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THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS.
Published Weekly at
SUMMERVILLE, - - - G/«
For the second time “Dawson City
has be,en swept by flames. This frigid
settlement is now sufi’ering the horror
of the exposure to the piercing cold
of unknown numbers of shelterless
human beings. A city of wood, with
the interior of it< houses heated by
constantly burning fuel, and contain
ing an unusual percentage of the dis
orderly element in its population, pre
sents all the conditions inviting such
• disaster.
Through the army and navy depart
ment of the Yonng Men's Christian
association some one who desires tc
remain unknown has just subscribed
150,000 to be used in providing shore
homes for sailors and marines in the
United States service in Brooklyn,
Boston, Norfolk, Key West, Galves
ton and San Francisco. The only
condition imposed with the gift is that
3100,000 be added to it by other
friends of Uncle Sam’s sea fighters.
Rear Admiral Philip, Captain Merrill
Miller, Captain McCalla, Commodore
Stockton and other naval officers have
the matter in charge.
The temporary government for the
Philippines is the old familiar model
for British colonies and American ter
ritories, says the New York Commer
cial Advertiser. All Anglo-Saxon civ
ilization out of Great Britain began
that way. The thirteen colonies be
fore the revolution were ruled by royal
governors and judges and councils
appointive above and elective below.
American territories were so ruled at
the beginning. British crown colo
nies are so ruled. Out of this germ
of liberty has grown the self-govern
ment of American states, the autono
my of Australia, Canada and the Cape
colonies, but the growth has been
guided and restrained everywhere by
the development of capacity for main
taining internal order and external de
fense.
Providence a year ago cut off from
its schools some of the special teacher
trimmings, and it is now considering
the recommendation of an investigat
ing committee that the system of free
text-books lie abolished. One reason
given is the cost, which in 1898 was
334,000; another is the disease germ
menace; u third is that those parents
unable to buy the books are a very
small fraction of the whole number,
and a logical fourth is that the families
of the city that have the fewest'books
in their homes now do not have oven
school-books. Children,oonld former
ly turn to theae to give them informa
tion .0?' refresh their knowledge of
what had been learned in school, but
now they have nothing. This is
thought to be the first organized
movement against an established free
book system.
In a highly developed commercial
community there is not less of cour
age than in regions where physical
prowess is especially valued, but it is
directed to different ends and assumes
different forms. The merchant or
banker who preserves bi* integrity at
cost of his fortaira,and pays his debts
from n sense of honor even when the
law affords a mean* of escape., is every
whit as brave as the hero who stands
by his guus in desperate conflict or
swims rivers U> attack an intrenched
foe. Always and everywhere tlie true
“point of honor*’ i« a readiuea* to do
one's dnty, whatever it may be, in
courageous disregard of personal con
sequences. The heroes are not all
soldiers by any means. They exist in
every walk of life and every region
breeds them.
The bicycle is growing in favor at
an astonishing rate in Maiue.although
the state is notorious for poor roads.
Os course the popularity of the bicy
cle will compel authorities to build
macadam highways, as ha* been the
case elsewhere. The Kennebec Jour
nal, yhich has been examining tlit
assessors’ books, says that iu 1898 the
bicycles in tike state were valued al
$324,420. The owners are {laying
$8100.50 in taws on their wheels,of
which amount the state receives
$892.50, the rest going to the towns.
It is also said that the value of bicy
cles iu Maine is only S7OOO less thar
that of the street railway properties,
and is oac-teuth of ti e value of tb«
ateam rail toad property. not counting
rolling stoet. Other wheel vehicle*
are appraised at a sum only four timer
that of the bicycles. Telegraph and
telephone companies pay 38080.til it
taxes, aud the *x press companies but
$4950.25. There are 13,000 owner*
of bicycles in Maiue. and the aambei
grows rapidly.
Advertise iu this paper.
NON-UNION JLB KILLED.
Two Negroes Murdered and Ont
Wounded at Ishkocda, Ala.
STRIKINGM.HERS RESIST IMPORTED ÜBOF
Striker* in the Mine* Are Moetij
Black—Fully a Hundred Shota
Fired—Sixteen Bullet* in One
Body—Shooting for an Hour.
Two negroes were killed outright
and another fatally shot in a one
sided battle Saturday at Ishkooda,
Ala., between the striking miners and
the negroes, who have been imported
to take their places. After the first
brush the firing became almost gen
eral throughout the mining town, and
the deputies who went hurriedly to
the spot have not had time to investi
gate. Many shots were fired*after the
first three negroes fell, and it seems
most certain that more were hit.
The killing seems the result of •
plot. For four weeks men, composed
in the main of blacks belonging to the
Knights of Labor, have been on s
strike. During the past week ne
groes hove been imported from Geor
gia and other southern states to take
their places. Deputies have been con
stantly on duty, and the strikers have
been in an ugly mood.
Saturday about 9 o’clock a party ol
twenty-five or thirty negroes wore
gathered in one of the largo mess balk
of the camp eating watermelons. The
house was suddenly fired upon from
ambush. Fully a hundred shots were
fired and the walls were riddled. The
negroes scattered in every direction.
When the deputies reached the house
they found the bodies of two negroes
shot all to pieces. Sixteen bullets had
penetrated one. A third was found
almost in a dying condition. Shoot
ing soon began afresh in several other
places. The shooting soon became sc
general that the deputies could nol
cope with the situation and Sheriff
O’Brien was notified.
It is believed that the firing party
was composed almost entirely of ne
groes. There are few white miners
employed at the mines, and the negro
strikers hove been very sullen toward
their own race, who had stepped intc
their places.
The fact that tire first ourbreak was
followed by others in rapid succession
bears out the theory that the strikers
bad planned the affair beforehand.
The Ishkooda mines are located in
Jefferson county, across the moun
tains from Birmingham. They are
operated by the Robinson Mining Co.
MILLIONS IN A DEAL.
New York Cap it* lists to Purchase a
Barite Part of (>rin<»<'o Concessions
Thomas. J. Hnrjey, of New'York,
representing the exploration syndicate
of that city and London, has closed a
deal with the Orinoco company, lim
ited, for a'l controlling interest in the
Orinoco concessions. The amount oi
the consideration ie not known, but it
is thought to be $5,000,000. The
company has been at work for three
years past, and has eoaioeseions to 11,-
000,000 acres of laud in Venezuela,
lying on both sides of 'the river from
which it takes its uame. The immense
territory is rich in gold, iron and
other metals, and has great wealth
alone in rubber forests and other
species of trees. The .exploration
company will push development work
and improve its resources to the ut
most
Vizcaya’* Cabin Boy Enlist*.
Pedro Orisor, 14 years old, who was
cabin boy and bugler on the Spanish
sruiser Vizcaya, has enlisted in the
United States navy at the Brooklyn
■■avy yard.
Divine Service* Fort»irt<W*n,
All of the ehurches and Sunday
ichools of Foankfort, Ky., closed Sun
lay, and no sort of religious services
»r other public gatherings will be held
! m the state capital for teu days. This
i ttep was ordered by the city health
1 affieors to prevent the spread of small*
vex, from which about forty patients
ire suffering and have been removed
to the county pest house.
Bank ('ashler Head.
Harris Cassey, treasurer of Jackses
sounty and treasurer of the Jackson
Oouuty Bank, died at Scottsboro Sat
iny.
Fatal Accident to a Tonne Man.
News has been received of the ter
rible death of Jacob Mizzell, a youuf
' man 27 years old, employed by th<
' East Coast Lumber company at Water
; town, Fla. He was engaged iu a ven
i dangerous rigging of a wreck, aud fel
■ a distance of twenty-five feet. He suf
fared intensely several hours and died
John Horan, Sr., and Mrs. Sal 11
I Booker were struck ai d killed by;
j switch engine in Birmingham tee
j week.
MOB’S BLOODY WORK.
Secures Admission to Jail and Shoot*
a Prisoner to Heath.
Si Smith, the Habersham countj
farmer who killed William Bell, the
■commercial traveler from Atlanta sev
eral months ago, was shot to death in
the county jail at Gainesville, Ga.,
Saturday morning.
About midnight Sheriff Mundy, who
lives at the jail, was awakened by a
man at his door who, when the sheriff
answered the summons, stated that
he was the sheriff of Gilmore countj
and that he had a prisoner he wanted
to have locked up for the night. In
the dark Sheriff Mundy could see
nothing but three or four men jus!
outside the building, and hurriedly
dressing himself appeared at the main
entrance to the jail building. Gath
ered about it were some eight or ten
men, all of whom were armed. The
officer took them for sheriffs.
As the leader advanced those around
him closed in, and in a few seconds
the entire crowd was inside the jail
building. Then a gun was thrown in
Sheriff Mundy’s face and the keye
were demanded.
The sheriff saw what was up and re
marked, “The keys are down stairs.”
“Well, get them quick,” replied the
leader of the crowd.
Sheriff Mundy hurried down the
stairway, followed by the two men.
Half way down the steps he was
brought to a sudden halt by the rattle
of firearms iu the room he had just
left. Upon examination he found that
Smith had been shot six times and
was dead.
COLORED uprising
Against the Administration of President
McKinley.
The Boston Post of Sunday says:
An uprising of the colored race against
the administration at Washington is
being organized at Boston. This is
the seat of the movement that is pro
posed wherever the colored people are
populous.
The instigators assert that it will
mean the downfall of McKinley, impe
rialism and the republican party. The
object of this organization ie a revolt
at the ballot box. But there are those
among its supporters who would will
ingly take part in an armed uprising,
and who, were it possible, would offer
their strength to aid the Filipinos in
their struggle for independence.
On Monday evening the first meet
ing of the Boston colored auxiliary of
of the National Anti-Imperialist
league will be held in St. Paul’s Bap
tist church. Dr. Jeremiah Wilke, of
Washington, a writer of negro suffer
ings and president of the auxiliary
movement, came from the seat of gov
ernment last week and had several
:onferencos with Edward Atkinson and
Irving Winslow, preparatory to the
work of organization.
It has now been decided to establish
:hese branches all over the land. It
s said that the support of almost the
entire colored population will be given
to the movement.
DEADLY FAMILY FEUD
Breaks Out in the Oeunty df Whitefield,
Georgia.
Jack Barnett of Carbondale, Ga.,
feports the breaking out of the family
’eud of the Sloans. Old man Pope
Sloun had sued his eons, Dave and
3ene, for the labor of his 12-year-old
ion JSd. Dave threatened old man
Pope and gave him a certain length of
time to withdraw the suit The old
tuan swore out peace warrants. Bob
Stone, a bailiff, undertook to execute
ihe warrants and was shot down, prob
*bly fatally. It is said that the Sloan
»oys are armed with Winchester re
peating rifles and have two negroes in
;heir employ similarly armed.
Horrible Cruelly of Whitecap.
A «tory of horrible cruelty by •
land of white caps comes from Mont
gomery county, Ark. James Irwin, a
lalf-witted individual, had incurred
he displeasure of a gang of toughs at
Black Springs. He was stripped,
übbed with lye soap and shaven from
aead to foot, being badly lacerated
u the fiendish operation. He was
.hen beaten with pistols and finally
placed in a rain barrel and churned
ip and down until consciousness left
trim. Several arrests have been made.
Taylor Nominated for Governor.
The following ticket was nominated
by the Kentucky republican state con
vention Friday: For governor, Wm.
S. Taylor; lieutenant-governor, Join
Marshall; secretary of state, Calel
Powers; attorney-general, Cliftou J
Pratt; auditor, John 8. Sweeny; trees
arer, Walter R. Day; snperintenden (
of instruction, John Burke; commis
«ionex of agriculture, John W. Thrvek
merton.
MORGAN OHEMDGfiIGY
The Senator Wants a Presidential
Candidate That All Can Support.
HESITS ffllim 15 TH DILI MICH
Advocates Nominating a Man Who May
Not Be Personally for Free Coinace,
But He Should Obey Instructions
of a Democrat ic Congress.
A Tuesday’s special from Washing
ton says: Senator Morgan, of Ala
sama, has given out an interview for
the press which will startle that ele
ment of the democratic party which
oelieves that “silver at 10 to 1” should
oe the “ne plus ultra” of democratic
faith. His words are simple as they
are bold, and while they may strike
some as inimical to Mr. Bryan, still
Senator Morgan disclaims any such
intention. He believes the time has
arrived when conservatism and wisdom
must rule his party, so that the dem
aeracy of the north, east, south and
west can be welded together in one
eohesive whole. The senator said:
“I very much doubt that the demo
cratic party of the east and north can
oe brought into harmony with the
lemocratic party of the south aud west
antil we have a candidate who is rec
ognized for his wisdom and bis willing
ness to follow the instructions of his
oarty when his party has the power to
( ssue its instructions through legisla
;ion. lam a free silver man. I be
ieve that the free coinage of silver is
•ight and that the country will not
prosper as it should until silver has
jeen restored to its proper place as one
>f our money metals, but at the same
jime Ido not overlook present condi
tions and the situation that confronts
is. To win, we must be reasonable
ind wise. My personal views may be
if little importance, but I have an
dea, which, if worked out, would, I be
ieve, bring the democratic party to
gether end get out every vote in
he country for the man who would be
aominated for president. In my
jpiuion, we should nominate a man
who would be willing to say to hie
party something like this:
“ ‘When my party is able in con
gress to pass a free coinage bill I will
aot veto it, but will permit it to be
come a law. 'Whatever my opinions
may be, I believe the combined wis
dom of the men of my owu party in
songress is better than mine. It might
be possible that I would not, per
sonally, think a free coinage law the
proper thing to enact, but, if your rep
resentatives in congress believe other
wise, if it is your judgment that such
law will be for the best interests of the
country, such law, when enacted by
you, will stand.’
“A man who will make such an an
nouncement and live up to it could
easily, I am sure, be elected by the
democrats to the presidental office.
“We must get rid of what we might
sail fanaticism and act like sensible
men. When we do this democracy
will again become triumphant and we
will all work together in harmony. I
believe a man can be found, who,
while not an extremist on the silver
question, will follow the will of hie
party, expressed in legislation, and
that, after all, is the way, and the
only way, in whieh to settle this great
question. All the talking we may de
will not bring about free coinage, save
only that in educating the people we
may elect silver men to congress. It
takes votes in congress to bring us tc
free coinage, and after we have cast
our votes that way we must have e
president who will allow our will to
stand.
“Until we have the votes we are
fighting the air. Why, then, nol
nominate a man in whom the demo
crats in all parts of the country have
confidence in, and then go about the
the business of electing free silvei
men to congress?”
Fibre Factory Destroyed by Fire-
The Huntsville Fibre factory, man
ufacturers of street brooms, was de
stroyed by fire Tuesday night; lose
about SB,OOO. All the machinery and
a large amount of raw material was
destroyed. Insurance. $2,000.
Signed the New Scale.
The scale of wages made by the
Amalgamated Association of Iron and
Steel Workers at the recent national
convention in Detroit has been adopt
ed aud signed by the Southern Car
and Foundry Co. at Anniston for its
rolling mill department for the ensu
ing year. The new scale is an ad
vance of about 25 per cent, over the
old one, and is the best since 1892.
About three hundred men are effected.
The Central Foundry company, the
aew eoi and sanitary pipe trust, in
cludes the firm of E. L. Tyler k Co.,
jf Anniston, in addition to those al
ready mentioned. It is stated that
the report that the firm of H. C.
Weeden A Co. is in the trust, is er
roneous.
A company of Huntsville business
meu is being organized to rebuild the
fiber factory, which was destroyed bj
fire last Tuesday night.
Judicious advertisir< pays.
GEORGIA STATE NEWS.
Twenty-seven Houses Destroyed by Fire
in Bainbridge.
Twenty-seven houses were con
sumed by fire at Bainbridge Saturdaj
night. Fire was discovered in thi
rear end of the large general mercan
tile establishment of Bacher Bros,
and soon afterwards the whole build
ing was wrapped in flames. Tht
brick buildings of M. W. Subers anc
Mrs. E. Born were destroyed, not ever
a wall being left standing. Adjoining
the building of Belcher Bros, wert
two stores of D. D. Stultz, both o
which were destroyed, as well as everj
other building in the block. From
this point the fire crossed the street
*nd consumed twelve business housei
in the next block. On Clark street
there were burned the fire engint
house, city guardhouse, and the stable
of A. W. Fordham and the city water
works pumping station.
The estimated loss is between $50,-
100 and $60,000, with insurance prob
ably aggregating $35,000.
Farmer* Indorse Chairman Trammell
The farmers of Dougherty countj
held a representative meeting at Alba
ay Saturday and adopted the following
resolution, which explainsitself:
“Whereas, we have read with great
interest the article of Chairman Tram
mell on the subject of the reduction
of freight rates;
“Resolved, that we do appreciate
the expressions and the stand taken
oy Mr. Trammell looking to the im
orovement of the condition of the
armers of Georgia by reducing the
•ate of freight on our great staple,
ootton.
“Resolved, that we await with in
terest the result of the meeting before
the railroad commission of Georgia on
fuly 27th.
“Resolved, That a copy of these res
riutions be forwarded to Chairman
Trammell.”
Signed by G. M. Byne, J. S. Mil
er, W. A. Johnson, J. Q. Wallace.
B. F. Harris and others.
At a barbecue in East Dougherty, a1
which several hundred farmers wen
present, similar resolutions were
adopted.
Thomasville’* New Road.
The board of directors of th«
Thomasville, Tifton & Gulf railroad
met in Thomasville Saturday in con
section with the construction of theii
road. Hon. John Howtower, the
most active spirit of the enterprise,
said in reply to the question as ti
what progress was being made with
the work:
“We began to grade and cut ties on
April 2. On May 29 the first rail wae
laid. We have 3,500 feet of trestling
eompleted. Five hundred hands are
st work and grading to Moultrie will
be finished in three weeks. Trains
will run through to Moultrie by Octo
ber 1, and I am confident we will be
running through to Thomasville bj
February 1 next at the latest.”
Relief For Flooded District*
Savannah is to lend a helping hand
to the sufferers from the terrible
floods in the Brazos valley of Texas.
The Savannah Benevolent Association
has taken the first steps in this direc
tion, and within a few days it is more
than probable that a check for a sub
stantial amount will be sent to the
governor of the Lone Star State to be
used as he sees best in providing for
the wants of rtiose whose homes and
property have been swept away bj
the waters of the Brazos river.
Dr. Max Morris Appointed.
Governor Candler Saturday morn
ing appointed Dr. Max Morris, of Ma
tson, as a member of the Georgia state
board of pharmacy, to succeed Dr. H.
R. Slack. The newly appointed mem
ber will become one of the board on
November 1, and his term will be foi
five years. Dr. Slack, who has been
on the board for the past five years,
served as secretary and made an ex
cellent record.
To Try “Alabama Red.”
Judge Felton, of the Macon supe
rior court circuit, convened a special
term of Houston superior court al
Perry Monday for the trial of the ne
gro who is notoriously known as “Ala
bama Red,” and who is charged with
murder. Judge Felton will convene
the court in special session at the re
quest of a number of good negroes of
Houston, who petitioned that the de
fendant be given a speedy trial.
Fire at Tenille.
Fire was discoved Saturday night in
the rear end of C. E. Brown’s genera)
supply store at Tenille, destroying it
with two other houses. Loss, $5,000;
insurance, $1,500. George W. Dug
gan’s loss was $500; insured. J. R.
Ray’s loss was $200; no insurance.
Two of the buildings were owned by
J. D. Franklin; no insurance.
charge* Preferred Against a Puatmaster.
A sensation was sprung in Albany
Saturday when the announcement was
made that charges of a startling nature
had been preferred against Postmaster
B. F. Brimberry and Postoffice In
spector Deeper was in charge of the
office for the purpose of investigating
the startling accusations.
The charges against Postmaster
Brimberry were preferred by Dr. C.
W. Arnold, and were lodged with the
Washington authorities.
Although Postmaster Britnberry did
not deem it advisable to talk until
after the charges had been fully sifted,
he stated that among other shortcom
ings with which he was charged were
“general mismanagement of the
office,” being “uncouth and ungentle
manly in conduct,” and numerous
others of a similar nature. Though
Mr. Brimberry would not so state, it
is understood that his retention ol
democrats as assistants in the office in
preference to republicans is named at
one of the charges.
A Horrible Death.
Saturday afternoon G. Hubert Neal,
the foreman of the Atlanta Excelsior
works, met with a frightful accident
and received injuries from which he
died at the Grady Hospital, Atlanta,
Saturday night. Neal was standing
near the shafting in the excelsior
works when one of the belts slipped
or broke. He either tried to catch the
belt to fix it or was tangled with the
belt and could not extricate himself.
When he was first seen after the acci
dent he was being hurled around the
shafting, his body striking first the
ceiling and then the floor. One of the
workmen stated that he believed the
unfortunate man was carried around al
least a thousand times before he was
extricated.
The Killing of “Si” Smitn.
There are no new developments in
the killing of Si Smith by a mob in
the Hall county jail, at Gainesville,
Friday night. Coroner Dorsey sum
moned a jury for an inquest, but it
was again continued until Mondaj
morning. There has not been the
slightest clew obtained as to who com
posed the mob that entered the jail
and killed Smith. The plan was so
perfectly arranged and executed that
those who composed the mob got away
before anything could be done.
Reward for a Brother..
Dr. Samuel C. Benedict, of Athens,,
has offered S2OO reward for the body,
dead or alive, of his brother, John A.
Benedict, who left his home on May
-22, 1899, on a business trip to Green
ville and Spartanburg, S. C. It is be
lieved that he has become mentally
unsound as a result of overwork.
Ordinaries’ Convention.
The annual state convention of the
ordinaries of Georgia will be held at
Indian Spring Thursday at the Wig
wam. The convention will be called
to order by the president, Ordinary
C. M. Wiley, of Bibb county. The
president is hopeful of a good attend
ance.
Forty-two Out of Four Hundred.
Out of more than 400 applicants for
enlistment into the Twenty-ninth reg
iment of infantry, United States vol
unteers only forty-two have been ac
cepted. Such is the record of Fort
McPherson.
W. T. Wall Dead.
W. T. Wall, cashier of the Atlanta
Banking Company and one of the fore
most business men of Atlanta, died
Saturday.
June’s Pig Iron Record.
In the matter of pig iron move
ments, the record for June of the
field of Alabama and Tennessee is the
best in the history of the industry in
the south. The total of pig iron ship-,
ments from Alabama and Tennessee
furnaces during June was slightly
over 150,000 tons, which is 12,000
tone in excess of any previous month’s
business. Os this amount the Bir
mingham district furnished over 90,-
000 tons. In the same month 14,000
: tons of pig iron were exported, practi
cally all of this from Birmingham. The
field shipped 15,000 tons of cast iron
pipe last month, the Birmingham dis
trict furnishing over 6,000 tons of this
amount. The exportation of cast iron
pipe has not stopped, the record for
June showing a shipment of 150 tons
or so.
To Try a New Base.
A cablegram from Manila says: It
is reported that the Filipino Junta
will be moved from Hong Kong to the
island of Labuan, a British colony,
six miles from the northwest coast of
Borneo, as the American officials have
watched the members of the Junta so
closely at Hong Kong that the latter
save found it impossible to supply the
insurgents with arms.