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mm Of GEORGIA NEWS Happenings In the State of Inter . esting Import. To Anfimta Fire. A military board, consisting of a number of officers of the state militia, ■will be appointed in the course of a few days by Governor Candler to in vestigate the cause of the fire in Au gusta last week, in which the property of six commands of the state organiza tion was completely destroyed. The loss to the state in the destruction of its military property has been found to be much lurger than at first report ed, and it is the desire of the officers of the Sixth Georgia regiment to have the matter investigated. Four infantry companies, the signal corps of the Sixth regiment and one troop of the First cavalry had their ar mories in neighboring buildings on the south side of Broad street. The conflagration originated directly under the armories and in a very short time the whole block was in flames. In spite of the efforts made by the men of the different companies to save their arms, it was announced to Governor Chandler that all had been lost. * + • Division Had Only Two Mon. The report of Colonel W. G. Obear, inspector general of the state military, relative to the Savannah naval reserves has been received. The division which assembled fifteen or sixteen men at the inspection has been passed all right, but that which had only two men will bo disbanded. It is understood that an effort is to be made to reorganize the division or dered disbanded, and that this will be done right away. The naval reserves have beeu notified that they can use a yawl now atßrunswick in conjunction with the Brunswick naval reserves. * * Cotirtnifti tliil a Cttllocl Off. Governor Candler has been notified by Soltcitor General W. W. Osborne, of Savannah, that a communication has been received in that city from Ad jutant General Corbin to the effect that soldiers of the United States army held under various charges in the state will have to be tried by the civil authorities. The ruling of the adju tant general is on the ground that the war has come to a close since the men ■were sent to jail and that the jurisdic tion of a military courtmnrtial, there fore, no longer exists. The ruling is of interest at this time for the reason that a private of the Kentucky regiment which was en camped at Savannah is now in jail in that city awaiting trial on the charge of murdering a comrade. The position taken by Adjutant General Corbin pre cludes the possibility of trial by court martial aud the expense of the trial will fnll on the city of Savannah. * ♦ m iiood XcwA From fieorgla. The Cincinnati Commercial Tribn*.-? says: It is good news to hear that Georgia will produce more wheat and better whent than ever before in her history. The demand from that state for agricultural machinery lias been unusually heavy, and the demand is down'almost to the Florida line. With the boom in iron and the big wheat crop, to say nothing of other staples like watermelons, the peach crop will not be missed for a few years at least. * * * * Technological Commencement. The last term at the Georgia School of Technology is nearing its close and commencement day at the institution will be held on Wednesday, the 28th of this month. On thut occasion de grees will be conferred and special exercises will Vie held. This year there are thirteen grad uates and of that number nine will re ceive the degree of mechanical en gineer, while four will receive the de gree of electrical engineer. * * + Kntontnlng;lnt Scott Issues Itulletin. State Entomologist W. M. Scott has issued for the benefit of the farmers of the state a bulletin explaining at length the la\V with reference to trees infected with pests aud minutely detailing the method of treatment. The publication is one of the most important to fann ers aud fruit growers ever sent out by the department of agriculture, and it is the first bulletin to be prepared by the state entomologist. On account of the remarkable spread of insects among the fruit trees in the southern part of the state, reports of which reach the department almost daily, Professor Scott has hurried the publication of the bulletin, so that the owners of orchards could administer treatment to infected trees during the present summer. * * * Interest In Tux Comnilmiion. The meeting of the state tax com mission, which takes place on the fourth Monday in June, will be watch ed with unusual interest, and already a number of predictions have been made as to the nature of the work to bo undertaken and the probable out come of the efforts of the tax commis sion. At the first session of the com mission held in March the members, after organization, determined that in order to draft a tax equalization bill which would meet with the approval of the legislature and the people, it would he necessary for the mem ben to make a thorough investi gation of the tax laws of the dif ferent states. Secretary Blackburn was directed to communicate with the officials of the different states and procure copies of various tax codes for distribution among the members of the commission. In this undertaking the secretary has been unusually for tunate, receiving copies of the tax codes of twenty-five states, all of which are bttuud in separate volumes. For the past two months the tax com-* missioners have had the codes at their disposal and have made themselves well acquainted with the tax laws of other states. When tiie commission meets a con tinuous session will, be had for thirty days and it is hoped that a full agree ment will have been readied at the end of that time and that the bill to be submitted to the legislature for its consideration will have been com pleted. ... Melons Galore. The first wagon load of melons for the season was brought into Tifton last Saturday morning by Rev. Wiley Pipkin. They retailed readily for 25 cents each. Nearly 500 crates of fruit, peaches and plums have been shipped from Tifton the past week, and nearly 1,000 orates this season. There are between 8,000 and 4,000 crates to ship yet. Growers in the vicinity have purchas ed three carloads of crates this season. Peaches sapped to Savannah brought $55 for eleven crates. They were of the Triumph variety aud splendid specimens. * * * Vrtlußblo Hornfs Burned. Over $5,000 worth of blooded horses were destroyed by fire at Macon last Saturday night, together with a lot of harness, sulkies, feed, etc., worth at least SSOO. The destroyed property was in one of the barns or stables at Central City park, known as the R. H. Plaut barn, but none of Mr. Plant’s horses or other effects were in the barn, as he had not used it for some time. It was occupied by individuals and the United States government. There were eight fine trotting animals consumed. ... All Arc After Cannons. The different cities of the state are besieging Governor Candler with re quests for the two cannon that are ex pected to be awarded to Georgia by the Federal authorities. The last con gress passed an act directing that a lot of old guns which had beeu condemned should be given to the governors of the states to be presented to Grand Army posts, military schools or the national guard. It is expected that Georgia will get two of the guns. Where the prizes will go yet remain to be seen. Tetter, Sail-Rheum and Eczema The intense itching and smarting Incident to these diseases, is instantly allayed by applying Chamberlain’s Eye aud Skin Ointment. Many very bad cases have been permanently cured by it. It is equally efficient for itching piles and a favorite remedy for sore nipples, chapped hands, chilblains, Irost bites aud chronic sore eyes. 25c per box. Dr. Cady’s Condition Powders are just what a horso needs when iu bad condition. Tonic, blood purifier and vermifuge. They are no 6 food but medicine aud the best in use to put a horse iu prime condition. Price 2f( a package For sale bv H. C. Foole, Winder, G a % BOUGHT OLD FURNACE. Georgia Company Makes Investment In Chattanooga Property. The property of the old Chattanoo ga, Tenn., Furnace Company was sold Monday under a decree of the chan cery court to satisfy a creditor’s judg ment for $2,750 aud was bought in by the Southern Mining Company, of At lanta, Ga. Manager Conner of the Southern Mining Company stated that there was a possibility that the old furnace might be fitted up aud put in blast. In its day it made the best iron on the market. HOPE NOT ABANDONED. Salvage Experts Say the Paris nay Yet Be Floated. Advices from Falmouth, England, state that the salvage experts, who again visited the American liner Paris Monday, profess reviewed hope of sav ing the vessel. The increased depth of water in the entire hold helps to steady her, so that the seas do not affect her as much as it was expected they would. Under the favorable conditions the Taris may yet be floated. Planter* Cuban oil cures ■ KUtlvl ▼ Cuts, Burns, Bruises, Rheu matism and Sores. Price, 25 cents. G. W. DeLaPerriere, .Winder, Ga JEFFRIES WHIPS FITZ- Championship Belt Is Now In New Hands. THE BOUT WAS EXCITING Both Men Fought Desperately, But the Boiler Maker Was the Victor. James J. Jeffries, another sturdy young giant, has come out of the west to whip champion pugilists. At the arena of the Coney Island Athletic Club Friday night he defeated Robert Fitzsimmons, world’s champion in two classes middleweight and heavy weight—in eleven rounds of whirlwind fighting. He came to the ring a rank outsider and left it. the acknowledged master of the man he defeated. He was never at any time in serious danger and af ter the sizeup in the early rounds of the contest took the lead. He had the Australian whipped from the ninth round. It was acknowledged that Jeffries would have an immense advantage in w eight, height and age; but the thou sands who tipped and backed his op ponent to win were sure that he was slow and that he would in that respect be absolutely at the mercy of the past master at the science of fighting that he was to meet. He proved on the contrary that he was just as fast as the man he met and beat him down to unconscious de feat in a fair fight. He is a veritable giant in stature and marvelously speedy for his immense size. Less than a year ago he appeared in New York a great awkward, ungainly hoy. Today he is the lithe, active, alert, trained athlete. The men who prepared him for his fight worked wonders with him. They taught him a nearly perfect defense, improved his foot movement and instructed him in the method* of inflicting punishment. The transition since he appeared last has been little short of miraculous. At twenty-four he has defeated Rob ert Fitzsimmons, Tom Sharkey „and Peter Jackson, and if he cares for him self he will probably be able to suc cessfully defend the title • for many years. Jeffries fought from a crouching at titude that was hard to get at. He held his head low, his back was bent down and bis left arm was extended. He kept jabbing away with the left and found no trouble in landing it. It was there his superior reach told. That giaut arm served as a sort of human fender to ward off danger. He showed an excellent defense and the ability to use both hands with skill. He is game, too, for he never shrank from his punishmdht. It was a great fight to watch aud commenced and ended amid scenes of intense excitement. It was all very dramatic. Flfz Was In Good Form. The defeated man was just as good as when on the crispy morning on the plains of far-away Nevada he lowered the colors of the then peerless Cor bett. He was just as active, just as clever, just as tricky and just as fear less of punishment. He went unfal teringly to his defeat. He was the aggressor even at moments when he was bleeding and unsteady, and when stunned by the blows he received he reeled instinctively toward his op ponent. He was fighting all the time and punished his opponent, but found him a different opponent from any he had met and a different man to fight. The men fought before a crowd of 0,000 persons, and there was not a suggestion of interference from the police. Fill IJles Game. The knockout blow came in the eleventh round when Jeffries assumed the aggressive and jabbed his left to head. A left on the jaw from Jeffries dazed Fitzsimmons, who stood iu the middle of the ring. Jeffries looked at him for a second and when he had him at his mercy swung his right to the jaw and Fitzsimmons went down and out, relinquishing the championship to the Californian. LOUBET CABINET QUITS. Usual Break-Up Occurs With the French Ministry. A Paris special says: The cabinet has resigned and President Loubet has accepted the resignations of the ministers, but has requested them to maiutaiu their offices until their sue-* cessors are named. It is presumed that M. Loubet will summon the presidents of the chambers at once in order to consult with them on the formation of anew cabinet. On leaving the chamber M. Dupuy ob served to a group of deputies in the lobby: “We hand over the business to luckier, but not more courageous men. ” BIG TUNNEL SUGGESTED For Junction of England and Ireland. To Cost Sixty Millions. A London cable dispatch says: At a largely attended meeting of peers, commoners, engineers and others held Monday evening in the house of com mons, a resolution was adopted to ad dress a petition to the first lord of the treasury relative to the projected tun nel between Ireland and England. Letters were read from promi nent personages favoring the scheme, on the ground that it would not only unite England and Ireland more close ly, but tend to bring the United States and the United Kingdom into more in timate accord. The proposed route is a distance of twenty-five miles under eighty-five fathoms of water, the estimated cost of the undertaking is £12,000,000 ($60,000,000). NEGROES AS LYNCHERS. They Hang Two of Their Color In Florida--Nine Others Are Saved. Two negroes were lynched at Dun nellon, Fla., Sunday evening by an in furiated mob of their color. Some weeks ago Marshal Payne was shot by a negro. Saturday the negro was cap tured and returned to Dunnellon, when it is supposed some negroes were employed to take him down the river and drown him. Sun lay evening the laborers of the Dunnellon phosphate mine heard of it and at once organized to mete out similar justice to those implicated. They succeeded in lynching two of the men and were only prevented from lynching nine others by the appear ance of sheriff Nugent and an armed posse. NEGROES TAKE VENGEANCE. Ravisher Is Forcibly Taken From Jai and Promptly Swung Up. Near Sardis, Miss., Saturday night Simon Brooks, colored, was lynched by a mob of 500 negroes. He was taken from the jail some time between midnight and dawn. The crime which was thus avenged was one of the most atrocious in the criminal annals of the state. Saturday night anegress nemed Armistead, while returning from a shopping tour to her home, was assaulted by Brooks and another,negro. The woman was out raged, her throat was cut and she was severely beaten about the head and her jaws were tightly tied to prevent breathing. Her body was then con cealed in rubbish. The woman rallied sufficiently to give the alarm and the names of her assailants. FOR FAVORIN9 BRYAN Four Officials of a Michigan State College Are Fired. The board of regents of the State Agricultural college at Manhattan, Kan., in which the republicans are in the majority since the recent removal of the populist members by Governor Stanley, adopted resolutions,Saturday discharging five members of the col lege faculty, among them being Presi dent Thomas Will. All had previous ly declined to send in their resigna tions. The instructors dismissed were ap pointees of the populist board. It was Professor Will who recently selected Colonel William Jennings Bryan as commencement' orator, which action was rescinded by the board of regents. STRIKERS ARE FIRd. Street Car Blockade Is Still On At Cleveland, Ohio. A Cleveland, 0., dispatch says: The attempt of the Big Consolidated Rail road company to move its cars Monday was attended by scenes 'of wild dis order in various parts of the city, though nobody was hurt and very lit tle damage was done to property. Cars were run on two lines at very irregu lar interval?, but without passengers aud mainly under the protection of the police. A “CHAW-GUI” TRUST. Big Combine Now Owns AH the Popu lar Brands. It is announced at Chicago that the gum trust is now an actuality. The company has been organized, the stock all underwritten and the work ing details completed. The concern has a capital stock of $9,000,000. Of this one-third is 6 per cent cumulative preferred. The permanent officers will be chosen at once. All the impor tant plants of the country are in the combine. ENGLAND IS ALERT. She Is Preparing For *a Possible War In South Africa. A London dispatch says: Comman der-in-Chief Lord Wolseley has been busy for several days at the war office preparing for possible eventualities in South Africa. The effective lists of the first plass reserve have beeu prepared and trans portation for the First army corps has been ■provisionally arranged. The officers on furlough have been warned to hold themselves in readi ness to return to their regiments. The general trend of news, however, is more pacific. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. L C. BUSSELL. E. C. ARMiSTE^" RUSSELL’ & ARMISTEAD Attorneys at Law. Winder, Ga. Jefferson. Ga. W. H. QUARTERMAN, Attorney at Law, Winder, Ga. Prompt attention given to all W a matters. Insurance and Real Estati agent. J. A. B. MAHAFFEY', " Attorney at Law, Jefferson, Ga. Silman’s old offica Winder Furniture Cos. UNDERTAKERS AND— —FUNERAL DIRECTORS C. M. FERGUSON, M’g’r. WINDER, GEORGIA ©I&3MBSB© ®> * * - *7 - f Y Lodge No. ilrfd, ( meiuo :) Officers—N J. Kelly, W. M.; J. H. Jackson, S. W. W. L, DeLaPerriere, J. VV.; J. H. Kil gore, Sec’ty. Meets every 2d Frida j evening at 7 o’clock J. T. Strange, N. G ; O. M. Ferguson, V. G.; J.H. Smith, Treasurer; A. D McCarry, Secretary. Meets every Ist and Sd Monday nights. RUSSELL LODGE No. 99. . KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. Meets every Ist and 3d. Thursday evening in each month. W. fi Toole, C. C.; B. T. Camp, V. C.; W, K. Lyle, K. of R. and M. of F,; D. H. Hutchins, Prelate; L. C. Russell, M. of E.; A. D. McCurry. M. A.; J. J. Smith, M. W., O. L. Dabney, I. G.; R. A. Black, O. G. ROYAL ARCANUM. Meets every fourth Monday night. J. T. Strange, R.; G. T. Arnold, Y. R.; W. H. Quarterman, Secretary. (colored).- WINDER ENTERPRISE LODGE, No. 4282. G. U. O. ofO.F. Meets every Ist and 3d Friday night in each month. Dudley George, N. G.; G. W. Moore V. G.; L. H. Hinton, Secretary, A. HAMILTON, Undertaker and Funeral Director, Winder, Georgia. EMBALMING By a Professional Einbalmer. Hearse and attendance tree. Ware rooms, cor Per Broad & Candler sts. DR. W. L. Di-LaPERRIERE, DENTAL PARLORS, In the J. C. DeLaPerriere building; over Winder Furniture Cos. Call and see me when in need of anything in the line of Dentistry Work guaran teed. Success always comes to those who believe iu printers’ ink judiciously used. Let us have jour advertise meui. _ I would as soou think of doing bus iness without clerks as without adver tising.—John Wannamaker. ALL WOMEN Should know that the “Old Time” Remedy, fffsff Is the best for resale TmnMc*. Corrects all Irregularities lnl-'emale Organs. Should taken for Cbaojsof Life and before Child-Birth-. Planters "Old Tine” Rmedles have stood the test for twenty years. Made only by New Spencer Medicine Cos., Chat-1 tnnoof-a, Tennessee. G. W DiLaPjrriere, Wind-r, Ga