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borveying University Farm.
The liii'iain farm at Athens that
was given to the University of Geor¬
gia last commencement by Dr. George
Foster I’eabody, Chancellor Barrow
and Mr. T. .(. Shackelford, is now be¬
ing surveyed topographically. The
data wiil i*e sent to Dr. Peabody and
a map of the farm will he made simi¬
lar to that made of the other property
of the university by Mr. Chas. \V.
Leavitt of New Yoi*.
First Meeting of Stockholders.
The first meeting of the Augusta
and Florida railroad stockholders was
held In Augusta a few days ago. Sub¬
scription books laid before the meet¬
ing showed that the entire canital
stock of one million dollars has been
luliy paid in. A company was for¬
mally organized, by-laws adopted and
officers elected. Another meeting has
been called for September IS for Hi*;
purpose of increasing the capital stock
end authorizing a bond issue.
Cctton Meeting For September.
President M. L Johnson of the Geor¬
gia division Southern Cotton Associa¬
tion, lias informed the Macon chamber
of commerce that a meeting of this
body is being planned for the Cen¬
tral City for September and that an
unusually large and enthusiastic con¬
vention of farmers will assemble to
dispose of business matters for the
year, and arouse interest in the as¬
sociation in all sections of the state.
Agricultural Society to Meet.
The sixteenth annual convention of
the Georgia State Agricultural society
will he held in Griffin on Wednesday
and Thursday, August 29 and 39.
One of the largest gatherings in the
history of the society is expected, and
the people of the hospitable Spalding
county capital are making ready to
receive the visitors with a genuine
Georgia welcome. The railroads have
arranged to give round trip tickets for
fare and a third, plus 25 cents, from
all points in Georgia.
Death Claims Captain Beall.
Captain William Beall, of Ringgold,
assistant doorkeeper of the state sen¬
ate, for the sessions o f 1906-07, and for¬
merly one of the best known railway
engineers in tbe south, died at the
Grady hospital in Atlanta Saturday
from the effects of a stroke of total
|aralysis. Captain Beall was con¬
creted with the Western and Atlantic
fbilroad for a number of years, hav¬
ing been compelled to give up his
position a short time ago on account
of acute rheumatism. He had announc¬
ed his candidacy for the position of
doorkeeper of the senate for the J9U7-
1908 terms.
To Evade Bucket Shop Law.
The brokers of Augusta have a plan
by which they propose to evade the
Boykin anti-bucket shop law. They
plan to move just across the Savan¬
nah river when the law goes into ef¬
fect and continue their operations
from the South Carolina side, by the
use of telephones. It is understood
that quotations will he furnished In
the city of Augusta by the use ot
tickers.
It is also reported that the two cot¬
ton exchanges in Columbus will sim¬
ply be transferred to the Alabama side
of the ChattpAioochee river and con¬
tinue in business.
A School For Every District.
The house passed the bill of Mr.
Berry of Hall to establish agricultural
colleges in each of the congressional
districts of the state, such Institutions
to be created bv authority of the gov¬
ernor, iind to be maintained upon fees
derived from inspection fees received
lrora the inspection of fertilizers, oil
and other inspection fees.
Tuition Is to be free at these
schools, and the students may recetve
as much as $100 per year of the earn¬
ings of the school, after one-half of
the earnings have been set aside from
tbe sale of products of the farm and
shops, not consumed by the school,
rupils shall be taught the elementary
English branches and agriculture in
all its branches, and the mechanic
arts.
Condition of Cotton Improved.
Weather conditions during the past
week—fait weather having prevailed
over the greater section of the state—
have to some extent improved the con
dition of the cotton ciop. and under
continued favorable weather, the on -
look will be much better.
The crop suffered too much from
heavy and continued rains during its
early growth, however, and the plant
Is not as hardy * ordinarily the
case, nor will it fruit as well. The
crop is estimated to be from two to
three weeks late.
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FREFARED ONLY AT THE LABORATORY OF
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FOR SALE BY HA DA WAY & MOORE.
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Take Laxative Bromo Quinine This Signature- Tabie*. on box. every 25c.
Seven Million boxes sold in past 12 months.
While cotton suffered from the
tains, corn and other farm products
flourished under those conditions, and
a bountiful hat vest will result.
State Printing Awarded.
Bids for doing all the printing of
the state, including legislative print¬
ing, were opened by the state print¬
ing commission, in the office of the
secretary of state the past week. All
the members were present: Hon. Phil¬
ip Cook, secretary of the state; Hon.
\V. A. Wright, comptroller general,
and Hon. R. E. Park, state treasurer.
Bids were submitted by George VV.
Harrisbn, Messrs. Foote & Davies, of
Atlanta, and by Messrs. Marshall &
Bruce, of Nashville, Tenn.
The bid of George W. Harrison was
found to be the best bid, ana the
contract was awarded to him.
Mr. Harrison and his house have
been filling this position for many
years and have always given entire
satisfaction to the state officials.
No "Whizzing Bullets’’ Fired.
Very many of the Georgia state
troops, who have just returned from
the most successful and the most
practical encampment ever held in
the state, were genuinely enthusiastic
regarding the week spent in tbe field.
But there was also universal regret
that the report, which was sent from
Chattanooga, stating that bullets had
been fired in the sham battle, in which
the state troops and the regiments
of the regular aimy were engaged,
has found its way into the newspa¬
pers.
Officers and men denied that there
had been any "whizzing of bullets.’’
and were particularly forcible in their
denunciation that there had been any
"skurrying of the troops to barriers
and points of protection for shelter."
as was reported in the dispatch sent
out from Chattanooga.
Old Soldiers File Protest.
The house passed the bill to appro¬
priate $7,500 for the erection of a
hospital adjoining the Soldiers’ Home
in Atlanta. During the consideration
of the bill there was a heated discus¬
sion when a protest, signed by twen¬
ty-two cot federate veterans, inmates
of the Soldiers’ Home, was read af¬
ter being submitted by Mr. Milikin, ot
Wayne, and Mr. Kelly, of Glascock.
Mr. Williams, of Ijaurens, charged
that a number of veterans, who lived
at the home, had conferred with him
sn4- caiBfrteiasd- Mter l y a i t o v t - -their
treatment, and that they were opposed
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It would r~ further ‘.“ add to the expenses
of administration, reducing the the insuf¬ in-nf
ficient provision now made for them,
and furtkar, would remove from their
buildin* tfe* person who treated
them with Kindness or looked after
their wants, the nurse.
A Death-Bed Confession.
The mystery w*hich surrounded the
burning of t,he house of Robert Reid,
colored, about a mile from Eatonton,
in which the charred remains of Reid
and his wife were found, was cleared
ud recently by Joe Coleman, a brother
of the deceased. Recently. Coleman,
who worked with Robert Reid last
year, was stricken with fever and died
after an illness of only four days.
On his death bed he confessed to the
crime, statins that he went to the
house between midnight and day.
He knocked his brother in the head
with a heavy club, and when Georgia
Reid, the invalid wife,, sprang up. he
murdered her.
After taking what money there was
in the house he set fire to the build¬
ing. When Joe was first taken sick
ne claimed Chat he could not work for
seeing his brother and hearing him
constantly caning.
Barn Burners Sent Up.
Fairburn superior court was engag¬
ed for two days the past week in the
trial of au important arson case, and,
as a result, seven negroes have either
pleaded guilt} or been found guilty
ot burning the barn of J. J. Nixon, a
prominent citizen of Campbell coun¬
ty. The negroes broke into the barn
on the night of July 6 and stole two
wagon loads of corn, and then, in
order to hide that crime, set fire to \
the barn, which was entirely consum
ed, with its contents. The negroes
were Tom Jackson, Mage Vaughn, Jer
Weaver, Berry Weaver, Tom
Vaughn, Reuben DeVine, Will Cran
field and Jeff Mays. The last named
j confessed to assisting in the stealing,
but did not participate in the burn¬
ing. and saved a horse and mule by
turning them out of the stable. He
was sentenced to twelve mouths, and
, tlie y lree named older negroes
J were given by Judge Roan the limit
j^e law. seven years each in the
penitentiary, while the younger ne¬
groes. who were employed by the oth¬
ers to help them, were given five
years each
A woman, as a rule, has more pa¬
tience w:th her chiitiien than with
her husband.
LAW’S BAN ON
BUCKEi SHOPS
Dealing in Futures in Georgia is
Knocked Out by Legislature.
EXCHANGES ALSO BARRED
s en2te p asses Original Bill as Adopted
in House-New Law to Become
Elective January 5, 1907.
The Boykin anti-bucket shop bill
passed the Georgia senate Thursday
by a vote of 38 to 3. The Wheatley
substitute was lost by a vote of 29
to 14. With tiie enactment of the Boy¬
kin measure passes out of business
in Georgia all bucket shops and so
cailed legitimate exchanges.
On announcement of the result ol
the aye and nay call by Reading
Clerk Hansell, there was a hush and
then loud applause. It required sev¬
eral raps of the gavel before Pres¬
ident West could restore order. All
duing tbe debate, which lasted for
three hours, the senate gallery, for the
first time this session, was crowded
with spectators, as was the lobby.
As soon as it was announced that
bucket shops and exchanges had been
put out of business in Georgia, Rep¬
resentative Boykijp, father of the
measure, who on the floor, was
almost, suffocati the statesmen
fiBgMESBSgMr wffio^jvislL
Senators Miller ^ftbd ».*»> made a
tom “ mm “*=~ •»»»* 'T
Ute measure. Senator n Bunn „„„ also „ lcri nn op
posed it. Those who spoke for it
were Senators O. A. Blalock and
Candler. , Hus measure had . «.
ceived an adverse report a few days
ago at the hands of the agricultural
committee, but a minority report was
made by Senators Williams, Ware,
Furr, Parker and Walker.
•Senator Blalock, who opened the
morning session of the debate, ar¬
gued that even if men did gamble
under the Boykin bill, as was claim¬
ed by Senator Wheatley, he was in
favor of enacting a bill that woulft
wipe out as much of it as possible.
Senator Candler’s remarks were along
the same line.
Senator Bunn stated that he look¬
ed at the matter in a fair and im¬
partial manner, and could see no rea
son tor adopting the Boykin bill.
Senator Steed made an able speech.
His most striking argument was that
if all exchanges dealing In cotton
futures are abolished in all the states
of the union, the prices of all prod¬
ucts will be regulated by Liverpool
and Bremen, and Europe w r ill dictate
absolutely all prices o£ American
farm products.
The bill will become a law as sood
as the governor affixes his signatuie,
and will take effect January 1, 1907.
BULLETS RIDDIEB CABIN.
Military Assists Sheriff and Posse in Cap¬
ture ol Kentucky Desperado.
Frank Ball, who escaped jail at
Richmond, Ky., was captured late
Thursday afternoon by Sheriff Rice
Johnson and posse after a battle
which raged for one hour. Ball, some
time ago, killed Jack Bolen, a Mid
dlesboro, Ky., barber, and after es¬
caping into the mountains was finally
landed in jail at Richmond, Ky.,
through the work of the Middles
boro military company.
Not long ago he broke jail and
has *inee been hiding in the-moun¬
tains. Wednesday night Ball was lo¬
cated in a log cabin near Rose Hill,
Va„ and Sheriff Johnson and sixteen
deputies started out to capture him.
Thursday morning, under a truce,
Sheriff Johnson went to the cabin
and demanded Ball's surrender. This
he declined. Late in the afternoon fire
was opened on the cabin by
sheriff's forces and after John
one of Ball's men. bad been
Ball surrendered. The house in
Ball took refuge was riddled
bullets from tire guns of the
posse.
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MAY ULfO.il AMERICAN NtfeKCnS.
Agitation of Propaganda “Africa for Afri
cans” is Displeasing to Britons.
A London dispatch says: It is be
ing suggested that a small party of
American negro' preachers, who have
been advocating the Ethiopian propa
ganda. “Africa for the Africans,”
should be deported from South Afri
ca. The government has not taken
any action, and it is a question wheth¬
er it will. The agitation against the
preachers has been revived by the
recent troubles at Cape Town for
which they are held by certain Lon¬
don papers to be partially responsi¬
ble.
CASHIER TAKES HIS OWN LIFE.
Criticism of Old friends and Neighbors Was
loo Much for Him.
Frank Kowalski, for five years pay
ing teller of the wrecked Milwaukee
Avenue State hank, at Chicago, and
for some time assistant receiving tell
er. shot and killed himself. Criticism
by neighbors and life-long friends who
accused him of a share in the down¬
fall of the bank is believed to have
driven Kowalski to the deed.
RETURN OE LONG WORTHS.
Nick and Alice land at New York and Jour
ney to Oyster Bay.
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Longwortli
arriveu at New York Saturday from
Europe on the steamer St. Paul. They
were met al the quarantine station hy
ure naval yacht Sylph, and proceeded ,
at oneg to Oyster Bay to visit Presi
dent Roosevelt.
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IN CRASH Of ALTO AND TROLLEY
One Woman is Killed, Another fatally In¬
jured and Others Bruised.
One woman was instantly killed,
one was probably fatally injured and
two persons were slightly hurt when
an automobile in which they were
riding was struck by a Chicago and
Milwaukee electric car at
street and the Chicago. Milwaukee
and St. Louis railroad tracks in
ton. 111.. Sunday night.
JAIL GUARDED BY GUNS.
Expected Attempt to Rescue Imprisoned
Blob Members Stirs People of
Salisbury, N. C.
While there are no visible signs
of trouble, there are persistent ru¬
mors for the organization of a strong
party to liberate from Salisbury, N. C.,
George Hail and ex-convict Fran¬
cis Cress and "Bud" Bullobaugh were
ar rusted Wednesday, as was also
George Gentle, a well known young
man of that section. J. H. Goodman
and John Cauble of Salisbury are
- rite
on the charge of murder. Judge Dong
issued the bench warrant for Gentle
after the latter's remarks in the
presence ot the officer, w’ho later ar¬
rested him, that he had helped string
up the negroes.
The men arrested were taken into
court at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
Hall alone was arraigned. He was
! charged with murder on three counts.
: He pleaded not guilty and Inability
I to employ counsel. At his request,
! former Congressman Theodore F.
\ Kluttz was appointed to defend him.
j P. S. represent Carlton of Gentle. the Salisbury Judge Long bar,
: will
1 warned the other prisoners to employ
counsel.
Lyerly Barn Burned.
Early Thursday morning the barrt
ot the Lyerlys was burned, and two
horses were fatally injured. Some
sway the nqgroes fired the building
in a spirit of revenge, but others be
lieve that the lynchers touched the
torch in order to arouse the wrath
of th* people against the negroes
and in favor of the mob. No one
has been apprehended for this crime.
1 The military still guards the jail,
and court house, and gatling guns will
j be fired on a mob should one attempt
j t 0 enter the jail premises, has
J A special venire A sixty men
been ordered, and from this number
a jury will be selected to try Hall
at once.
fIVE JAPS KILLED BY AMERICANS.
Were Encroaching Upon f isheries--Serious
Complications May Result.
A report of the killing of five Jap
anege g 8 hermen anu the capture of
twelve Japanese prisoners on Attn
, the westernmost of the Aleu
t j an group, the prisoners having been
taken by the revenue cutter McCul
loch - commanded by Captain J.
| Cantwell, was made to the depart¬
, meut o{ commerce and , abor< Tuesday,
j by Edwin SHs, solicitor for the
i department, who is in Alaska to en
the new law prohibiting all poi
! not citizens of the United States
sons
from fishing in Alaskan w-aters. The
Japanese killed were shot by Ameri¬
cans on Attu Island, before the Mc¬
Culloch arrived. International compli¬
cations may result.
First Bale of Season in Alabama.
The first bale of new cotton in Ala¬
bama was received at Montgomery on
Tuesday, two days behind 1905. it
was raised by p. M. Metcalf of Hart
j ford, and was sold for 16 cents a
I pound. It classed midtMing.