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COLE CITY'S MUTINOUS CON
VICTS CAPITULATE.

They Come to Terms without NecPsst-
tatiDg BIoodshed-The BonsDza Saloon
at Atlanta Prevented by Law from SELL
ing by the Quart-The Central Rail-
roads Tax Gases.
ATLANTA, GA, July 1.-THE first dis
batch since yesterday afternoon relative
TO the convict mutiny at the Dade coal
mines came at 8 o'clock this morning
from Cole City. Principal Keeper Towers
telegraphed the Governor that nail the
snen in the stockade were willing to come
out, but the leaders were defiant ana
would not allow them TO. lie thought
that those willing to surrender ought not
90 suffer longer, and said he would take
them out to-day. If the others offered
violence he would use violence Tor pro-
lection, and would end the matter to-day
There was no danger Of the conVicts
escaping. The Governor replied; ~ our
message received. | approve the sug-
gestion to relieve the cOnRicts wiling TO
surrender. II necessary to repress Vlo-
1epce. caution the guards to spare life as
far as consistent with the safety OF the
innocent and OF the guards. l rely on
your judgment and prudence"
COL. TOWERS REPLY.
Nothing further was heard from Col.
Towers tin 5 O'Clock this afternoon, when
he wired the Governor that the mutlny
was over. We are taking them out as
fast-as irons can be put on them. All tn9
leaders are out but one, who says he Will
not go out alive, but have no fears OF
him, as they all come out as they are
called. | wiil be in Atlanta in the morn
Ing. / am CHAD we did not have to kill
IL hoo inn
Enller particulars from Cole City, and this
is all the information in possession OF the
executive department.
THE BONANZA CLOSED.
The ball of injunction of Al Bronck
against the-cjty, the first of the prohibit
tion cases, came up to-day before Judge
Richard II. Clarke in the Superior Court.
Last week the city, through Chief OF 70
lice ConaIiy, closed the Bonanza saloon
when beer was being sold by the quart
and drank on the premises. The city
claimed this was retailing and in viola
tton OF the ordinance. Mr. Bronck, of the
Bonanza. obtained a temporary inJunc-
tion and the case WAS heard to-day. The
court held that the business carried on at
the Bonanza was retailing and dissolved
the Injunction. Immediately after the
decision the Bonanza was closed by the
proprietors. The kimball House case,
Involving other points, comes up Satur-
day.
Fritz Menken, driver of delivery
wagon of the Atlanta brewery, while de-
Evering beer to privatefamilies this morn-
ing was arrested by the city and case
made and set for hearing tomorrow.
Chief COnally says he will make several
other cases.
CENTRAL RAILROAD TAXES.
The recent conference of the Comp
tr0ller, Attorney General and Judge Lyon
for the Central railroad for n settlement
of the Southwestern railroad tax cases
resulted in an agreement that the amount
due the state was $4,000 Last week
So, OO0 was paid, but there mas been some
conference as to the balance, The same
officials had a conference to-day and
agreed that the amount due the state by
the Cutbbert junction and Eufaula rail
road was $l0.239 and Dy the Arlington
extension $3.4S3. A statement OF this
agreement was forwarded to the treas
Vrer OF the Central railroad to-day.
The controversy has been settled be-
tween the Comptroller Genera, and in
surance companies as to whether the lat
ter II making returns should give IN the
gross premiums received or the net after
deducting premiums on Cancelled policies.
The companies have been giving in the
net, but the Comptroller has decided that
they must give in the gross. ii Will add
a considerable sum to the Treasury.