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4 Tflfi ATLANTA GEORGIAN. SCORE OF PERSONS REPORTED HURT IN TEXAS WRECK Passenger Trains Crash Head-On Into Each Other. TELLS WHY HE IS By PrlrAtr ImiaI Wire. Fnrt Worth, Tex.. Aug. 11.—Two Ml.fourl, Kinni and Texan passenger trains crashed head-on In the ea/tern yards here today. It la reported that twenty persona were Injured. COAGUIaTM! IS BEING CLEANED Prom 2 o'clock Sunday morning un til late In the afternoon a corpa of, men were busy on the coagulating ba sin of the water worka cleaning out the depoelt of mud which had gathered during the paat three montha. The hasln la now thoroughly clean and It Is Manager Woodward's belief that It will be possible to get through the rest of the summer without another clear water basin. Thera was an Immense deposit of mud. In some of the pn:#4 of the basin the mud was 7 feet thick. When the water was turned direct from the reservoir Into the niters It was found Impossible to get It thoroughly clear. BIGGEST BENGAL TIGER HELD IN CAPTIVITY IN UNITED STATES riiJOxoxaxxxmxorxiYinxraGccEg SOUTHERN TRAFFIC Hr Prime l-rawil wire. Richmond, Va., Au*. 11.—Tremen dously heavy rains visited this section yesterday, several Inches of water fail les In a brief time. A heavy wash- out of the roadbed of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad near Ashland blocked all traffic. The r">ien*er trains of ths Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard Air Line and Southern were detoured. Believes He au<l Hopkins Robbed Democrats of Rights. By Private loused Wire. I'srla. Aug. It—A atateiaent in cxplatm tlon of why In* Is opposing the retention of linger Hnlllvnu ns the Illlii'iln member of the Democratic National com mitten was wade fuddle tislny hy 'WIlHsra .1. Brysn. "I entcrinl Into this contest fieenuiwi hellevinl tlult linger Hllllivim and John 1*. Hopkins bad deliberately ihMni 1 the Demo crats of Illinois of tlielr |H»llti«*nt rights, and I still believe so.” snlil Mr. Brysn. meme |K»Iltl< <il power l»y foiee or fraud ought to he «* ulsgrnref:il in the eye* of the ptddlc a* to secure money l»y force .or fraud. I esn i:,.i concelre of hiit plausible defense will* h .Mr. .Sttlllvan cmj nmkc for remaining on the national commit lee. II II iHMiy |m unable to rhl Itself of the |eii<!er*hlp of men like ttulllvitu. *eeU lo control the |mrty ori?iiiilr.ntini sdvMiice their corporate Interests, It might m well illnHolve. * Mr. ftrynn n«hb*d fhuf he find fieen an* Ions to sllow KiilUvnii to retire without s light, hut that It la probably Just ns well that lie ha* chosen to light. Permit Is Issued for the Building of $35,000 Shed. CAMPBELL MAY LOSE PARTY NOMINATION kprclnl to Ths Georgian. Dallas, Tex., Au*. 11.—When the Democratic alate convention meeta hare tomorrow there will be but one con lest and that will be fore tha nomina tion for *ortrnor. The primary vote for *overnor, which will officially he declared by lha state chairman. was: T. M. Campbell, »«,- 345; O. B. Colquitt, 11,129; M. Brooks, 70,014; C. K. Bell. 11,111. The choice of a candidate now Ilea with the convention. They are bount !*'• Ihelr Instructions on the Itrst bal 1 ». which will be as follows: Camp bell. 112.40; Colquitt, 119.10; Bell, 114.11; Brooks, 156.35. The low man Is to be dropped at the end of each ballot. SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO REAR BUTCHERS Chairman Walter Taylor, of the spe cial committee appointed In Invesll- cite (he manner In which local butch ers are carryln* on their business, has cslled a meetln* of the committee for Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock. The board of health and the special com ralttee will hear from slaughter house men for the last time before the nrdl ns nee goes to council. Dr. Taylor has had the ordinance, drawn up by City Attorney James L. Mays on. printed In pamphlet form and has sent copies to the butchers and members of the board of health as well ns councilman. Gas Commutes ts Meat. Next Saturday the special commit tee. appointed to look Into ibo *as light company's franchise, will hold n session at 11:1# o'clock In the mom lnx. Chairman James I, Key has stat ed that a report will be returned to council similar In substance to the Iasi one. but more condensed In form. It the committee to ated In the courta. At the next meetln* of the alraets committee the Atlanta, Mncon and Griffin Interurban electric line's fran ehf-e will be up for rilacuslon. The 1 will hear from the phar CAN'T SUE BONDSMAN ON GUARDIAN'S BERTS On debts Inurred by *uardlana the bondsmen cannot be sued accordln* to a decision of the supreme court In the cue of M. Rich Brothers against the Fidelity Deposit Company of Maryland. It Is set forth In the case that goods were purchased by Mrs. J. B. Bl*by, guardian, and her two daughters, amounting to 11,100. Efforts to collect from the guardian falling, action was brought against the bondsmen. The bondsmen tried to wlttVraw as security on the allege! ground that Mrs. Blgby failed to make, returns to the Fulton county odrlnspy of money received from an Insurance policy left by Judge Blgby with hla daughters as benenclsrles. The ordinary denied the bondsmen the right of withdrawing. In the superior court tt was held that a guardian's bondsmen could,not I t sued. Mrs. Blgby Is the widow of Judge Blgby, formerly on the superior awi bench In Fulton county. The grinding of a building prrp'l to the Atliintlr roinpress I'otiqsiny Monday morning for die conslrneditn of a shell cost- lag V-VO' sin) extending from Rdgnwnod incline to Irwin street, some 1,100 feet, murks die beginning of the half million dol lar iiliint which the compress company de cided some time ngo lo iiulld In Adsntn. The lintlillng of tills pin lit gleans that the anioaiit of rotnii handled through At Inntn lii Iho future will he inereaaeil ninny fnld, and Atlanla will take a higher aland na a npnt cotton market than nt any lime In the |H!SI. AT PADUCAH,KENTUCKY II. H. Drake, proprietor or the Hon Air hold, In Peachtree street, received word Hnndny night of the drowning of Ids broth er. Cooper Drake, at Pndueab, Ky„ Hun ting afternoon. Ho received no partlcnlare, lint Itdleves Ida brother met dead! while rowing In a land. Mr. ami Mrs. Drake go Monday to Dal- las, do., where the funeral and Interment will lake place. COUNTY POLICE GO TO CAMP MEETING The annual ramp meeting st Mt. Gilead, lilch hna lieen In aeaalon several day*, drew an Immenar crowd from Allnnln Him- lay, and liugglea, wagons nml other hides crowded with gospel workers and pleasure seekers were going from this city liny. mill In ed during tin* aftvt-uouu anil tivcnlnc (Month! wna _ day Mini hmsInIihI in tin* urograms arranged by the im-sl commit- uh*». Mevcrnl of ths poster* of loon! feature of the services on Mundnv was the good order whleli prevailed. A '(telega- tlon from th** county police wna present to —rent any illsnrdcr which might arise. hut live incmlirr* of the foree under Chief The i auip meeting will continue until fur- AT THE THEATERS At the Casino. The Klenom Slaters, quaint ct»me- cllenne*, Morris and Morris, direct from the Palace Theater, of l*ondon; AlTi Latlnn, Ihe physical culture ablate; Jacob's marvelous acrobatic dogs; rartmell and Heed, comedy entertain ers; Stanford and White, In an orliftnnl creation, and the catneragraph make up the program of events that *111 serve for entertaining purposes at the Ponce Del aeon Casino timing the wee', that will commence .Monday night. While the hill di»es not (tosses* the sensatlonul features or the exceptional novelty that has held Interest during the past three weeks. It Is founded on h different plan, and its principal ngtli lies In comedy, and certainly comedy has been a sou roe feature for some time past. People like to laugh and there is n good long and hearty laugh watting, and the lid Is going to be broken open with this bill. The Misters Klenora created one of the strongest comedy hits of the sea son during their engagement at the Bi jou last season, us the features of one of the strongest musical comedy com pany organisations that was offered, and It Is possible that they have not been forgotten. Atorrls and Morris, the English ec- centrlques, will offer something quite away from the average run vaude ville. They have been star txv»*ites In Europe, and their American engage ments have been exceedingly pleasing and successful. The other numbers on the bill are of string Interest, and In all It seems that the attraction will be more than well received. I! TYPOS IN BIG Hundreds Are at Springs to Talk Eight-Hour Strike. By Private /.eased Wire. Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 13.— The fifty-second annual convention of the International Typographical Union opened here today. Three hundred del egates, 600 former delegates and sev eral hundred piembers of the Women's Auxiliary are on hand to attend the sessions. Consideration of the fight for the 8-hour day now being waged will be one of the chief topics dis cussed. LAST OF, NOTED AH FONG # FAMILY OF HAWAII 18 MARRIED From Tin* New York Hernlil. Pen 4if novelist has rarely woven so In teresting a nominee ns (bat IiivoIvimI In the tint cringe In Davenport. In., ii few dnvs ago of Miss Aunn Kllxnhotli Whiting, niece of Bear Admiral Whiting, to Alnert F. Afong, 4if Iloimlulti. While hi* bride is thorough!? American. A Tong Is the sou of n fulf-m-dgcd Chinese. Still more unusunl, however, I* the fnct that he him no lens than 1$ Mister*, three of whom liavo mar ried Into the American navy, ns he inny lie no hi to lmve done, and s fourth into the army. One of these* |m the wife of Honr Admiral Whiting, so that by this latest in. like that of hla slaters, began under the eocoaiiut trees of the 1'atide Island, slid the family looks to him for the perpetuation of a. unine already kuown -*—‘Ij® world, and es| , along ths Pacific For twenty years naval officers hsve told of the delightful hospltsllty afforded them In the Afong home while their ships lay at nm-hor In Honolulu liny. ionrlst* have corns back from Hawaii telling of the gorgeous send-Oriental man sion of Wing An Fong—the name Inis »lnce been Americanised—mid Mrs. Concepcion All Foug, who Is s mixture of Hpnnlsli nnd Portuguese. Every one who hus been lu the Inland* talks of the charming manners, the bright Itucd gowns, tlm languorous trop ical ballads sail the fund of k«hm! nature of ...... .. 3 wi| n Along altout 1363 a young Chinese bearing tills uaine cnuio with s shipload of his fel low muntryuieu to Honolulu, lie wss un usually Intelligent ami geiilnl, nnd, with n Mill* i'ii|dlnl. h«hiii built up n prosperou* •usIncMs In fklnene crockery, silks and brlc- it-brne. lu s short time be was the leading mereliaiit In Honolulu. He spent money freely nnd was well liked by whites and blacks In the quaint old town. As he grew In wealth he made love to Concepcion, the ilntighter of n poor Portuguese sailor who hud floated Into Hawaii. She was what Is known ii* a Kanaka, and there mm . si ml ii of English bloisl lu her. nnd after their marring**. In ISrtO, It was this strain In Imr which priNluetMl the cimrgy and ex ccutlve ability by which she Uelptxl hliu to *«I'« uiouey. Ah Fong Invested In sugar eaue plants- ..mis, stnl lu those time*, when such prop, ertles yleldeil almost Increillldy large proflti he bees me very wealthy. In ten years he worth more than $300,000 and ws* add lug $36,t>x) to this nununlly. lie was care ful and pruilent. while hi* business asso- elates drawseil and took no heed for the morrow, uud he was ceaselessly watching for chance* t4* buy more plnutuilon* nl cheap price* from the Improvident Hn- wsllans. Idle Ihe Ah Fong family circle widened. There were *lx lidldreu lu the home In lslu, n U>y nml five girl*. Eight more girls were bom then* during the next 16 years. Wing Ah Foug was au Ideal fkther. Ilo was 4tellgbted to nee how saeh hlld rest'inbbxl the mother lu fuclal ex- .iresslon. He hlrixl hcivmiiIs galore, en larged his house every few years, nml gilt nothing too giNMl for his bnble*. used to And mi greater Jiiy than to get hi* wife nnd alt hi* numerous girl* Into i great luuilM>riiig i‘.iei| carriage like a Yiticord e«*a4-U that hs had had built nc- iillng lo Id* own Itb'iix, nud, with hliu If a* driver tin Ihe front ...g slowly over the mad* for boors at a time. It u*ixl to be Heinrich, the biggest Bengal tiger In captivity, had his left fore pour operated on In- Ills cage in the Bronx xoo the other day. The picture shows how the operation was performed after Heinrich had eaten enough morphine to kill A regiment of soldiers. SON OF MILLIONAIRE IS PUT IN PRISON ON BOARD SHIP Young Wells To Be Court- martialed for Overstay ing His Leave. the lava made roads In Honolulu “eng. with hi* long queue ilangllug nowu Is back, driving In n vehicle containing is entire family elrcl<>. all singing, laugh f und having n g'nsl Hum by theui*4>lvo». rue (idnext* that he I*. Wine Ah Fong •ver gn\e up hi* lihut that the i'hlne*e ays of living nml doing tblugs were a rue superior to any of Imr*. He let his Ife •'omlnct the Imme nml 4lres* nnd e<lu cate the girt* a* she naw rtf. but he took barge «»f the boy, Alliert, nml for a long Ittie. while the elMtcin were garbix) ami mim'd after the American rnsUbui, lie of his father. their accomplish meats, they ii«hhI not Im*. All the girls have Hie tropical love for music ami several are excellent wingers. By Private Leased Wirt. Norfolk, Vs., Aug. 13.—J. Raynor Btorrs Wells, nppreotlee senmon, U. 8. N., hus band of a chorus girl nnd son of Millionaire W. P. Wells, of New York nnd Newport, who Is a prisoner In the brig of the receiv ing ship Frnnkllu, Is being treated as any other man would tie who overstayed time from ship. Ills diet Is bread nnd water, sud he Is to be tried by summary court innrtlal. It Is said that he Is determined to get our of the navy, whether honorably or dishonorably. It Is stated that the highest punish . young Wells can be given la thirty days lu the brig nnd the loss of three months' p»y. Animal Is Killed By Secret Service Alan With Pistol. By Private Leased Wire. Oyster Bay, August 13.—W. Emlen Roosevelt, the president's cousin, was saved from n mad dog by the cool nerve and straight shooting of a secret service agent, James Sloane. Mr. Roosevelt was walking along the edge of a pond on his property near Sagumore IIIll. when attacked. He ran out Into the road and was trying to beat off the beast when Sloane drove up on hls way to duty at Sagamore Hill. The mad dog made a vicious lunge for Mr. Rosevelt’a throat, but fell short. The dog made a second leap and burled hla teeth In Mr. Roosevelt's coat. Sloane Jumped from the carriage and opened tire with an automatic pistol. Hoke Smith's Appointments. Atlanta, Monday evenlog, August 18. Lawrence vide, Gwinnett county, Wed nesday, August 15. Valdosta, Lowndes county, Thursday, August 16. Augusta. Richmond county, Friday, August 1 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWOOO s TRY A WANT AD IN THE GEORGIAN ■■Mil I hair. Arthur Johiist4>nc. wife of a promi nent Honolulu merchant, la a ilcml ltloinlc. nml nml , _ *ptcd beauty t»f the faintly. Several of the *!*■ have their father’s tall stature, but rest arc of petite flgun*. Three have nml soft. o*«r mode of speech. Wing Ah Fong was ti putixl •tjrt.floo.wo In 1KH Two year* llniioliilu ami went to t'hlna. lie has never returned, nml the resmm for hls strange mystery to the t ha* always l*eoti side wnriil. lie spent months getting hi* enormous business lu sbaos sml then unlteil awnv. By Private I/eased Wire. Utica, N. Y„ August 13.—Eu gene Smalts went to a clam bake » couple, of days ago and found a rare pearl In a clam, which he was about to destroy. The gem Is worth about 81,000, so competent judges say. 00006000000000000000600000 When months passed and he was still nb- !n t’hinn. Mrs. Ah Fm»* and her ilaughtcre kei»t closely ti» their home for a long Hum timl never 1 ef the subjivt t^v outsidi'r*. After this |»erln.l. however, the ho*pit.illty of the Ititnsc was rvsutueil and It never w a in-. I nut II the last of *bs dauehtet- was married. FATHER TORTURES HIS OWN CHILD Hangs Him Up By the Thumbs and Crushes Boy’s Tongue. Jly I*rlvat<» Lrared Wire. Trenton, N. J., Aug. 13.—Bqcauxo Regnault Haabrook, 10 year* of age. threatened to tell the police of hls father'* extreme cruelty toward him. It la charged the' father wrapped a piece of wire around the boy's tongue and tightened It with a stick until the tad became almost paratyxed. Policeman Walter Oreene arrested the father. At- bln Hasbrookx, who Is 30 years old, and was refused ball. The treatment charged toward the boy constated of hanging him by the thumbs, depriving him of hls meals and whipping him In a most cruet manner. ATLANTA NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD Doztn Negroes in a Row. Twelve negroes, eleven women and one man, besides a dusky pickaninny lined up before Acting Recorder Wil liam Oldknow, councilman from the Third ward, Monday morning. Two of the negro women were charged with quarreling over the ownership of some baby toys. Kora Finch claimed the toys for her pickaninny, which picka ninny she had brought to court, and Lula Jones insisted that the toys were ths toys of her "tittle Innercent chile.” All the negroes tried to talk at ohee and tt was sevrat mtnutss before Coun cilman Oldknow could restore prder In the court. Nora Finch said that Lula drew a smoothing Iron on hsr, and Lula said Nora cursed her unmercifully, Ths Finch woman was Aned IS and costs and Lula Jones got 13.75. Boy Runs Away. Fired by ths ambition to become a •'butcher-boy” In order that he might get to ride on the train as often as he liked, oDrsey Manning, a youth of tl years, took French leave from hls horns Taladega, Ala., on Friday night, stating to hls parents that he was go ing to Atlanta. The boy's father, W. W. Manning, of Taladega, haa request- Sum for Divore*. Mr*. Ebble t'Huble, wife of J. T. Cau- ble. of this city, on Monday morning hied suit for divorce In superior court against her husband on ths grounds of crust and abusive treatment. Mrs. Cauble, formerly'Miss Kbble McCowan, was mnrrtrd to J. T. Cauble on March 29, 1904, and they separated on August 4. 1908. The petitioner asks for a total divorce and tha custody of her 13 year-old child. Dr. Marx to 8peak. meeting for members only In the club room* of the Grand opera house Monday evening, Rabl Marx will address the members of the Heptagon Club upon the subject. "The Future of the Jews nnd Their Effect on Modern Civilisation.” All members are urged to be present. Rabhl Marx ha* won th* reputation of being one of the moet gifted preachere In Atlanta and hi* talk to the member* of the' Heptagon Club will be one of hls best. Negro Dropped Hie Chickens. A burly negro carrying a sack of chickens, was surprised Sunday night at the corner of Lowe and Hunter streets by Offlcers Lowe and Chewln and chased, the officers firing several shots at the lleelng chicken thief. In the heat of ihe chase, however, the negro dropped hls luggage end the offi cer* captured quite a prize In the shape of n dozen or more fat frylng-slsed chickens. The officers stale that the negro gave vent to an oath when one of the shots were tired and It 1* thought from this that the negro was hit. Is Looking for Waller Brown. Chief Jennlnr* has received a letter from Mr*. Sallle Brown. Chester, N. C„ who la looking for her eon. Weller Brown, aged 23. staling that the boy It working In an Atianln cotton mill. She says she Is a poor widow, and although her eon had been away from home for two years she had received only one letter from him. 8he say* the feels positive that If Chief Jenlngs 'phones to the cotton mill* around Atlanta that he will locate her missing son. 8ser*tary Oimmeck III. \V. R. Dimmock, secretary of the city water works and recently atnde lieu tenant of the Governor's Hone Guards, Is III at hls residence, 114 North Jack- son street. Mr. Dimtffock'e condition Is not at all critical, and II Is the hope of hie mnny friends that he will have a speedy recovery. A Twin Watermelon. WOMAN, TRYING 70 SEE PRESJDEN7 • R00SEVEL7, CREA TES SCENE IN CHUR CH By I'rtrate Leased Wire. Oyster Bay, N. Y.. August II.—In sisting upon speaking to President Roosevelt Miss Ail L. Esae, who came to Oyster Bay some weeks ago for the avowed purpose of Interviewing the president or Mrs. Roosevelt on what she declares is "a matter of life and death,” created a scene during the ser- vice In Christ's Episcopal church yes terday. She took a aeat directly behind the pew usually occuplsd by th* Roose velt family, and when James Duffy, an usher, requested her to relinquish this seat, she refused. Duffy forcibly re moved her to the rear of the church and Miss Esac says he tore her gown In so doing. For this act she later ap plied for a warrant for Duffy, but wa* refused. In the rear of the church Miss Ksae refused-to sit down. A secret service agent stood beside her and during the service she made no less than a dozen attempts to get past him. As the p f ,. Ident was leaving the church three *». cret service men surrounded Miss E.*ac but she shouted: - ' “Mr. President, Mr. President, Presi- dent Roosevelt, won't you speak to me a moment 7” The president turned hls head as he passed, but did not pause. MRS. YERKES REFUSES TO PAY FOR ENDING LIFE OF MAN By Private Leasetl Wire. Berlin. Aas. 12.—In Heptrmber, 196L Ludwig Letsle, a faetorjr foreman In Diir* Isnch, was knocked down by an auto mobile which was lieliqr furiously driven. The car was owned by Mr*. .Mary Adelaide Yetkea, who was In It at tlm time. The next day Leaile. who thonwht llxhtl; hla Injuries, arreptml $45 offered Ty%5 hail received Internal Injuries, which . fterions, ami he died within a week. I»mv- lnx n widow and three children unpro vided for. The law courts last February rcturiu«i n hidjrtnent for $3,360. Mrs. Yerxes IjjnorM this, nnd refused to contribute nnvtliln- for the relief of'the family. REFUSES TO ACCEPT CRUISER ON THE THIRTEENTH OF MONTH By Private Leased Wire. Philadelphia, A up. 13.—Today lielng the **hoo<loo day,” the 13th of the month, con sternation was cansed anions naval officials and the crowds of spectators at the league Island riavy yard, w-ho bad Journeyed from various part* of this city and state to wdt* „ 'mnff .. ___ p$p U'lili to United Htntvs government, when It was aniiouncoil that Admiral Crnlc. commandant at the yard, absolutely refused ITALIAN SLASHES A MAN ON CROWDED GOTHAM CAR By Private Leased Wire. New York, August 13.—Preston Machtney, a stage carpenter of Pitts burg, was attacked by two Italians In a Third avenue car earljj today and waa cut and clubbed eo brutally that he Is now In Gouvcneur Hospital, close to death. Kathleen Cook, to whom he engaged to he married, Is at the same Institution, suffering from shock. While terrified passengers struggled to get out of the way, and while wom en screamed wildly for help, a tall, muscular Italian cut Machtney’s face from the temple to the chin with a razor, severing hls ear. The police say the fight wa* over Ihe woman. After the Italian escaped a policeman prevented Machtney from bleeding to death by holding tne spurting arteries shut with hls hands. With the bleed ing man on the sidewalk and Miss Conk unconscious beside him, a great croud gathered, while an ambulance from Gouveneur Hospital was awaited. The woman, who was with Machtney at the time of the assault, recently came from Pittsburg and Machtney fol lowed her here. The police say they had quarreled In Pittsburg and tha man had come here to try to patch up the difference. They consider It significant that ths attack occurred near the woman's home, and that at 3:30 o’clock In the morning she was going away from ths direction of her home In a car. The police are searching for the two men, who, they say, are friends of the wom an. NEGRO MOB HOLDS YORK T Blacks Arc Rounded Up by Big Posses of Dep uties. By Private Leased Wlra. Middleton, N. Y„ An*. 18.—After an ex* cltlnff nlfht, the mob of nefro tunnel em* ployeea who had taken possession of the village of Otlavllle, eight miles from ben*, were rounded np nt their comp near the lllage by a posaa of twcnty-flre deputy sheriffs, sworn In for the occasion. Seven of the nvgnrea had been ihot, one seri ously. No whites were Injured. Physicians wero summoned from this city to cart* for the Injured. FEAR NOW FELT FOR LIFE OF POPE By HIS_ DOCTOR Paralysis of Heart Likely to Take off the Pon tiff. Templeton, w tu By Private Leased Wire. London, Aug. 13.—In high ecclesias tical circles It It reported that the con dition of Pope Pius X gives concern to hls physician. Paralysis of the heart la feared as hla holiness, It I* said, Is affected with a dangerous form of gout which not Infrequently takes that course. GOVERNOR MAKES APPOINTMENTS The following appointments have been sent by the governor to the sen ate for ronarmaUon: J. A. Edwards, Judge of ths county court of Macon, four years, from May 29, 1907. R. N. HoUtclaw, solicitor county court of Houston, two years from Oc tober 19, 1908. C. L. Morgan, Judge city court of Reldsvllls, for term expiring January 1, 1911. 11. H. Elders, solicitor city court of Reldsvtlle, for term expiring January 1. 1911. John F. Brannan, Judge city court of Slkleaboro, for term of four years, from December 12, 1908. F. T. Imnler, solicitor city court of Statesboro, for term of two years, from December 12. 1908. F. G. duBIgnon, Fulton county, di rector Georgia 8iate Normal School, six years, from January 8, 1906. John Temple Graves, Fulton county, director Georgia Stale Normal School, slx_ years, from January (. 1904. . J. Atkinson, Meriwether county, director Georgia State Normal School two years, from January 8, 1908. James 51. Dupree, Macon county, di rector Georgia State Normal School, six years from date. E A. Timer, Baldwin county, direct or Georgls State Normal School, alx years froir. date. BOWIE'S ARCH FOE STILL SEEKS CONTROL By Private Leased Wire. Chicago, 111., Aug. 13.—In an effort to control the financial situation In Zion City, Wilbur Glenn Vollva, has caused fevery conspicuous place In that com munity to be placarded with notices asking stockholders In the various en terprises In the city to sign powers »f attorney In hi* favor. As a Justification for the move. It Is asserted In the proclamation, that wl<*> these powers of attorney In hand It will be possible to float a loan of $L* 000.000 to provide a working capital for ihe various Industries. commissioner of agriculture at th* capitol. It Is a twin melon, perfectly formed, weighing about 10 pounds. It was raised by J. M. Wallace, a farmer living In Bryant's district, near College Park. Thief Fleee With Valuables Three pistol ahots and th* fleeting footsteps of a negro aroused Formwalt street shortly after 4 r'fh Monday morning. The negro surcei/.ed m get ting away with a suit of clothes, a watch and several pairs nr *hpes. all belonging lo Engineer H. R. EiorkwelL of the Southern Railroad. V b- resides with hls family at 344 Forrr. < \ r. Th* watch stoles by the negro Is valued at I 1100 and the clothing at 135 The po lice have been notified and are mok- 1. u, lus wuuaun. •- ...« V. — Ing an Investigation of th* cos*. TOOK NO ACTION AGAINST HAZERS Bj Frlvatft L*»n*e*.l Wire. Annapolis, Md., An*. 1A—Admiral Jam*! H. Hands, anperlntandent of the unraj ncnd#iuy. baa deuled tlx© reinirt, whJcl hna lierii widely rirrnlated, that he "ff recommended tne dismissal of anv min* ahlpmen ou account of haxlujr. lb* luj*. however, recommended that two lie 'll*- misled far contlnned Infraction* t»f men tations while on the summer crol*e. nud that, two be punished to a lesser degree. WOMAN CRIPPLE ENDS OWN LIFE WITH FIERY ACID Br Private (.eased Wire. „ . Baltimore. Md.. Aug. 13.—In n tit of (I* •pomlenejr over an Incurable spinal affec tion. ilia* Henrietta Yelnicr. *x*mI 23 r«*afjL committed suicide todar. She drank Ft ounces of carlMdlc acid, after trying n* vain to open arterlea In her arm. en« Jabbed a pin In her arui In a doxen places, nnd tore the flesh opeu. COLLEGE DOCTOR DIES IN CREEK Ily Private Isimi Wire. Richmond, Va, Aug. 13.—Dr. Dan Ellis, college physician at Randolpn- Macon. Ashland, was drowned while crossing a swolltn creak four mlle< from Ashland yesterday. He was a na tive of North Amsterdam county. Hu wife and five children surviva.