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About The Rome tribune. (Rome, Ga.) 1887-190? | View Entire Issue (March 10, 1894)
VOL. VI. NO. 1.972 THE POLLARD SUIT. The Opening of the Case Con . ducted by Lawyer Carlisle. L THE TWO PRINCIPALS MEET Lawyer Carlisle Took Up the Charges and Reviewed All of Them Before the Jury. Washington, March 9.—Miss Made line Vinton Pollard, tho plaintiff in the u suit against Representative W. U. P. * Breckinridge, entered the courtroom long before the court convened. She was ac companied by her counsel and also a Bister, of the Episcopal home in this city, I where Miss Pollard is staying. She showed no signs of trepidation as she become the focus of many pairs of male eyes, and calmly took her seat be tween Judge Wilson and the sister. Miss ' Pollard was talking to Judge Wilson ■when the defemiont entered the room and, glancing up to see the new comer, her eyes met those of Colonel Breckin ridge. Without seeming to see him she went on talking to her counsel and, apparent ly, gazed into space. Ever}’ person in the courtroom watched this little inci dent. Lawyer Carlisle opened the case for the plaintiff, taking up the charges and answers seriatim. She Nearly Fainted. Just as Mr. Carlisle began his remarks Miss Pollard lowered her eyes, began to tremble, and looked for minute as if there would be a fainting scene. She Succeeded, however, in calming her agi tation. Mr. Carlisle summarized what the evidendence would be. Colonel Thomp son for the defense reserved his opening statement. Mrs. Blackburn, widow of ex-Governor Luke Blackburn, of Ken- I tucky. then took the stand and stated t that Mr. Breckinridge in her presence Baid he would marry Miss Pollard. ■* Mrs. Blackburn was cross examined by Colonel Thompson in the usual man ner, and became somewhat nervous and excited under the strain. “It is useless,” she said, “to ask me any more questions. I have told every thing I know concerning this case, and all further questions are useless.” Site added with tears in her eyes: “It is a terrible orde il for me to pass through here, and which a man has forced me to,” (alludingto Breckinridge). 4i lf I had the protection of a busband it Would never have been necessary.” WILSON HEARD FROM. f The Latest Authentic Advices Are Not So Full of Hope for Him. Washington, March 9. Representa tive Breckinridge, of Arkansas, has re ceived the following telegram from the Bon of Representative Wilson concern ing the latter’s condition: Guadalajara, Mexico, March 9. —Fever cone. In bed. Very weak and much ema ciated. (Signed) W, 11. Wilson. The telegram is not regarded by Mr. Breckinridge as encouraging, as refer ence to Mr. Wilson’s weakness and emaciation dispels the rose colored re ports received of late. The son left for Mexico as soon as the first alarming reports of last week were received and his telegram was sent soon after reaching his fathers sick bed. Committee on Jenkins. At a meeting of tho house judiciary committee. Chairman Culberson an nounced Representatives Boatner, Terry and W. A. Stone as the committee to investigate Judge Jenkins’ injunctions against the employes of the Nor.heru Pacific railroad. At 12:85, after the passage of several bills by unanimous consent the house took up the District of Columbia appro priation bill, a general debate followed to close at 8 o’clock. Senator Peffer, of Kansas, has intro duced a resolution to investigate the ru jnors regarding the sugar speculation. It went over for a day. All Quiet in West Virginia. Charleston, W. Va., March 9. Governor McCorkle announces himself as satisfied that there will be no further trouble in the mining regions. The mil itary company has left for home. Ar . rests are still being made, but it is be lieved most of the ringleaders who are not under arrest have left for other parts. ’ ' Nashville Cotton Mills Assign. „ Nashville, March 9.—The Nashville Cotton Mills company has made an as signment for the benefit of creditors whose claims aggregate $69,900. The Bout hern National bank of New York Is the largest creditor, its claim being (2 1,000. A Hattie in Sumatra. The Hague, March 9.—Dispatches have been received here reporting that fighting has occurred between the Dutch and Achiuese near Melaboch, in the Is land of Sumatri}. The Dutch loss amounted to five killed and 17 wounded. . Bon I cum Withdraws His Charge. St. Louis, March 9.—Rev. Father Phelan, editor of The Western Watch man, has received formal notification that the charges preferred against him by Bishop Bonicum, of Lincoln, Ne braska, hud been withdrawn. ARMY REORGANIZATION. Chairman Outliwalt,-*. I’lan for Preserving ♦he Country’ll Peace. Washington, March 9. —Chairman Outhw . te, of the house committee on military affairs, Ims introduced a bill to reorganize the artillery and infantry of th« army. The nlan movides for a corns THE ROME TRIBUNE. of artillery and two regiments or mount ed field artillery. The corps is to have five colonels, five lieutenant colonels, 15 majors. six sergeant majors, five chief musicians, five chief trumpeters, and 60 batteries of seacoast artillery. Each battery of the corps is to have a first and a second lieutenant, a first ser geant, four sergeants, four corporals. ' two artificers, two musicians and 47 I privates. The president is to have j authority to enlarge the batteries to 116 privates. The artillery is to be com manded by a chief general, who will bo a member of the staff of the command ing general. Pay and allowances will be the same as are now given to like grades in the dismounted artillery. A regiment of mounted field artillery is to consist of one colonel, one lieuten ant colonel, one sergeant major, other minor officers and two battalions; a bat talion to have one major and four mount ed batteries, a battery to consist of a captain, one lieutenant, minor officers, 26 drivers, 36 cannoneers and 70 horses; the batteries of the regiments of field artillery to be chosen from those having the most distinguished records. The infantry force is to consist of 2G regiments. Each regiment is to have a colonel, lieutenant colonel, adjutant, quartermaster, sergeant major, quarter master sergeant, one chief musician, one chief trumpeter and three battalions. A battalion is to consist of a major, bat talion trumpeter and four companies. Officers made supernumerary by the act are to be assigned to duties by the president until absorbed by their arms of the service, without losing their rights to promotion and retirement, provided that second lieutenants of infantry may at their request lie transferred to the ar tillery. All future promotions in these branches are to be made from the next lowest grade by seniority. COUGHLIN COMES CLEAR. The Jury Wai Homo Time in Finding a Faverable Verdict. Chicago, March 9.—The verdict in the Coughlin trial was “not guilty,” and the jury had to deliberate for several hours before a conclusion was reached. The jury retired at 11 o’clock and re turned at 4:25. For a moment after the verdict was rendered not a soul stirred. Then from the rear of the room came a cheer. A hundred throats then joined in and pandemonium prevailed. The cheers were taken up hy the crowd out side and soon were re-echoing through out tho vaulted corridors of the big structure. Men slid down the bannisters or went down the steps in jumps, shouting as they reached the open air, “Coaghlin not guilty!” In the courtroom the enthusiasm con tinued, no effort being made by the court or attaches to maintain decorum. Some of the spectators threw their hats in the air and fairly climbed over each other in their eagerness to get within sight of the acquitted man. Coughlin himself seemed stunned as the words fell from the clerk's lips. Then, by an effort he arose from his seat, pushed back the crowd and ex claimed in triumphant tones: “Boys, justice has come at last.” Then jump ing into the jury box ho thanked each one of the 12 men who had given him back his liberty. In a few minutes his faithful wife was in the courtroom and fell half fainting into her husband’s arms, and the re united pair were soon in the seclusion of their home with their little ones around them. PEACE IN CCSTA RICA. The Uprising H»« Been (Inelled and All Is Quiet Again. Washington, March 9.—Senor Pe ralta, minister from Costa Rica to this country, received the following dispatch from the minister of foreign relations: Minister of Foreign Relations: San Jose, Costa Rica, March Minister of Costa Rica. Washington, Uprising quelled. We enjoy complete peace. JIMINEZ. Brutal Negroes In Jail. Hot Springs, March 9.—Some days ago Professor W. O. Keith, a colored school teach, was incarcerated in the county jail, charged with burning one of the public school buildings. Within the past day or two he was tried by a “Kangaroo” court composed of prison ers in the jail, found guilty of the burn ing of several houses in this place recently, and given 175 lashes. He was finally rescued by the jail officials before the full sentence of 30J lashes was ad ministered. That Nun’s Garb Must Go, Pittsburg, March 9.—A straw vote of the the members of the city board of education is said to show that only five of the 37 will ratify the issuing of teach ers' certificates to the four nuns now teaching in the garb of their order in a West End public school. Tho members object to a representative of any lelig ious order as a public schoolteacher, be sides objecting to to the wearing of a re ligious habit in school Lours. Ally .-Mill Alter nnr.in's Scat. Topeko, March 9.—The contest for tho seat of United States Senator Mar tin, from this state, declared vacant, is to be pushed by ex-District Attorney , Ady. Mr. Ady says his advices from members of the senate committee on elections indicate that the sentiment in that committee is adverse to Mr. Martin. He claims Senator Martin's election was irregular. A Young Girl tarns Horsu Thief. Binghamton, N. Y„ March 9..—Nel lie Walker, 13 years old, is in prison charged with being a horse thief. She has a mania for running away from home, and °eeing Sheriff Stone’s buggy standing in the street, she jumped into it and drove away. No trace of the girl or the horse could b • found until a dis patch came from BiinbridgH saying the horse and buggy were in livery stable there. Linder Sheriff Wales captured the girl. ROME. UA„ SAtUKDAY MOKNING. MAKCHIO. 1B»4 THEY ARE NOT IN IT. A New ‘Class’ That Thrives in the Wiregrass Country. PROFESS HOLINESS IN LIFE. Their Leader Was Formerly a Methodist Class Leader. His New Order. Waycross, Ga., March 9.—“ Par ker’s Class” is a very peculiar sect which was organized here two years ago. Its membership has increased from a mere handful to an array of 2,000. The territory of the organization -is throughout South Georgia, extending to several counties in Florida. The founder and president, William Parker, was a class leader in the Methodist church here. His class was composed of the very poor of the church. Meetings were held once a week at a private residence in close proximity to the city cemetery. The class was call ed the “graveyard class,” “Parker’s class,” “publicans’ class,” etc. Finally Mr. Parker professed sanctifi cation, and announced that he had re ceived a divine command to organize a sect for the purpose of inducing the poor and ignorant to live holy lives. The class was reorganized. It was given a charter by the state. The bylaws and constitution are pe culiarly interesting. No preachers will be received into the organization. The services, which consist of prayers, hymns, testimonies of sanctification and short sermons by the laymen and wo ' men are held twice a week. A handsome edifice, resembling a i church, has recently been erected here for the purpose of the organization. An nual conferences are held and delegates from the numerous branch classes throughout the country attend. At the ■ class meetings the services are conducted , by some one who is moved by -the Holy Ghost. Holiness is the password. At the close of a service all the members kneel around the chancel, each making a short prayer, while the others cry amen, shout and cause great confusion. Then they form a line, a general hand- ■ shaking commences, they embrace each other and shout hallelujahs. Before sitting down in a church a i member is required to kneel in prayer. The organization is accomplishing much good among the poor in this sec tion who do not attend church. LEO IS ANXIOUS. i - ( Anarchists Are Fngagtug the Attention of His Highness at Present. Rome, March 9.—One of the men in i jured by the explosion of a uonvh in front of the chamber of deputies h s just died in the hospital. Tho pope is deeply interested in learning the circum stances of the explosion an’ has directed i an inquiry to be made into tho details by attaches of the Vatican for his own in formation. His hol.ness is anxious to 1 keep th rougly informed of dev. lopmeuts ; of the present anarchist activity, and in the event of a political crisis fears the Vatican ’itself may be endangered. It is stated that the holy father is seeking from the government guarantees of the safety of, the Vatican in an}’ event. The anarchists have spread through out the city, and particularly among the 1 workingmen, thousands upon thousands of circulars, prescribing bombs as the . only and infallible remedy for the ills from which the poorer classes are suf fering. Anarchists Will Parade. Berlin, March 9.—The anarchists have decided upon and are already per . fecting arrangements to inarch in pro cession to Friedrichshaio cemetery on Sunday, March 18, to place wreaths on the graves of the anarchists who were ; killed in 1848. The police authorities . have signified that they will offer no ob jection to the procession, provided it ’ shall take place in the early hours of the ) day. On the occasion the socialist or i gan, Der Sozialist, will be printed on red i paper. liana omciais Acquitted. , Melbourne, March 9.—Sir Matthew . Davies, late chairman of the Mercantile 1 Bank of Australia; Mr. Millidge, late manager of the bank, and Mr. Muntz, a director of the same institution, who have been on trial charged with conspir acy in issuing a false balance sheet, have • all been acquitted. ) A War in Freight Rates. Raleigh, March 9.—The rate war among southern railroads has begun. 1 The Louisville and Nashville has start ed by cutting rates 7 cents on the hun dred pounds in grain, flour and meats from the west into the south. Compe ting lines, it is said, will meet the cut. The Virginia Baseball League. Richmond, March 9.—The Virginia - Baseball league was partially organized i at a meeting held here. The cities of r Richmond, Manchester, Norfolk, Peters i burg, Staunton and Roanoke will be em i braced in it. The session will open i about April 15, and last five months. Forest Fires Are Kaging. Hephzibah, Ga., March 9.—Forest fires have been raging here since Satur day. Quantities of valuable timber have been destroyed. Much valuable straw and a large number of rails have been ’ burned. It is supposed the fire was of i incendiary origin. Fired by Locomotive Sparks. [ West Chester, Pa., March 9.—• Sparks from a locomotive on the Penn ( sylvania railroad set firo to the store and [ dwelling of M. A. Ryan, at Exton, and both were destroyed, AFFAIRS IN ENGLAND Herbert Gladstone May Be Ad vanced Still Higher. EX PREMIERAND M’CARTHY There Are Some Symptoms of a Revolt Among the McCarthyites. London, March V. —Herbert J. ciiaa- Btone, parliamentary secretary of the home office, has accepted the. position of first commissioner of public works, made vacant by the fact i hat George Shaw Lefevre has been appointed presi dent of the local government board. Mr. Herbert Gladstone, however, will not have a seat in the cabinet, although his predecessor was a cabinet minister. There are symptoms of revolt among some of the leading supporters of the McCarthyites on account of the attitude of Justin McCarthy, leader of the Irish Nationalist party, on the question of the premiership, which is denounced as showing weakness and a serious error of judgment. Herbert Gardner, president of the board of agriculture, has resigned. As an outcome of Mr. Gardner’s resig nation it is probable that Herbert Glad stone will take the agricultural portfo lio, and James Bryce the post of first commissioner of public works, to which Herbert Gladstone was appointed. The Daily News, describing Justin McCarthy’s interview with Mr. Glad stone on March 5, says: “Mr. Gladstone deprecated the idea that he should be presented with an ad dress, a dinner, or any other mark of gratitude on the part of the Irish mem bers. He appeared to be in happy spir its in his conference with Mr. McCarthy and made various references to the Irish question, with anecdote and reminis- j cence. He spoke of O'Connell, and said j that he possessed an intellect superb and statesmanlike. He said that al- ! though his comments on the Unionist transactions had been considered too strong, he was unable to wit hdraw them. . “He said nothing definite about the j crisis, but clearly indicated that he ex- J pected an unbroken line of policy. He would not have remained in office so long but for the interest he took in Ire land.” Joseph Chamberlain, speaking at Bir mingham, remarked that it was curious ' that the new premier was conspicuous ' for his lukewarmness for home rule, | while the second place is given to Sir William Harcourt, who signalized him self in hie advocacy of home rule by the fury of a newborn zeal. “The government.” said Mr. Chamber lain, “appears to be preparing a sort of clearing out sale. It has a deal of stock on hand which may very well be given away.” Tho Times in an edtorial says: "If it is true that Mr. Herbert Glad stone has boon chos nto bo Mr. Gard-' net's successor as president of the board j of agriculture, there might b« more than a rippl -of in-iirnafion. considering the fact that the British husbandry is passing through the most painful expe rience it li.ii ever knov.’ i.” Discussing tho chances of homo rule, the Times believes Ln-’ i IL >sebery is im potent to. break tho Irish chain until he has reconstructed bis party and its pol icy in opposition. An English Officer's Death. London, March 9.—The Daily News announces the death of Colonel A. B. Ellis, who commanded the British forces in the recent expedition against, the Sofas in the interior of Sierra Leone. Colonel Ellis died of fever, contracted in Sierra Leone. Gladstone Out of Danger. London, March 9.—The health of Mr. Gladstone has greatly improved, and he is now pronounced to be on the high road to recovery. Mother and Child Perish. New York, March 9.—A fire occur red in the 4-story brick tenement at 433 West Thirty-sixth street. The flames I were soon under control, and then it! Was discovered that Mrs. Glassou and ! her 4-year-old son, Francis, wore miss- i ing. A search was made and ths woman ' and her -child were found, tho former I dead and the latter in a precarious con- I dition. They had been overcome by the smoke. S veral other tenants had nar row escapes from a similar fate. AN ALDERMAN SHOT. A Dangerous Crank to Be Allowed to Run Around Loose. Boston, March 9.—A crank ran amuck in city hall when the corridors were crowded, and when ho had fired five shots Alderman Martin M. Lomas ney was seen lying across the threshold of the mayor’s office, while Councilman Boyle escaped with a bullethole through i his coat and vest. The bullet thatstruck Lomasney down was Luried deep in the alderman's left thigh. It was extracted at the hospital and tho wounded man will bo able to leave the hospital in a few days. The rumor quickly spread throughout the city that Mayor Matthews had been shot by an assassin. Many persons hurried to the scene of the shooting and a mob quickly besieged the doors. The man who did the shooting was James 11. Dooman, who lives at 9 Bil lerica street, in Alderman Lomasney’s district. His mental condition has long been known, but there was no thought thatfhis insanity would ever take violent I form. Doonan has been hanging about the city hall for three years. Recently the board of health ordered certain sanitary improvements in Doo nan’s house. He was ordered to put traps in about the sinks, and he flatly j tn dn sn atatinsr that if. was tho j uemocracs wno were doing u to injure him. He was told that the house would Ibe vacated if the order was not com plied with, but he said they could not do it. Diphtheria secured a hold on some of the inmates of the house, and the board of health vacated the place. This made Doonan wild and the loss of the rents preyed upon him. He continued to stay in the house alone, and h iving no rents coming in, had no money, and this fact added to his fancied wrongs. He was said to be trying to make tho city pay him three months’ rent for the place. Eight or ten years ago Doonan pushed a woman from the doors'eps of the house, she falling upon the sidewalk and after wards dying from the effects of her in juries. He served one years' time for this offense. A SECOND CONVICTION. Troops Have to Guard a Criminal While He Is Tried for Assault. Manassas, Va., March 9. Ben White, sentenced at the last term of court to hang for criminal assault on I Mrs. Myrtle F, Elliott, secured a new ! trial on a technical point and again for two days a company of Virgian troops has been guarding the prisoner during his second trial. The verdict was the same as m the first trial, and the trial was noted more for its legal aspects than anything else, as the evidence was most conclusive. Able counsel were engaged on both sides, and every move has been stub bornly contested. The troops have been here six days all told and may have to come again, as the case will now go to the court of appeals, the defense having filed several bills of exceptions. The crowds in attendance have been im mense, and tho guard, 84 strong, was kept under arms almost continually. GOLD REACTS. England Begins to Feel American and Australian Influence. London, March 9.—The Times, dis cussing the gold movements, says: The i world appears to be in the first stage of r reaction from the relative appreciation of gold, which has been so acutely felt by traders and holders of depreciating merchandise, and of which so much has I been made by bimetallists who were ’ anxious to alter the measure of value. ■ Last year the tendency of gold to fall was obscured by special demands from America and Australia. These things no longer obscure the position. The Daily News says silver has be come weak on the market, it having | been learned that 190,000 pounds worth . sejit here from Chili by Balmaceda, and which has been lying in the Bank of England, must be sold within a few days. Downed the Constable. Albany, N. Y., March 9.—Constable Meddok, of Monmouth county, New Jersey, was at the penitentiary hero when Edward Benjamine, 20 years of age, was released on the completion of I his sentence for assault committed at j Newburg. Meddok had a warrant for Benjamino on a charge of robbing Cap i tain Henry Brand, of Asbury Park, of $46 and a scarf pin. When Meddok made known his errand, Ben j amine threw him to the floor and escaped. He was caught after a long chase by one of the prison keepers and held as a fugitive from justice until requisition papers can be got. A Woman in the Gang. Watonga, Kan., March 9.—Four masked men and a woman disguised as a man, and who are supposed to be the notorious Tom King gang, raided the trader’s store at Cantonment and made the proprietor and five clerks line up at the point of revolvers. They robbed every one of them and took what is sup posed to be quite a large sum of money from the sale. At the suggestion of the female desperado, the watches and jew ' elry taken from the clerks were restored to them. A Plucky Girl and « Tramp. Boston, March 9.—The little town of Milton boasts of a girl who. jingle handed, tackled a tramp who had bun coed her out of a watch while she was , tending her father’s jewelry store, and ; forced him to surrender his booty. She - saw him in a street car and collared ' him, not releasing him until he had giv en up $1.25,f0r which he had pawned the i watch, together with the pawn ticket, i She then repaired to the pawnshop and lifted the ticker. A MOVE TO PROTEST. Five Thousand Men Will Go to Washington to Flight the Wilson Bill. Philadelphia, March 9.—A move ment to hold a big convention of the workingmen in Washington April 0 or 7 to protest against the passage of the Wilson bill by the senate has been inau gurated here. Delegates representing about 50 of the largest manufaturing establishments in the city employing about 20,000 opera tives held a meeting at Kelsington to take action upon the protest against the bill. It was decided to hold a con vention in Washington and resolutions condemning the Wilson Lili were adopted. Negotiations are in progress with the railroads for reduced rates from this city to Washington, and if the fare ia placed low enough, 5.000 men are ex pected to go to the capital April 6. voriuan's reopie Alter miu. Baltimore, March 9.—A petition is being circulated in Frederick county which asks the Maryland senators either ' to get in line with their party on the tariff question or to resign. Cardinal Benoit Dead. Paris, March 9.—-Cardinal Leon Be-: ' nolt, Charles Thomas, archbishop of j Bouen, is dead? PRICE UVE CENTS. ENGINES SMASHED. A Collision on the Central Rail road Yesterday. WILD A ENGINE ON A TEAR. ? A Fearful Wreck, and Strange to Say, No Passengers Were Hurt. The Atlanta Journal has the following: Griffin, Ga., March 9.—The down ex press that is due here at 9 o’clock this morning, was run into by a wild enigno just as it had stopped at the junction of the Central railroad and the Georgia Midland and Gulf railroad, just above the union depot. The switch engine was standing in the yard, when, as by some unseen power, it began to move, gaining speed with every revolution of its wheels. The few in the yards stood aghast, for they knew what was coming. Engineer Ben Campbell, of the express, stayed at his post till he saw that it was death to stay any longer, and then calling to his fire man, jumped, just in time to save their lives; for as they struck the ground the two engines came together with a terri ble force. Both engines were completely demol ished,the switch enigne being telescoped into te express. No one was hurt, except the porter of sleeper,who had his hand bruised,but not serious. It seems that the Almighty hand of providence had the passengers in its care for if the express had been three minutes late, or had not stopped when it did, there would have been a great loss of life. The wrecking train is on the scene with its force, clearing away the wreck. There is no blame attached to anyone, as the throttle was blown open by the steam. No one was near the enigne when it moved off. Both engines are beyond repair, and the loss to the company is very great. The mails were not delayed at this place, so our clever postmaster had his wagon at the scene and the mails were np at their usuual time. roil< e coinimssionerM insnnsse<t. Denver, March 9. —Governor Waita has issued an order dismissing Jackson Orr and D. J. Martin, police commis sioners of this city. The charges against them are malfeasance in office and recognizing and in a manner protecting gambling housess contrary to the law. ; The commissioners will not obey the or der when served, and serious troubles is expected before they are deposed. i Milwaukee’s Municipal Campaign. Milwaukee, March 9.—Tho co-oper ' ative party combination of socialists and members of the federated trades council 1 have placed a full municipal ticket in ' the field, being the first party in Mil inaukee to take such action. The con vention was attended by about 500 per sons. Th? resolutions roundly denounced the Republicans and the American Pro tective association. A Million of Dollars for Education. Manchester, Ind., March 9.—The North Manchester college and Normal school of the United Brethren church has received the handsome endowment of $1,0(>0,000. This fund is to be used for the education of the worthy poor, ■ especially yonng ministers and ministers’ children, and open to all denominations. Charged with Deceiving Old Soldiers. Washington, March 9. —A man who gave the name of Fuller was arrested at West Plains, Mo., charged with per sonating a government officer. Fuller, it is alleged, had traveled about the southern part of the state and collected money from old soldiers, representing himself as a special pension examiner. Economy in Argentine Finances. Buenos Ayres, March 9.—The Ar gentine Times announces that tho cabi net has agreed to economies amounting to $7,250,000 in the budget as already voted, and in addition the cabinet has agreed to a saving of $10,000,000 for 1894, plans being already laid to econo mize this last mentioned amount. Tbey Want to Lynch Him. Eatonton, Ga., March 9.-»A negro named Whit Flournan, who lias been in jail here, will be lucky if he escapes lynching. He burned tho barn and sta ble of Robert Young, and officers caught i him in time to save his neck. Tho people in that section of the country are . after him. Changed Her Mind About Suicide. Jackson, Tenn., March 9.—Emma 1 Vinhaid, the Memphis girl who at tempted suicide, has recovered and will ! leave. Emma says she has had enough [ of this suicide business. She declares that suicide is a delusion and a snare and that she'll try to live along as she . can. Prosperous Gingham Mills. Durham, N. C., March 9. The Ging ) ham mill at Haw river, Alamance 1 county, built and equipped last year, ; has been so successful that preparations are being made to double the size of the building, and in a few months 10,000 spindles will he running. I A Racing Pedestrian Give. Out. Boston, March 9.—Gus Guerrero, ' the long distance pedestrian, and Tim ' McCarthy, the mile runner, Started on a 10-mile race for the championship of New England. At the end of the sev enth mile Guerrero drew ctit ; claiming his SaOcS hurt I *et. -’I Larthj fm -1 is’ied e.ght miles, and was i*c. lared wi.*- ucr. ,
