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THE FOliT GAINES SENTINEL. JOSHUA JONES, Editor and Publisher. VOLUME 11. EOITOHIALKTTCS. The scramble for “pie” has already commenced among the Republican “heelers.” The legislature can atone for many mistakes by giving us the Australian ballot law. Spain has so far spent $145,000 in trying to put down the Cuban revolu¬ tion, and the Cubans still occupy about three-fourths of the Island. Let us be of good cheer. The Re¬ publicans promise good times, and if they don’t redeem the promise it will be easy to beat them out in 1900, says an exchange. Well, it is not Atkinson, and that’s some consolation.—Exchange. And it is not Howell, and that’s more consolation. But it is Clay, and that’s h—11. A great many people went in good faith and consaience with the organ¬ ized democracy, because there seemeu to be no other course left for a South¬ ern Democrat, hut now they can see and must feel that a great blunder was made at Chicago. William Jennings Bryan, the defeat¬ ed nominee of the Democratic party for president, has entered into a con¬ tract to deliver a series of fifty lectures in the South, the consideration being $1,000 per night, or $50,000 for the series. He will lecture in Atlanta on the night of December 22. Ex-Governor Norihen says that dur¬ ing the fall he received numerous let¬ ters from people in the West who sa*d that if the Republicans elected their candidate for president they would move South. Two hundred colonists have gone into Fitzgerald this week, he says, and more are coming. The mistake the legislature made in the election of a senator was in not looking beyond free silver partizanhip and electing a man who would prove an honor to his state, an able champion of the true principles of Democracy, and would command the respect of the nation—such a man as Heniy G. Turner. It is said that President-elect Mc¬ Kinley will be the guest of Mark Han¬ na this winter at his winter home m Thomasvide. Let us hope that the good people of that city will so favora¬ bly impress him that he will fall in love with the South, and remember us kindly when he cometh into liis kingdom. After several days of caucusing and fruitless balloting in an effort to elect a representative in the United States Senate to succeed Senator Cordon, the legislature became reckless and elected A. S. Clay, of Cobb county. Govern¬ or Atkinson having announced his withdrawal from the race, most of his support went to Clay, giving him a good majority of the v< 13 in the Dem¬ ocratic caucus Monday night. He was formally elected by the legislature Tuesday morning, being complimented with the full Democratic vote. The Pops voted solidly for one Philips (he is unknown to fame) and the Re¬ publicans, three in number, voted for Major J. F. Hanson of Macon. There is one redeeming ... feature in ... this blun der on the part of the legislature, and that is they might*have done worse by electing Evan Howell. In our humbie judgment Mr. Clay is about the weak est statesman of all the candidates before the legislature. But his friends say he will grow, and there may be something in that, as even his worst enemies will admit that there is room for it. £^"J. T. Jackson & .Son are the agents in I* ort Gaines for the Col bus Steam Monumental Marble Works and guarentee to discount anyone’s prices on marble work of any “kind. It will be to your interest to see them before buying. THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE IS TH&8UPREME LA W. FORT GAINES, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1890. LOCAL HAPPENINGS. ,TEMS CONCERNING HOME AND OF HOME INTEREST. U'liat (lie People llo mill Xity— I.title Hits of News nml (■os sip (liathered on the Wintr. The Columbia ferry boat lias been raised and is again in operation. Mrs. Sallie McLendon is having improvements made on her premises. Next Sunday is Rev. Mr. Craig’s regular monthly appointment to preach at the Presbyterian church in this city. fl3jr > Djn’t forget that we will dupli¬ cate anybody’s prices on job work in like quantity and quality. Owing to the illness of Messrs. Ed Jackson and Emmet Corley both, the Sentinel is short of help this week, and its appearance is somewhat de¬ layed. Postmaster Graham requests us to remind the public that next Thurs¬ day is a legal holiday and that the customary holiday hours will be observed at the post office. J^p^An elegant line of Fancy Glass ware just received at Hatchett’s Drug Store. Prices lower than ever before, Besides several new buildings now in course of erection, there are qdite a number of minor improvements going on around town. Fort Gaines do grow, “and we wouldn’t fool you.” The Sentinel was favored with a call just before going to press, from Mrs. W. A. Roberts, of Cuthbert, and Miss* Kate Holmes, of Millen, two of the Fort’s charming visitors. They were accompanied by Mr. Jesse Bur¬ nett, and came to witness the mys¬ teries of “tfie art preservation.” fllgf’We have a carload of the finest mules and horses brought to this mar¬ ket this season. We will sell them cheap. Call and see us. J. W. Bass & L. J. Day. Mr. Asa Clarke is again manipulat¬ ing the throttle on the Fort Gaines branch of the Southwestern railroad, after a month’s rest. Mr. Charles Reed, who made the run during the absence of Mr. Clarke, made quite a number of friends during his short stay among us, who will always be glad to hear of his well being. (f^UMeff MeKissack wants everybody to run there right quick and see a show seldom seen in Fort Gaines; that is, he wants to show you the largest stock of shoes, of the best qualities for the money, of any in town. Mr. A. L. Martin, representing the McNeel Marble Company, of Mariet¬ ta, was in the city one day this week arranging for the erection of some handsome monuments at the cemetery which he has sold to Messrs. J. M. Culpepper, N. II. McLendon, S. J. Raley and others. He informs us that he hits sold quite a lot of work iu this section, and expects a big shipment here in a few days. J^gUDon’t buy any kind of Dry Goods until you have seen MeKissack & Co.’s mammoth stock. They have an en dless variety, comprising all the latest styles, and their prices are sure to catch you. Thanksgiving services will he held a t the Baptist church next Thursday, in which the other churches of the city are invited to take part. The merchants are requested to close their stores, that thpy and their clerks, as a mark of due gratefulness for the man Hold blessing! of bounteous T’rovi d ence may becomingly observe the ' occasion . - rho8e of c lhat ,, . S rat,tUfle ... , inspiring every noble nature will uot be asked in vain. SOCIAL SCKAPX. —Mr. George Dudley visited Arling¬ ton and Edison this week. —Capt. W. M. Speight made Abbe¬ ville a short visit yesterday. —Mr. Jeff Whatley, of Blnffton, spent last Sudday with friends in the Fort. —Mr. L. S. Cohen paid friends and customers at Abbeville a visit one day this week. —Rev. Mr. Bailey and wife of Cole¬ man were shopping in the Fort one day this week. Mr, 1. J. High!foot and mo!her spent the day with relatives m Shor tcrville last Sunday. —Mrs. W. A. Graham left Ibis morning for a visit of a week or ten days to relatives in Macon. —Mrs. E. J. Hardin, accompanied by her little son Edward, is visiting relatives in Cuthbert this week. —Col. J. C. Wells, a former citizen of Fort Gaines, hut now of Abbeville, Ga., is among the visitors to the city this weeK. —Miss Kittie McKiminie, from near Wesley Chapel, after a short stay with friends here, left Tuesday to visit rel¬ atives in Parrot. —Genial “Jeetns” Bussey, of the legislature committee, met with his usual cordial welcome oil his visit to this city this week. —Mr. J. L. Ward has returned from a visit to the stock markets, where lie bought another lot of horses and mules for Ward & Simpson. —Mr. II. II. Cook has returned from the ,SLite University, at Athens, llis many friends will join the Sentinel in welcoming him home. Mrs, Sue Wliidby and little daugh¬ ter left Thursday for Dothan, where they will make their future home, with the family of Mr. Himonton. —Mr. J. L. Hurst visited Atlanta this week iu the interest of the oppo¬ sition to the Fort Gaines dispensary bill, which was introduced in the leg¬ islature "Wednesday. —Mr. Gus Ingram was up from Bluffton Friday and took his niece, Miss Delia Ilattaway, and Miss Bettie Sutton to their homes to spend Sunday —Cuthbert Liberal. —Col. J. D. Rambo is back from At¬ lanta, where he has been the contestant in the contested election case of Killingsworth vs. Foster. He will return to the Gate City Sunday. —Mr. Joe Vinson has been looking after his farming interest in Calhoun county this week. He reports no im¬ provement in the condition of Mr. Frank Rav, whose serious illness we mentioned last week. —Professor O. II. McLendon, of Terrell county, was among the visitors to the Fort since our last publication. and He is an old Fort Gaines boy his friends are proud to learn that he is making a success of teaching. —Mr. Joe Mansfield, of McIntosh county, who was one of the legislative night committee which was here last to recount the vote for representative in this county, made an especially fav¬ orable impression on many of our citi¬ zens. His genial nature, sound Dem¬ ocracy and blunt candor won him a pressing invitation to come again and stay longer. —If you want a first-class Orgau call on N. II. & C. L. McLendon. They have a ni :e assortment of reli¬ able manufacture, and will sell cheap for cash or on easy terms. The state Democratic convention which assembled in Atlanta last Wed¬ nesday to nominate candidates for judges of the supreme court completed the ticket Thursday. Judge Lumpkin was nominated, without opposition, to succeed himself. The names of Judges. Kiddoo and Bower, with others, were withdrawn early in the race. Little, of Columbus, Cobb, of Athens, and Fish, of Americus, are the* candidates named to fill the new offices created by the recent amendment to the con¬ stitution. They will probably have no opposition. —Geogia Seed Rye for sale. Apply to J. E. Graham, at the postoffice. THE VOTES RECOUNTED THE COMMITTEE APPOINTEE BY THE LEGISLATURE Visit l’ort (•nines unit t'nrel'iilly lteviae (lie Vote Pollcil in this fount) tor Hcprckciitati vc Representatives Hussy, of Randolph, Mansfield, of McIntosh, and Boyd, of Murray, constituted the committee ap pointed by the legislature to come to Fori Gaines and recount the vote cast in the recent election for representa¬ tion from this county. This committee arrived in the city from Atlanta Thursday evening, and begun their work immediately after supper. By 10 o’clock the entire vote of the county, for representative, had been carefully revised and the report of tiio committee made out. * While the recount establishes the correctness of the previous count, as it was announced, it is thought that the legislature, adhering strictly to the law, may make a change in the result by throwing out a number of votes that had no initials on them and were ille¬ gally counted for A. L. Foster. The number of such ballots voted was kept separate by the committee from the number voted for A. L. Foster, and their report of the entire vote will he made about as follows: W. P. Killihgsworth . ..4G0 .505 A. L. Foster,....... --Foster,..... ••••*“ Alex Foster,....... J. Foster,........... 1 Killingsworth’s majority over A. L. Foster, 43. The majority of the combined Fos¬ ter vote over that jf Killingsworth, 4. It was in evidence that the Bluffton box contained a ticket bearing the name of John Foster and one that of j J. L. Foster which had been counted for A. L. Foster. Also that a vote cast for A. L. Foster for senator at this precinct had been counted for A. L. Foster for representative. But such was only partially substantiated, as shown above, by the recount. Anyhow, whatever the legislature may decide as to the legality of the re¬ sult as announced by the managers of the election, the removal of all grounds tor a charge*of carelessness or inten¬ tional fraud is a relief to those who would shield the fair name of our county from the stigma of such crime. t ort aiucN lluitd . The following report of the market of Fort Gaines compiiscs only a few of the leading articles, together with the price paid for middling cotton on our day of publication. All other goods are sold in accordance with these prices* Cotton—Middling, 0 5-8c. Bacon—Smoked sides, 5 l-4c. Bulk sides, 4 34c. Flour —First patent, $5.00. Second patent, $4.50. Sugar—While granulated, 18 lbs $1. Bagging, 6 3-4c. Ties, $1.50 No 1- islimg or limiting Allowed on my lauds, lot No. 208 in the 5th district of Clay county, and known as the Tom Collum place. Par ties thus trespassing will be prosecuted. Asa Clark. Fort Gainee, Ga., Nov. 5, 1895. Citation. GEORGIA Clay County. J. W. Sutlive To whom it may concern ; administrator of Miss Donie Cain, late of said county, deceased, has in due form ap plied to me for leave to sell a certain tract of land lying in Early county, Georgia, longing to the estate of said deceased, and said application will be heard at my office in the court house in Fort Gaines, Ga , on first Monday i* !)• oernber, 1890. at 10 o’clock a. m.. at which time all persons are why required leave to show cause if any they have, land, should not be granted to sell said This November 2. 1890. It T. FOOTE, Ordinary. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER ANNUM. NUMBER 40 I'ussing of Populism. One of the most pronounced results of the national election is the complete engulf mont of the Populist party. Es¬ pecially in Georgia has this been so. The Populists, obedient to the circular of Captain Duck and to the desire to avenge Mr. Watson for some real or fancied slight, have gone over bodily to the Republicans. The strongholds of Populism in Georgia have gone for McKinley and Mark Hanna. The fail¬ ure to being up Bryan's majority in some of the silver states of the North west shows the same policy there. Populism has gone over to Republican¬ ism at last and the real, logical trend of all such movements has become manifest once and for all. The move was foreshadowed when Dr. Felton led the break in Cherokee, Georgia. In the Tenth distrier, ns elsewhere, the Populist leaders have carried their forces into the camps of their bitterest enemies. This marks the end of Populism in Georgia. Such an alliance must sound the dealhknell to this aggregation, which was variously christened at its birth, the Third party and the People’s party. Populism had nothing in com¬ mon with Republicanism. It was even more opposed to that party than to democracy. Its cardinal principles were free trade ;uk! free silver; tt be¬ lieved in governmental control of rail¬ ways, when the Republican party be- 1 ieved in the widest (freedom for the giant corporations and the unbridled trusts. The Populists believed in liat money and in government loans on lands and crops; the Republicans were the most uncompromising* enemies to all such movements. When the Pop¬ ulists consented to surrender to- the Republicanism in this election they reversed their whole record and gave up overy every principle for which they contended. If they were remov¬ ed at their organization from Democ¬ racy they were still further away from Republicanism. They have finally and forever surrendered their organ¬ ization and sunk their principles and hereafter cannot hope to he a power or even a factor in Georgia politics. They have not carried a single district for congress. The reduced Democratic majority in Georgia has been caused by the detec¬ tion of various Democrats from the silver ranks. To show how impotent Populism has become it is only neces¬ sary to point out that in spite of Dem¬ ocratic division and the Republican alliance with Buck they have carried very few counties in Georgia. No one need longer fear Populism in any state campaign in Georgia. If the members of the general assembly had elected Governor Atkinson txi the U nited States senate they need not been disturb¬ ed by any dread of electing a Demo¬ cratic successor to the governorship. This difficulty, if it ever was a difficul¬ ty, has been settled by the disappear¬ ance of Populism. Its people will not long light as Republicans. Since the re¬ cent abortive alliance its members may he expected to return to the Demo¬ cratic party. Whether they will do so at once does not matter. They will not be factors in any special election in the early future. The Democratic party has once more witnessed the dis appearance of a formidable opponent and has nothing more to battle with hut the old enemy, which it has van¬ quished with ease for 25 years. Mc Kinlcy lias won m the nation, hut this national election lias lelt the Demo cratie phalanx in Georgia without an organization to vanquish. P’.ess. ’Why pay fancy prices lor suits to order when you cau go to MeKissack A Co.’s and get better goods for less moncy j n n ready-made suit. Their J Clothing is unsurpassed by stock of any in tins sectiou.