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WASHINGTON LETTER [Special Correspondence.] A census of Washington taken just now would find the population of the city very considerably reduced. At this time a great number of colored people emigrate to shore and mountain Jowns north and east of this section for summer service. Crowds of them go to the seashore, and others seek the Saratoga and other springs for em¬ ployment as waiteis. Not a few color¬ ed girls also find employment in hotel service away from Washington, some of them going to the old Virginia springs, not far away from their homes. The experience is doubly at¬ tractive. It affords opportunity to travel and see the world, and it takes the waiters into the section where tips are more liberal than they are in Washington, in summer at least. The wages demanded and obtained, regard¬ less of experience or aptitude on the part of the servant, are tempting and tend to yearly Increase the average es¬ timation of worth in the servant. Many of the Washington negroes become en¬ titled to claim this town as a resi¬ dence by merely passing through it on their way from Virginia or North Caro¬ lina, and a very considerable propor¬ tion of them will be paid for taking their first lessons in waiting upon ta¬ ble. Most of them will return. There is no city in the country in which so many of them can live in comfort with little continuous physical exer¬ tion. It is a tradition that no Virginia born negro who has reached Washing¬ ton ever voluntarily returns to his na¬ tive state. Since the introduction of “crow cars” in that state there has been a decided falling off in the num¬ ber of negro visitors across the Poto¬ mac. Atlantic Transport Service. The abandonment of the Atlantic fleet of government transports was de¬ termined upon by the war department after the most careful consideration of all sides of the question as they have been presented to the secretary of war. It was not surprising to the war de- pnrtment that opposition was made by the officers who have contributed to upbuilding the transportation system and who have made it what it is, but mere pride of construction has not been permitted to cloud the mind of the head of the war department or to deter him in bringing about that gradual reduc¬ tion of expenses that the country will expect as the result of the disappear¬ ance of war conditions and the necessi¬ ties arising from such conditions. The war department has considered the statements of facts and figures pre¬ sented to sustain the Atlantic transport service and lias made a decision op¬ posed to the conclusions of the quarter¬ master general’s department. Inventors Besiege War Department. The monk in Howells’ “Foregone Conclusion” who approached the American consul at Venice with the model of an impracticable gun which he wished our government to buy was only a fair type of a class who have kept the war department files pretty well laden with their correspondence ever since the outbreak of the war with Spain. The devices which the government has been importuned to adopt include among other things tents so cunningly constructed as to enable the occupants to regulate their temperature mechan¬ ically, making them as warm as de¬ sired in winter, but positive cold stor¬ age chambers In summer. These, it is urged, would make the troops quite in¬ dependent of climate and enable them to campaign w ith equal comfort on the chilliest levels in Alaska and in the most humid and enervating heat of the tropics. Stoves have been offered which could be folded like cameras and tucked away in unused crevices in the wagons that carried camp equipage, but taken out and set up in almost no time and put to service for both cook¬ ing and heating. The greatest sort of a sanitary appliance, however, was a pocket canteen offered to Secretary Al¬ ger when the news reached this coun¬ try of the peril of the troops from a pol¬ luted water supply. To get water into the canteen was simplicity itself, but all that came out had to pass through a miniature filter warranted to cleanse it of impurities and make the foulest liquid thoroughly wholesome for bu- man consumption. Otit of the Service. The order issued recently by the war department honorably discharges a number of volunteer officers as follows: _ Major _ . Generals „ Shafter and Wood, to take effect June 30. Brigadier Generals Barry and Bar¬ ber, to take effect June 30. Brigadier Generals Whitside, Bell, Bird, Hare, Long, Ballanee and Bliss, to take effect June 20. * Volunteer Brigadier General James F. Smith also is discharged, to take ef¬ fect June 30, bat he will continue as collector of the port of Manila. Some of the discharges were fixed for June 20 In order to allow a number of other officers to be appointed briga- dier generals before the expiration of the law providing for the volunteer army. Thia will give the officers to be appointed the title of general. The secretary considers these appointments in the native of brevets. Maiate Etplodon Claims. A claim las been filed with the Span¬ ish claims commission in behalf of Harry McCann, a seaman on the ill fated Maine when she was blown up in Havana hafbor. asking $10,000 for in¬ juries sustained by him in consequence of the explosion. A claim of $20,000 has been tiled in behalf, of Catherine Burns, whose sou, a corporal cf ma¬ rines, was killed by the same explo¬ sion". Butler and Harwood of New York city, who filed the claims, base them on the ground that Spain directly or by reason of negligence was respon¬ sible for the explosion. Carl Schofield. NEW DECATUR’S BIG FIRE. Complete List of the Losses and Insur¬ ance. New Decatur, Ala., May 21 .—A $50,- 000 fire visited that part of New Decatur known as South Town Sunday morning at 2 o’clock. An entire business block was destroyed. The losses are: S. H. Harper, groce¬ ries and feed stuff, $ 2 , 000 , insurance, fl.ObO; Albert Fulgham, news stand- 1200; Puckett & Co., $ 1 , 000 , no insur¬ ance; P. C. Gaston, drugs, $1,000; Mar¬ tin, shoeshep, $500; Fromholt Grocery, $600; A. J. Walker & Co., $7,000, in¬ surance, fectioners, $5,000; Warwick Bros., con¬ Moore, $600, insurance, $400; A. A. groceries. $ 3 , 000 , insurance, $ 1 ,- 000; R. Wilkerson, barbershop, $500; J. M. Clark, butcher, $500, no insurance; T. C. Howell, restaurant, $300; Dr. T. G. Hughes, $300, no insurance; Nute Martin, clothing, $ 200 . Losses on buildings: C. H. Austin, $2,200, insurance, $1,000; J. L. Echols, two stores, $ 2 , 000 , insurance unknown; L. B. Wyatt, $ 10 , 000 , insurance, $5,000; J. L. Brock, $2,500, insurance, $1,500; A. A; Moore, $2,500: insurance, $880; J. M. Clark, $1,000, insurance, $500; Mrs. H. C. Speake, $2,500, no insurance learned. The burned district will be rebuilt at once in 2-story bricks. Origin of the fire unknown. ORDER OF GOLDEN CROSS. Cupreine Commandery In Session In Knoxville, Term. Knoxville, May 23.— The supreme commandery of the United Order of the Golden Cross is holding its twenty-fifth annual session in Knoxville. The su¬ preme officers’ annual reports show the order to be in good condition, financially and otherwise. The session will con¬ tinue until Friday. About 200 visiting members of the orders are attending. The 50 delegates to the supreme com¬ mandery represent 12 states. The vis¬ itors were given a public reception last night attended by several hundred cit¬ izens. Tnis meeting is the silver anniver¬ sary of the founding of the order. It was founded in Knoxville by Dr. J. H. Morgan. It has grown till it now num¬ bers over 600 subordinate commanders and 4,000 members. It was the fiftieth beneficiary Men order founded in this coun¬ try. and women are admitted on equal terms. It is a temperance as well as insurance organization. The organ¬ ization is exceptionally strong in the New England states. CONDUCTORS HEARD FROM. The Home Contingent Receives News From Excursionists. Macon, May 22. —Railway conductors in Macon have received news from the conductors of this city, Atlanta and other points in the state, who with members of their families have been in attendance on the session of the na¬ tional order, w T hich is being held in St. PauL Tney report that they are having a delightful time. They are now euroute via the Northern Pacific to Yellowstone park, and will remain until May 24 viewing the park. From the park they will go to Cinnabar, Portland, San Francisco, Salt Lake, Glen wood Springs, Denver, St. Louis, Louisville, Nashville, Chattanooga and back to Atlanta and Macon, which they are scheduled to reaoli on June 9. ROMANTIC MARRIAGE. Swiss Lady Weds a North Carolina Widower. Raleigh, May 21 .—Miss Marie Pfring came from Switzerland to the village of Faith, in Rowan county, to marry J. F. Wyatt, a well-to-do widower of that place, who owns and operates large granite quarries. Correspondence began in a matrimo¬ nial journal brought about the mar¬ riage. The bride-elect saw her groom- eleot’s very substantial possessions and was also pleased with his personal ap- pearance. She had m her letters stated that she was an accomplished musician. Ex- perts were invited by Mr. Wyatt to hear her play. They said her claims were W ell founded. The marriage followed \ at once. ELEVEN ARE UNDER ARREST Negroes Charged With Complicity In Murder of Boylston. Birmingham, Ala., May 21.—Eleven negroes are under arrest at Pratt City in connection with the murder of G. A. Boylston of Atlanta, who was held up and robbed by four negro highwaymen at that place on Saturday night and afterwards shot to death by one of the highwaymen. Coroner Paris is making a searching investigation into the mur- w.i^i’ret * ”” ° nt “° thU18 PUb ' he fu u erai of Hr. Boylston occurred yesterday, the interment being at Pratt City cemetery. Epoch lodge. No. 57. Knights of Pythias, directed tae iuuerai which was conducted with Pythian honors. , THE HOflE GOLD CURE. AN INGENIOUS TREATMENT BY WHICH DRUNKARDS ARE BE¬ ING CURED DAILY IN S^ITE OF THEMSELVES. NO NOXIOUS DOSES. NO WEAK- eNING OF THE NERVES A PI.EAS- ANT AND POSITIVE CURE FOR THE LIQJJOR HABIT It is now generally known and understood that JDrunkenness is a disease and not weakness. A body filled with poison, and nerves com¬ pletely shattered bv periodical or constant use of intoxicating liquors requires an antidote capable of neutralizing and eradicating this poison, and destroying the craving for intoxicants. Sufferers may now cure themselves at home with¬ out publicity or loss of time from business by this wonderful“HOME GOLD CURE” which has been perfected after many years of close study andjtreatment of inebriates. The faithful use according to di¬ rections of this wonderful discov¬ ery is positively h guaranteed to cure tlie most obstinate case, no matter how hard a drinker. Our records show the marvelous transforma¬ tion of thousands of drunkards in¬ to sober, industrious and upright men. Wives, cure your husbands!!! Children, cure your fathers! ! This remedy is in no sense a nostrum but is a specific for this disease only, and is so skilfully devised and prepared that it is thourough- lv soluble and pleasant to the taste, so that it can be given in a cup of tea or coffee without the knowledge of the person taking it. Thousands of drunkards have cur¬ ed themselves by this priceless remedy, and as many more have been cured ..nd made temperate men by having the “CURE” ad¬ ministered by loving friends and relatives without their knowledge in coffee or tea, and believe today that they discontinued drinking of their own free will. Do not wait. Do not be deluded by apparent^ and misleading “improvement.” Drive out the disease at once and for all time. The “HOME GOLD CURE’ is sold at the extremely low price of one Dollar, thus placing within reach' ot everybody a treatment more effectual than others costing $25 to $50. Full directions accom¬ pany each package. Special ad¬ vice by skilled physicians when re¬ quested without extra charge. Sent prepaid to any part of the world on receipt of one dollar. Ad¬ dress Dept. Edwin B. Giles & Company, 2330 and 2332) Market Street, Philadrlphia. All correspondence strictly con¬ fidential. Knocked Down and Robbed. Gibson, Ga., May 21.-—'Yesterday Pe¬ ter L. Hadden, a prominent farmer and sawmill man, who resides in the norfch- ern pJir t 0 f Glasscock county, was knocked down with a fence rail by Frank Rhodes, an employee, and robbed 0 f $ 20 . The difficulty arose over a dis- pute about a demand Rhodes claimed against Hadden for labor. Hadden is paralyzed from the lick and is not ex¬ pected to live. The sheriff is in pursuit of Rhodes, who has not been arrested. Dam Across Uh><ttahoochee. Columbus, Ga., May 18.—The City Mills company will in a day or' two let the contract for a $50,000 stone dam across the Chattahoochee river, replac¬ ing rheir present wooden dam. The dam is to be completed by January 1 , 1003. After this improvement the com¬ pany will build a new elevator and warehouse. Drank AJcobol and Died. Thomasville, Ga., May 21. — Ben Weedeu, a negro banjo player, was found late yesterday afternoon in a backyard in Sandy Bornnn in an uncon- scions condi:n>n from drinking alcohol. A physician was summoned, but when he arrive a vVeeden was dead. Imted Presbyterians* Des Moines, May 22 —This evening £ enera * assembly of the United Tres by; -»: an ck urc b o f N or rh A merica will convene in this city. The sessions will occupy all this week and part of next The meeting will be important from r i e standpoint of suggested change a the creed, (iCSh liilis feiroud. Rocxmakt, Ga., May 22.—J. J. Goss kiUed Mi btro “ Q near here Monday, Stron ‘ was a oa GrOSS ' Til ey our about a well Goss has beet: a o l Legal . YTT planks 7~ ali kinds for oi sale at tills office. nUMUK Of THE HOUR Ex’)!njnod. “Yes, Henry, I know I’m a silly girl and don’t go in for politics and all that kind of thing as you do. blit I will do my best to make you a good wife, and you can teach me all about them, you know.” “So I can, my darling,” lie cried rapturously, “and 3011 will be an apt pupil, I am sure. Of course it won’t come all at once, but you will soon be able to play the hostess to my friends as well as any of their wives. Suppose we w r ere to begin now?” “Oh, yes, do! Now, there’s one thing I never could understand. What do they mean by ‘reciprocity?’ You must explain it in a simple manner, Henry, or I shall not comprehend.”. “I will,” said he fondly. “It amounts to this: You receive something and give something in return. Suppose you give me a kiss (like this), then I should return it (like this). That’s reciprocity. Do you understand?” “Oh, yes! Isn’t it nice!” exclaimed the unsophisticated damsel. “Now I know* why women afe so anxious to get into parliament.”—London Spare Mo¬ ments. Making Sore of It. Host—I hate to send you out in such a blustering night as this is, old fellow. Guest—It is raining pretty hard. I say, couldn’t you lend me your um¬ brella? Host—Certainly, and— er—I think I’ll walk home with you myself. I really need the exercise.—Stray Stories. A Social Heretic. “Don’t you kinder hanker after re¬ spectability now an den?” asked Plod¬ ding Pete. “Oh, I dunno,” answered Meandering Mike. “Sometimes I t’ink dut respecta¬ bility ain’t much more dan permission to work hard for what us people gits for nothin.”—Washington Star. His Interest In Smith. m -r r- % v s VM Vi Ms ■ t V > m ta t its. % o 9 Vi m V / I 1 Brown (from above)—For heaven’s Bake, be more careful. Smith! Remem- her, you’ve the Encouraging a Young; One. “You are wanted in a hurry at Mr. Gazzam’s,” cried the messenger breath¬ lessly. “Are you sure they sent for me?” asked young Dr. Killiam. “Yes. They said you couldn’t do any harm, as Mr. Gazzam’s dying now.”- Philadelphia Press. Wise In Hie Location. “Lived here all your life, Uncle Dave?” “Yes, suh.” “Never tried to lynch you?” “No, suh. De neighborhood wliat I live in ain’t rich enough fer rope.”-At- lanta Constitution. A Great Preface. Publisher—I fear your hook is too short. It consists of only 40 pages. Author—Oh, 1 explain all that in the preface. Publisher—What length is it? Author—Five hundred pages, sir.— Ohio State Journal. Peace at Any Price. “She said I was to return all her let¬ ters.” * Did you?” *• I coaxed her to make lip with me. How could I let her know *• badn’\ kept them?”—Chicago Record-Herald. Definition. “Father.” said the little boy. “what does ‘credulous dupe’ mean?” “My son, it means a man who leaves his umbrella at borne because the weather prediction is ‘fair.’ ’’—Wash¬ ington Star. Cause and Effect. “What a sour look young Bucking¬ ham seems to have lately!” “Well, yeti enn’t blame him He’s been jilted by that neb pickle daughter, you know.”— Chicago Rec- nrd.I I prti Id (§ —■ i Thi. signature is on every boj of the genuihe Laxative Bromo-Qmnine Tablets da$ the remedy that cures » cold In on® THE CAROLINA MONUMENT. Ou Chlckamauga Park Work of He- Will Be Marked. r -e roes Columbia, S. O., May 22.—On nest Monday the monument to the South Carolina soldiers who fell at Chicka- manga will be unveiled on that battle- field. The unvei ing will bring to Chickamauga a large crowd of confed- veterans trom this state, who will be accompanied by the governor and his staff and a regiment of ssate troops. The regiment will be under command of Colonel Wilie Jones of the Second South Carolina, and will be composed of companies from the First and Second regiments of the South Carolina volun¬ teer troops. Carolina contingent will The South leave Columbia Sunday morning and go by the way of Asheville and Knox¬ ville to Chattanooga. The veterans’ train over the Southern will leave Co¬ lumbia Sunday afternoon and go via Atlanta, arriving in Chattanooga in ample time to land the old soldiers in Memphis for the opening of the general reunion of the confederate veterans. Tr.jops Leave Jacksonville. Jacksonville, Fla., May 22.—The situation in the city is quiet. One more military company left for home yester¬ day and only the three Jacksonville companies and the crews of the two revenue cutters, the Forward and the Hamilton, remaiu here. Three thou¬ sand people were supplied with food yesterday from the commissaries and clothing was given to about 500. Build¬ ing has commenced, and as soon as tools ^au be secured there will be plenty of work for everybody. A WORTHY SUCCESSOR. “Something New Under the Sun.” All Doctors have tried to cure Catarrh by the use of powders,acid gases, inhalers and drugs in paste form. Their powders dry up the mucuous membranes, cause them to crack open and bleed. The pow¬ erful acids used in ti._ ; i»>alers have entirely eaten away the same mem¬ branes that their makers have aimed to cure while pastes and ointments can not reach the disease. An old and experienced practitioner who has for many years nade a close study and specialty of the treat¬ ment of Catarrh lias at last perfect¬ ed a Treatment which, when faith¬ fully used, not only relieves at once but permanently cures Catarrh by removing the cause, slopping the discharges and curing all inflam- mat ion. It is the only remedy known to science that actually reaches t he afflicted parts. This wonderful| remedy is known,as “Snuffles the Guaranteed Catarrh Cure” and is sold at the extremely low price of One Dollar, each containing internal and external medicine sufficient for a full month treatment and every thing neces— sary to its perfect use. Snuffles is the only perfect Catarrh cure ever made and is now recognized as the only safe and positive cure for th ., t a „ nov j n „ a „d di.jnisli.ur ji It cures all infiammati o 1 « quicklyand permanently and isabo wonderfully quick to relieve Ilay Fever or cold in the Head. Catarrh when negelected often leads to Consumption, l ( Snuffles J 1 will save you if you use it at once. It is no prdinary remedy but a complete treatment which Catarrh is positively guaramed to cure in any form cr stage if n-ed according to di reciion accompaning each package. Dont delay but send for it at at once, and write full particulars as to your condition and you will receive special advice from the dis- C overer of this wonderful remedy regarding your case without cost to you beyond the regular price of k *Snuffles” t he “Guaranteed Catarrh Cure.” Sent prepaid to any address in the United States or Canada on receipt of One Dollar.Address Dep—Edwin B. Giles & Company, 2330 and 2332 Market street, Philadelphia. TALLULAH FALLS It. K. CO., Time Table No. IB, in effect Sunday, Mar. 10,1901,8 a.m . Eastern Standard Time. 11 12 STATIONS. j? i es Dailv. i V’m LV. . .Tallulah Falls... AH. I i . I’M 1 'i fi .Tallulah Lodge.. 1 £ Vi V 1 ..Turner .. Holly wood viHe ... •1 1 IV IV vi 5 . T. .. Anandale .. I IV £5 ti . .Clarkesville 1 IV 3 .. Demorest.. . 3 21 ... .Cornelia 5 J"! VP. 1 v 2 - Station for Trams Marked. Samuel C. Dunlap, Geu. •>