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THE COURANT AMERICAN.
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Carefully Corraled Chat of City
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CourantisCognizant.
uThe horseless cab is hefe to stay.”
Thus to himself be talked:
An d soon he knew that it was true,
go he got out and walked
- Exchange.
There arc some cases of measles
in town.
Mr. L. P- Gaines, of Cave, spent
Tuesday in town.
Mr. Will Burrough, of Kingston,
was in town Tuesday.
Capt. H. J. McCormick, of Stiles
boro, was in town Monday.
Hon. F. M. Durham, of Adairs
vi'lle, was in the city Monday.
Mr. G. W. Oglesby, of Dalton,
was in the city last Thursday.
The farmer’s dream of 8 cent
cotton has at last been realized.
Maj. M. T. Singleton, of Chat
tanooga, spent a day here last
week.
Mr. C. J. O'Ferrell, representing
the Atlanta Journal, was in town
last Friday.
Mr. Thomas Simpson is spend
ing a couple of weeks in Acwcrth
with relatives.
Mr. Bennett, the veteran beef
market man, has reopened at his
old stand.
Mr. J. W. Merrell went over to
Cedartown and spent a day the
first of the week.
.. Mr. Ruohs Pyron made a bus
iness trip to Collinsville' Ala,, the
first of the week.
Mr. Hugh Collins, of Atlanta, i
spending a day or so in the city
with friends this week.
Mr. M. N. Merriam and wile, of
Duluth, Minn., are in the city,
guests ot the Shelman Plotel.
Mr. John Jacaway, a prominent
and popular citizen of Trenton,
was in the city last Thursday.
Omon sets and garden seeds are
in good stock at the drug stores
ready for the spring demand.
Mr. John Sellers has returned to
Luniberton, Miss., after paying a
'isit to the home folks near town.
Mrs. A. O. Loehrane has return
ed to her home in Atlanta, after a
visit to her son, Mr. Fred Loch
rane.
Mrs. C. A. Wikle,* off West End.
Atlanta, came up last week to be
present at the reception of Mrs.
oam Jones.
. Vaccination of all the children
the Public schools in Rome has
ten done at the request of the
principal.
Deputy Sheriff Lee Buttough
ias ieen confined at his home by
1 . ues f * or several weeks. His
riends hope to see him out again
Mrs. Sam Jones received a fall
on the pavement in front of her
‘ome, on Saturday euening, receiv
jUr\PaiUfl not serious in
inpf re P u bb’eans of the county
all ml 6 COUrt bouse a few days
So Ihe proceedings of the meet
mi fill ° r S ° prevS ° US were
Rincrcr n Graham went up to
weef , the firSt of the
tie Md'tl n iaS lad a rou ßh tus
and 1 1 f lufla “ raator y rheumatism,
eoverld T are glad he has re
covered sufficient to be out again.
tractln ageDt represe nting a con
ini 1 g< ; on,pan - v engaged in bnild
in e TV rai r ° ad offflom Eockwood,
l J ennessee - has been in the town
handll Clnity ’ . collecting colored
company. “ “ the <* W
me food more delicious and wholesome
--IT 1 , B ° Y *l BAKINa POWOES eo.. NEW YORK.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1900.
Mr. Lee Simpson, who has been
for several years at S.iellmoundJ
Miss., writes his friends here that
he has left that place and gone to
Shepherd, Texas, and located. His
town, he says is located “among
the magnolias and the pines, and
is an agreeable spot, but he often
thinks of Cartersville and there is
no place like it.”
PLATFORM MAKERS.
Senator Bacon is Mad© One of a
Board of Advisers.
New York, Feb. 5. —According
to the Herald, there is to be no to
tal surrender of the democratic
leaders to the gold staudared men.
If men like Mr. Bryan and Chair
man Jones have their way the sil
ver plank of the Chicago platform
will be emphatically re-affirmed.
At the same time it will be the pol
icy of the party managers to devise
a platform that will have enough
planks to give room for all classes
of men opposed to the republican
administration. With a view to
bringing about as much harmony
as possible, Senator Jones recently
designated Senators Money, of
Mississippi; Bacon, of Georgia; Till
man, of South Carooina, and Tur
ley, of Tennessee, to act as a sort
advisory committee and get togeth
er material available for platform
making purposes.
The senators are now going
through former platforms of the
party and looking up arguments
against trusts, expansion, ship
subsidies and other subjects that
they believe will be useful in the
approaching campaign. It is part
of their purpose to bring about as
much unanimity as possible in the
platforms of the several state con
ventions on these subjects, leaving
each state to deal with the silver is
sue as best suited for its particular
locality.
MRS- YOUNG DEAD-
Wife of Mr. H. E. Young Passes
Away Last Saturday.
A peculiarly sad death was that
of Mrs. Young, wife of Mr. H. E.
Young, which occurred at their
home on Leake street, in this city,
last Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Youug had been sick for
several months but her friends hop
ed that she might rally and her
young life be spared to her hus
band and little babe about fourteen
months old.
Mrs. Young was only 26 years
old and was a graduate a few years
ago of our public school. During
her school days she had the esteem
of pupils and teachers and as a
mark of respect the graduating class
of the present term attended the
funeral in a body.
She was the daughter of Mr. C,
W. Harris, of Stilesboro. She was
married to Mr. Young about two
years ago. She was a member of
the Baptist church and was a con
sistent chiistiau and a devoted wife
and mother.
The funeral took pi a from the
Baptist church Monday and the
services were conducted by Rev.
A. W. Bealer, assisted by Rev. T.
A. Owen.
A MODEL MOTHER-IN-LAW'
Will be the Theme of Mr, Beeler’s
Sermon Next Sunday Njght
Rev. Alex W. Bealer has decided
to preach a series of Sunday night
sermons at the Baptist church, 011
the famous women of the Bible.
The first of the series will be
preached Sunday night, his subject
being “A model mother-in-law.”
In the morning Mr. Bealer will
preach on the subject of “The
songs of life,” basing his sermon
on the text “Thou art unto them
as a lovely song.”
Each Sunday night the sermon
will be devoted to some of the fa
mous women in the Bible, the sec
ond one being “The woman who
could keep a secret.”
The public and especially stran
gers in the city are cordially invit
ed to attend these services.
The usual picture sermon on the
blackboard will be given to the
children at Sunday school.
Every man stamps his value on
himself. The nrice we challenge
for ourselves is given us by others.
Man is made great or little by
his own will. —Schiller.
lATTERS TAKE A
PEACEFUL TURN.
An Agreement Formulated by Men
of Both Parties-
PEACE OR WAR IN KENTUCKY
Bests Upon Governor Taylor Who
Hasn’t Yet Signed the Agree
ment Pending.
Louisville, Feb. 6. —The peace
conference helcv at the Galt house
last night between seven represent
atives of the republican party, and
seven representatives of the demo
cratic party, resulted in the unan
imous signing of an agreement em
bodying six specific propositions
which pr anise 1 settlement of the
partv differences which have
brought about two state govern
ments in Kentucky. This agree
ment is in substance as follows:
1. That if the general assembly
in joint session shall adopt a reso
lution ratifying their recent action
adopting the contest reports seating
Goebel and Beckham, the contes
tees W. S. Taylor and John Mar
shall, shall submit without further
protest.
2. That all parties shall unite in
an effort to bring about such a
modification of the election law as
will provide lor non-partisan elec
tion boards and insure free and
fair elections.
3. That the conditions shall re
main in statu quo until Monday,
the general assembly meeting and
adjourning from day to day until
that time.
4. That nothing shall be done to
hinder or prevent a joint session of
the general assembly for taking ac
tion on the ratification resolution.
5. That the state contest board
shall meet and adjourn from day to
day until Tuesday without taking
any action on the contests for minor
state offices. This postponement
is suggested in order that Ihe ac
tion of the general assembly on the
ratification resolution may be ta
ker first.
6. That the state troops shall be
removed from the state capital at
once, though with all necessary
recautiou for the public safety.
This matter is to be undet the di
rection of Gen. Dan Lindsay, of
Frankfort.
7. That the republican officials
and the officers of the state guard
shall have immunity from charges
of treason, usurpation, courtmar
tial, or any other such offenses.
The agreement was signed by
the following:
Republicans —John Marshall,
Judge John W. Barr, Gen Dan
Lindsay. T. L Edelen, Ur. T. ri.
Baker, David W. Fairleigh, T. C.
Ballard.
Democrats—J. C. S. Blackburn,
J. S Beckham, Sam J. Shackleford,
Grey Woodson James B. McCreary,
Phil Thompson, Robert J. Breck
enridge.
The agremeent in full was not
given out last night as it was des
ired first to submit it to Gov. Tay
lor for his signature. It was stated
by the republicans present that
Gov. Taylor would agree to any
thing that all of them signed.
CAN CONSTRUCT_THE CANAL.
United States And Great Britain
Reach an Agreement,
Washington, Feb. 4, —The Unit
ed States and Great Britain, it was
definitely learned tonight, have
reached an amicable agreement re
specting the operations of fhe Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty as affecting the
right of construction and control
by the United States of the pro
posed Nicaragua canal.
The result marks the termination
ot conferences between the officials
of the state depaitment and Lord
Paunceforte of fully a year's dura
tion. during which number of
meetings were held and the subject
fully discussed by the representa
tives of the governments interested.
Great Britain agrees to a modifica
tion of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty,
by which she praticallv relinquish
es any claims respecting the dual
coutfol of the Nicaragua canal af
ter it shall have been constructed.
The result, therefore, is to elimini
nate that feature of the treat}’ bear
ing on the subject af dual control,
and to leave the United States free
to construct and thereafter control
this great waterway.
In all the discussions which
1 ave been had, both in emigres-
and out of it, for a number of years 1
over the proposed canal, the ques-1
tion of England’s rights under the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty has formed
a prominent feature, and on more
than one occasion has given rise to
the query whether or not the Unit
ed States government had the mor
al right to provide for the con
struction of the canal without a
modification of the treaty. From
the s..ine authoritative quarter it is
ascertained that England has made
no demands for a quid pro quo for
her abandoment of whatever rights
she mav have h.-d under the treaty,
and wLi m s'.j _ now p o. Led to re
linquish. just wiiat shape the
agreement ; etwwu the govern
ments interested is to t ke is not
stated, though it is a .-mimed that
some formal instrument will be
drafted and sent to the senate for
its consideration.
BLEW HIS BRAINS OUT.
Young Dentist of Cedartown Kills
Himself Monday Night.
A Cedartown correspondent of
the Constitution tells of the suicide
of Dr. E. B. Marshall. Jr., a young
dentist of that town, Monday night,
who shot himself through the brain
while alone in his room at the
Wright hotel.
The lifeless body was discovered
Tuesday morning about 7:30
o’clcok, after an entrance into his
room over the .ransom, with a bul
let hole over his right ear, his
brains oozing out and a 32-caliber
revolver in his hand. He had un
dressed himself, and his position
when discovered showed no signs
of a tremor after the fatal shot.
Dr. Marshall had resided in Ce
dartown three years, and was doing
a lucrative business. He was a
son of Dr. E. B. Marshall, one of
the leading dentists of Rome.
For some time the domestic rela
tions ot Dr. Marshall have been of
the unpleasant kind and this great
ly depressed him. It is also said
that he had contracted the mor
phine habit, which had grown to a
considerable degree lately, and for
some weeks he had tried to mitigate
his feelings in diink. For the few
dr vs he repeatedly remarked that he
>cpu,'cl not live under the strain he
was undergoing and threatened to
kill himself.
His wife left Ceda’rtown the 20th
of last November and is now in
Newport, Ark. She corresponded
regularly with her husband, and
in his room this morning a letter
; from her, with his reply thereto,
: was found on his table. On top of
I these two letters was a note, uhad
dressed, which bore this statement:
‘' I cannot endure this any longer.
God will take care of me. My con
science is clear in the matter.”
These last acts showed that the
deed was carefully planned. He
I had brooded over his troubles and
| grown desperate and crazed.
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Whoever pays you more court
I than he is accustomed to pay either
intends to deceive you or finds you
| necessary to him.—Courtenay.
CURtS WHEREALL ELSEFAILS
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BRIDGES CIS TO
CONVICT CUP.
Returns and Surrenders to State
Authorities-
GOES TO CAM? AT WORTH, GA-,
To Work Out His Four Years Sen
tence-Bookkeeper’s* Place
Given Him.
According to the Rome Commer
cial Rev. W M. Bridges, the em
bezzler, has surrendered himself to
the state authorities.
He left last night for Worth, Ga.,
to work out his sentence of four
years at the Canda Lumber Com
pany’s Plant which is one of the
state convict camps.
Mr, Bridges has been assigned
a bookkeeper’s place, and will put
on the regulation garb, which is
worn by the rest of the convicts.
Mr. Bridges was armed with an
introduction from Col. Jake C.
Moore to Mr. Ensign, who is one
of the head officials of the camp.
Mr. Bridges was accompanied as
far as Atlanta by Maj. R. T. Lou
che, who was one of his leading
attorneys.
Worth, the place where Mr.
Bridges goes, is in Worth county,
82 miles below Macon and is 011
the Georgia. Southern & Florida
railway.
The remitter from the supreme
court has not yet arrived and Mr.
Bridges was not compelled to go
to the penitentiary until it came,
and as it might be several s’eeks
yet before official notice is received,
he was anxious to go and work
out the sentence as quickly as pos
sible.
He arrived at the penitentiary
this afternoon at 3 o’clock, and to
morrow will commence his labors.
The beginning of liis sentence
commences todav and for good be
havior he gets eight months off of
the four years. - *r
Mr. Bridges will probably act
as assistant chaplain of the peni
tentiary and will preach to his fel
low convicts.
Mr. Bridges has done some
evangelistic work since the omi
nous cloud has been hanging over
him, and at one time told a COlll
- reporter that he
would preach the gospel, and noth
ing could keep him from it as it
was God’s will.
RIOT AMONG PORTO RICANS.
Two Political Parties Met In Deadly
Contact.
San Juan, Porto Rico, Jan. 30. —
On the 24th inst the Federals were
celebrating their victory at Fajardo
when they met a Republican parade.
The collision caused a riot, the re
sult of which was that one man
was killed and six seriously wound
ed. Fourteen of the town’s best
citizens are in jail charged with
murder. The Federals had secured
permission to parade in order to
celebrate their victory. The Re
publicans had requested permission
to parade also, but they were re
fused by the military officer in com
mand on the ground that a permit
had already been granted to the
Federal party; and, according to
the general orders governing elect
ions, only one party can parade on
the same day.
The Republicans decided to dis
obey orders and, forming outside
their club rooms, marched to meet
the Federals. When the victorioi s
Federals saw the Republicans coti -
ing they became enraged and
charged their opponents. A fierce
fight ensued, revolvers and knives
were drawn, blades flashed in the
sunlight and shots rang out. The
city police were not on hand, but
a squad of insular police charged
and quickly dispersed the crowd.
WIDOWS’ PENSION LAW.
The New Statute Will Simplify Mat
ters Very Much.
The legislature has passed anew
law relative to the pensions for
widow's of confederate veterans,
and the people will be called upon
to approve or reject the measure in
the elections next fall. In discuss
ing the new- features of the new
law, Ordinary Wiley of Macon
says:
“At present the widows have a
great deal of trouble trying to make
out proofs according to require
ments of the law. They have tc
find witnesses who can testify that
he disease with which their bus.
bands died was contracted in the
army, was never cured and finally
resulted in his death. This is be
coming more and more difficult to
prove, for the ieason that the men
who served the confederacy are dy
ing away, and it is difficlut to find
witnesses who have known their
comrades in arms constantly and
continuosly since the army dis
banded. The new law will simpli
fy the matter very much, because
all the widows will be requiied to
prove is that their husbands served
the contederacy and have since
died; and that they were married
to them during their army service,
and that the widows are now needy.
As it is, the number of widows
drawing pensions is rapidly de
creasing, but when the new law
goes into effect, if it does so, more
of them will probably be able to
avail themselves of its provisions.”
The Situation in Kentucky-
Win. E. Gurus, Rep.
The president, I understand, has
sent word to Gov. Taylor, through
Senator Lindsay, that he must not
expect the federal government to
interfere in Kentucky now nor at
any other time except it may be
come necessary to enfoice the
mandate of a federal court; taat he
regards the present legislature as
a legally constituted body, acting
within the law in revising the re
turns of the election, although it
may be a very bad law, and that
Taylor has exceeded his authority
in proroguing it and preventing it
from resuming tb .-.essidii at Prank
fort by military guards. He has
the opinion of Attorney-General
Griggs, Secretary Root and Secre
tary Long, three of the be.-t taw
yers in the country, that the
legislature can do anything it
pleases with the election ixiurns
under the Goebel law, and tliiow
o.it as many votes as it likes. If
the action is uu.ust the. only rem
edy is in the courts and not through
the intervent'o-u r-f Hie Jed;:~al au
thority. Under the revisecl stat
utes no appeal for waci.u uiteiieT
enee can be entertained unless in
dorsed by thelegislature. The gov
ernor cannot plead that the legisla
ture is not in session because he
has forbidden it to- meet. _
This in message con
veyed to Go'G Taylor by Senator
Lindsay, *0 that he may know what
to expect in the future.
EPWORTH LEAGUE.
Literary Mtlng on Tomorrow
Night—The Programme.
The Epworth League wi 1 hold
its regular liteiary meeting Friday
nignt, February 9th. The bible
lesson for the evening will be the
life of Abraham. In addition to
the lesson the subject 01 m :-sions
will be discussed. The knowing
is the programme-
Somr by .. ’ League
Heading ...Abraham
Miss Pearl Goodwin.
Questions on Lesson J. P ‘''air
Song .League
Reading .>S* lection
Miss V. Mounteastb’.
Talk Mission ry Work
Miss Mary Wikle.
Talk U' w ..t agues cun
best do missionary Work
Rey. W. R. Branham.
Mission Meeting-
There will be a special meeting
of the Home Missionary Society of
the Methodist church, at the church
on next Sunday night. The pro
gramme will be as follows:
Hymn—“ Come Thou Almighty
King.”
Prayer of praise and thanksgiv
ing.
Responsive reading—Mrs. D. B.
Freeman, Mrs. W. W. Daves,
The Twentieth Century fund—
Miss Wikle.
Hymn—
“ Why for education?”—Mrs. H.
E- Cary.
The Ftiendsbury Horae —Mrs.
Sam P. Jones.
The key West School—Mrs. W.
R. Branham.
Notice,
An election fpr school commis
sioner- 0 f Bartow county is ordered
to take place on February 10th,
1900. All applicants for the posi
tion of commissioner of public
schools Bartow county will present
themselves for examination" at the
office of the county board at 10
o’clock a. m., on February ioth,
1900. J. G. M, Montgomery,
Pres. County Board.
4-2-2 t.
Wanted —to Buy a Farm.
Of one or two hundred acres
suitable for stock raising. Address
with full descripting, stating lowest
cash price.
R. B.
Care Courant Ameiman.
Cartersvihe, Ga.
NO. 29.