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IN TOWN IMPORTANT LETTER, IT WILL BEAR READING. They Urge the Farmers to Gather Their Cotton In Good, Dry, Clean Condition, and not to Ru9h New Green Cotton to the Market. It was an important meeting that the cotton shippers, exporters, buyers, factors and spinners held in Athens yesterday. The object of the meeting was *o con fer with each, other as the the best It has come to a pretty pass in class ic old Athens when street cars are at tacked by ruffians. When the conductors are held np and negro was not afior robbing him but was following him up to aveuge him self for being pushed from the steps of cotton exchange held today, at which all the shippers, exporters, buyers, fac tors, and spinners in our city were re presented; the secretary was instructed to issue the following oircular, the im- -a. U:„L m :il -an.RIf «.h Tax Borne chapter of the Daughters portance of which will be, readily ob served. On account of stocks of old cotton now being held in almost all of the Southern cotton towns, and on acoount of the advanced condi tion and marketing of cotton in the more western cotton states, we deem it advisable to caution Ur. Cobb, the conductor on the car, instructed him to go inside the car and sit down and behave himself as there were ladies on the car, and he would allow none of negro forthwith into the street. Mr. Cobb thinks it was the same ne gro who followed him and at whom he shot night before last. ATHENS BANNER ■ TUESDAY MORNING , SEPTEMBER 8, 1891 ATHENS WEEKLY BANNER of previous experiments—that the Athens to do any business he has to proposed voluntary agreement among get here at night, stay all night in ] I j Published Daily, Weekly and Sunday, by THR ATHRNS PUBLISHING CO. BEMBEN CRAWFORD Managing Editor. 0 D. FLANIGEN Business Manager. Tnic ATHENS gaily BANNER Is delivered by carriers In the city, or mailed, postage free, _ -■ -• v...—. —^tes: $6.00 per year, $3.00 for aU month-, $i.so for three months UJ VNIIICIB iss MIC VIOJi VI ptN to any address at the following rates . _ -rear, $3.00 for six month , $ 1.50 for three months The weekly or Sunday Bann*r $1.00 per year, 10 cents for 6 months. Invariably Cash In ad- 10 cents anoe. Transient advertisements will be Inserted at the rate of $JU0Op*r square tor the lint insertion, quent Insertion, ex- ,on wnich special and &ocents for each subsequei cep con ract advertisements, c rates can be obtained. quite impracticable, and that it will day, and stay all night again before ] be impossible to induce all the hun* he can get back to Elberton. dred thousands of growers of cotton In other words, as the schedule I to act together in this matter.” is now arranged he could make the j The Times-Democrat is laboring trip from Elberton to Athens and under a faint conception of posaibil-1 return in shorter time by driving j ities. It doee not seem to take into I through the country, consideration the very considerable \y e hope these schedules will be I fact that the Farmer s Alliance can | looked into and put in a little more Local notices will be charged at the rate of 10 cents per line each insertion, except when con tracted for extended periods, wh- n special rates Will be made. Remittances may he made by express, postal note, money order or registered letter. All businew communications should be ad dressed to the Business Manager. RECKLESS RUFFIANS TO COTTON GROWERS. farmers to reduce their acreage is Athens, transact his business next attack an electric car RIGHT the cotton factors issue an A PRETTY PASS IS THIS, Negroes Throw Rocks Into an Eleo- trio Car, and Passengers Narrow ly Escape—Mr. Voss has his Eyes Open. do much towards the consummation of this great scheme by reason of their unity. convenient shape. THE RAILROAD AND THE ALLIANCE. The situation of affairs between the railroads and the Farmer’s Alii* ante in Georgia to-day is very inn teresting to the reading and thinking man. The interest is increasing eve. xy day, too, and it is safe to say that some very notable incidents are to come up later. Of course it is a fight between la. bor and capital, in the very nature of the case, and of course the masses of the laboring class are violently op posed to the methods of the great railroad monopolies in the recent gigantic combinations that have been made. Naturally this is true. But, the funny part of it is that the State is being stumped by the President of the State Alliance along with a director and prime mover of the greatest and most aggressive combination of railroads in the South, with an effort to arouse South* ern favor to this great company, CoL Livingston and Hon. Pat. Cal houn are going over the State preach ing to the farmers that these railroad combinations,and especially the cone, solidated lines ot the Southeastern branch of the West Point Terminal Ccmpany constitute the greatest fac tor in the upbuilding of the country There is nothing strange in seeing Mr. Calhoun preach this doctrine from the stump, particularly at this time when the State legislature and oth*>r Southern legislatures are in -quiring into the safety of these great consolidations with a suspicious eye, But every one must agree that there is something rather inconsistent in the Alliance President’s views, when he is so interested in preaching the same belief. But there is another side to the situation, and here the interest of the campaign comes in. Congress- manselect Tom Watson of the Tenth ict, who is also an Alliance , is stumping the State against ilroads. He has for the past few weeks been giving the West Point Terminal Company a pretty severe black eye in his speeches made be fore the Alliance conventions that he has attended. He has unmasked this monster of consolidated capital and showed to the faimers how such scoops as was made when the Rich* mond & Danville swallowed the Cen tral will cripple the general devel opment of this part of the South. Mr. Vatson very correctly urges that Constitution of Georgia be en forced, and the Constitution provides that no railroad company shall lease another railroad if said railroad in any way competes with the other. The people are with Mr. Watson in this matter wherever he has spoken. Of course they are. He is defending their Constitution. He is demanding their rights. Bat, this is not alL The recent division in the editorial rooms of v the Southern Alliance Farmer seems based right on this railroad seue. Editor Larry Gantt resigning his chair to start a paper of his own »nd with the express purpose of {hting the aggressive railroad mo nopolies. Just where this split is ring to end, no one can tell. Everybody can see which side is ic people’s side, however, and it without saying that the West i*oint Terminal will not succeed as sily as it fancied in pnlliBg the ri a over)the eyesjof the farmers like were children. After careful thought and study,the pistols have to be brought into u«e to Speaking on this line the Atlanta I Auguste Evening News comes to this keep off assailants. Journal very correctly says that wise and safe conclusion: ' I When a half dozen big black ne-1 methods to be pursued in the market ... .. The race for the Mayoralty of Athens groes approach a car on its lust night Ing of the cotton crop, W I jflJmdtrtkte I rim with the purpose of holding it up J They discussed the matter thorough the authority to enforce the observ- for an attack. ‘ ly and each gave his opinion on the ance of its policies, it has the means s. Hell in not decided on the question. I and yet all this has actually occurred subject under consideration, after of ascertaining to what extent they Mayor Brown openly is in the field. on our Classic avenuos. I which they instructed the secretary to -ill ha The Evening News has the matter In yesterday's Barker^ storv of nnat- issue a circular embodyiug their views will oe ODservea, ana oi asBurin 0 I down Q K with but one important tempted assault upon Mr. Howell Cobb, Below i» given the circular in full, cotton planters that others will co- I exception. Skiff, the irrepressible Junior, ouo of the conductors was givm xt is as follows: operate with them in making the I jeweler, is in the race and expects to I i D full. Mr. Cobb thinks now that the | At a meeting of the members of the curtailment. t Continuing, the Journal says Distrust has' heretofore been one great obstacle to the general observ* ance of advice of this kind. A cot ton planter disposed to follow it as a of the American Revolution held their | a car last Sunday afternoon, second meeting Thursday. All ladies I It seems that while the Boulevard over 18 years of age, descendants of a 1 car was making the circle last Sunday soldier who fought In the revolutionary I afternoon a drunken, boisterous negro war, are eligible to membership in this I got aboard near Rook College, means of curtailing the crop and en- I organisation, which is foi the noble | He was one of the railroad negroes, bancing its price, had no assurance I purpose of preserving the memory of that others were going to do the j those who fought for our country, same thing, and reasonably appre . It would be unjust for thecity coun- hendedthat the curtailment of his cil aboliBh ^ gchool for white8 on own crop would be only “a drop in J Oconee street. This would necessitate 1 his boisterous conduct, the bucket” that would not affect the the white ohildren walking from East The negro refused to do it, and Mr. a u * j Athens clear across the city to Baxter I Cobb threatened to put him off. Some price, and he wonld consequently The inju8tioe u ^ | lip was given, and Mr. Cobb put the come out with a diminished crop and I c j ear> no improvement in the price. _ ——:—: .. _ _ *, r People are returning from the sura- The act of the Confederate con- | mer resorts and if their hearts were as gress, limiting the acreage of cotton 1 light as their pocket books they -would to the hand or mule, was pretty gen* I fe®l that they have spent a profitable erally observed—there being only summer outing.^ two great notable violations of it in | DEAFNESS CAN’T BE CURED Georgia. Its general observance was by local applications as they can not , . .. t * .. I reach the diseased portion of the ear. not due entirely to the fact that the There j s ©nly one way to cure Deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed con dition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets inflamed you have a rambling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is en tirely closed Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, bearing will be destroyed Buch an assurance be now given—let forever; nine cases out of ten are the planter here good reason to knn. 'SF? ‘3?SfeSS that his own act in curtailing hie surfaces, We will give One Hundred Dollars law required it (we believe, indeed, that the law was not enforced in a single instance by.punishment of its disregard), hot it was dae in a great measure to the assurance that ite observance would be general. Let! THREW BOCKS AT A CAB. Thesday night as the down town car was dashing down Hancock avenue on the Methodist church grade,a negro ap peared suddenly on the Bide of the street railway and called a halt. As soon as the motor man could bring the oar to a slackened pace he did so, bat our farmer frionds, and ginnera throughout our section, that it is al most impossible for us to find any de mand for very new cotton, especially where it is gin cat and na[. We also urge upon our friends, the farmers, the advisability of gathering their cotton in as good, dry, and clean i condition as is possible, believing that | through this means they will realize better prices for the produce Knowing that farmers aud merchant shippers will meet with but poor sue with new green cotton rushed to market we feel it our duty to make above requests. Very truly, J. C. Briscoe, Secretary, This circular will bear reading and acting upon. The large amount of old cotton on the market naturally calls for extreme caution in the marketing of the new the negro had been left far behind. I crop? an d the fanners would do well to | He made no effort to catch on | po^je,. the subject well. crop will be rewarded by the obtain ing of a better price for it—and th movement will be facilitated by con ditions that have not heretofore ex* isted. The necessity of the redaction is also now more apparent than ever before. The fact that the prodnci lion of cotton is exceeding the con fer any case of Deafness(caused by Catarrh) that we can not cure by taking Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. F. J. CHENEY A CO. Toledo, O. “Sold by Druggists, 75c. A YOUNG LADY’S DEATH. sumption, and that, in order to ad- I after a jj„ Miss Lillie Waters, After a Lingering Illness, Passes Away. Miss Lillie Waters, daughter of Mr. David Waters, died yesterday morning _ illness. The skill of vance the price, there most be a more I physicians and the loving ministra- I tions of a tender mother and friends approximate equation of supply and I were all unavailing to check tbe band consumption, cannot now be ignored. ofSny We have strong hopes of the sne- I lovable traits of character which en- , . I deared her to a large circle of friends. cess of the curtailment policy now | Xhe g trio ken parents have the sincere sympathies of many friends in this sad so the car moved oat. It had not gone but a few paoes, however when a huge rock was thrown into the back door landing squarely iu the center of the car. There were many ladies in the car, but fortunately no damage was done. Manager Voss was on the car and got off to make serach for the ruffian, but failed to find him. AFTER BUND TIGERS. Night before last, as the last car was shooting up the grade by a well known blind tiger on the suburbs, a half dozen negroes started towards it from the dark side of the street in such haste as to bring on suspicion. They were called back, by one in the rear who said: "That’s not the man, let him alone.” There were several conductors on the car “going in,” and they were all prepared for a tilt bad it come to that. McEIr—’« WINE OF CARDUt (or 1 Cotton ^Planters. Inon .A-ge Cultivators- Clark’s Cutaway Harro ws. W eeding Hoes. A TIDAL WAVE * 8LACK.0RAUQHT te» auras Gonitmattan proposed, chiefly because of the ex tent of the Alliance and its support | of the movement. JUDGE OEORCB C. THOMAS bereavement. The funeral will take place this I afternoon at 3J£ o'clock at the resi dence^ tbe corner of Doboy and Nar-1 row streets. le Being Urged to Make the Race for Mayor. Tn rha nOQ f -1 tbe Kingdom of God, and be is one of In the past few days the friends of I the Mtive wor ’ kor8 for a young Of Religion at High Shoals—Kindle the Good Fire of Love. Hieu Shoals, Ga., August 31. Editor Banner Please give ns space to inform yonr many readers. That there is a Salvation Tidal wave sweep ing over High Shoals, Rev. S. C. Patil- lon, P. C. and Thomas and Wright, of Oxford have been assisting in a senes of meetingsat High Shoals for more than a week and will continue for another week. At tbe class meeting Sunday evening while Bros Elijah Bogg and J. M. Mc Leroy were relating their experience. The Holy Ghost fell on the audience at 4 o’clock. And we never saw just such a timed shouting and praising God, two hundred persons, men and women were engaged in singing and shouting tor five hours. Fully four hundred persons witnessed the soenes. I never together been while that is probably only half of the conver sions We are asking our Blessed God for one hundred conversions. Tone men who have been converted go off in companies of thirty and have prayer aerveces* Mr Mid Blair, son Bro. J. W. Blair, has bedb born into Talmage & Brightwell’s. TFje#ar}rier#j0b#0ffke. NO. 13 NORTH JACKSON ST. [BANNER BUILDING], Why You Should Patronize the Banner Job Office, INCONVENIENT SCHEDULES- The schedules on several of the roads leading to Athens are very in convenient both to citizens of Athens and to people along tbe line who wish to come to the Classic City. HeBlrea’a Wine ef Cardol (or weak Nerves FOR STEALING CLOTHB8. Judge George C. Thomas have been urging him to enter the race for May or. Judge Thomas is one of Athens’ most | era. honored citizens, and is a man of much ability. If he should make the race civil lawyers, and on top of it all is a| man of fearless oonviotions and in- . Green county came to Athens in search The result is that a great deal of I of a man who has stolen a suit of clothes travel is cut off from the railroads I from him at his home in that county and a great deal of trade from the the da F before, merchants He knew his man and his name was , F. C. Lynch, a white man. It is said that these schedules are He had tracked Lynch to Watkins- merely temporary. If such be tru e I ville, where it was learned that he bad I domitable'energy' they should be changed quickly and taken upcbUection at a negro church not knownwhether or not Judge made to fitthe necessities of the case. * or tbe purpose of building a church in T . . , another portion of the state. The Macon and Northern sched- Mr. Hester came on to Athens and ale is rainons to Athens and sta-1 ran across his man here in this city, tions along the line. The only train Officer Goodrom put him in the lockup coming into Athens reaches the city “ d be. wiU be turned over to the Sheriff " . . , , . , °f Greene county on demand, after dark, and Lence people below 1 Mr. Hester says he has a plain case of Athens who otherwise wonld come 1 larceny against Lynch, here^ spend a few hours and go back, man we ever saw. when he goes and talks to his friends about Jesus they throw away their cards and pistols, and fall and ask his pray- Young brother Blair is leading many to Christ. Of coarse, the devil is mad, and bis mts are doing their best tu interfere ng. Some persons will A White Man Named F. C. Lynch Is Tnesday evening Mr. Bob Hester, of | * nd win ^ P"' 2 ® he would make Ath * I withthe 6 meSn_ ensa splendid Mayor. I find that their names will be handed to Since coming to Athens he has aohiev-1 the grand jurors to answer for their ed a great reputation as a lawyer and bad conduct. ranks as the equal of any criminal law- Pe ° P 6 pray yer in this section ot the state. In ad- Thanking you,’ kind editor, for space, dition to tnis, he is one of the best of 11 am, yours in the love of Jesus, When one has work of an artistic nature to be executed, lie naturally car ries it to the very best artist convenient. Of course, an expert workman sod skilled mechanic has the latest and best raachin.i. .» enable him to accoroplisli the most satisfactory results. No one wishes to p itr . so a workman who doci not keep abreast with the improvements of the day, for It < an impossibility for him to turn out a novel and artistic job. In printing, stylos are constantly chang ing. Type faces that were popular last year, are now rarely used. Better effects are seen by the most casual observer. OUR TYPE RACES ARE ALL NEW In Thk Banner Job Office there is to be found the largest selection of new and artistic type in Northeast Georgia. If you have a Foster as large as a newspa per to print, and want it executed in an attractive stylo—in a style that will “catch the eye”—The Banner office is the place to have it printed. If you have an in vitation card that yon wish to appear as if it were lithographed, send it to us. In fact, we qave the best selection of type for any kind of work that is printed. THE BANNER JOB PRINTERS. Samuel R. Gordon. Thomas has any idea of running foi Mayor, bat his friends are bringing great pressure to bear upon him in this matter. Mixed paints, all colors, linseed oil, varnishes, paint brushes, eto. at Palmer & Kinnebrew, i(>6 Clayton street, oppoait^post office. Just receiveu car load cement, lime are forced to remain at home, be-1 ^ plasterparunat Lyndons. cause if they come to Athens they THE WIRES ARB HOT OCONEE TRIBE I. O. R. M. will have to stay all night here. Can't the Macon dc Northern ran a train oat of Macon at night so as to reach Athens at 7:45 in the mom- And the Latest News Has to be Con densed. Miss Mary Lincoln, grand-daughter of Abraham Lincoln, was married to Mr. Chas. B. Isham, of Chicago today. At an endorsement meeting at New- nan, Mr. W. Y. Atkinson made a rous ing speech last night, censuring Atlan- to and explaining his vote on tbe Vet erans* Home bill. Other speeches were CUTTING DOWN COTTON. Speaking of the concerted action long farmers to cut down the cot* i crop next year the New Orleans democrat has this to say: rer, Georgia or South tes a start in the move? get np any reasonable may induce the other States it, although the impression is lis section—as the result The Red Men Will Celebrate Their An nlversary. Oconee Tribe, Independent Order of Red Men, will celebrate its anniversa- . ry on September 10th, at its hall in the ing and continne on through to Lula. Deupree bailding. There will be pres in other words, instead of running ont members of the order and such cit- a train out tom Atbaaa Lota, Irt Th8 1 =a“dTo°P. UXaSIS ...... , entertainment will be the largest ever 17 . »rewsier repueu that train be a through tram lrom known in the history of the order in J 0 ^ 1 * Themee «“« broke up in con. Macon, arriving in Athens at 7:45 in Athens, and wiU be a highlyienjoyable fu810n the morning. meet.ngi The legislature is trying to get up a ^ . .. „ , , „ . I The regular meeting of the Lodge N oint disoussiou between Messrs. Liv Or i at cannot be effected, fix it w jjj ^ on Wednesday night and the and Watson on the railroad so Athens can have a train from Ma- members are nrged to be present as ff ue8ti °n- It is generaly conceded con at some boar in the morning | business of importance is to be transao | tbat Watson would make things lively This wonld be s great convenience to all the people along the line and wonld increase both passenger and freight traffic for the road. Then the G., C & N. schedule as at present arranged is extremely in convenient. The only train coming from Monroe to Athens gets here aft ter nine o’clock at night. Hence, if a man in Elberton wants to come to ted. The Red Men have one of the most flourishing orders in tbe city, and are doing a great deal of good along their line of work. They will have several speeches at their anniversary exercises and will make the whole affair a grand success. For Ovar Fifty Years. Has. Winslow’s Soothin* stbup hss been used (or children teething. It sooths the child softens the gums, allays all pain, eures wind colic, and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. Twenty-five cents a bottle, gold bv aU drnc* (Uts thronxhonl thewadd. for the president along this line. Willie Daniels, a colored chamber maid at the Markham House in Atlanta was arrested today for slapping a little white girl’s face. McElree’8 Wine of Cardul and THEDFORD'S BUCK-DRAUGHT aro for sale by the following merchants in E S Lyndon, Athens, Ga. J B Fowler, near Athens. J W Hardy, neat Athens. R T Brumby & Co., Athens. L D Slbdox b Co., ApH’nff- Dr. Biggers Huckleberry cordial is a sure cure for all Bowel troubles. For tale hv all dealers GEORGIA’S WEALTH, A Magnificent Increase For 1891. Atlanta, Ga.; Sep. 2.—[Special.]— The Comptroller General has just completed the footings of all property returned for taxation. The total prop erty on the digest for 1891 is $402, 528,- 468. This is an increase of $25,219.- 684 over last year. The increase is not so great as that of 1890 over 1889, but it is considerably larger thau was expected and shows Georgia’s increase of wealth is real and has a sound basis. There is an increase of over one mil lion dollars or three hundred per cent, in Ifeui* of cotton, corn and so forth on hand April first. The increase in cot ton manufactures is twenty per cent, in money invested and in iron work is about fifty percent. Atlanta's Coming City Election. ^Atlanta, Sept. 2.—There will be a decidedly new feature in local polities in this city. There will be an anti-bar- room ticket in the field. This means the most interesting municipal election that has been held in Atlanta in many yeara. Of course there will be some kind of opposition to the anti-barroom ticket. There may be three tieketa ~ . - c - “ay. be three tickets in the the anti-barroom, the liquor men s ticket and a conservative ticket Bach a three-cornered fight would be very, very interesting. Mr. C • A. Thomas, Henry county, Ala., says : I suffered with Dyspepsia for two or three years, after despairing of getting well. A few bottles of Dr. Holt’s Dyspeptic Elixir cured me per fectly. For sale by all druggists. No matter how good material a shop may have, without skilled mechanic* the best results cannot be obtained. It is even so in a printing offico. We haw the most artistic and skillful printers to be obtained. We refer you to sample* oi our work for proof of this assertion. After all, one’s work is the best way by which to judge his ability- We have no “cubs” to “butcher” work. •eiOUR PRESSES.^ WE PRINT ANYTHING THEO. MARKWALTEB, manufacturer iOf GRANITE AND MARBLE MONUMENTS AND STATUARY. JESSE THOMPSON & CO., manufacturers] DOORS, SASH. BUNDS. YELLOW PINE LUMBER, Dealers in Window Glass —AND— Without good presses, it is impossible to turn out first-class work. Many jobs, which are otherwise artistic, are spoiled by poor press work. In l“* Banner Job room there are five of the finest presses made—Adam’s Patent Bon* Press, The Cottrell Sp Babcock Cylinder Press, two of the latest improved Gordon Presses and Golden’s Pearl. That can he printed. Our Stationery is the very best, and our prices are surpris ingly low. ft you wish the very best results, don’t wait ’till your stationery e ves out, but send yonr work in now, sa that we may have time to make n » illy artistic job. Importer Direct anil Contractor for Building Stone. Marble Wainscoting and Encaustic Tile Hearw 18 AGENT FOR CHAMPION IRON FENCE C.O, tr The Leet In the world. Lew Designs! Original Designs I I Low Prices 11 Prices and Designs cheerfully furnished. 0F" All work guarantee 0 -OFFICE AND STEAM WORKS, 529 and 531 BBOAD ST., AUGUSTA,G-A- March 1ft- wW. MOULDINGS, BRACKETS, £hlldren Cry far Pitcher's Castor la. BUILDER©’ HAEDWABE.! PLANING MILL AXI) LUMBER YARDS, , Hale St., Near CentialR. R. Yard, Augusta, | Dee. 17-wly. M*