The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1904-01-26
Cream of News. /;
Brief Summary OF Mosf
Important Events
of Each Day.

! Lumpkin, In the superior court at At
lanta, a laborer cannot waive exemp
ton from punishment In Georgia.
This decision, 1t Is believed will tend
to limit the practice OF money sharks.
The Georgia state textbook com.
mission through Governor Terrell is
sues statement In answer to charges
rejecting on the commissions method
CT letting contracts for school books
-Dougherty county, Ga, commits
sloneB have ordered compulsory vac
cinatlon.
The loss by fire at Marietta.
Ca, on Wednesday morning, is estl-
mated at $4,000.
The Florida republicans held their
state convention in st. Augustine
Wednesday. Candidates for congress
and delegates 70 the national conven'
ton were selected, but no state tick;
ct was named The national delegates
go uninstructed,
General Stephen ID. Lee, com
mander United Confederate Veterans,
issues a circular relative to the move
men to erect a monument TO the late
General John b. Gordon.
"A lawless gang of men are causing
terror among the negroes Of Washing
ton county, Ala. Some Of them were
served with notice to leave the coun-
ty at once.
After a conference between repub-
llcan senators and Secretary Hay It
has been decided to vote down all
amendments to the Panama treaty.
Secretary Hay warned the senators
that further delay might induce Pan
ANA to try holdup game on the
United States,
I'm the trial OF Machen and others
for alleged grating Wednesday, the
government was hampered by the
court refusing TO admit certain letters
and testimony bearing on the case.
Seven thousand acres of land have
been purchased on the line Of the
Southern railway in Washington coun
ty, Alabama, on which 1000 settlers
win be established,
Panama was debated in the senate
Wednesday, Mr.. Patterson bitterly as.
sailing the course OF the president.
Mr. Plat, OF Connecticut, replied to
Mr.. Patterson
Secretary Of State Hay has left
Washington for Townsville, Ca,
where he will recuperate. The secre-
tary denies that he will leave the cab
met
Fire in the Grand Palace hotel,
Chicago, came near resulting In the
cremation OF many chorus girls.
The house passed tho Hepburn
pure food bill by vote OF zO1 TO 60.
dispatches Indicate that the out.
look in the Far East is more peaceful.
Everything seems to indicate that Rus
STA is seeking a way in which to back
down and concede the demands Of ia
pan,
lit is rumored that President
Charles A. Wickersham OF the Atlanta
and West Polnt and the Western OF
Alabama, has been offered the place
OF general manager Of the Central Of
Georgia, succeeding the late Theodore
d. Kline.
John NJ. Barnes, United States
marshal for the southern district Of
Georgia, says he is willing to give up
his job and become chairman OF
the republican state central commit.
tee to keep the party from going to
the dogs.
%. A. and o. r. Knighton, Of Ran
dolph county, Ca, have been bound
over TO the United States court al
Columbus under bonds OF $1,000 each
on charges OF peOnage.
The committee OF citizens Of Brls-
toll, Va, has cleared the city council
Of an irregularity in the sale OF bonds
10 the Dominion National bank, OF
which one OF the councilmen IS presl-
dent.
The big Chicago packing houses
have bought a million acres In south
ern Alabama and northern Florida for
the purpose Of establishing a great
feeding ground in the southeast
Louisville grain dealers are seek.
ing to have the railroads remove the
/ cent terminal charge, which they
claim works hardship against them
on business TO southern and gulf
points
The Mississippi house has voted
the same appropriation. s1,500.0OO, Tor
public schools, In addition TO which
the poll taxes will be retained In many
counties.
Daniel Sully, at a meeting OF busl'
ness people in New Orleans, says nat
ural conditions, not manipulation, caus'
ed cotton to advance; that the world
Is using more and that crop OF H.
OOo, 900 bales OF American cotton would
bring good prices
The Western Union Telegraph
Company has gone into the federal
courts to prevent the license tax OF
twenty-five cents per mile oil wire laid
by North Carolina.
Senator Hanna, in an interview at
Plttsburg, says he has sent out 1000
personal letters denying that he is a
| candidate for the presidency and that