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BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.
Events of a Week Epitomized In
Curtailed Paragraphs.
The Board of Education held a
meeting on Thursday, and discussed
expenditure of money for a new house,
and other matters.
William Cisnerer, a painter, fell
from a high scaffold at Agnes Scott
Institute on Thursday last, and died
later at the Grady Hospital.
Our Georgia soldiers are invited to
go to New York in September, to as
sist in a grand ovation of welcome to
Admiral Dewey, on his return from
Philippines.
The annual reunion of Phillips and
Cobb Legions will Ire held at ‘‘Big
Shanty,” or Kennesaw, on next Wed
nesday, and every survivor aud friends
is and are invited.
“Labor Day” holiday is approach
ing, and preparations are being made
for its observance in Georgia. In
this city there will be a grand parade.
We wish well for the day, and for
those who are to observe it and en
joy it.
The Confederate Veterans' 1 League
was recentlyorganized in Fulton coun
ty, and already has a large number of
active members. We expect to hear
of some good work and results before
a great while. The regular meeting
will be held next Monday night.
We have learned of some complaint
about the electric ear schedule on Gor
don street,in West End. It comes on ac
count of the new line to Oakland City.
The schedule is not as regular aud
short time as before the new line was
extended. We hope the managers will
give us ten minutes schedule on Gor
don street, as was the way before
they got the.right to extend lines on
the chert road.
Mrs. Arthur R. Rodgers has gone to
Auburn, Ala., for a few days.
Mrs. Clarence Caldwell is visiting
her in Newnan, Go.
Mrs. J. A. Watten of Lawton street,
W. E., has moved to St. Charles street,
city.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Disbrow have
returned from a pleasant visit to Cin
cinnati.
Miss Carrie E. Thomas, who has
been spending several weeks with
friends in Hapeville, is home again.
Mrs. “Hick” Caldwell and “Baby
Jack” returned home this week, after
a delightful visit to Morrow’s Station.
Mrs. Pearl Mardre has returned
from Lumpkin, where she has been
spending several weeks with relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Frank L. Stanton, with her
friend, Mrs. Dilly, of Birmingham,
Ala., have gone to Wilmington, N. C.,
for a few weeks.
The many friends of Jim Stovall,
who is sick at Grady Hospital, will be
glad to learn that, he is improving and
will soon be well again.
Mrs. L. H. Muse and children, ■who
have been spending some time in
Demorest and Dahlonega, have re
turned to their home in West End.
Mrs. W. E. Shivers, of Savannah,
Ga., spent last Thursday in West End,
on her way home from the C. E. Con
vention at Detroit, Mich. W’hile in
the city Mrs. Shivers was the guest of
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Robert L.
Rodgers, on Ashby street.
THIS WEEK’S DEATHS.
Mr. A. L. Macauley, July 31, aged
26 years.
Mrs. Mary Henderson, daughter of i
the late Judge Clayton, and widow of 1
the late Major C. W. Henderson, died <
on July 31. i
Charley Smith, age 20, July 31, at
87 Jones avenue.
Horace Baldwin, 15 months old, in- i
fant son of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Bald- i
win. ,
A. C. Waters, age 21, died at his
home, 213 South Pryor street, of con
sumption, July 31.
The infant of Mr. and Mrs. 11. M.
Winningham died at their home, 26
Capitol avenue, on August 1.
Success comes always to those who
believe In printer’* ink judiciously
used. Let os have yonr advertise
ment.
NEWS OF THE SEVERAL COURTS.
Charles F. Rice, clerk of the court
of ordinary, returned this week from
Tallulah Falls.
Judge Harry M. Reid, of the city
court, has returned from a trip to Ashe
ville and other places.
Judge J. S. Candler,of Stone Moun
tain circuit, was in the city this week
giving attention to some cases in the
criminal division of the Fulton supe
rior court.
Councilor Sid Holland, of Third
ward, acted as the judge “pro hac vice”
in the recorder’s court on last Wednes
day. Some of the culprits who came
before him for breaking the law,
seemed to think that in his “sen
tences” of judgment he surely did
break the record as a “vice-recorder.”
They will not “forget to remember
him” as a “fine” judge, with heavy
proportions of “Holland” justice.
Hon. A. H. Cox, as auditor in the
celebrated case of Moody & Brewster,
is hearing testimony this week.
The supreme court has adjourned
until the next regular term, first Mon
day in October.
Justice S. H. Landrum’s court will
open for August on next Monday.
Justice J. G. Bloodworth’s court
will epen for August on Monday, the
14th of August, with several hundred
cases on call docket.
Justice E. H. Orr’s court will open
for August term on the 28th of Au
gust.
Justice J. N. Bateman’s court will
open on August 21st with a large num
ber of cases on his calendar.
While the fight over the franchises
was going merrily on at the chamber
of commerce, the Atlanta Railway and
Power Company is busily engaged in
building new lines.
The board of county commissioners
held its regular monthly meeting on
Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock.
Consideration of plans for new court
house annex was one of the important
matters before the board.
VISITORS TO THE CITY THIS WEEK.
Judge Bolling Whitfield, of Bruns
wick.
Congressman J. M. Griggs.
Hon. Thomas M. Swift, of Elbert
county.
Judge A. C. McCalla, of Conyers.
Col. H. N. Hall, of Jasper.
G. V. Gress, who was a few years
ago a prominent citizen of Atlanta, is
again in the city.
Congressman Walter C. Adamson,
of Carrollton.
Judge Walter C. Beeks, of Griffin.
Mrs. W. E. Shivers, and her son
Houston, of Savannah.
BOLTING GOEBELITES CONFER.
Ticket A<re«l Upon at Preliminary Meet
ing In Lexington, Ky.
Wednesday the nomination of a
democratic ticket in opposition to the
one headed by William Gobel was
made certain by the action of the con
ference held in Lexington, Ky., called
by the anti-Goebel leaders for the pur
pose of calling a state convention.
Thirty counties were represented in
the conference, and 720 men, by act
ual count, were in the auditorium.
It was manifest from the beginning
that the feeling was not against the
whole ticket, but against its head,
and although other nominations may
be made against those of the Louis
ville convention, the opposition will
be mainly directed toward the defeat
of William Goebel.
It is given out that the slate as far
as it has been arranged for nomina
tions at the coming convention is:
John Young Brown, governor.
P. P. Johnston, lieutenant gov
ernor.
James O’Neil, Louisville.
Harvey Myers, Covington.
W. C. Owens, Scott.
James Todd, Owen.
J. B. Barnet, for attorney general,
Samuel Lutes, Fulton, auditor.
John Dodge, Covington, treasurer.
TRIED TO WRECK TRAIN.
Bloodhounds Round Up the Would-B®
Miscreant* and Murderers.
A dastardly attempt was made to
wreck the fast passenger train of the
Central of Georgia railway that left
Opelika, Ala., Monday night at 9:40
o’clock for Columbia. On rounding
a curve near Chewacla the engineer
was horrified to discover a pile of
crossties on the track. He shut off
steam and applied the airbrakes and
succeeded in stopping the train before
any damage was done. A little further
on two more piles of ties, a telephone
pole and an old mile-post were found on
the ‘racks.
Bloodhounds were secured at once,
and the trail led to the negro cabin,
where Lee Williams, a negro preacher,
and Charley Glazee, a strange negro,
were found. They were dressed, and
admitted having just been to the rail
road, but claimed they were picking
up trash. They are now in jail, and
will be prosecuted to the full .extent
of the law.
ELIHU ROOT
TAKES OATH
New Secretary of War Is Formally
Sworn In.
REALIZES THE RESPONSIBILITY
Hearty Congratulations Were Ex
tended—Alger is Now a
Private Citizen.
Mr. Elihn Root took the oath of
office as secretary of war at Washing
ton Tuesday morning. The ceremony
occurred in the large office of the sec
retary of war in the presence of Secre
taries Gage aud Hitchcock, Assistant
Secretary Meiklejohn, a large number
of army officers in uniform and other
employes and officials. The oath was
administered by Judge Cole, of the
supreme court of the District of Co
lumbia.
General Alger shook the secretary’s
hand most cordially and said with evi
dent feeling.
“With all my heart I congratulate you
and the administration. You will find
around you here men who will help in the
arduous duties of your office. May God
bless you and give you strength.”
Secretary Gage then stepped forward
and congratlated Secretary Root. He
was followed by Secretary Hitchcock,
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn, Gen
eral Corbin and Chief Clerk Schofield.
General Alger pickejl up the com
mission signed by, the president and
attested by the secretary of state, ap
pointing Mr. Root secretary of war.
“Here is your commission,” he said
with a smile, handing it to Mr. Root,
"in which you lose your identity and
become Mr. Secretary. Igo back to
become a sovereign citizen of the
United States and become Mr. Alger.”
“I sincerely wish it were the other
way,” said Mr. Root as he accepted
the parchment.
Then the officers were presented to
Secretary Root by Victor L. Mason,
the confidential secretary of the secre
tary of war. As soon as they were in
troduced they passed oty and shook
bands with General Alger*. Nearly all
stopped to express theirjjregret upon
his retirement and wishThim success
in the future. They also, thanked him
for his consideration and many acts of
kindness and uniform courtesy during
the time they had been associated with
him.
General Miles appeared with his
staff in the full dress uniform of the
major general commanding the army.
He stopped to talk with Secretary
Root for some time, longer than any
of the others.
Following the presentation of the
officers, the civilian officials and clerks
of the department came in and shook
hands with Secretary Root and said
farewell to General Alger.
Secretary Gage, before leaving the
room, went up to General Alger and
shook him cordially by the hand, bid
ding him goodby.
Alger Lenvei For Detroit.
General Alger left Washington at
12:44 for his home in Detroit.
The last official act of Secretary Al
ger was to sign a requisition for the
allotment of $20,000 for transports.
Secretary Root did not perform any
official business during the day. As
General Alger draws the salary for
that day, it was thought, to avoid any
legal complications by having the busi
ness of the department performed by
Mr. Meiklejohn as acting secretary.
AGREEMENT SIGNED
Abolishing the Kingship And President
In Sainonn Islands.
Advices from Apia state that at a
meeting of the Samoan commissioners
both parties signed an agreement to
abolish the kingship and president,
and agreeing to an administrator legis
lative council of three Tripartite
nominees.
The commissioners left on board
the United States transport Badger
July 18th.
United States Consul Osborne will
act as chief justice during the absence
of Judge Chambers.
STRIKYRS’ BOYCOTT EFFECTIVE.
The Big Consolidated Street Railroad Io
Being Harassed On All Side*.
The strike at Cleveland, 0., has
practically been lost sight of in the
popular excitement over the boycott
by the strikers and their sympathizers.
Everybody is talking about it and the
newspapers publish may stories illus
trating the methods resorted to in the
effort to prevent people from riding
on the cars of the big Consolidated.
People of all classes and in all occupa
tions and walks of life are being af
fected and business is suffering,
The street railroad company contin
ues to operate its car lines, but many
of them are run over the road empty,
Beal Estate For Sale
The tracts, lots, and parcels of lands
as stated below are for sale, cheap for
cash, or will exchange for available
merchandise at reasonable prices.
The land lots indicated will be sold
with special warranty of title, with
plat and grant, with the original
“beeswax” seal:
No. Dist. Sec. Acres. County.
942 2 3 40 Paulding.
124 7 2 40 Fannin.
90 1 81 Rabun.
118 26 2 40 Gilmer.
57 11 1 40 Union.
137 19 3 40 Paulding.
308 10 1 160 Union.
650 16 2 40 Cobb.
718 16 2 40 Cobb.
719 16 2 40 Cobb.
885 16 2 40 Cobb.
887 16 2 40 Cobb.
915 16 2 40 Cobb.
958 16 2 40 Cobb.
843 16 2 40 Cobb.
646 17 2 40 Cobb.
16, 17 2 40 Cobb.
17 17 2 40 Cobb.
86 17 2 40 Cobb.
1090 17 2 40 Cobb.
267 20 2 40 Cobb.
1006 16 2 40 Cobb.
514 15 2 40 Cobb.
567 15 2 40 Cherokee.
584 15 2 40 Cherokee.
585 15 2 40 Cherokee.
638 15 2 40 Cherokee.
639 15 2 40 Cherokee.
640 15 2 40 Cherokee.
641 15 2 40 Cherokee.
642 15 2 40 Cherokee.
255 13 2 160 Cherokee.
102 21 2 40 Cherokee.
101 1 202 1 Troup.
731 19 3 40 Paulding.
72 3 3 40 Paulding.
501 3 3 40 Paulding.
880 2 3 40 Paulding.
1175 18 3 40 Paulding.
13 13 1 160 Pickens.
246 6 1 160 Chattooga.
708 18 2 40 Polk.
981 21 3 40 Polk.
7 26 3 160 Murray.
1012 12 1 40 Lumpkin.
314 11 1 40 Lumpkin.
697 11 1 40 Lumpkin.
573 5 1 40 Lumpkin,
830 11 1, 40 Lumpkin.
148 8 2 160 Fannin.
629 3 4 40 Floyd.
643 18 2 40 Douglass.
8 3 490 Wayne.
95 3 490 Wayne.
96 3 490 Wayne.
151 3 490 Wayne.
200 3 490 Wayne,
i 173 3 245 Wayne.
160 2 490 Wayne.
J 75 2 245 Charlton.
}xA 17516 25} Upson.
}x} 11112 25} Taylor.
J 368 28 125 Early,
j 113 18 .1 80 Union.
J 175 16 1 80 Union.
815 14 1 40 Forsyth.
398 5 1 40 Dawson.
157 11 2021 Henry.
104 19 2 40 Cobb.
901 21 2 74 Cherokee.
One city lot, 27x93, on Woodward
avenue, in Atlanta, Ga.
Three lots, 50x150 feet each, alto
gether being Nos. 14, 15 and 16, on
Mt. Zion avenue, in the village of Mt.
Zion, Carroll county, Ga.
One lot, No, 114, in block 17, in
Montrose Park, Montrose county Col
orado.
Six acres on Satterfield Ford road,
5 miles from Greenville, in Greenville
county, S. C.
Three lots at Montreal, on G. C. &
N. railroad, DeKalb county, Ga.
One lot 52x120 feet, on west side of
Violet avenue, Atlanta, Ga.
1,100 acres; 700 hammock, 400 up
land, in Screven county, Ga. This is
a fine place, divided by the Georgia
Central railroad, 50 miles from Savan
nah. Railroad station on the place; good
location for country store. Splendid
situation for factory for staves and
cooperage works. Enough good tim
ber on the hammock laud to pay for
the place three or four times over.
Investors are invited to examin3 this
place.
1.149 acres on west bank of Savan
nah river, in Effingham county, Ga.,
grant of 1784, aud descent of title to
present owner.
1.150 acres on Satilla river, in Cam
dem county, Ga., grant from state,
aud deeds on record for 100 years
back. Good title, by descent to pres
ent owner.
1,150 acres on St. Mary’s river, in
Camden county, Ga. Grant and deeds
on record 100 years back. Good title,
by descent to present owner.
430 acres on west bank of Savannah
river, in Screven county, Ga. Deeds
on record since 1827. Good title, by
descent to present owner.
All of these lands are available for
agriculture, stock raising, mining,
or timbers. Some few of the lots in
north Georgia are in the hills, but
they have the advantage of being sit
uated in the finest section of country
for minerals. Several of these lots
have been examined, or, as the assay
ists aud miners would say, have been
prospected, and found to bear fine de
posits of gold, silver, iron, copper and
marble. The state of Georgia is de-
veloping some of the finest minerrj
regources in this country, in coal, co
rundum, gold, silver, copper, man
ganese, and other minerals,and mnrb'o,
also a variety of the finest timbers for
all sorts of manufactures of wooden
wares and furniture. The state is
noted for its salubrious climate, and
its remarkable adaptability for all kind*
of agricultural products, fruits and
vegetables. Some of these lauds, now
offered, are as fine as any in the world
for fruits and cereals.
A prominent real estate journal, the
“American Land and Title Register,”
recently used a paragraph under the
head of “Investments and Specula
tions,” and it impresses me as being
so appropriate, that I quote it here as
follows: “Real estate is the thing,
above all others, that furnishes a field
for investment that is absolutely safe
”?d profit bearing. It is the material
interest itself, and it cannot be de
stroyed by bad management, extrava
gant methods, competition, casualty,
dishonesty in management or legisla
tion. Its value cannot be depressed
by any of these causes. Investments
in real estate, judiciously made, can
not fail to be profitable. If yon want
to get rich, buy real estate aud know
what you are getting; if you want to
gamble, buy stocks aud let some one
else know what they are giving you.”
I desire to sell these lands as soon
as possible, and they must go at low
prices, ver; low for cash, or on easy
terms and long time with 5 per cent
interest, as purchasers may desire and
prefer. Persons desirous of investing
money for future profits by enhance
ments should examine these offers at
once. I have other lands, which I
will sell on good terms aud low prices.
In writing for information about any
of these lands, refer to them by the
number, district, section aud county,
and enclose two stamps, 4 cents, for
reply. Robert L. Rodgers,
ts Attorney at Law, Atlanta, G».
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LETTERS WERE CONFIDENTIAL.
Attack By H. M. Atkinson On General Gill
Is Causing Much Discussion.
An Atlanta dispatch says: The re
cent attack of H. M. Atkinson, secre
tary »nd treasurer of the Collins Park
aud Belt Railway Company, on Gen
eral John Gill, president of the Mer
cantile Trust and Deposit Company, of
Baltimore, before the electric railway
committee of the Atlanta city council
and in the public prints, has created
quite a stir not only in Atlanta, but in
eastern financial circles, where boiix
gentlemen are well known.
Mr. Atkinson roasted General Gill
hard for disclosing to Joel Hurt and to
the public through Mr. Hurt, the pri
vate correspondence he had had with
the Mercantile Trust company. These
letters, it will be remembered, were
read by Mr. Hurt in public several
days ago, and were also made public
at the hearing of the injunction suit
of the state against the Consolidated
et al. in the hearing before Commis
sioner Parry. Mr. Atkinson took the
position that as the letters were
strictly confidential General Gill
should not have made them public in
order to further his own private inter
ests.
The eastern papers have been pub
lishing reports of Mr. Atkinson’s at
tack ou General Gill, even going io
far as to intimate a duel between these
gentlemen. It happens, however, that
General Gill is in Europe, aud that it
was Charles R. Spence, vice president
of the Mercantile company, that gave,
Mr. Atkinson’s letters out to the pub
lic.