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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. rafDAT. MARCH *. Full Dozen No Name, Fedora, $3.00. The Alpine atyle, worn ere««e<l, Have thin hat in pearl with black band. Bound or unbound edge. Algo black and walnut brown, trimmed to match. We alao have' the large shape Alpine, style, “Admiral." 6-inch crown and 3 1-4-inch brim. Black, brown and nutria colors, raw edge, |3.00 A. No Name, $3.00. Small crown, narrow brim, bound edge, young man shape, looks best worn dented. Pearl, trimmed to match. N'utria, trim med to match, anil black. Style, Toppy. No Nam$, Telescope, $3.00. Bound edge, narrow briin. pull ed front. JJark Pearl, with pearl band and binding. Nutria, trim med to match, and black. Style, Tunis. the New The Greater Imperial Telescope, $3.00. A high crown, narrow brim, Kelt Hat. worn telescoped, pulled slightly at front. Pearl, with black band. Pearl, with pearl band, and black. Style, Wilno. Imperial “College,” $3.00. Bound edge, narrow brim, tele scope fashion. Pearl, with black band and binding. Pearl, trim med to match, uml black. Style, Proctor. , ' Imperial Derby, $3.00. The popular young man’s hat, full crown effect, with flat brim. Potash color, trimmed with steel color band and binding. Some thing new. Also in black. Style, Devoe. “Greater” Muse Hat stock- -for isn’t variety, great and comprehensive, the staunch creed of Muse’s Hat Department. We are creating new trade all the time because the must critical buyers are pleased in this “shop.” Look into the hits about to be discarded by men buying new ones at Muse’s, and you’ll discover just how the Muse hat business grows. v Muse’s name in most of them and some with other names. Regular customers returning each season, and new ones falling in line with the great array of Muse hat buyers. Aud the more men the greater the stock—the better the stock. Nothing succeeds like success. M US 3, 5, and 7 SAYS HE HAS THE PROOF THAT SENATE WAS BRIBED London. March (.—The Madrid cor- napondant of Tht Telegraph asaarta that ha la abla to confirm tha atnry told by Tha Havana Diario Da Marian* ra- gardlng tha bribery of th# United Htatra aenata to declare war on Spain. He says that the nrriolal proofa are now la tha national arehlvea at Ha vana. He. add# that ha la Informed thnt tha amount paid to tha Interine diaiiaa waa much greater than ap peareil In the statement on account it the flrat Cuban mlnlatry, being at lead M.000,000. The correepondent telln hts story at great length. WEI HE CHE 10 POLITICAL EUHD New York. Marrli L-Georga W. Perkin*, for.tier first vice president of the New York Ufe Insurance Company and now a tnrmiter of the flrtn of 4. I*. Morgan k Co., haa aent lo the New York Ufe hla fwreonal check for 84.019.lt to retmtmrae the company for tha Republican campaign rootrihutInna made from Ita funds In 19**1. In connection with which Mr. lVrklna re cently waa made defendant on a charge •f larceny. Announcement of the restitution of 4ha principal of ttt.loo and Intereat to data waa made by President Alexander K. «»rr, of the Saw York Ufa, to whom Mr. Per- kina, before leaving on a trip to the Hmilh, addressed a letter Ineloalng the check. President Orr alao gave out the letter. In It Mr. Perkin* declares that In ills New York Life whan ha ad vanced the money for tha campaign can trlbetlea In liot. and •*>• that whan tha than praaldent of tha company mlnil.nraad him there waa no thoaghi mi the part af either of any peranaal advantage, hat a belief that tbeywrre “artlng far the bait and broadest tatamla nf th# policy holder* both it home and abroad. New Stores About Completed, •pedal to The lleorglan. Bnwereville. Ga.. March * —Among the numerous buildings that have gone up at Ihta piece within the pant year the handsome elnres of Bowers A Hit- Hard. which ara nearing completion, at a coot of about JIO.Ooo, will add nulla * lot to the beauty of Baat Main street. PROFESSOR SOULE RESIGNS DEANSHII OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL •peels! to Tha Ueorftnn. Roanoke. Vo.. March R.—Vrottuuor Andrew M. Soule, dean and director of Virginia Polytechnic Institute at Hlackaburg. has tendered hla realgna- tlon to the president of the Inntltutlon. to be transmitted to the board of tru»- tees. The resignation Is effective Septem ber ), after which time Professor Houle will go to Georgia as the dean of the Agricultural College of that state. BABY JUST ESCAPES DEATH IN FLAMES Death by fire was narrowly escaped Thursday by llttts I.oulas Grant, aged 17 monthi. the baby daughter of Mr. and Mra. Frank Grant. While playing with an older alater at tha family home, the little child .fell Into an open grate, her clothing quickly Igniting. The screams of the two chil dren soon brought their parents. Ths flames, which had devoured much of the clothing of the child, were quickly extinguished. . Tha little girl waa badly burned and ■ulTered Intense pain, but the burns are not dangerous. CURTELYOU TAKES CHARGE OE PROBE FOR MISSING FUNDS Closes Every Mouth Re garding Sub-Treasury Shortage. Chicago, March (.—Secretary Cor- telyou signalised hla entrance updn hla duties as head of the government treas ury by assuming personal supervision of Chicago's sub-treasury mystery. Th# secretary paaaed the word along the tine, omitting neither heade nor ■ubordlnatee, that different methods must be pursued In tracing down the thefts and reatnrlng. If posalblr. the (173,000 lo tha government atrong box. The reporta of Cortelyou'a activity were apparent both In the secret eerv- Ice and among tha aub-treaiury em ployees. The new secretary's Aral act waa to enjoin silence. This Is In line will, the policy which he haa pursued uninterruptedly throughout hla public career. In a personal communication addressed to Assistant Teller Finger aid, ha ordered tha suspended govern, ment clerk to cease discussing the af fairs of ths sub-treasury for publics lion. SOUTHERN RAILWAY LAYING NEW RAILS ON HOME DIVISION Special to Ths fleoritso. Rome, G#.. March (.—The 8outhern Railway Company has commenced work practically nf rebuilding Ita tracks between Rome and Attalla. Ala. Crota. ties have been distributed all along between these points. Heavier rails will be put down and the work will coat about 1(0,000. For some time this line has been In bad condition, nnd the com pany has experienced much difficulty In securing labor for this work. Both freight nnd passenger traffic has large, ty Increased on the Rome nnd Attalla branch and It Is expected that better service will be given by this branch In the future. HAS TAKEN OVER BIG SHIP!CONCERN Two Million Dollar Deal Said to Have Been Made. NOAH'S ARK WEDDING, BUT WITHOUT NOAH G. K. CHRISTIAN WITH SMITH & HIGGINS CO. The wall-known dry good! salesman, Mr. Georgs K. Christian. Is now with Hmltli ft Higgins. 750 Peters street. Mr. Christian haa been connected with the dry goods business of Atlanta for twenty years. With Smith ft Higgins he goes as manager on the second floor end will have charge of the ladles' ready-made and millinery departments. GRIFFIN POSTOFFICE SITE IS SELECTED tVashtnttou. March (.-The treasury de psrtsient has announced the .election of the H. II. Taylor place, on the northeesl corner of Solomon sad North Kl(htb streets, Griffin, Ga.. at the site for the new liostofflee. Ths * price paid was I GIANT THIBF IS TRAPPED IN HOUE* BY WOMEN. New York, March (.—Trapped by woman In ths home of Henator John Fox, president of tha Democratic Club., at 10 East Fiftieth street, today a giant burglar fought desperately with a roundsmnn and two policemen. Ho great was hla burglar strength that he bowled the policemen down like nine pine, but every time he tried to flee they would manage to pounce on hint again nnd after half an hour's work got him to the •tatlon, where he gave hla name aa John Bowdoln. NEGRO PROTESTS INNOCENCE ON WAY TO EXECUTION. Petersburg: Va., March (.—Robert Dens, a ntgrn convicted 'n the circuit court of Hurray county of the murder of I. F. Balebv. a Syrian peddler of title city, at Dendron. Va.. last De cember. and who haa bean confined In the Jail of this city since his conviction, waa taken from here to Surrey court house, where he will be hanged today. Davis declarea ha le Innocent of th- crime of which he haa bean convicted, but says be la ready 10 rile. Flagman Struck by Car. Special lo Ths Georgian. Ratonlon. Ga, March (.—While try ing to couple some box cars to the freight train Wedneedey afternoon at the depot. Tom Hrantley. a negro flag man, In tlte employ of the t’entral of Georgia Railway I'ompany. waa knock ed down and painfull). If not danger- vust), injured. "North's Ark" nt 134 Decatur street was tha scene of u wedding Thursday afternoon and Justice of the Peace An drews waa the tier of the knot nnd t*. II. neaehman nnd Mian Florence llsys principals. The couple decided to marry at once and not wait for the usual preliminaries of wedding Invita tions and the like, and J. K. Drake, proprietor of the store, graciously ten dered the use of his place of business to the happy couple and sent for the Justice. A few guests were Invited over tha telephone and tha affair was ar ranged with as much happiness as If there had been a drawing room and everything lo match. The bride Is a beautiful brunette, eighteen years of age, and was attired In a dark red trav eling gown. Baltimore, March Ai a result of the reported purchase of lhe.Merchants' and Miners' Transportation Company by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, which purchase Is emphatically denied by the officials of the steamship company, It develops# that, on the contrary, the Merchants' and Miners' Company Is a purchaser, the property acquired be ing the Roatnn and Philadelphia Steamship Company, sometimes called the Wlnsor line. The announcement was made by Michael Jenkins, chairman of Ihe board of directors nf the Merchants' and Miners' Company. Tha deal la said to have been closed Thursday, and the consideration la understood to have been about 12,000,000. NEW PA8SENGER 8ERVICE FOR GREENVILLE DIVI8ION. ROADS ABOLISH REDUCED FARES Omaha. Nelir., March In retaliation for adverse legislation culminating In the paa aage of a 2-cenl per mile passenger rate, paaaetl hjr the Nebraska legislature, mid %rhl«*h went Into effect Thunolar. all Ne hrnaka railroad*. Inrlmllr.g the I’nlon I’.v rifle. Burlington. Northwestern. Missouri Pacific. Rock Ulatnl. firent Northern, have lasuad circulars absolutely abollshlug nil chases of reduced fares. SHIPPING LIVE QUAIL TO GAME RE8ERVE8. Special to The Georgian. Decatur. Ala., March S —Thousands of live quail have been shipped out of this part of the Mate and sold sport amen In the North for Mocking game reserves. The game and fish law enacted by title legislature, now In sea- alon. will prohibit this In the future, nnd It In believed that under thin new law Morgan county and. In fact, all north Alabama will become a hunter's paradise In a few yen fee JUST ONE WORD that word U It ref an to Dr. Tatt'g Liver Pill* and MEANS HEALTH. Ara yea castigated? Trewhlid wtthladlgeeDoaT Stokhea' SB Special In The Georgian. Newberry, 8. March S—Aa a re aull of the meeting of representatives from the towns along the Columbia and Greenville division uf the Houthern railway; which wan held In Greenville, 8. C„ Wednesday to consider the ached ulen along thin line, an additional dou ble dally passenger train will be put on this division, beginning March 17. This announcement was made by General Manager Ackert. He Waited On Notable* Washington, March (.—John Welt, a negro emplhye# of Harvey's restaurant, who wns tha favorite waiter of Presi dent Grant when he visited thnt resort while an occupant of the White House, and who knew and watted on ltlalne, fnnkllng, Hreckenridge, Reed. Gorman, McClellan, nnd other notable public men of that period, la dead. JEKYL ISLAND PARTY ARRIVED ON WEDNESDAY. Special to The Georgian. Brunsw ick. Ow.. March A large party arrived on Wednesday, hound for Jekyl Island. A special boat was :<ept waiting for them until 17 o'clock n> night anil they went over Immedlately after arriving. MACON FAIR ASSOCIATION TO HOLD A MEETING. Special lo The Georgian. Macon. Ga,, March R.—For Ihe nur- pose of considering the matter of Ihe fair debts and way* nnd means where by they might be paid, the Macon Fair Association will hold a meeting In short while. At this meeting a list of the creditors, their claims and ad dresses, a list of siocUhnldsrs who have not "come across," and n list nf sub scriptions which ha.e bsen made, will be presented hy Chairman Newcomb, of the finance committee. At Ihe last meeting Chairman New comb slated that If only {1.000 could be raised this would ha enough, together wIVh the conditional subscriptions, to' pay off all tha debts of the association. ACCOUNTANT IN JAIL HELD ON CHARGE OE PADDING PAYROLLS Special to The Georgian. "allahuryi N. ('., March 3.—M. I. Maxwell, a former accountant at Spen cer, waa arrested here yesterday and Is In Jail In default of a thousand dollar bond, charged with padding the pay rolls at Spencer. Herein Is the first step toward prosecuting those alleged In be responsible’for the coal shortage of 100 cars discovered last week. It le likely that there will be other ar- reste. Maxwell was coal accountant Charlotte when arrested by the detec tives. , . BREAK FOR LIBERTY MADE BY PRISONERS! GUARDS ASSAULTED Mpnelal !•» Th* Georgian. Chattunoogu, Tenn., March 8.—Hid It not been for the efforts of Warden Tatum, of Durham mines, and a cloth ing merchant and clerk In Max Yudd'ft More here, five Durham mines prison ers would have made their escape. While doing some whopping III the store Tme-cT the white prisoners struck ben Pace, thfl clerk. In tha face and made a break for liberty. Two of the primm er* In their effort to break away fell through a plate glaan window ami were badly cut und (he three negrnea knock ed Mr. Yudd down when Warden Ta tum came up with n drawn revolver and handcuffed the five prisoners to gether. Students on Honor Roll. Special to The Georgian. Stone Mountain. Ga.. March 8.—Quite a number of Mudenta of the University School have maintained a weekly av erage exceeding 30 for four conaecu- tlve week* and are entitled to the dla- tlnctlon of h place on the monthly, honor roll. CITIZENS OF MACON TO ORGANIZE BRANCN Of IMMIGRATION ASSI, •pedal to The Georgia*. Macon, Ga, March (.—Aa the result of the correspondence between membera of the Chamber of Commerce and Chairman Betjeman, of the stall executive committee of the Georgia Immigration Association, a movement Is on fool to call the manufacturers of the city and county together and or. ganlxe a local branch of the as,ode. tlon. The time for tht* meeting hu not yet been set, but It will probably take place on or about the 15th of tht* month. Chairman Betjeman will be In Maros at the time and will confer with tin prominent mgn of the city wko are In. tereeted In tha Immigration movement. The chief purpose of the meeting will he to ascertain Just how much Intereit the manufacturers of Bibb county srt ready to take In the movement, and It la hoped to establish a strong branch of the association In this city. ^ Mrs. Malinda Wsbb. Mrs, Mnltnda Webb, aged 72 yeara, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. J. M. Scarborough, G Tllden street. Thursday night. She I* survived w her husband, Austin Webb, anil fl'i daughters. The funeral services win be conducted Saturday. Decatur Couple Wed. Special to The Georgian. Decatur, Ala.. March S.—Miss Wdljs Newaon and Clide Pointer were quleilf married on Tuesday night at the hon, of Probate Judge William E. Skrgga. la New Decatur, Judge Skeggs officiat ing. The groom In a prominent youttl railroad man of ■ Decatur,, while im bride le one of the most popular young ladles of New Decatur. Damage Case Heard. Special to The Georgian. Pickens. 8. C., March (.—The court of common pleas consumed nearly ih’ whole day Wednesday In trying th* case of Lawrence Crawford agslnst tM Calumet Manufacturing Company- Lawrence Crawford, while In the em ploy of eald company, laat a urn me - , lost his right arm. He It asking U' ooo damage. Tou Need. Tiftt’sPills Take No Substitute. Mrs. James L. Winter. The funeral services of Mrs. James I. Winter, who died In Knoxville, Tenn.. Tuesday, were conducted at the resi dence of her daughter. Mrs. «’. K. Kauffman. St Currier street, on Friday morning at II o'clock. The Interment waa In Oakland cemetery. Bank Deing Good Business. Hprrlsl trt Th* UMnUli. Newton. Ga., March 8—The Haler County Bank’ll new build inn Wil !*•» finished about March IS. When com pleted It will be one of the nlceat an! beat equipped building* for a email town In Houth Georala. The tiank opened for btt*lnc** «m t'.e !5th *>f laM October, ulth a capital uf $25,030, ijid U doing a nice business. % Dunlap, $5.00. Ag’ts for Dunlap. One of the Popular Telescopes for Spring. Comes in all col ors, and in different dimensions to suit different faces. Stetson, Law’s Special, $5.00. $3.00