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Friday, June 28, 1907 THE TWICE-A-W EEK TELEGRAPH a GEORGIA LEGISLATIVE MILL ORGANIZED FOR BUSINESS body of m ms CENTRAL RAILROAD SOLD TO CATAPULTED WTO CIO MESSRS< JHORNE AND PERRY ATT-ANTA Juno A.wmbly of 1f*07-0K day and both houses busine*.* Princir*il Interest S< nata yt here j be elfl was in doubt. Senator John W. district, from Harto pr«s!d*-nt on tin- fi?> being 32 t*» 10 sen • the 26t'n. being the* date voted for. The surprise of the name of Senator T. 22nd, from Bibb, wai nomJnfrtlnn. Hon. . Macon, chairman cf 1 >vp rorrmitte# nnd >.—The* General a- or^anir.cd to re noT ready for •#*d in tho f president GOVERNOR TERRELL’S LAST MESSAGE TO LAW-MAKERS NEW YORK. June 26.—Passengers j on a trolley car crossing the 'Brooklyn | bridge tonight were horrified when the r; rear window suddenly crashed in, ai- I mining the form of a man who landed D DEC lf)f IUT HANQftA/ HP fFNTRIM i senseless and bleeding in the car aisle. 1 fit JlL/t/l 4 f7/TlV^\/fV VI LLll I : "Where the man came from is a mystery | ■and he was dead when an ambulance j IlflY Y IYAT O C nCTIOCn Dl/ nCH Y surgeon reached the scene a few min- WILL NOT BE RETIRED BY DEAL ’ utes later. Tne neck was broken agd a fractured rib -had pierced a lung. ; Papers found on the body indicated kin. of the 42nd ! was elected ball i. the vote >r J. J. Flynt. of nly other candi- GEORGIA HAS LOW AND HER CREDIT TAX RATE IS HIGH. ! that the victim was John Nelson, an ! UNFRIENDLY i , electrical engineer of Brooklyn. The { I The knowledge that person and prop- j police, after a thorough investigation. dav Keide that the . of the not even out in I* MUIer. Of h* State execu- •hairman of the ATLANTA, Ga.. Jun „ in pfMrt is Governor Terrell’s last mes- j credtt sage to the General Assembly of Geor- ! tIle tax P a J' ers gla read In both houses of the Legisla ture this morning: To the General Assembly: held Macon. Democratic convention nnd James L. Anderson, manager of the campaign of the Governor-elect, fought a noble fight for Mr. Felder, nn.l tip to a few days ago nought they had it won But this morning told a differ ent ■ t orv. and Mr. Felder as well as Dr. Hardman, Senator from the 33d, ■withdrew from the race. Five of Dr. Hardman’s votes went to Judge Akin which with the 37 w’.iieh be stated he had last night made his thirty-two. Here is “how the vote stood on the first call of the roll after the Senate had been railed to order by Secretary C. S. Nor then: For Akin: Senators Born, Boyd. iRmntlev. Brock. Bush. Damp, Cowart. Crittenden, Deen, Dobbs, Farmer. F.elts, Flynt. Hardman, Hayes. Henderson. of the lath. Henderson of the 39 th, Hughes. Knight. Lashley. Martin. Mat tox. Overstreet. Peacock. Stapleton, Svkes, Walden, Walker, Weaver, Whaley. Wilkes. Williford. For Flvnt—Senator Akin, Felder, OLordy. Griffin, Hawes, Howard. John son. Steed, Taylor. Turner. Ahsent: Senators Hudson and Ste phens. Senator "Dohhs nominated Senator Akin and Senator Taylor nominated Senator Flynt. There were no other nominations. Senator Hardman second- . ed the nomination of Senator Akin. • /The vote was then taken with the result stated and was announced amidst ap plause. Charles S. Northen, of Atlanta, was unanimously elected secretary of the Senate, and will have practically the same clerical force as last year. Senator E. T. Steed, of the 37th. wis unanimously elected president pro tern. Flynn Hargott. of Muscogee, w/is unanimously elected messenger. For doorkeeper, Fleming Grieve, of Baldwin, was olocted over T. L. Hearn, of Atlanta, ihc vote being 33 to 8. Dr. J. W. G. Watkins, of College Park, a well known Baptist minister and chaplain o'f tho last Senate, was unanimously chosen chaplain. A sweeping State prohibition bill ■was Introduced by Senator Hardman, nnd It Is practically conceded that It ■will be passed. Senator Born introduced a sweeping anti-pass bill prohibiting the issuance of passes, franks or courtesies of any kind by anv corporation. Senator Hardman also Introduced a bill to amend the act appropriating *11*0.0(10 to Ibe State university for an agricultural college, so as to make the chairman of the board of trustees of tho agricultural college ex-officio a member of the State university board of trustees. The House was notified that the Senate had organized for business and the Governor's message was read. The Senate then adjourned until to morrow. continue to swell the digest and make easy the gathering of funds needed for the expenses of Gov ernment: nor has this led to extrava- It is my happy privilege, in this, my 1for the State departments and last message, to be able to congratu-1 P ut>l1 *' institutions, though well sup- late vou, as I have your predecessors, ported, have been economically admin- on the prosperity of the State and the 1 ? at " ed ’ and the people have not been contentment of our people. Providence i burdened with hea\y^taxatijon. has blessed us. Our laws are just. enhance ! failed to determine how such an acci- and stimulate new enterprices. • fjfnt was possible. The force behind low tax rate, and her i the man carried him througa the vesti- high. Voluntary returns of ,buIe and w ’ eU lnto the * r proper, to swell erty are secure has helped to value: 6.—Following Georgia has Continued on Page Four FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT CAST GLOOM OVER YALE MEN JUDGE WM. F. FREAR GOVERNOR OF HAWAII One Student’s Back Broken and Others Hurt in Auto Tragedy Commencement Joys Dashed by Event NEW HAVEN, Conn., June 26.—A frightful accident causing the death of one undergraduate and Injuries to two other students and to a guest, cast gloom over the commencement exer cises at Yale University today. The dead man is D. Leet Oliver, son of the late J. B. Oliver, of Pittsburg, and a senior in Sheffield scientific school and one of the most prominent socially of the upper class men. The injured are W. Strothers Jones, of Red Bank, N. J., Asheffield Junior, and J. C. Colston, of Baltimore, in the same department, and K. Hudson, a commencement guest of the others. Oliver died from a broken back, being crushed under his auto mobile after it had Jumped off a bridge in Centerville, about four miles from the college. The others are suffering from bruises, and Colston had l)is nose broken. The injuries of the others age not serious. The party started out at an early hour to take a pleasure ride in the cool air and intended to go out Whit ney avenue through Centerville to Cheshire, a straight away distance of about ten miles, and then return over | a country road which rpns as a loop connecting with the extension of Dix- ! well avenue in this city, which routs makes a course used by automobilists. Oliver’s machine was of the 30 horse power racing type and the party went out Whitney avenue at a high speed. A half mile this side of the bridge where the accident occurred, there is a hill, and down this the machine went. In the gray light of dawn, it is thought Oliver did not realize that the bridge was so narrow, and as he was in the car tracks he turned out to travel over the space reserved for ve hicles. but the swerving of the machine and then the skidding of the hind wheels brought the machine aaginst fence a short distance from the bridge and the momentum impelling the ma chine forward sent it against a string piece of the bridge. The machine then went into the air. The flight was great that the racer flew over the stream and landed 15 feet on the other bank and then turning a somersault, fell towards the water. The flight of the machine threw out Oliver’s com' panions, but Oliver came down with the machine and was crushed. OYSTER BAY, June 26.—President Roosevelt today formally appointed Judge Wni. F. Frear to be Governor of Hawaii. Jud"e Frear is a native of California, a graduate of Yale, and now holds the Chief Justiceship of the Supreme Court of Honolulu. He has cabled his accept ance of the appointment. CLOUD BBT SWEPT THE OIL FIELDS MUSKOGEE. L T„ June 26.—A ter rific storm, followed by a cloudburst, swept the oil fields of northern In dian Territory today. Three persons are reported killed at Sapulpa, the heart of the great Glenn Oil pool, where the storm was fiercest Water rushed down the streets of Sapulpa over a foot deep. Plate glass was broken throughout the town and the roof was torn from a hotel. More than 150 oil derricks were reported down in the Glenn pool, and it is said all the oil derricks are reported down at Turley, I. T. At' Maize. I. T., houses were overturned and brick buildings demolished. Muskogee suffered no serious loss. Many oil wells are - run ning wiltV flooding the lands. REPORT PRINTED NAILED—ROAD SOLD TO CONFORM TO SPIRIT AND LETTER OF GEORGIA LAW. President Hanson, of the Central of Georgia Railway Company, when ask ed what he had to say In rjply to a statement made by the Macon Even ing News of yesterday under the head line “Will Major Hanson Lose Out?’’ to the effect that as a result of the change of-, ownership he would be su perseded as president of the road by Col. Lawton or Mr. Winburn, the first and second vice-presidents of the Central, said that the report was not only absurd, but in his opinion was published without authority of anyone outside of the News office. President Hanson has been engaged for several months, as he states, in negotiating the sale of the Cer.trai, and tlie statement of Mr. Thorne, one of the purchasers, to which he called attention states that it was under stood that no change of management would take place. Major Hanson further stated that the object of all parties interested lti the sale and purchase of the Central was to put the property in line with the laws of Georgia in spirit as well as letter, so that hereafter there could be no just ground of complaint that this company was owned or controlled otherwise than in strict conformity with the laws of the state. Mr. Hanson also stated that much was yet to be done in the way of im provements. to keep the property abreast with its opportunity as well as its duty to the public, and that he was hopeful of such financial assist ance as will be necessary in the de velopment of the property. There .Will Be No Change in Administration or Gen eral Policies of the Hoad- Big Shops in Course of Erection in Macon Will Be Pushed to Completion Major J. F. Hanson Remains President QUARTER MILLION DOLLAR FIRE NEAR EXPOSITION The House Oroenizes. ATLANTA. June 26.--The House of Representatives met and organized at 10:10 a. m. It was called to order by Clerk John T. Bolfeuillet. Rev. N. Thurman, representative from Walker, opened with praver. Tho oath was then administered to each member of tile House by Chief Justice W. H. Fish of the Supreme Court. Mr. Holder of Jackson nominated Tlon. John M. Slaton of Fulton for Speaker, nnd Mr. Slaton, who was Speaker of the last House, received every vote but bis own. His total was 171. nnd the announcement of it was greeted with applause, followed bv a brief speech from the chosen presiding officer. Speaker Slaton was given quito an ovation. Hon. John T. Bolfeuillet of Bibb was nominated for clerk by Mr. Alexander of DeKftlb. and the nomination was seconded by Mr. Fowler of Bibb. His election, for which ho thanked the bouse In a few brief remarks, was also unanimous. The House was about to proceed to j the election of a Speaker protem. when | Air. Hall of Bibb called attention to tho fact that his was a legislative act and could not be proceeded with until the House had organized. A recess of twenty minutes was then taken, the Senate In the meantime being notified of the organization of tne House. Gov ernor Terrell was also notified by both Houses that thej were organized and ready for business: These formalities having been dis posed of. and the necessary message received from the S Bibb nominated Mr .Tone: D. Upshaw, had agreed to go before the people If a referendum bill was passed, but the indications are that It will not be necessary. The passage of an outright prohibition bill seems un questioned. Children Entitled to Relief. ATLANTA. June 26.—In reversing the decision of the city court of At lanta In the case of W. A. Starnes against the Atlanta Police Relief As sociation, the state court of appeals held that the children of a beneficiary, even though they had reached the age of majority, were his family and were entitled to the proscribed relief. _ It was also held that the. benefits accru ing from membership In such an as sociation could not be lost by the nonpayment of dues during a brief period, without a specific action on the part of the association removing him from membership. NICARAUGANS EMBARK HONDURANS ENTERED S. A. L. Tax Returns. ATLANTA, June 26.—E. T. Brown, general counsel for the Seaboard Air Line today conferred with Comptroller General W. A. Wright with regard to the tax returns of that company. The Seaboard’s returns are approximately *10,000.000, and the Comptroller Gen oral proposes to increase them to *17,- 000.000. Mr. Brown asked for time to notify the officials of the road regard Ing the assessment before formal ac tinn was taken, which was granted. The Comptroller General has accept ed the returns of the Macon, Athens and Columbus gas companies. The Savannah Gas Company and the Au gusta Gas Light Company agreed to the increases whloh he made without arbitration. Tn the case of the Savan nah Gas Company, the return was In creased from $416,335 to *670,000. Hunting Up Old Bills, ATLANTA, June 26.—Secretary of State Philip Cook has been spending the last two days in hunting up old bills whicfh were Introduced at the last session of the Legislature, but which were not passed. Members who desire to introduce them again, but who did ! not want to go to tho trouble of re- enate. Mr. Hall of j drafting them, were the applicants for J. B. Jackson of j this service. Among them were bills Speaker pro tern., and Mr. I to require all hotels to provide clean Wright of Floyd nominated Mr. E. H. linen for their guests and describing McMIchael of Marlon foe tho same po-|the duties of solicitors general. Mtlon. After an exciting roll call Mr. Jackson was elected by a vote of 94 to 6(*. Mr. McMIchael moved to make the election unanimous, which was done. The following assistant doorkeepers Were appointed: Harris of Habersham. Fpive yof Meriwether. Griggs of Ter rell and Collins of Bartow. Tile following pages were appointed: McMirhael of Marlon. Bealer of Thom- I as. Overman of Coffee. Davis of War- ! Trains Will Stop at North Decatur. ATLANTA, June 26.—At a meeting of the railroad commisison today an agreement was practically reached un der which the Seaboard will stop both freight and passenger trains at North Decatur In DeKalb County, about which the people had complained. A depot will also be established. "" Freeman of Fulton and Williams j Lee J. Langley Charged With Assault, of Laurens. ATLANTA, June 26.—Lee J. Lang- Rev. W. A. Parks of Carroll, a well ley. a well-known young Atlanta at- known Methodist minister, was desig- torney and a graduate of the State nated bv Speaker Slaton as chaplain of j university, is in jail here charged with the House. attempted assault upon the thirteen- Mrs. L. H. T.odstnger of Meriwether year-old daughter of Mrs. W. H. Mims, was appointed by the Speaker as post- ; wf-.o lives on Hunter street. A warrant mistress of the House. I has been sworn out and a hearing will G. Hauser, of Athens, was elected ! be had tomorrow. The charge is a doorkeeper of The house, receiving 97 serious one and Lawyer Langley's votes, the university graduates stand ing by him to a man. G. R. Cochran, of Hall, received 38 votes. The other . andldates were Williford, of Fayette former doorkeeper. Morris, of Talbot, and Morgan, of Newton. J. H. Pittman of Fulton, was elect ed messenger of the house, receiving 90 votes. His opponents were J. H. Weaver, of DeKaTb. and J. W. Peeples of Murray. The Governor's message was re ceived btit not read. The house ad journed until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. PUERTO CORTEZ. June 22.—Via Mobile. Ala., June 26.—General Estrada completed all arrangements for the barking the Nicaraguan forces yester day afternoon and evacuated the Hon duras garrisons at 3 p. m. The Gov ernment at Tegucigalpa had sent Gen eral Juan E. Paredes to receive the command from General Estrada and a military force to occupy the garri sons was sent from San Pedro upon Cne departure of the Nicaraguan forces. Their arrival of a special train was timed so that the Honduras forces en tered the port and occupied the garri son after the Nicaraguans were em barked. The Ometep sailed at 8 p. m. for Bluefields, British Honduras. Hon duran police and military guarded the city last night. United States Naval Commander Winterhalter had an offi cer on shore simply to observe events leaving all details of transfer to Hon duran and Nicaraguan officials. CROP CONDITIONS ARE UNFAVORABLE IN PIKE. BARNESVILLE, Ga., June 26.—Crop conditions are quite unfavorable throughout this community and as a result the farmers and business men are moving cautionsly in their trans actions. The late cold Interfered greatly with stands of corn and cotton and many had their entire crops to re plant. The crops are naturally there fore late and the recent severe drouth has hurt. The gardens and farms have suffered considerably and farmers gen erally have been somewhat gloomy over the outlook. All agree, however, that good seasons and warm weather will make corn and cotton come out rapidly and a fair yield may yet be realized. HOLMES SAYS DE DID “DOE SUM HAAS” FORMER ASSOCIATE STATISTI CIAN DENIES THE CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST HIM. WASHINGTON, June 26—E. S. Holmes, Jr., former associate statisti cian of the agricultural department, on trial in the criminal court on the charge of conspiring' to defraud the Government by prematurely divulging the Government’s information concern ing the cotton crop, took the stand to day in his own defense. He testified that he never had any advance Information concerning the reports from the field and that he had neither given out in formation previous to the -official pub lication nor agreed to do so. “I neither signalled nor attempted to signal Haas nor to any one else at any time, the condition of the crop report,” said Holmes in reply to a question con, cerning Van Riper’s testimony to the effect that he had agreed to so arrange the window shades as to indicate the situation. He also saicT“that the crop reports from the field, upon which the department’s final statement is prp- dleated, were never opened until the day of the promulgation of the official statement, rendering it impossible to secure accurate information prior to that date. He also said that, .newspa per reports and private estimates were not allowed to have an influence with the statistician in agreeing upon the final figures. He had always given his best judgment in the preparation of the reports, he declared, but never had any motive except to get the most ac curate results. The court overruled the motion of the defense to take the case from the jury and direct a verdict for Holmes. NORFOLK, Va„ June 26.—Fire early today at Pine Beach, a resort filled -with hotels of varying size, restau rants. stores and Diaces of amusement just outside thG Jamestown Exposition grounds, destroyed frame structures covering a large area in the territory between Virginia and Maryland ave nues and 102d and 103d streets, includ ing Exposition avenue. An unknown negro was burned to death in a shack. The burned district is immediately outside of the western fence of the ex position grounds, extending to a point near the Pine Beach hotel and north to Hampton Roads from the trolley track, which runs from the exposition fence at Maryland avenue to the origi nal Pine Beach' pier at the mouth of Elizabeth River. The cause of the fire, which started in the Berkley hotel, is as yet unknown. The loss is placed at between *200,000 and *250,000. with about 20 per cent Insurance, the high rates having been almost prohibitive for the taking of large risks on the frame structures. The Inside Inn and time owing to the wind, but the fire reached nothing inside the grounds. The Arcade. Royal Pine. Hampton Roads, Washington house. Outside Inn. Powhattan, Carolina and Berkley ho tels were among the largest buildings destroyed. The States hotel was no* reached and the Pine Beach hotel was not in Immediate danger. The Pow hattan guards and the exposition fire department did splendid work in pre venting the fire from spreading beyond the boundary In which it was finally confined and burned itself out. About the only buildings saved with in the affected area are the Tourist hotel, the Greystone Inn and California Frank’s buffet, all on 102d street. Between forty and fifty structures were consumed and probably 1,000 peo ple are homeless. The burned build ings were of temporary construction, the Arcade hotel with 280 rooms being the largest and costliest, representing an investment, including furniture and equipment, of *80,000. C. Abler, of Chicago, rescued an un the Kentucky State building on the known woman from the Arcade hotel western side of the exposition grounds, I while the latter was burning and who as well as the negro building and aux- | might have perished but for the brav- Jliaries thereto, were threatened for a ! ery of the Chicagoan. THAW PRECEDENT PLEADED TO SAVE MISS LOVING Requisition For Nick Weeds Honored. COLUMBUS. Ohio, June 26.—Gov ernor Harris today honored a requisi tion from the Governor of Virginia for Nick Weeds, who is under arrest in Co lumbus and is wanted at Pocahontas, Va., for the murder of “Bud" Robinson, about the beginning of the present year. WOMEN MAY HAVE IMPOSED UPON CITY. It now turns out that the two wom- i, mother and daughter, who told a piteous tale of abandonment by the husband of the daughter to the city authorities Tuesday morning, and who said they only arrived in the city from MR, D. S. HARRISON DEAD; BELIEVED TO BE SUICIDE. MONTEZUMA, Ga., June 26.—There was considerable excitement in our town this evening over the finding of the body of one of Montezuma’s prom inent citizens. Mr. D. S. Harrison, who had been missing since early last night. About 4 o'clock Mr. Ed. McKenzie was passing near his warehouse on the spur track of the Central Railroad when he discovered the body under the house, and near it lay the pistol of Mr. Har rison, clearly indicating a case of sui cide. He is survived by two brothers, Mr. C. M. Harrison, of Griffin, and Mr. E. L. Harrison, of this place, a mother and one sister, Mrs. W. L. McKenzie. He also leaves a wife and six children to mourn his death. He was a prom inent Mason and Knight of Pythias, and a member of other fraternal or ders. HOUSTON, Va.. June 26.—Interest | agreeable, though in later years he had in the trial of Judge Loving for the murder of young Theodore Estes lag ged somewhat today. The features were the closing of the case for the defense after the examination of three witnesses for the purpose of proving that Judge Loving was insane at the time of the killing of young Estes and the statement, by the attorneys for the prosecution of what they intend to prove if certain witnesses are allowed to testify. The plea of the defense is that the mind of Judge Loving, had, after years of dissipation, which fre quently caused him to have delirium tremens from excessive drinking, be came somewhat impaired; that when he heard the story of his daughter, Miss Elizabeth Loving, that she had been .drugged and assaulted, he be came deranged and was not responsi ble for his act in killing Estes. Coun become unreasonable and disagreeable. Sheriff Beard stated that he knew that Judge Loving was continuously drunk for four years while in Amherst coun ty. Mr. Boulding, of counsel for the, _ . .. _. . prosecution, tried to bring from the "’ a >" Company owned py th witness a statement that Judge Loving | .fl* had always been a high tempered man The sale of the Central Railroad of Georgia was announced in Macon yes terday. The property has been pur chased by Messrs. Oakleigh Thorne, of New York, president of the Trust Com pany of American, and MarsdenJ. Per ry. president of Union Trust Company of Providence. R. L The stock has thus changed hands,, but there will .be no change in the 'administration of the road. President Hanson remaining in his present position, and there will be no change in its general policy. The big car shops in Macon, to cost a mil lion and a half, will go right on to completion. President J. F. Hanson has devoted seven weeks of his time, most of ii In New York, negotiating the deal. The finishing touches were made In Wall street and on Fourth street in Macon yesterday. When the directors adjourned yes terday Major J. F. Hanson gave to 3 representative of The Telegrap two telegrams from New York which read: The Announcement in New York. Mr. Adrian H. Joline, chairman of the Richmond Terminal Reorganiza tion Committee, made the following announcement in "New York today: “New York, June 26: Mr. Adrian H. Joline, chairman of the Richmond Ter minal Reoi'ganization Committee, an nounced today that tho Richmond Ter minal Reorganization Cammittee has sold to Messrs. Oakleigh Thorne and Marsden J. Perry all the capital stock of the Central of Georgia Railway Com pany owned by said committee and which was received by that committee in IS94-189lrupon the consummation of the Richmond Terminal Reorganiza tion, and after’ the reorganization of the Georgia Central Railroad and Banking Company. The net proceeds of the sale are to be paid over to the Southern Railway Company, which, as stated In the tes timony given in 1899 by President Spencer, and now on file at Macon, was entitled to the financial benefit of any sale of the stock though it did not assume to control the railroad. As part of their purchases Messrs Thorne and Ferry have declared their purpose to be to operate and to develop this system as an Independent sys tem for the benefit of Its stockhold ers and the public served thereby, and accordingly they will for at least two years, continue to hold at least sixty per cent, of the stock. Mr. Oakleigh Thorne, of New York, made the following statement: New York, June. 26, 1907. “I have purchased, with Mr. Mars den J. Perry, of Providence, R. L. the stock of the Central of Georgia Rail- Reorganization Committee. ’ At a meeting of the board of di- I rectors of the company, held in j Georgia today, Mr. Marsden J. Perry I Mr. Wiliam F. Sheehan and myself 1 were elected members of the board of ; directors and of the executive com mittee. i “The present officers of the corpo ration will be continued and no i changes will be made by us until we have bad ample time to investigate and had no toleration for those who opposed him. The answers were evasive. Sheriff Beard was asked if he had not favored Judge Loving when liis name was mentioned for congress. The witness replied “No.” B. H. Harrison, of Amherst, formerly a lawyer, testified along the same line as Sheriff Beard as to the excessive I flf' - , drinking and the change it had brought I the P M ’. H ' > s*atement P on Loving. The witness declared that! __. M T a J’ , H “ n *° n '* Loving worshiped his daughter Eliza- : statements to Thc~Teiegraph. said that beth. Dr. Charles Lemmons, a brain 1 ,Jr ’ TWO CENT FARE WAS ARGUED IN U. S. COURT ASHEVILLE. N. C., June 26.—The sel for the defense hope through the j specialist of Washington, D. c„ testl- I centrars**p^fic/es^asHaffecUng plea of emotional insanity to prevent fled that -wh.sky caused a large per- the pub i; c: that the Central had been any attempt to impeach the statement 1 centage of the cases of insanity. onerated as IndeDcndentlv of the South- of Miss Loving. hypothetical question going over the Sfan tic Coast Line Thaw Precedent Pleaded. , like of Judge Loving, his dissipations, i. gf . aboaril and that its relationship The defense rested their case this : h*s trip to an institution for inebriates. ' ,. o ou thern had never cost the afternoon and the prosecution an-j his various troubles, etc., coming down . - Georgia a single dollar He nounced as their first witness in re-i to • the information given him by his. , -fated that it was his understand- buttal. Miss Annie Kidd. who. they : bother-in-law. Harry Sneed, and later , f' s ° s .™ that 1: wasihis understand said, would disprove-the story of Miss his daughter’s story, was presented to “ ®“ . LG Loving. This was objected to and the ; Dr. Emmons and his opinion was asked j - u , Th . management Thorne is President of jury retired, after which a lengthy le- j as to the status of a man who had un- | ‘ <5 omDanv of America of gal discussion was gone into. The at- dergone the experience outlined. ; Marsden I Perr'v is torneys for the defense argued that Attorney Wood Boulding. for the President of * ’he" Union Trust Com- the prosecution had no right to enter prosecution, argued against the admis- f p , . p r Mr William into the truth or falsity of the story sibility of the hypothetical question | ^1^176 MnmlUtlkwwrh told by Miss Loving to her father, and propounded by the defense to Dr. Chas. w y k d formerly Lieuten- cited the New York case m which At- Emmons. During this argument the I” r T k ’ a " d f - Piemen torney Jerome was not allowed to im- jury retired. The concluding sentence Th p ldent f tb Central would peach the testing of Evelyn. Thaw, j of Jhe of th# questIoR . fV ^«e1hL£out,lned originally nrenared. read: | foregoing about the deal, but it was gathered in a general way that he is Attorney Daniel Harmon, for the ■prosecution, in reply gave the first ! ar originally prepared, read: public presentation of the side of the I “What Is your opinion of the mental case from the Estes viewpoint. In an I condition and responsibility of the impressive address he declared that! man’s mind at the time of the shoot- Judge Loving had acted in haste in \ ing?” shooting young Estes, as he could have The defense at t'he solicitation of the gotton ail the facts and information | prosecution struck out the words “and about the buggy ride without going j responsibility." out of his way. | The jury was brought in and Dr. Plea for the Truth. ' Emmons was recalled to the stand. The Continuing he said: . reply of the witness was that he was “Is human life so cheap that you or ; “menetally deranged.” I may shoot down on the mere state- ' Dr. Emmons explained the effect on ment of one individual? Judge Lov- the brain tissues of excessive drinking, ing could have gone to the home of ‘ In his opinion, “The act of Judge Lov- Mrs. Kidd, only a block away, and Ing was the result of a diseased mind." where his daughter spent the night. 1 “What effect will great stress have - ■ and found out the facts, as the rela- on a mind diseased as this one describ- 1 a| g ht . applied on , suits brousbt by the leading railroad: tlons of the two families were very e d to you. Piinioro' jmorni^ng tor a room at tne j companies of the South to enjoin the! intimate. The phvsieian who made the 1 “It produces mental disorders.’.’ in In 5 f . , Z " ; States of North Carolina and Virginia' examination lived a block away from ; The witness stated that ten days ago r °'’ c S.® I from enforcing the reduced passenger 1 f b e shooting, but he never consulted | he made a physical examination of and freight rates fixed by the Legis- ! him. Judge Loving at his office which he States, came up for! “And who knows but that he did ; stated, in a sense, corroborated his remain in Macon a few day seem by this that, as in many stances, the city authorities were im- | latures^of"'tho posed upon. WONDERING WHAT BECAME OF SNAKE-BITTEN NEGRO. Yesterday afternoon a white man and negro drove up In a hack to the i ward opened for the defense by con city hall in a hurry. The white man j tending that the reduction of~-passen- friends are somewhat worried about I rushed to Sergeant Nutling and ex- ' £ er rates would still leave the railway the situation. He was recently before I citedl ^ ked the loca «on of the hospi- company a fair profit even though rh.e recorder on several charges result- | ^ V J | there should be a decrease in retenues. Ing in fines. pleased with the new turn of affairs and believes that it will turn out best for the road and for its patrons. At the meeting yesterday Chas. Steele resigned as a director. Geo, G. Haven resigned in October last. Sam uel Spencer was killed. These three vacancies will be filled by the election of M. J. Perry - . W. F. Sheehan, and Oakliegh Thorne. So that the new board is J. F. Hanson, president: Col. Alexander R. Lawton, first vice-presi dent; W. A. Winburn. second vice- president; Jos. Hull and Geo. J. Mills, Savannah: S. R. Jaques. Macon: ITriai B. Harrold, Americus; James W. Eng lish and J. G. Oglesby, Atlanta: W. C. Bradley, Columbus: W. F. Sheehan. Oakleigh Thorne, and M. J. Perry, New York. hearing before Judge Pritchard in the j close his eyes to the real facts? The 1 opinion, based upon the hypothetical United States Circuit Court today. ‘ very spot where the crime is alleged I question. Witness then explained ’how Counsel for both sides presented their! to have been committed was in plain I his examination was made, liis lan-1 views at the morning session. j sight of Lov'.ngston. The remaining j guage being mostly technical. When court convened at 3 o'clock ; contents of the flask of whisky, alleged The witness was asked if insanity this afternoon Attorney F. A. Wood- | to have been drugged, was given to ! from alcoholic excesses was not per- : a man at Lovingston and it worked • manent. His reply was that if de- i ho ill effects on him. The buggy ride j ranged from excessive drinking exclu- I and what occurred on that ride was | sively. this was true, the source of all the trouble. Is all ! ‘ v , . . «* , the light on the case to be turned on I tal, saying that he had a negro man in !vvalter D. Hines, of New York, general ! the other side?" The law is for the the hack^who had been_ badly snake- | coun sel of the Sar.ta Fe. was conduct- ] protection of the citizen. A citizen of the argument for the Southern! this commonwealth has been shot hen court adjourned until lJ! down. What had he done? Should not the jury be acquainted with the ANNOUNCEMENT OF SALE MADE IN NEW YORK. Mrs. Wm. H. Parsons Dead. bitten. He was shown the way to the o ATLANTA, June 26.—Mrs. William : hospital and started in that direction. . Railway H. Parson died this morning at her \ Eut he never reached the hospital, and o'clock tomorrow morning. State Prohibition Bill. ATLANTA. June 26.—That a state prohibition bill will go through at this session of the general assembly -rems unquestioned The .air is full of the talk about It. and the election of Judge Akin, of Bartow, as president of the senate by so large a majority Is taken to mean that 'he success of a Ktite prohibition bill is assured. ItfiHe Akin is a firm .anil staunch pro- h1bittc\ist. The prohibitioni-ts have abandoned their first proposition of a referendum and are now seeking for the ntitrlcY1\ enactment of a prohibi- residenee on Capitol avenue. She was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James H. Bozeman and was born in Columbus in 1955. Her husband was from Lauren County. Her father was State Treasurer and had held other po sition Government. Sergeant Nutling is wondering became of the snake-bitten man. what; The railroads- contended that the re duced rates are so low that they will either financially ruin the roads or pre- j I vent dividends and thus failing to pay j reasonable compensation for money facts?” Mr. Moore responded and quoted numerous cases where such evidence had been excluded, and said that the defendant was entitled to the same Academic Degrees. for years From the Boston Herald. _ ^ The days of conferring degrees har- I invested, they will be deprived of their i right that had been accorded in many in connecting with the State j ing come, it should be noted that they ! property without due process of law. ! other courts. Judge Barksdale will differ. Some come as a matter of j in violation of the Federal constitution.’ course. Some are in payment for 1 ——— money or other substantial aid render ATTENDANCE AT MERCER LARGER THAN EVER. : ed to the institution. Others .are con- ferred by academic institutions in be- The outlook for a successful year at half of society at large, in the absence Mercer at present Is bright as the en- | of a national academy or an institu- roliment hid* fair to be a record- : tion speaking for society as a whole breaker Toist venr the enrollment was i and used to seek out and honor the rule on this point tomorrow. Will Contradict Miss Loving. , ^ It 1= deemed most important by the the general manager of the McDermott counsel-in the case, as the prosecution j Construction Company, of Chicago, who to have witnesses to disprove ; had charge of the work. Edward Clark, NEW YORK. Jnue 26.—Control of the Central Railroad of Georgia has passed from the Richmond Terminal Re-organization Committee to Oak leigh Thorne, president of the Trust Company of America, of New York, and Marsden J. Perry, of Providence. I R. I., according to announcement made ’ | j tdday 'by Adrian H. Joline. chairman pip rapnc1/11 ■ pa I of the committee. 'Mr. Joline said the fclUM I rcKoUINo KILLlU committee has sold its holdings of the I Georgia Central stock to Messrs. DV DDCMATITDC Dl A 5T i Tnorne and Perry and that the pro- Dl ilxC/tlA I UKl DLAOl ! ceeds of the sale will be paid over to ! the Southern Railway Company. ! Messrs. Thorne and Perry have declar- RICHMOND. Va., June 26.—By the i ed their purpose to operate and develop blast yes- the system as an independent one for the benefit of the stockholders and they will accordingly hold at least 60 per cent of stock for at least two years. premature explosion < terday at Lola on the Tidewater Rail way near Brookneal, Campbell County. Cornelius Sullivan, a brother-in-law of SENATOR BANKHEAD’S COMMISSION IS SIGNED. MONTGOMERY. Ala.. June 26.—The ! claims ~ , „ ^ . . commission of John H. Bankhead, as every statement made by Miss Loving. | of Charlotte County, Virginia, and six senator from Alabama, to succeed J. I who told the story of her ruin between Italians were killed. lour others were T. Morgan, deceased, was signed to- ; sobs on the stand yesterday. ; seriously .wounded, by Governor Comer. The elec-| Sheriff John P. Beard, of Amherst | day arger than it had ever been and there 1 worthy. Other degrees are earned by; tio nof a senator will take place early j county, who has known Judge Lovin in July, the appointment holding only ' for years, was the first witness today. | v.-ero more students in the literary de- the recipients, and represent earnest partment than have ever attended and fruitful work in some field of Mercer in one year before. The attend- ; mental labor. One degree of doctor of ance next year bids fair to be larger; divinity conferred this year was the 1 than that of last veer as numerous in- ’ avowed academic reward for a schol- ! qulries have been received by Presi- arly book. This is a custom which t«rv law without reference to the peo- dent Jameson and rooms are being i other theological schools might imi- ple. Senator* Clay, according to W. i sought. I»W. GEORGIA PINE DISTILLING PLANT WAS BURNED. until that time. J. MEADOR ELECTED SUPERINTENDENT OF GRADY ATLANTA. .Tune 26.—J. J. Meador. \v']-known insurance man. was teday le'ted superintendent of Grady Hospital He testified as to the defendant being j | an excessive drinker, and that he had ] suffered at times from delirium tremens. FAYETTEVILLE. N. C.. June 26.— The Georgia Pine Distilling Co's.. The witness stated that dissipation of! plant here was burned tonight invo'v- Judge Loving had completely changed , ing a loss of *75.000. The industry his disposition, and that before he [ consists of *>trneuiii>e from eie. te.i superintendent m urauy rtospuai , . . , : „ 2n place of Dr. T. F. Brewster, resigned, started drinking he was pleasant and ■ fat pm®. NO CHANGE IN CONDITION OF BISHOP ELLYSON CAPERS. ASHEVILLE, N. C„ June 26.—Thote is no special change In the condition of Bishop Capers, according to a bul letin from Cedar Mountain. Diet of Matches and Carbolio Acid. COLUMBUS, Ga., June 26.—Annie Anderson, a young woman who is an inmate of a disreputable hause down town, tried to end her life last night by swallowing matches and carbolic aHd. but a physician who was sum moned saved her life after hard work.