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The Bulloch Herald ? OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COUNTY. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. PVBUSBKP THURSDAYS. Entered at the postoffice at States¬ boro, Ga., as second-class mail matter. Statesboro, Ga., August 23, 1809. The ex-queen of the Hawaiian Is¬ lands and the ex-king of the Samoan Islands might organize an aristocracy that would set the pace so far as gen¬ uine royalty is concerned for the west¬ ern hemisphere. If the purpose of the giver of tlia “America Cup” was to finally secure the best form of vessel for sailing in coast waters that purpose seems to have been fulfilled in the fact that both the American aud British vessels built for the coming contest are substan¬ tially of the same type, wiih similar appliances, and the contest is likely to be decided by a mere chnuce differ¬ ence in the traveling of the vessels, or iu the hapjiening of the wind. It is worthy of note that both vessels are absolute departures from the charac¬ teristics of the “America” and the competitors from whom she wou the trophy originally. Probably some enterprising explor¬ er will soon attempt to reach the north pole in an ice-crusher. We have a fine one operating at the Mackinac straits and doing duty as a railway ferryboat at the same time, It sails easily through ice two aud a half feet thick, and lias broken down ice walls as high as fifteen feet. But this is left far behind by a Russian boat in the Baltic steaming easily through ice five feet thick, Whereat her eom mauding officer grows sanguiue, and, accepting Nansen’s assertion that polar ice seldom attains twenty-five feet iu thickness, concludes that an ice¬ breaking steamer of 20,000 horse power would be stroug enough to reach the pole. No doubt somebody will try it aud spoil all the fun aud ilauger of north pole hunting. f Conversation is decaying and we are degenerating into unsocial silence, a writer iu the Philadelphia Evening Post, This is not a negligible danger, Man’s chief duty—his unending duty—the proper aim of life - is to talk. Sol die s fight, statesmen plan, a:tists paint poets rhyme merely that they may talk and be talked about. Men live nobly in order to have fine topics of conversa¬ tion. Books are written not so much to be read as to be talked over. The decay of conversation is a ready-made subject for the critically minded man. The divergence between the written aud spoken language is growing wider every day. We talk in a sort of tele¬ graphic slang. No sane man would think of introducing into his conver¬ sation the phrases aud words of the writteu lauguage. Very little of the spoken lauguage gets into print. Iu the end the books will beat the tongues. The idea that anyone who has ever been familiar with the delight of driving an intelligent an 1 spirited horse will surrender that pleasure for that of guiding a soulless machine can only have occurred to a maa city born aud bred, and thus deficient iu half the knowledge and experience which makes for the happiness and health of the race, says the Brooklyn Eagle. The cheapening of horses, which will come from the general use of automobiles, will extend the possi bilities of driving to many persons to whom horses have been hopeless lux¬ uries heretofore. The bicycle has already begun that process aud mauy people in the country now own horses who could not have done so at the ex alted prices which prevailed ten years ago. The change is bound to go fur¬ ther, and although it will injure the horse breeders it will still leave a mar¬ ket for horses of blood and breeding. The demand which is left will be for horses of the best quality, and the good horse will come into move honor for the qualities which no machines can possess, and the poor horse will no longer be worth his keep when the automobile shall have been made cheap. So long as these machines cost from $400 to $6000 each the horse need not fear their competition outside the busiest of city streets?* THE TRANSVAAL TROUBLES Can Only Be Settled at Present Stage By a Resort to Arms. UNCLE KRUGER’S REPLY IS NOT AN ACCEPTANCE Britons Who Are Posted on Affairs See No Way to Avoid War With the Transvaal Government. A London cable dispatch says: The colonial office in confirming the dis¬ patch from Cape Town, saying the Transvaal government had handed its reply to the British agent at Pretoria, says that Mr. Alfred Milner has tele¬ graphed a message to that effect. All that the officials of the colonial office would say in regard to the matter was: “The reply is not a complete accept¬ ance of the proposal of Mr. Chamber lain.” There is no longer any doubt that President Kruger has refused to sub¬ mit to the demand of Mr. Chamber iain for the appointment of a court of inquiry. He may have done so diplo¬ matically or liedgingly, hut that his answer is regarded by the British gov¬ ernment as tantamount to positive re¬ fusal is now an established fact. The colonial office is normally non-com¬ mittal, but there are other evidences which amply justify the statement, dhe report that President Kruger has proposed new terras is somewhat veri fied by the guarded comment of the to onial officials and the irritability displayed there. There is not the slightest doubt that they now believe that war is the only way to settle the controversy. The colonial officials would far rather have a curt, defiant answer than the temporizing answer which the Boer president has sent. With the former Great Britain would have plain grounds for a quick commencement of hostilities. , Under the circumstances which it is ! believed now exists, aggressive action : needs considerable explanation to jus- ■ tify it in the eyes of the world and the : English majority who still declare that | the war would be an outrage; however, I if Mr. Chamberlain has his way, it is ELBERTON’S CARNIVAL OPENED. Festivities Began Witl* a Speech From Senator Ben Tillmau. The Elberton, Ga., carnival was opened Monday morning with a con cert by Beardeu s band, of Augusta, At noon the welcome address was made by Mayor Adams. Hon. J. P. Shannou then introduced Senator B. R. Tillman, who made the opening address. His theme was the elimina tion of the negro from politics. Alter referring to his boyhood days spent in Elbert county, he launched into his discussion with his old-time vigor. The race question was a seri ons problem and politics should be freed from it. The disintegration of tho republic was appaient when people had to buy votes aud it cost $o,000 to go to the legislature. It was time to call a halt. He explained the South Carolina worlungs and held up a constitutional convention as the one thing which w’ould save the state, white primaries would do for awhile, but would soon be worse than now. FOUR WERE BOUND OVER. Whitectinpers In Soutb Carolina Will Be Arraigned In Court. The four men charged with whip¬ ping negroes in Greenwood, S. C., were arraigned before Magistrate Aus tin for a preliminary hearing Mondav afternoon. They waived a prelimi nary trial and gave bond in the sum of $1,000 each for appearance at the circuit court. There have been no further arrests and no more whippings. Wage Agreement Signed. The Western Anthracite Coal corn pany, of Spadra, Ark., has signed the district wage agreement with the United Mine Workers’ and their old men have resumed work. Other small operators have also signified their in tention to sign. DEWEY FAVORS AUTONOMY? Correspondent of a London Paper, At Xa plea, Interview* the Admiral. The Naples correspondent of The London Daily News telegraphs the substance of an interview he had with Admiral Dewey there tinring the ad miral's recent visit. The admiral said in his judgment the Filipinos were capable of self-gov erumeut aud the way to settle the in surrectiou and to insure prosperity was to concede it to them. He de dared that ho never was in favor of violence toward the Filipinos and re marked that after autonomy had been conceded, annexation might be talk ed of - believed that President Kruger’s coun¬ ter proposals will meet with scant at¬ tention and unless the Boers complete¬ ly back down, which is not likely, the crisis will quickly develop into war. It has developed that the war office has been aware of the nature of the Transvaal government’s move for sev¬ eral days, and that it was communi¬ cated to the war office, hence it is probable that Great Britain will delay the denoument as little as possible. A high colonial official expressed to a representative of the Associated Press his disgust at what he termed “Kruger’s cupidity and hypocrisy. ” He said: “The kind of game which Kruger is playing must be clear to Americans. The protestations of the Boers that they wish to live quiet, agricultural lives may be the tune of some on the veldt, but the gang in Pretoria is simply after money. Though Presi¬ dent Kruger says many harsh things of the Uitlanders, he never hesitated to make money out of them, either by fair or foul means. “This Transvaal question cannot be judged by recent occurrences. You must go back fifty years. It has been hanging fire all that time, and the sooner it is settled now, the better.” Though the official did not actually eay so, it w'as clear that he believed war was the only mode of settlement, It is learned that the government is somewhat annoyed at the public's slight interest in the Transvaal, The official above quoted said to the Associated Press representative: “Dreyfus seems the only thing that our people think about, though Eng laud is iu the most serious crisis. This indifference is perhaps typical.” A special dispatch from Cape Tow n says there is great danger of an out break of violence on the frontier, and that the scum of South Africa are en listing throughout the colony aud are sent to Pitzani and Jameson , on the border. COLORADO TOWN DESTROYED. Being Built of Fine Timber, Buildings Burned I,ike Paper. Fire lias utterly destroyed the busi ness portion of the city of Victor, Con¬ ratio, causing a loss estimated at $2, 000,000. Beginning shortly after noon Mon day, the fire raged until evening, eon surning everything it" in its way. It had its origin, is thought, in the Mer chants’ cafe, adjoining the Bank of Victor, on the corner of Third street and Victor avenue, A strong wind from the south fanned the flames and in a few minutes all the surrounding houses were afire. Help was summoned from Cripple Creek, but the town had been built iu the early days of the camp and was of pine timber for the most part and burned like paper. Efforts were made to stop the prog ress of the flames by blqwing up buildings in their path by means of dynamite and all the afternoon the hills roared with explosions, but the effort was in vain. “INTIMIDATION” CHARGED. Federation of Hallway Employes Holds Interesting Meeting at Atlanta, Ga. The Atlauta Federation of Railway Employes held an interesting aud en ..... thusiastic meeting in ... Atlanta, Ga., ^ Mom.ay afternoon at which the new j-Y, Charles 681 ! ea Daniel, £: ■ arraigned . ^ et ^ era the ^ on federal > Mr. cou for “their notorious unfair ness „ to labor unions, and he de dared many of them are dominated by corporate influences. He also declared that some of the road officials iu Georgia are discrimi nating against members of the railroad orders aud are trying to intimidate and prevent their employes from be longing to the organization represent iug their class. WILL ROOT RESIGN! story In Afloat That New Secretary of War Is Already Tired of His Job. An interesting story is going the rouuds in Washington that Secretary Root will resign his portfolio. In a word it is rumored that the secretary is already sick of his job aud that he will be forced to abandon his post iu humiliation if he does not protect himself by an early resignation, l n T iew of the “fact that the new secretary of war has had charge of the department but a few weeks, this is certainly a remarkable story to find a start anywhere. But it is going around and comes from apparently good au thority. LABORI ATTENDS COURT. Wounded Barrister Rapidly Re¬ covering—Judge of Courtmar-. tial Reveals Partiality. The third week of the Dreyfus trial at Rennes, France, began without in¬ cident at 6:30 Monday morning. M. Labori was present. He drove to the court in a carriage and entered the ball at 6:30. The audience greeted him by standing up and by a general clapping of hands. Maitre Labori walked quite briskly, but holding his left arm close to his side iu order not to disturb the wound. He met General Mercier and General Billot in the middle of the courtroom, stopped, chatted and smiled. Labori looked very well. He was given a cushioned arm chair. Madame La¬ bori, looking well, was also in court. Labori was warmly congratulated by his friends. Captain Dreyfus, on en¬ tering, smilingly shook hands with Labori. It is said the court will get through with the ninety odd witnesses by the beginning of September, and it is probable that the verdict wiil be de¬ livered about September 7th. All of the witnesses examined dur¬ ing the day were hostile to Dreyfus, but as none of the evidence was fresh but mostly a reiteration of the old statements, the audience followed the depositions with comparatively little interest. The session wound up with a scene, on account of extraordinary conduct of Colonel Jouaust, president of the court, who permitted himself to make an unwarrantable display of partiality. M. Bertullns bad been confronted w ith the last witness, Captain Junck, and General Gonz had defended the latter w hen Colonel Picquart was asked to be allowed to refute some of Juuck’s remarks. Colonel Jouaust made a gesture of impatience and shouted: “What, again? ’ An outburst of loud hissing came from the audience at such a display of unfairness from the president. Judges aud gendarmes quickly suppressed the noise, but Colonel Jouaust understood the well-merited rebuke administered him, turned red and adjourned the court ten minutes later. KAISER’S CABINET TO RESIGN. Members Hold a Meeting and ICeach That Decision—Emperor William Absent. A special cablegram from Beilin, Germany, states that Monday after¬ noon a cabinet meeting was held at the residence of Prince Hohenlohe, the imperial chancellor, aud the whole cabinet agreed to resign. The acceptance of the minister’s res¬ ignation is uncertain. Emperor William will return to Ber¬ lin on Wednesday, when, it is reported, he will preside at the cabinet council aud decide what steps are to be taken. All kinds of rumors are afloat, One paper asserts that the kaiser has ac¬ cepted the resignation of the whole cabinet. Others are of the opinion that the fall of Dr. Yon Miquel will ential the fall of Prince Von Hohen¬ lohe also, but nothing will be defi¬ nitely known until the emperor ar¬ rives. The newspapers are still actively commenting upon the difficulties of the situation. SOUTHERN PROGRESS. T.ist of New Industries Established the Fast Week. The more important of the new in¬ dustries reported during the past week include brick works in Texas; coal mines iu Kentucky; cooperage works in Arkansas; three cotton mills in Georgia, one in Mississippi, two in South Carolina and Tennessee; cotton seed oil mills in Mississippi and Texas; two electric light plants in Tennessee; flouring mills in North Carolina and Virginia; a foundry and machine shop in Alabama; a furniture factory in North Carolina; a grain elevator in ArkauFas; iron ore mines in Alabama; a knitting mill in South Carolina; limestone quarries in Alabama; lumber mills in Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee; a pa¬ per mill in Sonth Carolina; a tele¬ phone supply factory iu North Car¬ olina; a telephone company in West Virginia; tobacco companies in the Carolinas; a water and power company in Florida; a woodworking plant iu North Carolina.—Tradesman (Chatta¬ nooga, Tenn.) FILIBUSTERS ARE ACTIVE. American Vessels Are Vigilantly Guarding the Cuban Coast. News from Santiago de Cuba is to the effect that the Dominican agents are rapidly recruiting expeditions that part of the island, particularly on the north coast. All trading schooners are closely watched. The tug Adonis was armed and sent to Guantanamo to patrol the coast. It is certain that several expeditions have been able able to get away with¬ out auy interference, but General Leonard Wood, the military governor, is determined to do all iu his power to enforce neutrality. FIVE MEN INDICTED For the Murder of Si Smith In Hall County, Ga., Jail, THE CHARGE MADE IS MURDER Indictments Brought About By Confession of Hamilton Taylor Before the Grand Jury—Sheriff Contradicts Confession. As a result of the confession of Taylor Hamilton, the Hall county, Ga., grand has returned six true bills for murder against men whom Hamilton implicates iu the lynching of Si Smith in the jail at Gainesville. The men indicted are: Taylor Hamilton, of Maysville. Oliver Bell, traveling salesman for Gresbon Bros. & Itosenfeld, of At l&nta. Mark Bell, a prominent farmer of Cleveland, White county, Ga. Tom Bryson, a harness-maker of Gainesville. Charles Tanner, an employe of the G., J. and S. R. R. Gainesville. Henry Towry, a tinner, Gainesville. Tom Bryson, Charles Tanner and Taylor Hamilton are under arrest, but the two Bell boys and Henry Toivry have left the country and no trace of them has been discovered in the ener¬ getic search that has been instituted for them for the past week. The grand jury recommended that Tanner and Bryson, who have been confined in the Gainsville jail, be re¬ moved to Atlanta for safe keeping. Judge Estes, of the Hall superior court, issued an order to Sheriff Mon¬ day to take the prisoners to Atlanta. The order was at once complied with. The recommendation of the grand jury and the consequent order of Judge Estes regarding the prisoners added to the already tremendous sen¬ sation, as it has been openly asserted that Sheriff Monday has known of the entire affair of the lynching from the beginning to the end, and that he was in sympathy with the alleged lynchers. Taylor Hamilton, in his confession, vows that the sheriff knew of it, and many witnesses before the grand jury gave testimony pointing that way. On the other hand, Sheriff Monday states emphatically that the men under arrest were not in the mob on the night of the lynching. On this testi¬ mony the fate of the prisoners de¬ pends. There is undoubtedly a feeling of great sympathy in the county for the Bells 1 . The shocking murder of the aged head of the family aroused the indignation of the whole section and when Si Smith, the murderer, was captured, everybody felt that lie should receive the full extent of the law for his crime. Smith was captured on the 12th of last May and confined in the Hall county jail. On the night of the 14tb of July he was shot to death in his cell by a mob. The killing of Smith caused the greatest surprise in the community, for those interested in his capture and crime had brought him many miles through a mountainous country to the jail without molesta¬ tion. Governor Candler had offered a re ward of 8500 for the capture of Smith with evidence to convict. The cap tors made application for the reward, but the governor refused to pay until the prisoner had been convicted. It is said in Gainesville that the doubts ex¬ pressed by the governor as to the evi¬ dence against Smith hastened the lynching. A striking feature of the whole affair is the fact that every man against whom the grand jury returned true bills figured prominently in the six weeks chase and capture of Smith. The best people of Gainesville and the vicinity believe that the right par¬ ties have been discovered. Many of the state house officials in Atlanta, including Governor Candler, place implicit confidence in the confes s.on of Hamilton, and since the crime of lynching iu the state has become so pievalent, a confession from one of the perpetrators could not fail to have fascinating powers for those who are determined to put a stop to the mob violence. The governor is especially interested iu bringing to justice the men who are responsible for the inhu¬ man death of Si Smith and the eonse quent blot on the morals of Hall coun ty, the governor’s home. CANAL BILLS DEFEATED. Emperor William's Fet Measure Is Lost In Prussian Diet. The lower house of tho Prussian diet Thursday by a vote of 212 to 200 rejected the second reading of the bill relating to the Dortmund-Ithine canal and the completion of the Dortmund Ems canal. The lower house also de¬ feated the central canal bill bv 1 a a rote voie of 228 to 126. j Strikers Kelnse Offer. at , Middlesboro, Ky., striking coal miner* they decided Thursdav after noon, not to accept the offer of the operators which was a 10 per cent raise. They demand