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2 THE UNIONS INDORSE M'KINLEY MONUMENT ROUSING MEETING OF THE FED- ERATION OF TRADES—FUND IS NQW NEAR $6,000. The Atlanta Federation of Trades, rep resenting forty-one unions, has heartily endorsed the McKinley monument move ment of The Journal and at a meeting Wednesday night contributed s2s to the fund. When the subject was brought up in the meeting there was great interest displayed immediately and rousing speech es made by a number of the representa tives of the different organisations repre sented. C. C. Houston, representing Atlanta Typographical Union. No. 48; Mike Riley, representing Machinists' Union. No. 1; Pat Quinn, of the Bricklayers' union; Councilman Henry Garrett, of the Ma chinists' teuton; C. W. Norman, of Car penters' organisation; Jerome Jones of the Printers’ union; Dennis Lindsey, pres ident of the Federation of Trades; M. A. Belter, of the Bookbinders; J. W. Brid well. of the Stonecutters' union; Weyman 8. Conway. R. O. Roes and Pat Moore also spoke on the subject, and all were unanimous tn the declaration that th* monument proposed by The Journal must be erected and pledged themselves to do all in their power to further the advance ment of the fund. The gentlemen who opoke on the tub- Ject declared that their union would make a donation to the fund at the nest meet ing. and also the lists would be prepare*! and submitted to the different members of the union for an individual contribu tion. . A number of unions have already met and endorsed the movement and have lists for contributions out among their members at present. The Atianta Federation of Trades is composed of forty-one unions and repre sent the entire union strength of the city. For a body so large as this to take up the idea advanced by The Journal and declare they will devote themselves to assist in the movement shows that the erection of this monument will meet with the ap proval of every country-loving, law-abid ing cittaen within the city of Atlanta. The members of the different unions have gone to work with a will and a de cided increase in the subscriptions will be seen in -a few days, due to the work of ...eee different organisations. VETERAN DIES AT THE HOME. M. N. Chapman Succumbed to Paraly sis Wednesday Afternoon. M. N. Chapman, the aged veteran who has been critically ill at the Home for some weeks past, died there Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Some time ago he bad a stroke of paralysis which greatly disabled him, and to some extent affected his reason. He was hard ly able to walk when he entered the home, but for a time afterward he improved. Within the past month, however, he be gan to grow weaker, and became rapidly worse until Wednesday afternoon when he died. Mr. Chapman was born in South Caro lina. He however, made his application for admission to the home from Banks county, Georgia, his residence in the state having been long enough to make him eligiole. ’ He had been living tn Banks county for a number of years, exercising his trade of carpenter. He had not been in good health since the war. and his work brought him a bare living. The stroke of paralysis which he had aggravated his already pitiable condition by weakening his mind. If he has relatives they are not known to the officers of the home. Since his illness his fellow veterans have made him an object of kindness and con sideration. Each would relieve the others in watching at the bedside. Everything possible were done to relieve his suf fering and to make his last days full of peace. The funeral services were held Fri day at the home of the chaplain. Rev. A. R. HoMerby. pastor of-the Me morial Presbyterian church, this city. At 12 o'clock, accompanied by a detachment of his comrades bearing the stars and bars, the flag for which he fought, the body was taken to Westview cemetery and laid to its last resting place in the Confederate veterans' ground. NEW TORK. Sept. M.—According to Captain TltuS. of the detective bureau. J. Goldman, who was arrested Thursday night with four other men and a boy. on the charge of burglary is the head and brains of an extensive gang of burg lars that operated throughout this city. Brooklyn and Jersey City. Goldman was known as an extensive commission merchant in gloves and silks. He did not carry any stock at bls place of business, but is said to have control of large stocks in various parts of this city. • The attention of the police had been directed to Goldman by thieves who have been arrested and convicted of numerous robberies and who after being sent to prison would accuse him of connection w..h the robberies, because they said. Goldman had not kept his part of the bargain. The stories of the convicted burglars were repeated so often that some attention was paid to them and for several weeks past detectives were kept at Goldman's heels constantly. According to the police, meetings of rhe alleged rob bers were held at which Goldman pre sided. Plans for robbery were made at these gatherings and each man's work was mapped out. When a place was selected Goldman would go there and buy a small bill of goods, at the same time being care ful to find out if the place was wired with burglar alarms. He would make hie report at the next meeting of “the gang" and finally preparations for robbing the place would be made. Occasionally it would be decided to enter a flat and for this work, it is alleged. Goldman had six teen expert flat workers or thieves. The gang, according to Captain Titus, bad made preparations for robbing two big glove and silk houses and the plunder they would have obtained would have been valued in the aggregate at at least 120.000. JOEL HURT TALKS OF FUTURE. His Energies Will Be Directed to Prop erties He is Identified With. Mr. Joel Hurt, who recently disposed of his street railway interests in Atlanta, will in future devote his time and atten tion to the direction of the affairs of the Atlanta Home Insurance company, his landed interests in the vicinity of Atlan ta, to his mines and railroad properties in Bartow county and other sections of North Georgia and to fox hunting and other forms of recreation. - Mr. Hurt is gratified that he has dis posed of his holdings in the-Atlanta Rail way and Power company, since he be lieves there is more to be accomplished in a business way in his other enterprises and because he feels that be cannot de vote the time necessary to his other in terests and also continue his connection with the street railways of Atlanta. The details of the sale of the Atlanta Railway and Power company to Balti more. New York and Boston parties are well known. . , Mr. Hurt stated this morning that for several years he had attempted to get out of the active management of the Pow er company and still retain his interests, but that when he saw he could not do this he thought the beat method would be to dispose of his holdings. “I resigned from the presidency of the Power company," said Mr. Hurt this ■naming, "in 1899. I thought then I would I be enabled to give my time to other businesses. A year ago. however, as a director I was again called to undertake active work in the management of the Power company, and since that time I have not been able to release it. “It is a tendency with me. when I have expanded a plan as far as I think it can be reasonably done to turn my work in another direction. “That is the case with the Power com pany. Lines have been built Jn all di J rections and sections of the city and the system, I think, has been fully developed. Now I wish to turn to something else. “The notoriety and contention which I have been thrown into during the past year has been very distasteful, and for that reason, too, I wish to relinquish my holdings with the company." Mr. Hurt expressed a sincere regret that by the change of hands of the Pow er company his Intimate relation with many associates and employes will be severed „ “I think.” he continued, “that the Power company has as faithful and efficient em ployes as any similar company in the country.’* Many of the employes of the Power com pany were with Mr. Hurt when he ran the first electric <far tn Atlanta twelve years ago. The first line was laid upon Edge wood avenue and one night about 8 o'clock Mr. Hurt personally ran the first electric 'car along the entire route that was sched uled in Atlanta. Since that time Mr. Hurt has been the active man behind the construction of the vast network of tracks on the streets of the city and developing the magnificent system into probably the most complete and efficient V»at any city of the world of the size of Atlanta can boast. Mr. Hurt said he did not contemplate returning to the street railway business in the future. Mr. Hurt when asked as to his future course in business was Inclined to be reti cent and when asked as to his past busi ness successes, which are regarded as splendid achievements in the financial world, declined to talk. “I do not care to go into any retro spect," he said. “As to the future I wl|t devote my attention to the Atlanta Home Insurance company, to the Trust company of Georgia, to the East Atlanta Land com pany and the Kirkwood Land company and to the Georgia Iron and Coal compa ny. This company has mineral interests in Bartow county, which I regard as splendid manganese and iron properties, also coal lands in Dade county, near Coal City, and at Rising Fawn. Ga. "These latter properties are very at tractive and capable of development. “Aside from all these interests, which I think will require aif the time I have to give to business, I wish to take more re creation than heretofore. “I have been very much wrapped up and absorbed in business for many years and I think I should for the sake of my vital strength pay more attention to recreation than I have in the past.” Mr. Hurt said he felt somewhat the strain he had been under for many years during the development of business affairs In Atlanta extending over a period lof about 15 years, but that he thought in a very short time he would regain his strength and energy. Mr. Hurt is now deeply interested in fox hunting, which he regards as the ideal sport, and the most beneficial for every purpose for which sport can be utilized. “I expect to spend some time in fox hunting this winter. It is.a magnificent sport, and I believe the one that makes a man best fitted for business during busi ness hours. It is exhilarating. "I have a'pack of ten hounds now, and they are fine fellows. I have just sent them down to Campbell county for exer cise. "These hounds," continued Mr. Hurt, "have a record which is really an inno vation in fox hunting in Massachusetts. “Up to a few years ago on the grounds of the Brunswick Fur club the members were accustomed to hunt the red foxes with guns and Shoot them. “Now with the very breed of hounds I have they are running them down and further shooting of the animals has been discontinued by order of the elub. . "The sport of fox hunting in Georgia is not so good as it is in older inhabited countries, where there is more open coun try with only short stretches of woodland. “However, we can have some good run ning in Georgia, and we can follow the hounds quite well at times. EMMA GOLDMAN IN NEW YORK. NEW TORK. Sept. 2k—The World says: Emma Goldman, anarchist who was ar rested in Chicago because she was sus pected of complicity in the plot to mur der President McKinley, is believed to have arrived In this city. Word has been passed among anarchists that she is to address a secret meeting 6n Suffolk street. If Miss Goldman arrived in New York she went into hiding in the home of a friend. It was said that she was at the home of I. Yog, a photographer on East Houston street. Yog declared that she was not at his house. At the home of Miss Goldman's grandmother it was said that Emma was probably in the city, but had failed to communicate with her relatives. According to the story told at the meet ing place of the anarchists Miss Goldman has evaded the detectives and secret ser vice agents. As soon as she was released from prison tn Chicago, an invitation was extended her to speak at several meetings to be held in New York- One of these will be held tonight and Miss Goldman and Herr Most are both booked to make ad dresses, if Most can procure $5,000 bail. At the big meeting to be held on October 6th It is advertised that both will speak. The Goldman woman's friends say that when she saw that she was being shad owed on the New York train coming from Chicago, she quietly left the train and the detectives, believing that she was still on board, allowed themselves to be car ried past the station. Having eluded her pursuers she boarded another train. lincouTunder cement. ' BPRINGFILD. Hl.. Sept. 38,-The burial of the remains of Abraham Lincoln has practically been completed. Half a doz efi workmen were occupied all day yester day cementing over the cage in which the casket was placed Thursday in the valut at the base of the monument sfefeft. Over six feet of cement had been laid over the casket when work was suspended last night. The remainder of the cement will be laid today and then the tile flooring of the tomb will be laid. The marble sar cophagus, originally intended for the re ception of the body, will be replaced in its old position tn the tomb early next week. It is thought now that no further re moval of the body will ever be made. The casxet is buried thirteen feet in the ground, beneath the tomb containing the crypts where He others of the family. On a cement base four feet in thickness rests the iron cage enclosing the casket. Above the cage will be eight feet of solid masonry. It would take a large force of workmen several days to exhume the casket under rhe most favor able circumstances. Trial of John Moat Again Postponed. NEW YORK. Sept. 28.-The hearing of the case against John Most, arrested Sun day night at Corona, L. 1.,, for violation of the section of the penal code relating to unlawful assemblage, was Again ad journad yesterday in order to give prose cution time for examination of papers found on his person. Monday. September 30. was set for a hearing of the charge against Most, who was again committed to jail in default of $6,000 ball. Headache Biliousness, sour stomach, constipa tion and all liver ills are cured by Hood’s Pills The non-irritating cathartic. Price / 25 cents of all druggists or by mall of C. L Hood A Co., Lowell, Mass. . . T ' . ■ ■ c• ?/■ f - _;; v j ■ v., \ ;_• • THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA. GEORGIA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. 1901. COLUMBIA WINS, BUT BACEWASVEBYCLOSE SHAMROCK LED FROM START TO TURN, BUT FELL BEHIND ON HOME RUN. t . • —' NEW YORK. Sept. 28.—The American cup defender, the Columbia, defeated the Shamrock II today, over a thirty mile course off Sandy Hook, by a lead of just thirty-five seconds. The Shamrock overtook the Columbia soon after the start and the Columbia spurted, over-hauled and passed the Shamrock, maintaining a lead varying from one to four lengths during the run home. It was anybody’s race until the stake at the finish was reached. Story of the Race. NEW YORK, Sept. 28.—Thick fog and no wind gave a most discouraging outlook at dawn for good racing conditions. But thf sun had not been above the horizon many minutes before the fog began to melt. By 7 o'clock it had lifted entirely while out of the northeast came a puff of wind full of promise and by 8 o’clock it had increased to 12 knots. As the morning wore on the sky became extremely overcast, some of the lower clouds seeming to have considerable speed and the weather-wise predicted the com ing of enough wind to suit either the Shamrock or Columbia. The crews of the Shamrock and Colum bia busied themselves with the work of preparation. The yachts were sent away wlthtn a ‘minute of the appointed time. Shamrock took the honors of today’s start, the of ficial time of the crossing being; Shamrock, 11:00:14. Columbia, 11:00:16. The Shamrock occupied the weather berth. Both boats bore down from the weather side of the line on the port tack, with the American boat to windward. The Shamrock came about for the line first. She was a trifle quicker in stays, apparently, and got away more rapidly than the Columbia. This gave the Sham rock a chance to take the windward berth from the Columbia, and the foreign er went to leeward of the committee boat away back to the line. The Amer'lcan skipper thought to over come the disadvantage under which he had been placed and went to windward of the mark boat. It was too late, however, and as the yachts again came together behind the line the Shamrock caught him in an awkward, portion. The Yankee evi dently saw his fix and made the best of it, bearing for the line as the starting gun was finished to the leeward of the Sham rock and a little to the rear. Both crossed the line with booms to port on the star board tack. ' ■ At 11:18 the Columbia was distinctly ahead. Both boats were responding to the increasing wind, but the Columbia seemed to be increasing her lead. The yachts had now sailed an hour, and it had been close work for every yard of the course. The Columbia was close under the Shamrock's lee and appeared to be reaching faster than the challenger, but the Shamrock was still ahead. The Colum ■bia tacked to port in an attempt to cross the bow of the Shamrock, but was unable to reach her. and 30 seconds later came about again on the starboard tack. Precisely at noon the Shamrock went about on the port tack, followed immedi ately by the Columbia. Admittedly the Columbia had gained considerably in the last ten minutes of sailing. They were both close hauled and each seemed to be holding bis own. the advantage, if any. being With the Sham rock. The wind held true about 10 knots. Both yachts were sailing with difficulty, the Columbia having worked a little to windward, but astern of the British boat. Captain Sycamore seemed to be working the Shamrock slowly from under the Co lumbia's lee. Both yachts squared away . for home, running before the wind, and seven min utes aYtH- the turn both broke out their spinnakers. . For a brief time the boats sped home ward apparently without a change in their relative positions, but about 2:10 it was seen that the Columbia was over hauling the Shamrock. Slowly, very slowly, she crawled up foot by foot, and at 2:12 she had reached her flying rival. Two minutes later and she had poked her bowsprit ahead of the Shamrock and established a lead. As the yachts drew in toward the light ship they met a large number of outward bound foreign steamers, but all of these large vessels conformed to the rules and sheered away. 'The Columbia gained steadily in spite of every effort of the Shamrock to regain her lost advantage. Both skippers tried every known means to secure the advan tage. and at times changed the station of the crews to different parts of the boat. But try as he would the British skipper could not overtake his flying rival, and little by little the Columbia reached out until at 2:31 she had a full three lengths of clear water between her stem and the bow of her pursuer. The crews were rapidly reaching the finish and some of the excursion fleet began to speed up for the lightship in order to get a good place to witness the conclusion. On the other hand they seemed con tent to keep mainsails and club topsails drawing to their fullest extent, with the balloon jibs helping now. With these conditions the Columbia still gained and very slowly increased her lead. The wind was blowing about 8 knots, and neither yacht had any other sails they could set with any hope of be ing of service. When four .miles from the finish the ex cursion fleet began to steam up and head in toward the apex of the triangle. The fleet around the lightship constantly grew until at 3 o’clock there were 75 or 80 steam vessels and as many more sailing craft clustered about the ship. None of the vessels had any difficulty in keeping up with the racers, so slowly did they sail dead before the wind. The smoke, however, chased along ahead of the steamers and it looked like a mill city for half an hour after the yachts neared the finish line. The Columbia won by 35 seconds. BANDITS HOLD MISS STONE. Must be Ransomed or She Will Be Made to Marry a Bandit. PARIS, Sept. 28.—A Paris newspaper correspondent sends word to The Figaro, on the staff of which he is employed, that he has just returned from a visit to Miss Ellen M. Stone, of the American board of foreign missions, who is held by brigands in a mountainous region of Turkey. The correspondent wires that he suc ceeded in locating Miss Stone in an almost Inaccessible mountain defile. The chief of the outlaws permitted the correspondent to see Miss Stone and talk with her. Miss Stone told her visitor that she had been treated with exceeding courtesy ever eince her capture. Two brigands were detailed to act as her personal servants, providing her with good food and showing her every atten tion. The brigands had instructions to obey her merest whim, and to show with what degree of consideration she was treated she told the newspaper man that having exhausted all of the films for her kodak she had said that she wished she had more. The desire was repeated to the chief of the brigands, who at once posted a courier off to Constantinople to secure a supply for her. This meant a week of steady traveling by mule over dangerous and rocky mountain paths. The leader of the brigands told the cor respondent that unless a ransom of $150,-, 000 was forthcoming within 30 days Miss Stone would either be put to death or compelled to marry one of the bandits. It is believed that ( the bandit will keep bis word. The situation recalls the capture by these same brigands in the dame region, six years ago. of Mme. Gerard de Trtnc ville, a beautiful French heiress, who is now a Carmelite nun. Through the dis honesty of a Turkish official by whom the ransom was negotiated the money failed to reach the bandits. The lovely French girl was therefore forced to be come the wife ot a member of the outlaw gang. She was rescued seven months later in a battle in which her father killed her bandit husband. BOARD WILL REFUSE DEMAND OF BANDITS. BERLIN, Sept. 28.—the American board, of commissioners of foreign mis sions will resist the demand of SIIO,OOO ransom for the release of Miss Helen M. Stone, of Chelsea, Mass., the American missionary now held by Bulgarian brigands. When shown a statement by Dr. Cre gan, of New York, secretary of the American board, that the acquiescence would be a dangerous precedent, the Rev. Dr. Judson Smith, expressed his hearty approbation. “The board will never con sider such a proposition," he said. "The rescue of Miss Stone is in the hands of the government. We have had missionaries in Turkey for two genera tions, but never a ease like this. Should we offer a ransom missionaries would never be Safe from capture.” TEN NEGROES ARE ARRESTED. Cotton Thieves Are Captured in Hunte vllle and Lodged In Jail. HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Sept. 28,-Hunts vllie has a new sensation in the way of a wholesale cotton stealing crime, in which about ten negroes and a number of well known white men are implicated. Two of the negroes, Ollie and Tom Toney, brothers, have been arrested and occupy cells at the- county jail, where they made a partial confession to the officers last night, and implicated at least a half dozen more. Yesterday the Toney negroes went to the West Huntsville Cotton mill and tried to sell two bales of old cotton to Hon. JT. W. Pratt for new cotton. Mr. Pratt was aware that several bales of his cotton had been stolen from the ware house, and being a quick Judge of cotton, he suspicioned that these old bales might belong to him, which theory proved cor rect after an investigation. Mr. Pratt had all of his cotton checked up and found that the two bales corresponded with two of the missing. Ollie Toney had been an employe of Mr. Pratt for a long time, and he knew how and when to aid his brother and other country friends in stealing the cotton. Several bales of the staple were hauled to Triana, Ala., and in a few days they would be brought, back to Huntsville and put on the market. Constable Phillips .and the police arrest ed the Toney negroes, and from the infor mation they secured from them expect to arrest eight or ten more negroes and one or.two white men of this city, who have shielded the negroes in their theft, it is said. .', i SMALL. With This Exception University Has Most Prominsing Outlook In History. ATHENS, Ga., Sept. 28.—The various educational institutions of Athens have all had a most promising opening. With the exception of the law class, the attendance on the university is most gratifying, exceeding the high-water mark of last year.. The two-year course in the laW school Tl&s somewhat decreased the number in that department, but next year the school Will have the largest en rollment in Us-. MMory. The record for attendance on State Nor mal school has gone bayond the 500 point, and everything ,tk moving on smoothly. The Lucy Copft Is fijll. Teachers and pupils afa enthusiastic and good work is being done in all departments. The East' Night school and the public schools are filled. Never were the educational facilities in such fine shape, nor were they ever more highly appre ciated than at the present time. CLOTHES FOR ORPHANS. The ladies were busy at the First Meth odist church yesterday, engaged in mak ing garments for the orphans at Decatur. MILITARY FAIR. The Athens Guards, our crack military company, are busy getting ready for the military fair to be held in this city about the 21st of next month. Many handsome prizes are offered, and it will be a suc cess. . Y. M. C. A. WORK. Mr. Don O. Shelton of New York, who has been in the city the present week, has done good work for the Y. M. C. A. It will result in a larger and more enthusi astic membership. GEORGIA POSTMASTERS. WASHINGTON. Sept. 27.—Fourth class postmasters appointed today: Acherd, Dodge county, A. R. Daughtry, vice Desire Van Quaethem, removed. Ben Hill, Fulton county, M. S. McGee, vice C. C. Holbrook, resigned. Canoe Station, Emanuel county, L. V. Emmitt, vice P. H. Emmitt, dead. Danielsville, Madison county, M. E. Grif fith. vice D. E. Griffith, removed. EH, Banks county, A. B. Smith, vice W. H. Meeks, resigned. Everett’s Station, Crawford county, O. B. Young, vice H. E. Sanford, removed. McPherson, Paulding county, C. D. Hol land, vice W. D. Howell, removed. ■» O’Neal's Springs, Meriwether county, S. T. Gillespie, vice W. A. Gillespie, Jr., re moved. Jeffersonville, Twiggs county, Dewitt Carawell, vice S. D. Pettis, removed. • AMERICAN HORSES WIN. LONDON, Sept. 28.—The Manchester September meeting opened auspiciously yesterday for Americans. The Spaghetti (Maher) won the 2-year-old plate. , Arch Duke (L. Reiff) won toe Friday plate. Game Chick (L. Reiff) won the autumn breeders' foal plate. The last race of the day, the Newbarnes plate, was a clean sweep for the Ameri cans. It was won by Richard Croker’s Minnie Dee (J. Reiff); C. W. Henry’s De- Lacey (L. Reiff) second, and Franx Gard ner’s Hoijnpiper 11., (Clem Jenkins) third. es" ", s COFFEE FOR MOTHERS. The Kind That Nourishes and Supplies Food For Mother and Child. “My husband has been unable to drink coffee for several years, so we were very glad to give Postum Food Coffee a trial and when we understood that by long boiling it would bring out the delicious flavor, we have been highly pleased with it. It is one of the finest things for nursing mothers that I have ever seen. It keeps up the mother’s strength and increases the supply of nourishment for the child if partaken of freely. I drank it between meals instead of water and found it most beneficial. “Our five-year-old boy has been very del icate since birth and has developed slow ly. He was white and bloodless. I began to give him Postum freely and you would be surprised at the change. When any person remarks about the great improvement, we never fall to tell them that we attrib ute his gaii\ in strength and general health to the free use of Postum Food Coffee, and this has led many friends to use it for themselves and children. “I have always cautioned friends to whom I have spoken about Postum, to fol low directions in making It, for unless It is boiled 15 or 20 minutes, it Is quite taste less. On the other hand, when properly made, it Is very delicious. I want to thank you for the benefits we have derived from the use of your Postum Coffee.”—Mrs. W. W. Earnest, 727 9th avenue, Helena, Mont. MUCH INTEREST IN LOCAL SCHOOL TAX COMMISSIONER GLENN RECEIVES ENCOURAGEMENT IN LOCAL SCHOOL TAX MOVEMENT. State School Commissioner Glenn's movement for local taxatioh for school purposes, which he has so strongly rec ommended in his annual report to the general assembly, is receiving an Impetus from all parts of the state, and it is like ly that the act providing for the right of communities and counties to incorporate for the purposes of taxation for schools only will be one of the first to pass the house and the senate and become a law. The bill will likely first come up in the senate. Senator Johnson, of the Fifth dis trict, will present the bill. Commissioner Glenn, since the agitation of the question commenced, has received much encouragement in the movement, and he believes that it will meet with suc cess in the next general assembly. “The movement is a popular one,” said Commissioner Glenn this morning. “Aside from the assurances I have been given in my various trips over the state, I have re ceived communications commending the movement and wishing every success for it. “Many members of the general assembly have assured me of the good that may be done by the enactment of such a law and I feel that I will have the cordial co-operation of both branches of the leg islature." w » In Commissioner Glenn’s annual report he has embodied a message to the mem bers of the general assembly and to the people of Georgia at large in which he makes a strong appeal for the movement and gives as reasons why such a law should be enacted that small communities have not now the oppor tunities for the education of children be cause they nave not means by which to secure sufficient schools. The plea for the law is a very strong ohe, and it is thought by those favoring the movement that it will have great ef fect before the general assembly. In speaking of.the recent opening of the schools this yeas Commissioner Glenn said this morning that there was a large ln r crease in the number of pupils attending the schools compared to the number last year. - . “This is especially true,” he said, “with the local systems. There are many more pupils in the schools this year than last and the prospects are good for a splendid attendance during the entire year upon all the schools.” Commissioner Glenn Is much encour aged with the outlook this year and says that he believes it will be a very prosper ous one for all the schools. RODE IN WHEELBARROW TO PAY ELECTION BET. Pushed in a wheelbarrow on Decatur street, from Lloyd street to. Peachtree and a part of the way over the new viaduct, was the experience of Pllnny Minor, a loan agent of 791-2 Decatur street, at T* o’clock Friday night. The ride was the payment in full of an election wager. The man who pushed the wheelbarrow desired MinhinnetC elected and was one of his most ardent admirers. Minor took Woodward as his candidate and won. Before making the bet all who were connected with the matter took an oath to the effect that they would not divulge the names of the parties to the bet and this vow has been strictly adhered to. A drum oorpd proceeded the wheelbar row and a man carried a banner on which was printed: “Woodward’s Free Ride.” MORGA¥PAYFSTTO,OOb . FOR HOBBEMA PAINTING. LONDON,, Sept. 28.—Charles Wertheim er, a noted art dealer, has just purchased for J, Pierpont Morgan, it is believed, a famous landscape by Hobbema, of a for eign collection of Dutch pictures at Do chester house. Park Lane, the property of Captain Holford. The price paid by Wertheimer was SIOO,- 000. The previous record price for a paint ing by Hobbema was $40,000 at Christies for an example from the Earl of Dudley’s collection. Captain Holford was only tempted to sell by the large price offered. HEAVY LIQUIDATION IN NEW YORK STOCKS. NEW YORK. Sept. 28.-Heavy liquida tion has been effected in the stock market during the week and some violent de clines caused. The collapse in Amalgama ted Copper has caused realizing else where especially by speculative pools which had counted upon continued sup port of the market. The abandonment of support by the financial powers seems to be due to a decision to postpone some important financial projects for which a firm stock market was desirable and to an unwillingness or inabiUty to require gold from abroad to offset the interior demand. The liquidation in the stock market has sensibly relieved the market and strengthened the banking situation. OMAHA~is STORM SWEPT. OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 27.—The heaviest storm of rain and hail which haa visited this city for years struck Omaha early today. Twenty-five telephone and electric light poles were blown down and street cars were blocked in several parts of the town. Sergeants Dempsey and Weisenburg, on duty in the north part of the city, and an electric light man were badly shocked by coming in ‘ contact with live wires, but none were seriously injured. ' Two horses were killed from the same cause. Down town streets were like small riv ers and wooden sidewalks were washed into the streets in a dozen places. The hail broke several skylights and stripped trees of their foliage. There was an al most continual flash bf lightning, which prostrated, electric systems during the storm. In Council Bluffs the Nortwestern yards were under two feet of water at one time, and down town cellars were flooded. * .• TWO~MEN~KiLLED IN RIOT. CANAL DOVER, 0.. Sept. 23.—A ,e --rious riot occurred here late last night be tween non-union mill men and strikers who did not get places in the steel mills after the settlement. It resulted in the killing of John O’Neall and Harry McDowell. The two had failed to secure work and went to the mill and stacked the outside night watchman. They then came up to where they encountered six men returning from work. The workers were stacked, the strikers being re-inforced by about 50 oth ers. The six men used their guns and then fled into a boarding house, where they re mained until rescued by the sheriff and a posse. The men who did the shooting were arrested, but it is stated that they acted entirely In self-defense. Famine in Russian District. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 27.—The minister of the interior has proclaimed that famine ex ists in the Khvalynsky and Kamyshlnsky dis tricts of the government of Saratoff, in the Menzellnsky and Belebeefsky districts of the government of Oufa, in the Starobelsky and Izumsky districts of the « wernment of Khar koff, in the Laishefsky, Mamadyshsky, Tetush sky, Spassky, Swifjsky and Chrlstopolsky dis tricts of the government of Kason. and in the Slmbirsky district of ths government of Sim birsk. Good Health Is doubtless the highest human good. It. is especially so to women, to whom, it means the preservation of beauty, hap piness in the home, and the enjoyment of social duties. There can be ne good health for any _ . woman who sui- fers from woman ly diseases. Her complexion fails. jiC Her flesh loses its firmness. Her eyes are dull. She has no home hap- JtaJF piness, no social y ■ enjoyment. Doctor Pierce’s Tjj £1 Favorite Prescrip tion cures the dis eases which de etroy the health. It establishes reg nlarity, dries dis agreeable drains, heals inflamma tion and ulceration, and cures female weakness. It gives good health to women, which means tranquil nerves, a good appetite and sound sleep. "I wa» a great sufferer two years ago with female trouble and I wrote to you for advice.” says Mrs. Mattie Haya, of TribwJatiow, McDonald Co., Missouri. "Yon outlined a course of treat ment for me. I followed your directions, and now feel like a different person. I never expected to hear from you when I wrote to you. In three days after I commenced taking your medicines I began to feel better. I took twenty dollars' worth of the 'Favorite Prescription * and ‘Golden Medical Discovery.* I bought it five dollars' worth at a time, and also four vials of Dr. Pierce's Pellets. I would not take one thousand dollars for the good the medicine has done me. I can't praise it enough. I wish all who suffer with such troutles would give Dr. Pierce’s medicines a fair trial. I can work all dav—doing anything, walk where I please, and feel good. Many thanks to you for your kind advice.” Dr. Pierce’s Medical Adviser, in paper covers, is sent free on receipt of ai one cent stamps to pay expense of mailing only. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buf falo, N. Y. x WANTS AN ANNEX TO STATE CAPITOL ♦ ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL BYRD WANTS NEW BUILDING ON HUNTER STREET. v - In Adjutant General Robertson’s raport this year to Governor Candler there will likely be a recommendation that an an nex be built to the state capitol. Assistant Adjutant General Byrd, who is the active custodian of the state public buildings, has suggested to Adjutant Gen eral Robertson that since the state is now crowded for space in the present build ing an annex should be constructed on the lot opposite the end of the cap itol building, just in rear of the Episcopal Cathedral, and fronting on Hunter street. In this building Colonel Byrd proposes to locate the supreme court, the etate li brary, the department of geology and the state museum. A building similar in architecture but smaller in size than the present capitol he suggests, with three stories and no dome. “At the present time,” said Colonel .Byrd this morning." the capitol is crowd ed. Several departments of the state wre without sufficient office space and are badly crowded. Some of the capitol offi cials have been forced to have their of fices on the third floor of the building, which is a very inconvenient place for official work and besides this have en croached upon the committee rooms of the house and senate. “There is no room in the basement for the storage of the state’s property. The state museum has no place where this splendid exhibit can be shown to advant age. and she state geologist's office is bad ly crowded as are some of the other of fices. “I do not know what a building to fit the needs would cost, but a reasonable sum it seems to me would be necessary." Governor Candier when asked what he thought of the plan this morning, said it was the first he had heard of it, and if it should be taken seriously under consid eration he does not see where the money is coming from to do the work since there PRIMARY IN MISSISSIPPI. JACKSON. Miss., Sept. 27.—That there must be an election in the state of Missis sippi on the sth of November to fill two state offices, instead bf one. may have considerable Influence with the state ex ecutive committee in inducing it to recon sider its former determination not to have a primary. Several days ago Chairman Miller, of the state executive committee, announced that a primary would not *be held, but since the death of Col. J. L. Power, sec retary of state, making two office* to be filled on that date, and the announcement of a number of candidates for the honors of state treasurer and state secretary, the committee will, in all probability, call a primary. The fact that the candidates under the statute are required to get in each county a petition signed by fifty qualified vot ers before they can have their names put on the ticket, may be another circum stance that will influence the committee to call a primary before the sth of No vember. JOHN O’CONNOR LANDS HERE. BOSTON. Sept. 27.—John O’Connor, who fought in South Africa for the Boer cause, and after capture eseaped from a British military camp and came here as a stow away, has been allowed to land by the immigration authorities, who held him a prisoner on Ellis island for ten day*. He was born in Philadelphia in 1869. Some years ago he went to South Afri ca as a gold miner, and became a natural ized citizen of the Transvaal republic. Af ter his escape he made his way to Eng land, and at Southampton stowed himself on the steamer Haverford. He was dis covered on the way over and turned over to the immigration authorities, who re leased him at the instance of the Irish Emigrant society. "I went from Chicago to South Africa." said he in an Interview, "and liking the people, I became a naturalized citizen of the Transvaal. The Boers are Christians and always treat the traveller kindly. While being transported to Cape Town I saw at Elandsfontein Boer women and children under British soldiers transport ed in open cars in a rain storm. “Before the war I was discharged from two gold mines oterned by pro-Bri ushers, because I refused to sign petitions to Queen Victoria." BRUZUAL IN PRISON. NEW YORK, Sept. 28.—A Herald dis patch from Wlllemstadt, island of Cura coa, says: “Senor Bruzual, chief counsel for the New York and Bermudez interests in the islands against the Warner-Quinlan syn dicate for the control of Fellcidad asphalt lake, has been sent to prison in Caracas, Venezuela, for political reasons. "Physicians advised that Senor Bruzual be removed from prison to a hospital un der bond. This was done. “Senor Bruzual has now been sent back to prison and no reasons are given for the action. He disclaims any political connec tions. IBIG DIVIDEND FROM AGRICULTURAL DEPT,. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS PAID FOR PRESENT YEAR $47,457.19 NET. A larger amount has been cleared by the state department of agriculture thia year on the Inspection of fertilisers and oils than ever before. The department has turned into the state treasury during the fiscal year which will end September 30 $35,547.19 net received from the inspection <of fertilizers and approximately $12,000 received from the inspection of oils. These amounts exceed the net amounts turned into the state from the same sources on any previous year by about SIO,OOO. This showing is regarded as remark able. The total makes the department of agriculture self-sustaining by more than $40,000. No department of the state gov- | eminent can make as good a showing of its financial condition as this, and the iarse increase in the amount this year has been a surprise to Commissioner Stevens and the other officials of the department. In recent years the department has grown to be one of the most Important of the state government, and has done much through its fertilizer and aU, de partments toward protecting the farmery and others using these products from be ing imposed upon by dealers of spurious goods. The large amount of tags sold this year shows a large increase of fertilizer used. In speaking of the matter this morning Commissioner O. B. Stevens said that he thought the $37,000 which the department turns into the treasury over and above all expenses of the department should be appropriated by the state for the estab lishment in different sections of Georgia of experiment stations similar to the one at Griffin. "I think." said Mr. Stevens, “that tMs amount should be used for the establish ment of experiment stations in the south ern, northern and eastern portions of the state, allowing the experiment station at Griffin to remain for the middle and west ern sections of the etate. “I believe the state owes this much to the farmers. These stations would be of great benefit to them. • “If the state would appropriate this fund for that purpose I think it would be suf ficient to bear the expenses of these sta tions without any additional appropria tion from the general assembly. ARRESfED’OVER FIVE CENTS. Negro Boy After Serving Thirty Days lH Stockade May Go to Chaingang. The case of Fred Banks, charged with assault and battery, which has been post poned for several days, came up for pre liminary hearing yesterday before Justice Lanurum. The assault for which Banks was on trial was committed on August 15th on Will Berry, another negro boy. There were but the two principals in the case from whom to secure evidence. Berry stated that Banks met him on the street on the night in question and asked him for a nickel he owed him. On his denial of the debt Hanks threw a half l)rick from across the street, striking him (Berry) on the cheek. He said that Banks then started after him with a knife, and he ran home. Banks stated that tne debt of 5 cents was an actual fact, and no vagary of his imagination, and that Berry struck him first. - - • ’»•-£-«' i ■ !?• ’.p' Banks was arrested by Officer Rowan and has served $0 days in the stdekade, being sent up from the recorder's court. On the expiration of his term a bench warrant was issued by Judge Calhoun, of the city criminal court, for his detention, but by a departure of the regular course in such instance*, an order of the court granted a preliminary hearing. Judge Landrum stated that with the ’ conflicting testimony it was but justice that the case should be tried by jury. He bound Banks over with a bond for SIOO. In default of which he was returned to the Tower. FOR NEWSPAPER MEN. October 15 Set Aside and Special Prep arations Made For Entertain ment of Press. The newspaper men of Georgia will have a special day at the Interstate fair. Oc tober 15th, and arrangements are being perfected for their entertainment while in Atlanta. An old-fashioned barbecue has been planned and a crowd of editors is expected. The following announcement has been made by President H. H. Caba niss and W. 8. Coleman; « 4 “The members of the Georgia Press As sociation and the Weekly Press Associa tion are invited to meet in Atlanta on Tuesday morning, October 15th, at 10 o’clock in the Kimball house for the pur pose of attending the Inter-state *air. A Georgia barbecue will be served for the members. All newspaper publishers and editors In Georgia, whether or not mem bers of these associations, are cordially invited to come and bring their wives. Those who have not transportation to At lanta. will please notify Mr. Cabantss at once.” The editors will make memorable the occasion as they did last fall and will doubtless attend in great numbers." CARfER’SSfOLEN BOOTY. CHICAGO, Sept. 27.—Government offi cials, says The Chronicle, have learned that $400,000 said to be a part of the money embezzled by Oberlin M. Carter, now serving a flve-year sentence at the Fort Leavenworth penitentiary, have recently been taken from Chicago depositories to some eastern city, and that secret service men have gone to the place to seise the funds. Last week government authorities lo cated. $300,000 in cash and securities In a safety deposit vault at Huntington, W. Va., and during July real estate worth SIIO,OOO conveyed by Carter to a brother and uncle was impounded by appointment of receivers. The present location Os the $400,000, which consists of cash and secu rities has not been made public. Marion Erwin, special assistant attor ney general of the United States, who came here to file proceedings against for mer Captain Carter to recover part of the booty, left suddenly to follow up In formation of the whereabouts of the se curities amounting to $400,000 which he ’ stated he found had been on deposit in Chicago until recently. United States District Attorney Sol Bethea and Lawyer M. H. Whitney, local receiver, in speaking about the case, said It was expected all the stolen funds would be found in a short time. PARLIAMENT WILL NOT HOLD EXTRA SESSION. NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Discqssing the South African situation The London cor respondent of The Times says: Inree ministers attended the king's council yesterday (Thursday), but it was a formal function and offered no justi fication for the rumors that there would be an autuipnal session of parliament for replenishing the war chest. Mr. Cham berlain remained for some time with the king after the council, and without doubt was closely questioned respecting the sit uation in South Africa. Campaign expens es have been provided for until the end of January and there is nothing to indicate any intention on the part of the nrilitary authorities to dispatch re-enforcements on a large scale.