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About The Rockdale banner. (Conyers, Ga.) 1888-1900 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1898)
All OPERATIVES ORDERED OUT. - General Strike of New England Mill Workers Called For. ORDER AWAITS APPROVAL. The Result of a Conference Held at Boston, Mass. At a meeting in Boston, Mass., Sunday of sixly-five representatives of textile unions in New England it was unanimously voted to recommend that all unions call out the operatives in every cotton mill in New England. The meeting was practically the outcome of the recommendation Pres¬ ident Gompers made to the Federation of Labor a week ago, in which he urged the different unions to unite on aonae settled policy regarding the mill situation in New England. At that meeting a committee of three was appointed to take charge of the matter, and after a conference this committee recommended that a gen¬ eral meeting he held to take definite action. Sunday the representatives of the various national textile associations assembled in the Wells Memorial hall aud for four hours discussed the sit¬ uation from every standpoint. The primary object of the meeting was to devise some method of rendering as¬ sistance to the New Bedford strikers. Other questions were also discussed and at length the matter was put to a vote, no one being registered against the. motion that the different unions should order a general strike in every cotton mill in New England until a satisfactory adjustment of wages could be arranged. It, was pointed out that if striker at .New Bedford could hold out for four weeks without receiving move than 20 cents per operative per week in the way of outside assistance, other mill operatives could stand a similar strain, and that if all went out it would pre¬ cipitate a crisis that would have to be met, within a short time by the maim facto revs. It now remains for the various na¬ tional unions to take action on the re¬ commendation, but, what this action will be is a matter of conjecture. If all should acquiesce and vote to strike, 147,000 operatives would undoubtedly cease work and the manufacture of cotton goods throughout New England would be at a standstill. If, on tlie other hand, only a few unions should veto to strike, the refusal of the others would still keep a largo portion of the mills in operation. Inasmuch, however, as (ho meeting war the outcome of President Gora pertf’ suggestions and as he admonished the members of the Federation of La¬ bor to join hands and assist the New Bedford strikers, it seems probable nearly every union will carry out, the recommendations, and that one of the greatest strikes ever seen in this coun¬ try is impending. PASSENGER SHIP SINKS. Assistance Was Near and All On Board Rescued. The American line steamer St. Louis, Captain Rabdle, which arrived at New York, Saturday, from South¬ ampton, reported the loss at. sea of the Holland-America line steamer Veen darn, Captain Stenger, from Rotter¬ dam for New York. Tbe passengers and crew of the Veendaiu were all saved by the St. Louis. The Veendam left Rotterdam Feb¬ ruary 3d with a general cargo, nine cabin, 118 steerage passengers aud eighty-live crew. February 6th at 5:17 p. m., ship’s time, being in latitude 49.35 north, longitude 20.01 west, the steamer struck a submerged wreck or wreckage which tore a hole in the ship’s bottom and broke her propeller shaft. The ship began to sink at once. Signals of distress were made, and wore answered by the St. Louis, which was, fortunately, passing at the time. Within three hours every aoul on board was safely transferred to the St. Louis. The sinking vessel was then set on fire to prevent a dan¬ gerous obstruction to navigation. CELEBRATED LINCOLN DAY. Republican Club of New York Honors Occasion With Banquet. The New York republican club ob¬ served Lincoln’s birthday as it has for twelve years at a banquet at Delmoni co’s. Nearly 300 members of the club and guests were present and fifty la¬ dies dihed in the “Empire room” be¬ low. The toasts were: “Abraham Lin¬ coln,” by Hon. Albert 3 . Beveridge, Indianapolis; “TheRepublican Party,” by Congressman Charles A. Boutelle; ■“The Mission of America,” by Henry D. Estabroo, of Chicago, aud the “Navy, ” by Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt. MRS. NOBLES DOOHED. ' rhs Old Woman For the Fifth Time Is | Sentenced to Hang. Mrs. Elizabeth Nobles, the old wo man coufined in the Bibb county jail |at, husband Macon, in Ga., Twiggs for the county, murder was of taken her to JeffersonvJle Saturday afternoon, and for the fifth time was sentence to I death. Mrs. Nobles reached Jeffersonville j | safely of Sheriff at half-past Jones and 4 o’clock taken in charge imme w.is diately to the courthouse, where Judge Smith was in waiting, There was a large audience of spec¬ tators present. Judge Smith sen fenced Mrs. Nobles to hang on March 25th. He asked her if she had any to say why sentence of death Bhould not be passed upon her. She said nothing and appeared to treat the matter indifferently. Judge Smith advised her to prepare for death aud said ministerial offices would be tendered her. The old woman’s attorneys have several legal procedures yet, left to them, so it is said, and if all of them are exhausted in vain, then, as a last resort, they " ill go before the prison commission for recommendation for commutation of sentence, aud, if nec¬ essary, will appeal to the governor in her behalf. Gus Families, Mrs. Noble’s accom¬ plice in the murder, was not carried to Jeffersonville with her, as he has been respited for thirty days, and it was not necessary to resentence him. He calmly awaits the final re¬ sult in Mrs. Nobles’ case. He be¬ lieves that he will share the same fate as Mrs. Nobles. If she is hanged, he knows that he will also be executed. If she is commuted, he thinks he will receive commutation. DISPATCH FROM WOODFORD Received at State Department But Contents are Withheld. A Washington dispatch says: Late Saturday night the state department received a telegram from Minister Woodford. It relates presumably to the incident created by tlie publication of Minister DeLome’s letter to Seuor Canalejas. The cablegram is in the department cipher and is between 200 and 30G words long. The dispatch was trans¬ lated ai. the state department Sunday, but uo intimation of its import could he secured from official sources. Assistant Secretary of State Day, who has been entrusted with the whole correspondence by the president, re¬ fused to discuss the message. He said merely that there was no development in the case which properly could be made public at this time. UNEARTHING DEAD BODIES. Remains of Eighteen More Victims of Pittsburg Fire Recovered. The results of the terrible fire and subsequent explosions on Pike street, Pittsburg, Pa., continue to grow in j all their harrowing details. j At 10 o’clock Saturday night eighteen bodies had been removed from the j ruins, nearly all of whom were found in ill-fated Mulberry alley. All of the bodies were more or less mutilated by the contact with flying timbers and bricks. Following is the list of the dead taken ont during the day: William Edward Finch, fireman; George Ed¬ ward Newman, Philadelphia, gas in¬ spector; Will F. Doran, Prof. James Hoxou, David Benton Wookerly, D. A.. Gray and John Contine. Thirty-five persons are still missing. The impression is strong that many of them have met death under the walls. flOB ATTACKS ZOLA. Friends of the Author Are Apprehen¬ sive as to His Safety. A Paris special says: Upon arriving at. his residence after the adjournment of the trial Saturday evening M. Zola was mobbed by a crowd, who assailed him with insulting and abusive epi¬ thets, but the police quickly dispersed the mob. The latest move of the anti-Zola agitators is signaling with a whistle, w hich quickly brings togeter a mob of professional rowdies when Zola is near. The question of Zola’s personal safe¬ ty is seriously exercising his friends, who assert that several notorious crim¬ inals have been seen hovering about the court building throughout the week. It is suggested that they have beeu lavishly bribed to injure Zola seriously, even if they do not kill him. OFFICERS OF L. A. W. Potter Re-Elected President After a Stubborn Contest. A St. Louis dispatch says: Potter was re-elected president of the L. A. W. Thursday on the first ballot by a vote of 212 to 107. Potter was op¬ posed by Gideon aud the most sensa¬ tional fight ever waged in the L. A. W. was in progress until the official count was made. The other officers elected as follows: First vice president, Thomas J. Keeuau, Pennsylvania. Second vice president, E. X. Hiues, Michigan. Treasurer, James C. Tattersall, New Jersey. COL. CANDLER ANSWERS CRITICS. Says Wrong Construction Was Placed Upon His Letter; I^S PUBLICATION UNFAIR, And the Base Use to Which It Was Put Was Unwarranted. Hon. Allen D. Candler has address ed a statement to the public replying j to criticisms made on a letter written him, and which created such a fu rore among Georgia politicians the past week. The statement is is fol lows: To the People of Georgia: On my return to my office today from the sicK bed of a near relative, where I have been for two days, I find a personal letter written by me several days ago has been printed and paraded in such a manner as to make it proper for me to take public notice of it. The con¬ struction attempted to be put on the letter and the base use made of it is both unfair and unwarranted. That I should have intended to wound the large number of demo¬ crats who honestly supported Governor Atkinson when I had before me thous¬ ands of letters from them urging me to become a candidate for governor is simply absurd and incredible to any sensible man. Among these letters was one from Clarke county, a majori¬ ty of the signers of which were staunch supporters of Governor Atkinson, and to have gratuitously offended them would have been ungracious not to say unpardonable folly. Nor have I at any time attacked Governor Atkinson or his adminis¬ tration. I wrote the letter under these circumstances. I had letters from dif¬ ferent parts of the state and informa¬ tion given me personally in my office from men whose judgment I thought was good, saying that in certain coun¬ ties in the state an effort would be made to try and get snap judgment against me—as they claim had been done in other campaigns. I had been well posted as to the various efforts that have been made to bring out opposition to me by men who had certain purposes to subserve, and by others who wanted to put me in a position to be under obligations to them if 1 was elected. I made up my mind when I first considered the question of my candi¬ dacy to make no promises, but to in¬ quire of democrats throughout the state what they thought of the plat¬ form I would run on as a candidate and what the people might expect of me if elected. On the petition handed me from Clarke county were many names of tnose whom I knew were supporters of Governor Atkinson as agaist Gen¬ eral Evans, and even men who had opposed me tvhen I was the democratic nominee for congress from that dis¬ trict. To suppose that I would be indiscreet enough to intentionally say anything publicly or privately to attack those -men who had so honored me, no man would intimate who has even been acquainted with my life. In private letters that I wrote to in¬ form the parties to whom they were written of certain facts, I deemed it proper for them to know and to in¬ form them that I would not tolerate in this campaign anything of the kind of which my correspondents had given me notice * * * the lan¬ guage used, has been purposely per¬ verted to give offense where none was intended. It was not my desire to open any old sores. I want the party harmoni¬ ous and united, and this can only be accomplished through fair and honest methods. I do not want the office of governor by any other means, nor do I wish it for any other purposes than to serve the people honestly and faith fnlly. I will certainly not attempt to interfere with a free expression of the people’s choice, nor will I, if elected, seek to dictate to them who my suc¬ cessor shall be. Allen D. Candler. Savannah Port Society. The annual meeting of the Savannah Port Society, celebrating its fifty-fifth anniversary, was held Sunday night at the Independent Presbyterian church in the presence of a vast congregation. GAFFORD’S SISTER INTERCEDES. Mrs. niiler Hakes a Sensational and Startling Affidavit. A sensation was sprung in tbe cir¬ cuit court-at Greenville, Ala., Satur¬ day when Gafford’s attorneys made motion for a new trial on the grounds of bias aud on new evidence. The latter is the sacrifice of Mrs. Miller to save her brother. By the affidavit made she charges Lloyd with wanting the life of Gafford and ac knowledges that- she would have suf f er ed the killing to proceed without warning, because she liked Llovd bet ter than her brother John. Between the lines a confession of intimacy is apparent, but is not open. GEOEGIA STATE NEWS, - The annual report of the Athens dispensary shows that during the year the purchases were $36,370.30; the sales, $53,595; the gross profits $17,. 574.96; the net profits, $9,598.57. Governor Atkinson has offered a re¬ ward of $100 for the capture of John Candler, who on the night of Decem¬ ber 25th killed J.G. Bishop in Coweta county. A reward of $100 has also been offered for John Brown, who on December 24, 1896, killed James Thomas in Coweta county. * * * Dr. T. E. Rodgers, of Carroll coun¬ ty, who was convicted of counterfeit¬ ing in the United States court at At¬ lanta before Judge YV. T. Newman, has been released on bail. Bond for him was fixed at $1,500, which was given. Dr. Rodgers is a prominent man in his county and his trial and conviction created much excitement. A western colony is seeking a loca¬ tion in Wave county, requiring from two to five thousand acres advantage¬ ously situated and for sale cheap. Real estate men will write the colony leaders to come and investigate. Many colonists have settled in the county during the past two years, represent¬ ing several states in the northwest. All of the Atlanta justices of the peace have decided to strictly enforce the law which requires non-residents to deposit $2 when filing suits. This law is embraced in a legislative act of December 17, 1896, but it has never been enforced there. As a result the justices claim they have lost large sums of money, and they propose to guard against this leakage in the fu¬ ture. In a letter written the State School Commissioner G. R. Glenn, Mr. Law ton B. Evans, of Augusta, has an¬ nounced that he will not be a candi¬ date for the office of state school com¬ missioner. The name of Mr. Evans has been prominently mentioned in connection with the office of state school commissioner and it has been intimated in several papers in the state that he would be a candidate for the office. Pulaski superior court convened at Hawkinsville Monday for the first time in a year, there having been no fall term last year on account of the court¬ house being under construction. In consequence of this long interval be¬ tween sessions of the court a very lengthy docket has accumulated. Be¬ sides the civil cases there are on the docket seventy-four felony and misde¬ meanor cases. Three of these are for murder and two for criminal assault. Six miles from Clarksville, in the family of a Mrs. Seawright, thee mem bers of the family have smallpox. It is supposed to have been brought from South Carolina by a son who came home a week ago. Much excitement exists, as it is pronounced smallpox by the most reliable physicians. Every precaution will be taken to prevent its spread. The ordinary will take charge and see that everything possible , is done to that end. The trading stamp hearing, which conies up before Judge Lumpkiu at Atlanta March oth, promises to be one of the most interesting legal battles ever fought in the city. Both sides are represented by able counsel. There is no doubt that if a permanent injuric tion is granted against the city enforc ing the ordinance the case will be taken to the supreme court. It is also possible that if the stamp company loses it will take the case to the United States supreme court in order to es¬ tablish a precedent for the numerous suits the company is being troubled with all over the country. Probably no gathering in the history of Georgia ever resulted in a more decided step toward industrial pro¬ gress than the convention held in At¬ lanta the past week for the purpose of making a move for inducing manufact¬ urers to locate in Georgia. The unan¬ imous opinion seems to be the policy adopted by this body is a splendid one. Public-spirited citizens express themselves as well pleased with the result. The delegates were all en¬ thusiastic over the plan adopted. This convention cannot help but have a de¬ cided influence on the industries of Georgia, as it will throw open the doors of the state to northern capital. * * * The faculty, officers and friends of the Georgia School of Technology have begun active work toward rais¬ ing the §10,000 necessary for the erec¬ tion of the new textile school. It will be remembered that the legislature at its last session appropriated §10,000 to this purpose on the condition that the school raise a like sum. If the amount is raised by the school the ap¬ propriation of the legislature will be available, but should the school fail, the money will go back into the treas¬ ury. Mr. George Parrott, of the board of trustees, has already donated §1,000 to tne new school and smaller amounts have been donated by other parties. Pesident Lyman Hail is enthusiastic over the outlook for the new school. To Loosen Rusted Bolls. j ! el .^PP ™ei ] of y kf which *°sene will, naptha m a or short tape- [CA | penet’ate between the nut and C’ 1 a “ d so allow the nut to be unscrev-’ ' without trouble. Equally efficariv j rusty hinges and locks. A Vicious Dog. Customer: “I want a £ ood w atJ dog. i t Is this * j one savage?” actual D e&1 “Is he savage? Why he chews holes in his own pants ’’ r/i cago News. The Government’s Domain. The commissioner of tac¬ has submitted his report to the See re tile Interior. Compared with last shows a decrease of 3,308 homestead entri 11 aggregating to this is the 378.(535 falling acres. off Quite in pronoi4i5i ate general kea’“’ when no effort is made to reform irregu'aw of nlisbeci the bowels. with the This aid of can Hostetter’s easily be acrw H 1 Bitters, also remedy for malaria, dyspenl; Stoner 9 P 19 illPlimtit.icm p r»rl 11 ire* r* Frnn >il olive Italy oil, produces the market annually value 70,000.000 of which gallons.,! is sis! 1 : 000.000. twenty years California their state editors could assert be that "in J* 1 yield the amount of oil. made " same To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, .g Druggists refund money if it fails to cure, jjc, If all the lies told in a political campajj, were nailed, the nail factories would have* ' * run twenty-four hours a day. “The Credit business has absorbed the profit on the labor of our people for a generation. A Cash basis Insures prosperity.” This is one of the striking mottoes of the J. K. Oir shoe Co. Atlanta, this firm sells only to Cash buying merchants, so they practice what they preach. Salzer’s Grasses and Clovers Are warranted. They produce! We aie% largest growers in America. Lowest pries, deed Potatoes only $1.50 per barrel. farm seed catalogue with clover and grain samples (worth #10.00 to get a start) send you by the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., upon receipt of 10c postage. A. C. 1 Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup tor children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflamma. tion. allays pain, cures Avind colic. 35c. a bottle. Pain in the Side Could Not Do Hard Work Until Hood’s Sarsaparilla Cured. “I had a severe pain in my left side and could not do any hard work. My husband f»ot me a bottle of Hood’s Sarsaparilla and I began taking it and soon I was able to do my work. I was also troubled with, scrofula sore throat, but Hood’s Sarsaparilla has cured this.” Mas. Emma. 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