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Bnb South Georgia progress, THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY,’ JLANCTARY 19, 1906. , VOL.IT putting down 60-pound rails In the place of the small rails which It Is now using. This road^was built for logging since then the Flint doves was heard In the beautirul world of south Georgia, In which he makes his home, on February 21. The mocking birds begsn to sing just two days later. The first mar- will be filed to advance the case and have the hearing as soon as pos sible. Judge Hart, the attorney general of the state, will accompa ny Solicitor Thomas to Washington and will aid the United States su preme court. It Is understood that the motion In presenting the case before the will come up at an early day, and the chances are that the hearing of the case will be given over other busi ness of the court, except the maaC urgent eases. purposes,'-hi River & Northeastern Railroad Co. has purchased the property and now intends improving 'it and making It a standard road, which, when com-* pleted, will be one of the best short line pieces of property In the state, as It runs through one of the most fertile and best farming sections Id the South. March 7, while the first swarming it bees happened on March 99. The first kingbirds and whip-poor-wills appeared April 13'and the bull bats came March 14. The first whist ling "bob-white” was heard on April Not a Single Negro Voted in Election for City Officers. Sandominican Trouble Ends by Return of Port to Government. Sixteen Men Summoned to Judge Speer’s Court at Savannah. The most peaceful place In Thom- asville (except the stores of the meN chants who do not advertise) was the court house where the regular city election was held yesterday. The nominees of the white primary of December 19th were elected without a shadow of opposition^ as San Domingo, Jan. 16.—The port of Monte Christe, which was re cently In the hands of the revolu tionists, capitulated to the govern ment today, the latter guaranteeing to protect the lives and property of the rebels. The Dominican gunboat' Independencia, which supported Mo rales,'the former president, has also -surrendered. The revolution has thus ended, and all Is quiet. The advent of a couple of husky United States marshals In Thomas county yesterday caused consterna tion among many good citizens. It was not that they had been violat ing the laws of our great country, but that their services were wanted' to try two noted men who are ac cused of that Sixteen citizens of Thomas county are on the list ol 72 from which are to be the 12 who will try Captain 'Greene and Col. Gaynor. These Aro men are accused of fraud in the river and harbor work at Savannah and their trial Is now In progress In Sa vannah before Judge Emory Speer. The case Is one of the most noted that has ever come before a United States court In Georgia. The al leged frauds' were committed sev eral years ago. The defendants fled to Canada and a legal battle of many months was required to bring then) back. Thfe brightest talent of the bar Is arrayed In the case and the struggle promises to be a long one. If any of the Jurors are chosen from this county it Is probable 4hat they will have to stay away from home and kindred for a month or more. Their compensation will be three dollars per day. Just about enough to pay board. They receive mileage of ten cents per mile. Those who go to Savannah and do not have to serve will make a neat little stake. They get $40, and thelr Nevertheless Other Official Acts of the City Fathers at Their Reiterated Former Posi tions—Says Hamp Would adopted. There were one hundred and eleven votes cast out of a total registration of more than five hun dred. Usually the vote on days of similar Import Is around the one hundred mark. The managers' of the election were Justice W. H. Bibb, and Messrs. R. J. Miller and R. E. Lester. The clerks were A. W. Ball and Ralph' Smith. They had an easy task and the votes were all counted a few moments afteV the polls closed. There was practically no scratching. Alderman Hansell, Clerk Maclean, Sexton Franklin and Scholar Mac Intyre received a full quota of votes and the other gentlemen were scratched by from one to six peo ple. There was only one scattering vote and that was cast for R. C. Balfour for alderman. ^ The official count of the days v«j lng Is as follows: * For Mayor. J. F. Pittman 10# BAPTIST REVIVAL. Will Be Held By Noted Ken tacky / Preacher In March. Council Room, Thomasvllle, Ga., Jan. 15, 1906. Council met in* regular session, Mayor Roddenbery presiding. Al dermen Evans, Lewis, Cochran and Pittman present. Minutes of last meeting read and confirmed. The Metropolitan Mutual Benefit Association wqs granted license td do health and accident business. License of Charlie Taylor was transferred Lee Simmons. City Sextos tnade the following Eastman, Ga., Jan. 17.—How. Clark Howell spoke here this mom- ' lng to a large crowd of the voters from the surrounding counties. After briefly referring to the In troductory remarks concerning him and-to the cordiality of his recep tion,’ Mr. Howell proceeded at once to the development of the proposi tions that a deal had been hatched with Mr. Watson by which the dem ocratic party would In the end be the victim If the democrats of the state permitted Mr. Watson to dom inate tbolr counsels and dictate their nomination. < . He reiterated his position on the primary qualification, that of future loyalty to the Democratic party. He said that Hoke Smith evidently held different Ideas ’or he would have spoken before this, and he defied Mr. Smith to define his position an this subject. Mr. Howell'discussed *t length his position on the negro disfran chisement question, showing that the negro Is now disfranchised by means entirely legal ai^jj effective, the white primary. Mr. Howell took utf Smith’s ques tion to him at Columbus about the appointment of McWhorter by Gov ernor Terrel, Smith having asked him what he had to say about It. "I told him very plainly,” said Mr. Howell, “that If the question had come before mo I would not have mado the appointment And yet I do not question cither Govern or Terrell’s Interest or his mo tives. More than that, I will sa that If I had to choose between Smith and McWhorter, I would un hesitatingly .choose the latter, he is at least consistent But would take neither. Whenever the corporations bare wanted Mr. Smith, they have reached out and Annapolis, Jan. 17.—The trial of Midshipman Minor Meriwether, on the charge of hazing, was resumed today. When the full brigade paraded for dinner today Midshipman Marlzonl, of Pensacola, and Foster, of India na, first classinen, and Tjtenmore Coffin, third classman, were public ly dismissed from the academy for hazing. The First Bspttst church of this city has secured the services of Dz. T. N. Compton to hold, a series of meetings beginning March twelfth and continuing for a week. Dr. Compton Is from Owensboro, Ky., and will spend the months of February, March and April In Sa vannah. He will supply the pulpit of Dr. Jordan, who leaves next month for a trip to Palestine. Dur ing hts southern sojourn Dr. Comp ton will hold but one series of meet ings and the local Baptist church feels fortunate In having Induced him to corns to Thomasvllle. A LOCK CANAL .">• Washington 1 ,' Jan. v Hl.—Presldent Roosevelt' la preparing to send to congress a message which ylll favor a lock canal. He had conference today with several members of the senate committee on Interoceanlc Canals. The message of the President will favor the construction of a lock ca nal on the ground that It Is In the Interest of the present generation and not for posterity, and for the further reason that it can be built at less cost of time and money. He is making an effort to crystal- lze sentiment In favor of a lock ca- Booth Georgia Volunteer Weather Man Deals in Natural History. For Aldermen. C. Hansell Ill W.WI. Mitchell 110 M, R. Mallette 110 C. S. Parker ..110 F. H. Smith 109 .< F. Evans 108 ’.t. H. Neel.. , 105 J. O. J. Lewis \ 105 For Marshal. J. J. Stephens 110 For Clerk. K. T. Maclean.. .111 For Treasurer. J. W. H. Mitchell 110 For Sexton. T. J. Franklin.. .. .. .. ..Ill For School Board. H. J. MacIntyre Ill T. M. McIntosh 109 Perhaps the most remarkable fea ture of the day was the fact that not a single negro voted. This was a' general election and all colored men who are properly registered There were The Atlanta Constitution tells of a South Georgian who observes nat ural history as well as the thermom eter. It says: '“Down in south Georgia there lives an obscure but real poet This fact was determined by his report of weather conditions which exist In tl^at portion of the state in which he makes his heme. While not neg lecting climate conditions, the rain fall or its effects on crops, he goes further, and, walking hand In hand with the spirit of Audubon or Tho- reau, makes his way into the beau ties of nature and the “God of things as they are.” He makes no attempt at flowery language nor does he attempt to mako superlatives and adjectives actual fare Is twelve, none of them seemed pleased at making thq trip and running* the chance of the Jury service. It Is hard to avoid service on the United States Juries as Judge Speer does not like excuses and nothing hut a previously formed opinion Is ground for getting off. Those who are summoned are J. B. Robison, C. W. Kirby, R. S. Heath, C. L. Ward, C. H. Eubanks,_J. L. Philips, Jas. Grlbben, O. R. Poole, C. W. Cooper, A. W. Moller, Frank K. Jones, of Thomasvllle; Howell Keiter, Cairo; Howell Peacock Pa- vo; N. E. Turner, Merrillville. Two negroes summoned were S. 8. Broadnax and Charles J. Lewis. Some of these went down on ike train yesterday afternoon and others go at three a. m. Thomas county people have served on other Greene-Gaynor Juries. L. H. Jergsr was op the first grand Jury that lndlctsd the men several years ago. Heeth Varnedoe and R. J. Miller were on another grand Jury last month. It Is said that the President ln- Repnbllean cldentally asked members of the committee to sup port the nomination of Joseph B. Bishop to be a member of the Canal Commission, and to use every ef fort to prevent Indiscriminate re ductions of the salaries of canal officials, which be fears may be the result of the investigation. have the right to vote. 57 colored people on the registra tion list but none of them went through the formality of voting. Their votes really amount to noth ing as the nominees are settled in the white primary, but always here tofore there have been at least a doz en or so who have gone to the ballot box and cast their tickets for the nominees. It would seem that the negro disfranchisement question Is settled In Thomasvllle, so far as city elections go, without any fur ther steps. s gotten him without tho trouble. McWhorter was trouble, friend, just as Smith was, ence between them being t did not think of denou It seems that the good citizens of Quitman who are expecting a depot there are new passenger doomed to disappointment The Quitman Free Press in Its last Issue had a lengthy article stating that one would be built immediately and. quoted Mr. John F. Lamb of Thom asvllle as having been on the scene making preparations for the build ing. The article was reproduced in the Times-Bnterprlse and caught the eye of Mr. Lamb. He says that the Quitman reporter jumped at conclusions. He had been over there making some measurements for new sidewalks, nothing more. So far as he knows the new Quitman depot will remain a castle In the air ' for some time to come. It was prob- rallroad, running from Tlcknor to J ably a case of the wish being fa- Pelham, now has a corps of engi- ( ther to the thought It Is to be neers making a survey of the road, ( hoped that the Free Prem may some with a view 'to mhklng a standard day noon be able to zing the song, < road out of. the present roadbed, by •'When dreams come true.” about Terrell Just as fleed his convictions chtsement to get Wats Mr. Howell conduit lng the appeals to prej slon In the settlemen controversies, emphasi that In all the carnpi southern states over chtsement question this Valdosta, Ga., Jan. 17.—Solicitor General W- E. Thomas went to At lanta yesterday to zee what was be ing done with the case of J. G. Rawlings and bis sons, which was carried to the United States su preme court He learned that the records In the case have already been sent to tbe clerk of the United States su preme court at Washington, and So licitor Thomas at once applied to the clerk' of that court for a certificate to the fact that the records had been received, this being tbe usual course of procedure. When he receives this a motion STANDARD GUAGB. ''JSitfhSiStn,