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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
PREPARING FOR TROUBLE IN ORIENT.
Unusual Number of American Troops are,
Being Concentrated Near China.

A brief dispatch from Manila an
nouncing that there is great activity
among the troops stationed there and
that three regiments are under field
orders in view of possible eventual
ties in China" has given rise to much
talk in Washington.
If the state departments advices
reflect the possibility of trouble in
China as the result of anti-foreign
feeling growing out of the boycott,
there is close concealment Of the
fact.
However, those who have carefully
studied army orders for the past two
or three months have noticed that an
unusually large force Of field artillery
has been sent out to the Philippines,
where there is no need OF artillery,
and that the American force in the
islands has been considerably strength
ened Of late.
There have been suspicious that all
this had to do with China rather than
the PNlHpplneS, put this Is the bTSl
intimation that has come from the
islands. Friday night Secretaries Taft,
Root, Bonaparte and Attorney Gen
eral Moody were in conference with
the president at the white house.
1t had been announced that this con-
ference would have to do only with
pending legislation in congress, but
the coincidence of this night confer
ence following Immediately upon the.
heels of the appearance Of the dis
patch from Manila has given rise to.
much speculation.
1t is also noted that the Asiatic feet
will soon be strengthened by sending
the cruisers Galveston and Chattanoo-
ga to Manila.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
JORDAN Anglers SPINNERS.
Remarks Made in Atlanta Speech are
Not RaIished BY New England Cot
4nn M,n.4fa ctf.rarc
ton MANUFACTURERS.

in an interview at Boston, Mass,
Thursday night on the proposed pre-
limina-y conference between cotton
growers and manufacturers in New
York, January "a, J. R. MacColl, pres
ident Of the New England Manufac-
turers' Association, took exception to
remarks said to have been made by
President Jordan of the Southern Cot
ton Association at Atlanta Wednes.
day. President MacColl said:
The remarks attributed to Presi-
dent Jordan Of the Southern Cotton
Asscc citation, in a speech at Atlanta,
are misstatements Of fact, and / trust
he has been incorrectly reported by
the newspapers. He is stated to have
said: Now these spinners have to
come to us for a conference with the
view OF arriving at a satisfactory price
for cotton
"At the Atlantic City meeting Of
our association, held in September,
Richard Cheatham, secretary OF the
Southern Cotton Association, said:
1.-The policy of the Southern Cot
ton Association has been since its in
ception to cultivate friendship and
better trade relations and understand
ing with the manufacturers Of our
great staple crop.
"'To that end, the association has
appointed 9 committee from among it's
most intelligent and competent mem
bers, to confer with you at such a
time as may be convenient to a sim
liar representative committee from
your body to take under consideration
such matters as vitality affect the in
t~rests Of both. l feel that much last
ing good will result from such a con-
ference
"As a result of this and other sug-
gestions a preliminary conference Of
delegates from manufacturing and
cotton growing associations have been
arranged for January "A in New
York
The purpose is, if deemed advisa-
bic, to formulate plans for joint
conference of cotton manufacturers
and growers to be held in April, at
which there will be present a repre-
sentative from the international fed
Grafton of Europe. Fixing the price
of cotton is, in my opinion, not like
~ to receive much attention. This will
continue to be determined as it al
ways has been by the old economic
law of supply and demand, but apart
from this, there are many matters that
can well be discussed at such gath
ering, and with beneficial results to
all the interests represented"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
Will PaY schools seoo.ooo.


The largest single payment ever
made to the schools of the state will
be sent out to the various counties
on or about January 25 by State
School Commissioner w. B. Merritt.
The state treasurer, Captain r. e.
Park, will begin writing the checks
on January %, at which time the
school fund money viii be in hand,
and they will be turned over to the
state school commissioner for for
warding to the various counties very
shortly thereafter.
This payment will amount to 46 %
per cent of the entire 1905 school
fund, or a total OF nearly sS00,000
UP to December only SO 1-3 per cent
of the 1905 school fund had been paid
out, as the funds We're not in hand.
This left nearly half the amount to
await the collection Of taxes in De
cember and January Much of the
school money from various sources is
yet to come in, but it will practically
all be in hand by January 90, and the
checks will then be drawn and for
warded.
Heretofore only about one-ffth of
the school fund has been sent out at
each payment, the largest total pay.
ment aggregating about S350,O00, or
perhaps a little more.
This month, however, almost one
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
another smlth In the Race.

Hon. James M. Smith Of smithsoDia,
one of the largest, most successful
and most widely known farmers IN
Georgia, has made formal announce.
ment of his intention to seek guberna-
torial honors and will henceforth be
actively in the race.
Mr.. Smith declares himself to be
the friend Of the farmers and an ear
nest advocate of the improvement Of
the white common schools Of the
state, and fayors longer terms and
better salaries for the teachers.
Believing that ito elevate the negro
higher than the level of his opportuni-
ties, Injuries rather than benefits him, :"
he declares for a division of the
school fund between the races, ac-
cording to taxes.
Mr.. Smith declares that he is OPP
posed to all the announced candidates
and expects the farmers and business
men to rally to him in his fight
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
Trustees h a ouandarv.

Captain r. r. Park, state treasurer,
The board Of trustees for the Geor-
gia Academy for the Blind went up
against a problem in attempting to
award the contract for the new build
ing at Macon few days ago, and
unless there are some very material
changes this body will have to appeal
to the legislature for additional funds
before they can proceed.
The board has only about $50, 900
with which to erect this building.
There were fourteen bids opened at
the meeting and the lowest figures
were $4,000, Others ranged as high
as $4,000.
The board rejected all bids, order
ed the architect to modify plans and
will attempt to bring the specifca-
tons within the amount of funds in
hand
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
EXPRESS PACKAGE WAS STOLEN.
Sum OF $4,000 Kissing When Pouch Was
Opened in New York.

1t developed in Washington Thurs
day that about $4,000 was taken from
an express pouch between Augusta,
Ga, and New York. The Southern
Express company received the pack
age at Augusta, from there it went
TO Columbia, S. c., and it arrived in
Washington early Sunday morning.
The Adams Express company then
sent it to New York, and there the
loss was discovered officials of the
express companies are making an in
vestigation.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
BIG CORPORATION TO HOLD COTTON.
Growers of Mississippi Have Proposition
10 Be Acted Upon.

Growers OF Mississippi Have Proposition
TO Be Acted Upon.
The Mississippi delegates to the
New Orleans cotton convention viii
go with instructions to try to secure
the adoption by the convention OF
what is known at the Withe~spooa
plan. This was decided on at the
meeting Of the Mississippi division
the past week
The Witnerspoon plan, in brief, is
that a corporation to be kaown as
the Southern Cotton company shall be
formed, with q capital Of $1100O0,O00,
the whole to be used in purchasing
cotton at 10 caats per pound, regard
less of the market price, and it is
not 10 be soll till the price shall
have reached il cents.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
M'lAURN OENOUNCES VARDAMAN.

Senator Cheracterizes Governor as "yiIe
SIanderer and OespiCable Creature"
In statement given out at Jackson,
Miss, by Senator A. ]. McLaurin, Gov
ernor Vardaman is handled in vigor-
GUS language, being denounced as q
vile slanderer and a despicable crea-
tuTe."
Senator McLaurin is well known
as a man to back up his words, and
Governor Vardaman's reputation as
dueIlist gives the belief that this heat
ed denunciation may result in some
thing more than mere talk.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
New RAILWAY Proieoted.

"A railroad meeting was recently
held In the court house at DahIonega
with view to considering the project
of building a railroad from Atlanta
TO Dahlonega, through Roswell, Cum
mings and Alpharetta,
Or, G. r. Glenn stated the object
OF the meeting, Colonel w. A. Char
ters presided, ]. F. Moore and II. d.
Gurley were appointed a committee
TO solicit donations for a fund to de.
fray expenses of preliminary work,
and to cooperate with like commit
tees from other places along the
route.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
BANKER SCR~F PREDICTS PANIC
Unless Something is Done in the Way Of
Improving Currency systern.

Unless there is currency reform, a
panic, beside which former panics
will seem insignificant was predicted
by jacob Schif, head CT the bank
ing firm CT Kuhn, Loeb & Company,
in n speech before the New York
chamber Of commerce Thursday.
Mr.. Schiff said he did not regard
such a panic Immediately imminent
but believed it will come unless some
thing is done to remedy the lack Of
elasticity of the present currency sys-
TEN.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
mortgage for Millions Filed.

The largest mortgage on Georgia
property ever made in Atlanta was
filed few days ago by H. NJ. Atkin.
son, president and r. e. Cullinane
secretary, of the Atlanta, Birmingham
and Atlantic railroad to the Old Col
ony Trust company of Boston, for
$30,0o0000 in gold coupon bonds.
This money is to be used in the
construction Of this new railroad, and
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
GEORGIA BRIEFS
az Wlll Go as neLenate.

has been named by President Dudley
M. Hughes, Of the State Agricultural
Society, as one Of the delegates at
large from Georgia to the convention
of the Southern Cotton Association at
New Orleans
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
ePIdcock seIls Ms Interesta.

J. n. Pideock president Of the Geor-
gia Northern railroad and a prominent
lumberman, has sold his interest in
the road to c. w. Pidcock.
The latter will assume the presl-
dency and general managership Of the
Georgia Northern The headquarters
Of Mr. Pidcock are at Moultrie.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
Want . WIder Latieude.


The state board Of health, at its
annual meeting held in Atlanta the
past week, re elected its old officers
for the ensuing year. The board also
decided to ask the legislature to give
il more authority in dealing with the
health situation. AS it now stands, it
was pointed out, the board has not
the power either to sue or be sued,
and it particularly wished full author
ity in the matter of it's dealings with
the local boards The legislature as
its coming session viii be asked to
amend the laws governing the board
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12

stationed at Fort Mcpherson, and
Lieutenant L. S. D. Rucker Of the six
teenth United States infantry.
The inspections on behalf of the
state will be made By Colonel w. G.
Obear, at the same time the inspe2-
lions are made by the United States
officers
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
VIRGINIA MAKES FINAL PAYMENT
On Appropriation Voted BY Legislature for
jamestown Exposition.

The sum Of one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, appropriated by the
state of Virginia for the Jamestown
exposition was turned over to the
exposition company Friday. Some
time ago $4,000 was paid, and this.
payment completes the total appro-
priation of 100000.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
Conditions in Philippines pepIorahle.

A telegram setting forth the alleg.
ed deplorlble condition of the sugar
planters in the Philippine Islands was
transmitted to the senate Thursday
by President Roosevelt.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
GEORGIA STANDS SECOND
In Prediction OF FIeecy Staple Ac--
cordno to Official Report Just Is.
suea kv Cinners, Association.


Following IS the compilation Of the.
re,o~+s from, COTTON oinnars ovar tho
SOUTH '4io"iAs nuinO0i u OaioS sin-
ned ISSUED at Dallas' IeXas' FRIDAY
~ the National Ginners Association.
Alabama :. e. ..1,176,763
Arkansas :. :. 5O6,87O
Florida :. 711.464
Indian Territory. 292,153
Georgia 1857 .628.
Louisiana 454.44Q,
Mississippi ..1,016.073
Missouri .. 35.646
North Carolina 627.559,
Oklahoma 279.597
South Carolina .10S1 sos.
Tennessee 243956.
Texas 2224142
Virginia and Kentucky 1874
The report is of cotton einned tos
December 81. and shows the total ner
cent picked 98.6, and total ginned 973
TIE amount ginned from December u.
to 81. inclusive, was 402.041 bales
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
Georgia Troops to Be Inspected.

Georgia Troops TO Be Inspected.
General orders for the annual in
spection Of the Georgia troops, OF
national guard of Georgia, as the
troops are now designated, have been
issued from the office of Adjutant Gen
eral s. w Harris.
The inspection of the Georgia
troops will begin February 1, AMI
will be concluded on April 10.
The inspections in behalf of the
United st es war department will be
made by Major F. B. Mccoy of the
seventeenth United States infantry,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
Wn EmpIoy an Expert.

The commissioners Of roads and
revenues Of Laurens county have de
cided to employ an expert accountant
to examine the books Of the county
officers. In times gone by this work
has been done by committee from
the grand jury. The work has never
been satisfactorily done, and the com
missioners have decided to employ an
accountant to do the work.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12

half of the fund will be sent out in
a lump and this will pay the teachers
of the state all of their back salary
for 1905
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
Arrest of Boy Not Endorsed.


Rich Edge, the young man who wa5
shot some ten days ago by Night Or
orator Travis at the Hapeville station,
near Atlanta, and who subsequently
revealed his identity by declaring to
the surgeon who was called to at
tend the wound, that he intended to
whip the life out of Travis unless
he apologized for the shooting, is now
resting upon a cot in the hospital
ward in the Fulton county jail.
That statement reached Travis ears
and within a short time he had sworn
out warrant for Edge, charging him
with being the party who had made
frequent attempts to Stay the night
operator at Hapeyille, himself in
cluded
The arrest of Edge is not endorsed
by the people OF that section of Clay
ton county for few, if any, of the
residents OF that section believe he
is guilty of the charges.
Edge has friends who are determin-
ed to stand by him and as soon as
his physical condition will permit his
appearance in court for a preliminary
trial there will be bondsmen in album
dance to secure for him his liberty
until his final trial comes on. Already
his friends are at work, as is shown
by the fact that a warrant has been
sworn out for Night Operator Travis,
charging him with assault with intent
to murder.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
TINS "mcK NE" SIGN WAS FATAL.
Two Small Boys Engsge in Fight and One is
Stabbed to Death.

At Dallas, Texas, Ollie ClayweIl, IA
years Old, stabbed Carl Owens, aged
10, and is in Jail charged with muir
der The boys were employed in the
Texas Pacific general Office. Some one
pinned a placard on young Claywelrs
back, reading
"KICK ME-"
The Owens boy kicked and a fight
was started. The boys were separat-
ed, but met in the street and the stab
bling followed.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
Knows Nothing Of oRevoIution.v

Knows Nofhln9 or REVOLUTION"
Railroad Commissioner Joseph M
Brown makes emphatic denial of a
report published in the Atlanta Jour
nal to the effect that the commits
sion had in contemplation a general
reduction that would amount to 10
per cent in the freight rates within
the state The commission, he said,
will continue to force reductions
where unjust rates were shown, but
ne knew nothing of the coming rev
olution.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
Baker Wants New Court House.

Baker county wants a new court
house to replace the ancient frame
structure which for many years has
stood in the center Of the public
square at Newton The board of
county commissioners has gone about
the matter in the proper manner by
calling an election for February II, at
WHICH time the voters of the county
win be asked to approve an issue Of
$4,000 Of per cent gold bonds, in
denominations Of $1,000, one bond and
the interest to be payable annually
will bear interest at 8 per cent per
annmn The bonds are made payable
thirty years from date, January, 1886
The mortgage on the railroad was
made January 1, 1906, but was not
sled until a few days later The rail
read runs from Montana, Ga, TO or
near to Birmingham, Ala, an exten-
sion being proposed to Atlanta, Ga
The road will run through Monte2u-
ma Oglethorpe, Talbotton and La
Grange, in Georgia, and through sew
eral Alabama towns.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12

Following is the compilation Of the
reports from cotton ginners over the
south, showing number Of bales gin
ned, issued at Dallas, Texas, Friday
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-02

Muscogee. |. T.. Aug. 2.-The
board OF geographical names In
Washington is having its trouble at
this time. II. p Harrison. clerk of
the United. States court in this city,
is In receipt OF letter from c. f.
Sloan, secretary of the board, ask
ing how the name Muscogee is
spelled. in the original charter A
difference OF opinion has arisen be
fore the board. and Mr.. Sloan de
sires to settle II.
Mr.. Harrison looked up the mat
ter and found that In the original
charter the name was spelled with
X. and that letter was used on the
sign OF the depot. indicating that the
first railroad to build through this
city adopted that name. The post
office has also used the X, and In all
the legal documents Of the city the
X ls used. II is also used by all the
business men and the people in gen
eral. At one time the c was used
by the postofflcc department, and
many OF the old government reports
designate this point as "Muscogee."
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-02
Helen Gould to Aid Mrs. Sage.

New York. Aug. 2.-That Mrs.
Russell Sage would distribute to
charity in the near future 100000
600 was the announcement today
from a source seemingly authorlta-
tive.
It was stated that the financier's
widow will give away this great sum
as soon as her friend and co-worker
In many benevolent enterprises, Miss
Helen Gould. returns from Europe.
Miss Gould has advised Mrs. Sage
many times In matters Of phiian-
thropy. and the report. that the two
women will work had in hand in
putting the aged money lenders
millions in the best practical use for
Jhe benefit OF mankind is not sur
prising.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-02
SYRIAN LEPER
ATTRACTS ATTENTION AT RAIL-
ROAD STATION.
Put on Train at Parkersburg and
Several Arrests viii Follow
As Result.

Parkersburg, w. Va, Aug. q
George Rossett the Syrian leper whose
movements have been watched all
over the country for the past few
weeks. arrived In this city today at
noon and his travels we're suddenly
brought 10 a halt when the h. & o. s.
W. refused to allow him to ride on
that division OF the road. Rossett ar
rived on train No. 3. and no sooner
was he of the train than the news of
his arrival spread like wildhre. Peo-
PIE by the thousands .hocked to the
depot. and police In large numbers
we're detailed to watch Rossett. who,
when he found that he could get no
farther, decided to make himself com
Portable on the grass in the rear of
the D. & o. depot
Late this evening Recorder Leonard
Issued a warrant for three parties
charging them with bringing the leper
here. Those arrested were b. &c o.
Conductor Il. V. Owens, DR.. b. F.
Bohn, OF Maryland, and D. w. Mohlerl
OF the local yard Office. All three
were arrested and put up bond for
their appearance at trial tomorrow
morning.
Parkersburg people by no means
kept their distance from the leper.
They Hooked to the depot by the thou
sands. and almost fought TO get a
sight OF him. II was all the police
could not keep them back.
At late hour tonight the depot is
one surging mass Of people, and II is
almost impossible to get near II. Sow
eral local newspaper men managed
to &c, near the ieper, and talked for
quite a while with him. He told of all
his plans and his difficulties In at
tempting to get to his destination.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-02

| Lively Custom that Has. Come to
Prevail In Certain Halls.

Not so many weeks ago many potent,
wise and reverend seigniors at Wash
ington were yelling "Liel' and LIAR"
until their throats were peeled and
their collars wi,ted. Politicians are so
polite. II seems as though they count
ed that day lost in which some eminent
Official or humble correspondent was
not denounced" as a ''de iberate. I'M
qualified and malicious liar. In lact
no other kind is worth notice. And
soon the "fall campaign" win be sizz-
ling. and the fall crop of "lies," false
hoods" and "liars" will be gathered.
Really, we have known many persons
to forget things or give an inaccurate
account of things. We did not call them
'1iars. qualified or unqualified. For
one reason. they were not liars No
body "gets anything straight" entirely
Nobody can tell anything or remember
anything without some percentage
luegligfble or not. Of error For an
other reason, are deliberately and I'M
qualified whole skin. OF course. wher
we get an Office, we shall yell Liar
as lond as anybody else. II will b
etiquette.-"With the procession
Everybody's Magazine for August.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-02
SOME DARK STATISTICS
Ii Is u Dangerous Thing TO Be Alive
in the United States.

The number of homicides and
deaths by violence in the United
States in 1905 was 9.212. as against
S.4S2 in 1904. Suicides. 9.0S2. as
against s.24O in 1904. Killed on
steam railroads. in 1905. 3,142; in
jured 1900 Killed on electric
and elevated railroads. 464; injured.
2.622. These statistics collected by
the Chicago Tribune. are unofficial.
but perhaps they are none the less
trustworthy on that account. We
murder and manslaughter nine times
as many as the Germans; four times
as many as the English. Scotch and
Welsh. America seems to be little
careless. to put 1t mildly
the Procession Everypody's Maya
zine for August.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-02
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