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MEDIATION PLAN
IS READ OUT
Peace Conference Members Give
Their Full Approval.
PLAN HAS EIGHT ARTICLES
Rules May Be Somewhat Modified
At the Second Reading.
Advices from The Hague state that
the arbitration committee of the peace
conference held a meeting Monday
under the chairmauship of M. Leon
Bourgeois. Mr. Andrew 1). White, head
of the United Btates delegation; Bir
Julian Pauncefote, head of the British
delegation, and M. De Staal, head of
the Russian delegation, with all the
members of the committee present.
After M. Bourgeois had made a
sympathetic reference to the death of
Miss Roth, daughter of Dr. Roth, head
of the Swiss delegation, who was killed
ia a railway accident last Thursday at
Flushing, the secretary of the drafting
committee read the draft scheme of
mediation it had had under considera
tion.
Articles 1 and 2 are declaratory—to
the effect that the signatory powers,
in order to prevent a recourse to force,
have agreed to effect pacific solutions
of differences and will In excep
tional circumstances before an ap
peal to force, have recourse to the
mediation of one or more friendly
powers.
Article 3. Independently of a re
course to such amicable means, the
signatories deem it expedient that one
or more powers not concerned in the
conflict should offer its or their own
initiative and so far as circumstances
will permit its or their good offices of
mediation to the states at variance.
The rights to offer good offices of me
diation belongs to powers not con
cerned in the conflict, even during the
course of actual hostilities, and the ex
ercises of this right can never be con
sidered by the parties at variance as
an unfriendly act.
Artielo 4 provides that the role of
mediator shall consist in the reconcil-.
iution of conflicting claims and the
nlluying of bitterness between states
at variance.
Article 5, declining the limitation of
the functions of a mediator, says these
shall cense on the moment when it is
stated by one of the pnrties to the dis
pute or by the mediator; that the ar
rangements or the basis of a friendly
understanding proposed by him is not
accepted.
Article 6 says thjt the good offices
contemplated, either at the instance of
the parties at variance or on the initia
tive of uninvolved powers are exclu
sively of the character of friendly
counsel.
Article 7 asserts acceptance of medi
ation cannot have the effect except by
virtue of a convention to the contrary
of interrupting or retarding or ham
pering mobilizing or other prepara
tions for war. If mediation intervenes
after tho opening of hostilities it shall
not interrupt except by virtuo of a
convention to tho contrary military
operations in course of execution.
Article 8. The signatures are in
accord to recommend in all circum
stances permitting it, special media
tion in the following form: In the
event of grave differences threatening
political states at variance shall choose
respectively a power to which each
shall confide the missiou of entering
into deliberations with the power
chosen by the other side, in order to
prevent a rupture of friendly rela
tions. During the currency of their
mandate, which except in the event of
a stipulation to the contrary, shall not
exceed thirty days, the question in
dispute shall be considered as referred
exclusively to these powers. They
shall apply all their efforts to settle
the dispute and in the event of an
actual rupture of friendly relations
shall remain charged with the mission
of taking advantage of every occasion
to restore peace.
The draft was adopted without mod
ification, although the committee stip
ulated that it should he subject to
modifications at the second reading.
DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS
Is Re-Establishid By Direction of
President McKinley.
By direction of the president, the
acting secretary of war has issued an
order for the re-establishment of the
military department of Texas and the
assignment of Colonel Chambers Mc-
Kibben to the Twenty-first infantry to
command of the department. Colonel
McKibben is now on duty at Colum
bus Barracks, O.
Adjutant General Corbin states that
there is not the slightest chance, he
thought, of removing tke Department
of the Gulf froth Atlanta.
No new adjutant general has been
for the department as yet,
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JACKSONVILLE LOST FIOHT.
Amendment To Change Florida Capital
Killed in the Legislature.
The proposed constitutional amend
ment to remove the Florida state cap
itol from. Tallahaspee to Jacksonville
was killed in the Louse of representa
tives after a long debate. Hon. Frank
Clark, McWilliams and Speaker Mc-
Namee spoke favoring the measure,
while Judge Raney and Colonel Nat
Welker opposed it. These gentlemen
are the best orators in the house and
crowds from both Jacksonville and
Tallahassee filled the hall and lent ex
citement to the notable scene.
It was the liveliest day of the session
since the senatorial contest. There
were thirty-seven votes for Jackson
ville and thirty for Tallahassee, but a
tliree-tiftlis vote was ueeded to submit
the amendment to the people, so
Jacksonville lost.
LAWYER WAS EJECTED.
Became Obstreperous Before the Hazet
Investigating Committee.
A New York dispatch says: Colonel
Henderson, lawyer for Captain Price,
was ejected from the Mazet committee
investigating room Thursday because
he insisted upon his right to advise
the captain, who was upon the witness
stand, in regard to his replies to ques
tions asked by Uolonel Moss.
Price refused to answer questions
regarding a charge of perjury that he
had made against Mr. Moss. The
captain also refused, upon the advicp
of Colonel Henderson, to give the
name of the witness he charged Mr.
Moss had induced to testify falsely.
A personal encounter was at one
time narrowly averted, Lawyer Hen
derson drawing a knife and defying
Mnzett.
TROUBLE IN GRIFFIN.
Governor Is Asked For Troops To
Protect County Jail.
At Griffin, Ga., Sunday night at
midnight pistol shots were heard in
all parts of the city and investigation
proved that the firing was the signal
for the “regulators” to assemble,their
object being to rescue their five pals
who are in jail indicted by the grand
jury last Friday for mobbing. The
offense for which they were indicted
was the whipping of negroes.
The sheriff, when assured of the in
tention of the “regulators,” tele
phoned to Governor Candler at At
lanta, askiug that he call out the mili
tary to protect the jail. The request
was promptly granted.
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ROUTING THE REBELS.
A Vigorous Campaign Is Begun Against
Filipino Insurgents.
A Manila special says: A vigorous
campaign was begun on Saturday
against General Pio del Pilar’s force of
11,000 rebels in the foothills at the
mouth of Laguna de Bay and in the
towns of Cainta, Tay Tayaud Antipol.
Under the supervision of General
Lawton, General Hall, with 2,000
men, moved southeast from the pump
ing station, and Colonel Whalley, who
relieved General King in command of
his brigade, proceeded east from San
Pedro Macati, the two divisions ap
proaching each other.
Colonel Whalley captured Cainta
with small loss, the rebels fleeing be
foro the advance of the United States
troops. General Hail drove the Fil
ipinos from the vicinity of Marini
quina, sweeping them toward Colonel
Whalley’s column.
CONTRIBUTIONS COME SLOW.
The “Dewey Home” Fund Has Only
Reached sn,ooo So Far.
A meeting of the Dewey Home fund
committee was held at Washington
Saturday. It was decided to push the
efforts to raise a subscription of 8100,-
000, and there was no manifestation of
discouragement because the fund has
grown slowly.
The amount in the hands of Treasu
rer Bobert6 is close to s<>,ooo. The
committee received notice from a New
York newspaper that it has about
85,000 in hand, which will soon be
forwarded.
This makes a total of 811,000 now in
sight with innumerable agencies yet
to hear from.
■LIS OF GEORGIA NEWS
Happenings In the State of Inter
esting Import.
Will IlificiiM Cotton.
One entire day has been set apart
for the discussion of plans and methods
for the bettering of the cotton crop by
the State Agricultural society at its
meeting which is to be held in Dublin
in August.
This conclusion was reached at an
important conference that was held
recently between Hon. O. B. Stevens,
commissioner of agriculture, and Hon.
J. Pope Brown, president of the State
Agricultural society. The conference
was held in Atlanta.
For some time Commissioner Stev
ens has been insisting that many mat
ters pertaining to the production of
cotton should be discussed by those
most vitally interested. He has taken
the position that there should be regu
larly employed weighers and classers
at the various ports in the state whose
duty it shall be to properly weigh the
cotton and classify it under oath, by
whose figures the sale of the staple
was to stand.
This position which has been taken
by Commissioner Stevens has been
commented upon by many, and there
are farmers and merchants alike who
believe this solution to be the logical
answer to the vexed problem as to the
best manner in which to protect buy
ers and producers from the ravages of
the reclamations that come from the
other side of the sea at the end of the
season and steal away the profits.
* * *
Much Gold in North Georgia.
John Henry Crawford and Eugene
Mayne, who left Gainesville for London
a day or two ago, stated that they
would return to Georgia the latter
part of July.
Both these gentlemen were in At
lanta during the week, and called on
Governor Candler. Mr. Crawford
spoke in high terms of the Georgia
gold field, and declared that he be
lieved there is more gold in north
Georgia than in South Africa. He
talked familiarly of the gold* fields in
the different parts of the world, par
ticularly those of Australia, where he
is largely interested.
Mr. Crawford stated that upon his
return he would proceed with devel
opment work, which would be soon
followed by the erection of plants for
regular mining. He believes in deep
mining, in concentration and chlorina
tion, and is not wedded to the cyanide
process which is so popular in the
Transvaal. He sent two experts to in
vestigate North Carolina and Georgia
two or three years ago, and upon their
report became interested in this sec
tion. A few months ago he decided
to come to America and investi
gate for himself. He has just spent
two weeks in traveling across country
over the mountains in the upper part
of the state, examining mines and
mining properties.
* * *
Wife Slayer Escapes Gallows.
Will Thornton, the Sumter county
murderer who was to have been huhg
last Friday, escaped the death penalty
nud instead will spend the remainder
of his life in the penitentiary.
Upon the recommendation of the
pardon board that the sentence of Will
Thornton be commuted Governor
Candler took the matter up and order
ed that the death penalty be com
muted to life imprisonment. A num
ber of urgent petitions asking for a
commutation of sentence were receiv
ed from the most prominent citizens
in Sumter and Terrell counties, in
cluding the majority of the men on
the trial juiy, the foreman of the
grand jury that brought the indict
ment and the prosecutor in the trial.
The case was one of the most pecu
liar ever tried in Sumter county.
Thornton pleaded guilty to killing his
wife, or to the overt act that resulted
in her death. The man was recognized
as cue of the most peaceable and law
abiding citizens in the community,
while his wife had a vicious aud vio
lent disposition. It was shown by
witnesses on the stand that Thornton’s
body was covered for the greater part
of the time with scars resulting from
.wounds inflicted by his better half.
While in one of her mad fits Thornton
became enraged himself her treat
ment and picking np a brick struck her
a blow on the head. The.lickwasa
terrible one and the woman was knock
ed off an embankment and landed on
her back. Whether death was pro
duced from the fall or from tie blow*
with the brick was never de
termined before the jury.
* * *
fieorcla I'nlversily Commencement.
The official programme for the com
mencement exercises of the University
of Georgia has been announced, and
that it will be the most brilliant com
mencement in the history of the uni
versity goes without saying.
There is great interest centering
around the alumni reunion which will
be held on Tuesday, the 20th, and the
proposed movement to endow the
university.
After the alumni address by Judge
Hammond at the chapel, there will be
given an alumni lunch in the libraiy
building, which will be an elegant
affair.
Socially, the university eommence
ment season will be brilliant. A num*
her of most pleasant entertainments
have been arranged, and the banquet
that is to be given the governor and
his military staff promises to be a
most brilliant feature.
* * *
Tennille’s Chautauqua.
Tennille’s chautauqua opened up
last Sunday under the most favorable
auspices with large crowds in attend
ance. Services w-ere held at the audi
torium, and the seating capacity of
this mammoth building, which is ar
ranged to seat 2,000 people, was fully
tested by the large crowd that gath
ered within its walls, there being fully
1,800 people comfortably seated.
* * *
New Road In Prospect. •
The Atlanta Constitution published
a dispatch a few days ago from Knox
villo, Tenn., stating that the Atlanta,
Knoxville and Northern railway is to
be very much improved in the next
few months. The dispatch stated that
the company would expend $500,U00
on its roadbed and bridges.
It need not surprise any one to see
the Illinois Central railroad enter At
lanta some time next year. Vice Pres
ident Harahan, of that company, is
quoted as having remarked recently
that his company would be in Atlanta
within tw'elve months. There does
not seem to be any possible way for
the Illinois Central to get in the south
except to work in connection with the
Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern and
the Tennessee Midland, which is be
ing built by a company of which Colo
nel Jere Baxter is the head.
The Tennessee Midland is being
constructed from a point in Kentucky
to Harriman’s junction,and connection
can be made from Harriman w’ith the
Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern with
out heavy outlay. This seems to be
the most probable course for the
Illinois Central to reach Atlanta.
* * *
Deplore Injunctions.
The citizens of Thomasville having
learned of the various efforts of the
Pineopolis railway people and others
to retard the building of the Tifton,
Thomasville and Gulf railway by in
junction proceedings, held an indigna
tion meeting and unanimously adopted
the following resolutions:
“Resolved, That we, as citizens of
Thomas county, without the slightest
intention of interfering by word or
act, or suggestion to the courts having
jurisdiction of said litigation, but as
citizens vitally interested in the devel
opment of our section of the state, do
hereby respectfully pray that the
courts having said causes now under
investigation give the same a speedy
hearing and that owing to the time
limit referred to in the charter that in
the event of future applications for in
junction against this county, the courts
exorcise great caution in granting re
straining orders until the Tifton,
Thomasville and Gulf Railway Com
pany is heard.”
* * *
Opposed to Street Preaching,
The Presbyterian ministers of At
lanta do not appear to be a unit in
their movement to preach the gospel
on the streets every Sunday afternoon.
So far none of their number has
raised objection publicly to the plan,
but Rev. Bridewell, the new pastor of
the First Presbyterian church, is op
posed to this kind of work as far as he
is concerned, and will refuse to do it
if he is asked.
Dr. Bridewell holds that he has no
more right to preach on the streets of
Atlanta than the Salvation Army has
to enter his pulpit with their tambour
ines and drums. He says the other
ministers may preach on the streets if
they like, but that he, as pastor of a
church, will not do so.
* * *
Lindsay Gets Decision.
Judge Speer, at Macon, rendered
his decision Saturday in the contempt
case brought in the United States court
by the county of Wilkinson against
Attorney Lindsay. He decided that
Colonel Lindsay has a right to contend
that there was a contract between him
and the county commissioners of Wil
kinson whereby he was to be paid half
of the taxes he collected as due the
couuty by the Central railroad for the
years 1891, 1892, 1893 and 1894, but
he has no right to auy of the taxes
collected for 1895, and Judge Speer
ordered him to pay to the county all
of the taxes he collected for 1895. It
is now a matter for the courts of Wil
kinson to say whether or not there
was a contract between Lindsay and
the couuty for the years 1891, 1892,
1893 and *1894.
KITCHENER IN LONDON.
Great Campaigner of Khartoum Calls
Upon Balfour.
Lord Kitchener, of Khartoum, sir
dar of the Egyptian forces, arrived in
Loudon Monday and called upon J. A.
Balfour, first lord of the treasury and
government leader in the house of
commons, with whom he had a long
interview. Mr. Balfour will make a
full explanation in the house of com
mons of (he reasons for destroying the
tomb of the mahdi at Omdurman aud
the dispersal of his remains.
PROFESSIONAL CAliftjj
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Attorneys at Law 1
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W. H. QUARTERMAN
Attorney at Law ’
Winder, Ga.
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J. A. B. MAHAFFEY
Attorney at Law, ’
Jefferson, Ga.
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ROYAL ARCANUM.
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J. T. Strange, R.; G. T. Arnold, Y.
It.; W. H. Quartermau, Secretary,
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