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REPORT MADE TOTHEHDUSE ON DEPOT THE COMMITTEE TELLS OF ITS WORK-REPORT INCL UDES CORRESPONDENCE AND IT SAYS WORK WAS IN VAIN. The report of the joint committee of the senate and the house of representatives for the erection of a union passenger sta tion in Atlanta, appointed under a reso lution adopted last year, has been com piled by the state printer and is being attributed among the members of the -house and the senate. The report is a rather voluminous pam phlet. containing vi printed pages, and gives In full all the work that has been done by the joint committee in its efforts to build a union passenger station upon the state site in Atlanta. It contains all the correspondence the committee had with the various roads entering Atlanta, with the city council, and with the archi tects who were empowered to draw up plans for the erection of the new depot here. The first letters in the report are those from the presidents of the different roads, announcing their willingness to co-operate •with the state in the erection of the new depot, provided suitable room could be found on the state cite to accommodate the growing demands upon a union pas sen ger station in Atlanta. The report further shows that, in com pliance with the request of President Samuel Spencer, of the Southern road, a meeting of the committee and personal representatives of all the roads was held in Atlanta, in the building, on February 19, 1902. and that at this meet ing it was decided to have the leading architects of the city submit plans for the erection of the new passenger sta tion. Several of the architects replied, and. owing to his eminence in his profes sion. Mr Bradford L. Gilbert was desig nated to draw the plans. No money for this purpose having been appropriated, the money was raised by voluntary con tributions. On February 26. 1902. President Spen cer wrote to the committee, laying be fore it the difficulties of erecting a pas senger station on the site owned by the state, but announcing the determination of the Southern to co-operate with the state if feasible plans could be secured. On March 31st. Mr. Gilbert submitted rough plans for the erection of the de pot. in which he recommended the clos ing of Pryor and Loyd streets, the rais ing of the tracks and the erection of the depot of steel. This plan provided for the erection of nine through elevated tracks, with passenger waiting rooms, ex press and freight offices and the like on the ground floor, beneath the tracks. He estimated that the actual construction of the depot would occupy about one year. It Anally, however, became impossible for the ccmmittee to secure the consent of ail the railroads to enter the new pas senger station upon the terms demanded by the state, and the different corres pondence to this effect is printed in the report, which ends with the following statement from the committee, signed by all its members: "Thus it becomes apparent that the in ability of your committee to obtain the consent of all the railroads at present en tering the union passenger station to the building of a union passenger station on the state's property on which union pas senger station now stands, and the refu sal of the mayor and council of Atlanta to consent to the occupancy of any portion ,o Wall street by L.e proposed structure. • rendered further progress in the efforts of your committee to erect the proposed station under the terms of the act of the general assembly Impossible. The provis ion of the law under which we were act ing that a contract must be entered in to by each of the roads entering the city of Atlanta to become the tenants of the state or of the lessees of the state road unless the termination of the present ‘ lease, was fatal Os course the state has the right to condemn so much property as may be necessary for the purpose of a new station, but your committee was not clothed with this power. They could do nothing to protect the interest of the state v thout the consent and co-operation of railroad companies whose interests do -not harmonize with the interest of the ■state. •This committee was not raised for the purpose of advising the general assem bly and it will not presume to do so. but ft has been demonstrated through these ■negotiations between this committee and the railroads, that no agreement can ever be reached between the conflicting In terests. and that If the value of the state's railroad, now worth twelve millions of dollars, is to be preserved, provision must be made for the erection on the present site of a union passenger station without . waiting for the assent and approval of any person or corporation. •It is the opinion of your committee that a union passenger station con trolled by the state is essential to the pro tection of the state's property and that a failure to build a union station will de crease the value of the state road to an extent which cannot be estimated at this time. It is our opinion that this is a vital question to the Interests of the state and one that merits your most earn est consideration. ••Respectfully submitted. A. D. CANDLER, chairman; •THOMAS EGLESTON, "JOHN N. HOLDER. "J. FERRIS CANN. "W. A. KNOWLES.” Coronation medals mads of gun metal have been presented by the king to the household police at Windsor Castle. - - - Will You Write a Postal To Cet Well? Send me no money—simply a postal card, stating the book you need. Or tell me a friend who needs one. 1 will then mail an order—good at any drug store—for six bottles Dr. Shoop's Restorative. Tou may test it a month to prove what it can do. If it succeeds, the cost is 15.50. If it falls. 1 will pay the druggist myself. I will leave the decision to you. I risk those six bottles on the faith that my Restorative will cure. I have risked , tnem tn hundreds of thousands of cases. . and 39 out of 40 have paid because they got well. Otherwise not a penny is wanted. After a lifetime of effort I have learned how to strengthen the inside nerves. My Restorative brings back that power which alone makes every vital organ act. There is no other way to cure chronic diseases: no other way o make weak organs well. Won’t you ask about a remedy that stands a test .ike that? Simply state (Rank No. I on Dyspepsia, which book you Book Xo. Zon the Heart, want, and address x-2' i ’• Dr. Shcop. Box Book Nx 5 for Men te-aled.) H<. Ra.-ine. Wix ! Book Nc. «on Rheumatism. iftld eases, not chronic, are often cured by or.e or two bottles. At ail druglv-a. ALMOST UNDER ENGINE'S WHEELS THE NARROW ESCAPE OF YARD MASTER J.T. ELLIOTT. He Rolled Off the Track Just In Time to Save Himself From a Horri rible Death. PITTSBURG. Pa.. Oct. 29.—Yardmaster J. T. Elliott had a narow escape from death in the Pennsylvania railroad yards which was atended by circumstances that were peculiar in more ways than one. He had just thrown a switch and was crossing the track in front of an engine when he was seen to stagger and then suddenly to collapse. He fell almost under the pilot but fortunately rolled off the track to one side. He was not injured. “After that.” said he to a reporter, “I made up my mind to quit work. The fall which might have cost me my life was caused by a nervous trouble and might occur again at any time. "But you don't seem to have the trou ble now.” remarked the newspaper man. "No. 1 am all right now. Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People brought me around again after the doctors had nounced me incurable. The trouble began with a severg pain in the legs and the physician at that time said .. was mus cular rheumatism. He gave me medi cine w’hich 1 took for some time without seeing any improvement. The pain con tinued and my strength kept ebbing away. I noticed that I was not as agile as I used to be and could not catch and climb a moving car as readily as I once did. Then came my narrow escape and 1 gave up work. “A different physician -this time said 1 had locomotor ataxia, but I only grew worse under his treatment. I began to have attacks of vomiting, one of which lasted for sixteen aays. I grew thin as a skeleton and very weak. Finally I had a consultation of three Pittsburg phy sicians and they pronounced me incura ble. The pain in my body and legs con tinued to increase and became so severe that I had to take morphine sometimes to get a little relief. I became just about helpless with no control of my legs. “During the Christmas holidays in 1901 a friend in lowa City sent me a clipping from a newspaper telling of a remarka ble cure of locomotor ataxia in the case of D. C. Peak, of Milwaukee, Wls., by Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People. So I began taking them. I followed direc tions carefully and soon began to im prove. It was gradual but sure and now I am like another man. I can go around and took a three weeks’ trip a little while ago without experiencing any bad re sults. I have not had a pain or a vomit ing spell since I began taking Dr. Wil liams’ Pink Pills.” Mr. Elliott was in the employ of the Pennsylvania railroad for fourteen years as brakeman, then conductor and finally as yardmaster. He lives at No. 5815 Parker street, Pittsburg, Pa., and is ready to corroborate the above state ment His cure from locomotor ataxia is only one of many accomplished by Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People and furnishes aditional proof that this is not ar. ordinary medicine. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are wonderful in their potency in nervous troubles, small or great, and as they are on sale in every drug store throughout the country, they are within reach of all. That they cured such a severe nervous disorder as that of Mr. Elliott, proves the power of the remedy in lesser troubles, such as sciatica, neu ralgia, nervous headache. St. Vitus’ dance and nervous debility. At all druggists, or direct from Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.. fifty cents per box; six boxes for two dollars and a half. VETFINDSGOMRADE AFTER 37 YEARS’ SEARCH THEY FOUGHT TOGETHER BRAVE LY AT JONESBORO AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND EACH OTHER. MACON, Ga.. Oct. 28.—A letter was re ceived in Macon yesterday that contained a greeting from a Confederate veteran in Rosser, Ala., to another in Macon. The two had been looking for each other for the past 37 years and had not been able to locate each other until a few days ago. The two men are C. P. Roberts, of Macon, and J. A. Davison, of Rosser, Ala. The mutual discovery was made in this way: About two weeks ago Mr. Davison sent a letter to a Georgia, paper which gave a vivid portrayal of how the union battle flag was seen in the thick of the fight at Jonesboro and how a gallant southern youth, named C. P. Roberts, made a dash for it, and was not expected to be seen alive again. The paper ended by asking if any one could give any Information about the man who .made the heroic at tempt to take the flag and was himself captured. Judge A. L. Miller saw the .letter and a,t once called the attention of Mr. Robert*, who wrote to his friend, asking him to attend the reunion at Columbus. A reply was yesterday received, which was in part as follows: "Is it possible that you are still among the living and | have at last located you? I can hardly realize it. Wish I could tell you how much I have felt since the receipt of your letter yesterday. It would give me much pleasure to attend the annual reunion at Columous which you suggest. I can think of nothing that would give me more pleasure than to make the trip.” Mr. Roberts tells an interesting story not known to his friend how, after he was captured and was being sent northward through Tennessee to be imprisoned on Johnson's Island, he leaped from a mov ing train and took to the woods, making his escape while shots were being fired from the rear at every step. BOTHA AND DELAREY WILL VISIT AMERICA LONDON, Oct. 27.—General Dewet in formed a representative of the Associat ed Press today that he would sail for South Africa November Ist. He added: "Botha and Delarey still intend paying a visit to America.” Engineer and Tramp Killed in Wreck. NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 27.—The north bound train on the Mississippi Valley, which left here at 10:15 last night, was wrecked south of Baton Rouge as a re sult of running into a drove of cows. The entire train was ditched. Engineer Harry Kohlman and a negro tramp were killed. Monroe H. Hughes, the negro fireman, was fatally injured. The passengers had miraculous escapes. None of them were hurt. THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOUBNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1902. MANY GRAVES YAWN FOR NATIVES CITIES IN THE ORIENT ARE AL MOST DEPOPULATED BY RAV AGES OF CHOLERA AMONG ALL CLASSES OF PEOPLE. WASHINGTON. Oct. 28.—The fearful ravages of plague and cholera in the old world are set forth in mail advices re ceived by the marine hospital service. From Manila Chief Quarantine Officer Perry makes a conservative estimate that the cases of cholera that have actually occurred in the Philippine islands since March 20 last, aggregate 75,000, with a mortality of 75 per cent. He says, under date of September 19. that the disease has practically disappear ed from those provinces first infected, but those most recently affected are suffering severely. The province of Iloilo and the adjacent province of Negros are badly in fected and the situation Is alarming. Some of the towns In these provinces have lost 10 per cent of their population and the epidemic continues severe. In Japan the latest advices show that there have been 4,349 cases and 1.650 deaths from cholera. The cholera situation in China is summed up as follows: Provinces of Hunan and Shansi, the cities report as follows: Nanking, epidemic, 40,000 deaths; Foo Chow, epidemic: Shouyang Helen, epidem ic, 3.000 cases per day: Hsln Chou, epi demic; Taiyuan Fu, epidemic; Hsia Oti entse, epidemic; Shouyang, epidemic. Shihlich. epidemic; Chenglochlen, epidem ic; Kinkiang, reported; Nanchlngfu, re ported; Cheoyang, reported; Hankow, re ported; Tien Tsin, reported; Soochow, re ported. In Hong Kong since the beginning of the outbreak there have beer\4s9 cases and 396 deaths. Notwithstanding this the lo cal authorities declare the colony free from plague infection. According to the report of a represen tative of the director general of the Egyp tian health department the cholera epi demic continues to claim a very large number of victims. The number of infect ed places increased to 1.557. The number of cases registered during the week ended September 15, amounted to 9,465, with 8,278 deaths. Os the 28,520 cases of cholera registered between July 15 and August 15, 23,884 were fatal. During the four days from Sep tember 15 to September 19 there were reg istered 4,048 cases and 1.050 deaths. Suez, betweea September 15 and Sep tember 19, 29 fresh cases were registered. In Damietta the dally number of cases recorded is said to be 20. Karnak and Luxor are also • Infected with the disease. In Alexandria during the week ended September 15, 64 cases of cholera occur red among Europeans, with 41 deaths, and during the following days 35 cases and 25 deaths were recorded. WATCH THE LABEL ON YOUR SEMI-WEEKLY AND IF IT HAS THE MARK OF A BLUE PENCIL YOU MAY KNOW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION HAS EXPIRED AND THAT NOW IS THE TIME TO RENEW. BUY A SI.OO MONEY ORDER OR SEND US 100 ONE-CENT STAMPS, SELECT YOUR PREMIUM AND GET YOUR READ ING MATTER FOR THE NEXT YEAR. prominent~men"will ADDRESS DEMOCRATS A rally of the Democrats of Georgia will be held next Friday evening at the Grand under the auspices bf the Toung Men's Democratic League of Atlanta. There will be speaking and music and shouting for Democratic principles and maybe an entertainment of some kind after the rally at the Grand. The execu tive committee of the league will meet this afternon in the office of Van A. Batchelor, president of the league, for the purpose of discussing the advisability of giving a banquet or some other kind of entertainment to the distinguished Dem ocrats who will be in Atlanta for the pur pose of attending the rally. Among the speakers at the rally on Fri day night will be United States Senator A. 8. Clay, United States Senator John T. Morgan, Hon. Patrick Calhoun, Hon. John Allen, of Mississippi, and others whose names are equally well known to the Democrats of this country,but who are so far removed from the possibilities of a presidential boom as to give tone and character to the rally and preclude the possibility of the thought that they are speaking for their own interests or tor anything else than the good of the party. Invitations have been extended to the Georgia senate, the house of representa tives, state house officials, the mayor and general council, city hall officials and other prominent local men to attend the rally and they will all doubtless avail themselves of the opportunity for hearing distinguished men who are coming to Atlanta for the purpose of giving the young men of the city and the benefit their views upon the national questions that are the issues of the two leading parties. Hon. Patrick Calhoun is now in Texas, but will arrive in Atlanta in time for the rally, coming here especially for that purpose. On his way here he will call by for Senator Morgan and they will come together. SIGHT OFLUKE'CARSON HAS BEEWRESTORED HIM Luke Carson, an old and highly respect ed resident of Savannah, is at St. Joseph’s infirmary, where he has undergone a suc cessful surgical operation, resulting in the restoring of his eyesight. Mr. Carson’s first visit to Atlanta was in 1840. He is a careful observer and his talks of old times in Savannah are as in teresting as a fascinating novel. The "ante-bellum days” and the people whose names are historic are familiar to him and come back as real as if tney walked and talked again in like. EMPERoFfRANCIS JOSEPH HAS A NARROW ESCAPE VIENNA, Oct. 27.—While Emperor Francis Joseph was driving from his country place at Schoenbrunn today the horses attached to his carriage became unmanageable and he jumped out of the vehicle and walked the remainder of the distance to the Hofburg. No one was hurt but great excitement was caused by the rumors to the effect that the emperor had been ljured. CASTOR 1A For Infants and Children. fiid Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of + ♦ ♦ SECRETARY WILSON ♦ + THANKS THE JOURNAL ♦ 4> POULAN, Ga., Oct. 11. + «i* Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Ga.: ♦ 4> Gentlemen —I want to thank + 4> you for full and correct reports + + you gave of our recent nut <• 4* growers’ convention and son the ♦ 4* kind editorials in reference to 4* 4* the Industry. , 4> 4* Very truly yours, + 4* J. F. WILSON, ♦ 4* Secretary National Nut Grow- ♦ er s’ Association. 4* 4» ♦ 4>4 . 4 ,4.4.4.4.4*4>4>4>4>4>4>4>4>* ROOSEVELT CELEBRATED BIRTHDAY MONDAY WASHINGTON, Oct. 27—President Roosevelt today quietly celebrated the 44th anniversary of his birth. He was down in his office early, going over some matters with Secretary Cortelyou, who had just returned from Canton. Many messages of congratulation were received and numerous remembrances ar rived during th -’ morning. Among the hit ter were many flowers. A committee representing the Hungarian club, of New York, of which the president is an honorary member, in accordance with their custom for several years, called to congratulate him upon his anniversary. The committee consisted of Marcus Braun, president of the club; Julius Wolff, John Blau and Edward Kohn. Several members of the cabinet also called to extend their congratulations, Secretary Hitchcock being the first to ar rive. OPERATORS KICKING ON THE ONION AGAIN _____ * BAER OBJECTED TO MITCHELL AS REPRESENTATIVE OF ORGAN IZATION—MITCHELL RE PLIES. WASHINGTON. Oct. 28.—Before opening the proceedings the members of the com mission representatives of the contesting factions were photographed. Judge Gray, the president of the commission, then read the order creating the commission, and in a general way outlined the pro ceedure to be followed in the presentation. He stated that, in accordance with the Immortal practice among English speak ing peoples, the commission would first receive the statements of demands of the miners who were to be regarded for the purpose of this case as the prosecutors. The reply of the other side would then be heard. Judge Gray said, in order that the commission might have before it a defi nite issue. At the conclusion of Judge Gray’s re marks, President Mitchell stated that he had with him the fdrmal demands made by the miners upon the company and at the suggestion ot Judge Gray he read the statement of the miners’ demands adopted by the Shamokin convention, the rejec tion of which resulted in the strike. Wal ter Edward Weyl was also present as a representative of the miners. The hear ing room was crwwded with theypeople Interested In the c:hse and with spectators. President Baer objected to the appear ance of Mr. Mitchell as a representative of the United Miners’ Union of Ameri ca and added that he had no objection to offer against Mr. Mitchell’s appearance as a representative of the United Coal Miners generally. Mr. Baer’s object was to avoid the recognition of the mine work ers’ union as an order. Mr. Mitchell replied that the objections raised as to his status were not involved in the case. He said that he appeared as a representative of the anthracite coal miners, and distinctly refrained In his re ply from mentioning the union. LABOR AND CAPITAL MEET PEACEMAKERS WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.—While the coal strike commission was in session the mine operators proposed to place a special train at the disposal of the commission if it was desired to visit the mines. After adjournment the commission in executive session decided to reject this of fer of the operators. WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.—The anthra cite coal strike commission met at 2 o’clock this afternoon in the hearing room of the Interstate commerce commission. All the members of the committee were present, occupying seats on the bench. Mr. Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers, and District President Fahey appeared for the miners, and the coal carrying roads were represented as follows: President Baer, of the Reading rail road; E. B. Thomas, chairman of the board of the Pennsylvania Coal com pany and Hilsdale Coal and Iron compa ny; Alfred Walter, president of the Le high Valley; W. H. Truesdale, president of the Delaware, Lackawanna and West ern; David Wilcox, vice president of the Delaware and Hudson; John B. L. Herr, vice president of the Scranton Coal Com pany and Elk Hill Coal and Iron com pany; J. H. Torrey, attorney for the Del aware and Hudson, and G. I. Cowan, at torney for the Lehigh Valley company. The Preliminaries. Notwithstanding there are quite a number ot details to be arranged, the members of the commission are hopeful that they will be able to complete the preliminary arrangements at one sitting. So far as the operators and miners have expressed themselves, they have indica ted a willingness to subordinate their desires in the matter of time and place of hearing to the wishes of the commis sion. It is the general understanding that practically all the meetings for the taking of testimony will be held in the anthracite regions, and it is believed that the commissipn will be able to get to work during the present week. Another preliminary question which will require attention is that as to the questions to be taken up by the commis sion. Mr. Mitchell, who reached Wash ington at 2 o’clock this morning, accom panied by District President Fahy, will press for a very general inquiry, while it is understood that the operators will seek to restrict the inquiry. Dr. Charles P. O’Neill, assistant re corder of the commission, called on President Roosevelt today to pay his re spects. Although the president feels that matters involved are now out of his hands, he took occasion to impress upon his visitors the great importance of the investigation and the far-reaching char acter of the results to be achieved. FOUR WIVES LAND FLORIDIAN IN JAIL PENSACOLA. Fla.. Oct. 27.—A surplus of wives has caused Silas Ramer, a white man, to take up residence in the county jail. He was arrested yesterday for con temnt of court and the storv of a multi plicity of wives has developed therefrom. Although by no means handsome, Ra mer, during the past ten years, has had no less than four wives. Twft of these are known to be living, and it was from this surplus that his troubles emanated. TOY SHIPS TO INCRUSE SPEED ADMIRAL O’NEILL, OF ORD NANCE BUREAU, WANTS ALL ON BATTLESHIP TO BE REAL FIGHTERS. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 27 —Admiral O'Neill, of the naval bureau of ordnance, in his annual report made public today, says that the ordnance bureau wants 313,- 182,806 next year, of which amount $lO,- 000,000 is to be devoted to arms and arm ament for the new warships. Admiral O’Neill says that for the first time in years the manufacture of armor has progressed In a satisfactory manner; 612 tons were delivered at the various ship yards during the year, with prospects of largely increasing the deliveries. No improvement worth speaking of seems to have been made in the quality of the armor of late. Guns, powder and projectiles have each made a decided ad vance, rendering it all the more necessary that there should be an Improvement in the quality of armor, but none seems to be in sight at present. With the exception of ignition and shell powder, no black or other than smoke less powder has been purchased or manu factured for the navy since the Spanish- American war. All new ships, beginning with the Kearsarge and Kentucky, have been supplied with outfits of smokeless powder and, in addition, some thirty of the old vessels have been thus supplied. The manufacture of smokeless powder during the past year has progressed in a satisfactory manner, so far as quality Is concerned. Though not so much as to the amount delivered. New Shell Is Invented. The most interesting event during the year in connection with projectiles. Is the development of a new type of shell, com bining the advantages of the armor piercing with the common shell, that is, having the perforating power of. the reg ular armor-piercing projectlie with the capacity for a large bursting charge. The requirements for these shells on the esti mate are that at a prescribed velocity they shall completely perforate, unbroken, a plate of hard faced armor, a calibre in thickness, and then be in condition for effective bursting. A number of shells of this description have been ordered, and the first three lots have successfully passed the requirements. These shells are fitted with soft caps. A novel device tried during the year was the “tracer,” which renders a shell visible during the night to the gunner, but invisible to the persons at the tar get, this being accomplished by the inser tion of a burning composition in the base of the shell. The use of the electric power for hand ling guns and turrets Is unqualifiedly en dorsed as better than any other system. Progress of Artillery. Admiral O’Neill finds that the best way to illustrate the tremendous development of artillery In late years is to cite two cases, that of the six-inch gun and the 12-lnch gun. The former used to weight only 4.8 tons, was only 30-caliber in length, with a muzzle energy of 2,773 foot tons and a practicable rate of fire of two and a half shots per minute. The new type Is 50-cali bers in length, uses smokeless powder, weighs eight tons, can be fired eight times per minute and has a muzzle energy of 5,- 83Q foot tons. In other words It is 600 per cent more powerful than the old gun. The 12-lnch gun shows an Increase in energy over the old gun of 35 1-2 per cent. Admiral O’Nehl says that no such rate of Increase is looked for in the near fu ture. There is to be a general revolution of the batteries of the older ships. Speed vs. Armament. Admiral O’Neill has much to say re specting speed versus armament. He ar gues that a ship is naturally a compromise between various necessities and says: "All nations are afflicted with the speed craze at Intervals and this country is no exception, and unless each batch of new vessels can equal or beat the world’s rec ord, they are usually characterized as fail ures, and in deference to public sentiment the tendency is to design vessels of the highest possible speed, irrespective of the uses for which they are intended' and in consequence enormous sums of money have been expended by several countries in producing large and fast vessels, which have but trifling value for fighting pur poses and today it requires no little moral courage on the part of the designers to subordinate the popular element of speed to other qualities no matter how impor tant the latter.” Admiral O’Neill further says: “It has always been the policy of the United States to provide its vessels of all classes with great battery power; that is. to so arm them that they shall be superior to foreign vessels of equal class in that respect, and that sentiment still prevails; and while, we have, in a few instances, subordinated all other elements of speed. It is not likely to occur again, and the consensus of opinion at the present time is in favor of applying large percentages of weight for armor and armament rather than to assigning it for the purpose of at taining the last possible fraction of a knot speed. No Mistake Made. “The bureau is convinced that no mis take has been made in the adjustment of speed armor and armament of these ves sels. The best vessel Is not necessarily me one that can most quickly get in or out of battle or keep eut of battle, but is rather the one that can remain in battle the long est after she gets there. "It Is safe to say that any vessels of this class, of equal displacement having a higher speed are deficient in some of the important qualities which these vessels have.” Os the submarine boats, the report says that no important development has taken place during the past year, either here or abroad, though quite a number of these vessels have been built or are in course of construction. The last chapter of the report is devo ted to an urgent plea for the better in struction of officers and men In gunnery. YOUR RENEWAL MUST BE RE CEIVED AT ONCE OR THE PAPER WILL BE DISCONTINUED. YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT THE SEMt-WEEKLY JOURNAL, SO SEND YOUR RENEWAL AND GET A PREMIUM. REMEMBER WHAT THE BLUE PENCIL MARK MEANS. miss jelTnTelawtell,' OF GRIFFIN, IS DEAD GRIFFIN. Ga.. Oct. 27.—Miss Jennia Sawtell. daughter of Colonel J. P. Sawtell. died this morning at 2:80 o’clock, after an Illness of three weeks from typhoid fever. Miss Sawtell was one of the most lova ble young women in Griffin. She possessed many noble traits of character, was gen erous with her affections and abiding in her fidelity to her friends. All who knew her loved her. and sue happily possessed the knowledge of winning people’s hearts. Her death has brought sorrow Into every home in the city. What Goes Up riUSTCOME DOWN. Nothing is more certain than that the use of so called tonics, stimulants and medicines, which depend upon alcohol for their effect, is injurious to health in the long run. What goes up must come down and the elevation of spirits, the temporary exhil aration resulting from' a dose of medicine containing alcohol, will certainly be fol lowed in a few hours by a corresponding depression to relieve which anouier dose must be taken. In other words, many liquid patent med icines derive their effect entirely from the alcohol they contain. Alcohol, and medicines containing it, are temporary stimulants and not in any senrtf a true tonic, m fact it is doubtful if any medicines or drug is a real tonic. A true tonic is something which will renew, replenish, build up the exhausted nervous system and wasted tissues of the body, something tnat will enrich the blood and endow it with the proper pro portions of red and white corpuscles which prevent or destroy disease germs. This is what a real tonic should do and no drug or alcoholic stimulant will do it. The only true tonic in nature is whole some food, thoroughly digested. Every particle of nervous energy, every minute muscle, fibre and drop of blood is created from the food we digest. The mere eating of food has little to do with the repair of waste tissue but the perfect digestion of the food has every thing to do with it. The reason so few people have perfect digestion is because from wrong habits of living the stomach has gradually lost the power to secrete the gastric juice, pep tones and acids in sufficient quantity. To cure indigestion and stomach troubles it is necessary to take after meals some harmless preparation whicn will supply the natural peptone and diastase which every weak stomach lacks, and probaOiy the best preparation of this character is Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets which may be found in every drug store and which contain in pleasant palatable form the wholesome peptone and diastase which nature requires for prompt digestion. One or two of these excellent tablets taken after meals will prevent souring, fermentation and acidity and insure com plete digestion and assimilation. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are equally valuable for little cnildren as for adults, as they contain nothing harmful or stimu lating but only the natural digestives. One of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will digest 1.800 grains of meat, eggs or other wholesome food, and they are in every sense a genuine tonic because they bring about the only natural way a restorative of nerve power, a building up of lost tissue and appetite, in the only way it can be done by the digestion and assim ilation of unwholesome food. FOUR ORPHAN sTstlrS ENTER MUMFORD HOME MACON. Ga.. Oct. 28.—Through the recommendation of B. P. Oneal. of the Parrott Lumber company at Richland Ga., four little girls who are sisters, were received at the Georgia Industrial Home yesterday. The little ones were met at the depot yesterday morninc by Kev. W. E. Mum ford, who is the founder and superinten dent of the home and taken directly to the Industrial Home farm which is two miles from the city out on the Forsyth road. Mr. Mumford said that the insti tution w’as already crowded, having az inmates about 250 orphan children, but that he could not refuse them as long r- they continuea to come to him from all parts of the state. He said that the children received yes terday were left with an aged invalid father in an utterly destitute condition, being cared for each day by the good people of Richland. Dr. Mumford continued: ”1 was obliged to take them in for there was nowhere else for them to go.” SUPULMN.DF SOLDIERS' HOME, ISJEAD BRAVE CONFEDERATE SOLDIER ' I DIES IN EATONTON AFTER AN ILLNESS OF SOME WEEKS FROM CARBUNCLE. EATONTON, Ga.. Oct. 27.—Captain Jas. L. Wilson, superintendent of the Georgia Soldiers’ Home at Atlanta, died here this morning. He had been ill for several weeks. The end came at the home of his son. Captain Wilson’s death resulted from a carbuncle on the back of his neck. He recovered from an Illness caused by this affliction once, but had a relapse from which he did not rally. During the civil war he was a member of the Twelfth Georgia regiment, serving with the Putnam Rifles. He was a brave soldier and received several wounds in battles. He had served as sheriff of Put nam county and made a faithful officer. Captain Wilson is survived by two sons, his wife having died several years ago. He was 63 years of age. and had been in charge of the Soldiers’ home since it was opened in 1901. The funeral took place with Masonic honors this morning, an! the interment was at the old family buying grounds. KING OF TROTTERS WILL VISIT ATLANTA MEMPHIS. Tenn., Oct. 27.—Cresceus. king of trotters, will visit Atlanta on No vember 6th. This decision has been finally reached by Mr. Ketchum, the owner of the great horse, and the foreign trip has been abandoned. Cresceus will make a tour of the south, going through Georgia. Alabama. Florida and other states, and giving exhibitions, as follows: Atlanta. November 6; Montgomery, Ala.. November 13; Macon, Ga.. November 20; Birmingham, Ala., November 27; Augusta. Ga.. December 4; Savannah. Ga., Decem ber 11; Jacksonville. Fla., December 17; New Orleans, December 25. It has been proposed to have Bobbf Walthour, the king of cyclists, go against the great trotter unpaced for a mile, let ting Walthour give Cresceus a slight han dicap. The proposition has also been considered by the fair directors and if Mr. Ketchum, the owner of the trotter, will consent the race will prabably be put on. DRANK TO HIS COUNTRY THEN BLEW OUT BRAINS NEW YORK, Oct. 27.—Alfred Petorson. a Swedish piano maker of this city, after being out of work some time, became down-hearted. H.s friends told him to cheer up. He told them he would be glad to do so and invited them to form a par ty at his house. The guests arrived and after an evening of gayety Peterson arose to propose a toast. He said: “Here's to our dear fatherland, to which my spirit will fly." Peterson drew a revolver as he conclud ed, and before his horrified friends could interfere, he fired a bullet through Iris brain and tell dead. smi MJRIft BURSTS OUT IITUHE WITH TERRIFYING NOISE AND SHOCKS THAT REND EARTH, GREAT MOUNTAIN BECOMES AN ACTIVE VOLCANO. NEW YORK. Oct. 28.—Since Saturday morning the volcano of Santa Maria, in the department of Quezaltenango, north- | western part of Guatemala, has been In eruption, cables the Herald correspond ent at Managua. Nicaragua. The eruption is attended with a terri fying rear and shocks are felt all over Nicaragua, Salvador and Cosca Rica. No damage has been done here, but there is great alarm. Santa Marla has not been considered an active volcano.. There are several towns and villages near it. It is only about ten miles from the recently ruined 1 town of Quezaltenango and fifteen miles ■ from Mezatenango, which has about six ‘ thousand residents. The height of the volcano is 12,457 feet, or about three times as high as Mont Pelee. in Martinique. Guatemala suffered severely from earthquakes several days last April when many towns and villages along the Cor dillera were either totally or partly re duced to ruins. The town of Quezalten ago and Amltitland, capitals respectively, of the departments bearing the sama names, were destroyed. SOCIETY OF FRIENDS MAKE WAR ON WHISKY' INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 28—The year’s meeting of the Society of Friends yester- ' day. at their closing session. Issued the fol lowing call io all the Christian churches: "To the Various Christian Bodies In the United States: Dear Brethren In Christ—We are confident in the belief that the concensus of opinion of the profess ing Christians of our land Is opposed to the evils of the liquor traffic, and we find a want of co-operation in practical effort to give effect to this opposition, because none of the propositions heretofore made ■ has met the approval of the general judg ment of Christian people. We recognize that this is the case in our own body and we believe it is likewise true of others.. As a result, the church exerts far less In fluence than it should, to prevent the ; evils produced by this great cause of' poverty and crime, and which is also, a most serious obstacle tOjthe spread of the gospel. We are deeply impressed with, the conviction that an earnest effort should be made to ascertain In what way Christians can exert a united influence In this cause and by what means they may work together. “We, therefore, invite the governing ‘ bodies of the various denominations of Christians In the United States to appoint delegates to represent them In a confer ence to be held In the city of Washing ton to begin on the second Wednesday ; of March, in the year 1906. The decisions of this conference should be reached only in practical unanimity and therefore it is unnecessary to indicate any limit to the proposed representation. "Believing that this proposition will meet with your approval ants practical co-operation we have appointed James Wood, of Mount Klsco, N. Y.; Rufus M. Jones, of Haverford, Pa.; Timothy Nich olson, Richmond. Ind.; Benjamin F. 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