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FATAL EXPLOSION OF POWDER.
MANY LIVES LOST ON THE ISLAND
OF MAJOR I I.
Eighty Persons Engaged in Empty
ing Old Cartridges at Hie Time.
Powder Set Off by the Explosion
of One of the Cartridges—The Ma
sonry of the Town Walla and Sev
eral Houses Shattered by the Ex
plosion.
Barcelona, Nov. 25.—A terrible accident,
resulting In a sad loss of ’life, oectlrreh’
to-day at Palma, capital of the island off
Majoria, thirteen miles south of this city.
Eighty persons, most of whom were wo
men, were employed in emptying old
cartridges outside the walls of the town,
when one of the cartridges exploded.
There was a large quantity of powder that
had been taken out of the cartridges lylhg
about, and this was ignited by the dis
charge of the cartridge. A tremendous
expllslon followed, which shattered the
masonry of the town walls, which are ex
tremely thick, and did considerable dam
age to houses. What the exact loss of
life was has not yet been ascertained.
The bodies of seventeen dead have been
found, but it is feared that many more
are killed, their bodies, perhaps, haying
been blown to atoms, as a number of
those who were at work have not been
accounted for. Forty persons were seri
ously wounded and some of them wilt die.
Many of the dead and wounded were
found at considerable distances from the
scene of the accident, having been hurled
bodily through the air by the force ot
the explosion. Some of the dead were
terribly burned and mangled, so much so
In a number of cases, that identification
will be extremely difficult, if not impos
sible. An official inquiry into the cause
of the disaster will be held.
Barcelona, Nov. 25.—A later dispatch
from Palma states that the loss of life
through the explosion was far greater
tnan was stated in the first reports of. the
accident. It is known that thirty-seven
women and four men were Instantly kill
ed. Thirty-five women and five men were
seriously Injured, and of this number
twenty have since died.
PALMER Vi HIPS~PLIMMER.
The Flight Awarded Palmer on
Fllmmer’s Brother Entering the
Ring.
London, Nov. 25.—The fight between Bil
ly Plimmer and Palmer, at 112 pound#, for
a purse of 1,500 pounds, took place to
night. The referee stopped the fight in the
14th round, and awarded the battle to
Palmer, owing to Pliinmer’s brother en
tering the ring.
The fight took place at the Boling Broke
club. Both men fought fast from the be
ginning. The first and second rounds were
in Flimmer’s favor. The third, fourth, and
fifth were pretty even, neither man get
ting much the better of the other. There
after Palmer had the advantage in near
ly every round, and in the fourteenth
round when the fight was awarded to Pal
mer, Pllmrper was dazed by the pounding
Palmer had given him.
Another event on the programme was a
fight between White and McCoy, The lat
ter had the advantage in the first six
rounds. Then White picked up and won
the battle.
TURNING IN GOLD.
Patriotic Cltlsens Helping Out the
Treasury Department.
Philadelphia, Nov, 25.—1 n pursuance to
the cal) of Secretary Carlisle for gold, one
of the leading retail dry goods houses of
Philadelphia will ship SIOO,OOO of the yellow
meta! to the treasury department at
Washington to-morrow. The firm In ques
tion is making the shipment with the pat
riotic purpose of sustaining the govern
ment’s gold reserve, and they hope their
example will induce other business houses
hero to do the same.
New York, Nov. 25.—Tn pursuance to the
call of Secretary of tho Treasury Carlisle
for gold, ex-Gov. Roswell P. Flower to
day deposited $250 in coin which he gath
ered up in his house. Gov. Flower thinks
there is $400,000,000 in gold hoarded through
out the country.
AN ENGINEER KILLED.
The Locomotive and Tender Crush
Him tn a Jelly.
Birmingham, Alu., Nov. 25.—Engineer
Albert Zimmerman of the Kansas City,
Memphis and Birmingham railroad, was
killed in a wreck at Winfield, a small sta
tion, nine miles from here, at midnight
last night. He was in charge of an engine
pulling a coal train, and at Winfield tihe
engine ran into a switch, while the train
of cars remained on the main track. The
engine was thrown from the track and
was turned over, the tender and ono coal
car falling on Engineer Zimmerman,
crushing him into a Jelly. Five ears were
demolished. No one but the engineer was
hurt.
POPE LEO FAR FROM WELL.
He Suffers From a Chill mid Is Rack
ed by a Conijh.
London, Nov. 25.—A dispatch from Rome
to the Pall Mall Gazette says that the pope
was again ill this morning. During last
night his holiness had a chill and coughed
a great deal, but did not have any fever.
It Is feared that the condition of the pope's
health will necessitate another postpone
ment of the expected consistory.
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OrrEt ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys
tem effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
ooustipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effwts, prepared oniy from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
Popular remedy known.
’ Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50
cent bottles by all leading drug
giste. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wtehee to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
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CONVICTIONS ON DECOY LETTERS.
t ; t ; • V" •’ • *
The Supreme Court Renders a Decls-
. lion Covering Them.
WafSxlngton, Nov. 25.—A definition was
given by" the supreme court of the Uni
ted States to-day. of the meaning- of the
vyorrt and “deposited in the
mails I’'attained 1 ’'attained irti th§ statute impos
ing peiitHtioa fqf'ythe embezzlement of
■a, lettt>r.:-/i%nii the mails. It was an
pounced fry Mr. Justice *Brown in dis
posing. br ths case of George Goode; a
letter-carrier in Boston, convicted of ab
'.<ractihg a letter from the Roxbury
branch of that city and sentenced to. the
/peniteiitiary three years.. .From that
sentence an appeal was taken to .the su-
of the United States on the
ground (I)—A decoy letter with a fictitious
address to a person having no existence
and to a bouse that had no location, was
not a letter within, the meaning of the
law; and (2), that the letter in this case
was “deposited In the mail’’ within
the samd meaning.
Upon these points the court said in
their opinion that (1) a letter within the
meaning of the law was a package that
bore the outward semblance of a letter
and came into the possession of the de
fendant in his official capacity; (2) that
a letter was deposited in the mall, to all
legal intent, when it was placed In any
compartment ordinarily used for holding
mail at any stage of its progress from
the sender to the receiver. That it did
not reach the box from which Goode ab
stracted it in the regular channel had no
influence upon the quality or character
or the letter.
Os course, said the court, if it had been
dropped on the floor of the office or laid
upon a desk, it could not be said to have
been “deposited in the mail.”
The judgment of the court below was
affirmed.
UNFAVORABLE TO THE CANAL.
The N’lcHrngnu Commisslou’s Report
May He a Surprise.
New York, Nov. 25.—Ex-Senator Warner
Miller refused to-day to discuss the report
of the commission appointed by President
' last April to investigate and re
port upon the feasibility and expense of
construction of the Nicaragua canal,
which has just submitted the result of its
labors to the President.
A synopsis of the report shows that the
commission does not think the canal can
be built for the sum estimated by the com
pany—s6B,B93,66o. The provisional estimate
of the committee places the cost at $131,-
472,893. .
The report is aid to be unfavorable to
the canal Company, and certain features
of the plan of construction are declared
to be impracticable. But the commission
ers say that more time should be taken in
making physical and topographical exam
inations, and for that purpose they recom
mend art appropriation of $350,000. It would
take 18 months, they figure, to make the
necessary surveys and examinations, to
discover; If the plans adapted by the con
struction company are feasible.
London, Nov. 25.—The Daily News, in
its issue to-morrow, will comment! the
United States for the caution, displayed
in inquiring into the matter of the Nica
ragua canal.
MRS. COLT TO HAVE A DIVORCE.
Au Agreement Entered Into by the
Parties Interested.
providence, Nov. 25.—Mrs. Samuel P.
C£|t, who charged her husband, Presi
dent Colt of the Industrial Company, with
adultery, is to have an absolute divorce.
This has been agreed to by those who rep
resented thq different interests at the con
ference brought about after the collapse
of the adultery charges at the Jackson,
N. H., haring.
The divorce has been amicably agreed
to and will be sought from the Rhode Is
land counts upon the ground of refusal to
provide, dr something of that sort. Noth
ing seriously inimical to the respondent
will be alleged. The negotiations of the
past few days have resulted in a complete
settlement of the whole Colt family scan
dal, including an agreement to the with
drawal of the $200,000 suit against Million
aire James J. Van Alen for alienating the
affections of Mrs. Colt. Col. Colt will re
tain the family mansion in Bristol and the
money payment to the wife will be a sum
to be paid in full settlement and at once.
Both sides express satisfaction at the re
sult. Mr. Van Alen is said to have agreed
to the payment of a liberal sum, largely
to escape being dragged into court.
SALE OF THE M. AND N. G. ROAD.
The Property Brings fIHWI,BOO on the
Block at Marietta.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 25.—The Marietta and
North Georgia railroad was sold under
the hammer, at Marietta to-day, bringing
$956,500, by order of the United States
court. The property was bld in by Thomas
Carmichael, representing the Car Invest
ment Company of New York. It is under
stood that the road will become a part of
the Knpxvtile, Cumberland Gap and Chi
cago system after its reorganization. The
Marietta and North Georgia has been in
the hands of a receiver for three years or
more, and has had many ups and downs
in the courts, during that time.
Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 25.—1 t is believed
here that the Norfolk and Western bond
holders are behind the sale. Several offi
cials and attorneys returned late to-night
from Marietta, but they are unable to say
who is the actual purchaser of the prop
erty. ■ ,
; KICKING OVER AN OLD HOSS SALE.
Brunswick Buyers Sore on the South
ern Express Company.
Brunswick, Ga., Nov, .2a.—A breeze has
been raised on account of an "old hoss”
' sale held here by the Southern Express
i Company last Saturday, and fraud on
| the part of the company is freely alleged
i by piirehasers. Many paid good prices for
; trackages whose contents proved worth
less, and on© purchaser of a large amount
Stopped the payment of a check
glvsn tn exchange for purchases. Those
protesting Claim that the large amount
of valueless packages sold stamp the sale
as unfair. The company's officials here
are Indignant o>t the allegations, and
’ claim that every sale was of a bona fide
package received in good faith by the
company for shipment here and uncalled
for by the consignees. There la every
prospect of law suits growing out of the
sale. .
RADFORD’S IDENTITY.
It In Not Certain Yet That He in Als
. bnniM’i Defaulting Judge.
Washington, Nov. 25.—Little Is known at
the state department concerning the case
of Charles Radford, an American citi
zen arrested for murder tn the United
; States of Colombia, who is said to be the
defaulting Judge Randolph of Montgom
ery, Ala. Radford was charged with kill-
I Inga man named Charles Simmonds, at
Cail, Cauca valley, Colombia, according
i to the information received at the depart
• nient, and at last accounts was out on
bail. Cali is 500 miles from the nearest
United States consulate, and is not con
nected by railroad ot telegraph with any
place where there is a representative of
> this government. So the retorts to the
| department have been meager and very
I much delayed. It is said at the depart
( ment that no request for his extradition
! has been made on -the theory that his
I right name is Randolph.
ERIN’S SONS AND THEPOPE.
Cardinal Togue Issues a Pastoral to
Hie People.
Dublin, Nov. 25.—Cardinal Togue. arch
bishop of Armagh and primate of all Ire
land. upon the eve of starting for Rome,
i has issued a pastoral letter in which he
I declares that the pope never stood In
I greater need of the consolation and sup-
I pent of the Irish people than now. The
> cardinal censures the British ambassador
1 io Italy, Sir E. Clare ford. who. he
I also the representative of Ireland, rot
I havtug beflagged the British embassy- at
l Rome during the recent celebrations -in
i the Kalian capital. which sought to out
rage uoid insult the hsad of the church.
THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK): THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28. 185)5.
MANHATTAN DAY A SUCCESS.
ONE NATION AND ONE PEOPLE THE
SENTIMENT OF THE DAY.
The Parade From the City to the Ex
position Grounds an Imposing One.
Troop A, the Gate City Guard, the
Governor** Horse Guard and Over
100 Carriages and Tally-Ho
Coaches in Line—The Oratorical
j Exfyoises of an Interesting Char
acter.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 25.—Manhattan day
Will go down in history as one of the red
lett'er days of the Cotton States and In
,iernatlonal Exposition. It was celebra
ted with a go that was characteristic of
New York. In point of attendance, in
point of distinguished men and handsome
Women present, in point of interesting
ceremonies, the affair w’as a huge suc
cess. Mayor Strong of New York, Pres
ident Seth Low of Columbia College, J.
Seaver Page, the master of ceremonies,
and Troop A all won new laurels. The
distinctive feature of the occasion was
the absence of reference to wiping out
the issues of the past. The sentiment
which prevaded the whole affair was that
we are one nation and one people.
The parade from the city to the exposi
tion grounds was an imposing one. Over
one hundred carriages and a dozen tally
hos were in line and Troop A, the Gate
City Guard and the Governor’s Horse
Guard of Atlanta made a fine showing.
It was almost noon when the head of the
line reached the grounds. The sun broke
through the clouds which had obscured
its rays and the exposition buildings and
picturesque grounds were seen to the best
advantage.
The oratorical exercises took place in
the auditorium, which was crowded to
the doors. Afterwards there was a
luncheon at the Piedmont Club, a recep
tion by the ladles at the New York state
building and field sports by the members
of Troop A.
To-night there was a formal reception
given, by Mayor Strong and the New
York delegation at the Kimball house.
Several thousand invitations were issued
and the affair was one of the grandest
social functions in the history of Atlanta.
The procession made an imposing
spectacle. The mounted band of troop
A is a novelty here, and caused mucn
comment, as it led the black plumed
troopers through the city streets and out
to the exposition grounds. Following
them came carriages in which were May
or Strong, Hon. Seth Low, the orator of
the day; Mayor Schieren and Mayor-elect
Wurster of Brooklyn, President J. E.
Graybill Os the New York state commis
sion. Murat Halstead and 100 others from
the Empire state. Arriving at the grounds
the procession entered through the main
gateway and proceeded to the New York
state building. Although 11 o’clock was
the hour set for speech-making to begin,
it was nearly an hour later before the
exercises begun. >
President J. E. Graybill of the New
York state commission turnea over the
New York state building to the Manhat
tan committee for the day.
President Graybill, in his remarks, said
that so large and distinguished an au
dience was an inspiration, and that if he
had. no other incentive, one was supplied
when the wife of New York’s chief mag
istrate entered the room. Mrs. Strong
was not present and the mayor looked
puzzled a moment and then turned and
shook hands with Mrs. Horton, who sat
behind him, ana who had been mistaken
for the mayor's wife. This caused laugh
ter and applause.
Mr. Graybill said that at the end of the
exposition, the New York state building
will be tufined over to the Piedmont Driv
ing Club, as a token of the esteem and
appreciation of New Yorkers.
J. Seaver Page, the chairman of the
committee, accepted the custody of the
building, and acted as master of cere
monies. He introduced Rev. D. Parker
Morgan of the Church of the Heavenly
Rest of New York, who offered prayer.
Chairman Page then introduced Mrs.
Joseph P. Thompson of the board of lady
managers, who welcomed the ladies of the
visiting delegations. She was followed by
Mayor Porter King of Atlanta, who cor
dially welcomed the New Yorkers to At
lanta and paid a high tribute to the me
tropolis.
In introducing Mayor King, Chairman
Page said that in Brooklyn one could not
get a shave on Sunday, and in New York
one could not get a drink on Sunday, but
in Atlanta, he was told, that one could
neither get a shave nor a drink on Sun
day.
,r I would like to say,” said Mayor King,
about the suggestion that New Yorkers
have to go to Brooklyn for their drinks
on Sunday, and Brooklynites have to go
to New York for their shaves, that here
in Atlanta, if there are either Brooklyn-
Served in Two Wars J
THE GRIP ALMOST WON WHERE THS
BULLET FAILED.
« Our Sympathies Always Enlisted tn the
Infirmities as the Veteran.
{From the Herald, Woodstock, Va.)
There is an old soldier in Woodstock, Va.,
who served in the war with Mexico and in
the war of the rebellion, Mr. Levi Mclnturff.
He passed through both these wars with
out® serious wound. The hardships, how
ever, told seriously on him, for when the
grip attacked him four years ago it nearly
killed him. Who can look on the infirmi
ties of a veteran without a feeling of the
deepest sympathy? His townspeople saw
him confined to his house so prostrated
with (great nervousness that he could not
hold a knife and fork at the table, ecarcely
able to walk too, and as he attempted it, he
often stumbled and fell. They saw him
treated by the best talent to be hid—but still
he suffered on for four years, and gave up
finally in despair. One day, however, he
was struck by tho account of a cure which
had been effected by the use of Dr. Wil
liams' Pink Pills. He immediately ordered
a box and commenced taking them. He
eaye he was greatly relieved within three
days time. The blood found its way to his
fingers and his hands which had been pal
sied assumed a natural color, and he was soon
enabled to use his knife and fork at the
table. He has recovered his strength to
such an extent that he is able to chop wood,
ihock cora and do his regular work about
his home. He now says he can not only
walk to Woodstock, but can walk across the
mountains. He is able to lift np a fifty-two
Sound weight with one hand and save he
oea not know what Dr. Williams’ Pink
Pills have done for others, but knows that
they have done a great work for him.
He was in town last Monday, court daw,
and was loud in hie praises of the medicine
that had given him so great relief. He pur
chased another box ana took it home with
him. Ma Mclnturff is willing to make
affidavit to these focta.
The proprietors of Dr.Williams’ Pink Pills
state that they are not a patent medicine but
a prescription used for many years by an em
inent practitioner who produced the most
wonderful results with them,curing all forms
of weakness arising from a watery condition
of the blood or shattered nerves, two fruitful
causes of almost every ill to which flesh »
heir. The pills are also a specific for the
• troubles peculiar to females, such as suppres
sions, all forms of weakuess,ehronic constipa
tion, Dearing down pains, etc., and in the case
of men will give speedy relief and effect a per
manent care in all cases arising frem mental
worry, overwork, or excesses of whatever
nature. They are entirely harmless and can
be given to weak and sickly children with
the greatest good and without the slightest
danger. Pink Pills are sold by all dealers,
or will be seat post paid on receipt of price,
(50 cento a box. or six boxes for s2.so—thev
are never sold in balk or by the 100) by ad
dressing Dr. Williams' Medicins Uoudmit.
Scheaactady, Y.
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A MOST MERITORIOUS GRANT
MADE-.BY THE
United Sta tes
Government.
The fact that the Government owns all of
the Springs at Hot Springs, Arkansas. 1 , and
four beautiful mountains, containing sever 900
acres, which are forever reserved from sale,
may not be generally known to the public, and
the fact that the United States Government,
under grant, have permitted the world-famed
healing waters of Hot Springs, Arkansas, to be
used in the preparation of “Pura Blood,” must
meet the hearty approval of sufferers who
cannot spare time or expense to visit that
famous sanitarium, where sd many people
from alt over the world have been permas
nently cured of Rheumatism, Gout and all
Diseases of the Blood.
Those who cannot go to Hot Springs, Arkan
sas, can now have at home this same treat
ment, which has received ihe highest indorse
ment of leading physicians;
“Pura Blood’’ Is specially prepared at Hot
Springs, Arkansas, and is sold by all Drug
gists at One Dollar per bottle- Billups & Co.,
of 26 Cortlandt street, New York, are Sole
Agents, and they will send descriptive book
free to any address.
ites or New Yorkers who want either
shaves or drinks on Sunday, I will prom
ise them that the law shall not be rigidly
enforced while they are here.”
The mayor thanked the New Yorkers
foi’ the splendid representation that they
had sent to the capital city of Georgia.
He assured them that the gates of At
lanta were open and would remain open
as long as the New Yorkers chose to
stay.
An address by Mayor Strong followed
that of Mayor King. In its course, Mayor
Strong said:
“Manhattan day has been observed by
the citizens of New York since Nov. 25,
1785, as one of the gala days in the history
of New York and Manhattan Island. It
was on that day the British flag was low
ered upon Manhattan Island and the
soldiers and sailors of Old England left
our shores as a formal recognition of
American independence and left us in
peace, quietude and poverty. (Laughter).
“On Manhattan day our starry banner
was raised to the top of the same flag
pole upon the Battery, from which an in
stant before an English flag had been
loyvered. This is the significance of the
day we celebrate. This is the reason we
selected this of all other days during your
exposition as the proper one for the rep
resentatives of New York to visit Atlanta
and call it Manhattan day. With us it is
a legal holiday, and as pur citizens cele
brate its observance the heart of every
member of every financial institution ot
the city of New York beats in sympathy
with the little colony of New Yorkers
that is here to-day and sends greetings
to you for the magnificent enterprises that
you, (he people of Atlanta, have origina
ted and brought to such a magnificent cul
mination.”
“The general criticism upon the people
of this great country, and I have no doubt
it is a fairly just one, is that we are the
greatest consumers and the greatest
spendthrifts of any nation in the world.
But, my fellow citizens, we are also the
greatest producers of any nation in the
world, and the very genius of our citizens
is not only to produce every known fab
ric necessary for our use, but every arti
cle that ingenuity can invent or skill con
struct for our comfort, our pleasure and
our advancement.
“It is a well-knov/h fact -that we produce
about one-twelfth ©f all the manufactur
ed articles in the world, and that in the
advanced march commercial,
interests and the igeneral improvements
of the world, we have be
come the largest- commercial
nation upon the globe. Our Inland ship
ping and our inland freights amount to
nearly as much as the inland shipping
and inland freights of all Europe com
bined, and the genius and motive power
of these great enterprises, commercial,
financial and otherwise, is fully exempli
fied right here on these grounds in Atlan
ta at this time. The progress of civiliza
tion is marked, not by conquest, but par
ticularly by commercial enterprises, and,
therefore, the great commercial city of
New York salutes fair Atlanta to-day as
one of the brightest in the galaxy of stars
that illuminate the southern skies. (Ap
plause).
“And now, gentlemen, I am not going
to dwell upon the past, or hardly refer
to it. We cannot change it, but we can
control, to a degree, the future, and begin
from this day a new era, and therefore
speaking not only for myself, but the
citizens whom I represent, I extend to
you, one and all, a hearty welcome to
visit New York, which already embraces
among her citizens a hundred thousand
or more of southern extraction, and as
sure you a hearty welcome and cordial
hospitality and full measure of affec
tion.” (Hearty applause.)
Hon. Seth Low, president of Columbia
college, then delivered the oration of the
day.
Several train loads of New Yorkers left
for the north to-night, but most of the
visitors remained over for the reception
at the Kimball house to-night, and for
further sight-seeing at the exposition.
The special train from Brooklyn left at
midnight. The party go byway of Chat
tanooga, where a stop will be made to
morrow for a visit to Lookout moun
tain.
The Kimball house was crowded with a
brilliant throng this evening. It was pro
fusely decorated with flowers. There was
a formal presentation of citizens of At
lanta to Mayor Strong, and others of his
party, followed by dancing and a colla
tion.
The reception tendered to the New
York delegation at the Kimball house to
night was one of the most brilliant social
functions of several seasons in Atlanta.
Nearly one thousand people, comprising
the social leaders of this city, of neigh
boring cities and the many visitors of
prominence who are here, were present.
Mayor Strong and the reception commit
tee received in th? parlor. The Kimball
was smothered with tropical decorations.
A massive design in smilax, roses and
cotton bore the inscription in letters of
fleecy staple, “United. Atlanta, New
York.” It was a brilliant occasion. After
the reception, dancing was indulged in
in the two spacious ball rooms. An ele
gant dinner was served.
CAROLIXA’S COMVKXTIOW.
All But Two Article* of the Cenatl
tution Now Completed.
Columbia, S. C., Nov. 25.—The constitu
tional convention has now completed all
but two articles of the constitution. This
afternoon the article on corporations was
completed and to-night the article on edu
cation was given its final reading. The
fight in behalf of the higher educational
Institutions was renewed, but things were
left as they were in that regard. Senator
Tillman got through the following, which
will give the opponents of the dispensary
law a hard point to attack when a fight
against the law comes before the people:
“All the net income to be derived oy the
state from the sale or license for the
sale of spirituous, malt, venous and in
toxicating liquors and beverages, not in
cluding so much thereof as is now, or
may hereafter be allowed by law to go to
the counties and municipal corporations
of ihe state, shall be applied annually in
aid of the supplementary tax, as provid
ed for in the sixth section of this article;
and if, after such application, there
should be a surplus it shall be devoted to
public school purposes, and be apportioned
as the general assembly may determine;
provided, however, that the said, itipple
mentary taxes shall only be levied when
the profits aforesaid, and from the sale
or license for the sale of alcoholic liquors
or beverages are not sufficient to meet
and equalise the xieflcieneles for which
the said supplementary taxes are pro
vided.”
There are now only the articles on the
legislative and judicial departments yet
to be considered, together with a few or
dinances. The members of the conven
tion expect to finish theif work by to
morrow night and leave at 7;3D a. m.
Wednesday, to spend the balance of th©
week at the exposition, coming back here
ratify the constitution next week* -
STEVE CLAY IN' A SQUABBLE.
HE REFUSES TO RECEIVE A CHAL-
LENGE TO FIGHT A DUEL.
VV. S. Cjieiiey, a of Marleith,
the Man Anxiond to Meet Hie Chair
man of the State Democratic Exec
utive Committee on the Field of
Honor—A Remark. Made by Mr.
Clay a Year Ago at the Bottom of
the Trouble.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 25.—Meagre details
of an impending duel between Hon. A. S.
Clay, chairman of the state derriocratic.
executive committee, and W. S. Cheney
of Marietta, were received in the city this
afternoon.
Mr. Cheney is an attorney at law and
the inception appears to have been due
to Mr. Clay’s charge in the court house
a year ago that Attorney Cheney was
representing a client that he had no right
to represent. Since that time both men
have been at outs, the bad blood between
them growing more and more bitter as
time passed and new aggravations are
alleged to have arisen.
Last Friday, according to the informa
tion received here, Mr. Cheney sent a note
to Mr. Clay, by the hand of his friend,
N. A. Morris, requesting that he should
meet him outside the state, to continue
the correspondence. There had previous
ly been some hot correspondence between
the two gentlemen.
This morning, it appears, Mr. Clay and
Mr. Morris met in the postoffice at Ma
rietta, and Mr. Clay then informed the
“friend” of Mr. Cheney that he would
not receive any communication from him,
nor pay any attention to his former note.
Mr. Clay it is understood, will prepare
a statement of the affair for publication
to-morrow. He would not discuss it to
day. There is not a more personally pop
ular man in the state of Georgia than
Steve Clay. He counts his loyal friends
by the hundreds.
A SOUTH GEORGIA NEW WOMAN.
She Resides Near the Great Okee
flnokee Swamp.
Waycross, Ga., Nov. 25.—There have
been stories upon stories written about
the new woman, but this one from Pierce
county, down on the Okefinokee swamp,
introduces a new phase of woman’s
achievement. Miss Lydia E. Smith, the
heroine of this story, resides at Fort
Mudge, on the Way cross Short Line to
Jacksonville. She liv£s by herself on her
own farm, and with the help of an hired
man, cultivates, harvests and markets
her crops.
Miss Smith is about 6 feet 6 inches high
and of slender form. She is about 35 years
old, one would judge from her looks, al
though on, this point she was reticent
when questioned recentOy by the Morning
News correspondent. Miss Smith has a
20-acre farm. She harvested more than
150 bushels of cox-n and three bales of cot
ton this year. .
“Do you raise sugar cane?” asked the
correspondent. “Yes,” said she, “and I
raised on one acre tnis year enough cane
to make 480 gallons of syrup, besides S3O
worth of cane that I sold.”
“A woman riding a bicycle is a sight
that I saw for the first time to-day in
Waycross,” said Miss Smith, “and it 1b
a down-right shame.” She had read of
women wearing bloomers, and she said:
“The very idea of a woman with no more
modesty than to wear ‘pants’ and strad
dle a bicycle! It is a disgrace on the name
of woman.”
“Is it true that you are an expert with
the rifle and that you have killed several
bears?” asked the newspaper man.
-“I am a good shot with, the rifle,” said
she, “but I have never beeh on bear
hunts, and so never had the privilege
of getting a shot at bruin. Somebody has
circulated that report on me because I
am a woman that looks after my farm
and have to ride horseback over the
place with my rifle on my shoulder. I
carry my rifle sometimes to kill hawks
and crows. I often come across a covey
of quails or partridges., and in such an
event I rarely ever fail to kill a few of
them. Don’t let on to the paper that I
have passed sweet sixteen, said Miss
Smith, as she took leave of the correspon
dent.
GEORGE WASHINGTON’S WILL.
The Document Kept in an Iron Safe
in the Fairfax County Court House.
Washington, Nov. 17.—At Fairfax Court
House, Va., about twenty miles from
Washington, in the custody of the pres
ent clerk of the county, is the will of
George Washington, penned in his own
firm and legible handwriting, and just as
well preserved to-day as on the day it
was drawn up. Under a law of the state,
the will belongs to the descendants of
Washington, and tne clerk of Fairfax
county is the only person who can re
tain it in custody. Os all the writings
and correspondence of Washington, none
is more interesting and unique than his
will, and none is guarded more closely
or is more liable to injury or theft than
this document. The state department
has made no attempt to secure it, proba
bly because of the early laws of Virginia,
which direct that it must remain at Fair
fax. Washington’s other writings have
been gathered and compiled, and are now
stored away in the archives ,of the de
partment. No unusual care has ever been
taken to preserve the will, and twice it
has come near being destroyed, onqe by
the old court housb catching fire, and
again ‘when some relic hunter came
within an ace of stealing it. Efforts were
made at the time of the Philadelphia
centennial and previous to the world’s
fair to secure the paper for exhibition,
but the clerk declined to allow it to go
out of his possession.
Fairfax. Court House is a small village
of 350 inhabitants, and since the days
when Mount Vernon came into Washing
ton's hands it has remained the county
seat of Fairfax county. The old court
house and the clerk’s office are upward of
100 years old. and have all the character
istics of buildings of that period. An or
dinary iron safe holds the will, and any
interested person can see it who applies
to the obliging clerk. A few years ago a
wooden box, twelve inches square, of
walnut, with the top fitted with a glass
pane, was made, and in this the will was
deposited. No one has ever opened it
since then, and no one will be allowed to
by the present clerk. The will years ago,
was torn practically in two, but every
piece is retained and pasted carefully to
gether. Washington’s hand, is as bold tn
his will as in other of his early papers,
and the ink Is as black as though It were
used a month ago.
The document consists of about one
dozen pages, the size of legal cap of the
present aay, exclusive of appendices, in
which Washington gives a detailed state
ment of every article he possessed, down
to calves and sheep. His entire personal
estate at thte time of his will was made
is put down at about $532,000, which prob
ably made him the richest man in the
state at that time. His belongings con
sisted of bonds, stocks, tobacco, large
numbers of cattie, sheep and horses, to
gether with his vast estate, practically
all of which he willed to Mrs. Washing
ton. The present clerk of the county says
that few people ask to see this will, as
they believe it is in Washington city.
Not only the will, but other rare papers
papers of Washington, deeds, tax receipts
and state papers, are also held by the
clerk. One great folio alone contains en
tries regarding Washington’s transac
tions with the county officers, many of
which show that he had given so many
hogsheads of tobacco in payment of cer
tain taxes.
A NEW COTTON FACTORY.
It is to Be Erected at East Taunton
at a Cost of £400.000.
Taunton, Mass., Nov. 25.—Plans have
been perfected for the erection of a 40,-
(X»-spindle (fancy goods) cotton mill at
East Taunton, the capital stock of the
company to be $400,0®. The mill will be
in charge of one of the leading manufac
turers in New England, and the plant
will be run by steam power, with reservs
enough for a No. 2 mm-
Please Pay particular attention to
these few lines—they may interest you.
Pond’s Extract is so universal a remedy
that you know of it and its uses well,
but so many crude imitations are on the
market, that a warning against the use
of anything but the genuine Pond’s
Extract is necessary. Pond’s Extract is
absolutely pure, antiseptic and anodyne,
and may be used with safety and efficacy,
externally or internally. Accept nothing
but the genuine with buff wrapper.
NORTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE.
Tlie Appointments for the Ensuing
Year Announced.
Elberton, Ga., Nov. 25.—The North Geor
gia Methodist conference held services to
day in memory of Revs. H. H. Parks, W.
F. Smith, R. J. Harwell and T. S. L. Har
well, which were very touching.
They held warm places in the hearts of
their brethren. Dalton entertains the
conference next year.
The bishop next announced the appoint
ments for the conference year after a
talk about the grandeur of the opportu
nity of preaching the gospel.
The appointments are as follows:
Athens District, W. P. Lovejoy, Presid
ing Elder —Athens, First church, W. R.
Foote; Athens, Oconee Street church, S.
R. England; Athens, Whitehall and mis
sion, J. M. Sewall; Athens circuit, J. L.
Ware; Watkinsville, J. J. Ansley; Win
terville, J. R. Lewis; Lexington, A. J.
Hughes; Greensboro, T. C. Betterton;
Greene circuit, J. S. Askew; White Plains,
J. B. Holland; Norwood, E. B. Rees;
Crawfordville, J. W. Bale; Washington,
A. W. Tuillan; Broad River, R. B. O.
England; Little River, B. E. L. Timmons;
Oglethorpe mission, J. E. Russell.
North Atlanta District, W. F. Cook,
Presiding Elder—Atlanta, First church,
J. S. Hopkins; Payne Memorial, R. P.
Martyn; Grace, T. R. Kendall and M. S.
Williams; Merritt’s Avenue, P. A. Heard;
St. James, T. R. McCarty; St. Luke’s, W.
S. Stevens; North Atlanta and Decatur
street mission, E. M. Stanton; Edgwood,
H. J. Ellis; Epworth, S. B. Ledbetter;
Fulton circuit, M. H. Edwards; Marietta,
A. C, Thomas; Smyrna, D C. Brown;
Cobb, J. P. Burgess; Acworth, M. D.
Smith; Woodstock, W. O. Butler; Can
ton, W. H. Cooper; Bolton, E H. Ward;
Birmingham, J. A. Butts; Walesca mis
sion, J. S. Embry; editor Wesleyan Ad
vocate, W. F. Glenn; agent Preachers’
Aid Society, C. A. Evans; president tech
nological school, I. S. Hopkins; Rheln
hardt College, J. S. Embry and S. W.
Rodgers.
South Atlanta District. J. W. Heidt,
Presiding Elder—Atlanta, Trinity, J. W.
Roberts; Walker Street, J. H. Eakes; St.
Paul’s, S. H. Dimon, Park Street, J. B.'
Robins; Asbury, W. J. Cotler; St. John’s,
J. F. Davis, Jr.; Kirkwood and East At
lanta, W. L. Pierce; South and West At
lanta mission, F. S. Hudson; East Point,
J. A. Reynolds; Jackson, J. M. Bowden;
Fayetteville, R. A. Seale; Inman, G. W.
Thomas; Flovilla, W. T. Hamilton; Man
chester, J. W. G. Watkins; Jenkinsburg,
B. Sanders; Morrow station, L. P. Neace;
McDonough, J, A. Thurman; Locust
Grove, T, R. Kendall, Jr.; agent orphans'
home, H. L. Crumley; conference colpor
teur, E. R. Cook.
Augusta District, J. F. Mixson, Presid
ing Elder—Augusta, St. John, W. B.
Steadier; St. James, L. G. Johnson; St.-
Luke, J. T. Richardson; Asbury, W. Dun
bar; Broadway, W. L. Wootten; Wood
Lawn, E. A. Grays; Richmond circuit,
F. B. Cantrell: Grovetown, J. V. M. Mor
ris; Appling, H. W. Morris; Harlem, M.
L. Trovner, Jr.; Thomson, J. M. Lowery;
Messina, P. P. Brown; Warrenton, R. F.
Eakes; Culverton M. H. Eakes; Sparta,
W. R. Branham; Hancock, W. A. Farris;
Milledgeville, J. S. Bryan; Baldwin mis
sion, G. D. Moses; Baldwin, G. W.
Griner; Payne Institute, R. L. Campbell;
Carrollton district, A. W. Williams; Car
rollton, G. W. Duval; Bowden. W. G.
Crowley; Whitesburg, O. L. Kelly; Car
rollton circuit, W. T. Irvine; Douglass
ville, D. J. Myrick; Douglassville circuit,
W. Jones; Austell and Lithia Springs, S.
A. Harris; Tallapoosa, J. S. Jenkins;
Roofville, N. H. Mcßreyer; Buchanan,
J. T. Robins and B. S, Searcy; Powder
Springs, F. W. McClesky; Temperance,
A. G. Shankle; Villa Rica and Temple,
F. "Walton; Draketown, W. L. Singleton;
Glenn, J. S. L. Sappington; Hutchinson
High School, O, L. Kelly.
Dahlonega District, M. L. Underwood,
Presiding Elder.—Dahlonega, G. D.
Stone; Lumpkin, supplied by A.
G. Ledford; Cleveland, F< R.
Seaborn; Clayton, supplied by A. Sears;
Blackville, E. G. Dunegan; Ellijay, A. D.
Echols; Jasper, Loy Warwick; Dawson
ville, L. D. Coggins; Clarksville, W. C.
Davis; Young Harris A. F. Num; Blue
Ridge, J. G. Logan; Turnerville, mission,
W. R. Stillwell; Porter Springs, J. C.
Cowan; Young’s Cave, mission, supplied
by T. C. Hughs; Ball Ground, J. R. Er
win; Yung Harris College, W. F. Robin
son; Blue Ridge School, J. F. Logan.
Dalton District, H. J, Adams, presiding
elder—Dalton, First church, B. F. Fraser;
Hamilton Street church, M. M. Wal
raven; Whitfield, W. R. Kennedy; Trion,
J. F. Davis; Spring Place, W. G. Hanson;
Murray, F. L. Church; Fairmont and Pine
Lodge, H. B. Trammell and J. A. Sharp;
Calhoun, C. Quillion; Adairsville, W. E.
Tarpley; Lillion, N. A. Parsons; Subllgna,
J. N. Myers; Summerville, J. E. Rosser;
Broomtown, W. A. Parks; La Fayette
and Chickamauga, A. B. Weaver; Ken
sington, J. A. Quillian; Ringgold, J. W.
Gober; Tunnel Hill, G. L. Chastain;
Kingston, W. T. Bell; Dalton Female
College, G. K. Orr; Fairmount ’ High
School, J. A. Sharp; Sunday School
Agent, P. L. Stanton.
Elberton District, J. P. King, presiding
elder—Elberton, J. H. Mashburn; Bethle
hem, W. F. Colley; Bowman, T. A. Gib
son; Hartwell, C. Jackson; Hartwell mis
sion, J. D. Turner; Royston, F. J. Mash
burn: Carnesville, J. W. Stife; Lavonea,
W. A. Simmons; Toccoa, M. H. Dillard;
Avilon, J. C. Atkinson; Danielsville, F.
R. Smith; Jefferson, J. R. Speck; Harmo
ny Grove, N. A. Jamison; Llncolton, H.
F. Branham; Maysvilles, W. T. Hamby.
Gainesville District, M. J. Cofer, P. E.
—Gainesville, G. W. Yarbrough; Gaines
ville circuit, J. H. Little; Hall circuit, A.
M. Pierce; Flowery Branch, G. P. Gra
ham; Buford, C. V. Weathers; Chestalee,
mission, J. M. Fowler; Cumming, J. E.
Rosie; Winder, J. D. Milton; Gwinnett,
mission, H. B. Pace; Lawrenceville, J. E.
England; Logansville, W. C. Fox; Mon
roe, Ford Mcßee; Snellville, mission sup
plied by S. H. Braswell; Norcross, W. B.
Dillard; Alpharetta, G. W. Morgan; Ros
well, H. M. Strozier; Bolton, mission, W.
E. Arnold; Dacula, T. J. Edwards.
Griffin District, W. W. Wadsworth, P.
E.—Griffin, First church, T. J. Christian:
Hanbiter, mission, H. B. Mays; Orchard
Hill, J- L. Loyall; Milner, A. B. Pope,
Zebulon, E. K. Akin; Concord, J. W. Tay
lor; Barnesville, W. W. Brensfield; West
Monroe, T. H. Tilmans; The Rock, A.
Lester; Culloden, H. T. Edmondson;
Thomaston, F. G. Hughes; Forsyth, C.
C Cary; Forsyth circuit, J. R. McClosky;
Senoia, W. M. Winn; Upson, mission, J.
W. Hunt; Jonesboro, L. M. Lyle; Hamp
ton, F. P. Spencer.
La Grance District, J. T. Gibson, pre
siding elder—La Grance, W. F. Quillian;
West Point, B. P. Allen; West Point cir
cuit. W. H. Speer; Hogansville, L. S. Ed
wards and W. A. C. Baker; Grantville,
H. M. Quillian; Newnan, J. A. Timmer
man; North Coweta, F. G. Golden; Turin,
H. R. Daniels; Franklin, L. H. Green; :
Palmetto and Fairburn, W. J. Wood; Pal
metto Circuit, J. F. Balis; Greenville and
Trinity, C. S. Owens; Mountville, E. C.
Marks; Chipley, T. J. Warlick; Penn
Mountain, R. C. Cleckler; Woodbury, A.
S. Harris; La Grange Female College, H.
L. Smith.
Oxford District, Walker Lewis, presid
ing elder—Oxford and Midway, H_ W.
Joiner and J. E. Dickey; Newborne, A.
C. Cantrell; Social Circle. J. L. Moon';
Madison, P. M. Ryburn; Morgan, J. L.
Lowe; Shadydale, O. C. Simmons; Cov
ington Circuit, H. L. Embrey; Eatonton,
K. B. Allen; East Piitnam. W. T. Cald
well; West Putnam, <3- 8. Wright; Monti
cello, J. N. Snow; Monticello circuit, J.
£>. A. Grogan; Dorsey, J. L. Pattillo; CMn-
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{Front, U. &. Journal of Medicine.)
Prof. W.H. Peeke,who makes a specialty of Epilepsy,
ias without doubt treated and cured inore cases than
uiy living Physician; his success is astonishing. We
lave heard of cases of 20years’standingcured by him.
He publishes a valuable work on th is disease which he
sends with a large bottle of his absolute cure, free to
iny sufferer who may send their P.O. and Express ad
iress. We advise anyone wishing a cure to address,
?rof. W. U. PEEKE. F. I).. 4 Cedar New York.
JOHN SCREVEN, JR.,
Rice Broker and Miller, Savannah,
Ga., solicits consignments of Rice
and offers for sale fresh Rice Flour.
All business given careful and
prompt attention.
®DDid 9 T l!o persuaded to
aIUU B buy something
else in place of Old Reliable
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Successors to B. N. PIKE,
SOLE DISTILLERS.
ton, G. W. Farr; Covington, J. M. White;
Conyers, J. W. Quillian; Lithonia, C. L.
Patillo; Stone Mountain and Clarkston,
J. Spier; Decatur, R. W. Bingham; Emo
ory. College, W. A. Canler, M. Calloway,
J. S. Moore, J. Magath, H. S. Bradley and
J TC Dickoy
Rome District, L. F. Pierce, Presiding
Elder—Rome, First church, S. R. Belk;
Second church. W. T. Hunnicutt; Third
church, C. M. Verdell: North Rome, J. A.
Sewell; West Rome, A. H. S. Bugg; East
Rome, A. A. Tilley; Cave Spring, L. W.
Rivers; Cedartowm, J. M. Tumlin; Cedar
town circuit, J. L. Eakes; Rockmart, L.
P. Winter; Dallas. C. C. O Neal; Floyd
Springs, J. W. Bailey; Emerson, J. Leak;
Cartersville, A. J. Jarrell; Piedmont In
stitute, E. W. Bullinger.
MILLS’ APPEAL DISMISSED.
A Decision at This Time Would Ba
Too Late to Benefit Him.
Washington, Nov. 25.—“ This court does
not sit to try moot cases, nor to decide
abstract questions,” said Mr. Justice Gray
to-day in the supreme oourt of the United
States, and for that reason ho announced
that the appeal in the case of Lawrence P.
Mills vs. W. Briggs Green must be dis
missed. This was a proceeding growing out
of the election of members of the consti
tutional convention in South Carolina,
Mills asking a writ of injunction to pre
vent Green from removing his (Mills)
name from the list of voters. The circuit
court of appeals reversed that action and
the order filed was dismissed since the ap
peal was taken to the supreme court from
that judgment an election has been held
and a constitutional convention was now
in session. No relief could be afforded
Mills by a decision at this date, and that
being the ease the appeal must be dismiss
ed without cost to either party.
THIS SNAKE HAS DIPHTHERIA.
If It Has as Much Throat as It Seema
to Have, the Disease May Go Hard
With It.
From the Indianapolis Sentinel.
A strange addition to the numerous
diphtheria cases prevalent in this city
was reported yesterday by Inspector
Jones of the health department. The
story of the case and the manner In which
it was discovered Is vouched for as being
absolutely true both by the city sanitarian
and the Inspector.
Yesterday Mr, Jones was sent to 374
South Capitol avenue to remove a diph
theria placard from the residence of
Christian Schissel, who lives at that
place. Mr. Schissel is a sawmaker, who
was for a long time connected with a side
show. Some little ones in his family
have been suffering with the plague, and
the inspector, thinking that it was about
time the disease had spent itself, went to
the house to remove the card. “I have
got a new patient in here,” said Mr. Schis
sel, beckoning Mr. Jones into the room.
The Inspector went in, and was startled
to see a lazy-looking boa constrictor about
nine feet long fall out onto the floor.
“Here is the patient,” said Mr. Schissel.
The inspector did not stop to feel Its pulse
or to examine the languid gleam in the
reptile’s eye. In fact, he made some
hasty tracks toward the door. Mr. Schis
sel, however, to prove his statement, had
Mr. Jones come in while he pried the
snake’s mouth open. There, sure enough,
was a heavy coat of mucous extending
down in the snake’s throat. It was a
regular diphtheria mucus, and the snake
seemed to be quite sick from it. Mr.
Schissel stated that he had dosed his
patient freely, but apparently without
avail.
The inspector tore off the placard, as
he could think of no ordina.nce requiring
him to quarantine snake diphtheria. The
proprietor of the house informed him that
he had sixteen more likely reptiles about
the premises, and the probabilities that
the others would have to be taken down
with the disease has about induced the
health board to petition the state civil
service association for the privilege of
appointing a snake inspector.
SOCIALIST HOUSES SEARCHED.
The Police Make a Raid and Seize
Many Documents.
Berlin, Nov. 25.—Acting under orders
from the authorities, the police to-day
made a search of the residences of a
number of socialist members of the Reich
stag and other leaders of the social demo
cratic party, for proofs that breaches of
the law had been committed. The search,
resulted in the discovery and seizure of
a large number of letters, and the min
utes of the proceedings at several social
ist meetings. The houses of eighty so
cialists of prominence were visited and
searched, including the residences of Hw
ren Bebel and Singer, the socialist lead
ers in the Reichstag. It is expected that
similar searches will be made In the cities
and towns throughout Prussia. It is sup
> posed that the aim of the authorities is
to destroy such records of the recent elec
tions as they may be able to find, in an
effort to paralyze the connection between
the local organizations and the central
executive body of the socialist party.
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