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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-10-19
DYNAMITE USED on NEGRO COLLEGE
President of Institution Made Himself 0b'
noxious to Palmetto State Citizens.

President of Institution Made Himself o.
noxious to Palmetto State Citizens.
Harrell College, a negro institution
at Seneca, S. c., was blown UP by
dynamite about midnight Friday night.
Rev. J. T. Williams, colored, pre-
sided over the college, and it was sup
ported by northern white people. He
went to Seneca from Abbeville sew
eral years ago, and it is said has
made himself very Objectionable to
the white people since his arrival He
has preached incendiary doctrines, it
is alleged, and has advised the ne
groes not to work for the white peo-
pie.
On account Of all this, a letter was
sent him 2everal weeks ago advising
him to leave Seneca. but it seems he
paid no attention to it.
Dynamite cartridges were placed I'M
der each corner of the negro col,
lege building by some parties I'M
known and when the clock struck
midnight The dynamite was ignited,
which partially wrecked the building.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-10-19
VIII Use Senate Chamber.

Governor Terrell announces that
the newly authorized court Of appeals
will hold Its sessions, beginning in
January, RS authorized by the act
providing for the court in the sen.
ate chamber instead of in the supreme
court room, as was first suggested.
"This will be a better provision for
the new court" said Governor Ter
ren, in that it will prevent any
possible interference with one court
by the other should it be necessary
for both the supreme court and the
court OF appeals to be in session at
the same time
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-10-19
Move 10 Secure Immigrants.

Extensive plans have been project
ed for securing efficient immigrant Ia
hor for the manufacturing concerns
and planters Of Georgia who are Sc
riously afected by the scarcity of
employees
The initial movement has been be-
gun by the Savannah board of trade
and the chamber Of commerce of that
city, who, under the direction Of a
state immigration commissioner, have
sent an immigrant agent to Scot
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-10-19
uo to PrIaon Commission.

The fate of Milton and Jesse Raw
lings whether the sentence OF the
superior court of Lowndes county
that they be hanged by the neck I'M
lin dead, or whether the remainder
of their natural lives shall be spent
in the penitentiary in the keep
ing of the state prison commission,
which. after hearing argument at At
lanta. Saturday, by Attorney Cooper
and Judge Oscar Nj. Smith, counsel
for the petitioners, reserved decision,
Mrs. }. G. Rawlings, the mother OF
the two petitioners, Milton and Jesse,
was an interested and composed audi
tor of the proceedings.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-10-19
Town Marshal KIIIed By cIerk.

Jacob Young night marshal at Syl-
vester, was mistaken for a burglar
while crawling in window Of Skies
drug store and killed. Benjamin
Whitehead clerk in the store, did the
shooting. The place had been bur
glarized three previous nights and
Young was waiting for the burglar
at the time.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-10-19
calvin suoceeds Reddlna.

Hon Martin V. Calvin of Augusta
was elected director of the Georgia
Experiment station at Griffin to sue
coed Capt H. j. Redding. Redding
was reelected but declined to serve.
]. M. Kimbrough, who has been agri-
culturalist, was MADE assistant direc-
tor also. All the old officers were re-
elected. Captain Redding had held the
position of director over sixteen years.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-10-19
loeatlna the Rlaht Of Way.

Work has started locating the right
of-way for the new railroad which
is to be built from Waycross to
Nashville In BARREN county. The
road Is being constructed by the
Bailey Manufacturing Company, who
will extend 1t thirty-fve miles west
OF the city In the direction of Nash
Vile, and the timber to be kept by
The mill will be hauled in over the
road This is the first work on the
Waycross end of the new line, which
will eventually be tnown as the
Waycross, Nashville and st. Marys
railway.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-10-19

ties on the vote for the three constl-
tutionaI amendments submitted to the
people for ratification at the gen
eraI election or. October 8, Governor
Terrell has issued peoclamatlons Off
cially declaring that the amendments
had been ratified by the votes OF the
people and are now parts of the
Of the constitution Of the state.
These amendments were for the crea-
ton of the court of appeals; to au-
thorize the legislature to create ad-
ditional superior court judges and to
create he county Of Ben Hill.
In his proclamation in regard to
the court of appeals Governor Ter
rell directs that an election shall be
held on November for the election
Of three judges for the new court, the
managers Of the congressional cleo
tons to be held on that day to act
as supervisors Of the election of
Judges If the court of appeals.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-10-19
Reunion Of Georgia Veterans.

From headquarters of the Georgia
division United Confederate Veterans.
general orders announcing the com
Ing reunion in Savannah is made by
General c. M. Wiley. The announces
ment is going to all officers and mem
hers of the various camps of the
rtate. The order calls attention of
the camps to the appointment of dele
gates ana alternates for the reunion
which will be called to order on the
morning Of November 10, at 10 O'Clock.
a special request is sent TO all vet
Grams that arrangements be made for
a large attendance from every camp.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-10-19
PARLOR TALK

"Good morning!" said the piano
stool. "By the way, l observed that
you started to smoke last night when
Miss Yerner was entertaining Mr..
Sloman."
EYES," replied the parlor lamp. Il
saw she was waiting for an excuse to
turn me down. philadelphia Press.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-10-19
ARE "cHAMpftn>" Of TIE WORLD.


Chicago Club OF American League lake
Scalp Of local Competitors.
The Chicago club of the American
Baseball League is the champion C.
the world BY winning Sundays game,
s to 5, against the local club of the
National League at Chicago, the
Americans earned the right to float
the worlds pennant as well as
the pennant of the American League,
to ride to the grounds next season in
carriages and to have Worlds Cham
pions' lettered on the blankets worn
by their horses. Sundays game was
the sixth of the series and the fourth
victory for the Americans.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-10-19
Georgia Cuttings
CurtaiEed Items of Interest
Gathered at Random.
probing chlpIoy Feud Cases.

Harris county grand jury has indict-
cd Abb Hasty, slayer of Col. Fl. T.
Murrah, at Chipley on the charge Of
murder Hasty is at large. 1t is re-
ported that the grand jury has been
probing the Hasty-Iryin feud cases
and has returned a number of indict-
ments.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-10-19
THE MODERN VERSION

"Cholly Saphedd has married that
elderly widow"
How folish Of a mere boy to marry
a woman of fifty"
ooh, I don't know. Better be an old
girls darling than a young girlg
slave"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-10-19
E0OZE JOINT LICENSES RAISED
Shreveport Saloons Must Nav Pay So, 500
to Do Business.

Specials from Shreveport say that
as result of the determined work
Of ministers Of that city, saloon Ii
censes have been increased by the
authorities of Caddo Parish from ST..
600 to $500 a year.
About 100 saloons are affected. The
new law will be effective January
(, 1897 and is intended primarily to
stamp out disreputable dives.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-10-19
Ole Alive and Kicking.

The following telegram was receiv-
ed at Jackson few days ago by
Joe Leach, from the man whose dead
body was supposed to have been
shipped from Stockton, Cal, to his
old home in Jackson:
Message received. Well and hear
ty. VIII write today.
"OBE CARMICHAEL"
The receipt of this telegram had
the effect of lifting magically the
heavy gloom and uncertainty that has
hung over the relatives and friends Of
ODE Carmichael since the report of
his death in Stockton, Cal, was re-
ceived some time ago.
A body, supposed to have been that
of Carmichael, was embalmed, upon
Geographic orders from his father,
and shipped home for burial When
the casket was received and opened it
was seen that the remains were not
those Of the man whose death was
being lamented.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-10-19
Loss Is 10000 Bales.

Commissioner of Agriculture Thorn
as G. Hudson believes that the cot
ton crop Of Georgia has been dam,
aged to the extent Of at least $4,000
bales by the recent cold weather, cou-
pled with the heavy frost. He says
ne would not be surprised to see the
crop damaged to even a greater ex-
tent.
Reports from correspondents of the
agricultural department throughout
the section north of Macon indicate
that the damage was greater than
was at first suspected The frost was
killing almost everywhere, and scarce
ly any Of the top cotton had been har
vested north of Macon. 1t was just
opening up when the frost came.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-10-19
IN Amendments RatIfIea.

Secretary OF state Cook having
completed the consolidation of cleo
flcn returns from the various coun
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12
DRAG NET FOR PANAMA CANAL
Committee Agrees TO a Resolution to Investigate
Canal Management. Government Canal Zone
end the Panama Railway Company Over
The Moroccan Conference Behind Closed Doors.

Washington, Jan. 9.--The senate to-
day set in motion its machinery for
an exhaustive investigation of the
Panama canal management and then,
through the intercession of MI.
Lodge, cleared the crowded galleries.
closed the doors 50 tnat Germany and
France might not have cause to feel
badly over what was said about the
Moroccan conference. b e1
The latter discussion lasted for
hours, and was based upon the in
vestigation as to whether the BacoL
resolution, calling for information
from the president concerning this
governments interest in European af
fairs should be considered in open
session. By strict party vote 1t was
decided that the discussion was one
for secret consideration.
Some heavy constitutional artillery
of the senate was repeatedly discharg.
ed before this result was reached. Mr..
Spooner, Of Wisconsin led upon the
Republican side and was ably cham.
pioned by Mr.. Lodge, and both are
members Of the committee on foreign.
relations with Mr.. Bacon the author
Of the resolution.
The Georgia senator. pointed to the
grave menace to the peace of the
United States by participating in a
conference Of such gravity that 1t hao
already caused war cloud to hang
over Germany and France
why, even now" he declared.
troops are being rushed to the re-
spective frontiers and every prepara-
tion being made for conflict Is tn !,
United States bending its aid to one
or the other Of these two friendly
governments?" he asked. Does II
not wish to remain on good terms
with both France and Germany?
Can it do both?" he continued,
when the governments themselves
see nothing but war as the result Of
that conference to which the pres,
dent has sent two delegates?"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12
. He OBJECTED
To Being Addres-so as Bushneli's
Son-in-Law and Will Cause a
MiIIionaire's Arrest.

Springfield, o., Jan. 9.-"Dr. H. q.
Dimond, son-ln-law of Governor
Bushnell" This address seemingly
innocent in itself is the. cause OF ac-
tion brought in the United States
court at Cincinnati on Information,
said to have been furnished by DR..
Dimond to United States Deputy Mar
shall Hewe, in which e. s. Kelly, a
millionaire manufacturer of this city
is charged with the misuse of mails
1t Is expected that Mr.. Kelly will be
arrested tomorrow morning. DR.. Di
mond is proud Of the fact that he is
the son-in-law Of the late governor
Bushnell, but he objects to letters be-
ing sent to him by Mr.. Kelly, ad-
dressed as such.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12
BOMB FACTORY
FIRED UPON WHERE REELS
TOOK REFUGE
Believed That Loss of Life Was Con.
siderable from the Explosion.
Battle Ragged at Tiflis.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 10.-Reports
have reached here of the battle at
Tifis between the rebels who hold the
whole of Western Trans-CaLcasia and
the troops sent against them. The reb-
els took refuge in a bomb factory,
which was shelled by the troops, and
although a considerable loss of life
from the explosion of magazines is
believed to have occurred 1t is not
mentioned in the kilograms.
The control Of 1rans-Caucasia is
disputed, but 1t is known now that
the rebels have gone so far as to be
able to demand the setting up of free
republic, and 1t Is believed here, al
though not officially admitted, that
the rebels are In complete control ana
have already begun the forming CT
administrations OF their own.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12
PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE THE SAY
Several CoIumbiana Republicans Voice Their Sen.
tmenls Regarding Selection Of Congressional
Nominees in Letters to Judge FaNCet.

Politicians all over the old Eigh-
teenth congressional district appear to
be heartily in favor of driving the
bosses out of power. Their sentiments
are most forcibly expressed in letters
received by Judge J. p. Fawcett or
this city. These have been sent by
numerous prominent Republicans.
They touch upon the proposition OF
w. e. Wells, of East Liverpool, for
the selection of congressional eanui-
dates by popular vote, as is done in
other states.
"The plan of nominating congress
sional candidates proposed by Mr.
Wells is, In my opinion, the best tnat
has ever been suggested" writes Aaron
overholl, of Columb;ana. "Represen-
tatives in the lower house stand very
close to the peoples interests. and the
people themselves should have the
right to give direct expression Of their
choice of the nominee"
Similar statement are contained
in many letters received by Judge Faw-
cett, who is chairman of the congress
sional committee. which is to decide
the date for holding the convention.
and the method of selecting congress
sional delegates. More than o dozen
letters from Coiumbiana citizens have
arrived at Judge Fawcett's office with.
In tie past few days. And lot more
were received some time before. Here
is what some Of them say: ~
Charles u. Smith-1he Wells plan
has my hearty support. and would
be pleased TO aid In any way can
to have Il adoDted. e 80 .hi0s
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12

Mr.. Bacon also wanted to know
what instructions the delegates from
this government had received. Wheth-
Ell the mission was one dealing exclus-
lively with commerce or whether po,
itics figured in 1t.
Mr.. Spooner declared that the pres
ident was clearly within his const;,u.
tional rights and that the adoption oi
the resolution would be an infringe.
ment> upon them by the senate. H
thought Mr.. Bacon took the Moroc-
can situation too seriously ana the
exchanges between the two kept the
senators in a litter for time.
Mr.. Teller, (Dem,, Colo.), Mr.. Cul-
berson, Dem., Texas), and Mr.. Bailey,
(Dem., Texas), we're among those
who supported Mr.. Bacon in the con.
tention that the resolution was onh
for open and not secret session, bu.
the Democrats were finally outvoted
The determination of the senate to
institute a close-to-the-line investig,,
ton of canal management was made
manifest when the committee on in
ter-oceanic canals today unanimously
agreed to resolution of drag-net
character, providing for the investiga
ton Of the canal management, the
government canal zone and of the
Panama Railway company.
The resolution invoking such au-
tEority, when reported to the senate
was as mere formality referred to
the committee on contingent ex-
penses, inasmuch as It carried an ap-
preparation.
The expectation hid been to have
the resolution passed before adjourn
ment, but the Moroccan discussion in
terfered.
A resolution introduced by Mr..
Galley. directing the finance commit.
tee OF the senate to inquire into the
monetary agreement between the sec.
retary of war on behalf of the Unit
ted States and the Republic Of Pana-
ma was agreed to.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12
COUNTESS IN COURT
TO INvERcEpE FOR WOMAN UN
DER DEATH SENTENCE
Thousands Of People Sign Petitions
to Save the Life of Mrs. An
tolnette ToIla.

Trenton, N. j. Jan. 9.-Countess
Frances r. Massiglia, wife Ofithe Ital-
ian consul general of New York will
appear before the court OF pardons to-
morrow morning to intercede for Mrs.
Antoinette Tolla, who is now in the
Hlckensack Jail awaiting execution
Friday for the murder of Joseph Son.
Ia, whom she claims to have killed to
save her horor. A strong effort will
be made by the countess and others TO
have the court commute the sentence
TO that of life Imprisonment. A star
representative of the Cincinnati Post
will present petition bearing the
signatures of 10000 people, residents
of Southern Ohio and Northern Ken
tucky The petition is addressed to
Governor Stokes and members of the
New Jersey board of bardons and asks
them to commute the sentence.
DR.. Giuseppe Scariata, the local Ital-
fan consul, stated tonight that he knew
The countess was coming to this city.
DR.. Scarlata will probably accompany
the countess to the state house and
introduce her to the governor The
Italians Of this city are greatly in
terested in her coming and believe
that her efforts will be successful.
AS last resort. in case the court Of
pardons takes no action an application
will be made to Judge Lanning in the
United States court for writ of ha-
beas corpus. This is usually refused
but gives the applicants an opportun-
ity of applying to the United States
supreme court for the right to appeal
which acts as a stay.
1t was expected today that bill
would be introduced in the legislature
abolishing capital punishment In or
der to save Mrs. Tolla from the gal
lows but no action was taken in TINS
respect.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12

M. Riblet--I have yet to find the
first Republican who Is not heartily
in favor of 1t.
Frank Bell-We would like to see
It adopted for the nomination of can
didates for congress.
1 J.,J. Sample. Jrs-i. together with
many other Republicans here, heartily
endorse the method Of holding pri-
maries for the cand.da for congress,
suggested by Mr.. Wells, of East Liv-
erpoOl.-
II. e. Smith-The popular vote for
the nomination of candidate tor con-
gress appeals to me strongly, and
am for II.
j. G. Barnett-I heartily endorse the
method Of holding primaries for the
candidate for congress suggested by
MIR. Wells.
w. r. Knowles--I want to endorse
Mr.. Wells letter In regard to holding
nominations for candidate for con-
gress.
j. B. Zeigler-The suggestion of Mr..
Wells has met with the approval OF
every Republican around here with
whom ! have talked about II.
John Beard-I am heartily In favor
Of the Wells plan of nominating con-
gressional candidates.
ID. w. Beck---I am heartily In favor
of Mr.. Wells plan.
Pohticians In Stark county still re-
main quiet on the proposition and have
nothing whatever to say. either one
way or the other. And the big politic-
ians are at loss to understand their
apparent lack OF interest In so many
imnortant nronositions ~.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12
PRIMARY PUPIL or ]
five SCORE YEARS.
eehrIng Woman Now 1oe Years ola
Has Just Learned to Read--Near-
Inp the End OF Life.

Sebring, Jan. 9.--Perhaps the oldest
PERSON in eastern Ohio ia Mary Green
house, who is now on her death bed
at the home OF her son, Joseph Hart
ley, OF Sebring. She was born a..
Rodingshire, England, January Q,
1900, and is now more than LOG years
old. Some months ago she received
her second sight and about three
months ago her grandchildren learned
her the alphabet, then to spell and
read. t-s sSrNi rs,
After learning to read she employ
ed her time with her readers and 1t
proved o delightful pastime. What she
read she remembered and il was her
greatest pleasure to repeat to those
around her the stories she had read
in the school hooks. The past twenty
years to her was almost blank.
When her sight failed her memory
failed and upon receiving her second
sight It seemed that the other senses
returned with II and she became a
great comfort to those about her.
During life she has been q remark
ably healthy woman, being temperate
In all things. She is well preserved
for her age, having heavy head OF
snowy white hair, keen eye beneath
heavy eyebrows, and devoid of the
haggard look of one whom time has
dealt heavily with.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12
HIS FORTUNE
WAS CARRIED AWAY BY eAo
STOCK DEALS
Cleveland Millionaire Who Endsd HE
Life Was Short"--Dennison
Makes a Statement.

Cleveland, o., Jan. 9.--The suicide Of
Leland w. Prior. president of the
brokerage firm of Dennison. Prior &
Co., with Offices in the Garfield build
ing, in a room in the Hollenden hotel
this afternoon, is attributes tonignt
by brokers to his bucketing of large
orders. Tie regular business Of the
firm was to buy stocks either on mar
gin or outright. 1t seems that the
practice of Mr.. Prior, az an individual,
was to bucket stock himself. In this
way he is supposed to have been
short" especially on Anaconda and
ether corporate securities. Instead OF
dropping prices have gone steadily up
and the pressure became so great that
his fortune was carried away IN the
whirl. Whether he conducted all
these bucketing transactions in his
own name or whether he involved the
firm is not known. Only an examina-
ton Of the firms books can determine
this.
Charles r. Denison senior member
CT the firm gave out the following
statement tonight:
II realize the Importance of having
the affairs Of my firm administered in
the best interests of creditors and
debtors alike and being wholly unac-
quainted with the Cleveland branch
of the business, | have ordered the
business closed and requested COM
mittee consisting of II. r. NewcomD,
Gen. Geo. A. Garretson, II. P. Mcintosh
u. g. Tilotson and John r. Sherwin,
Cleveland bankers, to assist me in
making thorough and complete in
vestigation Of the affairs of my firm
and all of the above named gentle
men have consented to so act and with
me will proceed at cnce to do as above
outlined. In due course we VIII make
complete report to all persons in
terested believe It will be found
that large stock transactions were the
cause of Mr.. P1lor's act"
Mr. Denison ever since the organiza-
tion Of the firm has livea in Boston and
had. exclusive charge of the municipal
bond department for the east.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12
ARREST FOLLOW Ed
QUICKLY AFTER MANS WEDDING
TO GIRL WIFE

Niles, O., Jan. 9.-After living as
man and wife by common law for STA
weeks, Regina Cozzo and Rocco Au-
gustina. of Depot street, appeared be-
fore Mayor Thomas and had the nup
tial knot tied. No sooner was the
ceremony over than the groom was
arrested ON an affidavit sworn out By
his wife Monday, charging him with
striking and woundirg her. Ia films
the affidavit the girl, who claims to
be but IL years old, testified that
Augustine abused her and threatened
her.