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F ESTABLISHED 1887.
WHE GOSSIP
’ OFLONDON
Queen Victoria Favors
•Widows Pensions.
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H’.O DESERVING ONES.
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* Horseless Vehicles Proving a Great Suc-
cess in the aseiropolis.
BRADLEY - MARTIN’S GRANDCHILD
■Humor of Opening a Good Deal
of American Money.
A NEGRO ARTIST MAKES SUCCESS
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Bii Painting Entitled “The Raising of Laze
rns" la Purebased By the French
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-{Copyrighted, 1897, by Associated Press.]
• London, Aug. 31.—The queen starts
to next week, accompanied by
'the Princess Henry of Battenberg and
their suites. Her majesty, who is in
the best of health, is following very
closely the events transpiring in India.
So soon as the queen gets to Balmoral
she will take up her project for widows*
pensions, which plan will provide every
deserving widow of 75 years of age and
upwards who is in want, with a pen*
eion from a state fund for that purpose.
The enthusiastic reception which the
Duke and' Duchess of York have met
with in Dublin is said to have greatly
disappointed the Irish Nationalists.
The visit has been managed with ex
-«cellent tact, in marked contrast to the
Visit of the- Prince and Princess of
Wales to Ireland, when it was sought
to make party capital out of the event
At Dublin the reception of the duke and
duchess was far heartier than at King
ston, where tne royal party landed and
, was more general than anticipated by
even the most enthusiastic royalists.
The heir recently born to the Earl of
Craven, whose wife was formerly Miss
Miss Cornelia Martin, only daughter of
'Mr. Bradley* Martin of New York,
promises to make a great financial dif
ference to the earl, whose estates are
extensive, but heavily encumbered and
not very valuable. It is understood that
Mr. Bradley-Martin, since he has be
come a grandfather, has been sho.wing
a disposition to do something substan
tial, in the way of wiping out the mort
gages on the earl’s estate.
The first real test of horseless vehiples
in London was made on Thursday wheh
a company placed a dozen electrical
cabs on the streets. They resemble
coupes and the accumulators consist of
40 cells, capable of propelling them over
50 miles at a cost of 50 cents. The rear
wheels do the driving and the front
wheels the steering. They have heavy
rubber tires, have upholstered spring
cushions, are lighted by electricity, are
•peedy and almost noiseless. They ap
pear to be giving every satisfaction.
The machines are under perfect control
and thread their way wonderfully
through the traffic. The fare is the
tame as that of the cabs.
Sarah Bernhardt really intends to
adopt the recent suggestion made to her
by the Prince of Wales that she enact
the character of Hamlet and specula
tion is active in Paris concerning the
result, although the critics generally
.predict that the venture will not be a
bappy one. She is said to be studying
the methods of Ada Cushman aud Miss
Marriott, both of whom played Hamlet
in their time.
Henry Tanner, an American negro,
Who has beep studying painting in
Paris for some years, has won the great
est distinction that has come, to a mem
ber of his race iu that field. He re
cently exhibited in the salon a work en
titled “The Raising of Lazarus, ’’ which
received signal praise from the oriti ;s
and has been purchased by the French
government for the Luxembourg. The
/ artist is a son of a missionary of the
African ■ Methodist church. He has
studied under Constant.
1 lightning and Dynamite.
Terrific Explosion "lux, Shook Is Mis.
tsKax kor-au Earthquake.
Buffalo, Aug. 21.—Lightning struck
a powder and dynamite magazine, at
Port Coiborne, Canada, at 5:«0 a m..
aud the explosion was so terrific that it
acted like an earthquake for 20 minutes
on each side of the lake. The shock
was distinctly felt in Buffalo, Win
dows rattled aud doors shook, and the
noise awakened a large part of the pop
ulation. ,
The magazine contained half a ton of
dynamite and tnany hundred pounds of
powder.
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
WHEAT WILD AGAIN
Anuta Big Advance io We
• Market Yesterday.
It Goes Way Over a Dollar and the
Bulls Say They Are Going to
Force it to $1.25.
/ Chicago, Aug. 21.—Wheat was wild
again and advanced six cents.
At 11:45 a. m, the price had reacted
99 5-8 September and 99 December. In
less than five minutes later the dollar
mark had been, reached, and Schartz-
Dupee puih 100 cents for a lot of, Sep
tember wheat, When the red-letter
record had been made there was a tem
porary reaction to 99 12, but a moment
before the close the price was back again
up to 99 7-Bc. When the closing bell
•rang the official price was 99 l-20.
September, one-ha*f cent below the top
price for the day, or 6 l-2c net gain as
compared with yesterday’s closing
quotations,
WHEAT SOARS IN NEW YORK
The Bails Expect to Force the September
Price Up t« 81 25.
New York, Aug. 21.—With a rush
and a deafening uproar wheat started
out and climbed upwards to the new
level set by the* bulls for September or
December—fl. 35 a bushel in this
market
The first reported sale of September
was made at (1.03, representing an ad
vance of %% cents over the official close.
Later it wmzzed up to fl. 03X iu jumps
sometimes %at a clip. From there it
fell again to fl. cents, but subse
quently bobbed back again. Cables
from Liverpool came 8 to B%d higher
and added fire to the bull movement
Foreigp houses, however, were not so
Unanimous on the buying side as they
were Friday, and this served to par
tially relieve tne heavy demand. At 11
o’clock the market had quieted some
what for a breathing spell, with Sep
tember solidly fixed at fl. 03*
Wh< at Advanoes In Chicago. *
Chicago, Aug. 31. Everything
pointed to dollar wheat at Chicago
opening, besides apparently indicating
that tout mark would be reached per
haps before the day was at an end, The
opening wm excited, with bids for Sep
tember rani ng all the way from 97 to
98 cents, while December was quoted at
cents, trading being about equally
divided between the two options. Just
before Ila. m. wheat began suddenly
to advance again aud the price jumped
to a new high point, overtopping any
thing yet reached on the regular board
—9B>£ cents for September and 9J%
cents for December.
LONDON PAPER ON WHEAT.
Rise an Unmerited Stroke of Good Luck
For MoKiuloy. -
London, Aug. 21.—The fact that the
price of wheat has reached fl a bushes
in the United States has produced con
siderable excitement among grain spec
ulators and others in Loudon.
The brokers have not made much, as
they held no stocks; but it is needless
to say that the rise of half a crown in
the price of wheat Friday makes the
liveliest times on Mark Lane. The
Americans have apparently got it all
their own way.
The Westminster Gazette, referring
to the rise in the price of wheat, says:
"‘Dollar wheat’ is an unmerited
stroke of good luck for President Mo-
Kinley’s government, which ought to
have been overtaken by swift calamity
for shamelessly paying election debts to
the trusts by the passage of the Ding
ley bill. ”
At the same time the Westminster
Gazette finds comfort in the allegation
that “the Bryaitices are made to look
foolish,” and adds:
“The western farmers will see at once
that high prices are compatible with a
gold standard and the destruction of
Bryan and his panacea is bound to fol
low. But, if President McKinley’s sup
porters are wise, they will not for a mo
ment imagine that when they dispose
of the silver craze they will' dispose of
the revolt against the capitalists, wbc
have never used their power so ruth
lessly as since the last presidential elec
tion.”
Tne Westminster Gazette then pro
ceeds to denounce "the extortions” of
the new United States tariff, which it
adds, “is one of the worst and most
fruitful sources of the corruption of
public men and public servants.”
In conclusion, the Westminster Ga
zette says: « '
“The degree of success which has at
tended Bryan shows that Americans
are becoming alive to the rottenness of
something, and the next time the cam
paign will be directed less to the gold
standard than, to the standard of public
life. ” '
Qasr Not a < andldaia For Ke-Eleotlou.
Philadelphia, Aug. 31.—A' dispatch
from Harrisburg says that before leav
ing for Florida Senator Quay requested
his friends not to permit the introduc
tion of a resolution iu the Republican
convention that meets Thursday, in
dorsing him for re-election to the-United
States senate. He asks for an indorse
ment of his course and that of Senator
Penrose on the Dingley tariff bill and a
resolution to chat effect will be placed
iu the.platfurm.
HOME. GA.. SUNDAY. AUGUST 23* 1897.
THE POLICY
OF SPAIN
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New Premier Will Fol
low Canovas.
GENERAL AZCANAGA
WUI Do His Best to Get All. Conservative
Party’s Support.
EPHRIAM IS JOINED TO HIS IDOLS
Azcanaga Professes Friend
ship for America.
HE WISHES TO KNOW INSTRUCTIONS
Given to Our Minuter, G n Woodford—May
Cau*e Crisis—Cisneros Not
Sentenced.
, New York. Aug. 31.—A dispatch to
The World from San Sebastian, Spain,
refers to the appointment of General
Azcarraga as prime minister, aud sfiys:
“The cabinet! it is understood, will
follow the main lines of the .policy of
the dead premier, both at home and in
the colonies, and will do the best to ob
tain the support of all the groups of the
Conservative party without distinction.
General Azcarraga has no ill feeling to
wards America. He has always been
on friendly terms with Minister Taylor
and is a traveled aud enlighted officer.
He had two long interviews with the
queen regent before his appointment.
They were discussing the relations be
tween the United States and Spain on
account of the approaching arrival of
General Woodford, the new American
minister. When he comes the new gov
ernment will be obliged to let the na
tion know the whole truth regarding
those relations and the purport of Gen
eral Woodford’s instructions.
This is the feature of the crisis which
causes the gravest anxiety to all Span
ish statesmen and. generals.
; The queen and "General 'Azcarraga
considered whether it would be wise to
intrust a provisional Conservative cabi
net and the bitterly divided Conserva
tive party with a mission requiring
prestige and authority for his' success
ful fulfillment—on the one hand to per
severe in the task of crushing colonial
insurrections and on the other to pre
sent a bold front towards the United
States with a view to adopting every
possible means to resist foreign inter
ference in Cuba. The minister of war
declared himself ready to assume the
responsibilities of premier if the queen
appeals to his patriotism aud loyalty,
aud states that had received from
Marshals Clauco, Campos and Lopez
Domiguez offers of hearty support,, aud
from SenorJSagasta a promise of friendly
neutrality. He felt confident that all
Conservatives and even the anti-Dy
nastic parties, like the Carlisle and the
Republicans, to a man would assist the
crown and the cabinet in facing the
complications in the colonies and for
eign dictation.
General Azcarraga has decided to
convoke the oortes in November. The
premier announces that he is in accord
With General Weyler, captain general
of Cuba, but reserves the right to make
a further examination of the Cuban
question. In conclusion, the premier
proclaims himself as being the head of
the government and not the leader of
any party.
NEICE OF CUBA'S PRESIDENT
Weyler Denies She Haa Been Condemned,
la Belon Tried.
New York. Aug. 21.—Captain Gen
eral Weyler, in a cable dispatch from I
Havana to The World, denies the re
port that Evangelina Oossio Cisneros, a
Cuban girt of 18, of sensational beauty,
gentle breeding and pure life, had been
tried or sentenced to imprisonment for
30 years in the Spanish penal colpuy at
Ceuta. The girl is the neice of the
president of the Cuban republic. Gen
eral Weyler says:
“For judicial reasons there is ou trial
in the Drelimiuary stages a person
named Evangelina Oossio Cisneros, who
deceitfully lured to her house the mili
tary coninninder’of the Isle of Pines,
had men posted secretly, who tied him
aud attempted to assassinate him. This
case is in its preliminary stages and has
uot as vet been tried by a competent
tribunal, and consequently no sentence
has been passed nor approved by me.
I answer The World with the frankness
and truth that characterize all my acts. ”
I roeaury llalai.OM.
Washington, Aug. Si. The state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balances, $220,-
#17,184; gold reserve. $148,053,531
‘SHOT BY MISTAKE.'
He Thought His Wife Was a
Burglar;
Mr. Andrew Roberts, of Columbus,
Shot at His Wife Who oot Up
• to Close a Window.
Columbus, Ga.. Aug. . 21.-La.st
night about twelve as the
rain began to pour, Mrs. Andrew
Roberts got up to close a window.
The noise made by the elositg win
dow awoke her husband, who thought
she was He reached under
his pillow, and drawing his pistol,
shot her twiee. "One shot took effect
in the hand and the other just above
the wrist,
On discovering who he was shoot
ing at. Mr. Roberts was very much
horrified. '■ ' *
Mrs. Roberts, however, was very
coo), and soon aesure'd her btnband
that she was net badly hurt. .
A physician was quickly summoned
and found that the wounds were very
slight, and would not prove at all dan
■geruus.
TILLMAN WILL SPEAK.
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Will Addre-s Brooklyn Maes Meeting on
“Duty of Democrate ”
New York, Aug., 21.—A committee
of the “United Democratic Organiza
tion of Greater New York” has ar
ranged for a mass meeting at Ridge
wood Park, Brooklyn, on the evening
of August 31. Senator Tilman, of
South Carolina, is sehduled to
make an address upon the “Duty of
Democrats.” A circular has been sent
out to labor organizations urging at
tendance in order that a demonstra
tion may be made against * ‘the seri
ous and persistent assault now being
made upon several of the fundament
al rights of labor and of all honest
American citizenship by the process
commonly known as government by
.injunction. ”
MORE BOMB EYPLOSIONS.
Several Armenian Arretted Yes
terday in Constantinople.
Constatinople; Aug. , 21.—There
was another explosion here Thursday.
It occurred on a hill behind the
suburb of Buykdere and is belived to
have been caused by a bombs
There was no loss of life and nobody
was injured, but several Armenians
were arrested and the police captured
documents which are said to be of an
incriminating nature.
HAD KLONDIKE GOLD.
Return With Yellow Duet Taken from the
Youkon. 4
Victoria, B. C.. August 21.—The
steamer George E. Starr called at-
Union, having on board a number of
Klondikers, one man from Seattle
havjng $16,000. Four Victorians have
between them $25,000.
They went in last May and will re
turn immediately,
REV. J. W. BURKE IS DEAD-
Head of the Firm of J. W. Bnrke * Co..
Publishers, of Mscou.
Macon, Aug. 22. —Rev. John W.
Burke died at 2 a m. He had been
sinking all day and his death was not
unexpected. He had been in poor health
quite a while. He was at the residence
of his daughter. Mm Walter R Hoimes.
Rev. Mr. Burke was born in Clarke
county about 70 years ago, but lived in
Macon many years, where ne conducted,
a large bookstore and publishing house.
He was at one time state printer. He
was a Methodist preacper. He leaves a
wife and five children, Mrs N. E. Har
ris, Mra B. H. Sqsuett, Mm W. R.
Holmes, Edward Burke and Rev. W.
B. Burke, who is a missionary to China
To Bridge the Alabama and Warrior.
Tuscaloosa, Ala, Aug. 3;. The
Hanover Construction company has
awarded contracts for building bridges
over the Alabama and Warrior rivers
on the Montgomery extension of tne
Mobile and Ohio railroad. The sub
structure of the Alabama bridge was
awarded McGhee, Kahmanu & Co. of
Kansas City. The superstructure iron
work of the bridges over the Alabama
and Warrior rivers was awarded the
Edgeinore Bridge company, Wilming
ton, Del. / ' ' , .
—T Largeat "lump Mill In the World.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 31.—With sev
eral millions murein eight the principal
Treadwell mine, ‘on Douglas island, ,
Alaska, is soon to have the largest
stamp mill iu the world. It has been '
decided to double the capacity of the i
plant, making the number of stamps I
800. The next largest mill in size is ’
located -at South Africa, and has 280 i
stamps. The Treadwell will mine its I
product at a cost of $1 a ton and will I
produce $125,090 a month. 1
“CALIFOBNIA
JEORGE"
.Noted Gambler Commits
Suicide in New York.
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LED LAWLESS LIFE.
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Friendless, Penniless and Forgotten By
All Save a Fev-
BAD BEEN A CONFEDERATE SOLDIER
He Fired Ram Lousiana to Pre-
■ ’ vent Its Capture.
TWICE HE\AS TRIED FOR MURDER
George Weyman Killed Himself in Central
Park and His Body Lsy in the Morgue
Two Days Unidentified.
' . New York, Aug. 21.—After a life of
lawlessnes, George Weyman, known
•he conntry over as • ‘California George, ”
died by his own hand in a lonely part
of Central park, friendless, penniless,
forgotten save by a few. For two days
his 'body lay . in the morgue, where it
was tagged "Unknown man.” Twice
at least “California George” was tried
for murder, and it is said he was the
man who fired the confederate ram
Louisiana to prevent her being taken
by Admiral Farragut.
George Weyman was born in Ger
many about 60 years ago. When a
young man he went to California,
where, he worked as a ship calker. Be
fore many years he became a gambler,
and was soon known as “California
George," a name which clung to him
to the hour of his death.
Weyman in iß6o.had drifted to
Orleans, where he was a prominent
figure at the time of the Heenan-Sayers
prizefight One night just after the
fight he had a bitter argument with
“Dad” Cunningham, aud shot him. He
was tried, asserted that he had only
protected his own life, aud was ac
quitted \
At tne outbreak of the war he en
listed in Coioiibl Hunt’s Louisiana in
fantry..but was discharged because of
ill heaftli iu 1862 Very soon, however,
he enlisted again, and was appointed
chief Citlker of the rain Louisiana. Be
fore cunpletio 1. when news came that
Faragut’s fleet was near ut hand and it
Was decided to destroy the Louisiana,
“Caiitoriiia George” fired her before
she was ent to float down the
river.
He came to this city in 1864. ' It was •
not long before his skilful card manipu
lation became knowa .in the gambling
rooms of the city. Sometimes he was
out of money, and during 'these times
he wonted as a calker in the Brooklyn
navy yard. .
The killing of “Bill”’'Gould was on
New Year’s morning. 1873 iu a saloon
at 311 Bowery. “California George”
had jnarried a cousin of the Gould
brothers, aud he did uot get along well
with them. Gould wanted to make
Weyman did not, and there was a quar
rel, which ended in murder. Weyman
was sent to the penitentiary for seven,
years. Reserved his time and returned
to gambling in this city.
Penniless and despondent, his daugh
ter died in Chicago two years ago. She
was an actress of the variety stage
under the name of “Rhea. ” As ter this
he seemed to lose heart. He was then
almost penniless, broken in health and
despondent. Tuesday evening he qrae
seen on the Bowery. In two years he
had aged ten, and appeared an old man,
bent and feeble. To a friend he said:
“What is there left for a man when
he is old and broke! Nothing that I
can see but death.”
SULLIVAN IS IN POLITICS;
H« Will Run For Mayor of Boaton to
Arango a Slight.
Boston, Aug. L. Sullivan
will run as an independent candidate
for mayor of Boston this fall, with the
avowed intension of defeating Mayor
Josiah Quigley, who will be the regular
Democratic candidate for re-election.
When Major Quigley refused to.shake
hands with John L. Sullivan, a native
of Boston, at Oarsman Teu Eyck’s re
ception in Faneull hall, he cpmmitt d
what may prove to be a fatal political
mistake. Sullivan was dumbfounded.
Sullivan’s amazement at the slight
gradually changed to anger; anger has
become vindictiveness. At first, after
thinking the matter over, he was in
clined to content himself with support
ing another candidate like Mr. Ward
ner or Judge Blanker. Now he has
crossed the rubioon and put hie foot
through the bridge timbers. John L.
Sullivan will ask the support of his
fellow citizens,at the polls,
Talk to Yoir Trad?.
The Tribune has the
larges* circulation of any
newspaper in North Geor
gia. It reaches your trade
daily,
PfilCE FIVE CENTS
NATIONAL_LEAGUE.
Baltimore and Boston Fighting
Hard.
They Both Won Yesterday—New-
York Defeats Louisville, Phil
adelphia Beats Cincinnati.
Washington, Aug. 21.—1 t Is a life
and death struggle between Balti
more and Boston. They are both
playing fast ball and pnlling hard for
first place. New York gains ground
by defeating Louisville, while Cincin
nati falls off by losing to Philadelphia.
*The score is as follows:
Roston 13, Pittsburg 12.
Baltimore 12, Cleveland 6.
New York 7, Louisville 1.
' Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia 6.
St Louis 4, Brooklyn 3. •
FORTY HURT IN A WRECK.
Collision With Fatal Results In Ohio. <
Passengers Badly InJ a red. w
Toledo, Aug. 31.—A -Blade special
from Lima, 0., says: An eastbound
extra freight train on the Lake Erie
and Western railroad crashed into an
excursion train on the Detroit and Lima
Northern at the junction of the roads 2
milps .northeast of this city. The en
gine and three cars of the entire train
and two of the passenger coaches were
wrecked and fully 40 passengers were
injured, several fatally.
The excursion consisted of an engine
and six coaches. The freight engine
struck near the rear of the fifth coach
and turned it upside down into the
ditch. Th« last car was derailed, badly
wrecked and turned partly over.
Those fatally injured are:
Mra John Burnham, Lima, skull
crushed; Mrs. William Murray, Lima,
injured internally; Mra T. N. Scanlon,
Lima, body cut and bruised and in
jured internally; Mrs. H. F. Bennett,
St Mary’s, 0., injured internally and
thigh aud head badly bruised.
It was midnight before the news of
the wreck peached the city. All the
ambulances and hacks were called out
and the injured excursionists were re
moved to tbeii homes or the homes of
friends.
Several passengers were pinioned by
the debris of the car that was over
turned and the trainmen had to cut
timbers away to release them.
Uowhiding: la Atianta*
Atlanta, Aug. 21.—J. R. Herron of
the livery firm of Harrison & Herron,
was cowhided at his place of business
on Ivy street by W. R. Jester. ' Jester’s
wife recently stirred up a sensation by
charging Miss Dimon, daughter of the
pLdtor of St Paul’s Jlethodist church,
with stealing her diamonds. A local
paper printed a story to the effect that
Jester had pawned his wife’s jewels and
blackmailed Miss Dunon to conceal the
'theft. Jester claimed to have traced
the authorship of this story to Herron
and the cow hiding followed.
Flanagan’s Execution Postponed.
Atlanta, Aug. 21.—The execution of
Edward Flanagan, the alleged para
noiac, with a mania for marrying young
girls, has been indefinitely postponed.
Flanagan was convicted of the murder
of Mra Allen aud Miss Ruth Slack in
DeKalb county and . sentenced’ to be
hanged Wednesday, Aug. 25. A mo
tion for a new trial was argued before
Judge Candler at Decatur Saturday.
The Judge reserved his decision and in
definitely postponed Flanagan’s execu
tion-.
Cashier Shot by Bobbers.
Detroit, Aug. 21.—A special to The
Evening News from Shepherd, Mich.,
says: Elmer E. Struble, cashier of the
Farmer’s bank, was shot by unknown
robbers and cannot live. One ball en
tered near the heart, the other lower
down. Mr. Struble was getting ready
to go to Mount Pleasant, about 4 o'clock,
and was in the vault when the shots
were fired. All the cash in the bank
was taken, but the amount is not known.
If This Were Only True.
San Francisco, Aug. 21.—A letter
from z thfe head of Lake Bennett says
that Frank Slavin, the big pugilist, is
lost in the wilds of the northwest On
Aug. 5 Slavin started back atone from
the lake towards the summit of OhU
koot pass to find a number of articles *
lost from his pack. Up to Aug. 9, the
date of the letter, nothing had been
heard from him aud grave fears are en
tertained fqr his safety.
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Sliver Down | Cost of Living Dp.
Washington, Aug. 21.—Consul Gen
eral Joeeph G. Dudley, stationed at
Nuevo Lardo, in a communication to
the department of state, says that as a
result of the recent full in the price ,of
silver, there has been a marked rise in
the price of all commodities iu Mexico.
This is true of domestic products. Rents
are included iu the rise of prices. He
says there has been no corresponding
advance of wages or salaries. Labor,
he states, stays ou its silver basis.
AMlgniuant at Clnolunatl.
Cincinnati, Aug. 31.—The Wright
son Printing company has assigned td
R DeV. Carroll. Assets, $15,000; lia
bilities, SBO,OOO. The recent death of
Thomas Wrightson, founder of the
business, is one of the causes for the
failure.