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The Jones News
VOL. IX.
TORRENT OF BLOOD
Flowed in Appalling Butch¬
ery in Town of Kastoria.
KEPORTS ARE CONFIRMED
Latest Dispatches Stated thpt-.Tcvn
Was Burning—Ten Thousand P s o-
pie Fall by Eloody Sword
of l urks.
Eofia, Bulgaria, September 18 .—Fur¬
ther reports from Kastoria say Use city
is burning and that the massacre of
Its population (estimated to have num¬
bered 10,000 persons) whs indescrib¬
ably terrible. The Turks slaughtered
indiscriminately Bulgarians and
Greeks, men, women and children.
The Turks burned eighteen children
to death in a baking oven at PIsJUrr,
near Armensko, on September 12.
1 hey massacred 200 women and chil¬
dren at Jervan in revenge for a defeat
the hands of the insurgents.
jp-’iftv women and children, return¬
ing starved from tnc mountains to
their devastated homes, were mur¬
dered by soldiers. Between Septem¬
ber 10 and September 12 the Dash!
Bazouks destroyed lour villages neir
Kruohcvo in the presence of the kal-
n>aknn (adminitrator) of Krusbavo,
massacrcing and mutilating the inhab¬
itants.
A Turkish War balloon is reported
tc have been seen hovering for the last
three days clore to the Bulgarian
frontier, in tho vicinity of Haskovo.
A severe fight lies occurred at Ula-
vitza, in the mountains of Kratovo,
between 2,000 Turks and £00 insu--
gents. It continued for eight hours.
The insurgents used bombs with dead¬
ly effect. About one hundred Turk 3
are reported to have been klHod'and
iT 8 ny were wounded. The insurgents
had two men wounded. ' .
A fight is also report°d to have ta¬
ken place at Rupcl Paso; near Seres,
where insurgent bands recently sur-„
rounded and annihilated a wholecom-
pany cf Turks. The b?.nd then fist
the (
to mountains. ■ ’
Bulgaria Mobilizing Trseps.
Advices to the foreign office in Pari 3
from Sofia say the 13.000 men being
.mobilized in Bulgaria v^ill bring the
present effective ’lorce up to 50,000
uoops.
Appalling List of Massacres.
Emerdosch, May 21—150.
aida, Algeria, June 2—Go.
Monastir, August 23—450.
Salonica, August 24, Bulgarians—
300
Salonica, August 24, Greeks—60.
Salonica, August 24, V.iachs^-30.
Sofia, Bulgaria, August 23—050.
Sofia, Bulgaria, August 30—660.
Sofia, Bulgaria, September 1, men,
1 £ 0 .
Sofia, Bulgaria, September 1—men
and women— 200 .
Sofia, Bulgaria, September S, Bui-,
garians—65,000.
Sofia, Bulgaria, September 12, gen¬
eral report—60,000.
Kastoria, September 15—10,000.
The names of the towns indicate
from whence reports reached America.
Killed by disease and deprivation,
women and children—50,000.
Villages plundered and burnt—111.
Recent, separate Bulgarian govern¬
ment reports of massacre, mudder and
rapine—131.
Men, women and children driven
into other districts—3.000.
Cast into prison—2,£00.
Shot and burned in bmerdearh—200.
Houses burned in Smerdesch—250.
Houses burned in Salonica, August
24—575.
Sofla, Burgaria, report of August
23. towns burned—22.
Turkish troops engaged in murder-
lng and pillaging— 200 , 000 .
J UTHERN MAKING BIG MONEY.
Iwiual Report Shows Large Gains in
Profit Over Last Year.
A New York dispatch says: The
annual report of the Southern railroad
just issued shows that in the fiscal
year ended June 30, gross earnings
were $42,354,069, an increase of $4,-
641,811, or 12.31 per cent.
LONGSHOREMEN STRIKE AGAIN,
Trouble at New Orleans is Resumed
After Supposed Settlement.
The commerce of the New Orleans
port is tied up tight by the strike of
the longshoremen, which has been re-
vived. Not a ship is being loaded.
A contract between the ship agents
and the longshoremen had been slgne l
on Monday last, which it was believed
settled the strike peaceably and per-
manently.
The rank and file of the longshore-
men now refuse to abide by the con¬ 1
tract and accuse their committee, who
brought about the settlement, of
treachery.
JUDGE FRRANK GARY CHOSEN ;
To Preside Duri^^al of J. ». TIM-
man in South Carolma.
'
t_| ld dge Frank B. Gary, of Abbeville,
M'. has been appointed to preside
ever the court in Lexington, at which
V H Ttuman will be tried Monday for
the me assassination of N. G. Gonzales.
The case o 1 man w ’ > -
the first ca e . re r
witnesses.
NINE 0F CREW PER,SH ’
Stsry cf Disaster Which Befell Brit-
6 h Steamer In Recent Storm Off
the Florida coast.
Captain G. W. Davis and survivors
of the British S. S. Inchulvn that was
] wrecked off lower oast coast of Flor
Ida, passed through Jacksonville Fri¬
day night for the nerth.
Captain Davi 3 tells a fearful story
of his terrible experience and says he
never encountered a worse storm.
The gale struck them Friday morn¬
ing, and by noon the sea was one boil¬
ing mass and the ship was pitching
and tossing. Water like whirlpool and
waves dashad over the vessel. The
boats were stripped from fastenings
and hurled into the raging sea.
At 11 o'clock Boatsman Taylor was
bit by a boat and swept overboard. lie
■ caught a rone, but the waves tore
ids loose and da3hed him against the
sido cf the ship, smashing hi& head.
The wind at noon was over eighty
miles an hour, and it was so dark hi
couldn’t see the lenglh of his ship.
For hours a fearful fight went on,
captain and crew d^ing all possible to
save the ship and their lives.
At 4:30 the ei^ish cams and the ves
sel was pounded ail night. At mid¬
night the men in the forward port
were lost, as the vessel broke in. Sat¬
urday morning a raft was made, and in
the afternoon 19 survivors out of tho
crew of 29 reached shore.
Captaia Dawis was deeply affected
Ly the tragic fate of his officers and
men. With h:m were Chief Mate John
McGiii, and the Chinese steward.
The vessel was bound from Galves¬
ton to Hamburg via Newport News,
with miscellaneous freight.
SPECTACULAR MATRIMONY
Given Sever e Editorial Condemnation
by The Now York World.
The New York World of Friday
morning contained the following edito¬
rial on tho Lane Rossman marriage,
the original plan of which was chang¬
ed by the bishop of the diocese:
“A Brooklyn wedding ceremony
which gave promise of remaining long
notable in the annals of spectacular
matrimony, because of the unique na¬
ture of some of its features, has, per¬
force, been made conventional and
disappointing: The bishop of the dio¬
cese interfered to stop a display whies,
in his view, would be discreditable to
tho church in which it was to take
place.
“At this very modern wedding, it
was designed to replace t'o time-hon¬
ored matrimonial music with a newor-
fanglod program. We are not sure
whether ‘The Voice that Breathed O’er
Eden’ was to be cut out, but the Loh¬
engrin bridal chorus was to give way
to ‘Dixie,’ played on the chimes. Over
the chancel rail an ‘L’ and an ‘R’ in
electric light, the initials of bride and
bridegroom, were to blaze out, and as
the couple were pronounced man and
wife, the ‘R’ was to deepen in glow,
dimming the ‘L’ into insignificance, it
was to be a display very creditable to
the electrical expert who was to have
charge of the switchboard, but the
bishop’s ban spoiled it all.
"The honors of vaudeville matri¬
mony are thus, left with the brides who
took their life partners for better or
worse in the lion’s cage or up in a bal¬
loon. And it is better so. The church
is no place for freak marriage ceremo¬
nies.”
BRITISHERS ARE NONPLUSSED.
Widespread Consternation Caused by
Resignation* from Cabinet.
A London special says: Consterna¬
tion and excitement caused by the dra¬
matic announcement of Joseph Cham-
baHain s resignation of the secretary-
thi P for lhe colonies prevailed among
classes in the United Kingdom 'o
the exclusion of every other topic.
The great majority of the public only
learned the news from the morniDg
papers, and the astonishment in many
cases was so great as to prevent the
expression of any coherent opinion.
The Pail Mall Gazette of Friday af¬
ternoon sums up the general feeling
by describing the present crisis as
“tile most extraordinary in file his¬
tory of the government,” adding that
“what will happen no one can fore¬
cast with any degree of certainty."
LiPTON HAS APPENDICITIS.
Owner cf Shamrock Forced to Lay
Over at Chicago Owing to Illness.
A Chicago dispatch says: Sir Thom-
as Lipton is suffering from “colitis
and catarrhs^ appendicitis,” according
to an official sta’cmcnt made by his
physicians Wednesday afternoon. As-
suming the public to be in possession
of the facts of tho distinguished Eng-
lishman’s illness the statement was is-
s <>ed by the physicians qs follows,:
“The disease—colitis and catarrhal
appendicitis—is progressing favorably,
and the condition of the patient is
satisfactory ”
MOB INVADES CHINATOWN.
Celestials in Tonopah, Idaho, are
Fcrced t0 Mi S ratc ,nstanter '
A mob of tweIve or fif,een *»■
va<ie<1 Chinatown at Tonopah. Idaho,
Thursday afternoon, and at the point
ct compelled a number of China-
^ en Iea / e t0 ™ at Several
who did not comply were badly beatrn.
dragged to the outskirts of the town
an[ j to j^ t0 ta jj e t {, e roa( j t0 g 0 d aV ]u e
GUAY, JONES CO, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24,1903.
WEEVIL IS RAMPANT
Texas Pest Ruins Cotton West
of the Mississippi,
GLOOMY PICTURE DRAWN
Chemist In Employ of Government
Makes Tour of Infected Sections
and. Predicts Dire Calamity
for the Future.
Charles P. McLane, a chemist in tho
employ of the agricultural department
of the United States government, ar
rived at Knoxville, Tenn., Saturday
from Texas and Arkansas, where ho
had been sent by the government to
investigate the damage done in the
cotton belt by weevil,
He has spent two months studying
the insects, and admits that the
future of the cotton-growing section
west of the Mississippi Is exceeding
ly gloomy.
Mr, McL 3 lie says that the cotton
crop in ninety-six Texas counties will
) e almost a total failure, and that the
western part of Arsansas, especially
Hempstead county, presents a desolaie
appearance. He predicts that cotton
growing in the southwest will decline
in the future.
All efforts to destroy the weevil
have proved futilo, and the people are
discouraged, Arkansas has not been
as hard hit this year as Texas, but
he predicts that the devastating weevil
will spread rapidly over the entire cot¬
ton lands of the southwest within two
years. Few, if any, evidences of the
appearance of the weevil have been
seen east cf the Mississippi.
LOOKS BAQ FOR CURTIS JETT.
New Witnea* Swsara He Saw Defend-
and Sheet Ccckrlll.
In the trial of Curtis Jett for the al
leged assassination of James CoekriU,
at Jackson, Ky., the commonwealth
Saturday introduced William Cope and
James Blanton, who corroborated oth¬
ers as to Jett being in front of the
court house immediately after the
shooting and to the shots coming from
the court house.
The feature was the testimony of
Charles Green, the witness who es¬
caped, and said he was afraid of being
killed If he testified. Green was
trough back under arrest from Lex¬
ington, Ky. He testified that he was
about ten feet from Cockrill when th - 3
shooting began. He and Cockrill both
ran. He saw the shots coining in two
volleys from the court house window,
and saw Curtis. Jett firing from the
court house at Cockrill. He testified
that two other men were in the court
house whom he didn’t recognize, and
that but little smoke was visible,
which corroborates other witnesses ir:
saying that they believed smokeless
powder was used by Jett.
TWO MORE RESIGNATIONS.
One a Member of Edward’s Cabinet.
Five Vacancies to Fill.
A London special says: Lord Bal¬
four, of Burleigh, secretary for Scot¬
land, and Arthur Ralph Douglas Elio*,
financial secretary to the treasury,
have resigned and their resignations
have been accepted by the king. Mr.
Elliott was not in the cabinet.
These two resignations make a total
of four vacant cabinet posts and one
secretaryship at Premier Balfour's dis¬
position.
With the resignation of Lord Balfour
and Financial Secretary Elliott, both
strong free traders, it is understood
that the ministerial resignations are
completed.
It is practically certain that Austen
Chamberlain. Lord Milner ahd Mr.
Brodrick will take the exchequer, colo¬
nies and Indian pdrtfolios, respective-
ly, and the only surprise 7B the new
appointments is likely to be the nomi¬
nation of a strong man to the war of¬
fice to determine how far the recom¬
mendations of the South African war
commission can be carried cut.
HONORS LATE DR. CURRY.
Alabama Legislature Selects Noted
Educator for Statuary Hall.
A resolution was passed unanimous¬
ly by both houses of thq legislature of
Alabama Thursday naming the late
Dr. J. L. M. Curry as one of the two
men to represent Alabama in statuary
hall, in the national capitoi. The other
representative hag not been selected.
Steamer and Depot Burned.
Fire Thursday night completely de
stroyed the steamer Alma and the
ft eight depot of the Norfolk & South¬
ern railroad at Elizabeth City, N. C.,
entailing a loss estimated at $ 100 , 000 .
A FATAL HIGH COLLAR.
Man at Olean, New York, Choked to
Death by Late Style Neckwear.
A dispatch from Olean, N. Y„ says:
C. O. Slater, a mechanic, choked to
death by a high collar which he wore,
v.as found dead Friday, lying in a
fence corner. His body was doubled
so that his head hung between his
knees. His face was black and his
high stiff collar had cut into the man’s
neck,
it ADVICE” TO PRESIDENT.
Chicago Federation of Labor Send)
Roosevelt a Lcng Lcttof Express¬
ing Displeasure at Attituds,
President Roosevelt waa Votdd by
tho Chicago Federation of Labor, at
a meeting Sunday, a 9,000-word letter
of advice in which fault is found with
the president’s attitudo on the ques¬
tion Of open shops, The letter was
prompted by the decision Of President
Roosevelt in the Miller case, In which
the president said that Miller or any
other roan must not be discharge!
fl-om the gbvdrnflieilt printing office on
account Of non-meiubcrshifi in a Union,
“Deliciously unaware of the hypocri-
By of tho world of finance,” “honest
and humane, but uninformed,” word
some of tho clauses used to describe
the president In the long letter of the
open shop committee.
It* opening paragraphs contained a
definite disclaimer of any wish to at
taek Mf. ftddsdrelt, th§ blame for the
chief executive’s attitude in the MU’df
affair being placed on "a coterie of
certain well-known interests which are
constantly on guard around” the while
house. The president was told that
hd fell into error in his view of the
question, “becaU&d Of that impetuous-
ity for which we love you.” A copy
cf the communication will be forward¬
ed to Oyster Bay at once under date
of Ldbof tidy, September f,
The reading of the letter before the
federation meeting occupied over an
hour, and excited applause from the
crowd of delegates.
NEGRO BAPTISTS ON ASSAULTS.
Frisblutiofl ih Philadelphia Convention
Denounces By Members ct Rafid.
Lynching and the crimes which us
ually result in mob law were de-
nounced hi a resolution adopted by the
National Negro Baptist convention In
session at Philadelphia. Tne reSdl'i-
tion presented by Rev. J. I. Dart, of
South Carolina, was as follows:
“Whereas, most, of the blood-curd¬
ling outrages fcbmmitted against it'd
pure womanhood of our coundry and
which lead to mob uprising and lyncn-
ing are charged to members of our
race.
"Resolved, we make no special plea
or excuse for such criminals of our
race; we frown upon any one who it
guilty of the crime of ad assault on
woman; we, the representatives of two
million people of the black rat e, desire
to place ourselves on record as say¬
ing that any who assaults helpless wo¬
manhood is not worthy the benefits cf
life, but should bo given a fair trial.
“Resolved, That President Roosevelt
13 to be commended by our people tar
his fearless stand in favor of even-
handed justice and fair trial for a’!
criminals and for his declaration at a
time when passions ran high and pub¬
lic sentiment was uncontrolled.”
The educational board Headquarters
will be removed from Washington to
Nashville during the coming year.
GEORGIA TOWN LOSES HEAVILY.
Fir e Causes $100,000 Damage in. Mc¬
Donough, With Small Insurance.
Fire broke out in the building occu¬
pied by the D. J. Green Company at
McDonough, Ga., Sunday afternoon,
and the entire structure, which ocou-
pded a block on Macon street, was de-
siroyed. The block of buildings in the
rear was also destroyed.
The Green Company and The Henrv
County Weekly were tho prinoiprl
losers. Tho entire outfit of The Henry
County Weekly was destroyed. The
loss sustained by the D. J. Green
Company was the heaviest.
The entire livery business of J. ,T.
Smith & Co., located in the Green
building, was. destroyed. Fully $101
000 worth of property was destroyed,
with less than $ 10,000 of insurance.
WEDDING PLAN UNCHANGED.
Rosaman Sayc Dispatches to the Con-
trary Were All Fakes.
Jamea G. Uossman most emphatical¬
ly denies that there ware any changes
in the "electric” wedding program or
any interference whatsoever on the
part of the bishop of Brooklyn, N. Y,
as was stated in tc’egramR from the
east. The program was carried on ex¬
actly as it had been announced.
ATLANTANS ARE DISAPPOINTED.
Vigorous Kick Made on Surprisingly
Low Cost of New Depot.
The announcement that the nev
passenger station to be erected by the
Atlanta Terminal Company will cost
less than $350,000. instead ol $750,000,
as it was generally understood the de¬
pot was to cost, has caused a number
of counc.4 members to express, them,
selves as most disappointed, and some
of thtm have declared that had they
known the depot would cost only
£350,000 they would not have voter
for the city to readjust the grades ol
the street approaches.
A
PETER REPORTED KILLED.
Unconfirmed News of Assassination of
8 ervian Ruler Sent Broadcast.
It was reported on the Bourse, lit
Paris, Friday, that King Peter of Ser-
via, had been assassinated.
The rumor was unconfirmed but
Servian bonds quickly fell one fr^nc,
70 centimes. The foreign office has no
intimation regarding the rumored -js-
sassinatiop of the king of Servia.
PEONAGE MEN FREE
President Rcescveit Pardons
Two Alabamians.
JUDGE JONES INTERCEDED
Federal Jurist Says Prisoneis ar«
Penitent and, in Hla Opinion, the
Ends cf Law Has Been
Reached.
Through the executive clemency of
President Roosevelt two men convict¬
ed of peonage in Alabama some
months ago walked out of the federal
prison at Atlanta, Ga., early Wednes¬
day afternoon as free men.
Those two men were George D. and
Barancaa F. Cosby, and they wore ar¬
raigned in the federal court at Mont¬
gomery on June 30 last. Both plead
guilty aCd tvore sentenced to serve a
year and a day in Uncle Barn’s prison
in Atlanta. of
The two Cosbys, from the time
their entrance Into the prison, were
employed on tho farm, as both were
familiar with such work,
The tvofd from Washington that
their pardons had been signed by
President Roosevelt came to them on-
tlt'diy by surprise Warden Moyer in
person notified fheth hf the racoipt of
the pardons. The Cosbys, both strong,
emotionless men, heard the news ih
silence, thanked the warden for his
kindness and at once prepared for
their departure, Early in the after-
noon they were furuitihed wi’h citi¬
zens’ clothes and sufficient money to
carry thent to their home in Alabama.
The prisoners hero indicted 9 rigl-
nally for holding Pike SWftflann Hi
peonage. They pleaded guilty at tb«
earliest opportunity, and this fact op¬
erated largely in securing rhelr par¬
dons. Judge Jones, before whom they
were tried, also interested himself in
their behalf, and wrote a personal let¬
ter to President Roosevelt, asking him
to freo the two men.
Judge Jones stated in his letter that
in his opinion the ends of the law had
been reached.
During the month of Juno more
than eighty indictments against a num¬
ber of Individuals for violation of the
peonage law were returned by the
grand jury at Montgomery and sever¬
al convictions were secured, the sen¬
tences imposed ranging from the min¬
imum, one year, to the maximum, five
years.
In his lettor to the president Judge
Jones said in part:
“The favorable recommendation
now made proceeds on no idea that the
sentences were unjust, but solely from
the conviction that, the punishment al¬
ready undergone by the prisoners has
accomplished all the real ends of the
law in these cases,.
“The prisoners have undergone the
humiliation of imprisonment in tho
penitentiary, the sting of condemna¬
tion by their neighbors and associates,
and the wide publicity of their offense.
They have been separated from their
families and have worn ctripes. There
is no ground for believing that they
will ever again, under any circum¬
stances, engage In like practices. They
attempted no defense?, but pleaded
guilty at the earliest, opportunity. They
were contrite and admitted that they
justly deserved punishment. The re¬
form of offenders themselves,, so far as
tho law contemplates, has been
completely effected by the punishment.
“The question of pardon may, there¬
fore, be properly considered, now
solely as regards its effect upon tho
administr.Vion of justice and the pub¬
lic welfare. The law has been thor¬
oughly vindicated, and the evil against
which It was directed, in these com¬
munities, has been completely crushed.
Connivance with the abuses of corrupt
magistrates in that locality In the ex¬
ercise of the power to hire out offend¬
ers for payment of fine and costs on
conviction for small and often sham
offenses, in order to reap profit for
their hirer, has been thoroughly ex¬
posed and broken up. It, has m»t the
hearty approbation of the great mass
of the people in all walks of life. The
example has been all sufficient to detet
others from like offenses in the fu¬
ture.”
r
THREE WOMEN MURDERED.
Skulls Were Crushed While Sleeping.
Farm Hand 8 uspected.
Mrs. H. H. Paine, an aged woman,
her daughter, Mrs. Williams,* and 'a
13-year-old daughter of Mrs. Williams
were murdered in their home on a
farm near Judson, Smith county,
Kans., Wednesday night.
A young farm hand named Madison
is suspected of the murders. He wgs
enamored of Mrs. Williams, who was
seeking a divorce from her husband
and who had refused to marry Madi-
son. Madison has disappeared.
MARYLAND DEMOCRATS ACT.
Hold State Convention in Baltimore
and Name a Full Ticket.
The democrats of Maryland held
their state convention in Baltimore,
Wednesday night and nominated the
following ticket:
For governor, Edwin Warfield, of
Howard county.
For state comptroller, Dr. Gordon
Atkinson, of gpmerset county.
NO. 44.
WE GIVE GREEN Jb l
TRADING ys ;j
Vx \ STAMPS %[ >• Mi
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$850.00 Automobile to k Given Away November 1st
One chance free on every 5oc purchase.
STRONG SHOE STORE,
Exclusive Dealers in Fine Shoes. 368 2nd St., MACON, GA.
G. B. WILLINGHAM,
COTTON FACTOR.
By a liberal policy and honorable
.
methods I have built up the largest cotton
commission business in Middle Georgia.
Ship me your cotton and get best returns.
I CO I 5
nACON, GA.
Low Rates to California
and the Northwest
8
Will sell dfflly between September 15th and November 30th, 1903. low
rate colonist tickets to points in
MmoToLOTAM. CALIFORNIA, MONTANA, IDAHO, WYO
ARIZONA AND NBW MKX.CO.
Short line, quick time, no bus transfers, free reclining chain.
Km- rates schedules, maps and full information write to K L. GLAK.v,
Traveling Passenger Agent. Atlanta. Ga, W. T. SAUNDERS, General
Agent passenger Department, Atlanta, La.
M. G. BALKGOM,
362 Third M, Macon, 6a.
1 am better prepared than ever to serve those who are in need
of anything in the hardware line. My new store at 362 Third
street, near Cherry, is amply large to accommodate a stock of <6
hardware, guns, pistols, ammunition, paints, oils, varnishes,
glass, etc., complete in every detail, and 1 have it.
My prices are as low as the lowest.
M. C. BALKCOM, Agent.
S. S. PARMELEE,
BICYCI.ES, BUGGIES,
ROAD CARTS, CARRIAGES,
CHH.UREN'8 CARRIAGES, WAGONS,
HARNESS, 1,BATHER,
ETC.
Jobbers of Bicycle Sundries i
CORNER SECOND AND POPLAR STREETS MACON, GA.
G. W. GANTT. ' W. F. HOLMES.
Gantt & Holmes,
Cotton Factors,
MULES, HAY PRESSES,
HORSES, DEERING REAPERS,
FARM SUPPLIES, HARROWS, BINDERS,
MOWERS. RAKES.
Send us your cotton and we will work to your interest.
When visiting the State Fair make our warehouse your Headquarters.
Macon. Georgia.