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LIVELY TIMES
WITH B. OF ED.
No Jurisdiction After Po-
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Prerldcnt Mclntyro called
Board ot Education to ordor promat
ly at halt pait aeven Friday erenlng
In their offlce, all memben except
Judge H. W. Hopkins being present.
Child Beaten.
One ot the patrons ot tbs school
came before the Board with a serious
complaint against some of the small
boys and girls after the regular
slon of the school was out In the
afternoon. Her child Is only six
years old and small for his age, and
one afternoon after school he cams
home with s head bleeding and other
wise bruised. He says that one ot
the girls Vbout twelre yesrs old and
several boys older than this child had
cruelly mistreated it on the way
home for no apparent reason and
came before the board requesting
that fitting punishment be adminis
tered to the offendera. It seems that
the board has decided that the Juris
diction over the pupils ends when
they leave tbe campus and they
could do nothing. The city author
ises have teen appealed to with no
result, their instructions being to go
to the board of education. President
Uclntyre Informed the lady that the
marshal or other authorities had
Jurisdiction over any child over ton
year* of ago and that they were the
ones to go to in a matter of this kind.
iere is certainly someone who
ipt the responsibility for this
things snd cause the offender
inlshed. Every child la en
titled. to the proper protection wheth
er he bo In the campus or without Its
bounds and if thero is no protection
to file smnll ones some should be pro
vided at once. A repetition of this
sort Of things might prove serious
Visiting Committee Reports.
Mr. R. J. Miller reported for the
1 visiting committee and told of the
good condition In which tho Bchools
are being kept. They visited the
school during the' absence of the su
perlntendent and say that if It shows
■p so wqll during his absence that
when ho Is there things must go
very smoothly Indeed. The need of
room In the Clay street negro school
| is very pressing and it was their
•pinion that permanent quarters
should be secured at once or on ad-
[dltlon built. The pupils are very
lly located In a building
across the street now, but this place
may not be secured for permanent
quarters If steps are not taken at
mce.
Superintendent's Report.
This report submitted by tbe su-
lerinteudent, Mr. Christy was a very
, nterestlng and advocated some' re-
orms In the' books, method of hand-
j Ing pupils and other Important mat
ers. It was recommended that the
hlldrea .be not allowed upon the
ampns until eight o’clock when all
•ackers are In their . rooms. Mr.
lttatkn objected to this on the
that In rainy or disagreeable
It would work a hardship on
and the matter was
New Books Necessary.
Report was made that the teachers
t now laboring under a decided
dvantage In text books In lan-
physlcu and arithmetic, and
d In mUy cases obsolete books be
amed to the detriment of the
Interest of the patrens. The
I saw It to turn the matter over
TtHMLMVtUA GEORGIA, nUDMFRIDAY DECEMBER. If, MOT.
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FIVE HUNDRED
MINERS BURIED
Hre Damp Wrecks Two
Mines-Greastest Loss
Ever Known.
Washington, Dec. f (Special to Timas
Enterprise.)—An explosion of l)re
damp In two connecting mines of the
Consollaled Coal Companies at Mon-
ongahela. West Virginia today prac
tically wrecked both mines, and
buried nearly live hundred miners.
A special train Is rushing from Pitts
burg to the scene of the disaster fill
ed with doctors, nurses had necessary
relief. It Is feared that^ll ot those
Imprisoned are dead. This Is the
worst explosion snd ths loss promises
'o be the greatest In ths history of
mining.
to the committee on discipline snd
curriculum for action. The request
was that this be put Into effect by the
beginning of tbe next term In Febru
ary. Old books can be exchanged
for the new ones with a very nomi
nal additional amount.
Break Ing Gloss Windows.
The report was made that the glass
in the windows of tbe building are
being broken to tbe amount that is
very annoying. Prof. Boutelle says
thst he found sevoral small beys in
company with a larger one throw
ing stones at the fence adjoining tho
building. After he had stopped them
they told him that they used to throw
at the windows and bet as to who
could break the most. This was a
while ago but still there Is a longing
disposition to be very careless with
the glass. The recommendation was
that tho boys be stopped from coming
on tho campus If It wasn’t stopped
at once. They have been ablo to
catch no one at It so an example can
not he made of the offender, this
promised ns soon ns they can And
one. The report was accepted and
ordered spread on the minutes.
Tenuis and Basket Ball.
WORST FEARS
CONFIRMED
Every Ian A Victim To
The Terrible Fire Damp
Other Latest News.
Waahlngton, Dec. 7.—(Special to
Ttmos-Enterprlse)—With unabatod
energy five rescuing parties, working
rrom every posslblo point, are hasten
ing the work of entering and ex
ploring the mines of the Consolidated
Coal Companies at'Montongah, West
Virginia, where the terrific explbslon
of fire damp occured yesterday. There
Is scarcely a hope that of the 400 or
more men who entered the mines yes
terday there li one now alive. The
people of the town ar stunned by the
catastrophe. All ot last night
hundreds stood about the entrance to
the mines, women being the chief
actors in the pathetic and heart rend
ing scenes. One woman pulled out
her hair, and another In frensy tore
all the akin from her cheeks with her
finger nails. It Is hardly possible
that all the bodies will be recovered
for several days, as the worhmen
were distributed over territory one
mile square. The mine officials say
that forty per cent of tbe victims ara
American. ,
Up to noon eighty bodies havo
been found, but only twenty six have
been brought to the surface. The
number of dead will not fall below
four hundred, \ and will probably
reach close to five hundred. All
hope Is gone that any of tho toon are
alive. Nearly four hundred coffins
have reached Monongah.
Taft Homeward Bound.
Taft sailed from Hamburg today-
tor Now York. A conference of bis
friends and supporters was held In
New York today, and it .Is proposed
to arrange a glorious reception on ills
| arrival. If the plans arc carried out
Ids reception will far exceed that
given Bryan on his return from the
trip around tho globe.
| .Republicans Scramble.
{ Now that Roosovclt can no longer
The appropriation recently made
for tho tennis courts and basket J be considered a possibility there Is
ball on the campus for the girls was!going on n free for all scramble for
not sufficient to propeily equip them; the nomination by the boomers for
and an extra appropriation of |5 wasjonch candidate. _
asked and same granted. This Is one Jap Immigration Settled,
of the best things that has been done Minister O’Brien advises from
for the benefit of the girls and la be- Toklo that the matter of Japanese
Ing enthusiastically recenved. The Immigration la now aatlafactorlly
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CLAY AROUSED
ON FINANCE
‘TIGER BOD 1
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FINED AGAIN
WONT WAIT*
GRAY HAIRS
Condemns Banks For Two Liquor Cases Take Senator Jeff Davis Flogs
Bolding Gov’t. Hon
oy In Crisis.
Waahlngton, Dec. 10.—Senator Cul
berson’s resolution providing for an
inquiry by the senate committee on
finance Into the recent issue ot bonds
by the government was today consid
ered by the senate and sent to tbe
finance committee upon a statement
by Senator Aldrich that tbat commit
tee would meet In a few days and re
port a resolution covering the entire
subject.
Senator Clay’s resolution calling for
lnformotlon concerning depoalts of
government funds also was laid be
fore tho senate commlttoo . After
stating the amount of money that
had been placed In banks, Senator
Clay said:
“I do not believe that we can Jus
tify the placing of such money In
banka and than calling for money by
the issue of bonds. .The system
should be Investigated and condemn
ed.”
RREWTON-PITTMAN.
Wedding of Ttiontasvllle Lady to
Qulnry Man.
work Is in charge of Prof. Boutelle
who la thoroughly acquainted snd ex
perienced in this tort of thing.
Ralldlng Committee Kicks.
The building oommlttee seemed to
be lomcwhst disturbed over the con
dltlon of the work going on at the
high school. It fa nearly completed
bat the original plans hare been de
viated from In soma respect. It was
ascertained that the material called
for In th original plans could not be
secured and that the architect em
ployed by the beard for ths work,
bad Instructed Mr. Hurst to change
the material to comply with this ne
cessity.. There waa cross fired talk
from the different members o( tho
committee but In tbe end the board,
by a vote, accepted the report and
urged that tbe work continue as rap
idly as possible. Mr. H. D. Atkin
son made a request for five hundred
dollars to caver material already ex
pended on the work and petition waa
referred to the building committee.
Teachers Examination.
The board ordered the superinten
dent to advertise a regular exami
nation tor tetcher* to take place
next Saturday, and In all probability
frem the number applying the “soup”
settled, tbat cordial relations are re
stored, and that there Is no further
cause frr enmity between the two
countries.
Hoke Smith Interviewed.
Hoke Smith was Interviewed In
Wasalngton today, and announces
for Bryan. He say* this Is not the
time for a Southern man to declare
for the presidency.
to designated by Col. Hopkins will be
selected ae there Is a pressing need
for one at thl* time. Mrs. Baker
stood the examination at the last
session for tbe vacancy In the second
grade and made a very flattering
mark She waa elected to tbat po
sition After the attention to cur
rent accounts supplemented by a
warning from tbe president not to
•pend too much mondy and let pros
perity be the means of getting them
into a financial difficulty the body ad
journed.
Hon. Z. E. Norton of Pelham spent
a few hours In the city yesterday.
Messrs Wayne McRae, Dan Bibb
and J. L. Avery were In Boston for
a short time yesterday on business.
(From Sunday’a Dally.)
One of the most attractive of the
fall weddings was that of Miss Rosa
Mae Ilrewton of this city to Mr.
James C. Pittman of Quincy. Fla.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
J. M. Outler at elfcht o’clock a. m
Wednesday. Tho attendants were
Misses Myrtle Knapp and Mary Mc
Kinnon of this city and Mesr.r' Clacd
Hanan anil C. L. Mays. The rc" r "*
were beautifully decorated for th-
•cession with sm’.lnx, white orynan
themums and roses In profusion The
party loft on the ten thirty train for
an extended hrtday tour. A delicious
wedding breakfast was served at
eight thirty, to guests numbering fifty
or more. Many valuable presents
were received by the young couple.
Miss Brewton Is a member of an
old Thomas county family and re
cently graduated from the Thomns-
ville High School with distinction.
She Is endowed with many chnrinr.
and graces and has a largo circle of
friends. Mr. Pittman Is one of the
•olid business men of Quincy.
Up All Time in Po
lice Court.
BOSTON PLATOON.
Sixteen JJen Added to the Strength
of Thomaarllle Company.
Lieutenant W. A. Watt of the
Thomasvllle Guards went down to
Boston Thursday afternoon and mut
tered Into Co. K. of tbe National
Ouard of Georgia sixteen men from
that town. They will bring the
strength of tbe company up to about
sixty. Tha haw Dick Bill requires
that the minimum ahull be fifty-eight
men or they will not be allowed a
passing mark by tbe Inspector. In
a vary abort time the annual Inspec
tion of this company will take place
and this added strength will fat tbe
company on a firm base. Up to this
time the minimum was forty and tt
was possible to’ recruit the number
up to that standard, but under tha
new taw many ot tbe companies
would have been compelled to drop
out Tbla will be a fine thing for all
concerned as It will give a military
organisation to smaller towns which
now are without military protection
and nt the samf time enable the lar
ger towns te keep what companies
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(From Tuesdays Dally)
‘‘Tiger Bob” as he Is generally
thought of, bobs up again In Police
Court yesterday afternoon to answer
the same old charge of selling liquor.
Despite tbe great thunder and rain
storm at the time for Its session, tbe
room was crowded with citizens In
terested In the future of the city gov
ernment. It would hare done credit
to a good show at the Opera House
or n cow meeting.
Attorney Theo Titus, attorney for
Bob Mitchell appeared for him and
irgued first the unconstltutlosallty
of the ordinance governing this mat
ter, and very easily proved tbat there
waa a flaw In It, making It null and
void by a decision of the Supreme
court wt the state. It seems tbat tbe
old ordinance was to declared by tbat
body and In framing a new law tbe
City Fathers made tbe law to comply
with the later requirements but did
not fix a definite punishment for tne
conviction of any offenders, thereby
making this la.v rovert to the old
statute for that clause. The Mayor
saw fit to abide by the law as given
to him for enforcement and the case
was tried. Tho evidence showed that
Bob was given twelve dollars to get
twelve quarts of whiskey In Albany
for Mr. Walker. This was done and
at the time that his place was search
ed thnso twelve quarts were fpund Th
pint bottles, and besides four other
quart bottles which Bob testified was
f nr his personal use. A man was
een coins from tho place with on*
f these quarts under his nrm an
hi Inference v.as drawn that It wa
louvht. The Jfnvcr Imposed a fine
t’hfl and ninety daya work on t!
streets.
Attorney T. X, Hopkins argued
tile case of 1.. M. Few on the same
grounds and the evidence, while con-
flirting, showed to tile Mayors mind
-nost conclusively thnt tho party was
guilty and a fine of J100 and thirty
days on the streets was given him.
Officer Milton testified that he saw
a negro woman buy tho stuff and pay
the money for It. so there was noth
Ing but n conviction possible. Doth
these cases will bo certlorarled to
the Superior Court snd In ell proba
bility turnod loose. "A lew that will
stand the test Is what we need and
noed badly" was the comment of At
torney Hopkins.
Trust In Vigor
ous Speecb.
Washington, Dec. 11.—(Special to
Tlmes-Enterprise)—Senator Jeffer
son Devls, of Arkansas, speaking In
the senate today on bis bill to sup
press trusts, pools, combinations and
conspiracies, began by declaring that
It was not hla purpose to retain a
seat in the senate until his hair had
grown grey before taking up bis
work actively In that body. He as
serted that If his bill was passed and
the law. faithfully executed, the
trusts would bo wiped from tbe face
of the earth.
"The trust evil,” he said, "Is a can
cerous sore upon tbs body politic.
Just as such growths occur upon the
human body. The pnly successful
treatment Is the surgeon’s knife.
“Almost for seventeen yesrs tho
Sherman anti-trust taw bas been up
on ths statute books, more than four
times as long as It took the North to
wear out the 8outh upon the bloody
fields of battle. Nearly seven yesrs
have passed with all the machinery
of the government at his back, with
the great power of the chief execu
tive In his hands, yet, I will ask soSio
Republican senator to tell ms on*
trust that be has even tamed, much
less destroyed?”
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they now have.
Ths Thomasvllle company at tbr
last Inspection passed • moet credita
ble examination ana was highly com
plimented by tbe Inspector General
snd tbe U. 8. Officer. Cspt. Jarrell
has done wonders with tbs company
In this place and In tbs face of many
discouraging circumstances, by his
Indomitable peraerrsrence and great
zeal. Te him belongs ths major
amount of tbe credit for tho One or
ganisation In Tbomisrillo today.
Watson at tbs White House.
Tom Watson of Georgia was the
guest of President Rooeevelt at •
dinner today snd daring the course
of the meal the financial condition
was tbe main topic of discussion. Ar
vet the detail* of the Interview bare
not been made pnblle. , .
Mr. W. M. Kendall of Doerun was
among th* Friday visitors to town. *
Special Representatives to Goldfield.
President Roosevelt sent three
special representatives of tbe Govern
ment to investigate conditions at
Goldfield. They are Assistant Secre
tary Murray for the Department Of
Commerce and Labor, Commission
er of I.nbor Neill, and Commissioner
or Corporations Smith. They left
Washington this afternoon.
TconaSe Provocation Sustained.
The United States wins in the pe
onage prosecution case against tho
Florida East Const Rnilway and oth
ers In the Now York courts.
Electrocut’on in New Jersey,
,The first electrocution in the state
of New Jerrcy took place today. Su
rer Giovanni was put to death for tho
crlmo of murder.
Block Hand Dynamite.
A wealthy Italian Vesldeni, of
Baltimore was dynamltted. there-
being ratlsfaetory evidence that*
the crime was committed by tho
society known ss the Black Hqnd.
Work For the Convention.
Tom Johnson and other prominent
men are srrlvlng-’to saslst tho otbeff^
members oj the committee in secur-l
Ing for Cleyelsnd tbs Democratic
Convention. Cleveland now seoms to
be In the lead, and will probabty se
cure It
Harris Residence Rented.
Judge H. W. Hopkins hat rented
the Harris 1 residence on North Daw-
son Street to Miss Fay of Massachu
setts for the coming winter. 8he
will come down to takt possession
•bout the first of January. 'This to
one of the most elegant houses In the
city snd Is ears to prov* satisfactory
to ths renters.
The new pressha* arrived and to
being put up as rapidly ss expert men
can do this work. Only one more pa
per like this and then wo will prove
that ths delay and trouble waa worth
while. *
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