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The Jones County News
VOL. X.
COM IS UID TO RES
Last Loving Tributes Paid to Matchless
Cavalier of all the South in Impressive
and Elaborate Funeral Obsequies
At Georgia’s Capital.
As* the Body Lay in State in
Rotunda of State Capitol.
Flowers in Gorgeous
Profusion.
With funeral obsequies ou a scale of
elaborateness, solemnity and impress¬
iveness never before witnessed in the
state of Georgia, or perhaps in the
whole south, the remains of General
John B. Gordon were laid to rest in
Oakland Cemetery, at Atlanta, Thurs¬
day afternoon.
From an early hour Wednesday
morning to within a short time of in¬
terment, the body of the distinguished
and beloved chevalier lay in state in
the rotunda of the state capitol, where
many thousands paid silent and tear¬
ful homage to all that is left of the
south’s great soldier, statesman and
beloved civilian.
Those who had seen him last in life
or had known of his matchless deeds
of valor came in serried column and
unbroken file with bowed, uncovered
heads to get one final look at the body
which had been once the home of such
a mighty heart and soul, Members
from all the walks of life, from the
highest in the realm unto the lowest,
with every trade and profession
ed, from the eminent judge to the rag-
ged newsboy, all bent upon the same
mission of homage to the dead and
reverence for what he had been in life.
Besides the veterans of' tho gray.
were many of the blue. They had
heard the whistle of the shot and
shell from Confederate guns and when
the implements of war were laid aside
had learned to honor and love the man
who had fought them fiercely but fair¬
ly. With these old heroes were young
men and beardless youths to whom
tho horrors of war were out stories ot
thrilling adventure. They, too, had
come for the one common purpose that
inspired tho others and mingled their
tears with those of the sorrowing
throng.
Flowers in Profusion.
Thousands of sorrowing friends sent
flowers, and the roiunda in the capitol
resembled a veritable flower garden,
only it was more beautiful in Us rich¬
ness of color and design.
It would be impossible to describe
ail the floral offerings sent. One of
the prettiest was that sent by the ex-
Confederate soldiers now in the United
States congress—a flag of the Confed¬
eracy worked out with remarkable
skill. It was made of Parma vioLts,
narcissus, white and red roses, red car¬
nations and red poinsettia. The roses
make the stars and the violets the
bars, while red carnations and tho
poinsettia formed the bass. The white
of the flag was done in narcissus.
Another offering of surpassing beau¬
ty was that which the city of Atlanta
sent in testimony of its love and es¬
teem and admiration. This design was
the seal of the city, with the word
“Resurgens” written across the border
at the top, ths dates 1847 and 1T35
spectiveiy on each side and “Atlanta'"
on the lower border.
Governor Terrell and the otner state
house officials had two very beautiful
designs made—one the court of arms
of the, state, done in Easter lilies, lilies
of the valley and roses; the other rep-
resenting the heart of the Confederacy,
made of red and white carnations and
Parma violets. Bo.h of ths designs
were large and beautiful.
Edward Hugh Bangs of Indianapolis.
Ind., sent an immense wreath of won-
derful richness of color and beauty of
design. It was crescent-shaped and
built of bronz galax leaves, with a gar-
land of pink roses and maiden hair
fterns, tied with a pretty bow of tulle.
Camp W. H. T. Walker, United Con-
federate Veterans, expressed its love
for the departed hero in a broken
wheel, three and a half feet in diam¬
eter and made of white and pink car¬
nations and narcissus.
Another beautiful offering was that
of the Atlanta chapter of the Grand
Army of the Republic. It was a hand-
seme wreath of bronze galax leaves
with red. white and blue streamers.
The John B. Gordon Camp, United
SPENCER LEFT UNIQUE WILL.
Requested That His Body Be Cremated
in Coffin and Ashes Buried.
A London dispatch says: Herbert
Spencer’s will is a curious document.
It directs that his body shall be placed
in a coffin with a loose lid and cre¬
mated and the ashes buried, ail with¬
out any species of religious cererao-
nies.
AI1 rights and property in his books
»r,d investments are given to trustees.
Sons of Confederate Veterans, No. 46,
sent an offering of particular beauty
in the shape of a Confederate flag.
The Georgia Society of New York
paid tribute to the memory of General
Gordon by sending a very handsome
wreath of roses and hyacinths.
Andrew Blakely, manager of the St.
Charles hotel, New Orleans, sent a
very beautiful design In tho shape of
the shield of the Confederacy. It was
bordered with lilies of the valley,
while the solid was of white carna
tions. An anchor and sword crossed,
made of Parma violets, were in the
center of the design. Tne base was
of pink roses and Easter biles.
Public Funeral Exercises.
Public exercises in honor ot General
Gordon began promptly at 10 o’clock
Thursday morning in the hall of the
house of representatives pt tne capitol.
Some of the most prominent men in
the southern states were on hand to
deliver eulogies on General Gordon.
Each speaker was limited to ten min¬
utes.
Immediately following these exer¬
cises at the capitol, iuusral services
were held in tho Central rres.ylerian
church, which is just across the street
from the capitol building. At me com¬
pletion of the services at the church
the remains were placed in a hearse
and headed by the military and fol¬
lowed by Confederate veterans, state
officials, Daughters of the Confeder¬
acy, Sons of Veterans, Ladies’ Memo-
rial Association, city officials and citi-
zens generally, were taken to Oakland
| cemetery for interment, and to the
j place among the Confederates which
had been selected as the hallowed
1 resting place of the distinguished gen-
eral.
Governor Terrell was in charge of
the exercises ar tho state capitol. He
introduced Rev. T. P. Cleveland, chap¬
lain of the Confederate veterans of
Georgia, who delivered a prayer. Fol¬
lowing this were speeches from Gen¬
eral Stephen D. Lee, of Mississippi,
now commander-in-chief of the veter¬
ans, having succeeded to that position
because of General Gordon’s death;
General Cl *nent A. Evans, ot Georgia;
Judge Thomas G. Jones, of Alabama;
Gov. D-. C. Heyward, of South Caro¬
lina; Gov. W. S. Jennings, of Florida;
Judge George Christian, ot Virginia;
General Bennett Young, ot Kentucky;
Colonel Albert Cox, of Atlanta; John
Temple Graves, of Atlanta.
During the public exercises at the
capitol the remains of General Gordon
continued to lie in the rotunda, where
people were permitted to view the
body.
At the Church.
At the Central Presbyterian church
Rev. Richard Orme Flinn, who was for
years General Gordon's pastor, was in
charge of the services. He was assist¬
ed by Rev. Dr. Woodstock, Rev. Dr.
Rice and Rev. Dr. Nesbit. The ser¬
vices were very brief, interspersed
with several musical selections by the
choir.
Each of the ministers named made a
few remarks concerning General Gor¬
don and the funeral services were
closed. The public meeting at the cap¬
itol were the main exercises.
The active pallbearers for the fun-
eral were General W. E. Mickel, Gen-
eral J. Ellison, General George P. Har¬
rison, General B. A. Teague, General
Bennett Young, General C M. Wiley,
Colonel S. A. Cunningham, General
Sampson W. Harris, Jonn W. Triplett,
W. W. Hulburt, General Robert Low-
ry, Col. W. S. Shepard and Mayor Evan
P. Howell. These pallbearers were
named Wednesday morning at a con-
ference between General Evans and
Governor Terrell, the family having
requested them to make tne selection.
A salute of seventeen guns were
fired during the day, one gun every
half hour. The salute began at 8
o’clock in the morning and continued
until 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon,
During the exercises at the capitol
and the services at the church the fire
bells on engine house No. 1 tolled un-
til the services were ended,
On arriving at the cemetery the cas¬
ket was placed in the vault to the left
of the Confederate monument, one ot
the two vaults presented to the Gordon
family By the Ladies’ Memorial Asso-
ciation.
The usual safhte and ceremonies due
a lieutenant general then took place,
and the funeral was complete.
COST OF ANTI-TfTUST FIGHT.
Attorney General Knox Informs the
House of Prosecution Expenses.
Attorney General Knox Wednesday
transmitted to the house the reply to
the resolution asking for information
regarding the manner in which he had
expended the special appropriation of
$500,000 for anti trust prosecutions.
A detailed statement of expenditures
shows that a total of $2a,98o has been
disbursed from the appropriation.
GUAY. JONES 00. GA.. THURSDAY. JANUARY 21, 1904.
I SMOOT CASE IS ARGUED.
Status of Mormon Senator Bright Up
for InvestigaiTon Before Privi.
leges and Elections Committee
A Washington special says: The
senate committee on privileges and
elections met Saturday to hear the at¬
torneys on both sides of the case in¬
volving the right of Senator Smoot to
occupy his seat. Former Representa¬
tive Tayler, of Ohiof was heard for
some Protestants, and E P. Stevenson
for those who are representing the
National Rerom Association. A. S.
Worthington and Walderraan VanCott
were present on behalf of Senator
Smoot, who also was in attendance.
The first presentation was made by
Mr. Tayler, who said the Protestants
expected to prove tho following
charges:
1. The Mormon priesthood, accord¬
ing to the doctrine of the church and
belief, practices and its membership
is vested with, and assumes to exer¬
cise supreme authority in all things,
temporal and spiritual civil and politi¬
cal. The head of the church claims to
receive divine revelations and these
Reed Smooth, by his covenants and
obligations, is bound to accept and
obey.
2. The first presidency and twelve
apostles, of whom Reed Smoot is one,
is supreme in exorcising the authority
of the church and in the transmission
of the authority to their successors.
Each of them is called prophet, seer
and revelator.
3. As shown by their teaching and by
their own lives, this body of men has
not abandoned belief in polygamy and
polygamous cohabitation. On the con¬
trary—
(a) As the ruling authorities of the
church they promulgate in the most
solemn manner the doctrine of poly¬
gamy without reservation.
(b) The president of the Mormon
church and a majority of the twelve
apostles now practice polygamy and
polygamous cohabitation, and some of
them have taken polygamous wives
since the manifesto of 1890. These
things have been done with the knowl¬
edge and countenance of Reed Smoot.
Plural marriage ceremonies have been
performed by the apostles since the
manifesto of 1890 and many bishops
and other high officials of the church
have taken plural wives since that
time. All of the first presidency and
-twelve apostles encourage, counte¬
nance, conceal and connive at polyga¬
my and polygamous cohabitation and
honor and reward by high office and
distinguished preferment those who
most persistently and defiantly violate
the law of the land.
4. Though pledged by the compact
of statehood and bound by the law
of the commonwealth, this supreme
body, whose voice is lav/ to its people
end whose members were individually
directly responsible for good faah to
the American people, permitted, with¬
out protest or objection, their legisla¬
tors to pass a law nullifying the stat¬
ute against polygamous cohabitation.
For all these things Reed Smoot is
responsible in law and in conscience
to this body and to the American peo¬
ple. In connection with the third spe¬
cification Mr. Tayler gave a list of the
documents recognized by the Mormon
church as inspired.
In reply, Mr. Worthington said the
statements made'Tiy Mr. Tayler dUTer-
ed very materially from the charges
made in the formal statements, and he
asked time in which to make a reply,
which was granted.
DEATH CLAIMS BLAIR.
Is Now Barred from Trial Anent the
St. Louis Scandal Affair.
James L. Blair, of fe : t. Louis, Mo.,
died at Eustis, Fla., Saturday morning.
He visited Florida in search of health,
and it was thought that he was im¬
proving when his condition changed
alarmingly for the worst.
Mr. Blair held the position of gen¬
eral counsel for the St. Louis exposi¬
tion and Mrs. Blair that of president
of the board of lady managers, which
position was resigned owing to certain
charges of official misconduct of the
deceased, of which the St. Louis pa¬
pers were full at the time.
Sunday night the body was taken to
St. Louis, accompanied by Mrs. Blair
and her son, Percy Blair.
SITUATION ON THE ISTHMUS.
A/ar Ships are Watching Panama
Coast and Vigilance is Maintained.
A dispatch from Colon says: All tho
United States war ships are crusing
iff the coast except the flag ship Olym-
pia, the Dixie and the Topeka, and
.he torpedo boat destroyer Stewart.
The six San Bias Indian commission-
trs, including Chief Joe Howten, on
he invitation of the naval authorities
risited the Olympia Saturday, previous
:o returning to San Bias.
The Olympia’s largest guns wero a
:ource of great astonishment to them
ALLIANCE BEING REVIVED.
-armers of North Carolina Getting To.
gether with Great Unanimity.
The North Carolina Farmers’ Alli¬
ance has begun its great movement to
igain cover the whole state. F’orty
;oiinties are organized, and in every
cne of these mass meetings of the or-
ler were held the past week.
It is the purpose during the present
year to organize at least twenty more
counties.
BANDITS IN FLORIDA
Hold Up Seabord Train in
Most Primitive Fashion,
WERE FORCED TO DECAMP
Four Railroad Men Bring Guns to Bear
and Four Would-Be Robbers
Make a Hasty Retreat— Sher¬
iff’s Posse is Eluded.
Passenger train No. 76, eastbound,
on the Seaboard Air Line was held up
one mile east of Sanderson, Fla., at
7:45 Saturday night by four white
men. The door of the baggage car
was blown open with dynamite, tho
robbers mistaking this car for tho ex-
press car.
The engine was stopped by a volley
of shots fired into the cab. Tho fire¬
man and engineer were taken off the
engine and escorted to the second-
class coach and the robbers ran the
train ahead about half a mile, when
they blew open the baggage car. The
train conductor went forward, but was
fited on and driven back to tie
coaches.
Conductor L. S. Peck, who was dead¬
heading over the lino, called for fire¬
arms and volunteers. N. H. Hards,
claim agent of the road: B. B. McCaa
traveling auditor and J. C. Williams,
traveling freight agent, responded, and
the four went forward opened fire and
drove teh robbers off. Conductor
Peck took the throttle and ran the
train four miles down the road.
The robbers secured no booty and
made no attempt to rob the passen¬
gers, but there was great excitement
in the passenger coaches while tho
firing was going on. The sheriffs of
Duval and Baker counties started at
once on the trail of the robbers.
Sheriff’s Posse Eluded.
All day Sunday the posse searched
for the train robbers, but no traces of
them were found.
The posse is at a disadvantage in
not having bloodhounds.
The fact that the wrong car was dy-
mited leads to the belief that the work
was not done by professionals.
CENERAL GORDON’S WILL.
Faithful and Loving Wife Is First and
Principal Beneficiary.
The will of the late General John B.
Gordon, offered for probate in tho Db-
Kalb county, Ga„ court, provides that
his wife be abundantiy provided for
from tile income of the estate and that
the remainder of the income be divid¬
ed among his four children, Hugh H.
Gordon, Frank Gordon, Mrs. Burton
Smith and Mrs. Orton Brown, chare
and share alike, until at. the end of
twenty-one years the whole estato may
be wound up.
This will was made last August, and
the executors and executrixes are pro¬
vided for as follows:
“My wife, Fannie H. Gordon, and my
son, Hugh II. Gordon, and my son,
Frank Gordon, and my two daughters,
Fannie and Carrie Lewis, and my
friend, A. H. Cox. They shall not bo
required to give bond, and shall act an
my executors during their lives'or un¬
til my estate is finally wound up and
distributed.”
No mention is made in the will of
the general’s much-loved home, "Suth¬
erland,” which is simply included in
(he property left to his wife. Neither
is any mention made of the general's
personal effects such as his sword and
ether mementoes of the war, but the
ownership of these have been settled
among the members of the family.
TRAIN ROBBERS IN FLORIDA.
Attempt to Wreck L. and N. Passenger
Near Pensacola, Frustrated.
Robbers attempted to wreck pas.sen-
soa train No. 3 on the Louisville and
Nashville railroad at Muiat, Fla., Sun-
lay at 9:30 o’clock.
Crossties and ether obstructions
were piled on the track, but the at¬
tempt was discovered by a section
band before the arrival of the train.
Muiat is about 30 miles from Pensa¬
cola.
TO MEET AT INDIANAPOLIS.
Prohibition Party Will Hold National
Convention in that City.
At a committee meeting in Chicago,
Friday, Indianapolis was chosen by
the prohibition party for its national
convention, which will be held on
June 29.
Philippine Bond Issue Sold.
The war department has adopted the
proposal of Harvey Fiske & Sons, of
New York, representing Fiske & Rob¬
inson and the National City bank, of
New York, for the entire; $7,000,000
bond issue of the Philippine govern¬
ment
DOMINICAN CITY TAKEN.
Government Forces Enter Porto Plata
and Take Full Charge.
A dispatch from Cape Haitian says:
Sunday morning government troops
entered Porto Plata, causing the flight
"if General Des Champs, who took ref
: age in the United States consulate,
The British cruiser Pallas has land-
marines to protect iTTe consulate.
The United States cruiser Hartford
.as arrived
MAI*» TALK PEACE
But Russian and Jap Prepare
for War, Nevertheless,
NO MEDIATION EXPECTED
All High Diplomats in European Coun¬
tries Believe a Conflict Inevita¬
ble—Washington Official*
are of Same Opinion.
A Washington speial says: Despite
the mediation talk sent out from some
ol the European capitals, the officials
of the state department are convinced
that the only possibility of peace lies
in the acceptance by Russia of the Jap¬
anese proposals, which were outlined
in a Tokio dispatch dated January (i.
A copy of the Japanese proposals
was formally presented to Secretary
Hay for his information by the Japan¬
ese minister, Mr. Takahira, Thursday.
This was found to be almost verbatim
as ihey had been given out from high
Japanese sources a week ago, for the
evident purpose of having the world
clearly understand not only the moder¬
ation and justice of Japan's position,
but also how vitally these demands
interested all nations having or hoping
to have commerce in Manchuria.
A statement of the Russian reply,
though not a verbatim copy of it, was
also given Secretary Hay. This state¬
ment tallies with that heretofore print¬
ed. It shows that there is no apparent
possibility of agreement upon Manchu¬
ria, and that upon many essontial
points the two powers are far apart
regarding Korea. While It is stated in
latest cables from Tokia that, tho last
note from Japan is not in the nature
of an ultimatum and the negotiations
may accordingly be carried on for
some days, the belief Is strong among
officials in Washington that the crisis
will come within probably two weeks,
which is assumed to be tlie time neces¬
sary to get the two new cruisers now
in the Suez canal Into Japanese waters.
Preparing for War.
In the meantime war preparations
are being pushed rapidly forward. It
is the opinion of military authorities
that Japanese troops are being landed
In southern Korea, though as the Jap¬
anese are closely censoring all cables,
this cannot be definitely known.
Japan has rejected the Russian pro¬
posals, making counter demands with
regard to Manchuria which Russia, In
tho light of her of (repeated declara¬
tions, cannot be expected to accept.
The way is clear. However, for some
diplomatic parleying. Once ready on
land and sea, Japan will become ag¬
gressive, for she feels that under no
circumstances would she fail to get
as much no Russia is now offering, and
she feels confident of demonstrating
her right to more and taking it. As
a very high official has put it: "Ja¬
pan, feeling she could not bo worso
off than she would bo by accepting the
Russian offer, is bound to have a run
for her money.”
One reason which leads Washington
authorities to believe there will be
comparatively little delay is that Ja¬
pan has reached the limit of her re¬
sources so far as preparation goes,
that she can gain nothing by further
delay, while Russia on Iho other hand
may gain perceptibly. In the light of
these conditions, tho Washington and
London governments regard war as
the only outcome.
LIVE STOCK MEN MEET.
Plcn3 Set on Foot to Establish Inde¬
pendent Packing Houses.
Tho proposition to Incorporate a
company of live stock men for tho pur¬
pose of establishing independent pack¬
ing huses in the stock centers of the
country to compete with the packers'
combino and restore prices on live
slock was an all-absorbing topic of dis¬
cussion in the National Live Stock con¬
vention at Portland, Oregon. By una¬
nimous vote the convention Indorsed
a resolution favoring the incorporation
of such a company and the establish¬
ment of the independent houses.
GEN. BARRY IN ATLANTA.
Commander of Gulf Department For¬
mally Assumes His Duties.
General T. H. Barry, commander of
the department of the gulf, United
States army, arrived in Atlanta, Ga.,
Thursday afternoon ami has assumed
formal command of the department.
General Barry is at the Hotel Majes¬
tic, where a number of tho staff offi¬
cers of the department are also stop¬
ping. Besides the commander of the
department, Colonel E. F. Gardiner,
chief surgeon and, captain F. H. Law-
ton, acting chief of commissary, arriv¬
ed In the city.
WRECK WAS ANTICIPATED.
Wrecking Crew Notified Eight Min-
utes Before Disaster Occurred.
Wednesday’s wreck of the west-
bound Rock Island expreso, at Wil¬
lard, in which 17 persons were killed
and thirty-two others injured, was
anticipated by the train dispatcher in
Topeka, eight, minutes before it occur
red, according to a statement made!
Thursday by two members ol the coi ;
oaer's jury investigating the coilieiou.
f Cream of News.?
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Brief Summary of Most
Important Events
of Each "Day.
—Brunswck, Ga., has had an unus¬
ual experience in that a wedding was
stopped by the appearance of a depu¬
ty sheriff with a possessory warrant
demanding the license just as the
ceremony was about to begin.
J. C. Wilcox, tormer storekeeper of
the Southern railway at Birmingham,
was arrested Tuesday on an indict-*
mont returned by the grand jury
charging grand larceny of brass and
other materials belonging to the
Southern railway, and valuod at $35,-
000 .
—Stephen Ho well, a 16-year-old boy
of Columbia, S. C., who disappeared
before Christmas day, was decapitated.
His headless body was found Tuesday
—St. Louis has been selected as the
convention city by the democratic na¬
tional committee. Twenty-nine votes
were cast for the exposition r.ity on
the second ballot. The first ballot re¬
sulted; New York, 6; St. Louis 23;
Chicago, 27. The convention will be
held July C.
—Uuitc.d States naval authorities at
Colon appear to be convinced from
the tenor of tho reports which are con¬
tinually brought in, that Colombia Is
determined to send an army to attack
Panama.
—Secretary of War Root has. issued
a statement denying that, tho govern¬
ment is preparing to send troops to
Panama or that war is likely between
the United States and Oolombia-
—Ex-Congressman Driggs, of Brook¬
lyn, convicted of complicity in the pos*
tal frauds, has been sentenced lo serve
one day In jail and pay a fine of $L0.-
000 .
—The application of Mrs. Bennett
for tho removal of William J. Bryan as
executor of he.- husband’s will was
heard In Now Haven, Conn., Tuos-
ilay. Decision was reserved.
—A conference of prominent men
was held In Washington Tuesday to
form the basis ol an arbitration treaty
between tho United States and Great
Britain.
—A novel feature of the message of
Governor Murphy, of New Jersey, is
an attack on the many advertising
signs along railway lines.
—No fears aie entertained by tho
authorities of Wosleyan Female col¬
lege, at Macon, Ga., of the spread of
smallpox at that institution, and the
school will remain open. Every pre¬
caution Is being taken.
—An unusually close municipal con¬
test was held in East Rome Monday.
O. II. McWilliams was elected mayor
over P. D. Burks by jus-t one vote.
—Banker W. C. O’Neal, of Pensaco¬
la, Fla., who won prominence In con¬
nection with the impeachment proceed¬
ings against Federal Judge Swayne,
died suddenly In Pensacola Monday.
—The funeral services over I lie body
of Tiieo D. Kline, late general mana¬
ger of tho Central or c.eorgla railway,
wero held at Anni&ton, Ala., Tuesday
afternoon.
—Bids for the Philippine friar lands’
bonds havo been opened at Washing¬
ton. Harvey Flake & Sons offer to
take the entire Issue of $7,000,000 at
107,577.
—Mr. Bryan says that his trip
abroad lias convinced him that the
United Slates ought to provide perma¬
nent, homes for its ambassadors.
—In a speech at New Haven, Conn.,
Monday night, William J. Bryan stated
that tho democrats ought to make a
‘‘conscience campaign.”
—Six men were killed and four
others injured, perhaps fatally, in a
boiler explosion Monday in a saw mill
at Hicks Lake, Mieh.
—August W. Mac'nen and others, in- 1
dieted for postal frauds, are on trial
at Washington.
—Former Governor John Young
Brown, of Kentucky, is dead r.t hi3
homo at Henderson.
—Senator Cullom ha* Introduced a
bill providing for a national aibitra-
tion tribunal.
—A case testing the Alabama oil
tax came up In the city court at Mont¬
gomery, Ala., Monday.
—Because King Peter, of Servia, has
taken no pledge to punish the assas¬
sins of Alexander and I)raga leading
powers have withdrawn their minis¬
ters from Belgrade.
It Is rumored in Savannah that Gen¬
eral Superintendent T. S. Moise, of
the Central of Georgia rauway, may
succeed Genera) Manager Theo O.
Kline, who died early Sunday morning.
—Miss Sandora, a student at Wes¬
leyan femalo college, at Macon, has
smallpox. President Guerry promptly
isolated her and he says there is no
danger of a spread of tho disease.
—The Southern and the Louisville
and Nashville have compromised their
contentions as to rights of way north
of Knoxville removing an obstacle to
Louisville's Clncinnatl-Atlanta line.
—Two great labor unions met in
annual convention at Trenton, N. J.,
Monday.
—Mark Hanna will be re-alected
United States senator from Ohio next
Saturday.
—Colombians land three hundred
me on g ( Andrews island. It is
thought troops were sent there to put
down a secession movement,
NO. 9.
BUY LAND IN SOUTH
Chicago Packers Turn This
Way for Feeding Grounds.
SECURE IMMENSE TRACTS
In Southern Alabama and Northern
Florida—An Industrial Venture
of Great Benefit and
Proportions.
Edward F. Younger, a well known
Chicago correspondent states that the
Swifts, the Armours, Nelson Morris,
and Schwarzchlld & Sulzberger—"the
slock yards family”—have purchased
1,000,000 acres of land in southern Ala¬
bama and northern Florida, according
lo stories published here, but not fully
confirmed by the packers.
Tho news of the purchase has start-
tied the stock yards, Lasalle street
and the railway world. These interests
see behind the purchase a move in¬
tended to revolutionize the meat Indus¬
try of America.
The 1,000,000 acres, it is declared,
was purchased from the Louisville and
Nashville railroad at an average price
of $3.75 an acre, making the total rnon-.
ey consideration $3,750,000.
It is declared that the great Chicago
packers intend to establish on the re¬
claimed swamp land and the plnelands
ol Georgia and Florida tho greatest
cattle feeding grounds in-the world,
and to escape freight rates and double
hauls—the “local'' rates between Mon¬
tana and Chicago and Chicago and
New York—to rid themselves of tho
great expense of shipping, and to fat¬
ten cattle on cassava.
The corn products trust, is interested
because, It is said, the packers intend,
in connection with their fet?dlng
ground, to establish great starch facto¬
ries and to manufacture starch and
other products of the ca&3ava root and
put them in the field in competition
with corn products of the trust.
CONVENTION IN PANAMA.
First Steps Taken for the Adoption of
a Constitution.
A special dispatch from Panama
says: Members of the junta and sev¬
eral consular representatives were
present Friday at the first session of
the constitutional convention, which
was also attended by a great crowd of
people.
Dr. Pablo Arosemena, temporary
president of the convention, delivered
(he opening address, which was re¬
peatedly interrupted by upplause. Dr
Arosomena said:
‘‘The republic will live less by its
material power than by the virtues it
will practice. Independence must be
maintained and the republic must
adopt, without reserve, hat policy of
probity which is born of justice and
knowledge.”
Dr. Arosemena reviewed the favora¬
ble auspices under which the republic
had been born and said:
“Its security is protected by a pow¬
erful people, In whose veins runs the
rlct. blood of these puritans who shook
off, with the dust of their sandals, the
torment of religious Intolerance and
the opprobinm of political despotism.”
Dr. Euosbia Morales delivered the
Junta’s message to the convention, af¬
ter which the ministers lere the moot¬
ing.
The convention appointed Aristides
Arjona, Juan Rautista Amador and
Manuel C. Jurado a committee to
draw up an answer to the junta’s
message.
TWO UNDER PEONAGE CHARGE.
Randolph County, Georgia, Farmers
Bound Over In Federal Court.
Charged with peonage, O. A. and O.
F. Knighton, two farmers of Randolph
county, Georgia, were placed under
bonds of $1,000 each by United States
Commissioner Brown at Columbus,
Friday.
Their cases, which will be tried at.
Ihe next term of the United States
court will he the first peonage cases
ever brought In the western division of
the federal court in the northern dis¬
trict of Georgia.
"NOT IN IT,” SAYS MARK.
Hanna Emphatically Denies that He is
a Presidential Candidate.
Senator M. A. Hanna, in an inter¬
view at Pittsburg, Pa., Friday night,
said:
“I have sent out 2,000 personal let¬
ters denying that I am a candidate for
tho presidency, and I do not want to
be considered as such. I consider all
such talk a ‘closed incident-’
“The alleged opposition to the nom¬
ination of President Roosevelt has
been overestimated and magnified
greatly by democratic papers and oth¬
ers with democratic proclivities.”
RIVALRY CAUSES BLOODSHED.
Citizens of Two Towns in Oklahoma
Engage In Pitchel Battle.
Five citizens of Mountain Park and
several residents of Snyder, Oklahoma,
were dangerously wounded during a
battle between the citizens of the two
towns Friday, A number of others
received slight injuries. The rivalry
between the towns has been keen for
{i long time,