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The Jones News
VOL. X.
WAR ON THE ROADS
Inaugurated at Meeting of
Atlanta Business Men.
SEEK EQUITABLE RATES
Gross Discrlminatl&n is Charged and
a Campaign of Protest and De¬
cided Action is Enthusiasti¬
cally Launched.
To arouse tho people of Georgia to
the importance of protecting theif
commerco, to awaken them to the ne¬
cessity of preserving the powers of
their railroad commission, to stir up
tho people to the necessity of protect¬
ing themselves, their homes and their
property from the railroads that, are
trow discriminating against the state,
tto strike the railroad interests in the
^courts, to prevent the granting of fran¬
chises and concessions, and to create
in Georgia an anti-railroad sentiment
that will make the roads now discrimi¬
nate against the merchants and manu¬
facturers of tho state in the matter of
freight rates realize the unwisdom of
fheir present course.
That is what was determined upon
Thursday night at a special meeting of
100 enthusiastic manufacturers sf At¬
lanta who met at the call of the At¬
lanta Freight Bureau.
The campaign has already started.
The manufacturers of Atlanta have
pledged themselves to devote their
time and their money to this campaign,
fhe newspapers have thrown open their
columns .editorial, news and advertis¬
ing to the press committees from the
tiureau and the people of Georgia will
be given facts about the discrimination
against their merchants and manufac¬
turers that the people have never be
fore dteamed of.
Gs one of the speakers of the even¬
ing expressed it—Hon. Clark Howell.
d he was cheered to the echo for the
sentiment—if the present injunction
suit in the United States district court,
Is lost, is decided in favor of the rail¬
roads, if it is lost by the city in ev¬
ery court between here and Washing¬
ton and is decided against Atlanta by
the supreme court of the United States,
tho fight against the railroads will
then only have commenced by the peo¬
ple of Georgia; the people will only
then bo awakened to the evils of the
situation, and they will awaken to
such an extent before the fight ends
that the railroads will he sending com¬
mittees to Georgia to confer with the
representatives of the people.
Speeches ’(fere made by President
W. E. Nevill, of the Atlanta Freight
Bureau by Mayor Evan P. Howell,
who spoke of the fact that coal which
c*5 a ton in Atlanta is being sold
for $2.G5 per ton in Louisville, which
is only 40 miles nearer the coal fields
than Atlanta; by W. A. Wimbish, who
stated that the sovereignty of the state
nnd its right, to exercise police powers
of the railroads must he maintained;
by Luther Z. Rosser, who declared thac
the people must give the railroads to
understand that this sovereign people
will "raise the devil" until they get
fair treatment; by Editor Clark How¬
ell, of the Constitution, who stated
that the columns of his newspaper
wore open for the contest and who
promised to give as much of his time
and his money as.any other man in
conducting the fight; by Alderman
James G. Woodward, who promised to
deal with the .situation when his term
of office as mayor commences next
year; by C. W. McClure, B. M. Blount,,
Louis Gholstin, George Spence and
others.
At the close of fhe meeting, on mo¬
tion of B. M. Blount, and upon the sec¬
ond of Mayor Howell, President New-
ill was empowered to appoint a com¬
mittee to present the claims of the At¬
lanta Freight Bureau to the manufac¬
turers of Atlanta who are not now
members of the organization, and to
start the campaign against the rail¬
roads. The motion was adopted.
round lap people fail.
Receivers Appointed for Alabama Cot
ton Products Company.
At Montgomery, Thursday, Judge
Sayre appointed W. C. Levering and E.
E. Hp.cker receivers of the Alabama
Cotton Products Company, a round lap
bale concern, operating throughout the
state. The capital stock is $230,000
and the liabilities are placed at $325,-
755.
The receivership is attributed to fail¬
ure of the American Cotton Company,
with which the other company was
connected.
MAY V/INTER AT PENSACOLA,
Atlantic Training Squadron Officials
Favor Florida Port.
Rear Admiral Wise, commander in
chief of the Atlantic Training squad¬
ron, has recommended that the squad¬
ron spend the greater part of the win¬
ter in Pensacola harijftr and that vicin¬
ity. He says the facilities for boating
there are good.
Officials are disposed to favor the
recommendation.
japs fight in vain.
Stoessel Wires Czar of Futile and
Fatal Attacks of Mikado’s Trops
at Port Arthur.
A St. Petersburg special, under date
of October 5th, says: Emperor Nicho¬
las’ has at last received General Stoes-
Bel’s officials report of the desperate
four days’ assault of the besiegers
upon Port Arthur from September 19
to September 23, from which it ap
pears that the unofficial report from
Chefoo was by no means exaggerated,
The Japanese displayed frenzied
bravery, hut they lost 10,000 men, and
their only escape was the capture of
two redoubts guarding the water
works. They prepared for the assault
by a general bombardment and then
launched their attacks simultaneously
from the north and west. Night and
day they fought under a cover of con¬
tinual bombardment from theii siege
guns and finally reached the redoubts
on the north side, but only after tho
defenses there were Completely demol¬
ished by shell fire from tho west.
The Japanese efforts were directed
chiefly agains tthe commanding posi¬
tion on High mountain, which faces
Pigeon bay, slightly south of Fort Else.
The mountain is 500 feet high, and if
it had fallen its possession would have
given the Japanese a tremendous lever
against the chain of inner defenses
The carnage there was terrible and
culminated September 21, when the
Japanese Succeeded in reaching and
occupying the Russian armored shel¬
ter-trenches, from which they expect¬
ed about the next day to storm the
summit. During the night Lieutenant
Poggorsky, of the navy, at the head
of a detachment of volunteers descend¬
ed upon the trenches and blew' them
up with pyroxlin bombs, producing a
panic among the besiegers, who fled,
leaving the mountainside strewn with
dead.
HELD BOTTLE OF EXPL03IVE.
Prisoner’s Consideration for His Pal
Acted as Fortunate Life Saver.
Frank Duncan and his partner,"Kid”
Stafford, were convicted in the circuit
court at Tavares, Fla., of blowing ttuv
safe of the Leesburg bank and were
sentenced to the penitentiary for fif¬
teen years, the full limit for that of¬
fense. Sentence on Duncan was sus
pended and he was turned over to the
Alabama authorities, to bo taken to
Birmingham, where he was convicted
of the murder of two policemen nnd
sentenced to hang.
When captured the prisoners were
well armed and later a bottle of nitro¬
glycerine was found in their posses¬
sion. They claimed that the bottle con¬
tained medicine, hut detectives Wed-
day morning placed some of its con¬
tents under a stump and blew It to
atoms, startling the town with the
explosion.
When the prisoners were taken from
the court room to jail, with sheriff
and detectives, were standing in the
corridor, Duncan drew from his pock¬
et a bottle of nitro-glycerine, raised it
aloft and said;
“Turn us both loose, or we will all
go to hell together, d—n you."
Detective Ahn levelled his pistol at
Stafford, who sank to his knees and
begged him not to shoot. Duncan gave
up the bottle out of consideration for
Stafford.
Duncan’s wife came up from Tampa
Tuesday, and advised him to kill him¬
self. It is thought she smuggled tho
bottle of nitro-glycerine to him. She
left Tuesday night and did not attend
the trial.
POSTMASTERS ASSESSED.
President is Advised of Crooked Card
paign Methods in Tenr.esree.
The attention of the president has
been called to reports of assessment
of postmasters in the Third congres¬
sional district of Tennessee for re¬
publican congressional campaign ex¬
penses, and on his discretion Acting
Postmaster General Wynne has called
the attention of these postmasters tc
the civil service rulings on the sub¬
ject and has advised them that they
can contribute or not as they see fit.
AFTER BUFFALO GRAFTERS.
Citizens are Startled at Disclosures )
of Municipal Rottenness. Re- j
Buffalo, N. Y., Is house-cleaning. j
suits already achieved have startled
citizens generally and have thrown
corrupt officials into a panic. Dis¬
closures in prospect, it is promised on
good authority, will appall the law-
abiding and will start a procession of
grafters to state’s prison.
Three aldermen and four ex-alder¬
men are under indictment on the
charge of taking bribes. Most of them
are accused of taking small amounts.
THROWN INTO BANKRUPTCY.
Alabama Round Lap Bale Company
Goes Into Court’s Hands.
The Alabama Cotton Products Com¬
pany, handling exclusively roundlap
bales, receivers for which were “ap¬
pointed Thursday, was thrown into
involuntary bankruptcy Friday on pe¬
tition of the Consolidated national
bank of New York and Samuel G.
Bogert, also of New York, and Michael
Flynn, of Pike Road.
GRAY, JOXES CO., GA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1904.
GOREE ASSAULTS LIVINGSTON.
Congressman Received Many Blows
While Seated in Court'Room.
Denounced a liar by Colonel Lon
P. Livingston, C. P. Goree, of Atlanta,
the republican candidate for congress
from the fifth district, who had attack¬
ed the congressman’s record in his
speech at Covington, Ga.. Tuesday,
sprang at Colonel Livingston and
struck him several blows In thfe face
before the two men were pulled apart.
Goree was addressing the people of
Rockdale county at the noon recess of
court. Toward the close of his speech
Livingston entered the court room and
took a seat near the front.
Goree was reading a table of statis¬
tics he held. He charged that during
Livingston’s service in congress the
salary of his grandson, L. F. Living¬
ston, Jr;, clerk in the postotfice at Con¬
yers, had been raised from $100 yearly
to $730,
Without rising from his seat Colonel
Livingston exclaimed on hearing this:
"If you mean that for the truth you are
an infamous liar.”
Quick as flash Goree sprang at Liv¬
ingston and began to rain blows on his
face. Livingston was taken by surprise.
Before he had risen or succeeded in
striking a blow at his assailant the
men were pulled apart.
No arrests were made. Goree imme¬
diately left the court room and wont
to his hotel.
Colonel Livingston was only slightly
bruised as a result of the encounter.
DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY.
Gathered at World's Fair City in Na¬
tional Convention.
The national convention of the Unit¬
ed Daughters of the Confederacy met
in St. Louis Tuesday.
Dr. J. W. Lee delivered the invoca¬
tion, which was followed by the ad¬
dress of welcome by Mrs. A. Washing¬
ton Rapley, of Missouri, state presi¬
dent. Response was made to this ana
to tile other addresses by Mrs. Alex
ander T. Smythe, of Charleston, S. C.,
president general.
Almost every state in the union was
represented In the convention. Mrs.
Goodlet, of Tennessee, who was the
originator of the organization, was
called to the platform and seated as
a guest of honor.
A telegram of greeting was sent to
Mrs. Jofferson Davis, and one of con¬
dolence was sent to the wife of the
late United States Senator Vest.
A feature of, the convention was a
procession of children who marched
around the hall waging small flags and
singing “The Bonnie Blue Flag.”
The appointment of committees and
routine business concluded the first
day’s session.
NOTED SCULPTOR PASSES AWAY.
Grim Reaper Claims Frederick Bar¬
tholdi in Paris.
Frederick Auguste Bartholdi, the
sculptor, died In Paris Tuesday of
consumption.
He had no blood relations, but two
of his wife’s relatives were with her
at fhe bedside when the sculptor died.
Tuberculosis developed three years
ago'and showed violent symptoms du¬
ring the last few months, but Bar¬
tholdi insisted on continuing work in
his studio.
During the last days of his work he
fully recognized the fatality of
disease and began to design hfs own
tombstone. It was completed tho day
before Bartholdi took his bed.
HOAR’S MANTLE FOR MOODY.
Attorney General Slated for Seat oi
Deceased Massachusetts Senator.
A special from Worcester, Mass.,
says: Governor J. L. Bates will in
all probability, at the next meeting of
the governor’s council, announce the
appointment of Attorney General Wil¬
liam R. Moody, of Haverhill, to suc¬
ceed United States Senator Hoar.
Shortly before his death Senator
Hoar communicated to Governor Bates
his wishes that the present attorney
general might succeed him, and it is
understood that Mr. Moody will ac¬
cent
COUNTY OFFICER SLAIN.
Deputy 8heriff In Florida Shot Dead
in Public Road.
About 4:30 Friday afternoon Dep-
uty Sheriff Garrett V. Chamberlain
was shot near his home at Tacoma,
Alachua county, Fla., by a negro
while In a wagon with his wife. He
died instantly. His wife was pros¬
trated and could not talk, consequent¬
ly particulars are lacking.
The people are very indignant and
big crowds went to guard the roads
and approaches. Sneriff Fennel, of
Alachua county, sent to Fairbanks for
bloodhounds.
FATAL FIRE IN HOTEL.
Four People Lose Life and Two Badly
Hurt at St, Joseph.
Four persons, three me* and one
woman, lost, their lives in the burning
of the Travey home. South St. Jo¬
seph, Mo., Friday morning. Two per¬
sons were probably fatally injured.
The fire started fn the kitchen of
the hotel, which was a frame build¬
ing, and the guests and boarders were
aroused with difficulty. The three
dead men were boarders and unmar¬
ried.
GEORGIANS BALLOT
Nominations of State Officers
Ratified at the Polls*
AMENDMENTS APPROVED
School Tax Provision, Additional
Counties, Limitation of Tax Rate
to Five Mills and of Representa¬
tives in Legislature Favored.
Governor Joseph M. Terrell and tho
entire state house ticket were Wednes¬
day re-olected without, opposition by
the people of Georgia for another term
of two years.
The democratic nominees for judges
and solicitors of the various circuits
were alro indorsed by the entire stale.
Though the returns are not ali in,
it appears that tho four constitutional
amendments have carried by a safe
majority.
There was no opposition to the dem¬
ocratic candidates to bring out the
vote of the state and the election was
more of a formality than otherwise,
the contests having been definitely de¬
cided at tho democratic white prlrjary
In June, so that the vote on Wednes¬
day was entirely a perfunctory one.
The only one of the constitutional
amendments submitted to the people
for ratification, about which there was
any question, was the amendment to
article 8, section 4, paragraph ], con¬
cerning local taxation for public
schools. Tho purpose of this amend¬
ment was to grant to militia and school
districts, as well as to counties and
municipalities, tho right to tax them¬
selves for school purposes. The amend¬
ment Itself did not provide for such a
tax, but simply conferred the right to
levy such a tax upon the "counties or
militia school districts that may here¬
after desire it, this tax to be levied If
two-thirds of those voting in such an
election favor Ihe plan. Under the
present law two-thirds of the register¬
ed voters are necessary.
The other amendments to the con¬
stitution provide for fixing the maxi¬
mum limit of the, state rate at fivo
mills, for an incroase in the number
of counties in Georgia from 137 to 145,
and for limiting the* number of repre¬
sentatives in the lower house of the
general assembly to 183.
FAVORS COLORED TROOPS
Commander of Department of Gulf
Suggests Their Employment as
Atillerists at Southern Posts.
A Washington special says: Briga¬
dier General Barry, commanding the
department of the gulf, in his annual
report, recommends the enlistment of
colored men for tho artillery and their
assignment to the companies serving
at sea coast posts from Virginia to
New Orleans. Most of these artillery
stations, ho. says, are in the formative
period and many are undesirable by
reason of excessive and prolonged
heat, isolation, mosquitoes and bad wa¬
ter. Men rarely re-cnlist at these
posts nnd General Barry says that Ihe
maintenance of the organizations at
their authorized strength is a matter
of serious moment.
“It. would seem only fair," says he,
“to tarnsfer the organizations after a
tour of three years at. those stations,
which will maintain the organization
intact and foster its traditions and his¬
tory. With a view to encouraging
their re-enlistment, the transfer of the
non-commissioned officers, mechanics
and cooks of these organizations has
been suggested, which will tend only
to further dissatisfaction and disorgan¬
ization.
“The enlistment of colored men for
tho artillery and their assignment to
the companies serving at these sta¬
tions suggests itself. There would
seem to tie ample authority for their
enlistment under the law. These men
would he content at the stations refer¬
red to, can he obtained in any number
desired, and In time will master the
requirements of the coast artillery ser
vice an*d (here would be no difficulty
at. all times in maintaining the organi¬
zations at their authorized strength.”
ADVISED TO HOLD COTTON.
Alabama Agricultural Commissioner
Issues Open Letter to Farmers.
Commissioner of Agriculture It. R.
Poole, of Alabama, In an open letter
to the farmers of the state, advises
them to hold their coton unless thej
could get 10 cents.
Mr. Poole was very close to the
crop in his estimate of last year. On
October 9, -1903, he estimated the Ala¬
bama crop at 1,000,000 hales; it was
only 20,000 more. He estimated the
whole crop at 10,471,000 and the rec¬
ords show it to have been 11,415,000
bales.
SPAIN AND FRANCE AGREE.
Treaty on Morocan Difference Has
Been Signed Up.
A Paris special says: Foreign Min-
ister Delcasse and M. Leon y Castillo,
the Spanish ambassador, Friday sign¬
ed the Spanish-French agreement red
ative to Morocco, which has been the
subject of extended and difficult nego¬
tiations.
"IDEA IS PREPOSTEROUS"
Barry’s Recommendation Anent Color¬
ed Troops Draws the Fire
of Savannah Mayor.
The recommendation of General Bar¬
ry, commanding the department of the
gulf, in his annual report, that negroes
he enlisted In the artillery and compa¬
nies then ho assigned to the seacoast
forts from Virginia to the gulf, instead
of white companies, 1ms aroused unfa¬
vorable comment In Savannah.
if General Barry’s recommendations
Were carried out, Fort Screven would
he included in the scheme and negro
Soldiers stationed there.
Mayor Myers is outspoken in his de¬
nunciation of the scheme, and staled
that he would write the senators and
congressmen from Georgia, asking
them to oppose it. Mayor Myers said:
"This thing as preposterous. Gen¬
eral Barry is certainly not posted
when he says that, by reason of mos¬
quitoes, had water, etcetera, the south¬
ern forts are undesirable.
"There ure no more mosquitoes at
Fort Screven than there are on the
Jersey or New York coasts. The water
Is of the very best. We certainly would
not make a pleasure resort out of a
place so undesirable.
“To place negroes In the fort at Ty
bee would ruin our resort.
"I think the whole south' ought to
take up the fight against quartering
negro soldiers at our forts. I shall
write our senators and congressmen
concerning the matter, and have them
watch out for the report when it
comes before congress. There will bo
a determined fight made on the adop¬
tion of the report, if I have anything
to do with it."
PEABODY CALLS FOR CASH.
Issues Appeal t 0 Democrats of fhs
Country for Campaign Funds.
Georgo Foster Peabody, treasurer of
the democratic national committee,
has issued ap appeal for contributions
for tho campaign fund. Tho appeal
says:
"There are about 14,000,000 legal
voters iu this country, and to intelli¬
gently present the issues of the cam¬
paign and the records of the candi¬
dates to this vast, electorate requires a
very large sum of money.
“The democratic party has no Indus¬
trial favorites from whom, either by
promises or by threats, It can draw
campaign subscriptions; but must, rely
for necessary funds upon patriotic citl-
zens who believe In a government of
law under the constitution honestly
and economically administered.
"From all such citizens, 1 request,
such contributions as they are aide
and willing to make, for which prompt
personal acknowledgment will ho
sent.”
REMOVES FAMILY FOR SAFETY.
Turpentine Operator Duncan Still
Fears Harm From Feudists.
W. M. Duncan, of Baxter, Fla., (ho
man whose life lias been so assiduous¬
ly sought by his enemies for the past
throe or four weeks, has moved Ills
family to Madison, Fla., for safely. Mr.
Duncan states that he will remain at,
Baxter and carry on ids large turpen¬
tine interests there, hut has decided to
remove his family to another place for
a while. Reports from Baxter slate
that feeling Is still running high there,
though the prompt, measures taken by
(he Florida and Georgia officials In
suppressing the lawless element, Is be¬
lieved to have had a salutary effect.
OSSIFIED WOMAN DEAD.
Mrs. Palmer Had Lain on Back for
Twenty-Seven Year*.
Mrs. Erma Ewing Palmer, the last
of the two “ositlfled sisters," died
Thursday at Sherburne, N- Y., aged 50.
Owing to a disease of a rheumatic
nature, which has baffled the skill of
many prominent physicians throughout
the country, Mrs. Palmer has lain mo¬
tionless upon her back, totally Min'd
and with every muscle rigid for tho
last twenty-seven years. The disease
manifested itself within a few days af¬
ter her marriage at the age of 23. Her
sister, Miss Stella Ewing, who died In
Sherburne two years ago, was afflict¬
ed In the game way.
SHOWMAN PETER SELLS DEAD,
Passes Away at Columbus, Ohio—Only
One Brother Survives.
peter Sells, Ihe well known show¬
man, (lied Wednesday at his home, Co-
iumbus, Ohio, of apoplexy, aged 55
years. He with his brothers Aphraim,
Allen and Lewis, established the Sells
Brothers’ show in 1872. He had been
in the show business continuously
since, up to the time of his death, he
retaining his interest when the Sells
Brothers' show was consolidated with
the Forepaugh shows in 1890. Only
one of the four brothers, Lewis, sur
vives.
WATSON IN NEW YORK.
Tells Gothamites He Could Carry
South if Given Sufficient Time.
Thomas E. Watson arrived in Now
York Tuesday in good health. He do-
Clares he could carry the south if glv-
en three more months on the stump.
He will pursue vigorously his
paign in the south. He believes ho
can carry Georgia. The republicans
were severely arraigned by the pop¬
ulist candidate for the presidency.
NQt 48.
C. B. WILLINGHAM.
Cotton Factor,
MACON, GEORGIA.
By a liberal policy and honorable methods I
have built up the largest Cotton Commission
business in Macon, Ga.
Ship Me Your Cotton and Get Best
Returns.
C. B. WILLINGHAM
W F. HOLMES. F. S. HARDEMAN
.
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Cotton Factors,
Macon, » Georgia.
£22325
AGENTS 10 R
Deering Harvesting Machines,
CLARK HARROWS,
Elmwood Fencing, Red Ripper Hay
Presses.
420 Fourth St., Macon. Oa.
S. JONES & CO •»
3io Third Street, Macon, Ga.
GROCERS
Bagging and Ties,
Texas Rust Proof Oats and Seed
Potatoes.
Lowest Market Prices at all Times.
MERRITT & CO.,
(Successors to T. E. MERRITT.)
DEALERS IN
Staple Grocereis and Tobacco.
Headquarters for Bagging and Ties.
451, 453 and 455 THIRD STREET, MACON, GA.
W. A Davis Co.
*
Cotton Factors
MACON J GEORGIA.
♦HH i iiiimniiimi i n t
Best Cotton Sellers in the City.
They Keep a Pull Supply of Bagging and Ties.
Farm Wagons and Buggies
j ARE SPECfALTtES.
‘ Thsy Also Handle tits Highest Grads Fertilizers on the Market.
COTTON FACTORS.
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