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The Lee County Journal
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‘Growers Will Not Sell Cotton
for Less Figure,
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‘GREAT CONVENTION ENDS
Delegates at New Orleans Gathering
Form Permanent Body for Protec
tion of Great Staple Crop
of the South,
With the _unani'mous adoption of the
plan reported by its committee for a
permanent organization, headed by
‘Harvie Jordan of Georgia as presi
dent and K. S. Peters of Texas as
vice president, the Southern Interstate
-Cotton convention finally closed its
-Buccessful three days session at New
‘Orleans Thursday night.
- The feature of the forenoon session
was the defeat of the modified Waco
warehouse plan, which had been re
ported by a majority of the commit
tet. .
Commissioner of Agriculture R. R.
Poole of Alabama as chairman pre
aented the report of the committee on
Btatistics. It suggested that every
commissioner be placed in position to
secure a complete return of all gins
operated in his state and the entire
number of bales ginned of the crop
©of 1904 and 1905 and be in a position
to furnish this information twice a
month during September, October, No
vember and December, 1905, and
monthly to March, inclusive.
The committee approved the pres
ent methods of the National Ginners'
Association as the quickest and most
feasible way of getting cut reports.
The state legislatures are asked to
~make ample provision to enable their
commissioners to carry out these
ideas.
A number of addresses were deliv
ered at the forenoon session,
‘The report of the committee on per
manent organization was presented at
the afternoon session. It provides
for the creation of the Southern Cot
ton Association, embracing all the cot
ton producing states and territories,
to regulate cotton production, cotton
supply and financing, and especially
cotton marketing, using every effort
to secure broader markets and to lim
it the production to the demand at
réemunerative prices, and to reduce to
a minimum all expense of handling
cotton and its products from the time
it leaves the field until it reaches the
¢onsumer. There are to be state and
territorial, county and parish and sub
divisional associations, all related to
the parent stem. Officers are to be
elected once a year.
The executive committee of the
main association is to consist of 27
members, apportioned as follows:
Alabama 3, Arkansas 2, Florida 1.
Georgia 8, Louisiana 2, Mississippl 3,
North Carolina 2, South Carolina 2,
Tennessee 1, Texas 5, Oklahoma 1,
Missouri 1, Indian Territory 1.
RBach state and territorial associa
tion is to be composed of one mem
ber from each cotton growing county
LEESBURG. GA. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3. 1905
and is to elect representatives to the
main body. ’
The convention went on record for
9 cent cotton, a supplementary report
of the commission on holding and fi
nancing the present crop providing
that all farmers be pledged to hold
thelr cotton for a minimum price of
9 cents at ‘all southern ports was
unanimously adopted and all who took
part in the convention will regard
themselves as bound by the action.
GENERAL MILES EXEMPT.
Senate Knocks Out Section of Army
Bill Barring Double Pay.
The senate, Thursday, passed the
army appropriation bill after modify
ing the provision concerning the as
signment of retired army officers to ac
tive service with militia organizations.
The effect of the change is to-re
lleve General Miles from its applica
tion, 1
MONEY STOLEN FROM TRUNKS.
$1,400 was stolen from a prominent
citizen of Abbeville, Ga, a few days
ago. He had collected the money, and
instead of putting the same in a bank,
he carried it home and put it in his
trunk. The hinges were taken off
his trunk while he was up town and
the money was stolen. ‘
A merchant in our town had $175,
which he intended paying out on Mon
day morning. On Saturday nighi he
left the money in his trznk and ran to
the warehouse to help sav: a bale of
cotton that was burning. Some one
picked the lock and when he returned
ihe money wag gone and has never
been recoverd.
So many people in the country make
this same fearful mistake.
The safest and most reliable place
to keep your money is to deposit the
same in your home bank, where you
can always get it when you want it.
The BANK OF SMITHVILLE, Ga.,
is insured against robbery, fire and
dishonesty, besides it carries DEPOS
ITORS’ INSURANCE for $100,000.00,
which absolutely secures DEPOSIT
ORS Against LOSS.
We invite youn to call on the Cash
ier and become acquainted and open
your Bank Account.
BANK OF SMITHVILL\E, GA,,
J. C. McCLAIN, Cashier.
OFFER FOR CUBAN BONDS, 1
New York Firm Willing to Take Large 1
Issue of Securitigs. :
Frank D. Pavey of New York hag
submitted to President Palma in Ha
vana an offer from Clarence Jones &
Co. of New York, to purchase Cuban
bonds to the amount of $30,000,000, if
Cuba decides to authorize such an
issue, in order to pay the balance of
the revolutionary soldiers’ claims. |
LARGEST DIAMOND ON EARTH. |
Precious Stone Just Found in South |
Africa is Worth $4,000,000. |
"l‘he largest diamond ever discovered
has been found near Pretoria, South
Africa. The stone weighs 3,032 carats .
and is said to be a pure white dia- |
mond of good quality. It is locally
valued at $1,500,000 to $4,0600,000. |
The famous Kooinoor valued at |
$600,000 weighs 123 carats, though it |
is said to have weighed 900 before it |
was cut. l
Man, Wife and Four Chil
dren Brutally Murdered.
Heingua Crime Occurred Nur. Little
Town cf Wauchula—After All Had
Been Killed Torch. Was Ap
plied and Home Burned.
The little farming community of
Wauchula, in Polk county, Fla., was
plunged into excitement Thursday
morning by the discovery of a crime
equaling in horror that tragedy at
Statesboro, Ga., last year.
The home of John Kirby, a farmer,
who moved to that locality last Octo
ber fromßlount county, Alabama, was
found in ashes, and in the smoulder
ing ruins were found the bodies of
Kirby, his wife and four children,
ranging in age from a boy of 12 to
an infant of one year.
The whole neighborhood soon reach
ed the scene and an investigation was
made, which resuited jn inevitable
conclusion that the entire family had
been murdered and a torch applied to
the dwelling.
A hammer was the only weapon
found in the ruin, which could have
infiicted the wounds. The coroner’s
jury was empaneled and, after mak:
ing examination of the premises, ren
dered the wverdict that the family
came to their death “by fire or some
other meang unknown.”
While many theories are entertain
ed regarding the crime, no traces of
the perpetrators can be found. Some
believe other members of the family
were murdered in bed by bing knoclk
ed in the head, and Mrs. Kirby was
outraged and then killed by some oth
er means. :
A thorough investigation is under
way.
FAVOR PRESIDENT’S ATTITUDE.
Meeting of Cotton Growers at New
Orleans Meeting Adopt Resolutions.
At the Cotton Growing convention
in New Orleans, the following resolu
tion was adopted:
“Be it resolved that we endorse the
movement on font to endow the inter
state commerce commission with full
and comvplete control over such dis
criminations and abuses; with power
to enforce their findings, and request
all southern senators and commission
men to support and ald in the pass
age of thcse in every way possible.”
MRS. CHADWICK BANKRUPT.
Trustee Will Be Elected to Take
Charge of Property,
Mrs, Casgie L. Chadwick has been
formally adjudged a bankrupt in the
United States district court at Cleve
land by default. She failed to file an
answer with the legdl time limit tc the
bankruptey proceedings brought
against her some time since.
As a result of the court’s action,
the creditors will meet and elect a
4—-~taa ¢~ taka charge of her property
until it shall be sold.
‘MARINES TO SAN DOMINGO.
Five Hundred Stationed 2t Panama
Rushed to Black Republic.
Considerable excitement has been
created on the isthmus of Panama by
the recelpt of orders by the converted
cruiser Dixiea to proceed at once to
the Islani of San Domingo, where
fighting has broken out in the streets,
and become so general that the assist
ance of the 500 marines quartered
upon Empire hill are considered abso-
Intely necessary by the United States.
" REVOLT IN RUSSIA CURBED.
Strikers Being Held in Check by the
* Strong Arm of the Military.
Associated Press dispatches from St.
Petersburg state that while no fur
ther enconnters between the strikers
and the authorities have occurred, re
ports frem other points indicate
that the strike movement is gpreading.
At Mitau bodies of strikers marched
to the shops and compelled the men
who were at work to leave. The Wiar
saw strike begun Friday is spreading
rapidly, but without disorder. A gen
eral strike has begun at Lodz, At Mos
cow and St. Petersburg the authori
ties have the situation under control
and the day passed qunietly. In the
former city some men have returned
to work. Advices from St. Petersburg
are to the effect that the authorities
regard the danger of a general tie-up
of Russian industries as past and as
sert that the attempt to convert the
movement into a political revolt Zas
failed.
The government's promise of short
er hours of labor has been proclaim
ed in Moscow and other cities and
zemstvos had the eifect on the work
ingmen. The political side of the
movement is again sinking beneath
the surface. When and in what form
it will break out only the future can
determine. The authorities every
where seemingly are attempting to
treat the workmen whose aspirations
arerpurely economic without harshness
and are appealing to their patriot
ism, by pointing out the benefit which
will accrue to the Japanese by a sus
pension of werk at the arsenals, dock
yards, ete.
On the other hand, the authorities
are putting down the revolutionists
with a stern hand. The latter have
again been f:)rced to cover, meetings
being almost impossible. Many for
eign correspondents come here to find
that the acute stage is past and some
of them have been driven to repeating
the horror stories of Sunday, while
others are indulging in the wildest in
ventions, particularly about the in
trigues and terrors prevailing at court.
The latest sensational report is that
the emperor and the imperial family
have fled to Livadia.
BANKER UNDER CHARGES.
A. L. Hunt Accused of Embezzling
Sum of $36,000.
A. L. Hunt, who was connected with
the Pan-American Bank of Chicago,
which closed its doors several days
ago, has heen arrested in New York,
charged with embezzlement,
Hunt was arrested on the request
of Chicago police who notified the
New York authorities that they had
a warrant for Hunt’s arrest on the
charge of embezzling $36,000.
NO. 217.