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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.
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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.”