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Why THE BANNER Leads.
Because It print*
All the Local Now* of Athens,
. All the Georgia New* and Happening*.
All tho Important Event* In the Worla.
ATHENS, GA*
the COMBAT DEEPENS.
To those who hoped to avoid a
contest over the prohibition quess
lion has come disappointment, and
. is now a foregone conclusion that
month of June will indeed be
0D e from the standpoint of
the
i hot
prohibition.
The combat deepens and even
#(r ibe clans are marshalling for
the fight- The adherents of each
side are active and earnest in their
edorte, ami every argument and line
0 f work is being pushed for all its
forl b in order to secure the victory.
When the petitions were first sent
0 at by the anti-prohibitionists to
occurethe naires with which to call
the election,
The Banner took edi-
night of July 2nd, in pleasantness
and good feeling, and leave no scars
or wounds lo mark its heated exist
ence.
THE COLORED UNIVERSITY.
There are some
newspapers in
It seems there is going to be war
to tbe knife between the Sparta Ish-
maelite, and Editor Larry Gantt.
The following very personal card ap
peared in the last issue of |the Ish-
maelite:
The last week’s isse of the South*
ern Alliance Farmer contained, what
I consider, a personal attack on me.
n . < * * 1 consider, a personal auacs on me.
Georgia and some people right here It was from the fertile brain of Edi~
in Athens who do not fullv under tor T. L. Gantt, and was as unpro
atlM1(1 »k. ^ , voked and unjustifiable as it was vil
e temporary establishment lianous. My reply to the same was
of the colored University here *« I landed to the Alliance Farmer on
Athens. The opinion exists
many that the college has been put I ^his week’s issue. Mr. Gantt prom-
in Athens because Savannah has fail. • ‘“ d to publi " h il next week if 1 ,n *
. sist on it. This I do, and I ask the
ed in complying with the promises I public generally and my friends o!
of its oiler. This is not true.
The Clombus Enquirer* Sun says
We are still of the opinion that ]
the act passed by the legislature,
providing for the establishment of
the institution, was hasty and ill
advised legislation. More time |
should have been taken to formulate
a plant that would have promised
better results, if tbe establishment!
the Press to bold np judgment until
my reply appears.
S. W. Roberts,
Bub. Manager of Ishmaelite
loriil position upon the question and
outlined its views on tbe subject.
From that position we do not desire
in the least- It was oor of such i college should be desirable'
lo vary
(onviction then and is now, that the
question was for the people of Clark
County, to settle among themselves
after a calm survey of the field.
The liquoi question is a vexed and
troublesome one. There can be no
doubt that whiskey is working great
ruin amm g the pe< pie of tbe natioh
It is a traliic that carries in its wake
a "rest deal of evil and destruction
IVe lake it for granted that no
bid will oppose us in tbe assertion
that it should be kept under tbe best
possible; restrictions, and that the
cause of temperance and sobriety, of
in oral* and good government sboald
be protected.
This is an admitted fact by each
and everyone, belie prohitioni|t or
uiisproliibitionist.
That being true, the question
arises as lo the method of restriction.
Prohibition is brought to bear upon
tbe question, it passes in Clarke
County and for six years we have
bm trying this remedy.
The anti-prohibitionists claim
and the execution of tbe plan should
not have been embarrassed in any
way by tbe action of tbe Federal
Government.
This is an erroneous idea,
editor of the
The
Says the Americas Times—Re
corder:
When Larry Gantt undertakes to
expose the evils which afflict the
people, be rolls up bis sleeves to bis
elbows and wades in. In this week’s
Southern Alliance Farmer be ex
poses an attempt of a representative
of the school book trust to bribe
him with a small advertisement amt
big money to shut up on the book
question. The pi ice9 of school books
are outrageous when compared with
Columbus Enquirer I other publications, and every news-
. , .... paper in Georgia should assist Mr.
Sun seems to be entirely ignorant as Gantt in brea | ing up this monopoly
to the origin of the bill to establish —■ » ■—
»h., mi. -vr „ uni Colonel Livingston told those
vbe negro college. Tbe Morrill bill tbird parly f( , UoW8 lbat he couldnM
in Congress allowed Georgia amoDg I promise any support from tbe alii-
other States $15,000 a year for its ance of Georgia and Colonel Liv
J ingston was right.
State college provided it should be . .
divided between the while Uoiver.i-I . U“‘»o» le.cii.d horn. just i"
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 26. 1891.-8 PAGES.
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railroad rumblings-
THE GEORGIA ROAD H S PUT A
NEW TRAIN ON.
IT CAME UP YESTERDAY,
The Macon Construction Company to
Come to Taw at Once—Other Im
portant Railroad News
ft
The Georgia railroad has at last put on
its new passenger train between Athens
and Union Point.
Yesterday at noon Captain Hutchins,
the courteous conductor oh this line,re
ceived a telegram from Col.Uprsey, of
Augusta, the General Passenger Agent,
stating that the new train of oars would
be sent up from Augusta in the after
noon, and would be ready tor use at
once. . .. ( . • \ ■
When tbe fast train went down to
Union Point yesterday afternoon the
cars were there, and Captain Hutchins
rode back op the handsomest train ever
seen before^on the Union Point branch
of thcGeorgia railroad.
The cars are painted in the bright
canary'bird yellow, which is the char
acteristic color of l he Georgia railroad’s
passenger care, and the baggage car is
m the salmon colors recently adopted
by the-company for such care;
This is good news to Athens folks,
for they bad all become disgusted at tb-
poor service given them by the Georgia
railroad company.
For tbe past few months the Banner
has been called upon to voice the peo
ples complaints against the company,
and no one more tb&u the Bannkr re
joices at the promptness with which the
Georgia railroad company has met the
demand.
VOL. 59 NO. 27 M
&
A GLORIOUS REUNION.
OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CLASS
OF EIGHTY-ON1S.
IT WILL BE. ON JUNE 15TH.
After Ten Years Sailing on the Sea of
Life They Will Meet In-the Har-
bor—And There I Recount the
Incidents of their Col-
‘ * lege Life—Great
* Preparations. *ii-
lt was but as I
c.ejved. their dip
of Chancellor
cliat/tp-
years ago.
sterday that they re-
2as from : the hands
and yet ten years
ty and the colored
time to don his gaudy blazer and hie
University. I himself off to tbe sea* shore. Har-
Georgia had no colored University ^ ha8 a hu 8 e t , ime l “ lhis dul ‘
° J I world one way and another.
baviDg cut off its appropriations to
The Macon Telegraph contains some
y«
have passed in which, the. JumorecL old
Chancellor has been laid to rest along,
sidesixof tbe members of the class
that now will hold its re-union.
Commencement of 1881 witnessed a
graduation scene in which thirty
brainy and determined young meu
passed out from the .halls of the Uni
versity of Georgia as gradhktesj of the
class of 1881 ;
What they have done in life, and
how they have improved tlieir oppor
tunities in that time their records
spread upon the pages of Georgia his
tory will tell.
They determined w cn they left to
hold a re-union ten years from that
dine and that period of time has
elapsed. !• y ,
Consequently the re-union will be
held this commencement
And it will be a big affair: 41
Of the class that graduated in 1881.
only twenty-four are alive. Death has
claimed six of the young men as his
victims.
But the remaining tvfenty-four.will
meet together at Commencement and
rejuvenate at the fountain of their ear
liest and most lasting affections.
▲ Banner man met Honorable H. C.
Tuck on the streets yesterday and had
quite achat with'hitd on the subject,
tie was one of tbe honor men of the
class of 1881. -
He states that preparations were be-
WHAT DOES IT MEAN? NO BETTERMENTS!
THE COVINGTON AND MACON IS
RE-ORGANIZED.
THE W. & A. QUESTION SETTLED
AT LAST.
"WILL IT BE LEASED. THE COMMISSION’S REP( RT.
Or Will the Georgia, Carolina and
Northern Gather it ln?-The Board
Organized and the Name
Changed-lt Is Now the
Covington and Northern.
Disallowing All Claims of the Lessees,
Except for Some Taxes-The Re
port Was a Great Surprise-
Colonel Hammond Thanked.
Wa
... . „ i .. , I The hot days of summer are here
the Atlanta University for negroes | in ful , bla8t / ow and tbe darkie8 ^
What has become of speaker
Reed. He ought to burry home from
Italy and look into this third partv
movement.
because the faculty wanted to edu- reveling in the contemplation
cate whites and blacks there togeth- I 8 reat blackherry.
er. Wbat was to be done then but
to establish a colored University in
order receive tbe appropriation from
the Morrill bill. That’s plain leg
islation, judicious legislation, it
seems to us.
But the Columbus Enquirer-Sun
goes on to ssy:
Now, the Savannah-offer having
of a
interesting news as follows regarding ing made to hold a great reunion on
the recent failure of the Macon Con- I l ^ e evening of June 15th.
struction enmn-mv it «<.*«• As the members are scattered over
stniction company. It says. . several states and it is hard to reach
lhe Macon stockholders of the Ma-1 them with a communication, it is deter-
cou and Savannah Construction Com-1 mined to give the'matter fall publicity,
p&ny received a circular from New I so as to secure the attendance of every
York yesterday morning, the contents one at the re-union,
of which indicate that the fate of the | Of the class the following were the
Macon and Atlantic railroad may be officers:
speedily_decided.- | David W. Meadow. President.
The sale of the Covington and Macon
was perfected'yesterday.
The new board of directors was elect
ed and the name of the Covington and
Macon was laid aside.
It is now the Covington and North
ern.
Speculations is rife as to what the
sale means, and as to what effect it will
have in railroad circles.
There are many \yho think that tbe
presence of Alexander Brown among
those who re-oiganized tbe road means >
(hat the Georgia, Carolina and Nor
thern fiasa finger in the pie.and thatit
will use it asa connecting link in its
great system and a southern outlet to its
trunk line.
Others, and it might be said, the ma
jority of (hose who talk upon the sub
ject believe that it will be leased to the
Central for the Richmond and Danville
Syndicate. .
. This, indeed, seems to be the prevail
ing impression, that any trade has yet
been made in that direction.
Then the presence of Alexander
Brown and Pat Calhoun and Alex.
King and Jack J. Spalding, and the
fact that all are on the new board mix
es things up slightly and puts a thous
and rumors in the field
At any rate it seems to be certain
that the Covington & Macon will be
used as a connection with railroads
from the North and that it will connect
with one, or the other of the great
trunk lines running North.
The telegrams from Atlanta tell the
story of the meeting and re-organiza-
tion yesterday.
It's a wonder that the Augusta
Chronicle comes out so bright and
fresh from a place like Augusta this
hot weather.
Goodbye, Mr. McKinley; lhe
third party has beat your cake into
dough. Goodbye.
tint it i» a failure; tbe prohibition- I failed, it is announced that the com-1 ; — ■ ,
1 mission has decided to locate the L « said that the grip is nowrav-
colored college, for the present at | *giog the land of Egypt
least, at Atben.s It will be very . * * “ .
generally conceded, wishout argu- Talk up tbe mid summer festival
meut, that the commission, if a de- | AalK 11 U P‘
liberate effort had been made, could
not have done a worse thing. The
i»u claim tliat it is a success.
Ami there is the fact at issue be
tween tbe uo paities so far as
Clarke Couniy is concerned.
There is no questioning tbe fact
Ah there, my strawberry ’
... , .... I college should not be located at |
tbit .f prohibition totally prohibited, Athena, even temporarily. The eo.
must til be on that side of the tire proceeding shows an imaginary!
Yesteeday was red hot.
tire pro
u ... , . . , lack ol well defined, earnest purpose
<! n. But as blind tigers ba*e wb i cb ba8 developed an irresolute | Away with
tre pt into our midst, and are retail- helplessness on the part of the
their liquors promiscuously to 1 Slate and the com “ i88,OD lhat i8 al
BANNER WAVELETS.
The Telegraph published the fact
sometime ago that the Macon aud Sa
vannah Construction company was
trying to float $1,000,000 of bonds in
order to finish the Macon and Atlantic
road.
Tbe plan was that each shareholder
should take ten bonds for each share of
stock held, at 75 cents on the $1, with a
share of Colleton land stock as a bonus
Upon that arangeuient the New York
stockholders agreed to take $500,000,
and Savannah stockholders promised to
take $300.000if those in Macon would
take the temuining $200,0 0.
At a meeting of the Macon stockhold
ers, held short!v after the plan was pro
posed, $120,000 of the bonds were pled
ged. Liter, $5,000 more were taken
but since then the gap of $75,000 has re
mained unfilled. Repeated efforts have
been made by a committee appointed
for that purpose to get the remainder
| of the bonds floated, but their efforts so
far have been fruitless
Tbe circular letter above referred to is
signed by Messrs. Bacher, Strong and
H. C. Tuck, historian.
Geo. R. Brown, prophet.
J. G. Camp, orator.
M. W. Beck, poet.
Mr. Meadow now resides in Daniels-
ville, Mr. Tuek in A thens; Mr. Brown
ih Canton; Mr. Camp in Douglasville
and Mr. Beck in Jackson.
Every preparation will be mftde to
render the re-union one of the greatest
of its kind ever occurring in Classic
Athens.
UNION POJNYITEMS ’
Caught and Converted into a Newsy
1 Redding. (
Uhiox Point, May 23.—Mrs. E. E.
Wiley of Emory, Ya., a. lady . of magic
presence and inspired eloquence, talked
to a good number of ladies on Friday
morning,! at the: M. E. Church. Mrs.
Wiley speaks in tbe. interest of Ho ire
Mission and Parsonage work, and pnes
—’ duty fn a light never seen be-
. most ludicrous. The temporary lo-
people, the question is raised b> cation of the institnte of Athens ap-
tke“wei” side of the contest, tha' P®*™ 10 » “ ake * hif > *“ cb
I is not creditable either to tbe State
osr-rooms under proper re- or tbe commission. It is to be hop-
•tnctioDs would be better than the * d that the legislature,, at the sum-
_ all sadnass and sorrow,
For us better things are in store,
We’re going to leave college tomorrow,
And we ain’t coming back ary uioie.
The senior's song—
Jt won’t ne long.
one’s
... „ fore. She' speaks in Athena, to-day,
the other New York stockholders of tbe (Sunday). Let all improve the oppor-
company. It informs tbe Macon stock- tunity ol hearing her.
holders that unless the Macon and At-| Mrs/ S. H. Sibley entertained her
Georgia will get there Eli at tbe
World’s Fair.
1** ss it can be enforced.
mer session, will find some way to exchange.:
imnrnvp thn situation. I The 1 tat
The situation is sized up thus by an
Upon the facts at issue, The Ban.
improve the situation. I Tbe itata is said to be after the Es-
* I mawolda tho Kuinorolrio ]g Hit-CI*
_ . „ . . . , meralda, the Esmeralda is after the
In the first place, tbe Enquirer- I c bar | e8 ton, the Charleston is after the
f'laU take“o stand, editorially or I Son is wrong in declaring that the I ^ata^ does j£* d lia ® a “ould°te
locally, it i s a ma tter of open de- ] Savannah offer bas failed. The Sav» | caught,
hte for the citizens of Clarke conn*
‘J lo settle.
lantic bonds are all floated and tbe mo
ney therefor deposited in the First
National Bank of New York city by
May 25, application will be made in
tbe courts within three days to have
the Macon and Atlantic railroad taken
out of tbe bands of the receiver and
i sold to pay the indebtedness.
It is believed that tbe New York par
ties who hold half the stock will buy it
in, and that tbe company may be re
organized..
band of the Royal Legion, a branch of
W. C. T. U. at a lawn party at the
Heights on- Thursday evening. Games
and refreshments were heartily enjoyed.
Hawtiiorne Heights is one. of the moat
beautiful homes tb Georgia, and Mrs.
Sibiey is constantly improving it.
Several of our Union .Point Boys, now
occupying positions of trust elsowhere
have visited us' during the week.
Among them Mr.J. B. Langhein. Mr.
Jack Norman and Mr. Will King.
—iT wi * ~
Atlanta, Ga., May, 23*— [Special.]—
To-day Alexander Brown and Skip-
worth Wilrner, of Baltimore, who bid
in the property of the Covington &
Macon railroad at the sale on that road
in Macon the other day, assisted in the
organization here of tho Covington &
Northern, which is the name of tbe
new Company. The charter for this
Company was granted by the secre
tary. of state with a capital
stock of one million aolars. Tbe sale
was to Brown and ’Wilmer as individ
uals and they in turn'sold it to the new
company. The new directors chosen
consist of W. C. Shaw, of Baltimore;
Robert L. Harrison, of New York;
Put Calhoun, Alex. C. King, and J. J.
Spalding, of Atlanta. Mr. Brown was
ehosen president, Col. Cecil Gabbett,
General Manager of the Central Geor
gia, was Chosen General Manager of
this road.
While it is claimed there has been no
lease to the Central or any other of
the West Point terminal properties,
something of that sort will certainly
follow.
A HORRIBLE DEATH.
Mrs. E. E. Wiley of Va., was enter-
Ltke a Good Conundrum tained by Mrs. J. E. Carlton while in
Is life, because everybody must give it town. ‘ ■ 1 f. *1-1 J i w : »
up 1 But you needn’t be in a hurry Miss Kate Sibley entertained a few
about it! -Life is worth the living! To I friends on Thursday night, complimen-
annab offer is of fall force and effect
and the University will be establish
Upon each Bide cf the fight we see I ed there if it is established any
g«xl, honest, public spirited citi- where. The negroes of Savannah
‘wos, whose only aim is to apbnild I have already secured in taual cash j
lke ‘ r cil y and advance her in morals, I $8,000 or $10,000 beside"the land for
r is gro
tbe sun. Tbe white plaid vest
aeon put a check ou it.
will
THEiSCHOOL COMMISION
prolong it, is worth your untiring ef- tory to visiting guests.
fort! Don’t give up without calling to I £
your rescue that grand old family med
icine, Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Dis
covery. Many a worn-out, exhausted
body bas it made over as good as new !
Athens wouldn’t be Athens without I It strengthens, builds Up, invigorates,
Ibe Lucy Cobb Institute aud tbe Uni-1 assisting nature, and not violating it.
1 Cures liver disease, indigestion, and all
blood-taints and humors., Sure and
Tbe Dallas Morning News tow. | S^AU^Srito ‘
that if they could, these woman’s rights 1 r «unded. AH druggists
good government, and business. I the college. Their offer is firm.
Hie question to be settled is a In the mean time the" college has I women would actually set roosters. i MRS . eberhART’S FUNERAL.
fo»d one; it admits a great deal of been established in Athens for three- Co i onel Livingston told the ring- j Took Place at Oconee (Street Church I tion - They ,want tBe money divided as
fle h»te to determine which is beat; | months in advance. Why? Becausi | masterjshat^he couldn’t^‘‘swing round j Yesterday Morning. the contemplated two thirds and one
Trying To Secure the Government
Appropriation.
Atlanta' Ga., May, 23.—[Special.]—‘
Sure and I Chancellor Boggs, Firof, W bite, and
or money Mr. Meldrim of the Agricultural Col
lege Commision, meet here to-day to
consider the means of securing the
money of the Government appropria-
GBORGIA PEOPLE.
In d n . | > . . | the circle of the third party
no one man can arrogate lo him- I the Morrill bill dosen t allow the col-
the sense and ability to settle I lege a penny nntil it is established,
U ‘ organized and moving on with Uni
ktthe question be fairly, earn-1 versity work. It cannot be estab-
and quietly argued; let tbe I Ushed without the money from this
P*°ple untrammeled by friednship Morrill bill appropriation, and yet it
D ®*l»acklad from political influence I must be established apd in working
W Con ’ c iejtiously doing their duty: 1 in order before that money is allow-
ay no
I large number of tl
a I third or else turned over to the Corn-
Yesterday morning at 9 o’clock, ——- - —- — 7— —rr
ho relatives and I mission with a guarantee on the Com-
An Intoxicated Young Man Dragged
WltU Hl» Head Between Spoke*.
Danville, His., May 23.—News has
reached here of a horrible death of a
young man who lived near Oakland. On
Saturday evening he, in company with
friend, went to Oakland and became
intoxicated on drug store whisky. They
started home late at night In a buggy.
On the way Buckler fell out of the bug
gy and got caught in the wheel. His
companion was dead drunk and did not
notice the accident. When he awoke in
the morning the horse had reached home
and was quietly standing at the gate.
The wheel had caught Buckler’s head
in such a manner that he had been
;ged for over two miles and he was
and *old in death. His neck was
broken either in-tbe fall or by dragging.
Tbe flesh on hia face was badly lacerated
by the action of the wheel, which had
been grinding against it for all the dis
tance.
friends of Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Eberhart, I missioners part that the negro college
, assembled at Oconee Street churbh, to ,,, t npp , 1a „ n tri Wnv know
Mkidbim.—Hon. Peter W. Meldrim pay the last tribute to Mrs. Eberhart. *£.•» U needa * hey , know
chairman of tbe Negro University com- I Rev. J. S. Bryan preaobed a most ex- J u9t what to expect. The Commission
mission is doing some good work for the | cellent sermon, founding hia remark I ere do not feel like going ahead to
a the words “Precious in the sight | employ a ^Savannah is tq be
educational interests of Georgia
Harris.—Joel Chandler Harris is
contributing some of his best writings
to the Northern periodicals now.
President Liv
j University for whites.
Tbe point is thus made clear, that
| the commission have acted not so ir
resolutely as tho Enquirer-Sun
would have then. They haye acted
third party movemont be told the truth
Johnston.—CdonelRichard Malco m
Jonuaion is giving some very interest-1 sad. rites were
ing lectures around through Georgia, j mo ther in Israel was
He is an able lecturer
SOMETHING TO LAUGH AT.
Livingston.—When President Liv-
„ - l - 1 ingston ;«aid he couldn’t promise the
V* “ p lheir “lads; and then go | ed to either tbe negro college or tbe | Alliance to the
aa <l vote on the second of Joly
the campaign proceed in »
^ Ditl dignified manner. Let no
sr sli expression of sentiment on
0|> * 8 ‘ de or the other mar tbe per
. <Ct and Passant relations now ex-
jfl'ag between every class of citizens I tb e requirements of the bill estab
11 tlsrke county. •-
We htiieve that, however fiercely
fight may be waged; however
ro “g the different currents of feei
ng 32!
ery instruc-1 g*ven' more tifde td raise money as per
olingfeatures their bid, and Ame'rldWs is to be given
DDOl
of the Lord is the death of his saints.”
While the sermon was a ve:
tive ( one, many of the consol
of tbe Gospel were olearly and fellci- another bid
tously presented. The music was very I Mr.J. S. Dortch, School Coirtmis-
swees and tender. sioner of Franklin'conbty was rein-
Iftiwconcourea dTfriendB tollowXthe 8tftted » the h?"' 1 6i “Pool Cbrnmis-
remains to Oconee cemetery, where the j aiooer9 agroeing tbat.be bad been dt-
rformed, aud a | posed without a fair bearing.
ful repose.
perton
left to
her peace-
ALONG THE BOULEVARD.
. Great jugs from little corn-juice
in a fair light of business, meeting I grow.—Binghamton Republic.
1 There is a great future for the nut-
t . “'y ru B; tbit tbe love of theii
* m C0 ' ln »y will bide with all to
i* 6 * 1 l he passions and control the
^ tongue.
We hopetosee, and wd conftdent-
v believe that we will see, a cam-
lA _ free fro ® abase or bitterness;
j “ P a5 8h that will end on tbe
meg.—New Orleans Picayune.
A perfume dealer, though an idiot, is
bound to be a man of suents.—Texas
Siftings.
To a landsman it wonld seem that
cutler should be at home in a chopping
sea.—Boston Courier.
A man never realize until he has
lishing the negro University. So far
as establishing it it in Athens jus
for three months is concerned, we
fail tOisee any valid objection to this. ^
The State University will not be io 1 made a fooT of himself what a laughter-
session, the attendance will be small | loving word this is.-Atchison yiobe.
and It is only for three months. Ol
course, we don’t want the colleg*
hero permanently, bnt when it is put
h ire a short time and will bring the
white University, the money from the
congressional appropriation, surely
we can tolerate it for three months.
What the Land Company is Doing to
Beautify Its Land.
Tbe western suburbs of tbe city are
being transformed into most beautiful
places for residences and elegant homes. ^
The Athens Park and Improvement J Committee, and should heiseen aa early
A Mammoth Choir.—The choir at
the tent this week will be a manimo.b
affair. They will have reserved seats
on the platform at every serviced ' All
J he membereof this choir will be fur-
lished choir tickets which yiik. insure
them seats. The choir will be led by
Rev. Mr. ’Culpepper’s ringer, Mr. Chas
Tillman ChOir tickets can be obtained
of J. B. Reese, Chairman, of tbe Music
Company bas opened one of the most as possible, before Tuesday. None will
beautiful streets in the city and turned I be admitted on the platform without
it over to the city. This ft the Boule- choir ticket, which is not transferable
vard and runs through a large strip of As the tent seats will be only 1 wooden
laud owned by the Company. The I benches, and the,platform seats will be
Conpai— —“* ——•- -n ii-*--i— --jf-r ’ -— = —--
•tie
necessary one
)e at ‘all obtaining the
hundred male' and female
ving i
If it is true the Itata is coaled, the 1 “*•*-
next thing verv likely, it will be at the of th* -- - — . -
Chili stage.—Philadelphia Times. lois. In short that section of the city is
Did you ever know a man who wrote being turned into a little town in itself singers. Everybody who is desirous of
a shockingly bad hand who didn’ t 1 and many of the citizens of Athens sre a reserved seat, and can sing, should
seem to be a little proud of it?—Sumer-1 turning their eyes in that direction in I apply at >>uce lor choir tickets to Mr.
ville Journal. ' search or suitable places ; in which to v,. a. Jester, Hope Hale or Reese.
Wool: Do you know anything about build homes. . — —■ —
the doctrine of election? Van Pelt: I The Land Company is doing a great There is a strawberry war in Athens;
me UUCbUllc cilluuu; 1 au 1 I'll. I * rt — ^ 1 I xuqic an axuiuua,
Only in * general wny—vote early and j work in building lip that section of tbe I but one doesn’t mind being pelted with
Often.—New York Herald. 1 city. - 1 such missiles these hot dry days.
Atlanta, Ga., May 23.—[Special.]—
The decision ol tbe Commissioners is just
as I outlined last night-
The decision was made late this after
noon, and awards to the old lessees the
amount of taxes paid into lhe treasury ot
Tennesse upon the Stale’s properly since
1878.
Tbe amount in figures is $99,044.04.—
Great interest was felt in tbe decision of
the Commission. It waa four o’cIocr in
lhe afternoon when the doors of the Sen
ate Chambers were thrown open and in
terested spectators filed in.
Colonel Harrison, as Chairman of Com
mission, read the decision.
He prefaced his remarks by saying that
as tbe formal decision was very long and
went into the legal aspects of the case
principally, 1 e would first giW a summary
of the decision.
Then be read the following:
Whereas, upon consideration of the
pleading and evidence, after argument had
t y counsel for tbe parlies, tor the reasons
above stated, we, tbe special commission,
organized uqder ilid resolution of the
Generai Assembly, approved December 22,
1890, do find and adjudge upon the issues
made between the parties, by the plead
ings, as follows:
“Tbe Commission has no jurisdiction to
determine upon the plaintiff’s claim of
$87.963.62 for certain aliened permanent
aud valuable improvements which could
not be removed from tbe road, founded
solely upon an allegation tbat tbe claim is
dne on equity and good conscience. Be
cause the resolution under which the Com
mission is organized limits its jurisdiction
to legal right only.
2. We find against the plaintiff’s claims
for the value of tbe alleged improvements
pnt upon the road by plantilf.
8. We find against the plaintiff’s claim
for trade fixtures on the value thereof.
4. We find that the State did not buy
from plaintiff any of said improvements,
nor any of'said so-called trade fixtures.
5. We find against the plaintiff’s claim
for money expended in completing tbo
passenger depot at Atlanta, Ga., by put*
ing ttack, itc. therein, and i avtmeut, etc.
about the same.
'6. We find and adjudge tbat tbe 8jate of
Georgia owes a qalauce of $99,644.04 on
account of taxes on the property of Geor
gia in Tennessee by plaintiff during 1879
at d since. The remainder of plaintiff’s
clai for taxes is disallowed. We find '
against the claim of Interest on any part
of said taxes.
7. We allowed out of tbe counter claim
for taxes paid by it in 1890, $425 54,
which being deducted from the amouut
paid by said plaintiff on this State’s prop
erty in Tennessee for tnxes.lbere for 1879
and since, left due lo plaintiff from de
fendant sad amount of $9,0644.05.
8. All other claims pro aud con, not in
tbe above seven items specified, are disal
lowed. With this Julius Brown and Maj.
Stahlman receipted for copies of tbe tigd-
ings for the lessees and retired, as did tbe
Governor. |
The other Commissioners passed resolu
tions thanking Chairman Hammond for
bis unswerving work, then they too ad
journed.
SURPRISED ALL BOUND.
Maj. Stahlman ahd other representatives
of the lessees are greatly surprised at the
small award. They fully expected all
taxes paid, bat Commission found that be
fore 1879 taxes bad been paid by lessees
on property in Tennessee without any
question or jprotest. They decided against
the betterments on the ground that lessees
took the road with virtual understanding
that there would be no betterments, and
tbat they took the properly as a railroad
a nd operated it as such.
The public generally is surprised at the
small amount awarded.
NEWTON IS A MILLIONAIRE.
Paddlag’
However He 1* Indicted tor
the Stall*.
Des Moines, .May 23.—The federal
grand jury has indicted J. C. Newton
for conspiring to defraud the govern
ment by "padding” the.mails. Newton
is vice president and manager of the
Des Moines and Kansas City road. Dur
ing April, mail matter is weighed on
trains to form a basis for yearly con
tracts . It is charged that Newton se
cured large quantities of old newspapers
and shipped them back and forth on his
line, making sufficient difference in the
weight to increase the compensation for
-Carrying the'mails from $5,000 to $10,000
a year. The indictment caused A
excitement here. Newton is a u
aire.. He came to Iowa from Holyoke,
A Pretty Little Thief, Jolla Storm, Get*
Several Year*..
Philadelphia, May 23.—A special to
The Record from Doylestown says that
Judge Yorkes has sentenced John Eld-
ridge to eighteen years, Joseph Monts to
sixteen years and Julia Storm to twelve
years in the Eastern penitentiary, and
MaryFahy to two years in tbe Bucks
county jail, for breaking into and rob-,
bing care of the Pennsylvania railroad.
Julia Sturm is only 19 years old and
very pretty and was the leader of the
gang. She has been a thief all her life
and her father is now serving, a ton
years’ term in the same prison to whidh'
aba baa been sentenced.
A Suicide tn Atlanta.
Atlanta,-May 2$.—Mrs. Octavia Land
died in tbftucaty. frpm an overdose of
morphine taken With - suicidal intent a
few kuais before hep death. Some trou
ble , tjxat existed -between her and her
husband, whojiaa been , away for some
time, exactly where she did not know,
was the supposed 1 cause of the act.
A Wrecked Circus Train.
St. Joseph, Mo., May ?3.—The circus
train of Lemon Brothers was vrecked
in the Santa Fe yards. Three showmen
were fatally injured, two, cars were de
molished and a pair of lion» killed.
FOR CAR ROBBERY.
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Alliance Not in tbe Third Party.
Richmond, Va., May 23.—Major Man
Page, president of the Farmers’ Alliance.
in Virginia, being asked what wonld be
the attitude of the Alliance towards the
People’s party just farmed at Cincin
nati, said: "The Farmers’ Alliance has
no more to do with that party than it
has with the Democratic and Republi
can parties. We are non-partisan, and '
net anravwuwl tn Vuivn anv nnhtical TUB-
not supposed to have any political pre
ference. Our members may now vote
either way they please. We hardly ex- aaasw
peetto enter the field until 1892. We ' M
have seen the working of tbo Republican
, and now we want to see what fcgj
will do.” ®$|j
Painting An Elegant House.—J.LI.
Reaves & Co., are now engaged in pat
ting a coat of their fine roof paint on yftW
Mr. Billups Bhinizv’s elegant home on WfwA
Mill edge Avenue. This firm is making
a name for itself and their work is giv
ing the utmost satisfaction.
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