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.dAustralan Ballot Bill Will bo Submit-
tad at General election.
(By H. W. Hopkins)
Atlanta, G*., August L lW>4:—[Sp<-
rial toTiineS'Enterpnse.]—The Austr*-
ii.nh.iint. hill in an amended form to
day pemed the senate by a laiyo ma
jority. The amendment provided that
the bill be anbmitted to the vote of the
people at the neat genual election. The
hill shall become operative in thoee
hoontiei voting for the meaanre. Thu*
pach community ihall decide whether
at notit want* the Anetralian ballot.
’ ONEIBOUND OVER,
j .Arch Tindall Remains In Jail. Morgan
Tindall and Themnaen Released-
The preliminary trial of Arch and
Morgan Tindall and Matthew Thompson,
charged with the murder of Mm.. Urn
Stripe*, wan held yesterday before Jus
tices W. H. Bibb and J. W. H. Mitchell,
sitting in bank. Morgan Tindall and
Thompson were both releised. while
Jktch Tindall was bound oyer ftr trial
la Superior court.
It bad been wliiipored'about that evi-
i dance of a stlktling character was to bo
produced at the trial. Nothing of the
vi.a happened however The evidence
brought out was almost erectly as out
lined in there columns last week.
The most telling f atnre proved was
that the tracks of one person were fonnd
from the Tindall to tha Snipes
baow,walking, and that the s«ne tracks
returning were those of a person on a
non. Shoes, apparently exactly fitting
gbssL tracks, wore fonnd in the shed
room of the Tindall honse. The shoes
~tmtn wet and muddy and the mnd
■ewemed to correspond with that in the
Stripes yard. No evldenoe was intro-
rinced, however,' to show who those
riMangedto. *
The fact that Arch TiudalJ had wril-
..■*en a disrespectful note to Snipis’dangli-
ter ten days before the shooting, was
"established, though tlic letter was not
Introduced. On the lfitii day of Jnly
Mr. Snipes liad a talk with Tindall and
•xtracted from him the confession that
be had written the letter. Mr. Snirce
told Arch that becauso of his youth he
mould do nothing to him, but if they
* both lived 'till Arch should be 1)1 yogi*
Old he would whip him. Tiudall prom
ised never to eome around Snipes’ prom-
ffiflra* again.
On the qoeatlon from Ool. T. N. Hop-
'. bin's, attorney for the defense, as to
Whether Mr. Snipes had had a fust with
anybody else lately, Mr, Snipee balked.
On being told by Ida lawyer, S. A. Hod
den bery, to tell all about it, Mr. Bntpes
■rid that he had a fuss with Mr. E. A.
Bogota on the iamb day of Iris callln
Tindall to aoconnt for writing the let-
ten;- that the difficulty waa about a bus-
insas affair and that he slapped Rogers;
that at thta time, the trouble went- no
farther, though as he left him Rogers
said, "I'll get even with yon.”
Almost no evidence was Introdnoed
,, against Morgan Tindall and Matthew
Thompson, and their release met with
the hearty approval of most people who
beard the evideuce.
Mrs. Tindall sat beside the two boys
thronghont the trial, and waa much
moved at times. Her hnahand la In the
•nylons at MUIedgeville. The extrema
youth of the trio, and particularly of
Arch, the boy bound over, made the
whole scene pathetic.
SURPRISE AFFAIR.
'fZiSe
retwheimlni Delegation Met ky
Graceful Hospitality.
On Monday evening quite e number
at the young society set gave a snrpriae
yarty at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Prop-
gar on Dawson street complimentary to
their gneeta. Misses Rawls, Proctor,
Vandyke, and Winn, Mr. end Mrs.
'Proctor were completely token by “sur-
prige” In this Instance, not were eqnal
to the ooomton,end met this overwhelm-
ing delegation of young people, with
ttarir naaal graceful hospitality, .Games
marie .ware indulged in until ■ late
honr, and the most dainty refreshments
wwielnofght rret from the mysterious
an known. Promptly et It this happy
party (Happened, each regretting the
-hoar had ecmt to my "good-night.'’
Will be Extended to Germany . ty Executive Commissioner Glasscock
Russia.
Berlin, Joly 39-—'The foreign office
t "day informed the Assmriated Press
tint Russia had agreed to indemnify the
German drippers nndconsigneee for any
losses sustained by the seisare of 111*
German ships and the detention of the
Prinz Heinrich's mail, Russia agrees to
restore and forward the contents of two
packages of mail seized.
All Have Trouble.
It seem* that all the towns in South
Georgia have troubles of their own
Wsycross like Thomusvllle is agitated
from center to circumference by the
cow question. At'present they have a
law keeping the bovincs off the streets
but strenuous efforts are being made to
have this repealed. The Boston Times
makes a hpstv kick because there are so
many dogs who lie about in the streets
of that city and no dog tax is collected
on them. Camilla has a choice assort
ment of pigs and goats who moke their
rendezvous on the court house square.
Dalton has an editor who has the nerve
to complsin about chickens running at
large. The annual known os the blind
tiger is no uncommon nnizonce in “dry”
towns, The "end seat hog” flourishes'
wherever street cars are found. In fact
all towns have their troublos, and live
stock'is at the bottom of many of them.
CANDIDATES WARNED.
Muet Fay .Primary Assessment If
Name la F'acari bn Ticket-
Capt. O. P. Hansel], ohairmaii of the
couhtv executive committee has written
to the various candidates for county
offices, notifying them that their as
sessments for primary expenses are due.
The expenses of the primary constat
of paring clerks and managers, printing
of registration liats, tickets eto. They
usually amount to about $200, and the
venous candidates are assessed to make
up this sum. There are 18 aspirants
for office-holding honors and they will
divide the expenses between them
Chairman HnnseU has ordered .them
to depostt'tlielr amount in the Rank of
Thomnsville before the closo of business
on Saturday night, Angnit-fltli. A cer
tificate from tlio bank officers that the
money has been paid will entitle thq
candidate to have his name on the offi
cial ballot to be used cn August 19th.
at the primary,
Forty Days.
The dog days commenced Thursday
and It rained Thursday. jThiais taken
by wiseacres to mean that it will rain
every day of the forty designated as dog
dsys. So far the prophecy lias been 1-20
fulfilled, for it has rained twice.
JAP VISITOR TALKS.
Telle of the War -Preparation* of H In
Country anri Prophesies Victory.
Mr, O. Tsujl of Yokohoma Japan is a
guest at the Horary. Mr. TsuJi If an
educated, pleasant-mannered man, who
speaks English very well, and who
talked most interestingly to a Times-
Enterprise man of hlsoonntry and its
war. He left Japan, Just before war
was declared, and is now living in Nsw
York, working with a Arm who are
lmporters of Japanese bulbs, plants and
seeds.
He Is making bis first trip through
the Sooth and A much pleased with the'
oountry. Of qoant he likes America,
and says his countrymen and the Japan
ese pro* highly appreciate American
sympathy for the bravo little nation.
Japan, soys Mr. Trajt hoe been prepar
ing for war for 80 yean. Russia hat
been agnerive and domineering, and
Jap spice and seoret agents have been
spying eut their weak plaoes fora loog
time. On this aooonnt he is not sur
prised at their snooeas of the Japanese
arms. *
He says they expect certain reverses,
bet he can see nothing but ultimate
victory. Ho say* his countrymen can
capture Port Arthur at any time they
deaire to sacrifice a sufficient number of
iwf* to gian that and* Ho does not be
lieve that they will go farther than
Mukden at present. Ho stggesto that
Banda may be stirring up international
complications in ordsr to ovoid the <Us-
gnoo of being beaten by n smaller foe,
and attain the doubtful honor of being
overwhelmed by odd*.
Mr. Tsuji is going from here to 8t.
Louis and will moke Ms headquarters at
Fair Japan,” .on the Pike.
Barrett Writes of State's Exhibit.
The town of Thomssrille ana Thomas
county both made appropriations for
the Georgia building at tlie World’s
Fair, and the people of'both will be in
terested in- learning of the showing
made there.
Tlie following letter is from Execu
tive Commissioner Glasscock Barrett,
who visited Thomssrille a few months
ago and labored successfully with tlie
commissioners and council to . obtain
fands:
St. Louis, July 81.—Tlie display made
by Georgia at* the ^World's Fair fur
nishes many pleasant surprises foe the
Georgia visitor, and, in Ariew of the
Varied interests it touches, is a centre
of attraction for all visitors.
Georgia’s exhibits ore oven more of a
credit to the state than if they had
been mode wholly out of legislative ap
propriations, for tlie enterprise and
progress of the people ore/everywhere
demonstrated In tills effort to put tlie
good old stash and its magnificent re
sources to the front.
The Mineral exhibit shows that there
is no state in the anion, nor any
foreign country, that lias more valuable
or varied deposits, where the conditions
are such that they con be mined and
manufactured witli better results, than
Georgia.
Through tlie liberality of the Board
of Trade of Savannah, there is in tlie
Forestry exhibit a magnificent display,
complete in every respect, from the pine
trees to its finished products, {including
a turpentine plant with oil of the tools
needed for the purpose of gathering,
manufacturing and marketing this val-
nable product in the state and aU by
products of dlBtiUed oils from the rosin.
Through the public spirit and pragma-
siveuess of tee Georgia Syrnp Associa
tion the state demonstrates the delicate
flavor of tilts product in a manner that
is attractive to all visitors. Capt. W.
W. Sharpe, of Waycross, donated a
minstare osbin mndo of Georgia pine
logs, and occupied by a typical “mam
my” who dispenses In that way that no
other but an aute-bdllnm "mammy”
knows; waffles and cakes made of Gcor-
gia-growu njatorial* dashed witli Geor
gia cane syi up. The results of tills dis
play ore maulfold.
In the cent ral dome of the Palace of
Agriculture is f cotton display contrib-
utcil by the prominent cotton merchants
of tlie state. In tilts cotton dome is also
a foil and complete display of tho sea-
island cottons.
The special cotton and cotton pro
ducts exhibit is decidedly the hand
somest and most complete of Its kind
In tlie entire building. The central
feature of this display Is composed of a
large glass fonntain,flowing cotton seed
oil at a rate of 50 gallons per minute,
and magnlfloently illuminated by many
eleotric lights of various colore. Sur
rounding this fonntain are fonr plate-
glass coic—ii.s, illuminated, two filled
with soap and two with different grade*
of cotton seed oil.
Tlie general agricultural display in
spaae 74, practically in the centre of tlie
Palace of Agriculture, presents to the
inquiring publio an absolute refutation
of the idea that Georgians do not. or
oannot, subsist on exolusivelj home
products. There on 8* varieties of li*y>
50 odd varieties of peas, a magnificent
ease of Georgia meats and Georgia
worn, showing that "hog and hominy”
is raised at home. A full and complete
exhibit of grasses and grains of nil
kinds, pecans, groandpeos, corns, cot
tons, aRd In foot all things that go to
nuke op a complete agricultural dis
play, ore included.
Very few ore aware of the extent of
tho tobacco Industry of the state, and
this exhibit in tobacco has excited nni-
veisel admiration, not only from Geor
gians visiting the Fair, bat also thoee
interacted in tobaoco manufacture and
culture everywhere.
The Georgia State building. *e is
generally known, was built by fundi
contributed by the different cities and
counties of tha state, under the direct
supervision of Oapt. H. H. Tift, of
Tifton, G*. The bonding is oomplete
In every respect, and attracts os much,
if not more, attention than anv on the
grounds, owing to the fact of its being
e reproduction of "Sontliorioud,” the
M r Quart.rman Married.
•Mr. Willis Qnvrterraan, of Iaraoniz,
Fla, who ia well known in Thomas-
vllle, wen happily married on Thara,
day, Jaly twenty eighth. His bride was
Mrs Lula Jones oMIJirer Janction.Fla.,
and tlie marriage took place at the
horns cf her parents in that town.
C. E. Holmes of Moultrie spent Satur
day in town.
'Some times ot^the firi-t of ti c, month
we get right discouraged.' v, .
Rome's peach crop will be worth more
than a million dollars to Lint vicinity.
Covington wonts a Board of Trade.
Every ap-to-date cijy should have one.
The legislature lias 9 more days before
adjournment. "Don’t cheer, the poor
Messrs.-J. H. and H. D. Berwick, of jj !eTil ‘ * re d ri“g.”
Cairo, v sited Thomasville on Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Youngblood, Mies
Katie Simmons and Miss Gertrude
Chance hai/ retained from a vacation
trip to Panacea Springs on the Florida
coast.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Watson left Sat
terdny for a tyip to the west fc they will
spend sometime in Yellowstone Pork
and may go to California before re
turning. Mr. Watson intends spending
part of September hauling in Sooth
Dakota. *
Mr. Chas. Head of this city who was
pianist at Thompson’s Opera honse lost
winter, is now witli the “Four Pickets”
vandiville company. Tlie company has
on engagement at tlie Odera House, and
Mr. Head's appearance in ills home city
will be awaitel with interest
home of General John B. Gordon, a
typical Southern homo. It is the only
building on the grounds entirely far-
uidied witli material made and brought
from home. .
l’iie Georgia commissioners esteem it
a pleasure and a privilege to receive
any and all Georgians and aid them in
making tiie necessary comparisons for
their own satisfuction.
The Houroe. Advertiser thinks tlie
original Parker man is as mnch in evi
dence as original sin.
World's Fair-employees have had
their salaries reduced. The Fair is
great on reducing wads.
Tlie Sparta IshmoeUte was never
pleased with anything, and we doubt if
it likes even Georgia peaches.
AU tlie indications point to a highly
prosperous fall season with Ttiomss-
villc merchants and Thomas county
farmers.
Tom Taggart once presided oTer a
railroad pie counter. Let's hope tlie
Democrats wiU have a fat one for him
to inn this fall.
TWO BIG ONES.
Told by Auditor Goodies of the Atlan
tic Coast Line.
Mr. 1-ester E. Goodtoe. traveling au
ditor of the A. O. L., is well known
hero, and lie has recently proved that lie
lias other talents than thooo used in rail
road work.. The Savannah News prints
a story of Ids in regard to a hail storm
at Enterprise and Brockston Ala. a week
ago:
Mr. Uoodloe say» that there was a
waterspout of hail” in that section,
and that tlie damage is great. A piece
Among the important bills to be acted
on bv tlie legislature this week are the
boll weevil, the Australian ballot auil
the immigration commissioner.
Tom Watson will accept the Populist
nomination for President. He evidently
prefers to bo a big toad in a small pud
dle than a small toad in a big paddle.
A voice from tlie past cal's tlie Popu
lists in Brooks coanty to meet oil Atfgnst
10th. A similar "hark from the toombe”
in Thomas brought forth three men in
answer to the coll. \
Daring the week tlie following now
industries were originated in Georgia:
Columbus—15,000 coffin, basket and
crate factory; $5,000 brick and tile
workB. Br-rnesville—Coal and [amber
company. Klberton—Water works,
Douglas—$20,000 water and electric
light plant. Camilla—30,000 water
works.
PROSPEROUS SOUTH GEORGIA.
From tlie Savannah I’re**.
Attention is being called to tlie foot
of ice weighing six pounds, lie says, wus . f there are very few sheriff's sales
picked up tlie next morning after the j a tvertisoments in Georgia papers this
iiail, uiid that there was every evidence I year aurt m tlie papers of tlie
that it fell during tlie storm. He says
holes wore beat through tlie tin roof of
the depot at Enterprise and that a bug
gy which was standing from under the
shed at the depot was literaUy torn to
piece*. Stock-and cattle were killed
where they were exposed and tho hail
stood two feet deep on the ground in
plaoes. In some (daces, where it conld
drift, it was five or six feet deep. Tlie
flood of hail exteuded about fifteen mile*
along the Atlantic Coast Line, and the
formera'-prospects were ruined. Tlie
government has been -appealed to lor
aid for them.
The other story which Mr. Goodie*
roaches for is in regard to. a fight be
tween • rattlesnake end a man named
Parks, at Larerne, Ala., laet Thursday.
Porks went out in his book yard and be
fore he knew it a monster rattlesnake
sprang toward litm Withoat realizing
what it was, and iuvolaiitarily, lie grab
bed at it to prevent it from striking liiu-,
and caught it by the neck, squeezing it
with a death-Uke grip. The big snake
begin to writhe and wrap itself around
Forks' body, throwing him to tha
ground. He managed to get <
((gtihmieg his grip on the reptile and
nrfng both hands. He was .tripped up
again by the make and thus for fonr
times. A negro man raw the straggle
and rushed to Parks’ rescue. When he
reached there, he saw that the
wee lifeless and Parks wee perfectly
erased. The snake was removed from
hit vice-like clutch, and be immediately
weut into oonvulsiotis from the fear end
excitement of the battle. He later be
came better onrf Mr. Goodloe say* that
he was expected to entirely reoover.”
To those unacquainted with the man
it might seem from the above that Mr.
Gooiloe’e name might be appropriately
changed to Goodlie.
The fifty-nine counties reporting tax
returns so for, show on increase of six
—linens One tenth of this total comes
from Thomas county.
South Georgia counties. No better sign
of prosperity could be asked for than
this. When the sheriff is not busy" tlie
psoide must be making money sufficient
to meet their obligations us they ns-
tcre. This is apparently the blissful
cdudition in which South Georgia
stands today. Its formera and country
merchants lisve enjoyed a conple of
years of good crop* and good prices.
Cotton, naval stores, lumber, track and
fratta have all done well and the bal
ances have been on the credit side. It
be* been bats few years beok when
low prices with no profit to any on*
save the transportation companies, had
brought many agriculturists and store
keepers down to the verge of bankrupt
cy. Fortunately this era appears to be
over for good.
Oar fanners have learned to diversify
their crops more, tliev Jhave learned to
got more off au acre than ever liefore,
they have learned tlie secret of holding
down expenses while running up the
gross income, end it is safe to say that
as a class the planters this side of Ms-
con ere in better shape than at any time
since the war. South Georgia was of
oae time the poorest part of Gaorgta—
not in possibilities, it woe always enor
mously rich in them—bat in cosh and
progreesivenee*. Today it yield* the
palm to no section, either of Georgia or
of the South. When the tide of immi
gration tele into this state this section is
the one that wiU be most benefitted by
it. It has an abandonee of land, to be
hod at reasonable price*; it baa cli
mate unsurpassed, and it has a people
fall of the “milk of human kindness,”
who will gladly welcome the honest,
industrious man who comes to east his
lot with them.,no matter whet oountiy
he ussy have had his origin in.
Governor Pattisoo. of Pennsylvanie,
who has just died- wee one of the few
men Bryan We* willing to award the
nomination last month—bat excuse ns
for thus slandering a man after he is
Griffin wants the next eonveitg
the Lesgue of Georgia Munici; sliriv
If Griffin is as good a town as tin (
News is a paper, the mayors ofuht to
tie glad of a chance to go there.
Bainbridge Argos:—Of course Gayle
McLendon lias iio idea of running as an
independent candidate for Governor
upon tlie issue he lias raised upon the,
state road question. But gentle Annie,.
if lie were to ran tlie vote that he would
receive would be wonderful.
THE PLATFORM. -
The saiientjfeatares of the Democrats*
platform as adopted at St. Louis is l*
follows: '
Dencances executive usurpation at
legislative and judicial functions.
Opposes expansion.
Advocates a revision of the tariff.
Demands suppression of trusts.
Favors interoceanic canal.
Favors reduction in the expense* of
the government.
Wants investigation of executive de
partments.
Favors laws giving labor and capital
their just rights.
Favors election of United Staten
Senator® by popular vote.
Demands statehood for Arizona and
New Mexico.
Reduction of the army. ,
General pensions. '
Denounces the ship subsidy.
Demands honest enforcement of the?
civil service laws.
Sound money. .
A REAL FIGHT.
Russlans'Sey Decisive Battle is Nova
in Progress, ^ s
St. PKTBRSBUUii, Aug. l--i»At last It*
decisive battle of ttie campaign seems U>
be in progress. Having completed en
veloping the movements ot the Russian
position, Gen. Knroki has ordered simal-
t menus advances from all joints against
Hai Cheng and Liao Yang* and fighting
is raging on both fronts.
The latest reports contain noticing to
confirm the rumor that Gen. Kuropat-
kiii has been defeated at all points and
t hat the Japanese employed their artil
lery to the best advantage.
Gen. Knrotatkin’H situation will f>t>
desperate if he is defeated, and tho
keenest anxiety is felt at the 'war office*
for news from tho battle The general
staff seems utterly dumb founded aft
the nnmber cf men tho Japanese poa*-
sess.
The latest reports from the battle-
■how that the Russian*, ap to la*t night,
had successfully repulsed the Japanese
rttacks on Simon Cheng,
Mukden, Aug. 1.—Lieut. Gen Count
Keller been killed east of Liao Yang by
a fragment of a Japanese shell while op*
posing the Japanese advance along
the railway u-iar Hai Cheng.
IN MEMORIAM.
Resolutions by Ochlockooee Baptist
Church on Death of Mrs. Elkina.
Sister Amanda Elkins joined Ochlock-
one© Baptist church by experience and.
was baptised by the pastor, Rev. J. B_
Alligood and received into the fellow
ship of the ohnrch the third day of May
1003. She died the third day of May
t9(Vl. She lived ns far as we kuew a.
couMUteui Christian ul.h1 her Ueatlv
We feel that our Iom is her eternal gain
therefore be it resolved that we bow an
humble submission to the will of Hna
who doeth all things well and for ear
good, and who does not make any mis
takes; but all things to his own glory.
Resolved that we leave a blank
on our church book to her nenaqr
and that we furnish a copy of tkase
resolutions to the bereaved family at
our deceased sister with our heartfelt
sympathy for them in their sad 1
ment, commending them to the
of God as the only and proper oswftp
give solace to them in their sad boreor-
ment, and that theee resolutions bo pob-
lished in the Thomasvillo Times*Enter
prise. ,
J. 8. Ward,
T. O. Beverly,
i L. M. Long,
, E. D. Perry,
• Committee^
Mr. and Mrs. D B. Price and lifttl*
daughter, Mary Edna, are gueofta at
friends in Thomasville -
