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SCHLEY COUNTY NEWS
B. E. ELLIOTT. Editor antBmsMaiiafer.
POPULATION
BV COUNTIES
Of ths Great State of Georgia as
Reported By Censns Office.
HANDSOME SHOWING IS MADE
Population of Towns and Cities
Between 2,000 and 35,000 Is
Also Given In Report.
The population of Georgia by'coun
ties in 1900 is as follows:
Appling, 12,336. Jefi’erson, 18,212.
Banks, 10,545. Jones, 13,359.
Baldwin, 17,768. Laurens. 25 908.
Bartow, 20,823. Liberty, 13,093.
Bibb, 50,474. Lowndes, 20,036. '
Bryan, 6,122. Lee 10 344
Burke, 30,165. Lincoln 7 156.
Berrien, 19,440. McDuffie,' Lumpkin 9,’804.' 7 433
Brooks, 18,606.
Bulloch, 21,377. Macon 14 093.
Butts, 12,805. Marion 10 080.
Camden, 7,669, Miller, 6,319,
Carroll, 26,576. Mitchell, 14,767.
Charlton, 3,522. Montg’ery, 16,359.
Cbatta’bee, 5,790. Murray, 8,633.
Cherokee, 15,243. McIntosh, 6,537.
Clay, 8,568. Madison, 13,224.
Cobb, 24,664. Meriwether, 23,339
Colquitt, 13,636 Milton, 6,763.
Coweta,, 24,980. Monroe, 20,682.
Calhoun 9 274. Morgau, 15,813.
CamDbel) 9 ^3 518 Muscogee, 29,836.
Catoosa 5 71~239. 8 Newton, 16,734.
Chatham Oglet’orpe. 17,881.
Cl Cl* alt k°>° o"a 17'70s' 12 937. ' Oconee 8 *12,969. 602.
<V * Pauldin 8*100*
° U 5 G 8 Pierce *856
C Go ee , i6i69 ' • Polk ’ 17 ’
Go urn 1 • p ... 40 c
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Crawford,^ IU, 000 ^cKeus^ 041
.
IJade, ,01 . ' ’ ‘
vST'wnT Qnitman, 4,7oi.
IT oug .1 er t y> 13 ’ 679 1 • Rand’l’b ’ 16 itV-ik 847.
,1 1
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DeKa b, 01119 • Dah„n » /; »** 0.85 ‘
,
_ _ 3 -
Dooly, 26,567 X
Doug.ass, >< . ’ 1
Eariy, 14. • ’ /qA '
-
Effingham, , . * T* » j •-«
Emanuel, .* • P 010 ’
Echols, , ’ 1°197.
Elbert, *« ;• Talbot J.
lannin, 11,2 ’in of) 0^9 419
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Faye e, 0,1 • ’ oj 07
loreytb 11,^50 rboin.,, Jl.u.o. C
Floyd, o3, if' . Taliaferro 7 912.
Trankliu, .< q ,’ 846
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Glascock 4 0 I 6 . rerrell, 19,0-3. q 02 q
iroraon, J , > • > >
Twninel , -.),o o. ’g ^gj '
uiyun, ii,’ • Ubson 13 670.
Wilson r YValker 15 661
i.nil, 75'1 ‘qoo Ware 13 761.
_ ’ Wash’t’n 28 227.
aia son,
j eniy.l nl “ ’ ' “ ' n0 Whitfield 14 509 '
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Habersham, 13,6 ” ■ » - • '
Hancock, 18,2//. o , > •
lams, l’> •• ! ’ 7
Heard, il,ln. \. ft ' ’ ’ ’ '
houston, , ” • ’ 912
Irwin, L 6 o- r.
> 11
Jasper, lo,U. 3. wn ^ nr » * 097 ’
. ohnsou, 11.40 . 1 ’ ’
Jackson, 24,U. .
Tho population of incorporated
places having a population of more
than 2 000 but less than 25,000, in
1900, a „ folio**, U- above 25,000
already having been announced:
Alltany, 4,606. Americus, 7,6 < 4.
Athens, 10,245. Bainbridge,
Barnesville, 3,036. Brunswick,
Cartersville,3,135. Cedartown, 2,823.
Columbus, 17,614. Cordele, 3,373.
Covington, 2,062. Cuthbert, 2,641.
Dalton, 4,315. Dawson, 2,936.
Dublin, 2,987 Elbertou 8,834
Tort Valley, 2 , 022 . Gainesville, 4,382.
28.272.’
SJIS ft Sandersville, 2,023
Rome WirrtlM.245. 7 "91
Tallapoosa, 2,128.
Th0.-ville, 6,322. Tooooa, 2,176
Way nes boro', 2^030*.
itigton, .. 2,216,331.
DEVOTED TO GIVING THE NEWS, ENCOURAGING THE PROGRESS AND AIDING THE PROSPERITY OF SCHLEY COUNTY.
ELLAVILLE. GA.. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 22. 1900.
GERMANY IS MODEST.
Chancellor Buelow Says the Par
tition of China Is Not De
sired Just Now.
A Berlin special dispatch soys: In
the Reichstag Monday, on the occa
sion of the presentation of the sup
plementary credit for China,Count Vou
Buelow, the imperial chancellor, em
phatically denied the assertion fre
quently made abroad that the China
embroglio was traceable to the German
occupation of Kiao Chou.' This
meut was greeted by the social demo
crats with loud cries of “It is quite
true!”
Count A on Buelow expressed keen
regret that such a cry should be heard
in tho German parliament. The chan
cellor further declared that he did not
wish at present to say anything which
might be prejudicial to the common
objects of the powers in China, but ho
felt need of placing himself in
touch .with tho nation.
Germany, he explained, had adher
et ^ *° the aims and policy outlined in
the circular to the allied governments.
The allegation that the government
bad not foreseen the Chinese crisis was
tr »e. But most of the other nations
likewise . failed to anticipate that the
storm in the far east would burst so
violently or so soon.
“But,” added Count Yon Buelow,
“the premonitory signs did not escape
us. We directed the attention of the
other cabinets repeatedly to these
signs. We at once agreed to every
thing our representative in China de
scribed as necessary to take a 3 a meas
ure of precaution and despatched a
force, offeriug even more than asked
for. ^ wish to reproach no one, least
of all Baron Yon Ketteler, who in en
deavoring most earnestly, in the fill
fillment of his duty, to bring the chief
Chinese authorities to reason, went,
almost without fear, to his death,
worthy of the land he represented and
the name be bore.”
Continuing, Count Yon Buelow said:
,. Iq tbe face of the Chinese attitude
we jj a( t to take the necessary measures
for (he protection of our right. «d
the defense of our honor. The other
powers were in the same position and
all the civilized people alike were
compelled to act in self-dtfense. A
dispassionate observer cannot doubt
tbe recent movement is traced
neither to Kino Chou, Hong Kong,
Touquin nor Port Arthur. It is di
rected agaiust European civilization,
with which Japan has thrown in her
What Germans desire is not a
political adventure, but the assertion
of our interests, our rights and our
honof .. n gcost peopl,.
“We are waging no war of conquest
on Chiua. We only wish for atonement
for Chinese misdeeds and a guarantee
^ Weespeciallydesire atone
rnent, since otherwise such things
might occur again. We desire the
influence accruing to Germany in the
present movement shall be preserved
to her. We desire our share in what
is to bo won from China. We will not
overreach an,y one and wo will not let
any one overreach us.
“We liavo nothing to gain by a par
tition of Chiua and do not desire it.
\y e shall fare best if China recovers
herself, so far as possible, under tbe
best ordered administration obtain
able, and remains solvent. We wish to
confine ourselves to our present posi
tion and will not shake China nnnec
essarily. We have no reason for
going beyond the convention of Au-
1898, or strive for territorial
acquisition which will place a dispro
portionate strain upon our resources.”
UAIt atlKMAiii -•
w ., th Wood He impect* Mono
castlo and Troop*.
Secretar y Root and General Wood
Mondav morning inspected the Morro
barracks and the garrison at Santiago,
M ’ Roo t expressed himself as very
ra ^ h po^t p i ea sed with the condition of
»ud th. »P,«»nue of .be
so bb er8 .
JKJ later'rode (over 'tbe new
Wor ( ‘
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Tainpa Strike Not S.
Up to Monday night the s tnat,on m
„ nMll l e d stele of mind.
PEG-LEG” AT WORK
Doughty Emigration Agent Opens
Office in Atlanta, Ga.
DECLARES HE WILL PAY NO LICENSE,
Snya lip Is Engaged In Same Unsine** as
IV. J. Nortlien, ami Will Await l»ecl*
ion of the Supreme Court.
R - A - Williams, commonly , , known as
“Pegleg” or “Peg” Williams, and not
entirely unknown to fame throughout
Georgia and the Carolinas as an emi
g™tion agent, has opened an emigra
tion bureau in Atlanta,
His success in depopulating three or
four of the southeastern states of ne
g ro farm hands and laborers has won
him an unenviable notoriety and some
personal attention at the hands of au
g r y farmers that would cause the
average man to seek some less excit
j n g method of earning a livelihood.
Williams is doing business without
license. He makes no secret of the
fact. A law of the state requires emi
gration agents to pay a tax of $500 in
each county of the state in which they
do business. “Peg” has not paid this
license iu Fulton county, and says
further that he w ill not pay it unless
the supreme court of the United
States decides that such a tax is legal,
Stories of Mr. Williams’ wrestling
matches with the law of the state have
recently filled many columns in the
newspapers.
Before recourse was had to the law,
the infuriated farmers who saw their
crops lack of going hands to to ruin harvest in the them, field^or while
hundreds of negroes were being ship
j )e d to Arkansas, Louisiana, Missis
sippi, Texas and other southwestern
states, threatened Williams with tar
and feathers, and warned him ont of
several counties. Then he was arrest
e d. Tho case was fought through the
lower courts and is now before the su
preme court at Washington It ha,
been argued, but no decision has beeu
rendered.
Meanwhile the emigration season
bas opeued and Williams has gone to
work again. Ho has opened an office
at 3G Wall street, opposite the uuion
depot, and advertises iu The Atlanta
Constitution that he wants 2,000 ne
groes in families to ship to various
points iu the southwest.
Williams took so many negroes
f ro m Green and Haucock counties
last vear that each county will lose
one if its representative, in the ncit
legislature. Williams
When seen by a reporter,
g UV e a thoroughly characteristic inter
view. Hesaid:
“I occupy the same relation to the
southwestern states as ex Governor
Northen does to the northern and
eastern states. He brings white men
to Georgia from those states and I take
negroes from Georgia to give the white
farmers he brings room. I’ll bet you
never thought of the question in that
light before. I represent the western
lines who are trying to help their sec
ti 0 n of the country.” officials
“If the Fulton county
mnnd that Y pay a $500 license 1 because
I have an office in Atlanta I will refuse
to pay it, and will fight the matter in
the courts. /My case will be decided
by the supremo court iu a little while
ami my lawyers are confident of vie
tory. That will settle the question of
charging emigration agents a big
license in Georgia and the Carolinas.
^ Ztt°Z
tpiestion. orders for-5,000
“I now have negroes
to be distributed in Louisiana, Texas,
Arkansas, Indian Territory and Mis
sissippi. I.shipped about 8,000 last
year and I expect to ship as many
more this season. I am getting nearly
a3 many letters from white men as
(r0B oegroee, aud .UI ebip out . lot
of white people.
KATIONS WEUECTWrBID.
A special from Burlington, N. C.,
says, regarding t he.ltUt.M '“‘
ton mills in A amauo. eonnty, th.Uhe 9
Hit"
VOL. X. NO. 47:
fearful of results.
Course of Allies In China Is
Watched With a Consid
erable Degree of Alarm.
The state department has not heard
from Minister Conger for four days
past. But his last report upon the
progress of the negotiations now go
ing on at Pekin between the ministers,
taken in connection with the depart
ment’s ample instructions relative to
this subject, warrants the officials at
Washington in confirming the Pekin
view that the end of these consulta
tions is in sight.
It cannot lie eoucealed, however,
that disapproval is entertained of the
attitude of the German military com
mander in China, and though our gov
ernment has not protested against the
punitive expeditions, which it regards
as ingeniously calculated to cause
fresh outbreaks among the Chinese, it
fears the results.
There is no hesitation in energeti
cally denying the European implication
that the United States government is
moved in its Chinese course by senti
mental and uubusiness-like considera
tious.
On the contrary, it is pointed out
that while sentiment is on the side of
our government on this matter, it is
accompanied by the soundest business
considerations, for the animating pur
pose of Abe state department now is to
prevent the destruction of Chinese
territorial integrity upon pretexts; to
maintain the open door for which our
government so long has contended; to
secure indemnities for the past and
guarantees for the future,
It is felt that these objects can be
secured without breaking the implied
truce entered into between the minis
ters and Li Hung Clmng and Prince
Ching.
Advices from the most influential
Chinese sources agree in stating that
Amerioau prestige has beeu greately
advanced in China by tho moderate
and humane course adopted by the
United States.
“HORRIBLE” PUNISHMENTS.
Chinese Leader* Sentenced to Degrada
tion and I.ife Imprisonment.
Minister Wu at Washington has re
ceived from Director General Bheng
the following cablegram which he
communicated to Secretary Hay Fri
day:
“An imperial decree of November
13th deprives Prince Tuan and Prince
Chwang of their ranks and offices and
orders them to be imprisoned for life;
Prince Yih and Secondary Prince Ying
to be imprisoned; Secondary Prince
Lien to he deprived of his rank; Duke
Ian and Ying Nien to be degraded iu
rank; Kang Pi being dead, no penalty
can be imposed upon him; and Shao
Shu Chian to be degraded, but re
taiued iu office, and Yu Hsien to be ex
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1 e 0 e ar 08 ’
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GREAT ARMY IS IMPERATIVE.
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such i» the Gut <»r Commanding Grnerai
Miles’ Kej»ort.
The feature of the annual report of
Lieutenant General Miles,
i ng ^e army, is a chapter dealing with
t b e need for a general reorganization regard
of the military service. In to
t bis question he Rays:
“The need for an eflicient and well
organized land force for an indefinite
p er j G d in the future is most obvious,
ani i the organization of such a force
ca n n ot bo wisely avoided. Such a
service as is now demanded of the
Rrm y cannot be performed by a tern
p orar y organization. ”
PROMINENT VETERAN HEAD.
Major Van Holt n**i» Attend* ill* Da*t
Krunion *t a*bh»i».
Major Joseph A an Holt Nash, one
of Atlanta s most distinguished citi
zens, died suddenly at the home of his
eon-in-law, Cornelius Garrett, in An
gusts, Ga., early Saturday morning.
Major Nash, who was ODe o ^
the mirnose of attending the Confed
of
^
rades with great pleasure.
*«*«» Firm I n Trmilde.
p m Shiff – Webster, a
SlVrt
of New York.
THE KAISER’S SPEECH
On Assembling of the Reichstag
Devoted Mainly to Chiua.
A HOT ROAST FOR THE ORIENTALS
Sny Maaseii of Clilne*e Have Been Mis
guided and Declare* That Guilty
Must Be l’unlshed.
The German reichstag reassembled
in Berlin Wednesday. The speech
from the throne dwelt at considerable
length on the events in China, which
have excited such deep emotion among
civilized people, saving:
“Fanatical hate and dark supersti
tion, incited by unscrupulous advisers
of the court, have driven misguided
masses of Chinese to acta of atrocity
against tlie outposts of western civil
ization and Christian worship dwelling
peacefully iu their midst.
“Mv minister died at the hands of
an assassin, in a courageous attempt
to overcome the rising peril. The for
eigners at the capital saw themselves
threatened, life and limb. Ihesa
things of horror uuited tho civilized
community, where otherwise there
was a divergence. All nations against
which the unparalleled onslaught was
directed drew closer, Their sons
fought with* one mind, shoulder to
shoulder, even as yonder standards
fcoat sido by side. Bo the govern
ments show themselves in council,
uuited with the sole wish to restore au
orderly state of things as speedily as
possible, and after the punishment of
the chief culprits, avert a the recurrence of
in such a disturbance of peace
the world.”
In announcing that the relations of
Germany with all the poweis are good,
the speech recalls his majesty’s sorrow
at the assassination of King Humbert
of Italy, saying he was “my ally and
dear friend who fell a victim to a
damnable outrage.”
The speech then proceeds: consulted the
“I would soouer have
reiclistag on the measures in China,
but for the necessity of prompt action
and the difficulty of furnishing reliu
ble information. Whenever the reich
stag could form decisions or estimate
the expenditure required, the govern
'ment felt confident that t^ie represent
atives would not refuse their subse
quent sanction to the necessary ex
penditures. domestic matters, his
Turning to of
majesty said that in consequence
the natural growth of the revenue
and the increased taxation voted last
cession, more abundant funds were
available in almost every branch ot
life in the empire, especia ly for meas
urpH for the benefit of workers and for
the defense of the country. A customs
tariff, he added, would probably be
laid before the bundesrath during the
present session.
The speech concluded by aunounc
j no-various bills which would be in
troduced.
At the conclusion of the speech from
the throne, Emperor William Vou Bue- was
warmly cheered and Count
low, the imperial chancellor, formally
declared the session opeued. ,
Several of the evening papers an
nounce that the German financial bill
submitted to the federal council shows
lhat to. balance it tbe sum of 2,240,
947,301 marks will be required. The
bill empowers the imperial chancellor
to raise a loan of 97,286,384 marks,
and to issue treasury bills to tbe
amount of 175,000,000 marks to
strengthen the ordinary working cap
ital of the imperial treasury.
GIRLS’ COLLEGE BURNED.
^ Fa|r RtulJents A u K*ca P ed in Ex
..edinaly Airy Costume*.
Virginia college, an institution for
yoU Lv ng Lit. ladies, situated just outside the
of Ito.noke, ... totally do
stroyed by fire at an early hour Wed
"tEtVly given and tbe
plest costumes of the be room.
wilb about Mis^ *25,000 insu’raure. It »a.
b , Harris and Mrs. Boet
getber'in Bo'eetw'few‘days u,nil ii
w,u ”•
same.