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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. RfiDAY. DECEMBER / 15 for sale—real estate. PROPERTY Wisely purchased has been the foundation of many a vast fortune. If you are ready to buy ‘REAL ESTATE, So are we ready to show you some very tempting invest ments. GRANT & PETTY, 30-32 East Alabama St. I>. 0. Smith Visible H. M. ASHE CO. Dealers. We' have 200 of our competitors' ma chines, some / almost now, for sale cheap. administratrix sale geougia-fulton COUNTY./ ; By virtue of an order or tuu court of ordi nary of uM county, granted at the Novem ber terra, 1907, will be Bold before the court house door of wild county, on the first rnes- dny In January iraxt. within the legal n£*s of aale, the following property of the wutra of David F. Riley. deceased. to-wit: A bond for title Interest Id a certain house and lot In the city of Atlnntn and In land lot seven- tv-four In the 14th district of Fulton county, Georgia, being n part of lot number three 13) of the Holcobibe property. «» per pint junde by Max Corput In August, lKIJm]d pint being now on i .,11., > In the office of G. W, Adair), and more fully described os follows: Beginning at,a point|~~ ■M'KiuimiK •»«..« v»»» •/» the east side of South Prjror street five hundred and fifty 1550 feet south of the Ormond property and extending sonth along said street fifty-two (52) feet, more or less, and extending thence eflst of equal width with front one hundred and sixty <160) feet. The house being known as No. ‘606 South Pryor street, and Is *• part of the some property deeded by Frar E Block to E. Bates Block, September 3 W2. ^ ^ Twin, Ca« . MARt E niLET. Administratrix of tho Eststo of David F. Ullev, Deceased. A. H. BANCKEB, Attorney, 1003 Empire. BANKRUPT SALE. In rs A. N. Jenkins & Scott Co. In accordance with an order of the Ilon- ornblo T. II. Adams, referee, I, the under signed receiver, will offer for sale In the office of P. H. Adams, referee, 513 Pruden tial building, December 7, nt 10 n. m., the following property, to wit: Books, office furniture and fixtures, files and tiling cabi nets, list of accounts nnd list of agents, and the good will of the business hereto fore known ns the business of A. N. Jen- fixtures of tho value of $1,000. An examina tion of the Inventory nnd of, tho property may fie had upon application to tho under signed. Southern Banking nnd Trust Co., Trustee, vs. B. 8. Drnke et ni.—In the Circuit Court for the Northern District of Georgia. In Equity. No. 1267. By virtue of n decree of foreclosure nnd snle rendered In the nliovo case by Judge William T. Newnmn, there will be sold on the 20th day of December, before the court Fioubp door of Fulton county, nt nubile out cry to the highest bidder for cash, between the hours of 10 a. ni. and 4 p. in., tho fol lowing descrllied real estate, to wit: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being In the city of Atlanta and Being In laud lot 50 of the 14th district of Fulton county, Georgia, commencing at a point on the wostwuraly side of Peachtree"street, one hundred nnd fourteen (114) feet south wardly from Cedar (now called Alexander) street, measuring from the stone curbing of the sidewalk ou Cedar street and ex tending thence norlhwnrdly along the southerly line of the Pock lot (formerly the Elefe lot) one hundred and three (103) feet, wore or less, to Cedar street; thence south wardly along Cedar street seventy-one and cue-half (71%) feet to tho C. 8. Klngsbery property, formerly the Newton proj»erty); thence extending enstwnrdly one hundred nnd sixty (160) feet, more or loss, to Peach tree street: thence northwardly nlong the westerly side of Peachtree street sixty-eight *nd seven-tenths (68 7*10) feet to beginning R unt, said property being known ni no. 384 '■achtroo street and being the same prop erty conveyed to B, 8. Drake by Mrs. 8. F. _ Special Contml ETHERIDGE & ETHERIDGE, Attorneys for-Complnlnant. ... *■ III ■llll I , AM, *• Atlanta, ua. Office JMM.Vnru •*.!«£. COL ELLIOTT DIES ON HUNTING TRIP A Noted South Carolinan Passes Away on Buz zards Island. Special to Tho Georgian. Beayfort, S. C.. Dec. 5,-Colonel William Elliott, fir., commissioner for tho govern meat to locate and mnrk the graves of the Confederate dead, interred lu the Nortlr, died suddenly at his hunting lodge on Bub- sards Island, where he had come frota Washington sevorml days ago to shoot docks. Colonel Elliott was born In Beaufort In 1838; educated at Beaufort College, Har vard Uulverslty and the University of Vir ginia; admitted to the bar at Charleston In 1861; entered the Confederate states army and served as colonel throughout the Civil war. Colonel Elliott was a delegate to the national Democratic conventions In 1876 and 1888; was Democratic presidential elector for the (Rate-at-large In 1880; served six terms In congress m ‘ the First district of 1902 was defeated b United States sena.„ Washington nt the time of her husband's dentb. WILL CO-OPERATE Incorporate Photo Co. A petition for a charter for the Glenn ’hoto Stock Company wag filed In su perior court Wednesday afternoon by J. H. Glenn and others. The company will deal in photographic apparatus and supplies nnd the capital stock Is fixed at $10,000. Charged With Moonshinlng. Rome, Ga., Dec. 5.—John Goolsby, accused of moonshinlng at his home in Gilmore county, was jailed by revenue officers, having been arrested at Lln- dale. CLAY THINKS SOUTH WAS LEFT OUT IN CASH ALLOTMENTS Washington, Dec. 5.—A resolution seeking to discover the banks that have recently been given Federal deposits nnd calling upon Secretary Cortelyou for the names and amounts In each bank was Introduced yesterday afternoon by Senator Clay, of Georgia. It is his belief that the South was left out completely In tho allotment. The Democratic minority committee has discussed the curreucy question nnd the chairman authorized to appoint n sub-com mittee to draft and submit a currency bill to corect evils of any exist In the present situation. Nothing will b« done until this committee reports. The committee practi cally agreed that no Increase In greenbacks would be sanctioned. METER INSPECTION TO BE DISCUSSED Statement is Issued After " Conference Held at Macon. Special to The Georgian. Barnesvllle, Ga., Dec. 8.—After a con ference between the officer, of - the Farmers- Union and the Georgia Bank ers' Association, looking to an agree ment to control the movement ot cot ton. It woe understood that, while the officers of the bankere' association could not commit any of Its members tp. any line of policy, yet they earnestly recommended that tho banks and bank er* of Georgia co-operate with the farmery In carrying out their purpose as far as their Individual ability would permit, and that It was their belief that if farmers should take their cotton to warehouses and get receipts for It. they could take those receipts and adjust with creditors their obligations by creating new obligations based upon cotton receipts as collateral. The above statement was Issued after a conference at Macon between Joseph S. Davis, president Georgia Bankers' Association; L. P. Illllycr, secretary Georgia Bankers' Association; R. F. Duckworth, president Georgia Farmers' Union; J. L. Barron, secretary-treas urer Georgia Farmers' Union, nnd J. a. Eubanks, business agent of the Geor gia Farmers' Union. BOTTLED APPENDIX Ernest Van Carried It With Him and Now He’s Lost It. Robert Manteli’s “King Lear.’ Robert' Mimtell is the foremost Shakes* pearan player In America today. Mansfield km-w no flu pert of lu romantic role*, Hothern now stands pre-eminent in tha lighter'char acters of tho Bard; but lu tragedy, (ho su preme tost of really great ncUng. Mr. Man- tell yields to none since Booth and Barret and Macready trod the boards. HI* Lear Is tho greatest presentation of a Shakes* peareaa tragic role aeon lu the South in decade*. The curtain rose earlier than usual at the Grand Wednesday night amt for n time It appeared that Ailautu would mil to show appreciation of Muutelk but when the opeu the late comers filled the h comfortable degree, with the lwny* the favorite of those wh» The ordinance committee of council will meet at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon to con sider the many important papers which have been referred to the committee. Among these 1* the ordinance by Alder- f __ man Key providing for n meter inspector j pheum. where he was trying to hold'up the nnd a thorough system of meter Inspection, I treasurer for u small advance. Alderman Key led the successful fight for "T®** *£•*• have you ^ ‘ Got__lt and receive reward. No questions. There are some sad stories told In the 'classified columns.” and this, appearing Thursday afternoon. It a specimen. It caused a Hurry when the copy for tho ad. reached the .composing robin and the fore- man hurried out to show It. “Heard you’d lost something, Mr. Van.” began the reporter, a* be cornered the vaudeville actor lu the lobby of the Or- TEETH pain. 60c each. Best teeth f& Money caa not buy better.. Pill LADELI’HIA DENTAL ROOMS, No. U Whitehall tic. RAILWAY SCHEDULES Showing the Arrival and Departure of Pa,- wnrer Trnln, of the Following Bonds. Subject to Typographical Errors. ATLANTA AND WEStToINT RAILROAD .. .TERMINAL STATION. No. Arrive from- So. Depart to- '• Pt.. 8:l5«ml35 N. 0 8:20 nm Vf I v ?*t Pt.10;3ii ninj It Colnuliu,.. 6:11 sm » CotomboHldSsni 33 Montgm'y, 0:40 nm 2 " g 12:00 n'n 30 N. o.T..... 2:13 pm £ P- •— 2:00 pm 17 Columbus. CIO pm S Columbia 7i*pm(tt West Pt.. 8:35 pm N - ° 6:,0p,a Trains marked • run dally except Sunday. Train* marked thus x run Sunday only. Other train* ran dally. CENTRAL OF GEORGIA HAILWAY. From- Depart To- SrfSXSnT" f-H *2 Ml'™" l l l? P® 7.80 a in 1L2S am H5P® if aeon $.00 am Macon 4.00 pm Jacksonville... 8.30put Iwvnnimh .... 0.15 pm LOUf8VILLE AND NASHVILLE RY. ti™" 1 '. 1 . 1 !* deporting time nt Union Sta ll 0 ' 1 - Atlanta. All train, dal!/. 1 l*oave. | Arrive. KoownF fiTS'"*"RMg*.3:33 aml'i-JS pro ! It* ?>» KM*?.. 8:,, 1 It is also possible thnt the ftat rates will be lowered, nnd the ordinance applied to gas nnd electric light meters. Among the other important matters to bo considered are Councilman Grant's ordi nance hiring down the rules of the road for automobiles aud other vehicles and fixing a penalty for their violation; Councilman Huddleston's automobile ordinance; Council- tnsn Huddleston’s ordinance prohibiting city officials from being Interested In con tracts with the city; Councilman Terrell's ordinance prohibiting the working of In borer* more than eight hours a day on contract work; Councilman Terrell’s nance limiting the life of oil franchises to thirty years. SEA ISLAND RECEIPTS SHOW BIG SLUMP Special to Vhe Georgian. Valdosta, Ga., Dec. 6.—That the far mers in this section of tho sea island cotton belt are holding the crop la evi denced by the decided slump In re celpts here during the paat threo weeks. Up to November 15 the receipts In this city were about 1,000 balea more than they were at the same date last year, but since that date, following a slight decline In prices, the farmers are not marketing their cotton, and the differ ence In this and last years’ receipts has dwindled to about 100 bales. There have been received here this year 485 bales, against 4,882 to the same date last season. 42.000 BALES SOLD ON MACON MARKET Macon, Ga., Dee. 6.—Up to date 50,- 000 bales of cotton have been received In Macon from the planters in this section of the country. Of this num ber 42.000 have been sold, leaving 8,000 baleB of cotton now stored away In the various warehouses In Macon. The cotton crop In Bibb county this year has been one of the best In a long time and the planlers all seem satisfied with the prices their crop has brought them. It has been estimated that at least from 18,000 to 20,000 more bales of cotton will he received In Macon be fore now and tho first of February when the season closes. REV. J. D. KEITH TO BE INSTALLED Rev. John D. Keith ha« accepted n onanl- moui call to the pastoptte of the Wallace Presbyterian church, corner of Walker and Stonewall atreete, and will be Installed et pastor nest Sunday evening nt 7:30 o'clock. The Installation sermon will be preached by Itev. J. G. Patton, of Decntur, who will also propound the constitutional questions. The pastor will be charged by Itev. Lynn It walker, ot West End. and the people will tee charged by W. R. Hoyt, of the First rl 'lVr. < Kdlh recently resigned the pastorate of the Cedar Grove elrenlt of the Methodist Protestant chim b nnd was received Into the Presbyterian ministry nt a special meeting of the Atlnntn Presbytery-held nt the First Presbyterian church ou November 29. TO INSURE PUMPS NEXT PROPOSITION The question of Insuring the city's pumps snd pump bouses wns sprung at the meeting of the hoard, of water commissioners on Wednesday afternoon nnd wns referred to be llmtnce committee. Members of the board said they thought lie pump question In all Its phases, sides “id sbsties* hud been settled, but It was erognbted that the Insurance problem In oiniectlim with the pump wns n new one. Resolutions of regret ot the denth of J. A. SteSSTsSSmS. liEimJS'B* ej; with you?" wns the excited rasp The appendix himself, but bo wns far from ad vertising for It. •Say, there’s no Joke in this,” said Van. It. Hnd It in n lK»ttL.„ ,. hoi. Iloen currying It with me for months.' And lie unfolded hbi story. "You sec that blamed thing gave me no end of trouble, nnd when It wns removed n few months ago In New York I had the surgeon save It for me. 1 rather hated the bleu of having n part of my anatomy thrown out in the street, nud I didn’t know what else to do with It. so 1 Just kept the bottle the doctor put It In nnd brought It along In my grip. It wns alt corked up In alcohol, and no trouble. It wns In my dressing room. It disappeared last night. “No, there’s no clew. Walt a minute! There’s one, hut It’s too horrible. There was n baggageman, half drunk, down helow the stage near my dressing room. Could he have fouud that bottle in the dark, und ue, I won’t think nhout It. But I'll pay the man who brings It hack to me. I’d al most ns soou have it Inside again ns to feci Ing uct house ] balcony, ,. u lassie drama, filled to the rear most rows. It wns not Lh* "society" dlettoe which flocks to musical comedy. __ pmy-lovers drawn from the thinkers of the city, it was repaid for braving the cold. It 1* not easy to dencrilM* fir. MsutelFiL Lear. From tho first act, where he divides his kingdom nnd banishes t'ordelhi and the* lntthfm Kent, to the closing scene, when hi* great heart Is. broken,/he. porf.vy* querulous, now mugulflceut. reigning king of tho opening scene with tho sumo power with which he present* the broken old man on the stormy heath; hi* mad scene Is something awe-inspiring, terri ble; hi* grief, a picture to melt a henrt of stone. There arc times when Mr. Mnntell rise* to the supreme height. One of these is his de nunciation of Gonerll. Another Is hi* read ing of the line: "Yes. every Inch u king.” when he rises from his growing madness for a moment of sanity under pressure of emotion. His rending Ir * “ “— 1 — The wheezing voice, the mitering step oi old age, are perfectly portrayed. Ill* pas sion, Ids pathos, his stray moments of whlinsleal humor, nil ore the work of nu artist such ns the stage of today'sees but seldom. It Is a masterpiece. And Mr. MnnteU’s company Is well worthy of the star. The players arc st home In the classic drama; their reading bears the stamp of training under musters of th** "legitimate." Marie Booth ltussell. the lending woman. Inis In Gonerll hardly the opportunity to stand out above the rest that she will have In Portia mid Uphelhi, but she gave evidence (ft full ability. Miss Cor- telyon’s He — —* ory of the old school, mustcnl, rbyiuthh;, forceful. Gordon’Burby’s Kent was splen didly done. Guy Lludsley ns The Fool; Frank Bendstcn us Oswald, and W. II. one of the best —-enlc effect In the famous storm scene Is magnificent, the lightning and rain effects being the he*t ever given n Bhakes- pcarenu'production here. The play si staged and went out to drown hi* sorrow. NEGROES FELLED WOllf AN AND TORE EARRINGS OUT Netv Tork, Dee. 6.—Mrs. Rose Ry- lantl. a wealthy woman, is In a pre carious condition today following t terrible experience with two negro highwaymen who felled her to the pavement, tore the diamond pendant from her ears and stole her purse. You Exercise You* Own Mind Whan You Aik for an Advertised Article, Therefore, Insist oh getting whnt you nsk for when making a purchase. The deal erwho substitutes relies on his ability to make you change your mind. He. will give you what you nsk for If you refuse a substitute. Substitute ar. tides pay him a larger profit. That's why he tries to change your mind. When your mind is made up keep It so by Insisting on getting what you want. Accept No Substitutes. SHIFTING OF WINDS WAFTED GAS INTO WORKMEN’S FACES Special to Th* Georgian. Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 6.—Louis Pickett and Robert Morgan were over come by gas early this morning at the blast Iron furnace of the Tennessee company, at Ensley. Tho tWo men were working on a boiler, when the wind shifted the gas explosion doors from the stoves of the furnace. Both leave large families. V 'The 1 Wednesday afternoon, and be the offering at night. u. u Vaudeville at the Orpheum. There's something doing every minute nt the Orpheum this week. Hanford nnd Man- tell (not tho tragedians) are singing some new songs nnd telling some new jokes, and the musical net of the Van Brothers Is making a hit. Grace Leonard's Imitations and her cntchy new songs; the "stree faker" stunt ot Charles Henna, nud the dancing of the seven Znretsky*. are all worth going to see. The last-named net is the biggest brought South for Vaudeville, including seven men and women, who give the wild carnival dances of the Hussion steppes. Their muscular activity Is some thing marvelous, and the neeompflnylng music so Intricate that it took two hours with the orchestra nt rehearsal to reach satisfaction before the first performance. Matinees lire glveu every day and the at tendance Is growlug steadily. “The Virginian.” The Grand announces for Friday nnd 8nt urdny the Ktrke I.c Hhelle company, with W. 8. Ilnrt and Frank Cnmpeau In a splen did production of Oweu ‘Wlster'a popular story, "The Virginian.” In the character of the Virginian Mr Wlstcr 1ms given n composite picture of the cowboy—all the good, the noble, 'the brilliant fascination ami daring that might enter Into the personality of a right-hearted LIST OF DISTRICTS EMBRACED IN GEORGIAN’S VOTING CONTEST CITY DISTRICTS. DISTRICT NO 1.—Beginning corner Peachtree street aud Edgewood ave nue along the south side of Edgewood avenue to Hurt street, Hurt street to Georgia railroad, along Georgia rail road to Whitehall street viaduct, thence to corner of Edgewood avenue and Peachtree street. DISTRICT NO, 2.-^BegInnlng cor ner Edgewood avenue and Peachtree street along oast side of Peachtree street to Forrest avenue, along south .side of Forrest avenue to North Bou levard, along west side of Boulevard to Edgewood avenue, along north side of Edgewood avenue to Peachtree street. DISTRICT NO. 3—Beginning corner Forrest avenue and Peachtree street, along east side of Peachtree street to 3'eachtreo road to Southern railroad, thence along Southern railroad to Boulevard, along west side of North Boulevard to Forrest avenue, 'along north side Forrest avenue to Peachtree street. DISTRICT NO, 4—Beginning corner Edgewood avenue and North Boule vard, along north side of Edgewood avenue to Hurt street, to DeKalb ave nue along north side of DeKslb nve- tue to Moreland avenue, along west side of Moreland avenue to county lino road to city limits to North Boulevard a’ong east aide of North Boulevard to Edgewood avenue. DISTRICT NO. 5—Beginning corner Whitehall viaduct and Western and At lantic railroad along west side of Peachtree street to Soutnern railroad at Brook wood* along Bouthern railroad to East street, along east side of East street to Fourteenth streot, along north side of Fourteenth street to Spring street, along east side of Spring street to Western and Atlantic railroad. DISTRICT NO. 6—Beginning corner Spring street and Western and Atlantic railroad and along west side of Spring street to North avenue, along south side of North avenuo to Western an 1 Atlantic rallrhad, then along rallron. to Spring street, DISTRICT NO. 7—Beginning corner* North avenue and Spring street, along west tide of Spring street to East street to Seaboard Air Line belt line, along Seaboard Air Lino to North ave- r.ue. DISTRICT NO. £—Beginning West Fair street and Central of Georgia raJl- load along north side Of East'Fair DISTRICT NO. 13— lie Simpson street nnd South# along north side of Simps Bell wood avenue, thence dl to Marietta road, along s< Marietta road to Southe along east side of Southei ilroad, i •eet to J ral'j street to Oakland avenue to Southern J Simpson strajjit. railroad, along Southern railroad to I SUBURBAN DISTRICTS. West Fair street. DISTRICT NO, 9,—-Beginning East Fair and South Boulevard, along north side of East Fair to county line road, Alcng county line road to Georgia rail road, along Georgia railroad to South Boulevard, along east side ot South Boulevard to East Falk* street. DISTRICT NO. 10—Beginning East F&lr and H1U streets along eaat side of Hill street to Jonesboro road, along Jonesboro road to county line road, along county line toad to East Fair street, along north side of East Fair to Hill street. DISTRICT NO. 11—Beginning corner East Fair utreet and Hill street, along sc.uth side ot East Fair street to South Tryor street, along east side of South Pryor to Jonesboro road, along Jones boro road to Hill streot, along west side of Hill street to East Fair street. DISTRICT NO. 12—Beginning corner Humphries street and Atlanta and West Point railroad west, along south tide of Humphries to Greensferry ave nue to Gordon street, along, east and north of Gordon street to Atlanta city limits, along city limits to Central rail road. This district to Include Battle Hill and vicinity*. DISTRICT NO. 13—Beginning cor ner South Pryor and East Fair along west side of South Pryor to Atlanta and West Point belt line, along Atlanta and West Point belt line to Central of Geor gia railroad, along Central of Georgia railroad to West Fair street. This dis trict to include BonnJe Brae nnd Cap itol ’View. DISTRICT 14.—Beginning Atlanta and West Point railroad along north side of Humphries street Greensferrv avenue to city limits, along city* limits tc Simpson street to Southern railroad, along west side of Southern and West Pont railroads to Humphries street. DISTRICT NO. 16—Edgew Wi'.x! .llll] ! •'■'I : 11 ill’. DISTRICT NO. 17—Cities of Marlet. tn and Cartersvllle. DISTRICT NO. 18—East Point. Col lege Park, Fort McPherson and Oak- 1 land. DISTRICT NO. 19—Fbirburn. Pal metto, Jonesboro, HapevIIIe. DISTRICT NO. 20—Llthonla. Ros- iwell, Acworth, Stone Mountain and j McDonough. Contestants from the suburban dis trict? must reside during th<» time of \ the contest within the Corporate limits ’ of the towns in the respective district*. J COUNTRY DISTRICTS. DISTRICT NO. 21—Comprises all j sections of tho Fifth Congressional dis- • trlct not already designated. DISTRICT NO. 22—Comprises Roma | and Gainesville, and the Rove nth and < Ninth Congressional districts, except- i ing the cities of Cartersvllle and Ml- I rietta. DISTRICT NO. 23—Comprises Sa- ! vannah and the First -Congressional J district. DISTRICT NO. 24—Comprises Alba- j ny and the Second Congressional dis- 1 trlct. DISTRICT NO. 25—Comprises Amer- j leu# and the Third Congressional dis- i trlcf. DISTRICT NO. 26—Comprises Co- j lumbus and the Fourth Congressional ] district. DISTRICT NO. 27—Comprises Ath- 1 ens and the Eighth Congressional dis- j trlct. DISTRICT NO. 28—Comprises Au*j gusta and the Tenth Congressional dis* \ trlct. ’ill DISTRICT NO. 29 — Comprise* Brunswick and tho Eleventh Congres sional district. ] ’ DISTRICT NO. 30—ComprisesMaco* and Sixth Congressional district. , lay lug "The Vlr ... Ilnrt. wuo Is ploying the title role, is said to be to nil Intents nnd purposes the Virginian himself, except Hint lie Is an actor Instead of a cowboy. FratJU Cnmpeau will be in his original role of Trampns. “The Princo Chsp.” The long run of "The Prince Cbsp" In New York and London stirred managers abroad to negotiate for the rights of pro* duetlon In the mnjority of the chief cities of Europe. The French nnd German lights have already been disposed of anil traiisla tlons of the piece are now In progress, will \>e seen very shortly In Parts, Berlin and Vienna. The demand for "The Prince Chap" throughout the country has been so Ida It Is barely possible that Cyril Hcotl will be able to appear In a new play until late this sensou. "Tho Princo Chap,” wJth Cyril Mcott nnd tho New York production, will be seen nt the Grand next Monday J»mJ Tuesday evening and Tuesday matinee. **Wln#, Woman and Song.” There is so much that Is entertaining and delighting that oue hardly knows how to give proper description to nil the merry fen, tares of "Wine, Wonmu and Hong,” clever muslcnl comedy that Is packing the Bijou nt every performance. A mighty few minutes after tho rise of u» curtain and the whole company has •ei* Introduced lu concerted fashion, and after Miss Louise Auber renders a vocal number that Is the foreruuner «*f more tuusb cal treats from the’ charming priina domm. LARGE CRIMINAL DOCKET FOR FEDERAL COURT. Special to Tho Georgian. Valdosta. Go., Deo. .8.—The Decem ber term of the United States circuit court for the southern district of Geor gia will meet here next Monday with judge Emory Speer presiding. The grand Juror* for the term are now being summoned. The indications are that the term of court will continue well Into the sec ond week, as there are many cases on both the civil and criminal dockets. Among the Important suit* to come he. fore the court la that of McRae Broth er*. of Kinder Lou. who ore suing the Atlantic l.'oast Line Railway for SIJ,- (>00 alleged damages for losses sustain, ed In the burning of their crate and Warden]. George Cohan. Manila Adams. l'ny Templeton, Blanche Hates, llthel Levy and others. ... Meyer Harris, one of the star members of the organisation of dfiy j«5ple._dentoii' 1/ _ ________ few 'moments later makes a perfect stage picture of the famous Warfield. The chorus department, of which tho Tony Ilallet la quit# a feature. Is attracting n great detl of attention, and In all there Is no nnestlon blit that "Wine, Woman ami Soar! la one ol Nat Wills Coming. At the Bijou next week K. D. Stair will present tMe happy tramp comedian, Nat SI. Wills, In the latest comedy success, "A Lucky Ifpg." The book Is undoubtedly tho best effort of the talented young writer. Mara K. Swan, and the mtisle, which prom ises to slug Itself rapidly lino popularity. Is the work of George Nichols. The support ing company Includes Slay Harrison, Ade ls Me Harland. Hilda Carle, Charles Udell. Peter Grlfflu, Fred Uennohls. George Nich ols, Frank Jones, and a chorus of fifty Amerlcau beauties. BI3HOP WILLIAMS PRESIDES AT CONFERENCE. Special to The Georgian. Decatur, Ala.. Dec. 5.—The Alabama conference of the colored Methodlet church met In Decatur Tuonday morn ing. and will be In aeaslon all the week. The conference la being presided over by Bishop Williams, ot Auguita, Go. Pittsburg, Dec. 6.—Wllllnln J, Bryan waa here yestefngy fur a short while, lie gave President Roosevelt credit for Introducing an original proposition III suggesting the appropriation of campaign funds by the government. "I hone,” be said, "Hint It will be enacted Into it law." Ou important questions Hr. Bryan's Ideas pnlncide with the text of the message, lie Is strictly In accord with tho president con cerning postal Mrltigs hanks anil guaran teed banks, lie snltl: 'The Plan of the guaranteed hank Is sim ply this: Htntlstles show the average loss lo depositors to he very small, taking all the hanks together. But tho depositors are afraid because they do not know much nhout the affair, of any particular Imuk," VON BUELOW HAS FULL CONFIDENCE OF THE REICHSTAG Berlin, Dec. 5.—The rclchstng paused a vote of confidence In Chancellor Von Buelow today. The effect of the con troversy has been to strengthen Von Buelow'* position, who yesterday gave warning he' would resign unless there was an Immediate settlement of the difference* of opinion among the par ties which constitute the government's support. RUN DOWN BY TROLLEY AND SKULL FRACTURED. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 8.—Joseph Felnburg. 8-year-old son of Mr. Hnd Mrs. A, Felhburg. was run down by an electric car Tuesday, and sustained p fracture of tha akull, which may prove fatal. TOIL VOTE 331 III CITYJLECJIOI But Fe,w Scratches Against Any Candidate Eefore Voters. The* candidates In the city election on Wednesday weto all elected by small major ities. All of them were running against time. A total of 331 votes were cast. F. A. Pitt man received all the votes but oue In his race for alderman, Third ward. Alonzo J. Johnson had the same fortune In hi* race for councilman, Writ ward. Eugene Dodd, couhctlman Second ward, one scratch; J. C. Harrison, councilman Third ward, no scratches; I). Lee .Smith, councilman Fourth ward, no scratches; W. T. Winn, council man Fifth ward, two scratches; -Btevs It. Johnston, councilman Sixth ward, no scratches; F, J. Hprntllng, councilman Sev enth ward, no scratches; James T. Wright, councilman Eighth ward, no scratches; E. K. Pomeroy, nldermnn Fourth wnrd, Muscatine, Iowa, Dec. 0.—Lying fac* : downward In pools of blood, the bodies ' of Mr, and Mrs. Will Van WynkJe, a newly married couple, were found on j the floor of their cabin at Falrport, a \ small hamlet, east ot here. They were j attacked while asleep and killed with j a' heavy club. Harry Jones, an adventurer nnd tramp, who was seen carrying a heavy i club the afternoon preceding the mur- | der and who visited the Van Wynklt ; homo Tuesday night, waa found guilty j of the double murder at the Inquest 1 yesterday and a posse immediately or- j ganlxed and made a search of the en- • tire neighborhood. HABEAS CORPUS TO GET GIRL FROM CAMP OF GYPSIES bt. Louis. Dec. 5,—By a writ of habeas ebrpus,' Antonio Thompson and his wlf»», of Los Angeles, Cal., t^ilay secured posses- . slon of their W-ypnr-old daughter from Gyp- —* - — nojsles camped In this city. Disguised os Gyp- | scratches; W. A. Hancock, alderman Rev-1 sics themselves, they Invaded the camp t enth wnrd. no scratches; Charles M. Rob erta. nldermnn Eighth wnrd. two scratches. The following shows what the registra tion was for the prluiHrr, what the roto nt the primary, nnd what the vote at the regu lar election. all by wards. > First Ward—Registration 645, primary vote vote 886, election vot* 38. Fourth Wnrd—Registration 832, primary vote 649. election vote 30. Fifth Ward—Registration 720, primary vote 4TC. election vote 51. Sixth Ward—Registration 924, primary found their daughter. King John seized ; the girl nnd drove the parents away. Ac- j companled by Deputy Rherlff Ranker, they • returned to the camp nnd obtnlned tho girl, j forcedIuror TO HAUL HIM AWAY AFTER TRIAL, RICH MAN FACES FORGERY CHARGE Chicago, Dec. 5.—J. W- Wnlenskf, who last yenr announced ha Intended paying off the Indebtedness of Renton Ilnrlior, Mich., to rid himself of a part of the $1,000,000 he had amassed through the discovery of gold tfilnc nt Goldfield, Nev.. has been brought back to Chicago to face a charge ot forger)*. » RILEY TO ADDRESS BIBLE SCHOOL CLASS I,*wtnri Hll«7. prvslili'ut of tho IlnptUt Voting I’eopls's Union of Ibe First llsptlst rbnrcb, hss liven Invited by Dr. Itotfe Hunt to n(birrs, the Attsnta Bible School on the evening of UecemhcrH. Mr. Klloy Is one Jr tho yonnitett of the aetlre religious workers In the elljr, mil this Inrltntloh Is n tleeliloil eouipllnieut to him. Ills subject will tw “The voting Man and the Christian Life.” * CHILD LABOR LAV/ PROPOSED IN MISSISSIPPI. 8pcel.il to The Georjtan. Jackson,/Miss., Dec. 5.—-With an as surance from Governor-Elect Noel that he will sign the measure If passed by the legislature, the advocates of child labor statute In Mississippi have actively launched their campaign to secure consideration of Ibis subject at the npproachtng settsioh, and confidence la felt that little or no trouble will be encountered In getting a suitably- framed law placed on the statute books. Will Not Pass Rate Lew. gpeflnt to The Georgina. Jackson, Miss., Dec. B.—The proba ble attitude of the Mississippi legisla ture toward railroad corporations Is furnishing a thehte of discussion in the columns of the state press, and If the tenor of editorial expression can be ac cepted as an Indication, there will hot be a lengthy consideration of railroads during the session, nor will hostile or drastic legislation'of any character be enacted. Control Tobacco Prieee. New York. Dec. 8.—That an iron clad agreement between alt jobber* to maintain a schedule of prices on all tobacco would bo profitable alike to the consumer, the manufacturer and the Jobber, I* the belief of Caleb C. Dula. vice president of the American Tobacco Compand, a* expressed on the wltneee stand In the hearing of the case of the United Rtate* against the American Tobacco Company. voto 194, election vote 24. oooooooooDOoooiMHjoooaooooi; a STA7I3TIC8. O - 0 00000000000000000000000004} BUILDING PERMITS. 8125—M. V. Newborn, 141 Ormond avenue, to build shed. <1.500—H. E. Bates, 20 Dabney, to build dwelling. 12,800—Went Lumber Company, 141 Oak street, to build dwelling. <2,500—West Lumber Company, 143 Oak street, to build dwelling. <400—Capital Cliy Laundry, rear ISO Whitehall street, to build Iron dye room. DEATH 8. Katie Jackson, colored, aged 30, died at rear 49 Pulliam street. Charles Walker, colored, aged 40. died at Fulton county alms house. Marlah Coachman, colored, aged 59, died at 80 Rawson street. BIRTHS. To Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Irwin, 140 Euclid avenue, a girl. To Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Hilburn, 20 Copenhll! avenue, a hoy. REDUCED EXPENSES .1 — 3 .. Baton Rouge, La,, Dec. 8.—Having reduced the expenses of the state near ly <1,000. per day, the extra session of the Louisiana legislature adjourned last night at 12 o’clock. Saving has been effected by reducing fees of the state tax collectotii, of county treasur ers and sheriffs, and of the secretary of state. It Is estimated that <100,000 per annum has been added to the state revenue by a new law which will cause public moneys to be deposited with financial Instltutlbns offering the high est rate of Interest. Public jKhnaln will have about <100,000 more annually for expense*. Petition in Bankruptcy. Special |o The Georglnn. Rome, Ga., Dec. 8.—W. B. Ward, a general merchant, who ha* been doing a large business at Summerville, ha* filed a petition In voluntary bankrupt cy. He schedule* his liabilities at <5,- 300, snd asset* of slightly less. Building Cotton Warehouse. Commerce, Ga., Dec. 5.—Hon. C, J. Hood Is now erecting a large fire-proof warehouse on his lot lying between North Broad street and Homer street, and fronting Immediately upon the spur track of the Southern railway to the Farmers' Oil Mill In this place. ' Special to The Georglnn. Rome, Oa„ Dec. B.—Sheriff Jones, of Gilmer county, came to Rome and took I back to Ellljay with him Sam Sisson, j After being convicted of a misdemeanor i there by a Jury, It la oharaed. ho over- " I took one of the Jurors and forced him, i nt the point of a pistol, to drive him home, all the- while expressing Ills opin ion In forceful terms of the Juror's ver dict. Will Discontinue Train,. Special to The Georgian. Huntsville. Ala., Dec. B.—From the j local office of the Southern railroad, It Is nnnodneed that trains No. 11 and No. 12, running from Washington to .Memphis, will be discontinued after j Sunday next. In discontinuing these trains tho Southern 1* sold to ho fol lowing out its policy of curtailing ex- J penses. nnd It la due In a measure to the statutory reduction of paerenger I fares. f f Eloction at Hspsville. By a vote of B2 to 17 J. W. Hum phries was elocted mayor of Hapevlllo at thy election held Tuesday, The elt- j Ixen* also Voted to retain the name of HapevIIIe, defeating the movement be gun some time ago to have the name ; of tho suburb changed to something else. Three councllmen were also ' elected, McGaughey receiving 61 Henry A. Coleman 60 nnd K. B. ,Mc- Callum 59. Tifton'e Mayor Re-Elected. Tlfton, Ga., Dec. B.—Mayor S. Ulyatt was re-elected mayor of the city of Tlfton. Mavor Clyatt was opposed by C.- C. Hall and J. E. Johns. The re sults were aa follows: S. M. Clyatt, 132 votes: C. C. Hall, 108; J. EL Johns <15,000 Firo et Sylvester. Sylvester, Ga., .Dec. 6.—A fire w hich . destroyed property worth <15,000, j>:ir- , tially covered by insurance, threatened i to wipe out the entire business portion ; of Sylvester yesterday morning. The losses are: J. R. Brown, <0,000, Insurance <3.000; Payton & Day. <4.000. Insurance 2,600; Mrs. W. D. GHIts. <3.000. Insurance <700; J. J. Forehand end if. J. 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