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SCHLEY COUNTY NEWS DETOTED TO GITIX6 THE NEWS, ENCOURAGING THE PROGRESS AND AIDING THE PROSPERITY OF SCHLEY COUNTY. R. E. ELLIOTT. Editor and Buiiness Manager. THE STATE ELECTION Georgia Democrats Carry the Day Without Any Great Effort. CONTEST AN UNUSUALLY QUIET ONE Majority I* In the Neighborhood of (10, OOO—Little Attention Paid to Con stitutional Amendment. Georgia’s state election Wednesday passed off quietly, notwithstanding here ami there a bitter contest for county control was envolved. Returns show that the state is Dem ocratic by a majority exceeding GO,000. The incomplete estimate Thursday morning of the votes cast in tho state election was accurate enough for the conclusion that the Populist nominee for governor did not receive more than half the votes cast for his predecessor in defeat two years ago. In 1893 Hogan’s total ran up to 50, 000. Estimate of the most conserva tive character places the number of votes received by Traylor in Tuesday’s contest at less than 25,000. In the county of his life-long residence, Troup, where he was admired by all alike for his worth as a man, the Pop nlist nominee was literally buried un der the weight of Democratic ballots. Such a majority as that which ushers Governor Allen D. Candler in upon his second administration was unex pected, not only by that official him self, but by the state committee. The election was looked on in every section of the state as one in which the Dem ocracy had no opposition, but from all indications the force of habit carried enough Democrats to the polls to work a 60,000 majority result. One of the most significant returns sent in by any county was that from Irwin, where a majority of 3,000 votes was recorded for Governor Candler and the state ticket. Bibb, with a population entitling her to three mem bers in the legislature,'comes to the front with a majority of 900, while Irwin, with a scant population that barely gives her one member of the bouse, is credited with a majority of 3,000. The general falling off from the Popnlist fold is fairly shown in Clinch, where 50 per cent of the men who voted for Hogan two years ago are reported to have gone over to tho sup port of the Democratic ticket. The early indications w ere that the counties of Haralson, Glascock, Frank lin, Forsyth,Chattahoochee, McDuffie, Oconee and Lincoln had gone Popu list or partly so. In these communi ties as well as in scores of others, the real battle for party supremacy was fought and for every one carried by the Populists where the issue was in | doubt the Democrats captured two. Perhaps the bitterest campaign in tbe state closed with the election in Flovd P A hard and determined fight was made by LataBt independent a backed by , PomiliBtB lay the Democratic 2Xr nominees for collector, sheriff and of tlie Tn Fulton the maioritv of 4 000 votes for tho ticket is explained to some ex tent by tbe independent opposition en countered bv one nominee on the Democratic ticket. The experiment ol S to “mediate futoe. Remarkably little interest was taken by the voters in the constitutional amendment placed before them. In a large number of precincts the amend ment was almost entirely neglected in spite of the fact that in one light its success means aid to the widows of confederate’soldiers, and in another light it proposes to add something like a quarter of a million dollars to the annual pension appropriation of the state. Very few votes were cast against the amendment iu any of the counties. BRITISH 30VING OX TAKU. Two Armored Cruiser* Sail For Chinese Town at Short Notice. A cable dispatch from , Wei Hai Wei, province of Bhan Tung, Monday,Octo ber 1 says: “The British first-class cruiser Terrible and the British sec oud-class cruiser Arethusa, with the transnorts havinc on-board, the Third hrigud. of British Indian troops,start wd-for Taku-tpday at short notice.” ELLA VILbE. GA.. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 11, 1901). DEMOCRATIC CLUES Meet In Quadrennial Convention at ,ndi anapoiis With a Large Attendance. The quadrennial convention of the National Association of Democratic Clubs was called to order in Tomlin bod hall at Indianapolis Wednesday afternoon. The programme for the opening ses sion of the convention as officially an nounced, was changed just prior to the hour of meeting. President W. R. Hearst was expected to be present to preside, but telegraphed that he was ill and unable to attend. The con vention was therefore called to order by Senator James K. Jones, chairman of the Democratic national committee. Mayor Taggart was introduced ami made an address of welcome which was briefly responded to by J. R. Rice of Canton, Ohio. Senator Jones, in opening the con vention, said: “In the absence of President Hearst, who has been unavoidably detained from this meeting, I have been re quested to call this convention to or der and I do so now. During the last two or three weeks clubs have been organized and have been reported to headquarters at the rate of over 500 a day, until there are now by actual count 7,352 Democratic clubs with an average (applause) membership of more than 200 already organized in all the states of the uuion. With »u organ ization of this' kind, consisting of more than two millions of members thoroughly organized and thoroughly awake to the necessities of the situa tion at work in their localities every where, there can be no reasonable doubt in the result next November.” Organization was then effected by electing Thoinas r J aggart temporary chairman; F.H Ihmsen, New York, secretary , XV. J. Pollard, bt. Louis, reading clerk, and Myron D. King, at arms. At this juncture Adlai E. btevenson was escorted into the hall by a band aud his appearance sent the convention mto a pandemonium of applause. 1 he demonstration continued for some time after Mr. Stevenson had taken his seat on the rostrum and while he had not, intended to speak, he finally yielded t0 “My'feUow thfs Democrats, I thank you for cordial greeting. I would not undertake now to address you, but at a later time, in accordance with the programme, I will have the pleasure to address some remarks to my fellow Democrats of the United states. Ap plans.,) T can only say to you now that I bring you w^ords of good cheer from the great Democratic state of II linois.” (Applause.) The next speaker was Mayor Samuel M. Jones, of Toledo. At the conclusion of Mayor .Tones address, James Hamilton Lewis, of The convention at o o cioca took took • a recess till after the parade at night. The parade ended at 9:30 o’clock and Tomlinson hall was thronged with those who had participated m the joli fication. The meeting was called to order by Senator James K. Jones, rvho introduced Captain Patrick O’Farrell, of Washington D. C. Captain O’Far rel denounced the uar in the I hilip pines and condemned a standing army. He was followed by Hon. Sigmund Zeisler, of Chicago, who spoke in op position to ”.mper„l.»m ONLY OBEYED OKllERS. - Chinese Non Com.ni**ioi.ed officer Make* a startline Admi«ion. Official advices received in Berlin f roul Pekin assert that a further ex amjuation 0 f the Chinese non-com missioued officer accused of Baron Kette l er ’s murder resulted in this Btatement: <‘On June 1 we received orders from tbe pr i n ce to shoot foreigners wher ever we came aC ross them.” Tbe accUBe d appears decided that tl der was to shoot a minister or the German minister. He declared himself Lve unable to say which prince b the order. American Bankers Meet. The . of .... Tv a , lk session ers Association at Rich me day morning was devoted largely to a call of states as to the conrlition o business. Responses were and madeiirom tbe j ports three-fourths most of encouraging. the state., re- j were COAL PITS TIED UP Strikers Have a Mammoth Parade And Demonstration at Lattimer MANY WOMEN AND filRLS TAKE PART Worker* Are Overawed By the Hosts ami Vailed to Show Up When Colliery Whistle* Blew. A special from Hazleton, Pa., says: Nearly 2,000 strikers, with fifty wo men and girls, marched into Lattimer early Saturday morning and complete ly tied up the two collieries of Calvin Pardee – Co., located at that place. It was the greatest march that has taken place during the present strike, The crowd was made up of strikers from McAdoo, Audeuried. Jeanesville and Hazleton on the south side and from Harwood, Ebervale, Free Land and Upper Lehigh on the north side. The women and girls came from the now famous borough of McAdoo. Sheriff Harvey and a handful of deputies were at Lattimer when the strikers arrived, and they and the marchers were instantly on the move, There was no disturbance at any time, Tha men and the women were well be baved. It was the most exciting day Latti mer has had since the tragedy three years ago. The strikers from the south side concentrated on the back road to the place. They had left their homes at The women, including “Mother Joues, were conveyed in wagons, while the men walked. It was a little before 6 o’clock when the 1,000 south side men eu t er ed Lattimer, headed by a fif e and drum CO rps, and the women, The leader of the females, who was a pretty Polish girl, carried a large American flag. They marched and counter marched on the .Lattimer pub jj c road unt jj 7 0 ’ c look, when the whis tie blev/ for the starting of work at the collieries. a great shout went up from the crowd as it saw that no one responded t o the call. Shortly after this a faint c heer was heard in tho distance, and Buddenly a crowd xvhicli proved T ^hotad tlT gathered on the^ppoStfside ihe b tbe further end of the company’s Ecame T abou , ba , f a “n mi ie away streaming by the bn - down the company’s property then across aidetorceoTZ the strippings south public road on the very spot where the twenty-two marchers were shot by the deputies in 1897. The combined lorces, after a short rest, formed two by two and with the women and girls in the lead, started on another parade through the town, women marchers called the Latti mermen black-legs and other hard names, whole those thus assailed re- ' mai ned mute for fear of being attacked. This was kept up until 8 o’clock, when the marchers began to leave for their wioUB home towns. 8bro , ndo « h witnessed tbe big f„ ges t demonstration ever held within ... ...... . Saturday. Over 5,000 striking idle mine workers marched ,h r0 „gh the streets and up to soldiers’ ulon „ ment I)ark , Locust mountain, where they Lei., a mass meeting and listened to word, of encouragement u°„”e, M^workers ofl^rL° £ strikers came from all section, of the anthracite coal regious, those from nearby points marching in a body headed by bauds, while those from remote points went in trolley cars. President Mitchell spoke briefly and was frequently interrupted by cheers. His most important statement was one informing the strikers that they would soon meet in convention. He saici. “I wish to announce today for the fi rst tin j® J hat ia » few days a conven tion will be called. Every mine will be requested to send delegates. If yon believe a net advance of 10 per cent in your wages is enough, then y°’ ir vote8 wlll ll « c ‘ de tbe ! on - If you prefer t that u the strike , shall go on, Mitchell will be with you In this strike we must all win together or go dowa t«g^her.” jyj- r< jyjitghen a g a i n took occasion to deny tbe charges that the strike was broug ht on for political reasons, and that the bituminous coal operators aonnectetl wil h it. AMERICANS QUIT PEKIN. Our Troops Were Withdrawn on September 3d In Conformity With Orders issued. According to dispatches from Pekin the withdrawal of the United States force from the city began Wednesday, October 3d. The marines, Major Will iam P. Riddle, commanding, marched to Tien Tsiu and the Fourth infantry regiment followed them closely. The American garrisons at Ho Si Wn and Pei Tsang will also be with drawn. Most of the allied generals are opposed to the campaign of revenge, which it is supposed the Germans have in view. The Germans are planning a move ment east of Tung Chow to capture the arsenal. General Gaselee claims that the British, from tho gunboat. Pigmy, were first to receive the surrender of the Shan Rai Kwan forts. j The persecution of Christians has been revived in the province of Shang Tun. By imperial orders, by Chinese troops, artillery and stores which would regularly follow the grand canal, are now diverted to Shen Si province by the way of Han Kow. It is reported from Chinese sources that the imperial court has already been removed to Si Ngnau Fu. 1IANNA WAS TARGET. - Some Miscreant Throw* chunk of ice While Speaking in Froere**. Senator HanQft was thfc target for a ten-pound chunx of ice . Thursday night at a Republican meeting in Chi c^go. The missile was dropped through reJtlv ove^he^neake^^ au ammrture in Btaid.lt the tent <li did I no t miss Mr. Hanna’s head over two * inclie g pnd b(kd it etrnck him WO uld h ave knocked him down and probably f tre d his skull. Tb e olice wb o surrounded the speaker’s stand were astounded for a momen t an d then made a rush for the street Senator Hanna retained his comP o Sure and seated himself while Congressman l making Mann went on with the ee ch The P 0 * ic ® ooald f et uo tr ^ e of th ° . . r li Hannl lefl teTescort ornery henatol Hanna lett the the tent escort "UV * l,0 ’tries “ f't rOW of‘“HowCulTZ of .P° ‘? e ' . S “ ke ! ‘° ^re b * cries of How M “ would k ? yon TWO NEGRO *--' REPRESENTATIVES will Hold Seat* in th« Next Georcia Ue« i*iatur« a » lte*uit of Election. As a result of the Georgia state election on last Wednesday there will be two negro representatives in the hon«iwhen that body is called to or der this month. They are from the counties of Me Intosh and Liberty, in both of which a natural negro majority prevails and where the Democratic white candi dates were beaten without trouble. Fuller returns indicate that Governor Candler’s majority £ and that of the full state ticket will to 70,000. Half a score of counties that have for years maintained a Popnlist ma Jonty go over to the Democrats, while in only two, Haralson and Paulding, out of the entire 137, are any populist ”° APPLY FOR CONVICTS. * ew cmmtyOa* in Near Future * r The Georgia Coal and Iron company d i od application with the state J commission for the right to ub . leaile fifty y peniteutiar y convicts to Chickarna uga g Coal company, P y ’ which P iH tQ he [u the ope rati o n of a n0 coal mine in Walker countv in i diate * mme future. The t fo be mind in Walker COUQt _ ig tbat adjoining the Chicka mauga * Coa ^ i and Coke company P / and is oq th 8ame v ei asthe company. P 7 Havana’s Fever Report. The yellow fever situation at Havana is not improved. During the month of September 257 cases were officially re ported, with a mortality of 25 per cent. Eighty-four cases are under treatment, and twenty-eight new cases reported within forty-eight hours, . VOit. X. NO. 41. FRANCE’S SOLUTION Hor Representative, M. Delcasse, Proposes Disposition of China. A BIO INDEMNITY TOE MAIN FEATURE Interdiction of Arm* Shipped Into the Country I* Demanded—ICuiala Ap prove* of Such a Scheme. A Washington special says: Propo sitions of a far-reaching character con cerning China are being presented in rapid succession to this government. The state department had no sooner disposed of one of these propositions Thursday by delivering a response to the German government than it was confronted by an even more important proposition submitted by the French government, and within half an hour -miaHy seconded by the Russiun government. The answer to Germany covered the subject of punishing Chinese offenders and P i ade known that the United states had instructed Minister Conger along the lines suggested by Germany, These instructions look towards se curing the names of the persons de serving chastisement, also whether tho punishments accord with the gravity Q f the crimes committed, and finally, in what manner the United States and the other powers are to be assured that satisfactory punishment is inflicted. Aside from these specific purposes of the note, it is regarded as important chiefly in establishing the most satis factorv relations between the govern men k a t Washington and Berlin, The Franco-Russiau proposal takes a much broader scope and submits a program under which the negotiations for a complete settlement can be car ried forward. The French charge, M. Thiebaut, handed the proposition to becretary Hay Thursday and held a brief conference concerning it. Half an hour later M. DeWollant, the Rus siaa charge, arrived at the state de and handed to Mr. Hay a note expressing Russian approval of the propositions just submitted by TEXT OF PROPOSITION. The Franco-Russian proposition is ” der ^ ^ T'K Jnt w'T erdlction \ of f guilty the sh,pment parties of second arms into China! third, payment of indem "W 0 tb ° P ,°"T' Th ' cieut guarantees for the future. I , T " “> * ~ e es a ) is lmen . o a permanen of the 1 aku forts * P6 ^ and f f foi ° r tke main- /? tenauce of a line of communication )e ,p! een e lu an . . . . . 6 im P re ® slon ** 8 8 ? . ^ 9 ft ° vernment* ' is ,‘y ^ha^thev con 8 not eMentiftl unfitting them . , ^ nf consideration in a ‘ final settlement. The difficulty . which ... * 8 ® imitations i 6 P ; p upon the scope of ^ hea f. ^ rpi • '• P«*.cular.y .. , - true 13 Imps, » f of s “ that f f of 0 indemnity Still aa . i 1 ^ lor toelt <• 1 .- DefrwsT’1 [ e “ , ' £3 ‘ ,0 “’ ’while J /“J” likely to ‘ * bi dtag torm , av , )e “« to h »« 8 ,8ir ««-• Germany mat not appbovb. As to the interdiction of arms, tho Btate(3e P artmentahead y haa intimat - tliat tl)ere t)e a question . a s to wisdom thero u is reason to Go *eve aiso that Germany will not view that particuJar feature with approval, But there appears to be good reason to expect that a middle grotind will be reached by confining the interdiction ? f ? TW to a specified period, possibly Cliina hx « within ® ( ^. b y which time to pay re the ^ ul T mdem- e< J by nity. The chief injection to theprop osition is in its being permanent in its P re8ent form ’ Conventions Held In Hawaii. Advices from Honolulu state that the Republicans aud Democrats each held their conventions on the 24th of September. Each party named a ua tive Hawaiian for delegate to Wash ington. The independents will act later on.