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THE NEWS IN GEORGIA.
Gathered From Correspondents and
Exchanges.
Cdl. *T»mes R. Williams. a rising you rig
lawyer of Schley county, is a candidate for
the legislature from that county.
Hon.L. F. Garrard, in a short interview in
the (Selumbus Enquirer, states that ha will
place his services at the disposal of the state
democratic executive committee and speak
wherever he is sent, regardless of his candi
dacy; for the Senate.
Judge Hansell was at Quitman Thursday to
heat motions, certiorarisi etc. While court
was in session Thursday afternoon, a decided
sensation was sprung when Col. W. C. McCall
arose and filed a rule nisi to debar Col. W. 3.
Humphreys from practice in the courts of
Georgia. The charge is that he signed certain
papers illegally.
A vicious mad dog. in Harrisburg, a suburb
of Augusta, at 2:30 o'clock, Saturday after
noon, so badly tore the arms and body of
young Ollie Bailantyne that the lad is in a
very serious condition. The dog next attacked
young Jack Harden and bit him on his right
side very severely. The dog was finally killed
by Jim Williamson, at the end of Exposition
avenue. The dog also bit several other dogs
in the neighborhood.
A. killing occurred about four miles above
'* Woolsey Monday morning. Frank t mith,
colored, was fatally stabbed by G. W. McKin
ley. It seems that Smith, who was a sort of
religious fanatic, approached McKinley in
the field, and began to exhort him to be more
religious, and desired to pray for him. where?
upon McKinley drew his knife and began to
cut him. Smith died a day later. McKinley
was safely jailed at Fayetteville.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: The district con
ference of the Columbus district of the
Methodist church will be convened at St.
Paul church on next Wednesday evening.
The conference will bring about 103 visitors
to the city—ministers ana lay delegates from
Talbot. Harris, Marion, Chattahoochee and
Taylor counties, which, with Muscogee, com
pose the Columbus district. There will be
two sessions daily through the week until
Sunday, when the convention will be ad
journed.
Hartwell Sun: Jesse Seigler. a young man
of Twigg s. S. C., was drowned in the Savan
nah river last Saturday at one of the most
dangerous places in the river. It was the Mc-
Donald's shoals. He. with two other young
white men and two negroes, had been seining,
but luck being against them, decided to take
Bswlm. Unfortunately, they phked out the
very worst place almost in the whole river.
Seeing a rock in the river they thought they
would land on it. To do so. they had to cross
a boat sluice, and plunging in with clothes on.
Mr. Seigler was drowned, and one of the other
boys came very near being drowned also. The
young man was about 19 yeara old.
Albany Herald: That novel race between
the horses of Mux Altman arid Sam Flelsher,
the details of which were given in Friday's
Herald, came off according to agreement,
commencing promptly at <5 o'clock a. m.
Numbers,of persons went out to the race
track during the day to see how the unusual
contest was progressing, and it was evident
from the first that Mr. r lelsher’s horse would
not be able to cover double the distance made
by Mr. Altman s animal unless the latter
should completely collapse. But no such
thing happened, nu 1 shortly before 4 o’clock
Mr. Jleisher cave up the race, his horse
having covered bl miles and Mr. Altman's 3(5
miles. Mr. Altman allowed his animal to
rest several times during the race, feeling
that he had a sufficient lead to insure his vic
tory. Neither horse exhibited signs of any
unusual fatigue at the end of the race, but
Messrs. Peritz and Altman, not being accus
tomed to such long terms on the seat of a road
cart, are a little stiff and sore.
Delegates to tbo 29th senatorial district
convention, comprising the counties of Butts,
Spalding and Fayette, will meet at the court
house in Griftin on Saturday, July 21. for the
purpose of nominating a candidate for the
senate from the 29th senatorial district.
Mrs. Hulrey Ballew, of Home, thinking she
was taking paregoric, got hold of the wrong
bottle and swallowed a large dose of carbolic
acid. However, she immediately discovered
her terrible mistake. Fortunately her
brother, Dr. Frank A. Wynn, was in the
house, and at once administered the proper
antidotes, and by hard work, serious danger
was averted.
A- F. Langford, the contractor of the rock
quarry at Worth, was shot Saturday night tfv
a negro gambler, and every evidence goes to
show that his object was to commit robbery.
Mr. Langford was in bis office and the negro
called and asked the former to go to the com
missary and sell him a can of oysters, and
Langford replied by saying .that he did not
sell any goods at that Inte hour, but the negro
insisted, telling Langford that he was very
hungry, whereupon Mr, Langford went to the
commissary, and as he was unlocking the
door, the negro drew his pistol and fired, the
ball striking him In the right hand. The
•egro escaped.
An Augusta society young lady has »p-
• pealed to Postmaster Dunbar for protection
•gainst an anonymous letter writer. For the
past six or seven months these complained of
letters have been written and sent through
the mall. The authorities have about spotted
the writer and sender as a young lady who Is
believed to be a jealous associate of the young
lady about whom the derogatory epistles are
written. The letters are of a questionable
character and seriously reflect upon an inno
cent young lady of high social standing,
against whom nothing has ever been spoken.
The letters are written to parsons whom the
young lady visits and to those whom she
keeps company with. If the victim Is going
to another city to visit friends one of these
mean letters is sent in advance to the
hostess, advising her to beware of her ex
pected guest, or if the lady Is seen walking
on the street with a friend her escort is
sure to get one of these vile communica
tions. The recipients of several of these let
ters have turned them over to the voung lady
about whom they were written, and so many of
them have been sent her by friends who do
not believe the stories told that she has been
grievously worried about the matter. The
postmaster says that unless the writer stops
sending the letters she will be exposed by ar
rest. ihe lady letter writer, who Is taking
this underhand method to try to injure the
good character of one so deeply w ronged, is
said to be a friend of hers, at least that she
visits her, and has often been seen in her
company. The motive Is said to be jealousy.
Dahlonega Signal: The potato bups have
made their appearance in Dahlonega. They
will strip a patch of every leaf and then move
on to another. They are small, but their ap
petite is excellent, and it takes a good deal to
do them.
Lumpkin Independent: Good rains have
fallen fn various parts of the county this
week, and many of the farmers are rejoicing,
while others, whom the rains have missed, are
somewhat despondent Another week with
out rain, with n resent crop conditions, would
bring serious consequences.
■x Th® Lumpkin Independent tells this curious
»tory: "In February. '9O, Squire W.B.Mathis
of Union, took a trip to Washington countv
Georgia and on the route lost 325. Recently
be received a letter containing 325 with in
terest on same at 8 per cent, from the time
the money was lost up to date, making in all
M 3. It was a small but lucky find for the
squire, whether it was for the other fellow or
not.’
Miss Sullivan, daughter of John Sullivan,
who lives on Calhoun street, at Au
gusta. beard some one walking in
the house, on the floor above hex
room Monday night. She started to go up
Stairs to find out what the noise was. Ingo
ing up the steps she -passed John Lombard
her father's negro porter, who had broken
into the house. The burglar had set tire to
the garret, which was discovered after his es
cape and before the flames could spread be
yond control. Later in the night Ed Doris'
store, on May avenue, was burglarized, and
it is believed that Lombard committed this
crime also. The police are searching high
and low for the negro Incendiary and bur-
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ROUND ABOUT IN FLORIDA.
The News of the State Told w
Paragraphs.
Professor Sheats says the attendance of
teachers at the five summer schools to be es
tablished in the state will be immense. He
estimates that fully 1,000 will take the
course.
Drs F. G. Henshaw hud W. E. Anderson
successfully removed an wariun fibroid tumor
from Mrs. M. Gilmore, who was carried to
Pensacola from Milton Wednesday. She is 4«
years of age and has been an invalid for
twenty-five years
Tuesday afternoon William Luttrell, of
Bushnell. Sumter tounty. stepped on a rustv
nail, which penetrated his foot to the depth
of more than an inch, and he was soon after
x seized with lockjaw, which has probably
proved fatal before now.
Fort White Herald: B. A. Farnefl gigged
* strange species of the finny tribe Tuesday
night. The fish was eighteen inches In length
and weighed one pound and a half; its head is
shaped like that of the alligator at the top;
its mouth is shaped like the mouth of a
sucker fish and was under its head, about
two Inches from the end of its snout: its body
is boneless and its hide has no scales on it.
and resembles the bide of the alligator. All
of the old fishermen say this is the first of
the kind they have seen, and do not know its
speqies..
Palm Beach Gazetteer: Mr. Ingraham. Mt.
Flager s general manager, says that work on
the streets and water works will be com
menced right away and pushed through to
early completion. Our water works systeha
is simply the raising of and piping the water
of the fresh lakes a half mile to the westward
of us, part in fact of the famous Everglades,
through West Palm Beach, where the mains
are tapped and the town supplied: thenefe;
across Lake Worth to the Royal Poinciana
hotel. The water has no superior in purity
anywhere, and is claimed by many to posses
curative properties of a high order.
Fort White Herald: A shooting affray oc
curred between Tom Pitts and a negro man
at Pittstop, Wednesday afternoon, which
came near resulting seriously. Mr. Pitts,
wno is foreman of the Pittston Hard Rock
Company's mines, discharged the negro and
ordered him to leave the works, and the negro
cursed him, whereupon Mr. Pitts procured a
shotgun and forced him to leave. In the af
ternoon the negro armed himself and re
turned to the mines. Mr. Pitts again ordered
him to leave, and the negro drew his revolver,
so did Mr. Pitts, and they began firing on
each other at close range; the negro fired six
shots, two bullets grazing Mr. Pitt’ skin. Mr.
Pitts fired four shots without effect. The
negro fled and has not yet been captured.
Pensacola News: Capt. F. A. Mahan, of
the United States engineer corps. In charge
of the government work in Pensacola harbor,
is confident that with reasonable appropria
tions a depth of thirty feet can be obtained
and kept on our bar, and that with the com
pletion of the Nicaraguan canal Pensacola
would soon grow into a great city with the
best harbor south of New York. Capt. Mahun
is a member of one of the celebrated families
of America. His father was for years a pro
fessor of engineering at West Point, and
wrote the first American treatise on the science
—one which has been translated into all lan
guages, and is now a text book in India. Capt.
Mahan, of trig United States cruiser Chicago,
who has lately received so much honor in
England, is a relative, and “Mahan on Forti
fications' is the vade meoum of the active en
gineer.
A good sized waterspout on Lake Harris at
4 o'clock Saturday afternoon passed near
Eldorado and toward Tavares. The air was
all in a twist and full of water and cypress
tree tops.
The wash bill of a big yacht is an item of
considerable importance. Betty Kelly, a
colored laundress of Fernandina, was Thurs
day paid 300.87 for washing the linen on board
the yacht Dungeness. There were 478 pieces
in the wash.
Green Bellamy killed Charles Adams Sat
urday night at Eli Bdlston's near Earletbn,
on Santa Fe lake, Alachua county; both are
colored. The weapon used was a knife, and a
stab in the left breast caused death almost
instantly. Both parties were about 18 years
old. They fell out about a handkerchief.
. John Deatey, the well-known phosphate
man, who built and for a long time was man
ager of the Bone Valley Phosphate Com
pany's fine plant, hr.s organized a syndicate
in Boston and Providence, R. 1., for the erec
tion of another tine plant. Three hundred and
thirty acres of land, containing a very rich
deposit, have been purchased from ' Phos
phate’’ Cox, a few miles south of Lakeland,
by the syndicate, and the work will be act
ively prosecuted until the wheels turn,which
will he in the early fall. The plant will be
first-class in every respect, the machinery
being larger than most of that now in use.
The hydraulic machinery will be very much
larger than any yet introduced in this state.
Josiah Miller, Jr., was killed by his nephew
Leonard Miles, about eighteen miles north of
DeFuniak Springs Monday. Miller was cut
ting Mlles when Miles shot him.
Hon. Walter C. Maloney of Key West, who
has been a very prominent democratic poli
tician. having served as mayor of the city
several terms, died suddenly Monday night
of heart disease.
The residence of J. D. Taylor, at Winter
Park, caught fire Sunday night, but the
flames were extinguished and while the
house was not consumed, the damage is
pretty heavy. The property was insured.
The county convention met at Blue Springs
yesterday. It contained forty-two delegates.
Every precinct in the county, except one
having one and one-half votes, had Sleeted
delegates opposed to Mr. Mallory’s return to
congress, and there was no hope that he
Could sepure the delegation to Monticello.
The opinion of the coroner’s jury is that
Florence Jones, the negro girl found dead
near Jacksonville a Couple of weeks ago, was
murdered by her father. William Jones, and
that William Thompson was present and as
sisted in the crime. This opinion was em
bodied In a verdict, rendered Monday at the
conclusion of the inquest. The jury remained
out ten minutes.
The American schooner Corrine. Knowles,
Mer, which arrived at Key West from
ni, Bahamas, on Monday, June 18, having
on board three small boats, subject to duty
as manufacture of wood, was seized by the
customs authorities for violation of the
United States Jaw in importing merchandise
subject to duty in a vessel of less than 30 tons
burden, the Corrine being only 2* 2-100 tons.
The matter has been reported to the district
attorney, who has libeled the vessel for for
feiture. It is evident from the fact that the
captain had placed the boats on his manifest
that there was’ no wilful violation of the law.
The captain has petitioned the department to
release his vessel, and owing to the facts
above stated, his petition will likely be
granted.
ROTTH CAROLINA.
J. P. Denny, a citizen of Edgefield county,
living near Clintonward, was recently shot
by a man named Phillips. The men became
involved in a quarrel, during waich pistols
were drawn, and Phillips fired, the ball en
tering the stomach of his antagonist. Denny
is thought to be totally wounded. Phillips,
it is said, has fled the country.
A homicide was committed about six miles
east of Camden Wednesday night about 11
o’clock. Dick Bailey, a colored man. was
killed by Mary McLeod, a colored woman.
They had been living together as man and
wife for some years, although they had never
married Monday night they had a big quar
rel, which was renewed Tuesday night. The
woman claims that Dick drew
a common pocketknife on her
and • a dirk. Her son, who was
present, got after him about drawing a knife.
Dick then went out to get an ax, and as he
came back the woman struck him on the head
with a hoe, from which he died in a few min
utes.
Some of the more prominent and progressive
farmers Os Upper Edgefield county are just
now working on a splendid scheme. Sweet
potatoes are at the bottom of it. Those pota
toes are considered a great delicacy’ in Eng
land, and. as quite a small quantity of them
roach that country, the price paid for them
is a snug one. The farmers propose to get to
gether and form an association for the ex
portation of sweet potatoes to England.
Their plan is to ship them byway of the Port
Royal line of steamers, if that is possible,
and they are now negotiating with the rail
roads and steamship authorities on the sub
ject.
An interesting case has just been concluded
in Aiken. It is that of Elbeft Reed, the negro
who killed his mother-in-law. shot hie wife
twice and then, when about to be captured,
shot himself in the heno. The testimony of
the wife showed Reed to be a fiend in human
form. He and his wife had been separated
for about a month. On the dav of the killing
while she was returning from a neigh
bors house carrying her ■ baby, ac
eomponied by her mother-in-law, they
met Elbert in the public road. He de
manded the baby. and. upon being- re
fused, he started to take it by force, when its
grandmother interfered, Elbert stepped
bark. and. picking up his gun. shot the old
woman in the abdomen and snapped the
other barrel at her. but it failed to fire. He
ran his hand .nto his pocket, got another cap
and placed it on the tube of his gun fired a
second time, tearing away a part of her throat
and jaw. Throwing awav his gun he drew
h'.s pistol, started after hts wife and shot her
down wounding her in the face and
shoulder. He followed her and tried to
make her return to the spot where her mother
was lying, but she protested, fearing that he
would kill her if she went. He returned and
finding the woman still alive, broke the gun
over her head. Reed had no counsel to de
fend him when he was arraigned, and the
judge requested K. J. Dickerson and S. E.
bmitn to represent him. which they did.
After being out about five minutes the jury
brought in a verdict of guilty.
Take it when
“awfully tired”
Brown’s Iron
Bitters.
THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK): THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1894.
i ALL AIiOUT AMKRICUB.
Crisp Delegates Elected—A Wedding.
Herbevt Estes in Town. ’
Americus, Gia., June 27—A democratic
mass meeting to-day elected strong Crisp
delegates to attend the Hawkinsville con
vention on July 12. Resolutions unani
mously adopted, declare unabated confi
dence in the honesty, courage, patriotism
and sense of justice of our national demo
cratic administration, and most heartily
and earnestly reaffirm our allegiance to
our state and national platforms.
At high noon to-day Miss Jennie, the
accomplished daughter of Hon. George
Stapleton, was married to W. Ross Har
per. of Social Circle. The groom was
reared in Americus, and is 20 years old
to-day. The happy couple left on the
afternoon train for the home of the
groom.
HERBERT ESTES IN TOWN.
Herbert Estes struck the city yester
day, and drew S4O from the Bank of
Sumter, claiming he had money in the
First National Bank of Gainesville. R.
L. Maynard, am old college friend, be
came responsible for him. Later, learning
he bad no money in Gainesville, Mr.
Maynard ordered his arrest. After an
all night search the officers learned that
h« was in bed at the Allen house, regis
tered as T. H. Foster, Atlanta. He was
placed in the lockup. Only #ls was found
on his person, he having spent the balance
at questionable resorts during the night.
The lawyers of tfap city paid the money
to-day and he was allowed to go free.
CORDELE TURPENTINE MEN,
The Association Stands by Savannah
as a Naval Stores Market.
Cordele, Ga., June 27.—The Cordele
Turpentine Operators’ Association held
its monthly meeting at the Suwanneo
house to-day. There was a good at
tendance. The new association has
raised a capital of SIO,OOO, and there is
every reason to believe that the perma
nent organization will be a success. The
following resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, It is reported that certain buyers
are attempting to purchase naval stores at
the stills; and, *
Whereas. Sales made In this way have a
tendency to damage the Savannah market by
diverting legitimate competition from the
same, that city being the controlling naval
stores market of the world; therefore
Resolved, By the Cordele Turpentine Oper
ators’ Association, that we deprecate sales
made in this way, and recommend that all
operators join us in concentrating all ship
ments of naval stores into Savannah.
Resolved, further, That this association in
dorses the action of the Savannah naval
stores commission men in holding the prod
uct of our stills for better prices, and we
trust that they will continue their efforts in
this direction until prices reach a point that
will at least cover the cost of production.
GLYNN'S CONVICT CAMPS.
The Cost of Guarding a Few Con
victs.
Brunswick, Ga,, June . 27.—Glynn’s
grand jury recently presented charges
that had been made to that body by some
parties relative to the state of affairs now
existing at the county chain gang camps.
One of the charges is that there are only
seven convicts in the camps, for which
three guards are employed at a salary of
S6O per month each. The grand jury rec
ommended the abolishing of the camps if,
bj’ July 1, they did not contain fifteen or
more inmates.
Another charge is that the convicts
have been cruelly treated by the guards.
The source of this charge was not given,
but for several days during the jury’s
session letters wjere received by individ
uals signed by , convicts. These* com-
will probably be taken up by the
county commissioners and fully investi
gated. The guards have made no state
ment as yet of their side of the case, and
unless better evidence against them is se
cured than the anonymous letters of the
convicts, the charge will be hard to sus
tain.
THE ATLANTA AT BRUNSWICK.
She is Expected to Vieit That Place
About July 15.
Brunswick, Ga., June 27.—One of the
greatest events of this season for Bruns
wickians and Georgians generally will
occur about Juljtls, when the government
cruiser Atlanta! will be in this harbor.
The occasion will be made a fete day, and
the naval parade will eclipse anything in
gorgeousness ever attempted in Bruns
wick.
Arrangements are now being made to
that end and committees will be appointed
this week to arrange the various details.
Messrs. Thomas O’Connor and R. R. Hop
kins, through Collector Lamb, have
wired Washington m regard to securing
the Atlanta, and to-day Messrs. D. Down
ing and F. E. Twitty wired Congressman
Turner on the kame line, receiving a
statement in rdply that is looked upon
as very favorable. Brunswick and all
her people are feeling exceedingly, happy
over the prospects for the summer.
THE FOURTH AT HINESVILLE.
It Will Be Celebrated by Various Or
ganisations.
Hinesville, Ga., June 27.—The confeder
ate veterans, the Liberty Independent
Troop, Liberty Guards and Sons aud
Daughters of Confederate Veterans will
appropriately celebrate July 4 at this
place. Extensive preparations are being
made for the occasion.
The democrats have named July 6 for
holding a primary in this county for the
nomination of governor, state house offi
cers. congressman and state senator. P.
B. Smith, who was mentioned in a recent
dispatch for the Senate, has
as predicted, drawn out of
the race, thus again leaving the field
clear to Col. Miller who will receive the
full vote from this county for the nomi
nation. Col. Lester is solid with the
democrats, and no man need come out
against him at this stage of the game
with any reasonable expectations of suc
cess.
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this malady is always Hable to attack the
heart. Potent in malaria, dyspepsia, con
stipation. nervousness find kidney complaint
Is the Bittersad.
SKIN OANCEE CURED.
Testimony From the Mayor of Sequin,
Texas.
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Savannah, Ga., Gentlemen—l have tried
your P. P. P. for a disease of the skin
usually known as Skin Cancer, of thirty
years’ standing, and found great relief; it
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I have taken five or six bottles and feel
confident that another course will effect a
euro. It has also relieved me from indi
gestion and stomach troubles. Yours
truly, Capt. W. M. Rust. Attorney-at-Jaw
—ad.
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BATTLE ROYAL ON THE RAIL
The Boycott on the Pullman Leads to
Many Strikes.
Fifteen Hundred Employes of Va
rious Roads Centering- at Chicago
Quit Their Places and the Yards of
Fifteen Companies Tied Up—The
Knights of Labor to Stand bv the
Railway Union in the Fight-
Men on Several Additional Beads to
Go Out To-day.
Chicago. June 27.—As a result of the
first day of the boycott of the Pullman
Palace Car Company by the Ameri
can Railway Union, there are
over 5,000 employes of the diff
erent roads out of Chicago now
on a strike. The attempt to
run Pullman cars has resulted
in the tying up of the yards
of fifteen roads centering here. Os these
the Illinois Central, the Wisconsin Cen
tral, Chicago Great Western, Baltimore
and Ohio, Chicago and Northern and the
lines interested in the Western Indiana
system are tied up completely, the only
trains run out being made up and manned
by officers of the roads. Late to-night the
switchmen of the Pan Handle and North
western roads also struck.
Strikes will be declared within the
next two days on the Fort Wayne, the
Pan Handle and other Pennsylvania
lines, the Chicago and Northwestern,
Chicago and Alton and the Santa Fe. The
latter.road was partially tied up to-day
along the line on orders issued by the
union officials, but the men in Chicago
will not be ordered out until to-morrow.
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR TO HELP.
At a conference between President
Debs and Vice President Howard of the
American Railway Union, and Grand
Master Sovereign of the Knights of La
bor, held this afternoon, the latter agreed
to support the Pullman strikers in the
boycott, and in accordance with the
agreement issued a manifesto addressed
to all the orders of the Knights of Labor
in the United States, calling on them to
unite in rendering all the aid in their
gjwer to the members of the American
ailway Union in the present contest.
. LEET WITHOUT HELP.
The sensational feature of the strike
to-day was the complete tying up of the
roads running out of the Grand Central
station and which include the Wisconsin
Central, Baltimore and Ohio, Chicago
and Northern Pacific and Chicago Great
Western, and each road 'has been left
without a single employe in the yards,
and although the Baltimore and Ohio suc
ceeded in getting out Its passenger trains,
all the work was done by the officers of
the company, who manned the switch
engines and made up the trains.
The first victory gained by the strikers
was at 6 o’clock this evening, when the
Chicago Great Western, after its through
passenger train to St. Paul and Kansas
City had been backed into the depot, de
cided to conform to the wishes of the em
ployes and cut off the two Pullman sleep
ers which are usually run. This road
was tied up in its yards In five minutes,
and without any notice whatever to the
officials. *
MASS MEETINGS OF THE MEH.
The mass meetings held to-day by the
Illinois Central employes resulted in a
guarantee being given to all train and
enginsmen, as well as other employes of
the line, that they would be protected and
supported by the uriiod whether' be
came members or not. The only request
made was for co-operation. As
soon as the guarantee was made the en
gineers, firemen, brakemen and conduc
tors consented to go out whenever called
upon. The same offer is extended to all
classes of employes on other roads, and to
likely to win over all of the men who have
held off until someassurance of protection
could be secured.
In replying to the charges of probable
rioting on the pact of the strikers, Pres
ident Debs said to-day that no man under
tbo control of the union would be per
mitted to interfere with the running of
trains in any manner whatever, except
by quitting work. • If necessary, Mr. Debs
said he stood ready to guard any and all
railroad property with his men.
PAN HANDLE MEN OUT.
About 8 o'clock to-night the officers of
the American Railway Union, in charge
of the strike, sent out an order to the
switchmen, switch tenders, yard men and
switch engine crews of the Pan Handle
line to quit work, The men walked
out as they were notified, but
all the trains scheduled to leave
to-night got out on time before
the committee had made the rounds. The
union men say that no trains will be
handled for that road to-morrow. The
other lines entering the union station, the
Chieago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, and
the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy, are
not affected as yet.
Al 9:30 o’clock to-night all the round
house . men employed by the Wisconsin
Central at Ogden avenue went out on
strike in connection with the Pullman
boycott.
The*delegates of the American Railway
Union were at the Twenty-seventh street
car shops for several hours, and when
they left it was found that 21$ men en
gaged in the tin shop, framing and pass
enger and freight repair shops had been
induced to strike.
At Randolph street and the Central
station the passenger switching crews
refused to handle the trains after the
dinner bout/
. ‘ THE FIRST VIOLENCE.
At 3:80 p. m., a crowd of fifty switch
man visited Fordham yard and un
coupled an engine. They compelled the
engineer at the point of a revolver to
take it back to the round house and
notified Assistant Agent O’Leary and
the yard masters that they would work
no longer. This action necessitated the
leaving of fourteen cars of perishable
freight sidetracked.
All the switchmen and switch tenders
employed by the Chicago and Western
Indiana Railway Company struck at 6
o’clock to-night in obedience to orders
from the headquarters of the American
Railway Union, to which all the men be
longed. The number of men employed in
that capacity on the twenty miles* of ter
minal line between the Indiana state line
and the Polk street depot was seventy
five. AH the railroads entering the
depot except the Santa Fe uses the
terminal tracks of the Western Indiana,
and the strike caused much confusion
and temporary embarrassment regarding
the starting of through trains on time.
The roads affected are the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois, the Wabash, New Al
bany and Chicago, the Chicago and Erie
and Erie and the Chicago and Grand
Trunk.
•EDITORS RUN THE GAUNTLET.
Much concern was felt for the prompt
departure and safe passage of a solid
vestibuled excursion train of Pullman
sleepers on the Grand Trunk carry
ing the members of the National
Editorial Association, their wives,
daughters and others to the annual
gathering at Asbury Park. N. J. The
cars were well filled with men and
women who were considerably anxious as
to their safety and the sisrht of blue coats
and strikers at the Taylor street cross
ing just outside the depot
did not reassure them. The train
was due to leave at 6 o'clock, but was
held for fifteen minutes, and as soon as
the locomotive backed down, the switch
was turned by a new man just faired, and
amid cheers and smiles and waving of
handkerchiefs and hats the big train
drew out of the depot on its journey east
ward.
A TOWN IN A MOB’S HANDS.
At midnight the town of Hammond
Ind., just across the state lino, is in the
hands of a mob of several hundred people
in sympathy with the Pullman strikers,
"he Nickel Plate passenger
train leaving here at 8:20 o’clock
was delayed tiW) hours by the crowd
The Monou passenger train that left here
at 8:30 this evening was also stopped and
is still there, surrounded by the crowd,
who have detached two Pullman sleepers
from the train and refuse to allow them
to be put back.
No call for police protection has been
received at any of the southern suburbs,
and it is likely the train will stay there
all night.
XT Th « Passenger trains on the Erie for
New r ork and Boston were delayed more
than an hour at the Polk street station,
the trains finally being manned by the
railroad
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AFFECTED.
St. Minn., June 27; —A general
strike has been ordered on the Northern
Pacific system by the American Railway
Union in connection with its boycott of
Pullman cars. The road is in the hands
of the United States courts.
JORDAN THE COMMISSIONER.
Gov. Northen Names the Successor
of Virgil Rowers.
Atlanta Ga., June 27.--Hon. G. Gunby
Jordan, of Columbus, was appointed rail
road commissioner by Gov. Northen to
day, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of the late Virgil Powers. Mr
Jordan was notified of his appointment
by wire, and replied that he would ac
cept. The appointment is considered a
most excellent one, and will give general
satisfaction.
Hon. G. Gunby Jordau was born in
Hancock county forty-nine years ago.
When a mere boy he entered the confed
erate army, and was at first in the Sixth
Georgia regiment. Afterward, he was
transferred to the Nelson Rangers, and
did courier duty for Gen. Stephen D. Lee.
Soon after the war he moved from Sparta
to Columbus and accepted a position with
the Eagle and Phoenix mills. His busi
ness ability was soon recognized, and
he was promoted to the office of
secretary and treasurer of that
great institution, a position
which he filled very ably for fifteen years.
Mr. Jordan is now general manager of
the Georgia Midland railroad, which he
was instrumental in building, and is also
president of the Fourth National bank of
Columbus. There was a long list of ap
plicants for the place, including a number
from Atlanta, and the work put upon
Gov. Northen in making a selection from
among all those who applied was difficult.
The new commissioner is well-known in
Savannah, both among business men a.id
railroad men. He was a guest of the Sa
vannah Board of Trade at its annual din
ner a year ago, and those who were pres
ent, and those who read the reports of
the speeches, remember' his eloquent re
sponse to the toast “Woman.” Savan
nahians who know Mr. Jordan say he is
the man for the place.
A CYCLONE IN THE WEST.
Six Lives Known to Have Been Lost
in Minnesota.
St. Paul, Mina., June 27.—Meager re
ports from Southwestern Minnesota indi
cate that a terrific cyclone passed through
that section this evening. -
At Sleepy Eye four people were killed,
and at Windom two.
was also done at Ren
ville, CoWgeVm® and Aberdeen, S. E>,
St. Johns University at Collegeville was
struck at 8:30 p. m. The industrial school
was totally wrecked, together with the
carpenter shops, bakery-, barn, slaughter
house, engine house, laundry and store
and shoe shop.
Over five inches of water fell in an
hour at Aberdeen. - •
Great damage was done from the wash
ing out of crops.
The cyclone struck Renville at a few
minutes before 6 o’clock, wrecking every
thing in its path. Timbers of a house
fell on Mrs. Clarhes Hackman, breaking
her thigh and crushing her head.
The Lutheran church, high school
building and the residences of Frank
Berning and Charles Hackman were des
troyed. Hundreds of cattle and horses
were killed by flying debris.
Reports from the country districts
around Renville indicate that thousands
of dollars of damage was done to the
property of farmers.
THE JACKSON TRAGEDY.
F. L. Scharf and Three Blacks Held to
Answer the Charge of Murder.
Oliver, Ga., June 27.—F. L. Scharf,
charged with the murder of John A. Jack
son on May 15 was given a preliminary
hearing and was bound over io the supe
rior court without bail. . •.
He and the three negroes, John Owens,
Henry Butler and Henry Archer were
carried to Sylvania jail this evening.
Henry Archer stated to-day that Scharf,
George Jenkins, and John Owens entered
the store from below and passed up the
staircase on the inside to Mr. Jackson’s
room and did the killing,. while he and
Henry Butler stood guard until they re
turned. He says they did not divide their
gains with him. No other evidence could
be gained, and the other three were com
mitted to the superior court' on Henry
Archer’s statement.
GLADSTONE’S RETIREMENT.
The Ex-Premier Not to Stand for Par
liament Again.
Edinburgh, June 27.—1 t was announced
at the meeting of the Edinburgh Liberal
Association to-day that Mr. Gladstone
will not return to parliament from Mid
lothian or any other constituency after ■
the ending of the present session. The
association unanimously recommend Sir
Thomas Gibson-Carmichael as Mr. Glad
stone’s successor in the parliamentary
seat for Midlothian.
ALL QUIET IN COREA.
The Baltimore to Remain a Few
Weeks Longer, However.
Washington, June 27.—Secretary Her
bert has received a cable from Admiral |
Skerrett informing him that all is quiet
in Corea. No reference is made to the
threatening attitude of China and Japan,
and it is presumed from the dispatch that
the admiral desires the presence of the
Baltimore at Chelulpo no longer. The
vessel will, however, be held there for a
few weeks at least, for fear there may be
another outbreak among the revolution
ists.
A Decision Postponed.
Chicago, June 27.—Judge Windes has
postponed his decision in the Gas Trust
matter until Friday morning.
The Ladies.
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with which ladies may use the California
liquid laxative. Syrup of Figs, under all
conditions, make it their favorite rem
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look for the name of tbd California Fig
Syrup Company, printed near the bottom
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ADAMS BEATS ISAAC BAIRD.
A Great Five Mile Bicycle Race at
Columbia.
The Two Bairds and Adams th® Only
Contestants—Oonnerat of Savannah
Wins the Half Mile Open—Barmer
Beats Out Adams, Baird and Con
nerat in the One Mile Open.
Columbia, S. C., June 27.—The inter
state bicycle races, under the auspices of
the Columbia Association, which oc
curred this afternoon attracted a larger
number of fast wheelmen than any meet
ever before held in South,Carolina. With
the exception of two accidents in which
riders W’ere painfully hurt, the affair
was entirely successful. The time gen
erally was not fast. The chief event was
the five mile race between Isaac Baird, of
Charleston, champion of South Carolina,
John Baird his brother, and George
Adams, of Jacksonville.
The events were as follows:
First Race—One mile novice. Riley, of
Greenwood, won, with Chippey, of Green
wood, second.
Second Race—Half mile open. R. V. Con
nerat. of Savannah, won in 1:12 2-5, defeating
Farmer, of Savannah, second, and Adams, of
Jacksonville, third, and Osborne and Holies,
of Savannah and Atlanta respectively.
Third Race—One mile, for the 3:2» class. It
was won by Riley, of Greenwood, with Ryt
tenbourg. of Sumter, second.
Fourth Race-One mile open. Adams,
Isaac Baird, Oonnerat, Bolles. Osborne and
Farmer entered. It was won in superb style
by Farmer 2 42 1-5, with Baird second in 2:43
and Bolles third.
Fifth Race—One mile, for 3-minute class.
Roach, of Columbia, won in 3:15 35. with
Pope, of Columbia, second. In this race W.
E. Gonzales, of Columbia, lost his pedals and
fell; sustaining severe contusions.
Sixth Race—Quarter mile open. It was left
to the three Savannah men. Farmer was in
the lead when he fell and was severely
bruised. Osborne won in 36 seconds, defeat
ing Connerat about six inches.
Seventh Race—Two mile handicap. It was
won by Bolles in 5:12 3-5, with Connerat sec
ond in 5:12 4-3.
ADAMS BEATS BAIRD.
Then came the event of the meet, the
five mile open race. Twelve men had en
tered for this, but all except the Baird
brothers and Adams dropped out. The
first part of the race was ridden slowly.
All knew that great rivalry existed be
tween the elder Baird and Adams, and all
knew, too, that there was going to
be a race worth seeing. They did
not expect however, to witness any such
a battle for supremacy as the last half
mile was. Isaac Baird started off pacing
the race pretty soon after the start, and
set a pretty stiff pace. Then his brother
took the pace and kept the stiff pace up.
They kept this up for a mile or two,
and then Adams did a little
pacing himself. Then they slowed
up, and from that time on the
three riders alternated at the pacing
business. Everything went along
smoothly until the nineteenth lap was
started. Then Isaac Baird put on a tre
mendous spurt and literally flew past the
other two riders. Adams didn’t expect
it, evidently, for Baird got a lead of about
30 feet before he began to hammer away
at his pedals, but when he did. they re
volved. He started after Baird like light
ning. Round they came, and just after
the turn of the last lap was started,
he began slowly but surely to
lessen the distance between Baird
and himself, although Baird seemed
to be going as fast as it was possible to
go. Just as they were turning into the
last eighth he crawled up very nearly to
Baird. Then both men seemed to do their
utmost. Baird had the pole and Adams
had to take a little of the slope of the
track. He wsnt around, however, and
down the homo stretch they came. Adams
had passed Baird by a shade and no one
knows when or how. At any rate, he
rolled over the line nearly a. wheel’s
length ahead. John Baird had dropped
out of the race soon after the
lastiquarter was begun. The time was
16:51 2-5, and Baird’s time was 16:51 4-5.
The last quarter must have been ridden
in about 30 seconds. This ended the
events of the day, and there was vocifer
ous cheering as Adams came in, most of
the riders will go to Sumter to attend
the meet there to-morrow.
NICARAGUA CANAL.
A Favorable Report Ordered on the
House Bill.
Washington, June 27.—A favorable re
port was to-day ordered by the House
commerce committee on the Nicaragua
canal bill. This conclusion was not
reached, however, without considerable
discussion, which developed the fact that
Representative Caruth of Kentucky,
is strongly opposed to the measure.
On a motion made by Represent
ative Price of Louisiana, to postpone
consideration of the bill for the present,
Representative Wise of Virginia, the
chairman of the committee, voted in the
affirmative with Mr. Price. Those who
voted in opposition were Representatives
Storer, Randall, Mahon, Hepburn of
lowa, Brickner, Patterson, Fletcher, Mal
lory and Fielder.
The bill was amended in several par
ticulars, but these were mainly unimpor
tant, except in the case of two amend
ments which are designed further to
protect the United States against loss.
CAROLINA’S OOLLEGJE.
Hugh M. Garden, of New York, De
liver* the Commencement* Address.
Columbia, S. 6., June 27.—Hugh R.
Garden, of New York city, delivered the
commencement address at the South
Carolina College this morning. He made
a strong appeal for an educational limita
tion of suffrage', arguing that the tyranny
‘of an ignorant mob was no less
oppressive than the tyranny of the
despot. Mr. Garden advised southern
young men to remain in the south,
declaring that it offers better opportuni
ties fbr advancement—political, financial
and social—than the north. Mr. Garden
is a South Caroljnian and alumnus of the
college of the class of ’6O. Degrees were
conferred on twelve young men, six
academic and six law. The j degree of
doctor of divinity was conferred upon
Rev. Lucius Cuthbert of Aiken, and
Rev. J. A. Rice of Columbia, both alumni
of the college.
Killed by Lightning.
Tennille, Ga., June 27.—A negro girl
about 12 years old was killed by light
ning this evening at Mr. Jonah Stephens’
place, near Deep Cut bridge. The girl
was out from home as the rain storm
came up, and as she passed a tree in the
lane it was struck, and the current
killed the girl. Another girl was with
her at the time, but not so near'the tree,
She was uninjured.
Changes in Hotel Management.
Brunswick, Ga., June 27.—L. Weiss,
formerly manager of the Oglethorpe hotel,
has retired and J. P. Shelly, formerly a
well known traveling man of Savannah,
is manager. J. A. Williams, formerly
manager of the Glynn hotel, has retired
from that position.
Shot Dead in Hi* Bed.
Washington, June 27.—A special to the
Post from Montgomery, Ala., says: “A
load of buckshot was fired through a win
dow at midnight into the bed in which
William Harper, a prominent Coffee
county farmer and his wife were sleep
ing. Harper was killed and his wife will
die.” W
BLUE BIDQE BONDS. \
A Suit Brought to Recover on 960,000
of the Missing Securities.
Columbia, S. C., June 27.—Again South
Carolina is in trouble about the Blue
Ridge script bonds, and to-day State
Treasurer Bates and Charles Kerrison, as
sole survivor of the defunct corporation
known as the state bank, were sued by
the survivor of the firm of Rbbert Moore
'& Co., and the estate of William C, Bee,
of Charleston, who claim to be the bank’s
creditors. It appears that the bonds re
ferred to were deposited in a branch of
the bank at Camden, whence they
were stolen, probably by soldiers
of Sherman’s army, An injunction
was granted in 186$), restraining the pay
ment of any money on these bonds except
to the receiver or officers of the bank re
ferred to. The present suit seeks relief,
based upon this injunction, and asks a
further settlement of the affairs of the
bank. Sixty thousand dollars is involved.
If the suit is successful the legislature
will be asked for an appropriation to pay
the bond. The state takes the position
that certain of the Blue Ridge bonds
have been funded, and declares its ignore
ance of the facts stated in the complaint,
EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY.
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Gov. Northen Acts on Several AppHw
cations for Pardons.
Atlanta, Ga,, June .27. —Gov. Northern
granted several pardons this morning.
The most interesting was that of Solo
mon anff Joe Shackleford, of Newton
Bounty, who were sent up for seven
years for burglary in September, 1893.
They broke open their father’s house and
stole $4 in money. The old man prose*
cuted them and they were sent to the
penitentiary.
A pardon was also granted to Isaac
Brawsier, who is iu jail in Terrell county,
having been cotivietea of simple larceny.
He was convicted on circumstantial evio
dence, and the judge and solicitor wrote
the governor that facts coming to light
since then prove him entirely innocent.
The governor this morning refused to
pardon A, p. Revere serving a life sen
tence for killing the unknown tramp at
Stone mountain; F. E. Babbitt from
Chatham for forgery; Erwin Green from
Pickens' for horse stealing and Albert and
Frank Snow for burglary from Wilkin*
son. All the pardons were refused on the
ground that there was no sufficient rea
son advanced for granting them.
MBS. LILLY’S MURDER.
The Two Negroes Held on Suspicion
Exonerated by th® Grand Jury.
Atlanta, Ga., June 27.—80 b Hawkins
and George Bresler, the two negroes ar
rested for the murder of Mrs. Mary Lilly,
on May 14, by city detectives, were re
leased by the grand jury to-day and were
at once discharged from jail, whore they
have been confined on flimsy evidence
since the murder. Mrs. Lilly was pos*
sessed of a good deal of property and was
supposed to keep considerable money iu
the house. She lived alone in the suburbs,
near Westview cemetery. She was
choked to death with a pair of tongs,
Suspicion rested*on the two negroes, be
cause they were in Mrs. Lilly’s employe
The murder is a mystery that baffles tha
detectives. ,
Death of a Highly Esteemed Lady.
Starke, Fla., June 27.—Miss Atlanta
Blitch, the daughter of Jerry M. Blitch
of this place, died last night at 9 o’clock
from heart failure. Miss Blitch had,
been visiting in Tampa, Fla., for twd
months, took fever there and came homo
very ill.
The deceased young lady was loved by
all who knew her. She had many friends
and relatives here and in Jacksonville,
and Savannah. She was a niece of thq
late William Tison, of Savannah.
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