The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-20
SOUTHERN NOTES.
Opinions and Newsy Clippings From
Dixie Exchanges

Opinions and Newsy Clippings From
Dixie Exchanges.
For some reason which has not been
given 70 the public says a special from
Savannah it Is generally understood that
twice IN caucus recently the city council
of Savannah has voted down resolutions
officially irviung President Mckinley 70
visit this city 10 review the Seventh Army
Corps. None OF the aldermen Will talk
about tbs matter. They will neither
confirm nor deny the report but IL Is
pretty generally understood 10 be true.
About two weeks ago an alderman intro
duced a resolution and 1t was voted down.
The plan was preached again by the
mayor az caucus Tuesday afternoon.
II again met with such opposition that &c
was not deemed best 10 bring the mat
ter up In open council.
SILVER AS A TRAILER.
Congressman Lester Of the First
Georgia District who was renominatcd
and reelected this year. practically
without opposition, said something over
two years ago 20 a reporter Of the Sayan-
nah News that he was for free silver.
and an the attachments, and he wanted
the News 10 print the fact In raised let
ters so that blind man could pass his
hand over the paper and read It.
Yesterday The Telegraph printed an
other interview with him. frOm the ga
vannah News in which he said that free
silver must trail along behind other Is
sues for the future.
We congratulate the game congressman
from the First.
Now. what do the other gentlemen say
from the Second 10 the Eleventh.
ALABAMA PINE
The yellow pine clearing house repre-
rents ninety-seyen large mills twelve OF
which are in Alabama. eighteen IN Mis-
sissippi nineteen in louisiana, eighteen
in Texas. twenty-five in Arkansas and
1--WE IN Missouri. These mills cut IN sep
TENDER l00,772 156. and they shipped In that
month 1l3606,iH feet. Tho twelve Ala
bama mills cut in September 6,s2i, iS
feet. and shipped S6S12S7 feet. The cut Of
these mills in September, 1897, was 1853
900 feet and their shipments m that
month aggregated 5.35,l29 feet. The In
crease Of business in the Alabama mills
is paralleled throughout the pine belt,
except IN Missouri, where the product Is
falling of.
At present Texas is the leading yellow
nine state. followed by Arkansas, Lou
isiana and Mississippi. Alabama bids
fair 10 outrank Missouri very soon, thus
taking fifth place in the list
About 30 per cent OF the production is
absorbed west OF Indiana, the shipments
20 the Eastern states being compara-
lively unimportant. The East IS stili
supplied TO a great extent with white
pine.
amount cut has been feature or the
vear Yards stocks are each year be-
coming smaller, and II the movement
e. long maintained better prices must
soon be Observation-Disclosures Age
Herald.
THE NEGRO IN POLITICS.
Pending 10 an article from The Times
on the negro In politics. the New Orleans
States says s...,.
Rut for the evil counsel OF their white
headers the negroes would have discard
Cd politics long ago; and hence the sug-
eestion before made by the States, that
IN cases OF riots and killings the respec-
table whites should make speciality Of
these cattle Until that IS done; until the
scalawag and carpet-bagger has been
taught a wholesome dread or deserved
nunishmeut race conflicts are certain TO
recur.
AN AFFECTIONATE SOLDIER.
Private L, I. Dottery. OF Companyp G.
second Georgia. was taken 70 the police
barracks last night by Sergeants w. T.
Dodd and H. Carithers. OF Company A,
Second Georgia, and the charge they
made against the private was insulting
lady.
The serreants alleged that Dottery had
caught the lady in his arms and had Bit