Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-01
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Burnett Hickman, negro, was
placed on trial before Judge Ben Il.
Hill. in Superior Court, Wednesday
afternoon on the charge of the muir
der cf n G, Bennett, white, on Feb
ruary 27. 1914. Bennett, who was
night Waterman for the Seaboard Air
Line at the Inh1sn Yards, discovered
Hickman in box car supposedly try
ing TO steal a quantity of brass. A
pistol duel followed, in which Ben
nett was mortally wounded.
INDIANAPOLIS, April Pain
caused a postponenent OF the Chi
cago Cubs indianapolis game this aft.
ernoon.
ST. LOUIS, April THE second
Brown Cardinals game Of the spring
series was called off th safternoon on
account wet grounds.
CHICAGO. April THE owners
and managers 70 Federal League clubs
went into closed session at noon to
day to complete the leagues sched-
uIe. Nc news Of what else was go
ing on inside the conference room
was allowed to leak
BALTIMORE. April Rain pre-.
vented the Baltimore New York Yam
KEGS game this afternoon. As soon
as it was declared off. the Yankees
left for New York, where they will
spend the night resting up for their
game with the Dodgers to morrow,
CALUMET, MICH. April 1.-THE
district union Of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners at meeting to day
decided not to adopt the suggestion Of
President Charles H. Meyer, of the
Federation. to submit to referendum
vote the question of ending the strike.
The strike is to be continued ndeii-
nitely.
ST. PETERSBURG. April The
police fired several Voleys into a mob
of riotinq strikers this afternoon fol-
lowing a demonstration in which
10000 men paraded through the
streets. A number of persons were
wounded
WASHINGTON. April t.-Repre-
sentative Palmer, Of Pennsylvania,
introduced in the House to day bill
reducing the hours Of clerks and car.
riers employed at postoHices at night
from eight to six hours. The measure
has the support Of the National Asso-
citation of Postotfce Clerks.
NEW ORLEANS, April IA deal
has been completed whereby The New
n.-.zr-t ,.,tiI II
over The Picayune within the next
to receive 100000 in the consolda-
ton. The Picayune will close publ
cation within a fortnight Tho Picay-
une has been running for sixty years.
WASHINGTON. April 1.-Fighting
has been resumed between the Zamor
and the Theodore forces in Haiti, &C
cording to advices to the Navy De-
partment to day from Captain Bost
wick, OF the gunboat Nashville, at
Cape Hsitien.
Ell PASO. April IA Federal troop
train bearing reinforcements for Gen
eral Velasco at Torreon has been
dynanited by General Villas men
with heavy loss of life to the Govern.
nent troops. Rebel troops who had
been in an1busoade attacked the sur
vivcrs and severe battle IS now in
progress south of Torreon.
WASHINGTON. April The Sen.
ate to day passed the Weeks resolu-
ton calling on the Secretary Of the
NAVY for information as to the ad
visibility Of using Government cruis.
L III
and passenger and freight line be-
tween the United States and South
America.
WASHINGTON. April Dis
patches from Torreon received to- day
at ConstitutionaIist headquarters,
state that General Villa has captured
all but a small portion OF that city
and that four-fifths OF General We
lasco's Federal army has surrender
ed Senior Uruquidi, confidential
AGENT Of the rebels. said these reports
had been verified by dis tches from
Juarez which also stated that Villa
would be in complete possession of
Torreon by Saturday
WASHINGTON. April THE an.
nual pension appropriation bill. one
Of the largest Of the yearly budgets,
was reported to the House by the
Appropriations Committee to- day. It
provides $3.50 10000 for the fiscal
year 1915. The pension roll for the
current fiscal year was si8o3o0 900,
and Of this amount the Pension Blu
reau will have remaining about ST.
900 600 because OF the high death rate
among the veterans.
PHILADELPHIA, April bad
weather prevented tho opening game
Of the annual spring series between
the worlds champion Athletics and
the phlles this afternoon. Interest
centers IN the showing the National
League team will make against the
Mackmen. because Of the losses in
flcted on Manager Dooins club by
the Federal League raid
CONNELLSVlLLE. PA, April -
Two men we're killed BY falling rocks
while drawing stumps from a gallery
in an abandoned section Of the Paul
mine, owned by the w. j. Rainey
COMPANY. near Vanderbilt, to day.
The dead; Robert Shallenberger, fire
boss, Of Vsnderbit Paul Baker, min
er, Of Vanderbilt.