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tfgrttpl* l'uflllslilng Co, Publisher,,
Caused the Death of an Orphan
joy Who Was Left in Bis
Care.
■bieged WITH MURDER.
, ,n. Intention Woo to Pnitllh
, y forSt.nllne-ThoJlInn Sent
„J»I1 to Atrnlt Action by
Olaucock'o Ornna J ary.
G». Man* 29.-A sensa-
, criminal caw has just como to
‘ Glascock county. Yesterday
Hash 8Wore out a warrant
, . Adolph Cody, colored, with
At the preliminary trial the
, showed that Oody tied a
f‘ ro und the body and arms ot
Lhan hoy who had been given to
, raise, and tied the rope around
List of'» room, his feet being
[ above the floor at least three
L inc hes. Coily and his -wife then
L boy l» this position, locked
f" the house and went off
Lt » neighbor not far away. This
L< Ier dark. A negro passing the
L beard the cries of the hoy, who
i years old, and on making
J as to the trouble, the boy told
jjroine in and let him down, that
Jtsu tied him wl'h ropes. Tile
(outside tried to go to his rescue,
]he doors and windows were ee-
fastened and he could not on
line boy cried for help, hut no
I eame.
I negro outside went to the house
, Cody was and told him he had
' go and let the boy down. It
Lhout an hour after this that
land the negro went to the house
the boy was, and wheh they
i down they discovered he tyas
This happened on February 21,
[year. The boy was buried and
I remained In the community until
Vs arrested yesterday. The negro
ivttnessed the whole transaction
just given It out. The matter Is
to lead to some very sensa-
developments.
In his 8tat>ment eald that ho
pt tnt ?nd to kill the •boy, but
tied him up to alinish him tor
g. The court (Emitted Cody
pi to aw.iit action by the grand
at the August term of court.
M'KINLEY AT SAVANNAH.
He ‘Will Be Shown All Courtesy by the
City's People.
Savannah. March 29.—Governor Mc
Kinley of Ohio and party, consisting of
Mrs. McKinley, Mr. and Mrs. William
Osborne, Mr. Mark Hanna and Mr. Jo-
eerth P. Smith, arrived here from Jack
sonville tonight at 8:40 oclock. The
party was met at the train by ex-Col-
lector T. F. Johnson, Capt. W. J. Doyle
and ex-Postmaster Joseph F. Doyle,
well known local Republicans, and driv
en to the DoSoto hotel.
A meeting of the city council was
called this afternoon to make some ar
rangements for a reception to the gov
ernor, and a committee consisting of
Mayor Meyers and Aldermen Garrard
and Fatllgant, appointed to call on him.
The committee met him In hi» private
parlor at the hotel tonight amd lt was
decided that he and his party should
be given a carriage drive around the
city to Bonaventure and other polnta of
Interest tomorrow morning. The gov
ernor was Informed that the city coun
cil desired to call on him tomorrow at
10 o'clock. He said he wouH be glad
to meet the council, but requested that
there be no speeoh-maklntf. He was
Informed that his wishes in this mat
ter would be respected.
A trip down the river Is on the pro
gramme for tomonrow'afternoon and the
governor and his party will leave for
Washington, D. C., tomorrow night at
12 o’clock.
iPOShON POLICE.
Wilmington's Dapartmant Gets a Se
vere Sbuklug Up.
■WllmlnHton, iN. C., Mancth 20.—The
]»Mce board, consist, ng of five mem.
Vrs. of which four ere Republicans
ond one Populist, oirimlzc.l today.
This board .was crested by the late fu-
sIod togMaaure and has control of all
the patronage and appointments with
one or Own exceptions. There was a
pretty general shaking up, though quite
a number of postrtloos were given to
Democrats, among thorn chief and as-
sldtant chief of the fire department, su
perintendent of health and the secre
tary of the police board. The chief of
police 1« u l'opulM.^ Tbo captain and
poKoo tg a rv>puU*. 'The captain and
three out of four seflguints ore Demo
crats. (Nearly half of the privates aro
Democrat*. The balance are Populsfet
and Republicans, Including four ne-
groeg.x
The board of aldermen, consisting of
dght Democrats uni two Republicans,
and the board of audit and finance,
composed entirely of Ditmocrats, hoW
over for two years under the act of
the legislature. Three two bodies cob
trol nfl appointments.
MACX?. GA., TI-IURSDA
1.1»[teMlER
Wanted a Methodist Conference to De
cline to Call on tlio Pres
ident.
The Parion Thought That the Confer,
ence Should Stick to the Position
It Took In 1870 in Refusing
to Pay Respects to Grant*
KILLED THE POLICEMAN.
{Trouble Came From Tils Cboitrs
Refusal to Drink Beer.
bmwa, la.. March 29.—Fred
fueler, a coal miner, yesterday,
under the Influence of liquor,
pted to compel his 13-year-old
to drink beer. A murderous
|*Hh him was in progress when
Graves arrived. Pletzmcler,
FK the door, deliberately shot tlio
through the heart. When the
»agon arrived with relnforco-
a pitched battle ensued, Mrs.
(Her and her aon, aged 17, flght-
k ofllcera with chair* to keep
husband from arrest, pletzmcler
Pried to shoot the chief ot police,
haj thwarted by Officer Johnson,
|ln turn narrowly escaped being
In the abdomen. To guard against
llr.j Pletzmrler was spirited away
I n Madison and la safely looked
(■ penitentiary to await hla trial,
fl ad officer was connected with
lot the oldest and the best (ami-
i the city.
Probate judge short.
| Out Ills Bank Deflbetta and Went
South America.
tromery, Ala., March 2J.-For soma
here has been considerable gossip
ing affairs In the office of Probate
F. C. Randolph. This grew Into a
volume today when it became gen.
known that be bad been absent for
esks and that he drew on the day
all HA money to his credit, a con
ic sum, In two banka In one
be drew out for the announced pur-
f making aeflleineirfs with the atate
flection of license money. Inquiry
made It plain that ha did not pay
:he sum. For some months short-
have been alleged, but on the lStfi
ry paid over all that then atood
It him. It la the general aurmtae
i" collected on the current quarter
tiled what h* was charged to with
PI of last year. When the grand
(n.-l some weeks ago a committee
|on the governor to have an official
otlon of the office by the state
ier ot hla accounts. Tho request
implied with and the state examl-
s been diligently at work and the
I of the judge during the time has
Idety commented oil.
rund jury adjourned over until
In order to give dime for the ex-
Ion. Until the report la made It
Impossible to tell what amount
the atate and county,
i Randolph left here on the night
P»th and waa seen In New Orleans
morning of tha 14th. It la bc-
that ha has gone to Honduras or
Central American atate.
| POKE PIUOBS GO UP.
Prnrg, Pa., Maroh 29.—The coke
fvrx of Mie Oontnettirllle region
h*.!ted tspta th» foaowing rat**
l‘ effect oo anil after next Moth
I Furnace coke, $1.33; f.iundry,
- rushed. $l.t;S.
[ Aitrerican M inufirtur.’r siys of
* tae: "Some on the buying rd-1.-
• nrkrtt profaned to bellerc that
br.Ms.el coat of material wouhl
pke any marked difference tn pig
Pi"*, hot Mrla wjs before the fig
fore »runoaneed. One reason for
pnlon may U' that law prices
l-r-'ViHed so h>ng ttut R Is -l.ffl-
■r * mte do Ik-1 ere th.Vt h'dffier fig-
my «oou be remind."
IGD IN A STRANGE LAND,
fmvllle, Fla., March 3.—Alexander
‘fled of consumption here this
(• The'deceased waa from Haver-
and a memte-r of Pythian
LT’- **• Rnlghta of PytHlae, In that
pie local Knights orPythka hava
f -eg 1o the friends of the *
[■"' Inetrucllona as to the
f toe body.
COMTHtaUISDD THE CASE.
They Failed do Stamp qVblskty Barrels
—Some Pogtofficre.
WetmrflMton, SSsrcfe 29 —Sorrertiry
Oirllsfj today compromised the rise
against It. O. Jenkins of The Fifth
North Carcdlpa <1A trick for refill
stamped ptaivn, etc., and falling to
pay tax. l>y the defendant paying $010.
J. F. Jenkins of die same dlstrlot, son
of the fomr.-r, for aiding and abetting
the father, was fitted $290.
The recent aCttrlty of Rain tor Brice,
ex-Goveremr Cuapbell ami Han. Tom
Johnson of Ohio regarding lth« appoint
ment* of p-vetinisters at Cincinnati ami
Cleveland, 0_ baa broughlt matt tats to
an rotereVtlng stage, ami the Repuhll
can taeumbenrs artto bare been hold
over somewhat lonc.T than u«ual for
auoh pronrio-nt poaWoos, avin very
I ktdy, within the next taventy-four
hours, hear of tholr auacoatona le+ng
.appointtaL On authorlly of Secretary
Thunber, If wu* itttted that the ap
pointments would be made tomorrow.
A DESERTED WIFE.
A Georgia Woman Found Her Husband
In Florida.
Jasper, Fla., March 29.—A aenaatlon
has boon caused by the appearance of
a lady neid girl from Geotgla, who claim
to be the wife and daughter of R. A.
Chaney, a respected citizen. Chaney
came hero years ago, married into a
prominent family and hns several chil
dren. The Georgia lady claim* Chaney
deserted her sixteen years ago, and
Chaney does not deny It. No atepa
have yet been taken looking to hla pros
ecution.
OOKE BUIRt.VHRR DHPr.Y.NT.
rtttttnnv, P».. Mare* 20.-There
considerable agitation tn tbo ooko re
gion over the attempt of tbe men to
secure a uniform twuge rate. The labor
leaders have been among the workers
for the last two months nod have them
thoroughly organized. This movement
was undo in anticipation of a general
strike, so that they are now In a post
Ron to tmtkVt the operators grant the
lfi per cent, advance made by the
Frick Oomjnny. That they are de
terra Imd to force the advance was
shown jtreterday -when the men at the
Stewart Iron Company's plant qnlt
work in a body. Tbo company at flnst
refused to grant 10 per cent, advance,
but the men bolng thorough be organ
ized, wero defiant and only returned
to work on promise that the rate would
bo pall on and after Monday Dort.
More trouble Is expeairel next week, aa
aoma of the operator* say they will not
grant the advance.
IAN UNTOWARD OCCURRENCE.
Negotiations Were Going Smoothly
When Lt Hung Chang .Was Shot
Washington, March 29.—The follow
ing telegram was this afternoon re
ceived by the Japanese legation from
tbo Japanese foreign office. On the
18th of March the Chinese plenipoten
tiary proposed an armistice which the
Japan,«e government was willing to
accept on certain conditions. While
this negotiation was going on an un
toward event happened on the person
of the Chinese plenipotentiary. Hla
majesty, the emperor, having In view
this unhappy occurrence, commanded
the Japanese plenlpotenMari-1 to con
sent to the temporary armistice with
out conditions. This was communi
cated to the CAIoese plenipotentiaries.
BANK ASSIGNED.
Bristol, T nn., March 39.—'The Bristol
Bask and Treat Company assigned this
morning. Assets. Mill; llaMUtles. 824.
Commlisionar Johnston Elected to tlio
Position of Chairman of
the Board.
HE WAS TOTED DOWN.
All of |IU Favorites on the Force Wen
<f For—'Two Captains Reduced
thf Rank of Sergeants and
Two Sergeants Promoted.
72S: due to depositors, The Hano
ver Bank of New York city pushed the
bank to the well with claims or K.M0.
It Is the second assignment of the bank
within flfteou mouths aad It la expected
it win t »y in full easily.
iWasMmgton, March 29.-The Wes
leyan Female Institute was to have
been discussed att today's session of the
DilCItrtore conference of die -Methodist
Episcopal church South, but consider
ation of the subjdct twas postponed un
til tomorrow.
Rev. S. C. Ferguson of FreUcncks-
burg, Va., conducted the opening devo
tional exercises. A repont In the na
ture of an overture from the -Methodist
Episcopal church North suflgeftlng
that the ttwo great (brainches ot the
Methodist Episcopal dumcb Join bands
in temperance -work was received and
referred to the -temflKTaOee committee.
The overture suggested the appoint
meat of a committee of seven by tho
Northern oonttngant -to meet a- «uuil
aornmlt-tee from the religious bodies tn
'he stale nt Maryland and that these
committees sba-H (sstte a call for a con
vention of the Cb'ristlan people of the
state In the interest of the suppression
of the liquor Muffle. The report was
slgued by Mpi-wth. A. J. Gill, J. 0. Nich
olson, R. JL Moore, J. F. Helssle, T.
P. Frost, AV. G. Cassard and G. C. Ba-
oon.
Bishop iHuittt of tho American Unl-
vrawty was Introduced nnd made
short speech, newurlBg the conference
that It had the sympathy of the entire
Northern church. Two ministers were
entered into the order of eHers, name
ly, F. B. Onrlck and L. B. Atkins.
The even tenor of the transaction of
business was disturbed by an uncx
peered Incident. The question had
come up of accepting an invitation to
the White House, the president having,
through Private Seretary Thurber,
signified that It would be his pleasure to
receive the members of the conference,
their wives ami daughters, at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Rev.
P. Hyde had made the announcement
and the convention was about to ac
cept the Invitation -when llev. John
W. Tongue arose ami asked to bs
b-arcl. He objected to going to the
White Heose to rny their respects I-
the president. Although he expressed
nimeelf In very clear ar.d strong words
ft did not appear that -Ur. Tongue had
anything personally against Mr.
Cleveland, hut he urged that It would
be no disrespect to the preskl-mt If
the conference should refuse to go to
see him. He rminded the audience
that consistency was a Jewel, and that
when the conference met In Washing
ton In 1S7S, during President Grant's
administration, the only time before
that the conference had met here, by a
deliberate vote they had refused to f
and pay their respects to Gen. Oran
Mr. Tongue paid an eloquent tri
bute "as a Southern man to the soil
and manner horn, speaking to South
ern men." to the character of Gen
Grant, whose magnanimity to our
great -captain, IWbert E. Lee, -will
ever hold hts name bright and dear to
the South. "But If tho conference
would not go to aee Grant, why should
It go to see Cleveland? It might be
stall circumstances altered cases, but
Hey never altered principles. If the
conference was so careful not to seem
to go Into politics In 1875. why should
tt now -be so quick to depart from Its
chosen path.”
Almost befard Mr. Tongue had re
sumed his seat half a dozen were up
nnd crying for reusgnltlon and the
entire conference was Shouting “Ques
tion! Gueatlonl”
Rev. 8. G. Ferguson of Fredericks
burg, Va., shouted: "I was In the Con
federate army, but I regret Mr,
Tongue's making that speech.”
Mr. Hyde and Secretary Armstrong
both made speeches vigorously criti
cising Mr. Tongue's utterances. A
rising vote was called for upon the
question of accenting the Invitation,
and It was carried, many members not
voting on the question.
THE JAPANESE SlIPflL’HMENT.
LI Hung Chung Oocritfe AV«U-Fort
iBon-J-anlod.
London, Mare* 20.—The Times has
this dispatch from Slmonsekl:
LI Ilung Chang progress** admirably
and the otndltton of his -wound Is on
Isfiictory. Letters of sympathy, pres
ents and deputation! conUnuu to ar
rive from all dawv at the Japraei
community.
The Japanese pbysiabn reports favor
able progress and there is no discharge
from the twound. The pu£*> and tern
pemture are normal, aod no further
a ruddy need bo felt
The Times I* Informed from Shang
hai:
A-lmlral' LUo bombarded tho rest forts
of Pong-Hu of the Penoi/lorqs Islands
on Man* 23. A thousand troops were
landed and attacked the Saline fort,
which dominated the otfcira. The Chi
nese evacuate! it during tbo night and
the Japanese entered It at 0 o'dktck the
next morning. Thqy urn-ef the guns
on tho other forts but got no reply,
One of the -wetitern forts i-rplodod be
fore tt wj« taken. A thousand Obi
aree were oaitturod. The- remainder
were allowed to recape in junks. The
Japanese lost one tolled and twenty'
seven wounded. Theiw aro thirty-one
Japanese nsteh now at I'ot-m-na. Tha
Hack fltgt are still 1n.-w-l.-nt to foreign
era in the south.
lYwn Pekin it is reported But Li
Hung Chang's asnllant desired to
avenge the execution of bis brother Is
lien-TWa at tbs b-gimtlng of The
The officials in 'Pefc.n confer freqi
ly. The prort>*cts of a Stritl-vnent are
engirded os doubtful. Prince Kt
much wore and has taken lire
leave of absence.
Tit - -i e tys It Is u.i I " t
official arms at the armistice bai
rweAvad In LmkI .-l
1
ENGLISH nAS HIS SOLACE.
ProvLlpd
totl>
AtlahtnJ March 29.—(Special.)—Tlte
white ' v» of peace now hovers over
tho bo rdyf police commissioners, and
the ag -nlglng suspense of tho oandl
dates >r ire-electlon to places In the
board Was also settled this
repr-'sehtitlTcs reporting from every
miTlIlo dstrlot Th- dLatmt represont-
atlves ttb-Ml consolidate their returne
with tho oounty ptvv.dnitr.s and Col.
Broughton, ns president for tho state,
WIH carry -tho oonnol'.da-ted report of
rhe state to the Now Orleans meeting
Jtonday. Georgia a-.ll not only r-iluco
2o per cent., GuL BroUiSvton wtyu, but
he bell eves the whole aerrego of tho
South will bo 25 per cent. less.
THE F.LBCTRICAL DISPLAY.
e day nn agreement was
ween the two (actions, Ly
whloh llrl George E. Johnson was to
be mat > permanent chalmtan of the
board, tnd In consideration of Capt.
English s withdrawal from the fight for
the oho mjanshStp, hla men were to be
re-elect 1 on the force. In the Interest
of ham >ny. Capt. English accepted tho
proposlt on and alt once called a meeting
of the b ard to clinch the matter. The
meeting waa held this afternoon at 4
o'clock. In accordance with the pro-
granHneimi. J-mueoi, wat unanimous
ly clcctJl chairman of the board. A.
B. Contj’lly was then re-elected chief
of pollcl with J. M. Wrlghtt onief of
detectlvjt. The other ofllcera of the
force wire 'also re-elected with a few
minor jhangte, and now everything
goes art merrily on as a marriage bell.
Capt. i En(tilth -waa chairman of the
board t tr fourteen yean, practically
the heat of the police force, as no Im
portant vork has ewer been done dur
ing that time without his direction.
Mayor King, In explaining the com
promise, told the main fight had been
made on Japtl Engllrth nnd tils side was
wtlllpg a forget oilier considerations
to secui t hla retirement. It took a
good dec ot persuasion to get Messrs.
Venable in-1 Brennan, Capt. English’s
friends, o consent to Ms retirement,
but Capt English Insisted upon It him
self for t to soke of harmony. And be
sides, hh urn sacrifice was the saving
of h.H rewrites, which is a solace to him
In hi* detent,
The turn things took today relieves
the courn at the necessity of deciding
the lnjuu ti-n case now pending.
The mcMt knportant changes In the
force was tbs election of J. H. Joyner
and Sengnct H. Jennlng* to captains,
and the reliction of Capt*. Moas and
Thom,.- in, eh > were ma le Konfants.
Joyner w« X candidate for chief and
l-l have {-,ten If- n to that offli -
•1 jt filly
- tty be
Atlanta's Exposition Will Bo Beautifully
Lighted.
Atlanta, hforch 23.-Mr. L. Stertnger,
who was consulting electrical engineer at
the "World's Fair, is In tho city today to
advise with Mr. H. SI. Atkinson, chair
man of the committee on electricity of
the Cotton States and International Ex
position. Ho has been over the grounds
examining carefully their possibilities for
electrical display and bas In process of de
velopment a new and original scheme for
eleomcal display on the lake. lie Is now
examining the maps and plans of
chief of construction, -with a view to per
fecting this display. He thinks lt will
exceed unythtng ever projected.
Mr. 8. F. B. Morse of the Southern Ra
cine ‘railroad Is In tho city for tho purpose
perfecting arrangements for a display
the Southern Dec flic railroad at the ex
position. That company proposes to erect
building and Install an exntbtt repre
senting the products of the territory tra
versed by Us lines.
CARRIED TO FLORIDA.
Ralph Ring Ready to Answer Charges
Made Against Him.
Atlanta, March 3 (Special.)—Ralph
King, a young man vt 37, who c—
be ex-deputy marshal of tho town of De
land. Ffia.. was arrested here today upon
Instructions from fh« authorities of De
land, by whom a reward of 130 was of
fered tor tne young man's capture.
King is charged with robbing the jew
elry store of W. A. Allen of Deland,
curing about a peck of walchee, etc.
canto to Atlanta about three months ago
and was at work at the exposition
grounds today when placed under arrest.
King says he le not guilty of the rob
bery, but knows of the facts concerning
It, having InvesUgated the case while a
deputy marshal. He will return to Florida
without n requisition. He has lived In
netan-1 for years having a wife and child
there now and also some Influential rela
tives here In Atlanta.
SHACKELFORD WILL NOT GO.
The Detective's Attorneys Will Go On to
the Highest Court.
Atlanta. March «.-(flpeclal.)—Tho Ha
beas corpus writ sued out by Detective
O. W. Shackelford's attorney* yesterday
to defeat the requisition for him by the
North Carolina uuthorltlee was not heard
today. The case hse been taken Into tho
United States court before Judge Now-
tnan. who will hoer the habeas corpus
tomorrow. If ho should be defeated on
this proceeding Shackelford will appeal to
the United States supreme court before
he will go to North Carolina. It take*
t—a -• \hr— yeara to set a hearing than.
Meanwhile the dele -tv-, would t»'
not to venture In' - Che --M North .
Si
For That Reason Iiusiness People Aro
Already Beginning to Feel
Encouraged,
THE INDUSTRIES IMPROVE,
The Price In Material Send- t p the Prices
for Product* and tho Commercial
Agencies See In This m Sign
of Better Time* Ahsad.
-Now York, March 29.—Bradstreelt’g
tomorrow will say: General trade for
the third w *k tn succession continued
to show .-vldonco of iinprovcmcrA. In
no other direction Is this so plainly In
dicated as In tho tendency of prices.
go encouragement had been
obtained from a generally unrxpoctod
advance In cotton and wheat. Follow
ing laelr slight reaction the -week has
tvltn ssed a Arm cotton market.'Fur
ther Improvement In wheat with a
sympathetic Influence on corn and
oats, the effect of wht-ch Is greatly em
phasized this week -by advances In
quotations, not Only for coke, but
prospectively for Iron oro nnd for Bes
semer pig iron for steel billets, and
actually for manufactured Iren at
Western -markets. -Higher quotations
for e-lt *»«». West are the outconm
0t J e,(trf,?te ' 1 ■ttPpHre of cattle and this
Is Tmhind the Increased demand for
BlitKw for fall delivery, as quotations
for leather continue upward on tho
comparative scarcity of -hides.
-Firmness in cotton with th? last ad
vance has shown Itself tn higher quo
tations. not only for print cloths, but
other varitios of cotton goods, gome
being l-8al-1 cent higher than
a fortnight ago..
A moderate Improvement Is an*
riounoed from Memphis. Nashville,
Blrmlnghm, Atlanta and Augusta.tn
. y *°? da ’ *roeertf* hardware and
plantation supplies feeling th > change
meat. At Chattanooga and Savannah
the trade* I* quiet, but at Jacksonville
there lias been a decrease In velum*.
The movement in dry goods in New
OrietnUlM felt some increased dc-
, 1 ’ll'wiInK Interests continue
disturbed. The season is backward at
Galveston, with trade only fair.
DUN'S REVIEW.
H. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of
tr.i lo tomorrow will my:
. ot ‘"rt'fovement are all the more
satisfactory because neither oooompanled
nor apparently produced by a
ores*. Beatings In stock* cotton SS
w hent ara not diverting all tho Inter tala
y r|v ' hid , try Hid I".‘Him Lie
from
trade
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RETURNS ARE TAK-DX.
Incoma Tax Payer* Urged to Get In
Their Papers.
Atlanta, March 29.—(Special.)—Returns
under tile new Income tax law are very
tardy In touting is. All returns must
be mode to ttie collector of Internal
revenue l-y April IS, or those liable to
the tax and falling to make returns
will have to bear a heavy penalty.
"If rutinis are not In by A«>rll 16,”
said Collector Trammel todwy, "those
liable ami falling to return will have to
pay M -[sr cent, more of tho tax than
otherwlsi. Thone making false returns
will -be sibjectod to a penalty amount
ing to HO per cqpt. on their tax. As
I say th< return* are very slow In oom-
Ing In, red I want to put the public
on motler. There appear* to be an Im
pression that the cu*e pending In the
supreme court -will Interfere with the
eollectlot with the tax, and that until
it la deoiled, returns need not be made.
This la i great error, os the decision
may not bo made for some time yet,
and the *turns must be made by April
15, or tie penalties enforced. There
Is no dunce for escape, and the public
hail belt how to the law and save
trouble utd expense.”
OLl) SOLDIERS' COLONY.
Governor Northen S-xnire* Forty
Thousand Settler*.
Allan*. March 29.-Mr. P. H.
Fitzgerald, the founder of the old
(oklleni colony, with headquarter* at
Indtanepolls. Is In Atlanta today in
Anal cinference with ex-Governor
Nortbei about (he location of hla
colony In Georgia. Mr. Fltxgerald,
througl the American Tribune, pub
lished it lndlapolls, Ind., has secured
a paid-up membership In the colony
airountn* to 14,000 heads of families
and coaprehendinif about 49.000 pc pole,
who at* seeking location In a milder
climate,at the South. Governor Nor
then las baen negotiating with Mr.
Fltzgeitl-l. the hcatl of the colony, for
several-mentha, and he has finally In
duced him to come to Georgia for a
persontl Inspection of tho advantage*
offered by this state. These geatlemen
have Ji-t returned from a tour of the
dcuthTn part at the state and Mr.
Fltage.fl-1 will go to Indianapolis to
morrow fully prepared to recommend
the setl- m -ut of his colony In Geor
gia. lilts understood that his recom-
mendal-n will secure this large col
ony of-Kcderel soldiers for OForgla.
GEORGIA'S txXTTON AKBCTUGE.
Col. DMugttton Httitnatas u Reduction
of 23 Per Ccot,
Atlaiea, fidareh 20.-«pccUL)-i
IV. A 1 Broughton of Madison, vice-
preradmi <n 4J*o American CbSos
Grow-fo' AModailoa, -white* meets in
iNaw tirkuos to rise up ttte cotton acre-
ngo tfgtntod this stuson, iwas In Ai
1 him i»Ly. Col. Broughton will leave
for Ntw Orlntok fooomnv to attcul
tbs caion growers' coovcnttloa a* t
reprewotMlvs from Georgl.i.
.U-onltmj to Otfl. Hr-nclr -it's estl
•mite uft-'r ttto twork he iris doos In
bis rtpii y os vfieegir—i'l“r4 of the
graod ill >n for Georgia, the acreage of
oatta* ptsw-xl in rito* state this year
«1U *e 25 |KV octtl. 1e-rt Bun It was
bat fair. This Infunuition, which
will be preacot-ll at tho New Orleans
meeting Amu ell the cotton growing
states nbo ao wdl a* Gcotgls, l* very
•tvirsta. At that me"* tig It will be
kn vn atonbutto an xcre *b:t am -int
of csttoo twill be planted In the South
thisse?>OD. The diti bi.w#■—n gtlh-
,< d C.-I. Br-rngh J **;■*, tirou-fii
'A WRIT OF LUNACY.
Alex. Carr Trying lo Get Into the Asy
lum.
Atlanta, March 29.—(Special.)—A writ
of lunacy was today Issued by Ordina
ry CaBtoun In the case of ‘Alex. Carr
convicted of tho murder of Capt. H.
(). King and under sentence of death,
the supreme court having refused a
new trial. The writ was Issued at the
Inamnce of John and Frank Carr, the
doomed man's brother*, and hla attor
ney, Col. Reuben Arnold-. U*e trial IS
set (or the second week In April. Oarr
has acted like a crazy man ever since
the killing, and the prospects are that
he twill go to the aoylum.
STATE DENTAtL BOARD.
Atlanta, March 29.—(Special.)—The
fltate Dental board met In the senate
chamber In the copltol this morning for
the purpose at examining graduates
from the two ocllegea In this city.
The board I* composed of Dr. John
H. Coyl of ThomasvUle, Dr. A. J.
Bouton of Savannah, Dr. H. 11. John
son ot Macon, Dr. D. D. Atkinson or
Brunswick, and Dr. B. H. Catching*
of Atlanta.
There were present about twenty-five
candidate* from the Dental college and
th* Southern Dental oqjleg*. The ex
aminations will not be concluded be
fore tomorrow.
THEATRICALS AT GRIFFIN.
A Specially Fine Presentation by Ama
teur Talent
Griffin. March 29.—(Special.)—Last night
the Ortfftn Dramatic Company played at
the Olympic Theatre to a large and high
ly appreciative audience.
The scenery and cost of character* w*s
fully up to date snd It wu th* aoclat
event of th* week, as Griffin turned out
In Its full social force.
The play, "Out of the Shadows,” wu
a melodrama of more than passing later,
est, and though th* story and moral has
an after repetition It never grow* old
where virtue triumphs over rice and char
ity throws Its mantel over sins that have
been forgiven.
Locally rendered, tae cast was ss good
u could taavs been expected from pro-
feaslonsls ordinarily, for Mr. W. H. Beck
as Frederick WaMetnxr, tb* nunufsrtur-
er. wu fully up; and aa Irabsl, bis wife.
Miss Florida June Richards teas queenly
and acted her port t u'y. Feraw the
character that allowed the greatest scope
wu Johan Romanoff, which VA 1). Reeve*
acted to perfection, sh awing the outcast
tn his misery and reproaches. L'ttle
Mamie, th* daughter of Wmldemar. as
represented by Mtsa Jeffl* Bleodworth,
was exceptionally good aid the audience
wu h'gbly delighted with tb* entire per
formance.
WOMEN WILL TAKE CHARGE.
products, o thing not oft*n <lon«- with
success. Hides rose, then leather and
then Shoes; cotton rose nnd afterward
some cotton (roods; coko was advanced
and afterward ttessemer pig. In nil theso
cases It is reasoned that the larger de-
ma-nd for consumption, though yet want
ing, must come when it Is seen that tho
prices are going up.
Higher wages for ooko workers have
been followed |>y a formal advance of 40
cents In tho price of coke, and now Bes
semer pig has risen » cents at Pittsburg
and 25 cents at Philadelphia. Beginning
nt the top to lift price* requires excep
tional strength that the Csrcngie Trick
interest Is exceptionally strong. 80 far
there Is no answering Increase In demand
or In prices for manufactured product*,
and on the whole tfio rango In slightly
lower lhan a week ago, angles and com
mon bar having yielded a little. Tho
general belief Is that th© dear materials
will kindle more buying of products. As
yet It seems Impossible to fill the mills
with orders, and the struggle of those
yet unemployed keeps prices down. It Is
a sign of strength that an Eastern mill
has secured In competition with British
makers who had an advantage of 12.60 In
freights, tha contr-et for 12,000 tons of
rails for a California railroad, and other
contracts for about the same quantity
have been placed. Rut the attempt of
the Mahoning bar mill to reduce wage*
60 cents for puddling ana 12H cents* for
finishing seems likely to result In a
strike.
Raw cotton has been hoisted* until a
stronger market for goods resulted, with
some advances In prices. Tno tone of
the goods market has been decidedly Im
proved, though It does not yet appear
that retail distribution has correspond-
!ns*y Increased. But stocks of retail
dealers are light and wherf'th’ey feel that
prices are bound to rise tho demand may
grow rapidly.
A better Indication of general Improve
ment Is that exchanges through the prin
cipal clearing houses -for tho week aro
21.6 per cent larger Sum last year and
only Ud per cent, less than In UQ3, which
may probably mean the ad*voit of d«-
cidedly_better' , ’condlflons. Little encour
aging can be said of foreign trade, tbs
exports for March being smaller il an last
yeir, while Imports for tWxttU month
will doubtless show some Increase. Rates
for money are higher, as usual just be
fore April 1, and the commercial demand
Is somewhat larger.
Several largo failures this month have
swelled the aggregato of liabilities for
the three wtsks of March to $11,271,121,
ngalnfrt ll^.'^l.SOl last year, of which
$*>,411,343 wero of manufa^furlng concerns
agalnit fl.4CD.llft last year and $4.*24,T73 la
trading concerns, against $4.22*03 last
year. The failures this week have been
SM In tbs United Blits^ AfdMt M test
year, and 42 In C-nada, ngatrut to last
y^ar. But the recent Increase Indicates
past rather than present conditions of
Editor SawteU Will Surrender th
Grimn Call. . '
Griffin, March <BpecUl.V—Th
Morning Call has been captured b
the ladles and the result Is they will
get out an Eastor edition of this
sprightly nper. When the office was
invaded by the fair would-fce Journal
ists, Editor Sawtell capitulated, and
with a flourish of trumpets said “Tho
office Is yours. If you want anything,
ask and It ahall be given you, and
m even throw' in the devil. The
above remark la significant from the
fact that the Easfer edition will be
for the benefit of the Methodist
church. I is safe to say that lt will
|>c one of the best read ami most
widely circulated paper ever printed
in Ort n. The corps of editors and
assistants win be given out tornor-
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