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The Jones County News
M. C. GREENE, Publishe',
THE GRIFFIN
CONVENTION.
Aft Uft Till'SI A STIC SILVUH
1ST ATLANTA.
Til IIITV-SI \ DELEGATES
TO REPRESENT FULTON.
The Delegation Headed by -4IaJ. John
C. Wliltner and Col. U. I’, Howell.
Atlanta, Ga., July 5.—(Special)—At
u mass meeting held at the Cham¬
ber of Commerce tonight, a delega¬
tion of thirty-six enthusiastic advo¬
cates of the free coinage of silver was
selected to attend the Griffin conven¬
tion July 13th. Major John C. Whit-
ner, who presided over the meeting
heads the delegation. Col. E. P.
Howell with Editor it. M. Blackburn
and other devoted bimetallists are also
on the delegation which consists of
25 from the city, and 2 from the mili¬
tia districts of the county. Several
enthusiastic speeches were made at
the meeting. The Atlanta delegates
will go down to Griffin in a body.
THE FRUIT RATES.
Tlie Commissioners Are Certain
Bringing the Hullrouds to Terms.
Atlanta, Ga., July 5.—(Special)—At¬
torney General Terrell today forward¬
ed to \t ashington the formal papers
in the fuit against the railroads be¬
fore the Interstate Commerce Com¬
mission. on account of the refusal of
the railroads to grant the reduction
In fruit rates as ordered by the Geor¬
gia Railroad commission. The Attor¬
ney General completed the papers
yes f arday, but they were held until to¬
day awaiting the official signature of
Chairman Trammel of the railroad
commission.
The Interstate Commerce Com¬
mission has been asked to
take the case up at once, and in dis¬
cussing it today Judge Allan Fort of
the Georgia Railroad commission said
he believed that the hearing would
be had inside of a few weeks. The
railroad commission are confident that
they will win the case, and the rail¬
roads will be compelled to refund to
the shippers the difference between
the rate charged and the rate fixed
by the commissior now. There has
been some talk of retaliatory meas¬
ures by the State commission for the
purpose of forcing the railroads to
accept the fruit rate, but the com¬
mission is loth to take any such step,
although by exercising the power con¬
ferred upon them in the matter of
rates within the State, the commission
could probably force the railroads to
accept the fruit rate adopted last
week against which the railroads have
rebelled.
HERE’S A FIGHT.
The Georgia Hoad anil Hunt Lake
Trolley Line Will go to Court.
Atlanta, Ga., Julj 5.—(Special.)—
The Georgia Railroad people stole
a march on the management of the
East Lake Trolley Line last night,
and as a consequence a lot of people
living along the line of the trolley
road, beyond -the point where it
crosses the Georgia Railroad, are to¬
day cyl off from transportation facili¬
ties between their homes and tne city.
When the trolley line was built, the
Georgia Railroad allowed it to be run
under one of its trestles out near
Edgewood, with the agreement that
the trolley company should build a
stone culbert under the railroad
tracks. This has never been done,
however, and becoming impatient at
the course of the trolley company
witli regard to the matter, the Geor¬
gia liailroad people put a squad of
hands to work at midnight last night,
filling up the trestle. When the trol¬
ley ears were sent out this morning
they found a high embankment built
across their tracks where the cross¬
ing under the Georgia Railroad had
been. Cars on the line had to be
stopped of course, and the East Lake
citizens will walk until the court set¬
tles the matter.
GENERAL MATT RANSOM.
lie Will Resume His Dn’ies ns Minis
ter to Mexico.
By Southern Associated Press.
Washington, D. C., July 5.—Gen.
Matt W. Ransom, of North Carolina,
United States Minister to Mexico, is
in Washington and expresses an in¬
tention to return to his post if his
health continues to improve. Gen.
Ransom’s recent severe illness in Mex¬
ico caused his return to North Caro¬
lina, and it was generally supposed
that he would tender his resignation on
the expiration of his leave of absence
His health is now in such a fair way
to restoration that he will resume his
diplomatic functions in the City of
Mexico if there is no retrogression.
General Ransom was at the State De¬
partment today.
Sngur Importations.
By Southern Associated Press.
Washington, July 5.—The imports of
sugar at six of the leading ports of the
United States during tlie month of
.Tune aggregated 333.507,945 pounds, of
(lie total value of $6,851,055. Receipts
at San Francisco, the one missing port
of consequence, came in free of duty,
being of Hawaiian origin, and, there,
fore, they could not affect the matter
of customs. Mr. Ford, chief of the
Bureau of Statistics, states that the
importation was. therefore, much less
than that made in the month of May,
and lunch less than the imports made
in June, 1894, in quantity and only
jibout one-half in value.
GRAY, JONES COUNTY, GA., JULY 10, 1895
ARCH tl I SHOP IRELAND.
The Freeman's JournnI Criticises HI*
Recent Interview.
The interview on the money question
which Archbishop Ireland save to the
press some while ago has caused much
comment, favorable and otherwise.
S >me of the critics err, we think, in call¬
ing him a gold monometallist. He said in
the interview that he did not enter into
the merits of the question, but consider¬
ed the silver agitation in view of exist¬
ing facts and international relations, and
came to the conclusion that it would be
detrimental to business prosperity for the
United States to return to free coinage of
silver except by international agreement
with the great governments—the com¬
mercial nations of Europe.
He did not commit himself to monomet¬
allism or bimetallism, although the prac¬
tical result of his advice, if taken, would
be an indefinite continuance of gold mono¬
metallism; for if the question be left to
European initiative it will be determined
by England, which means London, which
means Lombard street. England has mon¬
ey lent all over the world, interest and
principle payable in gold. The higher the
price of gold the more favorable to the
creditor who is to be paid in gold. Hence
it is useless to expect the creditor to ini.
tiate or encourage any movement the re-
suit of which will bring gold down par.
As long as gold remains at its present
high price, which is the result of legisla¬
tion, ihe lender will receive from $1.50 to $2
in value for every dollar he lent
The Archbishop proposes that the peo¬
ple of the United States wait till this
money lender voluntarily yields up the
advantages which unjust legislation has
given him, and thinking that if we do
not thus quietly wait we will make mat¬
ters all the worse for ourselves. England,
being the great credit nation, will never
consent to the rehabilitation of silver un¬
til compelled. Those who are beginning to
hint toward an international money con¬
fer, nco should bear this in mind. These
money conferences were never meant se¬
riously; they were meant to delay, batiif
and throw dust in the eyes. Men went
to them, talked learnedly about finance,
read profound essays on the philosophy of
it and then went quietly home and noth¬
ing; more was heard of them until popu.
lar discontent made it necessary to get
up another conference to play the same
farce over
Tne initiative, then, must be taken by
some other government, and there is no
nation on earth in better condition to be¬
gin than is the United States, none that
has more to gain by it and none that can
undertake it with greater promise of suc¬
cess. A country like ours, possessed of
boundless r sources, with unlimited capac¬
ity of production, unhampered by armies
that eat away the substance of the peo¬
ple, free from those complications which
may at any’ moment set Europe in a blaze
of war, does not depend for Its prosperity
on what the monometallists may or may
not do. According to the statistician, Mul¬
hall, we are today the leading nation of
the world. Wo ar - abundantly able and
ran well afford to frame our policy with
respect to our monetary affairs Independ¬
ently of the rest of the world. We as a
nation cannot consent to be ma.d" a mere
cog in the wheel of the world’s commerce.
We have, to begin with, the silver na¬
tions to the south of us, Mexico, Central
America and all the republics of South
America, Russia, China, Japan, Cuba,
Hayti and others. If the United States
government takes Ihe lead in rehabilita¬
ting silver it would draw to us the com¬
merce of those nations, for t-h' y will not
deal with the gold nations of western Eu¬
rope, when in every deal they must pay
a heavy discount on their silver money,
as long as they can deal with the United
States, where their money would be at
par. The advantages from this commerce
would more than meet any disadvantages
arising from our new relations to the gold
nations. Should these gold nalions still
persist in making financial war on us,
Congress could make a tariff law that
would distinguish betw, en imports from
gold monometallist countries ami Imports
from bimetallist countries, charging the
former a certain percentage more than the
latter. The effect of such a law would
he quickly felt by the merchants and
manufacturers in the three principal gold
i nations—England, France and Germany—
and they would have the alt' rnative of
adopting bimetallism or losing our mar-
ket and that of the other silver or bimet¬
allist nations. Were the United States to
declare unconditionally for fr.e silver.
Germany and France would do the same
within a year. European complications
are such that neither of them can take
the initiative, but they could and would
follow the bad of the United States. Eng¬
land could then be safely left to deal with
her own manufacturers and unemployed
workmen, who would be the first to feel
(he r suit of her isolated monometallist
policy.
It is time we should have a national
policy of our own on.this money question
—a policy that looks to the welfare of the
people rather than to the exclusive inbr-
ests of th bank rs here and abroad. “Only
1 pi?r cent, of the business of this couetry
is carried on with foreign countries, while
98 per cent, of the business of our people
is domestic transactions, home business,”
says Harvey of Coin's Financial School.
Tn view of this fact what is the wisdom
of talking of the commerce of the world,
international adjustments and all that?
Is it not wiser to legislate In the interest
of 98 per cent, of our business than in the
interest of the remaining 4 per cent?
The people are thoroughly aroused on
this matter and hazy and indefinite plat¬
form promises will not serve longer to
stave off the issue. The political parties
cannot serve two masters, the people and
the bankers. They must serve the one or
the other, and their fate depends on their
decision.
No one, we are sure, feels more keenly
the hardship of the people, and more hear¬
tily sympathizes with them In their trou¬
bles and trials than the Archbishop of St.
Paul, but we firmly believe that the policy
he sugg sts will only prolong and in-
crease those hardships. Nothing will serve
now but a financial readjustment and the
American people must have the moral
courage to undertak- it just as they had
to undertake the war for the preserva¬
tion of the Union. They have come to
that point when they must act. We freed
ourselves from the political domination
of England in the Revolutionary War—a
war which business interests protested
against. The time has now come when
we must free ourselves from her financial
domination, even though business and
banking interests again protest.
The Archbishop is not a gold monomet¬
allist. To us a word much in vogue dur¬
ing the Vatican council, be Is an inop¬
portunist. He thinks that any change
whatever in our financial policy at pres¬
ent without the consent of foreign na¬ I
tions would be detrimental to our jtrosper- 1
Ity. It might be asked here, what reason¬
able hope of a betterment of our prtsent
unfortunate condition can wc have fn tn
u continuance of our present financial
policy, since it was this very policy that
brought on the condition of affairs that
is so bitterly complained of? We Jo i ot
believe in financial homeopathy, or t.iat
the continuance of an evil is the best way
to cur*' it.
The Archbishop’s position is like that of
rip.r.y citizens dur.ug the anti-slavery a tr i-
t a lion prior ihe war. Th«y recognized
r.i deplored the evils of slavery, ’>u« *h<y
hearted that an attempt to abolish It
would fail, or bring about still greater
evils. Vested interests, business interests,
were too strong; disturbance would un¬
settle the financial equilibrium. Slavery i«
bad, very bad, tut wc better let it alone
lest worst evils come to pass. But the
people once aroused to its enormity did
not let it alone. They caught what the
slave master would call the anti-slavery
“craze,” just as they have now caught
what the gold men call the silver “craze,”
and they did not stop until slavery was a
thing of the past. If we are not greatly
mistaken in our prognosis, they will con-
tlnue the silver “craze” now that It is on
until gold monometallism i» as dead as
slavery.
Has this great Republic sunk so far in
the financial quagmire that we can do
nothing for our own relief, but must cry
out to England, France and Germany,
“Save us, or we perish?” If so we are
at the end of the great experiment and
the Republic is a failure. But we do not
believe it. As a nation we are like the
horse, who, because he does not know
Ms strength, permits himself to he driven
by whomsoever chooses to apply the spurs
and hold the bridle.
Mulhall, the famous statistician, in an
article, “The Power and Wealth of the
United States,” in the North American
Review, says: “If we take a survey cf
mankind, in ancient or modern times as
regards the physical, mechanical and in¬
tellectual force of nations, we find noth¬
ing to compare with the Unittci States in
this present year of 1895."
And yet this phenomenal nation cannot
regulate its own currency without the
help of England, France and Germany!—
New York Freeman’s Journal.
Lost the First Round.
Judge Ross has decided against (the
Government in the suit against the estate
of Leland Stanford. The Department of
Justice promises to appeal and to carry
the case through to the Supreme Court if
necessary.
The Republic Is glad to hear that the
new attorney general was favorably im¬
pressed with the strength ot the case
as presented in the brief of the Govern¬
ment's counsel. A little study will con¬
vince him that there is pretty good law
to sustain the plain merits of the claim.
There is no contention on the merits.
The Leland Stanford estate is the direct
fruit of broken obligations. If Stanford,
Huntingdon, Crocker and Hopkins had
merely invested money and energy and
had profited by the natural increas^^qf^
values. there would be iro Just clatm'upon
their gains. But they played a game of
deceit. The Pacific railroads were built
with Government money and yet became
private property, The Government’s
mortgage never has been paid—not even
the interest—and apparently never will be,
unless these suits on personal liability
can be made good.
As a California corporation, the Cen¬
tral Pacific Company comes under 'the
personal liability provisions of the Cali¬
fornia Constitution and laws. The case
was elaborated In The Republic more
than a year ago. As a result of the pres¬
sure which followed The Republic’s ex
haustive presentation of the law and
faots, the suit against the Stanford es¬
tate was begun.
Attorney General H'armon is a good
lawyer. Xf he wants to make a reputa¬
tion Which will put his name beside
those of Luther Martin, William Pink¬
ney, Rufus Choale, Jeremiah Black and
William M. Evarts he will throw himself
into this cause of the people against the
robber barons of Pacific railway construe,
tion. A great man who was a good law¬
yer would feel the stir of comhal in every
vein at sight of such a contest before such
an audience—a cont-st of public right
before a watching and lnteres'ed nation.
S1IE WAS A WITCH
So an Irishman Said and lie Burned
Ills Wife.
By Southern Associated Press.
Dublin, July 5.—Michael Cleary, liv¬
ing near the town of Clonmel was con¬
victed today of manslaughter in .hav¬
ing burned his wife, Bridget Cleary
to death last March. The court de¬
ferred his , sentence. Cleary believed
his wife was bewitched and upon the
advice of Dennis Ganey, the “family
doctor,” and in the presence, of her
father and a number of other rela¬
tives, hold her over a fire and after¬
wards stripped her and poured paraf¬
fine over the body and set fire to it.
The woman was burned to death with¬
out the slightest effort on the part of
the spectators to extinguish the flames
which were consuming her. Cleary
claimed that it was not his wife, but
a witch that was burned.
Cleary was sentenced to twenty
years imprisonment. His accomplices
were also convicted. Patrick Kennedy
was condemned to five, and John
Dunne to three years imprisonment;
Wm. and James Kennedy to eighteen
months each, and I’atrick Bolen and
Michael Kennedy to six months each.
GAMBLING AT SARATOGA.
Every Public 1‘laee In Hie Village
Has Been Closed.
By Southern Associated Press.
Saratoga, N. Y., July S.—Every public
gambling place in this village closed to¬
day. The result was brought about by
village president Sturgis, who appeared
before the police commissioners ami said:
”1 absolutely command and demand of
you, as president of the village, backed
up by the trustees of this village to close
every gambling place in Saratoga with¬
out reserve and if you fail to obey, I shall
cite you before the t»oard of trustees and
ask for your resignation.” The first place
to close was the old Morrissey Club. Mr.
Canfield appeared at police headquarters
and stated -that he would close for good
and that they need- not take the trouble to
send any officer down for me purpose.
Ex-president of the village. Caleb W.
Mitchell, quietly followed suit. This is
die maiq topic of conversation about
town.
KENTUCKY
POPULISTS.
THEY HAVE ACTUALLY PUT UP A
STATU TICKET.
TIIU 041 \IIA I’LATFOR41 AND FREE
SILVUH AHOl’TUD.
A Resolution For Woman's Suffrage
Voted Down.
By Southern Associated Press.
Louisville, July 5.—The Kentucky
Populists were in session early this
morning, but it was nearly noon before
they got down to real work. The first
tiling was the report of the committee
on resolutions which presented the
Omaha platform. There were many
amendments but ns adopted it endorsed
the Omaha platform and declared for
the free and unlimited coinage of sil¬
ver tit 10 to 1. A delegation of ladies
appeared before the convention and
urged the convention to adopt a plank
in its platform endorsing woman’s suf¬
frage, hut it was voted down.
At 12:30 the convention proceeded
witli the nominations. Hon. T. S.
l’ettit, of Owensboro, was nominated by
acclamation for Governor; J. G. Blair,
of Nicholas, for lieutenant, governor,
and R. Gardner, of Hardin, for treasur¬
er, all by acclamation. For auditor, G.
11 Deane; for secretary of State, Ben
C, Iveys; for superintendent of public in¬
struction, 11. II. Farmer; for commis¬
sioner of agriculture, \V. L. Scott; for
United States senator, C. S. Bate.
MR. WILSON I.YDICj! \ \ \T.
He Writes n Reil Hot Letter to New
York’s Attorney General.
By Southern Associated Press.
W ashington, D. C-, July 5.—Postmaster
General Wilson addressed the following
indignant tester to the United Stales Dis¬
trict Attorney, of New York, in regard
to the escape of the Chicago postotfiee
burglars:
Hon. Wallaco McFarland, United States
District Attorney, New York City:
Dear Sir: Tills department Is in re¬
ceipt. of your telegram of today advising
the offer of a reward for the recapture of
the postoffice burglars, Killoran, Allen and
Russell. I have read with surprise, not
lunmingled with a much stronger feeling,
the report in this morning’s New York
papers of the escape from Ludlow street
jail, and cannot avoid the conclusion that
somebody is > criminally responsible for
th ' ataesdaga. Knowing Hie desperate char¬
acter of these criminals and their large
and,,- successful careers as thieves and
hiirpinYs. as also Ihe plentiful moans
wb*j*»«ey were reported tu have ai'iifet,
command for corruption purposes, I have
been anxious about their custody ever
since I learned that they had been per¬
mitted to change their personal appear¬
ance, since their Incarceration wlih the
evident purpose of thwarting Identification
When arranged for trial. Their record as
postoffice burglars is a long and danger¬
ous one, and this department was great¬
ly pleased and relieved when it learned
that, after months of patient and expen¬
sive pursuit, they had finally been hunted
down and arrested. In accordance with
your request, 1 have loday offered a re¬
ward of $1,90*1 for the. recapture of each
of (hem, but while I believe such action
on my part proper and necessary, I sub¬
mit to you that those whose carelessness,
or criminality, has made It necessary,
should be held (o a stern accountability
therefor. I have the honor to ho, Very
truly, yours,
WM. L. WILSON,
Postmaster Genera!
THE MARBLEHEAD.
Tl»e ItuHsinns Give Her a Most Cor¬
dial Greeting.
By Southern Associated Press.
St. Petersburg, July 5.—The United
States cruiser Marblehead, which un¬
expectedly arrived here yesterday, is
anchored near Nicolai bridge, where
crowds of people are flocking to see her.
When she arrived at f)ronst,adt tier re¬
ception flagship was most cordial. The Russian
Alexander II. and the Russian
cruiser Asia, which were anchored in
the harbor, manned their rigging and
gave her three hearty cheers. As the
Marblehead passed the 'Mercantile Har¬
bor the garrison made their appearance
on tlie mote and fired a salute while the
flagship in the harbor hoisted the Amer¬
ican flag, together with the national Oil*
sign. The Marblehead replied with a
salute of 21 guns and ran up the Rtts
sian (tag, which courtesy was answered
by the garrison hoisting the Stars it nil
Stripes. The officers of the Russian
warships then went on hoard the Mar¬
blehead and formally and cordially wel¬
comed tlie Americans. Later Comman¬
der O’Neil of the Marblehead, and Ad-
otiral KasnakofT of the Russian flagship
Alexander 11., exchanged visits.
TWO TRAGEDIES.
Crushed by Machinery—Killed With
a Razor.
Advertiser Montgomery, July Gadsden, 5.—A special to the
from Ala., says:
John Williams was crushed to death at
tlm paint mill of this place this after¬
noon. He was working in the crushing de¬
partment and ity carelessness was caught
in the machinery and whirled around
the shafting so that when the engine was
stopped he was mashed almost to a jelly.
The same place reports the death of
Ed Berry at the hands of John Kyle, by
being cut with a razor. Kyle was heat¬
ing a woman when Berry interfered,
and a general light followed. Berry ran
lip the street followed by Kyle, who
overtook him and slashed him with a
razor, causing his death in half an hour.
The Wire Workers’ Strike.
Cleveland, O., July 5.—The ranks of
the three hundred American Wire
Companies wire drawers on a strike
were augmented today, as predicted
Thursday by several hundred rnen
employed at similar works by the H.
P. Nail Company, and the Baaek and
Wire Nail Company. There are now
about eleven hundred wire drawers
out, and the advance in wages de¬
manded averages 12 1-2 per centi
VOL. 1. NO. 28.
THE HEALTH
OF FLORIDA.
It H 1*0 It T OF EXISTANCB OF Y 1X1,0 YV
FUVKH HftFOIIftUUI).
A SCATHING EDITORIAL 1’’It 1141 A
TAMPA I'AI'UH.
The Instigator »f the Report llrnuil-
ed an a Liar
liy Southern Associated Press.
By Southern Associated Press.
Jacksonville, Fla., July 5.—A special
to tlte Tiimw-Union from Tampa, Fla.,
says: In reference to the report spread
by young Serutehins in Atlanta that
there was yellow fever in Tampa and
that people were leaving, the Tampa
Tribune will say editorially tomorrow:
The English language is too barren
to adequately express the loathing con¬
tempt the people of this city have for
those who persist in circulating false
reports concerning yellow fever in
Tampa or near ttiis section. Such liars
are too low in the human scale to de¬
serve the recognition in any form of de¬
cent people. They are the scavengers
of the human race, who for some un¬
known purpose are pernftttcd to walk
the earth. There is not a case of fever
at Tampa, Port Tampa, Port Tampa
City, Ybor City, West Tampa, or any
resort near or remote in this section, nor
has there ever been a suspicious case of
sickness. The health of Tampa is ex¬
cellent. The temperature during the
day is not above the average, while the
nights are ns near perfect, ns it iN possi¬
ble for them to be. The sanitary con¬
dition of the city is good and the peo¬
ple fear nothing in the way of any con¬
tagious diseases.
Official Denial.
Washington, D. C., uly 5.—Surgeon
General Wym.in this morning telegraphed
Ur. Joseph Y. Porter, health officer of
the State of Florida, to know whal foun-
datlon, if any, (here was for the report
that yellow aver existed in Tampa. Dr.
Porter’s reply was not received until to¬
night. He said that he had been at the
quarantine sialion at Port Tampa, and
neither at that place nor Tamapa proper
had he found any symptoms of Ihe pre¬
sence of the disease. The story was singl¬
ed, ho said, by a discharged employe of
the passenger department tn the Plant
system.
’'RAILROAD DILL.”
The Negro llniullt Continues In
UIn I'nrNners.
By Southern Associated Press.
Pensacola, Fla., July 8.—“Railroad”
Bill has managed to evade his pur¬
suers by taking to the swamps be¬
hind Flomaton and Pollard, Ala.
These swamps being flooded with
water the dogs have not hoen able to
follow him. but a large posse of Ala-
bamains and Floridians are scouring
the country, and it seems impossible
for him to escape. No late news has
been received from those In pursuit.
ftegrro Tlilef Lynched.
By Southern Associated Press.
Jackson, Miss., July a.— Tlte conduc¬
tor on tv Queen and Crescent freight
train which paused here at noon reports
that Tiieo Puckett, a negro, was lynched
at Pelalmtehie, a station 25 miles east
of here, last night. Puckett had robbed
a farmer of about $1,500 the night pre¬
vious ami came to Jnokuon whert' he
purchased a watch and chain ami two
fine pistols, exhibiting a large roll of
money. The police here "got onto him”
but: on tin' advice of the mayor let him
go, there being no evidence lo hold him.
Puckett returned to Pelalmtehie with
the above result.
MISSOURI BIMETALLISTS.
A Cnll For a Meeting of All Free
Silver Editors
By Southern Associated Press.
Sedalia, iMo., July 5.—A J a conference
of Democratic editors today a call was
Issued for a meeting hero July 23d of
all the Democratic newspaper men of
the Slate who advocate the free and
unlimited coinage of gold and silver, for
the purpose of consult,afion and organiz¬
ation, with a view of subserving the best
interests of flic party in the campaign
of ikjm;. Governor Stone, Senator
Cockrell, Hon. Richard Bland, lion, W,
J. Bryan and other silver advocates are
to la- invited to deliver addresses.
Sale of Alabama Great Southern.
"By Southern Associated Press.
Knoxville, .Tuiy 5. Judge Clark, of
the United States Circuit Court., made
a decree today confirming the sale of
the controlling of the securities of the
Alabama (Treat Southern Railroad to
Samuel Speneer. president of the South¬
ern Railway Company. The special
master is allowed $2,*MK» for making tin-
sale, and the law firm of Butler, Still¬
man and Hubbard w allowed a fee of
$2,544 for professional services.
The Whiskey Trust.
By Southern Associated Press.
Chicago, Ill., July 5.—Judge Showal-
ter today signed the decree of sale
which provides for the auctioning off
of the eighteen best pieces of Whikey
Trust property. The sale wilt proba¬
bly take place, Monday, Aug. 5.
lO I’er Out. Advance.
By Southern Associated Press.
Auburn, N. Y., July 6.—Announce¬
ment was made today that C. W. Tut¬
tle & Co., had voluntarily raised the
wages of the employes in their rolling
mill 10 per cent., the advance to begin
July X.
Mining Excitement.
Charleston, VV, Va., July 5.—The ex¬
citement in the Elkhorn coal strike dis¬
trict has grown to such proportions that
Governor MaeCorkle ordered the second
regiment to hold itself In readiness for
immediate service.
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JOSEPH. W. PSE8TON. Gan. Mgr
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
JONES COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
Judga Superior Court—J. O. Hart.
Solicitor General—H. G. Lcwia.
Senator—Hon. W. H. Harrlaon.
Representative—Han. J. F. Auderaon.
Ordinary—K. T. Roaa.
Clerk Superior Court—W. W. Barron.
Sheriff—B. N. Bthldge.
County Trvaaurer—-F. M. Stewart
Tax Receiver—J. A. Chtlaa.
County Surveyor—R. H. Bonnar.
Coroner—R. B. Trapp.
Judge County Court—J. O. Barron.
JURY COM'S.—W. A. Card, J. M. Mid-
dlehrooks, J. F. Harron, John Oreah-
am, K. P. Morton.
OOtINTY BOARD OF EDUCATION—
J. D. Anchors, Joe W. Barron, J. R.
Van Buran, 8. A. Hodja, J. W.
Andaraon.
COUNTY SCHOOL COM—A. H 9..
McKay, P. O. Plentltude.
COUNTY COM—W. F. White. J. T.
Speights, E. T. (Morton, H. T. Moore,
JohiT T. Glover.
cannon maacroar.
METHODIST.
CLINTON cmcUlT—R. A. Beall,
paator; Clinton—Flrat Sunday at 11 a.
in., and at night; Sunday aohool at R
p. m., IV. H, Holaenbook, Siipt.
ST. LUKE—Flrat Sunday, at S p. m.
ROUND OAK—Second Sunday and
Saturday 'before, at 11 a. re., Sunday
aohool at 10 a. m., B. P. Hum, Supt.
JAMES STATION- -iitrd Sunday, at
tl a in., Sunday aidioot at 8 p. in.; R.
H. Kingman, Supt.
HADDOCK STATION—Saturday be¬
fore fourth Sunday, and fourth Sunday
night., Sunday echool at 3 p.m.: W. M.
Farrer, Snpt.
FORTVHiLE—Fourth Sunday, at 11
a. ui., Sunday aidiool at 10 a. ,tn; R. H.
Bonner, Supt.
BAPTIST.
UNION HILL Forth Saaday and Sat
urday before 11 a. m., T. H. Orear,
paator; Sunday aohool at 10 a. m., R.
B. Hufohine, Supt.
NEW SALEM - Firat Sunday and
Saturday before at 11 a. m., B, W.
Hammona, paator; Sunday aohool at 10
a. m., J. H. C. Ethridge, Supt.
BLOUNT9VILL/B—Third Sunday and W.
Saturday before at 11 a. m., H.
Hammona, paator; Sunday adhool at R
p. m.; It, T. Smith, Supt.
ML EM -(Fourth Sunday and Saturday
beforo at 11 a. m., E. W. Sa/mmona,
paator.
JAII. ATTACKED.
Tramps Liberate CoinpHuIona From
the Mnjor Caboose.
.Macon, Ga., July 5. A gang of
Ir.inij>s made ari attack oil the city jail
last night and liberated five of their
companions, who bad been arrested the
evening Indore. The jail was unguarded
at the time. Iron crowbars mid picks
were used to force the doors and licks.
Central It cor non Hit lion.
By Southern Associated Press.
New York, July 5.—Simon Borg,
elmiriiinii of the committee of the first,
mortgage bondholders of the Savannah
and Western Railroad, said today that
liis con unit tee had accepted, without
modification, the proposition to join the
Georgia Central Railroad reorganiza¬
tion plan. Wrecker Sentenced.
Hunk
By Southern Associated Press.
Minneapolis, Minn., July 5.—The Su¬
preme Court today affirmed the sen¬
tence imposed on Christian Kortgaard,
who wrecked the State Bank of Minne¬
apolis. He will serve a term tn the
reformatory. He was once tl easurer of
Minneapolis.
Failure nc Cnrtcruvllle.
By Southern Associated Press.
Atlanta, July 5.—The Howard Bank¬
ing Company, of Cartersville, Ga., has
closed its doors. Liabilities are $27,-
000. President Howard states that the
assets will enable him to pay every de¬
positor dollar for dollar. The bank has
closed twice before owing to small runs
on its cash.