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BAINBRIDGE, DECATUR COUNTY, QEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1902.
©fftdal ©roan of Decatur County anO tbe Ctty of Batnbrlboe.
51.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE
ENCAMPMENT would
M E\N to BAINBRIDGE,
THE
THE APPEAL MADE PUBLIC TODAY, I
all <
-IUW »iX> f ro "
MIIU.O Ad«„ory
tl in Atlanta (lin ing the first
“ti-is month and recommend-
the money appropriated by
tslature to the military be
defray the expenses of Cli
ents and that each regiment
tl own oamp ground. The
, r has decided to adopt the
endation of the Advisory
all d the encampment will be
metitue in June. The encamp-
bis year w ; il Ini known as a
miampment, that is the state
expenses, such as transport
j food, wood and light* and in
on to that pays each of the en-
men one dollar per day and
■ e m more according to their
Orders will he issued by the
ant General directing each
in to report with Ins full com-
the commanding officer at the
ground selected. This order
ej istas imperative as an order
otduty or other service and
man in the regiment will be
to attend. The 4th regiment
bout seven hundred men, this
an about eight nundred dol-
er day will he paid the officers
en d iring encampment, it is
) say that these men having
sirexpeusts paid, will spend
f their salary and more. The
mpment will last eight days atid
c men spent nothing but their
its that would leave sixty-four
Ired dollars in Bainbridge at the
st season of the year, but in ad
ii to this, all of these men will
to lie fed, and according to the
i. regulations this will cost
tv-four hundred dollars. All
officers will he mounted ’.and
iv minor expenses. The Chatham
illery will probably camp with
4tli regiment again tins year,
aiubridge coiud secure the in-
pmunt wo could count at the
ton live thousand dollars being
ut here. The discipline this year
he much more severe tiiau last*
To Our City Fathers.
I A glance at any of the streets of
Washington, Jan. 29.—The navy the city and more especially those of
department today made public the the residence portion, is quite suffi- in its material industries, is the title
appeal of Admiral Schley from the oieut to oonviuee one that the ootin- | of a monograph which contains a
INCREASE IN WEALTH.
The Progress of the United States
•any visitors will come with the
fy'iuies and Bainbridge would be
veriised. Every man that
* here last year would lie glad to
'-mi ami all that Biiubri.lge will
to do to secure the encampment
h he to make the bid for it. But
v must be some concert of action.
* business men wisu the en-
mpm.jut they should meet and let
L 'li turn subscribe wliac lie is will
'll give and then the officers of
r company would know where
*y Mauil and what bid to make for
* encampment.
50,000 Cash,
The stockholders of the First Na--
0l| ai bunk ln-ld their meeting on
'•}• °'(h and aulhori/.ed the ill*
of their capital stock from
- J i' '0 to ¥50,000. The entire new
’'e was s iid and the cash paid into
1 r
Ull < within an hour after in-
teas:
"'as authorized.
finding of tlie court of inquiry filed
witli the president last week.
The department’s comment is ex
pected within a few days.
Admiral Schley appeals on three
grounds, each appeal being based on
.the opinion ot Admiral Dewey, as
opposed to the majority.
The principal requests for a revis
ion of the inquiry verdict as follows:
Who was in command?
Who was credited with the vic
tory?
Was the blockade effective and
was the passage from Cienfuegos
with dispatch?
Admiral Schley charges that the
testimony on these questions was
disregarded by the court and by the
department. He was in absolute
command, the blockade was effect
ive, he fought the battle one hour
and thirteen minutes before Admiral
Sampson arrived, he carried out all
of the orders of the department ex-
cept where lie was loft to his own
discretion and where he was con
trolled by the emergency ot the
situation.
He declares the battle was won on
his own plan, as the scheme of Samp
son on llit-se disputed opinions be
made with the findings of the court.
In tiie contention as to who was in
command Admiral Schley declares
Sampson-had been detached from
the squadron by the dep .rtrnent or
ders, and was on route to Sibouey
during the battle.
The petition tills about eight print
ed pages of a pamphlet, and is signed
bv Admiral Schley and Messrs. Kay-
uer, Barker and Teague of his coiIn-.
sel. Attached to the petition lire
three exhibits, each made up of copi
ous extracts from the testimony
taken by the court of inquiry and
intended to confirm statements of
fact made in the petition itself.
lu ibis latter document the fiisi
ground of appeals is the holding of
Secretary Long in his endorsement
on the court’s findings that the
“conduct of the court in making no
finding and rendering no opinion on
those questions (that of command
a-d of credit for victory) is approv
ed—indeed, it could, with propriety,
take no other course, evidence on
these questions during the inquiry
having been excluded, by the courts.
Ou tins point the petition says the
secretary of the navy was in error in
stating the court excluded testimony
to show that as Dewey said, Schley
was the senior officer in the battle ol
Santiago, was in absolute command,
and was entitled to the credit due
for the total destruction of the Span
ish.
Therefore, the petitioner asks the
president to annul Secretary Long e
endorsement on this point, ami m it
he specifically approve Admiral
meet, declaring Aduil-
jnmuiid.
way can ex-
done linn under the
cil should set about to clean them
up. The health of any town is .very
materially effected by the condition
of her streets.
J st at this season of the year
when the trees are stripped of their
leuvts, is a most propitious time for
cleaning the town. After weeds
series of statements that show the
rapid development during the cen»
tury of the important factors in the
present prosperity of the country.
These tables show the development
in products of the field, forest, mine
and naannfactory, the growth >ii our
population, wealtli and commerce,
have sprung up and everything is j the extension of-our railways, “tele-
green again, a great deal of the filth m-uphs and other methods of com
and decay is hidden and there it lies
throughout the summer a veritable
inuiiiutliou and transportation, aud
present an interesting and instruct-
menace to the health of the town, jve picture of the progress of the
And besides, the earlier the streets
are cleaned, the better impression
will be made ou visitors.
We offer tins as a suggestion to
council aud one that we think will
address itself to the wisdom of that
very acceptable and intelligent body
We aie sure that each of them cot.Id
suggest no reason vyhy Bain bridge
should not be the c.eanest muni
cipality in the state* We are for
Bainbridge, aud so 4 re the gentle
men of the council.
NEGRO SUFFRAGE SGUTH.
t
efs.
Damascus, was
ick of this place
the failure of
Juite sick now
II
Brinson BIT
Miss Emma Cox, of
tne gue.-t'ot Miss Kenc p
the first of the week
Tht new Baptist « lurch has been
completed. For some iveeks the work
was delayed because ol
sash to arrive.
Mrs.\ Bob Hardin is
with pneumonia.
Miss Fannie Franklin
visiting tlie family of M
the past week left Mor
do where she will hav« j charge of the
public school.
Miss Edith \) ainman, of Bainbridge,
spent Sunday with ri latives here re
turning Monday to her
Mr. and Mrs. T.
Bainhrid^s, spent Tuesday night here
with relatives.
’Mr. Zick Bridges, of Guthbert, spent
la: t week here with hM son. Dr. Bridges.
'Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gilpin, from Smith's
Mill,attended preaching here Sunday.
Miss
who haf been
S. J. Warren
Lay for Eldoten
botr.e.
Wiiiuinan,
am,
'i work
fcticc,
''(■pared to pay tlie teachen
'(one ut 1901 in full.
Lout. Bowen, C. S. C.
Moved
k h
tie A. J. McDonald
" t'tr street. Come and O
-'a't'us 1 have in this big store.
J. M. Blind.
Dewey’s state
rul Schley was in
He says only in tins
act justice be t
precept.
Miriam Locals.
Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Y u trough, of
Brinson, were o.er tli.s week toe gue.it-
uf Mrs. J. M. B. rwick.
Ditlle Hattie Burwipk, is quite sick
with pneumonia. We hope soon to note
her recover}.
Mr. J. M, Cowart and Miss Saunders
were the guests of Miss Willie Galloway
iast Sunday.
Masteg Earnest Galloway was in Iron
City last week.
Cards are out annouheing the coming
marriage of Miss Ks elle Ba wick of this
place, to Mr. M, E. Golden, of Cedar
•Springs. Ga.
Mr. J. F. Reynolds is doing a flourish
ing business at Miriam. We understand
that there is some talk ot
post office to his store.
January 28. 1802-
ESTRAY NOTICE.
GEORGIA —Decatur County:
L ae following is a copy of an estray
appraisement and description which has
this day been handed to the under
let' Reprsettativ.
I am a candidate for Representa
tive from De.-atur co nty to the next
general assembly, subject to
d iii-jcratic tioinni.ilioii.
11, it. Teeesll.
the
moving tin
Alex
United Stales and its people during
tuep eriod from 1800 to 1901,
Among the facts presented are tbe
growth of production, the growth of
commerce, the growth of wealth and
the growth of money in circulation,
the growth of deposits in tile savings
banks and the increased number of
depositors m savings aud other banks
and the decrease in interest on the
pibliodebt. Colton produced lias
l icreaseij from 155,55(5 hales in 1800
t > 9,43(5,41(5 bales iu 1900; the wool
p.-oduced from 35,802,114 pounds in
1840 to 302,502,32# pounds iu 1901;
Wheat from 151,999,900 bushels m
1800 to 522,229,505 bushels in 1900;
corn from 807,940,295 bushels in
1880 to 2,105,102,510 bushels in
1900; copper from 050 tons in 1850
to 270,588 tons in 1900: pig iron
from 105,000 tons in 1830 to 15,
800.000 tons in 1901; petroleum
from 21,000,000 gallons in 1860 to
2,661,233,508' gallons in 1900 ; coal
from 3,358,899 tons in 1850 to 207,-
850.000 tons in 1901, and gold from
$50,000,000 in 1850 to $79,171,000
iu 1900.
During the period under consider
ation exports of merchandise have
grown from $70,971,780 in 1800 10
$1,487,704,991 in 1901; the per
capita in 1800 being 13.37 and in
1001 $18.81. Tlie imports of mer
chandise have grown from $91,252,-
708 in 1800 to $823,172,105 in 1901,
while the per capita of iinuurts have
fallen from $17.19 in 1800 to $10.58
in 1901.
Turning to the figures which show
the net results of these developments,
those relating to wealth, circulation,
deposits, etc., the tables show that
the wealtli has increased from $7,
135.780.000 in 1850 to an estimated
$04,300,000,000 in 1900; the per
capita wealtli from $307.09 in -1850
to $1,235.8(5 in 1900. The public
debt, less cash in tiie treasury, was,
in 1805, $70.98 per capltt mid in
1901 was 13 44 per capita, while the
interest on the public debt which in
1807 was $143,781,592, had fallen to
‘$32,342,797'iu 1901.—Macon Tele
graph.
Official Notice.
Aguetl.
One dark mare mule branded lib about
thirteen hands high an i itouul seventeen
years old. Said described mule is iu
pos.-e-sioi) of Thomas F. Godwin, three
miles .vest <>f Fowlipwu Station, iu sai l
count v. Tin- J si.liar.' 'J-b d
1. If. Mj.XXVi-.i.--., G.i .l a: A.
— 1 F. R. GRAHAM,
WANTED—1000 pounds of bees- attorney at law,
w ix. Apply to H, U. Biockeit, Office with Allen & C’o.
Is hereby given that from a id
after this date The Bainbridge Dem
o-rat will publish all legal advertis
ing eineiialirg from tiie office of the
sheriff of Decatur county, sharing
the fees for same. The Search Light
will continue the official medium of
tlie office as heretofore.
A. W. Foisdham
Sheriff.
Harper’s Weekly of Janunry|18th,
gives this elucidation of the opinions
of the more conservative of northern
people in regard to constitutional
amendments effecting negro suffrage
in the south:
“Late last month Congressman
Moody of Massachusetts made a
speech at a dinner of the Middlesex
Club in Boston, defining bis attitude
towards tlie amendments of stale
constitutions in the south, by which
tlie negroes has been disfranchised.
He pointed out the 14th amendment
to the constitution left all states tree
to limit the right of suffrage, subject
to the penalty of reduced represen
tation, which as yet has never been
enforced. But the 15th amendment
provides that the right ot citizens to
vote shall not he abridged oil aucouut
of “race, color, or previous condition
of servitude.” Mr. Moody does not
find fault with the limitations of
suffrage by the southern states, ex
cept as they may seem to violate the,
loth amendment, though he thinks
tke penalty of reduced representation
should tic enforced in cases to which
it applies. But he contends that
when Louisiana iu amending its con
stitution adopted a provision dis
franchising all mules wiio could not
read and write (unless they were
taxed on three hundred dollars’
worth of property), and excepted
from the working of tlie amendment
ail voters whose fathers or grand
fathers hud the right to vote prior to
Jauuary 1, 1807, it seemed to dis
criminate against-'negroes Oil the
ground of race, aud so to violate the
I5th amendment of the constitution.
He wauls to have the -iipremu court
determine whether the Louisiana
amendment is contrary to the fed
oral constitution or not.
“Opinions will differ abundantly
whether Mr. Moody’s setiou is timely
or expedient, but ut leust lie is ^oing
about the matter in the right way.
P.robubly congress at this session
will take no action on this bill, yet
the fact mat the bill bus been .intro
duced may .have a certain admoni
tory influence.
“Thu object of the grandfather
danse in the Louisiana amendment
was to let the illiterate whiles vote,
while the illiterate blacks were dis
franchised. Its framers believe that
it has been so ingeniously worded
that it does not violate the federal
constitution. Negroes who can read
and write, or who pay taxes oil
property worth $300, may stilt np-
puiently, vote iu Louisiana, though
whether their right to vote is at
pres lit of any practical value is
another question.”
The last question hero raised as to
the effectuality ot negro suffrage,
might likewise be asked of Georgia,
where no barrier is thrown about ins
privilege. - Tlie day is past,lir Geor
gia when negro votes determined
results save when they are admitted
to democratic primaries and It .is not
probable that this will he done again
soon. i
B duel .d ^e, Via.
Bambridgu, Georgia.
Capt. R. L. Hicks in having the
plans drawn for the erection of eight
new stores on the old waichouse
block south side Water street, known
as the old W'right wagon yard. The
corner unetof these stores will be
occupied by tlie Captain himself,
who will move his drug hnsinees
ir on its present locution thereto.