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GEORGIA NEWS
IN BRIEF BITS.
Items of General Interest Gathered
From Various Localities.
Mayoralty Cane Argued.
The argument before the supreme
court in the ease of Cutts Hgainst
Heandrett, involving the contested
election over the mayoralty of Gor
dele,Ga., was concluded at Atlanta Sat
urday morning.
A decision in the well known case
will hardly he reached by the court
for several weeks to come, as the
southwestern docket, which is now be
ing heard, is unusually long.
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Contract (liven Out.
The Eagle and Pheonix mills, at
Columbus, have let a §50,000 contract
to Hardaway, Jones A Cos., for doing
the masonry work in placing in the
new water wheels at the plant. This
Bnmo firm of contractors is nuilding
the North Highlands dam and the ex
tension of the Mobile and Girard rail
road. The last of a 10 per cent, in
etallment'of the Columbus Tower com
pany stock was paid in Saturday. The
amount of the assessment is §20.000.
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Atlienn' Tnx Kate*.
The tax rate for the city of Athens
for 1899 has been fixed by the council
at 1 per cent, the same figuro as last
year. This has been accomplished de
spite the recent issuing of §IOO,OOO of
bonds, the interest and §3,000 of the
principal of which is payable annual
ly. The city finances were never in
better condition than now, and there
is a cash balance in the treasury of
§22,000.
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rrnctiial I<! iicat lon
The board of trustees of the Colum
bus, public schools has adopted a
course of industrial and manual train
ing which is to be introduced in the
school system of that city at the open
ing of the next term. Columbus is
the first city of the state to start the
movement toward practical education
in public schools and in taking the in
itiative the board of trustees ex
presses confidence in the final success
of the plan.
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Land Fll#*d to Appear.
Henry M. Land of Columbus, who
secured admission into the Atlanta
bar as a lawyer under alleged misrep
resentations and fraudulent documen
tary evidence, did not appear in court
Saturday afternoon when his case was
called before Judge Lumpkin. His
arrest was ordered and he was sen
tenced to be confined twenty days in
the Tower when caught.
A Deadly Duel.
Between t) and 10 o’clock Saturday
night, at Hancock’s mill, about six
miles north of Mt. Vernon, a battle
unto death was fought between John
Letter on one side, and James Morris
and George McLeod ou the other, ap
parently without provocat ion on either
side. After the smoke of battle clear
ed away, John Letter was found killed,
George McLeod mortally wounded,
and Tom Yowmans, a negro, standing
in rnnge, dangerously shot through
the neck.
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Tlilngn Uvely.
Between 100 and 150 members of
the Forty-ninth lowa regiment of vol
unteers, infantry, were arrested in Sa
vannah last Saturday for disorderly
conduct at the camp site. The regi
ment was mustered out during the day
and about the time they were being
let out of the service the men charged
a small army of pie, soda water and
quick lunch venders who had gathered
in the company streets to try and
catch some of the soldiers’ dollars.
They made quick work of the stocks
displayed.
Subsequently they were arrested at
the instance of the venders and lock
ed up.
Colonel Dow, the eoiumander of the
regiment, urged the recorder to dis
pose of the cases Saturday afternoon,
so the men could leave for the west.
This was done, and at the trial the
men were given their liberty after
having paid each vender $1.20 for the
stock destroyed.
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May Construct Now Line.
There is a strong probability of
building a railroad from Dauielsville
to Comer, a station on the Seaboard
Air-Line, some time in the near future.
There is almost a natural railroad
bed from Danielsville to Comer, not a
stream to cross, and the grading could
be very easily accomplished.
The distance from Danielsville to
Coiner is about seven miles, and the
citizens of Danielsville and along the
line have become thoroughly aroused
to the necessity of the road and a
meeting will be called some time soon
for the consideration of the matter.
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m llrhijj lUootllioumlft.
Governor Candler has received a
communication from A. B. Cowan, of
the American Detective Association, at
Jackson, Micb., informing him that he
has a large pack of Cubau bloodhounds
of value in trailing aud capturing crim
inals and that he desires to move tc
this siate, believing that his dogs w ill
find plenty of employment in Georgia.
Apropos the suggestion that the leg
islature should require the sheriff of
every county in the state to keep a
pack of hounds for the purpose of fol
lowing escaped criminals, the an
nouncement that a large kennel of the
best bloodhounds in the world is to
be brought to Georgia will serve to
encourage the suggestion which it is
understood is to be made to the next
legislature.
Hon W. M. U***6e Dead.
Judge W. M. Keese died at 11:25
o’clock Sunday morning at his home
in Washington. His death east a pall
of sadness over the community which
is shared by a largo part of Georgia.
Judge Hcese was born in Philadel
phia in the year 1818. His father was
a surgeon in the United States navy.
He was graduated both from Prince
ton and Harvard. He received his
classical education at Princeton and
was tunght the rudiments of law at
Harvard.
He came to Georgia in 1839 and for
one wear was associated with Judge
Lmupkin in the practice of law at
Lexington. One year later he removed
to Washington and began the practice
of law,which was so long and success
ful, being associated with General
Robert Toombs. In 1846 he married
Miss Lucy Pettus, who survives him.
He served two terms in the state sen
ate and made a record which stands
unspotted. General C. S. Dubose, in
speaking of his service in the Georgia
senate, said:
“It is doubtful if a man more pow
erful ever served in the Georgia sen
ate; one who, without being noisy or
demonstrative, succeeded in puttiug
his impress so deeply and beneficieutly
on everything that was done by the
body of which he was a member. His
watchfulness, even in the smallest
matters that went before the senate,
is a marvel, and combined with his
ripe experience, his unimpeachable in
tegrity, and his sterling ability made
him a model senator. There has been
no day of the commonwealth so palmy
or so full of great men that he
would not have easily stood iu the
front rank.”
Hogs As Property.
One of the most interesting, humor
ous and entertaining opinions ever
banded clown by a Georgia judge is
that of Judge J.H. Lumpkin, of the
Fulton superior court, in which he
holds that a dog is property.
The constitution of the (date (civil
code, section 5883) authorizes the gen
eral assembly to impose a tax upon
such domestic animals, as, from their
nature and habits, are destructive of
other property. By the use of the ex
pression “other property,” it is evi
dent that these animals xvere treated as
property by the fundamental law of
the state.
Further, dogs are by the statute law
of the state the subject of larceny.
(Penal code, See. 164.) Section 3822
of the civil code provides for liability
on the part of “the owner” of a dog
for damage done by it under certain
circumstances.
The only question in the case w-as
whether or not a levy could be made
upon a St. Bernard dog. J. J. &J.
E. Maddox, of Atlanta, obtained a
judgment in a justice’s court against
Max Kecke,and had an execution issued
which was levied upon a St. Bernard
dog, as belonging to the defendant. A
third party interposed a claim. On
the trial before the justice, claimant’s
counsel moved to dismiss the levy on
the ground that there was not snob
property in a dog as to be the subject
of levy and sale. Judge Lumpkin
agreed with the justice in deciding that
Hie dog was subject to lew.
STATE FAIR NOTES.
The advance sheets of the state fair
premium list have just been issued
from the press and the final w r ork of
correction was concluded last Satur
day. Iu the course of a few days the
completed list will be ready for dis
tribution throughout the state. The
list is by all odds the most complete
and comprehensive that has ever been
got up by any previous state fair in
Georgia. And the range of the pre
miums is much larger. The total
amount of cash premiums is §15,000.
This amount is supplemented by many
special prizes, such as silver cups and
medals, offered by private parties.
Once the general public becomes ac
quainted with the many tempting of
fers made by the fair the competition
will become groat throughout the
state.
The county agricultural exhibits
will be better aud larger and more
nnmerons than at auy other show 7 held
iu this state. The agricultural society
is preparing to leud every effort to ac
complish that end. A number of coun
ties have already definitely entered
the contest, ami many more are pre
paring to do so. Besides this, a prom
inent member of the agricultual so
ciety in each congressional district
will shortly start out to canvass his
respective district in the interest of
this feature, and endeavor to make it,
by all odds, the biggest and most in
teresting thing of the kind ever held
in the smith.
A snug sum is offered for the edu
cational contests, *nd §5,000 will be
hung up iu purses lor the races.
VAN WYCK A WITNESS
Mayor of New York Is Questioned
By the Mazet Committee.
HE PKOTESTS HIS INNOCENCE
Moss Insinuated That He Was
Financially Interested In
Pool Rooms.
A New York special says: Mayor
Robert A. Yan Wyck was on the wit
ness stand Tuesday before the Mazet
investigating committee. Mayor Yan
Wyck gave it as his opinion that the
conduct of affairs under the new char
ter has been remarkably satisfactory,
but refused to express an opinion re
garding changes in the city offices
that might tend to improve the admin
istration of the city’s affairs.
There was not much of note about
the mayor’s testimony and on only
one occasion did he find reason to
make an outbreak. This was when he
was questioned by Counsel .Moss, of
the committee, regarding the rumored
connection of ‘‘a man named Van
Wyck” with a number of poolrooms.
The mayor became very angry at
this and declared that Mr. Moss had
asked the question for the purpose of
“insinuatiorr. ” He demanded that if
any evidence was obtained to prove
any such connection it should be pro
duced before the committee. He de
nied most emphatically that he had
any connection with any poolrooms
whatsoever or any illegal business.
Mayor Yan Wyck asserted emphat
ically also that he had never consulted
with any one regarding the appoint
ments he had made and that, he him
self was the most powerful factor in
the city administration, that he was
guided absolutely by his own affairs
and not by those of Mr. Croker or
any one else.
The mayor said he had dismissed
Chief McCullough because be thought
he was not a fit man for the head of
the police force. Police Commission
ers Phillips and Hamilton were also
removed because lie believed they were
unfit.
The mayor was questioned about his
personal experiences regarding the im
morality in the city, and the mayor
retorted that Mr. Moss was morbid
about vice.
“Have you any idea how many pool
rooms there are in the city of New
York,” asked Mr. Moss.
“I do not know that there is a sin
gle one,” was the reply.
The mayor said he knew James A.
Mahoney and had had business deal
ings with him about ten or twelve
years ngo in Texas. He had seen him
several times lately.
“Have you ever heard that your
friend Mahoney is the chief of the
greatest poolroom syndicate in this
city,” asked Mr. Moss.
“I knew he made books on the
race tracks,” replied the mayor.
“Did you know he was running
rooms and deceiving bets in those
rooms in New York city?”
“No.”
Mayor Becnmps Aroused.
The mayor lmd never heard that
Mr. Mahoney, Mr. Carroll and Mr.
Section were jointly connected in
poolrooms.
“Have you never heard,” sneered
Mr. Moss, “that a gentleman named
Yan Wyck was interested in them?”
For the first time the mayor was
aroused. “That is absolutely false,”
he shouted. He wanted to know who
told Mr. Moss anything of the kind.
“These things are not easily proved,”
retorted the counsel.
“I never had any connection with
any illegal calling anywhere in the
world,” shouted the mayor. “You
knew I was not interested in pools
w 7 hen you asked the question.
“You knew that, and you wanted to
bring it out for the purpose of creating
the impression that I was. I demand
that you bring out the evidence and
show r that lam connected with pool
rooms anywhere in the world or with
anything else of an illegal character!
And I think the chairman of this com
mittee ought to enforce that request.”
Ptattt*f*€ NUB,AN TEA cures Dyspep*
1 Idlvlvl v sia, Constipation and Indi
gestion. Regulates the Liver. Price, 25 ct&
G. W. DeLaPerriere, Winder, Ga.
REINA HERCKDES SAILS.
Rescued Spanish Ship Is On the Way
To Norfolk Navy Yards.
The navy department was notified
Saturday that the former Spanish
cruiser Reina Mercedes had sailed
from Santiago, eu route to the Norfolk
navy yard.
Much interest attaches to the com
ing of this vessel, ns she is probably
the only one of the captured Spanish
I ships of any size which will be in con
[ dition to be brought to this country.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
li. C. RUSSELL. .K. C. ARMISTEAD.
RUSSELL & ARMISTEAD,
Attorneys at Law.
Winder, Ga. Jefferson. Ga.
W. H. QUARTERMAN,
Attorney at Law,
Winder, Ga.
Prompt attention given to all legal
matters. Insurance and Real Estate
agent.
J. A. B. MAHAFFEI',
Attorney at Law,
Jefferson, Ga.
Silmau’e old office.
Winder Furniture Cos.
UNDERTAKERS AND—
—FUNERAL DIRECTORS
C. M. FERGUSON, M’g’r.
WINDER, GEORGIA.
Lodgo No. 33d, ( > iuuuiq Officers—N.
J. Kelly, W. M.; J. H. Jackson. S. W.;
W. L, DeLaPerriere, J. W.; J. H. KiU
gore, Sec’ty. Meets every 2d Friday
evening at 7 o’clock
J. T. Strange, N. G ; C, M. Ferguson,
V. G.; J.H. Smith, Treasurer; A. D
McCnrry, Secretary. Meets every Ist
and 3d Monday nights.
RUSSELL LODGE No. 99.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Meets every Ist and 3d. Thursday
evening in each month. W. H Toole,
C. C.; B. T. Camp, V. C.; W. K. Lyle,
K. of R. and M. of F,; D. H. Hutchins,
Prelate; L. C. Russell, M. of E.; A. D.
McCurry. M. A.; J. J. Smith, M W.;
O. L. Dabney, I. G ; R. A. Black, O. G.
ROYAL ARCANUM.
Meets every fourth Monday night.
J. T. Strange, R.; G. T. Arnold, V.
R.; W. H. Quartermau, Secretary.
(COLORED).
WINDER ENTERPRISE LODGE,
No. 4282. G. U. O. of O.F.
Meets every Ist and 81 Friday nigh!
in each month. Dudley George, N. G.;
G. W. Moore V. G.; L H. Hinton,
Secretary,
A. HAMILTON,
Undertaker and Funeral
Director,
Winder,
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