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THE ROME TRIBUNE.
VOL. VI. NO. 1.966
PASSES THE HOUSE.
PASSES THE HOUSE.
The Bland Seignorage Bill Goes
Through 163 to 129.
A HOTLY CONTESTED BILL
Other Important Washington
News Democrats Work
ing on the Tariff Bill.
2 Washington, March I.—(Special.)—
» In the house this afternoon, the Bland
seignorage bill was passed by a vote of
163 to 129.
Washington, March I.—The full
.. Democratic membership of the senate
finance committee met at 10 a. in. and
began to go over the tariff bill for the
purpose of making the changes sug
gested by the caucus. The members say
they expect the bill in the senate early
next week.
The Republicens will oppose what they
call the undue haste of the majority of
the committee and will insist upon a
consideration of the bill in the full com
mittee paragraph by paragraph. If
voted down in committee and the bill
is reported to the senate over their pro
test, the Republicans, it is said, will, at
once begin a campaign of filibustering.
W To Rescue the Keamarge.
Washington, March I.—Mr. Cum
mings, of New York, endeavored tohave
a bill passed appropriating money to
rescue the wreck of the Kearsarge, but
Mr. Kilgore, of Texas, demanded the
regular order,
{f a?he regular order of business in the
hptjse was a vote on the adoption of a
Special order to limit the debate of the
' eeignofage bill to two hours, on which a
quorum had fail to vote Wednesday
night, and the clerk called the roll.
Exactly a quorum voted, and the
- special order was adoptel by a vote of
166 to 13 —Speaker Crisp having voted
so make the required number.
Immediately upon the announcement
of the vote the speaker declared that in
accordance with the provisions of the
order just adopted the bill would be
open for debate and amendment for two
hours. Mr. Bland was recognized and
offered a substitute for the original bill.
A Georgian Gets a Job.
Secretary Carlisle appointed Mont
gomery Cumming, of Georgia, principal
clerk in the life saving service, treasury
department; vice Jones, deceased. Cum
- miiig is at present $1,400 clerk in third
auditor’s office. Salary of new place
$2,000.
An Alabama Postmaster.
The president sent to the senate the
nomination of Leonard Carnishe to be
postmaster at Demopolis, Ala.
In the Senate.
The resolut on offered by Mr. Voor
hees, appointing Mr. Mills a member of
the finance committee during the ab
sence of Mr. Vance was laid before the
senate, Mr. Voorhees withdrew it, saj
ing: ‘‘By the request, indeed by the de
mand of the senator from Texas, from
which he has refused to be persuaded, I
withdrawj the resolution.” Erye
resumed his speech on the Hawaiian
question.
REPUBLICAN CHANGES.
Plans That Will Reduce Southern Repre
sentations in Conventions.
Washington, March I. —The Repub-
Icans of the south, according to the
statements of their representatives in
congress, will strenuously oppose the
proposition of Chairman Carter, of the
Republican national committee, which
is to change the plan of organization for
the next national convention. Two
plans were discussed at the recent meet
ing of the executive committee in Wash
ington as to the culmination of the agi
tation which has been going on among
northern Republicans for some time,
based on the argument that as the south
gives the Republican candidates no elec
toral votes, it is allowed undue influ
ence in the nominating convention.
One of the plans is to allow on i dele
gate to the convention for every 7,000
votes cast for the Republican candidate
in the proceeding presidential election;
the other proposition is to continue the
present representation of two delegates
from each coegressional district and
allow an additional delegate for every
7,000 votes. Either system would ma
terial reduce the representation of the
southern states.
i TO BOOM REED.
The First Steps Toward Bringing Him to
the Front.
Lewiston, Me., March I.—Chairman
Joseph H. Manley, of the Republican
state committee,has issued the following
letter to the leading Republicans through
out the state:
My Dear Sir: The state committee de
al res to print and distribute 75,000 copies
of the speech of Thomas B. Reed, recently
delivered in the house of representatives
on the tariff. Will yoti not be one of 200
to contribute $5 for this object? If so will
you please send your remittance at once
to General George L. Beal, treasurer of
the Republican state committee, Augusta,
Me. Very truly, yours,
J. H. Manley,
Chairman Republican State Committee.
Augusta, Me., Feb. 24, 1804.
This step is regarded as the first movo
in Congressman Reed’s preidential boom.
AGAINST THE CENTRAL.
Petition in the New York Court to Further
Bieecl Thia Georgia Railroad.
New York, March I.—H. B. Hollins
& Co., Kuhn. Loeb & Co., the Mercan
tile Trust company, the Equitable Life
Assurance society, the Knickerbocker'
Trust company and Lehman Brothers
presented a petition to Judue Lacombe.
or rne unitea states cirCIHT atrsr: !“
chambers, asking that the attachment
issued in the supreme court of the state of
New York against the Central Railroad
«uu oamtiug company ot utedrgfa, m'a
suit brought by F. W. Heridokofer and
Reuben Foster, receivers of the Rich
mond and Danville Railway company,
be lifted, and that certain bonds, stocks
and property received for the benefit of
the petitioners and other creditors of the
company, in pledge for claims and notes,
be deposited in, and. held in pledge by
the Mercantile Trust company of New
York, to represent all ot the creditors.
It had been agreed between the peti
tioners and the railroad company before
the writ was issued that all bonds, stock,
and collateral securities pledged might
be so held for the benefit of the creditors,
and it is held that such debt is a lien
superior to any attachment.
Jugde Lacomb entered an order giving
creditors the right to so deposit their
claims, provided that all property so
held in pledge by the Mercantile Trust
company be bound by the attachment,
but reserving to petitioners all private
rights.
FEARFUL CAVE IN.
Seven Men Entombed in a Pennsylvania
Quarry Tunnel.
Allentown, March 1. —A cave in oc
curred in Owen T. William & Sons quar
ry at Williamstown, 20 miles north of
Allentown. The roof of the tunnel caved
in on seven workmen —three Hungari
ans and Joseph Remaley, Samuel Kreit,
Griffith O. Pritchard and William R.
Jones.
Jones has been rascused, but so badly
injured he may die. The others are
still hurried in the tunnel. There are no
hopes of finding them alive. A large
relief party is hard at work to reach
them. The relief party can speak with
Remaley but it is believed the others are
dead.
Judge Key Will Not Besign.
Chattanooga, March 5. —Some firm
ago the story was sent out broadcast
from Knoxville that Hon. D. M. Key,
judge of the United States district court
for Tennessee, would retire from th:
bench soon. In a recent interview the
venerable judge put a quietus on ail
such anticipations. “I have not retired
and have no intention of doing so,” he
replied to a query. “I will never leave
it. I guess I’ll be there 10 years or
more, I am in perfect health, and it
would be rather shabby of me to leave
the bench and draw $5,000 of govern
ment money each year for doing noth
ing, while some one else draws the same
amount for doing my work.”
Biff Fire in Boston.
Boston, March 1. —Fire did SIOO,OOO
damage to the 5-story brick building,
owned by the Boston Real Estate com
pany, at Nos. 72 and 74 Pearl street.
Various publishing, manufacturing and
importing firms occupied the building.
Police Officer Nixon, who discovered the
fire, thinks it was of incendiary origin.
Driven to the Wall.
Louisville, March I.—The Colum
bian Fire Insurance company of America
has assigned to 8. H. Sullivan. The as
sets are about $250,000, with contingent
liabilities of $125,000. Assignee Sullivan
attributes the company's condition to in
surance commissioners of other states,
who have criticised the company's stand
ing and refused to allow it to do business
in territories under their rule.
Waite’s Legislature Hau Done Nothing.
Denver. March I.—The senate passed
a concurrent resolution providing for
sine die adjournment of the legislature,
which has not accomplished any of the
purposes for which Governor Waite
called the extra session. The resolution
was laid upon the table by the house.
The Oneen’u Drawing
London, March I.—The
ing room was marked by
shine and a large attendance of pri
vileged persons. Her majesty was in
excellent health and extremely gracious
in demeanor. About the usual number
of presentations were made.
Mclntosh Dragoons Reorganize.
Darien, Ga., March I.—The Mcln
tosh dragoons have reorganized by nom
inating B. T. Sinclair as captain, R. D.
Fox, first lieutenant; H. G. Atwood,
second lieutenant. The company started
with a fine endorsement and 36 pay
members.
Weather Forecast.
Washington, March I.—Forecast till
Bp. m. Friday. For North Carolina
and South Carolina—Showers, clearing
tonight; variable winds. Georgia—Gen
erally fair, proceed by light showers in
eastern portion on coast; variable winds,
generally westerly. Eastern Florida-
Threatening with light showers on At
lantic coast; probably fair Friday, varia
ble winds. Western Florida, Alabama
and Mississippi—Fair, variable winds.
Will Watch the Newspapers.
St. Paul, March I.—Judge Willis, in
the Ramsey county district court, creat
a sensation by announcing an order in
which he laid down the liberties and
privileges of newspapers touching mat
ters pending in the court. The order
stated that the law provided for the fair
and public trial of all accused, and he
did not think such could ensue if the pa
pers commented upon the testimony and
criticised it. The order was given as a
warning, and it is the general construc
tion that Judge Willis will promptly
summon before him for contempt any
reporter or proprietor when he deems
the order has been violated.
Murderer Salyard. Executed.
Carlisle, Pa., March I.—Charles
Salyards has been hanged here for the
murder of Policeman George R, Martin,
April 8, 1893.
ROME. UA.. FtIIDAY MORNING, MAKCH2, 1BS»4.
WILSON IN DANGER.
An Alarming Report From the
City of Mexico.
THE CRISIS HAS COME.
Even Now the Chairman of the '
Ways and Means Committee
May Have Passed Away.
New York, March I.—A special from
the City of Mexico, dated March 1, 2 a.
m., saj’s: It is reported here that the
crisis has arrived in the illness of Chair
man Wilson of the ways and means
committee of the United States house of
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WILLIAM L. WILSON.
representatives, and that he is not likely
to live till morning. Mr. Wilson diet
not rest well Tuesday night and Wednes
day his temperature was at 103. The
supposed cV’is hafj arrived at last,
Consul general Critfendon is nor satis
fied with the daily bulletins, and has
asked for four reports every dayguntil
all danger is past or the end corny The
hearts of the watchers are very anxious,
as Mr. Wilson is so very weak that his
life seems to hang by a very 'slender
thread. Guadalajara authorities keep
the vicinity of the hotel where Mr. Wil
son is lying as quiet as possible. The
foregoing is not confirmed Mr the latest
regular press dispatches wffch reported
no material change in Mr." Wilson's con
dition.
A BLOODY BATTLE.
The Midnight Attack of Two Negro Ruf
fians on a Farmer’s Home.
New Brunswick, N. J., March I.
John Baker, a well known and Wealthy
farmer at Franklin Park, heard a noise
about midnight and went down stairs
to investigate. While Baker was down
stairs two negroes rushed into the room
where the farmer had left his wife aud
child.
The latter gave the alarm and the ne
groes sprang upon them and stabbed
them to death. Baker rushed upstairs
and shot one negro dead. The other
sprang on Baker and with one blow cut
the farmer’s nose off. Baker dropped
the gun and secured an axe, which one
of the negroes had, and chopped the ne
gro’s head open. He will die.
That Georgetown Story Denied.
Denver, March I.—The report tele
graphed from Georgetown that citizens
of that place are signing a petition in fa
vor of the silver states seceding and
joining Mexico, proves to be a canard.
The leading men of Georgetown, which
is in the heart of the silver belt of Colo
rado, say they have not heard of any
such movement, and declare that no
where in the country can people be
found who are more loyal to the govern
meat and constitution than those of
Georgetown.
, To Rebuild tbe Tybee Railroad.
Savannah, March I.—An order has
been received from Justice Jackson from
St. Petersburg, Fla., giving the court’s
consent for the building of the Tybee
railroad. The bid was from Mayor J.
J. McDonough to do the work for $40,-
000 and take pay in receiver’s certifi
cates. It is probable that Engineer Dob
son, who is to take charge of the rebuild
ing, will commence work next week,
and the road will be completed by May.
A Jealous Husband’s Tragic Deed.
Seattle, Wash., March I.—W. N.
White, a prominent contractor, fired
three bullets into J. S. Holt, formerly
his foreman, and a few minutes later
shot himself through the heart. Holt
wiil probably die. White charged him
with being too intimate with his wife.
May Result in a Ra e War.
Pittsburg, March i.—lt is not im
probable that a failure to reach an agree
ment in regard to the coal rates to the
lakes by the traffic managers of the
roads transporting coal from the Pitts
burg, Hocking Valley and West Virginia
fields may result in a rate war.
High License in lowa.
Des Moines, March 1. —The house
suppression of intemperance committee
has agreed on a bill to regulato the sale
of liquors, imposing a tax of S6OO on all
property of persons engaged in the busi
ness to be collected by county authori
ties in quarterly installments.
William Trying to Hull Silver.
London, March I.—A dispatch from
Berlin to The Globe says that Emperor
William is giving a great deal of atten
tion to the subject of bimetalism, and is
bringing all Jis influence to bear to pre
vent a further decline in the price of
silver.
A Prominent Turfman Dead.
Syracuse, March 1. —Henry E. Fil
kins, a prominent turfman, has just died
of pniumonia at ndfiff bei e -
WAS SHE DRUNK?
Racy Testimony of a United
States Naval Officer,
LIEUT. L. YOUNG’S STORY.
He Says She Was Drunk
When She Read Her
Proclamation.
Washington, March I.—Decidedly
the most racy chapter in the bulky vol
umes of Hawaiian testimony is Lieuten
ant Lucien Young’s description of the
last days of the monarch. Lieutenat
Young|was an officer of the Boston, and
attended the closing ceremonies of the
Hawaiian parliament in full uniform
and in' an official capacity at the request
of Captain Wiltse. He was accompa
nied by Consul General Severance.
Lieutenant Young’s description of the
scene is picturesque in the extreme. He
said :
“When I got there there was quite a
crowd around the rear end of the build
ing and two or three leading Americans,
and Judge Hartwell, who was one of the
leading lawyers of the place and minis
ter under Kalakaua, informed me that
the queen contemplated the promulga
tion of a new legislature immediately
after the adjournment of the legislature,
and asked me if I would not go on
board ship and inform Captain Wiltse.
I went in to speak of it to Consul Gen
eral Severance, and he laughed and said,
‘I do not believe a word of it.’ I went
in and was shown the seat assigned me
in the legislative hall, a little to the left
and in front of the rostrum where the
speaker used and which the queen
used when she “end her proclamation.
After waiting some little time they com
menced, and I believe it was about the
funniest affair I ever saw in my life—a
circus.
"The procession was headed by two or
three lackeys, and then followed the
governor of Oahu, father to the heiress
apparent, dressed in a gaudy uniform
covered with gold and orders; the cham
berlain with attendants all dressed up in
uniform, and then came her majesty,
with a long train, and four lackeys in
knee breeches carrying the train, and
then the two royal princesses, ladies-in
waiting, a staff, the four ministers, and '
other attendants. It was a very amus
ing sceno. Afterwards the proclama
tion was handed to her in a portfolio,
when she stepped to the front of the ros
trum and began reading, first in English
and then in Kanaka. I do not believe
there was more than one or two white
members of the legislature present at the
time. The Kanaka and every one were i
decorated with the various orders of
Kamehameha I and Kalakaua,.-ixmsist-1
ing of great big stars stretched out on I
the breast. After the legislature was'
prorogued the queen passed into her re
ception room.”
“Did you follow her?” asked the chair
man.
Lieutenant Young replied: “Ye-; I
passed on through the door. The consul i
told me he was going back to the office.
I told him I was there in an official ca
pacity, and I felt it my duty to go
through with it.”
Senator Gray—“ You wanted to see
the sights of the side circus?”
Mr. Young—Yes; thegovernorof Oahu,
Mr. Cleghorn, stopped me at the door '
and talked to me in a nervous strain as
though to retain me. I (passed in and
bowed to the queen and her ministers
standing on the right, her aides, and
passed on through the door. The queen
looked at me rather savagely, and did
not return my salutation with any cor
diality at all. I noticed that she acted
in a peculiar way. First, when she was
reading her proclamation I thought she
had a little stage fright, but in the re
ception room I saw that she was under
the influence of a stimulant; in fact she ;
was drunk. There is no question in my I
mind about it at all. Then I passed out I
into the yard and started to go over into
the palace, and I was advised not to go.
Then I was told again on the outside
that as soon as the queen came over to
the palace she was going to promulgate
the new legislature. I was also inform
ed that at the palace the night before
there had been placed four or five pieces
of artillery, enfilading the approaches
to the palace, and that the queen’s
household was said to bo under arms,
I thought affairs looked very serious,
and that it was my duty to go immedi
ately on board ship and inform my com
manding officer, which I did.”
Atswu I IHL WITHDRAWAL.
Southern Railroad Men Hold a Meeting in
Louisville.
Louisville, March I. Prominent
railroad officials from all parts of the
south are in the city attending the spe
cial session of the executive committee
of the Southern Railway and Steamship
association. The meeting was called
for the purpose of preventing the Louis
ville and Nashville Railroad company,
if possible, from withdrawing from the
association.
It is stated on good authority that the
Louisville and Nashville will surely
abide by its decision to withdraw from
the association, and that a number of
western roads will do likewise.
Already Doing Good.
Cincinnati, March 1. —The Commer
cial Gazette says that the withdrawal of
the Louisville and Nashville road from
the Memphis Cotton association is al
ready so fruitful in its results that a re
duction has Ween made of 13 12 cents
per 100 pounds on cotton freights from
Memphis to New York and Boston, re
ducing rates to New York to 37 cents
from 50 1-2 cents, and Boston to 43 cents
from 55 1-2 cents.
A Slow, but Sure Death.
Cleveland, 0., March I.—Fred Beck,
a well known South Woodland avenue
dealer in pressed meats, died at the Hu
ron Street hospital from softening of the i
brain. On Feb. 8. Mr. Beck, who la ss
years or age, went into ms store, ana
obtaining a butcher knife with an edge
as sharp as a razor, slashed his wrists
and throat in an attempt to commit sui
cide. It was a failure. Then he took a
poisonoug powder and sat down to die,
but that also failed him. Next he pro
cured a rope and hanged himself in a
rear room, but was discovered and cut
down. He was removed to the Huron
Street hospital, and his death from the
stated cause is thought to be the result
of the slow acting powder taken Feb. 8.
AFTER THEIR PRIEST.
An Angry Mob Refused to Allow Him to
Officiate.
Camden, N. J., March I.—The ap
pointment by Bishop O’Farrell of Rev.
A. Dynio to the charge of St. Joseph’s
Polish Catholic church has met with
strong opposition in the parish. The
new priest cannot speak English. Last
Sunday, at the close of the service, dis
satisfaction with the priest was very ap
parent, and mutterings of discontent
were heard on every hand. At night the
new priest found the church doors locked
against him. Expostulations were use
less, and the priest returns 1 to his house
at 1159 Baring street. He had been
there but a short time when his house
was surrounded by an angry mob, who
shouted and demanded that he leave the
town.
The priest, thoroughly frightened, sent
a message asking for police protection.
The commissioner sent Patrolman Foley
to the house, and although the crowd
besieged the house until after 11 o’clock,
no further indignity was offered. In the
morning the mob gathered about the
house again, and the excitement was
kept at fever heat until late in the fore
noon, when the priest left his home and
called upon Dean Fitzsimmons, of tho
Church of the Immaculate Conception.
After a half hour’s talk with the dean it
was stated that Father Dynio had de
cided to leave his charge for the present,
pending a decision by the bishop.
MOVING FURTHER AWAY.
President Cleveland and Tarty Going Clear
Out of Civilization.
Elizabeth, N. C., March I.—Presi
dent Cleveland and party are moving
still further away from civilization.
Wednesday morning the Violet was
lying at Long Point, near the foot of the
Albermarle and Chesapeake canal. After
affording the party an opportunity to
try their skill on ducks in the early
morning the little steamer hauled up
anchor and stood away to southward.
Sue crossed Albemarle sound and en
tered Croatan souna, about 30 miles
from the morning’s starting point. Here
. the vessel anchored and the party passed
I the night quietly in the glare of Croatan
sound light, which was close at hand.
ThfiLPresidential patty did not try its
luck at gunning in the morning, but in
' stead they were bent on a sight seeing
expedition.
The president and Secretary Gresham
were early risers and by 8 o’clock break
fast had been dispatched and the mem
bers of the party began their trip. The
i first point of interest was seine haul
ing at Weymouth, a point on main
land.
The fisheries at this place are among
the most extensive on the Atlantic coast.
Shad, herring and striped bass and roach
fish have already begun their spring mi
gration from the deep water of the At
lantic to their spawning grounds.
They enter the North Carolina sounds
off Wilmington and through the inlet at
Hatteras and at Oregon and New inlet,
and find their spawning beds in the nu
merous streams running Into the sounds
from tho mainland.
Tho president, Secretary Gresham and
Captain Evans landed from tho Violet in
a gig and inspected the workings of Da
vis and Weymouth, fishing on Croatan
sound. The tide was favorable and the
party was in time to see one haul of the
: sein. •■fc’
TLw net is about two rrAes long, and
I it is boyond the capacity of nuinan labor
to handle it; and is called
upon. The party saw careful
ly stowed ou the stern of two steam
“flats,” as they are known. The boats
swept across the sound and returned,
forming almost a circle, and paying
out the seine as they ran.
On reaching the shore the lines were
attached to steam windlasses and in the
course of an hour the great sein was
landed, bringing in its meshes barrels of
fish of all kinds. The president was
mucn interested in the sight. Taking to
their gig again, the party then crossed
Croatan island and landed on Roanoke
island, about two miles distant.
Here conveyances were taken and the
party visited some of the historical
points on the island. They included
Fort Raleigh and Ballast Point
where Sir Walter Raleigh landed
the ballast which he brought in his
little ship from England on one of his
voyages to the new world. The presi
dent also stopped for a time at the quaint
little village of Manteo, thus touching
civilization for the first time since leav
ing Washington last Sunday.
Sana nagged the Caxhlvi*.
Dexter, Mich., March I.—O. C.
Gregory, assistant cashier of Gregory &
Sons’ private bank, was found uncon
scious in the vault of the bank, where
he had been sandbagged and the vault
robbed. It is said that the thieves se
cured several thousand dollars.
Died from Her Husband’d Blows.
New Y’ork, March 1. —Mrs. John
Hayes, of 4 Vineyard avenue, Yonkers,
who was badly beaten by her husband
last Saturday, has died from her inju
res. Hayes was locked up pending the
inquest. Tho woman left two small
dren. Hayes is a teamster.
Heavy Failure in Milledgeville.
Milledgeville, Ga., March I.—T. P.
Mapp has been appointed receiver for
A. Joseph, one of the largeset dry goods
merchants in this city. The assetts are
$75,000 and the liabilities are $3. JO.
Poor collection are given as the can of
the failure.
PRICE hIVE CENTS.
THAT SCHEDULE
Which Has Caused So Much
Kicking
IS CHANGED AT LAST.
Only One Train Per Day Each
Way--Travel Will Not
Justify More.
The schedule on the C. R. & C. R. R.,
which has been for many weeks been
the cause of much worry and discussion
among the business men of Rome, es
pecially the mecrhants.has been changed;
the change going into effect this morn
ing at 5 o’clock. This will doubtless be
welcome news to the residents along the
line of road who desire to buy their
goods in Rome, and the Rome mer
chants as well, who have lost no little
trade ou account of the old schedule.
The new change was made with the
view of bringing the trade of small sta
tions along the line to Rome. The
railroad officials certainly have the sin
cere thanks of our merchants and busi
ness men for giving this all-im
portant question such prompt attention.
There will at present be only one train
per day each way; another will be put
on when travel justifies it.
Passenger train No. 2 will leave Chat
tanooga at 7:35 a. m., arriving at Rome
at 10:32. No. 1 leaevs Carrollton at
1:10 p. m..arriving at Rome at 3:31. This
allows residents on the road between
Rome and Chattanooga to come to Rome
in the morning and return the same
evening! allowing five hours’ time to be
spent in the city.
Residents on the road south of Rome
are not so well situated, but will be
compelled to spend the night in Rome
when their business brings them to the
city. This is, however, the very best
that can be done with only one train
per day, and Romans are thankful for
what has been done. Passengers from
up the road going to Atlanta will make
good connection with the E. T.,
V. & G. trains which leaves East Rome
at 11:30, or go by the Rome road at 2:50,
allowing a few hours to be spent in the
city.
ADAIRSVILLE NEWS.
Adairsivlle, March 1. —The Calhoun
dramatic club rendered “Among the
Breakers” here last night to a fair au
dience. All the castes were well up on
their parts.
A move is on foot here to build water
works soon,. The N. C., St. L. R. R.
are not satisfied with their pumping
station north of here and an effort will be
made to combine forces and build a sub
stantial stand pipe in the town . A
thousand or so dollars with the natural
advantages will give us fire protection.
Bishop Nelson, of this state, will hold
confimation services here next Friday.
The music will be especially fine.
A large body of masons went from
here to Kingston last week.
A Rare Piece of Manuscript.
San Francisco, March 1. —Upon in
vitation a number of noted Hebrai.
scholars have been examining a collec
tion of rare manuscripts, which form a
part of the Sutro library. One of the
rarest documents known to be extant
was found in the collection by Dr. S.
Roubin. It was a copy of the Penta
teuch inscribed by the hand of Maimoni
des early in the twelfth century. It is
the opinion of all the experts who have
seen the manuscript that it is genuine.
Russians and Germans Fought.
St. Petersburg, March I.—lt la re
ported that a battle has been fought on
the frontier between Russian and Ger
man troops, several on each side being
■ killed. The affair is said to have grown
out of the use by Prussian Uhlans ol
the Russian eagle as a target for rifle
practice. Details are lacking, and no
confirmation of the rumor has been ob
tained.
Flocking to the Gold Fields.
Albuquerque, N. M., March I.—The
miners from all parts of the southwest
and Colorado are flocking to the Cochita
mining district. The excitement in Al
buquerque over the rich discoveriee
made there is intense. A new town
named Allerton has been started at th<
mouth of Pino canyon, and within easy
reach of the mines.
Wholesale Druggists Adjourn.
Memphis, March 1. —The Southern as
sociation of wholesale druggists, includ
ing representatives of nearly all the lead
ing jobbing houses iu tho south, has
finished its annual meeting after a two
days’ session. It was voted to hold the
meeting next year in Atlanta, notearliei
than Tuesday of tho second week in
February.
Bio's Sanitary State Appalling.
New York, March I.—A Herald Mon
tevideo cablegram says the sanitary
state of the city of Rio is appalling. Yel
low fever is rampant. For several days
there have been burials of 90 a day. It
is impossible to state tho number of new
cases.
The l‘ark Being Patrolled.
Chicago, March I.—The partly burned
Court of Honor and other parts of Jack
son park is now patrolled by Columbian
guards armed with rifles and supplied
with many rounds of ball cartri Iges fvr
use against firebugs. Astor the last firo
in the agricultural building Police In
spector Hunt sent half a dozen detec
tives into the park to do some secret
work. Some arrests will probably bo
made in a few days. The police think
the incendiary fires aro the work of a
crank who wants to boast that he burnc '
down the fair, as no complaints of rob
bery follow.