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2 SILVER TO SPLIT THE SOUTH. DIMNESS MEN OPPOSE THE WHITE METAL. LUNACY. The Sound Money Convention nt Meniphin on May 20 to lie the En tering; Wedge in the Flight Between the Rival Faction*—A Belief That the Buninemi Men Won’t Sacrifice Their Pecuniary Interest* for the Sake of the Party. Washington, April 24,—There appears to be a good deal more in the proposed sound xnoney convention, which is to be held in Memphis on the 23d of next month, than is evident on the surface. It means, if its promoters can carry their plan into com plete execution, the beginning of the dis integration of the solid south and the financial question is to be the penetrating Wedge. In all the calculations which are now being made, the south is put down as solid on the silver question. There is said to be good grounds for believing that this claim is entirely too broad, at any rate, the sound money convention is to be held for the purpose of calling the at tention of the north and east to the fact that tihere are anti-silver men in the •outih, who propose, irrespective of party, to stand by the effort to preserve intact the present currency system. Already a great amount of interest has been mani fested in the convention, and its purposes, and there is every reason to believe that it will be a thoroughly representative business gathering, with delegates from every section of the south. How far it Will be able to affect the future political •tatus of the south is another question. Senator Butler of South Carolina in dis cussing this phase yesterday remarked that he believed that nine-tenths of the White people in the south would vote the democratic ticket no matter what the plat form was upon which the candidate was nominated. In other quarters this claim is •aid to be exaggerated, and that a very large percentage of bankers, merchants, •nd business men generally in the south regard their personal interests as para mount to their political allegiance and they jvlll not, it is said, sacrifice the for mer. Secertary Carlisle is expected to partici pate in the Memphis convention to the ex tent of delivering an adoress before that body, in which he will embody and reit erate the views held by President Cleve land on the topic which will have para mount attention at the gathering. It is further said here that the presence of the Secretary of the Treasury at this conven tion will have the fpll sanction of the President. It will not be regarded by the administration as in the nature of a pub lic officer attending a political meeting inasmuch as there is no question upon the point that matters of party politics do not and cannot at this immediate junc ture enter into the discussion or determin ations of an assemblage called to consider and act upon matters having in view alone a substantial basis of government money. / Leading officials here are satisfied that ih the south, despite a wide area of free silver senti ment a deep rooted and augmenting sen timent favorable to "sound money” is be coming every day more manifest. Its de velopment in leading cities is very gratify ing to administration circles in this city and the Memphis de monstration, with its added conse quence of the attendance and endorsement of a leading member of the cabinet, Is re lied upon to greatly drive the sound money wedge into timber that needs cleaving. The utterances of Secretary Carlisle be fore the convention cannot but be of the gravest interest as directly representing the views of the President; but at the same time it is to be mentioned that another leading official, including several treasury men, will expound at proper times and pla.ee* and similar sentences to those that the liead of the treasury department may enunciate, thus bearing out the recent as sertion that an immediate movement in favor of sound money is to be inaugurated along tho whole line of political and busi ness action. The south is fait to be a ground where many good r> suite »r be achieved by clear, conservative state ■ments of the views of the administration on the important question of money values* and it is believed here that the further ance of ’“missionary work" in that direc tion will have a decided and immediate impetus from the national capital. There is no doubt that the sound money men in the south regard that section as a good battle ground. It is noticed, too. that the stiver men seem to appreciate the sit uation and they are making vigorous ef forts to commit their people to the silver idea. This has already been done in the Tennessee legislature through the in fluence of Senator Harris, an ardent free coinage advocate. The Texas legislature is also about to go on record for silver, al though even in that state the dispatches Indicate that the sentiment is not unanimous. In Missouri the same attempt will be made, while every one Is familiar with the fight that Is now being waged In Kentucky. In the latter state the crisis of the struggle will come at the democratic, state convention which is to be held on June 25, when the silver men will endeavor to secure *he adoption of a free coinage plank in the Mtate platform. This attempt will be com batted by the sound money men under the lead of secretary Carlisle, Representative McCreary and other friends of the admin istration. The result of the tight in Ken tucky will undoubtedly have a marked in fluence upon the sentiment in adjoining states and the fact that, the contest Is oy no means local in its consequences gives It an absorbing interest. IOWA FOR SOUND MONEY. A Conference Indorses the Financial Plnnk r Des Moines, la., April 24.—One hundred democratic leaders of the state and the Central committee held a conference here this afternoon at which the silver question was the. printdpal topic of discussion. Th-' reports as to the sentiment in different parts of the state, as well as the views of those present, differed widely and the de bate at-times became acrimonious, but the preponderance of "sound money" senti ment was hown by the final adoption of a declaration that “it is the sense of this conference that the two monetary metals Should be kept at • parity. To thia declaration was added at the re quest of 8 B. Evans, of Ottumwa, repre senting the moderate silver men, and with out objection from the antagonistic wing Os the party, the modification "without discriminating against either metal in the matter of coinage,” thus practically re affirming the national democratic mone tary* plank of 1892. The conference also voted tn favor of holding the state convention after the re publican convention, and the central com mittee accordingly this evening named Aug. 7 as the date, and Marshallton as the place. The date is a compromise, the ex treme silver men desiring an earlier con vention and the. extreme gold men a ven late one tn order to give them what they term the present "silver crate” time to exhaust itself. The conference was a representative one, so far as party leaders are concerned, although the free silver men declare that the rank and file of the party, wherein their strength lies, were not proportion ately represented and promise to make a better showing tn the state convention. When the question of the time for hold ing the state convention come up. the sound money men. Itsl by} W. W. Vi timer, of Pes Moines, delegate at large to th* last national convention, arrayed them selves in favor of a later convention tn order that the party members might be educated to an understanding of the cur rency question prior to tho convention. F. Q Stuart led the free silver men in favor of an early convention, while ex- Congressman Hayes, of Clinton, and Henry Vollmer, of Davenport, urged a Ist* convention and warned the party against yielding to free silver. They de clared that the Gorman-American voters of the state, and ♦•pecliUty the Mississippi elver counties, woufe. never be led into any indorsement of a depreciated currency. Mayor Vollmer declared that the demo erats lost the First lowa district at the last congressional election because of the popular fear that the party would come •ut for free silver. When a vote was finally reached on the question of whether the democratic con vention should follow or precede the rc £ubllcan convention, the advocates cf n. de convention won by a vote of (*■ to 3v Then W W Wilmer sought to reconcile the differences of opinion by offering a resolution favoring the maintenance of the money metals at a parity. A dozen free silver men objected to the considera tion of the resolution as an attempt to bind the party, but when a vote was forced only five went on record against it. Although the free silver men promise a fight, the result of to-day’s conference is taken to indicate that the lowa democrats in convention this year will endorse the national monetary plank of 1892, and the party leaders will Interpret it in accord ance with the views of the administration. A SPLIT IN THE IROQUOIS CLUB. The Sound Money Men, Howeever, Out number the Silverites. ' Chicago, 111., April 24. —After one of the most exciting meetings in its history, the Iroquois Club last night repudiated the democratic national platform of 1892 and the state democratic platform of 1894, and adopted a resolution which will re sult in the disruption of the famous democratic club of Chicago. At times the meeting resembled a ward conven tion. Charges of "bolters” and "traitors” to democratic principles were frequently Indulged in, several resolutions to post pone and adjourn were made and defeat ed, and President McConnell was fre quently compelled to beg the members to preserve order. The sound money men won the day, but at the expense of the democratic platforms, which their oppon ents forced them either to swallow or cast into the gutter. They chose the latter alternative and the meeting broke up in a state bordering on tumult. This is the original resolution which was adopted after three hours hot dis cussion by a vote of 48 yeas to 22 nays: "Resolved, by the members of the Iro quois Club, that it is inexpedient and unwise to open the mints of the United States to free coinage of silver; that it would be most unfortunate at this time, when signs of returning confidence and renewed prosperity are multiplying, that such an unwise and disastrous step should be taken. The neceesary effect would be to aggravate those industrial, commer cial ajid financial ills from which wc have but lately suffered, and to post pone indefinitely the advent of normal and prosperous conditions. The above resolution was introduced in the beginning of the meeting by S. S. Gregory. The stiver faction was ted by Joseph B. Mann, Charles Shackelford, ex-M w yor Hopkins, C. S. Darrow, Louis Hornt,.ein, E. B. Taman, Lawrence P. Boyle and others, who soon made it apparent that at least one-third of the seventy-five mem bers present were opposed to the gold standard. Mr. Shackelford began the fight by of fering as a substitute the silver plank in the national democratic platform of 1892. The sound money men voted it down. Then Joseph B. Mann submitted in irony a gold monometallist substitute. This was defeated. Ex-Mayor Hopkins offered as a substi tute the free silver plank in the Illinois platform of 1894. This suffered the fate of Its predecessors. Other substitute motions and points of order followed fast and furious, and it was not until nearly midnight that the session adjourned in disorder. CHICA~GO~FOR HONEST COIN. Four Out of Every Five Democrats Against Free Silver. Chicago, Hl., April 24. —President Rob bins and secretary Richards of the “Hon est Money League” section of the local de mocracy opened permanent headquarters for the league to-day in the Palmer house. From this headquarters canvassers have been sent out in full force to-day to search thoroughly the entire down-town section of the city and. secure the signatures of democrats to the league's declaration of principles. "My success is surprising,” said one of the canvassers to-day. “About four out of every five democrats I meet gladly signs the declaration. Most of those who don't sign base their refusal, not upon hostility to the gold system, but their lack of knowledge about the money question. They say that they have nbt studied the subject any yet and don’t rare to jump in the <Thr~hrn*at mwaey Jeagu* it s/ full •nets, ing or the executive committee heldglt the* headquarters to-day, - issued an address in the shape of a resolution to the demo cratic voters of the county appealing to them to abstain from participating in tho primaries to be held on May 3 and to en tirely ignore any action which may be taken on the monetary question at the state convention of the Democratic party to be hr Id in June. The calling of such a convention is declared to be a usurpation of power on the part 0 of the democratic state central committee, calculated to bring disaster on the party in Cook coun ty. The committee on public meetings of the league was directed to at once arrange for a mass meeting to be field in this city to give expression to the protest. The date of this meeting was fixed for Mar 3 the day the primaries are to be held. The idea of the sound money democrats is to cast discredit on the work of the dele gates to the Springfield convention as lacking legitimate authority. Signatures to the honest money declaration of princi ples are coming Into headquarters at the rate of 500 a. day. AGAINST FREE "COINAGE. Representative McCreary Says the Scheme in Absurd. Louisville, Ky„ April 24. Representative McCreary, in an interview to-day, said he was unalterably opposed to the free coinage of silver. His declaration was evoked by the free silver stand taken by Senator Blackburn. The representative says, in the course of a long prepared statement of his position and vote in congress: "I favor an. international agreement, consistent with sound busi ness methods, but to throw open the mints of this country to the world is simply preposterous.” The senatorial race is given a new in terest by the views of the aspirants for and against silver. The fight will be made on those Uries. AN ANTI-FREE COINAGE TAPER. It !■ to Be Started at St. Louis by Sound Money Men. Springfield, 111., April 24.—Judge A. A. Goodrich and Corporation Counsel John Palmer of Chicago, leaders in the anti free, coinage section of the Democratic party, are here, supporting to the fullest extent the project for the publication of the new democratic daily paper, to be called the Enquirer. They have been as sured by those interested that the paper will follow the platform of the national convention on the monetary question. The promoters will hold a meeting to make final arrangements next Saturday. Only one paper is to be started. A POLL OF LAWMAKERS. The Silveriten Ahead Among Those Heard From in Missouri. Sedalia, Mo., April 24.—A poll was taken by the Sedalia Evening Democrat to-day of sixty representatives and seventeen senators on the question: "Are you in favor of the free coinage of silver by the United States at the present ratio?” It showed the following result: Senators: Yes—7 democrats. 5 republi cans; no—4 republicans. House; Yes—24 democrats, 17 republi cans and 2 populists. No—l 4 republicans and 2 democrats. One republican and one democrat an swered that tha problem was too much for them. WILDE DENIED A POSTPONEMENT. The Court Fixes To-morrow for Be ginning His Trial. London. April 24.—The counsel for Oscar Wilde made application in the Old Bailey court this morning for the postponement of his clients trial. Taylor’s counsel, how ever. was desirous of proceeding and the prosecuting lawyer argued in opposition to a postponement, saying that Wilde has had ample opportunity to prepare for trial. The court refused to grant a post ponement and fixed Friday as the day for the trial. The sale of Oscar Wilde’s effects by auc tion upon the order of the sheriff is re garded as an indication that his pecuniary means are exhausts THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK): THURSDAY. APRIL 25, 1895. Prepare for Spring If you were about to journey to a warmer or colder climate yon would make careful preparations. Besides taking a supply of warmer or cooler clothing, as the case might be, you would thoughtfully select a stock of medicines as safeguards to keep you in good health. Purify Your Blood Now we are all about to change to a warmer climate, though not of our own volition, and what is more reason able than to take a reliable medicine to resist the debilitating effects of higher temperatures? Hood’B Sarsaparilla is just the medi cine needed. It thoroughly expels Hood’s Sarsaparilla from the blood the impurities which have accumulated during the winter, increases the appetite and improves the digestion, drives away that tired feeling and nervousness, and gives the strength and vigor without which we cannot appreciate beautiful Spring. It is The Spring Medicine 1 And the Best Blood Purifier. ENGLAND TO SEIZE pORINTO. THE TIME FOR THE PAYMENT OF ’ THE 875,000 EXPIRES TO-DAY. Nicaragua Absolutely Inable to Of fer Any Resistance—The Three War Ships Now In the Harbor There to Carry Out Englund’s Purpose. The Washington Government May Try to Induce Great Britain to Grant Further Time. Managua, April 24.—The British admi ral has notified President Zelaya that three days will be given to Nicaragua in which to comply with the terms of Great Britain’s ultimatum. This period will ex pire to-morrow. Failure to pay the indemnity will be followed by the seizure of the custom house at Corlnto and the * collection of the duties by British sub- j jects, presumably officers of the fleet de- ' tailed for that purpose. The note of the 1 British admiral contains a declaration I that force will be used to collect the money if opposition is made. Great ex citement exists. The government, it is . reported, .will refuse to pay the indemnity and will abandon Cori nto as a port of entry. The belief is general here that if Great Britain obtains possession of Co rlnto, she will continue to occupy it as she has occupied territory in Egypt and other countries where she has obtained a foothold. | London, April 24.—The Daily Graphic will say to-morrow under the caption, "A Martyr to Monroism:” "That the soil of the republics of the two Americas is safe from the trespasses of European powers, no matter how the subjects and interests t of th» latter may have, been outraged, has brtm" fjrlde .Wrui solace throughout her tempestuous career, and even although she stands alone, she will not desert so convenient a principle. Be fore sunset to-day perhaps counsels of a less heroic kind will prevail; but whether or not, Great Britain will by that time ] have taught Nicaragua and other states of ' Central and South America a lesson long 1 needed.” The Daily Chronicle will say to-morrow: i "It does not appear that he United States I are at all anxious to take a hand in the ' difficulty between Great Britain and Nic aragua. Everything is indeed well be tween us and the United States.” London, April 24.—At the foreign office it is officially stated that the three Brit ish warship® are in tho harbor of Corinto, Nicaragua, for the purpose of enforcing complhujce with the demands of Great Britain set forth hi the British ultima tum. , Washington, April 24.—Secretary Gres- 1 ham had a long interview with Sir Julian Pauncefotc, the British ambassador, this morning and also saw Minister Guzeman of Nicaragua, who communicated to him the intelligence 'he had from his govern- I ment. Very shortly afterwards, members ! of the cabinet, one by one, drove out to Woodley, the president’s country home, where a special cabinet meeting was held. The outcome of the meeting Is under stood to be that the administration is dis posed to use its good offices between Nica ragua and Great Britain so far as it con sistently can. President Cleveland feels that as matters now stand, the United States can do nothing except to request Lord Kimberley not to force a settlement of the indemnity within the next twenty four hours, but to permit a sufficient time to elapse so that Nicaragua may not be put in the position of being compelled to pay the "smart money” at the cannon's mouth. If the British foreign office shall agree to this, the incident will probably be closed within the next fortnight by a compliance on the part of Nicaragua with Great Britain’s terms. Those who understand the sentiment of the Nicaraguan people respecting this matter predict that Nicaragua will not pay the indemnity unless Great Britain ; pursues a more conciliatory course. The disposition of President Zelaya and his ad visers is strongly against paying the money under compulsion. To do so will, it is aid, result in the overthrow of the pres ent administration by the Nicaraguan people, who would even prefer that Cor into should be occupied rather than they should ba compelled to make a humiliat ing surrender. . Admiral Meade announced the arrival of the New York, Columbia and Cincin nati at Key West this afternoon. The At lanta and Raleigh, which left Colon with the fleet, are not yet reported. Unless thev have stopped somewhere along the Central American coast they should arrive at Key West to-night, being somewhat slower than the other vessels. London, April 24.—The Central News says that Rear Admiral Stephenson of the Pa cific fleet has received full instructions re garding his actions on the Nicaraguan coast, and is empowered, in certain con tingencies. to follow his own estimate of the necessities of the situation. Paris. April 24.—The Salvadorean agent ! here states that he has tried and failed to obtain from the British government any i modification of Great Britain’s ultimatum j to Nicaragua. The matter was confided to him to secure that result, he says, but he was not authorized to offer any com promise. PRODUCTION OF COKE. A Falling Off of 12,000 Tons Shown Last Week. Connellsville. Pa., April 24 —The coke production and ov.tput took another tum ble last week, the former being in the neighborhood of 12,000 tons less than in the week of April 13. Among the consumers there is still considerable uncertainty about the price of coke. It is intimated that the next move of the present coke j operators will be to put the circular rate of furnace coke up to $1.59 per ton. and ! proportionate advances will be added on ; the other grades. The Iron men look oa I this with disfavor. They say the present . rate of s!.&> should be established first. * Last week some sales were made as low ! as $1.29. The efforts to bring about a combine among the coke operators have not been dropped, but the same obstacles that were in the way when the matter was earnestly disw'ussed the early part of the year are still to be encountered. The cures accomplished by Hood's Sarsaparilla tell what it does more eloquently than any argument which ’ can be written. Read the frank state ment below: “ Last spring, on account of overwork and bad humors, I became very much run down. About June a scrofula bunch ap- peared on the left side of my collar bone. It was very sore continually, and after a time my left arm began to feel dis agreeable. In a short time it pained me nearly all the time. With that and the scrofula I w as in perfect misery all through the summer. I became so bad that my friends tried to me get to have a doc- tor, but I thought I would try Hood’s Sarsaparilla. I have taken five bottles and part of the sixth and am feeling like myself again. I have gained flesh rapidly The scrofula bunch and my lameness has all gone, and I feel like a new creature.” Miss Hattie M. Clark, Parkman, Maine. VALDOSTA’S NEWS BUDGET. Two Men Suffer Broken Bones—Death of a Former Snvannnhinu. Valdosta, Ga., April 24.—G. M. Boyd, of this city, fell from the roof of Moore’s mill here to-day and broke one of the bones in hls left ankle. Mr. Boyd was looking; after some work that was being done on the roof and made a misstep. W.- S. Finder, of this city, fell from a flat car at Cecil yesterday and sprained hl# hand very badly, His foot caught in one of the pockets which swing from the car, and he fell, while trying to get off the moving car. Albert Turner, of this city, died last night, after a complicated illness of sev eral weeks. Mr. Turner was well known In Savannah, where he formerly worked in one of the railroad offices. He was a young man full of energy and possessed of many fine traits. He was employed by the Valdosta Times at the time of his death. His funeral services were con ducted this evening at the cemetery. The fruit crop through this section bids fair to eclipse any other in the history of the country. The trees are literally bending under its loads, and the limbs will not be strong enough to hold the fruit when it gets larger. Pears will be plentiful, and it Is getting to be a serious question as to where all the fruit is going to be marketed. Prices during large crops have not been very high in the past, and with the tremendous yield reported from the entire fruit belt, farm ers may well begin to think about a prof itable way of disposing of it. The hog packing factory here will make a market for several thousand fat pork ers, and local statisticians assert that there will be from 2,000 to 3,000 hogs raised in this locality in excess of what has been the average before. Farmers may finrj it feedtiheir surplus fruit crops to the i* pm-fes jpjTv?'fin un profitable basis. At any rate, with the big fruit crop coming and plenty of pigs squeaking in the pens, the farmers are pretty well fixed for next fall and win ter. A revival service has been started In the Bapitst church he»re. Dr. J. D. Chap man of Hawkinsville is doing some fine preaching and large crowds have been at tending. Several real estate deals have been made this week and nearly every day there is a change in the ownership of property here. Two local syndicates which recently make important real estate deals are looking for big profits on their invest ments in the near future. BEEF PUT UP BY A COMBINE. Cattle on the Hoof Very Little Higher Than a Year Ago. Washington, April 24.—1 t Is understood that the developments thus far made in the investigation of the beef question, have almost convinced Secretary Morton that a combination has been formed for the purpose of putting up the price of beef. The secretary early in the history of the recent rise was inclined to attribute it to natural scarcity of fat cattle. Notwith standing the unusual advance in dressed meat, cattle on the hoof show a very mod erate increase In value, even less than it would seem natural to expect in view of the small receipts by comparison with a year ago. I Chicago, 111., April 24.—The live stock men of Chicago do not like the reports sent out by Secretary of Agriculture Mor ton, intimating that the high price of meat is caused by a combination of the stock men as against both the producer and consumer or meat. At a largely at tended meeting held at the stock exchange at the Union stock yards to-day, a long series of resolutions wefe. adopted and or dered telegraphed to Secretary Morton. The resolutions say the receipts of cattle at the four principal western markets for the current year are 270.000 head less than for the same, period of 1894. This alone is responsible for the increase in the prices of dressed beef. Statements recently sent out, charging that there is a combine or trust, are pronounced unjust, and the public is asked to withhold its judgment until the merit of the controversy can be investigated by the press. B’NAI BRITH. An Extra Session to Legislate on the Endowment Session. Montgomery, April 24.—The fourth day's session of District Grand Lodge No. 7, Independent Order of B’Nat Brith, was held to-day. The recommendations of the endowment committee, calling an extra session of the body to meet In Chattanooga or some where else to legislate solely on its en dowment system, was passed. J. Loeb of this city was authorized to go to Cin cinnati to gather data and consult act uaries to submit to the convention. Emi nent actuaries will be employed by the convention to solve the problem of en dowment. The proposition tG amend the consti tution so as to change the basis of rep resentation was reported adversely. The local lodge picnicked the conven tion at Jackson Lake, near here, this af ternoon, where all had a p’tasant time. On behalf of the grand lodge. Nathan Strauss of New Orleans was presented with a gold watch, chain and charm as a token or the esteem in which he is held for his long and efficient services as sec •retary. Wants a Divdree. Louisville, Ky., April 24.—Mrs. Mary Bullitt, formerly widow of Gen. Hansom, began suit to-day for divorce from her venerable husband. Col. Cuthbert Bullitt, on the ground of abandonment. She caused a sensation a few months ago by a similar suit, which was later withdrawn and their differences patched up for a tim£. A Noted Plunger Dead. Chicago. April 24.—Nathaniel S. Jones, the veteran speculator known in every wheat mart of the country as "Nat" Jones, one of the "Big Four" of bye-gone days, died at St. Joseph's hospital in this city to-night after lingering several weeks in a state of paralysis. RATES FOR MAY WEEK. Military Companies to Be Carried for One Cent a Mlle. Atlanta, Ga., April 24—At its meeting to day, by unanimous consent, the rate com mittee of the Southern States Passenger Association suspended the regular order of business and took up th© matter of rates for May week in Savannah. The rates granted arc 1 cent a mile for mili tary companies, within a radius of 300 miles of Savannah, and one fare for the round trip for the general public, the rate applying to points in Georgia, South Carolina and Florida, and also from Mont gomery, Ala. These rates are considered very favorable, and it is expected will help draw big crowds to Savannah during the celebration. To-morrow the committee will take up the matter of rates to the Atlanta exposi tion, base ball club rates and rates for a number of other events, and classes of business. The meeting to-day was the first held since the organization of the new associa tion. Commissioner Finley presided and nearly all the litaes in the association were represeted. Col. Wrenn of the Plant, and Messrs.Haile and Winburn of the Cen tral are here from Savannah. New rules for the association were formulated to day, and will be adopted to-morrow. It Is claimed by the members of the as sociation that the wars and rumors of wars in the passenger arena of the rail roads of the south will soon all be smoothed down and that harmony will be restored. COULDN’T FOOL THE LADIES. They Rake in SIO,OOO From the Ex position Management. Atlanta, Ga.,. April 24.—The lady board of exposition managers very forcibly dem onstrated to-day that they are very long headed on a business transaction. Sev eral days ago the exposition people in con junction with the Piedmont Driving Club, which owns a sit? inside the exposition grounds, conceived the idea of moving the woman's building from its present situa tion to the site of the house now occupied by the driving club and using the woman's building for a club house when the expo sition is over. The woman’s building is to be one of the costliest and handsomest on the grounds, estimated at $30,000. By of fering the ladies the use of their com manding site the driving club saw a pretty plan to get an elegant club house for nothing. When the scheme was placed before the woman’s board to-day they put in a demand for SIO,OOO if their building should be moved. The exposition people were somewhat taken aback, but the la dles stood out and finally raked in tha SIO,OOO. which they are to get in stock to be sold and the proceeds used for 'he women’s exhibit. A FINE FRUIT PROSPECT. Preparations for Canning Factories and Saw Mills. Lake Park Ga , April 24 —The presp n ts for the fruit crop are very flattering, peaches and grapes and strawberries promise to be abundant. Our farmers are contented and seem to care very little about a single or double standard. In spite of the fact that all vegetation was killed during the winter, our farmers are shipping vegetables and everybody has plenty of strawberries. • There is a small insect that seems to be preying upon the young melon vines, and in some fields are doing much dam age. Several farmers have reported melon blooms and young melons. Should nothing prevent tho melon crop will bq very heavy from this point. Several of our business men are devis ing plans for the erection of a canning factory. Negotiations are pending for the ,f*rec tifin of a large-.saw mill’* 'ttes place. Aa there are thousands of acres of the very best timbered lands that can be had, this new industry will add much to this town. PRISONERS SENT TO SAVANNAH. The Jail nt Macon Not in Proper Sanitary Condition. Macon, Ga., April 24.—Judge Speer, is sued an order to-day, transferring United States prisoners to Savannah for incar ceration. This action of the court was on account of the very poor sanitary con dition of the Bibb county jail at present, and the evidence thereto is the poor state of health of Dr. Roberts. Marshal Har rell reported to the court tha.t Dr. Rob erts’ health was constantly, declining, and that in his opinion it was' on account of the poor condition of the jail. Dr. John son was called in and gave It as his pro fessional opinion that the condition of the jail was responsible. Judge Speer then issued the order. The present poor sanl ta.ry condition of the jail is due entirely to the fact that it is being thoroughly re paired, and some of the sewerage is open. Dr. Roberts will be allowed to go home until he recovers his heailth. death of a Popular lately. Willacoochee, Ga., April 21.—Miss Aleph Peterson, a young lady about 17 years old, a daughter of Mr. Henry Peterson of this place, died of pneumonia yesterday, after an Illness of only three days. Miss Peterson was a member of one of the old- I est and most highly respected families in South Georgia. Miss Peterson was uni versally popular and her death has cast a gloom over the entire town and commu nity. On Trial for Murder. Macon, Ga., April 24.—Mills Barton, col ored, was put on trial in the superior court this morning for the murder of his wife over a year ago. The killing took place at a Nickel Club, and was prompted by jealousy. This afternoon the jury returned a verdict of guilty, with a recommenda tion for mercy. A Sufferer Cured “Every season, from the time I was two years old, I suffered dread fully from erysipelas, which kept .growing worse until my hands were almost useless. The tones softened so that they would bend, and several of my fingers are now crooked from th* 3 cause - t)n my hand I carry largo scars, which, but for AYER ’ S Sarsaparilla, would he sores, provided I was a hvc and able to carry anything. ' Eight bottles of Ayer’s Sarsaparilla cured me, so I have had no return of the disease for more than twenty years. The first bottle seemed to reach the spot and a persistent use of it has perfected the cure.’’—O. C. Davis, Wautoma, Wis. * AYER’S PILLS Promote Good Digestion, * * * result from use of fertilizers rich in potash. : Most fertilizers sold do not contain Sufficient | Potash to insure the best results. The results of the latest investigations of the use and abuse of potash are told in our books. , They are sent free. It will cost you nothing to read them, and they will save vou dollars. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 03 Nassau Street, New York. ROYAL ARCH MASONS. The Grand Chapter Opens Its Session at Macon. Macon, Ga„ April 24.—The Grand Chap ter of Royal Arch Masons met this morn ing at the Masonic temple In this city. Grand High Priest J. W. Taylor de livered his annual address and the usual committees were appointed, after which the meeting adjourned until 3 o’clock this afternoon. The most important feature of the meet ing will be the election of officers, which will take place at 10 o’clock to-morrow morning. Dr. Taylor, the present high priest, has already signified his intention of resigning, and will do so. Who will be his successor will not be definitely known until after the election. The royal and select masters were in session this morning, but they will hardly do any business of importance- until to morrow. The Masons, as represented in Macon to day, are as fine a body of men as one would wish to find, and the delegations are headed by some of the leading men of the state. BETRAYED BY HIS SUSPENDERS. A Negro Arrested for Murder on Strong Circumstantial Evidence. Augusta, Ga..', April 24.—Daniel Robert son was arrested in Augusta to-night, for the murder of Bland Watson in Aiken on March 12. On that date Bland Wat son, a waiter at the Steadman house, was found murdered in his room, and his clothing and S4O were missing. To day a brother of the dead man met Dan iel Robertson in Augusta and recog nized the suspenders of his murdered brother. He reported the- fact to the detectives and they found at a pawn shop a valise and clothing that belonged to the murdered man, and which Robertson had pawned. He was arrested, but claimed that he won the things in a game of cards with a tramp that he met on the road. The Aiken authorities have been notified of the arrest. Two other men are now in jail at Aiken for the murder, having been arrested on suspi cion soon after the crime. Robertson made admissions in his talk to Chief of Police Hood that leave little doubt of his guilt. A STORE BURNED AND BLOWN UP. Houses Shaken for Miles Around and the People Alarmed. Atlanta, Ga., April 24.—The little town of Ingleside, about seven miles from Atlanta on the Georgia railroad, was visited last night by a destructive fire, followed by a terrific explosion which shook houses for miles around. A large store, the postoffice and telephone building were totally des troyed by the fire, which is supposed to have been of incendiary origin. J. A. Allman, who owned the store and its contents, was prostrated by the shock and is to-day in a critical condition. While the fire was raging at its bight, there was a terrific explosion. A whole side of the store was hurled away. The shock was terrific, and was felt throughout the sur rounding community. Houses shook, and many were .-ifraid that they would fall. Those who knew nothing of the cause thought they were in an earthquake. One year ago Allman’s store was burned. Ho immediately rebuilt and within the year the store was robbed twice. The store burned as if it had been saturated with kerosene and It is believed that the fire was the work of incendiaries. EIGHT MURDERERS TO BE SHOT. They Killed a Wealthy Italian No bleman on His Ranehe in Mexico. St. Louis, Mo., April 24.—A special from the City of Mexico says the supreme court of the state of Oaxaca has affirmed the sentence of death passed by the district court against eight prisoners held for the murder of Count Manzano, a wealthy Italian nobleman, killed at his hacienda near the City of Mexico by robbers over a year ago. Three others, accused of com plicity in the assassination, have been re leased from custody. The case will now go to the first division of the court for final revision, after which the prisoners will be legally shot if nothing new is dis covered in the testimony. DEBS~TO WIN HIS CASE. Judge .Woods’ Contempt Ruling; to Be Knocked Out. New York, April 21.—A Chicago special to the Herald says: ‘‘A report from Washington reaches here that the su preme court will, in its decision of the Debs contempt case, reverse the decision of the lower court, made by Judge Woods, and grant the writ of habeas corpus asked for Debs and his associates, relieving them of imprisonment for contempt for disobeying the orders of the court. It is understood that the court stands either six to two or five to three in favor of Debs.” 1 A BANK ROBBED OF-$22,763. The Vault Entered While the Teller’s Attention Was Dlstraeted. New York, April 24.—The Evening Sun has a special dispatch from Plainfield, N. J., which says: "The directors of the First National Bank of Plainfield have made public a theft of $22,765, stolen from the vault on Monday. Cashier Frank 8. Runyon missed the money when he went to close the bank for the day. It was in two packages. One contained $20,000 In new bills and the other $2,765 in mutilated bills. It is believed that the robbery was the work of professional thieves, as during the afternoon a stranger came in and en gaged one of the tellers in conversation, leaving without having transacted any busin 388-2 WHISKY TRUST FINANCES. A Statement of the Business From Feb. 4 to March 33. Chicago, April 24.—The report of John McNulta, Edward F. Lawrence and John J. Mitchell, the receivers of the whisky trust from February 4 to March 23, was presented to the clerk of the United States circuit court at noon to-day. The report is confined strictly to a statement of the financial operations of the trust during that period. The .receivers say their gross receipts from all sources were $3,852,346; the expenditures were $3,669,839, leaving a balance of $182,508 in the hands of Receiver McNulta, when the other two resigned on March 23. GIOLITTI GAINS HIS POINT. Two of the Judgments Against Him Quashed. Rome, April 21. The court o’ cassation to-day quashed two judgments against ex- Premier Giolitti, charged with having ex tracted documents connected with the Banca Romar.a scandal. The ground of the action of the court was that the civil tribunal was incompetent to try Signor Giolitti upon the charges without the au thority of the chambers of deputies. This decision upholds the contention or Signor Giolitti upon which his appeal to the court k of cassation was made. OKEFINOKEE SWAMP. SOME ACCOUNT OF THE WORK CAPT. JACKSON IS DOING THERE. The Chief Canal Nearly Completed. Latent Canals to Be Built—The Wealth of Timber Discovered—A Great Saw Mill—How Southern Georgia Will Be Developed. Waycross, Ga„ April 24.—After three years of persistent effort, innumerable obstacles and enormous expenditures of money and labor, the Suwanee canal has been constructed, and it will be partly utilized for its original purpose by the last of May. An effort to derive some rev enue from it is now being made. It was my privilege last Saturday to be one of a party, epnsisting of Capt. Henry Jackson, president of the Suwanee canal; Dr. B. E. Fernow, chief of the forestry division of the department of agriculture, and Prof. W. S. Yeates, state geologist, « to visit Camp Cornelia, the headquarters of the company, and ride down the canal on the steam tug Cornelia. We left the camp at 11 o'clock in the morning. As the tug glided along, it gradually merged into the prairies and jungles ofHhe swamp. On the banks of the canal were families bus ily engaged in fishing for perch, bream and bass. Innumerable small Islands, covered with dense cypress forest, were seen on every hand. The cypress trees are draped in moss. The islands arc called • “houses,” and the forest affords a com fortable shelter for the weary hunters. The larger islands and meadows are called bays or brakes, and they arfe cov ered with cypress forest. The lakes are walled in by thick forests, and present a beautiful appearance. Pond lilies, magno- , lias and sweet bays grow in rich abund ance along the sides of the canal and in the lakes. Egretts, w r ild ducks, and swamp birds play in various directions and wild turkenys are seen running across the "brakes.” At a point eleven miles in the swamp the canal ended, although its further construction is in progress. Here and there along the canal are tributary canals branching out to the cypress forests. Five tributaries have already been con structed, and hundreds of miles of oth ers will be constructed in due course to all parts of the swamp. The canal is 45 feet wide, and from six to forty-two feet deep, Jhe greatest depth being through a sand ridge between Camp Cornelia and the St. Mary’s river. The dredges in use cost $60,000 and are run by electricity. Each dredge is operated by ten men. The average of work done in twenty hours by the two dredges is 500 feet. Sometimes a single dredge makes 450 feet in ten hours. The company owns over 300,000 acres in the swamp. There are four large islands on the property. They are known as Floyd’s, Black Jack, Mitchell’s and Billie’s islands. The main body of long leaf yellow pine is on these islands, and the average per acre is 6,000 feet. The timber is very fine. One bay, thirty miles long and fifteen miles wide, is palled Jackson’s Bay. It yields the , Iflnrst cypress wood in the south. Cypres* 1 is not the only timber to be had in the bays. The red bay,- one of the finest of finishing woods, is found in great abun dance. The company has erected a mam moth mill at Camp Cornelia. It has a ca pacity of 40,000 feet in ten hours. The canal will form a network through out the swamp, the average distance apart being 7,<ma) feet. Once in the canal the logs will be made into rafts and drawn to the mill by steam tugs. About one hundred operatives are in the employ of the company. They are under the man agement of S. T. Hawkins, superintendent of the company. The operatives are healthy, and they say that the swamp is entirely free from malaria. The company forbids the killing of alli gators In the swamp, because they are in valuable as scavengers, and the canal is kept remarkably clean by them. Capt. Jackson sand that he expected to have the swamp drained as soon as the mill began work. “We wild,” said he, "first get some income from the canal, and then we will look after the drain age. It will take only a short time to. finish the canal to the river, and we shall begin work on that part of the canal early next fall. Our plan is to utilize all the timbers we can in our own mill, and then furntah other mills with logs. We expect to receive an average of $lB a thousand for our timber delivered. When we begin moving the timber from the swamp, we shall begin shipping logs to other mills. The logs will be shipped via Folkston on our road, and thence on the Plant system to their destination. Our mill will be in operation in less than a month, and I expect to make a net profit on the canal of $50,000 by Jan. 1, 1896.” "The white sand here,” remarked Prof. Yeates, “is the finest for manufacturing glass that can be had anywhere. It is a beautiful quartz, and a sample of it should be on exhibition at the exposition." Capt. Jackson, in telling stories of his adventures in the swamp, mentioned his killing a wild boar by frightening him with nis gun. The report of the gun struck terror to the heart of the boar, and he fell into the water and was drowned. He said he spent two week’s in camp on Billie’s island, and became acquainted with a Mr. Lee, and his family, the only Inhabitants of the Island. Mr. Lee, he said, had long black hair, and a flowing beard. He said that when he mentioned the hair to Mr. Lee the old man said: ‘My hair use ter be long an’ purty afore the war, but when the war come erlong, the sogers cut all the hair off'n my hade.’ Mr. Lee’s family consists of a wife and thirteen children. They are all Illiterate. Mr. Lee goes to Folkston once a year to sell skins and hides of otter, coon and other game. Negroes regard the myste rious swamp in a superstitious Hght, and they cannot be persuaded to go in it un less they are protected by the presence of white men. The lightning bugs and jack o’ lanterns strike terror to their hearts, and many stories are told of their having seen hobgoblins and the like in the vicin ity of the swamp. "We are doing more,” said Capt. Jack ton, "for the development of this part of Georgia than is generally supposed. When we once get down to work our prosperity will affect the w’hole state, and especially Southern Georgia. When our road is completed to Brunswick arid Pensacola, we will have a direct opening to the At lantic and the gulf. The road will cause towns to be built along its lines, and gen eral development will follow. We will put into circulation hundreds of thousands of dollars every year, and other capital will be invested in this section on account of our enterprise. We have spent a fortune in developing our interests here. Charl ton county and Southern Georgia will l»e quickly developed when we get everything in working order.” Leighton W. Hubbard* JUSTICE JACKSON MUCH BETTER. He Will Leave for Washington May 4 to Hear the Tax Cases. Nashville, Tenn., April 24.—The health of Associate Justice Jackson of the Uni ted States supreme court has steadily improved since he came to his home, West Meade, six miles from this city, sev eral weeks ago. He Intends to leave for Washington about May 4 to sit with his colleagues during the hearing of the in come tax petitions. After the considera tion of the petitions Justice Jackson will return to his home and remain until the October term of court. His physicians says he may safely make the trip to Gia capital.