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PUT BACK IN THEIR CAGE
BREMEN'S FUGITIVE JAIL BIRDS
ALL RECAPTURED.

Each Recapture Meant a Reward OF
$5o-Cook Gains Verdic. for S4,-
600 Against the Contractor on the
Capitol-The Western and Atlantic
Inventory Again in Progress.
ATLANTA, Ga, March 15.-Some time
ago five convicts escaped from the
camps near Bremen, on the Chatta-
nooga, Rome and Columbus Railroad. A
reward of $50 was offered for the capture
of each Night before last the Oity Mar
shal of Griffin arrested Hugh Conl sy and he
was sent back to the camps. All of the
escaped men have now been caught.
The commissioners who are taking the
inventory of the Western and Atlantic
Railroad will leave for trip up the road
Monday morning. 1t will take about
week to carefully take notes of the property
between Atlanta and Chattanooga
GOV. GORDON TO SPEAK.
Gov. Gordon has accepted the invitation
to make the annual address az the COM
mencement of Wesleyan Female College in
Macon, June II.
A party of prominent physicians will go
down the Georgia road tomorrow morning
TO investigate Hilman's electric shaft in
Taliaferro county. The party will be Joined
at Barnett by Profs. II. {. White ard L. H.
Charbonnier, of the University of Georgia.
The result Of the Investigations is looked
forward to with great interest, and tho
claims as to the properties of the shaft have
excited much talk
The case Of Cook against NJ. B. Miles, the
contractor on the new capitol, was ended
| to-day by a verdict in the Superior Court
| for 81, 600 for the plaintiff. Cock was the
boss Of derrick gang on the new capitol,
| and some time ago ST. pped on a loose plank
IN the sec nd story of the building, falling
to scatfold below, injuring himself badly.
The case will probably be taken to the Su-
preme Court
The commission to investigate and receive
estimates as to the probable cost of furnish
ing the new capitol met here to-day, with
Gov. Gordon presiding A committee, con-
| sisting of w. j. Speer, w. H. Harrison, z.
ID. Harrison and Clark Howell, was ap-
pointed TO receive estimates as to the cost Of
furnishing the building The commission
adjourned subject to the call of the Cover
nor. The committee will meet Tuesday to
begin its work.
BooK-KEEPER KILLED.
William Washburn, assistant book keeper
of the Atlanta Cotton Seed OIL Mills, was
run over and killed at Mayson's Crossing,
near Edgewood, tonight by freight train
on the Georgia Railroad. Mr.. Washburn
was crossing the track on his way to
Mell's store when he was struck One leg
and one OF his arms were badly crushed and
his skull was fractured He died shortly
after being injured Mr.. Washburn was IL
years Of age. An unde taxer left Atlanta
tonight for Edgwood to take charge of the
body.
T. @. HOWARD DEAD.
Thomas G. Howard died at his home In
Edgewood tonight from an attack Of pa.
ralysis The deceased is well known in
Georgia, and for a number Of years was
prominent figure about the State House.
During the administration of Gov. Colquitt
ne was one Of the secretaries of the Execu-
tive Department and later was connected
with the Department of Agriculture Dur
ing the last session Of Congress he was
private secretary Of Senator Colquitt. He
was one Of the most profound thinkers in
the State and a man Of rare wit and humor.