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The News of Conyers and Rock
dale County.
VOL. XXIV.
SEOKGIANEWS NOTES
appenings In the State of Inter¬
esting Import.
Atlanta Flonrer Fhiim Away.
Col. George Adair, a well known
and pioneer citizen of Atlanta, died at
his home in that city l*ft Friday
night. known, better
A better beloved man
never lived in the Gate City. He was
one of her peerless pioneeri, casting
his lot with that city when she was
but a struggling hamlet, growing with
her growth and strengthening with
her strength.
No man knew Atlanta more thor¬
oughly than Colonel George W.Adair,
and Atlanta has never known better
snd loved and admired more any man
than Colonel Adair.
Always in the forefront of every
novemont looking to the progress and
veil-being of that fair city, he num
sered his friends by the thousand and
lis acquaintances by the thousands.
In his de«th Atlrnta sustains a dis
inct loss, and to thousands his pass
jnsrawar bersonal grief. will bo a matter of distinct
T.uaixlaturo Meets October 23th.
The status of the business of house
kml senate of the state legislature on
khich Secretary Charley Nortlien and
John T. Boifeuillot, clerk of the
pouse, have been working for the past
(wo weeks, has been prepared in
pamphlet the mombers form and of the copies legislature. forwarded
o
The unfinished business in the house
or the past session is unusually large
Lad when the members convene in
ktlanta on October 25th they will find
I considerable number of bills ready
[o It The be put number on their of bills third in reading. hands
the of
fcnso committees is nlso large, and
Well of the time of the coming ses
■>n will be asked for the consideration
■ these measures.
■Ihe unfinished business of the sen
B is about the same as that crowded
ler at the end of every session, but
long loovtance the bills are several of unusual
Kblic, and interest to the general
I One of the measures of most gen¬
ial public interest in the hands of
lie committee is that Mr. Ellis, of
Bbb, late relating to warehousemen in the
bnd and authorizing them to give
and issue warehouse receipts.
|ittlc | the attention last session, was and paid it to this bill
*a dth the committee general ngri
on
blture for some time. At present,
lowever, renewed interest is felt by
bo farmers of the slate in the ware
ouse plan, and a strong effort will be
^iade, it is understood to carry the
lieasure through.
I The successful passage of the bill is
Regarded pf the cotton by some question, ns a partial it would solution
as en¬
able ers tho hold majority their of the cotton for grow¬ good
to cotton a
price, at tho same time do business with
the receipts issued by bonded ware¬
house men.
Col. TV. If. Dnbney Dead.
1 Colonel W. II. Dnbney, one of the
I oldest and widely known lawyers of
north Georgia, died the past week at
i his home in Calhoun. Colonel Dab¬
ney hud been in bad health for six
months, and for the past few weeks
had been confined to his bed. His
body was carried lo Atlanta and
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The Rockdale Banner.
burled in Oakland cemetery beside
his wife and two deceased children.
William II. Dabney was born in Jas¬
per county, Georgia, July 17, 1817,
and was therefore eighty-two years of
age. He was admitted to the practice
of law in Decatur, where for many
year* he was associated with Colonel
James L. Calhoun, father of W. L.
Calhoun of Atlanta.
Cadet Wood a Georgian.
Naval Cadet Welborn Cicero Wood,
the Georgia boy who was with Wat¬
son’s gunboat wkiob was destroyed a
few days ago at Manila and who was
reported as being killed by the Filipi¬
nos, was given the appointment to the
naval academy at Anapolis by the Hoa.
Carter Tate, of the ninth distriot.
Young Wood was the personal choice
of the congressman for the place, and
and was not required to stand a com
petitive examination. Congressman
Tate had known the young man, and
was thoroughly satisfied that a better
representative could not be sent from
the Empire State of the south, and the
yonng Georgian’s career has born* ont
the estimate.
FeY'tlllaer Sales Kednoad.
The annual report of the state de¬
partment of agriculture which is now
in preparation, will show a number of
interesting figures bearing directly on
the short crop of Georgia, both in cot¬
ton and other staple products.
A report will show that the sale of
fertilizers which is directly controlled
by the department of agriculture, has
been brought down 20 per cent over last
year. That while the sale of fertilizer
tags last year amounted to $43,000,
only $31,000 worth of tags have been
sold this year.
By advising Ihe non-nse of fertili¬
sers nnd reducing its sale throughout
the state the department of agricul¬
ture, its friends claim, has scored a
signal victory. The cotton acreage,
and hence th* cotton crop, has been
reduced.
Commissioner O. B. Stevens, at the
beginning of his term of office, urged
the farmers of Georgia to diversify
their crops in the hope that the agri¬
cultural classes of the south would
generally appreciate the fact that for a
good price could not be demanded
a surplus crop of cotton. The advice
of the department was taken in a great
many instances in this state, with the
that the sale of fertilizers ha*
reduced 90,000 tens ov*r last
STATE FAIR KOTES.
As the time draws near for the
opening of the state fair many inter¬
esting features aro being added to the
already long list of special attractions.
It is new probably assured that a
Brumby day will be arranged, and a
movement is now on foot to have
Lieutenant Brumby visit Atlanta dur¬
ing the fair.
The arrangements for a South Caro¬
lina d^v V>eing superintended by
* lain W. Wilkes, and Thursday, No¬
vember 2, will be set aside for special
exercises to be participated in by resi¬
dents of the Palmetto state, The
date having been fixed, invitations will
be extended to Governor McSweoney
and many Other prominent men of
that state to attend and take part in
the exercises of South Caroliaa day.
Secretary Martin announces that
Georgia will’ have three big days—
North Georgia day, Middle Georgia
day and South CSeorgia day. North
Georgia will embrace the Seventh aud
Ninth congressional districts, Middle
Georgia the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth,
CONYERS. GA„ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1899.
Eighth and Tenth districts, and South
Georgia the First, Second, Third and
Eleventh districts. A committee will
shortly be appointed for the different
days. The congressmen of the differ¬
ent districts will be invited on the
days on which the fair will be given up
to their part of the state, as well as
the mayors of the different cities and
towns.
The decorations of the fair build¬
ings at Piedmont park will bo of an
unusually artistic order and the effect
will be something never (seen at a stato
fair before. Every building will come
in for its full share of decoration and
in order to complete the work on time
a large force of skilled deoorators will
be employed.
A strong feature in connection with
Negro day will be a special chorus of
1,000 trained voices that will render a
number of selections during the day
in the auditorium. A telegram was
received from Booker 'Washington,
stating that he would attend the fair
on Negro day and take part in the
exercises. He will deliver a specially
prepared address, and there will be
several other prominent speakers.
WAS ROT A i-AKE.
Those Misleading Liverpool Cot¬
ton Quotations Are Explained
By Transmitters.
In explanation of the confusion in
the cotton market quotations from
Liverpool, tele;»rai>hed to Now Or¬
leans last week by the Gold and Stock
Telegraph Company, the following
statement of the eutiro matter was
issued Monday by the company in
New York:
“The confusion in the Liverpool
changes of tho cotton quotations sent
out by the commeroiiti news depart¬
ment, of the Gold and Stock company
on Friday, September 29th, was caus¬
ed by the neccossity of procuring
them from Liverpool direct, instead of
from the New York cotton exchango
in the usual way, b ‘.cause the cotton
exchange was closed. The reports re¬
ceived through tho Nr-w York exchange
are based on compcvreons with each
proceeding report before they reach
the comma-reial news department.
“In order to furnish the cotton ar
chauges of the conn rry outside of New
York with quotations on Friday, the
commercial news departmert arranged
that they should be sent to it direot
from Liverpool. Its correspondent in
Liverpool based the changes on the 2
p. m. price of that day instead of on
each preceding quotation, and the op¬
erators of tho commercial news depart¬
ment, in forwarding the quotations
from New York, overlooked the ne¬
cessity for so advisingtho exchanges.”
ENCOUNTERS WITH REBELS.
Fotirlh Infantry Krglmont Krpt Hnxy
Uy tho Filipino*.
A Manila special says: Tho Fourth
infantry regiment, Major Price com¬
manding, lias had a series of encoun¬
ters with the insurgents about Imus
during the past few days. Tho na
lives were led, it is supposed, by a
former mayor of Imus, and made a
general attack upon tho American
lines from Imus to Baooor. A cap¬
tain and a coporal of the American
forces were killed and eight were
wounded. A Filipino colonel is known
to have been killed.
Major Price requested Rear Admiral
Watson to send two gunboats.
DEWEY AT CAPITAL.
Washington Accords Grand Re¬
ception to the Admiral,
WARMLY GREETED BY PRESIDENT.
•Journey From Now York Wa» Mnrkcd
By Tremendous Oral Ions All
Along the Line.
Admiral Dewey left New York Mon¬
day afternoon for Washington. The
journey was one of continual ovation.
It was said by the railroad officials
and trainmen that the most remark¬
able demousrtation that has ever takon
place along the line was witnessed on
the run. Every town turned out its
full population, and every house and
crossroads settlement, was turned in¬
side out to see the flying speoial pass.
Admiral Dewey was particularly
touched all along the line by the num¬
ber of children who turned out to se*
him. They formed a very large part
of the crowd in every town, and
wherever thero was a schoolhonse th*
children had evidently been giren a
special recess to come out and cheer
the train. There was another large
crowd of ohildren et Baltimore, and
Admiral Dewey, who had come to the
rear platform for the sixth or seventh
time on the trip, said to the trainmas¬
ter, who was standing by him, that, ha
felt more touched and complimented
by the attention of the children than
by almost any other thing that had
happoned since his return to America.
Great, preparation had been made in
Washington for the admiral’s recep¬
tion, and the occasion was made tha
greatest tribute ever paid by Wash¬
ington to any individual. After the
preliminary welcome in Now York,
itself unsurpassed in its kind, it re¬
mained for the highest and greatest in
the official world to hold out the band
of greeting to the famous admiral, and
to join with the pooplo who ara to b*
his fellow-citizens in bidding him wel¬
come.
The decorations in tho city were
elaborate; Pennsylvania nvenuo was
one mass of colored bunting along tho
entire line of march from the station
to the white house.
The prow of the white Olympia pro¬
jected in bold relief from the staud at
tho head of Pennsylvania avenue,
whereon stood Dewey, th* central
figure of tho demonstration. On the
facade of tho newly completed general
postoffioo building flamed forth two
inscriptions set in electric points, the
one reciting the famous message of tho
president, directing Dewey, then 10, ■
000 miles away in the far east, to go
forth to destroy the Spanish fleet, and
the other setting out the famous admi¬
ral’s direction to tho lamented Grid
ley: “You may fire when you are
ready, Gridley,” which marked an
epoch in the history of tho United
States.
Twelve thousand members of civic
organizations paraded before him, be¬
side tons of thousands of non-organ
ized citizens, and in a roar of cannon
rockets, the blaze of red fire, th*
thunderous cheering of tho populace,
and the warm greeting of the head of
the nation, Dewey came to the nation¬
al capital to a welcome such as has not
been known there hitherto.
Previons to these demonstration*
Ad iniral Dewey was escorted to the
white house, where he was welcomed
and greeted by President McKinley
and all the officials at the national
capital.
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
Id at of New Industries Eitnbllihed the
Vast Week.
The industries reported for the past
week include, among the more import¬
ant, oigav factories in Georgia and
Kentucky; a clothing factory, capital
$150,000, in Kontueky; a construction
company in Virginia; cotton mills in
Georgia and the Carolina*; a creamery
and cold storage plant in Texas; a dis¬
tillery in Kentucky; electric light and
power plants in North Carolina; a
flouring mill in Georgia; a furniture
factory (rebuilt) in East Tennessee; a
liaudle and spoke factory in North
Carolina; an ioe factory in Georgia; a
knitting mill in North Carolina; a
lumber mill in West Virginia; three
mining companies in Arkansas; tele¬
phone companies in Kentucky, Ten¬
nessee and Texas—Tradesman (Ohat
tauooga, Tenn.)
CONTRACT 18 ANNULLED.
Cnptut* G11W.M* Stops Atlniitio Contracting
Company’* Work.
At Savannah, Ga., Tuesday morning
Captain C. E. Gillette, United Stntes
engineer in charge of the Savannah
district, annulled tho contract of the
Atlantic Contracting Company for
bnilding a breakwator in Tyboo roads.
This is th* only contract tho company
had in the distriot.
Th* eontraot was annulled by order
of th® chief of engineers This is one
resnlt of the imprisonment of Captain
O. M. Carter. The contract was en¬
tered into October 8, 189(1, by Captnin
Carter as engineer in ohargo.
ARKANSAS TOWN BURNED.
___
Fif.T-r..«r iittiineis House, r.ald ... A.ho,
I!y n»)tlnjt Flames.
De Queen, a flourishing town on
tho Pittsburg and Gulf railway, fifty
milev north of Teisrlcana, Ark., wos
wiped off the map by fire Sunday
night. Fifty-four busiuess houses,
including banks and hotels, were con¬
sumed. The lire started in a small
restaurant about 8 o’clock, and raged
throughout the entire night. It burned
everything in its path. Tho loss is
estimated at between $350,000 to
$400,000. Tho insurance will not ox
ceod $15,000.
JULIA MORRISON ARRAIGNED.
Cns« 1* Continual Application For Bend
I* Marla.
At. Chattanooga, Tuesday, Jndge
Estill, of the circuit court, nfter grant¬
ing a continuance of tho caso against
Jnlia Morrison, in private life known
ns Mrs. F. H. James, the nctress who
killed Frank Loidenheimer at the
opera house two weeks ago heard e~i
deuco on the application of the de¬
fendant for bond.
LUMBER YARDS AFLAME.
A TIoaTy to** of Proporty Entailed Near
OH Oily, Pa.
The immense lumber yards of the
Wheeler and Duzenbery Company,
located at Endeavor, Forest county,
about twenty five miles from Oil City,
Pn., were completely burned outTues
f j
Over 6,000,000 feet of lumber were
destroytd, witli three houses, entail
ing a total loss of about $500,000. In
snrance on the lumber is $25,000.
Official Organ of Rockdale (Joan- in
ty. Has Largest Circulation
The County.
HONOR SWORD
filYEN DEWEV
Testimonial Presented Admiral
At National Capital.
CEREMONIES WERE IMPRESSIVE
The Closing Climax of the Be¬
loved Hero’s Home
Coming.
A Washington special *ays: Tb*
culmination of Admiral Dewey’s tri¬
umphal home-coming was reached
Tuesday in the shadow of the national
capitol, when he received from the
hands of the president the magnificent
jeweled sword voted him by congress
in commemoration of the victory of
M*uila.
This was the official provocation for
the ceremony. But mere official sana¬
tion could never have thrown into th*
demonstration the fervor of enthusiasm
meted ont to tho great admiral as be
appoorod boforo tho vast audienco
composed not only of all the highest
officials in tho land, but of spectators
drown from every quarter of tho
United States.
The battle of Manila bay was not
forgotten, but it might be said to have
been relegated almost to second place
in the desire to do honor to the man
who had proven himself as groat after
victory as before, and who had shown
in the long and trying months that
followed liis naval triumph the quali¬
ties of a statesman and a wise admin¬
istrator as well as thoso of the flag¬
ship loader of a victorious fleet. En¬
hancing those qualities was that of
man ly modesty, displayed in tho qniet
dignity with which lie met the occa¬
sion.
This trait of Dewey’s character was
demonstrated from the moment he
reached the stand side by side with
the president, He paused at this point
for a moment, unwilling, apparently,
to take the place that had been pre¬
pared for him on the right of th* pres¬
ident.
President MoKinly grasped and taking tho the sit
nation in an instant,
great sea captain by the arm, placed
him by gentle force in tho chair that
had been intended for him.
For Dewey it was a trying ns well
as a triumphal day. It has been given
to few officers in the naval history of
the country to sit before a crowd of
thousands while tho chief of the naval
establishment dilated upon their ex¬
ploits, and then to stand before the
ezine crowd to receive at the hands of
the president a sword prepared for
him at the behest of the representa¬
tives of the whole people.
The strain upon Admiral Dewey
reached almost to the breaking point.
None but those nearest to him could
how he , , labored , ,, to repress ,. bis feel- . .
«ee
' n K K during the address of Secretary
■ Long, but when he arose to receive
the BWor ‘ 1 frora the bands of the pres¬
I ident no one could mistake the flash
of the white gloved knnd as it rose to
i dash away the tears boforo the admiral
NO. 39.
came to the attitude of attention ba
fore his chief.
When it beoaroe Dewey s turn t»
reply his voice failed him, and hi
made the effort twice before his lips
would respond. When he did succeed
his tones were dear and steady, but
so low that only those nearest him
could hear. remarkable : fee
One of the most ,ures
of the eventful day was the ovation to
Rear Admiral Schley on the return of
the party from the capitol to th*
white house. His carriage was several
numbers behind that of the president received
and Admiral Dewey, and bo
an ovation that could scarcely be
ranked below that accorded to the
admiral himself.
The tnrnult grew as the oatriage
proceeded down the avenue, and the
crowd surged around it till the horse*
were brought to a foot pace. Finally
a company of the high sehod c&deta
came to the rescue and formed about
the carriage in a hollow square. Thus
protected and flanked by a force of
police, the oarring* reached the white
house with a long gap between it and
the next preceding. capitol two committee
Reaching the
men preceded the president and Ad¬
miral Dewey. The waiting crowd un¬
covered nnd the president and the
admiral promptly did the same as they
passed rapidly into the lobby of the
senate. Dewey was followed by hi*
war captains and thofnll cabinet noted
______escort. ns an ’The president with his
oabinet was shown into the president’s
room, while Admiral Dewey with his
captains occupied the room of the vice
president. There was a wait of half
an hour, then the party took up their
march to the stand in the same order
as they had entered the capitol. The
impressive presentation ceremony then
took place. ,<r
Quarantine Is Modified.
Governor Johnston, of Alabama, or¬
dered the quarantine removed in the
stato on and after October 6th, both
as to persons and freights from that
part of the atate lying north of the
thirty-fourth degree of latitude.
New Fever Case at Jackson.
The board of health at Jackson,
Miss., reported one new case Tuesday.
There have been fourteen canes to
dale and four deaths. Eight cases
are now under treatment.
SEVEN MEN DROWNED.
8<«:>mor Whttcclourt Sink* When Ninety
Miles From Hong Kong.
The steamer Olympia bringjs news
of tho loss of tho steamer Whiteclond,
a paddle steamer, which was proceed¬
ing from Hong Kong to Manila under
an American charter. The vessel
foundered when about ninety miles
from Hong Kong, and seven men wore
drowned. Tho crew had just tiipe
enough to get away from the steamer
when she foundered.
New Austrian Cabinet.
A dispatch from Vienna says: Count
Clary, who was entrusted by Emperor
Francis Joseph with the task of form¬
ing a cabinet to succeed that of Count
Thun-IIohenstein, which resigned last
week, has made his assignment of
portfolios.
Dewey Day in Vermont.
Notice has been given out by Gov¬
ernor Smith, of Vermont, to the effect
^* j at Dewey day will bo observed Oc¬
tober 12th.