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NO DANGER OF EXHAUSTION.
THE NAVAL STORES BUSINESS A
PERMANENCY HERE.
Factors and Operators Have Chang
ed Their Opinions Recently aid
Many Believe That the Territory
is Practically Inexhaustible—The
'Present Year’s Receipts the Larg
est Known—The Operators Have
Not Taken Warning by Low Prices
and Continue to Extend Their Op
erations.
From the Morning News, March 9.
Naval stores men have ceased to calcu
late upon the yield of the Savannah naval
stores territory, and the length of time It
Is likely to continue.
Three or four years ago naval stores men
generally predicted that the crop of the
current year was the largest it was pos
sible to produce from the territory, and
that the time must soon come when the
naval stores men must seek other fields
and Savannnah would have to seek other
business to replace the loss.
When the annual receipts of naval stores
at this port reached I,<MX),OOO packages in
1893, the day was considered a red letter
one In the history of the board of trade.
It was said then that the annual receipts
at Savannah could never exceed that
figure to any extent, and that in a year or
two receipts would begin to decrease and
prices to Increase correspondingly.
The naval stores men have changed their
minds now. They begin to think that the
Savannah territory Is practically inex
haustible, and that with the new territory
■which Is being added every year, the pros
pect is that the receipts will go on Increas
ing as they have done for the last several
years. Every year since the one men
tioned.has seen the receipts pass the one
million mark at an earlier date than dur
ing the preceding year until now the
reaching of that figure excites no special
comment.
The receipts this year are the largest
known In the history of the trade, being
nearly 300,000 barrels of spirits and about
1,100,000 barrels of rosin. The receipts of
spirits are about 20,000 barrels
more than at the same date of the previous
year. The receipts of rosin, while larger
than at the same date last year, are not in
proportion to the Increase of spirits, due
it is claimed, to the very low prices, which
the product has been bringing for some
time past. The naval stores year ends
April 1, but the new crop Is coming on ear
ly this year, and receipts from the new
crop will probably begin to come In before
the end of the present fiscal year.
A naval stores man who is thoroughly
familiar with this territory was approach
ed on the subject last night. The prospects
for the coming year, he admitted, are that
the crop will be even larger than the large
crop of this year.
“There has been a great deal of new ter
ritory taken up,’’ he said. “The Increase
has been chiefly In Florida, where about
forty new farms have been opened up.
Some new territory has been taken up in
Georgia, and instead of giving up the old
farms the operators are working them
over, and extending their operations fur
ther back into the woods. There appears
to have been a general movement on the
part of to increase opera
tions in spite of the low prices which have
prevailed. There can be but one result,
and that Is a still larger crop, and lower
prices. The naval stores business Is a
permanency in Savannah. I was one of
those who a few years ago, predicted that
the territory would soon t be ex
hausted. I have formed' a different opin
ion now and gone to the opposite ex- !
trem»> I believe now that the territoi;.
is pr'irtloally hit Ui.in.d ib!e
perfw estimate that there are 31i,wo.'’"'
acres ot virgin territory In Georgia and
Florida still untouched, and 1 believe i
this estimate Is not far from the truth.
A great deal of this territory is inacces
sible at present, but as the railroads are
extended and the country roads Improved,
new territory is brought in reach of the
operators every year. Another thing
that convinces me that the business is
a permanency in Savannah is the fact
that old farms which were worked out
fifteen years ago are now being worked
over again. The old trees have recupera
ted, and some new trees have grown
up. Wherever the saw-mills have not cut
away the timber the old timber can be
■worked over again, though, of course,
the yield Is not so great as with the vir
gin timber.”
"In Southern France, where the turpen
tine business has been conducted for
many years, the methods are very differ
ent from those In vogue here. The waste
ful methods of the southern operators
•would be regarded with horror by the
French. Turpentine producing trees are
valuable property in France, and the
orchards, as they are called, are worked
for fifty years or more. A small silt only is
made In the tree the first year, and this
is lengthened from year to year, and other
•llts made until after many years the
trunk is marked all the way round with
elita, each several feet in length. The
eap is caught in metal receptacles, which
results In producing a better grade of
rosin than by the Georgia method. If
any of the terpentine men ever visit Eu
rope, the turpentine forests of Southern
France might afford them some informa
tion as to lengthening the time of produc
tion, and the methods of economy In gath
ering and handling the product.
A BIG YEAR FOR FRUIT.
The Georgia Peach Crop Expected to
De the Largest Ever Known.
From the Morning News, March 9.
Maj. G. M. Ryals has just returned from
Worth county, where he visited the large
orchard of the Ryals Orchard Company,
six miles from Tifton, on the Georgia,
Southern and Florida railroad. The com
pany has 300 acres In peaches.
Maj. Ryals predicts the biggest peach
crop in Georgia in years. The trees of the
Ryals Orchard Company are all young,
having been set out last year, but some
of them will begin bearing this year. Maj.
Ryals found the orchard in fine condition.
Tifton is the center of the peach sec
tion, and growers are jubilant over the
prospects of this year’s crop.
“The recent cold weather Is believed
to have assured the crop beyond perad
vanture." said Maj. Ryals. "The trees
had not budded sufflclentiv to be injured
by the cold, which prevented them from
putting out as early as they would have
done. Unless there Is an unusually severe
cold spell now the crop will be bo'th early
and large."
Maj. Ryals says that tho orchard busi
ness is on the increase in that section of
Georgia. New settlers are moving in and
putting out new orchards all the time and
tho work of making Georgia the leading
peach-growing state of the country is go
ing right ahead.
The Savannah truck growers also have
bright prospects before them. Mai. Ry
als says. The acreage around Savannah
Is not as large this year as last on ac
count of several truck growers having re
moved elsewhere. This will decrease the
output slightly, but means just so much
lass competition for those still in the busi
ness. The last cold wave did very little
damage, as there was little gtuff above
f [round to be hurt by it. Cabbages were
njured some, but not to any extent. Po
tatoes were not up then, and are just
beginning to show alxjve the ground now
Spring peas were cut down, but are com
ing out nicely now. Beans and cucum
bers are just being planted. Tomato
plants are still in tneir beds and under
cover, but will be set out shortly. The
truckers have a good crop of lettuce and
have been selling some In the local mar
ket. Maj. Ryals will begin to ship let
tuce to-morrow.
—Royalists of France will flock to Rouen
this month to attend the sale of the relics
of Ixnils XVI, now iu possession of the
family of Mme. lx» Besnier, the grand
daughter of I>* Olery. the king’s devoted
valet de chansbre. They include a robe
used on the night of his death and the
napkins used at communion on the mem
orable Jan. 21. Tile relics have always re
mained in the possession of the De Clerys.
Spring
Medicine
Is 80 important that you should be sure
to get THE BEST. Hood’s Sarsapa
rilla has proven its unequalled merit by
its thousands of remarkable cures, and
the fact that it has a larger sale than
any other sarsaparilla or blood puri
fier shows the great confidence the
people have in it. In fact it is the
Spring Medicine. It cures all blood
diseases, builds up the nerves and
gives such strength to the whole system
that, as /one lady puts it, “It seemed to
make me anew.”
If you decide to take Hood’s Sarsa
parilla for your Spring Medicine do
not buy any substitute. Be sure to get
HOOD’S
Sarsaparilla
KENTUCKY’S DEADLOCK.
Dunlap Withdraws His Contest for
Kauffman’s Seat.
Frankfort, Ky., March 10.—The body of
the late Senator Weisslnger was shipped
to Louisville at noon to-day, senators and
representatives escorting it to the depot.
It was said that political attacks grow
ing out of his position in the senatorial
race, had much to do with Senator Weis
singer’s death.
The joint session convened at noon with
agreement that only three members,
Messrs. Adams, Baird and Poore, should
vote for senator on the forty-sixth bal
lot. These voted for Messrs. Boyle,
Blackburn and Pettltt. All the other
members sat in silence while their names
tgere called. The president announced
that no quorum had voted, and the ses
sion adjourned until noon to-morrow.
In the Senate this morning Mr. Goebel
proposed an amendment to the rules which
will be adopted to-morrow. It oils the
toboggan already prepared for republican
senators who must go If democrats are
unseated in the House. It provides that
the clerk shall put all motions on appeals
from the chair and otherwise provided for
Intermediate consideration regarding the
right of a senator, to his seat
The republicans were much surprised
this afternoon by the announcement that
W. G. Dunlap had withdrawn from the
contest for Mr. Kauffman’s seat. The let
ter of withdrawal is final on the contest
case It will also have an important bear
ing on the senatorial situation. If Mr.
Kauffman had been turned out the repub
licans could have elected a senator with
the vote of one populist. Now they will
i have to have the votes of both of them.
It makes the election of a senator impos
sible, because Mr. Edrlngton will continue
to vote for Blackburn.
At midnight everything indicates that
there is trouble ahead to-morrow in the
1 joint assembly. St. John Boyle, the re-
I publican nominee sor T senator, .and his
I managers were in caucus with Speaker
Blanford and a large number of republi-
I can members of the House until nearly
midnight, and it was decided to push the
contest against Representative Kauffman,
dem., as though Mr. Dunlap had filed no
letter of withdrawal. The republicans
claim that they will vote as a unit, and
having a majority in the House will un
seat Mr. Kauffman before the joint bal
lot for senator to-morrow. Both sides
are making ready for the fight in earnest
and sensational developments are looked
for In the contest when the joint assembly
convenes at noon.
Warning to Brides.
They had just returned from their
honeymoon.
Os course, when George settled back in
his old-bachelor apartments with this in
nocent little sweetheart flitting about him
like an ever-present deity, he did not feel
like stirring oht of the house for three
days, but contented himself billing and
cooing to his heart’s delight, telling him
self over and over again he was the most
happy man in the world, says the New
York World.
On the fourth day he thought he must
?o down to the club and see a few old
rlends and give them his advice on mat
rimony, painting it in glowing terms.
When he got back it was nearly time for
dinner, and as he came into the darkened
hallway the sweet little bride greeted him
with ns much enthusiasm as if he had
been on a cruise to South Africa, and had
just escaped with his life. "And oh! darl
ing!’ rippled on the little bird, fluttering
about him so prettily, "I have just been
working as hard as ever I can. I have
tidied up your musty-smelling old library,
you know, and all that, and I am sure
you will scarcely know’ the place.”
George’s heart stopped beating for an
instant. "Yes?” he said, weakly.
"Yes, indeed, dearie. 1 cleaned up your
desk and burned up a lot of old bills for
wino and stuff that you bought to sell on
commission, I supi>ose ”
George's eyes grew glassy.
" and all the drawers I drew out, and
a whole lot of musty old letters tied
with lavender ribbons, written to your
uncle and grandfather, I suppose, and
full of the most terrible gush Imaginable,
I burned ”
George felt himself falling against the
wall.
“ and your nasty old yellow meer-
schaum pipe I threw out Into the ash bar
rel. and then sent out and bought a nice,
new one for 20 cents ”
George was struggling with his coat
again and feeling for his hat.
“Then 1 collected all the actresses’ pic
tures that the horrid things had written
on the back with gush to some of your
horrid club friends, 1 suppose, and burn
ed them in a. pile ”
George was staggering from faintness
toward the door
" and wound up by ” But George
had thrown open the door and was bound
ing down the brownstone steps two at a
time, as if fleeing from the wrath of the
evil spirit, not daring to hear what the
wind up of his calamities was. Half an
hour later he was seated in the club win
dow.
"Is marriage a failure, George?” asks
one of his old pals, noting his preoccupied
and moody air.
“Oh, no; not as long as a man can keep
his wife from becoming addicted to the
house-eleaning mania during the honey
moon," sadly murmpred poor George.
ENGLAND AND VENEZUELA.
No Negotiations tn Progreai Between
Their Ministers.
Washington, March 10.—Frequent reit
eration tn London journals, apparently
with a view to distracting attention from
the Venezuelan boundary dispute, that
negotiations are in progress between the
I British ambassador amt Venezuelan miu
| later at Washington to dispose of the
Uruan incident, has again received an un
; qualified denial from both diplomats con
cerned, although conceded on all sides
that at some subsequent time at the in
stance of Great Britain, a compromise
may be effected through amicable media
tion, which would remove any obstacle
that may exist to the resumption of rela
( tions between the two countries as pre
liminary to the arbitration of the boumla
■l ry dispute upon the linos suggested
1 I by the United States, such arbitration to
I be entirely independent of the high com
i* mission, alt hough supplemental to its
labors
THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK): THURSDAY', MARCH 12, 1896.
•
“ I was all broken down in health,
so weak and nervous I was hardly
able to be up. I had severe pains in
my side, and headache. I would often
have to stop when going up-stairs on
account of palpitation of the heart.
I had no appetite and a distressed feel
ing in my stomach. I resolved to try
Hood’s Sarsaparilla. I took two bot
tles and have not had a spell of sick
headache for four months, feel well,
work all day and eat heartily. My
friends remark how well I am looking.
• I think all nervous, ran down people
► ought to take it, especially nursing
t mothers.” Mrs.S.Ashworth, Eaton f O.
POLITICS IN THE STATE.
Candidates in the Field and News
paper Talk on Party Policy.
Four candidates have been announced
for the legislature in DeKalb county.
Hon. J. W. McCurdy of Stone Mountain;
Col. W. J. Houston, and Capt. William
M. Morrison of Decatur, and W. B. Hen
derson, who was defeated last year.
It is learned at Macon that there is a
movement on foot among the members
of the democratic executive committee
to hold the second state convention in
Macon some time during August, pro
vided the one-convention idea is aban
doned, which is reported probable.
Thomasville Times-Enterprise: The con
spiracy hatched in Atlanta to deprive
the democracy of Georgia of the privi
lege of Indorsing the national platform of
the party when it is enunciated at Chi
cago, certainly will not commend the
scheme to the members of the state ex
ecutive committee.
Gordon county is entitled to the senator
in the next legislature from the forty
third district. Hon. O. N. Starr of Gor
don county is mentioned for the Senate,
and his county is practically a unit for
him. J. B. Gordon is also spoken of, but
it is not believed that he will become
a candidate should Mr. Starr consent to
enter the race.
Col. Tom Chappell of Muscogee may
make a canvass for the senatorial nomi
nation in his district in Solicitor Price
Gilbert’s interest, Col. Walter Woodall
making the race for the legislature, coup
led with some other strong man, in the
same interest, as against Messrs. Little
and Miller, who favor Col. Charlton Bat
tle for the solicitorship.
Abbeville Exponent: The democratic
state committee is composed of men of
too much intelligence and patriotism to
cause dissension and strife in the dem
ocratic party in Georgia by declaring for
one convention in presidential years. The
members cf the committee know that
such action on their part will hopelessly
divide the party in the state, and they
are too pure and patriotic to deal the
party such a blow.
The fight for the legislature in Spalding
has shown 5 some curious turns. When
Col. T. R. Mills formally entered the race,
it was practically understood that Capt.
David Bailey and Judge Walter Beeks had
determined to offer. These gentlemen,-and
several others who were "in the hands of
their friends,” have concluded not to try
it. So Col. Mills has the field to him
self. The impression seems to have aris
en, however, that Col. Mills is the candi
date of the free coinage men, and unless
he can clear his skirts of the suspicion
he will have opposition.
Dr. W. P. Burt is the first to announce
his candidacy for the legislature in Sum
ter county.
Mayor B. G. Rawlings of Sandersville,
who is also a member cf the legislature
from Washington county, has decided to
seek election to the solicitor generalship
of the Middle circuit.
Judge Phil McClesky of Cherokee will
contest with Col. Tom Lewis of the same
county for the honor of representing that
district in the state Senate. There seems
to be no opposition as yet to Col. Frank
Simpson for the democratic nomination
to the House.
The Third district is one of the biggest
in the state. It starts just across the
Ocmulgee in Twiggs, and its western
boundary is washed by the waters of
the Chattahoochee as it sweeps the bor
ders of Stewart. Judge Crisp has repre
sented it for seven terms, so for the first
time in fourteen years its citizens will en
joy the novelty of a congressional fight.
Judge Crisp’s announcement that he
will not stand for re-election to congress
for the Third district has started a pretty
fight in that bailiwick. Two candidates
are certain to announce before long; Sen-
Lewis Macon, and Judge
Allen Fort of Sumter. Among other pos
sib.litles are Col. Duncan of Perrv, Judge
C. C. Smith of Hawkinsville, Col. Dud
ley Hughes of Danville. Col, Pope Brown
of Hawkinsville, Col. Jim Dupree of Mon
tezuma, with many counties still to hear
■ from.
THROWN FROM HER HORSE.
Mrs. Robert McLaughlin Serioualy
l Injured nt Thunderbolt.
, From the Morning News, March 9
Mrs. Robert McLaughlin was seriously
i Injured while horseback riding at Thun
’ dcrbolt yesterday morning. Her fall was
‘ due to the slipping of her saddle girth,
. and a sudden start of her horse, just
J as she was nearing the crossing of the
' | Coast Line railroad and the shell road to
j Thunderbolt.
> ; Mrs. McLaughlin was pitched from the
’ I horse headforemost, her head striking on
■ one of the railroad crossties with consid
erable force. The force with which she
j struck left a deep gash upon her fore-
I head, and she was entirely unconscious
I for pome time thereafter.
Motorman C. D. Best, who was nearing
1 the place with his car. ran to her as
sistance and picked her up. She was
taken home by her brother, Mr. Pass
• who came up a minute later. Dr. George
H. Stone was called and dressed the
wound. He said it was quite a serious
one, but he could not tell now badly she
t was injured until after she has recov-
> ered from the shock. She was resting
. quietly last night, and her friends hope
, that she may readily recover from her
injuries.
Mrs. McLaughlin is a daughter of Mr.
. Randolph Pass, who lives at Thunder
. bolt, very near the place where the accl
. dent happened. She was only recently
married to Mr. McLaughlin.
—“l’ve got a personal letter from the
editor of the Houston Bugle," remarken
• the editor of the Galveston Trombone,
I laughing heartily.
> “What is there funny about it?” inquired
the manager.
» “He calls me an ass and signs it ‘Yours
fraternally.’ "—Texas Sifter.
THE NEWS IN GEORGIA,
Gathered From Correspondents and
Exchanges.
Another newspaper will be established
at Blue Ridge, with J. M. Hackney as
editor.
The four team base ball league is almost
a settled fact. Griffin, Americus and Ma
con have agreed to join Columbus in the
league, and arrangements are now being
made to get the league in working order
at the earliest possible moment.
The Cook house, more recently known
as the Commercial hotel, at Fort Gaines,
has been sold to Col. R» F. Turpinseed
and will hereafter be occupied as a resi
dence. There is talk on the streets of a
stock company building a new brick hotel
at an early date.
The city council of Thomasville, being
confined by the charter of the city to
the taxation of only 50 cents on the SIOO,
are endeavoring to raise revenue for the
demands of the city in every other way.
They have increased in several Instances
the specific license, and added a large
number of new industries to the list.
The bronze medals have been received
by Secretary Lewis for distribution among
those who won that award during the
Atlanta exposition. They will be immedi
ately distributed. Within a few days the
gold and silver medals will be ready for
distribution. These will be sent direct
from Philadelphia to the exhibitors. Cer
tified orders will be sent out to exhibitors
by the exposition company and these will
be placed with the makers of the medals.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: A remarkable
and weird case of traumatic catalepsy
was exhibited here Tuesday in the case
of Lun Jackson, a negro youth. In a diffi
culty which he engaged in with another
negro, King Patterson, last Saturday
nignt in Alabama, about thirty miles
from this city, Lun Jackson was hit on
the top of the head a terific blow with
a hickory stick and the skull crushed
in. He was knocked senseless by the
blow and when picked up, showed a re
markable state of rigidity throughout his
entire, frame. Every muscle was tense
and stiffened. Lun could be stood on end,
but he could not be bent. His tongue was
stiff and every word he strove to utter
froze on his rigid palate. His very ex
pression, one of insensibility, was of cast
iron. It was a case of traumatic catalep
sy. Far from improving, his condition
grew rapidly worse and more rigid and
his father decided to bring Lun to Colum
bus for medical inspection. He arrived
on the afternoon train, the father car
rying his unbending boy under one arm
in search of a doctor. The cause of the
trouble was immediately ascertained by
the physician. The skull had been badly
fractured and a piece of the bone pressed
down upon the brain, causing paralysis
and bringing about the catalepsy. The
joints had also swelled and the whole
body been affected by the depression. The
skull was trepaned and the depression re
moved. The good effect was seen almost
immediately in the change that came
oved the boy. The rigidity began to dis
appear, the tense nerves to relax and the
whole body to limber up. The paralysis
soon disappeared, and when last heard
from, Lun had regained the power of
speech and most of his former activity.
He will recover.
The bids on the water works and electric
light bonds of Dublin were purchased by
R. B. Sperry & Co. of Baltimore, they get
ting the whole issue of $25,000..
The Georgia Quincy Granite Company
of Macon has been awarded a contract by
Louisville, Ky., for 75,000 Belgian blocks.
The Macon company won the contract
over a large number of competitors.
M. R. Emmons, one of the leading
clothing merchants in Rome, has disposed
of his large business interest to J. W.
& A. B. Watters, who have taken charge
of the concern. Mr. Emmons has been
very successful in Rome, and will prob
ably remain there.
Walter Bozeman, a son of F. M. Boze
man, who lives near Bronwood, was
forced to kill a crazy «egro Wednesday.
The negro haft a large ft On bar in his
band, and was threatening to kill every
one he met. He attempted to enter Mr.
Bozeman’s house and threatened to kill
the entire family. He had torn all of his
clothes off and was roaming the country
at large.
It is- reported that the general head
quarters of the Georgia Loan and Trust
Company will soon be removed from
Americus to Atlanta. The company has
strong eastern and foreign connections.
A large amount of this business is done
in Middle and North Georgia, and it is
for this reason that the proposition is
made to transfer the general offices and
headquarters to Atlanta,
One binding provision of the charter
of Rome is calculated to inspire extra cau
tion among councilmen. That is that the
members of the council are made individ
ually liable when they fall to make the
Income meet the appropriations made by
the council for the expenses of any year.
If the council, as a body, appropriates
more money in advance than is realized
from the revenues of the city, then suit
may be brought against the members in
dividually for the forthcoming of the cash.
There is a strong current of public opinion
in favor of the creation of a police com
mission for Rome, so as to remove the
police department from political influ
ences.
The residence of Sam Fleisher of Al
bany was visited by a burglar at an early
hour Thursday morning. It was about
2 o’clock when the members of Mr.
Fleisher’s household were awakened by
loud, frightened screams from Miss Millie
Fleisher’s room. To her father, who im
mediately ran to her, the young lady de
clared that she had been awakened by
the presence of a man in the room. He
was evldetly feeling about in the dark
ness, when his hands came in contact
with Miss Millie’s person, instantly awak
ening her. A search revealed the fact
than the burglar had escaped through a
window. It was discovered that a lot
of new silver forks had been taken, be
sides a quantity of clothing and a couple
of little vaults of the Albany Trust and
Savings bank, in which were about sl2
belonging to Mr. Fleisher’s two little sons.
A half dozen of Mr. Fleisher’s shirts which
the burglar took were subsequently found
under the house.
Washington Correspondence Morning
News: A. J. Newsome, one of Wilkes
county’s most highly respected citizens,
was in town yesterday. In many respects
he Is one of the most remarkable men in
the county. He is 64 year old, and has
never had a day’s sickness in his life. He
is a veteran of the late war, and has
never drank whisky nor used tobacco in
any form. For a number of years, he
has been considered the strongest man in
the county and looks like a man of 40. He
has, for a number of years, been a mem
ber of the Methodist church. Os course,
he is a democrat.—The populists are pre
paring to put out a full ticket for county
offices.—The Washington Are depart
ment has just received a new chemical
engine and a hook and ladder truck. They
were made in Chicago and are the latest
and most improved machines made.—
Cards are out for the marriage of M. A.
Pope and Miss Lola Smith. Mr. Pope has
been for a number of years Wilkes coun
ty’s tax collector.
Robert E. Hall, the sawyer at Tift’s
saw mill at Tifton, had a pistol duel with
a negro named Charley Stokes Saturday
night. Hall was unhurt. Stokes was
shot twice and is in the guardhouse.
John Whitlock, charged with burglary,
occupies a cell at police headquarters at
Atlanta. Since he was arrested the negro
has confessed that he committed several
burglaries, and says that he recently stole
a SIOO-bill from a drug store in Macon.
It is stated that Harry Stillwell Ed
wards, who has been awarded $10,600 for
h’s story’, "Sons and Fathers.” will in
vite at an early day the literary and
editorial fraternities of Georgia to a com
plimentary reception to be given by him
in Macon or some Georgia city centrally
located.
The first case called in Clayton superior
court Monday was that of the state
against Ivy Brooks, charged w’ith killing
and beheading a negro companion. Brooks
admits that he killed the negro, but claims
■ that a woman companion of his severed
the head from the body and burled it in
a well in the neighborhood of the killing.
He says also that the killing was in
self defense, and that the fatal blow was
made with a maul and was justifiable.
John Nolan was acquitted at Madison
Monday of the murder of Charles Cowan.
A remarkable freak of nature was ex
hibited at Waynesboro Monday, by a col
ored man in the form of a deformed pig.
It had one head, four ears, eight feet,
two tongues and two mouths and two
separate bodies from the ribs out toward
the lower parts of the body. It created
great excitement and curiosity. It lived
only two hours after birth.
Waycross correspondence Morning
News: The stockholders of the Wilson
Shoe Manufacturing Company yesterday
elected officers as follows: President, C.
C. Grace; vice president, Warren Lott;
treasurer, J. E. Wadley, and secretary, T.
M. Grace. A board of directors were elect
ed, also, and the company was thoroughly
organized. The factory has more orders
just now than it is prepared to fill.—A. R.
Bennett and J. D. Smith are preparing to
erect a large business brick block on Jane
street, between the Phoenix hotel arid the
site of the old Commercial hotel. —Machin-
ery for the temporary repair shops of the
Waycross Air Line is being received at
Waitertown. In a w,eek or two the shops
will be in operation.
Green Hartley, who lives on the plan
tation of Ed. Houser, near Fort Valley,
was plowing in a field Saturday where
there was a large rock that was in the
way of the plow. He and two other men
moved the rock so as to let the plow
pass. After moving it Mr. Hartley saw
something that looked like the edge of a
stone jar, and upon digging it up found
that it was an old stone jar, and upon
opening it discovered that it contained
gold, silver and greenbacks. The money
was counted and found to be SIB,OOO in
gold and silver, the greenbacks being so
badly decayed that it was impossible to
count them. Mr. Hartley was told by
some one that half of the money belonged
to the government, and not knowing to
the contrarv he took it to Perry and de
posited it with the county treasurer,
where M now is. A good many think-that
the was buried there years ago by
some miser. It is thought that Mr. Hart
ley will not get the money, as it will be
claimed by other parties who owned the
land years ago.
In reference to the Hines case at San
dersville, Judge Hines makes the follow
ing statement: “I am able to demonstrate
my innocence beyond doubt as soon as
indictment was found, the prosecutor, who
is a bitter enemy of mine, left the county
on Tuesday and could not be gotten back
until Friday. When he returned he was
so Intoxicated that he could not be brought
Into court. When he returned I again de
manded a trial, when the case was con
tinued by the state. I am safe in saying
that all fair-minded men of all political
opinions regard my treatment as an out
rage. Some of the grand jurors wished
to accord me the privilege of making a
statement before them. Had I been per
mitted to make such a statement, even
partisan jurors could have found no ex
cuse for indicting me. I have no fears of
the result. All I ask is a trial. Until then
I wish not to be pre-judged.” Judge Hines
stated that a continuance of the grave
charge was nothing more than he expect
ed. He knew that the prosecution would
not give him a trial.
R 0 UND ABOUT IN FLOR IDA.
The New» of the State Told in
Paragraphs.
Mrs. Angela Mallory, widow of Hon.
S. D. Mallory, Secretary of the Navy of
the confederate states, and mother of
ex-Congressman S. R. Mallory, has been
stricken with paralysis at her home at
Pensacola. She is 80 years of age, and
her condition is critical.
At Geneva orange trees and guaves are
in fljrst rate condition. In low ham
mocks market gardens are recovering
from the wet of the forepart of the sea
son. Neither tobacco nor rice will be
planted on a large scale, but prepara
tions are under way for an extensive
corn crop.
At the municipal election at Welaka
Wednesday, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Mayor, F.
E. Reeder; clerk, George Russell; assess
or, H. H. Bryant; collector, A. P. Postell;
treasurer, R. J. Broad; aidermen, E. R.
Parks and A. P. Postell; school trustees,
C. F. Waldron, H. H. Bryant and George
Russell.
Maj. M. P. Turner of the First battalion,
Florida state troops, has received a letter
from the adjutant general, asking him to
ascertain the sentiment of the companies
in his command as to the place for holding
the state encampment. The companies of
the First battalion* are unanimous for
Panama Park, near Jacksonville, and Maj.
Turner will so inform the adjutant gen
eral.
At Chipley Wednesday night at 11
o’clock, fire was seen forcing it way
through the roof or Horne & Badshaw's
large store building. For a while it looked
as though all the business portion of
Chipley would be consumed, but the flames
were confined to one building. The loss
is estimated at SIO,OOO, and is total, there
being no insurance. R. C. Horne is coun
ty treasurer, and a large amount of the
county’s funds .is in one of hi. 4 safes. J.
Badshaw’s SSOO setter dog, "Luff,” per
ished in the burning building.
Another turn has been taken in the
famous Fort Brooks reservation suit,
which for years has been pending in the
United States courts, and which was
thought to have been finally settled a few
months ago. The Florida Central and
Peninsular Railroad Company built this
road across the reservation and has ap
plied to the United States land commis
sioner to amend the patent so as to rec
ognize the right-of-way., The commis
sioner’s court in Washington has refused
the request, and an appeal has been taken.
Col. S. Y. Finley of Gainesville repre
sents the owners of the Fort Brooks res
ervaton, and left Wednesday for Wash
ington.
An unknown white man was killed on
the western division of the Florida Cen
tral and Peninsular railroad, about four
teen miles west of Jacksonville, Tuesday
night, while working his way on the train
to some western point. Upon the man
was found an old memorandum book, con
taining two or three addresses, one of
which is supposed to be his. It is that of
James McGinty, 44 Calvin street, Pitts
burg. Pa. The body was horribly muti
lated no part of it remaining whole. The
head was cut entirely from the body, with
the exception of a very small particle
of flesh at the back. The feet were also
cut off. The man was of light complexion,
sandy hair, of medium hight, and appar
ently about 26 years of age.
A schooner went over the bar at Apa
lachicola last week drawing nineteen feet
of water.
George Gould and a party of five friends
arrived at Tampa Thursday. The party
will leave for a bunting trip to the Alaha
river.
The grocery firm of L. B. Long & Co.
of Orlando has dissolved, Long having
sold his interest to his partner, R. E.
Watkins, who will continue the business.
H. L. DeForrest, the owner of a fir
teen-acre grove not far from Sanfora,
will spend at least $1,500 this year in
the hope of restoring his property to its
former handsome appearance and valua
ble condition.
Tuesday night burglars smashed in the
large pane of glass in the front display
window of Hanson Bros.’ hardware store
at Leesburg and stole one large eight
bore, English make, double-barrel, Da
mascus steel, breech-loading shotgun,
weighing thirteen and one-half pounds,
one ordinary double-barrel muzzle-loader.
The latter was new, and the former old.
A street duel occurred at Key West
Thursday afternoon about 5 o’clock, on
Greenstreet, near the telegraph office,
between two Cubans. Carlos Torres and
Jose Baloja. in which the former was
fatally wounded. Gabriel Torres, passing
down Duval, near the corner of Greene,
was struck in the shoulder by a strav
shot, which also cut oft part of bis up
per lip. Carlos Torres had made threats
in the morning to shoot Baloja on sight.
They met at a coffee shop in the after
noon. and immediately drew pistols and
began firing, each firing several shots.
Baloja was arrested.
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BALTIMORE’S UNIQUE BATTLE.
MAYOR HOOPER’S TIED BY
THE NEW ORDINANCE.
He is Left Only the Power to Name
the Members of the Honorary Mu
nicipal Boards—-Eighty-Four of
His Nominations Hung t'p and
1,100 Democratic Hold-Overs
Drawing Salaries—No Relief Ob
tainable From the Legislature.
Baltimore, March 10.—A most remarka
ble conditions of affairs—unique, if not
unprecedented in the municipal history of
this country—is depicted in Baltimore’s
city hall. The revolutionary action of the
city council last night in taking from the
mayor practically all his power and over
turning the machinery of the city gov
ernment has caused chaos and confusion,
and excited citizens as no other move
ment has done for many years.
The ordinance passed by council last
night takes away the mayor’s power of
appointing all salaried officers of the city
government, and leave him only the pow
er to name the members of the honorary
municipal boards.
The thought that there were eighty
four of his nomination hung up; that
possibly not one of the men named would
get into office, and some of his best per
sonal friends were on the list, and that
there are some 1,100 democratic hold-overs
drawing salaries from the city treasurer,
had a depressing effect on Mayor Hooper,
as he looked over the situation to-day.
Public sentiment as to the merits of the
fight between the mayor and the city
council is divided. The press of the city
is almost unanimous in its support of
the reform ideas of the mayor. He jus
tifies his action by the assertion that al
though he headed the republican ticket
last fall, he was elected on a reform plat
form; that the independent democrats
aided materially in electing the republican
ticket and defeating the democratic ring,
and that he therefore insisted upon se
lecting city officials without regard to
politics. He struck a snag with his first
batch of nominations, and has been on
the same snag ever since.
The city republican councilmen contend
that they have waited thirty years for
patronage, and now that they have abso
lute control of the city government they
want all the plums.
No relief can be expected in the legisla
ture. The bill introduced Saturday at An
napolis by President Bruce, giving to the
mayor of Baltimore absolute power by
taking from the city council its confirma
tion prerogative, and which passed the
Senate by an almost unanimous vote, was
killed in the House to-day. Chairman
Ford of the Baltimore city delegation, a
very pronounced anti-Hooper man, was or
dered to report the bill, which he did with
a motion to lay it upon the table. This
was defeated by the close vote of 41 to
39
Mr. Ford then moved that further ac
tion on the bill be delayed until April
3. The speaker explained that the day
was three days after the legislature would
adjourn sine die and that the motion was
equivalent to Indefinite postponement.
There were some surprising changes
from the previous vote as the roll call
proceeded. It resulted in the adoption of
the motion by 44 yeas to 38 nays. Os the
negatives, 14 were democrats.
Gov. Lowndes and other leaders of the
republican party are very much worked
up over the condition of affairs. “It is
deplorable,’’ his excellency exclaimed,
when the vote in the House was con
veyed to him. “It is very unfortunate
for the people and very unfortunate for
the party. I think that all such revolu
tionary measures by the city council
should be stopped by the legislature, and
while I do not think the mayor should
have the right of absolute appointment,
still I think it should be in his hands,
subject to the power of confirmation by
the council, and not in the hands of a
joint convention.”
Now, that it is settled the legislature
will do nothing toward supporting re
form measures, Mayor Hooper will carry
the fight into the courts, and it will not
be concluded within two months. In the
meantime, the democratic office holders
who expected to be turned out some time
ago will receive several months more
salary than they hoped for.
THE OPPOSITION ORGANIZED.
The Liberal Club of Chatham county
was organized at the Masonic hall last
night with a membership of between 800
and 900, if all those present and taking
part in the meeting can be considered
members.
The attendance was the largest which
ever marked the organization of a politi
cal club in this county so early .in the
campaign. It fully came up to the pre
dictions of the friends of the move
ment. The harmony of the meeting was
unique. There was not a single dissent
ing vote on any motion or resolution.
The general purposes of the club, as
stated by the speakers and the resolu
tions is to elevate the politics of Chatham
county and the city of Savannah to a
higher plane than a mere struggle for the
spoils of office and to unite all good citi
zens in the interest of a just and economi
cal administration of public affairs.
The club is to be a permanent and not
a temporary organization, as is shown by
the fact that the officers are elected fbr
two years.
Thrown From a Buggy.
Athens, Ga.. March 10.—Mrs. S. B. Wing
field, Sr., was thrown from a buggy on
Barber street this evening. A deep gash
was cut across her forehead, and she sus
tained quite a shock. Her injuries are
not thought to be serious, though they
might take a turn that way.
—The Dean of Westminster has taken
great pains to meet the demand that Dr.
Johnson’s gravestone shall be better pre
served and rendered more conspicuous to
the public. He has had the ancient flaws
in it made good with pieces of Irish mar
ble, the lettering has been cut deep, and
the letters filled with white cement. After
these improvements no one can have any
difficulty in at once recognizing a grave
stone which is one of the most interest
ing in the South Transept.
REED’S GOT THE BLUES. •
McKinley’s Boom Growing Too Big
to Please Him.
Washington, March 10. —Reed’s friends
are getting decidedly alarmed. The tide
is running entirely too strong in the di
rection of McKinley.
The trouble is, too, that neither Reed
nor his friends nor his managers know
how to turn the current. There seems
to be nothing that Reed can do to help
himself. The session of congress, out of
which he hoped to make so much political
capital, is actually oozing away with a
do-nothing record absolutely unparalleled
in the history of the country. In addi
tion to this, there is no doubt that ho
has been and still is steadily losing ground.
The movement for Morton, which Mr.
Platt started in New York, was simply
a case of self-protection for Reed against
the inroads of McKinley in the Empire
state, and the same is true of Pennsyl
vania. Mr. Quay has all along been
friendly to Mr. Reed and had hoped to
give him the prestige of an indorsement
by the state convention when it met to
select delegates to the St. Louis conven
tion. It did not take Mr. Quay long to
learn, however, that the McKinley men
were making headway in Pennsylvania,
and that it was a very doubtful question
whether the convention could be swung
to Reed. It was at this juncture that
Quay came out as a presidential candi
date. He will now get the convention to
indorse him, but he hopes when he gets
to St. Louis to place the delegates where
they will do the most good.
Shrewd politicians, who are not in the
business for their health, know these
facts. They can cast their weather eye
upwards as quick as any one and discern
the direction of the wind. These men
are now disposed to desert Reed. It is
not a pleasant outlook for the man from
Maine. As the case at present stands,
Reed has only the New England states
and Louisiana to count on. This is not
a very large contingent, and New Eng
land is only solid through a feeling of
local pride. McKinlley has Ohio, Arkan
sas, nearly all of Georgia, Kansas, a
goodly showing in Indiana, a big follow
ing in Pennsylvania, considerable
strength in Nebraska, and the latest dis
patches show that he will capture nearly
all, if not quite all,, of Wisconsin. These
are the straws that are visible to the
naked eye, h”*- MrKinle’r’s friends and
managers in Washington ln«tst that this
is but the beginning.of the strength that
their candidate will develop.
Mr. Reed is worried, there is no doubt
of that fact. In the meantime, Senator
Allison keeps mighty low, like the 'pos
sum, and says nothing. He hopes that
out of the Kilkenny cat fight between
Reed and McKinley will come his own
nomination. And there are a good many
politicians in the national capital who
are disposed to think that this will be the
final solution of the struggle.
A NEWFiGHTFOWROHIBITION.
THE TEETOTALERS TO TRY TO CAP
TURE THE LEGISLATURE.
A Bill Similar to the Defeated Meas
ure of Mr. Bush to Be Introduced
at the Next Session—»A State Rally
of the Prohibitionists to Be Held
at Atlanta This Month.
Atlanta, Ga., March 10.—The prohibi
tionists of the state will make another
fight before the next legislature for the
passage of some kind of prohibition or
anti-barroom bill, similar to the Bush
bill, which was defeated at the last ses
sion in the House.
President Pringle of the Georgia Pro
hibition Association, has issued a call
for a meeting of the prohibitionists to be
held in Atlanta on March 25, at the Moody
tabernacle, where Rev. Sam Jones is
now holding forth in a series of revival
meetings, ft is expected that the meeting
will be largely attended. The purpose of
it is to discuss the situation, and to in
augurate a prohibition campaign to pledge
candidates to the legislature to anti-bar
rom legislation of whatever character
may be agreed upon before the holding
of the primaries on June 6, when the can
didates are to be nominated.
Rev. Sam Jones, Dr. J. B. Gambrell,
£ resident of Mercer University, and Rev.
•r. Warren Candler, president of Emory
College, are booked to take an active
part in the rally on March 27.
MINNESOTA AT THE POLLS.
Party Lincs Not Closely Drawn In
the Municipal Fights.
St. Paul, Minn., March 10.—Elections
were held in two-thirds of the cities
and villages of Minnesota to-day. Party,
lines were not closely drawn.
The labor ticket carried everything at
Grand Rapids.
The republicans carried Aitkin, North
field, Preston and Morris.
The democrats' carried Gracevllle and
White Bear, and the independents carried
Melrose. _ „
In the excise fight the license men
made notable gains. The no license peo
ple gained a victory at Staytown, how
ever reversing the vote of two years
ago, and carrying the tox/n by a majority
of one.
KASSAS TO BACK M’KINLEY.
The State Republican Convention
Formally Indorses Him.
Wichita, Kan., March 10.—The republi
cans of Kansas, in convention to-day, de
clared by formal resolution their prefer
ence for Maj. McKinley as the nominee
of the party for President. The resolu
tions were also conspicuous for the omis
sion of any rference to the monetary ques
tion. The re-election of Cyrus Leiand,
chairman of the state central committee,
as Kansas member of the national com
mittee was favored, and delegates to St.
Louis were chosen.
Coiivietelt of Bribery.
Columbus, 0., March 10.—Ex-Senator
Abbott of Morgan county, was found
guilty this morning at 6 o’clock by the
jury of bribery in connection with the
legislative bill. The jury bad been cut
all night. Abbott Introduced a bill to re
peal the law requiring druggists to stand
an examination in pharmacy, and was
convicted of receiving bribes from drug
gists to withdraw the bill.