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COL LIVINGSTON
He Sweeps the County in the “Early
Primary” On Thursday, and Now
Fills Three More Graves in His Big
Political Cemetery.
BATTLE WON WITHOUT FIRING A GUN
With Three Home Candidates in the
Race, and the Entire Press of Atlan
ta Against Him, He Caine Near
Polling Half the Votes Cast.
THE GREATEST VICTORY OF HIS
The “early primary” was held
Fulton county on Thursday,
21, and Col. L. F. Livingston
tured the congressional delegation
by one of the largest votes he
ever received in that county.
i It is a victory to be proud of,
and his friends in Newton county
■and jubilant over bis great success
hu the “early primary. f }
There were three local candi
dates in the field, and each of them
had worked hard for his own nom¬
ination, while Col. Livingston
remained at his post of duty
in Washington, and was not able
I to visit the county a single time
j during the entire campaign.
The iixing of the time for hold
j ing the primary at so early a date,
I was clearly unfair to Col. Livings
j ton, and was regarded by all fair
[ I minded citizens as taking a «« snap
judgment > } against him, and in fa
I vor of Mr Felder, one of the home
| candidates.
A we stated last week we be¬
lieved it would do, this palpable un
iairness to Col. Livingston has re
bounded upon those who were in
struinental in fixing the primary at
so early a date, and was properly
rebuked by the people at the polls
on Thursday, by giving Col. Liv- j
ingston the large vote he received
in the primary.
The people believe in fairness,
and their vole on Thursday is a
severe rebuke for such unfair metli
ods in politics.
By bis big victory in Fulton
county, Col. Livingston adds three
more “newly made graves” to his
big political cemetery, which
should he ci Ktirl wnrnimr in -»»11
[young aspiring politicians, that
they had better “view the ground
well where they will surely lie, y y
before they engage in another snap
Ijudgment-campaign against your
I Uncle Lonnie !
| Of course, the carrying of Ful
■ton county in Thursday’s primary
■insures Col. Livingston’s nomina
■ tion for another term in congress,
■ 011 which victory the Star extends
him hearty congratulations.
Following is the vote for the four
congressional candidates:
L. F. Livingston....... 2,964
T. B. Felder, Jr......... 1,806
Chas. I. Branan...... i ,235
B. M. Blackburn....... 544
Change of Schedule.
A slight change in the schedule of
the Covington accommodation train
was made of yesterday.
The train now leaves Covington at
6,15 a. m. instead of 6, as heretofore,
and returning, arrives here at 7 45
]). m.
The train will hereafter run on
Sunday, leaving Covington at 9.15
a. m., and arriving in Atlanta at
10.45. Returning, will leai’e At¬
lanta at 12.40 p. tn. and arrive at
Covington at 2.10.
The Woman’s Club
The next meeting of the club
will be held at the residence
Mrs. Janies M. Pace, on W ednes¬
day, at 3 ‘A o'clock, requested
All members are. to
present to make arrangements
the
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Local Hits and Misses,
Stand by the flag.
Straw hats are plentiful.
To day is memorial day.
Vegetation growing fast.
Cool nights and mornings.
Let it be sharp and quick.
Let us all stand by the flag.
War taxes will soon be laid.
Soon be time to go a-fishiug.
The Spanish butcher must go.
Garden vegetable getting ripe.
Plant more corn and potatoes
the soldiers will need both.
The election on prohibition
takes place on the 4th of May.
Our road working force is doing
some good work on the public
roads.
Some of our correspondents have
almost deserted us. What is the
matter, boys ?
The Augusta Chronicle thinks
McKinley is a slow writer. Well,
no ; he is a slow actor.
Quite a heavy storm passed
over Covington on Tuesday
morning. But it did no damage.
The new Central depot is now !
finished, and is a perfect gem of a j
daisy. It is a great improvement
on the old one.
The Central railway ought to
give the people of Covington a bet¬
ter schedule—especially to Macon.
It is badly needed.
Hace street ought to be graded
d° wn to a regular decline from the
public square to the railroad track
and the new depot, It needs it
badly.
Mr. B. F. Camp is building a
nice residence on the Camp lot,
opposite the Georgia railroad de¬
pot, in Midway. It will soon be
ready tor occupancy.
The confederate veterans win
meet and head the procession to
day, atid march to the soldiers’
cemetery, where the memorial
exercises will be held.
A beautiful line of Baby Carri¬
ages, at very moderate prices, just
received, at R. E. Everitt’s.
A Negro Man Killed,
A negro man, named Will Jack
son, was fatally shot, at Lum Wy¬
att’s place, in Newborn district,
on Friday night, and died from the
effects of his wounds on Saturday
morning. ‘
The shooting was done by Mr.
Newton Atkinson, and the ver¬
dict of the coroner’s jury was that
the shooting was justifiable.
Mt seems that Mr. Atkinson was
one of an officer’s posse, who had
gone to Lum Wyatt’s in search of
a notorious negro named Oscar
Glass, who was supposed to be at
Wyatt’s. The officer in charge of
the posse, having placed his men
around the house in order to pre¬
vent any one from escaping, en- of
tered the house for the purpose
searching it for Oscar Glass.
Will Jackson, who was sleeping in
the house, jumped from a window
and attempted to leave, thinking
perhaps that the officers were after
him. He left in his nightclothes, hand.
but carried his pants in his
As he left the house, he approached
Mr. Atkinson, who hailed him
twice ; but Jackson continued to
advance, heedless of the warning
to halt, when Mr. Atkinson, think¬
ing the man was Oscar Glass, who
a
negro, and seeing the man bad
something in his hand, he fired
twice, both shots taking effect 111
the body of Will Jackson.
Jackson died on Saturday, and
Coroner Brown was notified, who
went out to the scene of the shoot -
ing, and held an inquest over the
body, the verdict of the jury being
that the shooting wai justifiable.
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WAR BETWEEN SPAIN AND THE
STATES HAS NOW BECUN.
The United States Fleet Is Now Blockading Havana—Moro Castle
Fires On American Fleet at a Distance of Eight Miles
J
But ” Without Effect—-President McKinley
Calls for 125,000 Volunteers,
STATE OF GEORCIA TO FURNISH 3,174 MEN.
‘ >
Hail, Cuba Libre, fair Queen of the Antilles !
Your r
Uncle Samuel greets you with his warships and his army of liberation.
The war for Cuba’s freedom is now on.
Congress passed the resolutions at a late hour on Monday night, declaring that “the people of Cuba
are, and of right ought to be, free and independent. ) f
President McKinley signed the war resolution at .1*1:24 o’clock a. m. April 20, 1898.
At the same time he signed an ultimatum to Spain, officially informing that government of the action
and giving that nation until noon Saturday to withdraw her land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban
waters.
Following is the law which declared Cuba free, and proclaimed war with Spain in the event that gov
eminent did not yield to the demands :
< 4 Whereas, The abhorrent conditions which have existed for
more than three years in the island of
Cuba, so near our own borders, have shocked the moral sense of the people of the United States, have
been a disgrace to Christian civilization, culminating as they have in the destruction of a United States
battleship, with 266 of its officers and crew, while on a friendly visit in the harbor of Havana, and can¬
not longer be endured, as has been set forth by the president of the United States, in his message to
congress of April n, 1898, upon which the action of congress was invited ; therefore be it
( 4 Resolved, By the senate and house of representatives of
fiist, congress assembled,
1 hat the people of the island of Cuba are, and of right ought to be, free and independent.
‘Second, T hat .i t is the_ dutv and of withdraw tkg United its States land and to naval demand, forces and from the Cuba government and Cuban of waters. the United I
ment in the island of Cuba,
4 4 Third That the president of the United States be, and he is hereby directed and empowered to use
the entire land and naval forces of the United States, and to call into the actual service of the United
States the militia of the several states, to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions
into effect. . . . sovereignty, . .
disclaims disposition . intention , to exercise
“Fourth That the United States hereby any or
jurisdiction, control said island, except for the pacification thereof ; and asserts their determina¬
or over people.
when that is accomplished, to leave the government and control of the island to the
tion,
In accordance with the mandates of the foregoing resolutions, the president of the United States sent
the following ultimatum to Spain, through Secretary Sherman, which was a demand for the Spanish
relinquish its authority in Cuba, and to withdraw its army from the island. The ulti¬
government to
sent to Minister Woodford, at Madrid, and was as follows :
matum was
Washington, April 20, 1898—“Woodford, minister, Madrid : You have been furnished with the text
of a joint resolution voted by the congress of the United States on the 19th in*.— approved today-in re
lation the pacification of the island of Cuba. In obedience to that act the president directs you to
to of Spain said resolution,with formal demand of the govern¬
immediately communicate to the government authority and
ment of the United States that the government of Spain at once relinquish Us govern¬
island of Cuba, and withdraw its land and naval forces from the island of Cuba and Cuban
ment in the hereby disclaims disposition or intention to exercise
witers In taking this step, the United States any de¬
jurisdiction control over said island,except for the pacification thereof, and asserts its
SOY termination’ ■ereigntv or the government and control of the island to its people
when that is accomplished to leave
under such free and independent government as they may establish.
If bv the hour of noon on Saturday, 23d day of April, there be not communicated to this govern¬
4 4
Spain full and satisfactory response to this demand and resolution, whereby the ends
ment bv * that of a will proceed, without further notice, to use the power
°;,f,„,hori.y in Cuba shall be assured, the president such
enjoined end conferred npon him W tf* -id re»lnli,,„ to extent a S
carry the same into effect, ^
to
4 ( To this the following reply was received from Minister W r oodford Thursday morning :
“Madrid April 21 1898, (received 9:02 a. m.)-Sherman, Washington! Early this (Thursday)
’ * votmv offer the receipt of your open telegram and lie fore I had communicated same to
.
™ teo2.ES. rl ™(.Tj'”v, r ,,„,tnt the Spanish minister that all for officialeommunieations foreign affairs notified heW«n me that their diplomatic re »p»ct,ve relations repre- are
the..v» conn tries, and
ceased. I accordingly asked for my safe passport, I turn
sentalives have Have "Ol'lied oonsuls. (Signed) U OODFORI). y y y
bassy and leave for Parts this afternoon.
the president’s demand was made by Spain but the delivery of his passports to
No other answer to declaration of the part of Spain,
Woodford, which was considered by our government as a war on
General that hostilities lie- commenced at once
and President McKinley ordered oodford having been
The Spanish minister had left Washington on Wednesday night, and General \\
his passports Thursday morning, by the Spanish minister of foreign affairs, and before he could
-v „ left Madrid at for France, where he now is.
deliver the president's ultimatum, once
'Phis left both countries without any official representative at the capital of the other, and was a sev
ermce of all communication and friendly relations between them
On Thursday night Sampson’s big fleet, which had been lying at Key West ever since the Maine was
blown up, was ordered to Havana, where it arrived on Friday night, and at once established a complete
blockade ot al! the important ports on the north coast of Cu’ta.-.
Several Spanish \-essels have already beep captured as prizes, and the war between Spain and the Unit
ed States is now a reality, and has begun In earnest.
President McKinley issued his proclamation, calling for 125,000 v'olunteers to serve for
On Saturday, discharged.
two years, unless sooner rapidly mobilized at New Orleans, Mobile, Tampa, andChic
The troops of the regular army are being
”aSmT(ooo l„ a. CMca W a. under command .ol Major 0 »N »1 Brook', who
mffi «.,np
will have command of the operations, in Cuba.
expected the regular army \Y •ill ' be hurried to Cuba In a few days, while the volunteers are being
It is Richmond and Washington,
organized and drilled at Atlanta, weeks,
\bout 50.000 volunteers are expected in Atlanta in the course of the next two
the volunteers are put upon a war footing, they will be sent to Cuba.
As sqop as it will not last , long.
The war will lie sharp and severe, but very
The Georgia troops will be assembled in Atlanta this week.
Mr. E. W. Carroll is attending the Nor¬
mal school at Athens, where he will remain
until the summer vacation, We wish him
a pleasant stay in the Classic City.
1 he fight of Berner and Atkinson seem to
be . directed ,
against Allen D. Candler for
governor. But the people will settle the
matter oil the 6th of June. And they will
syeak for Candler.
The Augusta Herald seems to discern a
“significant fact” in the act of five county
executive committees asking for joint debates.
Well, that is a significant fact that but very
few counties in the state want joint debates
There are (132) others 1
The president and congress is now in oreat
danger. Some hot-headed Spaniards, in
Havana, have sworn, in their utter contempt
for "yankee swine,” that if our government
shodld undertake to interfere in Cuban affairs,
they would land and army at Key West,
march upon Washington, and capture the
president and in less than
if they didn’t run away, Now don’t you
know they must feel awful uneasy ?
by and allowing the young men of other
to come there and marry the young
of Milledgeville. Well, don’t the
men of Milledgeville go elsewhere to
their wives? Jf they do, the girls ought
have the same privilege. The best rules
work both ways, But we guess the
is right. It is the fault of
boys.
The marriage of Miss Marie Griffin, of
to Mr. Philip Townsend, of Atlanta,
place at 5 o’clock on Wednesday after¬
April 20th. The church was hand¬
decorated, and a large audience was
to witness the ceremony. Rev. James
Dickey, of Emory college, officiated.
bridesmaids were Misses Annie Grace
Macy Townsend, Nina Madge Har¬
Lollie Haygood, Mamie Griffin, Bes¬
Walton, Louise Foster, Mabel Bonnelh
Helen Means, and Lilah Roberts ; The
were Messrs, Henry Whitehead,
Willie Shepherd, Peter Walton, Oscar Cal
F. H. Ficklen, F’ G. Godfrey, Mar¬
Thrower, and Frank Hill. The happy
left for Atlanta, their future home at 7
It i« said Gov. Atkinson contemplates going
to Cuba at the head of the Georgia troops.
That would be a very patriotic thing for him
to do. But then he will not go. He cannot
do so. While the law makes him comman¬
der-in-chief of the land and Daval forces of
the state ; yet, it is not intended that he
should exercise that high prerogative, by tak¬
ing the field at the head of the state’s forces,
lie cannot well leave his office. There is no
one to take his place as chief executive of the
state. Bob Berner, who is president of the
senate, cannot assume the duties of governor
unless there is a vacancy in the executive of¬
fice. If Senator Berner should take the oath
of office, during the governor’s absence, he
could not give it up on Mr. Atkinson return.
And when Mr. Atkinson ceased to be gov
ernor he would no longer be Commander-in
, No,
chief of the Georgia army. no; we
guess Gov. Atkinson will not go to Cuba at
the head of the Georgia army,
The heaviest rainstorm oi the
season passed over Covington on
Saturday afternoon. Considerable
washing of the lands and roads,
however, is about all the damage
done. ______
TIw-*cr2w*i«* ««»«».
The anrdent Greeks believed that
ths Permute were the gods who »t
teatdsd to the welfare and prosper!
of Hu frailly.. Thev were war- ,
tiktimed ** hutwehtdd gods in every
Tta -boaaekoM god of to-day
i, u Or lUt Erne’* New Discovery.. For
4H afisetatf of Throat, Ghest Zd an
Lung* ii itrvelttable. It has been
tried for a ^porter of a century and
tg rtssualieed to cure, or money re
tertmL 2Co WNeiKhd sSouM be
without tills good «m*el. It is plea
•mat to take and a safe and sure
BtalWteMC-.C. ^“U 5 j’"ig
Of a Personal Nature,
General Gomez is 74.
To day is memorial day.
“Remember the Maine 1”
Uncle Allen Candler is still carrying his
own skillet.
Mrs. R. R. Fowler spent the past week
with relatives in Forsyth.
Gen. Blanco was only 1 ' napping” when
Gen. Lee sailed away from Cuba.
Col. L. L. Middiebrook is the chosen
memorial orator at Conyers to day,
Mr. VV lkms Willingham has retired from
the race for sheriff of Newton county.
If Spain still persists “in taking the conse
q uences, we will have to take''Cuba.
.Mrs. W. D. Travis has been visiting her
parents, at Douglasville, during the week.
Senor Pulo, the Spanish minister at Wash¬
ington, left for Spain on Wednesday night.
Uncle Sam is a great peacemaker. Me is
going to have peace in Cuba even if he has to
fight for it.
Dr. Will D. Travis attended the conven
tion of the Georgia medical association which
met at Tybee, last week.
A Lee commanding an American a my in
Cuba, is one of things that fortune may bring
about in the near future.
Vour Uncle Johnnie Sherman seems to be
'lost to view,” amid the great confusi n :
but he is still in memo»y yet.
“If the Cubans prefer death to Spanish
rule, it must be because Spanish rule has rob.
lied life of joy and hope. ”— Hon. William J.
Bryan.
Orth Stein has quit the Looking Glass.
Now, if the “L. G.” will only turn up its
toes, it will be a great relief to a long-suffer¬
ing country.
The Orange Observer has discovered w hy
the light is down when there is a courting
match in the parlor. They do not want the
caress —seen—
It now seems like Atkinson and Berner
have “pooled their issues, as it were, against
our Uncle Allen Candler, but the people are
still for Uncle Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Wright havercturn
ed from a two months’ visit to their daugh¬
ters, Mrs. J. B. Chesnut, in Savannah, and
Mrs. Weldon, in Atlanta.
Col. Livingston Is Happy,
h ~
Cob Livingston is happy over
his great victory .in Fulton county,
on Thursday.
And he has a right to feel proud
of his fine race in the Fulton pn
mary. %
When the Star received the
news by telephone from Atlanta,
Oll Thursday night, that Col. Liv
ingston had carried the county T over
his three competitors, we sent him
the following telegram :
Covington, Ga., April 21, 1S9 S.
lion. L. F. Livingston,
Washington, D. C.
Your friends here are jubilant over your
great victory in Atlanta today. Congratula¬
tions.
Covinoton Star.
On Saturday, we received the
following telegram in reply from
Col. Livingston :
Washington, D. C., A run. 23, 1898.
To the Star, Covington, Ga.
Thanks for your telegram, It was a great
victory. Give my county people my sin
cere thanks for their sympathy and support.
L. F. Livingston.
The Prohibition Election,
The election on the local option
or prohibition question will take
place in Newton county on Wed¬
nesday, the 4th of May.
The campaign is one of the most
we have ever known on that
We hope it will continue so to
end.
The coming election will settle
question in our county for the
four years, and we hope for
time.
Those who favor prohibition,
vote “Against the Sale. > >
Those who are opposed to pro
will vote “Forthe Sale. ) y
A ticket cast without one or the
other of the above endorsements,
will not be counted.
We make this statement for the
information of those who may not
understand how their ballots should
read.
The editor of the Star will take
no part in this election. He will
neither vote for, nor against, the
sale. It is his privilege to take
this position, and he grants the
same rights to all others.
He has sufficient reason to justi¬
fy his course in this matter. Let
those who wish to exercise their
rights in the matter, do so with
pleasure, and without restraint or
hindrance. With kindest and
against the sale, we shall aDiaetne
result as being all right, knowing
that all who do vote must feel the
justifying approval of their own
consciences for the way in which
they vote.
Joe Camp at Music Hall.
Joe Camp, Georgia’s imperial or¬
ator, will deliver his great lecture,
> . Truth and Shams,” at Music Hall,
tonight. Canip is said to be
Hon. Joseph platform
the most wonderful orator
of our time, equaling Henry W.
Grady in rhetoric, thought, wit and
humor. highly
He comes to Covington
recommended and endorsed by the
best people of the state.
In commendation of Mr. Camp,
the Star was in receipt of a letter,
last week, from “Earnest Willie,”
who is now a student at Mercer Uni¬
versity, Macon, who wrote as fol¬
lows :
Dear Star— I have just heard that my
orator friend, Hon. Joe Camp, is to lec¬
ture in Covington Tuesday night, April
26, and without his knowledge I write to
you to urge your people to hear him. We
have recently had him here at Mercer
University, and he had a great crowd,
hut his lecture was greater than the crowd.
I have since heard him five times, and I
am hungry to hear him again. Willie.
I Signed j ci-lfc Earnest
Everybody should hear him.
Admission, 25 cents; reserved
seats, 35 cents.
When the rebel yell is raised in
Cuba the Spaniard will soon learn
it is not the grunt of yankee
swine. y y
A Healthy Man
Until the Crip Broke Down HI*
Health —Hood'* Sarsaparilla
Cava Him Appetite and Sleep.
u up to th* time when 1 had the grip I
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had no appetite and was not able to
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ly It hM done m , a vast amount
d j a good appetite and can
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jjo me> Georgia. Sarsaparilla In
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A. Crorl, Brunswick, Georgia.
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