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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWE.
WfDXSfiDAT, MAXCH It MR.
CINNOT GET
CITY WATER
Will Make No Taps
Unless Water Dept.
Is Improved.
So m»rr taps will be made by the
nirranrk. department until the bond-
election <»n April I. *
few, if any. new water connection*
etii b. made after the election, if the
bonds fall to carry,
This was decided upon by the finance
(onmlttee of the water board at
eefiins Tuesday afternoon, when
sserrlilna Inveetlcatlon of the condition
ef tbe department revealed tbc enforced
esrfisity of such action.
It found that the ayatem la al-
nedv overtaxed. So much water goes
dtlly 1 hi ouytli the Altera that the Ultra,
lien plant can not do ita work tbor-
Sergeant Deals Stag
gering Blow to the
Defense.
stibhi)', uml the water le not aa pure aa
It might lie. Kach tap mean* more wa
ter to be furnished, and eo the commit
tee found that. In order to retain the
tpeesent quality of water, no more tap*
could til made.
Ultra l.e. It waa found that the main
[ n ’ m tlle ^iofte^kaan the ^-eraervrdp full UIC[B woe nignijr impiooaoie uecauno
«!th,hrlncreaaln**lem!u*dbSn?madlH tll * y cou '- d . not h -* v * •»«#».the .hell,
span It
down the line. ■ _
-The truth ot the whole sltuallo#'
eiplalnrd t'olonel Park Woodward,
general manager, Wednesday morning.
q» (he proposed additional facilities are
no longer merely Improvements—they
sir absolute necessities.
-The waterworks la making money,
of course, but the receipts go Into the
general treasury of the city and not to
tbe department. Without additional
■sins ami niters and anotpsr pump, wa
tie unable 10 cope with the situation.
■In the event of the failure of the
bond elm Ion, and In caaa the city does
tot make Other provisions for these ad
ditions. (he department will be In dee-
birate straits."
The election for 1110,000 of bonds
for the waterworks will be held April
The registration books does on
lurch SI Two-thirda of the register
ed tot. Is necessary to carry bonds,
and every man who regtatara and does
•ot voir, voles as effectually against
bonds ns If he had cast a contrary bal
lot.
WATER COMMISSIONER
RESIGNS HIS POSITION.
Rome. (la.. March II.—E. 1- Bos-
vorth. who has been a member of the
board of water commissioners for
Washington, March IS.—Evidence
shattering one line of defense of the
negro troops accused of -shooting up
Brownsville, Texas, waa given today
before the senate committee on mili
tary afTalre by Rowland Osborn, poet
quartermaster sergeant ’at Fort Brown,
Twenty-sixth Infantry, occupying the
barrack* which were later occupied by
the Twenty-fifth (colored).
It baa been testified that the negro
soldiers had no poaalbla way of secur
ing extra ammunition without the
knowledge of their superior officer*.
Sergeant Osborn testified that It la the
simplest thing In the world for soldiers
to accumulate ammunition for their
own use; that It can be done by the
man saving ammunition they do not
use on hunting trip* or at target prac
tice. He said that this la often dona
It had been contended that the ehoot,
log up of the town by the negro sol
dters was highly Improbable because
and cartridges. 8ergeant Osborn's tea
tlmony contradicts flatly such a d*
tense.
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah, Os-, March II.—A novel
advertisement In a haberdashery, sit
uated at the Intersection of Bull and
Broughton streets, caused mom than
ordinary Interest here yesterday and
ended In action by the mayor and chief
Senegal
remain
Imprisoned In his show win-
above them was a sign
towing Inscription: “These two negro
boys were car' * " "
trying to burgl
Letters Read to Jury.
Washington. March II.—In the trial
of former Representative Blnger Her
man In criminal court No. 1 on the
charge of destroying official records of
the land office while he was commls.
sloner. correspondence between J. H.
Zabrlskle, an attorney, and J. H.
Schneider, of Tucson, Aria, and Com
missioner Herman relative to the land
frauds In California and Oregon waa
read to the Jury today.
Correct Hats
You can’t go wrong if you choose
your new spring “lid” from our splendid
collection of Stetsons.
All styles and shapes and shades and
sizes. Xo trouble to please your taste,
suit your purse or fit your head.
Come in and take a look. Glad to
show
Vou.
$3.00 to $6.00
Other New Things
Washable Vests in all the smart new
styles—plain-colors and fancies—
$1.00 to $5.00
MANYDEATHSTOFOLLOW
EXPLOSION OF WARSHIP
No Hope For Number of Wounded Memin
the Hospitals of Toulon,
France.
Parts, March 11.—Later official dll-
patch*# to tha ministry of marine from
Toulon, In contradiction of aartler
statement that only about <1 men were
seriously Injured In tbe Jena disaster,
data that 111 membera of tha craw
ware admitted to hospitals yesterday,
and that but few ot those wilt Uv*
through the day. R also says tha num
ber of fatalities among tha Injured
probably will ba heavy.
107 Answer Roll Call.
Admiral Marqula late this afternoon
made an official report to the ministry
ot marines. In which he says the num
ber of dtad among the officers, crew
and laborers, resulting from the explo.
•Ion on board tha armored battleship
Jena yesterday, at Toulon, will approx
Imata IPO.
Four hundred and saven membera
of the craw answered roll'call today.
Ona hundred and aavtnty-flva are miss-
Ing. Sixty-eight men are In hospital#
but only six of thasa are believed to
be faulty Injured.
Fires on the Jena hare bean extln
... vessel can be saved, there will be
considerable salvage from It.
SPANISH IMMIGRANTS
FOR SOUTHERN PORT
Special to The Georgian.
IJsw Orleans. La.. March II.—State
Immigration Commissioner Charles
Schuler has received A telegram from
Washington signed by Senator Foster,
raying that the president. Attorney
General Bonaparte and Commissioner
Straus, of the commerce end labor de
partment. hare agreed that, both under
tha old and new Immigration law,
which goaa Into efTect July 1. Louis
lana can continue to bring In Immi
grants from Europe, tbe state pairing
their
heir passage money. This question
waa recently brought up by Attorney
General Bonaparte'* decision to the
contrary. But yesterday's Whlta
House conference seems to hev* an
nulled that decision. There Is now enm-
Ihg from tho Canary Islands a ship
load of Spanish immlgranu on which
Louisiana will pay the passage money.
NEW WILL TURNS UP;
A TLANTANSLEGA TEES
Dramatic Feature
Walton County
Courts.
sn
The sudden appearance of a will, said
to hava bean mad* over fifteen years
ago and which waa unheard of until It
mad* IU dramatic entrance Into tha
case, may causa about 171.000 to 110#.-
000 worth of Walton county property to
fall Into the hands of two Atlanta heirs
and one In Nashville.
The two Atlanta helra to this prop
erty are Mrs. W. W. Austell and Mrs.
Lula T. Lyon, mother of Mrs. C. P.
Byrd. The one residing In Ntahrlll*
la Mrs. Ada Scott Rice. All are sta
ters, and are the daughters of the 1st*
Colonel Lewis Tumtln, who dlad twenty
ytara ago.
When Colonel Tumlln died he left a
second wife who later merited Mejor
H. L. Spencer, of Boclal Circle. When
she died her share of her first husband's
property—the man who was tha father
of the three helra now claiming the
property—went to her second husband,
Major Spencer.
Major Spencer died a short time ago
and his helra, one of whom reside* In
Atlanta. Charlas H. Carter, began pro
ceedings In the ordinary's court of Wat.
ton county to hava an administrator
appointed and the property taken
charge of.
Last Monday an administrator was
appointed and was granted letters of
administration.
Then the mysterious will mad* Ita
appearance and by Ite provisions the
roperty was left to the three heir#
I aught
sand.
the property back Into the family I
which It came.
MENINGITIS DISAPPEARS
WITH COMING OF SPRING
Dread Disease Not To
Be Feared in Warm
Weather.
With the coming of warm weather,
there Is no longer any need to fear
meningitis."
So stated Dr. Kennedy, city health
officer, Wednesday morning, In discuss
ing the widespread rear of tha malady.
Meningitis. It seems," he continued,
doe* not flourish In tropical countries.
In werm weather there Is practically
no danger of It. Last year In Atlanta
there were about 110 deaths from men
ingitis. This year than have been
about 10 so far."
What Is meningitis? Why Is menin
gitis ? How can ons cure It?"
These three questions were asked a
prominent physician Wednesday morn
ing, and thla was hla frank reply;
"Meningitis Is an Inflammation of tha
membranes of the brain or spinal chord.
The spinal chord, In a way. la but a
continuation of the brain. There art
a number of kinds of meningitis, such
an tubercular meningitis, hut what
we call spinal or acute meningitis Is
the kind that has been causing all tbs
scare.
‘There la hardly any point in our
science about which there Is more dis
sension and leas known than the causa
of meningitis. Most physicians seem to
of meningitis. Most physicians seam to
Incline to the Idea Inal It Is produced
by atmospheric conditions.
"Spinal meningitis causes a kind of
contraction, which usually draws tha
head and the feet 'back. A person
seldom knows he has It until he Is un
conscious and In the midst of It. Run-
‘The Daylight Cortar.’
“Style,” said Schopen
hauer, “is the physiog
nomy of the mind and a
safer index to character
than the face.”
Now a word on the
Spring style.
The coat not so long,
nor so full, not so many
buttons; cuffs if vou
wish, pockets curved or
straight — lapels very
long.
The vest—four but
tons or less, single
breasted, long opening.
Trousers—less full in
cloth, but fuller in style.
Suits $12.50 to $35.
Trousers $3 to $10.
Eisemar. & Weil,
1 Whitehall St
JEROME DECLARES
HE’LL DISCREDIT
EVELYN’S STORY
Centlnusd from Figs Ons.
lawytr and spoks ta him about tha
Thaw case. Ths nsxt day ha taw As
slitant District Attorney Oarers#
tha time of the ahootlng he mad* a
statement to Mr. Blackwell, hla lawysr.
Ha took that statement to Europe.
On hie return he showed thla paper to
Garvao.
Smith was then excused, and Aba
Hummel was called to tha stand to re
sume hla examination.
Did you. after the conversation with
Miss Nesblt, dictate her statement?"
asked Jerome.
To Centradiet Her Story.
Delmas objected on the ground that
It was tasUmony. which. If admissible
at all, should have been adduced on
direct examination and not In rebuttal.
Jerome argued that Mr# Thaw bad tes
tified to that effect and ha had put the
question only to direct Hummel's at
tention to the period he Intended to In
quire Into.
"I Intend to contradict her story In
atsrlfil WAVS " ruatplcl illoM.su fa
material ways," District Attorney Je
rome said, “but I must first sat ths
time."
the body being protected by flannels,
one remedy. Covering the patient with
Ire Is another.
"Thla asldom causes pain. Ths heat
of the Iron Is a white heel end the
K llent doesn't know what's happen-
f-
"There Is a strum which some phyal
clans contend can cure meningitis.”
MAY VOTE WHISKY
OUT OF NASHVILLE
gpsrial to The Georgies.
Nashville, Ten#. March II.—The
temperance wava which has been
•weeping over the cities of Tennessa
haa at last reached Nashville. En
couraged by the elgnal victory of the
temperance Interests In ths cities of
I'larkavlllt. Bristol and Knoxville,
members of ths Anti-Saloon I-eaglie
Alliance have called a meeting for tha
nurooaa of conelderlng tha proposition
r m s.i— .lit, Iks nltiae tamnAranca
of uniting with ths other temperance
Ing to calling an election. It sasma to
bt the general consensu* of opinion
that should ths matttr be tested here
the temperance people would carry tha
day.
I he best line of Shirts you 11 see
anywhere—Manhattan and other .good
kes—
$1.00 to $3.50
New Neckwear, new Hosiery.
iel Bros. Co.,
45-47-49 Peachtree St.-Opp. Walton St.
Clan
Spanish War Veteran#
A meeting ot Brumby camp. Spanish-
American War Veterans, will be held
Thursday night In Rad Men's hall In
t'antral avanue. when a number of new
membera will Join. There are between
100 and (00 Bpanlsh-Amorican war
veterans In Atlanta, and It la desired
that they Join the Bruml
the promt time the membership Is
Hose to 100. Bsv. Sam W. Small Is
commander, end Captain Winfield
Jones, adjutsnt. All soldiers, sailors,
marine# both regulars sad volunteers,
who ssrvsd tn ths United Ststa# Cub*.
Porto Rico, tha Philippine# or the Chi
na expedition, with honorable dis
charges. are eligible. Those who have
not Joined are cordially urged to be
present at tbe meeting Thursday night.
Os Weds
OION IN CUBA.
It I Ji >s s i«*V».
of tu« (Vittoi
o'rlorfc.
MUM
—lareiiy.
AranwVsslUt eforVS. will sp«k -ar*U
fines .eDdlilosiis. the/ sxlst oa the I steed
r.f ralie lir. Briggs has Jest meetly re-
tarred from rahs. where he sprat see*
trjsS&x asB&acrai
he res steer ran ere shd Intereette* iklsn
te male la referees* le their prirtires sad
relief*.
MERCHANT CHARGED
WITH VIOLATING
BANKRUPTCY ACT
August# Oa.. March II.—A warrant
waa sworn out In the office of United
States Commissioner Lane yesterday
afternoon for J. Slidell Nison, president
of the Nison Grocery Company of thla
city, charged with-violating ths bank*
ruptcy act. The case wll be heard to-
morrow at 10 o’clock In the oJuice of
Commissioner Lane. Assistant United
States District Attorney Akerman Is
In the city and will conduct the prose
cution. Nixon waa arrested this morn
ing by Deputy Marshal Murray and
placed under a II,M0 bond for hla ap
pearance at court tomorrow.
Mlsi Ithsl QriRtth.
Mis* Ethel Orilfelh, a trained nurse,
died at her residence, fll South Pryor
street, Wednesday morning after a long
Illness. She wee a sister of Dr. J. O.
funeral rervlies will
Thursday afternoon. The
will be there. - —i.
Bracelets.
No waning, but an in
crease in the popularity of
bracelets!
Ours are, by all odds, the
most attractive in Atlanta.
We have everything that’s
new.
Maier & Berkele.
Acted far White Only.
The question was allowed and Mr.
Hummel replied: "Tee, sir."
q. At that conversation did Mrs.
Thaw inform you that Thaw wanted
(o Injure White and put him In the
penitentiary and that Thaw had com
pelled her to meet him again to sign
statements about Whlta an-1 that
those documents charged White with
having drugged Evelyn Nesblt when
•ha wae about IS yean old, and that
sha. Evelyn Neeblt, had told you that
Thnw had beatsn her for not signing
the papara?"
Delmas objected and asked Hummel
If he was acting as attornny for Kve-
lyn Nesblt at ths tlms. Hummel said
h* represented only Stanford White.
Delmas Mskss Objection.
"Then I shall objact on the ground
that the matter Is not'materlal for re
buttal. not having bren brought out
on cross-examination.” said Delmas.
At thla point Lawyer Hartridgs con
ferred with Delmas for several mlnutoa
and while they were holding a whim
pered conversation, JRroine fished nut
the photographic reproduction of the
affidavit aa If making ready to submit
It In evidence.
Delmas resumed his questioning of
Hummel. The lawyer said White
brought Mias Nesblt to hla office: that
he was retained by the year by White,
■ ibably received IIM for
end that he prol
thla particular cate.
The trial waa adjourned at IS:43
erntne, who wished lime to frame hie
hypothetical question. Hummel was
on th* stand when adjournment was
taken. Judge Fltsgereld haa n -t yet
ruled on the admission of Hummer*
testimony.
Went Cell Hevssrd Nesblt.
As wa* espaetsd, Howard Nesblt will
not he called to the stand; neither will
Mail* Follstts and th* nthsr former
friends of Mias Nesblt. who have been
assiduously supplying Information
about th* young woman to tha prose
cuting attorney. Neither will Mrs. Hol
man be celled.
The failure of Mr. Jerome to call Ma
il* Foils!Ie was much commented pn.
She waa In the criminal courts building
with Miss Edna Jackson, th* latter,
who Is bsltsvsd to hav* been present
when Evelyn Nesblt was poked by
Eckemeyer. The (allure of the district
attorney to attack young Mrs. Thaw’s
story through other witnesses proba
bly accounts for hla failure to call the
I wo young women.
Defense (• Decide.
Whether the defense will consume
much time with their rebuttal Delmas
•aid ha had not yat decided. A con
ference of rouaeel will be held later to
decide the question.
But that the end la approaeblag la
Indicated by the love feast Del mss and
J trouts bad ovsc the matter of aunt-
TAKES OWN LIFE
AT COUNTRY HOM
Horace McDowell Commits
Suicide Wednesday By
Shooting.
Canton, Ohio. March II.—Horace
McDowall, president of ths Farmers'
Bank of Canto# shot and killed him
■elf at hla country horn# S mils* north
of this city, today.
Ha wgs known throughout Ohio as
■ breeder and buyer of Jilgh class sheep
JOHN J, COGGINS
DEAD AT EL PASO
Life Insurance Manager
Succumbs to Apoplectic
Attack.
John J. Coggins. Atlanta manager of
tha Manhattan Life Insurance Com
pany. dlsd Wednesday morning In j€I
Paso, Taxa# of apoplexy, following An
attack more than a weak ago while
traveling In Mexico.
Mr. Coggins was In Mexico la the
Interests of a mining venture, and waa
strlcksn whlla at Parrel. In Cblhuahu#
He was removed W El Paso, and Mrs.
Coggins Itft Atlanta at once to Join
him. She reached El Paso last Sat
UrdAJTe
The body will be brought back to
Georgia .nd will probably be burled at
bis old home at Canto# O# Qua Cog.
gtn# of Canton, a brother, waa at Mr.
Coggins bedside and wilt accompany
the body on Ite return to Georgia
Mr. Coggins Is survived by his wlf*
and two young daughters, who reside
at «( North Boulevard. Hla father
and motbar. Mr. and Mrs. Burton F.
Coggins, three brothers. Ou# T. R, and
Frsbk Coggins, and two sisters, Mrs.
A. W -.? ob * rt *i Ball Ground, Oa. and
of Canto# also
Miss Margaret Coggins.
irvtve him.
. Hr. Coggins cam* to Atlanta about
twenty years ago and was first con
nected with Moore A Marsh, a whole-
sal* dry goods firm. Hs afterward be-
came associated with Inma# Smith A
Co., and subsequently with the Draper
Coggins Shoe company, then wtth Cog
Hah
tins A Brown. Hs became manager
of the Manhattan Life Insurance com
pany In 1M1,
TEMPERANCE VICTORY
CAUSES ENTHUSIASM.
Special to The Georgia#
Columbus. Os.. March II.—Tl)* pro
hibitionists of this diy, who have been
watching with eager Intereat'the eon-
teat tn Knoxville, Ten#, were Jot
here today over the result In that
tn the prohibition election. Special
telegrams were received last night, and
read out tn ths various churches where
meetings were being held.
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS
AFTER THREATENING
TO TAKE HER LIFE
Special to The Georgian.
Athens. Oa. March II.—Mrs. Ed. L.
Taylor, wife of Mr. K L.Taylor, of
701 South Lumpkin street, and mother
of B. P. Taylor, attempted tujelda Jt la
•tatad, yesterday morning, at her
home. In (ha absence of the family.
When hei? husband, accompanied by
Dr. Fullllovs. reached the home In the
middle of the morning they discovered
dangerous condition. Th* physician
could not determine Just whether she
had taken poison Internally or Inhaled
he fumes of a poisonous fluid. By
terolc work shs was resuscitated, and
last night waa out of-danger.
Yesterday morning In an extremely
nervous condition she Is said to have
threatened to take her life.
COL. REDDING ARRIVES
TO OELIVER LECTURES.
Special to Tha Oeorgts#
Athene. Oa. March II.—Colonel R J.
Redding, formerly of-the Georgia expe-
rtmental station, arrived In the city
yesterday to be the guest of Dr. and
Mrs. H. C. White, during hla stay here
for the purpose of delivering a serf
before the winter agricul
of Iscturaa
tural school of the university.
On account of the funeral of Major.
Cobb yesterday aftemoo# the lecture
that was to hav* been than delivered
was postponed.
FOUR MULES PERISHED
IN FIRE NEAR EATONTON.
Special to The Georgian.
Katonto# Oa, March It.—J. A.
Baugh, a farmer, living In tha aasttm
pan of ths county, has sustained a loss
by fire of |l,IDO or more. His bam
with all his corn and fodder for the
year, and four mule* were completely
consumed by the damn.
Thera was no Insurance.
ESCAPING FROM CAMP
CONVICT IS DROWNED.
Special to The Georgian.
Wllmlngto# N. C„ March 11.—While
making a break for liberty from the
•tale camp at the edge of tho city, a
negro convict met a watery grave thla
morning. He broke from the ranks of
the convict workers and made for a
nearby creek. He was fired upon end
no doubt wounded while swimming th-
creek. Hie sank In mld-etream
waa drowned.
inlng up. Bach slda Is to be permitted
a day or a# Jerome said h* would take
about four hour*. Dalmas mad* no re
marks on Ih* length of lima hs will re
quire to put hla argument before th*
Jury. It was learned at Jerome's office
that Freak Garva# hla assistant, le not
seriously ill.
Oei
•reran know* the rase better
than his chief. Upon his shoulders fell
the weight In task of preparing It for
trial. He has marshalled the witness*#
presentation and while Gereran
could go ahead end finlrh tha caaa
aiona even at this stats# It would be
IRON BEDS,
$3.M to S25.W.
BRASS BEDS,
$25.00 to SN.M.
Nothing will contribute
bo much to the beauty
and comfort of a bed
room as tbc Bernstein,
Original Three Piece
Bed (no side rails). Hie
Bernstein brass * and
white enamel beds are
masterpieces of Ameri
can workman s hi p —
strong, durable and fin
ished in the finest possi
ble manner.
Thev are good to look
at and good to sleep id;
Bernstein Woven Wire
Mattresses arc guaran
teed for five years
against sagging and
breaking. We are sole
agents.
For everything good
in Beds, Bedding, Fur
niture and Floor cover-
ingj come to us; we will
divide the payments to
suit your convenience.
1
Carmichael'Talman
Furniture Co.,
"THE STORE THAT GAVE*
YOU MONEY"
74-76 WhiteWl Street
—n
NOTICE TO
CONTRACTORS. .
The construction ahd steam-beating
of a new building tor Georgia Military ■
Academy *t College Park will ba Ut
at an early data. Contractors are In
vited to ■** me. -i
J. C. WOODWARD.
FINLEY DISCUSSES
MORGAN'S PLANS!
"Mr. Morgan's visit to Washington
was an effort to bring about a better
understanding between the railroads
and tha government." said W. W. Fin
ley. president or ths Southern railway,
who was In Atlanta for a short white
Wednesday.
"This batter understanding Is w
all of th* roodk want. It la the ld«#
that I hava been working on for some
time, and It ta In the Interest of the
public as well aa the road#
"No, we are not going to take oC
any trains except those that are en
gaged In tourial traffic to Florida that
come ntt about this time every season.
The Chicago train# the Palm Limited
and such trains are those to come of.
There will be no elimination of tretea I
In n spirit of retaliation. The Idea te 1
wrong."
SISTER OF PRESIDENT
ARRIVES FROM CUM.,
New Tor# March II.—The steamship
Havana Captain Stevens, arrived this
morning from Havana a day late, ow
ing lo the delay caused by faking on'#,
large cargo of sugar. The steamship
left Havana ten hours late and brought:
101 passengers. This Is said to be the
largest number ever brought from thft
port by a passenger vessel.
Among those on board was Mrs.
and slater of President Roosevelt.
*r passengers were Frank Briscoe,
commander Frederick Bowker. Mgr. M.
Connary. Jamas C. Cogla# H. R Uraiit.
John B. Rhodes. Georgs H. Weaver aqd
Frederick Wlnthrop.
difficult for Jerome to go on without
Garva# who, in the closing stags# at
the trial, has fallen beneath tho weight
he Is carrying.
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