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THE COURANT AMERICAN.
VOL. XVII.
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THE DRUGGIST.
Gentlemen’s clothing and un
derwear at Vaughan’s are exclus
ive and marvelously cheap.
Murray’s Murder Trial-
Dalton Argus.
The trial of the Alford boys and
lioseoe Russell for the murder of
Bob Keith beg in in Spring Place
yesterday. Tne state is represented
by Col. I. E. Shumate and Solicitor
8. F. Maddox; the defendants are
represented by Cols. C. N. King and
J. J. Bates, of Spring Place, and Col.
IV'att Harris, of Cartersvilie. From
those who heard the testimony yes
terd.iy, The Argus learns that it is
very damaging to the accused. The
woimn, Minnie Davis, testified that
Bob Keith was killed near her
hou-e by the Alford boys, who hit
•din in the forehead with something
die didn’t know what. She said
K ' coe Russell was in her house at
the same time of the killing, hut
"as with the Aifords and knew of
1 the doctors who exhumed the
body corronorated her testimony.
Ibe body was well preserved, and
showed no signs of decay except in
• h‘- bowels. The head showed a
fracture in the forehead, which they
S ' l .V could not have been made by
falling iron a horse and hitting his
■ ui ut! ;i lock; it was made by
M n;e round, smooth obj et. The
neck was not broken and showed
no signs of a fall. The case will
probably drag through today and
into the night. The morning has
been consumed in hearing the t- s
fiaiony for the defense. It is said
•ne whole thing looks very black
Hr the defendants.
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Made from pure
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against alum*
baking powders are the greatest
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CARTERSVILLE. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 21, 18118.
PURSUING OF BLACKS
Dozen Deaths From Race War in
Mississippi.
GENERAL LYNCHING IS FEARED.
Governor’s Interference Not Relish
ed-Told to Go Back to Brandon
and Attend to rlis Business.
Forrest, Miss., Oct. 24. —Eleven
dead negroes, one dead white man
and one negro and three white
men seriously wounded is the re
sult at this writing of the bloody
war being waged between the white
anti black races in the Harpers
ville neighborhood of this, Scott
county. Several of the rioters
have been captured and lodged in
jail at Forrest today, but the oth
ers escaped in the swamps. Large
crowds of white men are in close
pusuit however, and more names
are hourly expceted to be added to
the death list.
It is impossible to obtain a full
list of the killed for the reason that
some of the negroes were shot
down in the woods and hurriedly
buried by the whites where they
fell. A member of the posse said
that he helped bury three negroes
in trenches, but neither himself or
anyone in his crowd knew their
names and they did not make in
quiry.
STRAIGHT TALK TOM’LAURIN.
Gov. A. J. McLaurin went to
Harpersville last night and appeal
ed to the whites not to molest the
prisoners in the custody of the
sheriff. The governor’s talk had
a good effect on the majority of
those in the crowd, but some of the
hot-headed members did not relish
the governor’s interference and
told him so in language more plain
than polite. For instance, at a
point in the governor’s speech
where he was emphasizing the duty
of every citizen to aid in the en
forcement of the law one impudent
individual in the audience yelled :
“Governor, during the yellow
fever epidemic, when your services
were wanted at Jackson, you could
not be found. Where was you
then? Now, when your services
are not needed, you come and stick
your nose into our business. Go
back to Brandon.”
Sheriff Stephenson has placed a
strong guard at the Forrest jail to
prevent the lynching of the rioters,
now in custody, on account of open
threats being made here to storm
the prison tonight. Two negroes
who are under arrest have made
full confession. The funeral of the
murdered officer, Sibley, occurred
at Harpersville today and was at
tended by hundreds of people.
Sheriff Stephenson considered
the situation so serious tonight
that he decided to take the prison
ers to Meridian for safe keeping.
A large posse was organized and
the negroes will be placed on the
9 o’clock train.'
OF STUDENT LIFE.
Gideon Hendricks Writesfrom N. G.
N. A , College,
Editors Courant American:
Dahlonega, Ga., October 21, ’9B.
Having been here a sufficient
length of time to have become ac
ustomed to my surroundings, I can
say I am well pleased with the N.
O. A. and M. College.
The hoys who a tend this college
are gentlemanly and studious as a
rule.
The school is increasing every
dav in number, and if it continues
j to increase as it has for the past
I twenty days, there wiii be, at the
least calculation, two hundred and
seventy-five here by the first of
February, which is the beginning
of tne spring term. Tnere are at
present about two hundred names
on the college register.
Anybody who wants to go to a
college Where the students are not
required to study had better stay
away from here, for the teachers
will surely give them something to
do.
Four different courses are taught
at this college, viz: A. 8., B. S., E.
1., and Business.
I am taking a husiness course
and it will take me two years to
complete it. Now thiscoursedoesn’t
ieach business only, but gives the
student a good literary education.
The military department is con
sidered the finest in the state. We
have a graduate of West Point de
tailed here by the government, as
commandant of cadets. Every af
ternoon at 3:43 o’ciock the college
hell begins to ring, and boys can be
seen in every direction “pulling”
for the driil Held. We have to be
there at 4 o’clock sharp, and be
ready to fall in when the bugles
are sounded. Then work begins in
earnest. We have some battalion
drills. It is believed there will be
three c mpanies organized here at
the beginning of the spring term,
whereas, there has been only two
heretofore. Mark the increase.
Every student, whether a cadet > r
not, is under military discipline.
Every officer whether commission
ed or non commissioned, must act
as officer of the day when his turn
conns. He goes on at 5 o’clock in
the afternoon and serves in that
capacity until five p. m., the next
day. It is the business of the offi
cer of the day to report to the faeu'ty
all those he may see violating any
of the college laws, especially being
out of quarters after dark and
smoking. We can go to preaching,
prayer.neeting, in fact to any r -
ligious-ervice that doesn’t conflict
with our daily recitation or drill
exercises, but if we are caught out
twenty minutes after the services
close, we will be reported to the
faculty. Then what? Why, we
will be demented heavily, if a suf
ficient excuse is not rendered.
We have to attend church forma
tion, which takes place every Sun
day morning, stand inspection and
then we are compelled to go to
church.
There are three flourishing liter
ary societies here, the Corona tor
the girls, the Phimu and Decora for
the boys. I’ll tell you the boys get
up some very hot debates here
sometimes.
Some of you maybe would like
to know how this mountain country
agrees with a Cartersville boy.
Well I have gained about fourteen
pounds since I came up here. This
may seem like an exaggeration to
some of you, but there is one boy in
tiiin school who ordered his uniform
when he first arrived here, which
wa< about the middle of September.
When his uniform came,which was
about the middle of October, it was
found to be too small for him. The
boy was weighed again and it was
soon found out why the uniform
uidn't fit. He had actually gained
ninety pounds.
I don’t want to bore you good
people of Cartersville with any
longer letter than this one, but I
have saved the best for the last.
Governor elect-Candler has invi
ted the cadets of the N. G. A. and
M. College to act as his honorary
escort during the inauguration, and
we have accepted the same.
We will leave here Friday morn
ing and go to Gainesville, w here
we will join Candler and go
with him to Atlanta, where we will
act as his body-guard the next day.
We will not leave Atlanta until
Sunday. I will now close for this
time. Ht [ting to see many of my
Cartersville friends in Atlanta next
Saturday, I am,
Yours very truly,
Gideon W. Hendricks.
Vaughans’ clothing sales have
been unusually large—.they see
he best men and boys’ suits in
uorth Georgia.
Hood’s pills are the only pills to take
with Hood’s Sarsaparilla. 25e.
Writing
PRESCRIPTIONS
Is One Thing
Filling Them is Ouite Another.
The first you intrust to
your physician, and
this is our bid to do the
second for you.
We have made the ac
curate filling of pre
scriptions a careful
study ; and use only
drugs and chemicals of
known purity.
HULL J GREENE.
PHARMACISTS.
THEDOIISDEPARIORE
Will be Delayed Beyond President’s
Intention.
GREAT TASK TO SHIP ARMY-
Meantime the Sovereignty of Spain
Will Continue In the Part
of Cuba it Holds.
Washington, Oct. 24—It is now
certain that the complete evacua
tion of Cuba will b delayed beyond
the period originally fixed by live
administration. This will follow
entirely without reference to any
thing that has occurred in Paris
before the peace commission. The
war department has about satisfied
itself that the task imposed upon
the Bpani-h authorities—the re
1110VH1 ami the transportation to a
great distance by sea of about 10,000
soldiers, sick and well, with their
aceontremt n s— is beyond the abil
ity of the (Spaniards. The magni
tude of the task is shown by the
fact that the great trans-Atlantic
steamer lines crossing the Atlantic
trorn New York all combined in
prosperous seasons transport only
about 50,000 persons in one year—
less than half the number that the
Spanish officials with their poor
facilities were expected to trans
port in about ten weeks.
WILL RETAIN SOVEREIGNTY.
Delay in the evacuation of Cut a
will cause a delay in the relinquish
ment of sovereignty by the Span
iards over the entire island, which
was ae f for Dec. 1. It is hardly
deemed prudent to undertake to
assume charge of the municipal
affairs of Havana so long as the
city contains a strong garrison of
Spanish troops, and it is feit that
law and order could he better main
tained in such centers by allowing
them to remain under Spanish
jurisdiction until the are evacua
t< and by the troops and reoccupied by
United States troops.
It is not to be understood from
this that the American military
commission is in any sense abating
the pressure it has brought to bear
upon the Spanish military commis
sion to secure the evacuation of the
island and the relinquishment of
sovereignty. On the contrary, tte
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IF YOU FAIL TO TAKE AD
VANTAGE OF THIS
OPPORTUNITY
Our obligations must be
met. Cannot wait for col
lections.
For a few days only, our
entire stock of
FURNITURE
will be sold at
ReflucsQ Prices.
Less than • ever before.
This means business. Come
and see. Respectfully,
A. B. CONYOS.
THE PLACE TO BUY.
MONEY BACK IF YOU .WANT IT
You Don't Have to
Guess at It.
You Can See the
SAVING.
Vaughan’s qualities and
styles are eminently superior to the racket “cheapness,”
and you save money when you invest there. They
labor to supply all who purchase with the best —they
give back the money if every word is not true.
While others complain their business grows —new
customers are breaking away from old beaten paths
and connecting themselves with a firm whose policy is
te give in everv instrnce an article that will wear.
You can’t afford to be deceived —establish confidence
when you trade and the gam is yours.
Let these few items teil the price-story :
40 inches all wool Venetians, 50c per yard.
50 inch double width waterproof, 25c per yard.
Standard new style percales, 9c per yard.
Ladies polka shoes, to unload at 50c.
Outing flannels, new styles, 3J4.
Heavy bed comforts, full size, 73c, SI.OO and $1.50.
50 pairs of Zeigler Bros, fine Dongola shoes in $2 25,
$2.50 and $3 00 qualities broken size, to close at $l5O.
Ladies capes, all sizes, all styles 25c to #IO.OO.
Yard wide sheeting, per yard.
Cotton checks, new styles, 3J4c to Gc.
Fascinators.all wool,assorted colors, 20c, 25c and 50c.
Ladies heavy knit under vests. i2j4c, 25c,50cand 75c.
Childrens union suit, 25c and 50c.
Every department complete. You’ll get value re
ceived it vou buy.
J. W. VAUGHAN & CO.
Cartersville, Ga.
commission lias redoubled its efforts
to secure these objects, but is not
disposed to insist upon the perfor
ance of impossibiliiies, and its d< -
mauds will be largely shaped in
the knowledge that the Spaniar* i
are acting in perfectly good faith fn
their efforts to carry out th- term
of the protocol.
INDEPENDENCE
Declaration by Gen. Wood asMili
taryCovernor in Cuba.
Santiago, Oct. 24.—Gen. Wood,
military governor pro tern of the
department of Santiago, today is
sued a proclamation in ten sections,
which is a sort of provisional dec
laration of independence.
The first section guarantees to
the people the right of assembly
for the common good, and to ap
ply to those in power by petition
or remonstrance for the redress of
grievances.
The second section guarantees
the right to worship God accord
ing to individual conscience, pro
vided there is no interference with
any existing form of worship.
The third section directs that
courts of justice shall be open to
all, and that no private property
shall be taken by the government
without compensation.
The fourth section, dealing with
criminal trials, invests the accused
with the right to be heatd himself
or by counsel and to have compul
sory process to secure the atten
dance of a witness in his behalf.
The fifth sect‘on says no person
accused of crime shall be compell
ed to give evidence against him
self.
The sixth section declares that
no such person, who is once ac- (
quitted of the charge brought;
against him, shall be tried again |
for the same offense.
The seventh section provides i
that all persons charged with crime j
shall be entitled to bail except in
cases of capital offense, and that
the writ of habeas corpus may not
be suspended except when the
commanding officer deems it ad
visable.
The eighth section says that ex
cessive bail shall not be required,
and that no excessive fine nor
cruel punishment shall be inflicted.
The ninth section provides that
in order to secure the people
against unreasonable search there
shall first be established under
oath a presumption of guilt.
The tenth section guarantees to
all the right to write or print free
ly on any matter, subject to respon
sibility for abuse and oi the right.
The municipal laws are to be
administered in accordance with
these declarations of rights, sub
ject to modifications which in the
judgment ol the commanding gen
eral would be beneficient and pro
mote the principles of civilization.
A PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
Mr, J. H. Morris’ Leg: Broken by a
Kick Prom a Mule.
Early last Thursday morning
while Mr. J. H. Morris, who lives
about a mile out of town, was look
ing after the feeding of his stock,
he found one of his mules lying
down in a cramped position, with
one of his hind feet hung in his
month. 111 trying to extricate the
foot Mr. Morris was kicked on the
ankle by the other hind foot of the
mule, breaking both bones and
fracturing the ankle, causing a
painful and serious fracture.
Dr. W. C. Griffin was sent for
and with the assistance of Dr. F.'
R. Calhoun, set the injured limb,
and while the fracture lias caused
Mr. Morris considerable pain he is
doing as well as could be expected
under the circumstances.
Mr. Morris is a popular and pro
gressive citizen and his friends
throughout the county will hope
for his speedy recovery.
KILLED BY A NEGRO-
Shot at Police Urncers and Hit
Bystander-Policeman Wounded.
Chattanooga, Oct. 23.—Sergeant
Clarence Allen, Company I. Eighth
colored United States volunteers,
infantry, imimmes, fired on three
police whw were attempting to ar
rest a colored man who was drunk
and threateningly displaying his re
volver in a crowd. One of the bal
lets from AlDr.’s pistol took effect
in the head of Charles Bugles, a
white man standing in the saloon,
killing him instantly. A general
fusilade from policemen and sol
diers followed. One of the police
men, Moseley, was slightly wound
ed in the arm. Alien was finally
arrested and lodged in jail. The
riot produced great excitement, and
General Boynton ordered a strong
provost guard to the city at once.
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