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ATHENS, GA.. FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 11, 1898.
ACID FOR WHEAT.
$1.00 A YEAR
—Ji ■*» MOT 10 UU
SIT DUD MID FIGHT STILL EIK,
Our customers desiring Acid for Wheat and Oats
will «"<* Mornin S Q'ory Acid at our Athens Jar^
house after October 15 th. ware
One sack of Horning Glory Acid and i S to 20 bush-
els of raw cotton seed per acre makes a good zrain
fertilizer that will largely increase your yield.
HODGSON COTTON CO.,
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
LITTLE
NAMES COMMITTEE'S,
Representative Erwin, of Clarke, on
Five of Them.
MR CHAPPELL CHAIRMAN
Of the Committee on Appropriation—Mr. Free*
man Heads the New Committee on|Ways
ami neans—fir. Denny Chairman of
Committee ot. Education.
Speaker Little has named the different
house committees, and Representative
Erwin is assigned to five of the moet
important ones.
Mr Erwin is a member of the com*
mittees on education, enrollment, gen
eral judiciary, manufacturing, and
military affairs.
The ehnirmt n of the different com-
mittees are as follows: *
General Agriculture—Jordan, of
THE WORLD OF FINANCE.
Corrected narlcet Report* Famished by the
Athens Cotton Exchange.
Market report issued by Paine. Mur
phy & Co.
Athens. Ga., Nov. 10, 1898.
ATHENS MARKET.
Middling 4 7-8.
LIVERPOOL MARKET.
SPOTS.
Middling Uplands 3 l-82d.
Sales 12,000.
Tone—Hard’g.
Receipts 40.000.
future deliveries;
Opening
Close
Jan—Feb....
...2.60
2.60
Feb—March
. .2.61
2.61
March—April
...2.61
2.61-2
April—May...
.. .2.62
2.62
May—June
. .2.63
2.63
June—July.
...3d
3d
July—August
...2.01
2.01
August—September ..
September—October..
...2. or
3d
October—November..
..2.62
2 62
Novemt er—December
. ..2.60
2.60-1
December—January..
...2.60
2.60
Steady.
Special Agriculture—Jordan, of Pu-
NEW YORK MARKET.
laski.
Middling Uplands 6 5-16.
Audit iug—Rawls, of Effingham.
Tone—Quiet.
Banks—Mr. Copeland.
Opening.
Close
Corporations—Mr. Duncan.
January
5.20
5.12-13
Blind Asylum—Mr. Beanchamp.
February
5.24
6.16-17
Counties aud Country Matters—Mr.
March
5.28
5.20-1
Moore.
April
5.82
5.24-5
Amendments to Constitution—Mr.
May
5.37
5.28-7
Bare.
June
5.42
5.39
Education—Mr. Denny.
July
5.35-6
Excuse of members—Mr. Holder.
August
5.47
5.39-40
Enrollment—Mr. Walker, of Union.
September
5.39-41
Appropriations—Mr. Freeman.
October
5.42-44
Halls and Committee Rooms—Mr.
November
6.01
Speer.
December
5.16
6.08
Hygiene aud Sanitation—Mr. Drawdy.
Steady.
Negro Newspaper Office is Burned to the Ground by Outraged and
Indignant Citizens—White Women Are Avenged at Last
PICKETS STATIONED AT ALL THE CORNERS.
Rioting Begins In the First Ward In Which a Pitched Battle to Fought With Fatal Results
to Both Sides—White Reinforcement* Rushing to the City on Special Trains
From All Nearby Towns—The Newspaper Plant and Building
Demolished Amid Deafening Cheers.
Wilmington, N. C., Nov.lO.—Events
Immigration—Mr. Wooten.
Internal Improvements—Mr. Farmer.
Journals—Mr. Bond.
Gi iu ral Judiciary—Mr. Slaton.
Special Judiciary—Mr. Ellis.
Labor Statistics—Mr. Reynolds.
Georgia State Sanitarium—Mr. Allen.
Manufacturing—Mr. Park, of Green
MiTlitary Affairs—Mr. Hardwick.
IVnsions—Mr Simpsou.
IVniicntiary—Mr. Stone.
Privileges and Elections—Mr Mc
Laughlin.
Privileges of the Floor—Mr. Bower.
Public Library—Mr. Turner, of
Henry.
Public Printing—Mr. Dews.
Public Property—Mr. Morris.
Railroads—Mr. McDonough.
Roads and Bridges—Mr. Bush.
Rules—Mr. Little, ex-officer.
Temperance—Mr. Willingham.
&'hool of the Deaf—Mr. Tatum.
•State of the Republic—Mr. McRae.
Wild Lands—Mr. Upchurch.
AX IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE.
To make it apparent to thousands,
" ho think themselves ill, that they are
not afflicted with any disease, but that
the system 3imply needs cleansing, is to
bring comfort home to their hearts, as a
costive condition is easily cured by
"sing Syrup of Figs. Manufactured by
the California Fig Syrup Co. only, and
sold bv all druggists.
0RDERED~TQ LEAVE TOWN.
Ne f 0 Editor of Republican Newspaper Kicked
Out of Wilmington.
Wilmington, N. C., Nov. 10.—Bight
hundred of the leading white citizens of
the city met in mass meeting this morn
ing and adopted resolution, calling upon
tin- republican mayor and police officers
t0 resign their positions at once, and ex-
pellmg the negro editor of a republican
newspaper here from the city, giving
him twenty-four hours to leave.
•latarion to endorsed by best Physicians
and guar^^teed to core ChillB, Fever
and Ague. All druggists or from Mofflt-
" est Drug Co., St. Louis.
PORT RECEIPTS.
Today 68,000 est bales.
This day last year 62,685 bales.
COTTON LETTER.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 10.—Liverpool re
sponded particularly to the advance here
hut wavering and finally closed a shade
lower, hut about 1 point above yester
day's. Spot sales, 12,000 bales at 1-32
advance. The opening here was strong
at 2 to 3 points advance over last night’s
closing, but after remaining steady un
til the government report was an
nounced a break followed and realizing
was enacted. The report shows an
average yield of 219 pounds to the acre,
which is about the previous year’s aver
age. Estimating on this, the value of
crop will be enhanced considerably.
Activity followed the report, but after a
decline of 5 to 6 points, the market be
came dull and closing about the lowest
of the day.
GRAIN LETTER.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 10.—Weak cables
and large Northwest receipts and very
little exports were the features today.
Closing cables showed Liverpool 7-8 de
cline. Northwest receipts were 1,649
against 1,106 last year. After a weak
opening there was an effort to support
prices, but the clique became disgusted
and realized. The only support after
the first hour was the buying against
privileges. Considering the narrowness
and light trading the decline of % cent
net upon the days’ trading is considers
ble and all indications point to lower
figures. Com showed sympathetic weak
ness but extreme dullness.
To Cure CoiMiiinXton F ure.fr.
Take Cascarets Cautly Cathartic. 10c jbtJKc.
If C. C. C. fall to cure, druscists refund money
wh.teer jnaeoaUres ttg
remove, the desire for tobae
oat nervous distress, expels -
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makes you
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vouch loros. Take it with
have moved quickly in Wilmington this
morning and the white people have
made good their threats to take ven
geance upon the negro newspaper which
published the editorial derogatory to
white woman. Eight o’clock was the
last hour of grace for the negroes to
leave and that hour passed without any
answer being received.
The citizens then waited half an hour
for reinforcements. In the meantime
armed men had begun to gather in the
wide street in front of the armory.
They carried nfles, shotguns and am
munition, and the assemblage in-~
eluded some of the most promi
nent citizens of the town. At
8:30 o’clock the procession, headed for
the Record offices a two-story frame
building, picket lines were thrown out
across the street and squads of men sent
to squares in the neighborhood. Leader
Waddell, with a rifle on his shonlder,
went to the door of the building and
knockedsabnt there being no response,
the door was soon burst open. The citi
zens surged into the place and com
menced the work of destruction. The
furniture was smashed and thrown into
the street, the floors were gutted of
movable stuff and the building was
fired and destroyed.
The publishing house was destroyed,
but the neighboring property was saved
The colored editor, Manly, his brother
and their associates have fled aud could
not be found by the citizens.
Riot In Another Section.
At 10:80 o’clock the scene shifted to
another section of the city. Scarcely
had the marchers disbanded at the
armory before word was passed along
that 800 or 400 negro laborers of t.he
great cotton compress had knocked off
work and were assembling. The armed
men hurried to the river front and took
positions at the head of the streets lead
ing to the docks. The negroes gathered
in groups of 15 or 20, huddled, together
and apparently very much excited. They
were soon in a state of panic. Their
wives hod hurried to them with reports
that the whites were burning the negro
quarters and were shooting the people,
and begged their husbands to come home.
So the whole force quit work. -The
.white leaders endeavored to calm the
excited men, told them no harm was
intended and advised that they re
turn to work. There was no violent
talk nor threats by the negroes. In all
the disturbances the local authorities
made no show of asserting themselves
and not a policeman appeared. The
preservation of order is practically vest
ed in the committee of 26, who are now
trying to restore order, quiet the situa
tion and hold in check the reckless de
ment of the whites. The rapid fire ma
chine gun on a wagon, manned by a
crew armed with Winchesters, was
brought down in front of the postoffice,
but on the advice of the leaders, was
halted there.
At 11:30 a. m. serious trouble occur
red in the first ward. Three white men
and three negroes have been killed.
Large companies of armed citizens have
gone to the scene. The negroes are re-,
ported to have retreated, but are being
quietly reinforced by the laborers from
the compress. Fayetteville has been
telegraphed to for help.
Reinforcements to the Scene.
Special trains are being run into Wil
mington from other towns with rein'
forcements of arms Goldsboro has
started 600 men. Laurinburg has started
160 and other places have offered help if
needed.
The Light infantry, a regular state
military organization, will probably take
command of the situation here and its
officers direct the patrolling and guard
ing of the city. It is understood that
the governor has given his sanction to
this plan, and if carried out it will have
a salutary effecct.
The local detachment of United States
naval reserves in fatigue uniform and
dragging their new one-pounder rapid
fire gun are now at the scene of tronble
with the Light infantry and several
hundred armed citizens. But there 'is
nothing to shoot at. The negroes have
disappeared.
Editorial That Led to Bloodshed.
The editorial which Manly published
was as follows:
“We suggest that the whites -guard
their women more closely, thus giving
no opportunity for the human fiend, be
he white or black. You leave your goods
out of doors and then complain because
they are taken away. Poor white men
are careless in the matter of pio'ectirg
their women and especially on farms.
They are careless of their conduct to
ward them, and our experience among
the poor white people in the country
teaches us that the women of that race
are not any more particular in the mat
ter of clandestine meetings with colored
men than are the white men with
colored women. Meetings of this kind
30 on for some time until the woman’s
infatuation of the man’s boldness bring
attention to them and the man is
lynched for rape. Every negro lynched
is called a big burly black brute, when
in fact many of those who have thus
been dealt with had white men for their
fathers and were not only not black and
burly hut were sufficiently attractive for
white girls of culture and refinement to
fall in love with them as is well known
to a 1 !.”
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To quit tobacco easily aud forever, be mag
netic. full of lit*, nerve and vigor, take No-To-
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strong. All druggists, SOo or SI. Care guaran
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PARR.
He is Reinstated and His Conduct
Passed Upon Favorably.
PARR WAS JUSTIFIED
In Shooting Private Slosson According to the
Evidence Before Connell—Officer Thomas
to Also Exonerated on the Charge
of Shirking His Duty.
The shooting of Private Slosson by
Policeman Lon Parr last Monday night
was investigated by the police commit
tee of the city council yesterday at noon.
A half dozen witnesses swore that Parr
acted in self defense, and Parr testified
that he considered his life in danger and
shot Slosson to avoid being killed. The
evidence was all in Parr*s favor and
the committee acted by reinstating him
on the police force and exonerating him
from blame.
Thomas is AU Right.
Officer Thomas was before council on
the charge of shirking his duty as an
officer. He was charged with going in
the opposite direction when he should
have gone the other way. The case in
point was a government teamster who
was shooting in the city and Thomas
was told about it and instead of investi-
gasing, he pressed on down the street.
The officer’s story was that he was mis
taken. He thoaght the uoise made by
the shooting was caused by some one
striking a box with a stick. The police
committee accepted bis explanation, and
Thomas was retained on the force.
England Couldn’t Testify.
When asked what he knew about the
difficulty between Parr and Slosson, Mr.
Art Eugldhd smiled saaly and replied
that he knew nothing. Slosson retired
England the first crack out of tne box
and spread him all over the sidewalk.
When England pulled himself together
the scrap was all over. All that he
knew about it was that Slosson could
hit harder than a government mule
could kick.
MAY NOT GO TO CUBA.
Plans
Third
Have Been Changed and the
Georgia May Come to Athens.
The Third Georgia Regiment now in
camp at Griffin may not go to Cuba after
all and it practically certain that the
regiment will not go aboard transport at
Savannah on the 22d of this month, the
time originally set by the war depart
ment for the departure of the troops.
An order has been received at the de
partment of the gulf from Washington
holding the order for the transportation
of the Third Georgia in suspension and
postponing the time for the departure of
the regiment from its camp.
The dispatch of the war department
was a short one and contained no infor
mation leading to an explanation of the
sudden change of orders and the officers
of the department of tbe gulf were sur
prised at the turn of affairs.
What the meaning of the telegram re
ceived at the war department is cannot
be ascertained, but it is probable that
the order will come again for the trans
portation of the regiment in the next
few days.
FROM MR,
The Columbus Statesman Has. a
Word to Say
ABOUT STATE TAXATION.
Says That Any Fund Provided by Legislative
Appropriation Should by Cut II Neces
sary to Lessen the Burden of
Taxation in Qeorgla.
PARSNIP COMPLEXION.
It does not require an exper to detect
the suffeier from kidney trouble. The
hollow cheeks, the sunken eye, the dark,
puffy circles under the eyes, the sallow
parsnip-colored complex indicates it.
A physician would ask if you had
rheumatism, a dull pain or ache in the
book or over the lips, stomach tronble,
desire to urinate often, or a burning or
scalding in passing it after passing there
is an unsatisfied feeling as if it must be
at once repeate<L-or if the urine has a
brick dust deposit or strong odor.
When these symptoms are present, no
time should be lost iu removing the
cause.
Delay may lead to gravel, catarrh of
the bladder, inflamation, causing stop
page, and sometimes requiring the draw
ing of the urine with instruments, or
may run into Bright’s Disease, the most
dangerous stage of kidney trouble.
Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, the great
discovery of the eminent kidney and
bladder specialist, is a positive remedy
for such diseases. Its reputation is
world-wide and it is so easy to get at
any drug store that no one need suffer
any length of time for want of it.
However, if you prefer to first test its
wonderful merits, mention The Athens
Banner and write to Dr. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y. for a sample bottle
and hook telling all about it, both sent
absolutely free by mail.
no-To-Uac tor Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. 60c. Si. All druggists
GOBER WAS LYNCHED.
The Murderer of Jasper Ayers Has Been Swung
To a Limb.
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Made from pure
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Will Gober, the negro who shot and
killed Mr: Jasper Ayers, a prominent
young white man at Homer, Banks
county, Tuesday, was lynched at 11:45
Thursday night near the scene of his
crime. The negro swung for about fif
teen minutes when his body was riddled
with bullets. There were fifty men' in
the party that took him from jail and
lynched him to a large oak tree. They
were masked.
Hon. Louis F. Garrard, of Columbus,
in a letter to the Atlanta Constitution,
reviews the question of taxation and
after giving strong arguments for a re
duction of appropriations concludes as
follows:
These are matters for serious reflec
tion; they cannot be disposed of by
poetic references either to the school
children of the state or to the con
federate veteran.
Speaking from the standpoint of a
confederate private I do say that the
needy confederate soldier and the needy
widow of the confederate soldier receive
aid from the state, but where, from
fortuitous circumstances, any soldier or
any widow of a soldier has a competency
and is able to support himself or herself
no money should be drawn from the
treasury of the state. The public schools
of the state should receive its foster
ing care, but every dollar expended
for this purpose should bring a dollar’s
worth in return. In 1883 the people
paid a property tax of 25 cents on the
f 100 for all purposes of the state govern
ment, now the school tax alone is more
than this. Ride through the country
and notice the schools along the road
side. You will see a hundred negro
children going to a school and a little
further on you will find a white school
perhaps of twenty-five children. Why
is this? Is it because the negro is more
desirous of an education for his children
than the white man. No. It is because
the white man’s child is obliged to work
to assist in suppporting his father’s
family and in providing the very means
that sustains the negro aud his children.
The negro is entitled to the same
rights, under the law as the white man,
but he certainly is not entitled to more.
Give him school privileges, but give him
no more than the white children have
time to enjoy.
The people have fooled with this
question ever since the war and now it
threatens to overwhelm and destroy
them. It is no matter for crimination
or recrimination. It is not a question
of who is to blame. The situation con
fronts us and if the people will rise up
and assert their manhood and control
the situation the wonderful resources of
our state will encourage the investment
of foreign capital, beth in land and in
manufacturing establishments, provided
the investor does not feel that he is
standing on the brink of a financial re
volution every time an election occurs.
Let the people talk out and let the
politicians talk out aud not measure
their words thorough fear of losing a
vote. -1 believe the legislature will do
its duty; the supreme moment is upon
ns; the time for action has arrived.
Edncate Tour Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
I0e. Site. If C. C. C. fail, druazlsts refund money
Slosson Doing Nicely.
Advices from Atlanta say that Pri
vate Slosson, who was shot by Police
man Parr, is doing nicely, and the
chances for his ultimate recovery are
good.
SOLDIERS RELEASED.
The Three Troopers Who Were Fined $15 Each
by the rieyor Are Out.
The three soldiers fined $15 each or
thirty days on the rock pile by the
mayor for raising a disturbance aud act
ing disorderly have been released from
custody. They were discharged yester
day morning and are new at camp.
The men did not have the money to
pay their fine bat the matter was ar
ranged by the soldiers leaving an order
with the city for the amount, which
will'be paid by the government paymas
ternext pay day.
are the greatest
of the present day.
rovaasakino renew col, mew yore.
GtORGU WILL TICKLE
THETEBHEELS.
Teams Will Meet On Macon Grid
iron Tomorrow.
GREAT GAME EXPECTED.
All Lovers of College Sports Deeply. Interested
In the North Carollna-Oeorgia Game To Be
Played in nacon-Both Teams at
Hard Work.
Halation to devoid of bitter taste.
Gores Chills and Fever; acts on the
liver and regulates the system generally.
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and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
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Tomorrow the University of North
Carolina will line up against the Uni
versity of Georgia in Macon.
A great deal of interest is centered
upon this contest, and the outcome will
be noticed throughout the south gen
erally.
Since the glorious victory of Georgia
over Vanderbilt thousands of lovers of
football have been speculating concern
ing the other two games of the season,
North Carolina and Auburn, in which
the ’Varsity will participate.
North Carolina comes first, tomorrow
with a team worthy of the respect
of any team in the south. Her
tackles are men who know the game
from start to finish, and are classed
among the fastest and best in this sec
tion of the country.
Her bucks are steady and fast and
with the good interference they have,
prove their worth anywhere they play.
The practice games of the Georgia
team have not been up to the standard
lately on account of the want of a
‘ ‘scrub’ ’ team. But yesterday afternoon
quite a large number ot good men com
posed the second eleven, and the ’Var
sity was given a good practice.
Macon is a good town for athletics
aiid all Maconites are taking quite an
unusual interest in the coming contest.
Central Park, which is owned by the
city, is being put into excellent shape,
and everything will he in readiness for
the game.
Negotiations are being made for a
special train to the game, hut no definite
arrangements have yet been made.
Quite a number of Tarheels will be
present to root for their team, and
another day of the same nature as the
Vanderbilt day may be looked for.
North Carolina has an old score to
wipeout, and the one thought with
which they will enter the game will be
accomplish this beat. Every student of
both institutions feels a great interest
in this game, which guarantees a battle
royal.
Coach McCarthy is working hard with
his men, and doing all in his power to
bring success to his team.
Manager Pomeroy has returned
from Macon after haying completed all
preliminary arrangements. He is much
pleased with the interest of Macon peo
ple in the game, and has decided to play
a second game in the Central City.
The second eleven of the University
will play the Macon Athletic team, in
Macon, on the 19th instant.
The North Carolina game will be the
first really big game ever played in
Macon and the town will be turned
entirely over to the college men.
The Georgia team leaves this after
noon for Macon, and the North
Carolina team arrives in Macon this
afternoon.
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Guaranteed Cure for Chills, Fever and
Ague, or money refunded. 50 cents.
All Druggists.
nirrors. Brushes.
Combs. Cut Glass.
Flanicure Sets.
Whisk Brooms.
Everything that is useful and pretty.
Sterling Silver fine.
Sash Buckles
.... Are the fad for all.
Every lady in the land vill wear one.
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Corner College Avenue and Clayton Street.
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