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hi* i/flnclMil aßd that he owe* the |
..islmlff «.*« for moncy .dv.m-.d him I
• r.d *«.:««. or wiw such »om. for other
matt-r* übh< courted for. and pray* for
an arrounlln* and for Judgment
■ ■am*! defendant ateln. and (hat a i
rert lver le tn demand all the {
bocks. pip re. m«n*y and proparty of
petitioner in hand* of said defendant*.
Jwijrr Oradter a'-ootntrd Pheiwr'l
Bryan t orrorary receiver for Stein and
nmnt'd reeiretninx order *a prayed so i
Thta i■ 1 ee.ling tn no nine indicate* |
that the association Is involved or that i
policyholder* nerd have any alarm. R |
p Moait y. the k *r.» ral aamttre officer
of the pljintlff. Is here and verified the |
petition. The netttlon shows that St»ln |
wr* *ppo(nt*d to the agency of the
eempany on July 12. I*H. H • arted for
the company In Georgia and Alabama.
It Is alleged that he totaly neglect d
and ha* violated the contract with the
ivtmrany to an incalculable and Irrem
ediable damage.
COFFEE REPUBLICANS.
They ere /let by a Delegation of Pop
ulists.
Douglas. Gc.. Aug. T 6. The repttb
jlvitcs of Coffee count met In m*3s
tuotdng ho e yeaterday. They elec
ted George Garvin, a negro, thairman.
They r<err met by a delegation from'
the pepulists, v ho offered to fuse with
t>r-r uoon the following terms: The
republicans to support their (pnpu
lt«t» can' Hates for state and eoumy
officers at <be 0 toiler election; the
p-pulists to support their mao. Wilkln
eor. for congress at the November elec
tion.
These terms were endorsed and rat
ified by both. So that so far as this
county and dis rlcr are concerned, re
publicans and populists are synony
mous terms.
WHEELER.
He Has Been Ordered to Washington
by the Secretary of War
Washington. Aug. 16. General
Wheeler has bceii ordered to Washing
ten, the secretary of war desiring to
consult with him on the situation at
Santiago.
Soitp politicians are like cork
ecrews—rather crooked, but they have
a etrpng pull.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Law left this as
tcrcoon for Edgefield. __ , _ •
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tH* bctrtijt on cH* BMKlcki to rovnn t!
Rari D*l* W*rr Brood I w I
n»J«H*«v *nd KtfcHrr for contempt of
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'(«*•>«« bi* Matetr.rnt that he bad #anl
i Bar) Data Warr IIM.N* and the Karl *
j watefr• a' (bat h« bad nralyed only
Ij. 1 u equal amount through
vi«.»n between l)e!a Warr and Ixwd Al
frivc'nl that Reoedthy fce*! the £2T.*
£I.OOO ;f he tHooter) would contra-!
U;i the former evidence, the bankrupt
•aid Breadley. at the Himn»wlek hotel. 1
offered hi* the money tn the enrl’a
pi eaaiiee. and the correct lon of i*erlnin}
•taten-enta which Dela Warr w,»hed;
him to make tea* written oof there.
Ho ley deposed m the presence of the,
TEN MILLION ROUNDS.
Big Order Placed By the United
States (iovernment.
Ixindcn. Aug. 16. Kynorh
A Co., of Birmingham, are re
ported to have ree?!ved today
an order for ten million mili
tary cartrldgea to be promptly
delivered tc the United States
government.
ALL IS SETTLED.
Colombia and Italy Have Come to
Terms.
Rome. Aug. 16. Admiral Candianl. ‘
commander of the Italian squadron;
row off the Colfixblan coast, received!
Angus' 14 a definite rep’y from the
government of Colombia agreeing to
all three points included In his ultima
tum at to the payment of the Cerruti
claim; ihe formal and nhßohile recog
nition of President Cleveland’s award
and undertaking to stop within eight
months ail proceedings on the part of
the Cenutls creditors, and an Immo
diate money payment to Italy as a
guarantee of the full execution of the
award within the stipulated time. The
dismtte is thus settled lo Italy’3 satis
faction.
FOR THE SENATE.
Gen. Lee flakes Announcement In
Washington.
Washgintcn, Aug. 16.—The Post says
lhat Genera! Fitzhugh Lee will enter
the senatorial race in Virginia. This
announcement is authorized by Lee
himself.
HAY HAS ACCEPTED.
He Agrees to Take Up the State
Portfolio.
Washington, Aug. 16. Ambassador
Hay, in London, has accepted the of
fice of secretary of state.
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who Is not widely known, it •
wall known chlsen of ftavan
bah On.
Ha I* Highly ltd ommended.
Ha )* tba aan or eolanal of the Geor
gia *t*ta m*!il a and served In tbs
r«nk« of the Confederate army. He i>
•1 years old. lie belong* lo one of the
wealthiest families In lha state and la
conspicuous socially there. He was
largely endorsed in the state for brig
adier general.
AFFAIRS IN SPAIN.
The Ourcn Bestowing Honors on
Parties to the Peace.
Madrid. Aug. 16.— According to El
Tiempo. the organ of the dissident con
servatlves Senur Hllvila, leader of that
party, intend* to block the govern
ment policy.
The Queen Regent has personally
tbcnkfd the French government for its
good office* In obtaining peace and has
rhatged Castillo, the Spanish ambas
sador at Paris, to inform Detcasae, the
French minister of foreign affairs, that
her majesty has conferred upon him
the grand cross of the order of Carlos
TIT. A similar distinction will he be
aten ed upon Patenotre, the French
ambassador at Madrid.
The Impartial publishes a letter
from Havana, whose writer asserts
that Bianco succeeded In hoodwinking
the Americans as to Cervera’s where
abouts. but the Madrid government
“frustrated his plans by announcing
the arrival of the squadron at Santia
go.”
THE I'lO REVIEW.
Forty Thousand Men to Be In Line at
Camp Thomas.
Chiekamauga, Gn., Aug. 16. The
new St ‘-inhere hospital, situated near
Wilder tower, only a short distance
from Lytle station, was thrown open
for the reception of the sick at Gamp
Thomas today. The hospital has ac
commodations for 1.200, and is the best
fitted up of any in the camp. A corps
of Red Cross nurses are in attendance,
and every comfort will be given the pa
tients. Scores of men will at once he
removed from the over-crowded divi
sion hospitals. Preparations are being
made today for a review of the army
tomorrow. In this review every man
out of the hospital will participate, and
the total of those marching will be over
forty thousand.
LEE WON’T TALK.
He Has Nothing to Say About the
Conference
j Washington, Aug. 16. Gen. Lee
leaves fer Jacksonville tomorrow. He
has nothing to say regarding the con
ference.
Washington, Aug. 16—Adjutant Gen
eral Corbin’s orders this mornitlg defi
nitely settled Gen. position in
Cuba. The Seventh army corps will
occupy Havana and Havana province.
Gen. Lee will be in command of . the
military department of Havana.
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Atlanta Oa. Aag Ik Arrordlnd tn
[tafimnattba ta tba daparttwawt «f adw
I Illiteracy tn tba Mala ba* ban rot I
f Inal Computati on.
Tbl* la shown by tba f aal romputa-l
Tba ron*ua allows a ataady tnrraaar in I
tba trim bar and valwa of tba rbooti
I house*, and prvte* be. .md qoeatkM
that Ibo ar boo! system of Ge..r*ia la j
I lewrlnit imponnn! fruit The cities
Lfl! motion* to grow. While the «nn
iotTHnif lo fh** irh'Nftl fimpnrt ion
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i«HU t* IS P**r rfu’,
Other Incranaas.
This nitatU tba vat to of tneraase in
I other elite* nod lama town except
' Mhana. whare it Is 32 par rant. Au
gust*'* w-bool population hi nearly sta
tionary. like that of Columbus and
Nawnan. Savannah, with Chatham, ta
rrmaaa 12 par rant, and Macon with
Bibb 10 par cent.
nAIL MEN.
Railway Mall Clerka and Pontofflce
Clerk* in Convention
The annual convention of the Uni
ted State* Railway Mall Service Mutual
Benefit association writ be held in At
lanta on September 6tb. The a*socta-|
tion mat last year in San Francisco.
The organisation 1s composed of rail
way postal clerka of the United State*
service. Its membership is exclusive
and the institution Is one of mutual co
operative benefit. The national or
ganization is divided into divisions,
Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Plot Ida.
South Carolina, Mississippi and Louis
iana forming the fourth division. Au-l
gosta will not be represented, so far|
as can be learned, at the meeting, it!
1 not being necessary for all cities to be
' represented.
The clerks in the posloffiees will
'meet in national convention at Detroit
ion September 6. About 250 delegates
j will be present.
THE OLIVETTE SAILS.
She Leaves Santiago With Three
Hundred Sick.,
Santiago, Cuba, Aug. 16. —The Oli
vette sailed this afternoon for Mon
tauk with between 200 and 300 sick. Miss
Wheeler Is a passenger. Early this
moaning, a Cuban was shot by a sen
try who (aught him stealing front the
commissary store* at the dock.
Yesterday It was discovered that
enough goods had been stolen to make
three cartloads, which h.-td been taken
out suireptitiouaiy to Cubans in the
field. A man under suspicions returned
to the wharf last) night, evidently with
Ihe intention of continuing his thefts,
but was warned off.
F.arly this morning he was again
found there. When the sentry chal
leng'd him, he ran, refusing to obey
the order to '’halt.” As he was likely
to escape, the sentry fired and killed
him.
NO'FoN THE COMMISSION.
Senator Allison Will Not Have Chance
to Serve.
Washington, Aug. 16.—The authori
tative announcement is made that Sen
der Allison, of Ic-wa, will not be a
member of ihe peace cnmmlssion. Ho
will not be able to accept on account
of other important duties.
HUSTERINO OUT.
It Willi Be Befcun This Afternoon.
List Befng Prepared.
Special to The (Herald.
Washington,AAug. 16. The miftter
out of troops brain* today. The list
w.U be issued this afternoon.
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bowaa baar* two *bo«a la bis
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lag to tha roots, ha wa* borri
riMl to Ba* Mr* Cor halt lyloc
no tba ha* cove*ad with blon*
wh la hi* tothar-lb-law lay <>a
Ihr floor with blood pouring
from hi* trooib. Mr*. Cot bat!
was in sight ait ire. wlt Ila ha*
husband waa fully draaaad.
Circuwiataoca* of It
There waa a wound in Mr*
Corbett's temple and Corbett
had hilled hlmaelf by turning
tho iquxsle of hi* revolver tn
his mouth. From the appear
ance of the bodies It la believed
that Corbel t arose early in the
morning, dressed himself and
shot his aged wife while she
slept. She evidently died In
stantly. for she still lay in a
perfectly natural position. Cor
le:t had just returned from
Bartlett Springs where he had
been stepping for his health.
Much Shocked
New York, Aug. 16.—Corbett
was much shocked to learn of
the death of his parents. He at
first refused to believe, but
broke down and wept like a
child. Corbett fold his father
must have been crazy. Corbett
wll! stop training and the fight
with McCoy on September 10
may be postponed.
HILITARY DEPARTMENT.
The Department of Porto Rico Now
Being Formed.
Washington, Aug. 16.—Arrangements
are being made for the establishment
of a new military department on ihe
island of Porto Rico, to be known as
the "Department of Porto Rico,” to he
commanded by Major General Brooke.
SHOT A HORSE.
Sergeant Damlsh Put an End to the
Life of An’rnal
Sergeant Damlsh was called on to
kill a horse belonging to a party living
in the southern part of the city at noon
today. The horse was injured in some
way beyond recovery and the sergeant
mercifully put an end to its life by a
pistol l.ullet
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W. Cotaoa. a broker of tba
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THE THIRD ALMOST COMPLETE
Col. CtoJkr Doesn’t Think H Will Be
Mustered Out.
Griffin. Os.. Aug It The Third
regiment is ocw almost compida. only
naeding silly m«-n to romplatP lha full
number allowed. All companies but
thra: are full to (b* maximum allowed.
Ucui. Col. Beroer arrived in camp
yesterday and took ihe oath of alleg
iance today.
Lieut. Tom Hasting*, of Cspt. Ansi*
Baker * company, arrived yenteiday to
begin his duties with his company.
Col. Catidl-r tloea not expect lo to
mustered out. He believes that bis reg
iment, now being one of the volunteer
regiments In the army and well equip
ped. that lh« Find or Second regiment*
will be mustered out, if Any, and hta
retained. An order has been passed by
the colonel not lo allow but live men
to a company in tows each day and
while in camp the men have to get per
mission from the first sergeant allow
ing them to leave the company street.
The regiment hand is nqw well organ
ized and doing excellent work for the
drills.
HAS NOT BEEN SHOT.
The Private Was Sentenced to Im
prisonment For Lite
Washington. Aug. 16.—The war de
partment has received the following:
Ponce, Aug. 15)—Adjutant General.
Washington.—Replying to your cable
gram, Private Ladukc was convicted by
rourtmnrtial tor killing Private Staf
ford and sentenced to life imprison
ment. in the penitentiary at Leaven
worth. Ho Is now under guard, await
lug transportation. (Signed.) Oiimore,
Brigadier General.
Alexander Laduke was a member of
Co. I, Second Wisconsin volunteers.
Stafford wns a member of Ihe Thir
teenth infantry, regular army. Il was
erroneously stated in a dispatch from
Martnett, Wls., that Laduke had been
courtmarl failed and shot at Ponce.
HIGH MASS TOriORROW.
In Celebration of the 25th Anni
versary of Sister Rose’s Entry
Into the Sisters.
The announcement 1* mad» on page
3 of The Herald today that there would
be no Jubilee services at St. Mary’n
convent tomorrow in celebration of the
25th anniversary of the entry into t!i«
order of Sisters of Sister Rose.
Tlic announcement is erroneous, and
was made on the Idea that Sister Rose]
was unaVoids in Savannah, j
The obstacles to prevent her presence.,
were overcome, and she and Father
McMahon arrived In the city on the
Central tialn ihis aftern/T)
Arrangements and annotfo Jnents of
the morning, therefore, a v) urbed,
and Fat he) McMahon, at |iteij|our to
day, asks The Herald to saj* that there
will be solemn’ high mass at the con
vent tomorrow.
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Pitpslcli Fire* New York.
I It wa* three hour* later wbea a dl*-
I pqtrti arrive* from New York is MsJ.
James T. Stewart to the effect that
I’ j. r W Raid hod hrea h.und «#•*
I !b bast ib hla ronaa at the Hotel M*rl
bnro. It I* presumed tn the shretsrs
of any other Information that heart
d rate was the cause of hia death.
MsJ. Reid had wot bean feeling well
for some time and had goae from 3s
vaanab to Saratoga for rest He left
: tore about two weeks ago. sod after
11>pending a week at the springs seemed
’ much Improve*. From taere he had
1 viatt*d hi* slero, Mr*. Huston, at
! Coatenvllle. going thence to New York.
wh»re he arrived Saturday afternoon,
i lie was to hare Irft on the steamer
for Savananh yesterday, attending to
huslnee* in connection with the firm of
Kalll Bros.. In the meantime, he repre
senting that firm’s Interest* here. Tel
egram* were sent Inst night to friend*
in New York to have Ihe Iiod) forward
ed at oner by express to Savannah.
Both mother and eon wIU is burled
toaether from Ihe ImHiendcnt Pre*by
(lrian church, of which they had been
lifelong member*. Mrs. Reid. In tact,
having been tbr oldest member of the
chvrch both in year* and in the length
of her connection with it a» a com
municant. The funeral arrangement*
will be announced later.
Ihe Deceased.
Mre. John Hope Held waa born In
Savannah. July 20, ISU. She was.
doubtloii*. ihe oldest native of the city,
and had never resided elsewhere. She
waa the daughter of Fraacla N. Wel
man. who wa* one of the leading cot
-1 ton inetvh&r.ts of Savannah in Its early
hiatoiy. Sb*‘ '“as married in 1829 to
John Hope Reid, who waa a native of
Fifeshlre. Scotland, he also being one
of the mosL prominent cotton mer
chants at that time. A
curiottb fact is that the father of Ma
jor Reid died suddenly at the New
York hotel on Broadway In 1848. exact
ly a half century ago. From the time
of her marriage, sixly-nlnc years ago,
Mrs. Reid has resided continuously in
the house where she died. She was a
regular attendant up to two Sundays
ago at the Independent Presbyterian
church. All v'ho knew her recognized
her as a woman of wonderful mind and
most beautiful character. She leaves
three children, Miss Ruth W. Reid and
Miss Madge Rcltl of Savannah, and Ma
jor W. A. Roid of Augusta. Her
grandchildien in Savannah are Mrs.
William R. Leakln. Mr. M. M. Stew
art. and Mr. George H. Reid. One
dmighten- of Mrs. Reid, Elizabeth, mar
ried Major James T. Siewart. She died
some years ago.
F. W. Reid.
Major F. W. Retd was born at Sa
vannah and was educated in Scotland.
Returning to bis native home, he
formed a co-partnership with Major J.
T. Stewart, under the title of Reid &
Stsvart, conducting a cotton business.
After the dissolution of the firm he
wen! to Columbus, and afterwards to
Augusta, in both of which cities, as
well as in Savannah, to which he re
turned a few years ago, he made many
warm friends. Since making his
residence here he had been doing busl
nrSi, in liis own name. During (he
war Major Reid served gallantly in the
confederate army under the late Gen.
A. R. I.ruvton. He was a man of no
b]e character and reeogitizrd t'* one of
implicit honor and integrity. Dr. Fair
will officiate at the funeral *f molhac
and son. ... |