Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 17, 1895, Page 9

TABTJS][J‘ D JUNE 19, OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1895—TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE €COPY FIVE CENTS. WITHOUT PARALLEL! WITHOUT EQUAL! EVEN BEYOND GOMPARISON OR GOMPETITION. eatest Bargains Ever Offered on the Face of the Globe EVERYTHING EXACTLY AS WE ADVERTISE IT, WITHOUT EXAGGERATION OR MISREPRESENTATION MOST SENSATIONAL AND PHENOMENALLY ATTRACTIVE SALE EVER HELD. BOSTON NOW GOING ON IN FULL SWING AT SO 16th & Douglas, OMAAH. ) B> Bosten Store, the pivot of all Omaha merchandising, around which all others hang, imitate and copy to the best of their ability and invariably fail to connect— Boston Store, the teacher of the art, liberal actual bona-fide bargain giving—the public’s never failing stand-by and the store that compels business by its own merits. OPEN EVERY NIGHT THIS WEEK, ONE MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OPEN AT 7:30 EVERY MORNING. UP TO DATE—BRAND NEW—THIS SEASON’S CHOICEST AND BEST AND NEWEST DRY GOODS -~ CLOAKS - MILLINERY -~ SHOES BOUGHT AT A FEARFCL SACRIFICE FOR SPOT CASH. _ ON SALE NOW AT FROM TWERTY FIVE TO FIFTY CENTS ON THE DOLLAR. VISITORS am» STRANGERS We, Boston Store, extend to you a cordial ( tnvitation to visit us during fair week or guch time as you may come to Omaha. We bave fitted up special reception, W alt- Ing, reading and toilet rooms in our store for the press comfort of our out-of-town cus- tomers, all awsoluceey without charge of any kind to you, You can write your letters, meet your friends and wash up and yourself generally at home in our visiors’ Tooms, and” we will take care of your at chels and packages and give you a check for them, all without costing you a cent. Grand Opening-- Fall Style-- Cloeks and Fur 200 garments imported from Europe. Thousands ot the best in New York, and the entire stock of the bankrupt Novelty Cloak Cc | convenience 1 When you go out to the fair grounds | out own pavillion out there is for your and any inormation you | may desire. We’'ll take care of Your Little Ones. You can lie down and rest the and we'll look after your comfort in every way. Trained Nurses in Attendance CRAND. QPENING MILLINERY 100 Pattern Hats imported by our- selves from Paris, Berlin and Vienna, and thousands of our own make in the new style OL\E GET G OUR GRAND, DAZZLING, ERILLIANT Electric Display Get a Balloon for the little one FRER Grand Opening Sale. Fall and Winter Style. SHOES FOR Men and Women Bverything in Shoes or boys, misses: and children. We sell more and have: !more for you to choose from than you ART SOUVENIRS FREE SEE HIGH GRADE BIGYCLES GIVEN AWAY | |Grand Opening Sale.!Grand Opening Sale.'Grand Openmg Sale. Grand Opening Sale, Fall and Winter Style. Fal anl W.nt r styla. Fell and Winter Style. Fall and Winter Style. UFBSSGUBHS Wen's Underwsar, | POYS' CLOTHING |Basement v Men's Shirts 5y Bargain SILKS ‘ Mine... Underwenr........ 50C 75¢c remendous bargains in Novelty Dress Goods, Melton Dress Goods, English §Men's 75¢ Shirts. In our wonderful White Light Bas ment you will find thousands of won- Suits, ), in siz go at $1.35 3200 BOY3’ In size at Men's Ti¢ Underwear. . ... Men's §1 ' . ' sSUITS Men's $200 Undevweat. , 1 to 14, worth up to §7. Men's $1.25 Dress Shirts .. 26¢c Mohair, 'Trerlean, . Heri ettas, black .and’ colored Silks' of ;.uE . 50c derul bargains and constant surprises. kind: Ne Wo expect to see you, sure !ever dreamed of. DID NOT WANT THAT BABY Right in Ohurch Parson Hoffman Refused to Acknowledge the Corn. SALLIE WILLIAMS CREATES A SCENE 11d on the Pulpit in Zion d Charges the r with Being Its Father, Depoxits a C “This 1s your child, and If you still refuse to support it I will find a way to compel you to recognize and take care of it!" This declaration was made Sunday night by Miss Sallie Willtams of Kansas City, a good looking young'mulatto woman, as she stood in front of the pulpit in the Zion Colored Baptist church at 2207 Grant street, holding a wee bit of a baby in her outstretchcd arms, and accusing the minister, Rev. R. T. Hoffman, with being the cause of her down- fall. The evening sermon had just been fin- ished and the colored divine was standing in his pulpit, ready to announce the closing hymn, when the young woman arose in the rear of the crowded church, and, amidst the, greatest confusion and excitement, made the startling charge against the popular parson of the congregation. The congregation, after the hysterical young woman had been led to a seat, called for an explanation from Rev. Mr Hoffman, who emphatically dented the serious charge and asked that an immediate Investigation be made. Before quiet had been restored some dozen persons, who were violently opposed to the calling of Rev. Hoffman to this mis- slon, which oceurred some two months ago, arose and began to hurl all kinds of abuse at the minister, and for a few minutes the aspect of the two church factions looked riot ous and the service broke up In great dis- order amid a passage of arms between the two factions. Rev. David Phelps of Omaha is the preacher who was supporied by eleven members of this parish at the meeting in May, but he was outvoted by some thirty majority and “Dr.” Hoffman was called from Kansas City to minister to the spiritual wants of Zlon's big flock of worshipers Trouble has been brewing ever since and the feeling has been of the most unfriendly nature and outbreaks have been of frequent oceurrence. + HOFFMAN ENTERS A DENIAL Rev. Mr. Hoffman sald: * charges have been made me at the instigation of those of this congregation who opposed my appointment here and were devised for the sole purpose of rulning my character and blasting my reputation. I know this young woman has been induced to come into our place of worship and make the sensational charges that she did just to give me news- paper notorlety and to ruin me in this com- munity, They will be sorry for their de- famatory acts, too. It has only been a month or so ago since Sallle Willlams was carry- ing a loaded revolver around in her pocket in Kansas City, where she made threats that she would kill Rev. Peter Jackson, pastor of the Mount Sinai church of that city. When she found that he could not be frightened, she dropped the matter. She and her mother have intimate {ends among the dissatisfied members of my charge and they have brought this girl here for the purpose of vilifylng me and making this awful charge against me. The whole thing prearranged. The girl and her mother arrived from Kansas City Saturday night at 6 o'clock and were met at the depot by friends. The girl, when she entered my church, took a rear seat and waited for the time between the sermon and the last hymn before creat- sensation, Her mother first came up (hese against the aisie with the child and lifted ward me, saying ‘this is your baby.’ her to sit down, it to- I told which she did, and then the glrl ran screaming up the ai:le, making a show of herself and bringing the entire audience to its feet. Quict coull mot be secured and I was powerless to make the violent disturbers pay any heed to my re- monstrances, and I left the church in com- pany with the deacons and others and went to my home. I told them to call a meeting at once and Investigate the charges, so as to clear my good ngme.” The congregation will hold a meeting this week to determine the truthfuluess of the charge made by the woman. The entire cclored community Is greatly wrought up over the dramatic cene enacted in the church last night, and the general opinion s that it was a plot of those un- triendly to Rev. Hoffman to force h's resigna- tion. The young woman states that she will prefer legal charges against the preacher and have the matter settled in the courts. G A S, AY o0 Go TERM. Early Decision Cuse Not Antle It Is understood at the legal headquarters of the city that an early de- cigion of the Jefferson square case is not looked for. There is a likelihood that this suit will not be heard before the next term of the supreme court Instead of at the Sep- tember term, which convenes today. The controversy arises in the nature of an injunction, the aim of which Is to prevent the use of $200,000 worth of bonds in the erection of a city market-house on Jefferson square. Park Commissioner Tukey, for him- self and others, fights the purpose expressed by the city council for appropriating this square for such use. The city is placed in the attitude of claiming it has the right to change the use of the land from that of a public park to a meat and vegetable vending establishment. — GOES OVER UNTIL MONDAY. Trial of Moores’ Cuse Calle [3 suloners and Postpe The charges filed against Frank B. Moores, district clerk, brought by A. B. Hunt on ac count of fees collected and asking his re- moval from office by the county commi sioners, were called for hearing at the ses- sion of ths county commissioners yesterday morning, but the plaintiffs tailed to appear with evidence. A continuance for one week was demanded by Mr. Hunt's attorney, which was granted. This brings the two fee cases to- gether, placing them for trial on next Mon- day. The commissioners, after passing ap- propriation sheets, adjourned until next Mon- day. The cost was $150, ported. AN Before of the court house decorations 50 the court house committee re- —_——— EARLY FIRE, Restdence of E. J. Fletcher Goes Up in Smoke. A lamp explosion set a one and one-half frame cottage at 2531 North Thirty-first street on fire yestorday morning. The build- ing and contents were almost entirely de- stroyed. The property was valued at $1,400 The occupant of the - house was E. J Fletcher. If Mr. Fletcher had been able to locate the key o the box at Twenty-ninth and Lake streets a godly portion of this danger might have been averted. The key had been placed in the care of a family that lived opposite the house, but this family had moved out during the last few days, taking the key along Consequently Mr. Fletcher was not able to turn in the alarm until the fire had a good start, e S i Lew May Slated for a Position, Advices from Washington are that Pres dent Cleveland has practically decided o appoint W. L. May of Omaha commissioner of fish and fisheries to succeed the late Marshall McDonald. Mr. May has besn fish commissioner for Nebraska for the last fif- teen years, his term having but recently ex- pired. He has a national reputation as one of the best informed men in the country on the culture of fish. His appointment, if made, will be due to Secretary Morton's en- dorsement. a “ditto” had committed the offense. MRS. OL 1e had been so written, ays he has twenty city pris- » been sent to jail under the in vogue in police court. Wag- S PV AN v T o E SRR o I FEDED HIS AUTHORITY - ARE BRINGING IN THOUSANDS. Ih hxu‘ e E ( Prevented an Awful Wre oA 2 5 Overland Fast Mail, The Union Pacific bridge at Walcott, Wyo., burned at ncon on Friday, delaying the Union Pacific “Overland Flyer' several hours. By a woman's presence of mind and decisive action a frightful wreck and loss of life was narrowly averted, Mrs. Olien, the widow of a former Union Pacific employe, lives at Walcott and boards the section men at that place. dis- covered the burning bridge and knowing that No. 3, the fast mail, was due at that time, started out to flag the train. She arrived just in the nick of time. The train was al- ready in sight and coming at a terrific rate, trying to make up forty-five minutes lost time. Mrs. Olson used her apron as a danger signal, which the engineer immediately ob- served and succeeded in bringing the train %o a stop but a few feet from the burning bridge. The passengers of the train made Mrs, Olson a present of $50 and the railroad officials will take further cognizance cf her part in preventing a frightful wreck. pums L . FOR Railroads Loaded Down with State Fair Visitors, 01l Case. The attack of defendants upon the method pursued by the plaintiff of getting service in the foreclosure case of Eunice Baldwin against Wellington R. Burt has again been renewed by a number of those wnose inter- ests are affected by the blanket foreclosure sult entered in their case. It is alleged that in her eigerness to foreclose against several hundred defendants, Mrs. Baldwin, when bringing suit several years ago, neglected to stop long enough to get the defendants fairly into court. Many of them assert that they livin in Omaha while the forecloure wasin prograes, but had no notification of the proceediags to get the property, which is quite v.81able, away from them. The plain- tift merely filed an afdavit to obtain permis- sion to serve the defendants by publishing the fact of bringing th suit. Since the cas: came from the supreme court, where it had been taken in appeal, this raised a storm of protesta from purchasers of the property, who bought of Wellington R. Burt, Elsie Johnson and others, hav: prepared showings along this line demanding that the service of sum- mons be quashed. Asks the Aid o the Court, The society of the Russian Israelites has sought the aid of the equity court for assist- ance in procuring a deed to a piece of church property. October 4, 1893, this soclety made tate deal with Efiie Bowman for the of a lo he agreement was re- Under it the soclety made became due. It now de- sires to order of court issue, di- ing Efiz Bowman to desd the property and either accept a morigage for the unpaid balance due or the money itself. New Ruling Applied to, Proceedings in i06:C to the Police Court, Officers of the republican county (‘«'I\(Tkl committee have called a delegate convention to meet in Washington hall at 2 o'clock p. m. on September 28, where and when county and precinct officers will be placed in nomina- tion. The representation In the said convention will be as follows: Nine delegates from each ward in the city of Omaba, fourteen from South Omaha and five from each county pre- cinet, The caucuses for tho purpose of placing in nomination the required number of delegates to be voted upon at the primaries will be held in each ward in the city of Omaha, South Omaha, in Jefferson precinct and in Union precinct on Friday evening, September 20, at 8 o'clock p. m. at the following named places: South Omaha, such place as the committes from South Omaha may designate. Omaha, IFirst ward, Forest hall, Sixth and Pierce} Second ward, club room Bighteenth and Vin: ton streets; Third ward, such- plac mittee from said ward may designat ward, Patterson hall, Seventeenth and Far- nam streets; Fifth ward, club room, Eighteenth and Lake streets; Sixth ward, club room, Twenty-fourth and Lake streets; Seventh ward, club room, 1210 Park avenue; Eighth ward, club room, Twenty-fourth and Cuming streets; Ninth ward, club room, Twenty-ninth and Farnam streots, Jefferson precinct, Hans Schneider" room, Bennington; Union preeinct, Purcell's hall, Trvington, and in all other precincts at such time and place as the members of the central committee from said precinct shall designate. The primary election will be held in each ward in the city of Omaha, in South Omaha, in Jefferson and Union precincts on Friday, September. 27, between the hours of 1% o'clock noon and 7 o'clock p. m: at the fol- lowing named places South Omal.a, such place as committee from South Omaha may design Omaha: First ward, 1017 street; Second ward, Twenti streets; Third ward, 1120 Capitol avenue Fourth ward, 218 South Seventeenth street Fifth ward, Eightecenth and Charles street; xth ward, Twenty-fourth and Lake stree enth ward, Twenty-ninth and Poppleton avenue; Eighth ward, Twenty-first and Cum- ing streets; Ninth ward, Thirty-second and Farnam streets; Jefferson precine! Hans Schneider's store room, Bennington; Union precinet, Purcell's hall, Irvington, Neb.; and in all other precincts on the same date, be- tween the hours of 7 p. m. and 9 p. m. at | such places as may be designated by the members of the central committee from said precincts. The committee to elect delegates to the state and iudicial conventions will be held in Washington hall at 10:30 o'clock a. m. Sep- tember 2. The representation will be the same as In_ the county convention, The caucuses and primaries will be held at the same time and place as those for the selec- tion of county delegates. e Caught Him on the Arm. Prof. G. R. Rathbun tried his luck against the street car monopoly on Saturday and got very much the worst of it. He was boarding a crowded car at Twenty-fourth and Charles street when the motor started before he was seated. He was struck by a wagon, which was passing, and was knocked from the car One arm was badly bruised and sprained, and his side and head considerably injured. He will be unable to work for some days. e Chance for Candidates. There will be a meeting of the republican county cential committee in room 603 New CRIMIN®L JUDGE HOLDS AGAINST BERKA EVERYBODY COMES TICKETED TO OMAHA. Prixg Rush Set rly Yesterda of Continuing Week=Mrx, Dee; rs Arreste tn t Were Having cial , with @ During Ol= and Held ofd 3 reted ctl rn It is safe to wager that there will not be tho least trouble over rate questions, scalpers’ tickets and other evils of that kind, which are characteristic of dull tim in railroad circles, for the coming week, at least. There isn't a railroad man in town but who has all he wants to do to take care of the business on hand for this week. Railroad men have been preparing for an unusual, rush on Tuesday, Wednesday znd Thursday, but had not figured on anything speclal for yesterday. The trains Saturday and Sunday were crowded, but the local pase senger men took the incomers for exhibe ltors and did not look for any great rush yesterday. The first tralus Into the Union cepot this morning were crowded. Between 9 and 10 o'clock all of the castern roads asl the Bur= lington and Union Pacific dropped thelr through trains into the depot at Teath and Marcy, and the need for more commodious. quarters was never better fllustrated than yes- terday morning. Every train that drew up to the platform had passengers stidmg in the alsles and hanging to the platfy Roads that had failed to provide extra ccaches were convinced of their shortsightednes: PUT ON EXTRA COACHES, The lowans ar: already doing themselves proud. The morning trains f n the east were all trowded to their ca ity with peo= ple who had come from the Hawkeys stote with the intention of making a weck of it. A ston was renderél in the criminal branch of the district court'yesterday morning completely ovethrowing the methols pursusd in Judge Berka's court in the way of admin stering Ju It may result in a fal de livery of about twenty city prison:rs who are now confinel in the county jail serving out sentences impossd by Julge Herka for mico offenses, Tom Wagner, whose case was ba- fore the criminal judge yes was th first parly o be released under the new con- struction placed cn the law. It fs stated that others sceing his good luck w1l loce ro time in emulating his example. The case in which the new 1:w points aro:e was tho test suit of Tom Wagner ag:in:t the sheriff, who held him in custody tnder a mittimus fssued by Judge Berka. Wagner had his attorney bring habg:s corpus procee: ings. The case had beea adjourn:d until t morning for further arguments and the dec sion was handed down at their conclusion. It appears that the ter was with a provision empowering the clerk of the polies co o warrants. Previois to the pas provision it had bezn often a mooted question of law in curs whether or not the clerk could excreise such a function. This contention was made on the theory that the judge alene constitu'es the court and can Issue papers.. Since the law went into effect Joseph Michacl, the clerk, has been ac:ustomed to sign the warrants. un- der the author'ty of which many hundreds of arres's have been made. Befare the passag of the though the legal question hed becn raised, in no case’ was it fairly preseited to the court, 50 the crimingl juige held, inis much as In each instance ghe point was ra’sed on an app:al, which it was deeided took away the appeaiing party's rights. OTHERS MAY GO /ALSO. the bringing of :the habeas corpus case of Wagner the whole field was opened in a different quarte Attorney for the prisoner took the position that the arrest of his client was illegal and vold on two grounds; first, because the clerk had no au- thority to sign a warrant, and second, be- cause the warrant did not show that the offense was committed in the ety of Omaha. The warrant is a printed form and recites in each case that so-and-so (naming thz cul- prit) did on a certain day commit the partic- ular offense in the county of Douglas. It further states that information of this being the case has come to the police judge but the warrants are signed and endorsed by Joseph Michael, clerk of the police court It was under such an instrument that Wagner was arrested on September 3 for hav- ing too fondly embraced two young girls with whom he was going home. The trial resulted in a fine of $75, in default of which Wagner went to jail. The criminal Judge held that the provision In the city charter giving Michael the right as clerk of the police court to issue warrants was unconstitutional, null and void, “for the reason that it requires the exercise of a ju- diclal determination which can only be ex- ercised by the court.” The printed hanks used, it was held, state that the offense wag committed in the county, and not the city, as York Life bullding on next Monday at 1 should be the case, the court being one of o'clock p. m. for the purpose of approving [ limited jurisdiction. This particular warrant Test Cawe In Kansaws. An odd suit has been filed against the Union Pacific down in Hayes county, Kansas. A man is suing the road for the difference which he paid for freight, according to the schedule maintained by the road and the rates put in by the populist railroad com- missioners. The amount involved is less than $100, but the case will be opposed by the road for all there Is in it. If the plain- tiff wins suit it will open the way for litigation that would continue for years and Ive every rallroad in Kansas. The case is belng watched with great interest by th different railroad companies, as the question involved is whether the railr commis- sioners have the authority to regulate the rates of rallroads. on payments as store Minor Court ters. Tiena Z Benzon has been appointed ecutrix under the will of Annie C. Moe estat2 is worth $10,000, William Ball sues C. E. Byars on a balanc due for plactering a house at Vallzy. Forty six dollars are involved in the dispute, Byars claiming that he paid the balance. The Nebraska Savings and Exchange bank has brought a foreclosure suit against Ralph Gaylord and others to recover $5,200 on a mortgage. It ks to be allowed to m: servica by publication. Gaylord left some time since for parts unknown W Competitors for Trade. The green fruit shipping season fs fast drawing to a close. In about ten days time the last train load will have been shipped. For the first time Oregon and Idaho have this r entered Into active competition with California in shipping green fruits to the tern markets, These two states have shipped carloads over the Unlon Pacific this season and will have further work for the next ten days. Dried fruit consignments | Th> Rock Island had to put on two extra from the west will make up the bulk of the | corches at Atlantic, and the Burlington, Mil= fruit shipments from the west from that time waukee and Northwestern had micre lowa until the orange crop is moved. folks than they could carry with comfort with the regular equipment. The Burliagton and Uniuu Pacific trains from ‘he west were crowded to their limits with fair goers, many of whom were decorated-with boquets and boutonuieres of the golden rod, the state flower. The Elkhorn and Minneapolls & Omaha roads had all they could accommodate on the incoming morning train, and stands ing rovm was at a premium on both roads. Reports received at the different head quarters from agents along the lines indicate that there will be an unprecedented rush for Omaba dur'ng Wednesday and Thursday, the days on which the $5 blanket rates are in effect, from every station in Nebraska, Peos ple who had not figured on visiting the fain this year have fallen into lir o since the cheap rates have been announced, and they wilk be here from the most remote parts of the state, The Burlington will make a new schedule for the excursion trains leaving Omaba, in order to accommodate state visitors who wish to witness the parades and festivities of the week, On Thursday a special train will ba run from Omaha to Lincoln, stopping at all South _Tenth h and Martha GAT ED ) Ohairman M from Hix Trip ut. of the Board of Pubic yesterday from Cincinnati, in atendance upon the con- vention of administrative boards of America Mr. Munro reports having had a splendid timt. He says del:gates were pre-ent from all of the leading citics in the country anl that much was learnel by the interchange of ideas and facts concerning the syst'm of public improvements in the various citles Mr. Munro came home with a very poor idea of the manner in which the stre:t railw of Omgha disfigure the streets tney o.cup He says In Cincinnati the rails are laid o that they do not impede traffic t the sligh est. The rails are laid In concrete and the pavement is brought up to their level. He is very much in favor of securing some change in this respect in Omaha. The Rock Island inaugurated its new train Paul and Minne yesterday. The train leaves each “day at 440 p m by way of Angus, Des Moines, Fort Dodge and Albert Lea, arriving at Min- neapolis at 8:30 a. m. The connection is made at Angus with the Minneapolis & St Louis road, Omaha cars going through with- out chang 3 Rallway N W, H. Murray, Pacific passenger department, on his vacation. A. A. Smith, formerly special agent of the Union Pacific, died of typhoid fever at Snyder, Colo., yesterday. Wilkie Collins of the Union Pacifie clerical force collided with a milk wagon while biking it to Courtland beach Saturday night. Mr. Collins and his wheel are both lald up for repairs. The milk wagon escaped serious injury. Intermediate points, leaving Omaha at 11 J. H, Sherwood of Oxford has senta dozen | g'clock atter the Knights® of AK.Sar-Ben ears of corn from Harlan and Furnas coun- | parade, ~ The Union Bacific will hold its ties to Passenger Agent Francls of the | special each evening until after the parades. Burlington. The ears are monsters in size | “The railroad offices and headquarters will and all well matured, well out of danger | o closed on one day during the fair in order from frost. to allow the clerks an opportunity to take in the big show The shops will close for & half day and any of tho workmen who wish additional time can be accommodated, S e Hoke § Returns to WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.—Secretary Hoke service to apolis Omaha and runs Chairman Munro Works returned With where he had b Personnls. chief clerk of the Union has gone east Her Indian Husban, CHICAGO, Sept. 16.—Mrs. Jennie Sparr of Pittsburg, Kan., with the aid of the police, found today her daughter, Mrs. Gertie Mason, who eloped with a full-blooded Kickapoo Indian, known as Dr. Ben Loveland. Love- land s well known throughout the west where, with a troup of actors, he advertises a patent medicine, and while in Pittsburg, Kan., captivated Mrs, Mason, a pretty divorcee, 21 years old. The Indian's wife and the girl's mother, after a long search, found Mrs. Mason here, where she had been Deserted by o eral C Abxeonds, DETROIT, Sept. 16.—A special to the News from Cheney, Mich., says Contractor Frank Osborne, in charge of the governmgnt work at Grand Maris, is alleged to have fled last petitions requesting names to be placed upon | was further completely punctured by the deserted by Loveland. Mrs, Mason Is said various primary tickets, court, who held that it simply recited that to be well known in Pittsburg. night with $3,300, He is in debt to stores Smith has returned to Washington after seve and employes, eral weeks spent at his home in Georgla,