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SPECIALS!
This Week.
BY WATER IN TUB
They EseajK? by Crawling
Into an Air Lock Un-
. der River.
Boys’ Blouse
Waists.
New lines of “Mother’s
Friend” Blouse Waists
for Boys in white and
colors—Special
50c
Flouncings
Pretty new lines of open
work Embroidery and
hemstitched Flounces
for Children’8 _ Drosses
at 50c, 75c and
$1'.00
Knit Goods.
Cool evenings will soon
be here, and you’ll need
some of these new
tilings. Shawls and
Capes, 25c to $1.50.
Child’s Knit Sacques,
25c and
50c
Umbrellas.
Have you seen those
new rainproof Taffeta
Umbrellas in combina-
tionpearlhaudles? They
are worth $1.00; for
83c
Grenadine
Weaves
in 36-inch Wool Mate
rials, are very stylish in
Gray and Black and
White Colorings; quite
new and only, yd
50c
Table Linens.
\
Two specials in Import
ed Bleached All-Linen
Damasks, 70 inches wide
at 50c and
75c
| By Private touted Wire.
New York, An*. 15.-Twetve n»en In the
I gun* of ”wiml bogs" ami “drill runner*’
I at work lu the lorn.ling of the north tulie
I of the Hast Hirer tunnel connecting the
I Battery with Honth Brooklyn early today
1 had a ha I rt breadth escape from death.
I With a hissing eon ml. at If muted by ca
nton m. followed hr n ronr. the
r _. of tile rlrer Immediately over the
hetidlmr waa blown upward. A torrent
of water mahed down upon them,
were enrrlcd off their feet In the
I which broke Into the tube.
Three hundred feet dlataut from them
wnt their only ineana of capping. It lay
In the air lock at Jhe imliit. hut the In-
I tervenlng dlatanre tolng Interlaced with
a dote webbing of Unitors, leaving apacea
but the 'width of a innn’a Iwdy through
whteh to pass, rendered allm the chances
| of the men reaching the lock.
By the time the live tallendera of the
ang had reached the openings, the water
GS B
rlaen 4 feet lu the tube, mid It waa
I norcasnnr for the*«* men to uetuatly dive
below the aurfuce and jiwlm through the
I ili c-j.
NEGRO MURDERER
SENTENCED TO HANG
240 Marietta St.
Sheets
and Cases.
Bleached Sheets at 50c
aud
63c
Bleached Cases at 10c
and
12 l-2c
Boys’ Caps.
Child’s Tams.
We have just got our
new lines of Boys’ Cas-
sirncre Caps at 25c, and
Child’s Cloth Tams in
stylish colors, at
50c
240 Marietta St.
|8pcctnl to The Georgian.
l'eity. tin.; Aug. IB.—Yesterday a special
I term of Houston superior eauirt was held
I here. Judge Felton ptyuddliig. Jeff 11 111
I'hnusct a negro, was convicted of the mur
der of Florida King, n lByenrold mulntto
I girl, and sentenced to hnug Hcptemtor 7,
the crime waa It meat atrocious one. IIII -
honae was defended by lion. James
Duncsu.
I GIRLS CALL STRIKE
AT DINNER HOUR
| Djr Private Lrared tVIr*.
Connervllle, Ind., Aug. 16.—While the
I dining room at the McKnrland hotel
waa crowded with gueata at the din
ner hour yesterday all the waltreaaea
went on a strike and for more thnn an
hour the guesta watted. Finding that
the girla would not listen to anything
short of the discharge of a chamber
maid, to whom they objected, the pro
prietor compiled and they returns'
work.
| LIGHTNING PIERCES HOLE
IN NEGRO'S BREAST.
$1.00
Starts an account with a LITTLE HOME BANK and book or with the
book only In the
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT OP
THE NEAL BANK
Interest allowed at the rate of THREE AND ONE-HALF PER CENT.
PER ANNUM, compounded semi-annually.
Z. H. THORNTON, President. W. F. MANRY, Cashier.
H. C. CALDWELL, Asst. Cashier.
NAVAL REVIEW SEPT. 3
WILL COST U. S. $500,000
By Private touted Wire.
Washington. Aug. 15.—On Septem
ber 3 the greatest fleet of modern war
ships ever assembled under the Ameri
can flag will rendexv u* off Oyater
Bay and be reviewed by President
Roosevelt. It will be the strongest
fleet In tonnage and number of guns
ever assembled In American waters.
The Atlantic fleet will consist of
forty-five vessels, representing all
classes of the up-to-date navy, mount
ing 1,178 guns, commanded by 812 of
fice™ and manned by 15,235 Jackies.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Kvans has
been designated as commamlw-lo-
chief and his flagship will be the Maine
which will head the first squadron of
the first division as It posses In review
before the President, who will be on
hoard the Mayflower.
The last naval review at Oyster Bay
was in August, 1903, and coal the gov
ernment about $250,000. The review
In September will far exceed the one
< f three years ago, both In number of
warships, armament and cost to the
government. Basing an estimate of the
r "*t on that of three years ago, the
present review wllLtax the people fully
If,00,000, counting, of course, the de-
t* loratlon of veaacla and machinery.
Tht* coat would have to be figured
jn, no matter where the warahtpa were,
but under ordinary circumstances tn,
il-torloratlon would be offset by the
additional knowledge the officers end
" an received ae a result of attending
•'rlctly to the naval routine
Thousanda of ahnta will be fired from
•he 4-pounder guns In salutes, and each
■ barge costs 40 cents a ahot. In the
■n*t review 2.M4 ahota were fired from
lh * 4-poundere, and because of the In-
■Teased number of ahlpa the number
bid be nearer t,eoe this year. The. us
ual wear and tear on battleships Is ee-
Mmated to be 12.006 a week, while
■ niiser* deteriorate at the rate of
15.00# a week. In proportion to their
OOOO00OO00OOOO0O00OOD0OOOg
O 16,000 U. 8. NAVY MEN
O WILL BE REVIEWED. 0
English China
The present vogue for English China
l* amply met In our charmfn* collee-
Hon Dinner and Tea service*, sets of wln d»w sash and bllnde were
[dates, odd piece#—nil In patterns of I
0
6 Battleships It O
0 Armored cruisers 4 0
O < 'oast defense Ironclads .... 40
0 Protected cruisers , 4 0
O Torpedo boat destroyers .. 6 0
O Torpedo boats 6 0
0 Submarines 20
O Auxiliaries 6 0
O Troop ships 1 O
O Ships 45 O
0 duns .. .. .. .. 1.17*
O Officers 812
0 Men 15,2*5 0
0000000000000000000O00OOOO
cost ■ torpedo boats deteriorate more
rapidly than any other class. It Is es
timated that the machinery and hull
of these boats deteriorate at the rate
of *1,200 a week. ,
MRS. HALSKY CORWIN
IS ENJOYING PARIS
lljr Private tauiseil Wire.
Paris, Aug. 1*.—Mrs. Halsey R. Cor'
win, formerly of Brooklyn, whose re
ported loss of **9.000 worth of Jewels
In New York n short time ago caused
considerable publlelty. Is enjoying her.
self greatly In Parts. She is seen at
all the noted restaurants and public
places, and is frequently accompanied
by a tall man. who Is an American. The
latter greatly resembles a prominent
New Yorker of much wealth and high
standing In the American metropolis.
CHURCH STEEPLE FIRED
BY LIGHTNING BOLT.
K|ierlnl to The Georgian.
Stlllmore. Oa.. Aug. 15.—Stlllmore
waa visited by fire twice yesterday,
rour houses In the negro quarter being
completely destroyed at 6 a. m„ and at
12 m. lightning struck the eteeple of
the Methodist church, which was de
stroyed by fire, but by hard work tha
| Hpeelnl to The Georgian.
Spartanburg, B. C., Aug. 16.—Jack
I McMillan, colored, was killed by a bolt
of lightning while riding on a work
train of the Union and Glenn Springs
road. McMillan was standing on a
lint car, leaning on a shovel, when he
was struck In the breant. The bolt
cut a hole In his breast ns though he
I had been pierced by a bullet
JNO. L. M00RE&S0NS
Nut only carr>' tha highest grade of
fine eye-glasses, such a* tha Integral
Kryptok Invisible bifocals, but they
have glasses to suit the moderate
purse. Their atore Is an emporium of
optica) goods. Everything optlckl In
stock. 42 N. Broad St.# Prudential
building.
R0Y3T0N WON GAME.
Special to The Georgian.
to von In, Git., Atig. 16.—In n vary clone
nut) exciting giiiue of tall plnyetl here
Monday, Boynton defeated Lavonls—8 to 6.
In the Hist Inning Boynton scored three
runs Imhuuso a ball was lost. Kxcept for
this mishap, only one run could have been
scored, to voids tied the score III the third
niul held the visitors down until the Inst
Inning, when they made a depern to and
successful attempt to win tbo gsuie, scoring
four runs.
The game was without sny features ex-
eeptlng tile two home runs by I lain.
Batteries—tovoata: llutort* and Craw*
ford. Itoystou: Cold* and Cheney.
Score by Innings:
tovouln .,...0 8100000 2—0
Itoystou 3 1 0 9 0.0 0 0 4-8
Struck out, by ^*>erts 2, Cobb I. Hits,
off Kotor#* 7, i t'oob 8. Errors, Uoystou 2.
artistic type.
ved.
The college, located on the
Maier & Berkele sV&SXtfZSr
ANQTHER FOR EAST 8IDE. •
Hpeelnl to The Georgian.
Cartersvllle, tin., Aug. 1A—And once more
the Hast Hide team wou from the West
Hide lu o good game of tall uere Monday.
Tha score was 7 to 2.
The Hast Hide did not w'n a game Inst
fear from the.West Hide, but they are har
ing n winning streak this season. They
hire won every gniue aud are playing rery
well. The tattcry for the Hast Hide was
tawiion. Covington and Ingram, and for
the West Hide Cotuarata sud Marshall
Sale of Waists.
The Famous
John Forsyths.
And with particular women the name of John Forsythe is all
that’s necessary in the way of assurance of high quality in
weave and style.
Odds and Ends—they’re reduced to that—but that can
never REPLETE the desirability of John Forsythe garments;
no gainsaying that fact.
White weaves with self-color woven mercerized figures.
Tailorr-made creations in the inimitable styles that only John
Forsythe can produce.
In Madras,
3.50 Waists at
In Linen
5.00 Waists at
2.75
3.98
C hamberlin-Johnson DuB?se CQ
Additional Sporting News
FOR FULL PAGE OF 8PORT8 8EE PAGE TWELVE.
REI8LINO SIGNED.
By Prlvnte tonsed Wire.
Philadelphia. Aug. 16.—A report from ton-
raster. Pn., ilechires flint “Hoe" ((elating.
Brooklyn star pitcher, who was blacklisted
by the Nat loan 1 tongue f**r Jumping to the
Trt-Htnte tongue. Hie outlaw organisation,
has signed a contract to ilnlah the season
with the Philadelphia Nationals.
OUR OFFER!
*
o,r raw
Olfrr m
*«•» »»6 thra, Month', free trial
alan- W,<ainraothlaabatch, latret tro.
lanrfM Moik *r.d thlp from
»u HgwIii ordrr la netfred. Yea
'SSrVri..
John Foster Co.
265*267 Decatur Street.
Atlanta, Georgia.
The foottall rules committee, which con
slats pf I,. M. Dennis. Cornell, chairman
T. Held, Jr., Harvard, secretary; Janies
ItnIUdtt, Hnverford; John C. toll, l’lil
versify of Pennsylvania; Walter Camp,
Yale; F. Homer Curtiss (Texas), Houtliern
colleges; Charles D. Italy. West Point;
’nul J. Dssblell, Annapolis; J/ B. Flue,
Princeton; K. K. Hull. Dartmouth; Janies
toes, I’ulversify of Nehrasks; C. W.
Ha rage, Otorlln; A. A. Htngg, l’nl versify of
Chicago, and II. I*. Williams, ITnlversify of
Minnesota, hnve completed their revision of
the rules, and they are published lit Mpahb
lug's Official Foottall Guide, which has
I icon designated ns the official publication.
The chief alterations In the rules for this
season are ns follows:
The officials of the game shall be s ref*
eree, two umpires and a linesman.
It la, however, allowable to dispense with
the seenud umpire at the discretion of the
two Institutions Involved.
The length of the game has Wen sport -
eued by tell minutes, making the two
halves each thirty minutes In length.
The line of scrimmage for each side Is an
Imaginary Hue parallel to the goal line slid-
pssuing through that point of the hall near*
est Hie side's UWII IHl lint-. It Will l«
notnl thnt than) are thu, two lln*, of
w-rlRimaai*. on* for *arb t*e». ,iol tli* two
ti-oni, nr* tliu* th* Irn^th of tb*
ball.
Tta* »iinpp*rl»i*k inil.t |iln** lb* Imll #*i
0|H>, fli* Kroon.) with It* lone nil, nl right
nnxlt-tt to lit* II ■rrianwqp.
It bn, nl*i litti'ii provltli-il Unit n pln/rr
lo lw on th* Hit* of wrluiiuitg* nnnit lnv
IH.tli linn.l* or IniIIi f**t up to nr within on
fi.it of till* lln*. Or b* irnit bar* on* foot
tin.I lb* oppo*it« band tip to or within on*
f..it of ll. II* luiut alno .tnnil with l>otb
fret out,id* tb* iHtt.ld* fi.d of tb* plarif
n*xt to bliu uni*.* h* It* on* of th* two
iu*n atnuillnx on *ltl.*r aid* of th* .n.pp*r
lm*k, In wlilrh ms* b« nitty Irek l*x* with
lb* *u* p*rltin-k. *
A playrr att*iupllii( tn lunk* a fair ratidi
oust .liii.l .il, IntFiitlon hy rttl.ln* ItU
bn ml i-lrar'y rhov* hi. bvatl while adrnue-
lu* Inwanl the hall.
Kart Iter ndtllt’on ho* l.ten ntnd* to th*
rul* r*gartllnif •‘down." Thnt I*, that th*
r*f*rre .hull blow hi* whhitl* wb*n*r*r
any portlnn of tha p*rw* of th* rumor
with the Imll, *>**|it bla bnml* or fret,
tout*he, Ibe artmitd wbll* b* la In tb* (rasp
of *tf oppoorat. Tb* hall la »l*o "down"
when, n. *p**W*d In the rnle*. It gnr*
n*rre* the goal lln* on a kirk wlil.-li lid*
■track th* ground In lb* B*ld of phiy, *»•
i-i-pt th* kirk .iff. *nd ala* wlt*n It g.*-*
t»r*r th* wtm* manner fnna a fnrwartl pa**.
Trl|t|itng I* *|**'ir.*olly d*flit*.| ** follow*:
A player trip* mottber player when hr
ol.*tru*i» him below lit* kite* with that
part of hi* leg thnt I* l>*low tb* knee.
Ilurdllog I* d*Hh*d noil forliblden. Hur
dling In tb* open I* Jumping over or lit-
tempting to Jfimp over mi op|*>n*nt who In
■till an kla fret. Hurdling In lb* lln* In
Jumping orer *r attempting to Jump over
a player on lb* lln* of tK-rimuag* with tb*
fret or knee* fonwret within a dlntnue*
of Are ynrtln no either nlil* of lb* point
where tb* In.. In pot In play.
Itegardlng tb* taking not of tiro*. It I*
prorhled Ibst rlllow rnptnln tony ank for
tiro* three time* durlug the htllf wHbout
irounlty. If there*ft*r HIhrr raptaln re-
qaret* tiro*. bU »l«l* *ludl It* pnullg*>l hy
Iona of two yard* for ***h rail, aakro* the
player lot retuorvd from the (*■»
fcrcncc
Imek. The np|H»ueiifs must neither Infer
fere lu sny way whatever with him, nor
touch him nor the tail until It Is actually
put lu play. The sunpiierhnck la allowed to
have his bend. alS6» the luind or foot used
In suspplng the Imll, off side.
There must always lip at least six men
of the aide In possession of (he Imll on the
line of scrimmage, and If ouly 'slx are on
the line, of those licit on the line must
hnve licith feet outside the ontslde foot of
the pldyer on the end of the line.
Furthermore, no plnycr of those ordinarily
occupying the iioaltlou of center, guard or
tackle, that Is, the live middle players of
the line, may drop tack from the Hue of
scrimmage on the offeuoe unless be goes
Imek nt least five yards, and another player
takes Ills plnce on the Hue.
It Is furthermore provided that there
shit 11 lie no shifting of men to evade this
rule, the Intention tolng Hull the Mg men
lu the nlltldle «f the line shill not In?
dropiiecl imek for the pur|Nise of carrying
the tail or using their weight In the Inter
ference. The dropping * Imek of a single
live yanla In this way Is to enahlo the
ten hi to nse a kicker If be bdpimiis to piny
ou the line.
SLUGVILLE SLUSH.
By I'rlvnte tossed Wire.
New York. Aug. Iff.—Tommy Mownff, the
fighting conductor of Chicago, who waa rc
cently knocked out t»y Dick Ifylnud, III
Denver, line returned to this city, lie
declares that the climate waa auch that
ho was “all In" nfter the second round.
Mike Donovan, of Rochester. Is after the
winner of the Unto Mmlth-Mlke Hnlllvan
fight. Donovan, who has lieeii In tbo gmue
sluce 1887, has the Ulstlpctlon, nrcordlng
to the record ho fnrnlahes, of never bnv
lug Itcen knocked out. lie lisa met Jim
Walcott mi tbreo different occasions, two
of the ImiiiIs resulting lu a draw, while
Walcott gullied the deidslon In tbo last
encounter.
Charley Nenry and Anrello llerrera will
meet In sn night round go lu Milwaukee
on Friday night. Both are rushing, hard
hitting lighters, who know how to take a
punch and give one. The men have met
mi three different occasions, twice lu Mil
waukee, and those verdicts wtra banded
down hy tha referee.
light which baa much Interest for
the tight fans of Michigan Is carded to
take plnce tonight at Grand Rapids lie-
tween Aim Attell, the featherweight chats-
News and Notes of Sport.
- 1 '■■"■ ■■■■** ran ...rot -'-—of
"Py" Hcymoiir found his Imtrlng
the (iiRiufe he Jollied the Giants, and
he wants part of the purchase cm
llnsetall stars are funny critters.
It Is lucky for Abe HI. touts Null*
Hint they have a team like the tnl
Rontons lielow them.
Joliliny livers was presentetl with n
silver Elk csril case at Troy, N Y ,
cently, whi'U the <*ulm Mapped uff
played the Trojan* an exhibition gam*
The Washington rlitli has ployed «
great Imll this season. Imt not i-nongti •
to put them In the race.
The Chicago Culm are still a go.«| |.«
the Kntloiml league race, with New 1
sud I'Htshurg close up.
Kid" Durhln, of Hie Joplin rlut. it
alar pitcher of tha Western AoaorfatU
It Is enld that Cedar flaplde. the i
eiit leader In the Three I l.« •«•!••. will
In the Iowa Stale tongue next s.msou.
|don, and Frank Carney, of Chics
toys are to go fifteen rounds,
weigh In at 124 pounds at f oVto
JUSTICE 18 TARDY IN
T. DREITENSTEIN’S CASE.
Word coition from Little Bock that
President Havana ugh has suspended
Pitcher Breltenateln for ten days tor
unbecoming conduct on the Memphis
diamond July 9. •
Whether this ten days Is In addition
to the five which Frnnk alleges thnt ho
gave “Brelt" Is not explained by the
dispatches from Little Hock.
President Knvnnnugh made A trip to
Memphis especially to Investigate the
charge ngnlnst Breltenateln. He took
evidence from newspaper men, police
men and spectator*.
When he returned to Little Rock he
announced the result of hla Investiga
tion.
Local authorities are Inclined t<*
think that President Kavanaugh did
not act any too promptly In the matter,
but they are pleased that the demands
of the netvnpapera and the people for a
complete Investigation of the charges
against the $10,000 beauty h|ve been
acceded to,
RACES AT AUGUSTA.
M|H*4-lnl to The Georgian.
Auguata. Ga.. Aag. li.—This afternoon at
IS o'clock the second of the races of the
Augusta Driving «*lul» will to held, and ll Is
tollcved Itat there will In* ***oe fine races
pulled off. Among the flue horses that will
to entered wilt tie two horses owned by
Daulet J. Bowles, lie hss two of tlie fast
est horses In iilrhniond county. One Is
t'leds. which has made a mile In 2:U and
Jnllsnit. which hss a record of 2:2t%. Ib»th
of these horses will to seen on the track
this sfterttorsi.
INSURANCE AGENCY OF
MATHEWS & HILL,
611-12-13 Empire RuililioK. Allnntn, Ga. Tclcj hone Connection
SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT
UNITED FIREMEN’S INSURANCE COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
SOUTHERN DEPARTMENT
W. E. CHAPIN, Manager.
■■■ATLANTA, GEORCIA.HH
...t 172.25*1"0
ASSET8.
Iti*nl estate enenmtore«I
Itouilfl and im^rtgagcs, first Ileus..*.
toiius on 1-ollnteral
Interest due ami sccriKNl
('ash In toaks. office and agents’ bands...
Itsllruad and other tooda sud slocks......
LIABILITIES.
f'nsh rspltsl
I tni.IJu-4i.il |#mom*26 iliM-linllug Hsa Fnimlaro)
Iteserve for rellisiiranee
Net surplus toyoud all liabilities....
All other I’lalms........
Total Income actually received during the first six months In cash...
Totnl ex|M*udltiires •luring the first six mouths of tto year In cask...
A copy «»f the set of la«-6*n»«2rstlou. duly eertlllesl. Is of file In the o
•urnlire commissioner.
HTATK OF PBXNHYLVANIA—t'minty «»f I'hllsdelphto.
tVrsonnlly appearcl toftm* the nnderslgnc«l It4ii**rt II. Month, wh
•worn, deposes slid snvs flint he Is the prcsM***! id T1»r I nit* I
surnnee r.miiMny. and tbsl the foregoing stnteuirnt Is mrveet siel »r
IJOlIKBT II. RfclTU.
Atti'st: l». 4. Hwesurg. Heeretary. ^
Hworn to sml •nlno'rils*'! to for** my this Wth day
WM M* KI
t’ticu Mission I
Name of Hfnte Agent—W. K. CHAPIN.
'Nitme of Agents nt AHanta-MA TIIKWH A
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE TAKEN
NECESSARY ACTION TO HAVE THE CAPITAL
of Aognst.
AND SURPLUS EACH INCREASED SIOO.COO