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>retary Stallings of ths Y. M. C.
A. Accepts the Call.
CHIMES CONFESSED.
LEAVES ABOUT OCT. 15TH.
Citizens o£ Athens are no donbt well-
acqnainted with old man Gary, who
lives near Center.
The old niau for many years has
peddled chickens along the streets of
Athens and is a well-known figure here.
Many days he has been seen in Ath
ens with a pistol sticking in a belt
around liis waist. The old man was
Joplin, Mo., Sept. 15 —The Staffle-
back murder trials at Columbus, Kas.,
have brought to light some bloody
butcheries that rivpl the crime of the
l Bender family twauty years ago.
‘ ■ tlvi Stafflobaek family, consisting of
W<«ler, stepfather and three sons, have
■Rtrywors been murdering and -robbing
people) and five murders have been
.-traced to them by developments in yes
terday's and today’s trial.
Separate trials were gijpi tin- three
St-affleback boys and their mother. •
Yesterday the old woman and one of
Hie boys was convicted of murder, to
day another was convicted and tomor-
•*SSpT'-^j*) tliinl will ‘be tried. They
murdered a man naiimd Frank Galb-
raitli, at Galena, Kan., last July and
&S# the body into an old atiaudoiied
mining sliaft.
On the trial George Staffieback broke
down and not only confessed to tills
murder, but told of other murders that
the family had committed.
His wife also revealed some of their
crimes. One of the murders was that of
an unknown Italian peddler two years
ago. His body wus also thrown into an
-jrixuidoned mining shaft.
* i'girls who were inmates of the
Staffieback house and witnessed this
murder-were killed aud thrown into the
shaft two weeks after tint peddler's mur
der.
An old man was killed and robbed by
these people five years ago in Joplin.
Today Cora Staffieback showed the
blBoecs the mining shaft at Galena,
where the dead bodies were thrown, and
pomps aro at work tonight getting out
the water in cider to permit a search to
be made. A man’s vest and under
clothes, with particles of decayed flesh
attached thereto, were fished out of the
gbaft this afternoon.
.Crowds of men art' standing around
the old shafts tonight watching the
search for the bodies, determined to
lynch the whole family if the bodies are
found as represented.
Something to Depend On.
ifj$Ce; James .rout's, of the drug firm of
ffBMfitflr-Soni Cowdon, Ill,, in speaking
4J‘tilgJuilg's Ne\v,Dise<>very, says that
list- winter his wife was attacked with
1st Grippe, and her ease grew so serious
thaWphysicinns at Cowdeii and Pana
eocld do nothing for her. It seemed to
'develop into Hasty Consumption. Hav
ing Dr. King’s New Discovery in store,
and selling lots of it, he took a bottle
Koine, and. to the surprise of all she be
gan to get lietter from first dost', aud
half dost >ii -’dollar botiles cured her
sound and well. Dr. King's New Dis
covery for..Consumption, Coughs aud
Colds & guaranteed to do this good work.
’Tey-i$;y?Fv& trial bottles at tlrug stores
of Smith & Bro and Dillard Drug Co.
j Certainly you don’t want to suffer
with dyspepsia, constipation, sick head-
-s»che,.ggjlpw skin and loss of appetite.
/You have llever tried DeWitt’s Little
;Early Risers for these complaints or yon
have Wen cured. They art' small
'^iflsTmt great regulators. Palmer &
t Kinnebrew and Dillard Drug Co.
W; Owing to over-crowding and bad ven-
. rilation, the air of the schoolroom is
. often close and impure* aud teachers and
pupils frequently suffer from lung and
, throat-troubles. To all such we would
fey . :
say, tryTChamWrlain's Congh Remedy.
Mpor Couglffi, colds, weak lungs andbrnn-
£ chinl troubles no other remedy can com-
■^j»re with it. Says A. C. Freed, Snper-
intendent of Schools, Prairie Depot,
The Athens Y. M. C. A. will soon be
without a secretary.
Secretary Stallings lias accepted the
call of the Augusta Young Men's Chris
tian Association and will leave soon for
his new field of work.
He has notified the hoard of directors
to that effect, aud they will as soon as
possible take steps to secure j
fary. * *■
Secretary Stallings will
Hero is some of the Drew Goods
values:
175 Novelty Dress T>attents, in the
newest effects, all new fall styles; would
he a big bargain for $5 a dross. But as
a seud off for the JJall season we mark •
them $3.50 a dress.' ,
Over one hundred all wool Novelty
Dress Patterns in all the popt
ym -worth $7.50, to be sold
nress.
black silks bargain
Lack of show room keeps,
lish stuffs posing as wal/T
fault, but it cannot befit4
mercy is shown thWgqflEB
must be sold—it matteST-*®
college life, and gave them a lot of Brooks Clarke, the Cornell
tofund advice. The remarks of Chancel- will play with the University
lor. Boggs were given the doBest atten- was on the field. He is six
tion by the large number of students inches high and is a magnific
present. men of manhood.
Then the registering of students be- Quite a number of heavy w<
gau and was kept up quite rapidly, on hand, and more aro to foil
Those who are best posted say that fully rumored that several of the b
two hundred and fifty students are now on last gear’s team will be li
in the city. thisjeit'v - ..... -**
The Law class is on a regular botw Capt. Kent is jubilant over
Up to two o’clock yesterday thirty-one poets of a fine team hero this;
young men had reported, for duty as euor, who was captain of last
members of the Law data and others burn team, was on the field
continue to* arrive. The attendance upon practicing. He will be a star
this class will easily reach seventy-five, the Georgia team this year.
The report in the. Atlauta Coustitu- McCarthy has already made
to the effect that athletics were to be the boys. He is active and
abolished is denied by the faculty. The has plenty of snap in him aud
faculty has taken no action along . that a fine trainer.'*
line and will take none. A large number of people »
The faculty will probably pass on the the campus yesterday to sed
cases of Sanford and Dougherty, the train. Among the number 1
two baseball players, Saturday morning. W. Frey, of Marietta, who m
The regular work of the University ter rush on the first footbalM
will be under full headway by Monday. University of Georgia ever B
remain in
Athens until the middle of October and
by that time the ltourd of directors hope
to have secured Ills successor.
The Y. M. C. A. here regrets to give
up 'Mr. Stalliugs. His work here has
been of the very highest character and
under Ids management the Young Men’s
Christian Association has made rapid
strides forwad. .
The Augrnda field is much larger than
the field here, aud Mr. Stallings deemed
it his duty to accept the call (> f the Au
gusta Young Men’s Christian Assoeia-
tliat position. The Democrats will prob
ably. name him as the nominee without
0 fight in the party ranks.
When the' Ocotjee Democracy selects
the candidate, the other five counties in
the 27th senatorial district will wheel
into line aud support him vigorously.
Thousands suffer from Catarrh or cold
in head and have never tried the popu
lar remedy. There is no longer any ex
cuse, as a 10 cent trial size of Ely’s'
Cream Balm can be had of your drug
gist or we mail it for 10 cents. Full size
50 cents. .
ELY BROS., 56 WarrejfeS«Set, New
York City.
A friend advised me to try Ely’s
Cream Balm and after using it six weeks
I believe'myself cured of catarrh. It is
a most valuable remedy—Joseph Stew
art, 62-4 Grand aveune, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The “Bicyclist's Best Friend” is a fa
miliar name for DeWitt’s Witch Hazel
Salve, always ready for emergencies.
While a specific for piles, it also instantly
relieves and cures cuts, bruises, salt
rheum, eczema and all affections of the
Palmer & Kinne-
‘•My boy came home from school one
day with his lnmd badly lacerated and
bleeding, and suffering great pain,”
says Mr. E. J. Sehall, with Meyer Bros.’
‘I dressed the
Judge Cobb will accominodati
and give him a trial by jury.
Drag Co., St. Louis, Mo.
wound, and applied Chamberlain’s Pain
Balm freely. All pain ceased, and in a
reqiarkahly short time it healed without
For wounds,
leaving a scar.
sprains,
swellings and rheumatism I know of no
medicine or prescription equal to it. I
consider it a household necessity.” The
25 and 50 cent sizes for sale, by Palmer
& Kinnebrew.
The “Bicyclist’s Best Friend” is a fa
miliar name for DeWitt’s Witch Hazel
Save, always ready for emergencies.
While a specific for piles, it also instant
ly relieves and cures cuts, bruises, salt
rheum, eczema and all affections of the
skin. It never fails. Palmer & Kinne
brew and Dillard Drug Co.
REAL ESTATE l
We call the attention
to the advertisment of ’
Real Estate Agent, in. I
will sell the Cariton pli
street, Hancock avenue
ton street, on Tuesday
Now is the time to buy i
will never agaiu.be-so che
If you 'have ever seon a little child in
a paroxysm of Whooping congh. or if
yqu have been anftoyed by a constant
tickling in the throat, you can appre
ciate the value of One Minute Cough
Palmer
GENERAL TANK KEE
skin. It never fails,
brew and Dillard Drag Co.
Cure, which gives quick relief.
& Kinnebrew and Dillard Drug Co.
WAS A GREAT SUCCESS.
HOTEL ARBIVi
GOES TO PENITENTIARY.
Registered at the Coniine
G. H. Smith, Lexington,
O. B. Baker, Louisville; I
Thos. M. Bell and wife,
The Carlton property, to be' sold on
2latinst., is the most convenient and
desirable home for a business man in all
the city.
The “Devil’s Auction'
at the Opera House
Last Night.
The presentation of Clias, H. Yale’s
Forever “Devil’s Auction” last night at
the opera house was a distinct success.
Mr. Yale’s splendid company was
greeted by a large and enthusiastic
audience, and each portion of the play
was cheered vigorously.
is one of the
Yesterday General Tank Kee, of
China', paid the Banner a very pleasant
visit, due to the article relative to his
peculiar experience on the streets of
Athens.
He was asked of his life, when he
turned to the Encyclopedia Brittanies
and showed the record of his grand-
HaUtend’s Slayer Begins His Term at Chatta
hoochee Camp.
Macon, Ga., Sept. 15.—Charley Reid,
who killed L. W Halstead, left the Ma
con jail, this morning with Penitentiary
guard John Rood for the camp at the
Chattahoochee Brick yard to serve his
sentence of three years for voluntary
manslaughter.
By good behavior Reid’S sentence will
be reduced at least six months.
Mrs. Reid and her babies were at the
jail when Reid left aud went to the de
pot with him.
J. S. Heismao, Baltimore.
M. Reynolds, Wayoross, G
G. C. Basset, Boston, Mast
H. J. Fite, South Bend, In
O. C. Dailey, N. Y.
S. D. Clap. N. Y.
Harry Anderson, Atlanta,"”
R. A. Broyles, Macon, Ga.
J. O. Perry, Macon, Ga.
R. A. Akens, Macon, Ga.
F. A. Voorhees, Atlanta, C
Geo. Cocker, Philadelphia.
R. S. Lewis, Greenville, S,
J. E. Dawson, Atlanta Ga
J, H. Belk, Knoxville,* Te.i
Hon. Wm. Howard, Was
INVITATION TO VETERANS,
To Attend the Meeting of the Daughter* of the
Confederacy this Afternoon.
The Confederate Veterans Association
and the Daughters of the Confederacy
are hereby cordially invited to bear the
history of- Gebrgia during the four year’s
struggle of the civil war, as written by
father, the celebrated astronomer Rit-
tenhonse.
He went to China as a lad of 6
The “Devil’s Auction'
finest- spectaculars to be seen anywhere
on the American stage.
The unanimous verdict on the play
last night was one of high compliment!
There are some people who are never
positive in anything. It is always, “I
don’t know” or “I guess so.” There is
a world of such people, and it is refresh
ing sometimes to hear a person speak as
one having convictions, like Mr. Chas. j
F. Snyder, of Bangor, Pa., who wrote:
“Iwan heartily recommend Simmons
Liver Regulator to all who are troubled
with Dyspepsia Or Liver Complaint.”
.. .... . years,
aud was brought up in a wealthy native
family who took great pride in his
education. ___
Not only did he learn the Chinese
thoroughly, but committed tjo memory
the Analects of Coufncins, and the
maxims of Menoins.
His foster father was an officer in the
Chinese army which naturally placed,
him on the way to service and pro
motion, .so that when the celebrated
rebellion broke ot^, he was a Major of
artillery in that “ever victorious army”
Miss Fanuio^Mitehell, and to be read by
her at the “Villa” at 4 P. M., this
(Thursday) afternoon:
M. RUTHERFORD,
Pres. Daughters of the Confederacy.
IT SAVES THE CROUP Y CHILDREN.
Sea view, Va.—We have a splendid
sale on Chamberlain’s Congh Remedy,
and our customers coming from far and-
near, speak of it in the highest terms.
Many have said that their children,
would have died of croup if Chamber
lain's Congh Remedy had not been
given.—Kellem & Ourreu. The 25 and
50 cent sizes for sale by Palmer & Kin
nebrew. •
WILL NOT BE MOVED.
H. F. Donigon, Louisville, Kj
MT B. Sales, New York. H
R. E. Nooey, Statesville, N. <
D. A. Unswort, New York.
S. L. Rodgers, Macon, Ga.
M; Wise, representative Dev
tion.
Miss Eleanor Worthington,
Auction.
Miss Mayne Maya ,
Or, Petrie’* New Building Will be an Office
Building.
The impression has gone forth that
the Eagle Pharmacy is to be moved to
the new building on Lumpkin street,
soon to be erected by Dr. C. B. Petrie.
This ts a mistake. The Eagle Pharma
cy will remain on College aveune, aud
Dr. Petrie’s new two story bnilding on
Lumpkin street will be nsed as an office
building.
WE SELL AND GUARANTEE RICE’S
GOOSE GREASE.
If it does not cure we pity yonr money
back.
GeoseGrease cures all aches and pains,
cronp and colds. No cure no pay.
. PALMER & KINNEBREW.
JACK’S CASE CONTINUED.
Merchant Charged with Poisoning Stewart Gets
a Delay.
Meridian, Miss., Sept. 15.—The case
against Gny Jack, a merchant of Scoo-
ba, charged with the mnrder by poison
of Charles T. Stewart-, on whose life he
carried $21,000 insurance, was called to
day in the cirenit court of Kemper coun
ty, now in session at DeKalb.
^Clie case by consent of both the de
fendant and prosecution, was .continued
until the March term of the court.
Moments are useless if. trifled away;
hud they are dangerously wasted if con
sumed by. delay in' cases where One
Minute Cough Cure would bring im
mediate relief. Palmer & Kinnebrew
and Dillard Drug Co.
Y. M. C. A. Notes.
The gymnasium class far men will be
gin tonight at '8. o’clock, and the pros
pects are fright for one of the hugest
classes thejAsSociatioii has ever had.
Prof. E. C* Branson, of the State Nor
mal School, jvill deliver one ofhispop-
T0 IMPEACH COMMISSION.
of the firm of Holman & Scott, is
Kentucky purchasing stock. Tta
wish first-class horses or mules w<
well to await his return before pi
ing.
Old People.
Old people who require medicine to
regulate the bowels and kidneys will
find the true remedy in Electric Bit ters.
This medicine does not stimulate and
contains no whiskey nor other intoxi
cants, but acts as a tonic aud alterative.
It acts mildly on the stomach and bow
els, adding strength and giving tone to
the organs, thereby aiding Nature in
the perfomuiuce of the functions. Elec
tric Bitters is an excellent appafeer^md
aids digestion. Old people fliuT^t just
exactly what they need. _ Price fifty
WAIFS FROM THE WIRES,
TOM DOOLEY IS AT WORK.
Given a Temporary Home For Banner j
Reader*. JJ
, Valdosta, Ga., Sept. 15.—The counti^B
commissioners this morning established^!
a county chaingattg. bringing tlie eounr.^B
in line with the law as interpreted by ®
Attorney General Terrell - S
Baltimore, Sept. 15.—United States, f
Senator George L. Wellington, today re
signed the chairmanship of the republi- '
can State central committee, thus re- 5
linquishing tlje leadership of the pariyk
in this State, jaQauth he has held for the E
past three yefljF . J
Colnmbus, Ga„ Septflfc^Captain ^ j*
The Old Street Scavenger Given HU Old Job
Again.
A few weeks since Tom Dooley, the
old darkey who has swept the streets
here for twenty years or more, was giv
en his walking papers by thejstov gov
ernment, on account af the facljBat one
of his sous who had been helping him,
had figured, tod familiarly with the city
oat pile.
Tom grieved exceedinglyover .his dis
missal and just couldn’t stand, being
banished from the city’s service.
So the city authorities put the old
darkey back to work cleaning hp the
streets and he is happy again.
Fencibles? will resjgmas his business
necessitates his being out of the city
most of the time. He has been captain !
of the company sinejj its formation. Jj
Washington, Sept. lo.-A ddegatimfl
of representative men' from the
old and
day.
vounj
lence of the people in Hoc
is dne to its - unequalled
notic:
suit by the 1
aid Is-fore tba
■xcepted. So
li avoid CO-t.
ton property,
will be quite
Family in Danger of Being
Lynehed.
For The** Die** <
sw Owner*—'
Value* in Drew i
