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Savannah morning News. i ETABHSHKD JBSO. I |J, H. ESIILL, KUitor and Proprietor, j CHICAGO’S CRIMSON CLOT. 6S FALL VICTIMS OF THK T>F MO'S 8 OF THK HAY MARKET. 41 Of the Number Policemen—Two of the Latter Already Head and Several Others Dying—A Graphic Picture of the Maddening Fight lor the Mastery—Many Arrests Made—Troops and Police Squads Vuder Arms. Chicago, May s.—As indicated in last night's dispatches the anarchists of Chi cago inaugurated in earnest last night the reign of lawlessness which they have threatened and en deavored to incite for years. They threw a bomb into the midst of a line of 200 police officers and it exploded with fearful effect, mowing men down like cattle. Almost before the missile of death bad exploded the anarchists direct ed a murderous fire from revolvers upon the poiiee as if their action was pre-ar ranged, and as the latter were hemmed in on every side—ambuscaded—the effect of the fire upon the ranks of the officers s as (earful. CHARGE OF THK POLICE. When the police had recovered from the drst shock ol the attack they gallantly charged upon their would-be murderers, shooting at every step and mowing them down as their fellow officers had been by the bomb. The auarohists fled in dismay before the charge, but everywhere they mrned the withering fire from the re volvers of the policemen followed them and thinned their ranks. The cowardly curs, finding their attack did not com pletely aunihiiate the officers and that, a toroe large enough to cope with them was left, fled in all directions, seeking the darkness of alleys, hallways and side streets to escape the revengeful fire of the police. CAUSE OF THK COLLISION. The collision between the police and anarchists was brought about by the lead ers of the latter, August Spies, Sam Fielding and A. R. Parsons endeavoring to incite the large mass meeting to riot and bloodshed. From the Socialistic headquarters there was Issued late in the afternoon the following circular, which was distributed throughout the laboring quarters of the city by thousands. “ATTENTION, WORKINGMEN! Great mass meeting to night at 7:3oo’clock, tit Havmarket, Randolph -tree!, between Des Plaines and Halsted. Good speakers will be present to denounce 'he latest atrocious act of the police—the shooting of ourfellow work men yesterday afternoon. Executive Committee.’’ spies’ harangue. Atß o’clock a large crowd had collected on Hes Plains street, just north of Ran dnlpb, in a dimly lighted spot, nearwbich wire many wagons and trucks. August a was the firstspeaker. Altera long rambling talk on the labor problems, he asked: “What means this display of galling guns, cannon, bayonets, patrol wagons,'and clubs? What means the calling otit of the First regiment? Is it as an i ntertainment tor you. gentlemen ? Tbe demand of the McCormick men was reasonable, and vet Air. McCormick de nies tt.al he is responsible for the blood shed yosterdav. Isav be lies. Ha is re sponsible for t he death of our brothers.” incendiary mterkuptions. A Voice—“ Put him under the lake!” •A rope is better! ” “Don’t make useless threats, iny friends, but when you are ready, act.” A Voice—“ String him up!” “There are 25,000 or 30,t)00 families in Chicago suffering starvation to-day, be cause the husbands and fathers are not men enough to stand up for their rights.” Loud cheers followed this speech and cries of “the lake” and ‘"the rope” were heard from hoarse throats. A. It. Parsons was the next speaker. He went Into labor statistics largely and defined the difference between trade unionists ane Socialists. Sara Fielding, a socialistic Englishman, was the next and last speaker, lie har angued the mob in a loud,blatant,reckless way and asked what was the crowd be fore him. He said “we who come here to address you are Socialists; rebels to the law. Legislation will never help you never. Martin Koran went to Congress ii the interests of labor and lie tells you that no legislation can be bad for work in-men. Can’t we hnd some? When the itch man understands that it is nolbeal -1 yt i live among a lot of discontented workmen we shall lie able to get legisla tion. and not before. SYMPATHY OF THE MOB. That tbo mob was in sympathy with his hit ranees was evinced by the wild ap plause which was accorded him. Wuile ’ins was going on Capt. Bonfield and L’apt. Ward, with nearly 200 policemen, had been waiting patiently in the station I n' the socialists to disperse or to commit some set of lawlessness. When the officers w ti<i had been sent to mingle with them retimed and reported the temper of the anarchists, bmh Captains came to the ■onclnsion that pronint measures only would avert another serious riot. The t>rdi-r“iall in” went sound among the Lieutenants. VVi;h lightning rapidity it was repeated to the men, *pd they jumped Into 'heir Macs with accuracy and precision, prepared for the inarch on the anarchists. 1 here were live companies In all, com manded by the following Lieutenants in the order named: Lleuts. Howler, Stan ton, Hubbard, Ptnzen and Heard. Capts. Hontield and Ward took position at tbo head of the line, w inch was marched to a Point almost 100 feet north of Randolph “Ireet. When the front of the column r°aciied the speaker’s wagon, Capt. Bou hcld ordered a “halt” and cried: “in the name of the state of Illinois, 1 command this crowd to disperse!” the dynamite bomb. A* the words left Ills mouth a splutter ing spark of Hie arched through the air tom the opening of the alley and over the speaker’s wagon. It was the burning lose of a dynamite bomb. It was well “oiied In its deadly mission and fell direct v in the middle of the street, and between me two tirst double columns of police, the instant it struck the ground It ex ioaetl with a terrible, sullen ronr. teem h~ to shake the earth. Men fearfully °oßdPd and dying tellon nil sides. The aesih dealing contents of the bomb reach- Tjg almost to toe rear ranks. Twenty [tine mangled officers were groaning on ■ns ground. A gaining gun could not lave cut a wider swath. A SCENE OF HORROR. A ceno of horror followed, the details which may never lie known. The of* i r* were demoralized, and for an in tsnt broke ranks, blit uiniost Instantly oemeced their presence of mind. Be rne, however, they had time to realize ' destruction which bad been wrought " ’’•m rathe lU* crowds of soorehlst* nera In front and on either aids of mob was quite as fearful in its effect as was the explosi n of the bomb, but the officers did not lose their presence of mind. Orders flew thiek and fast from the Captains and Lieutenants, and within the briefest possible spaoe of time they were charging the murderous assassins on every baud.deaiitigdeath and destruc tion to them with their revolvers, charge of the police. The anarchists did not. sustain the charge an instant, but fled as soon as t hey could distinguish t he bluecoats and bright buttons of the offioers through the smoke from their revolvers. The cracking of these weapons was incessant for five minutes, and only once was anything like a volley fired by either side. This was tired by the anarchists when the bomb ex ploded iu the ranks of tbo police, thus showing that they. hud been carefully drilling beforehand to act in concert. When the ottioers emptied their pistols they used them a3 clubs, and it is quite probable that numerous skulls were fractured. With the revolver shots cracking like the tattoo of a mighty drum and the bullets singing in the air, the mob plunged away into the darkness with a yell of rage’ and fear. It was an indescribable scramble for lile. frightful wounds. The wounds from the bombs were fright ful. Small pieces of zinc have been ex tracted lrom the wounds of the officers, caused, probably, by fragments of bom tig. Some of tbe officers were hurt by frag ments of bomb and were shot besides. Some officers had three or four gunshot wounds. The Socialists obtained their guns from a saloon used as their bead quarters at the corner of Lake and Dos- Flaines street, witbin one block of the point where the boombs were thrown. They fired from behind barrels, trucks and boxes and from doorways. l’arsons,one of the incendiary speakers of the night, has a negro wife. He and his wife were in this saloon when the fi’- ing began and disappeared when the mob was driven away. A DRUG STORE’S DANGER. An angrv mob threatened to destroy a drug store at the corner of Eighteenth street and Centre avenue this morning. The proprietor has it telephone, and the mob accused him of sending a warning to the police last night. A patrol wagon took'the druggist oud his family to tbe police station, and a guard was* placed over the store. Spies, Fielding and Parsons were found at 8 o’clock this morning in consultation in the office of the A rbeiter Zeitung, and were locked up at the Central police sta tion. Fielding was suffering from a gun shot wound in tbe leg. They were in clined to be ugly when questioned as to their identity , but a few short senten ces from" the policemen made them perfectly submissive. Spies’ brother and a man named Schwab, an assistant editor of the A rbeiter Zeitung , were found with August Spies and were also arrested. At noon to-day tbe militia were in their armories ready to turn out at a moment’s notice. Between 300 and 400 of the police had teen armed with Springfield rifles,and every man on the lorce is armed with 44- calibre revolvers. collecting evidence. The police are rapidly collecting evi dence against the chiel conspirators among the anarchists. They searched Spies’ office this morning, aud the inflam matory circulars mentioned in these dis patches, and headed "Revenge. Work ingmen to arras!” and another headed “Attention, workingmt n!” were found with the form in type. These were taken possession of, and locked up in the cen tra! station as evidence that Spies and Schwab directly Incited the riot and bloodshed. Anarchist I’arsona has not been cap tured as tirst reported. He is still hiding. Editor Schwab was mistaken for him when the first arrests were madeattbe office of the A rbeiter Zeitung. Inspector Bontieki raided Zeipts hall, corner of Lake and DesPlaines street,this morning. Here were found a lot of mus kets, rid flag* and German books ex pounding Socialistic doctrines. Nearly SIO,OOO has already been sub scribed on ’Ohange.lor the families of the sMuuded and dead officers. Shortly after noon the police made another raid on tbo oflice of the Arltei ter Zeitung. They arrested a man in the office, who, upon being searched, produced a large revolver and dirk knife. He was placed under arrcßt. lu the office was Discovered several boxes of dynamite aud a number of red flags and incendiary ban ners. Tuey were all seized. SUPPRESSING THE ZEITUNG. Mayor Harrison with several detectives visited the Arbeiter Zeitung "dice to-day and held a consultation with Oscar Neioe, who said he did not belong to tbe office hut was erap’oyeil to get online paper. The Mayor told him the paper should not be issued until inspected by Mr. Hand, whom he would send for that nurpose. Neibe promised that nothing of an inflam matory nature should appear in the paper. Before the paper was issued, however, another raid whs made on the printing oflice aud 25 printers were ar rested and arraigned belore .Justice Mer cfiand charged with murder. Their eases were continued until May 14. Bail was refused. The dynamite found in the Arbeiter Zeitung office was taken to tbe lake front and exploded. Tbe effect was terrible. A piece about the size of a hen’s egg was placed in a coupling link and exploded. Tne heavy iron was scattered into fine hits. TWO STORES LOOTED. A mob ot 0,000 to 8,000 reassembled near tbs corner of Eighteenth street and Centre uveuue at noon and raided Rosen deld’s drug store, mentioned in the early dispatches, can ying off everything port able in the store. They then raided a liquor store in tbe vicinity kept by a man named Wesiskopf, eai ryitig away or drinklug all the liquor. Women aud children joined in this raid. The police returned to the scene, and succeeded in dispersing tbe mob. THE DEAP AND WOUNDED. Following it a revised and corrected list of last night’s casualties: Of the po licemen hurt with pieces of bursting bomb* and bullets fired at th*m, officers John Delgan and N leholas Shannon sre dead. The fel lowing nflicers are believed to be fatally wounded, but were still alive at 7 o’clock to-night: Jacob Hansen. Nelson Hansm, John Barrett and George Miller. Tbe following officers who sustained serious and possible fatal injuries are at the osuuty noapiul: Thomas McHenry, Henry Weinke, 8. McMahon, B. r. Kobnell. John M. King, John Doyle. Henry Smith. Thomas Henneaav, Joseph Turman, .1 sum's Hrsdv, C. W. Whitney, Barnard Murphy,Timothy Flavin,Lawrence Mur phy, l’eter Biillertv, Tlmoiby O’Sullivas, P. F.. McNulty. Michael Horan. Aurusr Ke|| v, Alexander Jameson, John Stanlon, Fair ok Hartford, James Barber, William Burner. F-mrleen citizens, on* of whom was e hospital. This does not comprise, it is j believed, more than one-tbird of the j anarchists aud people injured. A SECRET ARSENAL. About 2 o clock this afternoon Delec- j tives Bontiettf mid Wlllev made another search of the Arbeiter Zeitung premises, j They were rewarded by discovering a great, loi of ammunition suitable for j Winchester rifles, shotguns, and revolv- j era, several fuses for bombs, dirt knives, I and huge Colt revolvers. The stuff was | found under an old sink. “There were | 1!) of my company of 25 shot.” said Lieut. Bowler, the six-foot-two-inct officer, who beaded the squad into which the botnbs were thrown. HIS EXPERIENCE IN THK FRAY. He was sitting aiirrouuded by tbe un injured survivors of his littlo band at the DesFlaines street station. “1 never heard dynamite explode belore aud 1 don’t want to again. It deafened me and all the men who did lint receive deadly wounds. There was one company ahead of mine and four behind us. IV e had justcomsto a halt ready for tbe next order, which would have been a flank movement. The bombeanie from close to the speaker’s wagon. 1 saw and heard it coming, but it exploded too quick for anybody to have done anything with it or got out of the way. I was knocked down by tbe explo sion but not wounded. Then when Ire covered myself my Sergeant fell into my arms badly hurt. It was a terrible time, 1 can tell you. They had everything out and dried. VIGILANTES SUMMONED. Two evening papers publish the follow ing: Headquarters of J 49 Vigilante Committee, May 5.) Meet sharp at 140 A. R. 78, Btli inct. Kind ness of gmat importance. Spies, Parsons, and Schwab and others of their kind, beware. The rope docs its work qqick. The massacre of our brave policemen must be avenged. By order of executive committee. XX. SHOT IN A SALOON. Shortly after 6 o’clook to-night a pistof* was fired from a saloon on DesFlaines street at two officers on guard near the St. Paul freight yards. Officer Madden who was near the saloon ran into it and grappled with the man who tired the revol ver. in thejscuffle|the man pressed its muz zle against Officer Madden’s breast and tired. Madden then shot his assailant in some manner. Maddetiand his prisoner locked in each others arms rolled to the floor just as Officers Dailey and Hartnett reached the saloon. A companion of Madden’s assailant had vanished. Both Madden aud his prisoner were taken to the county hospital. Tbe doctors say the man was somewhat under the influenceof liquor, and the result of his injury cannot yet be told. A paper found iu his pos session shows that his name is John Loel telhardt. of the Englewood railroad sta tion, just south ot the city. Officer Mad den’s wound is mortal. THE FIRST INQUEST. The inquest over the remains of police officer Diegan, who was murdered by the anarchist mob last night, was begun this afternoon and ended at 8:40 o’clock to night. The men arrested at tbe office ot the Arbeiter Zeitung were present as prisoners and witnesses. Chris, Spies and Michael Schwab,two oftheprisoners, made statements in their own behalf, which damaged rather than helped them. Scbwab admitted that he did not believe in a personal God. Schwab was asked a‘ great many questions, and as they were plied to him he grew pale and excited, and perspiration stood on bis forehead. Fielding made a statement that was uninteresting and un important. He said he never carried anything more dangerous than a pen knife. August Spies did not make a state ment, and the jury retired. The jury were out halt an hour before agreeing upon a verdict. They recommended that all the prisoners be held for murder. The prisoners were held without ball. The jury also recommended that I’arsons be apprehended aud held. SEN NATION al evidence. Some sensational evidence was given at the inquest. “1 made a search of the Arbe’ter Zeitung office,” said Officer Mar tin Marks. “On a shelf in a recessof Spies’ private room I found a bundle, marked ‘Adams’ Express Company.’ This bag contained a lot of saw dust and nitro-gly cerine. It looked exactly tbe sam# as what we tound on Dcsplaines street, after the bomt> exploded last night, only it wasnotso hard.” The witness described the etfect of the explosion on some rocks, under whlcn it was placed. Fragments of boulders were carried sway immense distances. “Most of the stuff,” concluded the officer, “Is stored in a vault, and one of our men who is au expert,, says there’s enough in it to blow up this building.” The Coroner moved uneasily in his seat and the witness signed his deposi tion. MIXED WITH SAND.* The powder In the bomb found to-riay was what Is known as “giaui” powder. This, in its ordinary form, is brows paper mixed with nitio-glycerine, hut iu this case it was mixed with sand. The effect of this is to make the wounds inflicted by it more ghastly and ugly than they would be if it was caused by explosion in its original form. A sister of August Syi*> oatnc to the central station to-day, and, after considerable talking, Lieut. Kiplev elicited lrom her a confession tliat a third brother, who was in last night’s af fair, was lying dangerously ill at his home. It Is thought he will die, Mrs. A. It. Farsons, wife of tbe fugitive anarchist, was arrested this afternoon and was locked up at the central station. She was present this morning when the 1 offioers mads the raid on the Arbeiter Z/i - ] lung building, blit the officers did not: then wish to arrest her. They bad planned to shadow her, hoping that sue would make some appointment with her husband so that the latter could be cap tured. HARRISON’S PROCLAMATION. Mayor Harrison this atternoon, after consulting with bis department officers and attizSM, published tbs following proclamation: To tbe people of Chicane: Whkkkax great excitement exists among the |>eop e of this good cltv, growing out of the lalHir trouble*, which cxoltrineut i* tulen siflcl by open di ilancc of tb guardian* of the pence by s body of iswlcsuien, who, under preten-e "f aiding Is'iorlng men, aro really endeavoring to destroy all law, aud Where s, Laal night these men by the tis* of weapons, never mortal to In civilized lands except In times of war. or for revolu llonary purpo-c-, caused great bloodshed among citizen* and oilier* of tbe munici pality who were simply in tbe performance of their du lea, aud Wnrreas, The city's authorities propose to protect Isle and property at all hazard*, and in doing so will on compelled to break up all unlawful or dangerous ga'livi tog*, and Whereas, evuu wbcu men prop so to meet for lawful purpose* bad mon will attempt to uiingie with them, armed with cowardly mls •ilea for the purpese of bringing about Enood ahed, thus endangering JsOOOSBt persoua, ihorefore f. Carter Harrl-oa, Mayor of Hie city of Chicago, do her. by prnc aur. that gathering* of people In crowda or procession* os the attest* and in nubile nlaeoa of tne city am Pangeroas ana cannot bo permitted, end orders have been l .-..J . •,.* •)! i*rS ,*.•. e-lr-* SAVANNAH. THURSDAY, MAY ti. 1880. urge all law-abiding people to quietly attend to ibeir affairs and not to inert in orowd*. If the police order auy gHtheringt to disperse and they be not obeyed all pe cons -odisobcv ing will be treated a* law lireikers anti will surely Incur tbe penally of thuirdisobodicnoe. 1 further assure the good people of Chicago that I believe the police can protect their live* and property ami the good name of Chicago, and will do so. Carter 11. Harrison, Mayor. SCHWAB SUSPECTED. The conviction Is giowiug that the po lice have evidence fixing the guilt of the boirb throwing lust night upon Schwab, Spies’ colleague in the editorship of the Arbeiter Zeitung. A secret plot among the Bohemians and anarchists in tbe southwestern section of the city to stark incendiary tires in tb9 lumlier district to-night was revealed to the police by a tnan in the employ of the detectives litte this alteruoon. The plot iucluded preparations to cut. the hose of the like department, and disable their ma chinery when they responded to the alarm. The police at Hinman street are on thSTilert, and any attempt on the part of the Incendiaries will meet with sum mary death, and an extra tire tug will ho sent up the river, aud the district will be carefully patrolled. This "ttu.ernoon Capt. Mchasck and Lieut. Schumacher, in command ot 40 men, left the Central station tor the lum ber yards of Basse & Cos., on West Divis ion street. CAUSE OF THE ALARM. The alarm waaicaused by the incendia ry speeches of ti o fellows to a crowd ol school children,' rono u and a little kuot of men, advising the burning of the yards. Before tbe Tore! arrived Sergeant O’Con nor and a squ ail B i'awsoii street police had dispersed the crowd, and placed un der arrest the wojHd-be rivals of Sides and Fielding. To-night, the ftxid being raised for the policemen wounded by last night’s bomb throwing, amounts to $27,000. Ol this about $12,000 wns con tributed by members of the Board of trade; $10,750 by railroads centering iu Chicago; $1,500 by firms in the hardware trade, and tue remainder by private indi viduals. The wholesale grocers also are raising a large fund to be turned over to morrow. So far. none of them,have con tributed an amount less than SIOO. SPIES INTERVIEWED. Tbe Police Looked Upon n* a Class IVho Need Forcible Removal. Chicago, May B.—in an interview to night August Spies, in a cell at tbe Cen tral station, claimed that he attended last evening’s meeting reluctantly, and went more to calm tbe crowd than with any other intention, Maid be: “1 consider thj throwing of that bomb a most irrational proceeding, it should not have been done under Jhe circumstances. I have no objection to the use of dynamite. The people have arrived at a oertafii'state where they do all kinds of violence. We have predicted these things to cornel They were a ne cessity. Yes, 1 have advocated in my speeches the use of fsree.” “Are yon in favor of killing the police with dynamite?” was asked. “Well, that all depends on circum stances. If you have an enemy you must kill him. I look upon the police as re presentatives ot the capitalistic class. As a class, tbe police do something which,in my opinion, is antagonistic to the welfare of society, and therefore they must be removed.” “Y’ou do not care for the laws, either, Mr. Speis?” “I am oppos -d to tbe present Jaws, I am opposed to all Jaws. 1 consider them inimical to the furtherance of social growth. All the good any legislature ever did was to abolish laws that preced ing legislatures made” “Do you consider the work of Tuesday night a victory?” “No it was disgusting, a mere unorgan ized outbreak of those people.” “Now that you are in this place Mr. Spies, do you consider yoursell a mar tyr?” “Of course. W bat else would you call It?” replied Spies with a forced laugh. I hen he added: “No, lain no martyr. We are all children of circumstauces.” Spies was apparently disinclined to talk much further, hi.t eforo the Interview closed suggiested tost the dynamite round in the Arbeiter Zeitung office was, possi bly, put there by the police. BLOODSHED AT BAY VIEW. Mobs of Pole* arid Bohemian* Fired on by Troop* and Police. Milwaukee, May 6, 11 a. m.—The latest reports from Bay View show a much more serious condition of affairs than was at first reported. A crowd of rioters Commenced to form at 8:110 o’clock and moved towards the mill. Six milita ry companies march out to the grounds, stacked arms in front of the works, anti as the crowd approached, paying no attention to the ordeis ' to “halt” the dread word of “fire” was given, and a volley of bullets was poured into the crowd. The rioters made hasty retreat when it was known that five lives bad been sacrificed and several persons wounded. Oue of the killed was a school boy, who had school books under his arm when he fell. VV’hile the trouble was going on at Bty View large crowds ef socialists anil strikers assembled at Milwaukee Gaiden on the west side, and wero preparing to carry out the programme of riot and destruction. A platoon of 80 policemen und three infantry companies was dis patched there and cleared tbo premises. The mob then reassembled and proceeded to Best’s brewery, and word is just re ceived at military headquarters that a disturbance took place there in whlcb It became necessary to resort to firing, and that two person* were killed. The city is in a state of exoltement equaled at no time sines the present trouble cam meuoed. I.ATKK REPORTS. Milwaukee, May, 8, 2 a. m.—Tbo re oort that two men were killed at Best’s brewery is found to be untrue. Several ■ hots were fired, but no person was killed. Toree men wore killed at Bay View ana five or six wounded. Every one of these bear* a Polish or Bohemian name. One boy of 14, also a Pole, was badly wounded. The story about a hoy w ith school books under bis arm being killed is not verified. The firing of the mililla resulted in dispersing the mob In greater part. The rioters, or those of Polish nationality a* least, returned to the city’s South elds und proceeded to sack the residence of Capt. Borcburdt, ot tbe Kosciusko Guard, yesterday s firing having been done by that company. Tbe residence la a com plete wreck. The infuria ed Polandsrs then assembled near tbe Polish church, and, it is rumored, decided to arm thorn selves and make another raid on the militia, but up to this hour they had not done eo. Lynched Near Camden. f'|Ani.rTc>'s, W*v It An >rn eyed IS HOME NEWS ON THE WIRE TOBK .JACKSON BEOAPTUHED NK Alt C A UTKBSVIDLE. Rev.T. 11. Holly Confirmed ns Rector ofßt. Phillip's Church at Atlanta— Forty-fourth Anniinl Parade of the Columbus Fire Companies—Meet ing ol' the Augusta and Kuoxville Railroad Stockholders. Atlanta, Ga., May 6.—A meeting of the parish of Bt. Fhillip’s church to-day confirmed the action of the vestry the other night electing Rev. T. H. Holly, of Darien, to till the rectorship of St. Phillips, vacated by the suspension of Dr. Armstrong. Tobe Jackson, the Bartow eouuty dy namiter, was urresteil on the State road train near Cartersville last night, by Dep uty Sheriff Garrison of the United States Court, and brought here this morning and jailed. Tbe warrants against him in the United States Court, charge him withdis tilliug and retailing liquor in Bartow, and iutiiiiid&ting witnesses. The bond in each case was fixed at SIOO. He will at tempt to give it to-morrow, alter which he will be taken to Cartersville and turned over to the Sheriff to answer charges in the State court. Five burglars, tour of whom were col ored, were convicted in the Superior Court to-day, and sentenced to the peni tentiary. GEOUGIA'S LOWELL. Annual Tournament of the Fire Com panies— Itgletree Indicted, Columbus, Ga., May 6.—The forty fourth annual parade and contests of the Columbus tire department came off to day. The first test was to run with a reel 100 yards, detach 100 feet of hose, oouple to a plug ami throw water 100 feet. Young America Hose Company won tbe first prize ot SSO. Time 25 seconds. Young America No. 5 won second prize, S3O. Time 25J£ seconds. Columbus No. 1 made the test in 3;!}£ seconds. Stonewall No. 4 made the best run, but failed to make connection. For colored company’s, champion No. 6, won tbe tirst prize, *s3o, and Washing ton, No. 2, the second prize, sls. The grand Jury at Seale, Ala., has found a true bill against la*m (igietree for the murder of Needham Bentiitteld. In the testimony it was sworn that there were two bullet holes in Bennilield’s head. His body will be exhumed here to-mor row for examination. The defense claim that the shooting was accidental and that, both holes ware made by tbe same bullet. BOIHiB COUNTY POLITICS. Mass Meetings Called for tba Election of Delegate*. Eastman. Ga., May 6. A mass meet ing has been called to meet at the court house on Saturday, May 15, to elect dele gates to the gubernatorial and Third Con gressional district conventions, and a meeting at tbe same place Saturday, June 6, to elect delegates to the Fourteenth Senatorial distriotconvention. Only twoof the Executive Committee were present. It was the desire of a large majority of the people that there should be but one meeting to elect ail tbe delegates atone time, and that there should be a primary election at each precinct in the county to determine who shall be the Democratic candidate for Senator. Tbe people do not approve ot the action of tbe Executive Committee. it is believed by many that If Gen. Gordon would come out as a candidate for Governor he would be elected. He would certainly have a good following in Dodge County. Mrs. Redding yesterday afternoon cele brated her seventy-seventh birthday by an elogaut reception at the house or her daughter, Mrs. E. R. Carr. Mrs. Redding is bale and active, and carries her age re markably well. Augusta aud Knoxville. Augtsta, Ga.. May s.—The Stockhold ers of the Augustaund Knoxville Rail road Company met in convention in this City this noun, President Yerdery, pres iding, and Vice President Gen. P. H. Bradley,and Directors J. W. Clark, W. B. Young, Z. McCord. W. G. Raoul. J. H. Alexander, J. J, Cohen. A. Mullarky, W. C. Sibley. Moses Wudley, J. W. Green, J. D. Neal, A. M. Aiken, R. 11. Middleton, T. K. Riley, J. C. Maxwell, and C. M. Burokbalter were present, Tbe reports of certain special committees were re ceived mid disposed of and tbe conven tion adjourned. Tbe Board of Directors met upon the adjournment of the conven tion and re-elected Andrew Anderson, Jr., Treasurer, and Marlin V. Calvin, Secretary. Augusta Affairs. Augusta, Ga., May s.—tt. A. Fleming, a retired banker, of Augusta, Loudon Thomas, an heir of the Tubman estate, and .Frank Fleming, teller at tbe Geor gia Railroad BatiK, tinder the firm name of Fleming A Cos., have arranged lor the building and furniture of tbe now defunct Batik ol Augusta, and will commence June 1 a private banking bilalnesa. The trial ol Preston Valentino for tbo murder of Watchman Vales, is in pro gress to-dav and to-night. The court house has been crowded all day, and great interest is manifested in the proceedings. He will be convicted. Musical and Dramatic Clul). Brunswick, Ga., May s.—Through the energy of 11. T. Dunn ar.d W. T. Glover, with several other gentleuivn interested, a musical and dramatic club, was suc cessfully lauunited here on Monday even ing las’ with 27 members. The draftoi the constitution was submitted and approved, and cornailtteea appointed to prepare a code of by-laws and to aee to the furnish ing of tbe room. In Executive Hussion, Washington, May s—The Senate In Executive aestion to-day cleared lta cal endar of nominations. Tbe only confir mation made public is that of Z. M. Zu lick to be Governor of Arizona. The nomi nation of B. 8. Dement to be Kurveyor General of Utah adversely reported from the Public Lands Committee was recom mitted. Tne rejection of Charles R. Pollard to be Associate Justice of the Mupteme Court of Montana is officially announced. Lake Shore Troubles. Chicago, Msy A.—The railroad •llua tlon was further oompllca'ed this morn ing by a strike of all the freight handlers on tbe l*ake Shore road. The switchmen oo the same road also decided not to han dle any freight, cars loaded by any persons other than strikers. Tbe striking freight handlers bad in tended making a parade to-day but Issued orders countermanding it. They also adopted resolutions eopJ-mnlny t>i *n- BELIEF FOB AH MY OFFICERS. Veteran Volunteers Not to Stiffsr on Account of Promotions Washington, May o.—ln the House, the day being set aside for consideration of business reported from the Committee on Military Affairs, tbe tirst bill called up which was considered in committee of the whole, was the one for the relief ol certain officers of the volunteer army. It provides that all soldiers of the late war who re-enlisted as veteran volunteers and afterwards were discharged to re ceive promotion and receive commissions its officers in tbs army, snail lie pant all the installments ot the veteran’s bounty, which were withheld lrom them on ac count of their being so commissioned and mustered, the same as they would have been entitled to receive had they completed their term of enlistment with out promotion and received an honorable discharge. Alter tut argument In sup port of tlte bill by Mr. Laird, ol Nebras ka, Mr. Hewitt, of New York, took the floor in opposition to the measure. He made a speech against the tendency to extravagance with public money, and said that what, was needed was rebel from excessive taxation, more economical ex penditure, and some measure of relief to Hie laboring olasses. This started a political dobate in which scarcely Huy reference was made to the pending meas ure. On motion of Mr. Holman, of Indi ana, an amendment was adopted, extend ing the provisions of llte act to the wid ows ol such re-enlisted volunteer soldiers as may lie deceased. Mr. Routelle, of Maine, offered an amendment extending the provisions of the bill to enlisted men in the navy and marine corps. At first many of the Dem ocrats refrained from voting, and left the committee without a quorum, blit alter tbe roll call a quorum appeared, and the amendment was adopted by a vote of 127 t.o 72. Fend ing further action the committee rose and at so’clock the House took a recess until 7:3oo’clock, theevening session to bo for consideration of business reported from tbe Militay Committee. THE KVKNI.NO SKBHION. The first bill called up by the Military Committee at the evening’s session of the House was that to increase tbe efficiency of the line of the irnty, hut as considera ble opposition was expressed to it. and as no quorum was present its consideration wat postponed, and it was made the spec ial order lor the first day which has not yet. been set apart for consideration of other measures. The House then resumed In committee ot the whole consideration of the bill for the relief of certain officers of the volun teer army. Much antagonism to this measure was shown by members on the Democratic side, and Mr. Rogers, of Ar kansas, msved to strike out the provisos granting a bounty to soldiers who were discharged to receive promotion prior to their reinilstment aa volunteers and to all volunteer soldiers who were discharged on account of disease con tracted in lino of duty. Though the Democrats were in the majority, there were enough of them opposed to the mo tion to secure its defeat, so its supporters refrained lrom voting and left the com mittee without a qnorum. This fact was reported to the House. A motion to adjourn was made and de feated by a vote of 44 yeas to lit) nays, and a call ot the House was ordered. A TEST OF ENDURANCE. Washington, May fi, 2a. m.— An hour or more was consumed in tbe csll of tbe roll and in tbo reception of excuses for absentees. Tbe usual scenes of hilarity were enacted, the excuses being received with intimations that they were “chest nuts;” and when the excuse was “indis position,” tender inquiries were made as to the “tipple” in which the gentleman indulged. A long time was then consumed In voting upon dilatory motions, and finally having become wearied of tbe struggle, which had merely become a test of obstinacy, and which promised noth ing to either side of the controversy, tbe House at 1:40 o’clock this morning ad journed. A MEDAL FOR LIEUT. GKKEI.V, The Iteyal Geographical Society of Great llrftalu the Donor. Washington, May 6.—Lieut. A. W. Gresly, U. 8. A., to-day received tbe fol lowing communication from tbe Koyal Geographical Society of Oreat Britain: Royal Übokgkical Society, 1 Ba vii.i.k row Burlington Gakdknn West, April 21, lssfi. Dear Bir—l am directed to inform you that tbe council have awarded to you tbe Founders’ Koyal medal of tbe present year in the following terma: “Aa com mander of the United States Arctic expe dition of 1881; for having so considerably added to our knowledge of the shores of too Polar sea and tbe Interior of Grin ned Land, the first through the explora tion cl the late Lieut. Lockwood along the northern coast of Greenland as far as Bii deg., AT min. and 8 secs, north latitude, being the nearest to the lailc ever yet attained, and tbe second by his ow n explorations into the interior of Grinneil land together with tbe journey across It to tbe western sea by Lieut. Lockwood. Also for bl* sumlraole nar rative ol tbe expedition wblcb be baa just given to tbe world.” Tbe medal will belormally presented at our anniversura meeting ou May 28, next at2.•;!(
