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ALL THE NEWS OF DIXIELAND CECFICIA. Hamony Grove Wiped Off Map. Commerce. Ga.. December 14.—(Special.) The hustling little city of Harmony Grove Is a thing of the past, so far as her for mer name Is concerned. The postal ao thorltles have changed the name of the postofflco from Harmony Grove to Commerce. The postmaster has been re appointed as postmaster at Commerce, has given a new bond and has been com missioned and there Is now no such post office as Harmony Grove, in this state. The town will transact all legal busi ness under the name of Harmony Grove until the legislature meet" and legalizes the new name as adopted by ovr people and accepted by the authorities at Wash ington. Leseur Killed by Negro. Tallulah Falls, Gfl-, December 14.—(Spa cial.)—Wade Bennett, colored, and Frank Lesuer. white, a boss for Carpenter Bros., contractors on the Tallulah Falls rail road. about 16 miies from here and near Clayton, engaged in a row yesterday eve ning, which resulted in Leseur being shot in the abdomen. Bennett, or •‘Booze.” ns he is known by nickname, is now tn the guard house at Tallulah Falls. I.esuer died at 6 o'clock this morning. Foster Killed Before His Sister. Dallas Ga.. December 14—(Special.)— Grover Atchison, who shot James Fos ter here yesterday. Is a eon of Joseph Atchison, a well-to-do farmer, Living about l mile north of Dallas Dr. T. J. Foster, father of the dead man. is one of the oldest and most re spected citizens of Dallas. Atchison made his escape, and has not been arrested yet. The trouble grew out of Atchlnon cursing in Foster's restau rant and Foster's asking him to quit and get out. ■Emmett Clarke Slashed Powell. Americus, Ga., December 15.—(Special.) •Enwiietf Clarke, g farmer, dangerously assaulted Bernice Powell, here this af ternoon, cutting Powell's throat and sev ering several small arteries. Powell might have Idea to death but fop timely sur gical attention. Clarke fled and was pursued by police men and captured after guns were brought Into action. Bad blood between ‘he men caused the assault- Clarke was Jailed upon two chargee. Author Haines Grazes Death. Brunswick. Ga.. December 15.—T. Jen kins Haines, son of General Peter C. Haines. United States army, who, with his wife and one sailor, was en route to the Bahamas In a private yacht, ar rived here this morning on the schooner William C. Tanner. He was accompa nied by the crew of the pleasure yacht Edna, which foundered Saturday. Haines, owner and muster of the yacht, is the noted author of the “Wind Jam mers" and the “Strife of the Sea." The Edna sailed from Ocracoke. N. C., December 7, bound for the West Indies and Florida on a pleasure criuse. She v-.is struck by a hurricane on the after noon of December 9 and was blown sev «:al hundred miles out ot her course. Iler rigging was torn away December 11. r bowsprit snapped off and cabin flood •d with water. Tho rudder was carried away the next day. New Ccunty Movement Defeated. Augusta, Ga-, December 15.—(Special.) The election today for a new county i.n ss the river io South Carolina, which proposed to take a large slice from Aiken nd Edgefield counties and a small cor* ■ er from Barnwell county and establish he county site at North Augusta, failed •> g-t the. rtqi lred tw .-’#;jds vote from territory proposed to be set afart in... the new county movement was de bated. Murder of Girl Laid to Harper. ngt Ga., December 16.—(Special) I ■ : v' i with the murder of Ada Cay, I ■ .•■•;;; v. man whose half-decomposed • : >■. ■ fo.i .■! in a creek near Lithonia ■ -.iU'ht:', Bol> Harper was arrested at 1 t>< nnme at Porterdale Monday evening ■ • Sheriff Sam Hay and immediately irrie.i to Conyers to be held for further investigation •■•■ r is a. middle-aged man and has n ... ■ and eight children. For the past ral years he has been a laborer in ;•■ >tton factory at Port, rda.l-. Al. that he has the reputation of being a ■ : bad character. *t", -riptlor. of the dead woman tal ': .. precise y with the description of n. roman v i’.h whom he lias been seen B- veial times and it. is .-trongiy believed it h“ Is the perpetrator of .he crime. Young Girl Burnt to Death. Ciavton, Ga.. December 15.—(Special.) Late n t'm day j'-ster- y Rosa, the 6- . tr old c 't.;."r of William York, was >urned to death In the absence of the father and mother. Th... littb giri m going too near the lire to warm <.\|>osi‘d It: skirt t th- flames and they ignited and the small children present were unable to extinguish her earning clothing. S.io db .’ In a lew hours in spite cl tne best medical aid. The funeral occurred here today at the Baptist church. Charged with Blowing Safe. Augusta. Ga., December 15.—Frank W. Kline, supposed to bo the second man in the Guyton. Ga., safe cracking, was ar rested by local detectives here tonight. It seems that Miller, the man arrested yesterday, and Kline lave been going together for several v.-.,-. ks in Augusta E- mien e war plah I't Guyton Can two men did the Job. Kline denies. all connection with 11>c case. A rebate eii o, k for cash fare on tlio Central railway from a point tiv- miies above Guyton to Augusta was found on ills person. ' similar check wa •> found on Miller. Both checks were dated Sat urday, November 12, the day after the toobery. Klim and Miller have both been fdentl- Cji #4?. S i-l OQf’ ’ Rheumatic Cure Gosts Lotlii i" i it Faiis. niu-.bn> Is v ’ t-j mn .Tt;*.' I'c,/ : *,•. J asp» cJllc for iU:. •* • : .. ! n-.rly 20 years 1 wcr.iPd ••) A. h. G r.ry e -'. ■-■fl-, re.. i. rd. 1 found a -Gaily oherolcal '. 1 nvt di*..-rrolat :.:o as .’ti.. r Rheumatic , r>- . ri.-lions aaO. disappointed piiyulclans Cure can turn bony .loiiiU Into 1: s.‘i agi.in. lh.it Is imi'OesI 1 . :•?. Bit It will drive Irom he b. •i i the poleci that causes pain and ~w, I’.iig, and then that the end ol rheu matism. I kro-.v this so ■- 11 that I will fin rJi-n for a full monts y jy -u.-unt; trial. I cannot cure all ca*.« w thin ,i month. It would he nnr«-aaoiia! i' to ok. -t that. 1; it most cases. w‘iil ylel-l v.:t.hln 30 .la.- .-. T;.i.. ' trial treatment wl.i _ .-on liw. that L‘r. Shoop’s R’r.euniiitic 1 a p<>w.. ;■ ugalue; - ■ ' ■ ... - that U Irresistible. My offer Is mad#, to convince you of my 'aith. My faith is Im the outvotne of ovp. . rletwe —of a',-;.,0il kn ' ’ -t-. . 1 g what It can do. An I I know this eo well Gut t I w ill furnish ti-.y t . -iwily < n trial. Simply j write me a peel o for m book on H :a-u.:ua.tlsm. ' I r/il' t.nt’i arrange v. ill. ~ druit.tlst m your ; Vptr.lty s- that you cun .- v..:'-- s.v bmties o £ I ;>r. Shoop's Hheuii.a'.ic Cure t<» n alio the test. ' .'on may take 1> a. full month on dial. jf 1 1: succeeds, the cost to G $5.50 If I; | tails, the loss Is mine and mine alone. It. I w ll be left m '.r'-'/ to you ' :j . lfi r :. (J 1 exactly. If ;v.u say the trial is not sn'G- | fa-toiy. I don'-, expect i penny from you. f have no samplfS Any nn’re sample that • ran affect ch: mi'? F.lieuma*. in must be .irux- , ged to the verge of danger. 1 use no such ! drugs, for It is ilaiisreruu ■ in ta.k-. them. You . must, get th diseaso .in of the b 10..;, j r-m-’-dy does that even the most difficult. «ir.ato C-X.-C 5. It \a<; cure;3 the • as*'* 1 iiG'i i t." met, an i in al! of experience. !r fill * t.s 2.000 I nG.-er r'-Mirn: ar.' <•: *?! reine4y that r. ou!. cure one chronic cast* •n ten. Write rne and I will send you the hook. Trv my n rnedy for a month, for- it can’t harm you unyuay. I* it fails t: > loss is mine. Address Dr. F!»3P. B r >x 548 Racine WU Mild ca«es not chrcnlc are often cured by tr,9 or two bottlesL At eil fled as two strangers who loafed about Guyton for two days previous to the rob ! bery. Dry by Majority of 1,019. i Gainesville, Ga., December 15—(Spe [ dial.)—Hall county went "dry” by a ma jority of 1.519 in the local option election i held yesterday, as was shown by the ; consolidated vote at noon today. The to i tai vote cast In the county was 2.013. and ! ■>! this number 1,766 were “dry” ano 247 ‘'wet." Five voting precincts In the county ■ went dry -olld*y not a single vote being ! cast in them for whisky. These were ' Polksville. Glade. Whelchels. Oakwood ■ and New Holland. Each of these will be ' presented with a banner py the county I campaign clul. at a meeting to be held ’ tomoiTow night. Frozen to Death in Macon. Constitution Bureau, 467 Second Street.. ! Reclining tn a rocking chair apparently i asleep. Freeman Eppes. well advanced in ■ years, wan today found dead In the rear ; us his house near the county jail. Epnes was a w 11 known shoemaker ■ and had lived hi a shanty near the scene ' of Ills death for years. The jury of inquest gave a verdict of death from heart failure, but physicians ' present incline to the opinion that Eppes ' Irefng sick and feeble was unable to move ■ and was frozen to death. Johnson Booms South Georgia. Athene, Ga, December 16—Prof. .1. M. Johnson, of the agricultural uepartmer t turned from a trip to South Georgia, where he has bre.n assisting Hon. Harvle Jordan in the work of establishing farmers' institutes. Professor Johnson says that during the week ho stayed In that section of tlm state there were established five insti tutes and that large crowds attended at all places where the meetings had been properly advertised, and that even where the advertising of the meeting had been very small the crowds were larger than 1 expected. The farmers are inking a great deal of interest in these institutes, and In the opinion of Professor John son they arc destined to do a great deal of good in Hie way of advancing tne ag ricultural interests of tile state. Mr Jordan has been engaged In this work under the direction of the Htnte College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts a little less than ten months and during that tfms has established institutes in fortv-three of the forty-four senatorial districts of the stale. Only one more senatorial district is to be organized by Mr. Jordan before the work lie set ouv to do will bo accomplished. Th? work of keeping the interest in the institutes alivo will then have to bo looked after, and ft i’ believed that they will Increase in interest from month to month. Mr. Jordan has found during bls rounds that the farmers of the state are greatly interested In nil the work that Is being done for the advancement of agriculture and that they appreciate tho efforts ot the University of Georgia in organizing these Instituted Northern Methodist Conference. Ellijay. Ga., December 16—(Special)- The Georgia annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal church convenes here tomorrow. Bishop Earle Cranston, of Portland, Ore.. has already arrived ar.d will pre side. Delegates ere arriving on ail Tho appointments will be announced next Monday. Newton County Merchant Robbed. Covington. Ga , December 16—(Special.) Last night the store of C. A. Bauer, at Mansfield. Ga.. wua broken Into and his safe blown. The robber relieved hmi of $750, and then stole his horse and buggy to make his escape tn Mr Banks Is a prominent merchant at Mansfield, and has been buying a considerable amount of cotton tins reason. '[’here Ta no elew to the robbery that leade to any party suspected. Child Horribly Burned. Augusta, Ga., December 16—(Special.) Aflgusta had another fire tragedf today tn the probably fatal burning of little Corinne Scott, nt 1135 Fenwick street. It is tne usual story. The child s mother went out of the room and left her 6-vear-old daughter alone. Attracted by screams of terror and pain she rushed back to find the child elothlrfg enveloped hi flames. _ Before they were extinguished the little body on the right side and back were burned to a crisp. The face escaped, but It '* not believed the child can survive. This is the fourth case of the kind within a week. Negro Girl Burned to Death. Moultrie, Ga., December 16. (Special.) Bessie Taylor, a negro girl emifloyed in the house of IV. E Aycock, was burned to death today. She was burning trash in the yard when her clothing caught on tire anil before the flames could be extinguished she van so horribly burned , that death resulted in short time. AV'iilo her clothing was In blaze she I ran in I tic house and set It on lire, am j It looked tor a time as if the house would i bo destroyed. Handle Plant for Crawfordville. Crawfordville. Ga.., December 16—(Spe cial.) i'. Li'. Golti'-ke end M. T. Gilbert ] are corr- with manufacturers of ! handle machinery with a view of put- I ting m '> plant of that kind here. Han- , dies of every kind will be made. Otis Castles Shot by Uncle. I-aGra age. Ga.. December 16.—(Fne cinl.'i Otis Castles, of LtiGranve, was shot and perhaps mortally wounded 1 1st nig', about 7 o'clock by Doc Hubbard, who iiv s about 8 miles from LaGrange. The «h oting occurred at the home of Mr. Hubbard and the loads from both - led shotgun took , if; ■; in the shoulder of Mr. Castles near • ; - . ■■k S-. . ’.use to the muzzle of th>; gun was Mr. Castles that the shot did Lot svfl-: r at all. and mado two great '•holes in the flesh. Both Mr. Castle? ami Mr. Hubbard claim that the .‘hooting was .acciilentai. Modiea! ad was summoned at once, but It wa® several hours before a doctor from L.. Grange could he brought out to Mr Hubbard's residence. | Vienna Swept by Flames. VCrna. Ga.. December 16—(Spe ial.)— The sew nd utsastro'.i.s conflagration to ; visit I lent .i in a week o-‘cu > < .1 tonight, Tho lire burned from McDonald's wars i hi nsi down I “don street to the store oi' ; A. J. Leonard. The losaos estimated of ■ th- V\ !,. McDonald Furniture Company ; $2,000; insurance unknown; G. It. f Mathe’.' .'. $500; no iiisuranP- G. Me- i Donald, me: tiandls- $1,000; jusuramie ; unknown; three brb’k stores owned by F G. McDonald, valued at $3,000. Th" hard work of the lire d-rpartmer.t I and .i lire wall saved the entire block. I in -hiding the corner of Third and Union ' all eels. Failure Caused Suicide. Hawkinsville, Ga., December 17. -(Spe- i J. Mutt Fitzgerald committed sui cide today by taking strychnine. He , failed in his no ■ • untile business last • v,'-,.-k and his death is attributed to tlnaii- ' clul embarrassment. i He w.i 50 years old. Mystery About Shooting. Tifton. Ga., December i 7 --(Special ) j Interesting developments are following j the shooting of Tom Mathis, at the home of John Taylor, on Wednesday night ! last. Mr. .Maihis had been over to Mr. Taylor's after supper and started home. lie had onlj' got about 30 yards from : tli<- gate when some one fired on him 1 with a sTioigun, the entire charge >! No. 6 shot striking him in the left side ! and arm. He fell, and despite Ids outcries, no : odd from the Taj lor residence came to < THE WEEKLY OONOTITUTIONt ATJLAKT.A, GA., MONDAY. DECEMBER 21, 1903. Ibis assistance, and relief finally came from a house some distance away. The shouting was very mysterious, as Mathis for some time had no Idea wha I ii.-fd fired on him. He Is still In a pre j carious condition. Big- Jack Hangs tor Last Crime. Sylvester, Ga... December 17—(Special.) Ned Jack Fergueon. colored, better known tn the camps ae “Big Jack," wao hanged at Isabella today, at 1.12 p. m., for the killing of Henry Tucker, another convict, hi W. F. Galry s camp at Worth, Ga.. last October. I Ferguson’s neck was broken and life was extinct in twelve minutes, and In i ten minutes morn he was cut down. He ; had no relatives here, and hie remains I were shipped to the Atlanta Medical col ! lege. Homes Looted by Two Tramps. Commerce, Ga., December 17—(Special ) Two unknown young men have produced considerable excitement in Banks county j near JewcllvilU by breaking down the ■ doors of residences when the owners were away from home and taking al! money, ; Jewelry and other articles of value that i could be found. ’ They went from place to place and com mitted these depredations in broad open daylight. A squad of about, thirty men gathered together and started In pursuit. When overtaken the robbers were In an open field near Carnot, talking to Lowery Pat terson. Death of Wealthy Negro. Douglas, Ga.. December 17—(Special.)— Peter Vickers, tho wealthiest negro in | the county and one of tho wealthiest in the state, died at his home Last night of pneumonia, being sick only a day or two. Destructive Fire at Tifton. Tifton. Ga., December 17.—(Special.)— Tho plant of the Tifton Lumber Co., one of the largest remilling concerns in ■outh ; Georgia, was destroyed by Are this morn j ing at 3:30. The fire is supposed to have originated from a spark from the stack or furnace, , and was first discovered blazing up in front of the room where the large timber machine was located. Tn a few minutes it spread over the entire shed, and the most heroic, efforts on the part of those who hurried to the Beene were of no avail. I The plant wa« worth $40,000 and the lumber, cars, etc., about SIO,OOO All that was saved was the dry kilns and contents, worth about $5,000. Among Die property destroyed were three flat. I "Tips, two of which stood loaded on the , siding. The office, with files, stationery, | lime register and fixtures, was burned. :On the property burned. Insurance amounting to something over $23,000 was i carried. The loss, above Insurance, waa about $30,000 ; Four Children Burned to Death, j Athens. Ga.. December 17—(Special.)- News has reached hepa nf the burning of a cabin in Oconee county, In which four small negro children lost the,Y lives. The burned cabin wns the home of Arthur ('opeland, a well-to-do negro, who hfls lived near Salem for some time. Night before last Copeland and his wife ft home after supper and were gone to: several hours. It is not. known where they wept. During their absence the four children were locked in the house. Four Brothers Uned Their Guns. Dallas. Ga., December 17—(Special.)— i News reached here that at a country dance last night, nt John Brooka - . In the 1 eastern part, of Paulding county, near the I I line of Cobb, Will Shipp shot Clarence : i Cantrell, then a brother. William Can- : ■ trell, shot Will Shipp, then George Shipp, ’ a brother of Will Shipp, shot William Cantrell. There were fifteen shots fired In the room. One shot liit George Grogan, but mado only a scalp wound. Will Shipp and Clarence Cantrell are j both severely wounded ami cannot live. ; Will Shipp is shot in the back near the spine. Clarence Cantrell has three shots , in the lower bowels. William Cantrell was shot, in tho hip and wrist, flesh I wounds, and is not hurt much. t Whisky Is supposed to be the ‘ause ■ of the difficulty. Smith Is To Hang In February. Carrollton, Ga., December 17.—(Special.) ; Robert Smith, the young white man who | lias been on trla; this week In the su ' perlor court for the murder of his wife ‘ and who niter two days' trial on the Is., of insanity was convicted by tbs i ! jury without recommendation to mercy, I ; was today sentenced to be hanged Feb i-.iry 4, 1904. by Judge Atkinson, the ‘ Judge, of tile Coweta circuit, Ln rhe ‘ first case In which he presided after up | j..ointment.. ! Sully Wagers on Cotton Crop. ■ , Augusta. Ga . Dec- ruber 17—(Special.)— ■ ; D J. Sully, the New York cotton bull, 'made a be. of SI,OOO today with threi* ’ i Augusta cotton men, an exporter taking ’ j SSOO of it and a cotton factor and a sac- I t.ory pre iclent taking $250 each. i Snllv bets that this rear's crop will not i !eX' -ed 10,250.000 bales. Two Wrecks Stop Traffic. W-iyercss, Ga.. December 17—(Special.) j ■ Two wrecks on tho Atlantic and Blrming I ham early this morning has held up nd - ' traffic on that line today and early to- ; ; ’gin neither of the wrecks have been i i cleared. The lif’st wreck occurred n> ar Elsie. FREE TO EVERYONE. Read nnd Learn How You May Pro cure It. The question of why one man succeeds I and .'inot'ier fails is a. problem tliat has : puzzled philosophers for ceufurie-. One i man attains ricins and position, while his i neighbor who started with seemingly the ' sam. and better opportunities exists in poverty and obscurity. No man van win vhois s a • ring i. ma n irritating I I'-. J nerve-racking disease and the man who lias the qualities of sue ess within | i 'ilm would be quick 10 recognize, this j - f:i ■( and >-. izc tho best remedy to eradi- ‘ : eate the trouble. A person aiilieted with a serious case of heiiiuriTiOids or piles Is handicapped In i tho r.u-o for power and advancement. 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I procured a box later, but ; I tin-., had no occasion to use them. i : have been waiting to see that the cure I .-■a:: permanent before writing y»u of its I ] success. i believe Pyramid Bile Caro j . ij.i Lie the greatest and best pile cure on ; ' the market, and ask you to please ac- - I <■< pl of my grateful thanks for this in- ■ - .-iluable remedy. I take great pleasure ■n recommending its use to any sufferer | : along this line. You may use my name j if you wish for reference to any one as- I ilieteo with this disease." J. Q. Lit.tell, ! ! Arthur, Ind. 1 You can obtara a free sample of this ' ■ wonderful re-medy, also the booklet de • s< rlliod aliove by writing your name and address plainly on a postal card and mail ing it to the I'yramid Drug Company, 1 Marshall, Mich. Eruptions The only way io get, rid of pimples and other erup** tions is to cleanse the blood, improve the digestion, stim ulate the kidneys, liver and skin. The medicine to take is Hood’s Sarsaparilla Winch has cured thousands. when five freight curs were ditched and turned over. The work train, which was near Fitz gerald. while en route to the wreck ran off near Ambrose and the engine was turned into a ditch. Engineer Kimbrell, of the work train, was severely bruised, but hie injuries are | not dangerous. Mistrial in Edwards Case. 1 Savannah, Ga-. December 18—(Special.) A mistrial was declared in the case : against Marvel Edwards, a while man, 1 charged with having criminally assaulted i Miss Ada Gri-i-n. a. pretty young woman i from Waycross. i The jury was out all night but could i not agree. : Lee Cribb Hanged in Douglas, j Douglas. Ga.. December 18. —(Special.! ' In the jail hero today at 1:40 o’clock I Lee Cribb was hanyd > His wife father brother end the Rev. i Stanford were with Intn all the morning. ! He made no statement from the gallows. I but one was read by Mr. Stanford, which Cribb had written. I The crime for which he suffered was ' unprovoked and without shadow of ex | cuse. Becoming offended because his , wife left him, he declared his purpose of leaving Nicholls, but that he intended leaving a record that would cause him to bo remembered Grant Hanged at Bainbridge. j Bainbridge. Ga., December 18— (Spe cial. i Bill Grant, the negro murderer of Jim Bird, of (Timax, was hanged In this : city today in the county jail, only the guard, officers, physicians and m-'inb’-rs j of the press being admitted. Arrested in West Virginia. Madison. Go , December <8 (Special.) i Alex Mathews, the negro who It is said killed Jack Martin on the plantation of J. D. Pearj near th'- city, on Now mber 23, 1902, was arrested near <'harh'ston. W. Va., one day last week. ; Chief of Police H. 1,. Simmons was deputised by Sheriff Aycock to go alter the prisoner, and he was brought to Madison and lodged in Jail yesterday. Mathews went under the assumed name of Bill Thomas, and wrote letters to : parties In Madison, which was the cause of his arrest. Murray Mines Rich in Gold. Dalton, Ga., December 19 (Special.)— Owners of mineral lands in Murray i-oun ty are feeding highly elated over the report of a mining expert, 11. J. Bren [ nan, who has made an exhaustive exam ination of the mineral deposits of that section. Mr. Brennan declares that the moun- : tains "f Murrn • are rich In inim r.--.r, ■ particularly g“ld and that, wealth only ■ awaits upon tb' development of the re sources of that regiort. Fined for Purchasing Seed. i LaGrange, Ga December 19 -(Special.) The LaGrange -aty court lias b<- ( n in ses sion all of till jf’-ek. M A. I '.iral- in. charged with t purchase ot seed , cotton, was fS.-'i guilty, and Judge Longley fined SSOO or to serv A twelve t’ i.t:;-.-nig ’■ •: tffllng. Co..)', r. w "l' 19—(Special ) Foreman j. Albert tvlrven of th” grand fury, states that numerous cases of taf- : fling have been repott t to him by eiti- . zens, and that under tfielr oaths the grand jury can do nothing le.-s than indict , these parties who persist in ratlllng. Wanted Two salesmen tn each state; SSO 00 and ! expend •<: permanent position. Penicks I Tobacco Works Co., Penicks, Va Mississippi. Six Men Drown in Tug. Na.t.chaz, Miss., Deci-mbcr 15-Th.. 140- : ton tug M i.-.tle M . owned by the Dixie Transportation company of New Orleans, engaged tn towing cotton seed lor the ' Standard Cotton Oil Company of New I Orleans, sank. Ir. 20 feet of water tills i morning on the old bed of lake Concordia. I Thu white Tremen and rive negroes were drowned. The dead: Chris Marlin, white, fireman. Joe Pago, negro cabin boy. Three nf grocs. cookc, and one negro roustabout, > names unknown. The cause of ti sinking is attributed to the fact that th- boat, had taken . on 100 boxes of •. oal at this port. She was drawing 3 1-2 feet and her guards I were almost under water. A high wind pr .Gdled at the time and i it is believed the white caps washed into i the hull, filling It v fn water and sv. imp- j ing the boat. Merger Declared Constitutional. Jackson, Alias.. ! • ■•■ruber 19—(Special.) Arguments were d ivered betorc the su- • preme court last ■ aiing in the friendly ■ suit, between the s uitherti railway ana > ’.lie Yazoo .md M • : : sippl V.ailey i >.i■! In- '• stltuted in the ch :lt -ourt of Leflore county to t■•••t the •. iiidit; of the mergei : bill passed by tin legislate • el 1902, ' whereby the latter : >ad bought from tlie ; former the Itta Be.:a branch now being operated as a part < the Yazoo and Mis sisi-ippi Valley S ni. Tl. onstfl.u- ! tiunality of the act was affirm* d in tin: j lower court. Somi t •• .... . ■ .’.tt‘>.'l -’.VS ill til . ' :y «•.’!■<■ 1 11/: ,;-'.d In j the arguments, will' : were deiiver.il wilh 1 mush spirit, notwi.ii - ending the tact that • ilie suit was of a it •n.ily nature. Oiphanagt Debt Lifted. Jackson, Mi.- .. Tn .-mb r 19.-(Special.) j At the regular meeting of the board of ; trustees of the Bapti.-t Orphanage a splendid showing w: s made by Dr. J. ! .It. Carter, the nev> s.nieiintendent, who took charge of the in ii'.i.ti--n two monihs ago. When Dr. Carter assumed control a debt of $5,500 wi.s hanging over the orphanage, and by energetic vork he ha.-; succeeded in paying ■ ft over $3,500 of t lie. amount. The orpliaaage i?= now caring for nearly one hundred eMliii'.n. Faying Up Back Taxes. Jttekson, Miss.. D' k-mber 19—(Special.) j State Revenue Ageii Adams is encounter ing but very little troiii'le In making col- i le.’tlons from per-ous assessed with ' solvent credits In ■ 's back tax eru-adc. • Settlements are h progress in eight i counties, and in nearly every insfance the . delinquents against r.-Uom liability is proven promptly the amounts claimed. Companies Wol’t Fight Bill. Jackson, Miss.. D< '.tinker 19.—(Special.) The somewhat surprising information is being given out that he boon publishing concerns from whom ipposilion has been expected will not ma't' a fight again: t the | passage of a. imiformschool book bill at i the coming session of in legislalitre, and : ft seems that the meaEirc will go through ■ with practically no For several years t determined effort , has been on foot to .“Sure a uniform sys i tom of text hooks for the public schools ' being defeated at. eftb meeting of th.* ■ legislature by persttent lobbying. Ii seems that the publis ing concerns have at last decided to ylel to thr inevitable, preferring to take ■ fcmees on securing J adoption of their ooks under a new j system rather than to spend large sums of money in defeating prospective or threatened legislation. Three Killed by Boiler Explosion. Vicksburg. Miss., December 19—Thom as Griffin, a wealthy planter of Franklin parish, Louisiana, and two negroes, Mor ris Jones and Ed Black, were Instantly killed by a boiler explosion in Griffin's gin early this morning. Several oilier n«- I groes were injured, two of whom are ! expected to die. Mr. Griffin was one of the most prominent men of his section, j and was 60 years of age. Shortage of Freight Cars. | Jackson, Miss., December 19—(Special.) ■ Owing to the continued great scarcity of , freight cars, the cotton crop of Missis sippi is being moved to market chiefly In tint and gondola cars, the buyers and exporters being unable ;o secure regular i box cars for the service. At nearly every I principal cotton market point the plat , forms and Ware houses are piled high with the s-tnple awaiting shipment. A large portion of the congested cotton. i however, has already beeu sold at the fancy market prices which followed the 1 government report on he 3d of December LCiJISIANA. Planter Killed by Negro. Shreveport, Iji., December 16.—J. T. : Witkins, a prominent Red river planter and merchant, was idiot and Rilled by hi? negro driver. George Manuel, early to ' day. The killing occurred near Coush.it ': ta. La., and robbery was tlto motive for i the crime. Charles A- Davis Burned. ■ Bartow, Fla . December 17—(Special.) ; The body of Charles A. Davis was found j Ibis morning near the electric phosphate ' plant west of Bartow, with every rag I of clothing burned off, nothing rematn j ing but his shoes. i The body was terribly charred. His , clothing evidently caught from a camp : fire by which he slept last night. Thero was evidence of a hard struggle before I death came South Pass Is dangerous. Washington, Deoefiber 17.—Tt. has been reported that the south pass of the Mis sissippi river is becoming dangerous to : navigation because of shoaling. General Gillespie, chief of engineers, has ordered the hydraulic dredge Sabine, at Sabine Pass, to go to the South pass for neces- ; ' sary operations. It Is said that three ves- ' ; seis recently have grounded in the pass. I Master and Servant Killed. Shreveoort. La.. DAcembor 17--The body of George Manuel, the negro who was thought to have killed his employer, J. T. Watkins, on Bayou Pierre, In Red river parish, yesterday, was found today 1 About 300 yards from the scene of the killing. His head had been almost shot It. now develops that both the planter ‘ and servant were “hot from ambush by unknown men. whose motive was rob- ! bery. The neonlc ol Red River parish ' ! ffre greatly excited over the new devel opments In the ease, and it Is rumored i In Coushatta tonight that a white man • is about to be arrested for complicity ■ In the crime. KENTUCKY. Couples Wed at High Speed. Lexington, Ky., 1’• cember 17.-While i the train was running fifty miles en ' hour between Richmond and Nicholas- ' . v Die, Rev. E. O. Bek. who w is himself . i on his bridal tour, en route to Louis- ■ vllle, performed a double ceremony, unlt ”g Bu.mu Rice and Mollie Clark and Fr'il C'Jark and Bessie Alexander. The . tralnrn'."i attended and so .idled the cou- I • pies as the train rounded curves. Mother and Child Burned. Ashland. Ky., December 17—Benjamin | Benedict, his wife and their 3-year-old i ’daughter, were burned to death, and a ; 7-y. ar-ol<) daughter badly Injured in a, j if" which destroyed their home txalay. Safe Blown Near Greenville. ! HTdenvllle, S. C., December 15—The ; vault of the Courtney Manufacturing j I company, and safe on the Inside was ■ ' blown open last night at Newry. Officials Isay th' y cannot tell exactly ti e amount iof money taken, but it is estimated at i several hundred dollars. All indications ‘ I are that it was work ot professionals. ! No trace of burglars has been found. Carolina Tank Coined Money. Charleston. S. C.. December 17—The . figures from the report of Chairman L. : ■J. Williams, of the board of directors ■ iof tiie state dispe.r- ar.'. for the tis.-.il I :yc:ir 1903, show that tho business dona I amounted to tho enormous sum of , $2,817,998.77. Following are eompara'lve • i figures: ’ ' j 1903, grors Sib'S. $2,817,998.77; 1902, I ■gross figures, $2,406,213.27; increase’, i S4I 1.785.27. Th,- net profits to towns and eounth's for i 1903 was $512,216.35 and tin- net protlts ' ‘'■•r the school fund tor 1903 was $126,- I | 266. increase of net profits tn 1903 over I 1902 Is $71,584. . Opium, Morphine—Free Treatment. Painless home cure guaranteed. Free | trial Dr Tucker. Atlanta, Ga. NORTH CAROLINA Poultry Sho- -at Wilmington. 1 Wilmington, N. C., December 14—(Spe. ! clnl.)—The third annual show of the Wil- ; I mlngton Poultry Association opened to- I niglir Experts consider it one of thr D.rg- i . /st exhibitions of fine chickens ever hold i thy south. The show is under a verv . , 'urge tent in the retail district, Binis are ■ i acre from the Carolinas, Virginia and : Tennessee. | Gautier Given Three Years. ! ' Rilelgh, N. C., Decmbcr 17. W. A • i Tai.li'.r, the (lc.-j4-i.i<lo of Simpson • i : :v who V’■ t'rf'lay shot two ('idled S t- s I ' ieputy marshals »•!,.» vv >.t to arrest him, ■ i wn. today seiitinced to three years :i ’ ; ’lie All..utu. prison for <!• “troviug r>:.’::l j UAKHOOO !S SEVER LOST-MY § PINE REMEDY CURES K’ERVO-SEXUALfi k FAILURE 5N ANY STAGE OR AT ANY ACt.fi S S'»n<i for FREIS TRJAL and be Convinced, g K *ly now an<l ••rondcrful Philippine E U'/il nar.-cd VTTAf.A, disproves an ti.<' <>;g i io-1 ihhui.o ■•’. The Rpark may he ditmard. fi i j nit it M'-ver iii< a <>nt pntirf'l) { bare conn•unj-;.} » ’ the hh (lica.l world Uy .<» priv.Yhj home t: - , n ft ! I anaWKMMBMMaKSHHnnII'.n.t if abs.duuly > ir . g ■ Bland guaranteed t«» rr ‘ ■ store surerb ninnlio>’<i,K Hutop alj unnature’, wt-.t!;- m * Senin;; drains, and *.iv § . Htiii! strength.nianJy .fiz.'«K j and vigor io the MftMcdV I and wee t. vned pa»-(- ? j Thus tar thlerenu i knh'-.; t ! ’oTinuln ha- not o.i-c : | failed me. nn« ! i ; sny yroiesßional reiwwn • that, it positively eu- *. Kexua. wc-akiir-.. at nil j; pg* > nmt *tar«H of tic xrialady, quickly and for- E ever. L’o not fear wvhfHl to send for this Fi < •* Trial No niatLor wht»i wh.< the original eansy < r > your W"aknes3, r heihor I from Injury, sjekne.<s. c J* early IndiscreUoiis, ex- ; ■ cestes, mental worry or j K ph y s leal overexha-.f --t ion. this rr-rned.y v.-il I i md bring back your health • doubt the most potent end i ivorki hn*» ever Known tot ' •vegetable end hanniPHb it I • recognized cure for w< i < *<i stage of epilepsy,paraly i nnity has not been 0.-t nail) vcuciie i. I fully believe in the glory of .<• nuinlyr diuHj and want every sad sufferer to rc»u» the bene y tit of my discovery. Whoever may read these Hues £ is welcome. A tdmple letter addressed to Doctor r ‘ Na Slnrg, Lock Jnrkaon. MlcL.. will bring the £ j treatment to you free by return mail. There are r no C. O D. charges to pay now.or over, and nol‘ tr.-irks or advertisement on the plain sealed cover, | U. S. SENATOR FROM ARKANSAS RECOMMENDS tw & W 'JU W L teTpW' A -ife-Si ‘W >• --- 4 Catarrah Poisons > Catarrh I? capable of changing all the j j life-giving secretions of the body into I scalding fluids, which destroy and in- : flame every part tin. v come in contact . with. .Applications to the places affected by catarrh can do litti.. good -avo to . soothe or quiet disagreeable svmtoms. I Hence it is that gargles, sprays, atom- | izers end inhalants only servo as tern- ■ I ; urary relief. ?•■ b tig an 'ho irritating se- ; ; cietions of catarrh continue to be formed < i so long will the membranes continue to I be inflamed, no matter what treatment i i is used. ! Thero Is but one remedy that has the 1 Sisk your druggist for a free Paruna Ji manac for 1904. I route, mail boxes. One officer. B. G. I Daug'rey, shot in the stomach, is not ex pected to live, and Ga.utler is held m ’ jail pending the result I Stock Foods Found Adulterated. Raleigh. N. C.. December 17.—(Special.) Tho state agricultural department has completed its report on the inspection and analysis of coiton yo-d meal end cotii : mereial stock food? im h r the law enacted ! this year, which requires inspection and i tonnage tax. (.’onsi'dorable adulteration was discovered in tho foods. Big Oil Company Chartered. ‘ Raleigh. N. C., December 17.—(Special.) i The state charters the Universal Oil land Fertilizer Company of WiLmlngto- I authorized capital stock $50,000, to man ufacture cotton oil and fertilizers under tt new proci.ss. V. '. !.. Worth and C. W. Worth aro stockholders. I<eave Is g<ven to Increase the capital stock , ; to half a million. S 100.000 Fire at Benson, N. C. Charlotte, N. C., December 19.—Fire • last night uS'cpt away :v.e ity one build ; Ings, including tie railroad depot, at Ben- • son. N. •' station mar Fayetteville on the Atlantic Coast Line. The loss i? ; estimated at 3100.000. Boone Potter Breaks Jail. Charlotte. N. C-. December 19—Boons • Fotle’-. a young wliito man who is known I •is "the Watauga county desperado.'' be- > .;.... charged with the murder of a number ; .'d' people nnl await'ng trial for his life. ; •escaped from jell at. Lenoir. N. this ■ morning ’>J’ removing severai bolts from i a section of lily c 11. Potter for..-< 1 .t ! ii* 'to uri.-'om ;* to go with him for scv.Tai mfics to prevent his giving the alarm, potter has beer. In jail a number of times. ; but as often made his < • ip> His last : .’riest occurred hi Montana, where he J had fled from ■ dl’.cers i". this state. Prison Closes on Wilson. i ■ Hiram Wilson, of Yancey county, wus to- | day pl.- • d in the penitentiary here :• r f four years for making whisky in viola- \ tloii of the new Watts law. which makes ’ this a felony outside of incorporated : towns, w'-v •■ grant Iv.-m-:.■. Wilson, some time igo. killed .lolm Bon- : nicutt afier a ii’i'rei. W .Lso -.'s brother j went to Wilson's distillery end Wilson > shot him dead. j He v.-.'-s. t' e<l, but acquitted on the j Th ' h.’v u'l'ht wnlcn l.v v.\.5 •. -a | w:: I • l'. : " ' Sl.'ll’ : Semite. | 1 S.:i'.:iami Go'a r.-..ir Ay ’ock. ALABAMA. Ragan Made Posiniaster. Arm Ala., December 14—(Special.) j J. M. Ragan was to-.: v ppointed post ma ’ter of An:’.i.-'on, the other applicants I i being Judge George ». Randolph and the I present post master. L. T. Smith. I The uppolnim-. at give., general satisfac- :■ j t.ion. Convict Lease Awarded Face. .Montgomery, Ala., December 14.—(Spe- ' I cial.l—The i tato convict inspectors are ; surprised at tho county commissioners of ■ T:i ’!:ipo ~ a county In awarding the con- | vict labor contract of that county to J. j W. Bae.-. | Race had the co'intv convicts at the ’ time :e- ww. arr <1 for pooling’.. Ho Is .' now glider .sentence ,>;■ n\.. years, b'u' the i lenience ha.-’ been suspended by Jndgo Jones of the United States court. President t.'armicliael of the convu t in spect ts speaks in plain language about j av.ardlng this contract and tiie governor; may cancel it. Andrew McNeal Paid 520.000. j Annision. .\in., Deeomber 15.—<Special.) > The suit instituted by A H. McNeal for ; the appointment of a : r-eiver for the ; L'nlted States Cast Iron Pin, and L'oun- ’ dry Company, one of the largest plants I located here, has been settled, George I B. Hayes, pr.-sident of the company, has | issued the following: | < "The litigation in which tho company ! has been recently engaged with Andrew i Hon. B. F. Rice, ex-U. S. S- . acor from Arkansas now a rcslder:" of Oklahoma, in a recent letter from M'ashlr:ffton, D. C. says: ••The use of Peruna for all catarrhal troubles has been so universally approved and has been used wilh such ben flclal results by many of my f: ienl<. that I fullv recommend its gre it curative qualities.’—-Hon. 8. F. ■ KlC'. Hon. B. F. Rica Is only one ■ f over fifty members of congrcyy, who endorse Pe.rnna. Promii" rt men and women al! over the Uni ted States endorse Peruna. ; desirable effect, nd that remedy !:- P-'- 1 runa. This remedy strikes at once to | the roots of catarrh by restoring to tho | capillary vessels tfi< Ir health" ' lastlclty I Be,runa Is no’ a tern; ■ ary palliative, m • j a radical cure, I Send for Dr. Hartmans latest boeli, isi nt fr. : f' r -r a short time. Address Tli-s I Pi runa. Medicine Co.. Columbus. Ohs i If you do not derive pronipt and satis .' factory results from the use of Peru::... I write at once to I. 1 .-. Hartrhai giving I fiill ' ta teraent of your ease, and he wjl' I be pleased to give you his valuable mi- • vice gratis. 1 Andress Dr. Hartman. President v e ’ Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus, Ohio ■ McNeal, one of its former officers, a.-.-!, i resident manager, has been termiti.-e-i I by tirn company paying Mr. McNeal S2C. : 000 for a perpetual license to use all t his patents relative to pipe making and t foundry business." Strike Fund Will ""e P.ai/ed. ‘ Birmingham, A'.a.. Dt - imber 16.—?.: ta i'day's session of tin United Mine Workers ‘of America, district of Alabama, a r< : lution was adopted abolishing semi-.m nual conventions an I providing :o. hi.* in June, preceding the ex;jriwion of *.m annual wage contracts on Jul; I. , Pre.sid-.nt Flynn, in reviewing :r.e d.itt oultle.s which the miners' union line iiii'l ‘m cope with, in prose sitl. g strikes, <:. ?■ /. jug lawyers to defend members ■• - arrest, d. etc., said that it had been : ■ ess.-iry within th" pus* six months, secure SIO,OOO from the national &odv . II- said that t.h< st: .. j ('it , Aldrich and Cordwa are :. w t |ing th", organization about 5i.700 ■ I month. > Tho convention abolished the 50 c. - | monthly mssessmen; on n.l ru-niberr .. -I j went into executive session to <g r jto as to build up x suffi ’ent .. '/r.--t : . 1 It" maintain strikes rind ; vt- - t-: m :i --i iters us tin? unfor:. Posse Chased a Negro. j Mont., 'mery, Ala. Decembt . '6.--Mon j 0.-. y night near Eleta, Ala.. ?1-~. S. J | Tarver was attacked at her b; a ; negro. The '.voman's .skull v - ’/r.. ’■! :' by :> blov. - from a club, but :-. ■ ’ alive. T'araes of enraged ii;;.- ns ar, in I searcl: of her as: ailrir.t. Rol.'-r: ' 1.-s j si’.ppo.-'d otiject of the aitaik Hrs. McKinley's Auir Dea i. Bi rnlngha tn, Ala . Decembet - « 1 cla.!;—-Mrs. Mary M Siioiif, aged 85. n a-.mi of Mrs. Williim M-lx d" 1 I he:v' lodar Her i'o"::it'r ".ina- g : Wayne. Inand sht 1. : ‘ ; for her health. Iler estate is "aid t" e ! \ slued at several millions. f Jelks Chosen Chalrnran. j M'i:,: '.’.■••it *:ry, Air:.. Ib .-em-•■■■:■ ~ ’’■'■ j clal.'i—The stat : board of trustees and i the local boards of trustees of thq mie . stat,' agricultural schools met here to 1 <l:.v Th-:; was the firs'- meeting of t!t« • board.-- under the new law passed by the ; last leg Cloture. I Tic., object of the meeting we to t I nil the schools working practi..::lly >.?• : r •' the sumo rules. -All the presidents of ::v- I schools were present. I Governor Jelks was e!e< ted ehawman of • the state board anil 11. C. Gunnels r ■ > I retary. j To Show Cotton at World’s Fair. ‘ Huntsville, Ala.. December 18—(Spe : l ial)—'W. R. Rison, general manager of the Dallas Manufacturing Company, hao conceived the !d-'a of establishing at 'h« St. Louis world's fair a miniature cotton mill and cotton field to show in detail the growth of the plant and its passage through the mill and (conversion Into manufactured product. There r:’ nine cotton mills in this city and M:'. Rison expects that all of t’?m Continued on Pago Eleven. IS THIS WHAT AILS YOU? Do yon spit up your food? Do you bvich gas Do you swell niter eating? S % Do vou have heart- . J burn?' Lio yo U have sir'd- W / Tigris of broath'.* 1->O yi'u ha\ ■ pain* !lb ‘ c ’' v'KSlmf A, Do you have -ore;:- « r! '" f Si'! '" ' I',i ■/■' (».> you have numb ’ f''"'ings" • .1 A/f' Z Do . -’ti have cold '■ I ' bunds and feet ? Do you suffer with constipation or diarrhea? 1 can euro vou. IV. J. TUCKER. 16 Broad Street, Atlanta. Ga. 3