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UUGUSTA \ SAVINGS W. B. YOUNG, President,. | J. G. WEIGLE, | Cashier, jj SAVINGS ACCOUNTS § THE CITIZEN. Waynesboro, Georgia, Saturday, March 17, 1900. Number 48, THE PLANTERS LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK, Augusta. Ga. ORGANIZED 18 0 I Pays interest i L.C. Hayne, President. W. C. Wardlaw Cashier. Ui ISLAND’S ANSWER m OOlGKLY MADE Revived Late Tuesday Night by Secretary Hay, T£XT NOT MADS PUBLIC THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA British Have Reached BIoemfoi\= tein and Boers Want Peace, j j0r ,i Salisbury Kirmly Declined With Tli'jsihs — Cur reap, i tide nee Passing Tliroiigh State D piruneut Differ ent From Direct Appeal. W asiiinuton, March 14 —The answer of L rd Salisbury to the message from p r e ; , aits Kruger and Steyu, which •jva- rausmitted throughout our gov ern:!: nt, was received at a late hour ]»,: night by Secretary Hay through Mr. White, our charge de affaires at London. A- indicated in the London dispatches, the answer was a declination of the ap peal. It ha? been transmitted to Adel- berr Hay, United States consul at Pre toria, who will suomit it to the two juvs.deats. This marks the e.nd of the first overture towards peace. It is be lt vii here, however, that another effort will soon be made by the .Boers to a;: a in peace, though recourse may be lain to some other agency than the .United States. I ho president has decided that it is not proper at this time to make public the test of the communications which have passed between Pretoria, London an i Washington relative ro the peace negotiations. It is stated, however, that the press dispatches have indicated iiv valient features of the correspon* deuc9 with sufficient accuracy and about tui only omission, so far as can bs learned, was the iaiiuro to develop the fact that ttie appeal of the Boer government that the United States might be al lowed to intervene was accompanied by an earnest expression by the president (it nis willingness to do any thing within his power to bring about the termina tion of the war, which he hoped might be attained. Lord Salisbury’s reply, while iirmly declining the request of tii-* 15 i-r govern men r, conveyed his ap preciation of the commendable senti ments which inspired the president’s 'utterances. Inasmuch as there appears to be some . coni'u-,ion in the public mind respecting the various efforts made by the Boers to end the war, it may be stated that this particular correspondence, passing through the state department, was sep arate and apart from the not9 addres-ed by Presidents Kruger and Steyn to nearly all the continental powers be lt ved to be in sympathy with their cause, and was also distinct from the appeal addressed direct to Lord Salis bury by the two presidents, which with his lordship’s answer toruied the sub- j ' t of the communications made yes terday by the pariiament. DR. JAMESON HAD FEVER. He Was Critically 111 When Lady smith Was Relieved. New York, March 14.—A dispatch to The Tribune from London says: Dr. Jameson was down with enteric fever and critically ill when Ladysmith was relieved. A private dispatch re ceived here by a prominent South Afri can states that ho has rallied and is likely to recover. Dr Jameson was anxious to have a military command in the campaign, but as the leader of the raid he was ex cluded irom the service for political reasons, and was not welcomed when be arrived at Ladysmith a few days be fore the investment of the town. His opportunity came. When the garrison was fever stricken he reverted to medi cal practice and did ten men’s work in cariu s for the fever patients and the wounded soldiers. TO CONVENE ON MARCH 27. J u <i E Tift Has Called Sleeting of I’liilippiuo Commission. Washington, March 14.—Judge Taft, president of the new Philippine com mission, has notified his fellow com missioners that the commission will convene March 27. Judge Taft’s resignation of his judi cial office takes effect tomorrow. It had teen supposed that the new commission w uid be brought together immediately thereafter, but it is probable that the task of closing up bis affairs prepara tory to a long absence from the United Suites has made it necessary for Judge Taft to defer the first meeting until the twenty-seventh inst. Meanwhile the old commission is winding upitsaffairs. GOVERNOR TANNER IS ILL. He Hus Stopped In New Orleans En- route to Florida. New Orleans, March 14.—Governor. Tanner of Illinois, accompanied by his wife ana secretary, arrived here in a private car today. The governor was taken at once to the St. Charles hotel and word was given out that he was quite ill. Mrs. Tanner said hi9 condi- tion was such that he could not leave his room. Tue party expects to leave for Florida tonight if the governor is able to travel. Wampler S«*nt«iiced to Hmijr. Knoxville, March 14.—A special to The Sentinel from Mlddlesboro says John M. Wampler was sentenced to hang at Oladeville, Va., for killing William Jenkins at Norton, Va., three weeks ago. Wampler-is a leading bus iness man of that section and Jenkins Was a prominent attorney. First Stilk»* In Carolina Mill. Columbia, S. C., March 14.—The first strike in a South Carolina cotton mill occurred this afternoon, the operatives of tli6 Warrenville mill, about 500, walking out after demanding and be- Lg refused higher pay. They made no demonstration. Coai Miner Killed. Knoxville, March 14—Frank Tar- ^ater, a coal miner, was killed last pight by a heavy ledge of slate falling >R tho Cross Mountain mine at Coal Creek. No other casualties are reported. The mine is owned by the Knoxville Iron company. London, March 13.—Lord Robers tele graphs from V uters Vlei at 5 o’clock this morning as follows: “Our march was again unopposed. We are now about lb miles from Bloem fontein. The cavalry division is astride the railway 6 miles south of Bioemion- leiu. There are about 321 men. Aboui 60 or 70 were kilied or are missing. “I directed General French if there was time before dark to seize the rail way station at Bloemfontein and thus secure the rolling stock.. Ac midnight I received a report from him that after considerable opposition he had been able to ociupy two hills close to the rail way station which commanded Bloem fontein. “A brother of President Steyn has been made a prisoner. “The telegraph line leading north ward has been cut and the railway brokon up. “I am now starting with the Third cavalry brigade, which I called up from the Seventh division near Petrusbnrg yesterday, and the mounted infantry to reinforce the cavalry division. The rest of the force will follow as quickly as possible.” Lord Roberts’ actual entry into the Orange Free State capital seems likely to be delayed until .tomorrow or iate to day,"as his statement that he is going to reinforce General French implies that opposition is being encountered on the outskirts of the town,though the defi nue statement that the British cavalry leader has positions which command the situation leaves no doubt that the occupation will speedily be effected, and with it, so the London critics think, will accrue to the British important captures of supplies, if not of prisoners. However, it may be that the Boers may make a strenuous resistance, which will not be overcome until Lord Roberts' main army catches up with the cavalry DeWitt’s Witch Haze! Salve Cures Piles, Scalds, Burns. Salisbury Di-clinrs Mediation. London, March 13. — The United States government, at the request ol President Kruger and President Steyn, has offered to the British government its services as mediator, with a view o’ bringing about peaC9 in South Africa. The United States charg9 d’affaires. Henry White, saw Lord Salisbury at the foreign office this evening and re ceivea a formal reply from the British government declining the good offices of the United States in regard to peace. It is understood that the reasons of the premier are identical with ihose already cabled to the Associated Press. Tne interview between Mr. White and Lord Salisbury was very brief, the premier confining himself to a court eous verbal declination, without enter ing into details. SCROFULA AND ITS AWFUL HORRORS CURED BY Johnston’s Sarsaparilla QUART BOTTLES. A. MOST 'WO’VI)IilR UL CURE. A Grand Old Lady Gives Her Experience. Mrs. Thankful Orilla Hurd lives in the beautiful village of Brighton, Livingston Co., Mich. This venerable and highly respected lady was born in the year 1S12, the year of the great war, in Hebron, Washington Co., New York. She came to Michigan in 1840. the year of “Tippecanoe and Tyler too. ’ All her faculties are excellently preserved, and possessing a very re tentive memory, her mind is full of interesting reminiscences of her early life, of the early days of the State of Michigan and the interesting and re markable people she has met, and the stirring events of which she was a wit ness. But nothing in her varied and manifold recollections are more mar velous and worthy of attention than are her experiences in the use of JOHNSTON S SARSAPARILLA. Mrs. Hurd inherited a tendency and pre disposition to scrofula, that terribly destructive blood taint which has cursed and is cursing the lives or thousands and marking thousands more as vic tims of the death angel. Transmitted from generation to generation, It is found in neary every family in one form or another. It may’ make its ap pearance in dreadful running sores, in unsightly swellings in the neck or goitre, or in eruptions of varied forms. Attacking the mucous membrane, it may be known as catarrh in the head, or developing in flio lungs It may be, and often is, the prime cause of consumption. Speaking of her ease, Mrs, Hurd says: “I was troubled for many years with a bad skin disease. My arms an^ limbs would break out in a mass of sores, discharging yellow matter. My neck began to swell and became very unsightly in appearance. My body was covered with scrofulous eruptions.. My eyes were also greatly inflamed and weakeped, and they pained me very much. My blood was in a very bad condition and my head ached severely at frequent intervals, and I had no appetite. I had sores also in my ears. I was in a miserable condition, I had tried every remedy that had been recom mended, and doctor after doctor had failed. One of the best physicians in the state told me I must die of scrofulous consumption, as internal abcesses were beginning to form. I at length was told of Dr. Johnston, of Detroit, and his famous Sarsaparilla. I tried a bottle, more as an experiment than any thing else, as I had no faith in it, and greatly to my agreeable surprise, I began to grow better. You can be sure I kept on taking it. I took a great many bottles. But I steadily improved until I became entirely well. All the sores healed up, all the bad symptoms disappeared. I gained perfect health. a ?o ^ never been troubled with scrofula since. Of course an old lady of 83 years is not a young woman, but I have had remarkably good health since then, and I firmly believe that JOHNSTON’S SARSAPARILLA Is the greatest blood purifier and the best medicine in the wide world, both for scrofula and as a spring medicine.” This remarkably interesting old lady did not iok to be more than sixty, and she repeated several times, “I believe my life was saved by JOHNSTON’S SARSAPARILLA.” COMtPAJSTX, DETROIT, MICH. REV. MR. SHELDON'S PAPER. The First Issue Will Amount to 360,. OOO Copies. Topeka, March 13.—The first issue ol the Sheldon edition of th9 Topeka Capi tal went to press at 2:57 ibis morning, 23 minnies earlier than the usual time. Mr. Sheldon stayed in the effiee until the press started and curried home with him the first copy of the paper. All the mails were caugnt and the press was kept running nntil about noon today, printing something over 100,000 copies. The rest of the edition will be printed in Chicago and New York, for which matrices will be sent daily. The MICIIIGrAW drug H. B. McMASTKR, Waynesbors, Ga. DANIEL, SONS & PALMER, Millen, Ga. S.F, OOOPER, Rocky Ford, Ga. I \V, H. PARKER, Rocky Ford, Ga. E.S. LANE & CO , Dover, Ga M M, PERKINS, Perkins, Ga, WILLIAMS AGAIN ARRESTED. Independence Will Not B ■ Granted. London, March 13.—In the house of lords today the premier, Lord Salis bury, read the British government’s reply to President Kruger and Presi dent Steyn. The concluding sentence is as follows: “Her majesty’s govern ment can only answer your honor’s tel egram by saying it is not prepared to assent to the independence of either the South African republic or the Orange Free State.” Mafeking’s Sore Distress. London, March 13.—A dispatch to The Times from Mafeking, a^ted Mon day, March 5, says the garrison at that place were then feeling acutely the stress of the siege. They were reduced to the use of horseflesh and bread made from horse forage, white the water was parasitically contaminated. Typhoid, dy.-entery and diphtheria were epidemic, but it was impossible to isolate the victims. The sufferings of the women and children were terrible and there were deaths in th9 women’s laager daily. The native population was starving. Fieron Fighting Saturday. A dispatch from Driefontein, Orange Free State, dated March 11, says Broad- wooi’s cavairy brigade, advancing on Bloemfontein, unexpectedly found the Boers in a strong position in the Drie fontein kopjes yesterday. General Kolly-Kenuy’s division arriving, severe fighting ensued. The Boers resisted stubbornly, but were driven from their center position, leaving, a number of dead and 40 prisoners. The Brutish force is moving forward today. During the fighting, in Which five regiments took part with artillery, the Boer3, though forced from their center position, clung tenaciously to the other kopjes, shelling the British freely with three guns and two Victor-Maxims. The British cavalry began to turn the Boer position, but night fell before the movement was completed. The Boers retired during the night. ’ All of the. day was occupied in fight ing. The Boers maintained a stubborn rear guard action aiong a running front of la miles on very difficult ground. The British were advancing in three columns. General Tucker, to the south ward, occupied Petrusberg unopposed; General Kelly-Kenny, after following the river bank, moved in the direction of Abraham’s kraaL Rumors of relief of Mafeking con tinue to circulate, but fail of any con firmation. From Natal, which Gen eral Buffer so erroneously declared was free of Boers, and Cape Colony where General Kitchener’s stern hand is upon tho rebellion, there is no news of any importance. Commenting on tho fact that Lord. Roberts found the Boers holding posi tions in a part of the country supposed to have been left open, the St. James Gazette says: •No more damning indictment was ever preferred against any cavalry. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers, The lamous little pills. The Well Known Labor Agent. Wanted : In Two States. Atlanta, March 12.—R. A. Williams, | batter known as “Pegleg” Williams, ! the mail who has been in so much ! trouble about sending negro emigrants westward, has been again arrested by 1 Patrolman Hill on the same old charge ; of hiring negro labor for emigration i without a siate license. There is also a warrant for Williams i from South Carolina, and still another warrant which is in the hands of the sheriff of Fuiton county. Chief Manly received a warrant for Wiluams several days ago from South j Carolina, but Williams was not in the | city and the warrant was temporarily pigeonholed. j Saturday a warrant came to the po- { lice authorities from Atbens, Ga. Yes terday morning Qtiieer Hul found Wil liams just as he stepped from a train at the depot, and the alleged labor agent was arrested and locked up at the police barracks. Yesterday afternoon the prisoner was turned over to the county officials, the sheriff having a warrant foi*him. A Powder Mill Explosion Removes eyerything ia sight; so do drastic mineral piiis, but both are mighty dangerous. Don’t dy namite the delicate machinery of your body with calomel, croten oii or aloes piiis, when Dr. King’s New Life Pills, wdiieh are gentle as a summer breeze, do the work per- pectiy. Cures headache, constipa tion. Only 25 cents at ir. b. MCMas- ter’s drug store. LONDON AWAITING IMPORTANT NEWS Occupation of Bloemfontein Is Hourly Expected. MAFEKING HARD PRESSED SUICIDE Sought a OF P. B. WALKER. Shot Secluded Spot uud Himself With Pistol. Wakrenton, Ga., March 9.—In a secluded spot just below the Sallie Hill cemetery was found the body of Mr. P. Brooks Walker, one of our town’s most prominent citizens By his side lay a Smith & Wesson 32-caliber pistol, and in his temple a terrible wound, which served to tell the tale. For several days his most intimate friends have known that he was under a terrible mental strain and apt to do himself bodily harm, yet it was not deemed necessary to place a watch over him. Just after his noon meal he left his home apparently much better. His wife supposed he had gone to his busi ness and was not uneasy, but as night drew on he did not return and the neighbors were asked for assistance and a search was began. Aif Prater Gets Two Years. Calhoun, Ga., March 10.—The jury in the Alf Prater case returned a ver dict of guilty with a recommendation of mercy. Before the judge passed sentence Prater’s attorneys had a con sultation with the prisoner and agreed to a verdict of guilty, for sentence, against Prater on the remaining three cases. Judge Fite sentenced Prater to serve two years’ sentence, the allot ment of time being as follows: For stealing horse, one year; buggy, six months; harness, three months, and bridle, three mouths. All the above articles were stolen from different par ties, making separate biffs necessary. Now Cars For Central. Savannah, March 12.—The Central railroad has bought three handsome new sleepers that have just arrived from the builders, Barney & Smith of Dayton. O. The cars are now in the Central’s passenger yards. They are being cleaned up and put in thorough order for their runs, which will be on the line between Savannah and Macon and Savannah and Atlanta. The first of them left Savannah for Atlanta to night. The cars they will supplant on these runs will be put on the line be tween Savannah and Birmingham. Mrs. Harriet Evans, Hinsdale,111, writes, “I never fail to relieve my children from croup at once by us ing One minute Cough Cure. I would not feel safe without it.” Quickly cures coughs, colds, grippe and all throat and lung diseases. Cronje to Sail For St. Helena 3Iarch 17—Cecil Rhodes 111 —Salisbury’s Reply to Kruger Gives Satisfaction to Natal. London, March 14—A few hours should bring important dispatches from Lora Roberts. No word has come from Bloemfontein today, although sharp fighting is believed to have occurred since the commander-in-chief was last heard of. London confidently expect? the occupation of the Orange Free State capital will occur tod^y, as pre viously forecasted. In the meanwhile attention turns to Mafeking. A dispatch from Lobatsi March 8 says: Colonel Plamer’s force reached here Tuesday, March 6. It is believed that only a single bridge southward has been destroyed and that otherwise the rail road is intact within 5 miles of Mafe- king. Colonel Plumer has already dis persed several Boer police posts in the neighbornood and is actively pushing his advance southward. Mafeking can scarcely hold out much longer. The news of Colonel Planters’ approach has given substance to the ru mor of its relief, but those best informed are inclined to think the relief is more likely to become accomplished by Colo nel Peakman’s column from Kimberley. Private advices have set forth that Colonel Piumer had almost given up hope of accomplishing anything more than harrassing the Boers, though since these were written it is possible thai the diminished numbers of the invest ing force may have rendered Piumer’s task more feasible. Judging from the lack of news everything is quiet in Natal, while from Herschel comes the statement (fiat the total collapse of the insurgent colonists is imminent: General Cronje, according to a Cap6 Town special, sails for St. Helena on March 17. Cecil Rhodes is suffering from catarrh of the stomach and is unable to sail for England. Natal dispatches recount that great est satisfaction is felt there at Lord Salisbury’s reply to the Boer president’6 peace overtures. A dispatch from Pietermaritzberg, published in the second edition of The Times, says: “The reply, especially the last para graph, relating to independence, has been received in Natal with a feeling of great relief and is dispelling all doubts.” A private dispath from Johannesburg has been received in London, dated Sat urday, March 10, contradicting reports that the mines are flooded and the ma chinery broken, and asserting that all is welL _____ Deafness Cannot be Lured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lin ing of the Eustachian Tube, hen this tube gets inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is the result, and-unless this inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroj-ed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused bv catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of ihe mucous surfaces We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of deafness (caused by catarrh) that we cannot cure by taking Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Sold by Druggists, 75c. Toledo, O REV. CHARLES M. SIIEI.DON. management of the paper says the mail ing list and city circulation now contain 360,000 copies, and that fresh orders are coming by every mail, 25,000 yesterday. Mr. Sheldon was at his desk again at 8:25 this morning. The paper was not entirely satisfac tory to the regular subscribers and out side papers have been bought freely to day. Contents of the Paper. The first item on the first page was a prayer written by Bishop John A. Vin cent of the Methodist Episcopal church. It is as follows: “A morning prayer and resolution: ‘I will try this day to live a simple, sincere, serene life, repelling every thought of discontent, S3lf-seeking and anxiety; cultivating magnanimity, self- control and the habit of silence; prac ticing economy, cheerfulness and help fulness. “ ‘And as I cannot in my own strength do this, or even with a hope of success attempt it, I look to Thee, oh Lord, my Father, in Jesns Christ, my Savior, and ask for the gift of the Hoiy Spirit.” A page was devoted to local news, and the leading features of today’s issue were reports of a temperance revival and an anticigarette meeting. Mr. Shel don instructed the police reporter that in case of a murder or other crime to write a bare statement of the facts. If he had the space to spare, instead of filiing it up with the usual details, he would go into a discussion of the causes leading np to the crime. One page was given to telegraph news, which ordinarily occupies about three times that space. The Associated Press report was necessarily blue pen ciled with a vengeance. The market reports were cut from four columns to one. All quotations on stocks and bonds, giving options and other matter, involving transactions in you didn’t write hasn’t come. You meant to write it. You meant to write and ask us more about our goods. You certainly owe it to yourself to find out all you can about the goods for which we claim so much. For all we claim, we only claim .the truth. We will send you circulars and catalogues any time. Write tor them, We make this a safe place toiu you to buy at. We cheeriully give your money back if anything you get from us doesn’t prove to be just exactly as rep resented. No back talk—just your money. We want you to see our prices. We want you to try our goods. Manufacturers of Doors, Sash, Blinds, Lum her, Laths, ShiDgles, and Fancy or Plain Woodwork lor all kinds of buildings. m $ m m m lugusrqjum $upSs: <pf Question Answered. Well Known Lawyer Dead. Gainesville, Ga., March 12.—Jasper N. Dorsey, a well known young man and lawyer of Gainesville, son of the late J. N. Dorsey, died here Sunday afternoon after a lingering illness of consumption. He was 25 years of age, an alumnus of the state university and was highly esteemed everywhere he was known. The funeral services were held today. One Minute Cough Cure, cures. That is wbat it was made lor. Yes, August Flower still has the largest sale of any medicine in the civilized world. Your mothers and grandmothers never thought of us ing anything else for indigestion or biliousness. Doctors were scarce, and they seldom heard ol appendi citis, nervous prostration, or heart failure, etc. They used August Flower to clean out the system and stop fermentation of indigesteo food, regulate the action of the liver, stimulate the nervous and organic action of the system, and that is all they took when feeling dull and bad with headaches and other aches You only need a few doses of Green’s August Flower, in liquid form, to make you satisfied there is nothing serious the matter with you. Sample bottles at h, b. mcmas- ter, Waynesboro, Ga., and H, Q. Bell. Millen, Ga. “With this understanding of the con duct of the paper this week, 1 will state in part its general purpose and politics: “It will be a newspaper. The word mews’ will be defined as anything in the way of daily events that the pub lic ought to know for its development and power in a life of righteousness. “On the liquor question- the paper will advocate the prohibition of the whole liquor business from Maine to California and all aronnd the globe. By prohibition I mean the total extinction oP the enrse of making, selling, baying and drinking intoxicating iiqnors, its extinction by legal enactment, by per sonal total abstinence and by ever/ form of state, home, church and school education that Christiana can devise. “The great social question of the age will be given prominence- The selfish ness of mankind in every form of greed, commercially and politically, will be considered as of more serious conse quence to us as a people than many other matters which too often engage the time and attention of mankind. “The paper will declare its abhorrence of war as it is being waged today, not in Africa, bnt in the Philippines and everywhere else. “The main purpose of the paper will be to influence its readers to seek first the kingdom of God. A nation seeking the kingdom of God first of all will in time find right answers to all disputed questions and become a powerful and useful nation. "May God bless the use of this paper to the glory of his kingdom on earth. “Charles M. Sheldon.” SHREWD DIPLOMATIC MOVE. No Right to Ugliness. The woman who is lovely in face form and temper will always have friends, bnt one who would be at- ractiye must keep her health. If she is weak, sickly and all tud down, she will be neryous and irri table. If she has constipation or kidney trouble, her impure blood will cause pimples, blotches, skin eruptions and a wretched complex ion. Electric Bitters is the best medicine in the world to regulate stomach, liver and kidneys and to purify the blood. It gives strong nerves, bright eyes, smooth, velvety skin, rich complexion. It will make a good-looking, charming woman of a run down invalid. On ly 50 cents a bottle at H. b. mcmas- ter’s drug store. A GREAT INTERSTATE FAIR. futures, have Been consigned to tne waste basket, and only the actual cash prices of grain, products, etc., will be quoted. A notable feature of the paper will be the method of handling advertise ments. The familiar corset advertise ments of the magazines, accompanied by cuts, have sought in vain for space. No retail advertisements from Kansas City or out-of-town tradesmen wili be accepted, Mr. Sheldon holding that this would be an injustice to home mer chants. The twenty-dollar-suit-of-clothes-for- $14 75 style of advertising is also barred. Sheldon’s Policy Announced. The leading editorial was an out line of the paper’s policy during the week and in part is as follows: “Last December the owners of the Topeka Daily Capital asked me to as- gnme entire charge of the paper for one week and edit it as a distinctively Christian daily. “I accepted the invitation on condi tion that I receive no financial compen sation and that a share of the profits be used for some benevolent work and named the week beginning Tuesday, March 13, 1900, as the week for the ex- navimnn fc M. B. Smith, Butternut, Mioh., says, “DeWitt’s Little Early risers are the very best pills I ever used for constiveness, liver and bowell Irnnhloa » TT TL ArfllWftStfir. Atlanta’s Business .Men Decide to Hold It Next October. Atlanta, March 10.—At a mass meet ing of Atlanta’s business men it has been decided to hold a southern inter state fair here next fall. The big fa 5 r will open Oct. 10 and close Oct. 27. This will give 15 open days for the fair, and the fixing of the exact date at this time, it is thought, will forestall any possible conflict with the dates that may be made by other fairs The guarantee fund of the southern interstate fair will be $15,000, $5,000 mo.e than that of the fnnd raised last year. With this amonnt in hand it is thought that the size of the fair can be made fully double that heid last year, as of the $10,000 guarantee fnnd raised by popular subscription for the state fair, fully one-half was expended on the repair of the buildings and in other ways that will not be necssary this year. Every indication points to the south ern interstate fair being one of the big gest and best that has ever been held in the south. Changes In Office. Montgomery, Ala., March 14—Judge A. Stratton of Troy, who was recently appointed census supervisor for tha Third Alabama district, has resigned hie position as United States commis sioner, and Circnit Judge Bruce has ap pointed in his stead W. C. Stark, who has been a deputy United States mar shal. Marshal Bryan has appointed Andrew Collier to sncced Starke as dep uty marshal. Big Packing Plant. Fort Worth, Tex., March 14—The JDcld Packing company has sent repre sentatives here for the purpose of clos ing a deal to erect a plant in Fort Worth to cost- over $1,000,000. The prospects are fair that it will be bnilt. Job Printing promptly executed. Kruger and Steyn Force Salisbury to Show His Hand. New York, March 14—The Journal and Advertiser says: Presidents Kruger and Steyn have apparently made a shrewd diplomatic move, for it cannot be supposed that they expected Lord Salisbury to consent ro peace on any such terms as they pro posed. iney have, however, obtained from the British premier a tangible state ment of the intention of England, and her determination to take from the two republics their independence. This gives them something on which they may appeal to the powers, asking if the latter will stand by and see them crushed and turned into integral parts of the British empire. The strengthening of England’s fleet in Chinese waters is a part of her an swer to the peace proposition of the Boer republics. Lord Salisbury realizes that England’s enemies have never had so good an excuse for making trouble for her as they have now. Should the Boer presidents appeal to the powers against the premier’s ultimatum and ask them to interfere to prevent the po litical annihilation of the republics the opportunity of Russia and France would have come. These powers would, very likely, no tify England they would not consent to the taking away of the Boers’ inde pendence. And that would mean war. For England would allow no such in terference in what she regards as her private affairs. OUR OFFER OF MEDIATION. Excites Unfavorable Comment of the London Globe. London, March 9.—Regarding the United States’ offer of mediation, Tne Globe says: “The incident is of interest only in th9 light it throws on American poli tics. Republicans and Democrats alike are always prepared to risk the friend ship of England in the party game. “We may preserve amicable relations with the United States and it is to be hoped we always shall do so, but an al liance is impossible. We were brought to the verge of war four years ago, for the sake of Mr. Cleveland’s re-election, and a pretext for a diplomatic quarrel will never be wanting when the anti- English elements of the republic have to be consolidated. ” Duly One of the Defendants Appears In Court Today. Savannah,' March 12.—This morning in the United States district court the case of B. D. Greene, E. H., J. F. and W. T. Gaynor, Michael A. Connally and Oberlin M. Carter was called. These are the men charged with enter ing into a conspiracy and cheating the government ont of something like $1,- 000,000. Only one of the defendants' was in court. Michael A. Connally was present with his counsel, Mr. George A. 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