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THE TRUE CITIZEN.
Volume 19.
Waynesboro, Georgia, Saturday, May 26, 1900.
Number 6,
the war in
SOUTH AFRICA
British Cross th Vaal River Into
the Transvaal.
London, May 22.—A dispatch from
r,. riTTiiaritzbnrg says the Boers are re-
, ■•[i-d to have entirely left Natal, leav-
iu.: Laiug’s Nek free. If this is true it
j, ;i ves the way opeu for General Buller
t ,. advance into the Transvaal so soon as
re repairs of the railroads are sufficient
t insure good communications.
L-u-d Roberts is still at Kroonstadt,
r n-gauizing his forces.
; .iiieral Run die’s forces are encamped
a t Trommel, recuperating. A patrol 4
r. ; Us from Trommel was attacked by
,] lr I tiers. One man was wounded and
s ,!!H' horses were killed. The affair was
unimportant except in showing that the
j. i s are still in the neighborhood and
on me lookout for any chance of sniping.
Further details of the fighting at
Maleking say that Commandant Sarel
L: ;-"s followers deserted him, where
at in Eloff fired on them himself and
t in n surrendered with SO followers. The
disjiatch also says that one party of
R iei s was driven out of the Staat and
allowed to escape, as “we had sufficient
prisoners.”
Tim capture of Eloff and his followers
oust I laden-Powell three men killed and
seven wounded.
Boors Offered Stubborn Resistance.
London, May 22.—Lord Roberts re
ports to the war office in a dispatch from
Kroonstadt as follows:
“.Mahon reports that the flying col
umn entered Mafeking at 4 o’clock on
the morning of May 13. He was stub
bornly opposed by 1,500 men on May 1~
0 miles from Mafeking, hut the Boers
v re driven from their strong positions
alter live hours’ fighting. Mahon’s
casualties were about 30. The Boer
losses were heavy.”
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Surrendered With Eloff.
Mafkking, May 22.—Among the pris
oners captured with Commandant Sarel
ElolT are Count DeBremont, a French
man, and Count Yon Weiss, a German.
It is found that the Boers were guided
by two deserters named Hay and Bol-
toii. One man was commanded to sur
render and replied “Never.” The Boers
shot him through the head.
IJetliune Rost Heavily.
London, May 22.—It is officially an
nounced that Colonel Bethune has re
ported that while marching in the direc
tion of Newcastle, Natal, he was am
bushed by a party of Boers 6 miles west
of Yryheid, in the Transvaal, and that
very few of his force escaped. His
casualties numbered 66 men.
British Invade the Transvaal.
Cape Town, May 22.—British troops
have arrived at Yereeniging (in the
Transvaal) north of the Yaal river. The
bridge across the Yaal was found to be
intact. Twenty-seven Free State and
Transvaal locomotives were captured.
No Peace Proposal Received.
London, May 21.—No message from
President Kruger direct or indirect has
recently been received by Lord Salisbury*
or by any department of the British
government nor, it may be added,
is any communication expected from
kim dealing with the question of the
cessation of hostilities by them in
the immediate future. The prox
imity of peace, according to the gov
ernment point of view, will remain a
matter of military progress. How soon
the latter may bring about the former is
still too suppositious for a serious fore
cast on the part of any government offi
cial.
The consensus of opinion, as gleaned
at the government offices, is that the
Boer delegates will exhaust every effort
in the United States before President
Kruger sues directly*, though Lord Salis
bury himself does not believe that the
delegates will accomplish much in
America
Otlirml confirmation of the relief of
Mat -king does away* with the lingering
doubts which existed in the minds of a
tew people who have got into the habit
ot believing nothing but war-dispatches.
General Baden-Powell will be made a
major general.
Mafeking was relieved by Colonel T.
B- Mahon, who arrived in the Dongola
mid. Nile expeditions with General
Kitchener. Lord Roberts’ latest dis-
pateh merely continues his description
m tin-1 irganization of the transport of
supplies and the rest for the men that
the 1 iritish in the Free State and Natal
touml necessary after their long, quick
marches.
A dispatch from Kroonstadt says a
•British convoy on its way r to Lindley
J'as attacked by the Boers and obliged
jy “ait. The result of the attack is not
miown, but it is evident that the Boers
mi ing the main British army are on the
! '--m and aggressive.
the war office has received the follow-
u £ tr " u Lord Roberts at Kroonstadt:
Bidler reports that his advance will
delayed for a few days on account of
, e Wa - V hi which the railroad has been
1Rnndle reports that Lady-
ami has oeen occupied. Hunter is
j u-lnug up the railway with supplies
p' 1 . Mafeking garrison and isarrang-
iiiGu hospital train for the conveyance
o tae sick and wounded to Kimberley.
! lu ™ has left Hoopestad to co-oper
ate with this force.”
ENVOYS SEETHE PRESIDENT
Boers Are Informed That America
Cannot Intervene.
Washington, May 22. — Messrs.
Fischer, Wessels and Wolmarens, the
Boer envoy’s, who are now in this coun
try, visited the White House at 10
o’clock, according to previous arrange
ment, to pay their respects to the presi
dent. No official status was given the
v* s* tors and they presented no creden
tials.
j-ue envoys were received in the blue
parlor, no one being present but them
selves, the president and Secretary Cor-
teiyon. At the first the conversation
touched upon a variety of subjects.
President Krnger’s name finally was
mentioned and the visitors then stated
their purposes in coming to this coun
try. They said they understood that
what Secretary Hay told them was final,
and that the United States could not in
terfere with the present struggle in
South Africa.
The president confirmed this view.
He said that the actioD he took some
time ago (when, at the request of the
government of the Transvaal that this
government should intervene, he offered
his good offices to England to bring
about peace), he did with great pleasure
in the hope that it might possibly bring
the conflict to an end. This offer had
been declined by Great Britain, and he
said there was nothing further that the
United States could do in the premises.
J. C. W. BECKHAM GOVERNOR.
United States Supreme Court Decides
In Favor of Democrats.
Washington, May 21.—The Ken
tucky governorship case was today
decided by the United States supreme
court in the interest of Beckham, affirm
ing the decision of the court of appeals
of Kentucky*.
The opinion was handed-down by
Chief Justice Fuller and the case was
dismissed for want of jurisdiction. He
said the court should bS the last to over
step the bounds limiting its own juris
diction and that the determination of
cases of this- character, contests for state
offices, must necessarily be seettled-by
the political branch of the government.
That branch had acted in the Kentucky
case when the general assembly took ju
risdiction. There was no appeal from
the assembly’s decision, which was fa
vorable to Goebel and Beckham, except
to the tribunal of the people, which tri
bunal the chief justice said, was always
in session. He also said the case was
purely a state case—that Kentucky was
in the full possession of its facualties as
a member of the Union and that there
was no emergency at this time calling
for interference.
The opinion was not unanimous, Jus
tices Brewer, Harlan, Brown and Mc
Kenna dissenting.
NAIL AND WIRE IN HIS BRAIN.
Delenses of Johannesburg.
e Lork -'>zo Marquez, May 21.—The de-
n * G _ W01 ’ks of Johannesburg are pro
s’! 1 'dug rapidly- Six guns, brought
,1,7 tla ; front, have been emplaced in a’
s-m t- 11 e ^hanses and trenches inter-
V f??' eerall< f> near Klip river burg,
aid the race course.
Irish Brigade Lost Heavily.
Cape Town, May 19.—The Cape Argus
' Y -, that 80 of Eloff’s patrol were killed
[ "T':„\ hb American brigade were
® ‘ ■ y cu -f up at Kroonstadt.
-'iews of Relief Confirmed.
Lorenzo Marquez, May 19.—Mafe-
was relieved Wednesday.
° ne ^mute Cough Cure, cures.
* hat i
what it was made fnr.
Robinson Resorts to Drastic Measures
to Secure Relief.
Ocala, Fla., May 21.—The queer con
duct of Julian Robinson, who recently
shot and killed J. A. Walls and seri
ously wounded Dr. Blitch here, has been
explained by the prisoner. At times
Robinson would fall upon the ft jr of
his cell and remain in a stupor for sev
eral hours, which was believed to be
caused by poison, administered by his
sister, who has been sending the pris
oner his meals.
His condition led to an investigation
and the startling discovery was made
that the prisoner had driven a 6-penny
nail into his head in'an effort to secure
relief from a pressure on the brain, the
prisoner stating that a lump had formed
on his brain which caused him inces
sant pain. The nail not giving the de
sired relief, Robinson took a wire off
the bedspring, which he inserted in the
hole and twisted around.
Physicians were summoned and the
wire removed and the prisoner is resting
easily.
WAS FORCED TO KILL ROUTH
Negro Assassin Implicates Henderson
and Pittman.
Brookville, Fla,, May 22. — Bob
Burns, the negro who confesssed to the
assassination of Ronth, has created a
leusation at the preliminary trial. Burns
states that Henderson, Sanders and Pitt
man, the white men held as accomplices,
enticed, him into their turpentine
camp under pretense of giving him
work. Wfien he got there the men told
him they wanted him to kill Routh.
This he refused to do, when they told
him if he did not commit the crime they
would kill him. In order to force him
into submission he was held prisoner in
a house without food or water.
All efforts of attorneys for the defense
th confuse the negro have been futile.
Four Sets of Twins.
Villa Rica, Ga., May 22.—Villa Rica
is not only a twin town, known as old
and new town, but these twin towns
have four sets of twin babies. Barney
Taylor of old town comes first with girls;
next E. J. Chew of new town with twin
boys; Dr. Sewell of new town came
along with twin girls, while following
in the general order of things Jim Ham
ilton of old town has added a brace of
girls to the population of the twin
towns.
Farmers In Convention.
Knoxville, May 22.—The Farmers’
convention, one of the largest and most
widely known agricultural organizations
in the south, has convened here for a
three days’ session, during which promi
nent agriculturists from all over the
south will make addresses. Hon. James
Wilson, secretary of agrithilture, spoke
this evening on the “American Farmer
and His Competition.”
Two Negroes Killed.
Chattanooga, May 22.—George Bon
ner and Lewis Collier, both negroes,
quarreled last afternoon. Bonner stabbed
Collier in the heart with a dirk, killing
him instantly. Wes Willis, an Atlanta
negro sport, was stabbed to death in a
saloon by another negro. Both murder
ers escaped.
Case Is Dismissed.
Chattanooga, May 22.—The warrant
against Graham T. Holtzclaw, who shot
J. Russ Ralston last week, has been dis
missed, no prosecutor having appeared
against Holtzclaw. Ralston is recover
ing.
One Minute Cough Cure, cures.
That is what it was made for.
CATARRH CAN BE CURED BY
Johnston’s Sarsaparilla
QUART BOTTLES.
“DANGER 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 membraner 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, MaDisteeCo., 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 my 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.
MICHtlGAlV DRUGr COMPANT, DETROIT, MICH.
H. B. McllASTKR, Waynesbors, Ga.f
DANIEL, SONS & PALMER. Millen, Ga.
S.F, OOOPER. Rocky Ford, Ga.
I W, H. PARKER, Rocky Ford, Ga.
I E. S. LANE & CO., Dover, Ga
I M. M, PERKINS, Perkins, Ga,
EXPLOSION KILLS
TWENTY-TWO MINERS
Fearful Catastrophe Occurs
In North Carolina.
CAUSED BY BROKEN GrUAZE
Two Hundred and Fifty Pounds of Dy
namite Ignited by Defective Lamp.
About 50 Men Iu Mine When the Ex
plosion Occurred.
Raleigh, May 23.—Twenty-two min
ers, ten white and 12 negroes, lost their
lives in an explosion at Cumnock Coal! wife of Hilsman Hornsby, a prosperous
1 youug planter.
OTWITTED THEIR PARENTS.
Girls Get 3Iarrietj Despite Their Fath
er’s Objeetion.
Waycross, Ga., May 21.—A story
comes from Berrien county of how the
daughters of D. R. Crosby outwitted
their parents and married the young
men of their choice, despite the efforts
of the old people to prevent it.
The eldest daughter, Matilda, was the
first to break through the net and seek
refuge in the arms of her loving swain.
She retired as usual on the appointed
night, her parents believing that all
danger was past for the moment, but the
young lady climbed out of a second
story window and down a big oak, at the
root of which her lover was waiting for
her. They hastened to the home of
Justice Patten, where she became the
mmes, Chatham county, N. C., last
afternoon. The explosion occurred at
4:30 o’clock and is supposed to have been
caused by a broken gauze in a, safety
lamp. The accident was in what is
known as the east heading and between
40 and 50 men were in the mine at the
time. Five were brought- out alive from
the east heading while none of the men
in the other parts of the mine were in
jured.
Within an honr after the explosion
the work of rescue began, and by night
all the bodies except one bad been
brought to the top.
This is the second explosion this mine
has had within the past four years, the
former one having occurred on Dec. 28,
1895, when 43 men lost their lives.
The mines are situated at Cumnock in
Chatham county, about G miles from
Sanford. The mine has been loug used
in a desultory fashion, but in 1888 Sam
uel A. Henzy of Philadelphia organized
a company and put iu modern machin
ery. There are two shafts, one for ven
tilation, and the other, the main work
ing shaft, is 8x12, and is considerably
more than 500 feet in depth.
In December, 1895, an explosion took
place at this same mine, in which 43
lives were lost. This explosion was
caused by “fire damp,” though many
of those killed on this occasion lest their
lives from the resulting explosion of
about 250 pounds of dynamite stored in
the mine. A great many of the bodies
were burned. The scenes around the
month of the shaft were. heartrending.
This disaster is the fourth that has oc
curred at this mine, and in the four dis
asters about 85 men have lost their lives
and many others have been injured.
The old gentleman, in order to pre
vent his younger daughter, Lily, fol
lowing the example of her sister, made
her sleep with her mother, but one night
while the mother slept Lily quitted the
house and met Leonard Cresby, her
cousin, and again repairing to the home
of Justice Patten, where they were mar
ried.
It Saved His Leg.
P. A. Danforth, oL LaGrange, Ga.,
suffered intensely for six months
with a frightful running sore on hisj ass f s tant corresponding secretary, Miss
SWEETHEART KILLS FATHER.
Prospective Wedding Results In Trag
edy Near Cordele.
Cordele, Ga., May 21.—A prospective
wedding, in which the young lady’s
father objected to his daughter’s choice
for a husband, resulted in the killing of
John Raines, father of the bride-elect,
and his son, and the probable fatal
wounding of two others, whose names
are unknown.
Saturday morning Charles Gleaton,
accompanied by a friend, drove to the
Raines home and was joined by Miss
Raines, whom he was to marry, when
the father and son interfered. Young
Raines rushed upon Gleaton with a gun,
when the latter drew his revolver and
shot Raines and his son, the former
dying instantly, while the latter lived
only a few hours.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED.
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
Finishes W’ork.
Washington, Ga., May 22.—The an
nual meeting of the Woman’s Foreign
Missionary society, which has been in
session here for several days, has ad
journed to meet a year hence in Madison.
The following officers were chosen for
the ensuing year: President, Mrs. W.
P. Lovejoy, Atlanta; rice president,
Mrs. Mary Barnell, Oxford; correspond-
secretary, Mrs. E. A. Gray, Oxford;
leg, but writes that Bucklen’s Ami
ca Salve wholly cured it in ten
days. For Ulcers, Wonnds, Burns,
Boil9, Pain or Piles, it’s the best
best salve In the world. Cure guar
anteed. Only 25c. Sold by H. B
McMaster, druggist.
Farmer Stabbed.
Tallulah Falls, Ga., May 21.—W.
F. Roane, a farmer of Rabun county,
was probably fatally stabbed by Warren
Dunlap at Clayton Saturday. A dis
puted business transaction was the cause.
Dunlap was arrested and placed in jail.
Assaulted With an Ax.
Tallulah Falls, Ga., May 21.—
Frank Arrendale, who lives near this
place, was struck on the head by an ax
in the hands of Joe Beard and seriously
hurt. The injury is not considered dan
gerous. — -
$100 Reward 8X00.
The readers of this paper will be pleased to
earn that there is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure in all
its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hail’s Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a consti
tutional disease, requires a constitutional
treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure t is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system, thereby de
stroying the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature in do
ing its work. The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers, that they offer
one hundred dollars for any case that it tails
to cure. -Send for list of testimonials. Ad
dress, F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists 75c. •
Sallie Y. Stewart, Oxford; recording sec
retary, Mrs. W. F. Robinson, Atlanta;
treasurer, Mrs. Boyce Ficklin, Washing
ton; assistant treasurer, Mrs. Belle Hill
King, Washington.
Law Is Unconstitutional.
Charleston, May 23.—Judge Bsnet
has handed down a decision declaring
the act, recently passed by the legis
lature, extending the powers of the re
corder, allowing him to sentence pris
oners for 90 instead of only 30 days, to
be unconstitutional.
Negro Planter Assassinated.
Port Gibson, Miss., May 23.—News
has been received here of the assassina
tion of William Burris, a negro planter
living on the Person plantation.
Prevented a Tragedy.
Timely Information given Mrs,
Geo. Long, of New Straitsville.Ohio
prevented a dreadful tragedy and
saved two lives. A frightful congb
bad long kept her awake every
night. She had tried many reme
dies and doctors but steadily grew
worse uutli urged to try Dr. King’s
New Discovery. One bottle wholly
cured her, and she writes this mar
velous medicine also cured Mr.
Long of a severe attack of pneumo
nia. Such cures are positive proof
of the matchless merit of this grand
remedy for curing all throat, chest
and lung troubles. Only 50c and $1.
Eyery bottle guaranteed. Trial
bottles free at H. B. McMaster.
NEW YORK REFORMERS MEET
Injunction Against Strikers Discussed,
Recommendations Are Made.
New York, May 23.—The matter of
the injunctions that have recently been
issued against the Ctgarmakers’ union
forbidding them to picket the factories
of manufacturers whose employes have
struck, and forbidding it also to pay
strike benefits to the strikers, has been
taken up by the Reform club, which lis
tened to a report made by its committee
on injunctions. The report recommends
that an attempt be made to obtain con
certed action throughout the country in
favor of urging upon the nation and
state legislatures the passage of acts pro
viding that injunctions shall not be is
sued against any but parties to the
action, their agents, servants and attor
neys. •
It also recommended to labor organi
zations to have the questions arising un
der existing law carried to the higher
courts under the direction of the general
body in each trade rather than of local
associations, to the end that any usurpa
tion of judicial power in any corner of
the land, however distant and obscure,
may be effectually restrained or brought
to naught.
ADAMS WILL HEAD TIGKET.
Will Be Nominated For Governor by
Alabama Populists.
Birmingham, Ala., May 23.—Dr. G.
B. Crowe, Chairman of the Populist
state executive committee, when asked
who the Populists would nominate for
governor at their adjourned state con
vention to be held here June 30, stated
that Judge S. M. Adams would receive
the nomination. When told that Judge
Adams had said in an interview that he
would not accept the nomination, Dr.
Crowe replied that he would be forced
to accept the honor. He added that a
full state ticket would certainly be put in
the field by the Populists and that Judge
Adams would lead it.
Montgomery Preachers Resign.
Montgomery, Ala., May 23.—Rev. Dr.
George B. Eager, who for ten years has
presided over the First Baptist church
has resigned to ac r ' a p L , the chair of
Biblical instruction n tie Baptist uni
versity at Louisville, xtev. E. P. Davis,
who for seven years has been the pastor
of the First Presbyterian church here,
has resigned, having received and ac
cepted a call from the Opelika and Au
burn churches.
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Fly Screens odght to be used in
DWELLINGS,
STORES,
BANKS,
OFFICES,
and in every other place where flies,
mosquitos and other annoying insects are a
menace to health or a cause of discomfort.
W e make large screens for porches, bal
conies and the like. A summer out-of-door
dining room is a perfect delight protected in
this way.
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Send for our “Alco” screen , catalogue.
Farmers Fight For a Widow.
Chattanooga, May 23.—Two well
known farmers, John Hays and Charles
Bergan, met at the residence of a widow
residing at the foot of Missionary ridge,
to whom both have been paying atten
tion, each without the knowledge of the
other. A fight ensued and Hays stabbed
Bergan with a dirk, the wound being re
garded as fatal. Hays fled and has not
been arrested.
First Shipment of Peaches.
Sylvester, Ga., May 23.—The Indi
ana Fruit company has made the first
shipment of peaches from here. They
were a beautiful specimen of the Sneed
variety and were expressed to New
York. Shipments will continue from
now on, the Indiana company expecting
to handle 150 cars. This shipment pre
cedes any other peaches from this state
by ten days.
General Gordon Injured.
Savannah, May 23.—While out rid
ing horseback on Estill avenue General
W. W. Gordon’s horse stumbled and
fell. General Gordon was thrown to
the ground under the horse. The ani
mal rolled on him, breaking one of his
ribs on the left side. While General
Gordon’s injury is painful it is not con
sidered serious.
Alleged Irregularities In Tuesday’s
Primary—Investigation to Follow.
Macon, May 19.—Something of a po
litical sensation has been created in
Macon by the report that at the election
in Crawford county last Tuesday 200 per
sons more than were registered were al
lowed to vote, and if this was true an
effort would be made to declare the elec
tion null and void, so far as the race for
solicitor general of the Macon circuit is
concerned, in which event Bob Hodges
would be elected instead of Hope Polhill,
as Polhill carried Crawford by 26 ma
jority over Hodges, and if this majority
was cut from Polhill, Hodges would be
elected by 67 majority.
There were 845 votes cast in Crawford
for the candidates for solicitor general,
which is said to be 200 more than was
registered. If this is a fact, it is not
known for what candidate the 200 votes
were cast.
It is further asserted that lists of reg
istered voters were not furnished to
election managers in certain precincts,
which is a violation of the rules adopted
by the state Democratic executive com
mittee. It is stated that in these pre
cincts in which nc printed lists were
useu that anybody who wanted to vote
did so without question, and it was not
determined even whether he resided in
that district or whether he was qualified
to vote.
TROUBLE OVER - "THE MILL.
Quest ion 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 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.
Beil, Milieu, Ga.
Lawrencevsllc Mill Located.
Lawrenceville, Ga., May 21.—The
cotton mill has been located and the
building contract will soon be let. The
machinery has been bought to be deliv
ered September 1. The mill will manu
facture yarns for knit goods; $50,000 has
been subscribed and the charter has been
granted. It is proposed to increase the
capital stock to $100,000. It is probable
that a knitting mill will he added as
soon as the yam mill gots In operation.
New Compress and Cotton Mill.
Thomasville, Ga., May 21.—Applica
tion has been made to the superior court
of Thomas county to incorporate the
Georgia-Alabama Compress company.
The capital stock, $80,000, has already
been paid in. It is understood that it
will absorb both the Thomasville Invest
ment company and tho Dothan Com
press company. The company proposes
to erect a cotton mill and cottonseed oil
mill in connection with the compress.
“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.
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers,
The famous little pills.
Stockholders Do Not Approve Plans.
Suit May Result.
Gainesville, Ga., May 19.—News has
been received here from Spartanburg,
S. C.; which looks serious for the new
Pacolet cotton mill which it is proposed
to build here.
It is stated that at the annual meeting
of the Pacolet Manufacturing company
the stockholders voted against building
the mill here. President Pelzer, it is
stated, is opposed to the proposition and
should the work begin it is stated that
he will apply to the court for an injunc
tion.
It is generally conceded that whatever
may be the outcome the mill will be
built, as those in favor of it are prepared
financially to build not only a $1,000,000
mill, but a $2,000,000 one if they should
decide the same is a good business
venture.
It is understood here that only Mr.
Pelzer of the directors oppose the mill
being built by the Pacolet corporation.
SHERIFF'S TioUSETNTERED.
Burglars at Ringgold Secure Good
Booty—Detectives on Case.
Ringgold, Ga.. May 19.—Six burgla
ries were committed in and near Ring-
gold Thursday night, and Detective
Perry Phipps and his bloodhounds have
been sent for. The house of Sheriff Cain
and ex-Sheriff Bryan were among those
visited by the thief. At Sheriff Cain’s
home $59 in bills was stolen from a purse
belonging to Dallas Edwards, a young
schoolteacher. At Moore’s, a farmer
living near Greenwood, $75 was stolen.
Moore awakened before the thief had
time to get out of the house, and he
closed with him. The thief, however,
escaped*
The homes of others entered were J. T.
Robinson, Mr. Officer and Dave Gil-
reatly _
“DeWitt’s Little Early Risers are
tho finest pills I ever used.”—D. J.
Moore, Millbrook, Ala. They quick
ly cure all liver and bowel troubles.
H. B. McMaster.
Finds Mother After 30 Years.
Ringgold, Ga., May 19.—A day or
two ago a letter was received by the
postmaster of Ringgold from Rev. J. D.
Fry of Barr, Macnpin county, Ills., seek
ing information of his mother, from
whom he had not heard in 32 years.
After some inquiry it was discovered
that Mrs. T. S. Hawkins of this place
was the mother of the Rev. Fry and his
letter was placed in her hands. Mrs.
Hawkins was very much elated to hear
tidings of her son and has written to
him. She is one of Ringgold’s oldest
residents.
Killing In Chattahoochee.
Columbus, Ga., May 22.—Shep Nich
olson and his wife quarreled and shortly
afterward a gunshot was heard in the
Nicholson house. When the neighbors
came upon the scene Nicholson was
found dead from a wound in the back
of his head. Mrs. Nicholson alleges
that her husband attempted to shoot her
when the gun in his hands was acci
dentally discharred, killing him. She
has been held for examination.
No Indictments Returned.
Augusta, Ga., May 22.—After a ses
sion of several hours today and an
earnest charge from Judge Brinson, in
which he declared the recent lynching
of the negro, Wilson, who murdered
Alex Whitney on the street car, to be a
most “inexcusable instance of mob
violence,” the grand jury failed tore-
turn any indictments.
Seven Prisoners Escape.
Abbeville, Ga., May 22.—All the
prisoners, seven in number, have es
caped. All were in jail awaiting trial
at the superior court, charged with
felonies.
May'Die From His'Injuries.
Clarkesyille, Ga., May 22.—Orville
Stamey, a young man about 18 years of
age, a son of Henry Stamey, who re
sides with his father in the northern
part of Habersham county, undertook to
build a fire by using gun powder and to
pour it from an old-fashioned powder
horn, when the powder in the horn
caught fire and exploded and blew out
both of the young man’s eyes and
burned the flesh and skin off of his fore
head. His recovery is doubtful
Story or s Slave.
To be bound hand and foot for
years by the chains of disease is the
worst form of slavery. George D.
Williams, of Manchester, Mich., tells
how such a slave was made free.
He says: “My wile has been so
helpless for five years that she
could not torn over in bed alone.
After using two bottles of Electric
Bitters, she is wonderfully improv
ed and able to do her own work.” ,
This supreme remedy for female
diseases quickly cures nervousness,
sleeplessness, melancholy, head
ache, backache, fainting and dizzy
spells. This miracle working med
icine is a godsend to weak, sickly,
run down people. Every bottle
guaranteed. Only 50 cents. Sold
by h. b, mcmaster, druggist.
FRAUD IN CRAWFORD COUNTY L£V |£D ON A LOCOMOTIVE.
Judge Candler Issues an Attachment
Against an Engine.
Atlanta, May 22.—As a result of
overruling a motion for a new trial in
the case of Gaks versus the Seaboard
Air Line railroad, in which plaintiff
was awarded $2,5000 damages for inju
ries sustained whtle in the employ of
the defendant company, a locomotive
that was to pull the northbound evening
train was levied on.
The attachment was issued by Judge
Candler and the levy made by a deputy
sheriff just before the train was to leave.
The attachment was subsequently re
moved and the train left on time.