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GEORGIANS AT BALLOT BOX
White Voters of Every County In the State
Express Themselves at'the Polls.
WERE BUT FEW CONTESTS
Little Interest Shown In Majority
of the Counties—Judges’ and
Solicitors’ Race Was
Interesting.
In every one of the 137 counties in
the state of Georgia ballots were cast
Tuesday for statehouso oflieials.
In more than two-thirds of this num
ber, there was a primary for state
senator, member of the legislature and
ior county officers.
In the third district, represented by
Hon. E. It. Lewis, there was a contest
for congressional honofs, With this
exception there were no other coutests
in congressional districts in the state.
Congressman Lewis was opposed by
Judge Alien Fort.
The internal dissension in the Chat
ham county Democratic executive com
mittee was of exciting interest.
In Baldwin county, Hou. Daniel B,
Hanford, candidate for the legislature,
withdrew from the primary, declaring
that, he could not get justice.
In the Cherokee judgeship contest
there was u red-hot light made on
Judge George Gobor.
A similar light was waged in Bartow
county, where spicy features were in
jected into the campaign.
In Chatham county ttie light was for
the soli itorship, and there was much
excitement and bitterness at the polls.
The friends of both candidates worked
.hard. The Osborne crowd captured
the polls at 4 o’clock ntid got. about
300 votes in the lead. In Savannah
lights were of frequent occurrence.
Forty police and twenty-four extra
deputy sheriffs could uot keep the fac
tions apart.
The absence of a contest over the
governorship and statehouse officers
centered the strength of the tight in
the judicial races which, in some cases,
reached proportions of sensationalism.
In the Cherokee circuit there was
sprung an exciting race in the judge
ship between Judge A. W. Fite and
Colonel Robert J. McCamy, The
canvass preliminary to this vote was
bitter in the extroiue, many features
of it being regrettable. The people,
however, fpive Judge Fite the indorse
ment, and he will be unanimously
elected to succeed himself.
BOERS ARE HERE.
Peace Envoys Reach New York
and Receive a Royal
Welcome.
The steamship Maasdam, with the
Boer peace envoys ou board, arrived
at New York Tuesday. The revenue
cutter Hudson, with the reception
committee ou board, went down the
bay to meet and welcome the dele
gates.
The cutter escorted the Muasdam up
the river to the docks in Hoboltpu. Ou
board the steamer Judge Van llousen
welcomed the envoys, saying.
“We are a committee of citizens of
New York who sympatize with your
country iu its struggle for liberty and
independence and who wish to make
your visit to the city of New York agree
able to you and personally advanta
geous to the nation of which you are
representatives. Iu the uenr future
we will extend you a more formal re
ception but ou this occasion we simply
ray: “Welcome!”
According to a Pretoria special to
the New York Herald the envoy is
empowered to take important action.
The correspondent says: “I have
the highest authority for making the
statement that rather than see their
country conquered by England the
commissioners are empowered to ask
the United States to assume a protec
torate over the republics.
Secretary Reitz, who is rapidly go
ing down under the strain he is un
dergoing, voiced this national hope in
the words: “We will maintain our in
dependence if we can. If not, we will
appeal to the American people to take
us under their wing. Surely the de
claration of independence is broad
euou hto span tho oceau. Our last
hope is that, having again carried our
burden of persecution into the wilder
ness to escape from England, we may
be permitted to deposit it at the foot
of the statue of liberty, to find peace
and protection under the stars and
stripes.”
BOEKS ARE CONCENTRATING.
Ih Tliwt They Are Mamlnc on the
V *hl Klvcr for lUr Kattle.
It is reported, according to Kroon
stad advices, that tho whole of the
Boer forces are concentrating on the
Vaal, drawing from Biggarsburg aud
.southwestern borders for a bold stand.
In the nearby district of Blue Ridge
there was another contest between
Judge George F. Gober and Mr. Moul
trie M. Sessious, which was somewhat
lurid, dividing the people to au extend
not often witnessed in political con
tests. Hero again the sitting judge
was successful, having been nominated
to succeed himself.
The old Northern circuit, renowned
for its historic politics, sprung a sur
prise by the apparent nomination of
Hon. J. N. Worley over Judge Reese
and Colonel Holden, because of the
phenomenal majority of 1,200 by w hich
he carried the single county of Elbert.
Colonel Holden made a strong rac6,
but in view of this barricade set up in
Elbert, Judge Worley seems to hold
the fort.
Judge John H. Candler, of the Stone
Mountain district, has been hand
somely indorsed and will still continue
to dispense justice iu his part of the
state. There were several judges who
had no opposition, notable among
whom was Hon. Harnpse W. Harris,
who always carries everything before
him, and Hon. John C. Hart, of the
Ocmulgee circuit.
In the nominations of members of
the general assembly the result was
not so general, owing to division of
opinion in many counties about unit
ing that race with the state house
ticket. Many caudidwtos wished to
have a contest for the legislature car
ried on under other auspices, and free
from the influence of accompanying
contests. In a number of counties
dates bad already been fixed, and work
liacj been directed so as to meet them,
brft in a respectable number the voting
for members of the legislature was con
solidated with that of the state house
ticket.
The only contest for congress which
Georgia will have during the present
campaign was that of the Third dis
trict between Hon. Elijah Lewis and
Hon. Allen T. Fort. Mr. Lewis came
home to meet the campaigning of Mr.
Fort, and a two weeks’ fight preceded
the primary. The reuominatiou of
Mr. Lewis is a strong indorsement of
his career iu the house.
The crowning though a quiet feat
ure of the contest, was the vote in
every county for United States senator.
For the first time the official ballot bore
the name of a candidate for United
States senator, and Hon. Augustus O.
Bacon will owe his next nomination to
the act of the voters themselves with
out intermediary or previous cam
paigning.
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS ADJOURN.
Coil veil ti on tOmls at Hot Spring* to Meet
Next Year In New Orleans.
The Southern Baptist convention
adjourned at Hot Springs Monday
night to meet next year in New Or
leans. The feature of the closing day’s
meeting was the speech of Charles S.
Morris, a negro missionary from
Africa. The convention, disregarding
the rules, applauded him again and
again for his utterances. He said
Africa was the negro’s field. The
white man could not stand it. The
negro was the true missionary for this
oonutry. The first modern missionary
work was not done by Carey, but the
noble white women of the south who
had taught the pagan blacks iu that
first Dutch slave ship about Jesus aud
His love.
This love in their hea.ts had caused
Pompey aud Sambo to lie as bulwarks
of protection in front of their master’s
door for four long years. The women
of the south had clothed the poor pagans
aud given them a language that was
designed to conquer the earth. He
could see God’s hand in all of this as
he was preparing for evangelizing
Africa, and the time had come for the
negro to enter upon this work. He
pleaded for a negro to be sent out
among the churches of his people iu
the south to arouse them to more ac
tivity iu missions.
At at the suggestion of Dr. Eaton,
of Kentucky, a collection for this pur
pose was taken up, amounting to SIOB.
The boards of the convention were
re-elected with few changes. Dr. W.
W. Landrum was elected president of
the home board to succeed Dr. Mc-
Donald. Dr. Willingham was re
elected secretary of the foreign mission
board; Dr. Kerfoot of the home board,
aud Dr. Frost of the Sunday school
board.
Iu the midst of great enthusiasm
the convention pledged itself to in
crease its offerings for foreign missions
from $140,000, the amount given last
year, to $'200,000.
Convicted of Mail Robbery.
In the United States court at At
lanta, Tuesday, Duane A. Russell,
formerly a railway postal clerk ou the
line between Atlanta aud Birmingham,
| was couvicted on a charge of robbiug
the mails. Russell was arrestad last
year by Postoffice Inspectors Barry
, aud Ros Bob. Decoy letters were used.
ELECTION RESULTS.
'
The List of Candidates Honored
By Georgians In Tuesday’s
Battle of Ballots.
STATE nOUSE OFFICEBS:
For Governor—A. D. Candler.
For Secretary of State—Philip Cook.
For Comptroller General—William
A. Wright.
For State Treasurer—Robt. E. Park.
For Attorney General —James M.
Terrell.
For State School Commissioner —
G. R, Glenn.
For Commissioner of Agriculture—
O. B. Stevens.
For Prison Commissioner, (Full
Term) Clement A. Evans.
For Prison Commissioner, (Unex
pired Term) —Thomas Eason.
For Associate Justices Supreme
Court—Henry T. Lewis, William A.
Little.
For United States Senator—A. O.
con.
THE STATE SENATE.
Ist District, Chatham —J. Ferris
Caun.
2nd, Liberty—
3td, Wayne—
4rh, Charlton—John J. Upchurch.
sth, Ware—Lemuel Johnson,
fith, Berrien—J. A. Alexander.
Bth, Miller—James Bush.
9th, Calhoun—J. L. Boynton.
10th, Worth—G. G. Ford.
11th, Randolph—D. R. Stewart.
12th, Stewart.
13th, Macon—J. E. Hayes (previ
ously elected).
14th, Wilcox—
15th, Irwin—(No election).
16tb, Laurens—
17th, Screven—
18th, Richmond—P. J. Sullivan.
19th, Taliaferro—
20th, Baldwin—John T. Allen.
21st, Twiggs--
22d, Bibb—Roland Ellis.
23d, Crawford—
24th, Muscogee—Thomas J. Chap
pell.
25th, Harris—
26tb, Spalding—Seuator Grantland
(previously elected).
27th, Walton—-No election.
28tli, Morgan—Looks like John T.
Newton.
29th, Wilkes—George Lyndon (pre
viously elected).
30th, Elbert—T. M. Swift (appar
ently).
31st, Franklin—Date not fixed.
32d, Lumpkin—August 15th.
33d, Jackson—
34th, Gwinnett—August Ist.
35th, Fulton—Clark Howell.
36th, Coweta—R. H. Hardaway.
37th, Carroll—
38th, Paulding—No date.
39th, Forsyth—No date.
40th, Towns—No report.
41 st, Gilmer —No date.
42d, Bartow —
43d, Whitfield—
44th, Dade—G. W. M. Tatum.
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE.
Baldwin—J. D. Howard.
Berrien-—J. P. Knight.
Chattahoochee—D. J. Fussell.
Coweta —W. B. Orr, G. W, Clower.
Chatham—Daniel Wells, William
Harden, R. H. Hitch.
Campbell—C. S. Reid.
Clark—W. B. Burnett.
Decatur—B, B. Bower, C. A.
roe.
Dougherty—Ed. L. Wight.
Dade—Ben T. Brock.
DeKalb—W. S. Howard, J. R.
George.
Elbert—P. M. Hawes.
Fulton—J. M Slatou, C. C. Hous
ton, Porter King.
Fayette—A. O. Blalock.
Floyd—W. A. Knowles, Seaborn
Wright, John C. Foster.
Hart—W. L. Hodges.
Hall- R. F. Quillian, John H.
Pearce.
Hancock —A. I. Smith, R. L. Mer
ritt.
Jasper—C. H. Jordan.
Miltou —Walter C. Bell.
Monroe—George D. Allen, M. H.
Darden.
Madison—L. N. Carrington.
Morgan—E. H. George.
Newton —F. C. Davis.
Pike —John F. Madden.
Putnam—George W. Adam#.
Rockdale —C. H. Turner.
Talbot—J. T. Parker.
Upson—B. L. Tisinger.
Worth—W. L. Sikes.
Ware—W. M. Toomer.
Washington—T. W. Hardwick, H.
M. Franklin.
JUDGES AND SOLICITORS.
Albany Circuit—Judge, W. N.
Spence; W. E. Wooten, solicitor.
Atlanta—Judge, J. IT. Lumpkin;
solicitor, Charles D. Hill.
Bine Ridge—Judge, George F.
Gober; solicitor, Thomas Hutcherson.
Brunswick—Solicitor, J. W. Ben
nett.
Chattahoochee —Judge, W. B. Butt;
solicitor, S. P. Gilbert.
Cherokee —Judge, A. W. Fite; so
licitor, S. P. Maddox.
Coweta—Judge, S. W. Harris; solic
itor, T. A. Atkinson.
Eastern—Judge, Robert Falligant;
solicitor, W. W. Osborne.
Flint —Solicitor, O. H. P. Blood
worth.
Macon —Solicitor, seven candidates
running.
Middle —Solicitor, J. W. Overstreet.
Northern—Judge, J. N. Worley,
solicitor, I. C. Van Durer.
Ocmulgee —Judge, John C. Hart; so
-1 citor, fl. G. Lewis.
Rome—Solicitor, Moses Wright.
Southern—Solicitor, W. E. Thomas.
Southwestern—Judge, E. A. Little
john; solicitor, Frank Hooper.
Stone Mountain—Judge, John S.
Candler; solicitor, W. T. Kimsey.
Western—Solictor, Cbas. H. Brand.
FOR CONGRESS.
The old delegation will continue in
service for the next two years. The
delegation will stand/
Ist district—Rufus E. Lester.
2nd district—James M. Griggs.
3rd district—Elijah Lewis.
4th district—Charles Adamson.
sth district—L. F. Livingston.
fith district—Charles F. Bartlett.
7th district—John W. Maddox.
Bth district—William M. Howard.
9th district—F. C. Tate.
10th district —William H. Fleming.
11th district—William G. Brantley.
NO ARMOR FACTORY.
The Senate Rejects By Close Vote
The Proposition to Build One
of Our Own.
By a close vote, Saturday, the sen
ate rejected the proposition to erect
without reference to the price at which
the government could secure armor
plate for its warships au armor fac
tory. The vote upon the direct prop
osition was 22 to 24, and subsidiary
amendments were rejected by about
the same vote. When the committee’s
proposition was about to be voted up
on a filibuster organized, the quorum
of the senate was broken and the
question is still in the air. During
the debate Mr. Chandler, of New
Hampshire, delivered a sensational
speech in which he charged that the
government had been defrauded in the
adoption of the Harveyized armor.
He declared a similar fraud was
proposed in the attempt to force the
government to adopt the Krupp armor.
Mr. Spooner, of Wisconsin, and Mr.
Hale, of Maine, made notable speeches
deprecating the war talk Friday by
Mr. Lodge, of Massachusetts. Neither
senator was fearful that we might be
come involved in difficulty with Ger
many on account of the Monroe doc
trine, the latter declaring that the
United -States and Germany were
bound together by indissoluble ties,
and the former that our relations with
the German empire were never more
cordial than they are today. Mr. Hoar,
of Massachusetts, protested against
the “wretched imperialistic business,”
and the talk that this nation had only
recently become a “world power,” as
serting that it had been a world power
since the war of 1812.
At 3 o’clock, by special order, de
bate ceased, and the voting began
upon the armor question. The amend
ment offered by Mr. Penrose to pay
$645 for the armor for the Maine,
Ohio and Missouri was defeated.
Mr. Pettus, of Alabama, offered an
amendment making it mandatory upon
the secretary of the navy to erect an
armor plate plant at once at a cost not
to exceed $4,000,000. The amend
ment was defeated —22 to 24—as fol
lows:
Y r ea- —Bacon, Bate, Berry, Carter,
Chandler, Cockrell, Daniel, Harris,
Davis. Jones of Arkansas, Jones of
Nevada, Mallory, Money, Morgan,
Nelson, Paltus, Spooner, Stewart,
Teller, Thurston, Tillman, Vest —22.
Nays—Allison, Baker, Clark of Wy
oming, Depew, Elkins, Fairbanks,
Foraker, Foster, Frye, Hansborough,
Hale, Hawley, Hoar, Lodge, Mcßride,
McComas, McCumber, McEnery, Pen
rose, Perkins, Proctor, Quarles, Ross,
Shoup—24.
Mr. Tillman’s amendment striking
out the committee’s proposition to pay
$445 per ton for armor, fixing the
maximum price at S3OO per ton, ex
cept for armor for the battleships
Maine, Missouri and Ohio, for which
$545 was to be paid, and making it
mandatory upon the secretary of the
navy to construct an armor plant, was
defeated 22 to 24, the vote in no re
spect differing from the vote on Mir.
Pettns’s amendment.
Mr. Tillman then offered his amend
ment three times, each time raising
slightly the limit of cost of the armor.
Each time the amendment was de
feated.
Mr. Chandler offered an amendment
precisely similar to those proposed by
Mr. Tillman. The vote on the amend
ment indicated the absence of a quo
rum, the vote being seventeen yeas to
twenty-three nays.
A call of the senate was demanded
aud a quorum was developed. A vote
on Mr. Chandler’s amendment was
taken again, resulting, ayes, 17; uoes,
22—not a quorum.
“It is evident,” said Mr. Hale,
“that we cannot dispose of this ques
(ion today. We are at the mercy of
the minority.”
On his motion the senate then, at
4:15 p. m., adjourned.
House Beady of Adjourn.
The house Tuesday sent to the sen
ate the last of the general appropria
tion bills—the military academy bill—
aud will be ready to adjourn as
as soon as the senate disposes of those
it has not passed and the two honses
adjust the differonoes in conference.
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Bloody Brook.
This -was the scene of an Indian
massacre in Deerfield, Mass., during
the early history of New England.
Capt. Lathrop, with a company of 84
men, was here attacked by 700 lios
tiles on Sept. 18, 1G75, and only seven
of the white men escaped. A marble
monument now marks the spot of the
battlefield. It was erected in the year
1835, and Its completion was attended
with appropriate exercises, Including
an address by Edward Everett.
A Probable Result
“If people were only compelled to
practice what they preach!’’ sighed
the theorist.
“What good would that -do?” de
manded the practical man.
“It would make the world better,
wouldn’t it?”
“Oh, 1 don't know. I’m inclined to
think that, whatever changes we no
ticed would be in the preaening rather
than in the practice.”—Chicago Post.
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Two of Them Helped by Mrs. Pinkliam
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your advice.” {? a—
Miss Mary .
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Cal., July 31, ,
1898, '
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