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OFFERMAN AND WESTERN RAILROAD Schedule Taking Klfoci August 20. 1000. j :* West Round. East Bound. Real Down Read Up. STATIONS. No. 3. j No. 1. • No. 2. I No. 4. I*. M. ] A. M. P. M. I A. M. 730 ! GlO Lv Offermau, Ar. 245 715 7 50 G 10 “ Bristol “ 2 20 6 50 “ Woods “ 8 15 7 05 “ Coffee “ 1 55 6 25 8 20 7 20 “ 1G Mile Post “ 1 40 G 20 8 40 7 50 “ Hullie “ 1 15 G 00 8 55 ! 8 10 “ Alum “ I 12 55 5 45 9001 815 “ 25 Mile Post “jl2 50 540 I 8 25 “ Hurst. “ i 12 40 5 30 “ Higdon “ I 1 “ Dodge. “ I !* 45 |9 10 Ar .Nioliolls Lv. |l2 00 500 Trains Nos. 1 and 2 daily except Sunday. Trains Nos. 3 ami 4 Sunday only. Connections at Offermau with Plant System, and at Nicholls with Way cross Air-Line. J. F. GRAY, Superintendent Offermau, <>a. TOMBS AIR LIE RAILROAD Time Table. Taking affect 12:01 a. m. Wednesday November Ist, 1899, Superseding Tima Table Dated Sept. 24th, 1899. Central Time Standard. NORTn BOUND. SOUTH BOUND. "PASSENGER. ~ PASSENGER. Daily Daily Sunday Daily Daily Sunday ex Sun ox Sun only STATIONS. ex Sun ex Sun only No. 1 No. 3 No. 5 No. 2. No. 4. No. 8 8 00am 2 30pm 4 30pm Lv .Waycross .Ar 1 10pm 10 00am 9 10am H 10am ' 4 40pm Lv Jamestown Lv 1 02pm 9 02am 8 15am 2 57pm 4 45pm Lv Waltertown Lv 12 57pm 9 20am 8 57am 8 24am 4 54pm Lv .Upchurch. Lv 12 48pm 8 48am 8 34am 322 pm 5 04pm Lv .. .Elsie.. .Lv 12 40pm 8 54am 8 40am (8 42am) 335 pm 5 12pm Lv .. .Rolen... Lv 12 31pm (8 42am) 831 am 8 55am 4 00pm 5 25pm Lv ...Beach... Lv 12 19pm 8 28am 8 19am 9 04am 5 34pm Lv . Murrays.. Lv 12 03pm 8 03am 9 15am 4 28pm 5 45pm Lv . .Sessoms.. Lvjll 53am 8 00am 7 53am 9 25. m 4 38pm 5 53pm Lv .Granville.. 7jV 11 40am 7 50am 7 49am 9 33am 5 18pm G 03pm Lv ..Nioholls.. Lvlll 3Gain 7 15am 7 30am 9 48am 5 33pm G 18pm Lv . ..Bells.. .Lv ill 21am G 50am 7 21am 10 10am G 00pm G 40pm Ar ..Douglas.. Lv 111 00am G 30am 7 OOara No. ! and No. 4 will moot and pass at Bolen according to rules. J K. WADI.KV, Prss. AI.KX BONN YM AN, Supt. FLORIDA AND CUBA. H(> j 7.3 j 58 | AI’UU.H! 1, l 00. j 57 |~ 35 ~| HlOajll 25a 745p|Lv Montgomery Ar. 8 10a 920p| .. ;tl LOftUa 50;,I 9 23pAr Troy Lv. 0 25a 7 42pj 1 05p; 2 OOp H) 55p Ar. .Ozark. Lv. j 5 00a; 6 20pj . . 2 00p 2 00p 11 35pi Ar I'inoKard Lv. 4 30a 5 50p * 001 p 12 00a! Ar Dothan Lv. 0 45a 5 lOp . . .‘V-! . 6 00;> 3 15a \r Thoitmsvillo Lv. 1 00a 2 25i . . . 5 45a 0 top! 3 25a Lv ThomaavLln Ar.'l2 50a 2 15p 9 30p . j (J 37a 7 00p 4 07a Ar Qui'inan Lv. 12 05a| 1 23p 8 35p i H 04a s 25p f> 15a Ar Dupont Lv. 10 56p 11 50a 7 OOp ... . 0 15a 9 30p (i 15a Ar. Waycross Lv. 10 OOp 11 00a 0 00p | . H 30a Ar Jacksonville Lv 7 45p 8 00a . .. . .. 8 OOp l lop Lv Jacksonville Ar. 4 55p 4 30a .. .... 10 OOp 300 j, Ar Pa)atka Lv. 3 OOp 2 85a .. 2 10a 5 40p Ar Sanford Lv. 12 25p 12 20a 1 ... 5 40a 8 40p Ar Lakeland Lv. 0 20a 0 20p I 8 30aj 10 30p Ar Port Tampa Lv. j 7 30a 7 25p .... | 0 30a o 55p 7 00a Lv Waycross Ar. 305 plO 50a 5 45p . . 11 50/i 12 lOn 10 15a Vr Savannah Lv. 5 OOp .3 05a 325 p i 0 2Ha 4 10p Ar (liar lest on Lv. 5 50a _ j _ j 0 50p, 7 15a Lv Waycross. Ar. 8 00p 1) 15a' 11l 30p 10 15a Ar Brunswick Lv.! 5 OOp 7 15a; .... 12 02p Ar Palatka Lv. 4 50p j 2 15p Ar Gainesville Lv.' 2 35p . v Dupont Ar. 8 10p 1 10 OOp Ar Tampa Lv. 8 00a TtIKKK SHITS A WKICK TO CHIU. Leave Port Tampa 11:00 p m. Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays- Arrive Key West 3 00 p. m. Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays Arrive Havana r .00 a. m. Wednesdays, Saturdays and Mondays. Pullman sleepers to Jacksonville, Port Tampa and Savannah. For any information address 11. L- TODD. Division Passenger Agent, Montgomery, Ala , or li. W. WHENN, Passenger Traftle Manager, Savannah, Ga. Carleton’s Treasury. A Valuable Hand-Book of General Information, AICD A Condensed Encyclopedia O TS* Universal Knowledge, Being a Keferenee Book Upon Nearly KTery Subject That Can be Thought Of. Containing, in a Condensed Form, What Can Otherwise be Learned Onlj From a Great Many Largo Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Etc. Including, Amoug Other Important Subjects, Whole Chapters Upon ASTRONOMY, FIMK ARTS. lIEPIRTAL LIARKINO, OKOI.OUT, * JOTtiamCDCMCa, G BOG It APU Y. MINKItALOOY, ANCIHVT HISTORY, ENGLISH LITBR ATVRR, CMKXISTKY, AMR VI. CfttATION, UEIUKVaL HISTORY, > I.FCTKICITY, CRROJCOIOOY, BRITISH HISTORY, V EGETAIU S CRB ATIOM, LITBiaATCKB, MOUBKN HISTORY, fNJ'VITH A COMPLETE ANALYTICAL INDEX FOR KKAI)Y RIFEREXCE.fSJ Edited by the Ablext Talent the World Affords, and Profusely Illustrated. He?“ Sent to any Addreas, Postpaid, for SIXTY CENTS by the Atlanta Publishing -House, 116-118 LOTI STREET, ATLANTA, A. Our Job Printing Department Is complete and up-to-date. We are prepare* therefore, to fill your order with assuring satisfaction by doing goot^fl,-9 such prices as WILL SAVE 'SPECIAL BOARD A PROBABILITY Commission Is Needed to Handle Affairs In China. WITHDRAWAL INCERTAIN I I Grave Question Is Being Considered By the Various Powers—Minister Wu Returns to Washington. A Washington special of Friday says: It known that the government bos in ferential knowledge of the attitude of all the powers regarding the Russian proposal, hut it is still awaiting official j advices as to some of them. The in ' formation concerning those regarding which no official announcement has I been received it is stated is practically that which is in possession of the gen eral public and is based on newspaper reports and the opinions of official or gans of tho various countries. Minister Wu arrived in Washington j from Cape May late Friday afternoon and proceeded directly to the state department. It is understood that he had received an intimation that the department officials were desirous of conferring with him. For nearly an hour tho miuister was closeted behind looked doors with Acting Secretary Hill and Assistant Secretary Adee. None of the parties to the conference were communicative as to the confer ence, but at its conclusion Dr. Hill re paired to the white house with a port j folio well filled with papers. For several hours peceding the min | ister’s visit Acting Secretary Hill and Assistant Secretary Adee had been en- I gaged in short conferences, and it was | gathered that the negotiations relative |to China were approaching another phase, and that another announcement of some kind was in preparation. When the United states made its re sponse to the Russian note on the 20th ultimo tho officials here expressed the belief that about a week’s time would be required to determine upon the next step, and at the end of that time it would be definitely known whether or not the troops were to be withdrawn from Pekin. That period of time has now elapsed. The reports from the European chan cellories indicate that, officially at least, this important subject is being treated with the greatest deliberation, and at least another week, and prob ably even more time, may be consumed in framing the last of the answers to the Russian note. Meanwhile our government has pretty well satisfied itself as to tho attitude toward this last proposition of each aud all of the powers interest ed in the Chinese problem. It may be that this knowledge is regarded as sufficient upon which to base another forward and perhaps, in tips case, an independent movement by the United States toward the ultimate withdrawal of the troops and the settlement with Chinn which the government has had in mind since the beginning of the trouble. The consultation with Mr. Wu is believed to have been inspired by a desire to learn something of the per sonality ol Chinese notables whoso names have been suggested as proper to constitute the Chinese side of any commission which may be made to ar range a settlement of the difficulties. Mr. Wu is an ardent adherent of Earl Li. It seems to be regarded as highly probable in official circles that when the time arrives for the negotiations for the settlement with China this government will appoint a commission for that purpose rather than place the negotiations in the hands of a siugle individual. There have been various suggettions as to who might be ap pointed upon such a commission but it is positively stated that as yet no definite selections have beeu made. As to the numerical strength of such a commission tho general impression seems to be that it would not consist of more than five members, more like ly three and possibly of only two. It can be stated upon the highest au thority that there will be upon the commission some American of pre eminent ability. AFTER VOTE-BUYERS. Jury Commissioners of Lee County, Ga., Bar Them From the List. There has been considerable com ment in Lee county, Ga,, upon the recent action of the board of jury commissioners, by which many names, among whom are the names of many prominent citizens of the county, are stricken from the list of qualified jurors of the eontity. The commissioners are very reticent regarding their action, but the fact has become known that the principal reasons for such summary action was that these parties, or a majority of them, liad_ engaged in the nefarious practice selling votes, , GOVERNOR IN ERROR Superintendent of Atlanta Public School Refutes Charges Con cerning a History. Major Slaton, superintendent of the Atlanta, Ga., public schools, is indig nant at the charges made by Governor Candler in an interview regarding a history which the governor said was used in the schools of Atlanta, and which contained ten pages devoted to Abraham Lincoln and one line to Rob ert E. Lee. Major Slaton stated that not only himself, but the teachers of the schools and the members of the board of edu cation were displeased with the asser tion of Governor Candler about the bock. "Eggleston’s history has never been used in the schools of Atlanta,’’ said Major Slaton. The book was exam ined several years ago and was not ac cepted on account of its unfairness toward the south. I am surprised that the governor should make such a state ment that the book is used in the At lanta schools. While he did not say the Atlanta public schools, the general impression is that he meant as much. “The article containing the inter view with the governor was resented at the meeting of the Normal school by all the teachers assembled. The At lanta public schools are not the only schools in Atlanta, and I understand the governor’s son, to whom he referred as having the book in his possession, has been attending a private school during the summer. It may be that he studied Eggleston’s book at that school, but one of those histories has never been in the public sohools of Atlanta. "I want it understood tbat the teach ers of the Atlanta schools are loyal both to the Union aud to the south, aud that no book which is not per fectly fair to our side of the question will ever be used. "The teachers are indignant as are the members of the board of educa tion, and I feel it due the publto schools of Atlanta to make a correc tion and to assure tho governor o 4 the state of Georgia that he is badly mis taken if ho thinks such a book is used in the public schools.” FROM GEN. CHAFFEE. War Department Receives Belated riessage From Officers In China. The war department Thursday re ceived the following belated cable gram : Taku, China, (No data.) — Adjutant General, Washington: Pekin, August 28.—The officers and soldiers of China relief expedition send thanks to the president and secretary of war for message of congratulations. Formal entry of the palace grounds made today at 8 o’clock, salnte of twenty one guns being fired at the south and the north gates. Troops of all nations participated, the United States by a battalion 360 strong, com posed of details from each organization presont at taking of city. Palace va cant, with exception of about 500 servants. General Barry left for Ma nila today. Danish cable, Shanghai to Taku, open for business, connect with our wire. Chaffee. The department also qjPeived, the following mewage from General Barry: Taku, China, (No d^te.) — Adjutant General, Washington; lAII qniet at Pe kin. Supplied promptly unloaded, forwarded when dispositions deter mined. All supplies received. Troops comfortable for winter. No commun ication with Chinese officials after Au gust 28. Barnes H. Wilson, brigadier general volunteers, goes to Pekin to night. Rockhill, Shanghai, tele graphic communication Pekin. Tien Tsin bad. Extreme beat ended. All conditions satisfactory. Go to Nagas aki tomorrow; take first transport to Manila. Babby. General Barry goes to Manila to as sume the duties of chief of staff to General MacArthur. Institute Will Close Doors. It has been officially announced by Major J. M. Patrick that, as a result of the recent death of the principal, Colonel J. R. Patrick, the Patrick Military institute, at Anderson, S. C., with au exuolleut record for thirty years, would retire from the educa tional arena. BKI DEAL ON FOOT. ( —) Syndicate flay .Spend Seven nillions For Property In Colorado. John Hays Hatnmond, the American mining eugineeif, sailed from Liver pool Wednesday for Boston on the Cuuard line steadier Saxonia, and on the result of hijj visit hangs the in vestment of a larjge amount of British capital in American mining properties, as the representative of a syndicate composed of Wetirner, Beit & Cos., J. B. Robinson, J.fP. Morgau and other capitalists. My. Hammond will ex amine a group (bf mines iu Colorado. If he reports favorable, it is said the syndicate will/purchase the mines, the /price being 9(7,000,000. LEE HAS VACATION. to His Virginia Hem > ate Business.. Ik .• V ft ft i . ef V" ■ ■ V. - V ; - business. GEORGIA NEWS ITEMS Brief Summary of Interesting Happenings Culled at Random. Fastenr Institute Chartered. Atlanta is to have an institute where hydrophobia will be treated by the Pasteur method. There will also be one of the finest laboratories in the country in connection with the insti tute for bacteriological and pathologi cal work, research and investigation. Judge J. H. Lumpkin, presiding officer of the Fulton superior court,has signed an order granting the Georgia Pasteur institute and Laboratory a charter for a period of twenty years. The incorporators of the institution are among the most prominent medi cal experts in the state. They are Dr. S. G. Benedict, of Clarke county; Dr. C. D. Hurt, Dr. E. C. Davis, Dr. Claude A. Smith aud Dr. James N. Brawner, of Fulton county; Dr. E. P. Ham, of Hall county; Dr. B. W. Hunt, of Putnam county; Dr. F. M. Ridley and Dr. Henry R. Slack, of Troup county; Dr. T. M. Hall, of Baldwin county; Dr. J. H. McDuffie, of Mus cogee county; Dr. T. R. Garlington, of Floyd county, and Dr. St. J. B. Graham, of Chatham county. * • * Reward Still St-auds. About two years ago a negro by the name of Williams killed a white man by the name of Dennis in Coweta county. There was a reward of S2OO offered for Williams’ capture. He succeeded in evading the officers, how ever, until a day or two ago, when he was captured by Messrs. Owens and Hammett near Hogansville. The prisoner was tied by his hands and placed in a buggy between his captors, who drove to Hogansville where they were to catch a train and carry the prisoner to Newnam jail. They arrived just as the afternoon passenger train pulled in and stopped near the train, where a crowd had gathered. Before the officers could realize what wa( happening the negro sprang from the buggy and ran through the crowd and made his escape. Mr. Owens fired three shots at the fleeing prisoner, none of which took effect. There is still a reward of S2OO for him. • * * Famous Homestead Purcha*a<l. A deed was put on record iu Augusta a few days ago transferring the prop erty known as "Meadow Garden” to the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The price paid for this property was $2,500. This is the old Walton homestead, on the north bank of the canal just above the brewery, in w'hicli Washing ton was entertained during bis visit to Augusta by George Walton, one of Georgia’s signers of the declaration of independence. The old house had fallen into a rath er dilapidated condition, though the timbers are still sound and with prop er care will stand another century. It is proposed to establish here a muse um of revolutionary relics aud to do this the building will be overhauled and refitted, though no alteration be yond this will be made. Work on this has been already commenced. mm* Atlanta'* Population 89,872. The census office at Washington gives the official figures of the popula tion of the City of Atlanta, Georgia, for 1900 at 89.872; 1890, 65,533. These figures show for the city as a whole, au increase in population of 24,339, or 37.14 per cent from 1890 to 1900. The population in 1880 was 37,409, showing au increase of 28,124 or 75.18 per cent, from 1880 to 1890. The Atlanta of today has a total pop ulation of 89,872, which makes her the largest city south of Baltimore aud Washington, inside the limits of the vast territory between Louisville and New Orleans. It should be said that I he population in suburban towns engaged in business within Atlanta’s corporate limits amounts to about 30,000. About 120,000 peoplo make their living in the city. * * * S*ott Jackson Acquitted. At Clarkesville the jury in the case of the State vs. Scott Jackson, charged with murder for having killed John I. Pittman on an excursion train iu Habersham county, on August 15th, brought in a verdict of not guilty, af ter having beeu out fifteen hours. Both the deceased and the defend ant lived in Harmony Grove. Most of tlie witnesses were from Banks and Jackson counties. The killing took place in the water closet on the train, and there were no eye-witnesses. Jackson claimed he acted in self-defense. There was some evidence that Jackson made threats towards Pittman. The trial of the case occupied three days and was fought hard on both sides. ... Cotton Reaches Ten Cents. The past week cotton sold in Geor gia for 10 cents a pound for the first time in 12 years. Mr. Cliff C. Clay, a prosperous Snmter county farmer, was paid that price for 10 bales which he hauled into Americus. He also received a cash consideration for letting his cotton go at 10 cents, so it really brought more than that figure. Ten cent cotton is pleasant to con template. Georgia extends a hearty welcome to this long absent friend. • • • Tlie South MoTinjj Forward. Every dsy the evidence comes which shows that we are going to hold our own, even against adverse English markets. West Point is to open anew manu factory on the first of November which will employ a large number of hands. Captain Edwin Lang, former superin tendent of the Lanett cotton mill, will be president and general manager of the new enterprise. The Langley Manufacturing company has three dif ferent things under consideration, but as vet it is undecided as to which of the' three will be installed in West Point. Plans, specifications and needs of the trio of factories are ready so that at the meeting in the east the decision will be made aud the machinery ordered at once, so that the industry will start by November Ist. Oaptain E. Lang has decided to remain in Georgia. He has many flattering offers, among them two of the largest mills in the south, besides three partnerships in cotton yarn mills. He has accepted a posi tion as general manager and buyer of the Troup factory, and in addition will start a cotton manufacturing in dustry of bis own in West Point. He proposes to erect a small dye plant also, but has not yet decided whether to place this in West Point or at the Troup factory. It is through the energy of such men as Captain Lang that the solution of our economic troubles is to be reached. There is money in the mill—if you plant it right here. —Atlanta Constitu tion. * * * Baker's Petition Turned Down. Judge John S. Candler has refused to summon a jury of inquisition for the trial of James L. Baker, now un der sentence of death at Atlanta for killing his wife. The petition for a jury of inquisi tion was that of Mrs. M. J. Sears, the next friend of the condemned man. Affidavits were produced from local physicians declaring Baker to be of unsound mind. With this evidence before him Judge Candler began his investigation. In refusing the inquisition be gave a lengthy opinion. * * * To Print Text Kook*. Judge J. H. Lumpkin, at Atlanta, has signed an order granting a charter to the Southern Publishing and Book Company. It was originally intended to capitalize the new company at $250,000, with the privilege of in creasing the capital stock to $1,000,000, but this part of the petition was amended so as to make the capitaliza tion of the company $25,000. The company is organized, so the petition to the court sets forth, for the purpose of publishing text or other books and at the same time operating a regular publishing and printing bus iness. One of the conditions imposed by the court was that if stock sub scriptions are paid in anything other than money it shall be at a fair and reasonable valuation. * * * Instruction* Issued. Instructions have been issued to the officers of the state militia which they must follow closely before they are given the quarterly allowance pro vided by the state. A circular issued also contains additional information and instructions to officers concerning details about armory rent. * * * May KrMtrt To Courts. Murphy & Cos., owners of a cotton exchange in Atlanta, and the comp troller general are at outs over a ques tion of taxation. It may be necessary to settle the matter in the courts. It seems that Murphy & Cos. con ducted two houses in the city, one un der the name of Murphy & Cos. and the other as “The Southern Ex change.” The contention of the company is that the state rate of taxation of 31,000 oovers both houses and that they cannot be made to pay for both places. After a conference held with the comptroller it is believed that the question will be fought in the courts. Comptroller Wright says that both houses must pay the tax, as they are different concerns in name. He says Murphy & Cos. cau do business in 900 places in the county under the firm name, but when they change the name of their firm for another they must pay an additional SI,OOO. * * * Must Show Their Hanil. A petition for an order of sale was filed in the city court at Savannah a few days ago in the case of Michael A. Connelly against Green & Gaynor and the Atlautic Contracting Company, in which Connelly claims $15,000 for services rendered in securing evidence and witnesses. The petition is evi dently intended to moke the defend ants show their hand, if they intend to defend the suits, which are based on attachments against property in .Savan nah. It is said all of Greene & Gaynor’s property in the north has been made over to other parties. What will be done with regard to the property here is not known, but the belief is it will be claimed by some friend 'of the de fendants, as they cannot well come to Georgia at the present time to defend the suit themselves. * * * Attorney Genoral Terrell was con ferred with and held that Comptroller Wright’s decision was correht. Theout come matter is an interesting one and the will watched with interest by stock exchange men all over the state. A ronsing campaign year is npon us. Keep abreast of affairs by subscribing now. We'll give jos the news. Str.k-rs Lose Their Fight. The strike of union tri ple stack furnace of the^^^^KSsee - L'he t uatioual federation. jEjaSsS?.