People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-08-06

tected will get but small amount.
claims fraud and the legal fight is at
tracing interest.
Last week the At'ant4 post master
received an unsigned letter containing
$50, which the writer stated was due
the government
R. n. Raine, white man who has
recently been employed at the Chris
tian Union rooms in Atlanta unsuccess-
fully tried suicide Sunday by taking
cocaine.
The Georgia and Alabama Railroad,
in, defiance of the court Injunction
moved it's offices from Americas to Sa
vannah during Saturday night. A
warm legal fight will result.
The Appalachian gold mining com
pany at Dahlonega has bought the
Singleton mine. The company will
develop the IL mines it owns to their
fullest capacity.
George B. White, of Kirkwood, Ca,
has mysteriously disappeared. He was
discouraged by failure in business and
it is supposed that he has gone to other
parts.
A civil service examination was held
in the government building this city
last Wednesday for the examination
of clerks and carriers in the mail ser
vice.
Miss Willie Hawkins, school girl in
short dresses, of Woodstock, ran away
last Friday and married Will South,
young farmer who was working for her
father.
w. J. Mayfeld, serving twelve
months sentence for shooting at I. D
Swift, OF Elberton, at the polls during
the state election last October, has
escaped from the chain gang.
Atlanta's city attorney has fled the
city's answer in the case against the
Street Railway Company in whose
favor the U. S. Court rec entity rendered
decision.
Thomas Wilson, on trial at Dublin
for killing Ben Smith, negro, last
January, has been acquitted. Wilson
claimed the negro had pistol and the
killing was in self-defen
Florian Blinde valid, secretary of the
Augusta Brewing Company, was drown
ed in Augusta Monday. He was bath
ing in the lake and went beyond his
depth, not knowing how to swim.
Guy Patterson, negro, broke into
widows house near Franklin Monday
night. Her neighbor, Gus Hopson,
came to her aid and killed the man
with an AK.
A miscreant scattered tacks along
Peachtree street in Atlanta Tuesday
night. More than a score of bicycles
were disabled in few minutes with
punctured tires.
Lord Beresford, alias Sidney Las
celles, who, coming out of the peniten-
tiary, made dazzling record at Fitz-
gerald, skipping with large debts be-
hind and some cash in pocket, is in
Seattle en- route to Alaska.
Railway mail clerk T. M. Phillips,
was arrested in Columbus Tuesday
charged with robbing the mails. 1t is
claimed marked bills sent in decoy
letter were found on his person. He is
of nrOu iunnt family
The Yorkville gold mine has been
placed in the hands of receiver.
Funds to develop the ore were used to
buy more land and the company went
to the wall.
Cooper Dorman, of Americas, swal-
lowed % grains of morphine last week.
Prompt work of Doctor with his
stomach pump, saved his life. The
cause was dependency resulting from
hard times.
B. M. Fowler. OF Atlanta, has been
appointed commercial agent for Geor-
gia at the Omaha exposition. He will
at once get up exhibits and wants eve
ry county to send an agricultural dis
play.
A rabid dog walked into the Grady
hospital Atlanta, last Wednesday mig hit.
The nurs es were afraid to use pistol
on account of disturbing the patients,
but attacked the dog with floor mop
After some narrow escapes they beat
him to death.
Attorney General Terrell, has decid-
ed that the building and loan associa-
ton license fees should go into the
state treasury instead of to the state
treasurer as fees The estate of ex
Treasurer Bob Hardeman have notified
Treasurer Speer that 81, 100 charged
against Col Hardeman will be repaid
to the State as soon as the matter is
positively decided.
Hamilton g. Co, have sold their
warehouse and large brick building at
Rome to the Chattanooga, Rome and
Southern railroad for $3.50, 900. The
road will build a handsome passenger
depot and general offices.
Acting City Attorney Pendleton ex-
ploded sensation in police court
Atlanta Tuesday by declaring that the
use of sidewalks by merchants for the
display of their goods is clearly illegal
Judge Pendleton CONSTITUTES the ordi
nance covering this subject to be SO
so sweeping as to absolutely clear the
sidewalks of every thing, even includ
ing the two feet which has been allow
ed since time immemorial.
Henry Green, negro from Atlanta
has been arrested at Gainesville auC
is being held as witness to the muir
der of Policeman Albert OF Atlanta
Green says that James Williams now
under arrest for the crime, is the one
who did the shooting He says that he
was standing near when the Officer
halted Williams and asked where h'
was going; without word the negro