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■■■ THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. SSUES CROP BULLETIN DECREASE OF 1 FER CENT IN COTTON ACREAGE. Condition of Crop Estimated at 85 Per Cent, Less Than Govern- ernment Figures. Commissioner of Agriculture T. O. Hu. Ison has Issued hie first crop bullef tin- of the year and a decrease of 1 per < "nt t> Indicated In the cotton acreage In Georgia this year. ' From 7*0 correspondents reports ofl crop conditions _were received and tiu’se have been carefully complied In the commissioner's report. This year's cot t on acreage Is estimated as 01 per cent of last year's. Planting time was some ten days later than usual for 1 and as a result of cold end wet weather It *as necessary to "plant about 11 1-1 per cent of the cr . . Con dition of crop Is estimated at II per cent, one per cent below the govern-1 ntent report Issued a few days ago. A slight increase In the use of fer tilizers under cotton Is Indicated. Fer tile. I cotton forms It per cent of the total acreage, and the percentage of k. commercial fertilisers used under other crops Is 9* I-l. ■ I The corn acreage Is the same ns last] lAr, while the condition as compared with last year Is 9* per cent, with planting ten deyi late. Oat acreage Is 96 pur cent os compared with last year anti condition II per cent. Wheat acre age is 91 per rent and condition 101. Sugar cane acreage Is 9* per rent of Ism year with 17 per cent In condi tion. Low-land rice acreage Is 93 and up-land 93 per cent, with condition at 97 per cent. About (( per cent of a full peach crop Is reported; iipplo ~ per cent; pears, (o per cent; grapes, 92 2-1 per cent. HOME COMING WEEK FOR KENTUCKIANS THROUGH SLEEPERS Atlanta to Louisville. On nccount of the above occasion the \v. & A. It. K. and N. C. ft 8t. 1. Railway will sell round trip tickets on June 10. 11 and IS at rate of one fare plus 15 cents for the round trip, the rate from Atlanta being $13.55, tickets good to return until Juno 23, 1906. llv depositing ticket and pnylng fee of 60 cents. However, tickets will be extended until July 23. Three trains dally, leaving Atlanta nt 8:35 a. ill., 4.60 p. m. and 8.50 p. m.. nil carrying standard Pullman sleep ers Atlanta to Nashville and Nashville to Louisville. In addition to this service thoro will ho through sleeping cars operated on the 4:50 p. m. trains of June 1# and 11, Atlanta to Louisville without change, arriving Loulsvlllo next morning at 8:20 a. m. Route Is vln Chattanooga, Nash vlllo nnd Mammoth Cave. For further Information write or call on J. A. THOMAS or C. B. WALKER. C. P. fo T. A. U. T. A. rcnchtreo Viaduct. Union Pass. Sta. CHARLES E. HARMAN. General Passenger Agent. E BUSINESS IS 0NJ1INCBEASE JUDGE CANN COMMENDS JURY AND 80UND8 WARNING FROM BENCH. 8pecla] to The Georgian. -t-avanah, Ga., Juno 7.—In the su perior court Tuesday Judge Conn, aft er disposing of a number of divorce is, took occasion to commend the juries for providing In some cases that the offending party should not bo al lowed to remarry. The presiding judge expressed the opinion that such restric tions would have a wholesome effect and would tend to decrease the num ber of divorces. Reference was also made to the Increase In divorces. “You are probably unaware of how this divorce buelness la on the In se In this county," said Judge Cann. "It is a matter over which the judge has absolutely no control The court feels that It Is not within his province to charge the grand jury on tne subject. "As long as husband or wife guilty of flagrant violations of the marriage vow the best Interests of so ciety may require that divorces be granted. Whatever our personal v those laws now stand. But the wisely provides that the Jury hae the light to put the perty In the wrong under certain dlsabllltlea. and may deny to the person who has flagrantly vln. lated the marriage vow the right t< perpetrate such outrages on any fw lure husband or wife. "The records show that In this coun ty In 1(02 there were 140 divorce cases disposed of; there were 1(2 In 1904, and In 11(9 there were 111. At the same time there hee been an apprecl able decrease In the number of all many cases, this being due to tlfh strict showing which the judge has required, that being a matter under his con trol." E STBEET SEWER WILL BE EXTENDED COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HELD LIVELY 8E68ION—EMPLOY EES TO GET VACATION. PICXPOCXET COLE REPORTED ESCAPED Special to Tho Georgian. Valdosta. Qa.. June 7.—News has reached here of the escape from the convict ramps at Fargo, of Ed Cole, one <>f the quartette of noted pick- pockets sent up from this city a few week- ago. It la reported that Cole made a auccresful break for liberty through tho guard lines. Dogs were hastily put on tho trail, but he eluded them 111 the swamps and after several hours the search was given up. Colo was a member of «s desperate a gang of crooks ns was ever roundel up In the state. The others were Frank hlorati, Kd lllrkey and Jim King, r These men, with two nr three others, were arrested her* lest fall for stealing money from a number of people here, operating among the circus crowds In tow n nt the time. Moran and King got fifteen years each, and Cole and Hickey i ten yeftrs. They made a number of ef forts to escape from Jail and on one occasion had sawed several bars In their cells In two before discovered. : They then attempted to bribe the dep uty sheriff to let them escape, offering him HOC. SAUL ft SAMEL ENJOINED FROM SELLING GOODS A business affairs of Sam Saul nnd mcl are mixed as a result of -^••’jptcy proceeding* In the United States court two years ago; and a tem porary injunction granted the H. B. Claflln Company, of New York, Tues day afternoon by Judge Pendleton, of the superior court. Slatun & Phillip*, attorneys for Claf lln i irpany, aver that since Bam Saul and A. Samel ware adjudged bankrupts they have been conducting a Itusltu as with'goods which they hid out w h* n the bankruptcy proceedings wer. Instituted. They claimed that the\ were running the business tor an- otto I Sam Saul and A. Samel are accordingly temporarily enjoined from dirisotng of the goods In question, and the Inarlng for the permanent Injunc tion w ill be held June 16. GORDON INSTITUTE COMMENCEMENT CLOSES Special to The Oeorglan. Tlarnexvllle, Ga., Juno 7.—Gordon In stltute's thirty-fourth commencement was brought to a brilliant close Wed nesday at noon with « magnificent ad dress by Hon. P. A. Stovall, of Savan nah, Ga., who' spoke to the graduating class from the life of Napoleon. The following are the graduates this year: Miss Laurence Moore, of Orif- fln, who was awarded first honor; U. C. Barrett, of Zebulon, who won second honor; Miss Marianne Colbert, Misses Georgia Crowder, Virginia Marshbum, nobble Matthews, Margie Milner, ol Ilamcsvllle: W. C. Crumley, Brooklet; F. W. Hodges, Halcyondale; G. D. Head. Elgin; H. A. Powell, Cairo; B. H. Sullivan, Culloden; T. C. Brown, Marshstlvllle; Ben Franklin. A. H. Franklin. U M. Stroud, A. O. Thur- mnn, of Bamesvllle. The winners of tho medals were an> nounced ' by President Smith to be Senior composition, U. C. Barrett: Ju nior composition, w« M. White; sopho more declainnttnns, Miss Annie Laurie M:,mi. ".v- uit.i it. u Braswell; scholar ship from Junior nnd senior classes. Mis* Minnie Tyler, nnd the some from tho freshman and sophomore Claeses, Paul Anderson. "RED" FROM AMERICA SOUGHT KING'S LIFE By Private I .eased Wire. London, Juno 7.—The Dally Tele graph prints a report from Vienna that the police learned that Italian anarchists living In Paterson, N. J. have decided upon nn attempt on the life of the king of Italy at the opening of the Milan exposition and'dispatched nne of their number to make the at tempt. This. anarchist was followed through England and France and ar rested at the moment he set font nn Italian soil. The whole affair was kept secret from the public. It further appears that all the Euro- K in government* were Informed that tenon anarchists had plotted the assassination of three sovereigns. It was this that led to the discovery of bomb* at Ancona and of a plot against King Victor Emanuel. The Dally Telegraph's correspondent says that Premier Glollttl end Foreign Minister Ttmonl had conference* on the matter with Ambassador White, who wee Instructed by the Washington government to afford full Information regarding tho proceeding* of anarchists In America. SOLICITOR C. D. HILL’8 BADGER•HAS COME Solicitor Charles D. Mill gave an ex' hlbltton of animal taming Tuesday af temonn when his badger arrived from Texas. The audience was email and •elect when the badger was Introduced, and It proceeded to make Itself cqn xjderably smaller when Solicitor Hill read an extract from a letter concern Ing the badger In which It was sold that "Harold"—that'a the badger's name, was as gentle as could be and had been for several yean a great pel In the family, though at llmea ^Harold" would become obstreperous, and had to be handled with a great deal of care. Then Solicitor Hill proceed se* Just how much care he could give the animal that looked like a croas be tween a wild cat, ’poeum and hound dog. It wae almost black, and had a set of teeth that made Mr. Hill look askance at "Harold," while he kept a distance of 10 or It feet between him end the family pet. "Harold" seemed delighted to meet the court house of ficial*. and could not understand the seeming lark of similar feeling on their part. He showed his teeth, and claw ed at the sides of the box. In an at tempt to get out, for he wanted to meet some one, and from the way the solicitor looked out of the window to see If there was a ready escape. It seemed that he did not appreciate Harold's affectionate advances. Despite the fact that the badger was heralded as "perfectly tame,” the fatal clause In the letter about hts having to be handled with extreme car* when ever he became Irritated, ha* caused the solicitor to present with a groat pleasure the badger, "Harold.” to the too, where he will share attention with "Maud," the people'* candlet* for pop ularity at Grant* park. RENOVATING TLANTA MATTRESS CO., *' 1 '’ n — IHT. 17, Piedmont Avenue. The Orme street sewer will be ex tended ' by Fulton county, using the *10,090 appropriated by the city for material, while the labor will be fur nished by the county. This action was the most Important taken by the coun ty commissioners at their regular monthly meeting Wednesday morning. There was quite a lively time during the commissioners' meeting when sev eral residents on the Roswell rood ap peared to protest against the road be ing left In Its present condition. Some warm words were passed by the coun ty residents, who finally obtained the consent of the commissioners to return to the Roswell road the gang of con vict* formerly at work there, but who were taken away several weeks ago. The commissioners decided Wednes day morning to grant ten days vaca tion to the county employee*. This la an Innovation. There wer* manypeo- E le before the board to ask that work e done on various county roads. Much routine business was transacted by the commlssloneie during their session of several hours. TO LAY CORNERSTONE Of NEWJT, LUXES BI8HOP NELSON WILL CONDUCT 8ERVICES ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EIGHT FOR SON GOES TO SUPREME COUR CHARLE8 C. J0NE8 G£T8 VERDICT IN CITY COURT, BUT CA8E 18 APPEALED. Though Judge Reid decided Wednes day afternoon that Charles C. Jones hould have the custody of his son, Claud Jones Walker, who has been llv Jng with his stepfather and uncle, Wheeler and Dr. Powell Walk the latter two announced through their attorneys, Candler, Thompson & Hlrsch and W. S. Thompson, that they would take the case to the supreme court Judge Reid Issued an order allowing tho boy to remain with l)Is stepfather anti uncle until the case is decided by the supreme court. Charles Jones' wife obtained a divorce from him In 1894, together with the ustody of the child, Claud. Shortly after Mrs. Jones married C, D. Wheel er, with whom Claud Jones has been living since his mother's death several weeks ago. His mother changed his name to Walker. Tho father of the boy held that he was the lawful cus- todlan of the boy and Instituted habeas corpus proceedings to get possession of him. The corner-stone of the St. Luke 1 Episcopal church will be laid Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the corner of Alexander and Peachtree streets. Blah op C. K. Nelson, of the diocese of Geor gia, will conduct the services. Addresses will also be made by Rev. W. W. Landrum, Rabbi Marx* Rev, C. B. Wlltner and Captain E. S. Gay. The church Is to be one of the hand somest In the city and will cost $50,000. A number of articles In the corner stone of th$ old church laid October 21, 1182, will be placed In the corner stone of the new. IS HELD ON CHARGE OF COUNTERFEITING Special to The Georgian. Columbus, Ga., June 7.—Mary Cun ningham, a negro woman, was held In n *2,000 bond to the next term of the United plates court to answer the charge of passing counterfeit ellver dollars. The spurious coin hae been found In fifteen different places In this city, where, It ie stated. It was passed by the woman, she being fully identified by nil the parties. A big roll of tin foil, plaster of Paris to use as n mold and other Indications of making the counterfeit money were found at the woman's house. INDIAN TERRITORY TOWN TO BE NAMED THEODORE By Private Leased Wire. Oklahoma City, I. T., Jupe 7.—The new town In this territory that Is to open soon will be named "Theodore.’’ It will be built upon the kite of Presi dent Roosevelt'* camping place In his recent hunting tour. It la said that a monument of granite will be placed upon the spot occupied by Mr. Roose velt's tent. Embellishments on the corner* of the base of the column wilt be the figure of a man In the act of catching a live coyote with his bare handa The monument will be sur mounted by a figure on horseback in hunting costume., U. S. BALKS AT SENDING WITNESSES TO PANAMA By Private Leased Wire. Washington, June 7—Secretary Taft received the four representatlvea of the Liberal party of Panama Informally at tha war department yesterday and die- cussed political conditions on the Isth mus with them briefly. Liberals' views of the situation In Panama were fully presented to Secretaries Root end Taft with a request that they use their In fluence to have disinterested witnesses In Panama at the time of the ap proaching election. In regard to this government's appointing agent* to *u pervlse the elections, the state depart' ment Issued the following: •They were told that It appeared to both the secretary of war nnd the secretary of state that this would be an infringement upon the Independence of the republic of Panama and they were authorised to present In writing any reasons which occurred to them to the contrary." WAS FATALLY INJURED IN FALL AT BARN Special to The Oeorglan. Rutledge, Ga., June 7.—News has reached here of the death of 8. O. Carter, a prominent farmer living a few mile* south of this place. Mr. Caper was up In the loft of his barn and fell through an opening In the floor, striking an obstruction of some kind that Internally injured him. He was one of the county's best cltlsens, a stockholder In the First National Bank of Madison, and connected with other enterprises. AUGUSTA PREPARES TO RECEIVE MAYORS Augusta Is making elaborate prepar ations to entertain the distinguished guests which will gather on June 11 end 14 to attend the fifth annual meet ing.of the League of Georgia Munici palities. Aside from the program of speeches there will be among the other enter tainments a smoker at the Commercial Club Wednesday evening and a barbe cue at tha Locks NEGROES ASSAULT RAILROAD EMPLOYEES Special to The Georgian. Pensacola, Fla., June 7.—Benjamin E. Whlddon, supervisor of the Louis ville and Nashville railroad, and L. Bush, an employee of the road, were set upon by n crowd of negro** 1st* Monday afternoon nnd Mr. Whlddon nearly killed. The affair grew out of an arrest made by Whlddon of a negro for riding on a switch engine. After arresting the negro at Gould Ing, he was placed on a switch engine and brought into town. When near DeSoto street Messrs. Whlddon snd Bush noticed a crowd of negroes standing near a saloon, the negro prisoner gave a signal and the crowd of negroes rushed upon the assaulting the white men with s and stones. In an effort to free the negro. Whtddoh was dealt a terrific blow over the head with a picket pulled from a nearby fence, and rendered uncon' sclous. Bush was also stunned by blow over tho head. Whlddon was brought to conscious. ins nnd sent to his home at Cottage Hill nn a special train. Officers were notified and have ar rested two negroes. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOaOD a SNAKE CHARMER CRUSHED BY ONE OF HER PETS. By Private Leased Wire. Mount Pleasant, Iowa, June 7. Loretta, a snake charmer with a circus performing here, has been crushed, probably fatally, by one of her monster anacon das. OOOOOOSOODOOOOOOOOO AT THE THEATERS At ths Cssino. Perhaps the greatest local hit to the credit of vaudeville has been scored this week at the Casino. The bill It about as good a vaucjevllle attraction as has been teen here this season. The Military Octette Is the big bit of the seek, and the biggest vaudeville crea tion yet given to locjd theater-goers. This clever offering ha* had much to do with the Interest that centers around this class of amusement Asr*. the juggler, offers something that I* neat and finished, and the comedy turns fill In the laughing points. Treat for Next Week, Little Chip and Mary Marble will be at the Casino all next week at the head of a selected company of Welle- Dunne-Harian musical comedy play ers, together, with the merry musical maidens The seats for the engage ment will be placed on sale at the Grand box ofilce Friday, and the usual schedule of performances will be fol lowed. The return of the favorites will awaken a lively Interest. It Is believed the Casino will not be large enough to accommodate all who will want to see "Oloriane," the merry musical comedy, that has been dressed up to suit the ability of the players. EXJUDGE HARGIS INDICTED ON CHARGE OF MURDER By Private Leased Wire. * Jackson, Ky, June 7.—The Breathitt grand Jury returned an Indictment yes terday against James Hargis, former county Judge of Breathitt county, charg' Ing him with the murder of Dr. B. D Cox, who was assassinated nearly three years ago here on the streets by being shot to death. He was a kinsman of James Cockritl, of whose alleged murder Hargis Is also under Indict ment In the circuit court at Lexington. — $1.00 What ONE DOLLAR a Month Will Do. PERFECT PROTECTION POLICY Insures Against Any Sickness, 6 Months Any Accident, 24 Months Accidental Death. NORTH AMERICAN ACCIDENT INSURANCE CO. 703 Prudential Building. Phone 5330. AGENTS WANTED. WORK SOON BEGINS ON BATTLE ABB GENERAL CLEMENT EVAN8 WILL BE UNABLE TO ATTEND MEETING. The executive committee of the Con federate Battle Abbey Association w hold an important meeting In Rich mond, Va., on June 14, at which time matters will be shaped bo as to begin work on the building at as early a date as possible. General C. A. Evans la chairman the committee an well aa president the axsociatlon, but owing to his duties here os one of the prtapn commission er!, he will be unable to attend the meeting next week. Practically the entire amount $200,000 to be used for the abbey Is hand, but the at-soclatlon will raise $50,000 with which to furnish and equip the building after it Is completed. The abbey will be located In Richmond and In It will be Ht.in-d many priceless rel les of the Confederacy. General Evans has ready an Invalu able contribution to the abbey when 1 Is completed. He has compelte flies of newspapers containing accounts o‘ every reunion of the United Confeder ate Veterans, probably the only one Ii existence. He will have these flies handsomely bound and will present them to the association for preserva tlon In the abbey. CITY'S TAX BOOKS TO OPEN AGAIN S00 Property owners will soon ognln pay for the privilege of owning real estate ns on June 15 the tnx books will be reopened for the second Installment of the nnnunl tax. All those who wish to take advantage of the per cent off for prompt payment will ‘ays to call i ‘ “ cfore July 1. This second Installment Is nlso a quarter tax. The one-half will fnll due after the good old summer time J* a thing of the it and the fall *' —" ~*— ' J i half wny post. MANY INVITATIONS TO Special to The Georgian. Augusta, Qa., June 7.—Mayors every Georgia city havo been Invited to Augusta to attend the ailnual meet' Ing of the League of Georgia Munlcl pallttes, which will be In session here next Wednesday and Thursday, and It Is learned that fully 150 of the chief executives of the various cities will bo present. There will be two social features In connection with the session, one being the banquet at the Commercial Club Wednesday night and the other it bar' becue at the Locks Thursday. Mayor Allen, of this city, has np pointed several committees to look after the ploasure of tho delegates whllo they aro In the city. On Wed nesday after the business session, which will be held In Miller Walker hall, there will be a review of tb* Au- S ista fire and police departments on road street. SHONTS LIKELYTO QUIT CANAL COMMISSION REPORTED THAT HIS HEALTH WONT PERMIT HIM TO RE SIDE ON THE ISTHMUS. By Private Leased Wire. New York, June 7.—It la learned that there Is some truth In the report that Theodore P. Shonts la seriously con' sidering retiring from the presidency of the Panama canal commission. Shonts has repeatedly said he Ie not getting ready to quit work, but persons who are In position to know say the condition of his health will force him resign. He Is not physically able to stay on the Isthmus, and congress Is Insisting that the head of the commission shall live there, so as to be In touch with the work at all times. If Mr. 8honts resigns he will. It Is understood, return to the Clover Leaf railroad. CHILD COMMITS SUICIDE BECAUSE LOVER LEFT By Private Leased Wire. St. Louts, Mo., June 7.—Because her fiance had gone away for a few day*, Is said, Ethel Wright, a lt-year-olil girl, drowned herself In the Mississippi river last Friday. Her body was Iden tified yesterday by her sweetheart, Thomas Caskey, of Thompeonvllle, III, a men twice her age, who wept over the body of the little girl. 8he left a note asking Caskey to meet her In heaven. PINEAPPLE SHIPMENTS FROM FLORIDA ENORMOUS Hpecl*l to The Georgian. HI. Augustin*. FI*.. June 7.-Knonnout quantities of pineapples are King shipped through here dally, the (Malay freight bssUiuc from twenty-fre to thirty dally. So groat Is the volume of trots ran load* ■ -- ito servtro'end'troli"b*idnd’”tbem hem tee to twelve nr load, on every fruit Is grown Is the southern psrt of Operating Flouring Mills. BpreUI to Th* Georgian. Jasper, Ala, June 7.—A large flour ing mill recently erected by Jim Long, a former Georgian, was put Into opera tion here yesterday. Mr. Long's plant cost about SM.MO. und Is equipped with modern mill machinery. Pale Dstlcsts Woman snd Girts. The Old Standard, Grove's Tasteless Chill • Tonic, drives rout malaria and build* u.. the *y*tem. Sold by all I dealers for 27 years. Price SO cents. BE IMMUNITY GIVEN MEN IN OR DER TO GET AT OTHERS. Special Grand Jury Has Secrets Regarding Men Formerly with Mutual Life. By Private Leased Wire. New York, Juno 7.—Although Dis trict Attorney Jerome has given Im munity to many men who formerly held high places In the Mutual Life In surance Company*, there are men who have not agreed to tell all they knew about the operations of other men. At all events, these men are not con sidered so innocent of wrongdoing or Intended w’rongdoJng that they “will be free from indictments, should the evi dence warrant such action by the grand Jury. The men are: Richard A. Mc Curdy, former president of the Mutual Life; Richard A. Grannls, former vice president of the Mutual Life; Walter R. Gillette, former vice president of the Mutual Life. This list may be added to should indictments be found. In getting Immunity It is said today that * Andrew C. Fields, the "yellow dog" fund handler, and the man who manipulated legislators and state of ficials, agreed to tell Jerome all he knew of this wholesale bribery’. He is expected to give names and dates, to gether with amounts. It Is said also that Jerome has In his possession In formation that not only legislators and senators, not to speak of the state su perintendents of Insurance, but that governors of several states got Mutual money for "services.” It Is said that Lawrence, Rogers aifd Other of the “immunes," corroborated tho testimony of Fields. This testi mony is as yet one of the grand Jury secrets, but when it is told in full and made public, a sensation, political and financial, Is expected if Jerome permits names to be mentioned. BRAINS ARE REMOVED ROT THORNTON LIVES THE PHYSICIANS THINK INJURED MAN WILL HAVE TO BE GIN LIKE CHILD. Special to Th* Georgian. Savannah, Ga, June 7.—Though a portion of the brain of William Thorn ton, the negro who was Injured In an explosion In tho Iron foundry of the Kell of. iron Works recently, has been removed, tho negro still Uvea and will likely recover. The physicians are of the opinion that oven though the negro lives, he will have to begin to learn to think like child. are the CAREFUL MEN not caught on “cut rate” bait They know that in surance that costs less than Mutual Benefit Insurance must be worth less. Aflgier & Foreman, State Agents, Atlanta. Dividends Annually. Just Received A Complete Line of —ANSCO CAMERAS - All the late.t Improvement*.. Fall line of amateur aupplles. Beat ama teur flnl.hlng In the city. SAMUEL G. WALKER, *5 Peachtree St. AWNINGS TENTS UPHOLSTERY AVAIER A VOLBERG ISO 80. Forsyth St. WILL CONFER A. B. DEGREE OF SURVIVORS OF ’62 CLASS Special to The Georgian. Newberry, 8. C„ June 7.—On tho 9th Inst, the University of South Carolina at Columbia will confer upon the six surviving member* of the class of 1862 the degree of A. B. The surviving members of the class are: M. A. Carlisle, Newberry; Wes ton Gibson, Charleston; Iredell Jones, Hock Hill; R. DeT. Lawrence, Mariet ta, Ga.; Thomas John Moore, Moore, 8. C, and John Henry Townsend, An derson, S. C. BELIEVE YOUNG PRISONER HAS COMMITTED ROBBERIES Bpeclat to Tb* Oeorxlin. St. Augustine, Fla., June 7.—In the person of Otis Smith, an 18-year-old negro youth, the police of this city be lieve they have the perpetrator of nu merous recant robberies here. The boy wee arrested yesterday for tresspassing on th* winter home'of Judge McBur- ney, of New York. ALLEGED MURDERER OF CHILD IS LOCATED 8 sdtnlWe frnlmnt ftt Whltktf, Opium, Htr. phi at, Coci/m, Chltril, Uhcea and Hturaslkt. v/a or Herrt ithaatllta. The Only Keeley Inili* lutein Georgii. 235 Capitol kit., ATLANTA, 6A. BRUSHES. Wu carry tho largest stock of Paint Brushes, White Wash Brushes, Varnish Brushes and Kalsomlno Brushes In the South. F. J. COOLEDGE & BR0., 12. N. Forsyth St. Atlanta. DECAPITATES HIS WIFE WITH A RUBE KNIFE Special to The tisorglan. St. Auguatlne, Fla., June 7 Sheriff Perry, of this county, left yesterday for Starke to take Into custody W. B. Richardson, a negro, who haul success fully eluded arrest since the early part of January, the charge against hlm-be- Ing the murder of hi* baby. In at tempting to kill his wife. It Is alleged, he shot the child, which was In Its mother's arms. Concert at th* Fort. The following concert will be de livered at Fort McPherson by the reg imental -band Thursday afternoon: "March, "The Minute Man"—H. A. Wlnburn. Overture. "Hungarian Comedy 1 '— Kela Bela. Walts, "SchaU" (Treasure, from Glp- ssy Baron)—J. Strauss. Selection, “King Dodo”—Luder. Spanish Serenade, “La Paloma”— Yrodlcr. Intermezzo Indlenne. “Flying Arrow" Abe llolzmann. Herat Nielsen, chief musician. By Private Leased Wire. Charleston, W. Va., June 7.—At Mount Carbon, Fayette county, yes terday, William Johnstone killed his wife, severing her head completely from her body with a broad knife. Ho then made an unsuccessful attempt with thi same knife on his own life. After being placed under arrest Johnstone stated that he and his wife quarreled and that he grabbed a knife and decapitated her. The murdered woman was Johnstone's second wife, having been married to him only a few weeks ago. THROUGH SLEEPING OAR LINE TO Wrightaville Beach, N .0. Commencing Saturday, June the 9th, and continuing each Saturday during tho months of June, July and Au gust. through sleeping car* will be op- fiaicd. delivering pnstrjlgei* at the hotels at Wrlghtsvllle Beach, tearing Atlanta at 9:35 p. m.;' returning, leave Wrlghtsvlllo each Thunday, arriving Atlanta tho following morning at 6: JO a. m. Season tickets $18.55; week end tickets, good for five days, $835. SEABOARD. MOONSHINE STILLS HAVE BEEN RAIDED Special to The Georgian. Asheville, N. C„ June 7.—Revenue men of North Carolina have complained that wlld-catters from near the tnirdef line In other Mates, are coming into this state and operating illicit dt*tti leries. Recently several raid* have been made on the moonshiners’ still*, and each time Information w*i re ceived by the revenue officer* that tne men who operated the place* were from either Tennessee or South Carolina. Since the new revenue‘law, provid ing that no dUtlllerleM ahall be oper ated In towns In North Carolina lei»H than 10,000 Inhabitants, the moun taineer havo been more obedient w the government regulation*. GEORGIA TRANSFER & STORAGE CO., j j WE HAUL EVERYTHING]]] Offices 14 E. Mitchfcll and all freight depots. Telephones Main No. 2. Special attention to delivery of. mer chants’ freight.