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ESTABLISHED 1887.
THE BATTLE IS ON
Tbfl Convention Called to Order at
Warm Springs
IT WILL BE MEMORABLE IN GEORGIA
Some Talk of Nominating Hon.
L. F. Garrard
HOT FIGHT ON THECHAS L MOSES
Mr Moses Went Int > Office On the Alliance
Move, and Many Democrats are Figbti; g
Him-The Situation as Viewed Yesterdaj
Much Depends on the Delegat ! on From
Muscogee County.
Warm Springs, Aug. 18.—One cf
the warmest contests ever seen in
Georgia is on.
This is the battle in the Fourth.
candidates and their friends
are determined that there shall be no
dark horses.
There is some talk of nominating
Hon. Louis F. Garrard of Columbus.
The Muscogee delegation is the only
one here that is not instructed, but
the nomination of Garrard is possible
only after every other candidate has
practically died in the last ditch. It
is extremely probable that the four
votes of Muscogee will at the oppor
tune time be cast for Hon. Warner
Hill of Meriwether, and with those he
already has from his own county will
give him eight. Mr. Hill’s friends
count on five more as sure when they
are needed, and when some of the
other favorite sons have given up
hope. That would still leave him for
short, but his supporters are working
too and toe.
A feature of the campaign is the fight
that has been made on Hon. Charles L.
Moses, the present congressman who is
now serving his third term. Mr. Moses
went into office on the alliance wave, de
feating Congressman Grimes. This year
a number of people who believe In rota
tion decided that “Charlie” had had it
long enough. Nobody charges a combi -
nation to encompass his defeat, but some
haw or somehow else last spring candi
dates sprung up all over the district until
the Fourth looked like a political aspara
gus bed. Nearly every county had its
favorite son. The result is the situation
as seen here today, which is as follows:
C. L. Moses of Coweta, 7.
W. C. Adamson of Carrol, 5.
F. M. Longley of, Troup, 4,
Warner Hill, of Meriwether, 4.
T. H. Kimbrough of Harris, 4.
J. J. Dunham of Marion, 4.
Muscogee, uninstructed, 4.
Necessary to choice, 17.
Looking to Muscogee.
Much depends on the Muscogee del
egation, although the vote of that
county will, at this stage, be unable
to determine the result. The vote
will be judiciously placed with the
favorite sons until each has been
shown that his cause is hopeless, and
it is claimed by Hill’s friends that
they will then go in a lump to him,
unless there is something in the rumor
of Louis Garrard as a dark horse,
which I have beard, but which I can
not vouch for.
Ihe Sensation of the Day.
The most intense interest exists re
garding the possible developments
which are necessary to bring about
nomination. Some of the shrewdest
politicians say that Warner Hill’s
strength may be the cause of his de
feat. He is a man of ability, and if
he gets to congress could not be easily
defeated. He refuses to say he would
be satisfied with one term. All the
other candidates, however, are will
ing to get out of the way next time.
That makes Hill the mark for the am
bitious men of the district.
If Hill wins it will be after he has
surmounted this obstacle of his own
strength. He has a great many
friends here who are as busy as bees
in his behalf. Chief among them are
Attorney General Joe Terrell, whose
ability as a campaign manager is
The il’ist important political rumor
of day is that Governor Atkinson
himself or his friends is lay
injpfhe wires for 1898., The report is
that the governor desires to go to con
gress two years hence and then go to
the United States senate, and his
friends want a man nominated who
could be got rid of easily in 1898.
Warner Hill is not that man. It might
be Moses, who would voluntarily retire,
and if this scheme goes through it
might result in the nomination of
Moses, who has already seven votes.
If he were to get the five Adamson
votes and the four Longley votes he
will deadlock the convention and
might reasonably hope to get a frac
tion of a vote from one of the other
counties. It is reliably stated
that Moses and his opponents,
Adamson and Longley, who were
somewhat enstranged because of the cam
paign, have become friends. Conserva
tive men taking the view indicated do
not regard the nomination of Moses as
improbable. He deadlocked 'he conven
tion once before and held it for nearly 400
ballots, finally winning out. The more
the situation is studied the more it looks
like Moses will be a considerable power
in determining the results either for him
self or some one else. But the Atkinson
report is the biggest news of the day.
Terrell Denies the Atkinson Report.
P" Attorney General Joe Terrell says that
there is ■bsoluely uo truth in the report
THE ROHE TRIBUNE
; about Atkinson and that it was started
by some one who is no friend of Atkinson’s.
He says that iktkinson was Warner Hill's
schoolmate and is his warm friend now
and that he is also a friend of Moses
and other candidates. This rumor is
given as one of the various rumors
afloat here and not with any idea of
vouching for its accuracy.
Werner Hill, who looms up as one
of the favorites in this futurity race is
the popular and talented ex-repre
sentative of Meriwether county, who,
although a young man, has served
eight years in the legislature, where
he was an acknowledged leader. He
is a lawyer of considerable practice
throughout this section, and when in
the legislature was for four years
chairman of the judiciary committee.
He is one of the finest stump speakers
in the state. He married Miss Harris,
a daughter of ex-Congressman Harris
and is a grandson of the late Judge
Hiram Warren, whose name he bears.
He carried Meriwether unanimously,
securing four votes, and has a large
slice of Muscogee’s, with others iu
prospect.
Hon. Charles L. Moses, who may
possibly have his craft swamped by
the tidal wave of favorite sons is a
farmer, who, lives at Turin in Coweta
county and who, as already stated,
was elected a congressman when the
Alliance was in power. He has many
friends, as is shown by the fact that
he has been elected three times, and
it is said that but for the multiplicity
of candidates he would have carried
the district this year. As it was his
strength in the convention is Coweta,
14 votes, Talbot 2. and 1 in Heard,
which county he splits with Adamson.
Other ‘‘Favorite Sons ”
W. C. Adamson, of Carrollton, is a
lawyer and ex-judge of the city court
of Carroll. He is an able lawyer, an
active working democrat and is popu
lar wherever known. He carried Car
roll and got one vote of the Heard de
legation.
J. J. Dunham is the favorite son of
Marion county, where he is ordinary, and
a practicing attorney. He is a bachelor,
a good stump speaker, a good “mixer”
with the people, rod carried his county
and Chattahoochee, with two votes each,
i so his possessions are four votes.
T. H. Kimbrough of Harris, is a prom
i inent farmer and the owner of a splendid
| plantation; for a long time he was presi
dent of the State Grange and has been
prominent as an orator at agricultural
gatherings. He has the four votes of
Harris.
F. M. Longley of LaGrange,is ex-judge
of the superior court and is a silver leader
lof wide reputation. He is not only a
I good politician himself, but his son,
Frank, is a chip off the old block and
will be a member of the next legislature.
Judge Longley has the four votes of
Troup.
A DANGEROUS JOURNEY.
Greoly Says It Is Most Remarkable That
Nansen Returned Alive.
Exeter, N. H., Aug. 18.—General A.
W. Greely, whose expedition set the
high latitude mark of Arctic explora
tion which has stood for 14 years, says
in regard to the Nansen expedition:
“The journey was oue of extreme dan
ger, and it is most remarkable that he
ever returned alive. According to the
reports land reached by my expedition
is the most northerly land yet obtained,
as Nansen’s most northern point is at
sea. He went "just 2 degrees and 50
minutes further north than did Lock
wood and Brainard of my expedition iu
1883.
“When Nansen’s observations are
worked out they will prove his explora
tions and will also make interesting
I reading. Every explorer should be given
credit for having made a truthful re
port. Notwithstanding Nansen’s re
ports of an ocean to th pole, recent de
ductions show that there is land near
} that point, but that it is north of North
i America rather than of Siberia.
“Apparently Nansen traveled only
I 120 miles from where he abandoned his
ship. This is less than half the distance
that Lockwood and Brainard traveled
i from the headquarters of my expedition
I at Lady Franklin Bay, hut- I want to
| say right here that Nansen’s persever
ance is worthy of the old Scandinavian
I race.
“I think the expedition will disap
‘ point those who believe that Franz Josef
land extends to the pole. My predic
! tiou of six months ago, t‘ at Nansen’s
safe return lay in the possibility that he
would make and winter iu Franz Josef
land, seems to have been verified.
‘ ‘As to the possibility of the Fram
drifting to Spitzbergen, the sea drift is
in that direction, but the Jeannette and
' Tegethoff were both lost in that sea by
the action of the ice. I place little de
pendence upon the reported discovery
of great depth of and much warmer wa
iter.
“I am convinced that if Nansen had
not met Jackson he would never have
returned.”
President Henry C* Ford Dead.
Philadelphia, Aug. 18. —Henry O.
Ford, president of the state fish com
! mission died in the hospital here, where
he had been brought from the northern
part of the state. Mr. Ford had all his
life taken great interest in fish culture
I and propagation and was well known
all over the country. Two of his sons
’ reside in California and another in New
York.
South Carolinian Suicides In Washington.
| Seattle, Wash., Aug. 18.—William
Mazick Miles, a well known club and
society man of this city, committed sui
cide at the Ranier club. Miles came of
j a prom nent South Carolina family, and
| his father was for two terms attorney
general of the state. Despondency over
ill health is believed to have prompted
his suicide. ...
THE HOME TRIBUNE, ROME, GA., WEDNESDAY AUGUST 19, 1896.
BRYAN IS IN DEMAND
Receives Many Letters Inviting Him
to Make Speeches.
IN THE HANDS OF HIS MANAGERS
He Says He Will Speak at as
Many Places as Possible
BUT HE CANNOTSTOPAT EACH PLACE
The Democratic Presidential Nominee Will
Make as Many Addresses as the Cam
paign Committee Thinks Necessary—Mr.
and Mrs. Bryan Go on a Fishing Excur
sion— Will Visit Southern States.
Upper Red Hook, N. Y., Aug. 18.—
Candidate William J. Bryan’s mail has
begun to come in at this point and there
was quite a bundle of it Tuesday morn
ing when Mr. Bryan arose. A great
many letters were from various cities
and were invitations to Speak. He said:
“This is the very reason that I do not
want my route to be made known. I
shall speak at as many places as possible
and as often as the campaign committee
desires me, but I cannot stop at every
place.”
Syracuse, N. Y., is one of the cities
that is urging Mr. Bryan to stop. Mayor
Maguire wrote only Monday urging
that on the way east Mr. Bryan stop
and make an address. Several other
large cities have sent urgent invitations
to the candidate to speak within their
borders. As yet a complete list of the
places has not been selected. Mr.
Bryan may yet decide to stop off for an
hour or so at Syracuse ou his way west
next week, and the campaign comnrttee
thinks it will uot detract from the
Buffalo speech.
This village is striving to regain its
usual quietude. Two thousand specta
tors were present Monday night and the
hotelkeeper remarked sagely Tues
day morning that "there ain’t been so
many people here since Martin Van
Buren visited here,” and this statement
recalls-what is an historical fact, that
the only presidential nominee that got
so far into the country as to visit this
.particular spot was Martin Van Buren.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan and Mr. and Mrs.
Perrine went to Spring Lake Tu“sday
afternoon ou a fishing excursion. Wed
nesday Mr. Bryan will take a trip ove#
the river iu the Catskills. Mrs. Bryan
is looking and feeling better already
after the two days’ trip and Mr. Bryan’s
voice is in prime condition.
Although no official program has been
arranged, it is unofficially announced
that after Mr. Bryan speaks at Buffalo
and Erie ou the twenty-fourth and
tweuty-ninth instants, he will go direct
to Lincoln and remain until after the
first week in September. He will then
probably go to St. Louis between the
seventh and tenth of that month, where
he will speak.
Thence he goes to Louisvide. From
that point his tentative itinerary in
cludes Atlanta, portions of North Caro
lina, Richmond and Baltimore. He
will arrive in the latter city some time
between Sept. 15 and 20, where he will
be formally notified of his nomination
by the Silver party. Between Rich
mond and Baltimore it is expected that
Mr. Bryan will speak at a ratification
meeting to be held in Washington.
After Oct. 1 he will confine himself to
the middle western states of Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, Michigan, lowa, Wis
consin and Minnesota.
BARK BURNED AT SEA.
The Flora P. Stafford Destroyed by Fire.
Twenty-One Lives Lost.
Philadelphia, Aug. 18.—According
to private advices received in this city
the crew of 21 men of the British bark
Flora P. Stafford, which was burned at
sea several weeks ago, perished.
The vessel, which sailed under the
British flag, was owned by a company
in this city. She sailed from Newcastle,
N. S. W., April 23, for Manilla, with
about 2,OCX) tons of coal, and on June 8,
in latitude 6n, longitude 13 E., she took
fire, presumably through spontaneous
combustion.
The flames soon got beyond control
and the crew was compelled to take to
the boats. Captain Oscar Smith, a
brother to Captain Smith of this city,
took to one boat with ten men, and the
mate with nine other members of the
crew got into tha second boat.
Whether or not the two boats kept
company with each other is mere con
jecture. Captain Smith, however, with
his ten men, succeeded iu being saved;
but nothing has ever been heard from
the chief mate and his crew. The sea
at the time was rough and the proba
bilities are that the boat was capsized
and all were lost.
There are hopes, however, that the
shipwrecked mariners have been picked
up by some passing vessel and will soon
be heard from.
a Double Ki>liir B at bligli Springs.
Warcross, Ga., Aug. 18.—George W.
Barnes, a Plant system engineer, re
turned from High Springs, and told of
a double killing which occurred in that
town. Shehe, a notorious white mail
of that community, was mad with Hil
liard and Taylor,a carpenter and painter,
respectively, of the Plaut system, and
when he saw them standing in the
rear of a barroom with their backs to
him, he fired at them, the shot entering
their backs. Hilliard and Taylor were
both killed instantly. They had fami
lies. Shehe fled after he had committed
the crime and lias not yet been cap
tured.
THE ENCAMPMENT
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Grand Army of the Republic Soon to
Meet In St. Pau!,
ARRANGEMENTS ABOUT COMPLETE
But Two Weeks Remain For
the Preliminary Work
ARRANGEMENTS ALMOST COMPLETE
Thirty Thousand Veterans Expected to lie
In Line on the Day of the Groat Parade.
Boys Will Patrol the City During Re
union Week and Give Information and
Directions to Visitors.
St. Paul, Auer. 18. —But two weeks
remain for the preliminary work for
the thirtieth encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic, and local ar
rangements are almost completed, so far
as the local committees are concerned.
Letters thus far received estimate that
no less than 30,000 veterans will be in
line on the day of the big parade. The
parade will be one for the veterans only,
the commander-in-chief having ordered
that there shall be no carriages in line.
Many inquiries have been received as
to the time Conimander-in-Chief Walker
will arrive in St. Paul, and the an
nouncement is made officially that he
will not arrive until the morning of
Tuesday, Sept. 1. Already nearly 200
reunions of various army organizations
have been booked to be held during the
encampment week.
One of the successful features of the
week will be the boy’s information bu
reau, an organization having been per
fected among the high school boys to
patrol the city aud give information and
directions to visitors, two boys being
stationed at each street corner, their
marked white caps notifying that, if
needed, help is to be had free of charge.
The Loyal Legion have secured quar
ters in the Ryan hotel, and will keep
open house to their companions aud
friends.
The Mittson mansion on Summit ave
nue has been fitted up as headquarters
for the ladies and there will be numer
ous receptions to the ladies of the vari
ous auxiliary ladies societies aud their
friends. The general grand army re
ception will have ladies headquarters
building for a center and will extend
for half a mile along Summit avenue
and. numerous decorated forts will be
erected. All will end with a reception
by the Daughters of the American Rev
olution to the visiting ladies.
WAR ON THE TIE TRUST.
Mr. Nesbitt, Georgia's Commissioner of
Agriculture, at Work.
Atlanta, Aug. 18.—Commissioner of
Agriculture Nesbitt has almost com
pleted plans by which he will get ahead
of the cotton tie trust. Monday he re
ceived samples of the new wire cotton
tie and sent them to farmers in differ
ent parts of the state to be tried by
them.
“I think the new tie will prove to be
as good for all uses as the old one,” said
Colonel Nesbitt, “and if the farmers
will use it we will be able to stop the
extortions of the trust. They saw that
there would be a great demand for ties
and for that reason they raised the
price. They knew that the farmers
would be compelled to buy at any price
they might name. It is said that the
reasons for raising the price is because
the price of steel has advanced. But I
find, on investigation, that the price of
steel had not advanced when the ties
were made.”
Commissioner Nesbitt feels certain
that the new tie will be entirely success
ful and will do the work as satisfacto
rily as the tie used by the trust. He is
waiting with impatience the result of
the trial of the ties. If the tie proves
successful all farmers will be notified < f
the fact and will be requested to buy
this kind only. Iu this way it is hoped
to bring the trust to terms.
WANTS^^JOINT’DE BATE.
Guthrie Anxious to Meet Candidates Wat
son and Russell.
Raleigh, Aug. 18.—W. A. Guthrie,
Populist nominee for governor, has ar
rived here. He requests the Populist
state chairman to use all endeavors to
secure a joint discussion with Wats n,
the Democratic, and Russell, the Re
publican nominees.
Populists say plainly that they have
not fused with the Republicans, that
the latter’s committee has indorsed the
Populist nominees, while the Populist
convention did not indorse a solitary
Republican candidate.
W. W. C ark and Charles Reisenstein
are appointed delegates by the Jefferson-
Jackson club of Newborue, to the na
tional Democratic convention at In
dianapolis.
VACATION FOR CHILDNEN.
Some Fact* and Figures Regarding Plan
Inaugurated I wenty Years Ago.
Washington, Aug. 18. —It is 20 years
since the vacation colony movement for
children was inaugurated at Zurich,
Switzerland, and Consul Eugene Ger
main, in a report to the state department,
gives some facts and figures iu regard
to the plan during that time. It was
evolved by the Rev. W. Bien, a clergy
man of Zurich, who iu 1876 succeeded
in obtaining subscriptions which ena
bled him to send a number of children
divided into three colonies to the moun
tain Canton of Appenzell for a period
of two weeks.
Sixiv.-fcieht Levs and eirls enioved
this vacation'the ''first' year * aiid sfiicb
that time the number benefited has
steadily increased, the last year 2,198
having been sent to the colon.gs. The
total number during the 20 years was
21,729. Beginning in 1881, children
who could not leave the towns to the
number of 28,344, were supplied with
fresh bread and milk twice a day to com
pensate to them in a measure for the
loss of the vacation trip.
The example of Switzerland, says
Consul Germain, was soon followed by
other countries, especially Germany,
where 125 cities have adopted the plan
and established colonies. Since 1885
children to the number of 231,611 have
been cared for by them.
The means of support for these colo
nies are furnished principally by volun
tary contributions and also by contribu
tions from the state and municipal gov
ernments. In Switzerland a part of the
profits of the federal alcohol monopoly
is set aside for this purpose, and in Zu
rich concerts, fairs, etc., are held in the
winter and the proceeds given to the
colonies.
BALDWIN MAY RETIRE.
Has Had Bad Luck With His Horses on
the Turf During the Past Season.
San Francisco, Aug. 18. —It is re
ported in the east that “Lucky” Bald
win may retire, from the turf. This
story has been placed in circulation as a
result of the bad luck his string had
early in the season. His youngsters, all
of whom were by Emperor of Norfolk
and The Hook, became sick soon after
reaching St. Louis, and were very slow
about rounding into form. Recently,
however, they have been winning some
races at Latonia and Detroit.
Baldwin has always had marvelous
success in racing, so that a year of mis
fortune is something to which he is un
accustomed. His breeding operations
have always turned out well, however,
and his sale of Rey del Carreres and Rel
el Santa Anita to Mr. Croker netted a
tidy sum last year. It is stated that he
will not abandon the breeding of horses.
Whether he will discontinue racing or
not is something he will decide during
the winter. His decision will probably
depend a great deal on whether he can
secure a competent trainer and jockey.
WASHINGTON A WINNER.
■elected as Populist National Headquart
ers—Chairtnan Butler Talks.
Washington, Aug. 18.—Senator But
ler of North Carolina, chairman of the
National Populist party and member of
the executive committee of that party,
arrived to attend the meeting of the
Populist managers, called for the after
noon. Only five members of the execu
tive committee a r e here, the others hav
ing sent letters of excuse. It was de
cided even before the executive com
mittee met that the national headquart
ers would be in Washington, and It is
probable that the rooms in Wormley’s
adjoining the Democratic headquarters
will be secured for the purpose.
One of the interesting matters which
possibly may be brought up is the vice
presidency, though it is known that the
executive committee will listen to no
proposition looking to the withdrawal
of Tom Watson from the ticket. Sena
tor Butler said that if Sewall had stood
for what Bryan does before the people,
neither the holding of the Populist
party organization together, nor any
thing else would have prevented the
nomination of the whole Democratic
ticket by the Populists. As it is Sewall
does not represent the Populists and
under no circumstances will they con
sent to vote for him. He thinks that
Watson stands a better chance of being
the next vice president than Sewall.
Another matter to be settled by the
meeting of the executive committee is
the notification of Watson. Mr. Butler
is chairman of the official committee.
He says that nothing definite has been
arranged as yet. Senator Butler says
he has been so busy with affairs in his
own state since the national convention
adjourned that he has had little corre
spondence with members of the notifica
tion committee. The situation in North
Carolina is very interesting and was the
subject of conferences after the arrival
of Chairman Butler.
Josephus Daniels, member of the Dem
ocratic national committee from North
Carolina, is in the city, having come here
to see if arrangement could be made
among the party leaders to bring about
an adjustment of the difficulties in that
state. Mr. Daniels had a conference
with Senator Jones, and Chairman Jones
and Butler conferred. It was evident
that McDaniels felt that the Democratic
situation was far from agreeable and
not very promising, while Mr. Butler
was seemingly satisfied with the politi
cal situation in his own state.
“We can give 11 electoral votes to
Watson,” he said, “without mentioning
what else might be done.”
One of the Democratic leaders spoke
very positively about the matter. He
said that if Mr. Butler thought he had
the Democrats in a tight place and could
drive a hard bargain with them, he
would find they would not stand it and
that they would make a straight fight.
They did not propose to be bulldozed
into giving up anything.
San FKXNtnSco, Aug. 48. —ln the
United States circuit court, Erwin T.
Earl was granted an injunction against
Philip D. Armour and Robert Graham,
who Earl alleges had used an infringe
ment of his patent ventilator for fruit
cars. The injunction will tie up all
Armour’s cars and force the use of
Earl’s cars.
Gold Democrats <'alled to Meet.
Tacoma, Aug. 18. —The gold Demo
crats of the state of Washington have
issued a call for a convention to be held
in this city next Tuesday for the pur
pose of selecting delegates to the na
tional convention at Indianapolis on
Sept. 2.
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PKICE FIVE CENTS.
BUSINESS IS \ QUIET
Bui the Early Movement In Cotion Has
a Good Effect. ’ \
IT MAKES COLLECTIONS EASIER
The Correspondents of the
Report Business
AS BEING QUIET AND IN ACTIVE
And Stimulates Trade to Some Extent—
Number of Iron Mills In the
Are Resuming and the Situation Looks W
Brighter Than For Several Weeks Past. $
Many New Industries Reported.
Chattanooga, Aug. 18.—The Trades
man’s hundreds of correspondents
among southern manufacturers report
business as being quiet, but the early
movement in cotton, caused by the con
tinued warm weather, is stimulating
trade to some extent, and makes collec
tions easier. In some sections labor
difficulties are arising for want of work.
This will be only temporary, however,
as it is thought the idle manufacturing
plants and those running on short time
will be run at full capacity as soon as
the fall trade opens.
There is but little improvement as yet
in the demand for iron and steel, but it
is the general opinion among iron and
steel operators that the depression is
abating. There is not quite so much
uncertainty as to financial matters, and
the situation looks brighter than for
several weeks past. A number of iron
mills are resuming, but transactions
throughout the country continue lim
ited, and pressure to market goods
causes prices to suffer. Stocks in con
sumers hands are smaller than for many
months, making a good basis for better
prices when business improves.
The lumber market shows no new
features. The demand is fairly active
and the outlook is encouraging. An im
portant event of the week in lumber
circles was the meeting of the yellow
pine lumbermen, at Memphis, Tenn.
Considerable business was transacted
and a price list was adopted, the average
of which was about $2 below that of the
list adopted last year.
There is no especial change in the tex
tile industry. Business continues quiet.
The coal mines are busy and trade is
growing more active as the fall season
approaches.
The following new industries are re
ported: Cotton compress companies at
Elberton, Ga., and New Orleans, La.;
the National Coal and Iron company,
capital $480,000, at Pineville, Ky.; an
elrotnoal plant at Conway, Ark.; a rice
and grist mill at Lakeland, Fla.; an led
factory At Valdosta, Ga., and a $50,000
land company at Aberdeen, Miss. Mines
will be opened at Jellico, Tenn., and
Little Rock, Ark.; a S2O,(XX) leather man
ufacturing plaut will be erected at El
Paso, Tex.; the Shreveport Cotton Oil
company, capital $130,000, has been
chartered at Shreveport, La., arid the
People’s Independent Rice Mill com
pany, capital $30,000, at Crifwley, La.; *
a rice mill will be built at Savannah,
Ga., and a SIO,OOO knitting mill at
Barnesville, Ga. Woodworking plants
will be established at Lakeland, Fla.,
Shreveport, La., Elkin and Salem, N.
O. and at Chattanooga. Waterworks
will be constructed at Cotton Plant,
Ark.; Newberry, S. 0., and Palestine,
Tex.
Among enlargements is a rice mill at
Jennings, Ark.; cotton mills at Colum
bus, Ga., and China Grove, N. 0.; a
woolen mill at Rosswell, Ga., a shingle
mill at Ellzey, Fla.
The new buildings include a $12,000
church at Columbus, Ga.; a $50,000
clubhouse at Brunswick, Ga.; a $15,000
courthouse at Leitchfield, Ky.; addi
tions to jail and courthouse at Galves
ton, Tex., to cost $50,000; a residence at
Louisville, Ky., to cost $51,000; a $lO,-
000 rAidence at Staunton, Va., and a
$17,000 university building at Galves
ton, Tex.
TRAVELED' MANY - MILES.
A Prominent Maucheater Merchant Re
turns From a Trip Around the World.
Manchester, Conn., Aug. 18.—John
J. Brough, a well known merchant of
this town, aged 45 years, has returned
from a trip around the world, which
consumed exactly a year. Mr. Brough
traveled on a bicycle wherever possible.
Over 26,000 miles was covered by him,
4,000 were by water, 12,000 on his wheel
and the rest by railroad in different
countries.
Mr. Brough sailed from New York
Aug. 17, 1895. He was accompanied ou
his start by his brother-in-law, Cyrus
P. Forsyth of Black Creek, Ontario,
Canada. The two landed in Queens
town. Ireland, and while on a tour of
the island, Mr. Forsyth fell from hw
bicycle and received a compound fract
ure of his arm. His companion pro
ceeded alone. He visited Scotland,
North and South Wales and many
places in England. From London he
went by water to Dieppe, iu France,
then wheeling to Holland and Germany.
At Frankfort he won a 50-mile bicycle
race and with it a prize of SIOO. In
Italy he rode his wheel from Rome to
Naples.
At Constantinople he was in prison
for three nights and two days tor being
without a passport. He went to Sicily.
From Sicily he went to Egypt. Later
he found himself in Arabia and made
his way by Bombay to Calcutta. From
the latter city he made a journey to the
strait settlements, then to Range, on to
Burinah and on to China. From China
he went to Japan and overland to Yo
kohama, sailing from that Japanese
port he reached San Francisco.