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NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA’S CAPITAL
VARIABLE TOURIST ROUTES
DECinF.n IPO\ FOR WINTER
TOIRISTS TO FLORIDA.
Both Savannah and Atlanta Will De
Taken in by These Routes and
Stopover Privileges for Earh City
Will he Allowed—Railroads Think
They fan Make (ireater Conces
sions Been use Scalpers Are Out ot
the Field.
Atlanta, Sept. 10.—At a meeting of
the passenger agents of Southern rail
roads, including many not members of
the Southeastern Passenger Associa
tion, held here to-day. it was practi
cally decided to put into effect this
winter tourist tickets to Florida, with
variable routes going and returning.
These routes will take in both Atlanta
and Savannah, with the privilege of
stopovers at these points.
The railroad representatives feel that
♦hey can make greater concessions in
these matters, now because of the fact
that there are no more ticket scalpers
in the state.
It was also decided to put on home
seekers' rates from the West and
Northwest to all points in Georgia.
These rates will be less than one fare
for the round trip.
Official announcement of these mat
ters will be made later.
Court of Inquiry Will Make No
Recommendations.
Gov. Terrell will return to the city
from Manassas to-morrow afternoon,
and the report of the Statesboro court
of inquiry will reach him Monday aft
ernoon. It is stated that the report
will make no recommendations, but
■will simply present conclusions based
on the evidence leaving the Governor to
decide as to what further course should
be pursued.
Mrs. McMnnns the Victim.
News reached here to-day that the
Identity of the unknown woman who
was killed in the Seaboard wreck at
Catawba, river has been established.
She was Mrs. T. S. McManus, of Wil
mington. N. C., and was on her way
to Atlanta to visit Mrs. E. E. Bawsel.
of this city. Mrs. McManus and her
husband made their home in this city
until about three years ago, when
they moved to Wilmington. She was
well known in Atlanta.
Sues Because Daughter Was Shut.
T>. F. Thompson has filed an inter
esting suit in the City Court for $20,000
damages against the Southern Railway
on account of injuries to his daughter,
Nellie Thompson, a girl of 14 years. It
Is claimed that a short time ago, when
a freight train was passing his place,
which is juttf west of the city, one of
the brakemen fired a pistol, presum
ably at some tramps who were try
ing to steal a ride. One of the bullets
struck Mollie Thompson in the neck,
severing her windpipe. She came near
dying, but a silver tube was inserted
in her throat, and she still breathes
through this. Hence the suit.
Decision As to Rate*.
The Railroad Commission adjourned
to-day until Tuesday morning next,
when it will again take up the ques
tion of freight rates. It is expected
that either Tuesday or Wednesday a
decision will be promulgated regard
ing the refusal of the railroads to give
Georgia the relief sought with regard
to rates from the Ohio river.
More Fertilizer Thus. ,
Oct. 1 marks the close of the year
for the sale of fertilizer tags hy the
Georgia Department of Agriculture,
and this year the statement will show
that over $50,000 worth of tags have
been sold, a clear gain of SIO,OOO over
the sales for 1903. Speaking of this
remarkable gain this morning. Com
missioner of Agriculture O. B. Stev
ens said: "The increased sales,
amounting to over SIO,OOO, already
show plainly that the farmers of Geor
gia are planting less acreage!, and
what they do plant they cultivate more
highly and get the same result at a
great deal less expense."
DUBLIN TO VOTE ON BONDS
*4VOOO lamp Planned for Municipal
lmprotpmpnli.
Dublin. Ga„ Sept. 10.—There will be
a bond election In Dublin Oct. 10. It
Is the desire of the city authorities to
Issue bonds to the amount of $45,000
for the following purposes: Twenty
thousand dollars for the purpose of
erecting a city hall; $15,000 for the pur
pose of extending the water mains of
the city and extending the sewer sys
tem: $5,000 for the purpose of improv
ing the fire department; $3,000 for the
purpose of improving the electric light
plant; $2,000 for the purpose of putting
an annex on the school building.
The bonds are to run for twenty
nine years and are to bear interest at
5 per cent. If the bonds are authorized
by the people It is believed that they
will sell for considerably more than
par, as all of the bonds sold by the
elty in the past were sold at a pre
mium.
Plans for the improvement of the
Jail have been drawn and sometime
in the early part of Octoher the con
tract will be let. It is thought that
the Improvements contemplated will
cost somewhere in the neighborhood of
SIO,OOO.
Laurens' Jail is now in a very dilapi
dated condition and the commissioners
realize that something must he done
at the earliest possible moment to im
prove the condition of things.
RULED OUT OF PRIMARY.
l.anrens' Eirratlvr Committer De
eltlee Aiialnit .1. W. Rowland.
Dublin. Ga., Sept. 10.—By a vote of
six to two, the chitirman not voting
anil live members not being present,
the Democratic Executive Committee
of Laurens county has decided that Mr.
J. W. Rowland cannot be voted for In
the Democratic primary next Wednes
day for City Court Sheri IT.
Mr. Rowland announced his Inten
tion of making the race for City Court
sheriff, but did not pay his assessment
within the time limit. When the
money was tendered to chairman Hil
ton h accepted It on condition that
the Executive Committee would allow
him to make the race. This the ‘com
mittee has declined to do, and so
Messrs. J. A. Peacock and Thos. J.
Watson will be the only candidates for
sherlfT In the coming primary.
It Is said that Mr. Rowland and his
friends nr# dissatisfied with the action
of the committer, and may become a
candidate lor sheriff as an Independ
ent .
t. <j Ntubbe and Walter It. Jones
are the only candidates for cietk of the
c,ty Court. It la thought that not
more than I,Mu votes will be polled
The preference of Judge Inch la for
ktvibba and Peacock, and they Wnuld
k#*e been appointed clerk and sheriff
by him lead tbs law not keen changed
<* **et tkeae offic era by the people
JAMES O’KEEFE, Distributor- - - Drayton and Broughton Sts.
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
For the meeting of the Interstate
Sugar Growers' Convention at Mont
gomery in January, the roads of the
Southeastern Passenger Association
have made a rate of one fare for the
round trip, plus 25 cents.
In addition to the Tuesday coach ex
cursions for September to the World’s
Fair previously announced, the Cen
tral of Georgia will on the three last
Thursdays in the month run similar
excursions. The coach rate is $20.10
for the round trip. On account of
Georgia Day, Sept. 28, the road will
sell tickets at the same rates on Sept.
24 and 26.
Mr. F. J. Robinson, assistant gen
eral passenger agent of the Central of
Georgia, returned yesterday from At
lanta. where he went to attend a
meeting of the conference committee
of the Southeastern Passenger Asso
ciation.
Mr. W. H. Leahy, division passen
ger agent of the Atlantic Coast Line,
has returned from a meeting of the
conference committee of the South
eastern Passenger Association at At
lanta.
MOl Id'HIK GIRL WON SCHOLAR
SHIP.
Moultrie, Ga., Sept. 10.—Miss Nona
Smith, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. W.
R. Smith, and one of Moultrie's bright
est and most studious young ladies,
won the Cox College free scholarship
from this district. Cox's College for
Girls, gives a free scholarship to every
congressional district, as an advertis
ing feature. They are placed on the
merit system or by competitive exam
inations.
Juvenile lliirulsr nt Moultrie.
Moultrie, Ga.. Sept. 10. —The grocery
store of O. F. Fulwood & Son was en
tered early this morning and sls taken
from a cash drawer. The money was
soon missed and the tracks of a small
hoy around the hack door and an open
window give a clue to the thief. Dogs
from the county convict camp were
sent for and they trailed the track to
the kitchen of the Southern Hotel,
where a negro boy named Karl Smith
was located, his foot corresponding lo
the track. Smith Is only 10 or 12 years
old. He denies having the money, but
was locked up.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Shortest, Best and Quickest Line to
WORLD’S FAIR, St. Louis
3—TRAINS DAILY-3
FOUR HOURS QUICKEST ROUTE
With through Pullman Hleepiug and Inning Cara. Low mu ticket* an 14
oally <Jet ru< from ><ur local agent.
Ask for tick*'* via I. A \
glop-over allowrd at M \MMOTIf CAVF,.
Foil Information on application to J i) HOU.ENRECK,
rMatHrf Pasaeng-r Agent, Atlanta At.
SAYAXNAH MORYDVO NEW?: SETsDAY. SEPTEMBER 11. 1904.
GRIFFIN PEOPLE
WERE ENRAGED
AGAINST A NEGRO BRUTE
WHO TWICE ATTEMPTED CRIMI
NAL ASSAULT.
One of Hts Intended Victims Wns
the Wife of a Well Known Cltf
sen—The Other Wns a Colored
Woman—John Grnnt Was the Ke
lt ro Suspected—He Was Arrested
and Taken' Away hy the Sherill
Because of Lynching Talk.
Griffin, Ga., Sept. 10.—Griffin was
thrown Into a furore of excitement
this morning when It became known
that the wife of a well known citizen
was the victim of an attempted crim
inal assault. About 3 o'clock the
lady was awakened by someone. and
thinking It was her husband, who oc
cupied another room, she spoke to
him. Receiving no reply she again
addressed him, when the man sprang
through an open window, and made
his escape.
The alarm was given and officers
went to the scene to Investigate. Lat
er on a colored woman reported to
the police that John Grant, a negro
about 25 years of age, had forced an
entrance into her daughter's room and
attempted to criminally assault her.
Sheriff Freeman and Officer Williams
went to Grant's home and finding he
was not there, lay In wait and arrest
ed him a moment later as he attempt
ed to steal Into the house. The ne
gro \*e s placed In Jail and the officers,
kilfter closely examining the tracks
made by the man at both places where
■the attempted 'assaults were made,
were convinced that Grant was the
guilty one In each oaae.
Owing to the early hour very few
people knew of the affair until Sher
iff Freeman had left the city by pri
vate conveyance with his prisoner. It
is thought he boarded a Central train
at some nearby town and carried his
prisoner to Atlanta. But for his vigi
lance serious trouble would doubtless
have occurred, as the affair oaused
great excitement and lynching was
openly advocated.
Shot and Mny Die.
Wrightsville, Ga., Sept. 10—News has
been received here that a serious dif
ficulty oocurred yesterday afternoon
between Ralph Watters and another
young man, named Underwood, near
Kittrells, in this county, in which Un
derwood was shot with a pistol by
Watters. It is not known what the
Immediate cause of the trouble was,
but there has been bad feeling for
some time. Small hope is entertained
for Underwood's recovery. Watters
has not been arrested up to this time.
Both parties are connected with some
of the best known families in this sec
tion.
Colquitt County's New Railroad.
Moultrie, Ga., Sept 10.— J. M.
Odom, a well known railroad builder,
has been engaged to build a connect
ing link of railroad between Tich
nor and Willingham, and It is stated
that connection will be made with
the .1. S. Betts road, after which
a link will be filled In between Ash
burn and Worth, giving a line of
road from Hawkinsvllle to Pelham.
All the roads will be organized under
one management.
War on Moultrie's Dogs.
Moultrie. Ga.. Sept. 10.—Dogs have
been dying like sheep around Moul
trie this week. Someone seems to
have been putting out poison, and
probably twenty dogs of different
kinds have fallen victims. Some
valuable dogs have been lost, and an
effort is being made to cateh the per
son who is distributing the poison.
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GUARDING BANK OF ENGLAND.
Two Amt* Detectives Always On
Duty, Though Invisible.
From the Chicago Chronicle.
It is commonly known that a com
pany of the Brigade of Guards mounts
duty within the Bank of England ev
ery night. The men, with a diminu
tive bugler at their head and com
manded 'by an officer, may be seen
marching from Wellington barracks,
along the Thames embankment, into
the city every evening, not even Sun
day or the merry night of Christmas
'being allowed to break the rule.
But it is hardly known at all how
the bajik is watched and guarded
throughout the day. Thousands
swarm past its portals every weekday
hour, never suspecting the presence
of two men who are invisible, yet who
are so close to the traffic of the street
that they might almost arrest the pass
ing pedestrian with outstretched hand.
These two men are detective officers
of the city police, and from 9 o'clock
in the morning till the bank closes they
never leave their post—at least, not
together. If one has occasion to be
absent for a moment, the other always
remains; but, generally speaking, they
face each other the whole day long.
Mny Hr Needed Any Time.
Why are they there? The explana
tion Is that there is never any knowl
edge when they may be wanted. There
Is a species of gentry to whom the
Bank of England Is always prime
g'ame. Bank notes, again, foif various
good reasons, are always being stop
ped, and there is never a moment when
a stopped note may not be presented
by a shady character. When this hap
pens, one of the alert watchers ap
pears In the note room as if by magic.
Every Incident at the bank, however.
Is not of an innocent character. Long
b afore the frauds of Austin Rid well
and his confederates, and ever since,
there have been recurring attempts
to defraud the greatest financial in
stitution of the country, and he would
have to be a genius in cunning who
could now hope to succeed in hts de
signs upon it. The Barmash trial of
some time ago proved that even Sch
midt—acknowledged to be the cleverest
bank-note forger that ever manufac
tured a ''flash” note—could not succeed
in passing his all, but perfect imita
tions over the counter of the bank.
They suceeded in deceiving the cashiers
of some of the outside Wanks, but when
they finally reached the Bank of Eng
land's counters they entirely failed.
From this it will be realized why the
bank needs to be watched and guard
ed every moment of the day by men
whose actions are as swift as their
trained wits are keen.
See All Going and rowing.
As has been already said, they are
rarely seen until they are wanted. In
thfc wall which divides the main en
trance into two portals is constructed
a sitting box of Joinery and glass, and
here, facing each other, in constant
readiness, the two officers sit through
out the day. The one with his back
toward Threadneedie street can ob
serve every person who leaves the bank,
whether on his right hand or on his
left; the other with his face toward
the street, can similarly see every per
son who enters through the gates. But
neither incomer nor outgoer can see
the two watchers until he comes al
most abreast of the box.
It is when the clock of the Royal Ex
change strikes 3 p. m., heralding the
last hour of business, that the officers
are most alert, for it is in the bustle
of the last hour, especially of the last
half hour, that anything may happen.
One rogue may hope to pass a stop
ped note, a second may attempt to pass
a forgery, a third may be looking for
an opportunity to whip off somebody’s
cash bag and a. fourth may try to loaf
unobserved until the doors are closed,
in the hope of a chance to make a
haul.
For these reasons one of the officers
always remains within the bank pi-e
--cincts until 6 o'clock, his colleague be
ing free to leave at 4. The Governor
and court of the bank pay. of course,
for the two hours' additional service
and there Is every Justification for the
extended precaution. When the detec
tive officer has closed his duty the mil
itary guard marrh In for the night.
HOUSE WITH A HISTORY.
Haliltntlon llnr, Srrnr of
Rnmanrr nf Jefferson Dnvia.
From th* New York Herald.
Louisville, Ky.. Aug. 27. A one
story frame house, occupied by negro
servants, that stands behind a modern
residence iji Crescent Hill, and a rec
ord In the Jefferson County Court are
about the only reminders of a romance
of nearly seventy years ago that In
volves famous names.
It was In this house that Jefferson
Davis, on June 17. 1(35, married Miss
Knox Taylor, daughter of Oen. Zach
ary Taylor.
Davis at that time was a young sol
dler with nothing lo Indicate the mourn
ful career that lay before him. He
and Miaa Taylor were deeply in love
and plighted their troth. Oen. Taylor
waa uta4* sears that thera wag woie
than friendship between -them, and that
his consent to their marriage was de
sired. He at one* made decided ob
jections. He had nothing against the
young soldier, but he did not wish his
daughter exposed to the hardships
which might befall a soldier's wife,
with which he was acquainted. So he
refused to consent to the marriage.
Miss Taylor was willing to favor any
future with Davis, but she was an obe
dient daughter, so Instead of planning
to elope she set about winning her
father. Despite her entreaties, the fu
ture conqueror of Mexico and Presi
dent could not see good reason for hts
daughter to marry Davis. He stub
bornly refused.
Miss Taylor did not give up. She
had one ally, her aunt. Elizabeth Tay
lor. who had married a gentleman of
her own name and lived near Louis
ville. Miss Tayler went to visit her,
and at the same time Davis came to
Louisville.
Elizabeth Taylor was a great fav
orite with her brother, Zachary. She
was fond of her niece and sympathized
with the young people, who were so
very much in love.
She added her entreaties to theirs,
and also her arguments as to why two
young persons who really loved one
another and were willing to take what
the future held should not be prevented
from marrying because of altogether
possible hardships.
The allies finally triumphed, although
Gen. Taylor never really agreed to the
match. All he did was to announce
that If they wished to be married In
his sister’s house he would not offer
any active objections.
So the wedding took place at Mrs.
Elizabeth Taylor’s home. The license
was procured in Louisville and the
records for 1835 contain the fact that
It was issued to Jefferson Davis and
"Miss Knox Taylor, of legal age, daugh
ter of Zacharla Taylor." The certifi
cate was not returned, so it la not
known what minister performed the
ceremony.
The couple left Mrs. Taylor's house
for Davis’ home in Mississippi. But
before the honeymoon waned rue had
displaced the orange blossoms. The
bride could not stand the
climate. Almost as soon as she reach
ed the place she was taken 111 with
malaria fever. In three months she
was dead.
The house where she was married af
fords quarters for servants of Mr, A.
Levy, whoso residence stands on the
grounds. At (he time of the wedding
It was a two-story structure and with
verandas made a comfortable home.
But the upper story has been removed
and th* place transformed to a cot
tage.
Manatee County, Fla.
It Is atm true that “you can fool
some of the people all of the time, and
most of the people some of the time. ’
hut when 1 tell you through the col
umns of the News that I have lands
that 1 can rent or sell you (and
known as HAW ORABK LANDS)- lo
cated nenr hftrasoiH, Fla., that will
net you more monay to the acre if
you are an lotelllip-iit farmer, thug
any land oo earth I MEAN IT
will be pleased to tell more about S
for the asking Suppose you do It
right now' New is th# accepted tim*
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