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6 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- < 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. Knocked Out of Time. By that able blood depurent, Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, the young giant, rheum*, tism, withdraws beaten. In maturity it is harder to conquer. Attack it at the start with Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, and save your self years of agony and constant danger, for 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. Sequin, Tex.—Messrs. Lippman Bros., 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 purifies the blood and removes all irrita tion from the seat of the disease, and pre vents any spreading of the sores. 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. For Over Fifty Years. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Strop has been used for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic, and is the best rsmMy fay diarrhoea. Twenty-five cents a bsfc. Ue.-Ad. 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. The pleasant effect and perfect safety with which ladies may use the California liquid laxative. Syrup of Figs, under all conditions, make it their favorite rem edy. To get the true and genuine article, look for the name of tbd California Fig Syrup Company, printed near the bottom of the package.—ad. 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. ■ 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. 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