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2 DEFICIT NEXT M WILL IE SHILL GOVERNOR TERRELL THINKS HE WILL HAVE TO BORROW ONLY $75,000 ANO THAT FOR LEGISLATURE. Governor Terrell la of the opinion that he will only have to borrow $78,000 for the state next year tn order to meet the current expenses of the government and the appropriations, despite the increase In the appropriations and the reduction of the tax rate to 5 mills. He further thinks that the tax rata can be lowered from * mills to about 4.75 mills. This is on account of the fact that the tax act will add considerable revenue to ; the state, more than did the act of this year, and that an increase in the tax re turns is expected. And the money that will have to be borrowed will be to meet ’the expenses of the legislature which convenes in June. Governor Terrell went over the general tax act and the general appropriation bill ; very carefully SaSturday afternoon with Representative Reid, of Campbell, chair ’ man of the ways and means committee, that framed the tax act. The governor arrived at the conclusion that there would be but a small deficit and that this would be caused by having to pay the legisla ture In the summer instead of next fall. Heretofore the sessions of the house and senate have been held in the fall, and the tax money which is due then was gen erally in before the adjournment. Next ; year, however, there will be but little money In the treasury when the hqpse . meets and to keep the state Institutions from suffering for their appropriations, the governor will probably make a loan of $78,000 to defray the expenses of the gen eral assembly. According to the calculations made by Governor Terrell Saturday afternoon the appropriations made by the legislature at this session are only about $60,000 more than those made tn 1900. This is due to the increase of $35,000 given the state sani tarium. the extra amounts to pensioners and the increase to the school fund. It is now very likely that Governor Ter rell will sign every section of the general appropriation bill. At first it was thought that it would be necessary for him to cut some of the appropriations. CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS" WIN SIGNAL VICTORY The supreme court of Georgia has just handed down a decision in a case which had been watched with intense interest by the advocates of Christian Science in this state, and which they regard as a victory for the adherents of their sect The decision of the supreme court holds that parents are not compelled to give medicine *to their minor children when they become ill, and that failure or refu sal to give medicine to these children Is not a violation of the laws of the state. The case was one in which the Christian Scientists were greatly interested, and they are delighted with the decision of the court. The case came up from the city court of Dublin, and was that of Justice vs. the State. C. C. Justice, a Christian Scientist, re fused to give medicine to one of his chil dren when it became ill. and refused to allow a physician to attrtd the child. After an illness of some time the child di«<L The neighbors of Justice became in censed at the refusal of the man to allow his child to be treated by a physician, and they swore out a warrant for him. c'narg ing him with failure to provide the neces sary sustenance to the child, a crime un der the laws of the state This was the only charge upon which they could prose cute The case was tried before Judge Ad ams, of the efty court of Dublin, and Jus tice was fined S3OO He appealed the case from one court to another, and it finally reached the supreme court, which re versed the decision of the lower courts in the following self-explanatory decision: Little. J —Evidence that a father re fused to permit medicine to be adminis tered to one of his minor children while sick does not support a conviction of the father of depriving such child of nocee sary sustenance, within the meaning of the statute which declares such depriva tion to be ai\ offense against the laws of this state. JAKEY. “THE BURNER,” WANTED AS WITNESS MANILA. Dec. IX—Majors Waits and Dodds have been chosen to defend Major Glenn at his trial by eourtmartial for al leged orders issued by the major during the Samar campaign. The defense has prepared a written request, asking the court at the opening of the trial on Mon day. to summon from the United States General Chaffee. Brigadier General Jacob ' H. Smith. Major Irvine and Joseph Conk ling. Glenn's secretary. The court will be asked to require Gen erals Chaffee and Smith to produce all the correspondence covering the policy pursued in Samar and other disturbed .parts of the Islands. The request sets forth that there is no record here on the subject and adds that the defense ex pects to show by General Chaffee the character of the warfare he desired to be waged in Samar, and that General Chaf fee approved the orders which General Smith issued as being necessary. Continuing, the request says that with part of the correspondence the defence expects to prove that the orders of Ma jor Glenn were in strict, literal compli ance with the orders of his superiors and that Major Irvine was present when Ma jor Glenn ordered Lieutenant Caulfield, who executed the native guides, to report ths incident. WAYCROSSPOimCS ARE GETTING RATHER TORRID WAYCROSS, Ga.. Dec. 11.—The city pri mary for the election of three aidermen and three members of the board of educa tion occur today. The candidates are: For aidermen. C. E Murphy. R. B. Bullard. 8. T. Wright and J. M Cox; for board of education. A. M. Knight. L. Johnson and V. L. Btan tdg. All these men stand for re-election ex cept J. M Cox. who is contesting Mr. Wright's seat and Mr. V. L. Stanton, who is to fill the vacancy caused by the resig nation of Judge H. P. Brewer. The fight betwen Mr. Wright and Mr. Cox is a lively one, but altogether good Matured one. Both men have a large cir cle of very warm friends. The election promisee to be close, though of course, both sides are claiming it by good majori ties. youngVanTs killed" BY BROTHER CHARLOTTE. X. C.. Dec. 13—W. W Wal lace. the ton of Secretary of State Wallace, was shot and instantly killed at hU home near Rutherfordton. this state, today, by hia four teen year old brother. Alfred. The latter was rareleeely handling a gun which he thought got loaded, and it was accidentally discharged. WEST AND STEEO FOR PRESIDENT OF SENATE TWO POPULAR LEGISLATORS DE SIRE TO SUCCEED HON. CLARK HOWELL IN THE PRESIDENTS CHAIR. Hon. William 8. West, representative from*Lowndes county, announced to his friends on Saturday that he would be a candidate for the presidency of the next senate. It is understood that Hon. Walter Steed, of Taylor, will also be In the race for the presidency. Mr. West has served in both the house and senate, as has Mr. Steed and both men are very popular with the people of Georgia. Though the race does not occur until June. 1905. both men nre actively at work. Many members of the present house will be senators in the next senate and it is mainly among these represen tatives that the two men will get In their work. Mr. West is from extreme south Georgia, while Mr. Steed is from middle Georgia. So far no other candidates have been heard from, though there may be numer ous announcements in the meantime. Lowndes county will elect the senator from that district at the next election as will Taylor county from its district, and Mr. West and Mr. Steed will be the can didates. MRS. ULYSSES S-TrANT DIED LAST NIGHT Mr*. Julia Dent Grant, wife of Gen eral Grant, died at her home In Wash ington last night at 11 o'clock. terrelusVeto was - OVERRIDDEN BY SENATE Governor Terrell's veto of the summer session bill was over-ridden by the senate today by a vote of 38 to 3. more than two thirds of the senate, and if the house by a two-thirds vote should take the same action, the general assembly will here after meet in Atlanta on the fourth Wed nesday in June instead of October. The news of the senate's action was re ceived with great applause In the house, this morning, and it is believed that the house will also vote to override the veto of the governor. As soon as the message of Governor Terrell was sent to the senate today the senate voted not to sustain the veto. The following senators voted to override: Allen, Atkinson, Christie, Clark. Cle ments. Comas, Crumbley, Dodd, Davis, Dungan of the 10th. Duncan of the 36th, Golden, Harrell, Hightower, Hopkins. Hudson. Jordan. Matthews. McClure. Mc- Lead. McMichael. Merritt Middlebrooks, Perry. Reid, Roberts, Skelton, Smith, Snead. Stevena. Sweat Symons. Taylor, Tistnger. Turner, Vanßuren, Worsham. Those voting to sustain the governor were: Lee. Ledford and Park. WALL STREET MUST NOW PADDLE HER OWN CANOE WASHINGTON, Dec. IX—Secretary Shaw declines to say anything for publi cation as to the attitude of the treasury department in regard to the present mon ey stringency in New York There Is reason to believe, however, that no ac tion whatever is contemplated now or at any future time and certainly not as long as the interests Involved are not extended to the substantial business operations of the country outside of its present limited area. It is understood the department takes the position that the government is not Involved tn the present situation and that Wall street must rely on Jts own re sources to tide over the present strin gency. At this time the treasury has no avail able cash on hand above a moderate working balance approximating $68,000,000. and it Is not its present purpose to furth er reduce this sum by making additional deposits in national bank depositories or otherwise. TEN YEAR?BITnD?~ HER SIGHT RETURNS NEW YORK, Dec. IX—After suffering from total blindness for ten years the sight of Miss Fannie Knowles's left eye has been restored by an operation per formed Wednesday by Dr. William Mor gan. of Newark. Miss Knowles Is 22 years old and had been blind since she was a school girl. Her sight returned immediately after the operation for cataract, and she was so filled with joy that she burst Into tears. Several times since she has had spells of weeping. Miss Knowles came by her af fliction peculiarly. She went with a party of six girl companions to the woods in Kearny to gather autumn leaves. All came into contact with poison ivy. The poison got into Miss Knowles's eyes and total blindness resulted. The girl and her parents had given up all hope of her recovers’ and she had taken a course of instruction in the Manhattan school for the blind. Drunkards Cured Secretly. A Home Cure Which Any Lady Can Give Secretly That Will Poaitlvaly Stop Drinking. TRIAL PACKAGE MAILED FREE An odorless end tasteless remedy when put In the drunkard's coffee or food will destroy all desire tor drink. This remedy is so simple The Noted Salvation Army Worker Saya: I Think the World Owes a Debt of Gratitude to Dr. Haines, the Discoverer of Golden Specific, that anyone can use it and the drunkard need never know why he quit drinking intoxicating liquors. It ta a physical impossibility for anyone to drink intoxicating liquors and take thia medi cine. If anyone desires to try this marvelous rem edy. Dr J W Haines. 4XO Glenn building, Cincinnati, Ohio, will gladly rend a free trial package that they may are how easily it can be used and how positive its effect is. THE SEMI-WEEKJLV JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1902 DEWEY PLINS MIMIC SIME OF MB THE HERO OF MANILA AGAIN CLIMBS THE BRIDGE TO AR RANGE SEA FIGHTERS FOR BRILLIANT BATTLE ARRAY. SAN JUAN, P. R., Dec. IX—Admiral Dewey is conferring with the squadron commanders on the pending evolutions. Rear Admiral Sumner's squadron ar rived here yesterday and saluted Admiral Dewey's flag. Admiral Sumner today transferred his flag to the Chicago and assumed charge of the cruiser squad ron. The Kearsarge has landed a battalion and has established a camp at Culebra island. The other warships are engaged In boat and minor drills, which will con tinue until Monday. Then there will be evolutions by the vessels forming the divisions, to be followed December 17. 18 and 19 by fleet evolutions. Between December 19 and 29 there will be a holi day at the various ports. Admiral Dewey has announced the fleet organization to be as follows: The first division—Rear Admiral Hig ginson commanding. Firsht Division—Kearsarge, Alabama, Massachusetts and lowa. Second division—Rear Admiral Crownln shleld commanding; Illinois, Indiana, Texas and Olympia. Second squadron—Rear Admiral Sum ner commanding. Third division—Chicago, Raleigh, Cin cinnati and Newark. Fourth division—Captain A. Walker commanding; San Francisco. Albany, At lanta and Montgomery, with the Nash ville and Machias and Detroit as picket boats. Rear Admiral Coghlan commands the base, attached to which are the auxiliary and supply ships. After the holidays one squadron will blockade a port and the auxiliary ves sels and torpedo boats will attempt to raise it and break their way through. This will last five days. Then there will be tactical evolutions. Admlrqj Dewey is gratified by the mo bilization. He says it Is the finest fleet evsr assembled under one flag and that it is an honor to command it. During the search problem Rear Ad miral Higginson was handicapped by the absence of the Texas and Newark and the breakdown of several of his ships. The problem, the admiral adds, showed the need of fast scouts and an Increased navy. BIG TRUST MAY BUY THE VALDOSTA ELECTRIC PLANT VALDOB»A, Ga., Dec. IX—There is a strong probability that the Valdosta electric light plant will pass into the ownership of the Westinghouse Electrical company in a short while. The matter Is now in the hands of the city council and, board of trade, and their action will de termine whether or not the Westinghouse people will make their investment here. They desire some slight concessions from the city and also desire to be protected against competition until they can "make friends” with the people and get on a good footing for themselves. Arthur Hartwell, of Pittsburg, and J. Gordon, of Atlanta, appeared before the city council last evening and discussed the matter fully. Mr. Hartwell stated just what his company would do if it should come here. The city council la considering the mat ter some before making a definite contract with the Westinghouse people. The new company will invert something like $125,000 here, and the present owners of the electric light plant will go into other lines of manufacturing. GEORGE LEANDER WON GREAT SIX DAY RACE NEW YORK, Dec. IX—Leander won the final mile sprint with Jacobson for first place in the slx-day bicycle race by a length and a half, winning $1,500 for him self and his partner, the second money, 81,000, going to Jacobson and Newkirk. In the second sprint McFarland won, Bedell was second and Moran third. Gal vin and Root and Keegan and Peterson contested for sixth and seventh places, Root winning by a wheel's length. Barclay and Krebs stood alone for the eighth prize. The final score at 10 o’clock, when the track was cleared for the sprints, stood: Leander-Floyd-Krebs and Newkirk- Jacobson, 2,477.3; McFarland-Maya, Bed ell-Bedell and Stinson-Moran, X 477.2; Gal vin-Root and Keegan-Peterson, 2,477.1; Barclay-Franz. Krebs, 2,477.0. The leaders were 256 miles and one lap behind the record at the end of the race. WILSON URGES GERMANY TO RESCINDCATTLE LAW KANSAS CITY. Mo., Dec. IX— Several days ago Secretary of Agriculture Wilson was in vited to attend the convention of the National Live Stock association to be held in Kansas City January 13 to 16, and with the invita tion was sent a copy of the resolutions adopt ed by the association relative to German ex clusion of American meats, reciprocal ar rangements with Canada for landing store cat tle. government encouragement for horse breeders and other subjects of interest to stockmen. In his reply Secretary Wilson said: "With regard to calling upon Germans to remove the stigma placed upon our livestock, I have been at work operating through ou rde partment and through our minister to Germany to have this done ever since I have been here, and as regards Germany's knowledge of the real state of affairs, there has been a Ger man agricultural attache at the embassy here for the live years, who Is thoroughly inform ed and has thoroughly informed his government along there lines. Should the Canadians suc ceed In securing the privilege of landing store cattle, wo will use every effort to obtain a like privilege for the United States.” no mocYsessioOy" THE SENATE FRIDAY NIGHT There was no mock session of the senate or the house Friday night, as has been the cus tom in Georgia for many years past. Both the house and senate were too much interested In the public property fund question, and the proceedings were conducted with great dig nity. Heretofore It has been the custom to intro duce resolutions thanking certain attorneys and others for their constant attendance upon the sessions and asking that the treasurer be directed to pay them for their services at the same rate the members were paid. Then the scrap which took place in the house just before th* adjournment, between Clayton Robson, of Milledgeville, and James P. Knight, of Berrien, created a great deal of excitement in that body and there was no time for the moek session. MRS. LORENA~BLACK DIES NEAR COVINGTON COVINGTON, Ga., Dec. 13.—News has just reached here of the death of Mrs. Lorena Black, who lived nine miles west of here. Her death occurred yesterday af ternoon. Her remains will be buried at Bethany thia afternoon. Mrs. Black was a sister of Mrs. David Beatle, of Atlanta, and of Congressman L. F. Livingston. She leaves a daughter and two sons to mourn her death. ODOM STRIKES MW MILLS Ilf SOUTH SEVERAL LARGE PLANTS ARE MAKING ADDITIONS AND IM PROVING AND INCREASING THEIR ANNUAL OUTPUT. BALTIMORE, Dec. 13 —lndicative of the diversity of industrial developments in the south are the announcements in this week’s issue of The Manufacturers’ Rec ord. For the enlargement of the Union Cotton mills, of Lafayette. Ga., recently authorized by the stockholders of the company, mill architects are now prepar ing the plans, which include the erection of 75 cottages for operatives. The company now operates 7.650 ring spindles and 212 looms in the manufacture of sheeting, toweling and drills. This equipment will be increased by 10,000 .spindles and 288 looms, about $200,000 being expended on the new buildings and machinery. The Lockhart mills, of Lockhart. S. C.. will build an additional mill at a cost of $360,000, and an increase of the capital stock from $650,000 to $1,000,000 has been authorized to supply the funds. There are 25,000 spindles and 800 looms in the pres ent plant. It is reported that the purchase of SOO acres of land and a valuable water power near Covington/ Ga., Is preliminary to the erection of a $300,000 cotton factory at that place. Men. already interested in several mills at Spray, N. C., have incorporated a SIOO,- 000 company to manufacture woolen cloths. The Capital City mills, of Columbia, S. C., is changing its equipment so as to pro duce a finer grade of goods. It now has 6,200 ring spindles and 200 looms, and has heretofore used 400 bales of cotton a month. With ths etiange the consumption will be reduced to 100 bales. Work is progressing on the improve ments of the Rope mills, at Hope Mills, N. C., and will soon be completed. The additional structure is 150x300 feet, and will be equipped with 200 looms and a fin ishing plant, the total cost being about SIOO,OOO. The present plant has 12,682 spin dles and 751 looms. Extensions are being made in other lines. A three-story brick addition is to be made to a plumbers’ supplies works at Baltimore, and an annex to be used for making castings for machine engines and builders' supplies is being added to iron works in the same city. About $30,000 will be spent for more machinery and new building* for boiler works at Chattanoo ga, a wagon factory at Laurel and an oil mill aX Angulla, Miss., are to be en larged, and the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co., of Parsons, will build another mill in Tucker county ■ The acquisition by the Crescent Lum ber Co., of Mobile, .of an established ''plant that means that it will be enlarged and improved, contract haring been let for full band-saw outfit, and that the ca pacity will be increased to 200,000 feet dai ly, sawing soft an<) hard woods. This un dertaking is typical of ths constant expan sion in the lumber industry, tinted also In the purchase of 3,000 acres of timber lands in Randolph county, XSOO acres near El kina, W. Va., and plans for the establish ment at Bluefield, in the same state, of plants for cutting Railroad ties from 16,000 acres of timber land. In Louisiana, Illi nois and Michigan ■parties have purchased 880,000 acres of land along Lake Ponchar traln and will organize a $5,000,000 company to cut the timber and prepare and market the lumber, while a $40,000 site has been purchased at New Orleans With the ob ject, it is reported, of establishing a fur niture factory. * Other undertakings of like nature are the development by a company of north ern capitalists of several thousand acres of timber and coal lands in Morgan coun ty, the establishment of a handle fac tory at Paducah, of a stave factory at Owensboro and the cutting of timber from 3,000 acres of land in Knott county. Kentucky, the organization of a $20,000 company to operate sawmills in western North Carolina, the purchase of 6,000 acres of timber land near Spring City, the es tablishment of a mattress and furniture factory at Nashvfile, Tenn., the building of a lumber plant at Tusqultee, N. C., of a lumber mill at Denison, Tex., and the building of two large mills near Abingdon, Va. Coal developments are under way or contemplated near Sturgis, Ky., where 200 coke ovens will be built, near Tradewater and in Harland county, in the same state, near Lamont, Huntington, Matewan and In Lincoln county, along Coal river, In the same state, and in two or three points In Alabama, Tennessee and Virginia, while other industries reported include a pack ing house at Zolfo, a foundry and ma chine obop at Okahumpka and a shingle and lath factory at Jacksonville, Fla., an ice plant at Concord, a trousers factory at Lexington and a silk mill at High Point, N. C., a steel blind factory at Norfolk. Va.. a piano factory at Vicksburg, Miss., a rice elevator at Houston, Tex., and the development of limestone quarries at Bes semer, W. Va. HQUSE~WILLJIOLD SUNDAY SESSION TO HONOR DEAD WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec. 13-It is understood at tbe white house that the president will appoint Loyd Grtscom, Jr., now minister to Persia, as the successor of the late Minister Buck, to Japan: John Barrett has declined the appoint ment. and there 1* a fine diplomatic story in connection with his refusal of the place. Mr. Kogoro Takahira, the Japa nese mlslster at Washington, objected to the appointment of Barrett when he learned that it was pending, but it is only today that his reasons for the objec tion was published. An attache of one of the oriental lega tions tells the Washington Post that Bar rett, in a Boston speech, and elsewhere, had said the mongrel Filipinos were the equals of the Japanese and the statement had offended the dignity of Japan. For this reason Japan did not want him. The president late this afternoon select ed Loyd Griscom, now minister to Persia, to be minister to Japan, succeeding Mr. Buck, deceased. He also selected Richmond Pearson, of North Carolina, at present consul general at Teheran, Persia, to succeed Mr. Gris com as minister to Persia. Mr. Pearson was formerly a representative In congress from Ohio. THE MIKADO GOT MAD WITH BARRETTS SPEECH WASHINGTON, Dee. IX—At the opening session of the house a resolution was adopted, whieh provided for a session on Sunday, February 8, for paying tribute to th* memory of the late Senator Sewall, of New Jersey. . Without preliminary business the house went into committee of the whole, and entered upon the consideration of the leg islative and Judicial appropriation bill. General debate was limited to ten minutes. This was largely consumed by Mr. Bing ham, of Pennsylvania, in charge of the measure, in a general explanation of its provisions. The number of additional sal aries created by the bill he, said, was 265. MEMBERS DIE SESSION WHS 1 SUCCESS WHAT THE LEGISLATURE DID DURING SESSION JUST CLOS ED-FRANCHISE BILL MOST IMPORTANT WORK DONE. Summer sessions, .a bill taxing fran chises, the abolition of the position of spe cial attorney of the Western and Atlantic railroad, a slight increase in appropria tions for pensioners, the use pf the public property fund for the payment of the in terest on the bonded debt of the state, and an appropriation for the repair of the cap itol practically represents what was done by the legislature at the session which closed last night. . Hundreds of local Dills were passed, but general legislation did not come in for much consideration owing to the fact that numerous discussions took place over the appropriation bill and the general tax act and the bill to tax franchises. The franchise bill Is generally regarded as the meet important law passed by the legisla ture in many years, and the legislature will go down In history as a very event ful one, mainly because of the franchise tax bill. Members who had local measures worked hard to get them passed; and al though some few will lay on the table until next year, a majority of them were put through. The' session Is generally re garded by the members and state officials as a successful one. Although many fights were made on va rious bills and some local bills, none of the members left entertaining hard feelings for each other. They are all jublliant over the fact that summer sessions are to be held instead of fall sessions. They will, all return to Atlanta on June 24th of next year for a session of fifty days. The next session will adjourn about the 15th of August. bepOelepot, COMMISSION SWS THE RAILROAD COMMISSION HAS ISSUED PEREMPTORY ORD ERS TO THE WESTERN AND ATLANTIC. At last the Atlanta depot will be re paired. The Georgia railroad commission has taken the matter in hand and ordered the lessees of the property to prepare plans and specifications for the repairs. The commission has further declared that the depot Is not such as will afford the proper accommodations to the travel ing public, which declaration was made after tbe commission upon its own motibn had made an inspection of the place and Investigated the existing conditions. And although the Southern, the Central, the Atlanta And West Point, the Seaboard and the Georgia are going Into a union station company the railroad commission has issued an order fixing January 9. 1903, as the day for the officials of the Western and Atlantic and the Nashville, Chatta nooga and St. Louis to appear before it with the plans and specifications for the proper repairs. The order which was issued Saturday by Chairman Spencer R. Atkinson and Secretary J. D. Massey deals with the de pot in a manner that will cause the les sees to open their eye* and wonder why the commission had not issued an order sooner. The members of the commission are tir ed of seeing the state’s property so filthy and niggardly kept; they want a roof on the building: they want the railroads to prepare suitable waiting rooms and the like and are determined that some changes shall be brought about. The hearing on January 9th will no doubt be an Interesting one and some live ly sensations may crop out, as It Is under stood the commissioners are loaded with questions to fire at the lessees about al lowing the old depot to go to rack and ruin. The following Is a copy of the order: "It appearing that no legislative action has been taken by the general assembly at the present session looking to the con struction of a new passenger depot in the city of Atlanta upon the site owned by tbe state in said city, and upon which the passenger depot now stand*, and the com missioners being of the opinion, from per sonal inspection of said depot and prem ises made upon their own motion, that the same are not in such condition as to meet the requirements of the convenience and comfort of tbe traveling publie at Atlanta, that notice be given the author titles of the Western and Atlantic rail road and of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louts Railway company, in said city, that the railroad commission of Geor gia, will, at a meeting to be held at its office in Atlanta on Friday, the 9th day of January, 1903. take under consideration the question of requiring the said depot to be put in such condition as the public com fort and convenience may demand, and that upon the date named the commission will hear sueh suggestions as said rail roads mry ’desire to present for the con sideration of the board, touching the ne cessity for, and the character of, improve ments to be made, and that at the same time said railroads submit to the commis sion plans and specifications showing what improvements they may deem it necessary to make in said depot building, in order to render the same adequate to the re quirements of the public comfort and con venience, and th|s to the end that the commission may then make such orders in tbe premises as may seem mete and proper. ‘ Cab Pole Went Clear Through the Car. AUGUSTA, Ga., Dec. IX—A peculiar ac cident occurred on Jackson street yes terday afternoon. At the corner of Broad street a Turpin Hill trolley car collided with an omnibus of the Augusta Cab and Transfer company. Both were going at good speed, and the end of the cab pole struck the car broadside, going entirely through it. Strange tosay, neither pas sengers nor horses were hurt, the only damage being several broken car windows and a broken pole. banker!. J. LOWRY - GUEST OF PRESIDENT WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—Colonel Rob ert J. Lowry, of Atlanta, called on the president this morning and had an extend ed interview with him. At 1 o'clock he had not left the white house, and the result of his visit could not be ascer tained. He called on the president, it is presumed, in connection with his desire to be the canal commissioner. FIST FIGHT MARKS - CLOSE OF HOUSE ASSISTANT DOORKEEPER TRIED TO PUT MEMBER FROM BER RIEN IN HIS SEAT, AND MEMBER OBJECTED. Scenes of wild disorder. Including a per sonal fight between a member and a door keeper, a journey over the tops of the desks by another member, slamming of desks, cat calls and ending up with a com mittee of five, marked the close of the house of representatives Friday night. The house adjourned about 2:66 o'clock Saturday morning, after allowing use of the public property tund. which had been fought off until the wee small hours of the morning. The hour of adjournment, as shown by ithe journal of the house, was 12 o'clock, but the hour of adjournment, as shown by the electric time clock In the hall, was 2:56, a slight discrepancy of three hours. It was just before adjournment’ that the scenes of disorder which had been marring the entire session reached its climax in a personal fight between one of the as sistant doorkeepers, Clayton Robson, and J. P. Knight, the member from the coun ty of Ben-fen. Tills scone was one of the most sensational that has been wit nessed in the house of representatives in many years, and led to the appointment of a committee to investigate the fight. Tbe use of the public property fund, which had been fought off by the house until the closing hours of the session, was the cause of the fight. The senate bad instructed all of its conference commit tees to annmmce to the house committee* that the higher branch of the general as sembly would not for one moment swerve from ■ its determination of using the money in the treasury which was there to pay the public debt. The senate want ed this money used to pay the interest on the public debt, but the house thought the money should not be used. Mr. Knight, of Berrien, arose to a point of order. He stated his point to Speaker Morris, who was in the chair, and the speaker refused to see it as the member from Berrien saw it. and overruled the point. In overruling the point of order, Mr. Morris said: "The point is overruled. The gentleman from Berrien will take Mis seat.” The previous disorder in the hall, and the inability of the present doorkeper* to preserve even the semblance of order in the house, had caused Speaker Morris to ask Clayton Robson, his secretary, to as sist the doorkeepers, and had ordered the doorkeepers and their assistant* to see that member* kept their seats. When Mr. Knight was ordered to take his seat he was extremely slow in obeying the order of the chair. His seat is at the rear of the hall, just in front of the door keeper, and Mr. Robson, acting, as he thought, under orders from the chair, took hold of jvnlght and tried to force him to take his seat. Knight resisted and in a moment the doorkeeper and the member from Berrien county were mixing up, Robson in his efforts to place Knight in a sitting position in the chair to which Berrien county has elected him. and Knight in an effort to keep out of the chair. It’ took about a minute for the situation to dawn upon the members of the house, and then several of them began to execute divers and sundry flank movements and end runs In an effort to get at the bellig erents. Mr. Deal, of Bulloch, bucked cen ter and hurdled the line, leaping nimbly from the top of one desk to another like a chamois in. its native Alps. On his head Mr. Deal wore his hat. In hi* hand he carried a bludgeon which might have passed as a walking stick: In his eye there was blood. His long black hair waved out merrily to the breezes as he made his perilous journey to the scene of action at the front. A large number of the members from the rural districts, whose desks are in the rear of the hall, dived low into the scrimmage, and the hostile member from Berrien and the assistant doorkeeper were separated from their fond and bear like embrace. Judge Akin, of Bartow, and half a dozen other members were on their .feet in stantly, clamoring for recognition, but Speaker Morris refused to recognize any of them until order was restored, or at least a semblance of order, for of order there was none. Joe Hill Hall, from Bibb, wax the first member to secure recognition from the chair. ’ "Mr. Speaker,” he thundered, and his voice grew mlghteous In his wrath, “a member of this house has been grossly insulted on the floor of the house by a per son who Is not a member. I move that a committee of five be appointed to Inves tigate this affair, and ascertain what step* we shouM take to bring the offender to the bar of this house.” Speaker Morris, before putting the ques tion, said that Mr. Robson had acted with out instructions infthis instance, and that as he had done so he would be suspended for the remainder of the aession. He said that the doorkeeper or sergeant-at anns should only force a. member to take his seat when he had been ordered to use such force by the speaker. The motion of Mr. Hall was adopted without a dissenting vote. Mr. Morris ap pointed on this committee Messrs. Hall, Akin, Mitchell, Slaton and George. The committee went into secret session to as certain what punishment should be meted out to the offender, and the house passed a resolution, providing for the use of th* public property fund. Mr. Hall, the bitter est opponent of the use of this fund, was out with the committee. The adjournment sine die was put off until the Lexow committee had made its report. Shortly after 2:39 o’clock the in vestigation committey. through its chair man, Mr. Hall, of Bibb, reported its find ings to the house. This report demanded an apology from Robson, both to th* house and to Knight, of Berrien, for his action in trying to force the representa tive from out of the county of Berrien to take his seat, when the aforesaid member did not. desire to be seated. Robson at one* came to a position* in front of the speaker’s desk, and in a manly and straightforward manner he apolo gized. He stated in brief that when he at tempted to force Mr. Knight into hi* seat he thought he was acting under specific Instructions from Speaker Morris, adding that he had acted under a misapprehen sion. Upon motion of Mr. Felder, of Bibb, his apology was unanimously accepted by the members of the house. Knight, of Berrien, then addressed the chair and stated that the apologies of the doorkeeper were entirely satisfactory to himself. The house adjourned at 2:56 Saturday morning, upon passage of a joint resolu tion by Representative Felder, from Bibb. Robson said that, in justice to himself, he desired to state that he had been acting as the speaker's secretary and that Speak er Morris had requested him to aid the doorkeepers in their efforts to keep the members in something like order. He said he believed he had done only what he had been ordered to do by the speaker. Free Rupture Cure If ruptured write *o*Dr. W. S. Riex, 1457 Main St.. Adam,, X. T., and be will aend free a trial of hia won derful meahod. Whether akeptical or not fret thin free method and try tbe remarkable Indention tJiat curee without pain, danger, operation er detention from work. Write to-day. Doa’twait - . GUBiN TBEffl WHS SIGNED THUHSMY PROTOCOL OF COMMERCIAL TREATY BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND CUBA GIVEN FINAL SIGNATURE. HAVANA, Dec. IX—The protocol of the commercial treaty between the United, States and Cuba was signed at 11 o’clock' Thursday night. WASHINGTON PUZZLED OVER BLISS’ MESSAGE WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—"Th* treaty < signed, 12:15 last night " was the message which came to the state department .to day from General Bliss at Havana, con firming the press report of the conclusion i of a reciprocity arrangement between the United States and Cuba. The officials here are puzzled to know just what haz been signed; they thought that a proctocol should be prepared but! General Bliss’ message carried the infer- ' ence that he has actually concluded a def inite reciprocity treaty. If he has don* so the president will ac-. cept it and forward it to the senate for its action and the offices of Minister Que sade here will not be required to give effect to the convention. ■ ' . The state department doe* not feel at, liberty to make public the details of the arrangement, in fact, seme of these will not be known until the Havana mall reaches here, for General Bliss undoubt-; edly has made some changes in the dutleg on American imports into Cuba originally •' proposed. DR. B. LIN CAVE AGAIN ’ ELECTED STATE EVANGELIST; HARMONY GROVE. Ga, Dec. IS—At; the twenty-fourth annual state convention ( of the Christian church, recently held at Winder, Dr. R. Lin Oive was re-elected; state evangelist for the ensuing year. His' ripe experience, Christian character, and affable disposition, has given great impe tus to the work in the state already. Dr. Cave has a very interesting history, born tn Orange county. Va., June 13th, 1845, he obeyed the gospel at bis home church. Macedonia, when about twelve years old. He was obtaining a good edu cation when the war began, and, hi* pa rents being dead, he secured the consent of his guardian and enlisted in company A, Montpelier Guards, April 17ttj. 1861- He served through the. war and was wounded five times; being under "Stone wall" Jackson in his Valley campaign, and one of the famous eight thousand of Gen eral Lee’s army at Appomattox, paroled by General Grant April 9th. 1565. , He was married May 16th, 1867, to Miss Sadie F. Hop*on, only child of Dr. W. H. Hopson, of that city. The union was blessed with nine children, six sons and three daughters. The good mother and faithful companion was called only a few weeks ago to “fairer fields on high.” 1n.1568 he was engaged in business in Louisville. Ky. In 1869 he entered Ken tucky university, Lexington, Ky.', and graduated in 1872. He preached in Ken tucky until 1875, when he moved to Gor donville, Ga.. and preached one year. In the fall of 1876 he accepted a position in the faculty of Christian university. Can- , ton. Mo. Was chosen president in 1878, which position he filled fpr three year*. . The institution, guided by his master hand enjoyed much ptospehit/. In 1881 he accepted a call to Church street, now First Christian ehurch, Vine street, Nash ville. Tenn. His ministry lasted about sixteen years and was abundantly blessed, having received into the' congregation over thirteen hundred persons, and fully two hundred united in meetings held by him in other churches in the city. A hand some new church house was also bufit, costing $45,000. ' ' • 1 His war record has made him active and prominent among the Confederate veter ans. He has been president of the Frank Cheatham, and chaplain of the “Tenner see State Association United Confederate Veterans.” and also second vice presi dent. He is among the best known minis ter* of Tennessee. ■ ' , Dr. Cave was unanimously elected pres ident of Kentucky university by the board of curators July, 1897. to succeed Charles Louis Loos, resigned, and assumed” th* • duties of the presidency on September Ist, the same year. The university prospered greatly under bis management. But be cause pf the ill health of his wife he and family moved to Missouri in 1900, where be remained until April, 1902, at which time he was called to be evangelist of Geor gia Since coming to Georgia the church has raised more money, manifested deep er interest and reported a greater number of additions, than at any other time du ring the same period. Twelve hundred and fifty accessions have been reported in the state during the past year, and the church confidently expects a greater cam- , paign during the coming year under the able supervision of Dr. Cave. ANTI TRUST BILLS HEARD BY JUDICIAL COMMITTEE WASHINGTON, Dec. IX-Hearing* were begun today before the sub-committee on judiciary of the house consisting of Rep resentative* Littlefield, of Maine; Over street, of Indiana; Powers, of Massachu setts; DeArmond, of Missouri, and Clay- . ton. of Alabama, on the anti-trust bills, i Representative Morrill, of Pennsylvania, who has introduced a resolution appropri ating $250,000 for the use of attorney gen- * eral in enforcing the Sherman anti-trust law, stated that he had shown his resolu tion to the attorney general, who said he was favorable to it. Mr. Morrill also said he had shown the resolution to the president, who authorized him to give 4t his hearty approval. Mr. Morrill explain ed that the president, however, had no thought of dictating in any way to ths committee. Mr. Gillette, of Massachusetts, explain ed the purpose of his bill, which provides for tbe seizure and condemnation of any property "owned or manufactured under any contract or by any trust or combina tion or pursuant to any conspiracy for bidden by laws of a state, and being tn the course of transportation from a state to another state. A maximum penalty of $20,000 or five years imprisonment Is im posed.” Miscellaneous. SHOP—Blacksmith, wood shop and tools to rent. Apply to B. F. Hancock, Riverdale, Ga- SELL FRUIT TREES—We want good men all over the southern states to sell fruit trees the coming year. By otir plan saleymen mak» blx profits. No trouble to sell our stock. Terms very liberal. Write today. Smith Bros.. Cen eort, Ga. CORN WHISKEY A SPECI AL-TT Dear friends and patrona: We desire, through the columns of The Atlanta Journal, to call vour attention to the faet that The Shores Co., of Tracadla, N. C.. are now selling their pure, unadulterated Whiskies and Brandies at the following low prices: Pure N. C. Corn Whiskey at $1.90 per gallon; Pure N. C. Appl“ Brandy at $2.tS. Parties when ordering w,il please address plainly. The Shores Co., Tra cadla, N. C. ... ' _ HAMA for locating gold and silver, lost l||V treasure, etc. Guajanteed. Cata nlllll logue 2c stamp. Address Bryant IIUUV Bros., Box 121-2 LD, Dallas, Texas.
