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TOB GEORGIA RECORD. Published Weekly Every Saturday 4OH The Grand, Atlanta, Ga. subscription: One Year SI.OO Six Months 50 Three Months 30 One Month 12 Printed at 116-118 Loyd St. Advertising Kates given upon appli cation. Remit in stamps, cash, money or ex press order, or bank check. Address all letters to The Georgia Record, 408 “The Grand,” Atlanta, Ga. Reunion at Newnan. On last Tuesday, July 25th, at New nan, in Coweta county, there was a grand reflnion of the survivors of the First Regiment of Georgia Volunteers, the 12th Georgia Battalion, and First Georgia Cavalry, of the Confederate army, in the civil war. The editor of the Georgia Record acknowledges the courtesy of an invi tation, and attended as one of the happy guests, as the historian of the Atlanta Camp U. C. V. Our baby Ruth accompanied us, as she does generally to reunions of veterans. Ruth is a genuine little Confederate in spirit, and she interested the veterans and visitors by giving the “rebel yell” several times during the day, as the band played “Dixie.” The old soldiers and citizens and good women of Coweta county had arranged for a splendid reception for the visiting veterans. The young ladies, the daughters and granddaughters of veterans, had prepared a magnificent floral parade, and in a splendid procession on the streets of Newnan they gave an exhi bition of beauty and taste that would have been creditable to any city of much larger population and preten sions. It certainly was a very ele gant and creditable display, and evinced a great regard for the veterans who were to gather at Newnan. It was greatly enjoyed and highly appre ciated by the veterans. The reunion exercises were held at a large grove in the western portion of the city, near the great water tank. Music was made by the Newnan band and was cheering and delightful. The program was opened by a prayer by a minister. Aji gddress of welcome was tjlien Saade by Mbj'oS W. A. Turner, whd epoke in behalf of the mayor. The mayor was sick with fever and could not appear in person. Maj. Turner’s address was one of the finest we ever heard on such an occasion, and gave a w arm expression of welcome and good will for the veterans. Re sponse was made by Hon. J. L. Cobb, who is known as “Private Joe Cobb.” He is a lawyer in this city, formerly of Carrollton. His response was an excellent one to the “welcome.” He uttered the sentiments of all the vet erans in elegant diction, and was cheered to the echo. Mr. Cobb was a young soldier in “Wheeler’s cavalry,” and he and many others rejoice in the great fame and new 'aurels of their distinguished leader. The next speaker was Captain John B. Goodwyn, of Coweta. He was one of First Georgia volunteers, and later in the war was a member of the famous Twelfth Georgia battalion. He made a good speech. He inter ested the audience by exhibiting his old canteen, knapsack, and old hat, which he carried and wore during his service in Virginia—precious relics and mementoes of those old days of war and camp life. At the conclusion of his speech dinner was announced ready. Barbecue was plentiful and delicious. Abundance of all sorts of good things to eat, and veterans knew how to enjoy the dinner, and joke of the slim fare of “hard tack” and bacon and “cush” of camp days. After dinner the regiments held their several sessions for business, election of officers and other matters. Later speeches were made by Con gressmen W. C. Adamson, Senator A. 8. Clay, Ex-Governor Atkinson, Capt. F. H. Brewster and the editor of The Georgia Record. The immense congregation then dis persed, and the reunion was over for the year of 1899. It was a delightful day, and will long be remembered. FIGHT OVER EVANS. Rumor That Pension Commissioner Will Be Given Post In Cuba. A Washington dispatch says: Fol lowing a report that the president will make a change in the administration of the pension bureau, it is now re ported that Mr. McKinley will ap point Pension Commissioner H. Clay Evans governor general of Cuba. Mr. Evans has aroused the antago nism of the old soldiers by the strict construction he has placed on the pe«- sion Jaws, and it is understood if he is not removed the G. A. R., at its en campment in Philadelphia, will adopt a resolution censuring the administra tion for its pension policy. IDF ANII-GOEBEUTEB MEET. KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS DECIDE TC ORGANIZE A “BOLT.” GATHERING EXTREMELY LIVELY. Systematic Fisht I. to Be Waacd Against Nominee at Louisville Convention. Resolutions Adopted. The anti-Goebel meeting at Bowling Green, Ky., Monday afternoon ended in the greatest disorder. Personal violence was resorted to several times before the convention was adjourned. One man was struck with brass knocks and several others received blows. For a time it looked as if the meeting would end in a general riot Pistols and knives were drawn, and but for a temporary adjournment, more bloodshed would surely have followed. It was county court day and an un usually large crowd was in the city. The meeting had been widely adver tised and was largely attended. A num ber of prominent speakers from a dis tance, among the number being Har vey Myers and Theodore Hallman, of Covington; Hon. Thomas H. Hays, of Louisville, the defeated candidate for the nomination of lieutenant governor; William H. Smith; ex-United States District Attorney Jim Williams, of Louisville; J. C. Flournoy, attorney, of Fulton; J. J. Constantine, of Sparta, and others were present. J. McKenzie Moss, a gold democrat of Bowling Green, called the meeting to order. An effort was made to elect a secretary from the local newspaper ranks, but each one suggested refused to serve. Trouble la Precipitated. Mr. Moss was continued as perma nent chairman. Harvey Myers, of Covington, an oldtime enemy of Goe bel, attempted to address the conven tion, but he had scarcely begun the address when he was interrupted by some one in the hall with the ques tion: “Did you betray Hon. Will T. Cox, whose picture you now face, in the race for the speakership of the Ken tucky house of representatives?” Mr. Cox was a resident of Bowling Green and was a very popular man. He was defeated by Myers, his per sonal friend, by a few votes for speaker. This remark set the convention in an uproar. A great howl went up and in a minute there was the great est confusion ever witnessed at a po litical gathering in Kentucky. During the disturbance the commit tee on resolutions reported. The res olution was declared carried. Fearing more serious trouble, a motion to ad journ was declared carried and half the crowd left the room, when several personal altercations occurred on the outside. When part of the crowd had left the hall something like order was again restored and many persons were in duced to remain and hear a number of speeches. The resolutions deny that the ticket is entitled to or should receive the support of the party in the state. The convention repudiated the so called nominee, and “in order to pre serve the integrity of the party and to secure the election of democrats,” re quested a “provisional executive com mittee” of twelve to meet at Lexing ton, August 2d, and meanwhile to take steps to secure a full representa tion at that meeting of democrats throughout the state who are in sym pathy with the movement. Owens Sends Better. Ex-Congressman W. C. Owens sent the letter condemning the movement inaugurated by so-called democrats and eastern states to abandon the principles of the Chicago platform and indorsing William Jennings Bryan for president, and charging that the state convention in Louisville which nomi nated Goebel ‘was perverted from its true purpose by corruption, fravd and force; by intrigue and treachery; by infamous rulings of the acting chair man, thereby setting at naught the time-honored principles of democracy that the will of the majority of the people shall be the governing power.” DISCUSSED THE LYNCHING. Italian Count Vinchi Again Calls at the State Department. The Italian charge d’affairs, Count Vinchi, called at the state department Monday and had a talk with Mr. Hill, assistant secretary of state, concerning the Louisiana lynchings. Count Vinchi submitted nothing further from the Italian authorities and evinced satisfaction with what had been already done by the officials in Washington. Thus far there had been no suggestion that indemnity or other form of reparation would be expected, the representation having been con fined to securing full information on the subject. PRESIDENT HELREAUX KILLED The Ruler of Santo Domingo the Victim of an Assassin at Moca. Advices from Fort de France, Is land of Martinique, state that General Ulysses Heureaux, president of the Dominion republic, was assassinated at Moca, Santo Domingo, Wednesday afternoon. The name of the murderer is Ramon Caceros. He succeeded in making his escape, but an energetic pursuit was at once begun. Vice President General Wencestao Figuereon, imme diately upon of the president’s death, assumed the direc tion of affairs. At present calmness prevails every where in the reikblic. A WashingtcfiMlispatch says: Pend ing official advices of the assassination of President Heureaux, of Santo Do mingo, no formal action will be taken by this government. Hon. William F. Powell, the minister to Hayti, is also charge d’affaires to Santo Domingo, while this government is directly rep resented in the republic in the pereoii of Campbell L. Maxwell,who is consul general, and John A. Read, who is vice consul. Washington officials recall attempts which have been made heretofore on the life of President Heureaux. Secre tary Hay paid a -brief tribute to the work of the deceased president, saying he understood that he had given the country a good administration. Should the developments of the next few days show a feeling of unrest and uncertainty regarding the future af fairs of the island, a United States man of war will be dispatched to that vicinity to look out for the protection of American interests. MILLER TAKEN TO SAVANNAH. Presence of Troops Prevented Lynching at Bainbridge. Two companies of state militia or dered to Bainbridge by Governor Cand ler to prevent any further lynchings, arrived at 3 o’clock Wednesday morn ing and were at once placed on duty around the Decatur county jail. John Miller, alias Williams, the ne gro whose life was threatened, was not lynched, and when the state troops ar rived they found the mob had dis persed. Wednesday night the prisoner was taken to Savann&h, in charge of the Thomasville guards, for safe keeping. FELL FROM PORCH. Fatal Accident lion. A. * Jr., of Athens, Ga. Hon. Alex. S. Erwin, Jr., a member of the Georgia legislature and a prom inent young attorney of Athens, was found unconscious in the yard in the rear of his office at 6:30 o’clock Wed nesday morning. He fell off the porch in the rear of his office, sustaing fatal injuries and dying at 12:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. Alexander S. Erwin was one of the most promising young men Athens has ever produced and his death is a great loss to the state he has served. REGRETS OF M’KINLEY Transmitted to Italian Government For the Tallulah Lynching. An official communication received at Rome says that the United States secretary of state, has instructed the American embassy to assure the gov ernment of Daily that the United States will adopt every legal measure warranted by the facts to insure jus tice in the Tallulah affair. The communication adds that Sec retary Hay has expressed to the Italian charge d’affaires at Washington the regret of President McKinley for the deplorable occurrences. SAFE IN ATLANTA JAIL. Sheriff of Pike County, Alabama, Saves Prisoner From Mob’s Vengeance. Sheriff Reeves, of Pike county, Ala., reached Atlanta, Ga., Wednes day afternoon with Albert Wright, one of the negroes who was identified by Mr. Ogletree as one of his assailants. The sheriff had to slip his prisoner away. He states that when the train reached Newnan, Ga.. there was a crowd at the depot looking for the ne gro. They searched for him, but did not find him and- permitted the train to pull out. The negro had been hid den on the train and reached Atlanta, badly frightened but unhurt. DEWEY ARRIVES AT SUEZ. Admiral's Health Is Good, But Most «f His Men Suffered From Malaria. According to a cable dispatch the United States cruiser Olympia, from Colombo, Ceylon, June 28th, arrived at Suez Wednesday. Admiral Dewey on his arrival said he was in very good health. He ap peared to be in excellent condition, which was also the case with his offi cers and men. Most of them have Buffered from malarial fever, but have now quite recovered. The Olympia has been quarantined, no direct communication with ths shore being e'lowed. 1 10 WORK FOR THE SOUIH. INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE PERMANENT- LY ORGANIZED AT ATLANTA. OFFICERS FOR YEAR ARE ELECTED. Much" Good Work Accomplished and Some Important Resolutions Were Adopted at the Meeting. The permanent organization of the Southern Industrial League was affect ed by the convention in its session at Atlanta, Ga., Thursday morning. The committee sent in its report and by its adoption the league stood organ ized as a future powerful factor in the development of the industries of the southern states. The meeting of Thursday morning was the last business session of the convention, yet the most far reaching and influential measure adopted dur ing the whole convention came at that session. It was a resolution from the committee on resolutions, and when it was read the whole house voted to adopt it unanimously. It is as follows: “Be it resolved, That the Southern Industrial convention pledges its in fluence toward securing state and municipal legislation looking toward the exemption from taxation for a lim ited length of time, of manufacturing enterprises to be located within their respective states.” The adoption of the resolution was accompanied by cheers from the dele gates. It seemed that the convention felt gratification at the opportunity of thus extending an open invitation and inducement to manufacturers to come into the south. Permanent Officers Elected. The report of the committee on per manent organization showed the fol lowing names recommended as those who will serve as permanent officers of the league: President, J. K. Orr, of Atlanta. Vice presidents : For Georgia, Willis E. Rea gan; for Alabama, George Malone, of Dothan; for Florida, John P. Coffin, of Lake Butler: for North Carolina, D.A. Tompkins, of Charlotte; for South Car olina, F. T. Wilhoite, of Anderson. Treasurer, D. O. Dougherty; secretary, T. H. Martin. __T.be. convention cast a unanimous vote for the election of these officers. Their terms of office will be for one year. The committee also recommended in the report that the permanent head quarters of the league be fixed in At lanta. After the election of the permanent officers President Orr appointed the executive committee as follows: Hugh Richardson of Atlanta; J. L. Hand, of Pelham; W. A. Walker, of Atlanta; Wilmer Moore, of Atlanta;E. C. Atkins, of Atlanta; P. J. Cline, of Milledgeville; W. A. Kiser of Atlanta, and Otto Schwab, of Atlanta. The president, vice president, secretary and treasurer are also members of the executive committee. The committee on resolutions re ported favorably on the resolutions of Delegate Coffin, which empowered each delegate to form a local branch of the league in their respective homes. The resolution was adopted by the convention. All of the delegates are gratified at the progress made during the conven tion. They have accomplished much good for the section and have adopted measures that will be felt in all parts of the south. Altogether it was one of the most important and successful con ventions that has ever assembled in Atlanta. There is great regret ex pressed both by the Atlanta members and the visiting delegates that the time of the convention could not be pro longed. BRIDGE COLLUPSED. 7 wo Teams Go Through and Drivers and Mole. Were Killed. News of a terrible accident at the junction of Oglethorpe and Elbert counties reached A theus,Ga. .Tuesday. The bridge crossing Broad river at Mattock’s ferry gave away while three teams were crossing it and two wagons, with their drivers, were carried down with the debris. Both men were killed. They were negroes and drove for the Elbert Oil company. The bridge was a new one. The contractors had not turned it over to counties and will have to stand the loss. RAILROADS ARE LIBERAL. Subscriptions to World’s Fair at St. Louis Greatly Augmented, A St. Louis dispatch says: The largest individual subscriptions re ceived for the world’s fair fund up to date was announced Monday by the Missouri Pacific railroad, which sub scribes $85,000 to the $5,000,000 being raised fcr a stock company to manage the fair. The Burlington system an nounces a subscription of $55,000. Ml IB ■ W ■ ENGLISH CORRESPONDENT NOW HAS A ROAST FOR OTIS. SAYS THE TRUTH IS NOT KNOWN. Important Happenings In the Philippines Cannot Be Made Known Out side the Islands. A private letter received at London Tuesday from a war correspondent at Manila and dated June 17th, says: “There seems to be no end of the war in sight. The censorship is con stantly becoming more troublesome. General Otis recently established a rule that any matter relating to the navy must be taken to the commander of the fleet for his approval, and after wards submitted to the military cen sor, thus adding to our difficulties. “For some reason which the censor would not explain, General Otis re fused to allow us to send the death of the Monadnock’s captain (Nichols) for two days after its occurrence. The general also refused to allow us to send news of the disappearance of Captain Rockefeller (April 28th), on the ground that it would worry his family, or of the killing of Captain Tilley, of the signal corps, until the next day. The correspondents are all very tired of this arrangement, which simply means that they must go out and run large chances of getting shot several times a week with no chance of making reputations because their stories must always reflect Otis’s views. "It is impossible to write the truth about the situation. The resources and fighting qualities of the natives are quite understood by the American papers, and we cannot write the facts without being accused of treason; nor can we tell of the practically unani mous opposition to and dislike of the war among the American troops. The volunteers, or at least a portion of them, were at one time on the verge of mutiny, and unless General Otis had begun sending them homeward there would have been sensational de velopments. “We have been absolutely refused all hospital figures.” CLEVELAND WELL GUARDED. Twenty >>f „ “dTu'ac’ ' ' the City’s Streets. Tuesday brought forth no new re ports of rioting and violence at Cleve land, Ohio. Rain fell during most of the afternoon and did what the police have been unable to do—keep the crowds from collecting and molesting cars. N. A. Axline, adjutant general of state troops, is in command of the military and approximates the force under him at twenty companies, ag gregating nearly 1,200 men. Four hundred of them from Columbus, Newark and Chillicothe arrived Tues day afternoon and were distributed about the city at points where trouble may occur. COMBINATION IN TEXAS Os Big Cotton Feed Oil Mills Arouses At torney General of That State. A dispatch from Austin, Texas,says: Information reached the attorney gen eral’s office Tuesday to the effect that six of the largest cotton seed oil mill firms in the state were being organ ized into a combination to be known as the Continental Oil Company, with headquarters in New York. This com bination is to have a capital stock of $6,000,000. It is the intention of this gigantic oil trust to control the cotton seed oil output of Texas and it has been work ing quietly to that end for some time. The attorney general intends to take steps at once to look into the matter, and if he can establish the fact that the trust has been formed he will take steps to dissolve it under the anti trust law of the state. Virginia Dentists Meet. The thirtieth annual session of the Virginia State Dental Association opened at Old Point Comfort Tuesday with President Charles L. Steel of Richmond, in the chair and a good attendauce. INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE MEETS. Many Delegates Attend the First Cc«iven tion In Atlanta, G:\. Delegates to the number of three hundred were in Atlanta, Ga., Tues day, in attendance on the convention of the Southern Industrial league. The objects of the league are so closely allied to the advancement of the business interests of the southern states that the interest of the entire south was centered on the convention. Merchants from every section of Georgia, and manufacturers also, oc cupied chairs in the hall. They were present for the purpose of reviving the industrial lines of this section