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THE CO'(JR. ANT AMERICAN.
VOL. XIX.
IAN! MINOR
IENTIBHCS
Lively Uttle Local Lines and Lim
nings Linked.
HOTIHGSOF THE noteworthy.
r , re fully Corraled Chat of City
conC ernlngs of Which the
Courant Is Cognizant.
Mrs.J. R - Trip!* s P ent Tuesday
last i fl Atlanta.
vlr y V. Sloan, of Rome, was
j„ the city last Sunday.
u r J B. Pyron, of Cincinnati,
spent last Sunday in town.
m Foute vistited Cal
hom. the first of the week.
Col. Sam Wilkes, of Atlanta, was
in Cartersville last Saturday.
t A. Crawford. Dalton’s
c le V er postmaster, was among old
friends in Cartersville Monday.
The Knights of Pythias will
sene oysters after the work in the
third rank at their castle hall to
night.
Col. Jake C. Moore, the clever
and efficient assistant keeper of the
state penitentiary, was in town
Tuesday.
The friends of Mr. Miller Gil
reath, Sr., were pleased to see him
on the steets Monday for the first
time since his trying illness.
We are requested to state that
there will be no meeting of the art
section of the Cherokee Club on
next Tuesday, as had been arrang
ed for.
An invitation lias been extended
to the lodges of Rome and Chatta
nooga to attend the Knights of
Pythias meeting tonight, and sev
eral members of each have signified
their intention of attending.
We are in receipt of a copy of
the initial number of The Blue
Ridge Methodist, a neat and bright
little religious paper, the publica
tion of which has just been begun
by Rev. T. Wallace Rogers, orig
inally from this county.
Judge Fite’s health continues to
improve. He intends holding
Catoosa superior court, to open
next Monday week, and if his
strength allows, now seeming prob
able, will hold the other courts as
they come on the calendar.
Mr. J. W. Cunyus entertained
the Stilesboro Farmers’ Club, of
which he is a member, at a dinner,
on Saturday last. The dinner was
a fine spread and was greatly en
joyed by the guests, about fifty in
all. There was a business meeting
at which the guano trust and farm
matters generaly were discussed.
r - J- B. Hartness, who has
charge of the East and West rail
road yard here, happened to an ac
cident the other day from which he
is temporally disabled. He was
engaged with some hands in load
!l'g a big iron wheel on a freight
car when he was caught between
e wheel and the car door and was
iurt about the head and breast.
Elbert Sipton and George White,
"o negro boys about fifteen vears
were arrested Tuesday, charged
• u 1 stea ling. It seems in collect
ng scrap iron for sale, they not
on v robbed the piles of the pur
- mt the y went to robbing
machinery of their parts, some cog
frr S a ? d odier parts being taken
km' belon S in g to Lump
to jail S They were committed
reader 5 Wa Benfey - the talented
house ’r ave i a readln K at the opera
audien Ues ! day n 'R'ht to a large
ti ve , Ke , of refined and apprecia
from nf\ P e ' . Sbe ave sections
and’? kenS Ta l eofTvv °Cities.”
Mis -n so f nieh umoious selections.
EyeeunV nfCy is the last o{ the
son k ? S attrac tions for the sea
ted ff U and wll ° "’id be selec
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Makes me food more delicious and wholesome
POWDER CO., HEW YORK.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. JANUARY 25, 1900.
A still was captured in the Sixth
district on Tuesday and Harrison
Dooly, a young man of the neigh
borhood was charged with operat
ing it. He was tried before Com
missioner Murphey yesterday and
bound oyer to the United States
court. There was a strong array
of witnesses present to swear to the
innocence of Dooley, but only four
were used, it is said. The still
was within a quarter of a mile of
Dooly’s house, but was proven not
to be on his land. There was said
to have been a path leading in the
direction of his home. He bears a
splendid reputation among all who
know him.
~ GOOD WORDS.”
For Cartersville From Methodist s
New Pastor.
Rev. W. R. Branham writes the
Wesleyan Christian Advocate ’as
follows:
“After spending three delightful
years in Milledgeville among a no
ble, geuerous, golden-hearted peo
ple, I found myself and family at
supper-time on the 15th of Decem
ber, 1899, in the cozy parsonage at
Cartersville, and began the work of
another conference year. I have
never received a more gracious,
spontaneous, heart-cheering wel
come than I have from Cartersville,
irrespective of denominational re
lationships. My good friend Judge
F. M. Longley, with whom I was
domiciled at the LaGrange confer
ence and whose whole-hearted hos
pitality I very much enjoyed —said
to me that a ‘sectarian could not
live in LaGrange,’ the same can
be I think truthfully said of Car
tersville. The atmosphere would
be so unhealthy that he would
either die, or move out. They have
a very pleasant way here of turn
ing over everything to an incoming
f astor. They do not forget the out
going pastor, he has their love,: y .11-
pathy, prayers, but for his Master’s
sake, they have made it exceeding
ly pleasant for the incoming one.
“By the Lord’s help, we are go
ing to have a good year. We want
to make 1900 an epochal year along
every line of church work and de
velopment. Somehow I feel that
there are now the foretokens of a
great revival of spirhual religion
in our grand old dehomiuation.
The church is going to rally as
never before in the work of the
world’s salvation, and its cause of
Christain education. Let us give
the Lord a chance to do for us
what He has promised—“exceed
ingly, abundantly, above that we
can ask or think.”
“I am glad to have as my Pre
siding Elder, Dr. J. F. Mixon. It
has been my good fortune to be
under him, this is the seventh year
of my ministerial life. Of sound
judgment, spleudid preaching abil
ity, with a warm, sympathetic
heart, I have always had in him not
only a judicious counsellor, but a
friend, my father’s friend and mine.
May God bless the old Wesleyan
this good year of our Lord. 1900.
May her subscribers increase abund
antly, and her messages of fight
and love teach righteousness and
bless and brighten every Metho
dist home in our good old state !”
CASTORIA.
See. ts the K |n d You Have Always Bottgjr
Payment of Pensions,
Macon Telegraph.
There was a slight falling off in
the number of applicants for pen
sions at the office of Pension Com
missioner Lindsey today. This
was due to the fact that nearly all
of the beneficiaries ju the indigent
list residing in this section were
paid off last week. The amount
of money paid out to date is said
to be about $70,000. By February
Ist it is believed all of the indigent
pensions will be paid The widows
will come in next for their money,
and all of them will likely get
theirs by February 15th. The in
valid list will then command the
attention of the commissioner. The
entire pension role amounts to
$660,000. If the people of the
state at the next general election
ratify the action of the legislature
in passing the Blalock bill, then
the veterans will get $200,000
more.
ARE TO WORK
IN HARMONY.
Mr. Bryan in Washington and Unites
ibe Democrats-
BRINGS HIS FOLLOWERS IN
Congress Together on thetSubJeots
of Expansion and Trusts—The
Reumring of Licenses.
Editorial Cor. Chicago Record.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 21. —
Col. Bryan’s visit to Washington
last week resulted in an agree
ment among the democratic lead
ers of the senate and house of rep
resentativei to advocate hereafter
a harmonious and uniform policy
upon at least two important issues
—expansion and trusts. There
has been a very wide divergence
of sentiment in that party upon
the first proposition, and some of
the most ardent of expansionists
are- found in its ranks. This is
particularly true in the south, and
there has been a great deal of anx
iety among the leaders for that rea
son. There were earnest argu
ments from several points of view
at the conference held at the cap
itol last P'riday, and the published
reports of a row between Mr.
Bryan and some of his senatorial
supporters had a little bit of found
ation. but everybody was '"nxions
to devise a policy that would be
satisfactory to all concerned and
construct a platform upon wnich
both the demccratic expansionists
and the “antis” could stand, par
ticularly the editors of influential
papers in the south who have been
advocating expansion doctrines.
Finally, after a heated discussion
and reluctant yielding upon the
part of several prominent men,
they “got together,” so to speak,-
and devised a policy which is to
hold until the national convention.
It does not differ materially from
that defined in the resolutions of
fered by Senator Bacon,of Georgia,
last December, and may be sum
med up as follows:
1. The suppression of the insur
rection in the Philippine islands.
2. The establishment of a re
publican form of government there
as soon as the insurrection is sup
pressed.
3. The withdrawal of the army
as soon as such a government is in
operation.
4. The relinquishment of the
sovereignty of the United States,
but the exercise of a protectorate
over the islands in order to pre
vent foreign interference.
5. The issue of $20,000,000 in
bonds of the Philippine republic to
reimburse the United States for the
indemnity paid to Spain.
The solution of the trust pro
blem was less difficult, and Mr.
Bryan’s plan was generally ap
proved. He proposes that the
jurisdiction of the federal govern
ment be extended over all corpora
tions that have interests in more
than one state, and are therefore
engaged in interstate commerce in
the constitutional meaning of that
phrase, and the passage of a law
requiring them to take out licenses
for which they must pay a reason
able tax to the commissioner of in
ternal revenue. At stated periods
all such corporations shall be r -
quired to publish statements 01
their financial condition and trans
actions, similar to those made by
the national banks, and their
books shall be always open to ex
amination by special agents of the
internal-revenue bureau, who shall
have power and duties similar to
those of national bank examiners.
This proposition is not material
ly different from that which the
industrial commission is expected
to recommend in its report to con
gress, except that that body wid
recommend that the trusts be placed
under the jurisdiction of the inter
state commerce commission instead
of the internal revenue bureau.
—
Death of an Infant.
Little Francis Elizabeth, infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank G.
Stover, died of pneumonia, of which
it suffered onlv a brief twenty-four
hours, on Thursday last at 12-30
o’clock, at their home in At
lanta.
The little body was brought to
this city for interment. The fu
neral took place from the home of j
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Stover, the
grandparents, on Friday morning.!
Rev. A. W. Bealer, of the Baptist
chutch officiated, but was assisted
by Rev. E. M. Craig, of the Pres
hvterian church, and Rev J. W.
B ten nan. < f the First Presbyterian
church, of Chattanooga.
Mr. Bealer made a pretty talk,
saying many consoling words for
the bereaved parents,citing the fact
that while nothing was finished
here the little bud was transplated
for a perennial growth in the
Garden of Paradise. Dr. Bach
man also made remarks beautiful
and .touching.
THv r aims were brought from
Atlanta in a special car and were
accompanied by Ma j.and Mrs. Mc-
Collum, grandpa;eat-i 011 the ma
ternal side; Mr. and Mrs. MaLGar
ner. Messrs. Joseph Garner, Frank
McCollum, Sydney Heard, Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Armstead, Mr. Henry
and Dr. Bachman
The remains were laid to rest at
Oak Hill.
VALUE OF 1899 CROPS.
Final Estimates of the Agricultural
Department’s Statistician.
Washington, D. C.„ January 20.
—The statistician of the depart
ment of Agriculture has made pub
lic his final estimates of the acreage,
production and value of the crops
of 1899. The values are based on
the average farm prices on Decem
ber 1, in accordance with the pract
ice of the department.
The wheat acreage was 44,592,-
416, the production 347.303.846
bushels, and the value $319,545,259,
the average yield acre being 12.3
bushels, and the average farm price
per bushel on December 1,58.4 c.
The corn acreage was 82,108,587,
the production 2,078,143,933 bush
els and the value $629,210,110, the
average yield per acre being 25.3
bushels, and the average farm
price per bushel on December 1,
3°-3 c -
The average in oats was 26,341,-
380, the production 796,177,713
bushels, and the value $198,167,-
575. the average yield per acre be
ing 30.2 bushels, and the average
farm price per bushel on Decem
ber 1,14.9 c.
The barley is estimated at
73,381,563 bushels, the rye crop at
25,961,741 bushels, the buckwheat
crop at 11,094,473 bushels, the pota
to crop at 228,783,232 bushels and
the hay crop at 56,655,756 tons.
JUDGE FITE RECOVERS.
Visits the Capitol and Calls on Gov
ernor Candler.
Atlantt Journal.
Judge A. W. Fite, of Cartersville,
was in Atlanta yesterday for the
first time since his recent illness
and spent the day mingling with
his friends. He called on the gov
ernor and state house officials at
the capitol and was cordially re
ceived by all. Asked about his
condition the judge said he was
glad to get 011 his feet again, but
was not entirely well.
Judge Fite presides over the su
perior court of Cherokee circuit and
has always been a power in poli
tics. His many friends through
out the state will be glad to learn
of the improvement in his condi
tion.
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BUEEER IS AT
STANDSTIEL.
Warren Holds Position, but Cannot
Reach Boer Trenches-
BOTH SIDES SHELL VIGOROUSLY
Heavy Battle Has Been RainE
Since Saturday on Oli
ver’s Hoek Road.
London, Jan. 24. —Contrary to
the announcement made shortly
before Wednesday forenoon, the
following dispatch from Gen. Bul
ler, dated at Spearman’s Camp,
Jan. 23, 6 p. 111., has just been
posted:
“Warrren holds the position he
gained two days ago. In front of
him, at about 1,400 yard:--, is the
enemy’s position, west of Spion’s
Kop. It is on higher ground than
Warren’s position, so it was impos
sible to see into it properly. It
can be approached only over bare
open slopes and the ridges held by
Warren are so steep that guns can
not be placed on them. But we
are shelling the enemy’s position
with howitzers and field artillery,
placed on lower ground, behind in
fantry.
“The enemy is replying with
creusot and other artillery. In this
duel the advantage rests with us,
as we appear to be searching his
trenches and his artillery fire is not
causing us much loss. An attempt
| will be made tonight to sieze
Spion’s Kop, the salient of which
forms the leit of the enemy’s posi
tion, facing Trichard’s and
which divides it from the position
facing Potgieter’s drift. It has
j considerable command over all the
enemy’s entrenchments.”
Boer Head Laager Ladysmith,
Monday, Jan. 22. —A battle has
been raging along the Olivers
Hoek road since Saturday, between
the Boers, under Pretorms, and
6,000 British. The fighting is in
full swing at Spion’s Kop. The
Boers, under Botha and Cronje,
have been sent thither. The Brit
ish elsewhere are only making a
reconuoissauce of the Boer posi
tions.
President Steyn was under fire
at the foremost position of the P'ree
Staters.
London, Jan. 24.—The Daily
Chronicle publishes the following
heliographed message from Lady
smith, dated Jan. 22, by way of
Swart Kop, Jan. 23:
“Yesterday we could see British
shells bursting close to the Boer
camp on the plateau this side of
Potgieter’s drift, but the camp still
remains in position there today.
“We had heavy firing all this
morning. The artillery fire is slack,
but the battle begun on Mt. Bulu
wano is still being waged.”
A MACON RIOT.
Two Negroes Killed and Two White
Men Shot.
The Macon News of Monday af
ternoon tells of a bloody riot in that
city as follows:
A frightful scene of carnage oc
cured at 2:45 o’clock this ofteruoon,
near Hammond’s saloon.
L. H. Butler, a negro, had made
an attack on a negro woman and
was pursuing her down the street,
when Policeman Pierce undertook
to stop Butler. The latter drew a
44-Calibre ana began to shoot reck
lessly- The policeman and by
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aiauuuio niiWUug at. uuuv.l ,
with the result that he was instant
ly killed by a bullet through the
body.
In the meantime, however, the
negro’s bullets had done awful
work. One bullet went through
the stomach of B. Feldman, an um
brella mender, and it is believed his
injuries are fatal.
Another bullet went through the
head of Ong Smith, a negro, kill
ing him instantly.
Another bullet went through the
neck of a white man named Reed,
the injury being very dangerous.
Butler made the attack on the
negro woman because she had giv
en him away, reporting that he had
already killed two men somewhere
down the road.
The noise of the shooting brought
an immense crowd to the street am:
the crack ng of revolvers was like
a battle. It was a wonder that
n ore were not injured by flying
ad.
It is believed that Butier was
killed by Fierce, whose good n arks
ma nship probably saved ether lives.
Every chamber of Butler’s revol
ver was discharged.
Mr. FHdman and Smith are now
in the city hospital, having been
taken there immediately after be
ing shot.
NICARAGUA CANAL.
Central American Republics Willinsr
to Laaae to Uncle bam.
Washington, D. C. January 20. —
The State Department has received
assurances from Costa Rica and
Nicaragua that they are willing to
lease terri ory to the United Slates
for 100 hundred years, or 200 years
if necessary, for the construction of
the Nicaragua Canal.
This definite assurance absolute
ly removes any doubt that may
have existed as to an agreement on
a treaty between the United States
and Costa Rica and Nicaragua, by
which the absolute control i the
canal shall be vested in the United
States.
The State Department will pro
ceed to make the formal treaty
with Nicaragua and Co.-ta Rica as
soon as the bill has been passed by
Congress, but, in the meantime, it
is expected that there will be fur
ther exchange of notes discussing
the treaty between the goverments
in advance of the actual passage of
the hill and its signature by the
President. ✓
It was stated to-day at the de
partment that Nicaragua had con
sented p' l arbitrate its differences
with the Maritime Company, which
holds that its concession, while it
nominally expired October 13 last,
is still in force under certain clauses
of the agreement. While this mat
ter is admitted to arbitration, it was
stated at the department that it
would not have any effect of delay
on the negotiations between the
United Statts and the two Central
American republics.
Decides Not to Lecture-
Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 22. —
Julia Morrison James, the actress,
acquitted of the murder of Frank
Leidenheimer, has abandoned her
intention to lecture on “The Other
Side of Stage Life.” Pub i: senti
ment against such a lecture was
too strong, she says, and sue lias
accepted an engagement with the
Figc company to star. She leaves
Chattanooga on Thursday of this
week on her initial tour.
The lawyers for Mrs. Jame* did
not receive any compensat or., it is
said, but she has executed to them
promissory notes for their fees and
will pav them a certain nortiou of
her salary each week. She attend
ed the Methodist Episcopal church
yesterday and was the center of
attraction.
Bill Arp in Columbus-
The Columbus Enquirer Sun says:
‘‘The many friends and admirers
of Georgia’s distinguished lecturer,
Maj. Chas. H. Smith (Bill Arp,)
will be delighted to know that he
will appear in Columbus on Thurs
day night, the 25th.
“Major Smith is on a tour
through South Carolina, and will
spend the day and night here on
his way. He will no doubt be
greeted with a large audience.”
Confederate Veterans-
Camp P. M. B. Young No. 820
U. C. V. is called to meet at court
house at 10:30 a. m, Saturday Jan.
28th inst. At thismeeting the camp
will be reorganized by the election
of officers for ensuing year, the
time for election having been
changed by the camp at last meet
ing. Suitable action will also be
had touching the death of Comrade
W. H. Renfroe.
A full attendance desired.
John J. Calhoun,
Commander.
A. M. Foute,
Adjutant.
January 18. 1900.
County Orders.
I am prepared to pay county or
ders on the different funds as fol
lows:
Road fund No. 136, Oct. ’99.
General fund No. 452, Oct. ’99.
Jury fund No. 23, Dec. ’99.
Bailiff and N. R. Witnesses, No.
22, Dec. ’99.
Jail fund No. 621, Dec. ’99.
Pauper fund No. 290, June ’99.
J. H. Cobb,
Treasurer.
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