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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 9. 1891.
AT THE CAPITOL.
VJllDAYi IIPTMBIB 1. \
The House.
Atlanta, Sept. 4.— [Special.]—The
road law bill waa taken up again in the
bouse this morning. The motion to in
definitely postpone waa lost.
The bill and substitutes were all re
ferred then to a special committee, to
consist of one from each congressional
district.
After considerable discussion over
agreeing to the amendments of the senate
to the adjournment resolution, the reso
lution was tabled.
By unanimous consent the bill to
create a new judicial circuit, to be known
as the Altamaha circuit, was taken up
today in the house and put upon its
Mr. Humphreys of Brooks spoke in
favor of it. Mr. Hill of Cherokee op
posed it.
•‘If there is too much work for that
circuit,” said he, "some of the counties
in it might be put on adjoining circuits.
J am reliably informed that in one cir
cuit which adjoins this one the judge
holds court only eighteen weeks in a
year.’ 1
Mr. Johnson nf Appling, the author of
the bill, and Mr. Norman of Liberty
spoke for the bill; so did Mr. Thornton
of Wayne.
Tbs ayes were 100, the naya 1^ upon
the pusage of the bill
The new circuit includes the counties
of Appling, Coffee, Tattnall, Telfair,
Montgomery, Liberty and Mclntoah.
These were amongst the new bills:
By Morton of Clarke: To Incorporate
the town of Whitehall, in Clarke county.
By Kembert of Murray: To allow I).
M. Veden, a disabled Confederate soldier,
to take photographs, etc., without pay
ing a specific tax.
By Edenfieid of Screven: To relieve
Capt, John W. Boston snd his bonds
men, in the matter of arms and accoutre
ments destroyed by fire.
By Johnson of Appling (by request):
Providing tbet it shell be lawful for any
citizen of the state of Georgia to have
surveyed and platted any unsurveyed
lands in Georgia as prescribed in the
Headrights law, and on application to
tho secretary of state, that officer shall
issue a grant to said applicant for said
lands, charging therefor the usual fee of
five dollars.
Mr. Fleming, of Richmond introduced
n bill today to establish a pension de
partment as a branch of the executive
department. The governor is to appoint
& pension clerk to keep the records, etc.,
pertaining to veterans’ and widows’ pen
sions. The pension clerk is to hold
oflice for four years unless sooner re
moved by the governor. His salary
shall be $2,0001
The Senate.
The senate after the reading of the
journal took up the substitute for the
school bill submitted by the committee
on public schools.
The reading of the bill began with the
f ourth section which relates to the f unds
to be used for common school purposes.
Senator Ellington moved to amond
that section by striking cut that part of
it requiring that tho funds raised by the
agricultural department for the inspec
tion and analysis of fsrtilizora. He
thought that tho agricultural department
needed this money for its own purposes.
Senator Calloway did not think it just
that ons class of citizens—those who
utea fertilizers—should be made to pay a
special tax for the use of a general
land.
Senator Irvine thought that the best
disposition of this monsy was for the
equation of the children of those who
paid it. If there were an excess over the
expenses of the department then he
thought it should go to the schools.
Senator Csbaniss favored giving the
excess of funds arising from the agri
cultural department to the schools. He
was anxious that tho department should
bo thoroughly supported.
Senator Terrell favored the adoption of
the section.
Tho amendment was lost
Mere discussion was had over the por
tion of the asetion which gives the rental
of the Weetern and Atlantic road for the
first six months of the year to the
public schools.
Senator Johnson offered an amendment
giving half the rental to the school fund.
Hi* argument waa that the atato treasury
needed the money for current expenses.
The object of this section is to provide
for the more prompt payment of teach
ers’ salaries.
Senators Terrell, Irvine and Callaway
argued ageist the amendment.
The amendment waa lost and section 4
yras adopted.
Section 5 was amended to allow chil
dren living near the state lines to attend
•choola in another state end receive their
pro rata share of the school fund.
Senator Caban 1st offered an amend
ment making the academic year begin on
November 1st. This was adopted. The
Motion was then adopted.
Senator Callaway offered an amend
ment to section 6 to provide a different
method for electing a board of education.
It was loot.
An amendment to take the election of
the boards out of the hands of the peo
ple wav loot.
Senator Candler offered an amend
ment taking away the provision for com
pensation and exempting members of
the board from road end jurv duty.
The section was adopted with minor
technical amendments,
Consideration of the bill was postponed
till Tuesday.
The committee on corporations reported
favorably the bills to charter the Geor
gia Banking Company of Atlanta, and
to emend the charter of llawkinaville.
The committee on finance reported
favorably on the resolutions to provide
for codifying the criminal laws; to repair
the capitol building, and to pay mileago
to members for the present assembly.
The committee on congressional appor
tionment reported favorably on the bill
to divide the state into eleven congres
sional districts.
The senate adjourned at 12:59 till 10
O'clock on Monday morning.
The penitentiary committee agreed
to report favorably on the bill to prevent
white and colored prisoners being con
fined together or to work chained to
gether, and to provide a penalty for vio
lation of the law.
The committee on temperance re
ported that the dispensary bill for New
ton county do pets as amended.
The house committee on general judi
ciary decided to report favorably, as
amended, the bill by Flaming ot Rich
mond to emend section 3811 of the code
oo as to provide for tho more complete
examination of witnesses and to preserve
the right ol impeachment.
The bill by Uoltzclaw of Houston to
amend the law relating to the official
publication of notices, citations, etc.,
waa favorably reported.
SATURDAY, SEPTESIDEB 6.
Tk* Ilotiar.
. Atlanta, Sept. 5. —[Special.)—The
bouse session today was taken up largely
with the reading of bills a second time.
There was hardly a quorum present, and
not even a quorum present ell the tim*
^ local bills, to which there waa no
Several bills and resolutions were in
troduced.
Mr. Le Conte of Bartow introduced a
bill, providing that from and after the
passage of this act all railroads shall be
required to carry physicians, who are in
regular practice ot their profession, over
their roads in freight trains as well as
upon passenger trains, at the same rates
as upon paevenger trains; the road not to
be liable for damages to such passengers
riding in freight trains, except in case
of gross negligence. Violation of this law
ia to be fined $100 to $500.
Mr. Reid of Putnam introduced a reso
lution to pay Mrs. K. S. Champion, widow
of John A. Champion, the pension pro
vided in the law for pensioning Confeder
ates widows.
Mr. Brown of Forsyth introduced a
resolution to refund $50 liquor license to
J. L. Cruse of Forsyth county. There
have been quite a number of these butt
passed at this aossion, each costing the
state, in time consumed, several times
the amount refunded.
Mr. Kemp of Emanuel Introduced a
bill to prescribe the mode and way for
the aale of liquors in Emanuel county for
medicinal purpose^ etc.
The bill by Davie of Burke, to amend
the act changing the time of holding the
superior court of that county, was
passed.
This resolution was Introduced today
by Mr. Phillips of Habersham:
"Whereas, By an act of the general
assembly .of Georgia, approved December
9. 186t’>, the contingent interest of the
state of Georgia in that portion of the
land below the city of Macon known as
the stato’s reserve was ordered to be
relinquished to said city of Macon in
consideration of and npon the payment
of the suin of $10,000 within twelve
months after the passage of tbe act, the
same to be dedicated and appropriated to
tbe Georgia State Orphans’ Home; and,
"Whereas, Said sum of $10,000 was
K id to John Jones, treasurer of Georgia,
George 8. Obear, mayor of the city of
Maooo, ou the 7th day of December, 1807:
and,
"Whereas, The laid sum was never
paid over to or used by the Georgia State
Orphan*’ Home nor appropriated for any
other purpose, and the said Georgia State
Orphans’ Home has been discontinued;
therefore, be it
"Resolved, by the general assembly of
the state of Georgia, the governor bo
and he ia hereby authorized to draw his
warrant upon the treasury for said sum
of $10,000 to be paid to the indigent Con*
federate soldiers being non-penaioners
under the present law, the same to bo
nominated to the governor by the grand
jury and ordinary of the several counties
in this state; said sum to be pro rated.”
An important bill by Senator Williams
was tabled today by the house. Its ob
ject is to allow another method of traus-
ferring real estate, so as to make the
seller etcure. It makes a mortgage for
part of the purchase money good
against the claim for a year's sups
port, and yet does not deprivs
persons entitled to a years support of any
rights they now have, for the seller
always retaius the title.
If tho bill passes it will allow the same
thing to be accomplished in e different
way end will protect ail parties. Ths
vote upon it today was 77 to 3, and the
bill would have passed with an average
attendance.
The bill by Wheeler of Walker to
amend the act incorporating the Chatta
nooga and Gulf Railroad Company was
passed.
The senate bill to Incorporate tho town
of Chickamauga was passed.
Ur. Calvin's bill to incorporate the
Irish-Amcrican Dime Savings Bank ot
Augusta, was passed.
A bill by Mr. Clay of Paulding, to In
corporate the town of Hiram waa passed.
IQONDAY, KKI'TRMUEIt 7.
The I foil a*.
Atlanta, Sept. 7.—[Special.]—Tbe
most elaborate question of personal
priviiegs that has come up in tbe house
session was sprung this morning by Mr.
Atkinson of Coweta.
It was in reply to the Constitution’s
editorial on last Friday headed, "The
Monkey and the Magazine.”
Mr. Atkinson took it item by item,
tho whole drift of his comment being
that tho editorial waa inspired by per
sonal malice end feeling growing out of
the Confederate Homo bill.
The charge that he (Mr. Atkinson) did
wrong in accepting the fee of $1,000 for
Mrvicet in a position that, as a member
of the lest legislature lie helped create,
was treated more seriously. This part of
tu<y »()!; wm pAciiwuiafly aviv aud
forcible.
Mr. Atkinson wm cheered as he con
cluded his remarks.
Mr. Roberts of Douglass introduced a
bill to transfer Douglass county from tho
btuun mountain circuit to the Tallapoosa
circuit,
Mr. Uoitzolaw of Houston introduced
a bill to authorize the town of Terry to
issue $9,000 bond* to build water works.
Another new bill was by Cutteof Sum
ter to incorporate tbe Americue Havings
bank.
Mr. Huff introduced* resolution au
thorizing tho governor to have the inter
est of the state in the right of way and
other property of tho Western and At-
lautic railroad represented end protected.
This applies particularly to the litigation
now pending between the East Tennessee
and tiie Western end Atlantic touching
the right of way end the Union passen
ger depot in Atlanta.
These were tbe bills passed:
Uoltzclaw of Houston: To establish a
public school system for Houston county.
Also, to incorporate the East and West
Railway Company.
Graves of Newton: To amend the act
establishing a public school system for
Covington.
Senate Bill: To incorporate the At
lanta, Hapeville and Manchester Rail
road Company.
Senate Bill: To amend the act chartering
the Louisville Branch Railrokd Company.
Senate BUI: To incorporate the town
of Nelson in Cherokee and Pickens coun-
ea.
Senate Bill: To incorporate the town
of Hapeville.
Senate Bill: To incorporate Aetna in
Polk county. This incorporated a pro
vision that the inhabitants of the town
should not be exempt from road duty,
AFTERNOON HESSIOX.
By unanimous consent of the house
tbe following bilie were introduced:
By biblej of Cobb: lo provide that all
prisoners convicted of feloniss, the pen
alties for which is lees than five years,
shall be sentenced to the chain gangs of
counties where they ere convicted.
By Seav of Floyd: To provide for the
building of a levee to protect the lower
part of the city of Roma.
By Martin of Fnltom To incorporate
the Home bank of AGauUu
The regular tax bill woe introduced bf
Mr. Huff of Bibb. Tbe bill authorizes
the governor and comptroller-general to
levy a general tax for the support of the
state government, and a tax of ene and
two-thirds mills for the support of the
publio schools.
The committee eubetitute for tbe reso
lution by Swain of Gordon to provide for
the sale of certain unused lends lying
along the line of the Western and At
lantic railroad belonging to the state of
Georgia, and applying theprooeeda to
paring the bonded debt of the state,
was passed with one alight amendment.
The bill by Odum of Colquitt, author
(ting the governor to furnish standard
weights and measures to ‘.be ordinary of
Colquitt county was passed.
The resolution asking the president of
tbe senate an 1 speaker of the houss to ap
point a delegation to attend uie nieetiug
of the Savannah River Improvement As
sociation w.ia adopted.
A resolution hr Mr. Mar'lu of Fulton
to supplement the salary nf the chief en
gineer of tne capitol aroused considerable
opposition among the more economical
members of tbe house.
BIr. Martin speke in favor of the reso
lution and made some strong points in
favor of its adoption. He ssiu that tbe
Alliance < f Fulton county had examined
into the matter aud pronounced the reso
lution r. just one-.
Mr. Everett of Stewsrt said he knew
of good . .ijrineere who worked for $90 a
mouth.
'i'Lu r c nominally ioc'it'ed members
pit the i/-. %/. ;hu qiiua ton and the
louse in comrmitco o. it.e whole it-
jo: ted the resolution unfavorably and it
’ailed to pass.
The 'e.«o|»ir‘on of Mr. Horan of Lin
coln t<> at :■ .i i7. ■ i t. governor 10 appoint
ion to < -.amine tho ob-
stru lion* i * ii * £ .v .n tui. river, which
c. tk. j p ... ia * i,I :lsh up the river,
was opposed hy^Ir. • happellof Laurens,
who (nought the me: ning of tho bill was
remove obstructions to navigation.
Mr. Liwls thought ill t the investiga
tion was useless, snd that every fish in
Nntunnah wroul I not bo worth the
amount the work would co*t.
The resolution was passed, 00 to 25.
Tlie Nanai*.
The senate met this morning with
barely a quorum prevent.
rst, reading bills from the home
were taken up and read and referred to
appropriste roumiiiie-s.
AM * ills pus cd without a hitch except
here it bc siua necesMury to bring some
senator* Worn the ante room to get n
quorum for tne pat-sag* of bill*
The following hills were read e first
time:
To provide a board of police commis
sioners for the city of Home,
To incorporate the Washington end
Midland Kiwi road Company.
i change the time of holding the
superior court in Burke county.
* incorporate the Irhh-American
Dime Savings Bank of Augusta.
T»» proviiirt for a new judicinl circuit
of the counties of Appling, Coffee and
BJrlntosk
The following hills were read the third
time and pnssed:
To ircorftorate the Georgia Banking
and I/>an Company of Atlanta.
A resolution to appropriate |500 for re
pairing the roof of the capitol building.
To provide a board of water commis
sioner,-. for the city of Dalton.
To chango the term of office of the
mayor and council of the city of Dalton.
To authorize tiie city of Forsyth to is
sue bond*
The hill to regulate the fees of the
solicitor general and aolioitora of county
courts in reduced felony cases wm laid on
tho table.
The bill to change the terms of office of
the comtaissionerH of roads aud revenues
for Doiighorty county.
To locate t he office of the tax collector of
Laurens county.
To prevont hunting and fishing on
certain Unds in the county of Telfair.
To chnugo the corporate limits of tho
city of Rome.
To amend the charter o’ the town of
Flovillo.
To provide for the registration of quali
fied voters of Colnulit county.
To amend the cna-tor of the city of
Athens to Blow tho major and couocil
to profidj for paving or improving the
■tree!-.
Toestuhli h a system of public schools
for Torres city.
To inmr|<vrate the town of Mount
Airy in Hal enhnm county.
The hoti«e rnrnmitteu on temperance
reported advme-ly the senate bill not to
allow the sale of s; lrituou- liquors within
three miles of a church or school
bouse, except in original packages of
more than ten gallons.
Before the general judiciary committee
tbo hill providing against teaching
achool hooks which refer to tho late war
at the robeilii>n, w«t reported unfavor-
‘My.
The b II to prevent county and city
court judges from making out papers for
their own courts was reported favorably.
Til It NKXI »l'i:AKKK1HII».
noireutllet of Illbh !• Prominently
iipiiiionoii forth- Place.
Atlanta, Sept, 7.—[Special, J—Thre is
good deal of talk just now about the next
apenkorehiu One of the name* most
prominently motitioned in tld« connec
tion ia that of Hon. John T. Boifeuillet of
Bibb.
Speaker Clark Howell, it haa been un
derstood ever siuc* ho was ui.ide manag
ing editor of the Constitution, will not be
egsiu * candidate for the legislature.
Considerable preisure was brought to
bear hj his associates on the Constitu
tion, when Mr. Grady died to have Mr.
Howell withdraw from the caucus in
which he waa then engaged and devote
his whole time to the paper. But for
the fact that he was then practically as
sured of election to the apeakershlp, Mr.
Howell would have retired then.
But for the next race the hold is an
open one, Mr. Boifeuillet is one of the
most popular members of this house, a
fine parliamentarian and a presiding of
ficer of exceptional ability.
If the "old members” of the next house
could decide the speakership it ia a
reasonable certainly that Blr. Boifeuillet
would succeed Speaker Howell. It is
eertaln, moreover, that in the event of
hh election, Mr. Boifeuillet would re
flect credit upon tho house and upon the
constituency that elected him.
TIIK CAPITOL’* riLIND TIL Kit,
Uncle Sam Steps In and Cerrale Iba
Haest.
Atlanta, Sept. 7.—f Special ]—The
United States authorities have taken hold
ot the Capitol blind tiger. It appears
that the matter had been effectually
"huahed up” by the municipal and state
authorities, but that will be difficult to
do in the federal courts i'eter McMi#
chael, the colored porter who was in
charge of the blind tiger when it was
captured by the Atlanta detectives, was
arrested by Deputy Marshal Newt
McDonald this fo cnoon. The charge
against him ia "rctriiing without li
cense.” Hit preliminary trial will occur
tomorrow morning.
The negro was notified several days
ego by Dick Dow, deputy collector for
this division, that he must pay the gov
ernment apodal tax for retailing, which
ia at the rate of $25 e year, to cover the
time that the legislature haa beau in sta
tion. He failed to do this, and the war
rant was sworn out. Then I'eter wanted
to pay it, and several legislators inter
ested themselves in his behalf, but it was
too late.
Judge L Q. V. Lamar Co Preside^
Atlanta, Sept, ?.—tSpeei*l.]-Oo the
19rh of October Justice I. y. C, Lemsr
will be in Atlanta end will render several
decisions. One of ot them is in the "Cobb
county conspiracy caae,” in manv feat,
ores similar to the Dodge county conspi
racy cesee.
Judge I-amir beard In Atlanta a de
murrer, which put in iaeue tbe question m
to whether tbe state courts did not have
exclusite jurisdiction in such esses.
MR. LIVINGSTON S RKi’LY.
HE Sirs FORTH HIS VIEWS TO THE
COMMITTEE OF FIVE.
Ilia Rrsinni (or Declining • Joint
Debate Will* .Hr. ITsUea-tls Is
Wllltuxto Address Ilia Legis
lature When Asked.
Atlanta, Rept 7.— [Speda!.]—Col. L,
F. Livingston furnishes for publication
tonight his reply to the committee of
five that addressed him the request for a
joint debate with Watson, fie says:
"While acknowledging the compliment
of your invitation, 1 am composed to de
cline it. A joint debate presents a num
ber of objections which, I am sure,when
suggested, will commend themselves to
your own judgment. In the first place,
I am not aware that there is any differ
ence of opiuioa between Mr. Watson
and myself on the subject If we do not
differ there is no room for a joint debate.
As an Aliianceman, I stand on tbs Ocala
pi at form.
Its railroad plank Is as dafinite as any
other in it, including the sub-treasury
plank. That plank ia efficient govern
ment control by means of railroad coru-
m'sdnn*. snd if this means fails, then
governmoot ownership.”
The colonel goes on to quote the rail
road plank and says there is no room for
more than one construction of it.
"An additional objection,” continued
the colonel, "to a joint discussion, is
that oo good can come either to the
order that I have the honor to represent
or the public. It would be construed ns
an antagonism between Wataon and
myself ami hailed with deiight by the
enemies of the order ”
Tha colonel »*y« he h in favor of en
forcing paragraph 4. section 2. article 4
>i Hie atute coustitutiou. He continues:
*1 do not know what dotailed plan Mr.
Watson prefers to havo the legislature
adopt so as to •<*< uro the only thing tbe
framers of the constitution had in ’heir
minds at (he time said paragraph of said
sect inn and article was adopted, compe
tition between tbe several linos oi rstl«
roads in this state* The hill introduced
into the kouse by Mr. Poihb of Og #•
thorp*, and Senator Nunnally of the
Twenty-seventh, will secure the benefits
of competition to the people of Goorgift,
whether the railroads are com
bined or held and operated singly.
And only through tbe rail
road commission can we secure
and maintain the benefits of corapetiti m,
or such rates as would obtain whsre
parallel roads exist. Certainly the
framers of the conttitution did not mean
to preserve coin petition to the large cities
or terminal points only. They must have
meant it for all the people, and at all
points. And to do this we must rsiy
«q>on the railroad commissioner elm build
parallel roads to every station or depot in
tbe state.
Tl e much cheaper plan, aud far more
satisfaction to tbe masses of our people
in Georgia, ia to give the railroad com*
iniesioners authority to secure and main
tain the benefits of competition, if they
have no! that authority now, end for a
ju«t and reasonable penalty for each and
• very violation of such rules and regula
tions as are prescribed by aaid railroad
commission.
f desire tossy that any wise or just sud
effective method for the enforcing of the
siste constitution by your honorable
body wiil meet my hearty approval, and
when I can spare tbe lime, if it is the
pleasure of the members or any number
of them, to bear me upon the OcnM* plat
form, including the railroad planlj-F.will
cheerfully consent to address y<V|* Ac
cept my thenks, gentlemen,
viiation. Very respectfully,
L. F.L
northkn invited
A Big ttallr ul Southern Govoruora
to Aid Campbell,
Atlanta, Sept. A—[Special]—The
governor received tbi^ letter today*
Columbus, (X, Sept. 3.— Governor W.
J. Konhen, Atlanta, Ga.— Mr Dear Sir:
The Democratio party nf the state of
Ohio is jus! entering upon tbe greatest
struggle m Be history. By the nomina
tion of Hon. William McKinley, Jr., the
Republicans have squarely endorsed the
tariff law of which he is the author, and
they have made ike great issue before
the people that of tariff reform. We
gladly take up tho gage of war. With
the chief apostle of protection as the
standard luan-r of their party, Obio be
comes this year the greatest national
battle ground upon which ia to be fought
tbe fiercest preliminary skirmish of 1802.
With si ch vital interests at stake, with
so much that is dear to the people de
pending upon the result, we exp-ct the
sympathy and ancouragematu of the
Democrats of every state in the union.
It is our desire, and the wLh of Gov
ernor Campbell and tbo other candidates
on the state ticket, to hold the grand
rally of the campaign on Tuesdav, Octo
ber 6. to he known as "The Governor’s
Meeting,” and addreraed by the Iknio-
crntic governors of every state. It will
be hel l at the capitol building, and will
be the greatest political meeting ever
gathered on the soil of Ohio. We earn
estly and cordially invite you to be pres
ent to give greeting to our people and to
tell them how their cause is being upheld
throughout our common country.
We will expect you and welcome you
with open arms. Will you come? Every
attention will >•* given your comfort and
convenience. You will not be quartered
at a hotel, but entertained nt the home*
of the hospitable citizens of Columbus,
Awaiting an early reply, we remain most
sincerely.
James E. Neal, Chairman.
8. C. Cole. Secretary.
"I do not kaow jnet now,” said the
f overnor, "whether or not I can accept.
ns afraid the legislature will be in ses
sion at that time,”
FULTO.VN YOUNtl DKYIOCRACY.
Thar Ativnipi to Meet a President
but Pall.
Atlanta, Sept 7. — [Special. J—To
night the annual election for offioers of
the Young Men’s Democratic l4;igue of
Fulton county, wm to have been held.
Tbe two candidates for president were
John M. Slaton and John W. Cox, both
voung lawyers. After trying for over an
hour to elec! somebody it was given
up m a boneless job
There will be another trial tomorrow.
There was a surplus of enthusiasm. R f «-
nintions were passed indorsing Crisp for
the speakership, condemning the action
of the legislature in refusing the Confed
erate Home, and arranging for a bn;. 4 uet
to be given on the night before Grady's
monument is unveiled. Governor Hill
and other distinguished Democrats will
be the guests of the league.
A grand rally will be held next Tues
day night at tne capitol, provided the
legislature will allow the use of that
building. __
The State** mini* to be Inspected.
Atlanta, Sept., & -[Special. J-H. C.
Batterlee of the United States army, act
ing state assistant inspector-general,
write# that be will begin an inspection of
all the companies in the state, starting on
September 25 with the Atlanta com
panies.
8imc.one Liver Regulator is the foe of
malaria, as it throws off the bile ard pre
vents its accumulating.
road planar will
ddresa y<Vi* Ac-
men, for -4l> in*
SftvoJL
!ID TO OHIO.
LA It If \ SOLD IIIS STOCK.
Atlanta. Sept. 7.—[Special ]—Larrr
Gantt sold hit stock in the Southern Al
liance Farmer, today, not to the com
mittee representing the state Alliance
who have been negotiating for its pur
chase, but to Harry Brown, Editor
Brown himseif is authority for this. ■
Another statement of some importance
just ia this connection esa be
made definitely tonight, that n
that the present rtockholders will not ac
cept the proposition made by the commit
tee, which was to pay off the debts of the
paper and take it for that.
The stockholders’ meeting failed again
to-night to materialize, as it failed Sat
urday, so that no formal action has yet
been tsken by the stockholders. It is
certain, however, that they wiil not
accept the proposition of the committee.
"Now,” Col. Livingston was asked to
night, "what will the committee do?”
"I can't say," be rsplied. "That will
depend upc n the wording of the reso
lution passed in the Alliance convention,
which 1 do not remember accurately.”
"Does it authorize vou to make any
other arrangement for a state organ,
other than to purchase tbe Southern All
iianc# Farmer?”
"I cannot say definitely,” he replied.
This resolution, by tbe way, wm not
furnished verbatim by the press commit
tee of the Alliance convention, so that
reference to the official minutes will be
necessary. Editor Brown’s Idea is that
the committee wm authorized only to
negotiate for the purchase of bis paper.
"If no satisfactory errangsmsnts are
made,” said he tonighL "then my paper
continues to be the official organ, ana I
continue editor of it My paper ia now
the official organ. That may be styled
‘taking the bull by the horns’”
Editor Brown's idea is that the South
ern Alliance Farmer is private property,
nnd will continuo to he the state organ
whether or not the oommittee or the Al
liance say ao.^
FOB yflLITlBT nilf.
Adjutant General Kelt Isaacs an
Important Order.
Atlanta, Sept. 7.—[Special]—Adju
tant General Kell today commissioned
Dr. W. F. Westmoreland m surgeon of
the Atlanta Artillery. He also issued the
following order in reference to the com
ing inspection of the state troops by
Lieut. Satterlee of the United State*
army:
State of Georgia:—Adjutant Gener
al’s Office: Atlanta. Ga.. Sept. 7, 1891.—
General Order No. $8.—Lieut. Satterlee,
Third Artillery, U. K Army, who has
been ordered uy the secretary of war to
report to this office for duty and has been
appointed by His Excellency W. J.
Northen, governor, as assistant adjutant
and inspector general, will commence his
tour of inspection of the state troop* on
the 25th inst. His tour of inspection will
commence with the Atlanta companies,
visiting after that the commands of the
upper part of the state and continue his
tour through the middle and lower coun
ties to the seaboard.
The different commands will be noti
fied definitely, as the time approach**,
when he may be expected at each point.
By order of the governor,
Jn<x McIntosh Kell,
AdjL and Inst. General
A COMPLICATED SUIT FILED.
Plaintiffs Desire a Distribution of
tho Uretorn and Atlantic A***ts.
Atlanta, SopL 7.—[Special]—Henry
H. Tompkins and A. S. Clay of Marietta,
counsel for Mra Mary D. Mead apd S. C.
Etdson, this morning filed suit against
Joseph E, Brown, E. B. Stahiman of
Nashville and tbe Nashville, Chattanooga
and SL Louis Railway Company.
The case involves the administration
nl distribution of the
ns-**ts of the Western and
road Company. The object of this suit
will be to have receivers appointed for
tbe property owned by the Western and
Atlantic h’uilrnad Company at the time
of its dissolution, and to have the debts
of the company paid off, and the re
mainder of the property distributed
among tho aud ahareliuMer*.
Judge Clarke signed a rule authorizing
the petition to be tiled and service to be
perfected up ji. th« non-resident defend
ants by publication; and setting down tbe
esse for hearing on application for ap
pointment of receivers, and for injunc
tion, on tbe 10th day of October.
THE RYAN CltKlUTORS.
Another Nleettnx Mcl4 to BflTael a
I'onipromiir.
Atlanta, Sept. 7,—(Special]—The At
lanta lawyers representing Ryan credi
tors had a meeting this afternoon. The
committee that visited New York and
Boston, returning home Saturday, re
ported satisfactory progress. Tbsr* is to
be a meeting oi New York creditors rep«
resenting $180,000 in New York tomor
row morning. There and then the die
will be cast. If this mealing decides to
accept the compromise offered, it is prac
tically n«sured that the Boston and ’Scat
tering” creditor* will fall into line, and
there will been end of the litigation.
If this alliance of hew York creditors
refuses the compromise there is no hope
of an adjustment. Tbe committee just
hack tmm New York are quite ho sful
that the New York people will accept the
compromise offered.
Convict PardaneJ.
Atlanta, Sept 7.— [SpecisL]—The
governor today pardoned John W.
Ilrady of Forsyth county who had been
sentenced to twelve months on the chain-
gang fer disturbing public worship.
Brady is a young married man who
was unable to pay his tine and had sarvtd
from the 16th nf February on tbs publio
works. _________.
The Shot Killed Ulna.
Atlanta, Sept 7.—[Special ]—Willie
Lumpkin, the negro boy who was shot
by Mr. J. W. Swain of Kirkwood Thurs
day, is dead. The inquest was held yei-
terday. Dr. H. M. .Smith, who attsndsd
tbe boy, testibed that his death was the
result of the gun-shot wound in tbe face.
The jury returned a verdict that the
killing was purely accidental
THE AtOCSTA EXPOSITION.
A Delegation on ■ Tour In the In
tarast of tha Fair.
Auousta, Ga.. Sept 7.—The Augusta
exposition delegation.numbering twenty
eight of the modt imminent citizens and
merchants of this city. left here to-day
iu a Pullman vpecial train for a ton of
tho North and Elat*. They will visit New
Ywrk, Boston, l./nn, Lowell, Fall River
^nd other great manufacturing cities of
New England, snd will appear in a body
Lafnre the Rosrd of Trade of *nrh fjty
visited and extend an invitation to come
to the exposition In November. The trip
will include Montreal, Canada, and
probably Toronto, where the best feat
ures of tbe exposition at the latter place
will probably be obtained, including the
electrical exhibit at Montreal where (be
electrical convention is now in session.
President Walsh of the Exposition Com
pany has the party in charge.
Tlilrlcea Sailors Drowned.
London, Sept 7.—Tho British bark
Fiji, bound from Hamburg to Melbourne,
Las been wrecked on rock* off Warama-
bool, Australia. Thirteen of the crew
were drewntd.
DEATH IN P0NCB DE LEON.
JEFF STUART AND MRS. JANE KEN
NEDY DROWNED LAST NIGHT.
They Tnkf a float Hid* an th* Lake
Id th* llnrlcneu of Night and
are Victim* of an Aw
ful Tragedy,
ATI. ANT A, Rent. 5. -[Special.]— Two
peonle met death on tho lake at Ponce
de Leon about 8:80 or 9 o’clock tonight.
Ono was Jeff D. Stuart, engineer at Jack’s
bakery itci formerly a member of the
Atlanta police force. The other whs
Mrs. Jane Kennedy, a boarding house
keeper.
The best account to be had tonight is
incomplete and Tather myiteriour. The
two went out with a younger couple. The
trip was taken ai Stuarts
miggestion. He induoed the
other man, Hen/v Origsleit, to go by
offering to pay all expenses. He bad
been contemplating the trip all day, and
made some arrangements this morning
for it. Tho two couples reached the lake
just after 8 o'clock, and went out in two
posts.
STUART WAS DRINKING.
The uight wm unusually dark and
nothing could be aesn upon the
water five feet away. Ibe boats
soon parted company. Ten min
utes, or even less, after they
went out they were thirty or forty yards
apart. Stuart was heard talking, and
Origsleit thinks he was rocking the boat
to frighten the woman. Mrs. Kennedv
was laughing and expostulating with
Stuart. After a minute or two of com
parative quiet the woman screamed,
"Henry, Henry Grigsleit, come and save
me.”
"come and save ml”
She WM even then strangling. There
appears to have been no extraordinary
. ry just at the moment she fell Id the
waist, and this, in oonjunction with
oil. ' cue— *vnce«, makes the case a
suspicion- one. It will be noted that she
did not call he: escort, but her appeal for
help wm to tLe j ung boy in the other
boat.
Just after the screaming young Grigs-
leit reached the boat which wm bottom
upward. Nothing waeaion of Stuart or
Mrs. Kennedv, except that Smart’s straw
hat v.as floating upon the water only a
few feet from the boat Grigaleit pad-
died to the shore and after giving the
alarm at the lake he come ou to town
itli tbe young lady he had escorted out.
Several boats were put out with drags
and two or three people dived. The wa
ter was dsathiy cold and tho divers soon
had to leave it.
Stusrt was a married man with a
family. Mrs Kennedy, it is understood,
was a gras* widow. She ha* two child
ren living. Stuart had at one time
boarded with her.
Up to midnight neither of th* bodies
bad been recovered,
THE BODIES RECOVERED.
Atlanta, Sept. G.— [Special.]— Cor
oner Davis neid an inquest this morning
the bodies of Jou D. oiawart and
Mrs. Jane Kennedy, who were drowned
last night in the lake et l'once de Leon
Park. The verdict of the iury waa that
the parties cam** to their death by ac
cidental drowning.
The bodies are still at Patterson’s un
dertaking establishruent. Mrs. Kennedy
will be buried tomorrow morning near
h»r old home at Red Oak, near West
Point
Mrs Stewart has not returnsd to the
city and tbe body of her husband will be
kept here till she arrives and makes
known her wishes as to tbe disposition to
be made of it
GUTTING AFFRAY AT ALBANY.
A Quarrel In Ik* Afternoon Lead* to
the IHaotff Sequel at Nlsht.
Albany, Sept. 8.—(Special ]—One of
the bloodiest and fiercest affrays overscan
is this oity occurred In Tift & Cok’s store
last night s little after 9 o’clock, between
E. Jordan and H. Fudge. The exact par
ticular* were not obtainable Ian night,
but your correspondent today learned th*
facts as follows: Mr. Fudge rented s
farm from Jordan this year. Yesterday
he came here and made application to
Tift for supplies for a laborer on bis
farm. Tift refused to give him tho sup
plies unless Jordan, who clerka for Tift
A Co., would stand responsible for them.
Jordan was appealed to, and refused un
less Fudge would conrent to turn over
the receipts for a certain number of bales
of cotton as collateral He used some
hot language at Jordan and then left the
store.
FUDOE AND JORDAN MEET.
Last night Jordan was standing talk
ing to some friends and while talking
pulled out hia knife and began whittling
and trimming his nails. Just at this time
Fudge came in, and pretty well under
lofiueoce of liquor, it is said. At bo
walked up to tbe group of iuen Jordon
•poke to him about his crops. Fudge
replied:
"Jordan, yeti have not treated me
sqnare this whole year."
"1 have treated yon like a gentleman,
Mr, Fudge,” retorted Jordan.
"You are a d n liar,” said Fudge,
and then the men got together.
Byatanders say Fudge drew hie knife
and made e desperate thrust at Jordan,
who warded off the blow and gripping
Fudge, shoved him against tbs counter
and began cutting him. The two men
fell to the floor apd knives were used so
rapidly that no one would attempt a sep
aration.
THEY roUOHT LIKE DEMONS,
The msn fought like demons until Mr.
A. J. Jackson, who arrived on tho scene,
•aw that murder wm inevitable, jerked
Jordan off of Fudge. Fudge did not
rise, and was picked up out all to pieces.
Drs, Davia and Hillsmtn soon arrived,
and upon investigation found that Fudge
was ^tabbed in the head several times,
his throat out, the gash reaching from
tbe back of the neck, severing the jugu
lar vein, and hia left arm slit open from
the shoulder to the elbow.
Jordan gave himself over to Rheriff
Edwards, but was not loeded up. Fudge
is still alive, but there is not much hope
of a recovery.
The affair created a great deal of ex
citement on the streets last night and it
is the topic of crowds today. Fudge,
from hi* many similar erpfrJ**, b3* t?*r.
for himseif come notoiiety aci is now
nnder two bonds for appearance at court.
Notwithstanding this, lie has many
friends who deeply sympathize with hlrr.
today, end the entire community regret
the terrible deed. Both men are young
abd recently married.
WAYLAID AND SHOT.
Nir. SlnisnUa of (ireenvftte .Shot by a
Nrxro .v| a ,i,
Greenville, Sept 7.-(Special]—On
Saturdav night Bob Simonton wm qui
etly walking along tho most populous
thoroughfare in this city, whsa there was
a tlash, a loud report within a few feet
of him and tbo blood spurted from a
fearful wound in his lace mad- by a pis
tol ball Dr. Davis wm near M/. binmn-
ton and at once went to the < Iced tag
man. Doctors Hail. E B. and H. W.
Terrell were sent for and were on the
ground in a few minutes. Thor all pro
nounced the wound a \e~y diugtroui*
on*. The hail entered the left cheek and
wm taken out at tbe back of the neck.
Mr. Simontou ia the "Vindicator’s” fore
man, and is a deservedly popular young
rnsn. Much indignation was felt at the
occurrsnce.
For a few minutes it was in doubt who
did the shooting, bus R. M. Maffett, our
efficient city marshal, was soon ou the
trail of the guilty party, and in fact had
Mel Warner, who fired the shot, behind
the bars before U was generally ktiur.n
who did tho shooting. Mol Warner is a
negro and is regarded as rather a tough
cue. He claims that the shooting was
accidental, but many believe it was an
attempt to kill Mr. bimonton. Ho will
have an opportunity of showing his inno
cence if he can. Mr. Simonton is resting
quietly this morning, but is regarded m
using in a dangerous condition.
fOLUHBl’g IN BRIEF.
John ittartla’a Lex <'rusbe4 by m
Dummy—After a Rail Negro.
Columbus. Sept. 7.— (SpecialJ—LMt
night Mr. John U Martin, « nephew of
Hon. J. !L Martin, judge of ih*«uperior
court of the Chattahoochee circuit, had
his right leg badly cut while trying to
board a dummy train in front of the
Central hotel Tbe young man wm
standing on a bank of dirt alongside of
the track waiting for the dummy. Just
as the dummy arrived, tbe back of sand
gave way and younr Martin’s feet
•lipped under the moving train. He
was picked up snd carried into the Cen
tral hotel, where he was attended by
Dra. Grimes and Stewart, who found it
necessary to amputate the leg between
the knee and the ankle. The unfortunate
S nnr.g man is 18 years old and came
•re from Talbotton a ehort time ago.
He ie a very promising young man and
fills the position of bookkeeper for a
large firm here.
LOOKING FOR A BAD NIGGER.
During the past few weeks, more than
one prominent citizen of Columbus baa
been searching for a worthless negro
who bad offered gross insults to female
members of his family. As yet none of
tborMcals have been caught, and if thay
can be, they will be dealt with sum
marily. The fact that insults had been
offered to respectable ladiee by these
worthlaoa negroes did not become gou-
eraliy known until today and there ia
strong talk of organizing a vigilance
commiitee to take the matter in charge
and rid th* city of idle, worthleie
negroes Heretofore, Columbus hM had
but little trouble with lie colored popu
lation, which, m a rule, la industrious
and thrifty. But har citizena art nol
going to stand any foolishness now.
RIDDLED WITH BULLET*.
Dublin, Sent. 7.—[SpeciaL]—Tha dis
appearance of I. D. Smith some time ago
waa published in tbe TelbobaPE. A
few days after his disappearance a body
was found in tbe Oconee which wm sup
posed to be that of the missing man. It
is true a body was discovered by some
raft bands, snd on investigation they
cairn to the conclusion that the
watch chain and pantaloons on his per*
sou resembled Smith’s apparel to some
extent. The bands on trying to "take
up” tbo raft, came iu contact with the
iianx with such force, that tbe timber
was shattered and a body of a man ap
peared on the surface ot the water.
The body wae carried to Doctortown
some 300 miles from here by water,
where the coroner held an inquest, and
the body was interred on the spot. The
body wm in astute of decomposition, and
around the neck was tin 1 * piece of stout
rope. Plainly obeervable were fourteen
bullet holee done by a Winchester rifie.
It is thought the body was tied under
the raft of timber for concealment, but
man "proposes and God disposes.” If it
is proved that it la _ Smith, the
man who threatened hia life will
be placed ia a bard predicament. The
son of the murdered man told some
parties last Tuesday that the body was
certainly bti father, identification beiug
mnde by the watch chain and pants,
The affair Is creating considerable
excitement _________
An Atlanta Flramna’s A««14«nt
tv title Failles a Pol*.
Atlanta, Sept. 7,—(8peclAl]—This
afternoon J. J. Anderson, a member of
lire company No. 5, met with a serious
accident. A number of firemen were
engaged in moving a pole on which
electrio signal wires had bean strung.
The wires bad been cut loose from th*
cross pieces. While Andeiioa was
cutting down the pole one of the
cross pieces overhead fell and
struck him upon the head aud shoulder*.
He wae picked up insensible, bleeding
profusely. He wae given prompt medical
aid and it if belisved now that hia in-
S rise are not fatal, th* greatest danger
ing In a possible brain trouble mull
ing from the terrible blow upoo th*
head,
Robbed the Mayor *f Wajrross.
Waycross, 8epL 7.—(Special.]—A
thief entered the residence of Mayor
Knight Thursday night through an open
window and took from tbe room in
which the mayor and bie family ware
sleeping a gold watch and chain and $30
in money. There was & bright light In
ths room. He also went througn the
latter* in Mr. Knight’s pocket and took
therefrom the chain and hia gold spec
tacles.
Another robbery is reported from the
country not far from Waycross, but ths
person upon whom this was committed
cannot be Mcertainsd at present,
BROItlWIt K KKACUING OUT.
Another Vassal So Raealva end IMc
chare* Carsoea ’illart.
Brunswick, Sept. 7. — (Special ] —
Agent W. F. Henniman of the New York
and Brunswick packet received informa
tion today that 8. H Martz & Co. of
Baltimore would at once put on the
packet line schooner 8. B. Martz between
Brunswick and Baltimore, making semi
monthly tripe. Hsnniman will be the
•gent, sod has been silently working
this up for months.
Tbe next will be a packet line from
Boston to Brunswick. These iinee will
be of incalculable value to the merchants
of the interior, placing freight rate# ex
ceedingly low from these pointa Macon
and surrounding territory will receive
the most benefit, and much of ihair
goods now come via Brunswick. Fifteen
carload* of freight were today made
ready for the Martz'a first trip.
FOR DYSPEPSIA,
Y**'t"**tion, and Stomach disorders, we
BROWFI IRON HITTERS.
Ab«l.e * r keep it, ft per bottle. Genuine ha*
trada-wai^ u>4< •
4 cruKd red lines on w rapper.
tlO.MBZt ” ft ATTBRa.
Whal I* Doli,- This Tl,rlfir
Oaorxla Town.
Montezuma. Sfpt. 7.— |8n, C i>Li-.
Montezuma bu b«en a Uni, to»n 10.
daj. Cotton haa b«n pouring in | rom
nrer, direction, and trado I. llVelr. Our
town ha. an abundance of capital and
that draw, irada from far nod uca.,
'iba merchants and town council ar.
at ouU Tha former think tho l.it.,
tro g.ttlng too big fur their trou.er. and
aro di.pored to kick, and kink high. It
—•tut that th, council wain, to kxn
tbo town mule and nigg.r from doing
any work, and make thorn tote off th.ir
own tra.h. Th. merchant, want
to know wnat they pay tax for. You,
correspondent bear, that a petition will
go around llooday against the couneil
tha nigger aud therauU. Themerch.n a
warn to hare a good cauu for complaint.
Macon county people will drop cottoi
next year and try th. hog and bontin,
schedule. It ia a pity Umi thoy had n.,t
caught on to It about twenty-lira vean
ago, but it takH narration to conrinc.
some people.
Col. night or in. Fourth U.ilni.nl
r AS*?. 1 *’ S'Ph 5---iHl>«cl il.]-Ilr.Kd
U Wight waa today commiHtonodeol-
oael of the new Fourth regiment, mid.
up of tho old Sar.ntb battalion and four
additional cotnpanlu. Th. command
dow Include, ths Albany Guard., Fort
Uainn Guard., D.w.on Guard., Thom.
aarill.Ouarda, Valdosta VidellM, Brum-
wick Itlflem.n, Dnhiin Light Infantry
Southern Rifle., Quitman Gray, .nd
Wayoroa Rifle., 1
■alt to Recover illonaf.
ST. Louis, Sept 7.—Lon V. Stevens
receiver of the Fifth National Bank has
brought suit in the United State* circuit
court against the directors of the bank for
$213,337, monsy alleged to have been
loaned by the bank in violation of the
statutes and whioh could not be collected
by the receiver.
To Reach th* Warhlnc dassse.
BRU8SEL8, Sept. 7.—The Cfttholio con-
gross opens tomorrow at Malinea. Car
dinal Goodens will preside. There «tt!l
be a special discussion as to the methods
to be adopted to make a practical ap
plication of the pope’s encyclical letter
possible to the working class.
The Tortures or the Inquisition
Inflicted by the dread Toruusmeda have
aboumlbU prototypes la tbe shape ot chroale
rheumatism and neuralgia. Attack these
agonizing complaints before they reach the
rhronin etsg* with tbe superb blood depareat.
Iloatattere Htomaeh Bitters, which will as*
rurally expel their virus from the life stream.
To procrastinate ta to encourage the growth
of incipient rheumatism, which rapidly
tlghtene its grip unonthe system. It U the
very octoapus ot disease*, and painful indeed
U th* elaep nf lt« dreadful tentacles. Be
prompt, therefore, take time by th* forelock,
always remembering that both rheumatism
and gout, close relative#, are dangrroui u
well as painful, liohillty, chills and fer«r,
bilious remittent, dynpepeia, constipation,
liver complaint. nervouaueM and kidney die-
iuocuuU io the Bitters. Appetite sad
tho ability to eleep well are improved by U.
If You Have
No appetite. Indigevtton. tlatalenre,
5Sr!i Bcsdsehs. •*=!! ras dsns," Iso*
log flesh, you will find
Tutt’s Pills
the remedy yon wood. They ton*up
the week stomach and bafld uatbe
sisfiTL s^ir.. T :^sr- U i7a
relief from them. Nicely sugar rented, .
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snd canuot be matched else
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