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Our Correspondcnl Goes the Rounds With
a Friend.
A Walk Over the Campus mill u Peep at the Hullit-
fntr»—Purimties fur Which Tliej nre IM'd — f?ie
Aim* unit Object* for Socletlei W'iilrh lire \«t So
Secret After All—'Terlinoloirlrnl School Is n (jreut
Institution.
Special Correspondence Enquirer-Sun.
Athens, Ga., July 15.—I hurt just come
up to my room to-ninlit, in the second-
story of the Summey house, one of the
University dormitories, nnd was sitting in
one of the broad windows looking out
over the moonlit hills of east Athens,
when suddenly I heard the far-away
whistle of a coming tra in. I pulled out my
watch and looked at it—nearly 8 o’cloclc.
“Well,” I concluded,“about half-past eight
I will go down to the hotel and see who
has come.” Soon I saw the headlight of
the engine emerge from between two hills,
and then slowly the train crept along
towards the high trestle over the 0c uiee
river, and more slowly it crept acioss. 1
watched it until it was hid from view by
some intervening trees, and then as I sat
and gazed out into the starlit heavens, 1
lapsed into a reverie, from which I
was aroused by my room - mate
abruptly coming in, and demanding,
“ What in the mischief are you sitting
here in the dark for?”
“ Well, Soph,” said I, “I knew you were
fond of lighting the lamp. I’m going down
town.”
So pieking up my hat and my room
mate’s cane,which he had just thrown into
a corner, I went off dow n the campus and
across the street to the Commercial Hotel.
I passed through a crowd of students col
lected near the door, and had hardly en
tered the office, when I was greeted with :
“ Hello, old fellow, I'm mighty glad to
see you.”
“W’y, howdey’ do, Joe,” said I, turning
to clasp my friend’s hand; “ this is indeed
a pleasant surprise. When did you come?”
‘■Just got in—came in on the Georgia
road. Thought I’d come up and attend
your commencement: I’ve never been to
Athens before, but I know a number of
the boys here at college, and have several
friends in the city, you know.”
“Yes, aud you will have many more be
fore you leave. Where are you stopping ?”
“Here, to-night; to-morrow morning I’ll
have my trunk moved to Ed. L ’s; you
know him.”
,- Oh, yes.”
“What kind of a commencement will
you have this year ?”
■ Many think it will be the gayest com
mencement we have had in some time. A
great many visitors are expected, and quite
n mumber have already arrived. Come
on let us ge o t tf ibis warm room, what’s
lac news from Coiumbus; that which does
not get into the papers; I see them every
day?”
As we walk down the street, my friend
tells me of home affairs. We btop at a
drug store, enjoy a couple of ice cream
sodas, and my friend makes some new ac
quaintances among the students and town
gentlemen.
“Now,” said I, as we left the drug store,
“lroiv shall we amuse ourselves? It is
rather late to see a..y of the jj-irls to-night..
Shall we go back t > the hotel and join the
hoy-?"
Wiir.t do yu ssy to w:.:k on the cam
pus? I'd like to see the buildings, ami I'n.
just in the mood fora moonlight stroll.”
“Very well,” said I; “that suits me ex-
avly. and, if you say so, I will gi.e you
»•.ne facts i;i regard to the old institu
tion.”
"All right, and intersperse among your
facts some college jolms and accounts o!
some of your hatting affairs. ”
“COLLEGE JOKES AK.t NUMEROUS
enough, but hazing is a thing we have very
lit lie oil It is gradually disappearing frotii
our best colleges, and its disappearance
must be largely attributed to the existence
Of the college secret societies, the Greek
letter fraternities. Hazing is usually done
at the beginning of the session, when
many new students have just entered col
lege. Hut this is tiie very time loo when
tiie various Maternities are soliciting mem
bers from among the new students, and as
a result great courtesy is shown to the new
hoys. These fraternities were for a long
time bitterly opposed by college officers
throughout* the entire country, hut now
there is hardly a college of any promi
nence in tiie country, at which there do
not exist chapters of several fraternities.
These societies have tor their objects
BOCIAJ. AND LITER AY CULTURE.
Their secrecy is objected to by many, but
after all the secrets are usually few in num
ber,such as the initiation ceremony,descrip
tion of the badge and coat of arms, signs of
recognition, motto and pass words. Of
course the meetings are all of a secret
character. Gut the objects of a fraternity
are known to every one, and are, as J said,
social and literary culture, and nothing of
an immoral character can be ascribed to
fraternities; in fact, they exercise a moral
influence. Their good points have now
been recognized by college officers,
and probably one-half the col
lege officers in this country
are now themselves members of fraterni
ties, most of them joining when students.
Students only are eligible to membership,
and sometimes professors. Last year one
of the fraternities at Emory college ini
tiated a professor. Over half the faculty
here are active members of fraternities. Of
the remainder, all but one are honorary
members.
Each chapter has its own meeting rooms
and holds literary exercises of some kind
perhaps once a week. Many chapters,
especially at the north, have halls, chapter
houses, of their own. either on the campus
or somewhere in the city. Here we are
AT THE CAMPUS.
"Do you recognize the design of this
gate? ”
"It looks like it is intended to represent
the pillars and arch in the coat-of-arms of
Georgia. - ’
"Yes; this building litre to our right is
called the Franklin building. On the
ground floor are too lecture rooms and the
chancellor's office. In the second story is
probably the finest library in tiie stale. It
contains 16,000 volumes, and additions are
constantly made. It is in charge of
Professor Willeox. who is also the
professor of modern languages here,
and a better gentleman for that position
could not- be obtained. He has spent about
twelve years of his life in Europe. He has
classes "in German, French and Spanish.
Professor Willeox is a brother of Mr. D. F.
Wiilcox, of Columbus.
“In the second story of this building is
also the nucleus for a very good art gal
lery. In the third storv are mineralogical
and geological cabinets containing more
1 han 10,000 specimens.”
“What is that old building?”
“That is what we call
THE IVV BUILDING.
You see the entire front and sides are
covered with ivy. It has bet'll growing
nearly ever since the Building was put up.
Iii this building art lecture rooms and the
law department. ’’ ,,
“What kind of a law school have you ?
“A very good ore. indeed. There arc
two law professors „nb ' r.e lee'.iuer on
| medical jurisprudence, nnd then the uhan-
celior lectures on a liumentary
law. His lecture 1 ' * i sign arc
open fii the e lolfv-ge -hut
tin. seniors and law stuuents are required
to attend, and after',lie course of lectures i-
I completed, a moot pari lament is organized.
and one of tile seniors presides over the
I meetings. Dr. Well, our chancellor,
J usually attends these meetings and points
out to us our mistakes. One great advant
age of the law school here is the moat
courts hold by the students. Many are in
fluenced in coming here by that verv fact.
A diploma from this school entitles one to
I admission to the bar anywhere
j in the state. Sometimes those who have
a.ready been admitted come here and taki
a course in law. Every young man who
intends to practice law in Georgia should
come here to school, if possible. One
young lawyer in Columbus, who, after
graduation in a southern eollege, then
studied law in a northern eollege, told me
this year when on a visit here, that fie was
sorry he had not come to this place to
school.”
“How many students did you have this
year ?”
"In the law department?”
“Yes.”
“Twelve; about what, we usually hove.' 1
‘Will all get diplomas?”
“All but two. This next building is
THE DEMOSTHENIAN HALL.
The Demosthenian society is our oldest
literary society. It was founded in 1803 by
the nine members of the then junior class.
This class graduated the next year—it was
the first class that ever graduated here. In
that room up stairs General Toombs and
Ben Hill gave evidence of those eloquent
powers which afterwards gained for them
and Georgia a national reputation. John
B. Gordon also is a Demosthenian.”
“What building is that across the cam
pus to our left?”
“That is the hall of the
PHI KAPPA
society, our other literary society. It Wii-s
founded in 1820. Their first hall was a
wooden building, but in 1832 Alex. Steph
ens, who had become a member of that
society, started a subscription to build a
brick hall, and what you see is the final
result of his efforts. The names of many
of Georgia’s greatest sons appear on the
Phi Kappa roll.”
“’Which society do most of the Colum
bus boys join?”
“The Da nosthenian. They have al
ways seemed partial to that one.”
“Have your literary societies any libra
ries.”
“Yes, each has a library of about 3000
volumes.”
“And how many did you say were in the
college library ?”
“About 16,000. That gives the students
access to 22,000 books. Let’s take a scat
here. This settee is the memorial of the
class of ’85, und this is their class-tree. Our
class-tree has died, hut we will adopt an
other tree Saturday, when we hold our
; class exercises.”
I “Where will your class exercises be
I held?”
OVR CLASS EXERCISES
will be held up there in front of the chapel,
underneath that large oak. Every class
holds its exercises there on class day; and
a splendid place it is too. shady and cool,
about 5 o’clock in the afternoon, when the
exercises arc held, and besides it is an his
toric old spot. That old tree has inspired
more than one youth and caused him to
dedicate to it his first attempt at verse—a
grand subject for poetry.”
' “Poor tree—poetry. Excuse me, 1 could
| not i'.vsi ; Mm temptation.”
“Weil, i will excuse you, since your pun
wa.i a good one. That oid tree is one of
the last of the old forest onus unde: which
ti • first students here were taught, while
that old building yonder, tiie Summe
house, now used its a dormitory, was being
built. That is the oldest Imbuing on the
ui .pus, and the first brick building that
’ was put up in Athens. Under that tree.
! Jong ago, the boys used to gather before
| entering the chapel to stand their exami
nations for admission into Franklin Col-
, lege. Now the applicants are examined
I by tiie professors at- their own lecture
j rooms.
GENERAL TOOMBS,
as is well known, attended Franklin Col-
I lege, but did not graduate here. A few
I days before commencement, when he
I would have graduated, lie violated some
I rule and would probably have been expell-
] ed, but his guardian anticipated such an
action on the part of the faculty and ivith-
! drew him from college. It is said that on
| the morning of commencement day, while
| his class-mates were delivering their ad-
, dresses in the chapel, he appeared under
j that old oak and commenced speaking, and
was soon surrounded by a large audience,
! many coming from tiie chapel to listen to
| him.”
! “What are those two large three-storv
j buildings yonder? One, I believe you said,
was a domitory.”
“Yes, both are domitories. There are
! about sixty-five boys at both places.”
! “And who lives over there?”
1 “That's where our professor of belles
letters live, Prof. Morris. Tiie residence
1 that formerly stood there was the one that
was occupied by Dr. Church, who was for
| such a long time president of Franklin Col-
; lege. That is where Alex Stephens boarded
when in college. What do you think about
i the
' APPEARANCE OF OUR BUILDINGS?”
! “Well, 1 don’t know; they’ve got a
' mighty aged look, and don’t seem very
i pretentious.”
I “No, not at all, except one, the Moore
j building; vou can hardly see that from
i here. It is behind the chapel. Our build
ings are often laughed at; hut just to show
' you how the people differ, not long ago a
I gentleman from England was walking
i with Dr. Midi on the campus. As soon as
they entered the campus gate, iie turned to
the chancellor and said: ‘I like this. It
i is the first institution of learning I have
’ yet si-en in this country that looks like a
I university. This reminds me of the uni
versities in my own country. It has such
I an air of dignity about it, that dignity
which is the accomplishment of old age.’ “
| “Where is your scientific department ?
j I saw some illustrations of several of its
rooms to-day in
THE PANDORA.
| That’s a good thing; who got it up?”
“The fraternities here. It is the second
annual ever issued in the south, and we are
quite proud of it. The first was issued
from the Virginia Military institute. We
think the Pandora will be a big advertise
ment for the university. It is especially
interesting to the alumni, too. The pho
tographs of the faculty and the buildings
are alone worth the price of a copy fifty
cents. We had 560 copies printed, and the
first day they arrived, sold 150.”
! "Did you get it up, expecting to make
any money out of it?”
"No, nnd we made the price only so
much as would enable us to pay expenses.”
“Well, the book certainly does the edi
tors of it much credit.”
“You asked just now where the
SCIENTIFIC DEPARTMKNT
i is. It is the Moore building. This depart
ment is one of our great inducements to
get the technological school located here.
Tiie state will in* saved a great deal of
money if it is put here. The citizens of
Athens will soon vote on the question of
offering 830,000 to the school.”
Tiie first floor of the Moore building is
devoted to chemistry. This is taught by
Profi-ior While, ii gentleman with a
mil agrieuhurul eii* mlstr.v. The imli 1
trial collection in this department - op- I
pi'ISi s Iii - ire tln.u -lOiKJ specimens, lie-e
also is the clieir.ic il laboratory, c-mip'e-o
in every respect, where, during the past I
year, thirl,: (bur students have h id - on- j
slant practical work in chemistry.
The second s‘ory ol the building is de
voted to phy-i-i. Here are. besides the !
le-mure room a ,d an oifiee or two. the i
physical laboratory and a room containing j
apparatus worth £10,000.
The third story is devoted to the stu ly
engineering. Here are several drawing j
i rooms, a lecture room, and a room con
taining a large number of excellent work-I
log models, such as steam engines, boilers, '
roofs, bridges, waterwheels, railway tracks ;
i and machinery of many kinds. Besides
; these there is a full set of surveying appa
ratus for n large class.”
I “W’y, where do they use it?”
( “Every yeur the ‘engineering’ students,
I in charge of Prof. Barrow, of the englneer-
| ing department, go on a railway survey of
| about twenty miles. They are gone
about a week; they have their
I wagons and tents and camp out and live
i just like a regular surveying corps. I have
at my room a picture of their camp that
one of the boys took, for photography also
is taught here. I will show you the pho
tograph some time.
“Last year the boys surveyed a railroad
line from here to High .Shoals, about 18
miles distant; thisyear they continued the
line to Social Circle on the Georgia road.”
“You seem to have a very good
TECHNOLOGICAL SCHOOL
here now?”
“Indeed we have, in some respects. The
state has already been weakened by not
concentrating till her educational
energies at one point, but
by scattering them broadcast in
branch colleges, and I sincerely hope that
the board of commissioners, appointed by
the governor to locate the teeh iolrgi al
school, will put it here. From what 1 have
told you, you see our advantages are cer
tainly superior. Of course the school must
have a library, mineralogical and geolog
ical cabinets, physical and chemical appa
ratus and laboratories, drawing models and
such things. All these we have already,
and this will save the state so much money
if the school is put here.”
“What about the people here? Would
they treat the students in the technolog
ical school as they do the present stu
dents?”
“You mean, how would they treat stu
dents who are learning to do manual
labor?”
“Yes.”
“With just as much respect as they treat
other students. I know the university has
been said to be a place where manual labor
is discouraged; where nobody but the sons
of rich aristocrats go ; and that the people
of Athens want nothing to do with a man
or boy who has to work for his living;
but that is a great mistake. It is true
there are here at school the sons of rich
men, but they are few in number; the
great body of students are sons of poor
parents or parents In moderate
circumstances. There are vow
probably thirty hoys working their way
through college or taking advantage of the
Brown scholarship fund, and some of these
boys are the most popu.ar student's here
too. besides taking fine stands In their
classes. A few years ago the first honor
man in the A. M. course spent many of the
Saturdays while iie was in college, work
ing in the iron foundry here. It was a
student, who, not long ago a! a fire, when
;.tlm. engineer of the steamer was al s<-nt,
: a e <!> d up and .i'T*red his ser, ices as en-
1 gi.it-" .- wliich wen-giadly accepted. II.i :y
I of the students spend their vac.iti< ns
as s. *.o-l teachers, telegraph ope .. irM
working on farms, at saw mills, on seme
survey mg corns, assieeping-ear eo.uli -t v-.
I or in manual labor of some kind. A n .-ni-
I Her of this j car's junior class in engineer- i
ing. immediately "after iii: final examina
tions, left to take a f2.50 a clay position mi
I a surveying corps. Come on; let's walk |
j up towai'iis this end of the campus.
! "That little liriek building you sec there |
I is another very old one. There ale two
lecture rooms in it.”
I “I see several residences at this end of!
I the campus; professors’ homes. I suppose .' ’
j “Yes; let.-: turn around here and go back
I by the chapel.”
I “Ail right. How many in the faculty I
here?”
“Eight professors and one tutor in Frank
lin eollege, the academic department, |
and the state college, the school
of agriculture and mechanic arts and
hree professors in the law sclio d. A
professor of natural history is to be elected,
probably Friday morning at the meeting
of the trustees - ”
| “How many students in the university ;
this year ?”
“Two hundred and four."’
“ How many boys from Columbus?”
“ Three, John Little, Bob Johnson and I.
Now you can see the building.”
“THAT’S A FINE BUILDING.”
“ Yes, il is a fine building, and the only
handsome one in the campus. The city of
Athens gave it to the University about
twelve years ago. It cost £25,000. Here
i v.v arc* iit the chapel in the very center of
j Athens. The boundary line of tiie city is a
! circle. This chapel is the center, and the
I radius of the circle is one mile and a half'. ''
j “Ignite a large place, then.”
| “Yes; the houses are badly scattered in ,
j some portions, though, but altogether, i
j Al hens is a pretty place, especially the up-
’ town residence portion of the city, known
! as Cobbhani.”
“How many people here?”
I “About 0000, and the place is growing
! rapidly. A great deni of business is done
here, i have heard that Athens receives
I more cotton than any other city in tIn
stil ;■ in proportion to its size, it is quite
a business centre. I hope it will soon lie
| connn. ted liv rail with Columbus. The
I people here are extremely anxious for the '
j Georgia M lilla nl.”
| “Well, here we are at the hotel now,and [
1 I have not told you of a single i
COLLEGE PRANK',
how the boys one Saturday night Guilt a
rail fence ten feet high across the campus,
and stopped all the professors’ families the
next morning on their way to church:
liow they burned in effigy a certain old
gentleman that keeps a boarding house;
bow they rung the chapel Ii ell one night,
and how they scared a policeman; how
- but I will delay all this. I reckon i have i
nearly talked you to death anyhow.” i
“Oh.no; not at till. I've been not only
entertained, but instructed. Mott, 1 want
to see about going to that junior class Imp
, to-morrow night, but I’ll see you early in
' the morning.”
“All right, and I'll bring along a ticket
for you, then.”
“Thank you. I was up rather late last
night, and am somewhat tired, so I think
I’ll retire. Are you going to your room
j now?”
I “Yes, I believe 1 will go up and write a
letter before I go to bed. Good night."
I “Au revoir.” Mott Treui.ig.
Struggling With the Prohibi
tion Q'j?stion.
The
Special to Hnquirei'-sun.
Atlanta, Ga., July
17. -For days past
-al mi ion.charged with c nispiracv • > >
! .u.-iiu-ss of i lie Courier publish-
pany, occupied one hour in its do-
,'ge was generally thought
to the defendants
judge explained to
'.in jury each of Hie six counts
u. “e'a'ii and cited many authorities!
!ia\ii.g omring on the ease. The jury I
rtcii retired nmi were out one hour and
when ihey returned a verdict was an
nounced finding McNamaina, GliUden
ami Muieahey guilty on each of
t lie six founts in the indictment.
Bundle was acquitted. Tiie counsel
tiie defense will file a bill
Atlanta has been looking forward to the exceptions and move that sentence be de-
hearing of the Kimball house liar iujune- i ferred. It is probable that the defense will
..a.,Reek further ndniriicatlon in tee sunreme
tion case to-day
Last week the Kimball house proprietors
secured a transfer of the license of M. J.
Mahra, which allowed him to sell
liquor nnd beer by the quart
until October 9th. They at once
opened up a beer saloon in connection
with their bar in which four kegs of beer
were constantly on tap. Scores of small
pitchers were provided and customers
were allowed to buy a quart of beer aud
step into the adjoining room.where glasses
seek further adjudication in the supreme
court.
THE FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
VrstiTilsy’s l’riK-i'i'iliiuris in tin- Ii"list- anti Senate.
Washington, July 17.—Holman, from
the conference committee on the legisla
tive appropriation bill, reported a disagree
ment. Holman, Cannon and others rejire-
were provided, and they could divide up ! Rented that the senate would not yield
their quart and drink as of yore. Saturday l upon the amendment making appropria-
afternoou the city authorities arrested all tions for the pav of senators’ private
persons engaged in the selling and con- ! clerks, and in view of this statement Oates,
tinned to do so as others were substitured. i of Alabama, moved that the house recede
this practically closed the business from its disagreement to the amendment,
and tiie Kimball house proprietors sought The motion was lost.—yeas 69, nays 143,
relief by filing a bill of Injunction, and pro- and a further conference was ordered,
curing a temporary restraining order. The After properly disposing of the bills re
hearing upon this was set for to-day, and ported from the committees, the house
there has been much interest and specula- went into a committee of the whole on the
tion among all classes as to the result. ! fortification appropriation bill.
The injunction allowed the Kimball house Mr. Forney, of Alabama, who has charge
people to proceed unmolested in their of the bill, briefly explained its provisions,
traffic until the hearing to-day; but and especially advanced the importance of
on Monday last, notice was given I the provision for the appointment of a
that no * beer or liquor, pur- board to make tests to ascertain the most
chased by the quart. could
be drank on the premises.
To-day, the hearing came up
before Judge Clark, and an interested
crowd of spectators were on hand. The
case took quite an unexpected turn, how
ever, and none of the points in issue were
determined.
■Mr. Hoke Smith, of counsel for the Kim
ball House proprietors, reviewed the case.
effective guns, projectiles, torpedoes, and
other implements and engines of war.
The debate then became political, in
which only occasional and incidental refer
ence to the bill was made. The speakers
were Butterworth, Reagan. Dingley, Mor
rows, Cutcheon, Viele and others. A good
deal of criticism and ridicule were be
stowed upon the Gill and upon the com
mittee for reporting a “fortification” bill
THE FIRST DISTRICT.
J In- In-iiil-liirft llriilti n l»i the lo-rioiniitiitiofi <0
N iii'ii nml.
Special tf) Kncjciruh-Scn.
Savannah, Ga., July 17.—The congres
sional democratic convention closed its
labors this evening Gy the renomination of
Norwood on the 155th ballot. A commit-
iee was appointed to notify Norwood of
his nomination, whereupon lie appeared
before the convention und in nil able and
eloquent speech said he did not favor free
trade. While he voted to con
sider the Morrison bill, he was in favor
of a tariff to support, the government and
protect American workman. He was in
sympathy with the workingmen and
would support them. There will not bo
much opposition to Norwood. A large ma
jority ot the Knights of Labor support him.
Resolutions were adopted thanking the
chairman for the nble and impartial man
ner in which he presided over the conven
tion. Adjourned sine die.
The strike id A moist*.
Augusta, Ga., July 17.—The strike con
tinues in the Augusta factory with no
prospect of a settlement. The hands in
Enterprise factory returned to work to-day
and tiie other mills arc running regularly.
The strike will be confined to the Augusta
factory. W. H. Mullen, representing
the executive board, left this morning for
Warrior, Ala., to look into the labor
troubles there.
MONTGOMERY'S WATER WORKS.
The) arc Rrrelml 1 mM-t (Irciit KillIiihIumoi.
He snid they had sold beer and allowed it 1 for such a country as ours providing for -
drank on the premises, but it was with the • an appropriation of only six hundred !
knowledge that the mayor and members , thousand dollars.
of the council had expressed the opinion i Cutcheon thought that the title of the
that it could be drank on the premises, bill should be to provide how not to do it,
They had been arrested in the pursuit of 1 or at the very best, “a bill to get ready to
their legitimate rights r.s they understood ' prepare to begin to fortify.”
them, and they bad sought relief at equity. Randall defended the bill, and he said
But though "protected Iby the court's : that he had frequently heard this country
restraining order thev had voluntarily dis- i advertised to the nations of the earth as de-
contimied the drinking of beer on "their I feneeless. The nations of the earth knew
premises in conformity with the expressed I our strength better than American repre
sentiment, of the city authorities. For a i sentatives ou this floor supposed that
week past they had simply sold by the ; they did. They did not take
quart under the terms of their license and i these utterances here as truthful in any
allowed no drinking on their premises, j particular. He maintained t hat the Gill
Thev thought the city would take no was in no respect hostile to the proper
further steps to molest" them as they had armament of t he United States, but its pur-
alreadv abolished the objectionable feature pose was to secure a knowledge of the re-
of their business. They consequently had quirements of the occasion. Referring to
Special to Enquirer-Sun.
Montgomery, Ala., July 17.—The
city council after thoroughly testing the
new Capital City water worka to-day for
mally accepted them amidst the booming
of cannons and music, they having
proved a great success, furnishihg
at times as many as thirteen
gigantic streams from stand-pipes and en
gines on the court square. A grand ban
quet was to-night tendered General Mana
ger Howland, of the Capital City water
works, at the Exchange by the citizens, in
appreciation of having furnished the city
an unlimited supply of pure artesian war
ter.
UTAH TERRITORY.
no further need for the court's restraining
order, and therefore moved to dismiss their
bill.
To this no objection was offered and an
order was taken from the court to this ef
fect.
I The crowd left greatly surprised at the
| turn affairs had token a:. 1 disappointed
that none of
THE P KNTS IN’ THE CASE
! had been decided. When tue case was
K j light - last .•Liturgy th* 1 ga'"'*
i ■{• the ground of their action the rh< f f 1, :tt
I the Kimball house bar was selling und* 1
j a transferred license, which was
illegally transferred, and JtHeret* »re no
' yif.-s under the license could be l:\gnl. This
point was one that considerable interest
1 was felt in and many po«»pl
| to have it decided
what the authorities 1
I >t op the drinking of )>
1 glass, which made t!i
Cu'cbeon's remark upon|the defenseless
condition of the lake coast, he suggested
that Great Britain was wistr than the gtn
tieman. England knew that the moment
she began war with the I’nited .States,.the
United States meant ihat she
should not have a foot of ground on tliis
continent, and she was not going to be
guilty of disturbing the peace «>f' tiie coun
try.
Several amendments looking to an i;i-
erease of the amount of the appropriation
the
UK
>11 Vj
iidalJ
and re port eu
i< e * h
lort ih<
in
It •
hnwe ,- er t h it
ted t • do wa* to
and li iiior by t he
!e by the quart a
farce, and was nothing more or less lua.i
a practical retailing of the beer. As this
has been stopped it is probable that no
further case* will be made against the
Kimball, and they will bt allowed to pro
ceed with their sale of bottled goods by the
quart.
Atlnntifs Artesian Well
FURNISHES PLENTY OF WATER TO THE IN
HABITANTS OF THE DRY TOWN.
As this is now a dry town it becomes
doubly incumbent on the city authorities
to provide the people with good drinking
water, and preparations are about con
cluded for the distribution of water from
the artesian well. Having faded to secure
an overflowing well, they did nevertheless
succeed in getting an inexhaustible supply
of good water. Accordingly an engine
has been placed underground by which
the water is pumped into a tank
on a tower 70 feet above the well. This
gives sufficient pressure to send the water
through the city, and pipes have bet n laid
for conducting it in all directions from tlu*
well. Small water plugs are placed at tin-
street corners, and persons living in the
neighborhood can .send their buckets arid
procure their supplies. To-day the engine
was started up and water forced into tin-
tank and pipes to wash them out. It is
expected to begin pumping the water
through the city regularly on Monday.
Tax (direst Kallimr OIL
The absence of Gov. McDaniel in At Il
eus, renders news scarce about the .state
house. The comptroller has received the
tax digest of seven counties. Butts shows
an increase of £23.h‘i°, Jones of $9000 and
Clinch £if'00- F-vt!i shows a decrease of
£97,009,(Al.:.Jen of f’d.OOO. Baker $30,000 ‘ind
Kockdale $1! •' « . . a total falling off of
i: , .i fi'jiities. Thi* is dis
couraging, and <1 »vs not speak w**ll for tiie
new system of assessment or returns ar-
; uiged by|the last legislature.
Tin* Suott I’lM-tniiiim.
Messrs. George \V. Scott a Co., i large
fertilizer company, offer every year pre
miums for the largest acre yield of oats,
wheat, corn, etc., in the state" To-day the
premiums were a warded,but as their state
ments have not been made up showing
creditable achievements by unsuccessful
competitors they decline to give any names
yet for publication.
[ :- r the
ock ur
until 9
for the
orted from
Official!) \ II lliMIlircti.
Washington, July 17. It was nlflcially
announced to-day that the senate has re
jected the nomination of John (ioode P» i.-
solicitor-general; also that the senate' h.id
continued tin* nomination of Samuel F.
Wilson to be United Slat.-s marshal for tie*
middie dihiri - t of Temn --■'•e.
Scckimr Summer Kcsort**.
Atlanta is hot and dusty and everybody
that can do so is getting off to tin-sea
const or the mountains. Sunday is a great
excursion day for Atlanta people,and those
who can only get out ;of town on that day
cexurt inlarge numbers to neighboring re
sorts.
Tin* Cm »if res* in ii n I (U»-i*.
The democratic executive committee of
Fulton county met to-day with Charles Col
lins president and Hooper Alexander secre
tary. They perfected arrangements for
primary election of congressional <!*:•-
gates next Tuesday. Judge Si ••wart will
not have a ticket in this comdy. Ham
mond and .Mynaft will each name men; -
ger triad with the justice of the |* •
at the polls in each precinct.
tiun ii. .'irinann-!
fVin.O'Ki to Tldu.iMiu.
Reed, of Maine, MiggeMod that then
should be a dismission over tiie proposition
to vote a ..a.:: of eontideiK-e m anothm
department ' f the government.
Pending - a vote on the d* : »
previous question the hour of J
rived and tin* house took a iv«-
o'clock, tiie evening se.^ion t<
consideration of business n
the committee on printing.
At its evening session the h<»use passed
two dozen bills for the printing of public
documents, and at half past ten adjourned.
senate.
Washington, July 16.—Dawes, from
the e nnmittee on Indian affairs, submitted
a rep >rt on the message of the president
vetoing the bill granting the right-of-way
through the reservation in northern Mon
tana. recommending the passage ofthi
bill, notwithstanding the president's ob
jections. He snid that tin report was im
portant and that in would hiKe earlv occa
sion to cal! it up for action. He did not
think that it would take much time in de
bate.
.Miller < filed up the oje.nmirg/irine bill,
the liou-e bill dclining butter and regula
ting the manufacture, sail*, importation
ami exportation of oleomargarine, reported
by th< iM.mmittec on agriculture without
ainenduji nt. The bill was read in full.
The question whether the bill .-hould he
now ' onsidcrod was decided in the affirm
ative yea- JS. nays 13.
Yea.-*- Allison. Blair. Cockrell. Conger,
Culloni. Da we Kdnmnds, FA arts, Fry,
Gorman, Hale, Harrison. Ifu\vlev, Hoar.
Kern. Logan. McMillan, Mahonm Miller,
Payne. Platt. Plumb, sin rnmn, Spooner.
Stanford. Teller. Van Wyck ind Wilson of
Iowa—-28.
Nays—Beck, Berry, Brown, Coke, Gray,
Harris. Jones, of Arkansas: Maxey, Pugli,
Vance, Walt hall, Wln-tt home, and Wilson,
of Indiana, and WiKon. of Maryl md—13.
Beck moved to refer the bill to the com
mittee on finance. It was, he said, a tax
bill beyond all controversy, and a- such
should, under the rules of the senate, lie
considered by the committee on finance.
It not only dealt with internal
taxation, but it changed tariff laws.
There was no report from 1 In* committee
on ngriculture, but the magnitude of the
bill was set forth in the report by its frinds
in the other house. In this report it was
stated that about HOO.iKMimh pounds of
spurious and imitation compounds were
manufactured annually. Tin-, amount, if
taxed as proposed, would produce a reve
nue of ten millions, or if tin- quantity im
ported was large, possibly fifteen millions.
Miller opposed tin* motion to refer, say-
The Governor Issues * I’roclaniHtlon of Warning.
Salt Lake City, Utah, July 17.—Gov*
ernor West yesterday issued the following
proclamation:
“Whereas, Within this territory an or
ganization of religionists, denominated
‘the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter
Day Saints,’ known as the ‘Mormon
church,’ has its head and form here, said
body has heretofore sent and now has mis
sionaries in every state of the United
States, and in foreign countries, prosely
ting to its faith, and inducing its con
verts to immigrate to and settle in
this territory, and such immigration lias
heretofore and continues to come into the
territory; and whereas, said church in its
places of worship and through its public
teachers and press opt-nly proclaims the
right and duty of its Members to violate
the law of the land on the subject of mar
riage : and whereas, the chic/ officers of
said body, first t he presidency, are
now in hiding avoiding process
'of t lie courts under charges of
violations of said law, and others of its
prominent im-mlu r-. apostles, ! hops and
ti*neh»T8 arc confined in the penitentiary
und *r eonviction and sentence for violat
ing said law ; and. whereas, great expense
is nt-« c-Mirh’y inciimd. and our courts con
tinually crowded with trials of olfeuders
against said law, now. therefore, I Caleb
\V. West, governor of Utah territory,
while disclaiming all right to
interfere with the religion of any person,
v t recognizing the duty of all to obey the
law of tlu* land, do hereby make a procla
mation of the foregoing facts and warn all
violators of the law as to the marriage
relation that they incur and subject
then.selves to a heavy fine and impris
onment and warn all well disposed persons
fr< m associating tin mselves with any per
sons or organizat iun for the purpose of im
migrating to this territory to enter into or
maintain any marriage relation other than
that allowed and sanctioned by law, or to
aid and tib»*t others in doing.
;Signed] Calkh W. West.
MEXiCO.
Tlu Kionlutioiuiry Movement Growing in MHifui*
InJe.
New Laredo, Texas, July 17.—Excite
ment ran high in this city yesterday,
caused by sensational reports coming in
from Meir and Guerrero. Jt is said that
tin* whole country in that section is
in arms and that recruits are going there
from the American side of the river. Bue-
nato Das, a revolutionist and bandit, who
bad sojourned on the Texas side of the
river for some time past, has
joined the insurgents in Mexi
co. Laredo has been chosen as
headquarters for the government troops
in the northern part of Tamaulipas. Last
evening, the Monterey train over the
Mexican National brought in 250 troops
who immediately went into camp at the
government barracks, and are awaiting
marching orders from Matamoras. They
arc commanded by Col. Parras, an expe
rienced soldier and an adept at deposing
trouble some civil governors in favor of the
supreme federal government.
that the only possibl
reference would be to bury
carry it over for this session.
Maxey advocated tin mot
the ground that it w« s a fan
ult of such a
the bill and
V Hail Hunk Wrorkrr.
Chicago, July 17.—A dispatch from
Omaha, Nebraska, says cashier Beltzer.
who wrecked the Dundy county bank at
Beaklcnian, has also wrecked the Chase
county bank at Imperial, of which he was
president. Chase is the youngest county
in the state, and the bank of which the fu
gitive was president had been in operation
only a short time. Its patrons were home
steaders and ranchmen,who will lose about
*250,GOO. The assets of the bank will not
exceed *3000.
the committee «
to do with it.
The motion t<
niittee on filial
n to refer on
bill and that
ieulrure had m-thing
refer t he bill to t
. e was <I* b ated
29.
Mill.
port
lien -\
the bill
d Palme
• at some length in sup-
ike followed in opposi-
favor of it.
t»» a question by Kd-
ild not ask a vote <in the
Amihist 1‘roliildtion.
Vick she kg, Miss., July 17.—The elec
tion passed off quietly to-day. The vote in
the city shows about 1‘200 majority against
prohibition. The country precincts have
not yet been heard from, blit it is believed
that the majority will be against prohibi
tion.
Mild d(
on Mo.ida
ml into c\
Ni
tin
bant
-tat
l nil)}.
New Havi
U.ddardV < h.<
• J.
ei Guilt)
B. ( .. July 17. ft is i
WiM*kl) Hunk s(ut«*mi*iit.
York, July 17.—The following is
fluent of the New York associated
s for the week :
ve .in reuse ft,119,175
- de(T'.*ii"i*U. l,3SK,l>00
ilKTCU"<.d 1,Mill,100
tenders imuv:i"e
In.Tciee l./iSLWO
a: bin dce.v:im- 32,000
>• banks n<»w hold ■?13,dl0.9‘25 in excess”
«• 2J per cent. rule.