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The Atlanta Georgian. VOL. L NO. 69. Morning Edition. ATLANTA, GA..C TUESDAY, JULY, 17, 1906 Morning Edition. PRTHF. In Atlanta TWO CENTS. XTIVlvlJ < on Trains FIVH CENTS. SCORE ARE POISONED WITHIN SINGLE WEEK; ENEMIES SUSPECTED Lives of Futch Family at Thomasville Mys teriously Sought. THINK DEADLY DRUG WAS PLACED IN MILK Several Visitors, the-Fami ly Physician, Cook and Negro Family Are Also Victims. Special to The Georgian. Thomaavllle, Ga., July 16.—A very evident attempt, It la believed, la being made to polaon the family of Mrs. Alice Futch, at their home aeven mllea from Thomaavllle, near Metcalf. Aa many as twenty-one people were made alck by polaon In one day laat wegk. At first It waa thought that the alckneaa might have reaulted from aome weed that the cowa had eaten, but almoat every one of the eltire number who ate dinner at the home Friday are atJll sick, though none haa yet died. The family haa been .made alck four ttmea during the past six weeks, and though they had feared aome attempt waa be ing made to polaon them, they had taken no definite steps to trace out the matter. Family Physician Poisoned. I-ast Friday, Dr. A. P. Taylor, of Thomasville, a member of the state board of health, was called to attend Mrs. Futch, who had been attacked with a peculiar Illness on We%tesday. He was Invited to stay for dinner and did so. There were several other guests present, among whom was Rev. T. A. White, a prominent Baptist min ister of Thomasville; also Mrs. J. C. Thomns, of Metcalf,'and the two sons of Mrs. Futch, Allle and John. Very soon after dinner the guests were taken violently III and Dr. Taylor waa so sick on his way back to Thomasville that he could hardly get home. Neighbor’s.Children Poisoned. During the afternoon Mrs. Kerr, neighbor of the Futchea, and her two children, came over for a short visit. The children asked for something - to eat, and were given a biscuit. It waa not long until they, too, were sick. The negro cook and her three children were among the sick ones and she waa atlll so sick that she could not get break fast this morning. Poison Probably In Milk. The negro* families on the place sent over to the house In the afternoon and asked for some milk. Every one of them who tasted the milk was sick. It Is concluded from this that the polaon must have been put Into the milk, from which the bread waa made. Dr. Taylor states that the effect of the poison gives evidence that It must have been phosphorus or some similar poison, the effect of which la cumula tive. On this account he cannot hope that the end has yet come. The Futchea are among the moat prominent families In the county. They are unable to ascribe any cause for the attempt on their llvee, they having had no disturbance with the negroes on the place. The milk Is regularly kept In the dairy, which is In the back yard, and Is not locked up. Some of the bread was today sent to Dr. Harris, president of the state board of health. WHAT'S THE NAME? ASKED PRES, WEST Of WM.T.JEROME Appearance .of New Yorker Rattled the Georgia Senate. At the heel of the session Monday afternoon a pleasant-faced min waa escorted down the aisle of the senate chamber by Senators Bunn and Wheat- ley. Usually Senator Wheatley Is a very serene sort- of a man, but he was clearly excited and at once communi cated the feeling to his fellow-senators. In a nervous, Jerky voles hs announc ed; "Wo have a distinguished gentleman from the North with ua, and I movi he be Invited to a seat beside the presl dent.” And they carried the pleasant-faced man around to a seat by President West, who arose, extended U*a hand cordially and Inquired : "What name, please I" "Jerome,” came the answer, while a faint smile appeared on his lips. The famous New Yorker, District Attorney William T. Jerome, was In traduced to the senate, and said, that, aa he had just been nominated for the presidency of the house, he felt a delicacy In attempting a speech In the face of such an honor. He promised a good time to any of the senators who called on him In New York. The sen ate adjourned Immediately thereafter, and Mr. Jerome Shook hands with most of the senators. The session Monday, which began at noon, waa devoted to the Introduction of new bills, the passage of several local senate measures, and the reading of the house bills for the first and sec ond time. ‘ New Bills. By Senator Copelsn: To create the department of banking In this state. By Senator Hogan—To fix the age at which persons shall be subject to road duty. Fixe* ago between 21 and 60 years. era of the mayor and aldermen o: city of Savannnli. By . Senator..Foy: To empower the officers and members of the police force of Savannah s.. a* t,. permit ar rests without summons or warrants. By Senator Foy: To amend act to revise and consolidate the game and fish laws. By Senator Foy; To license and regulate the business of private de tectives and detective agencies. Re quires all such Ho secure license from the comptroller general. Fee of 1100 required. By Senator Foy: To enlarge the Ju risdiction and powers of the police court of Savannah and to provide for a clerk of that court. By Senator Walker: To Incorporate the town of Offerman In Pierce county. By Senator Hamby: To authorise the grnnd Juries of the several coun ties of the state to select one member of the board of education from each of the militia districts of their re spectlve counties. Senate Bills Psssed. By Senator Crum: To amend code so as to limit the competency of wit nesses to non-cupatlve wilts. By Senator McAllister: To authorise Fort Gaines to sell Ua water works plant. By Senator Crum: To amend the charter of Vienna. By Senator Hand: To Incorporate the town of Pelham. JUDGE AND MRS. RICHARD B. RUSSELL AND THEIR CHILDREN. According to ages, ranging from oldest to youngest, the latter are: Mary Willie, Ina D., Frances, Richard B., Jr., Harriet B., Patience Elizabeth, Walter Brown and Lee County. CHILD LABOR LA W IS NOW ASSURED W. T. JEROME AND FOLK HEAD REFORM TICKET Moat enthusiastically Monday afternoon. Immediately following the addresa by Dlatrlct Attorney Jerome, of New York, the house passed a reaolutlon, proposed by Mr. Perry, of Hall, Indorsing as the standard bsartra of the "great" reform party In 1601 Jerome, of New York, and Folk, of Missouri. The suggestion seemed to strike a popular chord In the house. Rep resentative Akin, of Bartow, arose to Inquire of Speaker Slaton If that waa the serious action of the houae, as ha did not want it to go out to tha country that way. Speaker Slaton smilingly assured him that It waa only meant as a compliment to the distinguished visitor front New York, but there were those present who essayed to see In the demonstration more than a mere passing compliment to the visitor. Just after roll call, on motion of Mr. Felder, of Bibb, a recess of fire minutes tvaa declared, In which Mr. Jerome waa requested to speak. Ha responded gracefully. JUDGE RICHARD B. RUSSELL, CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR, HAS INTERESTING FAMILY NEW YORK SOCIAL QUEEN MARRIES RIDING MASTER AND LOSES A FORTUNE Rich Mrs.Burke-Roche Principal in Romantic Wedding. hr Private Leased Wits. New York, July 16.—That Mrs. Fan- tty Burke-Roche, of New York and New- l"jrt. Is the wife of Aurel Batons I, the niling maeter and whip, and they are e In Europe, la the announcement made by Frank Work, father of Mrs. Burke-Roche-Batonyl. Just when the marriage took place "as not stated, but that It was some time ago Is certain. Mrs. Burke-Rochs sailed for Europe several months ago t i procure the trousseau of her daugn- f* r - Cynthia, who was married recent- *>' to James A. Burden, Jr. it Is said that Batonyt followed her »n days later. Batonyi has been In 'he United States about fifteen years. He Is well known as a Aiding master a "d haa had among his pupils many '■ell-known New Yorkers. Mrs. Burke- n-iehe has always been a prominent nrure in society here and In London, ghe secured a divorce from James Boothby Burke-Roche In 1666 at Wil mington, Del. To Cut Off Allowance. 1 rlenda of the father of Mrs. Burke- B'-ehe declared today that he bad Inti mated to them In hla own characteris tic manner that he would cut off the allowance of $100,000 a year to hie 'mughter because of her secret mar riage to the riding master. it waa said that when this report reached the .ears of Mrs. Burke-Roche Hetonyl, she greeted It with a wry .u fnr 11 meant to her the giving up h *r favorite pleasures and pet tuxu- It has been an open secret that , ha * been quite able to spend this '"''une a year on her stable, at bridge •hist, lavish entertainments and for gowns, furs, jewsls and automobiles. LOVE CRAZED MAN TRIES TO KILL GIRL AND ENDS OWN LIFE By Private Leased Wire. New York, July 1*.—Disappointed because his offers of lovs were re pulsed by the daughter of hla em ployer and by her family, Adam Scheulg, aged <0, early this afternoon attempted to kill Elisabeth Karcher, the object of his afTectlons, and her mother. Mrs. Louise Karcher. In front of the home. No. 622 East 146th street, by shooting them. Hs afterward com mitted suicide by cutting his own throat Mrs. Karcher, whoee husband butcher, was not badly hurt the bullet which wee fired at her merely grazing her arm, but the daughter waa probably mortally wounded, little hope being had for her recovery at tha Lebanon hos pital, where both women were taken Immediately after the ahootlng. The tragedy occurred directly on the street just after the noon hour, when scores of pedestrians were passing In front of the store, and great excitement neces sarily ensued. . The marvel le that Scheulg In hla rage fired with such accuracy. But two shots are said to'have beeth fired, one at the daughter and the othar at tha mother. . t , . „ . Both women had rushed from their home, which la connected with the butcher shop, end were screaming ••held" and “murder" at the top of their lungs. The love-cmaed young man followed them In his working clothes and fired his first shot from tha door way of ths houses fifteen minutes’ drive from the center of Winder brought us to Judge Russell’s home, a typical country cot tage, set In the midst of cotton fields. -, My opponent* say I’ve got grassy cotton,” said Judge Russell, with a twinkle In his eye. "Well, you see It le a poor crop, but there’s no grass In It.” Mrs. Russell met us with gracious hospitality, but with evident concern for her husband. "Was your speech a access?" she asked. "1 did not go to isnr you because I should have be* n -TJt Remembering tile absence of any symptoms of stage fright In the Judge's manner, we laughed very heartily at hla wife's anxiety. Nine Little Rustells. At his first words of greeting, ns If the magic wand had been waved, the little Russell* appeared from every quarter. The Judge attempting to look :, but with pride written large face. Introduced them one by one. Phis Is little Dick and this Is Wal ter Brown. Here le Robert Lee, and now we come to Patience Elisabeth.” Patience Elisabeth came bravely for ward. "You see,” said her father by way of explanation, “she was the seventh, so the first name that suggested Itself was 'Patience.' ’’ And the quaint name fitted. Never shall I forget the ethereal beauty and pathos of the child’s face, nor the ap peal of the big gray eyes, which, fnr all their sadness, might have seen Into the heart of the big world which lay beyond her father’s entton fields. leaving Mrs. Russell to perform sev eral other introductions. Judge Rus- eell disappeared. After a few moments he returned, holding awkwardly a tiny creature wrapped In n voluminous blue scarf. "This Is ’Lee County.’ We call him ■L. C.’ for short.” Now, whether or not the naming of this boy was a base political subter fuge on the Judge's part, I do not know. By SELENE ARMSTRONG. They saw, h iwever, that more than one puDiir-spiritcd c feels In honor bound to support him because of It. A Wife’* Inspiration. "I understand you have been the Inspiration of your husband's cam palgn,” I said to Mrs. Russell "I have written a few hundred let ters In Ills behalf, but Hint Is about nil," modestly answered ihls mother of nine children. "Yon w| tin- chlldn nave ills raco vorj little hearts, and J ! their fnfhei." ' "But how?” i "<>, the house Judge Russell. Then, too, they ntnuse themselves by pointing signs nnd nail ing them to trees and fences along the road. Here Is a specimen of their campaign methods.” And *hc showed me a chart on which was printed In crude qunlnt chnrac actere: "Our Plain Dick Russell, Candidate for Governor,' Will Hpcak In Winder Saturday at 2 o'clock. Vote for him." Judge Russell looked at It In silence and then said, In a voice that sounded a bit queer: Hopes of His Chlldrsn. "I told you this morning 1 had never coqsldered defeat.* And. 1 tell you now the worst of such a thought would be the hope my little children have put In my race.” The day drew to a close, aa the best days will, and It waa time to *ay good bye. As wc drove away. Judge and Mrs. Dick wared a cheery farewell. From his mother’s arms, Lee County smiled approvingly, though with n somewhat pussled expression. Robert Lee danced about for very Joy at being alive and In politics, and several other title Bussells called lusty good-byes. Patience Elisabeth stood close to her father, the solemn, questioning look still on her face. Did you think, dear Patience Elis abeth. that we came to you from an unfriendly world? Ah, no'. MAJOR DREYFUS GIVEN AN AR TILLER Y REGIMENT Special Cable—Copyright. ' ' . Paris, -July 16.—Major Alfred Dreyfus was today appointed to the command of the Twelfth regiment of artillery* His regiment le stationed at Vincennes. BEIT, MODERN CROESUS, IS CLAIMED BY DEATH Special Cable-Copyright. London, July IF.—Alfred Belt, part ner of the late Cecil Rhodes In.South Africa, head of the house of Wernher, Belt & Co., and, next to John D. Rocke feller, the richest-man In the world. Is dead. ------ Mr. Pelt was stricken with apoplexy about three year* ago, and never fully' recovered. . .... He] waa born In Hamburg .In .1862, the son of a well-to-do merchant. In 1876 he was sent to .South Africa by hla father’s firm to Invektlgate the dia mond * discoveries. He was favorably Impressed and began to buy with the Idea of monopolizing,* the diamond fields. Hla principal opponent was tha late Cecil Rhodes, who had the back ing of the Rothschilds. Their rivalry soon became fierce and then they Join ed forces and for years held a practi cal monopoly of the diamond Industry of the world. He was a firm believer In Rhodes and backed him to the limit In all hla schemes of empire-building In South Afriea. He was a quiet man. He waa a confirmed batchelor, though bis name was at various times associated with the idea of marrying. One of the wom en to whom he was reputed to be en gaged, was Mrs. Adolf Ladenburg, an other waa Mias Mary Moore, an ac tress. TOM TAGGART WINS ON HIS DEMURRER By Prirsts Lsssed Wire. Paoli, Ind., July 16.—Judge BuBkirk in a decision today sus tained the demurrer of Thomas Taggart and other defendants. This means that a receiver will not be appointed for the French Lick hotel at this time. Attorney General Miller imme diately gave notice of an appeal to the state supreme court. IS SIDNEY LASCELLES ALIVE AND POSING AS ENGLISH LORD? Bell Bill Passes House By a Vote of 125 to 2. MEASURE IDENTICAL WITH SENATE BILL Attempt Made to Saddla Amendments on Houso Measure Proved a Failure. oooooooooooooooooooooooooo SIDNEY LASCELLES. Hair, prematurely gray. Clothes, always well dressed. Eyes, blue. General description: Talks with English accent. High fore head. Heavy mualache. Bear right side of neck. Partly bald. OOOOtKHJOOOOOOOCHJOOOOOOOOOO Ily Private I**ss«l Win*, k Boston, July 18.'—After being wined, (lined and "lorded" by Boeton’e most exclusive circles. "Btr Beresford Hope, member of parliament, Carlton Club, London," who le eald to have Intro duced Into the wild and woolly.Weet tho most approved system of frensled finance, haa left Boeton with the police hot on his trail, leaving General Nel- eon A. Miles, members of the Unlversl ty Club, the congregation of the fash ionable Church of the Advent, and numerous representatives of Boston's 400” to wonder who he really Is. From the similarity of his lordship’s alleged operations to those of the no toriou* Sidney Lnscclles. said by som hr- dead and by other* to he ver; much Olivo, aud lit the absence of th much-wonted inar. to prove to the con trnry. the police believe "Sir Bere*ford Hope" may be none other than Loa- celles, who operated extensively under the name of I.onl Ileresfonl. Sidney Worked Georgia. Lascellsa first came Into the limelight through his operations at nome, Ua., where he made himself much sought after by the wealthy and exclusive cir cles of society of that hustling Oeorgtn city. After a varied career he married the daughter of a capitalist of Fltiger- ald, Oa. Not long at. hs was reported dead. < Chief Watta said laat evening that ho was by no meana sure Sir Hereford "lope and Lord Beresford are not ono nd the same person. The chief differ ence in the description of ths two msn was the difference In height. Accord- g to tho police records, Lascelles Is feet 7 inches tall, while Hope Is in scribed by those whom hs became ac- ualnted with during his brief stay In Liston ss being almost 6 feet high. Say They Leak Alika. - Severs! people were shown pictures of Lascelles, end while none could pos itively Identify them, yet several re marked on the great similarity of the appearance of the two men. Walter McGinnis, who attended his •lordship” st ths fashionable boarding house, the Otis, on Mt. Vernon street, declared that ths picture of Lascelles resembled In a marked degresfthe man OOOOOOQQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O 8IR BERESFORD HOPE. O d Age, about 40. O Height. 6 feet 11 Inches. 0 Hair, light brownish gray. O Clothes, always well dressed. O Eyes, brownish blue. 0 General description: Talks 0 with English accent. Dark com- O plrxlon. Prominent nose. Flat O ^ forehead. Thin hair. O O00000000000000000OOOOOOOO whom he had waited on for the post two or three weeks. While so far aa Is known Hope's op erations In Boston were not of a crim inal nature, the Boston police are efter him on complaint of the Belt Lake City police. On Forgery Charge.- Coincident with Hope's departure from the Hub, Deputy Hherlff Joseph C. Sharp, of Balt Lake City, left there for Boston armed with a warrant for his arrest on the specific charge of the forging of the name of John Hill to rertincmos of stock of the Grout tern Coni nnd Iron Company. Tho or t* expected to arrive la Uotdon tonight. II day ycMtordav tho poller worn Ido* to connect II-*i** with •h. nlln* Lord Beresford, iillns Hlr Horry Vane, nll.-i* Robert Leonard, etc., elc.. I... iwn n» ono of tho i clever gentlemen swindlers In the en tire world. lie was arrested here on complaint of the police of Hot Springs, Ark., and taken hack to that city January 18. 1602. The charge wns the larceny of tt.200 from Lyman T. Hay. In Hot Springs Lascelles had a long trial. hlch ended In a disagreement. Ac cording to the police, he forfeited hie bonds In the end and disappeared. Hlneo then the poltco have heard re ports of his death, hut nothing definite. Represented ‘‘Syndicate.’’ 8lr Beresford Hope find attracted at tention In Balt Lake City In the early part of the summer, where he claimed to represent the British American He- curltles Company. Limited, of lamdon. He rented an office, which was closed when no one caino around to pay tho clerks. Ills operations. It Is sold, wore re versed from the usual methods of pro moters, for, Instead of trying to obtain By the overwhelming and almost unanimous voto of 125 to 2 tho child labor bill of Hon. Madlspn Bell, o|| Fulton, passed tho houso Monday aft ernoon, and this news will carry happl- j ness to thousands of pooplo throughout ! Georgia. Ths bill passed Monday waa a sub- stltuts proposed by Representative' Hell’s committed for that Introduced by himself, and la Identical with tha ! "leaeuro hid-.rm-t In- i;„. twenty.three senators In the senate. Perry Amendment ths Test. , The real tost batwssn ths friends ot the bill In the houso and those api-ar- I enily opposed to Its pasaagu was over 1 the amendment proposed by Mr. Per- 1 ry. of Hall. This provided that no child , under 16 years of ago should bo re-i qulred to work more than eight hours ! a day. On Its face this appeared to he a recognition of the eight-hour day contention, but tho friends of the meas ure objected strenuously to any ex traneous matter being put In the bill, nnd they fought this proposition with might and main. Bell Assisted by Felder. Representative Bell ;vos ably model ed In tbs management - r u,.- i,iii i,y Representative Tom Folder, of Illbb. Representative Blackburn, of Fulton, also aided In tho defent of the J-.-ny amendment. Speaker Slaton, occupy. Ing the chair, of course, took no pun In discussion. he advocates nf the Perry ametpl- ieluded mure strength In la id Hun pi U»l-> thui money from firms and corporations, he offered to raise mors fund* for them. Seemingly he was not to benefit, but In the end he always charged for his services and obtained, It la alleged, several hundred dollars for Investigat ing the condition of a number of cum- psnles. THIS MIDNIGHT BURGLAR SEIZED SLEEPING WOMAN BY THROAT IN EFFORT TO GET HER JEWELRY With her throat In the grasp of a midnight burglar, and strangled almoat suffocation, Mrs. Flora Marcus, of 72 East Fair street, awoke Monday morn ing shortly after midnight. Standing over her was a tall, slender man, who threatened her with death should she utter a cry to awaken her husband, who lay asleep In the same bed. Hie threat availed him nothing, however, he hurriedly Jumped through a win dow, when Mrs. Marcus screamed and awoke her husband. Mr. Marcus le the proprietor of the Guarantee Cloth ing Company. * ifr. Marcus Jumped from hla bed and ran Into the next room, where he grabbed his pistol and set out after foot He hla haste to get away. _ :k by Mr. Mar cus, but the letter could not overcome the lead the man had secured and he was soon lost sight of. Neither Mr. nor Mrs. Marcus was able to say Mon day whether the Intruder Was a negro a white man. Mrs. Marcus la tho possessor of a valuable collection of Jewels, coating thousands of dollar*, and ah* I* accus tomed to sleeping with these tied In a chamois bag hung around her neck. Hh* thinks the burglar waa acquainted with this fact, ss her bed room Is the moat difficult one in the house to enter through a window. Then, too, thq man's first move waa to go for her throat. While alone In her home several month* ego Mrs. Marcus was awaken ed In the middle of the night by loud knocking at tha rear door of her home, nome one cursing loudly,* demending entrance. Police officers were sum moned and the man. who waa a drunk en soldier, waa arreated. Mr*. Marcus was suffering from i very sor* throat when seen at her home Monday morning. The burglar's grasp on her throat had left its Imprint. She was atlll exceedingly nervous from her exciting experience. Cell Officers Dun- ton end Jamieson, who were summoned by Mr. Marcus, are working on the case, but so far have been unable to obtain any clew aa to the identity of the burglar. -xpecl- poaker* elicited all the up- plrtof**., l lie r(lends of the measure re maining cool anil calm, holding them- hoIvo* free from any outward demon stration, but wearing Hint determined mein which foreshadowed the cffoctlva victory they finally accomplished. Resentment Against Ssnats. Throughout ths discussion there cropped out resentments upon the part of many of tho speakors of what they regarded as "sensational threats," and the upper houso loading It over chu lower houag. Child labor legislation Is nearer con summation In Georgia than over before In II- Idalotv. As ||„- sennit, cannot In honor recode front Its own hill, Its pasa- ng* ther,* I* Inn .1 mallei ,,r f-o in, and In a few days at most It should go to the governor for 111* approval. It wag n groat victory for Mr. Bell anil his nblo lieutenant*. Th. mi , not tnu- ti oratory expend- * ed In tho houso Monday over the Hell j child labor hill previous to the roll call, due t-, mmitt*-*, on rules In re- : porting the resolution fixing this bill for n special continuing order. This resolution limited tho debate to thirty Jurymen Refuse to Serve in Court Unless Given Results of Ball Games By Private Leased Wire. Vicksburg, Miss., July It.—News of th* result* of th* baseball games between the clubs of the Cotton States League hereafter will be furnished to the Jurymen In service In Judge Dash’s court, for otherwise residents of Vicksburg cannot be Induced to serve* The court was meeting with it difficulty In getting Juror* to try L. W. Quackenboe*. an alleged er, and finally It was learned that lack of news of the dote pennant race was the cause of tu* unwillingness to serve and the concession was mad*. minutes Mr. Folder Inquired whether. If the previous ipp-sUon won* called, ths; chairman of the committee might have twenty minutes, which wu* granted by the speaker. , Mr. Ilell, tho author of tho bill and chairman of tho committee on labor , and labor statistics, consumed the 3V minutes allowed. lie did not object to th- Akin iim.-ridrii-nt, which merely’ ch,itig-d I'-rliiln verbiage --f th.- hill, and which did not affect Its merits. .Ml. Hell nig.-d very forcibly that" nm mlm. tit put -ei th- hill here j would Jeopardize It In tho senate. The , loss of one voto In tho senate would kill the hill. Irrespective of its pnssage In til-- lu.ip--. IP- specially urged the edu cational foature of ti— hill, and thought this waa advantageous alike to the mill owners as well as the chil dren. Pet Amendments. Several members had pet amend- - monte which they offered, and very anxiously Inquired of Mr. Bell what ob jections le had t-1 hi-* pirti'-ular amendment. Messrs. Covington and Colquitt, Knight of Berrien, and Akin of Bartow and Griffin of Cobb sh-t question* at the Fulton member In rapid-fire succession, to which he an- swered with quickness and clearness. Mr. Covington, In responee to Mr. Bell's statement that some members had already Monday morning let fall the hint that they would vole against the bill If It were loaded down with any amendments. Inquired If the gentlemen were not In a hopeless minority last year. "Yea," replied Mr. Bell, "but the senate, you must remember. Is n->t us overwhelmingly In favor of this bill as ths house." Felder Takes the Floor. Mr. Bell, Including the many Int- r- ruptlons, occupied Just ten minutes, and gave the remainder of his time t-< .Mr. Felder, of Bibb, who took up only eight mint**, the remaining two n.-ing accorded Mr. Htorall, of Chatham. Messrs. Felder and Stovall.both ap pealed to th* house not to alter this bill, but to send It to the senate, so that It* passage would not be Imperiled. Mr. Felder thought that legislation we* urgently needed for th* protection of the children of the state. Mr. Stovall, said he had for year* ■ been connected with a neWmaper, an.! he fully recognised the Hflelem-j -*f the eight-hour demand, but ha *h-l not think now the time to Imperil thl« hill by loading It down with these amend ments, which th* senate would n--t a ■ cept. He thought all the things the gentlemen were contending f-*t w-*ui,t come In the evolution of Hit* prim iple. Page 3, Fourth Column.