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GREAT FLOOD ON IN GEORGIA. I
FOURTEEN MILITARY COMPANIES
VNARLK TO REACH ALBAXT.
Bridge* Swept Away In Early and
Sumter Contiev-*Mill Dam* Also
Give Way Before the Rising
Stoeem* Dirt Road* So Badly
Washed a* to Be Almost >»ipa»»n
ble 1* Several Localities—Boats
PTyta< Some of the Streets at
America a—The Entire Second Reg
tmeat Unable to Get Beyond Amer
icus.
'Americus, Ga., March 23.—Americus ca
pitulated to-day to the ten companies of
the Beeond Regiment and ths city was
turned over to the invading hosts. Owing
to washouts below the city, two special
trains carrying military and visitors to
the Albany Chautauqua could go no fur
ther, and the regiment spent the day
here. At the earnest request of a com
mittee of citizens, CoL C. M. Wylie or
dered a dress parade and inspection in
front of the efty haW, and a large crowd
of spectators witnessed the beautifully
executed movements of the troops.
Americus entertained the visitors to the
best of her ability, and all enjoyed their
enforced stay here.
Considerable damage has been done to [
the railroads in thia section by the recent
freshet, while the damage done farm
lands is enormous, and cannot be esti
mated. The low lands about Americus
are still flooded, and boats sail up and
down the streets on the creek front.
Many small houses are surrounded by
water and have been abandoned.
One train reached the city to-day by
the Georgia and Alabama road,
coming from Savannah, while the Cen
tral got a train through from Macon, but
it could go no further. Schedules may be
resumed to-morrow.
ALBANY’S CHAUTAUQUA.
Fourteen Military Companies Kept
Away by the Flood.
Albany, Ga..'March 23.—Governor’s day
at the Chautauqua proved a great disap
pointment. Owing to the heavy rains yes
terday and the night before, washouts on
every railroad leading out of the city
prevented fourteen of the military com
panies expected from arriving here.
The companies which did come were
tile Brunswick Rifles, the Valdosta Vi
dettes and the Dawson Guards. The first
named companies were stopped by a
washout nine miles from the city, but
waded and swam Plneywood* creek and
got into the city in a badly bedraggled
condition.
The governor and quite a number of his
staff arrived last night.
The programme of the Chautauqua Is
being carried out In spite of the bad
weather.
The parade took place this afternoon,
and was reviewed by the governor, after
which he delivered an address.
After the governor’s address a prize
drill, for a gold medal offered by tne
Chautauqua for the best drilled man, was
participated in by two men from each
company, and was won by Sergt. A. J.
Scott of the Albany Guards.
There is some promise of the weather
clearing, and if so, the balance of the
programme will be a success.
Sam Jones, who' delivers two lectures
here on Saturday, and preaches the clos
ing sermon on Sunday, is expected to
bring a tremendous crowd if they can
get here. The present programme is the
most expensive the Chautauqua has ever
arranged, and the bad weather is playing
havoc with the gate receipts.
DAM BREAKS AT JUNIPER.
An Area Two Miles Loss and a Mlle
Wide Under Water.
Columbus, Ga., March 23.—Columbus
Guards and Brown Fencibies returned to
night at 7 o’clock after having spent the
day at Americus, not being able to reach
Albany on account of washouts.
The Lummus Gin dam at Juniper broke
this afternoon, flooding the country be
low. The pond is two miles long and a
mile wide.
All Georgia and Alabama road trains
were abandoned to-day. ,
The abuttment* to the Mobile and Gar
rard railroad bridge, near Troy, Ala.,
have becen washed away.
EARLY COUNTY AFLOAT.
Great Damage Done by Flood to
Rails and Bridge*.
Blakely. Ga., March 23.—The trestle over
Spring creek, three miles west of Arling
ton, has been washed out and both pas
senger and freight trains have been held
up for twenty-four hours, and ail mall fa
cilities In the meantime are cut off.
Three grist mills in the country have
broken damn as far as heard from and sev
eral bridges have been swept away.
Travel by dirt road is almost suspended
as well as by rail. Many fields are almost
covered by failing dead timber.
ARLINGTON'S CYCLONE.
No More Deaths and Mo Other Mew
Developments.
Arlington, Ga., March 23.—There are no
later developments than those already
published concerning the cyclone. The
list of deaths as reported has not been
increased by later reports.
in several localities in Southwest Geor
gia the wires are down and it is impos
sible to gel anything as yet, though it is
believed that there are no other deaths
than those reported from Arlington.
SIREN ATTKMP'rs SUICIDE.
Drinks tsndsnum and Throws Her
self Ont of a Window.
Atlanta, Ga., March 23.—Estelle Evans,
a young woman of the half world, who
came to Atlanta from Macon a week ago,
tried to end her earthly career this morn
. Ing by drinking a large dose of laudanum
and then jumping out of a second-story
window*. The woman was stopping in a
house on Collins street, and since coming
to Atlanta had been on a protracted spree
laret night she had a quarrel with her
lover. The distance to the ground from
the window out of which she threw her
self was twenty feet, but the fall did the
woman but slight damage. She was well
shaken up and soon after the doctors got
her to the hospital they had her out of
danger from the drug.
Disemboweled With a Knife.
Columbus Go.. March 23.—News has just
reached here of a serious difficulty be
tween John Waller and Tom Taylor,
which occurred at Midland late this af
ternoon. Tailor dlaembowled Waller
and aUo out him on the shoulder, after
which he fled. Waller h in a critical con
dition. t
| ATLANTA’S UNION DEPOT SCHEME.
Central and Southern Offer the City
825,000.
Atlanta, Ga., March 23.—President Sam
uel Spencer of the Southern Railway Com
pany, and President Comer of the Central,
this afternoon submitted to the city coun
cil a written proposition offering to con
tribute $25,900 toward the building of a
! viaduct over the tracks of the two com
panies at Mitchell street.
According to the proposition, the plans
' of the viaduct are to be acceptable to the
engineers of the railroad companies, and
made with a view to the building of a new
passenger depot at Mitchell street, where
the old East Tennessee passenger station
was located before that line gained ad
mittanee to the present union depot. The
city is given until October to accept the
proposition, and the viaduct must be com
pleted by July, 1898.
The proposition is the outcome of the
agitation of the new passenger station
question. A meeting of the railroad pres
idents and the city council committee was
to have been held here yesterday to dis
cuss the situation, but this conference had.
to be declared oft on account of the seri
ous illness of the wife of Mayor Collier,
who has been at deaht’s door for a week.
The city council some weeks ago passed
a resolution, giving notice that unless the
roads came to some conclusion about the
depot matter within sixty days, the city
would proceed to condemn the property of
the Central and other roads for the purpose
of building a new bridge at the end of
Alabama street. The Central is strongly
opposed to this, claiming that it would
do irreparable damage to it, and the South
ern also joined in the opposition. It is
claimed by President Spencer, who made
a statement to the council committee this
morning, and by President Comer also, [
that the building of this Alabama street
bridge would seriously handicap the roads
in building their propoeed. union* passen
ger depot at Mitchell street. In fact. Pres
ident Spencer said that he was authorized
by President Comer to say that the Cen
tral would fight against the Alabama
street bridge if the city undertakes to
press it.
The Western and Atlantic road ia block
ing the way to the new depot at Mitch
ell street, being unwilling to abandon
the present site, which belongs to the
State. In order to get the city interested
tn the Mitchell street location the $25,000
was offered.
What will be done, it is impossible to
tell. The public demands some change
from the present depot, but the roads are
so seriously divided, and the fact that the
state owns the present site and would
have to be a party to any trade, makes
the situation very complicated.
RAILROADS AND THE BOATS.
State Commission Orders Discrimi
nation Stopped.
Atlanta, Ga., March 23.—The state rail
road commission to-day issued an order
directing that the Queen and Crescent
boat line on the Chattahoochee river be
accorded the same terminal accommoda
tions along the river between Columbus
and lower points as the boats of the other
lines now plying on that stream.
The Queen and Crescent line was recent
ly put on the river by the merchants of
Columbus to afford competition with the
old lines, which are controlled by the
railroads. The Columbus merchants com
plained to the commission that the roads
were discriminating against their line
to kill it out, and the order of the com
mission Is to remedy this alleged evil.
The old line may appeal from the com
mission on the ground that it has no Juris
diction over the river traffic, which be
longs to the Jurisdiction of the federal
government.
NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS.
Commissions Issued From the Adju
tant General’s Office.
Atlanta, Ga., March 23.—T0-day commis
sions were issued from the adjutant gen
eral’s office for the following officers:
C. E. Broughton, lieutenant Third divis
ion Naval Reserves. Savannah.
T. A. Lucas, Jr., lieutenant Third divis
ion Naval Reserves, Savannah.
J. H. Klnzie and G. E. Dickinson, en
signs of the same division.
James 8. Wright, lieutenant Torpedo
corps.
C. A. Taylor. Jr., lieutenant, and F. McC.
Brown and W. B. Cook, ensigns of the
same division.
H. F. dußignon, first lieutenant First di
vision, Brunswick.
GOOD ROADS FOR FLORIDA.
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A State Association Formed In the
Interest of Construction.
Jacksonville, Fla., March 33.—Florida
now has a state good roads association,
composed of progressive citizens of the
various counties and officered by men who
will do ail in their power to advance the
object of the association, viz: The build
ing of good roads in every county of the
slate. The association was formed this
morning in Jacksonville. The associa
tion will urge the employment of state
convicts in building a system of good
roads throughout the state, instead of
leasing the convicts to contractors to
work in the phosphate mines and on the
turpentine farms.
CHARLESTON’S STREET CARS.
The Company Reaches an Axree
mmt With the City.
Charleston, S. C., March 33.—The differ
ences between the city council and the
Electric Street Car Company, which have
been attracting much attention hero, were
satisfactorily adjusted this afternoon. At
the meeting of council a grant to the com
pany was unanimously adopted which is
satisfastory to all parties. The company
will only be allowed to charge one fare in
the city limits and has one year in which
to complete all of its lines in the city.
Mr. Sloane Improving.
Brunswick, Ga., March 23.—A bulletin
from Jckyl Island at 10 o’clock to-night
states that John Sloane is steadily im
proving.
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BIG PARADE AT BERLIN.
Twenty Thousand March la a Gor
geous Historic Pageant.
Berlin, March 23.—The skies were dull
and overcast this morning, though there
were occasional Intervals of sunshine.
The streets were filled at an early hour
with people anxious to witness the great
historic procession, which was the prin
cipal outdoor feature of the day’s pro
gramme of the celebration of the centen
ary of Emperor William I.
The procession began forming in the
Thiergarten at 9 o.’clock and started on its
march at 10:30. The route taken was
through the Unter den Linden and out of
the Bradenburg gate to the Kaiser Wil
helm monument, which was unveiled yes
terday, where the emperor, with the Em
press, Empress Frederick, the prince re
gent of Bavaria, the King of Saxony, the z \
King of Wurtemberg, the Grand Duke of
Baden, the Grand Duke of Hesse and otheb
exalted personagtes awaited its arrival. As
the procession tied past the royal party,
the vast crowds which had assembeld to
witness the review, kept up an incessant
round of cheers. It is estimated that up
wards of 20,000 persons marched in the
procession, which was of the most gor-r
geous description. Many of the historic
costumes worn by the paraders were of
costly material and ornamentation, and
of artistic design.
Prince Bismarck has been the recipient
of almost countless telegraphic, written
and verbal congratulations in connection
with the centenary of Kaiser Wilhelm I.
Last evening a procession of 1,700 men
bearing torches, marched through the
park at Freidrichsruhe and past the cas
tle, cheering the ex-chancellor and indulg
ing in a variety of expressions associating
his name with that of the old emperor in
connection with the historic events, in
which they took part together. The prince
was suffering from a severe attack of neu
ralgia. and was unable to make his ap
pearance outside the castle, but he sent a
message of thanks, which was received
with cheers. Count Herbert Bismarck,
Count von Rantzau and other members of
Prince Bismarck's family, viewed the pro
cession from a balcony.
HUNTER WITHIN THREE VOTES.
Nevertheless the Chances Looked
Upon an In Favor of Bradley.
Frankfort, Ky., March 23.—The Senate
and House ballotted separately at noon to
day for United States senator.
The vote in the Senate was: W. G. Hun
ter, rep., 13; J. C. S. Blackburn, dem., 14;
George ML Davis, gold dem., 6; St. John
Boyle, rep., 3; necessary to choice, 19.
The House voted: Hunter, 63; Black
burn, 34; Davis, 5; S. B. Buckner, gold
dem., 1; James B. McCreary, dem., 1;
Boyle, 3; R. T. Tyler, dem., 1; W. J. Stone,
dem., 1.
Representative W. A. Baird’, who was
elected as a gold democrat, voted for Dr.
Hunter. Mr. Stout, gold democrat, voted
for Blackburn.
The republicans who refused to vote for
Dr. Hunter to-day issued a statement de
claring that he is not the legal nominee,
and that St. John Boyle is. The republi
cans are called on to vote for Mr. Boyle at
to-morrow's joint session. The statement
closes with: “We have not been bought,
and are not for sale.”
Maj. P. S. Johnston, chairman of the
silver democratic state central committee,
was at the state house all the morning,
urging the silver democrats to vote for
Gov. Bradley for senator.
It will take 69 votes to elect a senator
at to-morrow’s joint session. Hunter got
66 to-day. There will be 186 votes cast.
Only 135 were cast at to-day’s separate
ballot, as one House democrat missed his
train. There are 138 seats in the legisla
ture, but one (democratic) is vacant
through death, and illness keeps Senator
Ogilvie (democrat) away. It is said to
night that eleven more republicans' will
refuse to vote for Hunter to-morrow.' Ex-
State Senator Ed Parker, a friend of Gov.
Bradley, offered to bet SI,OOO this afternoon
that Bradley will be elected senator to
morrow.
NECK BROKEN IN THE NOOSE.
George Exley Hanged in the County
Jail at Center City.
Center City, Minn., March 23.—At 1
o’clock this morning George Kelly was
hanged in the county Jail for complicity
in the murder of Edward Paul and Jacob
Hayes. Kelly’s neck was broken and he
was dead in ten minutes.
Nine months ago Edward Paul and
Jacob Hayes, youths just entering man
hood, were shot by one of two men, who
attempted to hold up Dr. Burnside Foster
of St. Paul, who arrived after midnight.
The two men were George Kelly and
Robert Wilson. Wilson was killed by a
pursuing posse of citizens the foilowing
day. Kelly was tried in October, found
guilty and sentenced to be hanged.
SCRIBES AND SEE YUPS.
McKinley Receives Journalists and
Chinamen at the White House.
Washington, March 23.—President Mc-
Kinley informaly received the body of
Washington correspondents and local
newspaper men in the east room this aft
ernoon. More than a hundred members
of ’the press attended, and those who had
known Mr. McKinley here during his con
gressional career, renewed their acquaint
ance. The President’s memory for faces
and names was tested to the utmost, but
he proved that his reputation in that re
gard had not been exaggerated. .
The President also received the ten mem
bers of the See Tups, who came from San
Francisco to present their grievances to
Yang Yu. Chinese minister. That they
were thoroughly conversant with demo
craric ideas was shown by their manner of
shaking hands with the President, a de
cided contrast to the prostrate attitude,
in which they lay for two hours yesterday
L in the House of Yang Yu.
TARIFF DEBATE PROVES TAME.
DOLLIVER’S HUMOR ALONE GIVES
IT A LITTLE SPICINESS.
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He Keeps His Hearers Laughing
Nearly From Start to Finish by Hi*
Funny Descriptions of the Effects
of Free Trade and Tariff for Rev
enue Laws—Mr. McLaurin of South
Carolina Advocates a Tariff on
Cotton and Rice and Announces
His Opposition to the Policy of
Free Raw Materials—He Demands
Free Wool or a Reciprocal Duty
Thereon.
Washington, March 23.—The second
day’s debate on the tariff bill was some
thing of an improvement over that of
the first day, although Mr. Dockery’s
statement early in the day was, and is
correct, that up to this time the debate,
compared to those which have preceded
it within the present decade, is tame and
uninteresting.
The event of the day was the speech
of Mr. Dolliver. He held the attention of
the whole House, republicans and demo
crats alike, for over an hour, and kept
his hearers laughing nearly from start
to finish by his humorous descriptions of
the effects of free trade or tariff for rev
enue laws. His eloquent periods in ad
vocacy and defense of the protective tar
iff policy aroused his political associates
to a high state of enthusiasm.
Other speeches in favor of the bill were
made by Messrs. Gibson - , rep., of Tennes
see; Lacey, rep., of Iowa; Newlands, sil
verite, of Nevada; the latter of whom
spoke from the standpoint of an oppon
ent of the republican party’s financial
policy, but an advocate of protection. A
full measure of prosperity, he claimed,
would never be restored to the country
until the old-time parity of silver with
gold was re-established.
Speeches in opposition to the bill were
made by Mr. Dockery, dem., of Missouri,
who attacked the agricultural schedule,
particularly, and Mr. McLaurin, dem., of
JSouth Carolina, who advocated a tariff
von cotton and rice and announced his op
position to the policy of free raw material.
He demanded that the cotton planter
should not be plundered by the whole
world while the wheat grower was pro
tected against his near neighbor. He
expressed his purpose of offering amend
ments placing a duty of 2*6 cents per
pound on all imported cotton, and 2 cents
per pound on rice as a matter of simple
justice to the south.
The demand for free wool or a recip
rocal duty thereon by Mr. McLaurin was
applauded by the democrats and populists.
While in the course of his speech he was
contrasting the rate and extent of the
growth of the wealth of the manufactur
ing states north and east as compared
with that of the southern states, Mr.
Linney, rep., of North Carolina, asked him
why the people of the southern states did
not build factories and thus secure the ad
vantage of the eastern and northern states
instead of “cussing” the more fortuuate
sections of the country.
“The presence of republicans and popu
lists in those states,” answered Mr. Mc-
Laurin, “makes it Impossible for us to get
money for these improvements.” (Laugh
ter and applause.)
Mr. Swanson, dem., of Virginia, agreed
with Mr. Newlands that the rehabilitation
of silver as basic money was an essential
pre-requisite to prosperity and Mr. Coch
ran, dem., of Missouri, who contended that
the reason why factories ceased operations
was because the people had no money
with which to buy thgir products.
The Senate joint resolution appropriat
ing SIO,OOO to purchase tents for tne house
less victims of the Mississippi river flood,
was agreed to. At 5 o’clock recess was
taken until 8:30 o’clock.
The first address of the evening was
that of Mr. Howard, pop., of Alabama.
He said he would vote for the bill, be
cause he believed in the broad, patriotic
principle of protection to American in
dustry.
Mr, Adamson, dem., of Georgia, follow
ed, in opposition to the bill, speaking “as
one of the 6,500,000 alleged anarchists, who
voted last fall for honest money, honest
taxation and honest government.” He
.said the proceedings of this congress af
forded much interest, if but little satis
faction. “The novel method of legislat
ing entirely by machinery, unless its re
sults happily disappoint our expectations,
will demand the insertion of a new plank
in our next platform to denounce legisla
tion by machinery, as well as government
by* injunction.”
Mr. Kelly, pop., of South Dakota, de
nounced the bill as a specimen of “rob
ber” protection.
The last speech was by Mr. Clardy,
dem., of Kentucky, who devoted himself
to the exposition of an amendment he
proposed to offer to the bill by which
American tobacco could be admitted in the
ordinary channel of trade to the countries
in Europe, which now debar it from en
trance except under conditions that prac
tically prevent its sale.
At 10:39 the committee rose, and the
House adjourned until to-morrow.
McKINLEY RESPITES FOUR.
Further Time Wanted to Look Into
Their Cases.
‘ Washington, March 23 President Mc-
Kinley this morning granted a respite
to four men who were to have been hang
ed at noon to-day at Santa Fe, N. M. A
telegram directing a stay of execution for
ten days to enable the President to ex
amine the case was sent to the United
States marshal there. This was the first
opportunity of exercising clemency pre
sented to the President since he entered
the w r bite house. The condemned men
are Francisco Gonzales, Antonio Gon
zales, Lauriano Elonld and Patricio Va
lencia and were convicted of the murder
of Francisco Chavez. President Cleve
land gave them a respite of two months,
which expired to-day. A flood of tele
grams for and against a further respite
has descended on the white house within
the past few days. It is claimed that the
case has a political bearing.
Santa Fe, N. M., March 23.—A ten-Jays’
reprieve for the four Borrego assassins
was received by wire from Attorney Gen
eral McKenna this morning, one hour be
fore the time of the execution. It created
considerable excitement. The Attorney
General stated that the reprieve was made
necessary by the pressure of business,
which has prevented that consideration
which the President deems necessary in
view of its gravity, and in ordeY to save
any question of jurisdiction Gov. Thorn
ton was also requested to grant a like re
prieve. This was done forthwith. The
news of the reprieve was telephoned to
the penitentiary, where the prisoners are
confined, just as the sheriff and cavalry
escort were about to start for the gallows
with the prisoners.
TERRIBLE DELUGE AT TROY.
The Conecuh River Out of It* Bank*
and Bridges Washed Away.
Troy, Ala., March 23.—The rainfall for
two days has been terrible. All transl on
the Central of Georgia and the Alabama
Midland have been annulled. Many bridges
have been washed away, and the Conecuh
river is out of its banka The rain ceased
L this monxing. No loss of life is reported.
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It was he who managed the successful
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games at Athens.
Formerly trainer for Columbia college,
then for Princeton and finally for Harvard
university, Mr. Graham had much to do
with raising the standard of collegiate
eports. A small army of gentlemen have
been guided by him since he left Harvard
and took his present position, superintend
ent of the famous gymnasium of the Bos
ton athletic association.
Three of hia proteges, White, Brewer
and McCarthy, have just won the New
England championship at the mile, quar
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Weeks of Brown university, one of the
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Many another student of what makes
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CAPTAIN SO HE ON THE CUBANS.
He Scores Them In the Trial of Ho
loff and Ruiz.
Baltimore, Md., March 23.—The case
against Gen. Carlos Roloff Cuban secre
tary of war, and Dr. Jose J. Luis, for al
leged filibustering, was begun before Judge
Morris in the United States district court
to-day. Gen. Roloff failed to appear, but
the other defendant and his counsel were
early in the court room.
Two indictments are held against the
Cubans. One is for conspiracy for the
purpose of sending a military expedition
against a friendly power. The other
charges them with the fitting out and send
ing of such an expedition.
The expedition is alleged to have sail
ed from Baltimore on the steamship
Woodall on July 9, 1895. Samuel Holmes,
a steamship broker of New York, was the
first witness. He testified that he had the
Woodall on his books, but was notified by
a "Mr.” Smith and Capt. Hudson that
the latter had purchased the vessel.
James Woodall of the shipbuilding firm
of William E. Woodall & Son of this city
stated that he had sold the steamship to
"Mr. Hudson for 113,000. He identified
Capt. Hudson as the purchaser.
Capt. Hudson was then called. He de
tailed the negotiations entered into in
New York by Roloff, Luis and himself
for the purchase of a vessel for filibuster
ing purposes. He and Roloff came to Bal
timore and bought the Woodall. After
the purchase money had been paid, the
captain stated that they took on privisions
enough to feed 100 men for more than a
month, notwithstanding his crew com
prised only fifteen men. He sailed from
Baltimore July 9, 1895, Roloff being aboard
and shipping as one of the crew.
The vessel was hove to oft Harbor Key,
Florida, and several small boats ap
proached. The Woodall took on board
from these vessels 153 men. most of whom
were dressed in the uniform of Cuban in
surgents. A lot of loose arms were put
aboard, including rifles and machetes, as
were also 600 pounds of dynamite and a
lot of dynamite caps. Four days after
leaving the keys the Woodall landed the
party and her cargo on the Santa Clara
coast of Cuba.
After luncheon Capt. Hudson detailed
the movements of the Woodall subsequent
to the successful landing of the expedi
tion. He proceeded to Progress©, Yuca
tan. and sailed thence for New Orleans,
arriving at the latter port on Aug. 14, 1895.
He found instructions awaiting him to
turn the vessel over to a Mr. White, who
took charge and paid off and discharged
the crew. As was stipulated in the agree
ment, each sailor was given 350 extra as
, "graUflcaUoa mone£.” Capt. Hudson was
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D., LL. D,, of Dartmouth college, who af
ter years of patient 1 nvestigation and
study, assisted by all that was best in the
progress of medical science at home and
abroad, first discovered the wonderful for
mula of Paine’s celery compound.
There was no doubt of the interest that
would be awakened at once by the an
nouncement of any discovery by Prof.
Phelps. The formula from the first was
furnished to the best physicians, and
forthwith this remarkable Paine's celery
compound was personally used and pro
fessionally prescribed by them. The re
sult of the closest investigation might
' have been expected. 'lt soon required a
considerable industry to produce the
remedy, and rapidly but steadily, without
ceasing, the demand for Paine’s celery
compound has increased, until to-day
there is no other remedy that in compari
son begins to hold half the public atten
tion that it holds.
In untold number of cases where every
other remedy has been tried and failed,
Paine’s celery compound has attained the
wlshed-for results, making the weak
strong, purifying the blood, rebuilding the
wornout nervous tissue, curing chronic
sickness, proving a never-falling and per
manent relief for rheumatism, neuralgia,
kidney diseases and disorders of the liver,
all due to the impairment of the person’s
nervous system, the consequent impover
ishment of the blood and the breaking
not paid at New Orleans, and went t o
New York, after considerable correspond
ence with Luis and J. T. Smith, a ship
broker, at 159 South street, New York.
According to his agreement with the
junta, the Woodall was to be given to
Hudson, provided he successfully landed
the initial and two or three subsequent
expeditions. As a further reward for his
loyal services he was to be made a com
modore in the Cuban navy, “if Cuba ever
had a navy.” The junta “went back” on
Hudson, and refused to pay him the sal
ary agreed upon and his SSOO "gratifica
tion” money unless he relinquished all
claim on the Woodall. He finally did this,
■ and the vessel was taken to New York
and sold for $15,000. He was then paid in
full.
Court here adjourned until to-morrow.
Capt. John M. Hudson Is a little sandy
haired man, with beard tinged with gray.
He has small, twinkling, shifty eyes and
a defect in speech which makes his story
unintelligible three feet away, and he
greatly retards the proceedings. A court
bailiff acted as interpreter for the cap
tain.
AWFUL BLOW IK ALABAMA.
Eight Lives Lost tn the Flood That
Followed the Cyclone.
Eufaula, Ala., March 23.—This city is
central in a section which was swept by
a tornado yesterday, in which death and
disaster has played a dreadful part.
For several days there has been a sum
mer mildness all through Southwest
Georgia and Southeast Alabama, the
country tributary to the Chattahoochee
river. On Sunday the thermometer went
up to 80 and the air was oppressive. Yes
terday morning leaden skies and increas
ing wind pressure preceded a storm which
came sweeping along with terrific force.
Shutters and roofs gave way, and for
two hours there was terror and desola
tion, when the tornado passed off to tne
northwest, coursing along the Chattahoo
chee valley.
The reports soon coming in told of the
terrible devastation.
From Henry county, Alabama, around
Abbeville, there come stories of death and
wreck. A family, of five persons is re
ported killed near Geneva.
A second disaster, that of floods, is now
upon the country. The rivers and creeks
are swelling with the rainfall, which al
most resembled a cloudburst in its copi
ousness. On both sides of the Chatta
hoochee south of this place the fields are
overflowed, destroying ail the winter’s
work of preparation, carrying away cab
ins and stock.
Late last night news came in of the
drowning of a family of eight persons on
the Alabama side of the river in Henry
county. Richard Manson, with his wife
and six children, lived in a cabin on the
river bank at the crossing of the Cen
tral railroad from Columbia. The waters
rushed in. and before they could extricate
themselves all were lost.
down in consequence of some particulaf
organ.
When Mr. Graham, writing Jan. 13, ISS7,
said: “I have used Paine’s celery com
pound to my benefit, and I have no doubt!
that any person undergoing great physical
and mental strain would find it of great!
service. For students especially it ought]
to be of great value.” When so prominent
a student of bodily health, who has not
equal, unless, perhaps, one mentions Dr.
Sargent of Harvard, with whose methods
Mr. Graham became well acquainted at
Harvard—when Mr. Graham says bluntly m
that after hJx£<S-P erienco he believes oth
ers would find Paine’s celery compound
of great service, what man or woman out 1
of perfect health can afford to neglect his '
well considered and expert advice!
There is no doubt that Paine’s celery
compound cleans the blood of eczema,
salt rheum aqfl such humors, not only In
the spring, that Is so favorable a time, but
at any time during the year, so thorough
ly that nothing further la ever heard of
them.
Paine’s celery compound has been tes
ted, tried, scrutnized and heartily approv
ed by so many impartial physicians and
men and women whose word in any matter
would not be questioned for a moment,
that one must be stubborn-minded indeed
who prefers to mope around half sick in
stead of verifying these positive, straight
forward statements.
BANK SCARE IN TEXAS.
One Institution’* Failure Start* «
Run on Another.
Paris, Tex., March 23.—At 10 o’clock this
morning the Farmers and Merchants’
Bank, one of the oldest and thought to be
the strongest financial institutions in
North Texas, with a paid up capital of
$200,000, and a surplus of $60,000, made an
assignment to Judge D. H. Scott. This ac
tion was precipitated-'by the failure of the
cotton firm of Martin, Wise & Fitzhugh
yesterday. It was known that the firm
owed the bank money and depositors be
came alarmed and a run begun. AU
checks presented yesterday were promptly
cashed. The bank officials forsaw that if
the run was kept up it would be forced
to the wail. An appeal to the other local
banks for assistance was refused. When
the doors opened this morning the run
was renewed, and continued until th*
bank was forced to close.
This set people wild and a rush was
made for the City National, which was
also a large creditor of Martin, Wise <&
Fitzhugh. A great crowd gathered in
front of the building and it became neces
sary for the police to clear the sidewalks.
At 11 o’clock, Col. George F. Hicks, vice
president of the First National Bank,
walked in and laid SIOO,OOO on the City Na
tional’s counter and told the people to
come forward and get their money. Thl*
w’as follwed by the announcement that the
bank would remain open until 6 o’clock to
pay depositors. This allayed the fears of
some, but many continued to withdraw
their money. Apprehensions are felt for
banks in neighboring towns who are in
volved in the failure of Martin, Wise &
Fitzhugh.
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EARTHQUAKE AT MALONE.
A Noise Like an Explosion Followed
by a Grinding,
Malone, N. Y., March 23.—At about 6:05
o’clock this evening there was a heavy
earthquake shock here, starting with a
sudden boom like an explosion and rever
berating with a grinding motion for soma
seconds. It seemed to travel from south
east to northwest. People were alarmed
for a moment, but no damage was done.
Montreal, March 23.—A heavy shock of
earthquake shook the center of this city
this evening, and caused great consterna
tion. Large buildings shook like reeds, and
there was a general rush of the inmate*
for the doors. So far no damage has been
reported. Dispatches from various point*
in this province and from Eastern Onta
rio report similar shocks but without any?
damage of consequence.
Southern Freight Association.
Fort Monroe. Va.. March 23.—The South
ern Freight Traffic Association, of which
Col. Haines is president, met at the Cham
berlain hotel this morning to adjust dif
ferences that have arisen along the line*
since their last meeting.