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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
Important Sale Of Brood Mares

II IS not often that so large a number
OF hish bred brood mares are offer. j.
2-i2. all in one lot Thirty head If -.
mares bred 10 Dillon viii ice offere,5 nc
Glen Moore q. j. Stock Farm salc o.-
sooer -'tn- Mr.. Wells bred - Of his o.sl
mares this season 10 Dillon ar.4 r9i+sf ...I
some 10 make room before housing time
MS Is a chance Of Il lifetime Many u
these mares We're bought with yjew ~
1seellnS them 10 Baron Dillon and selling
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
"uNcLEv PATRICK CARMICHAEL
Death of the Good Old Gentleman at
Senoia Ga

Senoia. Ga. September 26.-(Special)-
The death Of "Uncle" Patrick earn icbael
removed n sturdy character whose life
was full OF good deeds and kind acts. He
was an octocenarian. having been born in
South Carolina in 1919: removed to Geor-
gia at ten years of age and was married
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
,PossUM IN THE PARSONAGE.
Preacher at Waycross Will Have a
Fine Meal.

Waycross. Ga, September SO.-tSpecial)
Friday night Rev. J. NJ. Glenn, pastor OF
Trinity church. went over TO turn on the
church lights for the EpwOrth League
meeting, leaving a lamp burning In the
hallway. As he came back to the par
sonage no espied some animal running
down the hallway. and supposlng II was
a cat. he gave chase and soon came UP
with a very large fat 'possum ana caught
II az the end of the hallway.
Tie preacher says the Lord VIII always
provide I'm some way. even though IL IS
in ways Eys, eriOus. The 'poSSuIh is IN
good pen in the parsons yard.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
Editor Shepard's Guess.

Perry Homo Journal: Editor shepard. OF
Tho Fort Valley Leader, received last week
check % $500 from The Atlanta Constitu-
ton he having guessed third nearest the size
Of the last cotton crop. His guess was with
in 2A6 bales OF the exact number. We con-
gratuIate Editor shepard upon his good for
tune. but venture the hope that this incident
viii not Induce him TO become q professional
,rtfesssp
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
FRANKS HAS BEEN INDICTED.
Charged with Swearing Falsely When
Going ON a Bond.

t'2lelgh. n g, September 27-(SneciaiN
The grand jury of the superior court here
IodaN returned true bill against ex-
state Senator J. \. Franks. Of Swain
county. for perjury The case is = sem
satlonai one. Franks is republican and
was member of the state election board.
Nv" years ago q man named George ~.
Justice came here from AsbeviIla as q
lawyer, stole Il number Of Iawbooxs from
the courthouse and other buildings. aud
WAS arrested on the charge of larceny.
ranks became his security. giving i
JUSTIFIED bond for $50. and swearing he
was worth that much in excess of all in-
oeotedheSs. Justice fed the state and
went To Alabama. forfciting his bail An
execution sent To Swain county for the
turned with the statement that he WAS
worth nothing The bill against him
which the grand july TO-DAY returned as
true was drawn last July. All efforts
10 hauGe me authorities of Alabama 10
arrest Justice have failed.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
TROUBLE AT GEORGETOWN, S. C.
Governor Ordered Troops There at
Midnight.

Columbia, s. c.. October This morn
ing at 1850 O'Clock Governor McSweeny
received n telegram from Mayor w. ID.
Morgan. of Georgetown. appealing Tor the
militia to be ordered out TO suppress
threatened race riot. The governor i'm
mediately wired Colonel Sparkman, OF
GEORGETOWN II have his cavalry troop
hurried there.
The trouble was caused by a negro
killing a white man. Georgetown Is on
the coast and the negroes outnumber tne
whites overwhelmingly
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
SIMPSON STILL IN THE SCHOOL.
Resolution To Accept Resignation
Was Defeated.

Columbus. Ga. September 2S.-tSpecial)
A. a result Of the recent mass meeting
which denounced Professor II. s. Sinp-
son resolution was introduced tonight
ut the meeting Of the PheniX city school
hoard 10 accept simpsons resignation.
'Tb., motion was defeated and simpson re-
mains principal u the DheniX school. The
anti simpson element is in minority IN
tbe .;.,hool board. The Picnic City
schools omen Monday and many people IN
phenix city declare that they will not
send their children 10 them on account
of the charge of drunkenness against
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
DOESN'T CUT MUCH FIGURE.
Round Bale Is Not in Evidence at
Savannah.

savannah. Ca, September 25.-(Special)
,, h noticeable from the receipts Of cot
ton at this port 10 date that the round
lale IS not emitting much figure. IN to the
present time only go round bales have
ION received. and -hesc are counted as
cily 40. or TWO bales 10 one. The round
bales received last year. fl is SAID. were
something Ike double this number. or
1,or. lut 40 government record OF them
was then kept as is now required.
The cotton receipts here are much larger
than las. season. eng up 40 SATURDAY
1904 bales, as compared win lui.t3J AT
FIN, same time last car. Exports. 6l9Yl,
as comra.ed with 45Ii last year. In
view of tncse figures. the small receipts
of round. bales are considered rather re-
narkablc bus the fact Is due in large
measure 10 the adoption OF the standard
square bale b. the cotton exchange.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
Cotton Nearly All Picked.

Washington. Ca, September 20. -tspe-
cialD-fIon. }. ". Arms UcnS, = former
representative in the lower house from
Wilkes. SAYS that ne VIII begin at once
10 plow az his cotton and make ready
for grain, as the cotton has done all il
can. and there is no more 90 opcn. others
will do the same. rhre s-fourihs of the
cotton Of this section has opened.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01

contributions to their campaign fund, at
the same time frightening a lot of the
peaceful, law and order people into the
belief that the salvation of the country
lies in the hands of the republican party,
because II is pledged to n great standing
army, which II can call into play in just
such emergencies.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01

Y HAVE Just come from visiting the
most damaged section OF the city. The
L condition OF things exceeds all power OF
description. No accounts that have fallen
under my eye exaggerate the case. 1t
rannOt be exaggerated
There is not a building I'm the city with
out some injury and 80 blocks are swept
clear OF any houses ut ALL II that part
OF the city Of Atlanta lying between
Pclchtree streets. Edgewood avenue and
the city limits were left without n build
ing standing and even the location of the
streets were left scarcely discoverable. the
desclltion would not be greater than that
which rests on the storm swept area of
the stricken district Of Galveston.
The material Of the houses which once
stood on ground now absolutely bare
IS heaped together in a mass OF confusion
along n great length Of the sea front Tho
wr-cklgc thus accumulated formed a sort
Of brcakwater Tor the defense OF other
sections Otherwise the whole city would
probably have been swept away.
As we passed ove- the ground whore
was once many ~ the most beautiful
home. We saw fragments ~ pianos. sew
iug. machines. costly furniture nr every
sort. expensive cilsua ami luxurious fur
nfshiuCs- Here and there was seen
baby's Carriage and a child's chair-pa-
{ thcfic reminders 81 home circles forever
& broken.
Quick shovelei mounds mark the spots
. WHERE the dead have ben buried as they
We're found. often in the yards about their
former homes More than once We came
upon parties burning bodies which could
not b. buried
The list ~ the dad already exceeds 5.o99
and M uue can SHY how many bodies are
under the huse mass 81 debris Sc; 10 -
removed
The pastor ~ one u cur Methodist
church,. as We passed one place. said;
''ETcre lived the superintendent of my
sunday school The bodies ~ himself AM
family a-~ perhaps under yonder mass ~
wr.skuEe beyond our reach yet or may
b. they were swept uut to SEA We know
not wha, may have been their fate
Al another point Eev. w D. Hradfieii.
pastor 20 81 Johns church. pointed 10 a
mass ~ wreclagc that seemed ~ contain ,
as ruch as three or four large framed
building and said- There rescued Mrs.
Ashton. clirglu.- 20 the dead body 81 hcr
motas-.~
one w5I u1ers am acquaintance and ask;
''fIrw is sour family and receive the
answer. II iosg AVE." or They are All
lost
RETURNING from the examination ~ a
wre. Esd church ve met 'pit Wellington.
the aged ue-r1 sexton lie was riding
w1-f another man In small WAGON Mr.
Er.Ea.ld. not u-tee rviu- the rear end II
thu wagon. inquired kirIly- Wellington
how IS yaur visr-' The rnur old fellows
with 4llVarfu- Iirs answered iu mouuSyi-
liable -.There she fs." pointing tn oh
par; " fhr WAGON in which she was LAID
e. rude caii-u covered Jog q black 81
cloth
on the bulletin boards a the hotels
and newspaper offices hang telcrrsinis
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
Farmers Are Paving Up.

Triton Gazette; Garter * Borough have Gus
toners that already paying up notes due
In 9ol In order 10 get the discounts. THIS
shows what 10 cent cotton is doing for the
farmnr.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
Knitting Mill az Wavcross.

Waycross. Ca. september Especially
At a meeting held AZ the PheniX hotel
this afternoon S300O0 was subscribed for
a knitting factory in Waycross. Forty
thousand dollars will be necessary To
stnrr The business.
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Violence the Next Step?

Failing in this they Will, unless all
signs fan resort TO desperate methods.
Indeed, there are strong indications that
IA, agents OF the operators, who with the
railroads form the trust are now at work
TRYING to fomeut trouble 50 as to put the
miners in an unfavorable light before
the country. The republican leaders
would rather have a prompt settlement.
even if only TO last over the November
election. but failing in that, they Will
unite with the operators in forcing the
miners to some step which Will warrant
their using soldiers shooting down the
miners raising the cry Of anarchy and
by this means soaring capital into larger
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-08
THE RIGBY TRACK.
Its Owners VIII Soon Meet and Discuss
Its Future.

A call was Issued Saturday for the an
nuai meeting of stockholders OF the
Maine Mile Track association to be held
at the Falmouth hotel next Wednesday.
Officers win be elected and provision
made for the ensuing year.
II is thought probable that tha only
change In the board Of directors will be
the election of somebody to fill the va.
cancy caused by Mr.. Weston U. Mill
ken's death. The toard as at prs ssnt
constituted includes George Burnham,
Jr., John q. Small, Edward Eletcher.
G. X. Milliken, Us. Heald, ID. u. Farm
ham and George NJ. Stanwood, Portland;
s. K. Is. Pingree. Lswiston; Fra NIX
Jones, Portsmouth,; Galen Q. Moses,
Bath; J. s Sanborn and W. d. fobes,
Boston.
There is talk Of leasing Rigby park
for the season, II the right party comes
along with reasonable proposition. The
stock holders may tie asked to pass vote
instrucsing this directors to lease the rark
II they deem such course advisable.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-08
DEATHS.

In this city Jan 9, at the residence of her son
in-iaw. Geo. W. PlAisied, Mrs. Margaret wild
ow OF the late George facey, aged % years .
months.
Funeral services on Tuesday afternoon at 2
O'clock NJ her late residence 80 Ellsworth ST.
Burial at Forest City Cemetery. Friends VIII
please attend without further notice.
In this city, Dec. Z, Hannah. widow OF the late
o. $. Mitchsll. formerly of brunswick, aged 81
years months.
from her late residence. No. 81 PORTLAND street
Burial at brunswick on Wednesday,.
In this city Jan. z, Mary L.. daughter OF True,
months % days.
Notice OF funeral hereafter,l
In this city Jan. =. Louise Amelia, widow oil
Funeral on Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock,
from late residence. No. 81 High street; ~
In this city. jams, shlsseth L. Ward. aged
weeks.
Funeral Monday morning at 10 O'Clock from
No. Al Middle street,
In this city, Jan. o, Charles I. Thuss, aged "
Funeral from No ITO Sheridan street, Mon
day morning at O'Clock. Requiem high mass
at Cathedral OF Immaculate Conception ~
In this city. Jan. 6. at Maine General Hospital.
Charles Morris Libby. son OF the late Nahum
and sophia Libby. aged 10 years 10 months 20
funeral service Tuesday at p. NJ. from his
lats residence No. 70 Mnnloy street,
In South Portland, Jan. 9. Lena H., wife OF
Wonslow Bowers. aged 80 years.
Funeral services Monday at z p. NJ. from her
| laie residence West High street,
In South POI tand Jan. g, Joseph r. Rankin,
aged 76 years months.
PRAYERS Yfuesday forenoon at 10 o'clock. al
his late residence. No. 81 Preble street. Burial
at Saco. go.
Is years.
aged 40 years.
% years 8 moaths. .-l..5 ;.
~ years..
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-08
PAINT AND OIL CLUB.
Annual Meeting and banquet Held nj
the Falm outh.

The sixteenth annual meeting Of the
Portland Paint and OIL club was held 81
the Falmouth Saturday evening Eight
cen gentlemen sat down to the sumptu-
Gus banquet prepared by Landlord
Nunns, and after due attention mad been
given to the visnds the members pro-
eeedesi to the business of the meeting.
Presldsnt W. L. Blake presided In his
customary graceful manner. The officers
chosen for the ensuing year are ~ fol-
lows:
Presidential. b. Pennell.
Vios President-W. A. MillAy.
Treasurer and Seoreta-y-E. S.Everett.
Executive Com mittee-ChnYles >.
Fobes. nd. A Hay, George l.. kogg.
The guests of the club were: y. W..
Jswsts, George N. Blake aud Mr. Paul
son. The other fifteen. members OF tins
club, were: W. l.. Blake, president. J.
W. Perkins, q. =. Fobes, Charles Cook.
J, Il. 9oold, Charles Nd. Hay. K. A.
Hay, W. p.Millay, b. s. Everett. y. NJ.
Brown, Charles J. Perkins, b. b. Lane.
u. L. Fogg. ID. b. PennsIl. ]. 5. Con
nelly.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-08
THE WATER FRONT.

The steamship Roman will sail on
Wednesday.
There Ii . persistent rumor about this
water front that the Dominion line Is to
run a summer line to this port during
the coming season. The story cannot be
confirmed at the offices Of this company.
however.
The Nina and Lizzie arrived yesterday
with 5000 Holsters for willard and Wyer.
The steamer Yola, Capt. Brlchmsn of
tho Elder Dempster line. arrived at
o'clock Saturday afternoon. She came
direct from Bristol from which port she
sailed December Odd and brought q
cargo of $50 tons. She will return next
Saturday with a general cargo and also
about 800 head OF cattle.
The steamer Parisian Of the Allan line,
sailed at 2 O'Clock for liverpool. She
will stop at Halifax on her way across.
She took six cabin. IL interme iiats and
% stserags passengers.
There were no arrivals Of fish ON Sat
urday and the market Ia suffering a
scarcity once more this season.
Among the few arrivals Of Saturday
was the British bark Mary A. Troop,
which is to take a cargo of coal to South
America.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-08
VALENTINE AGAIN.
His Wrong Doing Indirectly the Cause
of Another Banks Suspension.

New York. January 6-Tho Union
County bank of Railway, Nj, on which
there has been q run for two days, sus-
pended today. The following notice was
pasted:
''Ths Union County bank has been
compelled to suspsndIowing to the un-
usual demand made upon 1t by deposit
ots. So far as the official examination
has progressed there doss not seem to be
any sufficient reason to doubt that depo-
sitors will bs paid in full as soon as the
bank can realize on its Investments.
(Signed) "Thomas X. johnson,
deputy Commissioner OF banking and
Insurance.
The Union County bank has been pay
Ing per cent dividends on capital Of
$50, 900. The bank, which Is state insti-
tuition, had a surplus Of s25. 100. After
the difficulties of the Middlssex County
bank of Perth Amboy, N. j.. which was
robbed by Its cashier. Geo. NJ. Valentine,
there was some evidence Of timidity on
the part Of the Union County's dsposi-
tors. as the president Of the Union Coun-
ty bank, Edward +. Saw age, had been
Valentines lawyer and the vioe-president
OF the Union County bank, Melford ID.
Valsr tine, was an uncle Of the default
ing cashier Of the Middlssex County
bank
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-08
SHAW'S BUSINESS College
The Annual Reunion of Graduates
Held Saturday Evening.

The graduates Of Shaw's Business col
legs held their 10Th annual reunion at the
collegs rooms In this oitY on Saturday
evening. Upwards Of 2JU young ladies
and gentlemen were In attendance. in
oluding In the number being the present
students of the school.
An excellent entertainments was en-.
joyed, those who Furnished the pro-
gramme being Misses Fernald and Cram.
Miss Reynolds, DIR. II. III. Nickerson,
and Miss Hamilton. The entertainment
was followed by an order Of eight dances
The committee on arrangements was
composed of Msssrs. Carl Mortensen. W.
l.. brown, X. q. Fcots, James Wad isll,
Edward Dsans and Misses Eleanor
Coombs, Grace Thurston and Alice Fer
maid.
The grad yates of the branch schools OF
this college at Augusta, Bangor and
Houlton also held reunion on Saturday
evening.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-08
NOT THE PLAGUE.

Rost,n, January 6-Collector Lyman
received letter from the board Of health
to-day, informing him that thare la no
need for delaying the cargo which has
been discharged from the steamer Eitz-
clarence any longr. The cargo was held
on the arrival Of the Fitzclaren"e from
Antwerp few days ago, because stow
away was afflicted with mysterious
disease. The steamer will be discharged
from quarantine tomorrow. as the heaish
authorities have found that the stowaway
did NOT have the bu5onio plague ~ sus-
pectsd.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-08
HOUSE BADLY DAMAGED.
NJ Fire which Started In tise B.ss-
mens Kitchen. 49,

The chemical engine IVES called out By
. still slarr7 ~ 1.N yesterday nsrning
10 subdus fire IN the houss st IS New
bury street. occupied by }. X. Dairy
,npis, and owned by q Mr.. Chapman.
when tbs chsmiosl erew rescued the spot
thsy found o brisk IRE burning and 10
required THAR hest efforts 10 savs the
building from being damaged more Sc
verely than 10 was.
The fire started In the basement kitch-
en-. Here the stove pipe had bsss pushed
through q foot Of the wall which sur
roundsd the chimney bat the end Of the
pipe was aot In the chimney. The chin
nsy itssn was dlled with SCOT and this
had caught fire and rolled down bs-
tween the chimney and ths wall which
surrounds 10. Before the people In the
houss rs.lized that o ire was In pro-
gress 10 had worked les war up this wall
10 the ceiling OF the basement and was
blazing fsroely.
Smeliing smoke the Inmates Of the
HOUSE ~ first tried to looats tbs fire but
being unable to ind 10 ~ first they
rushed for the chemical engine. Capt.
Butler and his men wasted no time In
getting 20 work. It was necessary TO
tear down the ceilings and = greater por.
tion Of the wall to gst st shs firs ard af-
tsr long and hard Job the blaze was
extinguished.
The damags 70 the building Will come
very near 90 and shis 10 covered BY In
surancs. This occupants OF ths house did
not suffer much damage TO thsir propsr
~ as the frs wss oonfinsd Go the bose
ment Kitchen almost entirely and did not
do great damage to the ioon over head.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-08
MARI aGeS-

In Bass Harbor, Dec. 20. Clarence IL. Petit
grew and Miss Eta A. Young.
Iu south Addison. Porter II. Cummings OF
West Jonesport and Miss Mary Alta Wass Of
South Addison.
In Brewer Jan. /. Homer Clark OF Fairfield
and Miss Grace A. Doane OF Brewer.
In Brewer, Jan. !. Charles L, Hussey and
Miss Grace L. Washburn-
In Madison, Jan. 1. George q. wilson and
Miss Ella NJ. White.
In Augusta, Jan. 1, John Rich and Lavina
Bullock.
In Bangor, Dec. 80 Frederic Farrar Of Ban
cor and Miss Mabel 4. Tolman OF Glenbarn.
In Bangor. Dec. 81, Richard b. Coomos and
Mrs. jeanette jenkins.
10 Bangor. Dec 80 Irving +. Dearborn OF
Bangor and Miss Amanda A. Turner OF Brewer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-08
THE FoREsrERs' BALL.

Next Wednesday evening will occur the
grand ball and concert by Court Fall
mouth, No. ., Forssssra Of America.
tickets are selling like hot cakes and they
expect to have large crowd. A large
delegation Of out Of town Forestsrs are
expected. II you have not secured your
ticket be surs and see that you have one.
You might be the lucky one to get the
$500 plano which Court Falmouth will
give to one Of its patrons. The piano II
In L. O. AcSouldrio's store on Cengress
atxeet