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GEORGIA KEWS: 5 % opeoberpdded bbb e b dbd b Epitomized Items of Interest Gathered at Random. Atlanta Aids State Exhibit. Subscribers to the fund for the At lanta exhibit at the Louisiana Pur chase exposition have consented (0 the use of their money in completing the Georgia building at that fair ana in advertissing Atlanta by means Of printed matter for distribution in the Georgia building. " * * Glenn Succeeds Avis. The board of trustees of the Uni versity of Georgia, upon the recom: mendation of the local board of trus teegs of the North Georgia Agricuitu ral College at Dahlonega, has electe] Dr. Gustavus B. Glenn presideat of that institution to succecd the late Dr, E. 8. Avis. : * * o Nurserymen’s Convention. The twentysixth annuaj convention of the American Associatoon of Nur gcrymen will be held in Atlanta be ginning Wednesday, June 22, and last ing through FKriday, June 24. Many Georgia nurserymen and members of the association from ad joining states will be in attendance and it is expected the convention will be one of the largest held in years. * * * Feud Ends Fatally. Z. T. Hall was shot and killed near Rome a few days ago by Jack Bone. Hall was at work in a cotton field when Bone walked up and shot him with a shot gun, tearing off the top ot his head. The shooting was the entesiie of an old feud. H~li was (6 years old and leaves a family. Bone is about 22 years old and is unmarried, He made his eseape. * * * Woman Appointed Receiver. At Macon a day or two ago, Tudge Speer, of the United States court, ap pointed Miss Nellie Walsh, of Savan nah, as receiver for the bankrupt firm of Krouskoss & Co., a millinery firm of Savannah. This is the first time a woman was ever appointed to uch a position. : In making that appointment Jadge Speer declared that he did this to show his confidence and pride in the busi ness ability of the women of the South. RN Cupreme Court Will Decids. The Ball-Ormond case at Atianta has gone to the supreme court. The bill of exceptions was filed a day or two ago and signed by Judge Lumpkin of the gupé¢rior court. The supreme court will have the last say whether or not Justice Walter E. Ormond has the right to try Chief John W. Ball for contempt. This makes another chapter in th 2 now celebrated case of Blanzer or Harding, which has been aired ex tensively in the nawspapers. 2 4% Are Not 801 l Weevils. More bugs have been sent to the state department of agriculture under gsuspicion that they are the Mexican boll weevil. This time the bugs are from Cuthbert, having been found on the farm of A. C. Moye, where, it is said, they made disastrous depreda tions on the cotton. These bugs have been submitied to State Entomologist Scott, who will make an examination of them as he has done in several other cases. It is stated positively, however, that these bugs are not the boll weevil, but some other kind of insect which really out net to be destructive to cot ton, * * »n Barnesville Cotton Mill Sold. The big cotton mill of the Barnes ville Manufacturing Company wag sold at public sale a few days ago by J. W. Cabaniss, trustee for the stock: holders. It was bid in by Captain Hen ry Blun, of Savannah, for the bond holders, at $50,000. The capital stock amounts to $150,000. The bondholders get the mill with their first mortgage bonds aggregating $75,000, while the ‘gtockholders and other creditors ge: ‘nothing. The mill cost $215,000, but has not been operated since 1901. The bondholders will probably organize a new company for disposing of the prop erty. & % * Investigating Repudiated Bonds. Representing English holders of Georgia's repudiated bonds to the ex tent of about $3,000,000 face value, Hon. A. D. Provand, of No. 2 White hall Court, London, has been in At lanta for several days looking up the records of the state capitol with re gard to these securities and taiking over their standing with various state house officialg. Mr. Provand is not a lawyer, but a merchant. “A lawyer is the last man to be-called in to adjust a business matter,” Mr. Provand says. He be lieves that where there is an honest contention between two parties to a buginess transaction, they should seck to settle it harmoniously belween themselves, and that is the maaner of Mr. Provand’s mission to Georgia regarding the state’s repudiated secur ities. #* * * : Judge Turner Laid to Rest. All of the business houses of Qui*- man were closed, and the court hovse of Brooks as well ag the public insti tutions and Bank of Quitman, wers draped in mourning as a vast con course of friends and admirers fol lowed to its last resting place the mor tal remains of Hon. Henry G. Tur ner Quiet and simple, but of an impres sive character, were the exercises at the grave. A few verses from the scriptures were read, followed by a prayer and short eulogy pronounced by Rev. J. M. Lovette, of Cordele. { Rev. J. W. Lowrance, pastor of the local Methodist church, assisted at the burial services. A large number oi prominent men from throughout the section were present to pay a last tribute of respect to the distinguished Georgian. Hundreds of telegrams were received from all parts of the state and other states, from those who knew ana admired Judge Turner’s public ca reer ana ifrom men associated withi him in-congress, on the supreme court 1 bench and in business affairs. | § * £ Comptrolier General’'s Report. Comptroller General William A. Wright's annual report has just been issued from the press and is heing distributed among the state officials ang others interested, Comptroller Geéneral Wright deals first with the condition of the treas ury up to December 31, 1903, and then with the returns of taxable property from 1880 to 1903, showing the in crease to be from $251,424,651 in 1880 to $504,617,947 in 1903. The increase of 1903 over 1902 was $37,307,301, of which $14,218,979 came from the tran chise tax. - The comptroller general strongly urges legislation looking to equality of taxation. Under the present system there are inequalities in many sec tions of the state. The comptroller gen eral says but little personal property ever gets on the tax books, and that something should be done to reach it. Stocks in foreign corporations held by citizens and by corpcrations in this state, he says, should be taxed, but the owners claim that there is no Georgia statute under whiéh a return of such property can be required. This item of property, he says, would add several millions to Georgia's taxable values. x The latter part of the report deals with the insurance companies, the comptroller general being also .nsur ance commissioner, Secretary Cook’s Report. Secretary of State Phil Cook has completed his report of the work done by his office between Qctober 28, 1898, and May 6, 1904. The report is now in the hands of the printer, and will be issued from the press in a few days. The report shows the following: One hundred and ten banks charter ed; 6 miscellaneous charters; 96 amendments to charters; 36 charters of steam railroads; 11 charters for street railways; 23 insurance compa: !nies; 11 navigation concerns; 2 pur chases of railroads reincorporated; 231 bond issues; 98 trade marks; 44 com , migsioners of deeds appointed; 60 land grants. The report also shows that $16,792.55 has been paid into the state -irea oury by his office. * % & Georgia Delegation Organizes. The Georgia delegation to the na ' tional convention of the democratic ’ party at St. Louis met in Atlanta last iSaturday and organiz:d by electing ' Judge John W. Maddox, of R.ome, per !manent chairman of the delegation, 'and H. M .Mclntosh, of Albany, sec retary. { The delegation decided to leave At I lanta on Sunday, July the 3d, and the ‘routa selected ‘is that of the Western 'and Atlantic and Louisville and Nash ville, the committee appointed on transportation deciding on this route immediately after the meeting nf the tlelegation adjourned. The delegation will stop at the Southern hotel while in St. Louis. National Committeeman Clark How ell called the delegation to ocder. Those present as shown by the roll call were: ; Judge J. W. Maddox, C. R. Pendle fon, James R, Gray, John D. Little, A, U. Riley, A, H, Van Dyke, . T Daniel, Albert Strickland, J. D. Yrice, W. W. Btark, C. B. Young, W. B .Crawford, Moses Wright. Prox ies of ten delegates were announced. As soon as the roll call had been called and it was announced that four teen dclegates were present in person and that there were ten represented by proxies, Judge C. R. Pendleton arose | and said that some un’derstandingl should be reached in the beginning | about the proxies. He questioned in his | own mind, he said, whether the prox ies should be recognized in voting on questiong which related to the nolicy of the delegation at the St. Louis con vention. The delegates had been duly elected to represent the state, and if they could not be present themselves should have sent their alternates. National Committeeman Howell ‘hen asked unanimous consent of the _aeet ing that nothing should be done byl the meeting other than to make ar rangements for transportation and thel like, everything else being left to a‘ future meeting of the delegation,whea the delegates should be present in per- | son. There was no objection and this% course was decided upon. : E E 3 * % | Educational Association Program, | President N. E. Ware presents the following program for the 1904 meet ing of the Georgia Educational Asso-} ciation to be held at Warm Springs, Ga.: Tuesday, june 21.—Paper, “Agricul-! ture in Public School,” Professor M. M. Park, Milledgeville. 3 The Ratification of the ILocal Tax-! ation Amendment—Discussion leq by M. L. Brittian, Atlanta; W. M. Mer ritt, Atlanta, and others. .Paper—“The Place of Techaical English in a Course of Study,” Miss Pearl Stephens, Macon. Paper, Miss Celestia Parrich, Ath ens, Departmental Meetings — Depart ment of Supervision, W, F. Sliton, Atlanta; Manual Training, M. T, Dug g;z}m, Sufxrt:i; Cf)HGge and High Scaools, It’liil}?cc-eaflloél I}\3ll@: ‘B; Hili, A-:hens;! Y&l titure, Dr. Theodore Toapal, | Atlanta; Primary Schools, Miss Jes: | Sie M. Snyder, Milledgeville. l 8:30 P. M.—Address, ,Hon. Pope Brown, Hawkinsville. : Wednesday, June 22—Class Work by Pupils, G. C. Looney, Fairburn; “Cor relation of Higher Education to Low er Education,” W. H. Kilpatrick, Mer cer University; “Why Should We Study, History?” Edgar H. Johnson, Emory College; “County High Schools,” J. 8. Stewart, University of Georgia. Music. : ’ “Should the Supervisors of Schools be Elected for One Year or TFive Years ?”’—General discussion. Address—“The Weather Bureau ansk Its Relation to Agriculture,” Hon. J. B. Marburry, Weather Bureau De partment, Atlanta, : ‘ / e Y, THIRTY-SIX HOURS IN COFFIN. Five.Year-Old Child Miraculously Es | capes Being Buried Alive. After lying 36 hours in her coffin, Mabe] Fearing, the five-year-old daugh ter of C. M. Fearing, of Custer, S. D., has been revived. The child was saved through the ‘intervenf_ion of Dr. E. S. Norton, a reiacive, who was at the house to attend the fureral Dr. Norton noted the rosy cheeks ang unchanged appearance of the child, and refused to permit the coffin to be closed. He callea other physicians and an effort was made to revive the child. At last signs of returning animation were noted. Half an hour later the stethoscope indicated a return of strong heart action. An hour later the . child was sleeping in the arms of ite mother. CZAR'S LIFE ENDANGERED. Two Infernal Machines are Found in Palace of Russian Ruler. The London Daily Mail asserts: “Two infernal machines were found on the night of June 7, concealed in tobacco boxes, in the palace where the Russian emperor is now residing. One of the machines was in the din ing room, the other in the audience chamber. The mechanism in each was working when discovered. The strict est secrecy is observed, and this state ment, although true in every detail, is sure to be denied.” e e et e et % DEATH CLAIMS LEVI LEITER. Was Father of Lady Curzon and of Well Known Chicago Speculator. Levi Z. Leiter, prominent firancier and merchant of Chicago, died of heart failure at the Vanderbilt cot tage at Bar Harbor, Me., early Thurs day morning, which the Leiters had taken for the season. Mr. Leiter was 70 years of age. He was the father of Lady Curzon, wife of the viceroy and governor general of India; of Miss Daisy Leiter and of Joseph W, Leiter, the well known speculator and investor. HEAVY DAMAGE SUIT FILED. New Orleans Picayune Sued for Libel by Police Commissioner. At New Orleans Friday, Police lom missioner Capdau filed a $30,000 libel suit against The Picayune for publi cations criticizing the police board for dereliction of duty, incompetency and official misconduct. This is the third suit filed during the past two weeks. The legislature of Louisiana, which is now in session, wil] legislate the board out of office, it is alleged. FROM RUSSIAN SOURCES. Attack on Port Arthur Said to Be Costing the Japs Dearly. Cests Bag a Dollar. A special dispatch received in St. Petersburg Thursday from I.iao-Yang reporis the Chinese bringing lews that the Japanesc on June 2 attacked Port Arthur by lang and sea, but Were repulsed with a Joss of 3,500 men a}nd four vessels, which, judging from the description given of them, were terpedo bhoats,