The Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, GA.) 1906-1907, June 20, 1906, Image 3

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TIIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. wrn*nsn.\r. jrNR v. tsan ® FEES- HAVE BEEN FIXED {60 AND $60 FOR ALDERMEN AND OOUNOILMEN. Entry Book* for Candidates Will Be Closed at Noon, August 2. ■ Assessments to be levied on candi dates and other matters of Importance erere settled at noon Wednesday-by the city executive • sub-committee, Which held session In room No. 507 Oould building. -The assessment as drawn up by Secretary C. N. Allen was adopt ed without change, there being argu ment only oh to ;he- amount to be paid by atdernianlc and councllmanlc osndidates. .These will have to pay |<i) and -160, respectively. The entry books will dose am o'clock-, -August I, 1*05, by or before which time all randldates will have to pay the amount of aeeeaement to Secretary Allen, room No. (07 Oould building. The assessments are as follows: Mayor (100 i'lty attorney . i go Commissioner of public work* (0 city engineer .1 .. . i .. .. go Tex collector .. so Treasurer-!. .... .... .. 25 Sexton 25- Alderman ........ .. ...... go Councilman .. It wa* decided at the meetlm managers and Clsrka of the to be he (0 that imary, held August 22, are to be selected by the members of the committee from the wards' they repreeent, and that die names will than be passed upon by the sub-committee at large, i The assessment this year Is In some bases larger than at the last election, because -of-the limited .number of can didates. ' - It Is the Intention of the sub-commit tees to place the polls as near the polls for the state election as Is possi ble,' and In every manner to make the voting aa convenient as possible. CONFEDERATES GUARD REMAINS Of LESTER I TILL FUNERAL HOUR i ,•: - - —:—* . i REMAINS, OF DEAD CONGRESS ; MAN LAID..TO REST IN • \ .• SAVANNAH. ■ • , f BURNED AT STAKE BY KOREAN REBELS EIGHTY-FIVE INSURGENTS SLAIN BY JAPANESE. Revolt Is Spreading and Refugees Are Coming in From De fenseless Territory. iseclal to The Georgian, f Savannah, Ga, June 20.—The remalna of Congressman R. E. Lester reached this city this morning, the following committee having been appointed to meet the funeral party: ! For the'elty. Mayor Myers. Aldermen i M. Dixon,.M. M. Stewart and, F, Mi pllver, and fpion'ej Wiliam, garrard.. City attorneyf for'tne’ legislature, the non. A.* A.-Lawrence and the Hon;. J. Randolph Anderson: for the cotton ex change. cabialn George P. Walker; its president; 'for. the chamber of com merce, Major W. W. Wllllameon, It* president: for the board of trade, Mr. 3. J. Cummings, Ita vice prealdent: for the citizen* generally. Colonel J. H. Estlll, Colonel A. H. Lawton, Mr. J. P. Williams, Mr. Harvey Granger and Mr. HP. Hmart. The birtly waa carried to St. John's church, a'ccompanled-by a detachment of poltre/ gnd the active pallbearer*. Here the casket was guarded by Con federate Veterana until the hour of the funeral, 4:20 o'clock In the afternoon. . A handsome floral tribute was sent by the -clty.' bearing the: words:' "City ’$1#™*'were a number of other "hand some floral offering!. Including one from the congressional delegation. The following organisation* attend ed the funeral service*: Ancient Land- rnark lodge rtf ’ Masons,-. Knights of Pythlpg,j)dd FetUrai*. Confederate Vet erans, ynayor aruj aldermen, congres- -lonal'cohimlttcf*, Chatham County Bar Association. The ferric**'wars. conducted .by Rev. • 'horlffc-A Hiring.'.the church being filled tfr. overflowing. The Interment look plilCeat RpnaVenture. "PRINCESS ALICE" • CHEERS DAN MAHER !*?«•... v.*; MAS.UjWoWORTH MAKE8 HIT 'With king by applaud ing COUNTRYMAN. By PAU L' LAM BETH. Special 1 Uable-T-Uopytlght. London, June 2<k—So well did Mr. and Mrs. Longworth enjoy- their day tt Ascot yesterday that they weht to the races again today, and If present plans am . nijhared to, . they will ,g<> again tomorrow. The day after they 'tart for Kiel, where they will be the guest* of, Kaiser Wilhelm for several dsys, and win watch the yacht races from the’Imperial yacht Hohenxollern. Mrs. Longwofth has quite captured, "H only London society,' but fhe pso- pie se-well. She Is, frankly and.openly -nJcytngJher trip with a lest that Is refreshing. When Danny Maher, the Artertean-Jockey. came In-a winner In two stake race* yesterday, ehe ap plauded: her-countrymBn vigorously. The king was greatly pleased with ’he young '.'princess.” as she Is gener- •Hy railed, and makes no-pretence of 'onceaHng-trts 'enJoymenr at being In her company. -The paper* generally •Peak in flattering term* of, th* tong’ worthi^ both husband and wife. ACQUITTED of charge OF MURDERING WIFE special to The Oeoigtto. Houston, Texas, June 20.—A trial held at Gonzales has resulted In the ''cqulBal Of Joe Stefka, • charged with ■he murder of hi* wife and baby. The defense was that the woman bad killed her boy, and herself. The celling of the room where th* iragedy occurred was eel Up In the 1 o.urt room to show' that most pf the 'hot from the five shots fired from a * -■'Kun went Into the celling, which * uuld have been possible only if the aoinan'had fired the shots. By Private Leased Wire., . Victoria, B. e„ June 20.—The steam er impress, of Ohlna, which arrived yesterday from Yokohama,.brought ad vices of the revolution In Korea. The Insurgents lost heavily at Hong Ju. The Koreans were helpless with their ob solete arms against the modern weap ons of the Japanese. Two Japanese were klleld and two wounded and 85 insurgents killed and 175 taken prison er*. Including the wounded. ■ The :rebels numbered over. 1.000, un der Ming Chyongslk, before reported killed, but It transpired thfct he esckped to Tokusan. Some Japanese gendarmes had been executed upon the wall In sight of the Japanese. A sergeant, Hlljtaka, who waa wounded during the assault, committed suicide. The rebellion has spread to four provinces, being most serious In Kong Wando, Kangneung, UlJIn and Yong- daun, which were looted. At UlJIn the government, officers were burned and at Yongchun four, of them and the magistrate's wife were carried away, the local treasury looted and a quanti ty of arms taken from the military bar racks. In Kongwando the rebels are post- g proclamations that they will kill I Koreans who have cut off their top knots or wear their hair In foreign style. Unrest Is general throughout Korea and fugitives are flocking to de tensive centers. MAYOR CLOSES UP THEY HAVE STOCK RAILWAY ROADWAY IN COAL CONCERNS HAS fences erected in l. & N. yards. DENY INDEPENDENTS GOT SHORT DEAL. |\ SHE m EIGHT MEN T TO KIDNAP HER SUING RAILROAD, AND A8 8ERT8 THAT SHE IS BENG ' "8H A DO WED,” By Private leased Wire, New York, June 20.—"I am firmly convinced that, these eight men got together to 'kidnap either or both of us," said Mrs. E. W. Bliss today at the Hote^CrqlsIc In West Twenty-sixth street, ‘‘and that they lacked only a S uable .opportunity .for carrying out elr plans." ■ , •' . . 1 A . few’ hours before Mr. and Mr*. Bliss caused a sensation In a restau rant In Broadway, near Twenty-ninth street, by denouncing eight men who were In the. place, or who decamped hastily before Lawyer George Elliott Fleming could summon police to arrest them. ' 1 ' •T apt suing the- Long Island Rail way Company for *70,000 for Injuries suntalited In . the train shed at -Long uM“-< ag been ,followed - by • the- eight mem -one or two.at a lime,, fpr weeks. What they want I 'do hot know.” ■ ' <• 1 <"7 E TO Hpectal to- The Georgian. Asheville, N. C., June 20.—Although the belief held by the mother and brother.of Miss-Josephine Hopd ..that, she Is a Victim of "Lord bou'glas,” the Driving of Wagons to and From Oars Has Been a Menace. With a competent corps of carpen ters Commissioner of Public Works H. L. Collier, acting by request of Mayor. Woodward, hied h'lmself to the Louidvllle and Nashville railroad yards, facing on Hunter street, between But ler and .gledtnont nvertue, Wednesday morning,- and with strong Georgia pine, heavy pike nails, shovels and othe> necessary Instrument* erected four six- post fences, monuments to remind the Louisville'aqd Nashville that It can not defy the city of Atlanta or en croach dn the property of the same. The move waa made after several months of. patient watting. It waa made to protect the Uvea and rights of Atlanta citizens, i . The caqse Was the continuous driv ing across the sidewalk on Hunter street by wagons getting material from the Georgia railroad. The effect Will be to abolish tH# nuisance and make the railroad com* to terms. About two months ago there waa a long and unsatisfactory pow-wow held In the Buyer's of flee-'between attor neys for the Loulsvllel and Nashville, c|ry attorneys,fluty and railroad ,engl- tne- mayor 1 . Tps" grievanca .. .../ waa then and there set forth—on Hunter street there are about 100 yards of sidewalk between Butler and Piedmont avenue, which la prac tically useless to pedestrians because of the traffic which rolls over the stde- g-alk. Terminating at the street are eight or. more tracks, where freight ears - are backed up. Between these tracks roadways have been constructed and to reach, them there are alx places to cross the'sidewalk.' 'The mayor In formed' the railroad officials that four of these would have to be closed up. that two would be allowed to stay open on Hunter street and one on Butler street. The railroad paid no attention and after repeated warnings the work of fencing off the four driveways was done Wednesday. Mayor • .Woodward said Wednesday One Tells of Paying Sixty Dollars a Share for All His Holdings. By Private Leased Wire. Washington, Jtlne 20.—Officials of the operating department* of (be West ern Maryland railroad and the Ches apeake and Ohio railroad were wit nesses today at the session of the Inter state commerce commission Investigat ing the relations of the railroads, to the coal business of thq country,' • • A. Robertbon, general manager of the Western Maryland, was tha flrat wit ness.. He stated.his.company controls th*.stock of th* Dav|e Coal and Coke Company, an operating company along Its line. In testifying about car dis tribution, he said the company mine* w-Sre given no preference over Inde pendent companies, and that upon re quest any operator may ascertain at the office the percentage of cars al lowed himself and others. C. A. Steiner, of Cumberland, Md., superintendent of the West Virginia division of the Western Maryland rail road, said he held five shares In the Abrams Creek Coal Company, pur chased from the president of that company at *10 a share. Upon exam- (nation regarding car distribution, he said that about six months ago, upon complaint of an Independent company that It* percentage of car* waa too low. Its allowance waa Increased and that of the Davla Coal and Coke Company decreased equally. J. T, Hendricks, of Baltimore, traffic manager of the Western Maryland, also ■aid he owned no coal lands or stocks. SOLD TIMBER AND MILL PROPERTY flperlsl to Th* Georgian. Valdosta, Ga., June >0.—Colonel W. S. West, of .this city, hak aold hla BASEMENT, BASEMENT. IS! >«»•«• “w-mlli property at Levon, Fla, ra?|roJW^Wl*lMfe(had attempted to set? *nd-*U of his land and timber Interests tie'the'tnatter’lii an most manner to no avail, and that other means wen necessary. n V. NT. ELECTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sperlll to The Georgliln.'* Hartwell, Ga., June 20.—At a meet ing of the stockholders of the Hartwell and Washington' Railway Company, held her*, th* following board of Oil rector* waa elected: Messrs. W. Q. Jones, W. D. ..Tiitt, and W. F. Ander'i son, of 1 Eltierton, Ga;,' James H. Rke(: tort/J.' D. Mmheion am) D. C. Alford, of Hartwell, Ga.; W. J. Adams and J. M. Moss', of. Wilke* obunty; M. A. Pharr, of Washington,. Os , and V. K. Hudgins, of Norcross, Ga. The board of directors will hold a meeting here Friday. Indications point strongly to the completion of this pro* posed road. RUSSIAN BOMB MAKER CAPTURED AT GENEVA By Private leased Wire. Geneva. June *0.—A Russian bonib factory was raided by the police today m*wui strolling-more. HU rooaa..adjoin-a hotel popular with American and Eng lish tqurlsl*- i .. In Marlon -and- Sumter counties. The sale Include* eighteen miles of train road, flfty-flve mules and wagons and dry kilns. The purchasers of the property were the McGhee Lumber Company, com- n ed of prominent Florida mill men, J. McGhee, of Live Oak, being the representative of the company who cortducted the trade. It Is understood that Colonel West received nearly. *100,000 for the prop erty which ho sold, and that he had made about 2tqo,ooo In the conduct of his mill at Lovnn during the post six years. His original Investment there elx years ago Was In the neighborhood Of 2125,000, Colonel West' still has large Intoreats In Florida, Including .timber .lands In Citrus county, property In Tampa and hla Bay Shore holdings. CLAM DIGGER FINDS PEARL WORTH FORTUNE. By Private Leased Wire. St. Paul, Minn., June *0.— Joseph Bates, on* of th* re maining clam flatter* of this section, la the possessor of a pearl which he found while ply ing hla trade. The pearl la of beautiful tint, is aa larg* as a marble and Is . valued, at from PICTURE SALE TOMORROW 9 O’CLOCK. $5.00 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 Pictures Pictures Pictures Pictures Pictures At $1.49 5 See Our Hunter Street Show Window. You’re invited to attend a royal bargain feast in our popular base ment tomorrow at 9 o’clock. We’ll place on sale three hundred hand some pictures, including new and popular subjects in imitation water colors. These fine pictures come In handsome gilt frames, assorted sizes, 20x36 and 29x35. Not a picture In the collection is worth Jess than $2.50, most of them arc regular $3.50 to $5.00 pictures. ’Twill be a glorious feast for all lovers of nnc art. Every picture in the collection is a “gem.” There arc subjects suitable for any room in the house. If you’ll come down and see the window display of these pictures nothing could keep you away from this sale. Choice of Entire Window, $1.49. J. M. HIGH COMPANY. XNaKasva iNawasva a. ^ z d BRIEF NEWS BY WIRE *10,000 to 1100,000. IS grains. It walghs OOOOOOO000000090000 ANNUAL CONVENTION t IS LA R CEL Y A TTENDED MISS J08EPHINE HOOD, From a photograph taken shortly be fore her marriage to "Lord Douglas,” the alleged bigamist, last December. alleged notorious bigamist, .has been widely published, and Secretary' Root ha* betn asked to take the search up With the Mexican government, ■till no tidings come a* to her whereabout*, and their belief that she -has met foul play Is-strengthened. WHOLE FAMILY DIES IK WATER OF RIVED ni Privet* leased Wlrs. Hleseton, Minn., June 20.—C. W. Mar tin, a farmer, hU wife and three chil dren. aged 7/5 snd I. were drowfled In Little Minnesota river Monday n'ght. Martin waa' crossing a bridge In his buggy and drove off In the dark. JANES RE-ENTRY IN RACE OCCASIONS SURPRIBE Special* to The Georgian. Newberry. 8. C., June 20.'—Quit* a surprise Was occasioned In Newberry yesterday morning by the ra-entn' la the gubernatorial race of Hon. A. C. Jones, of this city. Mr. Jones will make the race as a prohibitionist. By Private l-esaed Wire. Monte iNeriArk* June 20.—The big cotton men’s., convention for which preparatlops.. have he.sn going forward for several month* opened here today under'most auspicious conditions. The entire cotton producing section Is represented, together with the north era manufacturing points. . Th* chief purpqpe of the gathering la to bring the planters, mill men, bankers, cotton aeed oil operators and ’others together In a social way for the discussion of, all matters of mutual Interest. , Emperor of Korea is Involved '. ’ In a Plot Against the Japanese - .■* - /. ' - ■ Special Cable—Copyright, • Toklo, June 20.—An antl-Japaiwse plot, said to Involve the emperor of Korea, has been discovered and numerous arrests mad* at Seoul. The plan as learned .by the Japanese authorities was to ralss troops to cast out ths.Japansse colonizer* and soldiers and call upon Russia for aid. Th* emperor la charged with consenting .officially to a treaty with Russia for this purpose. The total number of arrests la 120, fresh conspirators hav ing been Uken Into custody today. ' DOC DESERTED DASTARDL Y WHEN BEES BECAME BUSY Arrant cowaritfcp'.qii th* port df Pe ter McMIchael and Charley Jones In a moment of great danger, got Dock Mitchell a very much swelled 'mug. These three dusky eon* of Ham are great cronlee up at th# capitol—that Is, they were, but Dock Smith don t cot ton to Peter and Charley much now. Other morning Charley discovered a swarm of bee* hanging to * Umb of one of the shade trees on the Mitchell street side of the building. Being * thrifty man. he Immediately constructed a temporary bee-gum. and then retrieved Peter and Dock to aid him In hiving that swarm. Know how a swarm of bee* will hang to » tree branch In a great brown duster? Hiv ing fa easy—If you know how, and don’t Irritate the bee* too much. Dock climbed the tr*a with a saw, and cut the limb, which Charlejr pa* to let gently to the ground from where the bee* could .be rounded Into the gum. Program moved *moothly until the limb wa* off. Charley reached up for It, and lit that moment a very angry-lneect stung him. "Ooshsr mighty!" h* yelled, and lit off down Mitchell street like bf was In a hurry. Peter was half way up to the dome before Charley had rounded Into Washington street. . Dropped rudely to earth, that bunch of bees swirled Into Integral atoma, each atom hotter than Tabasco. Dock wa* an open target up the tree, and they lit Into him with an earnestness and buslneie-llke eudde'nness that left him no Jim* for escape. When several hundred exasperated bees had each Inserted a red-hot sting er Into every exposed part of his anat. omy. Dock, shrieking for help and do ing hi* best to fight them off, tumbled to terra Arm*. A few thousand Insects chased him to th* very doors of the capitol. Tom, factotum to Comptrollsr Wright, commented: "Hones’, de only way w# could reck- ernlxe <Ut niggah nex' day was by hla clo’se. To' nebber would or knowed dat coon wa* d# one* proud Dock Mitchell. His face was *r sight! 'Bout all de wsy yo' could tell hit was er human face, wa* ter llst'n do awful mumblin’ and outer langwedg* dat cum out'n dat funny-lookin’ mug.” Charley and Peter don't go over In Duck's territory often now. . Proctor For Governor. Montpelier. Vt„ June 20.—Th* Re K ubllcan state convention assembled ere today for the nomination of ran dldates for governor end'other state officers to be voted for In September. The gubernatorial nomination will go to Fletcher D. Proctor, son of United State* Senator RedfleM Proctor. Main* Damoorats^ Bangor, Mo., June 10.-*-The Demo cratlc slate convention waa called to order here today with a full attend ance of delegates. All signs points to the nomination of Cyrus W. Davis, of Wntervlllo. for the governorship. The pnrty plans to pursue a vigorous cam palgn on th* Issue of re-sulimlltlng to the people of prohibition and feels con fident of making the best showing ever made by the Democrats In Maine. Nova 8cotia Election. Halifax. N. R, June *0.—There It lit tle doubt that the Liberal party, which has held power continuously in Nova Scotia since 1212, will receive a sweep ing majority at today's election*. Th* general policy of the government has not been seriously challenged by the opposition, and the finances of the provinces, owing to ths rapid devel opment of the coal mining Industry, sr* In a very satisfactory condition. Wsst Virginia Mtdles. Webster Springs, W. Va,,. June 10,— Th* thirty-ninth annual matting of the West Virginia State Medical Associa tion was opened here today with a good sttendanc*. plana to secure more Stringent laws governing the practice of medicine In this state will occupy a large part of the .three days the con vention will be in-scission. Minnesota Firaman's Tournamsnt. Casa Laks, Minn., June 20.—Ths Northern Minnesota Flrsmen's Asso ciation began Us tournament here .to day. Firemen accompanied by bands and cltlxene are here from numerous point*. Th# city I* decorated In honor of th* visitors and elaborate entertain ment has bean provided. A pared*, rare* and other contests make up th* three days' program. New Head of Rutgers. . New Brunswick, N. J., June - 20.— Added Interest waa given to today's commencement exercise* at Rutgers foliage by the formal Installation of Prealdent Demareat. The - Inaugura tion of the new president was accom panied by Interesting ceremonies -In which state officials, alumni and rap- raaentatlvea of numerous educational Institutions took part. President Dem- arest Is th* first Rutger’s graduate to become president of the college. Northwest Sportsman. Walla Walla, Wash., June 20.—What promises to be tlie most notable shoot Ing tournament ever held In the north west opened at ‘the fair grnun today, to continue four days. Crack marksmen are on hand from many parts of British Columbia, California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, N# vada and Montana. Commencement at Brown, Providence, R. !., June 20.—The one hundred and thirty-eighth annual commencement exercises wore held at Brown University today. The speak er* Included President W. if. P Fuunce, Governor Utter, Henry Wat ttrson and Charle*,E. Hughes. . Saloons Closs Thtir Doors. '''ColiMnhus, Olrtd, 'June‘20.—The first payment oT the 11,0(70 liquor tax, as provided )iy the new Afkiri law, be came due throughout Ohio today, ' A a result hundreds of saloons through olit the state have closed their doors. The saloons remaining In business pur pose to abolish the free lunch, raise the price of beer and take other meas ure* to meet the heavy Increased ex pense Imposed oq them by the legisla tor*. • City Attornpya and Clerks; Mollfie, III:, Jude 20.—The City At torneys and Clerks' Association of Illinois, which was organised at Peoria Iflat spring, began It* Itrst annus Ihg here today. Prealdent H. L. Good- heart, of,Bloomington, called the gath erlng to urder. Mpeclal assessments, municipal llransea and other matters In which the Inembers of the association are eapeoltlly Interested will be dis cussed during th* two days of the convention. - < New YoriTa. A. R. Hsrsloga, N. Y„- June 20.—The De partment ut New York, O. A. R, began Its fortieth annual encampment her* today with a larg* attendance of vet erans and their friends. The encamp ment ^lll be In session thre* days. Millars’ National Convention. Milwaukee, Wls„ June 20.—A con vention with delegates from all part* of th* United Htatss snd from several foralgn countries, representing wealth, probably, 1 than any otne ventlon ever held In Milwaukee I* that of the Millers’ National * Federation, which began a- three* days' session to day, with headquarter* at-the Hotel Pflater: Air Interesting and-InstructIve program’ has been- arranged- fori the convention. - The list of speakers In cludes. among others, H. T. Italian), of Louisville: A. W. Howard, of Minne apolis; Charles Espenschled, of 8t. Louis; Harry E. Hooker, of Lansing, Mich.: II. II. Sparks, of Alton, III.: B. J. Rothwell, of Boston, and H. U. Tas ker, of London. Maiden Trip to Maoon. gperisl lo The (teorgJss; , - Brunswick: Oa.', June 20.—The stern wheel steamboat Nan Elisabeth'sailed yesterday on-her maiden trip! to Ms- con. The vessel topk put a good eprgo of sugar,' canned goods and miscel laneous merchandise. Te Erect Central Offics. flperlsl to Tbs' Georgian. Brunswick, G*., June 10.—Manager Yarborough,.of th# Brunswick offic* of the Southern Hell Telephone Company, has been requested by the company's general architect In Atlanta to forward to him a plat of th* company’s lot In Brunswick. Th# architect will pre pare plana for th* building which th* Hell people will erect for their central office here. Attempt to Murder Charged. Hpectal to Tbs -OwvrgUn. ■ . Jeffersonville, Ga., June .10.—A war rant has been sworn out against Abner Carswell for assaoft and attempt to mnrdar John lltfer. late Saturday night. r Hafer waa found on th* outskirts of town bunged up and a-bolt In hla head and unconscious. It was statad by aavaral negro** that Carswell had thraatened the Uf* of Hefer the earn* day, and It was under these clrcum- Cotton Crop Damaged. Special lo Tbe’Urorgisa. Jeffersonville, Ga.. Juhe llJ—THo continued rains for the past wedk *have considerably damaged the cotton crop In this section, at Ifaat 25 per cent damage la th* report generally, and aaveral farmers on Big Handy hav* re ported losing almost theii' entire crop*. Chang* of Rout* Rumored. H peels I to The Georgian. 7 Jeffersonville, Ga., Jun* 20.—Some excitement and quite a lot of Indigna tion has been excited over th* reported more of the Macon, 'Dublin and Sa vannah railroad out a mil* and a half from town. Already thSre Is talk of organising a local corporation to build a road through hare from Gordon to Cochran. School Teachers Elected. Hpectal In The Georgias. ColUmbua, Oa , June 20.—The board of trustees of the Columbns public schools held a meeting last night and elected teachers for the high school for th* next scholastic year. Negro Women Released, flpectal lo Tbs Ueorglan. • Washington. Ga, Jane 2«.—Th# two negroes, Sousannah McClendon and Handers Paver, who were thought to be connected with'the rather myste- GOSPEL UNION LEADER HAS NOTHING TO SAT NO REPLY MADE YET TO CRITI CISM OF THE TORREY MEETINGS. The reported criticism of th Tey-Alsxnnder meetings has elicited no ' ansWef'Trorp the ..m.-ipij of the ItuafAess'Men's Gospel Union! Under the pusplrrs of which the re-, cent revival was held. WMi jfl Wednesday morning, ex-Governor W' (I. Northcn hod the foil ft} -VI .iuii going, to wait until no ron!ent!,,n and hltterne- every one Is In a good humor trace of strife hoe passed ov I am going to have something "Then you think there la c; anil bitterness?" he was asked, swer ha merely smiled and repented hla former statement about waiting a u ml* before making any statement. A meeting of the offlclals of the Gos pel Union was held Tuesday oft No r tend. reporter* were permlttr until •I nil say." ntlori At* ton<lay iininga, of the J. Cs, to Mr # ; HE STOLE A MULE JUST TO RIDE AWHILE Hpeelal lo The Geurglnn. Carrollton, Go., June 10. afternoon a negro, Ambrose who lives In the upper portl county, entered the barn of Bass, Stole a mule belonging t Harvey Layton, of Tyu*. and left town In a hurry. Deputy .Sheriff Uhk:.ii «»*, soon In hot pursuit, and th- negi-si seeing rapture Imminent, abandoned- the mule In th# wood* and heeled It' toward Bremen. The marshal there was notified, and he. being also on the 1 lookout for the negro on a charge larceny, went to th* house where the, negro hod been living and found him there, calmly making his preparations lo retire. He was turned over to Dep uty llagan and la now In Carrollton Jail. The negro has confessed and di rected Mr. I-ayton to the harness which were on the mule when stolen, snd which were hidden on the road nut of town.' The nsgro mays he Juat wanted to ride awhile, j-. NEGRO MUST ANSWER TO MURDER CHAROI Hpeelal lo The Georgian. Nawberry. 8. C„ June 10.—Horses Hheppard. the negro who waa last week aequlted of murder, waa taken to l.aiirens Monday by BherlfT Duckett, of that place, where he will answer to • charge of murder In Laurens county. ' stances'that Carswell was locked up. rlous assassination of William Bryant at hla horn* In neaale. several weeks- ago, were released from custody after a preliminary trial before Judge s 11. Hardeman, of the city court of Wash ington. Miss Aldsrman Dist. |Special (o The Georgian. ■Lyons, Ga., June 2#.—Mlsa Budl* Alderman, a charming young lady of 11, of Atkinson, H. C., who visited Mrs. 1- W. Moor* some time, died Monday. Prsmlssd to b* Good Again. Hprrlol to The Georgian. . I Savannah, Ga.. June 20.—(ii -ught face to faca with th# woman whom he had deserted In Pennsylvania iw# year* ago. Barney Smith, ta police iradquarters yesterday, agreed to cor* for hla wife again, and the couple left together, not. however, before the de serted apouee had expressed her opin ion of her recreant husband and hla course In deserting her. Struck by Ci Hpeelal to The (i-'-ntl* Brunswick, Ga, climbing to th* top t moving train, R. M. known young man sip lanta, Birmingham a road, came very n*« Leaning too far mn car he was struck by- June 20 —While it a box car on a Brown, a well- ployed by the At- nd Atlantic rall- r losing hts Itfei one aide of tha (he no,, arm of