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ATLAM'A Ui'jUitUiA-N.
COMPLETE AND INCOMPLETE RETURNS FROM ELECTION
BURKE COUNTY.
Waynesboro, Aug-. 22.—Indications
are lhat Hoke Smith has carried Burke
county by good majority. Two pre
empts heard from give him nearly 2
to 1. , . - .
BALDWIN COUNTY.
Mllledgevllle, Aug. 22.—Baldwin
county gives Hoko Smith 200 majority.
Vote Is light.
■mall majority,
Burke county, four precincts, gives
Smith 350, Eatllt 148, Howell 23, Rus
sell 4.
Grady county Is close between Estlll
ami Smith. Dodge for Smith by 8 over
Estlll. ,
BARTOW COUNTY.
Cartersvllle, 13a., Aug. 22.—Hoke
Smith has carried Bartow county by
a majority estimated at 6C0.
BERRIEN COUNTY.
Sparks, Qa., Aug. 23.—Hoke Smith’s
majority In Berrien Is between 100
ami 200, with Estlll second.
Nashville, Ga„ Aug. 23.—Indications
are that Hoke Smith has carried this
(Berrien) county by over 200 majority.
BUTTS~~COUNTY.
Jackson, Ga.. Aug. 23.—‘Butts county
went overwhelmingly for Hoke Smith
for governor In yesterday’s primary.
From all the precincts he received a
majority of 410 votes.
In the race for Judge of the superior
court of Flint circuit, Y. A. Wright
received a small majority. The election
was quiet and a light vote was polled.
carrolTTcounty.
Carrollton, Ga., Aug. 23.—The con
solidated returns of Carroll county give
Hoke Smith 1,468, Clark Howell 459,
Russell 366, Estlll 16, Jim Smith 2.
claytoTTcounty.
Jonesboro, Ga., Aug. 22.—Indications
at this hour show Hoke Smith carried
Clayton county by 200.
CATOOSA COUNTY.
Full returns In this county give Hoke
Smith 246, Howell 88, Russell 10, Estlll
15. Jim Smith 3.
Mark Johnston carried the county hy
a good majority.
coffeeTcounty.
Douglas, Aug. 22.—Hoke Smith car
ries Coffee by good majority.
COBB COUNTY.
Marietta, Ga., Aug. 22.—Marietta
precinct goes for Hoke Smith with a
majority over all-of 138. His majority
over thirteen precincts In Cobb county.
Is 901.
FORSYTH COUNTY.
Cummings, Aug. 22.—Forsyth coun
ty goes for Hoke Smith by 241 ma
jority, with three districts not reported.
His majority will be about 200 In the
county.
franklin"county.
Elberton, Ga., Aug. 22.—Hoke Smith
has carried Franklin county by 250 ma
jority.
FLOYD COUNTY.
Rome, Ga.. Aug. 23.—Returns from
Rome preclnrt give Hoke Smith 626.
Howell 408, EstlU 20, Russell 10, Jim
Smith 2. Hoke Smith’s majority In the
county Is.conceded at 600. Every coun
ty In Seventh district as reported this
far went solid for Hoke Smith.
William A. Wright defeats V. T. San
ford In this county for comptroller
general.
Walker county, one of Clark Howell’s
strongholds, gave Hoke Smith 250 ma
jority.
Merritt defeated Johnston for school
commissioner.
GRADY COUNTY.
Cairo, Ga., Aug. 22.—The vote In
Grady can’t be determined till a com
plete count la made. Smith and Estlll
are very close together.
LOWNDES COUNTY.
Valdosta, Ga., Aug. 22.—Hoke Smith
has a majority In this county of 137
votes over Clark Howell and the Indi
cations are now that he" has carried
Lowndes county by ISO or 200 votes.
Returns from the rural pfeclncts have
not been received, but will probably In
crease Smith’s majority.
LAURENS COUNTY.
Dublin, Ga., Aug. 22.—Indications are
that Hoke Smith will carry Laurens
county by 300 majority.
Wright and Merritt will carry the
county by a small majority ovelr San
ford and Johnson.
Sanders will carry the county over
Lewis for judge. Brantley will defeat
Carter In Laurens for senator in the
Sixteenth district.
GILMER COUNTY.
Ellljay, Ga., Aug. 22.—Clark Howell
carried Gilmer by a good majority.
GREENE COUNTY.
Greensboro, Ga., Aug. 22—At 8 o’clock
returns from twelve pnecincts In Green
county give Hoke Smith 466, Russell
14. Howell 14, Jim Smith 206. Estlll 4
The whole county will likely give Hoke
Smith 100 votes over his nearest op
ponent, Jim Smith. Judge Lewis car
ries the county for Judge over Sanders
by 300 majority.
GWINNETT COUNTY.
Lawrencevllle, Ga., Aug. 22.—Gwin
nett county Is close between Hoke
Smith and Russell. It w-111 take the
official count to decide.
CLAY COUNTY.
Fort Gaines, Ga., Aug. 22—Clay coun
ty goes for Hoke Smith. Wright, Mer-
riee and A. M. Raines for Judge su
perior court.
CLAYTON COUNTY.
Jonesboro, Ga, Aug. 22.—‘Official re
turns for Clayton county give Estlir
1. Howell 20, Russell 226, Hoke Smith
567, Jim Smith 0.
CHATHAM COUNTY.
Savannah, Aug. 22.—Etyill'a’ plurality
Is about 390 out of a whole vote of
4,048.
CHATTOOGA COUNTY.
Summerville, Ga., Aug. 23.—Complete
returns of Chattooga county for gov
ernor give Hoke Smith 857, Howell 143,
Russell 16, Estlll 3, Jim Smith 2. For
state school commissioner, Mark John
son 690, Merritt 270. Foj- comptroller
general, weight 752, Sanford 204.
CAMDEN~COUNTY.
St. Marys. Ga., Aug. 22.—Camden
gives Estlll fifty, with one precinct to
hear from, which will not chahge the
result materially.
’ ' COLQUITT COUNTY.
Doe Run, Ga„ Aug. 22—The count of
the ballots In this precinct of Colquitt
county Is Just completed and resulted
us follows: Hoke Smith 70, Estlll 27,
Unwell 4. From the outlying precincts
heard from Smith is leading 2 to 1.
CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY.
Cusseta, Ga, Aug. 22.—Hoke Smith’s
majority In Chattahoochee about 100.
■ COWETA COUNTY.
Newnan. Ga, Aug. 22.—Indlcfklons
at this hour, 7:45, are that Hoke Smith
will carry Coweta county. His ma
jority will be about 200.
DOUGLA8 COUNTY.
Dnuglasvllle, Ga, Aug. 28.—The total
vote In Douglas Is 614. Bartlett leads
Edwards by 800 for Judge. Johnston
hits defeated Merritt by a small ma
jority.
DOOLY COUNTY.
Vienna, Aug. 22—Indications are that
Hoke Smith will carry county by big
majority.
DOUGHERTY COUNT.Y.
Albany, Oa„ Aug. 28.—The complete
returns In Dougherty2 county are as fnl-
1-rns: Howell 376, Hoke Smith 265,
Estlll 88.
DECATUR COUNTY.
Batnbrldge, Ga, Aug. 22.—At 7:30
o’clock, returns from fifteen precincts
In Decatur county give Hoke Smith
551, Russell 2, Estlll 326, Howell 6. Jim
Smith 0.
GORDOhl’COUNTY.
Calhoun, Ga, Aug. 22.—At 9 o’clock
reports from six precincts show Hoke
Smith In the lead of the field by about
four to one.
GLYNN COUNTY.
Brunswick, Ga, Aug. 22.—Glynn
county Is overwhelmingly for Hoke
Smith. Brunswick city gave Hoke
Smith 429, Estlll 119, Howell 11. There
Is, only four county precincts In Glynn
county outside of Brunswick, with i
total registration of 62, and these pre
clncts wll also show a majority for
Hoke Smith.
HART COUNTY.
Hartwell. Ga, Aug. 22.—The consol
idated vote of this county gives Hoke
Smith a majority of 200 over all op
position. Hoke Smith’s vote In the
county 779, Jim Smith 512, Howell 21
Russell 41, Estlll 5.
HARRIS COUNTY.
Hamilton, Ga, Aug. 22.—Indications
at this hour, 6 o'clock, are that Hoke
Smith will carry Harris county by
about five hundred majority.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Sparta, Ga, Aug. 22.—Hokf Smith
has carried Hancock by a plurality of
from 75 to 125 over Estlll, who Is run
ning second. Wright and Merritt have
carried the county by safe majorities.
A light vote was polled. There wss
no contest for county officers except
county commissioners. D. P. Fergu
son, W. T. Birds'—g and W. L. Garrett
were elected county commlssloig-rs by
safe majorities.
HABERSHAM COUNTY.
Clarksville, Ga, Aug. 22.—Returns up
to 6 o'clock Indicate that Hoke Smith
has carried tne county by 76 to 100
plurality. Howell and James 51. Smith
ran close for second place.
HENRY COUNTY.
McDonough, Ga, Aug. 22.—Henry
county goes overwhelmingly for Hoke
Smith, William B. Merritt, William A.
Wright. Reagan wins for Judge over
Wright, of Butts, lor judge of Flint
circuit.
DEKALB COUNTY.
Decatur, Ga, Aug. 22.—Returns from
eleven precincts In DeKalb county glvp
Hoke Smith 647, Russell 414, Howell
5s.
ELBERT COUNTY.
Klherton, Ga, Aug. 23.—Elbert county
gives Hoke Smith 63 majority.
emanuelTcounty.
Swalnsboro, Ga, Aug. 22.—Hoke
Smith has swept the county.
FANNIN COUNTY.
Blue Ridge, Ga, Aug. 22.—It Is es
timated that Howell carried’ Fannin
county by a majority of 75 votes.
Rural preclnts not heard from.
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HARALSON COUNTY.
Buchanan, Ga, Aug. 23.J-Hoke Smith
carried Haralson county by 717 over
Clark Howell. Hoke Smith’s major
ity over all the other candidates Is 687.
Price Edwards, candidate for judge
of the Tallapoosa circuit court carried
this county over A. L. Bartlett by 947
majority.
W. K. Fielder carried the county for
solicitor general over A. J. Camp.
HOU8TON COUNTY.
Ferry, Ga, Aug. 28.—Houston county
went for Hoke .Smith for governor,
D. M. Hughes for congress and H. a.
Matthews for Judge by a smnlt ma
jority.
JEFF DAVI8 COUNTY.
Savannah, Ga, Aug. 22.—Smith car
ried Jeff Davis county by a large ma
jority over Russell, who was his only
serious opponent.
Haxlehurst, Ga, Aug. 22—Hoke
Smith carried Jeff Davis over all can
didates combined. Russell next. L.
W. Johnson defeats John A. cromortle
by about 100.
JACK80N COUNTY.
Jefferson, Ga, Aug. 23.—Jackson
gives Hoke-Smith 1,189, J. M. Smith
863, Russell 805, Estlll 28. Howell 24.
Hoke Smith’s plurality 326.
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
3Iontlcello, Ga, Aug. 22. Hoke
Smith cnrrleB Jasper county by a ma
jority of 250.
JENKIN8 COUNTY.
Mlllen, Ga, Aug. 22.—Indications at
this hour, 6:30. are that Hoke Smith
will carry Jenkins county by 200 ma
jority over all candidates. There are
seven precincts to be heard from yet
J. A. Hrannen, candidate for First
congressional district, will hay** mtt -
Jorlty over W. W. Sheppard for regu
lar term of 160.
J0HN80N COUNTY.
Wrlghtactile. Os, Aug. 2'.',—Johnson
county will give Hoke Smith 100 ma
jority.
LUMPKIN COUNTY.
Dahlonega, Ga, Aug. 22.—Russell
carries Lumpkin county over all com-
,K \>jhlonega. Ga, Aug.
carries Lumpkin county 2 to l oter all
hla opponents.
lincolFTcounty.
Washington. Aug. 22.—Lincoln coun
ty; Hoke Smith 621. Jim Smith 4Sa.
Howell 13, Estlll 11. Russell I.
Dublin, Aug. 22.—Hoke Smith will
carry Laurens county by 300 majority.
MURRAY COUNTY.
Savannah. Go, Aug. 22.—For Smith--
Polk. Terrell, Newton. Bibb, Tattnall,
Harris, Spalding. For Howell—Mur
ray. Close In Tattnall, between Shep
pard r.nd Brannen with Overstreet for
short term. McIntosh for Clifton and
Sheppard.
MONROE COUNTY.
Forsyth, Ga, Aug. 22.—Poll at For
syth—Hoke Smith 322, Howell 42, Es-
till 13. Russell 8, Jim Smith 4. Cpunty
returns delayed b/ rain. Big majority
for Hoke Smith predicted.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
Special to The Georgian.
Mt. Vernon. Ga, Aqg. 28.—Montgom
ery county gives Russell 494, Hoke
Smith 478, Howell 31, Estlll 138.
For comntroller general Wright 901,
Sanford 120.
Johnson, for state school commli-
sloner, 214, Merritt 816.
MORGAfTcOUHTY.
Madison, Ga, Aug. 22.—With all but
one precinct beard from Morgan coun
ty gives Hoke Smith a majority of 346.
M'DUFFIE COUNTY.
Thomson, Ga, Aug. 23.—Colonel J. M.
Smith has carried McDuffie county by
146 majority over Hoke Smith.
MU8CO&EE COUNTY.
Columbus, Ga, Aug. 22.—The vote
here follows: Hoke Smith 1,037, How
ell 540, Russell 77, Jlip Smith 1, Estlll
8. For comptroller, Wright, 1,010, San
ford 359. For school commissioner,
Merritt 981, Johnson' 861. Total vote
in city, 1.858.
MITCHELL COUNTY.
Camilla, Aug. 22.—Indications are
that Hoke Smith carried Mitchell
county by 400 majority.
MILLER COUNTY.
Balnbridge, Ga, Aug. 22.—Colquitt,
Miller county, Is for Hoke Smith by an
overwhelming majority, perhapa 400.
The official count cannot be had be
fore tomorrow. In the race In this
county for judge of the-superlor court
between A. M. Raines and W. C. Wor-.
rill Indications are that Worrlll has
won by a very smay majority.
MERIWETHER COUNTY.
Greenville, Ga, Aug. 22.—Returns
from seven precincts In Meriwether
county gave-Hoke Smith 300 majority,
MADISON COUNTY.
Comer, Ga, Aug. 22.—James' M.
Smith has carried Madison county by
608 majority.
MILTON COUNTY.
Alpharetta, Gg, Aug. 23.—Retjurna
from all the precincts In Milton county
give Hoke Smith 702, Russell 86, How
ell 33. Estlll 3, J. M. Smith 0. -Merritt
carried the county for state school
commissioner, and Wright for comp
troller general.
OGLETHORPE COUNTY.
Lexington, Ga., Aug. 23.—Twelve
hundred and fifty votes were polled In
the county, giving 300 majority for
James M. Smith.
oconeeTcounty.
Watklnsvllle, Ga, Aug. 23.—Oconee
county gtvea Hoke Smith 392, Russell
206, James Smith ,124, EstlU 1, Howell 3.
PULASKI COUNTY.
Hawktnsvllle. Ga, Aug. 22.—Eight
preclncta In this (Pulaski) county at 9
o’clock report Hoke 8mlth a majority
of about 200.
Lewis will defeat Hughes for con
gress.
Hawklnsvllle, Ga, Aug. 22.—Indica
tions at 6 o’clock are that Hoke Smith
will carry Pulaski county. His major
ity In six precincts will be about 100.
PAULDING COUNTY.
Dallas, Ga, Aug. 22.—As far as heard
from. Paulding county Is close between
Hoke Smith and Russell.
PUTNAM COUNTY.
Eatonton, Ga, Aug. 22.—Putnam's
total vote, with one precinct to be
beard from, was 696. Hoke Smith got
473, Howell 111, Russell 5, Estlll 4,
Jim Smith J.
Merritt carried thla county by a good
majority. Howard was largely scratch
ed.
PIKE COUNTY.
Zebulon, Ga, Aug. 22.—Pike county
gives Hoke Smith 700 majority.
PICKENS COUNTY.
Jasper, Aug. 22.—Nine dlsti>|-ts In
Pickens county heard from. Howell 9
votes ahead. Three district* to hear
from and Smith will get amall ma
jority.
POLK COUNTY.
Cedartown. Ga, Aug. 22.—Polk coun
ty goes for Hoke Smith over the next
man, Estlll, by about 300 majority.
Cedartown will giv» only about 125 ma
jority to Smith over Estlll In a total
of 750 votes.
School Commissioner Merritt carried
the county easily, as did Comptroller
General Wright. Edwards has a ma
jority of about 30 over A. L. Bartlett
for judge of the Tallapoosa circuit.
News from Haralson. Paulding and
Douglas counties, with Polk, Indicates
Edwards' election sure ns judge.
Solicitor General Fielder carried Polk
by about 800 majority. Ills vote
SKETCH OF THE FIFE
OF HON. HOKE SMITH,
THE NEXT GOVERNOR
The Hon. Hoke Smith, whose election
to the governorship seems assured In
the state primary of Wednesday, Is
thereby victorious In his first race for
political office. Although he has been
In the public eye for fifteen years and
more, he has never before been a can
didate before the people.
To get right down to the.blographlcal
data, he was born at Newton, N. C.,
September 2, 1855, and will one week
from Sunday celebrate his list year.
Newton, N. C„ Is In Lincoln county,
which Is celebrated for having furnish
ed the biggest per cent of Its popula
tion for the Confederate army of any
county in the South.
His father and mother are both liv
ing at the Smith home, 197 West
Peachtree street. His rather, Hilary
Ho.sea Smith, 89 years of age, voted
Wednesday for nls son. He was a
Democrat, and a slave owner In Ns»rth
■Carolina although he came from New
Hampshire. He married In North Car
olina a Southern girt.
Hoke Smith was educated by his
father and attended no college. He
came to Atlanta when 18 years of ng#
and taught a country school studying
law at night. Ah soon as he was ad
mitted to the bar he gave up his school
and alone began the practice of law
here.
Buys Atlanta Journal.
By the year 1887 he had acquired
considerable money from hla practice
and he then made his first move for
public life. He bought the Atlanta
Journal, then a weak struggling daily
paper.
He held onto this property, through
panic and travail, until 1898, when he
sold out to a body of men, supposed at
that time to represent H. M. Atkinson
and the street car company.
Ills purchase of the Atlanta Journal
Immediately put him Into city, state
and national politics. He became a fig
ure lit the Democratic machinery of the
state, was an ardent Cleveland man In
1892 and wos swept Into office along
with the last Democratic president. Be
cause of his valiant service In Mr.
Cleveland’s cause, Mr. Smith was ap
pointed secretary of the interior.
Because of his striking personality,
he Instantly became widely known all
over the country. Folks who had be
fore never heard of such a man were
treated to articles in the newspapers
about the giant from Georgia. The
ever alert New Yorw Sun nad a world
of fun out of his name. Pert and Im
pertinent paragraphs appeared dally,
asking If Hoke Smith were a Hoax
Myth. He was placed In The Sun’s
hall of fame along with Dink Botts and
Pod Dlsmukes.
Record in the Cabinet.
But despite the fun poked at him,
Mr. Smith kept right along In the even
tenor of his way and Is said by many
In position to know to have reorgan
ised and put on a business basis the
department of the Interior.
August 22, 1898, Mr. Smith resigned
from his position In the cabinet. It
was stated at that time that hla res
ignation was caused by political dis
agreement with President Cleveland
About that time Cleveland had earned
the displeasure and distrust of the rad
ical element of the Democratic party
In the South. Mr. Smith announced, or
allowed the announcement to be made
that he could not harmonise hla po
litical conscience with Mr. Cleveland’s
views and actions.
During the campaign Just closed, It
transpired that Mr. Smith's resigna
tion was due to the financial distress
of the Atlanta Journal, which was
about to go under because of the pan
ic which had held the South In Its grip
two years am* a half. Mr. Smith had
given up a practlc® snld to be worth
$25,000 a year to accept the cabinet ap
pointment. His salarv of $8,000 was
hardly enough for him and his family
to live on in the style expected of high
officials In Washington. His large land
holdings In Atlanta shrank In value
because of the panic, and The Journal
was on the verge of failure
Returns to Atlanta.
So he left the cabinet, went to Wall
street, borrowed $50,000 and returned
to Atlanta, where he again took up
his law practice and the active man
agement of The Journal.
For ten years little was heard from
him by the public. He worked hard
on his law practice and when he sold
out The Journal he almost dropped into
obscurity, appearing In public only as
an active member of the city board of
education. Along in 1902 he began to
go about the state, making addresses
educational themes. He kept It up
a year and then It began to be
whispered about that he had his eye
on the senatorshlp. It was expected
that there would be something doing,
either when Bacon's term expired or
Steve Clay’s.
It was known for year* that Clark
Howell would be candidate for the
Democratic nomination for governor In
1006. *Now, between Smith and the
Howells there has never been any love
wasted. Their newspaper rivalry
doubtless caused them to be political
enemies. When the old United Press
failed and The Constitution was left
without a telegraphic press service, the
predominant Influence of The Consti
tution had to go to Hoke Smith and ask
him to divvy on the Associated Press
franchise. Now the Evening Constitu
tion had just been started and was
cutting deeply Into The Journal.
Hoke Smith said he would let The
Constitution have the morning service
of the Associated Press If the Evening
Constitution were Immediately discon
tinued. %
Smites The Constitution.
The Constitution was down, and
Hoke Smith smote it good and hard.
Which Is ethical enough In business
even If not In personal encounter.
The Evening Constitution was called
off forever.
It rankled In the hearts of the How?
ells.
When Clark Howell was Just about
to announce his candidacy for gover
nor/ on editorial appeared In The Con
stitution, dating Hoke Smith to run.
Why this rash challenge was issued,
nobody knows, but Howe Smith took
the dare, entered the race and won aft
er the most remarkable campaign In
the history of the state. He carried
the state as much by sheer physical
force ns anything else. He spoke In
144 counties, making 225 separate ad
dresses.' All tn*thlrteen months.
He had a platform that appealed to
the people—assaults on the railroads
and corporate Influences, and negro
disfranchisement. He made the most
of his planks.
Mr. Smith was married In 1880 to
Miss Birdie Cobb, daughter of General
Thomas R. R. Cobb. Their children
are Marion, a young lawyer, and Misses
Mary Brent, Lucy and Callle Smith.
Mr. Smith Is a Presbyterian and Is
wejl known In secret orders, being a
Mason, a Shrlner, a Bed Man and a
Beaver.
throughout the circuit Insures his re
election.
It was quiet and orderly here, both
sides In governor's race working ener
getically. Hoke Smith followers claim
ed the county by 800, but the vote
shows a big slump.
PIERCE COUNTY.
Blackshear, Aug. 22.—Five precincts
In Pierce county give Hoke Smith 301,
Estlll 133, Russell 4. Four precinct#
to hear from will add about 60
Smith’s majority.
QUITMAN COUNTY.
Georgetown, Ga., Aug. 22.—Clark
Howell has carried this county by 43
majprlty.
‘RABUN COUNTY.
Clayton, Ga., Aug. 31.—At 10 o’clock
five districts In Rabun show Howell
169, Hoke Smith 167, Jim Smith 47,
Russell 27. Estlll 2.
Howell Is doubling Hoke Smith In
Clayton district. 1
Clayton, Ga„ Aug. 22.—Indications at
7 o'clock are that Howell will carry
this (Rabun) county by a small ma
jority over Hoke Smith.
RICHMOND COUNTY.
Augusta, Ga, Aug. 22.—One hundred
and twenty-fourth dletrlct of Richmond
county gave Estlll 3, Howell 4, Ruseell
2 and Hoke Smith 63. ,
Augusta, Aug. 22, 6:10.—Smith 30,
Estlll 6, Huwell 9. Russell 2. The vote
for Heptulbah Is 1,434 In the district.
Augusta Ga.. Aug. 22.—Jim Smith
has carried McDuffie by 100 to 160.
Augusta, Ga, Aug. 22.—The second
ward gives Sanford 88, Wright 194;
Johnston 103, Merritt 158.
8UMTER COUNTY.
A rnerlcus, Ga, Aug. 22.—Smith Is
steadily gaining and It Is now thought
that a conservative estimate will give
him 150 majority. Thera are about
fifty more votes to be counted and he
now has a total majority of about 126.
Hughes will carry the county by
about fifty mnjorlty. He come In from
the country about forty ahead and now-
lias a lead of about nine In Amerlcua
precinct. It Is thought that he will
split on the remainder of votes.
Amerlcua, Ga., Aug. 22.—Howell Is
gaining on Smith. Smith's majority
will be smaller than was first expected
In Sumter. Lewis and Hughes are run
ning neck and neck; Huetie* I* about
<0 vqtea In the lead now.
SMITH GETS MILTON COUNTY.
Alpharetta, Ga., Aug. 22.—Milton
county gives Hoke Smith 702, Russell
86, Howell 33. Estlll 3, J. Smith 0.
8TEPHEN8 COUNTY.
Toccoa. Ga.. Aug 22.—Indications
are that Russell wilt carry Stephens
county by safe majority.
SCREVEN COUNTY.
Sylvanla, Aug. 22.—Indication* are
that Hoke Smith carries Screven
county by 600 to Estlll's 276. Balance
scattering. Rural districts show him
over 200 ahead and town Is admitted
to give big majority for Hoke Smith.
Jenkins county also carried for Smith
by two-thirds. Indications show Bran
nen for congress long term, and Over-
street for short term,
8PALOING COUNTY.
Griffin, Ga., Aug. 22.—Conservative
estimate concedes Spalding county to
Hoke Smith by over 200 majority.
SCHLEY COUNTY.
Ellavtlte, Ga„ Aug. 23.—Schley coun
ty gives 125 majority for Smith over
Russell.
Merritt wins by a big majority over
Johnston.
Hughes has carried the county over
bawls for congress hy a small major
ity.
TALBOT COUNTY.
Talbotton, Ga„ Aug. 22.—All precincts
heard from. Hoke Smith carried the
county by 150 over Russell on whom
the opposition had centered.
TIFT COUNTY.
Tlfton, Ga.. Aug. 22.—Hoke Smith
carries Tift county by 133 plurality.
The following Is the vote: Hoke Smith
446. Clark Howell 307, Estlll 79. Rub
sell 4.
-INSURE WITH-
JAMES L DICKEY, JR.
1023 Empire Building. Bell Phone 1253 M.
SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT
lor the Six Mouths l;u.yng Jane XI. iso*, of the Coodltlnn of the
GERMAN AMERICAN FIRE INSURANCE CO.,
OF NEW YORK.
-- of the »tnte of New York; turn
i of Georgia In pursuance of the laws of said state.
Principal office, 58 Liberty street, New York city.
.a / , * u L CAPITAL STOCK.
2. Amount paid up In rush
II. AS8ETS.
1. Market value of real estate owned by the company $426,566.00 426,5'*'. "0
2. Loans on bond and mortgage (duly recorded, and being first Ileus on
the fee) 230,000.00
3. Stock* and bond* owned absolutely by the company, par value $9,-
706,325.00. market value (carried out) $lJ},235.927.00 12,235,0-7.(10
4. Stocks, Imnda and nil other securities (Except mortgages) hypothecated
with company as collateral security for cash lonued by the cotnpsiiy,
with the pnr and market value of the same and the utuount loaned
thereon.
5. Cash In company's principal office 3.341.35
6. pash hclonglug to the company deposited In bank 1,367,491.94
7. Cash In hands of agents and In course of transmission 81,179.42
Total
Total cash Items (carried out)
9. Amount of Interest actually due aud
$1,462,012.71
rued aud unpaid
Uncollected premiums, not over three months due....
Total assets of the company, actual cash market value.....
. , III. LIABILITIES.
I. Gross losses In process of adjustment or In suspense. Includ
ing all reported and supposed losses $4,465.1
3. Losses resisted. Including Interest, cost and all other ex-
1,452.012.71 .
4.226.*)
1,597.397.22
peases thereon
662.19
34.900.00
3,333,682.21
500.00090 '
5,567,406.94
4. Total amount of claims for losses....,
6. Deduct reinsurance thereon
6. Net nmouut of uupnld losses (carried out)
9. Amount of borrowed money i
10. The amount of reserve for reinsurance
11. All other claims against the company, reinsurance and return pre
miums. commissions ai
12. Joint stock capital actually pokl up !u cash...* 1.600.000.09
13. Surplus beyond ail liabilities 4,416.HT -’7
14. Total liabilities $15,505.15'' f»3
IV. INCOME DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR 1905,
1. Amount of cash premiums received $_\7 "vi;;n c>
3. Received for Interest as.r.U 52
4. Income received from all other sources, reul estate l .G'iT
6. Total Income actually received during the first six months In cash $2,948,523 *4
V. EXPENDITURES DURING THE FIR8T 8IX MONTHS OF THE YEAR
1906.
1. Amount of losses paid $1,64^.42h 31
2. Cash dividends actually paid 225,'**>."0
3. Amount of expenses paid. Including fees Salaries and commissions to
agents and officers of the company 647,746.13
4. Paid for state, national and local taxes In this and other states 143,406 36
6. All other payments and expenditures, via: Inspections, traveling, station
ery, rents, etc* 295,264.76
_ Total expenditures during the flrst six months of the year In cash....$2,959,915.56
Greatest amount Insured In any one risk $ 3flD.ona.oo
Total amount of Insurance outstanding L342.360.46l.no
A copy of the act of liicor|H>ratloti, duly certified, I* of file In the office of the
Insurance commissioner.
8TATK OF NKW YOltK-County of New York.
Personally appeared before the undcralgned Chns. O. Smith, who. being duly
sworn, deppses.and says that lie Is the secretary of German American Insurance Co., J
and thnt the fAregolng statement Is correct and true. ('. (}. HMIT1I.
Hworn to aud subscribed before me this 17tli day of August. 1906.
, . KDWIN F. CORBY.
Commissioner of Deeds for the Htate of Georgia.
Office No. 56 Wall 8t., New York City.
give Estlll 11, Howell 39, Russell 294,
Hoke Smith, 557, Jim Smith, 1. The
estimated Hoke Smith majority la 600.
WALTON COUNTY.
Monroe, Ga., Aug. 22.—Russel! car
ries Walton county by 300 majority,
estimated.
WILKINSON COUNTY.
Dublin, Ga., Aug. 22.—The vote In
Wilkinson county la: Hoke Hmlth 629,
Jim Smith 3, Howell 10, Estlll 7, Rua-
sell 160.
TROUP COUNTY.
LaGrange, Ga., Aug. 22.—Hoke
Smith's majority In Troup will be from
400 to 600. %
TELFAIR COUNTY.
McRae, Aug. 22.—Telfair county
goes for Hoke Smith by 600 majority.
THOMAS COUNTY.
Thotnaavllle, Ga., Aug. 23.—The com
plete unofficial returns In Thomas
county give Hoke Smith 951, Estlll 183,
Howell 83, Ruasell 16, Jim Hmlth 0.
Hoke Smith's majority over all la 669.
TOOMBS COUNTY.
Lyons, Ga., Aug. 22.—Toombs county
la conceded to Hoke Smith by 100 ma
jority. The retuma are not all In from
the country districts.
Lyons, Ga., Aug. 22.—Lyon’s vote Is
as follows: Estlll 20, Howell 11, Rus
sell 104, Smith 93.
TATNALL COUNTY.
Collins, Ga., Aug. 22.—Meager re
turns Indicate that Tattnall has gone
for Hoke Smith by an easy majority.
Sheppard leads Brannen by a small
majority.
TURNERCOUNTY.
Aahburn, Ga., Aug. 22.—Turner coun
ty goes for Russell by f>0 majority.
TALBOT COUNTY.
Columbus, Ga., Aug. 22.—Talbot
county gives Smith 150 majority.
Talbotton, Aug. 22.—Complete re
turns give Hoke Smith 381, Russell
194, Howell 15, Estlll 4.
TERRELIL COUNTY.
Dawson. Ga., Aug. 22.—Hoke Smith
carries Terrell by over 200 majority,
TALIAFERROCOUNTY.
Crawfordvllle, Oa., Aug. 22.—Iloke
Smith carries Taliaferro county by at
least 75 mnjorlty.
TWIGGS COUNTY.
Jefferaonvllle, Aug. 22.—It Is believed
that Twiggs county has gone for How
ell by a small majority.
WARREN COUNTY.
Warrenton. Ga.. Aug. 22.—Hoke
Smith has rartred Warren county by a
majority of. 125 with the returns up
to 6 o’clock.
WORTH COUNTY.
Sylvester, Aug. 22.—Worth county Is
for Hoke Smith by big majority.
WASH INGTON COUNTY.
Sandersvflle, Oa.. Aug. 22,—With 11
districts heard from and 10 more still
WALKER COUNTY.
Lafayette. Aug. 22.—-Indications at
this hour, 7:30 o’clock, are that Hoke
Smith will carry Walker county by 260
majority. Russell's strongest precincts
heard from and Smith Is 150 In the
lead.
WILCOX COUNTY.
Abbeville,.Aug. 22.—Hoke Smith car
ries Wilcox county by 159 majority.
Hoke Smith 409, Clark Howell 250,
Russell 228, Estlll 10. This report au
thentic. Lewis carries, county by
small majority for congress, while
Lawson has good majority In county
for Judgeship.
STATISTICS.
BIRTHS.
To Mr. and Mr*. Alex Maunder*, at 119
Park avenue, ii daughter.
Mr. nnd Mr*. <*. K. Musbbiirn, at 210
Angler avenue, a daughter.
To Mr. nnd Mr*. W. T. Hhsdley, at 53 K.
Bill* street. a *mi.
To Mr. ami Mr*. It. A. Moreland, at 63
York nveuil*, a soli.
To Mr. and Mr*. Losllo M. Davies, at 323
Uourtlaiid street, a mou. %
DEATH8.
Infant of L. -L. Hightower, 5 mouths old,
died at 62 Mnnguni street,
William Bearden, 66 years old, died of
dropiiy nt 57 E. Twelfth street.
Infant of G. L. Bnnul*ter died at 214 Fox
street.
Ml** Reulnh MeDonnld, 30 year* old, died
st Presbyterian ho*pltnl.
stimptl
Isaac _ . ____
Bright'* dlMease at Grndy hospital.
Ml** Emma Mabry, 32 years old, died of
consumption st 62 llerenn avenue.
BUILDIN(TPERMIT8.
$6,500—Hwlft k Co., to'put In two (toilers
aud build stnek at corner of Wells aud Hoi-
* lid .street*.
$3,650— Rrltt k Morris, to build two-story
nine dwelling nt 142 Cypress street.
$30— Hophronftt Key, to re-cover frame
dwelling nt 200 Mnrklmtn ntreot.
PROPERTY~TRAN8FER8.
$4,250— F. B. Ilrownwell to Mrs. Marv J.
Hanford, lot on i*orner of North and Pied
mont avenues. Warranty deed.
$750—11. M. Wi*dley to K. W. Watkins,
r.. lot on Peyton street.
$1,362—Mrs. H. P. I.lpford to Atlanta Bank
ing and Having* Co., lot on Peachtree road
near Collier tract. Mortgage.
$1,000—Jnnle M. Isistltiger to W. P. Kelly,
»r on Augutun avenue near Grant street.'
Warranty deed.
$580—H. c. Fleming to Miss Lillian Bran-
muller. lot on Ira street near Gonhm street.
Warmuty deed.
$2,000, Penal Huui-Mrs. VI W. -Stephens
■ " * linden, hit on Washington street
near Ridge avenue. Bond for
$350—W. A. Ithinly to Virginia r. and
Helen II. Ilnrilin, lot on Highland avenue.
Warranty deed.
$2.50)—J. E. W
nillaiii* i
Mrs. L. II. ‘Dan-
CARO FROM BRANAN
THANKING SUPPORTERS
Hon. C. I. Branan haa laaued the fol
lowing card, addreaaed to the votera
of Fulton county: "0)
’,‘1 dealre to expreaa my warmest ap
preciation of the auooort of the 1.48)
votera who raw proper to caat their
vote* for me for treaaurer of Fulton;
nlao for the many kind expreaalona dur
ing the campulgn from my frlenda,
who, for peraonal renaona, voted for
my opponenta. While It la true I waa
defeated, nevertheleaa I believe the lux
pnyera nnd rltlaena of Fulton county
will reap a benefit from It In the near
future. For llluatratlon, one of the heat
county official* Hinted to me a few dnya
ago that he hud withdrawn all hla op-
poaltlon to the 'aalary ayatem,’ ami
waa willing to meet with the grnnd
Jury and the county comtnlaalonera nnd
draft a practical bill, naming reaaon-
able aalarlea for county official*, do
ing Away with the preaent 'fee aya-
tem.' Only yeaterdny one of the moat
active county commlaalonera aald: ’.Mr.
Urn mi ft, I lndorae your effort*, and also
I he reform ineaaurea In placing tho
county official* upon a anlary and do
ing away with tha fee ayalcm for coun
ty and ata|e official* for Fulton county.’
Now, It la my Idea to urge tho people.
It make* no difference for whom they
voted for county treaaurer, to get to
gether nnd get back of thla movement,
and I believe the repreaentntlvea from
Fulton county will take the matter up
anil pnaa a bill carrying nut the rec
ommendation of the grand Jury with
reference to placing the atnte and coun
ty officials upon a aalary.”
HEPBURN RATE BILL
DISCUSSED BY ROADS
II* Private Leased Wire.
New York, Aug. 28.—Officials of the
Southeastern railroad lines held a
meeting at the Waldorf-Astoria to con
sider an Interpretation to the IL-phum
railroad rate bill. No statement has
been given out as to tha conference.
“REVOLT INCREASING;
EVERYTHING 18 QUIET.**
By Private Leased Wire. .
Wnuhlhgton, Aug. 23.—Jacob Sleeper,
the American chnrge d'affaires at Ha
vana, sent to the department one of the
most curious dispatches ever received
by the government. It read ns fol
lows:
■"Revolution Increasing. Everything
quiet; no news.”
The acting American minister fails
to explain now everything could he
quiet In Cuba and how there could be
no news, when he states the revolution
Is Increasing.
It Is rumored, however, that two
warships were offered by the govern
ment to be sent to Havana, but that
Palma replied that they were not
needed.
lei, lot on corner of Rice street ami Bedfo
place. Warranty deed.
$3.200—I* B. Thompson to J. M. John*.)
LEO FRESH, Auctioneer,
Office and Salesroom, 123 WHITEHALL ST.
WILL SELL TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT 10 A. M. A FINE LOT OF
FURNITURE. CONSISTING OF BED ROOM SUITS, PARLOR
CHAIRS. DINING TABLE. CHAIRS AND ROCKERS, FOLDING BED.
STEEL RANGE. GOOD COOK STOVE, REFRIGERATOR. BABY CAR-
RIAGE. ANTIQUE BRASS KETTLE. BRASS ANDIRONS, CLOCK.
IRON BEOS. OFFICE DESK. CENTER TABLE, DESKS. ROCKERS.
FOLDING LOUNGE AND COUCH, OIL CURTAINS, STEEL EN-
GRAVINGS. SHADES AND LACE CURTAINS, SCHOOL BENCHES,
KITCHEN SAFE AND UTENSIS.
BY ORDER OF CONSIGNOR.
LEO FRESH, Auctioneer