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the weather. For Atlanta and Vicinity—Fair tonight; Friday Increasing cloudi ness; warmer. VOL. VI. NO. 123. OVER FACES „ D ast Year Was Kind to Atlanta Busi ness Men. BIG CHRISTMAS TRADE REPORTED Spirit of Optimism Pervades Uptown District After Holidays. Satisfaction at the business of the past, optimism for the year to come— that Is the spirit of Atlanta's mer chants. They had an opportunity to •top and breathe a bit on the day after Christmas, and as they surveyed the wreckage after the storm o fahoppers of the past few weeks, they smiled a smile which looked satisfying to the soul. For they prospered In Anno Domini 1907, and look for even more of the good things of earth In 1908. If anybody has thought of “hard times" or "financial depression" or any of those mysterious conditions which so many have talked about, but which nobody confessed to feeling, he didn’t say anything about It Thursday. At lanta merchants look happy and well content with their year’s business, and there Is nothing but good cheer and optimism In the retail district. The close of the year 1907 will mark one of the most successful periods thru which business houses of Atlanta have ever passed. Business throughout the year has been good, In many Instances overtopping that of 1901, and the Christmas trade this year has been ero inently satisfactory. In Interviews, with a number of well known up-town business men Thurs «l*y many encouraging statements were made regarding the generally prosper ous condition of the country as lndl rated by the amount of business done during the year. What Merchants 8ay. IV. R. McClellan, manager of the J, M. High Company, said: “This has been the most successful year that we have had since we have been In the street. The trade during the year’ has been better than It was In 1908 and the Christmas trade was equal to that of last Christmas. There has been as much cash In evidence as could have reasonably been expected.” E. R. DuBoae, of the Chamberlin- Johnson-DuBose Company: "Business during the year has been a little ahead of last year, which Is to say, unusually (o»d. Last year was one of the most successful years we ever had and It was hard to beat It. The Christmas trade has also been good." John Morris, of the Keely Company: Continued on Page Three. IS NOW ON TRIALS 169 Members Expect Im prisonment For Signing Viborg Manifesto. SI. Petersburg, Dec. 28.—That (fie "hole Russian nation la stirred by the trial of the 189 members of the douma was manifested today when at the °Penlng of the second session of the c °utt that Is hearing the case repre •entatlves of all classes crowded the c °urt room. The charge against the members of the first constitutional assembly Is that "t signing the Viborg manifesto they committed treason. The accused include Professor Mur. ointreff, who was president of the first «ouma; Prince Dolgorukoff, the vice president: Prince Obolensky, Prince ohakhovsky and lawyers who are Iden- t*ned with the constitutional agreement. The maximum penalty for their of fense Is three years Imprisonment and loss of their civil rights. Most of them expect that they will ?* found guilty and sentenced from jour months to a year's Imprisonment m a fortress and to deprivation of their Ovu rights. After the dissolution of the first dou. ma In July. 1908. Its ex-members as sembled at Viborg, In Finland, and Is sued a manifesto which was signed by over 200 of their number, urging the People to stand up for the trampled n *hts of the popular representation.' man seized negro who entered room but intruder fled home. Ga.. Bee. 28.-I)lrk Johnston ills- t“ferwj a negro matt In the room where Johtuton nnd wife were sleeping Wed ties night. Johnston rclxe.1 the negro, hut toll «"*• 1” h“hl him. slnl lie escaped. »"?* were put on the trail, lint no fsr here J 10 w * c,u * “• “ r * r “ U>t The Atlanta Georgian - ITT AND NEWS SPOT COTTON. Cotton markets all closed on Th Will open Friday morning. ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1907. PPTPF. ,n Atlanta..TWO CENTS. riUVBj. On Trains..FIVE CENTS. SOON GOES UP FOR CABLEj’IANO CO, Tearing Down Old Broad-St, Stores For Five-Story Building. ‘ Workmen begsn testing down, the old two-story building nt <2 North Broad,,., Juit opposlts the Engllsb-American build ing, Thursday, preparatory to the erection of s 900,003 building on the elte by Dr. A. \V. Calhoun. Work of conetruction will commence within e week or more nnd the building will be complete by July. The Cable Piano Company la to be the occupant of the new building, which will be erected eipreeely with s view to hom ing a large music house. The Atlanta Con- eerrstory of Muelc will stso be located In the building. The new bnlldlng, which will overlook the Intersection of Luckle, Peecbtree nnd Uroad-eta., will be lire stories In height end will have In addition a Urge basement. It will be of preesed brich anil thoroughly modem throughout. The frontage of the lot le 60 feet with 100 feet depth. On the Brat floor will be located the Dlann showrooms, offices and sitisll goods departments. In the basement will he the Itlnnn repairing end toning deportments, the storage end packing rooms. On the second floor will be n epncloos ciueert lotiI. In which a pipe organ will lie Installed, on the third floor will be the piano parlors. The fourth floor will be occupied by the Atlanta Conservatory of Mnslc. The lenoe on the fifth floor bee not as yet been eloeed. The building was planned by Harry Leslie Wslker, srchlteet, and will he built by W. V. Griffin. CENTRAL BANK CO, GIVES $500,000 BONDASRECEIVER Guarantees Administration of Affairs of Neal Bank. AT SHOOTING MATCH MAN SHOT TO DEATH Hartwell. (Je.. Dec. 28.—Will Askoa shot Gene Howell yesterday at a shoot ing match. Full particulars are not obtainable, but It is stated that the tragedy was the result of a mlsunder- rlanding between the parties. Both are "rife shooting occurred four miles from hire. -- —. For tbs feltbful discharge of Its duty and the proper handling of the affairs of the Neel Bank the Central Bank end Trust Corporation Thursday tiled with Clerk Ar- Hold Broyles, of the enperlor court, a lioud for 9500,000. The United States Fldelty and Guaranty Company, of Baltimore, le surety for the company. The bond wee elgned by A. P. Coles, cash ier of the Central Bank and Trust Corpora tion, nml Attorney'Frnnk H. Beynolde, rep. resenting the bonding company. t The Central Bank and Trnet Corporation wae appointed recelrer for the Neel Bank by Judge Pendleton, of the superior court, last Tuesday*end as such was required to glre Iwntl In the eum mentioned. 90000000009000000000000000 o u O THURSDAY LIKE SPRING, 0 O CLOUDY ON FRIDAY. O O c One could almost believe that O O Thursday was a late spring day, O O the air was so balmy and the sun- O O shine so bright. By tha way. the 0 0 streets were thronged Thursday O 0 almost as badly aa the few days 0 O prior to Christmas. O 0 Forecast: 0 0 “Fair Thursday night: Friday O O Increasing cloudiness; warmer.” 0 O Thursday temperatures: O 0 7 o’clock a. m 9* degrees. 0 O 8 o’clock a. m it degrees 0 O 9 o’clock a. m.. ..SO degrees. 0 10 o’clock O 11 o’clock a. m.. O 12 o'clock noon.. 0 1 o’clock p. m.. O 2 o'clock p. m.. . .53 degrees. ..55 degrees. ..67 degrees. .,68 degree*. ..58 degrees. San Francisco, Dec. 28.—Fire early this morning destroyed almost ths en tire block bounded by Jesse, Mission and Flrst-sts. The burned district Is in ths business section of the city and It la estimated the loss will reach 92,- 900,000. Magrum A Otter, pumps and hard ware: the Noodtn A Littell Implement Company, and Juatmaln. Cayo A Co., scientific Instruments and mine sup- Itllee, were the principal losers. The firemen's battle was not enm- letely won until Just before dawn. The ulldlngs were mostly temporary struc tures In the heart of the district burn ed to the ground after the earthquake. They were of frame and highly Inflam mable. The flames spread with Incredible swiftness and at the end of the first hour It was feared they would get be- yond the block. But the firemen, work' ing like mad men, finally won. The cause of the fire Is unknown. FIRE AT REGISTER WIPES OUT STORE Roosevelt Incensed Because Brownson Quit Job. HE RESIGNED UNDER FIRE Rixey Started Row by Attack On Chief of Navigation, Washington, Dec. 28.—With our bat tleships not yet much below the shore line of the eastern coast of the United States, the troubles In the administra tion of the navy have broken out be yond the power of anybody to suppress the facts. Senators and representa tives are receiving Information every day from men of high rank In the navy. The resignation of Rear Admiral Brownson has made It Impossible now to hide whatever defects there may bo In the administration of the navy, and the attack upon Brownson by Surgeon General Blxey has accentuated the dlf. ferencss that exist. It Is known that Rixey had the O. K. of the white house before he made his statement. President Roosevelt Is Incensed that the head of the bureau of navigation should resign while the fleet Is upon Its famous voyage and under attack by competent critics. He feels ns If his political enemies In congress will use every protext to make things look blacker than they are. ' Surgeon General Rixey opened the war by the publication of a long etate- ment, showing that there was friction between tho bureau of navigation and tho bureau of medicine. Rixey maintains that hospital' ships always have been commanded by medi cal officers with a civilian master nnd crew for purposes of navigation. Thla particular vessel, he says, formsrly be longed to the army nnd always was commanded by a medical officer when used tut a hospital ship. In attempting to unify the modlcal forces of the army and navy, he says olnt army and nnvy board of medico' cars, which' was convened by execu live order more than a year ago, rec ommended that hospital ships should be commanded by medical officers, and that the recommendation was approved by the secretary of war and the secre. tsry of the navy In general orders. He maintained that It has always been a question whether Tho Hague and Genera agreements could guar- antes the neutrality at these ships I; combatant (line) officers were used on hospital ships. £££KJIHR1IB At Goldfield Goldfleld. Nev„ Dec. 28.—Great un- earineas was caused In Goldfleld today by the filing of a suit against the Gold, field miners, the Western Federation of Miners and Charles A. MacKinnon, as well ns nineteen other officers, by the Consolidated Mine Company. The papers alleged that the Western Federation Is voluntarily unincorpo rated and was organised for the pur pose of destroying property, disorder, bloodshed and rioting. An Injunction against picketing and Interference and tho final dissolution of the Goldfield un ion Is asked. This action has greatly Inflamed the miners. It Is further alleged that the union In a criminal aoclety. The court Is asked to prohibit any more meetings of the union. One effect of the suit, It In said, may be to Induce President Roosevelt to maintain part of the Fed eral troops at Goldfleld. CHRISTMAS DOCKET AT POLICE STATION Judge Broyles' Mill Grinds Late and Fine Thursday. Tragic Suicide of E. G. Stedman, N. Y. Lawyer. $2,000,000 FIRE IN SAN ERANCISI SWEEPSBIG BLOCK Firemen Work Like Mad men and Control Flames at Dawn. ATLOCALBREWERVi PLANS FOR FUTURE Announcement Will Be Made Later, Says Albert Steiner. Register. Ga.. Dec. 28.—The store of the Register Trading Company was con sumed by fire this morning. The flret notice of the lire was at 9 o’clock. A small grocery department belonging to 8. Corrie. which was attached to the main building, wax destroyed. The stock of the Register Trading Company wax valued at 915,000 and covered by 97,000 Insurance. Corrie had no Insur ance at all. It was only by very hard work of the bucket hrtgnle that the handsome dwelling of K. P. Register was saved; also the Knights of Pythlaa and Ma- _ O ttonlc lodges, and the drug stor* of Dr. 00000000000000000Q0D0009O0 McCrackin. There Is something brewing at the plant of the Atlanta Brewing and Ice Company and It Isn't all beer. Plans are being made for the period after January 1. when the prohibition law goes Into effect. But so far not a word ns to these plans has been given out by the brewery officials. The brewing of new beer stopped at the brewery some time ago. This was necessitated by reason of ths fact that beer Is not rsady for the market until about three months after the brewing le first commenced. President Albert Steiner of the brew. Ing company, while admitting that the prohibition lew stopped the making of beer some time before the law really went Into effect, would not eay Thure- day Just what plane had been made by the company. "We will have something to an nounce," said Mr. Steiner, "but at pree- ent things are not In shape to do thle. There are some details which still have to be worked out, but after the first of the year I will be In a position to make a statement.” It Is generally believed In the neigh borhood of the brewery, where many of the employees live, that some sort of a soft drink will be manufactured In addition to the manufacture of Ice. Work Is now being finished on en ad dition to the brewery on the East Ba- ker-st. side of the extensive property owned by the company, end It Is said that this addition will be for the manu facture of Ice. It Is known that breweries ovsr the ale have been experimenting with a Jagless beer end a dispatch from Sa vannah announce,, that the Savannah Brewing Company Is going to manu facture this sort of beverage. An nouncement has already been made GO0OOOOOOOCIOO0O0OOOOO0OOOQ O JUDGE BROYE8’ RATE8 0 0 FOR CHRISTMAS “FUN." O O The following Is the official O O schedule of prices being assessed O 0 Thursday by Recorder Broyles In O O police court: O O Plain drunk, 99.75. O 0 Drunk, with a few fancy frills, 0 O 56.76. O 0 Drunk and disorderly, regulated O 0 by the gravity of the disorder, 0 O 610.76 up. 9 O Discharging pistols nml guns, O O ho reduction for blank cartridges, O 0 525.75. 0 O Shooting cannon crackers. 510.76 O O to 615.75. O O Shooting ordinary small fire- O O works In the streets, gauged main- O 0 Ij> by the amount. 61.75 to 65.75. O O Carrying a concealed pistol. O 0 whether empty or loaded with O 0 bullets or blank cartridges, held O O for the state courts In bond of O O 5200. O O O 00000000000000000000900000 "The biggest police court we have ever had." This was the comment of Recorder Broyles Thursday morning when he began the post-Christmas grind, and found himself confronted with a dock et containing 300 cases. This enormous number of cases, which smashes previous records for one day. represents the work of the police department from the adjourn ment of polloe court Tuesday afternoon until Thursday. There were few se rious offenses on the docket, however, and the holiday pnssed without crime. The cases embrace practically every common offense on calendar, the great majority being traceable to whlf- ky. Nearly all of the disorders during Christmas were due to drunkenness. The morning session commenced at 9:30 o'clock Thursday and was ad journed by Clerk Preston at 10:10. at which time about 75 cases had been disposed of. Judge Broyles then pro ceeded to Inaugurate an entirely new stunt, something never before known In police court, and which was rendered necessary by the tremendous amount of business. The recorder announced recess for fifteen minutes nnd at were set for the • A large number of these cases were disposed of and this relieved the aft ernoon docket considerably. This ex tra run of the mill of Justice makes three sessions of court for one day and establishes a brand-new record. "We would have been here until 10 o'clock tonight If It hsd not been for this extra session." remarked the re corder, as he adjourned court again about noon and hurried out for hla lunch. As It Is. the afternoon session will continue far Into the night, as there are more than 208 cases set for trial. At Capitol-ave. Church. Od Thursday night st 7:85 o'clock at the t'apltnl-sre. Baptist church the Junior II. V, I*. II. will'present one of the Itest programs of the aeoeon. A chorus of lion end girls, letl by one of their number, will render spe- ffsl selected songs. Race Results. NEW ORLEANS, Firm Race—-Variety, 11 to 10, won; Mae Fletcher, 8 to 1 and 5 to 2, second; Marla, 9, 3 and 8 to 6, third. Time, : 02 2-5. HIS FIRM IS IN RECEIVER’S HANDS Women Crowded On Plat form Horrified at Act of Millionaire. New York, Dec. 26.—E. O. Stedman, a prominent lawyer ot 138 Broadway, ran« away from among a crowd of worn* en on the uptown platform ot the sub- wuy at Fourteenth-st. and leaped to the tracks In front ot & fast moving local train and was ground to death. Ho Is rated to be worth In excess $7,000,000 and a cousin of Edmund Clarence Stedman. the poet-banker. The J. C. Lyon Building and Operat ing Company, ot which he waa rice president, treasurer and director, failed for several millions of dollars last Fri day when receivers were appointed. Financial troubles are believed to be the chief cause of the suicide. Mr. Stedman was president of the American Cushion Elbow Company, treasurer of the Raritan River Clay Company, a member of several promi nent clubs and bad oflWM *»n Kroad- way, where he was a member of the law firm of Stc«fman 4& Larkin. The suicide could not have selected a spot where his death would have cre ated a greater sensation. The uptown platform ot the subway at Fourteerith- us crowded with persons, mostly women, waiting for trains. c cars of the train passed over the lawyer's body before the train was stopped, nnd by that time the body had been terribly mangled. In the meantime the men on the platform had become panic-stricken. Women who had seen the man leap to death fainted or collnpsed. nnd for several minutes In the wild excitement they lay about the platform unattended, Mrs. Stedman was driving in Central Park when her husband killed himself, and she knew' nothing of tho tragedy until she returned home. She was completely overcome and physicians were called. Mr. Stedman was a brother of the famous general Griffith Stedman, who was shot and killed at Fort Stedman. before Petersburg. His wife was a Miss Massey, a sister of the late Gen eral McClellan and aunt of tho present mayor of New York. Edmund Clarence Stedman said to day: “My cousin had a large private for tune which I understand was not af fected by the failure of his firm a few days ago. In any caso he was a man of very level head ond I do not think he would allow financial reverses to unsettle him to tho extent that he would commit suicide." . WATER WAGON SAFE Notwithstanding the rough road. Probation Officer Coogler’s water wag on (ravelad thru Christmas without on accident. Altho the wagon waa considerably Jolted by the many temptations In It. path. In the shape of egg-nogg and holiday drinks, not one of the thirty- three passengers fell off. As a reault. Probation Officer Coog- ler and Recorder Broyles, are all smiles. Christmas was regarded aa the teat for the new probation system, and the fact that not one of the probationers fell demonstrates Its worth. Out of tbe total of thlrtythree, only eight probationers have fallen since the sys tem was Inaugurated nearly two months ago. As a precautionary measure. Officer Coogler assembled his class at the po lice station last Sunday afternoon and made a talk on the temptations of the holidays, warning the men to remain firm In their determination not to drink. As a further safeguard he then In structed the probationers to report to him at the police station at 9:30 o’clock Christmas day. And when they re ported they were all sober. ATLANTA NATIONAL Negotiations for the 3340,000 Inereas* In circulation of the Atlanta National Bank have been concluded and 990,000 of ertep new currency hae already been received by the bank. The remainder le now In the hands of the printer, and will probably reach here next week. The circulation of the Atlanta Na- that a non-alcoholic beverage win bellional baa been 5200,000. With thle In- made by the Acme Brewing Company I crease of 9300,000 the circulation wlU of Macon. *y» *'00,000, r. S BEING VOTED OUT Raleigh, N. C„ Dec. 26.—-The munici pal election here today Is on the prop osition to abolish the municipal dispen sary. The prospects at 2 o’clock are that It will carry. The sentiment here, while over whelmingly against the saloon method of nelling whisky, is not so strong against the dispensary for financial reasons. The dispensary will unques tionably be voted out. The majority will represent about two-thirds of the registered vote.