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BOERS ENCOURAGED Orange Free State Sides With Transvaal Government. ACTION MAKES WAR MORE CERTAIN Great Excitement In Pretoria —*Tranavaal Preparing and Hostile Feeling Continues To Grow. Advices from London state that the decision of the volksraad of the Orange Free State to join with the Transvaal in the event of hostilities, although fully expected, was the leading news Thursday and will naturally stiffen the Boers’ independent attitude. The read’s resolution has made the broth erhood of arms between the Transvaal cud the Orange Free States, of which hitherto there was only a strong prob ability, an absolute certainty, and ths British will have to face the situation. Intense excitement continues to pre vail at Pretoria, where, apparently, it is believed that there is no escape from war. The committee appointed to consider the matter reported ns to what officials are necessary to carry on the government in the event of war and fixing their salaries. The field cornet at Pretoria is again serving out rifles, commandeering is actively progressing and all prepara tions are being made to take the field. An Englishman named Robertson has been arrested at Johannesburg charged with high treason. He is alleged to have enlisted recruits for the Imperial Light Horse. The burghers are getting uneasy at the concentration of British troops be tween Ladysmith and Laingsnek, es pecially at Glencoe and Dundee. The nominal reason for the concentratio?’, is the projection of the Dundee coal fields; but the burghers shrewdly suspect that the real reason is the formation of a force which will advance across the Transvaal frontier at Vry keid as soon as war is declared. The Boers do not intend to be caught napping and are now massing around Vrykeid, not, however, merely as a protective measure, but to be prepared, unless the British reinforcements across the border cease, to make a dash in force through a portion of Zululand, crossing the Buffalo river at a point below Borkes Drift and then seizing the railroad, cut off the British garri sons at Dundee and Ladysmith from the south, which would not only inter rupt tbe British lines of rommnnh.. tion, but would seriously interfere with a forward movement. In order to watch this portion of the railroad exposed to a Boer incursion, the Brit ish post will be established at Rorkes Drift. A telegram from Naples shows that the British government is buying mules there as well as in the United States. It is understood that 10,000 will be purchased altogether, but as it will take at least a month to get them to Africa and a similar time to get an army corps to the front, it is evident that big operations will be impossible until toward the end of October. Information from Bloemfontein re ceived at London Wednesday evening leaves little doubt that the Orange Free State volksraad is unanimously in supporting the Transvaal. Most important light is thrown upon the situation by a frank statement to the Associated Press by Sir Walter Peace, agent general for Natal in London, who fought against the Boers in form er years. He said: “The attitude of the Orange Free State means its inevitable acquisition by Great Britain. Peace in South Af rica can only be accomplished by war. In my opinion a war would not last more than two months. In order to make pacification effective Great Bri tain must assume absolute control over the whole of south Africa.” American Aldine the Boers. The situation remains unchanged, though if anything the feeling of gloom has deepened. Cablegrams from Pre toria and Capetown show that the gen eral impression prevails there that the boys will not recede from their posi tion, and that the feeling of unrest at Pretoria has been intensified. A dis patch of Thursday announces that the Transvaal government has begun to appoint officers to go to the front in case of hostilities. ENGLISH CLAIM DAMAGES. Want Pay for Destruction Wrought In ' Bombardmentfl In Samoa. The British commissioner at Samoa, Mr. Eliot, has received from Apia a full report on the claims made by British subjects for damages resulting from bombardment and the native up risings. The claims aggregate some thing above £7,000 (835,000). Os this amount, about £6,000 grows out of the depredations of the Mataafa rebels in January and March last and some £I,OOO is for losses resulting from the bombardment of the British and Amer ican naval forces and the succeeding operations on land. ACTRESS IS iNWCTED. Ihe Grand Jury At Chattanooga Charges Miss Julia Morri son With Murder. A Chattanooga special says: Miss Julia Morrison, the actress, was in dicted Thursday afternoon by the grand jury in the circuit court of Hamilton county for the murder of Frank Leiden, or Leidenheimer, of the “Mr. Plaster of Paris” company at the opera house in Chattanooga Friday evening, September 22. The name of George J. Antz, of New Or leans, brother-in-law of Leiden, ap pears in the court papers as prose cutor. The papers were presented to the court and the case set for hearing Tuesday, October 3d. The prisoner was later very much cheered by several members of the grand jury who called to see her and stated that while they were compelled under their oaths to find an indictment, they felt sure that she would be acquitted on the state’s testimony. Miss Morrison has taken very little nourishment since her incarceration in the county jail, and that, together with the mental worry and great suspense pending the trial, have told upon her greatly, and she appears haggard and careworn. She is visited daily by some of the good women of the city and she has wanted for nothing in the way of com fort. In conversation with an Asso ciated Press reporter she stated that there were details connected with the tragedy that bad not been brought out and that would not be adduced in evi dence unless it became necessary to her acquittal. ROOSEVELT CALLS ON DEWEY. Olympia’s Men Are Given Their Congres sional Medals. A New York dispatch says: Admiral Dewey was considerably fatigued by his rounds of visits and receptions Wednesday, and did not rise until later than usual Thursday morning. He breakfasted with Flag Lieutenant Brumby at 7:30 and then remained in Lis quarters attending to some of his mail, which had been accumulating very rapidly. There was a large crowd of sight seers out early in excursion boats, launches and rowboats, and they be came very enthusiastic when “at colors” was sounded and the officers and crews gathered on the decks of the various warships while half a dozen bands played the “Star Spangled Banner.” After finishing his correspondence Admiral Dewey appeared on the quar terdeck and paced np and down for a constitutional. At that time there was a score of yachts around the flagship. The people on the excursion steamers and on the yachts cheered wildly nt the first sight of the admiral, and he was kept busy bowing in return. Three hundred and fifty men who fought under Dewey at Manila were presented on board the Oly’mpia with bronze medals awarded them by con gress. During the day Admiral Dewey and his officers and men on the Olympia were informally welcomed to the state of New' York by Governor Roosevelt and the chief officers of the national guard of the state. Besides Governor Roosevelt there were in the welcoming party other men whose grasps of tbe admiral’s hand were something more than formal. Rear Admiral Howison said that Chicago would appear in the naval parade but that he would not take precedence over Admiral Sampson. FARRAGUT’S OLD ENSIGN Preoented to Admiral Dewey, Who Was Deeply Affected. One of the most touching incidents since the arrival of Admiral Dewey at New York occurred Thursday, when the faded admiral’s flag that was float ed by Admiral Farragut was presented to Admiral Dewey. Commander George W. Baird, who sailed with Farragut and Dewey in the West Gulf squadron in 1861, presented the historic emblem in a neat speech. Admiral Dewey was deeply affected and tears were in his eyes as he gazed at the souvenir. It was several mo ments before he could find his voice. Finally he said: “I’ll fly it. I’ll fly it at the mast head. I’ll fly it in the parade. I’ll fly it always, and when I strike my admiral’s flag, this will be the flag I’ll strike.” Keep abreast oj tnese sttrr'ng timet by subscribing for your home paper. The price is little, and you cannot afford to be without it. Reed’s Secretary Nominated. Amos L. Allen, formerly private secretary to Thomas B. Reed, was nominated for congress by the repub licans of the first Maine district in convention at Portland, Thursday. No More Recruits Wanted. Orders have been issued from Wash ington to stop recruiting for the Thir ty-eighth and Thirty-ninth volunteer infantry, those regiments having al ready secured an excess of recruits. APPLICATION FORSTER. GEORGIA, Fulton Counts. To the Superior Court of said coun ty: The petition of D. Morrison, A. W. Farlinger, John S. Camsron, J. W. Hill, Edward Porter, Peter C. Cash man, William Langley, George Shiriff, J. G. Gordon, J. R. Farlinger, W. L. Jarvis, J. 8. Jarvis, J. R. 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 aud 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, 'lho 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 tbe 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 members, 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 tbe 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. Rodgers, Attorney for Petitioners Filed in office Sept. 7, 1899. G. H. Tanner, 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 thd original application for charter of tho Canadian Society of Georgia as appears of file in this office. Witness my official signature and seal of said court. This 7th day of September, 1899. ts G. H. Tanner, Clerk. TO CONFER Vfllll DEWET. Leng’s Assistant Visiis Admiral to Ar range For Presentation of Sword. After conferring with the president and Secretary Long, Mr. Allen, the assistant secretary of the navy, left Washington Tuesday afternoon for New York for the purpose of seeing Admiral Dewey and discussing plans for his visit to the capital. During the meeting of the cabinet plans were matured for the official ceremony at the capitol, when the president will present to Admiral Dewey the sword awarded by con gress. KILLED WHILE FIGHTING. Majority of Urdaneta’s Crew Fell Delore Vessel Was Captured. It is reported by a person who ar rived at Manila Thursday from Turdac that Naval Cadet Welborn C. Wood, who was in command of the United States gunboat Urdaneta, recently captured and destroyed by the insur gents, and five of the nine enlisted men forming tho crew, were killed during the fighting previous to the destruction of the vessel. The four other men and the captur ed cannon wore conveyed to Malud. GENERAL HETH DEAD. Confederate Historian Passes Away nt His Home In Washington. General Henry Heth, the confeder ate chieftain and historian, died at his home in Washington, D. C., early Wednesday morning »f Bright’s dis ease. The end had been expected hourly for several weeeks. Aged Preacher Goes to Pen. A special from Scottsboro, Ala., says Rev. Lewis Lumpkins, who has been preaching there forty years, has been sentenced to the penitentiary for ten years on the charge of inhumanly tor turing his little grandson by burning him so badly that the child died. Lumpkins is nged and infirm and will not live through the term of his sen tence. Real Estate For Sale The tracts, lots, and parcels of lands as stated below are 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 Paulding. 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. 843 16 2 40 Cobb. 646 17 2 40 Cobb. 16 17 2 40 Cobb. 17 17 2 40 Cobb. 86 17 2 40 Cobb. 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. 642 15 2 40 Cherokee. 255 13 2 160 Cherokee. 102 21 2 40 Cherokee. 101 1 202} 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 25} Upson. }x4 11112 25} Taylor. } 368 28 125 Early. 4 113 16 1 80 Union. } 175 16 1 80 Union. 815 14 1 40 Forsyth. 398 5 1 40 Dawson. 157 11 202} 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 Nos. 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 throe 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. AH 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 Georcla is de veloping some of tho finest minora resources in this country, in coal, co rundum, gold, silver, copper, man ganese, and other minerals,and marble, also a variety of the finest timbers for all sorts of manufactures of wooden wares and furniture. The state is noted for its salubrious climate, and its remarkable adaptability for all kinds of agricultural products, fruits and vegetables. Some of those lands, now offered, are as fine as any in the world for fruits and cereals. A prominent real estate journal, the “American Land and Title Register," recently used a paragraph under tho head of “Investments and Specula tions,” and it impresses me as being •o 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 nd profit bearing. It is the material interest itself, aud 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 aud 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 lauds as soon as possible, and they must go at low prices, very low for cash, or ou easy terms aud 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 the number, district, section and county, and enclose two stamps, 4 cents, for reply. Robert L. Rodgers, ts Attorney at Law, Atlanta, Ga. A Letter of Conference. SUBSCRIPTION DEPARTMENT. One Year SI.OO Six Months 50 Three Months 30 One Month 12 408 “The Grand”—Office of “The Georgia Record,” Atlanta, Georgia. To Readers op Trip. 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If it is not con venient for you to remit, just write us a few words on a postal card to call on you, and we will appear before you very soon. AVe feel confident that a trial of subscription will so interest you, that you will continue to be a regular sub scriber. Please respond promptly. Very Cordially Yours, Robert L. Rcdgbrs, Editor and Publisher of “Tun. Geor gia Record.” ts MUST PAY FOR LYNCHING. Widow of James Humphries Awarded tv Verdict of *II,OOO. Some months ago James Humphries and his two sons were lynched in Henderson county, Texas. Ten per sons were arrested charged with tho hanging. John Crenshaw turned state’s evidence and they were remand ed without bail. The widow of James Humphries instituted suit for $25,090 damages against Greenshaw. The jury rendered a verdict Thursday for $lO 000.