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THE GEORGIA RECORD. Published Weekly —Every Saturday •iOS Tbc Grand. Atlanta, Go. subscription: One Year Si-00 Six Months 50 Three ftfonths 30 One Month 12 Printed at 116-118 Loyd St. Advertising Rates 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. INDIGENT VETERANS. The county commissioners, on last Wednesday, took up for hearing the petition of Confederate veterans, which had been pending since May, asking for support without being re quired to go or to stay at the county almshouse. We clip from the Atlanta Journal this notice of the subject, as follows: APPEAL FOR THE VETERANS. Judge Robert L. Rodgers appeared in be half of several Confederates, who have peti tioned the county for support. The peti tioning veteranshad been in the alms house, but left it and asked to be paid a monthly allowance. Judge Palmer said the matter had been before the alms house committe. The coun ty attorney informed the committee that having elected to go to the alms house and haying elected to leave it, the veterans would have to return to the poor house to receive aid from the county. Tho commit tee referred the matter back to the board. Judge Rodgers stated that under the law the Veterans could not be required to go to the alms house, but could receive food and clothing from the county. Chairman Palmer explained that a num ber of the Veterans were now receiving ra tions and clothes from the county and allow ed to remain at their homes. The only question was, whetder, having left the alms house, the petitioning Veterans could be re lieved. That was not the only question at all. The main question or point for discussion was whether dr not the county authorities would comply with the law of 1893. Poor veterans who are entitled to participate in the pub lic almsor “poor fund,” are entitled to have so much of the fund as may be necessary for their support and proper supply of comfortable clothes, to be used wherever they may see fit to re side, without having to go to poor house or poor farm. The only ques tion is, “Will the county commission ers comply will the plain law?” The “Labor Day” parade in this city was a splendid exhibition of the arts of our laboring people, in the various industries here. The line of parading laborers of all vocations pre sented a fine appearance. The tele phone men, in black shirts and white pants, were a fine body of expert work • men in that craft. We are proud of our labor organizations. They are all a clever and intelligent set of men. After the parade, they went on cars to the Grant Park, and exercises of an interest character were held there. Mr. Jerome Jones, editor of the Jour nal of Labor, made an excellent ad dress. It was replete with fine ideas of the decorum and duties,the highest rights and obligations of laboring men, and the correlative rights and obligations of society and employers toward labor. Such occasions and such speeeches will produce good re sults. SEVENTH WARD PRIMARY. West End Caucus. On last Monday night, pursuant to previous caucus arrangements, about sixty of the inhabitants of West End, Seventh ward, of Atlanta, held a meet ing in Caldwell’s hall. Mr. E. V. Car ter was chosen as the chairman. He requested that some one state the ob ject of the meeting. Mr. Eugene Mon tieth was chosen as secretary. Mr. J. W. Pope, the councilor of the Seventh ward, “West End,” made a statement, that the meeting was call ed there according to an understand ing of several gentlemen a few days previously, to discuss the subject of choosing a candidate for coun cilor, as successor to Captain J. 8. Dozier, to represent the Seventh ward. After his state ment, somebody suggested that Dr. J. W. Nelms be heard on the subject. The Doctor-Sheriff arose, and in his usual suave and blandish manner, stated thatata meetingof some gentle men, a short time ago, such a matter was suggested as a ward primary, and since|’hat, the City Executive Com- mittee had decided for a general pri mary for the city, and in view of such action by the general committee of the city, he thought that this meeting, or assembly of citizens, should not take any action in the way of nominating any candidate for the Seventh ward. He then went on to say that he had no choice of persons, but was ready and willing to “abide by the will of the people, ” which by the way, is a very trite or common expression of the Doctor-Sheriff. The Doctor seemed to be entirely forgetful that he had volutarily proposed to the editor of this paper some time ago, that he, the Doctor, wanted the editor, Mr. Rod gers, in the next city council,and that he would see to it that I, Mr. Rodgers should be chosen, because he, the Doctor, as he then expressed himself, said, “we want somebody in there who can talk.” Subsequent circumstances seem to indicate that the Doctor has come to the conclusion that we spoke truly, when we replied to him that we bad “quit talking.” We write, our opinions now about men and measures. Ou a later conference with the doctor in his office of the sheriff, he again assur ed us that he would do all he could to promote the selection and election of this writer, and we thought we could, at least, partially rely on such assur ance, and yet, on at least two impor tant occasions, when and where the doctor had the very best of opportu nities to express and to advocate his avowed favor, he has not opened his mouth in favor of one whom he had thus induced to give some attention to the subject of candidacy, in the idle belief, as appears now, that the doc tor was a potent factor in the success of any candidate of the Seventh ward. On suggestion being made to him, during the exciting canvass for county commissioner,that Dr. Lougino might be a candidate, the doctor stated that Dr. Longino could not be considered, that he did not allow him (Dr. Lon gino) to speak to him, (Dr. Nelmes) nnd that he, Dr. Longino, was not a proper person to be the representative of Seventh ward in the city council. We suppose Dr. Nelms may have changed his mind. Sometimes some men and women do such a thing. Will he now support Dr. Longino, in his idea of “abiding” by the will of the people? In any event, it seems certain that Dr. Nelms did not favor us on important accasions, subse quent to his asseverations of hearty support for us. We have heard before of some men who could not carry any influence for their preferred can didates, and sometimes not even their own votes. In the ballot last Monday evening we learn that Mr. Le Blond received one vote. We wonder how the vote of Mr. Le Blond was cast, as we learn that the one vote for him was put in by another. For whom did Mr. Le Blond cast his “secret ballot?” Who is Mr. Le Blond, that he should be considered as a suitable candidate, and how long has he been in the Sev enth ward, and why was he voted for, and who voted for him? Mr. J. M. Hunnicutt, was there and spoke as a member of the City Execu tive Committee. He said that he agreed with the views expressed by Dr.Nelms, that this ward meeting should not suggest or nominate any one now, in asmuch as the general Executive Com mittee had decided to have a general primary, and had very emphatically overruled the wishes of the members of committee of Seventh ward to have ward primaries. He then went on to gay that the general committee was dominated or ruled by three or four of the members, who were slick or shrewd politicians, and that the citywas con trolled by three or four politicians anyhow, and most of the others of the committee were merely passive, or acted by some sinister motives, or peculiar influence, “in fact,” as he stated it, “they had “been seen”— and that he had seen,” too but not enough,” and the result of it was the general committee had over ruled the members of the committee from Seventh ward, when they were moving in the committee meeting for ward primaries. Mr. Hunnicutt did not make any explanation of his averment that most of the members of the City Executive Committee “had been seen,” but the inference of im proper conduct was easily drawn, un der the circumstances of his speech, and he did not tell us who are the “three or four politicians” who con trol the city. We would simply ask Mr. Hunnicutt if he saw any of them in committee meeting with any “cut and dried ari angements” of the com mittee, or any “printed tickets” for a general primary. Perhaps they were on the line of Bret Harte’s “Heathen Chinee.” Some men have a peculiar manner of marching in a “procession” when the baud plays. Mr. Hilbert Culberson spoke and did not agree with the gentlemen who had preceded him, but he thought this meeting was fully competent to choose a candidate for Seventh ward, so be favored an expression of prefer ence now. Mr. E. V. Carter called Mr. Pope to the chair, or rather to the table, and he, Mr. Carter, stated that he thought this meeting could properl y express a preference. Dr. T. D. Longino thenajooAe . He said that he was present at the gather ing of some fifteen or twenty gentle- LABORI’S APPEAL FLATLY REFUSED Jouaust Would Not Admit Vital Tes timony In the Dreyfus Trial, | COURT SEEMS PREJUDICED End of the Weary Proceedings At Rennes Approaching. Advices from Rennes state that Thursday ushered in the beginning of the end in the Dreyfus trial. With the speech of the government commis sary, Major Carriere, the case entered upon the final stage of pleadings. M. Demange at once began his ad dress for the defense. In eloquent terms and with impressive delivery he brought out the strong evidence against Esterhazy. Colonel Jouaust took tho most im portant decision yet taken and took it entirely upon his own responsibility, although he is undoubtedly only the mouthpiece of the whole body of judges. His decision to exclude the testi mony of Colonel Schwarzkoppen and Major Panizzardi was most significant, as it meant that the court had already reached a conclusion, and that the pleadings of counsel were merely a waste of time and might be dispensed with, if they were not a necessity. The court has made up its mind, but which way? Both sides are equally confident that the court will decide in accordance with their view. The Dreyfusards declare that the judges cannot condemn Captain Drey fus after rejecting the decisive evidence which Schwartzkoppen and Panizzardi would have given in his favor. The anti-Dreyfusards, on the other hand, explain Jouaust’s rulings on the ground that the judges recognize that the evidence of the two military at taches would be worthless, because they would be morally bound to save their agent at any cost. A sample of this reason was given by an anti-Dreyr fusard journalist, who, when praising Colonel Jouaust’s decision, explained: “What weight could he attach to the testimony of Schwarzkoppen and Panizzardi? The receiver of stolen goods must shield the thief as much as he can.” men when the subject was first dis cussed, about a candidate for the ward, and that he proposed a meeting of the citizens for the pur pose of considering it. The doctor omitted to state that, at the banquet discussion, he had ex pressed himself as not disposed to enter the field as a candidate. He also went on to say that he had sent out notices of this meeting, and hail sent his notice to every citizen in the ward, so far as he knew. The doctor surely has forgotten something, or else the mail delivery is at fault, as it seems rather strange that such notice as he says he sent oat has never come to this citizen, who writes this report. The doctor knew ns, and he well knew what was said at the banquet by this citizen about reserving his right to discuss the matter of candidacy and to make and receive suggestions to and from our friends all over the city. The doctor knows that no public notice of the caucus suggested was made until the Saturday following the banquet of Mr. Pope, when notice was first made of it in this paper, The Georgia Record. We have the record of events all regular, and we do not favor “snap judgments, ”, in any matter, or for any cause, or for any man, or any set of men. After the speech of Dr. Longino, a motion was made to have a ballot. We then left the scene, and went to a meeting of more interest and im portance, with a society of men who may yet have some marks or remarks to make about the peculiar methods of city politics and politicians. We did not participate in the ward meeting, nor in its discussions, nor in its “secret ballot.” We do not know,nor pretend to say, how religion and politics should be mixed and mingled, but we may venture to suggest the pe culiar appearance of things, in simili tude, as to church combination and a caucus nomination. A mere cursory review will at once make plain the ap plication of this suggestion, or as “Capt. Jack Bunsby,” of nautical fame in literary fiction, would say,— “the bearing of these 'ere observations lays in the application of ’em.” Oh! ward politics, d—n badly mixed, so full of tricks aud liable to get things in a h—l of a fix. NEW CASES AT KEY WEST. Yellow Jack Seems To Be Getting Good Hold In Florida Town. The Florida state board of health announces that there are thirteen new cases of yellow fever at Key West. W. Hunt Harris, state senator from Monroe county and son-in-law of Dr. J. Y. Porter, state health officer, is an nounced among the number. At Miami no new cases and no deaths are reported. GEORGIA NEWS ITEMS Happenings In the State of Inter esting Import. Will Summon Advisory Board. Governor Candler is preparing to summon together for the first time during his administration,the military advisory board of the state consisting of eleven prominent officers represent ing the regiments of Georgia militia. The advisory board has not been in session since January, 1898, and the coming meeting to be held before the close of the present month will be one cf the most important in the history of the state militia. The military board will pass on the reorganization of state troops, and will be called upon to recommend to the chief executive what military compa nies are to be pnt in the place of those ordered disbanded. The military ad visory board consists of the following members,all of whom will be required by executive order to meet in Atlanta: General John M. Kell, adjutant gen eral, Sunny Side; Colonel A. J. West, quartermaster general, Atlanta; Colo nel A. R. Lawton, First infantry, Sa vannah; Colonel W. E. Wooten, Fourth infantry, Albany; Lieutenant Colonel E. D. Huguenin, Second in fantry, Macon; Lieutenant Colonel W. S. Shepherd, aide de camp, Colum bus; Major Beirne Gordon, First in fantry, Savannah; Captain W. A. Pat ton, Third infantry, Rome; Captain A. I. Renki. Sixth infantry, Augusta; Captain J. S. Dozier, First battalion cavalry, Atlanta; Captain W. W. Bark er, Fifth infantry, Atlanta. The work of reorganiztion under taken by Governor Candler began dur ing the early spring, when an order was issued from the office of Adjutant General Byrd requiring every military command in the state militia to appear before the inspector general for exami nation. ... Building: Car* In Georgia. With the arrival at Americus the past week of a large shipment of car iron from a northern foundry, work will be started at the car shops of the Georgia and Alabama railway upon the building of 1,600 freight cars for that road. • • • Delegates Appointed. Governor Candler has appointed delegates from Georgia to attend the southern industrial convention, to be held during the latter part of Septem ber at Huntsville, Ala. The Georgia delegation will consist of Hon. T. M. Swift, of Elbert, Hou. J. Pope Brown, of Pulaski, and President J. Harris Chappell, of Baldwin. Considerable interest has been at tracted in the state to the proposed work of the industrial convention, and Governor Candler received requests from a number of towns in Georgia to appoint a delegation to represent this state. ... Itinerary of Mormon*. The report of the Mormon work in the south for last week shows there are 488 elders laboring. During the past week they walked 10,967 miles, visited 2,553 families, and were refused entertainment 578 times. President W. D. Rencher, of the Georgia conference, whose headquar ters are at Bowersville, reports 37 eledrs at work there. They walked during the week 985 miles, visited 304 families aud were refused entertain ment 98 times, held 49 meetings, and baptized two persons. • * ♦ lieunion of Doles-Cook Brigade. A reunion of the survivors of Doles- Cook’s Brigade, Association of Na tional Volunteers, will be held in At lanta on October 24th and 25th, at which time the members of four regi ments will be in attendance. ♦ ♦ ♦ Georgian* Go to Bouton. Governor Candler Les appointed delegates from the state at large and each congressional district to attend the sessions of the farmers’ national convention at Boston. The governor has been notified that the convention is to be in session October 3d, 4th, sth and 6th and he was strongly urged to name the Geor gia delegates in time to allow all of them ample opportunity to make prep arations to attend. From the state at large Governor Candler appointed ex-Governor W. J. Northen and Hon. Pope Brown, of Pulaski, the first of whom is thorough ly identified with agricultural inter ests, not only in the state, but in the south, while the latter is the presi dent of the State Agricultural Society. The folio wing delegates from each congressional district are named: First district, G. M. Ryals; second district, Hon. O. B. Stevens; third district, Hon. Jerry Owens; fourthdis trict, George W. Truitt; fifth district, C. P. Bowens; sixth district, R. J. Redding; seventh district, J. A. Man gette; eighth district, J. M. Smith; ninth district, Nathan Bennett; tenth district, P. J. Berkeman; eleventh dis trict, Allen W. Groover. Delegates from every state in the union have been appointed to attend the sessions of the coming convention and Governor Candler regards the con vention as one of the most important to agricultural interests ever called to gether. The members of the Georgia delegation will undoubtedly exercises controlling influence in the conven tion, since from an agricultural point of view this state is regarded as one of the foremost in the United States. • • * Will Sent North. The troops stationed at Key West will most probably not be sent to At lanta, as it was first thought they would be ordered, on aocouut of the refusal of the Plant and Miami Steam ship companies to accept them for transportation upon orders from the state officials. The war department de cided to remove the troops at Key West from that place because of the appearance of four cases of yellow fe ver in that city. ... Stock Eagerly Taken. In July the Eagle and Phenix mill decided to increase their stock from 8600,000 to 8750,000 and the present stockholders were given an option on this additional stock, each stockholder being allotted 25 per cent of his hold ings. September Ist was the day by which stockholders should report on the matter. When the stock applica tions were consolidated it was found that not only was the 8150,000 taken, but there were applications in for 8150,000 more of stock. •Ji ♦ • To Build Syrup Mills. At a conference held between Mr. D. G. Purse, representing the board of trade at Savannah, and Commis sioner Stevens regarding the sugar cane industry in Georgia, they agreed to unite their efforts to secure the establishment of mills at various points in south and southwest Georgia, to wit: Savannah, Valdosta, Quitman, Thomasville, Bainbridge, Helena and other points, taking into consideration the cheapest transportation to each of these points and the amount of cane grown in the territories adjacent to each of these points. There will be no trouble in securing all the capital that will be needed to establish the mills to grind the cane and to refine the sugar. The great object in view is to induce the planters to grow a sufficient amount of cane to authorize the building ol these mills. DEMAND EIGHT CENTS. Georgia Farmers Determined To Get Full Value For Their Cotton. The farmers of Troup county, Ga., held an enthusiastic meeting in tho courthouse at LaGrange for the pur pose of organizing and putting on foot some scheme by which the price of cotton can be raised. The following resolutions declaring the intention of the Troup farmers to hold their crop until the desired price is offered and calling on planters Oiroughout the south to join in the movement were adopted: “Whereas, the farmers, merchants and bankers of Troup county having this day met in pursuance of a pre vious call to consider some plan of co operation among the farmers, whereby an adequate price may be obtained for the present cotton crop, suggests the following: “1. The present cotton crop shall not be put on the market for a price less than 8 cents per pound. “2. Until that price is reached the bankers and merchants are to advance such amount on all cotton received by them as will meet the intermediate de mands of the farmer storing said cot ton in the warehouses and as security hold the receipts of such eotton until a sale is deemed advisable. “3. The great difference between the raw material and the manufactured goods is proof conclusive that the present price of the staple is but little more than half its value. The sur plus on hand is of such low grades as not to be of much value save for the very coarse fabrics and should cut no figure us against the present high grade. “4. There is no such thing as over production of cotton while more than half the human family is in rags and tatters,as a result of arrested distribu tion. “We, therefore, call on the farmers of Georgia and every cotton growing county in the south to meet at once and organize similar' associations and force the price of our principal pro duct to that figure which will remu nerate the industrial classes of the south. GEORGIANS GOOD SHOTS. They Capture All Prizes In Sight At Seagirt, N. J. A dispatch from Seagirt, New Jer sey, says: Georgia’s sharpshooters have again taken everything in sight in the shape of prizes, having won three first prizes last Wednesday. All there was to be won. The last stage of the regimental team match was finished on that day, the first stage being shot Tuesday. Carnegie Offers Public Library. Andrew Carnegie has offered 350,- 000 for a public library building in Oakland, Cal., provided the city will agree to pay at least 84,000 a year to maintain the library.