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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.