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Addre- .1! cmnmuaß.tto- for this Ocportmeat ts Mm W. H. FSltaa. Cartersville. Ga.
{politics In Tennessee.
The history of Duncan Cooper throws
li*ht on the politics of Tennessee for
the last twegty years, and the people
who throng tne court house in Nash
ville to listen to the testimony, which
u certainly convicting. the men who
assassinated ex-Senator Carmack are
brought face to face with the deeds of
certain men who have used their po
litical offices to rule or ruin everything
in front of them. The criminal court
of Nashville may save the necks of the
assassins, buv their escape will un
doubtedly be credited to tne influence
of certain men in high office who are
tarred with the same sttck.
«s a great state, but it has
been afflicted with glaring imposture.
In the persons and acts of a number
of its prominent officials. .
Many of our readers will recall a
Justice Snodgrass, who sat on the
bench to shoot at his enemies. ,
Others will remember certain Ten
nesseans who committed a glaring
fraud on the treasury of the Vnited
states in the conduct of the noted, and
1 may truly say. the notorious Metho
dist Publishing House claim before
congress.
The defaulting stale treasurer who
r -oed the treasury of Tennessee of
large sums of money, in conjunction
wtth this Duncan Cooper, now on trial
oefore the criminal court, will not be
overlooked in the story of Tennessee’s
affliction and humiliation.
But Action is outdone —outclassed —In
the story of Coopers connection with
Tennessee politics, which has culmi
nated in the assassination of ex-Sena
tor Carmack, as the possible way to
curb Carmack s pen <and take his life*,
in the opinion ot this hoary and dis-,
reputable politician, who ia desperate
and deadly In bate. So violent and so.
tyrannical have been his methods that!
be has Anally shoved his only son into .
the dark shadow of the gallows to carry ;
out his foul plans.
I am sorry for the son because he has •
been brought up under the influence of a ’
father who had no respect for the pres-,
ennce of a nice young lady, and poured
out such filthy abuse of Carmack before j
he started out to kill him that she could •
not repeat the obscenity when called as,
a witness against him. He is a self-con- .
fessed gambler, and a notorious embex- j
g’er, when occupying a seat as chancery j
judge to whom had been committed mon- \
ey belonging to widows and orphans, as
shown by Court records.
When Tennessee was robbed by Treas
urer Polk of many thousands this same
Cooper was exploiting a silver mine dowr.
tn Mexico with money furnished by Polk
as his active partner. We have read of
morphine flends, who scarred continuous
ly tbeir own bodies with hypodermic In
jections until the entire epidermis was
tattooed and disfigured, but here is a
man who has had the run of the gov
ernor’s office In Tennessee for the past
year who is scarred with evil deeds, evil
thoughts and murderous intents, and yet
has gone unscathed and defiant until
haled before th* criminal court for con
spiracy to murder ex-Senator Carmack.
Backed by official influence, he con
ferred with Tennessee’s chief executive
before he went forth to kill, and he was
in no wise deterred by the presence of
Mrs. Eastman, when he caught up with
his intended victim, and saw his own son
do the murderous deed, conspiring with
his own parent, also armed, to kill. What
a sight for men and angels to look upon.
To show the extent of this wretched
man’s infatuation and degradation and
dishonesty he made public boast on his
oath that he donated over a thousand dol
lars to a poor Confederate soldier a short
time ago and yet was forced by his own
counsel to go back and again testify on
oath that the donation was less than fifty
dollars. This cloak of Confederate sympa
thy. so often abused and misused, was
attempted to be applied by this man
(catching at straws) to Influence the jury
to save bis neck.
It goes without saying that Tennes
see. under her present trouble, will either
repudiate the entire gang of conspirators
or receive the public scorn and contumely
that her imbecility and impotency will
merit.
The Parable of the Prodigal Son
Mr. W. P. Wrigley. 1 noticed in Mrs.
Felton’s department your reply to Mr.
Stanford’s letter, and I desire to give
you my views on the subject of the
Prodigal and elder sons.
This parable, of the two sons, is in
t*ie fifteenth chapter of St. Luke, and
was given after the Pharisees had mur
mured against Him for keeping com
pany wtth sinners. The father of the
sons represents God. The elder son
represents the law dispensation, for He
salu. "Lo. these many years do I serve
thee, neither transgressed I at any time
thy commandments and yet thou never
gavest me a kid that I might make
merry with my friends.” The father
said unto him: "Son. thou art ever
wtth me aud all that I have is thine. ’
bo we see that as long as he kept the
law he was equal with his father. So
it was in the law dispensation, as long
as they kept the law God accepted this
through sacrifice and burnt offerings.
But the prodigal represents salvation
through grace. And at the r.ppointeJ
time of the father he sent his son into
the world, and he fulfilled the law. and
set up his kingdom that we as sinners
or prodigals might be saved by grace.
We see that at this time, the father
saw us as prodigals t andered far from
home, and at our return he saves us
by grace, and not by any of our works
or keeping of the law. but a free gift
by our believing on his son. We can
make this parable applicable to out
day. We teach our children from birth
to keep the law. as we desire a moral
character, yet knowing there is no sal
vation in the law. and when they come
to themselves as the prooigal did they
can realise that there is something
more required in salvation, and, as he
aid. also the father is the only one
who can save, and resolve as he: ”1
will arise and go to the father." and as
he empty handed, and art fully saved
hy grace. We will now return to the
elder brother. When Christ came to
this world at the end of the law dis
pensation he offered salvation through
grace to the Jewish tribe and they re
jected him. He said: “1 came amongst
my own and my own received me no',
and 10. 1 turn to the Gentiles." We
notice that he invited the elder son in.
bo aesus invites the Jews and lawkeep
ers Into his fold, but they will not ac
cept, but ratner try to keep the law.
Mr. Wrigley, we will now consider the
bondwoman and her son Ishmael. Here
Abraham represent* Gmi. and ldh.,c
Christ. We are-sons of the bond woman
and God at the appointed time offered
to redeem the children of the bond
woman.
In the days of Isaac the older son
by birth became heir to the inheri
tance. This parable of the two sons
came betwewen the rule of law and
grace, and the father divided the in
heritance between his two sons. The
younger wasting his portion by riotous
living returned to the father and was
saved by grace.
This is a long subject for discussion.;
and 1 could say much more, but tor j
fear of being too lengthy will close. ,
1 hope to hear from others, and es- *
peclally you, Mrs.. Felton. You are i
an able writer, and I hope you will long I
continue your writing for us.
Your brother in Christ.
J. S. ECHOLS.
Sewanee, Ga., Route 2.
Compulsory Education
I am requested to explain . why this
country must finally adopt compulsory
attendance, if our public school system
ever becomes thoroughly efficient and
practical. I have tried to do this be
fore at different times, but it “is line
upon line and precept upon precept, here
a little and there a little.” which finally
arouses the public mind to its obligations
and duties. 4
When patrons paid the teacher, it was
a different condition, altogether. Then the
teacher was accountable to the patrons
for the discipline and thoroughness of the
Instruction.
Now the state Is the patron. Not the
parent or guardian. The state puts Its
iron hand deep down In your pocket to
educate my children or grandchildren.
You must pay that school tax money or
be sold out by the sheriff and I submit
there Is neither justice or common sense
in taking your money’ away from you
by force, unless I can be compelled to
send that child to the teacher, your mon
ey has paid for.
I also affirm that my child should be
ready to go to the teacher, quite as soon
as you must ante up that school tax mon
ey. If I refuse to accept Such Instruc
tion or defeat the endeavor to educate
the child (by refusing to send to the
state school teacher), then you have been
robbed of what belongs justly to you. and
the state has shown Its ipcapacjty to car
ry on the public school business.
The child is the end and aim of the
public education, not the teacher. If there
is no child to teach, then the teacher is
drawing tax money for nothing and this
tax money drawn out of y’ou Is applied
to an ulterior purpose; and you are a vic
tim of official tyranny. Viewed in the ab
j street, there is no good sense in making
1 one man educate another man s child.
You may be charitable enough to be will
ing to d|spense your charity and sink
your bonds'to teach as well as feed the
poor, but the state has undertaken to
usurp the parent's place (as regards pay
ing the teacher), and it should (manifest
ly) be just enough to'jtfu. so see that mi
child accepts the benefit thus tendered,
or confess to failure, and quit such-tyr
anny. The state says it ie bettef to pre
vent to ptnrfsh crifre,
fore my ignorant child must be educated
for 'the protection of society. You there
fore' pay for' the protection of society, as
you are taxed t° sup/port courts and pay
juries, to build prison* and pay jailers.
If this contention is correct, and I think
it is; then 1-Should- be? fined or made to 1
suffer fbr refusing to educate my child,
after you have been forced to pay for its
must-adopt both or cebae the tyranny,
instruction. • Having adopted compulsory’
taxation, compiulsory attendance is a ne
cessity. One system complements the
other A refusal to send to-school de
feats the whole business. Therefore we
Cut a Straight, Level 'Ditch
While I am sensible that my Ignor
ance ot the conditions in Panama may
expose my’ personal opinions -to criti
cism. (because it is acepted that silence
is more becoming to ignorance than
speech), but it is the consensus of pub
lic opinion also that a lock canal is
more or less beset with dangers, while
a sea level canal would fill the bill,
except for the Increased cost of exca
vation to secure depth.
In the last analysis. It is a final ques
tion of money, and the promoters whe
started out wtth expense figures of less
than two hundred millions are now
hedging and talking very freely of
1400,000.000, if not a half billion, before
the waters of the two oceans can meet
and mingle in an interoceanlc canal, it
is not presumable that - the ' United
States will ever dig another ditch of
such magnitude, so there is no good at
this late day in advocating a cheese
paring policy, when there is a money
difference only and one plan suggests
risk and haxard. while the other is as
sured of safety and permanency.
We are in tor great expense, to be
sure, and while there has been much
money wasted without doubt, common
sense dictates a safe canal at all
haxards. If it requires an extra year
of digging, let the canal be finished in
the best way, to stand secure, without
any tremors of apprehension or omens
of failure.
Even a Georgia cracker can under
stand there is risk, when great ves
sels, heavily freighted, are lifted eighty
ttve feet high above the sea level (where
they must finally sink In crossing the
isthmus), and it will be humiliating be
yond expression to admit failure and be
obliged to begin over and do it right,
after the defeat occurs. What's a few
more millions, when the whole lock
business can now be cleared out and
allow the ships to float tffong in a sensi
ble way from shore t<3 shore?
We have had a surfeit of experi
mental work. Anybody, even a cabbage
head, can understand why it will be
more feasible to fl>*. immense ships
on level, smooth flowing water, rather
than jerk thdm up to risky- heights every
time they are to be conveyed from
ocean to ocean.
EIGHTEEN CULPRITS
WHIPPED IN PRISON
WILMINGTON, Del.. March 6-Today
was the biggest whipping post day in the
criminal records of Delaware. Eighteen
culprits were whipped. at the work
house, and the total number of lashes
inflicted was 265.
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THB ATLANTA SEMTWEEKLY JOItgSAL, ATLANTA. GEORGIA. TI ESDAT, MARCH 9, 1909
MARKET REPORTS
Spot Cotton
Atlanta steady. 9%c.
New York, qutet, 9 85-100
New Orleans, firm. Sec-
Liverpool. quiet, * 18-100 d.
Galveston. steady, 9 9-16 c. -.•• ••
Savannah, quiet. 9 6-16. , . I
Mobile, quiet. 9 .7-Wc. » . K
Charleston, steady, 9 346 c.
Wilmington, quiet, 9%c.
NorMik. steady, 9%c.
Baltimore, nominal. 9%c.
Boston, quiet. 9 85-100.
Philadelphia quiet. 10 19-100
Houston, dull. 9%c.
Augusta, steady. 9%c.
St. Louis, quiet. 9 7-16 c.
Louisville, steady, 9%c.
Memphis, quiet, 9 7-18 c.
New York Cotton
The fallowin< were the ruling prices ia tM
»A<tart
Tone, steady; middling. 9 85 100 c, quiet.
U.st Free.
Open High l.ne «»'• Close Cl««*
January .. . . 9.18 9.27 9.18 9.2« 9.96 9.20
March '9.45 9.53 9.45 9.53 9.62 9.4 b
At.rfl .. »<» 9
Mar ... ; 9.49 9.54 9.43 9.51 9.50 9.48
June 9.43 9.37
Julr 9.36 9.45 9.34 9.45 9.44 9.48
Augttst . ... . 9.29 9.38 9.29 9.38 9.39 9.3
September ... . 9.94 9.34 9.34 9.34 9.31 • 9,k»
October 9.23 9.34 9.21 9.32 9.31 9.a-
November . . *••• *•*}
December .. .. 9.19 9.29 9.19 9.26 9.27 9.21
New Orleans Cotton
The following were the ruling prices on the
exchange ‘oday:
Tone steady; middling 9%c, easy.
L«JLSt rr®v.
Open.High.Low. sale.Close.Close
January .. .. 929
March... .'. ..9.45 9.45 9.45 9.45 9.44 9.42
April ... »« »«-
May 9.49 9.58 9.48 9.58 9.57 9.54
June .. ... ... 9.63 9.58
July 9.58 9.89 9.58 9.69 9.68 9.64
October 9.25 9.33 9.23 9.31 9.32 9.29
December 9.27 9.28
Chicago Quotations
The following were the ruling quotations .»
tne exchange today:
Previous
Open. High. Low. Close. Closr.
VTHEAT—
Mav 116%©116% H«% 1133* 114 V»
Ju1y104%©104% 104% 102% 102% 104%
Sept9B%© 98 98% 96% 97 98
December* 98 w
May***.. ..65%®68% 68% 67% 67% 68%
July6B ©68% 68% 66% 67% 67%
September .. .. 67% 68 66% 67 6-%
OATS- 1
May56%@56 56% 55% 00% 56%
Ju1y50%@50% 50% 49% 43% 00%
September .. .. 41% 41% 40% 41% 41%
17.75 17.55 17.70 17.82 17.70
July ~17.80 17.90 17.75 17.85 17.72
Mav ß .?Tlo.» 10.35 10.25 10.30 10.25
JulyN.42 10.45 10.37 10.42 10.35
September .. ’ 10.32 10.47
May°“ .. .. -- » « »•« 9.35 9.40 9.27
July.. .. .. 9.55 9.55 9.50 9.52 9.50
New York Produce Market
NKW YORK. March B.—Sugar—Raw, firm;
fair refining. 3.21%; centrifugal, 96 test, 3.81%;
molasses sugar, 3.06%: refined firm; crushed.
5.45; powdered, 4.85; granulated. 4.75.
’ Petroleum steady; refined, all ports, 8.45
steady; No. 7 Rio. 8%#8%c; No. 4
Santos, 9. • ’
Molasses steady; New Orleans, 28©42c.
Live Stock
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO. March B—Cattle— Receipts esti
mated at 25.000; market steady. Beeves, 84.70
©7.25; Texas steers. 94.5rt85.30; western steers,
14 20®5 65; Stockers and feeders. 93.50©5.50;
cows and heifers, »2.0«®5.80; calves. »6.26©9.50.
Bogs—Receipts estimated at 43.000; market
10c higher. ‘ Light. 96.>5C6.70r mixed. 30.35©
6:80- heavy.' >6.46©6.85:’ rough, »6.«©6.56; good
to choice heavy, 56®6.85; pigs. 86.35®#.16;
bull, of sales. »6.56fi6."#.
Shefi-Recetpts estimate* , at 1 18,«e y. market
Steady. Native. V.40©5.85: western. 93.60©
5.85. yearlings, I6.10©7,?0; lambs, natib*^»♦.«
7.90; western. 96-rt^* *,, f
ATLANTA MARKETS.
Atlanta Cotton.
ATLANTA, Ga.. March B.—Cotton by wagofi,
stsody. 9% centa. ‘ - - t-,.,- J
Fruit Sundries
Lemons. Messina fancy, per. box. s3.so<jfcS.7s;
extra fancy. >3.75©4.00; Florida. »2®2.25; Cali
fornia lemons. |3.50©4.00; pineapples, Florida,
popular sires, crate 12©2.50: crapges, Florida,
owing to sites and condition on arrival, per
box 82.25&2.50; limes Florids, per 100, 50@«0c;
graoe fruit, sixes 36 to 54 inclusive per box
62.00W3.00; smaller sices per box »2®2.5Q; apples
best varieties fancy,quality 1^15,85; ergnber
rica gallon 60©85c; barrel 211 . h CJI
Dressed Poultry
1 Dressed turkeys, iiead and feet on, drawr*
23c; dressed frys, per ft’;, -20®22%e; broilers,
fancy, per poupd, J2%@25c: hens, active, lb..
15©16c; cocks, per lb.. B©9c; ducks, per lb.,
15c; geese, per lb,. 12c.
Habits. 10©12%c; quails, 15Q 16c; squirrels,
8©10c; doves, s©Bc.
Candies -
Candies—Standard mixtures, 20 lb. pslls, 6%c;
Kennesaw Cream of Tartar mixture, 45 lb. bas
kets, 8c; French creams, mixed; 30 lb. palls.
ICc; hand made bon-bon mixtures, 30 lb. pails,
12c chocolates. 5 lb. boxes. l«©2sc per lb.; tine
H. M. bon-bous and ices, 18(g20c per lb.
Groceries
Salt 100-pound bags 50c; ice cream 61; rock
(1.25; Royal Gloss starch 3%c; best Gloss starch
3%c; World's corn starch 4c: nickel packages
8.76. Pickles 86.50. Potash $3. Matches Fairy
45c. White fish kits 6 lbs 40; 60 lbs 82.40;
j 1.0 lbs. 83.40.
f Sugar standard granulated 84.90; New York
irefined 4%: plantation 84.70 ;Coffee. green bulk.
Kio s«lo%: Santos 114012%; roasted bulk. Bio
AAAA 113.50; Stonewall 16c; I'no 19c; Rice Jap
5%. head, cane syrup 38c gallon. AxNa groaae
*1.75; Navy beans 82.70 bu.; Lima beans 5%c.
©2sc; western firsts. 23©23%c; do seconds. -23 c.
Flour, Grain and Hay
Flour, sacked, per barrel—lgleheart’s Best
flqur. *7.26; Swansdown. 86.25; Puritan (full
patent). 86.25: Home Queeu. 86.25; Supreme,
66.15; Ocean Spray (second patent), 85.65; Sun
rise (second patent). $5.65.
Meal, sacked, per bushel—Plain. 96 lb. sacks,
82c; do 48 lb. sacks. 84c: do 24 lb. sacks. 86c.
Grain, sacked, per bushel—Corn, choice red
cob. 90c; No. 3 yellow. 88c; mixed. 86c. Oats,
choice irregular, clipped. 72c; white clipped
bßc; No. 2 white. 66c: mixed. 64c.
Seeds, sacked, per bushel—Cane seed, Amber.
81.65; do Orange, $’.65. Oats. Burt. 78c; Tex
as Rust-proof. 76c: Blue Spring. 68c.
Hay, per cwt.—Alfalfa, No. 1 *1.15: timothy,
choice small bales *1; timothy. No. 1 clover mix
ed. 90c: timothy. No. 2 90c; choice clover, bee;
tvrmuda 75c-
Feed Stuff, per cwt.—Chicken feed. 50 ih scks
*1; Purina scratch, bales 1 dos. *2.20; Purina
eiiick *2.20; Purina scratch, 100 lb sacks *2.05;
Suerss scratch fed, 100 lb sacks f 1.95; Purina
feed. 175 lb. sacks *1.75; Purina tea. 100 lo
acks (1.90: Arab horse feed *1.80: June pasture
*’..50; shorts, white *1.75; shorts, fancy (5 R>.
*1.65; short*. P. wheat, cot. sacks. 75 lb $1.60;
sluorts, brown .M lb *l..w; tran 75 lb and lUO 10.
*1.45.
Salt brick, per case *1.50; salt brlek, medi
cated per ease *4.50. salt, rock, per cwt. *1;
salt. M lb sack* 50c; C .8. meal, per ton *a>:
square sacked bulls, per ton *8.50; round sacked
bulls, per ton *B.
• Florida Vegetables
Beans—Round green, drum or crate. *2.50(03.00.
English Peas —eery active, drum ar crate,
*2.00(1:2.50.
Squash—Very active, white, crate, *1.»>m,2.0U;
yellow, crate. *2.00©2.50.
Peppers—Very active, crate, *2.50(03.00.
Okra —Vepr active, crate, *2.30(0.3.(».
Beets—Very active, barrel crates, tops on,
88.gMW6.08.
Cauliflower—Active, pound, B©loc.
New Irish potatoes—Not second crop, but.,
*■>. 00<tf 8.00.
Lettuee—Fancy stock, good supply today, *1.50.
Celery—Large, well blaeched. *2.00(02.a0.
Cabbage—Booming. 82.25(02.50.
Tomatoes—Dull, plentiful, $1.50@2.00.
Egg Plants—Very active, *2.75(03.00.
Cukes—Very active, *3.50©4.00.
Pineapple*—Very active. J2.25M2.50.
Strawberries—Booming, owing to condition,
£><o3o cents.
Sweet Potatoes—Bushel, 55(00c,
Fish
Pompano, per lb., 25c: Spanish mackerel, per
[lb. lk%c; trout, drawn, per lb., 9c; bl’ieilsb, pet
lib. 7c; mixed flab, per lb. sg; mallet, pet
I bam'., J9.v0W10.00.
Dried Fruit
Evaporated apples, in pound cartons 7%c; boxes
! bulk, 7c; bags, 5%c; evapors ed peaebe*. 7c.
Meat. Lard and Hain
Dry salt, -extra ribs. 35 to 50 lbs., *9.57%; dry
salt rib bellies, 20 to 25 lbs., *10.20; dry sal:
fat backs 8 to K lbs $10; Premium hams 13c;
Premium breakfast bacon 19c: Plcule ham*
o%c; Premium >ard 12c; Silver leaf lard 11c;
Jewel Urd BUc; cOtbSUSt B%C.
Condensed News Items Gathered From c/11l Farts of the State-
MT. VERNON.—On hie tmir through the
state. Governor-eleet Josenh M. Brown ar
rived here Wednesday night hnd remained
over until Fridav. He attended the chapel
exercises of the Union Bantlst institute early
Wednesday , morning and gave a short talk.
He spent nart of th* morning In acquainting
himself wtth the cttlxens of the town, and
at 11 o'clock made an address to about 150
■Cltixea* in the courthouse.
MACON.—Commanders of the camp* of Con
federate veterans in Macon have about de
cided to adopt the rotation system in electing
camp officers as has been adopted elsewhere In
the south. The bead* of (be camps of this city
recognise the fact that the veterans are dying
out rapidly and if they are to be honored witii
offices of trust they must be given such places (
within the next few year* or never at all.
SAVANNAH. -With; the remittance of $12,000
to ths state treasurer by Judge Henry McAl
pin for near-bepr licenses, collected during
the ;>ast month, the total sent in from Chat- i
ham countv reached’ the handsome sum of I
$4.»,000. There is annarentlv more to come I
arid go because <>©• vesterdav another retail I
dealer in this seductive beverage paid his ■
license of S3OO. The officials of the court of I
ordinary' are optimistic and anticipate that
before lone thev will have accumulated, in
so far as numbers are concerned, as many I
dealer* in this commodity as formerly existed !
two years ago in stronger beverage*.
ROCKMART. —Rockmart, the home of the big !
eement factories and grbat slate quaries. is go- ;
ing to bare its street,* paved. The city council '
has so decided, and the work will be begun ,
soon. The paving is to include Marble street. 1
from the Southern to the Seaboard depots, and ,
to extend out over some of the connecting I
streets. These improvements will add much to
the attractiveness and value of this rapidly
growing little city.
ROCKMART.—It may be Interesting news to;
say that a deposit of a very fine grad eof
marble has recntly been discovered near Rock
mart. Likely no other place lu the state Is
the center of as much aud as varied mineral
wealth as is stored in this vicinity. There
is marble, slate, limestone, shale, iron, baux
ite, and likely others.
GRIFFIN.—Jack Cane was snet to the
Spalding county chaingang Wednesday, where
he began a life sentence for the murder of
Zach Brown, near Rover, last December. Both
parties were negroes.
SAVANNAH—That all military organizations
in Savannah will assiat in patrolling the auto
race course in the event of another inter
national race here, is assured since the local
companies of the First Georgia infantry have
agreed to take part in such service if the
plans for getting another race here are suc
cessful. The Chatham artillery is the only
military organization from which no reply to
the request for sirnh assistance has been re
ceived. There is no doubt, however, that this
organization will fall in line with the others,
the Guards. Naval Reserves and Georgia Hus
sars, all having volunteered.
MACON.—A lively meeting of the Bibb county
commissioners was held at which time Solicitor
Walter J. Grace caused some excitement by
sending in a coiuinunication in which he stated
that the commission bad no legal grounds for
asking him to keep a special record of the work
done by Lane Mullgly, his bailiff. He said that
the act creating the office did not provide for
such a record, and were all the movements of
the office made public many stale secrets might
be disclosed The comn- s«loners finally tabled
the letter and may take steps at their next
meeting to reduce the salary of the bailiff again.
It was raised to *6OO per year a couple of weeks
ago after a bard fight in that direction bad
been made.
CUTHBERT. —Two negroes. W’ill Jones and
Abner Smith, fought over a "skin” game near
here Tuesday and 15'111 Jones struck Smith a
terrific blow with an ax, burying the weapon
In his side. It is thought that he will die.
Jones fled and has not been seen since.
MACON.—An Associated Press report given
to the morning papers yesterday gave the
names of L. B. Wfkox and C. S. Shorter as
the two Georgians who were passengers upon
the illfated steamer Heredia, which grounded
off, Cape. Gracias, lo miles from the Nicara
guan coast. The report failed to state, how
ever, that the purser of the ship was Hugue
xUn IjCllls. a son of Mr. and rMs. John M. Ellis,
of tfie city of Macon. Young Ellis has been
with .dhe Unitsd, Friilt company for two years
and last November he was made a purser on
the-Heredia. Ne.>* that all three Georgians
were safe was received through a cablegram
to Sir*. J. W- Wilcox, of this city. Young
Ellis was on hi* waj; to Colon when the storm
arose. qte-,.--
MACON.—Presidenl rDuPont Guerry, of Wes
leyan college, of thM» city, la now trying to
srtcure the' Vanttcrtflft Glee club as well as
some of the best orchestras of the country for
recitals this spring The 'various classes in
music at Wesleyan afd now finishing up their
terms and it is the wish of the president to
present to them high class entertainments be
fore commencement begins. , '
MACON.—Ex-President Charles Eliot, of
Harvard, has been tendered an invitation by
Mereet; university, through President S. Y.
Jameson, to come to Macon on March 12th and
be the guest of Mercer. On March 11th, Dr.
Eliot wil be in the city of Atlanta anl it is
believed, that he may be induced to come to
this city for a short 3'isit at any rate.
MACON.—The millennium may be coming all
right enough, but if the blotter at police court
in Macon Is to be taken as an indication of
the coming reign of good will 4nd general
goodness, then it is farther away than it was
during the early spring of last year. This is
true because in February, 1908. 176 cases were
made by the police and in February of this
year 224 cases or arrests were made. This
makes an increase of 48 cases for this year’s
February.
ATHENS.—It is said Athens is soon to have
an afternoon dally naner. and it may appear
in the next few weeks. The renort is that it
is to be the prooertv of a stock company,
and that one of Athens’ successful young bus
iness men will have tne oosltlon of business
manager, and it is possible that Atlanta may
furnish the editor.
CARTERSVILLE.--Frank Lavton, fourteen
years old. the son of J. W. Layton, of this
city, cut his left foot entirely off with an ax
while cutting wood Wednesday morning.
CUTHBERT.—The three-vear-old child of
Mr. George Martin, who lives about 3 miles
from Cuthbert, fell into a tub of water yes
terday and found was apparently life
legs. The parents phoned to Cuthbert for a
doctor and after working with the child sev
eral hours, it finally regained consciousness.
SAVANNAH.—Mr. John D. Rockefeller
passed through the city Thursday afternoon on
his wav from Jeckel Island. His car was
closely guarded and he would not receive
any newspaper men.
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ACWORTH.—Acworth is enioving a marked
prosperity. Every dwelling house in Acworth
is occupied and the bpard of trade is kept
busy answering correspondence from families
seeking houses here.
DOUGLASVILLE —Douglasville is to have
a steam laundry, a greatly needed conven
ience. A contract has been let to Mr. J. D.
House for the erection of the building. Mr.
Charles Grlges. of Atlanta, is at the’ head of
the new venture.
LYONS, Ga., March s.—Hon. Joe Brown
Georgia’s next governor, was Wednesday the
guest of Toombs countv. He arrived Wednes
day morning at 10 o'clock from Savannah, a
party of twelve having met him at Collins,
Ga. At 11 o’clock he adddressed the citizens
of Toombs countv in a verv forceful manner.
He was Introduced bv one of Toombs county's
lawyers. Hon. E. J. Giles. At 1 o’clock
dinner was served on the courthouse grounds
to more than 2.500 people. There was more
than 1.800 pounds of barbecued meat disposed
of. besides most every one had a well filled
basket.
Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock the pub
lic school and school teachers were the guests
of Mr. Brown at the New Lvons hotel.
Mr. J. R. Smith, of Atlanta. Mr. Brown's
campaign manager, was also Invited and was
here with inanv of his friends.
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Smith gave a reception
Wednesday night In honor of Mr. Brown and
Mr. J. R. Smith, who is a cousin ot Mr.
F. M. Smith.
OClLLA.—Governor-elect Joseph M. Brown
reaeiied here Saturday afternoon and remain
oiver until Monday next in his visit to south
Georgia towns.
OClLLA.—Captain Wiley Williams of (he board
of state prison commission has been in town
looking over the section for a state farm for
tire state convicts, and expressed liiinself a*
well pleased at the prospects for sncli farm in
lr«in <-ount.v. He lia<! flattering offers ma fit
as an inducement for purchasing a farm here.
AMEKKTS.—The police department was in
s’ meted this morning to slaughter n dozen
dogs tdtten Wednesday by another canine af
flicted with hydrophobia. The mad dog’s head
was expressed to the pasteur institute for ex
aminatibn and reported to show evidences of
hydrophobia.
FITZGERAI’D —Governor elect Jos. M. Frown
arrived in this city Friday afternoon at 4:3<>
o’clock from Abbeville nud was met at the de
pot by a band ami quite a number of citizen*.
Fridav night he was the guest of the Ben Hitt
Joe Brown club at a banquet at the Lee-Grant
hotel, where sixty members of the club enjoyed
the company of the next governor for several
hour*. Saturday morning he was driven over the
city in nn automobile and at noon delivered a
public address at the city hall. He left at 4
o clock for Ocilla. He will return and spend
Sunday night In the city en route to Thomasville.
WAVERLY HALL.—The Columbian Woodmen,
a well known fraternal organization, whose head
quarters are located in Atlanta, constituted a
local Household at this place to be known as
Stephens Household No. 79. The following of
ticers were installed for the ensuing year; Dr
Geo. T. Gurr, worthy consul: E. R. Kirkpatrick,
worthy viceroy: John G. Owen, worthy cardin
al; L. B. Kilpatrick, clerk; R. L. Baldwin, hank
er; Dr. L. W. Stanford, worthy physician; It.
R. Carlisle, worthy pilot: R. C. Baugh, wor
thy guardsman: Geo. H. Williams, worthy her
ald: M. Z. Storey, worthy picket. After the in
stallation of all the officers the ritualistic work
was beautifully exemplified by Consul General
H. L. Jones, of Atlanta, and Deputy Consul
General E. F. Tudor, of Yatesville.
An offer, of *IOO reward has been pub
lished by tnte governor for the arrest of Jim
Johnson, alias Allen Bush, charged in
Emmanuel county with having killed
Marguerite Johnson on October 18, last
year, and with having attempted to Kill
two other persons.
Commission was signed by the governor,
Saturday morning, by which Earle Hilton
Cameron, of the National Guard of Geor
gia, Is promoted to a first lieutenancy tn
G company, fourth battalion of infantry.
The purchase of a prison farm is said
to have reached the point where no furth
er delay is possible. It’s a case ot
■•must.” The prison commission, occupied
during the past week with pardon mat
ters, has determined jo give the farm
purchase business its immediate and final
attention. Some decision Is expected next
week.
Trap Gun Wounds Columbus Burglar
COLUMBUS, Ga., Mrch 6.—A trail of
blood leading from the store of Tenson
Brothers this morning indicated that a
tiap gun set to catch burglars had done
its work. Following it up the officers
came upon John Tom Cook, a negro, who
is so badly hurt as to be in danger ot
death.
The signs show that he tried to break
into the store.
Dragged To Death Under Train
AUSTELL, Ga., March s.—James Lan
drum was killed here at 5 o’clock Thurs
day afternoon.
Landrum was a brakeman on the local
train from Atlanta to Heflin, Ala.
The train was doing some switching,
and Landrum was on top the front ear,
and in trying to turn the brake the rod
having been cracked, broke. He fell
under the car and was dragged 40 yards
under the train.
He was horribly mangled.
Landrum was 22 years old, and unmar
ried. His parents live at Powdqr
Springs.
Preachers’ Views to be Investigated.
Rev. C. M. Lipham, pastor of Epworth
Methodist church at Edgewood, whose
sermon on theatregoing last Sunday
kindled the admiration of some <rf his
parishoners and the protests of others,
has been summoned before the presiding
elder of the Atlanta district, Rev. J. T.
Daves.
What was said and done at the meet
ing between the pastor and the presiding
elder no one can say. It is thought prob
able, however, that Mr. Lipham's views
may be investigated by the district confer
ence. His sermon was not of the sensa
tional character, but It insisted that some
plays are worth seeing and beneficial in
their effect, and that some of the church
rules are no longer observed or entitled
to be observed.
DeKalb Injunction Suit is Deferred
The second petition for an injunction
brought by DeKalb county to restrain
the city of Atlanta and the officials of
both counties from certifying the re
sult of the recent election to annex a
certain portion of DeKalb county, came
up before Judge Pendleton of the supe
rior court on Saturday, but went over
until 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Attorney Alonzo Fields, who with J, D.
Kilpatrick, represents James R. Rivers,
the DeKalb county taxpayer In whose
name the suit was brought, was indis
posed, and Mr. Kilpatrick was engaged in
another court. For this reason a post
ponement was taken.
The grounds for the present appeal for
an injunction are practically the same
as those in the original suit, which was
denied by Judge Ellis of the superior
court. Mr. Rivers objects mainly to hav
ing his political domicil* moved. Stress
is laid also on the illegality of the act
which would permit a county site to be
changed.
Associated with Assistant City Attorney
Mayson in the defense is County Attor
ney Luther Z. Rosser, who. on motion ot
the board of county commissioners, is
representing the county.
Elbert Man to Face Murder Charge
ELBERTON, Ga.. March 6.—The superi
or court of Elbert county convenes Mon
day morning with Hon. David W. Mead
ow presiding. Solicitor General Thos. J.
Brown will look after the interests of the
State. This will be the first time since
their election that these two well known
attorneys will fill their respective posi
tions In the superior court in this county.
The case which will excite the greatest
interest next week is that of the state
against J. R. Booth, charged with killing
George Oglesby, near the former's store
at Nlckvllle one day last fall, by shooting
him through the body with a rifle. They
were close neighbors, but feelings of ani
mosity had existed between them for
years.
It is claimed by Oglesby’s friends that
he was shot from the rear, while Booth
I claims self-defense. After the shooting
Mr. Booth came to Elberton and surren
dered, but was released under bond ol
*5,000, a coroner’s jury rendering a ver
dict of voluntary manslaughter.
Judge P. P. Proffitt, of Elberton, and
Hon. Reuben R. Arnold, of Atlanta, will
assist Solicitor General Brown in the pros
ecution, while Hon. Jos. N. Worley and
Colonel Sam L. Olive, of the local bar,
will represent Booth.
William D. Upshaw to Marry in May
On eof the mos twidely interesting mar
riages ever announced to take place in
Georgia is that of Miss Marguerite Bev
erly, of Thomasville, to William D. Up
shaw, evangelist, editor, author, orator
and prohibition leader. The wedding has
bten fixed for May 5, next, at the home
city of the bride-to-be.
Miss Beverly is the daughter of Mr-,
and Mrs. Edward Beverly. She is a
young woman distinguished for her
briliant gifts of intellect and personality
and is a devoted church worker. Mr.
Upshaw is known in every county of
Georgia and indeed throughout the south.
Early in life he earned the title of
"Earnest Willie” for his plucky and inde
fatigable fight against obstacles and
though it has fallen from him in actual
name since the ripening of his juvenile
talent into the mature fruits of manhood,
he still exemplifies its fundamental sig
nificance.
By pen and tongue he has aided scores
Os worthy and Christian undertakings and
has already written his name high on the
scroll of those who love and serve theii
fellow man. To the cause of education
he has contributed largely and notably
in the campaigns he has made for Bessie
Tift college and Mercer university and in
siTutions of learning in Texas. He !s
now editor of the Golden Aeg, a papei
devoted to purity in the home and state.
Mr. Upshaw’s many friends will be
gratified to learn of this the crowning
event in his luminous career and will bid
him Godspeed.
♦ DEATHS IN GEORGIA. ♦
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STATESBORO. Gs.. March 5.—H. T. Melxi
inore, a prominent citizen of this place, died
this morning after a lingering illness. He leaves
a widow and seven children.
SAVANNAH—Caotain John Fitzgerald, for
manv years one of the leading pilots of the
Savannah Pilota’ association, died here yes
terday morning. Caotain Fitzgerald was one
of Savannah’s prominent citizens and is well
known throughout the state.
MILLEDGEVILLE. Ga.. March s.—Mrs.
Martha Bearden, aged 65 years, one of the
best known women of this section of
Georgia, died this morning. She leaves
several children, including Mrs. Stovall,
of this city, and Mrs. Rainwater, of At
lanta.
COVINGTON, Ga., March s.—Judge
John Walker Robertson, a prominent
planter of this county, died at his home
near Mansfield yesterday from a compli
cation of diseases. Judge Robertson was
seventy-five years of age and bls death
was not wholly unexpected, he having
been sick for several weeks.
He was a Confederate veteran, a loyal
soldier and a member of several secret
orders. He is survived by’ his wife and
eight children, six sons and two daugh
ters. The fuileral was conducted today
at Mansfield, and was. largely attended.
OCILLA, Ga.. March 6.—J. L. Nichol
son died at 2 o’clock Friday morning of
renal colic, after suffering several at
tacks for the past two years. He attend
ed church at 8 o’clock Thursday even
ing and was seized with an attack while
at church. He was twenty-eight years
of age and unmarried.
His remains left over the Seaboard Air
Line railroad for hia home in Rochelle,
Ga., inhere his family resides. He was
p. son of Judge D. B. Nicholson, of Wil
cox county, and also a member of the
Methodist church, and also a member of
Masonic, Odd Fellows and K. of P. or
ders of this place, and had been in the
employ as bookkeeper of the Henderson-
Powell Co., of this place, for three years.
BARTOW, Ga., March 6.—Everett
Whitfield Is dead at 84 years of age. He
had been in bad health for the last few
years. He has been a citizen of Wash
ington county for a long time. Mr.
Whitfield has been a faithful church
member of the Metholst church at Pleas
ant Spring for a number of years. He
leaves one sister an a number of other
relatives. The burial took place at
Pleasant Springs. Rev. Simmons, the
pastor in charge, officiating.
LAGRANGE, Ga., March 6.—The fu
neral of Mr. Tam Jones was held yes
terday afternoon, the remains being laid
away in the family cemetery at Big
Springs. Mr. Jones died in a sanitarium
in Atlanta from an operation, having
been taken there from his home in the
country last Tuesday.
He was about 37 years old and a pros
perous and well-to-do farmer of Troup
county. His wife, who was Miss Jose
phine Hall before her marriage, died
last May. Five orphan children are left,
the oldest about ten years of age.
FORSYTH, Ga.. March I.—Hon. Cyrua
H. Sharp is dead at his home in this city,
surviving a stroke of apoplexy only a few
hours.
For thirty-six years Mr. Sharp was
clerk of the superior court, and the grand
jury at its recent session passed resolu
tions of appreciation for his services.
He was a prominent worker of the
Presbyterian church.
Mr. Sharp was a brave Confederate sol
dier and lost an arm during the war. The
Monroe county veterans acted as honor
ary pallbearers at his funeral, which was
held at the Presbyterian church on Wed
nesday. and conducted by Rev. Mr. Hunt,
of Atlanta.
Mr. Sharp leaves a wife and four chil
dren—Dr. C. K. Sharp, of Arlington.
Ga.; Mr. Henry M. Sharp and Mr. A. N.
Sharp, of Atlanta, and Miss Annie Sharp,
of Forsyth.
Barton Smith Lodged in the Tower.
Under life sentence in the penitentiary
for the murder of Frank Webb at Al
pharetta on Jan. 23, there arrived in At
lanta Friday and is now lodged in the
tower Bartow Smith, a young man who
formerly lived in this city as an employe
of the .street car company about (our
years ago.
Smith is being held at the tower pend
ing the prison commission’s decision as
to where he shall go to serve his sen
tence. The convict lease system expires
in a few days more, and to this is due
Smith’s not having been sent to some
lessee camp.
Marietta, too, is interested in Smith's
case, for it was while he was living In
Atlanta that he married Miss Bessie
Jenkins, of that town. His imprison
ment leaves her alone with their two lit
tle children, one three years of age and
the other a baby of eleven months.
According to stories printed at the
time, the murder of young Webb was a
brutal and cold-blooded act. Webb, K
was reported, had been persuaded to go
to the place where the crap game was
being held, near Alpharetta on the night
of Jan. 23. after several different calls
had been made at his house. He was
shot from behind, while seated at th-.*
game. Smith was arrested for the crime
and convicted and sentenced. He pro
tests his innocence, as he stands behind
the bars in Fulton county’s tower,
though he admits he was at the place at
the time the shooting occurred. He
seems stupified by the tremendous
downfall of his own life, and says that
the trial and all seem like a horrible
dream to him. He believes the guilty
party swore hisj Smith’s, liberty away,
though he denie* any knowledge of who
did the shooting.
The convicted man is a son of B.
Smith, a respectable planter who ha. 1 -
for many years lived not far from Al
pharetta.
The man who was killed was a son
of M. Webb, of Atlanta, and had spent
bis life in and around Alpharetta, where
he is said to have been well thought of.
House Falls on Child; He May Die
VILLA RICA, March 6.—The young
son of Port DeFoor, foreman of the Sul
phur Mining and Mineral Railroad com
pany, was crushed almost to death yes
terday.
The child was playing near a buggy
house. and the wind which was blowing
crushing it so it is not thought the child
crushing it so it not thought the child
will recover from the injuries received.
C HARLESTON MAN Hl RT
IN FIGHT WITH NEGRO
WASHINGTON. March 6—As the re
sult of a dispute with a negro waiter, 1
Dr. Lonnie Robson, of Charleston, S. C., j
who came here with the German Fusi
lier company of the national guard ot
South Carolina, to attend the inaugura- '
tlon, will go home minus one eye and wtth
the sight of the other seriously im-)
paired.
The trouble occurred last Thursday;
night in a fashionable restaurant here,
the negro striking Dr. Robson’s eye
glasses and driving a portion of the lens
into his left eye. Dr. Robson was re
moved to a hospital and yesterday the
injured eye ball was removed.
The right eye also is in a serious con
dition as a result of complications caus
ed by sympathetic nerves. The negro
escaped and has not been arrested.
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DALLAS. Ga., March s.—The following
resolutions have been adopted by' *tha
Paulding County Teachers - aswoclatloWt"*
Whereas, we realize that there are
thousands of children of school - age -1h
Georgia who are not receiving the bettb 4
fits to be derived from the public schddls;
and
Whereas, we believe that no parent has
a right to deprive his or her children
of the advantage of an education while it
is in reach; and •
Whereas, we believe that a law com*
pelllng parents to give their children ad
vantage of opportunltaies offered by the
state is necessary In order to bring all
children into school; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Paulding County
Teachers’ association in convention as
sembled. That we ask our representative
in the Georgia legislature, Hon. George
W. Helms, and our state senator from
this, the Thirty-eighth senatorial district,
Col. E. S. Griffith, to lend their best ef
forts to secure the passage of some apt
forcing parents to send their children
to school a certain number of days la
each year that a copy of these preambles
and resolutions be furnished each of the
county papers, and also each of the At
lanta dailies, with a request to publish
same. ‘
That we ask the teachers of aU the
other counties of Georgia to take up thia
question, discuss it and, if they fayor
such law, pass similar ask
ing their senators and repreentatlves to
aid in securing the passage of this law.
The resolutions are signed by J. S.
Turner, president, and H H. Ezzard.
secretary.
ENGLAND MA KEsTPLANS
FOR OLD AGE PENSIANS
‘ALLAHABAD, British India, March
B.—The Allahabad Pioneer makes the
curious statement that a project is under
consideration to meet the British budget
requirements for old age pensions by re
viving the scheme of the late Viscount
Goschen. chancellor of the exchequer, for
the issuance of ten shilling notes, secured
on a silver basis.
The Pioneer adds that the United
States is considering a similar project,
and comments on the appreciation of. the
price of silver, which would result from
this and the consequent restoration of
the value of the rupee.
ONE DEAD; SEVERAL HURT
IN BLAST OF POWDER
WILMINGTON, Del.. March B—One
man was killed and several others slight
ly injures early today by the explosion
of an experimental barrel, which de
stroyed two mills in the Hagley yard of
the Dupont Powder company, near here.
The dead man is George Whitman,
aged 30 years, an employe.
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