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8 A TEXAS WONDER. Hair* (irfat KNaravary. On© small hottle of Hall a Graat Pl**- j covary cure* all kidney and bladder tr<-i Mm. removea gravel, cure* dial ' ►*‘ ,n Inal ©mission*. week an I lain© I 4. k*. rheumatism and all Irregular!'i * f UM ' kidneys nnd bladder in lo’h men and wo men, regulate* b.adder ;r iM* I'* '*‘ll dree*. If not sold b.\ 'our hugsi’ w! be sent by mail on re ©>p* f $: > >ne small botu* la two mfi'.'hi treatment, and wii. cura any a*e abo. ni©i*n n* 1 Dr K W Hall, able n .r.ufa :ur©r *’ 0 ,u,x CM. Ht lx>ui*. M t**-nd for re- tmonlala Hold by all druggist* Solomon* Cos. \ bavannab. ra Mead Thla. Cuthbrrt. Ga.. April 2. IW> Thla Is to cortlfy that I waa *ff© ted With grave and that I t>ok sixty dr> 1 * , of Hail's Great Dls ©very and I? m- j ptaxely cured me It la worth $1 j bolt I* to ur.) 01. e nrfding It J. T STEVENB IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA. tE!I t\D VIEW* OK THE UU l> TWO STATES. yrrparlng for the *wih Georgia ( nnfrrrnrr at 'nlhberf—*©•• Giant Prrn Terra—!••. J. M. Hall of Ma con May !••* %blr ts At tend the liCglalattve araalna—llealb of a Homan !M t*ar tlil at Han ford. Fla—Other I lorlda lea*. Tha younger ebment of the so* la l art fn Albany has Just j • rferted a reorcanl* •atlnn of the Albany German Club and arranfemnty are being rn.nl* for an un usually brilliant winter season During the months of November 1 * ©nil-r and January at least one german or hop will 1- gsven ea- h we**k The service* *f good ©rch**stra wIM be secured for the eea •on i*nd the club will add a great *b *U to the usual round of winter gayety. Aoutb Genrgla onferrnce. Cufhberf 1* making rr-at preparation# for the entertainment of the South Geor gia Conference, which Is to assemble there In December Baptists and Presbyterians wilt med with their Meth*dlst friend* ! in entertaining The Cuthbert iblhollit Church Is in goul shat- for entertaining having recently i-tld ••ft .1 church debt, and will, under th- pastorate of iim J. E. Irray, report all conferer.ee collections l* and In full, tha first time in ten years Hall May Not Attend. The prospect is that Mibb's delegation will have to get along In the legislature this term without Hon. Joseph II Hail Mr. Hall waa taken home to Macon fr**m Crawford court Saturday suffering gr**#*t agony from rheumatism which s** m*i to sett.e In hla ankles, rendering tt Imp*** *- for him to walk It D n >t known how lung the disaU.ity may continue, but some fear It will last long enough to keep Mr Hall away from Atlanta during a good portion of the l*gl*latl\e sea.a 1011, if not durng the entire fifty days. ttcanlted In n Killing. Sat unlay night. as th** result of a wran gle between W 1 1 McCoy aid Peter Hrr - both colored. McCoy's throat was cut aid be died in a few moments The kllMng > curred at Whitney. Ga.. a smgll pa • half way b* tween Mon:*- and Social Cir cle. In Walton county. The negro* * were drinking,at rt had been gambling M coy It seems, hod won Harris' money, and had gone into the hojfc of negro wo man by the name of Bloodsuw to sleep After he awoks he missed his money, ami accused Harris f taking It ind from thl* the quarreling and k! licrg ensued. Karri* came to Monroe ftiltirday night and gu\e hirmeif up to the sheriff, and la now in the Mur. roe Jaii. Pecans. Albany Herol 1 Th pecans of thh* year s growth are now getting ripe. ami soon the nuts from lo*al orchard* wll# b© plentiful Mr Th- . Mro nskowakl who grows a variety of rnr* fruits in hi* yard niid garden in this city every year. ! brought ihe Herald soma fr*nh |****\in* j to-day They were from or e of two lanp tree* that stand In his front yard The*, i trees are now twenty old years old. n.i j one of them Is a prollfl bearer every year, w hile the 04h* r Mr. Mro*'zd(ow>kl says does not. for some reason, do so we 1 Mr. Mroriskowskl says that nearly thirty years ago Mr John Neundorfer, then a resident of Albany, but now of East Dougherty, gave him two little plants *• snore than six Inch** high He **t th-e out. and from them ih* two splendid tress now In his yard grew. Jackson's Mrlalif lHg. Jackson Record: A gentleman of J i k fon is the fortunate owner of the smart est dog. we believe, to le found In th* stale. The animal 1* of th* water spaniel breed, and can le sent, wph a certainty of fulfillment, on errands of any ki *1 He will get the mull from th** iHiet.iftlc*. meat from the butcher** ar.d do many other useful and unuseftil things fr a canine to do East Thur**lay h** w*s sent to the butcher’s for m.-at for his supper, with which he wu* supplied, i- usual, and started for h**m**. A short dlstun e from the shop h# was seen by several persons <0 stop, lo.ktng anxiously down the street. Curious to know why the dog would KO no further, w-.- became In terested, and some on** suggested that possibly he saw another dog in his path. Bure enough, the little f* 1 <>w had spied • notlwr dog In the road, and It was per fectly plain to the w.i. h* ri* that h* w s c<mslderlng a plan to g* t home safely with the meat At lust he concluded to go around lh* entire bls-k and had started In that direction, but a gentleman, pars ing at 1 he time and taking In th.- situa tion at a glance. pl< kd up u atl k and called to the little f. Mow t. follow Hr did so. ke**p!ng his •>•* >n the big dog S the time occasionally hkl ng P hlnd a tie# and. finally, when h*- had passed his ene my, mad© a be* line for home. FLORIDA. Mrs Charlotte A Handerson *lled it Jian ford on Saturday at th* extreme old ag of W years and € months 81s* was l*orn In New* Hampshire, and had liveil in Flor ida for twenty flvi \* ir- The |hs! ight yo<re she has resble*! In Ban for* I w ih her gmndaon. F c liurll Her d< uh Was caus*-d by ok! ag* Th*- ftin* nil t* * * k place Sunday. Rev. R. M. Williams con dueled the service*. Pensncnln'a *it|irenacy. As an exemplification of th© claim that Tvn#*eol 1* the greatest timber and lum ber exporting port of th© Oulf coast. It Is *a;d several exporting firm- of New Orleans announce that on account of **>i satlsfa. -tory oi>rrtl<n of regulations I the Crescent City they will her* *f ter do their stdi>fdng tnrough ren-a ola One of the*#* firms avarsges I.GW cars of lurn b/ per year. Fire >rar Tnmpn. Tampa Herald Henry Williams tf caterr sustain.*l u heavy loss by fit at an early hour Sunday morning ll* • wok© to find his barn in flame*, beyond •!1 hope of extinguishment Th© build ing trd conttnti war© entirely consumed Including a buggy a fn© span of horse# anew set of double harne#* about f ’ worth o' feed and n IVK) n!<yk of gr eerie© that had not leen broken T.u • otal or- ! - J MO Th- MUM VM I •Ida U*a ui> ai.vl nothing could be don to art * m the flames. It wa* undoubtedly incendiary. Will Cultivate Prr**t. A party of Illinois land owners are In l*er-a* olu |r*fM< ting with a vltw f lo cal lug They apem Thursday aero."* the bay fishing, returning at nignt w.th many "hetuillew if the tleep." only t !• hid In th* - water? w ptentlfully. Tfie g n thrmii In th© parry 4r<* 1.. C Eg Dr K. II artm l and li. E. Mutgai*. Tt * two nrm mu.i have p ■ dial country, hav# •.♦ ••• • large a<re at l will p.pi t .!©i! fifteen rei of p* - ans, ten N ♦© of Migar cane and ten a re- of sweet poiatca- Tr.e roll I* con- l ■ • ie| 'o rt inir.it>,) hUit-i fur ibe pr**- i • these tl ea ,* <• i bmm •tU Im |*Unt' i when the land D cleared, )rn *onlberi* Mupniinr. Anew Southern magaxln© will shortly make It* npp*arane p. Floral.*. It will tai pub!l*• ' it? Ja k mvtbe by \Je**r* G D. Ack*c.y and I \ M inn. Mr Ack erly w i fur many year* a iM>,iited with th. Jw-k-onMlle Tamil* and K‘V VVe*l R.iilr h.I la-foie 1 became a p-jrt of the |*h*nt and |-Mied fr t e roel sen,. ~f the most effe -ivi- book adver iae meiitp . f the s’a*e then u-ed in tn*- ral road world I A M *nn ? been In the pub.Dhlng bustne.-* for thirty >*ar- lie ha- cliiei several r-w -;.* with great success, and recently itsutkl • tsssii tl it .h t>.n r* .".d from ahor*- t* shore ♦•- "Th" Huguenot*, which I* a his torlcul romance of merit. Itenth* *1 Mndleon, Kla. A spe- iwi to the Morning New* frreo Midi son ©ay© Antoln:te, wife of Dr. Henry J. f’.*rramor-. <Me<l at tht* p.a*-e n tt . ’th in** in* Hhe wn horn In New York, about seven:> years igt*. r idovm) to Florida and over forty yearn wgM th nvirrlage J***t dissolved by d*'Wtti wit* ebrate-1 On th*- vine- day. Ail ♦•4 < and He had ix | i in leel health f>r m inv veer* H* ** rr*‘ last surviving chlkl of limi*' Bunting, who ww* one of th pion*er euttler* of triis county.—Tn© pub lic x h- l* it*erMMl in the* county this week tr •r* ta-ing no danger from *mall pix. th*- i revab*nce of which Inihicei the health authorities to postpone the ing of the fall term for thirty day* Not wit hup.* ruling re *'ol Plump in <'ot tor wagon Ked* in seed at*d lint have beet) tm the street* ,nl in the market j all th** time. TntnpM’e < ittnr **lii|>nentP. A short step *#d th* we hunlrel-mil lion nutrk will be reached In the cigar shipment* from Tampa, for this year Tbt* shipment* .*r*- a© steady and smooth *© an be expecte*! for the seanon of the j >-Hr, and there is no complaint from any * MUir e sisiut a lack of buslnesa The ne©- r p of inbaooi W now ge.ttng into general use, and the goa!s have tieen ©hipped mid plnj’ed on the market. The trd< I* well p,*t*pfled with Ihe excellent flavor la every way. and the ©attsfaction Ik Just a* good a* woe antl-uputed by the j manufacturer* when they learned of th© j quality of the tobacco, and spoke of It* | gorel qualities. Th* shipment* and the j demand are r.ot Just exactly even, for more <ignr* could lav* le*>n shipped if they had been on hand and ready to fill th© orders. But It I* always the fa. t that or !•■• *r. * little ahead >f the shipment*. )m*. a use they never *.-em to jtist get all tlie ehtpments off lefore other order* come in. A Hrmnrknlilr Track Farm. r*pt. J E. Watson of Fo t Myers, who own* a truck farm on Chatham river, telia a remark ibl© story about his farm. Me say* tha* eenturlea ago when th© Spaniards tiivaled Florida they f.und a tril*e of li.dian In the *>ut hern sport ton •>f the state who were g.gantlc in *lse and fierce In temper. The story goe* thnr th©-© Ir Han* wer* driven buck to Chatham river t \ the Spaniard*, and there the iboriglubp made their last stand The tribe wus caught, like rat* In n trap. In a bend of th- river an l ©ere extrminet ed " Sign* of that desperate battle are ••verywhere vi*ibl no© ” said Capt. Wat f-*n My farm k* literally covered with hug** scul p and *>ne*. the ground Ding o rich from the decayed hodb a th.it I gn>© phenomenal crop* The bone* show these Indians to have been nearly *lg.it f*M*t in hlght. broad of ehoukWr and mighty r>f arm. Tle remain© are s at t* r> •! over the ground singly and tn groups: sJtnr ue Intact, while others are rushed as by blows of mighty Uitti© ax or mace.” .A AIIOOTIAG AT MIDI II.EK. Ni*irii Entered a ttem and Hilled One nf Its Orrnpit uf a. Midvllle. Ga.. Oct. 23 —A horrible shoot ing affair occurred her*- Sunday night. BUI Beasley, . notorious negro gambler, entered n house this morning about 4 o’clock where several negroes were sleep ing and lagan firing lu* pistol at the oo • upants of th*> different lasts. Ono shot ©truck ; negro boy in the arm and another struck Richard Dolton in the side. Rich ard JumiMst out of it window, ran about n* yards, fell on hl face and tiled In a few minutes. Beasley wa* promptly arrested by the town marshal and looked up. Dor oner Wetherhaun was summonsed here from Waynesboro and held a hurried inquest over th dead man Mr Wetherhatin only had a short time b train* to make hi* Investigation and failed to find uffl. lent evidence against Beasley to com mit him to jail. He. therefore, turned him loose. Ditcr In the afternoon some negro men found some very positive evidence against Bssu-v They procured a warrant from Trial Justice Etnibert and had him ar rested again He Is n*w In the custody of - ATEdVri** IIOR4R WWW. All worlety Turns Out • KaJOy the Equine IHsplas. Atlui . Oct. 2! Atlanta’s first horse how ofened to-night in the Coliseum at Exposition Bark. The attendance was large, society as ueiial lending pres ence To-night’s programme included ex hibitions of papers, saibllehorse*. high Jumj©r* and hkne>s. with .* dl*i>tv •*f rurailxMit** and fancy turnout* Among tne ju-lg*- ar*- li tnilton Bush#) of New York. <!en W il Ja. k -’ii. Nashville, 1. II HtKlson. IjouisvlH* find Frank Gen try. Eexlngton. K\ The entries include horses from all part* of the country. IliinoD in.l Missouri being well repre sented. ■ MBk ■■ When neglected. almost Invariably wh/® If HI ffi ft pj IP |k Ejm B '••• ■' >ll ,i . f n'l v P*E. jl B_ fa dP j 5 juK)y !■ f r- , ir-nt 1 V <■ i ur •;. ■ Eijfr IS K W Hi mJL fe s’ SL 1 l "' : ‘ !,i; r "‘ • : ,I '' ll : ' ® HH lure, even when slight, weakens the Jwliok- urinary ami genital organism and the whole nervous system. The ordinary met hod i resorted to for a cure are not only excru ciatingly painful. but frequently cause disorder* at serious at the stricture ittelt. _j ■ l>r. Hathaway years ago discarded these old-time barbarous methods and perb-cted a system by which be removes tlie stricture, reducing the thickened wails of the passage to a normal condlton. There It no operation The treatment Is applied by the patient himself. It Is painless and takes no time from business. The cure effected Is permanent a ml all complications at the diseased comU (lons are removed This method of treatment and cure of Strle- I ture is escluslreiy used by Ur. Hathaway. % *• Ur Hathaway, by a similar method, cures Varicocele srtthout ' operation. All Sexual. Urinary, Nervous. Clood and other diseases . vrernssimiviY w n of * c!iroalc Dturf traatod by him by his exclusive system. *' "* w *“■ hatha AY x D *|;lch for so years has proved Invariable In Its results. Write to blm or call at his office for a free copy of bis new 64 page book and aelf-examinatioo ■yu.ptom blanks, and for free consultation and advice, and. NEWTON NATHAWAY. M. O. l>r, lletliewus * to. office hour* 9 to 12 m. 2to Sand 7 to , wA iiryuu street, tjuvannah, da. ) p. sa. Sunday 10 a. m. to 1 p. m, * v I THE MOKNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1900. Dfrmvmi AT KMOH \ , Spirited Ctmteata llrfnrs tbe UtSVtry •ariettas. Emory Dollege. ftxford. Ga. Oct J’.- A© the college year gets older the debat.-* In the two literary e*xieilea are beaming Itetier and more spirited end ere show ing that the men who entered the roileg© in fteptember (©>*sess some of the ;e*t forensic |*owrr that has ever come :o F/mor>' In Few' Society thl* morning 'h© queetn>n was. ‘ Resolved, that t*.* white • iliaens of the South ere justihed in taking ail |e4'al>le means to sec'ur© their iollttral supremacy." And after one of the Del delate* heard In a long time h© preshient x*\ hi* <b i*lon in favor of the affirmative It wa* thought that the dis cussion would be onf-(tlil©r t lnce it wo© believed that nearly every one woukl ad vocate the affirmative, but when the tjue tion was pronoun* ed ©>me of ibe strang est men in the society championed :be n*gstive Perhaps the moot forcible speech was n*ade on this side fy Mr. Oscar I> Wosencraft f Blackroont. who con<ende*l that the proposed measures for negro disfranchisement would be detri mental to the whites sin e it put a pre mium on their ig? ora nee. while th ne groes woukl all desire to be elucat*d in order to !*• abi© to vote. Wb le thl* ©r gument wa© of great weight the afllrma live came f*>rward with some string lAknts. set forth In several exoelient *7>ee het> Among which g|wc|al should be made of that of Mr M*dl*on Keil of A .ante, ervl won th* da> A? Phi Gamma the question Resolved that H national university should b© establlah ed by the Vnlted fltete* gave nrnen AB diw me el and though nu jolty rf the speaker* favored tne sfllfnatlv*- t © queatior. Was award©d to the negative ty ITeeldent Bynum Mr. H h Moolwarl of Win* heeler. Tenn mad** a splendid l>.ch ii hi * r **' l ’ wl h ihe wtnrln* r'f h- -juewtlon h>' ’>* Ii I. an Intere.llnic f<H't Ih” 1 •* ** n ■ hi, qvir.ilon w," rt.ehW.l 111 fevor <( tne ~mrmHilve hy the m.mlefi -it Few. , Monday, the •(> Ineteid will •he ahtilvereiry e.errl.en of the Few X®- rietv. Him 4> trf-thit the .lxty-flri vere.ry of the founding of th,- t. The alumni <ldreM will be delivered by I rof K A Pound of Wavrro.. an alum ixi. of the claps of . and "Vie of th- hart •l eakera and met ppffntnent educator, of Houth (leorala The other speaker, will he John E. Itopeer of WaahUurton. welcome ald reap TlfTany Turnbull of M iHlr. Ho, Kla , rhl f.amm* re-prma.- nrd lecuren W Foreman of Washington, tia . annlver.arr addrep. Mr Marvin I. Bunr. who h“ been ee rloualy 111 for the t at weak wn auf flrleiuly recovered today to have for hi. home In Waycroea, accompanied hy hi. parents. Mr not Vlr. J H Bunn and hi. aunt. Mr. Taylor llunn It I. the hope of Mr BuiW. many friend, that he will a>W>n he entirely recovered, and will be able to re-enter college. FH ATKHAIYIfc* AT EffORY. A|© Who Have Recently Joined Col lege Societies There. Bmory Ooilage. Oxford. Ga.. Oct 21. Finery'* ©even fraternities ore all in fin© condition this year and have before them bright prospects fr a successful year s work The Initiates to date are as follows Sigma Alpha Epsilon Edwin F. M right. 1901. of Rom©, Harold L Woof tan, 19m of Washington. Ga . and Alfred H. Dro vutt, 19m of Brunswick Dhi Phi Eu gene B Burden, llss. of Macon. H F : Bo worth. 190. of Rom* Alpha Tau Omeg C F Qtilllkin. of West Tolnt W N Banks lßtfl oi Grantvlll© J F McGhee 19ii3 of Romo; R B Barnett. 19C. of Grant vlll©. J T Bohannon. 19fC. of Dul verton. and Garret W Quiiltan. 19i4. of Madison. Phi Delta Theta T Armstead 1908. of Atlanta. W C. Janep. ppectal of r>iw’Ain. W P Cheatham. sf*©.i*l of Dawson and Frank Bell. 1904 of Atlant Kappii Alpha Welborn M Reynolds. 19U of Marietta. F M Anderson. 19**3. of Tampa. Fla , R Davis Anderson. 193. of Tamfm Km . William B Bonnet, 1904, of Oxford: flam B. McCutcheon, 1904. of Siir©vt*iort. La W H McGreror. 19*1. of Snrevf i*rt I m , W. Granville Taylor of Wavcroai. 1903; Georg© Henderson. 1901. of Humph*), and Kllert Hale, 1941. of Hm© Sigma Nu: John E Rooser. 19 2. iof Washington. Ga.; H. L. Bridges. 19*1. of Camilla; W. W Knox. 19*4. of Albany; A I* Woolley 190. of Atiintn nrxl W A Hhejmrd of Valdosta. 19H Delta Tail I©lttt Char lea H©©d of Amerk-us. Th©s© men will be valuable aiklitions to the various chapters with which they have allied themselves, and will play h prom* I inmi iwri in all phases of college life. BAAKEHS IN JAC KSONVILLE. Party lu Making a Tour of the flra hoaril Air Line. Jacksonv.lU*. Fla . Oct. 23.—A large par ty of bankers from th© cities of the Eastern and Middle Atlantic states ar rived In the city to-night In private cars over the board Air Line. John Bott of Ladenburg. Thalmnn A Cos.. New York. Is In direct charge of the potty. H© was formerly president of the Cincinnati Southern, now a portion of the flout horn Railway. The firms of all the representatives in this trip are interested in Seaboard Air Lin© securities, and the trip over th© system was arranged for them by President John Skelton Williams, who desired that they might see the prop erty for themselves. ♦ t 4 ollear© lla> at Karolina Fair. Columbia. S C., Oct 23 School and College Day and the State Fair promises to !© a big success. Spec 1-11 trains w!.| b© run to Wlnthrop and Dp nson college* to bring their students W*wn. The-e are pojk ular lnsil utlons of learning of the stit*. Defpll# tddltlons nude for th© * omns> dation f student* dogens have been turn ed from their doots this fall in e* me cas • the ap|*eals have le*n pathetic The smaller colleges and private schools will also have large delegations her© Hup- t- Intendent John J McMahan Is pushing th© matter and the prospe t.* are that I'd) or 2.<ts* young peop.e wdl be here. Iniirr Her Oitn llnlldlngai. Columbia fl D. Oct 23—Under an net of the last Legislature, South Da roll a has become her own underwriter. All the nubile buildings. liudutling th© four c I lege© at DJemson. Rock Hill. Dolttm -la and Charleston will be Insured by the state. An assessment will l© p and 1 y the*** Institutions and bv the sta • f r the state hnu© until the amount s \a and n teaches S2O >• • In the meantime If there is a fir© the lo#f will fall di e • ly t'pon j the taxpayer*. Dad way’s fl Pills Purely vegetable, mild and reliable HeguUte the Liver and Dlgeative organa The .afe.t and heat medicine in the world for th. CURE of all disorders of €h© £ otnarh, Elver. Bowels, Kidneys. BiSdldcr Nervoua r* eases. !©>§* of Ai>petle. IBadachS. Constl patu>n. Dosilvenra-, Indigestion. Bilious ness. Fever, Inflammation of the Bowels, Files and all derangement* *f the Internal Vis <wa. PKRFEDT DIOESTION will be h re-*rn pi 1* bed by faking RADWAY’B PIEEB By o doing DYSPEPSIA, flick Headache. Foul Stomach. Bllteusnese will be avoided, as the food that Is eaten contribiHej* its nourishing properties for fhe support of the natural waste of the body. Frtce. 25-- per box floid by all druggists, or sent by mall on receipt of price RADWAY A DO . 66 Elm *• . New York IMPHOVtUFAT OF THE OOOJIEE. Ilablln llvtalnea© lien •• Consider an Appenl t Conarrss. Dublin. Ga Oct 23 - Friday right, rext. the Young Men s Business Rcague, the Dublin Me-nrbants Dlub end the Dubi.n Board of Trade will me in Krugr.t* of Pythias hall for the purpose of Jointly considering several matter* of much im te*rtanc* to Dublin The main quratlwn to come up la the one looking 10 the Im provement of the * a-onee It 1* probable tha? fhe meeting will formulate a plan by which that lm|iortant waterway wli; be made of much benefit to Dublin. Congress will be a.sked to **iproprla*e |3* , ’la> f r its Improvement It 1* leli.-ved that this sum would put th* Ocor.ee In such fine shai*e that large steamers could ply It the year round Th© railroad situation will also be dD cussed. The Dublin people ar© anxious to Kt*t |n touch with Savannah, and have Invited Freaklenl John flkeitor* WlMiams of th** fleaUwrd Air Hirv© Railroad, to mo t with them' mutt Friday night, to (liwui© the advisaidllty of building a lin© from Lyons to iHiblln. Mr. Williams ha* not yet given an answer lo the in vitation given him by the Merchants' Club. It 1© highly probable ihat a certain Arm in Dublin will soon b** classed * a fraud by the pootofllce department, and denied th© use of tn© mail*. It Is known that an In© pec tor has been •del for. to Irqtilr© Into the methods of thla person, ami if b© finds a© much evidence ©gainst hm) ns Is claimed, there is no doubt but that h© will be classed a fraud. It is rumored that thfw person ha# caught a great many unsuspecting businstot house© for nlr© sums. Postmaster Clark Grelr ha© Invented n rural delivery mall box and will apply for © patent. FIFTEEN HAY* OK H AKIXO. Atlanta Jockey € tub Meet Will Be gin on (lot. .9). Atlanta. Os , Oct. 23 —Tha Atlanta Jockey Club will hold a running meet be ginning f>© J) and continuing for fifteen days Th© management has secured sever al consignment© of horses ©n rout© from Cincinnati, the North and many Eastern point* to New Orleans. Theae. together with the animals which were entered at th* Inter-state fair races, will constitute a .Ist of some strangth. Between cm© and two hundred hors©* are already In the city Five events ar© down for each day Th© purses will rang© from $l5O to with special offerings thickly lnterperse* 1 Tto club Is already handlcajped by in adequate accomnKMkttiott*. but this has been partially overcome by the different member* of the club turning over their private stables to the c.w'ners About a domen bookmaker* have arrived, and It Is said to-day that if th© meeting Is h suc cess racing will be continued Indefinitely The ©vents will be run on the hulf-mll© track at Kxio*ttlon inrk SI PIIEAIE ( OI HT TO HEAR IT. Southern Kxproee Stamp nee to (io Before That Body. Atlanta. Oct. 23 General Ter rell received a telegram this morning from th- clerk of th© United State* Su preme Court, stating that the court had v affect toned the ap>cal for certiorari tn th** case of the Georgia Dommls i skoci. vs. the Southern Express Company This means that the court will hear ar gument In the cas© and also that there Is a sufficient ground for appeal The case will be taken Up some time next w**ek. and Attorney General Terrell will ugiln appear before the court to ar gue the |*olnts made In the United States Dmirt and In h© Circuit Court of Apfe-al* The case involves the right of th© South ern Express Company to make th© send er of an express package pay for the rev enue stami* whb h Is placed d|on the re ceipts Issued by th© company Th© case Is an important on©, and the final decision means much for the ex pres* company. >♦ | .AE ABO ARID* I ONNOLIH ATICVA. ( ommltftlon lin* Recognised by Ap plying Hole I. Atlanta. Oct. 23 —The Railroad Commis sion, m t to-day and dlspoaad of a num ber of petitions and complaints that have l*©en before that body for aom© time. Th© most Important action taken by the com mission was in recognliing the conaoll iation of th© Seaboard. Georgia and Ala tam. ami Florida Central and iVninsular roads hy applying rule on© to the reor ganised B©aboard fly Mem. Thl* rule pro vide* that r.iflroada under the same man agement and control shall assess contin uous mllsifs rates. This mean* an av erage reduction of about 25 per cent, over ih© rates heretofore allowed connacltng | roods, where bth participated in the | haul. A number of unimportant routine vn.it -1 ters w* r© disposed of. Htiurr IIIMSHHOI I.Y SHOT. Ilr.pt'ru I. %.ar<> Emptlftl Hill nntl I :•••„ ir,l. Atlanln. Of*. 3.—ln A>)maonv!ll> Il | trict thl* mornlnit l daylight Hallir IJornafry wan flangfroutly hol by a ne ,ro idnv'l Treadwell whom he wm at. t, mptlnK to arrrat on a warrant Thrrr bultet. from the neitro'a Kun en trr.d Hornehs'e body, one tn the atom ach, one In the hand, ind another tn the lez He may dl- Will Joftea, who went with the bailiff to rtxike the arre.t, fell In eharlnc the der*rate ne,ro after the ehootlnit. and broke hl arm It I* be llevrd the negro i rhot In the breaet. ae both the bailiff and hi. enmi>anion emp tied their revolver, at him *h-n he o|;etied fire on them Live lllrd Conteat In Atlanta. Atlanta. Oct. 3 —The amateur live bird •hdotinir tournament began here to-day with twenty-three entrlea from Georgia, South Carolina, Tennerree. North Caro lina and Halttmore (rood aeore* were t.mde under bad weather condition. A gold medal and rllvcr cup are the j>r!*e J H Ma kle of Cincinnati U managing the tournament. WIDOW OF SOUTHERN HERO. RELirT F "-Tom: W A 1.1." JtfKWti BATTLING FOB 111 H LICK. ftclleltuilr of Prlf.d. Over Hr.nil of U.l VnrKl.nl Oprratlow—Horn, l.llr of *lr.. Jark.on Nino® I I oar of C'lvll War—Dr vof ton fo loanirkirr anil to Linin'. ( Ulldrro nf ( bar. Jot it*. C. From the Chicago Chronicle. Charlotte. X. C.. Oct >—ln thl, city. In which Ihe widow of (Jen. "Stontwall” Jackaon ha. n.i.!•* her home for #o many year., the progrrsi of her condition In Baltimore for the lapi week or two ho* l>een watched with to.lrltude. She left here enriy tn October to receive treat ment for a chronic malady and on Monday of thla week came the Informal.on that .he had undergone a painful operation, latter report. Indicate that ehe la improv ing and her friend, here hope to *e her soon among them restored to health Mr. Jackson la now over 70 year* old. and. though suffering and eorrow have added their traces to those of the [*.i -sing 1 years, her face .till retain# much of ihe fascination ai.d beauty whicu enthralled I the then awkward, diffident young mil - tary cadet from lvexlngtcn when he first met her a* Anno Morrison at the home of (Jan. David HUI. Her black, luxurl-im hair ha. few trace, of gray and tier black eye. are piercing and lu.trou. ftt.l Since Ihe decith of Mr# Jacks- n'. onlv child, Mrs. Christian, several year. ag. she ha. devoted her life to Per grandchil dren. who reside with her. Her home I. a plain two-.lory building on Trade street To the unpretentious dwelling, h'-wever. n plcturewpie charm l given by Ivy and maderla vine, climbing at will atom the I veranda, violet bordered walks leading to the hoapltnble doorway and stately mag nolia, casting their luxuriant foliage ocer the whole Within la Ihe refined atmoa phere of a typical Southern home, in the drawing-room th- moot con spicuous object I. n larg. oil paint ing of General Jackaotr Portraits of other her-a whoee metnorle, are .till cacrel tn the heart, of oel Confederate, are also hung everywhere uj>on the walla. Interaperaed with tattered fitg# and o*ner trophke of the lost cause. Here the widow of one of the great mil itary gentu.es of the world ha. letc-ed her peaceful day*, busied with her houee h*d duties or superintending the educa tion of her grandchildren . Her Girlhood Home. In her "Life of Ja©ks.>n” ah© said “The home of my girlhood era* large, old fashioned house, surrovirwied by n ©x tensive grove pine f4>r*‘M trees, on a plantation in 1 Jh'Oln c*iufity. North D;r Una. Mv faliklr was Ran Dr Robert Hall Morrison, the first president of Dm* vldaon College He was a graduate of th© university of the state. of th© same class oh Preatdani James K Folk. Bishop Green ami others of note in church and state.” Mrs. Jackson's mother was Mary Gra ham. daughter of Gen Joseph Graham of revolutionary fame, and ©lster of Gen \V. A. Graham, who was once Secretary of the Navy. Mrs. Jackson was on© of ten children fix daughters and four sot-s. She spent much of her early Ilf© in Washington with her unci©. Gen. Graham- Whll© on a visit to Islington. Va.. she met her future husband, (hen Prof T J Jack sort. shorn *h© married in July. 1257 Gen. Jackson died In 1963. May 10. and left his widow and on© child, a girl. Julia, who was but a few month* old The two and the ©killful old nurse Hetty re turned to the Morrison home In Lincoln county, where th©\- lived a quiet life until Julia was ready to enter coliege wh©n the mother and child moved to Charlotte After finishing school Julio married \V K. Christian, a talented news paper man. now in th© service of the Sea board Air Line Railroad at Portsmouth. Va. Mrs. Ja kson lived with th© young couple In 8t Paul. Minn.. Minneapolis and other Western towns up to lsy>, when Mrs. Christian died, after which sh© returned to her home In Charlotte and brought with her Julia and Ju kson Christian, her grandchildren. Miss Dhrletjm. sister of Mrs. J.ickfona son-ln-4w, cam** to live with her. Mrs. Jackson was always an Interesting person. She lived a quiet life among her friends and relatives During this quiet and comparatively lonely tif© sh© conceiv ed the idea of publishing th© character life of h**r husband, especially as a leg acy for the grandchildren, who wer© too young to remember hearing fr .m her own lips th© reminiscences of their hero grand father It was hy her close application to thl* writing. In addition to the almost bur densome correspondence which her posi tion entailed upon her. that caused he strain on the nerves uround th© ©ye. which brought her years of suffering and will bring death, flhe had the nerves cut sev eral years ago. but th© relief was only temporary. The result of the operation now' performed in Baltimore is dangerous and It awaited her* w*nh much anxiety hy her friends. Mrs. Jackson's Charlotte home in very near the flout hern Railway station, w here an aged Mexican war veteran who served under Jackson has *t*>d for years ns guard ll© took great pride in guarding Mrs. Jackson and lost no opportunity to point out the house to *• ranger*. The house Is a plain two-glory frame building and th© yard Is adorn**d by several beau tiful evergreen trees \Vh©n t horn© Mrs Jackson lived h simple but pleasant Ilf©, surrounded by her bright grandchildren, who ar© now off at school. Mrs. Jackson spent part of every year at Lexington. Va.. her h*olth |©rmititng. It was there that she spent her married life and where her husband and daughter are burled. Mrs. Jackson Is an Ideal Southern lady of the old school. Sh© l* president of the Daughters of ih© Confederacy and regent of the Daughters of the Revolution. THE HE A lio Alt Ife’a ( Oil ENTIONi. Intereaflng Krournmme for tli© Jnekaonft ill© Meeting. Jacksonville. Fla. Oct. 23- Between 2ho and 3nr> delegates arrived this afternoon and to-night to attend the flexbord Air Line Industrial Convention, which begins here to-m>rtow morning The convention will b© called to order at 10:3< a m. In th© Foard of Tr l© room© Tn© following programme was made public to-night Address of w* l©om on liehalf of the business m©n. Dant C E Garner, i re-p dent of the Foard of Trad©. Response by Do! Georg© C Crogan of M I*l*l let on. Ga. Report of John T Patrick, chief Indus trial agent of the BenLvird Air Line Rail way. Address by J B Upham of tha Youth's Companion. Boston Afternoon session: Report* of industrial agents Night session *Y> p. m gr©©;pg from Mrs R A l*o!lard. president of the Jacksonville Woman’s (Tub. Address©* hy Mrs S:- -Cube of At anta, Gn ; Mrs. Heard, of Middleton, Ga M s Coleman of South Carol.na. a *1 Mis* Mary EUkX (10 years of age) of North Carolina Thursday—General remarks by lady In dustrial workers. Conference of school superintendents and workers. Addresses by state and county superin tendents of education and p omlnen achool workers from Virginia. North an l South Carolina. Georg a. Alabama and Florida. —The King of Denmark after his vtflt to the Farts Exposition, is to run over to England, stopping at Sandringham and Windsor Castl* • * MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Matters of Interest ta Shipping Men Generally. Capt. Abbott, of th. British ateamer Conch, which arrived at Philadelphia on Friday hut. In said to be undergoing a great deal of mental torture at preeent owing to the dimppearance of two of hi. crew in thl. city, who went a>hor without leave, and it le expected trill not return unless compelled to do to. Capt. Abbott hae had detectives emu ring the city for the pant twenty-four hours look ing for hi. recreant sailors, and is quite worried over their eecape from hte hand. The reason that he Is so anxious lo re cover the two men who have eo myste riously eetcaped. Is thst they ere Chinees arid. a. captain of tha ship he Is liable to forfeit a hood of 11.000 for each of them according to the I’nlted States laws. Th# Austrian brig Ntcolleto arrived yes terday from quarantine. The British steamsMp OrmeOby. Capt. Robinson, arrived yeeterdoy from Ten—- rlffe. rtVve ie consigned to W. W. WUoon. and will load for Bremen. On or about X<w. 12. a blower siren will he established at the station on the north western end of Governor's Island, New York harbor to sound a continuous blast during thick or foggy weather The pres ent bell, sounding a double Mow every twenty seconds during thick or foggy weather, will be retained at th* station and will he struck, oe heretofore. In case the siren should be disabled I'nasesgers br SMssmshlps. Passengers by steamship Kansas City for Now York —Miss Cornelia Johnson. Mrs J. L Johnson. Dr 3. L. Phillip*. Mies Jennie G Haines W B Barnes. 1 H Reed. Rlcßarrl Tieeken W D. Bey mer. Capt William Jackawuy. Mlsa Edith nvanaugh. J Barr Glenn. H K Adams, Mis* Mary Carhon. W H Kay. Dr. E W. Peterson. W. H. Reynolds. J. H leigan, Mrs D B Lester. A GotdenUth. Richard M Leeter. C. H ftehroder. B’. H Allen. Frank Ward. William Schecker. August Schecker. H Ches. H Otterson. J. Mnrqula, William Bass. I'assengers by steamship D. H. Miller sailing to Baltimore yesterday—B. H. Rothschild. J M. Bteroburg, James Cgrr, Charlotte Thompson. Savannah Almasis. Sun tines at .12 a. m. and wets at 5:1 p m. High water at Tytiee to-day at 7 SO s m amt IS p m High water oe Savan nah on- hour later. Phases of the Moos for October. D. H. M. First quarter 1 2 10 eve. Full moon k 7 If morn. last quarter 15 2 61 morn. New moon 25 7 27 morn. First quarter 21 2 17 morn ARHIVAL9 AND DEPARTURE*. Ynarla Arrived Yesterday. B‘eomshlp Tallahassee. Asktns. New York.—Ocean Steamship Company. ffteamahlp ormeaby (Br>, Robinson. Ten ©rlffe. W W Wilson. Steamship Isiura (Jir). Yule. New Tork flrrach m it Cos. Brig Nlcoletto (Auat). Favich. from quarantine.—Master. A 'easels Cleared Yesterday. Schooner William E Down©#. Richard son, New York. Vessels Went to las. Steamship Kansas City. Fisher. New York flteamship IV H. Miller. Feters. Balti more Steamship Alleghany. Foster. Y*hllad©l phla Brig Marla Teresa (Span), Tag©*. Buen os A>r©s. fl hoonvr Rfla L. DavenporX. Dunton. Gardner, Me. Ihlpplnu MfmorarAs. Fort Tampa. Fin . Ort 23 -Arrived tug Gullleromo I>n>ea and barges Michaels and Butin Dal lin*. Havana, steamer Oli vette. Smith. Havana, via Key We*?. Jacksonville, Fla . Oct. 23.—Cleared, steamship Cocoa. Thompson. New York Fern ndina. Fla., Oct. 23 —Cleared, steamer Forest City (Bn, Taylor, Ham burg, via Norfolk. Key West. Fla.. Oct 23 —Arrived 22d. steamer* OllveHte. flmHh, Havana, and sailed for Fort Tampa Arrived 23rd steamer Mascotfe. White Port Tampa and sailed for Havant Sailed, lug Abram Minis. Femandlna. Charleston, fl C.. Oct 23 - flailed, tug Alexander Jore© Adkins. Ocracoke with dredge Alabama in tow. Arrived, steamer Seminole. Hearse. Bos ton. via New York Baltimore, Oct 23.—Arrived, steamer State of Texas. Savannah, flail©*!, eteamer Dorchester. Savannah. Philadelphia. Oct. 23—Cleared, steamer Berkshire. Savannah. Oct. 30. Arrived, steamer Aysleby, Pensacola. Bremen. Oct. 23—Arrived. ateamer Georg© Fleming. Savannah Oct 22. Arrived, steamship Herrlx (BpanL Eraurgutn. Vera Cru*; Apex (Bn. Popham. Genoa, via Gibraltar Kuskaro iSj-sni. Lutsuraga Galves.on. put In for t'oal; Catania. Furlong. Mo bile; Hugin (Nor), Anderson. New Or leans. Cleared, barks Rplca (Nor>, Bammuel sen. Damians, Prof. Johnson (Nor), Ol sen. Bueno# Ayres. •"onslnla# Ktporlt. Per schooner William K Pow-new for New York, SM.IM feet yellow pine lum ber.—Cargo by E, B. Hunting A Cos. Ter eteamahlp P H Miller for Balti more —l2O bole* upland ootiotj. 1,117 bar rel* r.-wln, 2210® feet lumber. M pack ices fruH. 72 barrel* ro*ln oil. 00 barrel* cotton *eed oil, *2 *acka rte# chaff. 14* mrkage* md*e, 2S package* domestics and ynrne, 10 bale* hides. Per *:eam*hlp Alleghany for Philadel phia ~£o hales upland cotton. Ml barrels ro*ln. 1M barrels turpentine. 101.STt feet lumber. 77 packages fruit. £ barrel* rosin oil. 7K sicks clay. 4.214 oak staves. 212 package* mde no packages domestic* oi.l yarns, 2a bale* llnter*. Toller lo Marlaero, Pilot chart* and all hydrographic tnfor motion will be furnished master* of ves sel# free of charge In I’nlled Hta'e* hy drographic office In Pus tom House. Cap latns are requested to call at the office Reports of wreck* and derelict* received for transmission to the Navy Depart ment. IH. OI.EHX II 4b Hf l(,>KI). He I* F.dllor of the Wesley on Chris- Hot* Advocate. Atlanta. Oct. 2J-t>r W F. Olenn ha* resign'd the editorship of th# Wesleyan Christian Advocate, and the board of trustees of that paper will meet to-morrow to name his successor Dr. Olenn ha* occupies! the editorial chair for twelve veurs lie I* anxious io re-enter the act ive work of the ministry, however, and trdered hi* resignation, to take effect on tie last of the yar. Tha resignation wo accepted with a prod deal of reluct once on the part of the board. Several nWf preache: a have been mentioned aa hi# successor, among them Rev R. J. Brigham. Rev W. p Lovejoy. both of Atlanta, tod Rav. J, w. Hetdt of Alh cna. riGEON SHOOTING OOVPEaT* Crack Shots Entered in the Ton,* ■went In Baltimore. Baltimore. Oct. S_ A pig. ln (hno< tournament tn which many 0 f the C rac shots of ibe country will perticß*,, "‘J during which the famoua "Dupwu cupT WIU be shot lor. began here thl- mo-nt, . at the ground* of the Baltimore an ~,-* Association Just outside the city. th* out-of-town *ntrl*t are Fred Gilbert of Spirit Like. lowa r 0 l Thomas Martin. BlufTton. S. C j> , Pierce. Wythavllle. Va.. Charles MaoAlm ter. Wythevtlle. V. y. atmrns, Rlc , I mond. Va.; C J. Wicks Virginia; A. W Dubray. Kentucky; Dr. O. W. Bird, New' port News, Va.; P J QalUghor. p, Jru . mouth. Vo.; W. A. Hamnvond, Richmond Va. Thar* was a Urff* crowd of •iwi ©frthuaiaaui at th© to-<Ja y Thrs© ©v©nu war*- conrlixM. th© first s©v©n birds. 17 ©ntranr*©; th© s©rond at birds. $lO rntranc©. and th© Pimlico j,. cap at Aftoen birds Th© w>rk of IDli*. wall of PtilladslphlA. who earnsd a n. n •ror© In all thr©© ©vanta, was th© featur* of the day’* sport. Fair Ipsri ou SJmplr© Track Nrw York. Oct. 23 —A card of six /war. rvmht events wa© <l©oid©d to-day at ih* fDnftplr© Cily rac© track, but sorrv ftr sport wa© ©njoy©l by a arood six©*! crowd Flrat Race —About six fur lone*. M .u f 4 to 1. won. with Hlmtin© A to l and . to 1. awvmd. and Unmasked. 4 to 1, third TTm© 100A* Hocorui mil© end a •irteer.tfc *©mnq Miss Hanover. 3to 1. wor., w.*| Buffoon. 8 to 1 and 3 to l, a©*xiid. F*ax Hpkinrr. 8 to 1, third. Tim© I;U^. Third Race—Flv© and on©-half furkxi| Qu©©n Carnival. 6 to 1. won. with Kai*. arlna. 7 Cos 2 end 7 to 5 ©econd, and then. 16 to l. third. Tim© 1 07. Fourth Rac©— One mil© end a firrking SH fkmonlnn, 16 to 6. won. wWh Anntr 3 to 1 and even. *©cond. himl <y IYere. 7 to 3. third. Tim© 1 S3 1-6 Fifth Rec©-Ftv© and m nelf furl* r.*a Cresson. 5 to 2. won, with DamelDr. i 1 and 1 to 1. Hti<l Mark Un. * to l, third Tim© I:o7**. Rlxth Rac©— On© mil© end twenty vsnh. Wafer Cure. 9 to 6. won. with Arrjuitk % to 6 and 3 to 6. second, and Hiiniruxt, Bto 2. third Tim© 1:43V Hoar© R©Mlts at Cincinnati, Oct. 23 —Reauflt at N^r^r: Kim and a half furionti. PrIiSML, 3 to 1, won. with Al©x P©4.rs©n. 6 to 6. s©cond, and Lon* Flo. 13 to 1, liurl Tim© 1:09v, 4 Second H*ce-One mil© and n quarter Fla* of Truce, 7 to 2. won with 4 to 1. aecond. and Baffled. 40 to 1. thlnl. Time 2.ODV Third Rac©—fVx furlon**. s©lllnx F*ir I>ec©iv©r. 7 to 6. won. with Forbush \<) n 1. s©cond. and Blenheim. & to 2. thirl Tim© 1:144. Fourth Rac©—On© ml!© and fifty handicap. Branch. 13 to 6. won. with I>- na fleay. 16 to R, a©cond. anl Bchul b to 1. third Tim© 144 Fifth Rac©-~Blx furkmira. IJkenm ! to 1. won with Klnpraine. R to 2. second and Albula, R to 1. third Tim© 1 14\ Sixth Ran©—Six furlonir*. ©©lling Frin c©©© Tbvra. 9 to 2. won. with Nancy Tl!l. 4 to 1. aecond, and Rrular, 10 to 1, thirl Tim© 1:13V • ♦ . Tli© Aa© of t))t©r. From th© Fish Inv Oaoett©. Th© oyater at th© commencement of tta career la so smali that tw million." w.*ull only occupy a square Inch In six mentht each Individual oyater Is lar*e encuar. tn cover a quarter, and In twelve months 4 half dollar The oyster is Its own archi tect. and th© *h©ll grows as the fish in side grows. b©4njr never too small I? xlso hears Its age upon Ita back. anl It i easy to tell the age of an oyster by look ing at Its shell, as that of hor** by look ‘ng at their teeth. Every one who has handled an oyster shell must hav© noticed the success!?* layer* overlxppinir other These are technically termed "shots.” and each on* marks a year’s growth, so that hy count ing them th© age of the oyster can he de termined. l*p to the time of Its maturity—that Is. when four years of age—the shots are nic ular and successive, but after that time they become irregular, and r piled one upon another, so that the shell grown bulky and thickened Fossil oysters have been *©©n of which each shell was r.ln© inch©* thick, when*** they rnwy b© guessed to be more than nine hundred years old. One million to two mil lion oysters are produced by a sing." parent, and their scarcity may h* ac counted for by the fact that man i* not the only oyster eating animal. The star fish loves the oyster and preys upon it unceasingly A variety of wh©ik if very fond of young oysters to K"t which It bore* right through the shell rd sucks the flsh up through the hole thus mads. _______ \\’E \KE 1 111 MB Of the Town twvaijM we keep the CHOI' EBt WEDDINO aim* SOLID SILVER WHITING’S CITT GLASS Our own tielecllan from the t*** maker* of the workl. IMPORTED WARES from the (Treat mart* of I-jrop*. Nothing liner aver shown her*. CHAFING DISHES In *ll itylea and with the latert Im provement*. DON'T FORGET L’B when you ire lonklnit for Wed Hoc Gift*. We can pleaae you and ** v " you money. G. W. ALLEN & CO, Rtalf and llurnnnl ~.*l TRUNKS For the Millions. TRUNKS Made in Savannah. Bay TRUNKS From the Maker: SOUTHERN TRUNK TKCTORT. M. D. LL'BIN, Prop. Sales Room*. Xlt-214 BroufMon west. Factory, 490 to 436 Bay atrwt, <“ l