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GOLD SMELTED SURE
GALLOWS NEARLY READY
Means Much. For The Mining 1
Interests of This Sec
tion,
Cassius Law Will Be Exe
cuted Next Wednes- "
day.
The proposed gold smelter, which'
has been talked of so much in mining
circles recently, will be erected in At
lanta by Messrs Black and McCoy, of
Denver. They are experienced mining
men and are confident a smelter in
Georgia will pay. It will be erected
on the Southern railway eight miles
west • of Atlanta, near the Chatta
hoochee' riyer. The smelter will cost
about $75,000.
The Atlanta Constitution of Monday
in speaking of the Smelter says: The
Atlanta mnelter will have a capacity of
200 tons of ore a day. Mr. McCoy says
that there will be plenty of ore to keep
the plant busy seven days m a week.
Gold ore that' runs $8 a ton can be
mined, shipped and snieltered at a
profit if the mine is not too far from a
railroad. The charge for smelting will
depend on the character of the ore. A
rebellious ore will be more ' expensive
to treat than an iron pyrites ore. The
minimum charge will probably be $3.50
or $4 a ton for smelting and the max-
mram will be possibly $6. The freight
for seventy-five miles will be 75 cents;
for 100 miles, $1. Mining will cost
from 50 to '’75 cents a ton, according to
the size of the ore body and conditions
which vary in different mines. Haul
ing will cost according to the distance
of the mines from the railroad. For
a mine within three miles of a station
the cost of Bauling ought to be under
$1 a ton.”
The mines in the vicinity of Gaines
ville are rejoicing over the now certain
erection "of the gold smelter. Hereto
fore they could not ship their crude
ores to other smelters because of the
great eost of transportation. Now, a
smelter is placed right at their doors
almost, and they will reap great benefit
by the enterprise. The mines nearest
the railroads will be the greatest
gainers, for the expense of getting
their ores to the smelter will be
comparatively small. It is expected
that the smelter will be in operation
by the early part of next fall.
Prominent miners say that the
smelter means great development of
the properties surrounding Gainesville,
and that, this section will feel the bene
fit derived from the money turned loose
here.
" Cassius Law will be executed next
Wednesday for the murder of Sara
Curry, whpm he murdered last Decem
ber. The gallows upon which he will
hang is now in course of erection and
will be completed in a day or two. It
is located in Dr. R, EL Green’s pasture
near the planing mills. Law’s execu
tion will be strictly private, the gal
lows being so constructed that no one’
but the officers can witness it. <
The gallows will be 24 feet high and
14x16 feet square. Four large posts
have been set in the ground, ten fefet
above the ground the first floor will be
laid, and a stairway, which will be
moved after Law and the officials goto
the first floor, will be put up. On the
outside of the enclosure of the first
floor will be a platform extending
around the gallows, upon which guards
will be placed. A stairway leads from
the second floor to the top floor in the
center of which is the trap door.
Across the' top of the gallows is a
strong beam to which one end of the
rope will be tied. Law will be led onto
the trap door, the noose will be
fastened around bis neck and at a given
signal the trap will be sprung and he
will drop about five feet. The gallows
will be weatherboarded up on each
side and covered so that no one can
see from the outside.. On the first floor
will be the coffin in which he will be
placed for burial as soon as the phy
sicians pronounce him dead*
Sheriff Mundy has so arranged the
gallows as to strictly carry out the
order of the court, and the execution
will be properly conducted. r
The trap will fall about 1 o’clock
Wednesday afternoon. Barbed wire
will be wrapped aroun d the posts and
around the tree near by so that no one
can climb up and see the execution.
The rope used will bea three quarter
hemp. -
Tne death watch was • placed over
Law last Tuesday. He is very quiet
and reserved and has bqt little to say.
He has been sick for several days and
Dr. K. A. Smith has been attending
him. It is not believed that any of his
relatives will be?present at the. hang
ing as none of them have signified their
intention of being on hand. It is
probable that the‘county will bury,
his body.
Yesterday morning Law called Sheriff I have used Dr. Tiehenor’s Antiseptic
Mundy and asked to . have his picture for Cuts, Burns, Bee Stings, Scalds,
taken so that he could send several to * etc. and consider it the best I ever
his relatives.. Photographer White tried for such purposes. Always keep
made Law’s photograph and they will a bottle in my house for convenient
be sent to such of his relatives as* he use. R. T. Robekts.
I ment to find out tne real cause of tne
I trouble. The facts as near as could be
I ascertained are about as follows:
The officers were raiding in Rabun
I county Thursday of last week. Dover
| wa s on a hill above the distillery that
was being destroyed. The officer saw
three men approaching and called to
Dover, who ran toward them. The
men fled, going over a mountain, and
the pursuit was abandoned. The
officer returned to the distillery. A
day or so afterward York’s body was
found lying against a tree with his
neck broken. There was no fight nor
shooting. No difficulty took place, so
far as could be learned. And upon this
I evidence the offioers were arrested,
charged with the murder. ;
It is supposed that York, in rnnning
I from the officers, fell and broke his
i neck. The commissioner of internal
| revenue at Washington has instructed
I the cases to be removed to the "United
f States court, and it is supposed that
they will be thrown out as there is not
' believed to be any case against the
officers.
Deputy Collector E. L. Bergstrom,
j who went to Clayton to ascertain the
[ facts in the case, wrote The Cracker
Thursday as follows: Revenue officers
hwho were being maliciously prosecuted
at Clayton in Rabun county for alleged
murder of a moonshiner by the name
of Robert R. York, near Burton, were
\ acquitted of any blame whatever, it
being clearly proven that they had no
cognizance of party’s death until placed
under arrest Friday, 3d instant, the
day following death of York. The
facts were that York ran from distil
lery, and in rnnning down the moun
ts tain on the other side fell against a
tree and broke his neck, being found
the following afternoon by friends who
| went in search of him.
•Consisting Of*
•In Short-
Gold Miners Met in Atlanta.
The Southern Gold Miners Associa
tion met.in Atlanta last Saturday. Mr.
H. D. Jaquish of Gainesville, the presi
dent, presided; There was a large at
tendance and much interest was mani
fested. Some very important papers
were read, ana the discussions were all
very interesting. No place has yet
been selected for the next meeting but
it will probably go to Charlotte, N. C,,
and be held the fourth day of July.
The membership is rapidly increasing
and at each meeting the attendance is
larger. Among those who went to the
meeting last Saturday from Gainesville
Were: Messrs. H. D. Jaquish, A. W. Ir
vine, F. V. Taylor, J. W. Birch, Oscar
Hoger, Hiram Gatin, O. C. Scupin, and
others. The papers read before the
association by Captain O. C. Scupin and
Mr. F. V, Taylor of Gainesville were
well received and will be published by
the association. President Jaquish’s
address was a most excellent one and
all members of the association hold the
presiding officer in highest esteem.
When you get hurt apply Dr. Tich-
enor’s Antiseptic. It will do the rest.
Your druggist will take pleasure in
selling you a bottle for 50c.
Root of the Trouble.
‘ ‘Mv health was very poor, o wing to
the impure condition of my blood. A
friend advised me to take Hood’s Sar
saparilla and I did so. In a short time
I began to feel better. After taking
three bottles I was all right. I gladly
recommend Hood’s Sarsaparilla.” Chas.
W. Savage, Fernandina, Florida.
Hood’s Pills cure all liver ills. Mailed
for 25c, by C. L Hood & Co., Lowell,
Mass.
An Interesting Topic—The
Weather.
The weather has been playing- pecu
liar pranks recently. Friday of last
week was the warmest day in March in
the history of the Atlanta bureau.
Saturday rain fell, it grew cooler and
Saturday night the cyclone came along
Departments'Woman’s Club.-
The department of - Philanthropies
of the Womans Club meets Tuesday,
February 14, at 3 o’clock p. m„, in the
club room at the Seminary.
Mbs. J. R. Boobte, Ch’n.
The department of Household Eco
nomics of the Woman’s Club meets
Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 3 o’clock p. m. in
the cinb ro6m at Seminary.
Mbs. S. C. Dunbap, Ch’n.
Dr. Tiehenor’s Antiseptic makes
friends of every one who gives it fair
trial. Clean, pleasant, reliable. Use
externally for Wounds, Burns, Sprains,
etc. Internally for Colic, pain and de
rangement of the Stomach and Bowels.
Little wonder of the world-. House
hold favorite wherever known. Ask
drugjgists for it.. They like to sell it,
you know. ___
Higher Education His Theme.
Dr. W. E. Boggs, chancellor of the
University of Georgia, was scheduled
to speak at the court house last night.
He is one of the most prominent educa
tors m the south and is a learned and
distinguished speaker. Dr, Boggs is
interested in higher education and is
delivering lectures over the state in its
behalf. Wherever he has been he is
given the closest attention by large
audiences whom he deeply interests in
the cause he represents. - . , . .
„ Dr. Bailey Will Build.
Dr. J. W. Bailey contemplates the
erection of a nice residence oil Green
street, near his present home. He has
not yet given out the contract hut ex-9
pects to have the work done about the
first of May. It will he a modern
structure and when completed will be
one of the nicest residences in the city.
It will be built on his vacant lot, cor
ner Seminary avenne and Green street.
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Dr. Wingo’s Child Dead.
Minnie, the three year old daughter
of Dr. A. H. Wingo of Absalom, died of
membranous croup Monday night. She
was a bright child and her death is
sincerely mourned. The funeral ser
vices were held at Pleasant Hill Tues-
•
day, where the interment took place.
Dr. and Mrs. Wingo have the sympathy
of friends in tlieir sore bereavement.
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Myrtle Street—to-morrow, 11 a. in.,
and 8 p. m.—Rev. A. A. Tilly.
entirely out of Business. Monday
morning snow began falling early-and
the white flakes" covered the ground to
a depth of an inch or more. In the
afternoon the sun shone out again and
111 a little while the snow was a thing
°f the past. Monday night the ther
mometer took a notion to tumble and
3 t fell to nine degrees above, with the
result that everything was frozen stiff
and hard Tuesday morning. Since
tken it has moderated, and thus, in
ess than a week, we have had about
OUrteen differfvnf. kinrL<5 of weathfir.
Did you get a sample of Dr, Tiehenor’s
Antiseptic? If so, don’t throw it away.
It is too good to be wasted. You’ll
need it when you hurt yourself or
somebody shoots you just to see you
jump. If not write to Sherrouse Med.
Co. New Orleans, La., for free sample.
*. Simpson-Clark.
Mr. R. J. Simpson and Miss Rosa
Clark were married last Sunday by
Rey. A. B. Brownlow at his residence.
They live three miles from the city,
and have many friends to congratulate
them. No ohe witnessed the ceremony
except the minister’s family. Their
friends wish for them a long and happy
life.
Nice clean towels, sharp razors, best
attention to patrons of. Lee Parnell’s
barber shop.
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