Atlanta Georgian and news. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1912, November 08, 1907, Image 9

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9 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FIHDAY. XOTHMBBB Right clothes for man and boy When you get into one of our Rogers, Peet & Co. or Hart, Schaff- ner & Marx suits or overcoats, you learn what real clothes comfort, style and economy are. Fabrics are all-wool, colorings and patterns are most fashionable; workmanship is of very highest possible class. Suits are $15 to $50; Overcoats, $15 to $60. This week we are giv ing especial prominence to the $22.50 and $25 lines. Correct headgear The right hat for you is liere—(some in and let our expert hat men show it to you. We’re Atlanta agents for the eelebrated Miller Hat, you know—and the largest South ern sellers of Stetson hats. All shapes—stiff and soft—all stylish shades, and black. $3.00 to $6.00 Furnishing goods Everything that’s correct and desirable in men's fixings is here: big stocks, light prices. New Manhattan Shirts, $1.30 to $3.50; Un derwear, 30c to $6.00; Ties, 50c to $2. In style, lit, material and workmanship these Rogers, Peet & Co. and Ederheimcr, Stein & Co. clothes for boys are in a class by them selves—away above the usual sorts. Yot they’ll cost you no more than you’ll he asked to pay elsewhere. The price is $4 to $13 and the stock includes sailor and Russian blouse suits for the little youngsters of 21-2 to 10; sin gle and double-breasted and Norfolk Suits for those of 7 to 17; overcoats and reefers for hoys of all sizes. Copyright 1907 by Hirt Schtffher W Marx Store Open Satur day Nights Until 11 O’Clqck Daniel Brothers Co. L. J. DANIEL, President 45-47-49 Peachtree-Opposite Walton St. Good Tips on Cor rect Style in Our Windows Salisbury Sustains Loss of $50,000 From a Fire. Special to The Georgian. Salisbury. X. C., Nov. 8.—The Man- son block, one of the most famous in the city, and the North Carolina Inn were completely destroyed by fire this morning at 3 o’clock. With the build ing went tlie stores of W. H. Huff and I). M. Miller, the meat market of M. L. Jackson and Luther Huffman, the Yadkin Valley Fair offices and ail pa pers, the Salisbury Jewelry store, and damage was done Co the goods of W. B. Sununersett. furniture dealer. Tho loss will be nearly $50,000, with slight insurance. It is not known how the Are started. The stairway fell before the ladies in the inn could escape, and they had to be taken out through the windows by the firemen. GERMS ON MONEY KILL CASHIER . COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED THE PROHIBITION BILL Provides For Election on Question of Liquor Traffic. Montgomery, Ala.. Xov. 8.—The Alabama house of representatives’ committee on prohibition today approved the constitutional prohi bition bill, which means the peo ple of the entire state will he given a chance to vote on the question. The hills, prepared by the state's attorneys at the request of Gov. Comer, for the regulation of railroads, were introduced in both houses today. The bills are divided in eight groups, and there will be a complete change in the regulation of the railroads if they pass, . NVm York. Xov. 8.—For ton year* n I m W p tNDTANS SMOKED ;s I ^\r ad 1 y H th ?, t r pnj.lolunr. Kit want H. Hall, caihler of ||UTh ,- 0 | ( |„, Asthma. Arnold, Constable & Company, for . twenty years, Is dead today at his home from myxedema, a rare disease, caused by continual contact with paper money. Ur. Hall was Infected with the deadly *erms that lurk in the ordinary bank HAPEVILLE PLANS HANSON ON STAND BIG CELEBRATION IN COTTON COMPRESS Opening of Trolley Line To Be Marked by Bar becue. Hvcrything in now iti ramllnc** for the big barb wilt, to which several hundred Invita tions have been Issued, to be given by the citizens of Ilapcville to celebrate the open ing of the new line Just completed to Ilspe- The citizens of this attractive little suburb have Iweti very euthuslustie for some films over the completion of this line, mid with to show their hearty appreciation of It b> the first if the Georgia Baptist Orphans’ home have very kindly offered the use of their attrac tive grounds and building* for the pleasure of the guests oil this occasion, the l.nrbe cue to be served st 2 p. m. In the commo dious dining apartment of the new dormi tory. A committee composed of the fol low lug—Mayor •!. I.. Sims, chairman; Dr. Samuel Hape. t*. It. Broflnnx. t’ojoiiel lieu Ik*ii Arnold. Henry A. folemun. Joseph w. Humphries, Dr. J. It. Neshlt. J. F. Wilson and others—hove been appointed to meet the official* of the street railway com- pnny, Imnnl of county commissioners and others upon their arrival and escort them to tlie M’ouiid*. and who will exert every effort to have nil enjoy themselvea. A com mittee of ladles has l»eeii api»oliitrd to niao nssist In serving upon this occasion, and it goes without saying that they will do their part In making the occasion an enjoyable "'Short talks from the officials of the rail- wav company, the members of the boon! «»f county commissioners, and also from mime of the citizens of Hnpcvllle are ,M 'hie first ear over this new Hue will leitvo Maddox-lliicker bank corner at 1 o'clock sharp, and will go dltet|,- to llopovllle. He Denies That Gulf Com press is a Monop oly. SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S TOPIC A tip on stocks—oar stock is tip-top. Here is a line of Sack Suits which we selected after studying every good ®ake in New York. They are the acme of good tuste. The cut and fit give •tyle, pattern is inconspicu ous. the prices are $15.00 to S40.00, and if your personal appearance is of value It’s tke best investment in the market. Eiseman & Weil 1 Whitehall SI. THE WEAK AND JHE WABBLING The International Sunday School Lesson For November 10 Is, “Joshua Renewing the Covenant.” Joshua 24: 14-28. By WILLIAM T. ELLIS. , Tin* tint lot of latrllectusl honesty I* willingness to face unit admit *11 the fart*. Larkin* tlila, a man la n nrflljlblr quality. No milder word* thau coward and wrak- II nc will arrvo to characterise the psrsnB who will not accept any demonstrated troth. Thin la I hr lirrr«y " 'ilrb nftrnaat paradra aa orthodoxy. No man la ..rthodox who ffora hark nn wlmt la true. This pu.lllaoj. ninua miirar nine anrr h I in Home bard knnrka. hut It will nhrlvel up bin own soul, whlrb. nftrr all. l» tho onu great dimeter “SIM ft’tho day In the rail lo farr £ $££ he *.«nd» "mTluife-dbe." (Ion*. Mock tuklif I» character U not w common u* In bu*Tne««. J uiercl.nl world there I* occasionally to b* found a man who will not adm|t to h m*e[f wlmt are (lie real condition*; hi* dodge* the actualities until, one day. the great crash come*. That sort of ® < ’\^J , 'Audlng i*MiiiMTdtnent always cyme* up with divas- !« U ^ Onr rAi.nahlr explnn.tlon of the ninny moral catastrophe* In life la that the * victim* have simply drifted Into ahlpwrsck. I Their life was never steereil. They lind no • definite purpose*. They Mimplyweut abrng. letting chance wind* and **®"*" 1 " l them. Amazingly > a >1 f JunSSt through for theinasdve*. or JJJ** «» frequent I nn'konlng w11h t be!r own 11 fe. Stock-Taking in lit#. I The wise roan occasionally ***k*** fait down and cross-examine himself. He | tii*** aa Israel did. under Joshua a dyinjt Inatructlous. have an understanding as to i.*> aiamls Taking uothlng tor grant- 3 w C. l> Lf£££*. the old ground of drat led, hr relraveraoa the old gmaod « prinrlplr., nr roc* d»wn Into l |f e* deep Lw^Yu.. km t :r^n h uhS w . n t I he slugs a foug of praise for his 1 p/Ko&r I *o„r Home and fknilly ft™ 1 "** that In hi* wife and ihildnn ne nss a ,, ». ,0 n»r,™n«mj»u. ri| h^wh« ho la promoted t‘» • : RJ " SSgSfS Kassgffijfe'aii portnnt etmeerns nre Ihojj wi»icb * the realm of the spirit, wooM # SKfeat* .Kr r nh. ,a o.d W i r 'iJl Wt" oMto£ SFi&uiSsttSSS down fset < mental religious l&llef woudrousiy clears life’* atmosphere. For or sgnlnst. every thinking person owea It (o bis own charac ter and capabilities to decide the question of his attitude toward God. The Idols Undar tha Floor. A sidelight upon the situation In Canaan Is shed by old Joshua’s exhortation. "Pat away the gods which your fathers served beyond the river.’ In this pies to serve III opening the xecoml day’s hearing before tho railroad commission on the petition for a differential rate c-h com- pressed and flat-bale cotton Friday morning, Harvle Jordan sold: “In the light of the teatltnony here I have decided to amend my petition somewhat. I am acting n* president of the Southern Cotton Association, which 1* on feoorv! for the thing I am fighting for. I want to present iny views on local gin compression." lie was requented to reduco "his amendment to writing. It wus for the same rate for cotton of equal density of compression on small com presses ns en joyed by large compresses. L. Green, rate expert of the Southern, Mtuted that tho road that hauled the un compressed cotton did not pay for com pression. but It was paid by the road huullng away the compressed cotton. He contended that Mr. Jordan wanted action on purely Interstate business. He said the big compresses enjoyed no Ad vantages over the small compresses on Intrastate bushiest. "Mr. Chairman, we nre In sympathy with the spirit actuating Mr. Jordan, because there Is tremendous economic waste In the way cotton Is handled,” he declared. "Hut he Is going at It In the wrong way. The roads do not like con centration of cotton, bemuse It Is lost motion." "Rut you believe our way of handling were on the other side of the flood, i the NEW PREMIUM PUN FOR FAIR NEXT YEAR „, A -Mill will iimlin Ibe elate fnli of Im more |M»|iti1nr than over In now he In* •llw-iiHimJ, niul It In iirntmhlo tlmt It niu |*«* ndoptc.l. i.T*'** '“hs for the giving of three i.W, 1 * fV r • ,l,# ’ agricultural 1 a,* »? 11T. 01 rn »»«n« exhibit* from »/t’orgI | ,< ° rSr fl . ,n ^ G«*«rgla and south delved from each of ^,V ,r rr nn,} there It con- ? r v " ,r3r between the farmer* living IS3T- ,f Jj. Probable that those In end. a 1,1 n, . nk ** ** r . Prv effort to capture he first premium. It Is suggested that the many premiums for county displays and other exhibits lie divided up Into liree large premiums, and already the plan has found many advocate*. One of these I* , A, "<KH|’ V f u " rloH ' 'onnty, who won the first premium two years ago. cotton needs Improving?" asked Mr Jordan. "Yes," was the reply, "but the solu- tlon of that largely lies with you. Mr. Jordan.” $500,000 HOTEL BY 11 FLAMES Great Southern at Gulfport Will Be Total Loss. New Orlean.n. Xov. I.—A dlepathh from Oulfport, MU*., nay* a fire In the laundry of the Orent Southern Ho tel at that plare ban been burnln* for several hour* and now threaten, the entire alrurture. Klremen have been C. Hannon, necretary of the Oeor- i u ,,r kIn* to nuve the main hnlldln*, hut gla ainnern' Annoclatlon, took the ntand ,nr lh ' 5 ' lmvo be,n unulll ° lo K«*t an and wan question by Mr. Jordan. He ntatrd that bin organization represented adequute nupply of water. The Ovcat Houtlicrn Hotel xvoa built by (,'aptaln June* at nn exiiendlture of $600,000. ‘.’$4 Rlnnarlcn. '•How ninny glna do you own?" lie wnk asked. "About twenty." wa* the reply. 'WATSON MAY SPEAK round"ba?e ,t flna*capie lr ,nT" S * ,nce ,l10 [ ON JEFFERSON DAY i have.” srsBiirr ,o ,eii ' ttny, " in v ! He said the round-bnfc people some NATIONAL WIT! CONVENTION MEETS i INJSHVILLE! Great Enthusiasm Attends Reading of President’s Address. _w.ll: bnt aa for ni. and luy houac will nerve the I*iri|.'' That old rempetltlon la nettled, no far an the w.nlern world *oea. It la atlll on In the ttrlent. hut even there, the .11.00 Jehovah liaa won. The very namea of the aoda of larael’a nelfhliora nre mere tnattera of antlqnartan lutereat. In the exj.reaatve enlltaiiilnl aiiewli of the day. they are "ilead enea.' Today the nature of the eondiel hen ahlfted. Sow It la between Jehovah and worlilllneaa. tietween Jebovnli and human aelrtnhnena. Theae are tlio twentieth eentnry Mola that dla|itite Jeho- vah’a elnlm to the allegiance of man. Here It la thnt rholee uniat every Irody; th* ls«u« eionto l*c dcir the mas* and wait for that day witL mending thdr own way*. Tbc which folly. It la a regenerat'd lndlvldiiali*nt which I* the world * oulv hope. It Is the man who achieve* the ablest life for him self who makes the greatest contribution .... _ to hi*.time. * ‘ “ “ n break with all the past—with the Ideas. I the Jehovah In sincerity ami In truth there Is nn Implication thnt Israel was covertly clinging to the old Idols. That I* understandable. The break with heathendom on the part of a t’brlatfon con- vert requires a tremendous wrench. It Is a break with all the past—with the Ideas, fears, snperstltlon* and association* which have l»een ground Into Id* consciousness since earUest Infancy. The wonder Is rsreely that so many c le old worship, but thL. __ _ Missionaries have told me that sometimes converts. Instead of throwing away or ut terly destroving their Idol*, have put them under the floor* of tbelr house*, so that In case they should aver want them again they would la* on tb* safe side! In Hono lulu I wa* assured that, although the Ha waiian Islands hare ^ l$ce» Christianized. That wa* a wise word of Joshua a and nn Instructive one, when lie rondo choice for hlm*elf and hla household. He could not decide for Israel: he did not have to. No man can do everythlug. It In Impossi ble for any one to »*t the whole world right. Hut he esn got right himself, and * -- “ *- - J -*it, keep hi* household right. Ml ^«rot golug so far sway from borne as Hawaii or Japan or t'snaan, we may find In every one of otir North American cities tiMlny relics of barbarism and superatltlou. This morning I walked down a principal street of a middle west city, and I saw a succession of signs of "medlnms," "palm ists," ••clairvoyants sad other fortune fsll- ers. The Wg hotel* and steamships have no room No. IX Many adults who have passed through our modem educational sys tern will not lieirln s Journey on Friday; and the breaking of a mirror, the upsetting of a salt cellar, or the sight of i black eat are matter* of real concern to persons not s few. The reversion of Isratl to Its idols 1* not without present-day parallels. Ths Competition of Gods. ThL Western wertd !s so BisMtLUiu: all Its thinking that It often falls to read the Bibb* sympathetically. Undoubtedly there exhrtsd. In tbs Old Testament era, in ths minds of both the Jsws and In the surrounding nations, the Idea that Jebo- » makes file greateni coiicnouiiou me. A shallow* philosophy scoffs at religious teaching wfiieb bade n c bis own soul. While si an eujl. yenrs ago begun buying up gins, creat ing 11 monopoly. He said lie detei- mlneil to sec so far us bln ability and maws went to combat any such tuo- nopoly until It was clearly shown that the* particular method was best. "I*n’t It true that you are president of tho Gulf Compress Company and that tho courtn of Mississippi have decreed that you are a monopoly and must show cause why you should not have this monopoly dissolved?" Mr. Jordan asked. "It is not true," Was the emphatic reply. "I saw It In Mississippi newspapers," declared Mr. Jordan. "I can not help what you saw In the newspapers. The statement you inuke > not accurate. The matter has been In the courts, but there was no such decision." He said that they had warehouses In Havannah, one for compressed and one for uncompressed cotton, but the stor age rate was the same. Mr. Jordan said that the heads of the great marine Insurance companies In London had told him that the rate on American cotton was abnormally high | because of the poor baling. According to the plan* which nre being discussed by members cf the Young Men’s Democratic League of Fulton county, Hon. Thomas K. AV f at- son will be invited to deliver an ad dress on Jeffersonian Democracy at the celebration of the brlthday of Thomas Jefferson, next April. No definite plans for the celebration hove ns yet been arranged, hut It Is the consensu* of opinion among mem bers of the League that the birthday of the great Democrat should be ap propriately celebrated and the name of Mr. Wntson Is being prominently as sociated In connection with the exer cises on that day. The proposition to observe the natal meeting members of the Young Men’s Demo cratic league and ft met with tlie ap proval of all those present. It Is prob able that the committee on reception* which has charge of such function will hold n meeting at an early date and take action In regard to the matter. Nashville. Tebu.. Nov. 8.—The tblrty- fourtli nmiunl convention of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union con vened here today In the First Presbyterian church for a six-day session, with more I than iJOj detegntex present. The'opening j session w*n* devoted principally to the retd-1 lug of the address of the president, Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens, of Maine. The paper wits tin exhaustive treatment of the past work and present conditions and Inspired the large audience to tho greatest enthusiasm. More than once dur ing the readltnt of the most telling portlous of the adilress the delegates arose front their seats and with once voice raised their buttle cry. The crgnnlzutloii was completed st ths first session by the npimluttueut of commit* GENERAL BOOTH SAILS SATURDAY Xev/ York. Xov. 8.—General William Hootli.H'ominiinOer of the Salvation Army, will eny goodbye to the people of America for probably the liut time j from the Htepe of the city boll at 1VI o'clock tonight. The aged leader saila for Germany on the 8t. Louis tomor row morning. Before hi* *ddr*a* a pa* I ade ivll he held along tha Bowery. day of Jefferaon wai broadened re- rjTT'rVtP'KT DDmUTITm cently at a meeting of n number of | *- WX/JaJN CxtVJIYiU X tiU TO HOUSTON OFFICE DEAD MAN IS NOT PERSON, SAYS JUDGE You can’t stsal money from a dead Mr. Hanson declared that an tincotn- man. tor n dead man la not a person cased bale of cotton would shed water and therefore cai ant gift that man rsu five the world la a life mad*) over by the power of God. Only such n one can make orcr the mate of lives. Tho Bishop of London's Counsel. Joshua called his people back to first things. He compelled them to faeo a deci sion. By his example and counsel, point ing out tho perils of a contrary course, and reminding them what Jehovah bad done for them fu the past he led them to re new their ancient allegl-roe. lie recalled them to the ultimate spiritual verities, which bare been aptly condensed Into a modern pharse, "Get right with God." This recall to first thing-* Is a note that ed to the dfltfoa of other nations. Plea that Jehovah was in competition with these other gods clearly runs through the history of esrty Israel. Joshua put It Irndly urben he anld. fn the words which sre the nub of this lesson. "And If It seem eTtl unto you to serve the Lord, choose - hl _ tk ,mi,n„ WIIU *™t~- - — yon this dty whom ye Will sefve; whether fUtfESLiEi of one'*' fnoda- Ibe 1*1* which your father, (erveil, that Irflilere'todaT. By' III* cmct.ma prwrne an.) wl«e couneela the l<l»bop uf London made a pronounced ImprrMilon upon Ameri ca, on the occasion of 61, recent vl*ll. lie .poke Uo truer word* rlinn Hiom. uttered at the capital of the Tutted Male., when he laid: **No ehureh on enrth will pmduee an effeet upon the world If n he. not atlll one further eh»r«eterl*rl<- It mow dearly and nnuil.lakahly and before *11 tb* world l>e unworldly Iteelf. Bear with inn, then, when I any aa aiy l**t jv"nl that the creni- I e*t danger uf the ehnr. h on Imtb aide, of lhe Atflntie i. worldlier,*. "It la Irapoaalhle for Hie clmrrh to mix too freely with the world, lint, on the ntber hand, to run a ehureh a. a mau rnna a aaeeewfnl bualneaa. ta depend upon eler- eraet* and management, rattier thau the gram »r (tod. to nralen prayer amt Inter eeaalMi li ‘ " .... to lower moral at , , I dnlgent age la to aoell ruin and fallore and ahatue for tb* tuoal ortle.loi ehnrrb In th • world. In a voice whleb atlll .ring, down the eentnrle. Jenna fhrt.t blma*if pro. elalined My kluyiloui I* uot of thla world.' •• preaaed ilke a ‘‘duck,” while the compreened cotton would “drink It Ilke a sponge." “Thla dlacuaalon I" becoming ucn- demlc.” said Chairman McLendon. "It is Interesting, but we had better get down to the case.” d'lhi you object, Mr. Hanson, to the small compress having tha aame rates as the large compresses 7" asked Mr. Jordan. "I do not." was the reply. In reply to a question he said he did not have a dollar's Interest In the At lantic Compress Company. I am .Imply Its hired president,” he aold. He stated that he did have an Inter est In the Gulf CotnprcM Company; that he owned no gin in Its territory. Mr. Green said his company always made allowance fur compressed cotton, hut not to exceed the cost of compres sion. He sold when shippers were pre pared to otter compressed cotton at Initial points, tho Southern waa ready to treat with them. "Doesn’t Inman. Akers A Inman own tho cotnproos at Toccoa?” asked Com- mlislonar Callaway. “They do,” replied Mr. Green. “You pay them for compression, do you not?” I ”1 believe we do. "Well they compress for a profit, do they not?" asked Commissioner Calla way. ”! think It Is so, and wa must cer tainly cease paying them for compres sion.” replied Mr. Green. At this point tho testimony was con- eluded and the commission want Into a brief executive aeealon. John D. Little, for the glnnera and shlpt-r* at a number of points opened the argument against the differential rate. He gave It aa hla opinion that to make a differential rate would result In putting to S.990 tins out of bull lies*, entailing a loss of $8,000,000. "The theory of compression Is good, but, gentlamen. you are tampering with a dangerous thing when you attempt to change the existing system.” Mr. Little's argument covered the whole range of the question. lie con cluded at 1 o'clock, when the commis sion adjourned for lunch. At 2:10 o'clock Harvle Jordan began a state ment for his side of the contention. M. J. Yeomans, representing Terrell gin- ncr*. will conclude the hearing. ■ ran own no property This In effect was the derision ren ilered by Judge Calhoun Friday In IJic case of Eva Johnson, a negro woman charged with steeling $31.26 from the body of Ernest Wilson. When Eva waa placed on trial Thurs day <ui the ehragr of "larceny from tho pereon.” her nttomey. Aldlne Cham bers, raised the point that his client was not guilty since the law declares that the property of a person reverts to his heirs Immediately upon his death, and that If his client were guilty at all It cnuid only be simple larceny, since Ernest Wilson was dead and could therefore not have any properly to be stolen. Judge Calhoun took the point of law under advisement and on Friday morn. Ing sustained th# contention of the at torney and his client was released. man ismssiiTaT POLICE SEARCH The |M)lb-e bsve been nskvd to abl In find- m a ** * fij* Nelson street, 1 nt the Ter* _ and «>f whom noibluit bss since Iteeu seen or l»**urd. on thst flnti* ('ornwt'll Nfvomnnnled Uls brother in Inir to the Terminal Station to ee him vtf on n train. After tb** train pulled out t’nniwell start ed out of the sta tion aud vanished. He foiled to return to hi* home and *tiive then no trace whatever ba* been found of him. The mlMltijr man \* 40 rears of age. weight 175 |mmiii$I*. 1* dean shaven, baa alljriitljr grnv Imlr. blue eye*, and prominent featnrep. lie wore n new suit of clothe*, a broad-brim bat and low **nt shoe*. J. B. Hu den. formerly pazaenger] agent for the Houthern In Atlanta and» lately In the pa&aenffer department ofi tho Houthern In New York, haa been appointed Western paaaenger agent for J tho Houthern, with headquarter* aCi Houston. Texas. Thla la the last ap- j polntnient caused by the promotion ofj AMHlMtnnt General Paaaenger Agent R. | \Y. Hunt. Mr. Iluden succeed* J. N.j Harrison, who wa* promoted to Jack-! sonvllle, a* district paasenger agent in tho place of James Freeman, who came to Atlanta. When stationed In Atlanta Mr. Hudcn was traveling passenger/ agent and wa* also clerk In the paMen-*j get* department In the Equitable build* j Ing. He and Mrs. Ruden arrived In At lanta from New York Friday and left soon afterward for Houston. MAY RECOUNT JERSEY’S VOTES New York Nov. X—There may be a new count of the vote* cast for governor of New Jersey I* the Intimation of Chairman Hudspeth, of the Democratic state commit tee. today. II<> could uot make a definite Ntntemnuf of hi* position. rue inlin e nave neeu asiteu to Ing <1. II. Cornwell, of 14! Nel who myatetiously disappeared r mlnnl mrtloii on October «. am COL. PEEL JOINS GOVERNOR’S STAFF W. L. Peel was commissioned a mem ber or Governor Hmith’s etnff. with the rank of lieutenant colonel. Friday morning. short time ago Colonel Peel was appointed on th* stair, but on Inves tigation It wa* found that he lacked Just one month of having the required live years' military service. 8o he stood the examination, passed It and was appointed squadron ad jutant of the First cavalry. He served one month, resigned and now gets hla reward by appointment to the govern or’s staff. A Nsw Brooch Fsr a Gift Something distinctive, smart, well worth bestowing, and quite sure to be charmingly welcomed by the recipient, would be one of the new brooehes, of which we are showing a superb line just now. They possess all the taste, skill and grace in their making that the modern master of jewel-craft knows how to lavish on an artistic production. The variety is exceedingly broad, with a corresponding range of price. All tastes and all purses may he satisfied. From $3 Upward. Maier & Berkel?