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■ p - ' • ||np||nHH||pHF 10 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. BATTKDAT. MAT 18. 1IW. = AUCTION SALE 32 WEST ENDLOTSl rnccnnv MIA V 01 ATOeZfl D m on lucile avenue, oak and dargan streets and lucile place, I / UlDUH I , IVIH T Zi. HI Z.jU I • Iff. TERMS: ONE FOURTH CASH; BALANCE 6, 12 AND 18 MONTHS FROM DATE AT 6 ' ^ KK K. (iHiN I INI riKlioi . Jld isd i eit AT J 1 !! •ro ro - ro .ro ro - ro —n— □ .□ /3 \' 2 /o 9 8 7 6 s 4 5 2 * ✓ a \ \ ( \ \ % \ SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO -r* J-# <rs - S"o ro ro ■ ro ro . . .ro r» *! >7/ /* /<« /7 /<« /jr V/9 ,20! 12/ •? I. * t * 0 * yJ'o 67 0 * « * 38 0 * tj * 69 0 * « ♦ 60 , /ro « s ro S' X •n \ i AdTrroevoro 2> - S.OO Lucile s ' 2S 2 0 ♦ “*777 +3 % > 0 * 44 * 0 * 4S 3 4 * 4 6 0 n //r ft O* *J \J22 j££. *24* 2^ ro S0co\ *24 ^oe_ "3^~ *5040 27 :□! bl /■<> ro •SOLO *26 (□ j£L- 2€ 66 *t SOLO jj- * • a5*44> 33 Q ® 2*0 5 t^SOLO J/ | | t » • 1*704* JO /.ro □u 5 0 l s This plat of lots is be tween Gordon street and Lucile avenue, and between Lawton and Holderness sts., inside city limits. Street car I facilities. “ This property * fronts Lu cile avenue car line; cars are marked “Westview.” Gor don street cars one block away. Take either West- view or Gordon street cars, and get off at Lawton st. The “E. P. Howell” City Park, now being beautified by the city, is within three blocks. Sewer, water and gas are easily accessible. , Lucile avenue is cherted and has sidewalks. O ce/c J t. Call at Our Office, S. Broad and Alabama Sts., at 2:30 P. M., Next Tuesday, May 21st, and Go Out With Us. S. B. TURMAN & COMPANY,' w - Fe T2Z, I! CAPT. FALKNER YIELDS TO DEATH Rpeclal to Ths Georgian. Montgomery, Ala., May 18.—Captain JefTenon M. Felkner, for many years district attorney for the Louisville and Nashville, a well known Confederate soldier and prominent.figure In Ala bama politics, died this morning at hla country home at Mountain Creek, after an Illness of several months. He will be burled at.Msrbury tomorrow after noon. MILLIONAIRE Sh AND THINKS i Washington, May 18.—Gaston P. Philip, millionaire, all-around sport and man about town In New York and Washington and brother .of J. Van Ness Philip, this morning shot end probably fatally wounded Frank B. McAboy, a “night hawk" hark driver. In Phlllp’a room In the Arlington Hotel, because JOOTS CABMAN T A GOOD JOKE McAboy refused to take a drink with the society man. McAboy Is In the Emergency hospital with a jagged and painful wound In hla liver. Philip Is In jail. Philip, In response to a question put to him at the police station, said: "Yes, I shot him; shot him with a blank cart ridge. ’’ Then he laughed aa If he con sidered It a pretty good Joke. BUT II WEEK LEFT TO PLACE STATUE ;On next Saturday, May 26, the mar hlflcent equestrian atatue of General John B. Gordon will be unveiled on the capitol xround* on the Washington and Hunter atreeta aide. From now until the day of the un veiling there will be a great ruah to complete every detail of the arrange ment*. Juat now tha proceaa of un loading and placing the ad,000-pound die-stone to the monument on the pedestal prepared for It I* progreaalng tlowly. The huge block of atone la being forced Inch by Inch to Ita Anal reeling place. The brnnxe atatue of General Gor don arrived In Atlanta about a week ago, but le being held In the car until the pedestal Is ready to receive It. Title will be ubout the middle of next week. Grand Marshal R. K. Park, aided by Major E. E. Pomeroy, la busy arrang ing all the details of the parade. In addition to practically the entire Filth regiment, a part of the Second, from Macon, will come for the event. In addition a squadron of the Flrat caval ry from Savannah will be here under Lieutenant Colonel A. Gordon Caasela. The'Candler Horae Guards, of Gaines ville, will also be In line. Over 140 cadets from Gordon Insti tute. at Barnesvllle, an equal number from Marlat College, and perhape the cadet corps from the University of Georgia, will add to the Imposing pa rade. Between TOO und 800 public school children will be lu line also. ' The contractors will probably begin work on the Immense aland for the ex ercises early next week, and It will take hustling to get It ready by the date. General C. A. Evans will deliver the oration on the occasion. The Gordon monument will coat approximately <20,000. Of this amount the last gen eral assembly appropriated <16.000 and a similar amount was contributed by the people. COL. EBTILL WORSE: SON IS CALLEO HOME. Special to The Georgian. Columbus, Ga„ May It.—L. 1. Katin, son of Colonel J. H. Eatllt. the veteran editin', left here yesterday for Savan nah In answer to a telegram Indicating a more serious phase In the condition of hit father REMARRIAGE AFTER DIVORCE UNDER PRESBYTERIAN BAN Columbus, Ohio, May II.—An aggrea. alve attitude taken by the Presbyterian General Assembly on some of the dis puted questions and Irreligious evils of the day was universally discussed Friday evening. The added stringency of the assem bly toward the remarriage of divorced persons and the additional safeguards thrown out tor the sanctity of the mar- hearty approval. Haturdny was not as busy a day for the Presbyterian General Assembly as Friday. The reports of some com mlttees were made at the morning session, but little of Interest developed. The work of ministerial relief was discussed, but It was largely of a rou tine nature. Special services will be held In many of the churches Sunday. PRISONER’S BA CK SLA SHED BY CRUEL CA T-O'-NINE-TAILS Wilmington, Del., May II,—The most sensational whipping In the history of this state took place at the work house here today. Nine men were stripped to the waist and given from live to for ty lashes. Adam Ward, aged It, ac cused of highway robbery, received forty lashes. During the lashing Ward loosed one hand and cried: "Ob. God, I will be good. Please atop.” His pleading was not heeded, but was continued with vigor until Ward's beck looked as though It had been slashed with a knife. The scenes attending the whipping were so revolting that many persona left Immediately after the first man was whipped. The screams and cries of the victims were heard for blocks. Reward Paid Brunswick Man. A reward of <160. offered by the stat.i for the arrest of Simon Francis, col ored, wnnted In Washington county f <r murder, wa* paid Saturday to George Itlrhnrdscn, of Brunswick. Francis hits been tried, convicted and is noty serv ing a life sentence. • Federal Officials Feast. The officials ftf the United States court are away Saturday attending the annual fish fry and barbecue of the Newman Club, of Gainesville. Thla club, which Is composed of attorneys In Gainesville and other c|tles, and which was named In honor of Judge Newman, holds an annual feast at Dunlap’s lake, near Gainesville. Those attend'ng front Atlanta are Judge New man. Judge Don A. Pardee, clerk O. C. Fuller and Assistant District Attorney John Henley. , . ( Returns on Railroad. Tax returns for the Charleston and Western Carolina railroad, twenty-ore miles of which lies In Georgia, wa ' ■ ecclvcd Saturday by the comptroller. The total amount ti <126,1(4, of which <21,600 la franchise. Delegates to Conference. Dr. T. D. Longtno, of Atlanta, Is chairman of a delegation of fifteen named by Governor Terrell Saturday t« nttend the thirty-fourth annual con ference of Oliarltlee and Corrections, which meets In Minneapolis June 12-12. East Point Baptists. Evangelist J. D. Taylor: subject, "What the Bplrit Bays to the Church:" I pi a. to men only, "From a Gamb ler’s Deri to the Pulpit:” 7:24 p. tit , "A Prayer Meeting In HelL" The meet ings will continue. AT GRADYHOSPITAL Dr. T. F. Brewster An nounces That He Will Tender Resignation. “I am In favor of sleeting a compe tent physician to succeed Dr. Brewster ns superintendent of the Grady Hospi tal, and shall advocate a material raise In the salary for that position." This statement was made by Mayor W. R. Joyner Saturday morning upon learning that Dr. T, F. Brewster would resign. "It will be absolutely Impossible," stated the mayor, ’To get a competent man to succeed Dr. Brewster st the small salary now paid, <140 a month." Dr. Brewster ha* been superintend ent of the hospital for the past fourteen years. He has passed the 74-year mark, but Is still quite active.' ”1 shall tender my resignation.” said the superintendent to a representative of The Georgian, "because 1 know my health will not stand the constant strain and the great and ever-lncreaa- Ing responsibility of the position. "I have not decided just when I shall tender the resignation." Dr. Brewster waa bom In Cherokee iunty and Is. a graduate of the Jeffer- n Medical College. Philadelphia. He joined the hospital corps of the Confed erate army at the beginning of the Civil war. After the war he went to Harris county, where he built up a large prac tice. He served two terms In the legls- \ lature from this county. He was elect- ] ed superintendent of the hospital be- j fore It was a year old, and took the position In May, ISM. • DIES IN HIS CELL FROM SOAAE POISON After suffering for days with somi strange, unknown poison which had eaten Into his hands and permeated hU entire system, R, A. Poston, of Sylves ter. Ga., died Friday night In the sleep- era’ ward at the police station. In company with his wife. Poston came to Atlanta Thursday afternoon for treatment. He went direct to the Grady Hospltnl, where hli hand* were bandaged and he was given treatment for the peculiar malady. ATLANTA WANTS O. R. T. CONVENTION If effort* made Ratnnlay by aerenl At Imitnii* tft-r •utvpMful, th«* next ronrtntlau of thp «>nlpr of Mntlwmjr TVleg Cipher* trill In* held b«*rr two years from now. Tlio l»l* fiinlol convention of that big labor ormnlsa* Hot) la wound up Katurriay In Minor spoils. and In order ro got tbs urtt con vention boro several telegram* were sent to r.mrentlon Hs t unlay morning. «*. II rett, representing the local organisation wnt telegrams for hla uulon. while-the luvl ration to come to Atlanta waa extruded by tier of C’ommerce titid by __ for the Atlanta Hotel Men‘a Association. Water Bonds Validated. A decree validating (he taaue of 1500.. 000 worth of water bond# was Issued by Judge Pendleton, of the superior court, Saturday afternoon. BOY, AGED 15, •STABSANOTHER Washington. May It.—Ernest Lang ley. aged 16. lies dead at the morgue, the victim of a tub wound. Rafael Altman, same age. lurks somewhere in hiding fearful of the police, who are scouring ths city for him to arrest him to answer for the death of his com rade. I - TRIAL OF HARGIS DRAWS TO CLOSE Lexington, Ky.. May IS.—'The trial of Judge James Hargis for the assassina tion of James Cockrlll la drawing to a close. Mose Feltner, John 8mlth and Ansel White swore conclusively that Judge Hargis and his two brothera, Alex and Elbert, with Eil Callahan, conspired to have James Cockrlll. James Marcum and Dr. B. D. Cox as sassinated. and all were murdered ac cording to plana laid out by them. Deaths and Funsrals Miss Minnie Tuggle. Miss Minnie Tuggle, daughter of Mrs. L. G. Tuggle, died Saturday morning at the family residence In De catur. On., after a long Illness. The funeral services will be conducted Monday morning at <:<» o’clock. The Interment will be at Clsrkston, Go. Misa Tuggle Is survived by her mother, two sisters. Miss Aurie and Silas Gertrude Tuggle, and three broth ers, Ben, John and Lucius Tuggle. George Wilson, Jr. George Wilson, Jr., the Infan: »"»i™ Ir. and Mrs. George Wilson, <lle>l I"’ ay night at a private, sanitarium, tm unerai services will be conducted sun- Robert Lea Smith. The funeral services of Robert I-f* the Infant son of Mrs. Rosa Smith, wg died Friday afternoon were conducin' Saturday morning at 10 o clock In * chapel of Harry G. Poole. The Inte ment was at Mason’s churchyard. Mrs. L. A. Allan. Ths funeral services of Mrs. I* * Allen, who died Friday morning residence In Social Circle. Ga.. conducted Saturday afternoon at place. She Is survived by three brotn* j ers and four slaters. J. W. Houehin. The funeral services of J- " • ’ chin, aged 76 years, who died I morning at his residence, 163 1 ; street, was conducted Saturday * noon at I o’clock. Mr. Hou ^‘,A t* bom in London In 1M2. *f®|f£ 1B t» America In 18*9. He came «’ In 1886. and since that time ha’ r e.l In this city. ., Mr. Houchln Is survived by hl« a son. J. R. Houchln. «nd a dsugn i Mrs. Catherine Higgins, of i