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The Herald
Official Organ Totbn and County
Tti.kr M. Pbkpi.rs, - Editor
Ggwrertcevillp. G»
Tuesday, Jane 16th 1807,
The insurgents in Cuba now
number 86,000 men, well armed
and equipped, commanded by
QwtiM Gome*.
The State Fair in doubtful.
$16,000 was to be raised, and
up to date only half that sum
has been raised.
The commencement season is
upon us and our exchanges
come laden with glowing ac
counts of the happy young peo
ple.
The President and several
members of his cabinet were in
Nashville last Friday. I hey
will return to Washington by
the way of Asheville, N.
Gen. Gordon will retire from
the command of the veterans at
the Nashville re-union.. He
says he has held the office long
enough. He wants somebody
else to take control.
Peter Mayer and Tom Shar
key fought in New York for a
purse of $15,000. At the sev
enth round the police inter
fered and broke up the game.
A fast schedule is now in
force from Atlanta to Chicago.
It lakes only 28 hours to make
connection between these two
emporiums. The distance is
about eight hundred miles.
Charles L. Roush was not
caught bv the “divine healer,”
Miller. He declined to have
anything to do with the fake
until he had healed another
blind man. Thi° he failed to
do.
The Georgia Press Associat ion
is preparing to go to Nashville
on the 24th inst. The Associa
tion will meet in Atlanta on
that day and after a brief ses
sion will take the train for the
centennial.
Joseph Richardson died it)
New York on the Sth inst..
worth $20,000,000. He dressed
like a tramp, and died in a
bouse only live leet wide. He
made his fortune building rail
roads.
The weather bureau reports
last Friday as the hottest 11th
of June ever known . By refer
ing to the register of eighteen
years it appears to have been
the highest temperature, the
mercury standing at 94.
Gen'l. Miles, Commanding
General of the l otted States
army, is now in Europe and is
to be given a conspicuous posi
tion in the grand jubilee of
tjueen Victoria. This is a high
honor to the American general.
The convict lessees are not
paying up their rents, and
Comptroller General Wright
has issued ti fas against them
and their securities. The re
turning tide of prosperity under
the gold standard has struck
even the penitentiary.
Emory College seems to he in
a nourishing condition. The
commencement last week was
very brilliant, and 87 young
men were graduated. This in
stitution is self-supporting, and
yet it ranks up with the best
colleges of the South.
The Richard Respess Compa
ny, that advertised prize chew -
ing gum and other humbugs,
has gone into the hands of a re
ceiver, and tlie talk now is that
he will he indicted as a swind
ler. The post office has already
refused to mail papers contain
ing his advertisements.
There are about 2<)o wealthy
people in England who keep
wild animals, such as lions and
panthers, as pets. There are a
good many people over here who
try to emulate the rich barons
of the old world. They keep
tigers as pets, but they are gen
erally “blind.”
The people of Claytnu county
are terribly wrought up over un
assault nuule by a negro, Henry
Simpsou, on Mrs. Alvin Turner.
She fought him otl leaving
scratches on his face, by which
lie wa*t identified. There was
strong talk of lynching but the
itonple have decided to let the
law lake its course.
W.J. Bryan was in New York
last week and was received with
great honor. The fact is, he
lias impressed himself upon the
American people as one of the
great men of the nation. A
year ago he was burdiy known
outside of ilia own State; now
tie is in the trout rank of Amer
ican statesmen.
A mob in Maryland took a
negro, who had just been sen
tenced to hang, away from ihe
Sheriff. They could not wait
for the Sheri IT to execute the
sentence, but dragged him away
from the court house door. The
Judge run out and implored the
rvrowd to turn him loose, but
they refused and bung bun to a
fm.b and lieu riddled his body
pith bullet*.
AjrntmAifooii
This seems in be a contradic
tion of terms. A mob is sup
posed to he an assemblage of
men, who, inspired hy a spirit
of outrage and prejudice, take
the law into their own hands,
and ii. order to carry into ef
fect what they conclude is just
ice and right ignore Ihe forms
of law and execute vengeance
upon (he parly guilty or sup
posed to he guilty. It is con
ceded by all right thinking peo
pie that mob law is a dangerous
experiment, for (lie reason that
it deprives the accused of the
benefit of a fair and impartial
trial before sworn jurors, and
conducted according to law.
It is the result of passion
that hurries the victim to an
untimely death in violation of
the rights of a citizen and with
out that evidence of guilt that
a Court would require to con
vict. But tin re is a stronger
view to take of it than this
It is in effect setting aside the
government, trampling under
foot the law, and making the
men engaged it miuderers, A
mob has no more right to take
life than any individual mem
ber of that mob. The fact that
a large number engage in it
does not in the least mitigate
the crime of each man.
The conviction and punish
ment of a felon by the consti
tuted authority of the State
presupposes that the accused
has had a fair trial before an
impartial jury; that his case
has been tried before a Judge
who respected his oath of office,
and gave to the accused all the
rights guaranteed to him by
the constitution and laws of
the State.
It is this fairness that gives
to tin' courts the respect that
commands the confidence of
the country and elevates the
judiciary of our State in the es
timation of the people.
But what can be the estimate
by the people of that Judge
who starts out to convict ? Who
openly boasts that he is backed
up by the mob element in a
community, and delights to
hurry the accused to trial be
fore public prejudice has had
t ime to cool ?
What is the difference be
tween trying a man before a
jury of prejudiced men, em
pannelled to convict, who,
blinded by prejudice and pas
sion, ignore the law, stop their
ears to reason, steel their hearts
to argument and impatiently
wait for the time to come when
they can put. the seal of con
demnation upon him, and an
unruly and unreasoning mob
that convicts wit limit evidence
and constitutes itself the judge,
jury and executioner ?
One us the most distinguished
Judges in the State was recent
ly appealed to to order a spe
cial term of his court to try an
outrageous murder. lie de
clined to do so upon the ground
that he did not propose to be a
party to a mob trial, conviction
amt punishment; that when
public excitement had dint out
ami reason had resumed its
sway in that county that he
would then fairly and impar
tially investigate the case and
let the law affix the |>eualty.
That Judge commands the
respect and confidence of every
man, woman and child in his
circuit, and deservedly so.
TWO* TRIALS,
A man who commits u se
rious crime these days has to
stand two trials. His first trial
is in the newspapers ami the
second one before tile juries.
The first trial frequently con
trols the second, for on Ihe
published statement of facts
the public mind is made up,
long before the case can be
heard, With public opinion
chrystalizf-d for or against the
accused has about as much to
do with his acquittal or con
viction as the charge of the
Judge or the argument of coun
sel.
Ho untunes has this become
that a certain class of lawyers
prepare their side of the case
to be publisheo in order to af
fect public sentiment. Wheth
er the reporters are paid is not
known.
An attempt was made last
Sunday to kill the President of
Prance by exploiting a bomb.
It (ailed and the parties guilty
of the high crime were arrested.
The hot weather is gathering
in its victims in Atlanta. A
young lady. Miss Lizzie Reeves,
died from the ettect of overheat |
yesterday.
I’RuTMCTINii coTToNV
SENATOR BACON’’* SPEECH,
The Constitution of Sunday
publishes the full text of Sena
tor Bacon's spci cli on the tariff.
While the bill to revise the
tariff was under discussion Mr.
Bacon offered an amendment,
to tax all imported cotton at
the rate of 20 per cent, ad va*
valorem.
This amendment, coming
from a Democratic Senator,
created something of a furor
in the Senate, and he was im
mediately pounced on by some
of our leaders, like Vest «f Mis
souri and Jones of Arkansas,
ns abandoning the well estab
lished policy of the Democratic
party, which is opposed to a
tariff' for protection.
Mr. Bacon’s amendment wns
carried, and was supported by
both the Senators from Georgia
and other Democrats.
It. will he remembered that
he had advocated a tariff on
lumber, and* it was charged
that he was simply legislating
for his own section.
The Democratic party is on
record for years as being in
favor of a tariff for revenue
only, and not a free t rade party,
and as a tariff' has to be levied
to raise money to support the
government the only question
is, what classes shall be taxed
and what class shall go free ?
Democrats have insisted that
articles of necessity and in com
mon use among the people shall
bear the least burden.
But the Democrats are not
now preparing a tariff' schedule;
that job has fallen to the Re
publicans and they are moving
ahead with a determination to
force it on the country whether
we want it or not. It makes
but little difference wl at the
Democrats want, as they are
not. to lie consulted when the
Republicans crack the party
whip and put. the bill on its
passage.
We believe the rank and file
of the party will support the
Georgia Senators in the stind
which they have taken.
It is simply this: A protec
tive tariff will he adopted and
become the law if the land.
That is the declared policy of
the party in power, and while
we dn not favor that policy,
and would nut adopt it. if we
controlled Ihe administration,
still as that is to be the law for
at least four years, there is
nothing wrong in our Senators
insisting that, the productions
nf the South shall also he pro
tected. If the iron of Pennsyl
vania is to be protected, why
not the cotton of Georgia and
other Southern States ? If the
hard woods of New England
and the West are to he pro
tected from foreign competition,
why not the pine and other
lumber of the South ?
Senator Bacon is right. Let
••very section of the country
receive equal benefits from a
bad law. It is folly for us to
stand off and refuse to protect
our own interests, simple be
cause we are opposed to the
principal. When the Demo
cratic party returns to power it
car. correct the evils of the pres
ent legislation. And there is
no inconsistency in protecting
our own rights. •
THE DKLKS MUST GO.
Taylor Delk was convicted
last week in Pike Superior
court and sentenced by Judge
Beck to hang on the 30th of
July.
Tom Delk is under sentence
to be hanged on next Friday,
llis execution was post|»oned in
order t hat'he might be a wit
ness for his father, but as that
trial is now ended there will lie
no excuse for a further respite.
There seems to lie grave doubt
about his father's guilt. The
old mau lias always stated and
his son and others testify that
he was not at the house al the
time of the shooting but came
home when lie heard the firing.
But it is immaterial what
they prove. That old man can
never be acquitted in Pike
county. Public prejudice is so
strong that the jurors who try
the case are under duress, they
know public sentiment and it is
only u man here and there who
lias the backbone t*> stand up
against public sentiment. This
is shown by the fact that with
all tli M doubt hanging over his
case the jury would not even
recommend him to mercy.
We lielieve the public senti
ment of the State would justify
the Governor if he should con
clude to commute the death
penalty to imprisonment for
life .
btri Not MaNg.
AXHtHEB T.EASFi h\ I IKE.
Terrell Hudson did not. hang
at Decatur last Friday as it had
been ordered by the court.
Just before the fatal noose was
tied, and while the felon and
his friends were prepariug to
march to the gallows a tele
phone message was received by
the sheriff'from the Governor
to suspend the sentence and
that a respite of two weeks had
been granted.
It seems that a few days be
fore the execution the con
demned man made an appeal
through his counsel for a com
mutation to life imprisonment.
And as ground for this interpo
sition of the Executive they al
leged that it could now he
shown that the principal wit
ness for the state, upon whose
testimony Hudson was convic
ted, had sworn That
he was now willing to admit
that his statement was untrue.
As this probably might put a
new face on the case the Gover
nor at. the last moment decided
to delay the execution until the
question could be looked into
and extraordinary motion for
new trial be made.
It may be that he will not
have to suffer the extreme pen
alty of the law and yet it ap
pears there never was a more
unprovoked murder in the
State.
THE MILITIA IN CAMP.
One of the biggest farces an
nually enacted in Georgia is the
camp of Georgia malitia. The
various military companies are
allowed to go into camp at the
expense of the State and there
they remain doing military
duty, it is supposed, fora week
or two. Then the companies
return home and others take
their place and so on.
About the time the veterans
get drilled sufficiently to exe
cute a few mar.uevers on the
field creditably, a row gets up
and the company disbands and
surrenders their arms to the
State for another company to
be formed and take up the dril
ling process.
Doubtless the boys have a
good time. It is a genuine
frolic and the girls come out. to
watch the drills and see the
dress parade. This is all nice
for the boys and we are glad
they enjoy it. Boys ought to
have a good time now and
then.
And uh long as the Legisla
ture can lie induced to tax the
people for these sj>ort# the ma
litia ought to he grateful and
throw up their hats.
• .*!»■
Judge Candler went to Macon
last Saturday ami sentenced
Tom Allen to tie hanged on the
9th of July.
The counsel for Allen object
ed to Candler’s presiding on the
hearing of the motion for new
trial because Judge Reese had
granted the rule and lie was ex
pected try the case and that
Candler had been invited to dis
pose of the motion by Judge
Feltou over their pretests.
Candler decided that ht had as
much right to hear the < as* as
any other judge and he over
rilled the motion without hear
ing from one side. The defend
ant’s attorney will now carry
the case to the Supreme court
again.
WOMEN~ NOT* ADMITTED.
An effort has been made to
admit women to the State Uni
versity and it is understood
that Chancellor Roggs was in
favor of making it a mixed
school. The boafd of trustees
at their session last week quiet
ly put their veto on the scheme.
They hold that the Legislature
must first pass on the question
Have we not enough female
colleges in Georgia without
opening tile doors of this insti*
tut ion to the other sex?
The investigating committee
appointed by the last Legisla
ture to look into the expendi
tures of all Ihe department* of
the State and make a report is
steadily at work. It is appre
hended ilia' something rot ton
will be found, and already the
committee is being charged
Midi sjnistir motives, and were
appointed to take somebody’s
scalp.
If everything lias been mao
aged honestly and squarely
tiiere need be no fear of an in
vestigation.
A suit for |_’no,ooo has beeu
instituted against the Southern
railroad for debts owed by the
East Teuneasee, Virginia A
Georgia road.
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for— —
Gun-Shot Wounds,
BURNS, BRUISES AND OTHER INJURIES.
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NOW FOR HAWAII.
A treaty will he submitted by
the President at an early day
providing f«r the annexation of
Hawaii to the United States
It will he remembered that
President Harrison was strong
ly in favor of the annexation,
but when Cleveland came in be
defeated all the plans that had
been made. The President and
his party are in favor of annex
ation, and they have agreed on
terms.
It will only be necessary for
the Senate to confirm the ac
tion of the President to make it
final.
CHARGED WITH MTRDKR
«-r ————
Some time since Joe Sprm/.
was mysteriously murdered at
his uoine at Midville, Oa. Last
week Dr. J. .1. Kilpatrick, au
iijtimate friend of Spring’s, was
arrested by Bill Jones, :he At
lanta detective. He charges
that Kilpatrick ki'lcd his vic
tim in order to m »rry his wife,
with whom lie was infatuated.
The case seems to be a very
weak one, Imt these detectives
can muke a mountain out of a
mole-bill if there is sufficient
money to spur them up.
CON V KNTION~M K ETS ON
THE 22ND.
The Populist State conven
tion meets next Tuesday, and
indications now are that the
State will he well represented
This convention is preliminary
to a grand conference to l*e held
in Nashville at an early day.
The purpose, it seem®, is to re
orgapixe the party in the South,
throw Marion Butler over as
the head of the jaiiy and sub
stilu e Toni Wais->n.
.1 T. M<*(!laiii of Allani*.
while iu a drunken stupor, shot
hi* live ymr old Hiihl l*ecaiise
he Maid, “I kim'-v what in the
matter with father; he has been
drunk. - ’
McClain claim* that it was
an accident, Ixil th« court re
quired him to given SI,OHO bond
for his appnnui.ee at court,
which he failed to do, and is in
Jail.'
The cl i*d (dill liven, hilt I lie
doctors think it will die.
TAKES Hid OWN LIKE.
Robert L. Dean, manager of
J. K, Lester's printing estab
lishment in Atlanta, committed
suicide lust Saturday at Grunt's
Hark, lie first bought a lot in
the cemetery in which to lie
buried and then went to the
park and swallowed the poison.
He was not discovered until
too late to rescue him. This
was his third attempt.
Oeh'l. Rivera, who succeeded
Maeeo iu command of the in
surgents, has been sentenced to
death by the Spaniards.
Thy post ofiice department is
raising the salaries of a mini! or
of offices In Georgia. Coving- j
tou and Gainsville mv in tlioj
number.
A oh rk in the Atlanta post
oftlce has been bound over f or
opeuiug letters. He claimed
that he only opened unsealed
letters, hut the detectives saw j
him opening letters with ihc|
lull stamp on them and then j
reseal them wheu they wet#
touiid to contain no valuable-.
151 GOIJCB4-«-
If You Want A Buggy,
Come to see me before you buy, I handle
all grades, and guarantee to save you
money. Examine my stock, get my prices
and let me fit you up-
M. 8. Cornett.
Lawrenceville, Ga , April 12—ts
SEND YOUR
Job Work
To The Moral <1!
Hatinfaction {ss>-
Guaranteed.
Commercial Printing A Specialty.
Over the County.
MEADOW.
Some of our farmers are go
ing over their cotton the second
time.
J. W. Wynn has been very
t sick, but. is improving.
Miss Percy Whitehead of
Cruig is visiting relatives here
this week.
Mrs, D. It. Atkinson and
children of Atlanta are visiting
her father-in law, J.T. Atkin
. son, this week.
<\ D. Whitehead had the
misfortune to let his mule fall
in the ditch last week.
Steve Lewis of Buf< rd visited
relatives here recently,
ltob Atkinson went to Be'l
mout last Sunday.
Seccess to The Hkkaui and
its editors.
YELLOW RIVER.
Our farmers are bouyant over
the crop prospect. They are
all busy now cutting wheat,
which is very tine in this sec
tion.
The negroes had a lug row at
Shjloli church on the Ist Sun
day. Pistols and labors were
freely iise l,
Mrs. 11. R. Johnson 4ml
daughter, Miss Hattie-Bell, vis
ited relatives here last Thurs
day.
Mrs Nancy Davis is entitled !
to the Lius ribbon for the first!
j corn silks.
I Mr. William Johnson of Snell
sille visited relatives here last
Sunday. *
H. J.Hill paid the old folks
at llruce a visit Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. Polly Dutton of Sandy
Roads spent last week with her
daughter, Mrs. Sarah Ivey, at
this place.
1 Misies Sallie Nushjmd Oi a
Kennedy visited Mbs Ella Da
vis at Sweet Water Park last
Thursday.
The sound of the scythe is
heard in the land.
D. V. Jones went to Stone
Mountain Thursday on busi
ness.
C. A. Snirie is the happiest
man this side of Tiiubuctoo. It
is a boy, and is “just like it’s
papa.”
Mr. Allen Yeung o f Lilhurn
has just received from the pat
ent office at Washington a hand
some silver medal for a patent - ■
ed can cutter.
Mr. Brand, of near Snellville
goes to Atlanta twice a week
with a two-horse load of cab
bage.
Dr John L. Lee save lie will i
soon take up quarters in a black !
berry pAtch, where he will stay
”uutil the owl lights,”
—• > »
G W, & A P Cain have just
received a beautiful !it;e of La
dies Tan Slippers and Oxford
Tics, Gents Tenuis Slippers
Boys and Missess Tau Slippers’ !
different styles.
SNELLVILI.E.
Great deal of sicknessat pres
ent.
Wheat is about harvested and
the thresh can he heard getting
it out.
Gen. Green and army are
keeping the farmers hustling
from early morn till late at
night defending the cotton.
R. I)'. \Viliiams and Miss
Lilly Pate at feuded Childrens’
day exercise at Caleb Sunday.
They report a nice time.
W. J. Harper is suffering
from the effects of a snn-stroke
which I e received Friday.
W. 1). Williams’ little child
which has he. n sick for some
time died Saturday and was
buried at Snellville cemetery
Sunday The bereaved have
onr heart felt sympathy.
A. A. Ford of the firm of
Ewing, Ford .V Co., was here
Sunday. Such young men us
Albert are always welcomed in
onr midst.
Messrs Morgan Jordan and
Elbert Lunsford were here Sun
day. Como again hoys.
U. J. Brooks of Basiu Springs
Texas is the guest of his father
in-law Mr. I). L. McDonald
this week 1 , Mr. Brooks went to
Texas ‘J years ago, and sinco he
has been there ha® made a for
tune.
Mercer George of Lithonia
has purchased the stock of
goods formerly owned by J. T.
Snell, der’d. and will conduct
a thriving linsiue s at the Snell
old stand.
We welcome M*’- O/nnr* <f
lit o liu to our town, lie wdl
take charge of t u* store of II .
M George at this phv \
J. if. Brown has rein n<d
h< me from u weeks visit to Ids
brother Willis. It was the
(irst time be has left home since
lie got struck on the head lust
fall.
NOTH K To lilt Him K
lit ILDKHH.
Will It;* let to the lowest re
sp msihle bidder, on Snturduy
tile 20th day of June, at the
hiilge, at It o’clock p m., the
building of a bridge across Al
cove, at King’s mill, on Law
rcaccville and Jefferson road, It
miles East of Luwrenceville.
Bridge to be 110 feet long; 8
sections of single truss. Plan .
and specifications on the ground
at letting. Lumber and irons
furnished on the ground; nails
at Lawrericcville.
James |). Spence,
<'l ’L Bit (lo Corns.
June If) IMSI7.— 2w
LIBEL KOII HIVORCE.
Nora liornlilatt t Gwinnett Super!-
vs rier eourt. He
••••fills Dorn- ! tnrneil to Hepiein
hlatt. I her term, 1807.
I o Juliu I lorn Ida ft defeudetid
am in Hie alHiv stated ca-e-
N oil are hereby unfilled and re
‘taired lo lie mid appear, personally
or hv attorney, in (lie next term of
who. i ll Aupeiior c <urt,to be li Id
on Hie l|r„f Monday in September,
ISII7, tlieii and (here to answer lbs
plaint id’s complaint in an action
lor tola I divorce pending tlieiein.
As iu delaill! Oiereof Ole court will
proceed as lo justice shall appal
lain Witness the Honorable S. |„
Hutchins, Judge of said court.
. Phis 17th day of May, I*ll7.
I* T. <'»l v, ( lerk.
For Sale.
1 lie undersigned, as agent for
Hid .Maddox-lfurkei Hanking Go.,
oilers h r sale on very liberal ferine
a 1 wo story brick slot* home in 0
lown ol Suwanee, it being one-biTl
"I (be hieg-Teagie building.
tills i- lip* lipist desirable loci-
Ooii it| Oie town for a bu-ii|ess*
||Olp»e, being close lo Oie depot amt
minting 2ft teei on Railroad si rest
auil running back I tut leei.
A small cash pay 111. 11l will be re
nipirtHi. lilt* I>h i>t f it*. 1 fill lit* hu? 4
pSVable lo sip, the purchaser.
I’arti.s deiiring lo puicliassHli
cbm mini cate with me. » .
June 7, '{17, T. M. I’SKi‘i.xs, '