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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-05-03
RUSSELL BECOMES SARCASTIC
NORTH CAROLINA LEGISL AZURE
MAY NAVE EXTRA SESSION.
Governor Suggests That It Might Be
q Good Thing To Put State in
the Hands Of Receiver.

Raleigh. =. =. April 3o-(snccial)-A
rumor gained currency Yesterday that
Governor Russell was about totcall an ex-
ira session OF the legislature but when
asked the governors only reply was:
Il have nothing to say this afternoon"
J. G. J.. Harris, enc OF the governors
advisors. said he had urged "a special SEES
sion to consider the matter oc Increasing
the tax levy after the adverse decision
of the supreme court Marshal Motto came
here to urge the governor to take the step.
Secretary Of state Thompson said the mat
ter had not been brought before the coun-
ell of state. Governor Russell spoke to
n gentleman here about tho matter say
ms:
1T might be a good thing to turn the
state over TO Pierpont Morgan and We
might find somebody willing 70 take the
recelvcrship. provided Morgan would APP
point him. Receivcrships are valuable
for instance. the Cape Scar and ladkia
Valley railroad. bankrupt concern, PAYS
n Baltimore man N2e90 annually Tor rid
ing here two or three times year IN
palace car. \ roceiycrship Tor tho state
would be- more valuable than this
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OBJECTED TO Els PARTNER
GOVERNOR NOMINATE RAILROAD
COMMISSIONERS.
Two Are Confirmed Without Oppo-
sition, but q Fight is Made
on One.

Nashville Tenn. April o.-(SpeclaLp-The
railroad commissioners have been nominal
ell and confirmed They are Ernest bullock
prominent lawyer Of Jackson: Newt White
farmer and stock dealer of Pulaski. ana
Frank NJ Thompson. lawyer Of Cnat'a-
nooga.
The nominations were sent into the SEN
ate by Governor Taylor this afternoon WiitH
they were taken under consideration Dr-
Upton asked if Thompson was the SAME
man who was Governor Taylor's law part
ner and against whom IL was charged that
he was delinquent as back tax attorney
Receiving the reply that he was the
same. MIR Upton objected to his conHTIl"-
ton and demanded an investigation.
A committee was appointed 10 inNeSu-
gate. and while il was out MT. heeh'y
drew up formal charges that the comp
troller's books did not show that Mr
Thomson had ever settled. The charges
were referred to the COMMITTEES. which. aiter
two hours, reported in favor OF the lmIae-
Giata confirmation OF Mes5rs. Bullock ana
White
The committee stated as to MI Thomp-
son that the comptrollers books showed
that Si2 principal. interest and penalty had
been paid on a certain claim. but tn"t 1hei@
was nothing to tel whether this was Ell
mat was due and that his stub receipts
had been stolen.
The ayes and noes were demanded by
several members but rising vote was
taken and Thompson was confirmed py q
vote Of q to 10 eight republicans ana sen
a+crs Whitaker and Bates voting no
Puiock and White We're unanimously
confirmed. The proceedings were secret
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TIE weekly Constitutions third missing
word contest closed May ist ana all man
matter received in oar Office mp 10 sa'"r-
aav nieht May ls,. containing suesSes az
~, missing word vas considered as ~
time for the contest and were adih'''eu
and given fair and fun chance.
Il viii not DE necessary to write asking
about il. for our fun Office force and all
.he experienced help We can secure are
busnv engaged getting everything ready
for the decision. which will be announcer
ga our next Issue. The contest CLOSING
Saturday night with sunday interveninS'
it rs impossible to announce the result TO-
day.
The rush of subscriptions for Friday ana
Saturday has taxed our working capacity
10 The utmost and the care that was taken
10 get every guess. premium and subserip-
tiop entered exactly right has delayed the
work slightly. our whole effort is 10 get
the subscriptions entered promptly. but ac-
c,lrateIy. and this takes time.
Quite a number have named the word
properly and the division of the prize will
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He SENDS 1T FREE.
Full Information for the Cure OF
Weakness in Zen

When man has suffered for many years
with p weakness that bIights his lite ana
Ioos him OF ali that really makes life Wrcth
living. when, after years of dOctOrfng Win
all sorts OF patent medicines and alleged
speciaices, he discovers remedy u 2.
brings back 20 him the power and physlcai
energy that seemed to him lost forever
he naturally feels generous. lie wants MS
Fellow men to know about IT, He feels that
MS mission on earth is 70 lift out or oohu-
age men who are today battling WIN q
men who. by their own secret fcliles. a.
SUFFERING mental torture that words can
not adequately describe
me world has como to look ~ such sun
Ierers IN q different light from formHr
days- IT now regards them as unfortunate:
not criminal They have lacked moral
conr.eee- They may be victims 81 inherited
passion. or they have acquired secret
habits from ev1E associates. But, what
ever may have been the incentive mat
causes man to degrade his being and
l-oiafe himself froTa society. ne leeds a
friend. lie needs the riEht hand OF fellow
chip and good cheer. II is wrong 10 de-
nounce him for his folly. and Il Is equally
useless 70 give him advice he must nave
offered him. This IS whv I send the meth
od that made me a anau among men, free
10 any one who writes Tor IL. + know tha
aversion that suffering men have 20 the
least Sewblance of nurlfcitv. ard = there
fore, send the infOrmatian securely sealed
IN plain envelope. without marks to
show whore IT came from Thousands OF
NOR sleYa written NE to say how glad
they were 20 get tins remedy. ard every
mail brings encouraging report Of severe
cases OF physical 5ahilit- cured and ernacf-
ated parts restored to natural strength.
Now. my friend DO not SIT and wonder
how 7 can afford to give away mis- yalu-
able Information. but write FOR e today T.
g free TO al. ard Z want every man %
have It. Address. I'm the fullest confidence.
THOMAS SLATER. Box 102
Kalamazoo, Mich
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make each ones share proportion ateiy
smaller. but each one viii receive for
every correct guess made the Same amount
as every one else who has named the word
properly. receives under the rule.
As soon as the record is'complete COM
mittee viii be selected and TO these viii
be submitted the scaled book containing
the sentence. the records Of the guesses
aud the files OF original orders and tho
original guosses. Their announcement Will
discover 10 our subscribers the correct
word. where it is found and the proper
amount for division and the proportlonate
share of each successful contestant. and
checks Will be mailed out upon their Of
fetal report, which viii be published May
10th.
This contest closes for the present the
series OF interesting word contests that
we began last November
The only contest now running IS for the
agents prize, $3.50. TO he distributed Juno
1st. This offer has been repeatedly adver-
tised, but if you do not understand the
exact terms Of it we viii be glad to for
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coNsTABLEs sMoKE CIGARS.
Another Scandal Connected with the
South Carolina Dispenssry

AhOlleE SCaHAat NOAh-StSN "Ae--
South Carolina Dispenssry
Columbia. $. {. April 2s.-Another DIS
peIlsary scandal Is about TO be brought TO
light in this state.
II has always been the custom 60 snip
seized goods to the commissioner of the
state dispensary. located ia Columbia but
from "A recent demand upon the authorizes
Tor the rc;u~n Of personal property. II ap-
pears that ala such goods have never been
Forwarded and the insinuation Is That they
have never b,en appropriated t. private
use by those who made the capture
! Dir. B.cxroEe. who was on ms way 10
Augusta 60 be married recently. had a
very valuable trunk seized by the COLI
stables in Charleston. Ia the trunk there
" Re several gallons OF ilne wines. brandies,
cigars and wearing apparel 20 be- used at
ihe wedding. al Of which were cOuiiScated
III. Bcci1roEe brought suit and gained SsOo
damages. and then demanded the return OF
his trunk
The trunk could not be found, aud the
cigars were. it is said. pulled by the con
statues.
Governor Ellerbe has ordered an investi-
gation OF the matter. and It Is expected
the misrepresentation will be located.
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HOPKINS APPOINTMENT HUNG.
President Still Undecided About Send
ing Him to Greece.

Tho apaointrient of Ipr. Hopkins as minis
tor 40 Greece is nos SO certain kumors
and articles had led he Doctors friends in
tliis city to believe that his nomination for
the important office would be sent in
n.xt week and they were consequently feel
IT," very good.
THE following special from Washington
tells the story:
"Washlngton. April .-(special) The
appointment Of Or l. s Hopkins as min
;ster TO Greece has not been determined
pom.
"I'or T. few hours today the Georgia coll
Cnv was iu1laut i'm tie hope that another
fat plum had been landed for Georgia.
? his belief was based on an Associated
Press story. which stated that there was
"a strong iutimation from the white house
that Dr. Hoi kius would be given the Greek
~ isslon but am Investigation shows that
there is a Gceat deal Of doubt stnl hanging
over the disposition Of this portfolio.
1.-THE story Of the determination Of the
president to appoint Dr. Hopkins appear
e5 IN the afternoon papers here and Gre
atcd % good deal Of CONSERVATION among
tho politicians. They began al once 70 dis
coun: it, They argued that It could not
bc true. since Georgia has already re-
cc.yeJ more married recognition than She
deserves from purely political stand
point, and tho idea of two prominent mis-
...rs going TO such an impre enable demo-
cratic state found very few believers among
tine brethren who are dyed In the wool.
san Ii seemed to como straight and II
kept them guessing
some Of the Georgians who have been
hoping FOR foreign appointments We're ra tn
or sick at heart but they concealed their
feelings It is not so however. with others
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Names OF Those Vino Have Correctly Guessed the Word
Will BE Announced Next Week.

ward fun information to you promptly.
We have been greatly sratlfied with the
results OF these contests. Many guessers
have shown that the subject has been
carefully pondered and that the words
named, even where not the exact word.
show that they fit intelligenuy the au-
thor's idea and carry out his meaning well.
Many have read widely upon constitutional
government and the fundamental laws OF
the nations and we believe questions of
popular liberty have been Well studied.
We trust the information secured Will be
some recompense to those who have taken
great interest in the contest. although they
may not have fallen upon the identical
word used by the author OF the article
quoted from.
Remember in our next Issue. May 10th.
a full report OF the missing word and those
who have named it successfully will be
given and in the meantime the money will
have been paid out and checks will proba-
bly, reach the successful guessers by the
time the paper announcing the result comes
in their hands.
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have been preferred against Lieutenant
Michael j. O'Bren and that they were
filed at the headquarters of the army over
a week ago. 1t is also a well-known fact
that within the last few days charges have
been prepared for filing against Lieutenant
Frank Il. Bamford. The latest rumor in
circulation was to the effect that charges
would be preferred against Major Carter
for using abusive language toward Lieu
tenant Bamford.
With all these charges and counter
charges flying thick and fast. II has been
the general opinion at the fort that whole
sale courtmartials would result, but II
now seems mat such will not be the case
Ii was confidently expected that the pres
ent court would be continued long enough
to try Lieutenant O'Bren on the charges
preferred against him by Captain Ro-
meyn. Now Il IS only fair 10 presume
that the lieutenant will not he tried at all.
or at least not for some time TO come.
Just why the orders to dispense were
issued is a matter OF conjecture. The
theory which appears the most plausible
OF any is that the present trial at Nc
PhersOn has caused such a universal SEN
sation throughout the entire army and has
so stirred UP feeling at the post in this
city that it is deemed advisable to post
pone any further proceedings until matters
quiet down somewhat
The trial OF Captain Romeyn viii be fin
ished Monday afternoon. That night the
officers viii make up their finding. forward
the necessary documents 10 headquarters
and on Tuesday morning viii leave Atlanta
Cor home II a modern army garrison might
be termed such. I'VE like Atlanta" said =
prominent member OF the court last night
but we don't like the style OF court
martial that grows in this vicinity" His
views were heartily concurred IN by several
other members
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who are hungry and who hail from states
that have been neglected. Even Ohioans
become profane at the suggestion Oh Geor-
gia capturing such plums.
IT'S more than Ohio has got declared
the aged and venerable Grosvenor tonight.
using at the same time expletives that
wouldn't look well in print. Then he went
on 20 declare with much honest sadness
tnat but one political appointment has
come to Ohio. that of assistant secretary
or the Agriculture: oil the others. Day.
Storer. Boyle, 10 Smith and the rest. are
purely personal. Grosvenor's complaint Is
but n sample of that which came from
other politicians of other states. Most OF
them declared ii could not be true. ana as
l have stated / fear the chances seem
against il.
..'rhe doctors papers still carry the sug-
gesuon that failing TO secure the ''loelS
mission. he would be glad to go as cohsui
at Antwerp; and should the pressure rom
the politicians of other states be SO great
as TO prevent this other mission coming %
Georgia he may be rendered this consul
late or some other as good
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r4eesmon,s Accounts short.

Savannah, Ca, April 13-f Special l--i n
r,,rarars of The savannah office Of the Ar
n,our Packing Company are anNiously
looking sor Frederick Z. Heesman, who
came 20 Savannah about two wears ago and
took the position OF assistant bookkeener
with the branch here. ana Who on yesterday
left he city with a shortage Of about st.lth
The exact amount of the shortage has
not vet heea determined but If anything
fl may run over that amount.
Hecsman is supposed TO have gone TO MS
homs, in Charleston. where his brother is in
charge OF the Armour Packing Company s
plant
The authorities there have been teie-
graphed to took out for him
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Amaricus Ga. April 3o-(Speciai)-A
very romantic marriage occurred here last
night. the parties being Mr.. J. @. Gnotstoh.
Of AlnledgeviHe. and Miss Lille Giils. re-
siding near Americus.
Tho young people had never seen each
other until they met Yesterday az the all
tar. the courtship having been conducted
by correspondence.
Friends of the young couple say that an
advertisement in "a newspaper was ine
means of bringing the pair together 4
large company OF relatives and friends WIZ
messed the nuptials and Mr. and Mrs
Gholston doubtless will be as happy az Il
thev had known each other all their lives
The couple left this morning for their
home in Miuedg9yille.
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HR. STEVENSON
ON HIS WAY HONE
Former Vice PIe;ldent Spends a Few
Hours IN Atlanta.
IMPRESSED BY GEORGIA GOLD
Immense Wealth Stored Away in the
Mountains OF Lunpkin.
he WILL ssaa sill fCa EUROPE
II IN International Monetary Confer
ence Is Held It VIII Probably
Be in Paris.

Hon AdiSl 2 Stevenson. former vIce
president Of the United States. was a tho
Nimbsn Friday afternoon with party
= Cang;alists from Nashville. Kentucky
ma Illinois
The party were returning from Dahionc-
a. where Vhey- invests--atst the great
-ldies ~ gold ore Nir. Stevenson has no
iHal..tal Interest ia that section himself.
'ut came Gown with Fl. euds 10 look into
80 rcg1rts which they haI heard Speak
ug % what d.. had seen. he stated that the
'ahlonega field Appeared Co him IN - I'm
s.-rsseiy rich IN gold He had never sccn
Eo.d bel. before vhich r,sgulhlesl this one
srJ j. was a new proposition 10 him. but he
"a deeply Impressed ~ IT, He put IN
uur-day looking over several mining
rogertles sruuur them some ~ those be-
sl-.ng TO thc Appalachian Gold Mining
-crunluy. e corporation with s-sfsssNf
aDitni stock Tine vice president. Colonel
william Duncan. Or Nashville. ana Aicssrs
.lIliauIs. the second wee president. and
D. kIrsaa-r-ek. tlie secretary and
gs-sur-r. r. IN the party Other MEM
era were AEsSs-s- Jnslu r. Atkinson. pres
I-ut - tine -. Bernard Coal Company:
osegh Fosri ard T. Bailey. other large
AZ Operators ~ Darlington. Ky. n l..
rahsu. s. coaI operator. OF Bloomington.
.L- Lr Lewis Stevenson. q son OF the
S-vlc. president. and Colonel Moore. OF
.lhlor. 80
1Ir. Sgevauson Is one ~ che American
.mr,fssiurers 10 the proposed information
monetary conference If.l tulu sail Tor
-rlus-e within IT, next -en days No
uroueau country has officially designated
ne deslre 10 participate in SUCH = confer
Ecn. Americas commissioners VIII first
~ France Co s-les.t commissioners and
successful rfs-e VIII tatze uD the some
lgsrilu win Germany. England aud othcr
ssLIer cauutrIes The fact that no Euro
.au couutrv hls ysr moved iu the matter
.as nor rusau that the conference VIII
&c through -Ir- Stevenson said When
motor Wr--ntt returned frnuc hi7 to-r
Sd v-l-. 20. was .rcossray e. % ts'iev- THAI
conference would De possible The s. ma
a member "f the commission
rrr.r International monetary ceufe-errfs
IL, haar, hal ,ssu rgr-rt wears The Luro-
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tu., r111aue iza.-gu 81 silver. said M
ter-Sou- Efe hopes that silver viii Ee- a
Reg showing this ti-ae- The conference
rr-pually D. held On Haris Il held AZ
E..a-4uz.- France IS -uure friendly 90 tbs
resl.t iga-sou - tt.- " -4.-e metal than any
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TRIO OF NEGROES
TRY A HOLDUP
Second FieTCa and Bloody Battle Occurs
atHafdaEay, Ga.
HlGHW&YMEW SHOT TO DEATH
Twice in One Week Bold Robbers En-
ter Futney's store--Eirst Time
a Defender Was Killed.

Albany. ca. Anru -lspecIaL)-A
pitched battle. supplemented by a running
nSht ia which y.uclesre-s. shoteu1s am
revolEers were used occurred tonight az
Har5away. small toWn near hers.
Il IVES the second attempt To rob PutneT >
store. tae first oue Tuesday night result
ing in the death o. a negro porter Tn tae
store
IL may be- easily imagined thar the entire
county is Thoroughly excited
Three desperate negroes. armed 20 ths
teeth. composed one wing OF the FIGHT whila
e half dozen Iaw-ahslin- citizens consu-
tuted the force 10 which the negroes were
opposed.
Story Of the First Attempt.
on Tuesday night last about o'clock
three negroes entered Puney's store Dun
can I7ofr,stor. u clerk. Julian Forester
and j. r. and T. +. Wcathcrby. members
oil the firm and Blll Brass u neEro. We're in
the store talking. ono or tho taree negroes
came in a Eole ahead OF the otaer two
and engaged Mr. Duncan FroVrester =, con
versatiou. but the instant the other two
entered the building they threw their guns
ia front of them and ordered everybody
To throw up tlelr hands. Every man in
the room was practically covered and re-
sistance was out OF the question, besides
which no one but Brass, the negro. had a
weapon.
Brass paid no attention 70 the command
of tte negroes buc pulled bis gun and Boz
gan firing. This drew tho FIRE from tha
negroes guns and il q second Brass fell 70
the floor. 81 dozen holes having been bored
through him As the shooting oeE:ln the
negroes backed toward the door. This gave
the men In the store nm opportunity 10
move and one or two of -hcm grabbed guns
ana opened FIRE oa the negroes A rum
ming IsEt tnsuld. but The negroes made
good their escape and nor even fi''1-
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Relicion stopg a 1910.

Savannah Ca. April 9s.-tSpeciaL Miss
Daisy Crosby and Air. G solee were 70
have boen married tonight but the cath
Ollie faith interfered and the wedding did
not come off.
Mr. Solee is a. Catholic and Miss CROSBY
a Methodist lie first agreed % be mar
r.ed by "A Protestant minister. hut ms peo-
pie persuaded him 70 refuse
Then Miss Crosby refused TO Ice married
by priest. SO the wedding has been post
poned indefinitely.
Both are wen known IN Savannah
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pEEoUNcE SWIMMERS TACTICS
Butler aud Others Declare Populist
VIII Eot Apply for Office.

HaI.lrr. IS. ~. April 3d. especially - soma
Tor fi..l.- and f'opuIist Cen-r,ssm,n Fow-
l.r.saufn-l Martin al.l S,r"ua today issued
Il. statement In which they say that Com
grassmsn skinner and tine popullst legisla-
tive hoi;.rs are urging populis's TO accept
-afiees and other positions and assuring
them tsat the. can set them II they secure
tna iulCrserlcEt 81 the popuiist congress
uf.-u.
seaator Batter and the other signers de-
rounee this as false and say she only way
- ga surh political booty IS throulh Skin
p AND that tile ponut-ts v'I not Dee n
party to such "A base game wish iae slc-
f-.Giry administration.
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shnoting AffraY IN IsabeIIa.

Isabella. Ga. April 2S-(SpeciaL.i-i-. A
N-asI,it shot ana dangerously wounded !. II.
Westberry mere this morning The trouble
grew out OF Il business transaction between
Mr. Westberry and Mrs. Nesbitt. Il Is ar
legged by Mr.. Nesbitt that Mr- Mestoerfy
wrote his wife an insulting note about =
business matter and Mr.. WestDerry says
nothing IN the note was insulting. Neaoit-
aud Mestberrv met on the street this morn
ing and engaged IN a night. during which
Nebltt shot Westberry Both belong -
prominent Georgia families The chances
seem about even for Mr.. Nestberry's re-
CoVel'V
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CANNOT HIRE OUT HER CoNvIcTs
Judge Banks Declares an Alabama
Law Unconstitutional.

birmingham. Ala. April 2s-l7peciaL) ,
Judge Banks OF the circuit court TO-DAY
rendered a decision as 20 the cohsulus!4---
.i,.,. ~ tba law authorizing the city Of iiir-
r1irgnarn to lcase pri =oners TO the coal
mine operators.
lie held The law unconstitutional ana
in the ease of J. IT, Powell VINO got "ut
hahcas corpus proceedings. having been
sentenced to thirty days i'm the tealoHrS
rainos or q plea Of suiity "t disoreei'S
conduct. ordered the release or the P'''H-
tiff
Th,re have been more than forty pr.s-
on.~s som; to CoaiburE on tae lease made
hv the Slcss company with tAe city anu
~ soon - they institute haheaa corpus
proceedings they win get their liberty.