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COLUMBUS GEORGIA, MO.NOAV MORNING, OCTOBER ?9, 188*.
ROANOKUC BOOM,
LOOKING OUT FOR SELF.
riKTii »xnh KiiSART or vorvc; men-*
CHKI8TIAS ASSOCIATION.
\ ii \ddre*» by Hon. Wall*r II. Hill.
M«ron Flattering Report* of Otti-
< er« Columbus Sliovr* Her
IntereHt in the Building.
The anniversary services at th'~ First
Presbyterian church last night, in connec
tion with the Young Men’s Christian Asso
ciation, were very well attended. The
services were conducted by Rev. W. F.
Lloyd and Rev. A. M. Williams. President
I. A. Kirven and Mr. Waiter B. Hill, of
Macon, who delivered the anniversary ad
dress, were seated on the platform.
Mr. Hill was introduced to the audience
by President Kirven in a short and pecu
liarly appropriate speech. He said: It
gives me and the hoard of directors of the
Young Men’s Christian Association pleas
ure and encouragement to see this large
audience here to-nighc, on this, the fifth
anniversary of our beloved association.
The year which closed on September 30
wan full of difficulties, which I need not
mention here. Notwithstanding these
difficulties, however, we have much
to encourage us to renewed effort in the
coining year.
We have on our roll of membership over
100 young men. During the past year we
had an attendance at the reading room and
parlor of 6182; attendance at the gymna
sium 1972; attendance at the men’s meet
ings Sunday afternoon 1397, and attend
ance in the training class in Bible study
105. Three of the associate members have
been converted and are now active mem-
I>er« of your churches.
At the meeting of the Association Octo
ber 1 the following officers were elected for
t he ensuing year: J. A. Kirven, president;
K. B. Gordon, vice-presiuent. L. A. Camp,
treasurer; J. .1. Gilbert, recording secre
tary. Board of Directors—Thomas J.
Pearce, Dr. C. D. Hurt, R. A. Carson,
Ralph O. Howard, Milton W. Howard,
Louis M. Lynch, Richard Slade, O. M.
Bowers, Walter II. Johnson and (J. E.
Thomas, jr.
With an earnest desire to do our duty
to our young men, who will soon he called
to fill the places now’ occupied by our
prominent citizens in church, State and bu
siness circles, and to serve faithfully the
blessed Master who has done so much for
us, wo enter a new year with renewed
energy. It is my pleasure now to intro
duce to you the speaker for this occasion,
the Hon. Walter B. Hill.
Mr. Hill then addressed the audionce in
a very practical speech, which was lis
tened to throughout with attention. His
subject wajj, “Religion judged by princi
ples of buunesH and common manliness.”
Hu dwelt long and forcibly on the prin
ciples of honesty and prudence. These
two great virtues were viewed from every
standpoint on a practical business basis.
The speaker pointed out several important
deductions to be drawn from his remarks.
On the subject of temperance he spoke
at length, and statis’ics were given for the
purpose of showing that temperance was a
means of gain, good health and longlife,
lie disputed the general moaning of the
word temperance. He maintained that it
was applicable only in the case of total ab
stainers. “Moderate” is the word which
should be used in the case of those who do
not drink much.
lie closed his remarks on this subject
by poiuting out the safeguards
afforded the rising generation by
the Young Men’s Christian As
sociation on this important question.
He then proceeded to argue the questions:
•What is the value of a young man to him
self?’’ “What is the valus of a young
man to the community?” On this subject
he was very happy in his remarks, and the
importance of proper training for young
men, as a means for himself and the com
munity to gain the benefits of his Bill
value, pointed out. After reading an ex
tract from a speech of President Cleve
land, on the subject of the association, in
yesterday’s Enijuirkr-Sun, Mr. Hill |
closed his remarks by a powerful appeal \
for aid to carry on the good work.
Mr. Kirven said after listening to the j
very able speech of Mr. Hill: “It would be
folly lor me to attempt anything like an j
address. la't us apply the teaching of
what we have just heard iu a practical
manner to night. The cause I represent
should, and 1 doubt not does, enlist your
deep sympathy. The officers and board
of directors are prominent gentlemen well
known to you all. The fact that they are
giving their time and m >uey to this iusti-
tutiou should be sufficient guarantee that
there'is gooit to be accomplished though
its instrumentality.
At anlearlydite we propose to taae
active steps looking towards putting
the Association on a firm basis in its own
building. To-night we ask and expect that
you will indicate, by your subscription to
a fund to defray the running expenses of
t be present fiscal year, your appreciation
of this work. It is necessary that we raise
$2000 for this purpose. We can confidently
expect to get $500 of this amount from the
young men in membership dues. We ask
you to furnish the balance.
A subscription list was then opened and
the following names and amounts handed
in: T. J. Pearce $50, J. A. Kirven $50. F.
B. Gordon $25. Dr. C. D. Hurt $25. Dr. W.
P. Banks $25. R. A. Carson $25, John P.
Peabody $25, A. M. Brannon $25, W. H.
Johnson $35, W. J. Watt $25. G. E. Thom
as $25. W. C. Bradley $25. Thomas Gilbert
$25, Mr. Albright $25. Richard Slade $25.
James J. Gilbert $15. L. A. Camp $15, Rev.
W. F. Lloyd $10, M. W. Howard $10,
G. M. Bowers $10. Louis Caase $10,
H. F. Everett $10. Rev. A. M. Williams
$10, E. J. Carter $10, Dr. Tigner
$10. Professor Woodall $10, Dr. Gau
tier $10. W. R. Bedell $10, Mr. Holt
$10. J. B. Tarver $10, M. E. Gray $10, E. T.
Harris $10. Harry Abbott $10, Jobn San
ders $10. Mr. Morgan $10, M A. Bradford
$10, Walter B. Hill $10. H. R. Goetchius
$5. T. H. Mahone $1, J. E. Booth
$5, W. S. Wyche $5. L. M.
Harris $5. Miss Pink Wyche $10,
T. L. Gruzard $5, C. T. Porter $5, A. C. i
Chancellor $10, A. Weekly $1, Mrs. Hop-
kins$l, T. J. Hunt$5. I. Pollard $4 Cnas.
B. Goetchius $5, J. K Orr $12. H. C. Cam- ,
cron $2 50, Robert Weir $1, M. D. Hood $1,
J. D. Doming $2, J. H. Harris $2, W. A.
Bedell fo, J I>. McPhail $2.50, W. G. Oslin
$10, M. M. Moore $5, W. fUKeenefo, C. A.
Redd $5, Paul Clarke $1. Total subscribed i
$7S3; cash $y.70.
A Somtion in Atlanta.
Atlanta, Oct. 2S —Benjamin Bryan, a i
prominent graiu and stock broker of
Chicago, has been brought here upon a
requisition of Governor Gordon. 51r. ,
Bryau is charged with larceny after trust, j
The charge grows out of the' transactions
ol a bran jh house of Bryan & Lausdell,
which faded some time since. The losers
charged some crookedness in the firm’s
transaction. Bryau claims that it grew
out of the transactions of the local man in
charge, for which the firm was not re-
spo mobile.
! New store* of All Sort*, and New People
of the Right Kind.
Roanoke, Ala., Oct. 25.—Roanoke, like
most ot the Alabama towns, is on a boom.
This week finds the four new brick stores
In front of the warehouse, completed and
; occupied.
Pinckard A Griffin, from Opelika, have
opened a store on the corner, and will fill
the vacuum so long existing here in the
hardware business.
Next door to Pinckard & Griffin is A. J.
Brummit, from Camphill, with a stock of
furniture. Roanoke has long needed a
store of this kind.
The fourth store is occupied by C. R.
Hightower & Co., from LaFayette, with a
large stock of drugs and fancy articles.
T. J. Suggs, from LaFayette, is now
painting signs for the above named firms.
Ballard & Holder have opened a large
, stock of groceries and dry goods under the
Masonic Hall. Mr. Holder has been reared
and educated in this county and is a model
i young man. Mr. Ballard, the senior part
ner, is ahucoessfal merchant at Omeha,
several miles north of this place.
Taylor Brothers have commenced hu»i-
AI. %B % W \ COAL. MINERS* PETITION
TO THE LEGKLATTKE.
They Want Their Intere*t« Regarded and
Their Lire* and Health Preferred.
EnlUting «he Sympathy of
Labor Organization*.
Birmingham, Oct. 2$—The Knights of
Labor of Alai, »ma have taken up the ques
tion ol a mining law, and have called a
convention to meet in this city next Sat
urday. This convention will appoint a
committee to act witb a similar commit
tee from the coal miners of the State, and
the joint committee will draft a bill to be
presented to the next Legislature.
The coal mines are comparatively few
in Alabama, the mines having all been
opened within the last ten years, and the
Legislature never investigated this in
dustry to ascertain if special legislation
was needed. There is no law requiring
mine owners and operators to make any
provision for the health and safety of the
A TERRIBLE BATTLE
Between Slog-DIgeer* and Rattler*—An
Army of Reptile* Cleaned Hut by Hog*.
Buckeye. W. Va , Oct. 23.—A desper
ate and almost indescribable battle be
tween a horde of rattlesnakes and a small
bunch of hogs occurred a few days since
on Abe Lockhart's place, at the foot of
Black Mountain. This branch of the Alle
gheny has long been noted as the home
and rendezvous of thousands of black and
rattlesnases of the dusky brown species, j
wbicb have beeD looked upon with dread
by the hunters, from the fact that they
have always been exceedingly aggressive
and dangerous. For years this mountain
has been the terror of the people of the
vicinity, and it is seldom that any trav- j
eler or hunter has had the temerity here
tofore to cross the ridge at or near a certain
point, so numerous and deadly have
been the poisonous reptiles, but that
HAS FROST KIL1.FI> IT
NOT A SINGLE NEW C.A'E NOR t
DE \TH IN DECATUR YKST1CRI> AT
A Gratifying Report Help C»Ue<t for by
the Stricken t’ltie*— New Decatur
iu a Pitiable Condition—Fever
Spreading iu Florida.
miners. The question has been thorougbly
ness next door to Harper’s new briok discussed during the past twelve months,
store. These-g'fentfemeD carry a mixed and the miners are determined to have a
! stock.
The Mayfield House is about completed
and is now opened for the weary traveler,
wbere be can get a good square meal, a
clean bed and polite attention. This will
be a real .Southern home for those seeking
j rest. Among the distinguished visitors
this week are the following: Rev. Z. D.
Roby and daughter, from Opelika. Mr.
Roby preached two excellent sermons at
the Baptist church Sunday and Sunday
night.
Prof. B. C. Jones, principal of the high
school at Antioch, Ga., and familv, visited
his father, Prut. Leonidas Jones, Saturday
and Sunday. Prof. B. C. Jones is one of
the most successful teachers in Western
Georgia.
Rev. J. P. Shaffer, financial secretary of
Howard College, at East Lake, near Birm
ingham, left this morning for the field of
his labor. Mr. Shaffer is pastor of the
Baptistchurch here, and comes home once
a month. He was one of the founders of
Roanoke Institute, of which he was presi-
i dent many years. After this year he will
remain in Roanoke, to live and die with
his brethren and friends, of whom he has
I a host.
Prof. Leon Stevenson, who has been out
j teaching this summer, is again in school
I in Roanoke Institute, surveying the classic
j forum with Cicero, and following the im
mortal Xenophon with his ten thousand
! in the Amabasis.
Mr. Fred. Trammel, from near Fredo-
; nia, who has been out of school from sick-
[ ness, has returned again.
W. M. Williams,a former pupil ofRoan-
I oke Institute, is now with C. R. Hightower
A Co., selling drugs and looking pleasing.
K_>anoke Institute has a larger attend-
| anue of pupils for this fall session than
i ever before in its history.
The spring session will begin the second
Monday in January next. The same fac
ulty retaiued.
TROU BLE IN THE PROVINCE.
mining law without delay. They have
succeeded in inducing the Kui ghts of
Labor to join forces with them, and will
demand of the next Legislature, the pas
sage of a special act requiring the owners
to properly timber and ventilate all mines.
A TRICK OF THE TRAMPS.
They Wrecked the Train to Secure Booty,
but are Themselves Secured.
Paris, Ky., Oct. 26.—Tnree tramps who
were on the wrecked train near here yes
terday have since been arrested on suspi
cion of having wrecked the train by dis
connecting the air brakes pipe from the
locomotive, with a view of robbery. It is
known that the brakes were connected
before the traiu left Lexington, for they
were used several times en route here. It
is known that one of them jumped from
the train as soon as it struck the closed
switch, and immediately after Engineer
Bob Black jumped and was thought to be
dead, two of them ran to his assistance,
procured a buggy, and brought him to
town. One of them said that Bob was his
brother, and made a feeble attempt to cry,
ind, while pretending to be aiding him,
robbed him of his watch and left. He w as
afterward arrested by the depot watch-
, man, and broke and ran while en route to
! jail, and received a shot in an arm. The
| citizens gave chase and arrested and jailed
him. He gave the name of James Way,
Boston, Mass., aged twenty-six years.
Another, who pretended to have been
dangerously wounded and feigned delirium
has given the name of Homer Ryan, Lon
don, Ohio, and several other aliases. The
third one is a boy fourteen years old, and
gives the name ot Charles Jordan, Chicago,
111. They are all tough citizens and it is
known that they were prowling around
the train before leaving Lexington. None
of them could show tickets or checks and
it is quite evident that they stole their ride
to this place. Way was ar-ned with a
razor and pistol.
Decatur, Ala.. Oct. 28.—There have
been no cases and no deaths by yellow
fever to day. The sick are doing well.
\n Appeal for Help.
Cincinnati, Oct. 2S.—The following was
sent to the Commercial-Gazette with the
request that it be given to the Associated
Press:
Decatur. Ala., Oct. 27.—To the People
of the United States: We are supplying 600
destitute white people and 1000 colored,
has all been changed within the past few and are now out of supplies. We appeal to
weeks, owing to the fact that old l ncle tp e charitable people of the whole country
for assistance for the next three weeks.
Remit to John S. Reed, chairman Relief
Committee, New Decatur, Ala.
[Signed] Andrew C. Frey,
Mayor of New Decatur.
Spreading ill Florida.
Jacksonville, Oct. 2S.—Dr. Caldwell,
volunteer physician at Enterprise, has
issued a call for $1500 for the immediate
relief of the sufferers. There are sixteen
cases now under treatment. Postmaster
Clark has received official information of
the existence of yellow fever at Baldwin.
No particulars are given. The disease ap
pears to be spreading out in various parts
of the State. The weather is very warm
here and showery. The official bulletin
gives new cases 16, of which 6 are white.
Abe Lockhart has imported from North
Carolina a buncu of the long-nosed, lank,
long-legged species of hogs, which from
their elongated personnel have been iden
tified under the title of slug-diggers. Uncle
Abe has been so pestered and annoyed by
the army of snakes which infested his
farm that he put his wits to work and fi
nally hit upon the happy plan of import
ing his lank and bony swine, which have
the reputation of being invenerate ene
mies. of the skake family. He hauled
over the mountains some weeks since
twenty-two big bony hogs of the species
above described, and placed them |in pens,
where he kept them well fed and treated
until a few days since. When the old man
had concluded that his muscular pets
had become sufficiently acclimated i deaths 3, Peyton Buckhalter, street car
and at home, he released them from thei r ; conduc tor, Lizzie Mason and Mack Preston,
pens, and early in the morning, while it the two latter colored. Total cases to date
was yet cool and the snakes were still half j 4059 deaths 345, Bishop Weed con-
benumbed or asleep, he went up the ^inues to improve. At 9 p. m. his tempera-
mountain to a spot where he knew the 4ure wa8 99^ pulse 96. He is rapidly ap-
reptiles dwelt by the thousand. All along
the pathway he dropped grains of corn
until he reached the side of the snake pit,
a sunken spot in tha side of the mountain
containing about half an acre. Here be
threw dowu half a bushel of loose corn,
and together w : ?h his boys, Jim and
George, took shelter in low trees. Within
a few minutes the satisfied grunts of the
porkers were heard as they followed the
trail of o-irn, uutil the whole drove of
hogs broke into view from the
underbrush. They catue on until
they arrived at the pit, where they
stood a minute or two until the old boar,
an immense fellow, came up, when he
took the lead, and went grunting dowu the
bank into the pit. All the other members
of the family followed, until the twenty-
two hogs were all within the small amphi
theater of a half acre. The hogs quickly
picked up the corn, but by the time they
had thoroughly cleaned it, the snakes, j
aroused by the heat of the morning sun
and the noise of the porkers, began to ap- |
pear from the crevices. A dozen, then !
twenty, and directly several hundred
American rattlers writhed their lithe
proaching convalescence.
CLAIM AND COUNTER CLAIM.
Both Parties Claim Large Majorities in
Virginia, but the G. O. P. Will Get Left.
A dispatch from Petersburg, Virginia,
says in reference to the political situation
in that State: “The Democrats of Vir
ginia are thoroughly aroused to the im
portance of carrying the State for Cleve
land and Thurman in the great political
contest to be fought on November 6, and
on that day there will be but few 4 stay -
aways” from the polls. There are various
estimates as to the majority Virginia will
give for Cleveland, but from the present
outlook, it is safe to say that it will not be
much under 10,000.
The most prominent Republicans, among
i them Gen. Mahone, assert that the State
j of Virginia in this election will give Harri-
: son and Morton a majority of not less
than 14,000. In 1884 Cleveland carried the
State by 6141 majority, the vote being as
follows: Cleveland, 145,497; Blaine, 139,-
336. In the Congressional election in 1886
the State went Republican by 20,859 ma-
The Railroad War Take* a Political Turn
A Crisis Imminent.
Winnipeg, Mont., Dot. 27.—A great sen- J
nation was caused here to-uight by the;
publication of the following: “It has been
learned from undoubted authority that
Lieuteuaut-Governor Schultz, although
A FLOURISHING GEORGIA TOWN.
bodies from their holes aud looked at the jority and seven Republican Congressmen
were elected out of the ten to which the
State is entitled. At the approaching
election the Democrats claim that they
will elect six Congressmen and the Repub-
Aiiirusta’s Progress iu the Last Year—An
Increase of Nine Million Dollars.
Augusta, Oct. 23.—The Augusta Chron
icle to-morrow morning will issue its tenth
annual trade review. A gratifying in
crease is noted in business for tie past
advised a week ago to call the Legislature year in Augusta. The cotton receipts for
for the dispatch of business next Monday, ; the season just closed are 203,000 bales,
has so far declined to accept the advice of ; The trade has grown to the volume of
his constitutional advisers, thereby forcing $63,000,000, an increase of $9,000,000 in the
a crisis on the Government, as it is under- past year. The increase on commercial
stood that the members of the cabi
net contemplate immediate resignation.
The Government, it is learned, were
anxious to have the House in session to
assist them in securing the necessary legis-
capitai by new firms going into business
in this city last year was $1,000,000.
The Augusta C tnal Company, furnishing
14,000 horse power, drives 253,003 spindles,
consuming 100,000 bales of cotton per au-
lation to back up their positions on the num. The capital here invested is $10,000,-
railway question should the injunction be
dissolved. His Honor was advised some
; time ago to summon the House, but so far
the advice has not beeu followed, and the
proclamation is still unsigned. If the Gov
ernment resigns, as seems to be the pres
ent intention, the Province bill will be in
a very had box, as a dissolution ot the Leg
islature would likely follow and Manitoba
could count on having the railway compe
tition blocked for a year or two.”
The ministers oould not be seen to-night
in regard to the above statement. The
argument on the railroad injunction case
was continued to-day aud the Judge will
give his decision Monday. It is said that
the Canadian Pacific idicitors have
grounds for application for another in
junction, should the one before the courts
be dissolved.
All is quiet at Pembina Brauch crossing,
but all preparations are complete for active
resistance at any hour, should the necessity
arise. During yesterday afternoon about
thirty men, under the direction of General
Superintendent White and Assistant Super
intendent Murray, went to Morris and
dumped a dead engine on the side of the
track across the proposed intersection of
the Morris Brandon branch. Only four
men were left iu charge, but the engine is
sunk up to the axles, and is immovably
fixed.
Norfolk aud Western Statement.
Philadelphia, Oct. 27.—The statement
of the Norfolk aDd Western Railroad
Com pany for September. 1SSS, as com
pared with the same month last year,
shows an increase in gross earnings of
$25,436, and an increase in expenses of
$44.U5S. Decrease in net earnings. $1S,572-
For the nine months ended September
30th. as compared with the corresponding
pepiod of 1S87, an increase is shown in the
gross earnings of $560,095, and an increase
in expenses of $401,S3S. Increase in net
earnings $1SS,257. The net earnings for
the nine months were $1,390,554.
Boulanger's Thunder.
Paris. Oct. 27.—A banquet was given
to-night to General Boulanger. Eight
hundred guests were present. In a speech,
General Boulanger derided the Govern- j
meat’s revision bill, and declared it an in
sult and a defiance to public opinion. He
was convinced of the ultimate success of
bis own scheme. The speech was much
applauded.
Speaker Carlisle iu Terre Haute.
Terre Haute, Ind., Oct. 27.—John G.
Carlisle opened his canvass in Indiana this
evening, speaking to an audience of about
3000 people. His topic was the tariff.
A Monarchist Meeting.
PARIS, Oct. 2S.—Two thousand persons
attended a monarchist meeting at Tours
to-day. The meeting was followed by a
banquet, at which 500 persons were pres
ent. M. Lambert, De St. Croix and General
Charlette delivered addresses.
Weather Indications.
Washington, OcL 2S.—The indications
for Georgia are fair, cooler weather: north
easterly winds. Tnere will be light irosts
Tuesday morning in the interior of North
Carolina, Mississippi and Tennessee.
000, the hands employed 5333, the wages
paid $1,000,000 a year, aud the value of the
product $5,000,000. The improvement in
cottou manufacturing plants the last year
was$590,000. Among tae new industries
started are bobbin’s factory, orewery and
guano factory.
The new river steamers have lowered
the rates to the coast one-third on cotton
and produce, placiag Augusta, in a great
measure, independent of the great railroad
consolidations. Always a valuable factor in
Augusta’s commerce, the Savannah river
is likely to continue an important conser
vator now. The building improvements
the past year, in this city, have reached
$1,500,000, and the tax digest for 1SSS,
shows a total of $20 033,003: au increase of
$4,000,000. Among the new buildings just
erected and being built, are the Exposition
building. Bon Air Hotel, on the Sand Hills
for Northern tourists, new opera house,
Masonic hall, aud Government building.
The population of Augusta is now 46,000.
The remarkable feature of the review is
that nearly every vestage of the freshet of
September 11,with its damage of $1,030,000,
has been removed.
The Engraver's Report.
Washington, Oct. 28.—Mr. Edward O.
Graves, Chief of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, in his annual report sajs
that the production of securities by the
bureau during the past fiscal year exceed
ed that of any preceding year in the his
tory of the bureau, 3S.049.94S sheets being
printed, 5.3SS.777 more than in 1SS7. Of
United States notes, gold and silver cer
tificates, bonds and national bank notes,
10,649,54S sheets, representing a face value
of $461,495,280, were delivered.
He Could not NerTe 8ach a Conititution.
Philadelphia, Oct. 2S —Alfred H.
Love. President of the Universal Peace
Union, American Branch, who was nomi
nated for Vice-President by the Equal
Rights party, has declined the nomination ■
on the ground that he could not hold office
under a constitution that recognizes war
and bloodshed. He is proud to have been
associated on the ticket with that noble
woman, Mrs. Beiva Lockwood, bat for the
reason above stated he is unable to accept
the honor.
Did Not Know That it w»* Loaded.
Bellefontaune, O , Oct. 26.—As Wil
bur S. Jordan, aged about sixteen years,
was returning from school this evening,
he pointed a revolver full in the face of
Minnie Brubaker, a handsome seventeen-
year-old schoolgirl, and saying, “Your
money or 5oar life, ” discharged the
weapon. The ball struck her just below
the nose, and, passing through the lip.
knocked out several teeth. Unless com
plication* arise, she will recover. He did
not know it was loaded.
Tested and Found Wanting.
Young Authoress—‘'Have you looked
over my maa.is.ript, sir?”
Magazine Editor—“I have not looked
over it myself, bat I watenei my ch ef
reader os he looked over it. It won’t do.
He didn’t blush once.”
I porkers with brilliant shining eyes and
dartiDg tongues. Then every rattler
; began to shake his rattles, making a
i din and racket which could have been
; heard several hundred yards, while the
peculiar musky odor, arising from the
bodies of the snakes and hogs became so
offensive that old Abe aud his boys could
scarcely keep their seats. One of the boys
became deathly sick, but overcame the
weakness by a hearty pull at the old gen
tleman’s bottle of moonshine.
The big boar’s bristles began to stand
erect as he warily gazed at his enemies.
The hogs quickly backed until they stood
in a single row along the breast of the
small declivity. There they stood, bristles
erect, snapping their jaws and foaming at
the mouth, while the rattlers, headed by
several immense fellows, six feet long, be
gan to unwind their coils and advance to
ward the hogs. Two or three hun
dred snakes in a mass of sli
my, surging bodies, began to
draw themselves toward the hogs,
but they had not crawled more than thirty
or forty feet away from the crevices in the ;
roc ks before the old boar gave a shrill, in
furiated squeal, when the whole drove of j
hogs was among its enemies.
The scene which followed is indescriba
ble. The hogs charged their enemies, pick
ing them up in their jaws and tramping!
them under foot, while the snakes shook
their rattles aud struck their enemies with
their fangs. The fight raged for half an 1
hour, a hog retreating for a moment’s rest
and then recharging into the midst of the
writhing mass, ripping and tramping the
snakes until the ground was literally
covered with their writhing bodies. At
one time the old boar was almost literally
covered with snakes, but he didn’t appear
to care for their bites or their poison. He
would reach around, catch one in his jaws, i
throw it to the ground and then hold it
there with his feet while he tore its body
in pieces. This he kept up for half an
hour, retreating but once for a breath of
air or a brief rest, when back he went at it j
again.
In less tban an hour the hogs had con
quered, not one snake being left alive, ex
cept a few which had succeeded in* regain- ;
ing the crevices before the hogs had
flanked them. Old Uncle Abe and his boys
became so sick from the overpowering
smell of the musky odor that they were all
forced to lie down under the trees, but they
were perfectly safe as long as the hogs
were about. After vanquishing the army
of snakes the porkers laid down among the
dead bodies of their enemies until they had
sufficiently rested, when they again roused
themselves, and, led by the old boar, they
began to root up and torn over the rocks,
every now and then exposing a rattler
which had hidden his body away from his
porcine enemies. When a snake was thus
exposed there was a rush, and in a jiffy
that rattler was torn into bits too small to
recognize. In an hour and a half not a
living snake could be found, and the hogs
were, to all appearances, as sound and
licans four, while, on the other hand, lead
ing Republicans say that they will elect '
eight out of the ten. In 1886 the Repub- i
licans carfled the Fourth Congressional
distr ict by 8475 majority.
In this district the Republican party is
now very much divided bv reason of the ■
fact that there are two Republican candi- J
dates in the field, each claiming to be the
regular nominee of the party. These two
candidates are Judge R. W. Arnold, a law- |
yer of Sussex county, and Hon. John M
Langston, ex-United States Minister to
Hayti, and more recently president of the
Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute. 1
The Democratic candidate is Mr. E. C. 1
Venable, of the firm of 8. W. Venable A
Co., of this city. This firm operates the
second largest tobacco factory in the
United States. The Democrats in the dis- j
trict are actively and earnestly at work in
the interest of their standard-bearer, and,
despite the large Republican majority in
the district, the outlook is hopeful for a
Democratic victory. Mahone is violently
opposed to Langston’s candidacy and it is
believed that he would prefer to see Vena
ble elected than Langston.
STAND AND DELIVER
A Stage Containing Two Army Officer*
and Several Men Robbed by One Man.
Paria, Tex., Oct. 28.—The Paria and R : o
j Grande stage was robbed about twenty
miles from here yesterday morning about
3 o’clock, on the Pannaro place. The rob
ber was a short, thick man. Sergeants
| Fulmer and William G. Wyant, of the
United States Army, were among the
passengers, as was also Fred W. Fruitt,
and J. Langles, of New Orleans. These
| gentlemen were made to hold up their
hands and were searched. The
robber got $35 from Mr.
Wyant. besides other valuables.
The driver was compelled to get down
from his seat, and was robbed. All the
occupants were made to take off their
wearing apparel.
The robber had a pistol and a Winches
ter rifle. He was an American. He
opened Mr. Fruitt’s watch to find the
time, and then put it back. One passenger
saved a roll of bills by concealing them in
a soiled handkerchief, which was offered
to the robber.
Over the Embankment.
St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 28.—A Pioneer
Press special from Brainerd, Minn., says:
The Portland west-bound fast express on
the Northern Pacific was wrecked at
Crow Wing river last night. The train
was running about forty miles an
hour to make up for lost time, and ran
into an open switch near the east end of
the bridge. The engine broke loose from
the tender, and the tender, mail car and
two baggage cars went over the embank
ment into the river. Fireman Alex
Brown was killed, Engineer Swart, se
verely injured: Clinton Magne, member of
hearty as ever. Uncle Abe then picked up Company K, Third regiment, riding on
his corn-sack and made a trail of corn back j front mail car, was so badly injured
to the house, bat the hogs did not follow, lfaat he will probably die.
seeming to prefer the flesh of the snakes to
the corn. Ever since then the drove of j nieg.l Registration m New York,
hogs have remained in the monntain, com- . ^ ork, OcL 28. At Jefferson Glar
ing home only to get a change of food, and Pouce Court to-day five men were
arraigned for illegal registration. Thomas
F. E-nmert was held in $1030 bail for trial.
The same bait was fixed for Patrick J.
Murphy. Three were discharged. In
Harlem Police Court Justice Codde held
William E. Coalter, a car driver, in $2300
bail for registering twice. At Essex Mar-
kst Police Coart, Michael Duane was held
for trial on the same charge. He had only j
lived nine days in the place from which
he registered.
% Big Strike A-crted.
London, O l 2? —Tne 33,000 men em
ployed in in: Derb\ shire collieries have;
been 1
where once no man dared to tread there is
now not a rattlesnake to be found. The
pigs had cleaned them oat. Uncle Abe
says there were not less than 500 rattle
snakes killed in that single fight, and not
one hog was hurt.—O. Meara. in Cincin
nati Enquirer.
lluttn Natalie Still Hold* Out.
Bucharest, Oct. 23.— Ex-Queen Natalie,
of Servie, declines to receive the docu
ment notifying her of the divorce obtained
by her husband, which was brought here
by a special messenger, and the decree
will therefore be coateyed to her through
the foreign office.
i/cuu conceded an advance of 10 per cent
' in wages.
SI*|RITUAL!*M'S DOWNF tl.L.
Mr*. Kane, it* Foamier. Publicly C»nfe**e«
it to Ii* a Fram!,
By throwing life and enthusiasm into her
big toe Mrs. Margaret Fox Kane produced
loud spirit rappings in the Academy of
Music last night and dealt a death blow to
Spiritualism, that huge and world wide
fraud which she and her sister, Kate Fox.
founded in 1848. Both sit ters were present
and both denounced Spiritualism as a mon
strous imposition and cheat.
The great building was crowded and the
wildest excitement prevailed at times.
Hundreds of Spiritualists had come to see
the originators of their faith destroy it at
one stroke. They were greatly agitated
at times and hissed fiercely. Take it all in
all, it was a most remarkable and dramatic
spectacle.
There stood a black-robed, sharp-faced
widow working her big toe and solemnly
declaring that it was in this way she
created the excitement that has driven so
many persons to suicide or insanity. One
moment it was ludicrous, the next it was
weird.
When Mrs. Kane appeared on the stage
she was greeted with cheers and hisses.
She put ou her glasses, curtsied to the au
dience, and read slowly and in a voice trem
bling with emotion her confession. Her
sister, Kate Fox, sat in a box with John A.
Stevens and applauded.
“That I have been mainly instrumental
in perpetrating the fraud of Spiritualism
upon a too confiding public, many of you
already know. It is the greatest sorrow of
my life. It is a late day now, but I am pre
pared to tell the truth; the whole truth
and nothing but the truth, so help me
God 1”
Here Mrs. Kane stretched her hands up
ward impressively.
“Many here will scorn me, but if they
knew the sorrow of my past life, they
would pity, not condemn. [Applause and
hisses.] When I began this deception, I
was too young to know right from wrong.
I hope God Almighty will forgive ms and
those who are silly enough to believe in
Spiritualism.”
Dr. C. M. Richmond, who is managing
the expose, invited doctors to come up on
the stage. Three doctors knelt dowu, took
hold of Mrs. Kane’s big toe and assumed a
grave air. They then declared that they
could hear rappings which were proceed
by the toe. Mrs. Kane tlually stood up to
let the audience hear.
There was a dead silence. Everybody
in the great audience knew that they
were looking upon the woman who is
principally responsible for Spiritualism, its
founder, high priestess and demonstator.
She stood upon a little pine table, with
nothing on her feet but stockings. As
she remained motionless, loud, distinct
rappings were heard, now in the flies,
now behind the sceues, now in the gal
lery.
Upon these rappings Spiritualism sprang
into life, and here was the same toe rap
ping it out of existence. Mrs.Kane became
excited. She clapped her hands, danced
about and cried :
“It’s a fraud! Spiritualism is a fraud
from beginning to end! It’s all trick!
There’s no truth in it!”
A whirlwind of applause followed.
Then Mrs. Kane wont down into the au
dience and, placing her foot on t he foot
of a well known gentleman, gave him a
series of sharp, tiny raps that he felt and
acknowledged.
Before Mr. Kane appeared Dr. Richmond
gave the audience a thorough expose of
the slate writing, mind reading and oil
painting ..ricks of Slade, Dias De Barr and
other impostors. He explained them in
detail. A fierce looking foreigner got up
and denounced Dr. Richmond’s tricks, say
ing that the Spiritualists produced their
effects by spirit power, and he would prove
it if he could get the platform.
“There is a Philadelphia gentleman in
this audience who authorizes me to say
that he will nay $5,000 to any person who
can produce, without human aid a mark an
inch long on a slate,” said Dr. Richmond.
Any human being who can do that can get
$5,000.
The Doctor glared at the foreign Spirit
ualist, who became meek and quiet.
"I denounce only fraud. I do not attack
Swedenborg’s beautiful theory of Spirit
ualism. But the man who claims to do the
things I have done here to-night by spirit
power ought to be in the penitentiary.
There have been no miracles since
eighteen hundred years.ago.”
“Nor before that, either,” roared some
one.
|
“That’s as far back as my memory goes,”
said the doctor. “I have taught the me
diums two or three new frauds which I
have invented myself.”
Dr. Richmond produced on a slate (mes-
ages from the late Emperor Frederick
William and a message to Jake Hess.
There was a committee of sixteen gentle
men on tLe stage.
“I want one of the committee to write
on a slip of paper the name of some distin
guished person who is dead.”
“Crowley!” yelled a voice.
44 Harrison!” howled another.
The name was written and it was “Fred
erick William,” whereupon the message
from the dead monaren appeared upon a
slate. All this was shown to be mere ledg-
erdemain.
After the show Dr. Richmond and the
Fox sisters were surrounded by an excited
crowd.
“I have spent thousands and thousands
of dollars investigating this gigantic hum-
bag,” said the Doctor, “and I think I am
entitled to the pleasure of being present at
its death and assisting in the funeral.”
It was the general opinion of people who
were in the academy last night that the
confession of the two founders of spirit
ualism and the complete exposure of the
tricks of mediums ends this form of
swindling, and that it can never recover
from this crushing blow. The spiritualists
in the audience almost frothed at the
mouth witfi rage as they left the building,
and muttered furious threats against their
foes.—New York Herald.
"Trust” Killing in Tennessee.
Memphis, Oct 26.—The grand jury of
the Criminal Court of.Shelby county to-day
retnrndd indictments against Benjamin
Grantz, Anderson Grautz, L. W. Jones, Joel
Wood and Mr. Warren, tne members of
the firm of Warren, Jones A Grantz, of St.
Louis, the manipulators of the bagging
trust, pool or combination. The indict.
m*nt charges them with unlawfully agree
ing and conspiring to bey up all the bag
ging in the markets and the output of mills
for sever*] months, and advancing the
prices double what they were before.
Requisition papers will be applied for at
once, and the Indicted individuals will be
brought here for trial. AttornLy-General
George B. Peters will prosecute ?vitu vigor, i
aud thinks the indicted parties have <
clearly violated the law.
IT WAS PATRICK EAGAN.
rOUItIFK-.ini KN \L CORKEnPONDEMT
DISCLOSE* MURCHISON.
A V'tifm* l’Unn«l I.»»t August — Ths
Itoinh Exploildl too Soon ffwinM-
1 l.vt mu the Dai Th>> Opinioa
of the English i’rfu.
Louisville, Ky., OcL 28 —Ths
Joumal sO naha correspondent t
that Patrick Egan, ex-Presidei
Irish National League, is the author
Murchison letter to Minister West,
information to the correspondent com
from a prominent ii 'publican
says that the scheme was arran geft-bk*
August, and was prematurely spitiflg,
the original intention being to make it
public next Wednesday.
Discussing the *.*<kvillr Matter.
London, Oct. 23.—Lord Salisbury had a
private conference with Minister Phelps
at Hatfield to-day, in regard to the S*ck-
vllle affair.
Opinions ol the English I'rcss.
London, Oct. 28.—The Daily News says:
Lord Sackville has done nothing ot which
an honest man need be ashamed, but there
are blunders which are worse than crimes.
The Daily Telegraph says: Nothing can
excuse the inconsistency of Lord Sack-
ville’s pen, except his transparent good,
faith and candor. He cannot, however,
after nth a letter, he allowed to embroil
two nations. *
. The Standard says: It would he incor
rect to say that the American Government
has already asked for the recall of Lord
Sackville, but it has taken a step little
short of that extreme mea-iure. I: d >e* not
I follow that the expulsion will oe restored
to either at all or at once. The matter,
however, is a delicate one. It would he
best for Lord Sackville to resign in order
t-o avoid further unpleasantness.
The Chronicle says: Tne singular folly
of Lord Sackville could hardly ho matched
for indiscretion, but it is manifestly im
possible for the Government to yield to
the pressure such as a New York paper
declares will be applied. When the ex
citement is calmed, it raav be found neces
sary to transfer Lord Sackville.
l'he Times says: It seems to be certain
that the American Government has taken
a step that will render it Impossible for
1 Lord Sackville to remain at Washington,
j We are not prepared to censure l >rd
Sackville. A British Minister, whether at
Washington or elsewhere, must be
an English gentlemen, and may be for
given if he is not up to all the
dirty tricks of American politicians. If
the Americans were not in the thick of a
political struggle it would bo impossible
that some of them should not enter pr >-
test against the undignifi d vulgarity and
interested unfairness shown by b >th
parties.”
BY NO MEANS BANKRUPT.
I.ike the Other Ulevelaml. tlis Ohio City is
a* Solid a* a Brick.
Cleveland, Got. 28.—Mayor Babcock
i has prepared the following statement lor
the Western Associated Ibets:
On account of the recent defalcation of
! the treasurer of the eity of Cleveland*
! numerous telegrams havo been received,
also written and veroal communications
from various banks and individual offering
loans to the city. While this
confidence in the financial standing
of the city is fully appreciated, we deem
it proper to correct any erronoons impres
sions that may prevail. The bond of the
city treasurer is sufficiently ample
to protect the city, and the
sureties thereto will promptly re
spond when the deficiency is determined,
and all bonds of eity, and interest thereon,
will, in the future as in the pa it, be
promptly paid at maturity at the Ameri
can Exchange National Bank, the city’s
| depository in New York city.
B. D. Babcock, Mayor.
AN ATTEMPT ON THE CZAR.
All Avowed Kevolutionint Arr«*tefj VTitii
ItomliM and INiUon.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 28.—The Minister
of the Interior to-day, received a telegram
trom the Minister of the Imperial Court,
s ating that five minutes before the Czar’s
train arrived at Kutais, en route from
Tiflis to the Black Sea, a Kouban Cossack,
disguised as an officer, was arrested at the
I station for having on his person
1 several handy explosives and some poison
in gellatine capsules. When arrested the
man attempted to poison himself. Years
ago he was expelled from the university
for imaginary political offenses, and his
career was thereby ruined. He was one of
the founders of the South Russian Itevoiu-
tionary .Society. Other rnemliers of the
Society have been arrested at Simferopol.
New York’s Mayoralty.
New York, Oct. 23.—New intrigues, if
not new "deals” and “dickers,” are crop
ping out in regard to the Mayoralty, but,
as they are conducted on the behind -the-
scene plan, it is impossible for an outsider
to say just what their outcome is to be. One
report is t hat Mr.Coogan, the United Labor
candidate, will be urged to retire from the
field in ord r to make the success of the
Tammany nominee, Mr. Grant, a sure thing
as against Hewitt and Erhardt; hut what
are the arrangements to be brought to
bear upon the party of the first part,
in order to win his consent, is a matter of
conjecture. It is also a matter of conjec
ture whether, even if Mr. Coogan retires
from the field, the United Libor party
would not name some other man to take
his place, in which case the Tammany
advantage would be infinitesimal. There is
some gossip about the County Democracy
abandoning Hewitt and supporting the
United Labor ticket, in order to beat
Grant, but there is nothing in it. Both the
County Democracy and the Citizens' Asso
ciation are a unit in eupport of their candi
date, of whose election they say they en
tertain no question, but if they would ex
hibit a little of the energy that is shown
by the Tammany ites in oerfecting their or
ganization in the different wards they
would do something to make “assurance
doubly sure.”
Birmingham Torn Asunder.
London, Oct. 28.—The municipal elec
tions in Birmingham will be held Novem
ber L The struggle is watched with in
tense interest. The Conservatives aud
Unionists having combined to oast the
Liberals, the former will furnish the can
didates for the whole sixteen wards. In
nine wards the Liberals will make no con
test. In five wards the Unionists will op
pose Liberal candidates, and iu two the
Liberals wO! oppose the present Unionist
members. The result, which will be de
clared before Mr. Gladstone’s visit to
Birmingham, is expected to have an im
portant effect.
Did Hutch'* Victims.
Chicago, Oct. 28.—It has been ascer
tained that Clifton & Co., whose failure
was the heaviest resulting from the Hutch
inson wheat corner, have liabilities of
$230,000, with assets only $50,000, leaving a
deficit of $104,COO. This deficit is much
larger than was expected, but the
creditors claim to have found that Anderson
Fowler, a weathy uacker, is a member of
the firm with 45 per cent interest in its
profit and losses. Fowler declined, never
theless, to make any proposition to the
creditors. He is quoted as saying that he
bad "lost enough already.” ,
Ail liauita Lust.
Portland, Ore., Oct. 28.—A special to
the Oregonian rom Tillamook, Oregon,
says: "The schooner Makah, of Astoria,
Oregon, wai wrecked near the entrance at
Tallamaok Bay, Wednesday, October 26.
As the bull of the vessel lies bottom side
up aud no signs of life are visible, it is sup
posed all hands were lcet.”