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GEORGIA NEWS ITEMS Happenings In the State of Inter esting Import. flen, I.nwtna’ Itaport. Tho report of Col. A. R. Lawton, of the First Georgia regiment, on the con duct of his troops daring the recent outbreak in Mclntosh county, has reached Governor Candler. Colonel Lawton commends the men of his regi ment in their promptness in respond ing to the call and their uncomplain ing manner under trying circumstances at Darien. • * * “Mincing I.lnlt" Koad Chartered. Secretary of State Cook has granted a charter to the Missing Link Railroad Company. The company is capitalized at $3,000,000 and the road it contem plates erecting will be a trunk line from Chattanooga to Walhallo. The money with which to build the road is all in hand and the interested parties state that work will be com menced at once and will be pushed to • rapid conclusion. The road will be 150 miles in length and will result in great benefit to the section of the state it will traverse. The proposed line will run through tho counties of Catoosa, Whitfield, Fannin, Murray and Rabun, each of which is rich in mineral resources. It is expected that the building of the road will result in the opening up of mines and quarries and wonderful de velopments are expected by those in terested, to follow. • • • Reunion of Georgia Veterans. The Confederate veterans of Geor gia and of tho south who go to Savan nah in November to attend the Con federate reunion to be held during that month will he royally entertained. The dates for the reunion have been fixed by Gen. Clement A. Evans, ma jor general commanding the Georgia division U. C. V., as Wednesday, No vember 22, Thursday, November 23, and Friday, November 24. Commenting upon the coming state rennion, in a circular letter General Evans says: “We will meet in our oldest Georgia city—a city which has passed w'ith houor through all our country’s wars since 1732 to the present time, and .whose record during and since the Confederate war bears proud witness to the bravery, patriotism and fidelity of its people—we shall have the pleas ure of gathering together as comrades in the cause we love so well. It is unnecessary to say that hospitality never exceeded and esteem for the Confederate veterans unsurpassed will greet us in the city of Savannah and warm our hearts afresh. “The dates of the reunion were chosen after careful deliberation, so they would not conflict with other gatherings in the state, and a time appointed when the greatest number of our comrades could mosj easily he absent for a few days from business.” * 5 * Municipal Officer* Enjoined. At Savannah Saturday night Judge Falligaut tigned au order enjoining the mayor and aldermen and police of the town of Warsaw, better known as Thunderbolt,from arresting the motor men and conductors of the electric cars of the Savannah, Thunderbolt aud Isle of Hope Railway Company. At the last meeting of the Thunder bolt town council an ordinance was passed requiring the railway company to provido separate accommodations for white and colored persons. Tho order was ignored by the street car company and the injuuct.on asked for. • • * To Tallc of Farmer** Institute*. There will be a mass meeting of farmers in Baxley on Saturday, Octo ber 7th, and by invitation lion. C. H. Jordan and Mr. W. G. Cooper will bo on handto talk of farmers’ institutes and organize one for tho county. ... llov. Childrens Exynerated. At Calhoun, Saturday, the jury in the case of Rev. C. C. Childress, charged with burglarizing SBOO from Dr. W. B. Vaughn, at Fairmount some time ngo, brought in a verdict of ac quital. A large number of witnesses were introduced and many able lawyers were employed in the case. The courtroom was crowded during the ar gument. Many ladies were present. + * * Leaunfri Meet At Fitzgerald. The Epworth League conference, Valdosta district, met at Fitzgerald tho past week. State Secretary Wallis presided. Elder Cook and other prom inent leaguers participated and arous ed enthusiasm in the convention. * * * Fund For stl Kcclmpnl Grow*. The fund that is being raised to car ry the Fifth regiment of Georgia to participate in the Dewey day exercises is growing steadily, aud it is thought by those who have charge of the finan cial end of the movement that the sol dier hoys will certainly get to the me tropolis. ... Farmer’* liny nt Hncon, The second day, October 11th, of the Macon carnival will be ktown as Agricultural Day aud it promises to be one of the greatest successes of the four days’ elaborate program. The street parade of the agricultural pro ducts of the middle Georgia section will he a crowning feature. The car nival association is having built three beautiful allegorical 2oats for this pro cession. • • • GoTernor’i Conrw Approved Governor Candler has received in the last few weeks a large number of letters from every part of the country commenting upon the position which he, as governor of Georgia, has recent ly taken on the race problem. These communications have come from nearly every state in the union and from persons of widely varying thought and sentiment. In spite of this fact the large majority of them congratulate the governor on his posi tion, and agree with him generally that should the northern politicians leave the oolored man at the south at peace the race problem would settle itself and quickly disappear. ... Another Atlanta Sensation. The publication of Deteotive Green Conn’s confession oj wrong doing has developed the fact that there is a wide split threatened in the Atlanta city po lice hoard. One or more membereo' the board place no confidence in Conn’s state ment, ami the others believe every word of it and will use it as a lever to shove tho rigid investigation of the department along. • * * Keport on Clay* Issued. The report of the state geological de partment of Georgia days, on which Geolrgist Yeates and his assistants have been at work for rnoro than two years, has been issued. * In order to get material for this treatise the geological department has brought clays from every part of the state and after determining the relative merits of Georgia clays they have been compared with the best samples from other states. A review of the tests made with Georgia and foreign clays, shows that in nearly every quality of value the Georgia article is superior. The report on clays which is to be placed in State Geologist Yeates’ hands will be a valuable addition to the collection of reports completed since Professor Yc-ates took charge of the department. ... Pi oal hi t lon Election Wanted. A petition has been circulated throughout Griffin and generally signed by all to whom it was presented, asking Ordinary Drewry to call au election to determine whether the voters of Spalding county will have prohibition for four years longer or not. Already enough names have been secured to the petition to authorize tho ordinary to call the election, but thoso who have the matter in charge will not file the petition for several days. ... STATE FAIIi TALK. Tho attractive features of the state fair, which, after all, do more toward drawing large crowds to a fair or ex position than almost anything else,are being added to almost daily, and tha indications are that the list will con tain more unique specialties than any fair that has ever been held in the state. There will boa confederate veter ans’ day, a cotton day aud several other notable special days during the event. The railways have not only given liberal rates to exhibitors, but some of the roads have sent agents into the counties along their lines to stir up public interest in the fair and aid in he collection of exhibits. The enthusiasm with which the peoplo have tnken hold of the fair is a surprise to the management. The en terprise has rapidly outgrown the original plans, and now looms up as a big show which will rank with our southern expositions. Secretary Martin has just begun sending out his big posters and circu lars, aud the newspapers are filied with items of interest about the fair every day. In every state in the south people are beginning to talk about Georgia’s great show, and thousands of Geor gians at a distance will visit Atlanta in October to have a reunion with their kinsmen. The people want a big industrial jubilee, and they feel that Atlanta is the place for it. Arrangements will bo made to accommodate visitors at low rates, and a public comfort department will look after their interests. It is safe to say that the eighteen days of the fair will be red letter days in our auunls, and the general results will greatly benefit Georgia ard her people. Iu the meantime the fair managers and their assistants are the busiest men in Georgia, as well as the happi est. But they find time to answ-er questions, and if the printed informa tion does not fully cover the ground, all that a person seeking furti er facts ,lias to do is to write to Mr. Thomas 11. Martin, secretary, Fair Headquarters, Prudential Building, Atlauta. He knows every detail of the coming show, and will take pleasure in an swering inquiries from every quarter. JUDGES ASK MERCY Formal Appeal For Dreyfus Is Signed By Courtmartial AND SENT TO PRESIDENT LOUBET Parisian* Are Confident of tho Gntlt of Dreyfus and See No Fault In Ver dict of Courtir.artlal. A Paris sptcial says: The court martial, Monday afternoon, signed a formal recommendation for mercy in tho case of Captain Dreyfus. Its ob ject is to eliminate the degradation feature of the punishment. Tho rec ommendation was sent to President Loubet. Except for slight street disturbances Monday night Paris has remained un expectedly quiet, but this condition of afl'ars is not likely to continue. The long, heavy rain of Sunday, combined with the fact that the leaders of the opposing parties were all at Rennes prevented any organized demonstra tion. Then, too, the general public was delighted with the verdict as con firming the prevailing opinion. Now, however, they are beginning to see the want of logic in conceding “extenuating circumstances” to a con victed traitor, a concession which ex ercises doubt as to the strength of the case against Dreyfus. Moreover, pub lic opinion is being sobered by read ing the comments of the world at large and by the prospect, however remote, that the exhibition will be boycotted, which would mean a loss of millions to the country. It is estimated that the last year’s proceedings have cost the Dreyfus party at least 1,500,000 francs. They do not intend to let matters rest and rumors are revived of the impending arrest of General Mercier. He de clares that he does not enre what hap pens, being quite sure that he has done his duty. It is understood that President Loubet opposes such an extreme course as prosecuting Mercier or the other generals. His rather inclined to a conciliatory policy, extending even to a pardon for Dreyfus. The Dossier In Paris. The dossier of the Rennes courtmar tial proceedings was received in Paris Monday night for submission to the military court of revision, consisting of General Marcillo, Colonel Courbo lionßse, Lieutenant Colonel Lagrene, Major Copp and Major Allard. It is said that Mathieu Dreyfus in tends to supplicate Emperor William to order tho publication of the docu ments enumerated in the bordereau. M. Demange has been blamed for conceding so many points in his speech, but it appears that he did so in the hope of winning another waverer among fne judges, who, however, finally joined the majority on condi tion that the verdict would be accom panied with the proviso as to extenu ating circumstances. Quiet at Rennes. A state of calm prevails at Rennes. All the troops and gendarmes quarter ed in tho town and its environs have left and the jouralists and others in terested in the trial have depnrted since Saturday. The cafes which for the last few weeks have been thronged by excited crowds are deserted. Monday a solitary gendarme paced up and down before the military prison, and there was not a policeman or soldier near the Lycee, which last week resembled a barracks. Work men were busily dismantling the courtroom and packing chairs, tables and benches on trolley cars outside. Madame Dreyfus visited her hus band iu prison Monday afternoon, but not the slightest interest was shown in’their meeting by the population. She fonml him calm and in better spirits than could be expected. TROOPS FOK SOUTH AFRICA. English Cnblnet Decides to Send Ten Thousand at Otrce. The London Cabinet has decided to send 10,000 troops to South Africa in addition to the Natal force already thoro of 5,000 men, of which reinforce ments 5,000 men will be sent from In dia, 900 from England, a battalion of the Northumberland regiment, and the remainder from the Mediterranean station. All go at once. THOUSANDS OF AFFIDAVITS. Question of Kailrond Assessments In North Carolina In the Coarts. By far the greatest suit in which the state of North Carolina has ever figur ed will be heard before Judge Simon ton at Asheville. It involves $lO,- 000,000, being the additional assess ment of the Southern, Seaboard and Coast Line railway systems which the corporation commission fixed and which the roads are fighting. There nearly five thousand affidavits in the case. The railways took them to prove that other property is not tax ed over 60 per cent of its value, while the state’s affidavits are t show that other property is taxed as fully. 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