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rHE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. ■ mmdat, nmii if**" WABASH IS TO ISSUE 1 $200,1100* OF BONDS •Y8TEM PLANS BIG IMPROVE MENT—GETS CONTRACT. FOR GREATER TRAFFIC. DID NOT SEEM INSANE HUT WAS IRRITABLE By Private Leased Wire. New York. Jane 8.—It was learn ed yesterday that there la under way a comprehensive plan for the finan cial rehabilitation of the Wabash Rail road Company, which Involve* the cre ation of nn laaue of about 1200,000,000 first consolidated mortgage bond*. The last rail* were laid yesterday connecting the Wabash with the belt line connecting the line Into the Car negie steel works In Pittsburg. It means that the contract turning over to the Wabash the vast tonnage from the United State* Steel corporation Is carried Into effect. This Insures the railroad an Immense amount of tram, and a corresponding Increase In earhlngs. MAY YET Tl • rr* fa gome hope for Cecil Oust*’ ■ a *iy, ao it waa reported Friday mw’n’n* when Inquiries were made LidSi er-nlnjr the condition of the young who attempted to take hla life ..Thursday by shooting himself below the h» rt while lying on hla bed at th»* Tabernacle Infirmary. ouztH spent a restless night, sleep- inR but little, ond this brokenly. Al- th..iiKh extremely weak and suffering a gooti dual, Friday morning his physi cians stated that he was some better. The bullet will not be taken from the bods until tiie young man recovers hla \ *ti «n:;th. BAS PASSED AWAY David Augustus Perryman, an old and highly respected cltlsen, It dead st hla hnmo In Heflin, Randolph county, Alabama, In the eightieth year of hie ace. Ho wa* a lineal descendant of the ]>e Jannett and Lovell families of revolutionary fame. He waa a philan thropic gentleman, whoae life was de voted to good works, particularly In church and educational lines. Mr. Perryman Is survived ..by four daughters and four sons, all wholesale bushiest men of prominence. Messrs? Frank. Jepthn, David and Augustus. His daughter* are Mr*. John F. Mor gan ami Mlaa Ella Perryman, of Hef lin. and Mrs. James It. Little and Mlea Haul,- Perryman, of Atlanta Mr. Perryman observed his eightieth birthday un May * of thl* year by a delightful family reunion at his Hellln borne. Hla wjfe was Mias Elizabeth Kitchens, of Randolph county. The deceased was respected by all Who knew- him and hi* Judgment waa sought In all matter* In the rommu- .nitv In which he apent moat of hla uae- ful life. He waa a great friend of the orphans and educated seventeen of them during hla lifetime. He waa a valued mmitber of the Primitive Bap tist church, which waa built with hi* town funds at Hellln. MORE COMMITTEES WILL BE_APPOINTED CANVASS FOR 1910 EXPOSITION WILL AGAIN BE PUSHED FORWARD. This picture I* from a snapshot of Captnln Robert K. Wynne nnd counsel, E. 8. Theall, of Washington, descending the gang-plank of tf|e battleship Pennsylvania, after tho court-martial hearing: John Nort. John Nort died Tbuleday morning at It) jVlo. k st lbs residence, No. (* Forme sit Street lhineral service* will 1st conducted Htiiiilnr afternoon nt : o'clock nt the home. Iitt. i toeat will be In Oakland Cemetery. George A. Walter. Georg. A. Walter, aged SO years, died Thurteoiv tifteruomi at t:*> orltH'k at the rval.len. e of hla eou-lalaw, tleorae .Corley, ■ lew-ton atreet. lie la eunleed by iinoghtera and three sons. Funeral Ivc, will Ik- conducted Matnrrtay morn- at :■ jo o’clock In 8t. Anthony'* Church. Jatcrioriit will be la Wcetvtew. _ J. N. Babb. [.' J. N Habit, of Mattie Hill. On., died Frl- Vgay too,mi.. ,,i a o'etoch alter aa nine** thr.e „ The deceased was W year* ! 5f a*e II, I- aurvlvetl by bin wife ami -or anna, I.. II., W. u. and James K. Babb, Atlanta, and T. J. Hahti. of MonUnui. _ rz. Funeral aervleea and Interment will , take t-Uce at MrUind. uewr Powder ■ Hprlttg- (la., Saturday tuorulug at M Mrs. Lula Tuckar. I.ulrt Tacker. aged It year*. tUetl at eat.Inara. Xo. U Kirkwood aVeUUr. la. moral us at 11 uetock. The body to Hlarkstoti Friday morning at I'eiock for funeral and Interment, Oscar Cook. Funeral service* of uacat Cook, who waa ■ wreck Wednesday nliht at the ,tre«t crossing, will l>e eondnet rvetdeace. No. at> W.*at Fair F-rldav afternisoi. Interment will . Hollywood t'emrtrry. Mrs. Mary F. Strong. I Mary F. Htrow* died Thursday after lit tl,* rrald.o.e. No. M Oak street, a ■ot.l.ed by two anas, Clifford L. of amt. lire., and Walter IV., of Atlanta. ¥utier»i eer.lee* will It* conducted at the home 1’rtdiiy afternoon at 4 o'clock. Inter. " 011 win ho lu Wratvlew. B. A. P,rryman. clear,tma received front Heflin. Ala., alt- ,oce the death of M. A. Perryman. Four Perryman'* children are residents it, Ur*. J. B.Tittle. Mlaa Hattie •err-nini.. Frank M. Perryman, and Jep Wecrno.11. and Ida other four children, Mra Storgio: .Mlaa Eala Perryman. Have Perry » matt mi.I Hus Perryman, are reatdenta of > Ueatn At*. Mr. Prtrymnn w** tn the " ?! etehtleth year of hie **r. ami waa active the time of hla death. Julius N. Rowland. • ’rnl services of Julius N will take place Friday Vcloek at Barr la! N*lui|H‘i llr. Howl — — . irlfirtf. Interment wlU b* la Oakland Crtml . >ter! . EIGHTY-OENT GAS LAW CANNOT BE ENFORCED KU Jt> Private Leaaod Wire. New York, June I.—Justice La combe in the United States circuit court to| 4a v i.n tded down aa opinion In the gas la which he continues lb* order -wining the attorney general and latrtct attorney from enforcing the gas taw pending a Anal hear. : the cast. My Private Lenaed Wire. New York, June 8.-The trinl by general emirtmarllnl of t'npinlu Itolicrt Wynne. United stiitea ntnrlnc corpa. of the Imttlc ship Alnlmuut, for InstilHirntitlou, was re sumed toduy on lemrU the Pennsylvania nt the Mrotikl.nl nsvy yard. E. S. llogart. surgeon on the West Virginia, »«• railed ns witness for the pmaeeittpm. lie testified that he served on the West Popular Youth Critioally III. Bob Grady Pruitt, young non of En gineer George W. Pruitt, of the South ern railway between Atlanta and Chat tanooga, In critically III at the home of hla parents, «8 Peachtree place, west, and but slight hope la entertained for his recovery. Petition for Relief. Altering that hla debt* amount to (648.(0 and that he ha* nothin* with which to pay them. G. T. Echols, a collector, ha* filed a voluntary petition In bankruptcy with tho clerk of the United Statsa court. To Make Geological 8urvay. At a Special meeting of the atate geological board, compoaed of Govern or Terrell, Comptroller General Wright, Secretary of State Cook, Commissioner of Agriculture Hudson and State Geol ogist W". S. Yeates, held In the gov ernor's office Friday morning. It waa decided to Join with the geological sur vey* of Alabama, Mississippi and per haps South Carolina In studying cer tain rock formation* In theae state*. As this strata In native to the three etate* It has been deemed beet for the geolog ical survey* of all to combine In study ing the formation. Professor 8. W. McCnllle, assistant atate goologtet, will be designated to do thl* work for Georgia. Good Business for Ford. •Thl* Is only a aid* line, with me. I atn a business man," said J. W. Ford, of Macon, Friday morning na he re ceived a warrant on the etate treasurer for 12(0 for capturing Gene Bryant, colored; wanted In Macon county for gin burning. The law makes It obliga tory on the governor to offer a reward of not lea* than J250 for gin burner*. Bryant 1* charged with burning a gin In Macon county belonging to Mra. W. H. Felton and Mrs. W. J. Hatcher, of Macon, who offered an extra reward of 1100. Mr*. Bobby Lost* BraealaL in being Jolted Thursday htghl Inside th* entrance to Piedmont Park, caus ed by a alight collision between trol ley car*, Mra Robert Walthour, wife of the champion bicyclist, lost a hand some WOO bracelet. The Jewel brace let wa* broken from Mra. Walthour’* arm and when ehe discovered It* loaa, It could not be found. The police were notified and are on the lookout for It. t I* announced that a suitable reward will be paid for th* return of the bracelet. Th* car on which Walthour and hla wife wens riding had stopped Just Inside of the park when another car ran Into It. No damage was done. Whitney to Giv* 'Cue. - A Georgia 'cue, with Dr. Oaorge F. Whitney aa host, will be given at the Knoll, near the Hemphill reservoir on Saturday afternoon nt Si SO o clock. The feast will celebrate the completion of cleaning the large water main from the river to the reaervolr. Member* of the finance commute*, the water com mittee and the wnter board are Invited. Admit Ladies Fra*. Th* management of th* 8t. Nicholas Skating Rink at Ponca De I-eon an nounced Friday morning that from that time forward India* would be ad mitted to the rink free of charge ev ery morning between the , hour* of 11 and l o'clock. t Joint Pienie Saturday. The Barnca and Phllathaa Bible claade* of Wesley Memorial Methodist I'hurch are to enjoy a Joint plcnc at Grant Park on Saturday-to be follow ed by a trolley ride around the city. The young people anticipate un excel lent outing. Rev. Tcoutman to Proach. ^ In the absence of Dr. James \V. Lew, pastor of Trinity Church, Rev. M. L Troutman wilt preach at Trinity Sun day morning and night. . Dr. Lee will daUver the commencement sermon at Wofford College, Spartanburg, 8. O., Sunday morning. To SoloTT* Motor. To settle ui»n the beat atyle of meter th* waterworks board grill meet In the Hemphill shop* Monday at 19:20 o’clock. Th* bids sent In for the eup- Vlrglnln with Wynne from April to dc- tolMT. 1900, ote with hint lu Hie seine mesa nnil litnl ntniieron* opportunities to observe hi* emidnet. II* snw no *rlt|eitre* of-In- K.inlly nutl snltl Hint, lu hts itrofesnloiml cajHielty. Ibe nt-eustd uuin in of sound iiilntl, but III* Judgment waa often poor, nnil especially during periods of excitement when lie was ns likely to do the wrong thing ns th* right. plying of the meters and meter boxes were npenfid Wednesday. > Camp Tigo Anderson. Camp Tlge A-pdcrson, United Con federate Veteran*, will hold memorial services at tho Christian church Sun day night at 8:30 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Pendleton will conduct the ceremonies'. The roll will be called, and mention made of the absentee* who have died In the past year. All Confederate Vet erans are Invited to attend. Echole a Bankrupt. O. T,,Eohola, n collector, filed a vol untary petition In bankruptcy In the clerk's office of the United tSntes court Thursday morning. Hi* liabilities are SStO.OO. and assets one Insurance poli cy of 11,000. % Fighters Aro Punished. T. B. Yarbro, a passenger, and M. L. Stollard, a conductor on a Decatur atreet car. wore In the recorder 1 *- court Thursday afternoon on the charge of fighting. The arrests were the result of a disturbance on the car Tuesday night. 1 The conductor was fined S5.T0 and costs, while Yarbro was fined 10.75. Wanted Something for Nothing. After enjoying a tempting repast and then refusing to pay the price, John Lightning and Herbert Smith, two whlto men, were arrested Tueaday night on complaint of a restaurant pro prietor on Decatur street. In the re corder's court Thursday afternoon the two men were unable to explain their action* and were fined 010.75' each. Reeeived Deep Wounds. Although suffering from the effect* of his encounter with a big burly negro Tuesday nlghL Police Officer Haalett was nt the police station Thursday. The cut* made by the slashes of tho negro left wounds on hla chin and arm which will require several week* to heal. Negro Slap* Whit* Boy. On the charge of slapping a white boy'a face, Arthur Jackson, alias Ma lone, a negro, appeared before Judge Broyles Thursday afternoon and wa* fined (25 and costs. The negro Is being held on another charge of assault upon Officer W. L. Thompson, who had much difficulty in making the arrest. Blind Tiger Nipped. On the charge of selling Intoxicat ing liquors unlawfully, James Miller, n negro, w ho conducts it shoe shining resort at No. 42 Decatur street, waa fined 259 and costs In the recorder'* court Thuriday afternoon. True Bill* Returned. The grand Jury met Friday morning and returned twenty-two true bills. W. P. Upshur, a while man. wa* In dicted for forgery, a* was Will Har ris, a negro. Bill Echols^ a negro preacher, was indicted for larceny at tar truaL Three no-bllls were return ed by the Jury. AMERICANS STILL WINNING AT TENNIS IN ENGLAND. By Private Leased Wire. I-ondon, June 8.—Mias May Sutton wa* given a walk-over In the semi finals In the ladles' singles today. In the mixed doubles handicap. Mis* But ton and Mr. Chariton beat Mr. and and Miss Findley. Ward and Little, Americans, heat Poldevln and Wilding, Australians, 2-0. In the Davis trophy singles. THEATER ORD1NANCJ NOT YET COMPLETED Again th* ordinance and special com mittee appointed by council adjourned without having finished going over the Old know theater ordinance. Another adjourned meeting will be held Satur day morning at 10:29 o'clock,' when. *0 tt la believed, the work At revising th* ordinance wilt be completed. Friday the session was a long/draw n- out one. lasting front 19:20 until t o'clock, at the end of which lime about three-fourth* of the. ordinance had been gene over. No Important changes were made Friday. To ai>i*ilnt committees and consider other Important matters tending to ward carrying on the exposition w the committee of fifty will hold 1 slon In the chamber ,,f commerce Fri day afternoon nt 3:30 o'clock. Chairman Maddox especially desl it full attendance ns the meeting V be as Important one. The work which hna been accomplished by the commit tee of five will l*» discussed and the canvass of 7So firm* which are deemed able to subscribe to the guarantee fund started. After the canvass of the remaining business houses the Indi vidual canvas* will be commenced with proper committees to carry the work through quickly and successfully, CONVICTION FOLLOWS AN ICEJRUST CASE FIRST MAN FOUND GUILTY TO MAKE FIGHT TO KEEP OUT OF PRISON. By Frlvnte Leaned Wire. T«.]imI.», -Juris- k. After three hours last night, the jury that had under consideration the Ice truJt cases re turned a verdict of guilty. The caae waa brought by the state against Jo- seph A. Miller, president of the Toledo let* and Coal Company, he being one of a half dozen of the Indicted men, th*? first to come to trial. Sentence has not been panned. A “fight to the last ditch” Is antlcU pnted to keep the convicted man out of jail. IS TO BE PRESENT COMPANY HAS ,8,000 CLERKS AND SIX MIL LION CUSTOMERS. By Private Leased Wire. New York, June 8.—Plans for the formation of a 240,000,000 corporation, to take over the business of Sears, Roe buck & Co., of Chicago, became known today, when It was learned that Gold man, Sacha & Co. nnd Lehman & Co., banker* of this city, have formed n syndicate to finance the firm, which Is to be turned into n Joint stock com pany. It Is the greatest retail enter prise of the West. , Sears' concern now employ* 8,000 clerks and hna six tnlllldh customer*. LOUISIANA CAPITOL DAMAGED BY EIRE Special to The Georgian. New Orleans, La., June S.—The state capitol building of Louisiana at Baton Rouge, took Are at 1 o'clock laat night. The fire originated In a blind attic qver the senate chamber. It Is thought, from defective electric wiring. The senate records are uninjured. The fire waa stopped at the center of the building and the west half escaped with small damage from emoke and water. The old capitol waa destroyed by federal troops In 18(2. The legislature convened tn Baton Rouge In 1(80 appropropriated funds for tho reconstruction of the capitol building. A legislature occupied the r resent building for th* first time In 882. It cost 8220,000, Including 226,000 contributed by the cltlssns of Baton Rougj. Laat night's fire will entail a loaa of some 160,000 or more, . The atate carried no Insurance, but had an lueuronce fund of Its own, of 17,600. The senate met today at noon In the Elks theater. The house met In It* own chamber* Among the valuables In the ruined senate chamber, wa* a famous painting "Tho Battle of Now Orleans," said to have been valued as high as 340,000. OPPOSES REGULATION OF FREIGHT RATES GIRL FATALLY GORED BY AN_ANGRY COW BADLY PIERCED BY HORNS AND RECOVERY IS DE SPAIRED OF. IOWA MOB CLAMORS FOR LIFEJF IjEGBO MEN SURROUND JAIL INTENT UP- ON LYNCHING GIRL’S AS8AILANT. Special to The Georgian. Hickory, Ga.. June 8.—While milking the cows In a lot near the house morning. Ml** Blackwelder, the year-old daughter of Pink Blackwelder, n farmer, was fatally gored by an grv cow. . . The girl's body was pierced by horns of the animal and she vvas car ried to the house In a critical condi- tion and cannot recover. t an- the BROWNLOW TO MANAGE OLAY EVANS CAMPAIGN Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga. Tenn., June 8.—Upon most reliable authority it is stated here that Hon.- Walter P. Brownlow, hertofore the rankest enemy of tion. H. Clay Evan*, will manage Mr. Evans campaign for him In this state. Bpeclal to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., June 2.—In an Interview W. J. Oliver, one of the big gest contractor* In thl* country, de clares against the railroad rate regu lation bill. In speaking of It he aald: think this bill. If It passes, will bring on the old light between the North and South for bualneaa. Any thing that affects the manufacturing, banking or railroad Interests of thla country la felt by the amall merchant and the laboring man In the end." PASSENGERS COLLIDE; A FIREMAN KILLED By Private Leased Wire. St. Louis, Mo, June ».—North-bound Iron Mountain passenger train Nix 10, from Memphis, collided with south bound passenger No. 0 from 8t. Lout* at Menca Mo, at 2:20 o’clock this morning. ' „„ , Fireman F. H. Hinckley waa killed and the engineer of train No. 10 waa aertoualy hurt. No passenger* were Injured. . _____ 300 PEOPLE IN PANIC ON CHICAGO ELEVATED By Private Leased Wire. Chicago. June 0.—Tpree hundred people were thrown Into a panic to day when tba motor* of th* Southslde Elevated train blew out and caught fir*. Th# names, fcptsad to the ele vated etructure. Two women were hurt In escaping to th* -tutlon plat form. It was regarded as remarkable that scores were not hurt. The acci dent tied up the whole eyatetn tempor- MAN-CARRYING KITE. Major Badon-Powell, brother of the famous defender of Mafoklng, pre dicts that all the powers will soon adopt aerial machines of war which will cloud our Skies like locusts. In the long upright panel Is shown the latest ascension mhdo by a man-carrying kite, In experiments conducted by the French War Office. The lower picture shows the flying machine, modeled upon the sea gull, which haa made aothe extraordinary flights at Marseilles. L EMPLOYEE SHOT BY OFFICER Sam Johnson, a young white man formerly employed in the Fulton Bag and Cotton mills, Is In Grady hospital In a serious condition, as the result of having been shot In the qbdomen Thursday night by Special bffleer J. T. Reese, of the cotton mill. Johnson and hla wife moved to Gainesville about two months ago, where he haa been working. He re turned to Atlanta Thursday,’and la said to have got to drinking. During the day he Is said to have made threats against Officer Reese. Early In the night he went to a boaring house at (0 Wyman atreet and fell asleep on the front steps. Of- ffcerReene was summoned, and aroused Thompson, advising him to leave. The officer cays Thompson pulled some kind of Instrument from hie pocket, pre sumably a blllie, and struck him on the head. The two men engaged In a struggle, and Thompson la alleged to have drawn a knife. The officer shot him one time. A statement could not be obtained from tne wounded man, owing to hi* condition. The hospital physicians believe he will recover. , Property Transfers. 36.000— Mrs. Elisabeth J. Kelly to Ellaha 8. Morris, lot on Washington and Ormond streets. Warranty deed. 35(0—tl. M. White to J, T. Lemon, lot on McDonough road. Warranty deed. 81.300—George G. Drummond to Mrs. M. L. Ficklen, lot on Hilliard and Scho field streets. Warranty deed. 32,600—R. O. Medlock to W. J. Timms, lot on Grant street. Warranty dead. 3(2(—United States Savings and Loan Company to T. L. Lewis, lot on Stms atreet. Warranty deed. 3000—Joseph W. Powell to T. L. Lew is, lot on Marcus atreet. Warranty deed. 31,2(3—Dolph Walker to Merchants and Mechanics' Banking and Loan Company, lot on Edgewood avenue. Mortgage, with power of sale. 34,1(0—Mrs. Cornelia F. Daniel to Mrs. J. K. 81mm*. lot on Alice street. Warranty deed. 3(0—Hollywood Cemetery Corpora tion to Mr*. T. J. Farr, lot tn Holly wood cemetery. Warranty deed. 312(—Hollywood Cemetery Corpora tion to- Mr*. J. H. Reese, lot tn Holly wood cemetery. Warranty deed.. 314.000— Oliver H. Jone* to Henry Banks, 8r„ lot on Peachtree,'Colliers and Rt streets. Warranty deed. Note: This Is a re-record deed, first recorded January 21. 1*30. W. R Venable at that time clerk of superior court. Building Permits. 31.200—J. M. Kaplun to build one- story brick store, IS* East Georgia avenue. 310—T. E. Pharr to build wood and cool house at 154 Blmpson atreet. 3100—John J. Woodside to build one- etory frame store house, 12 ' Abbott street. 3300—J. C. Copplge to build one-story frame dwelling. 522 Weat Hunter atreet. 31.000— George A. Mod lag to make alteration*. .1(1 Whitehall street 31(0—J. W. Pierson to add to frame dwelling, 528 Central avenue. 3100—Analey A Ferris to recover frame dwelling, M McDonald atreet. ’ Deaths. G. A. Waltar, aged 30 years, died at 332 Lawton street WOMAN WHO IS SLAYER EXPECTS TO BE FREED By Private Leased Wire. Richmond, Ky., June 8.—The exam Intng trial of Mrs. Nannie Nuckols, who shot and killed Mrs. Vina Black yesterday at Beraa, will take place to day. Two persona who were at Berea yeeterday will go on the eland and tes tify that they heard Mr*. Black on two different occasions threaten the life of Mr*. Tfuckola, saying, "I'll km her before the sun aeta." Mrs. Nuckols wa# warned, went to her tent, and pre- g tred herself for an attack from Mra. lock. The dead woman was taken to Con- wayr her home, and burled In the fam ily burying ground*. Her three little children. In charge of their old grand mother, attended the funeral and were objects of much sympathy. Late last night Mr. Nuckola arrived In Richmond, bringing with him the three little children, which ■ were ad mitted Into the Jail and to their moth er’s celL The meeting was moat pa thetic. Mr*. Nuckols la as bright and cheer ful a* can be and Is confident of be ing acquitted. She aald: "Just wait till all the-facts are known.” BELL AND HATCH BELIEVED ALIVE AND IN COMER, GA. Information secured by Detectives Simpson and Campbell Friday leads them to believe that Prather Bell, the Western Unton lineman, reported dead, la alive, and now located at Comer, Madison county, Georgia, working for th# Southern Bejl Telephone Company. W. R. Hatch, the man who wired Bell's parents at Greensboro, N. C., that the young man was dead, left Atlanta Monday for Comer. Four other men were with him, and the detectives feel sure Bell Is one of the party. GEORGIA POSTMASTERS GET LARGER SALARIES By Private Leased Wire. Washington, June Effective July 1 th* following salaries 0 f Georgia postmaster* are to be Increased, ac cording to announcement made by the poslofllce department: Quitman, 31,(00 to 32,000. Rockmart and Talbotton, 31,100 to 37,200. Sandersvllle and Washington, 31,700 to 31.800. 8enloa, 31,100 to 21,200. Shellman, 31.200 to 31,200. Statesboro, 21,500 to $1,700. TennlU* and Toccoa, (1,400 to 31,(00. Thomason, 31,(00 to 31,(00. Tilton, $2,000 to *2,200. Waycrosa, 32,400 to *2.500. ■ West Point, 11.600 to *t,700. Wrightavllle, *1,200 to 31,1(0. POISONED BY A CANCER, NURSE DIES IN AGONY By Private Leased Wlr*. New York. June 8.—That the terri ble death of Miss Edith M. Killmer, head nurse of th* Killmer Sanitarium In Jamaica, after three days of the moat Intense, agony, was due to con tact .with a patient suffering from can cer, become known today. Miss Klll- mer bad a alight scratch on her right hand, and neglected to put nn the rub ber glove* which are used in cancer hospitals. Miss Killmer dressed the wound of a carcinoma patient on Saturday. An hour later the felt pains In her arms. Before tba day waa over she waa In agony. By Private Leased Wire. .Sioux City, la., June 8.—A telephone message from Leman, saya the Jail "I surrounded by a mob Intent upon lynching a negro who 1* accused of having assaulted a white girl vest*- day. The negro Is said lo be an em' ployee of a circus that exhibited at Lemurs. “ IF SHE WERE A JOHN YONKERS ARRESTED FOR ROW WITH MRS. FANNIE JONES. John Yonkers, a young man of neat appearance, a machinist at the De- Loach -Manufacturing Company, was arrested Fridny morning by Call Offi cers Luck and Chandler as the result of a lively row with hla former land lady, Mrs. Fannie Jones, -of 27 Writ# street. , Mrs. Jones summoned the police and Informed that that Yonkers, who now boards next door at the home of a Mrs .Monte, had threatened to whip her’ Yonkers asserts that he has been much annoyed by Mrs. Jones and her two daughters, .about twelve and fourteen years of age, respectively. "Mrs. Monro hns three daughters" aald Yonkers, "and Mrs. Jones, for some reason, haa been sore, on them About a week ago 1 changed my board ing piaco from the homo of Mrs. Jones to that of Mrs. Moore, next door. This made Mrs. Jones all the more angry anil she nnd her daughters have been giving me considerable worry. Al most every time I nass the house, the two girls whistle at me In a con temptuous manner. Thla morning thla conduct waa repeated, and I determined to call a halt. I simply told Mrs. Jones that If she was a man 1 would break her Jaw, and I also asked her to send out any of her male relatives and I would whip them." DISASTROUS FIRE VISITS EDGEFIELD Special to The Georgian. Augusta, Ga., June 8.—Edgefield. 8. C., was visited by -a very disastrous fire last night, which resulted In about *18,000 loss. The Augusta fire depart ment was asked to aid, but about the time the chemical engine was to leave It was learned that the Are was under control. The Are originated In the cellar of the store occupied by Cobb & Seal as a shoe store, totally destroying the building and contents. The store of W. W. Adams was total ly destroyed. A portion of the stock of Mr. Adams was removed from the building before the building caught, the- adjoining stores of Governor J. C. Sheppard, oc cupied by Jones it Son, nnd the store of Mrs. Kate Lynch, occupied by J. W. Peak, also caught. Tho business portion of the town was for a time In Imminent danger ot be ing swept away. The origin of the Are Is os yet un known. Cobb & Seal's loss Is estimated at (4,000 and the building at (2,000; In surance 81,000 on stock and (1,000 nn building, which Is owned by C. A. Cobh. Adama’ loss on building is (3,000; In surance (2,000: loss on stock (7,000, and Insurance (4,000. WAS OBJECTED TO Special to Th© Georgian. Columbia, S. C.. June 8.—Before the dispensary Investigating committee thla morning \V. A. Clark, president of the Carolina National bank, testified that he had had frequent conversations with 8. J. Lonahan, of William Lana- han &’Co., of Baltimore, and that Mr. Lanahan hod complained that, although he had over (200.000 tnveated In man ufacturing enterprise* In Columbia, he could not get his due proportion of or ders from the dispensary. He put In as evidence a letter which he had received from Lanahan and had turned over to Governor Heyward. The latter had declared his intention to remove the purchasing board If Mr. Lanabsn would furnish specific Information. That wa* In December. 10»4. and in the month follow ing Governor Heywoiu had recommended to tho legislature to change the entire purchasing aystem. The Investigation bus taken recess until Tuesday. INDUSTRIAL SESSION WAS GREAT SUCCESS U. V. Richards, last *n.l lad«strl»l ..f the Southern, with hredqosrtets Washington. l>. C., was in the Hty Fftdsf rate to the West, after attending, tn nnutMl mertfoic of til* Otorgia 1° AwocUitUm. which wa* held Thur*ia. •-nn Spring*. Mr. Hlchard* J ue print i, ;.l ntMr*'****'* At «*» a.l.lm- of foiiimlwdoncr ...ration Hon. Frank l. of i tally intdf Mln.-. ■icwling probietM which confront* ^ •Ixtta trial at VS- of the I The Imiul) tUMfV the area Southern Among J. Alien. uiQwn. me tne inner* who o**^ 4 *.A^ynnuiC !*re**Weut F. It. tiortlon. !»**. - li.D., of HbaaghAt. Cbm5 C. ’ a. - ttlnti • lion. *• iiuiiMe-u, «>t Walnwrfjrht. • ffitii ii1111■_ cotton of Cofonn mlaslouer P.O., of Shanghai. Filina; » GBtyigg ramlgratlon, of Booth ‘-«“’ elratlnu of offl.-.-r- re*nUedt» J* • 1 pMMrtt, P. I*.