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CUIUS OF GEORGIA SEWS
Happenings In the State of Inter
esting Import.
To Maintain Joint Agent*.
The railroads will maintain joint
cotton agents at Atlanta, Macon, Au
gusta, Athens, Columbus and Mont
gomery the coming season.
As previously stated in the press,
there will be no material changes in
the rates. The rates to New England
points will be what they were at the
opening of the last season, which rates
were afterwards reducod.
There was a good deal of kicking
last year by some cotton shippers be
cause the railroads insisted on rout
ing the cotton. A Memphis cotton
firm appealed to the courts for an in
junction and the supreme court of
Tennessee decided that the roads had
a right to haul the cotton as they saw
fit.
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To ImproT* Public Building.
The government’s chief architect at
Washington has notified Congressman
Bartlett that he lias commenced work
on the plans for the improvement of
the United States courthouse and gov
ernment building at Macon. Congress
recently appropriated $58,000 for the
improvements. The plans called for
an additional two stories and an ele
vator. This addition will greatly en
large the space.
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M Banner M County Fall* Off.
The tax returns from Fulton county
for 1899 show a decrease of $239,691,
compared with the returns of last year.
This decrease is due, it is said, to the
fact that the city tax assessors last
year decreased city assessments, and
property owners of the county have in
consequence made a reduction in their
returns. The figures quoted do not
include the defaulters—those who
have failed to make returns on their
taxable property.
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A. qnllltl For Jim Moor*.
In the case of the state vs. James
A. Moore, accused of the murder of
Math McCard at Thomaston the jury
returned a verdict of uot guilty. The
court adjourned until the November
term.
The verdict was a complete surprise
to the people and was not at all ex
pected.
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llnrf Hrcliik At Kibrrton.
Much interest is being manifested
in the horse racing during carnival
week at Elberton, beginning August
21st. Many racers from various parts
of the state will be eutered, and the
fun will he great.
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Clillil T.:il>or Hill to Re Fublkcl.
Bibb’s representatives in the legis
lature will be asked to support a bill
at the next legislature, which will be
introduced under the auspices of the
Georgia Federation of Labor, with
the following text: “To prevent chil
jdrqn un<W the age of twelve years
from working in the factories and
other manufacturing or mechanical
establishments and workshops of this
state, except under certain conditions
herein mentioned; to provide suitable
punishment for violations of this act,
and for other purposes.”
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Savannah To IlaveNVw Station.
Savannah is counting on a new un
ion passenger station by next spring.
Mr. Mncknll, general counsel for the
Georgia and Alabama, is quoted as
saying that the Southern Railway will
go in with the Plant, Georgia and Ala
bama and Florida, Central and Penin
sula in bearing the expense.
This is taken tomeau that the South
ern will lmild into Savannah. Just be
fore Mr; Spencer went abroad he stat
ed that nothing definite had been de
termined about building into Savan
nah. Ho is reported to have returned
to New York within the last few days.
Savannah is promised a station to
cost $500,000.
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r.eor|{lii lloy Commended,
The brave act of a popular Atlanta
hoy is told in the official dispatches
sent to the navy department by Ad
miral Watson, now commanding the
fleet at, Manila. The young man is
Howell Woodward, and the story is
told in the following special from
Washington to The New York World.
"Maniu, August 11. —On August 2d, gun
boat Pampnngn, Lieutenant (junior grade)
McNamee,'patrolling I.ingayen bay, Luzon
islnnd, found American steamer Saturnus
on beach, at San Fernadino, Insurgents
having robbed cargo.
"Naval Cadet Woodward In dingey se
cured hawser around rudder post of steamer
under musketry fire from strong iutreueh
ments. Pampanga returned hot fire, but
could not move the steamer. Insurgents
burned vessel.
"Have sent Yorktown to punish piratical
act.
...
Governor Candler 1, Praised.
Information has been received from
Albany, N. Y., to the effect rhat the
Albany branch of the American Pro
tective League lias transmitted to
Governor Candler a congratulatory
letter on the stand he had taken against
mob violence in the state.
The dispatch stated that the letter.
after rehearsing in a general way the
numerous lynching* thaUbad recently
occurred in the south, and especially
in the state of Georgia, and mention
ing the prominent and forceful stand
against the mob law taken by Gov
ernor Caudler, was highly complimen
tary. __ _
STATE FAIR NOTES.
The comramittee of the si*te fair
having oharge of the eight weeks of
racing has just completed the pro
gramme of events. Tie document is
an interesting one and is now in the
hnnds of the printer. An soon as re
ceived it will be Bent out all over the
state to those interested in matters of
this character, and it is confidently
expected that a number of fine horses
will be entered to run for the hand
some prizes offered.
Chairman J. K. Ottley and his com
mittee have been hard at work for
some time past preparing this pro
gramme and it is now considered com
plete in every detail. J. W. Ituss
wnrin, of Nashville, a turfman of con
siderable experience, has been selected
as clerk of the course, and the judges
and starters will all be men thorough
ly familiar with the work of engineer
ing good raoes.
While $6,000 is assured as purses
for the winners, it is understood that
this amount will be largely increased
from outside sources and that when
the races are palled off they will be
for as handsome prizes as were ever
offered at any state fair in the country.
The races will be one of the prime
features of the fair, and the outlook
is unusually promising for good, clean
sport on the track.
The racfrng will be from October
24th to November let, and there will
be four running races a day. The
track will be especially prepared each
day and considerable care will be
taken to have it in excellent condition
during the entire time of the racing
events. Trotting and running races
will alternate, so as to give variety to
the events, and it is probable that
some very fine pieces of horseflesh
will be seen upon the track.
The arrangements of the details in
connection with the fair are beginning
to rapidly assume definite shape as the
time draws near for the opening.
Considerable time will be spent in pre
paring for special days during the fair
and already several committees having
this matter in hand have been appoint
ed and are expected to report progress
at an early date.
One of the most important features
of tho fair will be military day. A
committee of three, consisting of Col.
Phil G. Byrd, acting adjutant general
of the state, r as chairman; Captain Jo
seph Van Holt Nash and Dr. George
Brown, will have complete charge of
the full arrangements for this day and
are expected to decide upon a date
shortly.
As soon ns the date has been fixed
the other arrangements will be made.
Invitations will be sent out all over
the state to tho various military or
ganizations requesting their attend
ance on military day and it is confi
dently expected that a number of crack
companies will respond.
It is not impronab!& that a sham
battle will be one of the interesting
features of thi? day and prize drills
may be participated in by a number of
the companies that will attend. The
committee has already commenced its
work and will doubtless report prog
ress from time to time.
“The state fair is going to be a
great big event, worthy of Georgia.
Atlanta has never done things on a
small scale, and when the people of
the state come here to attend the big
fair this fall, they will find that Atlan
ta’s reputation lias been fully sus
tained.”
A special Travelers’ Protective As
sociation day is expected to be ar
ranged, and Secretary Martin, of the
state fair, has already received a
number of letters from prominent
members of the association requesting
that such a day be made a feature of
the fair, and giving him their assur
auceof hearty co-operatiou in the mat
ter.
The Travelers’ Protective Associa
tion is one of the largest organizations
of its kind in the state and has mem
bers in almost every town and city of
Georgia. If a special day is arranged
for the members of the association, it
is probable that a large number will
attend and the gathering will be in the
nature of a convention.
Will Hi* linin on ne.
The Atlanta Constitution speaking
editorially of the scope aud magnitude
of the state fair, says:
“The statement of Secretary Martin
made to the farmers attending the
State Agricultural Society at Quit
mau concerning the extent of the com
ing state fair, was calculated to open
their eyes, as it will the eyes of a
great many people right here in At
lanta.
‘‘The gentlemen having in charge
this fair have been going ahead with
their work quietly and in a business
like manner, making no particular
bluster about what they were accom
plishing. The result is that few people
outside their councils have realized
the extent of all they have done. To
be told, therefore, that the state fair
will cover as much space as the Cotton
States and International exposition is
in the nature of an eye opener.
* “Of course this state fair is limited
in scope, and it was natural to sup
pose, therefore, that it would in no
way approach the great exposition.
It seems, however, that the members
of the Fair Association have been
working on a big, broad scale, and
Secretary Martin’s statement shows
that this work has brought substantial
results.
FUSION TICKET IN IOWA.
Democrat* Make Nomination* Which Are
Indorsed By the Populist*,
The lowa democratic state conven
tion in session at Des Moines, Wednes
day, nominated the following ticket:
Governor—Fred E. White, of Keo
kuk county.
Lieutenant Governor —M. L. Bevis,
Montgomery county.
Judge supreme court—A. Van Wag
enen, Woodbury county.
Railway commissioner—W. H. Cal
houn, Marshall county.
Superintendent of pubile instruc
tion—B. P. Holst, Boone county.
The populists state convention also
met and indorsed the above ticket.
All the nominees are democrats ex
cept Calhoun, who was the populist
candidate. The Chicago platform was
indorsed in its entirety. Cato Sells
could have been named for governor,
but was not acceptable to the popul
ists and withdrew, throwing his
strength to White, who was the can
didate on the fusion ticket two years
ago, being defeated by Governor
Shaw.
At the afternoon session the com
mittee on resolutions reported, indors
ing the Chicago platform, proclaiming
“admiration for that peerless expo
nent of democratic principles, William
Jennings Bryan,” and urging his nom
ination in 1900.
Imperialism is denounced and a
strong argument is brought out in
platform against the continuation of
war in the Philippines.
The report says: “One war w r as for
the emancipation of the people, the
other was for the subjugation of the
people, and if the war against Spain
was right, and it was, that against the
natives of the Philippines, who have
committed no offense save to love lib
erty and to be willing to fight and die
for it, is wrong. The attempt, un
authorized by congress, to conquer
the natives of oriental islands is a re
pudiation of the American doctrine of
consent affirmed in the declaration of
independence and in conflict with the
principles which George "Washington
and his fellow patriots of the revolu
tion made sacrifices to establish.”
DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE VIEWS
Of Two Bonding Colored Men As To How
Race Problem Should Bo Settled.
“I believe that the negro problem
can be worked out only in the south,
aud by education,” said President
Booker T. Washington, of the Tuske
gee, Ala., Normal and Industrial insti
tute for colored pupils, in an inter
view at Chicago, Tuesday.
President Washington has just re
turned from Europe and was in Chica
go to attend the National Council of
Colored Women. He said farther:
“This education must be along
home, moral aud industrial lines,prin
cipally, and will take time. W r e have
already made great advancement aud
have had only thirty years to work in.
The plan of transporting the Americau
negroes to Africa I consider imprac
ticable. I gave the subject special
study in London and the result of my
observations is that there is no part of
Africa to which the colored man could
emigrate in which he would not be
under some European power, except
Liberia, aud that is an unhealthy
country. Besides, wheft the next
census is taken, it will be found that
there are nearly 10,000,000 negroes in
this countryT-doo large a number to
be moved to a foreign country.”
Bishop Henry M. Turner,of Atlanta,
Ga., senior bishop of the African
Methodist church and the first colored
man to be commissioned in the union
army by President Lincoln, was also
in Chicago t 6 attend the national
council. Discussing the negro prob
lem he said:
“I believe the government should
establish a line of steamships between
this country and Africa to carry ne
groes at a nominal price. No people
ever prospered which did not have a
country of its own.”
IS OXE-THIKD OFF.
Cotton Crop of (Iporjrln I>*clrteJly I-ighter
Than Cast Year.
In view of Neill's latest estimate as
to the extent of the cotton crop in the
southern states for the present year,
it is of interest to know the opinion of
the commissioner of Agriculture as to
the part that affects Georgia.
Commissioner O. B. Stevens said
that beyond the state of Georgia,
which has always ranked as the third
largest cotton state in the country, he
had no accurate information, but that
in Georgia there would be a decidedly
lighter crop than was gathered last
year.
It has been estimated by Commis
sioner Htevens that hardly 75 per cent
of tie cotton raised in 1898 had been
planted in Georgia this year.
Winder Public School
Fall Term Opens Sept. 4, 1899.
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(Home and Normal Schools of Athens)
Prof. R, A. Black Music Department
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