Atlanta Georgian and news. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1912, March 18, 1907, Image 2

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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND XEWa MONDAY. MARCH U, It*T. MITE USED Revenge Is Thought to Have Prompted Destruction of Colony House. N#w York. March I*.—The discovery of dynamite In the ruin* of Helicon hall, tTpfon Sinclair** co-operative col ony houae, near Englewood. N. J., ha* revealed that the Are that destroyed , the home, causing one death and** lm- perl lint the live* of ipany other*, wae of Incendiary origin. It u!*n ha* been learned that at least one member of the eolony was awake and fully dreroed In the building a few minute* before the Are started. uIkhU 4 o’clock. Thl* ha* confirmed the Iwllef of the police that Helicon hall was destroyed for revenge upon Upton Him lair, pos* ■Ibly by aome person that had been turned away from the Hall. Coroner Leer will hold an Inquest In Kaglewood Thursday afternoon In the case of Lester Hrlggs, who perished In the Are. Upton Sinclair, the hoard of directors of HeUcou hall and a number of other witnesses have been sum moned to appear. Agents for Insurance companies wtj also attend the Inquest. Upton Hln clalr said that the Insurance **n llotlcon hall amounted to 140,000. Cstarriets ■■4 NmI m—o.i wwabrja.. a-MUi fntik EMigargl. for tore tfctotf. Me. DreoUuoiMU DygpepIeti3“SE Bsautify Your Property FOR YARD, POULTRY. LAWN. CEMETERY AND FARM—EREC- TINQ PAGE FENCE OUR SPE CIALTY. CHEAPER THAN WOOD. W.J. Dabney Implement Co., •1 So. Forayth St, Atlanta, Ga. IP TRIPLEX POWER PUMPS, DUNN MACHINERY CO. M Marietta Stra.t. Atlanta, Ga. GOVERNOR NAMES LIST OF DELEGATES Oor.mor Tarrail haa named twenty flve well-known Georgian* to attend the convention of the Progrewlve Union of New Orleana. which meet* In that Ity March !S. The convention I. to be composed of Houthern and gulf coaet etatet and the relation of thle territory to the new Panama canal la to be dlecuaaed fully. It will be a moat Important meeting. The delegatee from Georgia are: J. N. King, Rome* W. E. Hagan, Atlanta: G~ ftunby Jordan, Columbu*: H. II. Tift. Tlfton: C. Downing. Brunswick; W. J. Masses. Macon: W. W. Gordon. Ha- annah; R. .11. Hnpklda.'Hrunawick; <1. V. Deen, Waycroe.: J. M. Both well. Augusta; E. P. Denmark. Valdosta; George W. Tledeman. Havannah: Harry Hodgson. Athena; John E. Donaldaon. iialnbrldae. M. Y. Cole. Newnan; P. 8. Arkwright. Atlanta: J. Y. Han.on, Ma con; K. K. Callaway, Laflrange; H. P. Melkleham. I.lndale; J. W. Oglesby. Quitman; 8. U. Brown. Albany; D. B. Dyer. Augusta; Dr. J eg Davla, Toccoa, and W. W. Wllllamaon. havannah. HEAD OF ALL PYThlANS 70 MEE1 LOCAL KN1GH1S RAILROAD BUILDING WILL BOOM 8R0XT0N Special to The Georgian Broxton, Ga., March 18.— That Brox- ton 1* to be a great rallrond center stems Inevitable. There In now In operation the ocllla and Valdosta rail road. a line running from Oriila and Flttgersld to Braxton. and the Geor gia and Florida railway, which will ex tend from Augusta to the Gulf. A charter la now being asked for »»y some- Wsycross capitalists for a line from Waycroau to Macon, which 111 pass through here and on to ICastman on the Bouth. A railroad Is projected from Tlfton to Havannah. which will pgss through this city, and lust, hut not by any means least. Is the llroxton Air Line railway, which will extend from Helena and McRae In a southerly direction through Broxton to Pearson and Homervlllc, In flinch county, and to Fargo, «m the Georgia Houthern and Florida. Thl* will he a complete net work of railroads tor Ibis city, and the accommodations In that line cannot be surpassed by any south Georgia city. The city officials are opening up new streets all over the city, and a new up. pea ranee Is being put on hy moving several houses now In the street*. The artesian well now being bored will be completed by the first of the month, which means a great deal for the magic city. Elaborate preparations are being made by Atlanta Pythlans for the re ception and entertainment of Judge ('hatlea A. Karnes, of Jacksonville, su preme chancellor of the Knights of Pythins, and a Khorassan royal prince, who will arrive Tuesday afternoon. A general meeting will taks plsre Tuesday night In the Pythian hall, and j addresses hy prominent Pythlans and 1 Georgians will he delivered. Judge llurnes Is accompanied by Mrs. Barnes,, and Mrs. It. II. Blackburn. Mrs. Hunt- i llton Douglas and others have been ap. pointed to entertain Mrs. Barnes during her stay In this city. nny ease of Itching. Wind. Weeding or Pro trading Piles In 4 to )jt *~ fiuidril. tor. * ► days or luouejr re- Memorial Day Plans. Hon John BaJfeiilllst. of Macon, will he Memorial day orator In Atlanta on April Utf Captain J. F. Burke has been appointed marshal of the day, and will have charge of arranging the details of the intrude. I»r Millard will be chap lain. The reudles* Memorial Aesocla- tl»n Is now at work arranging nil the! plans, and .they expect to make the event this- year one of the best ever held lathe Gate City. Difficult Breathing Short breath, fluttering, palpitation, sinking spelte are symptoms of a weak heart, struggling to do its work. It must keep the blood in circulation to carry nourishment to make flesh, bone and mus cle, and remove.the worn- out particles. When it cannot do this, it must have help. Dr. Miles’ Heart Cure give's strength to the heart nerves and muscles, and increases tho heart action. *1 ant find to mr that X am so much Improved In health- Dr. Mil**' Heart Cure cured me when several doctor* failed. I think no other medirlna could do for me what Heart Cure has done. My case was bad; bad as It could - be at times. I had difficulty in getting my breath, my henrt heat so fast at times that 1 thought It Im possible to live without relief: the pain was very aevere In my left aide, and my nerve* was an unstrung- I up an unstrung. I all hope ef being 6 I would not. If > Heart Cure. I cured, and I am sure X had not taken ths < take great pteaeura In recommending I>r. Mile#’ remedies to all who suf fer with heart dleeaaa." Mrs. Mart c. hauler. Sullivan, M& Dr. Miles' Heart Curs la sold by your druggist, who will guarantee that the first bottle wlO benefit. If It fails he will refund your money. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind PRESIDENT M'CREA MAY MAKE CALL AT WHITE HOUSE Other Railway Magnates Scheduled to Call on Roosevelt. Atlantlr City. N\ J.. March U.-ITch d.m Mrf'ree, «, tk, l*rauylr«nla railroad, when asked whether be would go to W«»h lm ion to tall| with- tW pmldrat on tb« rale MU qoeeHoa? today Mid: Mayl-i 1 don't know.” I'nwIdMi Ur 11.or p>. New York. Now Haven 'awl Hartford railroad, will nil oo the pmldent tomorrow alrmwoo. aid II la anil the b*lt*f that - Ik* other tore, rallruad pnaldautd, with whom J. l-leriwai ‘ neaird rho prewMent In illaruaa altuatlou, will fu to Walking Mun Km tbla weak. l-roaldr he will Mfd'rra, made It Main la hnaaa aa a undertake to il. K. Yoakum.'chairman' of •STtsm of directors of tbs Chicago, Rack -Islam! aud Pacific railroad, who conferred with President Hoossvslt list week on the rail* road eltaatlou. wJN visit tke whits bouse agalu this week. CHARLES A. BARNE8. WOODEN LEGS RECOVERING UNDER SKILLFUL SURGERY 5 COKVICTS ESCAPE FROMTHESTOCKADE; 5 REFUSE TO LEAVE S|n i'iul to Tho <ie xlnn. •corgi AtuvrlcuR. Ga.. March lb— Five county convicts made tbHr straps from the stock mlc hors Inatt night. Flvr others, while the chance wna open to tbsm. reiuelned In tho stockade. TklWiiiskoN quite n hiiuiIht of break* boro ‘“f Is to, and * ‘ “ ..irestlgated It I* stuteil. Bulletin -Injured feet have been glued together. Broken part# knitting nicely. Bulletin No. 2—Blue ima set. Work «f sand-papering feet smooth now on. I'ntlrnt will soon bo out wearing them. And In the meantime \Y. M. Kaylor Is worrying and fretting at the Halva- tlon Army hall for the lack of hi* pin*. Home weeks ago Kaylor hobbled Into I.Vtlunta and applied at the Associated Parities for medical attention. He usn't III. But he wanted a couple of Who laid Dioaerf Uhlxil7~71!xlY 111 x --1 - Cranky and !! x - ! Beets*# !••>»< 19W*t Dlgact x T!• • Thera are many people who ran ae* nothing good In a doughnut rar.pt the holr. For thrm ihrrr la nothing In thla world hut calamity. Their greatest trouble la to have to eat three times n day. The atomarh ta In rebellion, and this la Immediately shown In a man's fare A man In he aurreaaful must have sunshine Inside. The world al ready lias too many dyspepsia fares that breath* disaster and gloom. Rtomarh trouble is the most rommon cause of dlrontrnt, emir fur*, rerklese- n**«. disgust and lark of ambition A bad stomach—there is the secret of many n failure. Any on* ran have a good atomarh. n strong etnmaeh. a atomarh that ran tab* rare of anything and everything that Is put Into It. no matter whether It I* a very bad stom ach or not. Stuart'* Dyspepsia Tablets do tills very thing, nn* Ingredient of these lltll* tablet* digest* l.nno grains of fond, and no mailer lion- hail vnur dvapepela or Indigestion, they will di gest everything In your stomach, th-r ! appetite, brash. Irritation, hum Ing sensations, nausea, heartburn, eruc tations. low* of vim and energy, bad mamory. and dyepapela and Indigestion In thalr very worst forma. No other little tablets In the world ran do much. You should carry' Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets around with you wherever you go and take them afl,r meals. -Then only will you realise what It la to enjoy a meal and what perfect digestion means Your whole body and your mind will feel the ef fects; your vim will Increase, you will ba more satisfied with what the world does, you will think happier and be ha peter and your rare will hr one of supra me contentment That will bring V ou success and then more success, our fore will bring you. dollars. Try It will cost you Just !M> for a •if thess wonderful Btuari’a i Tablet* at any drug storv on WILD WEST SHOW WILL BE FEATURE OF THE EXPOSITION nrtlltelal feet fixed. Hr had come all the way from West Virginia to have his feet repaired, and aa hr had walked eome of the way, one foot that was all right when h* started, wore out and had to have attention. Herrelary l.ogun took Kaylor In charge and sent him to the Salvation Army hall n« ihe guest of the Assn- elated I'harliles. and sent his feet to nn artificial limb surgeon. Reports from Ihe leary pin hnapltal now Indlcnte that the feet will soon be well and ready for their owner to wear. MERCHANTS RETIRE TO BEGIN WORK OF DEVELOPING SHOALS *pectnl to The Georgian. Norfolk, Va. March is.—It w.»ul«l »»e difficult |f* think of (uiMhliiK that could he added to give variety to the James- tmvn Exposition. With Its historic features and Its historic nurroundlwt*. the beauty of its environments, its lo cation «»n the seashore, more properly <»n the shores of Hampton Hoads, its areal futherlna of the warships of the world and Its camp of snidlar* from all the areat nations, it* industrial exhib its and Its convention* and Its sport*. . All the craft* Will be represented there. j J\roTh.’!'Md'w, ml nil sections of the world, even from j n Washlnoton. parka** oi DympMa’ earth. Bead aa your name and address to day aiyl we will at once send you by mall a sample parkaae. free. Address h *■ M »lu«l Bldg. Mar- the far off Philippines and Japan and t'hlna, hut doubtless no feature will ap- l»eal more to the crowd than loi Kanch. which will transport to Hewell's Point all of the accessorle* of the American plain and show the life of the great West aa It may still be found, though may not long remain. I^ist year the National Editorial Aa- soclntton wne entertained nt thla ranch In Oklahoma and the Journalists vowed they were entertained as never before.. Am an outdoor amusement the ranch will he the tmwt extensive of the ex- position concession*. A large field la required for the performance*, while the quarters must be elaborate to house and feed to large an outfit. The seat ing capacity of the amphitheater will be 15.000. DEATH PACT MADE BY AGED COUPLE Hillsdale, Mich., March IN.—Mr. and Mrs. 1*. II. Torping. an aged couple, who had been In feeble health for months, attempted to commit suicide together lost night by wrapping their head* In cloths soaked with chloro form. only the woman was successful. When they were found she was dead an*1 her husband, although unconscious, responded to the effort! at resuscita tion. I Special to The Georgian. Washington. Ga., March 18—In order to devote their best time and atten tion to the prelhtdnary work at An- thony Hhoals. whlclr they hope to have developed within the next eighteen months, Messrs. T. M. and J. II. Fit*- put tick have decided to retire from the active mercantile buslne**. A stock company with a capital of U&.000 la now in the process of or ganisation. which will purchase the stock now carried by the large depart- ‘ I. Fit split rick & ntlnuo to conduct, similar buslnesa to that which the Pltxpatrlcks have ducted for the |>a*t five years. T. M. Pit son trick Is president of a( company which has been granted a charter for the building of a railroad fmm Washington to Anthony Hhoals und from Broad river to l.tmjolnton. Woodman Coma Hart. * Atlanta will be the meeting Place next year for Jurisdiction T. Woodman of the World. Thla was decided at the biennial session of the order Just dosed In Jacksonville. This Jurisdic tion include)* the member* in the state* of Georgia and Florida. TROLLEY SERVICE TO BE II Rapid progress Is being made by the track gang* on the HapevUJo; and Buckhead trolley linos and the official* of the Georgia Hallway and Electric Uompany believe that the Hapevllle line will be ready for schedules before many weeks have passed. The West Peachtree line la being double tracked to tho Intersection with Peachtree, where two tracks will lead to Buck- head, in the northern part of the county. Practically all the heavy rail laying on Peachtree has been finished and the’ laborer* have given way to the usphalt- er* on this thoroughfare. The consign ment of car* ordered some months ago I* on the way to Atlanta and n*xt month w ill Ik* placed on schedules. The management has announced a two and one-half minute schedule to Ponce De- l,«*on when that resort opens, other lines getting accelerated schedules morning and evening to take cure it the rush hour*. FROM QASCOMPANY President Will Retire and Take European ■ Trip. The f,»tpnatfon of W. L. Co«*roy», a* president of the Atlanta Qaa Light Company, bad been announced. Mr. Coagrove tendered hts raelgna. ilnn eeveral week, ago. but tha highest officials of the company nought to par- suade him to atay. Mr. Coagrove waa determined and hie resignation will take effect June 1. “I *hall always look upon Atlanta aa my home,” said Mr. Coagrove.. In die- cusalng the matter. "I have sold my home at 711 Peach- tree streat and In about a week my wife and I will mova to the Piedmont Hotel. On June 1 or thereabouts we ehall probably salt for Europe, visiting England drat and staying there until we get tired of It. Then we will vlett the continent. "I may return and make Atlanta my horns again. I shall always call ft my horn,." Tha successor to Mr. COagrove haa not been chhaen yet Mr. Coagrove has been a resident of Atlanta about seventeen years, during practically all of which time he waa connected with the gas company. CASTOR IA 1m> Twfkitt* and ChiMitn Till m You Hm AhetyiBMgtt STOP WOMAN AND CONSIDER First, that almost every operation In our hospital*, perfornaed upon women, bceomae neoeaaary because of -agatact of anch symptom* aa Backache, Irregular!tie,. Displace ment*. Pstn In the 8lde, Dragging Sensations, Digglneaa and Slceplesa- iHNi that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made from mauve roots and herbs, haa cured more cases of female ilia than any other one medicine known. It reg ulates. strengthens and restores women's health and is In saleable in preparing women for ehUd-blrth and daring the period of Change Third, the great volume of unsolicited and grateful testimonials on tie at the Ptnkham Laboratory at Lynn, llaaa. many of which are from time to time being published by special permission, give absolute evi dence of the value ofLydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound and Mrs. Plnkham'a ad rice. Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound For more than SO years haa been curing Female Complaints, anch aa Dragging Sensations. Weak Rack. Falling and Displacements. In flammation and Ulceration, and Organic Diseases, and It dissolves and expels Tumors at an early stage. Mr*. Pinkham’s Standing Invitation to Women Women suffering from any form of female weakness are Invited to srrite Mrs. Pinkham. Lynn. Maas, foradviee. Bh* Is the Mrs. Ptnkham who baa been advising sick women free of charge for more than twenty years, and before that the assisted her mother-in-law, Lydia E. Pink- pam |n advising. Thus aha ta especially wall qualified to guide sick women beak to health. Write today, don't watt nnUl too late. "cOAnSlNEFOR SALE! At public auction on the premises at noon on the 10th of April. 1*07 funises sooner sold at private sale), the mines and equipment of the Domestic Coat Company, about 77 miles north of Chattanuusa. Tenn., on tbe C.. N„ O. A T. P. and Southern railroads, at Emory Gap. consisting of 1.1*0 acre* of land (boundaries shown on premia** and mapa ana title* subject to Inspection at the office of the undersigned., with olfir* building, magasln*. right miner*' houses, one boiler house, one blacksmith shop, one 1M-H. P. boiler, one 14S-H. P. automatic Me- Ewln engine, one 400-volt Jeffrey electric generator, one Jeffrey electric hoist, one retarding conveyor, one tipple with Jeffrey conveyor and screen, one kick-back tipple, two ten-ton monitors, one automatic How* track aral*. one min* scale, two mules, one wagon, one bug*v. on* electric mine pump, on* surveyor’s transit, a three-rail Incline with drum, wire rope, etc., blacksmith tools, SO-odd mine cars, and office and household furniture, and all other property on tha premises' belonglna to this company and used In Its mining operations. This mine le In full operation and quality of coat excellent. Terms: Caeh; title good. Bidders required to deposit certified check for 11,000 to qualify as bidders. All chscks of unsuccessful bidders to be returned. For further particular*, apply to the undersigned. DOMESTIC COIL MB IB WW»TUl WIUM8. MUffl, 61. Overheed Pump Jaoke, 6, «. 10, 12, 16 and » inch stroke. DUNN MACHINERY CO„ 54 Marietta 8L, Atlanta, Ga. Baers tha Signature Oooooooooooooooooooooooaoo O O O CHICAGO DEATH RATE O BREAKS LATE RECORDS. O o Chicago, March 10.—The great- O O est death rate for March since O O 1*»S was attained In the flret three O O days of Ian week, when there O O were S72 deaths from all causes; Q O a dally average of 114, and an O o annual rat* of 31.4 a thousand of O ihe population, says Ihe weekly O bulletin of the health department. O O The rat* was li t per cent higher O O than the average rat* for the last O O decade. o O Pneumonia was largely raapon- O O slhl* for Ihe high death rale. In O o ihe week Its people died from O O pneumonia, or 70.1 per cent of the O O total mortality. O O O OOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Some People Coffee and BOY 8EVERKLY INJURED BY FALLING BMOKEBTACK. to Tin* ti«*»rglMti Within*t-m. Ga., March Beckwith, who man la*t w«**k *#v#r#ly Injured by a falling otnokratack at Ficklln. Ga. I# refuted much Improved and will reemrr. It »u at firat thought that Internal lnjurle* had been received by the lad. but later development# j •how that he waa only aeverely bruleed j about the biHly. bealdea receiving a broken note ami a badly acarred fare. The large eklda which were used In lowering the amokeatork fr«»m the rail, road t ar to the ground broke the great er portl«»n of the weight, and thereby aaved >oung BevkwUh fium a burtibl# death. Don't Agree Experiment and see if coffee is the cause of your trouble. Try leaving it off 10 davg. l’»e POSTUM FOOD COFFEE ami if your ails begin tp disappear keep it up and grt back to com fort aud health H|(am. There’# » Reason” STUCK TO IT <>ur habit* of sating and drinking ■tick to us like a hungry pup to a bon*. W* can't always break loos* even when we know we ought lo. Volt** does cjrialnly hurt many per sons. and they know It. But It U one thing to know U and another to devtot some way to change the habit and still have a warm beveraga at meal time. Thousands of persona all over the world have found'It.easy to quit coffee be. cause they use Pystum Food Coffee. "For y*are I've felt the harm of drinking coffee.” write* an Iowa worn- an, “but I liked It so well I stuck to It until about two yean ago I quit coffee, and tea. too, and began to drink Poalwm. “I made It. not Ilk* coffee, but boiled It according to directions nn the |>wck. age. and the first lime we had It »* all liked It. W* have It now, morning, noon and night, and all reel healthier aftd happier for the change . "I never have heartburn nor Indi gestion any mnrv. I hough my hu.band and I used to suffer that way and with nervous headache a great deal of the lime when w* drank lea and coffae. wa. caa'l any enough In prwlsc for Poetum. and for Ihe good It has dnue h " lum Co - “• l - Get the book. “Tha Uood to Well- 'Hit," frviu the pkf. SEEKING TO OUST STANDARD OIL CO. FROM TENNESSEE 8|mtI«I to The GeorgHm. Nimlivtlle. Tenn.. Murrh Ik—A hill seek ing to Inhibit the Mtnudnrtl Oil Company frmu lining buRlnem In Tennessee nnd mint that corporation from the state waa filed Saturday In the chancery court of Humncr county «t Gallatin. Attorney General Cliarlc* T. t'atca, Jr., hrlnga the ault on behalf of the atate under prnvlalouli of the anti trait act af ths legislature of IMS, which act haa recently liven sustained by the supreme court of Tennessee. The hill summarlica the alleged offcnaca of the defendant corporatIona as follows: ”Ho that complaint avera and charges that ths unlawful arrangements or combinations, made aud eutered into Iwtwtsu tbe defend* ant company and Ita Mid agents. Comer, Bolt and Rutherford, and the mM Ixore, Lane. Cron and linatsr. aa beretabrfors shown, were not only mads with a view Bd f 1- DUNN MACHINERY CO., 54 Marietta Etraat Atlanta, Oa.. WITH BRONZE BALL DUNN MACHINERY CO. 54 Marietta Street. Atlanta, Os. TEETH! EXTRACTED Idealf without Money can lbsttnr M DELPHI! IHOOM8, CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY. Arrirs From — iMacon . Macon . iMacon . Macon • . S am JackaonvUle ..10.44am pmlMacon 4.00 pm |.ftl p*n|Jacksonville .. 8.S0 pm — eannah 0.16 pm NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Tho construction and ntoam-heatlng of a new building for Georgia Military Academy at.College Park will be lot at an early date. Contractors are in vited to see me. J. C. WOODWARD. of lessening full ami five couipetltlmi la the aals of defendant's oil nt Gallatin, hut that. In fact, said unlawful arrangements, agreements or combination! naturally tend ed to and did result lu lessening and de stroying full aud free competition In de rendant companlaa' said oil at Gallatin and naturally tended to and did retail lb ad “■ “lee or coil of said oil In tin, and lu Sunnier county, CONDUCTOR FALLS; LEG IS MASHED OFF UNDER THE ENGINE 8pedal to The Georgian. Home. Ga.. March 18.—Jack Salmon, of Atlanta, wet with a serious arddent on the ikmthsrn railroad Friday morslug. at Atlauta Junction, a small station I miles frtun this dty. Mr. Malmoa Is a freight rood nr tor on the. (ton them, and waa rid- tog on the cow-catcher whew he slipped aud fell under ths wheels of the enclne. Of* of hla lega waa cut off altove ths knee. Dr. Harbin Oat — , _jiee. i was summoned and gave nieil •Tlr Halmon has May frli-arts who will regret rire*4lat to. lesrn of SI* latsfor- rase, tad wish hla, a speedy rawer). ARM WAS SHOT OFF BY HIS COMPANION WHILE OUT HUNTING HiM-otst to Tho rintrslsli. Mitchell. Oa^ March !(.—While out hnntlnt together Saturday afternoon tbe email son of Hon. John C. English accidentally shot the son of Btsphed Harrell, the discharge shooting off nn* of hla arms a ad entering hla side. Hla recovery I* regarded a* doubtful The woanded boy wa* hurried to ffanderavtltr. where he waa placed un der the care of Dr. Bowling. Racaivts Hit Cemmieaien. Spartak to liro.fi,a. Bwrneavllle, tia . March I*.—Ed How ard haa been elected firat llewtooant of the Barneavltle Blue*, haa steod his *x> amlaatlon and recelvsd his commission, all lb* transaction* to I tig accomplished In about three days He to a popular and splendid Ynllliary man. He take* Ihe plsre of Lieutenant J. K. Bush, resigned. SKULL FRACTURED IN FALL FROM CAR; MAY NOT RECOVER of Farrill, Ala., was seriously Injured about 10 o'clock Balurday night Waal Rom*. Ha waa a passenger oa the train of tha Rome and Decatur branch of tha Southern railway. Bamei claim*, It I* elated, that the conductor pushed him off of the train. The conductor claim* that Barnea would not pay Is (are and he put him off on thle account. Aa a result of the fall from the .car, Barnes' skull “was fractured and he le In a serious condition, and It ta very doubtful whether he will recover. Dr. L. P. Hammond waa summoned and th* Injured man was carried to Jail. Whare he le being cared tor by Sheriff Byars and Deputy sheriff Broach. Notice of Wster Bond Election. Atlauta, Oa., March *, ttff.-Notlro it Mwbr glreu to the. qualified votrtV »f ths city of Atlanta that tbe mayor nml general council of aaltl city hare railed nn election to be held at ths seeeral voting -iraclnrts In tbe dty of Atlanta, within legal hour* for bolding elections, uu precincta determine tho city of Atlauta wifi aaaeut. by tht requlalte twn-tblrda majority, to th»« Is- aue of fire hundred thntmnnd dollars of bonds of ths city of Atlxui-i. to be sold for not lest than. |>ur. un>l tbs proceeds thereof applied only to Improvements In nnd additions to th*- tem of water works of said city nud tht extension of water mains within tho cor porate limits of said city. The bonds poeed to be Issued are firs hundred >F0i bonds of said dty of Atlanta, of the dr- nomination of one thousand (Sl.Qrth dolLirs S cb, to run thirty (30) years, and lieoting tarsst at tbs. rate of four (4i |wr c-entuui per annum. The principal and Interest «*f said bonds to be payable In gold coin of tbs United Staten of America, of the pres ent standard of weight and fineness, aud no part of tbs principal of said bondr * 4 ~* “Id before maturity, and th rnl-anm ‘ " 9mSSk K id before matarltr, — paid asml-annually. In ths ereut said bonds r~ — tbe Interest to said an annual tax will i* ing thr In amount to pay twenty thousand i dollars per annum Interest on aald ih.uus and alxteen thousand six hundre«l an<l Rixty- •even (114.687) dollars per annum on account of tbe principal of aald lionds, the amount to ralt4-d so account of tbs principal "f said bonds, to be put In tbs sinking fund of aald City and kept by tba sinking fund commission, and applied at tbs maturity of the beads to tbsfr payment. Notice Is also given tint ths ta* colla tor of Fulton county, Mate of Georgia, as registrar for slactlona. ordered by the r~ or and federal council of the city of At lanta. haa opened books of registration f«r the purpose of registering the qusllflel voters of tbe dty, under the ordinances therefor, and turn registrar will keep ssi-l hooka of registration open dally. Huudsvi excepted, until within ten days of tc* date of said election, at bta office In »ii- _,J6f on street, .jetweeu Month l*ryor street Central avenue, In tbs dty of Atlanta, said county, and only tboss voters whose natucs appear upon ths said registration t>onk. «« —illflsd to vote In city elections for Hh sent year, shall be permitted to rots said water bond election. The RECEIPTS L008E TOBACCO PAST WEEK WERE LIGHT Peteraburr.'.Ya., March 18.—The rt celpts of looaA tobacco In l*etersburg for the past week have been light, due principally to ths Inclement weather. The bidding, however, haa been spirit ed and the price* well maintained. Ths htghsnt price obtained wag 82? per loo pounds for large, dark wrapper!. The total sales for the week were 201,• •26 pounds and (he total nalea to date are 4*181,811 pounds. It Is estimated that at least 90 per cent of the crop raised In the counties adjacent to Pe* tereburg hap been marketed. NEGRO ROBBED WOMEN* OF THEIR POCKET-BOOKS, Washington, March 18.—While walk. Ing In the woods near Woodley Lane, In the northwest section of the dty, yesterday afternoon. Mlta Martha Keck, a school teacher, living at 1780 Seventh ttreet. Northwest, and Miss Martha Kennehlble. of 825 Massachusetts ave nue. Northwest, were attacked and robbed of their pocket-books by a ns- gro. The robber escaped | n trie dense underbrush, after being punned for a quarter of a mile by tpo men who were attracted by the scream* of tbe women. the words. “For tbe issue of five bun (1800,000) dollars of Ifonda, for Improvt-m In and axteoatens of tha ayateui of «->*• works," and thoae opposing the Iwue or bonds shall have written or printed *»n their ticket; the words, ’’Agafiist tke u- aue of flve hundred thousand (ISoo.w. do.* lars of bonda for tmprovoments In and ei* tension of tbe system of water work* The eleetloa shall he conducted under ns rales and rwrulatlons governing the eleciio* of mayor, afdermeu and conudlmeu of rauanre t*' a» tlon approved city. This notice la given In pur February ST ■’"“r W. B. JOYNER. Mayor City of Amnia. *W. J. CAMPBEI-U *1 of City.) W,LLV O°F T WN^ 8 0 T rT HOUSE Bp*rial te The Oeordaa. Ocllla. Go, March 1*.-At nil -n- lhu*la*tlc meeting held her* Saturday afternoon, the campaign for rf- rt " mnval of the court houae from Irani- villa to Ocllla waa lannched. f-mmi'- tee* wen appointed to bring tho m*t- ter to the atteniton of (he pe-'l 1 '' varlou* part* of the county. Th<- • tlon will probably be called In M»> '' r early In June. „ Blnce the formation of Bra Ij'-J county, Ocllla la left about the ran'" of Irwin, and la Ihe only town -f comlderabi* eta* In th* county. HARTWELL WILL REBUILD . BURNED SCHOOL H0USS Special to Th* Georgian. Hartwell. Ga.. March »».—Th* council wilt In th* next few day-. an election for the leauanc* -f H -" worth of bond, to be ueed In ••ro tlw a new erhool building, lo rfflu" 'JJ on# recently deal rayed by fir* ra. cltlaen* bar* are In favor of the tlon of a building that will be in Ing with Ih* demand* of her * ll j*| C “ jrrf «r-l al IntrreM*. Thai bonda there la nn doubt. ‘ In both th* rti county the aentlment ta etron* f-r ’‘ adoption of tha public acbool *>*t' m provided by the MrMIchael !*»■