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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
FRIDAY, REl’TEMltKR 7. 19<VI.
KILLED BY TRAIN
MAY BEDETECTIV
Was Struck by Train While
Walking Along the
Track.
glMH-Ul to The Georgian..
Elberton, Ga., Sept. 7.—On the ev
enln* «f September 4 the Incoming
Southern train from Toccoa (truck
end fatally Injured an unknown man
Just within the city limits of this place,
who died from Injuries sustained last
sight. He was walking up the Sea
board track and, it is supposed, he
thought the approaching train was a
Seaboard train and stepped on the
Southern track In front of the locorno-
flve He was hurled a great distance
from the track. Afterwards he never
regained consciousness. Great mys
tery surrounds the identity of the dead
man He Is of middle age and his
•kin' while comparatively fair, denotes
exposure. He carried a suit case
which contained two good suits of
elothes and a new pair of shoes, a
number of razors and pocket knives.
On his person was found the descrip
tion of escaped convicts and fugitives
from Justice, which leads to the belief
that he may be a detective. His body
has been embalmed, photographed and
will be held for several days In hopes
that he may be Identified.
GEORGIA NEWS
IN PARAGRAPHS
Loss Will Reach $40,000.
g|»rlal to The Georgian
DcSoto, Ga.. Sept. 7.—Fire destroyed
Wednesday night eight principal .busi
ness houses In DeSoto and about 50
per cent of their contents. Messrs.
Moore. Scarborough, Session Luke
Baglay, Ferguson & Son and Delamar
burned out. The loss Is 140,000. Moore,
Bagley, Ferguson’s loss Is partly In
sured for $7,000.
Storm Not Violent
Special to The Georgian
Savannah. Ga., Sept. 7.—Storm want'
Ings have been put up against the
tropical storm from the West Indies.
It Is not thought that It will strike this
port with sufflclent violence to do any
damage to shlpnlpg.
Change in Chatham Delegation.
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah, Ga., Sept., 7.—There was
some change in the Chatham delega
tion to the congressional convention
at Statesboro, M. A. O’Byrne, vice
chairman of the convention, not re
turning. Captain U. H. McLaws Joined
the delegation this morning.
Voted Againet Hie Meaeure.
Special to The Georgian
Savannah, Ga., Sept. 7.—At a meet
ing of the city council the report
of the police committee regarding the
police department was received as In
formation. One feature was the action
of Dr. Harmon In voting against receiv
ing the report, though he was the man
who drew It up.
Accepts Call to Quincy.
Special to Ttio Georgian
Brunswick, Ga., Sept. 7.—The Rev.
Wyllys Rede, who recently resigned
ns rector of St. Marks Protestant
Episcopal church, In this city, has ac
cepted a call from the diocese of Quin
cy to become dean of the cathedral at
Quincy. III., and will go to Quincy
some time during the present month.
Big Vestel Clears for 8ea.
Special to The Georgian
Brunswick, Ga., Sept. 7.—The steam
ship Vuuxhall, a British tramp, and
about the largest vessel that has been
In this port for some time, has Just
cleared from Brunswick with a full car-,
go of rosin and spirits, consigned to
parties In Hamburg.
Cotton Opening Fast.
Special to The Georgina
Haralson, Ga., Sept. 7.—Cotton
opening fast. Scarcity of labor to
gather the crop threatens the farmers.
ELEVEN MEMBERS
AT LARGE NAMED
Two From Three Dis
tricts and Three Dis-
• tricts Not Honored.
Negro Prooures 14 Warranto.
Specln! to The Georgian
pecatur, Ala., Sept. 7.—Ben Hayes,
colored, swore out warrants against
fourteen men yesterday, charging them
with trespassing. The cases are set
for trial In ’Squire William Douglass’
court today.
Minister Declines Call.
Special to The Georgian.
Darien, Ga., Sept. 7.—Rev. Dr. N. KelT
smith, who some time ago was given a
unanimous call to the Presbyterian
Church at Rock Spring. Ga., and who
has been supplying that church for
several Sundays, declined to accept the
rail to the pastorate.
To Become Y. M. C. A. Secretary.
SpMnI to The Georgian
Oxford, Ga.. Sept. 7.—At the Wed
nesday evening prayer meeting J. A.
Brown, of Jacksonville, Fla., made an
'"'cresting talk on the ’’Duties of
Christian People." Mr. Brown la a
member of the 1»0« class of Emory Col
lege and Is now on his way to the
; "' v *rslty of Mississippi, where he will
mr as a Young Men's Christian Aa-
•evlatlon secretary. '
Judge A. L. Miller, of Macon, chair,
man of the state Democratic executive
committee, Friday morning named the
eleven members of the executive com
mittee from the state at large. They
are as follows:
Pope Brown, of Pulaski.
Seaborn Wright, of Floyd.
John P. Knight, of Berrien.
Sim T. Blalock, of Fayette,
Newton A. Morris, of Cobb.
W. J. Bysh, of Miller.
E. H. Mason, of Glynn,
Boykin Wright, of Richmond.
Fuller E. Callaway, of Troup.
Reuben R. Arnold, of Fulton
Robert L. .Berner, of Monroe.
At the same time Chairman Miller
called a meeting of the executive com
mittee for September 1J at noon In the
Piedmont Hotel, Atlanta, to discuss
the Tiew court of appeals. The question
of the election of the three Judges will
be dlecussed.
Though the committee was supposed
to represent the eleven congressional
districts It will be observed that two
members are named from the Seventh,
Seaborn Wright, of Floyd, and N. A.
Morris, of Cobb; two from the Sec
ond, Knight, of Berrien, and Bush, of
Miller; two from the Sixth, Blalock, of
Fayette, and Berner, of Monroe. No
committeeman Is named from the First,
Eighth or Ninth districts. Just why
these districts are Ignored does not ap
pear.
As predicted In The Georgian, Boy
kin Wright was named from the Tenth
In spite of the endorsement of Clem
Dunbar by the delegates from that dis
trict.
TRUSTEES TO PLAN
FOR NEW_COLLEGE
Joint Meeting of Boards
Will Be Held Mon
day.
The district agricultural colleges will
prove good feeders for the State Ag
ricultural College provided for In the
Connor bill.
On next Monday, the 10th, the trus
tees of the new $100,000 agricultural
college will meet In conference with
the board of trustees of the State Uni
versity at Athens to provide for the
establishment of the new college.
This Is the new- college provided for
the Connor bill. The trustees re
cently named by the governor are Hon.
J. J. Connor, Bartow; Hon. J. A.
Thrash, Meriwether; Hon. J. L. Hand,
Mitchell; Hon. A. J. McMullen, Hart;
Hon.' L. H. O. Martin, Elbert; Judge
El H. Calloway, Richmond; Hon. R. C.
Neely, Burke; Hon. John W. Bennett,
Waycross; Hon. L. G. Hardman, Jack-
son; Hon. D. M. Hughes, Twiggs; Hon.
T. G. Hudson, commissioner of agri
culture.
Those of the State University are;
From the state at large, Hamilton Mc
Whorter, George F. Gober, Clark How
ell, Jr., W. E. Simmons; from the city
of Athens, A. L. Hull and Howell
Cobb; from the eleven congreslsonal
districts, Samuel B. Adams, Byron B.
Bower, Jr„ William H. Fish, Henry
Persona, Henry D. McDaniel, A. V.
Boen. D. B. Hamilton, John T. New
ton, Howard Thompson, E. H. Sallo-
way and John W. Bennett. P. W. Met-
drim, of Savannah, and George Foster
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IN HjS_ AIRSHIP
When Last Seen, Matterey
Was Over Lake Mich
igan.
DEMOCRATS MEET
TO CANVASS VOTES
AND NAME COME
Conspicuous in Oapital City
Is Senator Pettus, Now
Re-elected.
Oconto, Wle., Sept. 7.—The fate of
William Matterey, an aeronaut from
Chicago, who could not control the air
ship In which he made an ascension,
and drifted helplessly for 14 miles
while 2,000 feet above the earth, 'Is a
matter for conjecture only. When last
seen he and his air craft were drifting
out over Lake Michigan. It was then
growing dark. No word has come of
him today.
CUTS OFF WATER
By Private leased Wire.
Ripley, Ohio, Sept. 7.—An incendiary
Are early today destroyed the pumping
station of the city waterworks. The
waterworks trustees will ask for an in
vestigation. The Incendiary will be
summarily dealt with If discovered.
.Special to The Georgina
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 7.—The state
Democratic executive committee was
called together at noon today by Chair
man H. S. D. Mallory, of Selma, to
canvass the returns, declare the result
and to name the temporary chairman
of the state convention, which meets
Monday. Many of the delegates to the
state convention are In the city ti
watch the proceedings of the commit
tee and to see who will be the tern
porary chairman. The state commit
tee also makes all arrangements for
holding the convention, which will be
held In the auditorium.
Secretary John Pugh, of Blrmtng
ham. is present, and so Is Pat Me.
Gauley, the official stenographer. John
C. Eyater.a prominent member of the
committee, Is absent on account of HI
ness.
A conspicuous figure In the city la
that of Senator E. W. Pettus, of Selma,
who arrived here yesterday. He Is be
ing greeted on all sides by his friends,
He appears to bfe In good health and
fine spirits, and the alternate senators
will not have a chance to fill his place
In the next six years, unless his health
falls considerably. He gets about live
ly and is a splendid conversationist.
Another well-known figure Is that of
A. M. Tunstall, former speaker of the
house. He 1a taking much Interest In
the meeting.
SHIP'S PASSENGERS
ALL REPORTER SAFE
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ATLANTA NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
11I IIII, Ul DttrtUllinil, u,,u -avviDV * v %
Peabody, non-resident, are also mem
These two boards will map out the
plan of campaign for the new Institu
tion nnd set the machinery In motion
for the erection of the new buildings.
It Is expected to prove one of the
most popular Institutions of learning
In the state, and the new district col
leges provided for by the Perry bill will
prove good feeders to It. _
HIPPLE PLANNED
TO,KILL SEGAL
Continued from Page One.
Christian Endeavor Union Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Atlanta
local union of Christian Endeavor will
take place at the Central Congrega
tional church Friday night at 8 o’clock.
A special program has been arranged,
Including music by a quartet and vio
lin solos by David Silverman. A re
view of the past work of the local
union, as well as plan for the future,
will be presented at the meeting. All
members of the society are cordially
Invited. Any others Interested Jn the
work of Christian Endeavor will be
welcome.
Deaths arid Funerals,
Henry Cate Dead.
h'-fla! t„ The Georgian
Decatur, Ala, Sept. 7.—Henry Case
flM at his home In East Decatur
rr >m a stroke of paralysis. Some days
he "as overcome with heat and
"ad to be carried to his home. Later
'* ln the dining room from a par-
™ le stroke, resulting in his death
Mrs. Amanda Lee.
•irs. Amanda Lee, (0 years old, died
ursday at Grady hospital. Funeral
( rf), lce r »’«« held at Swift & Hall
* t 'aapel at 4 o’clock Friday after-
°. Bn <> Interment was at Weslvlew.
Joseph A. Scott.
tcrr,” , ' ph A - 8co,t died Thursday af-
at 1 o'clock at his home, 19
avenue, Howell’s Station.
re.M™ 1 * erv i«s Will be held at the
ln» ‘ nr ? at 10 o'clock Saturday morn-
vi, u Interment will be at West
on- Vi” *■ aurvived by a wife and
Earle, and a plan has been adopted.
In an Interview with Receiver Earle
he authorised the following statement.
He Is to be president of the concern
and will give $100,008 toward Its reor
ganization.* His acceptance Is as fol
lows: . . ,
"I accept the position In the hope that
the company can be saved rather than
liquidated, and I have been In ■esslon
with the members of the board seek
ing their co-operation to this end.
No Papers Signed.
I now announce that they have re
sponded to my solicitations and their
responsibilities In another manner, no
matter what any one may say, and
so nobly, that so soon as 1 can verify
the calculations submitted t’o me of
the value of the present assets of the
comoany I can reopen Its doors with
everyone receiving vvhat I believe to
be the full value ol his claims, pro
vided the creditors will meet my views
in the same spirit that their board of
directors already has done. '
"No papers have been as yet signed,
and 1 am no* In physical condition to
properly master the details of the plan
that I wish to submit, so that I must
have every one’s forbearance for a
few days. But for the first time I see
daylight and my conviction has grown
almost to certainty that I am to re
ceive my reward In the success of the
plans that Induced me to become a part
of this trying situation. I make this
statement, as you •‘now, upon the as
sumption that the reports that 1 now
have will, upon verification, be found
correct, but I see no present reason for
doubting that they arts.
(Signed) "GEORGE II. EARLE, Jr.
Depositors to Get Cash.
Under the plan of the organization
depositors are to be paid the amount
of their deposits In this manner: 30
per cent of the deposits at once upon
the reopening of the bank; 30 per cent
In preferred stock, guaranteed by col-
lateral bonds; 40 per rent tn thirty
or slaty dayz after reorganization. De
tails of the reorganization are to be
settled by depositors and stockholders
at a meeting to be held at <*u*.
This procedure will not Interfere
with the prosecution of Segal, North
and Colllngwood.
Will Have Charge of Muslo.
The state convention of the Sacred
Harp Singers will have charge of the
Sunday morning services at the Bap
tist Tabernacle and will take part In
the singing at night, Rev. W. L. Walker
preaching.
lee Cream Festival.
For the benefit of those who held
tickets and were unable to get served
Thursday evening, owing to the large
crowd present, the ladles of the Pryor
Street Presbyterian church will give
another festival on the church lawn
Friday evening, at which tickets sold
for the former occasion will be valid.
Auditor Martin Leaves Central.
News has reached Atlanta that B.
D. Martin, auditor of traffic of the
Central of Georgia Railway, had hand
ed In ills resignation, effective Septem
ber 15. He will move to New York,
where he will be connected In a promi
nent capacity with a large banking
and brokerage corporation. The resig
nation of Mr. Mnrtln had been rumored
for several weeks, but It could not be
officially confirmed until today.
Is Believed That the
Sheridan Is a Total
Loss.
' Probation Restrictions Liftsd.
Probation restrictions will he re
moved Friday afternoon from thirty-
five youths, thirty-one being white and
four colored. The probation period
for erring lads runs from four months
to two years, and the thirty-five to be
turned loose from the Job of reporting
to Probation OfTIcer Oloer every week,
have' been good nnd win the reward
of such conduct. Officer Gloer and
Recorder Broyles will make talks to
the assembled lads Friday afternoon.
B. Y. P. U. Sets Meeting Day.
The Atlanta Baptist Young People's
Union will hold their regular monthly
meeting with the North Atlanta Bap
tist Church, comer Hemphill avenue
and Emmet street, Thursday evening,
September 20, This Is expected to be
one of the most helpful meetings of
the fall work, especially of Interest to
the Baptist Young people.
A. D. Adair, Sr„ Better.
A. D. Adair, Sr., who has been 111 for
several days at Ms home on Washing
ton street, was reported very much
better Friday morning and his friends
hope to see him on tpe streets at an
early date.
MAY NOT STAND
FOR RE-ELECTION
By Private Leased Wire.
Detroit, Mich., Sept. 7.—Congressman
Edwin Dundy today received the fol
lowing telegram from Major General
Ainsworth, military secretary In Wash
ington;
“All pasengers In steamship Sheridan
reported safe. Friends desiring to hear
from any particular passenger should
telegraph him care of department quar
termaster, Honolulu.”
The fact that passengers are only
reported safe leads Mr. Dundy to be
lieve the Sheridan had broken to pieces.
TAKES 110,000,000
TO DUN MASS,
It takes Just tour and a half times
more "scads" to run the Massachusetts
state government than that of Georgia.
And this, too, notwithstanding . that
the population of Massachusetts ex
feeds that of Georgia only a few hun
dred thousand.
. This fact was elicited from a state
ment furnished 8tate Treasurer R. E.
Park by the Massachusetts money
handler.
The amount It takes to run the Geor
gia state government Is about $4,100,-
000. It takes over $18,000,000 to keep
Massachusetts going.
THOUGHTS OF GOOD BREAKFAST
TEMPTS THIS RELEASED CONVICT
TO BREAK INTO PENITENTIARY
Special to The Georgian.
Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 7.—Because
the "grub" at the state prison was bet
ter than that put up by his landlady,
Bob Jenkins, colored, a discharged pris
oner, "broke In" the state prison here
last night. The negro scaled the high
stone wall surrounding the pen, swiped
a convict's suit, fell In line for break
fast and then got to work In the foun
dry before being discovered.
He claims his landlady would put
the butter across the table and only
allowed him two biscuits, while "Cap
tain Sol," the prison steward, didn’
hold back anything to eat.
Jenkins had been discharged on Au
gust 10, after serving three years for
grand larceny. He will not be allow
ed to remain, but the officials will try
and get him a home.
PLANS BURIAL, DRESSES FOR GRAVE,
AND DIES ON EMBALMER’S TABLE
By Private Leased Wire.
Temple, Texas, Sept. 7.—After writing a note to hie employer telling
of hie determination to commit eulclde, and giving full directions for the
disposition of hie body, W. J. Adame, an undertaker's assistant, who came
here several weeks ago from Little Rock, Ark., yesterday dressed himself
for burial, lay down on the embalmer’s slab and swallowed poison. It Is
said that financial troubles caused the act.
ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN
WAS ALMOST SUCCESSFUL
Special to Tho Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 7.—It has
Just come to light here that a daring
effort was made to wreck the Loula-
vllie and Nashville passenger, south
bound, near Spelgners Tuesday night.
This train usually carries a large num
ber of passengers and why the effort
was made to wreck It Is not known.
Two cross ties were placed upon the
rails a mile above Spelgners and the
engineer did not see them In time to
bring hie train to a full stop, and his
engine hit the ties and they were
thrown from the track.
The trucks were badly damaged and
the train was three hours, in getting
ready to move on. The Loulavlle and
Nashville officials wired for the state
bloodhounds at Spelgners and they
were put upon the track and soon two
negroes were captured and locked up,
They deny being guilty.
Special officers of the Louisville and
Nashville are still busy at work on the
matter and further developments are
expected.
WOMAN KEPT IN PRISON CELL
AS RESULT OF JUDGE’S ERROR
New York, Sept. 7.—Through a ‘'mis
take,’’ a woman has been held In the
Jefferson market police court, for 12
days, without any charge againet her.
The woman Is Mrs. Agnes Peterson.
8he was arrested on a warrant August
27, charged with a misdemeanor. Mag
istrate Cornell, who was then sitting at
Jefferson market court, dismissed the
case and Mrs. Peterson was dis
charged.
By mistake Magistrate Cornell signed
a commitment paper, Instead of a re
lease, and the woman was led back to
prison. It will be Impossible to obtain
the woman's freedom from Jail until
papers of release are signed by Mag
istrate Cornell, who Is at present In
North Carolina on an extended, vaca
tion.
MEN IN STA GE BOX WANTED
TO JOIN IN STAR CHORUSES
An act not down on the bill was
presented to the patrons of the Star
theater at Thursday's matinee and
the members of the cast held a dress
rehearsal in the police court Friday
morning. It all happened because two
young men In the stage box persisted
In Imitating Frank Daniels' latest stunt
and talking to the girls on the stage.
No. they didn't kiss any of the gtrle.
This was at the Star.
Carl Smith and John Lupo, young
railroad men, were the defendants Ir.
the case. It developed that they had
occupied box seate for which another
railroader had given them coupon*.
Their unaccustomed prominence went
to their heads and they persisted it
lending their voices to aid the per.
formers on the stage. An officer re
fused to eject them from the house
when the ushers demanded It and the
ushers tried It themselves.
Arriving at the exit, the two patrons
Invited the ushers to come outside and
start something. The ushers declined
with thanks. Thereupon Smith and
Lupo seised several heavy cuspidors
thoughtfully provided for lovers of the
Star type of vaudeville and hurled them
at the ushers, several of the utensils
landing where they would hurt most.
Judge Broyles heard the case at
length nnd assessed a fine of $5.76
against each of the defendants. The
ushers were dismissed.
EMORY DINNER SEPT, 17
WILL BE EINE AFFAIR
! NOOKS AND CORNERS OF AMERICAN HISTORY
NATHANIEL MACON
E
AGREE TO RESIGN
TO ESCAPE COURT
Contempt Proceedings to Be
Dropped Against Kan
sas City Officers.
By Private Leased Wire.
Kansas City, Kans., Sept. 7.—May
or Rose, V. J. Rose, chief of police, and
J. K. Kelly, captain of police, today
agreed to resign their offices upon
promise of the state officials that con
tempt proceedings brought against
them recently Jn the Kansas supreme
court would be dropped.
At Topeka today the attorneys tor
both sides reached this agreement,
three justices of the supreme court co
inciding. The contempt proceedings
grew out of the fact that Mayor Rose
assumed the office of mayor after the
supreme, court had ousted him for not
enforcing the prohibition law,
SENATOR DEPEW
TO OCCUPY SEAT
Bn«w York, Sept, 7.—It Is learned that
United States Senator Chauncey De-
pew has so greatly Improved ln health
that It Is likely he will be In his seat
In the senate when congress convenes
this winter. He has been suffering
from a nervous breakdown.
ROAD IS PROJECTED
TO ENTER ATLANTA
Special to The Georgian.
Statesboro, Ga., Sept. 7.—An appli
cation for charter for the Savannah.
Statesboro and Western Railway Com
pany will be filed with the secretary of
state In a few days. It will be an ex
tension of the Savannah and States
boro, which operates between Savan
nah and Statesboro, and the extension
will reach Atlanta. The road will he
210 miles long. The counties through
which It will run are Bulloch. Einnn-
uel, Johnson, Washington, Baldwin,
Jones, Putnam, Newton, Rockdale, De-
Kalb and Fulton.
The company Is to be capitalized at
$1,000,000.
MRS. WM. ASTOR
REPORTED BETTER
Boston, Sept. 7.—Mrs. William Astor,
who Is 111 at the Hotel Somerset with
complication of Indigestion nnd a sc-
vere cold, passed a comfortable night
and Is resting well today. Dr. Ste
vens said today that Mrs. Astor will
be removed to Newport probably to
morrow. v
By REV. THOMAS B. OREOORY.
It Is my purpose, In this short srtlcle, to
bring to the rvinembrntice of the American
people the name of one of the grandest I am sure you got
men Hint ever lived In uur crest country, somebody else."
In Warren county,
peopl
men
Nathaniel Mneon, horn
mixed up with
NEGRESS IS SLAIN
BY WHITE MAN
By Frlmte Leased Wire.
Mobile, Ala., Sept. 7.—Jack Camp
bell, a well-known business man - of
Evergreen, Ala., called Abide Kemp,
a negro woman, to her door and shot
her six times. She died instantly.
.Mllllllllli’l .linruil, iwiii »»s
North Carolina, Ileceinber 17, 17u7.
Mneon win n niwrui m irim-rivu, um
with Ids cuuntrymcu struggling for liberty
lie could take no further Interest In his
studies, and, returning home, be volun
teered ns a private miTdler In a company
that wan being raised by bln brother.
During the days that tried men s souls
Mneon stood nt bln |H»*t like the hero that
he wan, never absent from roll call, always
ready for duty, and doing that duty like a
inn n.
From 1780 to 1786 Macon was n member
of the .North Carolina JeglsJnturp. nml
while serving In tbnt csparity he was the
unyielding foe* of every form of compro
mise with tyranny nnd oppression.
As s member of the assembly he, fought
to the hitter end ngainst the ratification
of the Federal constitution.
lie did this, not Item use he was nnpn-
trlotie, hut lH*eause he was an Intense lover
of liberty, and was afraid that the govern
ment of the constitution would turn out
to In* the oetopus which should strangle
liberty and transform the free common
wealth Into so many dependencies «P«n
the central power nt Washington.
He tier In red that government, nt best,
was n necessary evil, and that the less we
had of it the better. "Let the people
alone," be used to say, "and they will
pretty nearly always do what la right.
From 1791 to 1816 Macon was a member of
congress, nnd from W16 to 1828 I lilted
Htntea senator, when he resigns! his sent,
having served in the national congress for
the long period of thirty-seven years with
student nt Princeton,
Special to The GeorgInn.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 7.—It Is not
likely that A. M. Tunstall, of Greens
boro, will be a candidate for speaker
of the next house of representatives.
He Is In the city today, but states that
he will later give out a statement, but
did not say whether or not he would
make the race. His Intimate friends,
however, assert he has decided not to
run, and that when he makes his state
ment It will be to that effect. He was
speaker of the last house and when he
was ejected again as a member of the
house It was predicted he would be
come a candidate for speaker. This
leaves the field to J. J. Arnold, of Jack
sonville, and Captain Tyler Goodwyn,
of Montgomery.
TRY A WANT AD
IN THE GEORGIAN
great deal of Interest Is being
shown in the Emory dinner which will
take place on September 17. The com
mlttee In charge la very much en
couraged, and say It will be one of the
largest college dinner* ever given In
Atlanta.
Many of the most prominent men In
Atlanta are Emory men, and the even
ing of the 17th will find them renew
ing the associations of their college
days. Many jokes will be told at the
expense of those who have achieved
prominence Since their college days,
and some of the traditions—other than
academic—of the quaint old college
town will be rehearsed.
The college term opens on Septem
ber 19, and students from all parts of
the state, returning to Emory, will
stop In Atlanta to attend the dinner.
The oldest living graduate of the col-
lege Is Robert W. Lovett, who gradu
ated In the class of 184$. Mr. Lovett
lives In south Georgia, and will possl
bly be present. Classes graduated be
fore the war will be represented, as
will the classes of the seventies and
eighties.
Announcements, with return postals,
are being sent to all the Emory men
tn Atlanta. It will be Impossible to
send these announcements to the grad
uates and students outside of ARant*.
The committee desires that all men
throughout the state who Intend at
tending the dinner to send their names,
with check for $1,50, to T. W. Connat-,
ly, 24 1-2 Whitehall street.
The committee In charge of the din
ner Is comimsed of Thomas H. Jeffries,
William D. Thomson and T. W, Connal-
ly. ;
BRYAN WILL COME
TO CHATTANOOGA
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 7.-—William
J. Bryan Is coming to Chattanooga.
He will probably come here from Nash
ville, when he makes his tour of the
South In a few weeks. The Bryan
Club held a meeting last night, at the
Invitation of F. A. Hood, president of
the club, who has Just returned from
New York, where he assisted in re
ceiving the "boy orator of the Platte."
In an interview Mr. Hood Justifies the
.... ... ... ...... tiny he woe Informed
by bis neiglilsirs Unit be hart Inst been
position taken by Mr. Bryan on the
government control of railroads ques
tion. but declared that Mr. Bryan does
not want to commit his party to thla
doctrine. He termed It as a "big stick,”
to'be held over the railroads. Mr. Hood
believes that Mr. Bryan will carry the
solid South.
WOMAN ARRESTED
IN MURDER CASE
Richmond, Vo., Sept. 7.—Mrs. Wil
liams Muse, of Roanoke, has been ar
rested In a resort In this city In con
congress, to the senate sml to sll of the
Important conventions simply liecatiso they
believed In hlin and wanted him to repre
sent them In the publh* councils.
Macon was absolutely Incorruptible. No
man’s bribe could buy him, no man’s frown
could scare him. To whnt he believed to
lb* servant It was stainless.
A Democrat be wan of the ohl school nnd
In the beat sml highest sense of the word.
If.. 4 I .....I,. I._ lb.
nnd wns with every one n brother and n
friend. Meeting sll men upon the level and
parting with them ii|n>ii the sounre. he
exemplified In his every action the princi
ples of the truest nnd finest Americanism.
Macon wns the warm personal frleml of
Jefferson nnd Mndlson, nnd those rrent
men minted him with n confidence that
knew no limit.
Jefferson railed him the "Last of the
Homans," slid the celebrated John Han-
dolph said of him In his will: "He Is the
bent, purest slid wisest man I ever knew."
STATISTICS.
BIRTHS.
To Mr. nnd Mrs. IS. F. Fa
street, s son.
■ nt 173 Powell
linn, on the 29th .day of June, 1837, In the
?hlldren.
I Am a be
tils place of hurtal n shady ridge
little farm, and there. In n coffin made of
plain boards, he wns.laid swst, with noth
ing to mark his resting place but a pile of
loose stones.
ATTENDED FORTY-ONE
COMMENCEMENTS
Hon. Peter W. Meldrim, of Chatham,
who will meet with the university
trustees at Athena Monday, can claim
a distinction due to no other man In
Georgia.
He has attended forty-one consecu
tive commencements of the State Unl-
nectlon with the murder of C. C\ Hen- veralty. Home three or four of these
deraqn. She was In the house at the
time of the murder. She denies ac
knowledge of the assault, and subse
quent death. A warrant was sworn
out thla afternoon for Mrs. Nora Bain,
the woman who accompanied Mrs.
Muse here on the Norfolk and Western
excursion. The two women are said
to have been In company with Hender
son and another man, who la said to
have struck Henderson the blow which
caused his death.
were during the time he was a student
there.
Colonel Meldrim formerly represent
ed Chatham In the house. He was
among the trustees of the university
who visited Madison. Wis., to Inspect
the Michigan State University.
TRY A WANT AD
IN THE GEORGIAN
I 14 * 4. IS IH.ll.
To Mr. and Mrs. W. J. O’Brien, nt 268
Simpson afreet, a son. /■
To Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Harris, at 140
Wludiur street, a son.
DEATHS.
Mrs. lls Ilnwos, 21 years old, died of
polsoulug at 881 Marietta street.
David It. Hmullyan, 3 years old, died
t MS IF
hospital.
propertyTransfers.
1900—Henry Hlllyer to Miss Alice 8uther*
bind, lot on Rock street near Tyler street.
•Ynrrantv deed.
$1,500—Mrs. II. W. 81ms to Dickinson
lot
Quit
on Little street near
rlslut deed.
$800. Peual Hum—Lynwood Land Co. to A.
M. \ erner, lot on Ormwood avenue near
Confederate avenue. Bond for title.
1700—Mrs. Tussle Cantrell to G. I>. Tnuslg,
lot oti Grady place near Gordon street.
Warranty deed.
$6, Love nnd Affection—C. R. West to
Mrs. Lanrs WuehendorfT, lot ou Moreland
uvetiue. Warranty deed.
$4,son—Mrs. J.- K. Francis to Francis E.
Brownell, lot ou Whitehall street near
Hood street.
BUILDING PERMITS.
13.500—T. C. Wesley, to build two two*
story frame dwelllug* ut &W2 W. Fifth
street.
$600—Nora Ellen, to build one-story frame
welling at 334 Wslnut street.
$200—Mrs. M. Graves, to move frame
dwelling at 349 Vance DeLeon avenue.
$2.000—J. K. McElroy. to build two-story
frame dwelling nt 180 Luckle street.
$200—Heal wot nl Lumber Co., to build frame
office on Elliott street.
$100—Mrs. H. M. Hean. to recover two
lie-story frame dwellings nt 21-27 Hock
treet.
$176—J. C. A. Brannon, to add fo om» story
frame dwelling nt 90 Loomis a venae.
$160—Mrs. A. E. Hayne, to build servant's
house at 160 Kllxnladh street.
$2,360—J. C. A. Brannon, to build two-
story frame dwelling st 288 UIcnwood ave
nue.
$100—Hightower Bo
cover two dwellings at 116-^ s. Humphries
street.
Important Change of Sched
ule on Seaboard Air
Line Railway.
Effective Sunday, September 9th
Important change of schedule will be
made on the Seaboard Air Une. Par
ticular attention Is called to the fact
that train No. 3S. which now leaves
Atlanta, 9:35 p. tn.. will nn and after
September 9th. leave Atlanta at 8:00
m„ Central time.
