would
bo completed. “At present." he said, “the
Government buildings arc completed and
aU the exhibits are inthe mire food ex
hibit is all right and the State 'exhibits
are practically in. The Virginia Mining
Building is practically completed. ‘The
War Path’ is adding daily to its amuse
ment features, and the fleet which is still
at Hamnton Roads, is a sight worth see
ing.” Mr. Tucker came to Washington
to make arrangements for “Landing Day”
at Jamestown, which occurs on May 13.
He returned to Norfolk tonight.
Railway Trainmen.
ATLANTA. May 6.—Officers and
members of the Ordqr of Railway
Trainmen have alreadv begun to gath
er in Atlanta for their biennia! ses
sion which will begin tomorrow in the
assembly hail of the Kimball House
and continue for ten days. This or
ganization includes all railway train
men. such as brakeman, flagmen, etc..
who are not organized in separate
unions, and is said to be the largest
and strongest organization of its kind
in the country- There will be 720
qualified delegates in attendance on
this convention. It is said the conven
tion will spend approximately $175,000
in the eitv. It will be presided over
by Grand Master P. H. Morrissey and
ail of Its sessions will be behind closed
doors.
Next Call of Cases.
ATLANTA, May 6.-—The Supreme
Court of Georgia announced today that
the next call of cases for argument
will be on Monday, the 20th instant,
when the call will be limited to cases
specially set for that day. The reg
ular call of the civil docket will be
gin on Tuesday. May 21. with the
cases of the Chattahoochee circuit on
the docket of the October term. 1906.
proceeding through the cases on that
docket, and then commencing with the
Oconee circuit of the March term, 1907,
and proceeding through the Northern
circuit on that docket.
The June call of the civil docket will
begin on Tuesday, June IS. with the
western circuit on the docket of the
March term. 1907, and will proceed
regularly through tho remainder of that
^ooket.
The court will not be in session on
Thursday. Friday and Saturday, May
30 and 31 and Juno 1. on account of
the meeting of the Georgia Bar As
sociation.
Gambling in Fulton.
ATLANTA. May 6.—Frequent report
ns to the existence of gambling in
Fulton Countv has attracted tho at
tention of the courLs and In his charge
to the grand jury today Judge John
T. Pendleton, of the Superior Court,
specially emphasized the law against
gaming' and keeping gaming houses,
and called on the grand jury to fer
ret out such crimes and return indict
ments. Judge Pendleton asserted that
there was not the slightest excuse for
the violation of the laiVs against gam
bling and declared the professional
gambler to be a scab on the body po
litic.
Gfleene and Gaynor Case.
ATLANTA. May 6.—Marion Erwin,
district attorney of the United States
Court for the southern district of
Georgia, and who holds the position of
assistant United States Attorney Gen
eral for the purpose of prosecuting the
Greene and Gaynor case, said today
while on a visit to Atlanta, that he
hardly knew when to expect a decision
in the matter of the, appeal of the de
fendants for new trial, now pending
before the Court of Appeals in New
SURRENDERS HIMSELF ° “I see the court has adjourned ’’ Mr.
CHAS. S. FAIRCHILD
NEW YORK. May 6.—Charles S.
Fairchild, former president of the New
which grant the increase in wages de- th event , atter art of Ma ‘. turns
manded. The men ask for forty cents out t0 be correct. The incident has
an hour for ordinary 'aork. sixt> cents | caused both indignation and amuse- i v a „ .
for over time, and eighty cents for i nTld b a - revealed that the 1 Y °rk Security and Trust Company, and
Sundays and holidays. At present • C o urt physicians' who issued ‘a report t ? former secretary of the United States
they receive 3o, o 0 and 60 cents on ] on April , sav ing the accouchmcnt : tre -"isu r .v. whowithGeorgeWPerkins
,— j j-.,. — . i wag indicted for forgery in the third
degree, as a result of the disclosures
made in the insurance investigation,
surrendered himself to the Supreme
Court today. He entered a plea of not
guilty and was held in $10,000 for trial.
Mr. Fairchild was in Europe when the
indictments against him were returned,
and he at once returned to this country
Military at Gordon Unveiling.
ATLANTA, May 6.—Cant. R. E.
Park. State treasurer, appointed grand
marshal of the military pageant to be
given on the occasion of the Gordon
monument unveiling on May 25. receiv
ed a letter today from Brig. Gen. P.
W. Meldrim, of Savannah, in which he
stated he would be here on that occa
sion if nothing now unforeseen pre
vented, to take command of the State
troops engaging in the parade.
Gen. Meldrim writes that there are
many troops in Savannah anxious to
come to Atlanta to take part In this
parade, and would do so if some pro
vision were made to pay their railroad
fare. That is practically the only thing
which stands in the way of their mak
ing the trip. In view of the fact that
there is to be no encampment this
year, and since his is strictly a mili
tary function, Gen. Meldrim asks why
it would not be possible to pay suqh
an expense as this from the fund reg
ularly appropriated to the State mili
tia.
Capt. Park says he does not see any
objection to such use of a portion of
the fund, but the matter rests entire
ly with the Governor, who is at pres
ent absent from the State. Upon his
return Thursday this question will ha
submitted to him and it will be deter
mined whether any part of the fund
can be so used. Unless some provis
ion is made for paying the railroad
fare of out of town troops on this oc
casion there will be very few of them
in Atlanta to join thc parade.
Progress of Exposition.
ATLANTA, May G.—State Geologist
W. S. Yeates, executive officer of Geor
gia’s Jamestown Commission, who has
charge of the entire Georgia exhibits
at the exposition has returned to the
city for a few days on business. Mr.
Yeates says rapid progress is being
made towards the completion of the ex
position, and everything will soon be
in good shape. The Georgia exhibits,
he says, make a fine showing and are
attracting general attention.
the other hand the dock superinten- | probebiv would occur the last part of
dents of the lines^ particularly the j Apr j] were in error,
great trans-Atlantic lines, which are j The newspapers demand that some
affected, say that under no circum-j ona b e made to answer for this ridic-
stances will they grant the demands of j u ; ous mistake which has kept the na-
the men. They declare the demands j tion on the tip toe of needless excife-
are exorbitant and that plenty of men j ment and entailed many premature
can be had for the old scale. ; preparations.
In the meantime the companies have j Thev instance the fact that no fewer
their firemen, stewards and crews at ; than twentv bishops have arrived at
work loading freight. It is said that i Madrid within the last ten davs in or-
none of the big liners will be delayed, j de r to be in readiness for the birth of
although some of them may be forced j the heir to the throne of Spain,
to sail without full cargoes. The only I Queen Victoria drove out this morn-
importnnt delay so far has been in the [ i n g as usual, but she complained of a
case of the steamer Kroonland. which slight chill on returning and remained
was scheduled to sail Friday, but did
not get away until today.
Erwin said, “but it may have kept the
session open for the purpose of ren
dering judgments. We may expect a
decision, therefore, almost any time
now, or it may not come before Octo
ber. There is hardly anything on
which a prediction may be based."
Capt. B. D. Greene and “Col." John
F. Gavnor, convicted of conspiracy in
defrauding the United States Govern
ment on harbor contracts, have now
been confined in jail steadily for a
BURLINGTON, Iowa, May 6.—Dr.
John Watson (Ian McLaren), died at
11:15 a. m. today’at Mount Pleasant,
Iowa. -The cause was bloodpolsoning
from' tonsilitis. Dr. Watson came to
Mount Pleasant on April 23 from Min
neapolis to deliver a lecture. En route
Dr. Watson became Ill, and was com
pelled to cancel the lecture. Last Mon
day and Tuesday the patient was able
to be up and around and transact bus
iness. Wednesday an abscess formed
-—r , loci eivhtoen on the right ear and in twenty-four
been spent hours serious symptoms developed.
j Bloodpoisoning set in and on Saturday
other abscesses started to form in the
months of which have been spent in
Georgia jails since their return from
Canada for trial. None of this time
ELEVEN "BUCK HAND”
ITALIANS GUILTY
in the palace the rest of the day. 4
MARVIN INQUEST TO
BE REMARKABLE ONE
WILKESBARRE. Pa.. May 6.—Elev-
i of the thirteen Italians who had
been on trial here charged with
“black hand” crimes, were declared
guilty today when the sealed verdict of
the jury was opened. The other two
defendants were acquitted. Those found
guilty are Charles Buffulina. Antonio
Taglorin. Charles Gonzaza. Josey Co
rnelia. S:ev,'n Lattore. Salvatore Lu-
chinna, Pietro Luchlnna. Charles Do- . - --- - - -
menu a. Guechina Cimmone. Vincent i Pt® 1 u* th - T**?
Loubino and Charles Cornelia. The 1 ia °- ‘h”- 1 - v " e sbou! d
principal charge against the men at the
trial was the blowing up of the home
of an Italian named Rizzo, because he
refused to pay money to a band of men
cajiing'themselves the “binck hand” so
ciety. District Attorney Salsberg said
that the prisoners would be tried on
two other charg
miting and attempting to kill. The
prisoners received the verdict with the
utmost indifference.
DOVER. Del.. May 6.—It is probable
that the inquest into the death o' little
Horace Marvin will begin on Thursdav.
It wiii be the most remarkable inquest
ever held In this State. Nearly 100 wit
nesses will be called, including Dr. Mar
vin's family, the detectives ’ who have
been at work on the case and practically
everybody who can throw any light on
the case. Foreman Clark said tonight
that tho inquiry into the death of the
child will he most searching. The jury-
can be relied on. he said.. to make a
thorough examination of everybody who
has been, in any way connected with the
case. "We will leave no loon hole." he
! said. “We wot to ascertain how the bov
The State Is more than wtll-
_ cover evert- detail,
j and will heartily co-operate with us to
! this end.”
to- face the charges. The indictments j will count on their penitentiary sen
against Mr.-Fairchild and Mr. Perkins i tenee if it ultimately has to be served,
were based upon the so-called Prussian while they have been confined as pris-
bond transactions in connection with
-the affairs of the New York Life Insur
ance Company. The Prussian Govern
ment had protested to the life insur
ance company against certain securi
ties held 'by the company, contending
that they did not constitute proper in
vestments for a life insurance com
pany. ' The company was informed that
unless these securities were disposed
of it would be denied the right to con
duct its business in Prussia. It is al
leged that following this notification
the lfe insurance company charged off
the securities to the New York securi
ty and Trust Company as a bonafide
sale, and at the same time the trans
action was entered on the trust com
pany’s books as a loan.
oners they have been allowed all the
liberty possible consistent with their
detention for the purpose of keeping
them at hand to be dealt with when
the final judgment in the casejs ren
dered.
COMMISSIONER WATSON
WILL BE GIVEN HEARING
LABOR SITUATION IN
FRISCO IS UNCHANGED
Singletary-Davis.
MEIGS. May 6.—Tomorrow at 3 p. m.
Mr. Haywood Lean Singleton and Miss
Ailie Clifford Davis, both of this place,
will be united in matrimony by Rev.
T. A. White, of Taomasville.
Mr. Singletary 1? a young merchant
and Miss Davis is the youngest daugh
ter of a prominent farmer here. They
_ are already receiving the congratula-
| tions of their numerous friends.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 6.—The labor
situation in San Francisco todav showed
I no chancre from 3'*sterd?.y. The street
against them, ajna- • cars were not rvnniiuT. the telephone
*. s-rvice was erionlod. thousands of iron
workers were still holding out for an
S-hour day. and nearly rd! of the big
laundrie were idle. No nttemot to run
cars was made totU.y. Conditions were
made mere serious by the virtual suspen
sion of telephone service
EIGHTEEN PERSONS WERE
KILLED IN EXPLOSION
WASHINGTON. May Immigration
Comissioner- Watson, of South Carolina,
will be given a hearing by the National
Immigration Commission In Washington
on Friday of this week. Mr. Watson has
been abroad a number of times to interest
a desirable a class of immigrants in the
opportunities afforded for work in the
Southern part of the country an ( ] th« com
mission is anxious.to hear from him.
Six members Of the Immigration Com
mission are to sail for Eu-ope on May
18 to pursue their investigations into
the immigration question.
Fire Insurance Co. Chartered.
ATLANTA. May 6.—The Farmers’
Union Fire Insurance Company, of De
catur. Ga„ was granted a charter by
Secretarv of State Philip Cook today.
The company is one of the mutual, co
operative sort and has no capital stock.
Its inc-orporators are W. J. Woodward,
of Jackson. J. C. Johnson, G. F. Glenn
and J. L. Chupp, of Lithonia and T. J.
Flake, of Decatur. This is thc first
farmers’ union fire insurance incorpor
ated in the State, or at least it is the
first one under that name.
OLD SOLDIER SHOT ANOTHER
AND COMMITTED SUICIDE.
WASHINGTON, May 6.—William
Parks, forty-seven years old. of Zanes
ville. Ohio, an inmate of the national
soldiers’ home here, today shot and kill
ed James Leslie, of Chicago, thirty
years old. also an inmate, and then
committed suicide.
JOHANNESBURG. Transvaal. May t
—An explosion occurred today at th
Modder-F ntein gold mine. Three I county. He would hav,
whites and fifteen natives were killed. 1 old tomorrow.
“Uncle Billy” Parker Dead.
COLUMBUS, Ga„ May 6.—W. H.
Parker, known far and wide through
Chattahoochee County as “Uncle Billy”
Parker, died today at his home in that
been 93 years
Iowa Grand Master Mason.
ATLANTA. May 6.—Grand Master
W. II. Norris of the Iowa Masons, ar
rived ln Atlanta tonight. He will de
liver the principal address on the oc
casion of the laying of the corner stone
of the new Masonic temple in Atlanta
on Wednesday. George M. Moulton, of
Chicago, eminent grand commander of
the Knights Templars of the United
States, will reach the city tomorrow
morning. This will be the first visit
to the South of a K. T. eminent grand
commander. The Georgia Knights
Templars will begin their annual con
clave Wednesday morning. The cor
ner stone laying will take place at 4
o’clock Wednesday afternoon. It is ex
pected there will be nearly 2.000 Ma
sons in line in the parade, which will
precede this function. Of these It is
stated that 1.000 will come from the
Blue Lodges of Georgia, and there will,
be some 700 Knights Templars.
left ear and throat. The patient's con
dition was aggravated by a bad attack
of rheumatism. His wife, who was his
constant companion in his last illness,
left the room at 11 o’clock this morn
ing. She was gone about fifteen min
utes and returning found her husband
lifeless.
Rev. Dr. John Watson (Ian McLaren)
was born at Morning Tree, Essex.
England. November 3, 1S50. He was
ordained a minister in 1873. He was
appointed Lyman Ber-rher lecturer at
Yale University in 1896 and was made
minister of Sefton Park Presbyter!a_n
Church. Liverpool, in 1880. Among the
publications of “Ian McLaren” were
“Beside the Bonnie -Briar Bush,” “The
Days of Auld Lang Syne,” “A Doctor
of the Old Fehool,” etc., and among
the works signed John Watson w»re
“The Mind of the Master.” “The Cure
of Souls,” “The Potter’s Wheel,” ‘‘Com
panions of the Sorrowful Way.” “The
Life of the Master.” “Doctrines of
Grace.” “The Homely Virtues” and “The
Inspiration of Faith.”
CRIME ROBS THE CRADLE
AND GRAVE IN SAVANNAH.
Talk by Rev. J. L. Parrish.
ATLANTA, May 6.—An interesting
feature of the Atlanta Baptist minis
ters' weekly meeting today was a talk
by Rev. J. L. Parrish of the Glenn
SAVANNAH, May 5.—A pitiful scene
was enacted in the criminal branch of
the Superior Court this afternoon when
Judge Seabrook sentenced J. W. Hart,
the aged man who committed burg
laries here and at Charleston. and
James L. 'Blake and Arthur Cetti. the
young boys charged with burglaries of
some weeks ago. Each of these pleaded
guilty and Judge Seabrook was un
der the necessity of sentencing a man
on the brink of the grave on the one
hand and young boys not yet out of
their teens oh the other. Hart, who
Is seventy-nine, was sentenced to three
trs in the penitentiary. The boys
were given indeterminate sentences to
tho Georgia reformatory at Miliedge-
ville.
fitreet Baptist Church, a former Meth- for President
Endorse Bryan for President.
TALLAHASSEE. Fin. May 6 —The
House today adopted the Sonat» con
current resolution endorsing Wm. J.
-an for the Democratic nomlqatioa
