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DEBATE AT ALBANY IMPARTIALLY VIEWED FOR THE GEORGIAN Hoke Smith Had Ap parent Majority of the Crowd. By DUDLEY GLASS. Georgia loves politics. If any one doubts It. he should have been at Al bany Monday when 5.000 Democrats sat on uncomfortable benches In the big auditorium end yelled themselves boarse at Hoke Smith and Clark How- all. It was a great day In Albany, a sort of Fourth of July and Christmas rolled Into one. ..There was ho after- math of regret, for the friends of either candidate were satisfied that their fa vorite had all the better of the day, To a visitor who could view the situ ation from the safe standpoint of not caring a rap which candidate was nom inated, who saw Smith and Howell for the first time as they ascended the platform for their fourth debate, the futility of political argument, the use lessness of trying to turn those whose path Is already chosen, was apparent. Every man In the crowd that filled hotel verandas and shady sidewalks be fore the speaklnfc wore a button bear ing the face of his favorite. If any voter swapped buttons when the debate was over, the name of the proselyte was not announced. If there was any change In the complexion of the audi ence. it was so slight as to escape un noticed. No Votes Changsd. •Til bet that there were not three votes changed from Howell to Smith or the reverse," said one Atlanta man who Is skilled in politics, as he walked to the train Monday night. "It's too late In the campaign for that." HAD LOANED MONEY 10 AID HER^HUSBAN JUDGE SETS ASIDE CLAIM OF THE GOVERNMENT IN BEARD- first There Is no of-enthusiasm In Special'to The Georgian. , Augusta, Qa.; July 10.-—The hearing In the Bearden case was held yesterday morning, and the probate Judge get aside the contentions, of government for the.year's support that has been asked for by the widow of C. Bearden, who committed suicide. Mr. .Bearden was the money order clerk In -the local poatofllce. and was Involved to the amount of II,214.71, and when' 'the Inspectors went to examine his books Bearden took hla life, government’s attorney contended that the claim of the government was prior ,to the claim of the wife'for a year's support, and the ordinary decided* cordlngly. The trial was quite sensational times, and one time Mrs. Bearden stated that she had loaned Jler husband sums at times to cover shortages, and Just before he committed suicide had let him have $2,100 to make up shortage In the accounts In the post- office. * DOG'S LICENSE TAG IN A CAN OF MEA Albany carried extra cars to accommo date the crowds from surrounding counties. Every town of respectable rise tent a delegation to the debate. At short Intervals .during the forenoon t round of cheers would herald the ar. rival of a marching club, yelling ltnci hoarse for Howell or Bmlth. It was a day of yelling. The hours before the debate were occupied by cheers for first one and then the other candidate, with an occasional yell for the Democ racy of Dougherty county to break the monotony. The crowd was ripe for oratory when the doors of the audito rium were thrown open. The big Chautauqua auditorial! _ never needed In Albany more than Monday. Few cities of that slr.e could furnish seating room for 6,000 persons, and this was needed before the debate was over. Though the speechea stretch ed through three hours and the audi ence had waited a half hour before the Introductory address the crowd swelled Instead of diminishing, and at the close of the debate was larger than at any time before. Hardly a man In the house had eaten as much as a sandwich since an early breakfast, but hunger had little effect. The voters stayed infill i he last speech was over. 8mith Supporters in the Majority. To the same Impartial observer it was apparent that the supporters of Mr. Smith were In the majority when the delegations from the surrounding counties were taken as a whole. The comparative slse of the factions would, be difficult to estimate. The friends of Mr. Smith claimed three-fourths of the audience In the auditorium, but if this were true, the Howell men must have been lusty lunged, for they made fully ss much noise for their favorite aa did the supporters of Mr. Smith. Probably two-Rftns of the vote represented be longed to Mr. Howell. It was stated In Albany that Colonel J£stlll had a strong following In that section of the'state, and that at the last this would be turned toward Clark Howell. There was no evidence of Interest in any of the candidates beside Howell and Smith on the day of the debate, the friends of the other aspirants taking a day off In honor of-the presence of the candi dates then moat In the limelight. It was an orderly crowd when Its else Is considered. Mr.-Smith's first address was given absolute attention. The longer speech of Mr. Howell was Interrupted several times by enthusi astic Smith adherents, but this was slur the crowd wss growing restless with Its long conffnement. Mr. Smith's halt hour rejoinder was equally Inter rupted. but there was no serious dis turbance during the debate, and It was not necessary to eject any voter from the hall. The difference between the two can- dldotea waa marked aa they sat a few feet apart on the platform. Hoke Smith's giant frame filled hla chair aa ne surveyed hla audience. He seemed Intensely interested In the crowd and • very cheer from either faction waa traced to ns source by his sweeping glance. Clark Howell, though light er and smaller of frame than hla opponent, waa equally conspicuous, anil would have been picked from 'he party around him aa a lead er. He waa entirely at hla ease. Smith, carelessly and almost roughly dressed, looked the experienced cam paigner. Howell, attired In well cut garments, looked the type of the down* to-date business men. A study of either Inspired confidence. Neither bore trace of the demagogue. * Mr, Smith Stormed. The difference was equally marked In the addresses of the rival candt dates. Hoke Smith depended upon cer, Ting the fort by storm. He walked up and down the platform, hurling hla By Private la-ssed Wire. Chicago, July 10.—The mysterious disappearance of a Chicago dog whose license tag number waa 11,601 has been solved, but the Identity’ of the owner remains a subject of doubt. The dog may have met an Inglorious finish a can of pressed food shipped out from Chicago. The can has been found at Roxbury, Va„ according to a telegram from tbat place, and while the dog itself was not Identlfled at all, ltd me tallic license tag was Intact and bore the words: •No. 13,600, Chicago—R. F. C.' “LEWIS JARVI8" PARDONED AND STARTS FOR ALASKA. By Private Leased Wire. Albany. N. Y., July 10.—Thomas Wickes, the New York lawyer who was,convicted,ot attempted blackmail lit, connection with the writing pf'/the- "Lewis Jarvis"'letters and sent .to tho penitential oiriHU *.'-- IPs. Island, has bdSh pardoned by Governor • Higgins and wlll.beglnllfe aqew ln.Ar I — Is allready on his 1 way to * u coast . -I '"Hi" Alaska. H the Paclfl I RESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCE my- self aa a candidate for city council front the Sixth ward, subject * nlte primary August 22, 1*00. JOHN W. GRANT. Southern Home Pure Lead and Zinc Paints, Purs Putty, Varnishes, Oil Colors, window and Plata Glass. Wholesale and retail. P- J. COOLEDGE & BRO., Alla nta. Savannah. Lime, Laths end fchlnglns Carloads and dray lead*. Carolina Port land Cement Co. Bell phono 155, Atlanta, ■*08, Atlanta, Qa. statements at tho audience like can non balls, hla stentorian vole* hardly altected by the cold. Whlrfh .had' dis turbed him for several days. He turn ed frequently and addressed his marks to his opponent, calling upon him to answer questions—but without stopping for an aawer. He was not careful of the rules of debate. Fre quently he approached the Howell side of the platform and stepped danger ously, near the forbidden personal at tack. He accused hts -opponent oft'be ing careless ot facts, of Ignorance, even going so far at one time as to dap his own forehead and say that "Clark has something wrong hers." His rough-and-ready st brought enthusiasm with It. He could hardly have chosen a more' effective plan of campaign. ’ Mr. Howell Argued. Clark Howell presented the opposite type. He addressed the audience with the dignity and courtesy of « barrister before the bench. He depended upon his arguments to carry his points, not upon his methods of delivery. His voice, not so great In volume aa hla opponent'!, reached every corner of the auditorium. He took up one question after another, calmly and eanlly. stood upon his own record In public life, stated hla position upon the Issues of the campaign, and rar " * himself to his rival. He of the trickery of the stump speaker. He failed at times to take advantage of an opportunity to make a telling stroke. He spoke ss a man who had carefully considered his -position and waa willing to stand by it, without regard to the of the enemy. “ tactics of the enemy. Only once did he address himself to Mr. Smith, and this was when he produced a typewritten sheet, containing four propositions, upon the truth of which he offered to wager 14,000, and called upon hla oppo nent to sign. This waa the one spec tacular feature of his address. It would be unwise to venture statement as to who “won the debate." The speakers had a Jury of 6,000, and the verdict waa rendered by every in dividual In accordance with hla previ ous attitude. Neither Very Convincing. To the careful listener neither can didate seemed to throw much light on questions of the day, and the question of negro disfranchisement, the only real Issue of the debate, was argued at length with neither candidate’s posi tion clearly vindicated. It is doubtful If any listener left the auditorium with any well defined reason why one can didate should be chosen in preference to the other. . The most spectacular features of the debate were the frequent offers of the two candidates to wager any amount of money upon the correetneee of their statements. In each Instance It ap peared that the sepaker who offered the waxer chose some form of statement which was,' In Its wording.' udt lo be disproved snd of course not accepted by the other. The debate at Albany closed the se ries of four which wss agreed upon early In the campaign. It^notUkeljr that either candidate *111 wish for * n Mr h *Howell left Monday night for Mllledgevllle, where he.la scheduled to sneak Tuesday, and Mr. Smith return ed to Atlanta, where be will rest dur ing the remainder of the week. The debate at Albany was heard by many Atlanta men, supporters of either can didate. who returned to Atlanta,-Tues day morning. t*i Wednesday, 3d Floor, Millinery Department. Typical hats; there are small turban shapes; ideal hats if you are going away. There are medium shapes and larger shapes; hats suited for street wear or dressy. occasions and formal .. functions. Hats exactly right for now or later in the season. All the correct color combinations are represented with over a hundred, all told, in the two lots. . Smart, modish millinery, but we’ve come to the “parting of the ways. ’ ’ Mid-summer- with us means looking Autumnward in Millinery, but with you it is the very middle of wearing-time. In the five dollar lot are 52 hats Hats that sold at 9,50, 12,00, 14.00, 16.50 ; { and 18.00 At three dollars there 59 Hats that were hats 7.50 10.00, and 12.00 At 5.00 At 3.00 Ckamberlin-Jokhsoh-DuBose C o. GEORGIA NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS Crop 8hort 0ns Fourth, gpoclal'to tbs Georgian. 'Uguota, Qa., July 10.—Much dam Ming done the crops in this section the excessive rains that have fallen during the past few days, and It la ea. tlmated that the condition of the crop Death Deeply Mourned. Special lo the Georgian. Harlem. Ga., July 10.—Our town la aad over the death of Mrs. R. P. Black- well, of Marlon, S. who was on a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs C. C. A CLEAN FEED rot A GOOD STEED KASPER SELF-ACTING OATS CLEANER R*Hiorrs ope bu*b el of foul mutter from 3 to ID <ri« of boot while OftU. Ri cell/ bjr gravity. II*. ttulree »o attention, ijrono ran put it thoroughly. ■ iMIvrrifil »B 33 '~!trial. Free ot 'lays' trial. ■van? . Tbla liberal offer la tnnile because w* know what the 4ri«'W tara it YOU OWH A HOUSE. ftootbern Representative* UNITED SALES AGENCY, • illino ttpeara Fourth Xattoeal flash Bonding. I.U W«oted t ATLANTA. McMlllln, where she died yesterday af ternoon. 8he was about II years of age and had only been married six months. Heavy Rains Damage Cotton. Special to The Georgian. Perkins, Oa.,' July 10.—A very heavy rajn fell hare Sunday. Tha continued heavy rains for the past faw weeks are necessitating many acres of bottom land cotton to be abandoned to weeds and grass. Names Stricken From List. Special to the Georgian. Augusta. Oa., July 10.—Both the city and county board of regia try supervis ors are at work, and a number of those who have registered have been stricken from the list. It Is reported that rriml- nal proceedings will be followed In the cases where voters have Illegally regis tered. First Shipment of Elbsrtsa.. Special to the Georgian. Balnbride, Oa., July 10.—Tha first E1- bertas of the season were shipped from Balnbridge Friday by Belcher Bros, who are the most extensive fruit grow ers of this section. The shipment con sisted of 100 crates and waa made to New York. LEOD F. DAVIS DIES AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS Special to The Georgias. Griffin. Oa., July 10.—Leon B. Davis, one of Oriffln's most prominent young men, died last night after an Illness of several weeks. He was married In October to Mlaa Irma' Lanier, of Lake county, Florida, who survlcea him. He also has a broth er living. B. B. Davis, of Atlanta. During the Hpenlsh-American war he enlfated with the Griffin Rifles, of this city, and was chosen as orderly ser geant of his company. The funeral occurred from hla late residence on North Hill street this aft ernoon, th* services being conducted by Rev. Jamee A. Drewry. AUCTION SALE Ot the Dooley Lota Yesterday by S. B. Turman & Co. Was a Success. > Dooley property* on the Sol- i ;.«• . i all satisfied with by the well-known Arm of 8. B. Tur man * Co. Twenty-eight lots were sold, and they brought good prices. The purchasers wars all satisfied t the lots bought, and many of them ex pressed their confidence In property In that section by saying they would not taka $100 proflt on any lot bought. Many of them were offered-liberal ad vances on their purchases, but the of fers wars declined. A number of nice homes are going to be built on the property bought, and that section wll reap a decided benefit from this sail No Arm In Atlanta has had auch sue csss with auction salts ss 8. B. Tur man A Co. They have a special de partment for this work, which Is man- agbd by James L. Logan, who still holds the palm of making a success of every auction sale undertaken. The Arm of B. B. Turman A Co. has established a reputation second to none In the Bouth for handlln real estate, and their rown more re irm In Atlanta. The purchasers at the sale yesterday were as follows: No 1—D. F. Oleser, $16$. No.2wMrs. A. IBsmer, $165. No. S—P. A. OUlum, $|$$. No. 4—Mrs. B. M. Wallace, $110. No. 6—J. E. lisle, $111. No. 7—J. T. Hejna, $170. No. *—H. C. Robert, $240. Nd. I—J. R. McAdams, $2401 No. 10—J. E. Hale, $110. No. 11—J. E. Hale, $205. No. 12—A. D. Adair, $240. No. 12—I.. I* Parham, $210. No. 14—J. 11. Latimer, $110. No. 16—0. W. Heard, $160. No. 10—William James. $206. No. 17—0. B. Rice, $220. No. 11—Mrs. 8. M. Wallses, 1240. . No. 10—J. F. Hejna, $226. No. 20—N. Blnkovlts A O. Berman, $100. No. 21—A. D. Adair, 1100. No. 22—W. L. Baldwin, $110. No. 21—J. W. Rogers. $116. No. 24—K. O. Knox, $160. No. 25— 8. E. Knox, $200. No. 20—8. E. Knox, $200. No. 27—Miss T. C. Reed, $110. No. 21—Miss T. C. Reed. $110. BRIEF NEWS BY WIRE Intrigue In Egypt Manchester, Eng., July 10.—The Dis patch today saya the- British foreign office Is In possession of extensive evi dence of a serious German Intrigue at Cairo, Egypt, for rousing tha natives against English rule. Boy’s Body Mutilated. Francis, 1. T., July 10.—The mutilat ed body of l-year-old Harry Pelstar, of West Tulsa, waa found In a Bt. Louis and Han Francisco wheat car Sunday night. The boy had been ab ducted by a tramp last Thursday. Warrant for let Mtn. Philadelphia, Pa., July 10.—A war rant has been Issued for the arrest of Henry Bshrenberg, president of tha Mountain lea Company, on a charge of conspiracy. Won't Permit Gambling, Memphis, Tenn., July 10.—No gamb ling will be permitted >t the hotel to be erected by the Memphis snd Laka- vlsw Traction Company. This state ment was mads by W. A. Percy today, In behalf of the company, whose presi dent Is Thomas Taggart, of Indianapo lis, owner of the French Lick hotel. Pionstr Citizen Diet, tfp'olnl to Tbs Georgian. Gadsden, Ala., July 10.—T. W. Cowan, a pioneer citizen of thlz city and section, died suddenly at his coun try home eighteen miles from this city yesterday, aged (0 years. Mr. Cowan was ona »f the moet universally es teemed citizens who ever resided hern. He leaves a wlf and two grown sons. Folk Orders Arrests. Jefferson City, Mo., July 10.—Gover nor Folk his Issued Instructions to Bt. Joseph, Mo., police commissioners is arrest saloon keepers of Bt. Joseph who keep open next Sunday. Five Persons Mads III. July 10.—Five persons are h ptomaine result of eating meat which came from cold storage. Pat rick Fitzgerald and two children, Mrs. Nellie O'Brfen and one child are the victims. • Chicago, July 10. reported seriously poisoning as the rei coffins for i KM _ contractor lo Sostk of Ireland it 4 rents each. hat os! CONTENTS OF 234 S. PRYOR AT AUCTION Thursday, July 12th* at 10 A. M. On account of leaving tha city, will sell entire household, which has been recently furnished, consisting of on# mahogany l-stop double reed Organ, lover and foot action, coat $260; a magnificent Hat Rack In two sections; 26x12 Moquet Carpets, Rugs, wicker oak and mahog any Rockers, Sideboard, Dining Table and Chain to match; elegant Bedroom Suit, Chiffoniers and Bedding. Refrigerator; Go-Cart, Por tieres and Lace Curtains; fine Clock, Brtc-a-Brac, China, Glassware, Eclipse Oae Stove, Kitchen Bafe and Utensils; Mattings In two rooms, absolutely to the highest bidder. This Is no fake. LEO FRESH, Auctioneer.