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THE ROME TRIBUNE. B 4* < A ■-< VOL. VI. NO. 1.947 RAOUL’S TRIUMPH. Tha Southwestern to Separate from the Central. A RAILROAD SENSATION. The Dismemberment of the Central System Continues. Railroad News. Som> weeks ago The Tribune printed an account of Mr. Raoul’s effort to sep arate the Southwestern railroad from the Central system, of which it has been an important member for many year’s. Mr. Raoul appears to have tri . umphed over the men who several years ago put him out of the presidency of the Central. The Atlanta Journal has this » .. telegram from Macon: The stockholders of the South-western met in the Academy of Music this morn ing. and after electing Judge C. L. Bart lett chairman and W. S. Brantley secre tary, adjourned till 3 o’clock to wait on the committee on proxies. This committee met yesterday after noon and was in session all night. When it reports this afternoon, it is pretty cer tain that the Raoul resolutions to with draw from the Central will be adopted. Comer and Mills, of Savannah, are fighting the withdrawal, but they have proxies for only six thousand shares, it • is said, while Raoul has proxies for five thousand from New York and others have proxies for three thousand New York shares, which will be voted for withdrawal. There are fifty-one thou sand shares in all and thirty-five or forty are represented at the meeting. The Raoul resolutions will probably go through like a flash this afternoon and their stockholders will elect a new board of directors in sympathy with the resolutions. This means that Raoul, Baxter, Lee, Jordan and W. R. Coax will be re-elect ed, and Comer, Lawton and Mills, the Savannah members, who opposed the resolutions, will be proposed, and one ' Savannah man and probably one New , York man, be put in their places, among them R.T. Wilson, who has shown him self a great friend of the road by recent signing of the supercedes bond for two • hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The new directors will proceed to or ganize the road, and probably elect Dr. Baxter president. Raoul could get it but he said last night that he couldn’t afford to accept, as he makes twenty thousand a year from the Mexican Na tional Central. He said he could operate the Southwestern independently and make $350,000 a year from it. Th ere will be an effort made to collect the sum due the Southwestern since it was ordered set aside by the Central, which amounts to over $200,000. The Atlantic Coast line is said to be ■ seeking an alliance, with the Southwest ern so as to run a through fine of sleep ers from New York to Denmark, South Carolina, to Augusta, then over the Georgia road to Macon, then over the Southwestern to Eufaula, where connec tions will be made with the L. & N. for New Orleans. RAPID TRANSIT SOLVED- Pneumatic Tubes Put Into Operation in (Chicago. Chicago, Feb. B.—The problem of rapid underground transit, which has been talked about for a good many years ( past by all sorts of people, from the late Pastmaster General Wanamaker to the time consuming messenger boy, has been solved. The achievement in question is exactly in line with the best modern scientific endeavor —that is to say, it saves time. Heretofore the merchant and banker, whose time was worth perhaps SSO a day, have sat at their desks waiting for tte postman, whose time was paid lor at the rate of not much more than that amount per month. And, what was even worse, the great presses, on the turning of whose cylinders the world waited, could not break the silence while the messenger boy tarried with “ copy.” These difficulties have now been met and fully overcome, and an extensive system of underground pneumatic tubes has been constructed, by means of which the element of time is practically elimi nated, and the news of the world has commenced rushing under the streets of Chicago into the hands of the editors of the various newspapers. To accomplish this result the City hall, the Central Police station, the offi ces of the City Press association, the va rious national and international news associations and the mam stations of the i telegraph companies have all been con nected by these underground pneumatic tubes, and the time of transit from the most distant points to any given desti nation is but one minute. Circulating in all the tubes of the system is a con tinuous current of air, and when it is desired to transmit a package from one station to another it is only necessary to place the matter to be delivered in a carrier, which is inserted within the tube and it is instantly off. A trench was made in the street under the surface, of sufficient depth to get a straight line as far as practicable below all pipes and other obstructions. Con duits to the number of 29 in a nest were ;. then built of square vitrified clay pipes, containing longitudinal cylindrical holes in which the seamless drawn brass pneu matic tubes are placed. These conduits are laid in and surrounded by Portland cement concrete from 8 to 1(1 inches thick, thus making it a solid wall of masonry, which will not be affected by dampness, heavy traffic or other causes. Starting from the City Press rooms in the Western Union building, at the cor ner of Clark and Jackson streets, the line of tubes was laid in a northerly di rection and diverged at intersecting street to the various points of destination. All the material used in the construc tion of tlie work was of the finest and best quality obtainable, and subjected tn severe tests bv the contractors. Seam- less arawn pneumatic iuuv» ui opccxa. design were used for this work, and over 15 miles were used in the construc tion of this plant. Tne motive power is a jet of steam discharged through an injector, the in vention of Mr. David Hunter, an old newspaper man of Minneapolis. The air is expelled from the tubes, so that when the carrier is placed in position it is forced to its destination by atmos pheric pressure. The most advanced cities of Europe are using systems of pneumatic tubes for the prompt delivery of mail and other matter, and it is believed that owing to the successful operation of this much improved system the United States gov ernment will not be slow in using it in all large cities for the speedy delivery of mail matter. Telegraph companies will use them for the delivery of telegrams from ho tels and local city offices to main offices. District messenger companies will use them for the transportation of messages from central to local city offices and save their patrons many hours of anx ious waiting and annoyance. BY THE SKIN OF HIS TEETH. The Hangman’s Noose Breaks and the Ex ecution Stops. Columbus, Miss., Feb. 8. —Will Pur vis, the whitecap who was convicted of murder has had a remarkable escape from the gallows. As soon as the trap fell Purvis, in stead of being hurled into eternity, was precipitated to the ground. The noose had let loose and Purvis’s neck instead of being broken was only slightly abrazed by the rope. He fell on Ins back and remained per fectly still for a few moments. One of the bystanders rushed to his side and asked: , ■‘Are you hurt?” From beneath his black cap Purvis re plied : •‘For God’s sake get me out of this.” The sheriff started to take Purvis back to the scaffold, when four of the board of supervisors called the officer into the courthouse for a conference. They advised that in view of Purvis having protested his innocence to the last that he suspend the execution and lay the matter before the governor. Sheriff Magee said that he would wil lingly accede to such a proposition, but his orders were imperative. He recog nized the authority of the supervisors, but they had no jurisdiction over a mat ter of this nature. The ministers present interpreted the breaking of the rope as a direct inter vention of divine providence, and begged that the execution be stopped. It was a most awful moment for Mr. Magee. Finally he agreed to a proposi tion made by one of the pleaders—Rev. Mr. Sibley, of the Columbia Methodist church. The minister called out for a popular verdict to decide whether further pro ceedings be delayed until Governor Stone could be heard from. In the im mense assemblage, black and white, not one dissenting voice was raised. There was lusty cheering for the miraculous interposition that had saved the life of the boy whom every one in that great gathering now evidently believed to be guiltless. A most unheard-of and unprecedented proceeding had become a matter of record. Dr. Sibley then informed the crowd that for his action Sheriff Magee had rendered himself liable to indictment and impeachment. He would, there fore, ask if the people would stand by him should action be taken against him. ‘‘We will, we will, to our last dollar. He has saved the life of an innocent boy,” were the answers shouted back to him. The guards and those on the platform crowded around Purvis to embrace and congratulate him. The lad sat in stupe fied amazement as if trying to make out all that was going on. When he was finally made to realize what had been done, he sobbed convulsively and said: “I asked a merciful God to spare me, an innocent boy, and He did. May He be praised.” He was remanded to jail to await the action ot the governor. lottery in Florida. The State Exercised Over Its Fastening on I’ort Tampa. Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. B.—The ef forts of the Louisiana Lottery company to resurrect their business in this state will be unsuccessful if there is any law to prevent it. The Lest people of the commonwealth are standing up to the Florida Citizen in its exposure of the scheme, and it is probable that means will be found to stop its proposed opera tions. A dispatch from Washington says: Up to this time Postmaster General Bissell has received no official informa tion of the proposed or actual resurrec tion of the Louisiana lottery and the es tablishment of headquarters at Port Tampa City, Fla. Some two weeks ago however, just after tho announcement in the Times-Union of the arrival at Port Tampa of the first lottery steamer from Honduras, a report to that effect reach ed the department, and the postmaster general at once referred the matter to the inspection division, with instructions to have the matter immediately investi gated. These instructions were sent to the proper officer in the field, who, it is said, has had wide experience with the lottery company, and it is expected that his report will soon be forthcoming. Postmaster General Bissell is thor oughly alive to the necessity for prompt and vigorous action in the premises, and in case the fact is established that the lottery company has again opened up for bushiest’ he will exercise every power under his control to stamp it out. He has asked the state department to take up the matter with the governments of all of the Mexican and South American states, and, if possible, secure action by which the scheme of making drawings in one country in order to evade the laws of another may be prevented. - ■ --U,- ■ . - : -r" 1 , k ....L. - ... KOMIS. UA.. FrtIDAY MOkNING. FEBauAKY 9. la>»4 A DRUNKEN SHERIFF Goes Out on a Lark With a Prisoner. CHATTOOGA’S SENSATION The Sheriff’s Resignation Sent to the Governor—A Deputy in Charge. The Chattooga County News reports a sensational affair in which Sheriff Bryan and Jailer Buchanan, of Sum merville, figured a few days ago. It seems that the sheriff and a prisoner indicted for the murder of his father got drunk together and took in the town. The jailer also got drunk and the whole business was in bad shape. The News says: Monday evening about dusk Sheriff Bryan accompanied by Jailer Buch anan took John Jones out of jail and went down to Clemmons’ bar. Here the sheriff “set up” the drinks to Jones They stayed there some little time until finally Jones remarked that he wanted to go back. From the bar the trio crossed over to Hiles store, thence up to Cleghorn’s where some little pur chase was made, and then back to the jail. Sheriff Bryan and Jailer Buchanan werer both drunk—so drunk, in fact, that they could not wab{ straight. One witness says the sheriff was so drank tlfat Jones' had to support him as they walked. Judge Henry was promptly notified, and he directed Deputy Sheriff Dave Henly to take charge of the jail until further orders. Last night Sheriff Bryan’s resignation was forwarded to Gov. Northen. It is understood that his bondsmen had determined to be re leased, and if they had not so decided, an effort would have been made to im peach him. / Last Sunday afternoon Jailor Buchan an was so drunk that he fell sprawling on the floor and could not rise without assistance. He is habitually drinking or drank and it is stated on good au thority that he left the jail door unlocked a few days ago with three prisoners in side, one of them charged with murder. It should be stated here that Jones, whom the sheriff was exercising for his health Monday evening, was not hand cuffed or confined anyway. They were out between dusk and dark and there was nothing to prevent his escape if he had tried. He is in jail charged with murdering his father, and was arrested by Sam Knox two weeks ago. Gov. Northen thought the case of sufficient importance to offer a reward of S2OO, which has been paid. The whole' business is an infamous shame, and a burning disgrace to the country. It is passing strange that in telligent people will submit to such drunken imbecility so long. Further, it is a reflection on every good citizen in the county that such men can get enough votes to be elected to office. It is presumed another election will be ordered at once, and it is hoped that the law abiding people will see to it this time, that a sober, reliable and respon sible man is elected to fill this important office. They have the consolation of knowing, at least, that they can not do worse than they did before—if there is any consolation in it. JUMPS ON CLEVELAND. The Farmers’ Alliance in Kansas Criti cises Him Severely. Topeka, Kan., Feb. 8. —The lower floor Representative hall was filled to hear the opening speeches of the meeting of the National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial union. Governor Lewelling and John E. Willets delivered the ad dresses of welcome. “Farmer” Dean, ot New York, and Mann Page, of Rich mond, Va., responded. An open meeting was held. President Loucks made an address, which began with a reference to the present financial depression, and said that at no period in the nation's history had there bean so many idle persons as at the present time. Tariff legislation, he said, was not the cause of the panic. It was simply a want of money—a money famine. The speaker was radical in his oppo sition to the issue of bonds, and said that a perpetual bonded debt is the object sought. Paying his respects to the president, he continued: “I have no hope that any protest of ours will help to avert the issue of bonds, for there never was a more de termined, obstinate, merciless autocrat on a despot’s throne than he who now rules with an iron hand at Washington; and there never was a more pliant, ser vile body of alleged representatives of the people than those now assembled to do his will.” President Loucks said he was opposed to a platform containing nothing but a free silver plank, and was opposed to Secretary Carlisle’s plan for “a money of the world.” He said that the recent bimetallic conference resulted in sur render to foreign domination. He as serted that our Republican form of gov ernment is in danger, and that one of the greatest dangers arises from the starving thousands of unemployed. Another 4"sC% er cited is the sectarian animosity if west. Seventeen Buildings Burned. Montgomery, Mo., Feb. B.—The best part of .the business portion of this city has been destroyed by fire. Seventeen stores and office buildings were burned. Loss, $130,000; insurance about half. Godey Publishing House Failed. Philadelphia, Feb. B.—The Godey Publishing company, publishers of Go doy's fuagazlne and various books and perio4ifi«« aligned. ROME GETS IT. The Offices of the C., R. and C- Railroad. WILL LIKELY BE IN ROME. Several of the C., R. &C. R. R. Men in the City Trying to Complete Arrangements The location of the headquarters of the C. R. &C. R. R., which has been so much talked about, will be established right here in Rome, that is, if suitable arrangements can be made. Mr. W. H. Price and Mr. F. P. A. Gans, two of the C. R. & C.’smen, were in the city yesterday, looking around for a suitable location. They went to Cedartown last night, but will return today, and doubtless make some definite arrangements as to a place for offices. Mr. B. E. Wilburn, who has been ap pointed traffic manager of the road, will be in Rome tomorrow, and assist in se lecting a location. The general headquarters were estab lished here’when the road was first built, but later moved to Chattanooga. Rome is about to get them again, and as this is the place, they should be put here. Messrs. Will and Frank Darby, two former employes of the road, are in the city, waiting to begin work. Mr. Jones, the newly appointed receiver, will arrive today, and it is hoped all arrangements will be immediately made. HE COES TO MEXICO- Overworked, William L. Wilson Has Taken a Vacation. Washington, Feu. 8. —The executive committee of the National Association of Democratic clubs, organized July 4, 1888, for the purpose of aiding in the promotion of the party success, met in this city. The sessions will be private. Those present were Chauncey F. Black, of Pennsylvania, president of the asso ciation, and Lawrence Gordon, of Wash ington, D. C. secretary. Chairman William L. Wilson of the executive committee, left at 11 a. m. on a trip to tlie City of Mexico ior rest and recreation, after his arduous labors in connection with the preparation and passage of tho tariff bill, and Senator McMillin of Tennessee presided. 11l the House. Washington, Feb. 8. —The resolution presented just before adjournment that the sergeant at arms be directed to bring in the absent members did not ap pear to have borne fruit immediately, for at the hour of meeting there did not seem to be a quorum of Democrats on the floor of the house. After an unsuccessful effort by Mr. Reed to have the speaker to correct the journal so as to show the absence of a quo rum and prevent arrested members from voting, he demanded a vote on the last proposition. Mr. Bland moved to lay it on the table. On a division vote it resulted, yeas, 121; nays, 68. Mr. Read asked for the yeas and nays, and they were ordered. The roll call was interrupted to re ceive a message from the senate an nouncing the passage of a bill to repeal the federal election laws, which an nouncement the Democrats received with applause. The vote resulted, yeas, 172; nays, 80. Mr. Reed’s resolution was tabled. The result of the vote on Mr. Bland’s motion to go into a committee of the whole, resulted, yeas, 167; nays, 6. No quorum appearing. Mr. Bland moved a call of the house, which was agreed to. A caucus of the house Democrats will probably be held to decide what ac tion shall be taken regarding the Bland seigniorage bill. Enloe, of Tennessee, has taken inter est in the matter after a conference with Speak, r Crisp, and an effort will be made in the caucus to amend the bill so as to provide only for the coinage of seigniorage, leaving that coinage at the secretary’s pleasure, without mandatory requirements. POPULISTS WILITaID KOLB. Gathering of the ('lans in Birmingham. Republicans Watching the Fun. Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 8.- The ad vance guard of the anti-organized Dem ocratic forces are in the city. Every train into the city brings dozens of re cruits, and the best posted leaders esti mate that there will Le 3,000 visitors here. Captain Kolb and his lieutenants arc champing their bits. They are anxious for the fun. There will be 1,289 delegates in the Jefferson convention. The basis of rep resentation is fixed on the white popula tion according to 1890, allowing one del egate for every 1,000 population and one delegate for each fraction of 1,000 ovei 500. The indications are that the majority of the Republicans will not take part in the convention of the Kolb contingent. Colonel Edmund Morton Smith, of Cull man, and Ben Delomos, of Lowndes county, both prominent in the affairs of the Republican party in Alabama, are here to thwart the movement of coali tion. Colonel Smith said: “We realize there is not a ghost of a show for Kolb and the Populists to beat the organized Democracy. Tho latter have all the election machinery in their hands. The Republican party is now practically united. We will have a conference at which every Republican will be given a chance to state his views as to the best course to pursue in the coming elec tions. The indications are that the Populists will be pretty solidly for Kolb. A con ference of them was called for and it developed into a lively t. ditical fracas. me koid ropunsts were largely m tne majority, but the minority did not fail to make itself heard. Brother Adams, of the State alliance, presided. Speeches were made on both sides and most of them were red hot. Judge Whitehead, of Butler, and George Calloway, of Coosa, led the debate against amalgama tion. They argued they had no right as a party to combine with anybody. Captain Kolb can safely count on most of the populite votes, Mt Tie need not figure on a majority of the* Republi cans, if indications are not deceptive. WOMEN GAMBLE ON RACES. A Pool Room Raided By the Police in New York. New York, Feb. B.—Stories have been heard many times that depicted with more or less definiteness a temple of chance somewhere in the Tenderloin dis trict, where fair women alone were ad mitted. Captain Schmittberger and De tectives Day and Callahan entered Thir ty-eighth street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues. They were in plain clothes and carried a warrant issued by Justice McMahon, in Jefferson Market court, calling for the arrest of Albertina Eichron, of No. 74, charged with conducting a poolroom. A pretty Swiss bonne opened the door. Captain Schmittberger spoke in German to the maid, and theq she was hustled aside and the officers Altered the door. In the large parlor above 15 women Were found. Some of them wore expen sive gowns. These were the owners of private carriages that awaited them at the door, with liveried coachmen and spirited horses. “I want to see Miss Eichorn,” said Captain Schmittberger. A becomingly gowned woman with keen eyes stepped forward. “Serve your warrant,” said the captain to Detective Callaghan. Several women screamed. One or two started to spring out of the win dows. Then they piled downstairs pell mell, falling over one another in their eagerness to reach the strpet. The warrant for Miss Eichorn did not call for “and inmates,” and no effort was made to detain or learn the identity of the women who were found in the apartments. Miss Eichorn was taken to the West Thirtieth street stationhouse. She has not yet secured a bondsman. It is un derstood that a woman, whose connec tion with the police is known only to a few officials, was in the place Monday. There were about 25 women in the place then, all discussing the merits of horses running at the New Orleans track. The “stool-pigeon’ asked Miss Eichorn what check she had against her book as an accounting for money wager ed, as no tickets or slips were issued. Miss Eichorn produced an immense roll of bills, with the laconic comment, "This.” Then the woman detective proceeded to play the races, as did the other women about her. It was on evi dence she gleaned that the party was issued. Miss Eichorn will be arraigned in Jefferson Market court. Bail in SI,OOO was furnished about 11 p. m. for Miss Eichorn, and she was re leased. Her bondsman was W. 11. Foote, a manufacturer, on South Fifth avenue. GERDING GETS TWO YEARS. - He Appeals and It Will Be a Big Legal Fight. Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. -B.—The fa mous attempted express robbery case has been closed at Clinton with a verdict of guilty as to Fred Gerding, and a sent ence of two years in the penitentiary. A motion for arrest of judgment wa immediately made, and a long and in teresting legal battle is only begun? Two or three months ago. Fred Gerding. an express messenger, approached Will Smith and suggested an express robbery on the Knoxville and Ohio road. Smith appeared to fall in with tbe plan, but really hastened to tell Barney Irwin, a policeman, about it. On the latter’s ad vice, Smith agreed to carry out the scheme, and it is pretty sure that he furnished Smith with money and a re volver. The superintendent of the Southern Express company and the route agent for this section were also made privy to the plot. Upon the night set, Gerding and Smith went out on the Knoxville and Ohio road, but were followed by the chief of police of Knoxville, Irwin and two other policemen, and the ex press officers, who concealed themselves in the express car, heavily armed. The attempt was made to rob the car, and the officers rushed out, and Gerding was left to fight the whole crowd, Smith not jassisting. Several shots were fired. One grazed Irwin and Irwin shot Smith, the police agent, who died in a few days. Irwin Is now under indictment for the killing, and, also, for fraud in the late municipal election, but is still serving on the police force. The contention of the defense will be that, having con nived at the deed, and having expressly left the car doors unfastened, the com pany and the officers removed the ele ment of tresspass, which under the Ten nessee law, is necessary to convict for sucn an offense. couf<» FTove Gamming. Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 8. The cases arising from the raid on the Cald well hotel have been tried by the re corder and all of the defendants were discharged. The officers could not swear they saw gambling going on, and while they believed that money was changing hands they could not prove it. It is probable a strong effort will be made to have the officers who made the raid dis charged from the force, on account of the methods they used in making the arrests. A Merchant Burned Out. Gadsden, Ala., Feb. B.—Asa Ray, a leading merchant of Albertville, has been burned out. presumably by an in cendiary. His store and stock are a to tal loss. The insurance is $2,800, with a loss of $4.1’00. The little city ha 1 i narrow escape from being totally stroyed. but was saved bv hard wnr. PRICE UVE CENTS. FRAUD CHARGED. The Southern Steel Aluminum Alloy Company CAUSES A SENSATION. The Secret Which Was to Make the Owners Capitalists Still Remains Hidden. The aluminum works located in North Rome, have shut down, and the hopes of the owners who so soon expected to realize a fortune from the profits, are gone forever. The affair has been a mystery from the start, but the facts have at last come to light. In July, 1892, Mr. C. L. Hartsfeld of Newport, Ky., came to Rome, in con templation of forming a corporation to be known as the Southern Steel and Aluminum Alloy Company, with Mr. Geo. A. Stuck as a partner. The plans as unfolded by Mr. Hartsfeld, favorably impressed Mr. Stuck, and an agreement was soon drawn up and signed. Mr. Hartsfeld was to convey to the company the right to manufacture a metal called “Schmiedbarengus,” which he stated was an alloy of steel and aluminum. Mr. Stuck was to buy a lot, erect the nec essary buildings thereon, and furnish all machinery necessary to run the busi ness. Each party was "to put SI,OOO into the company for working expenses as soon as the work on the buildings and machinery was completed. The work was pushed forward and soon the plant was ready for operation. The virtues of this wonderful alloy were advertised far and wide, and orders came pouring in. Mr. Stuck was only waiting for Mr. Hartsfeld to disclose the secret process for the manufacture of the Schmiedbar engus before beginning operations. Mr. Hartsfeld, so Mr. Stuck states in his petition—now comes to the front and positively declines to disclose his secret. This was a death blow to the. business, and the works were immediately closed. The result was a suit filed against Mr. Hartsfeld by Mr. J. W. Ewing, Mr. Stuck’s attorney. Mr. Stuck claims in his petition that he had expended something over $2,900, while Mr. Hartsfeld had invested only $1,200. Mr. Stuck also claims that the company owes him $9.34. He further states that when Mr.Hartsfeld was asked to put in his SI,OOO for working expenses, he flatly refused to do so. Some kind of an alloy was sold, but the money for the bulk of it could not be collected. It is not known how the matter will culminate, but the contest will probably be warm and exciting. NEWS FROM HOWELLS. Illness of Mrs. Denson—A Severs Gale — People Going and Coming. Howell’s, Feb.4.—Mrs.Winifred Deni son is very low and is not expected to re cover. She has been suffering from lung trouble for several months. Mr. C. T. Callaway has made a valu able improvement on his farm by cutting a large ditch through his plantation, which will prevent the overflow on his branch bottoms. Mr. Alfred Johnson left for Paulding county last Wednesday, to inspect some mineral property of his in that county. A pretty sharp gale of wind passed through last night and blew down trees and fences, and some roofs from out buildings. Mr. W. P. Barnes receive a letter from his daughter, Miss Dora Barnes, who was sent to the lunatic asylum some months ago, stating that she was well enough to come home. Miss Dora has many friends in this community and in almost all parts of the county, who will doubtless be very glad to hear of her quick recovery. CAPITAL COMING To Develop the Gohl Fields ot Georgia and Alabama. A few men in Georgia and Alabama have for years been predicting that the gold belts of the South would offer the most enticing and remunerative invest ment for capital. In addition to many reliable reports received from the gold fields, the follow ing from the Atlanta Constitution shows that capital is already interested and in a short time good results will follow: Mr .Harry Woodward < ame down from Dahlonega yesterday, v. here he has been at work on some gold-b< aring properties. “I tell you it is busy in the gold fields these days,” said he, “and that does not exaggerate the situation one bit. At the little hotel in Dahlonega I counted the other day, twenty-two capitalists who have come to investigate the gold mines. It looks to me,and lam not any great enthusiast on the subject, as if the next few years would show a boom in gold properties second only to that in California. It is certainly coming our way.” WHO IS THIS MAN? Marshal Brown Does Not Know Him— Who In He ? Mr. J. C. Brown, city marshal, re ceived the following telegram the other day: Vicksburg,,Miss., Feb. 6, 1894.—Chief Police: Do you want Joe Wheeler Lech ran for murder. Answer quick. Wm. Price, Captain police. A HEAVY DAMAGE SUIT Mr. A. Dougherty Sues tlie Savannah & Western and C. R. & C for $1 O 000. Mr. A. Dougherty, who was thrown from a buggy and badly hurt last fall, at the C. R. & C. R. R. crossing, just out of town, has filed a damage suit against the road for SIO,OOO. Mr. Dougherty claims that he could not see the train on account of trees in the way. His horse shied ami turned the buggy over, throwing him to the ground.