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The Hew* «f Conyers and Rock
dale County.
VOL. XXIV.
geomianewsnotes
g a pp5nings In the State of Inter¬
esting Import.
Conrlcts Change Hands.
The famous farm of J. M. Smith, of
Sfflitbsonia, which has by»n worked
(ora number of years by the labor of
penitentiary convicts, will in the future
be conducted under an entirely diffar
l system. The last of ibe convict*
,t Smithsonia have been turned over
to the Ckickamauga Coal and Coke
Company by the disposal of (be con
trW t which J. M. Smith held with tha
(tuts of Georgia.
It is understood that for the next
years at least, no more penitenti
, r y eonviots will be found on the
broad acres of the Smithsonia planta¬
tion. It is the impression at the office
ofthe state prison commission that the
places of the state convicts at Smith
gonia will he taken In the future by
private labor and by misdemeanor
prisoners from the misdemeanor camp*
of the surrounding counties. The
labor of the misdemeanor convicts, it
ja said, can be had at much lower
figures than even that contracted with
the state for the penitentiary convicts.
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Will Increase Water Supply.
The Valdosta city council lyis made a
contract by wbien the supply of water
for the city is to be more than doubled.
They contemplate putting a seven-inch
pipe in the artesian well capable of
pumping 300 gallons of water a min¬
ute. The present pipe conveys only
about 100 gallons per minute, and the
supply is not sufficient for the largely
increased demand.
.Special Cars Were Ignored.
A lively row-has developed in Sa¬
vannah between ihe Savannah, Thun¬
derbolt and Isle of Hope Railway com¬
pany and ibe Georgia Industrial nol¬
le ,to for colored youths, just the other
side of Thunderbolt. Recently the
Thunderbolt authorities required the
railroad company to comply with the
state law with reference to separate ac¬
commodation* for the races, The
conductors on the lines wero instruct¬
ed to put the colored passengers in
eeparnte seats, which was done. The
colored college made complaint to the
com pany, insisting that the seats set
apart wero insufficient to provide for
the students in going from ihe ciiy
and returning. Thereupon, the 00 m
P ; uiy put on special cars for the stu¬
dents only. The Thunderbolt author¬
ities ignored the fact that these were
special cars, and when they reached
that, town took charge of them, fired
the negroes off and threatened to pros¬
ecute the motorman and conductor.
Military Day at tlic Fair.
A communication, sent out by the
tair military committee to all the mili
tary companies in the state names Oc
teber 28 as military Day at the state
lair. Acting- Adjutant General Byrd,
rto is chairman of the military com
mittee, urges all the companies in the
bate to participate in the exercises on
that day.
Many encouraging letters have been
received by Colonel Byrd, and the in
dications are that this day is to be one
of the big features of the fAir.
The parade will bo witnessed by
Governor Candler and staff and bv the
legislature. The parade promises to
be a great military spectacle, and if all
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; > ASSETS JULY 1st, 1899, $30,876,019.39.
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$ 39 , 333 , 060 . 09 . And Under the Beat Conditions.
FOR TO GENERAL AGENCY CONTRACTS APPLY TO I
PARTICULARS AS
R. L. WHITE, Special Agent, JAMES O. WYNN, laager Soatbern Department,
Conyers, Georgia. Prudential Bmkiing, Atlanta, Ga.
The Rockdale Banner.
who hare been invited respond the
line will be very long.
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Shower of Grasslioppera.
Newman and LaGrange were visited
last Friday night by immense swarms
of grasshoppers. The insects settled
upon the streets and houses by the
millions. Where they came from is
a mystery. Their appearance created
much excitement.
Fanners’ Institute.
The farmers of Floyd county held
a two-days’ institute at Rome the past
week. Mr. G. H. Miller, the head of
the North Georgia Fruit Growers’ as¬
sociation, presided. Hon. C. H. Jor¬
dan, Mr. Wing, the dairyman of the
experiment station, and Mr. Quaint
ance, horticulturist of the same insti¬
tution, were among those who dis¬
cussed the subjects before the body.
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Bill of Exceptions Filed.
A bill of exceptions in the case of
the state against the Central Railroad
of Georgia et. al. has been filed in the
Putnam county superior court by
Judge Turner, of the prison commis¬
sion. The bill was filed by the coun¬
sel for the state since the judgment of
the court was rendered in favor of the
Central railroad and against tbe con¬
tention of the state that the Contral
had violated the constitution in de¬
feating or attempting to defeat compe¬
tition.
Hf'TfilopIne Mineral I.andf.
The DeBardeleben syndicate con¬
tinues to purchase ore properties in
Polk county, but for obvious reasons
nothing is given out about the numer¬
ous investments they are making al¬
most daily. But. several thoueand
acres of mineral lands, forming a bolt
from Cave Spring nearly to Cedar
town, have bee a secured by this gen¬
tleman and the work of .development
is soon io begin. Already two very
large irou ore washers, with steam
shovels and all modern appliances for
ore mining on a big scale, hnve been
bought and will be erected near the
richest deposits of ore.
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VTsitchlng; th« Commission.
The whole state is watching Ihe rail¬
road commission to see what it will do.
Atlanta’s depot matter is more a state
issue than it is local. Ail the state is
interested and the people are watching
for developments and results.
Jf the commission needs any addi¬
tional power the legislature can be
counted on to confer it, because, a*
remarked above, it is a sta'e affair.
■Stale Fair >>ar at II i-.cl-.
A few days only intervene until the
Georgia State Fair at Atlanta open?,
its gates to the world and invites the
critical eye of all who may be inter¬
ested to examine the products of the
Empire State of the south.
The eves of all Georgia ara turned
01i the show. Few citizens of the state
;iro not deeply interested in tbe project,
Iiu d the manner in which the e-rand
old stftte w in exhibit that which ii
p ro ff nce d within her borders is the
t } leme at every fireside,
While the fair will be a magnificent
cxpos ition of all the best there is in
the statp, the greatest event of the
w i 10 l e time of the show will be the
prospective visit of Admiral George
Dewey.
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CONYERS. GA.. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1899.
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A LETTER FOR L|OU. i
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OFFICE OF
0AII.EY DRY GOODS COMPANY,
DEALERC IN
Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Etc.
Conyers, Ga., October 13, 1800.
DEAR FRIENDS:
We have just received a letter from our Clothing Manufacturer
saying that they regret the delay of other big shipment of Clothing.
Would be about io days on account of the orders ahead of ours.
We ask every one to wait a few days on our line, and hear our
prices. ’Twill “make each one smile,” as they are so pretty,
and up==to=date. Also it will be to each one’s interest to examine
our full line before buying.
Our motto-““New Goods, New Prices, Quick Sales, Small
Profits.” Having only one price to all.
Yours Truly, Etc.,
GAILEy TYRy GOODS CO.
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Official Organ of Rockdale Coun
ty. Has Largest Circulation in
The County.
BY TRANSVAAL
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Kruger Decides to Strike the
First Blow.
ORDERED TO VACATE
Forty-Eight Hours Given For
Withdrawal of British
T roops.
A London news agency published
the following dispatch Tuesday from
Pretorin, filed there at 7 :-10 p. m.
Monday:
“An urgent dispatch has just been
handed Conynghnm Greene, the Biit
ish diplomatic ngeut, requesting an
explicit assurance of the withdrawal
within 48 hours of the British troops
from the Transvaal borders as well as
the withdrawal of all the British forces
landed in South Africa since the
Bloomfoutein conference.”
The more peaceful tenor of the
morning’s news and comments had
scarcely been digested and aroused
hopes that President Kruger’s birth
day would also mark the dissipation
of the clouds hanging over Month
Africa, when the sensational announoo
i meat that the Transvaal government
had handed a definite ultimatum to
the British diplomatic agent in Preto¬
ria caused n rapid slump in the hopes
of those who believe that diplomacy
will yet savo the situation. Apart from
this, the news tends to show that so
long as the Boers remain inactive
Groat Britain will continue to adhero
to her present persuasive methods.
The Transvaal ultimatum, which is
signed by F. W. Reitz, secretary of
state, concludes with tho following
four demands:
First—That all points of mutual
difference l>e regulatod by friendly in¬
tercourse to arbitration, or by any
other amicable way that may bo agreed
upon by this government and her
majesty’s government.
Second—That nil troops on \be bor¬
ders of this republic shall bo instantly
withdrawn.
Third—That all reinforcements of
troops which have arrived in Mouth
Africa since Jnnol, 1899, shall be re¬
moved from South Africa within a rea¬
sonable time, to be agreed upon with
this government and with the mutual
assurances guarantee on the part of
this government that no attack upon
nor hostilities against any portion of the
possessions of tho Britisli government
shall bn made by this republic during
the further negotiations within a pe¬
riod of time to be subsequently agreed
upon between tho governments: and
thin government will, on compliance
therewith, bo prepared to withdraw
the armed burghers of this republic
from tho borders.
Fourth—That her majesty’s troops
which are now on the high seas shall
not be landed in any part of South
Africa.
To these demands is appended the
definition of the time limit for a re
p'y
“This government presses for an
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immediate and affirmative answer to
these four questions, and earnestly
requests her mnjesty’s government Wed¬ to
return an answer before or upon
nesday, October 11, 1899, not later
than 5 o’clock p. m.
“It desires fnrther to add that in
the unexpected event of an answer not
satisfactory being received by it with¬
in the interval, it will rvith great re¬
gret be compelled to regard the action
of her majesty’s government as a for¬
mal declaration of war, and will not
hold itself responsible for the correct¬
ness thereof, and that in the event of
any further movement of troops'occur¬
ring within the above mentioned time
in a nearer direction to our borders, this
government will bo compelled to re¬
gard that also as a formal declaration
of war.
“I have the honor to bo, respect¬
fully yours, Reitz, State Secretary.”
“F. W.
Speculation as to the outcome of the
crisis has now giveu way in the news¬
papers to the discussiou of military
and strategical matters.
STUBBORN BATTLES
Otis' Forces Meet Strong Resist¬
ance From tha R’bsls,
TTO.YE AMERICANS ABE WOUNDED
Tho Knomy Wa* Strongly Enironclied »««l
Gunboats Wore Nechosnry To
Ftr.-ct Kout.
Advices from Noveleta, Island of
Luzon, dated October 8, states that
General MchwanV. column, consisting
of the Thirteenth inf.uttry, a battalion
of the Fourteenth, two troops of cav¬
alry, Captain Rcillcy’s battery of tho
Fifth artillery and Lowe’s scouts, ad¬
vanced from Bacoor Sunday morning
•uni occupied Cavito Viejo and Nov¬
elet a.
1 lie American loss was three offi¬
cers ami nine privates wounded, one
of tbe officers being mortally hurt.
The loss of tho enemy is unknown,
hut the bodies of three Filipinos wero
seen.
There were two sharp fights near
Noveleta. Lowe’s Scouts first encoun¬
tered tho enemy near Cavite Viejo and
soon put them to flight, continuing
their advance. .
Captain Baffokl battalion of the Thir¬
teenth regiment, with two companies
of the Fourteenth and a number of
Tagnlu scouts, cacu« upon the enemy
in a strongly intrenched position on
tho road between Cavite Niejo and
Noveleta. A fight lasting half an hour
followed, resulting in tlio enomy’s be
iug driven back.
Tho American fo’.ees sustained con¬
siderable losses in. this engngernont,
the men being shot from trenches and
shacks along tho road.
The columns then pressed on to
Noveleta, which they found deserted.
The marines and naval forces co-op¬
erated with the t roops. The gun boats
Wheeling, Petrel and CaAiao lay off
tho shore near Noveleta and threw
shells into that town and Santa Cruz
for an hour, preparing the way for tho
marines to land.
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