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About The Ashburn advance. (Ashburn, Ga.) 18??-19?? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1899)
VOL. VIII. YELLOW JACK IN EVIDENCE Thirteen Cnses Reported In MlS” sissippi City. FEVER SPREADS IN KEY WEST Rigid Qaurantine Rules Are Be- Ins Applied at Various Points. A New Orleans special says: Sus- pieious cases reported Thursday from Mississippi City, Miss., were pro . noueed yellew fever Friday by the ex " pert, after a careful study of the eases, Tkirteen were sick, all the cases being mild and thoroughly isolated and the disease is fully under control. Most of the summer residents of tbe town, however, left to avoid quarantine. Mobile quarantined against Missis- eippi City Thursday night. The state hoard of health of Mississippi quaran- tined Friday. The Louisiana board has not as yet taken any action and probably will not do so, holding that there is no danger, as the eases are isolated ^ew One of the yellow fever cases in Orleans was declared cured Fri- day, leaving only one sick, Itev. Mr. Bentley, curate of St. Paul. --- 1HIRTV CASES A.Ni> Two DEATHS AT kky wkst. been Thirty reported cases of yellow fever bad in Key West up to In- day night as a record for twenty-four hours- Including two cases previously omit- ted, the total number ocourring to date so far as known is 127, the total number deaths up to Friday being nine. The weather is still warm and rainy and favorable for tbe spread of the disease. The caso3 of yellow fever having been discovered at Mississippi City, Dr. J. F. Hunter, secretary of tho state board of health, issued the fol¬ lowing bulletin Friday uiglit: 'Tellow fever has been officially re¬ ported in Mississippi Cily. I hereby declare the above named place to he in quarantine under Dr. J. J. Harry, as state officer, and no passengers, bag- gage, freight or express "will be allowed to be brought into any other portion of the state. ” Mississippi City is a summer resort, located on the gulf coast seventy-two miles from New Orleans. Tbe news has produced but little excitement and no apprehension is felt, TEXAS APlT.tKS HULK. A dispatch from Austin says: Texas ordered on an additional yellow fever quarantine Friday as the result of n telegram Orleans, from that Dr. additional Souelion, at New on case of yellow fever had developed there, and a telegram from W. H. Sanders, state health officer of Alabama, under a Mubile date that yellow fever had developed at Mississippi City. A second telegram was received from John T. Hunter, secretary of the Mis* sissippi state board, staling that there were thirteen genuine cases of yellow fever at Mississppi City and that the state of Mississippi had quarantined that place. Montgomery Quarantine.. A special from Montgomery, Ala., says: The state quarantine has been extended against Mississippi City anil points west of there on the route to New Orleans. Fever in Vera Crtu. Official reports of the yellow fever cascs at Vera Cruz, Mbxico, indicate tbe continued prevalence of the dis- case at that port, and a large proper- tion of deaths -L.___ OATHERINIJ TEARLS IN FLOYD. A Georgia Farmer Pick. Up Gum. Which AYc Valuer! at $33. Interest has been aroused in the pearl fisheries of Floyd cotinty, (3a. A farmer living on the Armuohee h^5 ca exhibition in Borne a number of tbe most beautiful pearls yet seen in the town. The bottle containing 835 worth of tbe pretty pearl* are attracting much attention. CBDAUTOWS’S ENTERPRISE. ^ Big Cotton Company ]g Formed By Amalgamation. The Cedartown, Ga., Cotton Com- p*ny is oue of the large corporations Just been manufacture organized of in high Cedartown grade for of the a cotton yarn and embraces tho follow¬ ing companies under its re-organiza¬ tion: The Cedartown Cotton Manu¬ facturing Company, the South Exten¬ sion Mill Company, the Paragon mills, the Cedartown Warehouse Company anl* the Cedartown cotton gin. The jrnalgimBtion of these companies pre- pa;0s tbe owners of these properties Jot still greater development. fl»e 3T V n u /N W ENGLAND WANTS PEACE. Cabinet Council Did Not Issue Ul- timtum to Boars as Was Expected. The cabinet council in Loudon Fri¬ day attracted greater public interest than any meeting of the ministry for years past. A well dressed crowd of people continually greeted tho most prominent eabiutt ministers aud im¬ patiently thronged the precincts of the foreign office throughout the session, eagerly scrutinizing the faces of those coming aud going iu the hope of ob¬ taining a glimmering of tho outcome of the monotonous event. The war spirit was evident on nil sides and the generals wore enthusi¬ astically cheered us they appeared, tho crowd evidently understanding that they had been summoned to be iu readiness in the event of the ministers wishing their advice. As showing the importance of tho meeting of the council, Under Secre- tary Wyndham; of Ihe war depart- meut, aud Brodriek, of the foreign of- lice, were summoned to attend. By 1 o’clock all the cabinet ministers were ffiosent. , Ihe cabinet , . council Nvas concluded at 3 p.m. A reporter Associated Press asked the president of the board of agriculture, i ^ on ' Balter Lung, if any conolu- sion lliM ‘ beeu veaehed. He sawl: “All I can say is that we must have F s Ylf ^ nce mniIS '. . * ef8 cam0 ou * arIU 111 arm ,e > laughing and chatting, greatly con- trasting with the manner in which ^ ie 7. lu * Lord bahsbury again received an ovation. Although tho foreign office has not given out a statement, the general mi- pressiou was-that no ultimatum will p e sell t t 0 the Transvaal at present and that a time limit was placed for a conference at Cape Town, it j« understood that the cabinet meeting established tbe following f a( .ts: That parliament will not be summoned; that tho reserved will not l,o called for; that 10,000 troops will be sent to south Africa. A representative of the Associated l» r css Icarus that a strongly worded dispatch has been sent to tbe Trads- van 1 , which will bo published iinme- diatelv on its delivery there. MAY CAUSE A STRIKE, Ducktown, Tennessee, Companies Refuge to JDmpJoy Union Men. The American Federation of Labor h «s organized a lodge at Ducktown, Tenn., with membership of 350 miners, Ducktown Sulphur, Copper andiron Company and Tennessee Copper Com- pany posted notices about their works, stutiug tlint they would not recognize ^ le union nud would not employ union men. Lator the Ducktown Sulphur, Copper and Iron Company discharged all union men employed at Mmy mine. A PLACE FOR SAMPSON. Commander of Atlantic Squadron May Be Sent to Ronton. Tho present understanding at the navy department is that Admiral Sampson will relinquish his command of the north Atlantic sqnadron Oeto- her 3, immediately following the con- elusion of the reception of Admiral Dewey. The vacancy iu the Boston navy yard caused by the death of Ad- niirul Picking will offer one opportunity for a suitable shore command for Ad- miral Sampson, UNIVERSAL PEACE AFAB OFF. go Declared Kmperor Wiliam In a Speech at Curls It u lie. Emperor William addressing the burgomaster of Carls Ruhe, Padon, Friday, and expressing his satifactiou at tLc o{ tbe troo P fl > said: fore , ““«* the heory ceulnr of , ie8 perfect J“ u . rt ela J ,B attains ® l 56 ' peace universal applies ion. At present the fiUrest bul ™ rk ot } ,eaoe {or the Ger ' consists its . t . man empire in princes ana the army they lead.” COSTLY DEWEY ARCH. The Sum of hZB.SO0 Will Be Spent On Structure At: New York. The National Sculpture Society has submitted plans to tho building com¬ missioner for the erection at Broadway and Fifth avenue, New York, of the Dewey arch, the estimated cost being $26,500, Sections of the columns which form a part of the Dewey arch were pnt in place Friday morning. THOUSANDS OF AFFIDAVITS. education of Railroad Aftflesfments In North Carolina In the Courts. By far the greatest suit in which the state of North Carolina has ever figur¬ ed will be heard befpre £ Judge Slmon- ton at Asheville. Involve* 010 t - 000,000, being the additional assess¬ ment of the Southern, Seaboard and Coast Line railway systems which the cor poratiou commission fixed ana which the roads are fighting. There nearly five thousand affidavits in the case, ifye railways took them to prove that other property is not tax¬ ed over 00 per cent of its value, whilh the state’s affidavits are to show that other property is taxed a* fully. ASHBURN, GA., SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER l«. I SIM). DEMANGE PLEADING Attorney For Dreyfus Opens His Speech For the Defense. PRISONER LISTENS WITH INDIFFERENCE A Report Current That Labovl ami Dem- a ugo Disagreed Over the l*lau of Procedure. A speciul from Bonnes says: The hall of tho Lyeee was crowded Friday morning at the opening of tho fifth day of the fifth week of the second trial by courtmartial of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, of the artillery, charged with treason. There was a large attendance of ladies anil newspaper writers, who sat up all night iu order to secure front places. At an early hour a long line was formed of people awaiting admis¬ sion. Standing room at the hack of the court commanded 15 to 20 francs for places, and the demand increased ns the trial approached its end. Among the privileged witnesses of the trial Friday was Baron Bussell, of Killoweon, lord chief justice of Eng¬ land. Maitre Deinauge at once opened his siieeeh for the defense. Ill eloquent terms aud with impressive delivery he brought out strong evidence against Esterhazy. During the course of his remarks he cried: “Do you think if Dreyfus and Ester- hazy had been beforo the courtmartial of 1804, that the court would have condemned Captain Dreyfus?” Dreyfns listened to tho oration of M. Demango with iinpassivenessj. Whatever tho prisoner’s feelings wore as he heard M. Demange’s plea in his behalf, he carefully concealed it. At 11 o’clock M. Dc-mange was still speaking, aud announced that he would need another two hours and a half to finish his plea, so the court ad¬ journed until 7:30 o’olock Saturday morning. There was a rumor after adjourn¬ ment of court that XI. Labori had de¬ cided not to speak, the idea being that his abstention from doing so, in view the irritating effect his every utterance has on the court, would be rather an advantage than otherwise to Dreyfns. XI. Labori was asked if there was any truth in the report, and be replied with a shrug of his shouldere, appar¬ ently conveying (he impression that the matter was under oonsidernton. It was generally noticed that when XI. Labori entered the court he spoke to XI. Demarige iu a deprecating tone, anil a sharp discussion ensued almost bordering on a dispute.' The same thing occurred during the usual brief suspension of tho sitting. Tho (wo lawyers were apparently at loggerlioads about the host method of conducting the case, which, it is said, boded no good for Dreyfus. GERMANY SPEAKS FOR DREYFUS Count Von fiunster Declares Most Emphatically That Prisoner Is Innocent. The Reichsanzieger, Berlin newspa¬ per, published in the official portion of the paper Friday evening the following stotoinent: “We are authorized to repoat here¬ with tho declarations which the impe¬ rial government, while loyally observ¬ ing the reserve demanded in regard to tho internal matters of another coun¬ try, has made concerning the French captain Dreyfus. For tho preservation of his own dignity and the fulfillment of a duty to humanity, Prince Von Munster, after obtaining the orders of the emperor, repeatedly made in De¬ cember, 1894, and iu January, 1895, to M. Haritanx, M. Dupuy and M. Oasiwir-Perier, declarations to the ef¬ fect that the imperial embassy in France never maintained either direct¬ ly or indirectly any relation with Dreyfus. Stafe Von Buelow, in “Seoretaiy of the reichstag January 24, 1898, made the following statement: “ ‘I declaro in the most positive manner that no relations or connec¬ tions of any kind ever existed between the French ex-G’aptain Dreyfus, now on Devil’s island, and any German agent. I tt TWO NEiiRO REGIMENTS. Order For Tli.lr OntanWatlon Issued From War Dupurtiflest- An order for the organization of two colored regimentshas just been issued from the war department. All of the field officers of these two regiments are white men now iu tho regular army. All of the company officers are colored men who served in the war •with Kp&iti in either the regular or the volunteers. The regiments will be designated the Forty-eighth and For¬ ty-ninth infantry. The Forty-eighth will be organized at Fort Thomas, Ky., and the Forty-ninth at Jefferson Bar¬ racks, Mo. PENSION RILES ARE SCORED Veterans of G. A. R. Ask lnforma= tionof Commissioner Evans. SHAW ELECTED COMMANDER Southern Flags Will Not Be Re¬ turned-- Encampment Adjourns. The thirty-third national encamp¬ ment of the Grand Army of tlie Re¬ public adjourned at Philadelphia Thursday night. The features of the day’s session were the election of Col¬ onel Albert D. Shaw, of Watertown, N. Y., by acclamation ns commander- in-chief for the ensuing year, aud the adoption of a resolution scoring the present pension piolicy. At the opening session Judge Loo Itassieur, of St. Louis, withdrew as a candidate for commander-in-chief and threw his support to Colonel Shaw, whose election was made unanimous. Judge Kassiour’s action was cheered to the echo and there were cries of Bas- sienr for 1900. It commander-in-chief. is expected that he will he the next Other officers elected were: Irwin Bobbins, of Indianapolis, se¬ nior vice commandor-in-chief; M. Min¬ ton, of Louisville, junior vieo com¬ mander; William 11. Baker, of Lynn, Mass., surgeon general; Jacob Grimm, of Maryland, cbaiplaiu-in-ehicf, and Thomas J. Stewart, of Pennsylvania, adjutant general. The pensions committee presented its report, which the encampment im¬ mediately adopted unanimously. The resolution adopted called for the abro¬ gation of rule 225, now in effect in ad¬ judicating claims under section, of the Juno 27. 1890, act, stamping it as unjust aud asking iu its pilace the principle defined in rule 1(14 under whose operations 400,000 names were added to the pension roll. The reso¬ lutions nlso deplored the practice of the pension burenu which bars tho widows who have an income of 890 a year and asks an increase of the limit to 8260. A committee of five was ap¬ pointed to seek relief from tho admin¬ istrative officers and failing there to ask congress to amend the law in such form as to make certain the true in¬ tent of the statute. liefuRe to Iteturn Ting*. Late iu the afternoon a motion was made to return to the south flags cap¬ tured during the war. This was killed. Tho majority report of tho resolution committee complained that widows of soldiers were asked if they had been virtuous after the death of tlioir bus- hands and condemned such questions. Tho minority report said that if ques¬ tions of that nature were asked this method of examination should he con¬ demned. Commissioner of Pensions Evans was then asked over tho telephone if it xvas a fact that thiB question waH asked. Mr. Evans replied against that applicants where charges were made they were required to answer ques¬ tions relating to them. Otherwise no such questions were put to tho appli¬ cant. The celebration Thursday night in¬ cluded the illumination of the North Atluntio squadron and a big campfire of the union ex-prisoners of war. Tho ships were literally covered with elec¬ tric lights, big searchlights being also in operation, and grout crowds were attracted to the Delaware river shores. The departments of the various states appointed their representatives iu the national council of administra¬ tion. They include: Wickersham; Geor¬ Alabama, M. W. gia, J. A. Commerford; Kentucky, A. H. Bliss; Louisiana and Missis¬ sippi, Lincoln Sims; Tennessee, Geo. W. Patton; Virginia and North Caro¬ lina, James E. Fuller. Chambers (.'alls On President. Chief Justice Chambers, of Samoa, had a long interview with the presi¬ dent Thursday respecting the condi¬ tions in Huuiou and the future outlook far the islands. JIJIINKZ WELCOMED. Kilter* Moca at the Head of Five Hundred Cavalry. General Jimines arrived at Moca, Santo Domingo, Friday afternoon with an escort of 500 cavalry, largely aug¬ mented by armed horsemen from the villages along his route. Everywhere the utmost enthusiasm was displayed. It was at Mora that the late Presi¬ dent Jfeiireatix was killed by Bamon Caeeres, who is now the idol of the people and the minister of war in tho provisional government. claim that they The conspirators have t eeured a list of the names of person* who Heureaux had designated for execution. “WAR IS AT HAND.” Such Is the Import of Message Sent Kruger By Sir Alfred Milner. Advices of Thursday from South Africa state that all the Transvaal ar¬ tillery has been called out aud that the burghers have been notified to ho ready for war. The latest reply of the Transvaal to Great Britain is regarded as making the disappearance of the last hope of peace. There was groat oxcitomoiit in the Hist read Thursday on Mr. Comer's interpellation of tho government re¬ garding the presence of British troops on the borders and tho stoppage of ammunition consigned to tho Trans¬ vaal. President Kruger, the members of (lie executive council and most of the principal officials were present,togeth¬ of er with a large representation tho general public, including many ladies. At the outset the chairman and Presi¬ dent Kruger urged members to pre¬ serve calmness nud avoid insulting language. The state secretary, F. W, Reitz, said he had called tho previous day on the British diplomatic agent, Mr. Co- liynghnm Greene, and bad asked him what reply tbo government could give in tbe volksrand regarding the alleged massing of British troops on tho bor¬ ders, and whether Air. Greene would communicate with the British high commissioner, Sir Alfred Milner. The reply from Mr. Greene, he continued, had been received and was iu the fid- lowing terms: Reitz “I do not know to what Mr, refers when ho alludes to tho massing of troops, This must be tbo British troops in South Africa, tbo position and number of which are no secret; but it is a matter of common knowl¬ edge that they arc hero in order to make provision against eventualities and to protect British interests.” Mr. Ooetzer and other members then made violent speeches, declaring that th <7 could understand Sir Allred Milner’s reply, itinco the Transvaal had never threatened the English colonies. “It is time,” exclaimed Mr. Ooetzer, “for tho Transvaal also to prepare for eventualities. ” Ono member said:' “England’s ac¬ tion is like putting a revolver into a man’s face. ” Another concluded a warlike address in this strain; “It is time to send our burghers to tho borders to a«k these troops what they want. The fire is bound to start. So let them light it and allow it to burn out quickly. War is bettor than the present state of affairs. Business is ruined and tho public treasury is drying up. Chamberlain is trying to ruin the country.” These speeches and others attack¬ plauded ing Cecil Rhodes were loudly ap¬ by the house and the public. The debate continued throughout the afternoon. MINUTE MEN APPLY, Company of Duortciu Noldluri Auk to B«* Burnt to riiillpptmm. An Atlanta, flu., dispatch says: Governor Candler’s Minute Men, a company of 109 commissioned, non¬ commissioned officers and privates, composed of homo of the best young men in Marietta, Macon and Atlanta, has made application with Secretary of War Boot to he accepted as a com¬ pany for service in the Philippines. BRITISH TROOPS READY. KugiinoijtN at Simla Ordered to lie I’re- jmrrd For Acllon. Advices from Simla state that throe regiments of cavalry and four batteries regi¬ ments of infantry and three of field artillery have been formally warned to prepare to leave their sta¬ tions in India at the shortest notice for service in South Africa. The hos¬ pital outfits liavo received similar or¬ ders. TO FURXIHJI LIQUID AIR. Company Will Bullil Plnnls In Many of the, tills Citium. The General Liquid Air and Refrige¬ rator company, of Now York, the larg¬ est institution of its kind in the world, will shortly build additional plants in half a dozen of the larger cities. The company is to be reinoorporated and Ihe cftpitul increased to $10,000,000, BESTUEUI A FAKIRI Coburg Agency i'p«n«unce» IIin Allestt- tionH To Ho F*tln«, A semi-official agency at Coburg, Germany, declares that the statement recently made by Charles E. Bentheim, of Atlanta, Ga., to the effect that Alvin Florschnetz, when United Htates vice consul at Honneberg, used the seals, letter heads, etc., of the consulate, for years beforo the Dreyfus case came up, for the transmission to the German war office of French military secrets is pure invention. It is also said that Bentheim was never employed in the offices of the general staff of Germany, as he has claimed. NO. «. URGE BOYCOTT ON ALL SIDES Eight Tu Be Made Against the Paris Exposition. A RESULT OF DREYFUS VERDICT Congress Will Be Asked To With- Draw Our Appropriation And Exhibit. A Washington special says: It is believed that wlion congress assem¬ bles there will ho considerable agita¬ tion of a proposition for this govern¬ ment to abandon its participation iu the Vnris exposition. It is known that expressions hostile to the exposition quoted from Senator Stewart are very widely sympathised in, aud it is thought that if the conviction of Drey¬ fus is permitted to stand thoro will he very little friendly feeling for Franco among members of either tho house or sonute. Bucli a move, however, would he a grave one. It is pointed out to withdraw from participation iu the ex¬ position would ho regarded os an offi¬ cial insult to France. No further leg¬ islation on the part of congress is needed to carry out tho plans of this country for tho exposition. About 11,2011,0001100 boon appropri¬ ated for tho expenses of the commis¬ sion and the government exhibit; the commission has been appointed and the splice desired for exhibits from this country has been secured. There uro now only two ways iu which congress could interfere, ono would bo to revoke such part of tho appropriation ns bus not been already ex ponded iu the expenses of tho com¬ mission and the other would he to pass a resolution declaring that on ac¬ count of the unsettled conditions the valuable government exhibits should not he sent to Paris. To do either of theno things is suf- fleieni, it is believed, to break off all friendly relations between the two countries. Congress ami the state de¬ partment may look at tho matter from different points of view. The president and the state depart¬ ment, having the responsibility for maintaining our relations with foreign governments, cannot ho expected to find in this affair a reason for involv¬ ing tho country in an international complication, and it is likely that tho executive brunch of tho government will use what, influence it cun to pre¬ vent any hasty action. Unless congress expressly forbids it, this government will proceed with the preparations for the exhibition and will send to Paris such government exhibits as are decided upon, but this will he done with a realization of the probability that much of tho space so- cured with such difficulty for private American exhibits will bo left vacant. Little doubt is felt tlmt the latitude allowed Ihe private citizen will be quite extensively availed of to with¬ draw from participation in the expo¬ sition. Another difficulty in tho way of an effort to prevent participation in the exposition, however, will bo found in the fuel that before congress linn as¬ sembled much of the government ex¬ hibit probably will ho packed and on its way to Paris, if not, actually there. Tho exposition opens in April, and the work of transporting and preparing the exhibit will liavo to begin some months before that time. Up to this time, it is said, the preparationTif tho government exhibit 1ms not begun, but tho work will officials proceed us soon as the government are ready. Beprcseutativo Hepburn, of Iowa, said that he hud ceased to marvel at the methods of French army justice after observing how the trial of Drey¬ fus was conducted. No such trial or verdict was possible in the United Btales. Ho did not think it would iu any way affect diplomatic relations between this country and France, nor did be think it would interfere with the United Ktates exhibitors at the coming evposition. OLD SUBJECT REVIVED. ttav»tion of General Wheeler's Seat In Congress I* I/p Once More. A special to tho Chattanooga Times from Birmingham, Ala., says: “Since General Joseph Wheeler has been ordered to tho Philippine islands a renewal of the discussion about de¬ claring vacant his seat in the house of representatives from tho eighth dis¬ trict has begun. The Montgomery Journal, which is looked upon as the organ of the state oHmiidstratiou, was tho first to spring tho question. This leads to the suspicion that it is sound¬ ing public opinion for the governor witli a view to his declaring Geueral Wheeler’s seat vacant.”
