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Spring Place Jimplecute
Cai*tai* c&J Heartsell, Pufolisliers,
V OLUME XVI.
WASHINGTON Ni-WS.
GOSSIP OF THE CAPITAL •>'
PITHY PARAGRAPHS.
Doings of the Chiefs acid Ua*l< >: Un
Various Department*.
President Cleveland will receive Li
Hung Chang on the 31st of this mouth.
Li will not go to Gray G* Ides i.or will
the reception take place in Wasoiug
ton. It is probable that it wiii occur
in New York. Arrangements are uo.v
being made for the reception of Ohm t’s
premier and probably v. iil be an¬
nounced by Private Secretary Thurber
from Gray Gables.
Tho president of the Argentine re¬
public has issued a decree, a copy of
which has been forwarded to tho state
department, remitting all duties on
articles sent from the United St ite
for the purpose of showing the inarm
factoring and commercial iudu,tries
of this country. Th.i Venezuelan guv
eminent has granted a concession to
an American to establish permanent
exhibitions of American goods ul
Caracas, Maracaibo and other large
cities of Venezuela.
The government of the Cape ol
Good Hope, one of the recent acquisi¬
tions of the universal postal union, is
taking prompt steps to organize a well
equipped postal system in its domains.
Its postmaster general has asked for
tho co-operation of this govt rnme ii
with a view to (he bettor protection ol
regular mail matter posted for delivery
and for mail passing through the
country in transit. In seeking inf or
ruation about tho equipment of the
postal system of the United States, i!
iias just submitted a request, fur a lull
set of registered package and register¬
ed tag envelopes and registered
poaches, in registered sacks, brass
lock pouches uud international tell¬
tale locks.
China’s Cotton Trade.
Tho prospectus of a new industry at
Shanglii is made the subject of a re¬
port to the state department by Consul
General Jornigan of that port.
As the area suitable for the cultiva¬
tion of cotton in China is almost limit¬
less and the supply of labor is very
cheap, Mr. Jornigan bus no doubt
that China will be one of the greatest
cotton producing countries in tin
world, and this product will command
serious consideration in all calcula¬
tions with reference to the cotton mar¬
ket.
There is needed in Shanghai, the re¬
port continues, a more distinctive Amer¬
ican business. There is too much com¬
mercial mixing and partisanship with
out national qualities, and these gen¬
erally predominate, and the American
is often lost.
Must Have Passports.
Eugene Germain, United States con¬
sul to Zurich, Switzerland, iu a com¬
munication to the state department,
enjoins on every American citizen who
resides in Europe for a given period,
and particularly those desirous of at¬
tending the higher schools, which they
cannot enter before depositing their
papers, not to fail to procure a pass
port at home. Tourists traveling are
not required to have passports, still
-the comul says it is always handy to
have one, either for identification pur¬
poses or to establish nationality in
case of accident or trouble.
According to the Zurich local laws,
a stranger settling or temporarily resid¬
ing in that city, must secure a permit
from the authorities. He must, with¬
in eight days from arrival, report oc¬
casionally to the supervisor’s office of
the district, where he is required to
deposit his registration papers. Per¬
sons changing their lodging places are
required within four days to report
such fact or else be subject to fine.
No Tariff on Cotton.
Chili is contemplating a revision of
her tariff laws, which, when effected,
will have an important hearing on a
number of American products,, prin¬
cipally cotton, which Chili will place
on the free list, with the hope that the
introduction of the raw product from
the United States will encourage
-the manufacture of the finished
product iu . Chili. Included also
in this list are the articles of
bouse furniture, wooden doors
and windows, coaches, carts,wheelbar¬
rows, hams, brooms, tool handles and
a number of other things which the
United States do not ship to Chili.
The articles mentioned are exported
from this country in considerable
quantities, the item of carriages and
cars reaching half a million annually.
Chili was not one of the countries
ta enter into reciprocity arrangements
with the United States under the pro¬
visions of the McKinley tariff law of
1890, but the trade between the coun¬
tries has always been considerable.
Secretary Smith Resigns.
There are best of reasons for believ¬
ing that Secretary Hoke Smith has re¬
signed the secretaryship of the inte¬
rior and his resignation will take effect
within two weeks, although the secre¬
tary declines to affirm or deny the
statement.
Stories of Secretary Smith’s resig¬
nation have been current in Washing
Ion ever since his paper, the Atlanta
SPRING PLACE. MURRAY COUNTY. GA„ THURSDAY. AUGUST 27 1896.
Journal, came out for Bryan and Se¬
wn! I.
The secretary has declined and still
declines to admit that his resignation
has been tendered to tho president,
and accepted, for the reason that he is
not alone concerned in the matter, as
the wishes of the president uecessarilv
j ru j e j n the mat t e r of publication. It
J is known, however, that Mr. Smith
j has declined to extend the considers
| lion of cases in his department over
which ho has j urisdiefion beyond the
end of August.
The private papers of the secretary
and his library have been shipped by
express to Atlanta and his law offices
in that city are being made ready for
occupancy.
The house which the secretary has
leased in Washington during his incum¬
bency will be given up at the expira
tion of the lease early in September, at
which time it is quite certain that Mr.
Smith will have retired from the cabi¬
net, but this action may not take ef¬
fect until after the meeting of the
sound money convention at Indiana¬
polis, which occurs on September 2d.
It is believed at the department
that the resignation takes effect. Aug.
31st, and that one of the two assistant
secretaries of the interior will bo ap¬
pointed to succeed Mr. Smith.
The first assistant secretary is Gen¬
eral William H. Simm«, of Mississippi,
a native of Georgia, who has' especiifl
charge of all Indian matters and
lic parks preservation. General
Simms is absent from Washington and
has been for some time. The posi¬
tion of acting secretary in the absence
of the secretary has generally been
filled by the second assistant secretary,
John M. Reynolds, of Pennsylvania.
Ilis duties have especially pertained to
pension matters, which form one of
the most important features in the ad¬
ministration of the department.
TRADE7 CONDITIONS.
Bradstreet’s Report, oo business for
the fust Week.
Bradstreet’s review of business con¬
ditions for the past, week is as follows:
■ “General trade throughout the
United States is practically confined
to staple lines.’ Tho volume of busi¬
ness is no larger. The feature of the
week is the iao.jjaseddiffieul,ty in mak¬
ing collections ’and the higher rates
for mercantile discounts. Credits
nro being scanned more closely than
heretofore and are granted less freely.
Chicago bankers are slow to make
loans except to move the crops,
and Chicago bank deposits are decreas¬
ing. At Buffalo, Pittsburg,Charleston,
Cincinnati and Galveston mercantile
collections are slower than before.
Business in South Carolina is retarded
by drought, and in north Louisiana,
Texas, southern AiJjansas and Missis¬
sippi prolonged drought has so inter¬
fered with lmsiuess in some section*
that it amounts to a calamity.
“Tho total of business failures in
the United States is 264 this week, six
more than last week and seventy-two
more than in the corresponding week
one year ago.
“Bank clearings throughout tho
nited States amount to only $813,000,
000 this week, almost exactly the same
total reported for the third week of
August, 1894, when the volume of
trade was very small. Compared with
last week, this week’s total shows a de¬
crease of 4.2 per cent, and contrasted
with the corresponding week one year
ago the falling off is almost 10 per
ent.
“More favorable trade advices are
received from Baltimore, where busi¬
ness is satisfactory, owing to better
southern purchases, based on the early
cotton crop. Among southern cities
Atlanta is conspicuons for reporting
better trade. Southern and south¬
western buyers have appeared ip St.
Louis and are buying with moderate
freedom for fall wants. Kansas City
jobbers report good sales in all lines,
and that rains have assured large corn
and fruit crops to Kansas. At St.
Paul there is a • better demand for
hardware, groceries and drugs.
“The New York stock market is dull
and speculation is entirely profession¬
al. Prices rallied somewhat on the
decline and became dull again with the
recovery in rates. The gold imports
announced thus far amount to over
$2,500,000 and seem to be largely
special trarsactions.”
FOUGHT IN CHURCH.
l’astipr and Reporter Have a Lively
Spat in the Pulpit.
A sensational scene occurred Sunday
night in Mulberry Street Methodist
church, the leading Methodist church
of Macon, Ga., in which Rev. Dr,
Alonzo Monk, the pastor of the church,
and Reporter Tilden Adamson, of the
Macon Telegraph, were the principals.
The doctor criticised the paper and
young Adamson took exceptions there¬
to, calling the pastor a liar. When
the lie was passed the two men clinch¬
ed, but were separated before any
damage was done.
Wreck Kills Four Men.
A special from Missoula, Mon., says
west bound freight train No. 53 on
the Northern Pacific railread was
wrecked ono mile east of Horse Plrins,
in the Rocky mountain division, Sun
dayjmorning and four train hands lost
their lives.
•Tell Tlio Trutli.”
THROUGH GEORGIA.
BITS OP NEWS GATHERED FROM
OVEU.THK STATE,
Being a Summary of Interesting Hap¬
penings Prom Day to Day.
Professor B. P. Riley, of the chair
of English in the Stato University,
has been tendered tho presidency of
the Girls’ Industrial College. He has
the call uuder advisement and it is
probable that he will accept.
* * *
The populists are making an ag¬
gressive canvass in all parts of tho
stato, but the democrats are not a
whit behind them, and for the next
month the hills of tho grand old com¬
monwealth of Georgia and the valleys
in between will ring with tho voice of
the campaigner.
* * *
Secretary Hoke Smith will not speak
iu Augusta at tho Bryan and Sewall
ratification meeting, as has been pub¬
lished. The reason, however, is pure¬
ly a business one. Mr. Smith is tak¬
ing a much needed rest at this time at
Lineolnton Lithia Springs, N.C., after
which his official duties and business
engagements will prevent his entering
the campaign until later in the season.
The survivors of tho Fifty-second
Georgia volunteers held their annual
reunion at Cleveland, and, notwith¬
standing the unusual heat, between
2,500 and 3,000 people were present to
listen to the tales of war days and in¬
spiring songs from tho old boys whoso
bravely wore the gray. Tho addresses
were uuuual numerous reunion aqd pathetic. Tho next,
will bo held at Daw
aonville.
* * *
The Southeastern Tariff Association
has issued an order increasing the rate
of insurance in Savannah 25 cents on
the $100. This was due to faulty man
ageinent at the recent rice mill fire,
it being complained that there wag
either shortage, of water or-the watel
supply was not properly, frot.ttyjp tfsed. There
wf.T bo -*-;a?r6bg'
action on th#j part of the property
owners, and it is doubtful if the asso¬
ciation can maintain tho rates for any
length of time.
* * *
Governor Atkinson has pardoned
three men who woro iu the peniten¬
tiary serving time for committing the
crime of assault with intent to murder,
't he men pardoned were James Hollis,
Dock Bohannon and James Bohannon.
All three of them were sentenced from
Douglas superior court, in 1892, and
all had worked out a largo portion of
their terms. Their pardons were rec¬
ommended by the joint committee of
the house and senate on evidence
brought before them.
The Technological Bchool has added
two new names to its faculty roll.
The executive committee of tho com
mission met a few days ago and upon
the recommendation -of Professor J. S.
Coon, the professor of mechanical en¬
gineering, appointed Mr. J. Hardin
Jones, of Atlanta, to tho position re¬
cently vacated by Professor D. B.
Oviatt, The committee also appointed
Professor J. B. Wood, of Kentucky,
as teacher of the sub-apprentice class
and athletic trainer of the school.
Atlanta is in the midst of an ice
famine. There is not enough ice avail¬
able to supply the local demands and
not a pound is being shipped out of
the city. The biggest ice factory in
the south, that of the Standard Ico
company at the Chattahoochee river,
is not running, because of the fact that
it broke down a few days ago. Aid
has been asked from neighboring
cities in vain. They havn’t ice
enough to supply their regular trade.
The price of ice has gone up and is
still rising.
COTTON BADLY DAMAGED.
Commissioner Nesbitt Says the Crop
Is Cut Oft a Third.
Commissioner Nesbitt has returned
to his office after an absence of two
weeks from the state, and gives out
the information that the recent dry
weather had cut the cotton crop in
Georgia off at least one-third and that
the damage would be more than that if
it did not rain in a few days. Mr.
Nesbitt says be went out in the fields
on his place in Cobb county, after an
absence of two weeks, and was aston¬
ished at what he saw. The ground
under the rows'was covered with leaves
and with “forms.”
A closer examination was made and
the damage was found to be mapii
more extended than was at first sup¬
posed, On account of the May drought
cotton was late and when it did come
up there was a rain lasting nearly four
weeks. This gave the plant a vsrv
vigorous growth, but it has been filled
with sap, and siuoe the present dry
spell has set iu it has begun to shed ii ■
leaves and to drop its buds. Now only
the lower bolls remain in all parts of the
state except where general rains have
prevailed and Commissioner Nesbitt
says that if the present dry weatjbc?
SO Coats .a Year in Advance
.
continues the lower Bolls will open
before the cotton has sufficiently
matured and the cotton in Georgia
will be an entire failure. The only
salvation he sees for a part of a crop is
fora good rain to.begin falling within
the next few days.
The last crop in Georgia, amounting
to ubout 1,200,000 hales, was worth to
the farmers of the state, at £35 a hale,
$42,000,000. If it has been, cut down
one-third, this leaves 800,000 bales, at
a cash valuation of $28,000,000, a loss
of $14,000,000. There is a probabil¬
ity, if the rains do not appear soon,
ihat the loss will be heavier than this.
GEORGIA REPUBLICANS
Issue an Address to tlie Voters of the
State. , .
The republican state centra! com¬
mittee was in session at Atlanta Mon¬
day from 12:30 o’clock until 8 o’clock
p. m
The meeting was held in the senate
chamber of the state eapitol, and tho
closest secrecy was observed in all its
deliberations.
When the committee adjourned
every one realized that the defeat of
•he proposition to fuse with the popu¬
list was pronounced. There will be no
state The republican ticket.
result of the day’s session
prepared in the form of an addrtss
which is issued to the republicans of
the state. This wa- prep;.red during
tho afternoon by a committee «.* Seven
and submitted to the gem ;• commit¬
tee. T'-. full statement i follows:
“A. *>i es to the republicans of Geor¬
gia—The republican statecentral com
miitee of Georgia having met to___ coo
aider the policy of the party in tho
coming campaign, and especially with
reference to nominating candidates
for governor and state house officers,
respectfully submit tho following ad¬
dress to the republican-voters of Geor¬
gia:,, •
‘ *3ome months ago it was expected
that arrangements for fusion with the
populists be made, in by tho which state election would
wo could unite up¬
on a common ticket, where eaoh party
•Weald be fairly represented. Such an
slivinoe in stato matters and upon.state
itaybs made only and could would have have been consist¬
ent ;y been very
■utageous' assured to 'both--par.D'/s, suc/> tt s it
..... in the
“These expectations have' not been
realized. their The populists have held
state convention, and having de¬
clined to unite with us upon a ticket,
no fusion can now be accomplished.
“It remains now to be determined
whether our party shall put out a state
ticket, or by not doing so leave its
members free to act independently be¬
tween tho populists and democratic
candidates, and in accordance with
their individual ami local interests.
TTfc*latter course, uuder ordinary cir¬
cumstances, would tend to break up
our party organization and diminish
the spread and growth of the princi¬
pals we advocate as essential to the
welfare of the country. In tho pres
ent year, however, we can promote
these objects equally well in the presi¬
dential and congressional elections,
where, under the national issues now
presented to the poopie and the break¬
ing up of the old party lines, wo have
a fair show of success.
“In the state election no one will
claim that we can possibly elect any
candidates we may run independently.
The only reason for running such can
didates would be the strength it would
give and the additional votes it would
bring to our electoral and congres¬
sional tickets. Unless it can be clearly
shown, however, that this would be
the result we ought neither to waste
our time in useless efforts, nor compel
our leading men, who are, we find, re¬
luctant to accept those nominations,
to make unnecessary sacrifices.
"The necessary expense of holding
a convention for nominating these
officers is very large, and the addi¬
tional campaign expenses will be much
more The amount thus expended
would greatly aid our efforts in the
presidential election, and if concen¬
trated in any doubtful districts would
insure ns a republicau congressman.
“After a careful consideration of all
the conditions of the present political
situation, this committee is of the
opinion that the nomination of a state
ticket for this year will tend to weaken
rather than add strength to our party,
and that, therefore, the call of a state
convention for that purpose is unwise,
an unnecessary expense and a waste of
time that can be better devoted to the
discussion of national issues and an
active canvass for the November elec¬
tions.
“In the state election our republi¬
can friends are left free to act as their
individual judgment may dictate, and
to form such allianoes as may best pro¬
mote their local interests and increase
their vote in tho national elections.
“We respectfully advise them to con¬
centrate their energies upon the elec¬
tion of republican members of congrees
and the presidential electors selected
by this committee, and to unite and
co-operate with all persons who be¬
lieve in protection and sound money,
and who do not sympathize with those
anarchistic principles which pervade
the democratic and populist platforms.
“By this method we confidently be¬
lieve we can more fully maintain in its
integrity our party organization, and
bring out, where it will be most effec¬
tive, the largest possible republican
vote.
“Wc heartily indorse the republican
national platform and recommend fin
immediate formation of McKinley
and Hobart clubs throughout the state
and the most thorough organization
of our forces.
“Wo recommend that as the labor
of the supreme court of this state is
beyond its capacity, ns at present con¬
stituted, tho republicans of Georgia
vote for the adoption of the proposed
amendment of the constitution in¬
creasing the number of. the judges of
the supreme court.
“In state issues, we recommend that
the republican voters use'every effuict
to secure the election of members of
the legislature pledged to prison re~
forms and entire change in our present
penitentiary system; to securing free
and fair elections; to tho -increase of
our free school facilities; to the sup
pression of lyi/ h law, bv, -empowering
:
the governor to remove all sheriff
within whose jurisdiction such crimes
are committed, and making the county
liable in the sum of $5,000 for the
benefit of the legal heirs of the victim,
and to securing equal accommodations
for equal fares upon all railroadi and
that where equal accommodations are
not furnished, first and second-class
fares shall be charged.
“A. E. Buck, Chairman,
“John H. Dkveaux, Sicretary.
“Atlauiu, Gil.,, August 17,-18961”
BRYAN’S ANSWER
To Allegations That He Was in the
Pay of Mine Owners.
Hon. Wm. J. Bryan has given out a
prepared answer to the. allegations
made by Senator John M. TburstoA
that Mr, Bryan was in the.pay of the
mine owners. He denied the allega¬
tions without qualification, and practi¬
cally invited the republican national
committee to make the charge in order
that ^ho might be given a chance to
show*exactly what his income had been
and from what sources it was derived.
Mr. Bryan’s statement follows:
“I have already denied this charge
on several occasions, but the reitera¬
tion of it by Senator Thurston, a dis¬
tinguished resident of my own state,
justifies me in answering it again. I
have never at soy time, or under any
circumstances, been in tlie employ of
any mine owners,' individually or col¬
lectively, directly or indirectly, nor
have I ever been iu the employ or been
paid by any bimetallio organization.
Aside from editorial salary of about
$150 per mouth by the Omaha World
Herald, and a small amount derived
from the legal profession, my income
siuoe my retirement from congress has
been derived from lectures before
chautauqna , =, lyceums and lecture bu¬
reaus, which have usually paid me a
fixed sum and contributions made by
the people of the localities where I
have spoken.
In some instances I have received
nothing at all. In most plaoes I have
received more than enough to cover
traveling expenses. In only two in¬
stances, 1 think, has my compensa¬
tion exceeded $100, and in these in¬
stances it was abont $200 at one
place and $300 at the other. The first
platform upon which I ran for con¬
gress, iu 1800, bofore I was known
politically outside of my state, con¬
tained a free coinage plank and my re¬
publican opponent that year was
an advocate of free coinage, In
the campaign of 1892 I again ran
upon a free coinage platform and my
opponent for the senate, Mr. Thurs¬
ton, while opposing unlimited coinage
at 16 to 1, insisted that he favored bi¬
metallism. I wrote the free coinage
plank upon which I ran in 1890 and
the free coinage planks in the Ne¬
braska state platform iu 1891. 1894,
1895 and 1896, and tried to secure the
adoption of free coinage planks in the
state platforms of 1892 and 1893.
“I only mention this to show that
my advocacy of free silver is not of re¬
cent. date. Having made this answer
to Mr. Thurston’s letter, I shall here¬
after take no notice of individual or
newspaper comments upon this sub¬
ject. If the republican national com¬
mittee will say officially that it believes
I have ever been employd to deliver
speeches by any mine owner or group
of mine owners or by any association
supported by mine owners, I am ready
to mako a statement showing in detail
all money received by me for speech¬
making,”
MANY MINERS ON A STRlKjft
Shawnee Ore Diggers Quit Work Until
the Scale Is Fixed.
A telegram was received at the head¬
quarters of the United Mines Workers
of America at Columbus, O., from
State President Ratehford, at Shaw¬
nee, stating that the entire force of
miners working under the lease sys¬
tem in that valley, a thousand, quit
Friday morning in obedience to tbs
order of the state convention of miners
held a week ago. The strike will con¬
tinue there and elsewhere until the
scale of wages is paid everywhere in
the state.
The lightning killed a male croquet
player iu Mississippi the other day.
,So the lightning is sometimes very ju¬
dicious.
N UMBER 27.
If You
ARE GOING TO
Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas,
Texas, Nebraska, Louisiana,
Colorado, Utah, California,
Oregon, Washington, Mex
ico, New Mexico or Arizona,
And will send me a postal card or lat¬
ter stating, where yon are going,
when you are going, where
you will start from, how
many there are in your
party, what freight and
baggage you have,
I will write you or call at your
house and furnish you with
tho fullest information regard¬
ing routes, lowest rates of all
classes, besides maps, descriptive and
illustrated land pamphlets, resort
books, Hot Springs guides, etc.
Cheap farming lands in Mis¬
souri, Arkansas, Kansas and
Texas.
L A. GALLAGHER,
SOUTHERN PASSENGER AGENT,
Missouri Pacific R’w’y
and IRON MOUNTAIN ROUTE.
103 Read House,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
(JHARLES N. KING,
Attorney-at-Law,
SPRING PLACE, GA
J. BATES,
Attorney-at-Law,
SPRING PLACE, GA
Special attention to collection* and
fey. criminal practice/* ~
Y # L. “WATTS, —
Attorney-At-Law,
SPRING PLAGE, GA
Prompt attention to all business,
L, HENRY,
Attorney-at-Law,
SPRING PLACE, GA
Will praotice in the court* of thi* aad
adjoining count!#*.
JJcNELLY & HEART8ILL,
General Job Printers,
CLEVELAND, TENN.
Mail orders will receive prompt atten¬
tion. Send for price* and
samples of work.
rfHOMAS J. BRYANT,
Livery Stable,
DALTON, GA
I have bought the entire Livery
business of Calaway A Longest, and
solicit your patronage.
L P. BAGWELL, M. D.,
SPRING PLACE, GA
Offers his professional service* to the
people of this section and solicits »
share of the patronage.
Yf m W. ANDERSON,
Physician and Snrgeon,
SPRING PLACE, GA
Professional services offered to th«
people of this section. Call* cheer¬
fully answered day and night.
J. A. PRICE, M. D.,
SUMACH, GA
Will practice hi* profession in this
and surrounding country.
Will be at the Temple House on Mi*
first Tuesdays in eaoh month for the
purpose of examining and treating
Acute and Chronic diseases.
She Eats Iron Ore.
The tliree-year-old daughter of James
Gardner, of Bessemer, Mich., has an
uncontrollable appetite for iron ore,
which she cats with great relish. When
the child is kept from the mines she
scrapes her father’s shoes and devours
the scrapings with relish. Her parents
have tried to break her of the habit
by mixing obnoxious drugs with the
ore. but without avail. She makes a
wry face, but swallows the ore just
the same. Despite her queer habit, the
child is said to be bright, healthy, and
strong. Physicians who have studied
the case have been unable to offer any
explanation.—Chicago Inter-Ocean.