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Volume 19,
Waynesboro, Georgia, Saturday, May 12, 1900.
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JOHM TEMPLE GRAVES
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Separation, He Says, Is Only
Peiynanent Solution.
PEOPLE MUST FACE ISSUE
Question Can Now I3e Settled Wit li
on! Bloodshed—Delay is Dangerous,
(.legislation ol‘ No Avail—Parting of
Ways 15ns Been Reached.
Mo.vtgo:,iohv, Ala., May 9.—The fea
ture of today’s session of the race con
feretioe was tlie speech of the Hon. John
Temple Graves of Georgia. Mr. Graves
speech was one of the ablest efforts of
his life and shows a deep study of the
problem. The distinguished Georgian
was never in better voice and was given
the closest attention throughout.
Mr. Graves paid tribute to the efforts
of Council, Booker Washington, Bishop
Turner and oilier leading negroes, but
his speech shows that he is uncompro
misingly in favor of a separation of the
races. •
He contends that there is no room in
file industrial field for the negro, and
that education only awakens ambitions
which can never be realized, unless there
is a separation. To make his argument
more pointed Mr. Graves refers to the
time when I lie Lord led the children o
Israel from the land of Egypt, thus re
leasing them from bondage.
The speaker dwelt at length upon the
race problem as it presents itself to the
thinking man. touching upon fho ne
gro’s industrial, political, social and
civil standing in the United States. He
stated that the industrial education of
the negro oiily tended to bring him in
closer competition with the white man,
thus augmenting the bitter feeling al
ready existing between the two races.
Proceeding Mr. Graves presents meth
ods for the solution of the problem,
and advocates the repeal .of the fifteenth
amendment. Tie regards the enfran
chisement of the negro as the American
mistake of the century, hut the disfran
chisement of the negro would not be a
permanent solution.
M ust Separate the Races.
The only permanent solution, he says,
is the separation of the races. Proceed
iug, he says:
“On this great question I stand now
where I have always stood—where Web
ster stood and Henry Clay; where
Thomas Jefferson stood, and Abraham
Lincoln, and Henry Grady, and Council
and Turner and the rest—where in time
all men will stand who see the light and
dare to face it.
“Separation is the logical, the iuev
itahlc, the only way. No other proposed
soluiion will stand the test of logic and
experiment.
“Km- no statute will permanently
solve this problem. No anodyne of law,
no counter irritant of legislation will
quiet it longer than the hour of its ap
plication The evil is iu the blood >f
races, the disease is in the bones and the
marrow and the skin of antagonistic
peoples.
“Religion does not solve t he problem,
for the Christ spirit will not be all per
vasive until the millenial dawn.
“Education complicates the problem.
Every year of enlightenment increases
the negro’s apprehension of his position,
of his merits and attainment, and of the
inconsistency between his real and con
stitutional status in the republic. Edu
cation brings perception, and ambition
follows, with aggressive assertion against
the iron walls of a prejudice that has
never yielded and will never yield. The
conflict is irrepressible and inevitable.
Time Complicates Problem.
“Time complicates the problem by
giviug increasing numbers and addi
tional provocation to the iicgro, and in
creasing danger to the struggle which
logic and destiny render certain.
“Politics complicates the problem by
bringing times of fierce civic conflict
ween the passions and prejudices of fac
tion may be moved to partisan align
ment with the deep and lurking dan
gers of the race question.
“We have come in God’s providence
to the parting of the ways.
“In the name of history and of hu
manity; in the interest, of both races,
and in the fear of God, I call for a divi
sion.
“We can make it peaceably now. We
may be forced to accomplish it in blood
hereafter.
“The time is propitious and the coun
try is ripe for separation.”
In conclusion, the speaker says:
“Away with experiment! Let us have
done with temperizing. Away with
timidity and hesitation! Let us face the
great question like men! Let us grapple
the mighty issue bravely and once for
all. Let us see the end from the begin
ning, and go forth to meet it with faith
in God and in our race.
“And Almighty God, the last immi
nent factor in the destinies of men, will
strike the scales from our clouded eyes
and lead to the kindly light a people
who, with earnest faith and strenuous
endeavor, have sought to help others
and to help themselves.”
Macon Awaits Decision.
Macon, May 9.—The city is -very
anxious to know the outcome of the an
nexation case now pending before the
supreme court. It is thought an opin
ion will he handed down about Friday,
and if it is favorable there will be an ac
tive campaign for annexation, which
will be as warm as the one now raging.
The taking of the census will begin
about .Tune 1, and there is plenty of
time for an election to be held if the de
cision of Judge Felton is reversed.
Young Lady Shoots an Admirer.
Yorkvimme, S. C., May 9.—Frauk
Jones called on Miss Blanche Wilkins,
one of the belles of Yorkville, Monday
night, to whom he had been devoted.
She playfully pointed an “unloaded”
rifle of small caliber at him and sent a
bullet through his jaw.
Wolcott Will Serve.
Denver, May 9.—United States Sen
ator Edward O. Woloott has consented
to serve as temporary chairman of the
state Republican convention which
meets hers.
THE WAR IN
SOUTH AFRICA
British Army ?s Moving Steadily !
Forward—3o?rs Demoralized.
London, May 8.—The following dis
patch has been received from Lord Rob
erts at Smaaldcel:
“The railway from Brandforfc to this
place has been considerably damaged
and the bridge over the Yet river has
been hopelessly wrecked. This delays
supplies coming up. Every few yards
charges of rackarcck had been laid uu
dor the rails. This would have created
some loss of life, hut fortunately wa
discovered by a West Australian infan
trymau. Win burg has been occupied
by the Highland brigade.”
In spite of these wrecked railroads the
British advance goes on steadily. Lord
Roberts’ outposts are apparently about
13 miles north of Smaaldcel. General
Brabant has joined General Bundle a
Thaba N’Ohu, whence they are movin,
forward. The country is all quiet i)
that direction. A reconnoissanca made
by General Run lie of the Baers’ recent
positions at Thaba N’Chu resulted in
their being pronounced impregnable and
their evacuation is reported to have b
due to the receipt of an urgent request
fre mi President Steyp. The Boers are
said to be moving northward, but their
immediate- destination is not known
The whereabouts of the British cavalry
under General French is still a mystery
while General Kclly-Kenny and General
Cherm.-ide’s columns are also raiac
counted for.
Boers Are Utterly Demoralized.
CATARRH CAN BE CURED BY
Johnston’s Sarsaparilla
A Gape Town dispatch says Lord Rob
erts’ phenomenal advance is not only
utterly demoralizing the Boers, hut is
striking terror into the rebel circles.
The Cape Town correspondent
slightly optimistic as regards Mafeking.
Judging from the direct dispatches the
British forces south of Mafeking are
still nearly 200 miles from the objective
point, while the latest advices from
Mafeking itself, dated April 29, show
little amelioration in the condition t here.
The dispatch says that with the excep
tion of slight rifle fire at the outlying
trenches everything is quiet.
The enemy’s artillery with the excep
tion of t wo 5-pounders has apparently
withdrawn.
It was learned April 24 that the enemy
intended to attack. The entire garrison
stood to its arms. When the day broke
Colonel Baden-Powell took up a position
on the look out and the heavy rattle of
musketry and the boom of four guns
convinced us that an attack was about
to occur. But it became apparent that
the Boer officers could not persuade their
men to advance. Through glasses we
saw the officer vainly urging the infan
try forward. The enemy reformed and
retired. Our men fired a shot in the
hope of inducing the enemy to come to
close quarters.
After the bombardment April 27 all
was comparatively quiet.
Boers to Make a Stand.
Smaaldeel, May 8.—General Hutton’s
advanced camp of the Colonial regi
ments is tonight settled at Lodgelegeu
(Welgelen) siding.
According to reports the Boers intend
to make a stand near Zaaud river.
The engineers are busy making a de
viation across the river.
A dispatch from Colonel Plummer’s
camp states that the Boers around Mafe
king have been gradually reinforced and
their strength is estimated at 3,000.
Colonel Plummer has succeeded
communicating with Mafeking by means
of carrier pigeons and is endeavoring to
communicate with the southern relief
coluxu.
Plot to Assassinate Roberts.
London, May 8.—The Standard hears
that information has been officially re
ceived of a plot to assassinate Lord Rob
erts, that the latter has been warned
and that telegrams are now passing be
tween the Cape authoritities, Lord Rob
erts and the home authorities on the
subject.
Battle of AYt River.
Lon don, May 7.—The capture of Win-
burg by the British is confirmed and the
main advance to Pretoria continues with
the machine-like precision and rapidity
which has characterized all Lord Rob
erts’ forward movements. By the occu
pation of Winburg, General Ian Hamil
ton has put himself nearly parallel with
Lord Roberts and only 29 miles east
ward, while he has the additional ad
vantage of being connected with his
chief by means of the railroad that runs
from Smaldeel or Winburg road sta
tion, as it is sometimes called to Wiu-
burg.
The only feature of the carefully de
vised plan of general advance that is
not disclosed by the swift developments
is the part that Buller has elected to
take iu the operations. At present there
are no indications of any movement on
tiie part of the Natal army. Doubtless
a few days or less will bring out the
British line of action before the Big-
garsburg.
Lord Roberts is now 9 miles north of
the Yet and 63 miles north of Bloemfon
tein. The Boers seem anxious to re
treat to Kroonstadt and are doing so.
At the time this dispatch is sent there
is nothing new from General Hunter,
but it is presumed he is pushing steadily
forward iu the direction of Mafeking,
aided by the aggressiveness of Barton’s
and Paget’s brigades.
The ciitics of the afternoon newspa
pers view the situation with the great
est satisfaction. A dispatch from Small-
deel gives details of the occupation of
Winburg by the British. It says:
‘News has just come here that Gen
eral Hamilton is giving the Boers no
rest and ( hat they are falling back hur
riedly. He has entered Winburg after
a brisk fight, in which the Boers fell
hack so quickly that one of their guns,
QUART BOTTLES.
“DANCER IN THE EARTH AND AIR; DANGER EVERYWHERE.’*
A Wise and Venerable Doctor Talks about Advanced Science.
In a leading hotel, in a great city, a famous and aged physician was convers
ing. Listening to his wise and sententious discourse, were a group of well
dressed men, evidently lawyers, business men and commercial travelers.
My firm belief, is “ that medical science is certain yet to show that all dis
eases without exception are caused by invisible germs which are living organ
isms. Here is the germ of that terrible disease diphtheria. Here is the bacillus
of typhoid fever; and here is the still more dreadful bacillus of tubercle which
causes that most destructive of all diseases, consumption. This of that very
common and supposed incurable disease, catarrh.”
“ I wish, Doctor,” said the traveling man, “that you would tell us about
catarrh. I have had it for years, and I am thoroughly discouraged.”
The Doctor answered. “Catarrh, like diphtheria, consumption, typhoid
fever, and a host of other diseases, is the result of a microbe invading the blood
and attacking specially the mucous membrane. This foul and most disgusting
disease is especially prevalent in the United States and it is rare to meet one
who is not, or has not been troubled more or less with it. How often is he or
she obliged to remain at home from pleasant entertainments, deprive themselves
of many intellectual treats, from fear of the disagreeable odor arising from ca
tarrhal affections. In its worst phase, the patient becomes loathsome both to
himself and his friends.
“ I believe,” continued this great physician, “that the true way to heal ca
tarrh is to medicate the blood. This can be done only by powerful alteratives
which act as blood purifiers.”
Betsy A. Marett, of Manistee, Manistee Co., Mich., writes:
Dear Sirs:—For ten years I was a sufferer from general debility and chronic
catarrh. My face was pale as death. I was weak and short of breath. I could
hardly walk, I was so dizzy and had a ringing in my head all the time. My
hands and feet were always cold. My appetite was very poor. On getting up
in the morning, my head swam so I was often obliged to lie down again. I had
awful pains in the small of my back. 1 had a continual feeling of tiredness.
My muscular power was almost entirely gone, and I couldn’t go half a dozen
steps without stopping to rest, and often that much exercise caused me to have
a pain in mj’ side. It seemed as though the blood had left my veins. The doc
tors said my blood had all turned to water. I had given up all hope of ever get
ting well. I tried the best physicians in the state, but failed to get any relief.
My husband got me a bottle of Johnston’s Sarsaparilla. I took it, and then I
bought another. When these had been used, I was somewhat improved in
health. I continued its use, and felt I was growing stronger; my sleep was re
freshing, and it seemed as if I could feel new blood moving through my veins. I
kept on taking it, and now consider myself a well and rugged woman. I work
all the time, and am happy. I am positive that the Sarsaparilla saved my life.
The sick headaches I have had since childhood, have disappeared, and my ca
tarrh has almost entirely left me. I cannot be too thankful for what Johnston’s
Sarsaparilla has done for me. I recommend all women who have sick head
aches to use your Sarsaparilla.
MldUG-AHT UR.TT& COME»AHY, DETHOIT, MICH.
TOWNIE FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
Action of Fusion Forces Makes Him a
Strong Possibility.
Washington, May ft.—Whether the
Democratic national convention will
ratify the agreement which seems to
have been reached, by which Towne is
to be pushed forward for vice president
by the fusion forces, or whether that
Kansas City gathering follows the ad
vice of many leaders and selects some
eastern Democrat of distinction, the ac
tion of the Michigan Democracy in in
dorsing Towne and of the leaders at the
Chicago conference iu putting him to
the front, has had the result of making
him the most talked of possibility of the
lot.
Revision of Organic Laws.
Chicago, May 9.—Bishop Foss pre
sided over the business session of the
conference. Several memorials, appeals,
petitions and resolutions were presented,
but the most of the session was devoted
to consideration of the report of the
special committee appointed four yeara
ago to revise the organic laws of the
church.
Japanese Land at San Francisco.
San Francisco. May 9.—One hun
dred aud fifty-seven Japanese immi-
gernts have just been landed in this
city. Of this number 75 were admitted
>ii certificates of landing signed by the
United States immigration commission
ers and the others on certificates from
the commissioner at Seattle.
Sloan Lands a Winner.
London, May 9.—The Chester cup of
3,350 sovereigns, run at tbe Chester
meeting, was won by C. A. Brown’s
Rough Side, ridden by Sloan. The Duke
nf Portland’s Manners aud Lord Garni-
van’s Baldur were second and third re
spectively. Fourteen horses ran on the
jourse, nearly miles.
The Naflae
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H. B. McMASTER, Wavnesbors, Ga.’
DANIEL, SONS & PALMER. Millen, Ga.
S.F, OOOPER, Rocky Ford, Ga.
I \V. H. PARKER, Rocky Ford, Ga.
| E. S. LANE A-CO., Dover, Ga
| M. M, PERKINS, Perkins, Ga,
OVER 200 PEOPLE HOMELESS
GRAVE DISSENSIONS
EXIST IN BOER ARMY
ENEMY MAKES NO STAND
Three Fires in Atlanta—Thirty-Four
Dwellings Burned.
Atlanta, May 8.—Three fires in At- |
lanta last night destroyed over §150,000 j
in proDerty and rendered over 200 peo- j _ , _ . m ,
pie homeless, many of whom lost all of | Ru P tui * e Between Transvaal-
tkeir household goods, while some of ers an( J ]7 ree Statei’S.
them narrowly escaped with their lives.
The first and most disastrous of the
conflagations was the destruction *>f the
Ware Manufacturing company’s plant,
near Marietta street and .Ponder avenue,
with 34 dwellings. The lire originated
in the Ware company’s 3-storv furni
ture factory, which was completely de
stroyed, entailing a loss of .-400,009.
Youi the furniture factory the flames
quickly spread to the ad job build
ings, destroying 34 of them a.id entail-
g an additional loss of about §30,000.
Some hours later the residence and
stables of Frank Golden, on McDaniel
street, were destroyed. The fire had
;ained a good headway before the fire
department reached the scene and both
buildings were burned to the ground.
Golden estimates his loss at §4,000 to
§5,000.
At an early hour this morning the
stables of the Atlanta Dairy company
were burned, together with several
small adjoining buildings.
The Dairy company’s stables were lo
cated at the corner of Bartow aud Luekie
streets and when the department ar
rived the flames were beyond control.
Eleven horses were burned to death and
two others so badly injured that they
were shot. The loss to the Dairy com
pany is estimated at from §7,000 to
§8,000. The origin of the fire is un
known.
He Fooleij tbe Surgeon.
All doctors told Renick Hamilton
of West Jefferson, O, after suffering
18 months from rectal fistula, he
would die unless a costly operation
was performed; but be cured him
self with five boxes Buckfen’s Arni
ca Salve, the surest Pile cure on
earth, and the best salve in the
world. 25 cents a box. Sold by
H. 13. MCMASTER, druggist.
British Advance Continues Without
Resistance—Boers Are Concentrating
at Kroonstadt—General French Ar
rives at Smaaldcel.
London, May 9.—Although the Brit
ish expected considerable opposition at
the difficult drift of the Zaaud river, the
latest advices from Smaaldeel, Orange
Free State, indicate that the. federals
are not yet ready to make a determined
attempt to stop Lord Roberts’ advance.
Tbe latter’s front is so wide and over
whelming in numbers that it is difficult
to see how the Boers can help being
ousted out of Virginia siding as they
were out of Smaaldeel, even if they neg
lected to give battle.
The same conditions will probably
affect the situation at Kroonstadt, hence
the belief that little opposition ■fcill be
encountered south of the Vaal.
The repairs to the bridges over the
Vet river are expected to retard the gen
eral march from Smaaldeel and Four
teen Streams for three or four days,
when General Buffer will also be ready.
The general idea is that Lord Roberts
will direct his right on Harrismith in
order to get in touch with the Natal
army coming through YanReenans pass.
A dispatch from Maseru says the Boers
have deserted both Lady brand and
Ficksbnrg in a bad condition, owing to
the reports that the British will prob
ably occupy Senikal, thus tbx-eatening
their retreat to the Transvaal.
DEFIES THE AUTHORITIES.
Man Fences In the Sidewalk Because
oi‘ Trouble With Council.
Lawrenceville, Ga., May 5.—The
town council is giving the streets a thor
ough working and are meeting with
stubborn opposition from adjacent land
owners.
One party, in particular, not being
satisfied with. the work in front of his
Dlssention In the Boer Army.
Smaaldeel,, May 9.—It is reported
that the federals are quitting Zaand
river and it is variously stated that they
are retreating toward the Vaal and tak
ing up a position at Boshoff rand and
Kroonstadt. The British affirm that
there is a bitter quarrel between the
Free Statersand the Transvaalers, which
is likely to end in tbe speedy surrender
of the latter. General French has ar
rived here.
Will Appeal to United States.
The Hague, May 9.—The Nether-
premises, is now braiding his yard fence j * R,K ^ S P erK ' e society is discussing an ap-
iu addition to a Maxim, was abandoned.
A dispatch from Boshoff says General
Methuen made a reconnoisance from
there to the neighborhood of Sjartkop-
piesfoutein, locating the Boer laager.
After an unimportant exchange of fire
the Boers removed their laager.
A fairly strong force of Boers was
seen moving northward. General Me
thuen then returned to Boshoff.
Job Printing promptly executed
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers,
The tainous little pills.
so as to take in the sidewalk. This be
ing a prominent street, it is exciting the
greatest curiosity. He claim3 that his
deed calls for the sidewalk and that he
expects to fence it.
Savannah’s Political Row.
Savannah, May 5.—The state Demo
cratic executive committee will have to
settle Chatham county’spolitical trouble.
A meeting of the county committee was
held for the purpose of restoring some
thing like harmony in connection with
the coming primary. When the meet
ing adjourned the two factions—Os
borne and Hartridge elements—were, if
anything, farther apart than before.
Tlieir Titles Are Perfect.
Chattanooga, May 4.—Attorneys for
the Catholic congregation in this city
have investigated the claim of the Griffin
heirs, who live in Atlanta and Marietta,
Ga., set up recently to the property on
which the church in this city is located,
and find that the title is absolutely per
fect.
There is more eaiarrn In this section of tbe
country than all other diseases put together,
and until thelast lew years >vas supposed to
be Incurable. For a great many years doc
tors pronounced it a iocal disease, and pre
scribed local remedies, and by constanti
failing to cure with local treatment, pro
nounced it incurable. Science has proven
atarrh to be a constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional treatment.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only con
stitutional cure on the market. It is taken
internally in doses from 10 drops to a tea-
spoonful. It acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. They oiler
one hundred dollars for any case it fails to
cure. Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address, F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Sold by Druggists, 75c. Toledo, O
peal to President McKinley to investi
gate the causes of the war in South Af
rica and to stop the war.
“D J Witt’s Little Early Risers are
the finest pills I ever used.”—D. J.
Moore, Millbrook, Ala. They quirk
ly cure all liver and bowei troubles.
H. B. MCMaster.
Palatka Enterprise Chartered.
Tallahassee, May 9.—Letters pat
ent have been granted for the incorpora
tion of the International Manufacturing
company of Palatka, with a capital of
§1,000,000, to conduct a general manu
facturing and trading business.
Plague Shows a Decline.
Simla, May 9.—The bubonic plague
is generally showing a material decline.
A Life and Death Fight.
Mr. W. A. Hines, of Manchester,
la., writing of his almost miracu
lous escape from death says: “Ex
posure after measles induced seri
ous lung trouble, which ended In
consumption. I had frequent hem
orrhages and coughed night and
day. All my doctors said I must
soon die. Then I began to use Hr.
King’s New Discovery for consump
tion, which completely cured me. I
would not be without it even if it
cost §5.00 a bottle. Hundreds have
used it on my recommendation and
all say it never fails to cure throat,
chest and lung troubles.” Regular
size bottles at 50c. and $1 00. Trial
bottles free at H. b McMaster’s
drug store.
Died at the Age of 107.
Athens, Ga., May 9.—Johauua Wil
liams, a negro, died here Monday night
at the age of 107 years. She was born
La Oglethorpe comity March 17, 1793.
She belonged first to Major Beasley and
later on became the property of the late
Colonel David C. Barrow.
Twenty-Two Perish.
Melbourne, May 9. — The British
ship Sierra Nevada, Captain Scott, from
Liverpool Jan. 16 for this port, was to
tally wrecked outside the Hoads. Five
of her crew were saved, but it is be
lieved that 22 others, including the cap
tain, perished.
Jim Howard Surrenders.
Frankfort, Ky., May 9.—Jim How
ard, the man accused of firing the shot
that killed William Goebel, oame here
from his home in Clay county and sur
rendered to the authorities. Howard
says he will have no trouble in proving
his innocence.
Question Answered.
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 of appendi
citis, nervous prostration, or heart
failure, etc. They used August
Flower to clean out the system and
stop fermentation of indigested
food, regulate the action of tbe 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 ot
Green’s August Flower, in liquid
form, to make you satisfied there is
oothing serious the matter with
you. Sample bottles at h, b. mcmas-
ter, Waynesboro, Ga., and H, Q.
Bell, Millen, Ga.
PROTEST AGAINST TAXES.
Strong Opposition Develops to Spain’s
Financial Projects.
Madrid, May 9.—The government is
seriously concerned in regard to the op
position developed to its financial pro
jects. The feeling in Catalona, es
pecially, is running high and has taken
the form of hostile demonstrations
against the minister of the interior, who
is now making a tour of Barcelona and
its environments.
A league against the government’s
taxation schemes has been formed in
Madrid with the title of “National
Union,” whose platform is a refual to
pay taxation and, as a protest, the mem
bers of the union propose a general clos
ing of stores in Madrid. Whether this
measure will be universally adopted re
mains to be seen. Tomorrow, therefore,
is looked forward to with anxiety.
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The evolution of a trade name is
sometimes interesting. Take the
word “ALCO” for instance. It
is coined from the initials of the
words Augusta and Lumber, with
the Co. Thus we have the A. L.
Co. By running all the letters
together we get the word ALCO.
The merits of the name are that
it is short, suggestive, and easy
to remember.
In our business we apply it to
our Fly Screens—the celebrated
ALCO brand.
That name means Standard of merit
in screen work.
end for an “ALCO’
catalogue.
Augusts; <jcP
THREATENED
NEGROES.
Featherstone Is Not a Candidate.
Laurens, S. C., May 9.—C. C. Feath-
erstone, who in 1898, as the prohibition
candidate, made such a strong race
against Ellerbe for' the governorship,
and who has been spoken of as the one
to lead the more determined prohibition
fight this year, says it will be impossi
ble for him to do so. This makes it
more probable than ever that Colonel
James A. Hoyt of Greenville will be the
prohibition oandidate for governor in
opposition to Governor MeSweeney.
Carmichael May Be a Candidate.
Ozark, Ala., May 9.—The friends of
Judge Jesse M. Carmichael of this place
are urging him to become a candidate
for congress from this, the Third con
gressional district, and it is understood
that he has the matter under considera
tion.
“After suffering from piles for fif
teen years I was cured by using 2
boxes of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel
Salve,” writes W. J. Baxter, North
Brook, N. C. It heals everything.
Beware of counterfeits. H, B. mc-
Master.
An Armed Mob Gathers at Home of
Charles Cates.
Atlanta, May 7.—A mob of negroes,
supposed to be hotel waiters, was dis
covered Sunday night iu an attempt to
assassinate Charles Cates, the young
man who shot and killed Lige Jefferson,
whom he caught iu the act of burglary.
The mob, in which there were 10 or 12
negroes, many of whom carried pistols
in their hands, began to gather in the
vicinity of Cates’ home, at 145 Randolph
street, about 8 o’clock.
Policeman Kilpatrick, who lives in
the neighborhood, was informed of the
situation and telephoned to Captain Jen
nings, while he hid himself near Cates’
residence.
A squad of policemen were dispatched
to the scene by Captain Jennings, who
went with them, and the men hid about
the neighborhood for several hours.
One arrest was made, a negro named
Miles Brinkley, who was caught prowl
ing around the house, and a pistol was
found in his pocket. He was locked up
for carrying a concealed weapon.
Cates billed Jefferson Friday night.
The negro was a union hotel waiter and
had his card in his pocket when found.
After the killing a number of negroes,
nearly all of whom were hotel waiters,
demanded that Cates he arrested and an
.investigation be held. The coroner held
no inquest and the police, believing the
killing of the burglar was justifiable
homicide, refused to take Cates in cus
tody.
MAYOR ASKED TO RESIGN.
City Council Passes Resolution Re
questing Woodward’s Resignation..
Atlanta, May 8.—As a result of Dr.
Broughton’s denunciation of Mayor
James G. "Woodward Sunday night for
alleged drunkenness, city council, at its
meeting last evening, passed a resolu
tion demanding his resignation.
The resolution caffs upon the mayor to
resign between May 7 aud the next reg
ular-meeting, which takes place May 21,
and was passed with only one dissenting
vote.
Councilman Maddox introduced the
resolution calling for the mayor’s resig
nation in conformity with a pledge given
council last Aagnst. At that time the
mayor tendered his resignation to be
come immediately effective should he at
any time during his term of office vio
late this pledge.
Mr. Maddox’s resolution charges the
mayor with breaking faith with coun
cil and cites instances of his indiscre
tion. Mayor Woodward refuses to make
any statement regarding the affair, and
has thus far given no intimation of his
intentions.
PAT KEARNEY IS PARDONED.
Slayer of Wyness Is Given His Liberty
by Governor.
Atlanta, May 5.—Governor Candler
ha3 signed a pardon which gives liberty
to Patrick Kearney, the Savannah man
who biffed J. W. Wyness, in that city,
in 1896.
Pat Kearney was con rioted of murder
in the first degree and sentenced to the
penitentiary for life. The sensational
trial which ended in the conviction of
Kearney was eclipsed l>y the subsequent
proceedings in which another jury, de
termining the suit of J. W. Wyness’
widow for the payment of her husband’s
insurance policy, declared the killing
was not murder, but the result of acci
dent. Thus two juries passed on the
facts in the case. Under the verdict of
the first jury Kearney was sentenced to
the penitentiary for life, while the ver
dict of the second jury held the shooting
to be accidental.
ATKINSON USED
HIS KNIFE.
His
Son of Former Governor Stabs
Schoolteacher.
Eatonton, Ga., May 5.—News has
been received here of the severe stab
bing of Professor W. J. Wynn, at Mari
ana, Fla. Professor Wynn is a native
of Eatonton.
A few days ago, according to the in
formation, he punished one of his pupils,
a 12-year-old son of ex-Governor W. Y.
Atkinson. ’Hie boy had a knife con
cealed in his sleeve and struck his
teacher with it. The blade entered near
the heort, producing a painful wound.
The physician says the escape from fa
tal results w„s a narrow one.
A LYNCHEING AT DOUGLAS.
Killing of Allen Crosby Is Avenged
by a Mob.
Douglas, Ga., May 5.—Allen Crosby
went to the turpentine still of B. H.
Tanner' 12 miles from Douglas, to arrest
a negro. The negro arrested had a gun
claimed by Marshall Jones, another ne
gro. The next day Jones went to Crosby
to get the gun. During a colloquy be
tween them a quarrel began, resulting in
each shooting at the other, Jones strik
ing Crosby in the leg. Anderson, a
white man, caught Crosby’s arm and
prevented him from killing Jones.
At this juncture West Brown, a ne
gro, wrenched the pistol from Crosby
and attacked him with it, killing Cros
by. Brown fled at once.
Jones was brought here and jailed.
A crowd of about 25 men called upon
the jailer upon pretense of haring a
prisoner, and when they got to the jail
demanded the keys. These being sur
rendered, they went into the jail, se
cured Jones, aud carrying him a short
distance out of town, tied him to a pine
sapling and shot him to death and then
dispersed, leaving the corpse where it
had fallen.
PRESBYTERIANS TO MEET.
In
Glorious News
Comes from Dr. D. B. Cargile, of
Washita, I. T. He writes: “Four
bottles of Electric Bitters has cured
Mrs. Brewer of scrofula, which had
caused her great suffering for years.
Terrible sores would break out od
her head and face, and the best doc
tors could give do help; but her
cure is complete and her health is
excellent.” This shows what
thousands have proved,—that Elec
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Sold by H. B. MCMaster, druggist.
Guaranteed.
General Conference to Be Held
Atlanta Next Week.
Atlanta, May 8.—Tnursday, May 18,
the general assembly of the southern
Presbyterian church will meet in regu
lar annual session at the Central Presby
terian church in Atlanta. Between 200
and 250 delegates will he in attendance
and everything indicates that the ses
sion trill be one of uuusnal interest.
Among matters which are likely to
come up before the general assembly is
the subject of negro evangelization. Ini
tial work on this hue has already been
taken up with gratifying results and
plans for extending the field of opera
tions will be discussed. The matter of
revising the creed of the church is not
apt to be taken up, but there will be no
lack of snice in the Droceedings.
Murdered by a Negro.
Way cross, Ga., May 8.—J. I. Clel-
land, a farmer and well known resident
of this city, got into a difficulty with a
negro at Hudson and was shot and in
stantly killed.
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That is what it was made for.
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve
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