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TIIETCOU RANT AMERICAN.
VOL- XX.
ILANTA INTER
STATE EA!R.
■ crgia Press Association Enjoys
I a Day on the Grounds
lendid LIVE STOCK DISPLAY-
■ her Attractions Which Entertain
■ and instruct the Visitors-F.ne
B Barbecue Dinner.
Georgia Press Association
■ t'in Atlanta Tuesday, and by
■-itation of Mr. T. H. Martin,the
■ble secretary of the Inter-State
■ spent the day at the fair
Hounds. .
■he association met at the kim
■ll house, with a large number of
B editors present, and after se
tr badges and passes, went out
■the grounds in a body, and took
■the sights of the fair.
■The live stock exhibit is one of
■ best ever gotten together in the
■th and receives universal praise,
■e poultry exhibit is another
■daily attractive feature, and
■s of all feathers can be found
Bong the crowing and cackling
■ The display of rolling stock
■erv fine,and the woman’s build-
B has many attractions.
Bfi this building Mrs. H. E.
Bry has a handsome display of
Bes and candies as an individual
Blav, and also has charge of the
'Bpiay of the Cherokee club. Mrs.
By's friends will be pleased to
- Hw that she has been awarded
■ first prize of $25.00 for the
B> individual display of cakes,
■ dollars for the best display of
Bd'esand five dollars for the
Kt display of crystalized candies,
■n the agricultural building Mr.
■]. McCormick has a fine display
■inducts from his own farm, and
Bes to capture the first prize of
80, which is offered for tne best
Bvidual display of farm products,
■stands a good chance to get it.
Hnthisbuilding Mr. H. H. Milam
■on exhibition the Baker cotton
■iter and fertilizer distributor,
Hch is attracting a great deal of
■nUon and is receiving cotn-
Bdahle praise from all who see it.
■tthe noon hour the editors as
■bled at the lunch room and were
■ ! with a splendid barbecue
■tr, after which several of them
■t up in the balloom, and then
Kit. the varied attractions of the
■wav.
■lie races began yesterday, and
■ George C. Stiles who has a
■ndid string of horses, will con
■ for the prizes offered and has
■l prospects for capturing some
Be best.
1-0 RE-APPORTION STATE-
Bill Sa.a 10 be in Course
■ of Preparation.
■Macon Telegraph.
Blanta, Oct. 15. —A bill to re
■dion the state increasing the
■ber of representatives from
■ county will probably be in
deed at the next session of the
■ature. The idea of changing
■ stem now in vogue is advo-
Bby Capt. R. E. Park of Ma
■tate treasurer-elect, who be
■ that better representation
■* secured by the change,
■cording to the present system,
■ county in the state has at
■ one representative and the
■ counties. Fulton, Bibb,
■ am au d Floyd, have, three
■ idea of reapportioning the
■ h as been a subject for dis-
■ n tor s °me time past, but the
■toposed by Capt. Park is en-
I. new. The basis of repre
■"Jn proposed by him is one
■entat've for every three' thou
wS tant S- Takill g ex
■ lbb county, with its pop
■ot ab °ut 50,000, it would
t >’sixteen represent
•■*. dle lower house. He
■arh 111 b ' s beke f this would
latir C ° U , ilty rauck better rep
lied t lan the P resent s y s -
U^ eSt *. on bas heen made
■jL n U f a ' s not feasible for
■b e \ at tbe benefits which
It for ?d W not com-I
f'Kvouia additio al expense j
■ *? u,d be incurred.
■ ts ST, c this Ca Pt- Park
|ves hp V P ay tbe re P re ‘
while b dUCe ? tosl P er anda T>
e. ■ h .fc llse , w ould not equalize |
reßcrease '° u and av °id any ma
i-" hCn and by w bom this
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18. 15)00.
bill will be introduced is not yet
known, but it will in all likelihood
be introduced during the next ses
sion of the legislature.
LOCAL LEGISLATION-
Several Notices for Bills Appearin
This Issue.
Several notices which according
to the law must be published thir
ty days before being presented in
the general assembly for local leg
ation, appear in this issue.
One is to amend the law creating
the city court so as allow trial in
misdemeanor cases without indict
ment.
Another is for the purpose c f
wiping out the salary attached to
thi office, of county' commissioner
and resting jurisdtion in the ordi
nary in case those elected refuse to
serve.
Another is to fix the per diem of
jurors at one dollar per day.
Another is for the purpose of
reducing the number of aldermen
for the city of Cartersville from
eight to four, provide for annual
elections and change the time to
first Wednesday in December, pro
vide for the election of city mar
shals by the people, and provide
for the valuation of real and per
sonal property for city taxation.
Another bill authorizes and re
quires tne mayor and alderman in
conjunction with the ordinary of
the county to establish a dispensary
for the sale of liquors after sub
mitting the same to the qualified
voters of the county, if it should be
ratified.
Several of these bills would cre
ate some radical changes, and will
meet with strorg opposition. The
one to create a dispensary should
be nipped in its incipiency as the
people of the city and county are,
we believe, opposed to the sale of
whisky ir. Cartersville.
Man Died, Disease Lived-
Exchange.
A grave containing the remains
of a person who died sixteen years
ago of smallpox, was opened in the
churchyard of a Middle Tennessee
village, a few weeks ago, and one
or more of the men who made the
excavation have since been attack
ed by the dreaded eruptive fever.
The germs had been preserved in
the temb all those years. We can
think of no more conclusive argu
ment than this incident affords, in
favor of a more rational mode of
disposing of the dead. Burial is
ditigerous to the health of the liv
ing; and it is becoming an embar
rassing inconvenience, through the
growing area of cemeteries in our
lapd and country.
The
Whole
Truth!
There’s nothing
so bad for a cough
as coughing.
There’s nothing
so good for a
cough as Ayer’s
Cherry Pectoral.
The 15 cent size is just right
for an ordinary, everyday cold.
The 50 cent size is better for the
cough of bronchitis, croup, grip,
and hoarseness. The dollar size
is the best for chronic coughs,
as in consumption, chronic bron
chitis. asthma, etc.
THE LOTS
WILL CO OUT.
Disagreement Between Owner of
Gas Plant and City Council-
SERVICE SAID TO BE INFERIOR.
Reductions Cause a Spilt and Ser
vice Will be Discontinued on the
20th Inst.—Other Lights.
The Cartelsville light and powder
company which has been lighting
the streets of Cartersville under
contract with the city council, have
notified the latter that they will
discontinue the service on the 20th
inst.
The Light and Power company
entered into a contract with the
city to furnish the lights at a cer
tain sum per light of fifty candle
power.
Complaint has been made to the
company that the lights were in
ferior and the city council deducted
from the amount to be paid in ac
cordance with the service furnish
ed. This the company resisted and
gave the notice that they would
discontinue the service in thirty
days, which was in accordance
with the contract.
This is the second time during
the existence of the Light and
Power company that a difference
between it and the council has left
the city without light, and in oraer
to relieve the situation for the pres
ent the council has purchased four
teen gasolene lamps which will be
hung in the principal business por*
tion of the city. These lights are
said to be in successful operation
in other towns, but for the preseut
it is simply an experiment with us,
and we hope will prove satisfactory.
But the city should take some
steps for permanently lighting the
streets, and avoid in future the
troubles of the past. This ques
tion can be solved by either estab
lishing an electric light plant, or
by purchasing • the present gas
plant if it can be purchased at a
reasonable cost. Investigations
along these lines should be begun
at once, and some definite steps
should be taken to give the city
permanent and satisfactory lights.
BIG INCREASE
In Georgia Prooertv-Will Amount
to 517.475.646.
Atlanta, Oct. 13. —Comptroller-
General Wright, who has been
chasing long columns of figures up
and down a sheet of paper for sev
eral days, announced this after
noon that the net increase in the
taxable values of the property ot
the state for 1900 was $17,475,646.
The increase in general property is
1 5. 22 7.33 b and on railroad prop
erty $2,248,310. The increase at
the tax rate. 5 2-10, adapted some
time since, will bring $90,873 addi
tional into the state treasury.
There seems to be a wide differ
ence of opinion as to just how
much money will be needed to pay
the widows’ pension. Commis
sioner Lindsay seems to think it
may amount to $250,000 or $3000,-
000 while other state officials do
not believe it will be over $50,000
for the first year or two.
On this depends whether or not
DON’T FHIL
..To S66i
818 BIRGIWR
FOR
Saturday’s Sale.
ONE BAY ONIiY.
Prices That Talk.
FREEMAN & HALL
the tax rate can be lowered, but it
is known that every effort will be
made to do so.
The total value of general prop
erty returned for taxation in the
state is $388,114,413, and of rail
road property $46,181,721, but this
does not include the Southwestern,
Georgia. Western and Atlantic
and these roads which pay a tax
on their income. These would
add another $18,000,000 to the val
ue of railroad property.
The state treasurer’s report for
the fiacal year just ended shows
receipts of and dis
bursement of $3,164,647.11. The
state had a surp’us in the treasury
a year ago of $438,723.72. That
surplus is now $416,146.30, but it
will be increased by about $200,-
000 when the next payment from
the sale of the Northwestern rail
road is received.
ADD TO MAC ARTHUR’S FORCE-
Troops Brought From Porto Rico
Will be Sent to the Philippines.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 14. —
Secretary Long has decided not to
return at this time any of the ma
rines now in the Philippines. In
stead, it is desired to augment the
American forces in the archipelago
as much as possible, and if more
marines should be available they
will be sent to Manila. Reinforce
ments are necessary because of the
contemplated reduction of Gen.
Mac Arthur’s command by the
withdrawal of the volunteers.
The war department has prac
tically determined to adopt Gen.
Davis’ recommendation and reduce
the military force in Porto Rico.
The troops relieved will be brought
to the United States and then sent
to Manila. There are eight com
panies of the 10th infantry in Porto
Rico, which, it is believed, can be
spared from the island.
In order that there may be no
interruption of the practice work
of the submarine boat Holland, in
structions have been given to Lieut.
H. H. Caldwell, the commanding
officer, to convey the boat from
Newport to Annapolis. Because
of the cold weather at Newport, it
is believed that the Holland would
be unable to make runs during the
winter. Under the present pro
gramme it is intended that the Hol
land, or shaTl be used for
the defense of Chesapeake bay and
the James and Potomac rivers.
Galveston’s Problems-
Washington, Oct. 14. —Governor
Sayers, of Texas, and Mrs. Sayers
are at the Rigg House. The gov
ernor will depart tonight for New
York, from where he will return to
Washington. He said today that
he expected to remain in Washing
ton a week or more. In reference
to the Galveston horror, he said
the work of removing the mass of
debris was progressing with en
couraging rapidity, but the amount
th.it yet remained to be done was
almost bejen 1 belief.
Gov. Sayers spoke in feeling
terms of the generous outpouring
of funds from the people of United
States to Galveston in her hour of
need, and while the large sums had
been judiciously expended, there
was yet a need for much more. He
said the promlem of the sustenance
of the people during the winter is
one that is causing considerable
anxiety.
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For the third of a century the
standard for strength and purity. It
makes the hot bread, hot biscuit,
cake and other pastry light, sweet
and excellent in every quality.
No other baking powder is
“just as good as Royal,” either in
strength, purity or wholesomeness-
Many low priced, imitation baking powders asc
vpsn the market. These are made with ih—.
and care should be taken to avoid tbem.asaAn
is a poison, never to be taken in the fewh
ROYAL BAKINS POWDER CO.. 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK.
SOUTH ON A BOOM-
Railroads Addin# Many Cars to
Their Equipment.
Chattanooga, Oct. 15. —From the
various reports receieved it is esti
mated that about $3,000,000 to $5,-
000,000 worth of roiling stock has
been contracted for by the various
southern railroads. The Seaboard
Air Line has placed orders for
about $1,500,000 worth of frieght
cars, passenger coaches and en
gines. The Southern has ordered
laige numbers of freight cars and 1
will add ten new iron monsters to 1
their stock. The Alabama Great
Southern has ordered new engines
and a number of freight cars. The
Louisville and Nashville has placed
large orders as has also the Illinois
Central.
These are all roads handling the
southern business and if one can
judge the increase in business from
the wav in which the railroads are
adding to their rolling stock the
south is on a boom.
Nashville is tr> ing to figure out
a way in which to reach the north
by way of the east. They claim
that the Chesapeake and Nashville
road, which runs from Gallatin to
Scottsboro. Ky.. with a branch
leading out to Hartsvill*. will be
purchased by W. S. Smith, of
Kansas City, a well known railroad
man.
It is said that Mr. Smith plans,
in case he purchases the road, to
build the road from Gallatin tc
Nashville at one end and from
Scottsville to the Ohio river, con
necting with the Southern at the
other end.
The Hartsville branch would al
so be extended the fourteen miles
to Carthage, connecting with the
Crawford road, thus giving that
rod an inlet into Nashville in ad
dition to giving this city an outlet
to the north over the Southern.
Killed in Runaway.
Chattanooga, Tenn.,Oct 16 —Mrs.
Daisy Royall, of Chickamauga, and
her infant son were killed here last
night between n and 12 o’clock in
a runaivay accident. The parties
had come to town in a wagon to
leave for Indian Territory to join
the husband who had gone there to
locate.
Coming in from the country,
the driver took an unused street
for vehicles, which has an electric
car line. He states that the car
came up behind them, frightening
the team, which ran, throwing the
wagon and occupants into a gully
bv the side of the road. The wa
gon fell on Mrs. Royall and her in
fant, killing them instantly. Mrs.
Royall’s neck was broken, while
the child’s back w r as brokan.
Money For Galveston.
Galveston, Oct. 14. —Hogan Sea
ly, treasurer of the Galveston relief
fund, acknowledged the receipt of
contributions from October 1 to 12,
inclusive amounting to $198,552.
This includes $125,000 recejpml
through Governor Sayers and $21,-
621 received through Mayor Jones.
Amount previous’v acknowledged
was $781,043, making the total to
date $979. 2 95-
BRITAIN IN LINE WITH US-
English Answer to Germany Lite*
That Of America.
Berlin, October 19 —Great Brit
ain’s answer to Germany's stc
opcl note was received this morning.
It is an unreserved aiid uncondi
tional acceptance of the German
position. A high official of the
foreign office made the following
statement on the subject this after
noon:
‘•Great Britain is fellstfin
example of the Unit' and States.
At the same time she has directed
her representative in Pekin to pro
ceed in accordance with Germany's
second note. Her answer makes no
mention of the German note of
September, but there was no nec
essity for any reference to it, be
cause the September note merely
laid down certain general priixd
p es, while the second note devel
oped them into practical sugges
tions.”
! So far as the French note is con
cerned, the impression gamed in
official circles is that it will !>e
shelved indefinitely, since it is not
regarded here as touching live
questions. Official opinion seems
to be that it will not disturb the
harmony of the powers since it will
soon be forgotten.
The situation is legarded as
somewhat more hopeful, in view ,
of the fact that Emperor Kwang
Su is apparently regaining author
ity.
The policy of the United Stales
in China is again criticized by the
German press.
“The Americans." says the Lo
kal Anzeiger, “desire above all
other things to play a leading role;
but if they were to retire altogether
from China, they would do more
good than harm."
The Boersen Zeitung, discussing
the question in a similar strain, re
marks that “the Americans wish to
withdraw from their Chinese ad
venture after having Hindered,
more than furthered, the action of
the powers.”
Lieut, von Krohn, who was
wounded in the expedition led by
Vice Admiral Seymour,, has re
turned to Berlin. He has since
visited Emperor William on his
Majesty's special order.
Illinois Claimed for Brya-
Chicago, Oct. x2.—“Cookcomity
is overwhelmingly democratic.
Illinois, outside of Cook conntv.
for Bryan by 25,000 to 30*000 plu
rality,” is what Chairman Watson,
of the democratic state committee,
claimed todav as the result of the
poll made by the democrats. This
poll w r as begun October j, Chair
man Watson says, and completed
October 5.
“I do not pretend to know what
Cook county will do for Bryan, be
cause the state committee is not in
terfering at all with the democratic
campaign in Chicago and ’hires,
of the county,” said Chairman
Watson.
‘ As compared with our poll
taken one month ago, the present
poll shows a gain of about 10 per
cent.”
XO. 1.