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mum flum Official County Organ. OFFICIAL ORGAN of winder. OFFICIAL GROAN OF GEORGIA. ( Pending referendum vote. ) PUBLISHED JCVKKY THOEBPAT EVENING JEFFERSON OFFICE: With the Ordinary In the Court House P. W. Quattlebaurn will represent the paper and take subscriptions. Subscription Rates- On* Year, - - - SI.OO All subscribers outside of Jackson county will remit through the national papek CLUB, Atlanta. Ga. See club advertisement iu another column. A. G. Lamar, Editor. Geo. D. Bennett, Bus. Manager. THURSDA/. JANUARY 5, 1899. Legal Advertising. All legal ads not settled for will be dropped after second insertion. Parties interested will take notice. New Officers of County. The newly elected of Jackson county were installed last Monday. They are representative men and will make good oflicers. Messrs. Collier, Stevens and Ap pleby will be the sheriff's, deputy sheriffs and jailers. Mr. Collier has had considerable experience in thit line and his valuable services in the last campaign for his party entitles him to the highest rank in this important position which the three will occupy for the next two years. We do not wish to dis parage the claims or qualifications of Messrs Stevens and Appleby as they are both gocd men and we feel will do their duty and assist Mr. Collier all in their power to keep this office up to the high standard it has sustained in the past. Mr. Alvin Appleby, the new clerk of court, is a line busi ness man and will also make an efficient officer, Messrs. Moon and Brock are both well qualified for their respective offices of re ceiver and collector and are men wo have considered our personal friends for years, although we dif fered with them politically m their campaign. Though differ ing with all of these gentlemen politically and honorably oppos ing them with all our might, we entertain nothing personal against them and sincerely nope that they may all prove as faithful to the interest of Jackson county and make as competent and efficient officers as those just retired. And in this connection we wish to say that Jacksun county never had a set of officers who proved more faithful to the trusts imposed in them and who tried harder to do their duty impartially than those of the past two years. The Econ* mist sincerely appreciates the many courtisies shown bv them and trusts their future may be crowned with prosperity and suc cess. Senator Quay was endorsed by the Pennsylvania Republicans this week for another senatorial term. The congressman from Utah and his three wives are getting a lot of free advertising in the daily press. The now year is here with its new duties and responsibilities and all we can do is to perform our part as best we can and trust in God for results. We will try our best to get out a clean and readable paper this year and will expect the support and encouragement of our friends. Without friends one can do noth ing, and we feel we have enough of them in this section to enable us to increase our circulation more than any previous year. J. D. Rockefeller, the king of the Standard Oil Cos., struck hard luck last year and only cleared $30,000,000. He deserves the sympathy of 70,000,000 of Ameri cans who lacked several dollars of making expenses. Matters caunot remain as they are. Mure men are thinking now than ever before, and the more men think the more reformers there will be. The Economist will do all in itß power this year for tne upbuilding of this section and hopes to have the support of all our people. If you differ with us politically you can read the Economist all the same and feel the better by it. It all reformers will Btand true to their principles you will see a great revival before twelve months; Farmers should sow all the oate they can. It is unwise to depend entirely on cotton. SMALL GETS NO RESPITE. Negro Who Killed u Savannah Pollee iiiun Must Man*. Atlanta, Jan. 4.—ln December Gov ernor Candler respited Abe Small, the Savannah negro murderer, until Fri day, Jan. 13, iu order that he might have time to examine the papers in an application for executive clemency. A report has been published that the governor had respited Small a second time. This is a mistake. Governor Candler stated today that no such action hud been taken and that he had not yet finished the considera tion of the case. Small is the negro who killed Police man Neve in Savannah and his case has been to the supreme court several times. The respite given by the governor was to Jeff Hicks of Macon county, a negro murderer who was sentenced to be hanged yesterday. The sheriff and county physician of Macon county wrote the governor that Hicks was dying of consumption and if executed he would have to be held up while the uoose was adjusted. The governor did not approve of this kind of proceeding and respited Hicks for four weeks. JUDGE HELD COURT IN JAIL. Fear of Mob Violence Caused Benners to Proceed Cautiously. Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 4.—For fear that he might be attacked by a mob, Will Golson, the negro who killed Chief Deputy Sheriff Warnick, was allowed to waive examination at the county jail and the grand jury will take up his case on Jan. 23. Justice Benners organized his court at the jail and called the defendant be fore him. His pleading was heard and a mitimus was issued. Sheriff O’Brien has been enjoined from paying any of the reward, there being several claimants, including the two officers who actually caught the negro. Infernal Machine Explodes. Memphis, Jan. 4.—By the explosion of an infernal machine in the railroad depot at New Albany, Mies., five men were injured. The machine was con structed in such a manner as to be set off by the opening of the box lid. It had been sent from Holly Springs, Miss., to a party at New Albany and he and four others were opening it when the explosion occurred. The railroad agent and telegraph operator were among those injured. No names ob tainable. Case May Be Thrown Oat, Atlanta, Jau. 4. —The present case between the Atlanta Street Railway eon* pany, the Consolidated Street Railwuy company, the Old Colony Trust com pany aud the Mercantile Trust company over the right to condemn the Mitchell street tracks of the Consolidated, may be ruled out of the United States oourt on the question of jurisdiction. The oese has been on trial before Judge New man for several days. Niel Goes to the Southern. Seiji a, Ala., Jan. 4.— Mr. Ed A. Niel, general freight aud passenger agent of the Mobile au<j Birmingham railroad, has accepted the position of assistant general freight agent of tbe Southern railway, with headquarters at Washington. Mr. Niel will assume his new duties Jan. 15. JOSEPH H. CHOATE TO BE AMBASSADOR Will Represent America at Court of St. James. HIS NAME GOES IN 80ON Nomination, It la Announced on High Authority, Mae Been Decided Upon and Will Be Made Within the Next Few Days. Washington, Jan. 4.— The announce ment was made today on the highest authority that Hon. Joseph H. Choats of New York would be nominated am bassador to Great Britain. The nomi- JOSEPH H. CHOATE. nation will not be sent to the senate foi a few days, but those near the president say this delay does not mean any possi bility of a change in his plans. The troublesome ambassadorship prob lem, therefore, appears to have been solved. When Secretary Day was made presi dent of the peace commission and Am bassador Hay was transferred to Wash ington, the president, after much hesi tation and deliberation, offered the Eng lish ambassadorship to George Frisbie Hoar of Massachusetts. Mr. Hoar doclined with thanks. Ha had no desire to leave the senate, especially at a time, as he thought, when his services were needed in opposing the policy of expansion. This declination left the president at sea. Scores of names were suggested in the last two months, but it was not until the name of Joseph H. Choate was pre sented that the president seemed es pecially interested, and the announce ment that he will be appointed closes the matter. EX-CONFEDERATES OBJECT. They Want Jio Pensions From the Fed eral Government. Jonesboro, Tenn., Jan. 4.—A number of leading ex-confederate soldiers of East Tennessee, headed Hon. Samuel J. Kil patrick of Jonesboro, met here and adopted resolutions strongly protesting against any movement in congress look ing to the pensioning of ex-confederate soldiers “as an act of abasement” to the ex-con federate and unconstitutional on the part of the government. The resolution declares the president’s sentiments "were well and bravely ut tered, and we yield him the fullest meed of praise, but we see nothing to com mand in what these others are attempt ing to da ” Concluding, the resolution says: “The general government may assume ward of the ashes of the confederate dead; it has not the right or power to go further.” DEAD IN NORTHERN STATES. Over 20,000 Confederates Buried Above Masou and Dixon Dine. Atlanta, Jan. 4 —General Clement A. Evaus of this city, who was chair man of the commission appointed by the governor in response to a resolution adopted by the last legislature requiring the members to secure information as to the location of the graves of confed erate soldiers who died in northern mil itary prisons, has sent a oopy of their report to General Marcus J. Wright, the agent of the war department, whose letter to the adjutant general of Geor gia has already been made public. This report is by no means complete and it is lacking in essential details, be cause the work of the commission was hampered by the lack of a suitable ap propriation of fuuds to meet necessary expenses, but it shews that nearly *2,000 confederate dead are buried in northern states. Took the Bull by the Horns. Atlanta, Jan. 4. —The placing of the insurance on state institutions, as de veloped, has new features of interest. It appears that Governor Candler took the bull by the horns and practically threatened the Southeastern Tariff as sociation with broker’s rates. The as sociation revised the old rates and the result was a reduction on the amount of premiums paid of f 1,000 in addition to the SB,OOO saved by taking *-year policies. Bad Fire In a Paint Shop. Nashville, Jan. 4. — Fire in the paint shop of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis road has destroyed ten coaches, including President Thomas private car and the pay oar of the road. The loss cn the building is estimated at $20,000 and on rolling stock $37,000. SANTIAGO ON VERGE OF AN INSURRECTION People Want Custom Receipt* Kept In the City. SITUATION IS NOW GRAVE Generally Admitted That If Mea Are Discharged From the Public Worlce Such Action May Cause a Revolt That Will Be Hard to Quell. Santiago, Cnba, Jan. 4.—Meetings were held at all the political clubs last night and even the most conservative people, those favoring the annexation of Cuba to the United States, were as tounded at the orders from Havana for the centralization of the customs money there. The past 48 hours have completely altered the situation of affairs here. The province had gradually settled down and was content with the order of things prevailing, recognizing the bene fits conferred. Now there is a complete change and there is no exaggeration in saying that the situation is critical, that a spark would set up a blaze which would plunge the province into insur rection. It is generally admitted that if 1,000 men were suddenly discharged from the public works such action would proba bly cause a revolt which it would be hard to quell. Major General John R. Brooke, the governor general of Cuba, is apparently ignoring General Leonard Wood, in command here, and is cabling direct to his subordinates. He has ordered the acting collector of customs to bank no money and the commanding general of the province has ordered the postoffice to close several miner offices, including Songo and Bayamo, practically shutting off the mail of the regiments there. Dr. Castillo will accompany General Wood to Washington, representing the British interests in Santiago, to lay these matters before the president. General Wood’s work here is now more thoroughly appreciated by the Cubans, Paymasters at Camp Forse. Huntsville, Ala., Jan. 4.—Paymas ters began the work today of paying Camp Forse troops. It will require 1125,000 to pay all, just half the amount required at the last payment. Douglasville Depot Bums. Douqlasville, Ga., Jan. 4. -j- The Southern railway depot at this place, with practically all its contents, has been destroyed by fire. DISTRIBUTION OF PENSIONS. Commissioner Johnson Hard at Work Preparing the Vouchers. Atlanta, Jan. B.—Pension Commis sioner Richard Johnson is hard at work preparing the vouchers for the pay ment of pensions to indigent confeder ate veterans. The legislature appropri ated for this year $288,000 for indigent veterans and the disbursement of this money will begin on Jan. 15. The appropriation is $38,000 larger than it was for 1897 and 1898 and this constitutes most of the additional amounts given to pensioners by this legislature. The indigent pensioners receive S6O a year each. The widows of confederate soldiers will be the sec ond class to receive pensions. Commissioner Johnson expects to be gin the payment of their claims between Feb. 1 and 15. The amount paid to this class is S6O per annum and the appro priation for this year is $280,000. The payment of widows’ pensions will require about three weeks and as soon that work is completed, say about March 1, the payment of invalid pen sions will begin. The appropriation for this class is $192,500, which is an increase of $2,600 over the amount appropriated for the years 1897 and 1898. SHOT AFTER CUTTING TWO. Young Man Who Had Used His Kulfe on Officers Killed. West Point, Ga., Jan. B.—After cut ting up two men, the body of Ernest Roberts lies a corpse at the home of his father in this city. About 3 o’clock in the afternoon Offi oers Gallagher and Jones of Lanette, Ala., arrested Roberts for a minor of fense and were taking him to jaiL When in front of that building Roberts whipped out a large hunter’s knife and attacked Gallagher, cutting him se verely over the head and arm. He then attacked Jones, who threw him to the ground and was trying to handcuff him. He cut Jones across the vest and had it not been for a pistol belt on the latter his life would have been lost. Seeing that Roberts was going to kill Borne one, Gallagher drew his pistol, firing two shots, both taking effect in Roberts’ abdomen and causing his death. A preliminary hearing exonerated the officer. Senator Bate Renominated. Nashville, Jan. 4.— The Democratic caucus has renominated William B. Bate for United States senator by accla mation. There was no candidate against Senator Bate. The election will come np two weeks hence. This will be Sntor Bate’s third term. PEACE TREATY LAID BEFORE THE SENATE Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. WILL BE GIVEN OUT LATER ■•use Reconvenes After the Holiday Recess, With Less Than One Hun. drd Members on the|Floor, and Gets Dawn to Work. Washington, Jan. 4.—When the sen ate wre* iato executive session today, the peace treaty which had just been received from the president, was laid before the senate by Senator Frye, who •ocupied the chair in the absence of the vioe president. The treaty was not read, but the president’s message accom panying it was. This was a simple let ter of transmittal without any word of recommendation and was only a few Uses in length. On motion of Senator Davis the treaty was referred to the committee on for eign relations and ordered printed for the use of the senate. No order was made looking to making the treaty pub lic, but it is understood that this will be doKie after the treaty is passed upon by the ooinmittee. Senator Davis entered a motion today to make the treaty and the proceedings of the commission public, but upon the suggestion of Senator Allison he with drew that motion for the purpose of al lowing the committee to act upon it. A meeting of the committee on for eign relations has been called for Fri day and it is probable that the commit tee will then bring in a resolution lor the publication of both the treaty and the proceedings. There were less than 100 members on the floor when the house met at noon today after the holiday recess, but the attendance in the galleries was large. Mr. Simpson (Pop., Kan.) and Mr. Lewis (Dem., Wash.) appeared in their places for the first time this Bession and attracted considerable attention. The blind chaplain iu his invocation referred feelingly to the critical illness of Mr. Dingley, the floor leader, and prayed fervently for his speedy recovery. Under the special order adopted be fore the recess the house took up the consideration of the bill to define and punish crimes in the district of Alaska and provide a eode of criminal pro cedure for the district. BERNER NOW IN COMMAND. Third Georgia’s Colonel Assumes Con* trol at Savannah. Savannah, Jan. 4.— Colonel Berner today became commander-in-chief of all the military forces in Savannah. He is the senior officer and the ranking colo nel and upon the departure of General Douglass, his staff and headquarters on the Panama this morning, Colonel Berner at once assumed command, es tablishing his office at the DeSoto and flying the headquarters flag from the front window. The Third Georgia was one of the last regiments to come to Savannah, but tie others have left and Colonel Berner is now in command of all the United States forces in and around Sa vannah. There are now in camp near this city the Third Georgia regiment, one bat taliou of United States heavy artillery, one battalion of United States light ar tillery, the forces at the division hos pital, the Maine artillery battalion aud a detail of the United States signal corps, the officers of the quartermaster’s department, the commissary depart ment and the corrals for the stock of the army corps. All told there are 3,000 United States troops here, regulars and volunteers, subject to the order of Colonel Berner. Colonel Berner stated that his presenl orders Were to sail in the United States transport Chester to Nuevitas and he thinks his regiment will get away the latter part of this week. Major Jack Cohen of the Third Geor gia is new provost marshal of Sa vannah. COMING BACK TO GEORGIA. Altnand, the Alleged Defaulter, Will Be Returned at Once. Stockton, Oal., Jan. 4—The young Georgian named S. Lafayette Almand, who was arrested at Tulare a few days ago and is being held for an officer from the southern states, has. been brought here and will be delivered to the Geor gia officers tomorrow. Almand Is charged with having ab sconded with about $50,000 from Con yers, Ga., where he was a prosperous business man until a few weeks ago. The sheriff of his home county learned that he was in Tulare, this state, and had him arrested. He was brought here to avoid trouble with writs of ha beas corpus, i Soutnci-u io lit* Uividert 7 Cincinnati, Jan. 3.—A report has been published here that the Southern Railway company will be divided into two systems if the Cincinnati Southern can be leased. According to this state ment Cincinnati will be made headquar ters for the lines west of Atlanta and Bristol with Samuel Felton in charge of them. The lines east of Atlanta and Bristol would constitute the eastern sys tem with heaquarters probably remain ing in Washington.