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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
TfESDAT. JfNE 15. 15*.
HFTISTS DEIY
EUGENE BLACK SELLS
PRUDENTIAL'S AGENCY
Dr. Thomas Breaks Ballooning Record
No Protest Against His
Return, Ministers
Say.
Frank M. Akeis and Julius M. Skinner Will
: Take Charge of the Atlanta
Office. I
HERBERT DITTLER
TO PLAY TUESDAY FORMER ATLANTA MAN
TELLS OF RIDE IN AIR
WO COMMITTEE
WAS APPOINTED
s,
imphatic Denial Entered by Dr.
White and Dr. Millard to
Sensational Story.
i Th*re was no protest against the ..
. turn of Or. Torrejr to Atlanta at the
Vfittlf of the Baptiet Ministers' As-
so • on of Atlanta Monday. Dr. John
£ ' and Dr. J. W. Millard, who
ff*-> -tatemente to The Georgian Tues
de> - rrnlng the meeting. emphatic-
illy Sealed the eeneatlonal features In
tti‘ ■; .-{In The Atlanta Constitution.
. At the meetlnc of the Baptist minis
11 r- held Monday at the first Baptist
fti it. It was proposed that the Bap-
u- .'lluleter*' Association confer with
t»i“ r >’ rpel Union in record to a revival
tf * ' ekt in Atlanta In the near future.
In 11 connection there was much said
ff ; hi Torrey meetlncs held In Atlanta
re. . oily, and there was some difference
pt "Pinion as to the resultant pood,
r r ernlng the meetlnc Dr. John K.
Jy f d the fotlowinc to say Tues-
#ov morning:
» ' I cannot confirm the account of our
n ■' l r.« as |t appeared In The Cottstl-
|un n Tuesday mornlnc. Instead of be-
r o i sensationally stormy meetlnc. as
set article would lead one to believe,
_ Was one of the quietest, gentlest
r plliHi ton ever held. There ware no
pry statements, and nothlnc wan nald
*>>-•-.t Dr. Torrey and his meetlncs, «.
kept In the kindliest, way. I wish you
• ■<> d please make It plain that there
• n. no protest against Dr. Torrey re-
tu nlnc/tto Atlanta, as was stated In
It- Constitution: and, further, as far
a- I know, there was no committee ap-
f or ed to go to the Baptist Business
Pit ■ Gospel Union to protest against
|h- eturn of Dr. Torrey. The Constl-
lu-i n said I had been made one of
(his committee, but I did not know It.
It " sa merely sngeested that a com-
giltte. confer with the Ooepel Union
hrr. sis as to methods for hotdlng re.
ylvn • to accomplish the most good.
•<i. h . thing as protesting against the
t eturn of Dr. Torrey never entered our
»ind- | made ao sensational state-
Jn-n-a In the talk 1 made at the meet
lnc 'loader. The only thing said about
In. T . Toy's returning that i remember
L Um when Dr. Landrum was asked If he
ou Invite him to return If It were
left entirely In Ms hands and he eald
he ..mild net There was nothing 'red
hot’ about the meeting, and a very er
roneous Impression was created by the
si int In The Constitution.”
An attempt was mads to ooe Dr.
Ijin irara, (rat at bis home It was said
h> L it gone to Llthla Springs to spend
the itay.
I" Millard, of the Pone* DeLeon
If *. 1st church, was asked If any pro-
(•--t bad been made against the return
of Torrey to Atlanta.
W "Not at all,” said he. ”1 cannot verl-
fi the story In The Constitution, as It
l- i. tits evident that the reporter failed
t • itch the spirit of ths meeting en-
ti t ely end misrepresented It. There wan
n • protest sgalnst Toney's returning;
11 wss no committee appointed for
that purpose. The reference to tainted
nu ney bad no connection with the Tor-
Kpay meeting, sod 1 am very sorry that
» i -h an Impression should have gone
Oijt Dr. White wss merely telling of
* ri-rival In Wilmington, N. C, wh|rh
ho. i h-»n very successful, and I spoke
ui, and nald: ’John’—I knew him at col
lect'. you know—’suppose you and I talk
t • i. ivernor Northen soma lime. The
G -pel Union officials are always open
to suggestions.' No committee was ap-
>•11111 there was nothing sensational
Istimt the meeting end I regret ezeeed-
Hn c that It should have been mlsrep-
r. -■ uted to the public.”
Ii When seen at his ofnee In ths Tem-
V- Court building Tuesday morning,
b ■ vemor Northen would have nothing
I. -->• of the reported meeting of the
(Baptist ministers.
! J .at say that I had nothing to say.
•There'll be plenty of time to talk after
(C ' • eramlfiee comes to sse me.”
iCHILDRElTWDED
By the terms of a sale consummated
this weak Eugene R Black, manager of
the Prudahtial Life (naprance Agenkp
In this efty, with offices In the Pruden
tial bolldlag, bas sold out bis business
io (be home company and the office
will hereafter be In charge of Prank
of the Prudential Company has been
the headquarters for all the buatneae
done In Georgia, but In the near future
the state will be divided Tnto two dis
tricts for the better serving of the In.
tereets of .the policy-holders. The
change In managers of the company
YOUNG ATLANTAN IS TO AP
PEAL AT BUOU THEATER.
Marvellous Violinist, Who Will
Give Benefit Performance, Is
Going to Europe.
M. Akers and Julius M. Skinner, who will come as a considerable surprise to
have been connected with the local
agency, as district. agents, for some
time. It is expected that Mr. Black
will resume the practice of law, a pro
fession which he gave up for the pur
pose of entering the Insurance busi
ness.
For several years the local agency
the other Insurance agents of the city.
Mr. Black has been one of the most
popular and successful of the many
agents in Atlanta and his loss will be
greatly felt In-tbe Insurance world.
An agent of the borne company bas
been In the city since Sunday for the
purpose of negotiating the deal
CHINESE KILL BRITISH;
REPARATION IS ASKED
By Private Leased Wire.
Washington, June It.—The American consul at Amoy, China, cables that
two British subjects have been murdered, and that Great Britain has de
manded the immediate punishment of the perpetrators of the outrage and
adequate reparation.
“MAN HUNTERS” GROW WEARY
OF CHASING WASHERWOMEN
The city detective department Is getting tired of ferreting the mys
teries of washerwomen and missing clothes. 1
In the monthly report of Detective Sergeant Lanford, read Monday
ht to the police commission, ths
be devised to remedy the situation
acter of work. It was stated that the department receives large num
bers of reports In regard to lost washings, and that ths detectives are
kept busy running to earth missing washerwomen.
The good ladles who make these reports.” It was stated, "always
Insist that prompt attention be given the matter.”
The sergeant advised that the washerwoman problem was becoming
a nuisance to the “man-hunters,” and greatly Interfered with their ef
forts to bag game of more Importance, such as murderers, burglary and
other criminals. He said be brought this matter to the attention of the
board In tha Interest of public justice. No action was taken by Uie
commission.
By Private Leased Wiry-
New York, June 1*.—Despite his
thrilling experience above the clouds In
an electric storm. Dr. Julias P. Thom
as, formerly of Atlanta, da, today de
clared that his enthusiasm for bal
looning bad not been dampened and
be badplanned for future tripe.
Dr. Thomas broke the amateur bal
looning record In America.
Accompanied by Charles Levee, he
was it 1-2 hours In the air, reached a
height of I,*00 feet, the highest ever
attained by a balloon In this country,
and traveled 110 miles.
Although bs landed at New South
Berlin, sear Butternut, Otsego county.
New York, at (:M o’clock In the morn
ing; It wys eleven and a half hours later
before he could send tidings to this
city. Hs says:.
I "For five hoars we were tossed on a
1 sea of cloud by one of the fiercest elec
tric storms. Thunder now and then
roared above our heads like the dls-
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O HERE ARE THE THINGS
O DR. JULIAN THOMAS DID.
In air for II1-2 hours.
Went up (.DM feet
Traveled 250 miles.
Made trip above clouds.
Io midst of electric storm.
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charge of great guns. The wind rocked
the balloon as If It was a toy, and rain
drenched us.
"Foe fully 200 miles we journeyed
above' the clouds, which completely
veiled the earth from our view.
"When 2,000 feet over New Jersey we
encountered clouds of mosquitos.
"During the storm the balloon ropes
were so charged with electricity that
we dared not touch them.
GEORGIA NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS
Air Comprsyser Arrives.
Special to The Georgian. .
llawklnsvllle, Oa.. June It.—The air
com preseer purchased for the city
waterworks has arrived and Is now
being put In position. When com
pleted It will get from- the artesian
welt a flow* of 400 gallon* per minute,
sufficient to supply every need during
hoi, dry weather.
Cheutauque Building Burned.
Special to The Oeorglan.
Hawklnavllle, Os- June It.—The old
Chautauqua budding at the fair
grounds wia completely destroyed by
fire Monday, morning. The cause of
the fire Is unknown, but Is supposed to
have been of Incendiary origin. Being
outside of the fire limits, no aid could
be rendered by the fire department.
The flames rapidly consumed the en
tire budding, valued at about 1500, with
no Insurance.
Club Broken Into.
Special to The Georgian.
Brunswick, Os- June 10.—The Phoe
nix Club was broken Into Saturday
night and robbed of four or five bottles
of whleky and a few boxes of clgara.
The robbers got no money, aa the
steward had taken ad the money out
of the cash register, leaving tha regis
ter open, so that In case any one did
try to rob the club they would not he
put to the trouble of breaking the
money drawer open for nothing. The
matter has been placed In the hands of
Ihe city detectives, but no cU» has yet
been obtained ns to the Identity of
the guilty parties.
Street Improvsment Continues.
Special Io The Georgian.
Brunswick, Oa- June If.—The city
"The Bleeping rooms are badly
ci *(led. The beds are all single Iron
tr im* and are kept very dean, but
t><* rooms are entirely Inadequate for
the accommodation of so many stu
dent-. We found no bedroom wltb less
limn five to seven occupants and often
s ■ ■' iny as ten and eleven beds were
In t omi not more then 14x18 feet.
!>| tbs girls* dormitory one room about
1--J0 feet contained twenty-five beds,
one of the board said he thought It
more crowded than the hospitals In
Ati .nta were during the civil war nft-
er t bs wounded had come In from a big
ibntfja.”
T o board of visitors to the Georgia
K< h >1 for the Deaf at Cave Bpring
found such conditions when they via-
ltd the school on May It, and ao
r* lort to the governor, who waa pres
ent during the stay In Cave Boring.
Tha committee reports further that
thn dormitory capacity Is equal to
si mt one-half the present needs, and
imend an entirely new dormitory
fthe girls. They also decry the ne-
■ • -slty for dismissing applications from
many counties with the statement, ~No
i nom here.”
i i y recommend the passage of an
s t appropriating funds to build a girls'
.! iltory. and fl.teo to Increase the
• "I'D.tty of the water tower. The work
b' ns done by the school was com-
n.-nded In the highest terms.
CONGRESSMAN LIVINGSTON
WILL DELIVER ADDRESS
Mpartal Is lbs Georgian
L I'evisgtoo, Os- June If.-Thr Fourth of
1 July celebration at Oak Bin will bare s
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R--VT——* Uriagnsa. s rinses of
II..1 district sad for atony rests a
^ b M^W^risbrstlsa. will h^j^sud
ATLANTA DISTRICT
CONFERENCE BEGUN
With an attendance of 1(0. the At
lanta district conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South was be
gun at the Walker Street church Tues
day morning. The entertainment com
mutes, of which City Attorney James
U Mayson waa chairman, received the
delegates and assigned them to the
homes of members of the church.
The Introductory service waa held
at 0 o'clock, and at tl o’clock was fol
lowed by the sermon of Bishop War
ren Candler.
The conference le under the direction
of Presiding Elder J. H. Eakee.
LADING BILL WEIGHT
ACCEPTED AS CORRECT
By Private Leased Wire.
Washington, June If.—E. B. Chase,
secretary of the Berwlnd-Whlte Coal
Mining Company, told the Interstate
commerce commission today that he
regretted he was unable to present
memoranda showing the amount of
coal remaining In lighters which car
ried coal from the pier to steamers
coaling, aa they were not kept perma
nently.
Prom this Mr. Glasgow wanted to
figure out If the company got pay for
more coal than was received at the
pier, and If the Pennsylvania railroad
gave rebates disguised by under-blllng.
Q.—"How on rarih ran you tell
whether you get sufficient pay for your
coal!"
A.—"We can tell by this method of
accepting the Mlt of lading weight for
bustneaa purposes. We drifted Into
this method when It was not anttet-
oated tha tmaln
authorities are pushing the work of
street Improvement rapidly. The sup
ply of oystar shells In and around the
city-having been exhausted, gravel la
being brought In from Augusta to
pnva the streets and patch thoas which
need repair. ; s ■ >
L Buy Lots In Arkansas.
Special to The Oeorglan.
Brunawlrk. Oa- June If.—A number
of cltlsens of Brunswick Invested
money In town lots In Ashdown. Ark.
Tbs lota were sold by the 'Frisco and
Kansas City Southern Company, and
ihe plan Is that purchasers are to draw
for their lots, one In every ten pur
chasers of a lot to be furnished n free
ticket to Ashdown and return. In order
that he may attead the drawing In Jhs
Interest of hlmaelf and nine other pur
chasers.
Millianairs's Yacht 8ails.
Special Io The Georgian.
Brunswick, Oa- June If.—The hand
some steam yacht, Nerltn, owned by
Simon G. Murphy, a millionaire, of
Green Bay. Mich- has sailed from this
K rt for New York, after having been
re for several weeks undergoing re
pairs. The Kerita eras damaged while
cruising In Southern waters, and put In
here to go on the marine railway and
have her damages repaired.
Resolutions ef Appreciation,
Special to The Georgian.
Jackson, Oa- June if.—The South
ern Methodist church, of tills place. In
conference, adopted resolutions of ap
predation of ths service In the Pres
byterian church of Dr. C. W. Humph
ries. who is to sever hla connection
with the church here.
PIERCE IS NAMED
MINISTER TO NORWAY
By Private Leased Wire.
Washington, June If.—The presl
dent this afternoon sent the following
nominations to tha senate:
To be minister to Norway, Herbert
H. D. Pierce, of Massachusetts.
To be second secretary of elate,
Huntington'Wilson, of Illinois.
Mr. Pierre Is promoted from the poe
ttlon of an assistant secretary of atate.
There have been Intimations that
objections might be Interposed to his
confirmation, but the friends of the
admlnstretlon do not believe there will
he serious opposition.
LOGANSYILLE HEARS
HOKE MH SPEAK
•pedal to Tha Georgias.
LmensvUte. Oa- June If.-llon. Hoke
Rmltk candidate for the hetaorrutlr nom I
sat Ion, spoke bate at soon today. The
,n ,h *
A very terse crowd wss In attendance.
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NORWAY'S NEW RULER
SIDESTEPS WORD QUEEN.
By Private Leased Wire.
Christiania, Norway. June If.
In acknowledging the popular
welcome at Christiana, King
Haakon said;
“1 thank you on behalf of
myself and wife.”
The fart that he used the
word "wife" Instead of "queen”
baa attracted attention.
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Herbert Dlttler, the marvelous young
Atlanta violinist, will play at a benefit
performance Tuesday night at the Bi
jou theater, before going to Berlin to
continue hla studies.
To herald him as a genius full-fledg
ed, would be to blight any possible
career be may have before him.
To say that be possesses the poten
tlalitles of genius, and the tempera
ment of the artist, combined with
determination to overcome technical
difficulties If the opportunity to study
be given hire, should be sufficient to
arouse the Interest and co-operation of
the public. It should, at the same
time, If there were need, put hla per
formance beyond technical criticism.
On# of the most Interesting fee
tores of Herbert Dtttter*s performances,
however, Is his master)- of technique.
In view ef hts extreme youth, the
young man Is only sixteen, this fact
promises even more than does the
fine soul quality of hla work. It la
believed by critics of
with three years' study, he will have
obtained a complete mastery of tech
nlque, which will place hla name
among those ofworld-famous mas-
*!Sie concert”t& 'begin 'at the Bijou
Tuesday evenlag at 1:20 o'clock la a
benefit which It la “hoped win enable
Herbert Dlttler to complete his musi
cal education abroad. This Is the vlo-
linet's first appearance In Atlanta, and,
because he belongs to Atlanta, because
she has In him svery possibility of a
figure of International fame. It M hoped
that Atlantans will give him their
hearty support. Mr. Dlttler, on the
violin, will be assisted by Kubrt Muel
ler, pianlit
Herbert Dlttler, though the son of
foreign-born parents. Is himself an
Atlantan. He waa bom here May 21.
KM, and, with the exception of eight
months' study In New York, has spent
hla entire life here.
Hie wonderful musical talent waa
evident by the time he reached hie
third birthday. At six years of age, he
became a pupil of Gustave Prignlts,
under whom he studied hers for six
years. Last year, he waa for several
months under Bernard Sulshelmer, In
New York. Sulshetmor immediately
recognised his wonderful talenL and
advised hla going abroad. Mr. Dlttler
will leave shortly for the Royal Con
servatory at Dresden, where be hopes
to spend three years before concret
ising In Europe.
Assisted by Kuhrt Mueller, Mr. Dlt
tler will render the following pro
gram at the Bijou Tuesday evening:
Vleuxtemps—Concerto Op. 17;
allegro non troppo; adagio;- allegro
con fuco.
(a) Corelli. "La Folia” (Variations
Bert Buses): (b) Handel; Sonata A ma
jor; andante allegro adagio allegro.
Chopin—(a) Etudo; (b) Ballade A
flat.
Vleuxtemps—"Ballade et Polonaise.*
(a) Bhumann—"Traumeret:'* (b)
Llsst—"Hungarian Rhapeodte No. ft.
(a) Dvorak—“Humoreeke;" (b) Na-
chea—"Danas Tzigane."
GREAT BARGAIN SALE
BY BASS DRY GOODS CO.
The Bass Dry Goods Co., of No. II West
Mitchell street, will oa Wed Deeds) morning
Inaugurate s bargain ante tbs like of which,
according to B. F. JocL Ihe papular mana
ger. Is seldom seen. Ur. Joel says he b In
position to (Ire the lowest prices because
he Is n* of Whitehall street ami does not
have to pay 'he high rent. Imt Is nrer
enough the center oftho shopping district
to lie convenient.
Mr. Joel knows bargains, lie has twen
S rlng them to the public foe * Line tine.
nt he nays the lisrgalss of Wednesday
will be the greatest ever. Eeeryooe Is In
vited. You may see something you want.
— win bo a rash.
Go early. There
GOVERNOR HEYWARD
AND A FISHING PARTY
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah. Oa., June 11.—Governor
Heyward, of South Carolina, and a
arty of friends wore In Savannah to
ny on their way for a fishing trip at
lapelo.
The yacht Florida was boarded at
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FRIGHTENED TO DEATH
BY A THUNDER CLAP.
By Private Leased Wire.
Buffalo, N. Y- June If.—Dur
ing a heavy thunder shower
last night, Mrs. Anna Barry
waa so startled bp a severe clap
that her-death resulted. Mr.
and Mrs. Barry were seated at
the supper table when the crash
occurred.-
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STATE MILITIA GIFT
NOW TWO MILLIONS
By Private Leased Wire.
Washington. June If.—The Federal government's gift to state militias
has been Increased from one to two million dollars, the house passing ths
senate bill, which provides that the additional amount shall be used mostly
for rifle practlcf.
Father of Forty-Eight Children
Has No Home for Quadruplets
By Private Leased Wire. ~
Budapest, Juno If.—The wife of n peasant named Sxelery having pre
sented her husband with quadruplets, the poor man haa had to send the
children to the foundling asylum, aa there le no room for them at home.
Sxelery's children. Including the quadruplets, number fifty-two, of whom
seventeen daughters and tbirty-one sons are living. The man haa been
married four times, and hla present wife haa never had fewer than three
children at a birth, and upon one occasion presented her husband with
quintuplets .
ROOSEVELT IS TO GET
S25,000 FOR TRAVEL
By Private Leased Wire.
Washington, June if.—The bill allowing the president S2S.000 a year
traveling expenses waa authorized by the house appropriations committee
and Chairman Tawney will prepare the bill at once and offer It under
suspension of the rules.
ANNUAL MEETING
Of DENTAL SOCIETY
OF _STATE OF GA,
UNIQUE GAVEL MADE LIKE HUGE
TOOTH WAS PRESENTED
. TO SOCIETY.
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah, Ga. June If.—The Geor
gia .State Dental Society was called to
otder this morning In the banquet hall
of the DeSoto hotel for Its thirty,
flghth annual meeting by Dr. H. a.
McGee, of Columbus, president of'the
society. The address of welcome was
made by Mayor Myers and responded
to by Dr. W. S. Footer, of Atlanta.
Prayer was offered by Rev. O. A. Otr-
man. of Sc. Paul’s Kplscopxl church.
A unique present was made to the
society by Dr. W. C. Miller, of Augns-
ta, who tenedered the presiding rfr
a gavel made In the shape of a tooth.
The handle Is of mahogany, ths mallet
being tipped with silver from a Cana
dian 25-cent piece. The body of tb*
mallet is made of aluminum and Is %
perfect duplication of a motor about
three Inches long, it Is engraved oa
all sides, giving tbe name of ths
maker, the monogram of the sofcietr
occasion of the presentation and other
Inscriptions.
The society will be In session three
days. Thursday evening there will be
given an excursion by steamer to Tybre
ATLANTA TEACHERS
OFF FI
NEW ROAD TO THE PA CIF IC
IS NOW TO BE ABANDONED
By Private Leered Wire.
Now York, June If.—Directors of the
St. Paul railroad bare abandoned their
project of building through the Pa
cific coast at present, and tha road Is
to be purchased by the Northern Pa
cific Railroad Company, according to
report current In Wall street today.
It waa stated that control of the road
was to be bought wltb a 2)4 per cent
bond at ISO—that Is, SJ.SOO In bonds
to be given for 11,000 In 81. Paul
stock. Brokers Identified with 8t. Paul
said this should make BL Paul stock
worth 240. Official confirmation or
denial of this report could not be had.
but some very Important Interests ex
pressed their belief In Its truthfulness.
TRUSTEES TO HANDLE
MISS WRIGHT'S CASE
The reported eevere whipping of the
little 2-year-old boy of Mrs. Lillian
Moffett by Miss Clara Wright, a nurse
at the Sheltering Arms, last Saturday,
will be Investigated by the board of
trustees of the institution and will not
find Ita way Into police court
Probation Officer Oloer, to whom the
matter waa reported by Mrs. Moffett
concluded hts Investigation Monday
afternoon, and, after a conference with
Police Chief Jennings and Recorder
Broyloo, decided to allow ths trustees
to handle the situation.
Officer Oloer accordingly referred
KILLS HIS FATHER
TO PROTECT MOTHER
Special Io The Georgian.
Athens, Oa, June If.—At Whitehall,
this county, Monday afternoon, Sam
Gray, aged 47, was shot and Instantly
killed by his son. The shooting oc
curred at ( o'clock In the afternoon.
The older man waa eald to bo under
the Influence of whisky at hi* home
and was advancing on hla wife, knife
In hand, and threatening to kill her,
when young John Gray, aged 17, en
tered the room.
He pleaded with his father to dealst
This angered the old man and he then
the matter to John F. Barclay, a mem- threatened to kill them both,
ber of tbe board. It la expected that The eon then seised a breech-loading
the trustees will Investigate at onct, gun and fired on hla father. Tbe load
and determine whether any action Is
iceeeaty.
Miss Oliver, matron of the Institu
tion. and others there defend Mtss
Wright In strong terms. They give It
as their opinion that the child re
ceived the bruises on it* body in fall
ing out of a door onto the back porch.
The child Is eald to have fallen twice
Friday and again Saturday... Miss
Wright says the spanked the child
Satunlay morning, but asserts the
blows were not hard enough to bruise
IL
MARKET GARDENING
AT PRISON Ei
entered the. left eye and almost totally
took off hie face.
Young Oray told of Ihe deed hnd
gave himself up.
DIED AFTER EATING
E
On the morning of June 27, the pris
on commission will meet to make the
final changes and put the last touches
on their annual report to the general
assembly, which convenes on that
date.
Bo far as Is now known, the commla
slon will ask for no now legislation,
and It Is battered that only a slight
Increase In the general appropriation
will bo aaktd for. It ta expected that
the Juvenile reformatory will bo com
pleted by that time, hut the appropria
tion of I1M40 has been exhausted In
the building, and sufficient to oqulp the
reformatory wilt have to bo given by
the law-makers.
For ths first year, at I skit, the in-
Special to The Georgian.
Little Rock, Ark, June if.—After
eating bologna sausage, which they
bought at a street lunch-stand, J. B.
Baremoore, a farmer residing near Fort
Smith, and hla children, Emma, aged f
years, and James, aged If months, died
at Fort Smith from poisoning. A
daughter, aged 7 years. Is at the point
of death.
The mother ate none of the as usage,
and Is not affected.
; AH EX-CONFEDERATE
Special to The Georgian.
Anderson, & C„ June If j. w.
Martin, a well-known fanner of Fork
..... .... •??“•'»!* this county, committed sul-
matso of the reformatory will be cMe this morning by shooting himself
taught market gwrdeulng exclusively.; • shotgun.
Some If seres will be set aside for a Despondency caused by continued 111
market garden, and the boys will be | health Is supposed to have been the
put to work there under the superin- e*u*** „ .
- ' Me was a Confederate veteran, and
about sixty-five years old. Hs leaves a
widow and several children.
_ New Industry Chartered.
Competent help can get wages Special to Ths Georgian.
Io ILM per day from market j Charlotte, N. C.. June If.—A charter
The outdoor , llfe f 1,1 prove has been granted to ths Briar Creek
bealtbfUL and the hoys pieced In a po- Brick and Cement Company, with 21**..
M'lo” to earn good wages when their 00* authorised capital stock,
terma expire. i The Incorporators are J. B. McLaugh-
Later in. tha reformatory will be I lln. J. P. Carr, W. 3. Pharr and asso-
equlpped for teaching several trades, dates.
The commissioners believe that this
will be the best thing for the boys,
and ns the most of them will be ne
groes, they wilt be taught a useful
trade. Competent help can
of f 1.25 to 11.50 per day from market;
About twenty Atlanta teachers left
Tuesday morning for Cumberland
Island to attend the fortieth annual
session of the Georgia Educational As
sociation. which -opens on Thursday
and continues through Saturday.
Many others will leave Wednesday
evening. Including Bute School Com
missioner Merritt, President M. L. Brit
tain, of Atlanta, and Mrs. Gertrude
Alexander, of Atlanta, second rice
president.
The session will open Thursday af
ternoon with the annual meeting of
the directors and election of the trus
tees, after which the teachers will en
joy a big oyster roast tendered them by
Proprietor UUIer, of tbe Cumberland
Island hotel.
A splendid program has been ar
ranged for the three days' session.
WHOLE FAMILIES
POISOejY MEAT
By Private Leased Wire.
Sterling, 111, June If.—Three families
are suffering from the effects of eating
what waa undoubtedly poisoned meat
sent out from some packing concern,
but owing to the fact that the labels oa
the can were destroyed. It could not bs
learned what company sent It out.
The first family to be affected was
that of William D. Macon, of Spring-
field, followed by that of Harry Davts,
of the same place, and this morning
the family of. Edward Onabe became 111.
For a time It was feared the fsmlly
would not recover. There Is a possi
bility that the poisoning will result In
the confiscation of canned meats.
LONGWOHMEND
THE RACEUT ASCOT
By PAUL LAMBETH.
8peda! Cable—Copyright.
London, June it.—Accompanied by
Ambassador and Mr*. Reid, Mr. and
Mrs. Nicholas Longqrorth went to ths
Ascot races in a motor car this morn-
B They will return In time for the opera
this evening and will go again tomor
row to take luncheon with the kina ona
queen.
Mrs. Longworih Is anticipating a deal
of pleasure from the trip to Kid. She
I* a good yachtswoman and the finest
yacht* in Europe will take part In the
Kiel regatta.
GEN, BRAGG IS GRANTED
PENSION BY SENATE
By Private Leased Wire.
Washington. June tf.—General Ed
ward Bragg, of Wisconsin. Is feeble and
destitute, and, at ht* request, the
has voted him a pension of »
month. He was minister to Mexico
under Cleveland and consul general to
Havana and consul general to Hong
Kong under McKinley. He coined the
expression; . .
"We love Grover Cleveland for the
enemies he haa made.”
REMOVAL OF TONGUE
FAILS TO SAVE LIFE
By Private Leased Wire.
Dowalac, Mich, June it.—Frederick
L. Power, the former actor, stage di
rector -of the Bugh Temple theater.
Chicago, who several months ago sub
mitted to tho removal of hts tongue to
ear# hla life, died hers yesterday at the
homo of hla aunt, Mr*. Harriet
Not only did Power improve In healih
and appear tn have freed hlmaelf n\---*
the evil effects of the cancer, but «
seemed to he In a fair way to regain
hla speech. He had been here but »
short time, however, when a reaction
set In. He was 4* years old and un
married.
Funeral of Mrs. Ecclts,
Special to The Georgian.
Charlotte. N. C, June if.—The fu
neral exercises over the remains of Mrs-
Ecclea. wife of Colonel H. C. Be* 1 **
took place this morning at the Firet
Baptist church. The deceased was the
wife of tbe leading hotel man for many
years heie, and stood high In the social
(world.