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MW NWS NOTES PPpponingfr In the State of Inter- W 0“e sting Import. ■L**• - . . ICi Atlanta Piomwr I’niw. Away. fe Col. George Adair, a well known t*nd pioneer citizen of Atlanta, died at HMa home in that city last Friday |y ght. -A better known, better beloved man leaver lived in the Gate City. He wan ■jjte of her peerless pioneers, casting with that city when she was Struggling hamlet, growing with growth and strengthening with Hfer strength. flMPfo man knew Atlanta more trior vongbly than Colonel George W.Adair, ilmd Atlanta has never known better F and loved and admired more any man E than Colonel Adair. 1 Always in the forefront of every movement looking to the progress and well-being of that fair city, he num bered his friends by the thousand and his acquaintances by the thousands. In his death Atlanta sustains a dis tinct loss, and to thousands his pass im? nwav will be a matter of distinct personal grief. • • * I.cgiNlHlur<t Meet* October 25th. The status of the business of house and senate <d the state legislature on which Secretary Charley Nortlien arid John T. Boifenillet, clerk of the house, have been working for the pnst two weeks, has been prepared in pamphlet form and copies forwarded ! to the members of the legislature. The unfinished business in the house for the past session is unusually large | and when the members convene in Atlanta on October 25th they will find a considerable number of bills ready to be put on their third reading. The number of bills in the hands of house committees is also large, and j mncli of the time of the corning ses- ! •ion will be asked for the consideration i of these measures. The unfinished bnsiuess of the sen- j ate is about the same us that crowctod over at the end of every session, but among the bills are several of unusual importance and interest to the general pnblic. One of the measures of most gen- ] eral public interest in the hands of • committee *; that My, Ellis, of! Bibb, relating to warehousemen it the j state and authorizing them to givo Wind and issuo warehouse receipts. Little attention was paid to this bill at the last session, and it remained with the committee on general agri culture for some time. At present, however, renewed interest is felt by the farmers of the state in the ware house plan, and a strong effort will bo made, it is understood to carry the measure through. The successful passage of the bill is regarded by somo as a partial solution of the cotton question, ns it would en able the majority of the cotton grow ers to hold their cotton for a good price, ut the same time do business with the receipts issued by bonded ware house men. * * * Col. tV. 11. I)ulnpy Dend. Colonel \V. 11. Dabney, one of the oldest and widely known lawyers of north Georgia, died the past week at his home in Calhoun. Colonel Dab ney had been in bad health for six months, and for the past few weeks had been confined to his bed. His body was carried to Atlanta and buried in Oakland cemetery beside his wife and two deceased children. 'William 11. Dabney was born in Jas per county, Georgia, July 17, 1817, and was therefore eiglity-two years of age. lie was admitted to the practice of law in Decatur, where for many years he was associated with Colonel James L. Calhoun, futher of W. L. Calhoun of Atlanta. * * * Cadet Wood h Goorclnn. Naval Cadet Welborn Cicero Wood, tho Georgia boy who was with Wat son's gunboat which wns destroyed a few days ago at Manila and who was reported as being killed by the Filipi nos, was given the appointment to the naval academy at Annpolis by tlio Hon. Carter Tate, of the ninth district. Young Wood wus the persounl choice of tho congressman for the place, and and was not required to stand a com petitive examination. Congressman Tate had known the young man, and was thoroughly satisfied that a better representative could not bo sent from the Empire State of tho south, and tho young Georgian’s career has borne out tue estimate. • * • Fprlillifr Sales Kptlucptl. The anuual report of the state de partment of agriculture which is now in preparation, will show a number of interesting figures bearing directly on the short crop of Georgia, both in cot ton and other stuple products. A report will show that the sale of fertilizers which is directly controlled by the department of agriculture, has been brought down 20 per ceut over last year. That while the sale of fertilizer tags last year amounted to $43,000, only $34,000 worth of tags have been sold this year. By advising the non-use of fertili sers and reducing its sale throughout the state the department of agricul ture, its friends claim, has scored a signal victory. The cotton acreage, and hence the cotton crop, has been reduced. Commissioner O. B. Stsvens, at the beginning of his term of office, urged the farmers of Georgia to diversify their crops in the hope that the agri cultural classes of the south would generally appreciate the fact that a good price could not be demanded for a surplus crop of cotton. The advice of the department was taken in a great many inetnnees in this slate, with the : result that the sale of fertilizers has t been reduced 90,000 tons over last j year. * • • STATE FAIII NOTES. As the time draws near for the opening of the state fair many inter esting features are being added to the already long list of special attractions. It is now probably assured that a Brumby day will be arranged, and a movement is now on foot to have Lieutenant Brumby visit Atlanta dur ing the fair. The arrangements for a South Caro ! lina dv ure being superintended by Sam W. Wilkes, and Thursday, No ! vember 2, will be set aside for special exercises to be participated in by resi -1 ilonte of tho Palmetto state. The | date having been fixed, invitations will be extended to Governor McSweenoy and many other prominent men of : that state to attend and take part in , the exercises of South Carolina day. Secretary Martin announces that 1 Georgia will have three big days— North Georgia day, Middle Georgia ' day and South Georgia day. North 1 Georgia will embrace the Seventh and Ninth congressional districts, Middle Georgia the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Tenth districts, nju] South Georgia the First, Second, Third and Eleventh districts. A committee will shortly be appointed for the different days. The congressmen of the differ ent districts will be invited on the days on which the fair will be given up to their part of the state, as well as the mayors of the different cities and towns. The decorations of the fair build ings at Piedmont park will be of an unusually artistic order and the effect will be something never seen at a state fair before. Every building will come in for its full share of decoration and in order to complete the work on time a large force of skilled decorators will be empleyed. A strong feature in connection with Negro day will be a special chorus of 1,000 trained voices that will render a number of selections during the day in the auditorium. A telegram was received from Booker Washington, stating that he would attend the fair on Negro day and take part in the exercises. He will deliver a specially prepared address, and there will be several other prominent speakers. WAS NOT A FAKE Those Misleading Liverpool Cot ton Quotations Are Explained By Transmitters. Tn explanation of the confusion in tho cotton market quotations from Liverpool, telegraphed to New Or leans last week by the Gold and Stock Telegraph Company, the following statement of tho entire matter was issued Monday by tho company in New York: “Tho confusion in tho Liverpool changes of the cotton quotations sent out by tho commercial nows depart ment of the Gold and Stock company on Friday, September 29th, was caus ed by the neecossity of procuring them from Liverpool direct, instead of from tho New York cotton exchaugo in the usual way, because the cotton exchange was closed. Tho reports re ceived through the New York exchange are based on comparisons with each proceeding report before they reach the commercial news department. “In order to furnish the cotton ex changes of the country outside of New York with quotations on Friday, the commercial news departmer t arranged that they should be sent to it direct from Liverpool. Its correspondent in Liverpool based the changes on the 2 p. m. price of that day instead of on each preceding quotation, and the op erators of the commercial news depart ment, in forwarding the quotations from New York, overlooked the ne cessity for so advising the exchanges.’' CAPTAIN BARKER ASSIGNED. Coinmnmlflr of tho Oregon Is Placed In Charge of Norfolk Navy Yard. Captain Robert S. Barker has been assigned to command the Norfolk navy yard, relieving Admiral Farquahar, who takes command of tho North At lantic station. Captain Barker will become a full rear admiral within a month. At present he is on waiting ordeis. Captain Barker commanded tho battle ship Oregon. ATLANTA MARKETS. COKUECTtn WBKKLY. —40 (irorfripft. UoKsted coffee, Dutch Java, 100 lhs, $18.60. Artmekle $ll,BO, Lion and Lev ering #lo.Bo—all less 500 per 100 lh cases, Green coffee choice 11c; fair 9c; prims 7h (S'S'.j c. Sugar standard gran ulated, New York 5W New Orleans s<l£. New Orleans white Mfefff SVj'c; do yellow £jkc. Syrup, New Orleans open kettle 25<6 40e. mixed 131y@30e: sugar house 28®850. Teas, black 60©65e; green 50(5 65*. Klee, bead choice f.f’ 4 (©7c: Salt, dai ry sacks $1.35; do bbls. bulk $2.00: 100 3s $2.75: Ice cream $1.25: common 65<ff70c. Cheese, full cream Matches. 65a 45@550:200s $1.50@1.75: 800s $2.75. Soda, boxes 6c. Crackers, soda s<6Ve: cream 6c: gingersnaps 6c. Candy, common stick 61<c: fancy 12<S>14s. Ovst ’-s, F. W. $1.85® $1.75, L. \Y. sl.lO. Flour, Grain and Meal. Flour, all wheat tlrst patent. $5.00. second patent, $4.40; straight, $4.00; extra fancy ss.9o; fancy. $8.70; extra family, $2.55. Corn, white. 59: mixed, 50c. Oats, white 40c; mixed 86c; Texas rustproof SBc. Hye, Georgia SI.OO. Hay. No. 1 timothy, large bales, 85c No. 1. small bales. Soc: No. 2,75 c; Meal,plain, 50c. bolted 45c. Wheat bran, large sacks 85c; small sacks 85c. Shorts sl. Stock meal, 85c. Cotton seed meal Poc per tOO pounds. Grits $2.80 per bbl; $1.40 per bag. TrovUlon*. Clear ribs sides, boxed 6-: half ribs, s®i|e: rib bellies 6 1 .,; ice-cured bellies S f 4 c. Sugar-cured hums 11®18 1 3 c; California Bc. breakfast bacon 10(6 12'. l ard, best quali ty 7\c;second quality O'^tEO’-jC;compound 5c Colton. Market closed steady; middling 6 11-16. BILL ARP’S LETTER. Mourns tho Doath of Col. George Adair of Atlanta. FRIENDS FOR FIFTY LONG YEARS Oillce of Col, A>falr Wu. Arp'. Favorite Ilttnnt When He Visited the (Jute City. “Friend after friend departs. Who has not lost a friend?” I don’t know what word the next mail will bring, but I expect that my old friend is dead. For more than fifty years George Adair and I have been friends—good friends. He was always glad to meet me and held my hand tight and long, and mailed a pleasant, greeting. Of late years wg have drawn closer together, u>r we knew that we were approaching the goal, and that but few of us were left. Ihe memories of old men are sweet, but they are sad, and it was a comfort to George and to me to get close to gether as oft as I visited Atlanta and commune about old times and the old people who have passed away. He was never gloomy nor did he ever bring a cloud to darken the sunshine of our meeting. Where shall Igo now for comfort when I visit the Gate City? Where will Evan Howell go? Yes.T was a college boy when George Adair was conducting the first train that ever ran into Atlanta. I traveled with him sometimes, and since then our warm friendship has been unbroken. His warm Scotch blood beat more kindly to his friends as the years roll ed on. He was as frank as he was genial. He had opinions and convic tions, and did not suppress them to curry favor with anybody. His life was an open book, and everybody who knew him at all knew him well. A stranger would diagnose him in half an hour’s conversation. Sincerity was his most striking characteristic; Scotchmen are always sincere; they never dodge responsibility. I don’t know whether George carried any In dian blood or not, but his uncles did. The Adairs of Cherokee were close akin Iq him, and they were half breeds or quadroons, and all went west with the tribe in 1836. Their descendants are out there now, for I take an Indian paper and see their names among the leaders. It is singular how those Scotchmen mated with tho Indian maidens early in this century, and every one of them wanted a chiefs daughter, and gen erally got her. When the old chiefs died these Scotchmen just stepped into their places and groomed the tribes, and so did their sons after them. There was no English or Irish or< jjFronch in it ; the Scotch alone had se cured tho Indians’ respect and confi dence. There was Ross and Ridge and McTntosh and MeGillvray and Barnard and Vann and many others who became chiefs or sub-chiefs and governed all or a division of the tribe. Osceolu was the son of a Scotch trader. I suspect that, George Adair had a strain of Cherokee blood in his veins, and it made a good cross—my wife thinks it does, and is proud to trace her Indian blood back to Pocahontas through the Holts and Bolings and Randolphs; wherever yon find it it is dominant; I can prove that by myself and my sons-in-lnw—“Woman rules here” is what the rooster snys when he crows iu this family, but she rules well. I told Uncle Sam yesterday to clean out tho pit when lie got through cut ting wood. When I got back from town it was almost night, and he was raking all around the back yard and burning np the accumulated litter and trash. “Uncle Sam,” said I, “I told you to clean ont the pit, for I must put some of the flowers in there. I’m afsaid it will frost tonight.” The old man raked on and said: “She tole me to do dis,” nnd he never got to tho pit at all. But my wife came out and ex plained. nnd said the back yard look er! so dreadfully bad nnd she knew' that the pit could wait a day or two, and it wasn’t going to frost no how, and so forth, and of course I surren dered —I always do, but I’ve got to cleau out tliat pit myself. Yes, I remember when George Adair and ,T. ITenlv Smith started a newspa per in Atlanta, called the Southern Confederacy. I wrote for it some times just to give our boys some com fort and our enemies some sass. When the foul invader ran my numerous wife and offspring ont of Borne I wrote of it on the wing, or the fiy, and told how we passed “Big John” on the way, nnd he was driving a steer with the steer’s tail drawn through a hole in the dash board and the eifd tied up in a knot. I indited a small poem to his memory, and gave the mournful elegy to my friend Smith, and he pub lished it-; Georgo had got all fired up before this and joined General For rest’s cavalry. lie proved to be a great favorite with Forrest, and as the admiration was mutual be named his next boy after the general, and it sticks to him yet. I told George some time ago that in Appleton’s biography of Fcrrest, which was said to be written by Colonel Jordan, his adjutant general, it was recorded that he was very illiterate, and that his dis patch announcing the fall of Fort Pil low was still preserved at Washington and read as follows: “We busted the fort at ninerclock and skaterd the niggers. My men is still a cellanem in the woods. Them as was cotched with spoons and brestpins and sicb we kilt. The rest was pavrold and told to git.” George was indignant when I show ed him a copy of it and declared that it was some devilish lie that was made up on him. “I know,” said be, “that Forrest was no Scholar, but he never spelled that bad. I have letters from him that I know he wrote, and while he misspelled some words, they were fairly well written. I don’t believe that Colonel Jordan wrote any such thing about Forrest. Some of these biographers are just like some news paper reporters. If they can’t hear a lie they scratch their heads and make one just for a sensation.” If George dies from this stroke, and I reckon he will, where wili I go to while away an hour with a friend? His office in the Kimball was so con venient and his chairs so comfortable and his welcome so cordial that I will feel lost when I visit Atlanta. The boys won’t have time or inclination to talk to me. It was the rendezvous of other valued friends like Dr. Alexander and Evan Howell and J. Henly Smith and Cousin John Thrasher and the Confederate veterans generally. But George was the chief attraction, the center of space. He was a friend in need and a friend in deed. He granted his favors with cheerfulness and a will ing heart. Son e imes I wanted an indorser on a bank note for a few dol lars, and lie alwavs said: “Yes. ves. my friend, of course I will.” If I shall ever need one again I will not know- where to go. I have a thousand good friends in Atlanta, but they are no* of that kind. I was ruminating about the differ ence between his domestic surround ings and my own. He dies at home with wife and all his children at his bedside. His eyes can look upon them all,and perhaps his ears can hear their loving voices. But my wife and I are living out our days is sad apprehension of the coming stroke, for four of our dear boys are far away—too far to reach us even at the call by telegraph—one in New York, one in Texas, one in Flor ida and the baby boy, as his fond mother calls him, is 3,000 miles away in Mexico. This is the hardest part of life —these scattered children. Sup pose thait ono of the unmarried ones should approach the door of death and his earnest telegram should be for his mother to come to his bedside and soothe his last moments, what could she do but stay at home and weep? Oh, for another life in anothar world where all is love without affliction or grief or separation. Farewell, good friend. I would that you might ho spared to us yet awhile —spared to read your own epi taphs and to realize what a noble life is worth to a man. Would that the rising generations might learn a lesson from your example. The approach of our dissolution is very stealthy. When last I saw my friend he was as bright and genial as a boy and showed no sign of failing health. I thought that he would outlive me, for nowadays I get tired and when the night comes I am the first to seek my bed. Yesterday I was busy planting out strawberry plants, and it was bending work and ever and anon I had to straighten up slowly and carefully for fear something would break or hitch or give way, and then I would try it again. I can’t hold out like I used to. What’s the matter with me, anyhow? Why should I wear out? Why shonldent a healthy man live on and on? If he has got to die, why don’t lie die all over at once and turn to dust like the one-horse shay? Why should the heart get sick when all the rest is well? I reckon we will all know by waiting. This morning I went out early to peruse my new strawberry patch and sure enough there had been a dozen dogs in there last night, and they held a carnival and a circus and played base and tag and maddog all over my pretty beds, and tore up a lot of my plants, and now I am not calm and serene, and my wife won’t let me put out strychnine, for she says it isent fair nor neighborly, and so I have got to stretch more wire along the fence. There are about 40 dogs within easy reach of my house aud they are no account— For in this town more dogs are found Than ever you did see, Both mongrel, puppy, wlielp and hound, And dogs of low degree. Confound ’em dogon ’em. Bill Akp, in Atlanta Constitution. BRITISH CABINET ACTS. Eitß’anil’s Iletnanil* On Kruger’s Govern ment Arc Made More Sweeping. A London dispatch says: The meet ing of the British cabinet on whose deliberations practically hangs war or peace in South Africa, began at 1 o’clock Friday afternoon. President Kruger’s reply to the last note of the imperial government has been received and was the pivot of the day’s discus sion. It is to the effect that the republic strictly adheres to the London con vention and asks nothing further. The question of the suzerainty of Great Britain over the Transvaal is not touched upon in the dispatch. It is said that Mr. Chamberlain’s proposals submitted to the cabinet in clude au indemnity for the cost of sending out troops, the disarmament of the Transvaal forts, judicative and legislative independence from the judges, and complete admission of the supremacy of British interests throughout South Africa. BUST PAY FOR LYNCHING. Widow of James Humphries Awarded a Verdict of 810,000. Some months ago James Humphries and his two sons were lynched in Henderson county, Texas. Ten per sons were arrested charged with the hanging. John Crenshaw turned state’s evidence and they were remand ed without bail. 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