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The Lee County Journal YOL. IX. GEORGIA NEWS - Epitomized Items of Interest Gathered at Random. B T Advised to Hold Cotton. In his monthly talk to farmers, Com riissioner of Agriculture O. B. Ste vers recommends that the farmers Zhould hold the cotton they now have on hand, and urges that more grain be planted. - ; B R R Carnegie’s Cash is Ready. The city authorities at Albany have received from Andrew Carnegie notice that as soon as the city announces that it has prepared a site for the Carnegie library funds for putting up the building will be made available. The site will be secured and title perfected without delay, so that in the course of a few weeks’ work will be in progress on the building, it is hoped. . * % * v Potter is Badly Wanted, The stockholders and directors of the Bank of Davishoro are prosecut ing a vigorous search for the default ing cashier, Maro S. Potter, who left Davisboro on the night of November 16 last, having absconded with be tween $25,000 and $35,000 of the bank’s funds, so it is alleged. A reward of $l,OOO has been offered for his arrest and delivery to the sheriff of Washington county by the Dayvisboro bank. * * * Two Negroes Sentenced to Hang. ‘Courtney Baker and Bob Sutherland, both colored, have been sentenced at Rome to hang on March 7. The ne groes seemed perfectly unconcerned ag to their fate.- The hanging will be held in private, and only a few will be aliowed to witness it. Suther land killed two negroes at a dance and wounded two others by firing into a crowd. Baker killed his wife some time ago at Cave Springs. The su preme court affirmed the decisions of the lower court in both cases. ¥ * *® Central Enjoins State Officials. Comptroller General William A. Wright and John W. Nelms, sheriff of Fulton county, have been tempo rarily enjoined by the Central of Geor gia railway company from collecting taxes on $1,500,000 worth of bonds of the Western Railway of Alabama, alleged to be owned by the Central. The road denies ownership in the bonds, and asks that a situs be es tablished by -the court, telling where the bonds really belong, * % % Damages Wanted for Libel. Hon. John H. Derrick, member of the legisiature from Rabun county, has entered suit lor libel at Clayton, asking for $lO,OOO damages, against J. F. Earl, a merchant and prominent citizen of the county. The suit gréw out of a circular issued before the late democratic primary in which Earl alleged that Derrick, then a member .of the legislature, had been guilty, in effect, of bribery and other gross ir regularities in the discharge of his duty as a legislator, A .+ o Injunction Not Allowed. Judge Speer has refused to grant LEESBURG. GA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17. 1905. the injunction sought by the Southern railway to restrain the mayor and council of Eastman from tearing up the tracks of the road. In rendering his decision he said that it was not within the jurisdiction of the United States court, as the disputed ground, claimed by the Southern as part of its original grant, and by the mayor ‘and council of Eastman as the prop ‘erty of the town, could hardly be set at a valuation of $2,000, the lowest limit of the court in such cases. * *® * To “Tone Down” Report. General Usher Thomason will amend his report which was recently filed with Adjutant Generaz Harris. It is said that several passages in the re port will be toned 'down somewhat. The report will not be given to the public until the changes are made. The report deals at length with the Georgia troops and the work they did last summer at Thoroughfare, Va. Gepveral Thomason was in command of the trcops throughout the man euvers. ‘ - The part that General Thomason has decided to cut from his report is said to be the part in reply to the comments on the Georgia scldiers made by General Thomas H. Barry, commanding the department of the gulf. . :% % # Date Fixed for State Fair. The State Fair of the Georgia Ag ricultural Society will be held in At lanta from October 9 to 21, inclusive. Not only was it decided to hold the fair from October 9 ‘to 21, inclusive, but it was decided to have racing during every week day of the fair. There is going to be all kinds of premiums for everything that is raised, grown, made or found in Georgia. Spe cial rates are going to be given by the railroads from the remotest por tions of the state, and preparations will be made for the entertainment of the largest crowds that have been in the city since the days of the Cot ton States and International exposi tion, ; : The members of the executive com mittee of the Georgia Agricutlural So ciely are preparing to co-operate to the fullest extent with Atlantans, and every efforl that can be miade will be exerted tov make the fair a success. * * # Back Taxes Demanded. Comptroller General W. A. Wright has called on the Georgia Railroad and Banking company to pay into the state treasury the ‘total sum of $125,974 back taxes on 15,000 shares of the capital stock of the Western Railway. of Alabama owned by that company. In addition to this the Georgia’ rail road must pay interest at 7 per cent on all taxes due since 1890, which will amount to an additional $35,000 or $40,000, making a total of about $165,000, that is declared to be due the state from this source. The demand for these back taxes is made following a decision of the Unit ed States supreme court to the effect that under the constitution and laws of Georgia it is the duty of the state officials to require payment of taxes on stock in a foreign corporation which is owned and held in Geor gia, The remittur from the United States supreme court in this case reached At lanta something more than a month ago, but the work of making assess- ments of this stock for the 'various years during which it has been owned by the Georgia railroad has required no little time and study on the part of the comptroller general. » % % Return Freight at Half Rate. An important step was taken by the railroad commission of Georgia Satur day morning when a rule was passed requiring the railroads of the state to give a half-rate on returned freight, T#e rule is a very important one to all Georgia shippers, and will pro tect them to a large extent from big losses. When a shipper ships a car of goods from any point in Georgia now, to any other point, and the same is not accepted for some rea son the goods can be returned to the original shipper at half the regular rate. Heretofore it had been necessary for shippers in having freight returned to them to pay the regular rate for the freight which was returned. The half rate rule adopted Saturday has been in vogue in other states for a number of years, but it has never before been observed in Georgia. : The rule makes an exception of goods shipped as first class, and also bars machinery and agriculture im plements when the said implements and machinery are not returned to the original shipper for repairs. WON'’T WAIT FOR A THAW, Indications of Impending Great Bat tle in Manchuria. Manchurian headquarters reports that the Russians have continued bom bardment in the direction of the Shak he river two days and are entrench ing. The impression prevails that an im pending battle between the armies of Oyama and Kuropatkin will occur be fore any material thaw takes place. BETTER MARKET I 8 SOUGHT. A Memorial from Recent Cotton Con vention is Presented in Senate, ‘A Wihashington dispatch says: Sen. ator Clay read. in the senate Friday a memorial from the Cotton Growers’ convention forwarded to congress by W. L. Peek of Georgia. The object of the pstition i 3 to se cure for the south better markets for cotton in foreign countries. It asks for an appropriation to emplsy agenis to be sent to foreign markets with a view to investigate and-enlarge such markets and securing betier prices for cotton, GRAFTERS OFF TO PENITENTIARY Machen and the Groffs Leave Wash ington for Moundsville, W. Va, August W. Machen, the former head of the free delivery system of the postoffice department,who was indicted as a result of the postal investigation, and Diller B. Groff and Samuel A, Groff, convicted in connection with the promotion of a letter box fastener scheme, left Wiashington with a party of eleven other convicts for the Moundsville, W. Va., pexnitentiary shortly after 6 o’clock Tuesday night to serve a sentence of two years im prisonment. MILES STILL MOUTHING. General Insists That He MHad Authon Ity to Manacle Jefferson Davis. In a statement issued at Boston Thurseday concerning the recent dis cussion of the imprisonment of Jef ferson Davis at Fortress Monroe im 1866-66, General Nelson A. Miles says: “The matter has been agitated at different leriods during the last forty years, but never before has it been dlscussed in the halls of congress. As far as my official action is concerned, it was directed by the highest author ity; it received the approval of and has never been questioned by my su periors or the governmeént. I have no apology to offer of any kind to any person. The charge that the acts of the highest officials of the govern ment or myself were prompted for the purpose of humiliating Mr. Davis, or the people who associated and sympathized with him, is as puerile as it is utterly untrue. “It is to be regretted that the high officials, President Johnson, Secreta ries Stanton and Dana, Judge Advo cate General Holt and Major General Halleck are not living in order thaé they might answer the vicious vituper ation by which their names are now assailed. Still, I am sure that they acted in good faith, and as they be \leved for the best interests of the country upon the information then in their possession and the condition of the country at tuat time.” RATE MAKING BILL CINCHED. 1 Republican House Members to Boost Esch-Townsend Measure. A Washington special says: The republicans of the house of repreésen tativeg in conference Friday afternoon adopted as a party measure the bill extending rate-making powers to-the interstate eommerce commission as agreed upon by the committee on in terstate and foreign commerce and known as the Esch-Townsend bill MEW POSTS FOR DIPLOMATS. MoCormick Slated for Paris and Meyer for St. Petersburg. The president has finally arranged for transiers lin the high European diplomatic posts which he contem plates putting into force March 4. \Amba.sswdor McCormick, now at St. Petersburg, will become ambassa dor to France. George Meyer, ambas sador to Italy, replaces McCormick. Henry White, secretary of the em bassy at London, will be ambassador ‘to Rome. EX-MAYOR McCUE DOOMED. United Status Supremg Court Denies Condemned Man’s Petition, Justice Harlan of the United States supreme court denied the application for a writ of error in the McCue case. Edward McCue and Mrs. Rhodes, brother and sister of J. Samuel Me- Cue, and the .latter’s daughter, Ruby, visited the governor of Virginia on Thursday, but the result is not an nounced. It is not thought the exeec utive will interfere. McCue’s attor ney is waiting for the report of three physicians, sent from Alexandria, Washington and Fredericksburg, to ex amine McCue as to sanity, NO. 29.