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Twice-a-Week
Twice-a*
FEBRUARY
Former Assistant Superinten
dent of Maiis in Atlanta
'
Gives Out Racy Report
An Army of Workmen Are
Clearing it Away to work
on Canal can Proceed.
Atlanta, Os.,
23.—Quits a
tlon may be chanted.
THE TURI’ENTNE MARKET.
Spirits Reach Elghty-Sovcn and
Three Quarters Cents.
. Savannah, Ga., Feb. 23.—Spirits
of turpentine is Arm at eighty-seven
and three quarters cents, today.
Rosin Is also Arm. W.W. IS (8.10;
A. Is 27.12 1-2.
N. Y. AND CHICAG
MARKET. REPORTS
RUSSIA AND CHINA
WILL SETTLE MATTERS
Fortune Was Spent to Save
Neck of Wife Murderer
Who was Hanged Today.
New York, Feb. 23—Stocks are Ir- and tender peach blossoms will es-
regular Canadian qna and one-qnar- cape. But If the wind lies, and It be-
ter higher, Reading and Union Fa-1 comes .damp this dampness will eon-
cIAc a shade lower. real Into frost and crystallse on ev-
Cotton Is steady at six to nine ' erythlng, peach blossom* included
points higher on better pab\fa, j
van* lt.ii, trer tt.ii; protesting to tai i.
—-^pand 'ono o’clock cotton took n |(** .
—T.-l-T-rsm* .jFrom Cnllforn \a
. Chicago Provision Mailcet.nun; i. ., Krnni.
Chicago, Feb. 23.—Wheat la live- ' of protest from California against
elghtha lower, on outside selling and the Japanese treaty. Secretary
weak cables. May 80 1-2. Knox and Senators Lodga and Per-
Provisions are a shade lower. May kins conferred today with* the Pres-
pork 17.70; lard 9.35, libs 9.52. . Blent on the matter. They atatel
Cattle are strong at ten lower, that the treaty will be ratlAed by
nogs are weak and Ova lower. the senate this afternoon.
Intercession of the Powers
will Cause Russia to be
I Lenient im Demand: !
Erie, Pa., Feb. 2J.—Alton Hoover
was hanged for wife murder today.
His a»edLparent*. are.: prsstrateg.
with grief. They LuJigspont $53^100
/ J St'. PeterMWg,. Feb. IS.®"!!?
treaty diBerencOs between Russia and
China will be settled by arbitration.
Tbla became known unofficially to
day.
The minister of foreign altalra
declared that no pressure would he
exerted on Chins.
Intercession by the powers 'brought
shout a change In Russia’s attitude.
to save' him from the gsllows. It was
the savings of a life Urns for them.
Hoover’s crime was a vary atroc
ious one and It wa« threshed out by
all of the courts.
A MAN DROPS DEAD
DURING EXCITEMENT
VOL. B
The Industrial Index Tells of
the New Enterprises in
Georgia and Alabama.
Columbus, Ga., Feb. 23.—The
Georgia and Alabama Industrial In-
It is Claimed That Americans
are Putting up Money to
Finance a Revolt
New Orleans, La., Fsb. 33.—Mail
advices state that a revolution
William Riley Boyd and Ma
jor W. J. Houston are Call
ed Away by Death.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 23.—Death has
taken two
Colon, Panama, Feb. 2S.—Work
on tbs Culebra section ot the Pana-
Another Freeze, However, is
Predicted for Tonight all
Over Georgia.
picturesque Agurea from I sensation was creatsd In tttls city
ueorgia auu .....—. ... A’-IWLJ I i-Ml luo Iiruuicuons are
dex says in its regular weekly issue: a S a ' aa t Presideut Cabrera, of Gu.t-1 the life of Atlanta. 1. the persons of . given to . ms canal 1. practically at a stand- for froft agaln (on , ght extend)ng to
wmi> Rnrim? weeth- ■ amala - brewing. | William Riley Boyd and Major W. i“ . e *’ still because of the landslide of a central
Atlanta, Oa„ Feb. 28.—It la not
j so cold today, but the prediction! are
With the coming of spring weath-! I >v,um,u ou *' 1 “ uu "• Jwr formerly assistant superintendent of " Ul D< *' ,lU80 mnUD,,ue 01 a central Florida,
somewhat In advance of the al-j Clandestine arrangements are un-1 J. Houston. Both had reached the i malkr th6 Atjama postofflee, in ' half a mllllon cubl ° yarda ' ot earth. 1 There will bo freesing weather In
manac there has been a thawing,out I ller " ay for ' pur , phase of tho form -1 age of 80 years and both had Inter- j whlch he J# cl*red that the splos of! An "army of workmen Is clearing Georgia almost to the FlSrida line,
fating histories. | the postofflee department from Wash-! away the mau ot earth and rocks. !not quite that far down.
Mr. Boyd was a native of Conncc-, ln g t0 n are In absolute control of the j Because of the numerous land- ! The dama 8e to fruit. Is light- as
0 tlcut 'but moved to Savannah In his p0 gtofflce and that every official, from glide, , he plans for the Culebra sec- ocmpared t0 what was expected
er American gunboat Winslow
of hotel projects in the two states ^ converted into a filibuster.
with rather interesting results. Sa-| part of the finances are said to
v,v “ v UMV • v« »«* — - - - —■ i puiauuiuu auu wery uuiuiiti, irum
vannah’s 10-story, commercial hotel come from Americans who are seek- j y 0u th and there enlisted as a Con- i the postmaster'right down* the line
onnonsqlnna In flimtnmnln . » * , _ as, .u. .... i.„ '■ . *
la now practically assured, arrange
ments having been made whereby lo
cal Investors will take $450,000 of
the bonds. A hotel of the same height
is regarded as a strong probability
for Macon, the site having been se
lected, local people of means having
became interested, and hotel men of
experience having practically become
lessees. At Augusta a project was
launched to establish a hotel of five
or more stories, the stock to he sub
scribed by a local company. There Is
more than one plan now pending
-which If carried out will Insure the
erection of the large new hotel that
Is so ardently desired at Birming
ham.
A company that proposes to build
a railroad between Chattanooga and
Birmingham as a link in its system
filed a $5,000,000 mortgage to secure
the bond 'issue by means of which
the project will be financed. Definite
contract for extending the Ocllla
Southern railroad from Alapaha,
Ga., to Nashville, Ga., was closed.
Mobile, Ala., awarded contracts
for $64,000 of paving and b$25,000
of sewer work. Amerlcus, Go*, will
«»n the issuance of sower anf
iterworks bonds. Unlontown, Ala.,
rarded contract for the installation
' a sewerage system. Spalding
Ijdpimty, Ga., sold Its bonds at a sat
isfactory premium and formally
lawmrded contract for its $80,000
^ourt house. Russell county, Ala.,
sold $100,000 of road and $20,000
of public building bonds. Eutaw,
Ala., is Inviting bids for $120,000
of paving, and Rockmart, Ga., and
l Gainesville, Ga., are receiving bids
fyfor building waterworks systems.
■S Cordele, Ga., awarded a $11,000
'school building contract.
Settlers from the Northwest bought
$45,000 of land at Citronelle, Ala.,
and will engage in farming there
Jjj along diversified lines. A. $100,000
real estate company was formed at
dKapon, Ga. a number of the incorpo
rators being Northerners. A $15,000
farm was bought In Marengo county,
Ala., and will be used for Rtock rais
ing* purposes exclusively. Wesleyan
College, Macon, Ga.. Is to erect an
other building. At Bruiiswick, Ga.,
contract for erecting a $20,000
church was let.
ing concessions in Guatamala. j federate soldier. After the war he j a nothing but a Hgurehoad who
It is said that there fias been un-, n ved there 2 o years and engaged in daree do nothing In an official capac-
rest'there for *ome time and this | t ^ e i n8nrance business. He then mov- w jthout first consulting one of
fact makes it comparatively easy to ed t0 Atlanta. For some years he
work up a revolt.
.JURY’S FOREMAN IS ILL.
Investigation of Vote-Selling In Illi
nois la Interrupted.
Danville, 111., Feb. 23.—The Inves
tigation Into vote-selling In Vermil
lion county is Interrupted by the
critical illness of Isaac Woodward,
the foreman of the grand Jury, who
is confined to his home.
PARENTS GAVE ALL
TO SAVE THEIR SON
EDUCATORS MEET IN MOBILE,
On© ’Hionsand Delegates are in At
tendance Upon Meeting.
(Mobile, Ala., Feb. 23.—The de
pfartment of Riiperinteni’rnts, th«
’ largest of the eighteen departments
of the National Education Aasoeia-
-tlon convened In annual RCRsion hero
today. The eRtlmnted attendance is
1,000 persons, among whom are
many of the foremost educators in
the country. Under the supervision
of Secretary Trwln Shepard, of Wi
nona, Minn., an attractive program
of business and pleasure has been
prepared for the gathering; The
convention will last three days. At
ite conclusion many of the educators
. will attend the Mardi Gra« festivi
ties In New Orleans, while others will
y!«R the Tuskegee Institute and oth
er educational Institutions in this
section before returning to their
homes.
has been retired. Ho was a man be
loved for his benevolence and chari
ty.
Major Houston was the man ap
pointed by Governor Brown during
the war to superintendent the trans
portation of Confederate troops In
Georgia. Later he was general pass
enger agent of the Atlanta & West
Point railroad.
During Hoke Smith’s administra
tion as secretary o the interior
was placed In charge of Indian land
claims, and during that time became
an acquaintance of General Custer.
Hotel Belonging to Famous
Midget was Burned at
White Plain, N. Y. *
White Plain*, N. Y„ Feb. 23.—
Fire started In the Lexington Hotel
early this morning and destroyed an
entire .block In the heart of the busi
ness district.
Frederick Carpenter, a merchant,
dropped dead from excitement.
Six firemen were Injured and the
loss la nearly a million dollars. Tho
hotel was owned by Admiral Dot, a
once famous midget
THE BLUE GRASS FARMERS.
WHAT WILL THE ROADS DO.
Kentucky State Farmers Institute la
in Session Now.
Mt. Sterling,. Ky„ Feb. 23.—The
Kentucky State Farmers’ Institute Is
in session here with an attendance
of.progressive agriculturists from al
most every county of the state. The
initial session was hold this morning,
the program Including an Invocation
by Rev. H. D. Clark and addresses
by Thomas J. Blgataff, president of
the .Institution, and M. C. Rankin,
state eommlssloner of agriculture.
A DUEL WITH KNIVES.
THROWN FROM A CARRIAGE.
Beeretary of War Dlrklnaon’a Coach
man Was Killed Today, t
Washington. Feb. 23.—John Mc-
Ouade. twenty-five year, old, a coach
man for Secretary of War Dickin
son, wa« thrown from a carriage and
killed today.
An Atlanta Man la laid up For Sev
eral Weeks With Rtaha.
Atlanta. Ga.. Feb. 23.—A thrill
ing knife duel on a dark street over
a dispute as to house rent has laid
E. A. Schooley up in bed for several
week.* with atalba In the side and has
set the police to hunting for hla as
sailant, said to be a man named Dob-
bln«. '
Tho Outcome of Conference la Await
ed Eagerly.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 23.—Upon the
out8omo of a confcrenco started
Thureday morning between tho rail
roads and the traveling men depends
whether or not the latter will take
their caae before the railroad com
mission and demand that tho rule
be repealed requiring them to ex
change mileage coupons for tteketa
The conference Is being held In
the office of Joe Richardson, chair
man of the Southeastern Passenger
Association; and those participating
are representatives of the various
railroads on one aide, and on the
other a committee each from the
Traveler’s Protective association, the
United Commercial Traveler* anil the
Georgia Travelers’ association.
the “Inspectors?
Coming Just at jj|s time, when the
whole country la a,ng with Intorest
over the bitter’ Attack* being made
on Postmaster-Genera! Hitchcock
because of hla'proposal to raise the
postago rate and Increased the num
ber of spies, the Interview by Mr.
Stokes could not have been printed
at a Juncture calculated ■ to attract
more widespread attention:
Stokes resigned hli’ position with
the postofflee department because he
declares the espionage ot tho Inspec
tors became absolutely unbearable.
Hla statement* seem, to have tho
Ting of truth; and are made In eueh
bold and vfgorous laufuige that they
have caused a. : deal of com
ment ! •,,,*?*■ ii
Some of tho most itartllng fea
tures of hla altegat in* are these:
That the Atlanta jpo-offlee la eo;n-
trollcd absolutely hr'he epics, who
arc known oftb-lr.l'y n “’Inspectors;
that no olficISJi Jf-.ft i&noffire dares
Irak*
that It would be.
It la believed that the danger will
be paet after Thursday night.
It In not believed the freesing
cold of Tueaday night and the ex
treme low temperature of yesterday
did a great deal of harm, though II
was etatod yesterday Iby I. M. Flem
ing, secretary of the Georgia fruit
exchange, that the Carmen variety
had been killed 5 to 1 per cent, the
Early Bell from 20 to 40 per cent,
and the Georgia Bell from 16 to 25
per cent. In the Fort Valley and
Marshalvtlle section, „ where tha
bulk of the Georgia peach crop la
rained, v l v i*"4p|
The Elberta variety Is thought to
have escaped, however, and hope le
Stocks are Irregular, Cotton
is Some Higher, Wheat i* ; t '"$“' d ““ t ’VV h ! y T mn ° t T
° ' fer severe damage. As long as the
Ir »
goes to
he le removed, no matter how cred'
Italble a record of years standing he
may have behind him; that the fed
oral building Is 11‘erally honey-com
bed with secret passagevfeye lead
ing to peep-holes where the aples hide
and watch the men at work, not ev
en the smallest or leas Important,
offices being overlooked In this ar
rangement; and that the spies evi
dently operate on the theory that
to keep t'AilId” with the department
In Washington they must not allow
their reports to bo too few or far be
tween an:d that the word of ono of
them means an employee la doomed.
FROST FACTION WINS OUT.
Supreme Court Decide* Civil Points
In Columbian Woodmen Cane.
Atlanta, Feb. 23.—Two decisions
handed down yesterday by the state
supreme court deny tho contentions
of the Froat faction In their fight for
control of tho Columbian Woodmon.
This case Is ono that has been
fought through the courts for sev
eral months and has sttracted con
siderable attention from time to time.
Purely civil points were Involved In
the main.
The Frost faction was represented
by Governor-elect Hoke Smith, and
the other, side by Alhe-t tiewcll, Jr.
Nova Scotia House Opens,
Halifax. N. S.. Feb. 23.—With
the usual Ceremonies the session of
the Nova Scotia legislature was
opened this afternoon. A busy and
Important session Is foreshadowed,
»s It Is expected to be the last be
fore the general election.
Anglo-American Wedding.
London, Feb. 23.—A wedding of governor-general of
BEVERIDGE SPEAKS
AGAINST LORIMER
Senator Cummins Want* In’
formation Upon Which to
Start a Filibuster.
Washington, Feb. 23.—Senator
Borerldge today resumed bis speech
In the'senate in opposition to Lori-
mer retaining hla seat.
It .Is thought that a rote will be
reached late toJay, but this Is uncer
tain. Lorlmer'g friends, are still con
fident'that be will wjh out.
‘Cummin* Wants Information.
./ Senator Cummins presented a res
olution calling upAi tho 'President
lor information gathered -by the
tarlS hoard on wpod pulp, paper,
It Js believed that Cummins wants
to nse these to fllUbustcr against the
Canadian reciprocity bill.
LONDON HONORS MINTO.
The Freedom of the City of London
io Given to Him,
London, Feb. 23.—The unique and
highly prised honor known as tho
freedom ot the city of London was
today conferred upon Lord Minto,
late Viceroy of India and formerly
Canada. Fol-
Interest in Anglo-American circles lowing the ceremony, which took
today was that of Miss Vera Gordon place as usual at tho Guildhall, Lord
, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Minto was entertained •» luncheon
Gordon, who are prominent members by Lord Mayor. Many notable guests
of the American colony In London, I were present at the luncheon, among
and Mr. Neill Guthrie of the Irish them the Premier and Mrs. Asquith.
Guards. The wedding ceremony Lord and Lady Morley, Lord and
was performed In the Guards Chapel Lady Cromer, Lord and Lady Sel-
at Chelsea. <• | bourn. -E ' the Earl of Crcwo.
Spring
Seed'
,
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y Z.
The man who, apparently, sowed
lettuce and reaped sun-floweris did
not do his trading at our store.
We app'y the same principle to the sale
of our seeds as you do to your sowing—whajt-
tver we sow, that we also wish to reap. For on
the reaping depends your future confidence In us. All our
seeds are clean and carefully selected from the finest
stocks in the country. You can rely on their line quality.
We carry a great variety, but if we have
not what you want, we will get it for you
Come and inspect our stock today.
Soma specials, selected for this locality.-
Va. 2-crop Patatocs Chufas
Bliss Turnips Velvet Beans
Bunch Beans Seed Pinders
Pole Beans Sorghum. Millets.
INGRAM DRUG CO.
