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BUSINESS OF THE BAPTISTS
THE STATE CONVENTION PITS IN A
SOMEWHAT BUSY DAY.
The Matter of Ml*hlou» ana.cn Up
nn«l a Lively Dlrcusuloii Follows.
The Matter Finally Referred to the
State Board for Settlement—An Ex
haustive Report Received from the
Committee on Education—A Crowd
Turns Out to Hear Dr. Hawthorne’s
Sermon.
Waycross, Ga., April 10.—The state Bap
tist convention was opened this mornins
at 8:30 o'clock by the president, who read
the 46th Psalm.
"Am I a Soldier of the Cross," was
tfung by the convention, and Rev. W. J.
Mattox offered the morning prayer.
The secretary read the minutes of yes
terday’s session, and they were adopted,
after an amendment had been made.
President Kilpatrick stated that he had
a communication from Dr. Goodman of
Savannah, regretting that he could not
be present during the convention. Dr.
Goodman is conducting a meeting, and
there is such a pressing need for his serv
ices at home that he feels bound to
stay and finish his work.
The giatter of missions, on which a reso
lution was adopted after much discus
lion yesterday afternoon, was referred to
again this morning. Some of those who
voted for Dr. Gambrell’s resolution stated
this morning that they did not exactly
understand the meaning of a part of
the resolution, and a lively discussion fol
lowed.
The substance of the resolution is
that the circumstances affecting the home
and foreign mission boards .be referred
to the state mission board for an equitable
aettlement. The resolution, it appears,
included a provision that the state mis-
Bion board should act in the matter under
instructions from the convention.
The word "equitable" in the reso
lution caused much discussion,
as it reflected upon the ex
isting state of affairs connected
with tne home and foreign mission
boards, it appears that the home and for
eign mission funds arc. now collected
in the state by the state mission board,
and that these boards are required to pay
to the state board one-t.hiru of the ex
penses of collecting, it was argued that
the state board should bear the expenses
of collecting the funds for the home and
foreign mission boards. During the d»s-
Sussion of the resolution, when it was
rst introduced by Dr. Gambrell, a mem
ber slated that the Baptists of the stare
believed that wnen they contributed to
the funds of the home and toreign mis-
Bion boards every cent would go to the
cause of missions, eyid that none of
the funds would be paid to officers. He
observed that the agent and secretary
of missions were paid salaries out of
the mission funds, a fact which the ma
jority of the Baptists in the state do not
understand.
The previous question was called for
after addresses on explanations were
made by Drs. Gambred, Marshall and
others. The motion with an amendmanl,
which referred the matter to the state
board for settlement, was adopted.
Dr. Gambrell, vice president, was then
called to the chair by the president, and
the president handed him tne gavel.
The committee on education was heard
from in an exhaustive educational report,
read by Rev. Dr. Wynn. The report re
ferred to the efficient work of Mercer Uni
versity and other institutions of learning
under the care of the association. Rev.
Wynn gave many interesting statistics,
which he said had been furnished him
by ex-Gov. Northern The report was
adopted.
Dr. J. D. Chapman offered a resolution
providing for a fund for Mercer Univer
sity. to be raised annually by the asso
ciation. It was adopted.
At 11 o’clock. Rev. W. H. Scruggs an
nounced the hymn, All Hall the Power of
Jesus’ Name, and after tto singing a
prayer was offered.
Then Rev. Dr. Hawthorne, the preacher
of the hour, read a lesson from the Bible,
and announced another hymn. The audi
torium was thronged before the services
began, and many persons were unable to
obtain seats. Dr. Hawthorne's text was:
"I Am the Light of the World. * * Ve
Are the Light of the World." The first
part of the text is a part of the fifth verse
of the eighth chapter of St. John. The
doctor s text was a beautiful one, and
he followed it in a pleasing way. It was
a beautiful sermon, and there was noth
ing of a sensational nature in it. Those
who had heard of Dr. Hawthorne’s sensa
tional sermons against the W. C. T. IT.
the women preachers and agnostic Rob
Ingersoll, expected to hear a different
sermon from the doctor, but he made a
plain, comprehensive discourse., without
touching on anything unusual. Dr. Haw
thorne’s audience listened attentively
throughout his sermon with a spell-bound
interest, and the sermon was highly com
mented upon by everybody.
The convention was addressed this af
ternoon on the subject of foreign mis
sions by Dr. Willingham, corresponding
secretary of foreign missions, and several i
others, including a returned missionary i
from Japan.
The ladles missionary meetings have
been unusually interesting. The reports 1
• from the different societies in the state
are most encouraging.
To-night the convention considered the
movement of the young people's union so
cieties in the state to join the soci
eties in the other southern states in form
ing a southern convention of the Young '
People s Union. The union is the same
as the Epworth League in the Methodist
church, and its power Is increasing cvevv
rear. Dr. Hawthorne made an earnest ad
dress on the subject and his talk was
vary Instructive, Ex-Gov. William J
Northen also made an Interesting ad-'
grass. Mr. Knox of Tennessee, who is
directly interested In the work of the
Young People’s Union, urged the con- I
vention to encourage the movement. The ;
convention is rushing Its business, and it
will adjourn to-morrow afternoon. The !
various committees will submit their re
ports to-morrow, and in the rush to ad
journ they will be adopted without much '
discussion.
MB'ji l t
CUT HER ACROSS THE THROAT.
A Nrgro Preacher of Jackannvillc
U*o* a Knife on His Wife.
Jacksonville, Fla., April 10.—Lewis !
Moore, a negro preacher, used a knife
on his wtte this morning, inflicting prob
ably fatal wounds. The woman had been
ill and refused to go to the field to work
as Moore had ordered her. This angered
Moore and he slashed her Across the
throat with a knife and then stabbed
her in the breast. The woman's daugh
ter came to her assistance end Moore
tied. He was arrested later and is now in
jail here.
Liberty’s Veteran*,
Hinesville, Ga., April 10.—The Confed
erate Veterans’ Association of this county
has accepted the invitation of the Sav
nah veterans to participate with them in
the ceremonies attendant upon Decoratton
day. President Daniel 19 hard at work
stirring up some of the old-time enthusi
asm, and It is quite probable that at least
fifty or seventy-five will go down to Sa
vannah and mlngie with their old com
rades in arms.
Louisville Brats Montgomery.
Montgomery. Ala.. April 10.—The Louis
ville National League team beat Mont
gomery again to-day by the following
score ’
H. H. E.
Montgomery 3 f 5
Louisville ...; 11 jp j
Batteries- Claussen, Bailey and Rapnold
Inks and Welch. ‘ ’
A PoMtotttrr Emhcsslrr Arrested.
Chicago, 111.. April 10.—Patrick C ;
Crane, teller tn the money order dlvitfon
of the Chicago postoffiee. was arrested y M .
terday by a postal Inspector on a ehasge of
cmbexxling >1.416. He was taktut before
United StatiM Commissioner Huinphiw
who fixed his ball at >3.000. Not being a|>h>
to furnish bond he was kept in the cue- :
tody of the marshal. ;
ALABAMA GREAT SOUTHERN.
The Fight for Control of the Rond
Renewed.
Birmingham, April 10.—The fight between
the Southern Railway Company and the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Compa
ny, over the control of the Alabama Great
Southern railroad has been renewed. Yes
terday a bfll was filed in the chancery
court of Jefferson county by the Central
Trust Company against the Alabama
Great Southern railroad, limited, Samuel
Felton, Henry A. Taylor, John H. Taylor,
W. D. Wdodford. Alfred Sully, Eugene
Zimmerman and H. F. Shoemaker.
The Central Trust Company is trustee
of the Cincinnati extension bonds to the
amount of $6,000,000. These bonds control
the Alabama Great Southern railroad and
the interest has defaulted thereon, the pe
titioners claim.
After setting out the facts and showing
the connections of the parties concerned,
prayers for relief are made as follows:
First, that the stockholders of the Ala
bama Great Southern shall meet and elect
a directory who shall hold until the time
of the next annual meeting of the stock
holders; second, that the Alabama Great
Southern, limited, shall be enjoined from
casting its vote upon stock in the Alabama
Company held in its name for Henry A.
Taylor, John H. Taylor. W. D. Woodford,
Alfred Sully, Eugene Zimmerman and H.
F. Shoemaker; third, that the Alabama
company shall be enjoined from recogniz
ing the directory of the Taylor’s and
others, as above; fourth that the Taylor’s
and other shall be" enjoined from exercl.t
inr the authority of directors, etc.;
fifth, the Alabama company shall be re
strained from issuing preferred stock or
general mortgage bonds now in Its treas
ury. That it shall be prohibited from mak
ing a contract or agreement with the Cin
cinnati, Hamilton and Dayton railroad,
or with persons or corporations acting
for, or identified with the same, until the
sale, under a decree of foreclosure of the
trust shares of the English company shall
have been had. When the fight between
the Southern and the Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Drayton, for the control of the Ala
bama Great Southern railroad began, Mr.
Greenough, representing the Central Trust
Company, obtained an Injunction in the
United States court here restraining the
stock represented by the Taylor directory
from voting on the same at the annual
meeting. Ths injunction on final hearing,
was dissolved. Some time later a bill
was filed in the city court of Birmingham,
seeking the same relief, but this, Judge
Wilkinson, before whom It was argued,
decided adversely to the petitioners. The
next step was a bill Introduced in the
legislature, seeking certain relief. It
passed both branches of the general as
sembly, but Gov. Oates vetoed it and the
two houses sustained the veto. The Tay
lor directory are interested in the Cincin
nati, Hamilton and Dayton, while the
Qentral Trust Company favor the Sqpth
ern, and if they secure a favorable decree
on their petition the Southern will prob
ably succeed to the control of the Ala
bama Great Southern.
MADE THE PASSENGERS PRAY.
A Steamer Springs a Lenk and Has
a Narrow Escape.
Norfolk, Va., April 10. The British
steamship Alvena, Capt. Dow, bound
from Kingston to New York, with pas
sengers and a general cargo, aijrlved here
last night leaking. It was learned that
on April 8, when in about latitude 31 de
grees 4 minutes, longitude 74 degrees 16
minutes, and with a heavy sea running,
a large plate fell from the bottom of the
steamer and that the whole of the after
compartments were soon full of water
up to the second deck. Three steam
pumps and one hand pump were at once
put to work, but they could not free the
vessel. The passengers became excited,
and, it is said, considerable praying was
done. About 240 tons of the steamer's
cargo, consisting of coffee, sugar and hon
ey, was thrown overboard, but even this
did not seem to help the mattei. The
cargo jettisoned is estimated to be worth
about 524,000. The boats were cleared
away and provisioned, ready for launch
ing, but fortunately were not called in
to use. The Alvena arived here at 12
o'clock last night and is now anchored
off Atlantic City.
GRIFFIN ON THE GALLOWS.
Hix Neck Broken by the Fall and He
Dies Without a Struggle.
Gainesville, Fla., April 10.—Grant Griffin,
colored, was hanged here, to-day at 1
o'clock for the murder of William Tibbs,
also colored. Griffin’s neck was broken by
the fall and he died without a struggle.
Tho condemned man spent last night sing
ing and praying and on Hje gallows de
clared that he was ready to die. He was
game to the last.
Griffin killed Tibbs over a game o<f cards.
Tibbs had won and Griffin demanded that
his money be returned. This Tibbs refus
ed to do, and Griffin shot him dead. On
his trial Griffin admitted that in 1884, while
living in Georgia, he was sent to the pen
itentiary for twenty years for attempted
rape. After serving about a month he
came to Florida, where he had since lived.
I A SMASH IN THE CANAL.
, Lock* In the Manchester Waterway
Broken by a Steamer.
London, April 10.—The steamship Harold
entered the Latchford lock of the Man
chester ship canal to-day at full
speed, smashing the gates, pass
ed through and dropped six-
teen feet into the water below. The
gates weigh 300 tons. One sank and the
other hangs across the lock. The attend
ants closed and bound with hawsers the
upper gates, thus preventing the disaster
inhlch would 'otherwise have resulted
1 from the sixteen foot difference of the
1 water levels. The Harold was much dam-
I aged.
MORGANFIELD’S MONEY.
Cincinnati Sue* the Express Com
pany on i«n Indemnity Bond.
Cincinnati, 0., April 10.—The attorneys
for Charles Morganfield, the convicted
j Aquai Creek train robber, began suit yos
-1 terday for execution on the indemnity
I bond which was given by the Adams Ex-
I press Company to the authorities of this
city when the company obtained posses
sion of >!,*» found on Morganfield's per
son. After the trial Morganfield gave his
counaet a note for >1,400 on which judg
ment was confessed.
FOOT BALL AT HARVARD.
The Continuance of the Game Dis
cussed by the Facnlty.
Boston, April 10.—At the meeting of
the overseers of Harvard college to-day
the question of the continuance of foot
ball was the important Subject of dis
cussion. After the matter had been
fully reviewed the overseers decided on a
sort of compromise. They voted to sus
tain the athletic committee of the college
[ In their position on foot ball as against
the faculty, and that foot ball may re
i main on the one condition that the exist
! ing evils be remedied. If this condition
be not fulfilled the game will be abol
ished. .________
Dr. Mclntosh Take* the Oath.
i Atlanta. Ga.. April 10.—Dr. Mclntosh of
Thomas county, the new principal physi-
I elan of the penitentiary, successor to Dr
H O’Daniel of Twiggs county, was sworn
I in to-day by Judge Spencer Atkinson of
I the supreme court. Dr. Mclntosh's term
of office began on April 1, but he could not
1 close up his business in Thomasville to
1 report lor duty until to-day.
John T. Hardie Dead.
New Orleans. La., April W.—John T
• Hurdle, head of the extensive cotton firm
Os John T. Hardie & Co. of this city, died
to-day. He has been in bad health for the
past two years. He was a native of Tal
ladega. Ala., and was 65 years of age He
has been president of the cotton exchange
I and the Mutual National Bank.
THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK): THURSDAY, APRIL 11. 1895.
Pure Blood
Is absolutely necessary in order to have
good health. The greatest affliction of
die human race is impure blood.
There are about 2400 disorders inci
dent to the human frame, the large
majority arising from the impure or
poisonous condition of the blood.
The best remedy for all blood dis
eases is found in Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
Its remarkable cures are its loudest
praise. It is not what we say but
what Hood’s Sarsaparilla does that
tells the story.
>No remedy has ever had so marked
success, or won such enormous sales.
Scrofula in its severest forms yields
to its potent powers, blood poisoning
and salt rheum aud many other diseases
are permanently cured by it. For a
general Spring Medicine to remove
those impurities which have accumu
lated during the winter, or to overcome
That Tired Feeling, nothing equals
HOOD’S
Sarsaparilla
VENGEANCE OF WHITECAPS.
STRONG EVIDENCE BROUGHT OUT
IN THE WORLEY CASE.
The Organization in Gordon, Murray'
and Adjoining Conntie* in North
Georgia Said to Number 800—Har
ris Bramlett Describes the Hang
ing and Shooting of Worley—He
Claim* to Be Giving Testimony on
a Promise of Immunity From Pun
ishment.
Atlanta, Ga., April 10.—The govern
ment brought out some strong direct evi
dence to-day in the trial of John Quarles
and David Butler, charged with con
spiracy to hang Henry Worley, an in
ternal revenue spy. Harris Bramlett of
the gang of ku-klux which hanged Wor
ley’ and afterward shot him dead, de
scribed from the witness stand the de
tails of both the hanging and the shoot
ing. J. S. Nix, T. H. Mclntyre and H. U.
Hamilton testified for the government
and each witness strengthened the prose
cution’s case.
It was stated by one of the witnesses
that the ku-klux, or white cap organiza
tion of Murray, Gordon and adjoining
counties numbers 800 members. The or
ganization has intimidated the courts
and maintained a reign of terror in the
three mountain co.unties for four years.
Bramlett’s testimony was the feature
of the day. He begun by giving the
names of those who were present when
Worley was hanged.
“Where did the crowd meet that night
of the Worley hanging?” asked Assistant
District Attorney Rucker.
"At Jim Mclntyre’s saw mill."
"When we got to Henry Worley’s house
we pushed the door open, tied him, put
him on a mule and took him to Blood
town. I was behind. Mrs. Worley, the
old lady, who Is about 65, came out of
her house as we passed and said some
thing which I could not hear. It was
on a dark road In a mountain gorge.
“Worley was put on Jim Mclntyre’s
mule. He w’as driven under a tree, a
leather line tied about his neck, the mule
driven from under him, and he w’as left
dangling; but slipped the line off his neck
and ran away. He was fired at, but es
caped.
"John Quarles was there. His mule fell
down with him," said the witness.
This was the ugliest bit of evidence
yet introduced against either of the de
fendants.
"Mr. Bramlett, do you know of any
searches?” asked the assistant district
attorney, "that were made for 'Worley?”
"Yes, sir; four or five days before the
hanging a party were locking for Worley.
They said Henry Worley had gone down
the river. The purpose of this meeting
was to kill Worley for reporting Mcln
tyre’s and Thornton s stills. Jim Mcln
tyre stated to all of us that Worley had
reported stills."
The witnesses spoke of two clubs of
white caps, one at Ball Ground, -of which
Butler was captain. "If they whipped a
man, they claimed it was for something
else, so that it would not get into the
United States court," said Bramlett.
"There was another meeting afterward,”
continued the witness, “in which it was
decided that Worley was to be hanged
for reporting Mclntrye’s, Thorntons,
Hjde’s and Terry’s stills. At this meeting
Quarles was seen with a pair of leather
lines that day and said Henry Worley
was at home drinking and would be at
home that night. Worley swearing
against Higgins at Dalton was also dis
cussed at this meeting. Henry Worley
was hanged for reporting,” concluded the
| witness.
On cross examination the witness sail
, he was with the party that killed Henry
, Worley.
‘ "1 didn’t kill Henry Worley." said the
witness, paling, "but I was with the
, crowd that killed him. 1 went with them
1 but I did not kill him. I belonged to
■ 1 the ku klux for sixteen months,
i but I was not sworn in this last time.
. I never went with them except on one
. j little raid.”
; , "How is it you are free, you who helped
to kill Henry Worley?"
"I promised Mr. James, the United
States district attorney, 1 would come
down here and tell the truth.”
“Were either one of these defendants
at the shooting of Henry Worley?" asked
Col. Glenn, counsel tor the defense.
’ 1 "No, sir."
"I was not arrested. I just came down
, here. 1 first told Mr. Hetherington about
, it. Then I told Mr. Rucker and Dr.
Stafford. I never talked to Dr. Stafford
* much about the case."
I Col. Glenn disked various questions go
’ ing to show that the witness was induced
1 I to testify in the Worley case because
t I he feared the consequences of the pros
. i ecution himself.
> 1 “I never said to anybody ‘lf that was
. enough to get out? The reason I told
. : was that it was done give away. My
bov was sick In the woods, and I thought
t the best thing to do was to tell all I knew
. about it and get out. I closed the trade
with the government with Col. James.
1 was to go scott free with my son of the
■ charge of murdering Henry Worley, if
. ! I came down here and told the truth."
"Was not that a large inducement to
’ J you?" asked Col. Glenn.
: "Would not it be to you?” replied the
. witness.
"I think It would," replied the lawyer.
“Did vou ever make up your mind to
‘ I kill a man for reporting a still?" asked the
' Iswypr.
| ”1 went to Henry Worley’s field to as-
; eassinate him for reporting these,” still
admitted the witness calmly.
. : "And you are free?"
1 i "I don’t know whether lam or not?’
11 The defense seems to be trying to show*
> ' that Worley was killed pecause he was
- ; cruel to his wife. This is in order to get
s the case cut of the jurisdiction of the
> federal court.
I Dr. E. O. Stafford, of Murray county,
“ I wish to say that 3 years ago we had a
beautiful boy born to us. At the age of 11
months he breathed hia last, a victim to
impure blood. On Aug. 4, 1891, another
: boy wm born, who at the age of two
’ months became afflicted with the same
disease. We believed the trouble waa con-
■ stitutional, and not common sore mouth.
I procured a bottle of Hood’s Sarsaparilla
; and commenced to give it regularly to
: both mother and baby. Improvement be-
■ gan at once. We have succeed in eradica
ting the scrofulous blood from the system
and today we are blessed with a nice, iat
1 baby boy, 18 months old— the very
Picture of Health,
1 all life and full of mischief—thanks to
Hood’s Sarsaparilla. lam a minister in
' the Methodist Protestant church, and it
■ affords me much pleasure to recommend
s Hood’s Sarsaparilla to all as a safe, sure
. remedy. Even my wife, after taking
, Hood’s, became healthy and fleshy and has
tbe'bloom of girlhood again.” Rev. J. M.
Pate, Brookline Station, Missouri.
testified that Henry Worley was not
cruel to his wife.
Col. Jesse Glenn, father of the leading
counsel fer the defense, was a witness for
the government.
"Col. Glenn, would you believe the wit
ness, Harris Bramlett, under oath?” asked
the son.
“I certainly would, and since hearing
his evidence to-day would give his state
ments more credence than ever.”
The case went over until to-morrow.
FALL RIVER’S IRON WORKS.
Notice of a Restoration of Wages to
the Scale of Last Angnst.
Fall River, Mass., April 10.—The Fall
River Iron works mills posted notices this
afternoon of an increase of wages to the
rates paid before August. 20, the increase
to take effect on April 22. These mills are
not in the Cotton Manufacturers’ Asso
ciation. This action was unexpected and
has caused consternation in maufactur
ing circles, but was followed by hilarious
expressions of delight on the part of the
operatives.
Manufacturers in general had no reason
to expect any move looking toward an in
crease. They concede that the smartest
help are drawn by the highest aggregate
wages, and don't believe the increase was
granted in the hope of securing better
operatives than those now employed. They
will, in all probability, be compelled to
advance to the rates established
by the works, but no certain
statements can be made on this
point until a meeting of the manufacturers
is called. A few manufactures believe the
increase was dictated by philanthropic mo
tives.
The American print works and iron
■works mills are owned and controlled by
M. C. D. Borden of New York. In the past
few moaths it Is kprwn ti&at he has been
carrying large amount of goods which
he does not care to dispose of at present
prices. He has bought up the market two
or three times and very soon afterwards
some weak-kneed manufacturer has sold a
small quantity under the market price
thus depreciating the value of the goods.
This latest move on the part of the iron
works ,is consequently regarded as a
means o' getting square. It is stated to
night that notices of a restoration have
also been posted in the American linen
mills.
A regular general meeting will be held
to-morrow night, when very likely a for
mal demand for a restoration will be drawn
up and hent to the manufacturers.
POSTAGE STAMP SWINDLE.
More Facts Learned About the Cana
dian Novelty Company.
Hamilton, Ont., April 10.—The following
particulars have been ascertained re
garding the Canadian Novelty Supply
Company, charged with counterfeiting
United States stamps: On April 1 a man
giving his name as George Morrison, and
who said he was engaged in buying and
selling bankrupt stocks, rented desk room
in the store of Arthur S. Fish, a painter,
of No. 22 King William street. Morrison
installed in the office as his secretary a
woman named Mrs. A. T. Mack, recently
of East Twenty-third street. New York.
The woman was grven Instructions and
then Morrison departed, ostensibly for
the" purpose of opening an office in To
ronto. Following Morrison’s Instructions
Mrs. Mack wrote out an advertisement,
which was inserted in Printers’ Ink, 10
Spruce street. New York City, offering to
sell slls worth of two-eent stamps for SIOO,
as the sellers had no use for them. The
advertisement was identical with one
which appeared in the Chicago Tribune,
and both advertisements brought numer
ous replies from would-be purchasers.
There is nothing about the premises to
suggest a probability that stamps were
manufactured, although several two-cent
United States stamps were found lying in
a pigeon holo of the desk. Mrs. Alack
sgid that she did not know if they were
genuine.
The woman w’as not very communica
tive, and the American officers became
convinced that she knew more about
Morrison’s swindling schemes and his
whereabouts than she was willing to
acknowledge. At midnight Mrs. Mack was
arrested and locked up.
SAVED FROM LYNCHERS.
A Neuro Who Attempts to Aaaault a
’ Child Spirited Array.
Clifton Forge. Va.. April 10.—About 5
i p. m. yesterday, a negro named Armistead
Carter, employed by Judge George K.
I Anderson of Alleghany county, attempted
! an assault on Helen E. Levin, the 7-year
; old daughter of A. G. Levin, general fore-
I man of the Chesapeake and Ohio shoos at
Clifton Forge. Caught by neighbors of the
I Levin family, before accomplishing his
purpose, he was taken by the authorities
t and hurried off to Covington, Va on a
special train, as a large gathering of men
‘ threatened to lynch him. The town was
• greatly excited for a few hours, but as
no harm was found to have been done the
\ child, after an examination by doctors it
. qulted down after the negro had been c’ar
■ ried away.
Marriage nt Thomasville.
: ! Thomasville, Ga., April 10.— Mr. Ed Roy
j all and Miss Anna Mallard were married
to-day at the Presbyterian church bv Rev
J. P. Marlon. Miss Evaiine Mallard" acted
as bridesmaid and Mr. Thomas Mallard
I as best man. The other attendants were-
, . Miss Allie Jones and Thomas Mitchell’
l Miss Clara Mallard and C. W. Winter
Miss Emma Mitchell and J. R. Robinson"
Miss Eva Jennings and W. K. Nash Cant’
, C. P. Hansell and Col. J. H. Merrill were I
the ushers. The young couple left imme
diately for Tampa, Fla., where they will
in future reside. Both the bride and
■ groom have always lived in this city.
—— --
A Wedding on Lake Weir.
Ocala. Fla., April Id.—At Grand View
I Lake Weir, to-day, the home of Cent'
John L. Carney, the largest fruit grow''- i
■ in Marion county, his youngest daugh*-
ter. Miss Maggie Carney, w-as married to
: Morton Turner of Clarksville, Tenn. The
groom was a former resident and orange
grower on the Jake, but for several years
has been a prominent business man in
his new home - - - -
A FINE MUDDLE OVER INCOMES.
A NEW SUIT TO PREVENT PAYMENT
OF THE TAX.
A Stockholder of the Illinois Central
Railroad Institutes Sult to Prevent
the Payment of- Per Cent, on the
Earnings of the Company—He
Raises the Point That It Is a Di
rect Tax and Also That It Is Uncon
stitutional Because It Is Not Uni
form.
New York, April 10.—Charles Allen has
begun a suit in the circuit court of the
United States for the Southern district
of New York against President Stuyves
ant Fish and the directors of the Illi
nois Central Railroad Company to pre
vent them from paying to th£ government
the income tax of 2 per cent, on the earn
ings of the company for the year ended
Dec. 31, 1894.
Mr. Allen says in his complaint that he
is a resident of Greenfield, Mass., and
that he Is the holder of five shares of
the capital stock of the company. He
contends that the income tax is unconsti
tutional because it is a direct tax, but
if it should be held that it is not a direct
tax, then Mr. Allen maintains that the tax
is uncollectable for the reason that it
is not uniform, many of the stockholders
of the Illinois Central having incomes of
than $4,000, including the dividends
from their holdings of the stock.
Mr. Allen says that the tax is not uni
form, furthermore, from the fact that it
is imposed upon only about 1 per cent, of
the population of the United States, name
ly, those who have Incomes in excess of
$4,000 a year derived from personal prop
erty, while the remaining 99 per cent, of
the population are exempted from the
payment of the tax, although they hold
the greater part of all the personal prop
erty in the United States'. Likewise, mu
tual insurance companies, having assets
of $1,200,000,000 are exempted, while compa
nies organized on the stock plan with as
sets of $278,000,000 are made to pay the
tax. Building and loan assaclations are
aiso relieved irom me tax.
Joseph H. Choate and Clarence A. Sew
ard, who have appeared in previous
cases against the income tax law, are
counsel for Mr. Allen.
Washington, April 10.—Treasury officials,
in the absence of the full text of the su
preme court decision on the income tax
law, are still groping in the dark as to
its exact meaning and have, therefore,
been unable to send out supplemental in
structions to collectors as to how the
law that still remains shall be carried out.
Collectors will have to be guided until
they receive official instructions, by their
own best judgment. Many telegraphic
inquiries, both from internal revenue of
ficials and private parties, are being re
ceived at the treasury and are being an
swered as well as they can be with the
existing light. It is admitted on all hands,
as the matter is more closely studied, that
much confusion must necessarily arise
from the elimination of rental receipts
from the returns, as this exception will
affect cognate questions. Commissioner
Miller is devoting his entire time to
straightening out the tangle and hopes to
have comprehensive supplemental instruc
tions ready for issuance by to-morrow at
the latest.
A CURIOUS LITIGANT. ,
Ending; of ri Suit in Which There wan
Pathos and Humor.
Athens, Ga., April 10.—Yesterday another
act in a celebrated case full of pathos and
humor came to a close. It was the dispo
sition of the case of A. J. Booth vs. J. W.
Wier, sheriff, et al. On demurrer the case
was thrown out of court.
This recalls a train of pathetic, but at the
same time humorous incidents. Several
years since Mr. Booth borrowed money on
his lot from the Clarke County Building,
Loan and Improvement Company of this
city. He failed to pay it back and finally
the company notiiied him that they would
sell him out if he didn’t pay. This brought
him into court with a suit against the
company, charging usury, and wnich, after
being submitted to the jury, went against
him.
His plea was usury, and he studied the
question from a Biblical standpoint. He
was so certain of his position that he an
nounced through the Banner a series of
lectures on usury, to be delivered one
hour each day for seven days, opposite
the National Bank on Broad street.
Finally the time came for the levying
of the judgment of the court on the prop
erty of Mr. Booth. He protested against
it, but his protest was of no avail.
So he entered damage suits for SIO,OOO
each against Sheriff Wier, Bailiff Bailey,
Griffeth Bros, and West, who bought
the house, and the officers of the Clark
County Building, Loan and Improvement
Company, who sold him out.
It was this latter branch o-f the case
that came up n court yesterday morning.
Mr. Booth appeared in his own behalf,
having drawn all of the papers and pre
pared the case. He vigorously fought the
demurrer and paid his respects to all the
officers of the court. Judge Hutchins,
however, sustained the demurrer and dis-,
missed the old man’s case.
He has already filed four suits against
the Building and Loan Association, and
that company has petitioned the court to
restrain him from filing any
mo-re suits of this nature.
Lucy Cobb Institute is to have a new
teacher of elocution, Mrs. M. A. Lips
comb, who now presides over that depart
ment, is to become principal of the in
stitute in a few months, and has engaged
to teach elocution Miss Maude Beckwith of
Washington, D. C., graduate of Martyn
College of Oratory of that place, and a
medal scholar. Miss Beckwith will also
have charge of the department of physi
cal culture.
Lucy Cobb Institute will graduate this
year about thirty-five young ladies.
The teachers of Lucy Cobb Institute, to
gether with a few of the young ladies
resident in Athens, to-day managed the
big dry goods store of Dawson & Lowe,
and out of the profits of the day’s sales,
made quite a neat sum to help defray the
expenses of their exposition exhibit.
The academic classes at Lucy Cobb In
stitute last evening had a delightful little
play, entitled “The Ladies’ Edition of the
Kangaroo, by the Ladies of Lickskillet.”
It was a laughable take off of women edi
tors of newspapers.
Invitations are out to the marriage of
Mr. Clarence L. Rowland of this city and
Miss Marie Whitehead of Waynesboro, on
the 15th Inst, at Waynesboro.
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
April Report of the Department of
Agriculture
Washington, April 10.—The April report
of the statistician of the department of
agriculture makes the active condition of
winter wheat on April 1, 81.4, against 86.7
last year. It was 77.4 in 1893, 81.2 in 1892
and 96.9 for the year 1891. The average
for rye is 87.
The averages of wheat for the principal
states are: New York, 92; Pennsylvania,
92; Kentucky, 86; Ohio, 86; Michigan, 78-
Indiana, 83; Illinois, 87; Missouri, 89; Kan
sas, 53; Nebraska, 54; California, 94
Generally the past winter has been hard
on wheat. The fall of 1894 was a dry one
and not favorable in many states, either
to germanation or to the mainten
ance of the vitality of the
plant. The spring has also been droughty
over extensive areas. Much good, how
ever, has been produced by the rains in
the latter part of March, particularly in
the states of Indiana, Illinois, Missouri
and lowa. Moderate rains also ffill in Ne
braska and South Dakota. It is reported
however, that the soil was so dry and had
suffered so long from drought that it will
require much heavier rains to produce any
improvement. The date of seeding for
the whole country was Oct. 9. Very little
damage from the Hessian fly is reported.
Clyde Line Rate Cut.
Jacksonville. Fla., April 10.—The Clyde
people have become enraged over the
wholesale cutting of rates to New York
by the railroads. To-day they cut the
price of steerage tickets from $12.50 down
I to $7.
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A SERIOUS SHOOTING AFFRAY.
It Occurred in Connection With the
Burning of a Dwelling.
Washington, Ga., April 10.—Quite a se
rious shooting affray occurred here yes
terday. Sunday morning a house, about
six miles from town was burned. It be
longed to an old lady, Mrs. Rorie, and
her son. Everything they had, including
sixty bushels of corn and about S2OO worth
books which belonged to another son,
who is a minister, were destroyed. There
was no insurance. As there was no fire
in the house, the burning was at once
said to be of incendiary origin.
Few Combs, a young fellow living near
by, heard that the Rories suspected him
of having committed the crime, and com
ing to town he met David Rorie ori the out
skirts, returning to his home. He (Combs)
at once drew his pistol and opening fire
on Rorie, hit him three times and wounded
him seriously, and, it is feared, fatally.
The unfortunate event is much regretted,
as the parties were all highly respectable
people. Combs succeeded in making his
escape.
Rev. J. S. Jenkins, pastor of the Metho
dist church here, was married a few days
ago to Mrs. Annie West of Cusseta, Ga.
MARRIED AT GUYTON.
A Large Wedding and a Popular
irride and Groom.
Guyton, Ga., April 10.—Mr. W. H. Behee
and Miss Mamie Tarver were married
this afternoon. Rev. O. F. Cook per
formed the ceremony. The church was
tilled with relatives and friends of the
bride and groom. The decorations were
beautiful, and were artistically arranged.
The front of the aisle was spanned by
an arch trimmed with fringed white pa
per and wisteria, or traveler’s delight.
Rotted plants were tastefully arranged
about the pulpit and altar railing, and on
either side of the middle aisle. Mr.
George A. Mell and Johnnie Arden were
the ushers.
The party entered the church in the fol
lowing order named, the ushers, the
groom and his best man, Mr. Somers;
then the bride and the maid of honor,
Miss M. Arden. The bride was gowned
in a handsome grey traveling suit. The
bride is a daughter of Mr. M. C. Tarver,
and is a beautiful and accomplished lady.
The groom has been in the employ of the
Central for over twenty-five years, and
is well known and popular.
The bride and groom left this afternoon
for Florida.
DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES.
Augusta Securing Her Share of the
New Enterprises.
Augusta, Ga., April 10.—J. C. ftathaway
and his family of Philadelphia, together
with implements and machinery, will ar
rive in Augusta to-morrow to establish
a factory for making overalls. This is
another new Industry that the Young
Men’s Business League has captured for
Augusta. Mr. Hathaway furnishes his
own capital and comes to Augusta because
of the inducements which the city holds
out as a manufacturing center. Some
overtures were made to him in regard to
Augusta men taking stock in the factory,
but he said that he didn’t need it. This
enterprise will give thirty or forty women
employment in a clean, neat business.
Augusta is making a special effort now
for small diversified industries. She has
her share of big factories already.
A NEGRO DOES UP NEGROES.
He Secures From Georgia
Black* and Skips the State.
Atlanta, Ga., April 10.—A negro who said
his name was Mitchell came here six
weeks ago soliciting funds from his race.
He stated that a case against the “Jim
Crow” car law was pending in the United
States supreme court. Mitchell told it that
Robert Ingersoll, ex-Gov. Hoadley, and
1 other heavy weight lawyers had been re
tained to represent the colored race in the
fight. It would take SIO,OOO to pay the
lawyers, he said. His people in Georgia
subscribed liberally. Bishop Turner gave
SIOO. A few days ago 1t was learned that
Mitchell was a fraud. When he found
that his record was being looked up he
skipped. He got $2,500 from the negroes of
Georgia and married a school teacher, who
finds that Mitchell has a wife in Minnea
polis, Minn.
WAIFS FROM THE WIRES.
Some of the Day’s Events Set Forth
in Short Stories.
Dover, Del., April 10.—To-day’s ballot
for United States senator resulted: Hig
gins, rep., 6; Addlcks, rep., 5; Massey, rep,,
4; Pennewill, rep., 1; Ridgely, dem., 6; Tun
nell, dem., 1. Absent, 7.
Philadelphia, Pa., April 10.—The steam
ship St. Paul was successfully launched
at 1:05 p. m., Jn the presence of almost
as great a throng as gathered at the abor
tive attempt on March 25.
Little Rock, Ark., April 10.—The thir
tieth general assembly of the Arkansas
legislature adjourned sine die at noon to
day. Senator J. C. Pinnex of Pike county
was elected president pro tern., which
makes him virtually lieutenant governor.
Boston, April 10.—The committee on
mercantile affairs have made a long re
port in the Senate on the condition of
textile manufactures in the south. They
say there is no immediate fear of compe
tition with the industries of Massachu
setts.
Richmond, Va.. April 10.—At a meeting
to-night of the board of directors of the
Jefferson Davis Monument Association
It was decided to lay the corner-stone of
the monument in the spring of 1896. Mrs.
Davis and Miss Winnie Davis arrived
here to-night.
Atlanta, Ga., April 10.—Notice was re
ceived to-day that Arkansas had passed
a bill appropriating SIO,OOO for a state ex
hibit of the resources of the state. This
adds another state to the large list al
ready made of those which will be offi
cially represented at the exposition.
St Louis, April 10.—Ten new cases of
smallpox have been reported by the health
department- during the past twenty-four
hours. There are 121 patients confined at
quarantine, of which sixteen are reported
seriously ill. Nearly 75 per cent, of the
patients are colored.
Richmond, Va., April 18—The state board
of agriculture met this morning and after
listening to an address by Prof. Melville
Whitney of the United States department
of agriculture, rescinded their action in
reference to having soil tests made, and
will adopt a new system in line with the
policy to be mapped out by Prof. Whit
ney. •
—"Madam," said Weary Walker to Mrs
Dumsquizzle. “I’m looking for work.”
"Poohreplied that good woman. " You
wouldn’t know work if you were to find
It.”
"I beg your pardon, madam, for con
tradicting you, but let me ask you how I
should be able to dodge work if I did not
know’ It when I saw It?”—lllustrated
Monthly.
NO COMBINEJO BOOST BEEF.
CHICAGO PACKKJRS ASCRIBE THE
ADVANCE TO NATURAL CAUSES.
The Jump Declared to Be the Natural
Result of the Scarcity of Cattle.
The Receipts off Cattle at the Four
Principal Pointis This Year 300,000
Head Behind Last Year’s Record.
Packer Swift Ssiys the Cattle Mar
ket Is 30 Per Cent. Higher Now
Than Last Year.
Chicago, April 10.-The story tele
graphed from New York to a morning
paper that the recent advance In beef
was not justified and that the big Chicago
packers were making an effort to. control
the meat market of the country and ad
vance prices to consumers, Is emphati
cally denied by Nelson Morris, George
F. Swift, Armour & Co., and other pack
ers.
"The advance of the prices on dressed
beef,” said Nelson Morris this morning,
“is the natural result of the scarcity of
cattle. Already this year the receipts
of cattle at the four principal points—
Chicago, St. Louis, Omaha and Kansas
City—are 300,000 head behind last year’s
record. Last week the receipts were
29,000 head short, which is equal to 18,000,-
000 pounds of dressed beef. We are 16,000
head short already this week. The.price
of live stock is now $2 per 100 pounds high
er than it was last year, and I expect
to see prices go still higher.”
Mr. Swift also denied that there was
a combine among the packers and said
the cattle market was 30 per cent, higher
now than it was last year, which fact
is advancing the price of beef to consum
ers.
Manager Favorite of P. D. Armour &
Co. said the statement that a pool had
been formed by the big western packers
to advance the prjee of beef was absurd.
“It is scarcely worth denying,” said he.
“The only causes for the high price of
cattle are the scarcity of beeves and the
failure of the corn crop. The latter is, of
course, the cause of the former. We are
not working for. the interests of other
packers—that is certain. Besides, it would
be impossible to form a pool of ’the kind
alleged, even if desired, so great is the
diversity of interests among the western
packers. Last Saturday’s receipts were
1 bave ever known them, only
500 head. I do not know anything about
other markets, but one has only to use his
eyes to see how things are going here.”
Florida’s Legislature.
The House Devotes Its Time to Bills
on Second Reading, /
Tallahassee, Fla., April 10.—To-day has
been one of the dullest days of the stession.
The time of the House was largely passed
in the consideration of bills on second
reading.
Among the bills introduced was one in
corporating the Starke Fruit Grower's
Association; one to restrain persons from
fishing in navigable waters of the state;
one amending the act relating to fishing
with seines and one regulating hydraulic
mining.
A notable resolution in the Senate was
that of Mr. Chipley indorsing the Cuban
revolutionists, and Mr. Blitch’s bill for the
feed and hire of convicts.
Mr. Marks introduced a bill to Increase
the efficiency of the state militia and to
incorporate Tampa Bay Railroad Com
pany.
Bills prohibiting the trials of persons a
second time for the same offense, limit
ing statutory liens and requiring Bad
gers text book in public schools were also
put in.
Mr. Hartridge put in two Important
bills, one providing for the appointment
of a stenographer for the circuit court,
and another prescribing a uniform course
of examination for the state bar.
Mr. Reynolds introduced a comprehen
sive measure covering the hydraulic min
ing interests in the state.
The committee on finance and taxation
reported favorably the bill suspending
the collection of taxes for 1894 until next
October, and stated that they would rec
ommend that th’e tax assessment for 1895
be reduced to a valuation based on the
value March 1 instead of Jan. 1. The col
lection of taxes under this account will
be made delinquent till June of next year,
the several boards of county commis
sioners being empowered to extend the
collection of taxes not later than Septem
ber.
Among the new bills introduced at the
afternoon session were Mr. Palmer’s re
lating to the criminal court of Hillsbor
ough county, and a measure fixing tres
pass on water works property.
Mr. Revees introduced a bill prescribing
uniformity of school books, and a num
ber of bills were put on second reading
•and many committee reports rendered.
MILLER’S LONG TRAMP.
He Readies Jacksonville on His
Walk From New York.
Jacksonville, Fla., April 10.—Fred Miller,
the long distance pedestrian, who Is now
walking from New York to this city and
return on a wager of $5,000, arrived at the
union station this morning at 10:15 o’clock,
thus completing just one-half of his task.
He is accompanied by his dog Guess, a
large powerful pointer.
Miller started from New York on his
journey at 8 o'clock on the morning of
Feb. 5, and has been just sixty-seven days
accomplishing half his walk. The condi
tion of the wager was that Miller was to
walk from New York to Jacksonville and
return in seven months from the time cf
starting. He was to start with nothing,
and was to receive nothing but food and
clothing while en route.
So far Miller has traveled 1,300 miles. His
route was from New York to Philadelphia,
Philadelphia to Baltimore, Baltimore to
Washington, Washington to Atlanta, and
from Atlanta, via Jesup, to this city. Mil
ler has lost but seven pounds in weight
since he started on his long jaunt.
The dog is in fine condition, being sleek
and fat.
Miller expects to remain In the city, two
days, and then start on his return trip.
RIVERS AT FLOOD HIGHT.
The Delaware and Susquehanna
Higher Than Since IHO2.
Washington, April 10.—All the rivers in
Pennsylvania are at flood bight and some
of them are out of their banks. The Del
aware and Susquehanna rivers and their
tributaries are higher in the lower por
tions than at any time since 1862, but at the
headwaters the flood is subsiding. An im
mense amount of damage has been done
the heaviest at any one point being at the
manufacturing town of Lambertsville, N
J. There is a general stoppage of all man
ufacturing in the sections named where
water power is used, or where the plant*
are in reach of the high water.