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SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1903.
NO. 11
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HERALD & GEORGIAN, flood conditions
BY WILLIAM PARK.
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STILL ALARMING.
EXPLOSION OF OIL
SCAHERS DEATH.
SERIOUS CONDITIONS EXIST IN THE
TWO BIO VALLEYS.
MORE THAN A SCORE DEAD
OLEAN, N. Y.
HEAVY RAINS ALONG THE OHIO.
Citlea Along Lower Mississippi Pro-
poring for the Worat—Every Effort
Being Made to Protect Leveee—No
Serioua Breaks aa Yet.
WRECK CAUSED CATASTROPHE.
Men, Women and Childran Burned to
Death or Blown into Creak To Bo
Drowned—Full Extent of Loee of
Life and Injury Not Yat Known.
business cards.
Dr. O. N. RUBEN,
DENTIST,
Office in Malone Building.
Telephone 111.
SANDERSVILLE, - GEORGIA.
■ T KA WI,tNGS <1 II ITOWAKn
RAWLINGS & HOWARD
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA.
Will practice in all the courts of Mid
die Circuit. Prompt attention given to
business. OlHce on Haynes St., in Ho
tel block.
J. W. DANIEL,
DENTIST,
Dlileo in Hotel Building,
SANDERSVILLE, - GEORGIA
EVANS & EVANS,
Attoknkyb at Law,
SAM-YRbYll 1E, - GEORGIA
Office in Evans Building.
Sept. 11 1806—tf
Charles M. Tyson,
Attorney al Law,
holt Building,
Sandersville, Ga.
Feb. 1903—ly
THEUS COMPANY,
Long-Established,
JEWELERS.
Diamonds, Watches,
Silver-Ware, Jewelry,
CornerJjBull and Broughton St.,
SAVANNAH, - - - GEORGIA
Memphis, Tenn., March 10.—The
' river situation shows but little change
! here over ntght. The big stream rose
I one-tentli of a foot since the last read-
' lug, the gauge this morning marking
! 34.7 feet. Refugees from the low
lands are ariivlng at this port by
every boat and many have sought the
higher land In the vicinity of tholi
homes, awaiting developments. The
government engineers Here have ofll-
dally stated that the situation Is very
serious and predict that within a week
the highest water ever expel lencod
j Will he rushing through the levee
channels.
Reports from points to Mississippi
say that the lowlands are completely
inundated, and. in many oases stock
is suffering. The negro farmers have
abandoned their homes and are mak
ing for high ground.
Captain Lucas, chief of the govern
rnent forces, has furnished the St.
Francis levee board the use of the
steamer Abbott and tills vessel undei
the’direction of Captain Lee Vasseur
assistant engineer, will patrol the
levees stretching along the river be
tween Cat Island and Pecan Point
From Pecan Point the steamer Gra
ham will do sentry duty. In addition
to these vessels the government boat
Chlsca will be used aB a reserve ves
sel.
The condition of the embankment
20 miles north of Memphis, where the
water i» flooding around the end of
the levee in the 17-mlle gap, where
embankments have never been built
Is serious. It is believed to be one
of the most dangerous places along
the river. It Is reported that the
water Is slowly washing away the lev
ees there by running around It. The
engineers in charge have put In tem
po: ary revetments, but not before the
counties of Lee and Crittenden, in
Arkansas, were overflowed.
Captain Potter, chief engineer r.f the
third levee district, said today that
his force was prepared for the flood,
and that the embankments are all In
good condition. Three steamers pa
trolling the territory are equipped
with nil the necessities.
AT
GRAND JURY
PRESENTMENTS
Wo, the Grand Jurors, chosen arid
sworn for the March tei in. 190:!, of the
Superior Court of Washington county,
beg leave to submit the follow ing Genet ai
Preseutmen's:
We would expresa our viiiiiii.h- to a
kind Providence who list- In pi our peo
ple from pestilence and Idessi d our land
with such abundAul harvests.
We have endeavored to disrhari’e our
duties with the utmost fidelity, patience
aud impartiality.
Crime.
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PROF. P. M. WHITMAN,
209 7th Street - Augusta, Oa.
GIVES FREE EYE TESTS for sit de
fects of sight. Grinds tho proper
glaesoa and WARRANTS them.
Lenses cut Into yonr frame while you wait
FREE OF CHARGE, ZS&V2A
New Orleans, March 10.—The river
here today registered, 19.S feet this
morning—a rise of only two-tenths of
a foot in the past 24 hours.
It Is etlll 1.2 feet below the record
of 1897. Much of the present flood
i« due to the water which has poured
out of the Red, Arkansas and other
j lower streams, and the engineers are
' hopeful thnt considerable of this water
' will be carried off before the effect of
, the freshets In the Ohio, Tennessee
and other upper livers are felt here
| The Orleans levee board continues
I Its employment of men to All sacks
with sand. Dirt Is being hauled to
the river front and weak places made
secure. No news of additional breaks
along the LaFourche have been
! fceived. Tint two which occurred yes
jteida have caused a great decline
the stream, and have relieved the
j strain upon the levees upon either
i bank. While the damage by these
breaks will be considerable, it will be
entirely local,
Evansville, Ind„ March 10.—A
w ,, « , , wa.„ / »|g»*Vi port from Sha-wneetown, 111., this
U, It Understands Itsell j* morning is to the effect that the people
t' , . ,, ., , r. H there are debating the feasibility of re-
H It is self-evident, or ns the Cti‘1-k movlng trom t j, e city with their per
KVrentedy which haJUm, in [| booh.1 property and then opening the
H use for more than thirty years, Q. levee and allowing the river to flood
U having boon discovered and per- ^jthe town, thus doing away with th
jj feeted by regtilnr physicians of ex- wY great danger of disaster that now
K periene.e,which persistently claims U threated the place, which Is sit-
U to have cured a great number of n, uate d on low ground and protected
tt desperate cases of disease n feme- 1 a , levee whlL . h the people
E dy winch has received the endorse- b * i, h™- ri«p
U nu?nt of many physicians who have £
I
H used it in thoir practice, should be
^ at least wprtliy of inve
vstigution.
Stieli a remedy is
Compound ©xygen.
And investigation is what we
desire. We will aid you. Send for
our book on Compound Oxygen 4
and our book of testimonials,every 'j
H one of them genuine, and can be
Jr proved to be so.
For the cure of chronic disease,
Iftgrippo, etc. Home or office
treatment. Consultation free.
fear may break should the river rise
much more. A few years ago the
levee broke tit Shawneetown and the
place was inundated and scores
people were downed.
Locally there Is no danger as Ev
ansville Is on high ground,, but the
surrounding country Is Inundated. The
people were given ample warning
| and secured themselves and their
j movable property and stock. The
gauge th-’s morning marked 42.2 feet
and Is rising, with a steady rain. The
rise has been more than half a foot
since yesterday.
DRS. STARKEY, & PALEN,
11122air»rd:St.', Philadelphia, Pa. |
Hau Kranclico, Cul, Toronto, Canada. j
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ENGINES boilers.
Tanka, Staoka, Stand l'lpea and Shaat-Irar,
Work; Shafting, Pulleys, Hearing, Boxes,
SSl^srs, eto. Mill Castings.
••"Cut oTiry day; work 200 triads.
tOUBAAt) IKON WOKKS A SUPPLY CO
AUUUSTA, UBOUCilA.
“Little 1 ' 8 Early Risers
The famous little piHe
Memphis, March 10.—Hlver reading
this morning is 47.1 feet, a rise of
three-tenths iti the past 24 hours. It
is now raining
favorable, but :
above here would improve things won
derfully.
Oiean, N. Y. ( M&rcu 10.—From 18
to 20 livea were lost and fully twice
that number of people were burned
or bruised by an explosion of oil late
last night following a wreck on the
Erie railioad north of this city. Ow
ing to the fact that some of the bodies
were Incinerated in the fierce flames
or blown Into the cteek by the fierce
oxploslon, the exact number of dead
will probably mot be known for sever;
al daya. The number of Injured, too,
18 uncertain, as a ^ftrge number of
them were unable to reach their homes
and received tieatment there.
The -dead are;
Norman Brown, of Oiean.
Johnny Tobin, of Oiean.
Johnny McReady, of Oiean.
John McMahon, of Oiean,
M. V. Driscoll, of North Oiean,
Walter Swift, of Oiean.
John 8lemlilger, of Oiean.
Harry GoMen, of Boardmanvdllo.
Richard Connell, of North Oiean.
Six Unidentified Bodies, at Wood
ward'a undertaking rooms.
Boy Blown Into Oiean Creek and
drowned; body not recovered.
Two or more Unknown persona,
bodies Incinerated in burned wreck
age.
Those Injured are:
James McDonald, 16 years old.
Richard,. McDonald, h4s brother.
James McReady, 16 years old.
Walter Jackson, n years old; may
die.
Son of Yardmaster Sullivan.
Glen Cole, of East Oiean.
Two Blackwell boys, of BordenvlBe.
Bert Miller, Bordenvllle.
Three men, badly burned,
Dozens of others were burned, but
none setlously.
At the hospital one of the patients
said a young lad was blown into the
pyoek near him. He tried to save
the lad but was unable to do so, T* le
boy was drowned.
It was about 9 o'clock In the evening
when the train was wrecked. An
Erie freight train westbound broke In
two ou tho hill 2 miles porth of the
city. At first the forward part of the
train, released of all the weight of the
cars behind,, sptang forward with In
creased S'peed. Brakes were applied
and the front portion of the train was
brought alpioat to a ptond&tlll gj. the
Iron bridge across Oiean creek. The
rear cars gathering momentum
they came down the hill crashed Into
the forward part of the train. Most
oI the papg In the train were tank
cars filled with refined oil or gaso
line, They weighed thousands of
tons, and the impact was terrific.
One of the tank cars caught Are
soon after the collision. The ex-
got pguge of the fire Is not known, but
It Is supposed to have started from a
spark struck from the grinding piece*
of Iron in the wreckage. In a few
minutes another car of gasoline took
fire and burst Into flames with a ter-
rifle explosion. A portion of the
Iron domes of the cars were hurled
a distance of several hundred feet.
Suddenly there was a terrific explo
sion. Great masses of white flames
shot hundreds of feet Into the air
and literally rolled down the banked
sld.es of the track Into the gully,
where hundreds of spectators were
standing. Men and boys fell before
the wave of white light to rise
more. Huge pieces of Iron were
hurled through the air, mowing down
the human beings by the score. Some
managed to sripmble to their feet
and get away, but others lay still in
death. A veritable rain- of Are came
down upon the crowd. Men and boys
with their clothing a mass of flames
ran shrieking down the track, some
of them falling to the ground uncon
sclous, while others goveled In the
ditch or Jumped into the creek in an
endeavor to put out the fire that was
consuming -them. Many of those over
whelmed by the flames dropped where
they stood and never again moved.
Aa soon as the telephone could be
reached all the doctors In the city
were summoned, and the ambulances
were called out. Express wagons and
other vehicles were pressed into ser
vice, and in the meantime those In the
vicinity of the wreck who escaped In
jury made valiant efforts to rescue the
wounded who were still lying within
reach of the flames.
Boys were burned to death before
their father's eyes while the latter
stood helpless. Men eo baity Injured
Wo are pained to find evidence* <»f
drunkenness, Sabbath brenking and Ram
bling in various portion* of tiie county
Wo can not obtain definite evidence
against tho criminals. \t o ruggest tlial
tho citizens of each community mine In
private subscription mnnt y with which
to employ n detective w li shall detec 1
and prosecuto “blind tigi is,’ and gam
biers.
Small Pox In the County.
We desire to commend tho pn iiiptt.oM-
of our officials and the skill of our pit) - i
clans in confining the smtll pox patients
and stamping out the die use which re
cently appealed in the county
Dockets,
As a whole, we find the dockets of
Justices of the Peace and Notaries pub
lic fairly good but a good many inaccu
racies in some of the Dockets tutd we
earnestly advise the officers to exam
ine their fee bill closely and see that'
cost is properly Itemized. We did not
have the Docket* of tliP J. I*, of the
1488th District lit court,
On Chalngang.
In committee to Inspect we have vis
ited the camps. We found only thrr
prisoners in camp, the others being out
at work. Those we hhw sttid they were
well fed and cared for.
We find their bedding In bail condi
lion, being very dirty, bat think thnt it
is caused by the continued put wpiithoi
which • prevent* tiictr being washed
\Ve find the tent for the prisoners in
very had condition and recommend a
new one. We ulso find five mules in
bad condition. We would recommend
thnt they be sold as they are an expen.-.e
to the county.
We lonrn front Mr. Co*, tjuperinten-
dent, that he litis 34 in ihcgHiig. They
have not been able to do much of late
un account of the continued rains.
Records. » /
By committee we have examined the
records itroli (if tip* f'ffilhLv offices and
us a whole we And them nil nentiy and
well kept.
We congratulate tlK County on liuv
l* such tin efficient set i.f officers.
We find that the Finance Commiltet
appointed by tlu* Inst Grand Jury has
checked up nil the offices except the
office of School Commissioner, tvli'c
-hey neglected nnd which is a very itn
portant duty.
Roads and Bridges.
We find the roads as a whole in fair
ly good condition, considering that w
have had so much rain during the win
:er, and we would recommend and
urge thnt the Dist. overseers bo req t
ed to keet) up the washouts nnd Lille
bridges that are now greatly in nee l of
repairs nil over the county .
Public Buildings,
cot;kt noesK.
The court house is in good condition
nnd only needs the application of a lit
tie paint in valleys of conductor p';
etc., to keep the building in its presen
excellent condition. The | nint has bee
bought nnd will be applied as soon ns
weather will permit.
JAli. BUII.niNO.
The jail having undergone a thorough
cleaning and white washing, witli the
•xccption of ti few glasses broken ou
)f sash and one leak In roof, is In good
ondition. The fence around jail ynr
is in bad condition. The jnil yard i
inliealthy condition, caused by a hoi
full of stagnant water, which needs im
mediate attention.
We recommend that tho jail yard be
put in n good sanitary condition at
mce by iilling holes end grading so
that no water will stand in yard.
We recommend that the inleiior
wood work in jailer’s residence, such as
Ceilings, casings, buses, doors, etc., be
treated witli at least one coat of gol d
paint, nnd that the Iron siding on wa
ter tower be painted also.
Home for Poor.
We take this occasion to recommend to
the Sheriff to keep a more detailed ac
count in the entries of bonds taken in
his office so as to show their final dis
position, whether the parties appeared,
or when bonds were forfeited, and the
proper dates thereto.
4. The Tax Receiver's office having
been examined nnd reported on at the
September Term, and no new work hav
ing been done since then, we deemed
it unnecessary to make an examination
at this time.
6. The Tax Collector, Mr. Young, not
having completed his settlement for the
year 1902, owing to the fact that the
greater part of thefi fas are still In the
hands of the Sheriff and various Con
stables, we only here submit the state
ment of the amounts paid over by bint
to-wit: To State Treasurer,
General tax 117,324.61
Poll tax.. 2,659.00
Total 19,883.40
shown by Ills vouchers.
aid to County Treasurer. $29,940.77
as shown by his vouchers.
6. The Comity Treasurer’s book show
the following figures; See appendix “A’’
Commissioners of Roads & Revenues.
7. The oftlitp of Commissioners of
Roads A Revenues consisting of the Re
cord of Minutes, Ledger Vouchers and
orders, we found in good order, afford
ing a clear insight of tho expenditures
accompanied by proper vouchers to ev
ery county scrip issued. We respect
fully refer tuth«' u ’ com P« , >y |n i l‘»P er8 j
Appendix B receipts, expenditures of
1902. Appendix C estimate of receipts
and expenditures for 1903. Appendix D
temporary Loans outstanding.
8. The increased expenditures during
the 5 years embracing the period of in
augurating thp convict road Iah«r sys-
tpm, miihfiug of court house and fitr-
pislting it and the water facilities for
court hoiftie nild jail, necessitated re
sorting to Increased temporary loans
and at preaent amounting to $17,000.00,
also increased tnxation. The confidence
hich a number of good citizens of our
county repose in the-management of
the county affairs by the Board of Com
missioners of R A R enabled it to obtain
joqns pt 6 Ri|d per cent per Annum,
APPENDIX A.
Report of Treasurer.
In Acoount with Washington County.
To bal. on hand last report .. $ 1,280 16
To amt*.reed, from all sources, 311.IB"? 97
$37,474.12
Cb.
ing that a icportcd defaulter should have' Utir thanks arc nlso duo nnd are here-
a lax receipt, thnr the said Registrars D’ tendered to our Solicitor-General,
shall furnish t ho holdor of such receipt * *°? 1 • B; * • Rawlings, for the many cour-
with a copy of it Digued by their Chair- tu8i <’ 8 8b « wi > him to litis body, as well
man utid submit tho original with their 118 /'} r the aide and efficient manner In
statement of the fact to tho Commisc-; which he discharges the duties of Ida
loner* of RoadB A Revenues for lnvostl- °mce. *
Ration ami correction. Louis Cohen, Foreman.
Also that it be made tho duty of the jo J Trussoll, J Frank Walker,
.Sheriff and county oonstahles Into wh >s« j p Northlnglou, M W Schwall,
hand* tho tax collector may place execti- Lewis Rogers, Jno L Collins,
lions, that should they find patties toj I) I) Davis, Jn* K Page,
hold tax receipt to cover *nid execution*! j, j Zie.hery, Jesse M Tanner,
they *hall nlso tako up said receipts glv- j M p Amoreon, Sr.,8 G Lang,
ing the parties a certified copy of same > s <> Prince, A Chamlee,
signed by themselves and that they shall j Lllattaway, 8 M Hitchcock.
W H Lockhart, J S Lewie,
turn over said originuls to the Domini
sinners of Ronds A Revenues fur investl
gatiou nnd correction.
Receipts from the Treasurer.
Also that, it shnll bo made the duty of
all county officers upon paying tnouius to
the Treasurer, to take tho Tieasiuer'M
receipt fur tho same, and deposit said re
ceipts in the Ordinary’s office, in order
that tho saiuo may he cheeked periodi
cally by the Finance Committee.
City Court of Sandersville.
Your speciul committee oe the City
Jont't of Snndersvillo beg to submit Iho
following report;
March 1909 to March 1003.
Number of civil oases tried 37
“ " criminal “ “ 103
" “ “ “ convictions.. 113
" “ “ sent to chain gang . 60
Average term of sorvipo uf enolt con
vict eight and twuiity-niuo llfty-sixtlis
(8 29.60) months.
Coat ol t:ity Court for year ... $3,988 28
Less amount of Hues collected 227 07
W I* Davis,
L N Bachelor,
W A McCarty,
D C Harris,
PROPOSED DENTAL COMBINE DEAD
Was to have Controlled Bualneee la
United States.
ENORMOUS PROFITS
PROMISED.
Vet cost of City Court for year $1,700 01
Said cost niady qp as follows:
daiy of Judge $ 7z0 00 j
Solicitor’s perquisites 1080 00j
llork'a “ 606 05 the company are.his personal proper
ty and that the corporation has 00
SheiilT's costs 4lHi 4
Conslablps, Justices of Peace, Ac 1020 7t>
I tity cost for Feb. and Jan. (esti
mated 100 00
Total $3,988 28
Total number of months services
By amt. paid County scrip
*' “ •' temp, loans.
. .$19,907.84
., 12,013 60
*' Jury scrip 1,040 00
By amt. paid treasurer’s coin.
1 (fission ' 804 29
Bal. on hand Mcli. 1st, 1903 ... 3,012 49
$37,474 12
GEORGIA—Washington County.
We, the undersigned members of the
Anauoe committee, appointed by the
grand jury September term, 1902, Lave
carefully examined tho foregoiug ac
counts of the treasurer and find them
correct. In the presence of tho treasur
er and each other we have coutitpd, vori
fled and burned the county sortp, the
same as follows: County scrip and tent
>orary loans paid $31,021 34; Jury scrip
!tl,040.00; commissions on net receipts
$804.20. No commissions charged 01
road commutations uor temporary loans
APPENDIX B.
RECEIPTS IN 1002.
From county tax at 72 cent* on
the one hundred dollars $25,500.00
Less errors in digest, defaulters, com
missiqusyet tq bp ascertained,
From railroad companies $ (1,389 02
From road commutation 7,600,00
EXPENDITURES IN 1002.
Artesian well and now kerosene
engine
Books, stationery, printing
Courts—Superior .,
1 ,l Jurios
Would Havo Bought Out Loading Prae.
tltionora In All Principal Cltea, Leav
ing Them In Charge to Maintain
Their Cll^ntell and Pool Rocelpta.
Now York, March 10.—Thu Daly
Gold Llhlog Metal company, which
planned for the establishment of a
corporation aimed at controlling tho
profession of dentistry from tho At
lantic to the Pacific, Is admitted by
the general manager to be bankrupt.
He supplcJiQUts the statement with
tho assertion made In open court that
til the furniture atrd other assets of
of said 50 convicts
ess number of mouths good be
havior
477
28
449
Total
Valuo of services of said convicts
at 50o per day for tirno of
set vice $0,201 00
Estimated cost of court 8,700 III
Maintaining gang year 7, 02 29
Total $11,862 90
Deduct value of gaug estimated 0,201 1)0
Cost of criminals to county fthuvo
their services us estimated... 6,151 90
In other words the chniu gang hands
cost tho county for thoir services about
$1.00 per day.
County School Commissioner.
Sept. 1—To balance un bund ...$ 507 91
Nov. H Proceeds soliool exhibits 53 00
Dec. 23 Cheek for third quarter 4025 78
Jan. 21 “ " “ •• 7007 t>2
Total $18,694 01
Deo. 23 Bald Com salary !ld qnar. 597 U0
Paid Board third quarter 42
Tuiteheis “ “ 6783 52
Incidentals and interest.... 194 32
Jan. 21 I’d Com. salary 4*li quur, 81 (Ml
Paid Board fourth quarter .... 20 00
“ Teachers “ 5887 00
“ Incidentals" .... 64 52
Building fund 3rd and 4th quar. 483 1(1
•et* on which execution can be levied.
The nominal capital wa» <600,000.
and the pro&pcctua considered, It
"safe" to estimate the annual profits
from the blanch offices it was pro
posed to establlah all over the country
art least <2,000,000.
The company purposed to buy out
the leading practitioners in the prhv-
clpal cities and while leaving them
to carry on the business and maintain
their cllentelle, to pool the recfelp$s.
Dr. Albert Westlake, of this city, who
brought suit against the company be
fore Judge Haskell, e-aid be had been
Induced to lend his services to the
company, but had been unable to ob
tain any compensation for bis work.
No one contested the case and Judg
ment was entered accordingly.
HEAVIER TAX FOR ENQLAND.
Feb. 1 Balance on hand .. 241 49
Total $12584 «l
Balance funds ou hand $241 49
“ hands Stnto Teens. 298 10
Total $530 08
Statement is only mndo for the two l ist
quarters of 1902, as the ollico was check
ed up by the lloanco committee August
27, 1902.
Tho complete report of the School
Courts—City
Juries..
We found at Home, while inmates,
Colored inmates
$3,941 00
Ordinary 29 00
CUaingaug expenses 7,592 29
Court house building 42 10
Elections and registration 073 45
General account (see below) ... 1,530.10
Home for poor and improvem’ts 2,340 00
Inquests 90.75
Interest account 1,116.91
Insurance on county property.. 236 00
Jail expenses 2,290 45
Lunacy cases . 329 30
Out-door poor 2,113 50
Old soldier pensions under Act
1893 954 00
Roads, bridges and ferry 3,060 00
Repairs public buildings 137 92
si 0*71199 ,no oon, P | eie report or the School
ososa Com nii 88 io»ei ' 8 Office, attached to .these
*42.5(1 Pjcsent incuts, will be published at a later
date.
We recommend the following
Standing Committees.
FINANCE.—W. A. McCarty, D. C.
Harris, T. J. Davis.
HOME FOR POOH —T. Wells Smith,
W. P. Davis, S.S. Lewis.
CHAIN OANG.-L. N. Bachelor, J'
Frank Walker, 0. J. Trussell.
Resolution of Thanks.
8ald that Army and Navy Expenditure
Will Reach £75,000,000.
New York, March 10.—Mr. Qrodrlcfc
wants 34,500,000 pounds sterling for
the nrniy next year.
I ord Selborue . requires the same
amount for the navy. The army esti
mates, says The Tribune's Loudon
repitsontatlve, have never been ap
proached except In time of war, and
the navy estimates, which exceed the
current year’s figures by 3,500,050
pounds sterling, have broken all rec
ords,
John Bright once said that a govern
ment which could not rule the United
Kingdom on 70,000,000 pounds sterling
a year should be ruled out of office.
The army and navy alone cost almost
this sum for the ensuing 12 months,
and the total national expenditure will
reach 150.000,090 pounds stetllng.
The out'look for the British taxpayer
Is gloomier than ever.
PETITION FOR A RECEIVER.
Total — --------- 22
This includes the Bosehi girl. V, e
found in this Home 0 inmates totally
helpless, 2 white whites and 4 colored.
As to the treatment of these inmates,
we neither saw nor hea d anything to
•.Htise us to think that they were being
mistreated in tiny way. They till cp( ke
>f Mr. and Mrs. Duggan’s great kind
ness to them.
The total expense of the Home from
Jan, 1st, 1902 to Jan. 1st 1903, $2,340.50,
the cost for 2 months of present year,
$295.00. The average cost of inmate,
year 1902, $I07.0Q. It is our opinion
that the Hosclti girl should he sent at
once to the Mumford home in M; con
We also recommend that a new Hoof
be put on the house that Mr. Dug
gan lives in, and the roofs on the other
juildings be repaired.
L. ROGERS,
S, li. PRINCE.
Pittsburg, March 10.—River 20 feet;
falling; fair. At Davis Island dam,
18.8 feet; falling.
hard. Outlook not by the jjy| n g piece® of iron that they
cessation ot r _ n ® I could not move laid In the gully with
the flames rolling down upon them,,
until they perished.
The flames began, to die out about
midnight, and an hour later Deputy
Sheriff Osterhout called for volup
teerB to remove the dead and Injured.
Three times as many as were called
for stepped forward. In a short time
15 bodies had been recovered. Some
of them were so badly burned and dls
torted as to be scarcely recognized
Sevetal bodies were found in- the ditch.
The body of one boy was s-een too
near the flames to be approached,
and in a short time was burned to
Wheeling, March 10.—Rlvor rising.
Cincinnati, March 10.—River 474
feet; falling; rain.
Cairo, March 10.—'River 47.8 feet
rising; threatening, warm.
Evansville, March 10—River rising, ■ ashes lt is believed others were also
lalnlng. I incinerated.
Report of Finance Committee,
Georgia, Washington* County.
To the Hon. Grand Jury for March
Term 1903, b. 0.—Gentlemen :
The undersigned committee appoint
ed at the September Term 1902, on Rec
ords and Finance, beg leave to submit
the following report :
1. We have thoroughly examined the
office-of the Ordinary where we found
all papers requiring to he recorded, ful
ly brought up to date, on the 23 books
required tube kept in said office.
2. In the office of the Clerk of the
Superior And City court, we found a
continuation by the present Clerk of the
same excellent mminet; in which these
offices were conducted by the former
incumbent Mr. Snell, rcttC*cting credit
upon Mr. Massey and li is assistants.
3. The books and papers in the Sher
iff’s office appeur to have been properly
Mr. Eng
Repairs public buildings
Salaries and commissions of
county officers ;
Creditors of Augusta Telephone and
Electric Co. Apply to Court.
Augusta, Ga., March 10.—A petition
was made to judge William T. Gary
today by P. H. Langdon, for himself
and other creditors, for the appoint
ment of a receiver for the Augusta
Telephone and Electric company, op-
T . , eratlng the Strowger Automatic Tel«-
°* ,U' 8 H! ,n<,r ’ Judge pi, one . The petition states that a re-
llolden. wo desire to tlmnk him for Ins , . , , . ,
splendid cliargn to this body, as well as ce * ver ' B aaked- in order to foredosa
for the able, efficient aud courteous man- j 8 mortgage held by Mr. Langdon on
tier in which he has presided over our certain bonds of the company. Tha
court. Although one of the youngest of hearing In the case was set for March
the Circuit Court Judgos of this state, lie jo, In chambers, before the judge of
is unquestionably one of the al,lest and *,„uiKota wr
most impartial Judges in GemW, and the superior court and Archibald W.
we congratulate the puoplo of Ids own L. Blackshear was appointed tempo-
circuit in the possession of a Judge of rary receiver, pending the hearing of
such sterling qualities. the arguments on the petition.
2,390.00
kept by the late incumbeont
lisli, as they are now by Mr
‘ ‘ ffii
M
Doolittle
$33,100.84
MEMORANDUM OF GENL. ACCOUNT
Overpaid taxes 1901 returned to
collector 207 33
For damages by glanders 330 00
New district court houses 375 00
Coal for court house 110.00
Damages on Long’s bridge ... 82.00
Janitor, porter aud laborers ... 306.77
1,580.10
APPENDIX C.
ESTIMATE OF RECEIPTS FOR 1903.
From county tax : $25,000.00
Railroad companies 0,000.00
Commutation of roftd work 7,503.00
$38,500.00
ESTIMATE OF EXPENDITURES FOR
1003.
Artesian well and engineer’s
pay $ fiflO-
Books, stationery and printing.. 300.
Court and juries superior court, 3,000.
*< “ City “ 2,500.
“ “ “ Ordinary “ 50.
Chalngang including roads aud
bridges 10,000.
Court house build’g and repairs 250.
Elections and registration 200.
General account 750.
Home for poor including farm, 2.500.
Inquests 75.
Interest account 1,000.
Insurance on county property, 100
Jail expenses 1,800.
Lunacy oases 200.
Outdoor poor 2,200.
Old soldier pensions 900.
Salaries and commissions.... 2,500.
Incidentals 1,075.
$30,000.iO
Registrars and Tax Receipts.
We recommend that it be made the
TRADE
HT
JACKSON’S
5c. and tOc.
STORE,
THE LEGALIZED HOME
OF
and his etneient assistant Mr, Mayo, duty of the County Registrars, on fiud-1
Bargains,
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