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THE COU ItANT AMERICAN.
WOL. XIX.
MTU LEAGUE
I CONFERENCE.
I Pre :chers Missionary Institute
I of Rome District.
I. ppnQRAWME OF MEETING
■ y mterestinir Papers and Ad-
M ise , League Work
■ ar ,d Missions.
§■ p.,worth _ Xea*gue Confer
preachers Missionary In
die Rome district, M. E.
South, will be held m the
fMj:;,: / ' hurch in Cartersville,
fßffleucn-t’: Tuesday, May ist,
King Friday May 4*.
■ members of the Epworth
■Le and of the Methodist
■* ch are pFauuing to entertain
|Kje in attendance from other
K ts in the district hospitabiy.
K‘ he following is the programme
■the meeting:
■,, . > V i ST—EVENING SES
■ SION.
■'4s, Song service. ;
■>oo Consecration and expe
■ce meeting, conducted by Dr.
■'.Mixon, presiding elder, Rome.
■tDNESDAY, MAY 2D —MORNING
H sessionJ * : ‘
■.oo. Sunrise prayermeeting.con
■cted by J. Bailey Gordon, Rome.
■9:00, Devotional exercises con
■cted by T. J Manson, Rome. .
■9:15, Organisation, appointment
■ committees, etc.
■9:30, Reports for Leagues.
■9:45; Discusion: The Epworth
plague: its possibilities, Rev. T.
■ McCarty, Cedartown; Rev. W.
■ Branham, Cartersville.
■11:00. Missionary sermon, sub-
St “All for Christ,” Rev. A. M.
■erce, Rome.
■ AFTERNOON SESSION.
■3:30, Devotional exercises, led
■■ W. 0. Clement, Rome.
■3:45, Qualifications oi the uevo
■nal leader, Miss Cl ira Mulli-
Rome.
: 55. Personal work in the Lea
hc Dr K, B. Harris, Carters
■le.
The League as an aid to
among the young peo
■e of the church, J. L. Allgood,
sil.5 il . How to make the devo-
meeting interesting and at
|^P ct!Ve . C. M. Dunaway, Cedar
K evening session.
: 45, Song service.
H :0 "' Sermon, “The duty of the
as to Foreign Missionary
Rev. C. H. Hartman,Rome.
lK ' DAY , may 3D —MORNING
■ session,
>, Sunrise prayermeeting,con-
by Miss Nora Collett, of
■me.
>, Devotional exercises, con-
■ kd by E. W. Collins, Cedar
■p
■'m Mission of the League to
■ Slck aud needy, Miss Nannie
■, Rome.
3h \V hat vve have done and
Experiences from the 2nd
■f v P re . s ,^ en t of each Leagu.
m - Hiss Ollie Stanford, Car
oo, Suggestions, and general
Brchange 0 f ideas on charity
■ i le T department, led by Rev.
• Hamby, Rome.
■‘f’ 1 Sermon, Duty of church
■? hume mission fields, Rev. W.
Hharris, Rockmart. 1
■. Aft ERNOON session.
■p tke Home Mission and
■ori- eig f\, Mlssionar y Societies.
fc, arv A Oman’s Foreign Mis
■ y Society.—Miss Mary Wi
■ ' eiule Work.— Mrs. J. F.
I inary I: F “ign
j y ° r k.—Mrs. J. H.
• L of H ome M ission Society.—
U ‘ J- Freeman.
v Memorial, and
! Bmnha^ eSt School - Mrs '
evening session.
” otl g service.
rv e l m ° n ’ Twentieth
’ Rn°r VCment > Rev * O. L.
’ Rockmart.
T may 4TH—morning
SESSION. ‘ ■
’ Sunrise prayermeeting.
■d b v C y U p 0n . a ! excises con
■s, r h i f: Adair > Cartersville.
I u Filer ary Department,
discussion led by Prof. C. L. An-!
derson, Rome (J. F. Davis, W. F.
Colley, J. H. Eakes )
10:15, A glance at Methodist
History. Miss Martha Adams,
Cedartown.
10:30, The League Library, El
bert Hale, Rome.
10:45, Social life in the League,
C. W. Morrison, Rome.
11:00, The attitude of the League
as to worldly amusements, Miss
Loulie Trimble, Rockmart,
general discussion.
11:30, Reports from committees.
Miscellaneous business.
All are invited to take part in
the discussion of any subject.
FITE AND McCAMY.
Correspondence Between Candi
dates for the Judgeship.
The following correspondence
has passed between Judge A. W.
Fite, of this city, and Col. R. J.
McCamy, of Dalton, the two candi
dates for the judgeship of the Cher
okee circuit in the May primary:
Dalton, Ga., April 19.—Hon. A.
W. Fite, Cartersville, Ga. —Dear
Sir: In view of the fact that our
contest for the judgeship of this
circuit is a matter of interest to the
voters, and as the result when de
clared ought to be such as to meet
the approval of all fair-minded
men, I respectfully request you to
join me in asking the executive
committees of each county to allow
your friends and mine to nominate
one person each to act with the
committeeman from each precinct
or place of voting as a manager
and another as clerk so that we may
both be represented by men who
are our friends in this contest.
I do not want to be judge of tl e
circuit unless a majority of the
qualified voters so declare; and I
feel sure that you will coincide
with me in this view. In this way
when the contest is over there can
be no reason why any voter should
not be satisfied that the man nom
inated is the choice of the circuit
and cordially support the nominee.
Very truly yours,
R. j. McCamy.
Cartersville, Ga., April 19.-
Col. R. J. McCamy, Dalton, Ga.—
My Dear t ir: Your letter of this
date requesting me to join you in
asking the executive committee of
each county to act with the commit
teeman from each precinct, or
place of voting, as a manager, and
another asclerk,so that we may both
be represented by men who a: e
our friends in this contest, receivec.
Your letter is a surprise to m(,
and implies a want of confidence
either in the ability or integrity of
the members of the committee, or
both; but your suspicion and ap
parent aLrin are not well founded.
The danger lies in the vote, but
not in the count. The committees
are composed of competent and
honorable gentlemen, and they no
doubt considered well the best in
terests of the people and of the
candidates before acting, and hav
ing so acted I am willing to abide
by what they have done, and un
willing to request them to meet
again and allow us to nominate
our partisan friends to assist them
to hold an election which they are
capable of holding, and in which
other candidates have as much in
terest as ourselves. You and I are
not the only candidates, and each
of them have as much right to se
lect friends to assist the commit
teemen as we have. Sp you see we
would have assistants and clerks
galore, and unnecessary trouble
and expense. However, Id not
object to any action the committees
may see proper to take in the pre
mises, but I do not desire to nom
inate any one *0 assist the com
mitteemen. or to act as clerk, and
will not do so.
I am willing to risk the commit
tees and the people, and am satis
fied that we will have an honest
election —a free ballot and a fair
count.
Very respectfully vours,
A. W. Fite.
Those Crosses Again-
The veterans are again urged
to prepare applications for the
crosses of honor to be awarded by
the Daughters of the Confederacy.
D. B. Freeman, the adjutant of
P. M. B. Young camp, has the
blanks and is ready to assist in the
matter. A batch of applications
have already been signed up and
Monday were forwarded by Mrs.
M L. Johnson, of the Cassville
chapter of D. of C. The ladies are
anxious to have as many as possi
ble receive their crosses on the day
set for the distribution in public,
June 3, and the work of getting the
crosses here takes time.
CARTERSVILLE. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. APRIL 26, 1900.
INEVITABLY
ms ours.
Senators Declare Annexation is an
Ultimate Necessity-
SECRETLY WISHED BY CUBANS-
A Brief Period of Independent Gov
ernment Under United Statee
Protection.
Washington, D. C., April 22. —
The ultimate annexation of Cuba
to the United States seems inevi
table to the members of the senate
committee on relations with Cbba,
who recently made a tour of in
vestigation of the island. Inde
pendence must, of course, precede
annexation, they say; but they
were convinced by what they learn
ed that whatever form of indepen
dent government is given to the
Cubans must be maintained by the
support of the United States, and,
for a time, and probably idefinitely,
by United States troops back of the
Cuban authority, since the Cubans
are not prepared to maintain a
stable government in any other
way.
Upon their return to Washing
ton Senator Platt, of Connecticut,
chairman of the committee, made
a public statement of the impres
sions and views of the sub-commit
tee, but this was necessarily cau
tious and guarded in expression,
and did not contain all that the
senators have been saying to their
colleagues in conversation.
It was largely on the basis of
what was said to them in conversa
tion rather than what was said in
more formal statements that the
senators constructed their own
opinions. They had some very in
teresting witnesses, representing
all classes, and many of them gave
valuable information. General
Gomez was especially trank and
full in what he said as to the past,
the present and the future, and,
among other things, he volunteer
ifd the assurance that there would
be no more war on the island of
Cuba unless it was brought abouc
by others than the Cuban people.
ONLY HOPE IN ANNEXATION.
Asa result of all that they have
heard, these senators feel very
strongly that the only hope for com
mercial Cuba is in annexation to the
United States. “Annexation must
come,” said one of them, “because
the Spanish residents of the island
want it, because the conservative
Cubans want it, because the sugar
planters want it, bee use the to
bacco raisers want it, and in short,
because everybody interested in the
commercial prosperity and the ma
terial development of Cuba admits
that the only solution of the Cuban
problem is that the island should
become part of the United States.”
Our promise to give Cuba inde
pendence must be kept, and so a
period of independence must fol
low the present transition state,
but to safeguard the interests of
the island and maintain a stable
government, the United States
must protect and support whatever
form of independence is given to
Cuba.
FORESIGHT IN LEGISLATION.
Then, too, in view of what seems
to them to be a certainty, that Cuba
will want annexation with the Uni
ted States, the senators believe that
what is done will haye to be in
contemplation of the fact that the
United States will ultimately have
to take the consequences of what
ever may be done by the Cuban
government. The United States
would be morally responsible for
good government in the island, for
peace and order, and for the good
behavior of Cuba to the rest of the
world during the period of inde
pendence. Upon annexation it
would have to assume whatever
obligation had been legally incur
red by the responsible government
of Cuba.
GENERAL WOOD PRAISED.
The senators praise Governor
General Wood as heartily in pri
vate as in public. They think he
has carried out the president’s pol
icy of conciliation and construction
wisely and tactfully, and that his
administration will bear good truit.
They justify, the much-criticized
appointment by him of prominent
Cubans to office at good salaries
by saying that it was necessary to
placate the Cuban leaders in this
way in the interest of an amicable
RAIN ANO RUIN
IN Dll SOUNDS.
Another Downpour Throughout Mis
sissippi and Louisiana.
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE FEARED.
#•
Gloomy Outlook &t Scranton, Miss.
New Orleans Freight Business
Paralyzed at iVlany Points,
New Orleans. La., April 22.' —
The flood outlook is blacker tonight
than at any time since the begin
ning of the heavy rains. Another
downpour began at noon today. It
seems to be general throughout
Louisiana and Mississippi, and is
growing heavier as the night wears
on. The chances are that this
means a revival of the railroad
blockades, aud, if the bad weather
keeps up for any length of time,
the millions of dollars of losses al
ready reported will be more than
doubled.
A special from Scranton, Miss.,
received here tonight paints the
situation in the darkest colors. The
Louisville and Nashville railroad
bridge across the West Pascagoula
river had two spans knocked out
this morning by floating logs, and
a third span is 6 feet out of line
aud liable to go at any minute. The
big bridge belonging to the same
road at Scranton is also greatly
menaced. This afternoon the road
commenced the transfer of passen
gers from Scranton to West Pas
cagoula by boat.
It is reported that the entire
country along the Pascagoula river
is under water, and that the in
habitants have taken to the hills.
At Moss Point there is a long
log jam made up of s2so,oooworth
of logs.
The town of Merrill, Miss., is 6
feet under water, and the loss to
the merchants and residents of that
place is great.
With the Louisville and Nash
ville crippled and the New Orleans
and Northwestern out of business,
for the time being, this city is now
without communication with the
east. The mails can still get
through via the Louisville and
Nashville, but not a ton of freight
can be handled for several days at
least.
Great apprehension exists at
Scranton regarding the outlook,
and it is feared that there has been
a heavy loss of life in the interior
where the waters are now at their
worst.
settle uent of the problem. They
say the importance of these Cuban
officials is more apparent than real,
since they have titles and salaries,
rather than actual authority. The
real ruler of the island is Major
General Leonard Wood, and every
one who visits the island feels the
strength of his powerful but benefi
cent government.
TO RUN WITH BRYAN.
Massachusetts Democrats Com
bine on George Fred Williams.
Boston, Mass., April 21, —The
members of the Massachusetts
delegation to the national demo
cratic convention tonight put for
ward George Fred Williams for
second place on the ticket.
The delegation is unanimous in
the selection, and will go to Kansas
City with a solid front and a large
crowd of rooters. The delegation
is likewise- united on Bryan as the
! presidential candidate. But for
\ the division in the Massachusetts
delegation four years ago, it is
claimed Williams would have then
been chosen on the ticket wth
Bryan. The state delegation or
ganized with George Fred Williams
chairman, Stephen M. Walsh sec
retary and M. Cuniff treasurer. It
was voted to engage a special, and
to take as guests to the convention
Alex B. Bruce, R. T. Paine, Jr.,
Hon. T. J. Gargan, Hon. P. A.
Collins, Hon. John R. Murphy and
P. J. Daly, who are among the best
democratic orators of the delega
tion.
Murdered Chinese Catholics-
Tien Tsin, April 23. —Members
of the “boxers” society on Satur
day massacred many Chinese Cath
olics near Pao Ting Fu, *in the
province of Pe Chi Li, southeast
of Tien Tsin.
The German gunboat litis ar
rived at Taku Saturday. The oth
er foreign vessels hue left for
those waters.
‘Roy^l.
Absolutely
Pure •Powben
No inferior or impure ingredients are
used in Royal for the purpose of cheapen
ing its cost; only the most highly refined
and healthful.
Royal Baking Powder imparts that
peculiar sweetness, flavor and delicacy
noticed in the finest cake, biscuit, rolls,
etc., which expert pastry cooks declare is
unobtainable by the use of any other
leavening agent.
Alum is used in making cheap baking powders. If
you want to know the effect of alum upon the
tender linings of the stomach, touch a piece to
your tongue. You can raise biscuit with alum
baking powder, but at what a cost to health 1
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.j 100 WILLIAM ST.j NEW YORK.
A Call to the Farmers of Georgia.
LaGrange, Ga., April 16, 1900.
At a meeting of the farmers of
Troup county, Georgia, on April
14th, 1900, an association was
formed to be known as “Southern
Cotton Producers Association.”
The object of this association is
to take under consideration a plan
to organize the cotton producers of
the south, for the purpose of mar
keting their cotton and cotton seed
crops to better advantage than has
heretofore existed.
That merchants and bankers aid
is necessary, and we will endeavor
to secure the co-operation of all
merchants and bankers in the
south to assist in forwarding the
movement to success.
It is essential that a central bu
reau be established for the general
management of all the local or
ganizations, and for the purpose of
collecting and disseminating all
needed information required in
carrying out the work —such in
formation to consist generally of
sale of fertilizers, acreage, condi
tions during planting, growing and
picking seasons, including weekly
reports from every ginnery in the
southern states, as to how many
bales are ginned each week. This
information will keep us posted as
to the probable output of the crop
during the fall and at the end of
the season will furnish absolutely
correct information as to the size
of the crop. This method will
place a check upon the effect of
false estimates heretofore given out
by cotton speculators to reduce the
price of cotton. ,
Iu order to effect general and
permanent organization, the far
mers of Troup county, in organ
ization assembled, hereby call a
state convention to consider this
movement to meet in Macon, Ga.,
Saturday, May 12th, 1900. Every
cotton producing county in the
state is earnestly urged to send
representative delegates to this con
vention and to that end each coun
ty is requested to take immediate
action, elect their delegates, not
restricted in number, and report
same, giving number and name of
delegates promptly,to N. R. Hutch
inson, secretary, LaGrange, Ga.
This information must be reported
at once, in order that low railroad
rates may be secured for delegates.
Invitation to this convention is
also extended to cotton producers
in all the southern states whose
assistance and co-operation, we ex
pect to enlist in the movement.
The press of Georgia and of oth
er southern states is requested to
give this call for general organiza
tion as wide and extended publica
tion as possible.
We hope for a full attendance,
believing that organization is ab
solutely esse tial, in order that the
southern cotton producers may re
ceive a fair and just value for their
cotton products.
F. M. Longley,
President.
N. R. Hutchinson,
Secretary.
REMEY NOW IN COMMAND.
Succeeds Watson as Chief of the
Naval Force in Asiatic Waters.
Washington, April 23. —Accord-
ing to cable advices -to the navy
department Rear Admiral George
C. Remey assumed formal com
mand of the Asiatic station at
Yokohama last Friday. He hoist
ed his flag on the Brooklyn and re
lieved Rear Admiral J. C. Watson
of the command of the naval forces
on the Asiatic station f
It is assumed that in accordance
with the orders of the department,
Rear Admiral Louis Kempff assum
ed command of the second division
of the Asiatic squadron at the same
time. He will use the cruiser
Newark as his flagship, and will
confine his operation to Chinese
waters. Admirals Remey and
Kempff made the journey across
the Pacific in company and were
received by Admiral Watson on
their arrival at Yokoma with the
usual honors.
Admiral Watson will start on his
homeward journey in a few days
over the Suez and Mediterranean
route. He has full discretion to
proceed at his leisure and stop
wherever he pleases en route. It
is understood that the Baltimore
will stop at one of the northern
ports of France in order that the
admiral and his staff may visit the
Paris exposition, It is therefore
not likely that the admiral will
will reach New York inside of
three months.
Death of Dr- Spier. .
Dr. J. H. Spier, one of Carters
ville’s best citizens, died at his
home Monday morning, of pneu
monia. His final illness was of
short durat on but he had been
rather frail physically for some
time.
Dr. Spier moved here with his
family from Cherokee county about
five years ago. He went into the
mercantile business which he con
ducted, together with his sons. He
was quiet in manner but his per
sonality soon impressed itself on
the community favorably and he
had made numerous friends among
our citizens. He was 65 years old
when he died. He was reared in
southern Georgia but for many
years lived in Cherokee county,
where he enjoyed a good practice
as a physician. He was a devout
member of the Baptist c lurch.
The remains were carried to
Cherkee Tuesday for interment.
Peach Orchard Sale-
The peach orchard belonging to
the estate of the late N. J. Boaz,
and located at Calhoun, Ga , will
be sold by the administrator, CoL
W. R. Rankin, at public sale on
Tuesday next, the first day of May.
There are thirty-five hundred
trees in the orchard, which are
now four years old, and will bear
their first crop triis year. The
trees are in'splendid condition, full
of fruit, and the orchard is paly
half a mile from the depot. It is a
fine opportuninity for some one to
purchase a splendid orchard.
NO. 39.