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BARRY RAISES ROW Scores Georgia Troops in His OfficiaJ Report, / ^AMPiWAS A DISGRACE" ? Crltloism Riles Anderson, Obea*, ' Grayson and Others Who Declaro Georgians are Done Gravo Injustice. "Tho Georgia regiment was not - ?t> to the standard of tlie others. Although it did no more marching or work than other eglments of the brigade, it failed to turn out to the review. Tho sanitation of its camp wai disgraceful and showed iqarkcd inattention cn the part of all concerned, especially Its officers. It is a provis lonai regiment?all tlie officers and men were never together before ami never expected to be again. It has neither permanency, tradition nor history connected with it, and such organizations should never be sent to the maneuvers." This statement from the official report to the war department of General Thomas G. II. Barry, of Atlanta, commanding the Department of the ?ll1P Mil. - *i.~ >.-<? - unu v.uiiiiiiauuL>i i in* U1 I^UIIU lit Thoroughfare, Va., in which tho Second Provisional Georgia was assigned, has tilled up the Atlanta officers and men who were with the regiment . and Col. Clifford Anderson, Col. W. (?. Obear and Major R. E. Pomeroy ore back at the general in no uncertain terms. i uu uiuccth arc iiur in an pioasou vHl0 report of General Harry, / i wns made to the war depart/ ' and Colonel Anderson lias made \rm reply to the statements of tin; al, in which lie intimates pretty Kly that General Harry not. mad use the Second Georgia did not "cipate in the review. Inspector j}ral \V. G. OI;< ar. of the Georgia /[j troops, also takes issue with /eral Harry. Raying that, ihe Geor! / tjol(lir>rs nrn nil i-lirlit nr?n??i?nl Tin... | / Jo the contrary, notwithstanding. 1 / ieutonant Colonel \V. i*. Grayson, 1 ' | commanded the Savannah troops [/ the camp, gpes so far as to say 1/ ; the conduct of General Barry j t not above criticism, and that the pral was continually cursing in |p with the slightest apparent vocation. i nm /Hunof/'tUnL' f CJ ??i ? . 1. -? mo i i Villi CV> C^AiJldil I !Iited that, it was thought in mili circlos that Colonel Grayson, by criticism cf Gonoral Barry lias laid Aself iial)le to court martial, .13 Ooral Barry way, Colonel Grayson's sprlor olllcer at Manassas. DeveJ?/ten^nlong this line will be watch?<Jjrith Interest. | General Barry'r. Report. Ifte report of General Harry was M/ited in The Army and Navy Jour ?r*pa.rU.rivj;\. AH K?lli)W8: T "Tho work of tho volunteer .troops of this brigade in these maneuvers2 lmve exceeded all expectations. They entered Into the work and prosecuted it with a willingness and spirit Very inspiring. They made forced inarches night and day, wading streams in marching in attnek without hesitation and enduring all hardships and privations without complaint. II is to bo regieiiod Unit, a few days could not be devoted to preliminary instrucM/\n Oiwl I* O A vivu (in14 nun LIIVJ iiiniu im in >vnu rushed to completion from beginning to end without any time for rest, nmklng them very strenuous and exacting, even for the thoroughly trained troops. I cannot speak in too high terms of the work of all the troops In the brigade in the niancivers proper and the cordial relations that,existed between the regulars and national guard. The third battalion. Ninth United {States Infantry, com mandcd by Major Frank B. Jones, were models of soldierly efficiency In all respects and did much to eomplv fully with all orders and instructions. The Georgia regiments were well disciplined, and made every endeavor to comply fully with all orders and instructions. The Georgia regiment was not up to the standard of the others. Then follows tho above quotation. JAPANE8E WAR EXPENSES. Nearly Four Hundred Millions Necea arv In Struggle Witli Russia. A Tpklo dispatch says: Prellmlnary estimates of tho budget covering January, February and March, 1905, and the fiscal year commencing In April next have been completed and iwlll be submitted to the diet at Us meeting November 25. The war ex| pennon are estimated at $385,000,000 1 and the ordinary expenses at $60,000, 000. It is proponed to provide more funds by Increasing the taxation by $45.000,(5)0 by retrenchment In tho administrative expenses I ' 'f&cid Dyspepsia a Very Common DIs. ease. \ i|t Is Indicated by sour stomach, lVrtburn,\ttonKuo coated and flabby, <^d bowels sometlmos '^metlraes constipated. Persona Vom Acid Dvsnonsla aro us and bloodless. Somotlmea . |r 1b floshy, but ttio flesh is unhealthy. A Radloal our? jea?o can be effected In a by taking one or two Ryich Tablets affccr oach meal iver the stomach is out of bv are harmless and can bo ny time and as often as U to relievo tho stomach. J5c. Family size, 50c. tf |>thlng bettor for livor doand constipation than l^Uerlfcln's Stomach a*>d Liver Hyff' F. Andrew*, Dos Mo(no?, B jWo by PioU??i8 Drug Oo. HIGHWAYMEN ROB BANK. Cashior Killed After Putting Up a Game Fight?"Buffalo Bill" Goes "on Trcil of Bandits. Pour heavily aroaed outlaws from tho Hole in the Wall country hold up and robbed tho First National bank of Cody, Wyoming, Tuesday, and after shooting and killing Cashlor Frank Middaugh, of the bank, had a running tight with cowboys and hunters and escaped into the Rattlesnake mountains pursued by half a dozon different posses. *I~1~ I ? *t. ? i?u num in 1110 w iiii gang arc noiea as tho most desperate outlaws iu tho west, and the Cody posses are determined to wipe the bandits out of existence. "Buffalo Hill" himself started at onco from Omaha, Neb., in a special ! tar, having with him a party of titled j Englishmen and two of his Sioux I In,lion >- - > ? A?v?iun ovv/uto, UKU LClCglai^llUU UiUUiO lo Cody lor horses to bo waiting for his party at the depot, llo will take tho trail in person. Just before the close of the bank Tuesday afternoon a party of four J roughly dressed uieu rode up to the | First National bam;, wliihch is inlineI diately across the street from the i|r! ma "Buffalo Bill's" hotel. Three men | dismounted and entered tho building, I the fourth remaining outside to guard tho horses. I As soon as the outlaws entered tho | bank, one of thorn covered Cashier I Middaugh, who was tne only occu I pant of the room, ami demanded tho j cash from tho vault. Instead of complying AJiddaugh | grabbed a revolver and mado a game I light for life aiul money, firing sever\ al shots even before the outlaw leader could fire at the banker, but Middaugh I was excited and his bullets went wild, i while the single shot sent from the 1 outlaw's gun passed through the ! banker's brain and ho dioil instnntlv. | WIRE KILLS BANK ROBBtlR. Attempted to Cut Connection of Arc Light and Fell Coad. The dead body of James llendrick, ; a prominent young man of the city, j was found on a shod adjacent to the | American National Innk, in MontgomI ery, Ala., Tuesday morning, lie had | on a uniform of the Montgomery i Greys. A stick of dynamite, a revolv or and other tools wore found on him. A kit of new tools were found also. All indications are that it was the intention to blow open the safes of the bank. He was evidently killod in attemptj ing to cut the wires leading to a series | of arc lights containing about -<,000 volt':?. THE ARROW SAIL3 AGAIN. Second Flight of Airship Even More ?ucccssfu| Than th? First. A second successful flight of the ! Baldwin airship was mado at the j world's fair in St. I.ouis Tuesday unj dor the guidance of A. B. Knabens; hue, of Toledo, who maneuvered the "California Arrow" at will high above i the western portion of the exposition grounds and descended in the stadium amid lire cheering of thousands after a (light of thirty-six minutes. Knabenshuo went up io an altitude of about 1,(500 feet, and after directing the course of his aerial vessel at wi.r, /lo^nr>n/lnr1 t\rt t li i nvnoI m ??/?n which ho had decided to land. $215,500,000 in Incorporations. New incorporations during October in the eastern slates reached a grand total of $21 ">,500,000 for companies cap ltalized at $1,000,000 or more. Of this st*in thoiiow tobacco consolidation furnished $180,000,000. Must Go Back to China. United States Commissioner Bab bltt has decided that Yang Su Tang, a Chlnoso servant, employed by Dr. Hugo Hardy, of Berlin, one of the German world's fair commissioners, 8haii be deported to h!r, native country. TOM MAS THE WHEREWITH. Populist Candidate Says He is Fully Able to Pay All Expenses. Hon. Thomas K. Watson spoke In Macon, Ua., Thursday. Referring to the accusations that he was in the pay of the republican party, Mr. Watson said: "How do i meet the expense of my campaign? flecau.sc I am rich enough to do it, and you all know it. 1 made it in the court house and with my pen. I have in the ware houses of Augusta 250 bales of cotton, with more to come. The battle will not end on November 8." ENGINEER HELD TO ACCOUNT. Get? Four Years for Wreck on tho Mexican Central Railroad. Timothy I. J^eo, the American locomotive engineer who was held responsible for I lie railroad wreck on the Central railroad, near Zacafecas, Mexico, about nine months a?o. which resulted In Iho loss of about twenty lives, has been sentenced to four years imnrlmnmi'iit n? Hop/1 i? ??? ? Hi I II U mines in the state of Coahull?. END3 1ROUBLLE IN PANAMA. Resignation of Secretary of State, Arias, Calms Political Waters. Tho resignation of Thomas Arias, soerotary of Stato of tho republic of Panama, apparently ends tho division of political parties on tho Isthmus. Pablo Aroscmena, leader of tho oppo flltlon, said to the Associated Press: "Opposition to President Amador's government Is impossible now. BRITISH MAD AGAIN Another Hub-Bub Raised by I Admiral of Baltic Fleet, SCARE PROVED A FIASCO Sailing of Rojestvensky's Fleet from Vigo, Spain, Caused Alarmist Rumors?Was no Broach of Agreement. A London special says: Nesoi.intions between Great Hritain and Russia, looking to a settlement of the North sea affair, are progressing favorably, and there is not the siiylitest danger of any friction arising between tile two governments. The constitution of the international commission under The Hague convention is on tiio verge of settlement. in spite of these pacific conditions, Great Britain Tuesday experienced a war panic that only can be compared to llie panic created on Sunday, October when the news of the sinking tll.Y I ;%? V a. - - - ui \j uu<>ik;iA in cm.' *^UIUI ht'il was received. Not for years have su many alarmist reports tin.I flaming extras I! joileil London. The most < xi rnordir.ary feature of this : , are, which wtvs serious enough, while it lasted, is tint there was not one singly circumstance to justify it. The excitement started early iu the day, when the newspapers announced '.he deparlure of the ltus-im Haitic squadron from VIko. Wild Reports ff om Gibraltar. On top of this came the wild report of tremendous activity at Gibraltar. Hour by hour the news from Gibraltar became more serious until at last the climax Was !'i ar Iii> 1 vvilti tlir> nt? nomucineiu that ih( British tlcot had cleared for acti ui. Konie ovon said that, the liect ha ! sailed to moot Rojostvensliy's squadron. In huge typo tho papers made the parallel statements, "The r.riti " Kl> ot Has Cleared for Action,?The llm ;ian Fleet Has Sailed." Tin* news from Mbrnltar became more and more alarming, and finally the foreign ofliee wis overrun by reporters, some of whom brought the rumor thru Admiral Beresford bad already xi!nk the remnant of Admiral Itojestvensky's (l< el. Ambassador lien'.tender tY, at that moment was quietly discussing wit!? Foreign Minister I.an.sdowne the per; tnuel of tbo international commission, but it was popularly rumored that he was receiving an ultimatum. Premier Palfour, Admiral Sir .lolin Fisher, commander* In child" at Portsmouth; Lord Selbourne, llrst lord-of the admiralty, and Prince Louis of Hattcnburg, director of naval intelligence, were all in conference, and It was openly hinted that they were planning the ftiv.t stroke of war. As a matter of fact, like Lord T.ansdowne. they wore engaged in consid * Mift 11 < 1111 < is lllitl II?I(I IHH'Il XllRKPSKMl for the international commission. When all London was in iliis state of mind atwl while anybodv who might be supposed to know anything was constantly being asked, "lias war been declared?" the foreign office decided to adopt a conrso most, unusual for it, and in order to allay public excitement gave out to the press a statement covering the arrangements to detach the Russian officers to remain for the court of inquiry and all other stuns taken TROOPS WILL NOT DISDAND. Captain Hitch's Company Decides to Remain in State'3 Service. Tho Oglethorpe Light Infantry, Company I, of tho First Georgia regiment, will not he disrupted heeauso of the dismissal of their captain, Robert M. Hitch, from the state service bocause of the Stateshoro nflair. This was determined at a meeting of the. command in Savannah Tuesday night. Though Captain Hitch Is sustained and indorsed by resolutions adopted some time ago by tho com pany. Violent Attack of Diarrhoea Cured by Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and Perhaps a Life Saved. "A short time ago I was taken with a violent attack of diarrhoea and hellovo I would have died if I had not gitten relief,' says John J. Patton, a leading citizen of Patton, Ala. "A friend recommended Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. I bought a twent.y-five cent bottlo and after taking three doses of it was entirely cured. J consider it the best jemedy in the world for bowel complaints. For salo by Pickens Drug Store, Earle's Drug Store, T. N. Hunter, Liberty. READY FOR ARBITRATION. Raeio r\t n-?a# n^S*loU oian Affair Agreed Upon. A St. Petersburg special of Wednesday says: Tho Associated Press can authoritatively announce that the basis for the British-Russian agreement to submit the North sea Incident to a commission insures an amicable settie ent without a sequel. Tho under* st:.i:j:ng is complete. WOMAN 800N TO BE FREE. Mamie DeCrla, "Diamond Queen," VA/lll n ? Unlit inarJ M I O < ?? 111 wo nviunovu iiuvomucr c. I? Mamio DoCrlH, hotter known as the diamond queon. who has boon serving a thrco-year sentenco in tho GeorRic mate penitentiary, and who caused a stato sensation two years ago because of her being whipped by Warden Aliagood, will bo reloaded on November Cist, her time expiring then. ELECTIONS IN CANADA. I I President Laurier and His Cohorts As- I sured of Another Term of Office j In Dominion. , ^ ! A special from Ottawa, Ont., says: j The Dominion parliamentary elections were held Thursday. The returns at ^ iaiui(ih*H ^unii iu mu rueiecuon oi ft ; ^ Laurter government with a majority j between GO and 70 in the house of! ? G commons, which is composed of 2*1 j members. This is a liberal gain of about 15. The conservative leader, R. I?. Borden, was defeated in his own count I-j tueney in Nova Scotia. a i The province of Quebec, Lnuricr's I r home, sustained the premier bv rc ; ci turning a large liberal majority. rpi . , , j) i 111- mis unci uiui r markably free from political rancor, the principle issue being thu con- ^ structiun of I lice (jranu Trunk Pari- a, lie railroad with government aid. :i p: project favored by the liberal go\ c< ernment. | t! K SOUTHERN CADES POSTPONED. Ji ; a | Interstate Commcrc? Co.nmicoion Lays t( Them Aside for a Wiiilc. A Washington dispatch says: The '1 I iincT.st.uiu c<>niuk i cj < ointnis.-ion li.i. j s( ; postponed, until nirili. r noticc-, hs j j hearings in the following cases: i {l| larrar Lumber Company, against \ ! the Southern railway, involving ali.y,- | | yd unreasonable lumber rates It on; i js i Lalton, CI.-.., 10 Cin< uuiati, and (lis- j |>, , criminating rak.i 1.0111 Dalton to Vii J i;i j ginia points, originally scheduled to Ik | held at Atlanta November 1". l'tillcr Ii. Callaway, against tno |l( I Louisville and Nashville railroad and ; ]f I others, involving a!leg? d tinreasonabr- ' i. ! ireight tatos Horn Louisville, Ky., to j] ! La(.iran;;o. Ua., .scheduled for At'ar.i i November II; i,nC.range board oft | trade against the Clyde Steamship ^ n Company ; o'hers, involving <!is- ai ! ( rlmimii i\e l it' .;, schema!' <1 for Allan- ti ' la. November II. ' li (irifiin Grocery Company, againx' d< the SoiiIIm rn rai:\vay, involving ;: 1 *4 J" ed unreasonable rates from Chi.-a^o. p | St. I.otii.s and N v. t?? : ??is. to Giif'ln. ui j (ia.. s-'c:lul< d 11:i' Atlanta, Novim'n'r I" ; 11. w ; .J. :nu s. i'hpm n :u:i-t Hit Mo | bile am! Ohio, invo ving ill tin j ni j reasonable rales 0:1 Hour I'rom .Mis , IV i souri, Indiana and Illinois to (l'i;\!o. | scheduled for Bimiiinfnain. November | 15, and aljo the cases of tlu* Havi nport I j Brothers <S- Com jinny, of 11: !? m.?i , fin..! T : and John Compton, of ('haun< c y, (la., | w i against the Southern railway, involv- | t< inn alleged infraction of the inters!at ; i". ; commerce law. | a MANSTON'S SISTERS TESTIFY. CI Favorable Testimony is Given in Ba half of Engraver. J li Attain I ho court room of the north j, ern district of Georgia :it Atlanta sj was tilled with interested spectator. u, Thursday when the ease of ihe I'nite! I( States against Charles A. Mansion, charged with making counterfeit t( plates for the printing of $10 hills, .j was brought up. ,r The government had rested its and the defense began sending its , witnesses to tho stand, there was an questioning the fact that things a pan to look much brighter 'or I ho ac cnscd man. When Dually court ad I journod at 1 : 1"> o'clock. I hero had r< been many witnesses called, who i<>s- (j j t ified to the good character of the ac s, i ciiscd, and the tesiinionv of two of 0 i Mr. Mansion's sisters was to the effect tI that they had seen him at home ahent twenty minutes I > 12 o'clock on tlr w j night of May 21, win n it is alleg; d ^ I that the plates were engraved in tin rooms of the Southern Fn-riu'in.r < '<? ? f| until 0 or 7 o'clock I he follow in*: j morning. i, Higdon to Oppose Lester. w David B. Higdon. post .Master at 0; Statesboro, Ha., has . .uiounced his ear. {< dldacy In (opposition to Congressman tr Lester, of the First district. He is one M of the few white republicans in the T county. \v NEW RAILROAD CHARTERED. Virginia and Southwestern Railway ^ Company Heavily- Backed. ]w Thn VMrcrlnio .< 1 o t n oAfnorolin., 1 "" mission lias granted a charter to tho H Virginia and the Southwestern Kailway Company. The capital stock is placed at from $1,000,000 to $10,000,000. The main oflice of the company la is at Bristol, Tenn. R The promoters of tlie enterprise are '' said to he interested with .John D. ^ Rockefeller and other coal, iron and (|. oil men, and have unlimited capital. j ILLINOIS MINERS QUIT WORK. if] Hoisting Engineers Strike and 50,000 f Diggers are Idle. Specials it) the St. Louis Post-IJlspatch from Illinois points indicate that ie?s than loo of the 300 coal mines in that state are hoisting coal its a result of the strike of engineer.* which went 'r into effect at midnight Monday night. The total number <?i operators wfTo deserted their posts of duty, is about 1 ^ 800, and nearly 50,000 miners aro r( thrown out of work as a result. ASPHALT COMPANY FORMED. ^ Parties From 8everal Southern States is Will Develop This Business. A party of Georgia, Alabama and C( Kentucky capitalists organized th<> Union Asphalt llcflnlng Co*vp?ny, cl Oklahoma, with ,a capital stock of $250,OdO In Hirtningham Thursday morning. Tha company starts out rp with $140,000 paid up stock. p IAPS MOVE AGAIN F activity Resumed Both at! Port Arthur and Mukden. C( iREAT GUNS BOOMING ? encrril Assault i?s nn-in- ^ .w JUII VII VII WMl i Fortress and BJovvs arc Being Struck at Forces of General Kurcpatkin. p tc According to Russian reports the ci my of Field Marshal Oyama conouting the Russian lorccs in tho vl- S( nlty of the Shakiie riv? r lias been reiforced by from 'JO.'KiO to 00,000 men om Port Arthur and Japan. Karlicr ai ports have Indicated that General c uropatkin lias receiv il nearly equal f< cessions, although Monday's dia- a itches from Mukden intimate the ij, mtrarv ntwl nnnvnv ilu> tat (ho present, moment finds tno ti ussians not fully pr< f>ared to moot a apancse advance t):at may begin at g, tiy hour. A Ilu;s!au advance seems > b" regarded as questionable, owirg ]i > I lie tact that the period since the os.e (?t' the battle cf Shakhe river has l( cen devoted by the Japanese to a | I' liuous prosecution of ;lie work of i j. ' trenching. Tho contending armies ! tj iv within close toiKh, .and any out-j ) i, brush < r 1 oconnabsance ir.sty | C( ring on a general en gas -inent. Thero I much cnnnonnd!!!'. of positions on i oili sides, I'outiloff ti.ono Tree) hill : inng a marked :<t urn coaler. j J A Mukden special says: From an I a irlv hour Monday mcrning there has I ,, I II1 i.-en%a heavy lH>mlmrdinont of Pouti- jj >ff (l.onc Tree hill) by tlie Japanese. : j,, iii'.w masses of Japanese were mov- i jj eastward during October 29 and | ? . 1 ; ii The Japane. " have occupied a | j x'ky promontory scuth of Sindianpu nd also the hills southeast of Kou- v ritze. The i ositions along their no are strongly fortified with re- ^ rtubts, win? < nlangloinent.s, ditohe.i in ]!Mi;uis, ami mines in some laces. Tlj i-? fori'.Heat Ions nro arranR-I 11 1 in double tieis. The positions, CT- ! " H-inlly on the plain, arc exceedingly a <'!1 masked. On i>nuir<lay, through w h'scopes, the Russians observed a! lovernent of the Japanese eastward, e ud, judging by the Uu:;t, it must havo ; (l cen a heavy force. '' At Port Arthur. 1 d A Che Foo dispatch is as follows: i !) In.' general assault on Port Arthur, liich began in a pri-liininarv wav oe . )')cr "Jl. developed into a fiercely raK:g battle Sunday wlun. according to ^ hitherto infallible authority, the .lap- * neso flung heavy fort os against .he 1 mress in their third attempt to so- 11 lire a commanding posilh 11. The Japanese have been preparing >r tills assault for a month. It is be- t( eved that the Japanese did not ex a (jot to capture the town on this occa- 'l on. but to accomplish another for- ! ard step. This plnn was adopted w dlowing the first assault, when thouinds of lives were sacrificed in an at unpt to swarm over the fortifica- 1 P ons, by a mere force of numbers, re- h iinin;ni) ?ji loss. H AGED PRELATE PASSES AWAY. u a rchbishop of Cincinnati Dead at Ago tl of Eighty-Six Years. p Rov. Honry I31der, archbishop (if s iucinnati, in his eighty-sixth year t< ied In that city .Moiuiay night after r uttering four days from a severo ase of grip, complicated with ex- , cine weakness. The scene at the bedside, when i'. i S '*1". nnnnrAhl tlmf tl* ? - ...v.. ...... u?; ? im n <ih in'ttr, as most affecting. reight Train Backed Into Kitchon. ii While Mrs. Henry fJerken \va? conk- ? ig breakfast in h"r witchen, at Sa- e tvnnah, an Atlantic Coast Lino train as hacked into tli<- room. The kit.ih- n 11 stood near tlio oinl of tin; track, a nd the engineer misjudged his dis- 1 ti nice. The experience so unnerved c Trs. Oerken that she is seriously ill. fi he stove and other kitchen utens'ls c ere demolished. Taken With Cramps. Win. Kirmse, a member of the a ridge Rang working near Littleport t* as tnken suddenly ill Thursday night ith cramps and a kind of cholera H is case wan so severe that ! e had 1' i have the members of the -:re\v wait a l>on him, and Mr. Clifford was called id consulted. He told them he had 1' medicine in the form of Chamher,ill's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea omedy that he thought would help 1m out, and accordingly several doses Y ere administered with the result that io iciiow was noie 10 ?e around next *y. The incident speaks quite high- j C( r of Mr. Gifford's medicines.?Elka- : y L>r, Iowa, Argus. I _ This remedy never fails. Keep it t) i your home, it may save life. For lie by Pickens Drug Store, Earie's ai rug Store, T. N. Hunter, Liberty, tf ti BIG SLUMP IN STOCKS. 11 iduotrials Report Great Decrease it f( November Dividends. A Now York dl&patch says: Th,e ovembor dividend decclaratlon alia.ly reported by industrial corporaons show a falling off, according P > figures compiled by tho Journal of ommerce. The total number standa 13,154,377 against $17,160,771 In No- a amber of last year. The doeroase n i accounted for by tho passing of p imraon stock dividend# by thrco con- n orns. w .. Several Hurt In Hotel Fire. ft A firo Thursday night destroyed the h entral holol and a number of stores u [{joining the hotel at. Tastwcll, Va. fl otnl loss about $1.">,0>0. Several poo- p le were hurt. q COFFEE FOUND GUILTY. irst of Sextette of Alleged Counterfeiters at Atlanta Is Convicted on Two Counts of Indictment. rrh/? 4\- ? a ?j? ?iiai, ui inu tscxuotio 01 micgea junterfeiiors, P. S. Coffee, of Upson junty, was placed upon trial in tho nited States court at Atlanta Monday loruing and after a hard legal battle i which the best of Atlanta's legal ilent was engaged was found guilty a two counts of the indictment. Tho jury by its verdict asserts that . S. Coffee has been guilty of causing ? og made couulerefiUng plates anil lusing to bo issued therefrom spuous ten-dollar notes of tho Buffalo jries. It. was Coffee's testimony, or atement, that was the principle feaire of the day's session. The witnesses for both government id prisoner had boon completed when offee was called to the stand. Beno ho was introduced to the court nd the gathering the jury bad i;cn secured and a number of wit qsscs nad been presented and exhaus- i vely examined. Facing the jury with composure his i tory in part was as follows: "I never saw Wynne in my life," e said as Attorney Iiucker made lain what lie wanted the defendant ) say as a witness, "until I was con onted with him in the Fulton county lil. No, I never had any conversaon of any kind with him relative to ounterfeiting plates or the making of aunterfeit money." He told of his arrest, and continued: , "Wo c a mo to Atlanta and I was ( ikon to Captain Wright's office in , lis building, whore I was questioned j bout this counterfeiting. 1 knew j] otliiug of it, and so toid them. Thou ( ebb McMlchael and Little were ,, rought in. They were handcuffed, j ebb and McMlchael were chained toother. Little had a pair of cuffs to imself. I was questioned again la 10 presence of these mo?" v\ no did mc questioning?" asl<?d ttorney Itueker. "All of 'cm. Who wore there? Why, j tere was Captain Wright, Mr. Camp, !, tr. Covington and the others I have j. a mod. I was asked every question !, tat. could have been framed iu such j form that the anticipated answer j ould have been the same as a con- ] 'sfiion. When I attempted to ask I Ither Itobb, MeMichacl or Little a ; uestion I was requested to keep quiet, ! w; officers assorting that they would i o the questioning. No, at no time ! id I in any way admit having had any | art in the work in any way what- 1 ocvcr." "I have known Little for a long me, and while 1 was in business in tlanta," Coffee went on, "1 had him ir a customer. We had many busiess transactions, and I always found I im straight." Reference wa:; ma.le to Mr. Covingill's testimony and the witness was ; sited about what had passed between j im and Mr. Covington. "Why," lie replied, "Covington and I ere raised in the same section. We ad known each other for years. Ho K?k me aside and said he tinted to roseeuto because of that old childood association. lie then advised me j > confess, to make a clean breast of , saying that it. would go niueu easier ith me. In his eyes there were tears nd lie hogged mo to confess, saying j lat lie woidd do everything in his ower to help me out; that he would ee that it was made light for me. I )!<l him then, as I tell him now. that had nothing t<> confess." MACON FAIR A SUCCESS. .tatement of Directors Indicates that Money Was Made on Venture. At a nicotinic of the directors of the lacon, Oa.. Fair Association Monday iKiit the financial success of tno f:iir inst r?ln<r>fl fullv rlli. USSCd. Though no clear-cut report was lade of the exact status of the fair ssociation's exchequer, from the tie niled reporifi rendered of certain reelpts and disbursements, the state Eiir was a great success from a finan- i ial standpoint. . Puts an End to it All. A grievous wail ofti.res comes riicnh nf nnliDOral.ln nain frnn. ixort organs. Dizziness, backache, ivcr Complaint and Constipation, ut thanks to Dr. King's New Life , ills, they put an end to it all. They r<> gentle, but thorough. Try them, nly 25c. Guaranteed by Pickens rug Co. tf WHITECAPPEK GOES TO PEN. oung Texa? White Man Called Down for Scaring Negroes. Albert Bettis, a yonug man, was | >nvlcted In Judge Scotts court, at j t'aco, Texas. Monday, of whltecap ! Ing. and aonteneed lo two yeara In ' 10 penitentiary. .Witnesses testified that the defendnt postod illustrated anonymous nores threatening violence ag?Inst noroes unless they quit farms on which icy were employed as laborers. The notices bore ghastly pictures oJ :>fiins and negroes dangling from tne ougha of troes. / WMIOUIN IN I rHJM^.SV ILLt, | opuliot Candidate Spoke to Larg? Crowd and Was Cheered. Thomas E. Watson spoke iu Thornsvllle, (la., Tuesday morning an hour n<l a half In a tlrado against both oil? artles. He had an audience of GOO,1 lany of them democrats, and wpb rildly cheered. His arguments were thoso hereto:>re used by him against clftss lcgls uion, renerai taxation, national banks nder republican administrations, aid democrats did not differ from r?ublicans. Ho, touched on tho negro ueation, and declared it not an Is8n?. i \ 1 Women as Well as Men Are Made Miserable by Kidney Trouble. Kidney trouble preys upon the riind. discourage:; and lessens ambition; beauty, vigor, ^,, ?- , j. and chcerfulncca ruont tr'ti} disappear \/hen the ktdfrneys arc out of orcie* Kidney trouble ha*. ' bccome so prevalent. ~SV )) that it is not uncommon. rlt-~J/ *or a chiid to be bora., /vA V afflictcd with weak hid*v ? V^'V:~ neys. If the chil l urizv? ates too often, if theurine scalds the flesh or if, when the child. reaches an age when it should be abla to- ^ control the passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wetting, depend upon it. the cau^e of the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the firs* s'.ep should be towards the treatment of these important organs. This unnle.-. ont trouble is due to a diseased condition cf tbnrv kidneys and bladder and not to a habit aa_ most people suppose. Women as v/ell as men arc mad-; mis?< erable with kidney and bladder trouble., and both need the same ?rcat rcmudy.. The mild and the immediate cffact otSwamp-Root is soon realized. U is r.aki cines. You may have sampie bottle bv mail ?'iniliWaSJX free, also pamphlet loll- * noma of svauuvKooh ng all about it, including many of the; .'nousands of testimonial letters received rom sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer 3c Co., Bingharnton, N. Y., be iurc aadL. mention this paper. Don't make any mistake, but remember?* the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer'at Swamp-Root, and the address, BinghamtonK, N. Y., on cverv bottle. la Consumption Curable? Yes! If Itydale's Elixir is used ire lime; before too much ot" the lung: tissues is involved. This modern, scientific medicine removes nil morbid irritation nml inflsiinmnf Jmi frnm ?>.<? lungs to the surface and expels theart from the system. It aids oxpectorar tion, heals the ulcerated surfaces. r<v ioves tho cough and makes breath ton fasy. Rydale's Elixir does not <lry the mucous surface and thus stop fhs? cough. Its action is just the opposite* ?it stimulates and soothes. It kills the germs that cause chronic throat :ind lung disease and thus aids nature to restore these organs to health. Trlni size 25 cents. Large pizo 50 cents The largo size liolds 2 1-2 times trh? trial size. tf COTTON OIL DIVIDF:ND3. Report of Directors of Company Show) a Falling Off in Business. A Xew York dispatch says: Tho <ll< rectors of tlie American Cotton OiF (Company, at iheir annual meeting Tuesday, declared dividends of l p?n cent on the common stock and per cent on i!i(> preferred stock. l>aat: year the animal dividend on preferred, stock was C> per coin, and that on th? common was 4 per cent. Cholera infantum. This disease has lost its terrors since Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy came into genersJ use. The uniform success which attends the use of this remedy iu all utiocs *-/i uwvwt uuiupiaiinh 111 t;iiIHir*w. has made it a favorite wherever &? value lias become known. For sala by Pickens Drug Store, Earie's Drug Store, T N. Hunter, Liberty. tf FIVE YEARS FOR L.YNC. 1 ?113. Ten Men in Illinois M.r.t ?!"?;>/. Long* est Terms Pesu u:. Tho Illinois stnlo ;v;- : . : foa.s decided that, ten ri iH r^ . .u v?. -n teneed to thi.- peniun ;r. t'.ir lyttohiiit? a negro in isixteen. months ago. must serve ilie longest* -cn'once permissible u:: . i the lavr, which is five years. Ii v..' the attaints ol' those men mi the I)an>! j:tii that Hh< riff Whitloek iepiii-<<l ;i oil 1 !n> mob ;ui(i wotllldina; > vcimI 'icin. The Death Penalty. A little thiiiK sometimes results fa? death. .Thus .. more scratch, insijjnfc lieanl cuts or puny hoils have paid th<*. death p lty. It is wise to hava UucUlen rnica Salve ev. handy. lt.'s tlio he Salve ?.?n ear will prevent fatality, when r >re% Ulcers and Piles threaten > 25?t at Pickens Drug Co. t.f CASTRO WON'T DOWN Erratic Venezuelian Preridcnt on Stirring up Trouble. Mr. Snyder, the American ch&rgce at Bogota, ran led the sat" depart** ment tnat Preside:!' Castro. ( r Venezuela, lias issued an order a "lin floating to navigation :li" rivr Zomtau. This stream afford.-; aeo"ss to the in* terior of Columbia an! its closing iju-? fore by the I'resid* : Castro altnoifc. I involved Columbia and Venezuela, in war. Trouble is loo' e.) foi. ON l.Y ONE LIFt LOST. Negro Takrr. from Cellar of MompfMai Bank Building. Only one life, that of Winters Paw* ker, a negro saloon porter, \va? lo?<* }?V t w rrw^lr1 r* cr t\f * ^ wJ ?..? ............ ..iu IWIII building In Memphis, Tenn. The bi'djff of the negro was found crushed in flUB celiar. First reports Kent out. KtntatS that twenty people had been killed. ! support! Vkff B1 B) SCOTT'S EMULSION serves aa a, J <ffl bridge to carry the weakeiwd mm?. t W starved system along until it c?n Siw*i { 5?< lirm support in ordinary food. I?] Send for free camplo. j3j SCOTT & HOW NIC, Chainlet#, f)? ///>4is Vcnt\ Street, New Vcii.. L '^wwwhihhiihihmh^SHB^HHBIH^^'