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VOL. VI. NO. 1.878. ONLY POSSIBLE. But Possible it is that the Leg islature May ADJOURN AHEAD OF TIME, Bonds to Pay School Teachers. Bills of Interest That Come Up. Special to the Tribune. Atlanta, Nov. o.—There is a possi bility , only a possibility, that the legis lature will adjourn before the time al lotted by law. Thia morning in the house Mr. Gordy introduced a resolution providii g for adjourns ent on December 3d. The res olution went to the committee on rules. It was discussed somewhat among the members who inclined to do every **'thing in their power to get through as early as possible. It is not likely that this resolution will go through, but-lt will pave the way to early adjournment, if early adjournment is posaibu. For School Teachers. The principal feature of the house ses sion was an argument os the bill of Mr. Ham, of Hail, providing for the issuing of bonds to the extent of $368,000 to raise money wich winch to pay the teachers waat is due them. This is nominally a bill to pay the interest on the state debt for 1893. Mi. Ham made astrong speech in favor of the passa.e of the bill. Mr. Fleming, chairman of the finance committee, which i eported favorably, led the fight for the bill. Mr. Bryan, of Floyd, Mr. Thomas, of Coweta, Mr. Render, Capt. Bill Smith, and of course Wheeler, of Walker, op pose i the bill. The argument was in committee of the whole, with Mr. Tatum, of Dade, in the chair. The argument consumed all the time of the house this morning and was resumed tonight at? :30, when the first night’s session was held. The Sta e’s Property. In the senate a joint resolution was introduced by Mr. Reese, that the gov ernor shall take such steps as may be necessary t > preserve rights of the right of-way of the state’s railroad. It was unanimously adopted. This resolution canied out the recommendation of Col. ’ W." A. Little who made a report on the status of the W. & A., railroad prop erty for the state. It names as property in cc ntroversy a portion of the right-of way used by the Georgia Pacific; the union depot property between Pryor and Peaohtree streets and between Pryor and Loyd streets in the city of Atlanta, now part of Wall street, and certain property in Maiietta, Acworth, Adairsville and Tunnel Hill which are cited in the reso lution. Senator Wooten introduced a bill re organizing the militia of the state, and one reorganizing the governor’s staff. To Help the Juges. Mr. Pinson introduced a resolution to appoint a committee of seven to examine into the propriety of equalizing the labor done by the judges of the superior court in this state. The president appointed on that com mittee Messrs. Pinson, Hackett, Hatcher, Parsons, Whitaker, Chambers and Ed wards. Notes at the Capitol. Senator Lewie Davis, who holds a fat position in the interior department, was in bis chair for the first time this session. He has been in the vest attending to his new duties. There wore several distinguished vis itors at the capitol this morning. Among them were Spanker Crisp, Congressman Stallings, of Montgomery, and Mr. Ed. Barrett, the speaker’s clerk and the Con stitution’s well known correspondent. Congressman Tom Cabiniss was another visitor. Enoch Callaway, of Burke, and a number of prominent Augusta men were also hero attending supreme court. I ON THE. MEMORIAL. Birmingham's Committee Will Send Up ’ a Strong Fnper. I Birmingham, Ala., Nov, 9.—The com mittee of the Commercial Club are working hard on the memorial, which they will present to the ways and means committee relative to the tariff on coal and iron. The latter committee will lie furnished with abundant statistics and arguments why these articles should not be put on the free list, The memorial will be forwarded at once, so as to put the committee at Washington on notice. The two Alabama senators will be here next week, and an effort will be made to gdt every congressman in ihe state to come here. When they have all been gotten together facts and statistics will be presented to them that will set them to figuring. They will lie shown how and why free trade in coal and iron will practically ruin this district; they will be shown how many thousands of families are sup ported in this district by the mining and manufacturing of these articles. Then an enormous petition signed by there is no telling how many thousand people will be presented to them asking their united support in the matter of keeping a small tariff on coal an iron. When the facts are all properly brought before Alabama’s representatives, it is believed that they will, in a body, go before the wavs and means committee and endorse THE ROME TRIBOE. tae memorial. None or inis nas oeen announced, as the club’s committee is operating very cautiously, but this is ' about the way they are figuring. A Giant Deserted by His Wife. Chicago, Nov. 9. —Abdallah Ben Hamady, the Algerian giant who per formed in the Midway plaisance at the fair, is seeking his pretty Italian wife, Josephine. He married her in San Francisco, and he alleges she has de serted him for Sig. Leo Massote, a mid way jeweler, and taken with her Abdal lah’s little son, Sammy. Abdallah is very wroth and says he does not want his wife, but that he does want ven geance and Sammy. He had his re venge later when he met Massote and thrashed him. He will go to New York after Sammy, who is thought to have been taken there by the fickle Jesephine. In Defense of Mr. Hoge. Roanoke, Va., Nov. 9.—Colonel John E. Penn in a printed defense of J. Hampton Hoge, the recalled consul to Amoy, China, claims that Mr. Hoge is perfectly solvent, and that if wrong checks were given it was through inad vertence due to his hurried departure. The charges of forgery he believes to be groundless and made for sensational Snrposes. As to the reported drunken ebauch, Colonel Penn says the state ments are grossly exaggerated and in consistent, and he asks the public to sus pend sentence until Mr. Hoge can be heard. An 111-Mated Pair. Spokane. Nov. 9.—John Dougherty, ' a rancher living near Waterville, Wash., ' cut his wife in pieces with a butcher knife a few days ago. He said he killed he. because she tried to poison him. Dougherty's story was not believed, but in jail he declined steadily, notwith standing the attention of physicians, and died. An examination of the stomach shows traces of poison. The pair were married through an advertisement in a Chicago matrimonial paper. The wo . man’s name was Mary E. Phillips, and she came here from lowa. Arrested the Whole Gang. North Enid, O. T., Nov. 9.—A gang of border outlaws is in the county jail, and there are threats at lynching them. They rode into the city and jumped the Cherokee allotment of the town. They ■ commenced tearing down buildings, ter rorizing women and shooting indiscrimi nasely through the streets. The citizens armed themselves, stood the desper ad ves off until the sheriff and posse could get to them. The whole gang was rounded up and placed under arrest. ( .. . x lie Most Be <t*sj. College' Point, Nov. 9. Philip Scholl, of Company 8., United" States . engineer corps, stationed at Willet’s i Point, has been arrested here because of his strange actions. lie at first declared himself to be President Cleveland, but when brought before Justice Beider ’ leinden ho said ex-President Harrison ■ was his grandfather, and that he would [ bail him out. An Absconding Treasurer Returns. Ashland, Wis., Nov. 9.—A. Q. Wil liams, Bayfield county’s absconding treasurer, has returned and given him self up. He absconded with the count 's , money nearly two years ago, and has been over a great part of the wo-Id. 1 His return will create great commotion ' in Bayfield county, as it is claimed tbit ; there are others implicated in the big steal. Took Poison In Court. Chicago, Nov. 9.—J. O. Bell, who had been arrested charged with embez zling $5,000 from a law book publisher, created a sensation in court by falling to ' the floor and writhing, with the excla -1 mation that he had taken poison, He was taken to a hospital where it was i said he had taken strychnine. Bell beg ged to be allowed to die. A Necro Murder in Canada. Dresden, Ont., Nov. 9.—Hiram Rich ardson, a negro, knocked his wife down and kicked her to death. Richardson had often threatened to drill her. She had left him several times, and was pre paring to leave again when the tragedy occurred. Brice in a Gas Combine. Lima, 0., Nov. 9.—A combine of all the natural gas companies of this part of Ohio has been formed here. Senator C. S. Brice took a big block of Stock for himself and New York friends. Pitts burg capitalists are also in it. FOR A RESTORATION. It Is Said That Minister Willis Carries Sucli Instructions to Hawaii. Atlanta, Nov. 9, —The Evening Jour nal prints a special from Washington which has this to say in reference to the ! Hawaiian question: “It is announced on good authority that Willis was sent to Hawaii with in structions to upset the provisional gov ernment, and allow the restoration of the monarchy. The president’s con clusions in the matter were based on the report made by Mr. Blount. He holds that an interference by Stevens and the landing of troops from the Boston at the time of the revolution was unjustified. Stevens was United States minister to a friendly nation and should not have taken sides. The resto ration of the monarchy, Mr. Cleveland is said to hold, is a matter of justice to the Hawaiians.” Killcclfna Football Game. Duluth, Minn., Nov. 9.—Bert Cos tello, who was badly hurt in the Duluth and Minneapolis high school football game Saturday, is dym£r. ROME. GA., JJ'KIDAY mORNIM. NOVEMBER 10. 1893. ABOUT IMMIGRATION.; I The Law Followingthe Cholera 1 Outbreak HAS CHECKED THE TIDE, J Superintendent Stump’s Re- ' port—The Bureau Nearly Self-Sustaining. ; Washington, Nov. 9.—Superintend- ' ent of Immigration Stump, in his annual report, says that for the fiscal year ended ; June 80, 1898, 440,793 immigrants ar rived in this country. Os these, 439,730 ' were landed and 1,063 were debarred. ; Five hundred and seventy-seven persons were returned to the countries whence they came, having become public charges within one year after arriving in the United States. Os the number who came ■to this country during the : year, 57,897 could not read, 59,580 could 1 not write and 51,308 could neither read nor write. The number of immigrants was 141,034 less than the number arriv ing during the preceding fiscal year. The greatest decrease was from the follow ing countries: Russia, 40,791; Hungary, 12,732; Poland, 24,162; Bohemia, 2,428, making a total of 80,113, while Italy shows an increase of only 10,514. The decrease of immigration, says the report, is attributable, in great part, to cholera. During March and April, 1893, large numbers came over, and in the first part of May as many as 20,000 im migrants were reported to fcbe upon the ocean at one time, destined to the United States, their object being to arrive be fore the restrictive measures embodied in the act passed March 8, 1893, went into effect. The volume of immigration Would have exceeded previous years had the law not been in force. Great num bers of the most undesirable classes abandoned their purpose to emigrate or were refused transportation. “An addition might be made to our immigration laws,” says the reports, “giving power to courts having criminal jurisdiction to deport all aliens who, within a period of two years from the date of landing, are convicted of any crime or misdemeanor which, in the opinion of the court, renders them un- or convinces it that theythe principles of the > to the good orowHuwell being of so ciety in general. This would rid us of alien anarchists, criminals and turbulent spirits who are opposed to the laws of God and man.” The expenditures of the bureau dur ing the year amounted to $301,242.30, and the service now promises to be self sustaining. Secretary Smith Coining. Washington, Nov. 9. —Secretary Hoke Smith, accompanied by his confi dential clerk, Mr. A. R. Boyd, has left for Macon, Ga., to take part in the trial of two important cases, involving the loreclosure of mortgages upon the Geor giy Southern and Florida, and the Ma con and Birmingham railroads. WARM IN BRUNSWICK. And it Is Expected That ihe Fever Will Develop Faster. Brunswick, Ga., Nov. 9. —Again the weather is warm, and new cases may be expected in a more malignant form. Reports from only three physicians were received at the board of health at noon. Three were not heard from. The new cases, whites, are : J. A. Montgomery, agent Brunswick and Western railroad at the four-mile cross ing, and G. P. Peterson, 1029 S. Wolf street. The colored cases number nine, making the total 11. Captain J. H. Hickman died Wednes day of fever. Jesup Wants the Gates Opened. Jesup, Ga., Nov. 9. —There are no new cases to be reported, and the last case has been discharged from treat ment. The government representative here has made up his mind that all dan ger of infection is over, and in his opin ion he has been backed by Surgeon Mur ray. Everything in Jesup is almost at a standstill. It is sincerely hoped that the authorities at headquarters will relieve i the town at once of quarantine, which is now useless and expensive. A Relief Train Arrives. Charleson, Nov. 9.—The relief train, sent out by the World, numbering eight carloads of provisions and supplies, has arrived in Charleston. The train has been turned over to the local committee, which will confer with the president of the Red Cross society before making any disposition. HELPS SALVADOR. This Country Is Returning to a Gold Stan« dard—Gold at a Premium. San Salvador, Nov. 9.—The depre ciation of silver has strained the finan cial and commercial situation, but the government is confident it will overcome all difficulties. The new law adopting a gold standard will gradually be enforced. The gov ernment is not coining gold, bnt requires j Davment of a nart of the customs duties in that metal, and in order to make the law acceptable, receives American gold at 5 per cent premium over all other gold coin. Merchants, therefore, continually seek American gold to pay their duties. When the law is fully in force, which will be soon, the total of customs duties, amounting to 70 per cent ad valorem, will be received in gold and the country will be on a gold besis, silver remaining subsidary money. General public sentiment favors this new departure, but individuals wno had been monopolizing gold and foreign ex change transactions and made the price of exchange according to their fancy are hostile to the new law. The goveramentgmaintains that by placing the country on a gold basis it will avoid disturbances of trade occa sioned by fluctuations in foreign ex change, giving Salvador advantages over neighboring countries. ’" - The action of the United States in stopping silver purchases is universally approved. Latest from the Xoon. Madrid, Nov. 9.—The latest reports from Melilla are that all the forts, in cluding Melilla, are practically beseiged. The provisioning of the troops requires repeated engagements and involves seri ous loss of life. While a detachment of dragoons from Santiago was being landed at Melilla the Moors, in defiance of the guns of the forts, approached to within 200 yards of the steamship landing. The soldiers fired valley after volley at the Moors, who only retreated after several of their number had been killed. The Moors become bolder every hour and increase in numbers. They are well supplied with ammunition, and harass the Spaniards daily. At night time the Arabs approach the shore and open fire upon the war ships until the early morn ing hours drive them away. Unearthed a Smuggling; Scheme. Victoria, B. C., Nov. 9. —Midship- man McKinnon, of the warship Garnet, while shooting near Abbottsford recent ly, found a weather stained letter writ ten in French, and apparently addressed by a French smuggler named Vashon or Nashin to a confederate. The letter stated that two railway ofl cials had been interested, and that “the terms proposed” accepted S3O for every Chinaman sent into Whatcom from Van couver via Mission Junction. The smug glers were to get S6O per head, and ship ments were to be made weekly. The first lot of Celestials went through last month. Disquietude in Hungary. Buda-pesth, Nov. Q.—lt is rumored that a cabinet crisis is imminent, because Emperor Francis Joseph seems deter mined not to sanction the civil marriage Dr. ter of finance, will go and it is thought that he the emperor still withholds his sanction to the civil marriage bill. The Socialists a Distinct Party.. Paris, Nov. 9.—The socialists depu ties have decided to form a socialist group in the chamber distinct from the other parties They also decided to in troduce a motion for general amnesty. TELEGRAPHIC TIPS. Bank Wrecker Mo.i’aer, of the Capital National bank of Lincoln, Neb., is due at the penitentiary in five days. Lynn, Mass., is threatened with a water famine. Only two weeks’ supply —68,000,000 gallons—is now in the reser voir. The 400 miners of the Park County Coal company at Rosedale, Ind., have struck because the company lowered the screen. The Benton-Newby fraudulent pen sion case, of Illinois, which involves $20,- 000 of back pension, will go to the United States supreme court. The brick work of the midwinter fair buildings at San Francisco is completed. The Mechanic Arts building is done save for the glass in the roof. Many Italian and Hungarian laborers are said to be returning to Europe from Pennsylvania. Since the hard times set in they have lieen unable to get work. The Typographical union of Jefferson City, Mo., has withdrawn from the state Federation of Labor because it endorsed the pardon of the Chicago anarchists by Governor Altgeld. Fallowed Her Husband Sixty Mlle*. Cincinnati, Nov. 9.—Sunday morn ing Elmer Wink, of Columbus, Ind., asked his wife to dress their 8-year-old daughter for Sunday school. He did not take her there, but fled with hes in a buggy. When the mother learned what he had done she secured a rig, armed liprself and followed. She rode continuously until 8 o’clock Tuesday morning, when she overtook hitn and compelled him to surrender the little girl. Mrs. Wink had driven 60 miles. A Big Railroad Consolidation. Cleveland, Nov. 9.—While the con solidation of the Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling and the Cleveland and South western railway companies has not yet been formally effected, the details are practically settled and the matter Os constructing the latter road is one that will be decided chiefly by the future feeling in the financial world. A Reporter Knocked Overboard. Laurel, Del., Nov. 9.—James Barn ard, said to have been a New York jour nalist under an assumed name, was knocked overboard from the oyster sloop James Dixon, and drowned. He got into a fight with Captain Smith, who had reprimanded him. If he were really a newspaper man, he was probably gath ering material for an article on oyster dredirimr. HE TALKS AT HOME. Crisp Tells His Fellow-Citizens What He Thinks. NOTHING TO DISCOURAGER The Speaker Says Congresn Will Work on the Tariff, fl The Bank Tax *Law. fl Atlanta. . ». —Speaker Crisp HI in the city, and spent several hdf|l among the legislators at the capitol.ffl He gave his views to the newspjls [ r men upon the recent results of the JK. tions. “I think,” said Mr. Crisp" ‘jflE e is nothing to dishearten us in the * There is no indication to my nflfrof weakness in our party from thaf elec tion. It was no slap at the administra tion, and proceeded from a series of very natural causes. “In the first place, the financial de pression caused much discontent, which will disappear with the soon and certain return of better times. Then it is an off year, which but carried withathe fulfill ment of the old precedent, that the party in power in power loses. “But the most salient feature of the late elections is the fact that in many of the states the issues were local and not national, New York being the only nota ble example of this state Judge Crisp outlined course of congress at its follows “We shall get to tariff, and a bodying reductions 11 , be per on will doubtless be They Were Held for Trial. San Angelo, Tex., Nov. o,—The three prominent mtn of Robert Lee, Tex., charged by Dr. Harris with rob bing the United States mail hy means of a make believe hold-up, have been held to appear before the federal courts at El Paso in April. The bonds fixed are as follows: W. B. Buchanan, president of the Coke County bank, $12,500; Charles Roe, assistant postmaster at Robert Lee, $9,000; John D. Walling, driver of the mail coach, $4,000. In default of bail, all are in jail. rut rtßper in Her Eyes. Alliance, Cx,Nov. o.—Three masked I .men entered the.residence of Mary Hill, residing six miles north and demanded knocked one them eyes. She of her treasure, wnich amounted to only SSO. The robbers took it all, and, jump ing into a buggy, drove away. She will lose her eyesight. Big Land Sale in Texas, Waco, Nov. 9.—Under executions for $760,000 in favor of the Louisiana and Texas Railway and Steamship com pany, and $4,016,000 in favor of the Farmers’ Loan and Trust company, the 500,000 acres of the land grant of the Texas Central. Railway company, situa ted in seven counties, has been sold. The reorganized Texas Central Railway company is said to be the purchaser. Illicit Distillery in the Heart of a Town. Cleveland, Nov. 9.—United States Marshal Haskell and several deputies went to Ashtabula and raided two illicit applejack stills, one in the heart of the city and other in the outskirts. Michael McKenny and John E. Clark, both sa loonkeepers, were arrested, brought to this city and locked up in default of $2 ,500 ball each. Two Wagonloads of paraphernalia were captured. Prendergast Will Ask Change of Venue. Chicago, Nov. 9.—lt is said that when the case of Prendergast, the mur derer of Mayor Harrison, is called be fore Judge Hill, the assassin’s attorneys will ask for a change of venue. They will argue that the prisoner cannot be given a fair trial in Chicago and Cook county. They will also claim that it would be impossible to sectire a compe tent jury in Cook county. Violator, of the Pension Laws. Norfolk. Va., Nov. 9.—The United States grand jury has indicted die fol lowing for violation of the pension laws: Ella Etheridge, negro, Eliza Ward, ne gro; Mary K. Morris, negro; Eugenia F. Etheridge, white; R. C. Perkins, white; John Ward, negro; James Sawyer, ne gro; William Seldon, negro; R. P. Han dy, negro; Anna Brocket, negro; Julia Shannonhouse, negro. ‘A HIGH~ OLD TIME. No Trouble for Mike to Bent the Banks and Hotels. Hartford, Nov. 9.—A well dressed young man came to this city with a pretty young lady. They took rooms at the Brown house, where they stated th it they were cousins. The man gave his name as Michael Kelley. Soon after arriving Kelley went to the Pratt Street bank and deposited two checks for $1,500 each, receiving in return t ivo bank books. From there he proceeded to the State Savings bank and deposited a check drawn by 11. H. Harrison, of i e Corn Exchange of New York, for $2,000, and received bank books there. In company with the young woman, ■ KeUev teen went to Scholl’s iewelrv j ****** p *•* aeont pmo wonn or g; ids, giving in payment a check for on the Phoenix Exchange bank, of Kw York, displaying the bankbooks at Me same time. Scholl gave the change fillth his check for SIOO. Kelley returned f the hotel and paid his > ‘<l the young flfdy’s board bill with the .noli check, W»ceiving change in bills. The pair then Hfeft and have never come back. It is Kaid Kelley’s paper is all worthless. £7 Harrison on the Election. V Indianapolis, Nov. 9.—Ex-President 1 Harrison said regarding the election: “[ would not have been surprised at any plurality It Ohio. I am not surprised at the magnificence of Major McKinley’s triumph. I have sent him a dispatch congratulating him upon his magnificent victory. The silver question may have had its influence. Os one thing lam - due to local causes.” St. Louis, Nov. the negro who murdered the three mem?" bers of a family named Clark near Okla homa City, O. T., has been captured in East St. Louis, Ills. He confessed the crime, saying his intention was robbery, but murder became necessary to make the robbery successful. Negro Rid died by a Mob. Fort White, Fla., Nov. 9.—Henry Bogue, one of the negroes who admitted that he took part in the brutal murder of W. J. DuncanJ at Lake- City Junction, two days ago, was taken from the sher iff’s posse at the doors of the town jail, carried off a quarter of a mile and rid dled with bullets. Death to All Three. Halifax, N. S., Nov. 9.—Richard Savage, of New York, Shot and killed his 5-year-old son and bin wife and then sent a bullet through Iris own head. The child died instantly. Mrs. (Savage lived for an hour without gaining conscious ness and the murderer died a few hours later. Killed Himself Instead of a Rabbit Louisville, Nov. 9.—Near Winches ter, James Snowden, an eccentric bach elor, borrowed a gun, saying that he was going to kill a rabbit. Later his body was found near a thicket, where he had committed suicide. No cause can be assigned. A Fatal Collision. Lawrenceburg, Ky., Nov. 9.—A freight train on the Louisville Southern collided with a rock car, and Conductor Smith, of Louisville, was instantly killed and the fireman of the freight train seriously injured. THE LEGISLATURE: A Resolution to Shorten the Time of the Present Session. Atlanta, Nov. 9.—A resolution has been introduced in the house to shorten session of the legislature to pose of unfinished The following bills were passed : The bill introduced by Mr. Harrison, of Quitman. to establish a county court for Quitman county was passed. Mr. Martin’s resolution authorizing the governor to purchase a few hundred copies of the code was passed. Xn Eminent Historian Dead. Boston, Nov. 9.—Frances Parkman, the eminent historian, has just died at his home on Prince street, Jamaica Plains. Annie Pixley Is Dead. London, Nov. 9.—Miss Annie Pixley, the well known American actress, has just died in this city. House Robbing In Dalton. Dalton, Ga„ Nov, 9.—E. H. Car man’s residence was robbed Wednesday night of a suit of clothes and a SIBO There is no clue to the perpetrators. The Boy Forger at Home. Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 9. Clar ence Meyer, the boy forger, has arrived trok Chicago. He admits his guilt. Melancholy Caused Suicide. Jefferson, Ga., Nov. 9.—Mr. Dave Burns committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. He was slightly demented and has had numerous attacks of melancholy. He was a young man of good habits and of a most excellent family. His home was five miles from here. Senator Mills' Son Married. Bryan, Tex., Nov. 9.—Charles Mills and Miss Rachel Flournoy Sims wore married at the First Baptist church in this city. Mills is thaaonly son of Sena tor Roger Q. Mills. w Au Alabama Failure. ■■ Huntsville, Ala., Nov. 9.—D. Vo reuberg & Bro., at Gurley, Ala., doing alnrge general merenandise business, made an assignment Tueedav night to Walter Weil, for the benefit of the gen eral creditors. It was precipitated by the pressure of certain creditors. This assignment in no way affects the Ala bama Lumber and Manufacturing com- Kmy, at Gurley, in which Vorenberg is rgely interested. Eighteen Parsons tost Theis Lives. Toronto, Nov. 9.—By the burning of the steamer Fraser, on Lake Nipis sing. 18 persons lost their lives. The disaster occurred near Goose Island, and in spite of ths most stteauoui efforts to save Ufa, the Allots MfliMJ perikUd. PRICE FI : THE GREAflflflfl : Chrisll ar. W o rfl-“3 ,<* I SIIS yr; in > W ELCO M E The Eighthjffi" Chri s t i a t to Atlanta, l 'an t fl i Save the W.fl ‘ •’/ j;,'"; ; This is t < hi ■..-•nn,-fl I be great' l|iC fl The eighth convention of Christian Workers was called to order by Rev. R. A. Torrey, of Chicago. After prayer and an inspiring song ser vice, conducted by Mr. and Mrs. George C. Stebbins,directors of the musical corps of the convention, welcome addresses were delivered .by representatives, as follows: For Georgia and the south—Hon. Wil liam J. Northen, governor of Georgia and chairman of the local executive board. For the Christian ministry of Atlanta- Rev. John B. Robins, D. D. For the local executive committee— Rev. C. P. Williamson, D. D., and John j F. Barclay, vice chairman. J For the city of Atlanta—Ex-Mayor ™ A. Hemphill. For the press—Mr. L. L. the Atlanta Constitution. ■ For the Young Men’s Christi aflaMfl9 ation—Mr. W. M. Lewis. flflflfl At 9 o’clock, the hour for oiK-anii drizzling rain had a deterring keeping away the crowds have otherwise attended. ment the convention was there were alxmt 200 in the made up of the earnest - faced fl - <* J. - ’.", . fishers of men and codly wdfl ‘ few. cx ~~— JaMaMwl Before the addresses of audience and delegates nearly 1,000. The singing of the of the World is Jesus,” stifljflpSraßytdil note of the < invention, an<fl:" 1 i.,1\; mg was wrought up to (;h thusiasm wnen livered the address of | of the state of Georgia. The governor and a distinction to the welcome. we are glad yi>u Every sectioiUOL. 1 * ual c<> ndit i<m ions. “We have ft and ~ '<■ 7 *'■ have never other ■GodjdB ‘ " •/■ ?•' - t lems.” Reb. J. B. D. D., spokp for the ministry. i He said that one lesson that all wanted to learn: How to seek and how to save the lost. He welcomed the Christian workers, and hoped that they might impart new inspiration, and that all might learn th love one another. Ex-Mayor Hemphill, on behalf of the city of Atlanta, told of the good things we have to eat in the south. Strawber riee in spring time; water melons in sum mer, and “possum” in the fall. L. L. Knight, in behalf of the Geor gia press, said he spoke against that narrow feeling that could not rec ognize the convention as being in line with their religious beliefs. Agalnn this narrowness he offered the broader and more kindly spirit of the press. All of the addressee were short and eloquent, and the visitors were heartily assured of the warmth of their recep tion. After the opening exercises and ad dressee of welcome, Rev. R. A. Torrey, chairman, who is also president of the International Christian Workers’ asso ciation, ano Rev. John C. Collins, secre tary of the association, delivered brief addresses. THE LOW WATER. Mr. W. M. Towers Gives Some Interestie? ‘ Foots. “I have only been keeping records of the riven for two or three years,” said Mr. Wm. Towen yesterday, “but from all the data I can get tbe riven are cer tainly tower than they have been in many yean, maybe twenty.” ( He was standing on the Fifth avenue bridge as he spoke,and pointing to the top of which was out of water, con tinued: w "That is the first time I ever saw that rock out of watar. O’d river men tell me itMnft hRSh out once before, _ how long ago I don’t knßw, -bsft'certaMy many years." Mr. Towen then gave a peculiar fact.i “In the past three or four days,” saidl he, “the riven have risen 2-10tb of a footl and this has been caused by tbe fallinfl of leaves into the waters. That’s queen but it’s certainly tine.” ■ IT WAS MR. HICKMAN fl And Not Mrs. Hickman that Died In BiniH wick The Tribune was in error) yeste|M| in stating that Mrs. Hickman had difl| yellow fever in Brunswick. , It should have read Mr. married Miss Anna Camp of