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THE ATLANTA GEORG TAN.
8ILL TO REGULATE
GAIT OF ALL AUTOS
T010 MILES HOUR
Drastic Measure in Senate to
Stop Speeding on Coun
try Roads.
SENATE INDUSTRIOUS.
Furr Wants Agricultural
Colleges in Every Con
gressional District.
Automobile speeding on the public
rotdi of Georgia will be a thing of the
put If the bill Introduced by Senator
Alsobrook In the aenate Thursday Is
enacted Into law.
Under the provision* of this act au-
tomobtllsts cannot travel along the
pikes of this state at a greater speed
than ten miles ah hour. But that Is
not all the .restrictions placed on them
by any means.
The autos must be brought to a full
stop when meeting any person riding
or driving, until such persons has
passed; when approaching such per
sons from the rear auto drivers must
slow down and toot the whistle 160
yards from the same, and cannot pass
at a greater speed than two miles per
hour.
Crowning Insult Is ofTered to speed
annlhllator* In the provision requiring
autnlsts to come to a full stop when
approaching any, horse, mule or other
animal bitched to a post, and to so re
main until the owner of the animal Is
properly warned to "look shy.”
It further requires that automobile
owners must register with the clerk
of the superior court In the county In
which they operate and hang from
the rear of their machines the name of
the county In letters 1 1-1 by 2 1-2
Inches.
8*nats Industrious.
The senate ground away Industrious
ly Thursday on house and senate bills,
passing a number, and placing a raft
of house measures on first and second
readings. For a brief apace there were
muttertngs from some of the senators
as to the propriety of passing house
measures while the house Ignored sen
ate matters, but It died away In futile
growling*.
Senator Furr Introduced a bill pro
viding for the establishment and
maintenance of schools for agriculture
and mechanical arts In the cloven con
gressional districts of the state, the
fund arising from fertilizer and oil In
spections to be used for this purpose.
New Bills In 8en*Je.
By Senator Alsobrook—To regulate
the running of automobiles and other
moter vehicles upon tho public roads of
Georgia; to prescribe the duties of
those In charge of sold machines, and
to provide penalty for violations.
By Senator Reid—To provide that
persons convicted of the offense of
larceny after trust delegated shall be
punished as for misdemeanor In cer
tain cases.
By Senator Bond—To amend code to
provide for Increase of pensions now
allowed to Confederate soldiers for the
total loss of sight of one eye, from 220
to 260.
By Senator Reid: To provide that all
pensioners on the rolls of this state
above the age of 80 years shall be
paid a pension of 280 per annum.
By Senator Crum: To regulate the
grant of new trials In criminal cases
In certain Instances.
By Senator Fortner: To amend code
So as to disqualify Judges of county
and city courts from service on the
grand Jury.
By Senator Walker: To create a new
charter for the town of Douglas.
By Senator Walker: To amend act to
amend charter of Douglas, so as to
provide for public school bonds.
By Senator Furr: To provide for the
establishment and maintenance of
schools of agriculture and mechanical
arts In the respective congressional dis
tricts of the state.
By Senator McHenry: To allow
fruit cars loaded to be moved on Sab,
bath for purpose of Icing; also to at
low stock care loaded to be moved tor
purposes of watering and feeding.
Senate Bills Passed.
By Senator Foy: To enlarge the Ju
risdiction of the police court of Sa
vannah.
By Senator Walker: An act to In
corporate the town of Offerman, In
Pierce county.
By Senator Williams: To add the
town of Gibson to the list of state de
positories.
By Senator Crum: To grant Jurisdic
tion to officials In working the county
roads of Crisp.
House Bills Pasted.
By Mr. Smith of Calhoun: To amend
act making ordinary of Coffee county
ex-officio clerk of the board of county
commissioners.
By Messrs. On and Leigh of Coweta:
To authorise the county commissioners
of Coweta to levy a apodal tax.
By Messrs. Connor and Aiken of Bar
tow: Tq amend the charter of Carters-
vllle.
. By Messrs. Clarke and Williams of
Laurens: To amend act creating the
board of county commissioners of Lau
rent.
By Messrs. Nix and Wilson of Gwin
nett: To amend act establishing the
City court of Buford.
By Mr. Way of Pulaski: To amend
the charter of Hawklnsvllle.
By Mr. Moody of Heard: To amend
act providing for the selection by the
governor of certain banks as state de
positories.
By Messrs. Nix and Wilson of Gwin
nett: To regulate the running of au
tomobiles In Gwinnett.
.By Mr. Harrill of Quitman: To add
Georgetown to the list of state deposi
tories.
By Mr. Williams of Laurens: To In
corporate the town of Mullls, In Lau
ren* county.
By Messrs. Nix and Wilson of Gwin
nett: To amend the charter of Au
burn.
By Messrs. Nix and Wilson of Gwin
nett: To provide additional compensa
tion for Jurors In Justice court* In
Gwinnett county. •
By Mr. Grovensteln of Effingham: To
amend act establishing a school sys
tem for Guyton.
By Mr. Ramsey of Jefferson: To
abolish the county court of Jefferson.
At noon the senate adjourned until
26 o'clock Friday morning.
uiD ml tor
HE MEANT 10
Did Not Think Young Sams
Was Armed When He
Seized Reins.
By Private Leased Wire.
Asheville. N. O., July 21.—While at
tempting to hold up the United States
mall and seize tho horse and mall cart,
which 17-year-old Fred Sams, the mall
carrier in the Shelton Laurel section of
western North Carolina, was driving,
the career of the noted desperado. Hi
ram Wilson, was brought to a bloody
end. One ehot by young Same did It.
Wilson was the most noted desperado
In the mountains of North Carolina and
Tennessee, having killed a number of
men. Ho did not think young Sams
was armed, but when he seised the
horse the youthful mall carrier shot
him dead.
HIS TESTIMONY
MAY SEND WIFE
TO PENITENTIARY
Witness in Hartje ■ Divorce
Case Tells of Spouse’s
Story.
ALL RECORDS BROKEN
BY HEAVYJAINFALL
Thirteen Inches at Augusta Dur
ing 25 Days Which Have
Just Passed.
Special to The Georgian.
Augusta, Ga., July 28.—The rainfall
for Augusta during the past 26 days
ha* been a record for the local terrl
tory. The amount le the largest that
has fallen during the paet 26 years,
during which time the statistics have
been recorded, and the local station
has been In existence. The total
amount of rainfall during the post 26
days has been 12.28 Inches, or prac
tically 12 Inches. This Is more than a
half Inch a day, or enough rainfall for
double the amount of time.
The next largest amount for an en
tire month has been 11.88, which was
recorded In March, 1875.
The excess in the rainfall for the
month Is 8.82 Inches, and the excess
for the year Is 8.06, or almost enough
to make up the deficiency for last
year, which was very dry.
Among the other months that have
been visited with heavy rainfalls dur
ing the past 36 years Is August of 1887
when the total rainfall was 10.38, and
In July of 1888, when It was 10.10.
The farms In this section have suf
fered much.
COURT OF APPEALS
BILL UPON MONDAY
Pres. West Urges All Mem
bers To Be Present for
This Measure.
i
Before the session of th* senate came
to a close Thursday, President West
warned all the members that a bill of
the utmost Importance would be up for
passage next Monday, and called upon
all the senators to lay aside matters
that were not Imperative and be pres
ent. as it was a constitutional measure.
He had reference to the court of ap
peals bill, which passed the house on
Wednesday by an overwhelming ma
jority. There Is hardly a doubt but
that th* aenate will pass th* Slaton
Mil as passed by the house, which pro
vides for thre* Judges to form a court
of appeals.
On Tuesday the McHenry lease bill
for the Western and Atlantic railroad
will be the special order, and It Is
highly probable that the child labor
measure will com* up for passage on
Thursday.
By Private Leased Wire.
Pittsburg. Pa, July 28.—'Wilbur Ash
by wo* the first witness called today
in the Hartje divorce trial. He said
he had known Blanche Ashby thre*
years and that she had lived In Pitts
burg at Mrs. Hartje's.
At this point Attomty Freeman In
terposed an objection and Judge Fra
ser asked:
"Is It proper to permit this witness
to testify to something that might put
his wife In the penitentiary?"
Attorney Marron replied:
"I think so, and can cite you author
ities If you desire."
The objection was overruled.
Witness said his wlf* told'hlm Mrs
Hartje wanted her to swear that Clif
ford Hooe did not sleep In the spare
rqom. /
"Did sht say she was promised any
thing?"
"That Mrs. Hartje had agreed to give
her 2200 If she would swear as sh*
wanted her to."
"Did she have any money when ahe
return edr*
"About |20 or 226.
"Did ahe bring anything back with
her after tho second visit 7"
Yes, a couple of dishes and a roll of
money. I do not know how much. She
said Mrs. Hartje had given her the
dishes and the money for testifying In
the case. I asked my wife about Hooe
and asked If he was white or a col
ored man, and she said he was a col
ored coachman, tmploytd by Mr. Hart
By TROOPS
INJLTICS
State of Anarchy Re
ported in the
Caucasus.
J*. She also said that Hooe had slept
In th* spare room, and 1 told her that
sh* had better not lie about tho cose."
"Did your wife evr tell you she had
sworn to an untruth 7"
. "Ye*, sir. She said shs had sworn
Hooe had pot slept In th* spare room
when In fact she knew he had elept
there; that Mrs. Hartje had said to her
she was sorry for what she had done,
that she was son
- had not listened
LARCENY UNDER $50
AS A MISDEMEANOR
Senator Reid Wants
Change the Punish
ment.
,to
For the purpose of.rellevlng the con
gestlon of business in tho superior
courts, and to prevent the punishment
of unfortunates who take small sums
from another for a felony, Senator eRld
Introduced a bill Thursday to make
larceny from th*' person for any sum
under 260 punishable as for a misde
meanor. *
Under the present law any case of
taroeny from th* person Is punishable
as for a felony.’ As a consequence In
large cities like Atlanta, where tho su
p.-rior enurt <1--- k.-1h nr-- bmlly crowd
ed in many cases of this kind tho ac
cused has to stay In Jail for weeks.
If this bill Is passed the cases In
volvlng amounts under $60 may be
tried In the city courts and readily
disposed of. Ruch esses ar* to b*
punishable as for a misdemeanor.
FINE CLUB HOUSE
FUEL FOR FLAMES
By Priest# Leased Wire.
Cleveland, July 28.—Fire early to
dsy practically destroyed th* build
ings of the Cleveland Country Club,- a
few miles east of tbs city. The loss
Is estimated at 2160,000, partially cov
ered by Insurance. The fire Is thought
to have originated from defective else-
trie wiring.
MANY CASES MADE
IN SKEETER WAR
DEFIES DEATH
HIGH IN THE AIR
By Private Leased Wire.
Boston. July 28.—Hanging by hi*
hands, 2,000 feet In the sir, a mere speck
In the sky, which the crowd below
expected momentarily to drop to the
earth, Floyd C. Thompson, the general
manager of Wonderland, at Revere
Beach, made a perilous ascension In
the huge balloon of Professor Laroux,
on the park grounds, yesterday after
noon. Mr. Thompson, unused to mak
ing ascensions, lost hi* seat almost as
soon as the balloon left the earth. He
got down In the parachute.
SLEPT AT STATION;
HOTELS WERE PULL
Special to The Georgias.
Savannah, Oa, July 28.—Harris
Smith, who claims to run th* city
tnarket, at Lumpkin, was arrested last
night at the union station on a charge
of disorderly ^conduct and drunksnness.
He claimed that all the hotels were
filled and that he weijt to th* station
to sleep. While there he claimed that
he was robbed of 2180, which he had
brought along to enjoy bis stay on.
Discoveries of disease-inviting con
ditions are being mods on all hands by
the officers of the board of'health since
the campaign against mosquitoes has
been begun In earnest. Some eighteen
cases hav* been mad* against citizen*
for having receptacles containing stag
nant water (n their yards, and before
Thursday is over alx or eight more
cases will have been mode. >
In s number of Instances the health
officers have found cellars with several
feet of stagnant water In them. One of
these was discovered at the corner of
Whitehall and Garnett streets Tuesday
morning and another like case was
found Wednesday evening on White
hall street.
Dr. J. P. Kennedy, health offlcsr, said
Thursday that th* campaign would be
carried on until the entire city Is rid
of mosquitoes and that It would be s
great http to thr board of health If cit
izens troubled with mosquitoes would
notify health hssdqusrtsrs so that sn
Investigation could be made In th*
neighborhood.
PHILLIPS IS CHARGED
WITH TAKING PURSE
A. J. Phillips. * fireman of the Southern
railway, who live* In Birmingham, wts ar
rested Thursday afternoon and locked np
St police heed-mart era, charged with lik
ing s parse containing 2<6 lieliingtag to Mm.
Mery Morgan, of Decatur.
Mrs. Morgan alighted from ts electric
car at Deestar Therediy morning, and left
her purse eoatalnlng-co she silted—(46 In
Mils. Hhe mined It et osce, ind wetted
for the nr to roan tuck from the loop on
retnrn trip to Atlanta,
e conductor mode s search for the
puree. I'hllllpa had hoarded the car after
the puree wee missed, end wan found sit
ting In the scat vacated by Mrs. Morgan.
Mm oely s few cents were fonstl
on a visit to th-m whe
GENERAL STRIKE
TO BE ORDERED
There Are Rumors of Fresh
Mutinies By Soldiers
and Sailors of
Czar.
By GEORGE FRAZER.
Special Cable—Copyright
St. Petersburg, July 28.—The cen
sorship on nil news concerning out
breaks and dissatisfaction I* more rig
id than It has been In year*, and what
received Is from private sources,
which may or may not be correct.
The most alarming situation appears
i■ I t- in tin- Baltic provlncss, and In
the Caucasus. The armed revolution-
ary f ir,--- in th- Italtlo provinces are
gaining strength, and It Is said a num
ber nf soldiers haw- deserted to th*
rebels, carrying arms and ammunition
with them.
Ansrohy In Csucssus.
Troops believed to be loyal are be
ing eent to tho disaffected region, and
It la expected there will be an armed
collision before long.
In the Caucasus the reports declare
that there Is a condition of absolute
anarchy existing.
Officials are resigning In large num
bers. Bandits roam about Tlflls and
Its suburbs at will, even In th* dsy
time, exacting trlbut*.
News was received today of an ou
break between Armenians and Tnrtai
In Ervyan and Shusha. In Eryvsn or
der was restored after a large number
of Tartars and Armenians had been
killed or wounded. In Shusha the In
fantry were unnblo to subdue th* Tar
tars. who killed Armenian* In th* vi
cinity of the governor's residence and
fired on the governor's quarters. The
artillery is now In action. Two sol
dlers were killed.
May Strike Monday.
There Is a division among the Lib
erals as to the advisability of calling n
genefal strike or rather as to the time
for calling It.
The Socialist Democrats have voted
In favor of calling a general strike not
lator than Monday. But some of tho
woxklngmen's unions, mindful of tholr
limited resources, shrink from facing
starvation. Anticipating an Immodlate
and extensive movement among the
people In the south, they urged delay
until the tide of revolt sweeps north.
Nine thousand factory hands at Riga
struck today. The gas workers at Lu-
bln, Russian Poland, have struck, and
all the city streets are In darkness at
night.
There are rumor* of fresh mutinies
among the troops and tailors, but It It
:possible to confirm them.
Russia yesterday borrowed 3210,000,-
000,. the loan being negotiated from th*
Mendelssohns.
CHILD m BILL
Only One Section of House
Measure Changed, and
That Slightly.
UP NEXT WEDNESDAY
Educational Clause Is Made
Clearer—Bill Will Pass
Upper House.
The senate committee on Immigra
tion and labor reported th* child labor
bill back Thursday morning with th*
recommendation that It pass, and on
next Wednesday th* measure will prob
ably b* placed on Its passagt In th*
ssnstt.
With the exception of section 4 the
measure remains unchanged from th*
house bill passed several days ago, and
It Is claimed by th* committee that the
section was rewritten simply to clarify
th* language. This section reads as
follows:
"Section 4. B* It further snarled by
authority aforesaid that on and after
January 1, 1801, no child, sxctpt as
heretofore provided, under 14 years
of age, shall be employed or allowed to
labor In or about any factory or man
ufacturing establishment within this
stale unless he or she can write his
or her name and simple sentences, and
shall have attended school for twelve
weeks of the preceding year, six weeks
of which attendance shall be consecu
tive] and no such child as aforesaid
between tl)e ages of 14 and 18 years
shall b* so employed unless such child
shall have attended school for twelve
weeks of th* preceding year, six weeks
of which attendance shall be consscu-
live; and at the end of each year, until
such child shall have pasted the publlo
school age, an affidavit certifying as
to such sttendsne* as required by this
section, shall be furnished to th* em
ployer by tbs parent or guardian or
parson sustaining parental relations to
such child. Tha provisions of this etc-
tlon shall apply only to children enter
ing such employment at tha age of 14
years or less."
The committee was In session about
two hours Thursday morning and
heard from a number of mill men. It
Is bellsved that the bill a* reported will
pass the senate and become a law.
claimThiuather
LIVEDJN_ ATLANTA
Demented Man Found By
Sodiers Wandering in
the Woods.
ONTHEJJ, & A,
Trains Will Be Operated
From Brunswick to
Atlanta.
That the Atlanta, Birmingham and
Atlantic railroad will be runlnng trains
Into Atlanta from Senola and otbsr
south Georgia points on th* system be
yond that point Is the opinion freely
expressed by the officials of th* com
pany at th* headquarters In this city.
On Wednesday th* party of surveyor*
which has been at work several weeks
making a routs for tbe line reached the
city and reported to headquarter*.
For th* purpose of rushing th* work
_j rapidly as possible the . Callahan
Construction Company, which has th*
contract for th* building of th* new
road, ha* brought from New York near
ly 800 Italian laborers, th* lost In
stallment reaching Atlanta Thursday
morning shortly before noon, and with
thla large force the work ehould be
completed within the year that tha
company says will be necessary before
the trains will be running Into this
city.'
By th* txtenslon of the line from
Benola to this city the Atlanta, Bir
mingham 'and Atlantic will operate
trains direct from Brunswick to At
lanta, and with the steamship line,
which was recently Inaugurated by th*
company between Brunswick and New
York, will have a through lln* from
tbs two metropolises of th* North and
South. The extension of ths lln* from
Senola to Atlanta will pass close to
Warm Springs und will open up some
of tbe most valuabl* farming land In
th* state. Th* exact location which
the tracks will laks after leaving
Senola I* yet to be determined upon,
tbe report of the several corps of sur-
vsyors to be token Into consideration
and the rout* with the least grad*
and which will permit of the fastest
time will be that chosen.
Special to Tbs Georgian.
Mobile, Ala., July II.—William
Rocher, 21 year* of age, after won
dering at Jarge In th* woods of Bald
win county for over two wseks, was
found by soldiers near Fort Morgan
resterday and brought to Mobile,
loeher was In a nude condition, and
his mind Is affected, whether from hie
experience of being lost In ths dens*
forest cannot be ascertained. He
claims to have left Baymlnette, Ala.,
July 2 for Fort Gaines to snllsL
Rocher says his father, James Roch
sr, lived at No. 2 Dolllvenegra street,
Atlanta, when he left there over two
years ago.
Thsra la no such strest In Atlanta
as Dolllvenegra. Th* strest referred
to was perhap* D'AlvIgny. No William
Rocher Is known thtr*.
HEIRS OF SAGE
SAY THAT WIFE
WILL
Contents of Instrument Are
Kept Secret for An
other Day.
ny Print* Leased Wire.
New York, July 28.—Following th#
report that the last will of Russell
Sage, said to bequeath all of hla **
tat* of 280,000,000 to Mrs. Sage, would
be contested by the 1st* 1 financier's
Troy, N. Y., relatives, Delaney Nlcoll,
counsel for hsr and th* other executors,
hurried to her residence at 121 Fifth
avenue early today and conferred with
her as to what ehould be done.
It has bean expected that th* will
would b* opened at th* Sag* home In
th* presence of Mrs. Sag*, th* other
executors and their oounsel today, but
Mr. Nlcoll stated positively that this
would not be don* until tomorrow and
possibly not until th* end of th* week.
It was stated the delay In opening
the will had been caused directly by
th* announcement from th* lawysr of
th* Sage relatives that they would con
test ths will If they wars out off en
tirely fro In any participation In th* dis
tribution of the estate, as It was re
ported they were.
It was announced today that the
last will of Russell Sage, signed In
1801, devises to his widow ovary cent
of hla fortune, with ths exception of
the Insignificantly small bsqusst to
Mr*. Fannie Chapin, of Oneida, Mr.
Sage's only sister, who died two year*
ago.
It I* asserted that the charge will be
made that Mr. Sage virtually was In
sane when he mad* this disposition of
his sstats, and that Mrs. Hsge exerted
undue sad active Influence to prevent
him from providing for th* twenty-six
parsons who are hi* next of kin.
A lawyer representing prospective
contestants who live In Troy, N. Y., Is
quoted as having claimed that when
Mr. Hsge "was not In a sound mental
condition” Mrs. Sage persuaded him to
revoke a previously drawn will, under
which tach of his next of kin would
have received about 11,000,000, and to
iinva roLDiYOU rwiui nuu m
make a new disposition of hla eatat*
absolutely In her favor.
RAILROAD NEW8.
To Aooompany Troops to Csmp.
Clarence Wlckersham, city passenger
agent, and Frank Thompson, traveling
passenger agent nf ths west Point
load, will leave Friday for Chlrkn-
JAMESTOWN EXPO
BILL PASSED HOUSE
Scab Wright’s Amendment
Lowering Figure .$20,000
Passed.
FELDER’S
BILL LOST.,
—
House Put Down Measure to
Make Burglar}- a Cap
ital Offense.
1NTEJJY FRIENDS
Being Conspicuously Absent, Suit
IIm Been Filed to Re-
cover Money,
Special to Th* Georgian.
Augusta, Oa, July 28.—Legal pro
ceedings have been filed In the Justice
court at lftphslbsh against Dr. E. C.
Morris, charging him with falsely re
ceiving money and leaving this part of
tha country. He has absconded, and
th* amount h* has received from hi*
frisnds Is estimated to be about 2600.
Ills method of receiving tbs money, It
I* charged, was by getting hla friends
to cash "bogus” chocks, which, when
presented at the local bank*, were
turned down by the cashier, as hs
no money to cover them.
Morris left Hephslbsh some time
ago, about th* first of July, and has
not been heard of sines. It Is learned
that he left for Baltimore.
Dr. Morris was, up to a few rears
ago, on* of th* city physicians, ana was
respected by many In Augusta.
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COTTON MILL PROSPER8 O
UNDER MANAGEMENT OF
WOMAN PRE8IDENT.
J, P. Morgan Aboard.
By Print* Lnsed Wire.
New York, July 2*.—Th# Whit* Star
liner Baltic, from Liverpool, was re
ported east of Firs Island at 1:27
o'clock this morning, and is expected
to reach her pier In the North river
between 2 and 2 o'clock this afternoon.
P. Morgan Is a passenger on the
Baltic.
Special to Th* Georgian.
Oreenvfll*. fl. C, July 28.—
So far as Is known this city
has the only woman cotton-mill
president In the country. In tho
person of Mrs. M. P. Gridlsy,
active head of th* Batesvllle
mill.
Mrs. Orldlsy gives th* greater
portion of her time to executive
work In directing th* operation
of the mill, though she Is also
f .resident of the Batesvllle Bar
nes Bank, which shs organised
several years ago. That hsr
administration of the affairs of
th* mill has boon successful Is
amply proven when It Is said
that not s dollar's worth of
stock Is on th* market today.
Alabama. The troops will go to
Chlckomauga over the West Point via
Newnnn. and Mr. Wlckersham and Mr.
Thompson will aoootn patty tha tone
special trains to Insure the safely and
comfort of tho officers and men. They
will remain with the troops for a week
or longer.
Leave For New York.
Fur I III- |-111 1" ’ 11 -1 "f 111 I • 11 > 1111K II I'-’ll
fsrene* of th* sxccutive ,>rriei:iih <.r tin-
southern railroads In Jfsw York on FH-
-111 I , I'l • — I' I ■ 11 I I 'lull I--H Wl'-lu I Mill
III.- UVsf I'. i I i i t i - -.1 -1. ■■ II-1 I'lull! mull
Joseph Richardson, of tbe Bouthsaslorn
Passongar Association, left Wednes
day for that city. The <-.-h i.-u
will be one of great Importance, a*
the rate law which recently went Into
effect In various parts of the Mouth,
will be discussed. After th* merging In
New York Mr. Richardson Is to enjoy
his annual vacation at various points
In Virginia.
Dssth of 8**bo*rd Official.
Th* death of Georg* R Fltswater.
chief of special agents of th* Heaboard
Air Lln*. who was drowned In th* Sa
vannah river on Sunday morning, has
caused considerable sorrow among lo-
■ ill <. IT 11 lull i.r in | -it ii > , iiml i'll
who knew the young man from hla fro
quent visits to this city. Mr. Fltiwa
ter was performing duties connected
with his office when tho deplorable ac-
cldent happened and th* body was not
recovered until Sunday night. The de
ceased was a prominent member of
the Knights of Pythlss and Elks, nnd
frequently visited the local lodges dur
ing his visit* to Atlanta. The funeral
of th* unfortunate man was held W
nesday at Monroe, N. C. ,'
• Railroad Personals.
D. E. Carpenter,' superintendent of
.he Lake Shore and V Mp*
railroad, with hwlf—P—I
Ind., was In tho city tor a tow hours
Wednesday. Mr. Carpenter came to
Atlanta from Chattanooga, where he
has bean visiting friends, and will
spend a week mors In the South before
returning to his Nnrthorn home,
W. 11. Johnson, formerly a dark In
an Atlanta railroad office and lattr as
sistant traffic manager of ths Republic
Iron end Btssl Company, nf Birming
ham, has bean appointed assistant ton-
oral manager of th# Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Railroad Company, and th*
Birmingham Southern, which th* form
er coinp'nny recently purchased.
Brooks Morgan, assistant tenoral
passenger agent of the Southern, has
returned from Washington, nnd Is get
ting th* deads of hi* office In shap* for
his successor, Mr. Allen, of St. Louis,
who will take the reins of office next
Station Master Patterson Is enjoying
a wtll earned vacation at th* coast re
sorts, hla place st ths terminal being
filled by Night Station Hooter Blount.
Excursion Party Her*.
W. L. Burroughs, traveling passen
ger agent of ths Seaboard, with head
quarters In Columbia, S. C„ was In the
city Wedneedsy With sn excursion par
ty of 108 resident* of Columbia and
vicinity, who enjoyed their annual ex
cursion to Atlanta on that day. The
stay of the party In Atlanta was mad*
as pleasant as possible through th* ef
forts of th* local officials of th* com
pany.
Wracks Injur* Summer Travsl.
“Th* many railroad wreck* of th*
paet few weeks have had a bad effect
on summer travsl," stated City Ticket
Agent Morrab, of th* Seaboard, Thurs
day morning. "The public has read
nearly every day lately of a fatal wreck
In some part of th* country, and as a
result many feel apprehensive of a elm-
liar occurrence on th* train which they
wleh to take and, accordingly more
than one person Is remaining at horn*
from thslr annual vacation on this
account."
Off for Manhattan.
Vic* President snd General Manager
Wadley and Gensrsl Freight and Pas
senger Agent McPadden, of th* Atlan-
QOOOOOOOOGOOOOOOGOOOOGOOOG
'
Thirty thousand dollars for a Oeof-’
gla exhibit at the Jamestown Exposl-;
tlsn was voted by th* house Thursday
morning, after a vary hard and close
fight. With 13 vote* required for
passage, th* bill secured 81. while;
against It there were 81. The amend
ment by Mr. Wright, Of Floyd. to cut
the appropriation down to 220,000 front
260,000, was carried Thursday morn-
"tIi* bill by Mr. Felder, of Bibb, to
make burglary of an occupied private
dwelling at night A capital offense, was'
defeated, after a short debate.
Assembly st Bsrbsou*. ,
The members of the house and sen-,
ats, the clerks and rspressntatlves nt,
th* press reporting the proceedings oti
the general assembly, will bo the guests -
of honor at a barbecue to be given n-st
Wednesday nftemoon by Bpcaker Hla-'
ton, of the house, and President West,
of the senate. An Invitation from these
o 111 rials was read to the house Thurs--
day morning and, on th* motion of Mr..
Mitchell, dt Thomas, unanimously ac-'
cepted.
Jamestown Bill Again.
Tho Jamestown Exposition appropri
ation bill by Mr. Russell, of Musco
gee, on which th* house deliberated
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon,
waa taken up Immediately after th*
house met Thuradny morning.
The bill by Mr. Russell call# for an
appropriation of (60,000 to he expended
In providing a state exhibit m the
Jamestown Exposition. Mr. Wright, nf
Floyd, Introduced an amendment Wed
nesday afternoon, to cut tho appropria
tion from 260,000 to (30,000.
The vot* on the Wright amendment
was taken Thursday morning, with ths
aye* 83 to 48 nays, thereby cutting
down the appropriation to 8(0,000.
Bill Gets 91 Votes.
On the vote for the bill as nmsndeii
the reejilt waa: 81 ayes to Hi nays,
On tho announcement of the vote, the
friends of the bill applauded loudly.
Mr. Trammell, of Harris, gnvn nothe
that at tho proper lime ho would move
to reconsider.
Tho hill by Mr. Felder, of Bibb, to
amend tlio code of 1886—to prnvhl*
capital punishment for burglary of an
-I- ( uple-l duelling .it iilglif nun taken
fr--in th.- l.ibh- mid pul --a Its p.issag*
by substitute, ns amended.
Tho committee having r
Foldor bill unfavorably, .Mr.
allowed twenty minutes after the call
of the previous question by Mr. Perry,
of Hall.
.Mr. Folder spoke In favor of ht*
bill, dealing with the legal features
of It, and tlio necessity for such a
law. II* said that owing to the fact
that tho bill had boon discussed In tin!
house before, he would not take the I
time of tho house. Tho burden of his
argument was that tho Juries would
determine the crimes nnd the Jury
could always bo trusted. He cited j
various Houthcrn states thnt have such
laws ns that proposoil by tile bill. If* 1
said tho object of hi* bill was not to,
hang burglars, but to prevent burglary.!
Mr. Wright, of Richmond, as chair
man of the general Judlclnry commit-j
tee, asked Mnear*. Matthews, of lloim-
t-.ii. t'-diugt -n, -r ' '"Iqulit. nnd Perry.)
of Hall, to speak five minutes each Inj
support of the report of tho committee]
that the hill "do not pass." ,
The members designated by Mai
Wright devoted their time to th# legal)
side of th* bill. Mr. Cpvlngton said It)
would mean going bock to the days i
when Blackston* wrote Ills commenta
ries nnd there were 150 crimes punish
able by death.
Ho snhl that while he was not run-,
nlng for ofllco, he wanted to deny the|
statement of Mr. Felder that G«orgla|
waa full nf criminals.
Mr. Wright, of Richmond, closed th*f
argument for tho general Judiciary!
committee’s report.
Felder Bill Lost.
Th* aye and nay vote on th* passage
of th* bill was 68 to 16.
The following n*w bills were Intro
duced and read for tbe first time by?
Reading Clerk McClatchey.
New Bills. •
By Mr. Booksr, of Troup—To allow
people of West Point to vote on liquor
aw.
By Mr. Lewis, of Gordon—To amend
set allowing mayor and cor
drawing percentage of mad ta
By Mr. RsvIlL of Meriwether -To
pay a pension to Mr*. M. F. tlarr-t
By Mr. Buah. of Miller—To amend
an act to regulate dispensary I
ty of Miller, town of ColquttL
By Mr. Perry, of Hall—To
act creating board of commlslr
said county.
By Messrs, ltd ml A«l
Lowndes—To amend net creating board
nf rommlsslonere of said
By Messrs. McRee and Ashley—To
Incorporate town of Naylor.
By Mr. Buchanan, of Earl:
tabllsh system of public achois In town
of Jakln.
By Mr. Davis, of Ilurke—To repeal
art Incorporating Mlllen.
By Mr. Harrell, of Quitman —T-
create charter for town of
By Mr. Davie, of Bibb—For
A. C. Broach and W. T. Amos-
By Mr. Wilcox, of Irwin—T<:
the charter of Fitzgerald.
By Mr. Lumpkin, of Rucker -To pro
vide for th* creation of new Judicial
circuits and revising exlsl
By Mr. Monty, nt Heard To amend
charter of Corinth.
By Mr. Hmlth. of Greene—To require
railroads to allow agrn’s to pay certain
iger Agent
Blrmlnghi
ism snd Atlantic system.
left Wednesday for New York, where
they will Join th* other members of th*
Atlanta cinder colony st th* confer-
enc* of th* sxecutlv* officials of th*
Bouthem railroads to be beld In that
city Friday.
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amend
Buggy Hit, Occupant Injured.
Special to The Georgian.
Birmingham. Ala. July 26 — W.
Morton, a traveling salesman, waa i
rlously Injured by Ids buggy being
struck by a car at I’ratt City. Th*
accident occurred during a sever*
wind storm.
