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■ THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. FRIDAY, REl’TEMltKR 7. 19<VI. KILLED BY TRAIN MAY BEDETECTIV Was Struck by Train While Walking Along the Track. glMH-Ul to The Georgian.. Elberton, Ga., Sept. 7.—On the ev enln* «f September 4 the Incoming Southern train from Toccoa (truck end fatally Injured an unknown man Just within the city limits of this place, who died from Injuries sustained last sight. He was walking up the Sea board track and, it is supposed, he thought the approaching train was a Seaboard train and stepped on the Southern track In front of the locorno- flve He was hurled a great distance from the track. Afterwards he never regained consciousness. Great mys tery surrounds the identity of the dead man He Is of middle age and his •kin' while comparatively fair, denotes exposure. He carried a suit case which contained two good suits of elothes and a new pair of shoes, a number of razors and pocket knives. On his person was found the descrip tion of escaped convicts and fugitives from Justice, which leads to the belief that he may be a detective. His body has been embalmed, photographed and will be held for several days In hopes that he may be Identified. GEORGIA NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS Loss Will Reach $40,000. g|»rlal to The Georgian DcSoto, Ga.. Sept. 7.—Fire destroyed Wednesday night eight principal .busi ness houses In DeSoto and about 50 per cent of their contents. Messrs. Moore. Scarborough, Session Luke Baglay, Ferguson & Son and Delamar burned out. The loss Is 140,000. Moore, Bagley, Ferguson’s loss Is partly In sured for $7,000. Storm Not Violent Special to The Georgian Savannah. Ga., Sept. 7.—Storm want' Ings have been put up against the tropical storm from the West Indies. It Is not thought that It will strike this port with sufflclent violence to do any damage to shlpnlpg. Change in Chatham Delegation. Special to The Georgian. Savannah, Ga., Sept., 7.—There was some change in the Chatham delega tion to the congressional convention at Statesboro, M. A. O’Byrne, vice chairman of the convention, not re turning. Captain U. H. McLaws Joined the delegation this morning. Voted Againet Hie Meaeure. Special to The Georgian Savannah, Ga., Sept. 7.—At a meet ing of the city council the report of the police committee regarding the police department was received as In formation. One feature was the action of Dr. Harmon In voting against receiv ing the report, though he was the man who drew It up. Accepts Call to Quincy. Special to Ttio Georgian Brunswick, Ga., Sept. 7.—The Rev. Wyllys Rede, who recently resigned ns rector of St. Marks Protestant Episcopal church, In this city, has ac cepted a call from the diocese of Quin cy to become dean of the cathedral at Quincy. III., and will go to Quincy some time during the present month. Big Vestel Clears for 8ea. Special to The Georgian Brunswick, Ga., Sept. 7.—The steam ship Vuuxhall, a British tramp, and about the largest vessel that has been In this port for some time, has Just cleared from Brunswick with a full car-, go of rosin and spirits, consigned to parties In Hamburg. Cotton Opening Fast. Special to The Georgina Haralson, Ga., Sept. 7.—Cotton opening fast. Scarcity of labor to gather the crop threatens the farmers. ELEVEN MEMBERS AT LARGE NAMED Two From Three Dis tricts and Three Dis- • tricts Not Honored. Negro Prooures 14 Warranto. Specln! to The Georgian pecatur, Ala., Sept. 7.—Ben Hayes, colored, swore out warrants against fourteen men yesterday, charging them with trespassing. The cases are set for trial In ’Squire William Douglass’ court today. Minister Declines Call. Special to The Georgian. Darien, Ga., Sept. 7.—Rev. Dr. N. KelT smith, who some time ago was given a unanimous call to the Presbyterian Church at Rock Spring. Ga., and who has been supplying that church for several Sundays, declined to accept the rail to the pastorate. To Become Y. M. C. A. Secretary. SpMnI to The Georgian Oxford, Ga.. Sept. 7.—At the Wed nesday evening prayer meeting J. A. Brown, of Jacksonville, Fla., made an '"'cresting talk on the ’’Duties of Christian People." Mr. Brown la a member of the 1»0« class of Emory Col lege and Is now on his way to the ; "' v *rslty of Mississippi, where he will mr as a Young Men's Christian Aa- •evlatlon secretary. ' Judge A. L. Miller, of Macon, chair, man of the state Democratic executive committee, Friday morning named the eleven members of the executive com mittee from the state at large. They are as follows: Pope Brown, of Pulaski. Seaborn Wright, of Floyd. John P. Knight, of Berrien. Sim T. Blalock, of Fayette, Newton A. Morris, of Cobb. W. J. Bysh, of Miller. E. H. Mason, of Glynn, Boykin Wright, of Richmond. Fuller E. Callaway, of Troup. Reuben R. Arnold, of Fulton Robert L. .Berner, of Monroe. At the same time Chairman Miller called a meeting of the executive com mittee for September 1J at noon In the Piedmont Hotel, Atlanta, to discuss the Tiew court of appeals. The question of the election of the three Judges will be dlecussed. Though the committee was supposed to represent the eleven congressional districts It will be observed that two members are named from the Seventh, Seaborn Wright, of Floyd, and N. A. Morris, of Cobb; two from the Sec ond, Knight, of Berrien, and Bush, of Miller; two from the Sixth, Blalock, of Fayette, and Berner, of Monroe. No committeeman Is named from the First, Eighth or Ninth districts. Just why these districts are Ignored does not ap pear. As predicted In The Georgian, Boy kin Wright was named from the Tenth In spite of the endorsement of Clem Dunbar by the delegates from that dis trict. TRUSTEES TO PLAN FOR NEW_COLLEGE Joint Meeting of Boards Will Be Held Mon day. The district agricultural colleges will prove good feeders for the State Ag ricultural College provided for In the Connor bill. On next Monday, the 10th, the trus tees of the new $100,000 agricultural college will meet In conference with the board of trustees of the State Uni versity at Athens to provide for the establishment of the new college. This Is the new- college provided for the Connor bill. The trustees re cently named by the governor are Hon. J. J. Connor, Bartow; Hon. J. A. Thrash, Meriwether; Hon. J. L. Hand, Mitchell; Hon. A. J. McMullen, Hart; Hon.' L. H. O. Martin, Elbert; Judge El H. Calloway, Richmond; Hon. R. C. Neely, Burke; Hon. John W. Bennett, Waycross; Hon. L. G. Hardman, Jack- son; Hon. D. M. Hughes, Twiggs; Hon. T. G. Hudson, commissioner of agri culture. Those of the State University are; From the state at large, Hamilton Mc Whorter, George F. Gober, Clark How ell, Jr., W. E. Simmons; from the city of Athens, A. L. Hull and Howell Cobb; from the eleven congreslsonal districts, Samuel B. Adams, Byron B. Bower, Jr„ William H. Fish, Henry Persona, Henry D. McDaniel, A. V. Boen. D. B. Hamilton, John T. New ton, Howard Thompson, E. H. Sallo- way and John W. Bennett. P. W. Met- drim, of Savannah, and George Foster 00000000000000000000000000 a WRITES TO WIFE. S O THEN DRINKS ACID. O <1 O By Private Leased Wire. 0 0 Carlo, III., Sept. 7.—J. F. Rob- 0 0 erts, "iif Martin, Tenn., commit- 0 0 ted suicide In a hotel here by 0 0 drinking carbolic acid. His bo^Jy O 0 was found at 6 o'clock this morn- O 0 lag. He left a letter to his wife. 0 O O 0000000<HW0<KW000000<KI0C0O T DRIFTS TO IN HjS_ AIRSHIP When Last Seen, Matterey Was Over Lake Mich igan. DEMOCRATS MEET TO CANVASS VOTES AND NAME COME Conspicuous in Oapital City Is Senator Pettus, Now Re-elected. Oconto, Wle., Sept. 7.—The fate of William Matterey, an aeronaut from Chicago, who could not control the air ship In which he made an ascension, and drifted helplessly for 14 miles while 2,000 feet above the earth, 'Is a matter for conjecture only. When last seen he and his air craft were drifting out over Lake Michigan. It was then growing dark. No word has come of him today. CUTS OFF WATER By Private leased Wire. Ripley, Ohio, Sept. 7.—An incendiary Are early today destroyed the pumping station of the city waterworks. The waterworks trustees will ask for an in vestigation. The Incendiary will be summarily dealt with If discovered. .Special to The Georgina Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 7.—The state Democratic executive committee was called together at noon today by Chair man H. S. D. Mallory, of Selma, to canvass the returns, declare the result and to name the temporary chairman of the state convention, which meets Monday. Many of the delegates to the state convention are In the city ti watch the proceedings of the commit tee and to see who will be the tern porary chairman. The state commit tee also makes all arrangements for holding the convention, which will be held In the auditorium. Secretary John Pugh, of Blrmtng ham. is present, and so Is Pat Me. Gauley, the official stenographer. John C. Eyater.a prominent member of the committee, Is absent on account of HI ness. A conspicuous figure In the city la that of Senator E. W. Pettus, of Selma, who arrived here yesterday. He Is be ing greeted on all sides by his friends, He appears to bfe In good health and fine spirits, and the alternate senators will not have a chance to fill his place In the next six years, unless his health falls considerably. He gets about live ly and is a splendid conversationist. Another well-known figure Is that of A. M. Tunstall, former speaker of the house. He 1a taking much Interest In the meeting. SHIP'S PASSENGERS ALL REPORTER SAFE it ATLANTA NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD 11I IIII, Ul DttrtUllinil, u,,u -avviDV * v % Peabody, non-resident, are also mem These two boards will map out the plan of campaign for the new Institu tion nnd set the machinery In motion for the erection of the new buildings. It Is expected to prove one of the most popular Institutions of learning In the state, and the new district col leges provided for by the Perry bill will prove good feeders to It. _ HIPPLE PLANNED TO,KILL SEGAL Continued from Page One. Christian Endeavor Union Meeting. The annual meeting of the Atlanta local union of Christian Endeavor will take place at the Central Congrega tional church Friday night at 8 o’clock. A special program has been arranged, Including music by a quartet and vio lin solos by David Silverman. A re view of the past work of the local union, as well as plan for the future, will be presented at the meeting. All members of the society are cordially Invited. Any others Interested Jn the work of Christian Endeavor will be welcome. Deaths arid Funerals, Henry Cate Dead. h'-fla! t„ The Georgian Decatur, Ala, Sept. 7.—Henry Case flM at his home In East Decatur rr >m a stroke of paralysis. Some days he "as overcome with heat and "ad to be carried to his home. Later '* ln the dining room from a par- ™ le stroke, resulting in his death Mrs. Amanda Lee. •irs. Amanda Lee, (0 years old, died ursday at Grady hospital. Funeral ( rf), lce r »’«« held at Swift & Hall * t 'aapel at 4 o’clock Friday after- °. Bn <> Interment was at Weslvlew. Joseph A. Scott. tcrr,” , ' ph A - 8co,t died Thursday af- at 1 o'clock at his home, 19 avenue, Howell’s Station. re.M™ 1 * erv i«s Will be held at the ln» ‘ nr ? at 10 o'clock Saturday morn- vi, u Interment will be at West on- Vi” *■ aurvived by a wife and Earle, and a plan has been adopted. In an Interview with Receiver Earle he authorised the following statement. He Is to be president of the concern and will give $100,008 toward Its reor ganization.* His acceptance Is as fol lows: . . , "I accept the position In the hope that the company can be saved rather than liquidated, and I have been In ■esslon with the members of the board seek ing their co-operation to this end. No Papers Signed. I now announce that they have re sponded to my solicitations and their responsibilities In another manner, no matter what any one may say, and so nobly, that so soon as 1 can verify the calculations submitted t’o me of the value of the present assets of the comoany I can reopen Its doors with everyone receiving vvhat I believe to be the full value ol his claims, pro vided the creditors will meet my views in the same spirit that their board of directors already has done. ' "No papers have been as yet signed, and 1 am no* In physical condition to properly master the details of the plan that I wish to submit, so that I must have every one’s forbearance for a few days. But for the first time I see daylight and my conviction has grown almost to certainty that I am to re ceive my reward In the success of the plans that Induced me to become a part of this trying situation. I make this statement, as you •‘now, upon the as sumption that the reports that 1 now have will, upon verification, be found correct, but I see no present reason for doubting that they arts. (Signed) "GEORGE II. EARLE, Jr. Depositors to Get Cash. Under the plan of the organization depositors are to be paid the amount of their deposits In this manner: 30 per cent of the deposits at once upon the reopening of the bank; 30 per cent In preferred stock, guaranteed by col- lateral bonds; 40 per rent tn thirty or slaty dayz after reorganization. De tails of the reorganization are to be settled by depositors and stockholders at a meeting to be held at <*u*. This procedure will not Interfere with the prosecution of Segal, North and Colllngwood. Will Have Charge of Muslo. The state convention of the Sacred Harp Singers will have charge of the Sunday morning services at the Bap tist Tabernacle and will take part In the singing at night, Rev. W. L. Walker preaching. lee Cream Festival. For the benefit of those who held tickets and were unable to get served Thursday evening, owing to the large crowd present, the ladles of the Pryor Street Presbyterian church will give another festival on the church lawn Friday evening, at which tickets sold for the former occasion will be valid. Auditor Martin Leaves Central. News has reached Atlanta that B. D. Martin, auditor of traffic of the Central of Georgia Railway, had hand ed In ills resignation, effective Septem ber 15. He will move to New York, where he will be connected In a promi nent capacity with a large banking and brokerage corporation. The resig nation of Mr. Mnrtln had been rumored for several weeks, but It could not be officially confirmed until today. Is Believed That the Sheridan Is a Total Loss. ' Probation Restrictions Liftsd. Probation restrictions will he re moved Friday afternoon from thirty- five youths, thirty-one being white and four colored. The probation period for erring lads runs from four months to two years, and the thirty-five to be turned loose from the Job of reporting to Probation OfTIcer Oloer every week, have' been good nnd win the reward of such conduct. Officer Gloer and Recorder Broyles will make talks to the assembled lads Friday afternoon. B. Y. P. U. Sets Meeting Day. The Atlanta Baptist Young People's Union will hold their regular monthly meeting with the North Atlanta Bap tist Church, comer Hemphill avenue and Emmet street, Thursday evening, September 20, This Is expected to be one of the most helpful meetings of the fall work, especially of Interest to the Baptist Young people. A. D. Adair, Sr„ Better. A. D. Adair, Sr., who has been 111 for several days at Ms home on Washing ton street, was reported very much better Friday morning and his friends hope to see him on tpe streets at an early date. MAY NOT STAND FOR RE-ELECTION By Private Leased Wire. Detroit, Mich., Sept. 7.—Congressman Edwin Dundy today received the fol lowing telegram from Major General Ainsworth, military secretary In Wash ington; “All pasengers In steamship Sheridan reported safe. Friends desiring to hear from any particular passenger should telegraph him care of department quar termaster, Honolulu.” The fact that passengers are only reported safe leads Mr. Dundy to be lieve the Sheridan had broken to pieces. TAKES 110,000,000 TO DUN MASS, It takes Just tour and a half times more "scads" to run the Massachusetts state government than that of Georgia. And this, too, notwithstanding . that the population of Massachusetts ex feeds that of Georgia only a few hun dred thousand. . This fact was elicited from a state ment furnished 8tate Treasurer R. E. Park by the Massachusetts money handler. The amount It takes to run the Geor gia state government Is about $4,100,- 000. It takes over $18,000,000 to keep Massachusetts going. THOUGHTS OF GOOD BREAKFAST TEMPTS THIS RELEASED CONVICT TO BREAK INTO PENITENTIARY Special to The Georgian. Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 7.—Because the "grub" at the state prison was bet ter than that put up by his landlady, Bob Jenkins, colored, a discharged pris oner, "broke In" the state prison here last night. The negro scaled the high stone wall surrounding the pen, swiped a convict's suit, fell In line for break fast and then got to work In the foun dry before being discovered. He claims his landlady would put the butter across the table and only allowed him two biscuits, while "Cap tain Sol," the prison steward, didn’ hold back anything to eat. Jenkins had been discharged on Au gust 10, after serving three years for grand larceny. He will not be allow ed to remain, but the officials will try and get him a home. PLANS BURIAL, DRESSES FOR GRAVE, AND DIES ON EMBALMER’S TABLE By Private Leased Wire. Temple, Texas, Sept. 7.—After writing a note to hie employer telling of hie determination to commit eulclde, and giving full directions for the disposition of hie body, W. J. Adame, an undertaker's assistant, who came here several weeks ago from Little Rock, Ark., yesterday dressed himself for burial, lay down on the embalmer’s slab and swallowed poison. It Is said that financial troubles caused the act. ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN WAS ALMOST SUCCESSFUL Special to Tho Georgian. Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 7.—It has Just come to light here that a daring effort was made to wreck the Loula- vllie and Nashville passenger, south bound, near Spelgners Tuesday night. This train usually carries a large num ber of passengers and why the effort was made to wreck It Is not known. Two cross ties were placed upon the rails a mile above Spelgners and the engineer did not see them In time to bring hie train to a full stop, and his engine hit the ties and they were thrown from the track. The trucks were badly damaged and the train was three hours, in getting ready to move on. The Loulavlle and Nashville officials wired for the state bloodhounds at Spelgners and they were put upon the track and soon two negroes were captured and locked up, They deny being guilty. Special officers of the Louisville and Nashville are still busy at work on the matter and further developments are expected. WOMAN KEPT IN PRISON CELL AS RESULT OF JUDGE’S ERROR New York, Sept. 7.—Through a ‘'mis take,’’ a woman has been held In the Jefferson market police court, for 12 days, without any charge againet her. The woman Is Mrs. Agnes Peterson. 8he was arrested on a warrant August 27, charged with a misdemeanor. Mag istrate Cornell, who was then sitting at Jefferson market court, dismissed the case and Mrs. Peterson was dis charged. By mistake Magistrate Cornell signed a commitment paper, Instead of a re lease, and the woman was led back to prison. It will be Impossible to obtain the woman's freedom from Jail until papers of release are signed by Mag istrate Cornell, who Is at present In North Carolina on an extended, vaca tion. MEN IN STA GE BOX WANTED TO JOIN IN STAR CHORUSES An act not down on the bill was presented to the patrons of the Star theater at Thursday's matinee and the members of the cast held a dress rehearsal in the police court Friday morning. It all happened because two young men In the stage box persisted In Imitating Frank Daniels' latest stunt and talking to the girls on the stage. No. they didn't kiss any of the gtrle. This was at the Star. Carl Smith and John Lupo, young railroad men, were the defendants Ir. the case. It developed that they had occupied box seate for which another railroader had given them coupon*. Their unaccustomed prominence went to their heads and they persisted it lending their voices to aid the per. formers on the stage. An officer re fused to eject them from the house when the ushers demanded It and the ushers tried It themselves. Arriving at the exit, the two patrons Invited the ushers to come outside and start something. The ushers declined with thanks. Thereupon Smith and Lupo seised several heavy cuspidors thoughtfully provided for lovers of the Star type of vaudeville and hurled them at the ushers, several of the utensils landing where they would hurt most. Judge Broyles heard the case at length nnd assessed a fine of $5.76 against each of the defendants. The ushers were dismissed. EMORY DINNER SEPT, 17 WILL BE EINE AFFAIR ! NOOKS AND CORNERS OF AMERICAN HISTORY NATHANIEL MACON E AGREE TO RESIGN TO ESCAPE COURT Contempt Proceedings to Be Dropped Against Kan sas City Officers. By Private Leased Wire. Kansas City, Kans., Sept. 7.—May or Rose, V. J. Rose, chief of police, and J. K. Kelly, captain of police, today agreed to resign their offices upon promise of the state officials that con tempt proceedings brought against them recently Jn the Kansas supreme court would be dropped. At Topeka today the attorneys tor both sides reached this agreement, three justices of the supreme court co inciding. The contempt proceedings grew out of the fact that Mayor Rose assumed the office of mayor after the supreme, court had ousted him for not enforcing the prohibition law, SENATOR DEPEW TO OCCUPY SEAT Bn«w York, Sept, 7.—It Is learned that United States Senator Chauncey De- pew has so greatly Improved ln health that It Is likely he will be In his seat In the senate when congress convenes this winter. He has been suffering from a nervous breakdown. ROAD IS PROJECTED TO ENTER ATLANTA Special to The Georgian. Statesboro, Ga., Sept. 7.—An appli cation for charter for the Savannah. Statesboro and Western Railway Com pany will be filed with the secretary of state In a few days. It will be an ex tension of the Savannah and States boro, which operates between Savan nah and Statesboro, and the extension will reach Atlanta. The road will he 210 miles long. The counties through which It will run are Bulloch. Einnn- uel, Johnson, Washington, Baldwin, Jones, Putnam, Newton, Rockdale, De- Kalb and Fulton. The company Is to be capitalized at $1,000,000. MRS. WM. ASTOR REPORTED BETTER Boston, Sept. 7.—Mrs. William Astor, who Is 111 at the Hotel Somerset with complication of Indigestion nnd a sc- vere cold, passed a comfortable night and Is resting well today. Dr. Ste vens said today that Mrs. Astor will be removed to Newport probably to morrow. v By REV. THOMAS B. OREOORY. It Is my purpose, In this short srtlcle, to bring to the rvinembrntice of the American people the name of one of the grandest I am sure you got men Hint ever lived In uur crest country, somebody else." In Warren county, peopl men Nathaniel Mneon, horn mixed up with NEGRESS IS SLAIN BY WHITE MAN By Frlmte Leased Wire. Mobile, Ala., Sept. 7.—Jack Camp bell, a well-known business man - of Evergreen, Ala., called Abide Kemp, a negro woman, to her door and shot her six times. She died instantly. .Mllllllllli’l .linruil, iwiii »»s North Carolina, Ileceinber 17, 17u7. Mneon win n niwrui m irim-rivu, um with Ids cuuntrymcu struggling for liberty lie could take no further Interest In his studies, and, returning home, be volun teered ns a private miTdler In a company that wan being raised by bln brother. During the days that tried men s souls Mneon stood nt bln |H»*t like the hero that he wan, never absent from roll call, always ready for duty, and doing that duty like a inn n. From 1780 to 1786 Macon was n member of the .North Carolina JeglsJnturp. nml while serving In tbnt csparity he was the unyielding foe* of every form of compro mise with tyranny nnd oppression. As s member of the assembly he, fought to the hitter end ngainst the ratification of the Federal constitution. lie did this, not Item use he was nnpn- trlotie, hut lH*eause he was an Intense lover of liberty, and was afraid that the govern ment of the constitution would turn out to In* the oetopus which should strangle liberty and transform the free common wealth Into so many dependencies «P«n the central power nt Washington. He tier In red that government, nt best, was n necessary evil, and that the less we had of it the better. "Let the people alone," be used to say, "and they will pretty nearly always do what la right. From 1791 to 1816 Macon was a member of congress, nnd from W16 to 1828 I lilted Htntea senator, when he resigns! his sent, having served in the national congress for the long period of thirty-seven years with student nt Princeton, Special to The GeorgInn. Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 7.—It Is not likely that A. M. Tunstall, of Greens boro, will be a candidate for speaker of the next house of representatives. He Is In the city today, but states that he will later give out a statement, but did not say whether or not he would make the race. His Intimate friends, however, assert he has decided not to run, and that when he makes his state ment It will be to that effect. He was speaker of the last house and when he was ejected again as a member of the house It was predicted he would be come a candidate for speaker. This leaves the field to J. J. Arnold, of Jack sonville, and Captain Tyler Goodwyn, of Montgomery. TRY A WANT AD IN THE GEORGIAN great deal of Interest Is being shown in the Emory dinner which will take place on September 17. The com mlttee In charge la very much en couraged, and say It will be one of the largest college dinner* ever given In Atlanta. Many of the most prominent men In Atlanta are Emory men, and the even ing of the 17th will find them renew ing the associations of their college days. Many jokes will be told at the expense of those who have achieved prominence Since their college days, and some of the traditions—other than academic—of the quaint old college town will be rehearsed. The college term opens on Septem ber 19, and students from all parts of the state, returning to Emory, will stop In Atlanta to attend the dinner. The oldest living graduate of the col- lege Is Robert W. Lovett, who gradu ated In the class of 184$. Mr. Lovett lives In south Georgia, and will possl bly be present. Classes graduated be fore the war will be represented, as will the classes of the seventies and eighties. Announcements, with return postals, are being sent to all the Emory men tn Atlanta. It will be Impossible to send these announcements to the grad uates and students outside of ARant*. The committee desires that all men throughout the state who Intend at tending the dinner to send their names, with check for $1,50, to T. W. Connat-, ly, 24 1-2 Whitehall street. The committee In charge of the din ner Is comimsed of Thomas H. Jeffries, William D. Thomson and T. W, Connal- ly. ; BRYAN WILL COME TO CHATTANOOGA Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 7.-—William J. Bryan Is coming to Chattanooga. He will probably come here from Nash ville, when he makes his tour of the South In a few weeks. The Bryan Club held a meeting last night, at the Invitation of F. A. Hood, president of the club, who has Just returned from New York, where he assisted in re ceiving the "boy orator of the Platte." In an interview Mr. Hood Justifies the .... ... ... ...... tiny he woe Informed by bis neiglilsirs Unit be hart Inst been position taken by Mr. Bryan on the government control of railroads ques tion. but declared that Mr. Bryan does not want to commit his party to thla doctrine. He termed It as a "big stick,” to'be held over the railroads. Mr. Hood believes that Mr. Bryan will carry the solid South. WOMAN ARRESTED IN MURDER CASE Richmond, Vo., Sept. 7.—Mrs. Wil liams Muse, of Roanoke, has been ar rested In a resort In this city In con congress, to the senate sml to sll of the Important conventions simply liecatiso they believed In hlin and wanted him to repre sent them In the publh* councils. Macon was absolutely Incorruptible. No man’s bribe could buy him, no man’s frown could scare him. To whnt he believed to lb* servant It was stainless. A Democrat be wan of the ohl school nnd In the beat sml highest sense of the word. If.. 4 I .....I,. I._ lb. nnd wns with every one n brother and n friend. Meeting sll men upon the level and parting with them ii|n>ii the sounre. he exemplified In his every action the princi ples of the truest nnd finest Americanism. Macon wns the warm personal frleml of Jefferson nnd Mndlson, nnd those rrent men minted him with n confidence that knew no limit. Jefferson railed him the "Last of the Homans," slid the celebrated John Han- dolph said of him In his will: "He Is the bent, purest slid wisest man I ever knew." STATISTICS. BIRTHS. To Mr. nnd Mrs. IS. F. Fa street, s son. ■ nt 173 Powell linn, on the 29th .day of June, 1837, In the ?hlldren. I Am a be tils place of hurtal n shady ridge little farm, and there. In n coffin made of plain boards, he wns.laid swst, with noth ing to mark his resting place but a pile of loose stones. ATTENDED FORTY-ONE COMMENCEMENTS Hon. Peter W. Meldrim, of Chatham, who will meet with the university trustees at Athena Monday, can claim a distinction due to no other man In Georgia. He has attended forty-one consecu tive commencements of the State Unl- nectlon with the murder of C. C\ Hen- veralty. Home three or four of these deraqn. She was In the house at the time of the murder. She denies ac knowledge of the assault, and subse quent death. A warrant was sworn out thla afternoon for Mrs. Nora Bain, the woman who accompanied Mrs. Muse here on the Norfolk and Western excursion. The two women are said to have been In company with Hender son and another man, who la said to have struck Henderson the blow which caused his death. were during the time he was a student there. Colonel Meldrim formerly represent ed Chatham In the house. He was among the trustees of the university who visited Madison. Wis., to Inspect the Michigan State University. TRY A WANT AD IN THE GEORGIAN I 14 * 4. IS IH.ll. To Mr. and Mrs. W. J. O’Brien, nt 268 Simpson afreet, a son. /■ To Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Harris, at 140 Wludiur street, a son. DEATHS. Mrs. lls Ilnwos, 21 years old, died of polsoulug at 881 Marietta street. David It. Hmullyan, 3 years old, died t MS IF hospital. propertyTransfers. 1900—Henry Hlllyer to Miss Alice 8uther* bind, lot on Rock street near Tyler street. •Ynrrantv deed. $1,500—Mrs. II. W. 81ms to Dickinson lot Quit on Little street near rlslut deed. $800. Peual Hum—Lynwood Land Co. to A. M. \ erner, lot on Ormwood avenue near Confederate avenue. Bond for title. 1700—Mrs. Tussle Cantrell to G. I>. Tnuslg, lot oti Grady place near Gordon street. Warranty deed. $6, Love nnd Affection—C. R. West to Mrs. Lanrs WuehendorfT, lot ou Moreland uvetiue. Warranty deed. $4,son—Mrs. J.- K. Francis to Francis E. Brownell, lot ou Whitehall street near Hood street. BUILDING PERMITS. 13.500—T. C. Wesley, to build two two* story frame dwelllug* ut &W2 W. Fifth street. $600—Nora Ellen, to build one-story frame welling at 334 Wslnut street. $200—Mrs. M. Graves, to move frame dwelling at 349 Vance DeLeon avenue. $2.000—J. K. McElroy. to build two-story frame dwelling nt 180 Luckle street. $200—Heal wot nl Lumber Co., to build frame office on Elliott street. $100—Mrs. H. M. Hean. to recover two lie-story frame dwellings nt 21-27 Hock treet. $176—J. C. A. Brannon, to add fo om» story frame dwelling nt 90 Loomis a venae. $160—Mrs. A. E. Hayne, to build servant's house at 160 Kllxnladh street. $2,360—J. C. A. Brannon, to build two- story frame dwelling st 288 UIcnwood ave nue. $100—Hightower Bo cover two dwellings at 116-^ s. Humphries street. Important Change of Sched ule on Seaboard Air Line Railway. Effective Sunday, September 9th Important change of schedule will be made on the Seaboard Air Une. Par ticular attention Is called to the fact that train No. 3S. which now leaves Atlanta, 9:35 p. tn.. will nn and after September 9th. leave Atlanta at 8:00 m„ Central time.