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THE GEORGIAN’S NEWS BRIEFS 7 HUNDREDS OF BODES LEFT ON MEXICAN BATTLEFELD National Committee Likely to Call Special Convention to Reor ganize Methods of Party. WASHINGTON, Dec, 14.—Leading members of the Republican National Committee, here to attend the com mittee meeting, expressed the belief that a special convention of the Re publican party would be called to re organize the methods, change the basis of delegate apportionment and to consider the preparation of a par ty platform that would unite its broken ranks. Among nearly a dozen committee men who arrived to-day several were of “open mind’’ as to the convention plan and one or two were outspoken against it. Conferences were held to-day, however, and the statements of committee members who have been In communication with a majority of that body indicated that plans have been tentatively made looking toward the calling of the convention and that advocates of the plan believe they have a majority of the committee behind them. Majority for Convention. Charles B. Warren, of Michigan, chairman of the law committee of the Republican organization, said he thought a majority of the committee members would favor the holding of a convention. Chairman Charles D. Hilles has not yet indicated his own opinion as to the wisdom of a special party gathering. John T. Adams, of Iowa, and P. W. Eastabrook, of New Hampshire, declared they had “open minds’’ on the plan. H. B. Maxson, of Nevada, was openly opposed to tfhe convention. The plan now in contemplation, if the committee decides to summon a convention, is to provide in the call that the various State committees shall control the method of selecting delegates, except where there are State primary laws covering the sub ject. This plan, if adopted, would be the first step toward one of the changes in rules demanded by the so-called progressive faction of the party, that the "district unit” system of scatter ing delegates be abandoned and the primary laws of various States be recognized as final by the national committee. BRYAN TO SPEAK. KANSAS CITY, MO., Dec. 14.—The three young women secretaries of the Student Volunteer Movement for For eign Missions, which will hold ints quad- rienniai meeting here beginning Decem ber 31, arrived to-day. They are Miss Katherine Duffield, of Wellesley Col lege; Miss Eleanor L. Cory, of Smith College, and Miss Maude Kelsey, of Vassar College. Five thousand delegates are expected. William J. Bryan, Secretary of State, and scores of other speakers prominent In religious and educational affairs will deliver addresses. Eighty foreign coun tries will be represented. 39 PASSENGERS VACCINATED. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 14—Thirty- nine passengers in the smoking car of a train which arrived here from Pitts burg early to-day were quarantined un til they had all been vaccinated by city pliysiciajis. The car door was locked when the conductor was notified by telegraph that a passenger who had left the train at Huntington was suf fering from smallpox. CASTRO IN GERMANY. TENERIFFE, CANARY ISLANDS, Dec 14.—Intimate friends here of for mer President Cipriano Castro, of Ven ezuela. say that Castro now is in Ger many. They declare his health ahs been perfectly restored and that he is about to address a proclamation to his partisans in the South American re public. ZELIE EMERSON ARRESTED. jONDON, Dec. 14.—The American Tragette, Miss Zelie Emerson, of :kson, Mich., was the central figure a furious scrimmage this evening iween the police and suffragettes and »ir supporters in the Row District, ss Emerson and three men were ar- FreeXmas Presents Revolver, Razor and Razor Strop BiggestOffer Ever Made must clear our stock of Genuine American Watches. For the next thirty Avs we Will rive absolutely free with every watch one handsome $o highly_ po - fshed steel 7-shot revolver, 1 celebrated fashioned $3 Cutler Razor (guaran teed) and one finest quality horsehide fully 8 pweled American watch, beautifully engraved and worth $15.30, wTth° n irivilege of°examination, ’if'not ^ds t and we will &*£> ; Just ask us to sh£ the ewnds for examination and if sausi^c ei T%ro^T 8 ny oA 5 y jLd fLfe a T «■ M ISS GERARI) LEIGH, who was until Wednes day. Miss Helen Goudy, of Chicago. Her wedding was a brilliant affair in London. American Girl Has Notable Wedding LONDON, Dec. 13.—All of London’s smart set attended the wedding Wed nesday of Miss Helen Goudy, of -Chi cago, and Gerard Leigh, an officer of the Life Guards. The bride is noted as a beauty and has achieved great popularity in the London smart set. She was present ed to the German court several years ago and is a favorite in the capitals of Europe. The ceremony took place in Sc. George’s Church, Hanover Square. NO AMERICAN UMPIRES. SANTO DOMINGO, Dec. 14.—The general elections which will be held to morrow and Tuesday for members of the Chamber of Deputies, will be con ducted in an orderly maimer, the Gov ernment promising that every voter shall have a free and fair opportunity register his choice at the polls. The Municipal Council has decided at only its members, representatives the different parties, and properly gistered voters shall be permitted in e city hall on the polling days. This easure excludes the general public and reign visitors. Among the latter are e American commissioners who have en sent here to observe the elections ! j as umoires in e of disputes. 11 the newspapers publish articles testing against any attempt by the erican commissioners to control the ;tions, which they consider an at- u (in the national dignity. TO FLY OVER ANDES. SANTIAGO, CHILE, Dec. 14—Sen- or Figuerea, who has been making preparations for a flight over the Andes, left here to-day for the foot of the mountains, and hopes to carry out his object this week. The flight will be started at a point where the moun tains attain an altitude of nearly 20,- 000 feet. GETTING AWAY FROM KNIFE, MILWAUKEE, Dec. 10.—The “new est thing in surgery is that we are trying to get away from it,” declared Dr. John B Murphy, of Chicago, ad dressing the convention of Soo Rail way System physicians and surgeons. "Serums and anti-toxins are super seding the knife and the saw,” contin ued Dr. Murphy. SON KILLS MOTHER REBELS DRIlfEN ! ABOUT HIS COFFEE Falcon Considered That Parent Was a Bit Slow Getting Him His Beverage. DONALDSONVILLE. LA., Dec. 14.— Because his aged mother did not re spond promptly to his request for a cup of coffee, Paul Falcon arose from the supper table, went into the next room and shot her through the head. Mrs. Falcon died almost instantly. The family reside on St. Emma plantation, several miles from this place. Falcon's half-brother, John Ragas, had returned from work and asked for a change of clothes. She was complying with Itu- gas’ request when she was shot down. Falcon was put in jail with a charge of murder against him. WATER DAMAGE $25,000,000. GALVESTON, TEXAS, Dec. 10.— With 230 persons counted as dead in the great flood which covered 40,000 square miles of territory in Central and South Texas, State officials to day estimated th* 1 damage at $25,000,- 000. Sixty-three cities, towns and vil lages have suffered from the high wa ter and 5,000 persons are homeless. The rice crop was nearly ruined. Within the next 24 hours it is ex pected that the w?^^ will be falling at all points. Districts are still isolated and wire communication will have to be estab lished before the full extent of the dis aster is known. Within the past 24 hours more than 100 bodies were re covered. GREECE TAKES CHARGE. CANEA, CRETE, Dec. 14.—The for mal annexation of the island of Crete to Greece was carried out to-day with imposing ceremonial. King Constan tine personally ran up the Hellenic flag over the fort. People flocked to the capital from all parts of the is land and from Greece and tumultu ously greeted the King, the Crown Prince, Permier Venizelos and the other Ministers. A "Te Deum” in the cathedral was attended by the foreign Consuls, and subsequently the King attended another thanksgiving serv ice in the synagogue. The island of Crete was finally evacuated on February 15 last by the protecting powers, Great Britain, Russia, France and Italy, and the Greek flag was hoisted. SHE CUT JUGULAR VEINS. CHARLOTTE, N. C., Dec. 14.— Awakened by the crying of a small son, Motorman H. B. Godfrey, of this city, discovered, at 5:30 this morning, that his wife had cut her throat with a razor, severing jugular veins on both sides of her neck. A note left in the razor case announced her inten tion of killing herself, and charged her husband to take good care of their only child. THEY FOUGHT TO DEATH. ARCADIA, LA., Dec. 14.—D. A. Rogers, Town Marshal, and Thomas Cathey, shot and killed each other in a revolver duel in a drug store here late last night. The Marshal had previously warned Cathey, who was intoxicated, to go home, and ap proached him to make an arrest Both drew their revolvers at the same time and began firing. 90 CARS OF. PECANS. BROWNSWOOD, TEXAS, Dec. 14. Two and one-half million pounds of pecans, 90 carloads, were gathered in Central Texas this year, for which the growers received approximately $200,000. The price paid varied from 6 cents a pound for the ordinary to 25 cents for the fancy varieties. Bal linger reported the prize tree for the season, netting its owner $300. ADS BRING CHURCH RESULTS. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 10.—Ninety-six churches reported increased attendance as the result of their federation having used half-page advertisements in news papers last week. The advertisements broadly urged church attendance, concluding with "You may not like the preacher; per haps it is not his fault. Try another church.” SPIELERS TOR STORES. CHICAGO, Dec. 10.—Summer amuse ment park "barkers” are working in Chicago department stores “spieling’’ on the virtues of hundreds of new mechan ical toys offered to Christmas shop pers Up-to-Date Jokes. "The ignorance of the masses on artistic matters Is appalling,” said ■ Mr. Walter Emanuel, speaking at a .(discussion on “Execution in Litera ture and Painting” at the Authors’ Club recently. He was passing through one exhibi tion recently when he saw a group of persons. One of. them said; "Is it a droring?” The reply was: “No, stupid; it’s an itching.” A third person interrupted and said: “No, you are both wrong; it’s a pastille.” Huerta’s Gunboats Steam Up River and Send Withering Fire Into Enemy. MEXICO CITY, Dec. 14.—The reb els have failed in their attack on Tampico and have withdrawn some distance from the city. Unofficial messages reaching here to-day fully corroborate the War Of fice report of the rebel defeat yester day as a result of a heavy and sus tained bombardment by two Federal gunboats and field artillery. They do not, however, bear out the idea of a rout. In possession of the railroad yards throughout the battle, the rebels when they were driven off, remained sufficiently cool in the face of the furious fire to take away with them every locomotive and most of the rolling- stock. Rebel Loss Very Great. That the rebel loss was very great also is emphasized In these advices, ■which add that the buzzards, w hieh inhabit the Mexican coast and which for generations have been protected by law, floated to-day over the bat tlefields in numbers so great as to present the appearance of low-lying black clouds. According to the Federal report, 800 rebels were killed before they could get out of range and this probably would mean many other hundreds wounded and left behind. It is regarded here as probable that the relief of Tampico is only tem porary and that before many days the rebels w'ill resume the attack in greater numbers, although the three days’ battle has materially cut down their supply of ammunition. This may delay operations for a time. Reports reaching here do not indi cate that the property loas as a re sult of the fighting has been large. Huerta Expressed No Anger. Official denial was made to-day that President Huerta had expressed anger at the alleged interference of Rear Admiral Fletcher with the Fed eral gunboats; nor did the Govern ment ever receive corroboration of the report that the American com mander-in-chief had issued any or der that could be interpreted as in terference. Whether the rebels under General Blanco now at Victoria decide to re new the attack upon Tampico or di rect their efforts against Monterey, they will be able to move men and war material much more expedi tiously in the next venture, since as a result of the engagements about Tampico they now have In their pos session 23 locomotives and several hundred cars, many of them loaded with construction material and other supplies. VOTE ON CURRENCY. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—The long struggle over currency reform is ex pected to come to an end in the Sen ate next Saturday. Administration leaders who have been exerting every effort to enact into law before Jan uary 1 the second great plank of the Democratic platform were confident to-night that an agreement could be reached that would permit a final vote in the Senate by 6 o’clock Saturday. GIRL NEARLY KILLED. HAPEVILLE, GA., Dec. 14.—Miss Lulu Amall, aged 23, was all but fa tally wounded late Sunday when her brother, who stood in the doorway of their home, accidentally discharged a shotgun, the load entering Miss Arnall s neck, some of the pellets striking against her skull. Greenberg & Bond’s ambulance made a record run to Hapeville and carried Miss Arnall to the Wesley Memorial Hospital, where she was attended by Dr. Frank Bo’and. Dr. Boland declared last night that Miss Arnall was not fatally Injured, but had escaped death narrowly. Miss Arnall Is the daughter of Mrs. Lulu ArnaTT and lives just three doors from the Baptist Orphans’ asylum in Hapeville. She is we’l known in that community. According to eyewitnesses the shoot ing was entirely accidental. FEARS REVOLT IN INDIA. LONDON, Dec. 14.—The British and Indian governments are seriously con cerned over recent occurrences in South Africa arising out of what the East In dians consider discriminatory legisla tion against them. An effort is being made to minimzie the seriousness of the situation which was accompanied by a general strike of thousands of East Indians in Nataland riots in which several were killed. The government's influence has been sufficient to induce the press of the country to print only- favorable news and comments, while a careful supervision of news in regard to the suppression of disturbances in South Africa is made before its ap pearance in the Indian papers. GENERAL STRIKE PLANNED. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 14.—Plans for a general strike of all union labor in this city in sympathy with the striking Garment Workers were discussed at a meeting of the Central Labor Union to-day-. The various locals will act on the subject before the next meeting of the central body, Deecmber 28, and it was declared that 160.000 workers wil^ be called on to strike on December lieu if the Garment Workers and mane' turers do not reach an fie cried fore that time. ’T've swail wed