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' m mwM fM ” 1 $# ■ i THH NEWS. Established 187 NEW FALL Get the Boys and Girls Ready For School. New Percales for school dresses in beautiful dainty dots and small figures, soft finished, at 12 l-2c. New Fall Gonghams 10 and 12 l-2c yard. New White Goods and Waistine. Are You Going Off to School ? * If so, you want to see our new Blankets, Trunks, Dress Suit Cases, Sheets, White Quilts and Towels. New Fall Shoes are coming in every day. STRICKLAND-CROUCHCOMPANY SMITH'S WANDER STORE FOR BARGAINS! 12%o Mulras (/loth, pir yard ............................................................... 9o 12%o Fancy Shining, par. yard...............................................,...Xo and lOo 25o Boys’ Shirts ................................................................................... lOo 10 balls Thread..................................................................................... 5 0 20o 3 siring Broom 4 , < «c!i...................................................................... 10a 9 Inoh Fives, each ............................................................;.................... 5o A gold Cup an 1 S nicer ........................................................................ 5o 25o Piotnre Frame 4 ................................................................................ 10o 15o Fly Craps ...................................................................................... 10o 20o boxes Toil-t f}r>jij»............................................................................. lOo Thick Schnapps Tobacco...................................................................... 10o l’hiok Sweep Slakes.............................................................................. 10a 3 Boxes Bluing........................................................................................ 5o Celluloid SVircti .............................................................................^...... 43 Rid Wrapper Bo-ip........ ........................... 4o Red Seal L?e............................................................................................ 4o 1,000 Mi'ohes..............................................................;........................... 4 a 25 Sticks Jmdy...................... 5o Men’s Pants.....................................................................59c, 79o and 98o Lemon Extract.................. ZZZZZ.ZZZZZ.ZZ.ZZZZZ." 4o VauilU ” ..................................^...... 4o 3 Spools Thread.................................................................................. 5o Arm ft hammer S da ........................................................................... 4o All White Goods at. half price. All Millinery at half price. See Bargain Counter for many other Spooials. Smith’s Wonder Store 33 Hill Street—The Blue Front. The Smart Set A Magazine of Cleverness Magazines should have a well-defined purpose. Genuine enlortainment, amusement and montral recreation mo the motives of the Smart Sat, the Most Successful of Magazines Its novels (a complete one In each number) are by the most brilliant authors of both hemispheres Its short stories are matchless—clean and full of human interest Its poetry covering the entire fl-dd of versa—patho.*, love, humor, tenderness—is by the most popular poets, men and women, of the day. Its jokes, wittioism,. sketches, eto , are admittedly the most mirth- provoking. 160 Pages Delightful Reading No pages are wasted on cheap illustrations, editorial vaooTings or Wearying ossa ye and idle disoussions Every t- g < will interest-, charm and refresh yon, Bnbsoi-io i now—(2 50 per year Remit in cheque, P. O. or Express order, or registered letter to THESMARTSET, 152Fifth Ave., New York. N. U.—A\MPLE COPIES SENT FREE ON APPLICATION. BEFORE GOING TO ATLAN TA Look at the Fast Schedules of the Southern Railway T Lv, rr Grlfllri OflfE.. (i.lKn 9:15 n. ... m., C.ln«__ 8:10 p. m. T_ Lv. Atlanta A _ _ A. _ 5:40 - . . „ a. 4 . 40 . in., p. m, Ar. Atlanta 10:40 ». m„ 9:35 p.m. Ar. Griffin 7:10a. m., 6:04 p. ni. Through Sleeping Car to Washington, D. C. Pullman Car Leaves Griffin on Morning Train, Leaves Atlanta on Afternoon Train. J. F. ELROD, BROOKS MORGAN, Depot Ticket Agt., “I Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt., Griffin, Ga. J. R. Williams, Attorney at Law, GRIFFIN. GA. Office over Lower’s Jewelry Rto> .i Practice In all the courts of the ' t,ty onay to loan on easy terms H. J. GARLAND DENTIST. Office over (^-iffin HankingTIo, GRIFFIN. GA (JKIlVIN. (JEOKttlA. WEDNESDAY HORNING. AUGUST 24. 1904. Why He Ketraeted. Kilmote—After nil, Stedmnn Isn’t so bfld n fellow. lie came to toe, man fashion, and took back all the things he had said against my people. Bur- man—Did it voluntarily? Kilmore— Practically that. It .Is true I threat¬ ened to shoot him on sight if he didn't retract, but that was only a matter of detail. Boston Transcript. Remarkable Case. “How much your little boy resembles your husband!” said the cunning poli¬ tician. “I’ve always heard,” she replied, “that people grow to look like thosa they are much with, but this Is quite ft remarkable case. We only adopted the little fellow last week.”—Chicago Record-Herald. Something in Danger. “Docs the captain say whether we shall break the record or not?" “Yes. lie says either the record or the boiler must go." “How lovely!” God both yoked to guilt her pale tor¬ mentor, misery.—Bryant. / / ■siiic MEN AND WOMEN pin your faith to our statements about Jewelry. If you have have not seen the prelty things we In lockets, chains and watches, etc., for the ladles, and the stnds, rings, watches and scarf pins for men, pay us a visit. Don’t miss seeing back combs—Smsure^s the now gold mounted side and things won are things done, bo sure our FINE JEWFLRY has captured the confidence of al judges of good things. T. H. WYNNE’S. 30 Hill St. Wanted! We are having a great many inquiries from par¬ ties wishing to buy farm lands in this section, if you have Improved or un¬ improved farm land for sale it will be to your in¬ terest to place it in my hands at once. S. B. SAWTELL, Real Estate Agent. Over Postoffice. I will be in the Insurance business this month with E. W. Bigham. W-B. GRIFFIN. Aug. 1,1904. NEXT MONTH A SCORCHER, ACCORDING TO PROF. SNIDER The Present Weather Merely a Prelude to the Holo¬ caust That is to Follow. “Oourage, my friends, the worst is yet to come!" This is the oheeting note rounded by Prophet 8nid(r this morning in Iris prognostications for September. So wipe your pertpiting brow and brave up with the knowledge that it is not neany so hot, dusty asd iufoctiverous as it might be—and will be later on. Heft is what the News and Sun’s gi “at weather Observer has to say about next month’s weithvr: A Scorcher. According to my astronomical signs September w>U be tlry and hot; but of course there will bj tome scattered showers, which Will cool you up fora while, all to be followed by dry and hot werther sgain So yon had just as well get ont vour linen duster, put on your linen clothes, your tan shoes, straw bat and throw away yonr high standing collar* and lay away yonr stiff bosom shirts itml get in the shade THE CHICAGO STRIKE. Union Pickets Have Established Sys¬ tem of Espionage. Chicago, August 23.—Packers began active work today to put into effect a scheme to house their nonunion em¬ ployes in the Old Hammond plant at Hammond. Ind., .in event of failure to secure an injunction against the city. In any event the Hammond compa¬ ny, which Is short of room here: to use for living quarters, will ppqbably put the plan Into operation. The packers assert any interference with trains Tarrying employes to and from Hammond would constitute a violation of the interstate commerce law, and would necessitate federal-action. Union pickets are established blocks away from the principal entrances and have lists of those who come and go to the yards daily. Men are being stopped blocks away and warned against continuing work. Tlie office of Secretary Tracy. of the Allied Trades conference hoard, was thronged today with per onus who, working at the stockyards ' demand permits to avert Interference from pickets. The applicants Included union printers em¬ ployed by Armour & Co., employes of the two newspapers published in the yards and a dozen watchmen. AI1 i weTe refused permit*. Jackson Thompson, a member of the track team of the University of Chica. go. who has been working for Morris & Co., in the shipping department during his vacation, 8ias been assault¬ ed and robbed while returning home from work. The family with whom Thompson lodged wore Warned that he was a strike breaker and that if he was given further accommodations, the house would be wrecked. When he appeared he was told he would have to leave. He took his suit case and started. A short distance from the house he encountered six men. who knocked him down and robbed him of a small amount of money " He was then beaten and allowed to go. He re. lated his experience to the police and three suspects were arrested. Two of the prisoners havo been identified by the student as his assailants. OASTORIA. Bears the /p Kind You Have Always Bought TAX RATE RAISED TO $1.1 o, BUT MAY BE REDUCFD TO $1 Light and Water Commission Li stf a Question About Payment for New Pump. At the regular meeting of oonn- oil yesterday evening there were present Mayor Bailey and Aldermen Mangham, Smith, Boyd, Bro >ka and Newton The oity job punting wae awarded to t». H. Sawtell for $14.75 for bal¬ ance of tho year. At the request of Alderman Mangham, Alderman Bmith took hie place on the committee to raise funds to assist Secretary Brewer in fighting for better freight rates The balance of the oemmittee con¬ sists of Alderman Gresham, Morris and Newton They havo never met The tax ordinance was passed at $1.10 on the Hundred, divided a* follows: ‘.'5 cents for ourrent ex¬ penses, 40 cents for pnblio debt, 20 cents for lights, water and sewer¬ age, and 25 oonta for public soboois. This is a raise of 12% cents on bonds, oovenng Jannary and Jnly interest on thejbonds, and a reduc¬ tion of 2% cents on water and lights, making a net raise ot 10 cents over of a tree Rud Ian ; drink ioe water and ! try to keep cool: fight file, and gnat* by day and rune mosquitoes by night, for it will be so hot you will sigh- moan, groan and pant for a breath of oooltr air. Mo all the relief 1 c»n offer is «cattered shower*, which will c,iu«e temporary cooler weather, all to be followed by dry and hot again. It will be so hot! Don’t mention it, for September will be a sooreher, and as hot dry weather is a storm breeder, you can look out for the great equinox- ial storm the last week of September, for there will be storms on land and sea. Oh, September, ’tls so hot I wish I was out of the cotton crop, And at the North pole, Where I ooula live a happy old soul With Eiquamae and polar bears. And eat loicles and snow, And I'd never come back here no more. Now if September turns out to be a very wet month, wouldn't that jar you? RING IN WILD UPROAR. Sensational Cotton Market at New Or. leans, La. New Orleans, August 23.—It was a sensational cotton market today. The ring was in a wild uproar over conflicting bullish and bearish feat¬ ures and the scenes on the floor re¬ sembled those during the height of last winter’s bull campaign. Price* bulged and broke with alarming rapid- ity. At the opening the tone was calmed very slightly with prices from 20 to 24 (Mints higher than last wight's closing, Liverpool and New York both came in at an advance that sent local shorts into a panic of covering. A prominent bcoker bought 30,000 bales of October and December around the opening. It was generally sup¬ posed that this buying was for Price of New Yoyk. Liverpool flooded the market with extremely bullish private Cables, and this added to the scare among (he short*. I Ate In the morn¬ ing. the belief grew that the regular weekly crop reports would be bullish and this caused more short covering and long buying until prices were 42 and 43 points or over $2 a bale high¬ er than last night. The reports were the biggest surprise of the morning. In. stead of being bullish, they were bear ish and prices immediately broke from 19 to 21 poinLs, but at noon the market was still about a quarter oi cent higher than last night. GEORGE LEANDER DEAD. Well Known American .Bicyclist Sus tains Fatal Injuries. Paris. August 23. -George Leander, the American bicyclist, diet! today from injuries sustained while racing on Sunday last. George Leander was born in Cldca: go a"Sprinter, and began UIs bicycling career as but later developed Into one of the fastest long distance riders in the country. In company with Floyd Krebs he won the six-day bicyclo race in New York in 1902, and a yoat later with Nat Butler as a running mate, finished second In the six-day race in Now last year. It was explained that the old rate of $1 could be adhered to, except that the light and water commission, having ordered a new $5,000 pnmp before the bonds were voted insist that it oan not be paid for out of the prooeeds of the bond sale (Jounoil was of the opinion, however, that this purchase oould oe arranged to be paid ont of the profits of the plant, which is now on a paying basis, Instead of out of taxes, and will endeavor to arrange this with the commission before the next meeting, and before the now rate goes into effect. The street foroe will be pnt to work this week at cleaning up the cemetery. The condition of the water tank and ltj contents are to be examined into, The Central railroad will be In¬ structed to put up a guard rail on the street passing by C. 8. Wright’s former residence. PORT ARTHUR HARD PRESSEDBY THE JAPS Tall of the Fortress Now fteema Imminent -CHAIN FORT" IS CAPTURCD. Army of the Mikado May Soon Havo Possession of the Russian Gibraltar. Japs Preparing to Celebrate Fall ml Fortress. London. August 23 —3:25 p. m.— The Evening Nows this afternoon pub. libbed a dispatch from (the FW under today's date announcing that the Jap¬ anese captured “Chain Fort" of lha Port Airthur defense* yesterday, af¬ ter a tremendous attack. Che Foo, August 23.--Noon.— Ac¬ cording to advice* brought hero from Port Arthur by a Junk the Japanese were hotly pressing tho Russian cen¬ ter along the railroad*and the Rus¬ sian right In the vicinity of Golden Hill. These advices are brought by Chinese who departed from Tal Ping Tse, which is a mile from the city near Golden Hill, ijict ween the city aftd the torts of the Russians' right wing. The Chinese declare that the Japanese occupied Tal Ping Tse and penetrated along the railroad to Gen¬ eral Stoesseta’ residence on Aug. 21. As this report export would indi¬ cate that Port Arthur had all but fall¬ en, tho Japanese export, attached „ta the local consulate received the Infor¬ mation with great reserve. The in¬ formation ia accepted, however, a* a confirmation of the previous reports that the Russians have been driven from It ashen and that the Japanese are very close to the southern fort* and the defenses. The local Japanese under the lead¬ ership of the consul are subscribing money and preparing to celebrate tint expected fall of the fortress. The 1 Chinese who arrived today fur¬ ther reported that a Russian warship was hit by » shell recently and sunk in the harbor, A report was cabled several days ago that the gunboat of the Otvajanl had been sunk. Till* is probably the vessel referred to. War Office Encouraged, St. Petersburg. August 23.-12:33 p. m. -Despite the popular feeling that Port Arthur Is doomed, the succea* with which Lieutenant General Sto- easel has be-en beatlifg off the Jap¬ anese assault* ind the heavy loose* suffered by the besiegers offer eonsld- erable encouragement to the war of¬ fice. "There is a limit beyond which troops cannot go, no matter how gal¬ lant,” said an officer of the general staff this morning. “A fifth of the army before Port Arthur is a small ee. tlmate of the enemy’s Joss up to data “If the storming operation, which ii understood Is now progressing, fails to give them a foothold In the ring of In¬ ner defenses, the Japanese will b« compelled-by sheer exhaustion to stop and recuperate, while awaiting addt Don al reinforcements, and I, person¬ ally, together with some of my col¬ leagues, will abandon the Idea of * general assault and settle down to regular «iege operations. Starving out the garrison Is less brilliant, but it is quite as effective away of reduc ing a fortress. The Japanese purpose in rushing matters has doubtless been to release a section of the southern army and enable it to co-operate with the armies in’ Machuria.” The naval critic, of the Vladomostl boldly expresses the opinion that th* Port Arthur squadron would commit an act. of folly if it wen.t out now, A Busy Season at Indian Springs. Indian Spring, from which pare mineral writer, good for many ilia, has come trickling down through a huge reck from time immemorial, still flows on, hot at the present season for pleas¬ ure and health seekers lias passed the zenith of all other summer sea|ons. Des¬ pite the gTeat St. Loots fair, to which oountless thousands of people are flock¬ ing from all over the world, there havo been large crowds at this popular sum¬ mer resort for several months past, though they are now leaving in great droves and soon the plaoa will be dull and desolate till another glad summer rolls around the calendar of time. Many Grifliu people have visited Indian oprings the past season. Among those there last week to spend a period of time and take in the Holiness camp-meeting near by were: Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Boyd and children, Mr. and Mr*. K. F. Strickland, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Smith, Mrs. Wilton Mat¬ thews, Mias Kate Camp, Mias Rosa bell Newton, Miss Aliine Atwater, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. McLair, Mrs. E. W. Ham¬ mond, Mias lone Hammond, Mr. J. H. Walker, Mr. W. D. Knott, Mr. F.mmett McKlbben, Mr. W. F. Bolton and other*. A pall of gloom was thrown over ail the guests Sunday evening when a beau¬ tiful young lady, Min Cogggina, of OoggtBB station, lost her life in a run¬ away. While riding in a boggy the 5-— —." TBB SOW. Established 1*77 #» adds: "Although a portion at ; ; Admiral Ouktomaky’s ships ar* 1* fighting trim. Including at least th< Peresviet, Poltava, Sevastopol and Pal | lad a, It would be futile to attempt U break through Admiral Togo'* strong llnea. The squadron would ha lost without profit to Port Arthur. Oak tomsky would do better to dtomaatU his guns sad send fels men as hors This would reinforce General Stoat eel to the extent of near 7 heavy tad 400 light guns, and 6,000 men. Thao, if the worst comes, the ship* could b 4 sunk.” Japanese Valer. A semiofficial Journal while peyiaf a tribute to the heroic defenders ot Port Arthur, does not withhold pralM for the extraordinary valor of the lap anose besiegers. It says: "Neither a rain of cannon shots wall* of bayonets nor earth straws with putrlfying corpses can erred their stubborn assaults.” There are a number of veiled in timations In both the newspaper die patches from Liao Yang and at head quarters here that General Kuropat kin ts preparing a diversion against General Kurokl, to prevent the dis¬ patch of reinforcements to aid the at tack of Port Arthur. The Novo* Vremya consider^ that tfaa prlnctpl* ' of the Chinese attitude very aerloui and contends that the Chinese art quite incapable of preserving neutral lty, adding: "How otherwise could Japanese war. ship* enter Chinese porta at will. Th« Idea that the United State* is gotnfi to preserve the neutrality of China Is au Illusion. The American torpedo boat destroyer Chauncey'a pursuit ol the Japanese'torpedo boat turns out U have been a mere coincidence." " AT WORLD'S FAIR. Russian Section In Art Palaee Opar to Visitors. St .Louis, World’s Fair Grounds, An gust 23.— The Russian section In th4 Art Palace which contains one of th* most elaborate displays of fine art* at the exposition, was today throws open to visitors. Three famous Russian art as soda tions have made valuable contribu¬ tion* to this section. One of the meet Interesting galler¬ ies in the section Is that containing the spring exhibit of the academy ot arts, the oldest art association la Russia. Another feature of this see tion is a large plaster statue of Count Toletol. IMPORTING NEGRO LABOR. Two Carloads of Georgia Blacks t* Work in Packing Houses. Chattanooga, Term , August 21.— Two car loads of negroes gathered from various points in Georgia, passed through Chattanooga last night am route to Chicago, where they will work ‘ In the packing houses. They were gathered from the small towns by agents. Filed Motion to Quash Service. Denver, Colo.. August 23.— Attorney* for Miss Genevieve Phipps have filed a motion In the district court to quash the service of the summons for a dl voree suit Instituted by Lawrence C Phipps U Is contended that (her* was never proper personal service oa Mrs. Phipps, and that there are error* in the Summons itself which render U invalid. This pleading will serve to prolong the case a few days, and will put off the time when Mrs. Phlpp* will go Into the merits of the case. ' CABTORX^.. ^ Tin L»d Kind Bears th* (Z&fff&seZ ^ fa* Yon fin* Haw MWfl Always $Mg)t Sgaataa horse became frightened near the bridge and ran away. The young woman was thrown out of the boggy and received injuries from whioh aha died before reaching bom*. At Flovilla, three miles from ths Springs, .Saturday night a negro se¬ riously out the town marshal with a knife while the officer was trying to arrest him. U wat thought ha would die, but at last accounts he was atilt alive. The negro made good his esoapa. The marshal was shot by an evil-doer a couple of year* ago, and teems to be murder- proof. He is a clever fellow and a brave officer of the low. The UolineH Camp-meeting, half way between the Springs and Flovilla, closed Sunday night after a two week’* run. It was a glorious meeting and generally conceded by those attending to be the tost held in the poet twelve or afteenyeert. Revo Smith, of Cali¬ fornia, «nd Rev. 0, M. Dunaway, th* magnetic Georgia avangelist, wars among the prominent preacher* taking part and doing most of th* praamhing. while OharUe Tillman was there to lead the singing. Service wae hold at al¬ most every hoar during tho day and till nine and ten o'clock at night, and much good was the inevitable result of tha meeting. There are many oonsfortabl* cottages »t the Holiness places Oemp-ground, in Geor¬ and it ia one of the beat gia to hold a gTeat religious meeting.