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CHIB O f Mi NEWS Happenings In the State of Inter esting Import. Merrr Win* t flrwitTdl*, The great debate between all oowers ■nd the three brilliant aona of Mercer university, which took place *t the Oran*ville tabernacle the past week, was a big ancces*. Mercer was award ed the decision. • • • GeurKi*m Hvnorad. An Associated Press dispatch from Washington annonncea the appoint ment of Major W. J. Kendrick, of At lanta, to a captaincy in one of the new regiments that will be organized un der the recent call ef Secretary Root for a campaign in the Philippines. The other Georgians given places in the new regiments are as follows: Major, D. A. Frederick, of Georgia; second lieutenant, W. O. Thornton, of Georgia. Besides the Georgians, the following southerners received appointments: Majors, Joseph F. Arrufield, North Carolina; A. A. Wiley, Alabama. Captain, Claude E,„Bawyer, South Carolina; Noel Gaines, George D. Lee, W. H. Collier, Kentucky. First Lieutenants, Silas J.McGaugh rin, Fred Mobley, Lewis A. Griffith, Clarences B. Nettles, South Carolina; T. Br Heigle, North Carolin; John B. Gallagher, Fred L. Wilson and Oscar Bishop, Kentucky,Richard K.Cravens, Indian Territory; William J. Watson, Vernon 1.. Everett and Clyde B. Par ker, Kansas. Second Lieutenauts, Charles H. Morrow, Walter T. Slack. William A. Haycraft and Lewis W. Dillon, Ken tucky. ► * * I.iicha Found Guilty of Murder The jury impaneled in the case of the state against Will Lucas, the ne gro farm hand indicted for the murder of Robert Davis, a respected citizen of DeKafb county, rendered a verdict, in the trial at Decatur, of guilty, but ■with a recommendation for life im prisonment. As soor as the verdict was read the attorneys for the defense gave notice of a motion for anew trial. The crime of which Lucas is ac cused is one of midnight assassina .yon, and the victim was one of the roost prominent citizens of the county. On the night of May 12th, last, Rob ert F. Davis, hearing a noise in a room weroes the hall from his sleeping apart roent, arose and w alked into the room, holding a lighted match in his hand. Some on the outside tired through tlie window’, and the bullet lodged in Davis’ side. Neighbors, hearing the ahot and the screams of the women in the house, hurried to the scene of the shooting and found Davis in a dying condition. After lingering for seven 1 hours he died the next morning. Suspicion rested on Will Lucas, a hand formerly employed by Davis on his farm and was arrested. * * * Atlifln* TtilUft Kwllroml. The people of Atheus nro very much interested in the talk that is now going the rouuds concerning the new rail road that is to be built by the Seaboard Air-Line. The mere building of a railroad from Athens to Augusta will work no material benefit to Athens, but the con struction of a line either to Chatta nooga or B’rmingham will be of great benefit to the commercial and manu facturing interests of the Classic City. ♦ * * fmproTfinntts nt CurfaraTtlle. Cartersville now seems to be on the eve of an extraordinary active season in building and industrial lines, from the number of enterprises and im provements ou foot and in contempla tion. Anew courthouse is within the list, of possibilities, the grand jury having recommended the building of one. It is now certain the people of the county will have a-ohatice to vote on bouds to the amount of SBO,OOO. Cartersville industries are again looking up. While iron and manga nese matters are temporarily rather dormant, the ochre business, which has been a thrifty one, is now being pushed more extensively than ever be fore. With those running and pro jected, there will he five mills in oper ation within a radius of five miles. ♦ * * Carrying Concealed Weapons. Judge Candler iu his charge to the grand jury of the Delvalb superior court laid stress upon the lawlessness of carrying concealed weapons. Since then the grand jury has indicted a number for this offense. The court said that vigorous means would be adopted to break up the car rying of concealed weapons of all kinds and that luavy fines would be the rule in the event of such cases. • * Will InveftCgatc* Oootlyeur’ii Work* M. L. Mariudiu, of the United States coast and geodetic survey, will begin at once to make arrangements to survey the new Goodyear dynamite work on the Brunswick ocean bar. The survey is for the purpose of de ciding v hether. through recent work. Colonel Goodyear has secured the re ouieite dej ths and widths to entitle him to the balance of the $90,000 that the United States government is to al low him on the contract he now has with it for deepening this bar. The survey must show a twenty-five-foot depth, two hundred wide and a twen ty-five-foot depth one hundred wide. There is every reason to believe the depths have been secured and that Colonel Goodyear will get his money. • * * I>ußlg'ion Kleoteil Ily Triiate**. A call meeting of the board of trus tees of the Georgia Normal and Indus trial school was held in the office of the state librarian at the capitol a day or two ago to elect a chairman of the board to fill the vacancy caused by ths death of ex-Governor Atkinson. The name of Hon. F. G. dußignon of Sa vannah, was proposed at once and without opposition Mr. dußignon was elected unanimously. The choice of Hon. F. G. Dußignon as chairman of tho board of trustees is regarded as a highly fitting one, since from the time the Mitledgevilje school was authorized by act of the legisla ture, he has been one of its strongest friends. At the time of the introduc tion of the measure in the house of representatives by ex-Governor Atkin son, Mr. Dußignon, who was then president of the senate, left his sent and warmly espoused the appropria tion. His support of the bill at that time, it is said, probably saved the measure and ho was warmly congratu lated upon his success by those who urged the introduction of the bill. * * * Bibb County’* Tan Kituria. Bibb county’s tax returns for 1899 show an increase over those of last year. Tho tax receiver has completed the work on the books and the increase was a substantial one. It is over $600,000, as will be seen by the following table: 1898 $15,447,364 1899 16,055,455 Increase $ 608,091 The Willingham cotton mill and the Payne cotton mill, the Taylor <fc Peek Drug Company, the street railways, electric light, telephone and express and gas companies are not included in the returns, and the last four named make their returns to Comptroller General Wright. Had these been in cluded in the returns they would no doubt have shown a greater increase. * * * (icui'Ki* Spcoikl In I.liit*. The battalion of the Fifth Georgia infantry at Atlanta has been notified by tho officers in charge of the cele bration to be had in New York that places in line would be assigned to the troops of the different states ao cording to the rank the states held among the officers on board the Olym pia. Under this arrangement Georgia will have the excellent position of second iu the line of march on ac count of Flag Lieutenant Brumby being next in commnud to Admiral Dewey. Vermont Mill head the pro cession, siuce Admiral Dewey is a native of that state. This is regarded by tho officers of the battalion as an additional induce ment why Georgia should have repre sentation second alone to that of New York. CUBAN OIL cures 8 v Cuts, Burns, Bruises, Rheu matism and Sores. Price, 25 cents. G. W. DeLaPorriere, Winder, Ga TESTIFIED AGAINST DREYFUS. Three French Army Officer* Appear h* U itnpfKCH Itefnre Court nmrl ini. The stage in the Dreyfus courtmar tial at Rennes, France, Saturday, was occupied successively by three enemies of Dreyfus, Major Cuiguet, Generals Do Boisedeffre and Gonz, who from 6:80 until 11 a. in. mainly devoted themselves to reiterating what they had previously said in evidence against the prisoner, who followed them with characteristic composure; hut when the moment came to reply the pris oner delivered one of those brief ut terances of indignation which have had such a powerful effect upon his hear ers. The long monologues delivered by the witnesses at the beginning are heard with a certain restlessness which settles into general drowsiness upon the part of the majority of the au dience, who are unable to eatch one cut of ten words spoken in conse quence of the deplorable acoustic properties of the courtroom. The reporters are at au equal disadvan tage, as ouly a scoro of them, imme diately beneath the stage, can follow the proceedings intelligently. GUERIN ANTICIPATED ATTACK. Fail* Outlaw Wa* In Kenilinr** To I>*. ttroy Ills House By Fire. A dispatch from Paris says: Antic ipating an attack from the gendarmes occupying au adjacent house, M. Guerin, president of the anti-Semite league, and his companions, who are barricaded in the headquarters of the league, poured petroleum in a room near the point from which the attaek was expected, preparatory to setting it on lire. The anticipated move on the part of the officers did not materialize. HOPE FOR DREYFUS Labori Resumes Management of Case Before Courtmartial. TESTIMONY WHICH TURNS THE TIDE Labor! Drum Out AilmUainn* FuvJVuble to Uis Unhappy Cllrnt. A cable dispatch from Rennes, France, says: Maitre Labori, leading counsel for Dreyfus who w’as murder ously assaulted August 14th, was pres ent in court Tuesday morning. His appearance was the signal for scenes of extraordinary enthusiasm. Dreyfus entered the court room soon afterward and having saluted the judges, turned to M. Labori with out stretched hand, a smile of keen pleas ure lighting up his pale and usually impassive features. The lawyer took the prisoner’s hand and shook it warmly, whereupon Dreyfus gave him another look of gratitude and took his seat iu front of counsel’s table with his hack toward them. Colonel Jouaust next read from a paper an address to M. Labori, the tone of the president being quite sym pathetic. The lawyer made an impassioned reply. He was deeply affected and his voice was clear, though not so strong as before he was shot. He was nerv ous and excited andsw r ayed to and fro as he delivered his reply. His hearers were profoundly impressed. The incident considerably fatigued him and he sat down flushed and hold ing his side. He afterward once or twice nervously twitched his fingers and an expression flitted over his face as though he were suffering. The first witness called was M. Grenier, the former prefeet of Belfort. His testimony was favorable to Drey fus and distinctly hostile to Ester hazy. Major Rollin, of the intelligence department, was asked by M. Labori during the course of the former’s testimony how a certain document of a later date than Mercier’s ministry came into General Mercier’s posses sion. Mereier said it was not his bus iness to explain, but counsel insisted, asking whose business it was. Finally M. Labori asked Colonel Jouaust to request General Mereier to explain. The general arose and said he declined to answer. M. Labori insisted, but Mereier still refused to answer, and Major Carrier©, the government com missiary, supported him,on the ground that the examination w r as entirely up on a matter which ought not, in the interest of the country, to be discuss ed publicly. M. Labori then declared in a loud voice that he would reserve to himself the right to take tho necessary meas ures to obtain the desired information. The next point was made by Drey fus in his reply to Major R-ollin. The latter had remarked that all the prison er’s papers were seized w hen his rooms were searched in 1894, and Colonel Jouaust said that certain papers from his text book, the school of war, were found missing. To this the prisoner retorted: “Not in 1894, my colonel.” A former secretary of the war office named Ferret testified to seeing Drey fus prying into their officers’ work during tlieir absence, and the prisoner replied excitedly that Ferret’s state ments were concoctions by a former minister of war, w’kich caused a sen sation. Then iu a cooler manner the pris oner made a statement explaining the difficulties in the way of a civilian, such as Ferret, entering the offices of tho general staff. General Gonse thereupon presented two letters to the effect that the writ ers, both of whom were civilians, ob tained easy admittance to the offices. Dreyfus retorted that the regula tions were very strict in this respect, and that, therefore, some persons were guilty of gross breach of discip line. M. Demagne here scored a hit by adding if the entry in these offices was easy, anybody could procure the in formation Dreyfus is alleged to have obtained so surreptitiously. The next witness, Lieutenant Col onel Bertin, who was the head of Dreyfus’ office in 1894, showed him self to be a most virulent enemy of the prisoner. He had evidently learn ed his testimony by heart. INDIANS ATTACK A TOWN. Three Hundred Vaquis Swoop Down Up on h liefensole** Ilurjj. A dispatch from Chihuahua,Mexico, tells of an attack on the town of Cum uripa by a band of about 300 Yaqui Indians. The place was without military pro tection, but the Mexican citizens bar ricaded themselves in their houses and resisted the attack for ton hours, when the Indians withdrew. Several houses were burned by the Indians, and five men and one woman were killed. It is thought that a number of Indians were killed and wounded. Winder Public Schoc Fall Term Opens Sept. 4, 1899. 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