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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN'. Friday. jrr.Y y>. \r~,. BOARD IS SILENTi RUMOR IS ACTIVE AT THEJITV HALL Water Commissioners Will Not Talk About In vestigation. , 00000000000000000000000000l o O LONG LOST SETTER O 18 FOUND IN SHAFT O AT DE8ERTED MINES. Municipal circle* have been awaken e.l to great Intercut by the Investiga tion of the water work, book* by apecial committee appointed at the reg ular meeting of the water board Wed needny afternoon. The apodal committee, rompoeed of J. H. Harw ell, D. N. McCullough and J. D. Turner, It la believed will go over the book. In peraon or have an expert accountant to do the work. Thle, however, la only a aurmlae. a» those composing the committee refuae to say what their plana are. The ut most of secrecy'll being maintained. Alderman Harwell stated Friday that Hr; Turner was chairman of the ape' rial committee, although It waa prevl ..inly understood that Mr. Harwell waa chairman of the Inveatlgatlng commit tee. and that Mr. Turner waa chairman of a apecial committee that reported at tho laat aesalon of the commissioner*. Tlila committee among other things re voked the rule slowing employee* to purchaeo coal at the pumping etatlona, reported that a bookkeper was not needed at the pumping station and re voked the rule allowing the official* of the water work* free water when stationary gauges are kept In .their Homes. -This latter I* a long-time standing rule and revoking it created aome surprise. The report waa ac- cepted. . Mr. Turner Mated Friday that he would not make public any of his plans, that his committee had already made 11 n Investigation, and that the report would be presented, but he would not state when. It Is probable that he waa speaking of the special committee above mentioned. . . Because of the secrecy which la be ing maintained, city hill 1* agog with rumors that something la wrong In the department. UJST STONE Miss Lloyd, of DeKalb County, Badly Hurt in Runaway. At 8:40 o'clock Friday afternoon a Miss Lloyd, who lives In DeKalb coun ty, was thrown from a light spring wafnn.at tho comer of Randolph street near Johnson avenue. She was hurled against a curbstone and the wagon turned over on her. She is unconscious ■ and It Is believed her condition Is *e- **The hors* pulling the wagon became frightened at a bicycle and ran away, A Grady hoapltal ambulance wns summoned. BACON AND ADAMSON CLASH ABOUT HOUSE By J. WIDEMAN LEE. Warm Spring*. Ga., July 10.—During the aesslon of the Bar Aaaoclatlon I Thursday afternoon Senator Qua Bacon and Congressman Charloy Adamson had a little tilt as to the comparative ' merits of the senate and th# house. "The house leglalates and the senate deliberate*,” sagely said the state's 1 senior senator. "The rate bill passed th* house without a dissenting vote, to speak of. When It reached the sen ate It had eleven amendments tacked ° n, The rate bill waa debated eleven days In the house," warmly replied Congressman Adamson. ..... "That Is very unusual. In fact, the word •very’ la not strong enough. It Is go seldom that th# house devotes so much time to a measure." Then they quit. COL, ESTILL HEARD BI ROME VOTERS Special to The Georgias. . Rom,. Oa., July 10.—Colonel J. H. ■•till, candidate for th. Democratic nomination for governor, addressed the voters of tbl* county at the court house today at 1:10 o'clock. Colonel Kstlll has quite a large following In this county, especially among the Confed erate Veterans, who will give him a royal welcome. Special to The Georgian. > Charlotte, N. 1% July 20.— "B^aa." the ten-months-old set ter of M. L. Dixon, of this city, la Just recovering, from a fast of IS flays at the bottom of an old mining shaft thirty feet deep, lo cated eeveral mile, weet of the city. The dog disappeared over three weeks ago and Mr. Dixon flnnlly gave her up as lost, whan last week he waa Informed by some little negroes who had bean PLOT TO THE LVERLV FAMILY TOLD BYNEGROBOY He Says Gillespie Swore Family Was Killed and He Was Glad. where and had found the dog. ,0 The negroes threw down a hand- O ful of blackberries to the starv- O O Ing animat and then Informed O O the owner. O O By means of a ladder and O O chain Mr. Dixon made the trip O O down the shaft and located the O 0 dog by the wall, now grown O O almost Inaudible from loss of O O strength, and brought her out. O 00000000000000000000000000 TO COMMEMORATE DEATH OF DR, HERZL On Sun,lay afternoon at S o'clock there will be held a mass meeting of the mem bers of the Jewish faith In Atlanta to appropriately ohaorre and commemorate the anulTsraary of the death two yrnra ago of Dr. Theodore iiersl, the leader of the Zionist movement. The memorial aerv- Icea will be conducted by Rev. I.uhel. In addition to tho usual musics! features of the elaborate program, there will lie chea hy eeveral prominent Jewa. Irwin largnllea. aecretary of the Zionists' Stu dent League, at Tale university, will give the principal address, and others who will follow will be Harry M. Hhaplro. Aba Ilrlekman, Victor Jacobaoo, J. Schwarts end N. Met*. A rordlsl Invitation hss been extended by tho committee In charge of the program for all Jawlah people In Atlanta and vicin ity to attend tho service on Sunday attar- noon and sestet in observing on* of tho moat aaerad of holidays. Special to The Georgian. Charlotte, N. C., July 10.—Damaging evidence waa produced at the opening of the preliminary hearing today, In the Lyerly family murder case, by little 11-year-old negro boy, who told of every detail In regard to the murders as gone over between John Gillespie and hie father, Nease Gillespie, the night of the murder. The witness, Henry Gillespie, gave the only material evidence at the hearing, which waa held for the most part behind closed doors, with Solicitor Hammer repre senting the state. Henry Gllleaple's story Is substantially the same as that which he has told beforfe, and Includes (he minutest details of the plot and the conversation between John Gilles pie and his father after the horrible clime waa flnlshed. The boy says that the father and son said that they had met Jack Dillingham and his wife at a branch, and that they told how each one had done his part In the bloody work. Old man Gillespie, says the boy, on entering hi* house at 11 o'clock at night said: “By God, we have killed old man Ike I.yerly and his family, and I am glad of It.” Th* live negroes. Including the three above named men, are etlll In the Charlotte jail. The hearing at 2 o'clock waa still In progress. Vague rumors of lynching are still heard, but It Is not believed anything will result from these. LOCAL NEWS CONDENSED TELEGRAPHIC NEWS . TOLD IN FEW WORDS Her Age Still Secret. Columbue, Ohio, July 5#.—Miss Ten- ny Frlsto* will not have to tell her age. Judge Samuel L Black bases his de cision on the merits of her suit to col lect money from Jacob Stein, and her age can have no material bearing on the case. An order was mad* out dis charging Mlsa Frlstoe from the county Jail- Hit Bravtry is Rtwardtd. Columbus, Ohio, July 20.—After serv ing three weak* of a-two-year sen tence In the barracks guard bouse, William BrUton, who helped to carry General Lawton's body off the Held where he was killed, was made happy today by the receipt of orders from Washington announrlng that President Roosevelt had pardoned him. Hots on Archeologists. Lander, Wyo, July 20.—Upsetting th* accepted belief that the horse was evolved from a small anlmnl, arche ologists have found In the big Sweet Water divide fossil bed* the excellent ly preserved skeleton of a hors* 10 -L.-V* long and futlr aa tall Jumped Through Car Window, .lugh Brantley entered suit In superior court Friday morning against Georgia Railway and Electric Com- P y, claiming 16,000 for personal In- os. Brantley alleges that he Jump ed through the window of a street car to avoid being crushed In a collision and was seriously Injured. Hats Suss Samuels. Leopold J. Haas entered suit against _ M. Samuels In the city court Friday to recover |6,000 on two notes alleged to have been glyen him by Samuels In payment of n debt and which were not paid when due. Baxter Jonas Commissioned. A commission was Issued Friday morning to First Lieutenant Baxter Jones aa captain of Company B. Mb con Volunteers, Second regiment. H succeeds Captain R. C, Haxlehurat, who resigned recently to go abroad for a number of years. W. C. Himmr Hsrs. W. C. Hatnner. president of Mary land state camp of Gideons, Is In the city stopping at the Marlon hotel. He wilt talk by Invitation to the commer cial traveler* nnd their friends on Sun day evening at 1 o'clock, at the First Methodist Church, on Peachtree street Governor Approves Two Bills. Governor Terrell’Friday affixed hla signature to the bill amending (he charter of the city of Elberton, nnd to the resolution authorising the state librarian to send copies of th* code to the clsrk of the circuit court of appeals In Atlanta. The Conor bill has not yet reached his desk; Reward for Escaped Murderer. Governor Terrell liaa authorised th* payment of a reward of 1100 for the ar rest and delivery to the proper authori ties, John Campbell, colred. Campbell waa convicted of murder and sent up for life. Before he could be sent to the pen he escaped from the Nashville, da.. Jail, and has been at liberty since. Father Sehadewell Going Abroad. Rev. Father Sehadewell, formerly as sistant pastor of the Immaculate Con ception church, of this city, now of Al bany. Ga.. who has been visiting In At lanta for several months, will leave Saturday night for a live months' tout; of Europe In an effort to regain hla health. Africa and Egynt will ba vis ited, as well as most of the countries In Europe. 8oldi*rs Doing Fine. Messages received from the Seven teenth regiment, on the way to Chlcka- mauga, show that the men are stand ing up well under the strain of the long march nnd having met with no accidents, the troops are In good shape. Cartersvllle waa left behind on Friday morning, and the boys are beginning to count the miles to their destination. Run Over by a Dray. Run down by a dray and severely In jured, Sparks H. Franklin, a 15-year- old boy living on Sells avenue, waa re moved to hla home Thursday after noon, and Dr. Simpson called to attend hla Injuries. The accident happened at th* corner of Pryor street and Trinity avenue, and was the result of the at tempt of the boy to escape an cl o.iv' car, and dodging directly In front of DJI dray. Traveling Man Injured. D. C. Lankford, one of the beat known traveling men running out of Atlanta, 1* confined to hla home on Woodward avenue as the result of an accident which he sustained at the union depot last Sunday night as he was preparing to leave on a trip. His foot slipping as he boarded the moving train, his shoulder hit a pillar, causing a dislocation and bad shock, which will rtquire several weeks of reaL Attorney Hill Improving, Attorney W. P. Hill, assistant city attorney, who has been critically III at St. Joseph’s Infirmary for sevi weeks, has been removed to his he and expects to be at hla office within a abort time. Although at one time very alck man, his progress during the past week has been rapid and complete recovery Is now a matter of but a few days. Mayor Raturna From Convention. Mayor Woodward returned to Allan-' ta Wednesday evening after attending the Southern Vehicle Association's convention at Asheville, N. C. The In ternational association la to meet In Atlanta next October directly after the state fair has closed, and It wns to per sonally extend the Invitation that May or Woodward attended the convention. Visits Atlanta Friends. Philip H. Hale, editor of The Na tional Farmer and Stock Grower of St. Louis, Mo., was In the city Friday calltng upon hla many friends. Mr. Hale Is touring the South for the pur pose of securing Information In regard lo the summer and fall crops. THY TO INCITE RIOT AT LUMBER PLANT Special to Th* Georgian. Moultrie, Ga., July 20.—The em ployees of the Sumner A Pounds saw mill, near Moultrie, who went out on strike yesterday, have returned to work and no further trouble Is anticipated. Trouble grew out of the superintendent allowing a squad of armed negroes to force him to turn over a time check to n negro laborer, In violation of the rules of the company. The white laborers resented the fail ure of the superintendent to resist the negroes unto death and they struck as a result. The white men Anally re turned under agreement that all ne groes should bo put oft the works. Sub sequently the leader* of the mob of ne groes were placed In tail and the oth ers were permitted to rteura to work with the white men. Three of th* negroes are In Jail, charged with Inciting a riot. LIFE OF CURZON IS THREATENED HALL TRIES TO DODGE ON THE NEW COUNTIES THE GLOBE CLOTHING CO. THE GLOBE CLOTHING CO. THE GLOBE CLOTHING CO. IE IS . YOU WILL RECOGNIZE OUR 1 0 HE SA IF SAL || ANNOUNCEMENTS AS CARE FUL, PRECISE, CONSCIEN TIOUS STATEMENTS. YOUR INSPECTION WILL PROVE THESE VALUES ACTUAL, STRONG, APPEALING. Tomorrow morning we enter upon the third week of this extraordinary sacrifice of Men’s and Boys’ Clothing, and the same remarkable values so eagerly sought for last week are again offered for this week. We are determined to effect a complete clearance of all summer stocks, and have created bar gains regardless of former selling prices, or even cost, in order to do so quickly. To prompt pur chasers this splendid sale means a seldom realized opportunity to save money, for every article in the entire stock must go, even if at a loss. Come tomorrow by all means—a “Dollar Saved is a Dollar Made’’—several dollars may be saved and made here easily. MEN’S SUITS YOUTHS’SUITS CHILDREN’S SUITS S uits $3.90 FORMER PRICE $5.00 lUITS $5.65 r FORMER PRICE $7.50 lUITS $7.90 'FORMER PRICE $10.00 lUITS $9.40 'FORMER PRICE $12.50 S uits $11.90 FORMER PRICE $15.00 S uits $12.40 FORMER PRICE $16.50. lUITS $13.50 'FORMER PRICE $18.00. lUITS $15 JO 'FORMER PRICE $20.00. iuits $16.85 'FORMER PRICE $22.50 lUITS $18.75 'FORMER PRICE $25.00 lUITS $20.65 'FORMER PRICE $27.50 • lUITS $22.50 'FORMER PRICE $30.00 BOYS’ AND CHILDREN’S SUITS. Suits at $1.98 that were .$2.50 Suits at $2.48 that were .$3.00 Suits at $2.98 that were .$4.00 Suits at $3.48 that were ..$4.50 Suits at $3.98 that were . .$5.00 Suits at $4.48 that were ..$6.50 Children’s Sailor Hats. 50c. Quality 25c. CHILDREN’S WASH SUITS/ Sizes: 2 1-2 to 6. BLOUSE AND RUSSIAN BLOUSE. The $2.50 Quality, Now $1.50 , n , , n.,iiifv qe. The $2.00 Quality, Now $1.25 50 and 75c. Quality 35c. ^ The Quality, Now $1.00^ 1 MEN’S STRAW HATS ABOUT ONE-HALF REGULAR PRICE. GLOBE CLOTHING CO. 89-91 WHITEHALL STREET. By Private Leased Wire. London, July 20.—The condition of Intrd t'urion'a health Is giving hla In timate friends great concern. It has been known for some tlmq that the for mer viceroy was threatened with a fa tal organic disease, which ha* been ag gravated by grief over th* death of hts wife. The -affection existing between the couple was a matter of comment In court circles and hnd been especially manifest since Lady t'urxon's illness In Wslmer castle two years ago. New county proposals provoked con siderable discussion In the house Fri day morning, the matter having been brought up by Mr. Felder, of Bibb, who moved that the bill to create the new county of Ben Hill, to be composed of portions of the counties of Wilcox and Irwtn, be withdrawn from the committee on constitutional amend ments and be recommitted to the com mlttee on new counties, with Instruc tions to report on the same by next Wednesday. He called for the reading of the reso lutlon by Mr. Hall, providing for the creation of this new county commit tee, which made It Imperative for all bills for new counties to be sent to this committee. Mr. Hall objected to this bill being sent to his committee, explaining that the new county com mittee hud at the last session heard all the facts relative to this new county, and had, by a vole of 9 to 2, voted ad versely upon the proposition, and this vote wtts adverse to the proposition It self, nnd not In comparison with any of th* new counties created. The resolution creating this commit tee only provided for the creating of eight new counties, and haring per formed their functions In that respect, their duties were now- ended. Speaking for himself, he would be embarrassed by this bill going back there. . Mr. Felder Insisted on hts motion, contending that It was the proper com mittee, a* It had all the facts relating to the question. Hla motion prevailed. The bill to create a new county out of Pike and Monroe counties, with Barnesvllle as tbe county seat, was also taken from the constitutional The funeral of Lady c-,rxon will take amendment committee and re-referred Since In Xedleston next Mondav. to the new county committee. GEORGIA NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS Invastigating Conduct. Special to The Georgian. Savannah, Ga., July 20.—An inveatt- gatlon of the official conduct of Harbor Master McBride waa taken up by the pilotage commission yesterday. The board of trade haa adopted resolution* condemning McBride's manner of at attending to the duties of hla office. Dias of Heat Proatration. Special to The Georgian. Savannah, Ga., July 20.—J. R. Cooper died yesterday afternoon In the Pal metto house from heat prostration, which Induced contention of the brain, lie wan formerly in the British navy, but had been in Savannah for some time. Firsd Because H* Complained. Special to The Georgian. Savannah, Ga.. July 20—Detective Mose Davis has been suspended by Su perintendent Uarfunkle for writing a letter to the city council, complaining that the detective did not get n fair deal from the superintendent In th* matter of assignments. The superin tendent has written to the mayor rec- ontinmendlngihe dismissal of Davis on a charge of Insubordination. Drug Store Sold, * special to The Georgian. < « Hawklnsv|IIe. Ga., July 20.—Hie stock of drugs and medicines of the Hawklnsvtll* Drug Co. has been sold to E. F. Sapp, of Blakely, Gx, who comes here to take charge of the busi ness. klnsvllle Is to have another cotton warehouse and big store built by J. D. Smith, of Dublin, who Invested largely In real estate here some time ago. Making a Map. Special to The Georgian. Haralson, Ala., July 20.—The sur veyor* of the Atlantic, Birmingham and Gulf Railroad are busy making a map of tho town here. Grocery Company Organized. Specie! to Tbe Georgian. Columbus, Ga., July 20.—8. K. Dlmon, W. H. White, J. H. Dlmon. W. W. Lockhart and T. W. Bates have formed a partnership to organise a wholesale grocery company with a capital of 160, 000. YOUNG MAN FALLS IN BOTTOMLESS POOL HpecUl .to The Georgian. Charlotte, N. C„ July 20.—Samuel A. Krlaale, head bookkeeper at the Llttle- I-ong Co.’s department stores here, fell Into one of the "bottomless pools" at Chimney Rock, In western Carolina, early this morning and was drowned. The young man was on hiii vacation In the mountains. The body remained beneath the wa ter for three hours before It was recov- ered. The dead young man was promi nently known In local business circles. And Her Voice Came Sack. Hr Private Leased Wire. St. Joseph, Mich., July 20.—After be ing unable to apeak above a faint whls- K -r for over three year*, Mr*. R. L. oblee, wife ot the pasto, of the First _ .Congregational church of this city, has Haw klnsvllle. Us* July 20.—Haw-, suddenly recovered her \olc*. Warehouse and Store. Hpectal to The Georgian. Agnes lola Pickett. Agnes lola Pickett, 1 years old, died at the residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Pickett, 221 West Fait street, at * o'clock Thursday afternoon. Th# funeral services will be held at the residence at 2:20 o'clock Friday after noon, and the Interment will be at Waatvlew. Mist S.|“d. Miller. The funeral services of bliss Sallle D. Miller wore held at the residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. II. D. Miller, 8 Gartrell street, at * o'clock Friday morning, and at 12:46 o'clock the body was taken to LaGrang* for Interment. John C. Winston. Special to The Georgian. Gadsden, Ala., July 20.—Information haa been received here of the death of John O. Winston at hla home In Mar shall county a few days ago, aged (0 year*. Miss Ethsl May Hudson. FUneral services over the body of Mlsa Ethel May Hudson were held at the Baptist Tabernacle at 2 o'clock Fridny afternoon, the Rev. Len G. Broughton officiating. The Interment was at Oakland. Miss Msttis Lawson. Mis* Mattie Lawson, aged 36 years, died Thursday morning at the Home for Incurables. The body was taken to Swift A Hall Company’s undertak ing establishment and the funeral will be held from their chapel at 10 o'clock Saturday morning. Dr. John E. White, of tbe Second Baptist church, officiat ing- TRY A WANT AD IN THE GEORGIAN TOO MOCH OF STUDY CRAZES YOUNG BOY 8am ifenovltoh, tbe young RuMlau waa arrested Thursday nnd lurked '»P flt tbe police station, after terrorising the rit* (sens on Kroner street with a drawn knlfA will be tried for lunacy. UU unde. A. Hmqllyan, appeared In the ordlnarr a Friday ami nwore out a writ of laa^g against bis nephew. Irenovltrh.wlll hr wti to Jail pending the trial for luuacy. Irenpvltch lah years of age. and bn* ifjjj a studeut of medicine and dentlatry. uncle atatea that cloae atody has anct-d tbe young man’s mind, and that JJ has an hanurlnatlou that men nrr tiyiaj to murder him. Irenovltrh »t«*»d i“ % yard Thursday with a big knife, and Jrea all puaaeroby to come near him. he waj locked up he waa roving. VISITING COMMITTEES MUST TOE THE MARK Mr. Steed, of Carroll, chairman,™ the committee' on auditing. the members Friday that If they formed strictly to rule 124 of the JJ*®? they would not only benefit thetnsel but the committee, as well *» •»« treasurer. _. mm it- This rule require* visiting tool* tee* to state Institution* to furtilsn tailed statements of their : mf> penses, with vouchers for we d and such expenses could not bej unless these requirements were DECREE OF SALE FOR LARGE MIW* ■c: sal tbe Federal court, Slits. •« decree of sale for tba MlaaWPPJ"j T< f t< Wesson, bow la the heads of » r “ n ,, *e satisfy e IJOO.OOB to ““ corlty far a hoad •*••*. «*• **' place before Noretaher L