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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. ■ffED.VBSDAT. SEPTEMBER ID, 1J0S. 4 • UNCLE J I MM r ' AT GEE PENSIONED FOR ETERNITY James McGee. the oldest member of the Atlanta pol‘?e force, died nt 9:40 o'clock Tuesday night at his home, 417 South Pryor street. "tfnefe Jimmy," as he was familiarly known, was born In Dundalk county, Louth. Ireland. May 4, 1835, and came to America with his parents when he vai I year* old. He lived for a while In New York, and later moved to Au gusta, Ga., where he was living when the civil war broke out. Enlisting as a member of Company K, Nineteenth Georgia regiment, he served throughout the entire w Ing wounded twice, once he was shot In the head, and this was the final cause of, his death. Immediately after the closd of the war Mr. McGee came to Atlanta and was one of the first policemen to be chosen to protect the city during the dangerous reconstruction days. Once while trying to protect a cltlxen from one Jf the Federal soldiers stationed hare, he was shot and the bullet struck the buckle of his beit. and buried Itself In his trousers, though he was not hurt. At another time l.e was shot in the leg while on police duty. ."Uncle Jimmy" was, several times urged to make the tace for an officer’s place on the police force, but would not do so -op account of his health. For a number of years past he had been on duty at the stutlon house, at tending to whatever duties he saw fit. Last May he was stricken with paral ysis, from which he never recovered, though up until three weeks ago he was tnucii better. For the last three weeks he had been sinking slowly until the end came. At the last meeting of the police "UNCLE JIMMY" McGEE. board a pension was pasesd up to him, but ho died before he was ever offi cially notified of the fact. Ills wife and two children, John and Kute MrG?o, and two step-children, James Flynn and Mrs. M. T. Lambert, survive him. Also two sisters, Mrs T. <\ Murphv, of Atlanta, and Miss Anna ' ■-> i' 1 ' «o n K <• All his life long "Uncle Jimmie” was a devout Catholic, being connected with the Church of Immaculate Conception. The funeral service* will be held In the church at 9:30 o’clock Thursday morning, Rev. Father IIennes*y of ficiating. The following Intimate friends of Mr. McGee will act ns an honorary escort: Martin Nally, Mike Haverty. J. W. Ijfimbert. William Ersklne, William Ro- ga and Joe Gatens. The pallbearers will be brother mem bers of the police force and will be composed of the following officers: R. H. Osborne. W. N. Rheridan, G. Llnnm, K. J. Florence, W. H. Gresham and Charles Mitchell. CMS AGENT FEAR OF. DEATH PREVENTS CZAR FROM ATTENDING THE FUNERAL OFTREPOFF Col. Nicolaieff Sur- rounde I by Crowd in Warsaw. Warsaw, Sept. 19.—While Colonel Nlcolaieff was walking In the streets today he wa* surrounded by a crowd and shot dead by an anarchist. 17. S. ARMY TO INVADE CUBA IFlPEACE ISN’T DECLARED BY OCT. 1. Contlnu«<f from Pag* On*. BOTTLERS READ! EOR CONVENTION OF NEXT MONTH Mixers of AU Kinds of Dope To Meet in Atlanta in October. Arrangement. for the entertainment of the Georgia Bottler,’ Protective Ae •notation and of the American Bottler*’ Protective Aaeoclatlon, both of which ' will hold conventions In Atlanta Octo her 9, 10 nnd ft, wore completed at a meeting held by a number of the prom Inant men at the head of local bottling concern, Tuesday evening. The meet Ing wa, held In the nfltcea of Donald A. Loyleae. 107, Kngllth-Amarlcun ’ building, nnd wna presided over by A. Montgomery. Thd canventlon will be one of tire largest to be hold In Atlanta this full. It Is believed that 2,000 delegates will be In attendance. The committee on entertainment hae prepared an elabo rate program, consisting of trips over the city, a barbecue, a smoker and other features. Arrangements have been made to have Pope Miller nnd hi* troupe In the dly lo materially help out with the pleasant features of the convention. The Committee. The entertainment committee Is com- poeed of the following-named: Donald Loyless, publisher Southern Carbonator and Bottler, chairman; Lee Hagan, of Hogan A Dodd Company; Frank Dowensteln, Monarch Manufac turing Company; James II. Turner. Crown Cork nnd Heal Company: Tom Austin, Kocn Nola Company; Porter Langston, Dope Company, with Mr. A. Montgomery ex-ofildo member. Bottled Drinke “Made Atlanta Famous.” In the current Issue of the Houthern Carbonator nnd Bottler Atlanta claimed to be the bottling center of the United Stales nnd the allegation Is backad up by the names of the firms which are proeperlng In this city. Be- cause at the number of these concerns and their liberality there Is no doubt that the convention will be moat suc cessful from every standpoint. It h also the Intention of the Ueorgla as. soclatlon to become a member of the national body at the convention. Many Conventions. Throughout the summer the conven tions which have been held In Atlant have been numerous and now that the cooler wenther of the fall la on they will come even thicker and faster. On the last day of this month the National Retail Druggists’ Association will hold a convention and some 3,nou delegates are expected to find their way to the Oate City nnd participate In the entertalnmente which are being carefully prepared by the entertain ment committee, which Is headed bv .V. L. Curtis. This convention will be on Important one and will be In session for several •lays. The largest convention of the year will be held directly after the State Fair closes, and In Itself will lie un ex hibition of no little extent. The Na tional Carriage Builders' Association will be In session for about one week. The agricultural building nt the fair grounds will he entirely given up to the exhibits of the elemental parts of vehicles. The fact that this Is the first time this association has ever met South of the Mason-DIxon line is n compli ment of which Atlanta has shown Its sppreclatlnn by the Interest which Is being .aken. INSANITY EXPERTS EXAMINE THAW it Is Believed Prisoner Will Plead That He Is Crazy. New York, Sept. 19.—Hurry K. Thaw is put through a trylngly exhaustive examination in the hospital rooms of the Tombs today by three alienist* brought there by the prisoner's coun sel, Clifford VV. Hurt ridge. This new move on the part of the defense lead* to the belief that after nil Thaw'* opposition he ha* agreed Anally to permit hi* defense to be based on a plea of Insanity. The three physician* who examined Thaw were Dr. B. D. Evun*, of the New Jersey *tate hospital for the In *ane at Murri* Plains, who acted for the defense In the Terranova trial; Dr. Christopher r. Holing, of the same In- Htltutlon, and Dr. CUiarle* O. Wagner, superintendent of the New York stute hoHpItnl for the Insune at Hlnghampton. It has become known that Mrs. Wil liam Thaw, the mother of the young man charged with the murder of Stan ford White, ts trying to negotiate i lease for the handsome property known In Mattewun as the Howland estate. If Harry Thaw Is finally sent to the Mattewun asylum hit mother will be leusing the Howland property be able to be near him. SCHOONER WRECKED BY STORM'S FURY Mpeelnl to The Ocvrglttu. Charleston, S. C., Sept. 19.—Chief Mate Gardiner Ooold, Caleb Herring, cook; Frank Harrlngtonn und Manuel Crabterr, sailors of the schooner R. If. litbber, were picked up at sea and brought to the shore yesterday by the Clyde steamship New York, which ar rived here from New York twenty-four hours overdue yesterday morning. The men were dinging to pieces of wreck age and nearly exhausted, having been In the water several hour*. On hoard the New York. Mate Goold told of the voyage of the schooner Hibber, Captain Havre*, beginning at Havunnah September #, when the vessel cleared with a cargo of yellow pine lumber for New York. The weather was bad from the 12th, und on the night of September It) It was found that the schooner was leaking. The storm was upon them, ami the lash ings of the (leek loud parted and the lumber was adrift. The port main rigging was carried away, nnd a little later the vessel turned turtle, casting the crew Into the sea. A sailor named Manuel had been lost before this, and there were remaining live men. The captain and u sailor named Anthony caught a spur, and Mate Goold and three others clung to a piece of the deck. For hours they searched for disappeared. The rescue wu of the storm. made at the height President Palma’s aides, called on Messrs. Taft and Bacon. Mr. Sleeper, American charge d’affaires, accompa nied Senor O'Farrell and conferred with them for about thirty minutes. After the interview he said. In an swer to Inquiries, he had been very much pleased, but lie refused to say more. It I* understood that Mr. Taft listened to O'Farrell'fully and the latter explained Palma’s point of view, laying stress upon the fact that the president was the more popular of the candidates In the presidential election, on accoupt of his long service In the Cuban cause. Taft Calls on Palma. The conference thla morning, how ever, was not formal, but a mere af fair of courtesy. Mr. Tuft went at 10 o’clock to the palace to see President Palma. Sec retary Taft said that afterwards he and Mr. Bacon would go to the Ameri can legation on San Leguro street, and then to Minister Morgan's residence at Mariano, which Is ten miles outside the city of Havana. It Is thought that Mr. Morgan's house will be the best place In which to receive nnd hear the revo lutionary representatives, as then the Insurgent leaders will not have to come Into the city of Havana. NEW DEAL DEMANDED BY INSURGENT LEADERS. By MANUEL CALVO. Havana, 8ept. 19.—The United Staten cruiser Des Moines with Secretary Taft and his party aboard steamed quietly Into Havana harbor early this morn ing. They were Immediately landed and went to the home of United States Minister Morgan, where they will re main (luring their stay In Havana. Thla was done to avoid any possibility of excitement due to the landing of the party In the day time. The arrival of the Des Moines waa timed with till* end In view. While the plans of Mr. Taft are not known. It I* understood that a visit will be paid to President Palma today ahd then arrangements will be made for the negotiation* for peace. Tho revo lutionists have placed their forces around Havana with a view of Impress ing the American visitor*. "Nothing to Arbitrate." General Castillo Is quoted aa follow* today; "What have we to arbitrate with Palma and his clique? His govern ment, elected by fraud, Is Illegal and must go out of existence. We have him and Id* hired soldiers now like rata In a trap. In 24 hour* we could de stroy them. We will not recognise him. We have fought for a principle and we will keep on fighting until we have established our point. "For President Roosevelt and his deputies we have the highest admira tion. and respect them as sincere friends of Cuba, as you may Judge from our suspension of hostilities pend Ing their goad offices, but we want nothing else fronj Secretary Taft but an Investigation of the last election, which oxplnlns why we took the Held. If the United States Intervenes to up hold Palma’s power, we will fight on as we did against Spain.” Rebels Want to Fight. The rebels regret the suspension of hostilities. They say that |f fighting had not been stopped they would have captured Havana and their cause would have been victorious. The demand for the release of the prisoners created an Insurmountable obstacle to further ne gotiations. At a meeting of the Liberal commit tee. Senator Zoyas, who was enthusi astically received, reviewed the events that led to the present situation. The party gave him a vote of confidence and authorised him to carry on negotia tions for peuce. Committee Is Chosen. * He told the committee that he would enter upon no negotiations with the government until nil the Liberals now in Jail were released. He said the party would insist upon the nullification of the recent election. This was agreed to. St. Petersburg, Sept. 19.—The funeral of the much-hated Trepoff was held today at the chapel at Peterhof/ Cear Nicholas was not present, owing to advice from Premier Stolypin, who Insisted that It would be foolhardy for the monarch to attend the funeral after the discovery of the terrorists plot to blow up the chapel during the services. Full arrangements were made for the attendance of the emperor and as a consequence there were many promi nent persons present. Every precaution was taken to pre vent an anti-bureaucratlc demonstra tion, and the guards were instructed to shoot any one who might be seen loit ering about the chapel during the fu neral. PANIC FOLLOWS A CRASH OF BOATS IN NEW YORK New York, Sept. 19.—The Pennsyl vania railroad's annex ferry boat No. 5, loaded with passengers, wa* run down by the big Pennsylvania tug Ashmore, Just as she left her Brooklyn slip to day. The bow of the tug became firm ly fixed In the broken and tangled port paddle wheel of the ferry bpat and the two vessels thus locked together float ed up the East river on the strong tide, while the 200 passengers fought and scrambled In the throe* of a panic. Just then the tug Radner ran up to the Annex, passed It a line and towed It and Its passengers over to the Penn sylvania station in Jersey City. There the passenger* were put ashore, none having been hurt. HORSE TRAINER ATTACKED AND INJURED BY ANIMAL San Jose, Cal., Sept. 19.—J4ud Doble, the famous drover and trainer, who has handled trotting horse* for the last forty years, and Is known throughout the country, Is In a serious condition here aa the result of being seized by a vicious horse’s teeth, shaken JJke a rat and thrown to the ground. Before he could rise the animal reared, then threw himself on the "prostrate form of the trainer, crushing Doble Into Insensibility. Only the timely arrival of a stableman, who beat off the ani mal, saved Doble'* life. Several bones are broken. OFFICER FIGHTS ACTORS ALTER THE PERFORMANCE THE SALE OF SEASON TICKETS FOR THE TABERNACLE Lyceum Course HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 1st. » The ,ale of season tickets waa to hove closed September 15, but many people who were anxious to secure seats were unable to do so by that date, bo the management has decided to extend the sale until Oc- tober 1. Nearly a thousand good seats arc left, but they're going fast and if you want to attend these fine entertainments, you should buy your ticket, as soon as possible. Eight splendid attractions have already been engaged—the John Thomas Concert Company, Ople Read, ’’Sunshine’’ Hawks, Italian Bov,' Band and Elbert Poland, Spillman Riggs, Gilbert A. Eldredge, Mattlson W. Chase and Whitney Bros.’ Quartette. Two more attractions will probably be given without extra charge. Seats reserved at Phillips & Crew Co. $1.00 for Season Ticket TICKETS ON SALEAT Phillips & Crew Co., 37 Peachtree St. Edmondson's Drug Store, 14 S. Broad St. Knott & Awtry Shoe Co., 25 Whitehall St. AN ATLANTA GIRL IDENTIFIES MISSING HEIR TO FORTUNE * Continued from Page One. GANG FOR LOAFERS IN TIIE FUTURE New York, Sept. 19.—Five ferry lines omtectlng Manhattan with Green Point and Williamsburg went out of commission at noon today when the forty-five firemen struck for higher wage* and thousands of person* were held up, while several of the ferry boat* in midstream took an hour or more in making a landing. Special to The Georgian. Bristol, Tenn., Sept. 19.—Being de clined the courteny of admittance to the performance by the "Little Duch ess” Company, which played at the Harmellng theater here last night, and being told. It la aald, that he could go to the gallery among the negroea, Po liceman Samuel Odell, after the per formance, twice knocked Manager Comb*, of the show, down with his fist, then floored two other male mem bers of the company who took It up. A fourth member, who entered the ine lee and' struck Odell In the back, was knocked down by a friend of the of fleer. The encounter occurred In the lobby of Hotel Tip-Top, and In the presence of a number of the lady members of the company, who were badly fright ened and fled to their rooms, antlclpat Ing a shooting. Odell said he could not possibly refrain from resenting the Insult of being classed with negroes. Won 7 Let Miss Bryan 7 Pet Poodle Anywhere Near School She's Attending Roanoke, Va., Sept. 19.—Miss Grace Bryan, daughter of the famous Nebraskan, Is In the deptfis. The authorities of Hollins Institute, here, where Miss Brynn Is attending school, will not permit her French poodle to "matriculate.’’ All of Miss Bryan's pleadings In behalf of her pet have come to naught, and the authorities of the school hove refused point blank to enter into any negotiations. Whether Miss Grace will part wllh her poo dle or go to some other school where the rules are less rigid, remains to be seen. 7 WO WRECKED STEAMERS SIGHTED OF THE COAST KpcHal to The Georgian. Charleston, S. C. t Sept. 19.—The steamer Frnmfleld, with Captain Mc Donald. put Into port here today, being damaged by the storm off the Caro lina coast. She Is loaded with sugar and molasses on route from Cuba to Now York. The superstructure Is damaged and the hold half filled with water. Off Frying Pan Shoals two derelicts are reported In latitude N. 33, longitude W. approximately. From schooner J. II. Jackson, Master Pearsons. Mate Lung, Seamen Hans and Gerchan and .Cook Frahr were res cued by United States ship Cleveland lute yesterday afternoon. WANTED! Two school boys as bundle-wrappers, for Saturday evenings. Good pay. Apply at once nt McConnell Shoe and Clothing Co., 30-32 Decatur Street. A commission of six was appointed to meet the American commissioners to day to explain the situation and answer nil question* relating thereto. Senor Zayas said the Platt amend ment had been used as an Instrument of tyranny to prevent the Cubans re belling against illegality. He 8Ald it was the duty of the Liberals to stand by their leaders In the field. A telegram from Guerra de Molena, Havana province, report* a skirmish there. A loyalist bullet kilted a child In the town. Three railway culverts be tween Artemisia and Candelaria have been blown up with dynamite. Ships Reported Bought. The reported purchase by the Cuban government of the swift steam yachts sMleen, Candida and Anita and the ru mor that the government ha* author ed the purchase of tho Tarantula and Diana I* causing all sort* of ad- .verse comment by sympathiser* with the Insurgent movement against Presi dent Palma nnd hi* advisers. With four such vessels at their com mand, the loyal Cuban* might success fully combat any attempt on the part of the rebel* to secure arms and am munition from abroad. Properly armed the boats could head off any attempts of filibustering expedition* to land any where upon the island. The little navy would he of great use also In transporting troops and WALLACE SMS HE ALLOWS NO NEGROES J. C. Wallace, In whose name a *a- loon Is operated at 7 Central avenue, says he never allow, negroes In his place. This statement Is made because of a complaint made against the publication In Tuesday’s Georgian of the special committee’s finding. In the number of negroes and whites In saloons In and near Decatur street. The figures used were those formu luted by members of the committee from council nnd tho police department, as tho result of the Saturday night trip. supplies to various points where they might be needed In a hurry. PALMA MUST "RESIGN, DECLARE-CUBAN REBELS. Havana, Sept. 19.—A commissioner from General Menocal, returning to the. rebel cpmp, says the revolutionary army will not accept any terms other than the annulment of the elections. Including that of Presldept Palma. One of the Liberal commissioners nt the revolutionary headquarters In Ha- ana province states that the leaders demand the resignation of the govern ment nnd the holding of new election,. He adds that this decl.«#>n seemed to be final. Had fighting not been stopped they would have captured Havana and their cause would then have been vic torious. The commissioner preferred not to express an opinion a, to what the reb els might do If the American commis sioners decided In favor of President Palma or to occupation of the country. 1,500 HORBES AND MULES ORDERED BY GOVERNMENT. Omaha, Nebr., Sept. 19.—That the United States Is making active prepa rations for possible trouble In Cuba was shown In a rush order for the shipment of 1,500 horse, and mules, received from Washington at the chief quartermaster’s office In this city. The order came by telegraph. While It Is not stated that tWf animals are for Cuba. It Is underatood that Is their ultimate destination. On September 21 proposals are to b* opened and fifteen days after the awards are made the horse and mules are to be delivered. T GIVEN 50 YEARS AND JO LASHES Armed Farmers Are Dis gusted with Leniency of Sentence. Wilmington, pel., 8ept. 19.—Justice moved swiftly today In the case of Charles Conley, a negro, who on Sep tember 9 attempted a felonious assault on Mrs. Albert Frankish and brutally assaulted her 12-year-old daughter, Gussle. Conley' was arrested yesterday and an hour later confessed the crime. In the county court this morning he was Indicted, and at li o’clock thl* morning was on his way to the county work house to serve a 50-year sentence. Saturday he will also be whipped with thirty lashes. He also was fined $200. Feeling is running high among the farmers, hundred* of whom are In the city attending market, and many are carrying guns and talking about tho leniency of the sentence. SAFE OF SEATS IS EXTENDED. Seaton Ticket* for Tabernacle. Lyceum Course Obtainable Till October let. Nursing Moinere and Malaria. The Old Standard, Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic drive* out malaria und builds up the system. Sold by all dealers fur 37 years. Price s0 cents. Many people who have not yet se cured seats for the Tabernacle Lyceum Course will be delighted to learn that the sale* of season tickets ha* been ex tended to October 1. The price for the entire course, reserved seat. Is $l. Eight high-class attractions have al ready been engaged and two more will probably be added. Dates have been positively announced ns follows: Oc tober 1, John Thomas Concert Co.; Oc tober 29, Ople Read; November 15, Arthur W. Hawks; December 3, Italian Roys’ Band and Elbert Folanil; Janu ary ll, Spillman Riggs; March 12, Gil bert A. Eldredge; April 3. Mattlson W. Chase; April 15, Whitney Bros.’ Quar tette. As will be seen from this list, talent of unusual excellence has been secured and the courge will, no doubt, prove to be the best yet offered in Atlanta. AH attractions will appear In the splendid auditorium of the Baptist Tab ernacle, corner Luckle street and Tab ernacle place. Tickets are now on sale at Phillip* & Crew Co., Edmondson’* drug store and Knott * Awtry Shoe Co. Seat* will be reserved at Phillips A Crew Co., where diagram of house I* displayed. ••• Tom,” aald Miss Hawks to herself, knew he came from up In this country, but I wonder what they want with him/ Tho young lady told her father about the conversation she had overheard by accident. Mr. Hawks hunted up the two men who roomed next door. They proved to be lawyers who were try ing to gain a right of way for a rail road. "Did you want to And Thomas Sin gleton Coart?” he asked. "We did," said one of the attorneys, "but Coart has been dead twenty years." HE’8 THE LIVEST CORPSE THAT YOU EVER SAW." "He’s the llvest corpse you ever saw," retorted Mr. Hawks. "Ho lives In my houne In Atlanta.” “If he can prove his Identity he might pick up a mighty tidy sum over in Cra ven county,” said the attorney, "but he Is a little late l‘m afraid. The prop erty has been sold.” When Thcmas Singleton Coart heard of the search for him he laughed. Then he remembered that his grandfather had owned large estates In North Car olina and thought it worth while to In vestigate matter*. C. L. Pettigrew, an attorney, was retained ns his counsel nnd the fight for a fortuhe began. Four years agA on the court house door at New Berne, county seat of Craven, FAKE STORY TOLD OF KU-KLUX KLAN STIRS UP THE CITY Contlnuad from Pag, On.. qulrements for admission. It has been organized solely for the protection of white women and the moving spirit, are determined that It shall not be used for lawless purpose*. The fact that the organization of the Klan was advo cated by Colonel English, who is chief of staff to Governor Terrell, is of itself a voucher as to the character of the organization." In large letters down the side of the drawing is printed: “What .will be the end of the deadly menacing uprising of Atlanta to crush out with guns, rope and dog* the fearful epidemic of negro crime against her women?’ A photograph of some seven or eight dog* hears the following caption: “Part of the pack of bloodhound! which Colonel English ha* presented to the Klan to smell down lawless nt- LOCAL ASSESSMENTS MORE THAN NEEDED The sub-committee which had chargi of the recent primaries for the Atlanta Democratic executive committee has wound up Its affairs and paid all Its debts. Regardless of the fact that more had to be done than in 1$04, the a bailiff posted a notice requiring one committee wa* put to less expense and Thomas Singleton Coart, If living, or wa* able to return to the candidates 14 his devisees, heirs or assign* to come per cent of their assessments. Into court on April 29, 1902, and make Soveral members of the committee answer to a petition. The columns of advocate the purchasing of tents to be the New Berne Weekly Journal con- erected at election times as polling tnined hidden away among other dull places, thus saving house rent, which and uninteresting legal notices the has heretofore been a considerable Item same call for Coart. . But the court | of expense. house door Is a far cry from Washing- J ton street nnd the New Berne Journal has but a limited circulation In At lanta. Thoma* Singleton Coart sold shoos contentedly nnd knew' nothing of tho summons from the superior court of the county of Craven. Six weeks later, on June 14, the estate of 13.001) acres was knocked down to the high est bidder for $250. A GRANT FROM THE CROWN FIRST TITLE TO THE LAND, title to that* property was older than any of the veterans who Idly watched the sale from the court house steps. It dated back to 1775, when George the Third ruled over the colo nies of Groat Britain and granted land* to his subject* in retut n for services, • because it pleased him. The canal through the great Dismal swamp, the clank morass which after wards inspired Irish Tom Moore to write of a spirit maiden on a ghostly lake, was Just being excavated at that lime and Spyor Singleton, a Carolina gentleman, furnished a number of slaves for the work. In return his gra cious majesty was pleased to grant to Spyor Singleton and his heirs a tract of land near Catfish Lake and embrac ing 300 acres set out by the metes and bounds of the period. Later grnnts*of similar tracts were made and then Mr. Singleton took In partnership Richard Dubbs Speight and John Daves. When George Washington took the reins from the hand of the king the grants were continued, the last being recorded In 1795 and the land aggregating 13,000 acres. Spyor Singleton was gathered to hls fathers and the land remained un touched. The other owners followed Singleton, each bequeathing a third In terest to their heirs. The Singleton third was divided between hls son and daughter; the daughter became the mother of Thomas Singleton Coart, now of Atlanta, and the lands in North Carolina were forgotten by the grand son of the original owner. OTHER HEIRS AWAKE; AND PROPERTY IS SOLD. But the heirs of Daves nnd Speight, or their assigns, lived near the timber lands and realized their value. In 1902, hen railroads and lumber camps set the price of yellow pine soaring high, J. A. Bryan, J. J. Wolfenden and Caro line Wolfenden, hls wife, then owner* of the two-thirds, or, ns they claimed, five-sixths, of the timber lands, made petition to the courts for a sale of the property for a division of the proceeds, setting forth that the land could not be fairly divided without a sale. Their petition forms a part of the record In the case of Brynn and Wolfefiden vs. Thomas Singleton Coart. The petitioners set forth in their pe tition to the court that they owned five-sixths of the property described in the will of Thomas S. nnd W. G. Singleton, and that Thomas Coart Sin gleton. then unknown to any of the pe titioners, owned an undivided one- sixth interest. Thomas Singleton Coart was not a resident of the state of North Carolina, nnd could not by due dili gence be found within its borders. The petitioners had no knowledge of wheth er he were living or dead, or hls heir at law or his next of kin. The superior court of Craven county decreed that publication he made, or dering the defendant, Coart, to bo pres ent at the court house door on April 29 to answer the petition, and that the order be printed for six consecutive weeks in The New Berne Weekly Jour* nal and posted upon the court hou.«* door. Nothing wa* heard of the lost heir to tho Singleton lands and a court order for the sale was Issued, the auction t take place on June 14. 1902. Romulus A. Nunn was appointed commissioner to have the sale in charge. The New Berne Weekly Journal was once mere used to advertise the sale. But Thom as Singleton Coart, busy In Atlanta, did not read The New Berne Weekly Journal. The day of the sale r round as ail day* do and the property was knocked down to James A. Hryan and J. A. Meadow* for $250. Some body must have been asleep to let such property go for that sum, especially when timber lands were being snapped up by eager buyers from the cities. Rut Thomas Singleton Coart, hundreds of miles away In Atlanta, knew nothing "f land* or auction, nnd the hour set Ur his appearance passed by and he was absent. Tho sixth Interest in the $250 was set aside by the courts to b# claimed by him If he should ever ap pear. A LUCKY ACCIDENT. Three years after the sale at the court house door Mli* Hawks decided to spend a week or two at .Uorcheau City. There she Rverheard the conver- Hatton of the two lawyers who won dered what had become of Thomas Sin gleton Coart, and that bit of luck cr fate began the litigation for the Sin gleton estate. Acting through hi* counsel, < y; Pettigrew, Mr. Coart filed an affidavit before the court* of North Carolina seeking to recover hls Interest, not In the magnificent sum for which tne land* were sold, but In the estate it self. He demanded that the sal* set aside, for the reason that he naa no notice of the proceedings. He n<u only claimed the one-8lxth interest conceded to him by the petitioners, mu another sixth left him by hls uncle, Richard Singleton. He alleges fur* ther that the plaintiff Wolfenden did enter Into a contract with the rinj Lumber Company to deed certain lanaj for the sum of $21,600 and that nett were the same land* purchased at in court sale tor $125. He alleges tm the purchase at the sale was not bona fide purchase, Inasmuch as tn purchaser* knew the value of the 'any and purchased them for the inslgnm* cant sunt of $250, the total amount pa for the varlou* tract*, which were according to the divisions of the *»ni; • nal grants. He asked a motion or tn ourt to set aside the sale. , Mr. Pettigrew paid a visit to t . timber lands after being retained the case and estimate* their va u.- $100.4)00. The suit will be heard In tw courts of Craven county, and Mr 1 1 Is confident that he will win hw> JjJJL and become owner of property « $33,000. ,. ||| If you recover that property ■ you continue to sell shoes to the and women of Atlanta?” Mr. * ° il *’ l ‘ asked. But he merely smiled in ' J marked that he liked hls work. “JAP-A-LAC." , "Liquid Veneer,’" "^ aS * eue” at the GEORGIA PAINT AND GLASS CO., 40 Peachtree,