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TEbDAY MORInLNG JULY 28, 1389.
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>,iri] of
' ;l voyage to tlic Old Tf orld,
hTfu'rtlwt helms returned inbet-
iliim Ik* ha- enjoyed for many
■ |l "-j; .jflbrd id-many friends, iy>t
f’ ir -' itiifti-, but all over Georgia,
1 ;v: r ;S,, 1
IrtrYiv-coia 1 ' returned tm inursday
r .|f !( >ra stay of one mouth gero.**
Y. ^d yesterday a Banner nt-
*■ ulYl on him for ah interview
^.wemytodr tmUt
. i, ui^nre.
■• foiitul die venerable old gcntle-
in hi* daily, readirtjg the Eclectic
' ine: and he received its right cor-
p; r ' indeed, for lie said he never was
spirits cr better health. Tak-
-fragrant Havana which lie ofi'er-
jn j pulling out our Bote hook, we
., ri , so0 n taking down the notes of
,.r,M V hich llueiuly flowed from the
ktot’s mind and heart. They were
idi full-
•W. H," lie began, “out party ccra-
Udaeharniing company, ladies and
•vent] gentlemen left Athens on Sat-
Lay, June the8th ami took. a sleeper
Lula for Washington. We arrived
L. Washington on Sunday and spent
.lav it my old home. On Mon-
|j‘, v vre went to New York and remain
Wednesday
d one day there. On Wednesday we
mbarked on hoard theUrittania, a most
■tenant vessel belonging to the “White
t; , r bine.” The fare was remarkably.
Ujcapj only costing one lmndred and
fortv-fmr dollars. .
Leaving New York in fine spirits,
set sail on WedHdsday afternoon,
P12, and our ship had on .hoard two
limnlivd cabin i nssengers^ It was the
t congenial,crowd of voyagers I ev-
xsaw on board a ship , and everybody
pi> as social and happy as could be
bar Athens party were soon lost from
other in the great throng qn board
,miwere assigned our state rooms al
panted ami widely apart from one
iOtln-r. The first meeting of our
jaowil was at dinner, at six o’clock in
the evening, when were all assigned
scats at the same table. It was a joyous
meeting and we were apparently the
jollie-t, happiest party on board,
After dinner we dis persed and min
gled again with the crowds who wore
ail on deck. His wonderful how quick
ly passengers become acquainted, and
how warm and cordial the r acquaint
ance is. AVe formed many very pleas
ant acquaintances on board, and liny
continued and grew as tin: voyage
went on.
The details of our life on board the
Kmtannisi were thus:
tdn the morning we break fa-ted from
e1|;lit to nine, after that sve wandered
'vtth the voyagers all the foreneon on
'leek and en joyed the cool hreeKe-s of the
wean. We had lunch at one,'and spoilt
“** 'afternoons in our state, rooms
meeting again when wo dined at six.
ljicn we always wont on board the deck,
there promenading, singing and de-
harmed with ir. ai d it
an opjHirtUuity to stud A
interestingly.
We drove back to I\ugbv City, wh
Wt took the cars ami were <oon hack
Liverpool. /.
We next made an interesting visit to
‘‘Sfratford.-uprm-Abon,” tlie home bf
AVilliani Sbakspeare, and this'trip to'
me was the gemot my yovago to Eu
rope. Slpilcspeare is buried there in a
church called Sliakspeare’s church. The
city is a beautiful little town, at:d is
brimful of life. Nearly ewrvthing in
it bears the name of Shakspearc.the.ini-
mortal poet. Our hotel was called
Shakspeure’s hot“l, and e;u-h room in
th«} house was named for one of Shaks-
jieare’s (days of characters. I slept In
the room' “Hamlet.” No, you needn’t
ask if i was bothered with hi; ghost.. I
was too tired and sleepy to entertain a
ghost—even that of Hamlet. Each room
was’ hung with pictures representing
scenes in Shakspeure’s plays', and it was
very elegant and cosy indeed. We, at
tended services in Shakspeare’s church
on Sunday, and went back in the after
noon to visit, his grave and those of his
f thinly. >AVe discussed the matter of
Bacon ever being the author of Shaks
peare’s plays, and we all agreed that it
was foolish to think so for line moment.
We visited the school where Shakspeare
was taught Latin. We saw King’s col
lege, where Shakspeare received liis ed
ucation. I leaned on the same table
tiptop which he wrote many of his plays,
and saw the ciiair he sat in. ijBHpilifl
We-returned to Liverpool again, and
tiiere the party left mo, Miss Ruther
ford and her party going across the
channel to Paris to see the exposition.
I hated to part with them, but as 1 had
only gone for the benefit of the voyage,
I decided to return. After staying in
Liverpool;! week, I took passage on one
of the “White Star Line’s” handsome
vessels and cituie back to America, My
return voyage was also very pleasant.
I have enjoyed tlie trip extremely and
feel in better health and spirits than I
have felt for years. I would advise
every young person especially to go to
Europe. We have much to .learn from
Europe and she lias very much to learn
from us. The schooling begins at the
first meal on lioard the vessel and con
tinues until the return binding is made
I smi glad you called, for I am too' full
of talk about my trip to be comfortable
alone. Gpndbye sir.’*
We left bfm on fiis front veranda, re
luctantly, for we were charmed with
our visit, to the, venerable and golden
hearted gentlenrsTn.i
ADDRESS TO FARMERS ' gentlemen, potatoo -means tuber,
l ’“ 1 ' ' * and tuber, potatoe. [theirs.] -
!R, JUZilUS COHEN SPEAKS TO
THE ALLIANCE.
A Ringing Defense cf Agriculture—Sense
Timely Advice to Our Planters—How
ta Maks Our Country Blossom
as the Rose.
Special to The banner.
Daniels ville, Ga.,. .Inly 20.—On
Thursday last there was a great gather-
ng of theyoemanry of the laud in.Dan-
ielsville—of those horny-handed sous of
toil who make up the the Farmers’ Al
liance, and form the backbone of a
country. Many distinguished visitors
from afar were present, prominent
among them being Hon. .1 ulius Cohen,
a leading merchant of the. Classic- City.
Our people are all great admirers of Air.
C.ohen, and as soon -as it,was
learned that he was on
the grounds, a delegation was ap
pointed to wait upoii him and ask that
he address the people on “Agricul
ture.” With the modesty characteris
tic to this gentleman, lie at first de
clined, but upon being urged by the
committee, finally consented. The dis
tinguished orator was escorted to a
neighboring stump, and on this lie was
elevated amid deafening applause from
the assembled multitude. Would that
I had Mr. Cohen’s address in full, but
not being a stenographer, will have to
content myself with reporting his most
impressive and eloquent passages. Air.
Cohen said:
“Ladies ., and Gentlemen—Alliance-
men and Allianoeesses: This call to
address you upon the great subject <jf
Agriculture has taken me somewhat by
surprise, but I have never as yet re
fused to obey a command from the men
to whom we all owe our daily bread.
Like-you, gentlemen, I am a horny-
hanued son of toil, the only difference
being that the corns in my hand were
made by the yard-stick, and your’s by
the plow-hamlles. I do my gee-ingand
liaw-ing with a bolt of calico, and you
with a secton.of cotton rope. I run my
and
FELL WITH A CRASH.
bgbtfnl conversation went' on until a
«L‘ hour tinder the brightest, sqfKst
moonlight l ever saw. Our A1s£ns
liwi ty would often speak of the folks
.-,««««» vmv *.,,.ts at
Rome while out on the moonlit deck.
furrows with a ruler and red ink,
you with a plow and a mule. Wlrile
;mt * talked about the ga
you young foiks were
i Diversity commeneeinenfe tho.-ie lieau-
1 night.s. Thns it Went on^nml the.
voyage grew pleasanter the longer it
‘Mnl. There was no istiffness, i;o.for-l
taanty except that of propriety, and cv-
’Tv body aboard was thoroughly at
1, ' 1 i no a ttev the first few,days.
'After a voyage of’ nine daysi^ve
nulled a t Liverpool on the 21st of June,
b'ohoily had been sick, and had never
d meal at the tables, so we were
1 D ie spirits when we stepped on the
“Merry Old England.” .^Vt-
..Hie first visit wo made to any jwint
1 ’“b'rest was up to Chester, which is
gveat. English resort- It is noted
fits cathedral, which is siniply sub-
It is also famous for having the
"hotnan wall, which was biiflCby the
onians when Julius Caesar had plant-
p . mviitoiblo stamlard on the soil of
,r Ham. It is an interesting anyl . in-:
1'rills' sight, indeed,
keavng Chester we w
Z KK>ar college of wh
Ln -°Sf- IV'c saw the the
Tbe Scaffolding at Michael Bro.’3 New
Store Pkiis. x
Yesterday at one o’clock Broad street
was the scene of *a frightful • accident.
The builders’ scaffold around the walls
of Michael Bro.’s new store gave way
at the corner near the polieeidatiou and
fell with a crash to the ground. The
itcise \v:is sufficient to attract the atten
tion of everybody ou the streets, and by
the time a Banxku reporter was on the
scene there was a great crowd around.
The fall was aserions one, -for we found
1 our of the laborers lying fiat upon the
ground with the scaffold timbers about
them, and bleediftg freely fee in the
wounds indicted by~the fall. The other
hands were busily engaged pulling the
wounded,men from the timbers and ap
plying water to their bruises till the
doctors came. Among the injured men
Were:
Eil Jones, who received an ugly gash
he head and a cut in., his arm near
wrist.
Seab Smithhud a bad wound op the
head and a painful gash on Ins thigh.
Henry Irvin was cut in the head by a
nail and it bled freely. He also received
a slighteuc on one of his feet.
Willie Rowland was knocked Sense
less and lay across a pile of lumber a
long time before he \yas able to speak.
He received a very bad bruise in his side
and it is thought that lie is--internally
injured very seriously. His head was
also bruised' considerably and his hand
slightly cut. - t
Will Baker was pretty badly smashed
by the timbers, but was able to walk,
_ * .1 11 enffnr miif'h
j enjoyed it
lla <l occasion to at
H'Ui Rrt wn t g So j^
the greatest
p V m nnnt. AVe d
nfiiA
faua dl ' ou iUld "ere.
Z 1 y "ho occupy
royally. Thev
alb
" c then drove'.bi
a d a y ypj,,
t r> r -ngemen t
| ll "‘ railroad di
pH yard of tl
« beauti
. °«r next
and it is thought he will not suffer much
from the fall.
Air, James, one of the white men,was
slightly wounded, but will be over it
soon.
There were ten men on tbo scaff’old at
the time it fell, but only five of them
were any ways badly injured. Burt
Hill jumped from the falling mass and
saved himself from injury. Coleman
Parker swung, to- the "poles of the frame
work and thus escaped falling.
'flic cause of the accident was the
breaking of one of the planks that sup
ported tlie frame work. Upon it rested
the floor of the platform, and when it
broke all that end of the scaffold fell.
The injured men were taken home
unds were dressed
oim
le from
announce-
my
the scotching rays of a midday sun Sfe
baking your parched brows, I am
sweltering-from that same heat in mj-
store. Bo it is seen that there is a
closes—yea, a kindred tie, lietween the
dry goods merchant and the farmer.
“But, my friends, 1 have wandered
from this great subject of Agriculture
tlpat I have been invited to expound to
you tt;e joyous day and upon this jao-
iiKuitous occasion. Allianeeinen, iny
heart bounds at tho simple mention of
that great, living question. Many a
long night have I laid awake wracking
my tired brain with that important
issue, * What, is Agriculture V This
question, gentlemen, has taxed the
brains of statesmen from the days of
Demosthenes to the reign of your
present honored representative Pope
Gholston. But I can this day exclaim,
‘Eureka!’
J.adieSiand gentlemen, Agriculture is
simply Agriculture. [Great applause.]
Is there a man beneath the sound of my
voice who dares dispute this statement?
[Cries of “Trot him out.”] AVith this
great issue settled beyond dispute, let
us now annalize the condition of.the far
mer, and see what is best for bis pros
perity. Friends, we all admit that the
middle man is the fellow that must be
pumped out. ' Here you are selling
your cotton at nine cents a pound and
buy it back at twenty cents.. Fellow
farmers, wKy not abandon the ruinous
policy of planting cotton in its crude
state? Improve your seed, and in
stead 1 f growing lint .cotton raise all
manner of manufactured goods? [A
voice, ‘Xow you are whooping.’] Let
every farmer be his own cotton mill.
Yon have certainly an earthly Eden here
in the Free State of Aladison, for in eom-
ing to Danielsville .to-day Ed Smith,
pointed out to me the very old apple
tree from which Adam, pulled the for
bidden fruit., Lnever in my life saw
such a country as you have. I noticed
-on the road-side this morning the ftnest.
potatoe patch my eyes ever rested upon.
Why, my friends, from the look of the
vines and blooms they will make 15,000
bushels per acre. [At this,instant Mr.
J. S. King arose and begged to inter
rupt the speaker by . explaining that
thev were cow peas, and not sweet po
tatoes, to which he referred.] Sir, am
I or you delivering this speech ?” ex
claimed the orator in a tone of wither-
contempt. “I am aware that the
e potatoe slips
them, so that a
>wa upon the
wSEmwim
the nr.esr potatoes w
limbs.
•.unit -hop
friend King S' ems to b<
cultural critic, I would
mk
“Mv heart j gentlemen, has always
throbbed in sympathy with tlie farmer,
and I have watched liis career willi anx
ious eye. From the time, gentlemen,
that you sowed youreotton until you
gathered the bales; from the' time you
planted your corn to the day when you
harvested the meal;.you pulled your
potatoes, dug your roasting fears, yes,
fellow farmers, I have ever with watch
ful eye, followed you in your noble and
God-given calling. I am with you in
your gallant fight against'the jute bag
ging trust. I say to you, do not plant
a seed of jute, but let nature form the
bales in its own native covering. [Im
mense applause.] Xow.let me discuss
with ydu a great national issue, in
whk-h the farmers of our laud are vi
tally interested—I refer to the pension
ing of Yankee soldiers. Do you know,
fellow farmers, that this government of
ours spends ^120,(u>),000 a year to''take
care of its veterans, while tho thous
ands of maimed heroes that are now on
erutchesor crippled for life from wounds
received by the heels of that great ag
ricultural Qattling' gun, tlie Georgia
mule, are to-day uhprovided for? If
I am ever elected to congress, gentle
meu, I shall introduce a bill to pension
this elass of maimed heroes, [A voice,
“How about the Texes pony?”] The
Georgia mule is a necessity—the Texas
pony a luxury. I have no sympathy
for the nian who w ilfully mounts one
Qf these little acrobatic beasts or vol
untary gets into the track of a cyclone.
“There is another matter I want to
t^lk to you about. [Voices, ‘Hear.’
‘Hear!*] It is the fence question. He
all admit that fences are a heavy ex
pense to the farmer, while to require
him to keep , up his stock is another
large charge. But I have, solved this
problem. I say let stock continue to
run at large. [Cheers and hisses from
the fence and no-fence men.] Tear
away the fences. [‘Yes, and let the
crops be eaten up,’ replied a voice.] Xo,
mv friend, that is not necessary. In
stead of a fanner posting his land
against bird-hunters, let him post his
growing crops against trespassing stock,
m then prosecute to the extent of the
law any cow or hog or goat that dares
wander out of the beaten path. [Alore
applause.]
“Aly friend^ I could talk to you all
day, but I see that dinner is about
ready, and I will now adjourn sine
die.”
The distinguished speaker, was as
sisted down from the stump, and was
the recipient of quite-an ovation. He
will be requested to repeat liis great
address on “Agriculture” to the Alli
ances of other counties in this section.
D.'AV. AI.
mmn
i IiLIjiI lin
2
TO KILL W00LF0LK.
-JACK THE RIPPER AGAD,
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A BAND
WHO SAYS
DIE.
HE MUST
Men AVho Swear That Tom Must Die-
Ready to Shoot Him if Justices
Pronounce Him Not Guil-
ty—A Very Strange
Story,
AGAINST TIIE GEORGIA R. R.
.Mr. Shewed Makes Known His Griev
ances Against the Georgia Railroad.
It was rumored yesterday that Air
Shewell of this city would enter suit
against the Georgia Railroad.
Inquiring cf him the particulars of
of tlie case, lie told them to a Banner
reporter as follows:
“Some days ago my family weredbwn
the road on a visit of several days,
AVhen they started home they went to
the depot of the Georgia railroad at the
tovn where they were visiting and
found it closed. They were thus pre
vented from purchasing [tickets to Ath
ens, and when they boarded the train
and were approached by the conductor
they toldjiim that they had no tiekets,
having been prevented from purchas
ing them for the reason I have given.
The conductor persisted, however, in
charging them extra fare for not hav
ing purchased tickets. 1 think it was
unjust, and I am going to hare the
matter looked into by the Commission
ers. I think I am entitled to bring suit
against the road, and I am going to
write to Alajor Green to-day about it.
AleantimeT will see Commissioner Er
win of this city and demand redress.”
Special to The Banner.
Brunswick, Ga., July 19.— The
Brunswick Times prints a most re
markable story there—a genuine sensa
tion or the biggest canard ever pub
lished by a papor."
. It is to the effect that a band of armed
men, organized and capable of being
gotten together at any moment, have
sworn that Wool folk shall' die.
The writer in the Times asserts that
the story was told him on- St. Simons
island, and tho Times man believes it
. 9S H -J
and publishes it as a fact.
The determination that AVoolfolk
should die was made by tiiis band on
the day of the killing of tlie AVoolfolk
family.
The first meeting of the avengers was
held in tlie oak grove just behind the
AVoolfolk home. It was held while the
coroner’s jury was sitting, anil it was
decided that AVoolfolk there, and then
be killed.
Officers, howeves, carried trie prison
er to the Alaeon jail, and though the
avengers werg after the culprit on
horseback, they decided to not Carry
out their intentions then.
On -the trial at Alaeon twenty-six
/ " /
of the clan were present in court,amietl
to the teeth.
“Had that jury given a verdict in
AVoolfolk’s favor we would have rid
dled him with bullets.”
Things were watched after that, and
every move of Captain Rutherford was
kept up with.
AVhen AA'oolfolk'was pn trial at Perry
a representative delegation from the
avengers was there. The narrator tells
the reporter:
“I went, and if AA'oolfolk had not been
pronounced guilty again I would have
bepn one of those who have made it
their business to put an end to this
bruj:c.”
The story is given for wliat it Is worth.
The reporter says his informant is a
prominent resident of Brunswick, and
that lie left that place and Was at Perry
during the last trial of AVoolfolk.
g Another AVninnn Much an«f tl
Murderer Caught This Time.
iecial to ihe Banner.
Loxnox, July 20.—At 2:JO o’clock
this morning another murder of Jack
the BSpper class, and the capture of the
murderer, are reported. This'last crime
occurred just outside tlie AVhitechapd
district, near London bridge/ : Tho
shrieks of a woman were heard from the
rear of St. George’s buildings, 'tfhb
police caught the man as he wAs run
ning away, knife in hand. It is report
ed that the woman’s throat was cut and
the body mutilated. *
P0L10EME.N TO BE TRIED!
1
Charges Against the Patrolmen Who
Witnesses in the Pelot Case.
Special to Tlie Banner.
Atlanta, Ga., July' 20.—This morn
ing the board of police commissioners
instructed Chief Connolly to prefer
charges against the four policemen who
were witnesses in the co,roller’s invest;-'
gatiou of the killing of J. AV. Pelot.
/Thecharges wilf be “acting in.a man
ner unbecoming to an officer.”
The four policemen arc E. B. Pelot*
Henry L. Abbott, J. AI. Reeveff and L>.
S. Looney.
ANOTHER FALSE PROPHET.
Negroes Near Canton anil Their Kx-
citement.
Special to The rainier.
Canton, Ga.f July 20.—The Cherokqe
Advance is told that a pegro professing
to have supernatural powers Is attempt
ing to impersonate Christ is attracting
considerable excitement and a number
of followers among the more ignorant
negroes a few'miles belo\v> Canton.
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DISTRESS IN DAKOTA.
Farmers Compelled to Eat Field
dents and Gophers.
Special to The Banner.
Grafton, Dak., July 20.—Dry, hot
winds in the extreme north of Dakota,
near the boundary line, have played
havoc with the crops, and farmers are
reduced to eating field rodents, goph
ers, etc., for subsistence.
Homer Notes.
Frightened by a Snake,
The other day while Alessers.AVeir and
Baldwin were o\it fishing with a boat,
the former gentleman reached for a
bush on the river bank, but just before
he touched it discovered a large moc
casin sunning itself on that very limb.
His effort, however, shook the bush,
when tlie snake fell into the canoe,
lighting upon the seat. Air. Baldwin
jumped up to spring out into tlie river,
while Mr. A Veit- was too ^astonished to
move. The nake, however, settled the
matter by gliding put into the water.
Col. Baldwin affirms that the Great
Eastern or even Xoah’s ark were not
enough, to hold him and a moeea-
at the same time. There are a great
-y snake- this season. -
TRAGEDY AT MUD CREEK.
Four Men Killed, and One Seriously
- Wounded
Special to the Baiiner.
Birmingham, July 19.—A pitched bat
tie occurred this morning in the west-
tern part of this county, between the
Simpson and Houghton families and
friends of both sides. A bloody feud
between the Simpsons and Houghtons
has existed for three years, ^n the first
fight this morning two of the Hough
tour’s party were killed outright, luid
several pf the other party were wound
ed.JIThe Simpsons and their friends
took refuge in an old barn, and were
attacked by a party of officers guyled
by J. B. Houghton. The Simpsons
opened fire and killed one of the officers,
deputy sheriff Morgan, of this city,
and fatally wounded Houghton. The
fire was returned, and oneof the Sirup-
son party killed, but the officers return
ed without making arrests.
The messenger from the scene of the
battle has just arrived with the request
that the sheriff send a strong posse ’ at
once, as more blood shed is expected.
Five of the Houghtons and three of
the Simpsons have been killed since the
fned began, three years ago, and many
others wounded. The two families are
Special to the Banner.
IIomkr, Ga. July 20—Airs. AV. C. J.
Garrison was taken quite sick yester
day.
Col. Oscar Brown and Dr. V. J>..
Lockhart attended Hall Superior court
this weekT
Aliss Lizzie Grier, of Athens, is spend
ing the summer at the Forbes hotel.
An excellent bell lias been ordered for
the Home Institute.
Detective Turnbull, of the 1*. O. de
partment, traced a lost registered letter
to the office of Doric Garrison on yester
day. ; < 'v , . U.
Mrs. Meeks, seventy-nine yeal-s.oM,
died near town this week.
Judge Hill left this morning for At
lanta on business.
The prospect for honey and .peaches
is-quite fluttering just now.
A Marriage That Was Not Known.
Special t:> The Banner.
Xew York, Ji^lv oO.—The World
says that amoruf'the passengers on the
City of Paris, from this part July 10th,
were registered, “Edwin Gould and
Airs. Gould.” It was not known tha
young Gould was married, and there is
much curiosity as to tlie identify of Airs.
Gould.
Journalise in Germany.
Special to The Banner.
London, July 20.—A-Berlin dispatch
of to-da}' reports, that tlie poliee pros
ecution of the two editors, Holdlieim
and Bernstein, qf the well known
socialistic daily, the Volks Zeitung,
and the director, Franz May, has fallen
through, and that the prisoners ha
been discharged.
A Famine in Samoa.
Special to the Banner. |
New York, Jtfijr 20.—The A
prints a letter from King Alattaaf;
Air. Klein, stating tha' the 'war and
hurricane in S;tmpa have caused a fam
ine, and expressing the hope that
Americans will send aid to the unfor
tunate SamoanS.
? Strike.
.
Ano
Special to th
West Superior, AVis.. July 20.—A
general strike was inaugurated yester
day among laborers. and over 600 ar<
among tlie wealthiest and most.[i>romi- j .
tlie
. Reports from nearly
Georgia anil A
that the,corn
ye:ir<.
nent residents in
thejccunty.
The Gallows
Special to Ti-.e Banner.
Little Falls. Minn.,
bert Billow was banged
morning, tot- toe numb
Eicli,
stern part
of Fran