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THE TRUE CITIZEN.
Waynesboro, Georgia, Saturday, June 2, 1900.
Number 7.
THE
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LOAN AND
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BANK,
Augusta, Ga.
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Accounts
L.C. Hayse,
President.
ORGANIZED 18 0
W. CiWardlaw
Cashier.
Soldiers of the Confederacy
In Annual Eeunion.
CAUSES FOE THE LEADERS
(;<■!,t nil Gordon and Olliers Given an
Kntiiiisiastic Reception as They Ea-
<,. r -.d (he Hall—Each Division Given
n Hearty Greeting
i, i isville, May 30.—Shortly after
j..,the tenth annual reunion of the
confederate veterans began. ■
Living the morning tiie weather had
I,... :i disagreeable, the rain coming clown
in t rivets at times and fears were en-
ti rriiued that the first session of the re
union would be marred. However, two
hours before the time set for calling tho
u iing to order the clouds begau to
bivakmid by noon, although the weather
was>t exactly what might have been
clc.-iivd, the sun shone brightly and
was a definite promise of fairer
United Sons of the Confederate Vet
erans, and Mrs. Alexander Humphrey
holding a reception to the Colonial
Dames.
The com maucler-in- chief of the United
Sons of Confederate veterans, V 7 . T.
Colquitt, and his adjutant, W. T. Quiu-
by, both of Atlanta, arrived this morn
ing. The opening meeting of the Sons
of V eterans was announted for 10 o’clock
this morning, but Commander Colquitt’s
official order shows that the first session
is called for Thursday morning. Com
mander Colquitt is not a candidate for
re-election. So far as known at the Sons
of Veterans’ headquarters Biscoe Hind
man is the only announced candidate,
but friends of R. E. Lee, a grandson of
the confederate general, say he will be a
candidate and declare they will make
the race a close one.
iveatn
The hall an hour before the time set
for the commencement of tho exercised
was crowded to the doors, many hun-
div.l ladies being present. As the dis
tinguished leaders of the Confederacy
came into the hall they were greeted
with tumultuous cheers by the crowd
that had been iu waiting for their ar
rival an hour or more.
General Gordon in particular was tho
recipient-of a most enthusiastic greet
ing. General S. D. Lee also received an
ovation, as did General S. B. Buckner,
and the various organizations vied in
■ ring each other. The latest comers
received the most flattering welcome,
nor for the reason that they were
tin ire highly thought of than any of
those who had preceded them in the
hall, but because there were more peo
ple to cheer their arrival. The entflusi-
asm was of the same quality throughout,
the only difference that it increased in
volume as the crowd grew in numbers.
The decorations of the hall were elab
orate and iu the host of taste. The pre-
vniling feature was naturally the old
colors of the confederacy, the stars and
bnrss being hung in profusion on all
sides of the interior of the building.
Along the north side of the hall were
Memphis Wants Next Reunion.
Memphis, May 30.—Secretary Henry
Hecker of the Cotton Exchange has re
ceived a formal invitation from the
mayor aud city council of Memphis, the
county court through its chairman, the
Memphis Commercial association, the
Business Men’s club, the Merchants’
Exchange a nd the trades and labor coun
cils to the United Confederate veterans
to attend their animal reunion and make
every effort to secure the meeting ot
1901 for.Mcmpliis.
HEARST TO RUN WITH BRYAN
pit
trait?
Wad
wall
Bncli
Polk,
1 portraits of distinguished heroes
c confederate service. The por-
iuclnded those of Raphael Semmes,
■ Hampton, John B. Gordon, Stone-
Jackson, Robert E. Lee, S. B.
n r, Joseph E. Johnston, Leonidas
Ik, Stephen D. Lee, Nathan B. For
rest, John Morgan, John Breckinridge,
Governor Isham Harris and Colonel
John Marshall. The portraits were un
veiled with appropriate ceremonies.
Dead Soldiers Honored.
Hung up on the windows back of the
roMnim at the east end of the hall were
painted the names of the illustrious sol
di rs of the south now dead. The name
of General Longstreet was inscribed on
one of the panes. Around each name
was drawn a laurel wreath of crimson.
Above the names were inscribed the
places of their nativity.
Two enormous confederate battle flags
weir hung over the stage, the field of
white, with the crimson edge. Along
tbs - side of the speaker's desk were strung
strips of crimson and white hunting;
the festoons aud loops of the same color
ornamented the front of the stand. On
the right and on the left of the stand
steed a brass Napoleon, both guns being
twined and garlanded with wreaths of
ribbon and bright green foliage.
Directly under the speaker’s stand
stood two crossed rifles, while at either
end of thej’stand hung a rifle with the
accouterments dangling free.
On rim posts around the sides of the
building were hung the coats of arms of
the states of the Confederacy, each
shield being held iu place by knots
formed of the stars and bars. Diagonally
aernss the roof of the building were
stretched long lines bearing a great
number of small confederate flags.
There was, as usual in such gather
ings, considerable difficulty in getting
down to the business of the session, and
although the hour for opening the con
vention was noon, it was somewhat after
that tnu» when Major General Pojmtz,
commanding the Kentucky division of
the confederate veterans, called the as
sembly to order. He announced that
the exercises would begin with the sing
ing of the doxology, and after it luid
been sung by the entire assembly he in
ti 'Ilueed Rev. William Jones, chaplain-
ln-i hief, who delivered a short prayer.
Addresses of Welcome.
Mayor Weaver of Louisville then
came forward aud in an address wel
comed rhe veterans to the city.
Then came a series of short welcom
ing speeches, Colonel Thomas W. Bul-
!' 1 ''dooming the visitors on behalf of
the board of trade, Rev. Carter Helm
Jones extending a greeting on behalf of
the Commercial club and Attilo Cox
speaidng tor the finance committee of
ho reunion. The final address of wel-
U. lu 7- as Slivered by Judge James H.
ta/.eh-igg, chief justice of the supreme
o r.rt of Kentucky, who spoke on behalf
. • de Kentucky division of the associa-
Demoerats Will Probably Nominate
Him For Vice President.
Washington, May 30.—Some of the
most prominent Democratic leaders, in
cluding members of the national com
mittee and men in their confidence, are
quietly pulling the wires for the nomi
natiou of William R. Hearst of the New
York Journal for the vice presidency.
The story comes from a man who has
himself been spoken of in connection
with this nomination, but. who for sev
eral reasons would not allow his name
to appear in the list of caddidates.
“The Democratic managers have been
on a quiet search of the east looking for
a man who, in return for a vice presi
dential nomination, would he willing to
make heavy contributions to the cam
paign fund,” said he. “Several men
have been considered, and for different
reasons found ineligible. It has been
found that Hearst is more than willing
to put up whatever the Democratic man
agers may regard as the proper sum,
and so if these men who have the man
agement of things in hand are able to
carry out their present plans they will
put Hearst on the ticket.”
There seems to be no doubt of a desire
on the part of Mr. Hearst on the one
hand and these particular Democratic
leaders on the other to see Hearst put
on the ticket. With regard to the re
port that Admiral Dewey would accept
the second place on the Democratic
ticket, those closest to him say there is
nothing in if. It is intimated that Dewey
is one of the men wlio was approached
by the men who are now talking of
Hearst, but that he did not consider the
nomination wortfi the price asked.
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MR. HANNA WILL RETIRE.
Will Not Serve Another Term as Na
tional Chairman.
Washington, May 30.—Senator Han
na does not intend to-serve as chairman
of the Republican national committee
during another presidential campaign.
Senator Hanna thinks that one term as
chairman of the national committee is
about as much as an’’ordinary man cares
to endure.
Senator Hanna says it is his present
intention as soon as the Philadelphia
convention adjourns to pack up his
traps aud go off to some quiet retreat,
where he may he free from the cares
and anxieties of political and business
excitement. He continues to suffer from
rheumatism and other ailments, whica
his physician insists can only be relieved
by absolute mental as well as physical
turn.
;Y11 °f the welcoming speeches, which
Pie brief, were-most happily received.
General Simon B.. Buckner spoke on
1 i p U. UUGiillCi BJA/iVv GH
'ril, x ' a{ ? confederates of Kentucky.
j-llO i In tv -fV.rl i- „ /~vi _ _ i t. i i
Confederate Glee club evoked
b ear enthusiasm by the manner in
'vhiek it rendered “My Old Kentucky
ome, and then Colonel Bennett Young
oils city, chairman of
on., - * — the .reunion
y luctree, presented the building to the
' , 01,s 111 an eloquent address.
- ter Ue rendition of several selec-
+•; -l a L> LULL ui DC V dial DC1CU’
Gordon the glee . clul) > General John B.
commander of the United Con-
-leaerate v<
sn /eterans, rose to respond to the
V 7 °f presentation made by Colonel
e<i 7 . was greeted with the great-
ciiir'J- l!tt f' aasm aUf l his address through-
Pr ^ S i re( l uen tly interrupted by cheers,
♦j,. "V Palmer of New Orleans
V ( elivered the annual address.
Dr p- i 6 cou °lusion of the address of
tri-m a ./L which was received with
until f caeers > the meeting adjourned
mi t-ti olaorro w after appointing com-
vrln-h on -resolutions and credentials,
jj' - are t° report at the next meeting.
h 0 ,.„ , IT lg , e , afternoon several recep-
Hind», ere i il ?7’ ^ r - aU( l Mrs. Briscoe
oi rii i Un folding open house in honor
u s P°Dsors, maids of honor and
One Minute Cough Cure, cures.
nat is what it was made for.
rest. He is deeply interested in the re
sult of the coming election, and he does
not hesitate to say so, but he is confi
dent that the campaign will he properly
managed by the gentleman who will be
selected to sncceed him as chairman of
the national committee.
He was not prepared to give the name
of his successor, as he discreetly re
marked that the privilege of naming the
chairman of the committee belongs to
the majority of the members of the na
tional committee to he chosen at the
coming convention at Philadelphia.
NEW TRIAL WAS REFUSED.
Case of Manning aud Duncan Appealed
to Supreme Court.
Birmingham, Ala., May 30.—In the
criminal court attorneys for John Man
ning aud Frank Duncan, alleged safe
crackers, under conviction for the mur
der of Police Officer J. W. Adams, who,
with Officer Kirkley, was shot aud
killed on the night of March 27, follow
ing the robbery of the Standard Oil
company’s safe, entered a motion for a
new trial, which was overruled by Judge
Greene. Manning was then sentenced
to hang July 6 and Duncan was given a
life sentence to the penitentiary. Dun
can, who was sentenced first, again as
serted that he was not present at the
time of the shooting of the officers.
When Manning was called upon-to
stand up he faced the judge boldly, de
claring again the truth of the statement
he made during the trial that it was not
he but “New “York Harry” who fired
the fatal shots.
After passing sentence it was sus
pended in order that the cases may be
taken to the supreme court, as will be-
done.
THE WAR IN
SOUTH AFRICA
Roberts Is Nearing Johannesburg.
Battle at Klip River.
London, May 23.—The tenor of Lord
Roberts’ dispatches and news from Pre
toria leads the authorities here to expect
further news from the British com
mander-in-chief, who will soon reach
Johannesburg.
The remarkable rapidity of Lord Rob
erts’ movement has upset all calculations
of the home observers as much as they
appear to have disconcerted and de
moralized Lord Roberts’ opponents.
Possibly, even now, be is at the gates of
Johannesburg, and It is believed ten
days hence or less he ought to be de
manded admittance to the Transvaal
capital itself. If the rebels ever really'
intended to “stagger humanity” by
blowing up the gold reef city and mines,
which is doubtful, Lord Roberts may
yet be too quick for them and arrive be
fore they have time to do any wrecking.
The majority of the burghers will un
doubtedly he glad of such an excuse for
saving the mines, and they may find the
excuse in Lord Roberts’ skill in hustling
Rundlc Occupies Senekal.
Senekal, May 28.—General Rnudle,
with artillery, the yeomanry and the
Wiltshires, Middlesex and Liecester reg
iments, under Major Dalbiac, has occu
pied Senekal, whence the Boers were
driven by a few shells. A field coronet
and a number of other Boers were killed
The British casualties numbered 11. The
Boers are said to he concentrating near
Bethlehem.
THE ECLIPSE OF THE SUN.
Observations at All Points Were Most
Satisfactory.
Washington, Ga., May 28.—The suc
cess attending the eclipse here was
highly gratifying. The first contact was
seven hours, two seconds, fifteen and
eight-tenths seconds, local mean time;
second contact eight hours, nine min
ntes, fifty-two and five-tenths seconds.
The magnetometer showed no disturb
ance in magnetic declination. Seven
sketches were made of the corona and
six photograph takeii.
Professor W. H. Pickering, at the
head of Yale’s expedition, furnished the
following statement:
“The weather here was perfect and
the observations were entirely satis
factory. We secured 36 plates with
intra-mercurial apparatus and 34 with
13 other cameras, aided by 19 assistants.
The plates will be developed in Cam
bridge observatory. Visually, with
5-inch telescope, the corona resembled
that of the 1889 eclipse. Two large solar
protuberances were noted. Our polar
filaments, 6 seconds in diameter, traced
the corona about 1 degree. The shadow
of the moon on the sky and shadow
hands were well seen. Venus and Mer
cury were conspicuous. The inner co
rona was visible iu the telescope several
seconds after totality was over. There
was no dark baud around the moon’s
limb during the partial phase and no
detail on the moon during totality.”
Recruits and Supplies For Boers.
Lonodn, May 23.—Advices received
here assert that supplies continue to go
to the Boers from Lorenzo Marquez and
that foreign recruits for the Boer army
proceed front the same jioint.
Peace Will Only Follow Surrender.
London, May 26.—The outlook for
peace, how soon will it come and the
steps by which it will he procured are
the foremost topics of the hour here.
The air is full of rumors about messages
from President Kruger, the Boer dele
gates and other formal steps looking to
a cessation of hostilities, hut these, so
far, have proved to be without any
foundation.
According to the opinion of one of the
highest officials of the foreign office
there is a popular misconception regard
ing the importance of these imaginary
appeals. This authority is inclined to
them out of one position after another. | belie ve that the most submissive tele-
The effectiveness of the British invas- | gram Kruger could compose would not
ion of the Transvaal is further empha- i alter the situation in the slightest,
sized by the news from Pretoria of the
occupation of Zeerust and the advance
on Liehtenberg. Apparently the Brit
ish dragnet will be drawn through the
Transvaal as it was in a similar manner
hauled through the Free State. The
fighting at Klip river, reported from
Pretoria, was probably done by Gen
erals French and Hamilton in forcing
their way round to the northward of Jo
hannesburg.
British Nearing Johannesburg.
Klip River, Transvaal, May 29.—The
Boers, after preparing a good position,
have fled. The train bearing their latest
detachment was nearly captured by
Pilkington’s West Australians. Prison
ers taken state that there was no inten
tion of blowing up the mines, declaring
that tho threat was made simply with
the intention of frightening away the
burghers. The British advance force is
within 15 miles of Johannesburg.
A;Monster Devil Fish
Destroying its victim, is a type of
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murderous malady is felt on organs
and nerves and muscles and brain.
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French Cuts Boer Communication.
Cape Town, May 29.—It is rumored
here that General French has cut the
Boer communication between Heidel-
burg and Boksburg, within a few miles
of Johannesburg.
Mexican Commits Suicide.
Mobile, May 30.—Jose Onofore Var
gas, an employe in the Mexican customs
service, killed himself here. He came
from New Orleans aud put up at a lodg-
ingbonse. He was found seated in his
chair with a bullet hole through his
right temple. Vargas was from Logana
de Campeche, where he was in the ser
vice.
Killed Ilis Stepfather.
Charlotte, N. C., May 30.—Mose
Jaggers, a negro, shot and almost in
stantly killed his stepfather, Charles
Murdock, near here. Murdock was
beating bis wife, the mother of J aggers,
when the latter seized a gun and fired
at his stepfather, the charge taking ef
fect in the abomen.
One Minute Cough Cure, cures.
That is what it was made for.
Bombarding Boer Positions.
Newcastle, Natal, May 29. — The
guns at Ingogo have been heavily bom
barding the Boer positions since day
light. The Boer gnus have replied in
termittently.
Free State Annexed.
Cape Town, May 29.—Lord Roberts
has announced to his troops the annexa
tion of the Free State, which hereafter
will he called the Orange River State.
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Negroes Have Been Dropped.
Columbus, Ga., May 25.—Muscogee
county will have no negro census enu
merators. In the original appointments
two of the 21 appointees were negroes.
These two enumerators have been re
moved.
Charged With Assault.
Atlanta, May 26.—Charged with as
saulting a married woman, William
Williams, an elderly man and a confed
erate veteran, has been arrested and
locks i ud in the Tower.
Lie Witt’s Little Larly Risers,
The famous little pills.
I “Peace,” ho declared, “can only be
! accomplished after the Transvaal has
j undergone the same process as the Free
i State. The cases are, or will be, in a
j few days, aualagous. The most forci-
| ble illustration of my meaning can be
i gathered from supposing President
| Sreyn sued or bad sued for peace. What
j difference could such action make?
Neither Kruger’s word nor Steyn’sword
are any guarantee that their people will
submit. Kruger might surrender. Pre
toria might be in our hands,' yet in
other parts of the Transvaal we might
have a recurrence of such a thing as the
siege of Wepener, or widespread upris
ings, which would necessitate the place-
ing of troops there. The war cannot
terminate until a disarmament is com
pletely effected among all the Boer
forces. When the Boers want peace
they must tell Lord Roberts and take
him in their arms. This may, perhaps,
occur at the instigation of President
Kruger; but the only importance we
could now attach to any of his appeals
or utterances is the extent with which
they will be observed among his own
people. My personal opinion is that it
will he found that the extent is small,
though this fact should not delay peace,
or more properly, pacification.
“Lord Roberts should he able to sub
due the Transvaal almost as easily as he
did the Free State. If, as I hear is
likely, bodies of Boers will take to the
bills, a lot of them will he kept there till
they are tired. With the hulk of the
population disarmed these guerrilla
hands are not likely to be serious fac
tors.
“I fail to see how matters will be al
tered even if a foreign power, say the
United States, consented to trantmit
the unconditional surrender of our foes.
I cannot see that it would be worth the
paper it is written on, though the action
we would take is too hypotliecal for me
to forecast.”
Young Girls Arrested.
Weather Was Perfect.
Wadesboro, N. C., May 28.—The
eclipse was viewed here without a cloud
to mar the spectacle. Observations were
made by scientists from the Smithsonian
institution at Washington, the English
Astronomical society of London, the
Yerkes observatory, Princeton univer
sity, Charleston Military college and
representative from the Toronto Astron
omical society. Many photographs were
taken by all the parties at intervals, and
especially of the corona. Several tele
scopes were used in trying to discover
more satellites between the sun and the
planet mercury.
Eclipse at Atlanta.
Atlanta, May 28.—At this place, 40
miles from the belt of totality, the eclipse
of the s!in was very noticeable. At 7:40
-o’clock, the'moment of greatest totality,
the usual brilliance of the sun took on a
very yellow cast and shadows were dim
and thin. At the government weather
bureau observations of the temperature
were taken every 15 minutes from 6:25
until 9:10 o’clock, central time. There
was a variance of about 1 degree.
President ViewsrEclipse.
Fort Monroe, Va., May 28.—The sun
was totally eclipsed at 8:35 o’clock in a
cloudless sky. The president and party
watched the phenomenon from the Dol
phin near Lambert’s point and Secretary
Gage and party from the lighthouse ten
der Holly. The Dolphin came over from
Norfolk at 9:55 o’clock and after a sa
lute from the Kearsarge passed on up
the bay for Washington.
Observations Were Successful.
Pinehltrst, N. C., May 28.—The ob
servations here were a gratifying suc
cess. The first contact occurred at the
predicted time—7:30 o’clock. The be
ginning of totality was the signal for
the work of the morning, which was ac
complished in a short -time of 94 sec
onds. Five spectrum photographs were
obtained with the flat gradient and the
concaved grating.
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Columbus Has Good View.
Columbus, Ga., May 28.—Columbus
had a fairly good view of the eclipse,
although the sky was partly -clouded.
QUARANTINE LINE IS FIXED.
Was a Complete Success.
Siloam, Ga., May 28.—The observa
tions here were a complete success.
NEW YORK SOLID FOR BRYAN
Delegates to National Convention Will
Be Instructed For Him.
New York, May 28.—John F. Car-
roll, leader of Tammany, in the absence
of Richard Croker has given out the fol
lowing statement:
‘I do not believe that the attitude of
the Tammany Hall organization at the
state convention will be either doubtful
or equivocal. As far as I have been
able to consult with the representative
men of the organization they entirely
accord with my view with both the
propriety and the expediency of sending
to the national convention a delegation
instructed for William J. Bryan as the
presidential candidate.”
It Is Definitely Arranged at a Confer
ence In Rabun County.
Atlanta, May 29.—Commissioner of
Agriculture O. B. Stevens has returned
to Atlanta from Rabun county, where
he was in consultation with Dr. Cooper
Curtis of North Carolina and Dr. R. P.
Steddom, representing the government
bureau of animal industry, in which
the cattle quarantine line in Georgia
was definitely settled.
The new quarantine line takes in the
counties of Union, Towns and nearly all
of Rabun, the last of which was the
ground of contention between the state
and federal authorities.
Bryan Indorsed by Maryland.
Baltimore, May 28.—Complete re
turns from the Democratic primaries,
which have now been held in 17 of the
23 counties in Maryland, show that un
less a change of front occurs before June
5, the day set for the state convention,
the delegates in favor of a Bryan in
structed delegation will control that,
body.
New Collar Button Patented.
McDonough, Ga., May 28.—Among
the patents issued last week at Wash
ington is one on a collar button, issued
to L. H. Brooks, of this place. It con
sists of a head portion formed of a pair
of oppositely-disposed spiral webs con
nected across the top of the head by a
flat entering projection, so constructed
that with a slight pressure it will pass
through the button-hole with the utmost
ease, injury by cutting or distorting the
edges being entirely avoided, and at the
same time clasping neckties or bows' in
such a manner that they are prevented
from riding the collar.
ESTATE OF LATE H.M. COMER
Perfect View at Thomaston.
Thomaston, Ga., May 28.—The eclipse
observations here were conducted under
perfect conditions, tho totality being a
scant 85 seconds. Standing some dis
tance from the corona’s outside rim a
brilliant star was distinctly visible. The
effect at the time of complete obscura
tion was that of a deep twilight. The
astronomers began work at 5 o’olock.
Question Answered,
Atlanta, May 28.—Two young white
girls were arrested by the police on
the charge of being drunk and disorderly.
They were the daughters of Mrs. George
Emery, the woman who was forced to
camp in the street a few days ago, and
who was made the recipient of money
and food when her condition was made
Mrs. Green Asks $2o,00G Damages.
Savannah, May 29.—Mrs. Kate S.
Green, by her attorney, has filed a suit
for damages against the Florida Central
and Peninsular Railroad company for
825,000 for killing the plaintiff’s husband,
B. E. Green. Mrs. Green sets forth
in her complaint that her husband was
engineer of a train and on April 17 the
train went through a trestle and the en
gineer was instantly killed.
Cold Steel or Death.
“There is but one small chance to
save your life and that is through
an operation, “was the awful pros
pect set before Mrs. I. B. Hunt, of
Lime Ridge, Wis., by her doctor af
ter vain'y trying to cure her of a
frightful case of stomach trouble
and yellow jaundice. He didn’t
count on the marvelous power of
Electric Bitters to cure Stomach
and Liver troubles, but she heard
of it, took seven bottles, was wholly
cure't, avoided surgeon’s knife, now
weighs more and feels better than
ever. It’s positively guaranteed to
cure Stomach, Liver and Kidney
troubles and never disappoints.
Price 50c at h. b. mcmaster’s drug
store.
Job Printing promptly executed
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 the liver,
stimulate the nervous and organic
action of the system, and that is,all
they took when feeling dull aDd 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
□othing serious the matter with
you. Sample bottles at H, b. mcmas-
ter, Waynesboro, Ga., and H. Q.
Bell, Milieu, Ga.
Veterans Enroutc to Louisville.
Savannah, May 28.—This morning,
on a.special train over the Central rail
way, the delegates to the confederate
veterans reunion, Sons of Veterans and
several members of confederate veterans
associations left for Louisville to attend
the confederate reunion. The Ogle
thorpe Light infantry and the Republi
can Blues left in a body on the same
train as an escorj to the veterans.
Two Negroes Murdered.
Atlanta, May 28. — While Henry
Kemp was standing l-: n- Decatur street
saloon talking, another negro walked up
and stabbed him in the abdomen, in
flicting a wound from which he died.
Dick Holmes and Tobe Smith, also ne
groes, became involved in an argument
over 10 cents on Peters street, when
Holmes stabbed Smith in the heart, kill-
ing him instantly.
Three Cent Fares.
Atlanta, Ga., May 28.—Beginning in
a few days, the Atlanta Rapid Transit
company, better known as the Collins
Park and Belt Line company, will in- i
augurate a system of approximately 3
cent fares, selling three tickets for 10 ‘
cents. Two of the company’s lines are
now completed up to the center of the
city, and in active operation.
Total Value Is Estimated at $1,263,-
026.08 by the Appraisers.
Savannah, May 26.—The inventory
and appraisement of the estate of the
late Hugh M. Comer, president of the
Central of Georgia Railway company,
has been filed in the court of ordinary.
The total value of the estate is esti
mated to be 81,263,026.08, of which
81,164,086.08 is personal property and
the balance, $98,940, is in real es
tate. The paper filed is simply a de
tailed statement of all the property left
by Mr. Comer and the values placed on
the different iteras by the appraisers.
Savannah, May 28.—Judge Walter
A. Way of the Liberty county court has
been tried and acquitted ou a charge of
malfeasance in office. It was alleged
that Judge Way settled cases out of
court. Judge Paul E. Seabrook pre
sided, and Solicitor General Osborne
prosecuted the case, Judge Way was
ably defended by T. A. Parker, A. S.
Way and W. M. Clark.
Small in size and great id results
are DeWitt’s Little Early Risers,
the famous little pills that cleanse
the liver and bowels. They do not
gripe, h. b. McMaster.
Birds Go to Roost.
Mobile, Ala., May 28.—The eclipse
was a decided success here, though not
entirely total. The birds went to roost,
the animals in the Monroe park menage
rie became restless, and all nature wore
a weird aspect. During the period of
totality stars were visible almost direct
ly overhead.
GIRL SHOOTS HER FATHER.
Corona Visible to Naked Eye.
Montgomory, Ala., May 28. — The
eclipse began here approximately at 6:30
o’clock and was very near totality at
7:36 o’clock, central time. The effect
was so near totality that the solar corona
was visible to the naked eye.
Attended by Atmospheric Phenomena.
Galveston, May 28.—Cloudy weather
interferred somewhat with the eclipse
observations here. The eclipse was at
tended by many atmospheric phe
nomena.
Reports show that over fifteen
hundred lives have be.en saved
through the use of One minute
Cough Cure. Most of these were
cases of grippe, croup, asthma,
whooping cough, bronchitis and
pneumonia. Its early use prevents
consumption, h. b. McMaster.
Fired Load of Sings Into Him For
Beating Iler Mother.
At lanta, May 25.—Angry because her
father was whipping her mother, Lillie
Young, a negro girl, seized an old army
musket and fired a load of lead slugs
into the side of Green Young, her father.
The man’s left arm was literally torn
from his body and a number of the
slugs planted themselves iu his side and
dangerously near his heart.
The affair occurred iu what is known
as the Cascade settlement, 6 miles from
the city, beyond West End.
The girl was arrested and the man
sent to the Grady hospital.
The girl who did the shooting is not
more than 14 yearsjof age. ’
A Night of Terror.
“Awful anxiety was felt for the
widow of the brave General Burn
ham, of Machias, Me., when the doc
tors said she could not live till
morning” writes Mrs. S, H. Lincoln,
who attended her on that fearful
night. “All thought she must soon
die from pnuemonia, but she beg?
ged for Dr. King’s New Discovery,
saying it had more than once saved
her life, and had cured her of con
sumption. After three small doses
she slept easily all night, and its
further use completely cured her.”
This marvelous medicine is guaran
teed to cure all throat and lung
diseases. Only 50c. and $1.00. Trial
bottles free at h. b. mcmaster’s
drug store.
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