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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. THURSDAY, JOLT y, BILL TO REGULATE GAIT OF ALL AUTOS T010 MILES HOUR Drastic Measure in Senate to Stop Speeding on Coun try Roads. SENATE INDUSTRIOUS, Furr Wants Agricultural Colleges in Every Con gressional District. Automobile speeding on the public roads of Georgia will be a thing of the past If the bill Introduced by Senator Aliobrook In the senate Thursday Is ssscted Into law. Under .the provisions of this act au- tomobiltsts cannot travel along the pikes of this state at'a greater speed than ten miles an hour. But that la not all the restrictions placed on them by any means. The autos must be brought to a full •top when meeting any person riding or driving, until such persons has passed; when approaching such per sons from the rear auto drivers must •low down and toot the whistle ISO yards from the same, and cannot pass at a greater speed than two miles per hour. Crowning Insult Is offered to speed snnlhtlators In the provision requiring autolsta to come to a full stop when approaching any horse, mule or other animal hitched to a post, and to so re main until the owner of the animal ' properly warned to ‘look shy." It further requires that automobile owners must register with the clerk of the superior court In the county In which they operate, and hang from the rear of their machines the name of the county in letters 1 1-S by 2 1-: Inches. 8enat* Industrious. The senate ground away Industrious ly Thursday on house and senate bills, passing a number, and placing a raft of house measures on first and second readings. For a brief space there were mutterings from some of the senators as to the propriety of passing house measures while the house Ignored sen. ate matters,, but It died away In futile growl Inga. Senator Furr Introduced a bill pro vtdlng for the establishment and maintenance of schools for agriculture and mechanical arts In the eleven con gressional districts of the state, the fund arising from fertiliser and oil In spections to be used for this purpose. New Bills in 8enate. By Senator Alsobrook—To regulate the running of automobiles and other rnoter vehicles upon the public roads of Georgia; to prescribe the duties of those In charge of sold machines, and to provide penalty for violations. By Senator Reid—To provide that persons convicted of the oltense of larceny after trust delegated shall be punished as for misdemeanor In cer tain cases. By Senator Bond—To amend code to provide for Increase of pensions now allowed to Confederate soldiers for the total loss of sight of one eye, from 210 to (50. j By Senator Reid: To provide that all pensioners on the rolls of this state above the age of SO years- shall be paid a pension of $80 per annum. By Senator Crum; To regulate the grant of new trials In criminal In certain Instances. By Senator Fortner: To amend code so as to disqualify Judges of county and city courts from service on the grand Jury. By Senator Walker: To create a new charter for the town of Douglas. By Senator Walker: To amend act to KILLED Bf MAIL EOT HE MEANT TO Did Not Think Young Sams Witness in Hartje Divorce Was Armed When He Seized Reins. Case Tells of Spouse’s Story. FEAR REVOLT OK TROOPS III BALTICS By Prirate Leased Wire. . I By Private Leased Wire. Asheville, N. C, July 2*.—While at- Pittsburg. Pa, July 2*.—Wilbur Aah- temptlng to hold up ths United States by was the flrst witness ratted today mat! and seize the horse and mall cart, in the Hartje divorce trial. He aald which l'tyear-old Fred Sams, the mall he had known Blanche Ashby three carrier tn the Shelton Laurel section of years and Ihst sha had lived In Pitts- western North Carolina, was driving, burg at Mrs. Hartje's. XU.° 0Ud -d«»P«re<to, HI- At this point Attorney Freeman In- end. One shot by youn^Same’dld U^ | ler P°*«<< <“> objection and Judge Fra- Wilson was the most noted desperado I Mr In the mountains of North Carolina and “Is It proper to permit this wltm Tennessee, having killed a number of to testify to something that might put P armed m bur t wL h .n k he y0 . U c1f, ( f a t r h n : horse the youthful mall carrier shot • Allorne “ Matron replied. State of Anarchy Re ported in the Caucasus. COMMITTEE FAVORS CHILD UK BILL Only One Section of House Measure Changed, and That Slightly. UP NEXT WEDNESDAY GENERAL STRIKE TO BE ORDERED Educationnl Clause Is Made Clearer—Bill Will Pass Upper House. OF SAGE SAV THAT WIFE DICTATED WILL Contents of Instrument Arc Kept Secret for An other Day. him dead. ALL RECORDS BROKEN BY HEAVY RAINFALL provide for public school bonds. By Senator Furr: To provide for the establishment and maintenance of •choole of agriculture and mechanical arts In the respective congressional dis tricts of the state. By Senator McHenry: To allow fruit cart loaded to be moved on Sab bath for purpose of Icing; also to al low stock cars loaded to be moved for purposes of watering and feeding. Senate Bills Passed* By Senator Foy: To enlarge the Ju risdiction of the police court of Sa rannah. By Senator,Walker: An act to In corporate the town of Offerman, In Pierce county. By Senator Wllllama: To add the town of Glbeon to the list of state de positories. By Senator Crum: To grant Jurlsdlc. 'ion to officials In working the county roads of Crisp. Heust Bills Passed. By Mr. Smith of Calhoun: To amend set making ordinary of Coffee county ez-oMcIo clerk of the board of county commissioners. By Messrs. Orr and Leigh of Coweta: To authorise the county commissioners of Coweta to levy a special tax. By Messrs. Connor and Aiken of Bar tow: To amend the charter of Carters- vine. r . By Messrs. Clarke and Williams of Laurens: To amend act creating the board of county commissioners of Lau rens. By Messrs. Nix and Wilson of Gwin nett: To amend act establishing the city court of Buford. By Mr. Way of Pulaski: To amend the charter of Hawklnsvllle. By Mr. Moody of Heard: To amend act providing for ths selection by the governor of certain banks as state de- PoJltortee. By Messrs. Nix and Wilson of Gwin nett: To regulate the running of au tomobiles In Gwinnett. By Mr. Harrlll of Quitman: To add Georgetown to the list of stats deposi tories. By Mr. Williams of Laurens: To In corporate the town of Mullls, In Lau rene counf Thirteen i Inches at Augusta Dur ing 25 Days Which Have Just Passed. "I think so, and can cite you author- | tries If you desire.” The objection was overruled. Witness'said bis wife told'him'Mrs. I Hartje wanted her to swear that Cllfi I ford Hooe did not sleep In the spare | room. .. "Did she say she was promised any ling?" "That Mrs. Hartje had agrsed to give her 2300 If she would swear as shs| wanted her to.” There Are Rumors of Fresh Mutinies By Soldiers and Sailors of Czar. By GEORGE FRAZER. , 'Did she have a'ny money when she 8l ^ l *L^lr^ 0P r!l* ht . | returned?" 1 D * D **— — *' "About 220 or 226.“ 8t. Petersburg, July 21.—The cen . M __ aorshlp on all news concerning out- "Did she bring anything back with breaks and dissatisfaction Is more rlg- . *<1 than It has been In years, and what ift couple of dIsncs And ft roll of I •_ ramiv«,i >_ s pnm .... money. I do not know how much. She ilhlehme^oe said Mrs. Hartje hnd given her the I *■!!,.!} Special to The Oeorgtsn. I gf5& nd i ‘XTmy w°f.TbJSt‘l?o£l ,o b » ™The%Xl"Vro“. KTft! Augusta, Ga., July 26.—The rainfall and asked If he was white or a col- hi’ t for Augusta during the past 26 days ored man, and ahe said he wta a col- IH+th J!. has been a record for the local terrf- ored coachman, employed by Mr. Hart- |Kr ISf 2S5&nThavl jf'thi haif'faUen during , he'pa.TT yearn ^ wS£.*Sd m3u& £**£"*'"* “ rm » nnJ ""munition has fallen during the past 35 years, ghe had better not lie about the cose." wlth th «p3. during which time the statistics have “Did your wife evr tell you she had Anarchy In Caucasus, been recorded, and the* local station sworn to an untruth?" I Troops believed to be loyal are be hoa been In existence. The total ®ir. She said she had sworn ing sent to the disaffected region, and amount of rainfall during ths past 26 Hooe had not "leptlnthe.pare room lt „ expected there will be an armed days has been 12.88 Inches, or prac- when In fact she knew he had slept ... . . . tlrnlly 12 Inches. This Is more than a ‘here; that Mrs. Hartje had aald to her c0 ] ll " l ° n he* 0 ™ long, half Inch a day, or enough rainfall for * h « was sorry for what she had done, In tho Caucnsus tlio reports declare double the amount of rime. and that Mrs. Hartje had said to her that there la a condition it absolute '* ‘ -*■- m she had not listened | anarchy existing. Officials are resigning In large nutn bers. Bandits roam about Tlllls and The next largest amount ifor an en- | th at she was sorry tire month has been 11.88, which was to Mr. Hartje and gone back to him." recorded In March, 1876. The excess In the rainfall for the month Is 8.82 Inches, and the excess for the year Is 6.06, or almost enough to make up the deficiency for last year, which was very dry. Among the other monlhs that have, been visited with heavy rainfalls dur ing the past 36 years Is August of 1887 when ths total rainfall was 10.18, and In July of 1888, when lt was 10.10. Ths farms In this section have suf fered much. LARCENY ONOER $30 AS AIVIISDE COURT OF APPEALS BILL UP ON MONDAY Ita suburbs at will, even In the day time, exacting tribute. News was received today of an out break between Armenians and Tartars In Ervyan and Shusha. In Eryvan Or der was restored after a large number of Tartars and Armenians had been killed or wounded. In Shusha the In fantry were unable to subdue the Tar tars, who killed Armenians In ths vi cinity of the governor's residence and ttt , , | flred on the governor's quarters. The YV niltS tO | artillery 1b now tn action. Two sol diers wero kilted. May Strike Monday, There Is a division among the Lib erals as to the advisability of calling a general strike or rather as to the time for calling It. _ , The Socialist Democrats have voted For the purpose of relieving the con- fnvor of rnIllnK a general strike not gestton of business In the superior Iater than Mon(lay . B ut some of tho courts, ana- to prevent the punishment I workingmen's unions, mindful of their Senator Reid Change the Punish ment. Pres West Urcres All Mem-1 ot unfortunates who take small sums I limited resourced, shrink from facing 6 | from another for a felony, Senator eRtd | starvation. Antlclparing an lmmedlato bers To Be Present for This Measure. I Introduced a bill Thursday to make ^"""t^e.o^They urTeTdefe? I larceny from the person for any sum| unt || tj 1P tld, of revolt sweeps north, (under 250 punishable as for a mlsde- | m ne thousand factory hands at Riga .. . , I struck today. The gas workors at Lu- i- Under the present 1 law any rase of l b)n| Hussion Poland, have struck, and larceny from the person Is punishable a jj t he city streets are In darkness at as for a felony.' As a consequence In _i_ h . Before the session of the senate came targe cities like Atlanta, where tho su- There are rumors of fresh mutinies to a close Thursday, President West perlor court dockets are badly crowd- amon g tho troops and snllors, but It Is warned all the members that a bill of ™ ln . cases of this kind the ac- impossible tb confirm them. ,h. utmost Importance would be up fir K^thM,'SS SSSTui. passage next Monday, and called upon volvlng amounte under 260 may be Mendelssohns * all the senators to lay aside matters tried In the city courts nnd readily ‘ that were not Imperative and be pres- disposed of. Such cases are to bo ent, os lt was a constitutional mesaqre. punishable ns for n misdemeanor. Ho had reference to tho court of np- It Ih understood that Judge Roan anil peals bill, which passed the house on Solicitor Charles HIU both advocated Wednesday by an overwhelming ma- | the bill, lorlty. There Is hardly a doubt but that the senate will pass the Slaton bill as passed by the house, which pro vides for three judges to form a court of appeals. On Tuesday the McHenry lease bill for the Western and Atlantic railroad will be the special order, nnd lt Is highly probable that the child labor measure will come up for passage on Thursday. The senate committee on Immigra' lion and labor reported the child labor bill back Thursday morning with the recommendation that It' pais, and ■ next Wednesday the measure will prob ably be placed on Ita pas sirs ln tha senate. With the exception of seotlon 4 the measure remalne unchanged from the house bill passed several days ago. and It le claimed by the committee that the section wae rewritten simply to clai the language. This section reads follows: "Section 4. Be It further enacted by authority aforesaid that on and after January 1, 1808, no child, except heretofore provided, under 14 years of age, shall be employed or allowed t labor In or about any factory or man ufaeturing establishment within this state unless he or she can write his or her name and simple sentences, and shall have attended school for twelve weeks of the preceding year, six weeks of which attendance shall be conseou- rive: and no such child as aforesaid between the,ages of 14 and 18 years shall be so employed unless such child shall have attended school for twelve weeks of the preceding year, six weeks of which attendance shall be consecu tive; end at the end of each year, until ■urh rhlld shall have passed the public school age, an nfildavlt certifying as to such attendance os required by this section, shall be furnished to the em| ployer by the parent or guardian person sustaining parental relations such child. The provisions of this sec tlon shnll apply only to children enter. Ing such employment at the age of years or less.” The committee was In session about two hours Thursday morning and heard from a number of mill men Is believed that the bill as reported will pass the senate and become a law. CLAIMS HIS FATHER LIVEDJN_ ATLANT Demented Man Found By Sodicrs Wandering in the Woods. Y CASES MADE' I ONTHEJJ. AA IN SKEETER WAR Trains Will Be Operated IE CLUB HOUSE FUEL FOR FLAMES From Brunswick to Atlanta, Discoveries of dlsease-Invltlng con ditions are being made on all hands by ths officers of the board of health since the campaign against mosquitoes has been begun lit earnest. Soma eighteen I That tha Atlanta, Birmingham and cases have bean made against cltlssns Atlantic railroad will be runlnng trains for having receptacles containing stag- Into Atlanta from Senola and other nant water In their yards, and before south Georgia points on the system be- Thursday le over six or eight more yond that point Is the opinion freely cases will have been made. expressed by the officials of ths com- In a number of Instances the health .u- n—nn.i.rt.r. In ,hi> ,u, officers have found cellani with eeveral a ‘ ,h \ h *">1 u,rt « r » thl » clt * In a number of Instances the health By Private 'Leased Wire. Cleveland, July 24.—rire e« r, y io- I thi««wai "diseoveredattherorner of | which has been at work several weeks day practically destroyed the build- Whitehall and Garnett street! Tuesday making a route for the line reached the Ings of the Cleveland Country Club, a morning and another like case was c | ty an d reported to headquarters few miles east of the city. The loss found Wednesday evening on White- jr or the purpose of rushing the work Is estimated at 2160JJOO, partially cov- hall street. sa rapidly os possible the Callahan ered by Insurance. The fire la thought Dr. J. P. Kennedy, health officer, Mid construction Company, which hoe the to have originated from defective elec- Thursday that the campaign would be contract for the building of the new trie wiring. | carried on until the entire city to rid road, has brought from New York near- of moequltoe* «nd th*t It would be a , y 300 Italian laborer*, the laat In- -a - - - *ie board of health If clt-I Hla || Inf > nl reaching Atlanta Thursday nnnrrrt nr a 7?rr i »*«**»- wlln moequltote would | morn | n#f shortly before noon, and with DEFIES DEA TH I notify health headquarter* so that an I t hl* hirge fore* the work should be Investigation could be made In the completed within the year that the HIGH IN THE AIR neighborhood. By Private Leased Wire. Boston, July 26.—Hanging by his hands, 3,000 feet ln the air, a mere speck the sky. whlcb ths crowd below expected momentarily to drop to (be earth, Floyd C. Thompeop, the general manager of Wonderland, at Revere Beach, made a perilous ascension In the huge balloon of Professor Laroux, PHILLIPS IS CHARGED WITH TAKING PURSE company says will be necessary before the t city. By the extension of the line from Senola to thle city the Atlanta, Bir mingham and Atlantic will operate | trains direct from Brunswick to At lanta, and with the steamship line, which was recently Inaugurated by the company between Brunswick and New TorkT» ' * A. J. Phillips, a fireman of the Southern Senola to Atlanta will pass dose to on the perk grounds, yesterday after- ra || W(y> who lives Is Birmingham, was sr-1 Warm Springs and will open up some noon. Mr. Thompson, unused to "tak- I reeled Thursday afternoon and lorked up I of the moat valuable farming land In Ing a^MMoiia tort Ms sjat almoet aa Mere, charged with tak- the afete. The exact location which soon as the balloon left the earth. He |.„ . , ,.,.1-1-1.- ta 1., u,. the tracka will take after leaving vileon ol nett: To amend the charter of Au burn. By Messrs. Nix and Wilson of Gwin nett: To provide additional compenss- tlon tor Jurors In Justice courts In Gwinnett county. By Mr. Orovensteln of Effingham: To amend act establishing a school sys tem for Guyton. By Mr. Ramsey of Jefferson: To abolish the county court of Jefferson. At noon the senate adjourned until 16 o'clock Friday morning. lag a puree ronlalolm M6 belonging to Mrs. the tracks will take after leaving Mary Morgan, of Iterator. Senola Is yet to be determined upon, Mrs. Morgan slighted from sa electric !•>* report of the several corps of sur er at Iterator Th.raday morning, .ml left to '* | her purse coatalnlng-so she ststed-ie In a" 1 } ,h * .routs with the least grade UATPr.C wppp WTTTT Iblils. She missed ft at oner, and waited land which will permit of tha fastest liUlLl*) tV DKL J) U IjLj I for the car to come hark from the loop on time will be that chosen. SLEPT AT STATION; march for the •pedal to The Georgian. I rmrae. Philllpe had hoarded the rar’after I Savannah, Ga., July 26.—Harris In* purse wus missed, and was found aft- Smith, who claims to run the city «eg le th» t emt_TMted by Mm Morgss. | market, at Lumpkin, was arrested last 'witra th* »I tents, the e« of disorderly conduct and drunkenness, amt hs.l l’l He claimed that all the hotels were I hlm_ «ly t £ filled and that he went to the sb ‘ to sleep. While there be claimed he was robbed of 2160, which he brought along to enjoy his stay on. ir scat > ._ j having When the ear reached Hurt street la At- J. P. Morgan Aboard. By Private Leased Wire. New Tork, July 26.—The White Star Phillips Arrested. Os aMrehlagI ported east of Fire Island at 8:27 * JL l ll®' c,oc * tbl * roornln*. ami Is txpected station Slra^Stoaml Co r ** ch h * r ,n **>• **orth river ^ Will ctJTto Identify th* ^rse 2 and 2 o'clock this afternoon, he had Ups* parent* Hr* n t !»**.iti:r. nnd h« was J> I*. Morgan to a passenger on the a visit to the shea arrested. 8peels 1 to The Georgian. Mobile, Ala., July 26.—William Rocher, 32 years of age, after wan dering nt large In the woods of Bald win county for over two weeks, was found by soldiers near Fort Morgan yesterday and brought to Mobile. Rochor was In a nude condition, and his mind la affected, whether from hie experience of being lost In ths dense furest <11 nri'.t le- ue. . rlelne.l lie clalme to have left naymlnotto, Ala., July 6 for Fort Gaines to enlist. Rocher says hie father, James Roch sr, lived at No, B Dotllvenegra street, Atlanta, when he left there over two years ago. Thera Is no such street In Atlanta as .Dolllvsnegrs. Ths street referred to was perhaps D'AlvIgny. No William Rocher la known there. AUGUSTA PHYSICIAN IIYANTEDJY FRIENDS Being Conipcuougly Absent, Suit Hag Been Piled to Re cover Monty. Bpedal to The Oeorgtsn. Augusta, Ga, July 36.—Legal pro ceedings have been filed In the Justice court at Hephslbah against Dr. B. Morris, charging him with falsely re celvlng money and leaving this part of the country. He has absconded, nnd the amount he has received from fils friends Is estimated to be about 1600. Ills method of receiving the money, It la charged, waa by getting hie friends to cash "bogus" checks, which, when presented at the local banks, were turned down by the caehler, as be had' no money to cover them. Morris left Hephslbah some time ago, about ths flrst of July, and has not been heard of since. It Is learned that he left for Baltimore. Dr. Morris waa, up to a few ycau ago, one of the city physicians, ana ' respected by many in Augusta. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O COTTON MILL PR08PER8 UNDER MANAGEMENT OF WOMAN PRE8IDENT. Special to Ths Georgian. Greenville, H. C., July 26.— So far aa la known this city has the only woman cotton mill president In the country. In the person of Mrs. M. P. Grid ley, active head of the Batearille mill. Mrs. Gridley gives the greater portion of her rime to executive work In directing the operation of the mill, though she le also president of the Bateevllle Bar ings Bank, which ehe organised several years ago. That her administration of the affaire of the mill haa been successful le amply proven when It le said that not a dollar's worth of stock la on the market today. Ity Private Leased Wire. New Tork, July 26.—Following tha report that the last wilt of Russell Sage, said to bequeath all of his es tate of 160,000,000 to Mrs. Sage, would be contested by the lata ’ financier's Troy, N. V., relatives, Delaney Nlcoll, counsel for her and tha other executora, hurried to her residence at 626 Fifth avenue early today and conferred with her aa to what ahould be done, It haa been expected that the will would be opened at the Sage home In the preaence of Mrs Sage, the other executors and (heir counael today, but Mr, Nlcoll stated positively that this would not be done until tomorrow and possibly not until the end ot the week. 'It waa stated the delay In opening the will had been caused directly by the announcement from the lawyer of the Bags relatives that thay would con- teat the will It they were out oft en tirely from any participation In the dis tribution of the estate, aa It waa rei ported they were. It wee announced today that the last will of Russell Bage, signed ' 1801, devises to hla widow every «___ of hla fortune, with the exception ot the Insignificantly small bequest to Mrs. Ftnnls Chapin, of Oneida, Mr. Bage'a only slater, who died two years ago. It la asserted that tha charge will be made that Mr. Sage virtually waa In sane when he made this disposition of hla estate, and that Mrs. Bage exerted undue and active Influence to prevent him from providing for tfm twenty-six persona who are hla next of kin. A lawyer representing prospective contestants who live In Troy, N. Y„ la quoted aa havfng clalmad that when Mr, Sage "was not In a sound mental condition" Mrs. Sage persuaded him to revoke a previously drawn will, under which each of hla next of kin would have received about 11,000,000, and to maka a new disposition of hla (state absolutely In her favor. RAILROAD NKW8. JAMESTOWN EXPO BILL PASSED HOUSE Scab Wright’s Amendment Lowering Figure $20,000 | Passed. FELDER’S BILL LOST. House Put Down Measure to Make Burglary a Cap- j ital Offense. . To Aooompany Troops to Camp. Clarence Wlckeraham, city passenger agent, and Frank Thompson, traveling passenger agent of the West Point Road, will leavs Friday for Chlcka- mauga park, where they will go Into cimp with a detachment of troops from south Alabama. The troops will go to ChlcknnuiiiKii "i'-r II"' West Point vie. Newnnn, nnd Mr. Wlckeraham nnd Mr. Thompson will accompany the three special trains to Insure tho safety and comfort of the officers and men. The will romaln with the troops for a wee! or longer. Leave For New York. For the purpose of attending a con r tii" . >111\.• i.iti. i.iii .,r th" southern railroads tn New York on Fri il«V, I’iihIiIimI i ’ll. ill.■" "t 11". Wi’-I I'lilllf I I, II lid * ’llllll lllilll .1' .1" III nil haul -"M, I.r III" S' ml I" iilm n Passenger Association, left Wednos day for that city. The session will bo one of great Importance, ns ih.. ia!,, in« uhi' ii i■ "i niiv w"hi min effect In various parts of the South, will be discussed. After the meting In New York Mr. Richardson Is to enjoy his annual vacation at vorlous • points In Virginia. Death of 8taboard Official. Til" ill-litli "f I’,",.IK" S ITl/iuil.r, chief of epeclal agents of the Seaboard Air Line, who was drowned In the Sa vannah river on Sunday morning, caused considerable sorrow uinoni cal officials of the company, an< who knew the young man from his fra quent visits to this city. Mr. Fltiwa ter was performing dutlte connected with hla office when the deplorable ac cident happened and the body was not recovered until Sunday night. Tho do- ceased waa a prominent member of w o Southern rs OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOlWOOOOa I city Friday. reasea waa a prominent member of the Knights of Pythias nnd Elks, and frequently vlelted the local lodgee dur ing Ills visits to Atlanta The funeral of ths unfortunate man was held Wed nesday at Monroe, N. C. , Railroad Personals. D. EL Carpenter, superintendent of the Lake Shore and Michigan Centfal railroad, with headquarters In Elkhart, Ind, was In ths rlty for a fow hours \V"i]n"Mii V. Mr. (’nr punter nun,, to Atlnntu from Chattanooga, where he him been vleltlng friends, nnd will spend a week more In the South before returning to Ills Northern home, HW. H. Johnson, formerly a clerk In an Atlanta railroad office and later as sistant traffic mnnnger of the Republic Iron and Btsel Company, of Ulrmlng- I'.f.i I I- I" • II .11 1".lull ■! oeMstall erel manager of the Tennessee I Iron and Railroad Company, and the Birmingham Southern, which the form company recently purchased. Brooks Morgan, assistant general passenger agent of the Southern, has returned from Washington, and Is get ting the dealls of his office In shape for his successor, Mr. Allen, of St. who will take the reins of office next Station blaster Patterson Is enjoying well earned vacation at the coast re sorts, hla place at tha terminal being filled by Night Station Maatsr Blount Excursion Party Hare, t L. Burroughs, traveling passen ger agent of the Seaboard, with head quarters In Columbia 8- C„ was In ths city Wednesday with an excursion par ty of 100 residents of Columbia and vicinity, who enjoyed their annual ex cursion to Atlanta on that day. Tha stay of the party In Atlanta waa made as pleasant as possible through ‘the ef forts of tha local officials of tha com pany. Wracks Injure Summer Travel. "Tha many railroad wracks of tha past few weeks have had a bad effect on summer travel," stated City Ticket Agent Morrah, of the Seaboard, Thurs day morning. "The public has read trig every day lately of a fetal wrack ■ soma pari of the country, and as a result many fesl apprehensive of a sim ilar occurrence on tha train which they wish to take and. accordingly more than on# parson Is remaining at boms from their smfiial vacation on this account." Off for Manhattan. ■vice President and General Manager Wedley and General Freight and Pas- nger Agent McFadden, of the Allan- _ , Birmingham and Atlantic system, left Wednesday for New York, where they will Join the other members of the Atlanta cinder colony at tha confer ence of the executive officiate of the lUthem railroads to be held In that Thirty thousand dollars for a Geor gia exhibit at tha Jameatown Exposi tion wee voted by the house Thursday morning, after at very hard and close fight. With 16 votes roqulred for passage, the bill secured 81. while against It there were 61. The amend ment by Mr. Wright, of Floyd, to cut the appropriation down to 120.000 from 160,000, waa carried Thursday mom- ‘-The bill by Mr. Felder, of Blbh, to< make burglary of an occupied private < dwelling at night a capital offense, was defeated, after a short debate. t Assembly at Barbecue. Tha members of ths house snd sen ate, the derka end representatives of the .press reporting the proceedings of the general aeeembly, will be the gueste of honor at a barbecue to be given nextt Wedneaday afternoon by sp. .b<r sis-’ ton, of the house, and President West,, of the senate. An Invitation from three officials was read to the hmi«o Thurs day morning and, on ths ni itlon nt Mr.; Mitchell, of Thomas, unanimously ac cepted. Jamsatown Bill Again. The Jamestown Exposition appropri ation bill by Mr. Russell, of Musco gee, on which the house deliberated Tuesday and Wednesday nfternoon, wae taken up Immediately after the house met Thuredny morning. The bill by Mr. Ruesell calls for nn appropriation of 260,000 to be expended In providing a state exhibit nt thn Jamestown Exposition. Mr. Wright, of Floyd, Introduced an amendment Wed nesday afternoon, to cut the appropria tion from 160,000 to 210,000. The vote on the Wright amendment as taken Thursday morning, with the ayes 86 to 48 nays, thereby cutting, down the appropriation to 120,000. Bill Gets 91 Votes. On the vote f..r the bill n* amended,' the result was: 81 aye< to 61 n On the announcement of the vote, friends of the bill applauded loudlj Mr. Trammell, of Harris, gave nr that at the proper time he would n to reconsider. Tho bill by Mr. Felder, .f HUrth* amend tlio rode of 1885 -to I dwelling at night—woi from the tablo and put on Its p by substitute, ns amended. Tho comndtteo having report Felder bill unfavorably. Mr. Feb? allowed twenty minutes after tl uf tho previous question by Mr. of Hall. Mr. Felder spoke In favor of hla bill, dealing with tho legal features of It, and tho necessity for such h. law. Ho said thnt owing to the fact Gist tho hilt hnd been discussed In rim* house before, ho would not tako rim. rime of the house. Tho burden of Ms argument was that the Juries would, ili'i. i min" ih" i ill"" i n ml i he Jury ."III.! Ill w .1V * lie tMlst.'il lie rlteilj various Southern states that have eucti| laws ns Hint proposed by the bill. He i said tho object of hie bill was not to) hang burglars, but to prevent burglary. Mr. Wright, of Richmond, as chair man of rite general Judiciary commit tee, nHked Messrs. Matthews, of House tun: fiivliigtnn, of t'nl'iulri. and Perry, of Hall, to speak fivo minutes each In support of the report of the committee that the bill "do not pass.” The members designated by Mr. I Wright devoted their rime to the legal| elds of the bill. Mr. Covington said It would mean going back to the days) when Blackstono wrote hie commenta-) rles nnil there were 110 crimes punistw, able by death. Ho sntd that while ho was not run nlng for office, he wanted to deny the statement of Mr. Felder that Georgl was full of criminals. Mr. Wright, of Richmond, closed th#j argument for the general Judlclaryd committee's report. j Felder Bill LoeL The aye nnd nay vote on the passage) of the bill waa W to H. . Tho following new bills wore Inin duced and read for tho flrst time brl Reading Clerk McClatchey. New Bills. By Mr. Booker, of Troup—T' >eopie of West Point to vote oi aw. By Mr. Lewie, of Gordon To amend act altow.ng mayor nnd eounrllmea drawing percentage of rood tax. By Mr. RevllL of Meriwether—To pay a pension to Mrs. M. F. Garrett. By Mr. Bush, of Miller—To nmend sn act to regulate dispensary In coun ty of Miller, town of Colquitt. By Mr. Ferry, of Hall-To nmend act creating board of commtshmers In said county. By Messrs. McRce and Ashing, of Lowndos—To amend act creating txiard of commissioners of snbl county. By Messra. McRce and Ashley—To Incorporate town of Naylor. By Mr. Buchanan, of Early- To es tablish system of public echols In town of Jokln. By Mr. Davie, of Burke—To repeat set Incorporating Mlllen. By Mr. Harrell, of Quitman—To create charter for town of George. t0 By Mr. Davis, of Bibb—For relief of C. Broach anil W. T. Amsson By Mr. Wilcox, of Irwin -To amend the charter of Fitzgerald. By Mr. Lumpkin, of Rucker To pro. vide tor the creation of new Judicial circuits and revising exl-tlng ones. By Mr. Monty, of Heard To amend charter of Corinth. By Mr. Smith, of Greene—To require railroads to allow agents to puy certain claims. • allow llquo Buggy Hit, Occupant Injured. Special to The GeorgtsD. Birmingham. Ala.. July 24.—W. 1 Morton, a traveling salesman, was se» rioualy Injured by his buggy being ■truck by a car at Prutt City. The accident occurred during a severe wind storm.