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JEWEL MERCHITS gotTam ice trust remains mangled
WERE SWNDLED ls mm UP PRICE ■ BEYOND RECOGNITION
SEW YORK MAN CHARGED
WITH GETTINf $237,000.
Accused Is Relesed From Tombs
on Bail Fr*d at Three
• Thousart Dollars.
g, private lotted fire.
>>»• York, Jon* A—It !■ now ehnrg«l
»jt In the nrrent f Courail BeMckerlUig,
Ilrui of Hopkerlln* Bros. *-
nil UI MI.IMI, 111H ac-
lu li000 ball for fur-
Torulm court today,
lost the prisoner, made
hv U«. of the flrju of Edelhoff
S'.,, oud merchants of No. 574
Br - t 16,000 figure*.
bat Hchlckerllnr Induced
pother, aous of n treat thy
him lii* an Incorporation
iroa. Sc Co., with $150,000
„ „ Uchlckerllujt was to take
pOK giving‘U pa/tueut diamonds and
^RchkkerlliiJ* ■•M t0 bare V^nceiJ these
In the wife This own place of business,
glcthoir »n> * Co. also boukt $*,M0
vorth »f dlaprds “n«l Jewelrjr from J. It.
Wood k Hoit,and this wss also placed in
grhl. kcrllug’Mfe. The youu* men allege
that those «w also found In pawn nud
their Arm hi to go into bankruptcy.
PLANTIS DAAAAGED
BY/"ROUGH HOUSE"
QUARTB of young men laid
TIE AFFAIR ON THE
WATCHMAN.
four ying men appeared before Re
order ijiylee Friday morning os the
renult of “rough houae” laet Saturday
niBht alhe plant of Trayham & Ray,
In Humirlee etreet, during the prog-
rra* of hlch the ehop U eald to have
been codderably damaged.
The iartet consisted of J. E. Rtch-
ardnonH. V. Brantley. L. O. Atkinson
nnd A Atkinson. Policemen Camp and
c'lnrk-ivestlgated the affair and It was
Mnieithat these four young men and
the tfht watchman had a lot of beer
nnd IliBky In the shop Saturday night
nn ,l rented much disorder.
( ifoer Camp said several holes were
nhofn the walls, a clock demolished,
nnipther damage done.
jieh of the four young men protest
ed I wos Innocent, asserting they were
nliobor. They laid the whole affair
nn-he watchman, saying he was the
nn one Intoxicated, and that he did
ih shooting. It was stated that the
wchman had been discharged from
lit job nnd had left the city. Judge
ipylei dismissed the cases.
■FEELER” RUN OUT JUST TO SEE j TWO YOUNG MEN BELIEVED TO
IF PUBLIC WILL 8TAND HAVE BEEN MURDERED AND
p OR IT. T PLACED ON TRACK.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, June IS.—The price of Ice
has been Increased again.
Just as the hot weather begins one
of the largest companies announces an
advance In the price of this summer's
necessity. This action Is regarded as
In the nature of a "feeler,” put out by
the trust, to ascertain whether the pub
lic will stand another raise In the price
of their commodity. The "feeler" Is
the following notice Sent out today.
"On and after June IS the price of
tee wlll-be GO cents per 100 pounds until
further notice.
‘(Signed)
•CONTINENTAL HIGEIC tCE CO.'
DAMAGE HEAVY
FROM RAIN AND WIND
Special to The Georgian.
Eatonton, Ga„ June IS.—All day long
Tuesday and half the night a severe
northeast wind and rain storm raged
throughout this section. Com was
blown down while the tender cotton
plant was twisted and whipped
f deeps. ‘Shade trees were uprooted and
n other ways damaged.
Special to The Georgias.
Dallas, Tex., June U.—The horribly
mangled remain* of two young white
men were found lying along side of
the Santa Fe railway, a mile north of
Fort Worth, Tex.
Both bodies had been mutilated be
yond recognition by passing trains, the
head of one having been entirely sev
ered from the body, and was 200 feet
from the trunk.
From letters and papers found on
the persons of the men. It was leant d I
that one of them was Jack Bishop, of.
Montague county, Texas, and the other
W. Jarkson. whose place of residence
Is not known.
Bullet wound* were found In the
bodies of both men, and the officers are
working on the theory that they were
murdered and tbelr bodice placed on
the track to hide the evidence of the
crime. From tho condition of the track
near the dead bodies. It was evident
that a terrible struggle had taken
place.
Three hale were found near the
bodies; slao a alx-ehoter, open bowl*
knife, and a pair of brass knucks. The
mutilated remains were gathered up
and taken to Fort Worth, where they
will be held for further Identtflca-
tlon.
RIG PRICE ON HEAD
ON A PICNIC TRAINl OF THIS MURDERER
RECORDER BROYLES FRIDAY I REWARD OF »825 OFFERED FOR
INVESTIGATED LIVELY CAPTURE OF SHELLEY
INCIDENT. WIL80N.
OF
ADDS TO EFFICIENCY
An unofficial test of the water main
Yn/n the river to the reservoir, which
hJ keen recently cleaned by the Hud-
pi contracting Company, resulted
ttumdny In a surprisingly pleasant
ijunncr, and one which will assure At
lanta nil the water she can possibly
we throughout the dry days of the
inmmer months, when upward of 15,-
wa.ooo gallons will be used dally. The
iwult .if the test was that an average
if IS,".hi,000 gallons wo* pumped when
the large pump Is guaranteed to raise
only 1S.O00,000 gallons. .. . ..
Heretofore the pumps could hardly
get enough water to keep the reservoir
full During the day the water In the
basin would slowly slid: and only dur
ing the night could they catch up the
deOclency. ■ I
Friday an official te«t before the
water hoard will be made and the re
mits be made known Saturday.
EXCELLENT SERVICE TO
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH,
NORTH CAROLINA.
During tha months of June, July
md August tha Seaboard Air Line
Railway will operate on Its train leav
In* Atlanta at 9:35 p. m., every SAT
TODAY, a through sleeping car to
Wilmington, N. C.; returning the
through sleeper will leave Wilming
ton at 3 p. m.. arriving In Atlanta at
•:30 a. m., Friday. Arrangements
have hoen made with the street rail
way people at Wilmington to have
nara ready at the depot to immediate
ly transport passengers to the hotels
•t W'rlghtsvllle Beach. Baggage will
he checked te destination. WEEK-
RN'D rate, gcx-d for live days, 38.25;
SEASON tickets. 118.66.
SEABOARD.
HEAL ESTATE BANK
ID BE ESTABLISHED
•P-i'tal to the Georgias.
Baton Rotge/La., June IS.—The Real
Es'ate Hast of Louisiana Is the title
of a new tanking concern that Is pro
pp'd for Ilia state, the capital stock
heing |1<.,00,000. A bill has been In
troduced n the legislature providing
lor the Inorporatlon of the concern, as
'ell as fc Its capitalisation and gov
ernment.
T“lIE bride will be vast
I ly pleased if her sil
ver and china arc
from our house.
^HOur name stands un-
alteably for perfection of
jualty. The smallest offer
ing wars the same tokens of
refiied and honest work
manship as are evident in
the most ambitiously sized
gits.
daier & Berkeie
As the result of a lively Incident on I Rewards nggrogatlqg 1856 will t>e offered
the train returning Thursday night Rer ‘he arrest and delivery to the sheril
from the police picnic at Pearl Springs, I " f Burke county libeller (Vllson,. alias Will
...I. A Hmlth. the negro who shot and killed Mar
cases were entered against a young , bll , rra „ k Morr , of HIM|F| ltl(M ,
woman, who gave her name as Mrs. kl „ j. , ,. opr , of wsdley, Thursday.
Etta Burroughs, and against two young Governor Terrell authorised a reward of
men, L. Z. Qordon and B. R. Felder. !*> Friday moralu*; the prison romuils-
w— Rnrr-n-h. v—~ "Ion will pay a reward of SIS. as the negro
Mrs. Burroughs was released from „ „„ eonviot. nnd th- people of
the police station on the deposit of a llurkr county will raise elwnt MOO for the
cash collateral of 110.75, while Gordon I same purpose,
and Felder were given copies of
charges. When the cases were called £ ,'1^ with a^iSArJrar ride
Friday morning before Recorder when locatrd on tha Gresham plantation
Broyles, the young men appeared for near Gertrude. In Burk. county, Marshal
trial, but Mrs. Burroughs failed to re- Morris and Mr. Peps wrnt te a house to
spond when her name was called. I arn*»r him. . . ..
Policeman Gresham, who, with Po- I mXJh . “flffi 0 w.m'mllnV'lulJ- k th?
llceman MeWnilams, made the cases. a” "raw! pElralX!
stated that the young woman appeared ionurlng the county for the desperado. WII-
to be under the Influence of Intoxicants non raraped from the peultciiusry several
and that she affectionately threw her years tin. nnd no nns has apparently lin.1
arm# about young Felder. He said »h* hardihood to attempt to nrrent him.
Felder appeared to be tolh r, but that Reward for Murrah's Slayer.
Gordon seemed to be drinking. Gordon Governor Trrrrll has also offered
said that, at the earnest request of ward of 1260 for-the arrest of Ab I
Mr*. Burroughs, he purchased her a I !J*.S95$ TlT rnffSb
m'demeThe^.'drinkU" ' he ‘ ra 'H "" «*»•
The officer also stated that It was
reported to him Mrs. Burroughs had
been using profanity on the train, but
said he did not hear this language him
self.
Gordon declared that neither he nor
Felder knew the woman, but asserted
they were merely acting aa her pro
tector, as she had been deserted by her
escort, who was drinking.
“Well, Instead of acting as you did,._ ... _ .
you should have allowed the police to ®P*dsl *0 Th* Georgian,
care for her." remarked Judge Broyles. Columbus, Oa., June 16.—An Im-
"Vou should have given that woman a I mens* meteor passed across tha north
wl <l® . . _ _ .... western sky above thle city et 11:80
He lined Gordon end Felder 85.76 l rt » |^,^ u.»h—,h-„ . 1 _u, ,,
each and forfeited the 110.70 collateral I f cl 00 * Wednesday night, tha eight be-
of Sirs. Burroughs. Ing witnessed by quite a number of
people. Th* whole heavens were light-
iTTVTmiuvm ran.,T«o . ed up by the daxxllng rays cast across
ALDERMAN IN DALLAS the darkened akles, and th* aerial body
DIES OF PARALYSIS | left a long and brilliant trail of fire.
It appeared to the beholders to fall just
Special to The Georgian. I beyond the mills of Girard, but aa noth-
Dallas, Tex., June li.—Charles Bteln- ing has been heard from that aectlon
man, one of the best known business it must have been much farther away,
men of Dallas, and alderman from the I Those who saw the meteor toy It was
tenth ward, died here last night. | an awe-lneplring sight.
Mr. Stelnman served two yeat
EfiZt wei| D known °in m .n Cl irti ,U ^ I FIRE ENGINE DRIVER
th pa*n»ly*l« and a complication -I IS INSTANTLY KILLED
other dfsegse. wa. th. cause of ..- (8pec| ., The acor(lln .
Dallas, Tex., June II.—A special re
_ , . .reived her# from Hillsboro, Tex., says
Don’t fail tO attonu the K K. Harvey was Instantly killed and
nnntinn tmriOITOW after- Reese Powers badly Injured by th*
auction tomorrow alter ov#rturnlDg of a flre englne , t lhat
noon at 4.30 Of the Winter place yesterday afternoon. Harvey
nn _ was the driver of the engine when It
property on Decatur car I overturned. He was thrown to the
pavement, his neck being broken by
the fall.
Powers had a shoulder dislocated
.and suffered a number of other In-
TO ENTER THE 01TY juries. The firemen on th* engine
SKIRT SALE!
—SATURDAY-—
SPECIAL BARGAIN LOTS.
Fashionable Skirts in the Leading Modes and Fabrics.
Productions of New York’s Smartest Tailors At The
Most Attractive Prices Ever Quoted in Atlanta.
We’re doing the greatest skirt business in our history. 1 . ___
There’s no getting around these skirt values. Almost Worth to
every incoming New York express brings something
new and fashionable in the garment line to still further
popularize this fastest growing ready-to-wear department
in the South.
$10.00 At
$5.00
A f 4E1 OO Fashionable skirts in the
ywtVV modes of black and navy Panamas, l
cream and white Serges, Mohairs and Panamas in cir- /
cular or advanced plaited models, about thirty styles.
Values to $10.00. For choice $3.00
latest f Skirts Worth to
$6.50 At
$3.95
A 4- Qf Some 00 or more
Al <p0*«/0 skirts, including
broken lots, to $b.o0 garments, in
black and navy Panamas, Molmirs and
few gray mixtures,all bite, correct mod
els, and not nn off style in tho collec
tion. The greatest garment bargains lu
Atlanta, for $3.95
Afr QQ New and stylish
/■\L «p«deS/0 white linone skirts
in smart circular and pleated models,
stitched, strapped anti otherwise de
signed. The snappiest starched
white skirts ever shown In tho city
under $3.50 to $5.00. Como and tnko
your choice for $2.98
New White
Linen Skirts At
$2.98
J. M. High Co.
Come early Satur day
and make selection be
fore the choicest skirts
are sold—ten to thirty
styles at each price.
HEAVENS ILLUMINED
HI J LARGE METEOR Additional Sporting News
FOR FULL PAGE CF SPORTS 8EE PAGE TWELVE.
CREWS WORK
FULL 4 MILES
r* w r—v
line.
ON ELEVATED UDl-f ‘w«ing mafl. at
Special to The Georgina. I «"• »"• • ccld « nt occurred.
Chattanooga, Tcnn., June 15.—The
Southern railway has changed It* pro- I THE LOT TO BE GIVEN AWAY
posed route from the Lookout mountain
tunnel Into the proposed 8500,000 pas
senger station and Will erect an ele
vated road over the town of 8t. Elmo,
costing over fl.000,000.
FREE BY 8. B. TURMAN &
CO. IS CREATING A STIR
AMONG REAL ESTATE PUR
CHASERS.
ANNUAL CONVENTION I « b '«
OF CAROLINA BANKERS known Arm of R. U. Turman A Co., will
• absolutely give away a vary choice lot.
flpeclnl to The Georgian. Everybody who comes to the sale will
Asheville, N. C, June 15.—The tenth I get a chance to own thla lot. The
annual convention of the North Caro- property to be sold la situated on Want
Una Bankers' Association will convene | ^L^rirMte™"
Tuesday, June It. at Lake Toxaway, Uon.’j. II. Harwell, mayor pro tem.
for a two days n - of Atlanta, aaya tha aactlon whara tha
A apeclal car beartnj Vlnslna paopto iB •( tun tad la tha healthiest
will leave Richmond Monday, June 11, l{" ‘ „/
r>l ‘' fh»mtnlo» delegation this 11*“^g , oU ^ u | d ud
J It Is seen
there are
and the Old Dominion delation thla „
year proml*e* to be large and repre- loo YJ£* *« r lh ; property It U
sentatlve. .. . that every lot Hen leveL end ther
/nd it ■--» I no undeelrable lot* on the plat. Btraat
■Sfm ?h.; Htv Irili cam are right In front of the property,
rom that city will w#ft Huntm . >Bi i Maynon and Turner
The Charlotte delegate
travel In a special car,
twenty-flve people from
attend the convention.
avenue are paved and hay* city water.
Ashby street he* been pawed up to
be paved and will be made on* of the
. . finest streets In Atlanta from West
J- End to Marietta street. A large num
By Plirets Leased Wire.
New IHindoo. Conn., Jnne IS.—Vile'*
varsity eight tackled the four mtlea last
night for the aeennd time sine* their ar
rival at their regular hesdqnartern. The
Pmbman eight lined np with the rurally
at t o'clock and they shot down stream to
gether, the freshmen taking the lend gnd
holding It antll they dropped sat at the
nary yard, 2 mile* down utrenm. The frrsh-
meu llrked th* regulars by n length and
quarter. The varsity kept on unpared,
flmtlng better water In th* last two miles.
Nobody collapsed In Ihe shell et the
finish, bot Htrnke Bolton was'exhausted.
The vanity foiir-onred crew also covered
Its two mile conne test nlgbt. lint Ibis
crew (un only rawed together threw days
nnd did not da very well. Nu changes lu
any erewn wera made yesterday.
The Harvard varsity and freshmen crews
also raced 1 miles, Hu. ranrity leading nil
the way and winning by a length, liar-
rant'* time wna given out for vanity two
ndlea at 11 nllnntra ami 2 aeeonda. which
la Ihe fastest that any eight his made on
Ihe Thames thla year. Considering the
head wind It waa excellent.
* HICKMAN REPORTS.
Special to Ths Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala.. Jam IS.-lllekman,
the new second bnnemnn for Ike Climbers,
arrived hero Wednesday nlgbt nnd left at
one* for Hbrareport. when ha will join tha
team. Hickman Is . dtmlnattea player, bat
he la mid to ha a bard Utter and a good
bam stealer.
NEW YORK MEN
GO TO FINALS
fly Private f*«iee<l Wire.
Hertford, Conti., June U.—The flnala In
lioth the alnglea and d«>uM<»a were reached
today lu Ihe annual New Knglaud lenula
rhamplouahlp tournament, which la Mng
played here thla werh on the court* of the
Hartford Uolf t.'lnb. pell aud l*U»y, Iwth
of New York, bare fought tbelr way In
the ringlet to tha print where they will
meet today for tho privilege of urettag
Rehr. of Yale, for tha ebamplouahlp cup
and title.
RAIN AT RUTC.EDGE.
Hpeelal to Th. Georgian.
Uni ledge, (la„ Jnne ll.-The game yeater-
day lielweeu llutlndge and Wlllov Hprlngs
waa rained mt In the third Inning. The
•core waa then t to . In fnror of Hailedge.
Murpbey, the llutledge pllcher, .isdn't
given up a single bit, and Willow gjwluga
hadn’t got a man to first late. ,
TO MOVE PATIENTS
FROM INFECTED DISTRICT
Bpeclal to Th. Ooorglan.
Waynesboro, On., Juna 16.—Hon. D.
E. Nesbitt, of Oreen’n Cut, died at his
home yeiterdajr after a long lllnc.s of
typhoid fever, lie Is th* second of his
family to d|* this week. Another eon
Is seriously III. Mr. Nesbitt waa
prominent man nnd waa a member of
th* legislature from Burk* In IM2-0I,
He wan also one of the members nomi
nated for the coming election. He wa*
<1 yean of eg*.
There seems In be an epidemic of
fever In that place, a* live deaths have
resulted from typhoid this week,
subscription was taken up here today
to aid the moving of sufferers from th*
fever strirken community.
CHARLOTTE TEACHER
DIES IN CHARLOTTE
dpeclel to The Georgian.
Charlotte, N. C., June II.—New* waa
recelyad hero Thursday of th* death In
Rochester, N. Y., of Mlie Balls Bey-
mour, teacher of vocal muslo In th*
school of music In EJIxsbsth College,
this elty.
Mias Rtymoor left Charlotte three
weeks ago after completing a aurora*,
ful yaari* work, and wa* anticipating
with pleasure th* Iqng vacation that
was before h*r.
CONCORD POSTMASTER
WA8 FOUND GUILTY
ttpeclsl to The Georgian.
Charlotte, N. C, Juna II.—Poalmm-
ter Georg* L. Patterson, of Conoid,
was found guilty yesterday nftern ■■■n
of permltlng Ml«* Bailie Klme, a
young lady clerk In the office, to nt>-
slrart artlrte* from the mall* nl dif
ferent lime* and was fined 3l0 und
coat*, amounting to 1250.
Tho sensational hearing of th* ca-i-a
agnlnat I'atteraml and Miss Klme wan
I e-gun In Federal court before Judge
Boyd Thurodey
Engine Boiler Explodes.
Special to The Georgian.
Huntsville, Ale., June 16.—An engine
boiler was wrecked from an exploai >n
on Ih* coal yards of N. L. Men- \
t?o.. In this city, yesterday, but f--r-
tunately nn one waa hurt, fifvr ..I
hundred dollars, damage was dona to
th* machlnary.
Coming to Atlanta.
Bpeclal to Th* Georgian.
Huntsville, Ala, Juno 16.—Dr. R. M.
Inlow, who will be In Atlanta -»h.-n
the Georgia It. Y. P. U. meet, th.ic,
June 1», la In the city, the goe.t of
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Pierce, nnd will oc
cupy th* First Baptist church pnii.it
her* Hunday. Dr. Inlow I* rMogtut' d
a* on* of th* beet pulpit onttrnx end
gospel preachers In the Houlhern Hap-
tlat convention.
Export Agent Arrive*.
Hpedal to Tba OeorgUn.
New Orleans. La.. June 15.-
Campion, who will have charge of the „f n( w houses are being built
local Joint freight agency that la to aroun< j the property to be odd. and
be opened July 1 by the New Orteana there la a good demand for tote out
and Northeastern. Mobile and ^ hl °-1 there. A greet -leal of Interest Is felt
Queen and Crescent and th* Southern , n th(a u is on account of th* location
railway, has arrived here..end will]to- a „d the fact that there Is no pdrt of
cats hi* office In the Hibernia Bank I A ,| ant a where th# property He* more
building. Mr. Campion will look after beautifully, nnd also It In a splendid
all the export and Import business of Mrtlo(l ta -which to buy for homes and
these lines. also for Investment. The terms of this
;■ , ■ sale are so liberal thst anybody can
Young Lady Diet. buy-one or more lots. Only one-fourth
Special to The Georgian. cash and balance 81* per month, on
Hamfltom Ate. June H.-MI»M1».I. each I^L ^ >od „ „
White, daughter of Judffe *;• vvmte, a » _ ... *k € mu i d
of tnu place, died Wednesday morning | Turman* Co-JHteBj ,aU
of this place, - .
after an Illness of about three weeks.
RUTLEDGE WANT8 GAMES.
Special to The Georgian.
llutledge, Ga, Jo»r 15.—The Bnllnlge
tram la In *■» shape this aooaon ted wtnta
to meet other team, along the Georgia
rallrasd. Comoran Ira turns ehonld h* *d-
dfieaaod to J. Pool Wallace, Manager. Rut
ledge, (Jg.
REMANDED TO JAIL
WITHOUT GIVING BOND
Special ta The Georgian.
Dacatur. Ala.. Juna 16.—After a
habeas corpui trial, lasting two days,
held before Circuit Judge D. W. Bpeak.
Percle Couch waa remanded to jail late
yesterday afternoon, without bond.
On the early morning of July 1, IMS,
Percle Couch I* alleged to have shot
Police officer W. A. Baber dead aa th*
officer waa attempting to arrest him.
Will Tour th* South.
Special to Th* Georgian.
Dacatur, Ala, June II.—C. B- Bbar- I
mon. secretary of th* Naihrlll* board
of trade, has written a letter to Mayor,
Henry A. Hkrgg.. In which he eay* that
Ih* members of that body who win
make a tour of th* South will bo In thto j
city June 1», and that they will epend
about an hour and a half In th* Decs- 1
turn
AUCTION SALE
SATURDAY JUNE 16,4:30 P.M.
Seventy-four building lota ou tbo Oeorgia Electric car line, Winter Station,
between Atlanta and Decatur. Wide, graded streets, large lots and lots of
shade, on the crest of the bill. Altitude much higher than Atlanta.
Tlie auction of the Winter property will be held Saturday, June 16th. at
4:30 p. m., as advertised. Tho buying public of Atlanta will not be tlisaj.-
E inted. You may see the property under its worst condition. Grading
s not been completed, nor sidewalks, owing to weather conditions. This
will be done as agreed.
We have signed contract for three-foot cement side walk on west aide of
Viola avenue, which extends the entire length of property. Every condi
tion shall be complied with, aud the sale will tnko piaoe. Those who have
nerve enough to face weather conditions will be the ones who will reap the
benefits of low prices. The sale will he held on time. Will you be there?
For Plats Apply to
FAVER & BLACK,
308-315-316 Peters Building. Both Phones 3519.
