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MUST RESTRAIN
AU COMBINES
Outcome of the Convention Held
Under Sayer’s Call.
STRONG RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Capital Invested Legitimately
Should Not Be Interfered
With.
After two days of speech-making
at St. Louis, the governors, attorney
generals and other state representa
tives adopted resolutions outlining
the legislation needed to control the
so-called trusts and combines and ad
journed sine die Thursday night.
The resolutions embodied were
agreed to after a long session of the
committee on resolutions. So widely
divergent were the views presented
for its consideration that it was after
midnight when the committee v,-as able
to arrive at any conclusion. The whole
matter was then referred to a sub-com
mittee, composed of Governor McMil
lin, of Tennessee, and Attorneys Gen
eral Smith, of Texas, and Campbell,
of Colorado, to put into proper shape.
Governor McMillin, chairman of the
committee on resolutions, presented
the report of that committee.
In presenting the report of the com
mittee on resolution, Govornor Mc-
Millin said he was aware of the fact
that the trusts and combinations in
restraint of trade are in a de
gree dependable upon federal, state
and municipal governments for their
continuance. He believed it was in
cumbent upon the national, state and
municipal governments to restrain the
operations of these trusts and combi
nations.
“The situation and perhaps the ef
forts of the conference are misunder
stood," the speaker confined. “It is
not the object of this conference to
crush corporations, nor to interfere
with capital in any legitimate form.
The object of these resolutions is not
to crush either corporations or to de
stroy capital, but to regulate them, so
as to meet the fair demands of all the
people.
“This is the purpose and this is the
object we hope to accomplish. The
organization of trusts and combines
within the last two years is the occa
sion and authority for our presence
here. We are seeking to ascertain a
proper power for the curtailment of
what is apparently ‘menacing evil, and
the accomplishment of this object can
be effected through the independent
action of the citizen. Wo have the
best land in the history of man.
“We furnish the world with thirty
one per cent of the manufactured ar
ticles of the world and thirty-two per
cent of all the banking. In the mat
ter of agriculture, notwithstanding
Great Britain, Russia and other coun
tries, we feed the world. This agri
cultural class is not organized and
cannot be organized into trusts or
combines and must be protected
against other interests which can
combine.
“The industrial and other impor
tant interests are combined to con
trol the wealth of the country in the
hands of a few and by these means
the sweat and toil of the millions is
controlled. Our object is* to prevent
this. Corporations are necessary in a
proper degree to the successful con
duct of business, but they should not
be so managed and controlled as to
destroy business. It is not proper to
place the commerce of this great coun
try in the hands of three or four peo
ple and thereby control the labor and
destiny of the republic.
“When all these industries are
combined into one band for the man
ufacture of a given article, they paral
yze labor without extending sufficient
protection. It is one of the objects of
this conference to correct this condi
tion of affairs.
“Within recent years, I think less
than two years, not less than 200
trusts have organized with a capital
of $1,256,000,000. If all the gold
drawn from the earth could be mar
shaled into one sum it could not pay
the obligations of these trusts; if all
silver taken from the earth was ap
plied it could not cancel the obliga
tions of these combinations.
In concluding, the speaker claimed
that the interests were so vital as not
to be of partisan character, but con
tended flat a prohibitive tariff had
much to do with the creation of trusts,
using the sugar trust as an illustra
tion.
Resolutions thanking Governor Say
ers for his efforts in behalf of the con
ference were adopted before delaring
the conference adjourned.
Miners Raise Cain In Arkansas.
Mail advices show that a reign of
terror exists in the coal mining dis
tricts of Sebastian county, Arkansas,
where strikes of the miners continue.
BAY STATE DEMOCRATS
Hold Convention In Boston, Name
Ticket and Endorse Bryan
and Silver.
The Massachusetts Democratic state
convention assembled at Boston Thurs
day for the nomination of state officers
and the election of delegates to the
National Democratic convention.
In less than two hours it was in a
tremendous wrangle, and the police
were called in to restore order.
George Fred Williams was given afri
enthusiastic reception as he mounted
the platform. Christopher T. Cal
houn, chairman of the state central
committee, called the convention to
order, delivering a long address. Com
mittees were appointed and William
S. McNary was elected permanent
chairman. In his speech chairman
McNary said:
“We pronounce for bimatallism, for
the money of the constitution, for the
free coinage of both gold and silver,
the policy which was followed by this
country from 1789 to 1873 and under
which we grew great, happy and pros
perous.”
The convention nominated the fol
lowing ticket:
Governor—Robert Treat Paine, Jr.,
of Boston.
Attorney General—John H. Morri
son, of Lowell.
Secretary of State—Harry Lloyd, of
Boston.
State Treasurer—Joseph J. Flynn,
of Law-rence.
Auditor—J. J. Ramsdell, of Lynn.
The personalties which were in
dulged in were directed as much
against Congressman Fitzgerald as
against Mr. Williams, the parry lead
er, and hard names were called on
both sides. The final result of all the
confusion and discord was the over
whelming passage of every motion
and report that was made by the state
committee, and the election of na
tional convention delegates.
The delegates at large are: George
Fred Williams,Col. A. C. Drinkwater,
William F. McNary and Christopher
T. Callahan.
The financial plank of the Chicago
platform is particularly reiterated,and
the financial ills of the five years prior
to 1897 are ascribed to “a contracted
currency for which republican finan
cial legislation has provided no form
of relief.”
Trusts are condemned and the war
in the Philippines is characterized as
criminal aggression, wanton, needless
and wasteful, and incompetently and
corruptly prosecuted.
CHARLESTON WOT CONVENTION.
League of American Municipalities Close
Their Work at Syracuse.
At the opening of Thursday’s session
of the League of American Municipali
ties at Syracuse, N. Y., the question
of the place of holding the next annual
convention of the league was taken up.
Aiderman Hammond presented the
claims of Atlanta, Ga., and Aiderman
Gorman those of Peoria, 111. Mayor
J. E. Smythe, of Charleston, S. C.,
extended the invitation of his city,
saying in the eouise of his speech:
“We were the birthplace of seces
sion, but we stand today with every
part of the United States. We show
ed it in the glorious war just closed.”
Mayor George R. Perry, of Grand
Rapids, invited the convention to
Grand Rapids.
Charleston was selected as the place
of the next convention. Atlanta re
ceived 11 votes, Grand Rapids 7, Peo
ria 3 and Charleston 19.
At the afternoon session certain
amendments to the constitution were
adopted. Mayor Henry V. Johnson,
of Denver, was elected president, re
ceiving twenty-one votes to thirteen
for Mayor Marbury, of Detroit.
Mayor J. E. Smythe, of Charleston,
nominated for vice president J. A.
Johnson, of Fargo, N. D., who was
elected unanimously.
Mayor Driscoll, of New Haven, was
elected second vice president and
Mayor Flower of New Orleans, was
elected third vice president. Mayor
Charles Taylor, of Bridgeport, Conn.,
was elected treasurer.
B. F. Gilkinson was re-elected sec
retary by a unanimous vote. Mayor
Smithe, of Charleston; Councilman J.
Hartley, of Columbus, and Mayor
Chas. J. Ansley, of New Bedford,
were elected trustees.
VERDICr’IN two” SECTIONS.
Carterville Jury Undecided as to Parties
Who Shot Negroes.
A Carterville, 111., special says that
the secret verdict of the coroner’s jury
in the Carterville riot ease is in two
sections.
The first states that four of the ne
groes came to their death by gunshot
wounds inflicted during a riot and
charges a number of white men with
being engaged in the riot. The jury
states that it is unable to say which
of the accused men killed the negroes.
In the second section of the verdict
the jury finds that the fifth negro
killed, Sam Cummings, was shot by I
Elmer James and others. |
APPLICATICJ FOR CHARTER.
GEORGIA, Ftrurox County.
To the Superior Court of said coun
ty: The petition of D. Morrison, A.
W. Farlinger, John S. Cameron, J. W.
Hill, Edward Porter, Peter C. Cash
man, William Langley, George Shiriff,
J. G. Gordon, J. R. Farlinger, W. L.
Jarvis, J. S. Jarvis, J. It. Lemon, F.
W. Ferris, Charles A. Moran and R.
A. Henderson respectfully shows:
First, That they desire to be incor
porated and made a body corporate
and politic, under the laws of Georgia,
with the corporate name and style of
the “Canadian Society of Georgia. ”
Second, The corporation will have
no capital stock or income except that
from the initiation fees or monthly
dues of its members, fixed by the Con
stitution and By-Laws.
Third, The objects of said corpora
tion are not for pecuniary gain, profit,
or trade, but the establishment of a
social organization to promote the
pleasure, kind feeling,and general cul
ture of its members; and petitioners
desire to have all the powers, facili
ties, rights, and franchises necessary
to successfully accomplish and main
tain the objects of its incorporation.
Fourth, The chief office of the cor
poration and place of doing business,
shall be in the city of Atlanta, County
and State aforesaid.
Fifth. Petitioners desire to be in
corporated for the term of twenty
years, with the privilege of renewal as
often as it can be done under the laws
of this state.
Sixth. Petitioners desire said cor
poration to have the power of suing
and being sued, and of having and
using a common seal; of having suc
cession, and of making such constitu
tion, by-laws, rules and regulations as
it may desire, binding on its membqj-s,
and not in conflict with the laws of
this state or the United States, and to
alter, repeal and amend the same at
pleasure.
Seventh. That it may also have the
power to receive, rent, lease, purchase,
and hold such real and personal prop
erty as may be necessary for the legit
imate purposes of the corporation, oi
for securing debts due to it, and tc
dispose of the same at pleasure; and
your petitioners pray that they and
their successors in office be invested
with the corporate authority aforesaid,
and such other corporate powers as
may be suitable to the said organiza
tion, and not inconsistent with the
laws of said state or violative of private
rights. And your petitioners will
ever pray, etc.
Robert L.'Tiodgers,
Attorney for Petitioners
Filed in office Sept. 7, 1899.
G. H. Tanker, Clerk.
Georgia, Fulton County—l, G.
H. Tanner, clerk of the superior court
of said county, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is a correct copy of tho
original application for charter of tho
Canadian Society of Georgia as appears
of file in this office.
Witness my official signature and
seal of raid court. This 7th day of
September, 1899.
ts G. H. Tanner, Clerk.
ALGER WITHDRAWS.
Ex-Secretary of War Will Not
Make Senatorial Race
In Michigan.
At Detroit, Monday, General R. A.
Alger gave out a letter written by
himself in New York September Bth,
in which he announces his withdrawal
from candidacy for United States sen
ator. The letter is as follows:
“Hotel Waldorf-Astoria, New
York, September 8, 1899. —My Dear
Mr. Judson: After careful considera
tion I have decided not to be a candi
date for the United States senate.
My reasons for this decision are per
sonal, and of a business nature.
“I fully appreciate and thank you
and my many other friends for offered
support, and hope to be able, in the
future, to show my gratitude for all
that has been done for me by the
people of our state. I am, dear sir,
sincerely yours.
“R. A. Alger,
“Hon. William Judson, Anu Arbor,
Mich.”
General Alger declined to say any
thing further concerning his with
drawal than was contained in the
letter.
MRS. HUGHES ON TRIAL.
For Third Timo South Carolina Woman Is
Arraigned For Killing Husband.
The third trial of Mrs. Mattie
Hughes, the pretty Greers woman,
charged with the murder of her hus
band, whom she shot down at their
home last fall because he accused her
of infidelity, began Tuesday afternoon
at Greenville, S. C.
Up to the adjournment of Wednes
day morning’s session seventeen state
witnesses had been examined, and the
evidence was received more rapidly
than at either of the former trials, and
is less full. The theory of the state is
that Mrs. Hughes murdered her hus
baud because she was tired of him.
Real Estate For Sale
The tracts, lots, and parcels of lands
as stated below arc for sale, cheap for
cash, or will exchange for available
merchandise at reasonable prices.
The land lots indicated will be sold
with special warranty of title, with
plat and grant, with the original
“beeswax” seal:
No. Dist. Sec. Acres. County.
912 2 3 40 Paulding.
124 7 2 40 Fannin.
90 1 81 Rabun.
118 26 2 40 Gilmer.
57 11 1 40 Union.
137 19 3 40 I’an Idi ng.
308 10 1 160 Union.
650 16 2 40 Cobb.
718 16 2 40 Cobb.
719 16 2 40 Cobb.
885 16 2 40 Cobb.
887 16 2 40 Cobb.
915 16 2 40 Cobb.
958 16 2 40 Cobb.
8-13 16 2 40 Cobb.
646 17 2 40 Cobb.
16 17 2 40 Cobb.
17 17 2 40 Cobb.
86 17 2 40 Coob.
1090 17 2 40 Cobb.
267 20 2 40 Cobb.
1006 16 2 40 Cobb.
514 15 2 40 Cobb.
567 15 2 40 Cherokee.
584 15 2 40 Cherokee.
585 15 2 40 Cherokee.
638 15 2 40 Cherokee.
639 15 2 40 Cherokee.
640 15 2 40 Cherokee.
641 15 2 40 Cherokee.
612 15 2 40 Cherokee.
255 13 2 160 Cherokee.
102 21 2 40 Cherokee.
101 1202 j Troup.
731 19 3 40 Paulding.
72 3 3 40 Paulding.
501 3 3 40 Paulding.
880 2 3 40 Paulding.
1175 18 3 40 Paulding.
13 13 1 160 Pickens.
246 6 1 160 Chattooga.
708 18 2 40 Polk.
981 21 3 40 Polk.
7 26 3 160 Murray.
1012 12 1 40 Lumpkin.
314 11 1 40 Lumpkin.
697 11 1 40 Lumpkin.
573 5 1 40 Lumpkin.
830 11 1 40 Lumpkin.
148 8 2 160 Fannin.
629 3 4 40 Floyd.
643 18 2 40 Douglass.
8 3 490 Wayne.
95 3 490 Wayne.
96 3 490 Wayne.
151 3 490 Wayne.
200 3 490 Wayne.
| 173 3 245 Wayne.
160 2 490 Wayne.
| 75 2 245 Charlton.
}x|17516 25f Upson.
Jxl 111 12 25J Taylor.
J 368 28 125 Early.
1 113 16 1 80 Union.
1 175 16 1 80 Union.
815 14 1 40 Forsyth.
398 5 1 40 Dawson.
157 11 202 J Henry.
104 19 2 40 Cobb.
901 21 2 74 Cherokee.
One city lot, 27x93, on Woodward
avenue, in Atlanta, Ga.
Three lots, 50x150 feet each, alto
gether being Nost 14, 15 and 16, on
Mt. Zion avenue, in the village of Mt.
Zion, Carroll county, Ga.
One lot, No, 114, in block 17, in
Montrose Park, Montrose county Col
orado.
Six acres on Satterfield Ford road,
5 miles from Greenville, in Greenville
county, S. C.
Three lots at Montreal, on G. C. &
N. railroad, DeKalb county, Ga.
One lot 52x120 feet, on west side of
Violet avenue, Atlanta, Ga.
1,100 acres; 700 hammock, 400 up
land, in Screven county, Ga. This is
a fine place, divided by the Georgia
Central railroad, 50 miles from Savan
nah. Railroad station on the place; good
location for country, store. Splendid
situation for factory for staves and
cooperage works. Enough good tim
ber on the hammock land to pay for
the place three or four times over.
Investors are invited to examine this
place.
1.149 acres on west bank of Savan
nah river, in Effingham county, Ga.,
grant of 1784, and descent of title to
present owner.
1.150 acres on Satilla river, in Cam
dem county, Ga., grant from state,
and deeds on record for 100 years
back. Good title, by descent to pres
ent owner.
1,150 acres on St. Mary’s river, in
Camden county, Ga. Grant and deeds
on record 100 years back. Good title,
by descent to present owner.
430 acres on west bank of Savannah
river, in Screven county, Ga. Deeds
on record since 1827. Good title, by
descent to present owner.
All of these lands are available for
agriculture, stock raising, mining,
or timbers. Some few of the lots in
north Georgia are in the hills, but
they have the advantage of being sit
uated in the finest section of country
for minerals. Several of these lots
have been examined, or, as the assay
ists and miners would say, have been
prospected, and found to bear fine de
posits of gold, silver, iron, copper and
marble. The state of Georgia is de
veloping f?me of the finest mineral
resources in this country, in coal, co
rundum, gold, silver, copper, man
ganese, and other minerals,and marble,
Mso a variety of the finest timbers for
ail sorts of manufactures of wooden
wares and fnrnituVe. The state is
noted for its salubrious climate, and
its remarkable adaptability for all kinds
of agricultural products, fruits and
vegetables. Some of these lands, now
offered, are as fine ns any in the wxirld
for fruits and cereals.
A prominent real estate journal, the
“American Land and Title Register,”
recently used a paragraph under the
head of “Investments and Specula
tions,” and it impresses me as being
so appropriate, that I quote it hero as
follows: “Real estate is the thing,
above all others, that furnishes a field
for investment that is absolutely safe
’•?<! profit bearing. It is the material
interest itself, and it cannot be de
stroyed by bad management, extrava
gant methods, competition, casualty,
dishonesty in management or legisla
tion. Its value cannot be depressed
by any of these causes. Investments
in real estate, judiciously made, can
not fail to be profitable. If you want
to get rich, buy real estate and know
what you are getting; if you want to
gamble, buy stocks and let some one
else know what they are giving you.”
I desire to sell these lands as soon
as possible, and they must go at low
prices, very low for cash, or on easy
terms and long time with 5 per cent
interest, as purchasers may desire and
prefer. Persons desirous of investing
money for future profits by enhance
ments should examine these offers at
once. I have other lands, which I
will sell on good terms and low prices.
In writing for information about any
of these lands, refer to them by th?
number, district, section and county,
and enclose two stamps, 4 cents, for
reply. Robert L. Rodgers,
ts Attorney at Law, Atlanta, Ga.
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GUERIN BRIEFLY EXAMINED.
Identify of President of Anti-Seinite
League Clearly Established,
A Paris dispatch says: On his ar
rival at the prison, M. Guerin, the
president of the anti-Semite League,
after having surrendered to the police,
was subjected io a brief examination
for the purpose of establishing his
identify,the president of the high court
being present.
The high court Wednesday contin
ued its secret examination of the doc
uments in the conspiracy cases.