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VOL. VIII. NO. IS. REFUSED A BRIBE - And Was Promptly Fired By Colorado Legislature, A SENATOR’S HARD LUCK Ex-Governor Peafcedy Files Notice of Contest Against Adams and Spec. Afies Charges to Sustain Hi* Contention. The Colorado senate Thursday, by a party vote, seated James B. Dick in plAce of Senator Robert M. Born. Dick was unseated by the demoerf’ ~ ma¬ jority during the contest over elec¬ tion ol United States seuator two J'ea*5i ago. 'Senator Born refused to give up his seat and was forcibly ejected by the sergeant at arms. Senator Daniel Healy, who was seated two years ago in place of Jesse F McDonald, now lieutenant gover- nor. |$M also expelled by a vote of u ’ l the same as Borns case. t3enal$TPfeorace T. De Long, repuoli- cun, protested against the action as unconstitutional. The democrats al¬ lege that a two-thirds vote is neees- sary ‘to expel members, and may ap¬ ply to the supreme court for redress. \a a statement on-the floor of the senate Healy declared that an at- tempt had Been made to bribe him. He saw that on Saturday during the Joint session he was called into a private room-Tifi’ was told that if he would vote for toe confirmation of Judge GoiTdard he need have no fear *>f being unseated. The senate membership is now twen¬ ty republicans and thirteen demo¬ crats, with three vacancies. Contest FTied by Peabody, Notice of forinTr Governor Pea- body's contest against Governor Alva Adants for the offl-e of governor was ved before the legislature during the day. The complaint adts forth the al- l eg. n ,,r that the haMo^i to ^ Adams V. • tr 4 *r« My oa i p*ssf'tt was obtaine I by means of « conspiracy fit Denver and several 'Counties. The legislature is petitioned to open the ballot boxes from a number of precincts. It is A’cged the frauds in some precincts were so extensive and varied it that would be impossible to segregate the true from the false bal- lots. It is. charged that 10,000 names were used in Denver on elections, and that the registration books contained at Vast 15,C*00 false, fraudulent and mythical names. It is further set forth that, 10,000 votes were east by repeaters in Ihe city. Charges of ballot box stuffing, sub¬ stitution of prepared ballots for those cast by voters and miscounting by election judges are also included in the specifications of fraud, Another charge is that. In order to defeat Gov¬ ernor Peabody, ballets already mark¬ ed with a cross for Adams were hand¬ ed by the election officers to voters who were known to be republicans. Peabody asks to have ninety-five Den¬ ver precincts thrown out. and claims that the -vote of the county should show 6,300 plurality for him instead of 4.903 for Adams as canvassed. The accusation is made that ’ n Pueblo 1,200 aliens were voted for Adams in nine precincts, and that 300 replitdican voters were prevented from casting their ballots through the acts of watchers appointed by the dis¬ trict judges. WHIPPING POST RECOMMENDED, Chief Executive of Oregon Makes the Recommendation In Message The Oregon legislature, in session at Salem. Thursday, listened to the reading of Governor Chamberlain's message. The message carried a recommendation that a law be passed establishing whipping-posts for wife- beaters. A great demonstration Pd- lowed the reading of this clause In the message, the applause lasting for several minutes. 80RE TROUBLES OF DUKE. Old Man’s Family Insists on Keeping Him in Insane Asylum. The effort to gain the freedom of Brodie L. Duke by means of habeas corpus proceedings was defeated tem- porarily at New York Friday by the legal representatives of the Duke's family, and struggling in the (hands of half a dozen attendants and mak¬ ing vain efforts to call for his coun¬ sel. Mr. Duke was dragged out of the court at the conclusion of the pro¬ ceedings, and hurried away, in a car¬ riage. to a private insane asylum In Amllyvijle, L. I. i < A CU15 HOMERV 7 1LLE. GA., FRIDAY. JANUARY 20, 1905. CHiNA ALLY . 0F JAPAN - ! So Declares Russian Government jn | Note to Pbwers—Charge that Neutrality Is Violated. A Paris special says: The Asso¬ ciated Pf-CsS learns authoritatively neutrality gives what Russia claims to be absolute proof of Chinese breach- es. The three main complaints are: First—That the islands of Miaotao, in the s.raits of Pe-Chi-Li, opposite Port Arthur, have been constantly used by the Japanese without Chi¬ I nese interference as a strategic base | | and a harbor for Japanese torpedo j i boats. Second—Thai the Chine.-e army on ! the horde*, has accepted the command dt Japanese officers. Third—That Chinese lirms have been constantly working in behalf of the Japanese, supplying" them with provisions, military accoutrement and general war stores. The note lengthily sets forth the d 0* tails and complains that China y s no, given satisfactory explanation oi breaches of neutrality, and that there¬ fore Russia notifies the powers that she intends to use complete liberty of action in regard to the Injure abuse of neutrality. A Washington dispatch says: Count the Russian ambassador, call- ed at the 8tat ° department Friday to talk wlth Secretary Hay, respecting the forlBR ! and general protest made by Ilussla -against alleged violations of neutrality by China during the present war. The ambassador had Seen informed by his government by cable that the full text of the Rus- slan circultr- note or protest was now on the way to him and he was in- structed to submit it to . secretary Hay on receipt. Upon the first, announcement of Russian intention to file this protest, !t was ebended 1»«« that it might bs ‘ the forerunner of some positive aatfol> or ‘ 5» r * * ~ R' which woul, 1 'I'l/c iw a*, 2 sement entered break of the war to restrict he to a certain well-defined area. which undertaking States was affected through the United government with the hearty co-operation of the powers and of China. Now, however, the belief obtains ,hat the action of Russia fn dispateh- tng th,s ante to thf * lowers is intend- ed not to indicate immediate action toward obliging China to remedy the matter complained of at present, but rather to have on file a record or a grievance against, the Chinese govern¬ ment which can be brought up for consideration at. the coneln con of hos¬ tilities and during the negotiations which will effect a permanent settle ment of the eastern embroglio. DECLARE POLYGAMY DYING OUT. One Wife All-Sufficient for Mormons of Younger Generation. Three witnesses for the defense in the Smoot case ar Washington Fri¬ day testified that, polygamy is dying out in Utah so rapidly that, there is no need of prosec"t!onsy r It was de- dared that, the younger/' . . fe • rmons are all opposed to poly gar/ J that if they thought it was, 7; taught there would be & ret .:m in the church. It was admitted that), A a tor Smoot had to get the consent, of the church to become a candidate for senator. TO PRESERVE STATE’S INTEREST Important Resolution Introduced in North Carolina Legislature. fll “ ^i ^ ^ "v T'c Carf * n < 1 le i9,r S !fi!s °~ " tMre ™' 1ay pro J iding ,llat a ^'ai coalm,n ; f - of , tha < bod >’ »»>all advise f " d T* CmW ^ M,,pIoyH hy h atatP < in ,hc »<*•*> South Dakota b °" d s ’” f <>a "/ and recwhmto < J s " r! - °v ** 7 heSt preserve North r “ ! th< * on wliich South Eakora s judginc j nl wa obtained from the United States £U- preme court. BRISTOW IS SIDETRACKED. j Taken from Postal Service and Given Another Job by Roosevelt. j Joseph L. Bristow, fourth assis:- j ant Postmaster genera), has tendered j to the president his resignation s an officer of the postal service, s take effect on the 20th instant. By an executive order, issued late Friday afternoon, President. Roosevelt designated Mr. Bristow as a" special commissioner to make an investiga¬ tion into the present trade condit 1 , find frright rates'ijt-twFem r-hviA bun,: and Pacific coasts and other section;; THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF CLINCH COUNTY. AFFAIRS OF CANAL __ Tile Subject of a Message to Congress by President. ASKS FOR MORE LATITUDE Would Reduce Commission to Three Members—Asks Direct Control 0 f Ail Matters Relating to the Great Waterway. President. Roosevelt, in a- brief mes- sago transmitted to congress Friday the first annual report, of the Panama canal commission, together with a let- ter from Secretary Taft relating to Panama affairs, recommends that he be given greater discretion, as he is charged with the responsibility of construction of the canal. The board of canal commissioners, be says, should be reduced to five or preferably three members, whose du¬ ties, powers and salaries should be assigned by the president. The president’s message, in full, is as follows: ‘•J. transmit herewith the report of the Isthmian canal commission, ac¬ companied by a letter of the secretary of war, under whose supervision I have by executive order placed work of the commission. "I concur with the secretary of war in the view that the present pro- vision of law, by which the work of building the canal has to be done only through a body of seven mem- bets, is Inelastic and clumsy, and I earnestly recommend a change so that the president, who is charged with the responsibility of building the ca- nal. may exercise greater discretion in the organization of the personnel, through whom he is to discharge this duty. , Actuftl experience lias convinced me that it will he Impossible to ob- la - n 'ho host and most effective ser¬ vice under 1h e limitations prescribed h >' law - The general plans for the work must be agreed upon with e « i i Qf t, t\B CO.^*V try, who should fret an advisory nr COB SU It in g body. The consulting en* gineers should not be put on the oni mission, which should be used only as an executive instrument for the executive and administrative work. “The actual work of exc: »-vg the general plans agreed upon by (lie com¬ mission after reaching the, conclusions of the advising engineers, must, he done by an engineer in charge, and we now have an excellent: engineer. It. is, in my judgment, inadvisable, there¬ fore, to restrict the executive's choice of commissioners to representatives of the engineer corps of the army or the navy. The commission should consist of five, or preferably of three members, whose respectiv duties, powers and salaries should be assign¬ ed to them by the president and who should be placed under Ihe member of the cabinet whom the presient de¬ sires. Of these men Ihe one appoint¬ ed as administrator of the canal strip should also serve as minister to Pan- ama. THKODGRF ROOSEVELT/' In his letter Secretary Taft says the commission has done a great deal of the work of organization and prr p- arat.ion to build the canal. Deeided progress has been made in the veri¬ fication of the data obtained by the French engineers, and in procuring i new data necessary to enable j f?1 " ineorfi of commission to de j nal. torra,ne ,fir ’ P™per plan for the ca POSSIBLE ROW WITH HAITI. Uncle Sam Demands Release of Con¬ victed American C’tizen. The American minister at. Port an Princp has informed the govern mert : of Haiti that the United States gov- eminent refuses to recognize the va¬ lidity of the sentence to ^t| eejl years at hard labor pronounced by the Hai- tien court against one Jaeger Huber, an American citizen for alleged com¬ plicity in bond frauds. The United States demands th e an- | nulment nf the sentence, under pain | of energetic intervention. DAVIS CALLS ON ROOSEVELT. ! President and Erstwhile Candidate for Vice Praeident Have a Chat. Hon. Henry G. Davis of West Vir¬ ginia, recently the democratic candi I* date for vice president., called on President Roosevelt Wednesday to pay TT.s respects. The president greet¬ ed Mr. Davis cordially, saying: "J am glad to see you, Mr. Davis, Walk right into my office. You are entitled to precedence over all oth- ers ’ - The president and Mr. Davis had a | 'perknrial-interest.. .Peasant chat'about matters of mi-l i-» j “ ' V : POKER FOR GENTILES. in Smoot Investigation Put Up Versatile Witness, Who Talks of Morale of Mormons. Testimony intended to prdvfi that Mormon morale is of the highest typo and to refute the word of wit¬ nesses who have declared the con¬ trary to be true, was offered by coun¬ sel for Senator Reed Smoot at Wash- ington Wednesday. W. J. MeCon- mill, former , i’nited States senator rein Idaho And twice governor of his state, and Representative B. L. French, a he rpher of the present con- gross, aifd vc-f rioted for another term, were the da/is witnesses. flic It. was thtrsTpening sasasion of ieiVnse in the Smoot investigation. Senator iOic:.„ a new member of the rcnnuiitL">. a:tended for the first time. o tii-o room was crowded. There is a t- aliment in the ccrtnifiR- tae in fat nf pressing the irivesttga lion to a o Delusion, and with that on,l in view it, was announced that be-.-inning Thursday longer sessions of the commi Mi will be held. Doth wit. Teases _ examined denied many statements directed against the Mormon Lurch and Its alleged inter- feronces in political affairs. Mr. M'.Connel described ids occu- pa: in as ' jrmer merchant, politician ami liiv.-y r for his friends. He was a the fifty-first, congress and was governor Of Idaho from 1S93 to I-Tm; inclusive, serving two Stfccfflt- rive terniil. He is a member of the Presbyterian church. The witness was asked to describe th» politic:!). Minditions and took up early days when .lie said he had lob- H-.-i cffori| iieforyJhe^tfcj.dature rf.-Wm-ado to disfranchise when the fir:-: fte, the Monhorw.. declared that, he w a R prejudiced against Mormons, b>.t. that he found that most of the gon- i.iios were practicing “the science, which in -our country is called poker." He said fee had never known Mormons to gamble and drink. He followed this tcsllmony with a review of his acquaintance with Mormons during the .agitation against the religion in (daho. £e assisted iu bringing about the repeu of the tost, ottlh of citi- ■/j r: afterwards went, among (he , Mormons Ofi ft led fire tout-. Ho had observed, the people, he said, and their morals was of a high, praise¬ worthy character. Senator Knox asked Cdufisel to in¬ form him as to what part of the case the examination of Mr. McConnell was relevant, Mr. Worthington said he was unable to answer that conun¬ drum, but that, a great mass of ir¬ relevant testimony was admitted for the protestants to which objection had been made and overruled, He said the testimony of Mr. McConnell was in reply to this and practically to that of Charles H. Jackson, chair- inian of the Idaho democratic com¬ mittee, who testified that no candidate for office, democratic, or republican, could stand against the Mormon church. TEXANS WILL BURN COTTON. Agreement Reached to Destroy Sur¬ plus of One Bale Weekly. An agreement to burn their share of surplus cotton was. rer/ hed at a mass meeting of the farmers of Hie Braze:, Texas, region.. A committee of three took a bale of cotton and ap plied a match, and as the flames raged the following resolution was passe",!: “Resolved, That, we burn a bale of cotton every Saturday until we burn at least fifteen bales of cotton, ou; part of the two million bales request- ed to be burned by the people in the cotton belt, of the United States.” MISSOURI SENATOR ON RACK. Niedrinohaus Must Explain as to Whether Hg Bought His Seat. In the Missouri house of represen¬ tatives Wednesday a resolution was unanimously adopted providing for the appointment of a committee to inves¬ tigate the charge that contributions had been made to the campaign fend for the purpose of securing the elec¬ tion of Thomas K. Niedringhaus of St. Louis, as United States senator to succeed Senator Cockrell. ask for intervention. Amerk 3n Company Has Grievanc® Against Cocta Rican Government. The American Banana Company, | through Mr. H. L. McConnell of Mo- | bile, Ala., and associate members, have asked the state department to intervene in their behalf on account of the Costa Rican government having In- terfered with their planting, railroad building and other operations in the territory now belonging to Pan¬ ama, but at one time under the juris¬ diction of Costa Rica, and have asked for damages in the sum of $2,210,000. 50 CENTS PER YEAR, J. PEAGLER, President. 11. LANKFORiD, JR., v >ier. H. u< W. T. DICKERSON, Vice President. A. «/ '4 ANK OF IOMERVILL -" -a--! HOMERVILLE, GEORGIA. Y ... CAPITAL STOCK, 0 $25,000.00. .c: - DIRECTORS—H. J. Peagler, W. T. Dickerson, R. G. Dickerson, H. U Lankford, Jr., G. M. Dame, D. E. Kirkland, S. A. Sweat, J. C. Reynolds. This hank solicits the accounts of Individuals, merchants, farmers and* others, ami. will extend every accommodation consistent with sound banking. We want your business and will make it to your Interest to deal with us. C. B. PEEPLES, VALDOSTA, GA, V? and Fire Proof Brick, Lime, Cement, Plaster and Hair. Paints, Oils, Leads, Yarnis Brushes, Mantels, Tiles and Grates MoOORMICK MOWERS AND PARTS FOR SAME. HORSE RAKES, IRON AND WIRE FENCING. ELIAS SCANDAL IN COURT. Most Unpalatable Episode in New York’s Confines Being Aped. A New York dispatch says: The final stage in the struggle for posses¬ sion of nearly three-quarters of a mil¬ lion dollars between John R. Platt, an aged millionaire, and Hannah Elias, a colored woman, who he charges wrongfully obtained the money from him, was scheduled to begin before Justice Rise!)off in the supreme court Wednesday. Interest in the case was intensified from the first by the strange and tragic, death of Andrew IT. Green, one of the city’s most, prominent rnen, wKn was shot to death almost at the door of the Elias' woman’s house on Central Park West a few months be¬ fore the Piatt suit was filed. Green’s murderer, a negro, was captured and later sent to an insane asylum, said he shot Mr. Green because he was jealous of the laiter’s attention to the Elias woman. With the filing of the Platt suit the contention of Mr. Green’s friends that, he was the vic¬ tim of mistaken identity when the at¬ tack was made, was practically prov¬ ed. There was a. remarkable similar¬ ity in personal appearance between Andrew H. Green and John R. Platt and Mr. Platt himself sa ju that he believes the insane negro intended to Tin him and mistook Mr. Green for him. The Elias woman vast, sum named in Platt’s suit was given to her voluntarily by Platt— that be literally threw money at her. On the other hand, Plait claims that the defendant resorted to every trick and device her ingenuity could com¬ mand to extort money from him dur¬ ing the twenty years of their ac- quaintance. Mr. Piatt is now 87 years old and Very feeble. When the case was called it was found that several witnesses regard¬ ed as materia! by the defense were not present and on request of the Elias woman’s counsel the case went over until Thursday, STATEHOOD BILL COMES UP. Motion in Senate to Consider Matter Prevailed by Large Vote. Upon reconvening Wednesday after the holiday recess the senate plunged directly into the consideration of the bill for the admission of two states to be composed of Arizona and New Mexico and Oklahoma and Indian Ter ritory. A motion by Mr. Beveredgr to take up the bill prevailed by a vor» of 31 to 17. MOFiCS SLANG AMERICANS. Lleu.«nant a ud One Private KKled While Six Others Are Wounded. A Manila special says: In an en¬ gagement which took place on Jan¬ uary 8 with refractory Moros on tho . Island of ,Jolo, Lieutenant Jewell and ono private of the fourteenth Un.Tcd States cavalry were killed and Sec¬ ond Lieutenant Aahbrook of the sev¬ enteenth United States infantry; Cap¬ tain Dorey of the fourth Infantry. Sec¬ ond Lfentenant Richardson of the fourteenth United States cavalry and three privates v/ere wounded. COMPANY did big BUSINE8SS. Georgia Railway and Electric People Took in $1,600,000 Curing 1904. The gross receipts of the Georgia Railway and Electric Company at At¬ lanta for the year 1904, on which tho company pays the city a tax of 1 per¬ cent. amounted to the sum of $1,600 000 . This amount covers the receipts from ijie street railway, gas light, steam-heating companies — in fact., .all the properties owned and controlled under the name of Goobpia Rallwu, and Electric Company. FAIVWLY PERISH IN FLAMES. Man, Wife, Two Children and Servant Meet Tragtc Fate. William T. Mias on, a lawyer, and his family, qpnelstlng of wife and two children, Ellen, four years old, and Marion, si* months old, with a serv¬ ant, Annie Wells, loet their lives in a fire which partially destroyed the dwelling occupied by them in New York early Run day morning. Although neighbors say they heard cries of “murder" and “burglars,” the police found nothing to indicate that the fire was not accidental. The whole family appears to have been suffo¬ cated. GLENN TAKES THE OATH. New Governor of North Carolina For¬ mally Inaugurated a t Raleigh. R. B. Glenn of Winston was in- augurated Wednesday as governor of North Carolina, the exercises taking place in the Academy of Music at Ra> eigh, rain preventing the outdoor H cv- clses arranged at the capitol. The other state officers also took the oj.'J: of office which was administered by Chief Justice Clark. Ex-Governor Ay- cock was wildly cheered as he iu.To- duced the rew governor,