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THE ROME TRIBUNE
VOL. VI. NO. 1.948
THE TYPE-SETTER.
Exhibition of The Tribune's
Wonderful Machine.
VISITORS ENTHUSIASTIC.
A New Erain Rome Journalism
—Description of the Great
Thorne Machine.
The Tribune’s type-setting machine
drew a large and enthusiastic crowd yes
terday afternoon. Shortly after 4 o’clock
the people began to drop in, and toward
5 they came in a steady stream. ,
The situation of the machine is firstrate.
A composing room, some distance for
ward of the old one, had been fitted up
especially for the type-setter, and the
ceiling and wainscoting had been paint
ed a pearl-white, so’ as to give the best
light. The machine stands near a win
dow. which gives a north light, and two
electric lights in front and behind bring
out every part of the machine with sharp
distinctness.
About 3 o’clock the electric current
was turned on at the power house, and
at 3:30 the motor in The Tribune build
ing was started. It struck up a cheerful
hum, very much like the song of the
Aeolian harp. and the belts transferred
the motion over several pulleys of vari
ous sizes, to the type-machine.
A batch of copy large enough to give
several printers a day's work,was turned
over to Foreman Willingham, and by
him handed to an expert operator, Miss
West of Hartford. Instead of being di
vided into short takes, as usual with
printers, a whole article was put on the
copy holder at one time, thus keeping
the context before the operator, and re
ducing the chances of error. The young
lady’s fingers began to move over the
keys, not with any apparent haste, but
with precision and despatch. Some
times, as in the words “and,” “the,”
and in the syllables “con,” “ing,” etc.,
she would strike three keys apparently
at the same instant, bringing three let
ters down together. An infinitesimal
period of time was allowed between some
of these letters, in order to get the first
down foremost, but it was practically
one stroke for three letters. This facili
ty gives the machine a higher spaed than
the typewriter, on which every letter
must be struck separately. The speed
of the operator depends largely on fa
cility in making these combinations.
Care has to be taken to avoid striking
letters in the wrong order. For in
stance, “a” and “z” struck together
would come down “az,” but “z” and
“a” struck at the same instant would
also come down “az.” The combina
tion is good one way, but not the other.
Thus, certain combinations can be made
and others cannot, and the ready knowl
edge of this Jonhs a good part or the
skill. Manual dexterity, however, is a
great deal, and for this reason, ladies
excel as operators.
The “justifier” works not by faith,
but by sight. This young lady, Miss
Dresser, also of Hartford, had a task to
keep up with the operator, but’ it was
almost an even race all the way through.
The operator sets type by the yard or
half-yard, and the justifier cuts it up
into short lines exactly long enough to
go into a neswpaper column. Rapid
spacing requires great dexterity and a
quick eye.
Mr. Andrews was kept busy explain
ing the working of the machine. Every
visitor pronounced it a wonderful piece
of mechanism, and all went away en
thusiastic. Deputy Sheriff Dallas Tur
ner, who had just become ex-officio man
ager of a sawmill, came in and gave the
machine a close scrutiny. “I have two
saw mills,” said he, “and I need a news
paper to complete my layout. I must
keep up with all modern improvements.”
Sheriff Moore came in examined the
machine carefully to see if it was loaded,
and expressed himself as satisfied.
Among the visitors were Mayor King,
Manager E. E. Bawsel of the telephone
exchange, Manager Adkins of the Postal
Telegraph company, Prof. R. J. Gwalt
ney, Janies D. Gwaltney, Manager
Woodruff of the Western Union, E. A.
Johnson, C. S. Wright, Paul Reece, John
Reece, George Harris, W_. W. Vandiver,
Walter Harris, Esq., H. C. Wood, Cap
tain John Reece, Major R. T. Fouche,
E. T. McGhee, President J. H. Reynolds
of the First National bank, Captain R.
G. Clark, Rev. Geo. T. Goetchius, John
Lundbom, Walter Walters, W.B. Camp
bell, T. O. Hand, J. E. Dean, E. E. Ma
gil, Chas. Warner, and several ladies.
About a hundred in all were present,but
in the constant movement of the crowd
many of the names were overlooked.
Mr. W. H. Adkins of the Postal Tele
graph company, made an important sug
gestion, to the effect that a telegraph
operator could take press dispatches as
easily on the type machine as he could
on a typewriter, and could thus turn
them into type immediately.
THE THORNE MACHINE.
The machine consists of two upright
cylinders about fifteen inches in diame
ter, and thirty inches high. These cyl
linders are mounted, one above the
other, on a base, and to them is attached
the keyboard and justifying apparatus.
Each cylinder is divided by ninety
equi-distant channels,running the whole
length of the cylinders vertically. The
channels of the upper cylinder contain
only a spring in each, under which the
“dead” type is loaded, and this cylinder
is called the “distributor.” The. chan
nels of the lower cylinder each have at
the top a series of “wards” arranged in
combinations like the. wards of a Yale
lock, and one particular letter is nicked
t > match the combinations of wards of
one channel, only.
The “dead” type—or type that has
been used to print from and is now
ready to be distributed and set over
again, is loaded by an ingenious “loader
into the channels of the upper clyinder.
This clyinder is now rotated, step by
step, by its mechanism, which brings
the channels of the upper cylinder into
exact coincidence with those of the lower
cylinder, presenting at each step 90 type
to the wards in the channels of the cyl
inder. And where the nicks of a letter
match the wards of the channel over
which it pauses, every such letter drops
into the channel below. Thus all the
letters “a” go into one channel, and the
letters “b” into another, etc., until all
the capitals, small letters and figures are
assorted each in its proper channel.
Simultaneously the operator, setting
from “copy” before her, touches the
keys on the board, and causes such let
ters as she desires to be ejected from the
bottom of the lines of type in the lower
cylinder. The letters are, thrown on a
revolving disc,which carries them to one
side of the cylinder, delivering them on
a rapidly running belt, which in turn
carries them to the “packer” immediate
ly in front of the operator. The “pack
er” forms the letters into words and the
words into a continuous line, which
passes over the keyboard to the “justi
fier,” who divides this long line into
short ones of the desired length. The
“justifier” having spaced out a line,
touches a lever and this line is pushed
down into the galley, and the apparatus
is ready for another line. All this pro
ceeds with the greatest rapidity. Expert
operators can readily set and distribute
simultaneously on one machine, as
much type as six or seven men can set
alone in the same time; the hand men
having afterward to distribute their type
one letter at a time into their cases,ready
for another day’s} work, while the ma
chine can go on indefinitely, its capacity
being only limited by the amount of
type in the office.
The Thorne machines are in use on
several of the largest New York dailies,
as well as on dailies, weeklies and mag
azines in many of the cities of this coun
try and Europe. In fact, the Thornes
are used on every continent except Asia,
and do the composition on the finest
publications as readily as newspaper
work.
AT HIS VICTIM’S GRAVE.
When He Returned He Was Caught, Tried
and Convicted.
Greensboro, N. C,, Feb. 9.—An
enormous crowd assembled on the out
skirts of Winston to witness the execu
tion of Peter DeGraff for the murder of
his sweetheart, Ellen Smith. DeGraff
was taken to the place of execution,
winch was about three miles from the
city, by Sheriff McArthur and a force of
deputies. On the scaffold he made a
long speech, confessing the crime and
leaving the usual warning to others to
avoid bad women and liquor.
Hitherto DeGraff has strenuously de
nied his guilt, and it was supposed that
he would die with his lips sealed. After
his speech he joined in singing a hymn.
The executed man was a tough case and
during his confinement gave the officers
of the law much trouble.
The murder for which DeGraff paid
the penalty occurred over a year ago.
The murdered wormti; was es a.-shady
character, but DeGraff seemed to be
greatly attached to her. After the mur
der the guilty man fled to Mount Airy,
but returned to the scene of the tragedy
and visited the grave of the woman he
murdered.
GORDON’S LECTURE.
He Was Introduced by General Evans.
The Lecture a Success.
Atlanta, Feb. 9—lt was a large and
appreciative audience that greeted Gen
eral John B. Gordon at The Grand to
hear his lecture on the Last Days of the
Confederacy.
As usual, the general was eloquent and
entertaining. He looked every inch a
soldier, and apparently the same as when
he followed Lee in the closing days of
the confederacy.
As General Clement A. Evans stepped
to the front for the purpose of intro
ducing the speaker of the evening he
was greeted with a storm of applause
which fairly shook the building. It was
several minutes before he was permitted
to proceed.
The lecture was an eminent success in
every way. Its word painting was fer
vid and picturesque, its eloquence mas
terly and dignified. As the old veter
ans listened they seemed to live again in
the past, and the occasion was to them,
at least, a feast of the most delightful
enjoyment.
THE CASE OF PURVIS.
Governor Stone Snvs that He Can Do
Nothing.
Jackson, Miss., Feb. 9.—Governor
Stone has not received any notification
of the miscarriage of justice in the case
of Will Purvis. Until privately in
formed otherwise, he, as every one else
here, believed the sentence had been car
ried out.
This is the first time in the history of
the state, so far as known,where a crim
inal sentenced to death escaped the same
by interference of outsiders. A press
correspondent called on the governor and
asked him what he intended doing in the
premises. After stating that he had re
ceived no information from the sheriff,
he said there was nothing he could do;
that Purvis would have to be arraigned
at the next term of court, and resen
tenced without, of course, any further
trial.
Bob Marler Hanged.
Pineville, Ky., Feb. 9.—Dob Mar
ler was hanged at 10:05 a. m. Thirteen
minutes later he was pronounced deal
The condemned man talked for 10 min
utes on the scaffold, but did not confess
Weather Forecast.
Washington, Feb. 9.—Forecast till b
p. m., Saturday—For North Carolina—
fair Saturday, colder by Saturday even
ing, brisk high southerly winds. South
Carolina and Georgia—generally fair,
westerly winds. Eastern Florida—fair,
southerly winds. Western Florida, Ala
bama and Mississippi—fair, cooler, wes
terly winds.
home. iiA,. Saturday mokning, febhuakyio.
LIQUOR LICENSE
Candidates for Aidermen Are
Interviewed.
THEY ARE OF ONE MIND.
Whatever Party is Put Into Of
fice, the License Will Re
main as It Is.
There has been some concern to know
how the candidates for municipal honors
stand on the question of high or low
license, and the Tribune determined to
find out by going directly to the parties
themselves and putting the question di
rectly. Their answers thus become a
matter of public record. It will be seen
from the following answers that the
candidates for aidermen are all opposed
to a change. Three gentlemen, Messrs.
Harvey, Neel and McCaffrey, were
or not to be found. We understand that
they agree with the others.
WHAT THEY SAY.
Mr. A. B. McArver says: I am for
high license and good protection. The
present license is all right,and if it takes
my vote to change, it it would stay like
it is.
Mr. J. A. Gamon: I think the license
is neither too high or too low,and should
stay as it is.
Mr. J. H. Hoskinson: As far as the
question of liquor license is concerned,
I think Rome has done better under the
present license than ever before. If the
license was reduced, more saloons would
necessarily be opened, and we can't
afford to raise it. If my party is elected
I shall do my best to keep it just as it is.
Mr. H. S. Lausdell: If my ticket is
elected I shall vote to keep it where it is,
when the question is brought up, which
will not be for a little over a year. Mr.
Lausdell was a member of the council
when the present license of SI,OOO was
adopted, and voted for the present ordi
nance.
Mr. Henry Stoffregen: The license,
acording to my views, is all right, and
I would not like to see it changed.
Mr. Joe Johnson: The liquor license
is just as it should be. Rome has had
less trouble with its whiskey at the pre
sent figure than ever before. I want to
see it stay where it is.
Mr. Walter Harris : Itbifk the license
is all right—will not be changed for a
long time. Everything has gone on
smoothly as it is, so let “good enough
alone.”
BELIEVES T HE BILL WILL PASS-
Senator Quay Expects the the Wi’son Meas*
uie Will Go Through the Senate.
Pittsburg, Pa., Feb.7.—When Senator
Quay passed through Pittsburg on his
way.to jV’eh'mffouo.uJdouday, he was
asked by a friend if he thought the Wil
son bill would pass.
“The democrats are in power and are.
able to; pass the bill, and it will be
passed,” Mr. Quay replied.
STORM IN ENGLAND.
Vessels Compelled to Seek Shelter—Build
ings Blown Down.
London, Feb. 9.—A violent hurricane
Is prevailing along the coasts most
sf the countries bordering on the
North Sea. Many casualties have been
reported. Some have occurred even in
the generally safe harbor of Hamburg.
In Great Britain a gale is blowing, ac
companied in some places by heavy
rain. Reports from Inverness and Perth
shire, Scotland, state that floods have
Occurred there.
Dispatches received here show that
the gale swept over all the coasts of
Great Britain, and that considerable
damage was done. Tua sea dikes along
the Straits of Dover, betwean Dungeness
and Dymchurch, were damaged by the
heavy seas that pounded against them.
At Appledore, Devonshire, the lowlands
were flooded for a distance of eight
miles from the sea.
The immense embankment that was
built to protect Romney Marsh, Kent,
against the incursions of the sea did not
avail to keep the place from being Hood
ed. The Romney Marsh parish church
was surrounded by deep water.
Two hundred vessels were compelled
to seek refuge from the storm at East
Bay, Dungeness.
Several cottages at Sheffield, York
shire, were blown down, and at Llan
dudno, Wales, a new Baptist chapel
was wrecked. The Scarborough Peak
railway station was completely destroyed
by the wind. So heavy was the gale
(hat the waiting rooms and the station
master’s office were blown over a wall
Into a field.
WITH CLOSED DOORS.
Farmers Hold a Convention in Kansas.
Several Warm Debates.
Topeka, Kan., Feb. 9.—The Nation
al Council of Farmers' alliance did not
conclude its session Thursday evening, as
had been expected, and it is doubtful if
the closing session be held before Satur
day. At the morning session, held be
hind closed doors, there were several
warm debates, and the meeting was so
interesting that adjournment for dinner
was not taken until 1 o’clock. The fight
over endorsement of woman's suffrage
occupied most of the day. Reports show
3,000 members of the Alliance in Kan
pß. Tennessee shows only 2,000 mem
bers.
The Flood Could Not Stop It.
Murphy, N. C., Feb. 9.—A rathei
strange and novel marriage ceremony
was performed at Marble, this county,
recently. The Valley river was swollen
out of its banks by the continued heavy
rains and Mr. John T. Wall and Mis.t
Elber Raxter wishing to marry, Esquire
Joe Parker stood on one side of the rivet
and joined the happy couple on the othti
aids for life.
THE DANGER LINE.
The Cumberland River Has
Overflowed Its Banks.
THE PESTHOUSES FLOODED
Smallpox Patients Removed to
Other Quarters—Hundreds
of Families Moving Out.
NAgpviLLE, Feb. 9.—The Cumber
land river is booming, and has already
reached the danger line.
During the past 24 hours nearly three
inches of water fell. The lowlands
around the city are flooded and hundreds
of families are moving their effects tu
higher ground.
The water has invaded the county
pest house and a number of smallpox
patients are being carried to new quar
ters. The danger line is 40 feet and the
weathbr bureau officials predict that the
water will roach 45 feet by sundown.
| Tangle in the House.
Washington, Feb. 9. A tangle
growing out of an error in an important
roll call by which the house went
into a'i committee of the whole on the
Bland' bill opened the proceedings in the
house.*' Mr. Babcock, of Wisconsin, ex
plained that he had not voted upon that
roll call, and Mr. Tracey and Mr. Reed
attempted to make the point that this
broke a quorum, and subsequent pro
ceedings were vitiated. They discovered,
however, that Mr. Marshall, of Vir
ginia, Und Mr. Shell, of South Carolina,
were recorded as not voting and as their
votes would complete the quorum, no
further objections to the approval of the
journal were made.
At 12:27 Mr. Bland moved that the
house go into coyimittee of the whole to
consider the silver seignorage bill, and
it was agreed to without division.
Zeal of the Finance Committee.
Washington, Feb. 9. —The sub-com
mittee of the senate committee on
finance are displaying commendable zeal
in pushing its labors to the utmost,' ap
preciating the fact that earnest util
ization of time is necessary to reach any
conclusions so that the rough draft o?
the bill may he laid before the
Democratic members of the com
mittee when it meets Tuesday
Three members of the subcommittee
were at the capital bright and early, but
they’ put in a part of their time in the
room of Mr. Mills, which is situated in
the old part of the building on the lower
floor, and away from the crowds that
usually throng the corridors and the
men who have been endeavoring to ac
complish, by personal interviews, what
a formal designation of hearings.
To Prevent Pelagic Sealing.
Washington, Feb. 9. - Secretary Her
bert has about completed the list of naval
vessels he will order to the BeLring Sea
this season on patrol duty. The fleet
will be the largest yet sent to prevent
pelagic sealing and will leave San Fran
cisco the latter part of April. Affairs
in Brazil make it uncertain when any
ships will be detached from the south
Atlantic station and sent to the Pacific
in time to join the fleet, but the secre
tary has decided to detach the Charles
ton and the Detroit as soon as tteit ser
vices at Rio can be dispensed with and
to assign them to Behr.ng Sea service.
The Charleston will, in all probability,
become the flagship. The other vessels
in the squadron will be the Yorktown,
the Bennington, the Mohican, the Alert,
the Marion, the Ranger and three reve
nue cutturs.
Carlisle Tali cm a Vacation.
Washington, Feb. 9. Lighthouse
tender, Maple will leave here 11 a. m.
for Fort Monroe, Va. She will carry as
guests Secretary and Mrs. < ’arlise, As
sistant Secretary Hamlin, and his sister,
Miss Hamlin, Miss Berry, daughter of
Representative Berry, of Kentucky, and
Logan Carlisle, chief clerk of the treas
ury. The party expect to return Tues
day or Wednesday. Secretary Carlisle,
who is worn out from overwork, pre
fers taking this trip to a longer one to
recuperate his health.
Gohl Reserve Intact.
Washington, Feb. 9.—The gold re
serve in the treasury is again intact. It
reached that condition when the gold
received from the recent bond issue
swelled the gold beyond the $100,000,000
mark Friday. On Aug. 10, last, the gold
in the treasury stood at $103,000,000,
since which date it has gradually de
clined, reaching its lowest point of $04,-
000,000 on Tuesday last, when the gold
received for the sale of bonds was trans
ferred into treasury cash.
KOLB FOR GOVERNOR.
He Is Nominated by Independent Demo*
crats and Populists.
Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 9.—The Jef
fersonian and Populist delegates locked
arms and nominated Captain Kolb and
his ticket. As predicted the Republi
cans stayed out of the pot and started a
sideshow of their own.
The following are some of the more
important planks of the new coalition
platform:
We demand the free coinage of gold
and silver on the basis oi 16 to 1.
We demand the expansion of the
culating medium to $59 per capita.
We demand a tariff for revenue, and
that the revenue necessary to meet the
expenses of the government be raised so
far as possible by a tariff on importa
tions, and that this tariff be so levied as
to protect the laborer in the mines, the
mills, the shops and on the farms an I
their products against the labor of for
eign countries.
We demand a national graduated in-
come tax ou salaries or incomes iu ex
cess of reasonable expenditures of the
comforts and necessaries of life.
We demand that the convicts shall be
removed from the mines.
We demand that the present lien laws
be so amen.led as to egive miners the
same benefits accorded to other labor
ers, and the enactment of such laws as
will secure to them payments of wages
in lawful money semi-monthly.
x We favor the creation of the office of
state inspector of weights and measures,
the election of mine inspectors, and the
inhibition of working children under 13
years of age in the mines.
KISSED A KEY TO HIM.
Prisoners* Plot to Escape Disclosed by One
of the Party.
Chattanooga, Feb. 9.—A dastardly
plot has just been disclosed, which, if
successful, would have resulted in a
double murder and the Release of all the
prisoners in the Hamilton county jail.
The plan was for three prisoners, name
ly, Dan Gilyard and Henry Pace, col
ored, and C. W. Love, white, to place
themselves in front and be handcuffed
together when High Warden Joe Turney
came to take them to the state peniten
tiary at Nashville. Then Gilyard was
to unlock the handcuffs with a key
which his wife had conveyed to him
from her mouth while kissing him good
bye. The man with the razor would
then cut Sheriff Skilleron’s throat and
also Captain Turney’s as he came from
the jail corridor into the office, and
finally release all the prisoners on the
office floor through the still unlocked
stile gate.
The key was smuggled to Gilyard, but
George Bennett gave the snap away at
the critical point. The prisoners were
carried to the pen some days ago, though
the story has just leaked out, as it was
not (hen believed, but the razor has been
found.
SILVER Tn LONDON.
English Papers Say the Price Cannot Be
Artificially Maintained.
London, Feb. 9.—The Daily News
says: “A full trial has just been given
in the United States, under the most
favorable auspices, to attempt to sup
port the price of silver by artificial
means. The failure has been so abso
lute that it is difficult to believe that
other governments or a combination of
governments should seriously undertake
the task.”
The Times, commenting on the extra
ordinary low price of silver, says that
Indian exchange now sympathizes with
silver to some extent, but not wholly,
for if the mints of India had not been
closed the rupee would be worth about
11 pence one farthing, whereas it is ac
tually worth above one shilling, two
pence and one farthing.
The Standard says: “The fall that has
already occured in the value of silvi r
does not promise to bo the worst.” It
adds’tTfat the question of reopening the
mints in India is being freely discussed.
The Telegraph, in an article on the
same subject, declares that the fall in
silver will revive the discussion in favor
of bimetallism, but, it adds. England is
not likely to recede from the position
she took at the late Brussels Monetary
conference. The fact is, the paper
further says, the collapse is due to over
production. ■ The lower price is likely
to check this, though some mines, it is
said, are able to clear a profit with sil
ver at 18 per ounce or even less.
SAYS SHE IS MARRIED.
Zella Produces a License Which Ought to
Settle It. >
Chicago. Feb. 9.—Zella Nicolaus and
Guardian A. Ruhman have arrived here
and registered at the Victoria hotel as
“R. A. King and wife.” The woman
was recognized by some men in the lob
by. To th hotel officials they admitted
their identity, and declared that they
had been legally married. But the
hotel manager took no chances, and in
vited them to repack their belongings
and go.
To a reporter Zella said:
“I have secured a divorce from Nico
laus in Joliet. Three days ago Mr. Ruh
man and myself were married in Cin
cinnati by a justice of the peace.”
Zella has the marriage license, the
certificate of the justice and a Cincin
nati paper containing an account of the
ceremony.
“Now,” continued Zella, “this is the
last move we will make. I will not tell
you to what hotel we intend to go, but
we will stay in Chicago. We are mar
ried and win tell the proprietor just who
we are, and shall expect his hospitality
and his protection.”
Bright Prospects for Gadsden.
Gadsden, Ala., Feb. 9.—The pros
pects for a prosperous year in Gadsden
are fast materializing. The large plant
of the Kyle Lumber company in this
city, with its numerous logging camps
up and down the Coosa river, employing
agout 300 men, has been put in active
operation again with orders to run them
for the entire year. Several capitalists
are here for the purpose of leasing the
two large furnaces and putting them in
operation, giving employment to 800
laborers. The furnace at Round moun
tain, 10 miles from Gadsden, is being
overhauled and will be put in blast next
week. The Elliott Car works are in
creasing their force of hands also. Busi
ness generally is recovering, and pros
pects are very promising for a good
year.
Princess Colonna Not Coining Yet.
London, Feb. 9.—Mrs. John W.
Mackay has returned to London from
Paris. An intimate friend of the family
says the Princess Colonna, daughter of
Mrs. Mackay, has not gone to the United
States, as was reported, but is in France
with her children. She keeps her where
abouts secret, because she fears her chil
dren may be abducted. It is a serted
that the princes is not likely to g" > the
United States until the decision the
French courts is announced.
price mve CENTS.
A SAD ACCIDENT.
Mr. Seaborn Wright’s Son
Painfully Hurt
BY A SHETLAND PONY.
Struck Over the Ear By the
Pony’s Hoof His
Condition.
Wednesday afternoon Mr. Seab
Wright’s little boys, Max, Barry and
Graham, hitched their little Shetland
pony to a cart of their own manuufac
ture, and were riding up and down the
road in front of their father’s house.
Suddenly and without warning, one of
the front wheels came off. throwing the
front of the cart against the pony’s
heels. The pony became frightened and
started to run. Barry, who was driving,
was caught in the lines and dragged sev
eral yards over the rough macadam road,
teaming his coat and jacket completetly
offend bruising him considerably. Max,
who was riding in front, fell for ward,
and was kicked just over the left ear
by the pony as he started to run, and
fell to the road unconscious. Mr.
Wright, who was Sitting in his library,
saw the accident and hastened to his
son’s assistance and bore him into the
house. He at once sent for Dr. Ham
omnd, who arrived in a short while and
examined the injured boy’s wounds.
All the left side of his face is fearfully
swollen and it could not be learned
whether the skull was fractured or not,
but Dr. Hammond expresses as his opin
ion that it is not. Concussion of tho
brain set in, and everything that could
be was done to alleviate his suffering.
He rested very badly Wednesday night,
but has been sleeping quietly since 11
o’clock yesterday.
Max is a very bright little fellow of
eight years, and a favorite with all who
know him. Many hearts will be made
sad to hear of bis painful accident.
One Plan to Relieve Ireland.
London, Feb. 9. —The Marquis of
Londonderry, Conservative, in speaking
in Greenwich, said that the Unionist
ministry ought to settle the Irish land
question. Steps should be taken to fa
cilitate purchase and to enable the ten
ant to become owner. The establish
ment of a beard of agriculture and in
struction would help develop Ireland's
resources. These and a few other steps
along the same line would stop the source
of trouble in Ireland.
Trade Between Kussia and America.
Berlin, Feb. 9. It is reported that a
great transatlantic steamship company
is forming in St. Petersburg. The capi
tal is said to be 3,090,000 rubles. Tho
aim of tho founders is to improve trade
between Russia and North America,
especially betwAjeu the Blacl): Sea and.
United States ports, which are to be
brought into direct communication by a
regular steamship service. The plan is
said to have been made during tho Chi
cago fair.
For McKinley and Reed.
Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 9.—At a
meeting of Republicans here the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That in William McKinley,
Jr., of Ohio.anil Thomasß. Reed of Maine,
we recognize t woof our most distinguish
ed fellow citizens, whose talents vve ad
mire. whose patriotism we trust, and
whose principles we sanction.
Hon. Blakemore, of DeKalb, and oth
ers, spoke. The meeting was entirely
harmonious.
Mrs. Erase Wins Iler
Topeka, Feb. 9.—The supreme court
has rendered a decision in the case of
Mary Ellen Lease vs. Governor Lewel
lyn. Tho decision of the court is that
the governor is without authority to re
move Mrs. Lease from her position as
a member of the state charities board.
Mrs. Lease will at once begin an inves
tigation tour of the state elemosynary
institutions. It is stated that Governor
Lewellyn is satisfied with tho decision,
as it relieves him from an embarrassing
political situation.
Good for Newport News.
Baltimore, Feb. 9. —Among the rail
road projects announced in the Manu
facturers’ Record this week is a deal by
which grain shipments from 3,500 miles
of the Chicago and Northwestern rail
road system will l.e sent to Europe on
an extensive scale ver the new export
line formed by the Newport News line
of steamships, the Chesapeake and Ohio
and the Big Four railroad lines. This
business has in the past gone to Europe
almost entirely byway of New York
and northern ports.
Populists in North Carolina.
Raleigh, N. C., Feb. 9.—The Popu
lists are thus early beginning to hold
county meetings for the purpose of or
ganizing clubs. At each meeting a let
ter from Chairman Taubeneck, of the
national executive committee, is read
urging the immediate organization of
clubs in each township. It is said these
clubs are to meet publicly and have no
sign or passwords, such as the Populists
used in their organization two years ago,
and that their motto will be an nonest
government and a fair count.
From ttfe Vatican.
London, Feb. 9.—A news agency
despatch from Rome says: “Columbia
has sent to Cardinal Mocenni and Arch
bishop Satolli richly chased crosses and
letters of thanks in recognition of their
recent services in diplomatic matters.”
A despatch from Rome to a news agency
says that the closing ceremony of the
Pope's jubilee fetes will be a high mass
that will be celebrated by his holiness in
person. The services will be held in St.
Peter's church in the Vatican and will
be marked by th” greatest pomp. Sixty
thonsand tickets of admission will i.u
it.unll.