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THE ATLANTA (ilXHifil AX,
runtsiuv. kovrmbui: i. i:«»;
SPECIAL AUCTION
SALE.
Saturday, Now 3, 19U(j.
We WILL SKI.I. AT AUCTJQ.V TO THE
highest bidder near the water works wlmt
la known as tlie Chastain snb-dlvlstoii.
29-Beautiful Yacaut Lots-2!)
TERMS: J10 CASH OS GROUND; K Vi:K
month, rlfli 7 p«r cult, Interent.
Here It »u opportunity to buy property ou
remarkably ciuy tcrrni, where Atlanta real
eetate la advancing rapidly. The enhance
ment In valuea of till, property for twelve
months will pay the Interest oh the invest,
meat and leave n handsome profit. These
hadly needed and In demand. Huy these
lots and liulld housea on them to rent or
soil. Will pay 12 to 15 per cent as an In
vestment.
Any one buying one of these lots and
having paid (104 of the purchase price, we
alii pay off the deferred payment, and
lodtd yon a house to order, and give you
credit for the (100 on the Job, and make
liberal terms on the balance,
HALE DUGINS PROMPTLY AT 2 1-. M.
Everybody Invited, especially tbe ladles.
Take t.uckle afreet to watea works esr,
and got off at Emmet street.
W. P. KELLY & CO.,
‘A HUNTING WE WILL GO;"
GAME SEASON OPENS AND
A LL SPOR TSMEN A RE HA PP Y
Ontgutiig train* on ererj mad out of At*
lantK were crowded Thursday raornlug by
htinf*mi*n answering •’Thn Cal! of the
‘Juall.” Has’jrasre car? were kennels nnd rest
less bird dojs ami fretful train men made
Ihing* lively at both stations. Tb.» nluiroda
wen* setting to the fields before the eoTeys
became broken.
The bunting aenaon opened In full blast
November 1, and huntsmen «(aim that game
la more plentiful this season than over and
conditions wore ncrer mom fltvornbl*. Two
iB'ure* ride from Atlanta in any direction
will land the bird hunter In quail territory.
ivhen
the
period of practice at gun
• ords are made hitting plg-
psriOBMB ha* sallied forth In
r canvas clothes, game bags and
1th InmnieilesK gun and smoke
and begins a record for mUflhii
full mil
legging*.
l.*S* Shell:
partridge .... ,
eorqy of partridges la si
Efferent from that mad'
trap.
I»K
flushed
be n lift!*
springing j
of the upeniu;
Anotbei
hunting i
restauran
—roast quail, stuffed quail, quail
frleasoeil quail and Just plain partrldgj
The season lasts longer than the birds.
evldenci
asou TI111 |.f
calling affenfiou lo
r of the
r-nrds in
pedals'*
toast.
312-313-314 Peters Building
FRASIEB-SMITH CO.,
Real Estate Everywhere,
luvestmcut, Renting and
Fire Insurance.
1*5 AUBURN' AVENUE, BEI.L
PHONE 3333 SL
MR. ROOSE VELT IS PREPARED
TO DO SOME BIRD HUNTING
Charlottesville, Va., Nov. 1.—Preai-! bracing. It was late when^Hie spank-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt, en route toHng pair, a black and a bay, pulled up
“Pine Knot,** the little home In south- { at th ® Roosevelts' cottage. where they
— ««* — .a-iss-srs, sartJs^as
DR. N. A. PRATT IS KILLED 12,000 BUFFALO VOTERS
BY ENGINE AT DECATUR HEAR HEARST’S SPEECH
Famous Mineral Expert:
1
Meets Sudden
Death. *
Roosevelt bought from the Wilmers [ had a warm supper ready,
ten months -ego. reached North Garden j The big spring wagon which convey-
at 2:48 o’clock yesterday afternoon, I the president’s baggage to "Pino
where the Signet was sidetracked, the i K " ot ";•**» remained two guirt anil a
yard en,.„ 0 from this city be,nr ured |
for the purpose. Dr. Rlxey was the j will be the first to take him out. Bird,
first to alight, followed closely by j are said to l»e plentiful in southern
Mrs. Roosevelt and the president. Th© Albemarle this season. Several large
president raised his hat to the visitors i were ipfn yesterday in the
* ! neighborhood of the Plain Dealing es
t * lc ! tate, and It Is hardly imsslble that, th
Totally oblivious of his danger and
while walking between the tracks of
the Georgia railroad at Decatur, Go.,
pr. X. A. Pratt, father of N. P. and
George L. Pratt, of the X. P. Pratt
Laboratory, was struck by the pilot bar j
of a fast through freight about 4:30
o’clock Wednesday afternoon, dying*
hours later at tAe home of his I
daughter. Mrs. ,T. V. Kennedy.
Mr. Pratt was hurled some distance!
from the track nnd was unconscious |
when picked up by those who saw the j
tragic accident. He whs carried to j
the residence of his daughter and the ;
notified
VILL
A CITIZENS' PARTY
FORT, ROOSEVELT
O’Neill Has Planned to
Force Third Term on
President.
Candidate Holds Pub
lic Reception at
Hotel.
mambets of hfa family
and hurried to his bedside.
Mr. Pratt, together with airs. Pratt,
had Just returned from a stay at Id thin
Spilngs and he was on his way to the
station to make arrangements about
baggage. The two tracks of the Geor
gia road at Nils place are parallel and
Mr. Piatt had crossed one and was
walking in the pr.th between the two
nnrl asnixtcil « Rr>..a»vAlt into th« i “ e, i!‘ luu ' i llw " •" ll, »’ *'»»«• »-»cuuji8 * »- when the freight <&tU0 by at a fast
ana assisteu Mis. Roosevelt into the, tatp> and !t i, ;in ] Iy 1M «*1bIe that tlie: rate.'
turnout from the Witmer stables. 'president can resist the temptation to! Struck hv Pilot
minutes after reaching North'join Dr. Rlxey, ami with ''Uncle Diels" { , P . , tli . *,.* i,, ,,..«««#
Garden the party had headed for "Pine to show him the way. I h ..TJ*5-1/111 ■! f
Knot,’’ 10 miles distant. The ride was, Secretary Lalth. ami the secret aerv- J jJJJ” ’- f -* ,u cai about 18 feet
an exhilarating one, the air from the I ice men are quartered in the pres! a, '°' *
snowcapped Blue Ridge being cold and I dent’s private car at North Garden.
I away. Ills head struck the truck
i beams. Ills skull was fractured, caus
ing, a hemorrhage at the base of the
IM...-.I Xf ».T,
THREATENED TO BURN GIRL
IF SHE CRIED FOR HELP
DR. N. R. PRATT.
Most Characteristic Picture Ever
Made of Well Known
Scientist.
Pittsburg, Pu.. Nov. l.—J. Denny
O'Neill, one of the wealthiest men of
McKeesport, who was elected county
controller on the citizens' ticket, an
nounces that after the November elec
tlon he will organize the Citizen’s par
ty of the United States, which will
have as Its object the Indorsement
Theodore Roosevelt for a third term
a a president of the United State*.
Air. O’Neill said that he would call n
state meeting immediately after the
election and as soon ns a state organi
zation is made they will he organized
In other states. He says there are
thousands of men throughout the coun
try who will be glud to lend their sup
port to such a movement.
Mr. O’Neill Is one of the men who be
lieves that the interests of the country
would be seriously crippled if Air.
Roosevelt retires at the present time.
He believes that the president was sin
cere when he declared that he would
not accept a third term, but lje Kl««
■ ,, believes that he lias the Interests of
cemetary. Dr. J. G. Patton, pastor nr thc country sufllciontly nt heart to no
the i'ivst Presbyterian church of JDe-lcept if the presidency is offered him.
in thc best colleges in the country and
was a man of gi*eat numcal capacity.
He was the pioneer in the development
of fertilizers in the Southern states.
Hit Family Life.
He married Miss Julia Stubbs in
Milk'dgoville. Ga.. November 14. 1853,
and his wife and four children survive
him. They celebrated their golden
anniversary last November. The chil
dren are N. P. and George L. Pratt, of
the Pratt Laboratory; AJIss Fannie Jo.
Prfttt, Baltimore, Afd., and Mrs. J. J3.
Kennedy, Decatur. ~
‘ The funeral services were conducted
at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the
residence of Airs. Kennedy in Decatur.
The Interment was In thc Decatur I Mlavea that lie”has the tnt«r«stk"nf
Hmgeratown. Aid., Nov. 1.-—An un-
I identified middle-aged white man made
:an attempt yesterday afternoon about
] 5 o’clock to criminally assault Prudence
Brumbaugh, the 18-year-old daughter
of John Brumbaugh. Thc attack was
made within 300 yards of her home, on
the Charles Garling farm, on the turn-
FASIl FUR YOU It URAL K8YATK. N<
ms tier where located.
iTTors •yM'WXS*’ iibal fTstati:.
;tml I know who It Is. I have hundreds of
buyers. The ins 11 who will buy your place
Is on my list. Do you want to meet him?
If so. semi your name and description and
* of yonr property ~ 1
pike, four miles west of Hagerstown.
Tearing the girl’s apron Into shreds,
he tied her hands and feet, and filled
her mouth with earth so she could not!
scream. He threatened to burn her
alive Jf she screamed and struck sev
eral matches to prove that he meant
what he said. It is supposed that the
approach of the girl’s sister, Lizzie,
aged 15, frightened the man away.
W. C. I. U. WANTS ROOSEVELT
TO FIGHT THE DEMON RUM
A IIOI’HK AND LOT FOR UXLY $4(W
ou Blisahetll street. The lot Itself Is
werfh more. -
SIX-1 tot >M TUN BAIR.VT IIOLMR FOU
ISOO; lot 50 by IQO.^to n 10-foot alley. .
Hs »treet°for 11,25**. ' ltoiit* %r $15 per
uioiiTituoM HHick I!oi:hk. cbuxfeu
' • for. only $2,300. Reids for $20 per
uiisnge » psrt Into a store sml you
per cent Investment. .
RR STlttefcT. SfKAU
l.o I* ON ruitKIKU STRRklC NKAU
fh’dford place; M by 140, to nnether
sireei; four-room house can be built there,
n Idch will rent for $7.«>. For n quick
K.'llu. ISOU.
Hartford. Conu., Nov. 1.—The tVoiuau’s
Christian Tempernuce Union w«nfs Presi
dent Itooserelt to Join lu the crusade
against the liquor traffic. A resolution
was adopted nt today's session of the on-
thmnl convention asking the president to
mention “the evil that Is a menace to our
uattou’’ in his next uimnxl message to con
gress.
Resolutions declaring for International ar
bitration and denouncing mob law and
lynching* were among the lestures of the
day’s proceedings.
‘■ MISSING LINK" IS FOUND
B Y EXPLORER KLAAISCH
New- York, Nov. 1.—A special d|s- I This is an aboriginal woman at Port
patch from Melbourne. Australia, «ay« P*? 1 ' 1 ,?i‘ n J5?!,!!!?
... . . 4I ’ .' feet like hands. Professor Klaatsch
Profe.,.0r Kt.awch, the explorer. tuIwn r | H , t , r c „t a and photo-
discovered the missing link between i graphs. He declares the discovery Is
man and ape. • I of extraordinary biological Interest.
brain. Dr*. 1 lovd McRae. Cyrus
Striukler. Joseph Green and Kdwin
P. Alislev were huiTiedJj* brought to
Dr. Pratt's bedside nnd did everything
possible in medical science.
Dr. Pratt was 74 years of age. and
was in th© best of health, lie was „ M
horn at Darien, Ga., January 23, 1833. • catur. conducted the ceremonies. Th*
He wffs known throughout the South ! following noted as pallbearers: G. H. I
and had always been identified with Scott. C. Af. Candler. \V. K. MeCalln, I
mining interest.* and Imd acquired an JCffwln f*. Ansley, E. H. Wilson, Dr.!
exceptional stove of Information relat- Wiley S. Ansley, B. F. Boykin and J.
lug to minerology. He was educated I W. Caldwell.
DR. PR All LEFT HISTORY
OF LIFE WRIT TEN B Y HIM;
RECORD OF FORI V YEARS
. Dr. X. A. Pratt, who was killed by j 20 years as royalt.v from the river phos-
a train In Decatur Wednesday after-
noon, was very methodical In his hah- ‘ 18(*t.~Klected professor of applied
It*. anJ like many *cl»ntUlc men. made ■ L«lngtm, Vu “ Lc ° Ln ‘*
cartful recard* of hts dally work. One j In England and nn the .-,11111-
of these records, written in an aligU- i nent studying chemical manufacture,
lar baud upon foolscap paper, was i 1872.—Invented and with George T.
HE SHAKES HANDS
OF MANY PERSONS
MeCarrtin Gives Out Cable
gram Showing Crokor Is
Opposed to Hearst.
JUDGE WAUGH
URGED BYDEMOCflATS
TO DUN FOR CONGRESS
Spn-lul to Tbe Georgian.
Little Rock. Ark., Nov. 1.—Judge W.
M. Kavnnaufih, president of th© fikrath-
ern Baseball League, may make the
race fov congress in this district two
years hence.
At the earnest soHeltatlon of the
Democratic committee of thc Fourth ! Breaker *F
Buffalo, N. Y.. Nov. 1.—William Ran
dolph Hearst closed hi* up-state cam
paign by speaking at six big and en
thusiastic rallies In this city last night.
He made a whirlwind tour of the city
and stirred up a roaring wave of en
thusiasm.
Air. Hearst spoke to about 12,00©
working men and business men^and
was given a greater demonstration than
any candidate ever received in this
city. •
Holds Public Reception.
At 11 o'clock, when Mr. U#ar*t fin
ished h|8 address in the Garden theater,
ho was escorted by National Commit
teeman Norman R Alack and a number
of other prominent Democrat* of this
city to tne Hotel Lafayette, where a
recaption had been arranged for him.
As Hearst stood in the lobby with
Mr. Mack ut hi* side and - hands
with man after man as a solid «oiumn
of men filed in one ©nuance and out nt
tlie other door, the policemen who wore
on dbty at the hotel- said that In fifteen
inlnutaH after the reception began nt
least 1,500 people had entered the lob
by to try to shake handa-WIth the can
didate.
Hearst Answers Hughes.
In ail perhaps 2,00© people, maybe
nioro, had a chance at least to se© the
candidate for governor.
At all of the meetings here lust night
Mr. Hearst reviewed concisely the ii*-
ffiies of the campaign, ftc ratiorAted
the moat important points In her per
sonal platfoini «hd made reply to th*
personal n(tucks, that h^ve been made
on him by Mr. Hughes.
Mr. Hearst mudd ;t flfle©n-mlnut<*
speecli at each of the meetings, a
statement that win enthusiastically
applauded and eheerad was thl$:
"Mr. Hughes complains because I
[crltlel*e Ids friend*. Let me ask him
* If he object* to what I have said
about bl« friends. Mc«’arren. Strike
•’alley, Belmont. Ryan, Uog-
. • •- not
1872 to 1870.—Prof os
found In hla
gives in brk_
life from his school dny* to Ills re^. , f t|
moval t,i Decatur, In 1900. Theve >»'*!
I!:: 1 ’ n ° " nt,y JuVln * "’ e •“* ! legislative el.arter for
This brief autobiography, postliu- | '2™! n, “ '’" l "'"ral anil Mining Com-
mously published, throw* a clearer
light upon the Hfe-worlt of Dr. Pratt! H.u u»4S«8.—organised the UnRe<1
than any obituary written by another | States Fertilizer Company, Gamden. N.
...... -mammmmmm—-, /nyi
i make several speeches ip|fiie district | stand up and defend Ihein.
<smn
Name of McCarrsn Hooted.
“Now.-If Mr. Hughes was re
AS WIFE IS BEING BURIED,
FAMOUS OLD COMMEDIAN DIES
desk after l,l« death. It of Phlfudelphta. pntetifeil the J”
1 torn - --UH g ia^L»Hndlng proc... ! ifa'ima'a’ho'3 ‘S?&(.Mr. Hughes wu retain,,1
■vvn-lilnittonT„'i 1 the emmllea In the ,11-trlei anil ha"111- 11 " ‘Hew inert, he wouhl not
■ " an n | vita tlon. to spehlt In every i-ounty, hut! hesitate to ilefeiid Ihem. Will lie not
he will be able to accept only ii few ?.* much for frfe|id*hlp as he would
of them. Ills ;y>poiiilm©»ts have been ; f° 1 ' a rfffilner?”
s«» arranged tlmt he will ©peak at the ' *F1W name* of AldCarren and Farley
I-ounty sertt* of live * bounties, it !»!"'«•* grecte 4 d with hoots, groans and
doubtful If he will b© able to meet glljliowl* *»f disapproval.
- - the*© apisdntments, m* bis engagements ! Supporters of Imtli Mr. Hughe* and
J.. and built and operated their work* 1 here are of such a nature a* to de- Mr. Hearst express confidence In the
under “add grinding process.” nmnd his presence in Little Hock. - mttcome. William Barnes, «a former
1877. —Hecured legislative charter for | It I* understood tlmU Mf*. Jttdd will! vjt|i!rnmn of the executive committee
the Georgia Chemical nnd Mining Com- ? r**Uie from congress when he finishes lb** Republican state committee, ©aid
pany. ] Ids next term, and strong presstne Is today:
1878. —opened the Louisa coin^y. | being nuule upon Judge Havana ugh to . Barns* Makes Estimate.
”1 have been here* a great deal since
© stale convention looking around
„ .... . nother f States Fertilize
could do. The record, with the title
written across the foolscap page, fol
lows:
ABSTRACT OF THE LIFE
AfilD LABORS OF DR. N. A. PRATT
1852.—Educated at Roswell. Cobb
county. Georgia, In 1852: took degree of
A., M. at Oglethorpe University, and in
1858 that of M. D. from Savunnuh Med
ical College.
1854 and *55.—Continued scientific
studies at the Lawrence Scientific
School, Harvard University, Cain*
Virginia, pyrlte mines, for supplies or j exact a promise from him to accept the !
Huiphur, for the* fertilizer work* pro-1 nomination t«» represent the district i ,
posed for Richmond, under charter se-[«P‘»n the retirement «*f Mr. Reid, ft Is t
E. L. MORSE,
nil KuL'ttTII NATIONAL BANK BUHL
NORTH HIDB'CDTTAGB—riKTEKN MIN-
'ire* wsik from center oY city. Beautiful
Interior finish. All convenience*. Owner
moving fmm city. l»rbro $3.1(W; $5 , ' , ( ensli,
| lull*nee monthly.
VsilBY STURKT-M^OUF. AND Ful l!
i'H>m* contieeted; three room* on side
twiWwi vacant lof. Rented th.
ricuTitU<K aN‘i> iMiFtVTXSXKTm*
mile* from center of Atlanta. Haim* ten-
»of for twenty year*. Fertile laud*. Home
wood#, ii aR '1,320 feet fine frontngo on
m.i< JMlainlred road, Greek in rear. Spring
*i»f| lira neb; $5,000. Unnaualiy easy terms of
1500 . ash; l.alauce $300 yearly., with 5 per
cent intereat.
New York. Nov. 1.—Jules Keen, one
of the most famous of old time comedi
ans, and for years a business associate
of Colonel William F, Cody (Buffalo
Bill), died today in his room at th©
Ashland House at th© very hour thut
hi* wife’s funeral was taking place up
town.
. Th© grave where Ids wife was inter
red will be belt! open until Friday when
he will be put by her side. The Masons
|T|- | fillllHJ IIJ inllllllX I lIHH.I J14H . ’ , . , , , ,1.
and during same year, with’Dr.! Hdans tlmt Kavauaugh would have n » K e ?*‘ ra "*v throughout tin* state. I have
G«irg<- Little*, illreovrml the tuillortlti* opt-o.lthm If he will Hnniunc, hla will- *" 110 uv f ™ r * *>*«_ re-
Hay. and hnuxlltn Georgia nml 'Alu- ! |n*ne*» to innke tln*,n» e. . ,
lSi».—Opened In AtUntn. G».. tliu!
hr.d.e, M»»»*. under Profe-eor Lon.. Mln *
Aend n* hi. private pupil In | , ST!( lln( , i 88 u.—Appointed .tale
hoi* Wyinan l>>* lecture. In enflnceriur*
1.37 to 1161—Pi*ofeH.or of cheml.tiy
ind Kikii wfif lmvi>’chn'r*e of the burtai 1 ,n «av.nnal. Medic! Celle*,.
Major John Burk©, Buffalo Bill’s rater© ,
ait pres* agent. 1ms charge of the
funeral arrangement*.
and as his private pupil In
geology, Professor K. N. Ilorsford In j chemist to department of agriculture,
laboratory work in chemistry. Profes
18«1.—Professor geology and chem«
BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE
A HER HIS HE A RT SI OPPED
Millville, X. J.. Nov. 1.—Brought
back to life after 111. heart had .topped
beating and after he wn» apparently
dead, Harry Beebe wan able to tell Ills
frlenda today how, it felt to be dead.
d ill SlltK - BIIANU NKW, KIOHT
room Imuxe; all eon?eui«oc©*. lesvgn lev
lot: $3,1 w.
riWkl.'l, HTllECT ~ ALL IMI’ltOVL.
•iisrit*; pretty lot, 50 by 140; $.»*j5: half
< obb Countv Farm For Sale.
J ssreif-rootn bias©, with all nee
sMiry out house*, gisxl wells, rtiiming
••reeks* 100 seres cleared, bsladf?© In tlm-
•^r; 200 fin© fruit trees, all bearing. Tills
'• unusual opportunity to get n rtrst-
' in*# farm In easy reach of the great city
Atlantt —" * —“ * “
U.OOV
time.
A. J. WEST £ CO.,
:i-, f-CNTURV BUILDING.
TIfO.VK 1731.
NEW SLEEPER ON
W. & A. R. R. TO
CHATTANOOGA.
infective at Atlanta, October 27th,
and Chattanooga. October 29lh, the
W. & A. Railroad will oporato ou It*
train,, Xo». 3 nnd L Pullman, Bleep
er, between Atlanta and Chattanooga,
train leaving Atlanta at 8:50 p. in.,
end pa.eengera can remain In name
until 7:00 a. m. next morning in Chat
tanooga. returning paenenger* can get
In sleeper at Chattanooga at 9:00
p.'m. and arrive Atlanta 7:10 next
morning.
C. E. HARMAN.
General I’aasenger Agent.
DELINQUENT 8ALE DAY
FIXED IN TWO MONTHS
lie wa« atrbken with heart failure.
A physician noticed the puliation of the
heart later and at once resorted to a
hypodermic medication. Artificial res
piration v.ns produced and .lowly the
man * etuined to life.
SHIPPERS TO SUE
the .ante year d[.covered the
rich llthla and bromine water.. .Incc
Chicago, Nov. 1.—The Illinois Audit
Company, organised on behalf of ship
per. of that atnte to prosecute railroads
entering Illinois Tor overcharges In
shipping rates, today announced
through Ita president, Rudolph Patter
son. that It expected to bring In civil
and criminal suit, aggregating (SO.OOO,-
600 for overcharges and damages.
This announcement was made fol
lowing the hearing or the suit brought
egalnst the Chicago and Alton railroad
on behalf of Bambrook Brother,, of
Bprlngllcld, HI.
Spe. lal lo The Georgian. *
Jackson. Ml«l„ Nov. I.-Jt lw» lost been
discovered that the near slat# code pro
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attorney-general has the matter under i 0 PREDICTED OWN DEATH. O
sidemthm. and la trying t«. devise a remedy _____ X
which will .sire the break. I „ s> „. rork> jf OVt I._f ra nc-a 0
| O Tlnyselln, aged 2*. of u.een O
■ 0 Point, lisa been 111 tor several O
0 month, and on Tuesdav told a O
; 0 friend that .he had only a few O
DECIDES TO ADMIT WOMEN ;f 1
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latry In iiglethoria University; during
summer made search In four state, for
possible supplies of sultpeter, .iilphur
and lead, and reported result, to the
Confederate States secretary of war at
Montgomery. In September, name year,
raised a military company of So men
for service on the Georgia coast;
served six months as cnptaln, and In
April, 1(62.
1*62 to 1S(3.—Was commissioned
geologist anil chemist to the Confeder
ate Stuie* government, and a-flgned
for duty with the r. 8. Nitre and Mining
Bureau, Just then organised, ns hi, firat
dutv waa ordered to make geological
survey of North Florida and search
for .upplles of nitre, by re.iue.t of C. S.
Senators David K. Juice and Maxwell,
und In 1(64 was made assistant chief
of that bureau, in charge ,.f tlie South
ern division headquarters at Augusta,
with rank and pay of lieutenant colonel
of cavalry.
1663.—Moved to Charleston,
determined lo erect cl.emlc
smmHes'of Dhosnhatea'for’miinufa'ctVirc j the .Magnetic Iron and Strei
Hupplle* or pno* p nai©* for munutatiur© otv r om , inn y .if south UaroBna,
*^*? r *» , . | 1* s,i 1888.—In vein 0(1 n new, u*«-
IS6,.—On August 10. Id.,, discovered I f„| nnil successful process for de-
the once noted native bone phosphates ! phosplmrlslng pig Iron in Hie blast fur-
- „—..— SO,., -a. nace, and In four (4) (latent, secured
the process In the name of The Pratt
Georgia.
1(61.—Organized „n ClnclDiiaH capi
tal Hie Georgia i'heml.al and .Mining
Company and built their works on
Georgia railroad, naming the station
Clifton, after the name of the residence
of Richard Hmitli, president of thc
Cincinnati Gazette.
16*2.—Engineered mid constructed
the works of the National Fertilizer
Company, nt Nashville, T>-nn., by acid
grinding process. ‘
1((2.—With H. II, Colquitt and others
organized the "I'unrian Farm Improve
ment Company." qml erected llieir
works at Ihlel Point. On.
PRIZE OF $100,000
LOSTJBY SAILORS
England Withdrawn Offer
for Finding the North-
West Passage.
UhlcUKo, Nuv
Norwegian**
ho
.—The flv© HturU;
mnpanled Captain
kluiwn a* IJthla Springs, and nasiated (Amundsen on a three-yean*' Voyae© in
1861'to 'lfis7Invented u „d with j' he „ A,v, t , ‘’ navigating the
George W. Benson, of Marietta, per-! no, ''hweet pu.sago and dlimoverlng the
fected and patented the process of cx- ! nmgnetlc |s>le, after futile effort, for
traction of oils and fats *l»y solvent, i *Wu years by oilier explorer, to Hccmn-
In romblnutl.'n with mechanical pro.- pllsh the feat, have Just arrived in t.’hl-
sure. This process extracts and re- Hugo, on their way buck to Xorwav,
fines .73 to M gallons of nil from the I only to discover that tilt* prize of (toe,,
cotton-seed meal of other mill, per ton.! '»l'l offered by the British government
188* to 1889.—Geologist to the depart-I for navigating the passage hit. been
mem of ngrlcutttire. , withdrawn.
Irmeii of tlie county, a. well
* me I own organizations, and think x
can safely say now what the result
of the llepnldlran canvass Indicates.
I "Governor Hlgglil.’ plurality above
j the Bronx waa 18U,0nti. I have not
; found anything lo Indicate a loes from
• that vote In more Horn 3U out of Euoo
election districts. My prediction Is
; that Hr. Hughes will come down u>
the Bronx with more than 20(I,000 plu
rality.”
Regard, it a< Joke.
Max lluiieen. camptdgn manager for
the Independence League, sal.l:
“Of Com te Mr Barnes was Joking.
He know, as well ha I do that every
comity In the state show. Republican
lossea. nnd that In every county In th«
slate Hughes will lose hundred, of vo
ters and thc Republican counties that
have not gone Democratic in twenty
years. Will give a majority for Mr.
Herat."
Chari,* r. Murphy, leader of Tam*
tdany Halt, refu.ed to make any detail
ed prediction on the result of the elec
tion.
"If what Mr. Barnes says la true,” hs
■•Id, “we might its wan close up shop.
But his figure, do not agree with our
MMrts from up -tale,”
, The Independence League gave out
this statement last night:
Hm-iI Strength Growing.
"Hoports from up state relative to
of Houlli Carolina. Then the first ev
known In the United State., or on the
continent of North America.
On October, 1**7, he organized the
Charlezt'on Mining and Manufacturing
Company, ultimate capital ll.ooo.ooo,
I8«*.—Organized the Sulphuric Acid
and Superphosphate Company, ultimata
Steel Company.
So aim devised nnd raveaied (In
1*8*1 a process for making fire-proof
brick a,id linings for furnaces anil
stoves, etc., from tho waste anil scraps
of soapstone and other quarries,
1*89 to 1*9.',.—Engaged 111 the locat
ing and development of tbe phosphate
capital (380,001), ami erected for them tng and development
In 1*70 the larges! acid chamber then Interests and other
In the United State*, nnd during the I state of Florida. Establishing in 18,1
same year published and distributed
freely a pamphlet on tlie native bone
phosphate, of South Carolina, do-
scribed their deposition In the bed. of
the rivers, nnd their extension Into
Georgia and Florida
CLERK IS KILLED
Bl STAB OF PIN
Long Needle* Found in the
Street After Mini Is
Picked l’p. *
UNIVERSIIY OF PENNSY
Xor. !.—BrenUujr ov«r th©
^lltVni of 157 .re*rii t file Imunl of iron*
* tk* Uniter*! nr of |Viiii«rIr*ul*, be
ne of tbre .i-~ ' v..m re. t.... » • -m her*
who rtrslre A. U. Hfifrw ami *li*» hi
cr^iafuz ror •■Mwiitli*. Un* »!*•
eUfti ft> Intlall a 4*»inp!**(r rew’p f«»t
wimini iK'sfmiiffj; In Jaunarf.
thc Geological. Mining and (Themlcal
Bureau, and with hi* *on*. Arthur >V„
and George L. Pratt, the Pratt Labora
tory at Jacksonville.
1805.—U1o*ed the Pratt l,ahoratory at
Jacksonville. Fhu and lived nt Llthla
IS60,—In Deeenil»er. 18$!», he applied ! <!n '’ * n ,Sfm ,n *>Veti to
to leglHlaliue for charter ami the 1 1 ‘ atul * ^
We7. for XXlTo^ruSZ^i 10-»000p000000000000«00000 !
X';'" same iZ' IZluTur ! 2 FAMOUS BATTLEFIELD %! an Inch In thUn.'s^mi M Inches lg
chirtet*. .mlexXlve'privi^c'm the! g C0E6 UNDER HAMMER. O 1( tadMd .W man* lu-art
Marine ^•fiiritlrer l"YiVh "ta’comlrtnv 1 o s l v :, '■-Hl.torlr O I repn Dallc-lo s barter shop wta/te
!h2 BS'hinwn^ltlediid.lre^i'S l * r 7 n,1< ‘ , 1 " f eicConrclemu* O n was from the wounded man. The
i,, ’j h i fore©*. Ih t»» Ik* sold ttuder the 0 needle whs found on tli*r street.
w |t hroj'ultyt*til! , ©d,^o^ti dollar per ton, J 0 hammer. lmn „ VM * felled by "blow- <nix\{«
New York. Nov. 1.—Apparently a pin
scratch caused th© death of Joeepit
Merrill, a Hark, who lived at No. 32
eekly report
tee of the League describe the l^nlc of
the Hughe* nupportera, and the confi-
(Tence of the H«rst aupportfra is
everywhere Indicated."
The Democratic njanager** as well an
the league munager* eatlmate that the
election haa bean won by Mr. ueur?t.
The northern tier, that In the i»a«t
ha* been so confidently banked upon i»;«r
Uepublicun*. I* manliesting an aittl*
Hughe* feeling of great proportion.
Bryan League• Fight* Hearit,
The Pry on Democratic Leugu© of
New York last night sent out an official
at a tentent which any* that while mak
ing every effort to efect the *tete end
local Democratic tiqketa. It Is doing all
it can to »lefeat Mr. Hearst.
• Mr. Bryan’a frlenda, who are desert
ing Hearst by the thousanda,” aay* the
Ktittemeiit. "do not .feel that (
losing their party regularity a* they
consider Mr. Hearst, I* on expert In the
art of boiling.” *
Most wager* laid now ate 2 to 1,
with Ilughe* on the long end.
Croksr Against Hearst.
i-ttoto Senator Pat Met’arren, who h^s
fought Hearst alticf the Btiffhl* • *>n-
venllon, yesterday afterh»vin made pub
lic a cablegram he received front Rich*
ait! Croker. cx-l>»>** of Tainmsmy ffall,
who la in Ireland. , % * *
The telejntttt read:
"Congratulate you on maidy ««*nd
you have takeu.- wl»» or lose.”
Mr. Croker’* cablegram atcCar-
m U .m? i tJre hour 2fth?^n . ’ lh '' lltle !* U» take jjtare Satl.r- 6;fium It club In the hand »f KenihiunUe
In the law Imur of the iwselon. to the fj ,i.-,y at noon In fimitW the court O Russo, whom l»* Inter arrested. i .colled:
tune of tKMre^pahl aut to tlie mem- o house of A|>poinattox county, and Ol 1’idl.enmii Gelsler arrested Roberta ' "Thank, for euhl.qrum
here of that legislature. ,hy m«,ns of £ w „| | x - a.ndurtad by 8. L. Ker- O De AlsnCiro, to bold him as a wltne.a, 1
sealed envelop, addressed ami handed ! 9 gueoii. trustee. The sale Is made O " ‘
to the Individual mtmherm. while the jo to secure th- payment ..fa nego- O
voting was In progress, and the atateiD tlablu note*f»r 13.26V. O
may thank the author of Hie first bill 10 o
for the millions of dollars realized for OOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQ
He :
i*«s posslng and picked up the nee.
me. Underdo ivns ..Iso arrested and
when told that Merrillu ..-its .load he al-
■n.nt collapsed. The police tldnk there
waa n general fight.
Mky
I USS
W.t< th*
"You may pubifsli njfffi
sniwcr.
McCRuto 1* thc Dtnix'i. * .(*!“; in
King* comity, and he* refuse] t - '-ip-
port Hearst, the nominee of the pety.