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4g^\VESTIBULEE pla IIMITED Double Daily Service [ V EFFECT JUKE 3rd, 1900. SOUTHBOUND. Daily Daily No. 31. No. 27. York. Penn.R.R. 100 pm 12 16am r v Phila-lt-lpbia “ 329 pm 7 20am Lv Baltimore “ 650 m 9 34ara I.v Washington, “ 7 00pm 10 55am Lv Richmond, S. A. L. 10 40pm 2 35pm Lv Petersburg “ 11 35pm 8 30pm •Lv Ridgeway Jet. “ 2 25am 0 17pm Lv Henderson, “ 2 53am 0 40pm lv Raleigh, “ 4 06am 7iO jm Lv Southern Pines, “ 5 57am 9 42pm No. 403. I iv Hamlet, “ 6 50am 10 32pm No. 31 Lv Columbia J “ 10 35am 12 55am Ar Savannah “ 2 57pm 5 00am Ar Jacksonville “ 7 40pm 9 10am Ar Tampa “ 6 30am 5 80pm NcTloT : Ar Charlotte, “ 9 31am I,7Chester. “ 9 52am Lv Greenwood, “ 1142 am Lv Athens, 1 48pr Ar Atlanta, § __ 4 00pm Ar Augusta, C. AW. C. 5 16pm Lv New York.N. Y. P. AN. |8 00am 9 00pm Lv Philadelphia “ 10 20am 11 26pm Lv New York, 0.D.5.5.C0. f 300 pm Lv Baltimore, B. 8. P. Cos. f 6 30pm Lv Washington,N. AW. 3.8. 6 30pm No. 403. No. 41. I.v Portsmouth, S. A. L. 9 20pm 9 30am I.v Weldon, “ 12 05am 12 01pm No. 31 Lv Ridgeway Jet. “ 2 25am 120 pm Lv Ilendorson “ 2 53am 2 13pm Lv Raleigh “ 4 06nm 351 pm Lv Southern Pines “ 6 57am 6 12pm No. 403. Lv Hamlet “ 6 50am 7 30pm NoTSL No. 27. Lv CoiumbiaJ “ 10 35am 12 55am Ac Savannah “ 2 57pm 5 00am Ar Jacksonville “ 7 40pm 910a:n Ar Tampa “ C 30am 5 30pm r N0T403, No. 41*. Lv Wilmington, 8. A.L. 305 pm Ar Charlotte “ 9 31am 10 20pm Lv Chester “ 9 52am 10 55pm Lv Greenwood “ 1142 am 107 pm Lv Athens “ 1 4Spm 343 am Ar Atlanta § “ 4 00pm 6 05am Ar Augusta, J3. AW. C. 5 10pm Ar Slaeon, C. of Ga. 7 20nm 11 10am Ar Montgomery, A. ~A W. P. 9 20pm 11 00am Ar Mobile, L. &N. 305 am 4 12pm Ar New Orleans, L. AN. 7 40am 8 30prn Ar Nas 55pm Ar Memphis, “ 4 00pm 8 10pm NORTHBOUND Daily Daily No. 44. No. 66. Lv Memphis, N. C. A St. L. 12 45pm 8 45pm Lv Nashville “ 9 30am 9 10am I.v New Orleans, L. AN. 7 45pm 7 45pm Lv Mobile “ 12 20am 12 20am I,v Montgomery,A. A AY. P. 10 20am 11 20am Lv Macon, G. of Ga. 8 OOana 4 20pm I.v Augusta, C. A \V. C. 9 40am No." 402. No. 38. Lv Atlanta, 5 S. A. L. 100 pm 9 00pm Ar Athens, " “ 2 50pm 1133 pm Ar Greenwood, “ 4 44pm 2 05am Ar Chester. “ 0 28pm 4 80am A 7 Charlotte, “ C 30pm 5 00am Ar Wilmington, “ 12 05pm . - — 44 Nq 66 - Lv Hamlet, “ 9 05pm 9 20am Lv Southern Pines, “ 10 00pm 10 05am I.v Raleigh, “ 1140 pm 1156 am Ar. Henderson, “ 12 50am 1 13pm Lv RidgewayJet. “ 1 20am i 45pm I.v" Petersburg ‘‘ 415 am 440 pm Lv Richmond “ 5 15am 5 40pm Ar Washington, Penn. It. It. 8 45am 9 30pm Ar Baltimore “ 10 08am 11 35pm Ar Philadelphia “ 12 30pm 2 56am Ar New York ’• 303 pm 6 13am ’ - No. 402. No. 38." Lv Itldgewav Jet., S. A. L. 300 am 1 40pm Lv Weldon,' “ 4 30am 305 pm Ar Portsmouth. “ 7 00am 5 50pm Ar Washington,N.& NY.8.8. 7 00am Ar Baltimore, B. 8. P. Co- f6 45am A 1180pha Ar Philadelphia,N.Y.P.A N. f5 46pm 5 10am Ar New York “ 8 38pm 7 43am Note.—fi-'aily Except Sunday. Dining Cars between New York and Rich mond and Hamlet and Savannuh on Trains Nos. 31 and 44. * Central Time. § Eastern Time. OEORCiA RAILROAD ... ' r information as to Router, Y-‘jietiulos and Rates, both Passenger and Freight write to either of the undersigned. You wiiil receive prompt reply Mnl roliable information. 0. 0. M'MILLIN, A. G. JACKSON, G. A. Pass. D pt., G. P. A., G. E. WILCOX, S. A., AUGUSTA, GA. s - E. MAG,ILL. 0. D. OCX. Gen’l. Agt., tiea’l. Agt,, ATLANTA. ATHENS. w, W. HARDWICK W. 0. M’MILLIN, Geu’l. Ag;., S. F. & P. A., MACON. MACON M. B. HUDSON, W. M M’GOYSSK, T. F. & P. A , GeuMAgt., ATLANTA, GA. AUGUSTA A rousing campaign year is upon us. Keep abreast of affairs .by subscribing ui;T. We’ll giro you the news. PRESIDENT’S REPLY To Chinese Ruler Urging Imme diate Peace Negotiations. W*E ARE BOTH READY AND WILLING Orientals Are Grateful That tlie United States Took Initiative In With drawal of Troops. The message of the Chinese em peror to the president urging early negotiations for a settlement and the president’s reply thereto was made public at Washington Friday. The message from the Chinese ruler to the United States was handed to President McKinley on Wednesday, October 17th, and after stating that “the following telegraphic imperial letter, dated October 14th, 1900, for warded by the privy council from Tung Kuan, in Sheu Si, and retrans mitted from Shanghai by Director General Sheug under date of October 16th, has been received by Minister Wu,” said: “The emperor of the Ta Tsing em pire to his excellency, the president of the United States, greeting: “We are extremely grateful to your evcellency for taking the initiative in the withdrawal of troops from Pekin and for consenting in the interest of friendly relations to use your kindly offices between China and the friendly powers who have been offeuded on ac count of the recent unexpected up rising in China. We, therefore, es pecially delegate our envoy extraordi nary and minister plenipotentiary. Wu Ting Fang, to personally deliver this telegraphic letter to your excel lency, conveying our sincere expres sion of thanks. We beg that your ex cellency, in the interest of peaoe and international good relations, will ex ert your friendly influence with the other powers toward the complete etfacement of all ill feeling and the speedy determination on their part to negotiate for a peaceful settlement. For this we shall feel unbounded gratitude toward your excellency, whose good oflices we are now earnest ly beseeching.” The reply made by President Mc- Kinley was communicated to Minister Wu at Washington for transmission on Thursday, October 181 b, and was as follows: “Washington, October 18—His Majesty, Kwang Hsu, Emperor of China, Greeting: It has afforded me much pleasure to receive your impe rial majesty’s telegraphic letter of October 14th, which has been deliver ed by your majesty’s minister in Washington. I cordially share your majesty’s wish that there may be a peaceful settlement of all questions between China and the powers whoso interests and natioas have so griev ously suffered wrongs in your maj esty’s dominions, and that the out come may be the complete effacement of all feeling between them. “The desire of this goverumeut that such a settlement may be brought about speedily has been made known to all the powers, and 1 trust that ne gotiations may begin so soon as the other offended governments shall be effectively satisfied of your majesty’s ability and power to treat with just sternness the principal offenders who are doublv culpable not alone toward the foreigners, but toward your majes ty, under whose rule the purpose of China to dwell in concord with the world has hitherto found expression in the welcome and protection assured to strangers. William McKinley.” HANNA IN NEBRASKA. Makes Speeches at Many Points In Bry an’s Homo State, With prosperity as his priueipal topic of discussion, Senator Hanna tiaveled through the eastern territory of counties of Nebraska Friday, mak ing speeches in over a dozen towns and winding up at Lincoln, the home of Mr. Bryan, where an immense dem onstration had been arranged in his honor Friday night. Most of the district covered by the Republican leader is dis tin city agri cultural and speaking to tho farmers, who again, in many places, made up a large proportion of the crowds that greeted him. Hanna took piesent industrial conditions as his topic. MITCHELL IS HOPEFUL. Ho Believes Miners’ Strike Will Surely Be Settled Within a Few I)nys. At a miners’ meeting at Pottsville, Pa., Tuesday, President Mitchell’s most important statement was as fol lows: “I believe it will be but a few days longer until the operators in the Hazle ton, Lackawanna and Wyoming val leys will consent to post notices agree ing to pay the 10 P er ceut iucreaso \ n wages until April. I believe that if you stand together the rest of this week, by Monday at tho least, you can return to work with everything won you struck for. GERMANY AND ENGLAND Have Formed Alliance to Maintain the Territorial Integrity of the Chine.se Empire. A London dispatch says: Germany and England have formed an alliance to maintain the territorial integrity of China to keep ports open. The terms of this agreement, which was arrived at October 16, between Lord Salisbury and Count You Hats field, German ambassador to England, are officially given out as follows: The German government and her majesty’s government being desirous to maintaiu their interest in China and their rights under existiug trea ties, have agreed to observe the fol lowing principles regarding a mutual policy in China. Firstly—lt is a matter of just per manent international interest that the ports on the rivers of China have to remain free and open to trade and to every other legitimate form of econo mic activity for the peoples ©f all countries without distinction, and the two governments agree on their part to uphold the same for all Chinese terri tory so far as they can exercise in fluence. Secondly—Both governments agree that they will not on their part make use of the present complication to ob lain.for themselves any territorial ad vantages iD the Chinese dominion and will direct their policy toward main taining undiminished the territorial condition of the Chinese empire. Thirdly—ln case of another power making use of the complications in or der to obtain under any form whatever such territorial advantages, the two contracting parties reserve to them selves the right to come to an under standing regarding the eventual stap to be taken for the protection of their own interests in China. Fourthly—The two governments will communicate this agreement to tho other powers, Austria-Hungary, Italy, France, Japau, Russia and the United States, and invite them to accept the principles recorded in it. FIVE FIREMEN DEAD An Ilia lle.ult of LMgnatroui Conflagra tion at St. Paul, Minn. Asa result of a fire which broke out in the slaughter pen of A. V. Hinman Sc Co.’s packing house at St. Paul, Minn., shortly after midnight Sunday night, five firemen are dead and a number of others injured and property to the amount of about $450,000 was consumed. From the packing house the flames spread to the warehouse of the North western Lime Company, thence to the McCormick Harvester Company’s large brick warehouse, filled with valuable farm machinery. It was here that the fatalities occurred. The firemen of engine company No. 13 had entered the McCormick warehouse to be in a better position to fight the flames. There was a tank containing 200 gallons of gasoline in the rear part of the building, and its explosion shat tered the walls and buried the men in the debris. Andrew Johnson was taken from the ruins alive, but so badly injured that he died during the day. The bodies of the other victims were recovered later. Tho losses so far as can be ascertained are as fol lows: The McCormick Harvester company was the heaviest loser, its loss footing up $390,000. Of this, SBO,OOO was on buildings and $300,000 on stock. They carry no insurance. Other losses bring the total to nearly $450,000. Losers other tbau the McCormick company are well protected by insur ance. RELICS THROWN AWAY. Captured From Philippine* to Be Sold at Auction In Liverpool. The announcement is made of an auction sale at Liverpool, October 23d, of n job lot of artillery captured by the Americans at Manila. The lot includes two Krupp 13-pound cannon, together with several howitzers, tor pedoes and mortals. There is one beautiful bronze cannon, decorated with battle scenes and cast in 1050. Other guns were cast in 1803. Wonder is expressed that the United States government ever sold the col lection to speculators, when flo many national parks and cities in America aro petitioning the war department at ■Washington for just such relic*. • AFFECTING COURT INCIDENT. At Trial of Ferrill Child of Slain Man Crie* For “Papa.” A most pathetic scene in the court occurred at Marysville, Ohio, Saturday morniug during the Ferrill murder trial. Mrs. Lane, widow of the murdered messenger, was in the court room for the first time as a spectator. She had with her her littie eighteen-mouths old boy, who played about on the floor for a time, and then came to her knees and piteously called for “papa ” The c y was repeated at intervals, and the spectators were much moved bv the si^ht. ft VIDE! IHIK COMPANY, Winder, Georgia. Paid In Capital $25,000.00. THOS A. MAYNARD, President. L. F. SELL, ) „ .. . A. A. CAMP, i Vice-Presidents. W. H. TOOLE, Cashier. T. A. Maynard. R. J. Pentecost, L. I'. Noll, K. L. Caritliers, A. A. Camp, W. H. Braselton, W. H. Toole, J. I. J. Bell. We Discount Notes. We loan money on good collateral or personal security. We receive Deposits subject to check. We buy and sell New York Exchange. We pay taxes in Jackson County. We are a Home Institution. We want your business--and will appreciate it. PAINT! FAINT!! Do you want to Paintyour dwelling? If so we have added to our stock of Hardware PARIAN PAINTS, OILS ETC. PARIAN PAINT contains no lead and hence is guaranteed nol to chalk, craok, rub off, peel nor hlister. It will adhere to wood, Tin, Iron, Galvanized Iron, Stone or Tile. PARIAN PAINTS dry hard with an enamel-like gloss that io permanent and can be washed or scrubbed. PARIAN PAINTS will oover more surface and outlast all oth er paints and will not come off except by wear. It is guaranteed to hold its origiual oolor, Call at our store and get a Catalouge explaining all about PARIAN PAINT. We now have our store packed full of NEW GOODS at OLD PRICES and will he glad to wait on our many friends and customer*. WE SELL THE CELEBRATED McSHEIIRY GRAIN DRILL, The ocly dri'll that will sow oats successfully. W# are also prepared to sell all kind* of HARROWS, inoluding CLARK’S TORRENT and VARIOUS MAKES of TURNING PLOWS, Intact anything found in a first class HARDWARE STORE’ Call and see us at the same old stand, STATE ST., HARMONY GROVE, GEORGIA. Benton-Adair H’dw. Cos. WINDER DRUG CO., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL WINDER, GA. Fresh Stock of Drugs always on hand. PAINTS, OILS AND GLASS at Prices to Suit the Times. Headquarters for all the leading Brands of Cigars and Tobaccos. When in the city come and see us. WINDER DRUG CO., Winder, - Georgia- 1 ■■■■" I I ■■■ “ TKf PS 1 Pilii