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GOV. CANDLER’S MESSAGE
A Number of Unusually Important Recom
mendations are Alade to Legislature.
LAWMAKERS ASSEMBLE.
The Work of the Session Begins
With a Rush and a Flood
of Bills.
The Georgia legislature convened
in Atlanta Wednesday morning at 10
o’clock and began the business of the
aesnion with a rush. The report of
the joint tax commission and the
governor's message were read in both
houses.
In the house of representatives a
number of important bills were intro
pneed. among them being the measure
framed by the tax commission for the
reorganization of the present system
of taxation aud Mr. Hardwick’s reform
, ballot , .... bill.
All effort made f committee
was m a
of the whole to secure the second read
ing of the tax bill, but Htrong opposi-'
tion was developed against what wua
termed a too hasty consideration of so
important, a measure, and the hill was
aent to the house with instructions
that it be given a second reading not
early than Wednesday of next week,
The report of the joint tax oonuBia
aion is not unanimons on all the feat
uree embodied in that measure. A
majority report is attaohed.
The joint commission proposes an
income tax in a separate bill, which
was also read at the day e session.
This measure provides for a tax of one
per cent on all net incomes above
$600. 10
When the senate convened at
o’clock all but four of the seats were
filled, and two of the late arrivals en
tered during the session. From the
minute President Dodson’s gaVel fell
business proceeded with a rush and
the indications aie that the present
eession will be an usually busy one.
The reports of the special commit
tee to investigate the geological do
partmentand of the tax commission
occupied the first hour, after tbo usual
messages bad been sent the governor
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While ii the message a from *i, the a gov- „„„
ernor was being awaited the roll call
for the introduction of new bills was
ordered , , and a flood ,, . of j v,;n„ b Us ent to the ( u„
clerk’s desk, among them wo or three
of wide interest as the b 11 by benator
Gros. to provide for biennial session
of the general assembly, a pure food
Privilege resolutions were intro
ducad floor extending several prominent the courtesies visitors. of the | !
to
The senate also concurred in the '
house resolution to meet in joint ses
eion at 10.30 a. 111 . Thursday to do
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honor to Lieutenant Brumby.
The reading of the governor’s mes
sage concluded 1 ii*, the v, 01 k 1 . of tbe d*y
It was given close attention and two
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GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE. j
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A c*incu«> Summary of its Mo»t impor
taut Feature*.
In his message to the Georgia legis-|
lature Gov. Candler makes some
highly important suggestions and rec
ommendations.
He deplores the alarming extent to
which crime and mob violence have
prevailed in some portions of the inter-1 state
and attributes it mainly to “the
meddling of irresponsible fanatics and
fools who do not know anything of
the situation at the south, nor of the
two races.” The solution of what
they call the “race problem,” the
governor declares, is to be found by
the “order-loving and law-abiding
elements of the two races batweeu
which there was 110 friction until they
brougiit it about by their unholy in
terferenees.” The governor sees a
hopeful sign in the realization of this
BATTLE OCCURS AT LADYSMITH.
Twelve ISngHsliineu Killed and tflglity
Nine Wounded There.
A special from Ladysmith, dated
October 23. says the troop of the 18th
Hussars, which got astray in pursuing
Alie Boers after the battle of Glencoe,
lias arrived at Ladysmith, the troopers
baviug fought their way through with
the loss of three horses.
General White lias telegraphed to
the war office from Iteitfontien, under
date of October 24, saying that in the
fighting near Ladysmith, twelve of the
British force were killed and eighty
nine wounded, and that five are miss
ing, the casualties being mostly among
the Gloucester regiment.
SPANIARDS EXONERATED.
ji 0 Q, le j g Blamed For Ihe Capitulation of
Santiago.
The bureau of naval intelligence at
Washington has made public an inter
csting document published in the
official organ of the minister of war
at Madrid and containing the sentence
of the supreme council in the proceed
iugs instituted because of the capitula
ti ou of Santiago in the summer of
1838. All the Spanish officers were
acquitted.
fact by tbo wore intelligent negroes
throughout the state.
The governor urges the necessity
for further retrenchment, which may
be accomplished by reducing to a
nrrimum the appropriations to the
various institutions supported wholly
or in part by the state and by with
drawing the remaining $200,000 of the
8400,000 voted to the free schools by
the preceding legislature. the ..
In this connection , governor
says: “If by. education in the text
books taught in the schools crime was
diminished, ns many of ns at one time
hoped would be the case, there might
be some reason for imposing even the
heavier taxes npon our But’ people for
support of schools. this is not
true, for it is a fact, established by
the experience of thirty years, that,
while under our system of free schools
illiteracy haR rapidly decreased, espe-'
cially among the Colored population,
crime has much more rapily ii>crea£ed
among them, and with the increase of
erf me the expenses of administering
criminal Itiw have increased in the
ratio.” He points out. that 90
p e r cen t 0 f the crimes committed by
negroes are coMmitted by those who
have had the opportunities of free
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A strong plea is made for tax reform
#n( j RI1 equalization of the hardens of
taxation. The governor dwells upon
tbe importance of the work undertaken
commission which has been at
daring the past year,
The message points out the dangers
0 {_ ^ mirastrioted ballot and recom
mends that an amendment of the con
*titntion be submitted to the people
the elective franohise to
j^ose “who recognize the supetity of
the ballot and realize the responsihili
of citizenship.”
Tribute is paid the estate militia for
jt s con d n ct when called out for the
of law and order, aod roe
are' made regarding
in the law covering the pay
f officers of the state militia. He reo
that all field officers be paid
4> captains 83, lieutenants $2. and
non-comtnissioned officers
,50 per day. Ha suggests $1.25 for
ther non-commissioned officers and
_ er ^ a y j 0 j a u privates.
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the governor recommend^
General Kell, ^ in consideration of
me B growing ir.firra
^ re C0Rnition ^ of hU splendid
. to ... the south ,, and , , his ■ state, . , be
d on ^ fi d of <Tanuary ,
’. ith Lis rft nk, ’ on a pension
ffi to t him c 6mfort
^7 his life, or that provi
^ ^ ^ ^ MBigtant .
»**“**»* of * be « an office * ral who an Vf adequate OT ™ il ^" salary y
oct « Rl] y employed
In reviewing report*^ state officers
Governor Candler dwells at some
Ia ?*«i nnon the ^report of the corn
missirn er of pensions, which contains
R cleor “R 1 ^ presentation o 'he
increase in the amount of pensions
B the nU1 8ol(liers and widows
TM „ pbows tbat R41 pen .
no funds are available. He praises
the work of the prison commission.
especially in its capacity as a board of
pardons; advises that, everything pos
j,,, f i one toward getting at. prop
erty.. which escapes taxation, and
thereby equalizing tha tax burdens;
pays high tribute to the geological
survey; suggests that there be a bu
reau of labor statistics added to the
agricultural department; recites the
history of the Northeastern railroad
and the efforts to sell it, and tells of
the extraordinary draft made upon
the contingent fund for the purpose
of stamping out smallpox in different
counties.
Tho governor takes firm ground in
favor of the elimination of tho venal
vote and advocates an amendment, to
the constitution so as to restrict the
ballot. He believes tbat (lie ballot
shouldbetakeuawayfromtheunwor- and intelJi
thy, but. that the virtuous
gent, however poor and humble or of
whatever race or color, may be safely
entrusted with it.
S\MOX»S RECOVERING.
flrtti.li OfIlc«r Wounded In Battle W ith
Boer* 1* Doing Well.
Intelligence received at Capetown
Tuesday from Natal says the bullet
has been extracted from the wound of
General Symonds, who was struck
down while lending his troops at the
buttle of Glencoe, and that the patient
is cheerful and doing well.
Worcester Arrives In Washington.
Professor Dean C. Worcester, one
of the Philippine commissioners,
reached Washington Wednesday to
attend tho meeting of the Philippine
committee.
IMMIGRANTS POURING IN.
Barge OfUeo In New York City Has Muck
Work To I>o.
Sunday was a very busy day at the
barge office in New York, more thau
3,600 immigrants passing before the
inspectors. On the Augusta Victoria
were 373 steerage passengers. The
621 in the steerage of the Campania
were landed aud the 642 ou the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Grosse passed through.
The California brought 377, La Tour
aine 577 and the Rotterdam 734.
8111 A ^_ lE ™.‘
Bill Tells a Correspondent How
To Save Baoon.
ILLUSTRATES WITH WAR STORY.
Bartow Man Alin Olrni Noma Advice
About Cotton—HI* Iotter An In
' terestlng On*. '
A friend wTitosme from Florida that
bacon will not keep well in that cli
mate, and that the old settlers say it
always getsrancid. He wants to know
if there is any remedy for this. Yes,
I.think so, unless hogs fattened on
piudors arc different from thoie fat
tened oii corn.
This reminds me of a war story.
In 4804 my wife and half a dozen
little children found refuge from the
fottl invader at her father’s plantation
on the npper Chattahoochee river.
There was no white man there or near
there save her old father, Judge
Hutchins. There were about a hun^
dred Degroes, more than half of them
too old or too young to work. Food
for oisr soldiers was getting scarcer
every day and orders cathe that every
farmer should be tithed—that is to say,
he should give up to the government
agents a portion of his corn and meat
and beef cattle.
A mounted detail from, the home
guard was sent out with wagons to en
force the order and gather in the sup
plies. There was nobody to resist
them, for everybody was in the army
save old men and invalids und women
and qhildren. Late one evening a
company of thirty men came to Judge
Hutchins’ house and rudely informed
him that they came for bacon and
beef cattle. The judge very calmly
told them he had none to spare. For
a while they parleyed with him, but
finally demanded the key to the smoke
house. My wife and children and two
oiher little grandchildren listened in
fear and anxiety. They knew that the
judge was a fearless man, but there
were so many well armed men against
him, the odds were fearful, and when
he refused to give up the key, they
said they would arrest him and break
down the door.
Then he pleaded with them in a
trembling voice and said to the cap
tajiij “Here is my daughter and her
little helpless children and here are
two others whose mother is dead aud
their father is in the army. I have
but four sons and they are in the
army. My two sons-in-law are there.
Here on this place are fifty or sixty
negroes who are too young or too oi|L,
to w-ork, and it is a struggle for us all
to live. I am alone and getting old. I
have done my share for the Confed
eracy and cannot do more. Now I
know that you can overpower me or
kill me and take away the little meat
I have saved for these helpless ones,
but let me tell you, captain, the first
man who g ,es to that door to break it
down will be a dead man before he
can do It.
His black eyes flashed as if lit up
by sparks of tire, and his voice no
longer trembled. He was desperate.
Lightly he ascended the stairs, where
he had' two double-barreled guns well
loaded, and planting himself by a win
dow that overlooked the smokehouse,
he said, “Now break that door if you
dare to,” and the percussion look went
click, click. The captain looked at the
door and then at the judge. There was
nn aw ful silence for a few moments,
wife and children had heard it all
atH j trembled. Some of the negroes
had gathered at the cabin doors, and
0 j t t g. ua dared to exclaim in a low,
husky voice, “Better not— better not
_ 0 ld massa kill you— kill you shore.”
The captain, suddenly reconsidered,
“Come, boys,” said he, “it’s getting
] a t e> an q there ain’t no use in fighting
about a.little meat. We can report the
case to headquarters, and if we are
ordered back we can try it aeain, I,
reckon. Without saving goodbye or
farewell they left.
That night about midnight the judge
called up old Jack and Virgil, whom
he knew he could trust, and had the
joints of the meat aud a part of the
picles carried quietly down to the old
blacksmith shop on the bank of the
river. With pick and shovel the cin
ders and earth in the old hearth were
soon excavated and a chamber fashion
ed that would hold and hide a thou
sand pounds. It. was buried there
and the earth was covered just like it
had been. Some scattering charcoal
filled in the spaces ami some was
left on top and the black old bask
et placed where it long had been.
With shovel and wheelbarrow the
surplus earth was taken down the
river bank and tumbled in and then
all was quiet on the Chattahoochee.
The burial of Sir John Moore wa« not
more silent. In January, 1865, I
joined my family at the plantation
and not long after the judge furnished
us a good mule team and wagon and
we returned to our home in Rome.
The day before we left liis hospitable
mansion he opened the cache and
found the meat all sweet and sound
and we brought a good portion of it
with us and it was as precious as gold.
Mt wife says the charcoal purified it
and kept it from tasting old or rancid.
Now, then, I have answered my
friend’s question. He must get up
another civil war and hide his meat
in the hearth of an old blacksmith
shop. Earth and charcoal are both
good disinfectants and perservers of
flesh, and if I was in Florida I would
pack my meat in charcoal, not dust,
but small crushed coal. Before put
ting the ment down-I would powder
it from a pepper box with borax. Bo
rax is almost universally used now.
It is sure death to skippers and other
vermiu, and a druggist told me that
the sale of it bad increased a thousand
per cent within the last five years.
When my family got home we found
that it was not good to live by meat
alone and we lmd to send down the
river a hundred miles for a few bush
eln of corn and hid it near a mill in
the country, because the outlaws and
deserters were patrolling the land and
taking everything they could find. A
good friend brought us half a bushel
of meal at a time on the sly, and so we
got along. The memory of old Row
land Bryant is still precious to us for
his kindness in those days of tribu-la
tion. It is encouraging to know that
Armour <fc Co. have not abolished all
the smokehouses in the land, nor
drawn our home-made meat into their
mighty trust. Onr farmers are gener
ally raising their own meat and bring
a good deal to town to sell, and my
wife says that country lard is purer
and bettor than any that comes from
the packing houses of the west.
Our home market is well supplied by
our farmers with almost everything
that is good to eat. Beef, pork, but
ter, chickens, eggs, potatoes, turnips,
cabbages, beaus and apples are in
great abundance. Of course we cau’t
have mutton, for the negroes must
have dogs and the candidates must
have negro votes. I lost eight fine
Merinos in one night and my neigh
bor, Mr. Dobbins, lost three hundred
in five years, and quit the business.
But with all our drawbacks, onr peo
ple are on the upgrade. Seven cents
cotton has helped greatly, and if our
farmers will cut down the acreage,
still more, it will bring 8 cents next
year and leave more laud for wheat
and corn, The southern farmers
ought to form a mighty trust aud reg
ulate acreage and price.
Our own oounty could regplate it
self by organizing and combining with
the local banks. Our average crop is
10,000 bales, and at 8 cents a pound
would bring $400,000. About ooe
half of this could be carried and held
by the more wealthy producers. The
other 5,000 bales could get an advanoe
of 6 cents a pound, or $30 a bale,
from the banks on warehouse certifi
cates. This would take only $150,000.
Even $25 a bale would pay the cost of
production and leave the margin for
the producer, and this would require
from the banks only $125,000. If
every county was to do this a 10,000,
000-bale crop would jump to 8 cents
within sixty days. That’s the way to
meet trust with trust and defy the
speculators. Why can’t it be done?—
Bin. Arp, in Atlanta Constitution.
NEW TREATY IN VIEW.
Our Friendly Relations With Spain Soon
t» Be Restored.
A Washington dispatch says: An
understanding has been reached by
which it is expected that negotiations
will be opened soon at Madrid for a
treaty between the United States and
Spain. This will be the last step to
ward completely restoring the friendly
relations between the two countries.
The war with Spain swept the old
treaty out of existence aud the only
international agreement now in exist
ence is the peace treaty, which is con
fined to the events growing out of the
war, and has no reference to com
merce, navigation, extradition and
other manifold relations between na
tions iu times of peace. The coming
negotiations will be for the purpose of
forming such a treaty of commerce,
amity and friendship.
SAMPSON GETS SWORD.
New Jersey Governor Says Victory Orer
Cervera Was Due to Sampson.
The formal ceremonies of present
ing Admiral Sampson with a sword at
Trenton, N. J., Wednesday, began
with an address of Senator Ketcham,
chairman of the joint committee. Gov
ernor Voorliees, in making the formal
presentation, said it was his great
privilege to present the sword as the
gift of the people of a patriotic state
with whom Admiral Sampson had for
a long time made his home.
“The plan of battle which destroyed
Cervera’s fleet,” concluded the gov
ernor, “was mattered by your quiet
study and consummate skill and was
carried out by your fleet without a
single error.”
QUEEN VICTORIA GRIEVED.
While War Situation I* Satijfactory, She
Ueplore* llie I.o»s of So Many Officers.
Tho following appeared in Monday’s
Court Circular, London:
“Balmoral, Oct. 23—The news of
the important successes at Glencoe
and Elaudslaagte, has been received
by the queen with the greatest satis
faction. While admiring the gallant
conduct of the troops, her majesty is
most deeply grieved to hear of the
heavy losses the victories have occa
sioned, and greatly deplores the Iosb
of so many valuable lives."
PORTO RICANS NOT FIT.
It Will Take Year* to Capacitate Them
For Self-Government.
A special from Washington says:
The natives of Porto Rico are not now
- and never have been capable of self
government. This is the burden of a
report just submitted to the secretary
of war by General George W. Davis,
military governor of Porto Rico. Upon
this information the president will
base the recommendations relative to
Porte Rico contained in his forthcom
ing message.
The report of Gen. Davis is in sub
stance that it will take years to edu
cate the Porto Ricans.
Pando Elected President.
The state department has been
informed by United States minister
Bridgman at Lapez that Pando was
elected president of Bolivia Thursday.
THE OLD RELIABLE
JOHN G.LaROQUE,
Warehouse
and Commission Merchant.
ALLIANCE WAREHOUSE, ALBANY, GA. : —~~
Mr. W. D. G LEA TON will have charge as Scalesmau,
and Mr. E. M. JomrsON as Bookkeeper.
Will -weigh Cotton at 15 cents per Bale and Guarantee Satisfaction.
IJS a Trial.
CARTER – WOOLFOLK
ALBANY. GA.---■*
Warehouse and Commission
Merchants
Gett0n,°G0al,°Mme,o Bagging ° arid ° Ties.
Our facilities for handling Cotton are unsurpassed,
’ and we guarantee the best prices possible.
Avery «â€“?
51 and 53 South Forsyth St., ATLANTA, GA.
—ENGINES, BOILERS, LATEST IMPROVED SAW MILLS,
ALE KIND OF MACHINERY.
Corn Mills,
Feed Mills,
Grain
Separators,
All kinds
Pt. Dogs.
• • • • ENGINE J\ND MILL REPAIRS RND MILL SUPPLIES
F EE CATALOGUE TO ALL.
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Will furnish a
nice HEARSE
uiith burial
caskets for
use in the city
IF YOU want to get rid of your roaches, why don't
vou go to Wm. M. BRYANT S and get
one of those ROACH TRAPS, catching from one hundred
to one thousand a night, He also sells COFFINS from $2
on up, and CASKETS from $5 on up.
WE MANUFACTURE AND SELL
ks> Engines,
A I Boilers,
crj ! Cotton Presses,
Bllll Seed Cotton
' i-v If i. Elevators,
E /ISISSss ■I Grist Hills,
IM Saw Mills,
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■j Cj - ~ And Everything in the
C mm m
ilgmmi Machinery Line.
Ly; 7 Get our prices
/ / before buying.
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VVE OPERATE Machine Shops I Foundry.
WE HANDLE Fuld Line MILL Supplies.
MALLARY BROS, k CO.
l^acon, O-eoxg-ia,.
The “Exclusive" Liquor House.
Fine Liquors For Faiiij and Medicinal Purposes.
Red Cross Rye...... . per gallon, “ $1,50
Capital Rye........ . “ 2 00
Monpole Rye....... 2.25
California Rye..... 2.60
Old kellar Rye....... 3.00
Beaver Run Rye, Sour Mash .0.00
Old Baker Rye................ 4.00
Okolona Rye, Sour Mash .... 4.00
Century xXXX Rye.......... 5.00
Western Corn................ 1.50
North Carolina Corn........ 2.00
Old North Carolina Com.... 2.61
White Rye.. 2.00
White Rye . V 2.50
Holland Gin 2.00
Imported Cognac Brandy, Gin, Pori, Sherry WiDes. etc.
All money sent me by Express, Money Order or Regis.ered Letter will have my prompt
attention.
H. SOLOMON, Agent.
North Broad Street. Albany, Ga,
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Ficj M Plais M Mil
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sltor/dH.** .....
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nollandGin........... . per gallon, $2.50
Tom oia.............. 2.00
Hose Gin............... 2.00
Rock and Rye........ 2.00
Peach and Honey-.... 2.00
Apple Brandy........ 2.50
Apple Peach Brandy......... Brandy......... 2.00
Penc:> Brandy......... 2.60
Cherry Brandy...... 2.00 – 2.50
Cognac Brandy....... 4.00
New England Hum... 2.00
New England Rum.. 2.50
Jamaica Rum....... 2.00
Jamaica Rum........ 2.40
Circular Saws
Saw Teeth,
Saw Teeth
Locks,
Steam
Governors.
and lOi* trips
five and ten
miles in the
country.
Charges reason
able.