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THE ATLANTA UJiiUKUlAK.
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See Tomorrow Afternoon’s Papers for
Announcement of Our Seventh Annual
RED SALE
Which Will Begin With a Tremendous
, Broadside of Sensational Bargains
SATURDAY at 9 O’clock
bIss’H
M’ WHOR TER’S REPLY
TO SMITH’S ATT A CKS
WE GIVE
GREEN
TRADING
STAMPS.
18 WEST
MITCHELL,
NEAR
WHITEHALL
GI&L weeps as her lover
A WAITS HIS HOUR OF DOOM
Ujr rrivate Leased Wire.
Chicago. June 21^-WhIle Richard
Glenn Ivensls passing hla last day of
life on earth In a county Jail cell,
awaiting hla fate on the gallows Fri
day morning, It haa' been dlacovered
that theyouag man haa declared he la
engaged to be married.
Convinced that he would escape hla
doom, Ije has conatantly written lettera
to Mlaa Hannah Johnson, protesting
hla Innocence to her, declaring hla love
and asking,her to marry him.
• While Ivens sat mute In hla prison
quarters Miss Johnson, his 18-year-old
sweetheart, was found weeping de
spondently In her home In Halsted
street today.
" "I know he la Innocent,” she moaned,
"He Is being murdered. They are tak
ing him away from me because they
do not care whether he lives or not.'
In her hand the young woman held a
letter she had Juat received from Ivans.
It was a final farewell. In It he told
of hla hopelessness of a-further appeal
for a stay and bid her goodby.
. “He says he did not commit that aw
ful crime,” the girl wept, "and I be
lieve him. He would not have written
In this way if he was guilty. I have
dozens of letters from him, and no
matter what else he had to say, he al
ways Insisted that he was clear of
conscience. I saw him often at the
Jail and his manner convinced me that
he was telling me the truth.”
WIFE OF CONVICTED MURDERER
NOW SUES THE LIQUOR DEALERS
Ifjr Prlvste Ilessbd 'Wife.
Topeka, Kans., June 21.—Mrs. Mar
tha Smith, wlfo of Oliver Smith, re
cently ■ sentenced to be . hanged, has
filed suit against the Sclilltz rtnd’Vnl
Rlatz brewing companies and loeal li
quor dealers for 856,000 damages.
She charges the breweries, Topeka
wholesalers, retailers and cold storage
proprietors and bartenders with being
responsible for her husband’s crime.
Smith killed Thomas Bair In a North
Topeka “Joint” and Is now serving a
sentence In the penitentiary awaiting
the signing of his death warrant by
the governor.
MORE WRECK SUITS
BROUGHT THURSDAY
825,000 was added to the total of the
damage suits on account of the Atlanta
and West Point-Central of Georgia
wreck June 8, at the Fair street cross
ing In Atlanta.
The new suits and the total of the
62 to date are aa follows:
W. I. Moore, Jr. ....I 2,000
Mrs. Willie Webb 10.000
O. S. Webb 6,000
Addle Crymes 6,000
Etter Crymes ., 3,000
Total Thursday
Total to date ....
.,825,000
...8533,000.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
TOLD IN FEW WORDS
■Worl< on iStable Enjoined.
Q'peclql to Tho Georgian. , .
i'.EUIJny, ,Ga., June 21,-8. E. Johnson,
editor of. the Ellljdy Times, has' en
Joined a liveryman from erecting i
livery stable ,n^xt to Johnson's
dence and office, on River street.:
'. School Teacher* Elected.
Special to The Georgian.
Maysvllle, Go., June 21.—At a meet
ing of the bo8rd"Uf‘*due*tlon-ttie-fol
lowing teachers wero elected for tho
terms of, 1906-07: ■ ' (t' ' V
Professor A.' D; Kean,- Principal,
Thomson. Ga.: Alins H. Etta Wilt,
first assistant, Atlanta, Ga.: Miss Ella
Grlfiln, second assistant, Temple. On.
Th#’’graded school'building Is now In
course of construction and will be
mmpleted by September 1.
■* Kick on Tax Assessment.
Bpc«lal-ta-T)io -Georgian. , .
Quitman, Ga.. June 21.—The county
commissioners held a meeting here for
the purpose of arbitrating tho tax re
turn* of a largo number of people. The
November grand. Jury raised the re
turns of a large number of tax payers
and there has been much kicking as a
SCHOOL'S AND COLLEGE8.
FREE
BY
MAIL
BOOKKEEPING AND SHORTHAND
to IT VE j>or*>ns In wh fount v. desiring to Ulcn
Personal lr*troctlon. who wilt within 30 day*
dip and HENDthia notloa to attbar of
SUriine^oUegeb
ATLANTA, 122 Psachtres.
Piedmont Hotel Block.
Columbia or Montgomery.
We also tench BY MAIL euccMsfnllr. or
REFUND MON EY, Law. Penmanship. Arlth- —, -
metic, Letter-Writing, Drawing, Cartooning, atructlon of two double story apart
Busla-wEngHsb, Banking, etc. ! ment houses, with It apartments, will
he begun Monday, the location being on
CsplUL IT jesrs suocesa Indoreed by^ba-l- IJbert Blrtttf between Drayton and
Abercorn. The buildings will cost $51,-
l result. Tax ' rfecSIvcr Harden could
not get qnyone.to.act as arbitrator for
the state and county, so the county
commissioners volunteered to act. In
nearly every Instance they reduced the
assessments that had been fixed by the
grand . Jury, which seemed to satisfy
the majority of the people who wero
Interested.
Bit Wife'* Finger Off,
Special to The Georgian.
Yatesvllle, Ga., June 21.—Gua Rooks,
a negro preacher, while engaged In a
fight with hi* wife, bit her finger off.
The two were quarreling over their
children.
Crops 8sriously Dsmsgsd.
Special to The Georgian.
Blackshear, Ga., June 21.—In the
memory of the oldest dtlxens thsra has
not fallen so much water In this sec
tion, at this season of the year, as has
fallen during the last week. Corn, cot-
klnds of crop* on anything
like low lands have been aeriouely
damaged.
Five Years in th* Pen.
Special to The Oeorglan.
Brunswick, Ga., June 2t.—The Jury
In the case of John Bibb, alias. John
Wayne, who has been on trlsl here for
burglary, has returned a verdict of
guilty, and Judge Parker has sentenced
him to servo five years In the state
penitentiary.
Cornerstone it Laid.
Special to The Georgian.
I Wrlghtavllle, Oa„ June 21.—Tester,
day was a natal day In the history of
Masonry In Johnson county. The ocea
alon was the laying of the cornerstone
of their new hall, at New Home.
Mr. Ingraham, of Swains boro, acted
as master of ceremonies In the absence
of Orand Master Meyerhardt.
Dr. T. L. Harris, of Wrlghtavllle, was
the principal speaker on thl* occasion.
A sumptuous feast, prepared by the
good ladles, was spread and heartily
enjoyed by the large crowd present.
Two Apartment Houses.
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah, Ga, June 21.—The con-
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TENTS
UPHOLSTERY
/nAlER A VOLBERG
130 So. Forsyth St.
Gloomy Prospects for Crop,
Special to The Georgian.
Quitman. Oa., June 21.—Brooks
county, which usually has good crops.
Is behind this year In that respect and
It Is said that th* crops of the county
u a rule are the sorriest In years. The
seasons this year have been very un
favorable and the farmer* have not
had an opportunity to properly culti
vate their crop*.
BRUNSWICK EXPORTS
ALMOST A MILLION
Just Received
A Complete Line of
—ANSCO CAMERAS—
All the latest Improvement*.. Full
line of amateur supplies. Beat ama-
'.■Hr finishing In tbs city.
SAMUEL G. WALKER,
.85 Peachtree St.
kneels 1 to The Georgian.
Brunswick, (la.. June 2L-Harb*r Master
Fabm bee completed Ms report for Msj.
wkleb show* that tbe approzlatsl* value
of exports from Bmuowlrk during tbat
booth w*. 8*50.0*9. Thirty schooners, one
bark sad seventeen stesmere srslved In
port during tbe month.. The shipments
from this port for May Include 3*M»9 rail-
mad cross! tea. I.tM.WO feet .of toMber. 8.150
barrels of turpentine, aA*» rejdn.
i,2i» (Mile* of rotton, 1.300 Itel+a of meet
ing. 03 emeu of redur, *» rt»k« of Oil. 4*1
nullum nt rillin'* flud (r ton* ot mlgcellaneou*
CSffi!SC*
Battle Shaft Dedicated.
Woodbury, N, J., .June 21.—Where
the colonial troopa ol Rhode Island,
New Jera.ey and Pennsylvania engaged
the British troops In the battle of Red
Bank, October 22, 1777, a handsome
monument commemorating the conflict
wan unveiled today. The unveiling
was made tho occasion for' in till-day
program of'exerclsen, the various fea
tures of which Included a parade' of
troops, a sham battle add Historical
exerctnen attending the monument ded«
Icatlon-thls afternoon..-,.u . .j ....
American Ambassador Thar*.
London. June 21—Tha American am-
baasador and Earl Roberta were, among
the guests of - honor, this evening'at a
notable festival dinner at Clarldge>
hotel. The dffalr wae In aid of the
Union Jack Club.
Charged With Peonage.
Benton. Mo.. .Julie 21.—James E.
Smith, a prominent plantar, who la
charged with peonage, was given a
preliminary hearing today at Slkeston,
thle county. Owing to the prominence
of the-aroused and-the nature of the
charge the case -promises to attract
much attention. The accusation la that
Smith and other* have been holding
negroes In bondage and making them
work on a swamp, land plantation In
New Madrid county. The evidence
was gathered by United States Marshal
W. L. Morsey, acting under Instruc
tions from Washington.
In Honor of 8oldler Dead.
Lewlstown, Pa., June 21.—The . Mif
flin county soldier* and sailors’ monu
ment was dedicated today with Im
pressive ceremony and In the presence
of one of the largest crowds ever
gathered ' here. The ceremonies .were
preceded by a parade composed of the
governor’s party and a large military
escort. The program of exercises In
cluded addresses by' several prominent
speakers. Interspersed with patriotic
music.
Letter to Athens Ban-
Makes Inter
esting Reading.
ner
Judge Hamilton McWhorter, several
days ago addressed to the editor of
The Athens Banner a communication
replying In general to attacks made on
him by Hoke Smith during the guber
natorial campaign, and with especial
reference to what Mr. Smith said In hi*
recent speech In that city. A copy of
th* letter was mailed to The Atlanta
Georgian, but tta transmission was In
some manner delayed, so that It failed
fo appear In this nowspaper when pub
lished by other Atlanta newspapers.
Following Its determined policy of fair-
ne«a and lmi»artlallty to all those In
volved or Interested In tho campaign,
Th.- Georgian prims Judge MoWii.o-.
ler's letter, despite It* lntcness. ns fol
lows:
“Athens. On.. .June At. 1908.—II. J.
Rowe, Athens, Ga My Dear Mr.
to Influence lilm to vote for or against
either candidate.
"After Mr. Weat waa elected I did
not ask him to appoint any senator aa
chairman of any committee or to as
sign any senator to any committee or
to do anything el** in favor of my
friends, myself or my client, and If
this statement Is not absolutely true
Mr. West will disaffirm It.
"In'Mr. Morris' contest for speaker,
1 Joined his other friends In supporting
him. 1 did it, openly and frankly. They
had been my friends when I was a can
didate for office—I appreciated at the
and
d|t|
personal sense of grateful obligation,
nil
as any other candidate would
personal sense of grateful obi'
and therefore for supporting
have no explanation or apology
make, because I would do the same
thing again, for the man who deserts,
without cause, Ills friends In the time
of need doe* not deserve friend and
should not have one long.
"After-Mr. .Morris* election, however,
J did not request the appointment of
any member as chairman of any com
mlttee or request the assignment o
any member to any committee or re
ijucst Sir. Morris to do anything else
In favor of myself, my friends or my
client.
_ _ r __ "I have heard that Mr. Morris Is sup
Rowe: I have read your editorial notice ! E ort,I ? 1 * Hoke Smith for governor, and
of Hoke Smith's speech In Athens on ftVlr n ot “toS!” ‘ h ®
Saturday nfternoon. In which you refer
to his attack on mb nnd others, nnd
bis perslstentSeffort to raise for ciini-
palgn purposes what faas boon termed
th* 'bugaboo' of railroad domination.
A I urn n private citizen and net a
candidate fur any' office, 1 have re
frained from replying to these unpro
voked nttucks for campaign purposes
which Hoke Smith has been making
upon me with more or less seeming
venom throughout the state.
"My neighbors and those who know
me are aware of the fact that I have
not participated or taken any active
part In the pending gubernatorial cam
paign, and up to this date I have neith
er Influenced or sought to Influence
any friend to vote for or against either
candidate.
"In spite of this fact, however, Hoke
Smith, ns a part of hla campaign
scheme of alleged railroad domination,
haa fabricated and exaggerated my
relation with others to It by slanders
and Insinuations, both false and con
temptible.
Smith’s Methods Those of Thug.
‘But his references, so far ms 1 am
aware, have always been vague and
Indefinite, though false and exagger
ated. that no fitting reply could have
been made except to have denounced
It as the method of the thug and the
charcter of an aespsaln, which no brave
and honorable man would adopt, and
therefore over the protest of my
friends,-I-have remained silent, assum
ing that a sense of decency would ulti
mately restrain him, but In view of his
attack on Saturday In the city of my
residence, forbearance cease* to be a
virtue and I feel constrained there
fore, to make the following personal
statement:
"For tho past eleven years I have
represented tho Southern Railway
Ooiflpdny, flret os advisory counsel for
Gcorgln, and more recently aa assist
ant general counsel lor the entire sys
tem. , ,. >
During this time I have appeared
ror fity client beforo the Courts, the
rallrodd ’commission, tho 1 comptroller
general, boards of arbitration, tho leg
islature, municipal corporations, and,
In face, wherever duly called and Its
Contemptible By-Play.
"In this connection Hoke Smith In
dfilgaa In a contemptible by-play to
Impugn my motives in supporting Mr.
Morris, which he knows Is. false.
"He quotes mo ns saying That the
railroads elected Morris, but did not
lie,-biro iiu\ .Ik M.-ti-l- -’ll It.’
"Thero Is Just enough truth In this
allseed quotation to make Its hypo
critical proposition more despicable.
“The Incident of the alleged remarks
waa Insignificant and occurred aa fol
lows: Some time after Mr. Morrla'
election, or about four years ago,
went Into the Piedmont for dinner,
happened there to meet Mr. Morrla and
several of hla friends who were Induc
ing In a friendly conversation. They
\vere, aa Is usual among friends, In
cldentally Joking each other, and aa
walked up Mr. Morris had Juat made
some jocular and cutting remark—oa I
now recall It—to Hon. B. S. Miller, to
which Mr. Miller, In like spirit, replied,
‘that he need not talk ao big—that
while he was speaker, the railroads
elected him,' or words to that affect,
and as I walked up he turned and re
marked, ‘What about that?’
"Naturally I replied In the same
It that, ‘If the railroads did sleet „<■■■
they did not declare any dividends on
It.'
* Incident Wae Jocular.
“This Incident was Jocular and waa
ao understood at the time, and waa
without the slightest reflection either
In word, thought or Insinuation—oth
erwise It would have been Insulting to
Mr. Morris.
"It was Just such Jocular badlnagi
under the license of Intimate friend-
Into a
_ . . pent ‘
slllanlmous nnd despicable.
"If the jocular remarks of Intlmnte
friends throughout tho stats could be
distorted Into a serious reflection
whenever It served some sinister or
selfish purpose, then no man In Geor
gia would have any more ahred of
character than Hoke Smith seam* to
rights nnd interests were Involved.
"I ’ havo represented It openly and
honorably nnd to the very beet of my
bllltyi and I purpose to continue to do
o as. long as the relation of attorney
and Client exist*.
“This Is my manifest duty, and the
man-who deviates and swerve# from
his rightful course because of unjust
criticism or Indecent abuse Is false to
duty and will rarely be right.
"During this time I have often rep
resented It before the railroad com
mission, of which Hon. J. Pope Browi
was an honored and honorable mem
ber, and as he Is reported to be sup
porting Mr. Smith, I will leave It ti
him—or any other " members of the
railroad commission during all these
Naval Instructor Retires.
Washington, D. C-., June 21.'—The
United States Naval Academy at An
napolis loses one of Its best-known and
moat efficient Instructors In the person
of Professor William W. Hendrlcksdn,
who was placed on the retired list pf
the. navy today on account of having
reached the age limit for active’ ser
vice. For the past thirty-five years he
has served almost continuously aa In
structor In mathematics at the naval
academy. »
Mrs. Corey Goes East.
Reno, Nev., Juqe 21.—Mrs. William
Ellis Corey, wife of the president of
the United States Steet Corporation,
left for Pltteburg In company with
Miss Corey, sister of her husband, and
Miss Grace, who have been constant
companions hare. Tbe object of thl*
hurried trip East, is for the purpose of
arranging the titles of the settlement
now being made between herself, and
the steel man against whom she re
cently filed a complaint for divorce
In this city.
EXCELLENT SERVICE TO
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH,
NORTH CAROLINA.
During tbe months of..June, July
and August the Seaboard Air Line
Railway will operate on its train leav
ing Atlanta at 9:36 p. m., every SAT
URDAY, a through sleeping car to
Wilmington, N. C.; returning the
through steeper will leave Wil
mington Thursday at 3:00 p.
i„ arriving In Atlanta at
:30 a. m., Friday. Arrangement*
.j?.ve been, made' with the street rail
way people at Wilmington to have
cars ready at the depot to Immediate
ly transport passengers to the hotels
at Wrightsrille Beach. Baggage will
be checked to destination. WEEK
END rate, good, for five days. $3,26;
SEASON tickets, 318.66. . ..
SEABOARD.
openly, fairly and frankly.
"I have also represented It before
tax arbltrgtloit hoards, of which Hon
J. Pope Htpvrn was a member, and 1
will let him or any other member of
these boards eay If I did not represent
Its rights and Interests before that trib
unal frankl:
Represented ...
"I have often represnted It on tax
questions and assessments before
Comptroller General Wright—whose
honor and Integrity no man will Im
peach—and I will leave It to him to say
If I have ever swerved In behalf of my
client from a frank, honorable and open
course.
"As other lawyers representing cor
porate or Individual clients, I have
often during thl# period appeared be
fore legislative committees In reference
to pending bills affecting my client’s
rights and. latereats, but no member
of the legislature, however partisan he
la or prejudiced he may be, or whom
soever he may be supporting for gov
ernor, will.pay that 1 have ever sought
wrongfully or Improperly to influence
his Judgment or his vote.
"In fact, since I began to represent
the Southern railway I have appeared
for It before every form of tribunal In
this state 'where Its rights and Inter
ests are considered and determined,
and I have'always openly, frankly and
honorably,' but to tha vary beet of
my ability, undertaken to establish the
fairness and justice of the views
which I presented In Its behalf.
“My plain professional obligation Is
to represent In good faith th# right#
end Interests of my client wherever
duty calls and In whatever tribunal It*
rights and interests may be Involved,
and I purpose to continue to do so.
"Hoks Smith Is reported to have said
that the railroad Influence—of which I
am represented os the chief—has elect
ed the president of the senate and
speaker of the house for the pest five
years. Insinuating thereby that such
Influence was constant and Insidious
and waa for Improper purposes.
owoll were
elected without opposition, but I did
not request either of them to appoint
any senator or member chairman of
any committee or assign any senator
or member to any committee or make
any request of either of them for my
self, my friends or my client, and If this
Is not true, either or both of them can
disavow It.
T am making these broad assertions
and am leaving th* truth of them to
others, some of whom, I am Informed,
are supporting Hoke Smith, but who
are honest and honorable men, because
I am supremely conscious of the recti
tude of my conduct and the sincerity of
this statement.
Climax of 8mith’s Hypocritical Hya
tsrla.
"But Hoke Smith reaches the cli
max of Ills hypocritical hysteria In his
campaign speeches In his rsferenco to
me when, with uplifted hands, he vows
that he does not wish my support and
that he would retire from the race It I
supported him.
“This Is a new and distinct masque-
"On May 86, 1104, or scarcely a year
before he was a candidate for gover
nor, I received th* following letter from
him:
"’Law offices Hoke Smith, H. C.
Peeples, 408-414 Peters Building, At
lanta, Ga, May 15, 1004.—Hon. Ilamp
McWhorter, Athens, Ga—My Dear
Judge: 1 am vary anxious to have a
conference with you on a subject that
will be of mutual Interest to us.
"’When will you be In Atlanta?
Will you not come and sea me or let
me'know that you are here ao that I
ran call on you as toon as possible?
Blncerely yours,
’’’HOKE SMITH.’
To which on May 80, I replied by
telegram:
••’Athens, Oa, May 10, 1104.—Hon.
Hoke Smith, Atlanta Ga: Your per
sonal letter received on my. return here
today. I expect to reach Atlanta on
the Seaboard tonight and can see you
at any time tomorrow. I will stop at
th* Piedmont and I can as* you there.
"•HAMILTON M’WHORTER.’
Hoke Smith Wanted Job From Parker.
“Some time before this letter was re
ceived I met Hoke Smith on a South
ern train en route to New York. He
urged me at that time to support Judge
Parker for president and In the course
of the conference Informed me, aa h*
afterwards Informed others, who men
tioned It to me, that If Judge Parker
was elected president he expected to
be appointed attorney general, and
urged thle upon me aa an additional
reason for supporting Parker, which I
told him I expected to do.
~ did not see him again until afttr I
’In the past five years there have
been two president of the senate, Hon.
W. S. West, and lion. Clark Howell and
two speakers of the house, Hon. John
M. Slaton and Hon. N. A. Morris.
"Mr. Slaton and Mr. Howell were
elected without opposition. Mr. Morris
and Mr. Weat were elected with oppo
sition.
Mad* No Request of WssL
"When Mr. West woe elected the
candidates were Meesre. A. O. Bla
lock, Murphy, Candler, B. S. Miller and
W. 8 Wrtt. *
"In this contest I did not participate,
nor did t seek to Influence any senator
to vote for or against either candidate.
"As the candidates themselves are
the most competent and credlatbl* wit
nesses to this tact, and although soma
of them are reported to be supporting
Hoke Smith. I will leave It to them or
either of them to disavow this state
ment If It 1* not true, or I will leave It
,lo any senator to say It I ever sought
THE
PERFEC-TOE
FAMILY
The manufacturer considers the
Perfec-toe his highest attainment.
We think he’s'right.
Even the man who has always
worn wide-toed shoes likes the Per
fec-toe for its good comfortable fit.
The snug heel and instep, the
broad full tread and graceful swing of
the last.
Perfec-toes come in all leathers.
Patent Colt, lace or
button - - $6,00.
In Patent Colt Blu-
cher with inlaid top
like cut - - $5.00.
Gun Metal Calf
Blucher - - $5.00.
Tan Russia
Calf $5.00.
MUSE'S
3-5-7 Whitehall Street.
reached Atlknta on May 30.
'The state convention to elect dele
gates to Che Democratic national con
vention woe to meet there next day,
June 1.
"Hon. Jamee M. Smith was a candi
date os one of the delegatee from the
state at large to tbe national Demo
cratic convention.
I ascertained upon reaching Atlanta
to withdraw from ths
contest ss a candidate for dslsgat*
from the elate at large and run for
elector—claiming that he had no chance
for election; tbat he waa really de
feated, etc. ,
"Th* evident scheme of Hoke Smith
In th* event was to claim to Judge
Parker that he had named all the dele
gates from the state at large from
Georgia and thus more emphatically
Impress hi* personal Importance upon
him nnd thereby promote hit desire to
to t* appointed attorney general.
Did Not Give Hit Assistance.
•While se on# of the delegates from
Clarke county to tbe state convention.
In conjunction with the other dele
gatee from this county, I was support!
Ing Hon. James M. Smith ss such dole
gale from the state at large, yet aa I
did not get him Into the race, but be
;d he was going to he elected,
did not see fit to advise him to retire
from such contest, especially as such
course Involved tho desertion of a life
long friend, and therefore I gave Hokt
Smith’s letter and schema no further
thought and consideration.
“It will be noted that at the time
Hoke Smith sought this conference
and my support I was a member of
the state Democratic executive com
mittee, and to my appointment Hoke
Smith had In part contributed—but
which he now pretend* to be awful—
at that lime I had been tendered by
Governor Terrell th# position of asso
ciate justice of the supreme court and
had declined It—which Hoke Smith
tben well knew, but which he now
parades as proof rank of corporation
domination—at that time 1 had sup
ported Mr. Morris for speaker and he
had served his term or office, which,
Hoke Smith tben well knew—at that
time I was and had bertp for about
nine year* advisory counkel of the
Southern Railway—at that time every
fact about me to which, for campaign
purposes, he now refers *Qd seek* to
exaggerate, distort and falsify, then
existed, but, at that time, he waa not
peddling his Democracy for Populist
vote# and prostituting the Democratic
party for any Populist applause, and.
therefore, at that time, he was very
anxious’ to confer with me on a sub
ject 'of mutual interest to us’ and was
■sincerely yours, Hoke Smith.’
"The mere statement of the facts la
sufficient to demonstrate that hla ex
aggerated attack on me at this time to
serve his political ends Is,mere mas
querade and mock* hi* transparent
and aelf-convlctsd duplicity.
“In view of all tbe facta and circum
stances, therefore, I feel. In conclusion,
constrained to say that so far as I am
concerned, Hoke Smith In. his lust for
office ha> degenerated from a self-
constructed and cunning Sntl-rallroail
•scarecrow’ Into a designing and un
blushing campaign slanderer—design
ing because It I* a part and parrel of
Ihls preconceived scheme to serve hie
own selfish purpose— and unblushing
because he does not seem to be re
strained by a sufficient trace of sin
cerity or decency to feel a sense of
ahem*. Tours truly,
^^M’HAMILTON M’WIIORTER."
STATE GEOLOGIST YATES
EXAMINING SHELL BANK'
Npeclal to Tho Georgian.
nranswlrk. Oa., Juno 21.—The At-» j
lantlr, wblrh Is ilre'lfflng the river bottom %
at the etto of tho Atlanta. IlIrmlrighAtn and*
Atlantic railroad dorka, bos atnjrk a shell
hank about 300 f*«t from shore, at n d*p th'i
of SS feet, and quantities of rare ahetla
and foealla hare been broufht through tbe
Mg pipe and thrown on th«* shore, There
are teeth of rartoua Mud* of mlmal*.
among them e$mie which resemble the
teeth of a bora*, a deer's unti.T, nn el*.*
existed « thousand ream na<». Ntni*
oglat Yate* U In ifruritfklck. ami im* oe> I
rured a number of aped me ns and forwarded
them to Atlanta, lie will hn«4> them ex*
a tut nett hr expert*, nnd their reports o*
them will be filed with the o|>eelmeiiN. which'
Will he put on exhibit at tho ntnte
CITY TAX NOTICE.
Books are now open for
payment of second install
ment of city tax. Will close
1st July.
E. T. PAYNE,
City Tax Collector.
$500.00.
Tho fibovo roword will be paid
f<,r Midi evidence I'-s will lead to'f
arrest and conviction of the party, I
or parties who maliciously cut q’l
number of wires on cable polo at'
comer of Poachtrco and Seventh,
streets, duriug Wednesday night,
April 19, or Thursday momin* I
April 20.
A like reward will be paid fog*
such evidence as - will lead to th*'
arrest and conviction of any per..|
son or persons maliciously inter*
fering with or destroying th* j
property of this company, at
point.
Southern Bell Telephone
Telegraph Company,
I. EPPS BROWN,
General Manag*
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