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The Atlanta Georgian. SECOND SEOTIOlf. VOL. V. NO. 201. ATLANTA GA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1907. PRICE: WHEN SWORD AND PISTOL PLAYED A PART IN HISTORY RECALLED BY ATLANTA “DEN” Mr. Koltock’s Home Filled With. Relics of Other Davs. A\ K A PONS OF USE AND ORNAMENT 1 American History Is Told by Some of Grim Me mentoes Hufag There. Memories of achlvalrle put—of a 'mi. when men wore quick with (heir Mvnrrie and the dualling pletol—end of .. time when the history of Georgia end this country was being written In blood. rapid!y through the mind when ..jiteil In thfl den of one Atlanta home. Thin Is the. dan of. Mr. M. C. Kol- '. of 1ST North Jackson etreet. Mr. K ..-I. is a well-known civil engineer ( .Mlnntn. and It la doubtful If many i. .nrluns have eo many family relics . fa lime long paet. f.erybody nearly has some sort of a .ii And while It Is fashionable to have these adorned with aworde and tirearms. both modern and ancient, liter, ere places where these can be |.iircliased for so much per. liut there are few who have an ex- . eil.uit assortment of relics that have hern handed down In the family for (.•rnrratlons—relics that have histories i.rhlnit them. VISIT OF ROYALTY STILL A MYSTERY France Wonders Why Eng lish Rulers Crossed Channel. 4y RAOUL DE SAINT RENE. Parle, Pet), a.—The Parisian press I. lirMklBg Its a tad III the effort to try and Unit oat the real reason why Edward Vlt and hJe queen canoe to Parle eo mysterious ly. The Uaulole. speaking of It, ears: “No sovereign ceu upset his plane and pay a visit to another country with s greet laeqavealeace to himself without line- lug It commented upon, end we naturally ask what are the 'secret’ reasons tor this rlsll (eo abruptly plaoeedi of the Mug and queen at England. At drat It wee thought Ilf tome that their majesties wanted per haps to consult ouf of our great phjsl clans, but j their maimer of flitting ilwitt Paris has glveu the denial to this supposi tion. why, even on the very evening of their arrival, when one would have thought that they would have been tired, the king with hie roueort went to the elreue twblrh. by the way, conned greet amuevtuent among the Varlsteuei nud the next day they dined In towu. wbtle the day follow lug they went to Versailles. One must mfinlt that tble activity does not otvord with n bad elate of Ii.-ntlb. It Is ne.vseary therefore to look for the reneoua lu other uunriere, nod our thoughts naturally turn to |>ollttre. Are we floe the preeeure of Kdward VII to ouwe Freuch ministerial erlsls? In it a result of the llenimn elee tlona turning out ue they did'/ kluet we 1 look for trouble from Iterlln or from Hornet i II seenio to ue that we have to look lu’ (1(0 litter direction, and that kdward VII although n Protestant, knows the dengor ancestors who helped make Georgia til tore. They even helped make the history of the entire country. On hla mutrrnnl grandmother's aide he Is a direct descendant of General William Hull, that brave old man who did such vallum work In the war of Independ ence. only to be abased and hounded by politicians In Washington during in. war of 1812. For there are many histories which say that Oeneral Hull surrendered Detroit to the British and Indians In the second war with Great itrttsln because of cowardice. But. ihanks to truth tellers. It Is known (hat General Hull, after being sent to ccompllsh wonders with nothing to crcompllsh them with, saved all! the MANTEL OP MR. KOLLOCK'S DEN. Over the cheerful fire hang these mementoes of the days when chival ry was alive and awards leaped quickly from their sheaths to "defend one's honor," or avenge an Insult. the times when'gentlemen of (He court carried side arms. For this Is a sword worn by George Noble Jones, of Sa vannah. a cousin of Mr. Kollock, when he went on a visit to the court of France. A Captured Sword. Btlll another there Is, but this woe not worn by any member of Mr. Bol lock's family. Its owner now sleeps beneath the green sod of Virginia. For hr was a Federal captain and the tword was captured by Colonel J. F. Waring, another cousin of Mr. Kollock. While the swords are Interesting, the pistole are doubly so. There was con- -rrltory of Michigan rrom being over- ! slderable Improvement made In the Tiir uittr blood-thirsty savages, who ! manufacture of pistole during the llfe- ■•nly wanted a chance to murder wont- ,|iue of Dr. Lemuel Kollock. He waa en and children with the eettlers. i born 1747 >nd dled ln Ther , Diatingufahed Ancestry. |* a , ma j t with a huge flint 1 lock and a single barrdl. Then there , l« an Improvement on thla. consisting tnf two barrels with dint locks, and an arrangement to keep one from explod- . tug until after the other had done Ita Than Mr. Kollock la the grondtun of Dr, Lemuel Kollock of Savannah, n wan promlnanl In.Georgia In the sarD' part of the teat century. And the old flint lock pistol- in ns ragman, ratrnretmg •nrawwam at one time by German officers. Not only hus Mr. Kollock the things that hla ancestors formerly owned, but adorning the walls of his home are pic tures of these anen. There la an oil painting of General William Hull, painted In 1828 by Gil bert Stuart, and a similar painting of Dr. Lemuel Kollock, while a handsome steel engraving of Mr. Kollock'a ma ternal grandfather Is bet wean the two. Mr. Kollock, until a few veara ago, resided In 8avannah, where his family has lived for generations. He Is well known In railroad circles and much of the railroad extension In south Geor gia and Florida In the past twenty yean has heen done under his super vision. BEGIN REBUILDING PLANT DESTROYED BY PlRE t ,od condition today as they w ere when Ib\ K-dlooh llt-t handled them nearly a (entury ngo. uve In this Jnclsson street Swords are there which did service In Hi" greatest war the world has ever .nown—that war In which Americana b'/ight Americans. There on the wall '* the sword of Commodore Joslali Tattnall, and beside It la the sword of commodore's son. Captain J. R. F. " roll, Mr. Kollock'a cousin. Be- ''(' the war Captain Tattnall was In te l'tilled States navy, and when he loomed to cast his lot with the Cnn- 1 -d-racy the aworrl he carried under 'He Stars and Btrlpea did service un- ■irr the Stars and Bara. "hen tha eye moves from these re minders of bloody conflict to another •word on the wall—a sword mors dell. 1 "te In appearance and yet more elabn- '"te—the scene changes from bloody '•ntllct and tha memory goes back to work and sent nut Its message of death. There is a sat of duelling pistols made after this fushlun, large of cali ber and deadly looking. And Just be fore Dr. Kollock died he purchased a handsome pair of tlie lateat duelling platola manufactured. This was Just as the use of the percussion cap came Into existence. These pistols are miniature rifles, snd like the others, were Im ported frunt England. Ready for Sarvies. All of them arc In perfect condition snd ore eerviceablr today. It Is the same way with the swords. They are bright and clean today ns when they were put away a generation or more ago. Different front the other swords Is the one worn during the (ivll war by Edward C. Kollock, Mr. Bollock's broth er. This soldier was an orderly ser geant and the sword Is of peculiar Apodal to The tleetgtea. Brunswick, Ua., Feb. 23 —The Park- er-Henaetl Engineering Company , will rebuild and almost before the laat spark had died out of the lira which destroyed the plant plana were being made, and all tha preliminaries ar- ranged for the beginning of the wurk. New machinery waa ordered, which will arrive as speedily as possible. /Writ we are piimhuiI coutequrnt to the rupture of the chart'll and atnte. Ue- llglnuo quarrel* tnnat hare a cooalderable influence on the exterior (■•Utica of a coun try. If rble effect ahould In* a couipJefe rupture lietweeu France and the rntlcau It In feared that the pope. In aplte of bin known affection for oar country, will with draw hla protectorate from the Orient, time leaving the Held clear for Onrinany. Thla ileiioiieincDt la exactly what the klutf « Ultra at all coat to avoid, ami to thla aud tliU alone It la that we tuuat attribute the vUlt of the sovereign at this moment to our Inuiutlful city. We do uot waut to force our oplulotis on any oue. lint ettll truth.' The American consul and Mrs. Van llu- rtMi anvu another reception recently nt their borne lu the Hue dea Anglais. A nuui- Iter of Aiuerlcaus wore present and alao n number of the English residents. Mrs. Van liuren waa charmingly dressed In pale pastel blue liberty velvet. , Atiioug the f ueata mere line de I'ninar. Mra. John Veyetb, alatt III blue velvet; Rev. I». A«l- nmaon nud .Vlra. Adamson. Mrs. Blacker jHiugios. Mra. and Miss KIiiiImt. the latter In white; Major ami Mra. I auric. Mra. Mtrong, lu a gray dress; Miss Kinney, lu white: Mrs. Barrett, In pale blue; hr. and Mrs. Kturgs. Mra. hart, Mrs. John Hlddona. lu pale gray, and Mra. Alfred Glgnian, who more a ehnrnilug dress of pale silver gray trimmed with chinchilla. numbers of fair Americans wars Invited. of rnmusay. in oiaca non - - - . feathered hat; rouutem Kdward Ue la Rochefoucauld, lu a beautiful dress eiu brotdered ill round tbe belli with lovely rtdi Turkish embroidery; fouuteaa Cha don do Rrtnttei, tn blue retret and « stngie rt?w uf pearls round her slender throat: Conn* teas Jaeipiea do Uentaut< lu brown velvet, and Countess Theodore de tiantnut. alao In brown. Moat of the bsta worn were re markable for their kIxt. anil the fart that they worn worn very much on the back of the brad. ATLANTA TEACHERS THANK THE GEORGIAN FOR ITS WORK To the Editor of Tbe Atlanta Georgian: The director* of the Atlanta Teachers ’ Aagouimtioo at the meeting Saturday, Feb. 16, paxaed a unanimous resolution of thanks to your paper for the splendid work you are doing for ed. ovation. It ia the purpoae of the Teachers’ Association to etand for all that is best along educations! lines, better buildings, ample equipment, a high standard of efficiency for each individual teacheK adequate eompeniation. We feel that we have a strong ally, as well aa an appreciative friend, in The Georgian. We thauk you for the geperoui use of your newa columns, the able editorials, for the influence you are wielding in our behalf. NENA MITCHELL, Secretary of Teaohere’ Association. MORE FAST HORSES COMING TO MACON Bp*rini to The Georgian. Maooni Ox., Fob. 18.—Ton more feet horse* are coming to spend the rest of ttie winter at the Central Clip Park. Alderman W. H. Bloan received a tele gram yesterday from M. P. Dorr, of Pttteford, N. Y.. asking If he could bo supplied with ton etelle. A telegram waa sent In reply telling him that the stalls were ready. He Is expected to arrive some time nesf week. , . , Mr. Whitney will also bring a string of horses to Macon next week. At present there are eighty horses at the park, and with the new ones coming In next week there will be over one hundred here. TWO COMPANIES BIDDING FOR STREET CAR FRANCHISE gperinl to Tne Georgia*. Brunswick, On, Feb. 1*.—It le very probable that Brunswick will have a trolley line before the year Is out. Two concerns are now bidding for a etreet car franchise, both propositions having been submitted to the council at Its lust 1 uieelitig. the thought that tbli talented nan shonld hare no statue In I'arls (nines then another hue l»een erected beret, end he also gave unw inwii rm iru uriri. buu ho bin (a 1 r a otntue of Jeanne d’Arc to tba town of Nancy. Bat thla la not yet til that M. Oatrla baa given. lie It waa who. after tha 1900 exhibition, preaented to the Institute of France a aura anfflrlent to aaaure trlennlally 100.900 franca to t»e uood aa prlaea for raaanrchot In leuce, literature and the arts. Now. aa laat and crowning act of genaroalty. a left all he had remaining after nia tbmth~25.0W.O0o franco—to tba i*aateur lu- PRES. WHITNEY, OF CENTRAL BANK, DEAD IN ’ORLEANS Special to Tbe Georgian. New Orleans, La., Feb. 21.—George Q. Whitney, president of Ue Whitney Central National Bank, died bare this morning at 4:41 o'clock. The cause of hie death waa pneumonia. Hie famUy were the owner* of Mor gan's railroad and steamship line, now the Bouthorn Pacific, and are among the beat known IInanclera in the coun try. LAWYER STRICKEN WHILE ASCENDING HOTEL STAIRWAY. Bpwlel to The Geergl.n. Macon, Ua., Fob, It.—William F. Blue, a well-known attorney tn this city, was stricken with apoplexy yes terday evening and hie condition to re ported critical. Mr. Blue at tbe time of the stroke wee at the European Hotel, and had started up gym, when at the lop of the stairs he fell and tumbled headlong' down tbe enUre flight. When the unfortunate man picked up It waa noticed that he had received a number of wounds about hto head In falling. He was carried to the city hoepltal, and all that can bo done for the unfortunate man the doctors there are doing.. Mr. Blue le well known In Macon, having for some time been employed In the different law ofllcea aa stenog rapher. He to considered one of the beet In the city, nicil MM pluses puns Mrs. “Tay Pay” O'Connor Writes a Successful Play. By RICHARD ABERCORN. Londoa. Feb. choree girls ere looking I tbe raters ef tbe Ee.ters prince, who i __ Mohammedan* and violates ell the tenet, ef tbe Meslea tilth to hla pursuit of ‘9 pleasure. Tbe Age Khee le soaring back to Lee don after an absence of two yean, ead !* _**- Ipected to renew I dTnMSgSSnl ware;; crllra doo] variant m srMS'fe mlnlatry, Docaaaa It lN>at MAN BURNS TO DEATH IN OPEN FIRE PLACE Special to The Georgian. t'hattanooga. Teltn., Feb. 23.—Tom Travis, a laborer, subject to epileptic flta, was burned to death tft an open fireplace on Lookout mountain yester day afternoon. His head, one leg and one arm were partially burned off. He was seen to enter the cabin In the morning, but was not discovered un til late In the afternoon. ■ I'arla la mmirulag for one ... .... friend*. M. oatrla. who gave Mnlmalsun. I lie'laat In.me of Jnoephtne. to thr French nation, la deed. M. oatrla Imuaht thla cliatnni from the (juecii laoliella of Hpnlu. j Into whoac pqeeeoslou It bad come through her nnceRtrcaa. Marie Christina, and after collecting aa many of the former treaaurea aa he could, he gave It freely to tbe French nation to do aa they Uked with. M. Oatrla. -who bail reached the ripe old age of K2. waa aa much loved fur hla kindly nature ua for hla genenurity. He waa boru an larndltc. nud, although he could by no mean* he called a atrlctlv religious man, did much for hla faith. He iniTlt a syna gogue In the Rue Huffant. aud gave to tbe conalatury of the Jewlab fslth a very large sum with which to tinlld other synagogues In tin* different department*, lie gave the statue of Alfred ile Muaaett, which stands outside the Theater Fraucalae, to the French |>eople lieeatiae he could not bear NEWS FORECAST OF COMING WEEK Washington. Frb. 21.—The Interstate commerce commtoelon will meet In New York Monday to conduct a further'inquiry Into the operations of the Harritnan railroad tntereate. President B. If. Hgrriman and many other wltneaees will be heard. . The membera of the euperlntenMhfa department of the National Ed- iiretlonal Aenoclatlnn will aeeetnble In Chicago the first Of The WSfg for then annual conference. — A society event of general Interest will take place In this city Wed nesday. when Mtes India Belle Fleming, daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. Robert J FiemlBff. wnt become the bride of -Bensr Don Louts F. Coma, the mln- Ister from Nicaragua. -The one hundredth anniversary ef the poet Henry Wadsworth Long follow, will be observed In many parte of the aoflairy Wednesday. Be- ' pel-tally noteworthy celebratlone will be held tn Portland. Me., and Cam bridge, Maaa.. with which cltlea the life of the poet le most closely con nected. 1 ■ The Mlnneeote. one of the largeat clmea of American bstttaahips no far put In rervlce, will be delivered to the government at tha Norfolk nary yard next Wednesday. Democrats of Michigan will mast In atata convention at Flint next Thnraday to name candidates for Justice of the supreme court and re gent* of the State University. The fourteenth annual sportsman's show will open tn Madison Square . Garden, New York, next Friday and continue for one week. t 'ongrraa will doubtleea put In a very busy week, aa It wttt be tbe final stretch of the eeealon. which will expire by limitation on March 4. There te any quantity of business awaiting attention, but the limited time nil) give the leaden a good exouae for cod fining themselves to the neoe.eary appropriation measures. The chance, of anything else getting through appear almoat hopeleas. 2VC=i.t much warmer tarajKN geteettag “ StpSTBU & ■ •tfipgqr < ’ fVWfljUe .oo of tan acraaa tbo til carpat. tkua C. J. | 6pacUl to Tbo QiargJaa., Wmsboro, Oa^ Fab. SL-C.' J. llo- Donald died bara Tbaraday at X o'clock after an Ulnooa of two waafc* • wSiHI T?ie dacaaaad laaraa a wtte chlldran. beeldaa bumhu mA *L*tare. The remains were bt Creek Church cemetery U Cu c § 0 g The Georgian - News u flj a « a O z •o 0 0 g John Temple Graves, Editor. F. L. Seely, Publisher. The market page of The Georgian is run by Joseph B. Lively, who has been at it 25 years in Atlanta and ce 'J £ c p Bines Tbe Georgian bought the News, we have been calling ourselves The Atlanta Oeorgtan and News. There has been no change tn The Oeorgtan or Its policies. We are just growing. THX OXOBOlAlf-NEWS and SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR $4.60.a Tear. THE OEOBOIAN-NEWS and JEFFERSONIAN $4.60 a Year. THE OEOBOIAN-NEWS and WOMAN’S HOME COMPANION $4.60 a Year. THE OEOBOIAN-NEWS and COSMOPOLITAN and WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION $4.80 a Year. New Orleans. You can depend on him. Cotton Prices—Good Newspaper—Cotton Prices—Good Newspaper—Cotton Prices—Good Newspaper—Cotton Pri