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Entered at the postoffloe at Conyers, Ga.,
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CONYER8, GA., MAY 12, 1898.
He Stands For the People.
Now that Fulton county has
acted—literally cut her own
throat—the congressional race
has narrowed down to two candi¬
dates—Messrs. Liviugston and
Branan.
Of the two, we choose Bran an.
Wo will explain some of the
many reasons why we will sup¬
port Mr. Branau in preference to
Mr. Livingston.
In the first place Mr. Branan is
more closely identified with the
people of the district, He 'stands
out boldly for the people and is
always to be found on the side of
the right and the just.
Mr. Branan was chairman of
the labor committee when a mem¬
ber of the legislature iu ’94 and
>95 and took an active part in ev
ery bill to protect the working
man. He has always been re
garded an enthusiastic worker in
behaif of any enterprise in which
be may have been enlisted. His
oongeuiai nature, always unruf¬
fled, has won for linn a host of
friends and made him deservedly
popular. born in Now
Mr. Branan was
ton county and his father once re¬
sided iu Lorraine district thi s
county. He ia well known
throughout the district, having
traveled in this part of the state as
a commercial salesman for a num
ber of years.
Mr. Branan surprised all of
Colonel Livingston’s friends by
the gallant fight he made during
the last campaign, and the vote
he polled exceeded the expecta¬
tions of his most sanguine friends.
This, too, in spite of the fact that
he entered, the tight almost at the
eleventh liodr aud really had no
time to do the nocessary work.
Wo have personal knowledge
of Mr. Branan’s energy in well
doing, and of his sterling eharac
and , worth, and . venture . to .
ter we
assert that the citizens of the fifth
district will, if he shall be elected,
find in him a conscientious con
gressmau, a valiant defender of
the rights of free men and an ag
gressiye combatant in the strug¬
gle for die peipetual supremacy
of liberty and justice.
Taking all this into considera¬
tion, and beiug of the opinion that
the present incumbent lias served
ns long enough, we shall not be
unlikely to cast our votes for this
true lover and helper of his kind,
this unalloyed, unadulterated, un¬
purchaseable man of the people.
Yole for Branan. His election
to congress will be a victory for
the people.
Tho government wants 3,000
niggers for service in Cuba, Vint
we are afraid that number can't be
found with a search warrant.
War maps in great demand.
A for Branan for C _
ole t. J . on
gross. The People's friend.
Beer, flour and several other
necessities are getting higher ev
ery day.
_____
The name of Spain street, New
Orleans, has been changed to
Dewey street. That’s the proper
spirit.
_
Dewey,s men undoubtedly re
membered the Maine.
The convention to nominate a
candidate for congress from the
Fifth congressional district has
been called to meet in Atlanta on
Thursday, the 9th of June. We
presume the executive committee
of this county will change the date
of the primary from June 23 to
June 6. _'
We hope Eon. R. B. Berner
will make another date to speak
at this place. The people are an¬
xious to Lear him.
_
Sam Small’s daughter, Lola,
has decided not to go on the stage
Her latest scheme is editress and
proprietress of the Southern Star
a new weekly which will be pub¬
lished in Atlanta.
Bob Fitzsimmons says he is
now ready to meet all comers.
Now, Mr. Corbett, put up or shut
up.
May Wheat $1.75. Mr.
Leiter, of Chicago, is now
strictly in it:
and gnashing of teeth on the part
of “Kit’s” relatives when he de¬
parted. They do not expect to
see his smiling face in Conyers
again.
\Y r e are reliably informed that a
certain well-known young man of
this place has enlisted in the vol¬
unteer force, but for certain rea¬
sons will not make it known until
he has departed, Don’t ask us
who he is.
Thursday.
Reports say that Spain will
send 40,000 men to the Phil
ipines at once to try and re¬
take the island from Dewey.
A Special dispatch just re¬
ceived says :
Ensign .Bradley and four
sailors on the gunboat Win¬
slow were killed in a fight be¬
fore Cardenas.
supposed Spanish loss unknown, Full but
to be great.
particulars to follow.
Later dispatches in giving an
account of the killing of the
Americans say: Winslow
The vessels Wilmington. Cardinas har¬
and Hudson entered
bor yesterday afternoon to attack
Spanish gunboats. The Spanish
boat* and batteries returned a ter
!fire when a shell exploded
jn tfae Wiuslow billing- Ensign
j} a gj e y and four men and wound
all others,
Latest advices say Samp¬
son is now bombarding Porto
Rico hot and heavy. Every¬
thing going his way and it is
only a matter of a few hours
or so before he will have full
possession.
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while it's fresh—it comes
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j THE TWO FLEETS.
The following is a complete list of
1 Admiral Sampson’s fleet and the
1 Spanish fleet he went to find.
AMERICAN SHIPS.
New York, armored cruiser, 22 guns;
flagship, 8,200 tons, Captain E. F.
Chadwick.
Iowa, tirst-claes battleship, 32 guns;
11,410 tons.
i Indiana, first-class battleship, 34
guns, 10,288 tons.
I Terror, double tnrreted monitor
(coast defender) 12 gun®, 3,990 tons.
Castine, gunboat, 14 gnns, 1,177
tons. 2,089
Marblehead, cruiser, 19 guns,
tons. guns,2,089 tons. ,
Detroit, cruiser, 18
Mayflower, torpedo boat destroyer,
used as dispatch boat. 18 guns,2,089
Montgomery, cruiser,
tons.
SPANISH SHIPS.
Infanta Maria Teresa, first- class
armored cruiser.
Vizcaya, first-class armored cruiser.
Almirante Oquendo, first-class ar¬
mored cruiser.
Cristobal CoIod, first-class armired
cruiser.
Alfonso XIII, second-class cruiser.
Reina Mercedes, unarmored steel
cruiser.
Ariete, torpedo boat.
Itayo, torpedo boat.
Azor, torpedo boat.
Besides these numerous Spanish
vessels are reported to have joined
the fleet yesterday and today.
SPAIN’S LOSS AT MANILA.
Spain’s loss iu ships alone, growing
out of the recent conflict in Manila
harbor, aggregates $4,700,000.
Estimated at their market value,
which is much less than Spain paid for
them, the figures in round numbers
are : Don Juan de Austria, $1,000,
000; Reina Christina, $1,000,000; Isla
de Luzod, $200,000; Velasco, $600,
000; Castilla, $500,000 ; Don Antonio
de Ulloa, $1,000,000; Isla de Cuba,
$200,000; Isla de Mindanao, $100,000
and others, $1,000,000.
But these figures represent the
smaller part only of Spam’s loss, when
the slaughter of her men, together
with other damages sustained, are ta¬
ken into view. “Sad and glorious,”
indeed was the first of May for Spain.
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The Constitution goeB to press
about 3 ;30 a. m, and rarely ever ob¬
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it will be seen that we have no news
whatever from midnight until the
Journal arrives on the 4:04 train in
the afternoon.
This is why we issue The Banker
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Other towns are operating the bul¬
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I DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hijannis , Massachusetts
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BUCK’S JUNIOR AWARDED.
The cooking contest at Johnson &
Goode’s store, by the little girls for
the Buck’s Junior Range, came off on
Monday and Tuesday afternoon of
this week. The little range was
awarded to the little girl under four¬
teen years of age who cooked the best
biscuit, and Miss Gertrude Johnson
was the winner.
The little girls, twenty-nine in all,
cooked excellent biscuit and some de
serve special mention, considering
their ages. Some of them, only six
and seven yeais of age, made biscuit
that would put to shame many expe¬
rienced housekeepers.
Miss Verna Jones was the winner on
Monday afternoon and Miss Gertiude
Johnson winner on Tuesday. These
girls were asked to cook off the tie af¬
ter all were through cooking, which
resulted as before stated. These two,
and all the girls who cooked, for that
matter, received the highest praises
from the many visiting ladies, as pan
after pan of nice, tempting biscuit left
the stove to go before the judges.
The judges, Gailey Blisses Blollie Richards,
Nellie and Carrie Dukes, did
their part well and fair, and Messrs.
Johnson & Goode could not have se¬
cured three more competent ladies in
the city. The award was made by
numbers, the judges and not even the
little girls knowing the biscuit, and
was absolutely fair and impartial.
The contest was indeed, a must en¬
joyable affair from beginning to end,
everyone enjoying the hot coffee and
biscuits as well as the amusement the
little girls afforded in making up their
bread.
Mr. Paul H. Johnston, The Buck
Stove & Range Co’s, efficient salesman,
was on hand to interest the ladies in
stoves and ranges. He also helped to
conduct the contest for his company
and expressed himself as well pleased
•with the good results from it.
The occasion will be long remem¬
bered by the little girls and will prob¬
ably be the means of mothers setting
some of them to regular duty in the
kitchen.
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