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NOVEMBER 1897.
President Wm. McKinley is
a local preacher in the Metho
dist church.
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Over a million and a half of
dollars were collected at ths
Nashville Centennial.
It is conceded thatjCol. har
row will bo the next post mas
ter at Gainesville. flkifl
The people seem to ho tired
of the prosperity that has sud
denly struck the country.
What has become of David
Bennett Hill? He seems to
have dropped into,/‘innocuous
desitude."
Sen itor John \V. Daniel will
he returned to the Senate from
Virginia. The result of last
Tuesday’s election shows that
lie is solid.
If Mark Hanna had been
beaten we could almost have
given up Kentucky. For we
Know she will come out all
right in the end.
They say the mountains are
on fire. Tate and Thompson
are keeping so hot on each
other’s trail that the wood*
have caught.
An attempt has just been
made to assassinate the Presi
dent of Brazil. The Secretary
of War, in defending the Prest
dent, was killed by the mur
derers.
Memphis had a heavy fro9t
last Saturday morning and ice
formed in low places. I’p to
date there have been 54 cases
of fever and 16 deaths in that
city.
Mrs. Catharine Combs, an
English woman, deserted by
her husband, put on men’s
clothes and for fifty-three years
worked as a painter without
her sex being discovered.
The Atlanta sky scraper, a
sted building ten stories high,
will be finished by January
next. It will cost $250,000. It
is being built by the American
Loan A Trust Company.
The government sold the
I’nion Pacific Railroad last
week for fifty-eight million dol
lars. The sale was made at
Omaha, Nebraska. It only
took 5K minutes to close out
this great auction.
A great legal battle is being
fought in the I'. S circuit court
in Atlanta over the control of
the Georgia railroad. The con
tending parties are the Louis
ville & Nashville railroad and
Messrs. Thomas A Ryan.
The Legislature is taking
thing* quite easy. The Senate
adjourned over from Friday to
Monday and last Saturday there
were not enough members in at
tendance to form a quorum to
do any business in the House.
Judge N an Wyck, the Mayor
elect of New York, was born in
South Carolina. His father
was a Hollander and emigrated
to South Carolina, He was
educated at Hillsboro, N. C.,
alter which his parents moved
to New York, where he com
pleted hie education.
The report of the Blalock
committee —majority ainl mi
nority report*—are no lons that
the average legislator will not
have time to rea<l and consider
it until the session is over. The
majority report is a caustic di*c-‘
iimont, and recommends many
important changes in the in
terest of economy.
If Judge Harris declines tc
accept the Supreme court judge
ship it will knock the fat in the
fire. Judge Harris was trans
ferred to the Supreme bench to
make a vacancy in the judge
ship of the Coweta circuit for
Warner Hill, lint there may
not be a vacancy.
Tho convict question doe*
not seem to he any nearer a so
lution than it wus before the
Legislature met. The fact is
• very Legislator has a theory of
his own. The idea of the Gov
ernor dictating to the Legisla
ture seems to have stirred up
the bile among the members.
Mrs. McKinley has knitted a
pair of socks for Grover Cleve
land, Jr. It is uot every presi
dent's wife who could knit a
pair of socks. These little socks
were blue, and Mrs. McKinley
felt blue when she was informed
by the ladies, who are up to
snuff, that blue socks are for
girls and red ones for boys.
It is a fittiug tribute to the
South that the first Mayor of
Greater New York was born
and reared on Southern soil.
Wbil* he was brought up iu
South Carolina, he left there
before the brood of politicians
now iu control of that State,
headed by lieu Tillman, was
batched. He comes up to the
old standard of Southern states
men. New Turk did well.
TUESDAY’S ELECTIONS.
The Democrats are greatly
elated at the result of last Tues
day’s elections.
The Democrats elected Judge
Van Wyck Mayor >f Greater
New York by a plurality of
81,000, and they carried the
State by a majority of 68,000.
This is a grand victory, far
reaching in its effects, as the
Mayor of that great city has
thousands of offices to distrib
ute. Ho was one of tho men
who stood squarely to Bryan
in the presidential election
Tammauy Hall is again or. top.
In Ohio the Republicans car
ried it only by 16,(XX) majority
for Governor. The question of
legislative control was the greal
battle ground, and it was at
first reported that the Demo
crats would have a majority,
thus securing the defeat of
Hanna, but Inter returns show
that federal officers and a lib
eral supply of money have en
abled the Republicans to get a
majority on joint ballot.
The Democrats carried Vir
ginia by a sweeping majority,
and Nebraska was carried by a
fusion of Democrats and Popu
lists.
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania
and lowa went for the Republi
cans.
In Maryland there was a bit
ter fight on the Legislature, hut
the Democrats lost, and Sena
tor Gorman, one of the ablest
and nust experienced Senators,
will lose his seat.
THE KENTUCKY ELECTION
The South will rejoice that
the Democracy has again got
control of this grand old State.
It will he remembered that
the gold standard people, under
the control of Carlysle and the
Courier-Journal, split off from
the party in the campaign a
year ago; that Geu’l, Buckner
and other leading lights in that
State supported a Republican
rather tbau vote for a Demo
crat who disagreed with them
on the financial question, and
the result of this division was
that the land of Clay and Crit
tenden was turned over to the
Republicans by a small major
ity.
These gold bug followers of
Cleveland and Carlysle are re
sponsible for the failure of that
State t<* fall into line with their
party. And in their hitter ani
mosity to the free silver men
of the State they rejoiced that
tho party was defeated, be
cause they could not lead.
But one year of Republican
rule has satisfied 1 the peoplo of
that State that their only hope
was in standing on the Chicago
platform, and this fall, by a
majority of 25,000, they have
.come hack into line and re
deemed the State. The hearts
of the people are all right.
They may go off after strange
gods for a while, but they will
come right at last.
“DISTRIBUTING TH K
LOAVES.”
Governor Atkinson sent into
the Senate last week a hatch of
appointments. Among them
were: Judge Spencer R. At
kinson to be Railroad Commis
sioner ami Judge S, W. Harris
to succeed Atkinson on the Sii
preme bench, and J. K, Brown
to be State Librarian.
These appointments were all
confirmed promptly by the Sen
ate,
It is rumored that Judge
Harris may decline the judge
ship of the Supreme court, for
the reason that he already holds
the office of Judge of the Supe
rior court and has two or three
y. ars to serve, w hile if he ac
cepts the appointment he will
have to go before tho people
next fall and may be gereman
dered out.
The court house question in
DeKalb county is hot and still
heating. Charges and counter
charges are being made by the
friends of Decatur and Stone
Mountain. Last Friday eve
ning the committee heard ar
guments from both sides.
The point is made that two
fifths of the poll-tax payers did
not sign the petition to the Or
dinary to call an election, and
that the election was not legal
ly advertised.
The hearing before the com
mittee wus the occasion for the
gathering of a large number
of the friend* of each side, and
came very near ending iu a row.
Jim Williams was found guil
ty of the murder of policeman
It. L. Albert last Saturday and
seuteneed to the pemteutiary
for life,
THE RE-UNION OF 1898.
The old soldiers of the Con
federate army are preparing for
[the grandest, re union in July
next year flint has ever been
held.
This will he tho fourth re
union of thr old soldiers. The
first was held in New Orleans,
tho second in Richmond, the
third at Nashville. All of these
meetings have been successful
in bringing together again the
men who wore the gray and
who have nothing to apologize
for.
But the re-union in Atlanta
next year is destined to be the
greatest gathering that has
been held.
The central location of At
lanta. its railroad facilities, the
public spirit of its citizens, will
all combine to make this the
most memorable re-union ever
held.
Last Friday there assembled
in the city of Atlanta delegates
from all sections of the State,
at the request of Gen’l, Evans.
About one hundred of the Con
federate Commanders were on
hand, and many of the most
important details of the next
meeting were discussed.
The first thing to Im settled
was the time. After consider
able deliate the conv< ntion rec
ommended that it be held o:i
the 21st, 22nd and 23rd of July.
This time seemed to Huit all
sections, as it was a leisure
time with the farmers of the
South.
A committee was directed to
be appointed by the Command
er who will arrange for cheap
transportation, and a resolu
tion was adopted recommend
ing that the old soldiers be
uniformed in gray, but this was
left for each camp to decide for
themselves.
Arrangements will be made
to take care of all who come,
and it is earnestly requested
that every old soldier in the
State arrange to be present,
and that each camp see to it
that transportation be furnished
all of them.
THE STATE NORMAL
SCHOOL.
No institution in tlie State is
doing better work than the
State Normal School at Athens.
Here the teachers of the com
mon schools are taught free of
tuition and during the vacation
they swarm to Athens to get the
benitit of better education.
From all over the State they
corns, young men and women,
w ho desire to perfect themselves
to successfully teach the young
idea how to shoot.
The roll call in April 1805
showed 23 scholars. In Octo
ber 1897 there were on the rolls
699. They are provided at the
rate of $7 per month and the
teachers of Georgia are fitting
themselves to instruct the
youth of the lund.
This is an institution which
deserves the fostering care of
tin- State. Our children must
1)0 educated and the large ma
jority of them depend upon the
public schools to furnish at
least the rudiments of an edu
cat ion.
There has been a general
complaint that these teachers,
or many of them, are incompe
tent to instruct tho youug and
therefore that system is a fail
ure, But the fact that these
teachers are trying to perfect
themselves in the art of teach
ing commends them to the pa.
rents, who are trying in these
hard times to give cheir chil
dren an opportunity to learn
the elementary branches.
JACKSON’S COURT.
Great interest was felt in the
court at Jefferson last week on
account of the expeoted trial of
Alex Harvill for the murder of
Wright.
The case was continued by
the State on account of the al>-
si’iicc of J. W. Cash and his
wife, important witnesses
against Harvill.
Judge Huiclons will rail a
sjs*cial term the till week in
in this month to trv the case,
Walt Moore, who plead guilty
to un assault wall intent to
rape, was sentenced to the peni
tentiary for 20 years.
« aw
Gov. Atkiosmi iasl week ap
pointed Mr Jus K. Brown of
New nan State Librarian to suc
ceed ('apt. John Mil ledge, who
has held the office ever since
Gen’l, Gordon was Governor.
Mr. Brown was formerly a citi
zen of Henry county, and rep
resented this, the !t4th dist , in
the Georgia Senate for two
years, lie was sworn in and
entered on the discharge of his
duties last Saturday.
A CONSTITUTIONAL CON
VENTION.
A bill is pending before the
Legislature to provide for the
calling of a State coaver,bioii to
remodel the constitutior
It’Phe advocates c’aim 1 tat this
is necessary to break ep ring
politics in this State. hat the
peoplo demand that the dection
of United States Senators,
judges and solicitors Mall be
remalided’to the ballot nox in
stead of leaving it for the Legis
lature to elect theso*offi< ers.
Our present constitution in
the main is a good one and all
the changes necessary can be
made without the assembling
of a State convention.
We are strongly in favor of
electing senators, judges and
solictors directly by the people.
That is Democratic govern
ment and we have confidence
that tho people wiII select the
best men, and this cannot nl
ways be said of the. Legislature,
controlled as it by political
wire pullers and selfish rings.
But there is na necessity tor
saddling on the tax payers the
expense of a convention. All
this can he done by ti e Legisla
ture when ratified by the peo
ple.
It will be time enough to talk
about holding a convention
when the Legislature shows by
its acts that these important
amendments to the organic law
cannot be obtained from the
Legislature.
PENMANSHIP.
The question of penmanship
is now being discussed with
great interest by the schools.
The question is whether the
vertical or slanting system shall
be used. The slanting of let
ters, or u running hand as it is
called, has for years .been the
most popular, but it is now
claimed that the vertical style,
in which the letters go up and
down straight, is much hotter
because it is easier read, the
letters being more distinct, and
does not occupy as much space.
It is also claimed that it can
be learned more easily than the
other system. The public
schools of Atlanta are to be
taught this new system.
Gen’l. Tlios. L. Gltngman of
North Carolina is dead. He
was a noted politician in his
day. No man from the old
North State stood high, r in the
National councils, and when
tho war came on lie met the
requirement of the times and
gallantly led the troops of the
old North State. But his ser
vices in the cabinet and on t lie
field were forgotten, and this
illustrious man for years has
buen depende.it on the charity
of his State,
Republics are truly ungrate
ful.
We acknowledge the receipt
ot a copy of Prof. Yeate’s re
port of last year.
The committee that bus b< en
investigating the State depart
ments has recommended that
the geological department le
abolished.
The geologist attempts to
show that his department lias
been of great service to the
State, and that to abolish it
now would be a great injustice
to the people who are interested
in the mineral resources of
Georgia.
DID THE JEWS CRUCIFY
CHRIST?
Dr. Hirsch delivered a lecture
iu Atlanta last week outlie sub
ject of the Jews. Among other
assertions he made was that the
Jews ilid not crucify Christ.
That this was dono by tlie Ro
man soldiers. He claims that
crucifixion was a Roman and
not a Jewish mode of killing.
And he was put to death at tin
instance of a corrupt priest
hood, which was denounced by
him.
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PROHIBITION DEFEATED.
In the Senate lasi Friday the
prohibition bill, introduced by
Senator Turner, was defeated
by a vote of 2H to IS.
This ends prohibition iu tin
Legislature at this session
This Gill was a straightout pro
hibition measure for the Stab
and both sides mustered their
strength on the filial vote.
McKinley's majority in New
York last Novemlier was (10,1100
The Democratic majority ill
that state this yesr, with a
straight supporter of Bryan, in
the field, was 68,000. Don’t
you see how it grows? Where
is John Carlysle with his Wall
street backing?
PURE FOOD.
Representative'Calvin of Rich
muml has introduced a bill in
the House which is intended to
protect the people from adul
terated food. It is stated that
much of the flour sold is mixed
with from ten to twenty per
cent, of corn meal. A process
has been discovered by mill
men by which corn meal can be
reduced to a fine, smooth flour,
and this is mixed with wheat
flour, and it takes an expert to
detect it.
This is a great injustice to
men who sell pure wheat flour,
and this bill is intended to pro
tect the seller and buyer. It is
proposed that every brand of
mixed flour be so marked, giv
ing the per centum of each in
gredient. And every person
dealing in these mixed goods
that is not so marked shall be
subjeet to pay a fine of not less
than S6O nor mere than SIOO.
A KISSING CONTEST.
Mr. Will Ellwauger offers to
beUthat he can kiss one woman
200 times in succession. If he
succeeds he will get the benefit
of the kisses, ami if he fails he
will pay the forfeit of *200.00.
He will have two physicians
present in case of any accident,
and stipulates that the test will
be made in the parlor of the
Kimball house, and the city
editors of the Constitution and
Journal shall be the judges.
This would be cruel sport,
next to football, and the Legis
lature slum hi proceed at once
to pass a law preventing it.
YANCY CARTER FOR GOV
ERNOR.
It is now stated that the Pop
ulists will run Yancy Carter
for Governor in the next cam
paign. This, it is reported,
was agreed on in the council of
leaders held in Atlanta lust
week.
Tom Watson and Judge Hines
seem to have withdrawn from
the political arena, and will
leave the party to select a new
man to lead them to defeat.
Carter is willing to head the
forlorn hope ami attempt to
rally the party.
Georgia model farm located
at Athens is said by the com
mittee that visited it recently
to contain 55f> acres, on which
two mules and one horse are
employed. The committee say:
“The farm loses money every
year and the only purpose it
serves is to teach the two stu
den's of the agricultural depart
ment to beware of farming as a
pursuit that leads to poverty,”
Hal Lewis did not get the
commissioner’s place. His
friends are sore over his defeat.
In a fearful storm on Lake
Erie last Saturday, tire Idaho,
u lake boat freui Buffalo to
Chi iugo, wont down ami nine
teen lives were lost.
A survey is being made for
an electric line between Gaines
ville and Duhlonega G. W.
Scott of Decatur is said to be
behind this new scheme.
Atlanta preachers discuss
politics, the legislature, educa
tion and other live topics from
their pulpits. This suits the
audieuce better than telling
tin in about what Paul said.
The Macon newspapers have
put on their war paint and have
been using bad talk to each
other. This resulted iu a street
fi^rlit between Tom. boylene of
News and H. C. Hanson of the
Telegragh. Hanson attempted
to shoot boyless but friends
caught him in time to prevent
it.
(jen. bongstreet has accepte<i
the appointment of commission
or of railroads and has moved to
Washington. He will make
that citjr his future home and
he and his young wife will he in
society. It is expected that he
will appoint his wife his private
secretary aud thereby increase
his salary by 91,000.
Mining operations in North
Georgia ure looking up. In
Hall, White and bumpkin the
mines are running on full time;
neu machinery has lieen put in
this summer, and the yellow
metal is being harvested by the
industrious miners. It is much
more cheaply mined now than
heretofore with approved ap
pliances,
Gi'V. Atkinson’s convict plan
uill ho a failure. The Legisla
tin'* i* not disposed to increase
the public burden by spending
one hundred thousand d dlars
to start up this pemtent aty
scheme. Five cent cotton
should warn our law makers
thul economy, and notextrava
granoe. should be the watch
word.
bewis Kedwiue, w ho was par
doned by the President, will
not return to Atlanta. lie
feels that some other place is
liettcr for him than to return
to tJio scenes of his triumph
and disgrace. He cannot stand
the gaze of the people us he
passes along the streets. He
has no plans for the future,
but may go West aud grow up
with the country.
AN ATLANTA SENSASION.
A BIIIGLAR Kills A POLICEMAN.
Yesterday evening Policeman
.1. T. Ponder, who was on duty
on Wall street, near the passen
ger depot in Atlanta, was shot
and kil'ed by a burglar in the
wholesale liquor house of L.
Steinau.
The store hail been closed bv
tiio Sheriff yesterday on an or
der appointing a receiver for
Steinau, and in passing the
store about (5 o’clock the officer
saw some person inside. Ho
opened the door when the party
inside broke for the back door
which appeared to have been
open. As he run the police
man shot at him and the thief
returned the fire, hitting Pon
der in the breast, He staggered
back towards the front door
and expired before help could
reach him.
The murderer made his es
cape through the alley that runs
back of tiie store. Only one
man saw the shooting and that
was W. C. Dorsey, who was in
a building across the alley,
heard the shooting and looked
out in time to see the man run
up the alley. He thinks he
would know him if he should
see him again.
The murder created intense
excitement and a great crowd
gathered us the place.
Several men have been ar
rested under suspicion of being
t he guilty party or accessories of
the crime. Among these are
Stienau the owner of the store
Julius Simon who own the bar,
and Walter o'Quiun.
The ‘.dead policeman had a
wife and children who were
promptly notified of the mur
der.
Mrs. Morgan Calloway, wife
of Dr. Calloway of Oxford, and
Secretary of the Woman’s Mis
sionary Society of the North
Georgia Conference, died last
Saturday after a month’s ill
ness. She was one of the best
known and one of the most use
ful women of the State,
Mrs Bridwell, wife of Zion
Bridwell, an aged woman of
Atlanta, committed suicide by
hanging herself to a rafter last
Saturday. Her ht-shaud, now
90 years of age, was a printer
by trade and was well known
in the city,* but old age and
poverty had rendered his wife
insane, anil she ended her life
in this summary way.
There is one Democrat who
seems likely to continue to hold
office under McKinley. That
isGon’l. Fit/.liugh Lee, Consul
General to Cuba, Jle has been
in this country for a month or
two, but is now on his way
back to Havana. With yellow
fever raging on the Island, and
the revolution growing in
strength, the Republicans do
not seem anxious for his job,
anil lie has demonstrated that
he is the right man for the
place.
Grady Reynolds, the con
demned murderer of Cob Huut,
now under sentence ( f death,
had provided a sharp knife
wit h which he expected to fight
his way to freedom. The jailor
of Jackson county only discov
ered the weapon by chance, and
is at a loss to know how he got
possession of it. It was a case
knife', and had been ground
down until it was as sharp as a
razor It is believed that he
intended to seek a favorable
opportunity and rush on the
jailor and.with this sharp knife
cut him down and take the
chances of an escape.
A white woman, Mrs. Mary
C. Taylor, is now in jail in At
lanta charged with theft and
attempted arson. She was left
in charge of Mr. Cooney’s resi
deuce while his family went to
Nashville, and after robbing
the house set it on fire to hide
her crime. When she saw the
(lames it frightened her and
she gave the alarm. The resi
dence was saved. The woman
confesses her crime.
She says her maiden name
was Mary C. Yarbrough, and
she was raised in DeKalb coun
ty, Ua. Iter father, a Confed
erate soldier, was killed at the
buttle of Seven Pines. She is
living separate from her hus
band
A difficulty in the court house
yard on last Tuesday between
Virgil Smith of Walton county
and Pleas Daniel of Harrisburg
district, resulted in the latter
getting his throat badly cut.
Immediately after the cutting,
Smith left the scene at a rapid
rate, with several men in hot
pursuit. When he readied the
edge of town he mounted a
horse and thus escaped—lack
son Herald.
Hamilton, Ala , October 10 07’
Have made inquery and find
that the dealers handling Hr.
Tichenor’s Antiseptic are well
ploased with it and report good
sales. Every one hare who has
given it fair trial pronounces it
a success and say that it is all
it is claimed to he.
C. J. Wilson.
Editor News
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Follow* the crowds to
Caine IJig Busy More
w here you can get sur
prising values.
Hf.W. KNOX3N
DULUT H, GA. .* •
-M;Dealer In*-*-
Geiier. 1 1
M Morclui ndise
GOOD GOODS and FAIR PRICES.
I sell the celebrated
Ivito | Tobacco.
My Advertisement
Thou come and let us convince you that we have
just what we advertise, and al prices that M ill inter
est those who study economy. We will
some very low prices, but always lor goods that wriYl
prove satisfactory.
We call special attention to Mens and Hoys Cloth*
ing. I am overstocked and am offering goods at
prices lower than the lowest.
Boys Suits from 65c to $4 50
Mens Suits from $350 to SIOOO
Bargains in Dress Goods:
# lf is absolutely impossible, in this small space, to
give you a faint idea of the novelties we are showing
in this department. The goods must, he seen to be
appreciated.
Stylish All Wool Mixtures at 25c w
Henriettas, a 1 new colors, at 20c, worth 3^^
We are offering the largest and most complete linn*
of Cloaks and Capes ever brought to this mrr-j
ket. haney Capes, Flush Capes, Fur Capes. Silk j
Lined, Braided Trimmings, Fur Edged Garments I
They are in best shapes and c010r.,. Hanging n J
price fnm $1 75 to $0 50.
Special oflering of 100 pieces extra quality Ribbon.
All the newest paterns. 1! to 4h inches wide. 10c
to 30c.
I carry at all times a full stock of the celebra/
J. B. Lewis Shoes, and offer them at close pri
Ste these shoes before buying for winter and
will be pleased. ’ \
Here you will find at all times a lull and complete
line of Staple Goods, that you c m buy as cheap at
the cheapest, quality considered.
One thing we would impress on your mindtu-Wa
Buy No 1 rash, Xo Job Lots. \\ tli us its the best or
none. Learn this lesson, and we have no star abou
who will get your trade.
Respectfully,
James I>. Spence.
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