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NEGRO DEFIES MOB;
ESCAPESLYNCHING
For Alleged Insult to Young Woman in Rome Colored
Merchant Incurs Wrath of Whites Who Would
Use Rope—He Refused To Surrender and Hob
Disperses—Dispensary Campaign.
ROME. G*-. D*e. IL—An armed mob
attambted to lynch Ell Sorrell last night
at hls home In north Rome, but they were
frightened away by the determined re
sistance of the negro and a number of his
friends. It appears that Sorrels had been
notified by some friend of the purpose of
the mob, and he made ready to receive
them. •
It is alleged that Sorrels Insulted a
young lady who was en route to her
home a few evenings ago, and the news of
the alleged Insult , was quickly. communi
cated to those who determined to avenge
the wrong. Some forty or fifty armed men
appeared before the dwelling where the
negro was staying last night and .made
a demonstration, demanding the surrender
of Sorrels. The negro refused to comply
with the mob’s request. ’ An effort was
made to forcibly take Sorrels, but the
house was securely barred and there were
a number of negroes Inside the dwelling
bearing arms.
The mob decided not to further molest
Sorrels, though they fired a few volleys
around The house and dispersed. There
appears to be considerable feeling against
the negro, and trouble is apprehended
at any time. An effort is being made to
adjust matters, and it will probably be
successful.
Sorrels is a negro merchant, 40 years
old and married. He has borne a good
reputation among all classes, and It Is
thought by some that* there is a mistake
relative to his identity in connection with
the affair. Sorrels has applied to Judge
Reece, of the Floyd city court, for pro
tection. it Is alleged.
DISPENBARY~CAMPAIGN
IS OPENED IN FLOYD
ROME. Ga.. Dec. 18.—Hon. Seaborn
Wright will formally open the dispensary
campaign in this city Friday night at
the courthouse. Mr. Wright will speak
in favor of the dispensary being estab
lished in Floyd county. The distinguished
orator will be greeted- by-a large crowd
from both the city and country.
The county will vote on the issue of dis
pensary or barrooms the first Tuesday in
February. Speeches will be made In each
militia district In the county during the
campaign. Both sides are very active, and
every effort will be made to win votea It
is expected that the contest will be con-'
ducted upon good-humored lines and little
bad feeling engendered.
BIGJAILDELIVERY
ST JEFFERSON. GA.
ALL THE WHITE PRISONERS WHO
WERE CONFINED THERE ARE
NOW AT LARGE.
JEFFERSON. Ga.. Dec 18.—All the
white prisoners confined in the second
story of the jail al this place made their
escape Monday night.
A rock was removed from the wall, and
by tying their blankets together made a
rope on which they swung themselves to
the ground below. Sheriff Stevens is doing
all in his power to apprehend them, and
hopes to have them safely in the jail
again soon.
MRS. V?A. WITCHER ~
DIES AT CARTERSVILLE
CARTERSVILLE. Ga.. Dec. IL-Mrs. V,
A. Witcher died quite suddenly Sunday
night at the residence of her sister, Mrs.
M. F. Akin, of neuralgia of the heart.
She was on a visit here from her home in
Texas. For twenty years Mrs. Witcher
was a teacher in the public schools of
Auanta.
She was the mother of Mr. Warren
Witcher and Mr. Hezekiah Witcher and
the aunt of Messrs. John W. Warren and
Paul Akin. The funeral arrangements
have not been made but she will be buried
- at Cassville.
MRS. THEOL.’gUERRY”
DIES AT DAWSON, GA.
DAWSON’. Ga.. Dec. 18.—Mrs. Theo L-
Guerry, died at her home in this city Sat
urday.
Mrs. Guerry had been married only
about five yearn, and was the only child
. of W. C. Paschal, one of the most promi
nent men in the county. Mrs. Guerry was
a young woman of pure Christian charac
ter. being a member of the Baptist
ehurch.
GEORGIA ROAD MAY
GO TO LOGANSVILLE
OXFORD. Oa*. Dec. 11—The work of grad
ing the new branch of the Georvta railroad
from Covington to Oxford was begun this
morning
The branch will at first be used to bring ma
terial here to build Emory’s new science hall,
but it is thought that later the line will be
extended to Logans vl He, a distance of 23
ml lee and there connect with the Seaboard
Air
The track will branch from the Georgia,
one mile west of Covington, and run per
fectly straight to the college campus, striking
it just back of Seney hall.
As soor as the branch la completed work
on the new science hall will begin.
COL R. H. BAKER
WILL BE MAYOR
DAHLONEGA. Ga. Dec It—At a large
mass contention of the voters of Dahlonega
Monday night the following city ticket wm
nominated: For mayor. Col. R H. Bake*.
Aidermen. first ward. Prof. J. W. Boyd, sec
ond ward. J. E. McGee: third ward. Frank
G Jones. The city election will be held De-
comber XI. This will be the only ticket.
littlejames a.Tzlar
DIES AT WAYCROSS
WAYCROSS. Oa.. Dec. I*.—Little James
A. Ixlar. three year old eon of Dr. and Mrs.
R P I alar, died Monday night at 10 o’clock,
after several days suffering from pneumonia.
HU remains were burled yesterday at the
Lott cemetery
Eczema
How It reddens the skin, itches, ooses.
drier and scales!
Some people call it tetter, milk crust or
■alt rheum.
The suffering from it is sometimes In*
tense; local applications are resorted to
tbey mitigate, but cannot cure.
It proceeds from humors Inherited or ac
quired and persists until these have been
removed.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
positively removes them, has radically
and permanently cured the "Worst cases, and
is without an equal for all cutaneous
Itooo'aniis *r« ike best Price 23 canta
WILL EMPLOY
CONVICT LABOR
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. Dec. 18.—The Bir
mingham Iron Moulders union has entered
a stout protest against the employment
In. the new hollow ware plant of the Ala
bama Manufacturing company at North
Birmingham of convict labor.
This plant has just been built by S. H.
Jones, of Atlanta, and others. The com
pany has closed a lease with the Alabama
state board of convicts for eighty second
and third Ciass convicts and forty of the
convicts have already been received at the
plant.
The protest has been filed with the board
In an official capacity. The plant has not
yet commenced operations. Convicts have
not heretofore been employed in Alabama
in the foundry business.
FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS
IN ALABAMA SETTLED
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 18.—The most
reliable adv-ices from Washington to this
city are to the effect that President Roose
velt has decided upon tho following ap
pointments of Interest to Alabama:
For district attorney for North Alabama,
William Vaughan, of Birmingham, pres
ent Incumbent.
For collector of Internal revenue of Ala
bama, Julian Bingham, of Birmingham,
present Incumbent.
For marshal of the northern district,
Dan Cooper, of Birmingham, present In
cumbent.
For marshal of the southern district,
Curry as against Simmons, the present
incumbent.
For marshal middle district, Lee J.
Bryan, present Incumbent.
For the postoffice at Birmingham, Dr.
W. H. Hughes, the present Incumbent.
MANY WITNESSES TESTIFY
IN JUDGE COFFMAN TRIAL
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Dec. 18.—In the
preliminary trial of R. D. Coffman, justice
of the peace at Brookside, who shot and
killed Rev. J. W. Bradford for charging
him before the Brookside Sunday school
with csluminatlng the church and pas
tor, the evidence yesterday was In cumu
lation of the testimony to the effect that
Coffman went to Mr. Bradford’s house
and accosted him In his study, that Mr.
Bradford ordered him out of the house
and finally ejected him and that after
ejection, through a half-open door, the fa
tal shots were fired by Coffman.
W. A. Hunt and J. P. Hodge swore that
they were requested by- Mr. Bradford to
ask Mr. Coffman to come to his house.
The effort appeared to be to establish the
fact that Coffman did not go to the house
of his tyfrn seeking A number of wit
nesses are yet to be examined.
The pistol surrendered to an officer by
Coffman was exhibited In court. All the
chambers were full. ,
TRIAL OF GEO. W. MORGAN
IS AGAIN POSTPONED
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Dec. 18,-The
trial of George W. Morgan, who Is charg
ed with having made false entries In ac
counts as president of the defunt Contin
ental Security Redemption company and
with having secured investments In the
company by false representation, was to
have occurred yesterday before Justice
Abernathy, but was postponed to another
day.
The total amount of bond on the charges
sgainst Mr. Morgan is now 812,009. He is
yet in the county jail, not having made
bail. It is stated that ball Is not at
tempted because there are a /lumber of
warrants outstanding to reconvey the
prisoner to jail should ha make bond.
HAS L. & N. PURCHASED
SELMA BRANCH OF SOUTHERN?
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Dec. 18.-A dis
patch from Demopolis, Ala., to The Bir
mingham News is to the effect that the
Southern railway has disposed of Its Sel
ma branch running from Selma to Merid
ian to the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road company. Efforts to confirm the re
port-at the local offices of the companies
in this city yesterday afternoon were un
availing.
CHATTANOOGA TO BUILD
MARKET STREET VIADUCT
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., Dec. 18.—May
or Chambliss has returned from Nashville,
where he went to consult with President
Thomas, of the Nashville. Chattanooga
and St. Louis railway, relative to the
tracks of the road across Market street.
After discussing many plans. It was de
cided that the best means of relief was to
build a viaduct, which would cost about
8100.000. This proposition will be submitted
to council tonighL
CHARGED WPTH FORGING
POSTOFFICE MONEY ORDER
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., Dec. 18.—Chas.
E. Davis was rearrested here Sunday by
the United States postoffice inspectors on
the charge of forging United States
money orders. He was arrested some time
ago and bound over to the United States
court, but was released by mistake on
some flaw In the Indictment. While he was
in jail there came a money order for an
other Charles E. Davis, a barber in this
city. It was delivered to the wrong Davis
at the jail, and he signed for it. This was
learned after his release, and the inspec
tors have been looking for him ever since.
His capture was rendered difficult on ac
count of the fact that he has been going
under several names, ne was tried yes
terday before the United States commis
sioner and bound over to the United
States court, and In default of bond was
sent-to jail. .
BRINSON DRUG COMPANY
ORGANIZED AT WAYCROSS
j WAYCROSS. Ga.. Dec. 18.—The Brinson
Drug company was organized Monday night
! with the following officers: W. H. Buchanan.
■ president; J. S. Williams, vice-president, and
I H 8. Redding, secretary and treasurer. It
■ will* absorb the G. R. Brinson store and do a
I retail business.
Sent Up For Five Years.
MACON. Ga.. Dec. 19.—The jury in the
- superior court, in the case against Charles
i R. White and Robert Logue, charged with
turned verdicts In the cases yesterday as-
I the murder of Armand Huguley, re
, ternoon. He was sentenced to five years.
Appointed Deputy Warden.
H. B. Anderson, of Covington, Ga.,
I sheriff of Newton county, was yesterday
appointed by the department of justice
! at Washington, assistant warden of the
I Atlanta federal prison.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 19. 1901.
OHIO SHIFT
IS IHHW
I
DEAD HEROES ARE HONORED BY
"OLD COMRADES AT ANDERSON-
VILLE-MASSACHUSETTS’
PART TOMORROW.
ANDERSONVILLE, Ga.. Dec. 18.—A
monument erected in honor of the Ohio
soldiers who died In prison here during
the civil war was deaicated today.
The exercises Included an oration by
Governor Nasn, of Ohio, who accepted the
monument for his state and addresses by
Mrs. L. A. Turner, past national president
of the Woman's Relief corps, of New
Brittain, Conn.; E. F. Taggart, depart
ment commander of the Grand Army of
the Republic, of Ohio, and W. L. Curry,
president of the Ohio ex-Prlsoners' of
war.’
The following Is the program In full:
Song. "We are Tenting on the Old
Camp Ground” —Glee club of the Franklin
county ex-Prlsoners' of War association,
Columbus, O.
Invocation —Rev. W. M. Haines, chap
lain Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ home, San
dusky, O.
Flag Presentation —W. L. Curry, presi
dent of Ohio ex-Prlsoners' of War asso
ciation, Columbus, O.
Response—Elizabeth A. Turner, chair
man board of managers. Woman's Relief
corps committee on prison grounds, Bos
ton- A
Address—''Work of Our Monument Com
mission''—N. B. Mason, secretary, Clyde,
Song. "In the Prison Cell —Glee club.
Address—E. F. Taggart, commanding
department of Ohio Grand Army of the
Republic. Akron, O.
Address, "Delivering Monument to the
Governor of Ohio”—W. S. Wilder, presi
dent Columbus, O.
Unveiling, acceptance of the monument
and oration of the day, Hon. George K.
Nash, governor of Ohio.
Song, "America.”
Benedlfitlon, Rev. W. M. Haines.
womWnWb
DIES SUDDENLY
WHEN SHE CALLED AT HOUSE ON
’ BROAD STREET SHE FELL
AT THE DOOR.
AUGUSTA, Ga., Dec. 18.—An unknown
woman died suddenly on the porch of Mr.
A. Litz, 1416 Broad street. She was a
canvasser, selling hair goods, and about
noon called at the house and fell. She
was carried Into the house and placed on
a bed and physicians summoned, but when
they arrived she was dead. The coroner
was immediately m/tified and will hold an
inquest later. The dead woman’s Identi
ty cannot be established.
YOUNGEST AND OLDEST
R AILW£Y_CON DUCTOR
BRUNSWICK. Ga., Dec. 18.—D. K.
Temple, the oldest passenger conductor
on the Brunswick and Birmingham rail
road. Is at the same time youngest con
ductor in the United States.'
Young Templa Is only 17 years of age,
but was the first conductor employed on
the new B. & B. railroad. He Is a thor
ough railroad man. having been engaged
In the business since a mere child.
He is the son of Capt. C. H. Temple,
who has been a conductor on the Flori
da Southern for 22 years.
There is no more popular conductor on
the road than C. H. Temple, and he Is
very proud of hls son, who Is following
In the footsteps of his father.
TWO NEGROES DIE
SUDDENLY IN MACON
MACON, Gaflfi Dec. 18.—Louis Johnson,
the negro who lifted the first spade full of
dirt for the Macon and Birmingham
railroad, was found dead In bed yesterday
morning. He was the oldest employe of
the railroad and retired a short time ago.
He was supported by the railroad.
Henry Middlebrooks, a negro, dropped
dead In Billingslea’s alley , yesterday
at 12:30 o'clock.
COURT OF APPEALS SUSTAINS
JUDGE EMORY SPEER
MACON. Dec. 18.—Telegrams from New
Orleans last night were to the effect that
Judge Emory Speer had been sustained
by the circuit court of appeals In two
important cases. One Is that of the Laz
arus Jewelry company. It had been
sought to subject the company's property
to the old debts of Mr. Max Lazaru*.
Judge Speer held that It was right to dp
so. The case was appealed, and he wa*
sustained.
• The other case Is one In which Mr. Ca
ter Etheridge loaned Capt. Frank John
son 81,300, and took certain securities as
collateral. He afterwards turned over
the securities for Mr. Johnson to dispose
of. They were sold, but before the pro
ceeds were turned Into Mr. Etherideg's
hands. Mr. Johnsen’s firm went Into
bankruptcy. The trustee seized the pro
ceeds as part of the assets for the benerflt
of the general creditors. Judge Speer
held that this was wrong, that Mr. Eth
eridge was entitled to the property. The
The circuit court of appeals agrees with
him.
CAPT. W?E. CARSWELL
DIES AT JEFFERSONVILLE
MACON, Dec. 18.—Capt. W. E. Carswell,
one of the most prominent citizens of
Jeffersonville, died yesterday. He was a
brave Confederate soldier, and was in
dustrious and highly esteemed.
RESISTED OFFICER:
WAS SHOT TO DEATH
WADLEY. Ga., Dec. 18.—Marshal Wal
ter Bedlngfield shot and killed a negro
named Jenkins at this place Monday.
The officer was attempting to arrest the
negro, who pulled a pistol from his pock
et and tried to shoot the marshal, when
the fatal shot was fired. The negro was
a stranger in this section, but from the
curious collection of roots and herbs and
hoodoo paraphernalia found In hls grip, It
is supposed that he was a practitioner In
the black arts.
The coroner returned a verdict exoner
ating the marshal.
Wants to Marry Niece.
j. c. Parker, a well known street car
man. was arrested yesterday morning by
Officer Dobbins on the charge of abduct
ing Bessie England, the 16-year-old niece
of hls wife. Parker and hls wife are sep
arated and he wished to marry her niece
as soon as he could secure a divorce.
Georgia Postmasters Appointed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—Fourth class
postmasters appointed today:
Arlen, Bullock county, Charles M. Mar
tin. vice J. A. Warnock, resigned.
Eckert, Walker county, Cora Lee Wlke,
vice M. F. Wilbanks, resigned.
Swifton, Upson county, Francis M. El
lington, vice Elijah Watson, resigned.
BREAKS JAILi
ESCAPES DEATH
WILL LANIER, SENTENCED TO
HANG IN MISSISSIPPI IS AGAIN
FREE—OTHER NEWS
NOTES.
JACKSON, Miss., Deo. 18.—Governor
Longlno has offered an extra reward for
the capture of Will Lanier, but his where
abouts has not yet been discovered, though
the officers have ueen very diligent In
their search.
This is Lanier's second escape from this
Jail. Since his return from Georgia he
was confined to hls bunk and the utmost
precaution taken to prevent his escape,
but he seems able to defy the Aberdeen
authorities, and has made well hls escape.
He was sentenced to be hanged during the
middle of January.
GULFPORT WANTS
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
JACKSON, Miss., Dec. 18.—Governor
Longlno will be asked to incorporate a
recommendation in hls message to the
legislature for the removal of the county
seat of Harrison county from Mississippi
City to Gulfport, the growing town on
the gulf coast. The movement Is being
pushed with a great deal of vigor and
those behind it are confident of victory.
All they ask is that the legislature grant
them permission to hold an election to
settle the question and n Is probable that
the legislature will grant the request.
THREE FATAL ACCIDENTS
IN JACKSON YESTERDAY
JACKSON, Miss., Dec. 18.—There was a
series of bad casualties In Jackson yes
terday.
Owen Murphy, an old negro man, known
by every man. woman and child In the
city, fell dead, while delivering a basket
of clothes. Nanny Miller, a negro em
ploye of one of Jackson’s firms, was shot
and killed by Junius Dwyer, and Ben
Hughes, a young white man, an employe
of the Illinois Central road, was caught
in between the cars of hls train and
mashed to such an extent that It is
thought that he cannot live.
RAILROADS CONTROL
THE DEPOT SITUATION
Only a Refusal To Lease
From the State Can
Prevent Building
of Station.
i ’•
Now, after tiro years of agitation, that
the city of Atlanta has received the sanc
tion of the stat* to construct a new union
passenger station on the state’s property,
and the bill for such a purpose has be
come effective, the one proposition pend
ing Is what the action of tne railroads
centering in Atlanta will be.
Before the commission which is ready
to begin work can make any plans look
ing to the construction of the depot an
agreement must be reached with all the
railroads to the effect that they will use
the depot aiier It is completed: that they
will not withdraw from the terminal fa
cilities thus afforded, and that the lease
bn the new depot by these roads will ex
tend over a period of years as great as the
lease of the state road by the Nashville,
Chattanooga and St. Louis railway now
has to run.
The situation is regarded as In its last
analysis, and as a very simple one. If
the railroads will accept a lease upon the
new property at a rental which sh*ll
amount to six per cent on the amount in
vested in the new building, or If the build
ing costs 8500,090 as proposed, which Is
the maximum limit under the bill, It will
be 830,000.
About a year ago the railroads made a
proposition to the state’s representa
tives, to this effect, but at that time
these representatives were not in a posi
tion to agree to the proposition. An ef
fort was made last summer by the special
legislative depot committee which framed
the depot bill, to get a renewal of this
proposition or a similar one from the rail
roads, but the roads would not then re
peat It.
The first work before the new commis
sion now Is to secure an agreement with
the railroads having terminal facilities
In the present depot to use the new depot
upon certain terms when It is completed.
It Is believed by those deeply Interested
in the matter and famaliar with the sit
uation that the railroads and the com
mission will be able to come to an agree
ment which will be advantageous to both
sides. There has arisen since the passage
of the depot bill much favorable opinion,
In favor of the use of the new depot by
the railroads, and railroad officials in At
lanta think that if a splendid structure,
such as is proposed, is placed on the pres
ent depot site, it will be acceptable to
the railroads as terminal facilities.
The most Important road, on account of
the number of grains entering Atlanta
controlled by It, which the commission
will have to with. Is the Southern.
Although the officials of the Southern
decline, at this time, to make any definite
statements, they look with favor upon the
proposed plan, it is said, and with this
much In view the probability bf a new
depot in Atlanta is regarded as now an
almost certainty. Immediately after the
agreement is reached with the railroads
the commission will begin to prepare plans
and specifications for the construction of
the new building.
The Present Rental.
The rental paid by roads other than the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis, les
sees of the state road, for terminals in
the depot is 831.000 per year.
Under the terms of the present lease the
Southern pays to the lessees for depot
facilities for the Georgia Pacific, East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad
and the old Richmond and Danville roads
822,500. The Seaboard Air Line pays 87,500
per year. These amounts go direct to the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St Louis
road.
Tne Sduthiin nnd Seelroa d also pay
81,000, which goes to tho Central, the
Georgia, the West PoiAt and the Western
and Atlantic roads, pro rata, for what is
known as use, the four roads named hav
ing what is claimed by them as an equit
able ownership in the property.
The Southern pays nothing for the en
trance of the Georgia Midland and the At
lanta and Florida roads into the depot.
All these contracts would be cancelled
In case of an agreement with the depot
commission. When the former proposition
was made to the state by the roads to
lease a new depot the Central of Georgia
and West Point roads agreed to surren
der their equitable interests.
Under a new agreement all the roads
would likely come in upon an equal wheel
or train basis.
MEMBERS OF COMMISSION
PROMINENT BUSINESS MEN
The Atlanta depot commission as pro-
SCHOOL IM
SHOWS GW
COMPTROLLER WRIGHT ISSUES A
STATEMENT—SCHOOL MONEY
FOR NEXT YEAR WILL
BE $1,538,955.17.
Comptroller General Wright this morn
ing made up a table of resources from
which the public school .fund for the
year 1902 will be received. The schools,
according to the statement, and It Is offi
cial, will receive from the state next
year. 81,538,955.17, an Increase of 833,000 over
tho fund of last year.
The statement was given to State
School Commissioner G. R. Glenn shortly
after it was completed, and he began
work at once apportioning the , amount
each county will receive. The money will
be divided out according to the number
of children of the school age.
The statement by Comptroller Wright
Is as follows:
Direct levy made 19018 800,000.00
Poll tax including Insolvent
polls. 255,727.41
Half rental W. and A. railroad, 210,006.00
Liquor tax .... 151,490.68
Net hire of convicts 82.019.00
Net fees from Inspection of oil.. 6,589.36
Net fees from Inspection of fer-
tilizers 25,947.27
Show tax 5,079.45
Dividend from Georgia railroad
stock 2,046.00
Lease of oyster lands 50.00
T0ta1181.538,955.17
Commissioner Glenn will have the ap
portionment sheet made out by tomorrow
morning. The appropriation of BSOO.OOO
was made by the legislature In 1900, and
the other sources have been paying money
Into the school fund for several years.
Journalist Drops Dead.
Wlille talking to a little girl In the
store of W. S. Beckman, corner of White
hall street and Murphy avenue, yesterday
afternoon shortly after 4 o'clock. Major
French Strange, a Journalist, and ’for
many years a citizen of Atlanta, dropped
dead from heart disease.
vided for under the depot bill at the last
session of the legislature has been named
according to terms of the bill by Presi
dent Howell of the senate, and Speaker
Little of the house, as follows:
Members from the senate:
Hon. J. H. Holder, of Jackson, repre
senting the 33d district.
Hon. J. Ferris Cajin. of Chathajn. rep
resenting the first district.
Members from the house:
Hon. G. V. Gress, of Wilcox.
Hon. Byron B. Bower, Jr., of Decatur.
Hon. Thomas Egleston, of Fulton.
Hon. W. A. Knowles, of Floyd.
Goveronr Candler is a member of the
commission and ex officio chairinan of
the body.
President Howell and Speaker Little no
tified Governor Candler immediately after
he signed the depot bill Tuesday after
noon, of the members of. the senate and.
house which they had appointed upon the
commission. Governor Candler Immedi
ately promulgated the appointments. He
has not yet called a session of the com
mission but it Is expected that he wilt do
so In a very short time and that the pre
liminary work will begin.
The commission stands ready for organ
ization. While Governor Candler Is ex
officio chairman of the commission, it is
likely there will be a permanent chair
man, elected by the members. Governor
Candler Is to serve unon the commission
during his term of office after which he
will be replaced by hls successor in of
fice. The permanent chairman of the
commission will likely be Mr. G. V.
Gress. He has been one of the most ac
tive workers In behalf of the new depot
and throughout the progress of events
which culminated in the passage of the
bill he has stood steadily behind the
measure and as author of resolutions and
chairman of special committees he has
never lost an opportunity to carry on the
work.
All the members of the commission are
successful business men, and are popular
In all sections of the state and recognized
as leaders.
Senator Holder, of Jackson, Is a business
man of that locality as well as editor
and proprietor of the Jackson Herald.
Senator Cann of Savannah, is a lawver,
widely known, over ms section of Geor
gia.
Mr. Gress Is an extensive mill owner and
lumberman In south middle Georgia. Mr.
Bower is a prominent lawyer of south
west Georgia. Mr. Egleston Is an in
surance man of Atlanta and Mr. Knowles
is editor of the Rome Tribune. The
choice of the members was made not only
through their fitness for the responsibility
which is thus placed upon them but also
on account of their geographical location.'
Every section of the state is represented
upon the commission.
PRESIDENT WICKERSHAM SAYS
PLANS ARE NOT DEFINITE
President and Geenral Manager C. A.
Wickersham, of the Atlanta and Wes*
Point and the Western of Alabama rail
roads. stated this morning that he could
give out no opinion regarding the action
of the entrance of his roads Into the new
depot since he had not seen any plans or
specifications for a new depot.
“I would want to confer with the legis
lative committee,” he said, “to learn
what was proposed in a new depot. To
see the plans and learn what facilities
would be offered us. I think it is too early
yet to give out an opinion as the plans
for the project have not assumed any
shape.”
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Take Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne Tablets. All
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WILL MAKE STEEL
RAILS AT BIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.,Dec. 18.-The Ten
nessee Coal. Iron and Railroad company
has announced the completion of its steel
rail mill at Ensley, and General Manager
Charles McCreery states that the plant
will be in operation within a few weeks.
This new industry will make steel rails
for trunk lines and will be the first plant
of this kind in the south. The new mill
is so constructed that when rails are not
in demand, it will work on structural steel
shapes. It is understood that the Louis
ville and Nashville Railroad company and
the Southern railway, who were large
contributors to the expense of the erec
tion of the plant, will be takers of the
output.
The product will be of the basic steel
order, but it is claimed that rails of
this species are as good as* the
harder rail made under the Bessemer pro
cess.
UNDER WOMAN LEADER
REBELSARE MADMEN
Colombian Insurgents, Led By a Woman, Do Desper
ate Fighting Against Their Government.
Senora Mendoza, Their Leader,
an Intrepid Fighter.
Slim TffiS
COME SLOWLY
REPORTS TO COMPTROLLER'S OF-
FICE SAY THAT LAND OWNERS
ARE NOT PAYING
UP.
Tax collectors from the various counties
of Georgia are reporting to the comptrol
ler general that their collections this year
are very slow, and that It is highly prob
ably that many executions against de
faulters will have to be issued. ,
Such reports have not been received in
several years, and the returns made to
the comptroller's office so far this year
have been very small In comparison to
the returns during the past few years.
From September 30 to December 9 the
money paid into the treasury from the
county tax collectors amounted to 3535,-
249.11, 8447,172.50 less than the amount paid
In during the same period last year.
The collectors In writing to the comp
troller state that many of the people have
not the money with which to pay their
taxes or they would have settled up some
time ago.
It may be that the defaulters' list this
year will be exceedingly large, and if so
the finances of the state may be somewhat
affected. The inability of many people to
pay their taxes is credited to the low
price of cotton which prevailed all during
the fall season.
WHMWILL BEUSE
OF MILITARY MONEY
t
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE OF OPIN-
ION AS TO THE BEST USE OF
$20,000 JUST APPROPRIATED.
Governor Candler has not yet deter
mined what is to be done with the 820,-
000 appropriated to the military of the
state for the next year. Many of the
officers are anxious that state encamp
ment* be held again, bat a majority of
them are In favor of the state paying
the armory rent of the companies, in
stead of holding the encampments.
The governor will probably call a
meeting of the advisory board In order to
determine what Is best for the interest
of the state troops. . The advisory board
has not held a meeting in several months,
and it is expected that another session
will be called soon.
The military men asked for 830,009, but
owing to the condition of the state treas
ury It was necesary to cut down the ap
propriation to 820,000.
DID MINISEER
m JUDGE?
IN COFFMAN MURDER TRIAL WIT-
NESS TESTIFIES THAT IRON
LAST WAS FOUND BE-
HIND DOOR.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Dec. 17.—The trial
of R. D. Coffman, the Brookside Justice
of the peace, who shot and killed Rev. J.
W. Bradford, a Methodist minister, at
Brookside' Sunday befoce last in the par
sonage at that place because Bradford
had denounced him before his Sunday
school as a defamer of the church and
minister, was put on preliminary exami
nation before Justice of the Peace Aber
nathy yesterday.
The case is being stubbornly fought.
Fifty witnesses have been summoned and
many ladies are present. The entire town
of Brookside Is Intensely interested In
the outcome and the Methodist ministry,
as far as clergy can concern themselves
in a matter of the kind, are lending their
attention. A goodly array of legal talent
is engaged on both sides.
Dr. Robbins testified to the character
of the wound. On cross examination he
stated that he saw an iron last behind the
door where Dr. Bradford was shot and
evidences of a scuffle in the room near the
door. The patient died before speaking
to anyone.
Mrs. T. P. Reed resides close by the
Bradford home. No one was in the Brad
ford house when the shooting occurred,
she said. Coffman first looked through a
window Into the house and then entered
the house without knocking. She heard
Mr. Bradford tell Mp Coffman to get out
of his house and heard Coffman abusing
the minister. The minister then put Mr.
Coffman out of the door and Mr. Coffman
fired through the door twice before Mr.
Bradford could close it. one of the bul
lets entering Mr. Bradford’s head. Coff
man then re-entered the house and re
mained there a few moments. He then
came out and called for Dr. Crow’s at
tendance and gave himself up to an offi
cer. The gist of her story was that after
Coffman made complaint of the Sunday
school talk made by Rev. Bradford the
latter ordered him out of his house and
attempted to eject him. He had Coffman
out of the house and was closing the door
when the fatal shot was fired. Mrs. Reed
did not see any weapon in the hands of
the minister.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—A dispatch to The
Herald from Colon, Colombia, says:
A woman colonel, Senora Ramona Men- ■
doza, fought bravely with the insurgent -
forces in the conflict between the Colom
bian government and rebel troops at
Nombre de Dios last week. Her husband
and brother were killed last Thursday,
When the government troop* drove the
insurgents from the trenches on Friday,
Senora Mendoza escaped to San Bias In
a small boat with Indians.
Senora Mendoza has been an intrepid
fighter during the last two insurrection*
In the Isthmus She displayed gallantry
in the recent battle at Buena Vista.
According to the latest advices the reb
els are still offering resistance to the
government near Nombre de Dios.
Employes of the Caribbean Manganese
Mining company, at Nombre de Dios, have
arrived In Colon. They feared that their
lives would be endangered by remaining
at the former place.
When the government reinforcement*
arrived in two sloops at Nombre de Dloe
last week a rebel force In small vessel*
endeavored to get near enough to throw
dynamite bombs on the government boats,
but did not succeed, owing to the super
iority of the latter erafWfi ’Balling.
Among the rebels killed duringlhe fight- *
Ing was their leader. Colonel Sosa. H*
was one of the revolutionists who sur
rendered when Colon was recaptured by
the government. No revolutionists were
taken prisoners.
wbilhSii
RDUTSBURGLAR
BRAVE OHIO GIRL GOT REVOLVER
AND FIRED UPON HER BOLD
INTRUDER CAUSING HIS
RETREAT.
YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio, Dec.* 18.—A
•stranger entered the office of Justice
Webb this morning and finding his clerk.
Miss Clementine Hamilton, alone, deman
ded that she open the safe which con
tained 82.000. Upon her refusal, he at
tempted to strangle her, saying: .
”lt you don’t open the safe I’ll kill
VOU.”
M'ss Hamilton succeeded in breaking ,
away and securing a revolver, fired point
blank at the fellow, who ran out of the
office and escaped. It was not thought
he was wounded.
BATCH OF APPOINTMENTS
ARE SENT TO THE SENATE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—The president
today sent the following nominations to
the senate: /’J
William P. Williams, assistant treasurer
of the United States at Chicago; William
Penn Nixon, collector of customs, Chica
go, III.; Jonathan Merriam, pension agent,
at Chicago; Charles A. Orr, pension
agent at Buffalo; Miguel A. Otero, govern
or of New Mexico; Benjamin 8. Baker,
Nebraska, associate Justice of the su
preme court of New Mexico; Mack A.
Montgomery, United States attorney, I
northern jdistrlct of Mississippi; Levi R.
Davis, receiver of public moneys at Sun
dance. Wyoming; Frederick Muller, re
ceiver of public moneys at Santa Fe, N.
M. Also the appointment* under the de
partment of justice announced yesterday
after the pabintt meeting ,
DR. R. LBUTT DIES
AT MIDWAY, ALA.
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Dec. 18.—Dr. R.
L. Butt, one of the best known citizens of
Alabama, died today at his home In
Mldwav, after a lingering Illness. The fu
neral will take place In Montgomery to
morrow. r :
MILLIOIS
BUT IM
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—Oliver Hand
man, Sr., who is said to be worth at least
85,000.000. has been declared Insane and
incompetent by a commission and a
sheriff’s jury at Port Chester, N. Y.
The petition was made by hls eight chil
dren. Mr. Harriman Is 70 years old.
Foremost In the South.
1
Dr. Hathaway has long bean acknowledged ’
the leading specialist in tho south, and has
cured more chronic dl.ea.es than any ten
other physlciana. Write him about hls suo
cessful system of home treatment J. NEW
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Atlanta, Ga.
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