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THOMASVILEE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1906.
Americans Killed and 600
Moros Slaughtered on
Volcano's Brink.
Preacher Candidate For
Governor Coming Here
In a Few Weeks.
House Max Fight Senate's
Action Mailing Only
One State.
Dispatch From Camillfa
Says He Will Oppose
Judge Griggs.
So Says General Corbin
Just Home From the
Orient.
Camilla, Oa. March 10, 00
Judge W. N. Spence,-who has for
the past eleven years' been the popu
lar and able Jhdge of the Albany cir
cuit today announced to his friends
here that It is his Intention to be a
candidate for congress from this dis
trict, (the 8econd Congressional) at
the approaching primary, the date
of which is to be fixed by the district
executive committee at Albany next
week. This announcement of Judge
Spences’ decision will meet with the
hearty approval of his host of friends
throughout the district, coming as
It does In response to urgent requests
that he enter the contest from voters
from all parts o'f the district.
Judge Spence Is well known over
all the district. He has won his way
to an undisputed seat upon the Su
perior court bench of the Albany cir
cuit through his sterling character,
his rugged honesty,-his ability as a
Jurist and his unfaltering adherence
always to sound principles.
He will be remembered by the peo
ple of the district as a staunch admi
rer and friend ol the late Hon. Henry
O. Turner,who so ably represented
tbls district, and subsequently the-
Eleventh district in Congress, and as.
one of Mr. Turners most loyal sup
porters throughout his distinguished,
career.
It Is the Intention of'Judge Spence
to wage an active campaign begin
ning as-soon as tho spring terms of
the courts of his circuit shall havo
been held, which will be about June
IB next. In the meantime, and at an
early date be will most likely issue
to’ the people of the district a letter
formally announcing his candidacy
and the principles for which he will
stand.
Washington, D. C„ March -12.—
A discussion at the White House
today on statehood legislation de
veloped the fact that members of the
House are Incensed at the action of
the Senate on the statehood bill and
on other measures passed by the
House and dl«aprored„ by the Sen
ate. Speaker Cannon declared that
the statehood bill would be sent to
conference. He said: “The House
will stand pat. Does the Senate
think the House was born In the
woods to be scared .by an owl?"
Washington, March 12.—A caucus
of the House Republicans will be
called for Wednesday evening to dis
cuss the statehood bill. The "in
surgents” are rebelling oa the
Dr. Nunnally Is coming to Thftm-
atvHle to make a campaign speech..
There will be no famine of food Jor
political thought in this county be
tween now and the time for the pri
mary. Clark Howell has an en
gagement to, apeak here on Urn 16 th
®r April, the opening day of superior
'court. Hoke Smith Is expected the
Hollowing week and his followers tare
making preparation to give Htm a
warm reception. Col. EtUU has al
ready been here, and promises to
come again to speak. This leaves
only Dick Russell and Jim Smith
to be accoiafted for.
It goes Without saying 'that Mr.
Nunnally .and all the blber candi
dates will receive a courteous hear
ting. The -candidacy eg the Baptist
minister baa been the sUTprlae'of the
campaign. When he first:announced
some were inclined to tdke his aspi
rations sa:a Joke, but be Jumped
right Into the ring and has been
making • political speech, every day.
They have been decidedly the live
liest of-any that have yeubeen made.
He Is a ’natural bqrn orator, and
long yuan' Ip the puhflf have given
him a complete command of the
English language. He bandies all
efthe candidates without glove* and
Is especially severe upon Hoke Smith.
Dr. "Nunnally’s campaign manager
writes iCiat be will be here within
a few weeks, and Is now making bis
wsy southward. He intends to
-speak In ■every county In the state.
'His tame -aa a wpeaker Of the “skln-
em-ulive" type has preceded him,
-aad 'there 'is much curiosity to see
'him open the glnger-JsT here. The
Doctor declares -that Hoke 'Smith la
mfrSia to meet him on the -stump,
tend petals -to Cedartown rand Rome
as examples. ■ The local members
of the Hobs Smith Club express-eon-
dflenoe in The ability of their 'Cham
pion to take care of' himself under
sny S circumstance* and say they
would like to arrange a Joint 'debate!
between, him and any or all of the
candidates. If such oema be 1
brought about 1t would bring bund- i
reds of people to Tbomasvtlte. Tbe |
exact riate eftbe Doctors eendog-will i
be aaaounyed la a few days. j i
San Francisco, Cal., March 9.—
"There will be no war between the
United States and China,” said Ma
jor-General Henry C. Corbin, upon
his arrival from the Orient yester
day. (
“Aa far as I have been able to
observe," continued General Corbin,
“the reported disturbances In China
have been grossly exaggerated, and
conditions are not nearly so serious
as one would believe from the re
ports published throughout the wee-
tern world.”
Manila, March 9.—An Important
action between the American forces
and hostile Moros has taken place
Fifteen enlisted men
(From Tuesday’s Dally.)
In city court yesterday S. H. f’rlce
and bis colored porter, Mitchell
Glasher, were both acquitted of the
change of selling liquor. There was
no evidence against either, and by
direction of the Judge, the Jury that
tried the two cases brought in a
verdict of not guilty, without leav
ing their seats. This was the only
caae of 'importance tried yesterday
and the court will eoatlnue today.
Mr. Price and the porter were In
dicted at the October term of court
When their cases were called for
trial yesterday Attorney Titus, for
the defense, answered
near Jolo.
were killed, a commissioned officer
was wounded, four enlisted men
were wounded, and the naval con-
tJagent operating with the milita
ry Sustained thirty-two casualties.
The Moros lost 600 men killed.
General Leonard Wood, command
ing the Philippine Division, reports
that the actions took place at Mount
Dsjo, near Jolo. The engagement,
opened on the afternoon of March
6, and ended on the morning of
March 8. The action Involved, the
capture of Mount Dajo, a lavs cone
2,100 feet high with a crater at the
oumrnlt, and extremely steep.
Col. Joseph W. Duncan, of the
8lxth Infantry, directed the opera
tion*. All the defenders of the Mo-
ro stronghold were killed. Six hun
dred bodies were found on the field.
The result of the action la the ex
tinction of the band of outlaws,.who,
recognising no chief, have been raid
ing friendly Moros, and by their de
fiance of tbe American authorities,
have stirred up dangerous condi
tions.
The artillery was lifted by block
and tackle 300 feet to a position
on the Up of tbe crater. It la Im
possible to Imagine a stronger nat
ural position that that attacked.
Major-General Wood and Brigadier-
General'Bliss were on the field-dur
ing the action.
Grady Editor Writes Interesting
Letter to Magazine About
Politic*
ready, and
the state, represented by Solicitor
Luke, answered ready also. The
witness, upon whose testimony the
Indictment was returned was C. W.
absence had
The March Issue of Watson’s mag
azine was received la Tbomssvllle
yesterday. It 'contains the usual
amount of Interesting reading.
Among the “Letter* from the Peo
ple," which have a dcpartnftnt to
themselves. Is the following, from
J. N. Hale, editor of the Grady
County Times, which will be read
with interest by hi* sabacrihert aad
friends In this portion of the state: -
"Forty-eight years ago I was born
a Democrat and I have been one
ever since. I love true democratic
principles now, but tad It tmpoesl- .
ble to work and vote for then prin
ciples and remain -true to tbe party
as It Is now organised aad run. 1
have been a member of tbe State
Democratic Executive Committee,
Uras chairman of the Sth Osuifiwa
slonal Committee whom yon Were be
ing cursed, abused aad robbed astfi j
was glad of your defeat because I
thought ypu wrong.' I thought tbe
Cook. Mr. Cook’s
caused several postponements of the
case, and he was not here yesterday.
A telegram was read from him un
der a Tallahassee date line saying
that the Illness of a salesman tor
the Grilling Nursery Co. had called
him to Mississippi. Ths solicitor
requested that a rale be taken
against Mr. Cook, and he will have
to answer to the'charge of contempt
of court.
Te case proceeded without him.
Mr. Price was put on trial first.
Mitchell Slasher swore that he had
never seen Mr. Price sell any liquor
and that It was not kept In any
quantities In the store. He was the
only witness and a verdict of not
guilty was brought In. The negro
was then pnt cm trial. Mr; Price
was called to the stand and teatlfled
that he had never known of the ne-
grbvselllng or handling any whiskey,
beer, or. other liquor. A similar
verdict was directed in the negro’s
case.
There were no cases brought to
trial in the civil docket William
Miller of Coolidge appeared In sev
eral of these, but he Is HI and could
not appear in court The- cue of
MUCH MEAT.
People From Grady Bring Big Pile
To Thomasvffle.
From Saturday’s Daily.
T. H. Hesters, S. B. Griffin and
E. W. Miller,' three of the promi
nent farmers and citizens of Grady
county brought here yesteTday a two
horse wagon load of well cared coun
try meat the kind that tastes like
more. The price paid for was
from 6 cents to 12 1-2. cents per
pound. The gentlemen aay that they
tried to sell the meat la Cairo and
were offered only eight cents per
pound for the middlings and that
In trade.
GRADE'S FUTURE.
Depleted In Eloquent Terms by Judge
It Q. Mitchell.
The price paid here was
10 cents cuh for middlings.
Thomasvllle has always been a
good market for meat and this latest
example of the prices of other goods
are as reasonable aa they are In
other place*. Motto, |"Brihg your
meat to Thomasvllle.
Judge Robert G. Mitchell Is noted
for bis eloquent charges of the grand
Juries In his circuit. The. following
Interesting extract is from hi* Words
to Grady county’s first grand Jury.
"This la to be an event In tbe his
tory of your county; it Is your first
Judge to. preside, and yon are the
first Jurors that have been sworn In'
te serve in this new county. ' I think
that it Is. a matter for congratula
tes that yon are to make tbe be
ginning that you do among the sis
terhood of counties.
“In tbe first, place, you have se
lected a name for
Jealous Woman Put* Bullet In Back
“f IS-Ycar-OId Girl.
Ton have a citizenship consisting of
honest, intelligent and thriving cit
izens, planted here many years ago,
old pioneers of whose names yon
should be proud, and also of the
blood that runs In the veins of their
sons, sons of men and women of
sterling character and virtue who
first settled this country; and tbe
great
Atlanta, March 9.—Jealous other
18-ycar-old slater, Mlsa Chappcl
Whlsonant, Mra. E. M. Standlfor
went to tbe former’s home this morn
ing and shot her dead, firing four
bullet* into her body. -Mrs. Btandt-
fer Is about twenty-five years o£
age.
Mra. Standlter is held at the po
lice barracks, pending an Inquiry
by the coroner. .
The yonng woman was slain
whIJo standing before her mirror.
continued. So was that against
Mitch Jones, colored. The case
against Lotte Rhodes was not heard
owing to the absence of a state’s
witness, Joe Davis. A rule was tak
en against him. The Rhodes woman
demanded indictment. The casse
against Walter and (Hear Shores,
and Lee Sparks, charged with tress-
The case
county,
which. In the annals of tbe state, will
always. In tbe Judgment, shine forth
as one of the brightest names that
Georgia ever, tarnished to Its peo
ple. I think Henry W. Grady, the
yonng Georgina after whom this
county was named, was certainly one
of the most Illustrious young men
that America ever produced. For
his age, I do not believe there was
ever a brighter Intellect, truer, more
patriotic or braver heart than Hen
ry Orady carried In bis bosom. Then,
so fsr as the name la concerned, you
have no reason to ue ashamed of
the name selected, but you have ev
ery reason to bo prond of it '
"Then, too, yon have a climate,
perhaps a* good climate ad there is
in the atatq, and, some times, I al
most feel that K is the best climate
In the world. ^ While yonr soil may
not be as fertile as some other sec
tions, it yields readily and abundant
ly to fertilisation and Its health ful
ness and other Advantages < make it
a, far more degfrable section. i
“And then, not least, bnt perhaps i
the best of all. yon bav^.a citizen- ,
■hip of which yon' should be proud. ,
, new comers among you,
I many of them, are men of charac-
. ter and worth, and, men ready to
; lend a helping hand In building up
the community and making It a
great and famous county of tbe
state. For all of these things I con
gratulate yon; your beginning la an
auspicious one, «nd yon hare the
beat wishes of this court for future
prosperity and happiness.
"I traveled thes^ plains, perhaps
before many of you saw the light
of day; I passed along these roads
before houses were built, and I have
been, mofre or lest, Intimately ac
quainted with all of the old dti-
sens of tbe county. In fact, the first
charc^ that I remember to have at
tended In my childhood waa In yonr
county, over hero at old Poplar
Springs.* Ton then had for a preach
er Rev. Pryor Lewis, of whom til
of yon have heard, and of whose
character and example for the gen
erations coming after him to emu
late. He was aa honest man;
he was a peaceable man, and all of
pass, were all continued,
against' Peter Bias waa nol prossed.
Josh Clayton was not In court for
trial and Ben Shoenlg forfeited his
bond.
Jnst before dinner the ease of Ed
Morris, charged, with a misdemeanor,
was called. He was represented by
Attorney Craigmlles. That yonng
gentleman tlgnjdlstd hi* first appear-*
ance In city court, by winning hla
case and Ed goes free.
Court will grind away again today.
The only ease tried In city court
yesterday was that of Tom G. Mit
chell against the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad. Mitchell la now In Texas,
hat was represented by his attorney,
Theo Titus. He is suing the rood
tor a trunk lost, several years ago
between Thomasvllle snd Macon.
He presented an affidavit of con
tents, and the list of articles In the
lost box was a long one. It in
cluded one gold watch, three Inger-
■oil watches, one gold breast-pin
and aj pair of silver suspender buck-
for the
TWELVE HUNDRED VICTIMS.
Paris Disaster Are
Appalling.
Paris, March 13.—The latest fig
ures show that there were 1,212
victims of the Courrleres mine ex
plosion Saturday.
Hundreds of funerals are being
held today In tho towns surround
ing Courrleres.
The German Westphalian rescue
crew today recovered twenty-six
more bodies, exciting praise for Its
splendid work.
Jb*. 'Attorney
Coast-Line, maintained that the lia
bility of the railroad waa limited to
wearing apparel, and that such ar
ticles ss those named did not come
under the head of baggage, ted
hence Mitchell could not recover.
This Interesting legal point brought
out a pyrotechnic erase tiro of au
thorities.
Jodge Bansell reserved decision
Rochester, N. V., March 19,—Su
san B. Anthony _ died at an early
boar this morning, 86 years old.
Death ended a 24-hour period of
u n consciousness.
The Hodges Lumber Comp
Clinch county appeared In
ruptcy court before Referee
Merrill yesterday. They have
of 6500 and liabilities of
Albert Patrick and tbe Rawlings
bevy seem to be good risks for life
Insurance companies.