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Fitzgerald Leader. FITZGERALD, GEORGIA. —PUBLISHED BY— KwrAi»i» tb SON. Explorer Nansen says that Explorer Peary’s big arotic meteorite is not a meteorite at all, but merely a vast hunk of old iron, slag and so forth. It therefore behooves Explorer Peary to point out the hole in the sky through which the thing fell to the earth. Out of over 4000 lives imperiled along our coasts during the last year of life-saving service only fifty-three •were lost. That is a record that the service has reason to be proud of. The public does not begin to comprehend the work of the life-saving bureau of this country and the dangers to which the men are at all times exposed. The story of the charge of tho Gor¬ don Highlanders across the fire zone at the storming of Dargai Ridge, which has come in hit by bit from India, re¬ veals many instances of great personal heroism, and has produced an extraor¬ dinary wave of patriotism throughout Great Britain, At the theatres and music halls everything which can pos¬ sibly be construed into an allusion to the bravery and dash of the High¬ landers is rapturously applauded. It is with feeling of sincere regret that the Chicago Chronicle notes the passing of the old lady. “Where are grandmothers of tradition?” asks the journal, “the snow-haired, white- capped gentle women to whom as chil¬ dren we were taught all deference should be shown? Look about you; she is nowhere visible, Alas, the elixir of youth, or, more properly, speaking, an artificial mask of real bloom and beauty, has tempted the ageing woman to assume that which she should gracefully relinquish, and the true grandmotherly type, with soft shawls, fine laces, artistic caps and a heart in tune with the morning of life, though the body bends under the shadow of eventide, is gone, more’s the pity.” According to the St. Louis Repub¬ lic one normal pumpkin will make 100 pies. A normal pumpkin weighs not less than fifty pounds. Five cents will buy it in any market in the world. There are pumpkins that weigh three times fifty pounds, and even one of these can be purchased for a nickel. Why, then, should not pumpkin pie hold a place in the estimation of the the human family that no other pro¬ duct of the land or sea occupies? It bridges the chasm between the mill¬ ionaire and the pauper, between the haughty dame and the petulant scrub ;woman, between the dude and the tramp. In a word, the pumpkin p,ie gives that touch of nature which makes all the world kin. The pump¬ kin is, therefore, to be revered. Professor D. Cady Eaton, tbe art leoturer of Yale, has just returned from making a tour of France and Italy. “French sculptors,” he said recently, “are now coloring their statues—giving them the tints and colors the subjects had in life. Every color is reproduced on the marble-- not exactly, because that would be too gross and material, but an artistic ap¬ proach to the colors of life is shown in the completed work. 'What the sculptors use to produce this effect I do not know. It is not paint. It is a peculiar kind of wash, and the effect is beautiful. This coloring of statuary is becoming general in Europe. I formerly thought that the Greeks did not color their statues, but I am now convinced that they did. Relics of statues that had been colored were re¬ cently dug from the Acropolis, but the colors, now exposed, are fast fad¬ ing.” _ Acoording to the St. Louis Globe- Democrat, the practice of the econ¬ omies in the fruit-raising sections of the West has developed a new article of export. Until recently the orchard owners and the evaporator managers did not think of utilizing the cores and the parings of apples. They oc¬ casionally Bold them to the jelly mak¬ ers or fed them to the hogs, but more generally allowed them to accumulate as refuse in great heaps, whioh slow¬ ly fermented and deoayed. This year, ill many places, the parings and cores are being saved. They are spread out in the hot sun and dried, after which they are packed in large sacks and held for buyers, who gather them up and send away in car lots. The desti¬ nation of the dried parings and cores in theie large quantities is Franoe. It is no secret that the refuse of the orchards of the Missouri Valley and Ozark country is now largely em¬ ployed in the manufacture of cham¬ pagne by the thrifty wine-makers of the vineclad slopes of France, (j|f| QfJJJ1 SETTLED HOUSE PRACTICALLY AGREES ON SOLUTION OF MAIN ISSUES. HOPKINS BILL PASSES SENATE. Measure to Elect Judges and Solicitors By Popular Vote Is Suc¬ cessful. The house, Wednesday, passed Mr. Blalock’s bill fixing the maximum sal¬ ary of oil inspectors at $66.66 2-3. Only 13 members voted against the measure. This was the first victory scored by the Blalock investigating committee. The measure was unani¬ mously recommended by the commit¬ tee. The house also passed Mr. Slaton’s bill changing the method of examina¬ tion for admittance to the Georgia bar. The bill provides that examinations shall be held in writing, before judges of the supreme courts, in the various circuits. The w-ritten answers are then sent in to the supreme court, where they are examined without any know¬ ledge of the name of the applicant. The house of representatives has practically settled the convict question. At 11 o’clock the convict catechism was resumed. All of the main issues were disposed of. The first question was as follows: “Do you favor a lease system as to all the felony convicts under state’supervision?” This question received an over¬ whelming negative answer. The vote was 125 to 16. The second question was as follows: of “Do you favor the establishment a farm and the erection of buildings to care for the juveniles, women and aged and infirm convicts?” This question was answered affirma¬ tively. The vote was 100 to 20. The second part of this question was as follows, the number 5 being stricken out, so as to make the term of the lease indefinite: “That the able-bodied convicts he hired or leased under state supervision in terms of not longer than - years.” This query was also decided affirm¬ atively. The vote was 97 to 26. The third question regarding a cen¬ tral penitentiary had already been put to the house Tuesday and snubbed. The fourth question came up next. It was: “Do you favor state super¬ vision of the misdemeanor convicts, at the same time leaving the direct con¬ trol to the county authorities?” On this there were 71 ayes and 46 nays. The fifth and sixth queries were not reached, the time of adjournment hav¬ ing arrived. The other two are: “Do you want a commission elected or appointed?” “Do you want a principal keeper elected or appointed?” The senate, Wednesday, passed the bill of Senator Hopkins providing for the election of judges and solicitors of the superior courts by tbe people. The bill was adopted by a vote of 32 to 12, but not until after a hot debate. Mr. Kilpatrick’s bill extending the power of the railroad commission so that it can require railroads to furnish cars to other lines without discrimina¬ tion, and to give through bills of lading by routes desired by shippers was killed. The bill by Senator Gray raising the rank of the adjutant general to that of brigadier general passed by a vote of 23 to 1. Tuesday’s Routine. At Tuesday’s session the house passed the Dodson insurance bill, the effect of which is to make life insur¬ ance policies incontestible after one year. The measure was fought by Messrs. Felder and Slaton of the Ful¬ ton delegation, but was passed by a safe majority. The bill had been pending since the last session. Mr. Felder arraigned the bill as vicious and said he would as soon think of voting to legalize burglary. Mr. McLaughlion, of Meriwether, spoke in defense of the bill, He de- nied that there was ever any rascality on the part of the policy holders and charged the blame of all unfair deal¬ ing to the insurance companies. Mr. Boyd’s bill to make trespassing on posted land not under fence was taken up as unfinished business. Mr. Boyd, to satisfy opposition from the wild land counties, offered to amend so as to make the measure refer only to counties where the stock law is in force. After some debate the amend¬ ment was adopted and the bill, so changed, was passed. At Tuesday’s session of the senate the resolution from the house was taken up and passed which gave tbe use of the eapitol to the United Con¬ federate Veterans’ association for con- vention purposes. Four hills from the house, intro¬ duced by Mr. Meldrim, of Chatham, were taken up and killed on the rec¬ ommendation of the committee on cor¬ porations. passed: The following bills were To prohibit the manufacture aud sale of distilled spirits in the county of Harris after January 1, 1898; author¬ izing the city of Waycross to issue $50,000 of bonds to establish a sewer¬ age system and to pay the floating debt of said city, provided that the question is submitted to the people and approved by them. A bill by Senator Comas giving the railroad commission the right to regu¬ late the charge of sleeping car com¬ panies was lost. The bill of President Berner to elect the trustees to the State university by the people wai passed. When the hill came up it was with a report from the committee ou education adverse to its passage, and with two amendments. Thursday's Proceedings. The house Thursday appointed a committee to draft a convict bill in accordance with tlio views of the ma¬ jority of the members. Hon. Hewlett Hall, of Coweta, was made chairman of the committee, which was composed of one member from each congression¬ al district. Questions put to the house during the session developed that a majority favored a commission instead of a principal keeper, and the implied wish is that the commissioner be elected by the people. The Blalock committee got another set back in the adverse report of the finance committee ou two bills, one to reduce the salary of the state chemist, and the other to increase the salaries of his two assistants. The commit- tee’s report was almost unanimous. In the senate, Thursday, President Berner introduced a bill which creates a new banking system, with issues by state banks up to 50 per cent of their capital stock, and makes U the duty of the attorney general to defend such banks m the courts against all at¬ tempts to collect from them the 10 per cent tax imposed by Federal law. Senator Blalock’s bill to amend the school law so that the county board of education shall be chosen from terri¬ tory outside of that covered by inde¬ pendent school systems was passed, This applies to Atlanta and cities and towns which have school systems in- dependent of the county system. Sev- oral other measures of local interest were passed at the session. Friday’s Routine. Friday’s session of the house was spent in passing the special appropria- tion bills reported by the finance com- mittee. The expenses of the Carter investigating committee and the extra session of the legislature, amounting to $10,697.49, were among the items provided for by these bills. The convict question did not come up, everything being displaced by the appropriation bills. Several votes to displace these measures and bring up the hill drawn by the committee of eleven were taken, but without sue- sb. Mr. C. I. Branon’s bill putting the county officers on salaries and abol- ishing the fee system in counties hav- ing cities of 60,000 population came up in the senate Friday morning with an adverse report from the special ju- diciary committee and expired when the committee report was adopted. Mr. Copeland’s bill authorizing county boards of roads and revenues to condemn fifty feet where macadamized necessary for the construction of roads was passed. This bill is in- tended to get rid of obstacles in the way of the government road between Chickamauga park and LaFayetJe. Other bills passed were: To estab¬ lish a board of commissioners roads and revenue for Chattooga county; to amend the charter of Powder Springs; amending the charter of Smyrna; establishing the city court of Waycross; incorporating the town of Donaldsonville; amending the charter of Whigham; to establish public schools in the town of Culloden. Quorum Hard to Get* Almost the entire session of tho house of representatives Saturday was spent in an effort to secure the pres¬ ence of a sufficient number of mem¬ bers to transact business. Time and again the speaker sent the officers of the house scurrying through the lob¬ bies and the corridors after members and time and again these same officials returned empty handed. Once in a while they would corrall a member and deliver him in safety to his seat in the chamber, but such an ex¬ perience was very rare. Speaker Jen¬ kins ordered a catalogue of those ab¬ sent without leave. Outside of this nothing happened in the house worth recording. The convict bill was up only long enough to permit the pass¬ age of a resolution to print 300 copies of it and to give the populists an op¬ portunity to make public for the first time their position on the vexed ques¬ tion. Bepresentative Hogan present- e 1 the populist bill as a substitute. Appointments By the Governor. Governor Atkinson sent to the sen¬ ate Thursday morning the following nominations which were immediately confirmed: W. H. Griffin, judge of the city court of Valdosta for the term of four years from November 30th, 1897. T. A. Parker, judge of the city court of Baxley, iu Appling county, for the term of four years from the date of his qualification. J. H. Thomas, solicitor of the city court of Baxley for two years from his qualification. duBignon, member of F. G. the board of directors of the Georgia Nor¬ mal and Industrial college for six years from January 6th, 1898. H. P. Lumpkin, judge of the county court of Walker for four years from September 8tli, 1897. BLIZZARDS RAGE. # The Season of Snow and Ice Inaugura¬ ted In the Northwest. A special from Minneapolis states that a regular blizzard is raging in the northwest. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, reports eight inches of snow and a suspension of street ear traffic. At Des Moines the fall has been be¬ tween six and seven inches. Street car and railroad traffic is much inter¬ fered with by the drifts. A foot of snow has fallen at Sioux City, Iowa. A heavy snow fell Friday through¬ out Nebraska. SOUTH CAROLINA MINISTERS AP¬ POINT A SPECIAL DAY. BISHOP CAPERS ISSUES ADDRESS. Solicitors Report Bloodshed by Violence on the Increase in the Palmetto State. A Columbia. S. C., special says: Following the reports of solicitors to the attorney general, which show that the number of murders just doubled in South Carolina for the last year, or reached a total of 200, Bight Rev. Ellison Capers, bishop of the diocese of South Carolina, has issued an ad¬ dress to the Protestant Episcopal cler¬ gy, reproducing the resolutions on the prevalence of murders passed the last no' eting of the diocesan council, sup¬ plementing that with a vigorous state¬ ment, and fixing December 19th as the day when all clergy of the dio- cese shall preach against the crime of murder, now so prevalent in the state, and inviting the ministers of Christ of all denominations to unite on that day in upholding “the sacredness of hu- man life and the honor of onr beloved state.” The bishop says: “The sin of murder is upon us. Homicides are of frequent, distressing occurrence, and in our judgment the public conscience needs to be in¬ structed and the public mind aroused to a sense of the danger which threat- CI1S the character of our people, “The soldiers on the battlefield, ^e officer of the law in discharge of p; g p regC ribed duties, the citizen in defense of his own life, may take life without incurring the guilt of murder, for tJiey act } )y warrant of delegated authority of rulers who are ‘God’s m i n i s ters’ and ‘bear the sword’ by di- vine authority to punish evil doers, <qgut suc p murders as have of late on t ra ged the law of God and degraded tlie sacre dness of life, and dishonored the couras;e an d character of our peo- pie, ^ can lay no claim whatever to the nctioa of divine authority. We feel that public sentiment needs to be aroU sed to a higher and nobler esti- mate c f human life. We call upon 0 ur clergy to rebuke the murderer and to proc i a i m the law of Almighty God.” TRIED TO EXTERMINATE FAMILY. Beport of a Horriibie Tragedy in Halo County, Alabama, A Birmingham, Ala., special says: At Warren’s store, in Hale county, ten miles north of Greensboro, John Singley, a wealthy farmer, was called from his door Wednesday night by a negro, said to be Bill Scott, who worked about the place. The negro said he wanted some one to aid in the capture of a loose horse. When about 100 yards from the hfiuse the negro is said to have clubbed Mr. Singley aud cut his throat with a knife. The negro then broke into the house and killed Mrs. Singley and the boy, cutting tbeir throats, almost sev- ering their heads. He then opened a drawer stole $700, after which he fled. Aid was summoned from Greens¬ boro. Doctors were among those who responded, but Singley’s wife and the boy were both dead. Dogs were car¬ ried to the scene and every attempt to run the negro down was made. Singley was found to be badly in¬ jured, but was able to tellthe story and give the name of his assailant. UNHJUE LEGAL POINT. Nebraska’s Convict and Bondsmen Can¬ not Be Sued. A novel petition has been filed in the district court at Omaha, Neb., by Joseph Bartley, ex-state treasurer, now under twenty years’ sentence for looting the treasury of $500,000. The petition was an answer to the state’s suit, in which Bartley is made co-defendant with his bondsmen by the state, in which it seeks to recover the amount stolen. The petition declares that Bartley cannot be sued, since he is sentenced to the penitentiary for twenty years. His attorneys declare that under the state law no convict can be sued. If this contention is held the suit against the bondsmen cannot be maintained, since the principal must be sued with or before sureties are sued in Nebraska. TO DEDICATE MONUMENT. Fifteen Hundred Pennsylvania Troop! Will Go to Chattanooga. Adjutant General Stewart, of Penn¬ sylvania, will issue orders to fifteen hundred Pennsylvania soldiers for free transportation to Chattanooga and return, to attend the dedication on November loth cf the Pennsylvania monuments on the Chickamauga bat¬ tlefield. Governor Hastings and staff will participate in the ceremonies, along with representatives of the national government and the Pennsylvania battlefield commission. GRAIN SHIPPERS ACTIVE. Anxious To Get In Their Work Before Advance In Rates. Dispatches state that grain shippers throughout the west are making stren¬ uous efforts to buy up grain and have it enroute to southern ports before Monday, when there will be an ad- vanco made of six cents a hundred on grain between Kansas City and the gulf. of nearly This means an increase four cents a bushel on the cost of wheat at New Orleans. Every availa¬ ble car is being pressed into service. PRESIDENT LEAVES CANTON. A Sad Leave Takinu From Bedside of His Dying Mother. Sadder soenes were never witnessed than the leave-taking of President McKinley from his dying mother at Canton Saturday afternoon. The president left the city at 2:05 p. m. Shortly before the departure he hold v, couferiucs with the doctor, who advised that Mr. McKinley carry out the original plan of leaving for Wash- ington. He urged that the duties in- cumbent upon the nation’s chief exec¬ utive were such that it was absolutely necessary for him to bo at the white house when congress assembled and assured the president that no act of a loving son or any other mortal could do anything for the aged mother and that she would never again be able to recogiuize him or to recognizo his presence or absence. The president’s last words to the every" family were that he be telegraphed at station along the route as to his mother’s condition. Tlie president definitely arranged to return to Canton Tuesday morning, as soon ns he had completed his du- ties in connection with the ojJening of congress. TEN THOUSAND BALES ANNUALLY. Will lie Used by New Cotton Mills 111 Alabama. The Indian Head cotton mills at Cordova; Ala., within the next thirty days will be in operation. The mills have a capacity of 25,000 spindles and 800 looms. Ten thousand bales of cotton will be used annually. product of It is given out that the the mills will be sold in China, brok- ers in that country having contracted to handle the cloth made. A large number of skilled hands will be en¬ gaged from the east and many hun¬ dreds of natives will be instructed in the work. Two hundred houses for operatives are being built and the intentions are to construct a duplicate of the mills when these are in operation. GOVERNOR GRIGGS ACCEPTS. Officially Announced That no will succeed McKenna. « was officially announced at Wash- ™gton . Saturday, upon the retain of the president, that Governor John W. Griggs, of New Jersey, had been office ten¬ dered, and had accepted the of attorney general of the United States, which will be vacated by the nomina¬ tion of Attorney General McKenna to bo associate justice of the supreme Court. It has not yet been settled when Governor Griggs shall assume his new office, but it is probable the date will he about the beginning of the new year. IRON FURNACE CHANGES HANDS. New Company ‘Will Put tlie Bristol Plant to Work. The sale of the Bristol iron furnace at Bristol, Tenn., to the Home Iron company for $29,000 does not repre¬ sent what the furnace really brought, for in advance of the sale the pur¬ chasing company bought claims against the property to the amount of $85,- 000 . The furnace and appurtenances, in¬ cluding ore, cake, coal and limestone on the ground,is estimated to be worth upward of $400,000. The company expects to put the furnace in operation soon. WILL BOMBARD FORTS. Is Now Germany’s Threat Against Hay- tian Republic. The semi-official Post of Berlin in its issue of Saturday says: “Should Hayti refuse the German demands for an indemnity on account •of the alleged illegal arrest and im¬ prisonment of Herr Lueders, a Ger¬ man subject, sharp measures will follow. “We shall first bomboard the coast forts, and if they are persistent, we shall bombard Port-au-Prince aud the government buildings.” INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS. Commissionov Forman Reports His Esti¬ mate For the Coming Year. In his annual report to the secretary of the treasury, Mr. Forman, commis¬ sioner of internal revenue, estimates the reoeipts from all sources for the current fiscal year will aggregate at least $155,000,000, an increase over 1897 of about $8,300,000. SILVER SUITS MEXICANS. Report That Gold Basis Would Bo Adopted la Denied. The Mexican Herald denies author¬ itatively the report from Paris, pub¬ lished in London, that Mexico is mak¬ ing preparations to go on a gold basis, and says Mexico’s finances are handled with admirable caution and sagacity, and whatever may bo the future policy of the government regarding the cur¬ rency basis, there is at present no thought of changing from the silver standard, which is contributing to the growth of manufacturing and other industries. TARHEEL DEMOCRATS Reaffirm the ChlcaRo and State Platform of Bast Year. A special from Raleigh, N. C., states that the democratic state committee was in session there Friday and issued an address to the voters of the state declaring that the democratic party is the party of the people, reaffirming the Chicago and state platforms of last year, declaring that William J: Bryan is the great leader of the and party, denouncing republican misrule in¬ viting all populists to unite with the democrats in regaining control of the state. THROUGH GEORGIA. The directors of the Georgia Pine railway has definitely decided to build the road on to Arlington as originally projected. • A movement is on foot to establish a co-operative store or a number of them in Macon. The plan is on the line of socialism, and appears to be supported by the strong sympathy of a large number of people, * * * The action taken by Colonel Allen D. Candler in announcing for the gov- ernorship and placing his political future in the hands of his friends has created a great stir about tbe eapitol, and the almost unauimous opinion is that he will be a formidable candidate, The work of vaccinating the inhab- itaqts of Atlanta proceeded briskly the p aa t week. A small army of doctors started out armed with virus and did not stop until every human being, in the city was made safe from the small- pox. They took the city by sections and every inch of territory was covered, * * * Judging from the large number of letters and telegrams which have been received from all portions of the south, the indications are that the at¬ tendance upon the proposed conven¬ tion of southern bankers, which meets to discuss currency reform ou Decem¬ ber 15th in Atlanta, will be very large aud will represent every important city in the southern states. Tho Cuban delegation in Atlanta has just issued an address to the members of congress on the Cuban war for in¬ dependence, giving an interesting out¬ line of Spain’s attitude toward the island and what should be the attitude of the United States toward Spain. The local colony, consisting of some of the most prominent Cubans in this country, are indignant that this gov¬ ernment has not as yet taken any de¬ cided action to prevent bloodshed and for the sake of liberty in Cuba. Revenue Agent Colquitt hns made his report of the work of the depart¬ ment in Georgia and Alabama for the last month. The figures show no de¬ crease in the moonshine business, but prove that the revenue officers are making assiduous and successful ef¬ forts to uphold the law. In Georgia eighty-two distillers have been cap¬ tured, fifty-nine stills and 1,538 gal¬ lons of spirits. Fifty of these stills were found in the ninth district. Thirty-seven distillers were caught in Alabama, thirty stills found and forty- one gallons of spirits destroyed. The department is working smoothly and raids are being made every day. The hill of President Berner, intro¬ duced in the senate the past week re¬ pealing the 10 per cent tax ou state banks and allowing them to issue cur¬ rency to the amount of 50 per cent of their unimpaired capital stock, has been the subject of much discussion among bankers of the state. Some a 'e in favor of the measure, believing it would be a decided step toward re¬ lieving the financial stringency, and others believe it would be a step in the opposite direction. Some go so far as to state the measure is absolutely fool¬ ish, that it is impracticable aud that the plan could never be successfully ma¬ terialized in view of the federal stat- utes. The retail liquor men of Atlanta have won a strong point before the police and ordinance committees of the gen¬ eral council and the council will doubt¬ less concur in tho action of the com¬ mittees in submitting an ordinance changing the liquor regulations in sev- eral respects. The ordinance increases the license rate from $50 to $500 for the sale of liquors by the quart and upward by the drug stores. The drug stores will be required to close the saloon parts of their establishments "h Sundays and holidays and promptly at 10 o’clock at night. Any violation of the law will work a revocation of the license and the city proposes to closely guard the liquor traffic iu the drug stores. It is reported that Judge Seaborn Beese, of the northern circuit, will either resign from the bench or un- dergo another investigation. It will be remembered that Judge Beese figured with Judge Sweat, of the Brunswick circuit, in the famous trial before a committee of the general assembly last February, which was instigated by Senator Yancey Carter. Both judges were vindicated. Now there other cnarges against Judge Reese, and on top of the report of an intended investigation comes the ru- nun- that he may resign. The charges are of drunkeriPess both off and on the bench since the investigation in Feb- ruary. It is the wish of the populists that the investigation be brought about by the democrats in the legislature. Otherwise the charges will he preferr¬ ed by the populists. * * *< Mrs. Hannah S. Gould, who’ with Colonel E. C. Machen built the Cov¬ ington aud Macon railroad, and after¬ wards undertook the construction of the Middle Georgia and Atlantic, is about to be off with 100 women’to ex¬ plore the Klondike. Mrs. Gould is well remembered in Georgia as one of the most daring of women. When she first came south and interested herself in the building of the Covington and Macon railroad, now know as the Macon and Northern, she not only dedicated her money and time to fur¬ ther the scheme, but also put herself at the head of the construction forces and was much of the time in the field directing personally the surveyors and the laborers. The news of her latest scheme is received with interest by the people of Macon, where she re¬ sided at the time.