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Newspaper Page TextTWICE-A-WEEK TELEGRAPH WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORGIA—SHOWERS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY; LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS. ESTABLISHED IN 1826. MACON, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 28, 1907 TWICE-A-WEEK, $1.00 A YEAR. HALL AND FELDER OF BIBB THREE RESOLUTIONS WILL DEMOCRATS OF PENN’S A TTY. GEN. HART TO BRING JOIN ISSUE IN DEBATE BE AIMED AT GA. CENTRAL STATE SHELVE BRYAN SWT AGAINST CENTRAL Joint Assembly Canvasses ra,3lcal anti-cigarette bins in the sen- Representative Huie Asks ■ The resoluUon recltes the violaUon of * at# today that has ever trade its ap- J j paragraph 4. section 2, article 4, of the Vote for Governor and Other Officer t} Anti-Cigarette Bill in Senate ATLANTA. ’Juno Parkv. of Farroiltor i. the r.e ■d the 50 ■ for the called U fra .)■, onnte at for "Go oh.ipla hr*- t ti o the j 11 ra." ,\ft sard the j’cloek ir and ■ brief ■3 ding: Doorkeeper arrival of pea ranee before any legislative body T: prescribes a penalty not only for the manufacture and sale of cigarettes and iearette papers, but for smoking •item. In other words he proposes to bollsh the cigarette entirely from the nflnes of the State under penalty of • ior imprisonment. Tae bill is even more sweeping than that passed by the H '>u«e a couple of years ago and talk 'd to death in the Senate by Brick Miller and Walter Steed. , Senator Felder, of the 22nd. today jn- fr dueed his automobile speed limit ' blil, requiring that automobiles in in corporated cities and towns shall run more than one mile in six minu : and on the country roads not more than one mile in three minutes. Auto- rnobllists are required to stop when ever signalled to do ao by the driver I of a horse or mule, and wait until such vehicle passes. • Senator Steed. of the 37th, Intro duced a bill making BO per cent of the . daily, weekly or monthiv wages of a r,. ; Journeyman laborer subject to gar- h e i nlshinent: also a bill to make county school commissioners elective by the That Railroad’s Charter Be Forfeited JOHN G. HARMAN WAS NOMINA TED FOR THE STATE TREASURER. HEAVY LOSS BY EIRE Hall's Resolution Asks for Committee j State constiurion and provides for a commission to ascertain all the facts ' in connection with the ownership, look ing to the ultimate enactment of a law ; HARRISBURG, Pa., June 27.—John : forfeiting the charter of the road. G. Harman, of Columbia County, was Mr. Hall's resolution, while general j nominated for State Treasurer bv to- j — : in its term, is aimed solely at the Ceu- | days' Democratic State convention on a nreinrovn a- t . . : tral. It provides for the appointment . former member of the Legislature. A' RlLJiMUND, : \ a.. June -i. La.-t of five members from the House and i resolution endorsing Wm. Jennings ; . e at Chnstiansburg destroy - three from the Senate to investigate j Bryan for the Presidency was shelved. ‘-,7..,, ? £’. un . dr ' v the hnst , ,ansburs the ownership of the capital stock in; State Treasurer Wm. H. Berry, who 1 t-niii6a Plow and Machine Company. Penalty to Be Demanded for Failure to Build Depot Batch of Current Gate City News railroads of the State by other and I claims the credit for having uncovered some *00.000 feet of lumber, the livery competing lines, la violation of the the capitol scandal, was chairman of ?aIes stable and siore of J- fa- constitution. gives the eommision pow-lthe convention and made a speech ad- Childress and two Ovher small build ings. Loss on foundry. *13.000. no insurance. Childress' loss $8,000. insurance $4,500. The total loss is es timated at $50,000. dnt the lied the Cer Pi* Hal!. l began a dispute •f T-.hb and Sen, nd. his former roi utlonal rights of ite ’ that the Legisit •tltutlon only had s the vote f- people. . Georgia shall be forfeited to the State A resolution was adopted making the ; ■ ■ ■ — rules of the last Senate, the rules of th« present Senate until new rules can be i framed. Tie following additional bills were | introduced: By Senator Wilkes, of the 7th—To I amend the act requiring the prompt i burial of dead animals, so as to make j vi lation of the law a misdemeanor. I Rv Senator Horn, of the 34th—To au- j fomptrnller i thorize the recovery of punitive a er. He irted to the :,1 Assembly letween Mr. r Felder, of igue. on the he General i in- ATLANTA. Ga.. June 27.—Three res- I er to summon witnesses and documen- : vocating the election of a Democratic not Solutions aimed directly at the control tar >' evidence and calls for a report i treasurer as a check on the Repubii- tes, ! r , ., r . , - „ ■ Poiin-o,. upon which the legislature may base j can State officials. He commended the ore 1 ' “■ .* such action as it deems proper in the : capitol investigation committee and Cort$panv by the Southern Railway I premises. j said that much of the testimony taken will make their appearances in the; Mr. Huie's resolution not only pro-| by the commission has substantiated House of Representaives tomorrow, one Tides for such investigation with re- the charges he made in the last cam- bv Representative R. N. Hardeman, of gard to railroad companies, but extends j paign. The platform pledges the parv Jefferson, and another by Hon. G. M. [ the powers of the proposed commission | to a searching Investigation of the au- Huie. of ciavton, and the third by Hon.! to investigation of and report upon fer- dltor general’s office and demands the Joseph H. Hall, of .Bibb. ! tilizer manufacturers and manufactur- | speedy prosecution of those responsible I Mr. Hardeman's resolution specifiles ers of cotton seed products in order to for the alleged frauds in furnishing and; AUGUSTA. Ga,, June 27. A-special the Central by name and because of determine where In the State contsitu- I equipping the capitol. The'Republican ; from Columbia to' the Chronicle says: its ownership by the Southern provides J tion is being violated by the formation | party is condemned for its failure to ! The management of the Olympia cot- that tae charter of the Central of jof monopolies. Rigid investigation is, amend the ba,Iot laws and for the de- : [on mill called for police protection to AUGUSTA OPERATIVES STRIKE FOR BASEBALL ATLANTA. June 27.—The State Railroad Commission today requested I Attorney General John C. Hart to bring suit for the proscribed penalty against the Central of Georgia Rail way Company for failure to build a depot at Bremen, a junction poin: ! with the Southern, and against the Seaboard Air Line for failure to build a depot at Elberton. The plans for these depots were submitted and ap proved some time ago. but the road.', have been inactive. The penalty is from $1,000 to $5,000 as may be fixed by the Jury. I provided for in all cases. LOVING CASE CONTROLLED BY THE THAW PRECEDENT feat by the recent legislature or tne bill day when a par tv of forty pickets from for a Popular vote at the primaries uo- ; the striking i 00m fixers‘and weavers on United States Senatorial candidates. attempted t0 pre vent other operatives At the meeting of the resolutions ; from going to work. committee S. M. Seibert, of Potter | An order has been ■d an amendment • sinn t, spok-' Che resolution > that off.-c!, against the tha: the A!- const i tution- s compensating damages in the rase i TjiAfyn RavItJlJalP TJlllps tJlP testified that he saw Losing on the i resolution: f injury or homicide resulting from , uu » ‘'in n ' ,uub ivurco me d av of tbe trag . edy j us , a minute be-j "We are heartily in accord with the County, took exception to the silence Ma that the poIice guard \ shaII re . of he platform submitted on national , ma in at the mill until further in matters. Mr. Seibert said he could atructed . The str ike is caused bv re- see no reason why a Democrat party, fusa , to Iet a Ioom flxcd ofE a ' few . should be afraid to endorse M\ m J- days ago to play baseball. Bryan. There were cries for a vote on | the platform, but Mr. Seibert stood his ground and offered the following Hi Gcn< Assr-mbl a xpr< •an- v-rr the vote for Attornev General?” Mr. Hall asked. "Yes." S.-n itor Felder replied, "the Legislature made a mistake and we d"n'n want it m happen nir-iin.” Mr. Hall spoke at length in favor of Mr. Dunbar, of Richmond, made the point Mat the j ,-nt resolution specifi cally called for canvassing the vote of 'Governor and Statehouse officers.” President Akin sustained this point mi appointed Senator Felder. Mr. Dunbar, of Richmond, and Mr. Hall, of H:b!i to canvass the vote. "I car only s-*rv,* or- th-»t committee wanton or gross negligence. By Senator Camp, of the 31st—To create the office of commisisoner of roads and revenues of Franklin County. •By Senator Born, of the 34th—To further define the liability of common carriers in cases of injury or homicide of employes. At 11 o'clock the Senate adjourned to go to the House to participate in the joint session. Truth of Girl’s Story Irrelevant Ruling Is Severe Blow to Prosecution j fore it occurred. He talked with the | beliefs and position taken by our peer- I defendant, who asked for Theodore i less leader and statesman, Wm. Jen- Estes. Witness told him that he j nings Bryan, the Jefferson and Jack- I thought Estes was in a car, and Judge son of the Demooratic party of today, Lovir.g started in the direction indi-land endorse his candidacy for the I cated. The only evidence Judge Lov- I Democratic nomination for President ing showed of excitement was that hl3 ! in 1908.” ’ TEXAS TOWN SWEPT BY $100,000 FIRE Will of Chief Justice Bleckley. ATLANTA. June 27.—The will of the late Chief Justice Logan E. Bleck ley was filed in the Court of Ordinary here today. The will Is in Judge Bleckley's own handwriting and bears the date .Tune 10. 1901. His wife Is made sole executrix, and his property is left to his children, share and share alike. He provides for the pay ment of his debts, two of which he specifically mentions as claims collect ed for clients shortly after the close of the war, but which have never been called for. canvas ific.aliv Hail sing the vote n,.med in the mid. his eyes aim Rihb de- Reaolution to Revise Insurance Laws. ATLANTA. June 27.-—Representative Barkesd.ale, of Wilkes, Introduced in the House today a resolution, the object of which Is to revise and amend the. in-- stiranee Jaws of the State. It provides for the appointment of a commission of five members by the Governor to he known as the Bureau of Insurance Legislative Information. This commis sion is to make full Investigation and report advisable measures next year. HOUSTON, Va., June 27.—The tak- i face was red. After the shooting he talked with Judge Loving, who re marked: Shot to Kill. “A doctor will do no good. I shot to kill." . . .. .. ... T „,,'peculiar about Judge Loving after ing of testimony in the case of Judge | gjj 00t j ng 7»- Hardman and Temperance Committee. , progressed has been most surprising i:nr ms ATLANTA. June 27.—It Is confident- predicted that Senator L. G. Hard- • -'I den: I do I man. of the 33d. from Commerce, wh •xtenf nrovfded introduced the State prohibition bill i,. . , - , , ., s Mr hTii-V re- ; the Senate yesterday, will he made admissibility Of certain evidence chairman of de Senate temperance appointed Mr. j committee. It is stated that Dr. Hardman had a Mr. Hal!. pro- The resolution was laid on the table, after which the platform as it had been drafted, was adopted. After the platform had been read oh the floor of the convention. Mr. Seibert asked per- mission to submit a minority report. 'Did you notice anything unusual or The chairman of the resolutions com- tho mittee said that no minority report = _ was jnade in the committee and there- Wm. -G. Loving, who was placed on I -j d ld no f observe him closely." fore could not be considered by the trial here last Monday for the murder “Did you perceive anv evidences of j convention. He then moved the pre- of Theodore Estes, in Nelson County, I men tal weakness on the day of the vious question and the platform was on April 22. was concluded at 5 1 tragedy?” i unanimously adopted. The convention o’clock this afternoon. The court ad- i "j cannot say as I did.” , then proceeded to the nomination of a journed until 10 o'clock tomorrow I T h e defense secured from the wit- j candidate for State Treasurer, when the Instructions to the jury will ness a statement that Judge Loving he argued before Judge Barksdale, made after the tragedy to him when The rapidity with which the trial has \ asked why h^ killed young Estes. which was: “Theodore Estes took my daughter out buggy riding and drugged and ruined her.” McGinnis is a bondsman of Judge Loving and was summoned by both sides as a witness. E. L. Kidd, county clerk of Nelson County, at whose home Miss Elizabeth all concerned Today marked a most important turning in the case when Judge Barks- lale rendered an opinion concerning u for Governor jeers was finally :. after which th dissolved and th ad Stnte- innounccd House ad- H->ke Smith. 76.9B2: if State. Philip Cook. I conference with Governor-elect Hoke [.Smith prior to the introduction of this measure, which has Veil construed by some to mean that the Governor-elect is favorable to- it. President John TV. Akin, of the Sen ate. announeed that he would not he : ready to announce the appointment of hi« committees until Tuesday or We 1- nesdav of next week. John C. Hart. iptroller General. William A. Tre R. E. Park. 77.000. of Agriculture, T. For Commissi Hudson. 70 955. For State School Commissioner, : Merritt. 77033. For Prison Commisi h ins. 77.003 For Railroad Commissioner, T London. 73.599 T. G. C er. Clement A. Proceedings in ATLANTA. June 2! the Senate. Camp. introduced one of the most law. Child Labor Law. ATLANTA. June 27.——Xn response a letter of inquiry from President Jeff Davis, of the Georgia Industrial Asso ciation. for a construction of certain I features of the child labor law. Attor ney General John C. Hart has written a personal opinion stating that under ' section 4 the law does not apply to 1 such children who secure employment ‘ in factories and mills after they have [ passed the age of 14. But if such em ployment begins at 14. or before, the law is then applicable until they pass , the school age of 18. Attendance on ; "night school." Judge Hart holds, will answer the requirements of the the decision dealing a heavy blow to the prosecution. Attorney Daniel Har mon, for the prosecution, announced his intention to call witnesses to show that the story told by Miss Eliz abeth Loving to her father that she was drugged and assaulted by Theo dore Estes was a fabrication and that Estes never offered an Indignity to the girl, even suggesting that there might be another motive back of the killing. The defense objected on the ground that this testimony had no bearing on the case and. whether true or false, had nothing to do with the question of Judge Loving's state of mind at the tragedy. Judge Barks BIG STEAMSHIP LINE REFUTES STATEMENTS EL PASO. Tox., June 27.—Fire last night destroyed the entire saloon sec tion of Morenci, Arizona, the loss ag gregating $100,000. Twenty-seven ■fiuildings were wiped out and there was but $3,000 insurance. The water supply failed, hence the destruction. CONDITION OF THE MARKET STOPS C. & O. IMPROVEMENTS RICHMOND. Va., June 27.—C. D. Langhorne, the Virginia contractor, J. C. Carpenter & Co., and the Matthews Curtis Company, of Clifton Forge, have been ordered to quit their con struction work in connection with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Com pany on July 1. The Chesapeake and Ohio has been doing considerable tracking, lowering of grades and straightening curves. The reason as signed for discontinuing this work is that further money would have to be 1 raised for its continuance and in the 1 conditions of the market at this time ! j it would not be desirable to float new , [securities. Two thousand men are j I affected. Lawyer Langley’s Trial Postponed. ATLANTA. June 27.—The prelimi nary trial of Lawyer Lee J. Langley, charged with attempted assault upon .1 13 year old girl, daughter of W. P. Mims, was postponed by Justice Dod- gen until next Tuesday, at the request of the defense on account of Langley's physical condition. In the meantime Langley will remain in Jail. The fath er of the little girl says Langley's brother agreed to institute lunacy pro ceedings if he would withdraw tha charge, but that he declined. s.™IHimUKE JQ fjtyj) ROgljE ride, testified that he had known Judge 1 Progressive Union, today received from.) Loving for years, and that "he had reputation for being a great sports man and a good shot. He further said Judge Loving’s handwriting was clear and distinct. The witness stated that he never heard of the defendant being insane or having an heredity taint of Insanity. High Tempered Man. Wm. Dawson, a rural letter carrier of Lovingston. testified that he had the offices of the Hamburg-American I steamship line In New York, a denial of the report recently published that emigration from Germany to the southern states would not be encour aged by that line on account of the bad treatment of the immigrants in this section of the country. The Com pany officials said that they did not LEANING OVER HER BED dale, in a lengthv opinion, today sus- (known Judge Loving ten or fifteen mined the contention of the defense, i years and regarded him as a high tem- and among the cases he cited as I pered man. "W itness had never heard precedents was the Thaw trial in New j that Judge Loving was Insane. York. J - Loving, of- Lovingston. testified Witnesses in Rebuttal. | that Judge Loving had a very strong •'ter the opinion of Judge Barksdale "ppo.^hTm'in^cUonfor'o^nfons?’ 110 There was need for blood hounds in Macon yesterday morning. Mr. William B. Head, manager of the believe the statements to the effect j Metropolitan Insurance Company, lives at that were accredited to their agent at I *29 Duncan avenue, on Huguenin Heights. Berlin, had been made. i ^ is little .daughter. 12 or 13 year* of age. Plans had been made for a conven— * sleeps ^\ith & \ery young sister in a nans nao oeen maae ior a conven . room connected with the parents’ room. tlon in New Orleans for the*purpose About 1:30 o’clock vesterday morning of refuting these alleged charges. Mr. Head was tsartled* by a scream from Whether this convention will now be j his little daughter. He tried to enter the held is a matter that will be decided next Monday. RULING IN HAYWOOD CASE LIMITS DEFENSE GREATLY had been rendered, the prosecution be gan the examination of a number of witnesses called in rebuttal of the evi dence introduced by the defense that Loving was insane at the ti e of the shootine During the morninsr several witnesses were examined. Most of these reside in Amherst and Nelson counties and have known Judge Lov ing for many years. The trend of their, testimony was that never heard - the insanity Loving discussed before this trial, and they had always regarded him as opaniom "He believed everybody was wrong except himself.” “When was the first time you ever heard it suggested that Judge Lovir.g was insane?” "It was about ten days ago.” It was brought out by the defense that the witness was connected by marriage with the Estes family. J. Sheffield, of Lovingston. had they had | known Judge Loving for ten of twelve of Judge (years, but had detected no indicaVoJijt of mental disease. John T. Fitzpatrick, of Nelson Coun- IT WAS BALTIMORE DAY AT EXPOSITION account Not Allowed to Prove Isolfl-! The Chief importance of Boyce's u j cross examination was the production of a speech by him at the convention of the federation at Salt Lake in 1S9S. in which he said that every union should have a rifle club and every member a rifle, so that the federation ted Instances of Con spiracy sane man. with a mind superior to thelty, testified that he had known Judge ordinary. Several further declared j Loving for about 20 years, and had that the defendant was a high tern-1 never heard his sanity questioned. In pered man and was Intolerant of the reply to questions by defense, lie said opinions. of those who opposed him. ! that Judge Loving might havi It wa: ing Sho: judge and had char him. j that Judg also testified that Judge Lov- mained drunk almost continuously or eas an excellent hunter, a good | the farm and witness not heard of it. had served with honor as a! John S. Horslev, the last witness ol if large estates. | the forenoon, who has known Judge Boyce Said Unions Should Have Rifles BC'ISE. Idaho. June 27.—A ruling Ed- ard Boyce t »r years :.,r *■ r ot -he Western Federation of Miners, and now a wealthy mine owner on the Oocur D'Alene, was testifying in be half of William D. Haywood, l-n-.ns materially the showin gof the defense xs to the existence of :i counter con spiracy' against Haywood and *iis as sociates. James H. Hawley, for Hie .--’.ite. objected to a general question • s to the policy and practice of mine owners throughout the west in hlark- i■ >:ing union miners and in the argu ment that followed. ’Clarence Darraw, for the defense, claimed the same lati tude in proving counter conspiracy that the state enjoyed in showing a conspiracy Mr. Hawley contended that the state had directly shown the existence of a conspiracy by Harry Orchard and by so doing had laid the foundation for and made the connection of all the evidence subsequently ,‘Tfered oil the subject. He said that the defense was trving to show a counter conspir- by proving various isolated in stance's. and certain general condi tions none of which \v :s connec'ed lsc and for none of which lundntion had beer, laid, the court accept in part he o intentions of the prosecution and united the proof of the defense along I his line to events in Colorado and the -oeur D'Alenes. connected with the ■ase as now established. Denied “Inner Circle." tel Boyce was the principal witness ■ f the day and his testimony was c>fly devoted to the histor>. purposes -a \>erV of the Western K deration. Te dej i,-d the existence of an ' Inner could march 25.000 armed men in the | ranks of labor. ! Mr. Boyce would not agree with the , accuracy of the quotation, hut said that the sentiment was correct and de- , dared with spirit that when he spoke the words imputed to him. he had in : his tr.lnd the misconduct of state troops in Colorado, the u«e of troops elsewhere against the federation and the constitutional right of all citizens to bear arms, which was as much the right of the miner as of the aristocrat. Easterly Contradicts Orchard. ■William Easterly, one of the most Hypothetical Question. R e ,-ess was taken from 12 o’clock until 4 o'clock to give the prosecution time to prepare a hypothetical ques tion to propound to an expert on in sanity—Dr. J. S. DeJarnette. superin tendent of the Western State Hospital at Staunton. This was similar to one asked Dr. Emmons, of Washington, yesterday by the defense. It reviewed the life and experience of Judge Lov ing. his marriage, separation from his wife, his strugele against the whisky habit, his trip to an institute for the cure of that habit, the account of the story told him by his daughter, the killing of young Estes and his ap pearance and ac There were as two questions, th a Ur ?'T ° f T yCa - rS ' Sai<1 that | iand. and call he considered Judge Loving a very bright man. NORFOLK, Va., June 27.—Hundreds of Baltimoreans and Marylanders in general, bedecked with badges of yellow and black, the colors of the Oriole, at tended the Baltimore day celebration at the Jamestown Exposition today The dedication of the handsome little structure on the. exposition grounds, erected by the merchants of Baltimore was the chief feature of the day. The ceremonies which were participated in by both Governor Warfield, of Mary land, Mayor Mahool. of Baltimore, j were held on the' veranda of the build- i ing. Mayor Mahool and Governor i Warfield In their addresses spoke of the | close ties between Virginia and Mary- , on the people of the i latter State to join with Virginia in j making the Jamestown Exposition a ; great success. room, but found that something had been placed against the door. This obstruc tion was removed by the daughter, and when he entered the child was terribly frightened hut managed to tell the cause of her outcry. She was aroused from sleep by a heavy hand laid upon her. She opened her eyes and saw a man in the room, though at the time she could not make out whether he was white or black. It was then that she screamed, and the man Jumped out the window. It was evident that he entered the room by the window. He had placed a chair again leading into the parents* room and had blown out the lamp, which was always kept burning. " , , oon as possible. Mr. Head tele- I pure ha ' i-cle'ing foi Georgia's Soldiers in Civil War. j ATLANTA. June 27.—The annual report of the State Roster Commis- sion. which is compiling the records of Georgia's soldiers and sailors in the I Civil War, was made to the Legis lature today by Chairman Clement A. I Evans. The commission has so far compiled 70,000 names, making all the corrections possible. The rolls of the J Thirty-third, Thirty-eighth and Fifty- ! ninth regiments of infantry and Oom- ! puny A of tile Sixty-first are entirely ; missing, and some others have been j found only in fragments. The rolls of | fifteen regiments of infantry and twenty-one squadrons of cavalry are in the possession of the War Depart ment at Washington, hut permission to secure copies of them has not yet be--n obtained. Further work on these rolls, it is stated, can bo placed wholly in charge of the compiler of these records, a position at j>r«eer»f fteld by former Governor Allen D. Candler. Tech's Commissary Gives Up Contract. ATLANTA. June 27—As the result of a protest entered by the alumni of the Te h a: the alumni banquet last Thursday night, according to a story which has just come to light. Brian J. Brown, a graduate to whom the trus tees had let a contract for conducting th" Tech commissary for the next five years, lias given up his contract, and the commissary will be turned over to three or four needy students who may thus be u’ole to realize funds to pay their expenses while at the institu tion. The alumni had provided for endowing u scholarship at the institu tion. but threatened to withdraw it on his action of the trustees. the door at the t AssembI phoned the police station and Bicycle Officer Friinan came to. the hou few minutes. Together they examined the premises, but the man was gone. The prip.t. of his shoe heels in the soft earth under the window showed where he li id jumped, and the tracks were followed until tost in the street. Miss Head distinctly saw the negro'3 face as lie went out of the window, but she docs no: think she would he able to r-*cocnize him. She suffered much from fright, end it .will be a long time New City Hall. ATLANTA. June 27.—As a result of the extension of Atlanta's city limits, which is onfldently looked forward to ■sent session of the General it is stated Atlanta will have a new city hall. The matter of ing the old Government build- this purpose is still under [ consideration. City Building Inspector. ATLANTA. June 27.—In the election of city officials at the caucus of the City Council today, Edwards Hayes was chosen city building Inspector over Frank Pittman, who has held the position for twelve years Recorder Nash Broyles was re-elected by a nar- he will forget the horrible expe- row margin, two ballots being re quired. important witnesses in the called just before adjournment, and . more seriou his testimony will be continued tomor row. He occupied the witness chair long enough, however to deny directly n , : nd 0 f this the statements of Orchard charging said: him with criminal misconduct in Colo-; "I think he would be very angry rado. He denied that he ever discus- from the provocation that he thought sed the Vindicator or any other plot his daughter had been ruined by the OF MU! FOUND JITFHE RUINS NORFOLK. Va.. June 27.—The body of Charles Fulhert. a musician who ; had been playing about different re- ,, , sorts about Pine Beach, was found in . tions after the tragedj. i ruins of t he burned Madison hotel [ ome vanauons m^the | there today. Fulbert was 30 years of. :he defense taking a ; age an d came from Bridgeport Conn. ' SLIGHT CHANGE FOR WORSE IN BISHOP CAPERS CONDITION. ASHEVILLE. N. C-. June 27—A special to the Citizen from Cedar Mountain tonight says there is a slight change for the worse in Bishop Capers’ condition. While there has been j no extension of paralysis his pulse and temperature are .’.igher. Wm. A. Guerrv, the bishop's coadjutor. Is on j his way to the sick man's" bedside. TODAY IS CAROLINA DAY AT JAMESTOWN , . . , —.— Bridgeport Conn of his appearance . yjis= wife is an actress and has been after the shooting. Tn reply to the summoned from San Antonio Texas, question “What effect do you think • fulbert Is declared to have been asleep such experience would have on the j w -her. effort was mad man?" Dr. DeJarnett BIRMINGHAM EDITOR MARRIES AUGUSTA LADY. GEORGE ATWOOD WILL CONTEST I NORFOLK. Va., June 27.—Governor , SEAT OF H. W. ROGERS. Ansell, of South Carolina, his family = and staff, the entire South Carolina ATLANTA, June 27. Judge Spencer 1 g tate Jamestown Commission, the R. Atkinson and William Clifton, of i g econd Regiment of Infantry of the McIntosh, have been retained to rep- South Carolina National Guard, under resent the contestant, George At- AUGUSTA, Ga.. June 27.—Edward Barrett, owner of the Birmingham (Ala.) Age-Herald, was married at S o'clock tonight to Mrs. Louis Butt Col. Henry T. Thompson, 700 men with Orchard, or that he had helped Orchard in experiments for the de vice that blew up the Vindicator mine and denied that he and Orchard had discussed the Vindicator matter or any other subject with Moyer and Haywood at federation headquarters in Denver. to awaken him when the fire broke out yesterday morning. He coul dnot be aroused i Cunningham, and was burned in bed. j Jamestown. New York The body was identified by a double j w ' eeks in Europe, row of teeth possessed by Fulbert. | This makes the second known fatality | of the Pine Beach fire, the o'her one being the negro bootblack, Larry Har ris. Several persons are reported mis sing. -ith t> prop FORMER BASEBALL CAPTAIN SUICIDES young man referred to, but sane.” Effect of Alcohol. Dr. DeJarnette testified that during his connection with the Western State Hospital he had under his care 4.300 patients suffering from diseases of the [ brain. He was closely examined bv counsel for both sides. Mr. Lee. of the defense, touched on numerous diseases, I LITTLE ROCK. Ark., June 27.—Gev- their cause and effect. Dr. DeJarnette, ernor Pendall today pardoned F. O. testified as to the effect of acute j Butt, fermer State Senator from Car wood, for the seat of Representative j gtrong and a j arge pa rtv of South retained Judge Howard VanEpps, of. the Lcg.slature and civilians, arrived Their tour will include ! Atlanta, to represent him in the con- : today for the South Carolina day cele- and several test and a lively fight is in prospect, bratfon at the Jamestown Exposition : The members of the house are already tomorrow. j displaying a lively interest in the case | Governor Anseil at the exposition ! ground today presented in person tha Columbus Pythians. : diplomas to this year's graduates of ONE FARMER SHOT ANOTHER IN A QUARREL OVER HOG COLUMBUS. Ga.. June 27.—A joint | the South Carolina (Citadel) Military BIRMINGHAM. Ala., June 27.-John meeting of the three lodges of Knights J JSl ®S2?n [GOVERNOR PARDONS STATE j Dearman. and killed Coaiburg by tion. This evening. Governor Ansell late Wednesday at Upper | night at w hich Grand Chancellor David [ ^snia^Club^in ^Norfolk^by LUuteaafit- white farmer, was shot 1 of Pythias in Columbus was -held to- alcoholism on the brain, the effect of j roll County, convicted of the bribery insanity on the nerves and tissues, the | of Senator R. R. Adams, of Grant temporary and permanent results from j County, and sentenced to two years delirium tremens.-the effect of stress imprisonment. Butt began his sentence and strain cn the mind: how sudden ■ last January. joy. horror, disappointment, grief, etc., i The action of Governor Pendal! was Arthur Jones. another I j Bailey, of Griffin, was present. The [ r-om'mander Victor ^Blue^^U^s”'*?!, and SENATOR CONVICTED OF BRIBERY white man. The killing occurred at ; third rank was conferred in long form, [ Tj^RuDert Blue, of the' United States the slayer’s home and was the result ! and after the initiation of quite a Marine^Hospital Service A notable of a quarrel over the possession of a ; number of candidates refreshments ; S C o„necUon w/th the South no °' i were served. There was a large at- (- aro n na d ay celebration tomorrow ENGINEER RENERT WAS tendance f^ ^he members of Stone-, in b the p re8en c e of Governors of BURIED UNDER ENGINE "—" **- i three States at a reception to be given rhe [ with the Pythians of the city. Deato of Mr. Lyman Hearn- j,... , _ I EATONTON, Ga., June 27.—A mes- could affect the mental faculties. Most ! based on a largely signed petition from [ between a Pottsville accomodation sage was received here today announc- DURHAM. N. C.. June 27.—William of his testimony as well as the ques- I every section of the State. I t jn and a freight locomotive, the en- ln £ the at noon Wednesday of M. Smith, captain and shortstop of tions asked him were of a technical; i niiver Ronert nf the ; M r - Lyman H. Hearn, eldest son of Mr. Trinity college baseball team the past nature W*hen Dr. DeJarnette left ROOSEVELT WILL BE UNABLE TO [ smeer. er Renert or the passenger w H . Hearn, one of Eatonton's most two ycarf. committed suicide today the stand Attorney Wood Bouldin for, ADDRESES VIRGINIA FARMERS. ,was a , several Passengers : prominent citizens, while on a visit to by shooting. Smith graduated from the prosecution announced: “We rest j [were injured. Engineer Renert was . b j s wife’s relatives in Sparta. Trinity college last year, and this year our case." ! ROANOKE. Va., June 27.—President buried under his engine. j News of Mr. Hearn's death will carry took re degree of master of arts. He The attorneys for both sides tonight j Roosevelt has advised United States! The freight was proceeding in the ' genuine sorrow to a wide circle of afterwards entered the employment of held a conference to prepare lnstruc- ! District Attorney Thomas Lee moore' same direction as the passenger train friends and relatives throughout the the American Tobacco Company as an tions to be submitted at the court to- [that he will be unable to accept jhe but on another track and was a short State. He is survived by his parents, inspetor Hi> ne-vous system broke morrow. invitation extended him to addressable distance ahead when it ran into an [ his wife who was Miss Daisy Culver, down end timught he w *s a failure At the morning session today H. Me-| Virginia State farmers' institute which open switch entering the track occu-i of Sparta, and a number of brothers j _H t ie business. Sinni*, a liveryman at Lovingston, meets here in August. I pied by the passenger train. and sisters. PHILADELPHIA, June 27.—In a collision on the Pennsylvania Rail road near Cynwyd a suburban station and^ the occasion was, a jed letter event j at the v irK i nia state building in t*"'" 1 " '■*' honor of the visiting South Carolin ians. These will be Governor Ansell, of South Carolina, Governor Warfield, of Maryland, and Governor Swanson, of Virginia. SCHOONER VIOLETTE SUNK WITH 19 HANDS DUNKIRK. France. June 27.—The schooner Vioiette, with nineteen hands, has sunk off the coast of Iceland.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Twice-a-week telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 1899-19??, June 28, 1907, Image 1