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SENATE APPROVES MR, WRIGHT'S BILL TO PURIFY BALLO Jamestown Exposition Ap propriation is Passed. With only one diassatlng vote the senate Wednesday panned the bill of Mr. Wright, of Richmond, for the purl fixation of the ballot. The Jamestotv appropriation also passed. . After that the session was devoted to the discussion of the bucketsiiop bill and the substitute recommended by the committee on agriculture. Senator Crawford Wheatley demonstrated his ability to amply care for himself in running Are of debate. Member after member took a tilt at him, but he bowled theili over by tho aptness of his reply or the quick of his repartee. Following a long discussion as whether the senate first adopt the sub stltute or the report of the committee, the president ruling for the former, Senator Wheatley opened the discus •ion in advocacy of his substitute. "I favor allowing the brokerage houses'to stay In Georgia," he said, "if we can-catch the speculating members of the Cotton Association with them, If they are In New York why we can’t place our hands on such fellows" He forced an admission from Senator WlUInms that he had speculated bucketshops. Later Senator Williams asked: “Isn’t It true that the senator himself cannot explain the difference between a bucketshop and an ex change?’ When the laughter had subsided, Senator Wheatley came back: "No, not to the senator. The Lord Is responsible for his Inability to compre hend, and not V Afterwards he apologized for the personal remarks, and the two shook Senator Bunn spoke strongly and clearly against the substitute, and said that* the whole question between buck etshops and exchanges was simply a distinction without a difference. AH were gambles pure and simple, he said. Reconsider Hall Bill. flHi On motion of Senator McHenry the senate reconsidered Its action of Tues day In defeating the Hall tax assessor bill. ; „ Senator Hand immediately moved to table the bill, and it-will be takftnup at a later date. Jamestown Appropriation. Without debate and with a few min or amendments the senate passed the resolution of Mr. Russell, of Musgogee, appropriating $30,000 for an exhibit for Georgia at the Jamestown * exposition by a vote of 28 to 8. Voting against the resolution was Lumsden. Strange, Walker and Wil liams. It was immediately transmit ted to the house. Pure Election Bill Passed •rtie'b'iir i>f- Hoh. “Boykin Wright, of Richmond, f<?r pure elections passed by a vote of 27 to 1, Senator Hamby vot ing no. The only remarks made on it were by Senator Bunn,, chairman of the general judiciary committee, who ad vocated It strongly. It makes It a misdemeanor to buy and sell votes and to vote Illegally, to contribute money or anything of value for buying vote* at any election In this state. It also makes It a misdemeanor to hire workers or to be hired as a worker In any election. New Bille. By Senator Crum—To amend section of the code which provides for chang ing county lines In this state, so as to further provide for changing the coun ty lines In this state by a vote of the qualified electors of the territory to be affected thereby, By Senator Miller—To protect the Western and Atlantic railroad from be ing destroyed or deteriorated by par allel road or roads. By Senator Bunn—To provide for the manner of appointment of Jury commissioners In the several counties of this state, the number atld compen satlon. The. senate will meet at 9 o’clock Thursday morning. SOUTH CAROLINA DRUGGISTS MEET Hprrltl to The Georgian. Greenville, 8. C. Auk. 8.—There Ml ■ (food attendance today at the npen- InK of the thirteenth annual convention of the South Carolina Pharmaceutical Association. Those present Include prominent druggists from nearly all the chief cities and .towns of the state. Various matters of Interest and Impor tance to the trade will be discussed during the two days' business sessions, which will be Interspeised with various features of entertainment arranged by the cltzens of Greenville. RULERS OF BRITAIN' DINED BY ALFONSO TWO GATLING GUNS TO THECOUNTVJAIL Salisbury Under Martial Law—Investigation of Lynching. fly Private I.rn.,-,1 Wire. Salisbury, JC. C.. Aug. 8.—The Rowan county situation this morning Is some brighter. Salisbury Is under martial rule and the streets adjacent to tlje Jail arc kept clear. Two galling gun stand * In the yard where the forced an entrance Monday night, and two military companies, ordered here and commanded by General Armstrong of the First North Carolina regiment, at the Instance of Governor Glenn, pd- trolled the yard all night, iwtd there Is not the slightest evidence of further trouble. Three arrests were made last night, following Instruction, to keep the Jail clear. -Mayor Royden ordered a mah, who said I10 did not care If It was caus ing trouble, put In prlBon and latkr a drunken bully was hauled out. after threatening to kill anybody who at tempted to arrest him when he vaulted the fence. Mob Threatens Jailtr. The cause of the military force of a hundred men being sent here, was the arrest of the leader of the mob, who Is a former convict, a notorious retailor and distiller. He was recognized Mon day night by Solicitor Hammer, while attempting to batter down the Jail door and encouraging the mob to greater violence, when It seemed that It would disperse. He Is known to have par ticipated In the hanging of the men. Rumors that a mob would rescue him caused Judge Long to take all precau tions, and further fear that processes In the court would be Interrupted made his determination to proceed all the greater. The mob has an Iden thnt Jailer Kriber shot Engineer McLcnon and has sent out threats against him. Court Convenes. The court met at 10:40 o'clock this morning. The first thing taken up was the ease of the lynchers who will now be tried, while the Indicted defendants who were not lynched were sent to Charlotte, until the subsequent Rowan term of court 1s held the Inst of Aug ust. The remaining three will then be tried. The present Investigation of lynchers will continue as long as any evidence can be found against those ,who took part In the episode. The vic tims of the mob were burled at the county home yesterday. The crowd had mutilated the hands, ears and fin gers until the bodies were a fearful I'rlvste Leased Wire. Cowes, Aug. 8.—King Alfonso sight. ORPHAN LYERLY GIRLS • • TAKEN TO THE SCENE By Trieste Leased Wire. Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 8.—Three.com- panles of North Carolina national guard, one command from Statesville, company of Infantry and a battery of artillery from Charlotte, surrounded the Jail at Salisbury today when a mob of more than a thousand men sur rounded the soldiers Intent upon rescu ing George Hall, arrested as the leader of thk lynchers who hanged Neace Gil lespie, John Gillespie and Jack Dilling ham, three of the murderers of the Ly* erly family. The Jail Is a wreck. Ev ery window pane Ik broken and the blinds, sashes'and doors were literally threehed to pieces by the mob, bricks and stones being used with telling ef fect. While the mob was storming the Jail Edward Wilson and Tom Brown, two prisoners charged with burglary, made their escape. Brown, a negro prisoner, returned dn hour later nnd begged for protection.? Orphan Girls View Remains. Judge Long, of the Rowan county superior court, and Solicitor Hammer are Investigating the lynching. Sheriff Julian has a long list of names of mfn supposed to be Implicated. The surviving negroes, Henry- Lee, George Ervin and the two women, are safe In Jail at Charlotte. The two little Lyerly girls, the only members of that family who escaped death at the hands of the negroes, and who were rescued by the Sextette of slayers, according to the confession of Neace Gillespie, were taken to the scene of the lynching last night and made to view the grewaome remains of rom the riddled Ribbon Sale! You’ve used ribbons this Summer—indications already show more ribbons with everything this Fall. Here then is a chance to practice a little fore-handed economy: 25c Taffeta ribbons in an excellent quality and weight. Five inches Wide. Wkite, Cream, Black, Light Blue, Dark Blue, Grseh, Pink, Brown, Red, Pastel. 35c soft finished Louisine ribbons in the six-inch width. Thursday, 16c Black, White, Cream, Twe Blues, Pink, Green, Brswn and Red. Thursday, 28c Cl ham berli in-J loll nsQn L )u Bose Cq. MOB THREATENS TO STORM GREENSBORO JAIL lly Private t-eased Wire. Greensboro, N. C„ Aug. 8.—A mob 4a threatening to lynch the three negroes In Jail here charged with the murder of a railway foreman named Beach., A desperate fight will probably ensue If any effort la made to carry Into ef fect the plana of. the would-be lynch* era, ss Governor Glenn has authorised the sheriff to use the state troops. EMBEZZLER’S S WEET HE A R 7 /S THE UNWITTING CAUSE OF CAPTURE IN CANADA Bjr Private Leased Wire. Pittsburg, Aug. 8.—Separated from the beautiful girl who has been his companion for two yearn and practi cally penniless, Clinton B. Wray, who In charged with stealing $125,000 from the Union Trust Company, of thie city, being ruehed back from Toronto, Canada, where he was arrested by a detective from the Perkins ngency yes terday. Tonight when Wray arrives In Pittsburg he will join bis alleged ac complice, Clifford B. HUon, the indi vidual bookkeeper of the trust com pany, who Is held In the county Jail on the same charge In default of $20,- 000 bail. The peculations of the trusted em ployees are said to have extended over eriod of three years, hrough Mian Grace Loughrey. the girl who (led with him to Canada. Wray was traced by the Perkins detectives. Wray had made the acquaintance of the girl two years ago, when she was tor In Klttannlng, 'Fa. A few days after he fliet heard her voice over the telephone he called upon her In her home town.* A friendship thus formed continued until the girl eventually came to Alleghany to live. Tho Intimacy or the couple wns dis covered by tho detectives when they Investigated Wray's private history. It wns found that Miss Loughrey had disappeared at the same time os Wray. Last Haturdny Wray wrote to Alla* ghnny requesting thnt Miss Loughrey’* mall be sent to Mr. Wright, general de livery, Toronto, Canada. Two Perkins, detective left for Toronto nnd yester day afternoon after a watch of three days at the Toronto poatofllce they wero rewarded by seeing Wray come Into the postofllce after the letters. He ns placed under arrest nnd confessed his guilt. Wray sold he and Hixon had lost nil the stolen money on stock gambling. Miss Loughrey wns seen by the detec tives nnd she gave them $75, nil the money she had left from what Wray me gin two years ago, wueu mic uu> had given her. She wns not charged working ns a telephone centra! opera- 1 with any offense and was not arrested. ward and Queen Alexandria at dinner on board the Spanish royal yacht Glr- alda last evening. There were twen ty-six other guests. The yacht whs brilliantly Illuminated. Their majesties, as guests of King Edward, today sailed round the Isle of Wight on his yacht Britannia. SENSATIONAL ESCAPE OF TWO NEGRO CONVICTS ON STOLEN LOCOMOTIVE Rpcclnl to The'Georgian. Valdosta. Oa, Aug. 8.—Two long term negrq convicts made a sensational escape from the plant of the Mltltown Lumber Company, at Mllltown, Go.. yesterday afternoon by eteallng a lo comotive on the Mllltown Air Line railway and fleeing down the track. The men secured possession of the to 25 years reading one paper—and now gives it up for The ||| Georgian. ■ Salem, Ala.. August 4, 1906. THE GEORGIAN. Atlanta: t Please send me your dally paper for six months with bill. 1 have for 25 years and want a better paper. Yours truly, 1 comotlva while the engineer and fire man were temporarily absent. They dashed full speed down the track and were soon beyond the range of the guards* guns. It Is sypposed that they rap the lo comotive three or four miles, when they reversed the machine nnd Jumi^ed off, taking to the woods, the locomotive was thus sent back toward the town at a hair-raising speed, with no one 00 It. When the wild engine dashed back toward the depot a fearful wreck seemed Inevitable, but with forethought while It was running fit 45 miles an hour It was witched on to a siding and run Into n tint car. the locomotive ten der being demolished, but otherwise was little damaged. Track dogs were hurried from this city with the hope of running down the escapes, but without success. One of the men was In for twenty years and the other for life. TO TRY TO FORCE DRUGGISTS TO PAY FOR SEUJNG MALT License Inspector Ewing Out After Eighteen Pharmacies. Unless they pay the stipulated license of $200 for selling malt extracts, cases will bo made In the recorder's court against the owners of eighteen of the largest drug stores In Atlanta. License Inspector R. A. Ewing has gathered evidence against the drug companies which are selling malt ex tracts and, on advice of the city attor ney that the owners are liable to a tax ordinance, has sent out notices which will be received Wednesday afternoon. It Is believed that the druggists will claim the malt has been sold for medl- r.tl J.III |IMH»-H, niul H » .IM t«» tb.it If wns not miM c\( la-h rh f,,i -.<1,1, Mr. Ewing went to tha drug companies and purchased bottles of the Intoxicant. In every Instance the malt waa sold without question as to what the pur chaser Intended to use It for. The portion of the tax ordinance cov ering the aale of malt extract reads as follows: "White hops, malt extracts or simi lar products, sold alone or In connec tion with any other business, unless sold under some regular liquor license, $200." Among the specimens secured by Mr. Ewing to be used. If necessary, In court were bottles of Wurtxburger malt, made by the Atlanta Brewing and Ice Com pany, nnd Pabst malt extract. The licence Inspector stated Wednes day that he Intended to collect the li cense If It Is possible to do so. The total amount from the eighteen phar- maclste will be $3,800. This will go toward the general Improvement of the :lty. DO YOU WANT $16.00? give jrou the profit »f $10.00. Why not ranks thlf proflt yourself by buy lint direct from o*ir fscteryf Golden Essie Bugsies are guaranteed equul in tho llugsles jour dealer* Mil for 80.00. HsudsomHy finished nod light run ning. Don’t buy • Buggy until you g*t our catalogue end greet Herne** offer. Write to day for catalogue No. ij and llaruets offer. N*u» - — x>u 1. Golden Eagle Buggy Co. Are You Still Paying Rent? If so, I am Surprised! Rent Receipts Remind me of Money Thrown Away. Bo you know Hint Uie Rtnndnrd Renl Estnto Loan Compnny of Wssh- Ingtoii, I). will soil you n homo purchasing contract whereby you ran buy or build a homo anywhere In the United Htntes and pay for It In monthly payments for less thnn you r.ro now paying renl? They will lend you from 81,000 to 85.000 at 0 per cent, simple Interest, ah lowing you to pny It back In monthly Installments of $7.60 on each thousand borrowed. For prospectus nnd plans of our proposition, call on or write J. 8L Jullcn Yates, Slnte Agent, 321 Austell Bldg., At- hmta. Go. Bell phone 2063-J. Atlanta phono 1018. Truthful Hustling iginii Wanlid in Eriry County in tk« (Ills RACE MEET ARRANGED heir In (hi* city FOR CHATTANOOGA nnd fn sf closing Hn 11 rday. Hon lioiscs in this ftcrtlf Special to Tbf fborslnn. In i he races Th • purses ft r harness Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. .8.—A bis hoc be $ 30 and r» running race meet ha* been arranged to i,. race will be $100. BUILDING COLLAPSES BUT NO ONE HURT. Special to The Georgian. Greenville, 8. C„ Aug. 8.—A brick building, known ss the "Candy Kitch en," located in North Main street, col lapsed shortly afier noon today, the SAYSMRS.B80WNL0W GETS HO SALARY IS LINEN INSPECTOR tfpuclal In The Oeorgfsn. Chattanooga, Term.. Aug. f.—A spa- will bulging ar.1 keeling over, laying! £,tyTent? savs the roof almost Hat «»n the floor. Next cl11 trom Johnson City, Tenn., say* the collapsed, structure excavations i that following the* chargee made by were being made for the construction j Hon. A. A. Taylor and hla friends that .If (he new Bank of Commerce build- 1 Mr „ w p Brownlow, wife of the !Sf; "It “nrfrr'm'ncd* ‘ he *“* First district congressman and former « boss" of state Republican politics, has . .... way undermined. The Greek cendy maker who was In the building escaped unhurt. The stock of goods Is a complete loss. Hr I-rlrsle leased Wire. Newport Sews, Vo., Aug. $.— 1 The hot wave here was broken by a lerrlllc thunder storm and downjxnir ol rain yesterday. been drawing pay as "linen Inapector" ‘ of the mountain branch of the Nation- i al Soldiers' Home. Haul K. Devine, | treasurer of the Institution, makes sf- | lldsvlt denying ,thls report, and charg- i Ing that Mrs. Brownlow has never 1 drawn a penny from the Institution as I "linen Inspector" ur from any other i source. SEASON'S END CLEARANCE SALE At this ntore means something. It menus that each dollar lins 2.1 per rent more purchasing jioivcr than it had a week ago! Onr entire stoek of Men’s fine Fancy Snils and Odd Trousers at 25 Per Cent Discount This means twenty-five rents you spend.' • Straw Hfils at 1-2 pri< letnal saving of very dollar that Correct Clothes for Men Essig Bros., •CORRECT CLOTHES FOR MEN,” 26 WHITEHAI1 ST.