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The Jones County News
VOL. XL NO. 12.
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Great Gathering in New
leans to Formulate Meas¬
ures of Froteclicn ,
for Farmers.
A BATTLE ROYAL
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Cut in Acreage Must Come end Ra-
lentless War on Weevil and Bear
Manipulators Must Henceforth
■Be Waged—First Day’s
Proceedings.
By a unanimous vote at the close of
Sts first session at New Orleans, the
Southern Interstate Cotton convention,
l>y general agreement, the largest and
most representative body that has
gathered in the south, declared that
reduction of acreage and commercla,’
fertilizers was (he paramount question
In b M e
oilier t n to*undertaken. m , ””
business
Eteveii hundred and thirty-five
^ gr^gSHn^te^S" " ‘ ng &tates and teirltories, had
registered when the convention was
oahed to order. Even that number
did not represent the full strength of
the convention.
The forenoon and early afternoon
^ re ,i eVOted to the con,p, ‘ omisill S ot
all differences that existed as to or-
sganlzation, tho central idea being
ee work the convention should so
to the country with the stamp of har-
snon.y and practical unanimity. The
rvult was that former Congressman
Catching's PAhie was withdrawn and
aij Opposition to Harvie Jordan's se-
Sectie# ended.
Washington Artillery hall, seating
2,000 people, wa« crowded to the
doors when the convention met. As
president »t the Southern Cotton
era, Mr. Jordan called It to order. He
said, in part-
-We are ail agreed upon four gen-
eral propositions:
--First—wo must tie up and take cars
of the surplus of this crop and remove
H from the markets of the country
tintil next fall and hold the balance
of the crop absolutely in our posses-
sion until the price advances to
mai conditions.
"Second—We must reduce the cot¬
ton acreage au l use of commercial fer¬
tilizers under cotton at least 25 per
cent -under that of 1904.
Third—We must arrange for
general system of bonded warehouses
under local control of the people
throughout the south.
“Fourth—We must at- -once proceed
to organize the producers of the south
ui every cotton growing country on a
businoss basis to carry into operation
ia permanent system of relief and pro-
rerlion for the future.
.judge E. B. Perk.ns cf Dallas nom-
lnated Lieutenant Governor Jester of
Toxas for temporary chairman, and
lie was unanimously elected. Conclud¬
ing a brief, but effective address, Gov¬
ernor Je«ter said:
"Two reforms must be inaugurated
by the southern farmers:
"Diversification of crops that wfll
reduce the production of cotton and
better facilities for the storage of rot-
ton that will give lower insurance and
interest and better protection.”
j. A. B. Lovett of Huntsville, Ala.,
Richard Cheatham of Mississippi and
J. H. Whyte of New Orleans were
GlGct^d secretaries.
The question of representation im-
mediately arising,' Governor Vardaman
moved that every properly accredited
delegate should be entitled to a seat
on the floor and a voice in the con-
vention, and though the motion pro-
voiced considerable debate, it finally
prevailed
On motion of J. A. Brown of v4orth
Carolina, a committee on per-
manent organization of one del-
_
egate from each state was named and
pending its report the welcoming ad-
dresses bv Mayor Behrman and Pres-
Ident Sanders of the Progressive tfri-
ion were listened to. There were re-
sponses bv Walter Clark of Clarkes-
dale Mist and J. Pope Brown, chair-
man of the Georgia railroad commis-
sion.
Mr. Brown said it was ihe number
of bales which regulated the price of
_ 1
cotton and the present price would not
advance until it was known that tho
production this year was to be curtail- . 1
MORE WORK OF YAQUIS.
Prominent Mexican and Two Servants
Killed by Indians.
Antonio Astizarian, a member of a ■
prominent Mexican family, with two
servants, has been murdered by Yaqui
Indians in the same vicinity where
four Americans were slain a few days
ago. The family of a ranchman was
robbed, but they were allowed to go
with their lives.
SWAYNE COURT SWORN.
Senate Is Resolved Into Tribunal to
Pass Upon Impeachment of
Florida Judge.
A Washington special says; At 2
o'clock Tuesday chief Justice Fuller
swore in the senators as a trial court
df Bnpeacument for the Judge Swnyne
President Pro Tempore Frye and
Senator Platt were first sworn. The
roll of the senate was called and sen-
ators lu groups of tin were presented
at the desk and sworn.
Many members of the house word
present during the fen-monies and the
galleria* Wfifo well filled. As soon as
the Senate was organized as a court, a
resolution was passed informing the
house that the senate was ready to
Senator Platt of (.CllhScticdt, who
was called to thd chair as presiding
of the conn, stated that dur-
in 8 the impeachment trial all senators
who had been sworn ought to be in
their seats.
A resolution was passed directing
that an order be Issued for Judge
returnable on Friday at one
o'clock.
I he sAftftle-, !t5 A court, then ad-
AonliVed and Mr. Frye resumed the
^ “T® "* *“ regUlar
sesMon
Estimates as lo the length of time
tllat the trial wil1 occupy vary from
ten days to a “ onth ftfter li is once
, je llH
o ;_
^~ Eight million bales would be an
crop to raise this year. With
u°’^° ° 'believed f , si, ^ pl l, . ,f the'south held ® n l0 3* ’ il
d^ire
V’ ^
must W ho harmony to make victory pos-
sible and perfect sincerity in abiding
],y the action of the convention. It
was entirely proper that every dels-
gate should present Ids propositions
and make his fight, but when the
work was finished all ought to come
together end fight to a common end.
W . d. Nesbitt of Alabama present¬
ed the report of the committee on per-
manent organization. It. provided for
Harvle Jordan as president, for ft vie'?
president from each state and for tire
three secretaftes Mined by the teni-
lo a „ . .. T , fixed the ,
y orgama ion. rep-
for“ea JZZ W loTooo S bales'ofloUon rZ
ArkLsa78 follows
Alabama l0 o’uisiana Miks'ssinni FIorida ll’ 1
Georgia 14 I T 9 o’
North Carolina t ' sc uh 7 Caro a
Missouri S CltoS nu h t
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T „ committees were p nrovided
f or ii
ef ^ tion ! nf cotton acreage / and use
of r(lmmcr ial fPrtmer with one fftN
mer one banker * merchant
from each state
Permanent oreanizatinn of farmers
with three farmers, one merchant and
one hanker from each state.
Financing and holding baldhce of
present crop until legitimate prices
are shewed, with one farmer, one mer-
chant and one banker from each state.
Warehousing and financing future
crops, similarly constituted.
On direct trade between farmers and
manufacturers.
On transportation and on resolutions
j. Q go^ider matters of a general Pft-
t(lre not otherwise provided for.
Reduction of acreage and commer-
e j a j f er tiijers being of paramouht fnl-
p or t anC e, tve recommend it, be mad$
(he first order of business and be set-
^ e( j | 3 efor«? other businnss Is under¬
taken,” was the conclusion of the com¬
mittee's report, which was unanimous¬
ly adopted.
Overproduction Sole Trouble.
* ts n, Sht session the convention
listened for an hour to and frequently
app lauded an address by President A.
Brittin of the New Orleans cotton ex-
change. Mr. Brittin denied that low
prl ces were in any sense due to fu-
ture sa l es - f'OW prices were due te
one cause and one cause only—that of
overproduction. With the removal of
t -A at cause, values would go with a
bopnd . regardless of all the future sell-
ers Europe, Africa or America,
Let the acreage be reduced 25 per
cep t and all the speculators on earth
cannot, keep cotton from going to 10
cents. Speaking of the growing con-
sumption of cotton, Mr. Brittin said If
this year's crop was kept within 10,-
000,000 bales In three to five years,
the world would require a crop of 18.-
000,000 bales and more. Referring to
the, importance of the present conven-
tion, he said that any resolutions it
might pass would amount to little if
they were not followed up with ear-
nest, sincere and determined work. In
the solution of the problem confront-
ing it, the most serious since the civil
war, he said the convention had the
best wishes of the great exchange,
which he had the honor to represent.
After naming vice presidents and
committees, the convention adjourned
to Wednesday morning. I
LAUGHS OVER HEINOUS DEED. I
Alabama Youth Kills Sweetheart Be¬
cause She Rejected Him.
Frank Alien killed his sweetheart.ai
Ala., Monday night,
He had asked her to marry him and
when she rejected him he shot and In¬
killed the girl. He is in the
jail and laughs over the bei- t
and bloody tragedy.
GUAY. JONtiS GO. GA.. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY !. 1905
FIGHTING RESUMED
Kuropatkin Reports Victory
Over Japanese.
fORTlF ED TOWN TAKEN
Marshal Oyama's Forces Driven Out
of Sandepas After Desperate En-
•otinter^Report Sent to War
Office.
A St, Petersburg dispatch says:
General Kuropatkin, under date of
January 25, telegraphed as follows to
"The advance has commenced of
our right flank against the enemy. We
have occupied Khallalisa and Khel-
goutaya." ,
General Kuropatkin adds: “Mo de¬
tails have been received of the losses
at Kallalttousa and Keibhoul yesler
day, which is T versts Southtvdst of
Sandepas. We occupied Chai-Lotaso
without firing, the Japanese being bay
onettcd Khal . Gout Aya was bravely de-
fended, but we finally occupied it
12 o'clock at night. Our troops pur
sued the two regiments of Japanese
dragoons which fled southwestward.
“On our left flank a detachment re-
pulsed the Japanese and occupied a
defile between Khandiensan and Ex
pansan. Another detachment sent
a S ai nst l lie enemy's flank neal- Hind-
^ ^ ^ JaPan< * e *° ^
tire
Another dispatch says: General Ivu-
ropatkin reports that Russians troops
at 7 p - m - on Januai 'y 26, after a des-
perate fight, occupied the village of
Sandepas, which had been strongly
fortified by the Japanese.
Supplementing the foregoing, Gene
ral Kuropatkin say?:
“From later reports it appears that
in capturing these positions we made
prisoners of 100 Japanese. We also
occup ; ei j tlle V in age ot Weheilaitse, on
the Hun river ’ losing flfty men '
‘On January. 26 onr troops con tin-
the offensive against Sandepas.
The Jai ’ ancse attackGd onr position
ncar the vil,fl * e f, ' om ,h « south and
southeast, hilt were repulsed. Our
cavalry participated. maneuvering
agaiust the left flank and attacked the
Japanese in the rear. Our force then
attacked San depas, and at 7 p. m.. af-
ler a des P era ‘e ««l't with the assist
ance of Kappers ’ we surmounted the
slrong entremfunents and occupied
lr ' rgc vil,a S c -
‘ The sam -‘ da >' ^ (10( > pa poo « plod
the enemy '« entrenchments at Shalt-
he aud >'“ p n' a e d Japanese attempts to
retake it.”
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VICTORY FOR TRACING STAMPS.
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Georgia Supreme Court Holds That
Companies Cannot Be Taxed.
The city of Atlanta cannot Impose
a tax on its merchants for giving away
trading stamps. In a decision handed
down Friday morning the supreme
court of Georgia reverses the decision
of Judge J. H. Lumpkin and holds
that the ordinance passed by the coun¬
cil imposing a tax on firms giving
away trading stamps was illegal,
away trading stamps was ’Regal.
The case is a very important one,
and has been pendii g in the courts
for some time. When the ordinance
was first passed many of the firms
which were doing a trading stamp bush
ness stopped givltlg their, away.
Now, however, the trading stamp
business can lie tesumed, for the court
cf last resort Vis held that the ordi-
nance is void, and that the giving
away of stamps is not a business sub-
ject to taxation.
The opinion of the supreme court
Is a lengthy one and deals exhaustive-
ly with the subject.. Just as soon as
the remittur of the supreme court is
sent down and is made the judgment
of the superior court the stamp op-
erations can begin again.
STAND BY ROOSEVELT.
Demorats in Congress Are Solidly for
Revision of Railroad Rates.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was considered in the house Thursday.
but the debate turned principally on
the topic of restricting the
in tho malter of freight rates.
A fealnre of the debate was the
statement by Mr. Williams of Mis¬
sissippi, who said that on the subject
of revision of rates the democratic
party was committed without addi¬
tion or subtraction to the recommen¬
dations of President Roosevelt in his
recent message.
LaFOLLETTE GETS TOGa.
Ex-Governor of Wisconsin is Finally
Named in Republican Caucus,
Governor Robert M. La Foilette was
nominated f.t Madison Monday night
for United State- senator by the re¬
publican caucus to succeed Joseph V
Quarles i nr- republicans ha-. e a ma
jot.ty in both . j ii-cs The ..*.:>:us vou
resulted: l.aFoile Go, Q'.rj via# 2G
Webb 10, Much 4, Conner y
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P
^ W
me!
ts the Unanimous Demand
of Southern Cotton Grow¬
ers in Great Convention
at New Orleans.
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; A HARMONIOUS DECISION
Reduction In Use of Fertilizers Is Also
Decided Upon as of Equal Im¬
portance in Great Fight for
Supremacy Now Being
IhauguratSdi
' A New Orleans dispatch says:
Firmly believing It to be the most
ithpoHant step iii the solution HI the
cotton problem the Southern Inter¬
state Cotton Convention, without a
dissenting vote, Wednesday declared
ln favor o{ a 25 per cenl reduction in
a veage, and an equal reduction in
| commercial fertilizers, and hacked that
* ctldn u » * lth ,,u ’ “'’-option nr a com-
« eJylJZ. big^MttlkTtl
,
j The report of the committee reeom-
mending a cut in acreage and reduc¬
| tion in the use of fertilizers which
was adopted by the convention, fol¬
lows:
“First—That the vice president of
this association for each state Bhall
Ga R a meeting of all persons ititerost-
bd ill Cottoh oh thS iith dal- of Fbb-
ruary, 1905, in the county seat of each
county, not already organized on the
plan hereinafter set out, at which
meeting there shall be elected a
county chairman and a precinct
man for 08011 Ech ° o1 dlstrIct l>r other
.mall pol.tial subdivision of the
couni* -
"Second- That there shall be held
lit each school district Of other RffiRll-
. est political sub division of the counly
: on the 18th day of February, 1905, at
1 o'clock p. m„ a meeting of all
Isens of said district or other small
political sub-division, who are Inter-
<S9ted in the gib wing of cotton, which
meeting shall elect a committee of
three on acreage and membership,
“Third—At said precinct meeting
ZnTZ .hall be naked Tl lo sign the following present
agreement:
“We, the undersigned farmers, or
landowners living in school district,
beat, precinct No.....County of.... • »
State of ..... hereby pledge ourselves
to reduce the acreage planted by ui
in cotton and to reduce our eonsump
tlon of fertilizer in growing cotton as
showh by the istatements set opposite
our names.
"Fourth—That said committee on
acreage and membership shall imme¬
diately canvass said district and ask
all farmers and landowners In said
district who do not attend said meet
ing, to sign and pledge, and said com-
mlttee shall return sad. pledge to the
chairman of said precinct.
"Fifth—Said precinct chairman shall
preserve said pledges and they shall
immediately report to the county chair
man allowing the inial number of
lores planted in cotton ih said
cinct In 1004, and the lotal number
to he planted in cotton in said pre-
cinct. In 1905; the total amount of frr-
tilizers used in growing cotton in said
precinct in 1904, and the total amount
l )f! used in said precinct in 1905.
“Sixth—The county chairman shell
immediately forward to the state v.cc
president of their respective states a
written statement showing the total
number of acres planted in cotton in
their respective count es in 1904, and
the total amount to be planted in 1905,
anv] shall make a like report as (O the
FLAN FOR UNIVERSITY.
Presbyterian Conference Proposes to
Raise Sum of One Million Dollars.
A* 16 conference called to meet in
Atlanta Wednesday to formulate plans
for a great Presbyterian university
adopted an agreement and adjourned.
The final decision of the conference
is for the whole southern
rian church to raise the sum of one
million dollars in cash as an endow-
ment of the institution, the city of
Atlanta to give 8250,000, and Columbia
Theological Seminary $250,000, making
an endowment for 'he Institution of
$150,000.
SMOOT CASE NEARS END.
Introduction of Testimony Brought to
Close—Arugments Ordered Begun.
A Washington dispatch says: The
investigations of the protests against
Senator Smoot, :-o fur as (he lutroduc
tion of testimony is concerned, was
brought to a close Wednesday
Chairman Burrows ruled that argu-
meets should be begun at once and
limited to fiv* hour* on each side.
BRiTONS SCENT TROUBLE .
Believe Break-Up in Russian Empire
and a Change of Government is
Sure to Come in Near Future.
The foreign office in London views
the situation in Russia with alarm.- It
believes that while the present risings
will be put down, the affair of Sunday
at St. Petersburg is certain to bring
about it change in the form of gov-
ernment,
The Associated Press learns that the
loreign office would Welcome a Rus¬
sian government with which it could
enter into a treaty similar to the
Anglo-French agreement, feeling that
a contract with the prescut regime
would be repudiated at will, But
tears are entertained of a revolution
which might result In International
com pllcatiofiS.
The British press, as a whole, takes
a no less gloomy view. The papers
have been given up exclusively since
Sunday to alarmist reports from Rus-
“ia, hostile articles and scatlrng edi¬
torials on the "massacre,” one of the
mildest terms used for the affair of
Sunday, and the Russian emperor and
his government are generally compar¬
ed td "heaittg at hay."
Tho whole dlseiisfjiw) of the xitua-
tion In Russia serves again to fDVftal
the partly disguised hostility of the
British press to everything Russian.
The dispatches to the London papers
all report the Conditions prevailing
in Russia lo be worse thaii IF* Anno
ciated Press accounts. The Russian
official figures of the killed and
wounded are stigmatized as “ludicrous¬
ly- official.”
The number of slain reported in Lou¬
don in Monday's papers ranged from
2,000 Id R; h 00 One prominent paper
announces that the dead dlWd f*ltfft’
bered 2,000 and another said 8,000. The
Associated Press figures, 500, given on
Monday are now considered at vari¬
ous embassies as the maximum. Ex
aggerated reports arc noticed in aP
most all of the accounts. Another In¬
stance is a long account of an alleged
mutiny of sailors of the Black sea
fleet.
According to St. Petersburg dis¬
patches of Wednesday, qitiel fivldtifit.lj
continues in the city. Evidence ac-
cumutatos that the strikers are sup¬
plied with money to meet their pres¬
ent needs. All-sorts or stories are
a “ l ° the 8lZe a ” d ° l ' ,gin ° f
the fund.
j by Money the liberals, Is undoubtedly ft Is said being that supplied they
,
have a fund of »2 000^000 some of
i which was supplied by German soclal-
j Isis, stories. but there It is is no seriously Way of verifying heUfm-f!
; in some quarters that money is being
; furnished from Japanese-British soti’rc-
es to bring on a revolution or such ir-
ternal complications as will compel the
government to make peace.
fertilzcr used ahd to be used in said
years.
‘'Seventh-—The vice president of
each stale shall inimfdlfttely, upon re¬
ceiving tho reports of the (ifiHhty
chairman, forward to the president oi
this association a report showing the
number of acres planted In cotton in
state In the year 1904 and the
amount of fertilizer used in said year
In growing totton end the amount of
cottoil 18 hh planted and fertilizers to
be used in 1905.
“Eighth—The president of this as
soclat'cn, upon receiving these fe-
par's, shall immediately tabulate the
same and send a copy to Ihe county
chairman In the different cotton states
and territories.
"Ninth—If any county not already
organized, should fail to organize, the
vice president of the state in which
said county Is situated, shall cause
said eoun’y lo he organized ns herein
provided, and If any precinct, should
fail to organize, (fie cfltlflty chairman
of the county In which _ such proeinM
is s'tuated, shall cause such precinct
to he organized as herein provided.
“Tenth—It shall be the further duty
of the officers of this association to
report the names and addresses of
such persons who refuse to Hign Ihe
agreement to reduce acreage for 1905.
together with the number of acres of
cotton planted by such persons in 1001
and the number of acres that they will
probably plant In 1905, arid to make "
like report ns to fertilizers.”
CANE GROWERS IN SE89ION.
interstate Association Holds Annual
Meeting in Montgomery.
The third annual convention of the
Interstate Cane Growers' Association
was called to order in Montgomery,
Ala., Wednesday morning, by t tie pres-
ident, Captain L'. G. Purse of Savan-
Ga.
The president introduced Acting
Governor It. M. Cunningham to de¬
liver the address of welcome for the
state. Words of greeting were also
spoken by Acting Mayor McIntyre and
President Forbes of the Commercial
sad Industrial association.
WORKMEN ACTIVE IN MOSCOW.
Squadron cf Cossacks Ca'led Upon to
D spersc Obstreperous Strikers.
At Moscow, Russia, Wednesday,
a squadron of Cossacks dispersed ,
( ^ three thousand workmen who 1
a )OU !
growing obstreperous. No fatal
it.:ea are reported. This was the only I
event, of the kind during the day.
The merchants have sent sent an ap- j
iieal to the emperor to avoid blood-
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W, C. GREENE, Editor and Proprietor.
■ f/M ■
Cotton Factor,
MACOftS, 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.
G. LLINGHAM
W F. HOLMES. F. 8. HARDEMAN
.
Cotton factors,
Macon, =2 =2 =3 Georgia.
AGENTS F01
Deering Harvesting Machines,
CLARK HARROWS,
Elmwood Fencing*, Red Ripper Hay
Presses.
420 Fourth St,, Macon, (Ju.
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3io Third Street, Macon, Ga.
GROC
Bagging and Ties,
Texas Rust Proof Oats and Seed
Potatoes.
Lowest Market Prices at all Times.
MERRITT m 9
(Successors to T. K. MERRITT.)
DEALERS IN
Staple Grocereis and Tobacco.
Headquarters for Bagging* and Ties.
45!, 453 and 455 THIRD STREET, MACON, GA,
Cotton Factors,
•__> . 7 GEORGIA.
HHI I IIIIHIHU I HI I tW
Best Cotton Sellers in the City.
They Keep a Full Supply of Bagging and Ties.
Farm Wagons and Buggies
ARE SPECIALTIES.
Thef Also Handle Die Highest Grade Fertilizers on the Market.
COTTON FACTORS.