Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. 9 One Hunred and Seventy- five Will Meet Here Sunday. - .*»,nd the nfth *nnual convcn- T ° , ,he euperlntendent., chief clerks tlon ,f of the Atlantic Com- v* 'Company, of Atlanta.' and the p«“ company, of Memphis, CU,, „ C Se*a«« ^ expected ,o ar- T .'„ he city Sunday to enjoy the t*” ” ' program which la being ar- 1 S m the visitors by Manager 0 { the local olTlcea of the At- The first session of Iantlc •SET wui be called at 10 rfdock"Monday morning at the Pled- hotel and the closing session will “°“‘m on Wednesday afternoon, Vor the past four years It has been J oolicy of the management of the lhe ^mnress companies to hold a ^, C nHt Some central point where S^iKUt ve officers con get together tM benellt to themselves and for mabMJ h represent. The H>' ,"7 P “p c to bc discussed will be principal mP". . ,! f nlcc fom . s matte?“looklng to the facill- Sin* Of the handling of business of %Mtwer re HansSn? of the Atlantic .Ss Company of this city, who manager of the Gulf Compress roJ^nHt Memphis, expects dole- £f,Tpr«ent at the convention fion Kery cotton growing state In the un .1 with the exception of Texas where £ Sms hav* no mills. The Atlantic ind oulf companies have over 80 com m operation In various comrnu .ip", throughout the South, handling ST three and one-half mllllohs of Sun of cotton for the farmers eacl SBIEillC FIGHT OK THECATTLE TICK Official of National Bureau of Ani mal Industry Here to Cooper ate with Georgia Dept. SUES HIGH OFFICERS FOR WRECKING PAPER By Private Leased Wire. New York, Aug. 3.—Hobarf S. Bird, who oneo ran a newspaper In San Juan, Porto Rico, has sued eight of the high est American officials In the Island, In cluding the present governor and his predecessor, for *100,000 damages In the supremo court in Brooklyn. Bird charges them with having wrecked his paper, ruined his reputation and forced him out of the Island. Bird Is now practicing law In this city. The defendants Include William H. Bunt, former governor, now a Federal judge In Montana; Willis Sweet, attor ney general;. James Harlan, son of Justice Harlan, of the supremo court, and former attorney general, and Beck man Winthrop, of New York, the pres ent governor of the Island. The efforts to Injure Bird, the com plainant relates, commenced with a number of criminal actions for libel and contempt. FEAR III MEXICO IS " AMERICANS SPEND FORTUNES FOR DRINKS AND TOBACCO By Private Leased Wire. Washington, D. C., August 2.—The ability to drink'and smoke and pay liberally for that pleasure remains with, the American citizen, and, according to the preliminary figures of the commissioner of Internal rev enue for the fiscal year ended July 1, the people of the country bnvo spent many n millionaire's fortune In convivial Inter view*. ■ In 1906, the revenues from beer amounted to $49,459,539; this was Increased last year $5,192,096, which means thnt the Ameri can people drank 160,000.000 more gnllons of beer than they did the year previous. The taxes paid on distilled spirits aggre gated for the year $135,006,104, ns compared with $127,766,104 for 1906, a gain of $7,247.- 999. The same geuerous expenditure of money was seen In the Items of cigars, cig arettes, and chewing tobacco. The taxes collected on cigars amounted to $22,000.- 000; on cigarette* almost $4,000,000. and on chewing and smoking tobaccos a trifle over $21,000,000. Tha tax paid on snuff, even, shows a marked gain, the increase being almost $100,000. LID CLAMPED ON TIGHT AT SARATOGA" CREATING PANIC AMONG SPORTS For the purpose of securing co-oper- ition between the state and federal luthoritles In lighting the cattle tick, which cases Texas fever, Professor L. H. Klein, of the bureau of animal in dustry, United States department of ifriculture, was fn consultation Thun- dty morning with Captain R. Wright, of the state agricultural de partment. At the lost session of congress *85,' 090 was appropriated for the use of the bureau of animal Industry In this work. Professor Klein believes that the process of suppression Is first by treat' ment of the cattle, and then by auc- cession In pasturage to starve the ticks out At present only three counties In Georgia are Immune from the cattle tick, Rabun, Towna and Union. -Tho Georgia department haa done effective work In Fannin and Gilmer and will soon have both clear. IE CASE SETTLED OUT OF COURT Spoeia! to The Georgian. Jacksonville, Fla., August 3.—The Ice manufacturers have entered Into agreement with the proaecutlng attor ney whereby further prosecution of the alleged combine Is at an end and the company Is dissolved. They promise to at once dissolve the Jacksonville Ice Company, tbe alleged combination of manufacturers In re- •balnt of trade, and the giving of a sritten guarantee that they will sell Ice to consumers at greatly reduced prices, the maximum being 25 cents »r 100 pounds; 15 cents for 60 pounds; 10 cents for 25 pounds or 12 1-1 pounds tpr 5 cents. The pending case Is con- ’‘"tjed, with the understanding that it -shall be pushed again If the Ice mnnu- fseturers break this agreement. CAREER AS NURSE ENDED BY CUPID *1 Privets leased Wire. Washington, Aug, 2.—Love triumphed over ambition for a nurse's career at ,the marriage of Miss Cora Madden, a jurie In a hospital here, to William H. Schuster, of Belleville, Ontario, Can ada, which took place yeaterday at 4 oelock in the rectory of the Church of the Incarnation. x.™ Schuate r, who Is a wealthy lum- ne,| e v '»e, was an ardent 5L tor of Miss Madden’s before she left nmvu? v V own ' Napanee, In the same L ''V n '“■ but the young woman had "er mind so firmly on the Idea a nurse that her lover Intention' r,er8ua<le htr t0 abandon her when Mr. Schuster found K ume l0 come to Washington, he ex- rlenceil little difficulty In persuading which hTl'Z h ! m> an<1 10 * hare a tr| t> w "ich he had plannedj H amusements CASINO To night_ MA t , nee today; VAUDEVILLE. the great brindamour, AMott? ALDO and and i *ii E8 SIE DeWEISE, EARLY DRtta 5 1 THE MARVELOUS AN- **"■ Next week VAUDEVILLE. Opium. U M - WOOLLEY.M.D. 4*a. Office 104 N. Pryor Street* By Private Leased Wire. Saratoga, S. Y., Aug. a—The "JM" haa been clamped ou In Saratoga. Canfield's game lias closed. So has the Bridge Club, which Is controlled by Joe UUmau aud ij. J. Mackin. Both places went out of business at the nrgent request of the police. Consternation prevails among tho gam biers here,. They sre minblu to fathom tho Ambassador Says Anti-For eign Feeling Doesn't Exist. • By Private Leased Wire. WAKhtngton. Aug. 2.—The Washington Times has received a telegram from Cap tain John F. Dowling, from tho City of Mexico, shying “Please give no credonco to sensational reports of agitation against Americans. There Is no trouble here or any part of the renubll " Captain Dowling is one of the best known mining men In the country, and lms s; tiling r*'gl"iirt lining men In the cvernl years In Mexico. Tho stnte department has received n tele gram from Ambassador Th-mipson. at tin City of Mexico, deprecating stories printed in American new*i»apers to tho effect that there Is an anti foreign feeling against Amerhans. Mr. Thompson insures the de partment that such a sentiment does not exist. FIRST ALABAMA BAND ONE OF THE LARGEST Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn, August 2.—The iriri§ aw lllluoul army maneuvers at CMckamauga on tinhenrd of move, "csnflerd'hsg^siwsy^heen ' Wednesday consisted bf the real work euenUsl part ^of Bsrstogm 0 f ndvanco instruction and Thursday slone.” WILLIAMS SUBSTITUTE PASSED BY'7 HE SENA TE By a vote of 31 to 7 the senata Thursday morning passed the Wil liams substitute to the Kelly bill, to elect tho railroad commissioners by tho people. The vote was as follows: Ayes—Adams, Alsobrook, A. C. Bla lock, O. A. Blalockj .Bloodworth, Bond, Bunn, Candler, Carlthers, Carswell, Fitzgerald, Fortner, Furr, Grayblll, Hand, Hogan, McAllister, McHenry. Miller, Parker. Phillips, Reid, Steed, Strange, Ware, 1 Westbrook, Wheatley, Wilcox, Williams, Walker and Peyton —31. Nays—Bennett, Copelan, Foster, Foy. King, Odum and Rose—7. The material difference in the sub stitute Is changing the date of the elections from the first Monday In Oc tober to the first Wednesday, and strik ing tho name of Joseph M. Brown from the bill. It provides that successors to tho Incumbents shall be elected at the first general election preceding the expira tion of the term. This means that at the October election this-year the suc cessor of Commissioner Joseph M. Browrt, whoee term expires October 16, 1907, shall be elected. The next one's term expires October, 1909, nnd his successor Is selected In 1908. The last goes out October, 1911, and his successor Is chosen In 1910. The same ru.’e» for electing the com missioners obtains os used in guberna torial elections. In the event of a va cancy the governor l* to appoint tem porarily. Senators Bond, Bunn, ftteed and Wil liams spoke for the measure. Sena tor Williams said it was ons of the happiest moments of his life, and he considered It the crowning achievement of his political career. The bill goes back to the house for approval of the senate substitute. Objected to Name. To change tho name of Collins ave nue, a short street at tho foot of Mari etta, to that of Church street, was the vote of the county commissioners at their meeting Wednesday morning, In response to a request. Suit Brought for Injurlss. Because of Injuries alleged to have been sustained In an accident last Sep tember when' his bicycle was knocked from under him by a car of the defend ant company. Homer W. Head, a 16- year-old boy, through his next friend, Oscar T. Head, has filed suit In the city court against the Georgia Railway and Electric Company asking *6,000 dam ages. Funerals Dslsysd by Bad Roads. The approach to Casey’a cemetery from the Marietta street car line Is to receive muchly needed Improvement at the earliest possible time, according to a vote passed by the county commis sioners'Wednesday morning. For some time It has been almost Imposslbla for funeral parties to reach the cemetery at all and the manner In which the hearse was thrown from side to side has caused many a sorrowful mourner to object at the condition of th* road, Fagan Goes to Macon. T. W. Glaze, of Macon, formerly lo cal agent of the Central of Georgia at that place, arrived in the city Wed nesday morning to assume his duties as general agent of the road at this f lace, vice J. M. Fagan, resigned. Mr. agan will leave In a few days for Macon, where he will engage In the manufacturing business, making city his future home. Changes on Seaboard, Edmund Berkeley, superintendent of the third division of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, left Atlanta Tuesday night for Portsmouth, where he will be employed at the headquarters of the company. Trainmaster J. B, Witt, of Richmond, Va, has been appointed to the position made vacant by the pro motion of Mr. Berkeley, and Is expected to arrive In Atlanta Thursday. Elected County Road Commissioner. T. E. Kemp, of Bryants, was unani mously elected a member of the county road commissioners at the session of the county commissioners in the court house Wednesday morning, the pro- vlous appointment of J. T. Suttela having bo*n declared void at a pro- vlous meeting owing [ he .f ft . ct , * hat he was not a resident of the district. County Commissioners Meet The monthly meeting of the county commissioners was held at the court house Wednesday morning with ail the board present excepting Judge Palmer. Only a few Important measures were brought up for consideration, the long session being devoted almost entirely to minor matters pertaining totht roads of the county, which are admit tedly In a poor condition. Looking After Troop MovsmsnL Fred Keyser, of the Seaboard Air Line railway, has been In the city the pest week looking to the Interests of the road In the movement of the state troope to Chlckamauga thla month. In cidentally. he renewed plwuuuU mem ories with his local friends In tha railroad world. Swiichman Hurt. While at work In the yards of the Central of Georgia railroad Tuesday night, F. L. Perry, a switchman, was painfully hurt about the head and arnu Paters, of Atlanta, attracted much at tention In the department of agricul ture Thursday. It was fifteen inches across and weighs five pounds. Curran Made General- Manager. D. D. Curran, for many years train master and later superintendent of tho Central of Georgia railroad In Atlanta, and who Is a frequent visitor to this city, has been promoted to the position of general manager of tho Now Orleans and Northeastern, Alabama and Vicks burg, and Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific railroad^ the announcement of the promotion having been made Wed nesday by President C. c. Harvey, of those roads. Mr. Curran has been act ing aa auperlntendent of the New Or leans nnd Northeastern road for sev eral years. Manager Zimmer Returns. Will Zimmer, manager of the New Kimball Hotel, returned Inte Wednes day night from an extended vacation to Chicago and other Northern clues, combining business with pleasure. Ho will how devote his'time toward ar rangements for the reception of the hundreds of delegates who will make that house their headquarters during the conventions of the fall. Jake Walls Hare. Jake Wells, manager of the Wells circuit of parka and theaters, was In the city Thursday superintending the work of clearing away the buildings from the site of his new theater In Carnegie Way. He expressed himself aa well pleased with the progress which has been made and la confident the structure will be ready for occu pancy on Thanksgiving Day. Candidates for 8enate. Special to Thfc Georgian. Gadsden, Ala., Aug. 2.—Edward Hamner, of Attallm: Walter T. Brown, of Ragland, and C. R. Robinson, of Pell City, have qualified as candidates for the state senate from this district, which comprises Etowah and St. Clair counties. Is being devoted to outpost worlfc There are now about 3,600 men In ac tion on the famous battlefield. They are In the best of spirits, so much so that the VitKiniM .--"Mlcrs began a sys tem of Initiation at their camp the other night. Tho most notable thing about the maneuvers Is that the sanitary condi tions nre the best, every camp being as clean as a-pln, so that there Is no danger of an epidemic now. Two of the biggest and beat bands at the park are those of the Virginia troops, which came from Fortress Monroe, nnd tho First Alabama, or Drago's Band. to givTeveryToy COLLEGE TRAINING Special to Tbe Georgian. Statesboro* Go., August 2.—Monday night, at an enthusiastic meeting of tbe alumni of tho University of Georgia, held In the court house at this place, the University Club of Bulloch County was organized. The object of this club Is to see that no Amtrrlog young man In Bulloch county goes without a college training, provided he wants It. Tho club will supply tho funds. If ho Is not able to foot bis own bill. Tho membership numbers thirty-five. The following officers were elected: Co) onel Romer Proctor* president; Dr. R. L. Samples, first rica- president; Colonel G. 8. Johnston, -second vlco president; Colo* nel Ilowell Cone, treasurer* and J. 1 Jones, secretary. Tho following resolutions wero adopted: "Bo It Resolved, That, In view of the unprecedented prosperity of our alma ma- ter, tho extension of her rampus, tho larged,' appropriations made for her suste nance, and tho ever-increasing number of her student body, wo wish hereby to con gratulatc the University of Georgia upon her wonderful progress, and the auspicious opportunity sho hna of becoming the great cst seat of learning In tbe entire South, If not In nil America. Be It Further Ilesolred. Thnt this club commend tbe action of tho legislature In making an appropriation for tbe estab lishment of nn agricultural rollcgc on the campus of tho university, thereby mak ing a tardy, hut much appreciated and proper recognition of the vocation of the majority of Georgians." Additional Sporting News • _____ Mtuicr Train, of lb- Following Knn.li: FOR FULL PAGE OF SP ORT8 SEE PAGE TWELVE. .NEWS AND NOTES OF SPORTS. Orth and Hogg nre the winning slab ar tists of the New York Americans at the present time. Tho Boston Nationals hnve won more games from tbe New \ orU Giants this year than they did In tbe two previous seasons comblnod. “Blond Top" Turner Is playing the game of hit life for Cleveland this yen* Seven teams are fighting hard for the flag In the New England League. Lynu, Lawrence, Worcester nnd New Bedford are bunched at the top of tbe list. la the American Association, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and LoulsvUlp are fighting hard to keep tho champion Columbus club from winning out again this season. The work of the Montreal Clnb' this year has furnjshed a big surprise In East ern League circles. A good many Chicago fans are of the opinion thnt Manager Chance made a big mistake when ho let Pitcher Beobo go to St. i/mls. Beobe won live of hts first six games with the Cardinals. And now Sam Berger goea on the stage at $700 per. Stay eighteen minutes in the ring with a champion Is the recipe. John Summers, the best 126-pound boxer In England^ has arrived in the United States, and wnnta to take on any boy of hit weight ai any distance. Billy Noinn says that Joe Gan* will have to make 133 pounds If be fights Battling Nelson. Many fight followers believe that i Impossible for Gant to make the lightweight limit. It cost the Rockingham park people $9, 000 a day to run the recent mating at Ha lcm, N. II., while the gate receipt! aver negd $300 dally. Running racet without the. betting ring evidently doet not pay in New England. WALTHOUR’S RACE IS CALLED OFF. Folio Vs l:SfKUN AND ATLANTl\KAli.nOA No.—Arrlvn l’rorn— ! No.—Depart To— • 3 Nnshvllle.. 7:10 nm * 2 Nashville. 8:36 am 73 Marietta... 8:35 am] 74 Marietta..12:10 pm •93 Nashville..11:46 utuj* 92 N«sbvllle.4:60 pm 75 Marietta... 2.50 pmi 72 Marietta.- 6:30 pm • 1 Nashville.. 7:36 pm,*'4 Nashville. 8:60 pig • CUSTItsi, OF“i;fiuit<iu iTvi.waV. ‘ Arrive From— J__ Depart To— i Mac BIG BOXING BOUTS. CASTRO IS SUING FOR TEN MILLION By Private Lrased Wire. Caracas, Aug. 2.—Fifty million j] vara, the equivalent of 110,000,000 the amount which President Castro claims In damages to the nation In his suit, filed today, ngalnst the Compag- nle Frnncalae de Chemlna de fer Ven- esuellenz. Venezuela accusea the company of having built a railroad only for the purpose of c--.il--, ting tho 7 per cent In terest on tho capltnl which was guar anteed by the national treasury, and with having nbnndoned the road soon after having receive,] nearly a mini.,a dollars from the government which thereby freed Itself from that obliga tion In the future. TRY A WANT AD IN THE GEORGIAN HABITS lie was taken to the Qrady hospital aewith- Perry resides at 1T3 South Forsyth Huge Sunflower. A sunflower head raised by Thomas By Telephoning Your Want Ads to The Georgian You Can Reach Over 23,6oo HOMES 25 Words, for 25 Cents. The Cost—1 Cent a Word—is a trifle when compared to the benefits. BELL PHONE: ATLANTA: 4927, MAIN. pW PHONE 4401. They are Small Worker» but They Work Wonders. Now York, August 2.—Frankie Noll, the California lightweight, has signed to meet Horry Raknr, the amateur champion "feath er" of California, In n tweuty-round bout boforc the raelfie Athletic Club, of Lot Angeles, on August 7. Jimmy Walsh, the featherweight of Res* ton, will not engage In any more battlea prior to meeting Frankie Nell, at the Ta olflc Athletic Club, of Lot Angelea, on Au gust 13. Bailor Burke, the welterweight of Brook- lyn, hns returned from 8ulllvan county, where he N has boon for the past month, getting In shape for future matches. Burke Is In grand shape, and !a desirous of meet lag Joe Thomas, the woatcea "welter." At th# Broadway Athletic Club, of Phil- adelpbla, tonight, Jm*k Blackburn, the ne gro welterweight, and Billy Burko, of Richmond, will meet In the star bout. Iloth men have been enger to meet for more tbnn n year, and a good hard bout Is as sured tonight. They are to meet at 145 pounds, ringside. Dick Fitspatrlck was awarded the de< cisfon over Jack O'Keefe at tbe end of their fifteen-round fight at Grand Rapids lost night. The decision was n hair line, nnd was not popular. Referee Coffey made his decision on the fact that Fitspatrlck forced the fighting. The battling waa light nlng fast from tho first to tho Inst round, and both men were fighting continually, A8 TO COMMUNICATIONS. If “A 81ck Patron" had rend Tho Atlanta Georgian with ordinary care he would have known thnt unsigned communications ere not used In Its columns. JOHN K, WEAVER IS SERIOUSLY ILL John K. Weaver, ono of the beet known men In hla section of the coun ty, and widely known In Atlanta, I, »- riouzly III at hi, home, "Olenwood,” at Jtlveralde. Mr. Weover I, confined to hi, bed with a aevere attack of rheumatl.m, which ha, 'rendered him practically helpll,,. He haa been 111 for tha put two months, but uveral day* ago g much better. Last Thurzday !!*• I a short trip to Pace's ferry on the Chattahoochee river, and on returning to hla home at night was suddenly at- larkrd again, almost hla entire body being affected. It I, reported Thursday that he la thought to b* slightly Improved. Mr. Weaver formerly resided In the city, and was for year* a well-known en gineer on the Western end Atlantic railroad. Ho haa many friend* who will regret to learn of bis Illness. MARRIED 20 YEARS, NOW ASKS DIVORCE After twenty years of married life, moot of which has bun spent In At lanta. Mrs. Lula B. Gresham, a board ing house mistress, hu filed suit for a divorce from her husband, J. C. Gres ham,, alleging hablta of confirmed In toxication and abusive treatment Tho couple were married In Atlanta on tha Fourth of July. 1855, by the Rev. W. R. Dale and lived together until lut June. Mrs. Gresham prays for th* custody of her five minor children and alimony u well ax absolute divorce. The suit wu tiled In th* superior court Thursday morning. TARIFF NOTICE ORDER MAY BE SCHEDULED By Private Leased Wire. Washington, August J.—Thera Is a probability that Uiat portion of the order of the Interstate commerce com mission compelling railroads to give thirty days* notice of alt changes In freight tariffs will be suspended by the commix*Ion. It la the contention of the railroads that the thirty daya' no tice, especially In the matter of export tariffs, is Impossible. . The railroad attorneys claim that steamships sailing from port* for for eign markets often reduce their tariffs from 6# to 70 per cent when there Is a prospect of the vessels leaving port with little or " —— As a sequel to Tho Georgian's announce ment that Anniston, Ala,, pnpers were ad vertising a rice between Hobby Wslthaur sad Jenkins, while, as a matter M fact. Bobby wss In Germany, the races between the alleged "Bobby" and Jenkins hnve been called off. Tho following annoncement from the An niston Htar la self-explanatory: "After quoting from the Evening Star what thla paper had aald of the raeea to occur at Oxford Lake pork between 'Bob ble' Welthour and Mr. Jenklna, The At lanta Georgian of last Saturday afternoon lays bars the fact-that 'Bobble' Wstthonr Is now In Berlin, Germany, and of course would not be In Oxford Lake park to en gage Id motor-paced or other races thla week. "In perfect Justice to Tho 8tar, It la proper to say that this paper waa Informed, after asking doubtfully of Waltbour'a man that 'Bobble' Walthonr waa to be present sad make tbese races and thla paper so advertised It, bnt that thte Is not true Is now apparent. "The card from Sir. 0. W. Sexton given below will be understood nnd sufficiently puts the facts before the public: •To the Public: " Tbo Atlanta Georgian, In Saturday's Isaac, contained a etntrmont that Bobby Wnlthour wae In Europe. " The managers of tho WnlthourJonkl racea, advertised to lie held at Oxford Lake, haring contracted with ua for the appear ance of Robert Wnlthour, wo hnro today canceUcd the contract “ 'ANNISTON ELECTRIC S OA8 CO. .12:01 ana 0:00 ami 4:00 pm NOTES ON WIND-UP. Umpire Rhtitter. who waa haatled off tbo Piedmont diamond to uncoremonlonnly af ter Tuesday's gamo, did not show up for tha flrat gamo 'Wednesday. lie wat there for the aecond, however, end was roundly hlmod when be appeared on the field. Ho claimed that he wai not notified that a double-header waa to be played! All the morning and part of the after noon Mike Finn ipeut In "■tailing" about the double-header. Firet off he nald he would not play but one game. Then he thought ho might If he waa notified to do ao by hla home aaeociatlon. At 3 o’clock ho waa aecu In Atlanta, headod away from the ball park, and said then that bo had not made ap hla mind. When tho time came, though, Mlko'a team went on tbo ground! and played'all right. There may be aome question aa to who la the worat umpire-baiter In the league and there are two or three playere who would make a pretty good run for tho Job of "firat crab," but the title of tho beat* natured man la not open to content. It bclouge to Don Joae Znraz.i Maracaibo Coro Orinoco llarqulelmoto Caracas Vena- audit Castro of tbe Naahvlllo team. Ou tho aldo Uuee nnd In tbo game ho la i • -i ' 1 I' I I •' J"1I1»'H V8 III, III.* I.l.-'M ll.'IH, with tho players nnd with tbe umpire. Ho respects nobody and takes nothing seri ously. Moit of tlM tttH ji hu V Bombay ■mile on that swarthy fado of bis and al ways ho le cheerful. In addition to that, he plays hla position well and la a valuable man on tbo Nash ville team. Archer took chargo of tho Atlanta team In the abaenco of Billy binltli from the diamond. % Buckley got o good round of npplnuao whou lie cume out to umpire tho fifst gamo Wednesday. Buckley la certainly tbe beat umpire In tho league, and his work la ap preciated here. Umpire Buckley baa hoard from Presi dent Karanaugh on Ton? Fisher's chargo that Buckley used abusive and profan^ lan guage. Buckley says he only consigned Fisher to warmer regions, which—In baseball lan guage—la positively lady like talk. Atlanta's winning run nrrlred by tbe nar rowest of margins, am! after Crosier, the man who made It, bad been called out by ottbe umpires. Dlckcy strayed rather fnr off aecond base and Buchanan throw there and Castro tagged tho Atlanta run ner. Fortunately, however, Buckley de cided that Uucluutan had balked and ad- vanced Crosier to third, from where he scored on Winters' lengthy fly. damn 7.5.') pm Jacksonville.. 8:30 pa# ATLANTA AND WEHT POINT HAlL- Depart To— •Sclmn 11:49 nm,^"Montgomery 5:30 am •Montgomery. 7:40 pm •Montg’m’ry. 12:46 pn»i •Selina 11:36 pm,•Solmu 4:29 pus La Orange 8:20 am.L/Uirungo— 6 30 pin •Montgomery. 3:40 prn *Montg m’ry.ll:15 pm, •Dully, All other trnlus daily except Sun day. All trains of Atlanta and West Point Railroad Company arrive nt and depart from Atlanta Terminal station, corner o$ Mitchell street and Madison avenue. uF.oiuiiA uXir.H(Tah Arrive From— j Depart To— •Augusta 5:09 am,•Augusta 7:48 am Conyers 6:45 am.Llthoula...'. .19:06 am CoTlngton 7:46 ami*AufUsta 3:30 pm •Augusta.. . .12:30 pm,Conyers....... 5:00 pal Llthonia 8:25 pmlCovinffton.... 6:10 pm •Augusta 8:15 pm^Augusta 11:45 pm .•Dally, All other trains daily except Sun- "mTamoaui. Aid ri.NfritAfLW'JTr-- Arrive From— I Depart To— Washington... 6:30 nm Birmingham . 6:40 an# Abbeville 9:60 a mi Monroe 7.20 am Mcmphti 11:46 nm New York....12:00 tu New York 8 30 pm Abbeville.... 4:09 pm Moaroe^ .. “— *■*■ — Birmingham.. , Shown la Centra 7 40 pm Memphis 6:00 pm 9.25 inn,Washington.. 9.36 pna il tfm» SOUTHERN RAILWAY. stops , arriving Macon 9:15 a. ni.; wick 4 p. m.; Jacksonville 7:40 p. in 7:00 A. M.—No. 35, DAILY.-Pull Hlrmlnghnm, Memphis, Kansaa City Colorado Springs. Arrives Memphis p. in.; finnsa* City 9:45 a. m., an ulltnao to Springs S:U. i 7:50 A. M. . Charlotte, Danville, Tllle. 7:55 A. M.—.'r* <• uaiuii LulliiiiiiuuKii. 12 NOON, No. 38. DAILY.—Washington Si,-I 1 !i hwi'Kt* rn MmlN-d. I7b*<fi|.' llght- 1. Bleeping, library, observation and club rs through without change. Dining cars serve all meals on rente. Arrives Wash ington 8:13 a. m.; New York 13:43 p. m. 1:00 P. M.-No. 40, DAILY.—Now York I I i *ii v • ■ hi■ 1 11•• h bet \\♦•••ii Atlanta him! Washington. Sleepers between Atlanta, Clmrhittn nnd Waalilngton. Arrives Wash ington 11:05 n. m.; Now York f» i>. m. 12:16 P. M.—No. 3. DAILY.—Local for Macon, arriving Macon 2:40 n. m. 4:10 P. M.—No. 10. DAILY.—Mncon and HawktnsvIUe. Pullman observation chair car Atlnntn to Macon. 4:26 P. M.—No. 37, DAILY.-Pullmnn sleeping car nnd day conehes to Birming ham. Arrives Birmingham 9:15 p. in.; Memphis 7:15 a. in. 4:30 P. M.—No. 1*. DAILY, except Sun day. “Air Linn Belle" to Toccon. 4:30 P. M.—No. 22, DAILY.—Griffin sad Columbus. Pullman palace sleeping car ehjoa. -No. 23, DAILY.—Local to Fay- Finn aVl Buckley had a busy little ren in during tbe early part off tho gamo. No body knew Just what It about except the principals, but they stood np and told etch other funny stories for several min utea. Buchanan had a great change* of pace and the way the Crackers "fell for" some of his flow lobs wae amusing, especially ns Atlanta waa In the lead and hitting did not matter much. Miller and Janalng both achieved tbe remarkable feat of putting tbe ball over Fox's bred and yet dropping It safely In fair territory. It certainly takes u high one to get by James. When Zeller bit Wells In tho eighth In* nlng it sent Nashville’s kid-catcher spin nlng. He whirled around a couple of times and then fell about sixteen feet through the mud. \Yhen he picked himself up sod untangled be found fie was not much hurt. Hhuster, tho now famous rohber-umpli _. claims that ho has been In baseball fifteen years. In one capacity or another, started out as a player and claims that he worked four times across tbe continent —whether under a freight car or not be did not specify. Four years ago be wnx on the knee by a pitched ball aud ■ then be bae been umpiring. SHIPYARDS IMMUNE FROM 8-HOUR LAW B, Print* Lmz»<1 Wire. Waahlngton, Aug. 2.—William Cramp tk Bon*, the N.w York Ship Building Company and other companiea which conatruct worship*, for the government will not be compelled to observe .the eight-hour law unleaa there la another unexpected reversal of the policy of the government. Informally the navy department has been advised that the opinion of the department of justice I* to tho effect that a battleship under construction Is not a public work under eight-hour labor .laws, and .that the public works meant are permanent Improvements on government proper ty. Thl* opinion woe prepared by So licitor General Hoyt and rent to At torney General Moody, at Hoe ton, for approvaL lot*' » . Ji.—.vii. e<>. I’nui ettpvllie and Fort valley. 4:60 |\ M. No. is, DA ILY.—Through drawing room and sleeping rare jo Cin cinnati nnd Memphis nnd Chattanooga to I.oiiIhvIIIp. Arrives Bonin 7:20 p. in.: Dalton b:3d p. m.: Chattanooga 9 55 p. in.; Memphis 8:20 n. in.: Louisville 8:60 n. m.; St. Louts G p. in.; Cincinnati 8:10 it. in. G:15 p. M.—No. 26. DAILY.—Makes sll stopa. Local to Heflin; arrives II<*(llu 19:50 P *ll?15 p. M.—No. 14. DAILY.—Florida Lla- Iffd. A solid vcrttlhuled train to Jackson ville. l*l». Through a lumping cars am! day coaches to Jacksonville and Brunswick; ar rives Jacksonville 3:59 a. in.; Brunswick 8 a. in.* St. Augustine 10 a. m. 11:30 V. M.—So. 97. DAILY.—Through Pullman drawing room sleeping car. At lanta to Shreveport Local sleeper Atlanta to Birmingham. Arrives Birmingham 6:3S n. in.: Merldlnu 11 n. in.; .lacksou 2:26 u. ■i.; Vicksburg, 4M p. in.; Shreveport 10:50 ji. ni. Sleepers open to receive passengers J 'lJ Li'liHIT—No. 39, DAILY.—United Btxto* Fast Mall. Solid veatlhuled train. Sleeping cars to New lork, Blchmnnd. Charlotte ana Ashovllle. Conches to Washington. Dining cars serve all meals en route. Arrives Wriidiington 9.30 n. in.; Now York 6:23 a. in. Local Atlantn-CharMte sloeper open to receive pHH*cngcM nt 9:00 p. m. I<ocal Ailnnin-Aiiievllle sleeper open 10:30 p. m. Ticket Office So. t Peachtree. <>n Viaduct, Peters building, nnd n«*w Terminal Station. Both 'Phone*. City office. 142 mtlln; depot. No. 2. on Terminal exchange. NOTED GEOGRAPHER j CLAIMED BY DEATH! By Private Leased Wire. ; Waahlngton, Aug. 2.—Professor AN J mon Harris Thompson, 67 years of age, j and ono of tho most valued official* of the United State* geological survey, j with which ho has been connected slnca 1 1882, In th.o capacity of geographer, died last evening of cancer of the stom ach, from which he had been suffering for several year#. London Lady’s Pictorial say* Dint just at present a new ailment Is ranch wanted. Appendicitis has became demode, many people recovering from it without being operated on by Sir Frederick Treves. FOR COUNCIL. ounce myself • from the 8econd white primary on I respectfully ar candidate for count ward, subject to th' August 22. PRESS HUDDLESTON. respectfully announce myself a candidate for council from the Third rd, subject to tho white primary on August 22. C. W MANGUM. I respectfully announce myself a candidate for council from tho Fourth rd, subject to white primary on August 22. DR. B. E. PEARCE. Trains Leave Atlanta, New Terminal 8tation, corner Mitohell and Madison Avenue. B.—Following mchedule figures pub-, llshcil only aa Information aud are not < guaranteed: 4:00 A. M.—No. 23, DAILY. Local to Blr- i -tnlngham, making all stops; arriving lnj Birmingham 1" 15 u. in. 6 JO A. M.-No. 13. DAILY. “CDICAGO | AND CINCINNATI LIMITED." A aolld vstlhuIM train Atlanta to Cincinnati with out change, composed of vestlbuled day coaches tfnd Pullman drawing room sleep- J ing « nrn. Arrives Homo 7:30 a. m.; Chat-1 tanooga 9:45 a. m.; Cincinnati 7J0 p. m.{| Louisville 8:16 p. in.; Chicago 7:23 a. m. I Cafe car service. All meals • between At- 1 lanta and Cincinnati. | 6:30 A. M.—No. 30 DAILY, to Griffin and Columbus. Arrives Grifflu 7:11 a. in.; Co in mtm« 10 n. ni. 6115 A. M.-No. 12. DAILY. local to Macon. Brunswick and . Jacksonville. * ‘ and Colorado! .. DAILY.—Local to| Richmond and Ashe-1 Nc. 7, DAILY, Chattanooga. respectfully announce myaelf a candidate for council from the Sixth ard, subject to the white primary on ugust 22. JOHN W. GRANT. FOR COUNTY TREASURER. I respectfully announce m> ndidate for County Treasure , ject to white primary on August 22. PETER F. CLARKE. I respectfully announce my candidate for County Treasurer, sub< ject to white primary on August 22. MACON C. SHARP.