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.fHE ATLANTA GEORGIAN,
MONDAY, DECKMBim 51. J9M.
ONE BULLET
FELLS TWO
NT
One Dead and One Is
Slightly Injured From
Shot.
PISTOL DISCHARGED
IN BIG CROWD
Was Warding Off Negro
When Shot Was Fired
Through Body of
Young Man.
Special to Thu Georgian.
Dnnalsonville, Oa., Deo. 24.—Yeater-
day afternoon at 3 o’clock at the At
lantic Coast Line passenger atatlon a
shooting affray occurred, In which a
young white boy named Will Sandllng
was Instantly killed and Al Sasser, an
other young white man and cashier at
the bank In this city, was slightly
wounded, by Malcolm Adams, another
young white man of this place. The
shooting occurred In a large crowd at
the depot who were waiting for the
trnln. It Is said that n negro man who
had taken offense at something young
Adams had said was advancing upon
Adams and Adams was hitting at the
negro with Ills pistol, trying to keep
him off without shooting him, when
the pistol discharged, accidentally hit
ting young Sandllng, the ball going
through his body and striking Sacser,
slightly wounding him.
All the parties nse very prominent
here anti the accident Is very much
regretted.
Adams Is being held pending an In
vestlgation.
MAY MUSTER OUT
THE POISON SQUAD
Washington, Dec. 24.—A resolution
requesting the secretary of agriculture
to inform congress by what authority
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief of the bu
reau of chemistry, department of agri
culture, conducted his boraclc add or
"poison squad" tests, w|!l be Introduced
in the house Immediately after the
Christmas holidays by Representative
Janies Hay, of Virginia.
The resolution will state that. In view
of allegations that the test resulted in
the death of Robert Vance Freeman,
son of Mrs. Lurea Latham, of 617
Thirteenth street, Northwest, and
whereas, if this be true, It would seem
a menace to the health of human be
ings to subject them to such tests, con-
areas would like to know by whose di
rection such tests are made.
HAD BAD MONEY;
LOCKED IN TOWER
Lucius Williams Is now satisfied that all
flint Blitters Is not gold. Unless be can fur
nish n |500 bond ho will hnve to remain In
the Tower until Thursday, when ho will
ho arrnlgned before United 8t*tes Commis
sioner Colquitt on a charge of passing n
counterfeit gold piece.
lie was arrested Saturday by Patrolman
Kerlln of the police force and Monday h«
wns handed over to the federal nuthorltlea
and n temporary bond was Hied.
HALF MILLION FIRE
VISITS MARIETTA, GA. ;
BIG PLANT DESTROYED
nr hem.
FOR METHODISTS
11 HOLT SPIIIIt
Fire Was Discovered at 2 O’clock in the
Morning and it Raged Unchecked For
. Four Hours.
GOVERNOR JELK8 GOES HOME
TO SPEND CHRISTMA8.
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 24.—There
are many officials at the capitol today
notwithstanding tomorrow Ih Christ
mas. but several have gone to their
homes where they will spend the holl-
•lays with their families.
Governor Jelks has gone to Kufaula;
Auditor Carmichael Ih In Ozark; 8u-
i < rlntendent of Education Hill In In
Gadsden; Treasurer Craig Smith Ih In
ihollas county; Dr. W, If. Sanders,
president of the board of health, Is In
Mobile; Adjutant General W. W. Bran
don is In Tuscaloosa.
THE CENTRAL BANK
& TRUST CORPORATION
OFFERS TO DEPOSIT
ORS EVERY FACILITY
WHICH THEIR BAL
ANCES, BUSINESS AND
RESPONSIBILITY WAR
RANT.
31-2 PER CENT COM
POUND INTEREST PAID
IN SAVINGS DEPART
MENT.
capital - - • $500,000.00
By W. C. CARRIKER.
Special to The Georgian.
Marietta. Oh., Doc. 24.—Mari
etta wns visited by the most disns
trous fire in its history early thin
morning, and ns a result property
to the value of half a million dol
lars is in runs. ,
The property destroyed is the
mammoth plant of the Georgia
Manufacturing and Public Service
Company, of which M. M. Ses
sion is president. The comapny is
capitalized at $500,000, and the
plnnt, which covered four acres
of ground, is almost totally de
stroyed.
Four Hour, Unchecked.
The nre was discovered In the stock
buildings at 2 o'clock In the morning,
raged unchecked tor four hours and
was not under control till after day
light. ,
At 10 o'clock the fire was practically
out.
The Are was discovered by the night
watchman and a general alarm was
sounded. The entire city was aroused,
as It was thought the Are would spread
to other factories near by and from
there to the business and residential
portions of the city.
The volunteer Are company respond
ed at once and aided by hundreds of
ready citizens a heroic Aght was begun
to get the Are under control.
Hydrants Froztn. I Georglun correspondent thnt the plant
At Arst the work 6t lighting the Are \ would be rebuilt. The work will begin
was hampered because of the hydrants at once anil, Mr. Sessions stated, will be
being frozen, but soon this was over- ! rushed us fast as men and money cun
. do It. Ah everyone In the city known
taT > m <> thL friS? riifftrTnt ahnf^Th* ' that th,s *tat«*nient carries with It tho
sprinkle**system°!n "L building' was | mSnTreTtT'S
“jf° % te ‘' n areh U '’ l f' 5 ’the I guarantee that even a greater plant
nSmS^Tte fl “hS? of n me h Marle,u! the rU "’ H ° f * ,,P ° ne
i ’hair Company, which stands near by, , * ’
was also brought Into play and the fire Th * •weurenct.
was prevented from spreading t«» th.it 1 The loss, Mr. Hessions stated, is fully
plant. I c overed by Insurance and will
Hundreds Watch Fire.' | probe’ *y amount to 90 per cent of the
Besides the general alarm turned In j loss. The exact amount of Insurance
by the tire department, people
along the streets ringing door bells and
firing off pistols tp arouse the people
In that section of the city. Hundreds
were called from their slumheis and
congregated about the Are and on the
buildings to watch the grand spectacle.
Many rushed In to aid the firelighters
In their chilly work on such a cold,
bleak morning.
8pre«d to 8tore Rooms,
The Are spread from the stock rooms
to the store rooms and then Into the
main paper manufacturing plant. The
store buildings and the stock sheds
were entirely destroyed end the greuter
portiort of the main factory burned.
Thousands of dollars worth of ma-
chlnery, stock and Anlshed product
was destroyed. The machinery was
warped and bent and in some Instances
mashed to pieces by falling walls, all of
which gave way In the portion which
was totally burned.
300 Out of Employment.
The Georgia Manufacturing and
Public Service Company word manu
facturers of news and wrapping paper,
and employed 300 laborers, working
both a day and night shift. It also op
eiAted an electric light plant and the
waterworks, supplying the city with
lights i*nd water. As a result of the
Are both the light and water plants
tie crippled and the city Is temporal
y without lights and water.
The plant stood beside the railroad
and as a result of the Are.all the tele
graph wires out of the city are down.
Several W. & A. freight cars standing
on the siding were totally destroyed
and their contents consumed.
Will be Rebuilt.
President Sessions stated to The
It was unanimously decided at the
meeting of Methodist ministers at the
Wesley Memorial tabernacle Monday
morning that a great and general re
vival In Methodism would be Inaugu
rated in Atlanta next April or May. A
committee was appointed to formulate
plans And make suggestions to this
end, select a certain date and report to
the meeting one week from next Mon
day.
While no deAnlte action will be taken
until the committee reports. It is un
derstood that several*well-known evan
gelists will be brought to the city to
take part In a revival that will be
greater in results than anything yet
undertaken by the religious element In
this section. The revival will possibly
continue several weeks and will take
place In all the twenty-six Methodist
churches In Atlanta simultaneously.
The proposition was generally dis
cussed by the ministers at the meeting
Monday morning. While several plahs
were suggested, no one Iron-clad rule
was adopted that would bind any in In
Ister or his congregation. The meeting
was addressed by Rev. J. H. Moore,
aged 77 years, and 60 years In the
conference. He was very -earnest
his remarks.
The committee appointed by J.
Eakes, presiding elder, consisted
Revs. C. C. Jarrell, chairman; H.
Christian, 8. R. Belk, W. T. Hamby
and J. 8. French.
A collection taken up in ail the At
lanta Methodist churches Sunday for
the beneAt of the Wesley Memorial
hospital wa* reported by several of the
preachers, and the Indications were
that quite a large sum will be collected,
The total sum collected will be pub
lished by the presiding elder at next
Monday’s meeting.
TO FEED HUNDREDS
Happiness In the shape of Christina
ners will be given to the 1.200 of Atlanta'
poor Monday night, and on Christmas day
that many persons will have one good,
square meal.
This happiness will be scattered by the
Snlvntlon Army at the headquarters
rletta street at 7 o’clock, when 240 baskets,
each containing a dinner for five persons,
will be given away.
At first It was the Intention of Major Iter
rlmnn and his staff to provide dinners fot
1,000 people, but so many were the requests
that It was necessary Co Increase this din
ner. All of the 240 people who will apply
Monday night for their baskets hnve been
thoroughly Investigated by Hnlvatlou Army
workers and have own found to be clean
ing. Bach of those to whom a basket It
coming has been provided with a card,
and these will be presented.
JA CK FROST PL A YS JOKE
ON HOLIDA Y SHOPPERS;
COLD ESI IN TWO YEARS
Evidently wishing to hand out At
lanta folks a taste of sure enough
Christmas weather, Mr. Jack Frost
made himself conspicuous In Atlanta
Sunday and Monday, and as a result
tom of the glass. On February 14 of
that year the thermometer registered 6
degrees above xero, and for eight days
It was below freezing.
The official forecast for Monday says
It will he fair and continued cold .for
the lowest temperature since February, j Monday night, with a minimum tern-
1903, was recorded on the official ther
mometer at the weather bureau,
Monday morning the thermometer
registered 16 degrees above zero, but In
some places about the city It was eVen
lower. At Weather Forecaster Mar-
bury’s residence the mercury showed
15 degrees above and other thermom
eters easily affected took aerloua tum
bles.
But the people generally took the ad
vice of the weather man on Saturday
and prepared for the weather. Some,
however, forgot about the danger of
frozen water pipes and many of the
plumbers received hurry calls Monday
morning.
This weather Is the Arst Arctic In
stallment handed out since 1905, when
the mercury flayed tag around the bot-
perature of about 20 degrees. Tuesday
partly cloudy and not so cold.
This weather Is not the limit by any
means, for on February 13; 1899, the
thermometer registered 8 1-2 degrees
below zero.
As a result of the cold a plumbing
Arm Is all to the bad and a Jackson
residence Is without plumbing that
should have been Installed before this,
(’rooks discovered a bunch of swag at
this residence In the shape of consid
erable fixtures und lead pipe and ab
sconded with the lot. The plumbers
would like to wait and recover the stuff,
but the people In the house say tfojs
weather won’t let them wait. So It’s a
case of the plumbers buying another
supply and standing the loss. They
declare It Is a pretty mean crook who
would steal lead pipe with the ther
mometer as low as It Is.
400 LIVES SAVED
BY BRAVE CAPTAIN
AND VESSEL'S CREW
Mon Stick to Posts as
Flaming Ship Races
For Shore.
JUDGE WILKINSON
IS
ran j could not be learned this morning.
SISTERS FIGHT FA TAL DUEL
OVER A MAN BOTH LOVED
Havana. Culm. Dec, 24.—Two id.lerx. lla-
rlu and Cnnn.n Hldalgues, who lived on a
farm near !m» Imja». fought a duel wrltli
pistol* been tire each loved a handsome
youth named Janlllo, Wlm teemed In lie <11-
CHEROKEE LANDS
SOLD FOR TIMBER;
CHIEF SIGNS DEED
hperlnt to The llenrglan.
Asheville, N. C.. Dee. 24.—A deal.
Involving 35,000 acre, of virgin timber
land, has Jusl been consummated here,
.hereby the Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indiana have sold to Wirt C. Ward and
associates a part of the Qualla houn
dary In Hwnlne county, the considers
lion being 3245,000.
The negotiations for this lund have
been pending before the commissioner
of Indian affaire and the secretary of
the Interior since last October. The
deed Is signed by the Kastern Band
of Cherokee Indians, through their
principal chief nn>) council. This band
of Cherokee Indians wns Incorporated
by the legislature of North Carolina In
"tIiI* land has been tied up since the
treaty of New Echotn between the
I'nlted State* government and the
Cherokee Indians. The Indians still
viibil In IiIm attontlous between the two
ItlrlH.
Tin* girls went to u lonely tobacco Belli
nml fought. Cnnura returned home nlotie.
Kuril I gunrds found the ImnIj of the sistc
In the Ibdd. (.'urnieii llldnlguez Iiiim no
been arrested.
“CARNEGIE LAKE”
IS THREATENED
New York, Dec. 24.—Loch Carnegie,
Princeton University's newest play
thing, Is threatened.
Henry Dunn, assistant superintend
ent of the Raritan cahal, said today
that he "will drain Carnegie Lake
whether he gets permission from the
lake commission or not." The level
the lake, he says, Is three feet higher
than that of the canal, and If It rained
for any length of tithe the lake would
overAow Into the canal and would Aood
the streets of Trenton.
Big Fire at Moorasvilia.
Special to The Georgian.
Charlotte, N. IT., Dec. 24.—The town
of Mooresvllle, on the ^Atlantic, Ten
nessee und Ohio railroad, between here
and Stnrrsvllle, was visited by a dis
astrous Are Friday,* entailing a loss of
at least 125,000.
nossesi 70,000* acres of Ane timber land held for them by the
and the f243,000 purchase money for ment at Washington.
the 55.000 acres disposed of will be
for them by the treasury.depart-
A handsome gold headed silk umbrella was
presented to Judge John V. Wilkinson, ordl
nary of Pulton county, by the clerks at
Inched to his office Monday morning. The
presentation speech was made by Thomas
II. Jeffries, clerk of Judge Pendleton'
court. In the ptesence of tho donors and _
few Interested spectators who happened n
the office at the time. Mr. Jeffries- In mak
ing the presentation, made an eU*|
though brief, speech, In which he p
high compliment to Judge Wilkinson.
Stored almost to tears by the remsr
STATE OFFICIALS GET
CHRISTMAS TURKEYS
Stale Treasurer R. K. Park and Cap
tain Charles F. h’urlow, hla assistant
will enjoy Tuesday an fine a Christ
mud dinner an anybody In Atlanta.
Monday a big turkey, plenty of cran
berrlea and a <|unnllty of line oyster*
went to the home* of three popular of.
flelat*. with the' compliment* of the
Neal Banking Company.
NJUNCTION GRANTED
AGAINST CONTRACTORS
Judge Pendleton ha* granted un In
junction In the superior court agalnat
Lane Bro*. Company, restraining them
from further work in plowing up the
alley back of the property of the peti
tloner, Richard Boettcher, 1(7, 1(9 and
171 liaye* street. Petitioner allege*
that the ulley In the only way In which
he can reach the rear of hi* property,
and the* the defendant* have blocked
II up. The property I* worth 120,000,
petition state*, und I* being damaged
by the work of defendant.
MONTGOMERY PvEASED
WITH APPOINTMENTS.
Special to The Georgian.
..Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 24.—Govern,
or-elect Comer's appointments, recent,
ly announced, are pleasing to the peo
ple of Montgomery.
Charles Henderson, who I* to take
Mr. Comer’* place ae president of the
railroad commission, was recently
elected by a large vole as a^hoclate
commissioner.
\V. D. Nesblt. who takes Mr. Hen
derson'* place a* associate commission
er. la not a* well known aa the other
appointee*.
Craig Smith, who hcada the convict
department, has lived In Montgomery
for many years and ha* been state
treasurer for a number of terms.
Hugh M. Wilson, who Is to he on the
hoard of convict Inspectors, Is one of
the owners of Tho Opelika News.
W. E. Port, the. governor's privats
secretary, Is already popular In tble
city,
UNION HANDS LEMON TO
“STAGE STRUCK” GIRLS
Chicago, Dec. 34.—Some Axioms de
veloped from hard experience, which
the Actors' Union hopes will be Influ-
entlnl In discouraging the 1907 crop of
"stage "truck” young women, was
handed out yesterday at the union
meeting at 155 Randolph street.
A few of the words of wisdom, ad
dressed to the members of the union
and "applicants," are as follows:
"It Is better to be a stenographer
with a steady salary of $10 a week than
an actress out of a Job."
"Every woman who goes on the stage
does not get married within three
months."
"There are several persons In the
theatrical profession drawing $1,000 a
week, but that Is not the average sal
ary.".
BAB\ SA W HIS FA 1 HER
COMMIT DOUBLE CRIME
FATHER OF BESSIE JONES
A SEED HERTOCOME HOME
The following are copies of the two letters written by D. 71. Jones,
father of Bessie Jones, and which were found In the dead girl's room:
July 5, 1906.
"Mrs. Bessie Hightower: Will you please send Bessie Jones home,
or will I have to send mf officer after her? She Is not of age yet and If
you harbor her up in your house another night 1 will send an officer
after both of you. "D. H. JONES.”
This is the letter to the daughter:
"Bessie—I will not come after you. but you had better come. Your
mother and Ruth are both sick I need you here, I will send after you If
you don't come home tonight. Your father,
"D. H. JONES.”
Halifax. X. 8., Dec. 24.—The marvel
ous courage and unexcelled bravery on
the part of Captain Reid and his crew
saved the lives of 400 passengers when
the steamer Strathconla was destroyed
by Are qt sea within a little more than
a hour.
With flames bursting from the mid
dle of the stern of the vessel, with the
panic-stricken passengers huddled In
their night clothing In the bow, the
captain directed streams on tho fire.
The englnemen and firemen stuck to
their posts below, shoveling on the coal
to drive the Strathconla to the coast
several miles away.
Passengers in Terror.
The glare of the burning ship lighted
up the ocean for miles around. The
faster she sped toward the land, the
more the flames were fanned, until It I
seemed that the outer edge of terror-
stricken men and women must br.'
licked up by them. Finally, after what
seemed an age, the ship’s bottom grat
ed on a reef a short distance from
shore, and all were taken off In boats.
The Are was dlscovtred In the after
hold. Notwithstanding the efforts of
Captain Reid and the crew, the Are de
veloped amazing headway, and It was
seen within a quarter of an hour that
the vessel was doomed.
Maddened With Pear.
At the cry of fire the passengers,
many of whom were atudents from
Dalhousle University, Halifax, rushed
on deck In their night clothes and
dashed for the Ufa boats. The' rush of
scores, maddened with fear, must have
at this point resulted In the loss of life
had not the officers and crew kept
them back. The sailors prepared the
boats for use In case the flames envel
oped the entire ship before the lend
could be reached. Then the passengers
were driven to the front of the boat,
while her nose was pointed for Port
Dufferln.
Continued from Page One.
Hightower shot Wilmouth was used to
slay Bessie Jones Monday morning,
and the same which sent a bullet Into
Hightower's own head.
Hightower lenvee a wife and three
children, the youngest only two months
old. He Is about 33 years old and of
a splendid physique.
Coroner Thontpeon will hold an In
quest over the body of Bessie Jones on
Mcnday afternoon.
Jealousy the Motive.
Jealouey Is believed to have been the
motive for the tragedy. It Is known
that Hightower and Bessie Jqnes quar
reled Sunday, Hightower upbraiding
her for receiving attentions from other
men. He Is also said to have previous
ly threatened the girl.
Little Henry Hightower, the 7-year-
old lad who wns the only eye witness,
states that not a word was spoken by
either his father or tho Jones girl at
the time of the killing.
'I have heard papa before threaten
to kill Miss Jones," said the little fel
low, "but he didn’t say why he wanted
to kill her. Miss Jones begged papa
to let her live and not kill her.”
Mr*. Hightower, wife of the slayer,
gave no motive for the deed. When
asked If she had ever heard her hue-
band threaten the girl, she replied:
•'When Miss Jones first came to live
with us, Mr. Hightower told her he
would kill her If she didn't conduct
herself like a lady.”
Was a 8tenograph*r.
The dead girl, who until about two
weeks ngo worked as a stenographer
In the office of the Atlunta Box Fnc-
tory, had been living with the High
tower family since July 3 Inst. Mrs.
Hightower states that her husbnnd
brought the girl to the house. Her
home Is at 98 Hampton street, and her
father Is D. H. Jones, a feed merchant
In Marietta street.
Why Bessie Jones took up her abode
Ith the Hightower family Is not
known. A relative of Hightower stated
Monday that the slayer had known his
victim for about five years and that
there appeared to be a mutual Infatua
tion. Mr*. Hightower, It le stated, sep
arated from her husband on one occa
sion because of hie attentions to the
young etenographer. They were living
apart at the time of the Wilmouth
tragedy.
Two Letters Found.
Shortly after the killing-two letters
were found In Bessie Jones' room,
showing that her futlier objected stren
uously to her living nt the Hightower
home, and that he *aa endeavoring to
Induce her to come back to his own
home. One of these letter* was ad
dressed to Mrs. Hightower, advising
her to send his daughter home, stating
that she was not of age and threaten
ing to send n policeman after both of
them If this was not done. This letter
was dated July S, 1900, Just two days
after the girl went to the Hightower
home.
The second letter was addressed to
Bessie Jones, the father threatening to
send after her If she did not come home
once. These two letters sere found
the dead glrl'e trunk. Whether .Mre.
Hightower had received the letter writ
ten to her le not known.
Mr*. Hightower stated to a Georgian
reporter Monday that she was aware
her husband and the Jones girl were
together in the front room Sunday
night. Hoa- long they had been to-
ether, however. I* not known. Mr*.
Ilghtower said her husband was In her
room during the early part of tho
night.
Wife Terribly Shocked,
jlr*. Hightower was so shocked and
greatly wrought up over the terrible
tragedy she was unable to make a clear
statement. She wept and moaned al'
sympathetic women neighbors’ to com
fort her only seemed to Increase her
grief. '
Mrs. Hightower was In her kitchen
at the t|me of the shooting, shortly
after 8 o’clock, and heard the two pis
tol shots. Instantly she reallsod what
had occurred, but made no effort to get
Into the room. By the time the eound
of the last report died away her little
son, Henry, ran screaming from the
room, and, frightened almost out of Ills
wits, Informed his mother of his fa
ther's deed. Retaining her presence of
mind, Mrs. Hightower, weakened and
almost prostrated by the shock, dls
patched the little boy to the home of
Henry Gault, 125 Powell street, a cou
sin of Hightower. Gault hurried to
the scene and ns lie entered tho house
and' Mre. Hightower saw him her
nerves gave way and she swooned,
falling In a faint to the floor.
Police Called In.
Gault then notified Policeman J. B.
Bishop, who was about two blocks
away, and he took charge of the house.
An Investigation showed that the girl
was dead, an ugly hole In each aide of
her head. Hightower, with blood spurt'
Ing from a bullet hole In his own head,
lay unconscious and apparently dying.
The fatul derringer was taken from
his hand by Policeman Bishop.
The Grady hospital was notified and
the unconaclous slayer taken there In
an ambulance.
To a Georgian reporter little Henry
Hightower. In an excited tone, made
the following statement:
■ This morning mamma told me to go
In the front room. and wake papa.
When I opened the door and started
Into the room I saw papa pick up his
pistol and shoot Miss Jones In the head.
He then shot himself. I then ran and
told mamma. Kolther one of them
said anything and I think if Isa Jones
must have been asleep.”
8ame Fstsl Derringer.
The derringer Is double barreled and
of 41 calibre. This Is the second trag
edy It has figured In In less than <
yeur, Hightower having used It at the
lime he ended the life of Benjamin
Wilmouth. Officers Coogler and Rosser,
after an Investigation, said they were
satisfied Mrs. Hightower was afraid
of her . husband and for this reason
allowed the Jones gfrl to stay In the
house.
In addition to Henry. Hightower has
two othsr children—C'orlnne. aged 2
years, and Gladys Irene, 3 months old.
ADMITS SHE STOLE
$15,000 FROM STEIN
Utica. X. Y., Doc. 24.—Madeline Kr**gor,
who, with Franz Nledzelakl, ha* been ar
retted here on the charge of stealing $15,000
from Charles V. Stein, of Chicago, and try
ing to poliion two of hla children, denied
the poisoning, but confezned that she com
mitted the robbery alone. She ami her
companion had pfttnend to marry.
DR. KIRBY-SMITH
TO RETURN TO CITY
Dr. Reynolds Klrby-Smith, of ths
well-known Southern family and for
mer resident of Atlanta, ha* resigned
Ills commission In the United States
Army and will return to Atlanta,
where he will begin the practice of
medicine. He Is expected to arrive in
a short time.
Drivtr It Held Up.
Special to The Georgian.
Decatur, Ala., Dec. 24.—While re
luming from Austlnvllle. a suburb of
this city, where he had delivered a load
of coal Saturday night. Worth Red
ding. a negro who drives a coat wagon,
was held up by an unknown man and
robbed of 159, |54 of the money be-
_ longing to the negro and $5 to the
most continuouffly and the a/foru of vani.
GRIEF TURNER'S MEN
DO NOT FORGET HIM
Chief Turner of the Fulton county police
eras tho recipient of a Christmas remem
brance from the members of tho force
Monday. Ths gift, a handsome ROM seal
ring, his the Initial "T" set In diamonds
In ths teal, while Inside the circlet Is en
graved. the word "Altogether,” aMblng
that the ring Is n tohen from all the
under Chief Turner's command. There
were no ceremonies attending the.prsnentn-
tfon, which came at a compute surprint- 10
FREEDOM IS GIVEN
ALLEGED MOON8HINER8.
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, Oa., Dec. 24.—United States
Commissioner Erwin has given free
dom to four of the six men brought tn
HARPERS STILL AT LARGEl
ENGLAND CANNOT RECOVER.
Special to The Georgian.
{Mineral Bluff, Go., Dec. 24.—In "Hot
Blouse” settlement, three miles west
from Mineral Bluff, late Friday even
ing Alison England, a quiet. Inoffen
sive young man, while driving hla team
along the public highway, woa mot by
two Harper brothers, who lived near by.
vne of whom ordered him to hold up
his hands, and Immediately began fir
ing at him with a pistol, three balls
piercing hla body, as he sat In his
wugon, from tho effects of which he
will dlt.« Thera la no chance for his
recovery.
The perpetrators of tho dead are atm
at large.
SURVEYING NEW ROAD
THROUGH DOOLY COUNTY/
Special to Ths Georgian.
Amerlcus, Oa., Dec. 21.—The corpm
of surveyors locating the Western and!
Oult Railroad are pushing the work
this way through Dooly county.
Hon. Crawford Wheatley, one of the
corporators, and who Is taking a deep
Interest In the connecting line, return
ed Saturday from a trip through Dooly
county, where he was Inspecting th*
route and working up the people In th»
interest of the Western and Quit
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
TO BUILD A HOME.
ffipocfsl to The Georgian.
Macon; Oa- Dec. 24.—A provision for
[a sinking fund will be Incorporated In
the new charter of the Macon Chamber
of Commerce, out of which a hand
some office structure will be erected to
provide a home for tho body. Th*
plana were discussed at a meeting and
Secretary Anderson and Attorney
Washington are drawing the charter.
Each member of the body will have a
stock certificate, which will give the
required property Interest In the build
ing and home. Arrangements, when
completed, will be such aa to require
a steady fund to be set aside ns tb<-
slnklng fund. This, when eufflclent. wilt
be spent In a handsome building.
SENATOR BACON AT HOME
TO SPEND CHRISTMAS.
Special to The Georyinn.
Macon, Oa., Dec. 24.—United State*
Senator A. O. Bacon has returned from
Washington to spend the holidays.
While In Washington Senator Bacon
took an active part In several eesslon*
of the senate aqd seemed glad to
reach his home again In time for the
Christmas festivities.
December 24, I>«.
To the Chief of Police:
In the Interest! of th* peace and c.w.1
i|t*r of th* city, you are hereby Instru r?.i
thnt every pUee where *plrlt>i,"is or m ilt
liquor* ere *okl. either wholesale or teiall,
must close at 4 o’clock p. to.. December ft.
IKK, nml remain rloeed until IV.-emt.er
1904, *t 5 o'clock n. in. You will eec that
ease* are made and properly 4e i.-d fur
violations of this prnehimstlnn.
J. O. WOODWARD. Mayo*.