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LOWER FARES ON RAILWAYS OF THE STATE. »Continued From Page One.) The new tariffs were shipped to ail of the roads from their respecrive headquarters Saturday, and every lit tle station has its new tariff sheets on hand for that road this morning. All tariffs for straight rides on the same lines are figured out, and then* will be trouble about getting tickets for these stations. But rhe trouble will come on these tickets from a station on one line to another. A man in Newnan wants to go to Athens. Instead of buying a ticket for Athens he will find that he can purchase a ticket only to Atlanta, and he must get off the train here and buy another ticket from Atlanta to Athens. It is understood that, each liiw for the present will sell only tickets over its own line for interstate business. Os course, the matter of interstate business is not interfered with at all. and through tickets are to be had as usual. “How are we expected to know the tariff of the Southern, Central, Georgia, Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard?” is the way one promi nent railroad official put the ques tion. “We have only our own tariff sheet figured out. The others wili have to be worked out with combina tion rates, later. You go part of your journey for 2 cents a mile; an other section for 2 1-4 cents, and the third for the old rate of 3 cents. “Say the first distance is twenty seven miles, the next eighty-nine and the third twenty-three, and you see how much figuring there is on that ticket without a tariff sheet, so you can guess the rest of the work on a dozen or so combination tickets. Sr, for the present we will sell only for our own line.” Central Doesn’t Like Order, But It Decides to Obey. Savannah, Ga., Sep. 1. —The Cen tral of Georgia Railway Company will obey the circular of the state railroad commission ordering the re duction in passenger rates within the state effective tomorrow. Tonight the new rate sheets of the company were mailed out t to all of its agents. Vice-president A. R. Law ton, of the Central, who is also cf the firm of general counsel, said to night: “We have taken the necessary steps to put the reduced passenger rates into effect. The action of the commission not having been enjoined, we cannot afford to do otherwise. We shall press for a hearing at the ear liest possible date and hope and be lieve that when the court has consid ered the evidence submitted by us and that submitted by the defendant, it wi l ! grant us an injunction. If it does do so, we expect to withdraw the reduced rates afid restore the scale in force before the reduction became effective. We earnestly hope that if, and when, this shall be done, all officers and citizens will recognize the supreme law of the land in the constitution of the United States and the constitution of Georgia and will not undertake to violate them by dis regarding the injunction. If we are disappointed in this hope there is but one course for us to pursue and that is to vigorously protect our rights to the end and earnestly de fend the law of the land against the assaults of those who violate it.” — Atlanta Constitution. CENTRAL FLIES TO U. S. COURT TO FIGHT LOWER RATE ORDERED BY GA. R. R. COMMISSION. Huntsville, Ala, Aug. 30. —The Central of Georgia Railroad Company through its attorneys, made applica tion before Judge Shelby, of the United States Circuit Court of Ap peals today for a restrain ing order, to prevent the Georgia Railroad Commission from enforcing the reduction of rates on the lines of petitioner in the state of Georgia. A large mass of papers were subini'- ted to sustain the contention that th enforced reduction of rates would amount to confiscation of the business of the company. Judge Shelby has taken the applica tion under advisement. DEAD MOORS ARE PILED UP IN ROADWAYS. Casa Blanca, Aug. 31.—The bat tle between the Moors and French troops yesterday was not decisive and an engagament is expected to day. The Moors stubbornly remain close to the French outposts, and re fuse to be driven away notwithstand ing hot shelling from the battleships and the land fortifications thrown up by General Drude. In yesterday’s engagement fifteen Frenchmen were killed and a large number were wounded. The Moor loss is heavy. Dead tribesmen are piled in the roadways and their comrades can not secure their bodies, so general is the fire. The chiefs of the tribesmen seem determined to fight out the entire question before Casa Blanca END OF STRIKE NOT FAR OFF, SAY LEADERS. New York, Aug. 30. —The strike of the telegraph operators will come to an end by the middle of next week, according to a prophecy made by strike leaders and company mana gers today. The opposing leaders are by no means agreed upon the conditions which will bring about the settlement. However, Daniel L. Russell, of the Telegraphers’ Union, said he is con fident that uext Wednesday will see a complete capitulation of the compa nies. Superintendent Brooks, of the Western Union, said he believed that the empty pockets of the strikers will * lead to a solution of the trouble. Some men are already returning, he said, and he looks for a general break next week. TICKETS SELL AT 2 1-2 CENTS PER MILS. Montgomery, Ala., Sep. I.—For the first time in the history of the state railroad tickets are being bought for 2 1-2 cents a mile. Never before has the fare been less than 3 cents. Rates have also been reduced on 110 com modities of general use in the state. 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ATLANTA, GA. low on all industrial tenitory needs and products, so that with the reduc tions in the bills just put in there comes to the state a general rate as low possibly as any other in the South. The laws are enactments of the recent legislature, and put in by agreement while they are being tested with regard to their constitutionality in the federal courts. PAGE THIRTEEN