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15 CENTERS jRIOTING STILL WHITEMAN
HOLD MILLIONS! GOES ON ASSAULTS
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THOMASVIULE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17 tqo 5
MANY CHANGES
IN THE VOTE
ern N ’ e cItt7r“s B ;l°uon'od & ?»t h Czar Will Give land to Victim Was a Young Ne- Miss Goodwin Ahead.--
oil plans to take off the^market three ' - - • . n
Peasants m Hope
million bales of cotton by a aeries of
pledges from farmers, which *wlll be
held for 15 cents per pound.
LEWIS BUYS
BARBER SHOP
Of Peace
gro Girl Near Cairo on
Matthews* Place r
Ur. R. G. Lewi, ol Cairo has pur
chased from H. C. Davis, colored, the
barber shop on Jachson street near
Madison. This is n popular shop and
Is sure to do well under Its new man
agement. Mr. Lewis formerly lived
in Thomnsvllle and operated the shop
Jp the Mitchell House. He is now
living in Cairo and will not return
to Thomasvllle until after the first of
next January. In the meantime .the
shop Is being managed by his son,
Mr. Lee Lewis.
St. Petersburg, Nov,. 15.—Latest
reports from Vladivostok, Indicate
that tbe rioting Is not 'suppressed.
Goth sailors and artillerymen parti
cipated In the outbreak. A larpe
part of the city Is destroyed/ The
entire population Is seeking refuge
| on the vessels In the harbor. A large
! report three hundred rioters, mostly
' sailors and artillerymen, were killed
■ or wounded In the first dap’s out-
: break.
HAT PIN ATTACKS
CAUSED DEATH
The slayer of Polly Hadley, a ne
gro woman named Hannah Jordan,
Is in Jail rhere. The coroner's "lury
brought In a verdict to the effect
that the Hadley woman came to her
death from pistol wounds at the
hands of Hannah. Tbe Jury was com
posed of J. T. Butler, foreman and
T. A. Patterson, C. E. Hurst, T. X.
Rooks, J. D. Busbee and T. B. Chis
holm. The Inquest was held at Pat
terson’s still where the killing took
place. Some Interesting testimony
VJhS developed.
The Jordan woman started to run
away but her husband advised her
to remain and face the charge.
There were no witnesses to the crime
an{ the woman’s own story is all that
the officers have to go by. She ad
mits the thootlng but says that she
fired In self defence. The two were
quarreling ’and Hannah says that:
Polly'"made at’” her with a bat pin
So far as Is known that Is the first
time that a hatpin, woman’s favorite
weapon, has figured In a Thomas
county tragedy.
NEW ROAD LAW
SUITS DECATUR
* St. Petersburg, Nov. 16.—The As
sociated Press Is Informed from a
high source that a ukase will be is
sued positively tonight, giving to
peasants a large portion of the Imper-
laldomaln, at present the property of
the emperor and grand dukes, cover
ing almost one-third of European
Russia.
| Cairo, Ga., Nov. 16.—This .section
-was shocked this afternoon to learn
of a crime that had been committed
on the farm- of. Mr. Jim Matthews’
three miles east of Cairo.. An un
known white man assaulted the 12-
! year-old daughter of Hark Hadley, a
respectable colored man.- His home
'is near Mr. Matthews' turpentine
still. When Hadley went home at
noon he found that his daughter had
been raped. She described her as
sailant as. a strange white man wear
ing a beard and says that the deed
was done about halt past ten o’clock,
The family are bard working, negroes.
Their employer has no doubt that the"
TWENTY-TWO
SHOT DOWN
Odessa, Nov. 11.—The Klsheneff
prisoners In Jail at Klsheneff revolt
ed In a body last night and demanded
freedom. Belg refused they set fire
to the Jail. Troops-were hurried
to the scene and fired a volley Into
tbe mutineers, killing 22 and wound
ing many.'
Holding Back of Tfck-
, ets Have Begun
Although the end Of the Tlmes-En-
terprlso’s great voting contest la only
six weeks off there la as much un
certainty about the result as when it
first began. The handsome Rudolph
piano Is a prise 'worth working for
and the several .young ladles have
friends that realise this fact. Coup
led with the Intrinsic value of the
gift is the compliment Implied In
the winning. All of these factors
have combined to make this tbe most
successful of tbe many great con
tests say that It 1b the earlyj votes
tor the benefit of Its friendB and sub
scribers.
To date more than thirty thousand
story is true and has Interested him- votes have been cast. Par more than
self In the pursuit dt the man.
Word was sent to Thomasvllle' for
the sheriff to come with his dogs but
that officer was out of town and be
sides by the time he could reaoh
tlje spot the trail would be too cold
tor the dogs to follow. Some of’the
officers will go to the scene of tho
crime and Investigate today. It Is
supposed that the man In question
was a stinger who was 'passing
through-the community, possibly a
tramp. j.
LEGISLATURE
VERY CLOSE
/
Balnbridge, Ga., Nor. 14.—The al
tentative road law recently adopted
here la given universal satisfaction.
At a meeting of County Board of Dir
ectors It has found that'during the
month of October the road gang had
completed nineteen miles of road.
The board waa well pleased with this
showing. The work of the gang Is
better each month as they become
more accustomed to the machines.
Decatur is fast coming to the front
among the other conntles'of the state
in the matter of good roads.
Death at Merrillville.
/ Yesterday morning at 11;S0 Mrs.
Mary McMillan passed Into tho great
beyond at the home of her son, W. M.
McMillan, at Merkllvllte. She was
77 years of age a lady of splendid
character and with a' wide family
connection thronghtont the connty.
Her funeral will be preached at Big
Creek Church this morning at 11:30
o’docK Rev. A. C. Stephenson will
officiate. The sympathies of the
whole county are with the bereaved
ones who feel most keenly tbe loss
of this good woman. . -
Columtjus, Ohio, Nov. 11. It waa
announced today at the Democratic
state headquarters that the Demo
crats elected 59 members of the
house and the Republicans 58, with
contests on three representatives
where the face of the returns shows
Republican victories by 100, 3 and
5 votes respectively.
A big nursery firm, the Grifflng
Brothers Co,has a branch office here
and employs a number of men who
travel throughout south Georgia,
with this as a centre. The Florida
Tlmes-Unlon, In a recent Issue, has
this to say of tbe company: "No bus
iness enterprise of recent yean has
meant so much' for Florida devel
opment as the financing by thq Fla.
Bank and Trust Co. of the Grifflng
Brothers Seminole dtro-pecan groves
A quarter million dollar* is to be In
vested In the enterprise.
EXPRESS THIEF
GETS 6 YEARS
Pittsburg, Nov. 11.—Edward Cun-
llffe, the Adams Express robber, was
Sentenced this morning to serve six
yean In the penitentiary by Judge
McFarland.
Misses Adeline and Annie Hayden
moved to The Miller cottage at 320
Broad street yesterday anti win Oc
cupy It during the winter. }Ir. Wil
liam Miller and family are making
their home at 428 Broad.
WHITECAPCASE
CONTINUED
Ynlilusta, JJa., Nov ^ 15.—Albeit
mid Obedlah Powell were arraigned
here before United States Commis
sioner Roy Powell this morning on
tue cha-y^'of white capping. Tt.o
arrests were made by Marshal God
win. The cases are a sequel to tho
whitecapping cases of last week in
Which perjury was alleged. After
golng Into the evidence Attorney
Johnson for the defence asked for a
continuance until Thursday, Nov. 16,
which was granted. The cases wilt
be disposed of at that time. There
Is great .public' Interest In the cases
and the final out come cannot be pre
dicted. All of the accused live near
Pelham.
the amount expressed has been paid
on subscription. A large number of
votes are being held back to await
developments and this reserve vote
will be a factor in the final result.
Those who are veterans In these con
tests say that It Is the eary votes
that count but there are many others
who b/lleve differently. Be that as
It may, there has scarcely a week
passed that did not register a change
In the standing of the contestants.
This morning Miss Ruth Goodwin,
Sfter somq tlmo in second place re
sumes .the lead. Only ^ few votes
behind comes Miss Simpson, last
week's leader. Miss Cromartlo
mains In third place with a sub
stantial increase In her vote. Miss
Lida Stanaland, the latest entry, has
almost doubled her vote dflring the
past week and Is now fourth. The
result In figures reads like this:
Miss Ruth,Goodwin 8,340
Miss ,Zoe Simpson, Meigs.... .8,245
Miss Sadie Crpmartie, Pavo...3,145
Miss Lida BtAnaland 2,350
Miss Rhetta Neel, Boston.... 1,950
Miss Tempo Cassady,. ....... .1,500
Miss Louise Boatoms S50
Miss Sallilu Lilly. 625
FLAMES WRECK
PARKER HOUSE
Handsome Residence on
Remington Burned Yes
terday Afternoon
The pretfy home of Mr. and Mrs.
Cadar 8. Parker was wrecked by fire
yesterday afternoon. The scene of
the fire was the corner of Remington
and Hansell, tbe heart of the real-
ISLE OF PINES
SECEDES
Declares Independence
From Cuba and Wants
to Join U. S,
New York, Nov. 16.—A Herald din
patch froth Havana says that the In
habitants of the Isle of Pines hov»
declared their independence of Cuba
and organised a new government an
house and 61,050 op the contents.
The entire amount was in the South
ern Mutual of which Hansell £ Mer
rill are the local agents.
The origin of the flames Is a mys
tery. Mr. Parker was at his office
and Mrs. Parkei* had been spending
the day with a neighbor, Mrs. Fraser
MacIntyre. The only occupant ol
and David A. Wall, sheriff..
the house at the time the Are was cd secession of thA Isle of Pines
NEW BANK
AT HARWICH
_ Berwick, Ga., Nov. 10.—A new
bank was established at tbla place
today, with 126,000 capital stock.
The directors are: M. E. Hope, pres
Ident; John Massey, vice president;
R. T. Redtearn, H. A. Barrow and H.
C. Davis.
COURTMARTIAL
FOR CADET
Washington, Nov. 11.—Secretary
Bonaparte today ordered a courtmar-
tlal for the trial of Minor Meriwether
Jr., of the third class at Annapolis
Naval Academy, in connection with
the death of Midshipman Branch,
which followed a fistic encounter be
tween the two naval students.
TIFTON
VOTES BONDS
Tifton, Ga., Nov. 10.—The bond
election to authorize tbe Issuance of
66,000 of thirty year bonds to pur
chase a site, erect a school bulldbig
and to put In a system of water
works and sewerage tof Tifton, went
unanimously,' not a vote being cast
against' bonds, the -necessary two-
thirds of the registered vote being
far exceeded.
While the election was In progress,
Prof. Jason Scarboro marched the
pulpls of Tifton Public schools In a
procession past the polling precinct.
There were about 350 children In line
and the argument for a new school
building was an eloquent one.
The city council appointed a com
mittee to take the necessary steps
to have the bonds validated, and this
will be done nt the earliest possible
moment. The amount will not be
sufficient to put in a satisfactory sys
tem of sewerage but Is all that the
present city charter will allow. An
amendment will be asked for at tbe
axet session of the legislature au
thorizing the adltlonal issue neces
sary to complete the work.
The Issue Is to be divided Into 620,*
000 for a school building, 610,000
for a sowerago system and 620,000
for waterworks.
discovered was Miss Louise Slater,
who with Miss Ruby Bail, another
teacher In the public schools, boards
there. Shortly after hqlf past three
Miss Slater noticed that the house
seemed very bright and went to the
rear door to see It the illumination
came from the afternoon sun. She
found that thewhole rear part of the
house and the roof was burning and
smoke pouring through the back door
She immediately turned In the alarm.
TherO had been no fire In the house
since early morning and no one can
understand how It started. It had
evidently been- burning - for a con
siderable time when discovered as
tbe whole roof was on Are.
Tbe de partment answered the alarm
promptly and gave splendid, service
that were complimented by every one
New Orleans, Nov. 15/—The last
district headquarters maintained by
tho Federal authorities Is. ordered
closed tonight. Only Dr. White’s re
mains open. There has not been a
case of yellow fever for more than a,
week.
Miss Mamie Parker of Boston, is
They had two streams from a four-; visiting friends In the city.
Inch main and both appeared to bo | . t
weak but the wqter gauges at Hurst’s j W. M. Parker., the popular mall
shop and Luko’s residence nearby, clerk'between Thomnsvllle anti Kill-
showed a water pressure of between gerald left yesterday morning for n
120 and 110 pounds all during the hunting trip In Baker county.
Are. Tho skilful work of tho Are! „ i. ***
, , . I Capt. K. ,T. Maclean was out yr-a-
boys kept the Are In the roof. I ,
. .. . terday for the first tlmo after an ill-
The home was ons of the neatest
In the city and since occupying It, 1 ""’ ° ”' 01 ' ' 3 -
two year, ago Mr. and Mrs. Parker! » e ™«Hved many hearty haod-
. , , . . , . , shakes from his friends.
had taken much pride In Improving, . t .
and decorating Its Interior. They will j Mrs . Be „ e L>nn ot Fi, zg ,. ia i lt
probably repair and rebuild at once.'the guest of Mrs. J. E. Robison.
.——— . ! She formerly resided here and has
With Highest Grade. i
. many friends In Thomasvllle.
The State Board of Pharmacy at, ^
Its meeting this week In Atlanta 11* j. j. Cbapma* of AntreyvfU*
censed 29 pestle wielders. Among Bpent Thursd ny night in town.
the successful applicants was Mr. F.
L. McCartney ot this city, who Is with
the Bracey Pharmacy. Ho passed
with the highest grado that of apoth
ecary. ' ,
J. W. Butler of Camilla was hero
yesterday on his way, homo from
Charleston, S. C.
4-4-4-
W. W. Williams of Quitman Is In
Thomasvllle on business.
W. H. Turner and wife of Dawson
are guests of the Stuart House.
W. P.'Carter and M. M. Kendall,
two well known citizens ot Moultrie,
were In Thomasvllle on a business
mission yesterday.
4-4-4-
dence portion of the city. The-United States "territory,
alarm was turned in at twenty min- Delegate to Congress wOT Be sent
utes of 4 o’clock and created groat j to Washington tor have questions m- .
exdltedient. The flames continued jlatlng to tho future of the illand dl»-
for more than half an hour. When cussed by Congress. Cuban author-
they had completed their work the lty will be Ignored. Mass meetings
entire upper portion of the. house have been held under the name at
was nothing but a mass of charred territorial conventions and Officials
timbers. The structure from the elected to All all positions; except-
celling down was not destroyed but lug those filled by the President at
was Injured by smoke and water. Al the United States. ,
most the entire contends of the house, | The first, officers of the new teirl-
including clothing, books and pic- j tory are: T. B. Anderson,,, secre-
tures was saved by the willing,hands tary of state; James M. Steers,, trena-
of volunteer workers. Mr. Parker jnrer; Edward C. Ryan, delegate to.
carried Insurance of 62,100 on tho .Congress; A. T. Friese, chief Jnstfg*,
The convention divided tho terri
tory Into five districts, and tho dis
tricts are ordered to hold election*
next Tuesday to. select members at
the legislature, which will convenes
next week.
Action Is Deprecated.at Washington.
Washington, Nov. 16.—The report-
Cuban control .Is deprecated vigor
ously by tho government officials hero
but no action regarding it will be
taken until- ofllclal .Information Is re
ceived.
QUARANTINES
LEAVE N. 0-
From Sunday’s Issue.
The body of Mr. W. N. Bahbfte of
Fitzgerald passed through the city
yesterday. He was formerly a res
ident of Facovlllo and his funeral
will take Place la Balnbridge today,
+4f-+
Mr. Charles Wolff has returned
from a business trip to Atlanta and
Macon. ,
Mr. J. T. Groover, a prominent eft*
Izen of the Ochlockonee district vast
a Saturday visitor.
Mrs. E. G. Kirkland and daughter*
Mrs. Priest are here froj Waycroee
and are the guests of Mr. and Kn
Albert W^dley Kirkland.