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FIGHTS ARE IN ORDER
TIH.KK is a rkdhot iohwotios
IN ATLANTA POLITICS.
franchises are involved.
•minis rnamoks uaiw an At
lanta ALDHRMAA.
iKmnan Hmlell’a Curd. litn<-<t h
loiarkoil) l.lar. I rd In < harira of
Corners—l nnnllmilon llml n U arm
I'.itlturlal noil Inair Hnl llr|illrn
Ire Slmlt* In the Journnl—Mourn
llnrali Nnrara Hoar Hern 4 ollril anil
Trouble In Kapvrted.
Atlanln. Bepl. Ji —Never in the hl.lory
ol Atluntn. h** the pull,lenl tmo*|>h*ru,
been .it the white ittent, which prevail*
I ere *n-<iy. The air la full of rumor*
„f peiMuml encounters, likely to raiae
out of Hie bl(t street c.ir contention, which
<a mixed up In the pollilcat cumiwign.
Alrlermnti H. M. Beutell. who In a con
ri'dnie for Council from the Fifth ward,
returned to the cMy to-day from a vwlt
to North Carolina and proceeded to Ret
tr. a real 001 quarrel which ha* been was
ng In hi* atoence. between the tOndltu
tlon and H. M Atkinron, of the Atlanta
Hapid Transit Company. While Beutell
wan out of the city, the Constitution. In
scorching editorial, attacked his record
in the aldermanlc hoard, charglnc that
h> obstructed competition In electric light
ing here in older to favor Mr Atklnaon.
who Is president of the Georgia Electn.
l.ighlmg Company, the only company of
the kind doing hualness here.
After ibe appearance of the editorial on
the street* a card signed "H M. Beutell."
was sent to the Constitution office by an
office boy of Mr. Atkinson. The Constitu
tion discovered that Mr. Beutell was no!
In the city and exposed the fact to It*
readers. Inferring that the card waa writ
ten by Mr. Atkinson or some of hi? asso
ciate*.
The paper followed this up with a blist
ering editorial to-day, charging forgery
to the author of the card. It was of such
a warm nature that the entire city Is
talking of the editorial. In the same pa
per a cartoon depleting Mr. Beutell a* a
treed coon In the Atklnaon tree U printed.
' Nome Warm lieplle*.
Replying to the editorial in to-day’s
Journal, bis own paper, Mr. Atklnaon di
icclly call* the author of Ihe editorial a
liar in plain English. He says to the
editor:
••I am president of ihe Georgia Electric
I. Company, and have been since ll*
organization. I am entirely familiar with
and wholly responsible for Ihe rondo. I of
its affairs. Each one of your statement*
and suggestions of corruption I* m.tli
kiualy false. Kurlhermort. the Individ
ual who Inspired them I* a liar."
.Mr. Beutell also has a warm rejoinder to
the editorial In to-day’s Journal Ht ays
To ihe Constitution The Infamous
editorial published by you on Ihe 241 h In
stant was replied to by n card over my
signature which ha.* since been published
1 did not. of course, acluaily sign this
. aid. but I authoriaed Its alanature, and
ain responsible for every word that op
erand In It. I was absent from town at
the time this card was sent In. and I see
von have made a great hurrah about the
method by which ll reached your paper.
You attempt to make a great howl about
this, and make It the bads of your foul
..nd falsa accusation* that I om
owned and controlled by the Georgia
11. trie I sight Company. Tht* course of
yours 1 submit. In the Amt place, is on
tt iroH means n-Vopt.-d by you In dodging
me real question before the people, and
It, the next place, u l* twitted ted dis
torted with a view of attempting to e*
tuhllsh something that you know I* fal*.
to-wlt: That 1 am acting otherwise than
a free agent, and on tny own account.
In a wont, the Constitution amt the Jour
nal are filled to-day with vituperative
expression* a* If the writer* had search'd
tbe dictionaries for the most prickly term.
o( abuse. The matler ha* reached a fever
heat to-night, and people are standing
on the street comer* In expectation of
tioubie In the neighborhood of the ofTI.
of the paper* To-morrow I* scheduled
.* a day of flghi*. If they do not occur
to-night.
INDFsH A HKIAIOt* CHARGE.
A School Prlorlpgl Held for an U
aanll on a Voting
Manama!-. Va.. Bept 27-Prof J C.
Ileahm. principal of the Prince William
Normal School at Brentevlllc. In nla
county, an arrested late laid night t>>
1 inputy Sheriff Horabugh and placed In
Jail at this place, upon a warrant charging
him with having committed a felonious as
sault upon a young girl 13 years of age.
who was a pupil of hb* school.
To-day he was taken before Justice Rice
for a preliminary hearing, hut waived an
examination and was committed to Jail
to await the action of the grand Juty.
which will convene nn Monday next
The young lady alleges Hint the usault
o urred several weeks ago. and that her
life was threatened by Reahm It) cnee the
#- is were divulged by her Hranm r.imr
to ;hl county from the valley of Virginia,
and together with his brother, I N H
Reahm. established the school, which Is
t ow at the beginning of Its third session
TYPOTHETAK t OSVKVTIO*.
Provision for a Pond to Fight Boy
cotts and Strikes.
Kansas City. Hept. 27.-TH* most Im
portant action taken by the national eon-,
'entlon of the t'nlted Typothetae of Amer
ica so far Is the establishment of an emer
gency fund of fioo.om. The purpose of the
fund. It Is said. I* fo provide money to
fight strikes and boycott!.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
President, George K Matthews. Ruffalo.
N. Y.; vice presidents. E Park < oby.
New York: Charles P. Byrd. Atlanta;
secretary, John E. Burke, Norfolk, Va.:
treasurer, Thomas E Donnelly. Chicago.
Evereti Widdy. Richmond. Va., was
made a member of the Executive Commit
tee. The convention will be held next year
at Buffalo.
i.Koroi.i> titf abdicate.
Reported the Belgian Klag Will litre
t p Ills Throne.
Paris. Sept. 2* -“Emm a source worthy
of conlMence," says the Oourrtere dtt Bo|r.
• e learn tha* the King of the Belgians
•nds to abdicate, before the close of
the present Belgian Parliament, In favor
of the Prince of Flanders.
King Leopold counts confidently upon
the result of his action being the sinking
of the quarrels of the rival panics, which
would then unite to observe the condi
tions of the new regime."
Howard's Motion fnr Aew Trial.
Prank fort. Ky.. Bept 27 —A motion for
anew trial was made to-day in the vase
of James Howard, found guilty ye*tr
•lay of Jveing s principal In the ahootlns
of <k>v. Goebel. Argument warn postponed
belli Saturday
\
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BUCKINGHAM’S DYE
STEVENSON ACCEPTS.
(('ontinuiTj from Ktrsl Page.)
millions* In money r,<l thounancD ,f \,u
imlllft llvr*. Tin* qu(loa to U<* HiiMNy. l
•> * i Am*rl\n \. t*<r nnu hi .I hi No
vcnioer i' Wiijr ih*. war? Whai ii 10
our jii.-nn >iilm .# th ba’’ of history?
’ All m*-re u- .it* nn! eiorlrit ution of ih*
U.**; th ►.! fn t remain* that t
purely a war of ronqurnt. m war of
.HuhjuffHtloti attain** a |M*op|f. wM>, a*
bn - been elotjiH nily .-*!. *li th* ir wiruk
pl** for Ittdepr title ire. have inifrpmf.l ilie
lr litrntioii of .)< rf n • i .ntiiii.-:
th* .itiAokM of hi# own otfontrymm.'
'rtlxty thouaamj -okllcr* n< noiv In th
I'hlilinjiikf* lulantli, how much itrcidr
wilt be fh*- a< rlfbu- of irea-Mir# ar l hu
m.n lift- before the . ‘owjii* ♦ complete*),
no man hi know And when complete j
w tiHt next? How or* thr>- ixlitMl.- to b<
held and icoVerned? Doe* any mno mm.
doubt that it can only be h\ force; to
the power of the army. md of the navy?
An.i thi* not f.n . day or a \e.r. but for
*1 time. \|| iht> Implt* > the exorcise of
rwer unknown to the ...ns tit tit lor. It
l In very truth Government outalde of
the onttltutton. It th w*tft|Wion
hv the Amet lean public of the oolotll ll
method# of European monarchic*# It
moons th right to ,ioM nllen p opl*-* .j*
■itbJectH It enthrot>o# force ue the con
trolling agency |n government. In a word.
It for#Mha*low> ih* empire.
%ml Thin tlie titiinilinu %rm>.
More than thl*. followlnc doee in the
wake of imp* rUll*tm. .in the night the day .
•’bine# the Irmnenee -tatMlinK hrrrvy The
drea.i arm of nillitatriwpi is to be mnd
bare In the New World ae h in in the Old
The atrong arm of power \n to he aubatl
tuied for the pcwceful ggimcle which f i
more than a century' have bruight con
tentment and hnpplneiw to ill our people.
Exlatlng condition# In continental Ktuotv*
—entailing taxation and mlerv to th.
verge of Ijtiman endur.m •• Illustrated by
a aad object anl the Inevitable result of
larije Ktandlfifr armies In time of iNeace.
'•< ondltiodis now • xUtinK In th** Philip
pine Inlind*. for which we an* In < m a-
Mire ies|M>n#lb|e. 'impose new dutl* h upon
us. Thepe fieofde ait* entitled to our pro
teetlon against the cupidity ami agar.#-
slvc spliit of other natlotv# Atid this, not
to the end of aiibjugnttou upon our |art.
but to ihat of the full enjoyment by then*
of liberty and th** ultimate cstab!!*hnu*nt
of aiabk- government fasblom-1 by their
own hand#.
“ImperialDm, ’the republic or the em
pire,* D indeed the overshadowing Imu*
with which we arc A*nnfmnted In th*
pending struax.** for political #upr* m.n v
it# determination D to he by the Amerl
an people through the pea. eful Instru
mentality of the ballot Mmim hl ( , lis
dDcusalon will contmu .at the fireside
and on the hustings with an earnestness
rarely equalled in our history. It ws
Hurke who paid: T love clamor when
tlicro D an abuse The alarm bc|| dis
turbs the Inhabitants, hut H hiv* them
from Ix'lnK burned In thir Imda
"Acrtln thankliiß th** committee and
thoftc they reprea**iu. I ic.cpi tli** noml
nutUm so g**neroualy tendered m Should
your action b* ratified by th |*eoplo at
the poll#, it will be m*. eartieet endeavor
to discharge with fidelity the dutle# of the
great office. I have the honor to remain
yours very truly,
*
n%>qt>:r m u*:%. orm.
Speech of the Esenina Slmle by lien.
Joe Vt heeler.
New York. Bept. 27.—MaJ. Gen. Elnell
8. Otis. U. 8 A., was entertained at din
ner to-night at Delmonteo'a by Lafayette
Post lit' 01. A. R.
The following telegram of regret w.-n
received from President McKinley and
road:
•'Enable to be present at banquet Ibis
evening. I Join with all assembled In ap
preciation of the distinguishes! w.-tvlee*
rends red to our country by MaJ. <Jcn. Oil
und wish for him long life and happi
ness.” .
tjen Oils made nn address, in which h
s.tld that the tden of now wltlllirs* wing the
Amerlcan troops and giving the islands
Independence was preposterous as It wouhl
be followed by anarchy and a carnival of
blood.
lien Joseph Wheeler spoke to the bast
of ”<lur Cotintry.” He said
•■tireat and glorious and grand as nur
country is. It Is yet a marvelous contra
ill. tlon We are not n military people
\\ , are n peace-loving people and yet .
wtc the most murilal and. when necessary,
the most warlike of all people on earth
lake pride In our triumphs of peace,
but we startle the world by our prowess,
our heroism and our vo-lories In war We
seek to avoid entanglements with other
nations, but to-ikty every nation on the
fa.-, or the globe before It makes a diplo
matic move telegraphs to Its minister In
Washington and learns the views, wishes
and demands of th American people.”
NEW YORK HtO 4 A UTIOBfT.
It Will Not, However. Interfere With
Her Hrlnrn I rip.
Bouihampton. Bept. 27.-The American
l.ine steamer New York. dipt. Hots rts.
from New York city Bept. 19 for Bouiu
ampton. arrived here last evening at 10
o’clock, about seventeen ami a half hours
late. Capt Kolwris reports that the
steamer had broken her starboard thrust
shall on Tuesday. The accident will not
Interfere wph her return voyage, as li e
companv hss spar on the ship, and she
will leave Botilhampb-n at noon on Hun
day.
AMEHHA HBfWVKO MtT.
ftlven I.arge.l Number of Award#
Except Eranes.
Paris. Bept- 27.—The Jury of Anal spreel
of the exposition .wards has finished Its
work The slat* menl prepired for the
Enlied States comml-s on s'owa that
~ received th* highesi number of
„. i, „f any nation save I an- e. mid
she .*<• received more award. In
each rlaeelh*Alton, ex ept gran.l prises,
m which Germany secured a greater num
ber. a *
tnierlran Arrb bl-bop. to Meet.
Washington. Bept 27-The mes ting of
—-r), hi arehblahop* at the < atholi
tmve.sily here has I e'en set b*r Wohler
... , K ., 1® tin <*ct. . the hoard of di
re.Vor or trustees, of the Catholic Enl
versltv are to assemble In yearly session^
, ordinal Gibbous wIU preside at both
40tct*ng*e
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1000.
BRYAN STILL IN NEBRASKA.
M UIK TMHKK MPKKC Nlflfl \ IM
PRHIIUKM nn ITU *Tf.
% Ided llnnarit la Ilia < nmpalan for
i iiiiirink-Rnoin elt and llaitna
Not llarmonlnaa an the Trnnt t|ar
tlon-l liairninn Itannw *aa T here
Are an Irnal* While Hoaevelt l>e
clarea There la an lee I'raat In Ilia
* hw n Stale.
rkota rity. Neb Sept 77 -William .1
Bryan arrived hate to-night and addressed
j mtcMng In the court houc yard lie
made tine |>eet he* <luring Ihe day. trav
eling a l mo*t foil) miles by carriage aid
130 mile# by rail.
The entire *la> whs devoted to the Third
• ongrcsaloiiat thairid. and It wat* ltrgc|y
a canvass In >eh.tlf ># Kdgai Howard's
candidacy lor t’onKrcn*
From P.i pi l lun Mr Hr van drove to Blair
in comiMiiy with Howard. distance of
thirty mi'fs. making two brief speeches
on tne any, on* nt Mlllaid and ihe other
at Bennington. The drive consumd more
then four hours, and It w.s ntmo*! 4
o’clock when Blair was reached.
A Mr. Bry an w*# to t k*- Ihe tram at
this point for Dakota City he had only 4
ll*lie more than half an hour for hfts talk
In mat time he r.tn hurriedly over tfie
principal Issues of the campaign, giving
• wp* tal intention to trust- and imperial
ism H* contended that the tendency of
the trusts was to increase the price or all
irftcles of consumption used by the far
mer while they del nothing to produce a
coir* '•ponding increase In the products of
ihe farm He also warned hi* hearers
*g.ln*a the encouragement of imperialism.
ot only because of what lit: believed to
Ih* ihe inherent dangers of that tendency,
but also because of the requirement# for a
• urge army Involved In a policy of undue
expansion of territory without a corre
sponding extension of American Institu
tions.
He Raid that ap|Mrently *halrmin Han
na and Gov. Hoogevell wcr not harmo
nious on ihe trust question, for * hiie Mr
Hanna, w i declaring that there were no
iiiieis. the vice presidential candidates
vv is going about the country making com
plaints of an ice trust In hi# own state
He remarked that If Mr. Ronsavelt was
r.*ht in this matter the remedy iay with
himself As Governor of the state in
which the trust was supposed to exist, he
was in it position to destroy it.
In his night speech at Dakota City Mr
Brian asserted that the Kcpuhlt in party
ltd not dure ke Its full dinner pall ar
kU.inen; Into Hie anthra its coal regains of
Pennsylvania, anti declared that whether
i man was a laboring man. a farmer, or
a m*r< hant he must see ihat opportuni
*are constantly narrowing under this
trust system He asked;
"If you complain, what Is the answer?''
.:il replied by saying “A large stand
ing army to mike you afraid to com
plain.”
At the conclusion of his speech Mr
Bryan left for Sioux City, la . where lie
will spend the night.
RRri BLK AI ll ' I. % Y RA( Fa
HrKlnlfT to tfffiil n Mrimef fo \\ emt
\ Irulnlßiiff.
\Vh**Hnir W V* , #?*[>• ?7.—Wh^Sln*
> in hav** a novel pollti<l
on Oct. 13 At th* rlm.r fair *roiind o
TlHfl <f*y will b* h*WI In ron
nittion with whirli will hr run
from c*onton to a
r‘!ay ra-'r. Relay* of bleyrllata will carry
t nie**aK<' from Pwl4*'nl M Kinley fo the
lirpublirana of Waal Virginia. Th* m*.%-
* igr* wiil lc rood in the aolien e imme.
iiasely upon It* rHpf
Ktrvrnßim f lie In >ri York.
New York. Hept. L 7 —J.mea K Maguire.
y*’iairiTan of the fttnte Kxecutlve Commit*
lee. nnnounee<l to-day thot he had receiv
ed word that Mr. Bieven*of. vice preel
tlentlal candidate, will he In New York
fur several day*. He will |*'uk at the
Itryan meeting In Madison Hriu.ire <kir
den, Oct. li. John J. Ifelaney ha* been
f*<led*>d to accompany Mr. Hr van on hlw
trip through the *tate.
Hlr Hrrfrldgr %l**4 I njt.
Minneapolis, Minn Bept. 27 —The meet
ing m honor of Henator A. J. Heverldge
here to-night, wis tho mo*t lmf*tnß po|it
l l*mon tration ever held in Minneap
oi< el nee the Republican National (’on
venikm ighi year* ago More than i.OW
men were in the parade widt h the Hen;i:or
r'\ iew*d. and more than 7.00(1 hetird him
\e.%k. other* being turned away.
I.ohi Drmneraf* 4nni|alun.
Indlatiopoll*. Ind., Bept. 27.—John IV
Irlah of California fo-nigfit opetod lh#
<• im|aign here for Ihe National (Sold In-m
--ocratlc organization. The meeting wa*
held at Kngll*h> opera houe. and l.aO*
people were present.
— j
TO AVOID A OrmCi LTY.
Heeling of Atlanta’s Water Hoard
Was f allral Off.
At taut*. Bept. 27.—A meeting of the
Board of Water Commissioners scheduled
for this afternoon was called off because
|i was feared two of the commissioners,
Georg* W. Harrison, president of the
hoard, slut Judgs <••■01 gc lllllyer. ex-
Mayor of Atlanta, would engage in a per
sonal difficulty, If the board met. It
wi, reported that President Harrison
would read a paper |tt which he would
attack Judge lllllyer vigorously- for the
lattM la tka conduct of the
,\,i r affairs Judge Ulfß no*
repeatedly that the expenses of the wa
ter department here were too high, and
that some of the men employed therein
shouki be removal. It was to combat
these statements that President Harrison’*
salty reply was proposed.
At the hour appointed for the meeting,
none of the commissioners were in the
t’lty Hall building. The Intention of pres
ident Hartl*on. It Is said, reached tlts
ftleii'lnof Judge lllllyer and Mr. Harrison,
and they were wise enough to get the
call for the meeting rescinded The Imard
will meet to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock
and lively developments are expected.
EIGHT!AU l\ COLOMBIA.
Hebei Forces Heported UisaeeS
Almost to Pannms.
Kingston, Jamaica. Bept. 27.—Advices re
ceived to-day (10m Colon, Colombia, say
the rebel forces again advanced to within
fourteen mile* of Panama, but were
checked there by the government troops.
The latest news wa* that ffghlrig was
proceeding between th* opposing armies.
A STOMACH
REMEDY
should be Judged by It* merits That
which cure* —and has for half a century—
deserve tho highest praise Buch a rem
edy l Hoatetter’s Btomach Ritters. It
should be taken for Indigestion. Consti
pation. Dyspepsia, Biliousness. Nervous
ness. or Malaria. Fever and Ague There
If no medicine known to science which
will give better results In stomach disor
ders. A trial will certainly convince you.
Our Private Revenue B*amp covers Ihe
nr. k of the hottle
It i* HOSTETTER’S
Without STOMACH
An Equal. BITTERS.
Dressy and Up-to-Date
YOUNG MEN
BUY THEIR CLOTHING HERE,
because they know that less money will purchase more style in this store
than anywhere else. The solid men of the community come here, because
they require the best fabrics and finest tailoring without regard to price.
Our offerings this season are the most attractive we have ever made. We
command the best makes, and the result is that we regularly furnish first
class clothing at prices lower than are ordinarily charged for inferior
goods. We have styles and prices to suit everybody. The popular range
is from $8.50 to $1 5, and in these grades our assortments are unexcelled.
We ask particular attention to our specialties in the higher-priced cloth
ing, garments displaying a degree of stylishness that one could not reason
ably expect excepting in high-grade merchant tailoring-rich, smooth fab
rics; high square shoulders, perfect-fitting, superior linings and trimmings,
and all the little style touches that are required by fastidious men . . .
Men’s Furnishings Alpines and Derbys Boys’ Clothing.
Brimful of latest creations. We have every style and A assortment this
fads and fancies. The ex- shade that well-dressinj;
qmsite Neckwear in all the . year than ever before, lou
latest shapes. Half Ilose V - men wear ‘ 1 here 19 no - . lIM
and Handkerchiefs. Fancy letter than our Hawes
and Full Dress Shirts. Pa- S.IOO Hat. Plenty of men mannish they are.” Prices
jamas and Underwear, etc.
So very chic and priced so I )a Y for a ' ,al no in
little. ' tor. if as good. l() 4>0.0U
lie £i£r Plain
Price Figures.
ANTI-LYNCHING LAW FAILS.
.11 HIK* lir.l l *K TO I.IVR DAM%GtC
i*ho\ u>rr> ron.
father of !•■<• Hrun*. Uho W*
l,| nrhnl In *wth 4 ■nillna, llaa
Tf* lee IsOMt III* Mult
Omnirharß I nunl)-Jury l>l*rr-
Mirriftl I nurt'a I harge—lnin Is a
brad Failure *o Far as (tefllnai
Damage* Is ( oncerued.
Charlealon, 8. C\, Bept. 27.—The intt
lynchlnir law of thla Plate, making Ihe
county roaponalhlc for limaaea to the
family of ihe victim, ha* received another
bla< k eye.
On Jan. 4. 1N97. I Mac. Ilrown. a negro,
wa* found hanirtnff to the railronl rroaliiff
al Bullion, Orangeburg county, hU neck
broken and hU body riddled with hulleta.
Urowrn'a father brought *uU againai (he
county for damage* last year, hut the jury
promptly brought In a verdict for the
county. Tho verdict wa* *et aMde by
Judge Gage, and another trial of the avne
' ca*e ha* been had. thin week, and another
verdict rendered for the county of Orange
burg.
The defense offered no testimony, rely
ing upon the failure of the plaintiff to
prove a lynching, which they contended
required Ihe concurrence of a mob or a
multitude of persons. Iturhanan, the pre
siding judge, charged the Jury that a
lynching might be commuted by a mob
or by any person or person*, but Ihe
charge appear* to have had no effect on
the Jury.
A motion for anew trial will be made,
but this second verdict allow, conclusive
ly that Ihe anil-lynching provision* In the
condltutlon of IKNS Is a dead failure m far
* II provides damage* for the heir.- of
the victim, though It Is admitted that In
It* primaly object, the suppression of
lynching In this elate. It has been largely
successful.
THE ir.WI AT DMIOLAH.
Politics Somewhat lls el.— nsi.nl
of Some f hll.leen.
Douglas. Ua., Bept 27.—1n the habeas
corpus case yesterday of Mrs Idssh-
Mancll against Hiram Mancll, Hr, for I lie
recovery of tier children. Judge Thoma*
Young, after hearing all the evidence,
award'd the Are of the children to Mr.
Joshua Troupe, a disinterested party, lit*
Judgment wa- approved by both the fath
er and mother of the children
Politics Is warming up at*l both Demo
crats and Populists are marshaling their
fortes for next Wednesday. The three In
dependents. It Iw conceded, will poll a very
small vote. But as they are from the
Democratic fold. It weakens the party
vote Just that much.
Best Island cotton In th* seed readily
brings a's cent*, while a real good arti
cle would bring * cents.
Rev R A Morgan, missionary for lh*
Piedmont Baptist Association, prea-hed
a most able sermon at the Raptlst Church
last night. He t* In the city with a view
to locating a bran* for his family
Th* only ca* to create much Imer st
In the October term of Coffee Bupe lor
Court I* that of Dennis Paulk, char.- 1
with the murder of Mr. Floyd last year
Mr Paulk belongs to one of the best fam
ilies In tin- county. The case will he
fought to the bitter end by both sides.
Judge T. B. Deen left yesterday for At
lanta to receive medical traatmciu for a
chronic gflUcUOfi,
W AKKI.Y Wl9 tt Ql ITTtSD.
Mare's \ollng Ntrenglh—Knitting
Mill I* Non %snured.
Waycross, Ua., Bept. 27.—Judge W. N
I S|- te eof the Albany circuit, presided over
I Echols' Superior Court this week in platen
[of Judge ilansell. who H Indisposed.
1 The damage suit of Joyi'e, against tho
Atlantic, Valdosta and Western Railway
C'umiasny. was lost by the plaintiff
The case creating Ihe greatest excite
ment wan Imi against t'ol. K Wakeley,
growing out of i rlmlnal mlm-onduct,
charged against him at llaylow. tu>m<* tlnm
ago. The defense claimed that there wus
it conspiracy found against Col. Wakeley,
1 for Ihe puritose of Injuring him and de
feating hi* property rights, at llaylow
Wakeley was vigorously prosecuted. Tim
Jury promptly a quilted Mr Wakeley.
The Board of Registrars for Ware
county have concluded Its lannrs, and the
books show a total of 1.K12 voters In the
county. 1,081 whiles and 1-1 colored.
When In Washington recently Poel
master \V A McNeill was toM tha* Way
cross would have free mall delivery on
Oct. 1. Everything Is about In readiness,
but the officials here have not been noti
fied as to who the carriers are.
The knitting mill Is nn assured fact As
soon a* a charter Is secured the work will
la- begun. At the mee*tng held last night
temporary organlsatMsi was effected with
the following officers: O. R. Ynumana,
i president: J. H Halley, vice president; O.
j 1 Allen, secretary. A committee was ap
pofnted to secure a location for the plan*.
The death of Mr- H K Itarnes. th*
faithful wife of Mr. 11. V. Rarnes. has
cast a gloom over the neighborhood In
I whbh she lived. Hhe died this morning
about ~ JO, surrounded by her husband
and children. Mrs Rarnes hss lived In
Waycross about fourteen yeats. her for
mer hem- being In Ohio. Hhe was shout
B year of age. and was a devoted OirG
tlan. Mrs Bsrnes leaves a husband and
six children a- follow- Mrs. J. F Rep.
pari. Mr r'lirence F Wllsntt. Mrs. A
P. Perham. Jr t'harles If . WMIIe and
Hassle Barnes The funeral will occur to
morrow morning, the services l-elng con
ducted at Ihe family residence by Rev.
J M Olenn. her pastor.
Hon. W. (I. Brantley delivered one of hla
strong Democratic speeches at filaten
vlllt yesterday.
LIFE riHVII T RULE ISKD.
Terkalcalllr Hay let Many Others
at Liberty.
Joliet. 11l . B-p; ZT.-Tlie ruling of Judge
llanecy of I'hlcago. who released Joseph
Wyman, a Cook county life convict nn a
technicality, may I wive a sensational ef
fect. Warden Murphy of Ihe state peril
tentlarv declared to-ilny that If the ruling
I-. sustained over ?<i convl, Is could secure
freedom The Judg- lielil tnat the Wy
man mlttimii* Is void hecaue* It dl<> not
rperitbfclly stale Ihe crime for whl-h he
wa* convicted The majority of the nlt
timuse* at the penitentiary are In the
same form Fifty-four life convicts are
Included angtng those effected.
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Celebration In Memphis.
•Memphis. Hep:, 77 —The offl-lal figure*
of the census of Vsnipltls. Issued from
Washington to-day, which had been held
hark for verification because they showed
ruch a large Increase were the oewsion
of a celebration here tn-nlgh A paradr
of IMM) people, at comtnlrd by severe!
brass bands and carrying torches, inarch
ed through the principal slreeta.
Sold a I’smt.oi Filly.
Islington. Ky.. Bept. 27 —T. C Mc-
Dowell. a noted turfman here, sold to
James Fralley of Philadelphia, hla 2-year
obi bay filly. Ameriln. by Lamplighter.
Price private lie bought of K B Harper,
a yearling coll by Imp. Roesingtot, for
4J.000.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Friday and Saturday—
Georgia: Fair Friday; colder In north
ern portion. Saturday fair; colder In
southern portions; winds becoming fresh
northerly.
Eastern Florida: Generally fair Friday
mid Hut in doy; fresh northeasterly wind...
Western Florida: Fair Friday; Hat.tr
day probably showers, cooler; winds be
coming fresh northerly.
South Carolina: Fair Friday; colder In
western portion*. Saturday, fair; colder In
eastern portions; fresh norshely winds.
Yesterday's Weather at Savannah—
Maximum tempeiature. 4 p.m l degrees
MU..mum lempeiature. 6:30 a m degrees
Mean temperature 7x degrees
Normal temperature 72 degree*
Excess of temperature i degrees
Accumulated excess since
Bept. 1 76 degrees
Accumulated excess since
Jan. 1 6 degrees
Rainfall IXI Inch
Normal IN inch
Deficiency since Bept. 1 ...*...140 Inches
Deficiency sk.ee Jan. 1 10 fd Inches
River Report—The high! of the Savan
nah river at Augusta at 8 an, (73th me
ridian time, yesterday, was 6.3 feel, no
change during the preceding twenty-four
hours.
lotion region bulletin. Havannnh, tin ,
for the iwenty-four hours ending at 8 a.
11l , 73th meridian time, Bept. 27. lSUtr.
Station* of |Max. M.o.|Hatg
Savannah district. ITenx|T#m.; fall,
Alapaha. tis . clear j 37 | 39 | .rat
Albany, clear n | gg on
Amerlcus, clear I M 2 no
Kainbtktge. clear | M | 61 no
Gaelmnlt. clear | M j 63 | .00
Fort Gutties, clear j 17 | 03 f .00
'Gainesville, Fla., clear ~{ 06 |C3 no
Mill, n. Go., clear 69 | 6n m
(Jultman. clear j 03 ; 37 j 00
B-ivunnah clear | 82 | 66 | .00
Thomasvllle. clear j tu 61 |uo
Waycross. clear t 4 62 | .00
•Received too late for telegraphic aver
age*
Bt>e lal Texas Rainfall Reporls—Corpus
Chris*!, trace; Dallas. .16, Huntsville,
trace.
Hla- Max Min Rain
Central Htationt. 'Hons,Ten. Ten. fall.
Atlanta j *" J M I 66 : jT
Augusta j I kj M j i>i
Charleston j 8 H 4 jS3 .<*>
Galveston .....j 23 93 |7u { .01
Utile Rock | 1* | 02 : 60 | T
Memphis ...,| 13 |9n ox |Oh
Mobile | X J (SI j 66 j ,0h
Montgomery I 7 S3 j 66 in
New Orleans 1 13 i t | 70 T
Buvannnh j 12 | M | 62 | eh
Vt.-ksbnrg ] It. , 04 | 6* no
Wilmington 10 ; 04 | 62 .00
Remark- There have been no marked
temperature changes, bin the temperature,
continue* unseasonably high over th*
western districts. Very light and widely
scattered showers have occurred In the
Galveston. Little Rock and New Oileans
districts.
Observation* taken at the same moment
of time at all station* Bept 27, IW>, I
p m . 73th meridian time.
Name* of Station*. ' T ! V I Rain
Bostm iMr | 00 | 6 o.
New York city, dear f 66 0 00
Philadelphia, partly < sly. 71 0 txi
Washington city, cloudy. | 70 | I. ! T
Norfolk, clear .1 74 ' 6 | ..
Wilmington, clear * 70 j I> 00
Oiarlott*, clear I 04 1 L .00
Raleigh, dear | 04 calm T
Charleston, clear 00 I 0 0
Atlanta, clear 64 j 0 W
Aiiatteta. clear M j L .00
Havannab. clear ' 70 0 on
Jacksonville, clear | 76 ] I, j (>
Jupiter, clear ....f to ! 13 ; Oh
Key Weot. clear j T 0 ! 10 i .<*>
Tampa, clear JOO j L OO
Mobile. .Tear { 70 | 6 I 00
Monlgomery, clear Ml L ; 00
Vicksburg, clear 84 | L j .00
New Orleans, clear to 6 ■ .
Galveston, clear j 82 8 .06
Corpus t'hrlstl, dear 82 16 .00
I'ab-sttne. elmgly to j 8 | T
Memphis, cloudy | 76 | I | 0
Cincinnati, cknidy 6N 14 T
Pittsburg, cloudy TO j 8 T
Ruffalo, cloudy 63 14 .00
Detroit, cloudy | il 8 T
Chicago, cloudy | 34 18 08
Marquette, clear | 44 1 L, | T
Bt. Paul, latrtly cloudy...: 32 | L 6*
Davenport, .loudy 84 L ih
Bt laails. cloudy j 62 I 6 .10
Kansas City, cloudy 1 to j L 82
Oklahoma, cloudy M L M
I aalge City, raining 46 L 08
NoMh Platte, rloudy ....] 44 , L 00
Halleraa. down.
H. B. Boyer, 101 l Foreeaat official.
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MII.IT4HI It 4TE 601 ESTMIA.
It la Passllng Passenger Igeats off
Western Hoads.
Chicago. Bept 27. -General passenger
agent* of the Trgns-Contlnental roada
ate finding (he military rate question a
h ir.l p.isale to solve, and pending Its so
lution no decisive act ton looking to tho
formation of an asao. Ist lon can be taken.
The woik of Ihe last two days has re
sulted In an agreement to refer th* di
vision of military buslneas westbound
from Chicago to the Pacific coasts to Com
mi*h*n-r Mac Isold of the Western Pea
se nger Association, who will arbitral* all
mailers In <li*puie and tlx percentages
for tin- various road*. Ills decision I* to
be final.
t oaaty Trraearer Bobbed.
Merced. Cal.. Bepi 27 —County Treasurer
Bamhauer was held up late last night
while on his way home and forcod at tb*
point of a platol to go to hi* office and
open the vaults containing the county
funds. After securing *1,600 or more and
some paper*, the thieves forced Ham
buuer Into the vault and sprung the com
hlnaGon. The Imprisoned man was discov
ered this morning ulmort unconacloug.
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111 reetary Pun Ushers.
Atlantic City. N. J . Bept. 27 —Th* third
annual convention of the American Di
rectory Publishers' Association yesterday
elected the following officers:
President. A. L. Polk of Detroit; treas
urer, A. If. lionnelly of Chicago, secre
tary. W. II Hates. The ae-sgon waa de
voted to the discussion of paper* c,ic hlng
on directory work and advertising.
Will bat Briars the Flag.
Keokuk. Li., Bept 27.—At the reunion
of Crockera.la.. brigade yesterday, a pro;-
ofltlon lo return to the stale of Doutfc
Carolina the flag which Coi. J. C. Ken
nedy. now of the National Home at Mil
waukee, captured on ihe Columbia, tvae
unanimously voted down, and the nag will
remain In the room* of the lowa Htetort
ml Society at lowa City.
Pooling Flan tbandnned.
Chicago. Bp4- 27 Executive officers and
general traffic official* of the Western
roads were In session here yesterday to
recognise me territcrlaf freight committee*
said bring shout a better mslntenence of
late*. The pooling plan ha* been abandon
ed. and all that |e expected of the commit
tee t* to prevent further rat* cutting.
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To Meet heat at Hlehiunad.
Peoria. 11l , Bept 27 —At the final sea
tin' to-day of the National Association of
Postniaaler* of the first rlaa*. It wag
recommended that Richmond, Va.. be se
lected a* the next place of meeting.
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•o* In Wyoming.
Evanston. Wyex, Bept. 27 —All the coun
try between Granger and Evanston la cov
ered with about fiv* incite* of snow on th*
level.
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