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OFFERMAN AND WESTERN RAiLROAD Schednle Taking Effect August 26, 1900. West Boeing East Bound. Read Down Read Up. STATIONS. No. 3. No. 1. No. 2. | No. 4. P. M. A. M. P. M. | A. M. 730 610 Lv *Offerinan, Ar. 245 715 7 50 6 40 “ Bristol “ 2 20 6 50 “ Woods “ 8 15 7 05 “ Coffee.... “ 1 55 0 25 8 20 7 20 “ 16 Mile Post “ 1 40 6 20 8 40 7 50 “ Bailie “ 1 15 6 00 855 810 “ Alma " 12 55 545 000 815 " 25 Mile Post “ 12 50 540 825 “ Hurst “ 12 40 530 “ Rigdon “ “ Dedge 11 045 910 Ar Nicholls. Lv. 12 00 500 Traius Nos. 1 and 2 daily except Sunday. Trains Nos. 3 and 4 Sunday only. Connections at Offerman with Plant System, and at Nicholls with 'Way cross Air-Line. J. F. GRAY, Superintendent, - Offerman, Ga. Vif BOSS HI RAILROAD Tim© Table. Taking effect 12:01 a. m. Wednesday November Ist, 1899. Superseding Time Table Dated Sept. 24th, 1899. Central Time Standard. NO TIT II BOUND, q SOUTH BOUND. PASSENGER. ~~ PASSENGER. Daily Daily Sunday Daily Daily Sunday ex Sun ex Sun only STATIONS. ex Sun ex Sun only No. 1 No. 3 No. 5 No. 2. No. 4. No. 6 8 OOaru 2 30pm 4 30pm jLv . Wayeross .Ar 1 10pm 10 00am 9 10am 8 10ain 4 40pm Lv Jamestown Lv 1 02pm 9 02am 8 15am 2 57pm 4 45pm !Lv Waltertown Lv 12 57pm 9 20am 8 67atr. 8 24am 4 54pm Lv .Upchurch. Lv 12 48pm 8 48am 8 31am 322 pm 5 04pm Lv .. .Elsie.. .Lv 12 40pin 8 54am 8 40am (8 42am) 335 pm 5 12pm :Lv .. .Rolen... Lv 12 31pm (8 42am) 8 31am 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.. Lv 11 53am 8 00am 7 53am 9 25am 4 38pm 5 53pm Lv .Granville.. Lv 11 49am 7 50am 7 49am 9 3 lam 5 18pm 6 03pm iLv ..Nicholls.. Lv 111 36am 7 15am 7 3liam 9 48am 5 38pm 6 18pm Lv ... Bells.. .Lv 111 21am 6 50am 7 21am 10 10am 0 00pm 0 40pm Ar ..Douglas .Lv |ll 00am 6 30am 7 00am No. 1 uml No. 4 will meet and pass at Bolen according to rules. .1 K. WAItf.KY, Prpa. 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Petersburg Lv.i 7 15a j 110 00p Ar Tampa Lv. 8 00a THKKK SHITS A tVKKK TO CUBA. I.eavo Port Tampa 11:00 p in. Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Arrive Key West 4:00 p in. Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays Arrive Havana .':00 a. m. Wednesdays, Saturdays and Mondays. I’ulltnnn sleepers to Jaoksonville, l’ort Tampa and Savannah. Tor any Information address H Ij. TODD, Division Passenger Agent, Montgomery, Ala , or 11. W. VVKENN, Passenger Truffle Manager, Savannah, Ua. 6a rletons Treasury. Valuable Hand-Book of General Information, AND A Condensed Encyclopedia OP Universal Knowledge, Being a Reference Book Upon Searly Every Subject That Can be Thought Of. Containing, in a Condensed Form, What Can Otherwise bo Learned Onlj From a Great Many Large Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Etc. Including, Among Other Importnut Subjects, Whole Chapters Upon ASTRONOMY, orousiT. MINSK Al OOT, CHEMISTRY, ELECTRICITY, TKOSTAB! * CBS 4TION, tNjWITII A COMPLBTI ANALYTICAL INDEX FOR RVADT RIFKRENCE.fSJ Edited by the Ablest Talent the World Affords, and Profusely Illustrated. l®*Sent to any Address, Postpaid, for SIXTY TESTS by the Atlanta Publishing -House, 116.118 LOYD STREET, ATLANTA, UA. Our Job Printing Department Is complete and up-to-date. We are prepared, therefore, to fill your order with promptness, assuring satisfaction by doing good work at snch prices as WILL SAVE YOU HONEY. FIN* ARTS. rCKisrnrnsNC*. ANCIENT HISTORY, AMMAL CREATION, CUSONOI.OOT, LITERATURE, MEntETAI. LEARNING, OEcXtKArtIT. ENOUSH LITER ATURR, MEDIEVAL BISTORT, BRITISH HISTORY, MODERN BISTORT, FORCES LEAVE PEKIN Majority of the American Troop? Are Withdrawn Incompliance With Orders Issued. According to dispatches from Pekin the withdrawal of the United States force from the city began Wednesday, October 3d. The marines, Major Will iam P. Riddle, commanding, marched to Tien Tsin and the Fourth infantry regiment followed them closely. The American garrisons at 110 Si Wu and Pei Tsang will also be with drawn. Most of the allied generals are opposed to the campaign of revenge, which it is supposed the Germans have in view. The Germans are planning a move ment east of Tung Chow to capture the arsenal. General Gaselee claims that the British, from the gunboat Pigmy, were first to receive the surrender of the Shan flai Kwan forts. The persecution of Christian* hs been revived in the province of Shang Tun. By imperial orders, by Chinese troops, artillery and stores which would regularly follow the grand canal, are now diverted to Shen Si province by the way of Han Kow. It is reported from Chinese sources thut the imperial court has already been removed to Si Ngnan Fu. AIMED AT MANNA. Miscreant Hurls Chunk of Ice at a Re publican Ward Meeting. Senator Hanna was the target for a ten-pound chunk of ice Thursday night at a Republican meeting in Chi cago. The missile was dropped through an appertnre in the t-snt di rectly over the speaker’s stand. It did not miss Mr. Hanna’s head over two inches and had it struck him would have knocked him down and probably fractured bis skull. The police who surrounded the speaker’s stand were astounded for a moment and thou made a rush for the street. Senator Hanna retained his composure and seated himself, while Congressman Maun went on with the speech-making. The police could get no trace of the person who threw the ice. They said it was probably the work of some boy. Senator Hanna left the tent escort ed by a double row of police. As be rolled away in Lis carriage there were cries of “How would you like to be the ice man, Mark?’’ TWO NEGRO LEGISLATORS Will Mold Seats In Georgia’s Mouse of Representatives Next Session. Asa result of the Georgia state election on last Wednesday there will be two negro representatives in the house when that body is called to or der this month. They are from the counties of Mc- Intosh and Liberty, in both of which a natural negro majority prevails and where the Democratic white candi dates were beaten without trouble. Fuller returns indicate that Governor Candler’s majority and that of the full state ticket will go to 70,000. Half a score of counties that have for years maintained a Populist ma jority go over to the Democrats, while in only two, Haralson and Paulding, out of the entire 137, are any populist gains noticeable. ASK FOR CONVICTS. New Company Proposes to Open Coal Mines In Walker County, Ga. The Georgia Coal aud Iron company has filed application with the state prison commiasiou for the right to still-lease fifty penitentiary convicts to the Chickamnuga Coal company, which expects to begin the operation of a new coal mine in Walker county iu the immediate future. The property to be mind in Walker county is that adjoiuing the Chieka mauga Coal and Coke company and is said to be on the same vein as the mine of that oompany. Fever Spreads In Havana. The yellow fever situation at Havana is not improved. During the month of September 257 eases were officially re ported, with g mortality of 25 percent. Eighty-four cases are under treatment, aud twenty-eight new cases reported within forty-eight hours. BRYAN CLOSES IN INDIANA. Concluded Tour of Hoosier State Sat urday With Fourteen Speeches. Hon. Wilburn J. Bryan concluded his tour of the state of Indiana Satur day. He made fourteen speeches dur ing the day before crossing the Ohio. These speeehrs were made at Plain field, a small station a few miles out from Indianapolis; Greencastle, where the Depauw university is located; Brazil, an important mining cen ter; Terre Haute, Lewis, Linton, El nora, Washington, Shoals, Mitchell, Orleans, Salem, New Albany and Jef fersonville. His audiences were all large except at the very small towns. MOTHER’S HORRIBLE CRIME. I Fit of Insanity Shs Kills Two of Her Children and Suicides. A New York dispatch says: Mrs. Walter A. Smith, of luwood, borough of Manhattan, while insane shot her two children, Ethel, aged twelve years, and Theodore, aged eight years, aud committed suicide by shooting her self. Another child lies at the point of death as the result of carbolic acid hums. GEORGIA NEWS ITEMS Brief Summary of Interesting Happenings Culled at Random. Inland Cotton Grower* Meet. The Sea Island Cotton Growers’ as sociation had a meeting in Valdosta the past week, and after hearing re ports from every section as to tbe condition of the crop, etc., the advisory board advised that tbe price be advanced to 23 cents. It is believed that 25 cents will be the basis for sales before many days, as reports indicate a very small crop. Chairman B. P. Jones, of the advis ory board, made a ringing speech at the meeting, advising the farmers not to sell for less than 23 cents. They voted unanimously to hold out for that price. • * * To ltuihl Negro Induatrlnl College. There is a movement on foot among the negroes to establish a large indus trial school at Dawson. A. site for the proposed college build ing has already been bought, it being located in the extreme southern end of the city and containing three acres. The erection of the college is probably an assured fact, and the board of di rectors state that work on the build ing will be begun at an early date. One of the members of the executive board states that a handsome brick structure will be built at a cost of about $50,000. Northern capital has been largely subscribed, and those who are at the head of the movement say that northerners will endow the institution. * * * May Extend Home and Southern. It is reported that the Chattanooga, Rome and Southern road, which now has its terminus at Carrollton, will ex tend the line on to Columbus, a dis tance of about ninety miles. At this point connection will be made with the old Georgia aud Alabama road, now a part of the Seaboard Air Line system. This new extension, it is un derstood, is now being figured on and what will be done remains to be seen. Defends Alcßee Camp. The Mcßee convict camp, against which severe charges were recently filed by Solicitor J. W. Edmondson, is warmly defended by Dr. J. R. Bur ton iu a card. Dr. Burton writes: “I have beeti the physician attend ing the Mcßee chaingang ever since it had an existence, and am pleased to state that during that time, although I have seen much of the convicts, have never seen any case of brutal or inhuman treatment of any convict of either sex or of any color. “White convicts are not confined with the negroes. Many negroes, after ex piration of sentence, remain there un der wages. All are well fed and well clothed. “I never considered Mcßee’s chain gang a place of punishment, but rather a paradise for vagabond negroes. “The story published false from beginning to end, and is a vile slander upon four excellent young men aud their noble father, now deceased.” * * * Mormon* liurreil Out. Wilford Bennion, of Idaho, and James J. Facer, of Utah, Mormon elders, applied to Mayor Myers, of Savannah, for permission to preach on the streets and to offer Mormon books and other literature for sale. The mayor consulted the city attorney with respect to his authority in the premises and was informed that it was iu his discretion whether permission should be given. He thereupon de clined to allow the Mormons either to preach or peddle their books. * • * Atkinson Memorial Keal. The memorial iu honor of ex-Gov ernor W. Y. Atkinson was presented to the supreme court Monday morning on the call of the Coweta circuit; The preparation of the memorial has been in the hands of a committee appointed at the last session of the supremo court. The review, which was prepared largely by Judge Freeman, of Coweta, one of the staunchest personal friends of the deceased, dealt with the career of ex-Governor Atkinson at the bar of the state, and as a member of the bar of the supreme court. A great amount of interest attached to the memorial, and many of the friends of the late Governor Atkinson went up to Atlanta from Coweta and immediate seetion to hear it road. * * • Local Taxation Favored. The annual report of State School Commissioner G. R. Glenn, which is now being prepared for the general assembly which meets on the fourth Wednesday of October, will contain several important suggestions relative to proposed changes in the manage ment of the schools. The question of putting the burden of the common schools on the various counties and in that way relieving the cohstant drain on the state treasury is discussed by Commissioner Glenn in an able mai* ner. He is a strong advocate of local taxa tion for the support of schools and rec ommends a change of the present sys tem in his report Georgia, together with a few of the sonthern states, stands alone in the matter of levying a state tax for school purposes. In the north and west, be tween two-thirdr and three-fourths of the total appropriation to education is raised locally. • * * North Georgia Methodist Conference. Atlanta will entertain one of tbe largest bodies of ministers in the south on November 27 when the North Georgia Methodist conference convenes there. The conference will be held in Trin ity church and under the direction of that congregation, although all the families in the city of every denomi nation will co-operate in entertaining the distinguished visitors. Between 300 and 400 of them will be here and great preparations will be made short ly toward giving them a royal recep tion. * * * Subject to Separate Taxation. On an opinion rendered by Attorney General J. M. Terrill, Tax Colleclor Stewart, of Fulton county, has issued seven executions against the firm of Murphy <fc Cos., of Atlanta, for hack taxes, covering the years between 1896 and 1900. It is understood that the firm of commission brokers against which the li. fas. have been issued, amounting in all to $7,000, will refuse to accept the decision of the attorney general and propose to fight the execu tions in court. The executions against Murphy & Cos. follow the discovery made recently by the tax collector that the firm in question operates two separate and distinct commission houses in the city, while the fax of SI,OOO annually is paid on only one of them. * * * The I>eath of General Kell. In the death of Adjutant General Kell, Georgia loses and honored and faithful servant. Probably no man in the state was held more dearly in the estimation of the people than General Kell. Unos tentatious, unassuming, gentle, happy disposed, he taught the people the secrect of love and the manner to posses human affection and kindness of heart. He was charitable to a fault, patient in the small things of life as well as in the great things. To his family he was ever thoughtful and considerate and was the idol of the household. * * * Contracted Not to Live With Her. Walter B. Hudson, one of the East Point duelists, who was desparately wounded by young Harrington, made a sworn statement before a notary public in which he tells the story of liis connection with the shooting affray. It is understood from members of the family that Hudson had secretly mar ried Sheffield Harrington’s sister un der an assumed name, but had a con tract with her father and mother not to live with her. TEDDY IN CHICAGO. Two Large Audiences Greet New YorlS Governor In Windy City. Concluding the programme of a busy day in campaigning, Governor Roose velt addressed two Chicago audiences Saturday _ which crowded both tne Coliseum and First regiment armory; yet he had to disappoint several thousand persons upon whom the doors were elosed after the big build ings were tilled. For ten minutes after Governor Roosevelt’s arrival, tbe crowd cheered, men yelled themselves hoarse and waved flags. Women stood upon chairs, waved handkerchiefs and shout ed, and just as quiet was restored a storm of applause was provoked again by the Rough Rider’s regiment, w-hich marched in and occupied the gallery behind the platform. MATTHEWS CONVICTED. Found Guilty of Emb.-zzling Funds Be longing to His Employers. W. C. Matthews, former manager at Savannah, Ga., for Murphy & Cos., of Atlanta, was convicted in the Chatham county suporior court Tuesday of lar ceny after trust of about $2,000. Mat thews is charged with taking some thing like $7,000, but the balance of the money is specified in two other in dictments on which he is still to be tried. For that reason the court did not pass sentence upon him. The pen alty is from two to seven years. PROMINENT PEOPLE. The late Arthur Sewall, of Bath, Me., had his life insured for .SIOO,OOO. Emperor William’s automobile can make sixty miles an hour and it cost SIO,OOO. M. Sardou's income from royalties on liis plays is computed to be $150,- 000 u year. Senator John C. Spooner denies he’ will make his home in the East at the expiration of his term of office. The Senator says he lias never entertained a thought of leaving Wisconsin. Sir Charles Tapper, tbe leader of the Canadian Conservative party, is in his eightieth year, but is as active as ever and is taking a strenuous part in the present campaign. 5\ inston Churchill, the famous war correspondent, has been elected to Parliament through the popularity and electioneering of Lady Churchill, his mother. He is a Conservative in poli tics. William K. Vanderbilt. Jr., lias bought the 3000-acre Mountainside Farm at Mahwah and Ramsays, N. J., which formerly belonged to Theodore A. Havemeyer. It will be used as a game preserve. John Morley reads nearly all the time. He has a book lief ore him when he dines alone and when he drives, and very often he is seen read ing while he walks about some of the most crowded portions of London. Joaquin Miller, the poet, has l>eon much annoyed by the recent reports of his failing health. “I am feeling better than I have felt for ten years past.” he said tlie other day, “‘and I can see no reason why I should not live for ten years to come.” Professor Haeckel, the celebrated German biologist has become so deep ly interested in the discovery of cer tain fossil remains in Java' that ho means to go out there himself and in stitute further investigations. Tbe bones referred to were found by Or. Dußois about six years ago. NOW COMES FRANCE WITH A PROPOSAL For the Amicable Settlement of the Trouble With China. IS APPOVED BY RUSSIA Plan Includes Indemnity and In terdicting Shipment of Arms. A Washington special says: Propo sitions of a far-reaching character con cerning China are being presented iu rapid succession to this government. The state department had no sooner disposed of one of these propositions Thursday by delivering a response to the German government than it was confronted by an even more important proposition submitted by the French government, and within half an hour formally seconded by the Russian government The answer to Germany covered the subject of punishing Chinese offenders and made known that the United Stateß had instructed Minister Conger along the lines suggested by Germany. These instructions look towards se curing the names of the persons de serving chastisement, also whether the punishments accord with the gravity of the crimes committed, and finally, iu whai manner the United States and the other powers are to be assured that satisfactory punishment is inflicted. Aside from these specific purposes of the note, it is regarded as important chiefly in establishing the most satis factory relations between the govern ments at Washington aud Berlin. The Franco-llussiau proposal takes a much broader scope and submits a program under which the negotiations for a complete settlement can be car ried forward. The French charge, M. Thiebaut, handed the proposition to Secretary Hay Thursday and held a brief conference concerning it. Half an hour later M. DeWollant, the Rus sian charge, arrived at the state de partment and handed to Mr. Hay a note expressing Russian approval of the propositions just submitted by France. TEXT OF PBOPOSITION. The Franco-Russian proposition is under four heads, namely: First, pun ishment of the guilty parties; second, ■uterdictiou of the shipment of arms *nto China; third, payment of indem nity to the powers, and fourth, suffi cient guarantees for the future. In addition a suggestion is made for the establishment of a permanent le gation guard at Pekin; for the razing of the Taku forts and for the main tenance of a line of communication between Pekin aud the sea. The impression in Washington in advance of action on the propositions by our government is that they con tain nothing essentially unfitting them to be subjects of consideration in a Anal settlement. The difficulty which is likely to arise lies iu the placing of proper limitations upon the scope of each head. This is particularly true of the subject of guarantees, and per haps, of that of indemnity. Still, as already suggested, each is undoubted ly a most proper subject for discus sion when the final negotiations are reached, and, therefore, M. Delcasse’s broadest propositions, while likely to consume some time iu reducing them to ultimate and binding form, may be said to have a fair reception awaiting them. GERMANY MAY NOT APPROVE. As to the interdiction of arms, she state department already has intimat ed that there may be a question as to its wisdom, and there is reason to be lieve also that Germany will not view that particular feature with approval. But there appears to be good reason to expect that a middle ground will be reached by confining the interdiction of arms to a specified period, possibly to be fixed by the time required by China within which to pay the indem nity. The chief objection to the prop osition is in its being permanent iu its present form. Hawaiian Delegates Selected. Advices from Honolulu state that the Republicans and Democrats each held their conventions on the 24th of September. Each party named a na tive Hawaiian for delegate to Wash ington. The independents will act later on. WEALTHY FLORIDIAN MISSING. Left Waldo With Large Amount oi Money and Disappears. The disappearance of E. B. Higgins, a wealthy resident of Waldo, Fla., is a growing mystery. He visited Jack sonville on September 15th and pur chased a ticket at the Plant system ticket office for MareDgo, lowa, where he was going to join his family, they having preceded him to that point from Waldo some six weeks ago. It was several days before his family ascertained that he was not at hie Florida home. Higgins left Waldo with a large amount of money, and his relatives be lieve that he has met with foul play. ASSURED OF HER FORTUNE. Huntington’s Adopted Daughter is Beneficiary of Big Trust Fund. Princess Hatzfeldt, the adopted daughter of C. P. Huntington, is in no danger of losing the legacy of 51,000,000 in trust bequeathed to her by the Southern Pacific millionaire. It was said in the office of the South ern Pacific railroad, in San Francisco, that Mr. Hnntington’s will left the tr*6t fund to the princess specially.