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2 SOLONS TO MEET 01 OCTOBER 23RD ANNUAL SESSION OF THE GENER AL ASSEMBLY WILL MEET >, IN ABOUT TEN DAYS. Agropo* of the next cession of the gen •ral assembly which will meet on Octo har Sd there is much discussion over the state a* to the legislation which will come before both branches of the general as sembly for discussion and enactment. Many of the questions which were up in the last session will again be raised this year The question of a constitutional con santion will be one of the Important rea .•istlons before both houses. , Last year Senator Roland Ellie, of Bibb, 'tatroduced a bill hl the upper house for a constitutional convention. Representative Hardwick presented a similar bill tn the tower house Neither of the bills came to a rote Senator Bills, who was here Friday, stated that he would urge the passage »i his MU this year for a constitutional con vention It to regarded In many sections ’of the state as necessary that the state should haw a constitutional convention to remodel the Instrument that has non grown in conflict with many customs and coodltons of the state. In case the bill for a constitutional con vention falls. Representative P. M. Hawes, of Elbert, will present a resolution as an amendment to the constitution limiting the power of taxation In the state Under the present laws regulating the tax rate of Georgia, the general assem bly is given the right to tlx the maximum ‘for the rate and the exact figure at which It should be Is decided upon by the governor and the comptroller general. Cnder Mr. Hawes’ bin the maximum tax rate will be fixed and the genera! assem bly will not be given the discretion of making It to fit the appropriations. Another Important bill which will re ceH’e much attention will be that provid ing for local taxation for school purposes. This taw is warmly supported by State . Bchoot Cosamtosioner Glenn, who Is in a position to see the needs of the small com munities of the state. In providing school facilities for the children of the state. 4 Mr. Glenn has prepared a, special ad dress to the members of the general as sembly and embodied it in his annual re port. This bill will be presented among the first of the coming session. Representative Howard, of DeKalb, will push hta bill for the taxation of public wtlHty franchises. The question of finances will consume much of the time of the session. The state is now faced by a deficit of about I3CO.‘<W. Many other questions of great Impor tance will come before the session The members of the body are now beginning to arrive In the city and gathering infor mation from the archives at the state cap ital on certain questions which they ex pect to bring up. The hail of the house of representatives is now being renovated as is also the sen ate chamber. The corridors of the capi tol are being given the finishing touches of the annual cleaning and when the ses sion begins the building will present a beautiful appearance. FOUND GUILTY~W Quick Work of Court In Cartaraville Prevents Lynching. CARTERSVILLE. G«-. , Oct. IL— Bill Jackson, me negro charged with an as sault upon Mrs. Tom Smith, was tried yes terday. found guilty of the crime, and sentenced to hang on Friday. Novem ber Ist. The crime was committed on Monday about 12 o'clock. At 5 o’clock that after noon the negro was In jail. Tuesday morn ing the sheriff and his men were out sum moning jurors and witnesses for the trial, which was set for Thursday Yesterday morning the xrr id jury was imp&nneled and charged r->d this case presented to them. .... 12 o Jock the court took a recess until a quarter after 1. When it reconvened there was a true Mil by the grand jury charging the negro with as sault. Judge J. W. Harris was associated with Solicitor General Maddox for the prosecu tion. and for the defense the court ap pointed Major A. M. Foute. Captain T. J. Lyon and Mr. Joe Moon Solicitor General Maddox made a state ment to the jury. He said the state ex pected to show that an assault had been committed on Mrs. Smith by the negro. i Bill Jackson. Major Foute. for the defense, said this duty had teen thrust upon the counsel for thd negro. They would simply see that he had Justice done him. If the negro was guilty, he ought to die. Mrs. Smith, sitting in an arm chair, was brought in by two men. An old woman followed with the baby of the unfortunate woman. The little one looked with inter est upon the strange scenes and prattled at the jury. A cheap veil was around Mrs. Smith's straw hat. but at the request of counsel the veil was r» T.oved. She testified that the negro. Jackson, had approached her while «h- was alone in the cotton patch. He asked her to do his washing. Bh. refused. He showed her $2 and offered it to her. She refused It. He then seised her and threw her backward upon the ground. She struggled, but lost conscious ness. She was satisfied that he had com mitted the crime. Dr. W. C. Griffin, who had examined the woman, testified that, in his opinion, she had been assaulted. Jack McCoy a negro who drives a car riage for Rev. Sam Jones, testified that the negro called him to the road on the day of the crime and told him that he had assaulted a white woman. He wanted the witness to tske Judge Harris’ buggy bsck Won’t You Write a Postal To Get Well ? Semi me no money, but simply write me a postal if you are not well. Pay when you get well. I will send you a book that tells how a lifetime of study has enabled me to strengthen the inside nerves. Those are the nerves that operate the stomach, kid neys. heart, womanly organism, etc Weakness of these organs means weak ness of those nerves. Nerve strength alone makes an organ do Its duty. I will send you. too. an order on your nearest druggist for six bottles of Dr. Shoop's Restorative. Vse it for a month, and If it succeeds pay him $5.50 for It. If not. I will pay him myself. No matter how difficult your case; no matter what you have tried. If my book shows you that your trouble is nerve weakness—and most sickness is—l will warrant my Restorative to cure you. I fall sometimes, but not often. My records show that 3> out of 40 who get those six bottles pay. and pay gladly. I have learned that most people are hon est with a ph y sue la.; who cures them. That is all I ask. If I fail I don’t ex pect a penny from you. Mine Is the only way to restore vita! nerve power. Other treatments bring but fleeting results at best. If you want to be well, let roe send you an order for .'the medicine. If it cures pay $5.56. I leave the decision to you. Simply stat* Book No. lon Dy ape pat a. which book yon Book No. 2 on the Heart, went and ad- Book No. 3on the Kidney*, drees Dr. Book No. 4 for Women. Sboup. Pox MS. Hook Na • for Men.(sealed.) RSvlt.* Wia , Book N<?- •on RheupißtHm. to town for him. but he refused to have anything to do with it. Tom Smith, the husband of the woman, testified to seeing the negro close to the field where he left his wife when he went to dinner. On his return his wife told him of the assault, and he saw the signs of a scuffle in the field. Jennie Kincaid, an old negro woman who works for Judge Harris, testified that Jackson told her he had got in a tan gle with a white woman and had to run awav. He did not stop to eat his dinner. This completed the evidence. No speeches were made. Judge Fite charged the jury. In three minutes after leaving the box a verdict of guilty was returned. A burst of applause swept over the courtroom, a shout of exultation, and no effort wax made to check it. Judge Fite ordered the negro to stand up. He was sentenced to hang on Friday, November Ist. . He bowed his head as the sentencelwas being passed and wept like a child, and then pleaded with Judge Harris to help him- In one hour and a half from the time the jury was selected the negro had been sen tenced to death. Judge Fite made a speech calling at tention to the speedy trial, and asked ev erybody who would pledge himself to keep down excitement and stand by the officers of the law to stand up. Every man pres ent stood up. The judge then called for anybody who was not satisfied to be man enough to say so. No one spoke. The Judge then called on everybody present to still any spirit of mob violence, and to stand by the court and its officers so that the negro could be kept here and not be sent to some other jail. Dr. W. C. Griffin, Dr. J. G. Greene and Dr. F. R. Calhoun were appointed by the Judge to be present at the hanging of the negro. HE TALKED~foo'MUCH. Better Resign, Buller, Says the London • Press. NEW YORK. Oct. 11—Sir Redvers Bul ler’s extraordinary speech is hailed with consternation by this morning's papers, says The Tribune’s London correspondent. The Standard attacks him severely, and’ tells him that the best thing he can do now Is to resign his command of the First' army corps. The Daily Mall, which considers that the speech would have been more in place on the boards of a theater, points out that the message to Ladysmith is exact ly paralleled by Sir Parker's famous or der to Admiral Nelson at Copenhagen to break off the battle and to retire in order —a request which posterity has unspar ingly condemned. On the whole, Mr. Brodrlck's state ment concerning the South African situa tion is fairly well received, but two or three of the conservative papers are not satisfied with it, continues The Tribune’s London correspondent. If ministerial opti mism was unwarranted 12 months why, it is usked. should the public haye faith In It today? If the government cannot con trive to wind up operations without much further delay there is little comfort in the fact that the nation is employing a great many men and horses and spending enormous sums of money over the still unfinished task. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, although he did not say much that was new in his speech, afforded the informa tion that the special object of the procla mation of martial taw at Cape Town was tn stop supplies of ammunition which have been making their way through Cape Colony to the Boers. General Buller talked garrulously about coincidences and dealt freely in inuendoes, but he was merciless in attacking his own reputation. His attempt to connect the visit of some black mailer of Aider shot with articles written by men like Spencer Wilkinson and others of the high est character, for the press, was farcical. He does not seem to know that men like the Duke of Cambridge .have turned* against him on his own record. PRESS OF ENGLAND RIDICULES BULLER. LONDON. Oct. H —The storm raised by General Buller's remarkable outburst yesterday afternoon continues to grow. The speech is the topic of discussion and there Is general anticipation that discip linary measures will follow unless Gen eral Buller himself takes the advice of such a conservative supporter of the gov ernment as The Standard and resigns. The tone of the press Is generally one of surprised amaxement at hls Indiscretions. The people of England have generally stuck to him throughout, and hta wife’s social influence has been most powerful and has even reached the court. It had been decided that he would be elevated to the peerage on the next honor list, but It Is nqw doubtful if. after yesterday’s confession, that he advised the surren der of Ladysmith. ”A humiliation com pared with which." as The Standard says, ■'all other reverses of the war would have been trivial.’’ either the king or the peo ple will continue to favor him. MOB OF 500 CHASING NEGO. Message From Barnesville Saying That Cutright Committed Assault There. • BARNESVILLE. Ga.. Oct. 11.-An at tempted assault was made on Mrs. John M. Sims, a well known lady of high standing living near this city, about 7 o’clock yesterday. Mrs. Sims made an alarm and the negro fled. "A posse was soon formed and have been on the hunt for the negro since then. Part of the pursuers returned to the city a few moments ago and stated that nothing has been learned of the where abouts of the negro yet, but the hunt is being kept up. If the negro is found a lynching Is sure to follow. Considerable excitement prevails here over the attempt ed crime.” GOLD HUNTERS HURRY FROM KLONDIKE BLAST. SEATTLE. Wash.. Oct. 12,-Statistlcs carefully compiled disclose that 9,000 peo ple went to Nome this season and that 10.200 have returned or are returning, leaving about 4,000 in the district for the winter. There were 80 vessels, steam and sail, engaged in the traffic carrying from this city E5.C00 tons of general freight. The estimated receipts for the transpor tation of freight and passengers are $1,871,000, and the value of the freight shipped from Seattle $5,500,000. About $4,500,000 gold has ben shipped from Nome this season. wholesalegrocery”co. ORGANIZED IN NEWNAN. NEWNAN. Ga.. Oct. 12.—The declared In tention of I. P. Bradley, of this city, to or ganise a stock company to do a wholesale grocery business has met with universal ap proval and predictions of Its success. The capital stock will be *75.(00 and a com plete and extensive line will be carried. The managers of the Atlanta and West Point railroad will erect a three-story building near Its depot for the company and they will be actively in business by January 1. 1902. Mr. Bradley, the promoter and controlling stockholder, has been a reatc.nt of this city for a number of years and by live, energetic and honest dealings has amassed quite a nice fortune and established himself a wide repu tation a* a business man. He will carry these into hls new enterprise and prove a formidable competitor. two arTsearching FOR SAME MAN AS HUSBAND. There are two Atlanta women In Knoxville who are searching for a man whom both of them claim as their husband. One la Mrs. Roxie Dick, who was a Mis* Roxie Wallace, and the other is Alice Wilson Dick, whom it is al leged was married in Knoxville. The man with one wife too many is Joseph C. Dick, of this city, who left here last March for Knoxville, deserting. It Is alleged. Roxie Dick, to whom he was married by Rev. O. W. Dgvis in this city June 38. 1894. Mrs. Dick No. 1 went to Knoxville recently to look for her husband and there found that ho had married another woman. She reported the matter to the police of that city and they are Investigating tb« ease. Dick has opt yet been arresteq. THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. ATLANTA. GEORGIA, MONDAY. OCTOBER 14, 1901. STEVENS IS BACK FflOM THE MEETING COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE TALKS OF THE CONVENTION AT HOT SPRINGS. Commissioner of Agriculture- O. B. Ste vens returned Saturday from Hot Springs. Ark., where he has been for a week attending the convention of the commiMUiners of agriculture of the cot ton state’. Mr. Stewcns, Ifi speaking of the con vention, Mid that it was a splendid suc cess, waw largely attended and the ad dresses flail vered and the papers read were the best he had ever heard. The members of the convention were well received and were paid considrable at tention whpe they were at Hot Springs. Commissioner Stevens spoke of the nu merous resolutions which were adopted by the convention and said., that he be lieved some 'of them would be of great benefit to the south if carrhid out. Mr. Stevens spoke particularly of the memorial which will be sent to congress on the matter of sending agricultural cir aulars and other information concerning agricultural subjects through the malls free of postage. Commissioner Stevens says that if congress grants this right it will save the suite of Georgia several thousand dollars a year. Already the gov ernment has granted through the efforts of Congressman J. M. Griggs, of thia state, a rate per pound on agricultural matter, and this is regarded as a gener ous concession. Further efforts will be made, however, to have all mail matter sent free. Commissioner Stevens came from the convention euthuislastic on the question of apples. Mr. Stevens 'stated that there was a barrel of apples on exhibit from Virginia, and he was particularly struck with the beauty of them.' He said that he learned much of the culture of this fruit, and he is now, as he has been for a long time, of the belief that north Georgia is as good an apple growing section as Virginia or dny other state. ' Commissioner Stevens says that if the people of north Georgia will engage in the culture of apples they will make more money out of them than from peaches. In a short time Commis sioner Stevens will likely undertake the work of encouraging the culture of ap ples in this state, and thinks it can be made Into a thriving industry that will yield large profits to the owners of the orchards and add another resource to the northern part of the state. DISS~DEBAR LONDON. Oct. 11.—The hearing of the case of Theodore and Laura Jackson, alias Horos, who are charged with con spiring to defraud women of money and Jewelry by fortune telling, was resumed here yesterday. Laura Jackson, formerly Ann Odalla Diss Deßar, of New York, made a ’strange appearance. She wore in the dock the loose cream colored decollette garment, resembling a surplice, over which was a pale blue silk robe, which she wore wnen remanded September 26. Charles M. Mathews, senior counsel to the treasury, represented the treasury. He detailed three charges against the pris oners, obtaining money under false pre tenses. procuring girls, and rape. The offensee. said Mr. Mathews, were commit ted by the most unique fraud in the an nals of crime. The Horos established a religious sect, called Theocratic Unity, claimed the at tributes of divine power and Induced girls to misconduct themselves with the order under the belief that it was a necessary part of their religious devotion. ’’Poverty, chastity and obedience” were the watchwords of the Theocratic Unity, which was also called the Purity league. Chastity, however, only applied to married people. Neophytes joining the unity were obliged to vow secrecy and profess belief in the divinity of the Horos, both of whom, said Mr. Mathews, possessed mes meric powers and especially Laura. The latter frequently interrupted counsel with loud screams of “False!” A well bred woman, 23 years of age. who, the prosecutors say, is the oldest of the many victims of the Horos, testified in support of Mr. Mathews' statement. The identity of Laura with Ann Odella Diss Deßar has been thoroughly establish ed. Laura Jackson conducted a vigorous cross examination in her own and Jack son’s behalf. The court was half filled with young and pretty girls, waiting to testify against the oouple. It has been learned that the accused were married in New Orleans in 1898, came to London In 1899 and then went to Paris and Capetown. Returning to England, they established the Aaeocratic order here. Jackson is said to be a convicted con fidence trick man. WINNINGS^AT BUFFALO. I II ■■ Georgia Secures Eight Medals For Ex hibits.- Georgia has been more successful at the Buffalo Pan-American exposition than it was thought the state would be, owing to the limited means which were appropri ated for the purpose of making an ex hibit. Eight medals were obtained for Georgia products. A-gold medal was awarded for the col lective agricultural exhibit and silver and bronxe medals for the minerals and build ing stones exhibit. According to a dis patch from Mr. M. A. Hayes to State Geologist Yeates the Southern railway was awarded the gold medal for the agri cultural exhibit. Mr. Hayes has been in Buffalo during the exposition representing the Southern railway. In this capacity he undertook to look after the Georgia exhibit there. Pro fessor Yeates was unable to remain at the exposition, and he did not have sufficient funds from the appropriation to employ anyone to look after it. The complete list of medals obtained by GOOD COFFEE MAKER. Experience With the Berry. “I have gained twenty-five pounds since I left off coffee and began drinking Pos tum Food Coffee in its place. “I had become very thin in flesh and suffered tortures with heartburn, was a nervous wreck with headache practically all the time until one dreadful day when the good doctor told me I must quit drinking coffee, as he had nothing left to try, to relieve me. “I could not drink tea and had tried everything else, even Postum. but put it by at the first trial, because it was taste less. “Forced to it again, I determined to see if it could not be made palatable, and found at once that when I followed direc tions and boiled it long enough that I not only liked it but gave it to my hus band for several days without hta finding it out. I have the name of making splendid coffee, and we always used the best, but of late I have given Postum to guests many times in place of coffee and have never been detected yet. “Our four children have not drank cof fee for three years, and all have gained health and flesh since using Postum. One son, who was always sick, has been great ly benefited by its use. and, as above stated, I have gained twenty-five pounds since taking up Postum. I am healthier today than I have been for years and give Postum all the credit. Please do not use my name in public." This lady lives In Burlington. lowa, and the name will be furnished by the Pos tum Cereal Co.. Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich., to those Interested. Georgia products is as follows: Georgia Agriculture society, Atlanta, collective exhibit of agricultural products; gold medd. Georgia Pine Turpentine company, New York, city products from long leaf pine; gold medal. In the mines and metallurgy depart ment: State of Georgia exhibit of minerals; silver medal. State of Georgia building stones exhibit; silver medal. State of Georgia, collective exhibit of gold nuggets qnd gems; bronze medal. In the manufacturers department: State of Georgia, exhibit of minerals; silver medal, State of Georgia, exhibit of building stones; silver medal. State of Georgia, exhibit of gold nug gets and gems: bronxe medal. State Geologist Yeates feels very much gratified with the prominence which Georgia assumed by virtue of the state exhibit. On account of the appropriation Professor Yeates was unable to get to gether a larger exhibit than that which the state agriculture department keeps qn exhibition at the state capitol. This exhibit is one of the most beauti ful and valuable in the southern states, and it was on this account that it re ceived such recognition, but Professor Yeates believes if he had had funds with which to collect a more imposing exhibit showing the resources of the state he would have been able to secure many other medali for Georgia. The gold medal obtained for the collec tive agricultural exhibit came from the 25-acre farm in Cobb county owned by John A. Manget. The exhibit contained 174 kinds of products, including almost all the farm products capable of bultivation in this state. The exhibit was arranged by Mr. Man get and Professor Yeates and occupied a space of 200 square feet. This is the sec ond medal obtained by Mr. Manget on his 25-acre farm. The other one was ob tained at the Omaha exposition. The agricultural exhibit of the Southern railway, comprising products along the line of the company, was an Interesting display. The recognition which the state received at the hands of the committee of Judges is regarded as commendatory, con sidering the small amount of funds ap propriated by the legislature for the pur pose. CHEMISTS TO PROVE GUILT. Graves Are Opened to Aid Officials in Convicting Woman of 14 Murders. DAYTON, 0., Oct. 10—Pending an in vestigation which will determine whether or not the charge of murder shall be pre ferred against Mary Belle Wltwer. the suspected wholesale poisoner, the prisoner is still detained at central police station, though habeas corpus proceedings to se cure her release are momentarily ex pected. At sunrise this morning the bodies of Wltwer, the fourth and last husband of the suspect, and Mrs. Emma C. Pugh, her sister, both of whom are supposed to have been victims, were disinterred. The vital organs of both bodies were removed, placed in sealed jars and turn ed over to Professor Howard, a chemist, who will make an examination for traces of poison. So many circumstances point to the guilt of Mrs. Wltwer that Intense public interest has been aroused and the result of the investigation begun this morning is anxiously awaited. TORNADO SWEEPS COUNTRY. Kansas Wind Hurries Over Land But Mereufully Spares Life. CLIFTON, Kas., Oct. 11—The tornado which struck this section last night, fol lowed by a heavy storm of rain and hail. The cloud could be seen approach ing the town and the inhabitants were being warned. The town was saved, how ever, by the tornado passing two miles west and traveling northeasterly. L. C. Hoar's house and outbuildings, two miles west, were swept away, though the fam ily escaped by taking refuge in the cellar. Vague reports of casualties are com ing in, but nothing further authentic as yet. ' TO RESTRICT IMMIGRATION. NEW YORK, Oct . 10—Resolutions against the reckless admittance of unde sirable immigrants to the United States were adopted yesterday at a largely at tended meeting of the Merchants and Manufacturers' board of trade of New York. In the resolutions it was stated that our standing abroad as a law-abiding peo ple was injured* by immigrants imbued with the idea that it was proper to assas sinate presidents. President Roosevelt was urged to give the matter attention in his message to congress. It was resolved that no immigrants should be allowed to land in this country without the production of a proper certifi cate from a United States consul giving sufficient information to enable the im migration officials to pass intelligently up on the expediency of granting the privi lege of residence in the United States. TRAIN CREW IS AMBUSHED. WAYCROSS. Ga.. Oct. 11—News reach es here from Nicholls that the force on one of the Southern Pine company’s log trains was fired upon Wednesday night from ambush near Nicholls. It seems that this is a renewal of old troubles that began last spring when the company began to cut timber from cer tain lands that had formerly belonged to some of the natives. The right to cut this timber was disputed, but as the com pany had a clear title to it there was no legaL grounds to fight their claims and threats were made against the employes. Later there was some of the timber spiked and a number of saws were ruined when the logs were sawed. Now the employes are Intimidated by new dangers which threaten their Ilves like the volley of shot that struck the en gine Wednesday night and it is rather dif ficult to get men to go into the woods to cut logs. FIFTH HUSBAND~FLED. DAYTON 0., Oct. 11— A dispatch from Middleton, 0., says the fact has just been developed that Mrs. Mary Belle Wltwer, the suspected wholesale poisoner, has had five instead of four. John Williams, whose name has not heretofore figured in the sensational af fair. left two days after the ceremony had been performed and is the only one of the five husbands living. His present where abouts is unknown. Mrs. Wltwer secured a divorce on money furnished by Frank Brown, the Middletown paper-hanger, who died rath er suddenly some time after his marriage to Mrs. Wltwer. The story comes from a son of Mr. Brown. > Pending a report from the expert chem ist who has the intestines of two of the supposed victims, Mrs. Wltwer is still de tained at central police station on sus picion. YERKES FOR THE CABINET. WASHINGTON. Oct. 11—It has been evident for some time that President Roosevelt held Commissioner Yerkes in high esteem. The following from The Washington Post this morning shows that others are appreciating this fact: "It is interesting that many southern Republican leauers. especially those from the uppermost tier of southern states, are snuggling up to International Revenue Commissioner John W. Yerkes, of Ken tucky. Mr. Yerkes is believed to be very close to Presideut Roosevelt. He is recog nixed as a capable and representative Re publican of excellent Judgment, and with the reorganlxation of the cabinet, which is regarded as almost inevitable in the course of a few months, some think Mr. Yerkes may be given a portfolio.” OLD DEPOT TROUBLES BRING OH SUFFERING LADIES AND CHILREN WADE MUD AND GREASE WHILE ESCORTS ARE BARRED. Atlanta is again the subject of unfa vorable criticism at the hands of the thousands of visitors who are dally com ing to the city, and again, as usual, the miserable conditions at the union passen ger station are the cause. The first ex perience of the visitor to Atlanta is that resulting from the incommodious and ridiculous old shed that is called a depot, and the last thing that occurs to the visi tor before leaves Atlanta is the worry and trouble resulting from the inconven iences of the rattletrap. It is safe to say that nothing the visi tor sees in Atlanta, nothing that is said or done in his presence, leaves so bad an Impression of this city and all its people as the union passenger station. For a long time the condition of the union depot and the manner in which it was handled caused complaint from all sections from all who had occasion to en ter the place. Then the complaints became so frequent that the matter became a hu mor. and more humor was extracted from the depot situation at the expense of At lanta. Now. however, that humor no longer exists. It is a serious matter, and unless the railroads take some kind of ac tion the situation will become still more serious. The appearance of the depot, its foul odors, the countless germs that it harbors and the diseases that it spreads are bad enough, but not so bad as the inconven ience that is being caused the traveling public, the dangers to which they are ex posed. the manner in which they are treated and the total disregard of their comfort. So crowded is the depot that many of the trains are unable to enter it, and con sequently the passengers are dumped out. no matter what the weather is, where there Is no shelter, to make their way as best they can to the waiting room, if they escape being run down by the shout ing truckmen with mall sacks and trunks. These trains use the tracks that are immediately south of the depot. There is no shelter of any kind and none is at tempted. If it chances to be cold and raining, or sleeting, the passenger is forced to get out as best he can. He is not even allowed the privilege of wait ing Inside the car until the weather im proves, because the train that he has come on must hurry out of t'he way to make, room for another. Officials at the station declare that there are fifteen or twenty trains every day that stop outside of the depot, and as many start from the same tracks. No list can be obtained of these trains, as they are different, say the officials, almost ev ery day. The trains are allowed to enter and leave the city inside the depot if It is possible, but when the depot becomes crowded the trains are switched to the outside. At night the depot is not so crowded, and practically the same tri'ns use the outside tracks every night, x'hey are the Seaboard, which arrives at 7 o’clock at night; the West Point from Montgomery, which arrives at 7:30 o’clock at night; the West Point from College Park, which ar rives at 8 o’clock at night; the Southern from Birmingham, which arrives at 10:15 o’clock at night: the West Point from Col lege Park, which arrives at 10:35 at night: the West Point from College Park, which arrives at midnight; the Southern for Jacksonville, which leaves at 5:30 o’clock In the morning, and the Georgia Pacific division of the Southern, which leaves at 6 o’clock tn the morning. Another cause for complaint is the fact that trains stop in the block beyond the depot, across Loyd street It is usually the Pullman cars that are stopped there. In the case of at least two trains this is necessitated by the fact that the depot is so small that when the engines are at the Pryor street crossing the Pullman cars are beyond Loyd street. This is nec essary because of the fact that if the Pullmans were placed Inside the depot the transferring of mails from one train to another could only be accomplished by carrying the mail sacks an entire block. The trains tnat stop in this section of the city are the Southern from Washing ton at 5:10 o’clock in the morning; the Southern from Washington at 3:55 o'clock in the afternoon, and the Georgia road accommodation, which reaches here in the afternoon. . Ladies and children who come to the city without escorts are prevented from seeing relatives or friends until they pass through the gates that shut the trains in the depot. Gentlemen of Atlanta who desire meeting their relatives are forced to wait either in the crowded and foul smelling waiting room or in the equally as crowded, equally as foul smelling and cold passageway immediately in front of the gates. Os late there have been several cases in which prominent gentlemen of Atlanta have been kept from meeting relatives who have been passengers on trains com ing into Atlanta. Because of a foolish rule for the government of the state de pot women and children are compelled to alight from the trains and hurry as best they can through the crowds, the shouting truckmen and t the moving trains to the waiting room. The rule which covers this phase of the situation at the depot Is as follows: “No one will be allowed to pass through the gates while the trains are in the station unless provided with a ticket or pass, except on discretion of the station master.” This means that if the station master cannot be found tne person who is not provided with a ticket or pass, but who has business in the station, will not be allowed to enter the gates. Sometimes there are at the gates men who know nothing except that the 'station master is the only man who can' give permission to pass through the gates. When such a man is at the gates there is nothing to do except to see the station master and argue it out with him. kt he is himself inside the station there Is nothing to do except wait job the out side until the train comes in. ■ tragedyofToveended. CHICAGO, Oct. 11.—George Dolinski, convicted of murder, was hanged here to day. Doltnski's crime was the murder of his brother-in-law, Anton Lisle, a year ago. Dolinski became Infatuated with Mrs. Lisle', his wife's sister. That his clandes tine wooing might not be Interfered with, Dolinski sent his wife on a visit to her parents in the Old Country. Lisle, however, became suspicious. No vember 2(th the two men met in a pas ture north of Irving park. When the po lice found Lisle’s body there were four bullet wounds in it and the throat was cut. Dolinski was arrested, but declared that he and Lisle had quarreled about money matters and that he had been compelled to shoot hls brother-in-law in self-de fense. The evidence against Dolinski, while mainly circumstantial, was suffi cient to convince the jury that murder had been done in order that Dolinski might marry Mrs. Lisle. Meanwhile Mrs. Dolinski, in Europe, heard that her husband had been arrested, but the report also said that it was for her own murder. Supposing that she could get him out of his predicament, Mrs. Dol inski. with her Infant, hurried back only to discover the real state of affairs. She did not abandon her husband, but did all In her power to aid him. She visited him in the tail yesterday and when she learn ed that the supreme court had refused to grant a supercedeas, she fell in a faint. How many mothers realize that when the baby’s advent is expected they need strength for two instead of one. Wom en, weak, nervous, "jusi able to drag around,” find themselves confronted with coming maternity. They have not strength enough for themcelves, how can they have strength to give a child ? We don’t look for the birth of strong ideas from a weak mind. Why should we expect the birth of strong children from weak mothers? The way to ensure health and strength to mother and child is to use Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a preparative for . motherhood. It ' brings the mother’s strength up to the ' requirements of nat ure, so that she has strength to give her child. It nourishes the nerves and so quiets them. It en courages a natural appetite and induces refreshing sleep. " Favorite Prescrip tion ” makes weak women strong and sick women well, . There is no alcohol in ’’Favorite Pre scription” and it is free from opium, co- caine and all other narcotics. " I with to let you know the great benefit my wife derived through taking your ’ Favorite Prescription,’" writes Mr. Robert Harden, of Brandon. Manitoba. Box "It was when her baby came. We had heard so much of Tour medicine that mv wife decided to try it I may say my wife’s age was thirty-three and this was her first child). She commenced to take ' Favorite Prescription ' five months be fore her ehild was born, we hare a fine healthy girl, and we believe that this was mainly owing to the ’Favorite Prescription-' taken faithfully according to directions. We shall certainly rec ommend it wherever we can." Dr. Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser, paper covers, is sent Aw on receipt or 21 one-cent stamps to pay expense of mailing only. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. WOOD FILES REPORT ON CUBA. WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.—The war de partment has made public the annual re port of Major General Leonard Wood, commanding the department of Cuba for the last fiscal year. A preceding report treated of the civil administration of the island. This report deals with military affairs entirely. The total number of. deaths of officers and enlisted men during the year was 67, a percentage of less than 1.35. Yellow fever has now been almost driven from the island.owing to the energetic war upon the mpsquitoes and the sanitary precautions adopted. However, during the past sum m|er five officers of General Wood’s staff were taken ill with yellow fever and three of them died. Among the headquarters employed there were forty-eight victims to yellow fever with eleven deaths. General Wood devotes a good part of hls report to a statement of the results at tending the tests of the artillery fortifi cations left by the Spanish and summaris ing these, he says: “The behavior of the guns and carriages was rather better tnan expected by the artillery officers." The old canteen issue is revived in this report through a substitute report fur nished by Inspector General Burton. He said that the exchange is a great comfort to the soldier tn Cuba, who is deprived of many of the comforts known to him at home. The officers generally complain that the elimination of beer from the exchange has worked a hardship on the soldier and has beefi detrimental t 6 good order and military discipline. General Burton has some interesting recommendations to submit, based on the experience of the American soldier in Cuba. For instance, he says that the cavalry pistol is too small in calibre. It has no stoppihg power, though it carries unnecessarily far. The general recommen dation of the service is that the calibre be Increased above 45 rather than decreas ed, and given a range of 75 or 100 yards for effective work. Except for its shock action the pistol is of little service. The sabre should be enameled with bicycle enamel, as should all metal parts of the equipment, to resist the rust, which rapid ly destroys steel and iron in Cuba." The cavalry boot is shunned by all soldiers, and it Is recommenued that it be aban doned. The kaki leggings are unsatisfac tory; they bunch at the ankle, are not durable and must be laced too tight. If a legging is to be worn at all it should be an English leather legging. The campaign hat has no proper place in the army in tropical climates. At any rate, it should be of much better material and lighter. Final ly Colonel Burton recommends a complete i evision of the cavalry drill regulations, which are severely criticised. TINDALLTO REMAIIfIN JAIL MACON, Oct. 10.—The sup/eme court decisions last night contained one more bit of sad news for Harry C. Tindall, who Is In Bibb Jail for defaulting with $6,000 of the Macon Hardware company’s re eelversftiip funds. Mr. Tindall had appealed to Judge John S. Candler to let him show why he had suffered enough for the offense against the court, and to prove that he is finan cially unable to pay back the money. Judge Candler refused to let him have a hearing, saying it was not yet time to consider such a move. Judge John P. Ross, Tindall's lawyer, then appealed to the supreme court, asking that Judge Candler be compelled to hear Mr. Tindall. The supreme court refused to interfere; and now Mr. Tindall is left to lie in pris on while hls attorney studies out some other plan to pursue. But Judge Ross seems to have exhaust ed about all of the known remedies pro vided by law. He has been of the opin ion for some -me that the law puts a prisoner absolutely at the mercy of a judge in such cases; but he continues to work and try every plan that he can think of. f Mr. Tindall's daughter. Miss Fannie Tindall, Who is one of Macon’s brightest and most accomplished young ladles, left last night for Cienfuegos, Cuba to join her brother. Mr. W. W. Tindall, who has a school there. She will assist him in teaching. BOTHA ESCAPES BRITISH. LONDON. Oct. 10.—The wholly unsatis factory situation in Soutti Africa con tinues to call out the most severe criti cism. Lord Kitchener today wires that General Botha has crossed the Pivaau riv er, twenty miles north of Vryheid. means that he has again escaped the Brit ish cordon. General Bui.er in a speech this after-' noon complained of the general criticisms, especially in the newspapers, of himself. He admittea he had advised Gen. Sir George White that it would be necessary, possibly, to surrender Ladysmith, but bearing in mind all the circumstances of the case, he was quite prepared to let the public Judge of the justifiability of the newspaper attacks. NORTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE. ROME. Oct. 10.—Preparations are being made for the entertainment of the North Georgia conference which convenes in Rome on November 29th. The stewards of the First Methodist church expect at least 500 delegates and arrangements will be made for this number. The people of Rome will be glad to en tertain these men of God and show them every hospitality. The sessions will be held in the First Methodist church and will last one week. Bishop Galloway, of Mississippi, is the presiding officer. The bishop was awarded the distinction of opening the recent ecumenical confer ence in London with a sermon. PAT CROWE SAYS HE WILL GIVE UP PROVIDED REWARD OF $50,000 IS WITHDRAWN FOR HIS CAPTURE. - - OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 12.—Chief of PoUca Donahqe has received from Patrick Crowe, through a friend of the latter, an offer to surrender himself and stand trial in the courts if the reward of $50,000 hang ing over his head for the alleged kidnap-; ing of Edward A. Cudahy is withdrawn.' The chief is now negotiating with him for surrender. Chief Donahue did not accept the prop osition. but made a counter offer to waive the reward himself, saying nobody else could secure it. The chief se;w Crowe is tired of being hunted and is wil ling to take chances of a trial if the re ward is withdrawn but expresses the fear that they would convict him if the reward' were allowed to stand. He says Crowe ta\ less than SCO miles from Omaha and Is not with his relatives. IRON TRADE CLEVELAND, 0.. Oct. 10.-Cohcerning 1 market conditions The Iron Trade Re view this week will say: . • p "Heavy buying of pig iron, and tha strength shown for some weeks in struc- ■, tural iron is now more general in-foundry grades. While foundry furnazvs have not— yet encountered such a buying movement ’ as that of November, 1900, or March. 1901, | there is free contracting for 1902 and t'he recent advance in prices is generally sub- : talned. Southern sellers who recently made an advance of 50 cents a ton have intimated that if present demand is main tained in the next two weeks a further advance is a probability. Much will de pend on the course of northern makers, who are now selling in some districts be- • low the delivered prices of southern iron. The business of the week has been well settled. In the Chicago district imple- ■ ment makers have been in the market for large amounts which come on the heels of liberal buying by malleable interests. In the central west further large pur-; chases have been made by the United States Steel corporation, about 30,000 tons of basic iron for this year's delivery hav ing been taken. An independent company has also bought basic iron. The result is that the supply of northern basic is practically taken up for the remainder of the year and southern sellers have named a Birmingham price of sl2. equiv alent to $16.15, Pittsburg. Bessemer iron< is firm at $15.25 at valley furnaces. er sales have been made in t'he Pittsburg district, and we note a sale of 23,000 tons by an Ironton, 0., furnace to a steel works in the same district. It is under stood there has been some feeling of the market for basic iron for delivery in the first quarter of next year. Not withstand-‘ 1 Ing the enormous output of steel there is a’ scarcity of billets for early shipment and/ 126 is paid, though contracts for the first) quarter of 1902 can be made at $24, central western mill. The finished material mark ets all show great activity accompanied by firm prices. The rail business for next year has been further Increased in the| week, and it is fully certain that 100,000 tons of rails are on the books for 1903 delivery, estimating the tonnage that must be carried over. By those interested, it is estimated that two million tong will be closed before the new year begins —a record altogether without a prece dent. COTTON CROP PLACED AT 9,500,000 BALES. HOT SPRINGS. Ark., Oct. 12.-The third annual convention of the Cotton . States Association of Commissioners of Agriculture adjourned here Thursday af ternoon sine die. after estimating the cot ton crop, appointing several committees and selecting Nashville. Tenn., as the next place of annua] meeting, the time to t>e selected by the executive committee. The commissioners estimate the cotton ( crop at nine and one-half million bales,. which is about one-half million short of the crop, according to the present gov ernment estimate on 61 per cent basis. The estimates of the commissioners are always 100-cd forward to with much in-i terest. This year’s estimate is made sub ject to the influence of early or late frosts. The officers for the ensuing year, an nounced Thursday in these dispatches. ( » will outline their work at an informal | meeting today. The delegates left for their various homes yesterday afternoon. biloxiTmiss.,suffers FROM DISASTROUS FIRE.I NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 12.—Fire at 81-' loxi. Miss., destroyed several business M houses and threatened destruction of the place. The loss this morning is estimated at more than $50,000. SHOT WOMAN AND HIMSELF. NEW YORK. Oct. 10.—Mrs. Lucy H. s | Carroll, who lived with her father at 76 South Elliott Place. Brooklyn, was shot and seriously wounded at her home early today by a man known as Captain John B. Nielson. The woman was shot three' times. Nielson then shot himself in the right temple and died immediately. Mrs. Carroll told the police that she did not know the man who had shot her. “I was awakened,” said Mrs. Carroll, "by seeing a man in my room. I was much alarmed and cried: “ ‘What do you want here?’ “Without reply the Intruder drew a re volver and fired three shots and then turned and shot himself. "I do not know him, nor can I imagins why he should have entered my room.” J Mrs. Carroll’s husband is said to be a soldier in the Philippines. Nielson lived at 164 Court street, Brooklyn.” The police found a portrait of Nielson’ ; ’ in Mrs. Carroll’s room, and when she was told of this she said she had known Niel- | son for some time; that he had paid her much attention and had been very jealous of her recently. Nielson was about 35 years of age, and was at one titre a sea captain. Mrs. Carroll is about 39 years old. Her father, whose name is Kornder. is a dry goods merchant with a place of busi ness in Brooklyn. INDIAN ROOT RHEUMATIC CO. , INDIAN ROOT RHEUMATIC CO.. Gent»-My wife wm a great eufferer of rheumatism for over a year, and after trying two doctors your , medicine cured her over a year ago.—Robert M. | • Ormond, 70 N. Broad St. For sale. *I.OO per bot tle. 25 Haynes street., Atlant*. Ga. 1 rartnaa Growing ’’.‘cans. Illnstrated catalogue r ,-S A rullUniJ and prices of seed nuts and young trees free.-Central Ga. Pecatf Co.. Monticello. Ga. 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