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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
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They Are Coming
f This Way!
Today we haven’t a canoe in the
house—have sold and delivered every
one of those beauties that we had a
few days ago.
PREACHED TO PATIENTS RAWLII'S AND SONS 'YOUNG HEMPSTEAD
THROUGH A TELEPHONE ARE AGAIN SENTENCED DROWNED IN'BAT
DR. BROUGHTON . ANNOUNCED
THAT COLLECTION FOR IN
FIRMARY REACHED *2,400.
NOW LISTEN! We have a
dozen on the road, and they will go
very quickly when received. So you
had better place your order RIGHT
NOW.
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KING HARDWARE CO.,
53 Peachtree Street.
STATE HAPPENINGS
, IN CONDENSED FORM
Large Wheat Yield.
Special to The Georgian.
Auburn. Ga., June 4.—J. J. Ethridge,
u farmer living one-bait mile from
here, has harvested 77 buahels of wheat
from 1 acres. Tbla la the. largest
>i«-iii in thla county.
Contract Let for Building.
Special to'The Georgian.
w i lahtsvllle, Ga., June 4.—The con-
tritet for the building of a 110,000
.ehool building has been let thla morn
ing to Contractors C. K. Choate and E.
J. i tiller, of Augusta. Material for
building will be ordered Immediately.
It \x III take about six months to com-
plctr the building, and when rom-
jileted It will be one of the handsomest
n ii -.l buildings In the state. Andrew
t'ornegle recently gave *5,000 on the
1'Ullillng.
Jeff Devla Memorial.
Hi« . lul to The Georgian.
Himlehuret, Ga.. dun# 4.—Tha Con-
f'-clt rate vetarsn held llwtlr tlrat Jeff
l>o\ i- county reunion Saturday. Hon,
n M. niaCkhurn delivered the memo-
rlal .iddreea to a large audience.
Mr.- Pat I triton, of llaxley, rnme up
? organised a chapter of the Daugh-
t of the Conf#|]erary.
basket dinner with plenty of lem-
tmttilt was served.
Poll of Fifty Voters.
Special to The Georgian.
Ha/.It-hurst. Cla„ June 4.—Judge Rus-
tfll ttddreeeed lees than one hundred
vatvi M after the memorial services here
<>kc smith's supporters organised a
e smith Club of about one hundred,
pall was taken of a group of fifty-
voter*: Hoke Smith 42, all the
a- r. odklatea combined It.
an. J. A. Cromnrtle le opposed for
aeentattve by L. W. Johnson. The
ent Is waxing warm.
LETTER CARRIERS'
ASSOCIATION FORMED
Pi>e. la I to The Oeorglan.
berr>', 8. C„ June 4.—At a meet-
Hawkinsvlllt High 8chool.
Special to The Georgian.'
Hawklnavllle, Ga, June 4.—The grad
uating exsrclaea of Hawklnavllle High
School will occur June « at the achool
auditorium.
Under the management of Superin
tendent. TO. Pothlll and hia efficient
Dahlonega High Behodl.
Special to The Georgian.
Dahlonega, Ga., June 4.—The graded
School at thla place closed Its session
Fridny, after a moat successful year. A
lengthy program was rendered by the
pupils nnd wae attended by a large
audience.
Prize Winners Announced.
Special to The Georgian.
Emory College, Ga., June 4.—The
Few ami .il Gamma Literary Socie
ties olfcrnl prises of II for the beat
short story, the beet essay and the
beat twain published In the Emory
Phoenix during the terms of lMI-'Ot.
At chapel Saturday morning Preai
dant James K. Dickey announced the
winners a* follows:
Beat short story, 'The Sacred Isle,'
by A. T. Hind, of Atlanta.
Beat essay, ''Vanity of Vanities," by
Sterling Brinkley, of Thompson.
Beet poem, 'To Death,” by Scott E.
McIntosh.
Will Notltasert Ship.
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery,. Ala., June 4.—It la
learned here, though not authoritative
ly, that J. O. Thompson, chairman of
the Rapubllcan state executive commit
tee, has decided not to resign, and that
he will stay In the light to the finish.
There were all kinds of rumors why
Dr. Len O. Broughton, pastor of the
Tabernacle Baptist church, Sunday
morning made use of the telephone
system for the first time. ' The tele
phone was connected up In the pulpit
and wires run to the cota In tha In
firmary, so that the patlenta might
hear tha sermon. The experiment was
a aucceaa, and will be continued reg
ularly.
Dr. Broughton announced that Sun
day was Infirmary day. A collection
was taken, and an accounting showed
that *2.400 of the needed *2,500 had
been raised. The work of thb Infirmary
will be Increased to meet the demands
of the enlarged Institution.
CONVERSE COLLEGE
COMMENCEMENT
MANY VISITORS ATTENDED CLOS
ING EXERCISES OF
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
IS READY FOR BUSINESS
In the court house the Rural Let.
ureters' Association of Newberry
y wae formed, eighteen carriers
urinating.
Tii>. following wen elected:
President, J. D. Smith; vice presi
dent. u a. Rtlgh; secretary and treas
urer. W. Q. Peterson.
A. Sllgh and W. O. Peterson wen
Ml delegates to the state conven-
which will meet In Laurens July
M. with J. E. Jones and \V. S. Beybt
(.males.
K.-solutions calling the attention of
c supervisor and sub-supervisors of
e ounty to the condition of the pub
. roads wen adopted.
Special to The Georgian.
__ _ _ _ Montgomery, Ala, June 4.—When
IKK Of tho rural delivery carrien of ‘J>» F ' , ™ t National bank, of this city,
rrv countv held Frldav after. lhrow * l«» doors for business to-
rry county held Friday after- morroWi to a*y being a holiday, It will
be one of the largest financial Institu
tions In Alabama, having a capital
stock of *1,000,M0, as a result of a
merger with the Merchants’ and Plant
ers' Farley National bank. Than la
only one other bank In the actate with
a *1,000,000 capitalisation.
Saturday afternoon, after banking
hours, the work of moving from tha
Merchants' and Planters' Farley Na
tional lo the First National waa begun,
and today the work waa completed.
The odicers of the consolidated Insti
tution nre: President, A. M. Bald
win; vice president, M. P. LeGrand;
cashier, A. «. Woolfolk; assistant cash
iers, Henry T. Bartlett and Emmett
Selbies; trust oltlcer, a. W. Gralk;
PANIC STRICKEN BY FIRE,
PEOPLE FLEE TO ROOFS
By I’rlt lie Leased Wire.
■tar Tork, June 4.—The forty fam
ilies m the alx-story double tenement
II No. f Debevolae street. Williams
burg. were driven In a panic to the
r.x.f .-inly today, most of them In their
Light c lothea, by a fire In a store on
be c-uni floor which cut oft all
ticH|«i by the main hallway.
on. , on the roof, men, women and
■ liil.ii. n huddled together, unable to go
firth, r because - the scuttlee of the
Wight, 'ting roofs were locked and
feu ring that they would be caught
there they were as the fire apread.
The i tttiic-striehea crowd on the roof
trie i. r eight down, however, by the
WEAF.
CAP AND GOWN
DURING COMMENCEMENT
Inl to The Oeorglan.
ford. Ga., June 4.—At a class
log Friday morning the Emory
unl'T* decided that they would wear
nnd gowns during the commenee-
I exercises next year.
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ARE YOU GOING TO PAINTf
Li: m . d Oil la the Ufa of paint See
timt it I ; :re. Spencer Kellogg Old
BOOM Linseed Oil Is the oldest
lirantl In the United States. Sold by
wiuu'Bi ituHi viiivrii v>. **• umiKi
auditor, Charles O. Norton; receiving
tellers, Raphael Seinmes, Jr., and
Archie Johnston; paying tellers, War
ren Tyson and James J. Campbell.
WON BRYAN MEDAL
FOR THE BEST ESSAY
Special to The Oeorglan.
Hamilton, Ala. June 4.—At the com
mencement exercises of the University
of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, Charles Ed
gar Rice, who formerly lived here, car
ried off more honors
Mr. Rice won the Bryan priae on the
beat easay. His subject was "Govern
ment Regulation of Interstate Car
riers."
In 11(1 the Hon. William Jennings
Bryan gave to tha University tha aum
of two hundred and Itfty dollars for the
purpose of providing'an annual priae
for the beet essay on some auhject re
lating to the science of government.
PREDICTS TROUBLE
IN CENTRAL AMERICA
8peclal to The Georgian.
New Orleans, La, June 4.—Manuel
PI Odra Delgado, who haa just arrived
from Panama has Interesting things
to tell regarding conditions that exist
In the latest of tha Central American
republics Ha predicts certain trouble
between the two factions—the Ins and
the outs—In that country.
"I don’t know when the trouble will
come," says he, "but come It will, for
the two factions realise that with Uncle
8am as backer then Is always going
-holders
to be plenty of money for office
I V nnoTTmeii a —— — to spend and the office-holdlag business
. J. COOLEDGE & BRO., I* by far the moat lucrative In Panama
Ki, _ . las in all tha other Central Americau
Atlu.ua Savannah, ‘countries”
Hpeclal to The Georgian.
Spartanburg, S. C, June 4.—The
commencement exercises of Converse
College, which were begun Saturday
afternoon, will doee tonight with a
Joint debate between the Carlisle and
Phlloeophlan literary eocletlea
The commencement haa been tne
most successful In Hie hlatory of thla
well-known Southern female collega
Hundreds of visitors have been in at
tendance nnd the exercises have been
highly Interesting.
Baturday afternoon waa class day,
.he eXerrlsss being held on the campus,
and on Baturday night .the dose play,
“All Ie Well That Ends Well." was
rendered. Thla play was written by
Miss Pearla Wood.
The baccalaureate eermon waa
preached Sunday by Rev. E. C. Dar
gan, of the Loulavllle Theological Bern
Inary, a native of Bouth Carolina.
BOARD MEETS TO PLAN
, CONSULAR REFORMS
DISTINGUISHED DIPLOMATS CON
FER AT WASHINGTON OVER
MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE.
DATE OF EXECUTION FIXED FOR
JULY 13 BY THE
COURT.
PANAMAS
KpMal to Tlie Ororfclan.
Valdosta, G*., Jana i.—J. G. Rawlins
and bla ton a, Jenmla and Mlltuo, aud Alf
Moore, the nUrged negro accomplice
the murder of the Tarter children* were
again eenteneed to lie banged by Judge
Mitchell, of the superior coart. In this dty,
Katarday afternoon.
Fridny, July 13, was the day named for
the execution.
Malaria Makes Pale Sickly Children
The Old .Standard, Grove's Tasteless
Chill Tonic, driven out malaria and
builds up the system. Sold by all
dealers for 27 years. Price 50 cents.
TREASURES OFVATICAN
ARE CLAIMED BY UAL
PARLIAMENT TO BE A8KED TO
PREVENT 8ALE OF LACES TO
J. PIERPONT MORGAN.
By Private Leased Wire.
Washington, D. C., June 4.—An Im
portant atep In the movement for the
reform of the consular service
America waa taken today when a board
of five officera created by order pf Sec
retary Boot convened here to prepare
plane for the desired reorganisation.
The memberi of the board were chosen
from among the moat experienced con-
aula In the service. They are; Robert
8. Chilton, Jr., consul at Toronto;
George H. Murphy, consular agent at
8t. Catherines: Frank H. Mason, con
sul general at Parte; Charles M. Dick
inson, consul general at Constantinople,
and Edward H. Osman, consul at
Stuttgart.
The board Is charged with the con
sideration of six topics, as follows:
Regulations for the new Inspection
. jrvlce, the relations between consu
Intee anti the embassies or legations
In the countries where they are lo
cated, the rulee which should govern
promotion and appointment, the scope
and character of examinations for new
appointments, the tariff of foes for con
sular services, and amendment! of ex
isting regulations rendered necessary
or expedient by the new statute.
In formulating their plans the mem
bers of the board trill have the assist
ance of Wilbur J. Carr, chief of the
consular bureau. The work le expected
to be completed by July 1, when the
new regulatloni will become effective.
AMERICAN INVASION
STILL ON IN EUROPE
By PAUL LAMBETH.
Special Cable, Copyright.
London, Juhe 4.—There la no let-up
In the American Invasion. London has
Its full quota of tourlits from the
states, and It would be hard to And a
place of note on the continent without
Its American contingent.
Among the recent arrivals In London
are Mrs. Theodore P. Shonte and the
Mieses Shonts, or Washington, wife
and daughters of the president of the
Panama canal commission; Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page, of Wash
ington, and Colonel and Mrs. Jamas
_ El verson, of lihtladelphta.
In Paris are noted J. P. and Mrs.
Andrews, of Akron. Ohio; F. and Mrs.
Aakell, of Chicago; S. Bolt and Cobby
Davies, of Chicago; Max and Mrs.
Hlnch, of Cincinnati; Maud L. Moots,
of Washington; Mn. A. Neaeted, of
Pittsburg: J. C. Pennoyer, Chicago;
Mr. and kin. Bad bolt. Detroit; Archie
Terrill and R. 8. Terrill, of Chicago;
B. nnd Mn. Friebee, of Ruffalo, and
, W. Henderson, Cleveland.
At Vichy an Hugo Pain, of Chicago,
and Edward Thaw, of PHtaburg.
At The Hague an Mr. and Mn. F.
D. Rcmaen and family and Mr. and
Mn. A. C. Moxiworth, of Chicago.
At Antwerp are Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
Patterson and R. McNeill, of Chicago.
At Berlin an Mr. and Mrs. William
P. Nelson, of Chicago; Hoaly C. In
gall and Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Blunders,
of Cincinnati, and Mrs. H. D. Hor-
wits, of Cleveland.
May Opposa Senator Morgan.
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Aha, June 4.—Then Is
talk hen of the possibility of Genenl
W. C. Oates, former congressman and
governor, may announed as a candidate
to succeed Senator John T. Morgan In
the United Slates senate. How true
this le cannot be learned. Oeneral
Oates Is already a candidate for alter
nate senator and should he announce
ea an opponent for either Senator Mor
gan or Pettua, It la expected others
may do the earns thing.
General Oates opposed Senator Pet-
tun whan be was elected the first time.
tly Prints Leased Wire.
New York. June 4.—When J. P. Morgan
Is abroad thuee European governments
which hsve art treasures become uneasy.
Two pieces of news In today's papers Hint-
trnte this fast, llemuae nf the report that
the pope la Inrllned to aell to J. P. Moreau
the precious laces which bare Iteen ecru,
initiating in the Vatican for centuries, the
Italian cabinet baa prepared n bill to lie
•nbmltted to parliament declaring Hint the
treeeare! In the Vatican belong to the
nation, rlnlmlng the right to prerent their
Itelng exported and extending to them the
law prohibiting the sale to foreigners the
works of art ana treasures.
Tho famona art collection nf Rudolph
Kann Is said to have been bought by Mr.
Mm gan. The Kaon collection la scarcely
second to the Itotharhlld collection. Its
founder^ Rndnlph Kann, made a fortune
ll C
of tha did llntch masters, begtunlug with
Iteuihrandt and Frants lists. By Item-
brand! there are eight paintings.
In the French school (he Kann rirnli
that of Itlr Ith hard Wallace containing ex
nmplea by Fragaunrd. Boucher. Watteau,
lamcrrt, Pater, Chardin amt David. In
the Italian school Knnn possessed a Gio
vanni llellttt and a Gblrlaudu.
TO LAY CORNERSTONE
Of THE NEW ST, LUKES
EXERCI8E8 WILL BE HELD FRI
DAY AFTERNOON AT 5
O'CLOCK.
Africa many year* afo. lie then
■ rare «5d lace. SI. Kann’a
contain itfilendlri example*
of other
ted to be
Friday afternoon at.6 o’clock the corner-
atone of tha new St. Lakes Kplscopal
church building on Peachtree street will
he laid with appropriate ceremony.
Bishop C. K. Nelson will preside and
after the ubuaI ceremony authorised by him
addresses will lie made by lUbbl David
Marx. Dr. W. W. Isandruro, Capr *“ " “
Gay, liev. C. II. Wllmer. racti
Lukes, and Dlsbop C. K. Nelson.
a ANtors And congregations
chnrehea In the city art luvlti
TTwa nt flrat planned to bold the exer
cises Tuesday, but on account of tho uu
Avoidable almonce of Dluhop Nelson from
the city the date waa change*).
When the comeratone of the old 8t. Lukea
church At I'nrnr and Houston streets was
opened tha following papers and records
were taken frmu It:
Atlanta Constitution, Saturday, October
i. tsc.
KnvHorm of the Cotton exposition. 1881
Journal of sixtieth annual convention dio
cese of Georgia. May, 1882.
Cogjr The Guardian, Saturday, October
Ona cent of mi. One cant of 18S6.
flow cent of Prince Iblward'a Island. 1571.
lloll of scholars Ht. Lukes Sunday school.
July, August. Hcptcmlwr. 1882. showlug 17
officers and teachers nnd 170 scholars.
Soathorn Churchtnnu. October 12. 1S82.
The Atlanta Post Appeal,” Friday, Oc«
totter 21. UK.
owing record waa t
mettt. the writing of which
as to he almost illegible.
waa ao failed
■lit. Lukea - Church—Built la I*75, oa the
■ter atone bring laid Mat of October,' A. D.
Chester A. Arthur, prraldrnt U. 8. A.
Alfred II. Colquitt, governor of Qaorita.
J. W. Knallah. mayor.
John W. Beckwith, bishop of dloceao.
W. C. Williams, D.D., print In charge.
I’. M. Iterkwlth, attestant.
John W. fox. senior wsrdrn.
John Burkina. Junior warden.
. L Junta, treasurer.
Cnrutora—John W. fax, John Harkins,
C. A. Reed. W. L Jsrvis. £ l>. lUrrtaon,
W. tl. Katun, W. C. Bellamy, W. A. Boyce,
Building Committee—B. \V. Frobd, John
IlarhlmnW. «J. Eaton.
J. O. HT. AMAXIl. Bcrlbe.
.Atlanta, Ga., U. H. A.. October IL 1*82.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
ELECT OFFICERS
Special to The Oeorglan.
Eatonton, On., June 4.—At the semi
annual election of the local lodge of
Knights of Pythias, held here Saturday
night, the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing term, which lasts
six months;
J. Nathan Hawkins, O. C.; H. Reid
Hearn. V. C.; R. A. Wheeler, P.; Na
than Batchelor. M. of V.; Elmer WII-
eott. K. R. and 8.; Roy D. Stubbs, I. G.;
L Johns, O. G.
Alderman Resigns.
Special to The Georgian.
Huntsville, Ala. June 4.—A. E. Mat
thews has resigned his position as al
derman from the Third ward and has
been succeeded by R. E. Smith, a young
attorney, who waa elected at a special
meeting of the council.
QOOOO0OOOOOOOOOOOOO
THE NEWS FROM HOME.
When you leave Atlanta for
your summer vacation, drop a
postal with your address to the
circulation department of The
Oeorglan, and the paper will be
mailed to you at the regular
carrier rate to city subscribers,
of ten rente a week. When no
tifying the office In this man
ner, add your home address also.
OOOOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOO
WA8 ENDEAVORING TO RECOVER
SMALL 8KIFF FROM
VE88EL.
Special to The Georgian.
Mobile, Ala, June 4.—While endeav
oring to regain poaeesalon of a small
skiff which went adrift from a vessel
on which he waa one In a party of
yachtmen. Theodore Hempstead, a very
popular young maa' ed tala dty, waa
drowned at Point Clear, Ala, yester
day.
Young Hempatc.nl waa a nephew of
Congressman W. M. Howard, of Geor
gta, and was 21 years of age.
Just nu assistance was about to be
rendered the young man rank beneath
the waters of Mobile bay.
Ilia body was brought here by
steamer.
LEANING OUT WINDOW,
IS
RAPIDLY PA88ING TROLLEY CAR
TEAR8 HER HEAD NEAR
LY OFF BODY.
By Private Leased Wire.
New Haven, Cpnn., June 4.—Della
McDondld’a brains Were dashed out to
day, her scalp was torn sway and her
skull crushed Into a pulp as she waa
supported by two Yale men with whom
she had been on a lark at Savin Rook.
They started to return to this city be
fore daybreak this morning, and, ac
cording to the Yale men's testimony,
before Medical Examiner Bartlett, Miss
McDonald had "taken something that
did not agree with her.”
She was In a hilarious mood and
leaned out of the window of the trolley
car on which the party were returning.
In spite of the odvie'e of the Yale men
to "look out." A car coming In an op
posite direction crashed post and tore
away the top of Miss McDonald's head.
Death waa Instantaneous.
grossIahkIngs"tax
IS UP TOTHE VOTERS
GRANTING WOMAN THE RIGHT TO
VOTE 18 AL80 BEING PASS
ED ON IN OREGON.
By Private Leased Wire.
Portland, Oregon, Jupe 4.—Today's
election In Oregon Is regarded as one
of . the most Important In the history
of Jji* state. In addition to electing a
full state ticket, the voters are called
upon to elect representatives In the
several congressional districts and to
express their preference for United
States eenstdr, one of the latter to be
elected to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Senator Mitchell and the
other for the long term to succeed Sen
ator John W. Gearin.
Governor George JR. Chamberlain has
been named for re-eiectlon by the Dem
ocrats, while the governor's Democratic
appointee, John M. Gearin, Is a candi
date to succeed himself In the United
States senate for the full term. The
Republican ticket Is headed by James
Wlthycombe as the guberantorlal can
didate, F. W. Mulkey Is the Republi
can candidate for senator for the abort
term and Jonathan Bourne, Jr., Is the
candidate for the long term senator-
■hlp.
In addition, eleven measures are sub
mitted to the people for their action.
Five are constitutional amendments
and five are Initiatory 4aws, while the
eleventh relates to an appropriation bill
passed by the last legislature. The
most Important measures from a pop
ular viewpoint are those proposing
woman suffrage, home rule for cities.
Initiative and referendum on special
laws, an'anti-peas law, and gross earn
ings tax on private car lines and on
express, telephone and telegraph com
panies.
The campaign haa been a spirited
one, and both aides appear confident
of succehs. The Republicans, however,
seem certain of winning -In the con
gressional alectlona and also In the leg-
A shipment of very select Panama Hats—
good color, closely woven of small strands
—the genuine Panamas.
PRICED
$5.00 to $10.00
and twice your money’s worth in every hat
ESSIG BROS.,
*Correct Clothes
for Men”
26 WHITEHALL STREET.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS CONDENSED
Appointments by Governor.
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala., June 4.—The gov
ernor haa made the following appoint
ments: J. M. Jones, county commis
sioner of Cleburne county; Nell Mc-
CsiTon, justice of the peace, ward one.
Mobile; G. L Lambert, pension exam
iner, Bay Mlnette; Franklin Patterson,
Certificate of Nomination,
itary public at Secour.
teclnl to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala., June 4.—The sec
retary of state has received the cer
tificate of nomination of Henry D.
Clayton for congress from the third
district
Petition in Bankruptcy,
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala., June 4.—Allen
Turney, of thla city, haa filed a volun
tary petition In bankruptcy In the
United States court.
Fines Are Collected.
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala., June 4.—The post-
office authorities In this district are
rigidly enforcing the order that there
shall be no writing Inclosed In any but
flrat-class mall. Packages, It Is stated,
have been opened and found to contain
writing that should not go through
the mails except ok first claaa. The
fine for thin Is *10, and the Inspectors
have collected a neat aum from those
who were found guilty.
Teddyi Jr., a Chauffeur.
New York, June 4.—The strenuos-
Ity of the Roosevelts can not be kept
down, and seems to have been trans
mitted In full strength to the presi
dent's children. Theodore, Jr„ Is now
learning to be a chauffeur. The ordi
nary run of collega sports seems to be
too tame for him, so he has bought
him an automobile, and speed records
will soon have to begin to take notice,
If they would avoid being broken.
Meeting of Grain Men.
Chicago, Ilia, June 4.—The annual
meeting of the National Grain Dealers'
Association began In this city today,
and will continue over tomorrow,
Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Kansas City,
Omaha and •numerous other grain cen
ters of (he country are represented at
the convention. St. Louis has pre
sented an Invitation to the asaociS'
tlon to hold next year's meeting In
that city.
Judicial Election in Chicago,
Chicago, Ilia., June 4.—An (lection
being held In Chicago today fort
Judges of the supreme court, circuit
court anti municipal court. The prin
cipal Interest In the nsult of the elec
tion lies In Its bearing on the contest
of the rival Democratic factions for
supremacy.
Mrs. Thomas In Court.
Newport, R. I., June 4.—Unde
Thomas, wife of Edward R. Thomas,
the multl-mllllonalre turfman, appear
ed In court today to defehd an action
brought against her by George H. Wll-
nvtrth, a Newport decorator, who Is
suing for (1,500 damages He avers
that In 1*04, Mrs. Thomas engaged film
to construct a temporary ball room at
her summer residence, and that after
he had purchased the material and
had It eent her, ahe countermanded
the order.
likely to prove ..
emor Chamberlain, the Democratic
standard-bearer, squeexed In two years
ago by a plurality of 244,‘although the
rest nf the Republican state ticket was
elected, and Roosevelt had a plurality
of nearly 42,0<M. The Democrats like
wise elected the governor In 1*02 by a
ilurallty of 27*. Rut normally Oregon
e regarded as a Republican state and
has been since 1172. Both the Repub
lican congressmen were elected two
years ago by large majorities
Tha prohibitionists have a ticket In
the field, headed by I. H. Amos for gov
ernor and R. Lee Paget and Rev. H.
Gould, aa candidates for United States
senators
LARGE FAMILY SURVIVES
8PARTANBURG FARMER.
Special to The Georgian.
Spartanburg, S. C., June 4.—G. W.
Bruce, aged-tl yean, the greatest pro
genitor of this country, lies buried In a
country, church yard near New Pros
pect, several miles from this city. Tile
deceased waa a man after President
Roosevelt's heart. He waa the father
of 12 children, 50 grandchildren and 22
-grandchildren. Eight of hte chll-
are still living, and moat of hie
grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Mr. Bruce was a prosperous farmer
the upper section of Spartanburg
county. His death was sudden and
came aa a surprise to It Is many rela
tives and friends.
Candidate le Selected,
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga. Tenn. June 4.—Ex-
Sheriff W. P. Have has been selected
take the place of Ben E. Hodge,
who was advised by his physician to
withdraw from the race for county
clerk against J. N. McCutcheon,
tha Democratic nominee.
Kaiser’s Visit to Vlsnns.
Vienna, June 4.—This, city Is au
perbly decorated In honor of the ar
rival here of Emperor William to
morrow, Though the visit will be
short, the meeting of the two rulers
will be the occasion for a noteworthy
demonstration and a series of brilliant
spectacles. Considerable political sig
nificance la attached to the visit. The
newspapers generally ascribe Its pur.
pose to be to strengthen the rela
tione between Germany and Austria
In view of the recent discussion re
garding the Isolation of Germany.
8outh Dakota Republicans.
Sioux Falls, 8. Dak, June 4.—The
advance guards of delegates and visit'
ora to the Republican State conven'
tlon era arriving In Sioux Falls. As a
preliminary, the State League of Re
publican Clubs-began Its biennial con
vention today with a good attendance.
Tomorrow, the league will elect officers
and choose delegatee to the National
League convention at Philadelphia.
, Party leaders of national prominence
are slated for addresses.
Maids, Seek Husbands.
Brussels, June 4.—Ninety-seven
marriageable spinsters In the village of
Ecauselnes held a unique celebration
of Whit Monday today, with an eye to
securing life partners. Upon Invita
tions, the eligible bachelors for miles
around visited the town and were re
ceived by a committee composed of the
prettiest marriageable spinsters. An
elaborate program of entertainment
was carried out, Including a prome
nade, a concert, dinner and ball. In
the course of which the bachelors
ware given fair opportunity to Inspect
the charms of the spinsters. At tha
concert, the band played nothing but
nuptial marches and love songs. It Is
expected that ere many days elapae
there will be announcement of several
score of engagements as a result of
the party.
* Iowa Veterans at Boone.
Boone, Iowa, June 4.—Although the
annual encampment of the Iowa-de
partment Grand Army of the Repub
lic, dees not begin until tomorrow, the
t re tne brought In the vanguard of the
veterans today, and the large number
of early arrivals/ Indicates that the
attendance will exceed the expecta
tions of the local committee of ar,
rangements. The business streets art
hung with flags and beautiful patriot,
lc decoration*, and the parade s|j
move thorifgh garlands of red, xvhltt
and blue hung from buildings, i>ulea
and wires.
Relief for Preachers.
New Tork, June 4.—In order to do
away with a feeling on the part of
ministers that they are objects of char*
Ity, In securing the relief provided by
the church, a. new • system has been
proposed to the general assembly of
the United Presbyterian church. Thli
calls for a pension system, providing s
definite sum after a clergyman has
served a certain number of years.
Pocket Wireless System.
Washington, June 4.—The bureau of
equipment of the army has under ub.
nervation a pocket wireless telegraph
device which officers believe, when
worked out, will be capable of accu
rate service over an area of 30 mllei,
and complete, with no more weight
than 2 pounds. The apparatus an out
lined at the present time Includes s
balloon of thin rubber or similar ma
terial, extremely collapsible, and ca
pable of being Inflated Into an oblold
2 feet across tls greater diameter.
Models for tho Point.
Washington, Juno 4.—The military
academy at West Point will soon re
ceive a lot of new material of Instruc
tion In the shape of models and pho
tographs Illustrating thg construction
and equipment of modern barracks.
They were obtained by the United
States minister at Stockholm, with the
consent and assistance of the Swedlih
government. The material Is particu
larly valuable, because the barracks
are of recent construction, and embody
the beat features of similar structures
In Germany and France.
City to Import Butterflies.
Chicago, June 4.—A plan to Intro
duce Imported butterflies Into the city
parks Is being discussed In Chicago.
Possibly a butterfly house will be
erected. London hoe one In her xoo-
loglcat gardens, and It la the safer way
of dealing with Imported insects. It
Isn't that the authorities fear that the
butterflies will not thrive If turned
loose. It Is the danger of their thriv
ing altogether too well that recom
mends guarding them within a house
of wire netting. Emancipated from
their natural enemies, they may multi
ply at a rato which would present us
with another pest os threatening m
the gipsy moth.
To Celebrate Convention.
Philadelphia, Pa., June 4.—The fif
tieth nnnlvcrsary of the first Repub
lican National convention is to be
commemorated by a golden Jubilee, to
be held under the auspices of the Na
tional League of Republican Clubs, on
June 17, IS and 19, nt Musical Fund
hall, this city. Tho National Repub
lican convention, held In Musical fund
hall. Philadelphia, June 17, 1* and 19,
lit*, placed In nomination for presi
dent, General John C. Fremont.
Many Bones Found.
Dublin. June 4.—Thera haa Just been
published by the Roynl Irish academy,
a bulky report on the result of three
years' exploration work among the
caves of County Clare. No fewer than
70,000 specimens of bones were for
warded In parcels to the Dublin mu
seum for Identification. Each of these
parcels waa carefully labeled, bearing
a number corresponding with a map or
the cave, giving the exact position and
depth from the surface at which the
specimens were obtained.
Peace Conference In 1007,
The Hague, Juno 4.—It le now re
garded here os assured that the sec*
odd International peace conference wm
be postponed until the end of >!»>•
1007.
To Patrol Frontier,
Geneva, June 4.—Three Tyrolean in
fantry regiment! are to be formed ror
patrol duty on the Austro-Ital an
frontier, aa a reply to the distribution
along the froptter on the Italian »m*
of several battalions of Alplnl-
Prints Tieketi a* Needed.
Naples, Italy. June 4.—An ItaJ}»"
haa Invented a machine for printing
railroad tickets as they ere ne*”™
The apparatus can print and rep* 1 "
40* different kinds of tickets, with ste
tlon, date and fare.
WANT SURVEY MADE
OF QUADRANGLE
Hpedal to The Georgian- . , d
Colasilms, Ga.. Jane 4.—The grsr l
of Mescogee county hue adapted roesiutl"«*
urging the coenty eomietastooers *■■ *
every effort to here tho goologteel »t"W
work on the Colnsibae gsadringht jy™ J
eeenty. end. K
D. G. BETTIS,
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER-
Office at End of Car Line, Collef*
Park. Telenhone East Point 7"
References: Woodward Lumber Co.
Bank of East Point