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J r.TABLISHKD 1860. INCORPORATED 1888. V
I J. H. EBTILL, President. )
CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Statement of the Plan for Its
Reorganization.
New York, Jan. 18,1893.
The undrsigned oommittee, appointed for the purpose of readjusting the affairs of the
Central Railroad aod Banking Company of Georgia and of its allied propertied, hare,
under advioe of counsel, formed a plan of reorganization which has received the approval
>f the receiver, of the board of directors and of many of the important creditors and
weurity holders of the company.
The Mercantile Trust Company of New York has been appointed the depository of the
•Bounties under the pr. posed plan, and will shortly give notice of Its readiness to receive
the securities embraced in the reorganization.
The Southern Bunk of the State of Georgia, at Savannah, Ga., will likewise be pre
pared to re.eiva deposit of said securities, and to issue certificates for the account of the
Mercantile Trust Company.
Copies of the plau may be had at the office of the trust company, or from the under
signed ohairman of the committee, 15 Wall street, and at the Southern Bank of the State
of Georgia, Savannah, Ga.
Dated New York, Jan. 10, 1893.
H. B. Hollins, Chairman, '
Louis Fitzgerald,
Emanuel Lehman,
James T. Woodward,
James Stillman.
New York.
** E. E. Denniston. „ _
Philadelphia. Committee,
E. Rollins Morse,
Boston.
F. M. Colston,
Baltimore.
Charles H. Phinizy,
Augusta, Ga.
Jacob H. Bchiff, (Advisory
New York. j Member.
PLAN OF JtKOROANIZATION.
To the Security Holders of the Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia
and of Its Allied Properties:
The undersigned, appointed s a committee to reorganize the oompany and its interests
in its allied properties, and acting under the advice of counsel and on the request and
with the upproval of the board of directors, herewith submit the following plan of re
organization, and invite the deposit of the securities of the several companies composing
tne Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia system, in accordance therewith.
It is proposed tqj organize anew corporation under the very favorable laws passed at the
last tessioii of the legislature of Georgia, with the purpose, freely avowed by leading
members of that body, to facilitate the rehabilitation of these important properties.
The corporation to be formed under these new laws will have a capital stock of $50,-
000,000, divided into—
(a.) $25,000,000 of preferred stock; and
(6.) $25,000,000 of common stook.
When in any year the preferred stook shall have received 3 per oentum dividends, the
common stock 9nall receive all net earnines declared as dividends thereafter in such year
up to 3 per centum, and the balance of dividends deolared will be divided equally between
the two classes of stock.
It is proposed also that the company shall execute a first mortE-g#. under which
4 per centum 100-year gold bonds will be immediately usuedto the a.rruu~' _' $40,000,Uv
Ibis isauo, togetner with the preferred common stook, will be used lu ejuibangs lor she
several existing securities, and for the requirements of reorganisation and betterments,
as set forth in the accompanying sohedule.
It is proposed that the mortgage shall give the right to create bonds, of tb.e same series
with a like lieD, to the additional amount of $5,000,000, to be issued from time to time in
amounts not to exceed $1,000,000 in any year, for further additions, bettermonts and im
provements; so that the net earoiuge of the new company may be devoted immediately
to the payment of interest upon the funded debt, and of dividends upou the capital (took
of the company.
The oommittee has carefully considered with the receiver and with tbs board of direc
tors of the Central oompany the several interests of the seourity holders of the Central
company and of the allied lines, and it is the unanimous opinion of the committee, of the
receiver, and of the board, that all interests have received equitable and fair considera
tion.
It is essential that prompt action be taken by the holders of the various securities; and
the committee recommends the deposit of these securities without delay.
In case there should be failure to make deposit of sufficient of the securities to induce
the committee to declare the plan operative, the result will naturally be that the main
stem of the Georgia Central railroad will be liable to be severed in interest from the
allied lines. Although this would be unfavorable to any new company acquiring the
maiu stem, tt would be still more unfavorable, if not disastrous, to the security holders of
the ailed lines, which depend more for their sustaining power upon their relations to the
Central company than the Central company depends upon them.
It is one object of tbie plan that the system shall be preserved substantially in its com
plete integrity; and no effort has been spared to avoid discrimination as betweeu the se
curities of the Central company and those of the allied lines.
Under the proposed reorganization the fixed charges will be so reduced that there is. in
the minds of the oommittee, no probability, that the new oompany—operating the entire
property under one system and management, with the economies growing out of suoh an
arrangement —will not be able to meet these fixed charges, and, within a reasonable time,
pav a dividend not only upon its preferred but upon its common stock.
The provisions which the oommittee has sought to make are not temporary provisions
but have been framed with a view to the futuro of thiß great and valuable property.
The committee has full and absolute right to declare the plan operative upon the
whole system or upon any part in respect of which in their judgment sufficient deposits
have been made or secured to insure success.
A guarantee or under writing syndicate will be formed for the carrying out and making
effective of this plan and to secure and guarantee the same, and mors particularly to se
cure the conversion of the tripartite bonds and of the secured floating debt into the se
curities of the new company.
The accompanying tables show the securities, deposit of which is asked, and the pro
posed participations thereof in the securities of the new oompany.
This result has been arrived at after fullest consideration, and the plan is now recom
mended for adoption, to every holder of any of such securities.
We invite the prompt deposit of securities with the Mercantile Trust Company of New
York, so soon as raid trust oompany shall heve signified its readiness to receive the same
and to issue its negotiable certificates therefor, in furtherance of the plan of reorganiza
tion.
Application will he made to list such certificates on the New York Stock Exchange.
The original agreement, subject to which the deposit of securities will be mads and
certificates issued, can be inspected at the office ct the Mercantile Trust Company, 120
Broadway, New York city, and at the office of the Southern Bank of the State of
Georgia at Savannah, Ga., where for the convenience of depositors, securities will be
reoeived and certificates issued for the account of the Mercantile Trust Company.
TABLES SHOWING DISPOSITION OF SECURITIES OF THE NEW COMPANY AS TO PER
CENTAGES AND AMOUNTS.
Table A.
New Pref. Com.
Bonds. Stock. S too It.
Per Per Per
Cent. Cent. Cent.
Secured floating debt end equipment notes $7,600,000, 130 40
Ueneral Tripartite Mortgage Bonds 1?
( ollaieral Trust 5 per cent. Bonds lw
Katonton Branch Stock • • . 122 ,5 o 2
{ cean steamship Company 5 per cent. Bonds 1,000,000; 100 W 30
Jolumbus and W estern Ist 0 per cent . , 222*222 i 122 12 £1
Montgomery and KUfaula lit 6 per cent ''SK’SK Jf" • 12 30
Augusta and Knoxville Ist 7p t cent 080,000 100 | 50
Augusta and Savannah 7 per ceut. Stock vSSrSSS .2 J.l! "2
f ertifloates of indebtedness **2X’!s2 J 2 si 12
Colu mbut and Home Ist 0 per cant * ?22'222 22 22 fj
Savannah and Western Ist Consolidated 3 per cent 8,1*7,000
Mobile and Girard Ist 6 per cent * 15'222
Mobile aud Girard lac 4 i>er cent 52?'™ %22
Bout h western Bail road 7 per ceut. Stock R ’2ivjSS '22 i 22
Bavan nah and Atlant iclst 5 per cent’ r>o i oo ..... ..
'jfor.la Central stock 7.4WQ.UUO | 300
Tablb B.
1 New | Preferred ; Common
Bonds. Stock. Stock.
SSSJ::::::: *i:K! SSRBS
>. ■•> *s
— ~i 6;,0.>| i. ooo*ooo 00..xw mow.
Columbus and Western Istfl percent.. ,22*222 Ma'Huo S2’2E roojo
SSSattSafe’ftfir::::::-::::: S , “g ~2*
,WS!ir- r::::.= SS fflS ,2tS ..S8
tolumbus and Rome lit IS per cent JO?' 01 ** *nii?'!ss' i '(0l’00 SOW 1600
*ss ss ss
J*anuati and Atlant.e Ist 5 ptreeut 1 *MOO .*' , * s ' ooo
fre.XtX'* 1 """" °? .‘* ,<f * >t ! U * >10 " * nil 6.744. WOO 4.660.660 _ 116460
$ 10,000.1100 f43 ,00,00' 156.000,0<41
~''"lumlt'imi bail imiut Itirtt .nibto for the ure 11 0 off in * t u
n.J*'knoufa, Rum* a A' < umbu aim Mv.,w and Northern w/mpauiee wnw.i sue i,. u
*dise u yi4 pi VV e sati*istury iw ihs holder# ul U*a## aecuPiUta
@he Iflo ru imj ffetof.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1893.
The foregoing is the plan that has been agreed uoon for the reorganization of ths
Central Railroad and Banking Company by the oommittee on reorganization and the
board of directors of the Central railroad. It will be seen that the plan provides for
issuing $40,000,000 in 4 pier cent, gold bonds, $25,000,000 in 8 per ce t. preferred stock
and $25,000,000 in common stock. There is provision for a further lame of (5,000,000
of bonds which are to be retained in the treasury of the company tob used for better
ments and rolling stock, though not more than (1,000,000 is to lie issut i in any one year.
This arrangement will leave the entire net earnings of the road to be applied to the pay
ment of the interest on the bonds and dividends ou the stock.
Under the plau the fixed charges will be $1,600,000. There Is no ques ion that the road
can earn that sum. It is believed it can earn a great deal more, even the first year after
the reorganization. It may reasonably be expected that its earnings will increase each
year. Before it was leased to the Richmond Terminal Its anuual net earnings, aooording
to the published reports, were equal to an amount that would be sufficient to pay not
only the fixed charges under the plan of leorganization, but also the 3 per oent. ou the
preferred stork and a dividend on the common stook. The net earnings In 1888 w(r*
*2,869,417 38, but m 1891 thev were only $2,263,087 10.
The 3 per cent, dividend on the preferred stock amounts to $750,009, Ths excess of the
net earnings after paying $1,600,000 fixed charges and 750,000 dividends on preferred stock
is to go to the common stock up to 3 per Oent. If there is anything after paying the divi
dend on the common st. ok it is to be equally distributed between the preferred and com
mon stock. If business should grow as grsatlv as it is expeoted it will it will not be long
before a dividend w ill be paid ou the common stook.
It is easy for each security holder to determine what the plan gives him in new securi
ties. A holder of *IOO iu debentures, for instance, go’s SSO in 4 per cent, bonds, S7O in
preferred stock and S4O in oomraou stock. A holder of SIOO In Southwestern stook gets
(100 in 4 per coni, bonds, (00 iu preferred stook and (40 in common stock No intimatiou
is given in the plan as to what the new seuiitles are likely to be worth. It might be
safe to say that the bonds will command 80 cents on the dollar, the preferred stook 40 cents
and the common stock 25 cents. Doubtless there will be a market for the securities as
soon as the plan is understood.
The plan has been submitted to Capt. Raoul ad a number of the largest seourity holders
In this and other cities of the state, and it is understood that they approve it,believing it to
be the fairest adjustment to all concerned that could tie made.
It is understood that the defaulted interest is to be paid in cash or in securities that will
command cash.
The plan contemplates a friendly sale of ths road. -
A BLUFF ABOUT SILVER.
THE ACTION OF THE REPUBLICANS
INSINCERE.
The Finance Committee's Action
Taken With an Intention to Fool the
Business Men of the Country—No
Effort Made to Solidify the Party on
the Question.
Washington, Jan. 18.—The more the
democrats who have been leading the
movement for the stoppage of silver bullion
purchases reflect upon the hasty aotion of
the republicans in the finance committee
on yesterday, the more theatrical it seems
to them. The republicans of that oommlt
tee having been brought to roe that the bus
iness men of the country wanted the silver
purchases stopped, and fully appreciating
that the republican managers were
juggling with the matter for political ad
vantage, and alarmed because the democrats
had already gotten a repeal bill reported
from the committee on banking in the
House, conoluded, as Senator Aldrich
frankly said, that ths time had
oorne for them to do some
thing. Thereupon they did something
which really amounts to nothing. If they bad
reported the McPherson reaolu’’ as Be Ha
ters M' Pher >n and C\t 'isle Pear 1, or the
Harter f bat tute, or e\ >:i if no had de
ei.uiu up.a a plau i— .J . tug all
the IE *T*V '
ites ir vuppert cf at .■ .if: ~..... measure
tney did report, their action would not
have been viewed with suspicion by the
men who have been steadily at work under
Mr. Cleveland’s dirsction ever since this
session began to stop the silver purebas s.
As it is, however, they have only added
another bill to the calendar.
POSTPONEMENT of the caucus.
The republican senators have postponed
indefinitely their caucus which was to be
hold to-night to consider the order of busi
ness at Senator Hberuiau’s, on the ground
that on account of the death < f ex-President
Hayee Senator Sherman oould not with pro
priety give them the usual caucus supper.
They could, rf course, have met at some
other place and certainly would not have
postponed the caucus indefinitely If they had
bad any expectation of getting an agree
ment for early, not to say favorable, con
sideration, for the measure reported yester
day. Of course the fact is that the repub
licans are divided into at least three fac
tions on this question and that Mr. Sher
man and Mr. Aldriob have no expectation
of unitiug even those who are not counted
among the free coinage men. It is
the r belief that a majority of the
republicans are a dually not iu favor of un
conditional repeal of tho silver purchase
law, wbiob makes them unwilling to discuss
the matter in caucus, with a view of bind
ing the aotiou of their party iu the Seuate.
As things stand, with fifteen of the repub
lican senators avowedly opposed to auy
anti-diver legislation and ten or
twelve more opposed to the |repea!
of the Sherman low the prospects of the
bill reported vesterday, or any similar
measure, are not good, even if by unani
mous consent a vote could be had to-mor
row. Inasmuch as the republican mana
gers have not even canvassed the repub
lican Bide with a view to securing early ac
tion it is plainly evident that it will be very
easy for Senator Teller, Senator Stewart
and the other silverltes to carry out their
threat of preventing a vote. It may there
fore be eafelv said that the Senate will do
nothing iu this matter unless it is forced to
by the House.
Representative Andrews and the other
leaders of the movement for the stoppage of
silver purchases are using this tact ef
fectively in their efforts toj induce
tbe House to take the lead in proposing, as
it did on reporting, a relief measure. They
are very hopeful that, if by ths end of the
month tbe Senate has not yielded to the ap
peals of the press and the business men of
the country, that tbe House will pass the
Andrews bill, and so compel ths Seuate to
face its duty. leaving the responsibility for
failure just where it belongs.
WASHBURN’S BILL.
The Vote on tbe Measure May Not Be
Reached Be.'ore Next Tuesday.
Washington, Jau. 18.—Although no
positive agreement has been reached it
is possible that tbe vote on the auti-option
bill in the Senate will uot be taken up be
fore next Tuesday. Several senators bare
signified a desire to make speeches. (Sena
tor Washburn is disposed to let them do so
upou the understanding that a final vote
will then be taken without further opposi
tion. If such an understanding is reaobed
it will doubtless mean the passage of tbs
bill by the Senate, as tbe opposition does
not number more than about twenty at tbe
outside, if the votes on ameudmsuts are
any indication. ,
Cullotn’s Bill Taken Up.
W sBHINoton, Jan. 18.—The Senate com
mittee on interstate oommercs to-day began
consideration of the UnllotD bill intended to
meet judicial ruling in the application of
tho interstate law. By a vote of 6to 5 the
nnminittee decided ti.at It would not con
sider the section permitting pooling until
the reuoaludrr of tne bill was perfected.
Home significance is attached to ths v .te by
railroad men.
The committee this afte'noou, by a veto
of 6 to 5, finally rojectad the railroad pool.
lug provision in the Culloiu bill, aud will
report the bill a* thus amended.
Blaine's Condition Unchanged
Washington, Jan. M, There is do
change lu Uis erudition of Mr. liiatue.
SUNDRY OIVIL EXPENSES.
An Appropriation of $39,828,834 Oar
rled by tho BUI as Reported. *
Washington, Jan. 18.—The sundry civil
appropriation bill reported to the House to
day carries an aggregate appropriation of
#39,828,834. This ic ‘fie, (16,415,750 ap
propriated for river n, 1 harbor Improve
ments in oonformity w.tli the statutory re
quirements; and whin tb. te items are ex
cluded from both bill? the present tdll is
less by $3,137,992 the the act of last year.
The estimates, exclue -e pr the river and
harbor contracts, ei Jed for (38,521,349.
Among the iterr.o in e b.ll Is one for the
Chiokamagua at. '- ( haltauooga national
parks, #109,000, ad .ctiOo of SSO,(Xk) from
the estimates: , v ition of epidemics
$350,000, an inorc- > u (250,000, made be
cause of the' 1 ear o 01. Sera.
RIVKR ANtPB ItBOH ITEMS.
Among the river e and harbor items are
the following; Ir, pr. ing St. John’s river,
Florida, #284,500; im -oviug Charleston (S.
C.) harbor, Including -iulllven’s Island aud
Mount Pleasant, shon (750,000; improve
ment of the Mavanunl (Ga.. isrbor, #1,000,-
000; improvement of itoh: a (Ala.) harbor
#1,000,000.
In the sundry ci- l , bill as reported
nothing v at, s.in to ’he world’s fair for
tbe reason ;nat its , .i.oarlations have
already m ■ s'led $ lid,.Alt., the limit
allowed, undo.- the ecstibg law, and auy
new appropriations w old be subject to a
point of order from a single member. It
will be necossiry for *h< Sc-ate, whose
r-.’,es tre different, tp < ’>.e fair itnms 1
„tJ >'H\ _ wu.
TILLS OF T3B FARMERS.
Measures Which the Committee on
Agriculture Wants Pushed.
Washington, Jan. 18.—The House com
mittee on agriculture to-day adopted a reso
lution to be submitted to tbe House for
reference after Chairman Hatch has talked
with Speaker Crisp, setting aside three
days for the consideration of measures from
the committee. They do not expect to get
the whole time, and the order of bringing
up measures was not determined this morn
ing. Tbs pure food bill may be thrust aside
for the grain classification bill, which is one
of tbe measures supported by the farmers’ al
liance as an entering wedge to a complete
federal system of inspection. Tbe bill has
already slipped through tbe Heuate and the
only way of defeating it may be by filibus
tering through the day allowed the com
mittee. The oommittee have another meas
ure of some importance, that
amending the oleomargarine law,
but they are lets likely to call it up because
they are not united in its support. The bill
gives tbe states tbe right to maks prohibi
tory laws against oleomargarine,just as they
are allowed to make laws against intoxicat
ing liquors by tbe original package law.
This bill is opposed b; members from states
where oleomargarine is manufactured and
for this reason may not be nailed up.
READING’S COMBINE.
Report of the Special Committee of
the House.
Washington, Jan. 18.— The unanimous
report of tbe epsoisl committee of tbe
House, which investigated the Reading an
thracite coal combination, waa submitted
to the House to-day by Representative
Coombs of Brooklyn, chairman of the sub
committee. It recommends as o means of
protecting Independent coal operators
against discrimination ok the part
of coal producing and transporta
tion companies that the interstate
commerce law be amended to meet the ef
fect of the Gresham and Counselman de
cisions, and that tbe loDg ami short haul
clause be made applicable to railroads
which form connecting Itnei. The com
mittee is not prepared to givt an opinion as
to the liability of the roads investigated to
punishment under the provlstme of the an
ti-trust law, but feels justified In saying
that the facts disolosed merit the fullost
consideration of the law offloers of the gov
ernment.
STATEHOOD FOR UTAH.
A Favorable Report Ordered on tha
Bill of Mr. Gains.
Washington, Jan. 18.—The House oom
mittee ou territories to-day, without
division, ordered a favorable report on the
bill introduoed by Representative Caine of
Utah, to enable the people or his territory
to form a constitution and state govern
ment and to be admitted into the union ou
an equal footing with tbe othsr states.
A Caucus Postponed.
Washington, Jan. 18.—The republican
Benate canon* oalled for to-night at Fenator
Bherman’s house bos been indefinitely post
poned, for the reason that the social features
of such a oauou* would not be proper at a
time marked by tuah a sad event as the
death of ex-Brasident Hays*; particularly
in Senator Hberman's bouse.
A Short Session of tha House.
Washington, Jan. 18.— The Houee, after
disposing of routine business, pas-sd tbe hill
providing for e court of appeal* for tbe Dis
trict of Columbln.
The atuidrv civil appropriation hill was
reported and placed on the calender. The
House then adjourned ns a murk of respect
on acoount of tho death of ex-Presldent
Hayee.
Nothing Done ffy tbe Henat*.
Washington, Jan, 18.— On motion of
Henatur Bhorman, after sum* remarks In
eulogy of •1-i’restdeut Hayes, the taunts In
• aspect to lb* memory of the deweseM ad
journed.
GEORGIA'S SNOW STORM.
ATLANTA LEADS TuK STATU WITH
TEN INCHES.
Street Car Lines Tied Up and Busi
ness Practically SußDended-$6,000
Raised for the Relief of the Poor
Court Adjourned in Brooks County
on Account of the Severe Weather’
, Atlanta, Ga. , Jan. 18.—The heaviest
anow storm sinoe 1885—with a probability
that that unprecedented storm may be
eclipsed, struck Atlanta this morning some
time before daylight and to night the
ground is covered ten inches deep, while
the snow is still falling steadily. Tbe pro
phets are at sea as to what may be expeoted
for to-morrow. Before noon all tbe street
car lines of the city were tied up and all
branches of business was practically sus
pended.
The recent severe oold weather has pro
duced a great deal of suffering among tha
poor of the etty and this morning when
it was seen to what an exteut the snow
storm had progressed a call for a publio
meeting of citizens was issued. Tho meet
ing was belli at the chamber of oonimerce
and in less than an hour about #5,000 were
raised to relieve the suffering in the city.
Many donations of coal by the carload
aud fuel were also made. Ihe railroads,
banks, business men and citizens generally
were the contributors, the Seaboard Air
Line road heading the list with $250. Man
ager 8. H. Cohen gave $25 for Charles
Frotiman’a Junior Partner Company, which
is to appear here, aud the management of
the Edgewood Avenue theater will on Fri
day g.ve a benefit matinee, the entire pro
ceeds to go to the relief fund.
court adjourned in brooks.
Quitman, Ga„ Jan. 18.—The adjourned
term of Brooks superior court, which con
vened Monday morning, adjourned to-day
until next Tuesday on account of the ox
tremely bad weathor. Jurors and witnesses
living at a distance were unable to attend
ar.d the judge deemed It advisable to ad
journ until next week. The weather here
has been unprecedented, the thermometer
dropping as low as 19”. Farmers differ in
their opinions as to the degree of damage
done the oat crop. Some say It is badly
hurt, while others assert that the damage
will amount to nothing. The majority
think the Injury to the crop will uot be
serious.
SLEIGHS OUT at millkdorville.
Millkdokville, Ga., Jan. 18.—Tbe se
vers oold weather of the past twenty days
continues without any abatement whatever
and la the cause of untold suffering among
tho very poor and needy, especially the ne
groes. Last night and to-day witnessed
the heaviest snowfall that has been known
here since I*Bl, and the indications are that
heavy sleeting will continue through to
night. Hlaijrh rfdluif '■ u been dh onl *'■ o£_
*4*Ulfc* -.Vu( <jiAm I-wfi ?
eultce A lUiVmeaimoi transporting Charita
ble contributions to the poor aud 'lnstitute.
SIX INCHES DEEP AT CARROLLTON.
Carrollton, Ga., Jan. 18.—Snow com
menced falling here this morning about 2
o’clock and continued throughout the day
and It is now six inches deep. Business is
stopped and everybody Is out sleighing.
The snow ball brigade is out in full force.
RAIN FOLLOWS AT ALBANY.
Albany, Ga., Jau. 18.—There was oon
eiderablesnow here ear Iv this morning. It has
been raining incessantly all day. It Is bitter
cold. The oldest citizens say they cannot
remember to have ever had such oold
weathor before.
TWO INCHES AT LUMBER CITY.
Lumber City, Ga. , Jan. 18.—Snow fell
here to-day to a depth of two inches, an
oceurreuoe never seen before by the oldest
inhabitant
WINTRY AT HINESVILLE.
HiNKkviLLK, Ga., Jan. 18.—Snow is fall
ing here this morning aud the whole earth
Is wrapped In its white mantle. During tho
remernbranoe of tha oldest citizen no such
heavy fall has taken place. The children
are especially delighted, many of them
never having teen snow before.
SNOW AT OEFERMAN.
Oeeerman, Ga., Jan. 18.—The ground is
covered with snow and everything presents
a winter scene in u northern climate.
Young cabbage and vegetables of all kinds
have been killed by the old. The farmers
in this section are receiving more gunno
than for several years post, and tbe indica
tions point to an uuusual large acre ige In
ootton.
W. E. Caraway has opened anew tur
pentine farm on McDonough & Co.’s lum
ber road.
P. H. Carter has bought tbe large tur
pentine business of O. W. Deen & Cos.
There are 15,000 barrels naval stores aud
2,000 carloads lumber shipped from this
place annually, making a great inroad upon
the timber supply.
BEATS THE RECORD AT JOSSELYN.
Johsiltn, Ga., Jan. 18.— Snow is falling
here now and is already from 1 to 2 inches
deep. It is the heaviest that any of the
oldest Inhabitants in this county ever saw.
As the ground is froieu it bids fair to stay
awhile.
THREE INCHES AT RINCON.
Rincon, Ga., Jan. 18.—It began snowing
hers this morning at 6 o’clock and con
tinued all day. it was about 3 India* deep
at noon and still auowing heavily.
m’intosh in white.
Mclntosh, Ga., Jan. 18.— Snow is fall
ing rapidly, and the ground is fceoomlug
white. It Is the first snow of any oouse
qusnee for years.
AUGUSTA’S THIRD.
Augusta, Ga., Jan. 18.—The third snow
in three weeks, aud probably the hardest iu
tbe history of Augusta, has been falling
since 8 o’clock. No signs of abatement are
yet seen.
AUGUSTA’S SNOW RALLERS ARRESTED.
Augusta, Ga., Jsn. 18.—With slight In*
teriniasious snow has been falling all day lu
Augusta, and to-night tbe snow is being
covered with sleet. Tbs weather breaks all
records aud tbe oldest inhabitant hasn't a
word to say. The street car tracks were
blockaded with snow by dinner time and
tbe eleotrio cars have been obliged to dis
continue their runs. Vehicles nave been
provided with improvised runners and
sleighing and snow balling hat been tbe
order of the day. Home of tbe rnoet prom
inent club men and business men of Au
gusta were reported for disorderly conduct
this afternoon, the police thinking their
enow ball fight was too severe.
No accidents have happened, but if the
■now and sleet ere not sp edilv cleared ;
aweybyrem there will be a serious inter- 1
fuieuoe with bus.ness, and tbe suffering of
the poor will be very great. An organized
effort will he inaugurated by the Chromate
in the morning for the relief o( the poor
and no doubt there will be a generous re
sponse from everybody.
SLUSH ANKLE DEEP,
Columbus, Qa. Jen. 18.—Columbus bad
a big surprise this morning. Up lo mid
night ths weather we* crisp hut a little
cloudy, indicating rein, but eeriy riser* to
day found the ground covered with enow
several inches deep ad sleet falling that
continued duriug the day until late into tbe
afternoon, when It was 0011 verted into ram.
I his is noted as the most remarkable
weather in the history of the oldest
inhabitants. To-night everything -is
very uncomfortable. Hnow melting
from tbe roofs aud sidewalks under the
rain, forms slush over ankle dsep, making
locomotion very difficult. It is not very
oold to-night, tbe wind being from tho south
west, but should It shift during the night to
the north and freeze, the streets will be e
mass of ioe. There is great suffering among
tho poor. The oold weather ha* been oon
tinuoue in this oity lines the day after
Christmas.
BYLVANIA in white.
Svlvania, Ga.. Jan. 18.—The snow has
been falling hero et a lively rate all the
morning. At 12 o’clock to-day It la over
two Inches deep and even the ’’oldest In
habitant'’ has given up, and says It la the
heaviest he remembers.
SNOWED OVER FOUR HOURS,
Midvili.e, Ga., Jan. 48. —The heaviest
snow that has fallen in this section for
many years fell here to-day. Hnow fell 4)(
hours, followed by sleet,
AHUSVILI.K’H HEAVIEST.
Abbeville. Ga., Jan. 18.— The heaviest
snowfall ever known in the history of
Abbeville ocourred this morning.
LYONS COATED WITH ICE.
Lyons, Ga., Jan. 18.—The biggest anow
that has ever been known In this seotion is
on tho ground here to-day. Hnow com
menced fulling this morning about 7 o’clock
aud it has been sleeting and snowing ever
since. The ground is covered to a depth of
about five inches. The trees are all ooated
with ioe and icicles are hanging from tha
eaves of the houses.
SLEIGHING AT MACON.
Macon, Ga. , Jan. 18.—Snow and sleet
has fallen continuously in Macon stur* 5:55
o’clock this morning. It has been steadily
freezing as It falls and at 7:80 o'clock o-nlght
measured four inches on the level. Elec
tric care cannot run and business has been
almost entirely suspended. Hleightng
parlies in all kinds of vehicles are out to
night. Tbe storm 1* the rarest aud most
continuous in this section. The mercury
has been steadily declining all day.
BLEIGHING at GRIFFIN.
Griffin, Ga.. Jau. 18.— The blizzard
that has prevailed since the middle of De
cember culminated last night ami to-day m
the most severe snow storm this Mention has
seen since 1886. The ground is covered at
least six Inches and it is now sleeting and
freezing. Hlolghs made their appoarunce ou
the strode this evening, and to-morrow the
bells will jingle from a hundred horses.
SNOW IN OTHER STATES.
Only a Few Flakes at Beet Fell at
Jacksonville.
Jacksonville, Fla., Jan, 18.—The un
precedented oold weather will repay Florida
for every dollar lost in oranges and vegeta
bles, a* is indicated by tha crowded ineomlug
trains end sbipa The season promises to
- till '• -r. The steaMu.t of the
lu-tV i■. lay-four hours has been mild.
Bleet fell early this morning. A few peo
ple said it suowed, but the observer dis
credit* the report. The southern limit of
this morning'* suow storm was Blacktliear.
It rained here.
Reports from the orange groves ars more
one.ur aging. The oold snap did not do so
much damage as was feared. A fourth of
the unpicked crop is a large estimate of the
frosted fruit.
A FOOT DEEP AT COLUMBIA.
Columbia, H. U., Jan. 18.—Columbia Is
experiencing the longest aud most severe
oold spell lu her history. For tbe second
time In three weeks it It snowing, and snow
covers tbe ground a foot deep. There is a
great deal of suffering throughout the oity
from the severe cold. H W. Hook was
found about tbreo miles from tho oity frozen
stiff, it was thought that bis limbs would
have 1 1 be amputated la order to save his
life, but this evening belt greatly improved.
This is his second experience of the kind.
SNOW FALLING AT CHARLESTON.
Charleston, S. C., Jan. 18.—Snow be
gan falling here at 10 c’olock this morning
and continued steadily three hours. The
ground is covered to the depth of an inch
and a half. Tbe streets are full of snow
hallers. Nothing like It has been known In
Charleston for forty years.
The snow torrn extended over
the * whole state from the
mountains to the seaboard, rang
ing in depth from one to Six inches In pro
portion to the distance from the sea. Away
from the ooast intones oold accompanied
the storm and rivers and ponds are frozen
hard. Hieighlng and skating are enjoyed
In many place*, a rare pleasure iu this lati
tude.
AN ICR BRTDOR AT ST. LOUIS.
St. Louts, Mo,, Jan. 18.—Team* and
wagons are now > roesing the Mississippi
river on the Ice bridge. The ioeiseotfaiok
that It will support a team and wagon of
several tons iu weight. This lathe first time
in several years that teams oould cross tbe
river on the ioe.
MEMPHIS IN A BLIZZARD.
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 18.—A blizzard,
accompanied by a blinding enow storm,
struck Memphis last evening. At 11 o'clock
the euow was eleven inches deep on tbe
level, and in drift* two and three feet deep.
Htreet oars were blockaded and traffic sus
pended. The telegraph companies are suf
fering from general demoralization of their
wires, and nil tralna are from one to eight
hours behind time.
BI.EIGH BELLS IN ALABAMA.
Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 18.—Hnow cov
ers the ground hers to a depth of UK Inches,
it is the heaviest fall since 1886. Sleigh
bells are Jingling all over Alabama to-dsy.
The temperature is mild.
HEAVY SNOW IN TENNEHSEX.
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 18. Tb* heav
iest enow of tho season fell in Middle Ten
nessee last night. This oity it covered with
six mohee of it aud there it much suffering
among the poor.
SNOWING AT RICHMOND.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 18. —A snow storm
set in neie to-night about 7 o’clock aud It is
still falling. j t Hcottsville, Albemarle
county, teams and oattls are being driven
across tb* Janie* river on tbe ic*.
THE ICE ON THE OHIO.
Louisville, Kr., Jan. 18.—The Ohio
river Is still frozen solid from Cairo to Pitts
burg. On account of the falls here this was
the last point on the river to be closed by
the ice. Uteamboata are safely ensconced
In the canal, where they lie tightly
frozen in. Coat barges containing half
a million bushes of coal are moored
above the gorge The gravest fears are
felt that when the ice breaks up many of
tbe river craft will lie crushed by tbe im
mense mess of Ice which would be turned
loose In the current. The Ice is nearly two
feet thick, while on the gorge It is piled up
twenty feet high.
Four saloons here been ereoted In tbe
middle of the river, ami are doing a thnv
lug bust naan wltb belt frozen passengers.
Taking advantage of being beyond land
jurisdiction ••crane” aud other gambling
ram”* are in full blast in the saloon she'ties
on tbe ioe, and a prize light is billed for to
night in ou* of the den* iu Ills middle of
the river.
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BURNED A DEBTOR OUT,
A WIDOW BADLY TREATED BY A
MAN WITH A MORTGAGE.
Going to Her House at Night Ha
Drove the Woman and Her Children
Out, Carried Her Household Gooda
Into the Woods and Then Burned
Her House.
Carrollton, Ga., Jan. 18,—John H. L.
Benford, a citizen of Carroll county, i§ un
der arrest for arson. Lewis Ward is in tha
same box as Benford. Ward and an un
known man went to Widow Mary E.
White’s last night and turned her and her
little children out in tbe snow, took her
household goods out cf the house, carried
them into the woods eighty rode and set
fir* to the residence. Tbie was Bsnford’s
way of collecting a debt. Widow
White borrowed some money of Benford
last fall and he took a mortgage on Mrs.
White’s farm, where the lived. The debt
became due some time ago and Benford
want to Mrs. White’s and demanded im
mediate payment. Mrs. White oould uot
inset her obligation and Benford insisted
that Mrs. White must turn over her farm
and home to him without process of law. TANARUS
this proposition Mrs. Whits ilsmurrsd and a
gsneral quarrel between the woman and
Benford resulted, and a fight was barely
averted. Hanford made many threat* of
vloleuoe during the quarrel and the womaa
had him arrested and bound over lo keep
the peace.
THE FIRINO OF THE HOUSE.
The matter want along until lost night
when Henry Ilenford, tawla Ward and att
unknown mau went to Mrs. White’s and
amused her from her sleep and drove her
from her residence, took her household
goods out and burned the house. Warrants
were sworn out aud the ofiloers have Ward
and Benford under arrest for arson and
other crimes. A preliminary trial will ba
held at Bowden to-morrow, It being near
where the crimes wero committed. Mr.
Benford, one of tbe defendants, baa been
considered a good cltizeu and leading man
of his community. He adopted very pecul
iar methods to oollect bis debt and they may
land him in the chain-gang. Benford says
ths farm Is his now, as he has put tbe wo
man out of possession by burning her house.
HAYES’ FUNERAL.
t x-Prestjient Cleveland Going From
Lakewood to Attend It.
Frbmont, 0., Jan. 18w—The funeral of
ex-Breetdent Hayee will take place Friday
afternoon. IBs remains will be buried in
Oak wood cemetery beside those of hie lat*
wife.
CLEVELAND GOING TO TNB PUNBHAL.
Lakewood, N. J.. Jan. la— At a lata
hour this afternoon Mr. Cleveland decided
to attend the funeral of sx-l’reeldent Hayes
at Fremont, 0., Friday. It was not until
late this morning that Mr. Cleveland
learned of the death of Mr. Hayes, aud al
though he had received no formal Invitation
to the funeral, be immediately tel 'graphed
Private Secretary O'Brien, who was in New
York, to seoure a compartment on the
western express, leaving the Grand Central
depot in New York at 10:30 o'clock to-mor
row morning, and also to muke the neces
sary arrangements for bis journey.
Mr. Cleveland said he was well aequalnted
with the late ex-l’restdent and bad often
met him. Mr. Cleveland has sent a dis
patch of condolence to the family.
Mr. haves’death upsets all of Cleveland's
plans, as ho will be forced to be away from
home until Sunday night or possibly Mon
day morning.
MOURNING AT WABHINOTON.
Washington, Jan 18.—a special mwt>
Ing of the cabinet was held this afternoon,
at which an executive order woe drafted
and adopted, announcing tbe death of ex-
Brusideut Hayes, aud ordermg that tb*
executive mansion and executive depart
ments at W ashington be draped In mourn
ing, and the flags thereon be placed at half
staff for thirty days, and that on tha day of
the funeral all public business in tbe de
partments b* suspended, and that suitable
military aud naval honors under orders
of the Necretaries of War and
the Nary will be rendernd'on that day. The
President expressed bis regret that be would
not be able to attend the funeral in psrson,
but expressed a wish that he should be rep
resented by some of bis official associate*.
It wa* thereupon determined that Secretory
Charles Foster of the treasury, decretory
Noble, Secretary Husk and Postmaster
General Wanamaker should proceed to Fre
mont a* the representative* of the Presi
dent.
STRUCK AT A GRUBBING.
Bight Members of a Sleighing Party
Killed and Eight Injured.
Providence, R. 1., Jan. 18.—A dreadful
accident occurred at a crossing near Lone
dale. on the Providenoe and Woroeeter rail
road, at 1:30 o’clock tbie morning, A sleigh
ing party from Pawtucket returning frona
a dance and supper at Woonsocket woe
struck by a locomotive of a freight train.
Eight person! were Instantly killed and
eight Injured. Of the injured it is feared
eight or ten will die.
THE DEAD AND INJURED.
Following is a list of tbe killed: Daniel 91
Kicbardeou, Robert Cook, Harsh N\ Draper,
Mary Ann Fawoette, William Henry C.
Draper, Miss Annie Wilson, Mary Hamil
ton aud Annie Sullivan, who died at the
hospital to-day.
The injured are: Mrs. Joseph Riley, eol
lsr bone broken; Ada Young, right lag
broken; Joseph Mchiulght, scalp wouod;
’Moreno# MoGowan, slight scratches and
injuries; Mary McGowan, slight injuries
and scratches; William Bratthwaite, ribs
broken; Thomas Wilson, collar bona broken
aud bad Injury to the baok; Fanoy Smith,
bad scalp wound, oompouud fracture of ths
tower jaw and fraotuie of the nose.
EUROPE’S COLD SNAP.
Great Suffering and Heavy Mortality
Among the Poor.
Berlin, Jau. 18.—Tha oold throughout
Europe continues tutsnee. In this city tha
cold is very severe, being 2S V it tumur.
There is great suff'irlng and large fatality
among tbe uoor, owiug pertly to tbe oold
and partly to the acute destitution among
tb* laboring ' leases. Tbe bodies of three
persons frozen to death were found in the
streets to-day.
Saar’s Strike Settled.
Hshlin, Jan. 18.—The strike of tha
miners lu the .Seer district has apparently
route to a elite. All the miner* In Baur
bruok aud tnat vicinity are el work and the
protest meetings have been abandoned
Quiet prevails throughout tne mining re
gion.