The Augusta herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1890-1908, August 15, 1898, Image 1

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Belated awl! liftrar. -a tram M**U* inUy I* I* tk* rHi ct that iber* Iw Mm «*- •awed activity a* ib vjrart of lk« Spaa lark* of hue. fw io It* belief ikat tfca A mart'an immitm have baa* athaus lad. and that MrK ale* la —tag for P*ar* According to tk' aaata author l»r ika insurgent* t b rough on i it* la la ad of Vi*ayaa bar* rr port ad in kara •i*B*fi'd ikatr lattouo* of combining mb Agutaaldo a—t—t d—la A'Steamer Kaparta. By Associated l*r**a. Hno* Kona Aug 15. The Oarman flrairtefa rnilaar Kaiser m Augusta arrived today, haring left Manila »at •rd*r. She raporia the ailualioa thara uprhanaad but the officers are ex tmnriy ret front. Nothing Definite. By AMorlated Brea*. Waahlkgtoa, D. C.. Au*. u—The of. fhlnla are atill without d.-ftntlr luu.nl adar a» to when the ordrra raUiina to the occupation of Manila went forward to Dewey and M-rrMt. hut Consul Wild man. at Hour Kong. prom advice* aay. chartered a private vessel* and *c(lt ta dtspat, he* and order*. Home response from Dowry or .Merritt la arm rdlngly j h oitej for ahoul Thursday. 51-anwhih there la a possibility of the cable be ginning to work at any moment, The 1 order* to De-vey will be much more j elaborate than thoae rent to comman der* at ether quarter*. They reotted the Pr» sidenf* pearr proclamation in full, and aiao reelted the action of the Pro tocol referring to American ore*ration of Manila and It* bay and harbor. He Would Not Talk. SlM'elal to The Herald. Hong Krnir Aug. 15.—L. D. I#. Aguatin. governor of the Phllip-ilne*. at rived on the Herman crulner Kaiaertn Auguata today from Manila with hi* family and servant*. He will net see anyone. Officer* of the crew refuse to talk. The chip brought no mall from j Admiral Dewey to Consul Wildman. 1 The Herman* refu*e to report anything about Alanila. ON THE EVR OF VICTORY. The Protocol Cheated Miles of a Big Vic lory. Ponte, Porto Klco, Aug. 15.—0 n Sat urday Grneial Miles notified Governor Gen- ral Mschias at San Juan of the signing of the protocol, and today re ceived a message from Maehiss, which was an acknowledgment of the receipt of the notification. General Mathias al so sent Captain Xlickler. under a Hag of truce, to communleate the Intelli gence to the Spanish commander at Al bonlto. Genera! Miles says Albonito would have been his within a few days had not the protocol been signed. General Wilson waa moving to turn the enefpy’s right flank. General Miles threatened the front. General Brooke was pushing into the rear. General Henry was -,vlth- Ing 15 miles of Areolbo and General Schwan had reached Mayaguez. Gene ral Miles is personally uncertain wheth er he will remain here during the pe riod of negotiations for peace, but the four army columns will remain here until the negotiations are completed. CALLED BACK. The Troops Ordered Not to Co on to Porto Rico. Washington. D. C., Aug. 15.—Orders v.ere issued at the war department to day for the third Kentucky, th“ fifth Illinois and the 160th Indiana regiments of volunteers, which gathered at New port News under orders to proceed to Join General Miles at Porto Rico,to pro ceed to Huntsville, Ala. WHETHER ITS PEACE OR WAR. THE HERALD CIRCULATES AND IT ALWAYS HAS SOMETHING NEW AND HOOD. It* fcfcWtA A ««** M*4»* %«t (MUSTER OUT THE 3RD GA Ts»*h tt**** IN M S*«tirr» UMf* tt tt*. t*#—g Pm «k* INl—Mil* wad ManM MiNM k|..*al Tk* R—M W'edßtfcp A«i »* ** Tk* •*» A*« t«ea>M —dsM «k*a fc—>»*»g —4 t# Up. rrtu tfltf)’ Ateif# tvwnpi fPMflfc li* #*»*• r jiteyi tINMMMMNI Ate*# ill IN'; HMnpmsmtmml imp vuMPAk. A AIRHIIMN'' Hi ten * 4pp.#te mttsHm f, mn! ntfktmmm • ft ramatry **** mi UW UM f f*t ha b* —»»'**< WM. Tk* —utker* a are Ik* Tk=*d ft—»>** «k* Third AM—. Ik* Tki*d mi—i—t»p> tk* rr-h vu*'» * <M*d tk* Bm mu I STaat VWft—. It I* k*.i*e*4 k> tk* dap—t—l that —• tk* tk«#a m m aw— nghuag «• d*. «ha aad—l :m nwpi w-tl ka mats—a M re* m fre— aarawa and **t hark la tka>r earvn* aaawttana Tk* hurp* ban* la s—t Aral* upm <k* ***— tty —* opiy tu >k* ■»•<-«* ad pay a»4 i—a—iwra *f «ka an— kM pa sr —MI ks Ikatr antp—y—t. It M k»l ■*« *d that ana hnkdfad ikn—ikd mtm » U ka mf flrtatM tk parrtaaa Ik* earl— pike— ertuptnd hp the t'kßab (Rat—. THE NEWS AT HAVANA. N I* (Nwil) t TWI Spot* Hat t.aat Cakt. [•gvwtkl ta Tv Herald. I Hirwt. An* —* Tl>* only B»»* I that ki« M*t a!lowed to kt pihil«k«l ,ktn in tottvi t’ot *»ttk t V pwaca at- sa tkt IVft that tht y*otut! gntMtu't to • trooty of poor* ho 4 ! bf*a signed It to ■oooroii* known that Ptka to ;|nat to Spain. ao4 tk» feeling. part« 4 i tatljr aoMtac tko gmf # Tii»3! atlrtali , ao<t tko otitluiry. fat vary but or. Tko .Cuban* ora naturally highly rimed Tko wealthy Spaniards and aoarty all tko busman* moo ora iM tko oar la t o*er and tko latter hop oaono for a rrrtnl of Irak* ohtrk la to* do**. Tko etiy la pwrfecti** quirt. TKarlptia* jla brine maintained at strfrtly aa It | «voa ikmfkatit tko Morhad# OTEGO WAS (lAME. He Refused to Surrender to tko A merit, ana. gpeclal to Tko Herald I New York. Au« U. The Horald ■ aay* Poaoio. Saturday, via P<»nro. I Sunday. Col. Hilar wont out from iho ! line* today and met Col Nuevlllaa. who j brought Ike answer of Oen. Osfrgo to the demand for tko aurrender of Albo nitn. of wblrh ho la military rrmman dor. Oen. Ot rgn rofttttod positively |to comply with the request. The sub stance of hi* reply *0 that If the American* dealrod to avoid bloodshed, j they would remain whore they were. Oen. Wilson then determined to re j tumr hla advance unless he should lie s opped by news of peace. Peace orders are at hand. WHIPPED AT A DANCE. The Mother Was Roughly Handled By Spectator*. Poughkeepsie. N. Y.. Aug. 18.— Scv- i oral hundred y-ung people attended « dance at Riverside naik. New Plat*, last evening. When the frolic was at its : height It was Interrupted l>y a sensa tloaal lacld nt. Mis. Lochlln, of West I Park, whose daughter. Bertha, had , gene to the dance against her protest, pushed her way through the throng, and with a buggy whip soundly lashed the young woman and her partner over the sheuldets. The youtbfulnesa of the girl, who Is only 14. srous-rt the pity of the crowd, and the mother was roughly handled. She was dragged from the platform, and a constable placed her in the village lock-up, from which she was released In a short time. The girl took refuge with friends. bath, s c. News Notes and Personal fTention From the Village. Special to The Herald. Bath, S. C., Aug. 15.—Crops in this section are good. Miss Haun, a beautiful young lady of Savannah, is visiting relatives here. Mr. Dave Baxter, our efficient de pot agent and postmaster, visited Lan gley (?) last night. | p, v. Hollingsworth, of Augusta. Is ‘now connected with the Aiken Manu facturing Company store at this place, i j,j r . h. H. Foss, of Laneiey, spent Saturday in the village. Miss Mattie Hill, of Columbia is vis iting friends ia Bath. EXCITEMENT AT ROHE. It Looks Like the End is Close at Hand There. Special to The Herald. London. Aug. 15. A dispatch to The Daily News from Rom * says Uie.e is the utmost excitement in the Sacred college among the candidates for the papacy and thej" supporters. The gov ernments interested are intriguing, and France, Germany and Austria have ordered their representatives not to leave Rome. THE AUGUSTA HERALD. ii ■ n 1 IK H tk-atbA Sdf't Tl»l H# >#»« Irti feMMC. n* Tnf v«« M«4r tiM a vjaclr Vltblb Tk* Bay* V— la Hr Mad Ba W M«M dlt—* M«w Teak. Aap I*. Tk* Iktapa Bide— a— a* IMP* Wtk CM, Tk* ledaaa Ba—aae« and npktdHl I # , tTkaabar Ik— bar* l«a«k*'t IB—h , p*M. A* am* lk* Biatn. •** •*«k»*d ika paaraatt— pky*; AS ttr Baprndi'r. pai «P «» bar m bs# <ag and real aknard Cal, Btawraalt —km al ika rwl a—k a h—nv kaadakak*. jaad aw wnl Or Mapradrf tfca* • k k* •al »a uaaawnd »* m. Bratrta— am d ~*» Nearr Tall Italia# I *T aaear tail Hurt Ik —y lib* " ka Mil' and I ha** mm had a* ark* a pan d— I w—l away. H*r» a «*•■ anal Bfh—laa. —a. aad k-» p—. lA*— a»< Wksalar. Tkaaa da— aa» l—k nark j tfca akalter wtth tkaaa.'' Oaaaral Wk*alar trill paaa tk* dar-| tar* ardkaat aay trua *sa. Always gaaat aad art**led k* ia tktaaar tfcaa e»ar. kat tkar* la ftra W Ik* »T* aad a I aprias la tk* at— wklrk rkowa ikal 1 tfe* deadly —iaatnr* bk* k*d ka— #W# to go—cb hta aplrf*. Aha— lb« Trip R—li aad Ik* doctor walked ap •ad dowa for awfclla. aad Ike rommaa- iler of the Rough Rider* talked about the trip. “We came up without a single mis hap." said he. "Nearly all my men are well. There I* not a bud ease among them, land many of those who left Santiago In bad shape are now well on the road to health. Wheeler here has been IM, aa you see.” be adder!, drawing his arm affectionately through that old gener al's. "but everybody knows how he fought. It was a lucky thing for the Spaniards that he was a bit under the weather.” AT CAIP THOnAS. The Third Division Will (let Away This Week. Chlcamauga. Aug. 15. lt is proba ble the Third division, first army cofris. ordered from Clticamauga lo I/ftxir.gton, will get away. Thursday of thia week. Brig. Gen. Sanger, in com mand of the brigade, is new at Iy?xing ton. making the necessary arrange ments. It is not known when the Second di vision. first corps, will get away, as the camping ground selected al Knox ville does not seem to be satisfactory, and McKee is looking for another fur ther up in East Tennessee. The sug gestions of few days as to the crowded and 'inadequate hopltals at Camp Thomas are bearing fruit. An improvement can he noticed in all and the patients are now receiving much better attention. THERE WAS ERROR. The Full Text of the Paragraph Bear ing on the Ehillipines. Washington, D. C., Aug. IC.--Owing to on error in transmission Article 111 of the full text of the peace protocol as cabled from Madrid is not •given with accuracy. The full text of this article is as follows: “Article HI. The United Slates will occupy and hold the city and hay har bor of Manila pending the conclusion of the peace treaty, which shall deter mine the control, disposition and gov ernment of the Philippines.” CONSUL GENERAL FITZ-HUGH LEE Altll »tA. BA RAKING A FIGHT ON LEE r<fdkßf«»i 0* ted M*S| Mia IS* Ww |mmb* Ip k h—b—tl Epim Ml k* Tk* H»—*4 Rk—iinaytm. I* f , Aad W t «*r m « »«»*— k— M««*m*d naan rlean *T — 4*l at Ik* •'a—* mm «—a tat* * i nadir d p* HM*e ranee •* It* tPfctt* a*—a ——» ti—wrai bee • k* *«* *a » 'aw a tad *d aiiliiari - Tint {yen *M ka*a I* rpp* aiewap d s* •Bkwe *i —a Tk* •## k— A— I Mps* —*•» p—to ak* a** ng—»n~>»« ta MM Tk* ae—rtwtk tk* —Hi— *—Ml. <dt -*M be nwd* brna tk—i Tartan tt is —*-» t—t .i>—« Ire* rear k* tk* ftp—a*a»k t— .didst* far IN**—t Tk* aa—tae—» V»r*»- law » him—ta P— <d ktroantf a# tk* a art* kraw* tanaat Aa —•»—pa erai of rah* tkawrai ka* MBBdj ** Itwa yeanav add tk* RP>k war ta tk* Pad. -STky “ «a»*rt*d a rtrpnhiwaa *—*• t—. *a —d tk* Traadd—t ***» • P— * efhi* ttaal aa *ps—t*a»t» *• *a*» pw Mhal alary tk— k— «• —#* if?* _ J . Al tk# Ha part—rwl. W—ksapko*. Am 1A Major flen* real L— w— *# Ik* war d*-rtM**i —rly today H* had * load «•** •••! Oea C«»rt»ta kafnra «k* w«t«*ry sr Hard, aad Ik— —t*re4 Ik* wrrHsry** raw aad lha dt*r—atoa pror*«d*d Si —kaiaerakl* length U •*• d*»iltd | nastal yio Ik* —adHtoa* la fnl* flan. 11*— la her* for tbr parpen* of 4.ar—s inc lb* aduttaiHr—Msa of Tuba. Sad Ihr so doubt nlll be one of tk# rosMal* sioners appointed tinder the prortoeol, ihe views of Secretary Alger and Major McKinley were made known to him, and he tenders such advice and resi dence in Cuba enables him to give, has it Under Consideration. Washington, Aug. 18. President Me- Kinley is canvassing public opinion as to Fie needs of the military organisa tion In time of peace, nnd has consult ed a number of visitors as to how much of an army they think should be kept up after the treaty of peace is exe cuted. No conclusion was reached, but It is receiving considerable attention. The lowa Troops. Governor Shaw, of lowa, was one of the few prominent visitnrs at the white house today. He was presented by Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, who drove over with him from the department. The governor has just reached, here from a trip of Inspection at Chickamauga and Jacksonville, and blfo u visit to Kernandlna. Today he poid his respecte to the president, and took occasion to report the condition of the lowa troops In camp. He said in a general way thiey were In very fair shape, but made a number of sugges tions looking to their convenience and' comfort. He asked also how long it would be before disbandment, now that the peace proctoco! was a closed docu ment, but the president himself bad not fixed an opinion on this matter. As to the Navy. Acting Secretary Allen, o i the navy, was with the president part of the morning going over important mat ters Incident the close of the war, in cluding the question of the reorganiza tion of the present navy, and its reduc tion to what was actually needed. It was decided to create a hoard of five naval officers to pass upon the mat ter. Mr. Allen-said Ihe board would be appointed Immediately, and It would convene probably before tin close of this week. The function would he to determine what vessels now in the navy should be retained, which of them should have thee'government charters discontinued or) their use by the gov ernment otherwise dispensed with, what changes to make in the vessels kept, etc. Thia board will consist as 111. 11l HAS 181 Sflf K (if*dl (iMbfHil. *|twt»lbf»l rN MstltUi KtMWB 11« Will Pir-di ib# WbfMf t* lb# IfUUnrr Tk* kappa— Tkad Mr Asks I— Ns* I artary—aa. Attaatsk tk . Am B - O—. AtSiw mm Mw s yam la* a p—*t ■ wt M*UtM aad sprknN—’** **—aa— man. *— tk— M <na sr aw— W» ad I— ha*— la tk* wwM if I— Al* Iwm Chaw*— as Haw wear* ikg #*— ♦— aad tk* wssafa—era d *—■ j gaa wWI i»Sr rltt t— elate HI the —* tarp—ss Talk. lap—. He w« pi..—t the awttet t* tk* «*——, aad wtR a— tk* t»« ipit— «t ik—a lataaeMa Tk* *sk«kH at «*»—- k* k t* W Ik* kM—nw Mi. <* tk* rat— ntU add ** N. «k» s— t*rlM Ikey —** W —ad. sad tk* Hkswt— ad ivaarttr *m aid ta a— sad »* Mating tk* arsteeSsl la t»y<•—al ats> nfaeturtm tat— as tk* Wat*. Slid tk* Hts rewardl aMI kelp to Maintain Ike ...**. was. y# —t *•« —sr* thahte . _ , fig k W larne.l Tk* gore— m tats mark ta ranad •wwt it ar t aw —Ms he— e4f—ts he put tk* ytsa «• hw* HOW AMIiAHN fUNAOW IT. Cart MU Thru— h* Order ta <M la tka H—pMaL New Turk, Am V ~ •'*!»#«• A Emm a. a waiter. 3* ream old. abea be get* drunk, develop* a *«> d* d#d liking for hospital inte;Wra It ki ■or coat bun bis tile Hataiday to get wtthla t— wall* of Rouse#*» boapiuL but « la now enjoying the beat it »aa agord Friday was oae of A—arn's bad days. The reauit wa* that when b* wandered to hi* how*# at 15* Colum bus *#e«nr. at aa early hour yesterday momma ba *>*» b*dra«gled but hila none Ilia laadtady. to whom be owed a wrnk* loom teat. promptly refused la Ist bim in. Nothing daunted. A I.earn with rerkle*.ne*» imrn of li quid oyerlndulgene*. umtertnok lt> reach hi* room by the mean* at an air shaft. When ant he wa* beard of he was in the yard below, having fallen some 20 or *5 fori. An ambulance van sent to the house from Roosevelt hospital bul the doctor In attendauen raid that Abeam wa* dtore intoxicated than hurt; though be added tbat bad he not been Intoxicated he W'-uld have been killed by the fall. "Tha»h all right, ole man," Mid Ahearn. with a hi' rough. "But le*h u* go t' hospital. )ua'»hame. Sober me up. you know.” But the ambulance attendant said no. "All right.” said Ahearn. "no fenxe. But I'M get *ber Jua-shame.” Two hour* later hi* landlady, who In the ' goedne** of her heart had opened her, door* to him, heard groaning in Ahearn's room. On Investigation she found that he had rut his throat with aj iraxor. Her erica attracted the atten-j tlon of a polireman. who summoned the Roosevelt hospital ambulance for a second time, and In It Ahearn tvas borne to the hospital triiimnhant, but in a very l>ad condition. The doctors saye he will recover. HOT IN LONDON. The Warmest Day Known There in Some Time London. England. Aug. 15.—This is Ihe hottest day In London for a long time. One hundred and fifty case* were treated at thevarlous hospitals up to 2 o'clock this afternoon. Jury Commissioners to Meet. A meeting of the Jury commissioners Is called for this afternoon at three o'clock for the purpose of revising the jury list. Tills meeting was called for Aug. 1. but was postponed until now. so its to be able to have the lax digest before them. A largo excursion from Washington, Ga. arrived hero over the Georgia road 8t ;i:3O o’clock today. They leave to night. a now planned of three officers of all around naval ability, one engineer and one constructor. Mr. Day had a brief conference with the president, but had nothing new to disclose. A few other officials called during the day, but the absence of (he rush that characterized the white house all during the war was very marked. Talk With the Major. Washington, Aug. 15.—General Lee end Secretary Alger conferred today on Dip affairs of Cuba, and then went to the white house, the president desiring to discuss with the general matters re luting to ihe government of Cuba. Lee was asked If he was to be one of the Cuban commission, and replied that he did not know. He was an officer and subject to orders, but could not tell what be was going to do. He had been ordered to Washington, and probably in duo lime would learn the reasons lor such orders. HV| (MM I AB» A »>*» MirNfiAt. AMI ip. t*gA THIS DEffIAHD (DEANS WAR. MbflHk II Httl tRBsMI Ntkrrs Uidsd Mi likii Tkg Beam•* IhpeM Iks f —bskw td I i n— kh—t hfc—a. ip—wi ip Ths tteea>d that Rmwdd h— -nwsS— fftm tk* i as tka ni ml id H—« Ctrass N—as fttmd. Tk* k—tw adk*. N Is aka wad— k— had aad— *—*«•! a— itdetsdi— ' tka psuMlos at a—d Mw Tala lan* m tk* gntf at P—klk at Mw wonts «r tkg Nut met aad tk* rity of Two Tats, port as RAM. ta tka »*»*• as I'THpa —rn Mr i awpll wNk this waad —tag *ll —Mi! ramplt— H Howmtu: emne. A P—tarat R*.— « T—ad Hardee— At sat* O* Am IA A epertal ta Tka lawtaal f— m Wartrs—. Ta— n—e t. ka a lisps, s prowl—at —Si am* mm as kills— tg ws* f—ad nturdaiad t— tmd a—r kis bow tl.e body w— rMUtad with ballet* aad sbnrhiagty M*til*<*4 He was dtaam koweled sad t— tanly as* rtN alasoet la tw«. fladlag tbr Bed' Tk* body a— f— ad Joka Rrwert. Who *aye heard pMdat abm# ia that t daily ——l kottr* —for* Rawl ings wsa rsraatly tasrr»*d to a youas w.en—. tk* bail# td the neighborhood It is ibouEbt Bawi.ngs wa* word# red tremp* but sueptrion rest# on Wnt Tsttik*. Hswliafa' aatgbbor. *— “ » roasts of kts wife. tk kat is said Fsslka rsllad at Rswltags’ home a abort time sftsr Ranting* !*R and oa being <o!d of bl* departure steriad la t— ame dlr—tlca. Faulk* recently punbaeed s ra»ol»er sud esrtrtdge* si lb ilehuch'a Takn He was not pres ent at the funeral and ta *tud to baas left town KEPT IT A SECRET. Prominent Young People I'nited for rionths. l*oughke*|i*le. N. T., Aug. IS.—Much Intereai we* exclied by the *tari,,uß< m>nt that four month* ago Charles Klady. Jr., non of a prominent mer chant. and Ml** Vlnelfa Hates, daugh ter of the Rev. St L.. Hale*, former ly pastor of the Hedding Methodist K| lw opal church, were cl*nde*ilhety miirrleri at CllntomUle. Pieter county. The bride I* I* year* old and w»* grad uated from I.lndon Halt last June The marrlnke vra* kept a clow secret by the young couple until a few das** ago. The bride i* with her father at Han cock. New York, and the groom I* spending hi* vacation In Northern Dut ch*'** county. HOWE GETS CONTRACT. Mr. W. F. Bowe Awarded Contrsc. For City Curbing- A large rontiact for pulling down curbing on several sidewalks of the city was today let to Mr. W. K. Bowe. The city decided at the last council session to have tbo improvements made. The contract carries between $16,- 000 and $17,000. INSPECTON. Oov. Atkinson to Review the Camp Thomas Troops. Special to The Herald. Atlnnta, Ga.. Aug. 15.—Gov. Atkin son will leave tomorrow night for chickamauga upon th,- Inlvltatlon of General Breckinridge, Inspector general Of the United States army. There will be a big drill or parade at the camp on that day, and the goyernor of Georgia will Join General Breckinridge In view ing Ihe many thousand soldiers at Ihc camp. After the Inspection the gover nrr will visit the ramp of the Georgia regiment and mingle with the Georgia boys during the day. ATLANTA COHMERCIAL. The Paper Has Given Up the Ghost at Last. Special to The Herald. Atlanta. Ga., Aug. 15.—The Atlanta Commercial today suspended publica tion. The Commercial has been publish ed for three years by B. M. Black burn. WASHINGTON’S TO JIB. The French Ambassador Makes a Visit There. Washington, I). C„ Aug. 15.-The French ambassador and most of the members of bis slaff went to Mount Vernon today for a visit to the tomb of Washington. New York Futures t New Yoik, Aug. 15.—Futures opened steady at the decline. Aug. 5.*1; Bept. 5.73; Oct. 5.75; Nov. 5.78; Dec. 5.78; Jan. 5.85; Feh. 5.51; March 6.90; April 5.02; May 5.97. iurrm tOAlt ten— *«<p rAViiroft fern -—w MXK #— ten.***— *#••***• ***** I ■ 111 OfIHHB Ndkpwd m Mu Va« teil vtu Ht* ftepk. Ml#). #• tl# Hfpakhi. Ala « Utb Vi, Tk* I —aepil— Nerw t adee Hay Bv gafdtag Mw tbai Sfae—tm t* C . Am k —ap am. *MS —M Mg —lttecMpa, sad t** a'lwiimtad ttntanr* *f 4a Sant, ta pro ba way swtk. —kag at is * .tni r*»e»en«i »-<atng fr—. «»a*w pa P*at*y. «p t— ft.,*kiyk. rmafr awd «k> k**t. >ee*t «fd*as ms— mws today, gt** •be krwddya »e *«*<<tm «a t— tltk Pre— —ay# t* the *nn»b r«wa eg t*nba. Tb»e, Mrartar. *** prt*r t* • »•* ■e***4 ,aI be asapMM*«a as b-ndIMtHP. wkea • kmadityn. »n »ud»d *tth t Wbe# »knn. *a* *rd*f*d a*#th Tk* —• «*t *Mb*ettW* .spr< • t—N a* Tfcmenpktaavtil* t— tatter —ft *f » weak. Tk* —*y dspaftf—si w •eawßartm t— iro|*n *f a —*»t r**t*w ta I—w Yatfc —ft— —at gwi—f. wb— t— haiiWadrt— aad erwnna wm4mt —tap aep airta* Rffeate ad ke wads to ladtte* tk* drpattw.at to —*e a —• tie* of tk* «his» and a wad roak— «g lb* —Hare tt is p#»—bt* t— ttaalds .—a *lll b* In —«c Ike *nr gti up t— H**e I* tlraat'S tosab at Hlvefalde. and thee* dr* a **t#t*. HOLDING HIM on A TELEGRAiT Cklsi WdkniMtl. of Asvsnuah T«*a graphed to Art*** Hla*. The foll-anag lelegrsai was rvc*lv*d Iby Chief Hood »hls worn!** "Savannah, Aug Is. Onpi Hood. CbiW of Nk*. A u goal a. Arr**» A. A. Mar* ha I. 8 fact I or J locko* in hrlgifc Vandyke baud *dl* *t y*nr*. He la a hook agent and t* regUi ersd at ihe upper Virginia bmnr He M wanted for chreung and awtadhnf. Will send ofkcer “Frank McOrrmoft, Chief Police. Savannah.” Shortly after Ihe receipt of the tele gram Detect I vaa W'w A Sherwn nailed 1 al the Virginia house and arrested Mr Marshal The Utter war *e*n by The Herald shortly after hta arrival at me at si on. He tallied exactly with the dear* Ip lion given In th* lelegram. bat alootly denied having conMiitWd any of fense* * "I ««>' Yaked completely by sur prise." Mid hg, ' when the officers ar rested me. 1 can't Imagine what I've Im en arren'ed for 1 have not cheated or swindled anyone. The police have telegraphed Savannah to find out the exact nature of tko charge and I am walling to hear." Mr Martha! say* he represents D. Applet or A Co., the lane kook dexlera. ; He has been In Augusta several dacs. j hut was never In Augusta before tb!« trip. ! The reporter asked him If he could I not remember anything thal occurred while be was in Sbtvannah to make one brlug such a charge a* above referr ed to iigHlrtl him bm he said he could not nagiur why sip h had been done. iAt'S o’cldek he war still held, awall- Mng Gin arrival of the Savannah po lice officer or (uhther word from Chief McDermott of that pluck. , The Charge. Special to Herald. lla.. . Aug. ID.—A. A. MaNhall. who was arrested In Augus ta. ‘tills morning, at the request of the chief of police, of Savannah. Is charged wilh a misdemeanor. For a long time he has represented D. Appleton & Co., II x s book agent here. A few days since Mr. A. C. Illarion, of Atlanta, came to Savannah, and began an Investiga tion of the agent’s affairs. He found, so it Is alleged, that Marshall had been selling book* In violation of his contract, and he began to look for him. locating him in Augusta, he signed a warrant for his arrest, nnd had the f hlef of police wire to Augusta to have him arrested. He is a man of family. CITY NEWS. Miss Jessie Symros Is vlßlting rela tives in Orangeburg. Mr. and Mrs. Lawton B. Evans have returned to the city. Mrs. E. C. Goodrich and Miss Ger trude Shepard arc at Saluda. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Graham and children are visiting relatives In War renton. Miss Anlce Little, of West End, has returned from a visit to friends ut Harlem. Miss Julia Tobin will leave Septem ber Ist for Baltfmore, where she will represent Augusta at Notre Damn. The camp meeting season (hat is al ways eagerly anticipated by young and old is rapidly approaching. Richmond county camp meeting will commence on next Friday, White Oak the following week and Mount Moriah the week following. Augusta always sends a largo delegation to each of these, and the season is one of en joyment.