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Epitomized Items of Interest
Gathered at Random.
Father Slays His Child.
It was reported Sunday that Jodie
Cook, white, who resides about ten
mliles from Colquitt, while under the
influence of whisky, shot and killed
one of his children Saturday night.
Whether intentionally or accidentally
the future will have to develop.
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~ Reward for Blayer of Chiid.
A reward of SIOO has been offered
by Governor Terrell for the unknown
party who on October ¢, set fire to
and burned the residence of J. C. Cole
man in Fayette county. .
In the fire the 3-year-old son of Mr.
Coleman lost his life and the 18-
months-old baby narrowly escaped
death in the flames,
The crime 18 said to have been one
of the most atrocious in the HRistory
of Fayette county. Mr. and Mrs. Cole
man were out in their cotton fleld
looking after the work of gathering
the crop when the fire wag discovered.
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" Will Try to Indict Lynchers. |
Governor Terrell has mailed the
court of inquiry proceedings to Sq—}
lcitor General Rawlins of the middle
circuit, who will endeavor to secure
indfctments against the mob which
burned the negroes Reid and Cato, at
Statesboro. The proceedings of the
court of inquiry contains the names
of many of the leaders of the mob, and I
every effort will be made by the soliel
tor general to bring about indict
ments,
The testimony which has been fur
nished him was given under oath be
fore the court of inquiry which sat
at both Savannah and Statesboro.
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Georgians Win Prizes.
Georgia and Georgia exhibitors are
the winners of many valued prizes in
the awards made in the agricultural
buildings at the Bt. Lou!y worid’s fair.
Commissiongr 6f Agriculture O. B.
St4vens, who has just returned from
St. Louis, where he has been looking
after. Georgla’'s interests, brings with
him a list of the awards made in the
(Georgia exhibit, both to the state and
the individual exhibitors. s
The state of Georgia took one grand
prize, which is the highest award, and ‘
one gold medal, which comes second
ia rank. The grand prize was glven’
for Georgla’'s collective exhibit eof
hays and corn fleld peas, a distinot
ive exhibit in which Georgia's surpass
ed most of the other states competing.
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Captain Hitch Intimateg Action.
Captain R, M. Hitch was asked for
a statement relative to the finding of
the courtmartial in *'q case. He said
that he was yet in th '?:ervice of the
state, and would be until he received
his formal order of dismissal, and did l
not, on that account, care to make B‘l
written statement at this time. He, |
however, intimated his position. .
“The only regret I have to express
on the whole affair is that any of the
other officers should be made to suffer.
From the first I assumed entire re
sponsibility and have never censuredl
or criticised any officer under my com
mand. I am therefore very sorry that
the court should have taken their
cases under advisement or inflicted{
punishment on them. I am particu
larly sorry in the case of Lieutenaat
Mell.”
Captain Hitch Intimated that the af.
fair had not yet closed.
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) Says He Did Not Vote.
Rev. A. M. Williams, of Savannah,
who made the charge from his pulplt’
recently that there had been extensive l
fraud in counting the votes in the
election in Chatham county, and that
the ballot boxes had been stuffed tc
the extent of more than 3,000 votes
was at the capitol a few days ago for
the purpose of making an investiga
tion of the returns from Chatham
county in the hands of Secretary of
State Philip Cook, :
Rev. Mr, Willlams found upon in
apection of these returns that his name
was on the list of those who had voted
in Bavannah on October sth.
“I did not vote in the election,”
gaid Mr. Williams. “My ballot seems
to have been cast for me without my
' going to the polls.”
| Rev. Mr. Williams charges that this
was done in several thousand cases so
that Chatham returned 4,520 votes,
though he alleged that less than 800
were actually cast.
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Chapman Under Heavy Bond.
J. H. Chapman and A. D. Rodgers,
brother and father in law of H. D.
’Chapmun, who killed H. A. Videtto,
at Augusta a few days ago, have been
released on SIO,OOO bail each.
They were present when the kill
ing took place, and were indicted by
the grand jury as being accesories.
At the hearing, a sensation was
sprung when W. H. Ellison, the star
witness for the prosecution, swore that
the shooting was not done by H. D.
Chapman, the man whose wife was in- }
sulted and who is charged with t,hei
killing by the grand jury.
Elligon, in hig statement, says that
when Videtto turned and started to
walk away from his aseailant, J. H.
Chapman, the brother of the atcused,
fired the shot that killed Chapman.
Bllison further swore than the Chap
mang started to beat Videtto after ne
had fallen to the floor,
The preponderance of testimony,
however, was to the effect that the
accused Chapman, the husband of the
insulted woman, did the shooting.
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: Prospective New Railroad.
Galinesville {g to have a new rail
road. As to who will built it cannot
be definitely stated at present, but in
all likelthood it will be constructed vy
the Southern railway. :
It 18 {6 Tun from Galnesville west- |
ward to a point en the Atlanta, Knex-!
ville and Northern and perhaps thence |
to Rome. In fact, the survey mude!
last year by the Southern was fmm!
Gainesville to Keith’'s ferry, Silver
City, Barrettsville and Ledbetter’s |
bridge, connecting with the Atlanta, |
Knoxville and Northern at either Ball |
Ground, Nelson or Tate, proc:eeding§
thence to Rome via Cartersville. E
This would give Gainesville a west
ern outlet and such a road would (lez;t
velop the large and untold marble de-'
posits in Cherckee county, the vast |
farming interests of Foreyth, Dawson |
and Cherokee counties, the iron and;
Soldiers Get Into Trouble. ;
The soldiers belonging to the Sec- |
ond Provisional Georgla regiment,}
which was at Thoroughfare, Va., dur- |
ing the recent maneuvers, who pil-i
fered chickens, corn, turkeys, straw
and apples, are likely to be dishonor-!
ably discharged from the state troops. !
Strong and vigorous protests about the l
conduct of the Georgians have come
to the adjutant general's office fmm'i
the war department at Washington,l
and am immediate investigation and |
settlement for the damage done has!
been requested. ‘
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Yeomans Issues Warning. !
Hon. M. J. Yeomans, chairman of |
the state democratic executive com-:
mittee, has issued a statement to the |
democratic voters of Georgia, in which |
he tells of the dangers confronting‘@
the democracy in Georgia, and urging i
that a full vote be polled. Unless the ‘
democratic electors get a majority of |
all the votes polled it may be neces-i
sary for an extra session of the legis- |
lature in order to elect electors, andi
as there are republican electors, popu- |
list electors and prihibition electors,
in addition to the democratic electors,!
it will take a big democratic vote io
secure the necessary majority.
He says Thomas E. Watson, the
populist candidate, is gling to poll a
large vote, as will his electors in the
state of Georgia; nearly all the ne
groes in the state will vote for Roose
velt, ana the followers of Swallow are
sure to cast a few votes for him and
his electoral ticket.
In the last national election McKin
ley got 85,000 votes in Georgia, while
Bryan got only SO,OOO. Chairman Yeo
mans wants a bigger vote this year.
He wants a majority of 100,000 if pos
sible, and ever since the state ection
closed he has been devoting himself
to work for Parker and Davis.
The situation, as Mr. Yeomans
views it, is indeed very grave, and he
says unless the democrats show more
interest on. November Bth the party
will have serious trouble in this state,
I for-if the electors do not get a major
"i®y of all the votes cast, the legisla
ture must be called in special session
| to selecy electors. :
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- The Looal Tax Amendment Passed.
The local tax amendment for schools
was carried in the recent state elec
ition by over 10,000 majority. The
ipusa{e ¢! this amendment marks aJ
‘new era in public education. In the
past we have looked entirely to the
general treasury for support of our
common <chools. The progressive
county or district must needs wait
upon the hackward community. The
towns ani cities having the right of
voting a supplementary tax were ad
vancing faster than the country dis
tricts adjoining them. The amendment
gives equa: rights to all communities.
They may continue to support their
schoolg on what the state pays or they
may levy a 10 to 25 cents tax on the
hundred dollars to increase the term,
improve the teaching force and the
gschool bu:lding.
I do no* believe there will be any
sudden widespread change from the
present system. It hag taken forty
vears to put local taxation for schools
in one hurpdred towns and cities in
Georgia notwithstanding the universa:
success of these local systems, It
will doubti:ess take ten years more to
complete the work in the tewns. We ’
may expect a few districts to impose
a tax as sarly as the law will permit, l
others will follow; soon a whtole com
munity will vote the tax.
Within twenty years I look for lo
cal tax for school! purposes to be the
rule In ali the progressive sections of
the state The people have too long
the support of their schools to make
a sudden (hange; but it behooves all
lovers of the young to continue the
agitation for local support, education
being a civie duty. I believe we should
drive home these three propositions.
First—lt i 8 the duty of every parent
to see that his child attends school.
Second—lt is the duty of every |
community to provide proper educa
tional facliities for its young
Third—:: is the duty of *he state
to provide higher educational insti
tutions for the youth of the state.—
J. S. STEWART, of State Univer-.
sity. _ ; !
FOG HIDES BOTH ARMIES.
Thursday’s Dispatches from Seat of
War of Minor Importance.
Thursday’s dispatches from the Farl
East state that with the country en-!
veloped in thick fog and the roads In i
wretched condition, activity is, for the
time being, impossible for the Japan
ese or Russian army south of Mukden.
There have been several brisk skirm:
{shes and some surprises of a minorl
character, but the lifting of the fog
must precede any notable conflict of |
the histile forces. No official repo’rtl
from the commander at Port Arthur
later than October 10 has reached St.i
Petersburg. |
RAS ART
EXONERATES CARTER.
Declaration Made that Former Ca
Did Not Get a Cent of Mone
Wrongfully—May Shift Suit.
“The government has never C.. . .
cated any of.the property of former
Captain Oberlin M. Carter,” declared
Horace G. Stone, of Chicago, attorney
for Carter, who arrived in Savannsh
Ga., Saturday from Quebec, Canada
“All that property is held under -
receiversgip established with the cor
sent of the government, and it is tc
revert to Captain Carter just as soon
as the latter can establish his irro
cence of the charges of consiig
upon which he was convicted and” ack
to Leavenworth for filve years. &
“This trusteeship will end early next
year, when we have a trial before
Judge Kohlsaat, in Chicago. Then
Captain Carter’s innocence will be es
tablished and he will get his property.
“l am just from Quebec, where I
saw Greene and Gaynor. Greene told
me himself that Carter had received
not one cent from the Savannah har
bor contracts and that he was abso
lutely innocent. Greene told me that,
of course, I would understant that he
could not profit anvway by saying
this, and that the evidence would go
for naught, but that he was neverthe
less ready to swear it in the interest
of truth and right.” Sl
Stone is in Savannah to take testi
}mony before the United States com
‘missioner with the view of submitting
it to Judge Kohlsaat. ;
When the innocence of former Cap
tain Carter is proven, as Attorney
Stone declares it will be, the govern
ment will shift its suits against the
possessions of Carter and seek to re
cover from the estate of R. F. West
cott, father in law of Carter.
The action against the estate of the
late Westcott will be based, it is said,
upon the alleged relations betwesn
Westcott and Greene and Gaynor that
would render Westcott liable for the
amounts secured from the government
by fraud. 3 )
It is said to be certain that, Carter
establishing his innocence, as Ston- is
convinced he will do, the government
will proceed against the Westcott es
tate. .
NOTED COLORED DIVINE DI D.
Bishop Clinton Passes Away Ter
Fifty Years in the Ministr)
Bishop Isom C. Clinton, of the ifri
can Methaolist Episcopal church, died
Wednesday at Lancaster, . C., zed
74 years. He had been over 50 ' -ars
in the ministry, having preached . hLen
a slave before the civil war, H + ju
risdiction extended over Tenn see,
Florida and Western North Carc a.
BRYAN IN DAVIS’ STATE
Nebraskan Starts off Short Camr
in-West Virginia.
W. J. Bryan began his two 5t
campaign in West Virginia for t :
tional democratic ticket at Pa
burg Friday afternoon.
- Henry G. Davis, who had been ait-_
ing in the city since Thursday to wel
come the Nebraskan, was the first to
extend his hand as Mr. Bryan alight.
ed from the train. ’
NO REVOLT IN PANAMA.
Qovernor Davis of Canal Zone Says
Reports Were Untrue.
A Panama dispatch says: General
Davis, governor of the Panama Canal
zone, authorizes the Associated Press
to deny the reported disturbances <t
Culebra, or at amy place in the zone
or in its vicinity.
President Amador confirms General
Davis' statement.
Official investigation by the military
authorities discloses the fact that the
reported presence of armed men at
Culebra is untrue.