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The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-08-07


esIauIlsnlng the farm scnoo1 lie mas
pushed II so vigorously that q few d.vs
ago the school was opened and the fist
session begun. = four year course Of
study has been Planned v hich is in
tended to thoroughly 1T the graduates
tor making 4 success Of agriculture.
During the summer months. from
April TO October, the pupils viii be
taught Practical farming. They will
take part, under the guidance Of the So
perintCLGCIr, in all the fam work
They Will learn how TO plant and hoe
potatoes and the process by which c.Lcr
crops are raised. L she winter they
viii lie taught the theory e farming
and all that pertains Jhg1cto. Including
chemistry, botany, geology. &C. There
viii also be q general coarse q cGuca-
ton as pant Of the winter curriculum.
a superintendent AID Lis wife no
have been II the head q q similar in
stltutlon have been engaged and are IL
charge OF the farm. The school opens
With 20 pupils, and by this time they
are busy IL the fields. Just adjacent TO
the school is celebrated seed farm, and
arrangements lave been made 10 have
the students visit it constantly and take
part III the important work done there.
Ihls viii insure their acquaintance
with the best and most improved meth
ods or agriculture. The farm supeT!n-
tendent head gardener, fertilizer,
orchardlst and live stock superintendent
VIII also constitute part Of the fac
uIty OF the farm school and will give
instruction during the summer by prac-
tlce and III winter by theory. \ nearby
stock farm which IS model Of its kind
VIII also be an auxiliary TO the farm
school,
The school Is to be conducted Oh the
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-12-20

Jackson, Walton, Gwlnnett Banks, Frank
lin, Clarke.
n L. Hutchins,* of Lawrenceville, judge;
G. II. Brand of Lawrenceville solicitor
general.
Populists' Will Follow Suit.
Some of the populist leaders in the legis-
lature were asked yesterday about the
policy of their party as to nominations I'M
der tho new law, and all OF them were IN
favor of separate circuit primaries. Ihey
are not nearly so much Interested IN the
law now as they were when the original
bill providing for circuit elections came
over from the senate, because 1t has fobDed
them Of the hope of getting an occasional
Judge or solicitor in a circuit made up OF
counties having a populst majority. Inc
same may be said of the republicans. ihey
were inclined to enthuSe over the meas
ure at first but they seem to have loSt IN
tercSt.
In the change OF the nominating machln-
cry some detail matter is yet to be con-
sidered Much will have to he determined
as to time of holding the nominating con-
ventions or MISUNDERSTANDING the date Is
TO be fixed by the state or by the circuits.
A uniform system is most liftely, IN order
to avoid confusion A whole lot of care
fuIIv-pIanned schemes and Well-built fences
have been demolished by the passage of the
bill and q great many ambitious gentle
men are now looking ruefully at the ruins
before determining whether or not to COM
,naure rebuilding.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-12-20
J. Tom Rodgers Acquitted.

Constitution Bureau, Brown House, Ma
con. Ga. December 14-Mr j. Tom Rod
gers who was indicted some time ago by
the grand jury of Bib county for having
set fire TO the Volunteers armory, was
acquitted today upon trial in the superior
court.
The result of the case IS the main topic
on the streets tonight. The indignant
friends of Mr.. Rodgers claim that he has
been much abused In directing the YER
Dict of not guilty Judge FELTON, said there
was no evidence at all TO show that MI.
Rodgers had anything to do with the burn
ing Of the Macon Volunteers armory. In
fact. he said there was no evidence to
show that the fire was the work of an in
cendiary. ~
The chief witness against Mr.. Rodgers
was Mr. W. c. Turpin, former co-partner
in business. His testimony showed MOTH
ing more direct than that the fire had
started in their store and he had left
MI Rodgers in the store between and
S O'Clock. The case has caused great in
terest here, owing to the prominence of
Mr.. Rodgers. His vindication causes gen.
eral and genuine rejoicing.
Upon a fair trial Hoods Sarsaparilla ful-
fills all claims made for it. Ii Is the one
true blood purifier. hence its success in
alternating pain and cLring disease after
other remedies have failed
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-12-20
SOAKED MATCHES IN WATER
Peculiar Method of Suicide Adopted
bv q Prisoner

Fayetteville, Ca, December l5.-(Spec'al)
Andrew J. Griffin who was convicted "f
murder here last week and sentenced for
life to the penitontary, attempted suicide
in the jail last night by soaking Two nun
dred matches in water and eating them
lie was found in an almost dying condi-
ton this morning, and three ply 5iG1 tls
have been at work on him in an ehoft 10
save his life hui have met with poor sue
ccss as h" is still unconscious ana seems
to have suffered untold agony.
Griffin, It viii be remembered, vas con
Victed ON circumstantlai evidence, backed
hy his confession of numbering .Nr'h II
Jackson. a negro, and sinking his body in
FLINT river last June -Four others were
indicted with him, but he WAS the only
one convicted \ motion for new Trial
i'm his case is being heard by Judge Beck
in Thomaston today but from present ap-
pearances, he will be judged by nigAer
tribune than Georgia courts.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-12-20
SCHOOL FUND IS
PARCELED OUT
Over a Million and a Half Distributed
Over the State.
ATLANTA GETS S44,O79.93
While Ali the Rest of Fulton County
Receives $16,323.o1.
SCHOOL POPULATION is eoA,o61
The Per Capita Tax Amounts to $500
Which Is II Cents Higher Than
It Was Last Year.

The apportonment of the common school
fund of Georgia for 1898 to the several
counties of. the state has been concluded by
State School Commissioner Glenn.
The amount apportior ed was $l,632 35I'
the apportionmert beng made on the
school census of 1893, according to which
Georgia has a total schoo! population 81
G04.9n. The rate Of appOrtiOnment per
capita IS S269S, an increase of $40 over
this year, the rate for which is $l.923
The following table shows counties, and
by cities when 50 awarded, the app0rton-
ment of the fund:
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-12-20
THIRTEEN COUNTERFEIT BILLS.
They May Get Two Young Men Long
Terms in the Pen.

tNairturn Ca, December 3-(Spett"L} :
r. T. Martin J b. Roberts and y. X
Minis were arrested here this afterA )on Tor
attempting to pass counterfeit silver by j.
w. Camp and j. L. Hearn y .elr5run
was received from Marshal Luck q COL
Iege Park. stating that three young men,
travelling in a one-horse wagon, haze at
tempted to pass counterfeit com there
Marshal Camp held them and made search
but found none, and they We're allowed
10 proceed After they left thirteen COun-
terfrit dollars. poor limitations. We're found
where the wagon had stopped when they
were searched. They were soon nNertak"h
and were carried to Atlanta tonight by
the officers Martin and Roberts are ope-
ratives of the Palmetto cotton factory.
Minis claims Atlanta as his home The
officers have the money in their possession.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-12-20

the comptroller general shall Issue. In
stanter an execution against the prin-
cipal and his suretics for the amount
Of hire DUE together with all interest
and costs. In the event the said con-
tracts Of hire are, for any cause, for
feited. the comptroller general shall.
upon notification by the commission
that forfeiture has occurred. collect.
in addition to the hire due as aforesaid.
twenty-five per cent on the bond, as
liquidated damages, with all COSTS
which said execution shall be collected
as executions against tax collectors are
now collected by law
Sec. 49, Be it further enacted, That
upon the expiration Of the present lease,
the commission shall place upon the
property purchased the females, who
shall be put at such labor Is best suited
to their sex and strength. They shall
also place upon said farm or farms.
all boys under fifteen years of age,
who shall be put at such work as Is
best suited to their strength and age
making provision for such moral and
manual training as may be conducive
to their reformation and restoration to
good citizenship. Such aged. inhrm or
diseased convicts as in the judgment OF
the commission shalt not be hired out
and such others as may be needed or
reserved by said commission. shall be
put at such labor as the mmiss1on
may direct. The convicts required by
the county or municipal authorities for
public works therein shall be delivered
to said county or municipal authorities,
and the residue shall be put at labor
on the contracts OF nlrIng mace as
herein provided
$4,000 for Carrying Out the Act.
Sec. A. Be it further enacted, That
on the assembling of the general as
sembly of 1898, said commission shall
lay before that body a detailed report.
showing what property has been pur-
chased by them: what contracts have
been made for the hire of convicts. and
an itemiZed report of all expenditures
thereafter make reports to the general
assembly of their acts and doinSs.
They shall also formulate such rules
and regulations as may be deemed BEST
for the government Of the penitenliary
in conformity to this act, and recon-
mend such legislation as may be neeneG
to carry out their plans.
Sec. Is. Be it further enacted, That
the duties of the principal keeper of
the penitentiary. as now provided by
law, shall devolve upon the commits
sion hereby created; and Immediately
upon the appointment and Qualiltca-
ton of the members of said commission.
the office of principal keeper of the
penitentiary, and the office of assistant
keeper of the penitentiary, and the Of
flee of physician of the penitentiary
shall be abolished.
Sec. 16. BE 1t further enacted. That
to carry out the provisions of this act.
the sum of fifty thousand dollars $50
GOO or so much thereof as may he nee
essary, is hereby appropriated and the
governor is hereby authorized to draw
his warrant on the treasurer for the
same out of any money in the treasury.
Sec. II. Be 1t further enacted, That
oil laws and parts of laws in conflict
with this act be and the same are
hereby repealed
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-12-20
Party Managers Already Arranging for
the Change.
DEMOCRATS TO ACT FIRST
State Committee Will Order Separate
Judicial Conventions.
POPS AND REPUBLICANS TO ACT
Full List of the Present Judges and
Solicitors with Their Circuits
and Terms of Office.

Without a single exception all the other
democratic leaders who were spoken 10 Oh
the subject last week agreed with the GOV
ernor that It would be best both as Il mat
ter of party policy and TO avoid uhheceS-
sary complications to arrange Tor Tue
holding of separate judicial conventions, III
the event the people at the ballot box APP
prove the constitutional amendment, passed.
by the legislature, eleCting judges ana so
liCtors by the people.
The state democratic committee WIZ fiN"
ably meet in March and by that time Il plai,
for the proper amendment of the rules VIII
be submitted and adopted 1t IS likely also
that this plan will be submitted to the dei1-
ocratic state convention for Its lndorSe-
mcnt, at which time it will have become
sufficiently familiar throughout the state
to allow the local party leaders to go alltdu
with their convention arrangements.
1t Will be some time yet before an elec-
ton is held under the new law, ana every
BODY will have plenty of time to get in all
sorts of work in the interest OF CandldateS'
1t is of course too early to indulge IN any
speculation on this score, but 1t IS inter-
.Stiug to note the terms and dIStS CTS OIL
the present judges and solicitors. Many 81
them Will go out of Office next year ana
this means that their successors VIII nave
to be elected by the legislature of 1898. The
following is q complete list, ana those
married. with an asterisk CO are til" ones
VINO will be called upon once more to run
the gauntlet at the capitol before tackllng
81
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-12-20
Free to Suffering Women.

| will gladly tell any suffering woman
how | was cured after years of suffering.
and when | was almost reduced to begXary
nv medicine bills. | want money what
ever but do this solely to benefit my suf-
faring sisters. Address, with stamp,
MRS JOSIE STEN EMS,
WaycrOSS, Ga.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-12-20
Found Dead in Bed.

Culloden, Ga, December 5-(SpeciaI) J.
r. S. Locket, nephew of eX-Judge K. p.
Tripp was found dead in his bed this
morning.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-12-20
Burglar in His Eleventh Year.

Columbus, Ga, December 14.-(Special)-
negro boy VINO claimed to be only eleven
years of age, was UP before the recorder
today on the charge of burglary. He is
charged with burgIarzinG candy store
one night recently. He was bound over
and the grand jury viii sift the case.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-12-20

Michigan Medicine Co. has message for
every man on page 9. Don't fail to read 1t.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-12-20
WirOiDiC Has ADti-EOotball Bill

Richmond Va, December r2.--By A vote
of five to four Il committee of the state
senate today ordered favorable report
on anti-footbalI bill
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-12-20
MOP HANGS THREE NEGROES.

Total... =. E. ".G04961 $l,G32,SSl 20
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-08-14

OF Richard Barrow and half a dozen
companions seated themselves on the
side o; the road and refused 10 move.
They said they could not be made 10
move by all the deputies present and n
wordy war ensued Finally Deputy
She--S Clark seized Barrow by the
shoulders and dozen strikers ran to
his rescue. One striker Il out-d To
them not 10 resist the officers,
and after much persuasion Barrow and
his companions moved of. The strik-
ers then marched to Camp Isolation
without further molestation.
The strikers at Turtle creek obeyed
the injunction by not marching on the
Oakhill mine. Instead they proceeded
to the Springhill mine Of Dempster
Boyd 4 Co. and succeeded In inducing
the men TO meet them this afternoon
and discuss the situation.
During the morning about 40 women
appeared In the crowd at Plum creek
The party was headed by the strikers
queen Emma Haas. wearing a wreath
OF daisies and carrying a nag. \ num-
bea of banners were displayed bearing
striking inscriptions. among which
We're: We Are out for Women :
Rights" "Sixty-nine Cents or Bust T"
United We Stand. Divided We Fal. ="
ITS Bread and Butter We Want"
The deputies lined up again and or
dered the crowd 10 disperse. one girl
said to a deputy. "Oh. you are not So
many. We are not afraid of you" The
deputies received many taunts and
jeers. hut the marching women were
finally persuaded to return 10 their
homes without serious trouble.
As soon as the report of trouble at
Plum creek reached the miners head
quarters, President Dolan left for Plum
creek. He viii bring Mott to this city
and have an Information made against
Stewart. the deputy who, IL Is alleged,
struck Mott with a horn. for assault
and battery.
Superintendent DE Armitt OF Oakhill
mine No. will make another deter
mined effort To operate his mine with
largely increased number OF dlggers
Instead OF imp rting men the miners
now idle througa sympathy with the
strike are To be rounded up with view
to getting them TO go to work. Nine
teen Italian miners went To work al
Oakhill this morning. They promised
to work every day II given protection
This afternoon william ]. Brennan
attorney for the strikers. said he would
enter suit against DE Armitt for per
jury In connection with the affidavit,
made In the application for an injunc
tion issued yesterday. Brennan sait
one ~ the defendants named had beer
dead two years and two others had moi
Leen mining for about the same period
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-08-14
Ruptnred "a Blood Vessel.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena. Aug. l3.-oscar G. Matheias.
manager OF Arthur T.. curilns carpet de-
partment died suddenly this morning
4 few minutes after getting up he was
SEIZED with a M of coughing and a blood
vessel was ruptured. He fell TO the floor
and expired few minutes later. AL
though AFFLICTED with asthma for a year.
Mr.. Matheis felt unusually well during
the last few weeks. He was % years old
aud married The body will be shipped TO
St Paul
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-08-14
TRIP TO THE TRACK.
Great Crowds Pillow the Procession Of
Carriages.

preparaiions for the start 10 the
track in the afternoon began at 2:5o'
when carriages were sent TO the resi-
dence Of w. a. Clark for MIR. and MRS.
BRYAN and the members of the ladies'
committee. Returning the committee
and others who were to accompany NV
Bryan were picked up at the Suite
hotel. from which place the start proper
was made. At 2:i5 o'clock the process.
sion formed. headed by a platoon oi
police. with "a men in line. under Chiet
Mulholland and captain Dawspn'
Next came the Boston 4 Montana band.
Followed by Mr. Bryan's carriage. con-
taining. besides himself, Governor
smith. Senator Mantle and Mayor
Harrington. The ladies' reception
committee accompanying Mrs. Bryan
followed. Mrs. Bryan. Mrs. CLINTON
Moor. and Mrs. j. NJ. quinn riding In
the carriage behind Mr.. Bryan. In the
next carriage rode Mrs. George Ran.
Mrs. William McDermott, Mrs. j. ID.
SIemons. Mrs. James Broughton. MIS-.
n. S. Clark. Mrs. Alfred Balmforth and
Mrs. e. A. jackson followed IN the next
aud Mrs. Ben Tibbey. Mrs, v. n. Man
ches;or and Mrs. Allen Gunderson IN
the next. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Miller
followed in their own conveyance and
the next NIlfldEf ''hhthN'
Quinn. Emmett Callahan and Byron
Cook. In the next carriage were
Thomas Lavellc. u. j. Hennessy ana
PJ Rrophy and In the last were Con-
yressmau Hartman. John MaguFe,
Mai J. r. Dawson and ID. j. Charles,
Leaving the Butte hotel the proces-
sion moved east On broadway 10 Wyo-
ming street. and thence 10 the track
bv the regular route. The line Of car
riages was followed by great num-
her OF people On foot. but not 50 many
as on the preceding day ON the way q
Walkervile. the great bulk OF lhe
crowd having gone out ahead. Be
sides the people walking In the streets
there was vast number OF ptlNale
convcyances on the road, but Officers
Sol lew cauts in O'Leary. Weston and
Dorais. who acted as a mounted escort
10 AIR Hrvan, kept the way clear and
there was little IN the way Of incident
transpirsd on the way save the lusty
cheering Of the people on every car thai
passed.
Arrived al the track Mr.. and Mrs
Rrvsn ware escorted 10 the stanC
through the great throng that sur
rounded II and sfrove vainly To shak,
hands. His appearance on the plat
form was the signal for an outburs
from the crowd that was deafenin=
Among those who were seated In tn
stand were Mrs. Bryan and the ladlei
accompanying her besides the followln:
named: Thomas Lavelle. William Me
Dermott. q. NJ. Allen. sheriff Regan
Pat Conlon. j. r. Beck. Peter Near
thur. j. J. Knowiton. Judge Stapleton
j. v. wilkins. W. w. Johnston. J. II
Monteath. p. j. Gilligan. Charles Mat
CONTINUED ON Page slx.,
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A DIG SCHEME.
The Piateaa-Grand Canal VIII Irrigate
$50 900 Acres.

Denver. Aug. ls.-Hon. James Wilson.
secretary of agriculture, and c. =. sayiors
government expert on beet sugar culture
left Denver to-day to investigate the pos
sibilitiss for beet sugar culture In Grand
valley. AT Grand Junction they will meet
Colonel Balcolm OF New York. who will
explain 20 them the Plateau-Grand irriga-
tion project and show them a tract of
aS.ooo acres on which II h proposed To
erect a beet sugar factory at cost Of
s3Oc.eo II il Intended TO colonlze tho
land under the desert land act OF the
state OF Colorado. The factory viii be
built simultaneously with the Plateau
Grand canal which Will take sufficient
water from the Grand river TO irrisats
S,coo acres In Mesa county. Colorado. and
$4,000 acres in Grand county. Utah IL Is
claimed that the climate In the Grand
valley Is better adapted TO the making OF
beet sugar than that in any other part
of the United States.
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TREMENDOUS APPLAUSE
Great Truths of Bimetallism
Powerfully Presented.
THE CAUSE OF THE PEOPLE

In the Morning Mr.. Bryan is Taken
Through the Anaconda Mine = He
Cracks Jokes Over the Costume-Be-
fore Noon the Crowd Begins to Gather
at the Traok-They Stood for Hours
in the Sun Waiting No One Com
plained-A Roar of Applause as the
Party Arrived-Bryan's Voice in Per-
feet Condition = He Had Thorough,
Command of HIMSELF Not Break in
His Speech From Beginning to End =
Introduced by Senator Lee Mantle
in a Felicitous Address-The Great
Issue Before the People Not Man
of the Twenty Thousand Present Left
Before the End Governor Smith and
Congressman Hartman Make Short
Addresses.
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MASS FoR cANovAS.
Held In Loadea and Attended BY Nest ef
the Ambassadors.

London. Aug. IA requiem mass Cor
the repose OF the soul of the late prime
minister OF Spain. Senator canovas del
Castillo. was celebrated this morning Ia
the Spanish church. The altar was drsped
with black and In the center Of the main
aisle was catafalauc covered with a pail
OF purple velvet with a large gold eross-
There we're many people present at the
service. including the Spanish ambsssa-
dor. Count Casa Valencia. and his star.
all IN fun uniform: the United States anu
bassador. Col John Hay; the German am-
bassador, Count Won Hatzfeid. most of
the ministers. Henry White. secretary cf
the United States embassy Lord Gicnerk.
proprietor OF the Morning Post. and many
ladies.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-08-14

st. Joseph. Aug. l3-Aibert Kneeland.
the alleged bigsmist. arrested In New
Mexico and brought here for trial ac-
cording To letters received. has 10 wives,
nearly all OF them living. They live in
Ohio. Illinois and Missouri. knesland Is
travelling artist and was married the
last time here about two years ago. he
was first married at Columbus. Ohio. Ills
fourth wife. living In st. Louis is pushing
the prosecution.