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MB CHANGE
HE DEPUTIES
MARSHAL WALTER S. JOHNSON
RECEIVES A NEW COMMISSION
AS UNITED STATES MAR-
SHAL.
United States Marshal Walter 8. John
son on Monday received from Washing
•on the official announcement of his re
jgppointment and a blank bond to be filled
tn and filed by January Ist. when h’s new
term of office begins
President Roosevelt announced the ap
pointment tn Washington on the ISth. but
Vue first announcement at th* custom
house here came Monday. The mar
•hare office Is one of the best federal
places here. It pays iaQOO a year and the
marshal has the appointment of three of
fice and twenty-four field deputies. Mr.
Johnson s appointment is for four years
There will probably be a number of
changes among the deputies, though Mr.
Johnson will not at present discuss this
feature “I cannot say whether my depu
ties will remain the same or not as yet."
be says
There is a strong Inference, however,
that there will be some changes, possibly
several The deputies in the field are pul l
on commission cr fees, and some of them
make a good thing out of their office.
THE ELOCUTiomSTS -
■ ANNUAL CONVENTION
The second annual convention of the
Southern Association of Elocutionists will
• he held at the Universe 11 st church today,
tomorrow and Saturday, the first meet
ing being opened at 3:30 P- m.‘ to
day
The first meeting of the association will
be devoted to organisation, registration
of members and reports of committees.
At I o'clock tonight there will
be a public meeting, to which all are
invited Admission will be free. Rev.
C. B. Wilmer, the rector of St. Luke's,
will offer the opening prayer. Mayor
Mims wffl deliver an address of welcome.
Prof. Franklin A- Peek, president of the
School of Eloquence at the American uni
versity at Harrifhan. Tenn., will respond
to the mayor's welcome.
Friday there will be a meeting at which
many interesting papers will be presented,
read and discussed. Atnong the papers
there will be one on "The Physical Ben
efits of Elocution." by Miss Minnie Quinn,
teacher of elocution and physical culture
at the Calhoun street dehool here; anoth
er on "Spiritual Benefits of Elocution,”
by Mrs. Ada Evelyn Lewis, teacher of
elocution at Wesleyan: another upon "In
tellectual Benefits of Elocution.” by Lu
cius Perry Hills, of Atlanta, and still an
other on "Helps to the Art of Expres
sion.” by Mias Genevieve Baywrtght. of
the Boston School of Expression. Others
who will read papers or Join In the discus
sion are Harry Stillwell Edwards, of Ma
con; Mrs. Joseph Robinson of Danville,
ky.; Miss Elisabeth Orimball, of Jack
sonville. Fla.; Miss Grace Lewellyn. of
Memphis. Tenn., principal of the Conser
vatory of Music and Elocution; Mrs. S.
J. Hagan, of Atlanta, and Betsy Hamil
ton. of Alabama.
Friday night there will be the most at
tractive entertainment during the conven
tion. It will be free to member of the as
sociation. but the public wid be charged
for admission, the proceeds of which will
ge to the association. • - —t
BURGLAR
CHRISTMAS MONEY
The Columbia saloon, at No. 3 Marietta
Street, was burglarized Monday night and
about sllO in cash taken from the safe
end from a contribution box of the Salva
tion Army. •
The saloon is owned by M H. Buhock.
who says that when he closed his place
that night at 10 o’clock he was in a hurry
and did not take time to lock his safe as
was his custom, by turning the combina
tion. He placed the money in the drawers
inside the safe, which was found this
morning had been broken open and rifled
of the contents.
The burglars entered from the rear of
the saloon, which has two doors opening
on the alley between the Prudential build
ing and the Columbia theatre. During the
day seme one had removed the short
perpendicular bar which runs from the
bottom of the door into the floor, thus
making it only a matter of a small push
to enter the saloon. Mr. Bullock says that
be saw two men in the rear of the place
yesterday afternoon, who seemed hanging
about the door In question, but that he did
not think much of the matter at the time.
COMPANIES MUST
MAKE REPORTS SOON
All Insurance companies doing business
tn Georgia will receive a notice within th*
next few days that semi-annual state
ments of the condition must be filed with
the governor within sixty days after Jan
uary Ist.
Those companies which fail to file the
Statement* will be barred from doing
buainess in the state for a period of six
months.
DR. SAMUEL SMIES WAS
NINETY YEARS OLD MONDAY
NEW YORK. Dee. 3 Dr. Samuel
Smiles. author of the "Self-Help” series
and well known to American reader*, will
celebrate his ninetieth birthday today.
Monday, says The Herald’s London repre
sentative.
His last published book, "A Publisher
and His Friends,” netted him SIO,OOO.
which he gave as a Christinas gift to bis
tour surviving sons and daughters.
The Millennium Will Come,
Says Pilgrim Barton, in 1915
Christ will manifest himself to the world
• second time and the millennium will be
gin In 1915. according to the belief of ths
little band In Atlanta and similar bands
*ll over the country, who style them
selves the Church of the L-ving God.
Even now Christ is In the world in spirit,
they believe, and ~»e number of the elect
church, the ones that are to reign with
Christ while the world Is being tried, are
now being selected, this work of selec
tion having begun In 1975.
Pilgrim Benjamin B. Barton, of Alle
gheny. Pa.. is in Atlanta, conducting ser
vices.
Pilgrim Barton is not establishing the
ehurch here, but merely trying to
strengthen it. It has been here for some
time and there are a number of followers.
In the Church of the Living God there is
no organization. It is a spiritual, not a
worldly church. All who affiliate are
brothers or sisters M the case may be.
and there are no officers. "Pilgrim." one
who travels around to all the different
flocks over the country.* seems to be the
sole title.
Charles T. Russell, of Allegheny. Pa.. Is
the father of the movement, and It dates
back to ibout 1974. Os course, the church
has. the members say. como on down
through all time. Russell has merely re
vived matters.
MINISTERS FIGHT
BEER IN COLLEGE
FIFTY-SIX PINTS FOR NINETY-SEV
EN MEN IS FIFTY-SIX PINTS
TOO MUCH.
BOSTON. Dec. M.—Recent reports of
the inauguration of “Kotnmers” at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
having aroused the clergymen of various
denominations, the matter was considered
formally by' the Baptist. Methodist and
Congregationalist ministers.
At the Methodist preachers meeting Rev.
Dr. W. T. Worth, of Auburndale, reported
for the investigating committee, saying
that Dr. Pritchett, the president of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
wrote to the committee a letter, In which
he said that the amount of beer drunk at
the "student smoker" was only 56 pints
for 97 men. and that he allowed gatherings
of ciasea on the property of the institu
tion. where a simple lunch was furnished,
to have a moderate amount of beer, rather
than have the students meet at hotels and
restauranta
The investigating committee declares
that it is not a question of pints and
quarts, but a question of principle.
Resolutions were adopted by this body
and somewhat similar ones presented by
Rev. Dr. A. C. Dixon at the Baptist
meeting, deploring the step taken which
"seeks to establish among students the
.beer drinking habits of German universi
ty life."’
A resolution offered at the Congregatlon
alist ministers meeting was tabled and
President Pritchett invited to address the
body next Monday on the "student prob
lem.”
JACK, THE THIEF CATCHER,
HELD A MAN ALL NIGHT
A burglar in John Pappa’s saloon, 11
South Broad street. Friday night was
treed by Pappa’s prize bull dog. Jack,
and guarded all night long, until the sa
loon was opend next morning and the
burglar discovered. Alas, the good dog’s
vigilance came to naught, for no sooner
had the burglar been transferred to hu
man surveillance than he made a dash
and attained hb liberty. Safely the dog
guarded him all through the night and he
had not dared to attempt an escape, but
when the faithful dog was called off and
only man stood between him and liberty,
he decided to take the chance and make
good his effort.
As soon as the porter found the burg
lar he reported it to J. M. Spear, who Is
employed In the place. ■
"What did you steal? he asked of the
burglar.
"Steal! steal!" exclaimed the man, "I
didn't steal anything. How the devil
couM a man steal when a dog had him
treed all night. Now. look here." con
-1 tinued the man. "I don’t think you ought
to have me arrested. 1 have suffered
enough, perched up there In the cold all
night with a bull dog as big as a lion
snarling at my heels.”
Spear was inclined to ponder over the
matter, and while he was considering the
matter, the burglar suddenly made a dash
for liberty. The dog had been called off
and the thief having no fear of man.
sprang past his human captor, jumped
through a glass door and was gone.
WEODINTo™
SET FOR SATURDAY
... -• .--to- way*’.!* 4 C
WITH HIS BRIDE THE SENATOR
WILL SAIL FOR AMERICA
JANUARY 4.
NEW YORK. Dec. 3—Senator Chaun
cey M. Depew, in radiant spirits and ro
bust health and bronzed by his sea voy
age, passed Sunday in Paris quietly and
congenially with a few friends this, his
last Sunday of single life, cables the Par
is correspondent of The Tribune.
He seems deeply impressed with the
cordial widespread interest taken in his
forthcoming marriage. Much to his as
tonishment his secretary brought him a
collection of clippings from the American
newspapers relating to the impending
event which so far exceed four thousand
in number.
Senator Depew starts this evening for
Nice, where his wedding with Miss May
Palmer will be celebrated on Saturday at
the Rev. Mr. Adamson s American Epis
copal church.
Senator Depew and his bride will return
to New York on the St. Louis, sailing
from Cherbourg on January 4.
PROPOSE TO EXTEND
ROAD TO ALBANY
VALDOSTA. Ga.. Dec. 3.—The directors
of the Atlantic, Valdosta and Western
railroad had a meeting Friday in this city
for the purpose of considering the matter
of issuing more bonds for the purpose of
extending the road on to Albany. Most of
the members were present by proxy, the
meeting being to put in legal form a
determination already reached. The direc
tors of the road made a trip over the line
some time ago and afterwards gave notice
that an application would be made for an
extension of the privileges of their char
ter so as to permit the completion of the
line to the Chattahoochee river, as was at
first contemplated. • *
SCHLEY IS'OFF AGAIftT’
FOR NEW YORK CITY
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24.—Admiral
Schley left yesterday at 10 o'clock via the
Pennsylvania railroad for New York,
where he will spend the holidays with his
daughter.
Pilgrim Barton's sermons are not so
very different from those of the average
minister. His audience Sunday was
small, and he took it for granted that all
present understood the plan under which
he was working. The new church accepts
most cf the doctrines of all the churches
and reconciles them to its own satisfac
tion. One church, they believe, puts all
its faith In one or several features of the
divine plan, other churches, another or
others, but the new church accepts prac
tically all and harmonizes them. "You
must bring every string of the harp Into
fclay to get complete harmony," Pilgrim
Barton says.
The plan of things, according to this
church, is very different from what most
people have always believed. The day of
Judgment Is to be thousand-year day. The
church, now being selected, will be the
judges of the wtftld. The millennium is
not to be a time when all are good, but
when every one. whether dead when it
comes or not, will be given another
chance. The church will be judges, all
people will be given another chance, and
if they prove worthy they will be allowed
to stay In happiness on the world forever.
Those that fall in this second trial will
be cut off. However, there la to be no
eternal damnation, according to this be
lief. You just simply cease to be.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1901,
WSNTS PUPILS
TDKEEPSEHS
HON. HOKE SMITH IS OPPOSED TO
DISMISSING CHILDREN FROM
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ’
*
Hon. Hoke Smith, president of the board
of education, does not believe that the
children of parents and guardians who do
not pay their taxes will lose their seats Id
the public schools.
He is of the opinion that it is the chil
dren of the poor who should be entitled
to education in the public schools.
Mr. Smith, speaking of the matter, said:
"I do not think there Is cause for un
easiness on the part of the children in
the public schools. It Is hardly probable
that any of them will lose their seats.
There may be a few In the schools not en
titled to be there. The board of education
has followed the policy, where the ques
tion of right to be in the schools was
doubtful, to solve the doubt in favor of
the child, believing it to be better that a
child should be Improperly admitted to
the schools than that a child should be
improperly excluded.
"I feel sure that a revision of the list
will greatly reduce the number of those
whose parents do not pay at least poll or
street tax, but the payment of tax by the
parents or guardians is not the legal test
for the admission of children into our
schools. Many ere the children of widows
without property and liable to no tax, and
even though the father should be alive
and by reason of his poverty unable to
contribute anything in money to the city,
none the less is it important that the
child should be trained mentally and mor
ally in schools. ' •
"Indeed, it is the opportunity which the
public schools give for the development
of such children, who otherwise could not
receive an education, that especially ap
peals to my head and heart.”
IN HiDDErORAWEB
SECRET IS FOUND
FRENCH MANUSCRIPT DECLARE-S
SECRET OF DUKE OF
ORLEANS.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 34-An Enquirer
special from Gallipolis, 0., says the dis
covery of a manuscript in a secret drawer
of an old clock in that city reveals a se
cret of the French court and shows the
reason for the visit to that city in 1788
of the Duke of Orleans, afterwards Louis
Philipe, of France.
The discovery wa made by Mr. Claude
M. Wall, wbo, wishing to make a device
to place in his window to attract Christ
mas purchasers, went to the storage room
where odds and ends were kept and found
an old French clock which had been cast
aside for many years.
Taking it apart, he found a secret draw
er. in which, to his amazement, he discov
ered an old parchment manuscript in
French wrapped with a portion of a flan
nel skirt of a child, richly embroidered
ahd bearing a monogram. A piece of the
fine lace was also with the manuscript.
Upon translation the manuscript, pur
ported to be a true history of Adele de
Alonquin. It was signed by Louis De Al
onquin, and dated October 15, 1789. It was
addressed to Adele, apparently to be giv
en her when she grew to maturity.
The substance of it was that Adele was
the daughter of the Duke of Orleans. The
mother died at the child's birth, ignorant
of the rank of its father. The writer was
then placed in charge of the child and
sent with it to Gallipolis, where there was
a French colony.
The story ran that he became her pre
ceptor, and finally after the visit of the
Duke of Orleans to Gallipolis it was deter
mined to send Adele to a Catholic school
in France. Adele’s mother, not being of
royal blood, the marriage was kept secret.
Mr. Wall has sent the paper to the
French ambassador at Washington. Some
portions of the papers, giving names and
lineage have not been made public.
cXeToniA,.
Bean the z? Th» You Hara Always Boqtf
THIEF FINDS BOOTY
IN BOARDING HOUSE
VALDOSTA, Ga.. Dec. 23—Several of
the young men who board at the Valdos
ta boarding house lost most of their
clothing, watches and other effects on
Wednesday, though the report of the rob
bery has Just come to light, the victims
hoping to capture the robber or robbers
without publicity. A young white man,
claiming to be from another town, was a
transient boarder at the house and he
disappeared the same day that the arti
cles did. It is believed that he was the
thief and a reward of S3O was ottered for
his arrest by the young men who were
robbed.- The same young man rented a
wheel from a local dealer to ride in the
country and has not returned. The bi
cycle dealer is also anxious to get hold
of him.
GROUNDTO DEATH
BY COTTON GIN
VALDOSTA, Ga., Dec. 23.—A terrible ac
cident happened to a young man named
Henry Williams, son of Mr. Jerry Wil
liams, who lives several miles from here
in Brooks county. While, feeding a gin
Friday his clothing was caught in the
shafting and his arm was Jerked from his
body. His thigh was also broken and his
head and face badly bruised. After lin
gering about two hours the young man
died in great agony.
Death of F. M. Jack.
F. M. Jack died Monday afternoon at
4:55 o’clock at his residence, 38 ’Church
street. His death resulted from paralysis.
He had been in bad health for some time,
and when the stroke of paralysis came it
was believed at once that there was little
hope for his recovery. l
Mr. Jack was nearly 62 years of age.
With the exception of the first four years
of his life he spent the entire time as a
resident of this city. Mr. Jack was well
known as a baker, having been engaged
in that business since the war. During the
war he made bread for the army, having
six ovens in Atlanta.
About 20 years ago Mr. Jack was noted
in Atlanta for his fine horses. He always
kept a beautiful pair, and they were the
admiration of every one in the city.
Mr. Jack had many friends in Atlanta,
and his death will cause much sorrow.
He is survived by his wife, two daugh
ters and two sons.
Mrs. P. Bester Brown Dies in Anniston
ANNISTON, Ala., Dec. 3.—Mr*. P. Bes
ter Brown, wife of one of Anniston’s most
prominent citizens, died at 9:40 last night
of heart failure after an Illness of only ten
minutes. She was the mother of Miss
Laura Brown and three other children.
Mrs. Brown was the daughter of Mrs. L.
J. Little, of Livingston.
WITT OF BONOS
WILL BL SETTLED
IMPORTANT NORTH CAROLINA
QUESTION PENDING BEFORE
U. 8. COURT OF APPEALS.
CHARLOTTB. N. C„ Dec. 23.-It is
learned on trustworthy authority that it
is tho Judgment of two of the judges of
the United States circuit court of appeals
that the bonds issued by Stanly and
Wilkes counties are valid, and must be
paid. It is said that Judges Boyd and
Morris so hold, while Judge Goff dis
sents. This decision is in cases involving
$200,000, but indirectly involves many bond
issues. The counties in question some
years ago issued bonds to aid in building
a railroad. A few years later it was found
that there was a technical flaw in the
way in which the laws authorizing the is
sues were passed by the legislature, and
the county authorities refused to pay any
more interest and Coler & Co., of New
York, for the various stockholders,
brought suit, and the case has been hotly
contested in the courts. Among the hold
ers of some of the bonds in question is
the University of North Carolina- The
case will probably go to the United States
supreme court. It has already been be
fore that tribunal once, on a certain
phase of its many features.
It is said that the efforts to have these
bonds declared void has hurt the sale of
North Carolina securities, and many
North Carolinians are fearful that the
state’s credit will be materially injured
by what they tertn efforts to get out of
paying a just debt by reason of a tech
nicality. Probably the worst feature of
the matter is that if the courts finally
hold that the bonds are worthless the suf
ferers will be innocent parties, who pur
chased the bonds in good faith, and who
had nothing to do with the handling of
the proceeds from their sale. The rail
roads which the bonds were intended to
aid have been built and in operation for
some years.
TURKEY MAY EXPEL
AMERICAN CITIZENS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—The state
department confirms the report that Mr.
Eddy, our charge at Constantinople, is in
correspondence with the porte relative to
the proposed expulsion of naturalized Am
erican citizens from Turkey unless these
citizens abandon their allegiance to the
United States.
Owing to the absence of a naturaliza
tion treaty between the United States and
Turkey our government has no spe
cial authority to interfere in behalf of
these naturalized citizens as against an
edict of expulsion. The reliance upon
broad principles of international law is
not strong for the principle that a nation
may refuse to allow its citizens to change
their nationality has been pretty well es
tablished. But, admitting the right of ex
pulsion, the United States government
has itself a right to Insist that this shall
not be attended by hardship such as
might result from the allowance of a very
limited period of time for leaving Tur
key. It is probable that Mr. Eddy will
take advanced ground on that point, if
he cannot secure the abandonment of the
projected order of expulsion.
CITIZENS DFIEXAS
OUSTED BE SULTAN
TURK DECLARES ALL VISITORS
MUST ABANDON UNCLE BAM IF
THEY WANT TO STAY.
DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 24.—A special to
The News from Waco, Texas, says:
Several citizens of Waco, formerly of
Beyrout, Syria, who went to their child
hood's home to visit friends, have cabled
here for transportation back to Texas,
having learned that the Turkish govern
ment objects to their presence in that por
tion of the sultan’s domain unless they
are willing to renew their allegiance to
Turkey and abandon their rights as natur
alized citizens of the United States. The
Syrian colony here is composed of sub
stantial citizens and they promptly met
the demand of their countrymen across
the ocean by sending transportation, as
desired. The leading Syrians here say the
sultan will rigidly enforce his order and
will deal harshly with his former subjects
unless the United States interferes in their
behalf.
WILL SODNSTTTLE
DISPUTE IN CHILE
RECALL OF MINISTER MAKES A
GOOD IMPRESSION IN
ARGENTINA.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—According to the
Valparaiso, Chili, correspondent of The
Herald the opinion prevails there that
even though negotiations may be stopped
at present the rupture between Chili and
Argentina will be only for a short time,
and will pave the way for a rapid settle
ment of the boundary controversy.
A large crowd made a friendly demon
stration in front of the United States, Co
lombian, Mexican, Ecuadorian and Brazil
ian consulates at Valparaiso Saturday.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-The recall of the
Argentine minister to Chill, Senor Portela,
has made a good Impression in Argentina,
says the Buenos Ayres correspondent ol
The Herald.
The correspondent also says that the Ar
gentina government will prepare an ex
planatory note, embodying the points of
the dispute and will send it to King Ed
ward, of Great Britain, the arbitrator of
the boundary question.
ENGLAND INTERESTED -
IN THE CORONATION
NEW YORK. Dec. 24.—There is as yet
no official announcement of the corona
tion naval review next June, but at the
admiralty arrangements are already be
ing made for it, and, as far as possible,
the precedent of 1897 will be followed on
that occasion, says a dispatch to The
Tribune from London. Fourteen foreign
powers were represented, each by a single
ship, but the chief attraction was the
outward and visible sign of the strength
of the British navy. Before the corona
tion takes place it is expected that the
Prince of Wales will be promoted to the
rank of admiral, and will be In supreme
command at Spithead wheii the fleet is
reviewed by his father.
I Cure Men and Women
of any form of chronic nervou* disease*, no
matter how obstinate or deep seated the case.
Twenty years of my life have been devoted tc
their study and treatment. I have cured
hundreds of patient* »t their homes. Write
me fully. J. NEWTON HATHAWAY, M. D..
M Inman Bldg, Atlanta, Ga.
CHRISTMAS DA Y 1864
General Sherman waa in Savannah—At
lanta was in ashes, and there were burn
ed houses, desolated and impoverished
homes and poverty-stricken families from
the mountains to the seaboard in Georgia.
The Confederate forces were still hold
ing the lines in Virginia fighting all the
time against odds and very largely
against hope.
Provisions were scarce and very high.
Confederate money was getting less and
less valuable every day.
Scarcely a home had escaped bereave
ment, none had escaped great anxiety and
privation and the outlook was fairly dense
with overshadowing gloom and apprehen
sion.
Our little family skedaddled in front of
Sherman, and we were three full weeks
in getting around and away from his
tolls before we reached the refugee shelt
er once more. General Wheeler occupied
the refugee shelter when he and General
Sherman’s troops were close together, and
General Wheeler’s troops took everything
in sight, because, as you know, he thought
Sherman might take all we had and he
might as well take it himself.
One lusty hog fled to the canebrake and
saved his hide until we came back when
we butchered him. because we had noth
ing but torn bread to eat, and that must
be hauled twenty miles, from Twiggs
county, before we might eat the corn
pone. Such destruction and such confus
ion as we encountered!
When I think of General Kruger's peo
ple down in South Africa, my mind goes
back to the southern people during the
civil war. . »».
But there was wood to be had for the
cutting and hauling and we had fires to
keep the house warm. There was no Ker
osene in those days, but pine knots were
plentiful, so we did not sit in the dark.
alleged swindle
SULL UNDER FIRE
REMARKABLE STATE OF AFFAIRS
DEVELOPED BY INVESTIGATION
BIRMINGHAM DEBENTURE CO.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Dec. 24.—As the
affairs of the Birmingham Debenture Re
demption company are probed the more
sensational become the developments. W.
L. Dodd, who was secretary and treasu
rer of the company up to the time it was
sold to G. W. Morgan, president of the
Continental Security Redemption compa
ny, and was absorbed by that company,
is on trial before United States Commis
sioner Cornish on the charge of fraudu
lent use of the malls.
The evidence tends to show that tne
Birmingham Debenture Redemption com
pany was organized with a capital of only
$5,000 and that but 20 per cent of this was
ever paid up. .
The business was carried on for about a
year and then the stockholders sold out
to George W. Morgan. The total amount
paid by Morgan was $12,500 and, the most
remarkable feature of the case is that .his
amount, according to the evidence, seems
to have been paid out of the assets of the
company. It is alleged that Morgan paid
the stockholders in checks and asked them
to wait a few days before presenting the
same to the bank. They complied with
this request and, it is alleged, Morgan
took charge of the company in the mean
time and when the checks were finally
presented for payment the money which
they were paid came out out treasury of
tho company. It is alleged that there
was something over $13,C00 in the treas
ury of the Birmingham Debenture Re
demption company when it was sold and
that there were notes besides. The stock
holders of the Birmingham Debenture Re
demption company required no bond of
Morgan to secure the carrying out by
him of the contracts which had been
made.
The principal witness in the case has
been Captain Reuben F. Kolb, who was
president of the Birmingham Debenture
Redemption company at the time the sale
was consummated. Captain Kolb is one
of the most prominent men in Alabama.
He was three times a candidate for gov
ernor. He told of the organization of the
company and expressed® the opinion that
the scheme of operation was feasible. He
said that the company was organized with
$5,000 capital but that only 20 per cent of
this amount was ever paid up; the enter
prise being launched on an actual capital
of SI,OOO. He had 100 shares of stock, for
which he paid S2OO. When the sale oc
curred he received $2,000 for this. He said
that he was asked by Mr. Morgan to wait
a few days before presenting his check
for payment and that he did wait nine
days. He said that he did not know that
the checks issued by Morgan in payment
for the stock were finally paid out of the
money that was in the treasury of the
company when the sale took place. He
was shown some of the literature of the
company on which it was set forth that
the treasurer was under $50,000 bond. He
said that the treasurer was originally
under $50,000 bond but that a meeting
was held after the advertising matter
had been printed and the security com
pany was released by resolution from all
liability over $5,000. He said that he was
not actively connected with the company,
simply signing the certificates in blank.
The active management devolved upon the
secretary and treasurer. W. L. Dodd.
Another prominent witness was Henry (
B. Gray, vice president of the company
at the time of the sale. Mr. Gray is
president of the Peoples’ Savings Bank
and Trust company and is treasurer of
Jefferson county. He testified that he
knew absolutely nothing of the operation
of the company and that he went into it
at the solicitation of Captain Kolb, W. L.
Doud and W. D. Lee.
STOPS THE COUCH
AND WORKS OFF THE COLD.
Laxative Brom-Quinine Tablets cure * cold lz
one day. No Cure, No Pay. Price *5 cent*.
J. W. ANDREWS KILLS
HIS FATHER-IN-LAW.
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GRIFFIN, Ga.. Dec. 24.—J. M. Davis
was killed Sunday night at 7 o’clock by
hie son-in-law, J. W. Andrews, at the lat
ter’s home, two miles from Sunnyside.
Particulars which have reached this city
are very meagre, but it seems that the
killing was justifiable.
The men had some trouble over a set
tleirfent several weeks since -but it was
thought that it had been settled satisfac
torily to both parties.
It is said that on Sunday Mr. Davis
went over into Fayette county, and after
drinking rather hard he returned and
went- to the home of Mr. Andrews, calling
him to the door and telling him that he
came to settle the trouble and it must be
done if it had to be settled in h—ll, at
the same time reaching in his hip pocket.
Andrews stepped back into the house and
securing his gun opened fire upon Davis
striking himln the side of the face. _
BURGLARS~GETS2,Odd
IN LOGANSVILLE, GA.
LOGANBVILLE, Ga., Dec. 23.— Burglars
entered the large retail store of Hodges,
Kilgore & Co. here Thursday night and
blew open the safe and carried off about
$2,000 in money and notes. They then pro
ceeded to cut the telephone wire between
this place and Monroe and made good
their escape. No trace of the robbers has
been found.
If any of our readeiJ have ever been
without fires in cold weather and without
candles or kerosene oil they will under
stand our thankful feelings when we had
good fires and light enough to read fairly
well after nightfall. A good friend loan
ed me two or three of Miss Muhlbach's
historical novels, and although they were
printed on the coarsest of paper and had
coverings made of wallpaper, the inside
reading was delightful, because it took
me out of myself and my troubles and
for the time being I was entertained per
fectly and while the torchlight was flick
ering very often my interest in her well
drawn characters never waned until each
book was finished.
One dear little boy had "passed on" to
the better land in September and his love
ly little brother must have entertainment,
so I read aloud to him on those Christmas
holiday nights in Bunyan’s "Pilgrim's
Progress.”
It was ancient script with its long S’s,
and the little boy was not equal to them.
So we enjoyed "Great Heart.” and
“Christiana,” and her children, In the
sweetest and most comforting way for
both mother and little boy.
That holiday season was the dear child’s
last Christmas on earth, because he also
passed on to the better land by the middle
of the incoming year to meet hia brother
and little sister, and the Christmas of 1865
found a childless mother on earth in a
war devastated home and three dear lit
tle ones safe in heaven.
We had no luxuries in the Christmas
season of 1864. unless it was a couple of
pounds of yellow sugar at $8 per pound to
sweeten the rye coffee or wheat coffee or
sweet potato coffee as it happened to be.
It made raspberry leaf tea taste almost
as good as Yang Hyson, but the sugar
did get away surprisingly, because it tast-
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IRISH NATIONAL MUSEUM.
A $600,000 Corporation Organized to
Make Irish Exhibit at Bt. Louia
World’s Fair.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 23.— " The Irish people
will be represented at the St. Loul®
World’s Fair with an exhibit which will
show the other people of the world what
an important factor that race of people
has been in its development,” said Cap
tain John J. O’Connor, secretary of the
Irish World’s Fair association, to a press
representative yesterday. “Under the flag
of every nation on the globe the Irishman
will be found in the front rank as citi
zen, soldier and statesman, and yet at
the great international expositions of the
past this mighty race of people have had
no distinctive representation outside of
an alleged ’lrish village’ in the ‘Mid
way.’ It is high time Irishmen of brains
and culture took this matter in hand.
In St. Louis Irishmen there are plenty
who realize the truth of lhe situation.
They have perfected tho organization of
the Irish World’s Fair Association, and
kt has been decided that the exhibit which
t will have at the Louisiana Purchase Ex
position in 1903 shall be made permanent
after the fair, and sfiall be known as
■The. Irish National Museum.’ A corpo
ration with a capital of $600,000, divided
into 600,000 shares of SI.OO each, will invite
Irishmen in all parts of the world to be
come stockholders. Thtf building this
company will erect will be a fireproeu,
permanent structure, and in it will be
stored a display of Irish products, anti
quities, literature and arts.”
An Irish world’s fair commission will be
appointed in every state and territory of
the United States; commissioners will be
appointed in several foreign countries,
and it is probable that an honorary
board of foreign directors will be chosen.
The organization of a ladies’ auxiliary is
also under consideration.
Five Victims on Dead Liist.
PITTSBURG. Dec. 24.—Five of the
victims of the Singer-Nimick mill explo
sion which occurred last Saturday morn
ing are dead. The fifth victim is William
Sharp, helper, aged 35 years, of Elliotts
borough, who was scalded about the face,
head and body. He died early yesterday
at Mercy hospital. Another. Mr. John
storx is not expected to live through the
day.
Some men pay cash for everything they buy
because they want to and others because they
have to.
BY
MRS. IF. H. FELTON.
cd bo good to uz all after a long experi
ence with sorghum syrup.
But we had molasses cakes and molasses
candy and California beer sweetened with
home-made molasses, and how thankful
we were to have flour to make cakes, and
syrup to make candy, and the necessary
sweetening for California beer.
A dear good neighbor had saved some
sweet potatoes from the Yankees, and
when the little boy went over with us to
see these good friends there were nice
roasted potatoes to make him happy. We
had muffin bread with a little gravy and
sometimes syrup. The cows and sheep
were rushed away into Twiggs county
ahead of both armies, so we had milk and
butter, and occasionally some mutton to
eat during Christmas, and the little boy
found a silver dollar In his stocking,
which was like the gold guinea which the
Vicar of Wakefield's wife put tn her daugh
ter’s pocket, but was not to be spent un
der any circumstances. But he had a
home made trap which was set out on
a bleak hillside covered with yellow broom
sedge, and the trap caught eight part
ridges at one fall, so the Christmas time
was made glad in an unexpected way, and
the partridges were perfectly delightful to
the young sportsman, when served for the
family breakfast so long as they lasted.
Thirty-seven years have come and gone
since that Christmas of 1864. As I sit be
fore a wood fire tonight with snow on the
ground outside, and all nature hushed
under its white covering, the most vivid
recollections of the Christmas of 1864 come
to my mind, and I see a youthful mother,,;
with her arm about a bright-eyed little
boy, and both his arms resting on her
lap as she reads aloud of “Great Heart's”
Journey to the heavenly home, and the
prayer goes up "May these dear ones meet
me on that shining shore!”
OPERATION BRINGS
RELIEF TO ALGER
DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 3.-Gen. R. A.
Alger, formerly secretary of war, who
was operated on yesterday, passed a very
comfortable night and was reported in
good condition this morning by Dr. Long
year.
At 8 o’clock his pulse was 80 and his
temperature was 99.8. He slept almost all
night and was much freer from pain this
morning.
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