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VOL. XXXII.
DAILY ENQUIRER - SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 29, 1890. NO. 102.
FROM HILL AND DALE, THE COTTAGE AIO
MANSION, COMES THE SAYING:
J. A. KIRVEN & CO.’S
IS THE BEST PLACE TO BUY'
Dry Goods and Millinery.
Some Special Bargains lor this Week:
Zephyr Ginghams at 5c,
India Linen, sheer and i&ie, at 5c.
Linen Batiste at 10 and \2ic.
Wool Challies, choice styles, at 20c.
Iron Frame Grenadines at $1.00.
Printed China Silks at 40c.
Printed Mohairs, regular 50c. goods, at 35c.
One yard wide Percales at 7c.
RIBBONS! RIBBONS! RIBBONS !
We are headquarters for Ribbons. We match any shade
;>i all widths. See our job lot of Ribbons.
EMBROIDERED SWISS.
If you have not seen our stock of Embroidered Swiss you
must do so. New designs in great variety.
THE LEADING MILLINERY HOUSE.
For the correct styles at reasonable prices we are great.
J. A. KIRVEN & CO.
IF YOU WANT PERFECTION IS GOODS
JLT IMTOIDIEIR^VICE PRICES,
Chancellor & Pearce’s
Is the place to trade. This season they bought more goods than ever—their trade has
been larger. As special inducement to the trade, they offer Monday these startlers :
Shirt Waists 15c to 50c.
600 Shirt Waists, size 4 to 13, 15c.
100 Shirt Waists, size 4 to 14, 50c.
000 Shirt Waists, size 4 to 14, 65c.
The better grades of the above are laundered and made from choice patterns Per-
raic, and cannot be duplicated.
Knee Pants 50c and 75c.
500 pair Knee Pants, 4 to 14, 50c.
300 pair Knee Pants, 4 to 14, 75c.
200 pair Knee Pants, 4 to 14, $1.25.
These goods are worth more money and will not be seen elsewhere. They are cut
from remnants—are of extra value.
Jersey and Knee Pants Suits
Kedueed in price. These goods must go at once.
Jersey Suits worth $4.00 and $4.50, reduced to $3.50.
Jersey Suits worth $6.00 and $7.50, reduced to $5.00.
200 Cassimere Suits from size 4 to 15, worth from $3.50 to $12.00, all reduced.
Straw Hats 5 c to $2 00.
You can buy Hats elsewhere at similar prices, but you don’t get the same intrinsic
value and wearing quality. If you desire the best 50c School or Dress Hat made that
will wear nine-tenths of the boys an entire season, C. & P. can supply it. This house
intend to make trade lively this week, if prices will do the work. Call and see.
THE ELECTRIC EXECUTIONER.
IRISH RAILROAD STRIKE.
KEMMLEK IX SOI.ITUDE AND NEWSPAPER
MEN SWARMING-.
ArnpRN, X. y m April '28.—Kemmler’s
last Sunday on earth was spent in much
the same way as the previous days of his
year's life—if life it can be called—in soli
tary confinement. He never sees a living
soul, outside of his two guards, his spir
itual advisor and occasionally the warden's
wife. He occupies his time between meals
in studying his pictorial Bible and writing
Lis autograph on cards, of which he has
dashed off a great many. Dr. Fell, a
buffalo scientist, with a patent resuscita
ting aparatus. has arrived, and is a guest
>t warden Durston. He is here at tile re
quest of the warden, to see that everything
goes off smoothly. The doctor tried his
patent on animals which were
put to death by electricity
iu prison in January last, when
thr machinery was first tested. It failed
at that time to resuscitate the subjects and
went far toward convincing the electrical
commission, that death, and not mere sus-
pmieded animation, was produced instan
taneously. It is understood he will also try
the apparatus on Kemmler, after the latter
Las received one thousand volts. Warden
Durston has yet to let fail the first inkling
as to the precise day of his taking off. It
is generally believed Wednesday will be
the day. but certainly no later than Thurs
day. [t is also thought that execution
will take place at a very early hour in the
morning, perhaps before daylight. But
these are mere surmises. New York City
newspaper men are here in great force.
The Warden is as unyielding as Adamant
in shutting out press reporters, but some
of the Sectors or guards at the execution
may be prevailed upon to talk after it is
ail over.
RIOT IN (. ALEUT A.
TROOPS ORDERED OPT TO PUT DOWN
TROUULE.
Vienna, April 28.—The peasants and
laborers at Kallometa. in Galiieia, where
anti dov ish rioting was reported last night,
are making threats against the lives of
landlords. Several of the rioters have
been arrested. Further trouble is feared.
T in* military has been called upon to quell
the rioting, and troops are being hurried to
the town.
DEATH of a judge.
Baltimore, April 28.—lion. John E.
Smith, Associate Judge of the Fifth Ju
dicial Circuit of Maryland, died at his resi
dence in XVestminster this morning.
WORKMEN WHO LEFT WITHOUT NOTICE
TO RE PROSECUTED.
Dublin, April 28.—It is the intention
of the directors of the Great Southern and
Western Railway Company to prosecute
the signal men in their employ for leaving
their work without giving any notice of
their intention. A rich bishop (Walsh)
has written a letter to the directors, sug
gesting that they postpone taking legal
steps against the signal men until the
strike is settled. He also suggests that in
the meantime a conference be held be
tween the directors and delegates to be ap
pointed by the railway employes.
AXAR(T1ISTS ARRESTED
FOR URGING WORKMEN TO VIOLENCE ON
LABOR DAY.
Paris. April 28.—A meeting of An
archists was held at Lyons yesterday, at
which speeches were made favoring vio
lence by workingmen on the occasion of
the labor demonstration on May 1. Seven
participants in the meeting, who were
most active in favoring incendiary action,
were arrested.
AND FOR MALFEASANCE.
The grand jury at Annapolis also found
a presentment today against Ex-Treasurer
Archer for malfeasance in office. It is
thought that the cause here will wait
until the indictment for embezzlement in
Baltimore is disposed of.
INTERNATIONAL PEACEMAKERS. j
Washington. April 28.—The represen- j
tatives of *en out of the seventeen nations I
participating in the International Ameri- j
can conference, this morning signed an !
agreement drawn up by the conference for j
tiie settlement hv arbitration of differences \
and disputes between them.
VICTIMS OF FIRE AND FLOOD.
New Orleans, April 28.—The steam '
gin and saw mill of Charles Lawrence,sit
uated in Sparkley county, three miles
from Rolling Fork, Miss., burned Satur
day night. The loss was small. Fifty or
sixty of Lawrence's tenants were quartered
in the gin, and in their efforts to escape
from the flames seven were drowned. The ■
building was surrounded by water seven
feet deep. They had taken refuge there
from the overflow, and it is stated that
their carelessness caused the lire.
The report that several lives had been
lost in the vicinity of the Labdel disaster
has been confirmed. A family named
XVatson, numbering five persons, was
drowned.
A NATIONAL PRISON.
JUDGE STEWART PUSHING HIS
BILL IN THE SENATE.
A CROOKED REPUBLICAN OFFICIAL.
BLOUNT MAY GET RANDALLS
PLACE—MILLS IS MAD.
EYARTS' LITTLE BILL.
YVasiiington, April 28.—[Special:]—
Judge Stewart was before the Senate
judiciary committee this morning, in the
interest of his national prison bill.
Senator Colquitt is unable to say what
effect the protest from the citizens of
Athens will have on YY'anamaker in con
nection with the appointment of Matt
Davis. The'Georgia Republicans here be
lieve that the nomination will stand.
THE HOUSE POSTMASTER.
The postmaster of the House is charged
by six of his employes with irregular and
dishonest disposition of paper mail matter
addressed to members. One of his accu
sers is a son of Congressman McCord, of
Wisconsin.
BLOUNT MAT GET IT.
The impression is strong today that
Blount will be the member selected for the
important vacancy on the committee on
rules. The sensational telegrams sent out
from here abought a fight on Judge Crisp
by Mills and Carlisle, were pronounced
false today by Mr. Mills. The Texan is
very angry. He has the reputation of
being an open enemy and never shoots
from cover.
The House spent today considering Dis
trict of Columbia matters.
Hon. F. G. duBignon, of Savannah,
and ex-Gov. Bullock, of Atlanta, are in
Washington. E. P. S.
IN THE HOUSE.
YVasiiington, April 28.—The legisla
tive, executive and judicial appropriation
bill passed without division.
The House then went into committee of
the whole (Burrows, of Michigan, in the
chair) on bills relating to the District of
Columbia. The pending bill was that for
the establishment of Rock Creek park.
On motion of Payson, of Illinois,
an amendment was adopted pro
viding for a special assessment upon
the property directly benefited by the
location of the park, the assessment to he
made by a commission to be appointed by
the President. The balance of the sum
required for the establishment of the park
is to be paid equally by the United .States
and the District. A motion to recommit
failed, and the bill was laid aside with a
favorable recommendation.
A bill appropriating $60,000 for the con
struction of a bridge across the Eastern
branch at Benningo road, was also laid
aside with a favorable recommendation.
The committee having risen, the Rock
Creek Park bill was defeated, yeas 78,
nays 88. Hemphill, of South Carolina,
voted in the negative in order to move a
reconsideration. This motion having been
made the House at 5:15 o’clock adjourned.
•' A RAILROAD HORROR.
WRECK OF A WILD TRAIN IN VIR
GINIA.
Staunton, Ya., April 28.—This morn
ing about 3 o’clock a fearful railroad wreck
occurred at Staunton, at the Chesapeake
and Ohio station. A vestibule train due
here from the west at 1 o'clock was two
hours late. About 3 o'clock it came whirl
ing on at a speed of seventy miles an hour,
the engine having the appearance of a
sheet of fire. A number of persons were
on the station platform and had barely
time to escape. As the train reached
the passenger station the rear sleeper
careened, striking the platform, tearing
away the iron posts and demolishing the
whole platform structure. It struck the
eastern baggage house fifty rods from the
station, a new brick building, crushing in
its front and wrecking the building. The
rear sleeper then jumped the track, and
turned over on its side a few" feet from the
track, shattering the car into fragments.
There were a number of passengers in the
sleeper, among them the “ Pearl of Pekin
Troupe” on their way from Cincinnati to
New Y'ork City. The lire alarm was
sounded, and the fire companies responded
instantly and went to work on the wreck,
assisted by many citizens, to rescue the
passengers from their imprisonment.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
One person was killed, Miss Myrtle
Knox, of Kansas City, one of the opera
troupe. She was fearfully mangled. One
leg was cut off below the knee, her left
arm was broken and her right shoulder
dislocated. A piece of wood was buried
in her thigh, cutting an artery, causing
death from bleeding in a few moments,
and before surgical aid could be sum
moned.
Those known to have been injured are
YV. J. Kirkpatrick, of New Y'ork, wound
of the leg and head. It is thought he will
recover.
L. S. Sloman, of Cincinnati, slightly in
jured.
Edith Miller, of New’Y'ork,, leg broken.
Mrs. Edward YVebb, leg bruised.
Edward Stevens, shoulder sprained.
Miss Bertha Fisher, concussion of the
spine, and contusion of the abdomen, con
sidered serious.
Lewis Harrison, scalp wound.
Miss Jane Dunham, sprained ankle.
All injured belong to the Pearl Pekin
troupe, except Kirkpatrick. There were
six coaches, two of which were sleepers.
No one was injured except those in the
rear sleeper. The engine and other, cars
rushed on for a mile, when the engineer,
on an up grade got control of the engine.
CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
The accident was caused by the brake
rod falling, throwing ballast among the
air-brake connections, rendering the brakes
useless and causing the engineer to lose
control of his train.
The wounded w ere taken to the Y'irginia
hotel, wdiere they are being w r ell cared for.
The body of Miss Knox has been sent to
an undertaker to be embalmed.
A BRACE OF BRUTES.
IN TIIE SENATE.
Washington, April 28.—In connection
witli the presentation of a memorial in re
lation to the Mississippi river a discussion
sprang up, and was participated in by many
Senators, the point turning on tiie ques
tion whether the levee system, or outlet
system, was the correct one, or whether
there should not be a combination of the
two. After the discussion had continued
sometime the Vice-President said that
there was no question before the Senate,
and the business of the morning hour was
proceeded with.
Blackburn introduced a bill for the ad
mission of the State of Arizona, which was
referred.
Call gave notice that on May 15 lie
W'ould address the Senate on the joint reso
lution heretofore offered by him. as to
opening negotiations with Spain to allow
Cuba to establish a Republic.
The land forfeiture bill was then taken
up, the pending question being Call’s
amendment in relation to railroad lands
in Florida.
Pasco argued against the amendment,
ami stated the grounds upon which he dis
agreed with his colleague in the matter.
The two Florida Senators carried on a
collogical discussion with each other for
Over two hours, and then Dolph made a
statement in opposition to Call’s amend
ment as not presenting a proper subject
for legislation, which prompted Call to re
state some of the points in the matter
which affected, he said, 55,000 acres be
tween YY'aldo and Tampa. They were j
claimed by twm or three men, and were i
partly occupied by hard-working, honest j
settlers, whose rights his amendment*would
protect. He declared that the pending hill
was really a new appropriation of the
public domain, and not a forfeiture.
The bill went over without action,Plumb
giving notice that he would ask the Senate
to sit it out tomorrow.
On motion of Evarts, the Senate bill to I
incorporate the “Society of the Sons of j
Americans,” reported by him from the j
library committee, was taken from the ]
calendar and read.
Ingalls questioned the necessity and I
propriety of allowing the sooRty to hold j
property in the District of Columbia to j
the large amount of $500,000, and also j
having it incorporated by Congress when j
it could be done under the general law. j
He intimated that there might be some- |
thing veiled, disguised and concealed, in I
allowing the society to hold such a large j
amount of property.
Plumb made some satirical remarks about I
the efforts to encourage patriotism that j
were™ dying around loose in the country,” j
and moved to amend the bill by providing :
that the privileges conferred in the bill ;
should he extended to the Grand Army of ,
the Republic.
As there was no quorum voting on the i
amendment, (the vote being 12 to 14.) the j
Senate, without action on the bill, ad- j
journed.
A NEW NATIONAL BANK.
YVasiiington, April 28.—The Comp- 1
troller of the Currency today authorized j
the Peoples National Bank of YY r inston. ;
N. C.,to begin business with a capital of j
$100,000.
BOND OFFERINGS.
YVashixgton, April 28.—The bond
offerings today aggregated $53,400; all
accepted, at 122 for 4 per cents, and 1034
for 4fs.
ONE WHITE AND ONE BLACK, BUT BOTH
ALIKE.
Birmingham, Ala., April 28.—[Special.!
Ike Wright, colored, assaulted the ten year
old daughter of H. Higgins, on Twenty-
fourth street, today. Higgins appeared on
the scene and the men fought. YY r right
cut Higgins badly and fled, but was caught
by an officer and put in jail.
ANOTHER ASSAULT.
J. L. Coleman, a white carpenter, while
drunk, today assaulted Belle Foster, aged
eleven years, at YY’ait’s grove. Coleman
fled when he saw some men coming and
took to the left of a small house. He was
captured by the enraged crowd, but was
rescued by officers and lodged in jail. The
timely arrival of the officers prevented vio
lence.
JAILED FOR MURDER.
Lou Ferrell, a negro woman, jis in jail,
charged with the murder of John Duckett,
at Smith mines.
HORSE THIEVES ARRESTED.
George and YY’illiam Thomas were ar-
restek today near Graces Gap, charged
with horse stealing, and bound over in
$1,000 each. They had stolen two horses
from a merchant here, and were fleeing
when overtaken by the officers.
BEN ELZEV’s PAL.
Henry .Toe, who figured with Ben Eizey
(recently hanged) in several crimes, was
arrested today charged with complicity in
the Oxmoor murder, where Eizey and his
gang robbed and murdered an Italian
peddler fifteen months ago.
AN IMPORTANT DECISION
WHICH WILT, INTEREST PROHIBITIONISTS
AND LIQUOR DEALERS.
YVasiiington, April 28.—The United
States Supreme Court, through Chief
Justice Fuller, today rendered an opinion
adverse to the constitutionality of State
laws providing for the seizure of liquor
brought into a State in original pack
ages. Such laws, the court holds, are ail
interference with interstate commerce.
After the liquor becomes the property of
the importer, the State may, under its
police powers regulate, or prohibit its sale
but it has no power in the absence of ex
press constitutional authority to prohibit
the transportation of the article from an
other State, and its delivery to the im
porter. The case in which the decision
was made was that of Gus Leidy & Co.,
plaintiff in error, vs. A. J. Hardin, brought
here on appeal from the Supreme Court of
Iowa, ami this court reverses the decision
of the State court. Justices Gray, Harlan
and Brewer dissented. The case is one of
great importance to prohibitionists and |
liquor dealers.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET.
New Orleans, April 28.—[Special.]— I
Our spot market is up ic again today, hut |
trading on old crops has been almost con
fined to liquidation. Fall and winter
months were in active demand at six and
eight points advance this forenoon, but
sellers became abundant.and the improve
ment was lost, the market closing about
the same as Saturday, except for May and
August, which are three to four points
higher. The movement is insignificant and
no longer cuts a figure.
YY T e quote: June 11.90, July 11.07, Au
gust 11.89, September 10.89, October 10.41,
November and December 10.26.
J. D. Peet & Co.
MURDER.AT THE MIXES.
A BRUTAL MURDER AT THE DADE
COUNTY CAMP.
j AND THE MURDERER WALKED OFF—A
| THRILLING ADVENTURE—DEATH OF
A DISTINGUISHED GEORGIAN.
TEMPORARILY EMBARRASSED.
Atlanta, April 28.—[Special.]—The
j details of a brutal murder at Dade coal
j mines on the night of the 23rd have just
| reached Atlanta. The news was brought
| by special penitentiary guard, YY'. H. Tur-
| ner, who has just returned fiom the camp.
The parties to the tragedy were
| John Sells and A. L. Jordan, two convict
guards employed at the camp. They and
several others were eating supper at the
time, and Sells and Jordan were facing
each other. It seems that the guards
had been serenading the night
before, and the cake dispensed to
the serenaders was beirg discussed. Sells
remarked that it was the best cake he had
ever eaten, and Jordan replied that Sells
was a G—d d—d liar. Sells applied the
same epithet to Jordan, and before anv
one could interfere Jordan drew a heavy
pistol, and placing the muzzle within a
foot of Sells’ breast fired. The ball
entered the centre of the
breast, and passing through the body
of sells embedded itself in a door facing.
Sells arose to his feet, but fell almost im
mediately and expired in fifteen minutes.
Jordan made no effort to escape until
Sells died, when he talked away unmo
lested, notwithstanding there were a half
dozen guards present. Jordan was a
large, heavy set man, while his victim was
below the medium size, and considered in
offensive. YY'hen the body of
Sells was searched it was
found to be without weapons
of any kind. An inquest was held over
the remains of Sells on the day following
the killing and the jury returned a verdict
of willful murder. Jordan is said to be
from Coffee county, Tennessee, where he
committed a crime of some nature and
was forced to leave. Sells was reared in
Dade county, where his parents now re
side. It is stated that the authorities of
Dade county will offer a reward for Jor
dan's arrest and that Gov. Gordon will be
requested to do a similar thing.
PATTERSON GAINS A NEW TRIAL.
J. J. Patterson, the white man who
stabbed his wife, in Grant’s park last sum
mer, is back in Fulton county jail. He
was tried for the offense anu sentenced to
ten years in the penitentiary. Patterson’s
lawyers appealed for a new trial, and while
tiie case was pending before the Supreme
Court, Patterson was sent to Dade coal
mines. On Friday last the Supreme Court
delivered a decision granting the convict a
new trial. Patterson may come clear next
time.
A THRILLING ADVENTURE.
Mrs. C. J. YY'alker and two little children
had a thrilling adventure on Saturday.
They went out for a drive and on reaching
Mitchell street railroad crossing a switch
engine approached. The horse became
terribly frightened and began to run. A
freight car was in the track of the mad
dened animal, and the vehicle dashed
against it, throwing Mrs. YY'alker and both
children heavily to the pavement. Mrs.
YY'alker had a deep gash cut in her head
and her little girl’s nose was broken. The
little boy was severely bruised and inter
nally injured. Mrs. YY'alker is the wife of
Mr. Charlie YY'alker of the livery firm of
Hill & YY'alker.
DEATH OF A DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN.
Major John S. Lewis, the uncle of Mrs.
Governor John B. Gordon and Mrs. Chief
Justice Bleckley, died at the Governor’s
mansion at 12:80 today. lie was eighty-
four years old. Major Lewis was at one
time one of the most prominent men in
the State. He was a member of the Leg
islature with Hon. N. C. Barnett
and the lamented Charles C. Jen
kins. He drafted the bill
creating the YY r estern and Atlantic rail
road and also that of establishing YY'eslevan
Female College. Several years ago his
health failed, and with this misfortune
came a mental affection from which he
never recovered. He has long been an
inmate of Gov. Gordon’s home, where he
was provided with every comfort and at
tention that devoted hearts could suggest.
He will be buried at Oakland cemetery to
morrow.
DECLARE THEY HAVE NOT FAILED.
Messrs. Doran, YY'right & Co., the pro
prietors of Atlanta’s only remaining
bucket shop, say they have not failed, but
are temporarily embarrassed. They have
issued a circular to their customers, pro
posing to satisfy all demands by notes for
thirty, sixty and ninety days, with 0 per
cent, interest
BASE BALL.
YVasiiington— YY'ashington 13, Jersey
(’ity 3.
Baltimore—Baltimore 9. YY'orcester 7.
Cleveland (League)—Cleveland 4, Chi
cago 5.
Syracuse—Stars 1, Athletics 2.
Brooklyn (Brotherhood)— Philadelphia
1, Brooklyn 3.
Pittsburg (Brotherhood)—Pittsburg 15,
Cleveland 10.
Louisville—Louisville 2, Toledo 0.
Newark, N. ■).—Newark 7. New Haven
10.
Pittsburg (League)—Allegheny 6, Cin
cinnati 2.
Brooklyn (League)—Philadelphia 0,
Brooklyn 10.
Boston (League)—Boston 9. New
Y'ork 1.
Boston (Brotherhood)—Boston 6, New
York 1.
Rochester—Rochester 5, Brooklyn 1.
Buffalo (Brotherhood)—Buffalo 4, Chi
cago 12.
St. Louis—St. Louis 9. Columbus 8.
YYilmington, Dei.—Wilmington 0, Hart
ford 13.
EXCITING MAYORALTY RACE.
LufaulA, Ala., April 28—Special.]—
The convention for the nomination of city
officers takes place tonight. Three candi
dates arc in the field for Mayor and the
greatest excitement prevails. The result
is very doubtful and will probably take
three or for ballots to determine. The
candidates are P. B. McKenzie, George C.
McCormick and G. L. Comer.
CONQUERED CREVASSES.
I THE FIGHT AGAINST THE FLOODS IS
MAKING HEADWAY.
I New Orleans, April 28.—A Times-
! Democrat St. Joseph special says: There
has been a decline of one inch in the past
four hours. The levees are all holding
well. Back water is about on a stand and
it is not believed that over fifteen per cent
of cultivated land in this parish (Tensas) is
under water. The weather is clear and
Cold.
THE DACOTAH’S GOOD AVORK.
A special to the Daily States from Baton
Rouge says: The relief boat Dacotah laid
at Martinez crevasse all of last night. The
break is virtually closed, and the laborers
on the Dacotah, together with other hands,
began sacking at 2:30 yesterday morning.
Nearly one hundred thousand sacks were
dropped in front of the crib work, and at
6 o'clock the backwater had fallen three
feet. At intervals the water would get
the best of the workmen and rush through
a small aperture with lightning-like speed,
cutting a deep channel under the crib
bing. Such places were dangerous, and
whenever they occurred the entire force
would be concentrated on the danger
point, and hundreds of sacks dropped into
the hole. This morning the crevasse is
barely leaking, but there is not a suffi
ciency of sacks. The Dacotah came up to
Baton Rouge for another load of sacks, ar
riving at 11 o'clock. She Mill load im
mediately this afternoon, and unless some
thing occurs to change the program she
will be in New Orleans Tuesday.
James D. Houston, who has been at
Martinez ever since the break, authorized
me to say that had it not been for the
timely aid of the Dacotah the Martinez
crevasse would not now have been closed.
The relief boat made two trips from the
Capital to the break, carrying nearly 50,000
sacks. Having these at hand enabled the
workmen to use them at the proper
moment to protect the crib M’ork,
and prevent its washing out.
Houston also stated that credit for the
successful fight against the crevasse M’as
due to YY'illiam Cummings, roadmaster of
the Valley road. He developed all the
plans, and left it to Houston and others to
see that they were carried out. General
Manager Harahan, of the Mississippi Val
ley railway, is on the scene, and will re
main until the danner is over.
YY'illiam Clark, at whose
place the Lobdell levee broke,
arrived from that place this morning. He
stated that the u-ater was still rising with
terrible velocity, but as soon as material
arrived an attempt would be made to close
the break. The river is steadily declining,
and all fear of further breaks are gone.
A DANGEROUS PRACTICE
RESULTS IN SERIOUS INJURY TO AN OPE
LIKA CITIZEN.
Opelika, Ala., April 28.—[Special.]—
A serious accident happened to Mr. J. M.
Johnson, of this place, today. FroniM-hat
can be learned, Mr. Johnson has been in
the habit of riding out as far as the rear of
his residence on the Coiumhus and West
ern train; and then jumping off. This
evening he attempted to do the same
thing, but as the train ran much faster
than usual he was thrown very violently to
the ground, and received very serious in
juries, dislocating his shoulder and knock
ing a very large hole in the hack of his
head. Kind friends picked him up, and
found he M as unconscious. At this hour
he is resting easily.
A YY'ELL-KNOYY'N CHEMIST.
A KIMBALL HOUSE FALL KILLED HIM.
CARTER’S FATE.
Atlanta, April 28.—[Special.]—Dr. S.
F. Binder, M’ho fell and broke his leg in
the Kimball House a few nights since,
died this afternoon from the effects of the
injury.
REST AT LAST.
Henry B. Carter, the man who some
time since attempted suicide in the Mark
ham House, by inhaling gas, is dead. A
letter received from his sister in Newark,
New Jersey, states that he Mas stricken
with miningetis and died violently insane.
KNIGIITS OF TIIE GRIP.
PREPARATIONS MADE FOR TIIE AP
PROACHING ANNUAL CONVENTION.
Atlanta, April 28.—Great prepara
tions arc being made here for the second
annual convention of the Southern Travel
ers Association, which M ill be held next
week. President Newman, of Savannah,
the head of the order, is in town. He re
ports great growth in the past year, and
that ail Southern cities will accept Atlan
ta’s invitation and will send large delega
tions to this convention, which will be the
most important the association has had.
IT YY'AS FAT.
THE CORRESPONDENTS WERE WELL PAID
FOR THEIR TROUBLE.
YY'ashington, April 28.—Senator Jones,
of Nevada, chairmain of the committee on
contingent expenses, today signed M’ar-
rants for the payment of uitness fees to
the correspondents subpoenaed by the
special committee appointed to investigate
the publication of the proceedings of
the executive sessions of the Senate. The
correspondents Mere in attendance upon
“the committee tu o days only, but having
been kept under subpiena fifty-one days
the warrants were made out for the sum of
$153 each. The expenses of the investi
gation have amounted to about $2,000.
A CASHIER GONE.
HE MAS ALSO TREASURER OF A GEORGIA
i I I V.
Birmingham, Ala., April 2 5 .—Some
excitement prevails at Nottingham, Ala.,
over the disappearance of Gary Pittman,
cashier of the. Bank of Nottingham, and
diligent search is being made for him.
Pittman Mas also city treasurer of Albany,
G.t. The condition of the bank is not
known, except through reports.
THE RAILROAD GAVE IN.
Pittsburg, April 28.—The. Baltimore and
Ohio Railway Company today granted the
demands of their employes for an advance,
giving day conductors $2.75 and night con
ductors $2.90 per day. Day brakernen
M'ii! be paid $2.50, and night men $2.70
per day. Ten hours will constitute a day’s
work. This is the first break in the rail
way lines.