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A LADY N BLACK. WHO HAUNTED REFORMER HAD LET IN ATLANTA. Was She the One Who Called the Col onel Down in New York Last Week? The Christian Workers of Atlanta received a severe shock this week when they read in the New York papers that Col. H. H. Hadley, one of the chief figures at tjie recent convention here, had been publicly denounced by a woman who claimed he bad ruined her and had admitted that the accu sation was true. Col. Hadley was one of the conduct ors of the meetings of the Christian Workers’ Convention here, and is very well remembered. He is a large, ath letic man, rather handsome in acoarse way and has considerable native elo quence. He is the Superintendent of St. Bartholomew’s Mission in New York, and a few nights ago was con ducting a rousing big “experience meeting.” When things were at their height a woman clad all in black walked down to the stage and dramat eal y denounced the missionary. “You are a hypocrite!” she said. “You ruined me when I was young V ’7. ' vkA /'ti \ / COL. HADLEY —FROM PHOTO. and innocent and deserted me and your chiid! Sending souls to hell is more in your line than saving them!” She gave the details of the charge and claimed that Hadley’s daughter was dying in a house near by. The Superintendent first attempted to have her arrested, but on second thought allowed her to go, and turn ing to the audience admitted the truth of what the woman had said. He said it was a sin of his youth that “ had been about effaced by the saving grace of the Lord.” He made no ref erence to the child, and the identity of the woman is still unknown. Since this incident has been made public a great many Atlanta people recall a strange woman who appeared in this city during the Workers’ Con vention, and whenever Col. Hadley conducted a meeting sat heavily veiled among the audience. She stopped at a house on Marietta St. and told the people she met there that she was a relative of Col. Hadley’s and had taken a great deal of interest in his case. She said that he did not know she was in the city, and that there were certain reasons- why she did not wish him to know. She also alluded to a daughter in New York. It seems more than likely that this woman was Hadley’s nemesis. If so, it opens an interesting field of conjecture. Since she has publicly disgraced him, it is certainly strange that she held her peace here, where she had such an excellent opportunity to do the same thing with much stronger effect. She gave her name at the house where she stopped while here as Mrs. Erricson, but it was noticed that her baggage was differently marked. All these things caused her to be particu larly observed and are the reasons why she is now recollected. There is prob ably a great deal more to the story than came out, even at the sensational scene at the Bartholomew Mission. POST-OFFICE TO STAGE. Probable Course of Savannah’s Post master. Other Savannah Gossip. It is quite probable that Mr. Joseph Doyle, the newly deposed postmaster at Savannah, will put into execution a long cherished plan of going on the stage. Mr. Doyle is a remarkably hand some man and one of the best amateur actors in the South. His specialty is light comedy and if he goes on the boards he is certain to make a hit. Savannah has never had a more popu lar postmaster than “Joe” Doyle, al though he was a republican appointee in a democratic stronghold. His father, Capt. Mike Doyle, is one of the leading republicans of the South, but is also a very much liked and highly respected gentleman. The recent row between Col. Waring Russell and Mr. C. D. West is the cul mination of a long series of troubles in the Georgia Historical Society. Col. Russell is the old time political “ boss ” of Savannah, and Mr. West is a leading member of the bar. The society is a rather aristocratic concern that runs a semi-public library and the Telfair Art Museum. Mr. West wanted to be cura tor of the society and was beaten by the better generalship of Col. Russell. At the last meeting the lie was passed and now there is talk of a duel in the air. Something rich will probably de velop this week. The withdrawal of F. G. Du Bignon from the senatorial race has caused a smile to ripple all over Savannah. Mr. Du Bignon is a very politic gentleman and has achieved a reputation for be ing called out of town on business whenever there was any danger of forc ing a positive expression from him on any side of any question. After a care ful canvas of the state he saw that his chances of being snowed under were simply superb and seized the opportu nity of stepping down and out in a magnanimous fashion. Great head, Du Bignon. More next week. Paul Jones. A PROMISING FIRM. The new hardware house of the Fitten - Thompson Company, in the Fitten building, corner of Broad and Marietta streets, offers many new and novel effects in the hardware line. Their large and complete stock of house furnishing goods, such as table and pocket cutlery, iron and stone ware, kitchen and dining-room utensils, is the most complete to be found in the South. Much taste has been displayed in the arrangement of the stock. The group ing of the different articles has been artistically done and with a view to the quick dispatch of business. Samples of the different lines carried in stock are conspicuously displayed upon the outside of the neatly arranged boxes, so that a customer can see at a glance the article wanted. The ladies are specially invited to call and inspect the beautiful display of house-furnishing goods, such as dining-room and kitchen hardware, ice water sets, coolers, refrig erators, etc. A LADY ROBBED. The wife of one of our best citizens was relieved of Six dollars last month by not buying her Groceries of Tappan & Co. Go to see them at Sixty-six Peachtree St., and you will find you can save money on your grocery bill. Tme Looking Glass. MESMERIZED BY MONEY. How Corporation Lawyers Effect Compromises. Everybody knows that corporations, and especially railroads, are quite com mon marks for damage suits. Now and then there are bound to be people injured on railroads and street rail roads who believe (either justly or otherwise) that the company should give them some compensation for what they have suffered. It is surprising how few of these ! cases get into court. Most of them are compromised, and to effect an advantageous settlement of this kind of an action is an art of itself. There are several lawyers here in Atlanta who make a specialty of it, and have acquired extraordinary skill in persuading a claimant to take less than he asks for. It is a kind of a sublimated “jew- I ir.gdown.” A Looking Glass man was talking to a lawyer of this city the other day who has a wide repute in that line, and obtained some curious data. “I suppose,” said the attorney, after being assured that his name would not be used, “ that I compromise on an average of 100 suits a year for the several big corporations that employ me. A great many of them, in fact, a great majority ot them, are unjust and we simply compromise to avoid the expense of going into court, where, although we would certainly be victorious, a good deal of money would have to be spent. In such in stances I use a little bluffing. I show the plaintiff that he is in the wrong, and perhaps threaten a counter-suit. Then I offer to pay a small amount for expenses, and that generally set tles it. ‘ But let us suppose a case in which the company or corporation sued is clearly to blame, and the thing to do is to get off as cheaply as possible. Lawyers always fix the damages claim ed at a tremendous amount, and, or dinarily, if a suit is brought for, say -SIO,OOO, and is really dangerous, I try to settle for not over SSOO. More often it is SIOO. It is accomplished by what I may call the hypnotic effect of money. Before I see the claimant to talk it over, I get four or five hundred dollars in sl, $2 and $5 bills. They make quite a roll, and when new (I always get new bills if I can) are very seductive looking. I see my man, present my case as strongly as possi ble, and then suddenly scatter the amount of my offer before him. I make a point of taking my seat at the side of a table, and the greenbacks literally cover the surface. “ Often and often I have noted the effect of this maneuver on the average man. Ten to one he will turn pale, and although he struggles to do it, is unable to withdraw his eyes from the fascinating heap of money. He flut ters a moment and then I have him. “These details may seem trivial, but I assure you they have been the • means of saving clients thousands upon thousands of dollars. Os course, I occasionally encounter a man who is callous to the sight of ready cash, but not once in twenty times. “ This is the way that so many damage suits are compromised at trifling figures. Talk is good enough in its way, but it is nothing to the persuasive influence of greenbacks.” Low interest, long time, and large loans, can be had on personal property at The New York Loan Office. 146 De catur street. A Model Drug Store. Everything pertaining to a well appointed establish ment always in stock. D. C. CURTIS & CO., 126 Decatur Street. Hotel Weinmeister. A cozy, comfortable, home-like House. All Modern Improvements. JE.X cellent Cnis/ne. Centrnl l.oi'tttlon. C. J. WEINMEISTER, PROPRIETOR. A. K. ACKERMAN. L. W. LANDERSHIN We Sell for the People—to the People. Ackerman & Go., Prop riot ors THE ATLANTA AUCTION HOUSE, S. L. HARRIS, Auctioneer. 78 NORTH BROAD STREET. ’Phone 690. “Dickens’ Old Curiosity Shop Exemplified.’’ Will sell all sorts of goods, auction or private sale, at prices lower than anybody. Auction sales conducted anywhere in the City or County. Strictly Hign Grade, First-Class Auction House. Courteous attention, prompt busi ness methods, immediate returns. Always examine our stock before you purchase..we can save you money—no matter what you need. If you have any thing to sell, we can find a buyer. HERREN <& SAXBY, Livery, Feed ar)d Sale Stables. Handsome Carriages and Trusty Drivers Always on Hand. 37 & 39 Ivy St 13 & 15 Gilmer St. Telephone 17G. BUY NONE BUT THE GENUINE. 3,000 Merchants sell Hawkes’ Spectacles, showing the great popularity of Hawke’s Glasses over all others. His Optical Plant and Factory is one of the most complete in the United States. ESTABLISHED TV E NTY-T HR EE YERS AGO. They cannot l>e bought at your residence, as they are not supplied to peddlers, at any price. Every pair warranted. These famous Glasses are fitted to the eye at A. K. HAWKES, Manufacturing Optician, 12 Whitehall Street, ATLANTA, GA 5