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GEORGIA NEWS ITEMS Brief Summary of Interesting Happenings Culled at Random. fifforcia'* Wealth Greatly Increased. T|*<? net increase in the taxable prop erty of Georgia is just $17,475,040 Those figures are made public by Com troller Wright, who has just completed his annual report. The increase in general property is and in railroad property Hti,227,336. increase in taxable values based Ww* the present rate of 5 2-10 mills '"would bring into the state treasury an additional sum of $90,873, which, but for the constitutional amendment reeeutly adopted pensioning indigent widows, would result in lowering the tax rate. There seems to be a wide difference of opinion as to just how much indney will be needed to pay llie widows’ pen sions. Commissioner Lindsay seems to til itfk it may amount to $250,000 or $300,000, while other state officials do not believe it will be over $50,000 for the first year or two. On this depends whether or not the tax rate ian be lowered, but it is knowii that every effort will be made to do so. The total value of general property returned for taxation iu the state is $38M154,413, and of railroad prop include the Southwestern, Georgia, Western and Atlantic and those roads which pay a tax on their income. These would add another 818,000,000 to the value of railroad property. The state treasurer’s report for the fiscal year just ending shows receipts of $3,542,009.69 and disbursements of $3,564,G47.11. Tbo state had a sur plus iu the treasury a year ago of $438,723.72. That surplus is now $410,140.30, but it will be. increased •by about $200,000 when the next pay ment from the sale of the Northwestern railroad is leceived. Ti# Spitcr lttlre<l on '441.1i, Treasurer Speer, who lias been in charge of thdbfinanceii of the 6tate for the past four ytars, will retire on Oc tober 24tb, and will be succeeded by Treasurer-elect R. E. Park, of Macon. Treasurer Hpeer lias made a remark able record while in office and leaves the treasury in splendid condition. He succeeded the Into if. .11. Hardeman, but for a number of years previous had been connected with the treasury department. Mr, l’ark announces that lie will re- j tain the same office force us was em- j ployed by Treasurer Hpeer. The force consists of Ouptuiu C. T. Furlow, assistant treasurer,und Sterling Grimes Turner, cashier. • * * Appointment Only Temporary, As will be seen from the following order, “the appointment of Colonel Byrd as adjutant general of Georgia is a temporary appointment, and holds only until the expiration of the present term of Governor Candler, which ex pires on October 27th: Statu of Geoimiia —Executive Office, Atlanta, October 11, 1900 Whereas, a vacancy exists in the office of adju tant general, occasioned by tho death | of General John Mclntosh Kell, and I the best interests of the military of the ; Gate demand that said vacancy be fill ed, it is therefore Ordered, That the assistant adjutant general, Colonel Phil G, Byrd, bo and ho is hereby appointed adjutant gen eral, to servo us such till tint expira tion of the present’ term of the present governor, and until his successor is appointed and qualified. ' A. D. Candler, Governor. The probability is that the successor of General Byrd, whoever he will be, i will not be appointed for two or three weeks after tho inauguration of Gov ernor Candler. • * • Frank Wol<lot> ( Oil Inspector. Mr. Frank Weldon lias been ap pointed inspector of illuminating oils | for the diitrict of Atlanta to till the vacancy made by tho resignation of Inspector J. P. Atkinson some days I ago. His term will expire October 1, j 1802. The appointment of Mr. Weldon to this office, which is cue of the beat po sitions in the disposal of the commis sioner of agriculture, gives pleasure to 1 the many friends of the appointee and to the state officials. Mr. Weldon was j formerly a popular member of The At- j lantu Constitution staff. • • • Top Crop n “Myth,” The government’s bearish cotton re port causes considerable talk among ) the farmers aud cotton men of the state. All who express opinions from | the farmer’s point of view state that j it is ridiculous to talk about a top crop iu Georgia or Alabama, because in many fields the cows are now follow ing the pickers, and the last of tho crop will be marketed iu a short while; but even where the plant is late it is short lived, nnd could not possibly be made to produce a top crop. However, j it is agreed that the farmers have not been in a better condition since the war, and many whose backs have been bent by the weight of heavy mort gages are now free from debt and have bank accounts. Anil they declare that they have learned well the lesson of diversified farming. * . . Fruit Grower* Not Utieoaraced. Regardless of the past season, which was only partly successful to the fruit j crop of the state, the Georgia growers are preparing for extensive additions 1 io their orchards aud are already con ! tracting with the big nurseries of the country for thousands of peach trees. Stale Entomologist Scott returned to Atlanta s day or two ago aud brought with him the announcement that by this time next year Georgia j will have practically 1,000,000 more ; fruit trees than are to be found iu the ; state at present. * * * Hr<lwl<;k Will Try Again. Representative Hardwick, of Wash i ington county, says that he will again ! introduce his bill limiting the suffrage | at the opening of the next general | asssmbly. He expresses great confi- I deuce that the measure will secure fa ! vorablo consideration when presented, ! despite the overwhelming defeat ot ] the proposition at the last session. He thinks there lias been a change in legislative sentiment and says he may | make sJine modifications iu the orig i niul draft. • ... B|* il of State Kmbuliner*. The Georgia State Hoard of Em balmers will hold a special meeting in Atlanta on October 27th for the pur pose of examining applicants for the state license. * ’ The hoard is only required by law to bold one meeting a year, but this special meeting is held for the accom modation of those who could not ap pear before the last meeting, which occufred iu Savannali. The meeting in Atlanta will bo held at 24$ West Alabama street, and it is expected tliut there will be about twenty-five appli cants present. The board will be in session perhaps two Jays. * ' * Surfeit of Prosperity. Asa result of the prosperous condi tions now prevailing in Georgia and the increase in business which lias followed, charges have been brought against the Southern railway in the railroad commission of Georgia for failure to supply the demand for cars. This complaint was filed a few days ago by the citizens of Muyaville and Villa Rica, who allege that traffic is congested in both towns and that they arc suffering an injury ns a result. The road's officials promised to make every effort to relieve the con gestion at the points mentione at thed earliest, possible moment. If the road complies the matter will probably drop where it is, but if not, then the commission will proceed with a further investigation. ... / Depend* on tlio Slate. If the railroads entering Atlnntn agree to pay as rental 0 per cent per annum on the cost of a union station to be erected by the state, the onteome of the recent conference between the railroads and the depot commission will iu all likelihood be that before tbo close of 1901 Atlanta will have a new depot on. the site of the present one, costing betwoen $400,000 and SOOO,OOO. If the new station is erected it will bo erected by the state and not by the railroads. Through the president of the lessee road, Major J. W. Thomas, the announcement was formally made that it is ofit of the question for the depot to be built by the railroads. That proposition is no longer in con templation. t ... Grillin'* ( urnlvnl n Sui’cmia. Hocretary Searcy, of the Griffin car i i.al company,niH<le a statement show ing that after paying all expenses and outstanding bills thero was a bulanee on band of $372.20. After some dis cussion it was decided to leave the amount iu the hands of President Drake, to be out at interest as a nucleus for a carnival fund for next year. It is now a settled fact that Griffin will have another carnival next year. * ... Periodical liiß|H’ctlofi Hscoininflnd(l. Inspector General Oboar in his an nual report to the adjutant general of the state, strongly recommends that the eight military schools of Georgia which have been supplied at the state's expense with arms and accoutrements be inspected periodically as contem plated by law. The report points out that while these institutions are bene ficiaries of the state to a certain de gree, they have never been subjected to an inspection with the idea of en couraging the worthy ones and de priving the unworthy of the state's equipment. * * * Funner U A>*a*iiint<l. News was received in Valdosta Satur day that Youman Padgett, a well known farmer of the Cat Creek dis trict, was shot and instantly killed by an unknown assassin while at the house of a Thomas W. Rav, assisting in uursin gV siek child. Pad gett was about to retire aud walked to the door, when the fatal shot was tired, and ho fell dead. The as sassin escaped and there is no clue to his identity. It is supposed that Pat gett w as Bbot in mistake for Ray, PEACE NEGOTIATIONS CHECKED. Caused By Flight of Chinese Emperor and 111-Advised Military Operations. Recent happenings in China, especi ally in the province of Chile, have so j far set beck peace negotiations that it may be n matter of weeks or even | mouths before the peace commission ers will be able to get to work. 111-considered military operations Me said to be responsible for the check which diplomacy has met in reaching a settlement. Though the efforts of the state department, second ed by the more moderate powers, a steady aud systematic presure had been brought to bear upon the Chinese emperor to have him return to Pekin. Philippine Imports. The division of customs and insnlar affairs in the war department | summary of trade iu the Philipmflß islands for the nine worths last day of March During merchandise valued rn .1 t . GEORGIA NEWS ITEMS Brief Summary of Interesting happenings Culled at Random. Georj-lft's Wealth Greatly The uet increase iu the taxable prop erty of Georgia is just $17,475,646. These figures are made public by Com troller Wright, who has just completed his annual report. The increase in general property is $15,227,836 and in railroad property $2,227,336. This increase iu taxable values based on the present rate of 5 2-10 mills would bring into the state treasury an additional sum of $90,873, which, but fur tho constitutional amendment recently adopted pensioning indigent widows, would result in lowering the tax rate. , There seems to be a wide difference cf opinion a6 to jastflbiw much money will be needed to pay the widows’ pen sions. Commissioner Lindsay seems to think amount to*s2so,oUo or ( other officials do not believe it wiU*b,e over $50,000 tor tlij: fi rsi year or. two. * * tax'trate' (an be lowered, , but it is known that will be made to do so. . ' / • The value of g"eneral property returned for taxation’iu the state is $388,154*113, and of u-ailroad prop erty butmhis does not include the Southwestern, Georgia, Western and Atlantic add those roads whi(?h pay a tax on their income. These would add another $18,000,000 to the value of railroad property. Tho state treasurer’s report for the fiscal year just ending shows receipts of $3,542,069.69 and disbursements of $3,564,047.11. The state had a sur plus iu the treasury a year ago of 8438,723.72., Thar, surplus is now &41 but it will be increased by about $200,000 when the next pay ment from the sale of the Northwestern railroad is leoeived. * * * Treasure# BpCr'Retired on Xi4tli. Treasurer Speer,, who has been in charge of the finances of the state for the past four years, will retire on Oc tober 24tb, and will bo succeeded by Treasurer*elect It. E. Park, of Macon. Treasurer Speer has made a remark able record while in office and lejjyes the treasury in splendid conditio)**' j succeeded the late R. U. but for a*number of years jiMvious had been connected with the treasury department. Mr. Park announces that he will re tain the same office force as was em ployed by Treasurer Speer. Tho force consists of Captain C. T. Furlow, assistant treasurer,audSterling Grimes Turner, cashier. * * * Appointment Only Temporary, As will be seen from the following order, the 1 appointment of Colonel Ryrd as adjutant general of Georgia i* a temporary * appointment, aud holds only until the expiration of the present term 6t Governor Candler, which ex pfres on October 27 th: State of Georgia—Executive Office, Atlanta, October 11, 1900—Whereas, a vaoancy exists in the office of adju tant general, occasioned by the death of General John Mclntosh Kell, and tho best interests of the military of the state demand that said vacancy be fill ed, it is therefore Ordered, That the assistant adjutant general, Colonel Phil G. Ryrd, be and he is hereby appointed adjutant gen eral, to serve as such till the expira tion of the present term of the present governor, and until his successor is appointed and qualified. A. D. Candler, Governor. The probability is that the successor of General Byrd, whoever he will be, will not be appointed for two or three weeks after the inauguration of Gov ernor Candler. * • * Frank Wwldon, Oil Inupfctor. Mr. Frank Weldon has been ap pointed inspector of illuminating oils for the district of Atlanta to fill the vacancy made by the resignation of Inspector J. P. Atkinson some days ago. His term will expire October 1, 1902. The appointment of Me. Weldon to this office, which is one of the best po sitions in the disposal of the commis sioner of agriculture, gives pleasure to the mauy friends of the appointee aud to the state officials. Mr. Weldon was formerly a popular member of The At lanta Constitution staff. * * * Top Crop a “Wyth.** The government’s bearish cotton re port caases considerable talk among the farmers and cotton men of the state. All who express opinions from the farmer's point of view state that it is ridiculous to talk about a top crop iu Georgia or Alabama, because in many fields the cows are now follow ing the pickers, and the last of the crop will be marketed in a short while; bnt even where the plant is late it is short lived, and could not possibly be made to produce a top crop. However, it is agreed that the farmers have not been iu a better condition since the war, and mauy whose backs have been Bent by the weight of heavy mort gages are now free from debt and have Dauk accounts. Ana tney aeclare tnat they have learned well the lesson of diversified farming. • • * Fruit Groweia Not J the a - . M ,S>H ! Drougnt wnn mm tue announcement I that by this time next year Georgia will have practically 1,000,000 mofe fruit trees than are to be found iu the j state at present. m m m Hardwick Will Try Again. Representative Hardwick, of Wash ington county, says that be will again introduce his bill limiting the suffrage at the opening of the next general assembly. He expresses great confi dence that the measure will secure fa vorable consideration when presented, despite the overwhelming defeat of the proposition at the last session. He thinks there has been a change in legislative sentiment and says he may make some modifications iu the orig inal draft. * * m Special Meeting of State Kmbulmern, The Georgia State Board of Em balmers will hold a special meeting in Atlanta on October 27th for the pur pose of examining applicants for the state license. The board is only required by law to hold one meetiug a year, but this special meeting is held for the accom modation of those who could not ap pear before the last meeting, which occurred in Savannah. The meeting t in Atlanta will be held at 24$ West 'Alabama street, and it is expected that ♦here will be about twenty-five appli cants present. The board will be in session perhaps two days. • • mm • Surfeit of Prosperity. Asa result of the prosperous condi tions now prevailing iu Georgia and the increase in business which has followed, charges have been brought against the Southern railway in the railroad commission of Georgia for failure to supply the demand for cars. .This complaint was filed a few days ago by the .citizens of Maysville and Villa Rica, who allege that traffic is congested in both towns and that they are suffering an injury as a result. The road’s officials promised to make every effort to relieve the con gestion at the points mentione at thed earliest possible moment. If the road complies the matter will probably drop where it is, but if not, then the commission will proceed with a further investigation. * * * Depends on tlie State. If the railroads entering Atlanta agreg to pay as rental 6 per cent per ainium on the cost of a union station to be erected by the state, the outcome of the recent conference between the railroads and the depot commission will in all likelihood be that befofe the close of 1901 Atlanta will have a new depot on the site of the present one, costing between $400,000 and $600,000, If the new station is erected it will be erected by the state and not by the railroads. Through the president of the lessee road, Major J. W. Thomas, the announcement was formally made that it is out of the question for the depot to be built by the railroads. That proposition is no longer iu con templation. * m m Griffin** Carnival a Sucre**. Secretary Searcy, of the Griffin car rival company, made a statement show ing that after paying all expenses and outstanding bills there was a balance on hand of $372.20. After some dis cussion it was decided to leave the amount in the hands of President Drake, to be out at interest as a nucleus for a carnival fund for next year. It is now a settled fact that Griffin will have another carnival next year. * * * Periodical Inspection llecommended. Inspector General Obear in his an nual report to the adjutant general of the state, strongly recommends that the eight military schools of Georgia which have been supplied at the state’s expense with arms aud accoutrements be inspected periodically as contem plated by law. The report points out that while these institutions are bene ficiaries of the state to a certain de gree, they have never been subjected to an inspection with the idea of en couraging the worthy ones and de priving the unworthy of the state’s equi/ment. • * * Farmer is Assassinated. News was received in Valdosta Satur day that Youman Padgett, a well known farmer of the Cat Creek dis trict, was shot aud instantly killed by an unknown assassin while at the house of a neighbor, Thomas W. Ray, assisting in nursing a sick child. Pad gett was about to retire and walked to the door, when the fatal shot was tired, and he fell dead". The as sassiu escaped and there is no clue to his identity. It is supposed that Pat gett was shot in mistake for Ray. GALVESTON FUND GROW3. Donations to Afflicted City Reach Near the Million Mark. John Sealy, treasurer of the Galves ton relief fund, acknowledges receipt of contributions from Octowr Ist to 12th inclusive amounting to MP8,552. This includes $125,000 •through Governor Sayers (521.73 received through Mayoralties. The amount previously acknowledged was $751,043.63, making the total to date $07^(595.63. CHINAMEN STOPPED IN TEXA§. <*<he Across Mexican Border and 1 I Jailed By Officials at El Paso. L Twenty Chinamen and Italians have at El Paso, Tex., charged| unlawfully in the UniteM OFFERM9N AND Wf&TEFUtRAILROAD Selitflnle West Bound. East,Bound. Read Down Rtjjul Up. STATIONS. -M- No. 3. No. 1. I No. 4. P. M. A. M. I A - M. 730 6.10 Lv Offerman, 750 640 ' “ Bristol Woods ‘' 815 705 “ Coffee 820 7 20* “ 10 Milo Post “RB 40 620 8 40 7 50 “ Sal lie “ 6 00 855 810 “ Alma “ 12 55 545 900 815 “ 25 Mile Post “ 12 50 540 825 “ Hurst “ 12 40 530 * “ Rigdon... “ “ Dedge “ 945 910 Ar Nicholls Lv- 12 00 500 Trains Nos. 1 and 2 daily except Sunday. Trains Nos. 3 and 4 Sunday only. Connections at Offerman with Plant System, and at Nicholls with M ay eross Air-Line. J. F. GUAY, Superintendent, Offerman, Ga. IlCllinS RAILROAD Tim© Table. Taking effect 12:01 a. m. Wednesday November Ist, 1899, Superseding Tim© Table Dated Sept. 24th, 1899. Central Time Standard. NORTH BOUND. SOUTH BOUND. 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. 0 8 00am 2 30pm 4 30pm Lv .Wayeross .Ar 1 10pm 10 00am 9 10am 8 10am 4 40pm Lv Jamestown Lv 1 02pm 9 02am 8 15am 2 57pm 4 45pm Lv Waltertown Lv 12 57pm 9 20am 8 57arr. 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 (842 am) 335 pm 5 12pm Lv ...801en... 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 ..Sessoma,. Lv 11 53am 8 00am 7 53am 9 25am 4 38pm 5 53pm Lv .Granville.. Lv 11 49am 7 50am 7 49am 9 33am 5 18pm 6 03pm Lv ..Nicholls.. Lv 11 36am 7 15am 7 36am 9 48am 5 38pm 6 18pm Lv ... 8e115... Lv 1121 am 6 50am 721 am 10 10am 6 00pm 6 40pm Ar ..Douglas.. Lv 11 00am 6 30am 7 00am No. 1 aud No. 4 will meet and pass at Bolen according to rules. J. E. XVADLEY, Pre*. ALEX BONN VIVIAN, Supt. SYSTEM. FLORIDA TO CUBA. Bead Bonn. Effective October 1, 1900. Read Up. 78 58 STATIONS. j 57 { 85 ill 00a 12 45a 9 25|> Ar Troy Lv. 6 80aj7 42pl ....... 1 05j> 1 55[i 10 50p Ar Ozark Lv. 510a 6 17p! 2 OOp 2 30|> 11 25p Ar Pinckard ..Lv. 4 40a15 45p| fi 15a 0 lOp 3 15a ; Lv Thomasvifie Ar. 105a| 2 15p 9 30p . 7 07a 7 OOp 4 Ola Ar Quitman Lt.! 12 15a 1 23p 8 35p 8 35a 8 25p 5 15alAr Dupont Lv. 11 05plll 59a 7 08n 8 30a Ar Jacksonville... Lv , 7 45p 8 — 8 OOp 1 lOp Lv Jackson,,pie .....Ar. 4 55p 4 8 30a 10 30(i Ar .Port Tampa Lv. 7 .. 9 55n 9 45p 7 05a I.v Wnycros- Ar. Mil; J >2 10(i 12 10a in 15a Ar Savannah Lv. A .^^A > OOp 10 15a Ar Brunswick I.v. 8 . .. 9 45a, I.v Jacksonville Ar. 7 OIIiiIWBbWHmHHMK 12 (I2(i Ar Palatka ... I / lOOOp'Ar Tampa I.v. Ar Port Lv. 1 10 50p|Ar St. Petersburg Lv. 7 15a ||||||jp|g||gj| 1 10 OOp Ar Tamna Lv. 8 Olfti Train (12 leaves Montgomery 3 p. m.. arrives Luverne 6:45 p. m. Train 61 leaves Luverne 6 a. in., arrives Montgomery 9:30 . m. TIIKEK SHIPS A WEEK TO Cl’ltA. 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