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They Are Coming This Way! Today we haven’t a canoe in the house—have sold and delivered every one of those beauties that we had a few days ago. fPREACHEDIO PATIEITS HAWLIN'S AND SONS THROUGH A TELEPHONE ARE AGAIN SENTENCED NOW LISTEN! We have a dozen on the road, and they will go very quickly when received. So you had better place your order RIGHT NOW. KING HARDWARE CO., 53 Peachtree Street. STATE HAPPENINGS IN CONDENSED FORM Largs Wheat Yield. Special to The Georgian. Auburn, Ga., June i.—J. J. Ethridge, a farmer Ilyin* one-half mllo from here, hoe harvested 77 buahela of wheat from 1 acres. This la the largest yield In thin county. Contract Let tor Building. Special to The Georgian. Wrlyhtavllle, Oa., Juno 4.—The ron- 1 ru. i f.*r the building of a 110,000 school building has been lot this morn ing in Contractors 0. K. Choate and K. J. Fuller, of Augusta. Material for building "III be ordered Immediately, li will lake about six months to com plete the building, and when com- plcted It will be one of the handsomest school buildings In the state. Andrew igle recently gave 15,000 on tho building. Jeff Davis Memorial, p. clal to The Georgian. Mn/lehursL Oa., June 4.—The Con- Mi. iub' vetarsn held their first Jett -nunty reunion Saturday. Hon. i< 51 niackburn delivered the memo, rlnl address to a large audience. Patterson, of Baxley, came up It. t (lilt t<« JHIAIWf, inillti Mgs organised a chapter of the Da ugh- ,,f the t'ohfederaey. served. Poll of Fifty Voters. Fpiviul to The Georgian. HuziehuraL Ga., June 4.—Judge Rub- *••11 addressed less than one hundred voters after the memorial services here Fat unlay. Hoke Smith's supporters organised a It.'Ke Smith Club of about one hundred. Hoke Smith 41. all thi h, r . undldates combined 11. Hon. J. A. Cromartle Is opposed tor preetMatlue by L. W. Johnson. - The meet Is waxing warm. Hawkinsville High 8chool. Special to The Georgian. Hawkinavllle, Oa., June 4:—The grad uatlng exercises of Hawkinsville High School will occur Juno « at the school auditorium. Under the management of Superin tendent T. O. Pottilll and his efficient corps of teachers, the school Is rapidly taking position. with the best In tho section. Dahlonega High School. Special to The aeorglan. Dahlonega. Ga., June 4 The graded School at this place closed Ita aeaalon Friday, after a moat successful year. A lengthy program waa rendered by the puplla and waa attended by a large audience. Prixe Winners Announced, Special to The Georgian. Emory College, Oa., June 4.—Tho Few and ."hi Gamma Literary Socie ties ottered prises of 16 for the best short story, the best essay and the beat poem published In the Emory Phoenix during the terms of 1(05-'n*. At chapal Saturday morning Presl dent James E. Dickey announced the winners as follows: Best short story, "The Sacred Isle,' by A. T. Hind, or Atlanta. Beat essay, "Vanity of Vanities," by Sterling Brinkley, of Thompson. Beet poem, "To Death," by Scott E. McIntosh. Will Not Desert Ship. Special lo The Georgian. Montgomery, Ala., June 4.—It li learned here, though not authoritative, ly, that J. O. Thompson, chairman of tha Republican stats executive commit tee, baa decided not to resign, and that he will stay In the light to the Itnlsli. nit kinds of rumors why There were I Mr. Thompson , waa going to resign, but how It seems as If will still hold to the office. LETTER CARRIERS’ ASSOCIATION FORMED ftpnrlal to The Georgian. N, rberry. 8. C„ June 4.—At a meet- lng f tho rural delivery carriers of hi >■» berry county held Friday after- Vi< >• ii In the court house the Rural Let ter carriers' Association of Newberry County was formed, eighteen carriers affiliating. The following were elected: President, J. D. Smith: vice presi dent. ll. A. Slight secretary end treas ure r, tV. O. Peterson. H. A. Bllgh and W. G. Peterson were ele, ted delegatee to the state conven tion which will meet In Laurens July 1-4. with J. E. Jones and W. S. Seybt alternates. It. solutions railing the attention of tlie MU art-visor and sub-supervisors of t be . xantjr to the rendition of the pub lic roadg were adopted. PANIC STRICKEN BY FIRE, PEOPLE FLEE TO ROOFS By Private Loosed Wire. Neve Tork. June 4.—The forty fam ilies in the elx-story double tenement »t s<\ f Debevolae street, Williams- hu>s. were driven In a panic to the roof . trly today, most of them In their night , Hhea, by a tire In a store on tin kc und. floor which cut off all escape by the main hallway. tin e on the roof, men, women and chit,iron huddled together, unable to go further because the scuttles of the bolfrt wiring roofs were locked and fearing that they would be caught v I. . they were as the Are spread. The panic-stricken crowd on the roof were brought down, however, by the ftio;nen. WEAR CAP AND GOWN DURING COMMENCEMENT Special to The Georgian. "xford, Oa., June 4.—At a class n,..ting Friday morning the Emory Junior* decided that they would wear i apt and gowns during tha commence- iii-ii* exercises neat year. ARE YOU GOING TO PAINT! Unites# Oil Is tha life of paint See that it Is pure. Spencer Kellogg Old lw. se Linseed Oil Is the oldest brand In the United States. Sold by F. J. C00LEDGE & BRO., Savannah. FIRST NATIONAL BANK IS READY FOR BUSINESS Special to The aeorglan. Montgomery, Ala.. June 4.—When the First National bank, of this city, throws -open Its doors for business to morrow, today being a holiday. It will be one of the largest financial Institu tions In Alabama, having a capital stock of 11,000,000, as a result of a merger with the Merchanta' and Plant ers' Farley National bank. There.Is only one other bank In the actate with a 11,000,000 capitalisation. Saturday afternoon, after banking hours, the work of moving from the Merchants' and Planters' Farley Na tional to tha First National waa begun, and today the work waa completed. The officers of the consolidated Insti tution are: President. A. M. Bald win: vice president, M. P. Lea rand; cashier, A. 8. Woolfotk; assistant cash iers, Henry T. Bartlett and Emmett Selbies; truat ofllcer, O. -W. Gralk; dudltor, Charles G. Norton; receiving tellers, Raphael Semmes, Jr., and Archie Johnston; laying tellers, War ren Tyson and James J. Campbell. WON BRYAN MEDAL FOR THE BEST ESSAY Special to The aeorglan. Hamilton, Ala., June 4.—At the com mencement exercises of the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, Charles Ed gar Rice, who formerly lived here, car ried off more honors. Mr. Rice won the Bryan prise on the best essay. Ills Subject waa "Govern ment Regulation of Intarstate Car riers.'’ In 11(1 tha Hon. WUMam Jennings Bryan gave lo the University the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars for tha ’or the best assay on some subject re lating to tha science of government. PREDICTS TROUBLE IN CENTRAL AMERICA Special to The Georgian. New Orleans, Isl, June 4.—Manuel Pledra Delgado, who has Just arrived from Panama, has Interesting things to tall regarding conditions that exist in Ihe latest of tha Central American republics. He predicts certain trouble between the two factions—the Ins and the outa—In that country. T don't know when the trouble will come." aaye he. “bet come It will, for the two factions realise that with Uncle Sam as backer there la always going to be plenty of money for office-holders to spend and the office-holding business Is by far tbs most lucrative In Panama, as In ail the other Central American countries." DR. BROUGHTON ANNOUNCED THAT COLLECTION FOR IN FIRMARY REACHED $2,400. Dr. Len G. Broughton, pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist church, Sunday morning made use of tho telephone system for the first lime. The tele phone was connected up In the pulp and wires run to the cots In the In firmary. so that the patients might hekr the sermon. The experiment was a success, and will be continued reg ularly. Dr. Broughton announced that Sun day waa Infirmary day. A collection waa taken and an accounting showed that (1,400 of the needed 11,600 had been raised. The work of the Infirmary will be increased to meet the demands of the enlarged Institution. CONVERSE COLLEGE MANY VI8ITOR8 ATTENDED CLOS INQ EXERCI8E8 OF SCHOOL. Special to Tha Georgian. Spartanburg, 8. C„ June 4.—Tho commencement exercise* of Converse College, which were begun Saturday afternoon, will dots tonight with Joint debate between the Carlisle and Pblloaophlan literary societies. The commencement has been the most successful. In'the history of this well-known Southern female college. Hundreds of visitors have been In at tendance and the exercises have been highly Interesting. Saturday afternoon waa claaa day, and on Saturday night the class play, “All Is Well That Ends Welt," waa rendered. This play waa written by Wood. Miss Pearls V The baccalaureate; sermon was preached Sunday by Rev. E- C. Dnr- enn. of tha Louisville Theological Sem- nary, a native of South Carolina. BOARD MEETS TO PLAN DISTINGUISHED DIPLOMATS CON FER AT WASHINGTON OVER MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE. By Private Leased Wire. Washington, D. C, June 4.—An Im portant step In tho movement for tho reform of the 'consular service of America was token today when a board of live officers created by order of Sec retary Root convened here to prepare plana for the d(wired reorganisation. Tho members of the board were chosen from among the most experienced con suls In the service. They are: Robert S. Chilton, Jr., consul at Toronto; George It. Murphy, consular agent at St. Catherines; Frank H. Mason, con sul general at Paris; Charles M. Dick inson, consul general at Constantinople, and Edward H. Oamattf consul Stuttgart. The board la charged with the con sideration of six topics, aa follows: Regulations for the new Inspection service, tho relations between consu lates and the embassies or legations In Ihe countries where they are lo- rated, the rules which should govern promotion and appointment, tho scope and character of examinations for new appointments, ths tariff of fees for con sular services, and amendments of ex isting regulations rendered necessary or expedient by the new statute. In formulating their plana the mem beta of the board will have the assist ance of .Wilbur J. Carr, chief of the consular bureau. The work la expected to be completed by July 1, when the new regulations will become effective. AMERICAN INVASION STILL ON IN EUROPE By PAUL LAMBETH. Special Cable, Copyright. London, June 4.—There I* no let-up In the American Invasion. London has Ita full quota of .tourists from the states, and It would be hard to find a llace of note on the continent without ts American contingent. Among the recent arrival* In London are Mrs. Theodore r. Shonta and Ihe Mlaaea Bhnnts, of Washington, wife and daughters of the president of ihe Panama canal commlaalon: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page, of Wash' tngton, and Colonel and Mrs. James E. Klverson, of Philadelphia. In Paris are noted J. P. and Mrs. Andrews, of Akron, Ohio: F. and Mrs. Asked, of Chicago; 8. Bolt and Cobby Davies, of Chicago; Max and Mrs. Hlrsch, of Cincinnati; Maud L. Moore, of Washington; Mrs. A. Nesssed. of Pittsburg; J. C. Pennoyer, Chicago; Mr, and Mrs. Bad bolt. Detroit; Archie Terrill and R. 8. TerrilL of Chicago; E. and Mr*. Frisbee, of Buffalo, and T. W. Henderson. Cleveland. At Vichy are Hugo Pain, of Chicago, and Edward Thaw, of Pittsburg. At The Hague are Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Remeen and family and Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Moxsworth, of Chicago: At Antwerp are Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Patterson and R. McNeill, of Chicago. At Berlin are Mr. and Mrs. William p. Nelson, of Chicago; Hoaty C. In gall and Mr. and Mr*. B. W. Saunders, of Cincinnati and Mrs. H. D. Hoe- wit*, of Cleveland. May Oppose 8*nator Morgen. Special to The Georgian. Montgomery. Ala., June 4.—There ta talk her* of the possibility of General W. C. Oates, former congressman and governor, may announce as a candidate to succeed Senator John T. Morgan In the United States senate. How true this ta cannot be learned. Oeheral Oates Is already a candidal* for alter nate senator and should ho announce aa an opponent for either Benetor Mor gan or Pettua, It .Is expected others may do the same thing. General tug whan DATE OF EXECUTION FIXEO FOR JULY 13 BY THE Special to The Georgian. Valdosta, Ga.. June 4.-J. G. Bswll sod his sons. Je«-le and Ullton. sod Alf Moore, the alleged negro areompllco the murder of tho Carter ehlldreo, were again sentenr.-d to lie hanged by Judge Mitchell, of the superior court. Id this city, Saturday afternoon. Friday, July 13. was tbs day named for the execution. s YOUNG HEMPSTEAD WAS ENDEAVORING TO RECOVER 8MALL 8KIFF FROM Malaria Makes Pale Sickly Children. The Old Htamfard, Grove*# TaMeles* Chill Tonic* drlveH out malaria and builds up the j»yetem. Sold by all dealer* for 27 years. Price 50 cents. TREASURES OFVATfCAN ARE CLAIMED BY ITAL PARLIAMENT TO BE ASKED TO PREVENT 8ALE OF LACES TO J. PIERPONT MORGAN. By Private Kenned Wire. Near York. June 4.—Wbtn J. P. Morgan > abroad thoee European government* which bare art trtatore* become iineney. Two pierce of newa In today's papers Ilia* trate thle fact. Decauee of the report that the pope la Inclined to aell to J. P. Morgan the precious lace* which have been accu- Italian cabinet hne prepared n-blll to be submitted to parliament declaring that tho treasures In the Vatican tielong to the nation, claiming the right to prevent their M‘lng exported and extending to them the law prohibiting the sale to foreigners the wort* of art and treasures. The famous art collection of Ilndolnb Knim Is sold to have been tmught by Mr. Morgan. The Kann collection la acaraely founder. Rudolph ... In Mouth Africa many years ago. 1 egan to gather rare old lace. M. . rirnte galleries contain splendid of the old Dutch mnitera. loginning with Iteuibrandt and Frants Hal*. By Rem lie then . Katin's splendid examples In the French acadof tho Kann rivals that of Mir Richard Wallace containing ex ample* by Fraganard. Boucher, Watteau, I*ancret. Pater, Chardin and David. In the Italian achool Kann pooseseed a Gio vanni Rellnl and a (Ihlrlando. TO LAY CORNERSTONE OF THE NEW ST, LUKES EXERCISES WILL BE HELD FRI DAY AFTERNOON AT 5 O’CLOCK. Fridey afternoon at 6 o'clock Ihe cruder, stone of the new lit. l-Uke* Episcopal church bnlldlng on Peachtree afreet Will be laid with appropriate ceremony. Ill.hnp C. K. Nelson will preside and after the uauat ceremony authorised by him Idressrs will lie made by Rabid David Gay, Her. II. WlJmer, rector of hr. Lutra, and lllebop (.'. K. Kelson. churches In the city are Inrll present. It waa pt first planned to hold the exer ..eea Tuesday, lint on aeeoar' avoidable aheenre of lllahap . the city Iks date waa changed. When the cornerstone of the old 81. Luke, church at Pryor and Houston streets was opened the following papers sad records were taken front It: Atlanta t'onatltntlon, Saturday, October M, IMS. - Knrelono of the Cotton.exposition. 1SS1. Journal of sixtieth animal conreutloo dlo- Conv Thu Guardian, Saturday, October 'onu cent of 1M1. Olio cent of 1(54. uke* Sunday school, July, August, September, ISM, allowing if officer* and toucher* *ad 17* scholar*. Southern Churchman, October It. 1 The Atlanta Post Appeal," Friday, Oc- Ttar Churchman. October 31. ISM. meat, the wrtllng of which waa so faded sm to he alaiost Illegible, [“fit. Lakes Church—Hull! In t(75, on the Dimer of Spring and Waltoa streets, hud location changed lu ISC to this spot. Cor ner stone being laid Bat of October, A 1*. 1SKL" ■ ■ Chester A, Arthur, preetdent IT. H. A. Alfred It. Colquitt, governor of Georgia. J. W. Kngll.li. mayor. John W. flerkwltb, Mahon of diocese. W. t. Williams, D.D.. priest In charge. Tokn ... Jehu Harkins. Junior warden. . L Jarvis, treasurer. Curators—John W. Cog, John llarklns, .. A. Head. W. I. Jarvis, £. H. Harrison, W. 0. Kston. W. C. Ilellsmr, \V. A. Ihivre, Building Committee—B. IT. Probel, John llarklna, IV. tl. Katun. ■ J. <1. ST. AMAND. Scribe. Atlanta, Ga., V. S. A, October 71. KM. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS ELECT OFFICERS Special to The Georgian. Estonian, Ga., June 4.—At the semi annual election of the local lodge of knight, of Pythian, held here Saturday night, tha following officer* were elect for the eneulng term, which latte alx month*: J. Nathan Hawkins, C. C.: H. Reid Hearn. V. C.; R. A. Wheeler. P.; Na than Batchelor. M. of IV.: Elmer Wll John*, O. O. Alderman Resigns. Special to The Georgian. Huntsville, Alt, June 4.—A. E. Mat thews has resigned hie position as al derman from the Third ward and has been succeeded by K. K. Smith, a young attorney, who was elected at a special meeting of the council oooooooooooooooaooo V o THE NEWS FROM HOME. 0 When you leave Atlanta for your rummer vacation, drop a postal with your addreeo to the' circulation department of The Oeorgtan, and the paper will be malted to you at Ute regular carrier rate to city subscribers, of ten cent* a week. When no tifying the office In thle man ner. add your home addree* alto. Oate* oppfqyed Senator Pet- O be woe elected the Orel time. |00000000040 Special to The Georgian. Mobile, Ala., June 4.—While endcav orlng to regain possesnlon of a ainall skiff which went adrift from a vessel on which he won one In a party of yachtmen. Theodore Hempstead, a very popular young man of thin city, wan drowned at 1’olnt Clear, Ala., yester day. Young Hempetead was a nephew- of Congressman IV. M. Howard, of Geor gia, and was 21 years of age. Just oa assistance was about to be rendered the young man sank beneath the waters of Mobile bay. Ills body was brought here by steamer. LEANING OUT WINDOW WOMAN IS BRAINED RAPIDLY PAS8ING TROLLEY CAR TEARS HER HEAD NEAR LY OFF BODY. By Private Leased Wire. New Haven, Conn, June 4.—Della McDonald’s brains were dashed out to day, her ecalp woe torn away and her skull crashed Into a pulp as a he was supported by two Yale men with whom she had been on a lark at Savin Rook. They started to return to this city be fore daybreak this morning, and, ac cording to the Yale men'a testimony, before Medical Examiner Bartlett, Miss McDonald had “taken something that did not agree with her." She was In a hilarious mood and leaned out of the window of the trolley car on which the party were returning. look out." A car coming In an op posite direction crashed past and tore away the top of Miss McDonald's head. Death was Instantaneous. GROSS EARNINGS TAX IS UP TO THE VOTERS GRANTING WOMAN THE RIGHT TO VOTE IS ALSO BEING PASS ED ON IN OREGON. By Private Leased Wire. Portland, Oregon, June 4.—Today's election In Oregon Is regarded as one of the roost important In. the history of the {Rate. In addition to electing a full suite ticket, the voters are called upon to elect representatives In the several. congressional districts and to express their preference for United State* senator, one of the latter to be elected to All the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Mitchell ond tho other for tho long term to succeed Sen ator John IV. Gearln. Governor George E. Chamberlain ho* been named for re-election by the Dem ocrats, while the governor’s Democratic appointee, John M. Gearln, I* a candi date to succeed himself In the United State* senate for Ihe full term. The Republican ticket Is headed by James Wlthycombe as the gubernatorial can didate, F. W. Mulkey Is the Republi can candidate for senator for the short term and Jonathan Bourne, Jr, Is the candidate for the long term senator •hip. In addition, eleven measures are sub mitted to the people for their action. Five are constitutional amendments and five are Initiatory laws, while the eleventh relates to an appropriation bill passed by the last legislature. The most Important measures from a pop ular viewpoint are those proposing woman suffrage, home rule for cities, laltlatlve and referendum on special laws, an anti-pose law, and gross earn ings tax on nrlvnte car line* 'and on express, telephone and telegraph com panies. The campaign has been a spirited PANAMAS A shipment of very select Panama Hats— 1 good color, closely woven of small strands —the genuine Panamas. PRICED $5.00 to $10.00 and twice your money’s worth in every hat. ESSIG BROS., 'Correct Clothes for Men” 26 WHITEHALL STREET. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS CONDENSED Appointments by Governor, i attendance will exceed tho expecta- Speclnl to The Georgian. tlons of the local committee of ar- Montgomery, Ala., June 4.—The gov- | rangements. Tho business streets are ernor has made- the following appoint ments: J. M. Jones, county uomrnls •loner of Cleburne county; Nell Me Corron, Justice of the peace, ward one. Mobile; G. L. Lambert, pension exam Iner, Bay Mlnette; Franklin Patterson, Certificat* of Nomination, notary public at Secour. kpiH'Inl to Tkt Ueorglan. •Montgomery, Ala, June 4.—The sea rotary of slate has received the cer tificate of nomination of Henry D. Clayton for congress from the third district. Petition In Bankruptcy, Special to The Georgian. .Montgomery, Ala, Juno 4.—Allen Turney. ,.f this city, has flled a volun tary petition In bankruptcy in the United States court. Fines Are Collected, i Special to Tho Georgian. Montgomery, Ala., June 4.—The poet- office authorities In this district nre rigidly enforcing the order that there shall be no writing Inclosed In any but flrat-class mall. Packages, It Is stated, have been opened and found to contain writing that should not go through the malls except as first class. The fine for this la $10, and the Inspectors have collected n neat sum from those who were found guilty. Teddy, Jr„ a Chauffeur. New York, June 4.—The strenuos- Ity of the Roosevelts can not be kept down, and seems to have been trans mitted In full strength to the presi dent’s children. Theodore, Jr, Is now learning to be a chauffeur. The ordi nary run of college sports seems to bo too tame for him, so he has bought him an automobile, and speed records will soon have to begin to take notice, If they would avoid being broken. Meeting of Grain Men. Chicago, III*, June. 4.—The annual meeting of tho National Grain Dealers' Association began In this city today, and wilt continue over tomorrow. Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Kansas City, Omaha and numerous other grain cen ters of the country are represented at the convention. St. Louts has pre sented an Invitation to the associa tion to hold next year's meeting In that city. Judlelal Election in Chicago. Chicago, Ills, June 4.—An election Is being held In Chicago today for Judges of the supreme court, circuit court and municipal court. The prin cipal Interest In the result of the elec tion lies In Its bearing on the contest of the rival Democratic factions Tor supremacy. one, and both side* appear confident of auceese. The Republicans, seem certain of winning In the con- ... -ve contests. The governorship I* likely lo prove a close contest Gov ernor Chamberlain, the Democratic Standard-bearer, squeezed In two years ago by a plurality of 244, although tbs rest of th* Republican state ticket was elected, and Roosevelt had a plurality of nearly 41,000. The Democrats like wise elected th* governor In 1(02 by a ilurallty of 274. Rut normally Oregon * regarded as a Republican state and has been sines 1IT2. Both the Repub lican congressmen were elected two years ago by large majorities. The prohibitionists have a ticket In th* Held, headed by L H. Amos tor gov ernor and R. Lee Paget and Rev. IL Gould, as candidate* for United States senators. Mrs. Thomas in Court. Newport, R. I, June 4.—Linda Thomas, wife of Edward R. Thomas, the multl-mllllonalre turfman, appear ed in court today to defend an action brought against her by George H. IVII- marth, a Newport decorator, who li suing for $1,560 damages. He avers that In 1(04, Mrs. Thomas engaged him to construct a temporary ball room at her summer residence, and that after he hod purchased the material and had It sent her, she countermanded Ihe orijor. Kaiser's Visit to Vienne. Vienna, June 4.—This city Is su perbly decorated In honor of the ar rival her* of Emperor William to morrow. Though the visit will be short, the meeting of the two rulers will be the occasion for a noteworthy demonstration and a series of brilliant spectacle*. Considerable political sig nificance Is attached to the visit. The newspapers generally ascribe lu pur pose to be to strengthen the rela tions between Germany and Austria In view of the recent discussion re garding tha Isolation of Oermaqy. LARGE FAMILY SURVIVES SPARTANBURG FARMER. Special to The Georgian. SparUnburg. S. C4 June 4.—O. W. Bruce, aged 92 year*, the greatest pro genitor of this country, lie* buried In a country church yard near New Pros pect, several miles from this city. Th* deceased woe a man after President Roosevelt's heart. He woe the father of 12 children, 60 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Eight of his chil dren ere still living, and moat of hi* grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mr. Bruce woe a prosperous farmer In Ihe upper section of Spartanburg county. HU death was sudden and come a* a surprise to his many rela tive* and friend*. Candidate is Sslsetsd. Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tsnn, June 4.—Ex- Sheriff W. P. Hays has been selected to' take the place of Ren E. Hodge, who waa advised by hU physician to withdraw from the race for county rlsrk against J. N. McCutcheon. O 0 O O o a O a | itie Democratic n inline*. South Dakota Republicans. Hsioux Falls, 8. Dak., June 4.—Thel advance guards of delegates and visit or* to th* Republican State oonven-l tton are arriving In Sioux Falls. As a preliminary, Ihe State League of Re publican Cl*be began IU biennial con vention today with a good attendance. Tomorrow, the league will elect officers and choose delegates to the National League convention at Philadelphia. Party leaders of national prominence are slated for addressee. Maids 8e«k Husbands. Brussels, June 4.—Ninety-seven marriageable spinster* In the village of Ecausatne* held a unique celebration of IVhlt Monday today, with an eye to securing Ilf* partners. Upon Invita tion*. the eligible bachelor* for mile* around vUlted the town and were re ceived by a committee composed of th* prettiest marriageable spinster*. An elaborate program of entertainment woe carried out. Including a prome nade, a concert, dinner and ball. In the course of which the bachelor* were given fair opportunity to Inspect the charms of the epinsters. At th* concert, the band played nothing but nuptial marches and lor* songs. It U expected that ere many daya elope* there wtU be announcement of several ecor* of engagements aa a result of the party. hung with Hags and beautiful patriot ic decorations, and the parade will move thorugh garlands of red, whit* nnd blue hung from buildings, poles and wires. Relief for Preachers. New York, June 4.—In order to do away with a feeling on the part of ministers that they arc objects of char ity, In securing the relief provided by the church, a new system has been proposed to the general assembly of the United Presbyterian church. This calls for a pension system, providing a definite sum after a clergyman has served a certain number of years. Pocket Wireless System. Washington, June 4.—The bureau of equipment of tho army has under ob servation a pocket wireless telegraph device which officers believe, when worked out, will bo capable of accu rate service over an area of 20 miles, ond complete, with no more weight than 2 pounds. The apparatus as out lined at the present tlmo Includes a balloon of thin rubber or similar ma terial, extremely collapsible, and ca- ; across tit greater diameter. Model* for the Point Washington, June 4.—The military academy at West Point will soon re ceive a lot of new material of Instruc tion in the shape of models end pho tographs Illustrating the construction mill equipment nf modern 1m They were obtained by tho United States minister at .Stockholm, with the consent and assistance of the Swedish government. The material - larly valuable, becauso the barracks nre of recent construction, and embody the best features of similar structures In Germany and France. City to Import Butterflies. Chicago, June 4.—A plan to intro duce imported butterflies Into the city parks is being tllsi-ussed In ' Possibly a butterfly house will be erected. London has one In her soo- logical gardens, and It ts the safer way of tleallng with Imported Insects. It Isn't that the authorities fear that ths butterflies will not thrlvo If turned loose. It Is tl.e danger of their thriv ing altogether too well that recom mends guarding them within a house of wire netting. Emancipated from their natural enemies, they may multi ply at n rate which would present u» with another pest as threatening as the gipsy moth. To Calebrat* Convention. Philadelphia, Pa., Juno 4.—The fif tieth anniversary of the first Repub lic an National convention m ■ bv a golden I d be held under tho auspices of the Na tional Leaguo of Republican Clubs, on Jun* 17, 18 nnd 19, at Musical Fund hall, this city. The National Repub lican convention, held In Mus.lcal Fund hall. Philadelphia, June 17, 12 and 11, 1864, placed in nomination for presi dent General John C Fremont Many Bonss Found. Dublin. June 4.—There has Just been published by tho Royal Irish academy, a bulky report on tho result of three years’ exploration work among the enves of County Clnre. No fewer than 70,000 specimens of bonce were for warded In parcels to tho Dublin mu seum for Identification. Each of these parcels was carefully labeled, bearing llltlLL-1-1 1»tto miriuii.i iiauvivwf —— "J a number correepondlng with a map or the cave, giving the exact'posltlon and depth from tlie surface at which th# specimens wero obtained. Peace Conference In 1907. Tho Hague, Juno 4.—It 1* new re garded here as assured that th* sec* ond International peace conference wm be postponed until th* end of Ma>. 1(07, To Patrol Frontier. Geneva, June 4.—'Three Tyrolean In fantry regiments aro to b* formed *<>r patrol • duty on the Auatro-IuJWJ frontier, us a reply to the distribution along the frontier on the Italian side of several battalions of AlplnL Prints Ticket* aa Needed. Naples, Italy, Juno 4.—An ItalUn has invented a machine for pUnttn* railroad tickets as they are need*"- Tho apparatus can print and r*«i»''' 400 different kinds of tickets, with sta tton, date and fare. WANT SURVEY MADE , _ OF QUADRANGLE Special to The Georgian. Coloisb**. Os.. Jnne 4.-Tb# «r«"4 J” of Muscogee county has adopted resolutloM ■trels - • list ...tints- -.t-^Liwera 10 Iowa Vstsrans at Bosne. Boone, Iowa, June 4.—Although th* annual encampment of the Iowa de partment. Grand Army of the Repub lic, does not begin until tomorrow, the trains brought In the vanguard of the veterans today, and th* large number of early arrival* Indicate* that the urging the roanty eomnileeloners every effort to hare th* geological ‘“'7 J work on the Columbus quadraacie the surveyors take the field Opelika and Talhotton 1“d™. n r ‘ : '', n u!t meaty sum-red t*o that sn offi««i anf - the county emu be made from the data to obtained. D. a. BETTIS, CONTRACTOR AND BUILOER- Office at End of. Car Line. Collet Park. Tcleobone East Point 5 VK References: Woodward Lam be-' & Bank of East Pol"' m ... A ■■■■I