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DAILY ENQUIRER - SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, SATORDAY MORNING, AUGUST 16, 1890.
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We have placed on a table in the front part of oiir house
a large lot of Childrens’ and Misses’ Hose. These goods are
gathered from our Hosiery Stock. Where we find we have a
few pair of a kind we place them on this table, and although
many of them cost as much as $4 00 and $6 00 per dozen,
we sell any of them at 15 cents a pair, or $1.80 a dozen.
economy! economy!
Parents who wish to economise should now begin to
buy for their children to wear to school remnants and other
goods that are now offered at bargain prices to induce pur
chasers to buy.
OUR REMNANT TABLE
Is full of excellent bargains culled from every department.
blazers! blazers!
We are selling them, but have more to arrive $2.50,
$3.00 and $3.50.
J. A. KIRVEN & CO.
Our buyer has returned from the Eastern Markets, and
will make prices an object on all goods in the house at pres
eni. The Fail Stock will be rolling in soon, and room must
be had.
Knee Pants 25 cents, 100 pair sold
usually for 50 cent, to close 25 cents.
Eighty-three pair worth 75 cents
will go for thirty-five and fifty cents.
Two hundred and fifty pair at 75c.,
$1.00 and $1.25, worth more money.
All our Black Sashes and Belts reduced
from $2.00 and $5.00 to $1.00, $1.50
and $2.00. These goods are all the rage.
Thirty dozen best black Half Ilose,
worth thirty-five and seventy-five cents.
Our price to close twenty-five cents.
Prices cut on all Straw ITats except our
50c. grade, which cannot be duplicated
Our $3.00 and $5.00 Solid Comfort, Perftd Fitting,
Stylish Shoes continue to grow in favor.
Chancellor & Pearce.
THE STRIKERS CRUSHED OUT.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGER TRAINS RUN
NING ON REGULAR TIME.
New York, August 15.—Members of
the Knights of Labor expressed the opin
ion this morning that the compromise by
which the strikers will return to work,
with a sacrifice of as little dignity as pos
sible, would be reached when Powderly
and members of the general executive
hoard called on vice-Fresident Webb.
From talk, however, this seems to be over-
confidence on the part of the strikers, for,
it is stated, the company will stand by the
spirit and letter of its statement used last
night. .,
General Superintendent Voorhees said
this morning he was tired of hearing about
the strike now, and thought it was time
for every one to agree that it was over.
Voorhees would not say anything about
the probable visit of Powderly to the offi-
cials. “I don’t know,” said he, “the pur
port of his intended visit, and have no idea
of what proposals he intends to make.
Perhaps he may not come at all now. I
don’t think there is much talking re-
quired. They all know what the com
pany is going to do in reference
to the strikers; we have acted as fairly as
we could in the matter, we don’t need any
more men now. The freight yard at
Sixty-fifth street is all right again. We
will run the last of the old freight out to
day and by tomorrow we will be in the
same condition we were before the strike
took place. W hile we still keep the police
around us, we fear no danger, but it is just
as well to be on the safe side of every
thing.” ... , . .
The passenger schedules in the depot is
fully re-established.
NOTES FROM TA1.BOTTON.
Tai.uotton, Ga., August 14.—[Special.]
According to the action of a mass meeting
which was held last Thursday, a primary
election was held here today to nominate
a candidate for City Marshal to fill the un
expired term of R. T. Turner, resigned.
There were three candidates—Ilenry 1.
Lawson, R. A. Mizell and T. C. Beylen.
Henry Lawson receiving the majority of
votes, was declared the nominee,
regular election will be held Monday.
The West Georgia News lias been sold
to Mr. S. B. Baldwin. Mr. John W . Hal
will retire with the next issue. In the
withdrawal of Mr. Hall, Talbotton loses a
good writer and splendid newspaper man.
it is thought that he will resume the prac
tice of law. . . , „
A series of services is being carried on
at the Methodist church under charge ot
its pastor, Rev. K. Read. The services are
well attended. . ,
Messrs. Charles Kimbrough and George
Estes, of this place, are in New Y ork.
EMPEROR WILLIAM’S VISIT TO TIIE CZAR.
Vienna, Angust 15.—The Freidenblatt,
commenting on Emperor William's visit to
the Czar, says: His Majesty’s visit to Rus
sia is a favorable symptom and can not fail
to intluence peaceful developments. IBs
visit to the Czar will be followed by a meet
ing with the Emperor of Austria, and will
also be a valid confirmation of peace. The
tirgt meeting will naturally have a reflex
action upon the second one.
A GIGANTIC LAND LEASE.
London, August 15.—A dispatch to the
Times from Buenos Ayres states that a
hill will be introduced in Congress, author
izing the Government to lease 2,500,000
acres of the national lands. The funds to
meet the coupons of the national loan,
which are payable on September 1, have
been provided. The new president and
directors of the National Bank are all men
who have the confidence of the public.
Gold is quoted at 172 per cent, premium.
PRIVATE BENT IN JAIL.
HE IS CHARGED WITH ROBBING THE
MAILS.
Atlanta, August 15.—[Special]—Pri
vate Bent, of Battery L, U. S. A. Fourth
Artillery, at Fort McPherson, is in jail to
answer to the charge of robbing the mail.
J. N. Hale, a merchant here, mailed an
endorsed check to his wife at Conyers.
She never received it, but later Bent had
it cashed at a saloon. He claimed that
while drunk he bought it, but he does not
know from whom. The police believe he
does know.
THE POOR FORCE BILL
IS BEING GROUND BETWEEN THE
UPPER AND NETHER,
WHICH IS ALL RIGHT — BLAINE’S BIG
RAILROAD SCHEME—THE PROJECT
MOVES—GEORGIA AT THE
PHOTOGRAPHERS’ CON
VENTION.
EVENTS AT WATCROSS.
Waycross, Ga., August 14.—[Special.]
—Mrs. Murphy, the efficient clerk whose
face has been so long familiar to the pat
rons of the Waycross postoffice, will be
seen there no more, as she has severed her
connection with this office, and will on
the 1st of September take a position in the
Albany postoffice. Mrs. Murphy is a
widow lady, her husband having fallen a
victim to the yellow’ fever several years
ago, and the lady herself almost reached
death’s door with the same malady at the
same time, but escaped. The people of
Albany are to be congratulated at securing
the services of so competent a postoffice
official as Mrs. Murpliey. She will be
greatly missed at this office. We wish her
unbounded success in her new home.
Mr. James Knox, Jr., a young man of
this city, takes Mrs. Murphy’s place here.
Miss Eva Fuller, daughter of Captian
Thomas Fuller, the postmaster, is delivery
clerk at the Waycross postoffice now.
New stores are opening up at a lively
rate in Waycross. Mr. J. R. Knight has
just opened up under the old Masonic hall
with a nice lot of family groceries. -
Walter F. Blacksheer will open a store
on Saturday next on Albany avenue, and
on the 1st of September Messrs. B. H.
Levy and brother will open one of the
largest clothing stores in the town under
the new Masonic Temple on Plant avenue.
Next Monday is the opening day of the
Masons’ dedicating festivities. The build
ing will be all completed by that time.
The various committees are working likq
beavers getting their work all in shape,
which will be done by Saturday night. The
fair promises to be a great success.
The Savannah, Florida and Western
railway are making some neat and much
needed improvements on the passenger
depot here.
RIGHT ROYALLY ENTERTAINED.
Boston, Mass., August 15.—Wingfield
Scott Hancock Post, of Savannah, Ga.,
were royally entertained at Beverly yester
day and attended the banquet in the even
ing. A beautifully constructed and in
scribed bean pot was presented to the Post,
who presented two banners to the John N.
Shipman Post, of Beverly, their entertain
ers.
SNELSON WON’T RUN.
Raleigh, August 15. [Special.] The
Woodbury Alliance held a meeting and
decided to run Mr. Snelson for the Senate,
although Hon. J. M. Terrell is the nomi
nee Immediately afterwards a half dozen
citizens of Magdalena, Ga., held a caucus
and pronounced the action of the IVood-
burians unconstitutional. So I guess Mr.
Snelson will not undertake to makeUie
race.
tarred and feathered.
Wyoming, Ont., August 15.—A man
named Oxenham was tarred and feathered
and ridden on a rail for taking advantage
of a partially imbecile young woman be
longing to this place. Preparations had
bS made to lynch him, bat Hie: miserabte
creature begged so Piously
that he was given his liberty. He
dered, however, to leave town instan y.
Washington, August 15.—[Special.]—
Although the Republican caucus did noth
ing last night but talk, the rabid pro Force
bill men have been angry all day, and they
have cavorted around in a manner at once
energetic and ludicrous. It is understood
that the Senators' behind Mr. Quay in his
attempt to pass the tariff bill and adjourn
without acting on the Force bill are
Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Cameron, Davis,
Dixon, Hale, Hiscock, Jones, McMillan,
Mitchell, Paddock, Pettigrew, Power,
Squire, Stockbridge,.Teller and Washburn.
Senator Quay introduced the resolution
to regulate the order of business in the
Senate because he was the only Republican
Senator opposed to the Force bill with
courage to take the initiative in a step to
defeat a political measure supposed to be
favored by a majority of his colleagues.
The report that Speaker Reed would
hold the House here till December but he
will compel the passage of the Force bill,is
idle. He couldn't do it if he wanted to,
and he does not want to do it. In conver
sation, he says that the House is not re
sponsible for what the Senate
does or does not do. He says
he recognizes that men have been kept
here for months to maintain a quorum at
the expense of their private interests, per
sonal and political. He admits that they
want to get away, and that it is only fair
that they be allowed to go by the adjourn
ment of Congress without useless and un
necessary delay. Besides, though he
didn’t say so, he doubtless is perfectly
aware that a number of Republican Con
gressmen have a first class chance to stay
at home unless they can get to their States
and districts in time to accomplish some
skillful work, and that no Force bill would
avail to save them.
A Democratic caucus, largely attended,
was in progress this morning at the Capi
tol. It was held for the purpose of con
sidering the situation of the tariff and
Force bills, as complicated by the quarrel
now raging in the Republican party. The
caucus was a secret one, and nothing has
transpired as to its action. The general
opinion is that the Force bill is hors du
combat, although there are some w’ho still
cling to the idea that Reed will not be
dow’ned by Quay, even if it results n
splitting the G. O. P.
blaine’s big scheme.
Secretary Blaine’s pet scheme in con
necting the three Americas with a contin
uous line of railway seems to be. in a fair
w T ay of being accomplished.
Colonel E. P. Ropes, of New York, will
leave here in the course of ten days for the
City of Mexico, where he will present let
ters from Blaine and other prominent men
to President Diaz, looking towards the be
ginning of the vast railroad system. A
syndicate has been formed in New York
for the purpose of building the line, and
your correspondent learns that a large pro
portion of the stock has been taken al
ready by a Holland trust company.
Colonel Ropes is a native of Massachu
setts.
denning to be confirmed.
Denning, the Republican appointee for
the Augusta postoffice, has been certified
by Inspector Sharp as O. K., and he will
be confirmed.
THE PHOTOGRAPHERS’ CONVENTION.
C. W. Motes, of Atlanta, captured the
first prize offered by the photographers’
convention for composite work.
Mr. A. E. Riddle, of Columbus, is here.
The convention numbered about five
hundred members, and was a remarkably
intelligent body of men. E. P. S.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, August 15.—Mr. Belden,
of New York, made another unsuccessful
effort to secure the passage of the Senate
bill granting leave of absence to per diem
employes in the customs service, Mr. Kerr,
of Iowa, assuming the role of objection in
this instance.
The House then proceeded to the consid
eration of the conference report on the In
dian appropriation bill.
Cannon, of Illinois, criticized the report
as being the most extraordinary one which
had ever been submitted during his expe
rience in the House. When the bill w T as
first submitted to the House, he had con
ceived it to be his duty to raise points of
order against items in the appropriation
aggregating $3:50,000. These items had
been stricken out. The Senate had agreed
to amendments aggregating $1,200,000.
The House had non-concurred in these
amendments. Then this strange thing
happened. The conference report carried
the full amount of the bill as it passed the
House, with the full amount of the Senate
amendments, and $12,000 more. The bill
created a number of new offices, and in
creased a number of salaries.
Sayers, of Texas—Have hot many
new offices bethi created all along the
line?
Cannon—“Y es, but not so many as was
created two years ago. We have not
caught up with our Democratic friends
yet,but we are chasing them mighty close.”
[Laughter.] As reported from the con-
f jrence committee,continued Cannon, “the
bill was unwise, extraordinary, unex
ampled, extravagant, and ought not to be
passed.”
Peel, of Arkansas, one of the conferee?,
said that it was amusing to see the gentle
man from Illinois criticising the Senate
amendments. If the committee on rules
(of which the gentleman was a distin
guislied figure), had given the committee
on Indian affairs a day in court, nearly all
the provisions embraced in the Senate
amendments would have been passed in
separate bills. The gentleman, as a mem
ber of the committee on rules, had de
clined to give time to the committee on
Indian affairs, and now he found that he
had sawed the limb off between himself
and the tree.
Gifford, of South Dakota, another one
of the conferees, denied absolutely and
squarely that the conference committee
hail increased the amount of the appro
priation over the r mount carried by the
House bill and the Senate amendments.
Springer attributed the legislation on
the appropriation bill to the rules of the
House, which prevented the House from
considering measures sent over by the
Senate. The Senate was, in self-defense,
compelled to put legislation on the appro
priation bills. Springer moved to commit
the bill to the committee on Indian affairs.
Lost—yeas 45, nays 102—the Speaker
counting a quorum.
Springer then moved to lay the bill
upon the table.
Thomas, of Wisconsin, made the point
that the motion was a dilatory one, and
this point was sustained by the Speaker.
Springer—“I appeal from the decision.”
The Speaker declined to recognize the
appeal.
Springer then moved to adjourn, but the
Speaker” disregarding him, directed the
clerk to call the roll on the adoption of
the report, but Springer was persistent,
and evoked a round of laughter by the
peremptory tone in which he exclaimed to
the Speaker, “Listen to me T’
| The Speaker recognized the motion to
> adjourn, and it was defeated—yeas 39,
1 nays 104. The conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill was then agreed
to.
Cannon, by unanimous consent, called
up the Senate joint resolution providing
that the unexpended balance of the appro
priation for the aid of the Mississippi
flood sufferers shall be used to aid desti
tute persons in Oklahoma. After the
adoption of an amendment providing that
the money shall be disbursed under the
direction of the Secretary of War, the
joint resolution was passed.
The national McKay bill was then re
sumed. A motion to refer it to the commit
tee on claims was rejected, yeas 45, nays
102, the Speaker counting a quorum. The
vote then recurred on the passage of the
McKay bill, which resulted, yeas, 77, nays
50—no quorum, and a call of the House
was ordered, but failed to develop a
quorum.
Thomas, of Wisconsin, offered a resolu
tion directing the Sergeant-at-Arms to ar
rest absent members.
Baker, of New York, created some little
excitement by offering as a substitute
therefor a resolution reciting an editorial
appearing in the New Y’ork Sun of this
morning upon the declaration of Roger Q.
Mills, of Texas, that “this (Washington)
is no place for me.” Scarcely had the
clerk begun to read the preamble when he
was interrupted by protests from both
sides of the House.
Dockery, of Missouri, was the first to
put in his earnest protest against the read
ing of the preamble, and the Speaker sug
gested to Baker that he had better with
draw it.
But this Baker declined to do, insisting
that the resolution accompanying the pre
amble was in order, and that the preamble
was perfectly germane to the resolution.
Heard, of Missouri, indignantly remind
ed the gentleman from New York that
Mills was paired with McKinley, and Say
ers, of Texas, with as much indignation,
suggested to the gentleman the propriety
of taking care of his own colleagues.
Baker submitted that his resolution was
in order and ought to be read, and the pre
amble printed in the Record.
Sayers—“Why not criticise the New
York members who are absent?”
Baker—“I do.”
Heard remarked that Mills had been here
until an hour ago.
The Speaker again suggested to Baker
the propriety of withdrawing his preamble.
Baker said that if the Speaker desired it
he would withdraw his preamble with
pleasure, but the resolution was in order.
The clerk then proceeded to read the
resolution, which revokes all leaves of ab
sence except those granted for illness, or
those granted to Roger Q. Mills and others
employed like him, in an educational cam
paign.
Before the reading of the resolution was
completed, Gear, of Iowa, rose and ob
jected to the clerk proceeding, and his ob
jection was echoed by Republicans and
Democrats alike.
McMillin, of Tennessee, hoped that the
gentleman would withdraw the resolution.
Had he forgotten that on a previous occa
sion a resolution, offered by him, had been
returned to him by a vote of the House?
Heard said if the resolution went into
the Record, he would move to expunge it
therefrom. Did the gentleman know that
Mills had been in the House since last
Monday, honorably protecting a pair he
bad made with McKinley, of Ohio?
Baker—“Let the resolution go the com
mittee on rules.”
The Speaker—“The chair thinks the
gentleman had better withdraw the reso
lution.”
Baker—“Let it go to the committee on
rules.”
Heard—“I object.”
Sayers said that if the gentleman had
any sense of decency he would withdraw
the resolution.
Baker replied that there was not the
slightest disrespect intended to his friend
Mills.
Sayers—“You know better; if not, you
are not entitled to a seat in this House.”
The Speaker, disregarding entirely Ba
ker’s resolution, put the question on
the Thomas resolution, when dilatory tac
tics were resorted to until 5 o’clock, when
the House took a recess until 8 o’clock,
the evening session to be for the consider
ation of private pension bills.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
The House at its evening session, Per
kins, of Kansas, in the chair, -passed 130
private pension bills, and, at 10:30 o’clock,
adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, August 15.—When the
Senate convened this morning Mr. Quay
made a personal explanation as to the re
mark attributed to him in certain newspa
per reports of the Republican caucus last
night.
He had been represented as saying that
he did not wish to have the Southern mem
bers of the House of Representatives yelp
ing at his heels, urged on by the Speaker.
He had made no such remark, and had
made no reflection on the distinguished
presiding officer of the other branch of
Congress.
Mr. Frye moved to proceed to the con
sideration of the river and harbor bill.
Mr. Edmunds demanded the yeas and
nays, which resulted, 36 yeas to 8 nays,
so the bill was taken up. The Republicans
voting with the Democrats for the consid
eration of the bill were: Allen, Casey, Cul-
lom, Davis, Dixon, Frye, Manderson,
Mitchell, Powers, Quay, Sawyer, Sherman,
Squires, Stockbridge, Washburn, and Wil
son, of Iowa. The eight Republicans
against taking up the bill were: Blair,
Cameron, Edmunds, Hale Hiscock, Hoar,
Ingalls and Sanders.
Hampton having asked Mr. Frye to
allow him to have a bill taken up for
action, Mr. Frye declined, and said that he
had asked the finance committee to let
him have two days for the consideration
of the river and harbor bill, and that he
should ask the Senate to remain in session
tomorrow until the bill was finished. He
did not feel at liberty, therefore, to yield
any time for any other business.
A number of committee amendments as
to the bill were agreed to, including an in
crease in the appropriation for the Charles
ton, S. C., harbor from $350,000 to $375,-
000; also, striking out the item of $25,000
for dredging the harbor at Cape Charles
City, Ya.; inserting an item of $50,000 for
deepening the channel of Charlotte harbor
and Pease creek, Florida, to the pier at
Puntagorda; inserting an item of $30,000
for St. Augustine, Fla.; increasing the ap
propriation for York river, Virginia, from
$20,000 to $30,000; reducing the appro
priations for Nansemond river, Virginia,
from $10,000 to $7,500, and for Hampton
creek and bar, Virginia, from $10,000 to
$5,000; increasing appropriations for Cape
Fear river, at and below Wilmington, N.
C., from $100,000 to $200,000; for Conten-
tinia creek, N. C., from $5,000 to $7,000;
for Neuse river up to Smithfield, N. C.,
from $12,000 to $20,000; and for Mackey
creek, N. C., from $10,000 to $15,500; in
serting an item of $30,000 for Pasquatunka
river, N. C.; increasing the appropriation
for the Tennessee river below Chattanooga
from $425,000 to $500,000; striking out
several provisions for the improvement of
the Mississippi river from the passes to
the mouth of the Ohio river, and substi
tuting for them the following: Improving
the Mississippi river from the head of the
passes to the mouth of the Ohio river, in
cluding the salaries,! lerical,office,traveling
and miscellaneous expenses of the Mississip
pi River Commission, continuing the im
provement, $3,500,000, which sum shall
be expended under the direction of the
Secretary of War in accordance with the
plans, specifications and recommenda
tions of the Mississippi River Commission
for the general improvement of the rive:,
[CONTINUED OS FOURTH PAGE.]
HEAD RIGHTS SOT GOOD.
PHOSPHATE FINDS MUST PAY THE
STATE A ROYALTY,
and a handsome revenue is expect
ed—THE new state board of
PHARMACY—A LUCKY
PISTOL-TOTER.
NO. 196.
Atlanta, August 15. — [Special.] —
General Phil Cook, the Secretary of State,
has done a public service deserving of
recognition.
Some weeks ago, it will be remembered,
the Enquirer-Sun called attention to the
law of ’85» in regard to phosphate finds>
under which just then a number of licenses
were granted, bringing into the State
treasury the first dollar of revenue that
ever came from the phosphate deposits.
It very soon developed that these de
posits were of enormous value. The phos
phate was of a remarkably high grade,
and there promises to be plenty of it.
The publication attracted considerable
attention. The law of ’85 provided for
the payment of a royalty to the State, with
other initial expenses, and the phosphate
hunters to avoid these payments began
elf imiug marsh lands under the old “Head
Rights” law of 1784, which has never been
repealed.
To give these Head Rights on phosphate
lands would rob the State of the revenue
contemplated, and which is bound in time
to become a very large sum.
General Cook investigated the matter
thoroughly, and came to the conclusion
that the Head Rights law, which contem
plated an actual settlement, could not ap
ply to marsh lands. He referred the mat
ter, with the results of his investigation, to
the Attorney-General. Judge Anderson
fully corroborates General Cook’s interpre
tation. His letter reads:
The “head rights” laws contemplate
the grant of lands suitable for actual occu
pancy and settlement, and whilst marshes
might possibly be drained and thus fitted
for the uses intended by those laws, it is at
least doubtful whether they were in the
legislative minds when the acts were
passed. But if this is an erroneous view
of the matter, there can be no doubt, I
think, that the act in reference to phos
phate so far modifies the law respecting
“head rights” as to clear the subject of all
difficulty. That act was intended to en
courage the search for phosphates. To
this end it provides for the grant of
licenses to persons, who discover phos
phates in the public waters of the State,
which shall embrace the location
where the phosphatic deposits are discov
ered and an area of five miles in every di
rection, including lands belonging to the
State which border on such waters. It is
a revenue measure and licenses under it,
being more beneficial to the State than
grants under the “head rights” laws, its
passage argues a change of policy in refer
ence to the lands—and especially the
marshes—of the State bordering on navi
gable waters. That policy should not be
defeated by so construing and applying the
“head rights” laws as to conflict with it.
I do not mean to say that where lands be
longing to the State are fitted for
actual occupancy and settlement, and are
clearly within their purview of the act re
lating to “head rights,” they should not
be gran.ed under those acts, because they
arejadjacent to navigable waters, but I do
mean that those acts are not to be applied
to marshes and other public property un
fitted for settlement by heads of families,
in contravention of the policy and design
of the act relating to phosphates.
To illustrate, the policy of the phosphate
act and its beneficial results to the State
might be wholly defeated, if a person, hav
ing discovered the existence of phosphates
in a marsh or in the adjacent waters should
be allowed to take a grant to the marsh
under the “Head Right” laws. Such an
appropriation of marsh lands, unfitted for
settlement, would neither comport with
the legislative intention as to “Head
Rights” nor with the policy and purpose
of the phosphate act. This would be true
also if no discovery of phosphate had
been made, and a grant of marsh land
were obtained not for the pur
pose of actually occupying such lands as
contemplated by the laws relating to “head
rights” but to use them as provided for by
the law relating to phosphates, viz.: in
searching for phosphates and removing
them if found, but without making the
payments to the State required by the last
named act. No construction of these laws
which would admit of the possibility of
such results can be properly adopted.
This has been formally announced as
the ruling of the Secretary of State’s office.
The matter is one of general interest all
over South Georgia.
THE STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY.
The Governor appointed today the State
Board of Pharmacy provided for by the
act of October 25, ’89. The law is that
the Georgia Pharmaceutical association, at
its first annual meeting after the passage
of the act should nominate ten suitable
pharmacists, and out of that number the
Governor should appoint five to constitute
the board. They are:
Jno. W. Goodwyn, Bibb county, for 5
years.
Henry R. Slack, jr., Troup, 4 years.
S. C. Durban, Richmond, 3 years.
Harry Sharp, Fulton. 2 years.
F. Jaeger, Glynn, 1 year. ' "
Hereafter there w’ill be one appointment
made annually to fill the vacancy caused
by the expiration of one term.
The appointments take effect Novem
ber 1.
A NEW SUBURBAN RAILWAY.
The Atlanta West End and McPherson
Barracks Railway Company was cliartered
today by the Secretary of State. It is a
suburban railway only four and a half
miles long, but it has been clamored for so
long as a public necessity that the an
nouncement is one of importance.
A LUCKY PISTOL TOTER.
Columbus Pless, a Fourth of July pistol
toter, enjoys a unique distinction in Ful
ton county. He is the only man tried in
two years for carrying concealed weapons
that escaped serving a full term in the
chaingang. Just after Eddleman killed
Gresham, Judge Van Epps announced
from the bench one day:
“Hereafter the pistol-toter must go to’
the chaingang, and shall not be allowed to
pay a fine, this matter being left under the
law to the discretion of the Judge. That’s
the only way to break up the carrying of
concealed weapons.”
The notice has been most rigidly en
forced, and appeals were always in vain.
It has become almost a proverb—“as inev
itable as the fate of the pistol toter.”
Pless was pardoned by the Governor, af
ter serving one month of his term in the
chain gang. The petition for executive
clemency was a very strong one.
This is the first case in two years in
which there has been any interference
with the execution of Judge Van Epps’
sentence in these concealed weapon cases.
THE WORK OF FIENDS.
A PASSENGER TRAIN WITH TWO HUN-
’ DRED PEOPLE WRECKED.
Pittsburg, Pa., August 15.—A das
tardly attempt was made last night to
1 wreck an Atlantic City excursion train on
j the Baltimore and Ohio road at a point
j twenty miles from this city, where the
' road runs along the Youghiegheny river,
thirty feet above the water. The train,
, which consisted of six sleepers and a bag
gage car, was crowded with excursionists
bound for the sea shore. It was late in
getting away from the city and was pro
ceeding at a rapid pace to make up
the lost time. Near Osceola station
an obstruction was encountered.
There was a terrible crash and the engine
was thrown over the embankment. The
cars ran along the rails for fifty feet,where
they feU over on the westbound track to
ward the hillside. The engine was com
pletely wrecked.
The casualties were: Killed—Yankee
Sullivan, of Pittsburg, one of the oldest
engineers on the road ; Daniel Goodman,
an engineer of the eastern division, who
was riding on the cab; an unknown mar.,
supposed to be a tramp, riding between the
tender and the baggage car.
Fireman King was painfuUy, but not
dangerously injured. He was thrown into
a tree thirty feet away. The passengers
escaped with slight bruises. It is sur
mised that the intention was to wreck a
high class freight train, which usually pre
cedes the Pacific express, but followed
after it yesterday. Four ties were placed
securely on and between the rails. All
that prevented a frightful loss of life is the
fact that the coaches fell the opposite way
from the engine and did not follow it into
the river. The train had two hundred
passengers.
A NEGRO BRUTE CAPTURED.
A THOUSAND MEN FOILED IN AN AT
TEMPTED LYNCHING.
Anniston, Ala., August 15.—[Special.]
—About two weeks ago Wesley Johnson,
colored, attempted to outrage the nine-
year-old daughter of Ben Carpenter, who
lives two miles north of Jacksonville and
about fourteen miles from this city. The
negro was scared off and fled the connty.
The girl reported the affair to her father,
but the matter was kept quiet in order
that the negro might return and be caught.
Yesterday morning he was captured near
the scene of the attempted outrage, and
the officers, who were at once notified, ar
rested him before noon. Before night 200
determined men gathered in Jacksonville
to lynch the negro, but Sheriff Carpenter,
an uncle of the little girl, had removed him
from the jail, and about 1 o’clock
last night, brought him to this city. This
morning about 1.000 men assembled near
the Jacksonville jail and learning that the
negro had been brought to this city, start
ed at once for this place. Only a few of
them, how’ever, came on, and before they
got here Johnson had been taken to Bir
mingham, via Calera. The mob were loud
in their denunciation of Sheriff Carpenter
for defeating their plans to lynch the brute
who had outraged his niece.
THE PULSE OF TRADE
AS FELT BY R. G. DUN AND COMPANY.
New Y'ork. August 15.—Industries are
doing rather less and speculators are doiug
more, but the volume of legitimate busi
ness is still large, exceeding last year’s at
this season by 10 per cent, aud the outlook
for the fall trade is considered excellent.
At the most active commercial centers the
average prices of commodities have ad
vanced more than 2} per cent during the
past week. Cotton has fallen 3-16 but is still
so high that purchases are limited. A
heavy decline appears in the weekly out
put of pig iron, which was 164,778 tons
August 1, against 175,727 July 1 and 180,-
791 June 1.
Prices show little change, though one
large Southern concern is reported to be
cutting liberally. The demand for finish
ed products is well sustained, and some
forms of plate are a little higher. The
reports from other cities are generally
favorable, no complaint being anywhere
made as to the volume of current business.
Money is snug and firm at old rates at
Chicago, tighter at 7 to 8 per cent, at St.
Louis, and in fair demand at about the
usual rates elsewhere. About $1,000,000
has been sent West from this city during
the week, and the Treasury has taken in
$1,700,000 more than it has paid out, but
the Bank of England has gained $7,326,000
of gold, and while gold rises in premium
at Buenos Ayres again, the foreign de
mand is not felt here at present. Ex -
ports of merchandise from New Y'ork fall
below last year’s by 29 per cent, for the
first half of August.
Business failures for the week number
for the United States 174, Canada 23; total
197, against 208 last week.
“THE GARDEN OF THE GODS.”
A CLOUD BURST OVER COLORADO SPRINGS.
Colorado Springs, Col., August 15.—
A tremendous cloud burst broke over this
city yesterday, deluging the town and
beating in roofs and undermining walls.
Two people were swept away and drowned.
Twelve miles of railroad track were washed
away. The damage is at least $200,000.
NOTES FROM UNION SPRINGS.
Union Springs, August 15.—[Special.]
—The past few days have been extremely
quiet for court week. There has been
very little work for the lawyers, and court
suspended for Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday. Probably much excitement will
be occasioned next week by the two mur
der cases (one said to be in ccld blood) and
other criminal cases. The grand jury has
been doing some lively work. About thir
ty true bills have been found.
Mrs. Harrison Foster, an old citizen of
this county, aged 73, died at her home on
the 13th inst. She had been lingering
between life and death for more than a
year.
Constable Griffin, of Midway, brought
to town this morning a crazy, vicious ne
gro, named Jerry Brown, Ir. Application
will be made for his admittance in the
Alabama Insane Hospital.
There is a crazy negro around this town
with whom something must be done. He
has not been considered dangerous until
about four days ago, when lie badly fright
ened a lady and some little girls.
A runaway dray caused a little disturb
ance on the streets yesterday. No dam
age was done, save the bursting up of a
new trunk.
Mr. Lynch is having his newly pur
chased storehouse rearranged on the in
side. It will soon be ready for the stock
of dry goods which will be handled in it.
Another bale of cotton was auctioned
on our streets yesterday. It brought 10.80,
The ladies of the Memorial Association
have been serving dinner and lunch in one
of the front rooms of the court house
during court. They have been well paid
for their work.
A small storehouse is being built in the
upper end of Prairie street, in front of II.
C. Chappell’s mill.
Mr. Chittwood, of Tuscunibia, who will
take charge of the United States military
college, is in the city. We are glad to have
in our midst for the next year another
young man who has chosen the benevolent
profession of teaching.
Mr. Thweatt, a gentleman who was one
of Columbus’ business men before the late
war, is in town, prospecting to buy cot
ton.
Mr. Affleck, of Columbus, is here on bus
iness.
Rev. Mr. J. H. Foster, Jr., has returned
home.
Mr. Dave Shaw, who lives near Inver
ness, happened to a very severe accident
the other day while driving a wild mule.
The animal ran away, throwing Mr. Shaw
from the buggy,causing a compound break
ing of his leg.
Captain J. H. Rainer is visiting the fam
ily of Professor T. W. Palmer in Tuska-
loosa, Ala.
BOND OFFERINGS.
Washington, August 15.—Bond offer
ings today aggregated $285,650, all accept
ed, at 124 for 4 per cents and 103} for
4i’s.
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SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE.
A PUBLIC ADDRESS.
Fairburn, August 15.—[Special.]—
Snelson. of Meriwether, will make an in
dependent Alliance race for the Senate
it Joe Terrell, the Democratic nomi-
The Snelson faction of the Senato-
District Convention met here today,
T. B. Swanson as chairman. Snel-
was unanimously nominated as the
Senatorial candidate.
HE ACCEPTS.
was present and notified of his
n through the usual committee,
responded in a speech practically ac-
cepting the nomination, and asserted that
the October election would decide the
issue.
OTHER PROCEEDINGS.
They adopted a resolution for the ap
pointment of a committee of three to pre
pare and issue an address to the pimple of
the district in support of their action and
in behalf of their candidate.
Chairman Swanson appointed a district
executive committee, one member from
county. The convention recom-
- -d primaries for future nomination?
Senator, and a consolidation of tin-
tor a nomination
Snelson
nomination
He
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mended
for
vote
HANCOCK AND MONkt
RESULT OF THE ELECTIONS IN THESE
COUNTIES YESTERDAY.
Atlanta, August 15.—[Special.]—'The
returns from Hancock make certain John
P. Cuever’s nomination for the Senate and
It. H. Lewis for the House. It is doubt
ful between West and Chapman for the
House.
For Congress, eight hundred votes have
been heard from. Lawson leads by -17.
An official count will decide this.
In Monroe comity, T. B. Cabaniss was
nominated for the Senate, Berner and
Crowder for the House.
Lewis, Berner and Crowder were mem
bers of tiie last House.
HANGED IX VIRGINIA.
A NEGRO PAYS THE PENALTY FOR A
BRUTAL MURDER.
Danville, Va., August 15.—At Boyd-
ton, in Micklenburg county, John Phillips,
colored, was hanged today for tiie brutal
murder of Capt. Robert C. Overbey, a
prominent citizen of that county. On
April 14th last Phillips met Capt. (Iverbey
in the road, and having been remonstrated
with by Overbey for boisterous conduet,
he sought a row with him, and on very
slight, if any, provocation, seized a heavy
bludgeon anil struck Capt. Overbey a pow
erful blow, crushing his skull. Public in
dignation was high over the affair, and
Phillips was carried to tiie Petersburg,
Va., jail to prevent a lynching. lie was
convicted in May.
Last night he was brought from Peters
burg by a military escort, and was hanged
at 10:25 o’clock a. m. today. He con
fessed his guilt and was cool to tiie last.
Ilis neck was broken by the fall.
A RAILROAD WRECK.
AN ENGINE DOES FEARFUL WORK BEFORE
EXPLODING.
Detroit, August 15.—The east bound
North Shore limited train on the Michigan
Central road was badly wrecked at 5 o’clock
this afternoon, at Augusta, Michigan. The
report says the limited struck a protruding
freight car which had been sidetracked.
The engine then jumped the track and
crashed into the depot, completely wreck
ing the building, and it is rumored two
hoys who were inside were killed outright.
After striking tiie building the engine ran
a few yards and then exploded, blowing
Fireman Gregg to atoms and instantly kill
ing Engineer M. C. Roberts. Tiie partic
ulars thus far received do not mention any
passengers being killed, although tiie num
ber of injured is given at from twelve to
fifteen.
ON TIIE RACE TRACK.
Saratoga, August 15.—First race—
Half mile; Vanaclare first, Guardena sec
ond, Caprice third. Time .50}.
Second race—One mile and a sixteenth;
King Crab first, Granite second, Puzzle
third. Time 1.464.
Third race—Half mile; Roman first, Na
tional second, Goldstep third. Time .504-
Fourth race—One mile; Maid of Orleans
first, Major Tom second, Bancrief third.
Time 1.43.
Fifth race—One mile; Architect first,
Bob Miller second, Profligate third. Time
1.17.
Sixth race—Sidling; one mile; Oorticeilo
first, Greenwood second, Raymond third.
Time 1.444.
BRIGHTON BEACH RACES.
New Y'ork, August 15.—First race—
Six furlongs; Emeti (filly) won, Lakewood
second, Radiant third. Time 1:194-
Second race—Five furlongs; Mamie 15
won, Guard second, Kilkenny third. Time
1:02}. , ,
Third race—Seven furlongs; I all
won. Urhxtia second, Count Du -
Time 1:29}.
Fourth race—One and one-sixteenth
miles; Tea Tray won. Ballslou second,
Harrison third. Time 1 :.»04.
Fifih race < hie mile; S.illie Harper
w-on, Vivid second, Sorrento third, lime
1:43}.
Sixth race—One and three-quarters of a
mile, over seven hurdles; Lee 1 lii’isty won,
Jim Murphy second, Echo third. Time
3:204.
BASE BALL.
Toledo—Toledo 14. Brooklyn 11.
Columbus—Columbus 2, Syracuse 5.
Cleveland— (Brotherhood) — Cleveland
2, Buffalo 11. „ _ . _
New Vork (Brotherhood)—New York ■>,
Brooklyn 4.
Boston (Brotherhood)—Boston 7, I hila-
delphia 3.
Chicago—(Brotherhood)—Cln eago ■>,
Pittsburg 1. „
Boston—(League)—Brooklyn •>, Bos
ton 4. „ „ ,
New Y'ork (League)—New York •»,
Philadelphia 2. ....
Cincinnati (League)—Cincinnati 2, L -
eago 9. , , ..
Cleveland - (League) - Cleveland 15,
Pittsburg 0.
- ’ THE STRIKERS ARE QUIET.
Albany, N. Y., August 15.—The air
brake hose on the Harlem transient out
from Chatham this morning was found to
have been cut, and resort was made to the
0l< ThiT!ruui are at work in the East and
West Albany yards on a confused mass of
cars One freight was sent west from
East Albany at 10 o’clock. The strikers
are as quiet as ordinary spectators.
an unconstitutional tax.
p U eigh, August 15.—Judges Seymour
and Bond, of the United States Circuit
Court today rendered a decision in the
case of the American Fertilizer Company,
of Virginia, against the Commissioner of
Agriculture of the State of North Carolina.
The court holds that the law imposing a
tax of $500 upon fertilizer companies do
ing business in North Carolina is a viola
tion of the Inter-State Commission act,
and is unconstitutional. The tax realized
from this source amounted to $38,000 a
year, and was devoted to maintaining the
State Department of Agriculture and the
agricultural and mechanical college.
TOBACCO RUINED BY HAIL.
Lancaster, Pa., August 15.—Last
evening’s hail storm did a great deal of
damage to the tobacco crop, which is just
ripe and universally fine. Many acres of
the crop in the southern part of the coun
try were completely ruined, being cut to
pieces. The loss will be very large. This
is the second damaging bail storm in this
county this week.
EFFORT FOR MRS. MAYBRICK’S REI.EASE.
London, August 15.—A movement is
on foot, which will be started after the
end of the long legal vacation, to procure
by a writ of habeas corpus the liberation
of Mrs. Maybrick, the American woman
who was sentenced to imprisonment for
life on a charge of murdering her husbaud.
NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS.
Jacksonville, Fla., August 15.—A
Bartow special to the Times-Union says
that the Democratic convention in session
there nominated S. K. Mallory for Con
gress on the sixteenth ballot. Mallory is
a son of the late Secretary of tiie Confed
erate Navy.
assoc i ated manufactubers.
Atlanta, August 15.—[Special.]—The
principal manufacturers of Atlanta met
• and formed a strong organization,
e known as tiie Associated Manufac
turers. The object of tiie organization is
i ~r 'ure certain concessions from the
State a id city which an* said to be needed.
AN EARLY COTTON BALE.
Columbia, S. C\, August 15.—The first
bale of cotton of this year’s crop sold to
day at 12 cents per pound. It classed
strict middling. This is "nine days earlier
than tiie first bale of last season and two
days earlier than for the last seven years.
TWO DETECTIVES KILLED.
Albany, N. Y\, August 15.—Alfred
Ludington and George 1>. Rossi ter, of
Philadelphia, two of Pinkerton’s detec
tives stationed at West Albany, were
killed by a passenger train this morning.
They had been to get a drink of water and
were returning to their )>ost at tiie time.
A NEGRO CONGRESSMAN RENOMINATED.
Raleigh, X. C., August 15.—Henry P.
Cheatham, colored, was today renominated
for Congress by the Republicans of tiie
Second Congressional district of North
Carolina.
THE AUSTRALIAN STRIKE.
Melbourne, August 15.—The marine
officers here have decided to strike. The
paralysis of the shipping trade consequent
upon tiie strike movement is extending to
Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, and other
ports.
THE POTATO BLIGHT IN IRELAND.
Dublin, August 15.—Reports received
here show that tiie potato blight is spread
ing in the counties of Donegal, Cork, Wa
terford, Tipperary and Limerick.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR.
Omaha, Neb., August 15.—The State
Democratic Convention last night nomi
nated James Boyd, of Omaha, for Gov
ernor.
PLEASED WITH COLUMBUS.
KIND WORDS FROM TIIE DAWSON CORRES
PONDENT OF THE AMERICUS RECORDER.
Mr. J. A. Fulton, the Dawson corres
pondent of tiie Americus Recorder, was a
member of the party of representative
fanners and business men from that sec
tion which recently visited Columbus,
Griffin and Atlanta. The last issue of the
Recorder contained an entertaining ac
count of the trip from the pen of Mr. Ful
ton. The portion of his article which re
ferred to Columbus is published below:
Reached Columbus at 8 a. m. and were
met by a committee of gentlemen compos
ed of some of tiie leading business men of
the city, who carried us by street ears to
the Rankin House, and gave us a very fine
breakfast at the city’s expense, and after
wards carried us through Messrs. I ,’arter A
Bradley's magnificent new cotton ware
house and wholesale stores, the immense
structure and works of the Eagle
and Phenix cotton factory, the
ice factory, and showed us other
places of interest about the city. At 11
o’clock all returned to the Rankin bouse,
where we were banqueted in royal style.
Speeches of welcome and congratulation,
and pledges of friendship and love between
Columbus and Dawson were made by
Mayor I). P. Dozier, Muscogee’s young
representative, Hon. S. Price Gilbert,Fred
Gordon, H. C. McKee,S. A. Carter,Clifton
Jones, of the Georgia Midland, 15.
J. Daniel, of the Enquirer-Sun, and
others, and were replied to by Hon. O. B.
Stevens, B. H. Hook, 15. F. Christie and
D. W. Nicholson. Capt. Oxford being
called, endorsed all that bad been said on
both sides, and then the beer, champagne,
punch and lemonade, prepared for the
occasion, flowed freely for a few minutes,
and cigars passed and repasseil till
every member hail one in bis mouth for
present and one or two in his pocket for
,, ;;re use, and ail adjourned to the depot
.ji ue Georgia Midland, wln re our coach
■a lited us, and were soon whirling along
as kings, and praising tin* kind hos
pital! t\ of the citizens of Columbus, and
especially those mentioned above as speak
ers and Messrs. John O. McNulty, f>. G.
Farmer, Dan Joseph, II. H. Epping and
others, whose names I do not remember.
DANGER OF BEING STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING.
THE SAFEST PLAN AND PLACE DURING
AN ELECTRIC STORM.
Owing to tin* numerous electrical storms
that Columbus is having, it will doubtless
prove of interest to the readers of the En-
i/cirer .Sun to have a few suggestions of
t precautionary character concerning the
danger of being struck by lightning. For
instance, tiie safest plan and place during
in electric storm is to get four tumblers
and put the legs of a chair in them and sit
in the middle of tin* room, putting the feet
on the rounds of the chair. They are safe.
The lightning may play and the thunders
roll and if any one has an ear for “heav
en’s grand artillery” lie can enjoy it with
out fear. .
The most dangerous places during a
thunder storm are to be near a tree, lofty
building or running water. The middle
glory of a house is the safest place, and the
most dangerous is near the fireplace, espe
cially if the fire be lighted, for the heated
air and soot are good conductors of light
ning. Do not be near the walls of a bouse
during lightning, nor should all crowd to
gether in a room, because a mass of peo
ple forms a better conductor than an in
dividual. A church with a congregation
is not a safe place, for not long since a
church was struck by lightning during si r-
vice.
On Tuesday night of lust week, MrsJ
Wynne, wife of Mr. Maletis Wynne, a
prosperous farmer, who lives near Golds
boro, in Pulaski county, gave birth to
twins—two bright little girls—and upon
examination it was discovered they both
had teeth, one had four and tiie other two.
This is indeed an age of great advance
ment.