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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*.