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NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
STATE ELECTION TOMORROW.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS OF
PRINCIPAL IMPORTANCE.


Nominees for state Offices Has Ap.
Deared-No Rival Ticket VIII BE
in the FieId-BeIieved That the
People VIII Ratify the Action Oi
the Legislature in Voting for the
Constitutional Changes.
Atlanta, Oct. 3.-All state officers
will be elected and four proposed
amendments to the constitution of
Georgia will be passed upon by the
people of this state Wednesday.
The election of officers is purely per-
functory, as this election amounts only
TO a confirmation of the recent Demo-
cratic primary. Democrats have no
opposition.
The proposed amendments to the
constitution, are to fix the maximum
limit of the state tax rate at mills; to
increase the number of counties in
the state from 1877 to AS; to proper
tionately increase the number of MEM
vide for local school tax in militia and
school districts.
All these amendments were passed
by the last Legislature and will, in
all probability, be ratified by the peo-
pie.
Georgia Crop of 1 500, 900 Bales.
Commissioner o. B. Stevens of the
Department of Agriculture. expresses
the opinion that the Georgia cotton
Z crop this year will amount to 100000
bales. Last year Commissioner Stew
ems estimated the Georgia crop at L.
100000 bales and only missed it by a
small figure.
He has given out no official figures
as yet. but has a force of clerks en-
gagged on the work of tabulating the
replies he has received from corre-
spondents and will announce his Off
cial estimate at the meeting of COM
missioners of agriculture to be held at
Baton Rouge, La, next week. Mr..
Stevens looks for a rise in price and
believes the average figure for the sea-
son will be over 10 cents.
Thieves DespOil n Church.
Thieves have been making depreda-
tions on the Episcopal Church of the
Incarnation on Lee street, West End
The congregation discovered yesterday
that the altar cloth had been stolen A
whisky bottle was found in the church
and a burnt candle while all about
were unmistakable signs of an orgie.
The church has been entered In a
similar manner on other occasions, but
the thieves have not been caught.
Supreme Court Cases.
The Supreme Court convened for the
fall term to-day. Three special cases
were argued, and the court will pro-
coed to the Augusta Circuit, to be fol-
lowed by the Eastern Circuit.
The first case taken up was that Of
Scott VS.. Walker, Ordinary of Frank
lin county, in which it was sought to
permanently enjoin that county from
erecting a court house.
The second case for argument was
that of Walker ct. al. VS.. McNelly, Ia
restrain the sale of intoxicating liquors
in the town of Mineral Bluff.
The third case was also an injunction
suit, In which Ogburn enjoined Gilmore
the Ordinary of Macon county, from
declaring the result OF the prohibition
election recently held there.
wounded in Nineteen Places.
A stick of dynamite encased I'm ar
iron shell left in a room by a miner
was accidently thrown into an oper
fireplace in the home of T. j. Chapel.
lear at Seaborn, just north of Atlanta
and shortly afterwards exploded. Nine.
teen pieces of the shell struck Mrs
Chappellear, who was standing nearby
infiicting as many painful wounds
some Of which are quite serious. The
wounds have been dressed. and Il Is
thought she will survive.
The room was wrecked and the house
badly damaged.
In a Midnight Struggle.
with a hand tightly gripping his
throat, Samuel Lefinger OF 676 Decatur
street was awakened this mornins
shortly after midnight and looked int
the face of negro burglar, who
threateningly held above his head
glistening dagger, and in desperat,
struggle for life that followed. Lefngel
was badly stabbed IN both hands anc
arms. The would-be ASA ssin endeav.
ored to sink the keen blade into Lefn.
gers throat. but so desperately did the
victim resist and fight to save himself
that the efforts proved unsuccessful.
The thrilling encounter was finally
terminated when the negro. noticing
purse that had slipped from beneath
Lehnger's pillow, seized il and dartec
from the room. The negro has no.
been caught.