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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
TEDSESDAT. SEPTEMBER 19, 1**.
“UNCLE JIMMY" M'GEE
PENSIONED FOR ETERNITY
James McGee, the oldest member of
the Atlanta police force, died nt 9:40
o'clock Tuesday night at his home, 417
South Pryor street.
"Uncle Jimmy," ns he was familiarly
known, was born In Dundalk county,
Louth, Ireland, May 4, 1885, and came
to America with his parents when he
was 6 years old. He lived for a while
In New York, and later moved to Au
gusta, Ga.. where he was living when
the civil war broke out.
Enlisting as a member of Company
K, Nineteenth Georgia regiment, he
served throughout the entire war, be
ing wounded twice. Once he was shot
In the head, and this was the final
cause of his death.
Immediately after the close of the
war Mr. McOte came to Atlanta and
was one of the first policemen to be
chosen to protect the city during the
dangerous reconstruction days. Once
while trying to protect a citizen from
one 3f the Federal soldiers stationed
t\ere, he was shot and the bullet struck
the buckle of ids belt, and burled Itself
In his trousers, though he was not hurt.
At another time f.e was shot In the leg
while on police duty.
"Uncle Jimmy" was several times
urged to make the lace for on officer's
place on the police force, but would not
do so on account of his health.
For a number of years past he had
been on duty at the station house, at
tending to whatever duties he saw fit.
Last May he was stricken with paral
ysis, from which he never recovered,
though up until three weeks ago he
was much better. For the last three
weeks he had been sinking slowly until
the end ian".
At the last meeting ot the police,
board a pension was pasesd up to him,
but ho died before he was ever offi
dally notified of the fact.
Ills wife and two children, John and
Kute McO.m*, and two step-children,
James Flynn and Mrs. M. T. Lambert,
survive him. Also two slstets, Mrs
C. Murphy, of Atlantu, and Miss Anna
8.
AH his life long "Uncle Jimmie" was
a devout <'Htboilcv being connected with
the Church of Immaculate Conception.
The funeral services will be held In
the church at 9:30 o'clock Thursday
morning, Hev. Father Hennessy of
delating.
The follow ing intimate friends of Mr.
McGee will act as an honorary escort
Martin Nally, Mike Haverty, J. \V
Lambert, William Ersklna, William Ro
ga and Joe Gatens.
The pallbearers will be brother mem
bers of the police force and will be
'oinposed of the following officers: R.
1. Osborne. W. N. Hhertdun, G
Llnam, E. J. Florence, w. H. Gresham
and Charles Mltrhell.
BOTTLERS REM
FOR CONVENTION
OF NEXT MONTH
Mixers of All Kinds of Dope
. To Meet iu Atlanta in
October. .
Arrangements for the entertainment
of the Georgia Hot tiers' Protective As
sociation and of the American Bottlers'
Protective Association, both of which
• will hold conventions in Atlanta Octo
ber 9, 10 and II, were completed at n
meeting held by a numbpr of the prom
inent men at the head of local bottling
concerns Tuesday evening. The meet
ing waa held In the offices of Donald
A. Loyless, 407 Engllsh-Amerlcnn
■ building, and was presided over by
i A. Montgomery.
The convention will be one of the
largest to be held In Atlanta tills full.
It Is believed that 2,000 delegates will
be In attendance. The committee on
' entertainment has prepared an elabo
rate program, consisting of trips over
'the city, a barbecue, a smoker and
, other features. Arrangements have
been made to have Pope Miller and Ills
troupe In the city to materially help
out with the pleasant features of the
convention.
The Committee.
The entertainment committee Is com
posed of the following-named:
Donald Loyless, publisher Houthern
Carbonator and Bottler, chairman: Lee
Hagan, of Hagan 4i Dodd Company;
Frank Lowensteln, Monarch Manufac
turing Company; Jntnes 14. Turner. 1
Crown Cork and Heal Company; Tom
Austin. Koca Nola Company; Porter
Langston, Dope Company, with Mr
A. Montgomery ex-officio member.
Bottled Drinks "Made Atlanta Famous. 1
In the current issue of the Houthern
Carbonator and llottler Atlanta
claimed to be the bottling center of the
United States and the allegation Is
backed up by the names of the firms
which are prospering In this city. B«-
cause of the number, of these concerns
and their liberality there is no doubt
that the convention will he most suc
cessful from every standpoint. It Is
also the Intention of the Georgia as
sociation to become a member ot the
national body at the convention.
Many Conventions.
Throughout the summer the conven
tions which have been held In Atlanta
have been numerous and now that the
cooler weather of the full Is on they
will come even thicker and faster.
On the last day of this month the
National Retail Druggists' Association
w|ll hold a convention and some 3,000
delegates are expected to find their
way to the Oate city nnd participate
In the entertainments which are being
carefully prepared by the entertain
ment committee, which Is headed bv
A. L. Curtis.
This convention will l»«* an important
one and will be In session for several
days.
The fargest convention of the year
will he held directly after the State
Fair closes, and In Itself will be an ex
hibition of no little extent. The Na
tional Carriage Builders' Association
will be In session tor about one week.
The agricultural building at the fair
grounds will be entirely given up to
the exhibits of the elemental parts of
vehicles.
The fact that this is the first time
this association has ever met Houth
of the Mason-Dlxon line is a compli
ment of which Atlanta has shown Its
appreciation by the Interest which Is
being taken.
INSANITY EXPERTS
EXAMINE THAW
AT TOMBS PRISON
Is Believed Prisoner
Will Plead That He
Js Crazv.
New York, Bept. 19.—Harry K. Thaw
as put through a trylngly exhaustive
examination In the hospital rooms of
the Tombs today by three alienists
brought there by the prisoner’s coun
sel, Clifford W. llartrldge.
This new move on the part of the
defense lends to the l>ellef that after
nil Thaw's opposition he has agreed
finally to permit his defense to be
based on n plea of Insanity.
The three physicians who examined
Thaw were I)r. II. I>. Evans, of the
New Jersey state hospital for the In
sane at Morris Plains, who acted for
the defense In the Terra nova trial; Dr.
Christopher C. Ilellng, of'the same In
stitution. and Dr. Charles G. Wagner,
superintendent of the New York state
hospital for the Insane at Hlngtmmpton.
It has become known that Mrs. Wil
liam Thaw, the mother of the young
man charged with the murder of Stan
ford White, la trying to negotiate a
lease for the handsome property known
In Mattewan as the Howland estate. If
Harry Tlmw Is finally sent to the
Mattewan asylum his mother will be
leasing the Howland property be able
to be neur him.
SCHOONER WRECKED
STORM'S FURY
Mperlsl in Tile Georgina.
Charleston, 8. C., Kept. 19— Chief
Mate Gardiner Goold, Caleb Herring,
tiaiuuiri 9 <11*1, IK-IIIIIK,
ook; Frank llarrlngtonn and Manuel
Crabterr, sailors of the schooner R.
I). Bibber, were picked up at sea and
brought to the shore yesterday by the
Clyde steamship New York, which ar
rived here from New York twenty-four
hours overdue yesferday morning. The
men were clinging to pieces of wreck
age and nearly exhausted, having been
In the water several hours.
On board the New York. Mate Goold
told of the voyage of the schooner
Bibber, Captain Huyres, beginning at
Savannah September 9, when the vessel
cleared with a cargo of yellow pine
lumber for New York. The weather
was bad from the 12th, and on the
night of September 10 it was found
that the schooner was leaking. The
storm was upon them, and the lash
ings of the deck load parted and the
lumber was adrift. The port main
rigging was carried away, and a little
later the vessel turned turtle, casting
the crew Into the sea. A sailor named
Manuel had been lost before this, and
there were remaining five men. The
captain and u sailor named Anthony
caught a spar, and Mate Goold and
three others clung to a place of the
•leek. For hours they searched for
Cantata Sayres and the man, but they
had disappeared.
The rescue was made at the height
of the storm.
FEA R OF DEA TH PRE VENTS
CZAR FROM ATTENDING
THE FUNERAL OFTREPOFF
Co!. Nicolaieff Sur-
rounde I by Crowd
in Warsaw.
Warsaw, Kept. 19.—While Colonel
Nicolaieff was walking In the streets
today he was surrounded by a crowd
nnd shot dead by an anarchist.
U. S. ARMY TO IXVADK
CUBA IFlPEACE ISN’T
DECLARED BY OCT. 1.
Continued from Pago Ons.
President Palma's aides, called
Messrs. Taft and Bacon. Mr. Sleeper,
American charge d’affaires, uccompa
nled Senor O'Farrell and conferred
with them for about thirty minutes.
After the Interview' he said, In an
swer to Inquiries, he had been very
much pleased, but lie refused to say
more. It Is understood that Mr. Taft
listened to O'Farrell fully and the latter
explained Palma’s point of view, laying
stress upon the fact that the president
was the more popular of the candidates
in the presidential election, on account
f his long service In the Cuban cause.
Taft Call^ on Palma.
The conference this morning, how
ever, was not formal, but a mere af
fair of courtesy.
Mr. Taft went nt 10 o'clock to the
palace to see President Palma. Sec
retary Tuft said that afterwards he
and Mr. Bacon would go to the Ameri
can legation on Han Leguro street, and
then to Minister Morgan's residence at
MArlano, which Is ten miles outside the
Ity of Havana. It Is thought that Mr.
Morgan's house will be the best place
In which to receive and hear the revo
lutionary represent fives, as then the
Insurgent leaders will not have to come
Into the city of llavuna.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 19.—The funeral
of the much-hated Trepoff was held
today at the chapel at Peterhof.
Cxar Nicholas was not present, owing
to advice from Premier Stolypln, who
Insisted that It would be foolhardy for
the monarch to attend the funeral after
the discovery of the terrorists plot to
blow up the chapel during the services.
Full arrangements were made for the
attendance of the emperor and as a
consequence there were many promi
nent persona present.
Every precaution was taken to pre
vent on anti-bureaucratic demonstra
tion, and the guards were Instructed to
shoot any one who might be seen loit
ering about the chapel during the fu
neral.
PANIC FOLLOWS A CRASH
OF BOATS IN NEW YORK
New York, Sept. 19.—The Pennsyl
vania railroad's annex ferry boat No. 5,
loaded with passengers, was run down
by the big Pennsylvania tug Ashmore,
Just as she left her Brooklyn slip to
day. The bow of the tug became firm
ly fixed In the broken and tangled port
paddle wheel of the ferry boat and the
two veAels thus locked together float
ed up the East river on the strong
tide, while the 200 passengers fought
and scrambled In the throes of a panic.
Just then the tug Radner ran up to
the Annefx, passed It a line nnd towed
It and Its passengers over to the Penn
sylvania station In Jersey City. There
the passengers were put ashore, none
having been hurt.
HORSE TRAINER ATTACKED
AND INJURED BY ANIMAL
San Jose, Cal., Sept. 19.—Bud Doble,
the famous drover nnd trainer, who
has handled trotting horses for the last
forty years, nnd Is known throughout
the country, Is In a serious condition
here ns the result of being seized by
a vicious horse's teeth, shaken like a
rat and thrown to the ground. Before
he could rise the animal reared, then
threw himself on the prostrate form
of the trainer, crushing Doble Into
Insensibility. Only the timely arrival
of a stableman, who beat off the ani
mal, saved DoWe’s lift*. Several bones
are broken.
OFFICER FIGHTS ACTORS
AFTER THE PERFORMANCE
GANG FOR LOAFERS
IN THE FUTURE
New York, Sept. 19.—Five ferry lines
connecting Manhattan with Green
Point ami Williamsburg went out ot
commission at noon today when the
forty-five firemen struck for higher
wages And thousands of persons were
held up, while several of the ferry bouts
in midstream took an hour or more In
making a landing. «
WANTED!
Two school bovH as bundle-wrappers, for
Saturday evenings. Good pay.
at once nt
Vpply
McConnell Shoe and Clothing Co.
30-32 Decatur Street.
NEW DEAL DEMANDED
BY IN8URQENT LEADERS.
By MANUEL CALVO.
Havana, Sept. 19.—The United States
cruiser Des Moines with Secretary Taft
nnd his pnrty aboard steamed quietly
Into Havnna harbor early this morn
ing. They were Immediately landed
and went to the home of Unltod States
Minister Morgan, where they will re
main during their stuy In Havana. This
as done to uvold any possibility of
excitement due to the landing of the
pnrty In the day time. The arrival of
t)ie Den Moines was timed with this
end In view.
While the plans of Mr. Taft are not
known. It Is understood that a visit will
be paid to President Pnlmn today and
then arrangements will be made for
the negotiations for peace. The revo
lutionists have placed their forces
around Havana with a view of Impress
ing the American visitors.
"Nothing to Arbitratf.”
General Castillo Is quoted as follows
today:
What have we to arbitrate with
Palma and his clique? HIs govern
ment, elected by fraud. Is Illegal and
must go out of existence. We hove him
and his hired soldiers now like rats
trap. In 24 hours we could de
stroy them. We will not recognixo
him. We huve fought for a principle
and we will keep on fighting until we
have established our point.
"For President Roosevelt and his
deputies we have the highest admira
tion, and respect them ns sincere
friends of Cuba, as you may Judge
from our suspension of hostilities pend
ing their good offices, but we want
nothing else front Secretary Taft but
an Investigation of the last election,
hlch explains why we took the field.
_ the United States Intervenes to up
hold Palma's power, we will fight on ns
e did against Spain."
Rebels Want to Fight,
The rebels regret the suspension of
hostilities. They any that If fighting
had not been stopped they would have
captured Havana and their cause would
have been vlotorloue. The demand for
the release of the prisoners created an
Insurmountable obstacle to further ne
gotiations.
At a meeting of the Liberal commit
tee. Senator /.uyas, who was enthusi
astically received, reviewed the events
that led to the present situation. The
party gave him a vote of confidence and
authorized him to carry on negotia
tions for peace.
Committee la Chosen.
He told the committee that he would
enter upon no negotiations with the
government until all the Liberals now
In jail were released. He said the
party would Insist upon the nullification
of the recent election. This was agreed
Hjiecfnl to The Georgian.
Bristol, Tenn., Sept. 19.—Being de
clined the courtesy ot admittance to
the performance by the "Little Duch
ess" Company, which played at the
Harmellng theater here last night, and
being told. It Is said, that he could go
to the gallery among the negroes, Po
liceman Samuel Odell, after the per
formance, twice knocked Manager
Combs, of the show, down with his
fist, then floored two other male mem
bers of the company who took It up.
A fourth member, who entered the me
lee and struck Odell In the back, was
knocked down by a friend of the of
ficer.
The encounter occurred In the lobby
of Hotel Tip-Top, And In the pretence
of a number of the lady members of
the company, who were badly fright
ened and fled to their rooms, antlclpat
Ing a shooting. Odell said he could
not possibly refrain from resenting the
Insult of being classed with negroe3.
THE SALE OF SEASON TICKETS FOR THE
TABERNACLE
Lyceum Course
HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO
OCTOBER 1st.
The sale of season tickets was to have closed September 15, but
many people who were anxious to secure seats were unable to do go by
that date, so the management has decided to extend the sale until Oc-
tober 1.
Nearly a thousand good seats are left, but they’re going fast and if
you want to attend these fine entertainments, you should buy your ticket*
as soon as possible.
Eight splendid attractions have already been engaged—the John
Thomas Concert Company, Ople Read, "Sunshine" Hawks, Italian Hay*'
Band and Elbert Foland, Spillman Higgs, Gilbert A. Eldredge. Mnttison
W. Chase nnd Whitney Bros.' Quartette. Two more attractions win
probably be given without extra charge.
Seats reserved at Phillips & Crew Co.
$1.00 for Season Ticket
TICKETS ON SALE AT
Phillips & Crew Co., 37 Peachtree St.
Edmondson's Drug Store, 14 S. Broad St.
Knott & Awtry Shoe Co., 25 Whitehall St.
AN ATLANTA GIRL
IDENTIFIES MISSING
HEIR TO FORTUNE
Continued from Page One.
Won V Let Miss Bryan’s Pet Poodle
Anywhere Near School She's Attending
Roanoke, Vo., Sept. 19.—Miss Grace Bryan, daughter of the famous
Nebraskan, 1s In the depths. The authorities of Hollins Institute, here,
where Miss Bryan Is attending school, will not permit her French poodle
t«i "nintrtmilnto ••
"matriculate."
All of Miss Bryan’s pleadings In behalf of her pet have come to
naught, nnd the authorities of the school have refused point blank to
enter into any negotiations. Whether Miss Grace will parr with her poo
dle or go to some other school where the rules are less rigid, remains to
be seen.
TWO WRECKED STEAMERS
SIGHTED OF THE COAST
Special to The Georgian.
Charleston, 8. C., Sept. 19.—The
steamer Framfleld, with Captain Mc
Donald. put Into port here today, being
damaged by the storm off tlio Caro
lina coast.
She Is loaded with sugar and molasses
en route from Cuba to New York.
The superstructure Is damaged and
the hold half filled with water. Off
Frying Pun Shoals two derelicts are
reported In latitude N. 33, longitude \V.
approximately.
From schooner J. II. Jackson, Master
Pearson*. Mate Lung. Seamen Hans
and Gerchan nnd Cook Frahr were res
cued by United States ship Cleveland
late yesterday afternoon.
WALLACE SAYS HE
ALLOWS NO NEGROES
J. C. Wallace, In whose name a sa
loon is operated at 7 Central avenue,
says he never allows negroes In his
place.
This statement Is made because of a
complaint made against the publication
In Tuesday’s Georgian of the special
committee's finding* In the number of
negroes and whites In saloons in and
near Decatur street.
The figures used were those formu
lated by members of the committee
from council nnd tho police department.
uh the result of the Saturday night
trip.
T
GIVEN 50 YEARS
AND 30 LASHES
supplies to various points where they
might be needed In n hurry.
to.
commission of six was appointed to
meet the American commissioners to
day to explntn the situation and answer
all questions relating thereto.
Senor Znyos said the Platt amend
ment had been used ns an Instrument
of tyranny to prevent the Cuban* re
belling against Illegality. He said It
was the duty of the Libera Is to stand
by their leaders In the field.
A telegram from Guerra de Molena,
Havana province, reports a skirmish
there. A loyalist bullet killed a child In
the town. Three railway culverts be-
ieen Artemisia and Candelaria have
•en blown up with dynamite.
Ships Reported Bought.
The reported purchase by the Cuban
government of the swift steam yachts
Alieen, Candida and Anita and the ru-
>r that the government ha* author
ized the purchase of the Tarantula
and Diana In causing all sorts of ad-
erse comment by sympathizer* with
the Insurgent movement against Presi
dent Palma and hi* adviser*.
With four Much vessels at their com
mand, the loyal Cubans might success
fully combat any attempt on the part
of the rebels to secure arm* and am
munition from abroad. Properly armed
the boats could head off any attempts
of filibustering expeditions to land any-
here upon the inland.
The little navy would be of great
use also In transporting troops and
PALMA MUST RE8IGN,
DECLARE CUBAN REBELS.
Havana, Sept. 19.—A commissioner
from General Menocal, returning to the
rebel camp, says the revolutionary
army will not accept any terms other
thun the annulment qf the elections,
Including that of President Palma.
One of the Liberal commissioners at
the revolutionary headquarters In Ha
vnna province states that the leaders
demand the resignation of the govern
ment and the holding of new elections.
He adds that this decision seemed to be
final. Hail fighting not been stopped
they would have captured Havana and
their cause would then have been vic
torious.
The commissioner preferred not to
express an opinion as to what the reb
el* might do If the American commis
sioners decided In favor of President
Palma or to occupation of the country.
Armed Fanners Arc Dis
gusted with Leniency
of Sentence.
Wilmington, Del., Sept. 19.—Justice
moved swiftly today In the case of
Charles Conley, a negro, who on Sep
tember 9 attempted a felonious assault
on Mrs. Albert Frankish and brutally
assaulted her 12-year-old daughter,
Gussle. Conley was arrested yesterday
und nn hour later confessed the crime.
In the county court this morning he
was indicted, and nt 11 o'clock this
morning was on his way to the county
work house to servo a 60-year sentence.
Saturday he will also be whipped with
thirty lashes. He also was fined $200.
Feeling Is running high among the
farmers, hundreds of whom are In the
city attending market, and many are
carrying guns and talking about the
leniency of the sentence.
Tom,” said Miss Hawks to herself. "I
knew he came from up In thi.- country,
but I wonder what they want with
him."
Tho young lady told her father about
tho conversation she had overheard by
accident. Mr. Hawks hunted up the
men who roomed next door. They
proved to be lawyers who were try
ing to gain a right of way for a rail
road.
"Did you want to find Thomas Sin
gleton Coart?’' he asked.
"We did," said one of the attorneys,
"but Coart has been dead twenty
years.”
HE'S THE UVEST CORPSE
THAT YOU EVER SAW."
"He’s the IIvest corpse you ever saw,"
retorted Mr. Hawks. "He lives In my
house In Atlanta."
"If he can prove his Identity he might
pick up a mighty tidy sum over in Cra
ven county," said the attorney, "but
he Is a little late I'm afraid. The prop
erty has been sold."
When Thcmaa Singleton Coart heard
of the search for hhn he laughed. Then
he remembered that his grandfather
had owned large estates In North Car
olina and tlnuight It worth while to In
vestigate matters. C. L. Pettigrew, an
attorney, was retained as his counsel
nnd the fight for a fortune began.
Four years ago on the court house door
nt New Berne, county scat of Craven,
a bailiff posted a notice requiring one
Thomas Singleton Coart, If living, or
his devisees, heirs or assigns to come
Into court on April 29, 1902, and make
FAKE STORY TOLI)
OF KU-KLUX KLAN
STIRS UP THE CITY
Continued from Pag, 0n«.
quiremental for admlaaton. It has b«a
organized aolely for the protei tlnn of
white women nnd the moving spirit,
are determined that It shall not he used
for lawless purposes. The fact that
the organization of the Klan was
rated hy Colonel Kngllsh, who Is chief
of staff to Governor Terrell, Is of lts.lt
a voucher as to the character of tin
organization.'*•
In large letters down the side of the
drawing I* primed: “What will he the
end of the deadly menacing uprlslni
of Atlanta to crush out with Kun», rop,
and dogs the fearful epidemic of nezrj
crime against her women?’
A photograph of some seven or elzht
dogs bears the following caption:
•Tart of the pack of bloodhound,
which Colonel English has presented to
the Klan to smell down lawless
LDCftL ASSESSMENTS
MORE THAN NEEDED
The sub-commit tec which had rharft
of tho recent primaries for the Atlanta
Democratic executive committee has
wound up Its affairs nnd paid all Its
debts. Regardless of v the fact that
more had to be done than In 1904, the
committee whs put to less expense a tv!
was able to return to the candidates 14
per cent of their assessment
Several members of the Committee
advocate the purchasing of tents to he
erected nt election times as polling
answer to a petition. The columns
the New Berne Weekly Journal
tnlned hidden away among other dull j places, thus saving house rent, which
and uninteresting legal notices the | has heretofore been a considerable Item
same call for Coart. But the court -of expense,
house door is a far cry from Washing- j
ton street and the New Berno Journal
has but a limited circulation In At
lanta. Thomas Singleton Conrt sold
shoos contentedly and knew nothing of
the summons from the superior court
of the county of Craven. Six weeks
later, on June 14, the estate of 13,000
acres was knocked down to the high
est bidder for $250.
A GRANT FROM THE CROWN
FIRST TITLE TO THE LAND.
The title to that property was older
than any of the veterans who Idly
watched th" sale from the court house
step*. It dated back to 1775, when
George the Third ruled over tho colo
nies of Great Britain and granted lands
to his subjects In return for servit
or because It pleased him.
The canal through the great Dismal
swamp, the dank morass which after
wards Inspired Irish Tom Moore to
write of a spirit maiden on a ghostly
lake, was Just being excavated at that
time and Spyor Singleton, a Carolina
gentleman, furnished a number
slaves for the work. In return his gn
luus majesty was pleased to grant to
Spyor Singleton and his heirs a trac*
of land near Catfish Lake and emhrar
Ing 300 acres set out by the metes and
bounds of the period. Later grants of
similar tracts were made and then Mr.
Singleton took In partnership Richard
Dubhs Speight and John Daves. When
George Washington took the reins from
the hand of the king the grants were
continued, the last being recorded In
1795 and the land aggregating 13,000
acres.
Spyor Singleton was gathered to his
fathers and the land remained un
touched. The other owners followed
Singleton, each bequeathing a third in
terest to their heirs. The Singleton
third was divided between his son
and daughter; the daughter became the
mother of Thomas Singleton Coart,
now of Atlanta, and the lands In North
Carolina were forgotten the grand
son of the original owner.
SAFE OF 8EATS IS EXTENDED.
1,500 HORSES AND MULES
ORDEREO BY GOVERNMENT.
Omaha, Nebr., Sept. 19.—That the
United States Is making active prepa
rations for possible trouble In Cuba
was shown In a rush order for the
shipment of 1.500 horses ami mules,
received from Washington at the chief
quartermaster's office In this city. The
order came hy telegraph. While It is
not stated that the animals are tor
Cuba, it Is understood that Is Jhelr
ultimate destination. On September 2l
proposals are to be opened and fifteen
days after tlie awards are made the
and mules are to be delivered.
Nursing Moiesrs and Malaria.
The Old Standard. Grove's Tasteless
Chill Tonic drives out malaria and
builds up the system. Sold by all
dealers for 27 years. Price 60 cents.
Season Tickets for Tabernacle. Lyceum
Couree Obtainable Till
October let.
Many people who have not yet se
cured seats for the Tabernacle Lyceum
Course will be delighted to learn that
the sale of season tickets has been ex
tended to October 1. The price for the
entire course, reserved seat. Is $1.
Fight high-class attraction* have al
ready been engaged and two more will
probably be added. Dates have been
positively announced as follows: Oc
tober 1, John Thomas Concert Co.; Oc
tober 29, Ople Read; November 15,
Arthur W. Hawks; December 3, Italian
Boys’ Band anti Elbert Foland; Janu
ary 11. Spillman Riggs; March 12. Gil
bert A. Eldredge; April 3, Matt Ison W.
Chase; April 16, Whitney Bros.’ Quar
tette.
As will be seen from this list, talent
of unusual excellence has been secured
and the course will, no doubt, prove
to be the best yet offered In Atlanta.
All attractions will appear In the
splendid auditorium of the Baptist Tab
ernacle, comer Luckle street and Tab
ernacle place. Tickets are now on sale
nt Phillips A Crew Co., Edmondson's
drug store and Knott & Awtry Shoe Co.
Seats will be reserved nt Phillips &
Crew Co., where diagram of house is
displayed.
OTHER HEIRS AWAKE;
AND PROPERTY IS SOLD.
But the heirs of Daves and Speight,
or their assigns, lived near the timber
lands and realized their value. In 1902,
when railroad* and lumber camps set
the price of yellow pine soaring high,
J. A. Bryan. J. J. Wolfenden and Caro
line Wolfenden, hi* wife, then owners
of the two-thirds, or, ns they claimed,
five-sixths, of the timber lands, made
petition to the courts for a sale of the
property for a division of the proceeds,
setting forth that the land could not
be fairly divided without a sale. Their
petition forms a part of the record In
the case ot Bryan and Wolfenden vs.
Thomas Singleton Coart.
The petitioners set forth In their pe
tition to the court that they owned
five-sixths of the property described
In the will of Thomas S. nnd W. G.
Singleton, and that Thomas Coart Sin
gleton. then unknown to any of the pe
titioners, owned an undivided one-
sixth Interest. Thomas Singleton Coart
was not a resident of the state of North
Carolina, and could not by due dili
gence be found within its borders. The
petitioners had no know ledge of wheth
er he were living or dead, or his heir
at law or his next of kin.
The superior court of Craven countv
decreed that publication he made, or
dering the defendant, Coart, to he pres
ent at the court house door on April
29 to answer the petition, and that the
►rder he printed for six consecutive
•veeks in The New Berne Weekly Jour
nal and posted upon the court hoti.«#
door.
Nothing was heard of the lost holr t
the Singleton lands and a court order
for the sale was issued, the auction t
take place on June 14. 1902. Romulus
A. Nunn was appointed commissioner
to have the sale in charge. The New
Berne Weekly Journal was once more
used to advertise the sale. But Thom
as Singleton Coart, busy in Atlanta,
did not read The New Berne Weekly
Journal. The day of the sale rolled
round as nil day* do and the property
was knocked down to James A. Bryan
and J. A. Meadow** for $250. Home
body must have been asleep to let such
property go for that sum, especially
when timber lands were being snapped
up by eager buyers front the cities. But
Thomas Singleton Coart, hundreds - 1 *
miles away In Atlanta, knew nothing "f
land* or auction, nnd the hour set f r
his appearance passed by and he wa*
absent. The sixth Interest In the 123*)
was sot aside by the courts to
claimed hy him if he should ever ap
pear.
A LUCKY ACCIDENT.
Three years after the sale nt the
court house door Mljs Hawks decided
to spend a week or two at MoreheaJ
City. There she overheard the conver
sation of the two lawyers who won
dered what had become of Thomas Sin
gleton Coart, and that bit of luck "f
fate began the litigation for the Mn-
gleton estate.
Acting through his counsel. <’ L
Pettlgrew, Mr. Conrt filed an affidavit
before the courts of North Carolina
seeking to recover his Interest, wot * n
the magnificent sum for which tne
lands were sold, but In the estate H*
self. He demanded that the sale b«
set aside, for the reason that he ha*
no notice of the proceedings'. He not
>nly claimed the one-sixth Interest
conceded to him by the petitioner*, nut
another sixth left him by his unci®*
Richard Singleton. He alleges fur
ther that the plaintiff Wolfenden W
enter Into a contract with the tin*
Lumber Company to deed certain l »nu*
for the sum of $21,600 and that he-«
were the same lands purchased at m
court sale for $126. He alleges tnai
the purchase nt the sale was wot
bona fide purchase, Inasmuch a.< t
purchaser* knew' the value of the ian«
and purchased them for the Inslgnm*
cant sum of $250, the total amount P* "
for the various tracts, which were *
according to the divisions of the orig •
nal grants. He asked a motion or tn
court to set aside the sale.
Mr. Pettigrew paid a visit t • -
timber lands after being retain* <»
the case and estimate* their 'am*
$100,000. The suit will be heard In
court* of Craven county, and Mr • "•
I* confident that he will win hi* •
and become owner of property
$33,000. wl ,|
"If you recover that proper
you continue to sell shoes to tlw » ^
and women of Atlanta?" Mr. «
asked. But he merely smlle‘1
marked that he^ liked hi* work.
and re*
"JAP-A-LAC.”
“Liquid Veneer,” aX ‘
one” at the
GEORGIA PAINT
GLASS CO.,
40 Peachtree.
and
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