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VOLUME X.
growers of cotton
jleet Jn Mac m and Thoroughly
Discuss the Staple.
IMJESTINS ADDRESSES ARE MADE
Couiinittee Report* in Furor of Forming
an Inter-State Association—N'oxt
Meetiiijr Iii Atlanta.
Tbe interstate convention of sontli-
«ra cotton growers, called by the Geor-
gia Cotton Growers’ Protective Asso-
ciation, assembled in Macon Tuesday,
Two sessions were held duriug the
The principal addresses were by
Hon. Hoke Smith, on The. Cotton
Prcdnct;" Mr. .T. F. Dargan, of At-
lauti. on the “Insurance of Cotton;
Fmerallv ! Its I Eolation ° to the * G-ow
, a, , ,7 it i° c 1 ° p0 brovvD 0il
i?«. i TheMiivention^vas , ‘ j ‘ ,, ’
PresSent nailed l tn
l.v Harvie Jo ’ nf h
! l i 1 «mlh. and he was sub- u
r Mr. S.mL7jinon .Samuel V La. ion, of of Jones Ton«« ^ county, rm r'
Al V Jn l^oirwStt.kar ^ I f 1
™ .°n ?r g
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rMerL smitb of Fnlfon'^in^t b
LoBglev of Trout)-Camnhpll t :
., er .ndPcik rnJke of reTor is Z T !
p poinieu Med to to make a a report as to to the or-
Ra \ 1Z comuuttee |
port npen the advisability of creating j
im office of statistical reports wioZl by the j I
that Judge Longley had concluded to
withdraw his proposition, aud no ac-
tion was taken
, At the afternoon session the execu-
live committee reported, through Mr.
Hoke Smith, the recommendation that
an interstate association be organized
by a committee consisting of three
members from each of the cotton grow-
iug states, these to adopt a coustitu-
tiou and by-laws, and that the
man and secretary of the convention
be empowered to call this committee
into session at seme convenient point
anil to p.rrauge for the appointment of
the state representatives. The rec-
„ adopted J and J in in
ommeudatious oivMiAftv. .1,*: were ~ „ J rm
this way the interstate association will
be brought iuto being. It was then
agreed that when this committee, rep-
resenting the states, shall be called
into sessiou the meeting place should
be Atlanta.
X(!T SATISFACTORY 10 L t S.
<. 1*1110 rf the Pow.r. UoKK-dLi* China i*
" tin «-
A . Washington special says: I he
Chinese situation was the main topic
Biider consideration at Tuesday’s cabi-
pR meeting. The administration is
b >t disposed to join with the other
|he p ovements in making demands upon
Chinese imperial authorities which
Ibe Fy Cnineso government cannot com-
with. So far as our government
is Pekin advised, the foreign ministers at
have uot yet agreed upon all
poiuts ipider discussion
Mr. Conger has reported from time
to time the various propositions under
consideration the’ but he has not vet indi-
csted’that end is at hand'or that
anything in the nature of an agree-
<aent has been reached which is to
"me as a basis for negotiations with
the Chines** hewevei nnthnritioB Ar.- Printer
has week’ not been heard from for
’
a
RURAL FREE DELIVERY
*« "»rnr., r,. a of A..ut.„t p...ima*t.r
<****^r a i .*ohiiMin in hi* lteport.
An enthusiastic plea for % wide ex-
fusion of rural free delivery is made
>» the annual report of W. M. Johu-
-on. first assistant postmaster general,
He says that the extraordinary de-
^opmeutof J 6 ni this °v h8 system during tbe
thefiL"? us e L Taiyear Pr ° Pr, 1SP9-1900, , a ^ 0 Q n rQ 0 0 n $ and A '£ ft. <50
( the fiscal year 1930-1, is con-
cln „- V 88 * howm8 tbat bereafte F. 11
r ^tnre auRt n u be a permanent and expanding
of the postal administration.
KNOXVILLE. GA.. FRIDAY, NO/EMBER 23 1900
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GERMANY IS MODEST.
! Chancellor Buelow Says the Par¬
tition of China Is Not De-
sired Just Now.
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A Berlin special dispatch say 9 : In
the Reichstag Monday, on the occa-
810n of the presentation of the sup¬
plementary credit for China, Count You
Bnelow, the imperial chaucellor, eni-
phaticaliv denied the assertion fre-
quently made abroad that the China
embroglio was traceable to the German
occupation of Kiao Chon, This state-
ment was greeted by tho social demo-
!olu1 cries of “His quite
Count Von Buelow expressed keen
regret that such a cry should be heard
* u the German parliament. The chan-
cellor further declared that, he did not
wish at present to say anything which
m, ght be prejudicial to the common
objects of the powers in China, but he
felt the ueed of placing himself in
with the nation.
Germany; he explained, had adher-
ed to the aims and policy outlined in
the circular to the allied governments.
b f allegation that the government
bad , not foreeeeu the Chinese crisis was
trne ‘ Bnt T1 mo8t of the other nations
likewise failed to anticipate that the
8t ° m in the fftr east would hurst ™
violently or so soon.
“ But ’” added Connt Von Buelow,
“ tbe P remooitor y "S™ did not escape
otber US> We cabinets directed the attention of tho |
Bi We ^atedly to these
K ns - at once agreed to every-
thlDg OUr rep re se °tative iu China de-
SCribed SS Dece ' H8ar 7 to take « u>eas-
ure G f precau ti on aDt i despatched a
for. I
0 f all Baron Von Ketteler, who in eu-
deavoring mSuXt most brsdu^To^g earnestly, in turciief the ful-
Continuing, Count Von Buelow said:
<‘i a the face of the Chinese attitude
we had to take the necessary measures
f or the protection cf our rights aud
the defense of onr honor. The other
powers were in the same position and
‘ civilized people alike were
n the A
compelled to act in self-defense. ;
Hispassionftte observer cannot doubt
that the recent movement is traced
ueither to Kiao Chou, Hong Kong,
Tonquin nor Fort Arthur. It is di-
vected against European civilization,
with which Japan has thrown in her
i 0 t. What Germans desire is not a
political adventure, but the assertion
r _______ . nnd onrl
0 f p D ur i.. interests, A i,, onr «.. lights our nil I*
Honor as a great people, conquest
“We are wagiug no war of
on China. Wc only wish for atonement
f or Chinese misdeeds aud a guarantee
0 f reforms. We especially desire atone-
ment, since otherwise such thiugs
might occur again. We desire the
jntluence accruing to Germany in the
present { movement shall be preserved
, q ^ W e desire our share in what
j to be won from Chinn. We will not
overreach any one, and we will not let
auy one overreach us.
“We have nothing to gain by a pat-
tition of China and do not desiie it.
We shall fare best if China recovers
herseif, so far as possible, nuder the
best ordered administration obtain-
able, ami remains solvent. We wish to
confine ourselves to our present posi-
tion aud will not shake China unuec-
essarily. YVe • have no reason *or
going beyond the convention of An-
gust 3, 1898, or strive for territorial
acquisition wnich will place a dispro-
portionato strain upon onr resources.
WAR SECRETARY IN' CUBA.
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with Oem-rai Wood Ho m.pro.* M„rro
c»*tie mui Troop*.
Secretarv Root and General Wood
Monday morning inspected the Morro
barracks and the garrison at Santiago,
Mr Boot expressed himself as very
much pleased with the condition of
the post and the appearance of the
soldiers. c y ^ , ,
The parlj Tinted . nan
tlefield government an J h 'jj* ghw.y 1 Thi- This ttiorougn thorough-
fare is probably one of the finest in the
world.---___
Tanpa Mr i k e Not Srltled.
Up to Monday night the situation in
the labor troubles in Tampa. Fla.,
between the organizations in the cigar
remained unchanged. No set-
tlcmeut of tb» difficnltie^ has yet been
“ ^ aQ <] the laborers are generally
a llBfrt< led state of mind.
LOOKS DUBI 0 I 5
SAYS CONCER
Chinese Problem Seems Fa From
Being Solved.
THE SITUATION AN OMINOS ONE
Foreigners In the EmpireVppre-
hend That Seas of BlootkVill
Flow Before the En
Advices from Pekin nnd< date of
November 17 stated that th prelimi-
nary note had not yet been resented
Its terms are not comjeted and
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,, there Wl)1 ... P robab, , , 7 , be a funer , delay. ,
Tbe foreign envoys hftve rgpened the
discussion of the death penlty for tho
princes and other high offiiale. It is
evident that the ministers re weaken-
ing as they have reduced Heir propos-
al from execution to the sverest pun-
ishment provided by Chinse law for-
getting that princes lie beyond the
roach of Chinese Jaw.
Mr. Conger, the Unite States min-
istor, had the following p say:
“What the result wilbe it is im-
possible to foretell. Events have
have placed China in , very critical
nnartiru* jyjhr*Lw* , -.mi l 'rk«T-W«tn J
world IU wilt will depend sepeuu upon uyuu what «u»w the BU, pow-
e*s demand in the final settlement and
upon her willingness to accept prompt-
Fearing smallpox andpother bat their ijfeoMou* flluera ‘ fl Sf.
interterea with thej; ^ ke P‘“
of their coffins containing their cteau
in their houses am col ' r • ’ ,
Asthe natives e , •
posit refuse in the «Reeis tnere
now an enormous acc "™ ulfttlOQ
their dwellings a 7 >
threatens of the a 1 argeniimber 8ei10 ’ J’ ‘ -
new
a “ u would be
of u
snea a. -
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WORE TBOI7BLK IS rKEDICTED.
An Associated Press correspondent
Shanghai says: From Pekin to
Shanghai it is next to impossible
mt;c t a European or American
who has resided any length of
time in China but who believes the
rea j trouble has not really commenced,
They bitterly reproach tLe powers for
not being more severe in their meas-
m-es, partiularly for not absolutely de-
proving the Forbidden City at Pekin.
0 ld'residents at Tieu Tsin, Che Foo
atu T Shanghai say it was a grate bluu-
- t ler that will in the near future cause
the loss of thousands of lives and
the destruction of much property.
It is a well authenticated fact tbat
Hardly » Chinaman outside ... the prov-
j QCe of Chi Li believes that the allies
Have had any success at all. L apers
are sold in Shanghai, giving graphic
details of tho alleged capture of Ad¬
m ;, a i Seymour, Geneial ChaiTee aud
others, as did many of the wonderful
Tories that emanated fiom Shanghai a
few months ago describing the butch-
8ry 0 f the ministers and their farm*
ij e?> which were so freeiy published in
all the European and American papers
Not only are the details given at
^11 length, but pictnres are published
showing the admiral audaeveral gen-
er a !s with carques around their necks
being tried before the native judges,
Two Chinamen were beheaded recent-
in Shanghai for publishing “willful
a i au ders and malicious falsehoods” in
gating that Pekin had fallen into the
bftnd8 of the allies and that the em-
pre.s dowager and the emperor bad
fa Thc^ nios ^ ^ {ho
^ that tb “' the ^ Chinese judges them-
ae i Te * believed . a the the men men were reallv 3
J white people in that part of
The but
| Chi „ that Chi Li is a very
„ r , , f tbe country, only one of
of elffb teen, and but
gi;se in population, aud that if
took „ s roanT men as it did to sub-
Jne Cfai Li wbat wi n R Uke when the
r<lUu trv rises as it is ripe tc do.
THREW AX AT BILL
Crazy Woman Attempts to As-
sassinate German Emperor
By Unique Method.
A news special from Breslau, Ger¬
many says: Emperor William was the
object of an attempted outrage Friday,
which, however, failed.
As lie was driving in an open carri¬
age to the Cuirassier barracks, accom¬
panied by the hereditary prince of
Saxe-Meimugeu, a woman in the
crowd hurled and axe at the carriage.
The rapidity with which the vehicle
was passing saved its occupants.
The axe or hatchet, fell just behind
the carriage. Tho woman imme¬
diately arrested.
The missile, it developed later, was
a short hand-chopper.
The woman’s name is Selma
Schnnpke, and she is believed to be
insane. She occupied a place in the
front rank of the spectators, on the
side furtherest from the emperor.
The hatchet, it appears, struck the
carriage. A crowd of people who
witnessed the act said the outraged
crew throw themselves on his nia 1 -
jesty , assailant but the prompt .
s in-
terveution of the police saved the
woman from injury. , *»
According to most reports, Emperor
Viliam did not notice the incident,
bu ‘ the Breslau Schlesische Morgan
Zeltn "6 aa / 8 he Ba *' what bad ba P*
P.ened and turned , very pale, but con-
tinned to greet the bystanders plens-
an l£’ The entire Breslau . garrison was nn-
mediate y alarmed and drawn up m
line on both sides of the route which
eon. -—- Fnok in returning from
The news of the attempt*u--A- in
crea tod a creat sensation
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« esums that she appeared Friday
morning in the Breslau court m luna¬
cy proceedings. attack the kaiser
Whila the upon
may not have formed any part of an
international plot, there is no
tbat nnugna l anarchist activity is
veloping in various countries of
rope, aud that tho police are
exceptional precautions agams it.
MOUU VX IN HE^LTa’IEU.
AUbaml X.fgrUIitlare Kittifle* F«oiiI**'
Void III tlm i'riiniii'le*.
The Alabama legislature Thursday
night unanimously re-elected Hon.
John T. Morgan to represent the state
in the iederal senate for tho ensuing
six years. Tt is is the. beginning of
his seventh term.
The senator was escorted iuto the
legislative hall by a committee and
addressed tho assembly. lie spoke
feelingly of his affection for tho peo¬
ple of Alabama, whodiad honored him
so cordially. He said that while all
political parties denied it, that sec-
[[ ^ "aad°tbathe sou.h Id
haye its dues so i onR ns DO rth-
J™ ^ tbirJg yf tbo votes
HeLate
He favored the annexation of Cuba
and other such recent acquisitions
and the making of states onfof them,
for the reason that they would be free
from sectionalism. He deplored the
existence of the national bank system,
by which the banks were enabled to
control the money of the country. He
had very little to soy of local issues.
THE BRATTONS <>.N TRIAL.
Two Hroihrr* Are CltHrKed With Slunler
of Wiiliaut Brown, nt Hock Hilt, S. C.
The trial of Paul It. Bratton and
John 8. Bratton, Rrftttou }, brothers, rot hers seed age thirtv- ty
five and thirty, respectively, began id
Yor^ville, S. C., FrlJ »7- lhe ‘ 1efen ‘
dants are charged with having mur
dered m hu bed YN illia-n Brown, of
Rock Bill, a man with a family.
It!been PWJJ bat ,b ®
YmkvlHe where tlm
brotberB ]iTei to Bock Hill, fifteen
miles, and that one of them went into
Brown’s house and fired two bullets
^ ^ whi , e be wa8 in bed.
Guard Bluffed By YVoeden Pi-tol.
Three convicts made a dash for
liberty at the stato penitentiary at
Lansing, Kan. , Friday afternoon. One
was killed and two escaped. They
bluffed the guard with a “dummy”
revolver made of wood.
NUMBER *
CASHIER LOOTS BANK
Institution at Newport, Kentucky,
Forced to Close Up.
BANK EXAMINtK iakeo cuif CHARGE
Women, Wine anti Gambling Cau«ed
Crank M. Brown to htripe Over
Two lltimtreU Thousand.
A Cincinnati special says: United
States H«kV t?_- • - — National
possession of the German
bank, at Newport, Ivy., Sunday and
posted a notice that tho bank would
remain closed pending an examination.
Examiner Tucker also announced
unofficially that Frank M. Brown, the
individual bookkeeper aud assistant
cashier, was missing and that a par¬
tial investigation showed that Brown
was short abput $201,000. Brown
had been with the bank eighteen
years, was one of the most trusted
men ever connected with the old bank,
and it is stated by the experts that his
operations extend back as far as ten
years. the bank is only
The capital stock of alleged shortage
$100,000. Brown’s
is double that amount, and more than
the reserve and all the assets, includ¬
ing the real estate. While Alvord got
away with $700,000 in New York, he
did it in a large bank, but Browu did
not have so much to go on, and seems
to have gone the full limit for a small
bank in a city of less than National,,’'' 30,000 L
ny The First
German National closeu, ... twtT* r
only one bank left. For
there have been rumors that l? e " s
was short and some depositors
drew their accounts.
Three weeks ago the bank examiners
made a good statement for the bank
and the officers and directors allayed
8U8 piciou by referring to the report yf.
this examination nnd to the*'
statement. Last WedD' g j & y Browu
left, and it was anui > ' auced that he had
gone .ticket hunting o*-, a vacation. He did
get a for Odin, Ills., but it la
learned '.bat he did not go there, and
it is generally believed that he is out
of this country with plenty of money
in his sslofl,
The alleged shortage a
in Newport Sunday, so that the bank
had to be taken in charge by the ex¬
aminer.
Brown, it is alleged, was living a
fast life with wine, women and gam-
bling. if is career was not cut short
by any discovery at the bank till a
jealous woman gave him away.
The only farewell letter that Browj^
is known to have left was to this
woman, whose apartments are <*h
N inth street, in Cincinnati, and in
this letter he admits that he had se¬
cured about all that be could get and
that the time had come to say farewell.
Brown,was a great poker player, with
tho limit, it is said, never too high and
he bad been a plunger on horse races
for years. His bets on the boreeSi It
is alleged, were frequently too higil
for the poolrooms in Coviugton, I5v.,
and he had brokers in both Chicago
and New York.
The officess of the' bank are all
wealthy and responsible men, and they
will be able to make the losses good.
There are abont 1,500 depositors in
the institution, among them being nine
building associations that have the
savings of many people. Cincinnati
Brown wrote to the wo¬
man that he was bound for Souih
America, but The Enquirer says that
it has good authority that Brow» sail¬
ed from New York Saturday and that
his destination is China.
UOVERNOK HAS BILLS.
Alahniua legislature Paaaea Gortnuklii
"Softfillon" Measure*.
The Alabama senate, Saturday, pass¬
ed house bills Nos. 1 and 3, whisk
provided respectively that the prCsi
dent of the senate should sneaeed hi
the event of the death of the governor-
elect; and that the governoi-etesfc
might take the oath cf office otherwise
than in the presenee of the gepesat as¬
sembly. As soon as these bills passed
the seuate they were enrolled and
signed by the presiding officers of th#
two houses, after wnich they were sent
to the office of the governor t* await
his signature.