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The Bulloch Herald. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COUNTY. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. PEBLISUED THURSDAYS. Entered at the postoffice at States¬ boro, Ga., as second-class mail matter. Statesboro, Ga., Sept. 6, 1899. Striking proof of the growing popu¬ larity of automobiles is found in the way women well known in society are taking them up. . These machines have already become a craze in New¬ port, where several women have shown great proficiency in running them. _ At the recent annual meeting of the Society for the Employment of Women, in London, Sir Owen Rob¬ erts, who presided, said that in Eng¬ land there are two million women in excess of the male population, while in the colonies the surplus of males is about the same. A capital of $50,000,000 is now en¬ gaged aud 50,000 people are employed in the various clipping bureaus of the world. The business consists in mak¬ ing and distributing newspaper clip¬ pings among those whom they con¬ cern. This is a very clear indication that a great many individuals take a deep interest iu themselves. This is peculiarly an age of experts. It is peculiarly au age wbeu the man who expects to succeed must very early choose his eslling, must choose it with reference to his taste and his abili¬ ties, must iu early life give himself the benefit of special training in the direction indicated, must concentrate his whole mind, heart and strength npon the subject which ho is pursuing and must not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. The salvers of the Paris will make over $350,000 profit on their job. Salving, like gold mining, is a busi¬ ness that pays very well when it does pay, and is most ruinous w hen it does not. The money spent in trying to raise the Spanish cruisers would ruiu many a firm, and it is but right that successful operations, involving as they do an absolute saving to the world of a large amount of wealth, should be paid in proportion to the risks. A government official is causing trouble because he will not draw his pay. He does not need the money and allows it to accumulate, using the treasury as a sort of bank, till he has thirty warrants ahead, amounting to several thousand dollars. And this mixes up the bookkeeping of the gov¬ ernment badly, fince it is unaccus¬ tomed to, and has made no provisions for, this kind of an officeholder, fa¬ cetiously observes the New York Com¬ mercial Advertiser. It really seems as if he ought to be put out and his place given to a man that will appre¬ ciate his pay enough to take it out on pay day. There are plenty of men that would be glad to agree to this stipulation; many, indeed, would sell their warrants months in advance, and at a discount. The government has worries enough without to trouble over men that will not draw their pay when it is due. The collection of mail in Hartford by trolley-cars, operative i-iuce April 1, has been highly satisfactory, and has benefited the service in many ways. Prompt advantage of the opportunity was taken by the people, and during the firs^ month of the service, 22,209 letters and cr.vds were collected from the boxes in the cars. This number was increased to over 30,000 in the second mouth, and in that number were 2241 special-delivery letters. This was an increase of more than oue fourth in the number of special-deliv¬ ery letters over May in the preceding year, showing ready appreciation by the public of this method of quick communication. From the extremes of the trolley-car routes a letter ar¬ rives at the postoffice in a half-hour, and the subsequent immediate deliv¬ ery of a special-delivery letter affords a cheap substitute for other messen¬ ger service. The probability of the establishment of a like service ii o her cities of the relative size oi Hartford is increased by the good re¬ ports from that city. GEORGIA NEWS ITEMS Happenings In the State of Inter¬ esting Import. Will Summon Advisory Board. Governor Candler is preparing to summon together for the first time during his administration,the military advisory board of the state consisting of eleven prominent officers represent¬ ing the regiments of Georgia militia. The advisory board has not been in session since January, 1898, and the coming meeting to be held before the close of the present month will be one of the most important in the history of the state militia. The military board will pass on the reorganization of state troops,and will be called upon to recommend to the chief executive what military compa¬ nies are to be put in the place of those ordered disbanded. The military ad¬ visory board consists of the following members,all of whom will be required by executive order to meet in Atlanta: General John M. Kell, adjutant gen¬ eral, Sunny Side; Colonel A. J. West, quartermaster general, Atlanta; Colo¬ nel A. R. Lawton, First infantry, Sa¬ vannah; Colonel W. E. Wooten, Fourth infantry, Albany; Lieutenant Colonel E. D. Huguenin, Second in¬ fantry, Macon; Lieutenant Colonel W. S, Shepherd, aide de camp, Colum¬ bus; Major Beirne Gordon, First in¬ fantry, Savannah; Captain W. A. Pat¬ ton, Third infantry, Rome; Captain A. J. Renki. Sixth infantry, Augusta; Captain J. S. Dozier, First battalion cavalry, Atlanta; Captain W. W. Bark¬ er, Fifth infantry, Atlanta. The work of reorganiztion under¬ taken by Governor.Candler began dur¬ ing the early spring, when an order was issued from the office of Adjutant General Byrd requiring every military command in the state militia to appear before the inspector general for exami¬ nation. Building Cars In Georgia. With the arrival at Americus the week of a large shipment of car from a northern foundry, work be started at the car shops of the and Alabama railway upon building of 1,500 freight cars for road. Delegates Appointed. Governor Candler has appointed from Georgia to attend the industrial convention, to be during the latter part of Septem¬ at Huntsville, Ala. The Georgia delegation will consist of Hon. T. M. of Elbert, Hon. J. Pope Brown, of Pulaski, and President J. Harris Chappell, of Baldwin. Considerable interest has been at¬ tracted in the state to the proposed work of the industrial convention, and Governor Candler received requests from a number of towns in Georgia to appoint a delegation to represent this state. Itinerary of Mormon*. The report of the Mormon work in the south for last week shows there are 488 elders laboring. During the past week they walked 10,967 miles, visited 2,553 families, and were refused entertainment 578 times. President * W. *D. Rencher, of the Georgia conference, whose headquar¬ ters are at Bowersville, reports 37 eledrs at work there. They walked during the week 985 miles* visited 304 families and were refused entertain¬ ment 98 times, held 49 meetings, and baptized two persons. Reunion ot Dnles-Cook Brigade. A reunion of the survivors of Doles Cook’s Brigade, Association of Na¬ tional Volunteers, will be held in At¬ lanta on October 24th and 25tb, at which time the members of four regi¬ ments will be in attendance. Georgians Go to Boston. Governor Candler Las appointed delegates from the state at large and each congressional district to attend the sessions of the farmers’ national convention at Boston. The governor has been notified that the convention is to be in session October 3d, 4th, 5th and 6th and he was strongly urged to name the Geor¬ gia delegates in time to allow all of them ample opportunity to make prep¬ arations to attend. From the state at large Governor Candler appointed ex-GUvernor W. J. Northen and Hon. Pope Brown, of Pulaski, the first of whom is thorough¬ ly identified with agricultural inter¬ ests, not only in the state, but in the south, while the latter is the presi¬ dent of the State Agricultural Society. The following delegates from each congressional district are named: First district, G. M. Ryals; second district, Hon. O. B. Stevens; third district, Hon. Jerry Owens; fourth dis¬ trict, George W. Truitt; fifth district, C. P. Bowens; sixth district, R. J. Redding; seventh district, J. A. Man gette; eighth district, J. M. Smith; ninth district, Nathan Bennett; tenth district, P. J. Berkeman; eleventh dis¬ trict, Allen W. Groover. Delegates from every state in the union have been appointed to attend the sessions of the coming convention and Governor Candler regards the con¬ vention as one of the most important to agricultural interests ever called to¬ gether. The members of the Georgia delegation will undoubtedly exercise a controlling influence in the conven¬ tion, since from an agricultural point of view this state is regarded as one of the foremost in the United States. * * * Will lie Sent North. The troops stationed at Key West will most probably not be sent to At¬ lanta, as it was first thought they would be ordered, on account of the refusal of the Plant and Miami Steam¬ ship companies to accept them for transpr^-tation upon orders from the state otncials. The war department de¬ cided to remove the troops at Key West from that place because of the appearance of four cases of yellow fe¬ ver in that city. Stock Eagerly Taken. In July the Eagle and Phenix mill decided to increase their v stock from $600,000 to $750,000 and the present stockholders were given an option on this additional stock, each stockholder being allotted 25 per cent of his hold¬ ings. September 1st was the day by which stockholders should report on the matter. When the stock applica¬ tions were consolidated it was found that not only was the 8150,000 taken, but there were applications in for 8150,000 more of stock. To Build Syrup Mills. At a conference held between Mr. D. G. Purse, representing the board of trade at Savannah, and Commis¬ sioner Stevens regarding the sugar¬ cane industry in Georgia, they agreed to unite their efforts to secure the establishment of mills at various points iu south and southwest Georgia, to wit: Savannah, Valdosta, Quitman, Thomasville, Bainbridge, Helena and other points, taking into consideration the cheapest transportation to each of these points and the amount of cane grown in the territories adjacent to each of these points. There will be no trouble in securing all the capital that will be needed to establish the mills to grind the cane and to refine the sugar. The great object in view is to induce the planters to grow a sufficient amount of cane to authorize the building of these mills. SOUTHERN PROGRESS. List of New Industries established the Past Week. The new industries reported during the past week include brick works in Georgia and West Virginia; a broom factory in Texas; car works in Geor¬ gia; coal mines and coke ovens in Ala¬ bama, Georgia and Virginia; cooper¬ age works in Kentucky; cotton mills in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and the Caroliuas; cotton seed oil mills in Mississippi and Texas; a crate and barrel factory in North Carolina; electric light plants in Alabama, Geor¬ gia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ten¬ nessee and Texas; fertilizer factories in Florida and North Carolina; flour¬ ing mills in Alabama, Florida, Ken¬ tucky and Tennessee; foundries and machine shops iu South Car¬ olina and Texas; glass works iu West Virginia; a grain elevator in Texas; a handle factory iu Tennessee; a hardware company in Mississippi; a hub and axle factory in North Caro¬ lina; ice factories in Alabama, South Carolina, Virginia and Texas; an iron furnace in Alabama; lumber mills in Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia; a paper box factory in Tennessee; a petroleum company in Texas; a shoe factory in Louisiana; a tobacco factory in North Carolina and warehouses in North Carolina and Kentucky; telephone companies in Arkansas and Kentucky; water works iu Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina and Tennessee.— Tradesman (Chattanooga, Tenn.) SPAIN WANTS SOLDIERS. Queen Regent Makes a Cali Far Six Thou¬ sand Men for Service. Advices from Madrid state that the queen regent has signed a decree calling 6,000 men of the 1699 class for military service. Thirty-five Spanish soldiers, survi¬ vors of the garrison that long held Baler, on the east coast of Luzon agaiust the Filipinos, arrived at Bar¬ celona Friday and were enthusiasti¬ cally received by the populace. YOKOHAMA FIRE SWEPT. Square Mile of Building* Burned and Sixteen Lives Lost. Advices from the Orient state the greatest fire in the history of Yokohama, Japan, occurred August 12th. when square mile of buildings was destroyed and sixteen lives lost. The property loss is estimated between five six mill¬ ions. The famous theater Btreet was destroyed from end to end. The owner of the house where the fire started was killed by p, mob. Minting Small Money. According to an officer of the treas¬ ury department dimes, quarters and half dollars are being turned out by all the mints as rapidly as they can be produced. The demand for fractional currency and silver dollars is unpre* cedented. CONFESSION ALLEGED Officer Who Once Guarded Drey¬ fus Makes Statement. SAYS TBIT PRISONER ADMITTED GUILT Suspicious Conduct of the Witness, How¬ ever, Causes His Deposition To Be Discredited—Dreyfus Weeps. Advices from Rennes state that Dreyfus had the most trying day Thurs¬ day he has yet gone through. The strain proved too great for him, and, for the second time in the course of the trial, he gave way to his feelings and sought relief in tears. The generals have branded him as a traitor before the court, their subordi¬ nates have pointed the finger of scorn at him. But he only flinched once— when the official report of his treat¬ ment on Devil’s island was read before him and the pictures of his sufferings, menial and physical, were thrown vividly on the screen of his memory. Then he hid his features and wept. He passed through another such crisis Thursday when after Captain Lebrun-Renault aud witness after wit¬ ness had brought up before him again that cold January morniug which ush¬ ered in the scene of his degradation, Major Forseinetti, a man of heart, told in simple words and unaffected man¬ ner the story of Dreyfus’ struggle with the maddening temptation to take his life and the intervention of his wife, as an angel, pointing out the road of duty. Then again the prisoner’s breast heaved with emotion and teardrops trickled down his cheeks. He arose, and after a forced effort to remain calni as he spoke a few words concerning his denial he to Colonel Du Paty de Clam that wrote the bor¬ dereau, he turned to Forseinetti with 'a look of thanks for his consolation so needed. Dreyfus then uttered these words of heartfelt gratitude to his wife for the courage with which she inspired: “It is due to her,” he cried, “that I am alive today.” The prisoner could articulate no more, but sat* down abruptly to con¬ ceal his distress. The proceedings concluded a few minutes later aud he was taken back to his prison, where his wife visited him, and, in the presence of Mme. Dreyfus and the gendarme on guard, he broke down completely. The tension has been too much for him. He sobbed convulsively and the partner of his sorrows joined him in a solace of tears. Captain Lebrun-Renault and the supporters of his assertion of the Dreyfus confession had an inning last¬ ing nearly the entire session, their de¬ positions containing little but what has already been stated before the court of cassation. Captain Lebrun-Renault introduced anew the new assertion that the fact that he had not related the incident of the confession to President Casimir Perier was because he overheard him¬ self called “canaille,” “cur” and “trai¬ tor,” while waiting at the Elysee. He, however, could not explain why he kept this to himself for so long a time instead of recounting the incident be¬ fore the court of cassation. Nor did his explanation as to why he destroyed the page of his notebook containing the record of Dreyfus’ confession sound very convincing. THIRTY-SEVEN TRUE BILLS. Many of the McIntosh Alleged Rioters Are Released By Grand Jury. Thirty-seven true bills were return¬ ed by the McIntosh grand jury at Dari¬ en Thursday afternoon. In twenty two cases no bills were found. This large percentage of releases knocks the props from any proposition for a change of venue, on which all attor¬ neys for the defense were basing their main fight. In releasing so many, the McIntosh grand jury shows that no prejudice exists against the negro. On announcing that riot cases were ready to be called, Judge Twiggs, counsel for the defense, announced that defendants’ attorneys were ready to try the negroes in groups of such numbers as might be selected. Attorney Charlton, counsel for the prosecution, stated that he wanted it understood that the prosecution was to select the groups. ROYAL DRAGOONsTreADY. Famous English Regiment May Be Sent to the Transvaal. A London dispatch Bays: It is re¬ ported at Aldershot that the first royal dragoons, under Lietenant Colonel Burn-Murdoch, is under orders to be in readiness in the event of hostilities iu the Transvaal. ' T >e regiment which figured at Wa¬ terloo, Balaklava and Sebastopol has not left England since the Crimean war. Tjiree Killed; Four Injured. ^ The boiler in Chapman bowl & ^argent's ploded factory, at Copemish, Mich., ex¬ Fnday afternoon, killing three men and fatally injuring four others. YELLOW FEVER l» FLOR1RL State Board of Health Officially Announces Its Existence At Key West. The Florida state board of health, through its local representative, Ur. Sweating has officially declared the existence of yellow fever at Key West. Two persona were pronounced to be suffering from the disease. They were Dennis L. Eagan, an attache of the custom house, and William M. Brew der, special agent of the treasury de¬ partment. dpwn Several other persons are with fever, which exhibits symptons sinjj. lar to those cases already pronounced to be yellow fever. Considerable ex¬ citement exists throughout the city among the unacclimatea who are pre¬ paring for a hurried departure. Every precaution is being taken by the au¬ thorities to prevent the spread of the disease. HALSTEAD HUSTLED. Noted Editor Lectured On **Philippin» g >» and Caused An Uproar. Editor Murat Halstead lectured in Cincinnati Thursday night by invita¬ tion before the Economic Club, which meets in the Vine street Congrega¬ tional church. The audience was miscellaneous, in addition to the members of the club, which Mr. is largely anti-imperialistic, Halstead’s subject was the Phil¬ ippines. After the lecture, according to the rules of the club, Mr. Halstead was plied with questions. One of the questioners, after he had been answer¬ ed, remarked: “I hope Otis will be kept in and will keep on blundering till he and the whole army are driven into the sea or captured.” Mr. Halstead said: “A man with those sentiments is a traitor to his country.” Several men jumped up and remark¬ ed: “Two-thirds of this audience thinks that way.” Mr. Halstead replied: “Whoever thinks that way is a traitor.” Then there was a rush down the hall with raised fists toward Mr. Halstead, but a great number of men stepped in between Mr. Halstead and those who were rushing at him. There was a great noise and uproar which disclosed the fact that the audi¬ ence sides was composed of men on both of that question. Mr. Halstead was quietly led out of the church by a door and taken home. No blows were struck, but chairs seats were upset and there were and great uproariousness. WILL RESTORE WAGES. Southern's Cut of Ten Per Cent Will Soon Be Annulled. A Chattanooga dispatch says: The Southern railway, during the dull season of 1896, mado a cut of* 10 per cent in wages of all employees on the system, embracing trainmen, office men and officials in all departments. Some months ago the wages of shop¬ men were restored, while the engineers also secured a slight increase. It is learned that President Spencer has decided to restore the 10 per cent cut all around and that announcement to this effect will be made about Septem¬ ber 10th. LARGEST ORDER ON RECORD. A Report That Cecil Rhodes Bays 500, 000,000 Feet of Lumber. A special from Kansas City says: An order for 500,000,000 feet of southern yellow pine, the largest single sale in the history of the lumber trade, for use in the construction of Cecil Rhodes’s proposed Cape to Cairo road, in Africa, is said to have been consum¬ mated. According to The Kansas City Star lumber dealers and railroad officials interested understand that the nego tiations are ended and that twenty mills along several Texas aud Louisiana railroads are under contract to fill order. Women Protest Against War. A petition from the Netherlands Woman’s Disarmament league has been presented to Queen Victoria, praying for her, in the name of woman¬ hood and motherhood, to avoid war with the Boers, and saying, “it would cast a frightful blot upon yoar majes¬ ty’s most glorious reign.”' PENSIONS INCREASE. Rep rt of Commissioner Evans Shows Tremendous Amount I'aid Out. The annual report of Hon. H. Clay Evans that during commissioner of pensions,sho’>' added s the year there were and to the pension roll 40,229 names, 43,186 were dropped, 34,345 of these by reason of death. There was expended for pen 810n * $138,355,052. The annual value of the entire pension roll amounts o $131,617,691, being $649,469 mor ® than it ever was, due to the bigoer average roll is made annual value 758,451 of pension surviving 8 -. , ^ up of depend¬ soldiers, 237,415 widows and ent relatives, and 653 nurses.