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SIR GEORGE GOLDIE RETURNS TO
ENGLAND WITH PESSIMISTIC
VIEWS ON THE SITU*
, • ATION.
LONDON. March 25.-Bir Georg* Goldie,
vice preatdeiae of th* Royal Geographical
, •Oriel y. and founder of Nigeria. Aho ha*
Just returned from a thorough Investtga
' tton of South Africa, where he conferred
with Lord Milner. Lord Kitchener. CecU
Rhodes. Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson. the
governor of the Cape of Good Hope And
numbers of other Influential men. bring
- Ing some rather pessimistic idea* of the
general situation. f*''m a British point of
view. The conditions in Cape Colony he
regards as especially dangerous, and he
considers that the most serious British
difficulties will be" encountered there in
the future, as at present. /
In the course of an interview with a rep
resentative of The Associated Press, Sir
George Goldie, while recognising the pos
sible Independence of Acting President
fichalk-Burger, said he was convinced
that the question of peace or war rest*
in the hands of President Steyn and that
Mr. Kruger and the oilier Boers in Eu
rope no longer represent Boer opinion.
The real difficulty in the path of peace,
be believes, is the question of granting
amnesty to the Cape and Natal rebels,
and Sir George says the vague promises
of the British government have not the
•lightest weight while the fighting burgh
ers are in their present state of mind. Sir
George advocates granting amnesty to the
rebels, but he insists that every one must
be disfranchised for fife. This, he declares,
would go far towards allaying the bitter
neat of the loyalists. Sir George depreci
ates any Attempt to permit the use of a
dual language. - Ha says English alone
y must be th* official language and adds
■ that the faet that practically the whole
of the rising generation of the two repub-
* lies are ftbw in the concentration camps
• and are rapidly learning English will te
of great aid in this direction.
He estimates that at least 100.000 armed
men will be needed in South Africa for
some years after the conclusion of peace.
Sir George failed to meet any Boers who
yet recognise that they had been finally
beaten, though some of them admitted
that they had been temporarily over
weighted by numbers.
BOER DELEGATE HOPES
TO WIN OUT IN THE END
AMSTERDAM. March 35 —Abraham Fis
cher. the Boer dele-gte. in an interview
today, gives variety of reasons which the
Boers m the field should be in a mood to
continue the war rather than accept terms
less adtantageus psevlously demanded.
The latest report from President Steyn.
received under date of February 15th.
says:
“Last year, we fought hopefully: now
we are* fighting with confidence, not to
the bitter end. but to a happy end.”
The Boer forces have plenty of every
thing eacept clothlpg- c „ , . . e
DOOLY COUNTY GUERRY
CLUB HOLDS A MEETING
* CORDELE. Ga'. March 34.-The second
meeting of the Dooly county Guerry club
was held here Saturday: considerable bus
iness was transacted In the way of ar
ranging a plan of systematical work
throughout the county by various com
mittees appointed for that purpose. Three
other Guerry clubs known as sub-clubs
were organised tn the county today. The
Mst of members enrolled so far show 233,
and continually growing.
The friends and supporters of Mr. Guer
ry. claim that he will carry Dooly coun
ty. regardless of the claim* made by the
opposition. The country people are con
siderably aroused over the rumor that an
early primary election will be called,
which they ciaim is a direct hit at the
country vote, and for that reason they
propose to be up and doing for their v*ri
ous candidates. Politics is getting warm
ed up to a high pitch in this county, es
pecially on the gubernatorial race and
old Dooly will be heard from on election
day in a surprising manner.
'-e Dr. Jameson Resigned Tuesday.
Rev. 8. T. Jameson. D.D.. tendered his
.resignation »s corresponding secretary and
'treasurer ot the board of missions of the
'Georgia Baptist convention at the meet
ing of that body Tuesday. He an
nounced that h« bad decided to accept the
call to the pastorate of the First church
of Griffin, which was tendered him sever
al days ago.
IMPENDINGTOBACCO
FIGHT INTERESTING
NORTH CAROLINA LEAF TOBACCO
MEN AND WAREHOUSEMEN ARE
JUBILANT OVER THE PROS
PECTS OF GOOD PRICES.
GREENSBORO. N. C-, March 25.-Leaf
tobacco dealers and warehousemen here
are much interested in the Impending war
to be waged between the American Tobac
co company, on the one hand, and the
Imperial Tobacco company and the Unl
. venal Tobacco company, on the other.
The beginning of the next season is ex
pected to see the fight on in earnest. The
Imperial and Universal companies, it is
understood, will join fbrees in a common
■ fight against the American company, plac
ing buyers on every market of any im
portance in the United States. The Im- |
perial is a very stfotfil English company. I
and the Universal wag organised on this I
side of the water for the express purpose
of fighting the American.
The keen competition that will necessar
ily arise from the presence on every mar
ket of representatives of the contending
fbrees will result in higher price*. The
warehousemen and farmers are jubilant,
and the- latter are preparing to plant the
biggest crop that has been grown in this
section for years.
TROLLEY CAR KILLS
4 YEAROLD CHILD.
CHARLOTTE. N.T.. March 25.-A four
year-old girl was killed by a street car
in the first ward about 7 o’clock last even
ing. The child, the daughter of Mr. Will-
Jam Nolen, eras playing at the corner of
Smith and Eighth streets and as the car
approaches she was standing behind a
post from the motorman. When the car
came near her site ran out from behind
her hiding place and attempted to cross,
the track. The car struck her on the side
of the head, fracturing the skull and
' death resulted'instantly.
Forty Cases of Cholera In Manila.
MANILA. March 26.—Up to yesterday 40
rases of cholera and 90 deaths from that
disease hxva been rsportsC
I FOUR MEN ARE KILLED;
THREE HURT IN WRECK
YOUN'GSTOWN. 0., March 24—In a
a head-on collision between freight trains
at 7:10 o’clock this morning on the Ash
tabula, Toungstown and Pittsburg divis
ion of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and
Chicago road, four men were killed and
three Injured. The dead:
NORMAN GRAHAM, fireman, lived
near New Castle, Pa.
JAMES THOMAS, fireman, Ashtabula,
Ohio.
BRAKEMAN, name unknown.
CHARLES BLACKBURN, target tend
er on the Erie road, body can be seen in
wreck.
Injured:
Carl Bishop, brakeman, Ashtablua. left
leg scalded.
Engineers George Weather, of Erie. Pa.,
and Frank Brown, of Ashtabula harbor,
received slight injuries.
The train* crashed together in a heavy
fog. completely wrecking both engines and
piling the cars up so that traffic will be
suspended sot hour*. The cause of the
wreck is not yet determined, the engineers
on both trains claiming they had orders
to go ahead.
GUERRY CLUB FORMED ”
AT LAWRENCEVILLE
LAWRENCEVILLE. Ga , March 24.-A
central Guerry clutf was organized at this
place on the Hst instant with forty-five
members. The members intend to promote
the Interest of Mr. Guerry as a candidate
for governor.
L. F. McDonald is president: M. 8. Cor
nett. vice president: A. E. Ewing, secre
tary and treasurer: John M. Jacobs, cor
responding secretary.
chiMociins
PUN DEMOCRATIC
BANQUET
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WILL
BE INVITED TO ATTEND
FEAST IN JUNE.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.. March 25.— A
great Democratic banquet to be held in
this city during the early part of June is
being planned. It is proposed to have a
great southern Democratic party banquet
which will result in the entire harmonising
of the party in this section of the country.
The banquet will not be a local, or even a
state affair, but it is proposed to make it
one that will draw from the entire south.
It will be given as a celebration of the
opening of the state campaign and the
idea was conceived to hold the banquet in
this city.
It is proposed to have a banquet of one
thousand plates, to which those that oome
Will have to have an invitation so as to in
sure a high class of men being in attend
ance. Representatives will be invited
from every county in the state and from
al! the other southern states. Large par
ties are expected to come from Nashville,
Knoxville,* Memphis. Atlanta, Birming
ham and other cities close at hand. The
governors of all the states will be invited
to be present with as many other promi
nent men as possible.
The speakers that will be invited will be
D. B. HUI. Carter ffMrison Qrovei< Cleve*.,
land. Bourke Cochran and other men of
that class. It is the plan the gentle
men undertaking the banquet to limit the
number of guests strictly to one thousand,
but to have representatives from every
section of the south. Not over two hun
dred tickets will ’be sold In this county.
INDICTMENT OFCURR”Y~
CAUSED MUCH SURPRISE
EATONTON, March 24.—The most im
portant event of Putnam superior court,
just adjourned, was the indictment of
Judge Frank Z. Curry, of Jackson, Ga~«
on a charge of cheating and swindling;
The indictment was brought at the in
stance of a loan company, which Mr.
Curry represents.
According to report Mr. Curry was
guilty of some irregularities in the ar
rangement of loans in this county, and
particularly in the valuation of lands
given as security.
The indictment came in the nature of
a big surprise to citixens here and In the
county.
Editor George W. Adams is opposed by
Capt. A. Sidney Reid in an interesting
contest for Putnam's representation In the
next general assembly. The race is the
chief topic of local interest.'
armstFaFsTeuTnegress
AND THEN SHOT HIMSELF
MONTGOMERY, Ala., March 25.-E. J.
Armstead, former tax collector ot this
county and at one time one of the weal
thiest men in Alabama, yesterday shot
and killed Mary Hansen, a negress, and
then committed suicide.
The tragedy occurred in a house on
Tallapoosa street, and created a sensa
tion, owing to the prominence of Mr.
Armstead. ,
He was at one time very wealthy but
suffered reverses in speculation. He was
connected with several of the wealthiest
and most influential families in the state,
and has twice been elected tax collector.
It is believed Mr. Armstead was tempo
rarily insane, as he has been drinking
heavily of late.
BOTH ARMS ARE BLOWN OFF *
WHILE FIRING ROYAL SALUTE
LONDON, March 25.-While the Prince
and Princess of Wales Were launching
the battleship Prince of Wales at Chat
ham, today, a gunner who fired a salute
was mortally Injured, both his arms be
ing blown off.
March,
April, May
There is a best time for doing
everything—that is, a time when a
thing can be done to the best ad
vantage, most easily and most ef
fectively. Now is the best time
for purifying your blood. Why?
Because your system is now trying
to purify it—you know this by the
pimples and other eruptions that
have come on your face and body.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
and Pills
Are the medicines to take—they do
the work thoroughly and agreeably
and never fail to do it.
Hood’s are the medicines you
have always heard recommended.
■'l esnnot recommend Hood's Ssr«*psril’s
too highly as a spring medicine. When we
take it in the spring we all feel betterthrongh
the summer.” Mns. S. H. Nx*u McCrays. Pa
Hood’s Sarsaparilla promises to
euro and keeps the promise.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1902.
RHEJ SMB
FROM SEAT
1 INHOUSE
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KENTUCKY CONTEST DECIDED
TUESDAY* AFTERNOON BY
SEATING OF MR.
MOSS. ,
WASHINGTON, March 25.—Rhea, Third
Kentucky, was unseated, 127—137 and Moss
was seated.
WASHINGTON, March 25,-The con
sideration of the contested election case
of Moss vs. Rhea from the Third Ken
tucky district was resumed when the
house met today. Only two hours of de
bate remained. The first hour was occu
pied by the contestee, Mr. Rhea, in con
cluding the argument begun by him yes
terday in defense of his right to his seat.
He was given close attention by both
sjdes of the house.
Senators Blackburn and Deßoe, of Ken
tucky, were upon the floor and listened
to Mr. Rhea’s speech.
The house, he said, was asked to vote
that ’’the state of Kentucky had set Its
seal upon a lie.” ‘
. ’’l stand for Kentucky." he continued,
"for her manhood, for the honesty of her
voters and the purity of her women, and
not for the presidency of these United
States could I be induced to befoul the
state which honored me with an election
to this body.”
Just before Mr. Rhea concluded he made
a severe arraignment of Mr. Mbss, the
contestant, charging that although he
now called himself a Republican, that two
weeks before the election he had register
ed as a Democrat and had pledged him
self if elected to go into the Democratic
caucus. With impassioned words he chal
lenged the contestant or his friends to
deny this statement.
“If it is denied,” said he, “I will prove
him to be the poor, miserable creature I
know him to be.” _ '
Mr. Mann. (Republican, Illinois), who
was In charge, of the case, called Mr.
Rhea to order for this language, but sub
sequently withdrew his point of order
•nd soon afterward Mr. Rhea concluded.
In doing so he proclaimed his adherance
to the principles of the Democratic party
and said he would not indulge in a cring
ing appeal to the other side for mercy.
“I do not want you to violate your sense
of duty," he said, addressing the Republi
can side. “If it Is your Judgment that I
was not rightfully elected to this se#
vote against me, but if as honest men you
do not believe that the election of the con
testant has been established, I ask you to
rise above party and declare your judg
ment by your vote.”
Mr. Rhea was warmly congratulated by
his party associates when he took his
seat.
Mr. Gaines, Republican, of West Vir
ginia, followed with a forty minute speech
in support of the claims of the contestant.
Replying to Mr. Rhea's attack on Mr.
Moss’ politics, Mr. Gaines said the com
mittee which reported against the con
testee did not care whether the contest
ant was a Republican or a Democrat. The
debate on the case was closed by Mr.
Mann with a strong appeal in favor of the
claims of the contestant to the seat.
Many Pension Bills Passed by Senate
WASHINGTON. March 28 —At th* con
clusion of routine business' tn the senate
today, a resolution offered by Mr. Platt,
of Connecticut, was adopted calling upon
the secretary of the interior for informa
tion concerning treaties with Indian tribes
of Oregon in- 1860, and inquiring whether
the United States equitably is bound to
compensate the tribes for lands now in
possession of the government or settlers.
The senate then began the consideration
of private pension bills.
Forty-four pension measures were pass
ed. The senate then proceeded to the con
sideration of the bill to amend the act es
tablishing a code of laws for the District
of Columbia.
WALLACE CASE IS :
ADJUSTED BY COURT
W. J. Wallace, the Knoxville, Ga.. law
yer. who was ordered to appear before the
supreme court to show reason why he
should not be punished for contempt of
court, was in Atlanta Monday, and
appeared before the supreme court. He
presented his case to the judges of the
court, and the rule nisi, which was issued
to cdmpel Wallace to appear before the
court, was dismissed, and the Case has
been retained for decision by the judges.
Just what action they will take in the
matter cannot be conjectured.
FBiENDSOFWILCOX
WILL SEE GOVERNOR
EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO HAVE
SENTENCE OF NELL CROPSEY’S
SLAYER COMMUTED TO LIFE
IMPRISONMENT.
CHARLOTTE, N. C., March 25.-A spe
cial from Elizabeth City says that the
feeling against Wilcox is abating, and
that many citizens will sign a petition for
commutation of sentence to life impris
onment.
When seen by a friend today Wilcox
said: “I will issue invitations to my exe
cution by the 22d of April, and you may
be sure I will not forget you.”
SAM SMALL IN THE RACE
FOR THE LEGISLATURE
The candidacy of Mr. Small has come as
a distinct surprise. Speaking of it Tuesday
morning he said that he had been urged
for several days to make the race, and
finally consented, saying to his friends
that if they wished to enter him, they
might. Mr. Small was asked on what par
ticular lines he would conduct his cam
paign. He answered:
“The details are not yet complete. I am
in the race for the good of Atlanta, Ful
ton county and the state.”
Mr. Small’s first public address in the
interest of his campaign will be made on
Friday evening of this week, probably at
one of the theatres. In the meantime his
friends have already set to work toward
organizing In his behalf, and it is likely
that the next ten days will see a vigorous
campaign prosecuted.
DELIVER UP OFFICE
OR BE SENT TO JAIL
NEW YORtf. March 35. Justice Gaynor will
sign the order today directing Colonel Norman
S. Dike, who was recently appointed to the
office of sheriff by Governor Odell, to turn over
to Charles Guden. the deposed sheriff, the
booths | and papers of the sheriff's office of
Kings county at the risk of being committed
to Jail by “Sheriff” Guden. it the order is
not obeyed. Justice Gaynor was to sign this
order yesterday, but when it was presented to
him in the afternoon the wording was not sat
isfactory. • ,
: FAIR AND HORSE SHOW
ASSURED BY ATLANTA
A fair and horse show of the kind that
have during past years attracted large
crowds to this city will be given in Atlan
ta this fall. This was definitely decided
upon at a meeting of the directors of the
Southern Interstate Fair and the business
men of held Monday at 11
o'clock in the council chamber at the city
hall. The meeting was called by H. H.
Cabaniss, president of the Fair associa
tion, and Mayor Mims, who issued calls
for the meeting last Saturday morning.
A fund of 310,000 was guaranteed by the
meeting.
A subscription list was started during
the meeting Monday morning and many
placed their names upon the list. J*he
subscription list will not, however, be
made public until it has been nearly com
pleted.,
A number of speeches were made by
those who manifested an interest in the
fair and horse show during the meeting
this morning. They were all in favor ot
the fair and horse show and with few
exceptions the citizens wer< in favor
of having two weeks of horse racing as
has been the custom during previous
fairs.
MRS. Dix6rrS~CASEAGAiN
GOES TO SUPREME COURT
MACON. March 24.—Again will 'the su
preme court be asked to review the mur
der case of Mrs. Sara -Dixon, who was
for the second time sentenced to life Im
prisonment Saturday at Sandersville, for
killing her husband. She has been tried
three times. The first hearing resulted in
a mistrial; the second a conviction with
recommendation, and the one Saturday
was like the second.
JEFFRIES UNO FITZ
MAY FIGHT IN
SOUTH
CHARLESTON WANTS FIGHT AND
HAS OFFERED $25,000 CASH
OR 70 PER CENT OF THE
GATEJIECEIPTS.
CHARLESTON .3. C., March 24.-The
fight between Fitzsimmons and Jeffries
may be pulled off here. J. C. Jaudon has
wired Harry Beecher, ot The New York
Journal and American, offering a guaran
teed purse ot 325,000 in cash, or 70 per
cent of the gross receipts to have the
twenty round glove contest here on the
ground of the South Carolina Interstate
and West Indian exposition.
Much enthusiasm is being manifested in
the matter and the Charleston people are
right in for it. It is believed that there
is good chance of the fight being brought
here as this offer comes nearer to what
Fitzsimmons has asked than any other
offer. The Century club at Los Angeles
only guarantee, 320,000 or 70 per cent of
the gate receipts, e z
Should the contest be pulled off here it
would take place in an arena erected for
the purpose with a seating capacity of
20,000. The contest tfr’tfuld not be Under the
direct patronage of the exposition com
pany, but this company has declared that,
should the fight be brought here it
gladly erect an arena for the purpose.
Mr. Jaudon leaves this afternoon for
New York. He WflV tonfer personally with
Fitzßlmffiori* ahd wfil post 26.000 as a guar
antee ot good faktfu. ; •• -o;
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAT
Take Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets. AU
drtirgiets refund tWe money if it falls to euro.
E. W. Grove’s airnature Is on each box. Me.
JOHNSTON ANSWERS
STATEMENT OF GLENN
Hon. Mark Johnston, candidate for state
school Commissioner, has replied to the
statement of State School Commissioner
G. R. Glenn, which appeared in The Jour
nal of Thursday. Mr. Johnston states
that he is not surprised that Commissioner
Glenn is wincing under the galling charges
that are being made against him and his
administration. He says that he stands
by every statement that he has made, and
though Mr. Glenn may distort facts, toy
with figures and charge.ignorance upon his
critics, the record stands unchallenged and
unchanged.
Speaking of the Glenn interview Mr.
Johnson said:
“In 1893, before Mr. Glenn went into
office, 72 per cent of the children of school
age were enrolled in the public schools. In
1900, six years after he went into office,
only 70 per cent of the children of school
age were enrolled. He may charge jug
gling, but he can't juggle out these fig
ures. Is It not a shame that with an ap
propriation of 3319,130 more in 1900 than In
1893 that there should be a comparative
illiteracy of more than 2 per cent In 1900
over 1893? Let Mr. Glenn get around these
figures If he can.”
Regarding the statement of Mr. Glenn
that It would take 3500,000 to change the
ufilform system of textbooks in Georgia,
Mr. Johnston says that the present sys
tem costs more than that sum. He says
Georgia will never have a uniform system
until a school commissioner is elected
who favors uniformity.
“The statement that the change tq a
uniform system will cost 3500.000 is farci
cal, and such clap-trap will not deceive
the intelligent voters of Georgia. I am
surprised at such temerity when I recall
the fact that a few days ago Commission
er Glenn had the cheek to advise me on
our casual meeting not to abuse him if I
wanted to make votes. It would be well
for the gentleman to take his own medi
cine and cease dallying with epithets.”
Mr. Johnston says he did not refer to
Mr. Glenn’s repocts that 310,000 was ex
pended for stamps. He says he referred
to it as postage. What he did charge was
as follows. For school supplies, 31,028.67.
For postage. 310,282.97. This, according to
Mr. Johnston, is about 5 per cent of the
entire appropriation.
continuing further Mr. Johnston says:
“I pledge to the people of Georgia If
elected school commissioner that I will
neVer insult their high racial instincts
by attending a banquet given in honor of
a negro and there indulge In such extrava
gant eulqgy of a negro host as was never
used in extoling the virtues of any white
man in the country. I will never be so
ignorant of the wishes of my people as to
eulogize Booker T. Washington, the ne
gro who has so recently emphasized his
desire for social equality by dining with
the president of the United States.”
Mr. Johnston says that so far as he is
concerned he will not indulge in any more
newspaper controversies,but will meet Mr.
Glenn on any arena to discuss the Issues
between them.
SKELETON OF BRITISH
SOLDIER IS FOUND
CHARLOTTE. N. C.. March 24.—Labor
ers engaged in digglg away a hill at Old
Brunswick, near Wilmington, N. C.,
uncovered a skeleton which Is believed to
be that of a British soldier killed during
or before the revolutionary war. In tne
white sand about the skeleton were found
a number of brass military buttons of
English manufacture during the seven
teenth century. Interest attaches to the
find at Old Brunswick from the fact that
it was there that the first armed resist
ance to the British stamp act was made
by the Ashes and Waddell, an historical
fact which Just now Is begt-=:ng to be
by ths woirLL
NORTHEN TO
BE ELECTED
ACAIN
PRESIDENCY OF CONVENTION
WILL NOT GO TO ANY OTH-
ER PERSON, IT IS
SAID. .
Development* In connection with the
presidency of the Georgia Baptist conven
tion.- which meets at Rome today, have
caused a sensation at the eleventh hour,
and It is learned that the friends of
ex-Gov. W. J. Northen will Insist upon
his re-election to that position.
This has been brought about, ft is stat
ed, by his friends making a discovery as
to his reasons for declining the use of his
name in connection with the presidency of
the Georgia Baptist convention and the
Southern Baptist convention, which meets
in Asheville in April. The story as told
is as follows:
A member of the convention, contrary
to the custom that has hitherto prevailed
among Georgia Baptists, wrote letters,
marked personal, to various Baptists
throughout the state, urging a prominent
gentleman in opposition to Governor Nor
then on the ground that he had served
long enough. One of these letters, it Is
said, fell Into the hands of ex-Governor
Northen, and becoming sensitive on the
point of being opposed by one of his
brethren announced that he had declined
to allow the use of his name for the pres
idency of either body at its coming meet
ings.
This method of seeking to advance the
interests of a particular person long in
advance of the convention, who in this
Instance, it is stated, was not aware of
his name being used, has proved very dis
tasteful to Baptists in all sections of the
state where it is known. Those who seem
to know say that the person who wrote
the letters represents nobody but himself,
and that his metaod of seeking to fore
cast the action of the convention was, to
use a seminary phrase, a work of super
erogation. #
It is now thought that the name of ex-
Governor Northen will be the only one
which is presented to the convention and
that there win be such an uprising in his
favor that he will be induced to remain at
the of the convention.
Among the prominent Baptists who left
yesterday to attend the convention
were ex-Governor W. J. Northen, who re
turned night before from Florida; Dr. S.Y.
Jameson, corresponding secretary and
treasurer of the board of mission of the
Georgia Baptist convention; Dr. F. C. Mc-
Connell, corresponding secretary of the
home mission board of the Southern Bap
tist convention; Dr. W. W. Landrum, of
the First church: Dr. John E. White, of
the Second church; Rev. J. J. Bennett,
of Jackson Hill church; Dr. J. C. Solo
mon, of Woodward avenue church; Dr. A.
C. Ward, of Temple church; Rev. Julien
S. Rodgers, assistant pastor of the Tab
ernacle church; Rev. W. H. Bell, of North
Atlanta church: Dr. T. P. Bell and Rev.
B. W. J. Graham, editors of the Christian
Index; Rev. J. B. Taylor, superintendent
of the Baptist Orphans’ Home at Hape
ville; Rev. J. R. Gunn, of the Central
church; Dr. ’William J. Holtzclaw, of
Jones avenue <Hiurch and Rev. J. I. Ox
ford. of Ponders avenue cljur.qli., , ' ’,.
In addition to the pastors the various
churches ate represented by lay delegate*.
Among the representatives from > the
churches are John M. Green, H. H. Caba
niss, E. F. Blodgett, B. F. Abbott, J. J.
Maddox, George M. Brown, Dr. J. R. Hop
kins, D. O. Dougherty, Judge George Hill
yer, A. D. Adair, M. L. Brittain, F. J.
Paxon, W. J. Cboledge, John Harwell,
Judge Jdhn T. Pendleton, H. C. Bagley,
C. A. Davis and others.
A large number of delegates from Mid
dle and South Georgia also boarded the
specials. Among the visiting delegates
in Atlanta was W. D. Upshaw, fin
ancial agent of Monroe remale college at
Forsyth. Mr. Upshaw will be remember
ed as having raised large amounts ot
money for Mercer university. He is now*
undertaking to raise 325,000 to erect a
building for the Forsyth college. He will
be a prominent figure in the convention.
The convention Avihch will be called to
order at 10 o’clock this morning by
Northen will be preceued at
9 o’clock by a meeting of the board of
trustees of Mercer university. IX is un
derstood that the trustees will receive in
formation as to further contributions to
the university, which will increase the
annual income of the institution about
31,500.
Besides the election of a president for
the convention interest centers in the elec
tion of a successor of Dr. 8. Y. Jameson,
corresponding secretary and treasurer of
the board of missions of the convention,
who has resigned to accept a call to the
pastorate of the First Baptist church at
Griffin. The convention <wlll elect a new
board which will select the secretary at
its annual meeting in April. Among those
who have been mentioned for the place
are Rev. B. D. Ragsdale, professor in
Mercer university, at Macon; Dr. J. A.
Wynne, of Gainesville, and Dr. J. D. Jor
dan. of Savannah.
One of the interesting subjects for dis
cussion at the convention will be the re
port oi* the committee on education. It is
understood that the committee will pre
sent a new plan for the federation of all
Baptist Institutions of learning in the
state, both male and female, under a sys
tem to. be known as the Mercez. system,
headed by Mercer university at Macon.
This will take both college and approved
secondary schools. The committee favor
ing this plan is composed of Dr. G. A.
Nunnally, of LaGrange; Dr. R. B. Head
den, of Rome, and W. W. Landrum
and T. P. Bell, of Atlanta.
The plan proposed Is similar to the ones
In operation In the states ot Texas and
Virginia, which are considered to be the
strongest Baptist in the south.
AUGUSIAOPEHATIVES
MIN TALK STRIKE
4
DEMAND FOR TEN PER CENT IN-
CREASE IN WAGES MAY BE
MADE AND IF NOT GRANTED
STRIKE MAY BE CALLED.
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AUGUSTA, Ga.,. M arch 24.—There is
renewed talk of a strike In the cotton
mills. The day set previously for the
strike, March 17, passed because on that
day the crisis was reached in the eastern
mills, and the member of the national ex
ecutive committee who was expected here
to take charge of the strike, failed to ar
rive. Since the advance of 10 per cent in
wages has been granted by eastern mills
the operatives here seem more restive, and
it is said that a demand for a like raise
will be made by the local unions, to be
followed by a strike on April 7th, if not
granted.
However, there are conservative and
well informed union members who depre
cate all such talk, and say that a strike in
the near future is very Improbable.
The Hon. Hank Watterson seems dis
posed to do a little rough riding himself.
AARON FRENCH, PATRON
OF TECH, PASSES AWAY
Aaron French, the noted Pittsburg mil
lionaire philanthropist, who was stricken
some time ago with paralysis, diad at his
home in Pittsburg Monday shortly after
midnight. Mr. French was 79 years of age,
and was actively engaged in business up
to the time he was stricken with paral
ysis.
No one man has done more for the Tech
nological institution of this city than
Aaron French, and in his honor the “A.
French Textile School” was named, a fit
ting monument to the memory of a good
man.
Mr. French was president of ths Ameri
can Steel Spring company, and was re
cently made president of the newly form
ed steel spring combine which was or
ganized In New York city a short time
ago.
Mr. French was one of the most wealthy
men in Pittsburg. He starteu as a boy
with nothing, and by thrift and industry
soon made a fortune. He had large inter
ests in the south as well as In the north
and in Canada. His steel spring works in
Pittsburg, the A. French Steel Spring
works, were among the largest there, and
Mr. French was one of the foremost man
ufacturers in the country.
atlantaTankers -
AFTER SUB TREASURY
WASHINGTON, March 24.—A delegation
of Atlanta bankers, headed by R. J. Low
ry, is expected here today to make a pull
for a sub-treasury at Atlanta.
Savannah wants the institution and her
advocates claim it should be located there,
since a larger share of the cotton receipts
of Georgia and Alabama flow through
Savannah.
FLonOomoß
REMOVES TWO
OFFICIALS
DISPUTE OVER SMALL AMOUNT
LEADS TO THE OUSTING OF
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
AND CONSTABLE.
PENSACOLA, Fla.,’ March 24.—James R.
Landrum, justice of the peace, and Chas.
P. Bobe, constable for this the second
Justice district, were suspended from of
fice Saturday Afternoon by Governor Jen
nings, who took the step upon the
strength of a report from State Agent W.
V. Knott, whom the governor sent here
to check up criminal cost bills, and who
reported In such a manner as to specifllc
ally charge both the officials who stand
suspended with malfeasance and misfeas
ance in office.
Mr. Knott reported that Mr. Landrum
had been illegally paid 3417.50 by the coun
ty commissioners, and reported Bobe in
debted in the sum of 3796 to the county.
The state also charges both with mal
feasance and misfeasance from the fact
that cost bills were made up and payments
demanded from the county, which were
illegal and which were paid by the county
commissioners only after a hot wrangle
every time the cost bills came up for pay
ment.
Mr. I.andrum is also charged by Mr.
Knott with having demanded from a pris
oner who was held to appear at the crim
inal court session a cash bond of 350 and
also a cash bohd of 310 for the prisoner’s
appearance before him (Landrum) as a
committing magistrate. When this bond
was put up. the auditor charges, the
money was used by the justice for his
own use and benefit, and as a consequence
the bond of the prisoner was forfeited at
the late term of the criminal court. This
alleged act constitutes malfeasance, and
is said to have been directly responsible
for the summary’ action of the governor
upon the receipt of Auditor Knott’s re
port.
When the auditor made his report, he
stated that the sheriff had been illegally
allowed 3467, and the justice and constable
the amounts first named in this dispatch.
schley~county" chooses
ORATORICAL CONTESTANTS
ELLAVILLE, Ga., March 24.—The pre
liminary contest for the Schley county
representatives in the southwest Georgia
Oratorical Association was held in the
.courthouse here Friday evening. A large
audience representing all the schools In
the county was present and considerable
interest was manifested in the speakers.
Colonel Charles R. McCary, mayor of
Ellaville, presided with grace over the
meeting and introduced the speakers,
f Professor J. H. Montgomery, Miss Nan
Caldwell and Mr. 8. R. Bridges were se
lected as Judges, and the four best speak
ers were given places in the annual meet
which will be held at Buena Vista, Ga.,
later on.
The contestants fcrere Miss Hattibelle
Lightner, Miss Fannie Terry, Miss Marie
Will Etheridge, Mr. E. C. Wall, Mr. A.
B. 'Wall, Mr. Chester McCrary, Mq. C. O.
Rainey, Miss Effie Myers, Miss Annie
Belle McCrary, Miss Susie Strange, Miss
Lucy Mott.
Os these the following won places: Mr.
C. O. Rainey, Mr. A. B. W T all, Miss Effie
Myers and Miss Susie Strange.
VOTERS TO REGISTER
The headquarters of the Guerry As
sociated clubs in this city, has had 100,000
circulars printed, which they intend to
scatter broadcast over Jhe state, calling
upon the citizens to register for the ap
proaching state primary. They win be
sent into every town and district of the
state, through the mail, and will reach
reach nearly every voter.
A Guerry club was organized Saturday
at Cairo, in Thomas county, and another
at Cordele, Dooly county. Both have
large memberships, and will work for the
election of Guerry at the coming elec
tion.
The citizens of Sumter county will hold
a mass meeting next Wednesday at 12
o’clock in Americus, to organize the coun
ty into a Guerry club. This is Guerry’s
home county, and it was here that he
plowed the now historic blind mule and
the horse to the same plow.
EASTERNCAPITALISTS
WERE HERE TUESDAY
A party of eastern capitalists, in charge
of James U. Jackson, of Augusta, and
Fourth Vice President V. E. Mcßee, of
the Seaboard Air Line, spent Tuesday
in the city. They were on their way to
Augusta, where they will inspect the
property of the proposed Chattanooga,
Augusta and Charleston railway in which
they are all interested.
The party included John Blair Macafee,
Percy M. «. handler, "Walker M. Gorham.
James Reed and Charles 8. Caldwell, of
Philadelphia: Barker Gummere Jr., and
William S. Hancock, of Trenton, N. J.;
Guy Ward Mallon, of Cincinnati; James
U. Jackson, of Augusta; Fourth Vice
President V. E. Mcßee, of the Seaboard
Air Line, and his secretary, 8. R. Vick,
of Portsmouth.
Life Lost In General Fight.
WEST LIBERTY. Ky., March 25.—Wil
lie Reed. 25 years old, son of Henry Reed,
of Caney, Ky.. was shot and instantly
killed at Mountain, McGoffin county, near
the Morgan county line during a general
fight in an alleged blind tiger.
Spring Wretchedness, Misery
and Suffering Permanently
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A Cured and Grateful Famer’s
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confidence in many a home where some
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Ing between life and death. At this sea
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Celery Compound. Mrs. Virginia Shep
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lows:
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thanks to Paine’s Celery Compound, and
I cannot praise It enough, I have not had
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W'ERE BRIBES
BY DENMARK
GIVEN ? I
WASHINGTON. March 26.—The greatest
sensation of the fifty-seventh congress la
expected tomorrow when Richardson,
Democratic leader of the house, will in
troduce a resolution calling for an Inquiry
into the state department on the charge
of bribery made recently by Danish offi
cials in connection with the purchase of
the Danish West Indies by the United
States.
Richardson made an attempt to offer
the resolution today, but Speaker Hender
son refused to recognise him.
The proposed investigation is based on
statements made in a confidential report
to the Danish government by Captain
Chrietmaa, who negotiated the sale of the*
islands. He says in his report that he had
to use $500,000 In securing favorable action
from United States senators.
The Danish cabinet ministers to whom
he reported, resigned and made the story
public In Denmark.
Democrats allege that Spanish newspa
pers published the story of bribery
charges on February 10, and they point to
the fact that our government did not rat
ify the treaty with Denmark until Feb
ruary 17.
Th view of the bribery charges, Demo
crats want to find If Secretary Hay knew
of the Christman statement when the
treaty was signed, and if not, why not.\\l
The resolution is likely to raise a great
row in the house. Democratic leaders de
clare they will afford the house an oppor
tunity to investigate the charges, and it
will rest with the majority whether the
Investigation follows.
OLD “Firas TO
CONTEST FOB
PRIZES
HANDSOME PRIZES TO BE AWARD*
ED FOR PLAYING—ONLY OLD
AND POPULAR BALLADS TO
BE RENDERED.
An interesting feature of the entertain
ment given by the Daughters of the Con
federacy the Bth of April, will be the Fid
dlers’ contest. This will take place In the
Confederate camp, and is under the di
rection of Judge W. I* Calhoun.
However fine the musicians they will be
asked to contest for prizes with such mu
sic as '‘Hell Broke Loose In Georgia,”
“Rabbit in the Pea Patch,” "Pop Goes
the Weasel,” "Run, Nigger, Run," "Fish
ers’ Horn Pipe,” "Old Kentucky Home,”
"Old Black Joe," “The Mocking Bird,”
etc.
Prizes will be awarded to the best fid
dler, to the oldest fiddler, to the best
fiddler in Fulton county, to the youngest
fiddler, and so the fun will go. Contest
ants are requested to apply to Judge Cal
houn in the Brown building, and to enter
their names without delay.
The Confederate camp scene will be in
charge of the veterans, and under the di
rection of Captain Harrison and Judge
Thd veterans are assisting Mrs. Joseph
Thompson in her arduous work as chair
man of the entire program, and, will pre- -
sent a most original and strikingly real
istic Confederate camp scene.
Sumter Has Dig Club For Guerry.
AMERICUS, Ga., March 26.-An enthu
siastic Guerry club was organized here to
day. Three hundred names were enrolled. .
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