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The Bulloch Herald.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COUNTY.
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ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR.
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Entered at the postoffiee at States¬
boro, Ga., as secoud-clasG mail matter.
Statesboro, La., June 22, 1899.
In Iceland men and women are in
every respect political equals. The
nation, which numbers about 70,000
people, is governed by representatives
elected by men and women together.
Wireless telegraphy is not so new
as most persotffe suppose. The banks
of the Susquehanna, more than half a
century ago, saw experiments in it by
Morse and Gale; and some islands
have maintained communication with
the main shore of England in this way
for seven or eight years, But this
method was by au induced current.
If a current of electricity is sent
through one wire, it will induce a cur
rent in au opposite direction in an¬
other wire parallel to it. This needs
long stretches of parallel wire, how¬
ever, and will not work if the wires
are far apart.
It is possible that the immigra¬
tion into the United States during
the coming season will include many
of the inhabitants of unhappy Fin
laud, which has been deprived of such
nominal independence as it has pos¬
sessed since it became a part of Rus¬
sia in 1721 by treaty and in 1805 by
conquest. The czar has authorized
the exile of all inhabitants who are
even suspected of opposition to his
sovereignty, and as the Finns have so
long been accustomed to their ancient
constitution and laws, the edict will
affect unknown numbers of the peo¬
ple. The race i» hardy, intelligent,
of Altai-Uralian stock, accustomed to
agricultural pursuits and almost
wiioliy of the Lutheran faith. Be
cans*or it, and of their
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cifiwite nicy fcliould form a ITcnft „l»l„
addition to the farming ffeptrt&Wn of
our cold Northwest, thinks the New
York Mail and Express. v
No 00 )^ 22 ^ 1 ^ !iiiiutTc a BUOWUlg of
«*>imriei'(Tal activity and growth mir¬
ing the past ten years that is conipar
able to that of the United States.
Our excess of exports over imports in
the last three years has amounted to
$1,300,000,000, and lor last year alone
was over $600,000,000. It will proba¬
by be even greater this year, for we
are not only holding what we have
gained in foreign trade, but are press¬
ing steadily forward. The reports of
the bureau of statistics show that in
the ten years from 1888 to 1898 our
export trade increased in an unprece¬
dented degree either for the United
States or any other couutry. During
that period our annual sales in Africa
rose from $3,000,000 to $17,000,000, in
Japan from $4,000,000 to $21,000,000,
in Belgium from $10,000,000 to $47,
000,000, in Peumark from $3,000,000
to $12,000,000, in Holland from §16,
000,000 to $65,000,000, in France from
$40,000,000 to $100,000,000, in Ger¬
many from $55,000,000 to $150,000,
000, in the United Kingdom from
$362,000,000 to $540,000,000.
The extension of American com¬
merce into all climes has been one of
the most gratifying sigus of national
prosperity during the past few years,
says the Washington Star. -Consular
agents have taken a more intelligent
interest in the trade outlook than
heretofore. A system of reports from
well-posted agents throughout the
buying world has eflabled producers
to kuow what to export and where to
send it. The United States can virtu¬
ally supply the world with everything
it needs. The recently developed
lines of trade which have cut out cer¬
tain English competitors from profita¬
ble connections are signs of the awak¬
ening of this country to its possibili¬
ties in tlrs great field. We can ouly
hold our own in the fierce competition
which now confronts us in every mart
by maintaining the quality of our
goods aud by regulating the prices by
the strict rules of cust and demand,
“Made in the United States” ought to
l>e a sign of excellence and honest
charge. As long as that doctrine pre¬
vails the balance of trade ought easily
to be held ou this side
it DICK” BLAND DEAD
The nissouri Congressman
Passes Over the River.
FATHER OF SILVER CAUSE
His Demise Removes Unique Character
From the Arena of the Po*
litical World.
Congressman Bichard Parks Bland
died at his home near Lebanon, Mo.,
at 4:30 o'clock Thursday morning, .
peacefully and without apparent swf
fering.
Mr. Bland returned home when con
gross adjourned in March and soon
suffered a relapse from an attack of the
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HON. RICHARD P. BLAND.
Distinguished Statesman and Congressman from Mis
souri, Who Died Thursday.
For more than two months he had
been confined to his home and his
health gradually declined. He thought
he would not survive the attack iron,
tlie first and showed his thorough
knowledge of his condition.
Ou the third ot this month Mr.
B and suddenly grew worse, his sons,
who were in school, were summoned
home and for the first time the public
was informed of his critical condition.
From time to time since the "buthe
showed aigna ot improvement,
continued Monday to grow weaker Sunday
and last he presented an im
proved condition and Monday after
noon strong hopes for his recovery
viere enteitainecl.
At .bout 10 o clock Tuesday n.ght
however, he fell asleep and continued
in that condition until death.
The strain ou Mrs. Bland’s nervous
svstem has been very great and her
friends are alarmed at its effect. Mr.
Bland left no life insurance and died
a comparatively poor man.
Mrs. Bland has received several
dozen messages of condolence from
admirers of her husband all over the
country.
Privnte Secretary Bell has notified
the clerk of the house of rep^esenta
tives of Mr. Bland’s death, requesting
him to appoint a committee of mem
bers to attend the funeral. Promi
nent friends of Mr. Bland throughout
the country have been notified of the
funeral arrangements.
NAMED FULL TICKET.
Pennsylvania Democrats Finally Se
Itct Court Judges. ,
A special from Harrisburg, Pa.,
say.: The eonteat before the demo
crattc state convention tor supreme
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pe“Ma<^l=;
lesentative William T. Creasy, of Co
lnnihia, v.-as the unanimous choice for
B,0te trra " Urer '
Was Unique Character.
Mr. Bland was one of the most
Ue rammouiy° I'mtT a” P °SHv«
Dick” Bland, and was as frequently
called the father of the silver cause.
‘riUrafSit* easily
always simple unassuming, ap
proachod, ami cordial.
He was born near Hartford, ivy.,
August 19, 1835, received an academic
education, removed to Missouri in
1855, thence to California, and thence
to that portion of Utah now Nevada,
locating at Virginia City, mining practiced
law, was interested in opera
lions in California and Navada, was
county treasurer of Carson county,
Utah Territory, from 1860 until the
organization of the state movement of
Navada; returned to Missouri in 1865,
located at Holla. Mo., and practiced
law with his brother, C. C. Bland, nn
til he removed to Lebanon in August,
1869, and continued hispractice there,
was elected to the 43d, 44th, 45th,
46|1 47(ll 48|b 49th 50tlj 5lBt . M d,
and 5.3d congresses, and was elected
to the 55th congress as a silver demo
crar, receiving 24,605 votes, against
19,754 votes for T. D. Hubbard, re
publican, and 1,467 votes for J. H.
Stei ncipher, p op ulist.
Candidate For President.
Ihat, in brief, is a summary of his
04 years of life. At the last
been but wired Governor Stone pfa™
to withdraw
llis name)Ils he con8idered it unwise to
name both of the candidates from west
c f ^ ie Mississippi
beta nevt Vein “hi'^^‘h ,, .
was [lefcated for the presidential nom
iuation . Aithough he was in tbe lagt
congress he did not show the
or combativeness of former years. He
still kept his hold on his district and
re-elected to the next congreas b hv J
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BREESE AGAIN ARRESTED.
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His Bondsmen Dies and Nullifies
His Surety.
W. F. Breese, president of the de
funct First National bank of Asheville
N. C., who was tried and convicted of
embezzlement at a special terra of
United States court in April aud given
ten years’ imprisonment, and who was
out on bail pending appeal, was taken
into custody by a United States' mar
shal at his home in Brevard Thursday
morning. The arrest was because
Breese’s bond had become inadequate
by reason of the death of one of his
sureties a few days ago.
TO IMPEACH EVANS.
Attorneys Are Angry With the Com
missioner of Pensions.
peneS^Moreeye'ai-e'soin^ their fight H. E?aua to take
s on Clay into
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i:*Hrn s
,h 3t e™, charfes will T, bi
and that impeachment
fileJ •***“• »«t congress,
MAYOR IS SCORED.
Preacher Broughton ot Atlanta
Delivers a Scathing
Sermon.
AU»“tj At ***^*^2^ c O “ P ;
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text from Tsai.li lviii, 1: "Cry aloud
an spate no . feature of his
The principal the conduct sermon of
»*■ an attack upon
Mayor James O. Woodward, which
was a severe arraignment from atot to
hmsh, and concluded by calling for
the impeachment of the mayor
This feature .f t.. sermon
bn.lt arouud the following statement,
»b.eh was accompanied by applause
'/ the congregation of nearly two
thousand persons present:
I am ashamed of our mayor
Our mayor is a libertine. Our mayor
« » s °‘- ,f hes » '* cts “ re all known to
the council ttnd “<*.'! no ‘
declare them. The time has come for
tlie council to act. There is not a
81Q g le deceat man m the city, in my
judgmen , w o oes no impeachment, lepu la e ou
mayor and desire his
It was at ispoin e app au
side at any time, referring to “a
worse and more disgraceful occurrence mention
of which I cannot even make
from my pulpit.” informed of
Mayor Woodward, when
the severity of Dr. Broughton’s ser¬
mon as directed at him, made the fol¬
lowing statement:
“You may just say for me that I re¬
gard Dr. Broughton’s charges as abso¬
lutely ridiculous. I ask the public to
suspend judgment until I can be'heard.
I will speak at the proper time.”
BLAND’S BODY ENTOMBED.
Funeral of Missouri Statesman Was
Largely Attended.
Congressman Richard Park Bland
was laid to rest at Lebanon, Mo., Sat¬
urday with befitting honors.
The torvn was overcrowded and
thousands of personal friends were
present to honor his memory.
The funeral services were partici¬
pated in by the ministers of all de¬
nominations which are represented in
Lebanon.
The discourse was delivered by Rev.
i Mr. W. K. Collins, of the Methodist
; Episcopal church, and was followed
by the ritual-of the Knights of Tern
( plar and Masonic fraternities. Hon.
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W. J. Bryan had a seat on the stage,
hut delived no eulogy owing to Mrs.
Bland’s request that ouly ministers
take part in the services.
The cortege was the longest And
nk 0 »Umpta*#iv« ovar seen in south
eastern Missouri.
Saturday night President McKinley
wired Captain Farris as follows:
“It is with the deepest regret I hear
of Mr. Bland’s death. He was a man
of honesi convictions, and a monument
to the growing nation. Express my
‘ sympathy to' Mrs. Bland and the
family.”
IMP WON SUBURBAN.
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Black Mare Distanced the Favorites
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head B?,*Yy*?oS uMtuedTif
o«P. .« evont worth *10,000. Contra-
7 ? the U8U S cnato f of comin f Iat ?
to tbe rac es >. t^e people were on hand
f* lIy ’ T . * he tlme camo for be
big suburban the crowd was the
largest seen at Sheepshead V"* Bav in
Bannockburn !?’ got T* second money, pr ‘T,'' while
Trenton secured third place.
JAPAN’S FA%T BOAT.
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The Ne w Torpedo Destroyer Makes
Thirty-One / Knot. On Trial,
^ T London dispatch says: The new
Japanese torpedo boat destroyer Ake
] uuilt, )0 ?, 0 ’ c was abne( tested ^ Saturday bo Bie fastest by three ever
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bo ™J' s rnn to the Nore and return,
C ne .T boat attaiue d a speed of 31
, which is a knot ahead of the
fastest destroyer in the British navy,
FAMOUS ISLAND SOLD.
Was Used As Prison For Confederate
Soldiers During Civil War.
A dispatch from Port Clinton, O
says:Johnson’s island,Lake Erie,which
was famous as a prison for confederate
soldiers during the civil war, has just
been sold at auction for $45 000
few The .miles island from lies the in city Sandusky ’bay, a
of that name.
YELLOW FEVER IN HAVANA.
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"'”"uah, Ga., having him a
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HAVEMEYER TALKS.
Head of Sugar Trust Gives
Much Information.
HOW THE BIG TRUST WORKS
Sugar King Declares the Customs Tariff
the True “Communism
of Pelf.”
Mr. Henry O. Havemeyer, president
of the American Sugar Refining corn
pany, was examined Wednesday by
the industrial commission in session
at Washington, in connection with in
vestigationT of trusts. His testimony
related almost wholly to the sugar in¬
dustry and he opened with a vigorous
attack upon the customs tariff which
he declared -was the “mother of all
trusts,” becoming' by providing
“an inordinate protection to manufac-'
tured articles.”
He declared that the sugar company
undoubtedly tried to do its utmost to
enlarge its business, but did it in a
way which they consider the only
proper one, i. e., by making the price
so low as to defy competition. He
said:
It is my opinion th&t corporations
are under no obligations whatever to
any of the states for their existence.
Quite the reverse; the states are under
obligations to them. If the plant of
these industries consolidated was ca¬
pable of being put on wheels and
moved from state to state, you would
find very active bidding for them. It
is not an unusual thing for certain
localities to guarantee free taxation
for twenty years, free water and in
some instances give the land to cor¬
porations to have them organize under
their statutes and locate in their stated.
There is no such thing as monopoly
in these days except that which re¬
sults from patents and copyrights.
The true “communism of pelf” is
the customs tariff bill. It says to the
people: “Here is the law we have en¬
acted for your robbery. Do not com¬
plain of it, but do your utmost to
attack and injure the machinery en¬
gaged in extracting from you what we
legislate shall be taken from
Tariff Ig Attacked.
Continuing his statement, he assert¬
ed that a tariff of 10 per cent was as
high as any tariff should be. He con
tended that sugar is discriminated
against in the tariff in the interest of
the Louisiana oaue growers, the beet
sugar makers and sugar growers of
the Hawaiian islands. To these inter¬
ests he contended the United States
contributed 824,000,000, which was
taken annually out of the pockets of
the people. The protection on sugar
amounted to only one-eighth of a cent
a pound, or about 34 per cent adval
orem. I ought to be twice as much.
“What the sugar refining business
has paid, or is paying represents noth¬
ing more than an adequate return ou
the capital invested,” he said.
“W hat congress should have done
was to have put an internal revenue
tax on the American production of su¬
gar. The representations mftde in
congress clared, concerning the trust, he de¬
were untrue and if it was a
fact that the people suffered from
trusts they must blame the protective
tariff system of which the trusts were
merely had the machinery. No advantage
ever been taken by his company
of the protective system beyond the
one-eighth of a cent given. He ad¬
mitted freely that the company did all
possible to advance its own business
interests. He did not think the cor
porations were under obligations to the
different states, but that the reverse
was true.
He referred to the nnti-trus* laws of
some of the states as a problem on dis¬
honesty, specifying the Missouri law.
There were always two classes of peo¬
ple in a community—the industrious
and those who want to live off them.
But for the clamor against trusts,”
he said, “it could be sold for three
times its capitalization.”
Yet he thought the refineries could
be duplicated for 835,000,000 or $40,
000,000.
SHIPS IN COLLISION.
The Old dominion steamship i t,! H mu
Iltan, which sailed l v„ rk
st
W *»•} lit. con.1. The Ilamil
mkcnl,','” r’aiS nnnl .?» eonvmTii^n ,u,ml, It ' r of
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Point Comfort.