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TH8 NEWS, Established 1871,
Clean Up Sale
Monday . 1
$3.00 White Parasols, $1.50
$a.oo White Parasols, $1.35
$5, $6 and $7.50 Panama Skirts
in Cream, Blue and Black.
Choice nonday $3
12 % and 15c Muslins, now 7j£c.
35c Wash Goods, all kinds, now 15c
STRICKLAND-CROUCH CO
Jelly Moulds 25 and 35c per doz.
Globe Fruit Jars, 1 Qt. $1.00 per
Doz., 2 Qt. $1.35.
Refrigerators $T.50 and up.
Water Coolers, 2 gallons at $1.35
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“ 3 a tt 1.85
u “^4 “ “ 2.35
A Few Hammocks Left Going at
Cost.
Perfection YVickless Oil Stoves 2 Burners at $4.90; 3
Burners $5.90. Hundreds of other Articles at these
Low Prices for next 30 days.
Dear Friends:—
Within a short time the work of remodeling our place
of business will begin and we have a large stock of China
and Fancy Shelf Goods, which it will be necessary to move
before beginning this work, we have decided to give ous-
tomerslthe benefit of a sale at which many oflhese goods will be
sacrificed, at the same time avoiding the necessity of so much
moving. Beginning to-day and for ten days following we
will offer pnprecedented values in Haviland China, hand-
painted goods and Japanese hand-decorated pieces. Many
articles being closed out at less than cost. I)o not fail to
call and examine these bargains. A wise buyer can select
many attractive articles suitable for fall Wedding Gifts,
a 1 sohome use. See our W indow. f T. H. WYNNE.
Dual to Death for Girl's Sake.
Springfield, Mo., Aug. 6.—In the
streets of Chadwick, Mo., Charles
Freeman, merchant, and Robert
Keene, 18 years of age, shot each
other to death with rovetvers. Suit
recently was brought by Freeman
charging Keene with sjsaulUng Free¬
man’s daughter. When the men met
on the street fcoth drew revolvers and
fired. Freemgn was shot in the fore¬
head and in the left breffkl. Keene
was shot three times in the heart.
Both men were dead when the specta-
torh reached them.
Moimh- Hour One Hundred fflilw.
A well know-u resident of Wapakone-
ta, O., while going into the cellar of Ills
home noticed that the wheel of his bl-
. cycle, which he had hung near the cell¬
ing, was slowly turning around. He
was somewhat puzzled at the mystery
until his eyes became accustomed to
the darkness, when he observed that
the wheel received its momentum from
a mouse which was. running along the
corrugated tires treadmill fashion.
Wondering how. far the mouse had
traveled, the owner looked at the cyclo¬
meter attached to the wheel and found
that It registered over 100 miles.
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 8, 1906.
I COMMISSIONERS REDUCE TAXES
TO 5 MILLS FOR ALL PURPOSES
Handsome Increase in Tax Returns Brings Spalding’s
Rate Down One-Sixth.
The handsome ‘increase in tax re¬
turns reported by Tax Receiver H. T.
Johnson, as already published in the
News and Sun, amounting to $248,-
000, or nearly a quarter of a million
dollars over last year, has had a sub¬
stantial and appreciable value at
once, since it induced the county
commissioners yesterday to reduce
the rate for all county purposes to five
mills instead of six, as it was last
year and had been for a number of
years past. l.ast year the tax payers
paid two mills additional for court
house purposes, making eight mills
in all. With the abandonment of the
court house project, the for once hap¬
py tax payer will only have to pay
five-eighths as much county taxes as
last year. As the constitution now
limits the State tax to five mills, in
Spalding the amount cdTtected by th e
Collector _Nutt can not amount to
%
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THREE NEGROES ARE
LYNCHED RY MOB
Blacks Hanged and Biddl4d at
Salisbury, N. C.
STORMED ROWAN COUNTY JAIL
Mob, Composed of 3,00 Men, Ran
Over the Soldiers and Battered the
Jail Doors Down—Two,Members of
Mob Wounded by Accident
Salisburg, N. C., Aug. 7.—A mob oi
8,000 determined men, shortly before
11 o’clock Monday night, forcibly en¬
tered Rowan county jail here, remov¬
ed therefrom three of the five negroes
charged with the murder of the Lyer-
ly family, at Barber Junction, July 13,
and lynched them.
Mease and John Gillespie and Jack
Dillingham, suposed to be- the princi¬
pals to the crime were the victims of
mob vengeance. The remaining ne¬
groes—Henry Lee, George Ervin and
Bella Qlllinglam-—were not molested,
and later ftie officers hurried them off
to Greensboro.
The mob began gathering at aim-
down. Mayor Boyden promptly or¬
dered the saloons closed and, with
other prominent citizens, United States
Senator Overman, Judge Long, who
was holding the special term of court
to try the negroes, and Solicitor Ham¬
mer, gathered on the jail steps and
addressed the crowd which at that
time nunmbered 2,000.
There were howls and cat calls from
the mob,.but for a time there was no
move—the mob lacking a leader.
While citizens were appealing to the
mob, two men slipped through the
crowd and were entering the jail with
hammers. They were discovered and
arrested. The faob continued Its yell¬
ing, but there was still no concerted
move.
About 9 o’clock, Mayor Boyden call¬
ed upon the local military company,
the Rowan Rifles, for aid. They as¬
sembled quickly but were supplied
only with blank cartridges, having no
orders to shoot to kill.
Fireman McLendon, of Charlotte, a
Southern railway employe, was shot
in the stomach by a bullet said to have
been fired by a member of the mob.
He was fatally wounded. Will Trout¬
man, a negro drayman, was also seri¬
ously shot about the same time. Both
are said to have been accidents, occa¬
sioned by some of the few wild shots
fired by members of the mob. with the
evident intention of frightening citi¬
zens.
At 10 o’clock there was a stir In
the mob—-it was augmented by fully
five hundred men, who came, it is
said, from Whitney, where the Whit¬
ney Reduction company Is develop¬
ing the Yadkin water power. It was
but a few minutes after their arrival
when a crowd of 50, forming a sort
of flying wedge, made a break for the
Jail doors, overpowered the officers,
and effected an entrance. The great
crowd outside surged in behind the
leaders, and in a few minutes more
emerged from the door with their vic¬
tims.
The negroes were quietly marched
northward toward Spencer, but a halt
was made at Henderson's ball grounds
In the edge of the town. There the
negroes were given time to confess the
crime. They refused to either deny
or confess and were so thoroughly
frightened as almost to have lost pow¬
er of speech.
John Gillespie wept piteously and
begged for his life. Tiring of its ef¬
forts to secure statements from the ne¬
groes. at midnight the ropes were
quickly brought forward and adjusted
and the three were strung up to the
limbs of one tree and with howls and
curses the crowd riddled the dangling
bodies with bullets.
By 12:30 o'clock It was all over and
a half hour later nothing remained of
the Immense throng that had pacTted
the streets but a few groups of citi¬
zens discussing Ike lynching.
Firem an McLend on ( w ounded by a
over one per cent; and as the Increase
has been general and phenomenal all
over the State, it Is very likely that
the State ?Ste may also be reduced,
bringing the total below one per cent.
Speaking, of the .court house, the
commissioners are considering the
idea of selling the old jail lot, for
which they have a good offer, and
using the money to put some comforts
and conveniences in the present court
house for the ladies who are obliged
to attehd court, and who have no
place to stay except in the little,
crowded office of the ordinary.
No other important matter came up
for consideration except awarding the
contract for the construction of the
steel bridge across Cabin creek, near
the residence of Mrs. M. E, Wilson.
The bid of $780.*0 by Austin Bros,
of Atlanta, was accepted and work
will begin as soon as is practicable.
stray TCTiet from the nrot> WTT aie
His home is In Charlotte. He was
simply an interested spectator of the
scene.
The crime with which the negroes
were charged and for which they were
placed on trial at a special term of
Rowan county court was the murder
on the night of July 13. at Barber
Junction, of Isaac Lyerly, his wiTe and
two children. Feeling ran high at the
time, and an effort was made to lynch
the negroes. They were hurried away
and brought to Charlotte, where they
remained until Sunday night, when
they were taken to Salisbury for trial.
NONUNION MEN OUT ON STRIKE
.ast Year’s “Scabs” Now Demand Rec¬
ognition of Union.
Atlanta, Ga„ August 7 —OaeMonday
thirty-seven machinist, who' a year
ago were employed as nonunion men,
to take the places Of union men, who
had struck at the works of the Atlanta
Iron and Equipment company, walked
out on a strike for higher wages, and
a recognition of the International As¬
sociation of Machinists.
The men are^strking because they
want their wages raised from |3.10 to
$3.25 per day. This was refused and
they determined to pursue other meth¬
ods.
When the strike occurred a year ago
the Iron and Equipment company put
nonunion men in their places, and the
work went along all right, and since
that time the nonunion men have
joined the association, and worked
under the rules of the order.
The Atlanta Iron and Equipment
company were asked about the strike
Monday afternoon and stated that this
would not interfere with the work of
the plant, and that everything would
go along just as usual
Thomas Makes Another Ascension.
New York, Aug. 6.—The balloon
Nirvana, carrying the owner, Dr. Ju¬
lian P. Thomas, and the Aeronaut Roy
Knabenshue, made an ascension Sun¬
day night shortly before dark at East
One Hundred and Thirty-eighth St.
An hour later the balloon was sight¬
ed al an altitude of about 1,000 feet
traveling over the sound at City Island
and disappeared near Sands Point.
Regrets Circumstances.
Berlin, Aug. 6.—The foreign office
authorizes-the Associated Press to say
that the German government regrets
that the plans of the navy department
for the maneuvers In September In¬
clude every ship available and pre¬
clude detaching vessels to visit the
United States on the occasion of the
American-German yacht races off Mar¬
blehead.
Failed to Make Deposits.
New Y3rk, Aug. 7.—Matthew Bran¬
don, 30 years old, a confidential clerk
and messenger employed by Thomas
Faulkner, agent of the combined ex¬
press lines at Ellis Island, has not
been seen for three days, when he left
to deposit $500 In checks and $1,000
in cash in a New York bank. It wss
stated at the bank that Brandon had
failed to make the deposits.
Lifesaving Medals Awarded.
Washington, Aug. 6.—-The secretary
of the treasury has awarded life-
saving medals to Emile M. Wagner
and Harry H. Kit tell, coxswains on
the battleships Alabama and Kear-
sargd, respectively. Beth men res¬
cued shipmates who had been carried
overboard.
Well Known Chemist Dead.
-Baltimore, Aug. 6.—Gusfayus W.
Lehmann, well known for hts work in
chemistry and bacteriology, died on
Sunday in his sixty-third year. He
was a member of the American Instl-
tuee of Mining Engineers and of the
American Institute for the Advance¬
ment of Science.
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Slays His Step Daughter.
Nowata, I. T., Aug. 7.—-Fleas Chil¬
ders, a fariqer, shot and killed hi«
stepdaughter'at his farm near hers
on. Monday, and then fatally wounded
hla wife Childers, who wag Intoxi¬
cated, has been arrested. w
HAD PICTURES
TAKEN IN TIGHTS
Trial Judge Fell Out of His Chair Trying
to See Chorus dirt's
Photographs.
Because the more than 1,000 specta¬
tors at the trial In Union City, Tenn.,
of the case of Miss Lola Walker, who
seeks to recover $50,000 from Colonel
Dick Edwards for alleged breach of
promlae, snickered or laughed In loud
tones when Judge Douglass fell out of
his chair trying to get a good glimpse
at pictures introduced by the defense
the judge may order future sessions of
his court held with none but those pro¬
vided with special permits In attend¬
ance.
Miss Walker had been handed pho¬
tos of herself to identify. They were
in various iroses and all In tights worn
when she was a member of a chorus
In a comic opera company. Judge
Douglass fell out of bis chair ns he
was “rubbering” to get a good view of
the photos.
TALL, FAIR GIRL
IN ROBBER BAND
Beautiful Blond Desperado Helps Bad
Men Rob ■ Long Island
Railway Static
Including as one of Its active mem¬
bers a young woman who is described
as tall, fair and of striking appearance,
a robber baud broke into the station of
the Long Islaud railroad at Fariniug-
Uale, N. Y„ blew open the safe, getting
booty of about S-toO In cash and a large
quantity of railroad tickets, and es¬
caped In a wagon through the streets
of the town amid a fusillade of bullets.
Residents of the town had noticed
two strange men and a woman hanging
is l' \ ri
Us;
THEY ESCAPED IN A WAOOS.
about the station as If watting for a
train. Little attention was paid to-
their actions at the time, but. In view
of the robbery later, their presence In
the neighborhood of the station is now
regarded as suspicious, and It Is be¬
lieved they were there for the purpose
of getting the lay of the land.
The robbers had a horse and wagon
concealed somewhere near the scene of
the robbery, and after they had forced
their way Into the station and blown
the safe open with a heavy charge of
dynamite they bolted for the vehicle
and, jumping In. put off through the de¬
serted streets at top speed. The blow¬
ing open of the l»lg Iron box shook the
houses In the vicinity and made so
great a noise that many persons were
awakened from a sound sleep and
rushed In alarm to the windows to
learn the cause of the trouble.
Several men living near by saw the
marauders rushing through the dark¬
ness, and, getting their revolvers, open¬
ed a lively fire In their direction just as
they gained the wagon, and. lashing
the horses, began their wild flight for
safety.
The band Is supposed to be the same
one that within the last few months has
broken into stations of the Long Island
railroad at Mtneola, Roslyn, Ixxmst
Valley and Great Neck, and by follow¬
ing similar tactics has secured in most
Instances loot valued at several hun¬
dred dollars.
Chinamen Prove a Failure.
Gainesville, Fla., Aug. 7.—After har¬
ing tried the experiment of substitut¬
ing Chinamen for negroes In the na¬
val stores work, C. W. Chase, Ihe
millionaire phosphate miner and naval
stores operator, has decided that It
la not a success, and has arranged
to ship the 48 Chinamen back to Port, i
land, Ore., where hd secured them
three months ago. It la said the ex¬
periment cost Mr. Chase $10,000. The
Chinamen were willing workers, but
were not physically able to stand the
hard labor. They left In a special
through car Tuesday for Portland.
Raid Saratoga Gambling House.
New York, Aug. 7.—-A special from
Saratoga says that the first police raid
on a gambling house In Saratoga since
the time of "Cale” Mitchell, was made
Monday night. It followed the re¬
ceipt by Sheriff Kavanaug of Gover¬
nor Higgins’ communication regarding
the enforcement of the antl-gambllng
law. A squad of patrolmen and some
deputies visited the place conducted
by Joe Ulman find arrested ten men.
Including the three alleged proprie¬
tors.
THE SUN,
SCAFFOLD FALLS; FIVE HUi
Were Working on Acid Chamber at
Time of Accident.
Columbus, Ga., Aug. 7.—By the fall¬
ing of a scaffold In an acid chamber
at the plant of the Home Mixture
Guano company, Monday afternoon, al
3 o’ clock, the following persons were
injured:
John L. Womack, acid maker and
foreman of the acid chamber construc¬
tion work, right leg broken at the
thigh, and possibly Internal injuries.
Green Butler, negro, right arm brok¬
en and badly bruised.
Ed Jackson, Ed Walker and Hen¬
derson Bailey, negro, shocked and
bruised.
Mr. Womack and the negroes were
unrolling a big roll of lead on the
scaffold preliminary to lining the top
of (he tank with metal, when sudden¬
ly the scaffold, built of stout timbers,
gave way under the weight of the two
Pieces of lead, weighing a ton and
the five men, rolls of lead and tlm-
hpt : fcTJ h* -I fcoftn tedow to the bot¬
tom of the chamber, 20 feet.
•ml iiu,uai'»a it* was caught tin¬
der one of the pieces of lead. One of
the rolls of lead tore its way through
the thick floor and half burled Itself
la the ground beneath.
The Home Mixture company {* re¬
building Its acid department, destroy¬
ed by fire a few months ago. The
scaffolding that broke had been used
in building seven acid chambers, and
was being used on the eighth and last
chamber when ihe accident occurred.
Mr* Womack is a young man who
came from Atlanta a few months ago.
Hts mother Uvea at Inman. Ga Ha
has a brother, Sam Womack, In At¬
lanta. His Injuries are serious, but
he will probably recover unless Inter-
nal complications develop.
MAN FOUND. HANGING TO BEAM.
Depot Agent Knight Suicides at Nsw
Holland.
Gainesville, Ga., Aug. 7.—R. F.
Knight,, Southern railway depot agent
at New Holland, committed suicide
Monday afternoon about 4 o'clock, by
hanging himself at the home of Mr,
Oldfield, the Southern's regular agent,
at that place,
Mr. Oldfield has been absent on a
vacation for about 30 days, and Mr.
Knight gave no offj any intention that
hp contemplated self-destruction, and
when his body was discovered his
friends were horrified. The body waH
cut down an<1 efforta were made to
revive him, but life was already ex¬
tinct. He left a note addressed to J.
N. Sims, the operator, In which he
stated that he was not well; had not
eaten anything for several days.^ and
that he had decided he would be bet¬
ter off dead than alive. Grief over
the death of hts wife, sometime ago,
It is thought, had much to do with
Knight’s suicide.
The note left Operator Sims In¬
structed him to notify H. J. Hinton,
tax collector of Gwinnett county, at
JaiwrencevUle; Dr. W. T. Hinton, at
Dacula. and George L. Knight, also at
Dacula. of his death.
Coroner Dorsey was notified soon
after Knight’s body was found, and
be held an inquest over the body, the
jury finding a verdict of suicide.
Knight was about 25 years of age,
and was of a quiet disposition. He
was what is known as a relief man,
supplying the Southern where and
when needed.
Griffin Get# Big Meeting.
Atlanta, Aug. 7.—The annual con¬
vention of the Georgia State Agrieul
tural Society, now In the sixtieth year
of its existence, will be held in Griffin,
Aug. 29 and 30. X very attroALre
program has been arranged, and the
meeting promises to be one of the
best held In years. There will be
from 100 to 150 delegates preaent. The
city of Griffin and the citizens will be
the hosts of the occasion. President
Conner and Sec. Calvin have been
planning for the success of this con
vention for some time.
Was Shot Down by Officers.
Social Circle, Ga., Aug. 7.—While
defying arrest, Clay Thomas, a negro,
who shot Policeman Anderson here
,
two years ago, was killed about, noon
Monday by Policeman Riley and Ball
Iff Burson. The negro had fired on
the officers, when he was shot down.
There Is considerable excitement
among the negroes, but no trouble Is
expected.
Kills Man Over Debt of 10 Cents.
Cordele, Ga., Aug. 7—Two negro
boys, Will Johnson and Brad berry
Porter, had a quarrel a* i*,e depot.
They separated, but afterwards met
at the house of .Johnson's brother
and Porter, advancing on Johnson,
waR s but to the stomach, dying In¬
stantly. it Is said they quarreled
over a debt of ten cents.
Indian Recruit Petty Officer.
Washington, Aug. 7.—Among the re
cent recruits of the navy have been
a number of young Indians, who were
educated at the Carlisle Indian school
to Pennsylvania. Edward M. EThs
a t“*ndson of Red Cloud, the famous
Bloux chief, Is on# of these. He la
a petty officer.
Three In Race for Judgeship.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 6.-—Judge How¬
ard Van Epps, Judge W. R. Hammond
and Hon. Benjamin VT. Hill will be
candidates for the position of judge-
ship In the new court of appeals,
which will be created if the action of
the general assembly Is ratified by a
Tote of the people next October, when
the state election.
PURE FOOD
PASSED BY I
The Measure Was Debated For
Many Hours.
—
INTRODUCED BY SEAB WRIOHT
—
Though Whole of Morning Session
Was Spent In Its Cooperation.
Only Five Votes Were Cast
the Blit.
Atlanta, Aug, 7,--The house Mon¬
day passed the pure food MU Intro¬
duced by Mr. Wright, of Floyd, and
framed in accordance with th* act re¬
cently passed by the national con¬
gress.
The measure was passed by a vote
of 107 to 5, the whole of the morning
session having been consumed in the
consideration.
This bill provides for the preven¬
tion of the adulteration, misbranding
and Imitation of foods for man or
beasts, of beverages, candles and con¬
diments, of medicines, drugs and li¬
quors, or their manufacture and sale
to the state of Georgia. It prescribes
penalties for the violations. it .pro¬
vides for the Inspection and analysis
of these various articles by the state,
department of agriculture.
It makes it necessary for the com¬
missioner of agriculture when an ar¬
ticle has been reported to him by
the state chemist as being adulterated
to certify the fact of adulteration to
the district attorney of th* United
States in case th* article comes un¬
der the Interstate law, or under th*
Jurisdiction of the United State*.
The national pure food law has al¬
ready made it the duty of the United
States district attorney* when they re¬
ceive such notification to prosecute
the offenders in the United States
courts but If the article adulterated
comes under tbe jurisdiction of the
state laws, then the state solicitors
are required to prosecute all offend¬
ers under the law in tbe courts of
the states. Tbe law also goes Into
details la regard to the manner In
which samples of food and food stuffs
are to be taken.
After the passage of this act the
house passed a private pension »«,
this concluding the business of the ses¬
sion. ■,
The special order of-Tuesday was *
the consideration of the bill to appro¬
priate money for the payment of ths
Mattingly bonds, issued by Governor
Brown for tbe purchase of arms dar¬
ing the days of secession. After this
the house will take up the Perry bill
to establish agricultural schools in
each county.
Magazine Officers Arrested.
New York, Aug. 7.—On a supreme
court order Issued on complaint ot
Raymond R. Housert, vice president of
the Adams Magazine company, tha
president of the same* company, Fer-
nandiuo de Murlas and Edward Rock,
were arrested Monday night and lock¬
ed up. Housert complains that when
he sought to recover $21,248, which
he had invested in the magazine, the
treasurer (Rock) only answered "have
a drink on me and forget it” Hous¬
ert paid In $21,090 as a part payment
on a $25,000 block of magazine stock
on the agreement he declares, that
after one year that the company would
buy his holding after ten days’ no¬
tice, if he wished to sell.
Milk Famine in Chicago.
Chicago, Aug. 7 —Chicago Is suffer*
ing from a milk famine according to
Chief Milk Inspector Grady. Owing
to the dry season In the west the
green forage Is probably burned by
the sun, and dairy men are using
fodder prepared for next winter. It
Is estimated that the shortage In the
normal supply of milk amounts to 50
per cent. Eight gallon cans of milk
which, under the contract price foi
August have been selling for 90 cents,
are selling as high as $3 In some
cases. Milk is being brought to Chi¬
cago from towns to Ohio as far dis¬
tant as 300 miles.
Will Nominate Governor.
Waterloo, Aug. 7.—The entire Inter
est of the Democratic state convention
centers to the nomination for gover¬
nor. It wag announced Tuesday that
State Senator Claude Porter, of Cen¬
terville, has consented to be a candi¬
date and that his district will present
hts name. Friends of George Ball
and John Denison are active and con¬
fident and the fight will be carried
Into the convention.
Stock Farm Bold.
Nashville, Aug. 7.—Edenwald, the
magnificent stock farm near this city,
owned by W. O. Parmer, widely known
on tha southern and eastern turf cir¬
cuits, was sold Tuesday to a local
syndicate tor $50,000, and will be cut
up Into town lots. Edttow&ld Is th«
home ot the Commoner and other n»
ted racers.
voung Girt Killed by Lover.
Guelph, Ont., Aug. 8.—Peter Wylie,
a young Scotch emigrant, Sunday,
shot and killed the 13-year-old daugh¬
ter of J. Swakhenner, his employer.
Wylie was at work on Swackhenn
farm and wanted to go with the
to a neighboring town. To this Mr.
Swackbenner objected and to a i
Wylie shot the zirL
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