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The Herald easgg! - “ - , 11 0 i Official Organ Tovn ami County Truci M. Fun , - Kotfoa T .awrencevil)p. Ga DECEMBER 14, 1897. The Cotton Growers Con von* t.inn assembles in Atlanta to day. Mrs. McKinli v. met her of the President, died Sunday morniug. A Georgia paper intimates that the Legislature is drawing its pay regularly. A eat was recently sold in Augusta for si<H>, and it was n stray cat at 1 hat. Durant, ihe San Francisco murderer, is to resentenced. This is the third tip for him. It how seems certain that Col. H. P. Farrow will be the next postmaster at Gainesville. Judge T. M. Norwood is writ iig a book. It will be called • Commentaries on Mother Goose.” 11. T. Bradford of Buncombe, Walton county, has been ad judged insane and sent to the asylum. 41141,208,880 is the amount the Republican House of Rep resentatives lias appropriated in one bill. Gainesville is having a lively race for Mayor between Col. If, H. Dean and Judge Gaston, the present Mayor. Lon Livingston pays he will introduce another hill for the erection of a Southern prison by the Federal government. Congressman Tate has intro duced a bill to appropriate S2S,(MX) to elect a government building in Gainesville. Henry Nesbit. a negro, was bung at Fitzgerald last Friday. He admitted having killed three men, tmt others say lie lias killed six. Tom Watson does not want to speak, lie declined an invi tation of the Legislature to ad dress that body. Tom is sav ing his fire. Now the Tni ns*M ississippi country is to hav an exposition beginning next June, patterned after the Atlanta and Nash ville expositions. Senator Allen of Nebraska introduced a re-dutiontlint.it was 11n- sense of the Congress of the l nited Stales that tin* independence pf the Island of Cuba be recognized. . Getting ready to hang up their stockings t -i* Christ mas is what the youngs) rs are study ing about. Don’t hung up a guano sack if you want to be able to find the presents. The papers report that one or two of the contestants hi tin* six days bicycle race in Gotham have become maniacs from the great strain. “What fools these mortals be!’’ is applica ble in this case. (ins llnckal of Home was sln.t live times while attempt ing to rob tin* cash drawer of the Rome cotton factory lie is a white man !<• years old, and had been employed if. the factory for a long time. The fifty, davs allowed the Legislature at this session will end next Thursday. It lias ac complished very little except to wrangle. If this is the host they cun do we had better go back to a session every two years. The hill iu|rodu:od in the Legislature to abolish the death [penalty so far as women are concerned does not seem to strike the pithily favorably. One pafier say- there arc some members who would stand foot in a class of idiots. There are said to t>e from twelve tp twenty thousand Gil* ban retugees in New Vork,dfiv eu from their homes by General Weyler, and that many of them are on the verge >f starvation. All appeal is made in their he* half for public charity. The Kagle and I’heuix Mills are to be sold under order of" court. These mills have been regarded as Hue property as there was in tin' South, They cost one and a half million dol lars hut under some bad maii ugeiuenl the company became involved in debt and the stock holders will lose heavily. The anti-foot ball bill which passed the Legislature wan ve toed by the Governor, and an attempt was made to pus* it over the veto. It require* a two-third* vote to pun* u bill over th< veto, uml in the House the vote stood, aye* 107 and nay* la. This was a two-third* vote of the ui< nil" rs prevent, but the Speaker I id that there uniat bo two-thirds id' the whole House, and therefore the bill ’ THE PEOPLE TO ELECT 1 •iriiOKs A\li SOI.ICITOIIS. The Legislature has at lust given the people >, chance to say whet her they want to elect Judges and Solicitors directly or to have them elected ns they now are, hv the Legislature. Last Friday the House voted on the hill to amend the con . stiuition so as to provide for , the election by the people, and the large majority for the bill in the House shows that the 1 popular mind is nearly a unit ’ on this measure. On the pass age of the bill the vote stood, i yeas, 148; nays, lb. The peo i [)le will ratify it by n like ma jority. For four years Tun Hkiiai.u lias advocated this change, for reasons which w»* have stated time aiij again. While a few 1 extreme partizans have attempt ed to brand it as a Populist measure, it seems to have met • the approval of Democrats ns I well as Populists. An amendment was tacked on in the House providing that the .Judges should tie elected ■ by the .State at large instead of ’ by judicial circuits. It was argued that in two or three circuits in the State Pop ulists might he elected, and for that reason the election should be by the State at large. While this is an improvement on the present method,' still we think it would have been better to have allowed eacli circuit to •elect its own Judge and Solic itor, for the reason that they are much better acquainted with the men to be voted for than other sections of the State. For instance, take the Western circuit. Are not the people of this circuit much better quali fied to select nu able and impar tial judge than the people of Middlo and Southern Georgia are to determine that for them. And the same rule will apply to other circuits. The bill us it passed the Sen ate was better than that which passed the House, but we sup pose the Senate will accept the amendment. It is certainly an i improvement on the trading 1 and log-rolling method in tin* Legislature. THE CONVICT HILL. Tlu* «lis|u,sltion of Hit, Slate convicts has been rcgartlctl from the o[sming nl tin, session as the most important mailer for the consideration ami action of the Legislature at this session. A bill was prepared before the Legislature met, but it met strong opposition from the out AH, ami now that the session is about closed it will he n tight squeeze to get any sort of a Gill through, und an extra session is suggested. A bill lias been agreed on and passed the House, and is being considered by the Senate, How many changes will be made cannot be predicted, ami wle t ti er the House will agree to th se change- is the question. This Legislature did very lit tle work ut the i pening of the session, and nearly all the im portant hills will have to be ■acted on hurriedly or go to the waste basket. Absenteeism has been the curse of this Legislature. Days have been lost for want of u quorum, am) the officers of the body have hud to scour the city to find the members und bring them in. If the pay of every meinbei was docked every time lie missed a roll cull we would see less of this evil that bus impeded legislation. THE POPS-IN COUNCIL. 1 hero was a moating of the Executive committee and lead ing member* of the Populist party in Atlanta last week. All of the prominent mem ber* were ou hand, except Tom Wataom John Cunningham, Vancy (barter, Judge Mine*, Col. Peek, tien’l. Phillips and many others were in the con ference, and the plan of next year's campaign outlined. Resolution* were adopted k c ommeiiditig the holding of a National convention next April, and u State convention in March, and that no Congress ional nominations be made in til after the National conven tion. Tom Watson can have the nomination for Governor with out a contest if lie will accept It lie declines, then there are several other gentlemen who will be willing to make the race. THE PRESIDENT’S MES- S-AGE. President McKinley’s first message to Congress was looked forward to with deep interest, as it was expected to outline the Republican policy for the next four years. It is a very lengthy docu ment., and discusses the policy of the administration on many important public questions. He favors the annexation of the Hawniin Islands. Is oppossed to the recogni tion of Cuban independence, or even recognizing the insurgents as belligerents. The single gold standard should tie perpetuated. The government cannot un dertake to maintain the parity of gold and silver alone. There is little prospect of securing the Co-operation of foreign gov ernments. NON DIES. The Legislature has decided that last Sunday was no day at all. They wanted to fudge over the fifty days limitation provi ded by the constitution to get time to perfect the convict bill, and to pass other hills that had been “lying on the table” for weeks, and they therefore de cided that Sunday should not be considered as a day.* Now, the question arises, what day was it ? The sun rose and set us usual, the crisp, December breeze invited the people to en joy the sunshine, but the Legis lature snvs it was no day. No per diem can lie drawn for that day, and .Christinas w ill be put oil" another day, according to our law-lawyers. That will run it over to .Sunday, and if the august Assemblage should hap pen to declare that “no day,” there will be a terrible rumpus in the nursery. A BIG STRIKE. There is another big strike among the operatives of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills in Atlanta. It has been going on for about a week. Tile strikers claim that two-thirds of the operatives have quit, but. the mill is still running. A police force has to remain at the gat-'s to prevent trouble. Threats against those who refuse to quit work have been made, and they are uneasy. Tie strikers are being aided bv Ihe Federa tion id Trades and other organ izations of working men in ull the largo ril ics. ITIK TIME FIXED. The re-union of Confederate veterans will be held in Atlanta on July the 20th, 21st, 22nd and 28rd, 1898. That has been definitely sot t h d as Gen. Gordon, Comman der, has so annotmeed in getter ul orders. It was thought that it would In held some time in August, tmt after mature con sideration the dates above stat ed have been agreed on. There are 1,070 camps and applications have been filed for 150 more. MILLKH THE VICTOR. The great six day bicycle race in New York ended lust Satur day night. C. W. Miller of Chicago was the winner in the most important race ever run with wheels. His record was 21198 miles in 142 hours. Great crowds have Mocked daily to Madison Square theater daily to witness the hot contest. Miller broke the record. There were 17 entries. Three of them made over 2,000 miles. There is a big tight going on in Atlanta between the whole sale and retail liquor houses and the drug stores. The drug stores have been selling liquor by the gallon and quart. At this the retailers, who pay license, kick and claim that any person who sells less than a gallon is a re tailer and subject to retail li cense. The light will he a no table one before the courts it the city council adopts this idea, and that anon* to l>>< the law. The I,' gislnture ol 1895$ passed a law that nil persona who sell les.i than a gallon are retailers, ♦•* - An filmt is being made to lesiirre-t the charg's against Judge lo ose in |lie Legislature, and il possible pro r articles ol impeachment against him for drunken no**, both oil' and on the I This mutter was thor uglily investigated a year ago and h>« whs vindicated. Il looks strange that at the end of the session the same old charges should be revamped. Is it for political elVect in the next campaign '( It looks tlml way. MAKING PEACE. The Southern and Seaboard Railroads have boen at logger heads for several years, mid in the fight for control both sides have lost money. It is now stated that peace has been made, and the uan agors of the two liues ’iave agreed on torrns of sottlei ieut, and the same rates wi 1 ho charged by each on tin -ugh business. Both systems will work harmoniously; although they are rivals for business, the rivalry will not extend to cut ting rates. OPPOSED TO ANNEXATION. Senator Bacon of Georgia is opposed to the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands, and says that the treaty will not be rati fied by Congress; that a two thirds vote cannot be obtained in that body. He claims that the opponents of annexation have gained strength since the last session. McKinley and the leading Republicans favor it. The Piesideut’s message has delighted the Span inis and do pressed the friends of Cuba in this country ns well a- on the island. During the campaign the Republicans made loud pro tetntions of what they would do if given power, but as soon as they get in they set back on the breeching and do nothing. The money power of New Eng land controls this Administra tion, as it did Mr. Cleveland’s, The b"tid holders and men in terested in Cuban property can have more influence with the Administration than the mil lions of freemen who are de manding recognition. There was an unusual bequest in the will of John Y. Harring ton, who recently died in Hall county, who was one of the wealthiest men in the county, with a large number of debtors. He requests bis Executors not to press bis debtors. The usual clause in w ills is to “collect my debts as speedily as possible,” but Mr. Harrington wants I lie* hard-pressed men who owe him to lie treated leniently. This speaks well for him, as it is in such marked contrast with the grasping disposition of most w sal thy men. THE N.T:. 11. K. A Gill will probably pass at this session authorizing tli« sale of North Eastern R. R. for S2B7,(MX). It. is stated that the bond given by the former pur chasers is worthless. SCHOOL FUND FOR 1308. The amount fixed for public school fund for IS9* is $1,040,- 881. An increase of $400,000 over lust year. The Legislature set down with a thud on the efforts to create more judicial circuits Will Myers has not been osp tured, so Sheriff Nelms says. Now, what will Editor Rtu ker do about it? Next Friday Brooks and Bey nolds will be hung at Jefferson The judge in passing sentence did not desire to mar the Christmas festivities with un execution and therefore set the 17th for the day. The e» eu tion is to he private but shis will not prevent a great, crowd from assembling to know that tlu* law ha* been duly vindicat ed. The hill to c hange the ore,out registration laws was defea’cd. The future elections will b« held under the old law. The Legislature did right in defeat ing the new trill. The old law lias not been sufficiently tested to commence changing it to suit tho views of- everybody. While we do not regard it a« [lerfnct, it is one step in the direction of fair elections in this State. A drunken member of the Legislaluic kicked up quite a rumpus in the Kimball bouse last Thuradav night, and he was only saved from arrest by the interference of Hpeaker Jenkins, who threatened to im prison the policeman it lie ar rested the Hun. Representative. The law doe* not. allow the ar rest of a legislator, except for treason, felony or breach of the |ieace. The bull pen met hod of co i duoting elections, invented by Augusta, is becoming popular in other cities where there is a large flouting vote. The voter* who have been purchased and penned up all night are marched to the polls like so many sheep next morning. The Legislatute mis too busy dopig nothing to pass a law by which the honest and unpurcliable voter* could control the election*. Money and bribery are controlling elec tion*, FOUND GUILTY. „ J. I>. Rutledge Convicted on the Follcwing^Charges: For soiling the best goods for the least money. For selling the most goods for the least money. For always carrying the best and most reliable goods in stock. For having the biggest and most complete stock of Hats and Caps. (80doz. latest styles.) For buying 25 doz Dress and Negligee Shirts—very best styles—aud selling them for 20 cents to 40 -25. For offering for sale 15 doz Undershirt*? —best ever shown— 20c to SI.OO. 17 Mclntosh Coats 25 per cent, off wholesale cost. 50 doz Hose to suit everybody. Best stock children’s Hose. Tho best Ladies Hose ever sold in Lawrenceville 15c per pair, . 2 pair for 250. The best Socks for 10c. Weigh 2} pounds per dozen. 10 doz Men’s Drill, Flautiel and Knit Drawers, 250 to sl. 7 cases Window Shades, 20 to 75 cents. The people say that Dan Rutledge is such a “Notion Man” he can suit every body with Notions. After all tho above stock comes Neckwear,Collars and Cuffs, Suspenders, Handkerchiefs, Umbrellas, Bed Blankets, Counter panes, and everything to make a complete stock that will suit everybody, both in quality and price. This is the true verdict of the people that he sells the best that can ho bought for the money. If you want the best, buy of him/ if you want shoddy, go to tho other fellow. All Clothing at Wholesale Cost! A few pieces of that good Jeans on hand yet,. Standard 9 os. XXX Doeskin at 25c per yard, A good stock of Heavy Domestics, best grade, and as cheap as anybody can sell the same goods. A Few Bargains On Little Things. 10 bars Laundry Soap, weighs 8 boxes Diamond Axle Greaso 10 “ !! pounds Epson Salts |() “ 8 pounds Sulphur |() “ 8 pounds Keg Soda 10 “ 1 pound Good Tobacco oy <• 2 5-cunt-boxes Sun il 5 “ I 10-eeiit box Snuff - 5 “ J 15-cont tumbler SnulV 10 “ 1 50-cent 1 pound jar Snuff 10 “ 1 gallon Coffee Pot 10 “ 1 set good I’lates ”5 “ J set good Cups and Saucers ’25 “ Nice glass Lamps from 20 cents to 75 “ I have a lot of other bargains, but space will not allow me to mention them. Always see me before buying, and call for what you want if von don’t see it. My house is too small for my stock, therefore, •uinot display goods. Everybody knows tliat Dau Rutledge 'ill do \on right—always refund money if goods are not satis factory. Bring on the Cash! Chickens and Eggs, Corn, Peas and otte r produce. I will always give you full value for each Cash D> Par, or SI.OO worth of produce. • 1 hanking all tor past patronage, l,heps to have a coutiuu mice of stime. J. I >- K u tledge. Lawrenceville, Ga., Nov. 15 —ts JUST THINK OF THIS \n Offer That Enables Everybody To Read The Gwinnett Herald Eor 'The Year who will settle what they are due The Herald and 12 mor| ths in ad 10flilUEfiMitrUirS vance,between nowand Jan. I st, we will send The Herald 1 year for I'il'ty Cents! lillß who come in between ToAUNtwSntecribers Vsss w. d Jr.e"<r The Herald One Year for l'iitv Cents! The Herald and Constitution 1 year $1.25 The Herald and Journal 1 year $ 1.00. These offers only hold good until Janu ary Ist After that date The Herald will cost you 75 cents cash or strictly One Dol lar on time. Come Kiglit Alonj*;! We propose to put The Herald in every household in thd county next year. Tell your neighbor that you saw this offer,and have him send in his subscription. -^READIt My Advertisement Then come and let us convince yon that we hav# just what we advertise, an at price* that will inter est those who study economy. We will quote you some very low prices, but always lor goods that will prove satisfactory. We call special attention to Mens and Boys Cloth ing. 1 am overstocked and am oilering goods at prices lower than tho lowest. Boys Suits from 65c to $4 50 Mens Suits from $350 to $1 000 Bargains in Dress Goods: It is absolutely impossible, in this small space, to give you a taint idea of the novelties we are showing in this department. The goods must be seen to b4O. appreciated, Stylish All Wool Mixtuies at 25e Henriettas, a 1 new colors, at 20c, worth 30e. We are offering the largest and most complete line of Cloaks and Capes ever brought to this mar ket. Faney Capes, Flush Capes, Fur Capes. Silk Lined, Braided Trimmings, Fur Edged Garments. They are in best shapes and color.*. Banging m price fr m $1 75 to $6 50. Special offering of 100 pieces extra quality Ribbon. All the newe t paterna. l£to4| inches wide. 10# to 30c. I carry at all times a full stock of the celebrated J. B. Lewis Shoes, and offer them at close prices- Sce these shoes before buying for winter aud yon will be pleased. Here you will find ai all times a full and complet# line of Staple Good*, that you c m buy as cheap as the cheapest, quality considered. One thing we would impress on your minds--W# Buy No Trash, No Job Lots. With us its the best or none. Learn this lesson, and we have no fear about who will get your trade. Respectfully, James I >. Spence. KXOX** DULUTH, GA. Genera 1 J Merchmidise GOOD GOODS and FAIR PRICES. I sell the celebrated <• Kite | Tobacco. Administrators Sale FOR JANUARY, 1898. By virtue of an order from the Court of Ordinary of Gwinnett county, (ia., will be sold be fort • lie court house door, in the town of I.awrenceville, in said county, on the first Tuesday in January. 1898, within the legal h mrs of sale, the following described land* belonging to the a-tste of Mrs. Martha Wtlmaker, dec’d, to-wit: One tract or parcel of land ly. tug aud being in the seventh lmd district of GwiuDett county, fj*., containing One Hundred ami Fifty acre*, more or les*, and bounded a* follows: Ou the West by land* formerly owned by M. B. Montgomery, on the Squill by land* of P, n. Lanier on the East by John Colin g, on the North by a line e-tablished A. 1), 1878 between J. M. Wilson and the said place. It i* known *• the Martha W e lmaker place. Sold for tue purpose of distri bution among the heirs Term*, Cash. Nxthon P, Gaurstt, Administrator Cam ia the Klondike Tor laborer, loafer ami wee man- Wow buy and dig For Sale. My farm on the Athens ro»d,ns* mile fi-' m l,a i rcm-evilli-, tla., ror*» tii ni iix» II.) acre-, Hon** A rooms. - i ii I tcuatr Imuse*, turn 20xto, s : ■ c. cliickcn turns,-, ,ribs. ele. A I new building*, | g., nl wills Aov. 2nd w (i. s rOMKoItT Notice! All pi-i-soiiH sc,, hereby notified •b'l tu •In expiration of 30iiiv» * r " m • •<•* >lat , my wif", Theodosia " nrri-ii will, hj ruy consent, lie coiii a liuhlic or free trader, with tin- rigle to tool met in her own J. K.B. Wabrkk innett >oun»y, Oa, Xov. to ’HT- Xull'l * Georgia, Gwinnett County. N'" '' is hereby given that my wife, Kli abeth J. Jscksoß will b\ iny consent: b-c oum a pubti ■ or tree dsulcr ut the ex |>iruttoti of one tnenth from this date, with a right to con tract in lu r own name a* a fetu* sole. \\. T. Jackson. Dec. 7 18U7- s. L. lITSTON; Physician & Surgeon I>a«tla, Ua, <>lli -e ue.-ir the depot. Clircmie disease* « Spieialty. J ( efc pi-p|ei:ee. Iht- patronage ot th* pilhllu -eluded.