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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: FEBEUAEY 21, 1895.
Qis Defense of lib Resolution De
claring for a Double Money
Slaudard.
IIAD STRONG OPPOSITION.
Wolcott ml Toiler AttocUod Him Prom
the Proo Silver Side md Lodge
Attacked tile President—
Home Proceedings.
Washington, Feb/ 16.—President
Cleveland and his secretary of the
treasury came In for the principal
share of attention in the senate today.
The debate was launched upon a res
olution ottered some days ago by Sen
ator Hill, declaring it to be the policy
of the government to establish a safe
system of bi-metallism ami to maintain
gold and silver at a parity; and upon
a substitute for It offered toy Senator
Sherman, making a similar declara
tion except that it asserts that policy
to be the established policy of the
United States.
Mr. Hill made an earnest and Impas
sioned speech in support of Ills resolu
tion. He 'Was replied -to by Senator
Wolcott, by 'vhorn it was described as
"thrashing old straw” inasmuch as the
house hid disposed yesterday of the
subject of issue or endorsement of gold
bonds.
More of the same kind of denuncia
tion was indulged in by Mr. Hodge.
Senator Teller went still further in
the same direction, saying tha/t it was
■■tlte ilrst time In the history of the
country that the people had a right
to charge absolutely a lack of honesty
on the part of an administration in
dealing with Its financial affairs.”
The debate not oniy uwOided the t?:o
hours allowed for momma business,
but was carried on while the agricul
tural appropriation bill was ostensibly
before the senate.
SBNA.TOR HILL'S SPEECH.
In opening the debate upon the finan
cial resolution Mr. Hill said he assumed
that nearly every senator was a bi-met-
nllist in the proper sense of the term.
He excepted, of course, some who might
be gold or sliver nKHKsnertalliets. The
resolution was a safe, conservative
and appropriate resolution at this time.
The first part of It announced that
the true policy of the government,
which was that the efforts of the gov
ernment should he steadily directed
toward the establishment of bimetal
lism. He recalled to the attention of
the senate the aot which repealed the
purchasing clause of the Sherman act,
and declared that It was the duty of
the government to pursue steadily
steps toward the maintenance 01
metaDism. He appealed to the true
friends of tooth silver and gold, to the
men who desired the double standard.
To those who said that It was imuon-
sthle to maintain the double standard
In this country he had nothing to say.
Ke believed' that it waa possible to
maintain It. It perhapa cou'.d not bo
maintained at all times, and at all
hours at exact precision. It might take
preparation. It might require wise laws.
Jt might require a friendly adminis
tration.
His resolution did not express any
opinion upon the question of the pro-
e rtety of the Issuing gold bonds, or of
isuing coin bonds. But he thought it
of the most supreme Importance, at
this hour, that congress should Inform
the country, and Inform the world as
well, Itoat tho policy of the United
Plates was not to malntalnythe single
silver standard or the slng.e gu.d
standard, and tie thought it wise to
make this declaration emphatic, brief
and appropriate. That was all he de
sired to Kiy on the first branch of the
proposition.
Coming to the second part of it. he
said the tru" policy or the United
Pistes was bi-metallism, meaning that
silver and gold should be maintained nt
a parity and meaning also that the
government reserved the right, the ab
solute, technical, logical right to pay
its debts In the authorized coin of
tho country. That, he declared, was true
hl-metakism—the •maintenance of the
gold standard and the maintenance of
the alive?standard; In other word*, the
maintenance of the double standard.
The next question was, tie said, how
shall we pay our bonded debt, or our
other debts?
He believed that the declaration that
we believe In a double stnndard was
most Important. We should say that
we believe in both gold and silver,
but reserve the legal light to pay In
either. We Should pledge our fatal that
we ty in the best coin In use.
The contrary of this preposition waa
to pay our debts in a depreciated cur
rency. It may be called unwise to con
template a failure of bt-melalllsm, but
we cannot be blind to the signs of the
times. Parties are loaning money anil
making discrimination In favor a* to
the coin of payment. It is likely that
gold will soon go to a premium. If
that be so, who would lnabtt that we
whall not pay In the best money? This
dies not Involve the question whether
bonds shall be payable In gold or sil
ver. ir Involve the question of opening
the mints to the free coinage of silver.
It avoids this question. The resolution
is safe, prudent and proper, now while
we are drifting apart. The danger la the
greenback Issue. There la a drain of
gold from the country. We can at least
take this step. We can assure the peo
ple: 'Take our coin bonds. We will pay
them In the best money In the world.”
In closing the senator said:
“I reiterate that I believe that It Is
the Imperative duty of congress to
proceed to take steps to retire the
greenback currency. Need I argue be
fore this senate that that la one of the
principal difficulties that now confront
us?
■ “Need I remind you that It Is because
of the existence of this greenback cur
rency that the gold Is taken out of our
treasury? The retirement of the green
backs is the step that we ought to
take but k la the step which, I regret
to say. U seems Impassible to take
by reason o‘f the difficulties here, diffi
culties in the other house, and pooslbly
difficulties of both houses with the
president. But If that cannot be done,
we can, at least do these two things;
We can declare that congress Is
Rot c''m***ttte*1 to «ntd alone: not com
mitted to silver alone, but that we
stand where we stood when we were
repealing the purchasing clause of the
Sherman act: that we stand by bl-
mrta'.ham and that we will take steady
Stops toward the maintenance of that
principle. Farther than that, we declare
mat If our efforts Khali fall; If,
the credit of the United States has been
the most disastrous occurrence of this
generation. It has been the most wan
ton and criminal and deliberate attack
upeii the credit ci cvr country th**
could be indulged In. Our nest waa be
fouled by he men who should have
stood for our credit. The president en
tered into a secret negotiation with
the Rothschilds of Europe, whereby
be shall give them "long bonds” at an
excessive rate of interest, so that he
can. make an apparent showing to the
discredit of our country and its
finances. But. even before tne bonds
are Issued the reaction has come. The
subscribers of this syndicate are called
upop for only J® per cent, of their sub
scription. The balance of it they will
never be called upon to pay. The syn
dicate has already been offered 1121-2
for these bonds, and tne president of
one of the leading banks of New York
says that within nfffety days they will
rise to 120. If there ever was a bond
which ought to be paid in silver or
deprociaded money—if it can be found—
it is this issue of bonds whch this
syndicate has purchased at less than
its worth.”
■Mr. Lodge argued that parity was the
question, ar.d not bl-metalllsm. He re
ferred to the contract of the president
In these words:
"It is on its face the Blackest con
tract ever made by file government of
tho (United States. But thiose very
facts that our credit has been assailed
by the president, that such a contract
has been made with a syndicate of
bankers, givfTig them an undue and
gigantic profit, seem to me to moke it
only more Imperative that the con
gress of the United States dhtould say
In language which cannot tie misun
derstood that every one of its coin ob
ligations, whether bonds or demand
notes, is payable as they were under
stood to be issued—in gold or silver at
the option of the holder; that is. in
the best money. In gold if It should be
demanded. That, sir, Ls simply honesty.”
A TELLING REPLY.
Senator Hill, in reply to Mr. Wol
cott, referred to the position of the
president in being unable ho Issue
bonds except under an old statute, and
the cause of the gold loan was the in
action of congress. Congress had re
fused to do anything that would en
able the president to get better terms
wi bonds.
In defense of the president's action,
Senator Hill said:
■But. 'Mr. President, what do we
hear? We hear tile senator from Colo
rado denouncing the president in un
measured terms ns having made an at
tack upon the credit of this country,
and In the next bre.Kth he tells us that
in a very short time after this alleged
secret contract had -been made the
credit of this country, instead of be
ing Impaired had been Increased and
the bonds, he tells us, are about to be
sold In the market for from 115 to 120.
And this is the attack that has been
made by the .^resident of the United
States upotrthe credit of the country.
The credit of the country has imme
diately advanced, and Its bonds are
selling at a higher rate than they have
been in maiiy long years. Mon may be
blind to the signs of the times if they
have a mind to. Men can shut their
eyes. Without, at this time approving
—because it is not necessary for me
I? “’TLT. an opinion upon tlia't point.
'he details of this contract—without
agjproving tfime Oof the suggestions
made In the message of the president.
I am here to say that the president has
undoubtedly endeavored to do his duty
as he umlerstans it. I am here to say
that the (Statement Is unwarranted
anil unjustified, that the presld "
desired or endeavored to give the syn
dicate no higher rate of it
he felt obliged to do.
"Mr. President, It Is unworthy of sena
tors upon this floor to make such an at
tack. It ls not necessary that I should
reply to it. Mr. Cleveland has his faults,
hut. sir. no senator has a right to say ho
has deliberately gone to work and given
a larger rate of Interest on the bonds
than any other president wouid have
done. What do we know of the efforts
that have been made, except as we glean
them from some statements In the pub
lic press, which may or may not be en
tirely reliable. I pass over such charges
aa substantially unworthy of notice. It
Is sufficient for me that tho president
and secretary of the treasury tell us that
they obtained the beet terms possible,
under ah circumstances of tho case, and
I am disposed to accept that statement
In good faith.
"Mr. President, no prejudice can be
stirred up and the senator who thinks
he can stir up some prejudice against
this administration simply because a
contract haa been mads with the Roth
schilds Is mistaken. I am no defender
of the Rothschilds, but I say the attitude
of congress has compelled the financial
office of this government to make a con
tract with whoever has the money.
"In this the first time In the history of
this country that we have borrowed
money Irom the Rothschilds? No. the
records sf this government, show that,
repeatedly, qver and over again. Repub
lican administrations lion-owed money
from Rothschilds and from other money
VOMEN DID III.
Tho Atlanta Journal in Feminine
Rands Was a llaguilicent
Success.
FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Hnmhome Sum Netted for the Woman’i
Dnlldlug at the Reposition—The
Whole Newspaper Field
Thoroughly Covered.
lenders of Europe. The attempt to stir
up some prejudice among the people be
cause the administration borrowed this
money In London. I say, is uncalled for
and unwarranted.”
Senator Teller replied to Senator Hilts
speech that there are bad evidences
that some persona wanted to place this
country on s gold basis. The president
and seer-lacy had not done the'beet they
could. He did not charge that they proi-
Ited financially by the transaction, but he
attributed their action to a desire to put
the country on a principal of gold bonds
The financial debate broke off here and
tho dlscilaslon of the agricultural bill ta
ken up. Without disposing of the bill
the debate closed, and after u short ex
ecutive session, the senate adjourned at
IJS o'clock until Monday at noon.
IN THE HOUSE.
General debate on the naval appropria
tion bill was dosed, Mr. Washington be
ing the only opponent to the movotbmt
to Increase the navy.
The general deficiency bill was reported
and placed on the calendar. The post-
office appropriation blU yas placed In
conference.
When the hour for the special order
arrived, the house listened to eulogies
upon the life and services of the late
Senator Colquitt of Georgia by Messrs
Turner (Democrat) of Georgia, Tate
(Democrat) of Georgia. Livingston. (Dem
ocrat) of Georgia, Wheeler (Democrat) of
Alabama. Orosvenor (Republican) of Ohio
and Maddox (Democrat) of. Georgia.
At the conclusion of these, and as a
further mark of respect, the house, at
SrfS o'clock, adjourned until Monday noon.
OHTLOH’S CONSUMPTION CURR
Is beyond question the most sue
cstsful cough medicine we bars ever
sold. A few doses Invariably cures
the worst case of croup, cough and
broochltia. while its wonderful suo
cere in the curs of consumption is
without a paraU.il In the history of
by medicine. Since Its first discovery it
reason of any of these differences be- haa been sold an s guarantee, a test
•ween the value of gold and sliver
coins, we will pay the debts of the
government In the best money we us*.
am. woloottb reply.
Mr. Wolcott (Republican) of Colo
rado. replied to the speech of Mr. Hill,
which he characterized os "thrashing
old straw." The house, he said- had
Thursday dlsposed-re far as this ses
sion was concerned—of the subject of
the Issue or endorsement of gold bonds.
He asserted that no genuine bl-met-
alllst had voted for the repeal of the
purchasing clause of the Sherman act.
except two or three, and they would
not do so again. The senator from New
York and h!* followers wanted bi-metal
lism on a gold basis.
Sneaking of the gold bond issue, he
said:
•Toe president's wanton attack upon
Atlanta. Fab. 16.—(Special.)—Gov
error Atkinson was somewhat puzzled
this morning when Heard, his porter,
announced that there were a couple of
young ladies in the reception room
who desired to ‘'review' 'the governor.
The functionary who presides over
the fates of the Fulton county Jail
was surprised when he saw a hanJ-
s-ime sleigh stop in front of the gloomy
old hulk and •& stylishly dressed young
lady alighted, and iwltih notebook and
pencil in hand approached the Iron-
grated doord an asked admittance.
When Chief of Fotloe Connodly, af
ter 'trudging valiantly through ten
Inches otf snow for in mile, reached his
office somewhere between 7 and S
o'clock be found a vision of feminine
loveliness, all wrapped up in furs, with
a big scratch pad in hand and pencil
tied with ribbon, awaiting him.
A little later on the Important sol
emnity of the legal proceedings which
characterize the Saturday session “at
chambers" in the United States court
was set in aflutter by the advent of a
bevy of fascinating society belles, who
-broke in uuanuouiicvu mid inquired
in chorus of the sedate Judge Newman
if be toad “any *ne.ws" today.
In the county court house pretty
much Uhe same thing occurred. Justice
was paralyzed for the Ome being, but
the demure maidens with their scratch
pads and pencils proceeded ail uncon
scious at Wnuit they did.
It was a,red letter day with the Jus
tices of the peace and the Jolly under
takers. Every one of them received a
call from one of more of the dear
creatures with their scradch pads and
newly-pointed pencils, some of them
are still wondering what the deuce It
all imtittl. and the Journal telephones
wore kept constantly busy explaining
to the public at large 'that the paper
was In 'the hands of the ladies for the
Tlie ladies literally covered the town,
us the newspaper parlance goes. They
were net onfv the editors, advertising
solicitors and business managers of
the Journal for the day. but office boy
as well. Despite the ten Inches of snow
that confronted them this morning
they turned up their coat collars and
wailed In (or out. though scfcne used
sleighs and others did ueslgnments by
the aM of a coach and pair. They got
there all the same, however.
State Treasurer Hardeman is the
only man who escaped the pretty In-
qutsStcrs. He hid i n * cloiet.
The ladies went the whole stale: they
not only Interviewed governor, Judges,
ct cetera, but the prisoners at the Jail
and tho police station went,, favored
us (well.
While all this was going «n on the
outlsdc the ladles on the Inside of the
Journal office were grinding out edito
rials an the financial Issues, the po
litical problems anil numerous other
problems. They alro handled the cash,
managed the "devl’." in the composing
room and kept the rout boys straight.
When the first paper came from the
press It was sold at a premium of $15.
Journals have never brought that fig
ure before and probably never will
again. Tim ladles filled forty pages
with reading matter and ads and made
some $1,000 met for the woman’s (Is-
p&rtmcnt of »th« exposition* ‘by their
work. .
Altogether they made a big sucoeaa of
their undertaking..
CHISHOLM CAUGHT AflAjS.
He Finds It Hard to Desist from His
Wrong Doing.
Atlanta, Feb. 16.—(Special.)—"Little
Charlie" cliislmlm, whose reputation
as a counterfeiter of tho smoothest
class and crook In general, as made
up from the criminal record.) all over
the state, ns well as other mates, was
sent to Jail In default of $500 bond to
day for burglary, after having been out
of tho Ohio penitentiary only s few
weeks. "Little Charlie" and his cousin
•'Big Charlie" did time there for coun
terfeiting. •
It appears that Chisholm, who made
many vows of reformation when he
was released, soul fell from grace.
When tho store of I. C. McCrary at
Manchester was burglarized a few
nights ago, he and three other men fell
into the hands of ihe pullc*. These
other three were sent to jrdl a.
with "Little Charlie" today. The cap
ture of tho gaag led to the arrest of
three women alro—Mrs. Buttles, Lucy
Btodgill and Lucy Chandler. These
women, all of them young, well-dressed
and good-looking enough to be the pals
of a Tot of slick crooks, were arraigned
today also for receiving stolen goods,
K rt of which were recovered from tbe
me of Mr*. Buttles. They made a
scene In the oourtroom with tears and
lamentations. Mrs. Sutt'.e* pictured a
couple of lonely, hungry babies waiting
for her at borne, and the racket worked
so well that the prosecutor asked the
court to let them go on their own
rccomlzana?.
Wfille In the Ohio penitentiary, Chis
holm frequently saw Lewis Redwlne.
the dcfaullng cashier of the Gate City
Bank, whose defalcation was such a
big sensation two years ago. Today
“Little Charlie" told a good deni about
the Ohio prison In file courtroom, and
among other things said Redwlne ha*
galloping consumption, and wl'.l be a
dead man before the year Is out Red-
wine Is filling a soft berth as a book
keeper at the prison. Three weeks ago.
when OhlxViTfn left, he was a mere
Shadow, with no chance at all of living
out his sentence.
FEW SPECIAL ELECTIONS.
Nearly All the Tax Collectors Have
Filed Their Bonds.
Atlanta, Feo. l». (jpnjsi) Ii««
will be very few. If any, special elec
tions on account of the failure of tax
collectors and receivers to qualify tor
duty wltnln tne forty days specified by
tho code. At the expiration ot tne forty
days last Tuesday mere were some
forty-five counties where these officers
had not yet tiled their bonds wltla me
governor, and at the time there was
some talk of a big rot of special elec
tions to elect new officers In tneae coun
ties, although the law leaves It discre
tionary wim the governor whether he
auall accept bond after the forty day a
or not. Up to today the bonds from all
these delinquent counties but twenty
had been received and accepted at the
executive office, and the others will
probably come in next week. Governor
Aikinaon will give tne tardy receivers
and colleotors ali the time ore can be
fore taking the step that would precip
itate another election.
COLD WB.VQHER AT .M'RAE.
Cattle Suffering From Want of Protec-
t'.oa—-All Busin .sa Suspended.
IDE BUM IK GEORGIA.
iioiv tfcO'CiiUmlfe CuIiuiiiOIia uiiTu
Been CbaDged in Different
1’aris of tho State.
HARD ON SOUTH GEORGIA.
Cattle Down There are Dying for Want
of Proper Protection—Noble Char
ity Displayed at Atheni—
Frnlt Hem-fitted.
the freezing point for aevtni a ■
past. The oldest citizens have
soon bo coutinued and severe weal* I
fore in this county. Oats are anth
for the second time and this crooiS!I
he a total failure 1n this ’ v -' ■
AT BLAKELY.
Blakrty. Feb. 16.-(3pecla| )-~,
nvarirally speaking, "where arV^'
at?" It commenced Knowing tm.L*
dav night and we have about VV -
Inches of the beautiful * now '
promise of some more. Some 'W? *
snow" is falling now. Some entomjf/
jug gentlemen improvised some « K'
yesterday by securing buggy bodies*
slides, so we had sleigh riding .2
s'.elgh bells in Blakely, a novel *£?
to the oldest inhatottauit. A
gested as the rensomm-o had so
enow is to keep the -Northern touXS
down South acclimated. uns "
McRae, Fob. 1(1.—(Special.)—A snow
storm struck McRae at d o’clock Thurs
day u.ght, continued all night and
turu.d io a fine sleet this moru.ng, af
ter snowing to. a dept of three inches.
This ls the heaviest snow that has
fallen in this section for many years,
and it will cause a heavy loss of stock.
Castle on the ra nge hard -bean dy.ng for
some days from the effects of the se
vere cold weather, anil -tho snow will
hill out hundreds of head where owners
are not prepared to stutter and feed
them.
It Is feared that the oat crop wifi be
a complete failure in this son:Ion. Tho
first crop planted was killed by the De
cember freeze, and It looks now like
ihe recent blizzard has destroyed all
of the second plain ting that had come
up, but lho fanners ore not discour
aged a t -the failure of the grain crop, as
they can raise an abundance of crow
foot bay on the land, which is good
forage, and they bttvo a good supply of
com to carry 'them through.
William Jones from Ilullock county.
student In the Couth Georgia Ctfim
died bore Thursday night of pneu
monia.
Business Is almost entirely suspend
ed here and the college Is closed on ac
count of the severo weather.
Lieut. James H. McRae of the Third
regiment, Stationed at Fort Sneiling.
Minn., is spending a month's leave of
absence in Telfair county, where his
parents reside. He commanded a com
pany of United States troops that took
part in suppressing the great railroad
strikes In tile Vicinity of Chicago last
summer. Ho graduated at West Point
Id -the class of 188(1. was promoted to
first lleuietnnt in 1802. and will prob
ably be made adjutant of his rog'nient
In a short time. He was selected some
time ago Io write the history of the
Third regiment, which ’« nearly one
htildred year old, and has taken part
In several wars. He ha* Just complet
ed- this work, wh'rh will toe published
n one of tlte military Journals, com-
raenclng In the March number, and af
terward in book form.
which no other medicine can stand. If
you have a cough, wo earneeUy ask
you to try it. Prtoe » rams, u cents
and ti. If your lungs an tors, chut
or gack is lame, use Shiloh's Porous
Piasters.
Sold by Good ary n A Small Brut Com
pany. corner Chery street and Cottoa
avenue.
__Th» J. Oberman Brewing Company of
Milwaukee was placed In ihe hands cf
s receiver. J. Oberman also made a
personal axalmmenf. The company's
assignment f» for 1120,000.
notice!
I wajt trtry bib and totna In the
Suuc interested In tfie Optnm an t Whhkt
tiiM> Aadrcu B. M. Woolley. Atlanta.
box M2,sad eoc Will be real,wire *
GONE TO A CONVENTION.
Atlanta. Feb. 16.—(Special.)—State
School Commissioner Glenn 1 left last
night for Cleveland, Ohio, (o attend the
annual convention of the state school
superintendents. Every state In the
union will be represented at the meet
ing toy Its stale school commissioner,
and much valuable work will be done
for the general cause of education by
the Interchange of views and ideas,
and Investigation of the vari»u< k.
systems of the country.
CITY PRISONERS SET FREE
Atlanta. F*4>. It.—(Spec**.)—Tt
“beautiful snow." whldh ha* long since
erased to be a novelty In Af. inta. and
is now regarded as a boav.ly nuleance
by the satiated public, eras a Go.1« 1
literally to Ihe prisoners la the city
stockade today. There wae so much
of the beautiful snonr that business ha 1
to be suspended at tbs city stockade
aa well as elsewhere. T:.- prisoners
could n«t work and were therefore a
deau expense on the city's hinds, so
tbit morning they were all * t fuo.
LESS COTTON-LESS GUANO.
Logunviiie, ua., rcb. *5.—^(Spec-mi.)—
The fasmers of Walton county, pur
suant to a call made by Mr. J. C. Phil
lips, one of the must progressive farm
ers In the county, mat. at Monroe last
Tuesday to decide what should be done
about the low price of cotton and high
price of guano. Hon. M. F. Hurst, rep
resentative from this county, was
elected chairman and .\1t. c. 51. Booth,
county treasurer, secretary. After the
election of officers a committee was ap
pointed to draft a resolution. The com
mittee's report, after some discussion,
wan accepted as follows:
"Whereas, the continued decline in
the price of cotton, our stuple product,
has reached a point fur below the cost
of production, and it is only a matter
of a short time. If the same course pur
sued in the past is continued, till it
will put the farmers of our county In
total bankruptcy.
“Therefore, be it resolved, by the
formers of Walton county, in conven
tion assembled for the year of 1W5,
"First, That we reduce the acreage
planted (his crop one-fourth os com
pared wlln Gie years '93 and '94. 1
"Second, That the use of commercial
fertllinzers, entering largely into the
successful raising of cotton. Is one of
the chief cause* In tho cost of produc
tion, be abandoned, except to n lim
ited extent; and that we cannot, as a
people, at tills time pay for finst grade
fertilisers more than $16.25 per ton,
or 325 pounds of middling cotton.”
A NOW COURT HOUSE.
Jack-son, Keb. 1U.—(Special.)—Archi
tect B. F. Smith Is hen- making plans
for a new court house. It is very prob
able that a now one will be erected
shortly, as the clt sens of Butts county
anxious for It aud it Is badly
needed.
Sirs. E. L. Smith, who has been very
Hi, is conralvncing.
The snow hero was four Inches deep.
Professor Htsslnguun suspended
school yesterday on account of (he
snow and sleet.
Jaokson Institute is enjoying a large
attendiiDce and trill open again when
the weather moderates.
The superior court convened here
Monday. This wifi toe a term of two
weeks, with Judgi Beck on Ihe bench.
Burglars appear, il again Thursday
night in West Jaclnon. They made
three different* nttonspts to enter llie
residecce of Mr. J. T. Harris, who fired
on 'them tout nover captured thorn.
Mr. L. Pierce, who bis been traveling
tho stafo of Florida s'41'ng la w books.
Is here, stopping at the Morrison house,
where hU -wife his been for some time.
Tho moasles here has about subsided,
with no serious results.
Athens, Ga„ Feib. 16.—(Special.)—
“Man's inhumanity to man ,
Makes countless thousands tmourn,"
may ba 'truo when applied ito some
seortone cf this vast universe, but file
author of (those lines, who has long
since passed .to the great subsequent,
and was perhaps never in the least de
gree familiar with any such weather as
is now bong served to suffering mor
tals with a lavish hand, would fed
thoroughly ashamed had it been his
privilege to witness itha scenes enacted
in Athens today and lute Into'the night.
It would have been realized at once
-that our good people were not included
in the list which made people mourn,
but a whole array of them ga.vo (he r
time and money to relieving .the wunts
and necessities of those 'whom fortune
had not been kind ito. Hundreds of
homes tonight ore comfortable and
warm where Friday nighlt hunger and
cold held full sway. The work was sys
tematically, thoroughly and quickly
done, and if tonight there is one home
in want and distress H surely cannot
be the fault of -those fibo Interested
ihemstnves In die work of relief.
All during the cold spell the city au
thorities have endeavored to look after
the poor, and -the charitable assoc-ia
lions were not negligent in do.ng their
(uu pan, wa.lt' .ua.viduals did itie.-r
share, but Friday afternoon after the
terrioio snow it wjs rejlizivl
that heroic efforts must bo resorted (o,
as It was im-poss-ble for oven tho ncti
lo provide uutnse-ren w.th fuel. The
line of aoiiou was quickly agreed upon.
Mayor O'Farrell appointed comma ices
for each ward, -w.th Instructions to
make a thorough canvass. These gen
tlemen went right to work and many
oasees of urgent need were found. This
mormiig a meeting wus held at the
council chamber, reports were made,
new subscriptions were received, and
by 11 o'clock wagons and (larys, ac
companied by volunteer caserne, we>rc
traversing different sootions of the city
di'llvering all kind* of necessities.
These w ifions of relief hive been going
all day and are still running tonight.
Belief headquarter* have been 'Stato-
lshed at the council chamber aqel w’U
bo continued ns long as necessity do-
mind*. Jt Is In charge of I)r. B. F.
Riley, Judge Howell Cobb. Merer*. T.
IV. Heed. (I. II. Yancey, E. U. Hodg
son. G. II. Palmer, Robert Chappel and
Hon. T. 8. Moll.
An excellent failure of the relief was
the establishment of a free soup house
nt Jester’s old stand on Brood street.
Tills was taken charge of toy well-
known ladles, and since It open’d
minv have been fed. John Finch. G.
U. Bo"-ti and others mude liberal con
tributions of beef, wh'le other* sent in
bread and other noonwiry ortln’es.
COLD WEATHER NOTES.
“It is giw.ng prewy tough when we
Who hive money cault get wood and
coal,” said a ge-mlemon to a member
of Tho committee, 'land d—d if J know
how uhe poor make out. Here's a fiver
to help along, and call for more if you
ue'd It.”
-Many families in Athens hivo had no
wash.ng In three weeks. The washer
women cu-n’t get wood to do the wash
ing.
Glover Tom Reed has been on the go
early -anil late. As a member of the
relief committee be has done excellent
work.
This Is -th longest and deepest snow
Athena has ever known.
Athena street ears are having a hard
time of It.
Mr. It. I,. BIoonrlHil of the Athens
factory notified b s employes yesterday
that all the wood storel there and Iwo
oar loads besides could bo ttseel by
A GODSEND TO FRUIT GROWERS
Fort Valley, Feb. 16.—(Special e_,',
3 o'clock this afternoon there Wa » h '
tween three and four inches of sn „
id this section and it is suit failing
Nothing of the kind has ever
curre here before. The fruit g r o w ,„
are pleased, as the weather tndlcatu
the heaviest kind of a peach crop.
DEAN ACQUITTED. '
The Comer Case Apparently a Scheme 0 f
Blackmail.
Athens, Felt. 16.—(Special.)—C. c. Deu
of this place, charged with an attempts
assault upon Mrs. Lavlna Caldwell of
Comer, Ga„ was given a hearing today at
that place. Dean was released and ask,
the publication of the following caret:
"We, the undersigned citizens 0 ( Co.
mer, are acquainted with the (acts In n,
case of the state vs. C. C. Dean, charts
with assault with Intent to rape Jif,
Caldwell, and hereby pronounce the cu
as one which. In our opinion, |, atu
of blackmail. Signed: J. P. Chaste,
mayor; J. B. Clnrk, P. S. Rice, J. q
Eberhart, councilmen: J. R. Brooks
marshal; J. S. McCurdy and B. J. 5i eM .
owe.”
EXCITEMENT AT DUBLIN.
Chief of Police Fired on From Ambush,
Systematic Robbery.
Dublin. Feb. 16.—(Special.)—on Thuri.
day night about 8 o'clock, as the chin #
police was on his way home, aomo n.
known party waylaid and shot at hlaSi,
times. None of tho shots took dee.
He was unable to ascertain who the tar,
ty was. The citizens hold an lallox
tion meeting last night.
Thieves entered the Southern Ezprts
office Thursday night, taking thertlnt
several packages. Owing to snow hat.
Ing fallen after the theft was comnh-
ted It was Imporalble to track the thlcva
with blood hounds.
A car of the Macon, Dublin and Sa
vannah road waa entered last night ea
some goods taken. It seems that a base
of thieves has organized for the purpue
of systematic robbery.
ROSS SENT FOR LIFE.
A Vondlct of Guilty Returned lu tie
IMonroo Murder Trial.
Foreyith. Feb. 10— (Special.)—Itle'hari
Robs, who killed his fatlsuMn-liw, Job
T. G;b<on, at Cabans*, last Anpst
was today senteenex'd to life tnijrt**
mont. Tlie Jury at 0 o'clock (Ills limit
Ing returned a verdict of guilty wfi
recommendation to mercy. Apples-
non for n now trial wiii too xtraue ij
the deifetuLtm's attorney*
DEATH OF MRS. WILKINSON'.
Jaokson. Feb. lit—(Spirlnl.)—.Mn
E. A. Wilkinson, known toy aim-
every ono as “Aunt Sally." proprietr*
of the Cleveland house, died yestenky.
Mr*. Wilkinson had for over twmy
fire years been engaged In th? h-
busiue.-w In Jackson, and the palt
can well tvxtlfy as to how «at!sfa :l
lu* been tlte entertainment furuMr
Sbu has for *evora 1 years been a is
tlm of a complication of nultdb
which termlnu-ted In her death. Till
Utile town is griefodrioken. for there)
not a child or nelult In this town tits
diet not love and honor Aunt Sill
h t mnny trait* of character and imH
Christian charity. She wa* a loyalM
lovable wife, a member of ihe Motho
1st church, devoted to her church ti
pastor.
Babies
And rapidly growing children
derive more benefit from Scott’s
Emulsion,than all the rest of the
food they eat. Its nourishing
powers are felt almost immedi,
ately. Babies and children thrive
on Scott’s Emulsion when no
other form of food is assimilated.
them.
GREAT DAMAGE TO CATTLE.
Dougin*. Feb. 16.~< Special.>-The
citizens of Douglas upon awakening
this morning bftoeld something rarely
seen in tthi* portion of south Georgia.
The whole face of the earth waa cov
ered tvltto n mantle of snow. It com
menced falling about 9 o'clock Cast
night and continued very nearly all
night. It wu* on a level 3 1-2 inches
deep and banked up in many place*
to a depth of twelve or more inches.
A sleet followed the snow.
Stack is suffering and dying, as no
attention is paid to range stock here,
a mhe winters are generally mild
enough for' stock to support them
selves. This Is * large wool-growing
pnmty. and the l imbing season being
nUW cn hundreds of doClars will be lost
1n sheen aelom If an early thaw of the
frozen snrnv does not occur. Many
citizens wixo heretofore have resided
further south sura: their first aoAw
yesterday. It Is coiwMeel by oid citizens
t* be the heavirat hero rrlr.ee lsjo.
Stock men take the disaster cheer
fully. saying if they lose in stock that
the whole country will be blessed with
fruit and other craps sufficleot over
an average fo make up the loss in
stock.
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Emulsion
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stimulates the sppetite, enriches
the blood,overcomes wasting and
gives strength to all who take it.
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OATS KILLED IN LEE.
Leesburg. Feb. IS.—(Special.)—Snow
oam.-n.Oced failing here Thursday
night about (1 o’clock and continued
through tbe night. Friday morning
opened up with a slow, drizzling rain,
freezing as it fell. Yesterday ora* a
gala day for trie young at snow balling
•nd sleigh riding, using for alrighs
empty goads Boxes. One party dragged
an oid battcau firm tbe creek, bitched
•wo mules (o it, end taking several
tadlr# a* passenger* they drove: about
sewn rake* seeming to greatly dnjoy
their sport. 'Among the passengers
were Miss Clara Hays, Mr*. C. M. Mc
Donald and Mr. Howard Hays, all of
Century. Then came Mr. W. W.
Rogers with M* team,‘bringing Mias
Kittle Rogers. Mias Millie Uovan and
Mr* Julian Price, making (he very
welktng ring with their merry laugh
ter. But (be most provoking party waa
tint of Juie Forrester and Professor
Costello, who a poor old woe-be
gone mule, lined with bris, tiltcbed lo
an old good* box, with which they pro
ceeded to take In the city.
The mercury has been at god below
At Death’s Door
Blood Poison After Typhoid
Fever
A Marvelous Curo by Hood's
After All Elso Fallod.
Mrs. Vlicle L. HallJ
Galra, Kansas.
“C. I. flood k Co., Lowell Moss.:"*'
"DearHire: Twenty-liveyearsagoltd
bilious fever, and typhoid fever, and W
five weeks I lay like one dead, but at lad
I pulled through and got np around,
noon discovered on my left leg Just sboit
the knee a small brown spot about u cig
os a UUM-cent piece, which pulled upbd
did not hurt me or feel aore. I did not peg
any attention to It until tvro years aM.
when It commenced to apread and had
the appearance ola ring worm. It ltebefi
and burned and I commenced doctffht
hut to no avalL I
Cot Only Momentary Relief*
And aometlmea not aven that. I could ad
sleep nights, and on account of tbe IkbW
I scratched the spot unlit the blood *«=
run. In hot weather my elbows and u
my Joints were just the same, and «bai I
have suffered I cannot describe wilh s pA
Last February I tried an herb for UJ
blood and U broke oat In the worst fora *
a rash an over your body. I began sf
scratching, and scales would faU off. W
•ores cnscharged and I logged to •
Finally my husband bought a bottle *
Hood's Sarsaparilla and I bsd not tab*
more than half U before I began toebsMf
for tbe better. I have had (our bock*
Now I Am All Weil
bat two UUle spots on my leg. leans)*
sleep and cat well and work all tbe tts**
sm M yean old, sod the mother ot «*•
Hood’s. Cures
children, and think I can do as *
any one my age." JlkS. Fum*
Galra, Kansas. Get DOM*