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GEORGIA AT THE FAIR.
GOV. NORTHXN’S CONVENTION A
EIG SU ACE S.
The Legislature Urged to Appropriate
SIOO,OOO With W hie and to I repare
anixi ibit—Funds Which Are Avail
able for the Purposa— Recommenda
tions ia a Resolution.
Atlanta, G*. , May 6. —From the stand
point of members attending and the deep in
terest shown in achieving the result for
which it was called, Gov. Northen’s world’s
fair con vention held here to-day must be
regarded as a great success. Unlike the
Livingston meeting, which entirely failed to
•bow up when expected, that which
answered to the call of the governor brought
together men of all occupations and from all
quarters. What they did was In brief to
formulate a call upon the legislature for
fIGO,OOO, with which to prepare a creditable
state exhibit at the Columbian Exposition.
The matter was turned over to an excellent
committee, who will do all that can be done
t > secure the appropriation.
OPENING OF THE CONVENTION.
The convention met an hour late, many
delegates being sow in reaching the city.
Gyv. Nortben was made permanent chair
man, with Mark Hardin as clerk.
Judge John L. Hopkins of Atlanta, whose
opinion had been asked concerning the
right of the legislature under the constitu
tion to appropriate money for the exhibit,
was unable :o be present, but Hon. Andrew
J. Cobb of Atbe s read an opinion on the
subject, prepared with great care, in which
be a gued that the income from the state
road might legally be drawn on for the
purpose by the a-sembly, as tne constitu
tion did not restrict the uses to which ihe
rental shall be put, but only of moi ey
arising from the sale of the property. The
assembly, therefore, had the same power
over the income tnat an individual would
have over an annuity encumbered with no
more embarrassing conditions
THE MONEY FROM THE OKEFTNOKEB.
Capt. Harry Jackson thought the money
derived from the sale of the Okefenokee
Swamp the only fund available for an ap
propriation such as the convention desired
to secure, and offered a resolution that the
legislature be requested to devote $150,000 of
the Okefinokee purchase money to the
exhibit.
To this it was objected, first that the sum
would be toeirall.and second, that the fund
from which it was proposed to draw could
rot be legally set aside for the purpose.
J. J. Bull of Talbot, believing that the
state could make no appropriation, favored
Falling upon the various counties to furnish
the necessary money.
Finally it was agreed to leave the whole
business to a committee of twelve, all the
congressional districts and stale at large
being represented thereon.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
The committee submitted the following:
This convention fully recognizes the import
ance of Georgia being properly represented at
the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago
in 1893, and being bare assembled in response
to the call of our governor, do resolve:
First—That the legislature of this state be
requested to appropriate the sum of SIOO,OOO for
the purpose of enabling the state of Grorgia to
make an exbibit of .her resources at the World's
Columbian Exhibition for 1893.
Second—Tbat a permanent committee of one
from each congressional district and two from
the state at large be appointed for the purpose
of carrying Into effect the objects of this con
vention.
THE MEN ON THE COMMITTEE.
The resolutions were quickly adopted,
ltd the following committee was uorni-
Uh i e<l:
Fu st r>is*rict—T. T. Putnam of Glynn.
Second District—O. B. Stephens of Ter
rell.
Third Distriot—W. L. Gleassner of Sum
ter.
Fourth Distriot—Louis M. Girard of Mus
cogee.
Fifth District—Hoke Smith of Fulton.
Sixth District—R. W. J misoa of Bibb.
Seventh District—Seaborn Wright of
Floyd.
Eighth District—Andrew Cobb of Clarke.
Ninth District—F. C. Tate of Pickens.
Tenth District—Pat Walth of Richmond.
Btate at Large—Henry Jackson of
Fuiton, Clement A. Evans of Richmond.
The members of the committees were
authorized to select an assistant in each
countv of the several congressional districts
to collect an exhibit, and also to solicit sub
scriptions to an exposition fund.
ACTION BY THE COUNTIES.
The people of the various counties were
recommended to assemble in convention
aDd take 6uch action as may be advanta
geous to themselves toward securing an ex
hibit of their resources.
Through the forethought of T. K. Chap
man of Hall county, the convention will go
oa record as a moral gathering. “It is the
sense of this convention,” reads his resolu
tion, which, of course, met with general
indorsement. ‘ ‘that the world’s Columbian
exposition should close on Sunday.”
A resolution was adopted thanking the
world’s fair commission for honoring a
Georgian, the late John W. Root, by ap
pointing him chief architect of the exposi
tion building.
A SUMPTUARY RESOLUTION.
An interesti g incident of the convention
was the introduction of a sumptuary reso
lution by request of Mrs. Dr. W. H. Felton
who was in attendance. It reads:
Retailed, That the representatives of Geor
gia at the world's Columbian exposition are re
quested to appear at the opening, and from
time to time in clothes made hv Georgia fac
tories.
This was enthusiastically adopted in con
sideration of the honor conferred on the
delegates by the lady’s attendance. She
was unanimously elected a member of the
convention.
A CORPSE IN A RAFT.
Another Body Found Near Milledge
v.lle— Cut by His Wife.
Milledgeville, Ga., May 6. Another
negro has been found lodged in a tree be
low this city, and the evidence brought out
in the coroner’s investigation is very much
the same as that in the other case reported
in the Morning News. The body was
found lodged against some rafts in a swamp
several miles below here, and is supposed to
be another of the four negroes drowned
above here in February. This one was
found about a mile from the main channel
of the river, where it had been swept by
the freshet.
Billy Bar es, a young negro of the city,
who is the proprietor of a rather belliger
ent wife, became engaged in a controversy
with his better half on Saturday, when she
flasued out a knife and inflicted au ugly
wouod od bis arm.
The great negro revival came to an end
here Sunday, and 1,000 negroes, together
with a small sprinkling of inquisitive white
people, attended the baptizing, where about
fifty were immersed aid the air made dizzy
witn the shouts and singing of the regen
erated multitude.
A Bloodless Duel.
Washington, Ga., May 6. —There was a
bloodless duel between Oscar C. Booker and
Abram He -man Thursday night.
Mr. Herman wrote Mr. Booker a sub
poena, which C. G. Neeson served. Mr.
Booker considered himself insulted and
challenged Mr. Herman. The seconds
loaded tne pistols with blank cartridges.
After three shots had been exchanged Mr.
Herman Ml as if he had been hit, and Mr
Booker left.
Rome's New Iron Furnace.
Rome, Ga., May 6.—Miss Daisy, tbe
daughter of Capt. J. I* Camp, to-day
touched the bution that set in motion
H*’ now 80-ton iron furnace. A large
rowd was present to witness t o opening,
t Is slated tnat Capt. Camp will build two
tb'.Y turner*,, of like dimensions, and make
au Iron miter.
FIRE AT PENSACOLA
1 The Rlera Building Burned With Its
Stocks of Goods.
i Pensacola. Fla., May t>. —Fire at an
early hour this morning destroyed tbe
| Riera building, a one story brick, on Pa’.a
--! fox street. Its occupants were John S.
Bell, a butcher, P. J. Bonifay, a druggist;
: Joseph Coleman, a clothier; Cohen Bros.,
1 cigars and tobacco, and George Neely, a
i butcher.
Bell's loss was immaterial.
Bonifay lost SI,OOO, witn no insurance.
Coleman’s loss is |IH,OOO do lars —bis total
stock —with insura .ce of $.5,.'i00.
Neely’s loss is SI,OOO, wth insurance of
SSOO.
Cohen Bros, lose S3OO, which is fully
covered.
The building was valued at $4,000, and is
fully covered by insurance.
Adjoining tbe place burned is the Blount
building, occupied bv J. D. Wilkin" A Cos.,
clothiers; Johnson & Langford, booksei ers
and stationers, and H. Cashman, clothier.
Shortly after the tire started an explosion,
beloved to have been of foul air accumu
lated under all of the places named,
occurred. It cause l the root of the burning
building to collapse, blew down
a wooden partition in Wilkes
A Co.’ store, tore up the floor
in Johnson & Longford's and knocked
the ceiling and shelving m Cashman’s out
of place, blowing out all tbe door and win
dow glass at the same time. Wilker&
Ca s stock was badly damaged bv water,
but their loss is fully covered. The origin
of the fire is not known.
Fired by Lightning.
Madison. Fla., May 5. —A much needed
rain feli yesterday. It was tne flrri in
several weeks, and gardens were suffering.
About 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon a
sharp clap of thunder was heard and almost
immediately, the ervof “Fire!” Lightning
had struck the residence occupied by J. F.
Lines and family, and the dense smoke it
made gave tbe impression tbat the bouse
was on fire. The lightning struck the comb
of the roof, then ran down the "valley” to
tbe corner, tearing the corner board to
s illnterg and ripping off tbe weather-board
ing. No one was injured. The house had
two lightning rods. The house was owned
by H. A. Tanner of DeLand, Fla.
A Blaze at Punta Gorda.
Punta Gokpa, Fla., May 6.—Sunday
night the Florida Southern railroad wharf,
pier head, tracks, cars, depot, etc., at the
long pier wore burned. The fire was
caused by an explosion of gasoline in a
car on the-side track by tbe depot. The lots
is heavy. The fire spread so rapidly that
Mr. Bright and the night watchman were
nearly sufflcated. At each exolosion the
flames would shoot 10) feet in the air.
Rain Neaded at Sumner.
Sumner, Oa., May 6.—Crops of all kinds
need rain. Oats are suffering more than
other crops, as the dry weather prevents
them from filling properly.
Notwithstanding the dry weather the
melon vines are growing rapidly. Melon
J rowers will be ready to begin shipping bv
une 15, and expeci to ship about 100 car
loads from this point.
Off for the Baptist Convention.
Augusta, Ga., May 6. —The annual con
vention of the Southern Baptist church
will open in Birmingham Fiidav morning.
Delegates from Augusta and this section of
Georgia and North and South Carolina left
here at 7 o’clock to-night in two special
cars, conducted by Rev. Dr. Lansing Bur
rows, who hat made up the party.
RACERS ON THE RUN.
The Dash for the Chester Cup-Events
on the Home Track.
•
Nashville, May 6.—Following is a sum
mary of to-day’s races here:
Fibst Race—Four and one-balf furlongs. Gee
Jay Jay won, with Vancluse seoond aria Gov.
Porter third. Time. 0:57.
Rxcond Rack—Seven and one-half furlongs
Burch won, with Whittier second aud Roily
Bolly third. Time. 1:36(.4.
Third Race—Five and one-half furlongs.
Post Odds won, with Mamie R. second and
Texas Girl third. Time, 1:104s.
Fourth Rack—One mile. Brandolette won,
with Sir Abner second and Chimes third. Time
1:42.
Fifth Race—Five furlongs. Sam Farmer
wod, with Wautaugn second and Gen. Mitchell
third. Time 1:04.
Sixth Race—Four and one half furlongs.
Nettle Kent won, with Glenhall second and
Long Broeck third. Time 1:10. a
THE CHESTER CUP.
London, May 6,— The Chester cup at the
Chester meeting to-day was won by Baron
de Hirsch’s 5-year-old bay horse Vasistas,
by Idus, out of Veranda. J. T. W hipp’s
aged brown geldiag. Tommy Tittlemouse,
by Rerse: ker, out of Lady Stately, was
seoond, and E. Hobson’s 4-year-old brown
colt Burnaby, by Hagioscope, out of Whirl
pool, was third. There were twelve start
ers.
AT WASHINGTON.
Washington, May 6.—To-day's races
here were as follows;
First Race— One mile. Syracuse won. with
Mirabtau second and Gypsy Queen third.
Time 1:44.
Second Race—Selling,five furlongs. Exclusion
won, with Coldstream seoond and Cutalong
third. Time 1:1544.
Third Rack -Potomac handicap, six furlongs
L’lntriguiete won, with Mabel second and.
Belisarius third. Time 1:1514-
Fourth Rack— Five and a half furlongs. Op
pressor won, with Tlieus second and Our Own
third. Time 1: KD4.
Fifth Race— Steeplechase, regular course;
selling. Hercules won, with Delaware second
and Pat O'Kelly third Time 3:51.
Fergus, one of the beat en horses in the second
race, dropped dead as he was returning to the
stand after the race was over,
AT LEXINGTON.
Lexington, Kt., May 6.—To day’s races
here resulted:
First Rack- Seven furlongs. Fan King won,
with Faliera second and Laura Doxey third.
Time. 1 :*9J4.
Second Rack— Six furlongs. Camelli won,
with Reputation second and Virginia third.
Time, 1:1545.
Third Rack—Mile and a furlong. Balgowan
won, with Sportsman second and Alan Bane
third. Time 1:56.
Fourth Race— Half mile. Gorman won, with
Faraday second and O. P. B. third. Time 0:50> 4.
Fifth Rack-Four and ahalf furlongs. Gray
Goose won, with .Mathilda second ami Mary
Anna third. Time 0:59.
BATTLES WITH THE BAT.
Results Qf the Ball Game* Between the
Country's Big Clubs.
Washington, May 6. To-day’s ball
games resulted:
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Chicago— r b.h. e.
Chicago 12 11 I
Cleveland 4 8 6
Bittenes.-Hutchinson and Kittridge, Gruber
and Zimmer.
At Boston — r. b.h. e.
Boston 13 15 1
N-w York 6 10 1
Bat:eries—Nichols and Bennett, Welch and
Buckley.
At Brooklyn— r. rh. e.
Philadelphia 5 12 2
Brooklyn 15 12 jj
Batteries—Schultz, TUornton and Clements;
Hemming and Deal) .
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
At Washington— n. b.h. e.
Washington 3 7 qj
St. Louis 4 5 o
retteries—Bakely and McGuire, McGi’.l and
Boyle.
At Philadelphia R B h. r.
Columbus 7 10 ri
Athletic 2 x 0
Batteries-East.n and Donohue, Weyhing
and Cross,
At Boston - r. B h. r.
Boston l3 3
Ciocluna:i 1 7 4
Batteries- Haddocs and Murphy, Kilroy and
j Kofiy
At Cincinnati r. b.h. e.
Cincinnati 10 1.5 3
I Pittsburg... 5 u ft
j Batteries Mullane and Harrington, King and
I Mac-
At Bslrinjor*— k b.h. e.
Baltiinors 692
LbMtSVllii- 7 11 3
Batteries -McMa! od Aid fiobiu*rn, !; >rao
and ItyAD
THE MORNING NEWS; THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1891.
| TREACHERY EXTRAORDINARY.
The Astonishing S.ory of the Ruseian
Ninil st, Degaief.
From the Xew York Sun.
Tbe recent ar. est of tbe nihilist, Degaief,
in South Russia for the murder of Sou
dieikin, was the termination of as remarka
ble a career as a Russian nihilist ever ran.
i Eleven years ago Degaief was captain
of the Guards. He was keen, entnuefi
astic, well educated, and discontented.
He was an idealist and a firm believer
m the badness of tbe state of affairs in
modern Russia. He was not then a nimltst,
but he had in him ail tne materials from
wbicn nihilists are male. He drifted slowly
and naturally into the society of radicals,
| and became steadily more extreme in his
political views, till a day came when he
found himself at the head of a conspiracy
against the llie of tne czar. Tbe con
spiracy was discovered, all the con
spirat rs were arrested, and Degaief was
condemned to die. He accepted his fate
without a whimper. Three days before the
dale set for executing him the door of his
ceil was opened to admit Huudieikiu, whom
Degaief recogulzed immediately as a old
and long-forgotten comrade in arms.
“How are you,old fellow?”said tha ohiaf.
For a moment Degaief felt hope, then re
laxed into a stats of resignation, and an
swered: “My lust opportunity to speak for
myself, isn’t it?”
“No, comrade,” was the reply. “I bring
to you the pardon of the czar.”
"What! What! Tnen he requires from
me some service in return.”
“Nothing at all. You are free, uncondi
tionally free. Come home with me and we
will talk about it”
Degaief went. In his study f&udieikin
said: "You know our old frieudship. Well,
tbat save 1 you. I went to the czar and in
terceded for you, giving my word of h >nor
that, if f, eed, you would quit your old ways.
1 have the good fortune 10 enjoy the czar’s
confidence, and he granted me the life of
my friend.”
Degaief sank in tears at the chief’s feet,
and protested his determination never again
to m ike common cause with the nihilists.
The chief continued:
“Whatdo you expect to do now? Your
retum to the army Is impossible. I can
offer you my secretaryship, with salary
enough to pay for your daily bread. You
will be, in case you accept this, a member
of the secret police and my right-baud man.
Go home, think about it. and decide with
out undue attention to my advice.”
The full significance of this promise can
hardly be comprehended without an under
standing of the position of soudieikin at
that time. lie was at the height of hu
power. He was only nominally dependent
on the third division. He came and went
as he pleased, had constant access to the
czar, was master of age its answerable only
to him, and had unlimited credit at the Im.
perial Hank. He was, ia short, nearer to
omnipotence than auy other officer of po
lice before or since his time; and all tma
power he applied with all his amazing
energy to the extinction of nilihiim and
nihilists. He ocoupied lodgings in several
quarters of St. Petersburg. Every evening,
however, he met Degaief in the third story
of a modest dwelling house, occupied other
wise only by small tradesmen, who knew
nothing of the identity of their fellow ten
ant. Here Degaief decided the chief of the
secret police must die. Two nihilists
took rooms on the third floor in the next
house, and with the outside wall adjoin
ing the outside wall of 8 mdileikin’s apart
ments. During the day time, when Sou
diekln was absent, for three weeks the con
spire ors laboriously scratched and filed
away brick and mortar between them and
their victim. Not a blow was struck, not a
fragment was cut. The powder from the
walls was carried off in the pockets of
Dgaiel’s accomplices. At last only a thin
sheet of plaster and paper separated them
from the chiefs study.
Full of gratitude, Degaief hastened to en
list in the service of the cnief. He put
head, heart and hand in his work. He
pursued his old colleagues day and night.
Nineteen nihilists were brought by him to
death and scores were sent through his in-
Uounce to Siberia. Degaief obtainod the
full confidence of his chief. Soudieikin had
estimated him correctly in everything save
bis susceptibility to the pangs
of remorse. Degaief could not forget
his old radical tendencies. The scorn of his
former colleagues scorched him till He cojld
endure the pain no longer. He went one
evening to ihi .house of a nihilist leader,
and swore by his revolutionary past to do
anything required by the revolurionary
par’v as the condition of his reinstatement.
"Kill Soudiiikin,” said the nihilist leader.
Degaief requested a day in which to think
o.er this suggestion. Twenty-four hours
iater he gave his promise to murder the
man who had saved his life.
On the night of the murder Degaief and
the man who tad saved bis life sat together
at the study desk. Degaief let fall a heavy
paper weight, the wall was burst in with a
blow from a hammer, and three nihilists
sprang upon Soudieikin. For ten minutes
all four men struggled up and down the
room, and then the chief was struck down
dead by Degaief. Half an hour later
the nihilists in disguise left the neighbor
hood and hurried off to annouuce their
deed to a company of waiting revolution
ists in a far-off basement The murder was
discovered on the next afternoon. Shortly
afterword Degaief’s accomplices were
arrested, hut as they were only his creatures
they were let off with a life sentence to
hard labor in Siberia. Degaief could not
be found, although his portrait was scat
tered over the length and breadth ofjßussia
and high regards were offered for the
capture of him, alive or dead. Eight years
later, w hile attempting to enter Russia with
false passes, he has been overtaken by retri
bution.
All this is not the fairy tale told by oztr
haters or nihilist haters. It is tbe plain, un
adorned narrative of the Russian oourts, in
which the details of this remarkable crime
have been revealed.
DAN DRAKE'S EOMANCI.
An Omaha Printer Msde Happy After
Years of Torture.
From the Omaha Bee.
Daniel Drake, for many years a oompos
itor on the Bee, to-day will shake the dust
of newspaper life from his feet and turn
his energies to farming. With his depart
ure will vanish one of the old landmarks of
Omaha journalism. During the time tha;
Dan Drake has stood with “his nose in tne
space box” mauy changes ha*e taken place.
W hen he picked up his stick Omaha was a
village and the paper he worked on com
paratively unknow 1; when he laid it down
to-day the village had disappeared and the
struggling sheet of his early life in Omaha
is a metropolitan daily, abreast with the
wonderful growth of the city of which it is
an integral part.
To look at Dau as he stood faithfully at
his post day iu aud day out, with his bent
figure and hair prematurely gray, one could
hardly bo led to believe tnat a romantic
history had been his; yet interwoven in the
man’s life is as pretty a romance as ever
comes to the surface.
It dates back in the 70s, when Dan was
“holding cases” on the Ft. Wayne (Ind.)
Gazette. The widow with whom Dan
boarded had a daughter named Alice. She
was about sixteen and a beauty. Dan fell
a hopeless victim to her charms. A few
stolen meetings, a few sweet walks iu the
deepening twilight, a few whisperei vows
of eternal allegiance, a few tender caresses,
aud the ihing uas done. Had he been be
hind iron bars he could not have been more
surely a captive. The engagement ring
was bought, placed on the outs retched
finger and the day on which his happiness
hung lire was set.
Working 111 the office with Dan was a
printer named Jones, a meddling, melicioui
fellow, who kept cons antly e doavoriug to
instil into Drake’s mind suspicion >.a to his
\ finance's con .taney. He would not ome
right •ut with a plum statement f any
facts that he might possess, but would
throw out coutemptibio hints and m
-1 nuend'ws tbat kept Drake alwiys on the
I l ack of suspem*. Finally he toll Dau that
the girl bad bestowed their engagement
ring on another—a fellow craftsma .. Thie
aroused fire within him. and putting on a
“sub” Dan started for the girl’s home, de
termined to sift tne matter to the bottom.
It happened to be wash-day, and his fiance,
like the dutiful daughter -he was, was
busily engaged in aa-isting her mo’her.
Glancing at the fateful finger, seeing the
ring was gone and taking the inconstancy
I of the girl to whom he had pledged his love
for granted, Dan hastily left the city, too
proud to even waste words with one who
would treat lightly so sacred a token.
The years came and went, Drake drifted
about tbe country like a leaf on a current,
but tbe memory of his unhappy experience
would not dim. He went to Kansas, took a
homestead, proved it up, and plunged into
a farm life -but the wound would not heal.
He finally quit the farm, came to Omaha
and went to work on the Bee, where he has
been ever since. He saved his money, made
friends of all and bore his burden without a
murmur. No one, not even his most inti
mate frisnds, even susnected the secret sor
row that was gradually consuming him.
One evening last summer, while calling
on an old friend, he was introduced to a
lady who was visiting the family. Imagine
his utter astonishment to find that the hand
some lady who stood before him was none
other than Alice, the love of his youth and
the memory of his manhood. More than
that, the ring which he had given her and
which he supposed had been discarded long
ago as blazing on her finger. Like a flash
the fire which had been smouldering in bis
breast leaped into a blaze and he at once
started In where he had “turned a rule”
nearly twenty years before. Before the ’
week had ended thev were quietly married.
It seems tbat shortly after her desertion
she went to Lebanon, 0.. where she want
through a complete c urse of eduoation.
Several years later she moved to Hillsdale,
la., where she bos resided ever since, teach
ing school. It was during one of her an
nual visits to Omaha that she met her old
lover.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Drake will leave in
a few days f?r their farm near Pieasant
dale, this State, where they will pass the
autumn of their life in peacs and quiet.
"I WON’T Birr, I'M NOT MAD.”
Terrible Death From Hydrophobia of a
Beautiful Little Pniladelphia Girl.
From the Philadelphia Record.
A large portion of Kensington is thor
oughly aroused by a hydrophobia scare,
which was added to yesterday by the death
of pretty little Agnes Leadbeater, aged 11
years, of No. 2834 Fillmore street, who died
yesterday morning at 10 o’clock.
Little attention was paid to the mishap
until Saturday last, when a severe headache
developed. This was followed by pains in
her ears. During the night the little one
was seized with spasms, and it took three
strong persons to hold her in bed.
The news of the deplorable case spread
rapidly about the neighborhood, and soon
the sick chamber was besieged with a host
of anxious friends. The best of medical aid
was immediately called in, but the doctors
at once pronounced tbe case a hopeless one.
During Sunday night tbe spasms of the
little one became fearful. They followed
each other in such rapid succession that It
was deemed advisable to put the sufferer
under the influence chloroform.
During her most violent spasms the ohild’s
fare took on a purplish hue, and she frothed
at the mouth. At times she barked like a
dog, and at other times her mad screams of
agony could be heard for hundreds of
yards.
At intervals of every half hour the vic
tim bad lucid moments, during which she
recognized her parents and friends, and re
peatedly begged her mother to kiss her.
"Please, mother, come here; I won't bite
you. I’m not mail. Please come and kiss
me.”
It required the combined strength of sev
eral persons in the room to keep the nearly
crazed mother from going to the side of her
stricken child, but toe doctors would per
mit no one near the bed except tbe men
who wero there to hold the struggling vic
tim.
As the hand of death approached the
spnsms grew more violent, and the applica
tions of chloroform were increased in size
and frequency. At last the potent drug
sapped all tbe vitality from the tiny frame,
and the last spasms were indicated only by
slignt shudders. Death occurred during a
violent spasm at about 10 o’clock in the
morning.
The plml'ian who had charge of the
case was Dr. M. A. Wood, and he pro
nounced tbe case a particularly virulent
one.
“I hope to never go through another snch
scene,” said he. “I suppose I should have
smothered the child, but I did not havo the
heart to do so, with the agonized mother
watching my every movement. We kept
her unconscious with alcohol as much as
passible.”
The death of little Agnes has given rise
to the gravest kind of fears for tbe other
children who have been bitte 1 recently. On
the same day that Agnes was bitten Ed
ward MoGovern, aged 13, of No. 2721
Waterloo street received lacera'ions of the
hand and breast, and John O’Hara, aged
12, of No. 2827 Otsego street was also bitten
on tbe forehead. Tne children were treated
at the Episcopal hospital. The little O’Hara
boy yesterday complained of a headache.
Yesterday afternoon a little son of Mr.
Craven of Otsego street was bitten, as was
also Robert Fenton, aged 13 years, of No. fi
Silver street. These children we. e bitten
by a yellow cur, supposed to be the same
animal that caused the death of little
Aenes Leadbeater.
The people iu the'vicinity of the Lead
beater home are thoroughly aroused and
will at once begin a war of extermination
on all dogs allowed to roam the streets at
will.
PREMATURE BURIALS.
Why So Many People Are Consigned
to a Living Grave.
Fi om the Cincinnati Enquirer.
A prominent physician, who has made a
study of premature burial, iu speaking on
the subject the other day, said;
Tnere seems to be an impression among
some medical men that these statements as
to premature burials that have been made
from time to time have not been sufficiently
authenticated to lead to the conclusion that
they were based on abs lute facts. In this
they are mutagen. Who knows how many
Buch cases are concealed in deep graves, in
the cremating furnaces, in the tombs of the
wealthy! It is idle to say that these things
do "ot happen. They do happen.
The obvious point is this: People who
have been pronounced d-ad are often with
undue haste placed upon ica This renders
it impossible for them to revive in many
cases where the vital spark has not left the
body. If they are not dead the ice kills
them, or the air-tight coffin kills them.
Sometimes when after a lapse of timecoffi.s
have been opened, and bodies are found to
have been displaced, the terrible reflections
of friends have been quieted bv the assur
ance that gases of the decaying body must
have done the work. But the probibility is
that the unfortuuate victim has been pre
maturely b.iried, and has writhed in un
speakable torture until relieved by welcome
death.
Another New York physician, in speaking
on the same subject, said:
“The main cause of premature intermeDt
is the custom of haste to prepare the sub
ject for the grave. The undertaker is sent
for on the instant. He may hint that there
is no hurry, but it is at tbe risk of losing bis
business. If one undertaker w ill not hurry
another one will. People must Is? educated
up to the idea that it is not only not neces
sary to hurry, but is tbedictaieof human
i y aud common sens? to go slowly iu such
mat tail Of course, in ca-e of death by
loathsome or contagious diseases, suen as
diph beria or small-pox, haste is par
d unable for the sake of tbe living, but in
moet cases undue haste is at the nek of
homicide.
It is bet to call in a physieiau who is
fully qualified with the >igu <>f death, and
not t • be too busty in taking R for granted
that death has actually occurred, even in
cases where people have been long sick,
and dea'h has be n for some time regarded
as a foregone conclusion. Too much care
can not be taken tiefore making prepara
tions for a funeral, to make it absolutely
certain by the most unmistakable evidence
that death has really taken place.
There are several wavs to provide against
premature burial, among the best being to
exero.se a strict vigilance; to employ medi
cal appliances whica have been invented
forthep irp .se of making such thorough
and scientific examination in every case of
allege.) death as to render it absolutely im
po sible for any person not dead to be
treated as if he were dead. Precautions
should be taken to watch the subject from
the time the patient dies to the end. Tue
closest supervision and most perfect tests
should be maintained until the •final mo
ment of consigning the body to its last
resting-place, so that it will be impossible
for any person to be either prematurely
killed or interred alive.
A WHOLE VALLEY LAID IN WASTE.
Craters Destroy What Was Once a
Delightful cpot.
From the hew York Herald.
LtrMAHUANA, United States of Co
lombia, March 30.—This beautiful valley
has experienced a topographical change,
and I may now call a desert that which was
formerly a delightful spot. Fifteen craters
have been constantly at work since Sunday,
Marcn 22, throwing out masses of mud and
water which, on its precipitate descent and
with the great strength of the' current, is
carrying ruin in all directions and sweeping
houses before It, together with their inhabi
tants and the cattle, vineyards, farms and
irrigation works.
All the roads north and south of here have
been converted into ditches, thro igh which
water is continually pouring, and all com*
munication between Cauete and Chincba is
interrupted, while the bridge across the
river has been swept away.
The numerous victims who have suffered,
the deep impression caused by the destruc
tion of all the Irrigation ditches, the fact
that it will be impossible to gather the re
mainder of the crop of grapes, and the cer
tainty that the necessities of life will reach
famine prices, lead me to suggest that the
government should take steps on behalf of
the residents here. Hundreds of families
have been left without homes and are camp
ing out on the hillsides, the only clothes
they have being those in which they es
caped. They are preparing to cross the
ravines, as the floods may sweep down upon
them at any moment.
SYRUP or ns.
OXE EXJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acta
iently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
aver and Bowels, cleanses the sys
tem effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c
and §1 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE. KY. HEW YORK. N.Y
SPECIAL NOTIC S.
WILL SELL OX EASY TERMS.
Desirable residence next to southeast corner
New Houston and Abercom streets Address
D. C. BACON.
City.
THE SEASON'S DELICACIES,
—AMD—
EVERYTHING ELSE GOOD TO EAT
—AT—
FRIED A HICKS' RESTAURANT.
Open Day and night.
“DO YU HEAD KASHI’’
Yu re “Unkel Adam” kin borrow yu the
"Geld” on vure Diroonds; yaller or wite Time
kpapers. Eluding, Tales. <ye. Open from 7
a. m. to 9 p. m., Saturdays to 11 f. m
NEW YORK LOAN OFFICE,
ADAM STRAUSS, > anager.
20 Jefferson street, cor. Congress street lane.
DR M. SCHWAD A SON,
GRADUATE OPTICIANS,
No. 23 Bull Street, Savannah, Ga.
If your eyes are not properly fitted with eye
glasses or spectacles, we desire the opportunity
of fitting them with glasses which will correct
any visual imperfection tnat may exist, or can
b ■ corrected by scientific means As specialists
we hare fitted ourselves by a practical course of
gtudy, graduating from Dr. C. A. Bucklin’s
School of Optics, New York. We are practical
opt.cians, and make our own goods. New lenses
put in old frames while you wait. Oculists'
prescriptions a specialty, and carefully filled.
No charge for examination.
GLYCERINE SOAP. ID CENTS A DAB.
This Soap is usually sold at double the above
price. Supply is limited.
ROW LIN SKI, Pharmacist,
Broughton and Drayton Sts.
Telephone 4*3.
WEDDING*.
Wedding Invitations and cards printed or en
grave.] at the snortest notice and m the latest
tyles. We carry an extensive and well selected
stock of fine capers, envelopes and cards es
pecially for such orders. Semple# sent on ap
plication, Mormino News Printing House
Savannah. <ha
rr\ERAb INVITATIONS.
wmc stives and friends of Oapt.
and Mrs. A. A Winn and Mrs Maria Swoll are
r-snectfully invited to attend the funeral of
Swoll. infan: son of the termer. from the
residence of the latter, at 11 o'clock THIS
MORNING.
MEETINGS.
SOLOMON S LODGE U. 1. F. AA.M.
A regular communication of this A
lodge will be held at Masonic Twinnle— #W
THIS EVENING at 8 o’clock. X if
The Ft degree will be conferred. ' vP '
Members of sister lodges and transient breth
ren are fraternally invited to meet us.
By order of WM. B. SPANN. W. M.
Faso W. Clarke, Secretary.
NDELITU CASTLE NO. TANARUS, K. O. E.
The regular weekly meeting of this Castle
will be held at Knights of Pythias Hall, corner
Barnard and York streets, THIS (Thursday)
EVENING at 8:00 o’clock.
Members of sister Castles and visiting
brothers are cordially invited to meet with us.
ROBERT. L. STEELE, N. CL
W H. Barclay, M. of R.
MILITARY ORDERS.
GEORGIA HCbSARsT * "
Headquarters Georoia Hussars, )
Savannah, Ga , May 6, 1891. i
Order Xo. 27.
The company will assemble at headquarters
on THURSDAY, the 7th inn., at Bo’clock p. m..
in regimental uniform, armed wi h sabers and
pistols, for drill and to attend an important
meeting.
By order of G. B. PRITCHARD,
Captain Commanding.
F. A. Habersham, First Sergeant.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
On and after Feb. 1, 1800, the bant of meas
urement of all advertising ta the Morning
News wtU be agate , or at the rate of Si 40 oa
inch for the first insertion. Xo Special Notice
inserted for less than $1 00.
NOTICE TO \V ATE RTAEKRt£
Office Water Works, )
Savannah, May 7th, 1891. f
The water will be shut off at nine (9) o'clock
THIS (Thursday) MORNING, in the dls
trict between New Houston and Anderson, and
Ahercorn and East Broad streets; also on
Habersham street, south of Anderson street,
for the purpose of moving hydrants, and will be
off a few hours.
JAMES MANNING,
Superintendent,
NOTICE TO SUPERIOR COURT JURORS
All o* the petit jurors of this Court aro dis
charged until 10 o’clock in the forenoon of
THURSDAY, the 14th inst , at which time they
will appear unless notified of a further post
ponement in the Morning News of that date.
By order of His Honor,
JUDGE FALLIGANT.
James K. P. Carr, Cleric S. C. C. C.. Ga.
ENCAMPMENT.
All bills against the Encampment must be
presented for payment before NOON, SATUR
DAY, 9th MAY, at the office of W. W. GOR
DON & CO., 102 Bay street, or payment will
be barred.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
Commencing SATURDAY NEXT we will offer
our stock of Children’s Suits, consisting of Kilts,
Blouse and Knee Pants Suits; also Boy Suits,
sizes from 13 to 19 years, at a reduction of 25 per
cent. We are overstocked on these goods and
must reduce. All fresh, new goods. No old
stock. Tnese suits will range in price from
81 00 up. Remember, sale begins SATURDAY
NEXT. DKYEUS BROS.,
Corner Congress and Jefferson.
490 PAIRS BOYS’ KNEE PAXTSC
200 PAIRS ME ,’S CASSIMERE PANTS,
For sale very low at
JAUDON’S. 1 4S St. Julian Street.
OWNERS OH AGENTS OF SOUTHERN
PROPERTIES.
W. G WILSON & CO, (Limited), of Chicago
and New Orleans will buy good farming, min
eral and timber laDds, and town site properties
in the Southern States, for cash, if prices are
satisfactory. For further particulars address
W. G. WILSON & CO. (Limited), New Orleans,
La., or Chicago, 111
MACON’S MURDERER.
Perfect Success Assured in Evert Case.
MASSENBURG’S ROACH DESTROYER
Don't kill all all the Roaches in one night, but it
does in several applications.
BUTLER’S PHARMACY,
Corner Bull and Congress streets,
Trade supplied.
Marion banking and industrial
COMPANY OF MARION, N. C.
CAPITAL $1.300,000
SHARES gSO EACH-PAR VALUE.
PAYABLE
85 per share cash and $2 ,V 1 per share for
eighteen months when stock becomes full paid
and non assessable.
PAID UP STOCK—
This company will sell paid up stock at 850
per share cash and
GUARANTEE
6 per cent. Interest for eighteen months, and in
addition is entitled to full dividends.
PROFIT
The companies controlled by the Marion
Banking and Industrial Company earned a div
idend last year of 110 per cent., and will, from
present indications, exceed that the ensuing
year.
For further information, call on
MAX L. BYCK, 454 Broughton street.
GEO. W. DRUMMOND 4lt* Bull street.
C. Y. RICHARDSON, at J. F. LaFar’s.
C. P. MILLER, 131 Congress street.
V. E. ST. CLOUD, at T. A. Mullryne & Co.’s.
H. J. WINKERS. 150 St. Julian street.
—OR ADDRESS—
W. HENRY ROBERTS. President.,
Marion. N. C.
NOTICE.
The draw in Lazaretto Creek Bridge will be
closed to navigation for a period of two weeks
commencing April 20. 189!, in order to make
necessary repairs to this bridge.
SAVANNAH AND ATLANTIC RAILWAY,
Py Cecil Gabbett, General 51anager.
EVERY ARTICLE
NEEDED FOR THE SICK ROOM
AND NURSERY
Can Be Had at Solomon & Co.’s
TWO DRUG STORES,
163 Congress Street and 92 Bull Street.
At our Bull street store we have a list of
Trained Nurses for the Sick which is at the serv
ice of the public.
leE im. ULMER’S LIVER CORRECTOR.
FOR INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA,
AND ALL
LIVER COMPLAINT!!
Srt.VKB MEDALS AND DIPLOMAS
Awarded it over all Liver Medicines.
I RICE ONE DOLLAR PER BOTTLE
Freight Prepaid to Any Addresw
HOUSE FURNISHING GOOD-.,
CHESTS, REFRIGERATORS
ICE CREAM CHURNS, are
now indispensable in house
keeping. and we offer a large
stock of the latest and best
styles from which to seiect.
THE YALE GAS
STOVE is a useful and handy
summer device. Hundreds in
use in Savannah, and very pop
ular.
GLASSWARE
CUTLERY, CROCKERY,
STOVES. RANGES.
HOUSE FURNISHINGS,
Cor. Barnard and Broughton Lana
(SUCCESSOR TO J. a. DOUGLASS A CO )
IAS. DOUGLASS.
CLOTHING.
It Isn’t every kind of a suit that will
suit—the person suited is not always
suited. Nothing ri more mortifying than
to find that you have boug.it just what
you don’t want. We take card to guard
you arainst any such risk. We will give
you the benefit of our judgment, but wa
won't attempl to influence yours. It is
our aim to appeal to your taste aud to
always be in a posit*-m to gratify it. We
have special facilities for meeting spa
cial cases, and we are ready at a mo
ment's notice to honor any demand that
can be made. There has been a partic
ularly large demand for our Spring and
Summer Suits, but we have replenished
and can fit out all comers Our prices
are the lowest of all. There is a great
deal of blowing going oj, but if you sift
it by trying you will find no one will
give you as good goods for the prices as
“THE FAMOUS"
CLOTHING HOUSE,
148 BROUGHTON STREET.
BENNETT HYMES
PROPRIETOR
-H- H
!rba _ D~ivEi£D. jN'TTrirrsT^V
President. Vice President*
JAS. H. HUNTER, Cashier.
SKASNAU BAAK A TRUST Cft
Savings Dep t
ALLOWS 4%' |
Deposits of $1 and Upward ReeeiT&d.
Interest on Deposits Payable Quarterly.
, DIRECTORS:
Ji*eph D. Weed, of J. D. Weed A 00.
John C. Rowland, Capitalist.
C. A. Rkitie, Exchange an 1 Insuranoa.
John L. Hardee, ijapilalist.
R. G. Erwin, of Chianolm, Erwin 4 dußlgooc.
Edward Karow. of Strauss & Cos.
Isaac G. Haas, General Broker.
M. Y. Maclntyre, of M. Y. 4 D. L Maclntyre.
John Lyons, of John Lyons & 00.
W alter Oonbt, of Paterson, Downing 4 00.
D. C. Baoon. Lumber
PRINTING AND HlJtiii 111ND1N .
13S0 FALL m wpaßiSi
PRINTING AND BINDING,
BLANK BOOKS.
Establishment fully furnished with all
necessary TOOLS and MACHINERY,
PAPERS and MATERIALS. Compe
tent Workmen. Established Reputa
tion for Good Work. Additional or
ders solicited. Estimates furnished.
93# BAY STREET.
GEO, m MiQHOLS.
FISU AMU OVsTEKa
ESTABLISHED 185a
M. M. Sullivan & Son,
Wholesale Fish and Oyster Dealers,
150 Bryan sL and 152 Bay lane, Savannah, Ga-
Fish orders for Punta Garda received hare
have prompt attontiot-
FISHING TACKLE.
LEATHER BOOBK __
AND RABUN,
Sole Agents for
Hoyt’s Leather Belting, Giant Rubber Beltinr.
Chicago Hawhide Belting.
151 St. Julian and 15.'! Bryan Streets Sawn
nah, Oa.
stove*.
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