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Bill Geaton, the convicted murder
er of Henry l. Jones. will spend the
balance of This mortal days in the
Territorial benitentiary at Santa Fe.
This was the sentence inflicted on
him by judge Pope last Wednesday.
Tha. this is b just sentence there can
not be the slightest doubt, every act
ion of the prisoner going to show
that he is the man who committed
one of the rhost dastardly crimes in
rthe annals of the territory.
The sente3ce under which Sill Gea-
ton will speh bid the balance of his life
at Santa Felwas inflicted last Wednes
day afternoon. The convicted MUIR
derer was jarraigned before the bar
of the court. Attorney Scott asked
that the {ourt temper justice with
mercy, ami give the convicted man
such sentence that he may spend
a few of his days on earth without
the doorsi of the penitentiary.
Before sentencing the prisoner,
Judge Pdpe thanked the counsel for
the defetse for the faithful services
they had rendered the prisoner, with
out hope, of reward in the shape of
money. The court had appointed
1 them to defend the prisoner and they
had performed their duty in a most
faithful and Industrious manner, in
a way which entitled them to the gra
titude of the court-and of the prison
er. Their defense had been thorough
! and ndssintelligent, and while they would
not be rewarded by money they had
! performed their duty in way to en-
title them to the thanks of the com
mnnfty
In addressing the prisoner, Judge
Pope said there could be no doubt
but that man had been brutally kill
ed at the little adobe north of the
city. His head had been crushed in
a rock tied to his body. and it had
ko1,
Spring River and there placed be
! meath the surface of the water In
all crimes the greatest difficulty con
fronting the criminal was to dispose
Of the goods left on the criminal:
hands. The goods left seemed ii
some way inevitably to link the crimi
nal with the deed, and finally te
lead to his conviction This was es
pecially true in all cases of murder
There was also no doubt but thai
the man killed was Henry L. Jones
Bill Geaton's best friend. the mar
Who had nursed him through sick
ness. The links in the chain Of eyi
aence an pointed to Bin Geaton.
A jury. as intelligent one us coul,
be found anywhere. had pronounce,
him gailty. and that without any dc
lay They had heard the evidence i
the case, the charge of the court. an
had retired but q few hours whe
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! they returned verdict of guilty in
the second degree, and had not rec
commended the prisoner to the elem
ency of the court
The verdict completed three things,
man killed, the man Henry L. Jones
and the man who killed him, Bill
Geaton The failure of verdict in
the first degree, there being no eye
| witness, the law in it's wisdom pre-
sumed the murder to be in the sec
ond degree. and not premeditated
murder. This was that the murder
was in the heat of a controversy. and
that then Bill Geaton had killed his
best friend
The prisoner had locked in his
breast a secret which told him wheth
er the verdict was a just one or an
unjust one. II the first it was the
wish of the court that the memory of
the dark deed in the darkness of the
night, would linger with him and that
the eyes of the dead man would ever
be with him; also that in time thro'
in the eyes of Heaven. If the MUIR
der was of the second degree. the
prisoner had no one to blame but
himself If he was not guilty, he
would have the comfort of knowing
it and also of knowing that as mur-
der will out, so also will innocence
at last come to light.
The fact that the jury had not rec
commended the clemency of the court
was against the prisoner. The testi-
mony had revealed that the murder
was murder in the worst sense. 1t
was most brutal murder The good
name of the community called for a
warning to the future 1t must be
known that life in this community is
as safe in the darkness of the night
as in the brightness of the day The
court would, therefore, sentence the
prisoner for life. This only will sat
isfy justice.
The demeanor of Bill Geaton as
he listened to the words of the court
was of the same stolid and indiffer-
ent character as he manifested
throughout the long trial. He acted
exactly as guilty man would act.
He knew he was guilty and was sat
isied to escape the gallows. AS he
was leaving the court room he smil-
ed and jested with his guards After
reaching the jail he remarked that
the Judge had gotten the best of him
Had he only been sentenced for nine
ty-nine years he would have lived
that long and beaten the Judge, but
the life sentence was more than he
could beat out. He was satisfied.
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DEADLY FOOTBALL.
Thirteen Deaths This Season and 2e6
Players Injured.

Chicago, Nov. 25.-The Record
Herald says: Thirteen deaths have
resulted from football this season,
The casualty list is the same as last
year, but the number of serious in
juries during the season just closed
will exceed that of any year since in
PRODUCTION of the modern college
sport. The players injured number
1896"
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Swell house numbers at Hell
mix, ll6 S. Main.
AT THE CLUB.
The Domino Party Last Night Was a
Great Success.


Great Success.
The Domino. which was generally
conceded to be a smothering party,
held at the Roswell Club last even
ing was a complete success. About
twenty-five couples appeared in smo-
-herers and the effort to discover and
conceal identity was the source OF
considerable merriment Some were
readily recognized as there are al
ways a few whom no costume can
disguise. To secure greater COM
fort and retain life. the unmasking
'ook place early. after which dancing
was indulged in during the balance
IF the evening.
For those who did not smother.
cards were provided, progressive high
i've being the game and very eviden-
tly enjoyed. The first prize was won
by Miss Lydia Johnson. the second
by Mrs w S. Prayer.
The patronesses were Mesdames
George Slaughter. H. r. Morrow, w.
w. Phillips, and Harry jaffa, 20
whom great credit should be given.
To them is principally due the en-
ioyment so universally acknowledg.
ed. The next event at the club will
be about New Years. the program
for which will be novety The enter
tainment committee with patroness-
es selected are bIsily engaged in
perfecting the arrangements
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Another Lie Nailed.

st. Petersburg, Nov 25.-The min
lister of Sweden and Norway in a let
ter published in the Journal de ST.
Petersburg today denies in the most
formal manner that any Japanese
naval officer ever visited Scendinav-
ian ports for the purpose of charter
ing steamers to transport mines or
other explosive engines.
The Anglo-R Russian North sea con-
ventiOn will be signed by Count Lams
dorff. minister of foreign affairs. and
Sir Chas Hardinge, the British am
bassador. this afternoon.
Washington. ID. c.. Nov 25.-The
associated Press learns on excellent
authority that the Japanese army has
been ordered to renew the attack on
Port Arthur today and to take the
main Notifications at any cost.
Toxic. Nov. 25.-Manchurian head
1uarters telegraphs: From O'Clock
Wednesday night the enemy's infan-
Try made a series of attacks against
0ur outposts at Lamuting but retreat
ID northward before our fire. Stimuli
taneously the enmys artillery bom-
harded the neighborhOod of the Shah
'le bridge. firing thirty rounds with
no damage tous"
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Thanksgiving was observed by a
union meeting held at the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South. Five Of the
churches participated. The service
was largely attended splendid
program of song had been arranged
by union of the choirs Of the
churches represented Each pastor
participated in symposium on
Thanksgiving. Below we give brief
ministers:
Prosperous Country and Happy
Homes.
(Rev. C. E. Lukens. Pastor First Pres
byterian church,
How wonderfully God has blessed
our nation is shown by it's present
prosperity, the growing spirit of bro
therhood illustrated by the breaking
down of sectionalism, the settling of
great strikes by arbitration, the dem
ocratic spirit of equality, the human
itarian spirit of philanthropy, and
the feeling of mutual sympathy and
he'pfulness to each other manifested
in all our social life.
bends not only on our material wealth
but upon the growth of religion and
morals manifested in the building
of homes How the welfare of our
people is being enhanced on all these
lines will be shown in the following
statistics:
The wealth of the United States in
1900 was $1.178 per capita. Excess of
national revenue over expenditures.
$50. .415. Savings bank deposits,
s1S3 per family.
In ten years the death rate from
the following deadly diseases decreas
ed as follows: Consumption. $40 per
cent: diphtheria. 34.7; cholera infan-
tum. 31.9; malarial fever. 1O.4
Church growth in the United
States during the year 1908 is fndi-
Gated by the following figures: In
crease of ministers, 2.231; church
buildings erected, 2.647; number of
members added, approximately. one
half million.
| Our public and private schools
have an enrolment of 1888. .424. pu.
pills attending school an average OF
100 days annually.
OF the 161S7.715 families in the
United States 465 per cent own their
homes.
The Sin of Ineratitude.
(Elder C. C. Hill, Christian Church.
The story of Joseph while thrilling
contains for us many good lessons.
He was thrown in prison through
the peridy OF a wicked woman
| Like the Saviour, of whom he was
a type. his environments never swer,
ed him from doing good.
In return for fayors bestowed upol
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Bids Wanted.

Bids will be received for one thous-
and yards of gravel. Said gravel to
be from the Haynes & Bonney or
Charles Young pits, or gravel of like
character. delivered any place want
ed in the City limits, within forty
days from date of contract. Bids to
be sealed and filed with the City
Clerk on or before noon of November
30th. 1904 The Council reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
BY order of City Council, this 23rd
day of November, 1904.
FRED ]. BECK.
fSEAL) City Clerk
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Reports are unfounded.

General Kuroki's Headquarters in
the Field, Thursday. via Fusan. Nov
25.-Reports circulated in easter pa
Ders and probably cabled abroad to
the effect that Kuropatkin is MAX
ing general advance and has pushed
the Japanese left back a distance of
three miles, are wholly unfounded
The situation remains entirely un-
changed during the last month, ex-
cept that both armies have rndoubt-
edly strengthened their defenses and
accumulated supplies in that time.
The Russians continue their recon
noissances in front of the Japanese
left, but there has been no general
engagement or change in the Japan
ese intrenched positions.
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House numbers 2Sc, Soc and
$l.OO at Hel-mick's, ,1l6 S. Main.
Mandolin Club Recital.

Selleck's Mandolin Club will give
free recital in the league rooms of
The Methodist church this evening.
An interesting program will be rem
dered. The public is corially invited.
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of the Russian second Pacific SQUAD.
ron which arrived yesterday has en-
tered Suez canal. The iron-clods are
being towed through the canal. No
untoward incident occurred here.
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L. B. BOelIner, The JewewIer
will sell you a Diamond Ring or
Brooch Cheaper.
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RUSSIANS ACTIVE
Are Repulsed by the Japanese.-Po-
sitions of Both Armies Remains
Unchansed.-The Japs Steadily Gal
ming at Port Arthur a dnits Fall is
Imminent.

ST. Petersburg. Nov. 25.-AccorG
ing to the best information obtaina-
BILE the Zemstvo memorial is still un
der consideration. Emperor Nicholas
is said to be under no illusion regar-
ding the gravity of his decision and
is giving the memorial the most care
full and earnest consideration. By
some he is represented as greatly
concerned and grieved over the stu
alton both at home and abroad, and
said to be weary of the war and un-
rest in the interior, ready to welcome
any honorable means to bring the
war to a conclusion and anxious to
remove the causes for discomfort
and secure tranquility at home. The
influences around him. however. are
said to be entirely hostile to any con
cessions. The Emperor is said to be
not acquainted with Interior Minister
remain in the ministry if the policy
of liberalism on which he went into
office is abandoned
The Associated Press correspond
ent today says that NJ. Potodonost
soft, procurer general of the Holy
Synod. who is credited with having
informed the Emperor in connection
with the presentation of the Zemstvo
memomrial to His Majesty that no
middle ground is possible at the pres
ent moment. This remarkable man
who has exercised so much influence
in the councils of the empire is now
mere shadow of almost four score
years, and his tall. withered form
seems bowed beneath the weight of
his finely chiseled dome-like head
Nevertheless fire still shoulders in
the sunken caverns of his gray eyes
The impression of wonderful virility
still clings to the ghost-like figure
He today absolutely declined to dis
cuss the Zemstvo movement Il am
an old man." he said. Little time
vet remains. but the days and the
thoughts still granted to me are con
secrated to church affairs. The world
concerns me no longer"
Field Headquarters Gen Oku's Ar
my, Wednesday, via Fusan, Nov.
25.-The Russians are showing some
activity in front of General Oku's ar
my AT dawn today detachments at
tackled in two places the left ard cen.
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lsEAL)

Otis Jones & Co. nave sold their
entire confectionery business to Ike
Grenski. who viii hereafter conduct
it. All those indebted to Otis Jones
g. Co. to date are requested to settle
with me- All outstanding bills due
others by Otis Jones & Co. will be
paid BY me-otis Jones 26ts
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might be released from unjust pun
ishment Yet the chief butler forgo
his benefactor, and Joseph must Ian
guish in prison for two years. BASE
ingratitude.
Like ourselves. his memory was al
fected by prosperity.
Christ has not gone to prison, but
TO death for us. He has not interpret.
ed dreams, but has ransomed us with
His blood.
He preferred His requests and left
them with us before ascending into
Heaven. All we enjoy in this life
and hope for in eternity are the free
gifts of the benefcent God
How rich thy gifts, Almighty King.
From Thee our public blessings
spring,
The extended trade, the fruitful skies
The treasures Liberty bestows,
The eternal joys the Gospel shows.
All from Thy boundless goodness
RISE
He wants us to express our graft
tude by giving Him our hearts and
lives.
The best way to express our graft
tude for such a character as Christ
is to initiate Him, in benevolence.
charity and fidelity to right principle
To forget Him is base ingratitude.
ThankfuIness for Little Things.
(By Rev. VIM Reace, Pastor First
NJ. E. church,
We often forget to be thankful for
cur every day mercies which have
become SO common as to be claimed
as a right, and many of them even
dUuSOu Ill lH0lT use.
God is sometimes compelled to take
some of them away to teach us their
value and lead us to be grateful.
We take our health and strength
for granted, but after sickness how
our gratitude flows forth for restor
alton.
Numbering our blessings and our
daily reasons for gratitude, looking
at the thousand little things, kind
words, smiles from loved ones, bo-
quets of flowers sent us, children to
splendid books to read, grand songs
to sing, pure thoughts to think about,
happy homes in which to live, neces-
sites of life supplied,-we scarcely
know where to end the list. Surely
we ought always to live in the at
mosphere of praise. praise God from
Whom All Blessings Flow"
Heavens Gift.
REV. c. c. Young, Pastor Baptist
church,
The greatest gift of Jehovah to
mortal man was His Son. In Him we
have the favored middle ground be-
tween idealism and materialism, in
which neither body nor soul is dis
counted but both exalted The Saw
ior had body in flesh like ours but
without sin. God loved His body, did
not suffer it to see corruption.
brought it from the grave He thus
loves and >will raise the bodies of
His saints In tie spirit of Christ we
see Him the same yesterday. today
and forever" that He is with His
people unto the end of the world;
that He is in them the hope of glory
and power of endless life.
Beyond this vision of our own sal
vation from sin and hope of heaven
we see Him as the pre-incArnate
Christ. active in all things from the
beginning: that nowhere did the
light that lighterh every man, the gift
of God. even Christ. was for body
and soul that both be made holy. In
the spirit of this natural union with
God we say. with Augustine: 20 God.
Thou hast made us for Thysef. and
our heart is restless until 1t ind rest
Temporal Prosperity Follows Duty.
(By Rev. S. R. Twitty. Pastor NJ e.
Church. South
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JUDGE POPE INFLIcTs 1T ON BILL
GEAToN FOR MURDER.
A STOLID MAN
* 3

The CONVICTED Murderer Receives a
Life Sentence With Smile and a
s Jest.-A Solemn Scene When the
Sentence is Made.-Other Prisoners
Sentenced.
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House numbers that are
right at HeImick's, 10 S. Main.
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FouND.-Lady's hat Owner can
have same BY proving property and
paying for this ad.
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HELD YESTERDAY AT THE ME.
THODiST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH SOUTH.
THE SERMONS

Five of the Churches Participated.-A
Splendid Song Service Was Render
ed by the United choirs.-A Short
Synopsis of the Sermons.
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Russian Vessels Enter suez Canal.
Port Said, Nov. 25.-Ths division
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-07
Daily Cotton Market.

Galveston-Steady; middling. 7ss net receipts, a, 347; gross receipts, 23S47; sales 1523; stock. POT, ,423; Great Britain. 7577
 New Orleans-Steady; middling, IF; net receipts, 294S7 gross receipts, 9,4S7; sales. 1o60O; stock. 42S427 France, 2s50; continent, S704.
 Mobile-Quiet; middling, "A; net receipts 2252; gross receipts, 2252; sales, 2100, stock, 63,813; France, 7757; continent, 349S.
 Savannah-Quiet; middlI-.g 7k; net re- ceipts, 14994 gross receipts, 15O24 sales, 406; stock, 145,5S6; coastwis 13l0.
 Charleston-Nominal; net receipts, 773; gross receipts, 773; stock, S6,s55; coast wise, 474.
 Wilmington-Nominal net receipts, 1912; gross receipts. 1012; stock. 16,S16.
 Norfolk-Net receipts $780, gross re- ceipts, S1sO; stock 3SOOO;
 Baltimore-Quiet; middling, 8; gross re- ceipts, 965; stock, 6621.
 Boston-Quiet; middling, 810: net re- ceipts, 1885; gross receipts, 147S Great Britain, 2S15
 receipts, 200; gross receipts, 200; stock. 2441.
 Jacksonville-Net receipts, 64O gross receipts, $40; eoastwise, 640
 New York-Quiet; ...-ddling, 8; net re- ceipts, 1OO gross receipts, 533S; stock, 101 ,215.
 Total today at all ports net, s2,23O; Great Britain, 9S92; France, 1O,GO7; conti- nent, S7O4; stock, 1.O54S4.
 Consolidated, at all ports, net, 211 .16O; Great Britain, 73,625; France, 1SOO7; conti- nent, 218,52l.
 Total since September 1, at all ports, net, 4,s22, ,627; Great Britain, 1,654 673; France. 372,216; continent, 1.222, 1928; Japan, 37, 9SS; Mexico, 10,715.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-07
COTTON MARKET
 STILL NERVOUS Net Result for the Day Was
 a Loss NEW ORLEANS WAS STEADY Prices Turned Irregular at the Higher Level and Worked Up and Down in a Comparatively Mar.
 row Range.
VIEW oRL FANS WAS STEADY

New York. December 6.-The cotton market was less active than during the recent excitement, but continued very nervous and unsettled. At times during the session covering was active and the market showed firmness, but there was a renewal of pressure on every bulge. and the net results for the day was net loss.
 The opening was weak at a decline of 5q19 points. which was only partial response to the sensational weakness in the Liverpool market. According to pri- to liquidation by Alexandria interests. who were said to be heavily long of the market before the recent break. while it also seemed that Europe was selling. At any rate English quotations were to 10 points lower at the. hour of the local open ing, when an advance of 3Q4 points was due. There was an active demand here on the decline. Shorts appeared to be cover Ing freely and the scalping element took the bearish circular issued by the lower Wall street interests that had sold large ly before the break to mean desire to cover shorts, and went long of the mar ket for a turn. New Orleans also showed steadlness compared with the cables and with southern adviees more reassuring as to the interior spot situation, prices here shot up some to 10 points from the bot tom.
 Turning irregular at this level they worked up and down In comparatively narrow range. and at one time were about to points net higher. with New Orleans buying quite liberally. In the af- ternoon, however, fresh reports of declin- ing spot markets started a wave of local bear pressure, and quotations went down to below the opening figure on the later months. Toward the close there was a slight reaction on covering, and the mar ket was finally very steady at a net loss of 1lq13 points. Sales of futures estimated at 500,0O0 bales.
 Official advices from the southern spot markets reported quite general declines, ranging from A to 7-16 cents.
 Receipts for the day were liberal, and tho movement is expected to run very heavy toward the middle of the month as a result of rapid marketing of cotton on the recent break.
 Receipts at the ports today. S2330 bales against S0,594 last week and 79,3l4 last year For the week, GOO agalnst 3S7 467 last week, and 332 216 last year Today s receipts at New Orleans, 20, ,4S7 against 24,S64 last year, and at Houston, 20,144 bales against 25,191 last year.
 New York Cotton Futures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-07
cothran 6 Co.'s Market Letter.

While the local market acted as though 1t was ready to rally with any encour- agement Liverpool failed to show signs of improving, and the general situation continued about the same. It will take some time for the trade to recover from the demoralization as a result of the es- timate. We may have another break on southern selling and general cleaning up before the trade goes ahead on a new basis. For instance, Manchester cabled things were at a standstill there, owing to the surprisingly large figures and the recent crash in prices.
 With the south selling freely and the uncertainty of the extent of this selling, operators can hardly form a decent opin- ion of the outlook. It will take some time for all to get bearings on the position. Those who have been bearish and success full will continue SO to the end of the season. There will be a change in the temper of the trade. It may come at 7c or at 61Ac, or, in other words, not until the price of cotton in the south has touched a point where the acreage will be reduced and where spinners and in- vestors will begin to acc '4mulate cot- ton.
 While the tone of the market today has been less demoralized there were no signs that the price has reached bot tom. The break may not be oyer even with present low prices