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The Lee County Journal ¥Ol. IX. ; e ; ‘Growers Will Not Sell Cotton for Less Figure, ey ‘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.