The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-28

County VIII Gather at Atlanta to
the Clan VIII BE Issued From Its
headquarters at Cincinnati.
Atlanta, Sept. PA peculiar burial
custom was brought to light to-day by
the bringing here of the body of Mrs.
Tom O'Hara. who died of brain fever
at Garfield. Ga.
Mrs. O'Hara and her husband are
members of the Clan O'Hara, COM
nosed of Irishmen. most of whom are
peddlers and all of whom are of no.
radic habits. When any member of
the clan dies the body is placed in a
vault and there awaits the gathering
of the clan before the funeral services
are held. Mrs. O'Hara's body was to-
day placed in the vault at Oakland
cemetery and will remain there until
April l, 1905.
In the meantime the members of the
clan will be notified from headquarters
in Cincinnati and its members, per-
haps 1000 of the total of 1000, will
gather here on April l next for the
funeral ceremonies. April / is the
clans burial day in Atlanta and May
! in Nashville.
Wage Farmers Are to Meet
A convention of wage earners will
be held at the Piedmont Hotel, com
menciug tomorrow and lasting
through Oct. 1. This convention is un-
der the auspices of the League for
Increase. of Wages and Efficiency"
and this is it's first public gathering.
1t is proposed to organize for the ben
eft of wage earners of all classes. but
more especially the younger and par
ticularly progressive wage earners. 1t
is said there is no idea of forming a
labor union, nor will the question of
coercing employers be considered. It
is simply proposed to organize for the
mutual benefit of all and particularly
with a view to increasing efficiency.
l.. and n. Won't Build In Yet.
The Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road has abandoned the scheme to
build a line of railroad from Carriers
willie to Atlanta, connecting at the
former place with the extension that
is now being constructed from Wet
more, Tenn, but. instead, will use the
tracks of the Western and Atlantic
from Gainesville to a point near
Swift's Fertilizer Works, entering At
lanta via a belt line around the west
ern section of the city.
It has been learned from a reliable
source that it is the intention of Pres
ident Smith to use the Western and
Atlantic tracks for the next ten years.
after which he will probably build the
extension from Gainesville and give
up the state road when the lease ex-
pires.
1O-Year-OId Boy Missing,
j. 7. Cauble. Jr.. the 1O-year-old son
of ]. T. Cauble of 16S Central avenue
disappeared from school yesterday and
was traced to Lakewood, then to East
Point, where the trail was lost, and
he has not been seen or heard of
since. His heartbroken parents have
appealed to the police for aid.
County Rates Are Filed.
Controller General Wright has re-
ceived the tax rates imposed by the
Boards of County Commissioners of
nearly all the counties. The highest
county rate so far is from Coweta
county, where the rate this year is
$1,000 on the $1,000 The lowest rates
are from Heard, Liberty and Terrell
counties, where no tax is imposed for
county purposes. Next TO COWetd
county, Mcintosh county has the high
est rate, which is $40 on the $1,000.
johnson county also has high rate of
So Bibb county's rate is $40 on the
$l,000 Chatham has a rate of $40,
while Fulton county's rate is IS on
the $1,000
Nearly all the rates will be in by the
latter part of this week.
MnyornIty. Race Growing Warm.
The fiYe-cornered race for the may
orally is beginning to be lively. John
B. Goodwin. who has been in Califor-
mia for two weeks, returned to-day,
and will resume his campaign with
public address tomorrow night. He
will speak every night until the pri-
mary on Oct. 5; also tomorrow night
DR.. T. d. Longino. James L. Key and
James G. Woodward will present their
claims at a joint meeting, at which
they will discuss themselves. and one
another. II, c. Stockdell, who claims
to be in the lead, also has several
meetings scheduled
James G.. Woodward and James L.
Key spoke tonight to good crowds
and made warm political talks. Wood
ward and Goodwin have both held the
Mayors chair. All the Others have
served more or less extensively in
Council