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M. E. CONFERENCE
RECEIVEOREPORTS
RELATIONS OF ITS MINISTERS.
METHODIST MISSION WORK I*
KOREA AND BRAZIL.
Xo Six Conference* Arc Supporting
a* Many Missionaries an the South
Georgia Conference—Dr. Lambeth
Praised the Reports on Missions.
Dlshop Duncan's Talk on Rell-
K |on> Papers—The Conference Dis
cussed Ministers Who Had Gone
to Other Churches and Want to
Get Back.
Mcßae, Ga.. Dec. 1. —The second
day’s session of the South Georgia
Conference was an interesting one.
FY>r response to the eighteenth ques
tion, "Who axe superannuated?" the
names of D. R. McWilliams, A. M.
Wynn, S. G. Childs, J. M. Austin, the
latter having recently died, his name
was given to the Committee of Mem
jnoirs; W. F. Roberts, W. S. Balter,
R, F. Williamson, J. T. Ainsworth, C.
D. Adams, D. F. Riley, W. C. Jones,
W. C. Brewton, P. C. Harris, D. F.
Miles, W. M. C. Conely and C. E. Bo
land were called and their characters
were passed, and they were referred
to the Committee on Conference Re
lations for the same relations. In the
absence of Rev. Mr, Wynn, Rev.
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RESIDENCE OF DR. W. H. BOON, M’RAE, GA.
George G. N. MacDonell, the presiding
elder stated that he was exceedingly
feeble, but that the religious habits of
his life still moved him to daily wor
ship and devotion.
The seventeenth question was called
and George C. Thompson and J. M.
Boland were granted a supernumerary
relations.
Rev. G. T. Roberts, having broken
down in health, was granted a super
annuated relations.
A Letter from Korea.
A communication was read from Rev.
J. L. Gerdine, missionary to Korea.
For years Mr. Gerdine, before entering
the ministry, was one of the leading
lawyers in Macon. Referring to the
effect of the war between Japan and
Russia on Korea, Mr. Gerdine wrote
that it must necessarily prove of in
valuable benefit to the cause of Christ.
Question No. 2: “Who remained on
trial?" The names of the following
preachers were read, and having stood
an approved examination, they submit
ted their reports. Their presiding el
ders reported on their cases; their
characters were passed, and they were
elected to deacon's orders: Guy D.
Moses, Olmstead K. Hopkins, Paul
Wesley Ellis and John W. Bridges.
The Bishop’s questions to the young
preachers, as to how many had been
really converted in their charges this
year; how many members they had
who had taken the church papers; do
you preach to your congregation on the
value of Christian literature? caught
some of them napping.
The Bishop's Religious Papers.
One young minister reported that he
had not secured a single subscriber
for the Wesleyan Christian Advocate.
“My friend,” said the Bishop. "If you
are sent away you will not have a
single paper to represent you. How
any man can smoke up and chew up
SSO a year and then refuse to pay
$2 a year for a religious paper for his
wife. I can’t see. I suppose that
his good wife prays daily, 'Good Lord
who will deliver me from the body
of this death.’
Rev. J. M. Foster, stated that many
of the people were satisfying them
selves by talcing so-called religious
Papers that only cost 50 cents a year.
"Why do you allow your people to
take such papers?”
"We can’t help ourselves,” replied
the preacher. "Some of these very
Papers come from your state.” This
sally brought down the conference.
The Bishop seemed somewhat embar
rassed. but rallied and replied: "I can’t
help these papers coming from my
state, I suppose if tainted meat was
to come from South Carolina, you
would want to eat it.”
The roll-calf Included, David B. Mur
itt. Robert A. Sowell, Jas. N. Pea
,<*nd S. J. Davis. L. B. Mc-
Michel and John E. Ellis, were dis
continued at their own request. Provi
dential reasons made it necessary for
the two young ministers to withdraw
from the conference.
Elected to Deacon's Orders.
Rev. Olln L. Evans, Alonso N.
Rprayberry, Samuel A. Mitchell and
alter Anthony, local preachers were
elected to Deacon's Orders. J, M.
Langford, from the Methodist Protes
tant f’hurch, and H. Judson Graves, of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, had
their orders recognized by the con
ference.
Rev- A - M. Cason, who left the
Methodist Episcopal Church), a few
years ago, and connected himself with
a small organization, known as the
| ongregatlonal Methodist Church, hav
ing returned to the M. E. Church,
Enuth, asked through the presiding el
°er; of the Waycross District, that this
no.ly recognize his order of eldership.
? ,*■ effort resulted in a spirited de
bate. Many were willing to let Rev.
* aeon come back as a Deacon, the
order* he had when he left our church,
but the majority, of the conference was
not willing for him to have his or
• *"?._** which he had received
m this church recognised. The elder
that the application might be en
tirely denied withdrew It. The appll
cation of Rev. Charles Bartow Davis,
who had also left the M, E Church.
Bouth, but had returned, for a recog
nition of his orders ss deacon and
eider. His application was also wlth
rawn by the presiding elder, Rev J.
w. Weston, so It developed in the dls
cussion that in the last few years he
had connected himself with the min
istry of several churches. The Bishop
contended that these ministers ought
to return with the original orders giv
en them; tWat having surrendered these
orders to the ministry with which they
had connected themselves, the confer
ence could not with any sense of self
respect receive and recognize the or
ders from other connections, where lit
tle was known as to their teachings
or record.
Elected Elders.
Question No. 7, “Wo are deacons for
one year?" was called and the follow
ing young ministers, having stood an
approved examination, and submitted
their reports, had their characters
passed and were elected to elders or
ders: J. N. Hudson, John E Beals, Solon
H. Bryan, James W. Lilley, John
Swain, Charles G. Earnest, Charles R.
Jenkins, Thomas F. Drake, S. S. Kenvp,
and H. B. Bardwell. Thomas F. Drake
and S. S. Kemp and R. B. Ross, on
account of physical disability during
the year, did not stand their examina
tions and were continued in the same
class for another year.
Rev. W. P. Turner of Japan was
introduced to the conference, as was
Rev. Crawford Jackson, the agent of
an orphanage in Atlanta for colored
children. Mr. Jackson’s plea was for
the support of the institution. At one
time Mr. Jackson was a member of the
South Georgia Conference. Four hun
dred colored girls have been cared for
and trained for usefulness in the home
since its organization. A collection was
taken for it.
Mission Work in Brazil.
Rev. W. R. Lambuth, D. D., mission
ary secretary of the M. E. Church,
South, who has just returned from an
official visit to Brazil, was given an
opportunity, after introduction, to
address the conference. The address
•was a most encouraging address on the
work for home and foreign missions
throughout the church.
It developed during the address that
Southern Methodism will raise this
year within $150,000 of a round $1,000,-
000 for missions. The report of the
work in Cuba and Brazil gave univer
sal satisfaction to the conference. The
Closing remarks of Dr. Lambuth, in
which he referred to the death of his
mother after spending fifty years in
missionary work in China, and her
'burial in this far-away land, brought
tears to the eyes of many.
Dr. Magath, missionary to the He
brews, was very pleasantly presented
to the conference by the Bishop, Rev.
W. B. Burke of China, Rev. Jones of
the Tennessee conference, and Rev.
Brewton of the Baptist Churcs, this
city, were introduced to the confer
ence.
After various announcements, the
conference was dismissed with the
benediction by Dr. Lambuth.
Rev. J. W. Lourance of Quitman,
preached this afternoon, and Bishop
Galloway to-night.
Relief Association Met.
The Relief Association of the South
Georgia Conference held its annual
meeting, this afternoon at the close
of the preaching service, Rev. J. P.
Wardfaw, president, presiding. Rev.
J. A. Smith, the treasurer, submitted
a report of the year’s work. The re
port developed that the association is
in a healthy, growing condition. This
is a kind of insuranee order in the
conference. Every clerical member
pays $3.10 on the death of a mem
ber, and laymen and Sunday-schools
sl. Rev. J. P. Wardlaw was re-elect
ed president; W. Langston, vice pres
ident; J. A. Smith, secretary and
treasurer.
The announcement that Bishop
Charles Galloway would address the
congregation at 7 o’clock, drew a con-
STARVED TO DEATH.
Our text to-day is the story of the
miser who taught his ass to live on
straw, of which he gave him a smaller
portion every day.
Just as the miser had got him so
trained as to eat one straw a day—
the poor ass died.
He is an ass who starves himself to
death —as thousands are doing, mis
led by foolish teachers —because their
stomachs have become too weak,
through neglect or disease, to do the
work which nature has provided for
their stomachs to do.
Because the engine is out of gear,
would you consign it to the Junk
heap?
Why, no! Mend It!
Commit slow suicide because your
digestive organs leak?
Certainly not! Take Stuart’s Dys
pepsia Tablets.
One thing is sure as shooting.
You can never get anew stomach.
You must mend it, or It will lead
you a miserable existence.
The only way to mend it is to take
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
This has been practically and scien
tifically demonstrated by the many
thousands whom Stuart’s Dyspepsia
Tablet* have positively cured, after
every other treatment of medicine,
mineral waters, pills and slow, suicidal
starvation had fulled.
These methods are all unscientific—
therefore false.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are scien
tific —therefore true and successful.
Having cured so many thousands—
many of whom doubtlesa have suf
fered more than you do—do we claim
too much when we say that Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets will surely do good
to you?
Surely not.
Especially when we make it plain
that no promise is made to cure more
then one disease—Dyspepsia.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are a
positive cure for Just this one disease.
They are a scientific combination of
Ingredients which search out the weak
•pots in ail the digestive organs and
make them strong and well.
They have sn Immediate digestive
action on undigested food, and thus,
while curing weak organa, they at the
same time help them to do their work.
They thus stand for all that is good
in the medleat treatment of Dyspep
sia. snd for nothing that Is had.
They ars not a fad but a fact.
They are safe, pleasant, certain and
permanent, and can be taken by ths
moat delicate Invalid* without faar of
harmful results.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY. DECEMBER 2. 1004.
Fashionable
Clothes
Stylish Suits perfectly made
of fashionable fabrics of latest
patterns—and good values as
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day ami Saturday
s9Net
Nobby
Overcoats
Some of those attractive top
coats in olive, some long, some
medium—nil the products of
reputable manufacturers —at
the low price of
$lO net
These are the finest values of
Suvunnnli—simply snaps.
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gregatton so large that the Methodist
Church was filled to overflowing. The
aisles were packed, and many stood
in every available spot. The devotional
exercises were conducted by Rev.
George W. Mathews. Seated in the
pulpit with Rev. A. M. Williams, D.
D., president of the fodard, was Rev.
W. P. Turner of Japan; Rev. W. B.
Burke of China, Rev. W. P. Lambuth,
D. D., _ missionary, secretary. Rev.
George *N. McDonnell, recently of
Cuba.
Reports of Boards Made.
Rev. C. A. Jackson, secretary of the
board, read the annual report. The
report was exceedingly encouraging.
The past year there have been seventy
missions in the conference. Through
the work of the missionaries, 1,216
have been added to the church. Eight
een missions were discontinued, hav
ing been raised to self-sustaining cir
cuits and stations.
Rev. J. W. Weston, treasurer of the
Foreign Missionary Board, presented
his report, which is as follows: Sa
vannah district, assessed $1,860, paid
$2,620.85; North Macon, assessed $1,850.
paid $3,242.66; Columbus, assessed
$1,820, paid $2,227.37; Americus, assess
ed $1,850, paid $2,220; Thomasville, as
sessed, $1,670, paid $2,208.84; Valdosta,
assessed $1,500, paid $2,677.76; Mcßae,
assessed $1,250, paid $2,175.70; Way
cross, assessed $1,320, paid $1,605,41;
Dublin, assessed $1,550, paid $3,088.21;
full assessment $16,500, paid $24,952.05.
Rev. J. A. Harmon, treasurer of the
Home Mission Board, presented his
report as follows: Savannah district,
assessed $1,165, paid North Ma
con, assessed $1,160, paid $1,176; South
Macon, assessed $1,150, paid $1,225.55-
Columbus, assessed $1,150, paid sl,-
066.65; Americus, assessed $1,165, paid
$1,186.15; Thomasville, assessed $1,070,
paid $1,115.10; Valdosta, assessed, $960,
paid $948.10; Waycross assessed, $875,
paid $878; Mcßae assessed SBSO, paid
$850; Dublin assessed $950, paid $950;
full assessment $10,500, paid $10,573.80.
Rev. B. S. Sentell, treasurer of the
Church Extension Board, presented his
report as follows: Savannah district,
assessed $665, paid $667.15; North
Macon assessed $645, paid $666;
South Macon, assessed. $645, paid $630;
Columbus assessed $630, paid $520;
Americus assessed $665, paid $673;
Thomasville assessed $563, paid $563;
Valdosta assessed $390, paid $416.59;
Waycross assessed $375, paid $375; Mc-
Rae assessed $360, paid $321; Dublin
assessed $305, paid $305; raised by the
Women’s Foreign Missionary societies,
$4,511.65; Women’s Home Mission So
ciety, $3,034.04; grand total from, all
sources, $57,190.
Sunlli Georgia Lead*.
Owing to delay by rail, Bishop Gallo
way not having arrived, Rev. W. R.
Lambuth, D. D., of Nashville, Tenn.,
was pressed into service. In opening
his address Dr. Lambuth said: “I am
glad that I am here to-night to listen
to the gratifying reports of your treas
urer. Indeed, I say to you that this
showing cannot be duplicated in the
Southern Methodist Church. Then you
are supporting more missionaries in the
field than any six conferences in the
connection.”
In his address the speaker paid a
glowing tribute to the late Robert Mc-
Intire of Trinity Church, Savannah, who
gave to the church certain funds to be
used in mission work. He commended
the church for its interest and activity
in the “forward movement," and told
of some of the different features of the
work being done through its efforts.
He insisted that the work be contin
ued. His description of home mission
work in England and the work In Bra
zil, from which country he has Just re
turned, was zo entertaining and in
structive that the large congregation
was delighted. His reflections on the
Japanese-Russian War were of more
than ordinary interest, as he lived in
Japan for years. He stated that in the
face of the war the Southern Methodist
Church has made the greatest gains
there in Its history.
CHAPMAN WAS INSANE.
So Said the British Jury That Con
sidered Ills Suicide.
London, Dec. I.—" Suicide during
temporary insanity” was the verdict
of the coroner's inquest on Elverton R.
Chapman of New York city, who com
mitted suicide on the evening of Nov.
28, at the Carlton Hotel by throwing
himself from the third floor landing
to the vestibule.
Chapman, while in Paris exhibited
signs of derangement. He, therefore,
was closely watched at the Carlton,
but eluded the vigilance of his attend
ant and succeeded in throwing himself
into the vestibule.
Chapman's last act was to hand his
banker letters addressed to his father
and sister expressing regret If they had
had any disagreement* In the past and
wishing them long and happy lives,
grandluryTcTprobe
ALLEGED ELECTION FRAUDS.
Denver, Col., Dec. I.—District Judge
John I. Mullins to-day Issued an order
summoning a grand Jury to investi
gate alleged election frauds in this
country. This step Is taken at the
behest of Democratic leaders, who
charge that money was wrongfully
used by corporations to elect certain
candidates at the recent election, and
that voters were coerced by their em
ployers. The sheriff wee Instructed to
return the venire neat Haturdey,
LIQUOR TREATIES
DESIRED TO STAND
IF TERRITORY IS ADMITTED
THE W. C. T. V. WANTS GOVERN.
MENT TO PROTECT INDIANS.
President Roosevelt Is Requested to
See to tile Conttnnnnce of the
Treaties With the Indians lte
speeting Intoxlenntu—Expose of
the Alcoholic Nntnre of Mnny Pa
teat Medicines Reported to Have
Excited Interest—Colored Voters
far Prohibition.
Philadelphia, Dec. I.—President
Roosevelt was to-day requested by the
National Women’s Christian Temper
ance Union, In convention here, to see
that Congress observes the existing
treaties with the Indians prohibiting
the sale of intoxicating liquors before
granting statehood rights to Indian
Territory.
A telegram was forwarded to the
President, asking him to use his influ
ence to carry out the treaties of our
government with the Indians concern
ing the sale of intoxicating liquors In
Indian Territory, and that this prohib
itory clause be inserted in the enab
ling act for the new state.
Mrs. M. M. Allen of New York re
viewed the work for a year, in the
expose of the alcoholic nature of many
patent medicines.
“This topic excites more interest
than any other brought before the state
unions,” said Mrs. Allen, “and a mark
ed feature of the year has been the
number of W. C. T. U. meetings ad
dressed by physicians and the greatly
increased interest manifested in the W.
C. T. U. by the medical profession,”
Mrs. Lucy Thurman of Michigan, the
national superintendent of work
among colored people, said the branch
was becoming effective in the politics
of communities. The Fourth ward of
Columbus, 0., was cited as an In
stance of the strength of the colored
union at the polls. The white lead
ers of that district expected the col
ored vote to defeat the local option,
but the colored men voted the other
way, and the ward was “dry.”
Resolutions Proposed.
The report of the Committee on Reso
lutions was considered shortly before
this afternoon adjournment and Anal
action on it will be taken to-morrow.
The resolutions, among other things,
re-afflrm the position of the union on
the canteen question and protest
against Reed Smoot retaining his seat
in the United States Senate. The res
olutions request that the pending bill
for the admission into the union of
Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and
Indian Territories should be so amend
ed as to give franchise to women, and
also encourage the furtherance of the
movement of the organization of tem
perance societies as adjuncts to the
labor organizations. One of the reso
lutions is as follows:
“We deplore the tendency of modem
writers of fiction to assume that the
bottle and the pipe are necessary ad
juncts of many of their characters,
and we recognize the statements of
Dr. Crothers. the well known author
ity on Inebriety, ‘that the use of alcohol
is influencing literature of the day.’ ”
The Executive Committee announced
that the convention of 1905 will be held
In Los Angeles, Cal.
SAY. MRS CHADWICK
WILL SETTLE IN FULL.
Continued from First Page.
The settlement is upon our full claim
of $190,800.”
HEARING POSTPONED.
Case Aaninst Mrs. Chadwick May Be
Settled Out of Court.
Cleveland, 0., Dec. I.—When the re
ceivership case brought by Herbert
Newton of Brookline, Mass., against
Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick was called
in Common Pleas Court to-day, Attor
ney Carr, of the law firm of Carr,
Chamberlain & Stearns, representing
the plaintiff, requested the court to
again postpone the hearing. Judge
Babcock granted the request with the
consent of counsel for Mrs. Chadwick,
and the, hearing was fixed for next
Saturday.
The action was taken, it is under
stood, as a result of negotiations, which
it Is said will probably result in set
tling the claim of Mr. Newton out of
court.
PROMISES~TOrPAY
ALL THAT SHE OWES.
Cleveland, 0., Dec. 1. —The Cleveland
Leader to-night offered its columns to
Mrs. Chadwick If she cared to make
a statement. Mrs. Chadwick, replying
from New York, sent the following
message:
“Thanks for telegram offering free
use of your paper for statement. I
will pay every dollar I owe. Regret
exceedingly that so much groundless
gossip has, without any fault of mine,
caused so much trouble to others. You
are at liberty to use this.
(Signed.) "Cassie L. Chadwick.”
PLUMMER ASSASSINATED.
He Was Shot as He Sst on His Front
Piireh.
Jacksonville. Fla., . Dec. I.—John
Plummer, a prominent ’and Influential
farmer, living a few miles northwest
of this city, was instantly killed last
night by an unknown assassin.
At the time of the murder, Mr. Plum
mer was sitting on the front porch of
his residence, playing a violin, and
near him was one of his farm hands.
The ct'ack of a gun was heard, and
Mr. Plummer fell to the floor, expiring
In a few moment*.
The deceased was a young man and
had no known enemies, and so far
there Is no clew that would seem like
ly to lead to the detection of the mur
derer.
*400,000 Hun on Bank.
Buffalo, N. Y„ Dec. I.—A fight for
the controlling Interest In the Ger
man-Amerlcan Bank to-day resulted
In a run on that institution estimated
by Vice President Schilling at 1440,000.
The withdrawal* were made by large
depositors, so thst the run did not
cause any perceptible excitement to
day.
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offered here in Lace Curtains you will certainly be able to control
your patience.
Once a year this manufacturer discards some of his patterns,
he disposes of his samples, he closes out everything that is imper
fect. We have caught him in his
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and here are the most
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Discarded and Imperfect Curtains,
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of the usual curtain department.
LEOPOLD ADLER.
GRANDSON OF STONEWALL JACKSON
APPOINTED TO A CADETSHIP
President Sends Stonewall Jackson Christian of
Atlanta to West Point.
By R. M. Larncr.
Washington, D. C. Dec. I.—“lf I
can place the name of Stonewall
Jackson in the army register lam
going to do it.”
It was this way that President
Roosevelt to-day announced to a de
legation of Southern Congressmen that
he intended to designate the grandson
of the late General Stonewall Jackson,
C. S. A., for appointment to the Mili
tary Academy at West Point.
Among the callers at the White
House this morning were Representa
tive Lon Livingston of the Atlanta
district and Professor W. C. Woodard,
of the Georgia Military Academy.
The object of their visit was to re
quest the President to appoint Stone
wall Jackson Christian, a grandson of
the great Southern soldier, to a cadet
ship at West Point within the gift
of the chief executive.
When the proposition was first made
to the President he said his rule had
been to reserve these appointments
for the sons of men who had served
in the United States Army. When the
President was Informed that the
young man was a grandson of the
famous Southern general, Stonewall
Jackson, and also one of the bright
est students at the Georgia Military
Academy, College Park, Georgia, the
situation appealed to him in an en
tirely new light
During the conversation that ensued
the military career and the high moral
character of Stonewall Jackson were
briefly reviewed. So deeply was the
President impressed with the subject
as presented that he remarked:
“It has been the practice to give
this class of appointments to the sons
of army officers only, but I am going
to make an exception in this case
If I can place the name of Stonewall
Jackson in the army register I am go
ing to do it. I do not do it for Georgia
alone, but I do it for the entire South.”
Christian is a son of William E.
Christian of the passenger department
of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, with
headquarters at Atlanta. Mr. Chris
tion for several years was a member
of the New York Herald staff in
Washington. He married the only
daughter of the late Stonewall Jack
son.
At the same time the President took
occasion to state that he proposed to
give two West Point appointments to
Georgia. The other, he said, would
be given to the son of Harry Still
well Edwards, the present postmaster
at Macon. It was Mr. Edwards who
seconded the nomination of President
Roosevelt at the Republican National
convention on behalf of the Republi
cans of the South.
Later In the day several Democratic
congressmen from Alabama, Tennessee
and Louisiana called upon the Presi
dent to pay their respects. The Presi
dent referred with pride to the fact
that he had decided to appoint the
grandson of Qen. Stonewall Jackson a
cadet at West Point. In the group
were Representatives Bankhead, Clay
and Richardson of Alabama, and Rep
resent at Iv Sims of Tennessee. As
they left the White House they were
commenting upon the cordial manner
1n which the President had received
them and hia friendly expression* con
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cerning the Southern people generally.
Incidental to the appointment of Gen.
Stonewall Jackson’s grandson. Judge
Richardson apparently voiced the sen
timents of his colleagues when he said:
“In view of what the President wild
to us to-day we should proceed upon
the presumption that he Is going to
give the South a square deal.
The presentation of the name of
the grandson of Stonewall Jackson to
the President was well timed, for the
President’s military spirit was fully
aroused by a preceding incident. Just
prior to the arrival of Representative
Livingston the President had been pre
sented with an old German rapier,
coming down from the fifteenth cen
tury. Representative Lawney of Min
nesota, on behalf of one of his German
constituents, delivered to the Presi
dent a sword, of ancient design and
description, which, the donor said, had
been in the family of Capt. Magnus
of New York during the past four cen
turies. It was related ss part of the
history of the remarkaible weapon that
It had figured in 115 deadly combats.
A facetious member of Congress, who
happened to be present while the trans
fer of the rapier from Mr. Tawney to
the President was being made, sug
gested: “You better accept it, Mr.
President; you might need it to use
on one of those Southern Governors.”
The humor of the remark was fully
appreciated by the general laughter
which followed.
Was a Courier for Barry.
Atlanta, Dec. I.—Stonewall Jackson
Christian is at prssent a first lieuten
ant of his company at the Georgia Mil
itary Academy at College Park. Dur
ing the army maneuvers at Manassas
he was a courier on the staff of Brig.
Gen. Thomas H. Barry. Young Chris
tian was elated over the news that he
was to be given a cadetship and is anx
ious to enter the great military school
at once.
THE PRESIDENT’MAY'
VISIT JEKYL ISLAND.
Brunswick Board of Trade Has In
vited Him to That City.
Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 1. —At the reg,
ular meeting of the Brunswick Board
of Trade-to-day resolutions were unan
imously adopted Inviting President
Roosevelt to visit this city on his
Southern tour.
It Is said here that the President will
spend a few days on Jekyl Island, the
winter home of many wealthy men. a
few miles from this eky, and hopes
are expressed that he may stop In
Brunswick one day.
Anunsla Wants Him.
Augusta, Dec. I.—The Augusta
Chamber of Commerce will Invite Pres
ident Roosevelt to include Augusta in
his contemplated trip to the South aft
er the holidays, assuring him a hearty
reception and generous hospitality.
The invitation Is extended at the re
quest of the leading merchants and
officials of ths city.
MACON BEAT COLUMBUS.
Maeon, Dee. L—Before a very large
and Interested audience the opening
match of the Southeastern Howling
Iwague wee played here to-olght, Ma
con and Cotumijue teams being ih- con
testants. and tii* Maonn team won by
447 pins. Nspter of Macon made sis
SM'oeasive strikes The next gam* in
the league will lake place on Thursday,
when Macon yUys Atlanta.
SLAYER OF TWO
WAS LAID LOW
WILLIAMS FOUGHT TO LAST.
BARRICADED HIMSEI.F IN HIS
HOME AND DEFIED OFFICERS.
Widowed Bride of the Man He Had
Slain Was Forced by Her Father
to Stay With Him—Held Other
Members of His Family There to
Shield Him—Daughter Escaped,
aud Officer* Then Opened Fire.
Williams Was Shot.
Fort Worth, Tex., Dec. I.—The se
quel to the tragedy that cost the lives
of Stephen McKinney, his father and
a hired man on their farm near Al
varado Tuesday, came to-day.
J. M. Williams, who fired the fatal
shots, barricaded himself In his home
and defied the officers. He sent word
to his daughter, the widowed bride of
the man he had killed, that if she did
not come to him he would kill her. In
fear and trembling she went to the
house. There ehe found her father
armed with a rifle and In a frensy of
rage. The officers were afraid to fire
Into the house for fear of killing some
member of Williams’ family, whom he
held prisoners there to shield him.
All night the officers watched from
the McKinney home, where lay the
bodies of the men killed by Williams.
Finally, Williams seated himself by
a window, his rifle across his knees,
mid, becoming drowsy, his head drop
ped on his breast and he slept. As
suring herself that her father waa
asleep, the widowed bride stole from
the house and fled to tho home where
her husband's body lay.
As soon as the posse learned Wil
liams was alone, they opened fire on
him. He was not slow In returning It.
Finally his shots ceased, and the sher
iff entering the house, found Williams
lying on the floor with a bullet through
his brain.
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Johanna Daly.
Mrs. Johanna Daly, widow of P.
E. Daly, died at 1:06 o'clock this morn
ing at her home, No. 409 Charlton
street, east. Kite was taken sick Mon
day with pneumonia and her condition
rapidly grew worse. She leaves three
tons, Thomas F. Daly of Brooklyn,
Edward P. Daly and William J. Daly,
and two daughters. Miss Bessie Daly
and Mrs. Robert J. Glass.
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