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MACON, GA.. THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1895.
|SI EACH OTHER.
Frank and Miss Kuto Kolb
used Their Departure From
Life Together.
eft A LETTER BEBIXD.
lir Hud Been L° v e r s. ,mt Sa,d
Their Death *«*•* <■'« He
ll of the I.ove Affair—\ G»r-
HoerFonndTb.lr Bodies.
... April 12.—Louis Frank and
Ue'KoIb, who were lovers and
this city, died for love In a hor-
before daylight this mom
ma being the murderer and sul-
, srcl . m ent. Their bodies were
i S s)J e by side on Jacob Duffy's
; 1V miles west of the city on the
real. In the right hand of the
revolver and each was shot
head. The tragedy was dis
hy Charles Taylor, a gardener,
k a beautiful young woman, lay
upon the ground with her throat
ear to ear. Blood was still flow,
the ghastly wound. By her side
^rj.ee of Frank, whose face was
distorted by the agonies of
le was lying almost face down-
•j, his right arm thrown across
t rtf the woman. Hl3 throat was
from ear to ear. The knife, cov-
U Wood, lay on the Kround. At
o' the bodie* was an empty box
■‘rat poison." The woman's hat
red on the ground. Pinned to a
as this note:
[.-We have both decided to die
ami If one or the other Should
recover the other Shall not be
nxible for the deed. We both
to take poison and I will do
lg. We are not doing this on
of any love affp*r. tvit simply be-
do not want to live any longer.
1 we have to say, and hope there
o trouble. We remain as ever,
Jly,
"Mr. Louis Frank.
"1M4 Cherokee Street
•Miss Kate Kolb."
tter was written In Ink and
that the deed was carefully
and the letter prepared before
he Lft the city to die. The girl's
signed with a lead pencil, pndb-
they reached the scene of the
"an all the way to the Female
Ind startled the physicians there
I news of his discovery. Dr.
pned their clothing und discov-
they had been shot Just above
There were traces of polsou
s of both. After swallowing
i they had gashed their throats
I Mule of a lame knife and then
■ had made doubly *ure by flrtm?
|lnto Che girl's biea*t. He ended
iu I'm. mwuts l.mOkT.
w?io lives across the road
i wene says he heard the shots
o’clock In the morning, but did
•tlffate.
|Mb lived at 1«3B Cherokee street
[ parents. She and Frank, who
k ‘mraged for a year, left home
I last Wednesday. The girl left
I tying they were going to kill
h and ascribed love as the
she letter was found yesterday.
[timoue's centennial.
| Marked With Imposing Public
Ceremonies.
’<*, April 12.—THe formal mark-
site of the Baltimore Centen-
tiUon by the raising of a flag
park next Monday afternoon
|iado a notable ovent In the his-
|hc city. It will be an opportu-
■st by the assembled multitude
kurs of popular Interest In the
|ln*j to celebrate in 1837 the 10i)th
Vy of the incorporation of Baltt-
clty.
|ro«d companies are offering low
1 rates to all section* of the state
uge a Mg attendance,
nombers of the Washington
( Trade will attend and the Dis-
oiumMa commissioner* and the
advisory board of the District
| been Invited.
gramme for the Inaugural cere-
been completed.
the weather continue favorable,
pill undoubtedly witness a great
klay demonstration, and the
j fbr the observance of its 100th
ry will be given an Impetus that
d of securing most satisfactory
^Ic« E. Ford, who U In charge
pstcul portion of the exercises,
a band of eighty .pieces and
jnf fifty trained voices. Bishop
i Protestant Episcopal church
I the exercises, and His Err.1-
pilnal G1t>bons will deliver the
A number of prominent Ma-
I ■will make addresses.
fviS IlELNn'BRlMinNT.
iml, Va„ April 12.—The re-
J Jeffewon, I>a v s, Jr., were re-
jln the Davis section in Holly-
•very at 2 o’clock this afl.«>r*
fci'-re were present Mrs. Davis,
pnie Davis, Col. HIchtrrUon of
Ians, the officers and director*
IflVrs m Dav:s 'Monument As
ia nd many friends of the fiwn-
casket was, during the ser-
redl-ng its being lowered Into
covered w* h same Confed-
that had covemtuhe casket
Ik rhe ronmins of President
fr. Hartley Carmichael of St.
>'so opal church conducted the
•vhich (were very simple.
fnCED THE TRACK.
Tenn„ April 11—An oast
enger train on the main line
>othern railway was partly
It Afton, sixty-five miles east of
^at 6:45 tonight. Borne mlscre-
V.ked the track and the engine,
(express car and a dead coach
fifteen-foot embankment.
Its, one of the oldest engineers
H twos seriously if not fstally
fireman and baggage mas-
llelfely Injured. No passengers
EXERCISES AT OHICI/; ^VUGA.
Ample rroparaitions For the Ceuf*
nles uit the 'Fork.
UVashUnean, April 12.—Secretary la-
moat hag decided upon the main feat
ures of the official exercises authorized
by congress in the dedicating of Ohlck-
amnusa and Gha-taanoega National
Military Park. The ceremonies will
begin on the battle field of Chlekaranu-
»i September 10 and will comprise the
formal announcement; of the opening of
Miie park by the wur department, rep
resenting the government, two orations
by speakers of national prominence
and the proper military display. On
the following day exercises relating to
the but-ties of Lookout Mountain and
Missionary Ridge will be held ait Chat
tanooga with a somewhat similar pro
gramme.
In ease of rain, all the exercises will
take iptaoo at Clia'tiitmoosa, under cover
of adequate capacity, to be provided as
u prudential measure. The secretary
will arrange to have all the armies rep
resented in the battles participate In
the dedication by sooting apart .the
nigiht of September 19 to the Union
and Confederate armies of the Tennes
see and the night of the 2Qth the ar
mies of the Potomac and Northern
Virginia. The regular army will be
represented by the lieutenant-general
and a detachment of troops. The So
ciety of the Army of the Cumberland
■will hold Its regular annual reunion at
Chattanooga Mhc evening of September
18, preced.ng the dedication, and to
this all official visitors and r.ipresenta-
tivos of the other army socULiea will bo
Invited.
NEW COTTON PEST.
An Insect That Destroys Both the
Fibre and Seed.
Washington, April 12.—The depart
ment of agriculture has Just Issued a
circular to cotton planters relative to
a new and very destructive Insect
that has been brought across the Jtlo
Grande from Mexico Into the cotion
belt of Texas and which, during 1894,
seriously Injured the cotton crop over
a territory of about 5,000 miles square.
It Is a weevil, which atacks the cotton
bolls. It punctures the bolls with) Its
beak and lays eggw in the hole thus
made. The grubs hatch aud ruin both
the seed and fibre, thus destroying
simultaneously both products of the
cotton plant.
The Texas legislature, at the sug
gestion of the agricultural department,
Is discussing the question of quaran
tining the cotton from the lnsoct-in-
fected section and the enforcement of
the remedial work by a court of law.
The department of agriculture has ap
pointed a skilled agent, tyho Is located
at Brownsville, Texas, and who .will
study the life, history and habits of
the new pest and experiment exten
sively with remedial during the coming
season under the direction of Mr. L.
O. Howard, chief entomologist of the
department. Inasmuch as the Insect
Ih now to American cotton planters
there Is much yet to be learned about
lt» habits before practical remedies
can be suggetsed. This Insect la now
in Texas and threatens to spread to
other cotton states and the entile
South la therefore Interested In the
problem now confronting the Texas
legislature.
CLEVELAND'S RETURN.
PRICES G01 UPWARD.
Catu’ A .yp' , sscil Beef and Petroleum
Bavo Begun a Steady Up
ward Climb.
IMPROVEMENT IS SLOW.
Most of the Cities Report a Better Move
ment of Goods, bat It Is Not Yet
What Outlines* Men Want-
Clearing IIon«o Payments*
Me May Not Ha ve do Pay on His Sal
ary as President.
'W.ishlmSton, April 12.—President
Cleveland has filled out hts Income lax
blank and probably will make his tw
turn tomorrow. In his return he has
Included his snlnry of $50,000 as chief
executive, on which the tax will bo
$020, deckling to leave M to the .proper
officers do detenmlne whether the pay
ment of 2 per cent, assessment will be
tn violation of the provision of the fed
eral corn* ituition, which says that the
conupenwntloD of the preidend ahull
not bo Increased or diminished for the
term for which he has been oleoled.
As do the payment of the dnx, Mr.
Cleveland has until dlie 1st of July to
do It:, *.nd as dhc constitutional ques
tion n(Laying bis salary will undoubt
edly have been passed upon before that
time, the .president will wait /or the
disposition of iho mnder. The tariff
law decides that the Income tax shall
lie paid by individuals ‘Ho the collec
tor or deputy collector of Kile district la
which they reside." It is said that Mr.
Cleveland is uncertain as to who her
he should eistm Buzzard's Bay or Now
York city as his place of resilience and
that, for lids reason, It Is not unlikely
Chat he will send In his return to the
deputy collector In Washington.
LAND COMMISSIONERS.
PN ANTI TRUST STILLS.
April 12.—Gen. McNuIta
fnlng declared open war
F'* four distilleries which nn-
Jbielr Intention of retiring
I trust. He say* he will meet
P'teos they are making wher-
'• no matter what they ore.
eheves the only way they
°ught to terms.
Mr. Harrlion of Quitman Is One of
the Number.
Washington, April 12.—The president
today appointed the following mineral
land commissioners for the Mtssouta
district in Montana; WllllanirtHacrlson
of Georgetown, Ga.; Frank M. Leon
ard of Ltbbey, Mont., and William O.
Tompkins of Prescott, Ark.
For Bozeman district, Montana—
Himes A. Johnson of Bozeman, Mont.;
Bishop B. Blackwell of Florida, and
Addison A. Crain of Harrison Idaho.
Wallace McLaurln of Jackson, Miss.,
and Albert J. Pearson of Woodfleld,
O.. are appointed for the Cocur de
Aline district In Idaho. g
TIID BROOKLYN CONTRACT.
Washington, April 12t-4tocrotnry Her
bert this afternoon annulled the con-
tradt With John Gillies of Brooklyn for
the Now York navy yard dry dock ami
adrertlsed for proposals to complete
the work. The contract was made
November 17. 1892. the dock to be de
livered to the government In thlity-
Owo months. The price 4o be paid was
$492,019, and up to date payments to
the amount of about $105,000 have been
tnado to Gillies. It has been a fore
gone conclusion for some tune that the
contract would never be completed and
several days ago the department per
mitted other builders to take measure
ments with a view to cHlmatlng on
the remaining work.
MiasrSSIPPI IMPROVEMENTS.
Washington, April 12.—Secretary La
in on t today approved the project sub
mitted to the Mississippi river commis
sion for the improvement of that river,
from the head of the passes to the
mouth of the Ohio river, under an ap
propriation of March 2, 1895, of $2,4*5,-
000. It Is proposed to do all the con
struction by contract, using only hired
labor tn emergency.
Now York, April 12.—Rrmbttreot'e to
morrow will *ny: The feature In trade
circles Is found In the price movement,
more particularly those tor cattle,
dressed beef and petroleuip. Drought,
low prices and “hard tSimeis" within
two years have resulted in a shorter
supply of cattle, prospectively 30 per
cent, less thorn last year. Live cattle
are $1.00 higher per 100 pounds than
ladt year and $1 higher than the low-
rttt point this year. Dressed beof la
21-2 oanltB higher thtun the average
I act year the highest since 1885. The
comparative scarcity of grade aattle
Is emphasized by the fact that present
qucrtatltans when mode In previous pe
riods of scarcity have never flailed to
tiring a supply when one existed.
Petroleum sold to $1.571-2 cents on
Thursday, '02 cento higher than on
January 1, and 75 cents higher than
a year ago, which Is more than three
times the lowest price in 1892 and the
Among more Important cities In the
south reporting actual gains in the
movement of merchandise are Atlanta,
Augusta, Savannah and GaUveeton, but
Improvement there Is slight. The out
look Is regarded more cheerfully at
New Orleans, where super bounty dis
bursements are expected soon but at
Jacksonville and Birmingham, Ala.,
general trade la quiet and In some lines
slow. Nashville and Memphis retain
Improvement previously recorded. Im
proved weather helps trade at Charles
ton. At Chattanooga dry goods and
hardware are relatively most active.
DUN’S REVIEW.
R. O. Dun & Ox’s weekly review of
trade tomorrow will say:
Progress towird better business con
tinues but It is slow and meets many
obstoehvi. In speculative aspects, and
in wholiwale demand for goods, the
week t-iaoss Improvuni-iw. Money
markota are undisturbed ami a little
more active. But among the chief ob
stacles Is the anxiety of cperntlvtu to
get b-ttiir jiaigos, oven wnlle many man
ufacturing worka are ranking cethoui a
profit ana othum at rusk of loss. In a
number of ostablldhmwrts better wages
have been conceded, thus Increasing
the purchasing power or 'she pe-vl'i
but Hirlket* 'Wave largely over-balanced
settlements, several of course having
thronm about 12,000 workers out of
assplcjTnsent week. Retail trade
has Improve! on the whole since .March,
as the approach of Eouter brings more
bua.nces, but. distribution to individual
comumem still lags behind purchases
of jobber apd ouch demand for products
us springs from building and other in-
ia-.ti.-m-nIn looking Into tne future. Crop
prospects will greatly affect the counts
of trade for some months and the gov-
wnment report has little influence to
d.scouroge. For consume™, the worst
feature is the rapid alli ance of meant.
For the ttrst tune In a long period
prices of commodities are averaging a
shade higher than a year ago, and In
Oreat Britain also, owing to different
cuuse*. a slight advance occurring. On
both sides of the ocean the lowest level
ever known may naturally be tallowed
by some rise.
Domestic trade, shown by |iayments
through clearing houses, is 7.9 per cent,
larger than laet year, but 20.2 per cent,
■mailer than In 1893. About this time two
yeare ago retail business began to drop
off. but half the difference hi the volume
of business It due Co the tolling price.
The hist week for exports was especially
good, showing an Increase of 18 per cent.,
but March returns tor the principal prod
ucts show a decrease of 85.253,491, or 11.5
per cent., against an Incrntse of 10 per
cent. In Imports at New .York.
Bessemer Iron has advanced a little
further, to 810.75 at Plttaburg, but thero
le no change whatever tn prices of fin
ished products during the week, and
wMIe the demand continues good for
structural torms and a little better for
bar, the marked decrease In demand for
wire on account of the scant purchases
of farmers tor fencing affects the outlook.
It seems probable that pig Iron must re
cede unless a larger demand tor finished
products !• w* 4cv«*«p*d. The shoe
manufacture continues to lead ail great
Industries, with shipments over 20 per
cent, larger in number of cases than a
year ago though not In value, while or*
ders have been more liberal at advanced
prices.
Sales of wrol are particularly interest
ing, amounting to 6,050,200 pounds for the
week, and for five weeks previous to 25,-
621,200 pounds, against 25,277,676'pounds In
the some weeks of 1832, the sales being
close to a full consumption demand. No
Improvement In prices appears and do-
mastic wool does not reepond to recent
advances In foreign markets. The low
prices encourages manufacturers to com
pote much more vigorously with foreign
gnods of many kinds than they had ex
pected, and for the medium and cheaper
grades of goods they have more than the
usual demand, because purchases of con
sumers have for two years been compar
atively small. The better goods fare not
so well, foreign competition being more
effective, but there Is a good deaurnd for
dress goods.
In attionm continued strength appears,
with further occasional advances of ^
and H of a cent In print cloths, and the
aggregate b fair. Many agents are sold
wet! ahead.
Money Is easier and supplies are again
comma from the Interior, while foreign
exchange Is a« export price*.
More commercial paper Is now offering,
principally In dry goods, though the
amount Is not large.
The failure, for the first four days of
April showed liabilities of $1,188,521, of
which $445,89) were of m-nufccturin* and
8242,482 of trading concerns. The failures
tor the week were $97 In the Untied
States, ami net $18 lest year, and 27 In
Canada, agiitnat 84 leat year.
POSTMASTERS INDICTED.
Jacksonville, Fla., April 12.—A. R.
Fuller, postmaster at Leroy, Marion
county, and H. 8. Flskel, postmaster
at Melrose, Clay county, have been In
dicted by the United fltatea court
grand jury for making fraudulent re
turn* of the amount of postage stamps
cancelled. The amount is small tn
each case. The postmasters have been
arrested and will bo tried at the term
of court now In iesslon In this city.
RATES ON FRUIT SHIPMENTS.
The Interstate Commission Decide* the
, Charleston Case.
Washington. April 12.—The Inter
state commerce commission today pro
mulgated •]:» decision In the case cHhe
qYitck l-'iinmepB' Association of Charles
ton, S. C„ against the Pennsylvania
Stallroad Oooiptny and others forming
through lines from Charleston t.. New
York and other Northern and Eastern
points. The commission decided that;
Whereas, on shipments of stTaw'ber-
ries and vegetables from Charleston,
destined for fiw York, delivery is
made l>y the rouls at the terminus of
the rail line in JersejfAJlty, in comput
ing the total cost of trimtpoii atlon to
-New York the expense of carriage over
front Jersey City is to l>e added to tho
rate charged to that point.
In case of a change of deiiiery of
such shipments from New York to
Jersey City and the maintenance after
change of the same rules to tho Litter
os had boon In force to tho former
city for a series of years preceding the
change, the carriers are charging for a
less service live compensJt'on which
they had presumably deemed adequate
for a greater, and the rates as applied
to Jersey City are prima fade exces-
slve.
Where a carrier pay* mileage for
a car -which It employs In the service
of shippers, It Is the carrier aud not
the party or company from whom tho
car la rou ed, 'Who furnishes the car to
ithe shipper, and -in such case thero's
no privity of contract between the car
owner and the shipper.
It ts the duty of the carrier to fur-
iilah on adequate and suitable car
equipment: for all the business 'at tin
dertakes, and also whatever is cssen
rial to the safety and preservation of
the traffic Jo transit.
AVihon carriers undertake the trans-
porta' lea of perishable traffic requir
ing refrigeration in transit, Ice and tho
facilities for its transportation 'n con
nection tvlch Its traffic are Incidental
to the service of the transportation
and tho change therefore Is n charge
“in connection with ‘such service
within the meaning of section 1 of the
aril to regulate commerce iu respect to
tho reason.iMene's of which the car
rier Is subject to thut provision of tint
statute.’ ”
Held under the evidence In the caso
(1) that on shipment* of strawberries
from Charleston to Jersey City tho
charge of 2 ccttf* per quart for refrig-
etwilon en route is excessive, that tho
change therefor (should not exceed 1 1-2
cents, and that the total clnrge per
quart for the service of transportation
on such sh proems -and necessary ser
vice “Id couniefcon 'herewith" includ
ing refrigeration should not he In ex
cels of 0 cents per quart; (2) that 1-4
ceres per package should he deducted
from the ratoon vegetablgs shipped in
standard barrel* or barri orates from
Charleston ':o Jersey <’ity In cases
where the delivery of r-pcb vegetable*
his been changed froip; Nq'V York to
Jersey City iwrmbui a nhipxe ii» rates,
and (3) slut the rate on cabbages
eiriipped 'n tf .-d wrrcl- or barrel
crates from Oharlralon oo Jersey City,
or New Yo!» shocid not exceed three-
fourths of the rate on ‘potatoes
shLpped.
SMYTH AMD GORDON.
Nothing tn the illeport of a Political
Trade Between Them.
Washington, Alprll 12.-Secretary
Hoke Smith did not care to discus* tho
report from Atlnoti to Hie effect that
a -political combination had been piide
l»y which Senator Gordon would run
for governor and rioordury Smith
would run for United States senator.
He stated, however, ihat Senator Gor
don would not be a candidate for tho
governorship. „ _ .
ANOTHER COl'NTEIRPBIIT.
Washington, April 12.—An excellent
phe ogmphie counterfeit $5 note of
ihe Amerlcin ExchangeINatioual Bank
of New York city was today found In
-the money sent -to the redemption di
vision of the treasury for redemption.
The note Is of 1802 series cheek letter
“F" with the portalr of Garfield upon
it. A warning ha* been sent out by
Chief Hnzen of the secret service.
(Mr. Kemper, executive of the wiper-
vising architect’s office, treqsary de
partment, and in charge of the govern
ment exhibit ST the Atlmti exposition,
win leave here dor Atlanta tomorrow
on buinesi connected with the gov
ernment exhibit at the exposition.
ACTIVITY IN OIL CIRCLES*
Pittsburg, Pa., April 12.—A« an Indi
cation of the activity In the hunt for
oil, it may be aald there were 1,033
uew .weU-drtlltfigs and rigs In course
of construction on the lat Instant, a*
against a monthly average of 232 last
year. It Is estimated that about $4,000,-
000 la being expended In new work
In all the fields. Men are In the field
day and night looking for new devel
opments. Derricks are being built wher
ever there Is the slightest possibility of
discovering the greasy fluid and the
Standard Oil Company people are
ready to buy.
SHIPP'S TRIAL ON.
Lexington, Ky., April 12.—William
M. Shipp, Jr., who killed the negro
Sam Brown here Sunday night, was
taken before Judge Bullock for exami
nation at ID o'cluck this morning. .Ow
ing to the fact that the grand jury 1s
Investigating the cas„ the hearing was
put oft until Tuesday next. A mob. of
3,000 negroes and 1.000 wbltea swarmed
tn and around the court house. Shipp’s
friends from Midway were present In
largo number*. For a time the au
thorities f.ared the negroes wrould at
tempt to lynch Shipp. N
SAFE BLOWN open.
(Montpelier, Ind., April 12.—About 5
o'clock thl> morning burglars entered
the postofilce and blew- open- the large
safe and robbed it of about $300 In
money. No stamps were taken. The
explosion attracted the attention of the
police, who hurried to the rear of the
building, arriving in time to see the
men make their escape. The officers
opened fire, which was returned by the
robbers, on* of whom waa injured, but
It ts not known how badly, as they
escaped.
DrED IN FLORIDA.
Arcadia, Fla., April 12.—Dr. Charles
B. Hill, who came here from Connec
ticut several years ago, died last
night. He was first cousin of Senate'
David B. Hill of New York, and while
a resident of Connecticut twice rep
resented hi* county in the legislature.
MISTRIAL IH CARR’S CASE.
Tlio Jury Was Uuablo to Decide Upon
tho Question of Bis
Sanity.
ARQUJIEST ON BOTH SIDES.
Solicitor Hill Was Willing to Forego Alt
Speech-Making, bnt Col. Arnold
Thought Differently--Jailer*
and Prisoners Introduced,
Atlanta, April 12.—(Special.)—The
Ca-rr lunacy case was given to tihe jury
ait 4:50 o'clock this afternoon. When
the investigation was resumed' this
morning the Jailor and several prison
era -who bad Itaea thrown with him,
and parties .who had employed him ut
different rimes .were introduced to es
tablish Carr's sanity. lit appeared from
their evidence that tho man's mon'inl
soundness was never questioned until
a month or so after being placed tn
Jail, despite the test mony of his rela
tive* that he had always been crazy.
His conduct at the Jail was also shown
to have been at time* such as to Indi
cate strongly lliat be I* feigning Insan
ity. Cnrr'n most striking characteristic
Is his refusal to talk. Ho has not talked
•:o .1 sou! since test nT»or,
to tikk for waiter, tobacco or food occa
sionally when hi* appetite twao keen
for those things.
The defense recalled o number of
experts to rebut the evidence, the doc.
tors who believed the man crazy re.
pea ring chelr testimony of yesterday.
At tfie conclusion of tho evidence tho
Jury, after brief consultation, stated
that they would prefer ito take cho
oase without argument, but. If the at
tarn eye on either or both skies though;
they had n duly to perform tho Jury
gras willing to listen to their speeches.
Solicitor (Hill, for the staite, announced
his willingness to forego argument, but
the defense Instated upon the apeechea.
Ool. Reuben Arnold anil his son, Ren
•ben Arnold. Jr., made tho speeches for
the prisoner, Copt. W. D. Ellis and
-Sollc’.'-or Hill speaking briefly for tlio
prosecution.
Afiier being out three hours, tho Jury
at 8 o’clock tonight gave notice that
there was no chance of reaching an
agreement. Five bd'eved Carr sane
and seven behoved him crazy. The
ondlnnry ordered a mistrial amt dis
charg'd the Jury. 'Aim'her Investiga
tion will Ik* ordered. Carr give no
s'gn of Intelligence when tho .-lotion of
the Jury .was cormnun'.oaitid to him
PAYS TOO 'MUCH TAXES.
Atlanta Proposes to Chango llor Sys
tem of Assessment.
Atlanta. April 12.—(Special.)—Tho
Fulton county grand jury thinks that
Atlanta—which Is practically Fulton
county—has had enough of paying one-
elglith of the state's revenues from
taxes and has taken hold of the sit
uation with a view of remedying tho
system that makes such a condition
of things possible. The fact that Ful
ton county pays the state a great deal
more In taxes than she gets back every
year has been a thorn in the flesh for
a long lime, and means to change tho
r.sult have been frequently discussed.
The grand Jury lias undertaken tn ac
complish the desired end by framing
a special presentment that property
shall be returned for state taxation at
Just two-third" of Its value ns assessed
by the city Instead of the full city
aasessmont. Some of the larger real
citato holders have alwvya been al
lowed to give In their property to tho
stato and county receiver at a valua
tion under the city assessment, but
the grand jury wants a uniform rulo
adopted that will lessen tho unequal
load that Fulton county carries all
around.
ADVISORY BOARD'S REPORT.
Two iMaitters That Arc Included In
the Last Report.
lAtlan!;*, April 12.—(Special.)—Tho re
port of .the proceedings of ithe military
advisatw board at It* recent meeting
were placed Imfore Governor Atkinson
today by l.Uut. Nilterlec, assistant
adjutant-general. Tho report Is a
bulky document a ml has not yet been
fully covered by the governor, although
ho has already tak-n If up In part.
One of the r.‘Con»me.nrkitlons ho bis
pissed Is that referring to • general
inspection of tbo colored troops of the
state. The governor thinks th's should
be done wlihout further delay, and has
ordered Lieut. 8atterl."e to proceed
with tho inspection at once.
Anoiher muter now under advise-
meat Is some regulation riutt will pre-
•venr members of commands going Into
camp from leaving before tbe time of
tho encampment I* ont. It Is likely
that an enter will Ik; Issued withhold
ing the per diem from the days actual^
served from those who leave before
camp Is broken up.
THE RISE IN BEEF.
Atlanta Meat Eaters Feel the Advance
at the West, /
Atlanta, April 12.—(Special.)—The
local branches of the Western packing
houses have announced a rise In the
price of beef, occasioned, It Is claimed,
by a shortage of 200,000 head in the
cattle supply cf this country. At pres
ent the Increase Is from 2 to 2 1-2 cents
per pound, quite a heavy Item In the
aggregate, but the packers say prices
will continue to advance and the pub
lic had Just as well mke up Its mind
to pay more tor beef for a year or two
to come. An uncomfortable shortage
In the supply between now and July
Is predicted, which will make prices
go up 5 cents a pound. A* It now
stands, good porterhouse steak brings
20 cent* per pound, with other cuts
In proportion, while roasts go from 15
to 17 1-2 cents. With prices a* they
now stand, tbe packers say they would
save money by closing their doors, as
they can make no money. The advance
In price* will affect tbe whole country,
they claim, at leust all Ihe territories
supplied by the Western packing
houses. Other Georgia cities may not
fare as well a* Atlanta In the scale
of prices. --
THREE MORE BUILDINGS. '
Bids for Construction td.tBc Asked toi
by. Exposition Authorities.,
Atlanta, April 12.—The exocutlv
committee of the Cotton States Exposi
tion today authorized Chief of Con
struction Wilkins to advertise for bldi
for three buildings—auditorium, all
ministration and fire. Bids will also ()(
authorized for tho Georgia state build
ing. Contracts on these buildings wit
be let on April 26.
The executive committee also author
Ized the construction of another build
ing for the display of agricultural Ini
piement«. This will be one of tho larg
e»t, making tho 14th building. Tin
first nine buildings will bo complete*
by Juno I and tho others by the mid
dle of July. Mr. S. Inman sugge.steil
tho collection of original packages ol
cotton from all parts of tho. worl^
showing cotton bales from all coun.
tries, varying In size from. 19 to 50
pounds.
A concession was today granted bj
the executive committee to C. (P. Jor
dan of the Rosebud Indian agency fot
an Indian village.
A contract with Gilmore’* band wai
closed for four and a half weeks, fron
September 18 to October 20.»
FINDLEY IN ATLANTA,
Ho I* Ready to Assume Charge of thl
New Passenger Association.
Atlanta. April 12.—(Special.)—Mr.
W. W. Findley of Chicago, the nod
commissioner of tho Southern States
Passenger Association, arrived 1n tbi
city this afternoon ready to take th<
reins of the new association, which bo
glna operations on April 15. Mr. Find-
ley’s salary as passenger oommlsalonei
1s $8,000 per year. There Is some tali'
in railroad circles to the effect tha.
•Mr. Findley is to Succeed iMaj. Stahl
man as commissioner of the Souther!
Railway and Steamship Association
In the not far distant future, but pi
far as can be ascertained rumor li
the only authority tor the talk.
FUNERAL OF WILL GRADY.
It Will Take Place This Afternoon a!
Athens.
Atlanta, April 12.—(Special.)—Tin
funeral of tho late Will Grady, who
died at his post as Indian Inspector
out In North Dakota last Monday
which was to have taken place In Ath
ens this afternoon, will not occur untl
tomorrow. Sirs. Henry Grady todaj
received a telegram stating that thf
remains would not reach Atlanta untl:
early tomorrow morning. Tile body will
be taken to Athens on the early morn
Ing train nnd the funeral held soon
after the arrival In Athens.
SUIT TO (RECOVER TOWN FUNDS
Lei miocker 8akl to Have Paid (Monej
Out WitSwaut Aivth'.rlty.
Chicago, April 12.—Suit hna Ikoii lie
gun In tbe e'reult court 'by -South Tnwi •
Click JsuhiIm agaJorit Edward J. Lo:u
decker, supervisor of Che South Town
and his Bondsmen, Chorles J. mil l'r <
W. Letadooker, to recov*T $100,000 I
Uiznl lo have been Illegally paid out q
ill.- t wn fob Is by le indeeker. Tlq
mint: -r ibis ku i b*s ds.-l..- d the fan
(li :i March is. Iasi, a r. w .1 iy. L-r • i
die meeting of the town uudl'llng board -
Stipci’vlsor LrindccJtor treiisf. iTcil hi-
real twite to John P. Lrindeck r fo
ri eonaiderarion of $25,000. Nobody
seems to know Just where Snpenv'-'-i
Lelndcekor Is. Ills brother, John T.
snys he has Just rrturncl from a rlsll
to iho country .but Is unable to aaj
where he may Ibo found. John iMo
Gough, attorney for Loin decker, aryi
be Is still out of town nnd Is zing ex
ported to return Before Saturday. Ja
cobs’ intro of office ns cleric of thl
South Town expires tomorrow. The
clerk ha* a right under Ihe statutes n<
bring an action In the n-anio of tin
town noalnkt any of the town offleon
If he taelleves there has been a bread
of trust. JaorfM deehtres that he la
nfrafd his successor may not try t<
eollont the money .whleh It Is nssertef
Lelndeekcr hu* paid out Illegally, nod
yesterday ho put tbe matter into ttn
bind* of Kcuillff, Wagner & lumll.2
with Instructions to press the suit s<
ns to »* iho ense talto court while h<
I* y*« town dork. In bis declaration
Mr. Ivendlg will allege th-ilt the South
Town accounts have tiovct' been pr -i
crly aiKttod and Uni the officers nr<
drawing large stuns of money for dheli
own uso without warrant of low. Th«
round stun of $100,000 U given as tin
amount for whlrti Letndcrkor is in
debted to tbo town. But It Is udnxtted
(hat he may hnve mouio legitimate off-
arts which may reduce (tbo claim con
siderably.
* SHOT BY CITIZENS.
He H*d Been Identified by Mrs. Hughes
os Her Assailant.
Corsicana, Texas, April 11.—Nelaon
Calhoun, a negro, was arrested last
night on auaplcion of having assaulted
Mrs. Rosa -Hughes of this city last
Tuesday night. This morning he was
taken before Mrs. Hushes and Identi
fied as her assailant. 'Hie officers start
ed back to the Jail, followed by a pause
of citizens on horseback. On the out
skirts of the city, the negro threw
open tile door of the carriage and tried
to escape. The dlzem fired on him,
riddling hts body and head with bullets.
The body was placed on public exhibi
tion at the morgue and mas viewed
by hundreds of people.
LOCKED UP THE JAILER.
Albuquerque, N. M., April 12t—A ills-
patch received here today from Ros
well says the prisoners In the Jail there
overpowered the Jailer and locked him
up. Then they enmed ihezn»dves and
started out. Three of them are tnur.
dcrera. The alarm soon spread nnd
everybody started la poranU of tho
prisoners. A few m'.les from Itoemell
a bol ide occurred and the prisoners sur
rendered after one of them had hla
■boulder shattered by a bullet
THE DEBS TRIAL’.
Chicago, April 12.—The Debs trial for
conspiracy will .be taken up again
May 4 In the federal court the timo
originally set by Judge Grosscup. A
month ago an argument, was made to
advance the trial one week. The dis
trict attorney waa doubtful If the trial
could be advanced without the pres
ence and assent in open court of all
the defendants, and he has therefore
set the trial for the original date. ”
BANK CLOSED.
Fresno, Call., April 12.—The Fresno
Loan and Savings Bank close,!. Its
doors today b“cause of the Inability
to realize cn *ecuritl»s. The assets
are stated to be amDle to meet the
liabilities.