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WEST POINT TERMINAL COM- grass country, to make up a fund tor
PANYS SOUTHERN COMBINES. I the support of the Veterans’ Home
Th« Bannsb’s news columns Sun- thaf> wU1 the gentlemen who
day gave the interesting account of ^ against the bill that they were
the Central railroad’s threatened die-1 in the wroQg> and that Georgia doe8
charge of many ot its operatives and
officers; all due to the consolidation
of this railroad with the Richmond
& Danville.
When the Richmond & Danville
n >t sustain them in their votes.
Clkh Hooke gets out two of the
brightest weeklies in Georgia, the
Crawford Herald and the Crawfordville
Democrat.
A good one is told on Gay. Hartridge,
former editor of the Savannah Times.
Gaz. wears or used to wear a yellow
garter with a gold buckle on it. One
morning while hastening to catch a
train be lost it. Returning in haste to
find it, he chanced to spy it on the side-
wa 1 k just as a handsome girl was pass
ing. Their eyes met. The girl thought
it was hers. Gaz. knew it wasn’t but
walked slyly on intending to pick it up
when her back was turned. The girl
stooped first and quick as a flash con
cealed the yellow token in her pretty
dimpled hand, and walked on. Poor
Gaz! What could he do? He hurried
on to find his train had just pulled out I
from the car shed.
A FISH VALUED BY A LADY.
The Hon. Tom Watson, of this Con
gressional district, made a powerful ap
peal in behalf of the suppression of mo
nopolies in his speech in Atlanta re-
thus reduces its number of employes I oe Pf* y ; K®y e . railroad combine
F J a black eye and is making friends all
it holds the fact out to the public as over.the state. If he did get off a little
- .. „„„ in Atlanta before, he is now on the
an evidence of the economy of con- right track.—Washington Chronicle.
selidation, and argues with much Glad to know that the Colonel is corn-
truth, it is to be acknowledged, that I in K to his senses. We are with Watson
such a reduction affords such econo- man 7?°, TZSSZ
I West Point Terminal in its recent deal
my and saving as to enable these I ^ the eyes of the people. Butj^oLomi
great consolidated lines to haul Watson must take back much that he
freight and passenger traffic at a I has on other things.
much lower rate than each rail-, according to the Chicago Mail, the
road forming that line could ever management of the Columbian Expo-
do, with the necessary expense of all 1 sition are determined that visitors to
these offices. tho Fair Bha11 Ket ful1 value for their
This, indeed, is their chief argu- Now A Citizen of,the Classic City,
ment of defense in achieving their 1 engagement in Chicago during the
monopolistic combinations, and they exposition; a company of Frenchmen
claim with great stress that in con-1 P™!*** *» reproduce Monaco and Mou-
solidation, railroads can be better
te Carlo; the Egyptian Government
promises to send over a company of
equipped and famished with quicker whirling (dervishes; India’s Nautcta-
and better schedules than when di
vided off into different lines. And
no one will doubt for an instant all
this reasonable argument.
But, the interesting question to
the people of thiB part of the South
is, does the West Point Terminal
dancers are already hooked, and the
I house of Ananias will he reproduced for
the edification of the tin-plate enthu
aiasts.
Tn k Washington Chronicle very apt
ly says: Ex-Senator Ingalls must
have found being a "statesman out of a
job” profitable as it is announced that
Company fulfil the promise of such a I he intends going to Europe on a pro
policy ? Has the Richmond & Dan- tracted pleasure tour. He will be for
ville reduced the freight rates ? No. I * iven much if he wiU carry 801116
As a matter of fact the coal rate has
of
those who are at present drawing
I statesmens’ salaries, with him and
been higher recently than ever be- leaves them in the most oue-of-the-way
fore, and while it has been reduced I P ,ace he can find,
somewhat by the interference of the
Railroad Commission it is still much
higher than it ought to be.
ANOTHER BILL LOOKING
WARDS GIVING AID TO
TO-
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
It Provides for the Pensioning of Such
Old Soldiers as Would Have Enter
ed the Confederate Home-Sev
eral Minor Bills Introduced.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 31.—[Special.]—
A bill was introduce d to day which
was designed to take the place of the
Confederate Veterans* Home measure.
£Ir. Mouroe, oi Calhoun, is the au
thor of the measure which is designed
to pension such old soldiers as would
have been inmates of the- home.
What fish is most valued by a lady ? I Some of these old soldiers do not now
Her-rlng. Lethejr ring the glad news come within the provisions of ihe Con
H*
of Dr. Diggers* Huckleberry Cordial,
saving her child from a case -of cramp
colic, and relieving it teething.
PROP. JAMES B. HUNNICUTT.
AND THE DISPENSARY WILL NOW !
BE ESTABLISHED.
HON W J MORTON
And MayorE. T. Brown Carried It to
the Governor who Signed W. J.
Northen Across it and It was
-Then a Law—The Commis
sioners Will be Appointed
at Once.
stitutiou in regard to pensions, al
though they are as dLablcd and as
needy as others who do receive
pensions. It was for this class that
the home vas designed.
But as the home was not accepted,
they want to pension these
veterans that they may enjoy these
At the last meeting of the Board of
Trustees of the University of Georgia,
Hon. James B. Hunnicutt, assistant I benefits afforded by the state with their
Commissioner of Agriculture for the J families.
State of Georgia, was elected to fill the The bill provides that when two re.
chair of Agriculture in the University, sponsible physicians certify that any
Prof. Hunnicutt has accepted that old soldier is in a needy or.disalded con-
position and has moved his family to dition » they may recommend it to the
Athens. For the present he will reside j ur 7 of the gounty who may by a
at Rock College. two-thirds vote recommend to the Gov-
When seen yesterday by a Banner I emor that such soldier be pensioned,
reporter Dr. Hunnicutt said: The Governor may then
‘‘I am not certain just now as to how I rant upon the treasurer
The perils of the vasty deep do not
look so terrible in view of the last re
port of the national board of steam navi
It is true that the great Southern I gation, showing that out of the 500,000
combine recently effected by the 000 passengers carried last year on
Richmond and Danville has given ns A ”« rio “ w * te , r ‘ .*” d , ,rom Amer l““
6 ports, only sixty-five lives were lost.
better schedules than formerly by jt would appear from these figures
reason of the quick time made by I that the real danger lies in staying on
the through trains that roll down | 8hore -
from the North, but
at the same
time what cares a man to see as he
often does a freight train fiying
through the South to the West as a
Ths season for the scarcity of small
change is near at band.—Marion Coun
ty Patriot
Hasn’t it been on hand all the year?
Small change and large change have
lingly scarce about this of
fice for save
And itdosn’t grow on trees through
out the classic gravels and avenues of
Athens. Next.
bird of air, not lighting save to take been exceeding],
. 4 . r i , flee for several months.—New South
from the sou fuel and water neces
sary to carry it through. How does
this build up the South?
The case is made plain. The
West Foie, Terminei Ccmpec, nmde I
np of Wall street capitalists is after as the original hog and hominy man in
eeehieg more Umo peuieg m.oey U ,e ,.™.„
W street pockets. When a trust- I friend. He has proved it in more in-
ed officer is turned off from the Cen- stances than one, and the Chronicle and
tral by reason of combine, his salary Enquirer-Sun can both take lessons
lived is that much money into.the fr °“ hlm in thi8 ’ “ wei1 “ other
1 respects.
I will get the Agriculture chair in
shape. I am here to confer with
Dr. White, President of
the Agricultural college, and the
other members of the faculty in the
matter. When I have seen them I will
make out my line of work, and will be
ready with a full schedule of recita
tions, etc., by the time the University
opens on the 17th inst.”
Dr. Hunnicutt is one of the ablest
agriculturists in the state, and that the
chair of agriculture will be successful
under his guidance goes without say
ing.
THE ATHENS MARKET REPORTS
Cotton Will Begin to Arrive In a Week
or Two.
This time last year cotton had begun
to arrive in Athens and the cotton fac
tors were getting out their regular mar
ket reports.
This year, however, the crop is late,
and even the first bale has not yet ar
rived. ^
The cotton men are looking for it ev
ery day, however, and are getting ready
to pounce down on it.
“Cotton will begin to come into the
city in a few weeks,” said a cotton fac
tor yesterday, “and we will then com
mence o get out a regular market re
port.”
THE FREE LANCE.
draw his war-
for $100 to be
paid to such soldier each year. This
bill is made to, accord to the provisions
of the Constitution.
Mr. Graves, of Newton, rose to a
question of personal privilege and stated
that while absent on account of sick
ness on the day the Veterans’ Home
bill came up, he was in favor of it and
would like to have his vote so recorded.
The request was granted.
Mr. Humphries of Brroks introduced
a bill to require all bank presidents
to furnish the Tax Receivers of Geor
gia, with a complete list of depositors
and the amounts deposited by them,by
April 1st each year
Mr. Williams’ resolution to authorize
the Governor to appoint three compe
tent attorneys to revise and codify the
criminal laws was made the special or
der for to-morrow.
The usual afternoon session was dis
pensed with by resolution so as to
give the committees time to catch up.
A resolution has been introduced by
Mr. Dun«oody,of Glynn, tendering
thanks to Savannah for her kind and
hospitable treatment of the General
Assembly, and hoping that she would
receive the merited recognition from
the general government for her harbor
improvements
The session of the senate was devot
ed to routine local work.
Lewis.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 31.—[Special.]—
The Dispensary bill was signed to-day.
• And Clarke county will be givea a
chance to try a new way of solving the
liquor question.
Hon. W, J. Morton and Mayor 3. T.
Brown kept a watch upon the bill and
as soon as it was enrolled,
they took it poet haste to the gpvernor.
They met, the governor who greeted
them most affably and bade them take
a seat.
Mr. Morton handed him a little docu
ment and asked him to put his name at
the bottom of it.
The governor looked at the document,
scanned it closely, and taking up hi?
pen attached the name of W. J. Nor
then to it, and handed it back.
The ngony was over and tho dispen-
pensary bill was a law.
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In sick-
Indlsoasea of the Blood. Cor
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Into incurable chronic dls*
8l$.SxTS
“ " w poisoning. Inherit
ed Scrofula/ SklnErupttons,
and has cured thousands of
C HtU*a powerful tonic tor deU-
most sensitive system.
A treatise on Blood and SMn
Diseases mailed free on appU-
Drnggtsts Sell It.
SWIFT SPECIFIC 00.,
Drawer 3. Atlanta* Ga
lt was one campaign pledge, at least,
that was carried out to the
letter, and the prohibitionists
have convinced the jieople that
they were sincere in their stand dur
ing Ihe election.
The next, step is the election of com
missioners by the Council.
That body may call
special session to take the matter
hand at once,or it may be defered until
the regular meeting of the Council
next Monday.
Several names of good and compe^on'
citizens have been suggested, but there
is no telling who will be selected.
Afterwards comes the election of
manager by the commissioners and then
the laying in of the stock.
Tho dispensary wilt be running in u
short while now.
It is not known where the dispensary
will be located. Some suggest the eld
Long drug store on Broad street,others
the Booth building on Jackson street,
others Thomas street and on and on
It will be located in some central
place.
> Point Terminal’s pockets that
1 was spent in the Sonth. Any-
body can see it. It is as clear as a
noon day’s son.
THE RIGHT TO Al^lPlNION.
In the recent row in the House of I
The Republican party is the party
that does things.—Charles Foster.
These are times when it is the party
that steals things.—New York Sun.
Yes, and a party that undoes things
as often as it does things. Pass it on.
The farmers of Georgia are no fools
Representatives over the Confederate asaome newspapers seem too willing
Veterans’ Home bill, one thing was 10 thlnk * The farmer8 are aware that
lost sight of by both sides, which
should ever remain nppermoet in a
man's mind, and that is the right of
every free American citizen to have
his opinion and to express it.
the Third Party whirlwind was dan
gerous to them and they have steered
clear of it.
There seems to be a strong division
over free coinage developing in demo-
. cratic ranks. The democrats cannot go
When the House defeated the bill, too cautiously in the matter of making
the members doubtless voted ac
cording to their best judgment. We
believe they erred, so did the Con
stitution, and expressions to that
effect were seen in the columns of
the Bannjeb and other papers in
Georgia.
A great many utterances were
made denouncing the majority of
the House as traitors and nsing
other opprobrious epithets in regard
to them, all of which were unjusti
fiable since they abridged the right
d£having an honest opinion. Then
the resolution to condemn the Con
stitution was another step in this
direction, and all the subsequent
scenes were typical of the results
following sneb a course.
When men come to that point
where they deny each other the
right to express an opinion on any
subject, they are bordering on a
state of revolution. It is dangerous
ground upon which to stand.
Hence, it is best to let the matter
of the defeat of the Veterans’ Home
bill rest. We are satisfied that the
legislature committed a grave error
in refusing to accept the Home, bnt
it is not right and does no good to
.villify those who voted against the
duty of Georgia in the matter
Her citizens, aided by a
built the Home, and
>uld now maintain it. There
aough grit left in the Geort;
kor, whether he be from
old red hills or the wire
up a platform for ’92.
Labby Gantt will publish the FreA
Lance, in Atlanta. We would suggest
that Alilledgeville would be the proper
place.—Boston World.
This is cruel.
Oliver Wendell Holmes bad a big
dinner last Saturday on his 83rd birth
day. Death spares the old autocrat,
and Heaven gives him health.
The Rev. Sam Small dubs the presi
dent of the Terminal Company as Em
peror Inman, and bis lieutenant
Von Caprivi Calhoun.
The New Orleans States puts it tbiB
way: The great rubber trust has col
lapsed. The market too elastic, and on
the rebound $2,000,000 were dropped.
Grover Cleveland still wears the
same old bat at Cape Cod.
.The “Review of Reviews” is a good
magazine to review.
Editor Gantt Will Publish the Paper
Himself.
Editor T. L. Gantt returned to At- I
lanta yesterday after a short visit]
home.
While here he said that it was his I
intention to publish his new paper him-1
self.
He will rent some handsome offices in
Atlanta and lay in a full stock of ma- j
lerial, and get out a good paper devoted
to the Alliance. Editor Gantt is
newspaper man of wide experience,
and his Free I-ance will furnish good
reading for the farmers.
His son, Mr. Yancey Gantt,will leave |
Athens soon to become foreman of the
composing department of the new pa- I
per.
The first issue will be gotton out |
about September 10th and will be a
readable one It will be sent to every
farmers house in Georgia.
Economy: “100 Doses One dollar.’
Merit: “Peculiar to Itself.”
Purity: Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
HE DID DESERT.
THE CITIZENS ALLIANCE.
It Is Most Likely one WIU be Establish
ed In Athens.
But Pleads Justification for the Act.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 31(Special).—
In Sunday's Constitution appeared
short card calling attention to what ap
peared a coincidence that a certain Jas
per L. Clay,who enlisted in the seventh
Georgia, had deserted in 1864, and that
one Jas per L. Clay, representative
from Paulding county, bad voted
against the acceptance of the Confed
erate Home.
Records in the Adjutant General’s of
fice show such desertion. Today rep
resentative Clay in an interview ac
knowledged that he left the army at
the time referred to, and that the re
cords refer to him.
He claims that he had not heard from
bis old father and mother for a long
time and decided to go find them. They
bad left Cobb County, and had gone to
Louisville. Kentucky.
He followed them there and stayed
until the war was over.
He claims that he was a brave soldier
in some fifty fights, and with tears plead
At the meetingof the State Alliance justification for his leaving,
in Atlanta it was deteimined to organ- Gis ceptain bears witness that he was
ize in aU the cities and towns in Geor- a * 0 ° d 80ldier while with the army '
gia what would be termed Citizena’ Al- Over ln"c*rfnelivllle.
liances, the principles of which should Cabnksville, Ga., Aug. 81.-[Spe
be simular to those of the Alliance and cial.]—Mrs. Jane Manns was lodged Jin
these clubs to aid and assist the farmers jail here last week she is an old lady *55
in their fight. or 60 years old, she is charged with
is that the Ocala platform be endorsed, curities.
These Alliances in the city are de- Cotton is opening some; a few nice
signed as aids and auxiliaries to the dry d a Y 8 would make it open freely,
Farmers’ Aliiinoo and ln a short time farmers would be-
arme Uance ' gin to put it on the market.
It is more than likely that such an
organization will be formed in Athens,
and it is said that it will atart out with
a goodly number of members.
Certain members of the Farmers’ Al-
ABOUT PIANOS.
THE CELEBRATED MUSICIAN,
XAVER SCHARWENKA,
W HO boa recently taken charge of the
Scharwenka Conservatory of Music, No.
31 Fifth Avenue, New York, hea selected the
“ Behr Bros. Piano,’ 1
and will use them exclusively in the School.
The Mnsie papers, in speaking of this celebra
ted Piano, say that it is one of the most popu
lar instruments of the age with “Musicians.”
See whet our home Musicians say about it:
Lucy Cobb Institute.
flxssas. Haultoh k Doaina:
Gentlemen—We are using the “Behr Bros.”
Pianos exclusively in the School, and it pleases
us to say that they are giving great satisfac
tion, both for the beautiful quality of tone, and
even action, and we find the Patent Muffler on
the Upright a great benefit fn practicing.
Respectfully,
M. DIBOWSKI, Teacher oi Piano.
FANNIE WAGES, Teacher of Singing.
Messrs Haskltoh A Donna, Athens, Ga.
Gentlemen,—I consider the “Behr Bros,
’iano*' equal in tone and volume to any that
ire in the market, and when they become more
generally used aud more widely known, the
music-loving world will find they have no an
terior. Respectfully,
Mas. ELLEN A. CRAWFORD,
Principal English School.
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Athens May 28—tf
CAPT. DORTCH’S DEATH.
Found dead by the Roadside i
Carnesvllle.
Carnksville, Ga., Aug. # 31 —[Spe-
oial.]—J. S. Dortch county school com
missioner was found dead in the road
about one mile this side of .Martin.last
night. He left there for home about
dark and when next seen was found
with his neck broken. He had a stroke
of paralysis last March from which he
never entirely recovered. It is not
known whether he died from a second
stroke or an accident, the former theory
is accepted and it is thoght in the fall
after the stroke]his neck was broken.
He was on Jhis retur fiom Atlanta
where he bad been to attend his trial
before the State Board of Education.
The verdict of the coroners jury was
he came to his death from a broken
neok and the cause of it wvs unknown
to them.
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A GEORGIA ALLIANCE
Cotton blossoms gloriously now.
The cold wave has passed.
FOURTH ESTATE FELLOWS.
Lakey Gantt, will throw his Free
Lance to the bunligbt September 10th
and will glitter like new steel, sure
enough. Larry will send it to the hilt
in the carcass of the West Point' Ter
minal Company the first thrust, but it
will rebound on him when he strikes
out for the Third party. Mark it well.
Tbox Bankston recently had a hun
dred dollar bill given him in paymeut
for subscription to bis paper for the
next one hundred years. It was,a Con
federate bill, however, and was sent to
him by one of the Alliancemeu who
had boycotted him. This was sarcasm
that added insult to injury.
Editor Harper of the Elberton Star is
giving the people of that section a
splendid paper now. His Star is in the
ascendant.
A Little GlrPs Experience In a Light*
house.
Mr. and Mrs. Loren Trescott are keep
ers of the Gov. Lighthouse at Sand
- - -j ;■ - | Beach, Mich, and are blessed with a
liance are working up the matter in daughter, four years old. Last April
Athens and are satisfied that sueoees she was taken down with Measles, fol-
will crown their efforts. lowed with a dreadful Cough aud turn-
iog into a Fever. Doctors at home and
at Detroit treated her, blit in vain, she
grew worse rapidly, until she was a
mere “handful of bones.”—Then she
| tried Dr. King’s New Discovery and
after the use of two and a half bottlesl
| was completely cured. They say Dr.
King’s New Discovery is worth it.
weight in gold, yet you may get a 10c.
bottle at J. Crawford & Co’s.
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CARNESV1LLE CULUNGS.
Capt. J. S, Dortch’s Remains Laid to
Rest.
Carhe8viluc, Ga., Sept.].—[Special.]
—The remains of Capt. J. S. Dortch
were laid to rest about five miles north
of town today at the Pulliam burying
ground with Masonic honors. He had
Benton McMillan Talks.
Washington, Sept. 1.—Hon. Benton
McMillan, a candidate for speaker of
the next house, is in Washington, and
a policy of two thousand dollars in Ihe j declares that he is going to win the
Manhattan Life Insurance Company. stakes. Tim Campbell says McMillan
Dr. W. L. Haines and T. B. Cheek, baa the best showing for the place, and
of Bowereville, and W. R. Borough, of Tnn ns looked upon as a political oracle
Toccoa, are in town today. | “»“is part of the national district.
Miss Mattie JMcDaniel, of Laurens,
Condemn* the Leglilastnre for Its Dis
posal of the Soldiers' Home KILL
Lawrenckville, Aug. 81.—The fol
lowing resolutions adopted by the Alli
ance at this place, have been given out
for publication;
"We, the Lawrence ville Alliance, with
sorrow express our surprise at the action
of the 94 representatives in voting
® nst the ‘Confederate Veterans’ home
’ which was tendered to the state
unconditionally and. free.of charge, the
Confederate soldiers’ home which the
generous hearts of the people of Geor
gia have erected for the care and main
tenance of the destitute heroes of the
Confederacy in their declining yean.
We deem this an outrage upon every
true and loyal Georgian and a reflection
upon the old soldiers, and deserving the
severest denunciation.
"Resolved, That it is with somewhat
indignant feelings that we learn that
Gwinnett’s representatives voted against
the bill; that they shonld so far forget
their respect far the sentiments and
wishes of their constituents in the
grand old county of Gwinnett,,that fur
nished two thousand of as true and
brave heroes as ever confronted on en
emy on the battlefield, as to vote with
the 94 against the acceptance of said
home.
"Resolved, That we desire the world
to know that they do not reflect the
sentiments and wishes of this Alliance,
and we believe of the people of Gwinnet
county, and we utterly repudiate and
condemn their course. ”
• '
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The Great Western Capitalist Dies—Hts
Atlanta Interests.
Atlanta, Aug. 31.—A dispatch re
ceived announces the death of George
Moerlein in Cincinnati. Mr. Moerlein’s
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Functional troubles of heart, Dropsy,
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to office practice. Price' $50. A book
of instructions with each instrument.
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Iftw. Agent. Athena. Ga
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THE EYE
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AUD SPECTACLES
S. C., who has been visiting relatives
and friends in this county for several
-weeks past and one of Carolina’s fairest
daughters returned to her home Mon
day afternoon via Elbeiton and the G.
C. & N. R. R. ,
F. J. Goldsmith, of .Armstrong, Crounse, of the treasury, said that
Caton & Co. of Baltimore, vras in town a t>°ot decided to tray the H. A.
today with a full lineof goods. Smith corner, near the Armstrong hotel.
Some Public Building* Site.
Washington, Sept. 1.—The site for
the Rome, Ga., public building is deter
mined, although no official sanction has
been written up to this time. Secretary
" " said , that he
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the word by his connection with the
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company, with headquarters in this
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