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mPORT&KT to ADVERTISERS. 11 m MU MO «EKU aj^jxisrjnja. ^r*r**Lj Published in rtorthmtwd faiUn. Georgia 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. —«r L 1 Y' /"V J'”' .' * ‘ f ‘ ' ■' ' ' 1 rHr — 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. ■ • •,? 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. IMWwWra *