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Offerings The For
I have begun the manufacture of a!!
the delicate and delicious Candies
and am offering the following Specials
for the week, all made from the
purest ingredients:
Peanut Brittle, Cocoanut Brittle, Orange cream kisses
Cocoanut cream cakes, Cocoanut cream kisses,
Maple Cocoanut cream kisses.
Cherry cream kisses, Walnut cream cakes,
Italian Cream, Vanilla Peanut and Walnut Flavors.
I have also added a
Quick Lunch Stand
To my place and am prepared to serve Oysters in any
style, and quick lunches to the public at any hour of the
day.
J. L. Smith,
Phone 221.
Leader in High Grade Cigars and Tobacco.
Scrugg Brothers,
Practical Plumbers, Steam I Gas Fitters
14 years experience. Established in Florida and
Alabama. Reference First National Banks of Gaines¬
ville, Lake City and Apalachicola, Fla., and of Geneva,
Ala., or any reliable firms of the above named places.
All Work Guaranteed.
A Trial Order will Convince You.
We will have our Shop in the
Terrell Building.
For the news Read THE NEWS.
Everybody Takes Them—
WHAT?
Robinson’s Black Billers,
WHY?
Because they do all that is eliamed
for them.
75 Cents Per Bottle.
FOB SALE BY
Coogler & Wood, Mansfield, Ga.
W. S. Marbut, Almon, Ga.
Dr. Luke Robinson, Covington. Ga.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
MORE DRYLAND IN OHIO
CLARK COUNTY CLOSES NINETY
SIX SALOONS AND THREE BREW
ERIES.
Springfield, Ohio, Mar. 30.—With the
heaviest vote in local history, dark
county voted “dry" by 11 majority in
vhe local option election. The total
vote cast In the county was 17,831
The election affects ninety-seven ca
loons in the county, and three brew
eries. The breweries are owned b>
an English syndicate.
The result was in doubt until the
last precinct was heard from. The
city voted wet with a majority oi
1,840.
Clark county is the largest county
in the state that the “drys” have at¬
tempted to carry, the county having
about 65,000 people.
Women guarded the front and rear
entrances of the saloons and the al¬
leys and adjoining buildings to the
saloons were under surveillance.
1,000,000 Fire in Havana.
Havana.—The two piers of the Ha¬
vana Central railroad in the upper
part of the harbor, were totally de¬
stroyed by fire. The total damage
done is estimated at $1,000,000, which
is covered by insurance.
A number of lighters loaded with
sugar were lying at the piers when
the fire broke out. They were cut
loose and were blown to sea by the
strong southerly gale, threatening de¬
struction to steamers and other craft
in the harbor.
Suffrage Leader Busy.
Berlin, March 30.—in an effort to
rouse the women of Germany to great¬
er interest in the worldwide move¬
ment for woman suffrage Mrs. Car¬
rie Chapman Catt, the president of
the International Woman Suffrage Al¬
liance, spoke to a great mass meeting
of women in this city.
12th Cavalry for Philippines.
Chattanooga, Tenn.—The Twelfth
cavalry, United States army, left Fort
Oglethorpe, Ga., for San Francisco,
from wnich point the regiment will
sail for the Pfiilippines the last of the
week. The train carried 700 enlisted
men, 30 officers and 80 menmers of
the officers’ families.
Confederate Soldier Called Home.
Atlanta.—Joshua B. Crawford, one
of tiie oldest residents of Atlanta, dieu
at Ills residence on west ir'eacniree.
The deceased is survived by ms wne,
two suns.
In 1861 Mr. Crawford enlisted in
the confederate army, and until the
close of the war between me states
served with distinction.
Just three weeks ago Mr. Crawford
was married to Mrs. Bell Salvage, oi
St. Augustine, Fla.
Big Colony For Florida.
Jacksonville, Fla.—Senator George
W. Dean, of Waycross, Ga., and a
party of Chicago capitalists have
nought 55,000 acres of farm lands
witnin nine miles of Jacksonville, me
investment representing $500,000, up¬
on which they will colonize thrifty
western farmers.
Atrocious Double Murder.
Grand Rapids, Mich.—An atrocious
douoie murtier was committed in An¬
trim county, when the wife and in¬
fant child of George Hopfer, a farm¬
er, were Packed to ueaui with an axe.
Tneir decapitated bouies were round
in bed at tue Hopfer home by ueigu
bors. A posse tound George Hopier,
the husband and tatner, maing in tue
woous. He was placed under arrest.
Shot Woman and Killed Himself.
Denver, Col—John Collins, father
of Mrs. Jessie McDonald, wife of ter¬
mer Governor McDonald, shot and
wounded Miss Sarah Nichols, and
then killed himself. The motive is
unknown.
brief dispatches.
London.—A dispatch to The Stan¬
dard from Horta, says that when the
steamer Hamburg arrived It was learn¬
ed an attempt had been made to as¬
sault ex-President Roosevelt, but that
it was frustrated, and his would-be
assailant placed in irons.
Washington.—President Taft is let¬
ting it be known tnat he favors a re¬
duction on all the necessities of life
in the new tariff bill. He does not
relish the charge that the Payne bill
is putting burdens on poor and favor
ing the richer classes.
Washington. — Representative Ben
nett, of New York, has offered a bill
for the amendment of the apportion
meat of the sixtieth congress, reduc¬
ing the representation of states which
deny to negro citizens the right ol
franchise.
Union City, Ga.—During the past
week a contract was let, and the foun
dation has been laid for a big cotton
grading school building at Union
| The building will be of brick, two
I stories high, accommodating 100 or
more students for each term.
Jackson, Miss.—Sam Harris, a line
man, was killed on top of a pole in
sight of scores of men and women.
He was buckled to a pole. His spurs
touched a live wire.
Washington.—The tobacco grower is
a subject of legislation proposed by
Representative Stanley, of Kentucky,
and Representative Hull, of Tennes
I see, who have introduced bills per¬
mitting free and untaxed commerce in
unstemmed tobacco in the natural
loaf.
PROHIBITION DEBATE.
MAYOR ROSE, OF MILWAUKEE,
CHAMPIONS CAUSE OF LIQUOR,
DR. DICKIE CAUSE OF PROHIBI¬
TION.
Milwaukee, Wis., Mar. 27.—One of
the most remarkable debates ever
held was that on the question, "Re¬
solved, That Prohibition, as Applied
to the Manufacture and Sale of In¬
toxicating Beverages, Is Right," with
Mayor David S. Rose, of Milwaukee,
defending the negative, and Dr.
uel Dickie, president of Albion col¬
lege, Albion, Mich., as the speaker
for the prohibitionists. The
hippodrome, with a seating capacity
of 4,000, was jammed to the doors,
and although admission was by card,
great throngs of people were turned
away. There were five applications
for every ticket, and although the ad
mission was free, tickets being issued
to the various civic associations,
fers of substantial sums for tickets
were frequently made. This was the
first of three debates, the second to
be given at Chicago, and the third at
some city in the south.
Mayor Rose, at the recent Louis¬
ville convention of the National Mod¬
el License League, challenged the na¬
tional prohibition party to produce its
best orator to meet him on the ques¬
tion debated tonight. No decision was
rendered.
To Discuss Cuba's Future.
Philadelphia.—At a special session
of the American Academy of Political
and Social Science, held in this city
the subject of discussion was “The
Future of Cuba.”
The opening address delivered by
Charles E. Magoon, until recently pro
vlssional governor of Cuba. General
Leonard Wood, who was governor of
Cuba during the first intervention pe¬
riod, presided at the meeting. Among
the other speakers Alfredo Zayas,
vice president of Cuba, who is spend¬
ing a short time in the United States.
Flovilla, Ga.—The 5-year-old daught¬
er of William Castleberry, a promi¬
nent farmer one mile beyond Indian
Springs, was found hanging to a rope
swing, suspended from a limb, with
her neck broken.
Affinity Earie Sued For Divorce.
Middletown, N. Y.—Ferdinand Pin
ney Earie, artist, poet and foremost
exponent of the “affinity” idea, was
served with papers in an action
brought by Mrs. Earle, formerly Miss
Julia Kuttner, of New York city, for
annulment of their marriage.
PROFITS CUT ALL
TO PIECES ON
Ten or Fifteen Different Makes.
$10 Profit on Factory Prices.
See This Line Before You Make
Your Purchase.
It Means Money To you.
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; C. A. HARWELL J
Leader In
Furniture and Undertaking
Covington, Ga.
BATTLE WITH INDIANS.
OKLAHOMA SENDS TROOPS TO
EXTERMINATE CRAZY SNAKE'S
BAND OF MURDERERS.
Oklahoma City, Ok la., Mar. 29.
Chief Crazy Snake and 100 followers
retreated before five companies oi
Oklahoma militia, thus deferring an
expected battle.
Hastily setting fire to his tepees
and tents, the Indian leader, with his
mixed company of redskins and ne¬
groes, fled from his blazing camp as
the troops advanced.
Major Charles F. Barrett, in charge
of the commissary, received hurry or¬
| ders by courier to send supplies and
additional ammunition to the soldiers
j at the camp.
Six men have been killed and a
dozen wounded since the trouble be¬
gan. This is the official report, and
it is generally believed many more
j of the negroes and Indians are killed.
Crazy Snake, whose name is Chitti
Harjo, and whose English name is
Wilson Jones, is the leader of the
Snake band of Creek Indians. This
baud of Creeks, unable to speak Eng¬
lish, have never turned their faces
from the old days and the old cus¬
toms.
Vanderlip Raced Against Death.
Chicago.—Frank L. Vanderlip, pres¬
ident of the National City Bank of
New York, broke all American rail¬
road records, according to statements
made by New York Central officials
in an effort to reach the bedside of
his dying mother here, but he lost
the race with death by exactly 28
minutes.
Mr. Vanderlip, in a special train,
covered the distance from New York
to Englewood, a suburb of this city,
in 15 hours and 5 minutes, and when
he leaped madly from the train he
was met with the announcement that
his mother, Mrs. Charlotte L. Vander¬
lip, had died.
Liquor and Jealousy Caused Tragedy.
Pittsburg, Pa.—After firing two bul¬
lets at his wife, pointing a revolver
at his mother-in-law, when she at
tempted to help her daughter, and
trying vainly to get his little daughter
cut of a neighboring house that he
hight kill her, Harry Smith, aged 31
years, sent a bullet through the brain
of his 6-year-old son Russell, killing
the boy instantly, and then shot him¬
self through the head, dying in a few
moments.
Mrs. Mary Farmer Died in Electric
Chair.
Auburn, N. Y.—Mrs Mary Farmer,
who died in the electric chair in
the state prison for the murder of
Mrs. Sarah Brennan, at
has made a statement, it was learned,
which she believes will exonerate her
husband, who is also under sentence
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BATTLE WITH
THREE NEQRiCES K LLEq
MANY WOUNDED | N d
WITH DEPUTIES. ATT
Guthrie, Okla., Mar. 2C~ C
scene of the famous *
Creek Hickory" i ad
rising of last year, at 1 ' 1 '
Dement, three negroes were J*
five wounded and forty-one
in battle cant
a between twenty j
sheriffs Five deputies and one hundred negi, Jf 4
went from Henr-
18 miles nor th to the negro sew'
ment to arrest cattle thieves *
to be concealed the ^
in the house 0 f
of the .the edge negroes. of the They were m ^ ]
camp by a party
armed negroes, who refused to all
them ed and to were enter. fired The deputies per J
numbered, the deputies upon. Being 0u j
fled
A few hour, after a larger
heavily armed, po Sse
reached the tet tle i
ment. Some one fired a shot and the'
rioting was on.
The fight continued as a series
duels throughout the of J
night, the ^ n
groes retreating gradually f rora
to tree as the deputies advanced gj
ing steadily.
At daybreak firing ceased
neither party and
made another move un
.
til 10 o’clock, when the deputies
newed the re
attack on the negroes, who
now numbered 100 against twenty
deputies.
About 300 shots were fired, three
negroes were killed and Deputy SW
iff Fowler injured.
At the first onslaught the negroes
were dislodged and fled. The deputies
pursued and captured forty.
SOUTHERN ITEMS OF INTEREST
Montgomery, Ala.—Thomas Harper
whose body was recovered from the
Alabama river, was a son of Mrs. R.
W. King, of Atlanta, who has watched
the stream constantly for the bod;
since the tragedy March 10.
Locke Cotton Mills Co., Concord, jj.
C., awarded contract to rebuild Odell
Mill No. 4 and ordered 12,000 spin¬
dles with 12,000 more to follow and
the ultimate capacity to be 45,000
•pindles representing an investment
of $900,000.
The St. Charles Land Co., offices in
Chicago, incorporated with $400,000
capital for the purpose of reclaiming
13,500 acres of land in St. Charles
Parish, La.
Inman Mills, Inman, S. C., have de
cided to install 13,600 spindles and
340 looms and has awarded the con
tract, to represent an investment of
about $300,000.