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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. CLERK ON SALARY GET$»OOOSTOCK 1 IN COAL CONCERN HAKES ‘‘JUDICIOUS’* USE OF HIS SPARE DOLLARS. More Craft Stories Are Told to Members of Interstate Com merce Commission. ooooooooooooooooooo o a O CLERK WHO OOT GRAFT O 18 FIRED BY CA8SATT. "8 By Private Leased Wire. Philadelphia. June 7.—Joseph B. Boyer, chief clerk to the su- l-rlntendent of motive power of the Pennsylvania railroad, at Altoona, who confessed to re ceiving bribes before the Inter state commerce commission, was dismissed by A. J. Cassatt today. Rumor In out that Cas satt Is hot on the firing line, and I ' lntlng guns at many minor £<>mrial* who got coal stock. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO B> 1'ilrate Leased Wire. r Philadelphia, June. 7.—How a clerk Jr, living from ISO to Silt a month r >uld amass 160,000 worth of atock V,, demonstrated today at the Inter state eoramerce commission hearing. Tin Pennsylvania roqd was again un- di i lire and much evidence of the dose (•iiinectlon of Its employees with coal i nt pantos along Its lines was brought ' The star witness was Joseph K. Alk- mbo, who has been chief clerk to the eu|.. i Intsndcnt of the Monongahela dl- vl-lon for -7 years. Alkens said he mined 500 shares of the Brasenell Coal i 'ompaag, having paid 125,000 rash for It l.i-t foil; 2tO shares of the Dunkirk i "id Ciunpaair, which he aaya he imuKlit three years ago for 117,500; f-oo shares of the Pittsburg and West moreland Coal Company, which he ae- i nu ll for other shares that had cost him 112,000. He also said he owned (00 shares of tlm Hast Connellsvlllo Coal Company, -'i shares of the Preston Cool Com- I'any. a present to him from Mr. Kuhn, and 25 shares In the Crescent Coal < "inpany. . Having said that his sal- liry nas now the highest he had ever ■ " lived, 1126 a month, Lawyer Glaa- ‘gow asked Alkens: "Then how did you manage to buy ir.n.OOb worth of stock?" ity judicious Investment of my sal- ITAL Y’S GO VERNMENT MA Y ASK UNCLE SAM FOR INVESTIGATION ooooooooooooooooooo NEW YORK POWERLESS TO PREVENT CONDITIONS. Serious Charges Pre ferred Against Rail road Builders. CLAIM FOREIGN LABORERS ARE HELD IN PEONAGE Allege That Irregular Trials Are Held and Alleged Violators Are Acquitted. Special to The Georgian. Greensboro, N. C., June 7.—An Inves tigation was made Tuesday at Marlon, McDowell county, at the Instance of the Italian and United States governments, the result of which may lead to Inter' national complications, as well aa local prosecution In the United States court, of prominent cltlsens under the statute prohibiting peonage. Italian Laborers Killed. Last week Consulate Agent Giovanni LotUle, representing the Italian gov. ernment at the post of Charleston, re ceived foraml complaint that on May 14 a parly of Italian laborers at work for a contracting Arm, building the South and syejkteru railroad from Ten se via BakersvIUe' to Marlon; N. C., at one of ttie camps 12 miles from Ma rlon, were fired Into by a posse of cltl "Did you receive any gifts from oper- orsT" was asked. "I’nptnln Hicks once gave me a chefk r JMO' or 1300." : "Well, why should ho pay'you?" "oh, It's self-explanatory,” witness M. ainliI g I■ ■ 11k 1 *i* ' "We understand It,” said COmmls- trier Clements. Alkens said ha had also received ISO ■Ml ns the reveaue of an "Inds- miniate” Interest from the company in: of the Schoenboerger Company. SPIRITUALIST SAYS BELL IS NOT DEAD ASIDE FROM THIS. MYSTERY HAS K*' HAD NO SOLUTION SO FAR. "Prather Bell Is nut ilesd," says Georgs A. l.etfont, of rblrsgn. S well known trnv- ell nit nmn. wbn arrived at the Marlon tin tel Thursday tnorntns. ”1 have Just rest! an aecontit of his mysterious illniqipcnr a are In the pa iter, nml uty splrltunllst powers tell uie neither he m>r his com. .pnnlnn are distil. They are now In Missis slppl traveling wtst. They will lie hesrd from, nfier srTrral weeks of a good time." George I.etforil gave an slleseil solution of tlm famous Hophle Kloeckler case at Lakewood s few years ago. At that time be prodletnl th* Bmllng of the liody Slid ttmt the drowning was the result of one v Tinkwr riH i wilrliii tbf tnyrtcHoai Kppi nml «i»ou hl« dtirHptloii of tho iiogrin** wlio aftt nvnrt proveil to In* tho luunlororm fhi v w.n* ronrl* toil «n I Mcntfio-inl. 1.4'Tfonl w»» fouttfl Mt i|iliatl«' In bis •ti»touioiit»| «Uro. lie tfMrfftlNNt »t B.mc IcuttU .Ni'b of Iho two i.»l»*lni^non, ijutlng tfru w .is a married stag amt that the ole I.f the pair In (dating the prartlral tbr eooatry. While ■ r tlr I elf 4 plainly saw the count* enjoy. ‘In ' liemsstTss oit n freight train gtdng n nd correctly deorrtlte.1 each of the ’. ntera. the friend of noil who the city Tuesday to fake charge ly of the spppoecd dead aura, left 'srrt of the I.... 11" . . . ThurteiH e noon for the home In Greens- N. C. The detectives who have lieetl rknuKtadgrd that they ate (tussled over he facts In the esse amt are f • - aclevr to the wberratmuta of t BOASTS THAT HE FOOLED WILKIE AND CORTELYOU ■ > ITIvtte Leased Wire. Washington, June One of (he coolest pre|...-:ii.tas la the erlailaal Has Hut ever st im L. v i-hlugton tqrned up here today In th- ferni of s letter from Kugeae f. Uren- ■m ii II a mete Iter of the stag of the Wash lus'un Time.. Drrauaa was until reeenity s m. niiicr of the Tttoe. nag. sad treasurer .of ,1 i... lost heard asaoetatlou saaoug the i of the stag. ■ in Memorial Day llrrntus untied up the uff.tr, of tho esei,'tattoo liy paying off in ■ he. i. Itecasee of the holiday the cheeks It vrss found that there was In the Isink to meet these demands SN than P*o. When aroreh wan nude nan. It was found he had aklppede. received today was written from hotel amt Is a rontlaaal luust * eared the people, la u ft he i of the letter he sare: A-: ran even take this op to the gor- ertiii.. tal oflrUla It la as easy to pall the - not over their errs as It was orer soma minor people. I played (he game eteu lip to I hlef Wilkie, of the ererrt sen lie. .n l p.wtauster General Cartel;.<u. They «... -h easy. So meeh so that I felt a.huuiiHl at tut self for auklag anrb gnu- i trsnssetloo eoa- county, two at them being killed and aevan seriously woundtd. In addition to this, nine of the uninjured Ital ians were arrested and placed In Jail, where they were languishing, while a local civil authority had held a pre tended Investigation on a charge against the assaulting cltlsens of mur der and ill luirgc.i them. It la claimed, without the examination of a single witness, except those of the posse, h Consul Makes Investigation. Consul Lottllo at once notified United States District Attorney Holton, of this dlstrlot, of hla purpose to go to Marlon to Investigate the matter, and request ed that he be perasnt and In behalf of the United States. render assistance. These representatives of Italy and the United Slates met at Marlon Tueaday night and yesterday made a searching Inquiry Into the matter. The reported facta disclosed a situation bad enough to appear Incredible, and are as fol lows: Tho railroad contractors Work about 1,500 Italians In camps of 75 or 100 Strong along the road' for. 15 or 25 mlloH In the heavy work of grading and tunneling. These men are fur nished by a New York agency at so much a head, the total cost of lending them. Including agency commission. bejng 11. lone of them spftkS/Eng. They are peld 11.60 per day and have to pay tar thalr provisions at extor tionate prices from the contractor's commissary. In the contract of em ployment the man are obliged to re main at work until the Initial expenses are paid and any accumulated account for living. Alleged Mook Trials. Other allegations are that a deputy aherlfr. regularly appointed, acta as a railroad policeman, living at the camp and that a Justice of the peace, who followed the contractors from Tennes see, wee appointed a Justice of the In McDowell county, by the clerk peace . ... of the superior court last October. He also lives at the camp, the two officers being known as the railroad Judge and sheriff, and, as such, are looked upon by the ignorant foreigners as tha sole sources of power, authority and Jua lice In the united States. On May 14, It Is stated, the deputy sheriff summoned a posse of twenty- live cltlsens, on report that a conspira cy had been formed by nine of the Italians to murder an overseer; with out e warrant or order of arrest, pro ceeded to the comp of the group of twenty-live laborers, headed by dered the Italians to clear tha way, that they might go to their tents and secure ail weapons there, such as suns and platula. The Italians resented this, declnrlng they only used their guns In hunting. and In Ihe tnhGup whlctv follow^ed a vollay was one Italian being later and several being slightly hurt. There was no Inquest held over the dead. The sheriff of Ihe county swore out a warrant against members of the posse; the case was heard before the camp Justice or the peace, and all par. ties were dismissed. Another warrant was sworn out be. fore the same justice against nine of the Italians, charging them with con spiracy to murder. They were bound over to court, and, in default of ball, placed In McDowell Jail. Signs Misunderstood. The overseer and superintendent and officers questioned, stated that they had heard of a conspiracy among cer tain members of the catnp to do vlo. lence to them, and when the ring leader, addressing excitedly the fuper- ■ntendent and made the sign pf a luioiitirni seeexa - grave, after lndlrattng,.aa-tbey thought, the loss of breath through his mouth ami of action of Ihe heart by the cross on the stomach, they took It to mean a threat of death. The poase was organised to take their weapons away. They say the first shots were fired by some Italians hid In their tenL and that both men were shot from these stray shots So serious Is the alts If that the con sul was given In understand Monday that If tb* matter was not pressed the nine men In Jail would be released on tltelr recognisance, and allowed to leave TO RELIEVE CONGESTION AT SAVANNAH PORTS ftpeHal to The Georgian. Savannah. Ga , June 7.—An organ ised effort will be made to relieve the congestion of cotton at tbla port, which has bean so snarked the past season. Savannah Is rapidly gaining on New Orleans as tha second largest cotton port In the United States, and, aa a result, the railroads have been ham pered In speedily disposing of the In coming shipments. Reasonable pressure Is to be brought to bear upon the country compress 1 MURDERS WOMAN THEN KILLS SEL OSTRANDER COMMITS A CRIME WHEN HE 18 REFUSED $10 BY VICTIM. By Private Leased Wire., Findlay, Ohio, June It—Herbert Of trander, nt St, Louis,' Mg., shot and killed Mrs. Anna McKee and theii killed himself hero this afternoon The tragedy occurred at the McKea home shortly after Ostrander demand ed 110 of Mrs. McKee. Ostrander was a cousin of Mrs. McKee's husband, who died more than a year ago. , It la said he wanted her * to deed property to hint, which she refused to Mrs. McKe«-leaves two-sons and one daughter. CLOUDBURST CAUSES IN ITS PATH NO LIVE8 ARE REPORTED LOST, BUT MUCH DAMAGE IS By Private Leased Wire. Pittsburg, Pa., June 7.—A big cloud burst that occurred near HooversvlUs, fifteen miles south of Stony Creek, has caused severe damage along the course of the creek, but so far no loss of life has been reported. Last night Stony Creek was about two feet deep at Johnstown. Tilts fifteen feet deep and full being washed down from the country, aide where the cloudburst occurred. Part of the Cambria steel plant had- i p shut dawn because of the high water, elegraph and telephone wires were put out of commission by the dastruetlon of polea and wires In the cloudburst, and communication IS difficult to se cure within the sons of the cloudburst. USHERS FOR DEBATE NAVE BEEN SELECTED LULL IN 3TORM BEFORE SMITH AND HOWELL MEET AT AUDI TORIUM FRIDAY NIGHT. Tickets for seats on the stage >t the Peachtree auditorium Friday night for the Joint debate between Hoke Smith and Clark Howell; are now* In the hands of those to be so favored. W. D. Harwell, chairman of the com. mlttee on arrangement, turned over half of the tickets to Charles Hopkins, chairman of the executive committee of the Fulton County Howell Club, Wed itesday afternoon. Mr. Hopkins Is distributing the Jlck eta among friends aAd supporters -of Mr. Howell. A large number of the tickets will go to members of the How ell Club. Mr. Harwell has distributed the tickets for Mr. Hmlth. Among the friends of Mr. Smith on the stage will be the entire executive committee of the Hmlth Club, about 160 In all. It la probable that Ihe J. E. Maddox committee will be Invited also. Many tickets .will be sent out of town to friends of Mr. Smith. The following ushers have been se lected to seat the audience Friday "ITh. Whitcomb. J. H. Andrews, John C. Clarks. Henry Hull, Heard W. Dent, H. A. Ethel ~ ‘ ‘ L L jrldge, W. H. Johnson, Harvey Hill, Samuel D. Hewlett, C. W. Barnhardt, M. T. Roane, I. T. Catron, R. C. Hill. Chappell Everett P J Voss William M. Smith, a. W. Payne, James Gillespie, C. C. Mason. E. C. Jones, Em ory Sims, W, A. Gresham, J. D. Hum. r es Shelby Smith, Howell C. Cloud, A. Banges, T. J. Lyon, Dr. It. R Ridley, Jr., Herbert Hags, A. Morgan, J. A. Branch. ■ TOWN IS CAPTURED BY SAN DOMINGOANS General Morilla Executed by Rev olutionists for Asassinating Two Men. Special Cable—Copyright. St. Thomas, D. W. L, June 7.—Au thentlc advices say the Santo Domingo revolution Is Increasing dally. The revolutionary force numbers M0 In Monte Crist! district and 200 In the eastern district. 'The latter haa rap. tured Han Penal Amor. There la great discontent throughout the republic with division and treach ery In the cabinet. The hatred against Americans la Increasing. The revolu tionists have captured Guayahtn and executed General Morilla, the aaaa of Juan Mediae and Manuel Cepln. AMERICAN SHIP TO FIRE ON PORT OF GUATEMALA By Private Leased Wire. Panama, June 7.—Passengers and officers of the Pacific Mall steamship City of Para assert that while at Cor- they saw the American ship Em pire take oh coal with the knowledge of the Nicaraguan government and leave to bombard San Joae, Guatemala. The revolutionists aboard were com manded by General Castillo. RECOMMEND PURCHASE OF HOSPITAL BUILDING prrotta Snaoctal nmdltbwi. Tbose elected fere Mr. Arthur i;t lander. | .resident; nitgr t’hno. It I'rlH*. rice ptveldeut: Iter, to near upon roe country compress .lUjL- owners to Induce them to forward cot- the^ldhurrwbich to ^aew^Staa^maid! ton mors promptly. be bought by the hospital assocUtlss. By Private Leased Wire. New York. June 7.—Dr. Wai ter Beneel, assistant sanitary superintendent of the city, said today, after reading the article of K11& Reeves Bloor, that the board of health can not pre vent the conditions which she found In the local pecking houses. "We can see that the refriger ating plants are kept whole some.” said Dr. Bensel. "We can not prevent undeanllneu or Improper methods of canning meat and preparing sausage. There are 3,000 ususage places, and In many of them conditions are very bad. We have only eleven Inspectors now, and we should hare aa many aa there are policemen." OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ARMOUR SAY8 THAT DAMAGE WILL BE FULLY $150,000,000 By Private Leased Wire. Kansns City, June 7.—"I do not think the estimate of 2150,0(0,000 I to the packers In the whole country is exaggerated. That Is only a shrinkage of about 10 per cent on the total vol ume of bualneay done, which, I think. Is lly a billion and a half of dollars In all branches of the trade." This statement was made by Charles Armour, when he was asked for an expression regarding an estimate of l"s» to the puckers following the agl. tatlon of conditions In Packlngtown. “All this agitation," he continued, " going to do nn Immense amount of damage, nnd In quarters where tt w.l' be the hardest to overcome the preju. dices aroused. It will be a long time before tbe prejudice against American meats In England la allayed, and It will ho still longer nn the continent. The packing Industries of the country have enough obstacles to contend with with out Increasing the number unjustly or mischievously.” Other persons connected In an official way with packing Interests here agree with Mr. Armour. They declare that the houses here will be damaged fully 110,000,000 by the crusade. No Packing House Products. By Private Leased Wire. New Orleans, La., June 7.—The sales of western packing house products In this city have been greatly reduced as a result of the exposure from Wash ington, relative to conditions existing In the Chicago packing houses. In local markats, particularly the historic French market, a familiar sign is the following: "No packing house products sold here." SENT HERE TO SERVE FOR CRIMES AT SEA Walter Kobelt, convicted of crimlnat assault on the high seas, was Thun. day noon landed behind tha bars of the federal prised, after being brought from New Orleans, La., where he was tried and sentenced toia term of two and a half years by United States Cir cuit Judge Pararlange. Kobelt was brought to Atlanta from New Orleans by Deputy Sheriff Queen, The trip was uneventful. Kobelt was an able-bodied seaman on one of the steamships plying be- New Orleans and Cuba. On mak- tween , Ing the return trip from the Cuban port one night while the weasel was In he Oulf of Mexico he.attempted to assault Mrs. Marla Marilnes, the wife of a wealthy Cuban planter. The cries of the woman brought Immediate as sistance, and the man was clasped In Irons pending the arrival of the sbtp at Its destination. HERE IS YOUR VALUE IN DOLLARS AND GENTS By Private Leased wire. Boston, June 7.—Dr. Erastua Holt, of Maine, told the American Medical So. clety, section of opthalmology, .that a man’s value In dollars and cents can accurately be figured, and showed elab. orate tables to prove It, figured on the basts of "occupation and age." This Is Dr. Holt’s table of value; Boy of 10 years, 11,501.52; boy of IS years, 14,2(1.00; man of 15 years, |5, 415.01; man of 70 years, 117.11. Msn of 10 years (minus), 1172.84; trofeoslonal man at 25, 115,8*1.84; pro fessional man at 40, 128,144.(1. WILL NOT SERVE WINE AT BERRY BANQUET Special to The Georgian. Little Rock, Ark., June 7.—No wlni will be served at the banquet to be given In honor of United States Sena tor James H. Berry at the Park hotel at Hot Springs Thursday evening. Ar rangements for the affair were com pleted today. CHURCH FOLK DEBATE FATE OF HOLY KISS By Private Leased Wire. Springfield, III., June 7.—The nation- conference of the German Baptist Brethren (The Dunkards) spent con siderable time yesterday discussing the question of abolishing tbe holy kiss, which Is administered by the brethren and sisters of the church during the administering of the sacrament of the Lord's supper. A majority report of the standing committee Is In favor of modifying the klsi, while a minority report favers abolishment. - STEAMERS CRASH IN FOG; NO ONE REPORTED DEAD By Private Leased Wire. Rockland, Me., Jqne 7.—Tbe steam ers City of .Rockland and City of Ban gor collided fn a fog-oil Rockland. Both' steamere slightly Injured. No lives were lost. TRAP SHOOTNG TOURNAMENT. AMKMUrrmeats are set for the annual ag tournament of (be Cracker Gan Clnb of Tkontosi Ule, On, which wUI be beM July 4 nnd 5. Thin announcement, .which Is a trander tor brevity, states that MM will be gives way. that rsdeetd rail ns it rates will lie snowed from all point* that Marts Hon wop tales wUI govern and that ths Rose system wUI be need. '1. UV INDIANA TO PROBE BEATEN AND ROBBED WEALTHY WIDOW BY COWARDLY THEFl WAS LOCKED UP STATE BOARD OF HEALTH PLANS INVESTIGATION. Sanitary and Pure Food Features Are To Be Looked Into at Once. By Private Leased Wire. Indianapolis, Ind., June 7.—Every slaughter house and packing plant Indiana Is to be Investigated by the state board of health and the work will be undertaken aa soon as Dr. Hurley, secretary of tbe board, returns from Boston In a few days. This statement was, made by Dr. T. Henry Davis, of Richmond, president of the state board of health. The Inspection will be thor ough and will cover both the sanitary and the pure-food features. CZAR CAN'T DEPEND ON RUSSIAN TROOPS TROUBLE IS BREWING IN RANKS OF THE ARMY—RECRUITS 8PREAD UNREST. By Prtrste Leased Wire. St. Petersburg, June 7.—A new cloud Is looming In the Russian horixon. In serious unrest among the troops, the only stay of the administration In case of open rupture with parliament, evl donee of which Is being received from jfy many quarters. It Is learned that the new recruits, natead of revivifying the loyalty of .he army, have Infected the ranks still further with the revolutionary virus, which Is so widespread among the peasantry. The spirit of conflict which prevailed at yesterday's session, of parliament continued at the sitting today, though some of the leaders oi. the constitutional Democrats went Into the breach to stay too hasty action. The government Intended to rely on bullets and bayonets, the peasant leaders said, a banner under which the pebple would fight when the Inevitable collision comes. TENNESSEE BANKERS HEAR COL. LOWRY Special to The Georgian. ' Chattanooga, Tenn., June 7.*-At the last day's session, of the Tennessee Bankers' Association the following of. fleers were elected: T. R. Preston, Chattanooga, presl dent; J. C. Anderson, of Bristol, vice president: Colonel T. P. Pickard, of Ashland City, vice president for mid. die Tennessee; S. F. Thomas, Browns villa, vice president for west Tennes Fred Collins, Milan, treasurer, and Frank H. Houston, of Nashville, waa re-elected aecretary. E. Fox, of Rockwood, and J. F. Brownlow, of Columbia, were elected members of th* executive council, and K. A. Lindsay, of Nashville, was made chairman. Colonel Robert J. Lowry, of Atlanta, delivered ths principal address of the morning session. The next place of meeting will be de cided by the executive council, but.lt la the custom to hold tha mMtlugs at Lookout Inn. DEUTSCHLAND IS BEATEN BY LINER LA PROVENCE By Private Leased Wire. London. June 7.—Ths Deutschland waa beaten by the French liner La Provence, with which she was supposed lo race acroes the Atlantic. Allowing vence defeated the Deutschland by about three and one-half hours. Neither •hip has mads a record, as they have been over six days out. TRUITT-SILVEY HAT 00. WILL GIVE BARBECUE For the purpose of promoting the spirit of good fellowship among the proprietors and employees of the wholesale houses of the city which deal In dry goods, notions, shoes and hats, the members of ths firm of the Truitt Slivey Hat Company are arranging a barbecue to be held soon. The benefits to be derived from mem bers of different firms In the same line of business coming Into contact with each other are becoming known to every manufacturer In the country, and although this Is the first move of the kind ever made In Atlanta, It la ex pected to prove Immensely popular. TRIED TO PULL TONGUE OF HIS VICTIM OUT By Private Leased Wire. Hopkinsville, Ky., June 7.—Harrison Alexander, a negro, charged with aa- liiltlng Mrs. George Whltehouse, neat Greenville, and then attempting to pull her tongue out to prevent her telling ol the crime, was brought here from Elk- ton for safe-keeping. Alexander haa been kept on the move from one Jail to another since his arrest to save hla life. DEMOCRATS OF INDIANA JUMP ON G. 0. P. RECORD By Private Lsaeed Wire. Indianapolis, lad., June 7.—At noon the Democratic state convention had accomplished little beyond listening at tentively and enthusiastically to a most masterful review of the Republican re cord. especially upon the tariff. ^ It looked at noon aa If there would be only one contest, that tor the supreme justiceship. Fourth district. This lay between B. C. Moon, of Kokomo, and Judge Richard Kerwln. of Decatur. The following are expected to he nomi nated: James F. Cox. secretary of state; Martin Bailey, auditor of state; John Isenbarger, treasurer of state: Bert New, clerk of the supreme court; E. A. Ealy, supreme court. First district. W. P. EDMONSON KNOCKED: MRS. S. WALKER CHARGED DOWN ON PINE STREET. WITH SWINDLING. Heavy Paling Was Used, After Which $6 Was Taken and Highwayman Escaped. She Had Gone Into Home of Po. liceman Soliciting Money to Help Bury a Man. While en route home Wednesday night shortly before 11 o’clock. W. P. lmonson, of No. 10J Lovejoy street, painter, was attacked at fine and Onne streets by an unknown highway man and knocked unconscious by i stunning blow on the head with a fence paling. Aa Edmonson lay on tbe ground In sensible, the highwayman rifled pockets, obtaining IS In money, then (led, leaving no clew aa to his Identity. Edmonson was found shortly after wards and removed to hts home, where he regained ConseiouaMae. Ha was re K rted Thursday morning os Improv j. He Is not considered seriously hurt. The police have been notified of the assault. ROAD'S BUCK TAX CASE WILL BE CARRIED TO U.S.SUPREAAECOUR The/Central of Georgia and Geor gla railroads have not ended their fight against pay the back tax of nearly a million dollars on the 15,000 shares held by each Jn the Western Railway of Alabama stock. A confernce waa held In Atlanta on [Thursday morning among attorneys of the two railroads for the purpose of deciding upon carrying the Issue to the United States supreme court. Among jthe lawyers In tbe conference was Jos. eph R. Lamar, Attorney Cummings, Alex King and others. While noth tng waa given out. It la believed that the case will be carried to the higher court. Aasodate Justices Cobb and Lump, kin are disqualified In this case, ow ing to relationship to some of tho lit! gants, and Governor Terrell will name two superior court Judges to alt on the supreme court In order to make a full bench." , RIMS OFFERS REWARD FOR SON'S ASSAULTER WILL GIVE $100 FOR ARREST AND CONVICTION—THINKS RIVAL COMMITTED THE CRIME. . John N. Sims, of Brookwood, father of Emory Sims, the young man who waa Injured at Piedmont park on the night of June 4 In such a mysterious manner, Thursday morning offered a reward of 1100 for the arrest and con viction of ths person or persons who assaulted his son. The elder Mr. 81ms has abandoned the Idea of a mule or horse kicking the young msn, and as serts that he was assaulted, either by a jealous rival, or by some one bent on robbery. "There Is a young man who had told a young lady that he would fix' my son If he persisted In going with her,” said Mr. Sims. "My son paid no attention to the threat He had been out rtdthg with ths young lady on the afternoon he was assaulted. I am of the opinion that the Jealous rival put his threat Into execution. “Of course some one might have wanted to rob Emory." he continued, "but 1 am rather Inclined to the first theory. Young Sima has been removed to hts home. Several bones In his nose were broken by the blow, and he has suffered Intensely. It was stated on Thursday that ht was Improving rap idly and would soon be out Mr. Sims, the father. Is a prominent wholesale grain merchant with ,a warehouse on the Southern railroad; Brookwood. BRITT AND M'GOVERN ARE HELD FOR TRIAL By Private Leaned Wire. New York, June 7.—Jlmy Britt, Ter ry McOovernor and those arrested with them In connection with their recent prim fight, were held today by Magis trate Breen to appear before the court of special sessions. WYNNE WONT RESIGN FROM MARINE CORPS By Private Leased Wire. New York, June 7.—Captain R. J. Wynne, United States marine corps, who Is on trial by courtmartlaL charg ed with Insubordination In refusing to obey the orders of a superior officer, and who, according to Surgeon Decker, should be retired because of hla condi tion following a recent sunstroke, de clared today that under no conditions would he retire. THREE BOY BROTHERS DROWNED IN RIVER By Private Leased Wire. Huntington. W. Vs.. June 7.—Reuben Mays and Harold Williams, aged re- spectlvsly 11 and 14, were drowned In the Ohio river, near Chambersburg yesterday while bather. Emery Hen- demon, aged 15, was drowned In the Guyan river at Guayandotte. The lat ter's body waa recovered. STEAMER KILLS WHALE; on. CALMS THE WAVES By Private Leased Wire. New York, June 7.—When tbe Can ard steamship Carpathal a lived yes terday she brought a story of running down * whale Saturday during a gale Un mid ocean. The whale waa at least ^feet long, and was cut squarely in Passengers say that It felt as If the ship hod struck,a mass of putty. As soon ss 'he oil from the dead whale found Its way out the sens became calm (this Is vouched for by all tbe passengers), and the Carpothla pro ceeded on her war tn a smooth sea. On the charge of cheating and swlnd- ling. Mrs. Shepard Walker, who re- shies In Washington street; near the city limits, a widow reputed to be worth 112.000 or 115,000. waa arrested Wednesday afternoon by Policeman J K. It Kirkpatrick and locked In , h . police station. Shortly afterwards, Attorney Reuben IL Arnold, who represented Mrs Walk er four years ago In a ault against ths street railway company for the death of her husband. Interceded In her be half and she was released on a copy of charges. The cose has been set for trial Saturday afternoon at ’■30 o'clock. Mrs. Walker was taken Into custody Just after she had visited th* home of Officer Kilpatrick, where ah* asked for a donation to aid In burying a man named McAfee. It Is contended that no such man ts dead and that this was merely a ruse to get money. Mrs. Walker, "however, asserts she was acting purely In good faith. She sr.ya two women, whom ahe met nt ths Torrey-Alexander meeting as Mrs Taylor and Mrs. Burdette, came to her and asked her to assist them In raising funds to bury McAfee. She says she did not know .McAfee or any of ths circumstances, but agreed to help (hs women, merely as n matter of charity Mrs. Walker's husband waa killed by the street railway four years ago and ahe waa awarded a verdict of 14,000, EIREPROOF THEATERS NOT TO BE REQUIRED SPECIAL COMMITTEE THUR8DAY KILLS PART OF OLDKNOW ORDINANCE. Atlanta theaters will not have to be built of fireproof material, so It tvai decided at a meeting of the special committee appointed by council to consldsr the Oldknow theater ordi nance. Tho committee, composed ol the ordinance committee, the chief of the fire deportment, city electrician and chief engineer, held a warm session from 10 to 12:30 o'clock Thursday. About one-thtrd of the ordinance was considered. The work will be com- pleted Friday morning, when the com mittee meets at 10 o'clock. Tho portion of tho ordinance which called for fireproof buildings, construct ed on steel frames, was found the chief objection to tho ordinance, ahd now tlmt this has been stricken,-the rest of tho ordinance will doubtless receive a fnvornblo report practically at It was originally framed up by Councilman William Oldknow. During the session, Councilman Rob erts made the motion to kill the or dinance and to adopt a substitute. The motion was seconded by Councilman Taylor, but wan lost. SUES DIVORCED HUSBAND FOR BREACH OF PROMISE By Private Leased Wire. Chicago, June 1.—Garland F. White, who to wealthy. Is defendant In a breach of promise suit brought by his divorced wife, Mrs. Gertrude White. She alleges that White made fervid love to her during the winter and spring and that she finally consented to a re-marriage. Mrs. White asks for 125,050 damages SEVEN BROTHERS TO MEET AFTER NINETEEN YEARS By Private leased Wire. Chicago, Juno 7.—When two men. one clothed In.hln dress of priesthood, met In the lobby of the Palmer house last night, kissed nnd embraced each other, clerks, bell boys and guests were Interested. But when told that the brothers—for such they were—had not met In nineteen years, Interest In the two waa Increased. The men were Rev. R. F. Horan, of Little Rock, Ark, and Joseph Horan, a medical student of St. Louts. Later In the evening the two men met and embraced another brother, William, who had Journeyed from Australia to meet them. Four more brothers are coming. Michael and Paul will reach Chicago from New York to day, while Daniel and Thomaa are on their way here. They all left Dublin. Ireland, nineteen years ago and have planned the reunion here. CAPTAIN WAS DISGUSTED AT LOW NECK DRESSES By Private Leased Wire. St. Louts. Mo.. June 7.—CajitMnEr- nest Pengnet, a wealthy Insurance man. was granted a decree of divorce from Alexlna Elolne Peugnet, the beautiful stenographer whom he wed ded five years sgo, and whose s 11 '*''; S ty behavior In Put-In-Bay and other hlo towns and cities led to the ac tion. Captain Peugnet, though aomt- what feeble, spoke clearly and firm ly. He was first asked regarding his treatment of his wife. _ , Referring to the Veiled Prophet* ball, Captain Peugnet said he was dis gusted by the low-neck dresses snd to* conduct of his wife, and left at lli o'clock. He a.ild his wife came home at 1 o'clock the following morning- MRS. HUNTER AWARDED DAMAGES BY COURT Special to Tbs Georgian. Butler, Gs.. June 7.—For the purpo»* ' Inin* mim In which Jttilse W. A. trying esses In which Judge Little was disqualified. Judge & J ’ Reagan has been presiding st « *F?" ctol term of Taylor superior court tm» The roost important case disposed of was that of Mrs. J. R. Hunter ' ths Central of Georgia railway for was Injured by stepping on » plank In Ihe depot platform St H» _ nril In this p.iunrv Sh* v * ard. In this county. She sued for < ■ <-0 damages. The Jury awarded her 1S.4><)0. in t'.e trial of the case R. I* tt’-r. of Atlanta. .,; t-iaied for the p*a|" Hattie, of Columbt* ,!*(•• ndanL