The morning news., 1899-03-30
NEW STREET RAILROAD DEAL
REPORTED YERRES Is BUYING
ATLANTA Consolidated.

The stock Has Jumped Up to Double
Its Value Two Weeks Ago, on Ac
count Of the Demand for It-Nine
teen state ConVicts PardOned on
Account of the Change in the
Pcnitentiary System-They Are Al
sick.
Atlanta March GA report has beer
in circulation in business circles for thS
pas. few DAYS. though il cannot be verified
10 thc efrect that Yerkes. the noted Chiea-
60 Street Railway maguate is behind a
movement 60 secure control Of the Atlanta
street railways. including the Consolidat-
ed.
According to information obtained from a
WEI known fnanc.er who keeps posted
on such matters. buying orders have been
issued for Consolidated stock through a
Baltimore firm. and This stock is being sent
there in response TO such others as fast it
can be secured from holders both here and
in Boston.
In consequence of these purchases the
price of Consolidated stock has taken a
jump and is now double what it was few
weeks ago. People interested in the COM
pany of course refuse to say anything in
confirmation Of the report which has been
freely discussed among hnanciers during
the past few days.
Nineteen ConvicTs PardOned.
Partly on account of the change in the
penitentiary system Of the state whicn
takes effect next Saturday, nineteen con-
victs get their liberty through recommen-
.4a bo TO lvr
the prison commissioners, acting as par
don board
The commissioners have made thor
ough inspection and examination of the
convict camps and the list of pardon rec
ommenda tiOns was made with a view to
getting everything Strengthened out for the
Inauguration of the new system. The
following is the list of the fortunate on9s:
Smart Jones, Coffee county, sent up for
life; has been bedridden for two years.
VIII Butler. Sumter county, was sent up
for life; bedridden for many years and
completely helpless.
Muligan Hill, sent up for five years from
Hancock county, paralyzed.
Richard White, was sent up for twenty
seven years from Decatur county, in
dying condition.
Isaac Dickerson, sent up from Liberty
county for life. He has heart disease and
is liable to die at any moment
Alexander Billups, sent up for life from
Mitchell county, helpless with rheuma-
tsm for two years.
Jim Crockett. from Lowndes county, in
the last stages of consumption.
Richard Smith, Dooly county, a physi-
cal wreck and unable to work.
Tom Holson, Dodge county a physical
wreck.
W. f. Hopkins of Effingham is under a
two-year term for forgery. His sentence
will expire in a few days and his health
is bad.
John May of Washington, serving a
three-year term for false swearing His
term expires in April, and he has con-
sumption.
Charles Glenn, of Fulton county; term
viii expire in April, and he is also a con-
sumptive.
Riley JOsey, Schley county, ten-year SEN
tence for burglary, the sentence expiring
next August; badly diseased
Frank Meadow. of Dade, two-year term,
an IDIOT and in declining hearth.
Tom Kinneman, of Whitfield, three years.
badly diseased and almost helpless.
Jack Jones, of Thomas, life term for ar
son, bed-ridden with dropsy.
Jim Tillman, of Baker, life sentence for
murder, totally blind and almost help
less.
Alien Blackwell, for life from Elbert
county for murder, q years old, has lost
a leg and is almost blind.
Jesse Johnson of Brooks. life sentence
for murder, badly diseased has been bed
ridden and helpless for three years.