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THE NORTH GEORGIAN
(SUCCESSOR TO THE NORTH
GEORGIA BAPTIST.)
Entered at the postofflce at Cum
mins, Ga., as second class matter.
Still further evidence of the return
of confidence, notes the Indianapolis
News, the burglars have put on a day
light shift.
American supremacy is the suprem
acy of the American people, boasts the
New York American, and it is the
workers, whether mechanics, laborers,
inventors or up-builders of Industry,
who have made the country great.
Their success is the success of the
nation.
With our new psychical research
and the conclusions therefrom, ex
plains the Christion Register, we shall
soon arrive at the place where it will
bo regarded as inexcusable cruelty to
get a multitude of little children to
gether in a religious meeting, to be
wrought up to repentance for their
sins and fear of future punishment.
A controversy sprung up in London
as to whether the best speaking at
the recent Pan-American congress in
that city was English or American.
Sir Charles Wyndham takes the Eng
lish side. “It must be remembered
that Americans always are talking,”
he says. "They imbibe fluency with
their mother's milk. I don’t consider,
however, that there is anything like
the same proportion of really good
public speakers in America as there
is in England.”
The days of geniuses starving in
garrets has passed, contends the At
lanta Constitution. The competition
among publishers and the alertness of
newspapers in discovering talent and
exploiting ability has insured the re
ward of merit. George Ade’s income
for one year is probably more than Dr.
Johnson received in a lifetime. Oliv
er Goldsmith knew what it was to
be hard up. Shakespeare never rolled
In affluence, and Victor Hugo, in his
earlier years, felt the pinch of want.
A large traffic in opium has been
discovered in the Canadian Pacific
coast cities, Vancouver, Victoria and
New Westminster. There are seven
factories in these cities whose re
ceipts last year are estimated to have
been between $600,000 and $650,000.
In a recent report the Dominion De
puty Minister of Labor says that
crude opium is imported in cocoanut
shells, is manufactured first into pow
dered opium and afterward into
opium prepared for smoking. The Do
minion authorities are considering
ways and means for stopping the
traffic.
It may be that the prediction of
Professor Hennig, the brilliant Ger
man scientist, that the earth is rap
idly drying up, should be taken in a
geolopical sense as regards time rath
er than the sense in which the word
“rapidly” is popularly understood.
Nevertheless, the experience of some
parts of Europe within the historic
period is such as to point the moral
of his warnings, observes Leslie’s. The
United States government is fully
alive to the dangers which the coun
try faces from the constant depletion
of its forest area, and if the individual
States would pay as much attention
to preserving their most important re
sources as to bedeviling the railroads
and other corporations, they would be
acting wisely. True, some of them
have been awakened to their danger,
and in the state of New York, at least,
public sentiment is strong in favor
of keeping our forests intact. One of
the government projects most deserv
ing of support is that of an Appalach
ian forest reserve in what is practical
ly the only great hard-wood producing
section of the country which is now
left to us. Some of the railroads, like
the Pennsylvania and the Southern
Pacific, are doing much in the way of
practical forestry for the supply of
their own needs, but general state and
national co-operation cannot be too
strongly insisted upon, if the United
States, within a few generations, is
not to repeat the bitter experiences
of Greece, Italy, and other countries
which have recklessly destroyed their
timber.
POLITICS CAUSE RIOTS
Cuban Liberals Break Up Meet
ing of Conservative Party.
GENERAL MENOCAL ATTACHED
Candidate for Presidency Central Figure
tn the Riot—-One Man Kdled and
Many O.hera Injured.
Havana, Cuba. Political disturb
ances have begun to assume some
gravity in Cuba. A conservative
meeting at Sancti Splritus was the
occasion of a riot, at which many were
Injured, and in Havana a meeting of
the new party, headed by General Es
terez, was broken up by liberals. Sanc
ti Splritus is the home of General
Jose Miguel Gomez, the former gover
nor of the province and the present
candidate ot the Miguelistas and the
Zayistas for the presidency.
Tile mayor of the town and the po
lice are members of the liberal party.
General Mario Menocal, a former lib
eral, but recently nominated by the
conservatives for the presidency, ar
rived here on a special train accom
pnaied by a large number of follow
ers. Thousands of men, many of
them on horseback, met tne conserv
ative leaders, and it was estimated
from the start that trouble was brew
ing The police approached General
Menocal, and demanded that he give
up his pistol .which he was presumed
to carry. As he had a license to car
ry a pistol, which he showed, he re
fused to be searched. Within a brief
period the fight became general and
one of the conservatives was lortal
ly wounded by a policeman. Many of
tue members of both sides suffered
from wounds from knives and clues,
and it was a long time before order
was restored.
Conservative leaders of Santci Spir
itus recently sent a request to Gover
nor Magoon a,t Havana tb put the ru
ral governor in charge of the meeting
for fear trouble would be caused by
the police on account of their political
affiliations. Before the riot was quell
ed the rural guard had to take con
trol of the situation.
WARSHIPS VISIT POSTPONED.
On Account of Cholera Fleet Will Not
Visit Manila.
Manila, P. I.—-The effect of Secreta
ry of the Navy Metcalf’s order, that
in view of the presence of cholera in
Manila no shore leave was to be grant
ed or visitors from shore allowed on
board the battleships when the Atlan
tic fleet arrived, has been largely dis
counted by the realization that it
would be impossible to cleanse the
city before the arrival of the fleet
about October 1. People fully realize
the necessity of the situation, but they
are bitterly' disappointed at the out
come.
Thousands of dollars have been
spent in preparing for the reception
and entertainment of the officers and
men The decorations have been prac
tically completed. The majority of
the sentiment now favors a month’s
postponement of the programme, or
until the return of the fleet from Ja
pan.
The only criticism heard of Secre
tary Metcalf’s order is his inclusion
of 'officers in the embargo against
landing. It is pointed out that they
run no danger providing they exercise
ordfnary care in what they eat and
drink.
FIVE KILLED IN DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
Victims Were Literally Torn to Pieces
and Blown 200 Yards.
Scranton, Pa.—Three Americans
and two Italians were blown to pieces
in an explosion of dynamite while
working at Cross Keys Cut, along the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad near Tobyhanna. The five
men were tamping a hole containing
eighteen inches of dynaihite, when it
prematurely exploded. John Walshs
legs were split apart, one leg going
to the right bank of the track, three
hundred vards, and the other two hun
dred yards to the left. Shreds of
flesh still clung to the telephone
wires. The bodies were assembled
by means of matching the clothing of
the victims.
SEVEN MEN DROWNED.
Pleasure Launch Overturns in Calu
met River at Chicago.
Chicago 111.—Seven men out of a
part- of eight were droamed in the
Calumet river at One Hundred and
Twenty-sixth street, when the pleasure
launch lemon struck one of the sup
ports of a railroad bridge and sank
with all on board. The owner of the
launch swam ashore and he was the
only one saved.
TEMPERANCE HOSTsTaRADE.
Church Societies anc Anti-Liquor Or
ganizations Have Demonstration.
Chicago, 111. —Temperance hosts pa
raded the’ streets of Chicago in what
was intended to be an annual exhibi
tion of the strength of the foes of
liquor. Thousands of marchers were
in the parade. Churches of almost ev
ery denomination were represented,
the Salvation Army and the Volun
teers of America contributed almost
their entire local strength, the Good
Templars had thousands of members
in line and scores of citizens partici
pated. Scores of temperance organi
zations had elaborate floats, while a
score of bands were among the
marchers.
LATE NEWS NOTES.
Genertl.
John F. Spencer of Leister, Eng
land, a Sunday school teacher, serv
ing a sentence in the pen, has con
fessed to the burglary of Brooksby
Hall. Gems valued at $200,000 were
taken.
Charles Boyle, son of a San Francis
co millionaine and ex-Stanford uni
versity btudent, is alleged to Lave con
fessed to several crimes committed ia
the west last spring.
Seveniy-two men were injured, sev
en latauy, as tne result or a trolley
accident caused by a damaged signal
box on the Southwestern r racuon
company s line near '1 inicum, Penn.
Two trolley cars Heavily loaded wita
workmen, running at nigh speed, col
lided head-on in a dense fog and in
stantly the dying and maimed were
scattered about tue road or buried un
der the wreckage.
/After being separated nearly a quar
ter of a ceuiury, Mrs. Ctnistian Oli
ver of New Orieans, and Sylvester
Oliver, now resiuing in France, will
be re-united within a few weeks. In
In lsß6 the husband took a boat from
Aew Orleans, stating tnat he was go
ing to France. From the time tne ves
sel left the docks until a few days
ago nothing had been heard of the
husband, and, Mrs. Oliver mourned
him as dead.
Daniel J. Sully, who twice won and
lost tne crown of ‘Cotton King’’ in
Wall street, has resigned the presi
dency of the Cerro-Coiorado Mining
company and gone to work as a clerk
for a cotton brokerage bouse to give
his clients the benent ot his experi
ence.
Power generated at Niagara Falls is
to be distributed ail over Canada. Bids
nave been asked on 10,0UU tons of
structural steel for the Canadian gov
ernment. The steel is to be used for
Lowers which will support tne cables
used in transporting the current. Al
ready power generated at Niagara is
being sent a distance of more than
one hundred and twenty-five miles,
and it is the intention of the Canadian
government to increase this distance.
Towns in every direction about Niag
ara will be supplied.
Efforts to obtain information in
Georgia as to graves of men who
gened in the Revolutionary war, or
were old enough to have served in it,
are being made by Daughters of the
American Revolution, in order that a
iist of them may be published and a
, ersonnel record kept of them, and
that unmarked graves of Revolution
ary soldiers may be provided with
marble headstones (which are furn
ished by the United States govern
ment), and proper attention given to
the graves when needed. All persons
knowing of such graves are requested
to communicate with Mrs. John M.
Graham, state editor Daughters of
the American Revolution, Marietta,
Georgia.
Gustave Eberhardt, who has been
on trial in Hackensack, N. J., for the
murder of his aunt, Mrs. Ottilie Tb
erhardt, whom he lured from Austria,
together with her daughter, Miss Ot
tilie, for the purpose of robbery, has
been sentenced to thirty years in the
state’s prison at hard labor.
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria-
Hungary, has sent a sum of money
for the benefit of St. Stephen's Rom
an Catholic church of South River,
N. J. Rev. Victor Von Kubinyl, a no
bleman, is the rector? He is the au
thor of a book entitled “King of
Rome,” a copy of which was sent to
his majesty some time ago. The rec
tor was formerly a subject of the Aus
trian emperor.
The automobile driven by Otto
Brodie of Chicago, while making a
turn in Sterling, 111., toppled over,
turning once and a half and landing
upside down. Two of the party of
eight were probably fatally injured
and the other six injured. The ma
chine was badly wrecked.
Manuel Messaguer, an importer of
Santo Domingo lottery tickets was ar
rested at San Juan, P. R., by United
States Deputy Collector Peter Math
eson and held. One thousand tickets,
representing several thousand dollars,
and also letters and a book contain
ing the names of lottery ticket dealers
were seized.
Washington.
The navy department is negotiat
ing with Charles A. Logue of Charles
town, Mass., for the right to use a
new ’torpedo that he has invented.
Logue is a third-year student at Bos
ton university. Ever since the inven
tion of the wireless telegraph he has
been at work on the torpedo, liis idea
being to devise one that would be con
trolled by wireless waves from a wire
less station on shore or from a ship.
The cruiser Milwaukee, after a
cruise of two months in southern wa
ters and a stay of fifteen days at
Amapala, Honduras, has arrived in
San Francisco. Captain Rogers stat
ed that everything was quiet at Ama
pala when he departed.
The navy department lias announc
ed that an invitation has been ex
tended to the Atlantic battleship fleet
by the government of the Netherlands
to call at Landjong-Priok. Java. Reply
has been made declining the invitation
owing to the desire to maintain the
prearranged itinerary.
Definite decision of the United
States forestry service to establish
forest service district quarters in the
national forest states has been an
nounced. The forest states will be
divided into six districts.
Governor Magoon of Cuba has is
sued a decree fixing November 14 as
the date for holding the general elec
tions for president, vice president,
representatives and senatorial elec
tors.
FIGURES OF INTEREST
Issued By the Bureau of Census
> at Washington.
COST OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Report Compare* the Aggregate Per
Capita Cost of Maintaining Schools in
Cities of Over 39,000 P opulation.
Washington, D. C. —The bureau cf
the census has just issued its annual
report on the statistics of cities hav
ing a population of over 30,000. This
report covers the year 1906, and in
cludes financial statistics.
A considerable portion of the intro
duction to the report is utilized lor
presenting definitions of the account
ing teims employed by the bureau of
the census, a statement of the princi
ples upon which governmental ac
counting rests, and a brief resume of
the systems and methods of account
ing made use of at the present time
by the various government of the
United States and Great Britain.
The number of cities included in
this report is 158, of which fifteen
had over 300,000 inhabitants, twenty
seven between 100,000 and 300,000,
forty-eight between 50,000 and 100,000,
and sixty-eight under 50,000. Of the j
158 cities New York had the largest
land area—209,248 acres; New Orleans
stood second, with 125,600; Chicago
third, with 114,932; Philadelphia
fourth, with 81,828, and Duluth, fifth,
with 40,556.
The cities having the smallest land
area was West Hoboken, N. J., which
had 546 acres. There is often great
disproportion between the area cov
ered by a city and the number of its
inhabitants. Duluth, Minn., with 67,-
337 inhabitants, takes in more terri
tory than St. Louis, wdth its 649,320
inhabitants. Salt Lake City, with a
population less by 5,487 than that of
Hoboken, includes an area thirty-five
times as great. Of the cities contain
ing over 100,000 population, Allegheny,
Pa., had the smallest land area—4,726
acres. Paterson, N. J., had the next
smallest—s,ls7 acres; St. Joseph, Mo.,
the next —6,240 acres; Dayton, Ohio,
the next —6,846; Atlanta, Ga., the
next —7,680; Jersey City, N. J., the
next —9,163, and Memphis, Tenn., the
next —9,772 acres.
The report presents a very interest
ing table showing the costs of main
taining free public schools for the
several cities, including in such costs
the interest on the investment in
school buildings and grounds. The
relative investments of cities in
school property may be noted by the
varying amounts per capita allowed
for interest on such investments.
These ranged from 21 cents for At
lanta, Ga.; 24 cents for Charleston,
S. C.; 24 cents for Memphis, Tenn.;
26 cents for Elizabeth, N. J.; 26 cents
for Knoxville, Tenn.; 27 cents for
New Orleans, La.; 29 cents for Balti
more, Md.; and 30 cents for Covington,
Ky.; to sl.Ol for Springfield, Ohio;
$1.02 for East St. Louis, 111.; $1.02 for
Yonkers, N. Y.; $1.06 for Salt Lake
City, Utah; SI.OB for Boston, Mass.;
$1.22 for Joliet, 111.; $1.28 for Spring
field, Mass.; $1.28 for Youngstown,
Ohio; $1.31 for Hartford, Conn.; $1.33
for Oakland, Cal.; $1.36 for Duluth,
Minn.; $1.41 for Newton, Mass.; $1.41
for Tacoma, Wash.; $4.45 for Denver,,
Col.; $1.45 for Pueblo, Col., and $.156
fer Spokane, Wash.
In like manner the aggregate per
capita cost for maintaining schools,
including the foregoing amounts for
interest, varied from $1.71 for Charles
ton, S. C.; $2.08 for Knoxville, Tenn.;
$2.11 for Montgomery, Ala.; $2.15 for
Memphis, Tenn.; and $2.17 for Nor
folk, Va.; to $7.20 for Oakland, Cal.;
$7.20 for Butte, Mont.; $7.25 lor Spring
field, Mass.; $7.32 for Boston, Mass.;
$7 52 for Denver, Col.; $7.59 for Salt
Lake City, Utah; $8.13 for Newton,
Mass.; $8.50 for Spokane, Wash., and
$8.76 for Pueblo, Col.
LOCtL OPTION FOKInDIANA.
Bill Becomes Law Despite Opposition
of Liquor Men.
Indianapolis, Ind. Following a
fight that was so close up till the
last minute that neither side felt con
fident of claiming victory, the county
local option bill was passed by the
house of representatives by a Vote of
55 to 45. Governor Hanley signed the
measure at once.
The wildest scene witnessed in an
Indiana legislature in years was en
acted when the roll call was announc
ed. Having previously passed the
senate and being the pet meastre of
Governor Hanley, it was as good as
law. Democrats fought the bill with
the aid of four recalcitrant
Icar.s. However, six democrats' left
j their party and voted for the bill, so
that it was made a law.
Acrobat falls to Death.
Holdenville, Okla.—Hurled from the
Uigh tight wire on which he was per
torming when the circus tent of the
Sells-Floto show demolished by
a wind storm, a Japanese acrobat,
was killed and eight other persons
were hurt seriously during a perform
ance here.
Carnegie Starts New Hero Fund.
London, England—Encouraged by
the success that has attended the es
tablishment of his “hero' fund in
America, Andrew Carnegie has decid
ed to found a similar fund in his “na
tive land.” To this end lie has handed
over to the trustees $1,250,000 to es
tablish the fund.
MIiHT RIDERS ACTIVE
In the Cotton Belt State.— U. S. Secret
Service Investigating.
Monticelio, Ga—The following no
tice was posted cn Gilmore Brothers
gin house; “Night Riders’ order. Do
not gin till cotton sells for 10 cents
on penalty of fire, fire, fire! Do you
believe it? You had better.”
Mr. Gilmose says that he will con
tinue to gin as long as he can. A sim
ilar notice was found on Jesse Kin
ara’s gin house door. Mr. Kinard
lives seven miles west of Monticelio.
Charlotte, N. C.-News just receiv
ed from Shelby, N. C., to the effect
that J. F. Jenkins, manager of the
Southern Cotton Oil Company of that
place, had received a letter notifying
him that if he continued to gin cotton
in the face of the declining market,
night riders would burn his gin, caus
ed the greatest excitement here. The
case has been turned over to the
United States secret service depart
ment, and every effort will be made to
check what is' considered the first
outbreak of night riders in this state.
The Farmers* union has nothing to
do with this apparent effort to defy
the law The letter to Mr. Jenkins
warned him not to operate his gin
nery until 12-cent cotton wa sraal
ized, otherwise his establishment
“would go up in smoke,” it asserted,
“we are your friends, etc.”
Sandersville. Ga. —So far from par
ticipating in the night riding lawless
ness reported in some sections of the
state, and cotton belt, the Farmers
Union of Washington county have or
ganized themselves into a law and
order league for the purpose of aiding
the officers of the law in prosecuting
all forms of criminals and crime.
Columbia, S. C.—Governor Ansel
has taken prompt and vigorous action
on the reported operation of night nci
ers near Greenville. In a lettei to
Sheriff Gilreath of that county, he re
quests an investigation and wishes
prosecution of the guilty parties, Gov
ernor Ansel is determined that there
shall be no laivless acts, and if nec
! essar.v he will take personal charge
|of investigations and see that law
less is promptly suppressed.
Winona, Miss. —Bud Mortimer, an
aired planter, has been arrested near
here, charged with sending night rid
er notices through the mails. The ar
rest was made by United States mar
shals.
kMictxe.
The notices were sent to a cotton
gin owner and Mortimer declares that
he was forced to send them by a band
of armed men who threatened him
with death. Near his home a notice
was found posted reading:
“Ginning must cease until cotton
has reached 12 1-2 cents.
“Little .Texas Night Riders.’
New Orleans, La. —■Governor E. F.
Noel of Mississippi speaking of the
possible growth of night riding in the
cotton belt, has stated that if neces
sary he would call on the federal gov--
ernment for troops to stop such raids.
He would first use state troops. Mr.
Noel said, and finally seek federal
aid to restrain lawlessness at any
cost.
PLOT TO KILL ROOSEVELT.
Europe Wrought Up Over Terrorist
Uprising.
Bayonne, France. —Evidence of an
anarchistic plot against President
Roosevelt on his forthcoming hunting
trip to Africa has been made public
by the police authorities of half a doz
en countries, who are examining the
Spanish anarchist, Canatrava, in an
effort to connect him with the sus
pected plot against King Alfonso.
It is disclosed that the papers
found on the person of two Italian an
archists arrested in Switzerland con
tained the most definite information
possible of Roosevelt’s proposed Afri
can trip.
The authorities are convinced that
Roosevelt is being considered as a fit
subject for an anarchistic attack.
The sweating of Canatrava is ex
pected to disclose evidence of a plan
for one of the greatest terrorist up
risings Europe has ever seen.
Asa result of the disclosures made
the guards of nearly every royal
household in Europe have been in
creased.
PLANNED TO LOOTTaNK,
Alleged Conspirator is Arrested While
Detailing Scheme to Effect Steal.
Charlotte, N. C.—A daring scheme
to rob the Waychovia Loan and Trust
company, of Spencer of $60,000 on the
night of October 9th has been frus
trated and George Murphy arrested
and lodged in jail. Murphy had con
fided his plans for looting the bank
to Mr. Woodward, who informed the
police. Woodward then made appoint
ment with Murphy to meet and dis
cuss plans of the robbery.
Officials of the bank concealed
themselves in the warehouse and
heard Murphy elaborate orf -plans for
securing explosives. His arrest fol
lowed.
4,575,41 BALESJDF COTTON.
Census Report Gives Total Number
of Bales for Year.
"Washington, D. C- —The census re
ports show a total of 4,575,438 run
ning bales consumed in the United
States during the year ending Aug
ust 31 last, compared with 4,984,936
for 1907.
The total stocks on August 31, 1908*
were 1,233,623, of which 596,432 bales
represent manufacturers’ stocks, and
627,196 in the hands of other holders.
The total number of spindles was
27,845,531, compared with 26,939,415
last year. There were 27,399,896 spin
dles in 1903, which consumed some
cotton and 445,635 were idle through
out the year.