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SATURDAY, NOV. B, 1892.
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Ii’» Governor Northen now for an
other two years. Ilere’a to his health.
hi n. Russell could not have made a
better canvass of tills district if lie
bad tried.
Make up your mind now that you
are going to go out and vote for Cleve
land on the 8th.
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Ex-Senator T. M. Nor.woon has
contributed an sble Democratic docu
ment to the campaign.
A votm for Hand is s vote for Har
rison. But we are all Democrats
down here, so It won’t count.
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The State Fair at Macon and the
Chattahoooheo Valley Exposition at
Columbua are both drawing good
crowds.
Railroads, taxes, education, and the
Soldiers’ Home are the all absorbing
topios before the present General As-
•eaibly.
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Tuntts hundred and nine thousand
eight hundred and thirty votes are
regiitored in New York olty against
*86,04^ In 1888.
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Dehooratio suooesa is now assured
All Third Psrtyltea sliould jump Into
the band wagon or they will be too
late to see the fun.
Tub foot that, the Democrats are on
top in tho campaign should not lead
to ovor-oonlldonoe. Over-oonddenoe
ts bad pulley at any time.
Tua “fat-fryers" of the Republican
party have obtained $600,000 to add to
their corruption fund from the Car.
negle Steel Worka alone.
Tnos. It. Rkkd. of Maine wants to
coerce el a veil or twelve Btates In order
to establish liberty and, of oourse, Re
publican rule. Subversion of tho will
nf the people, however, Is not a defini
tion of liberty, although It is a very
gqod one for Republican rule.
Albany W MHlnu.ly t.lklns about or.tending
her olty llmlu. Albany Is a |iieil,v big olty nl
w»dy.—Tbnniunv'.lle Tinioi-EnUu pi lac.
Yea | she haa outgrown the dress
that was out out far her nearly half a
century ago, and those of our oitlzens
who believe In keeping up with the
$ times think It time to let out a tuok,
A lktteu from a prominent New
Yorker, heretofore a Republican, but
who will this year vote for Cleveland,
to a prominent gentleman of Albany,
says .that as a oiose observer he li
confident that Cleveland will carry
Mew York State by 10,000 majority at
the lowest estimate,
Tux contest betweon the students
and trustees of the University of Geor
gia about Intercollegiate athletics atill
goes on. Only the students are taking
a hand in it, however, and It looks as
it they were going to have no Inter
collegiate games this season at least,
In the meantime athletios at the Uni
verslty Is dying out.
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taste(
It seems that Georgia Is to have
of force bill this year. Watson
some of his followers have patf.
ned for Federal supervisors at the
Augusta preolnots, and Judge Pardee
of the United Btates Circuit Court has
issued instructions to Chief Bupervl
of
aor Beckett in Savannah to hold him
pelt in readiness. The revenge
Tenth district’s Democrats on t he 8th
will be a sweet one indeed.
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It’s funny enough when a promt
nent man deserts the Republicans for
Democracy, to hear the Republicans
cry “It signifies nothing," and to hear
the same g. o. p. say of a political vag
abond who says he will vote the Re
publican tioket this year for the first
time, that what this rasoal says Is
snore to the point. But that’s the way
with the Republicans. To quote their
Vloe-Presldcntlal candidate, “In poll
tics everything goes,”
■SenatorQuay, who was preiailed
upon to go to New York to devise
some scheme for Republican success,
lias given up in disgust, aud has left,
the National Republluun campaign to
work out the puzzle for Itself, lie
reported as having said in an inter
view that New York State was lost
Harrison beyond redemption. This
the most serious blow the Republicans
liave reoelved during the campaign.
Ed Bakuett, of the Constitution, is
giving some good ideas of how the
campaign is going, through that great
ournal. The latest is from Dallas,
3as,and tells of the bad split in the
mocratic party there. Hogg and
Clark are the two Democratic candi
dates for Governor. The politicians
favor Hogg, while the business men
and newspapers are arrayed on the
side of Clark. The National tioket in
that State is safe enough, and it is the
general opinion that either candidate
would make a good Governor.
n. f .TVAT.OJ L t 1 TnB TENTH.
The situation In the Tenth district
now bears no other than a Democratic
-outlook.
Tom Watson’s suicidal polioy, car
ried out to its logical conclusions, will
leave him snowed under a larger ma
jority of Democratic ballots than that
which Peek was defeated In that
distrlot but a few weeks ago.
[is incendiary utterances at Stella-
le were followed by his self-in
flicted martyrdom at his home in
Thompson when be surrounded his
home with a band of armed men,
claiming that hia life had been threat
ened, though he could’ never satisfac
torily explain by whom. More incen
diarism followed upon this, for he and
his followers who spoke at Thompson
advised the Third Party voters and
the Negroes, too, to arm themselves on
eleotion day for protection at the
polls.
Watson Is getting to be a danger
and a menace to civilized soolety. His
inoendlary actions sprang out of his
desperation at his oertalnty of defeat
wbioh, after Ootober 6th, stood staring
him in the face. The mental strug
gles and physical efforts through
whloh he has forced himself, have well
nlgb unbalanced his mind, and it. may
be that his auocessor will have to be
appointed by the Governor before his
present term expires.
In his extremity of desperation It
will be noted that hts followers have
petitioned for Federal supervisors for
the Augusta precincts under the law
whloh allows this in oltles of more
than 90,000 Inhabitants. It Is prob
able that their petition will be granted,
and when the Richmond county ma
jority overwhelms him with defeat, he
will have no ory of fraud to fall baok
upon.
Altogether, the oampatgn In this dis
trlot is one of the most notable, as well
as notorious, whloh Georgia has seen
In many a day. Tlni defeat of Watson
will, without doubt, restore quiet and
peaceful elections,
All
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IN TUB I.EGM1.ATOHE TESTED-
DAY.
Prom Satnrilar’A Evsnino Hssald.
Senator Reuben Jones was sworn In
yesterday morning.
Two more bills were Introduced In
the Senate to repeal the act creating a
board of equalization of taxes. Evi
dently, this measure has proven very
unsatisfactory In some loealities.
The Atlanta Journal says: “The
Senate Committee to conduct the In
augural ceremonies to-morrovt Is pre
sided over by the handsome young
Senator, Hon. W. E. Wooten, who hss
with him Senator Edwards."
In the House Mr. Fleming intro
duced a bill providing that the second
session of the General Assembly be
held in July Instead of Ootober. This
bill merely amends the eode to that
effeot.
Gov. Northen was inaugurated this
morning at 12 o'clock, the oath of of-
floe being administered by Ohief Jus
tine Logan E. Bleckley. The proces
sion started frbin the Governor’s of-
floe at 11 itiOo’clock, with Gov.Northen
and Senator Wooten In the lead. The
inauguration took place in the hall of
the House of Representatives.
Georgia’s Demooratlo majority in
the eleotion on the 6th of Ootober was
71,602, as shown by the official count
made by the General Assembly in joint
session on Thursday.
The total vote of the State was 209-
482.
Governor Northen received 140,402.
Col. Peek, the Third Party candidate,
reoelved 08,990.
I.BT TUB
TICKETS
ALIKE.
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It is important that all tile Demo
oratio tiokets voted in the November
eleotion be printed exactly alike. The
form of tioket as recommended by the
State Executive Committee appears at
the mast-head of to-day’s Herald.
We desire to oall espeoiai attention
to the way Mr. Russell’s name ap
pears; so that all t'okets printed for
the Seoond distrlot mny agree. “Benja
min E. Russell” is the way to put It,
Air. ricmlSK’a Withdrawal.
From Augusta Nows:
Hon. Wm. H. Fleming’s withdrawal
from the speakership race was n sur
prise here at home, and may have
been suoh to his friends in the capital
who only observed the battle from the
baloontes, but to those friends who
went down Into the real oonfliot for
and with him It was clearly evident
that our gallant and meritorious cham
pion was engaged in a fight againBt
one of the biggest political eomhtna,
tlonsever made up in Georgia.
IN TUB I.BalSLATVRE.
Whnl «he I.nvMalmru Did Ymlerdnr,
Prom Friday's Kvkninu IIsuaui.
Most of the seoond day in the Legis.
Isture was consumed In reading the
Governor’s annual message.
In the Senate the rules of the last
Senate were adopted. Senator Wright,
of the First distrlot, Introduoed n bill
to repeal the aot providing for a board
of equalization of real and personal
property. This measure is being
fought with determined effort. The
annual message of the Governor was
reoelved and read.
In the House the very first bill In
troduoed provided for abolishing the
board of equalization of real and per
sonal property, the same measure that
had been Introduoed In the Senate.
Hr. Johnson, of Fulton, Introduoed
a bill to repeal the Twltty law, passed
by the last Legislature, whioh prohib
its the oolleotion of the 10 per oent. at
torney’s fee from defendant when
notes are sued. This measure waa bit
terly opposed by the lawyers in the
last General Assembly, but the farm,
era, In whose interest it was drawn
predominated and it became a law.
At the request of the board of direc
tors of the Confederate Soldier’s Home,
Mr. Fleming,of Riohmond, introduced
a bill providing for its acceptance and
maintenance by the State.
A resolution was introduced by
Judge Mershon Indorsing the direct
trade movement.
The Governor’s message was then
read.
The House and Senate then meet In
joint session to begin the work of tab
ulatlng the returns for Governor.
Oun legislators will have to hustle
matters somewhat now. There
quite a difference between fifty and
one hundred days.
Giioykh Cleveland spoke the other
night to the Germans In New York,
The fact is, most of tile foreigners In
that city are with him.
to
i is
Gen. Weaver says he expeots
carry thirteen States. He should make
It fourteen. Thirteen is an unlucky
number, especially in politics.
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THE OFFICIAL COUNT.
DEATH OP ©Of,. RECUR* JOltBM.
THE DEMOCRATIC
From Monday's Even'ng Herald.
The sudden death of Col. Reuben
Jones, of Baker county, which is an
nounced In a special In another col
umn of this evening’s Hkbald, re
moves from Southwest Georgia one of
the most prominent and useful citi
zens of this part of the State.
Col. Jones was a man who was ex
tensively known throughout the State,
and wherever he was known the news
of his death will he received with sin
cere regret; but his loss will be felt
most by hia own county. Indeed, his
death is a calamity to the county of
Baker, and the place that he oceupied
in the ohuroh, In soolety, In polities
and. It may be said, in all the material
affairs of the people amongst whom he
lived, cannot well be filled.
He had just entered upon a term in
the State Senate to which the people
of the Ninth distrlot had,nlmost unan
imously, elected him, and his place In
tile capaolty of a legislator, in which
he was not without experience, having
been In the Senate before, will be bard
to fill. *
Baker eounty has lost her most dis
tinguished oitlzen, and the loss will
be felt throughout Southwest Georgia,
The Public Schwli.
As soon as it is praotloable, Hon. W.
E. Wooten, who is representing the
Tenth district in the State Senate,
will have a bill passed authorizing the
establishment of a system of publio
schools in Albany.
As the readers of the Hxeald know,
this is aooordtng to instructions from
the City Council of Albany,' issued at
their last meeting. A bill of this sort
was passed several years ngo, but was
rendered invalid by tho failure of, the
oity to take aet'on within the time
specified. Therefore, the bill that Sen
ator Wooten will Introduce will be in
the shape of an amendment.
And just as soon as the act is passed
Albany owes it to hereself to put a
system of publio schools in operation.
Albany Is a large enough plaoe to
support good publio sohools,and noth
ing oan result In more good to all her
oitlzens.
roll CAMPAIGN IN TUB SECOND
■low ll I. Praarc.lug uud What the
Spnlnn urc Duiux.
HOW THE ECBCTOBAI, COI.I.EOE
WIIX PBOBABLY STAND.
Clereluud Sun uf 890 Out uf the 444,
With And ©hnaces ia Three
Other Hiatea, Either
Oaeef Which
Will Elect
Him.
AFTER aOMTOiTl
W—B————
HE BOUNDS. *'i
It is a mighty enoouraging sign to
see such a paper as the New York
T'meB figuring on the approaching
Presidential eleotion in a way that
seems to leave no doubt about the suc
cess of the Demooratlo ticket.
In its Issue of the 26th inst., the
Times publishes the following;
Russell and Walters are keeping
the campaign In the Seoond pretty
warm.
l--on Mondut’A Evening Hc;u , d.
The credit foj- the large Demooratlo
majority whioh will he rolurned from
tills district will be largely due to the
efficient services of Hon. Ben E. Rus
sell and Col. J. W. AValters.
During the past few weeks they have
bent their entire energies to the work,
and their efforts have met with sub
stantial sucoess wherever they have
appeared.
They Have just completed a cam
paign ill linker county where they en
gaged in joint debate with Dr. Hand
at Milford. Mr. Russell opened,
then came Dr. Hand, who slinked
away ns soon as he had finished spenk-
ing, not oaring to remain to hear his
arguments knool.ed tu flinders by Col.
Jesse Walters who concluded cite de
bate.
That day’s work was a walkover for
the Democrats. Only three or four
Third Partyltes were found in the
crowd, and when the speakers went up
to Newton, they could find nothing
but Democrats anywhere on the
ground. Laker’s Demooratlo majority
will be much larger than it was in the
State election.
Mr. RusBell spoke at Cairo, in
Thomas county, on Saturday, and
todny is canvassing Miller. Hu will
spend a day or two Inand around Bain-
bridge keeping up party enthusiasm
in his home eounty and oil Friday
next he nnd Col. Walters will speak at
Moultrie, over in Colquitt eounty. On
Saturday these two able campaign ora
tors will wind Hp the campaign at
Camilla^ in Mitchell, and tlien it enn
he safely put down that there will not
be a county in the Second distriot but
what will oome up with a good Demo
oratlo majority on the day of the eleo
tion.
All honor to Russell and AValters.
The Electoral College will this year
oontain 444 members, and a majority
Is, therefore, 229. The candidates who
can get that^number will be elected.
If none of the candidates can do so the
election will go to the House of Rep
resentatives, whloh, as at present con
stituted, would elect Mr. Cleveland.
The chances of suoh an outcome are,
however, very slight.
The following States we believe to
be safe for the Democrats so far as
present Information goes:
Alabama 11 New York
Arkansas 8 New Jersey
Delaware 8 N. Carolina
Florida 4 8. Carolina
Indiana 16 Tennessee
Georgia 18 Texas
Kentucky 18 Virginia....
Louisiana 8 AV. Virginia
Maryland 8
Mississippi 9 Total 220
Missouri 17
Under the Miller law in Mlohigan,
tlie constitutionality of wliioh has been
sustained by the Courts, the DemO'
orats are Bure of a portion of the elec
tors. Tlie smallest number that has
been allowed them by those familiar
with tlie facts is 4, whloh would give
Cleveland and Stevenson a majority
in the Electoral College. There are,
of course, still other votes of whloh the
Democrats are reasonably certain, and
which they are very much more likely
to secure. Tlie 6 votes of Conneotiout,
the 4 of South Dakota, the 4 of Wash
ington, are in this class.
On.the other hand, .the only votes
that we think can safely and positive
ly be claimed by the Republicans are
as follows:
California 9 Pennsylvania... 82
Maine ;... 6 Rhode Island...
Ohio 28 Vermont 4
Oregon 4 AVyoming.
What TMBb Said About That Sear aw 1
Geaeral Gordoa’e Face. I
There are few people in Georgia/'
who have not heard of the remark
which the that General Robert Toombs
made about General John B. Gordon
and the scar whloh the latter wears on
his. faoe. The story, started nearly
twenty years ago, and now we find it
as follows in the Indianapolis, (Ind.)
News. It doesn’t read like the same
story that we have heard so often here
in Georgia, and, aB it is brief, we glvaj
as taken from the Indianapolis
paper as a fair illustration of how suoh
things get adulterated and perverted
as they travel from one person or pa
per toanother:
“Apropos of tho popularity in Geor
gia of Gen. John B. Gordon, nnd of
the great scar on his oheek, whloh-ls
due to a saber wound, they till this
story: The late Robert Toombs was
jealous of the General and onoe re
marked : “If that soar were on the
back of Gordon’s neck Instead of on
his face, he wouldn’t be so popular.”
Gordon heard of this, and a few days
later, while addressing a political
atherlng, retorted as follows: “If
. oombs had been where I was when I
got that scar, it would be on the baok
of Ills neok Instead of his face.”
The names of former Republicans
who will support Cleveland this year
would fill a good size volume.
It is the duty of every Demoorat to
go to tne polls and vote hiB party
ticket on the Bth of November, and
every good Demoorat will do his duty.
Sam Small has about played out in
Georgia. Even the Third Party con
tingent of the Fifth Congressional
distriot has grown tired of him and
would like to get rid of him.
Georgian,
That brilliant young
John Temple Graves, has gone to New
York, where, hy direotlon of the
Democratic oommlttee, he Is billed for
a speech every day next week,
In printing the Demooratlo tiokets
for the Seoond Congressional district,
care should be taken to have Mr. Rus
sell’s name appear Uiub : “Benjamin E.
Russell, of Decatur.” Uniformity In
Uniformity In nil
the counties of the district in this par
ticular is important.
hon-
Capt. AV. E. AVootkn has been
ored by being made Chairman of the
Senate Committee, whioh took promi
nent part in the Inauguration of Gov.
Northen this morning. He and the
Governor headed the Inaugural pro
cession.
The Issue on the Soldier’s Horae
question is now squarely out. AVhat
The Chattahooohee Valley Exposi
tion and the State Fair at Macon are
now well under way.
The election oecurs on Tuesday, No
vember 8th. Be ready to go and vote
for Grover and Adlai.
Thebe seems to be no doubt now
about Alabama falling Into the Demo
oratlo line with a large majority.
Laboe rewards have been offered for
the Third Partyltes who intimidated
the Negroes in Chatham county.
It Is said that Tom AVatson’s reek-
less oourse and mad oareer have left
him almost a physical and mental
wreck.
The Legislature will not get down
to business until the elections are over
and the candidates and their friends
go home.
The Democrat who stays at home on
election day and doesn’t give his party
the benefit of his vote, is a very poor
Democrat.
Tom
Col. Bob Lewis has called
AVatson a liar. If Col. Bob don’t look
out lie’ll be the sub|ect of an incendi
ary speech.
The Inhabitants of South America
aud the AA’est Indies are rather hot
blooded. There is another revolution
going on in Hayti.
will you do with it, Representatives
and Senators? Remember that useless
discussion over tlie measure last year
cost the Siate more than a year’s sup
port of that institution would have
done.
Many people are under the impres
sion that, the National election ocours
on AVednesday. This is a mistake.
Tuesday Nov. 8th is the day.
Kvkky report from the political bat
tle ground presages well for Demo
oratlo victory. AVhere there is so much
smoke there's bound to be a blaze of
some kind.
The farmers want a representative
on the board of Railroad Commission
ers, and a bill providing for that
ohange has been introduced in the
General Assembly.
Albany lias few rivals among cities
of its size as a cotton market, situated,
as it is, in the heart of the wiregrass
region. Close on to 12,000 bales have
been received here by rail and
more than that much more by
wagon. Cotton is billed from this
point to many foreign ports, much of
it going to Liverpool, and markets in
Germany aud Russia. In consideration
of the fact that the crop has been rath
er short in this section especially, the
receipts here, this year, have been re
markable.
The Third Party 111 the Fifth now
announce that Sam Small Is their reg
ular nominee for Congress. All others
are requested to withdraw.
Senatok Hill is making some cam
paign speeches in Virginia. There is
no apathy among the Democrats
that State at least, for A’irginians were
never more enthusiastic in their re
ception of a public speaker.
It is said that Matt Quay has evolved
a deep laid scheme to save New York
to tlie Republicans. This doesn’t sig
nify anything, however, for Republi
can losses are deeper than any scheme
a Quay could evolve.
The policy of “withdrawing” devel
oped early in the present session of
the Georgia Legislature. AVell, it’s
better for a candidate to withdraw in
good order than to stay in to the finish
and find himself badly defeated.
Mapcr Gilbert Ale Peaaals and Oillaea
, Crlue Had Ike Colic.
Citizen Mr. Cine was in a bad way
this morning. He and Dr. Strother
met in Gilbert’s drug store, and a
Herald scribe ohanoed to be there at
the same time.
“How are you this morning,
Crine?” asked the Dootor.
“Veil, sir, I’m not veil. I didn’t
rest veil lahst nighd. I see dot fellow
(pointing to Mr. Gilbert) eading- dose
peanuts, und yestherday it gif me der
colic.”
“AVhat? It gave you the oolio to see
Bill Gilbert eating peanuts?” asked
the scribe in astonishment.
Total 85
The Republican organs olaim Kansas,
but there Is a chance that it may go to
Weaver. They claim also Minnesota
and-Nebraska, but Nebraska is nearly
certain for Weaver, and Minnesota is
doubtful, with four votes pretty sure
lor Weaver. Illinois, on the strength
of the registration in Ohioago, Is by no
means sure, nor is Massachusetts. But
if we give to the Republicans 8 votes
in Mlohigan, 10 in Kansas, 9 in Min
nesota, 8 in Nebraska and 15 in Massa
chusetts, they still have but 186 and
laok 80 of a majority. If again, we
surrender Conbetlcut, 6; South Dako
ta. 4; Washington, 4; Iowa, 13; Mon
tana, 8; Nevada, 8; New Hampshire,
4; North Dokota, 8, and Wisoonsin, 12,
even these make but 187. In other
words, there is no possible combina
tion by whioh a majority can be fairly
figured out for Harrison without both
New York and Indiana, and of these
the Democrats are as sure as they oan
be of any State until the votes are
oounted.
A PRIZE FIGHT.
“Dot’s vat it did; I tell you I didn’t
rest none lahst nighd hardly,” was
the reply.
A man with suoh sensitive diges
tive organs must have to be very oare-
ful.
THE NEW DEPOT.
All Bnalneu Belas Wound Vp la Gel it
Headr For Fee.
From .Saturday's Evening Herald.
Capt. Geo. AV. Haines, Superinten
dent of the B. & AV. road, and chair
man of the Board of Control of the
new depot, arrived in Albany yester
day afternoon to take Steps towards
the winding up of the business con
nected with the new depot.
He was busy this morning inspect
ing it and determiningwhat was to be
done In order to arrange to enter it as
soon as possible.
Bids for restaurant privileges have
been received but it has not yet been
decided to whom the contract will be
let. Arrangements were also made in
regard to lighting. The depot will be
lighted with several aro lights sup
plied from the Albany Eieotrlo Light,
AVorks.
The B. & W. and the S., F. & W. are
all ready to use the depot as soon as
the furc Itiire and fixtures, whioh have
been ordered, arrive and can be put in
place.
It Is said that work on the otb*
tracks necessary will be begun at once
and the whole matter will be finished
up as soon as possible.
Theobjeetof Capt. Haines mission
was to close up the whole matter at
r
onoe, and get the depot ready for use
blf
by the traveling publio.
a
The Steir ef Which Hii JTuat Leake*
Oat. -
A few days ago while oourt was In
session two Negroes, Charley Green
and Henry Pace, met each other fin
prize ring, at the dead hours of night
In Hall’s warehouse.
Pace owed Green $30, and Green was
suing for the amount. ’*”iey agreed
however, to let a regular oid time prize
fight deoide the matter instead of the
courts, and accordingly made prepara
tions.
Pace was urged on to tlie fight by
gentleman who offered him $10 if he
won. About midnight the ring was
measured off and they went at it in
good fashion. They are both big, heavy
built Negroes, and their work told
each other. A 'ter lighting for a solid
hour nnd bruising each other up to a
considerable extent, Pace failed to
come to time, and Green was declared
the winner. Thus Pace lost his suit
and the $10 besides.
The police have just obtained the
particulars of the mill, but no arrests
were made, ns no witnesses to the af
fair could be obtained. It is rumored
that they will cross lances with each
other again next week, and test again
their respective merits as pugilists.
Pace is anxious to win his side of
the case, as it means $30 to him, but the
officers are on to them and it will
doubtless be stopped short.
They went about the fight in a busi
ness like manner, however, having ob
tained the services of a prominent at
torney here to draw up their contract
for them.
The German Emperor has decreed-
that no Ambassador of his shall be al
lowed to marry an Amerioan. The
Emperor doesn’t know a good thing
when he sees it. The Ambassador in
question who was the subject of the
deoree will probably resign bis posw
tion. m
The Republican organs are trying
to give credit tb the MoKInley bill for
the bountiful crops that the country
has made this year. The rain and
sunshine of_a kind Providence and-.,
the toil of the farmer are not taken
into account by the average Republi
can organ.
Some of the newspapers of the State,
and notably the Atlanta Constitution,
are beginning to discuss Tom AVat
son’s sanity, or rather, his insanity.
Judging him by some of his recent ut- 4)
"vrances and antics, they Beem to think
hat he has gone daft. The Herald
doesn't share these fears or suspicions.
It’s more pure cussedness, aggravated
by the relentless aggressiveness of the
Democratic press and speakers of the
district, than anything else, that makes
Thomas flounder so.
The Atlanta Journal says: “There
is talk in Albany of reviving the old j
Southwest Georgia Fair Association, I
which seven or eight years ago used to
play an important part in the indus
trial development of that section.” It
would he well if some strenuous efforts
could be made in this direction. There
is no section of the State iqhich could
show up its industrial advantages
with better effect than could the wire-
grass region. A local fair held peri
odically, would attract people from
every section of the country, and the
magnificent display suoh as AViregrass
Georgia would furnish would lead
many of them to locate in this part of
the country. It is an enterprise
worthy of consideration.