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STATE POLITICS.
MOW THE CANDIDATES FOR THE
DIFFERENT OFFICES STAND.
Judge McWhorter Withdraws Which Makes
Lawsan the Winner—Mases Likely to
Be Renominated—Other Politics.
Athens, Ga., July 26.—(Special.)—Lawson
«t is.
This news flew over Athens this morning
about 9 o’clock. Judge McWhorter had just
taken Judge Lawson into one of the private
parlcrs of this Commercial hotel and Inform
ed him of his intention to withdraw from
the contest.
They were closeted but a few minutes, but
before they camfc out of the room it was
noised abroad that they were holding a
consultation and that soin thing was going
to happen. Quite a crowd of the enthusias
tic supporters of both candidates waited for
them. The Lawson men were jubilant, but
were modest in their demonstrations during
the presence of Judge McWhorter and his
friends.
Judge McWhorter took his defeat most
giacefully and did hot show disappointment
jn the least. He left on the 10 o’clock train
for Lexington, and was accompanied to the
depot by a number ot his fri nds.
Madison county’s flop to Lawson yesterday
turned the scale. That left the score as
follows:
Lawson-Clarke, 2; Putnam, 2; Morgan,
S Jasper, 2; Franklin, 2; Hart, 2; Madison,
2; total, 14.
MeV. horter—Oglethorpe, 4; Greene, 4- to
tal, 8.
Oconee was almost positive for Lawson,
and that would have given him 16 vol s— a
11 aiority in the convention.
Wilkes acted today. Judge McWhorter
telegraphed his friends there this morning
to cease the tight and withdraw his name
from the race.
Elbert and Oconee are booked to decide
their choice on Friday. ,
Judge McWhorter's official card of with
drawal is a manly one, and snows a proper
democratic spirit.
Bacon and Lawson.
Elberton, Ga., July 27.—(Special.)—The
democrats of Elbert met today in tnixss
meeting and unanimously elected Lawson
delegates to the convention, a strong dele
gation was appointed, with Mr. Harry K.
Gairdner as chairman. All greatly admire
the spirit of Judge McWhorter’s card with
drawing from the race.
The meeting endorsed Hon. A. O. Bacon
for I’nited States senator and Colonel A. D.
Candler for secretary of state.
The meeting was thoroughly harmonious.
It was presided over by Mr. i rank Gaines.
Hcuid
Hogansville, Ga.. July 26. —(Special.)—The
official report of the consolidated returns of
the primary election held in Heard county
y.sterday to nominate county officers, con
gressman and United States senator, was
received here today. Garrard carried the
county for the senate.
Hon. C. L. Moses was endorsed for con
gt-.-s by a majority of 240 over his com
petitor. Judge Harris.
Heard’s vote was reported yesterday to
!•> for Judge Harris, but Mr. Moses carried
the county and this gives him just half the
votes in the convention. He has 16 votes,
and his threj opponents have together 16
votes.
Colonel Moses has carried Coweta, 4;
Troup. 1; Talbot, 2; Heard, 2; Manon, 2;
Chattahoochee, 2; total. 16.
Harris has Carroll, 4; Meriwether,
I; total, 8.
Hon. Tom Grimes has Muscogee, 4.
* ionel Sanford has Harris county’s four
Votes.
Colon 1 Moses is understood to be the
g. end choice of Harris county. As he
nt, is only the fractional part of a vote to
give him the majority, his nomination is
<_ .■ idered certain.
KAKILETT LEAHS.
The Fx-judgo is t ar Ahead in the Kace for
Congress in the Sixth.
Macnji, Ga.. July 23.—(Special.) —it is prob
fa. • that there will be no more joint <le
) : s in the sixth district between I’liba
n- Bartlett ami Whitfield. No time or
pin has been set for another debate. The
• tuition's correspondent was informed
t .‘v by Messrs. Bartlett and Whitfield
ti.*t they knew nothing of any further
i-ii.it,-.-. Mr. Cabamss L;Js rut I'ten
t There her. been only two joint de
ft.■. one at Griffin, Spalding county, and
< it t'oti -ord. Bike county, it is probable
t each candidate will pursue his own
ti e.-, way during the remainder of the
< a.i a’gn, speaking as occasion demands,
i . speaking most of the lime ‘'mixing”
v h the people and “handshaking.” All
ci the candidates are confident of victory.
Hon the Vote Munds.
Th, vote now stands as follows:
1 itlett Bibb, 6; Upson, 2; Pike. 2; total
I Cabaniss —Monroe, 4; Whitfield —;
Baldwin. 2.
It requires fourteen votes to nominate,
e.' i Bartlett needs only lour more votes.
There are yet ten votes to act, to wit:
bpnidiiig, 2: Butt-,, 2; Henry. 2; Fayette, 2;
J res. 2 -total 10. Cnbaniss will have to
carry every one of these votes in order to
win. Even if Whitfield carries them ail,
h, will still need two more votes to se
cure he nomination. Bartlett's friends are
< amt that he will carry bp tiding, Henry
»<•' -i B tts. If he does this, lie will have
t ' voles mure than enough to nominate,
'i , friends of Mr. C’abaniss claim that he
v yet win on the grand wind up. It
V, ittivld had carried Pike it would have
c-implicated matters, but Bartlett's victory'
'in • is a clear gain for him. lor in 1592
' hltlield carried Pike by a large majority.
J rtiett s majority over Whitfield in Pike
lust Saturday was thirty-four, which waft
ne re than the total number of votes Bart
lett received in the entire county in 1892.
Bartlett cat tied Epson in 1892 by only
eleven majority, but this year his majority
in Upson was about 150. In 1892 C'abaniss
<■. t ried Spalding and Henry and divided
the two votes of Fayette with Bartlett.
None of th> se counties have yet acted. In
1892 Bartlett carried Butts and Whitfield
carried Jones. Both of these counties have
jet to act.
Judge Hines at Koine.
Koine, Ga., July 23.—(Special.)—Judge
Hines spoke hie tonight at the opera house
and had a large audience, many’ of them
1,-ing democrats, who attended out of curios
ity. Seab Wright introduced him. In doing
so Mr. Wright said he was a Jeffersonian
democrat, who voted as an indep ndent and
that he would vote for Hines.
Newt Tvvitty for t'oiia ress.
Gainesville, Ga.. July 25. The populists of
tin ninth congressional district met here
at 2:30 o'clock p. in. today. Dr. L. C. Allen,
of Jackson county, was elected permanent
chairman and Mu W. W. Wilson, of Gwin
nett, permanent secretary.
Hon J. Newton Twitty, of Jackson coun
ty, was nominated by acclamation for con
gress.
Il,\\b,irt,r larries Greene,
Greenesboro, Ga.. July 25.—(Special.)—
Judge McWhorter curried Greene county
for congress by sixty-six majority. Hard
work was done on both sides. It is r ported
here that some negroes were voted for Law
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sent out that populists, republicans and
negroes were vot.d for McWhorter, but
there is no truth in the report. About 675
votes were cast in the county, a gain of
100 over last year.
Luwiiun Get# Hurt.
Hartwell, Ga., July 25.—(Special.)—Judge
Thomas G. Lawson carried Hart county in
today’s primary by 40 majority. The j lection
passed off quietly.
Th# People Against Him,
"I see,” remarked one of the strong poli
ticians of the sixth congressional district
recently, that some of Congressman
Cabaniss’s friends complain that the news
papers are against him. He’s wrong in
his diagaosis of the situation. Tom is
one of the cleverest fellows in the world,
but the people—not the newspapers—are
against him this time and his defeat is
now practically assured. I say practically
assured; the fact is, he has no more show
to succeed himself than has a snowball
in the place paved with politicians’ prom
ises and other good intentions gone wrong.
When George Collier went to Griffin and
n ade a tight to secure the sixth district
convention, he counted on a long drawn
out light like he had two years ago. Now
the whole thing will be settled before the
convention is called to order and Charley
Bartlett, of Bibb, will be the nominee.
Bartlett is a splendid campaigner. Os the
three candidates Bob Whitfield makes the
best speech, but Bartlett can give the
others cards and spades when It comes to
campaigning. He has the Jim Blount lick,
and no mistake. But it is not this that is
defeating C’abaniss. When; he voted
throughout with the goldbugs he went
straight against the wishes and the beliefs
of the peonle of his district and he is paying
the penalty now.”
IHUKSDAY NEXT
Is tile Day Upon Which the State Democ
racy M ill Meet.
This week is the most momentous, from
a political standpoint, of the summer sea-
Or. Thursday there will be a gathering
of the democratic clans which will mean
very much to Georgia. On that day the
representatives of the party will meet in
convention to name the standard-bearers
for the coming conflict, and if present ap
pearances count for anything, there will
be such an enthusiasm as Georgia has
seldom known.
Though tlie convention does not meet
until Thursday, it is probable that as
early as tomorrow the boys will begin
dropping in and that all the week the Kim
ball, which is political headquarters, will
present the busiest kind of a scene.
In every respect the convention will be
an interesting one. The coming conflict
will be one of great importance to the
party here in Georgia, and of great in
ti rest throughout the entire country. Much
depends on the action of the convention.
Every indication points to great enthusiasm
and the largest convention which Georgia
has known in years. The democrats or
Georgia are thoroughly alive to the Im
portance ot the contest upon which they
are entering - and from the mountains to
the seaboard they are organizing for it
with characteristic earnestness.
There’ll, Only One Contest.
There will be but one contest before the
convention and that is for secretary ot
state. Hon. Allen D. Candler, the present
incumbent, will be opposed by Hon. Wil
liam Clifton, the “war horse” of the coast
Both gei tiemen have a strong following
and there seems to be some doubt as to
the result.
As to the other nominees, there will, of
course, be no question. Hon. W. Y. At
kinson will be nominated for governor;
Hon. J. Al. Terrell for attorney general;
Hen. 'William A. Wright for comptroller
general, and Hon. Robert U. Hardeman
for treasurer of state
Con v ent lon Organization .
For the presidency of the convention
but one name is mentioned. It is that ot
one of Georgia’s most brilliant and brainy
young men, a man who is especially fitted
for the duties of presiding officer and lor
the chairmanship of the state executive
committee which goes with it. He is Hon.
A. S. Clay, and he will doubtless be unan
imously chosen.
As has been said, the convention will be
a large one. The strong leaders of the
pr.rty will be here, the farmers who form
the bone and sinew of the party will be
largely represented, in short it will be a
typical gathering of typical democrats.
TOOK Hhlt OWN LIFE.
Katie Jones, of Griffin, Threw Ilorself in
Lake Lyndon.
Griffin, Ga., July 28.—(Special.)—News was
received in the city at noon today that a
body had been found drifting on Lyndon
park lake. A crowd of boys, who constitut
' d the daily bathers, were the ones to first
give the alarm. Chief Shackelford went out
and found the body of a woman lying face
downward in the water. She had been in
tne water, probably, for forty-eight hours.
The body was recogniz d as that of Mist
Katie Jones, the daughter of a respectable
family here. At first it was reported that
she had been murder d and thrown in the
lake, but an investigation showed that that
was unfounded.
About a year ago, a man who said his
name was D. T. Owens, came to Grillin as
the representative of the Singer Sewing
Machin. • Comptny. He made love to Miss
Jones and they seemed to be infatuated
with each other. They soon said that they
had quietly married. It was generally sup
posed that they had ben married. But, of
■ ate Owens has not been around Griffin, and
this is supposed to be one of the causes of
the suicide.
The first intimation that the girl contem
plated doing anything rash was on Wednes
day, when her sister found a note from her.
In the note Katie stated in substance that
the family would never again see her in
life, and that they could look for her body
in one of the deepest ponds around the city,
and in the very deepest part.
Mrs. L. B. York stated to The Constitu
tion’s representative that h r little son,
Malvern, found a lot of pictures, a hat, and
a hat pin in the branch below the dam at
Lyndon lake. One was a picture of Owens
and Miss Jones, and on the back of it was
written: “Husband and wife. A sweeter
nan was never known. Bury this picture
with me. Kate Owens.” On another pic
ture in letters that had been partly scratch
ed out was the name, “Henry Barnett, Au
gusta, 1893.” The other three photos wen
tne pictures of a baby and Mr. Owens and a
friend. „ _.
An inquest was held this afternoon. Ihe
bovs described the finding of th..- body. The
letter ami other facts indicated clearly
that it was n case of suicid®. This was the
opinion of the jury, and the verdict return
ed was that Miss Jones committ d suicide.
AN EX-COX VICT’S STOHY.
After Eseiiplng He Married mill Be
came a Successful Doctor.
Dawson, Ga., July 25. —(Special.)—About
fifteen years ago Dr. William Richatal
Durham, a practicing physician in tire
village of Dover, in this county, became
involved in a difficulty with Air. Jack
Hayes, a merchant of the village, and
during the altercation Dr. Durham fired
a pistol at Hayes but the ball sped by him
and hit Mr. Wash White, who was in the
store at the time. White died from the
effects of the shot and Dr. Durham was
arrested and was afterwards tried for mur
der. He was convicted of manslaughter,
and sentenced to the penitentiary. Af
ter serving a few years he made l.is es
cape, and was never recaptured, it being
currently reported that he had gone to
Cuba. His wife and several small child
ren remained in this section, having re
moved from Dover to Webster county soon
after the doctor’s conviction, and they
still reside in that county and have l ad a
struggle to exist.
It has just been discovered that after
his escape from the Georgia penitentiary,
the doctor finally located In Texas, and
dropping the name of Durham, he became
Dr. William Richard, and' entered upon
the practice of medicine in that state. He
married again out there ami it seems that
he prospered in his new home. News has
just reached here that, he has lied, leav
ing an estate worth several thousand dol
lars. An attorney in Dawson has received
a letter from Texas inquiring about the
doctor’s family here in Georgia.
WAS A HIGH ROLLER.
A SHREWD YOUNG MAN PAYS MR. H.
>-. war a risir.
Came an a Nephew but His Conduct was Not.
in Accord with the ICclatioimliip rte
Clifimcd and is New Missing.
The countenance of Mr. H. Y. Snow, the
produce merchant of 55 South Broad street,
in invariably lit up with a pleasant smile
snd his affability and are his
n»ost prominent characteristics.
But W« diiesday, inston I <>i the smile there
was a deep-furrowe 1 f own on his fu.ee
and about his manner v>. s an air of serious
and solemn concern.
This sudden change in temperament was
due to an experien Mr. Snow had with a
very shrewd young ... :i wh■> was enter
tained for two weeks at. h . residence on
Peachtree street as his nephew, b.it who is
how dubbed by him as “a sharper” and “an
unprincipled villain."
The young man is also wanted badly by
the police and the events of his stay in
Atlanta, as given by Mr. Snow, form a
breezy and interesting chapter In the crim
inal records of the city.
About three weeks ago Mr. Snow re
ceived a telegram from Savannah. “I am
your nephew,” it said, “and I live in Provi
dence, IL I. I was on my way to make you
a visit. Aly pocket-book has been stolen
and I have no way to reach Atlanta.” The
message was signed “Frederic Isaac Snow.”
When Mr. Snow received this he was
greatly puzzled and scarcely knew what
to do. He remembered that years ago his
oldest brother had settled in Providence
and had married there. Concerning his
brother’s children, however, he had no
knowledge, except that he had heard that
there were suven of them. Before the tel
egram he had had no intimation of any
visit by his nephew and he wondered why
he should be in Savannah. The thought
of seeing his brother’s son, however, caused
him to waive all doubt and by the next mail
there went out a letter containing the fare
from Savannah to Atlanta.
Several days later a young man of pleas
ant address and genteel appearance walked
into the office of Mr. Snow. He greeted him
as uncle and was received cordially. 'J’he
young man told about his family and seem
ed perfectly familiar with the relatives of
the Snow family. Mr. Snow invited him
out to dinner. That afternoon the young
man went over to call upon Mrs. McMillan,
whom he called aunt. Hi's trunk was
moved out and for a week he was enter
tained there. During the time he conducted
himself in a gentlemanly way and made
quite an impression by his clever and in
telligent manlier.
The following week he was invited to
spend a while with Mr. Snow. At first his
deportment was modest and almost shy, but
in a few days all this disappeared and he
summoned up boldness enough to ask his
uncle f<jr money. He received $lO upon re
quest. Mr. Snow decided to take a trip to
Cumberland. He informed his supposed
nephew of the fact and asked him to move
over to his aunt’s in the mean time. The
young man objected and proposed that he
stay and take care of the house and prop
erty while his uncle was away. Mr. Snow
consented with reluctance.
It was during the absence of his uncle
that the yoqng man evoluted into a splur
ger. The morning after their departure he
assumed entire control of the household
and told the servants that he intended to
run things his own way.
He ordered out the carriage and drove up
Whitehall in style. He stopped at the store
of Chamberlin, Johnson & Co. “I am the
nephew of Mr. Henry Y. Snow.” he said,
"and you can just place these goods to his
credit.” The bill amounted to sl9. Eads-
Neel Company came next. Here he pur
chased a stylish suit and ordered it sent
out to Mr. Snow's residence. He told the
clerk that his uncle would pay for it. Other
places were visited and before the young
man .finished he had an outfit, of’the sweil
est kind. That night he ordered from the
store of Air. Donald Bain, in the same way,
several baskets of champagne and wine.
Two boxes of the finest cigars were also
on the list. A night of caroussl followed.
For three days young Snow had things his
own way. E/ery afternoon he ordered out
the carriage and drove in sbyie down i’each
tree.
His funds ran low, but his ingenious brain
was equal to the emergency. Mr. Snow had
left a watch in the house. The young man
found it, and with pieces of fine silverware
which he took from Airs. Snow’s closet,
-went to the pawn shop of Henry H. Sctfliul,
on Decatur street. Here he put up a pitiful
tale.
“1 was married last week,” he said, “and
my money has all given out. 1 don't want
to tell my father, but in the last three
days 1 have run through with SI,OOO. These
are some of my marriage presents and 1
am forced to pawn them. Can’t you take
them for a few days?”
Mr. Schaul took the goods and turned
over sl7 and the ticket. By this time some
of the servants about the house became
suspicious of the actions of the young man
and reported his conduct to Mrs. McMillan.
Mr. John McMillan Investigated the case
and was startled to learu the extent and
character of the fellow’s conduct. Satur
day nightW’atrolman Betty was engaged to
shaddow young Snow. He watched the resi
dence all night. Next morning Snow was
arrested and searched. The pawn tickets
were recovered, but upon the request of Air.
McMillan he was i eleased.
“I arrived home Monday morning,” said
Mr. Snow, as he told about the case yester
day afternoon. I knew nothing of what
had been done, and went home expecting to
find things all right. But tl at rascal had
almost looted my home. 1 went at once
down town and heard from McMillan the
details of his stay at my house.
“Then it all flashed upon me. I saw at
once that he was an impostor and had
gulled me from the start. I don’t believe
now that he was my nephew. How he
found out about my family though, 1 can't
say, but he certainly took me in us I have
never been before and never expect to be
again. Why I treated him with the utmost
confidence, just as he was my son, and I
gave him all the privileges of mJ house.
He came down to my store here and want
ed to take charge while I was away, but
my bookkeeper thought that he was crooked
and wouldn’t have him about.
“The young man disappeared the day be
fore I came and since then has not been
found. I suppose that he h«.s left Atlanta.
When 1 heard that he had taken my goods
and carried them to the pawnbroker’s 1
went there immediately and identified them.
Os course this affair embarrasses me very
much, but the ungrateful conduct of the
boy deserves no sympathy and I intend to
have nothing more to do with him.
“The more 1 think of it the more I am
inclined to believe that he is not my nephew
but some slick swindler who thought that
he could take me in. 1 ought to have known
when 1 first received that telegram that
something was crooked.
"There’s no tolling what he would have
done if he had not been caught up with.
1 think he would have robbed me of every
thing he could have put his hand# on and
then left Atlanta. Surely such a. boy as he
proved himself to be can’t be my brother’s
son.”
Air. Schaul was seen yesterday afternoon
and stated that he would prosecute Sno.w to
the full extent of the law if he could be
caught. It is thought that the young man
has returned to' Savannah.
Killed on His Own Train.
Brunswick, Ga., July 23.—(Special.)—Con
ductor James F. Nelson, In charge of the
section of train No. 3 on the Bruns
wick and Western road, was foully assault
ed last night while the train was nearing
the thirty-four mile post. Tom Johnson, a
drunken negro passenger, was the murder
er. Nelson was shot twice, first through
the heart, then through the head while
falling. After the shooting, Johnson sprang
to the platform, grasped the bell cord and
stopped the train, jumped off and escaped
through the woods.
Mrs. Nelson Notified.
The news of Nelson’s assassination shock
ed Brunswick. He was universally liked,
and was on his first trip out after a vaca
tion with his family at St. Simon’s. A
special boat was sent to St. Simon’s this
morning for Airs. Nelson, who was accom
panied by a party of ladles to Brunswick.
Arriving here, a special train carried her
to Albany, accompanied by Mr. John C.
Lehman. The remains will return to
Brunswick tonight and be interred from the
home of Mr. Hiram Reed tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o’clock.
Many rumors of lynching were rife on the
streets today, but the interview with Super
intendent Haines settles that subject.
A party of Brunswickians were forming
this morning to go to the scene on a spe
cial train, but later abandoned the trip.
a Train-Hand Shot.
At the sixty-five mile post last night, the
train bearing Conductor Nelson’s remains
stopped for wood. As Sam Brantley, a
negro trainhand, entered the car, a white
man shot him in the thigh, wounding him
seriously, but not mortally. Brantley ac
cuses L. L. Thomas, a prominent lawyer of
Waresboro, with shooting him, but friends
of Thomas strenuously deny the report.
Superintendent Haines would give no
names, but stated that Ifrantley
claims a white man well known to him
shot him, and the shooting was without
provocation.
Commercial Notes.
TUte New York Stockholder in its review
of last week’s market says: “Conditions
have not improved, but are so unfavorable
as to cause everybody to wonder at the ap
parent stability of prices. When weakness
develops it is isolated. Strange to sjiy, it is
usually confined to some helpless stock
which long since reached such depths as to
render any further decline improbable. The
better class of stocks are steady, but there
is no business.
“Whenever activity intervenes it can
hardly fail to usher in a lower range of
prices for such stocks as the Grangers.
The surroundings of and outlook for these
properties are bound to establish their final
status. At present, as for some time past,
their strength is artificial, while their earn
ings are a legitimate influence for depres
sion and must sooner or later become ef
fective. As to St. Paul, it suspended divi
dends once with wheat on the dollar basis.
How can it maintain them now witli wheat
at 50 cents?
“Despite confident assertions that the dif
ferences between the senate and house are
irreparable, it seems probable that the
country wS! get a tariff bill. It may take
time; it may come sooner than expected.
As to general business the settlement of
the question should have a good effect.
Speculatively, its influence for good may
have been somewhat impaired by delay.
“The events of the week were the renewal
of gold exports and the heaVy decline and
new low record for wheat foreshadowed
here a week ago today. Two things closely
linked are low prices for farm products
and exports of gold. Only a few years ago
every million bushels of wheat sold to Eu
rope counted for $1,000,000 'on the credit side
of the ledger.
“But that was when wheat sold on a very
different basis—on the dollar basis. With
the cereal selling at tidewater at 56 cents
a bushel, cotton at 7 cents a pound, money
unlendable at 1 per cent, and Europe a
seller of bonds, it does not appear that gold
shipments, which are likely to be liberal
again the present week, call for surprise.
"On the stock exchange the week was one
of remarkable dullness in railway shares,
which increasing stagnation left at the
close perfectly lifeless. It was. in fact, the
dullest short session ever known with deal
ings apart from the Industrials practically
nil (9,000 shares), while in the last named
group manipulation pulled the usual wires
and made their total 37,000 shares, with Su
gar the feature.
"Everything indicates continued quiet and
no improvement in the business situation.
Saturday’s bank statement, with its insig
nificant changes, shows general apathy.
Anticipated enlargement of activity to fol
low the settlement of the strike could not
have been realized to any great extent, for
bank clearwigs further shrank $42,000,000.
■ The total for the whole country was only
$853,000,000, a decrease of $114,000,000 com
pared with a year ago. Os this loss 24 per
cent was in this city, it will be seen, there
'ore, that trade continues stagnant, though
now and then in some special branch -last
week it was in dry goods—tnere is a spurt
of activity.as a result of a cut in prices.
“Railway tonnage has been light, dis
tributions of the three important cereals
K'twM'ii western primary markets last,
week having been 5,750,000 bushels, against
8,25*1000 a year ago. New wheat began mov
ing freely, but deliveries ot corn and oats
were very light. As to earnings, the rec
ord is very bad.
“The Chronicle reports that returns for
thirty-nine roads the second week in July
show a decrease of nearly 19 per cent. But
this does not cover sti/h important systems
as St. I’tiul and the Atchison. The former
postponed the publication of its July earn
ings until the end of th*month. The latter
reported Saturday for the second week a
loss of $342,000. Although St. Paul is not
included, sixty-seven roads the first week
deci eased over 30 per cent.
“Imports of dry good* and general mer
chandise at $10,750,000 Were $2,000,000 larger
than week before last, and $1,250,000 more
than a year ago. Exports of cotton were
only one-third as large as week before last,
amounting to 9,000 bales, against 34,000 in
1893. Receipts fell off 2, -J bales, only 4,000
coming to the ports, compared with 11,000
a year ago.
Another sixteenth wa.s knocked off the
price of spots, which ended at 7 1-16. Bril
liant crop prospects and dullness in trade
were the depressing features. It is early
to talk about estimates, but if present con
ditions are maintained there is no reason
to doubt but that Texas alone will raise
2,500,000 bales.
“There was a very considerable falling off
In the exports of breadstuffs. Os wheat
and flour only 1,873,000 bushels went out, a
decrease from the previous week of about
400,000 bushels and of 3,250.000 from last
year. Exports of corn were likewise very
small, decreasing about 50 per cent, com
pared with week before last, and were 1,000,-
000 bushels less than a year ago."
Tw<»,Buslieliels for One Dollar
NEW YORK, July 26.—An effort was made
to use gold exports against the stock mar
ket, but the experiment was a failure.
London houses were given up as sellers of
St. Paul at the opening, and it was said
the foreigners had started to liquidate be
cause of the steady depletion in the gov
ernment gold reserve here. Close observ
ers however, soon came to the con. lusion
that the selling of St. Paul was inspired
by a local operator, and as the foreigners
did not follow up the liquidation in other
parts of the list their theory was general
ly adopted. So far as the gold shipments
are concerned, $2,500,000 has been actually
engaged for Saturday’s steamers and ar
rangements are on foot for the forwarding
of aif additional $2,000,000. The actual ship
ments on the day named will reach nearly
$5,000,000. Foreign houses state the matter
of dividends on the Granger stocks is be
ing much discussed abroad, but it is notic
ed that local bears are having less to say
on the subject since Director Brewster of
the Rock Island denied the rumor about
his company passing or reducing its pay
ment. The eafrly decline in prices
What the Indicator Says.
New York Indicator: We are now a year
removed from the time when a panic was
carrying prices of securities downward in a
mad rush. A year ago yesterday the mar
ket dropped an average of 1 per cent, on
July 25th of % per cent and on July 26th of
3% per cent, a total decline in three days
of 5%, per cent.
Banks were failing, the New York banks
were issuing clearing house certificates,
and Wall street sharks were attacking ev
erybody’s property. They were tough ti.nes
then, and yet prices now are only 5 points
higher than they were then
The lowest point the market touched in
nearly sixteen years was reached on July
26th last year, the average of prices then
being 44% per cent. Prices now are only
9% per cent above that figure. Who will
say that the market value of stocks fairly
represent their intrinsic value.'
The fact is the market is upon a panic
ba«is. Rarely have prices been an low as
they now average, and the times when
they have been were when panic was
sweeping the country and there seemed to
be no chance for anything or anybody to
survive.
When congress adjourns or the tariff is
sue is definitely settled, then, and not until
then, will speculation take a definite course.
Settle the tariff and the business of the
country will axljust itself to it. Good limes
not far off.
READS LIKE ROMANCE,
MRS. HICKEN WAS PLACED IN JAIL
IN MARIETTA.
An Atlanta Merchant Had the Arrest Made.
A Story Thar. Has Many of the Ele
ment# of the Romance in It.
It is a queer coincidence that the day after
Chief of Detectives Wright receivi.d a tel
egram from Mt. Vernon, BL, saying that
Airs. E. R. White, the diamond bedecked
lady with many aliases, who is wanted in
Atlanta on a charge of forgery, was in that
city, that shb should be arrested in Ma
rietta, only twenty miles from Atlanta.
The circumstances have many elements
of romance about them.
Last Sunday morning she left Atlanta hotel
and walked to the union depot. On the way
to the train She bought a paper and when
I she took her seat in the sleep r she settled
herself comfortably tend unfolded it.
She was tastily clad in black, and present
ed quite a striking appearance. She was
a pass) nger who would attract more than
passing notice. One passenger paid partic
ular attention to the lady in black, and this
passenger was Air. Eads, of til- firm of
Eads-Neel Company, of this city.
Air. Eads occupied a seat not far from her,
arid watched her closely. Hit- was confi
dent that in her he Had recognized the
Airs. E. R. White who passed a forged
cheek upon his house early in Alay. Air.
Eads scarcely lost sight ot her during the
ride to Afarietta, but he was astonished to
notice that on the way up she changed her
toliet, and when she stepped olf the train at
Marietta snl: wore, instead of a suit of
black, a gray dress. , ,
He was amaeed at the sudden and skillful
change. He hunted up Sheriff McLain and
had her placed under arrest.
She was greatly astonished, to all ap
pearances, when arrested, and d,ecl ® le(
stoutly that shte had never seen Air. Eads
and knew nothing of the transaction o
which he referred. She asserted most pos
itively that she had nevf.r purchased any
thing at Air. Eads’s store, but despite her
protestations of innocence and ignoianue she
was carried to the county jail.
Behind the arrest is a surpassingly inter
esting story. The career of Airs. E. R.
White, alias Mrs. Hicken, is not unknown
in Atlanta. She was in Atlanta in Alay,
and slopped at the Aragon. She is chaiged
with pssing several forged checks upon
Atlanta merchants. According to the
stories tolil, she would visit a store and
buy several dollars' worth of* goods, in
payment ot' which she would give a check
signed by some person in k lorida. Ine
excess over the bill she always pocketed.
Among the merchants she is charged with
defrauding were three of Atlanta s leading
dry goods establishments. J. Rogenstein
cashed a check for $54, the Keely Company
cashed another for S3O and the Eads-Neel
Company cashed another for SSO. Ihese
checks were on banks in Ocala, I’la. Xhe
last was on the First National bank, of.
Ocala, and was signed by E. W. Agnew,
payable to Mrs. it. M. White, whom she
represented herself to be, and was endorsed
by her. Accompanying it was a personal
letter of Air. Agnew inclosing the cheek to
her, stating that it was sent'by request
of her husband, and also a telegram from
the cashier of the bank, stating that the
check was good. This was shown the Eads-
Neel Company, and on it they let her have
$23 worth of goods and paid her $27 ih
money. One of the other checks was t'o
Airs. E. R. \\ bite, whom she claimed to be.
The cheeks were sent to Florida for col
lection, and came back protested and pro
nounced forgeries.
AuT.mg the goods got was a suit of
clothes and a hat.
After Albs. White’s disappearance from
Atlanta every effort was made by Chief
Connolly to apprehend her. He sent a num
ber of telegrams to different cities, and is
sued descript.'ve circulars, offering a reward
og $25 for her arrest. Not a word was
heard from these telegrams and c>rcul’ar.<
until last Saturday, when Acting Cltief of
Police Wright received a telegram from
Mount Vernon, 111., saying' that th« woman
was at that place.
It seems that she and her husband have
been in Marietta nearly all of the time
since leaving Atlanta. They, seem to have
gone from Atlanta direct to Marietta about
May 25th, and stopped at the KenrieSaw
house u*der the name of Mr. and Alts.
George Hicken. Soon afterwards they
moved to the foot of Kennesaw mountain
and rented from Mrs. Sally Haines.
Marietta’s merchants were not long In
becoming Mrs. Hicken s creditors. Mr.
George Hicken. who claimed to be her hus
band remained quietly in the background,
alleging bad health as the cause.
She succeeded in borrowing $Hu from her
landllady on the ground that she could not
readily convert into cash a check for s*2o
on the Merchants’ bank, of Ocala. The
check was No. 33, signed by Airs. Edna
Thompson, payable to Mrs. E. Thompson
or order, directed to the Merchants’ bank,
of Ocalli. and bears the present dal- of
July 16, 1894. though the date, July 16th,
clearly supplies the place of another late.
The’ check was endorsed by Airs. E.
Thompson and R. B. McConnell.
They were both committed on the war
rants. Mr. King, out of kindness, went on
their bond and allowed them to remain at
the hotel. On la-st Thursday Airs. Hicken
left the hotel on the excuse that she was
going to the mountain While there she
boarded the train and went to Atlanta.
MM WINKLE CIN ANO WHIRL CO.,
ATLANTA. GA., ALT DALLAS, TEX.,
Manufacturers Gotten Gins,
Feeders,Condensers
and Presses,
COTTON SEED OIL MILLS. f 1
Shafting. Putties, Wind Mills,
Tanks, Pumps, Etc. • • J
Write lor price uni! K'et your or- r
<lern In early.
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for Infants and Children.
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i recommend i‘. us superior to anjeprescription i Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Eructation,
known to me. ' 11. A. Auciiek, Al. D., Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes dk
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?f supererogation to endorse it. Few are the do so as it has invariably produced beneficial
intelligent families who do not keep Castoria results.”
within easy reach.” Edwin F. Parpee, M. D.,
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New York City.
Tub Centaur Company, 77 Murray Street, New York City.
Mr. King became uneasy, fearin
would leave him, as their bdi
the lurch, and gave the husband ui(
authorities. Ifi the meantime n... Atlant!
merchants who had ku'own the couple t<
their «orrciw, began to suspect that these
were the parties who had so cleverly de
frauded them.
Mr. Eads learned of Mrs. Hicken’s pres
ence in Atlanta and her arrest at Marietta
yesterday was the result. She is now in
the Alarietta jail with her husband. Both
are wanted at that place, and if they are
not held there, the Atlanta merchants will
take a hand, most likely.
M. M. Mauck, wall paper, paints, shades,
picture frames. Samples sent.* Atlanta.
, Who Will Urn? Him.
Dallas, Tex., July 28.—Judge Gray today
granted a. wr.it of habeas corpus restraining
the sheriff from hanging Frank P. Miller
next Friday| for killing Policeman Riddle
three years ago.
The ease is a judicial tangle. While Mil
ler’s case was going through the higher
state and United States courts the state
legislature remodeled the judiciary of Dal
las county, establishing three courts, where
one had existed when Miller was tried and
convicted. It is now a question which court
has jurisdiction 4 to sentence Miller. Ths
state attorney, in the meantime, will try to
find away to hjtug Miller next I- riday.
Governor Hogg has refused to extend exec
utive clemency.
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