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THE TRIBUNE. " ' ■. -' '' ir „ , —3 THERE IS NO PAPER LIKE} T f t*' ' ... . ttB tfOME PAPER TO HOME PEOPLE. VOL. V. CLAYTON. RABUN COUNTY,. •jr— — ■' —y— THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 13. 1902. NO. 4. Bartow Man Has the Grip and Is Pessimistic. HOSED WITH HIDDEN CASTOR OIL Bill Bemoan* the Death of Judge Blandford and Relates Humor ous Incidents of That Good . Man's Early Life. “I knew him well, Horatio. A man of Infinite jest and most excellent fancy.” It has been years since I met my friend, Mark Blandford. I see by the press dispatches that he Is dead— died in Columbus last week. It griev ed me for a time, although he was old enough to die. Eighty years Is a good ■old age if the man Is good. Every time one of these old trees falls It shocks me. George Barnes died not long ago in Augusta, and I was griev ed, for I loved him and I unconscious ly whispered, "Next!” Only three of us left of the senate of 1866. There were forty-four, but the Old reaper has ■cut down all but our Chief Justice Simmons, our chaplain, Brother Yar brough, land myself—and I am sick— But I was ruminating about Judge Blandford—men called him Mark—we who knew him best. He was, as let said of YorWki''jiffttyui fit lnlMMte Jest and most excellent fancy: when the spirit, moved him. he could enter tain his friends most pleasantly, and ■It was our delight to get him and Judge Underwood and Judge Buchan an together with Evan Howell as teaser and spend the evening hours during the session of the supreme ■court when Mark was one of the judges. During the court hours Chief Justice Warner was sitting there as serious and solemn as a Presbyterian preacher drinking In the record and digesting the law of the case, while Mark took In the surroundings and ab sorbed the humorous side of every thing. He was a good lawyer, but jumped to conclusions like a woman and never saw much difference be tween the plaintiff and defendant un less one of them was a woman or a widow. One night we visited Mark In his room and he regaled us with his experiences in Justices’ courts when he was young and devilish. The old time justice court was a good school for a young lawyer. He not only practiced law In It, but the arts of oratory and could use big words with Impunity, for neither the old squire nor the jury knew their mean- but were Impressed with Their ned length and lingering soum 11 remember the Fretman that;-Mark rehearsed that night, yankee school teacher from the Nujt- : meg State had sued Jim Jqftfcins for f 18 worth of schooling trays, Troup and Calhoi because learned an; in. the book. But Mark proved by an old preacher that it was In his book, and so old Phil spoke up and said: "Mr Fretman, you must spell It, sir.” He was then sweatin' like a run-down filly. He took one pass at It and miss ed. “You can come down, sir,” said Mark; "you’ve lost your case.” A'nd sure enough old Phil gave a judgment against him and he had the cost to pay. But he was good grit, for he stuck to his school and his Salaman der. At the next court Mark moved to non-suit a doctor who had sued a fel ler, and he filed a plea of mal-practice and demanded a profert of his diplo ma. The doctor said he had one at home, and begged for time to go after It. Old Phil gave him time, and he rode six miles and back as hard as he could lick it, and shook It in Mark's face triumphantly. Mark smiled and said: "Now, doctor, please take the stand and translate this furrin lan guage Into English, so that his honor may know whether It Is a diploma or not. It looks to me like an old revolu tionary grant of land.” Of course the doctor couldn’t- translate It, and he lost his case In a jiffy. I don’t believe we have as good anecdotes now as we use to have. I don’t know anybody who has taken the place of Howell Cobb^ and Charles J. McDonald and Clnclnnatus Peoples and Hope Hull i nd the others I have already named. I am writing about them now because I am sick and it cheers me to think of them. If It were not for the bright little grandchlldtafta^yiBiiTOe .ttL.aee me T should* go to lmd^and iRs«>jtf>th'e ship. For two weefcs T^have tiad the griivand Cm a nu T toughing and sneeZIni my head rivers of pwing and wheezing, fountain And mine eyes tears and nobody cares very much, but they dose me with quinine and bromine and calomel, .am},, at last, prescribed castpr oil.and* tur pentine. I rebelled, but they brought me something In a cup that they said was the white of an egg and sherry wine, and so 1 gulped it down and found It was castor oil. My head aches, I want a dozen holes bored In it and a dozen corkscrews to pull the stuff out. Sick as I am, my wife- laughs at me and says if I expect to rate as a gentleman I had better be more careful how I expectorate, and she made me an old-fashioned honey stew and I'm trying that now. It’s the weather—the horrid old weather— that has flopgftf over on us from yan kee land, 4||p* ‘v Every old Veteran who has the grip Trou] wouldn’t null liters ly and th* gave Dowei Tied on with tfcf dally with Sally man was a good-loo pink cheeks and winning ways, apd was popular with the girl scholars. Sometimes Salamander, as they called he;, ( dldnt go out at recess, but pre tended she had some sums to da, and wanted the teacher to show, her how. Tjroup said he heard her squeal one day. and peeped through the crack and-saw Fretman squeecing her. She was a red-headed gal. Old Phil Davis was the Justice court Mark’s plea was that Fretman wasn’t a scholar, and not fltMn’ to teach, and that couldn't *ead Wrifln’ nor writ* reedin’ nor spell aft the words in Dan iel WehMer'i' MfotfWh^peliinMmok. and he made a motion to put him on the stand and spell Urn. Fretman’s ssvssff'aaL-s: scared. ,He' trembled all over like a cold, wet dog. “Spell Phthisic,’’ said MatfC aad he spelt It correctly. He then spelt him right along on all sorts of bl$ words sad little words ‘ words, and afterwords, bnt never missed until finally Mark' says, “Now spell Ompompynusuk.” Fretman ither ought to have some- ill him storleB or some chil- plSy- around and cheer him their merriment. The old monarch, Harun al Raschld, was kept alive by listening to the beautiful stories in the Arabian Nights, it is I don’t hanker after se- or mournful company. I’ve ed until I am almost a coffin, ’ra like that bad boy who got to say- damn it and his father whipped him for it, and so one day he asked his father if there was any harm in saying “cofferdamn.” “No, of course not,” said the old man. "Why do you ask?” "Because,”' said he, "the old cow has swallowed a cob and Is about to cofferdam head off.” My daughter regales me with anec dotes and my wife feeds me on anti dotes and so I am worrying along, waiting for the spring. If I can live a month lopger I will get well.—Bill Arp, In Atlanta Constitution. ENGLAND’S HEAVY LOSSES. Kruger’s Prophecy at Beginning nf War Is Being FallUlefi. The war office at London has Just published a summary of the British losses in South Africa, tip to January 81 the total reduction of the . forces, from death or permanent disability, was 85.808 men. - v J ^ \ The total of the 'casualties. Includ ing surviving Wounded, was 5,840 oO> cars.and 100,T01 men. SAMPSON Long Also, Transmits a Complirfjjgmtary Letter. ADMIRAL N I IN COLLAPSE Published humors That His Con dition Is Alarming Prove to Founded. Those Want Prince Henry, the prominent Germans of Atlanta, On., are making strenuous efforts to have Prince Henry of Prussia visit tha visit to thin A Washlngtoiftypeclal says; The alarming rumor# In regard to Admiral Sampson’s condition, which were cir culated at thk capital Friday morning have been authoritatively denied. It Is stated that What had been used as a basis for’ the reports of a serious change for the Vrorse in the condition of Admiral Sampson was a slight at tack of indigestion, which caused no alarm among those nearest him, but which confined ^Ajm to his room and bed for several®fays. Moreover, lt’ijas stated that Admi ral Sampson’&^cpndltlon was much Improved Frld^j.pnd that he appears 11 n for sometime past, hi stated that Ad- general condition is ome basis of fact to bad, reports. Retired Lift. Secretary Long is- order regarding the dnUral Sampson: tfejfcflyash In g ton, Sir: 1 In; notifying Jfefiient, the depart- vbur services .and • H , quot letter much brighter However, it miral Sampsoi such.as to gl tije greiM-ecu 8ampsi IP* sued. ' retiremi "Na: Feb; von fit yj late Impaired h the following President McKinley : ■ “ ‘Executive Mansion, Washington, March 13, 1899.—My Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your very considerate let ter of the 9th Instant, In which you express a desire that, without refer ence to your own interests,, the other naval officers who rendered such con spicuous service In the naval cam paign in the West Indies may have the advancement which you recom mend for them, and in which you ask nothing for yourself. I highly com mend this disinterested action on your part. Let me assure you that I have the highest appreciation of your ser vice as commander in chief <of the At lantic naval forces during the Span ish war in blockading Cuba, co-operat ing with the army, directing the move ments of the great numbers of ves sels under your orders and at last, af ter the most effective preparation, consummating with the gallant offi cers and men' under your command the destruction of the Spanish fleet. It was In recognition of your service and of your great skill that I recom mend you to the senate for advance ment which you have earned. Very truly yours, WILLIAM McKINLEY.’ “Very respectfully, “JOHN D. LONG, Secretary.” Protest By 8ampson’s Counsel. E. S. Theall, representing Stayton, Campbell & Theall, counsel for Rear Admiral Spippton, has just filed a le gal brief with President Roosevelt, protesting against the claim set up in Admiral Schley's appeal that he was In supreme command during the bat tle off Santiago. EUAN OF BEEF FAME Receives Challenge From Attorney Harlow to Fight Duel. A dispatch from Los Angeles, Cal., says: Owing to a misunderstanding in Guayamas, Mexico, two Americans became involved In a quarrel that is said to have led to a challenge to meet upon the field,,of honor. One wits Gen eral Charles P. Egan, of embalmed beef prominence; the other Colonel Willis P. Harlow, of Nogales, an attor ney: with a Rational reputation. an invitation’. Two Hie In Car Work* Fire. Fire in the big' car works of the Rock Island railroad at Horton. Kans., - the. death of Uos Of- a' lars worth of Big Lodging House In St. Louis Burns and Holocaust Results. A fire at St. Louis, Mo., early Sun day morning, which destroyed the Em pire hotel, a large three-story lodging house occupied by men exclusively, caused the death of eleven persons, ten men and one woman, and danger ously Injured eight others. Ten or more who had narrow escapes from death in tha fire were more or less in jured by being frost-bitten. It is esti mated that there were between thirty- five and forty persons In the building Saturday night, and it is believed all have been accounted for. Twenty thousand dollars it Is thought will cov er damage to buildings and contents, which were totally destroyed. The fire started at 3:30 a. m. when few persons were abroad and gained considerable headway before the alarm was given. When the engines reached the scene the whole front of the building was in flames and the building was a seething furnace. By that time all who escaped death had got out of the building by jumping from the windows or climbing down ropes made of bedclothes. CONSOLIDATION AT LAST. Atlanta street Roilwny Interests are Merged Into One Big Company. The Atlanta Railway and Power Company, the Atlanta Rapid Transit Company, the Georgia Electric Light Company and the Atlanta Steam Com pany have at last been merged into one giant corporation controlling the entire street railways, electric lights and steam heating plants of the city. This state of.Affairs Is the culmlng tffin, on test fflturday, of a series of long drawn out ifcgotlatlons between H. M. Atkinson and the city of Atlanta looking to the merging of the several properties named. The city receives $60,000 In cash as soon as the consolidation agreement goes into effect. For the first year the city will received 1 per- cent of $1,100,000, or $11,000. During the second year, allowing for an Increase of $100,000, the-city will receive 1 per cent,of $1,200,000, or $12,000, a total for the first two years of $73,000, In-' eluding the $50,000 In cash. During the next twenty years the city will receive 2 per cent of the year ly gross receipts. Basing the increase on the pronortlonate Increase of popu lation, the average for the next ten years will be $1,500,000, the city’s share of which will be $30,000 per year, or $300,000 far ten years. The total for twelve years will be $373,000. During the ten years following a reasonable estimate of the Increase will cause the average to reach $2,000,- 000, of which the city will get 2 per cent, or $40,000 per year, making a to tal of $400,000 for the ten years. At this ratio of Increase the city will re ceive a total of $773,000 for the first twenty-two years., For the period of ten years from 1924 to 1934, It Is estimated, on the basis already outlined, that the aver age gross receipts per year will be $3,000,000, of which the city will re ceive 3 per cent per year, pr $90,000 per year for ten years, a total of $900,- 000 for ten years. At this rate the city will get a total of $1,673,000 dur ing the first thirty-two years of the agreement, including the $50,000 In cash. BLAZE IN ELBERTON. Plucky Georgia Town Suffer* Loss of Over $100,000 By Fire. Fire broke out in the heart of the business section of Elberton, Ga., at an early hour Sunday morning, and before the flames were checked over $190(000 had gone up in smoke. Two of the main’ business blocks of the city are In ruins and the loss Is es timated at $104,500. Of this less than half was covered by insurance, the to tal amount of insurance on the burn ed buildings and atocka amounting to only $41,750. I Tha fire is by ail odds the most dis astrous in the history of the Granite City.': The bhnaings burned were on McIntosh street, the principal business street of Elberton. SWEPT BY FLAMES New Jersey Town Suffers Loss of Ten Millions. TWENTY-FIVE BLOCKS BURNED Principal Buildings Are Now la Ashes and Thousands are Rendered Homeless. A great fire swept through Paterson, New Jersey, Sunday, and In its deso late wake are the embers and ashes of property valued In preliminary esti mate at $10,000,000. It burned Its way through the busi ness section of the city and claimed as Us own a majority of the finer structures devoted to commercial, civ ic, educational and religious use, as well as scores of houses. There was but small tribute of life and Injury to the conflagration, but hundreds were left homeless and thousands without employment. A relief move* ment for the care of those unsheltered and unprovided for has already been organized, and Mayor John Hench Cliffe says that Paterson will be able to care for her own without appealing to the charity of other communities and states. The great manufacturing plants of the place are safe and the community, temporarily dazed by the calamity, has already commenced the work of reorganization and restora tion. The fire came Saturday at midnight and was only checked after a desper ate fight that lasted until Sunday af ternoon. Every city and 4*.*ir wlthbw- reach of Paterson gent firemen and apparatus to the relief of the threat ened city and it took the united efforts of them all to win the battle. A northerly gale gave the conflagra tion an Impetus and carried Its burn ing brands to kindle the blaze afresh at other points. The firemen made sund after stand before the wall ot fire, but were repeatedly driven back, and when victory finally came to them they were grimed and exhausted. Thousands Without 8helter. An estimate made from a general in- election of the smoldering ruins plac ed the number of dwellings and apart ment houses destroyed at five hundred end the number of families left with out shelter at one thousand. The area of destruction foots up, roughly, twenty-five city blocks. The fire began its work of far-reach ing destruction In tha power the Jersey City, Hobok ron Traction Company, which1 on Broadway, extended a block 'ton rear on Van Honten street. It com menced in the car sheds and was burn ing fiercely when one of the employes d*iected K. WIFE SHOOTS ?! US1IANII. Sensational Tragedy Fnsc.ted In At lanta Boarding House. James "Munroe Duncan, an Atlanta police officer, was shot down by his' wife Saturday night at 7:30 o’clock'In a boarding house at No. 61 North For syth street. The wounded man was removed at once to the Grady hospit al unconscious and dying, while ahe and her step-son, Claude, are held at the police barracks to wait an investi gation by the police and probably by the coroner. The shooting ot Officer Duncan was a tragic scene, with a most dramatic story behind it Duncan had been on a protracted spree and was said to have been drunk at the time of the shooting. He threat ened to kill his wife becauae she re monstrated with him about drlnkiug. His son by his first wife begged hm to treat his wife with courtesy. En raged by the words from the son, Dun can flew nt him in a rage and struck him a blow. The youth fell backwards and his father began to choke him, at the same time making an effort to draw his pistol. Mrs. Duncan snatch ed a pistol from the young main’s pocket and in another moment the offi cer was lying on the floor in a pool ot blood and unconscious. m •Mr .1?