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Savannah Policeman Was
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Chasing. Virolnia’s Favorite Son for the
He wti
Hunting Evidence Upon
'Which to Ban a Suit for a Divorce
and It Is 8ald That he Got It—Re-
l corder Ordered Young Offender
Whipped by his Mother—Pythlans
at the Marriage. N •
Savannah, Ga., Sept. 5—Patrolman
E. S. Airs returned this afternoon
from Norfolk, Va., where he went
upon a strange errand. Several weeks
ago Ira A. Ellis, an employe of the
DeSoto Hotel, left for Norfolk
short time afterwards Mrs. JuHa
Airs, the wife of Policeman Airs, )who
was also in the employ of the DeSoto,
departed for Norfolk. As soon as he
could get away on his vacation Po
liceman Airs likewise departed for
Norfolk. He told the officers of Nor
folk that he had come to search the
record of the courts there to get evi
dence upon which to base a suit for
divorce. From all reports he found
the evidence as Ellis and Mrs. Airs
had entered a plea of guilty to a stab
uatory offense In Norfolk and had
been lined for It.
Ellis left a wife and child In Savan
nah when he departed. Mrs. Ellis
says die knows of his Infatuation
for Mrs. Airs but her understanding
la that Airs and his wife had already
. been divorced. "My husband told
me,” said Mrs. Ellis Jn the most mat-'
ter of fact way, “that as soon as he
fact way, “that aa soon as he was considerably Itnpalred.by. the war,
ftfiRj.JM4Si9Lfc& hJfijffB had a-hic^tlsetiraetlce, and
1 he and Mrs. Afra would try during the ten years which succeeded
guessed
It together."'^Ellls has one ohlld and
wife in Savannah. Airs will file
papers for a divorce from his wife In
■ a few days It Is expected.
, The Boy was Ordered Whipped.
Master George Delter, the young
jjrv son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Delter,
Jj • snif dlreoted to be “whipped by his
■ j parents In the Recorder’s court this
morning. George was captured by
ft Policeman McGrath after a very ex-
' * citing chase and a unique experience
s for both the lad and the officer.
George was wanted for shooting a
' sllng-shcrt In the streets. As soon a3
(he officer got after him he skinned
up a tree and remained there for an
hour with the officer on watch on
the ground. A crowd of several hun
dred watched (he waiting game. Mrs.
!• Belter came upon the scene but her
j srti, would not come down for her
» finding the attention of the officer
? diverted for a moment, George drop-
{ pod from his perch to a wagon stand-
!f tog below the tree, darted on the oth-
> * or side and did a hot foot racp with
. - (he officer behind him. The fate
V that watches over the destinies of
f Juveniles was unkind and George was
X cgnght and sent to the barracks.
Ij Pythlans Attended Marriage.
I ’ There was a unique wedding at
\ Trinity Methodist church last night.
fl» Miss Anna Rosa Wlllman and Mr.
' J. K. Sanders were the contracting
%, parties. Mr. Sanders Is a member
Of Georgia Company No. 1. Uniform
Rank Knights of I^rthias and tbs
coppany attended In a body. The
t men made an arch down the aisle
with their swords and the couple
passed under.
' '*• Back From Portland, Mo.
,. l- Gen. P. W. Meldrlm has returned
from Portland, Me., where he has
been attending a meeting of Ameri
can Bar Association. He was sur
prised to find* that the report had
been circulated that Judge Alton B.
Parker had his lightning rod up for
the Presidential nomination again.
■ He did not see any evidences of this
at Portland he states. The General
flays Maine Is going Democratic this
year because the Republicans are all
l prohibitionists and the people want
a change from dry to wet..
J r Mayor Has a Tax Plan/
Mayor Tledeman Is thinking of pre-
-senting to council a plan for the eolec-
it tlon of taxes on the receipts of va-
r rlous public utility companies. He
wUl adopt this plan to get back some
’ • of the revenue lost from the stopping
of the sale v of llqnor. An ordinance
A will also be passed to fine keepers'6f
blind tigers iif Savannah.
He has Boon in Publle Lift for Nearly
Forty Years and has Taken High
Rank In the'tfost August Body on
Earth—He has Paid Nearly all of
Hit Income to the Creditors of his
. Father.
Lgrochburg, Va., Sept. 5.—Senator
John W. Daniel, whom a host
Southern Democrats would like to see
nominated tor- the Presidency next
year, was sixty-five years old today
and was reminded of the fact by re
ceiving! numerous congratulations
from his fellow townsmen and from
friends and .admirers In all sections
of the country. Senator Daniel was
born in Lynchburg and has always
made his home here.
It is now nearly forty years since
Senator Daniel began his political
Career as a member of the Virginia
house. In 1881 he was defeated as
Democratic candidate for governor
by W. E. Cameron, and returned to
law practice. He went to Congress
In 1886, and the following year suc
ceeded General Mahone In the United
States, Senate.
There Is one Interesting chapter In
the life of Senator Daniel with which
the general public Is not familiar.
Hla father was Judge William Daniel
of Lynchburg, a man 'bf prominence
and ’ iwealth. Although his fortune
during the teg years which succeeded
he was among those who foresaw the
great commercial development of the
country, and Interested himself In
numerous speculates enterprises. But-
he was sanguine to the point of being
visionary. Everything seemed to him
promising, and It was his habit Qrst
to subscribe to $10,000 worth of stock
and then to ask what was the nature
of the enterprise.
In 1873, when he died. It was found
that his estate was hopelessly Insolv
ent There were claims by creditors
over and above the assets amounting
to more than $100,000. These claims
the son John assumed. He had been
practicing law In his father's office,
but there was no obligation on him
of a moral or legal character. The
schemes and speculations had
been entered Into without his
knowledge or advice. The
bankruptcy law afforded a wide
door for escape. He could have
wiped the slate clean and started the
world anew. But Jre chose otherwise.
To him it seemed that the only hon
orable course was to pay hla father's
debts In full and with interest, If it
took all the earnings of his life to do
It. Accordingly he notified the cred
itors of his intention and began upon
the herculean task.
That was nearly thirty-live years
ago, and during the entire time that
has elapsed since (hen Senator Daniel
has paid over the greater part of hta
income to his father's creditors. He
has lived on less than $2,000 a year.
When In Washington he has lived at
the cheaper hotels, and although crip
pled and dependent on crutches he
hardly knows what It Is to ride In a
cab. But at slxty-flve years of age he
has the satisfaction, of knowing that
he has discharged his father’s old ob
ligations In full.
UNION MAN ARRE8TED FOR
TAMPERING WITH WIRES.
Chicago, Sept. 5—George 8. Bird*
sell, a member of the Telegraphera
Un|on, was arretted today on a state
warrant charging him with malicious
ly tampering with the Weatern Union
wlrea In, the suburb on August 22nd.
Blrdsell admits disconnecting two
wires of the company, but says that
he waa Instructed to do so by the
wire chief of the Weatern Union Co.
DcWItt’s Little Early Risers are good
for any one who needs a pill. They
are small, safe, sure, little pills that
do not gripe or sicken. 8old by W.
D. Dunaway.
Go to Griffith’s Star House for bar
gains. *
VALDOSTA, GA* SATUI
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JOHNll. BAN IE IS'NO INVESTMENTS OLD MAN WANTED MACINTYRE QUlTSfATLANTA’S TAX ON
Major Hanson Says That New York
Will Not Pul Money Here
!a Was Wor-
Condltions In Georgia at the Present
Time Would Drive Off Capital.—
The Value of the Central Road la
Lessened by the Fight Made Upon
It by Governor 8mlth and hit Fol
lowers. i
ly Believed-That the
Daughter, Though
at New Orleans la
its Fired'and Burn
ing—gome Funny
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 5—Before the
railroad commission yesterday. Pres
ident J. F. Hanson, of the Central
of Georgia, declared that nobody In
New York would Invest In Georgia
securities so long as present condi
tions prevail, that Comptroller Gen
eral Wright Is “not big enough for
his place” and that politics Is at the
bottom of the whole railroad tax Is
sue In Georgia. Major Hanson wax
ed warm and eloquent on the stand
and spoke In no uncertain terms.
Politics la at the bottom of the
whole Issue,” he said, “and politics
controlled this assessment of $29,-
000,000 on onr property. While Comp
troller Wright la my personal friend,
I think Georgia should have a big
ger man at the head of the depart
ment.”
Attorney General Hart Interrupted
here and remarked that things were
getting too personal. Mr. Wright
was present and only smiled under
the attack of the Central’s Irate presi
dent.
When-pressed to glvq, the Talus of
the Central's property Major Hanson
4Mged the Issue. He remarked:
Sept. G—An aged
s to be from At
to enter the stage
lljou theater Monday
Is Eva Westcott, a
playing the leading
Singing Girl." And
repulsed, muttered
'his “missing daugh-
atternoon Mlaa
a letter,-postmark-
ln which the man,
W name, begged
Ga., Sept 4—Mr. W. R.
■McIntyre, city ticket agent, ot the
Central Railway, has succumbed' to
the Intricate Inter and Interstate rail
road .rates that are now on In Geor-'
the man evidently
t to be hla
been missing for
la frenaleA appeal
«, has frighten-
r «sa until the was
on last night, She
gepm an (day yeater-'
day, and soljbetf with excitement ns
she read the letter she had recelv-
“I never'*•^8 flu Albany or near
there 1; ■*>,
poor rosin la ff<
sdaughi!/
‘'Under normal conditions I should go on the
say It was worth $50,000,000, but now
I 'wouldn't state what It la worth.”
He declined emphatically to place
a value on the property at /present.
It Is understood that he told Gover-
Smith a short time ago that the
Central la worth $40,000,000.
"How much was received from Per
ry and Thorne for the Central?" he
was asked.
"Don’t answer that question. Ma
jor,”' Interrupted A. R. Lawton, of
Savannah, counsel for the road.
“That Is a personal matter and of
no concern In this hearing.’’
But the hoard Insisted, holding that
It was competent evidence, and Ma
jor Hanson stated that the price re
ceived was $3,000,000. Pressed for
n statement of earnings, Major Han-
sbn stated that $500,000 was the
amount that might have been distri
buted among the stockholders, thus
Intimating that the sum was not so
distributed.
The arbitration of the Central’s tax
returns waa held In the senate cham-
bet, with Alex Smith, of Atlanta, as
arbitrator for the road, Commissioner
O’. B. Stevens for the state and Judge
A. L. Miller ns umpire.
The Central returned Its proper
ties this year at $*<£000,000 and Com
missioner Wright raised It to $29,-
900,000.
To Fix Inter-Line Rates.
The question of Inter-line or com
bination passenger rates, now both
ering the roads and the traveling
public, may be settled before the
close of the meeting of rate darks
of the various roads, now 1n session
here. The. meeting was called for
the purpose of fixing winter tourist
rates, but It. Is said that the Inter-
line rate under the railroad commis
sion order seducing fares on various
roads will he arranged during the
meeting.
r. Worsham Offered the Position.
E. I.Worsham, of Men roe, has
been offered the position ol stale en
tomologist. to succeed Prof. Ralph I.
Smith, who has resigned.. Mr. Wor
sham Is a Cornell graduate and Is
now In the government agricultural
department.
has returned to
for. tear
,ta slid will wor*
APPOINTED INDIAN CHIEF.
Oyster Bay, Sept, t—President
Roosevelt today nppslrted Letter
Llger chief of the Flrd vibes of the
Creek Indians to succeed Chief Pleas
ant Porter, who died ytsterday.
If von enioy good 8nqff, Tobacco
and Cigars do not buy until yon have
visited Griffith’s Star House. His
motto Is quick sales and small profits.
ry me.- I was Dofn hi New Orleans,
and I can't be the girl he-.ls looking
for.” 'X t *
The man Is due In Atlanta tomor
row, according to his letter. A part
of It’Is given:
You must leave that show life and
come back home respectable. I want
you telegraph me right quick as
soon as yen get this and tell me
when to come after you. If you don’t
I swear I will come! Friday and car
ry you home with me if I have to
use force and the law. We never
knew why you went away so sudden
hut If It was on account of a man I
have swore I will find the scoundrel
and kill him. Your loving father."
House Fired by Lightning.
The little daughter of P. G. Hana-
han, who lived near Decatur, discov
ered the home on fire late Tuesday
afternoon. Immediately after a stroke
of lightning which dassled the tank,
lly by Its closeness but which did not
bring with It any Shock. The house,
one of the oldest and handsomest In
that section, was almost entirely de
stroyed .
Former Governor of 8outh Carolina.
Tho Puzzling Tariff Sheet for the
8ale of Tlokete,-Moro Than he Could
8tand—No Hope or Marshal Whom
Negro Wounded—Money Made up
Quickly for Widow of tho Dead Ball
Player. j '
gla. The pussling tariff sheet was
too much for Mr. McIntyre who Is a
man with eighteen years experience
at selling tickets to the traveling pub
lic. When-.lt/oome to figuring on
the new passenger, rate* with all the
lams and lfs thrown abont It by the
railroads, Mr. McIntyre found hts
Job helpless and he gave It up. He
has been succeeded by Mr. W. B.
Clements, the city ticket and passen
ger agent, who will- try to solve tbs
puzzle with tbs aid of an assistant.
There was nothing against Mr. Mc
Intyre and he quit the service of the
road ot hla own accord.
No Hops for. Wounded Marshal,
Mr. John Alexander, the acting
marshal of Collins, who was brought
to .Savannah eugerlng from a -pistol
wound in his back, Ts still alive at
“ '■ * , but the
lope. It
sputa* chi-
almosf shattered by the pli
tol ball and thiere Is little chance of
hts recovery although he may. sur
vive for several''days.
Money for Ball-Player’e Widow.
The fund for the widow of Outfield
er Brlskey who was killed at Tybee
on Sunday Is growing splendidly. It
now amoifhts to something like $800
and' It Is believed that a larger sum
will be secured before the exort In
behalf of the stricken wife Is con
cluded. Every team 'In the league
has sent In something contributed by
the patrons of the gume In the vari
ous cities.
Pythian Sisters at Statesboro.
Mrs. R. E. Hall, organiser of the
Pythian Sisters In Georgia, returned
today from Statesboro where ehje or
ganized 8tatosboro Temple No. 7
last night. There will be a State
Temple formed In Savannah next
month. -Augusta already has a tem
ple and It Is hoped to get Atlanta In
line before the state temple Is formed.
To Dredge Brunswick Harbor.
Sanford Ross and the Coastwise
Dredging Company of Norfolk, Va.,
have been awarded the contract for
dredging the harbor of Brunswick.
Former Governor D. C. Heyward.!™*"* '' over * n * mi °" cublc * ard *
of dredging to bo doneA
New C. R. R. Passenger Agent.
ot South Carolina, was a visitor In
Atlanta yesterday. He called on bis
friends and shook hands all round,
but was very quiet on political mat
ters.
Italian was Indicted.
Frank Marascl, the Italian who, It
Is alleged, attempted to assault the
ton-year-old daughter of Mr. Walker
last week, has been Indicted for as
sault and battery only, tbs Jury fall
ing to agree with the Charge made by
the prdseeutlng attorney, '
Funny Names In Court.
“What’s In a name” was answered
yesterday In police court when Claud
Raynor was 7usd tor stealing tools
from a bar:' r Shop and three ne
groes. two nemsd Tank and one re
joicing In the appclation of Boozer
were tried for drunkenne* end put
on the chain gang.
MONUMENT TO M’KINLEY.
Buffalo, N Y„ SepL 8 A monu
ment was dedicated hers today to
President McKinley,_ erected by the
State of New York, An a sits given
by the city of Buffalo.
Oysters; Oyeters, Oysters. You
may expect fresh Oysters at Griff
ith’s Star ti -use the first cool weather
we have..
If yon w good goods at reasonable
prices, ne stop 'until yon have
found Oils -i’b Btar Bptoe.
Mr. J. L. Hunt has been appointed
Traveling Passenger Agent of the
Central Railway at Columbus, vice L.
A. Camp, who recently reilgned. Mr.
Hunt Is an experienced railroad man.
Must Pay
Richmond, Va., IJ Is 8ald, Gets Three
Per Cent From the Seme Company,
Petition of the Saloon Men for
Longer Hours was Turned Down by.
, Council—Railroad Offlolalo Fixing
to Get In Trouble.
Bank President Very III.
Savannah, Oa„ Sept 4—Mr. W. F.
McCauley, president of the Savannah
Bank and Trust Company, has been
at the St. Joseph’s Infirmary since
Saturday night when he was carried
there dangerously 111 from an attack
of acute Indigestion. It was feared
at one time that his Illness would
prof* fatal but It Is reported this
morning that he Is much better.
PROHI8 TO MEET IN ATLANTA.
Atlanta, Ga., 8ept. 3—That Atlanta
will capture the national convention
of tho prohibition party next summer
aeema assured to representatives of
the party here. Charles D. Barker,
a member of tho national committee,
expresses the opinion that tha con
vention will eomo to Atlanta as tha
blggeat prohibition city In the coun
try.
Rings Dyspepsia Tablets do the
work. 8tomacn trouble, dyspepsia,
Indigestion, blootlng. etc., yield quick
ly. Two days treatment free. Ask
your druggist tor a free trial. Ingram
A Ramsey.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept, 4—By a vote of
8 to 8 the pity council yesterday af
ternoon concurred In the aldermanio '
amendment to the 33-year Son them
Bell telephone franchise flxing a one
per cent tax on the company’s gross
Income.
Alderman Key made an extended
speech In which he urged that the or,
dlnance granting the franchise be seat
back to a committee for a more thor
ough Investigation. Councilman Hud
dleston and Hannon urged the -same
course, Alderman Qullllan said that
the matter had already been fnlly
Investigated, Alderman Peters de
clared hi thought the one per ooc-t a
fair compensation. - A'
Councl| had been notified that Rich
mond, Va., got 3 per cent tax on'gross
Income from the Southern Bell In ex
change tor a franchise tUrough the
streets of that city, and that Alter
Soubern municlpallles were alio get
ting more than one. per, cent from
the big corporation! Tin' company
expressed a willingness to Fay the
city one-half of oue per cent on Its
Income' for the first tei"years of the-
grast t,*!t-d. pei ceil for or.cn of
the .reunitin',,' 2:1 Vi-ers. It wtu,',
shown, hojvefer. thstTfi-lth tho l.-duV.
tkms whlah It Wat purposed to make,
such as (license tax and advalorem
values, tie city would -be out $500
every year on the deel.
Those who voted to concur In the, y
action of Oda ahlermanlc board fix
ing the tax at one per cent were Ter
rell, Baskjn, Martin, Mangum, Pom
eroy, fearce, Glass and Styron. Those
who voted against It were Huddleston,
Roberts and Harmon.
The motion to concur was made by
Councilman Martin. This finally die- /
poses of the matter, as the ordinance
will now go to the mayor'for his ap
proval / 1
? Must Close at‘,1Q O'clock.
The police committee of council re
ported adversely on the petition of
saloon men to keep their bars open
Inter then 10 o’clock at night, and the
report was adopted.
' A resolution was adopted Inviting
the national prohibition convention to
meet Ip, Atlanta. /
Councilman Terrell Introduced hie
ordinance requesting the appointment
of a special committee to go before
the railroad commission “to secure
Cheaper car fares, gas and telephone
rates for Atlanta. If was referred
to a Joint committee, composed of
the committee on electric and other
railways and the committee op elec
tric lights, telegraph and telephones.
Trouble Faces the Officers.
Unless they look (harp, some of
tie officers Of the Nashville, Chatta
nooga and St Louis railroad, lessee
ot the State Road, are going to get
Into serious trouble wlh the Georgia
Authorities because of the failure of
the Western and Atlantic road to sell
tickets through to Chattanooga, Team,
from Georgia points at the ralie of 2
cents per mile, at ordered by the rail
road commission of this state.
There are rumors of possible ar
rests and proeecutlons, and it Is ex
pected at the capital that an Inter
esting move of some sort may be v
made at any time In the matter. The
W. & A. occupies a peculiar posi
tion. The state of Georgia has the
unquestioned authority to regulate
Its freight and passenger rates. In
terstate commerce laws to the con
trary notwithstanding, and the state
authorities purpoee to exercise their
right under the law.
Passenger business between Geor
gia points and Chattanooga Is un
questionably Interstate bnslnese, but
the Western and Atlantic railroad Is
tbe property of tbe state of Georgia.
It is leased to the N. C. A SL L.,
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