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V TABI.ISHKD tßs<> INCORPORATED 1888. V
J. H. BSTILL. President. j
ON THE WAY TO THE TOMB.
Dixie’s Head Bowed While the Funeral
Train Passes.
Crowds Lined the Tracks as the Train
Pulled Out of Kobile —Scenes on the
Train and Along the Route—An Im
mense Crowd on the Streets at Mont
gomery—The Procession to and From
the Capitol—The Arrival at Atlanta.
Mobile, Ala., May 39.—As the Jefferson
Davis funeral train pulled out of New
Orleans crowds appeared at every street
corner on both sides of the track until
the corporate limits were passed. As
soon as the cortege reached the open
country and got under speed the military
part of the escort laid aside arms and
uniforms, except that the veterans kept
on their gray coats, ready to take turns
in standing guard over the casket. At
every station crowds assembled, gray
lieaded old soldiers and ladies and chil
dren with flowers being prominent. At
Beauvoir, Mr. Davis' old home, the track
and station platform had been carpeted
with most beautiful and fragrant snow
white rhododendrons. The little children
of Beauvoir thus paid their tribute to the
memory of the one whose declining years
had been passed at that place.
It had been expected that the escort
would have time to visir Mr. Davis' resi
dence, but the stay was too short for this
purpose. Gen. and Mrs. Joseph R. Davis
boarded the train and gazed upon the
beautiful decorations which surrounded
the catafalque. They were accompanied
by their little girl. Several large floral
tributes were laid upon the bier at Beau
voir. One was a wreath of cypress,
which Mrs. S. T. Green, nee Morgan, of
Mississippi, had brought all the way
from her present home in Calusia,- Cal.
With the exception of one wreath of white
immortelles with 'C.G.A.” and “Augusta,
Ga.,” on it in red flowers, a memorial trib
ute of the old confederate soldiers of that
city, there were no floral tokens on the
casket outside of those of the Louisiana
veterans and the ladies of New Orleans
till Beauvoir was reached. But if other
points contribute as well in this respect
it will take one car for the flowers.
A STRIKING APPEARANCE.
The rich uniforms of the staff of the
governor of Louisiana, heavily laced in
gold, every officer being in full dress; the
gray uniforms of the men of the United
Confederate Veterans, the badges and
buttons of the other veterans, most of
them worn with red and white ribbons,
and the familiar gray slouch hat make
the cars present a striking appearance.
The grave and dignified appearance of the
veteran escort is particularly notable.
Generals, colonels and privates have an
air of performing a sacred duty and each
bears equally his turn in standing guard.
It was rather curious to see an ex-con
federate major general with paper and
pencil telling off his guard and a tall,
soldierly looking, gray mustached colonel
composedly receiving notice to act
as a private soldier. At Scranton,
Miss., Maj. Gen. Whiting and staff had
their car attached to the train, and a
special bearing Gov. Jones and staff
joined the Davis train. Tho tun over
from Now Orleans was a quick but very
dusty one, but all were pleased with the
way the train was handled by Supt. Mar
shal, "who was on board personally super
intending its movements. At Mobile the
Semmes camp of confederate veterans
was drawn up 200 strong on the platform,
with their camp flag floating in the
breeze, while a battery of the Alabama
State Artillery fired a salute of twenty
guns. There was a great crowd there to
Welcome the train, and fully 1.000 people
took what view they could of the casket.
No one was allowed to enter the car, as it
was manifestly impossible that all could
be admitted. The train was pulled out
for Montgomery at 12:20 a. in.
ATLANTA’S TRIBUTE.
Atlanta paid her last tribute to Jeffei--
son Davis to-day. Over 5,000 people
turned out to witness the ceremonies in
cident to Ahe arrival of his remains in
this city from New Orleans. At the
depot several hundred people had gath
ered. The military and civic societies of
the city formed in line around tho depot.
Conspicuous in the immense gathering
were the confederate veterans, who
marched after tho remains. A battered
confederate flag was borne along by
one of them. Although it was one of the
largest processions ever seen in the city,
there was no friction of any kind. Every
organization in the city was represented
in the pageant as it moved along the
streets to the measured and solemn mijpie
of the drum. The governor of the state
and his staff, the mayor and city council
and the military companies, police force,
secret fraternities, cadets from the mili
tary school, the South Carolina, Virginia
and North Carolina societies and other
military and social organizations of the
city participated. It was one of the
grandest pageants the city has ever
seen. Following in tho wuko of the.
various military companies came
the confederate veterans. They were
out in full strength, and numbered per
haps 2,000 in line. Many of the old
soldiers were crippled, while others car
ried with them tho infirmities of three
score years and ten. In tho waif of the
veterans came the carriages of various
prominent citizens who participated in
the parade. Tho South Carolina Society
was represented in this part of the pro
cession, and all of the members rode in
carriages. Senators Gordon and Colquitt
and Govs. Northen of Georgia and Jones
of Alabama were in this part of the lino.
GRAND ARMY MEN IN LINE.
A striking feature of tho procession,
and one which every one viewed with a
feeling of gratification, as it emphasized
the declaration that the war is over and
that the bloody hatchet is forever
buried, was tho presence of a
"umber of grand ’army men who
turned out. They were in tho procession
o.V invitation of the confederate veterans.
On a flower garlanded pier within a few
feet of the statue of Ben Hill, the unveil
ing of which was tho occasion of his last
visit to Atlanta, was gently placed
Ike casket containing tho body
ot Jefferson Davis. At one ind
of the casket was a pillow of red.
white and blue immortelles, representing
tko confederate bars and si ripes, and at
tached to it was a card which read, "The
hag. the cause of the president, like tho
flowers, all dead immortal. On the cen
ter of the casket was placed a beautiful
heart. The outer edges of the heart were
of noses, while the center represented a
confederate Hug. The Gate City Guards,
under Lieut. White, acted as an
escort of honor and drew up
“bout the bier, presenting arm*
Os sli casket was borne in by twelve vet
• runs, Tbc doors wrre opened to the |**>-
I'le and the rusk wse ttwnwmdou# A
Souad of poiiecreen, armed. were brought
*n to assist tbs soldiers and the hue of
guards extended in solid tile from each
end of tho bier and separated the crowd
into two parts. A number of confederate
battle flags were brought.
AFFECTING SCENES.
There wore many affecting scenes, one
veteran kissing the casket. An old negro
asked permission to place a bouquet of
flowers at the foot of the bier. When he
was told that ho could he burst into tears
and exclaimed, “I wuz wid 'im fum start
to finish.” For an hour and a half peo
ple passed through the capitol in two
solid lines, and it is estimated that not less
than 40,000 saw the casket. During the
afternoon Mrs. Hayes and Miss Davis
remained in their apartments at the Kim
ball. Here they were visited by many
prominent ladies, a number of them per
sonal friends. At T o'clock the casket
was again placed on the caisson and, es
corted by the Gate City Guards,
was taken to the 'union depot,
and again placed in tho funeral car. A
large crowd was present. Owing to a
misunderstanding of the time of depart
ure a number of people, including Gen.
Gordon, who is to be marshal of the day
at Richmond, and some of the Texas,
Louisiana and Mississippi delegations and
a number of the Atlanta escort
ing committee, were left behind.
They were given to understand
that the departure would be at 8 o'clock
Atlanta time. The Richmond and Dan
ville officials understood that it was 8
o'clock Richmond and Danville time,
which meant 7 o’clock Atlanta time. The
casket did not reach the depot till several
minutes past that hour, and as soon as it
could be placed in the car the train pulled
out. Those left behind in anything
but a pleasant frame of mind in conse
quence. They will miss the exercises in
Raleigh, but will rejoin the party at
Greensboro and will be at Richmond.
TIIE TRAIN AT MONTGOMERY.
Montgomery, Ala., May 20. —Greenville,
Ala., was the first station reached this
morning after daybreak and here, despite
the early hour (6 a. m.) quite a concourse
assembled and gazed with the usuall n
tense interest everywhere manifested at
the funeral car. By this time the massive
oak casket was almost undiscernible
under the mass of flowers heaped upon it
and surrounding it, and of every variety
and design from the most elaborate and
costly to simple bouquets. One bunch
of a few wild flowers had a card attached
with the inscription in a woman’s hand
“A faithful subject of our southern
chieftain.”
At Montgomery carriages containing
the officers of the Ladies’ Memorial
Association came first in view,
and then Gov. Jones of Alabama,
accompanied by his staff, ap
peared. Simultaneously two infantry
columns marched down alongside the
train, halted and presented arms, and
two batteries opened fire. Rain began
to fall, but Gov. Jones announced that
the procession would move from the train
to the capitol at 8 o’clock a. m., and a few
minutes before that time the storm passed
over and the sun came out. Promptly at
8:90 o’clock the first minute gun boomed
out and the procession started. Every
window, balcony and sidewalk -along the
route was thronged. The capitol was
decorated outside with bayonet plant and
magnolias, and inside with a profusion of
flowers. Minute guns at the depot were
fired till the head of the procession turned
into the broad avenue leading up to the
capitol, and then a battery in front of
this building opdned and kept firing until
the procession had reached the front
portico. The flags over the capitol and
on the other public buildings wore
at half mast. The approaches to the
building were lined with infantry, who
rigidly kept every one outside the lines
unless specially admitted by the officer of
the guard.
THE ORDER OF THE PROCESSION.
The procession approached in the fol
lowing order: Mounted police, governor
of Alabama and staff, advance guard of
veterans. Then followed the coffin on a
caisson with a lofty canopy of purple over
it. Six powerful black horses in regular
artillery harness with brass mounted sad
dles drew the caisson. The horses were
covered with a housing of purple sweep
ing the ground, and a cannoneer, in a
uniform of blue and scarlet facings and
wearing an artillery saber, was at the
head of each horse.
Each pair of horses had a driver sim
ilarly uniformed and armed. By the
caisson walked tho pall-bearers, twenty
five or thirty of the most eminent citizens
of Alabama from all parts of the state,
each wearing a purple satin rosette. By
the side of the coffin a strong ldy of con
federate veterans marched in foui’3. Then
followed the Louisiana veterans, the
special escort from New Orleans to Rich
mond. Behind these came a long line of
infantry,a body of artillery men, asq uadron
of cavalry and fifty cadets. The Alabama
veterans formed In two lines at tho capi
tol entrance and throe maimed confeder
ate officers, two with battle flags, one of
the Sixty-fourth Alabama and the other
the Thirty-second Georgia, faced the
coffin as it was borne up the steps. Then
they advanced and laid the worn and tat
tered flags on the casket. The Louisiana
veterans followed, and then those from
Alabama and other states. The baud
played a funeral march and the veterans,
with a measured, swinging tread, keeping
their ranks in fours and maintaining per
fect step, followed the body inside the
hall from the main entrance.
INSIDE THE HALL.
No one was allowed inside the hall but
the line of infantry, which stood at pre
sent arms, except ladies and girls, who
formed two dense ranks, between which
the cortege entered. The supreme court
room, whore the coffin lay in state, was
very tastefully decorated. Over the
right hand exit was "Monterey” in golden
letters on a purple ground and "Buena
Vista” oxer the left hand door. Over the
judicial bench was a huge stars and bars
flag, an oid garrison tiag, a portrait of Mr.
Davis under the flag, and over it in letters
of evergreen, "He suffered for us.” The
judges" desk was a bank of flowers with a
handsome new silk battle flag at each end.
Immediately in front of the desk was a
catafalque covered with purple satin,
elaborately puffed and plaited and
trimmed with silver lace. There was no
spoechmaking whatever. The pali-bear
ers tool: a position between the casket and
desk and the veterans filed in front one
by one with bared heads and passed out
at the right hand exit. Then came the
Ladies’ Memorial Association, several
hundred in number, every lady wearing a
red and white ribbon and depositing a
white (ioxvur ut the base of l lie casket as
slie passed. They were followed by an
almost equal number of little girls. Then
the military and cadets filed by, and after
them the general public, Repeatedly tile
sentries were obliged to cross bayonets to
keep the crowd back. Finally it became
necessary to double the guard, and four
ami then six stalwart soldiers had all
they could do to keep the tide bark At
one time two staff officers find to assist
tin six sentries in order to avoid those in
front being hurt by being pushed upon
the bayonet joints. There was no lui
piupcr "behavior to mu extent, simply a
terrific rush to gel in and see the last of
the d> M c* president.
VIEWED BY TEN THOUSAND FEOI'I.E.
In the brief time before the departure
of the train fully 10,000 people visited the
capitol, and even after seeing the casket
the crowd would not leave the grounds,
but stood waiting to see tho procession
reform and return to the train. The
bells of the churches tolled as the pro
cession moved from the depot to the capi
tol, and again on the return. The con
federate generals in line were Stephen 1).
Lee and Gen. Ferguson of Mississippi.the
escort to Richmond; Gen. Peyton L>. Wise
of Richmond and W. W. Allen, G. P.
Harrison and J. H. I.une, tho lat
ter commander of the famous North
Carolina Lane's brigade. Mrs. Davis
Clopton was expected, but sickness
detuined her at home in North Carolina.
Her first husband. C. C. Clay, was im
prisoned with Mr. Davis lit Fortress
Monroe.
Miss Lotitia Tyler, who raised the con
federate state flag on tho capitol when
Mr. Davis was inaugurated in Montgom
ery, Feb. 18, 1861, was among those pres
ent. She is a granddaughter of ex-Presi
dent Tyler. Miss Theus Raoul, who fired
the first gun for the salute to the flag,
was also present. Tho confederate monu
ment, the corner-stone of which Mr.
Davis laid in the presence of thousands of
people April 29, 1896, was elaborately
decorated. This monument is the work
of the Ladies’ Memorial Association of
Montgomery. The floral tributes were
tlio greatest ever seen in Alabama. In
addition to those from this city they
came from every point in the state con
nected by rail with Montgomery.
Tho return to the train was in the same
way as to the capitol and in perfect order.
There was not a carriage of any descrip
tion in the procession. Those who par
ticipated, pall-bearers and all, walked,
except the carriers and mounted cavalry
and officers in armor. The train loft for
Atlanta at 11:80 o'clock. There was no
cheering except as tho train left, when
calls for Miss Winnie Davis were made.
She appeared on the rear platform and
the veterans could not restrain themselves
and gave their pent-up feelings expres
sion.
The Ipcal cavalry, mounted and with
sabers at salute, were drawn up a little
distance from the side of the track. A
solid wall of ladies and children lined the
road for about 250 yards. Back of them
stood the men in line. To tho left of these
stood another long row of about 200 young
girls dressed in gray homespun jackets
and skirts, with military caps and red
and white ribbons on their breasts. Be
yond them again a large fictory had
turned out its operatives and the men and
women bared their heads. Tho people
stood in solid blocks, making neither
sound nor movement, but testifying every
mark of respect.
Some of the veterans report the do
meanor of the colored people as perfectly
respectful and in two or three cases Some
of the old colored folks cried. One of Mr.
Davis' body servants is on the train, fol
lowing his old master to Ills last resting
place.
VOM.EYB FIRED AT NEWNAN.
At Newnan the local infantry fired vol
ley after volley as the train swept by.
Here also was the same outpouring of the*
people. *
At West Point Gov. Northen of Georgia
and his staff boarded the train and then a
high speyd was kept up till reaching At
lanta, the funeral train rolling into the
Union depot shortly after 4:30 o’clock.
WAYSIDE TRIBUTES.
Atlanta, Ga., Mary 39.—Gov. Jones and
staff accompanied the Davis funeral cor
tege from Montgomery to tho Alubama
.state line. As the train drew out the , in
fantry saluted and, the cannon fired. The
artillery service throughout at Montgom
ery was excellent. A few miles out the
wayside tributes began. The first was
quaint enough. A colored woman rushed
out of her cabin with a child at each side
and frantically waved her handkerchief,
while the young ones cheered shrilly.
At Cheraw there was a slight stop.
Every head was uncovered, and the ladies
pleaded so piteously for leave to enter the
funeral car that the guards relented and
allowed them to pass through. A few
miles farther about 100 men were drawn
up ill line with shotguns and rifles
and ’ the moment the funeral car
passed them a rattling file
tiro cracked down the line.
It was a small station and evidently these
men had rendezvoused there by agreement
to give a salute.
At Opelika fully 1.500 people were at
the station. The ladies had quantities of
floral emblems and the veterans were
drawn up in line with heads bare and the
colors saluting. The people clustered in
a dense mass about the funeral car. A
heart of roses and floral shields from the
ladies and from tho confederate veterans
of Lee comity, Alabamu, were put on
board.
At Wc3t Point the crowd was denser, if
possible, than at Opelika. Children hail
the day here. Every boy and girl had a
magnolia or capo jessamine, which they
passed up to the veterans. The ladies
handed up more elaborate offerings. Those
on the outer circles of the crowd passed
them on to those in front.
At LaGrange cannon boomed as the
train whizzed by.
REMAINS OF UTS SON.
Richmond, Va., May 20.—The remains
of William H. Davis, sou of Jefferson
Davis, aud of Jefferson Davis Hayes, his
grandson, arrived here to-day from Mem
phis, Tenn., and wore placed in a vault
until the interment of Hon. Jefferson
Davis' remains, when they wiU'be laid at
rest in tho Davis section.
NICARAGUA’S REVOLUTION.
Marines Landed by the Atlanta, But
Subsequently Withdrawn.
Washington, May 29.—A telegram re
ceived at the navy department announc
ing the arrival at Greytown, Nicaragua,
of tho United States steamship Atlanta,
Oapt. Higginson, reports that ho bugled
the marines attached to tho vessel to look
after American interests, but withdrew
them Saturday evefiitig at the suggestion
of United States Consul lira Ida. The de
partment has no explanation of either the
landing or withdrawal of the marines.
The state department to-day. for the first
time since tiie departure, beard from
Minister Baker by ruble, dateii Managua
yesterday. Tho dispatch came via La
Libertad. Salvador. The minister tele
graphs that he thinks that a war
ship is necessary at Corinto. He
was ignorant of the fact that the Alliance
is hastening to that jioint on the west
coast, and is expected to arrive atOorinto
Wednesday, lie further says that the
war between the government and the
revolutionists will probably become bitter, ’
as the revolutionists are aggressive ana
powerful. *
No news has reached the state depart
ment Indicating that American residents
of Nicaragua are being treuteil with
harshness, us was reported in telegrams
by way of Salvador.
Mads a Special Inspector.
Washington. May JU —Kocrefary Car
|if.le to day aji{x)tnw4 W if. Kitchen pf
North Carol in* t. special iu#l*cu>r of cus
toms. „
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1893.
TERMINAL’S REORGANIZATION.
Three of the Roads Provided For in
tho Plan Not in Georgia.
New York, May 29.—1 tis stated offi
cially that outside of Memphis and
Charleston and Mobile and Birmingham
the reception by tho security holders of
the Richmond Terminal plan is more sat
isfactory at the present time than the re
organizers had expected it to be, and the
indications are ample now that the Termi
nal plan will boa success as it stands
without mollification, except possibly in
these particulars. The indications at
present iioint to the probable withdrawal
of the Memphis and Charleston
and Mobile and Birmingham
roads from the Richmond Terminal
system. The Memphis and Charleston 7
per cent, bondholders happen to bo repre
sented very largely by Adrian Iselln &
Cos., and this firm, in conjunction with
other large holders, have satisfied them
selves that they can do bettor by taking
the road themselves and reorganizing it
on a separate basis. They a rein a position
to put up the necessary money to do this
and believe that the Memphis and Charles
ton in this way can be made a profitable
independent property. These bondholders
.paid as high as 120 for the bulk of their
bonds and in tho Richmond Terminal plan
they are offered 50 per cent, in new bonds
and 100 per cent, in preferred stock.
The Mobile and Birmingham bondhohl
ors receive only 50 per cent. In preferred
and 50 per cent, in common stock. Repre
sentatives of these say that the cost of
reorganizing the property on an inde
pendent basis would be less than to make
concessions under the Terminal plan.
The reorganizers of the Richmond
Terminal say that they have considered
the possible withdrawal of these two
properties from the Richmond Terminal
system and are quite prepared for it . It
is eerttiin, they say, that tho Richmond
Terminal, as a property, cannot afford to
do any hotter than has been done in re
taining these two roads in tho system.
THE MACON AND NORTHERN TO WITHDRAW.
New York, May 29.—1 tis stated that
the Macon and Northern road, extending
from Athens, Ga., to Macon, Ga., 110
miles, will withdraw from the Richmond
Terminal system. The reason assigned is
that the terms awarded the bondholders
under the new plan are not libera! enough.
In the Drexel-Morgau plan tho 4VjS first
mortgage bonds were to be exchanged for
50 per cent, of the new preferred and 50
per cent, of the new common stock. The
plan also says that tho road is a line of
small value In everyway. Practically all
the bonds have been deposited with Alex
ander Brown & Son of Baltimore.
DR. BRIGGS’ HARD FIGHT.
The Arguments Before the General
Acsembly Under Way.
Washington, May 39. —fn tho Presby
terian general assembly this morning the
closest attention was given Dr. Baker,
chairman of the judicial committee, when
lie rose to make the report of the com
mittee as to the disposition of the time in
the Briggs trial. The .arrangement; he
said, was entirely agreeable k> both sides.
The appellants wmild'dpen and close the
case, 4)4 hours being allowed them, while
the appellee (Dr. .Briggs) would bo al
lowed seven hours. The New York pres
bytery, from judgment tho appeal
was taken, would be allowed two hours,
with each speaker limited to ten min
utes, and following them tho members of
the general assembly would he heard iu
two hours under the 10-minute rule. The
vote will be taken ton each specification.
Dr. Baker said the appellants would in
troduce in opening the case all the mat
ters they intended to present. The report
was adopted unanimously.
Col. McCook of the prosecuting com
mittee took the stuud and the great trial
began.
Mr. McCook's purpose was merely to
notify the court and appelleecf the actions
and references which the prosecution ex
pected to use in presenting their iase.
This duty done Mr. McCook introduced
Rev. Joseph Lampe of New Jersey, who
made the opening arguments for tho
prosecution. He spoke three hours and a
quarter, concluding his speech at the
afternoon session.
Prof. Briggs began his answer and self
defense, to which seven hours had been
allowed, and continued it at the evening
session. He will conclude to-morrow,
and then Mr. McCook will close for the
prosecution. It is scarcely probable that
a vote on the question of sustaining the
appeal will bo reached before Wednes
day. ___
EXODUS OF THE GOLD.
Sixty Millions Sent Out Since Jan. 1
and More to Go.
Washington, May 29.—Since Jan. 1 SOO,-
000.000 in gold have been exported to
Europe and the ex; ort movement instead
of having abuted seems to have received
fresh impetus. Most of this gold was
taken from the United States treasury and
practically all that is now being exported
comes from the same source. In that
time tho treasury department has sus
tained a net loss of 835,'154,143, the net
total gold in tho treasury on Jan 1, 1893,
having been $121,306,662, while to
du.v it is only $95,912,619. Ad
vices from New York show that
with the gold engaged for shipment Tues
day and Wednesday $3,200,1)<iU-- the total
net gold remaining in the treasury will he
nlxmt $93,006,000, the lowest figure reached
since the resumption of specie payments.
In addition to this large engagement there
arc reports current here from sources us
ually well founded that more gold will go
out on next Saturday, sufficient, it is
said, to reduce the gold holdings to $90,-
000,000.
MOBILE AND OHIO.
The Road to Build a Branch to Connect
With the Plant System.
Mobile, Ala.. May 29.—The Mobile and
Ohio railroad stockholders at a special
meeting to-day elected tho following
directors: James C. Clark, C. Kidney
Shepard, Adrian Iselin, Jr., H. B. Plant,
A. <K. Stevens, Thomas E. Jevons, James
11. Fay, C. C, Cuvier, F. D. Tupperi, E. 1..
Russell. James if. Mitssfn, E S. Knapp,
W Butler Dimeaii. The incoming officers
were instructed to acquire possession of
the road from Montgomery, Ala., to Col
umbus, Miss , a road partly constructed,
and to complete the same. This will
give the Mobile and Ohio connection with
the Riant system of Georgia and Florida
roads. The iiroposed new branch is too
miles long.
Death in Disgraos.
Birmingham. AJa., May 29 - A special
to the Ago-ir*Tld from Gpeiika sa.v:
"Fink Haii v. son of a firomini at citizen,
while oo a *tir> last night shot a colored
court* ,ui named tonight Greenlee aud
then allied lillMwlf. The girl Will Ute. ’
SMITH AND TIIE PENSIONS.
His Revocation oi Kanin's Order Well
Received.
New York Papers Commend the De
cision—Col. Duncan of Houston
County Catches a $3,000 Plum—A
Passenger Agent Being Pushed for
Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral.
Washington. May 29 —The decision of
Secretary Hoke Smith revoking the
Raum-Bussoy order, No. 164, which |ht
verted t lie disabilities pension act of 1890
in a way to make fraud easy and costly to
the government, is favorably commented
on by all the leading Now York napers,
except the Tribune, which has not a word
editorially to say on the subject. The
World, Herald and Times each commend
the secretary’s act, and at last, it appears
that we have reached a period in our pen
sion experience when we may hope for a
halt in the extravagant outlay of govern
ment money on fraudulent and unworthy
claims.
The New York Herald, which lias been
exposing the Bussey forays on the
treasury for a year past, says editorially
to-day: “The pension decision just ap
proved by Secretary Smith strikes at one
off ife most flagrant abuses that flourished
under Commissioner Uuum. Its im
portance will be seen from the fact that it
makes a reform which will cut down the
fraudulent pension outpour from $15,000,-
000 to $20,01X1,000 a year. Its soundness
must be apparent 1 to the intelligent lay
as well us the legal mind.”
It may bo of interest, to the
Georgia friends of the secretary to know
that iie wrote this famous decision him
self and without n suggestion from any
one. It lias generated a great deal of
comment and if it is made retroactive
there is going to be a howl in the ranks
of the present beneficiaries.
GIVEN A HNUO BERTH.
Secretary Smith decided to-day to ap
point Col. Clinton Cornelius Duncan of
Houston county to an Indian inspector
ship worth $3,000 per annum and travel
ing expenses. it is understood that this
appointment was made at, the personal
and urgent request of Speaker Crisp.
Col. Duncan will remain here a few days
and receive instructions before returning
to Georgia.
Representatives Livingston of Georgia
and Bankhead of Alabama are urging
upon Mr. Bissell’s attention, the qualifica
tions of Lorenzo S. Brown, assistant pas
senger agent of the Richmond and Dan
ville, for tho office of Second Assistant
Postmaster General, to succeed J. L.
Bell, a republican hold-over. It is under
stood that Mr. Bissell wants a railroad
man for the position, and Mr. Brown is
thought, to be a suitable person, as ho
lias both railroad experience and admin
istrative ability. Mr. Brown was born
in Upton county, Georgia, but ids' ap
pointment, if made, will be credited to
Virginia, as his present homo is at Lynch
burg. lie is well known to the southern
traveling public as an obliging and
efficient passenger agent.
COL. ATKINSON IN TOWN.
Col. W. Y. Atkinson lmd a look through
the treasury to-day, and called on Secre
tary Carlisle, whom be greatly admires
and who he thinks will bo the President
to succeed Mr. Cleveland. Mr. Atkin
son’s friends are urging him for the post
of consul general at Berlin, and It is
stated that Assistant Secretary Quincy
of the state department is favorably in
clined to give him the place.
Hon. Martin Calvin of Augusta is anew
Richmond in the field for a foreign ap
pointment. He is very liberally indorsed
by prominent men throughout tho state,
lie will arrive in a day or two.
There is nothing new to report about
the Atlanta and Milledgeville postofflees,
and nothing need be expected relative to
these positions during this week!
While here last week Miss Winnie
Davis arranged for the removal of the re
mains of her brother, Samuel Emory
Davis, who died and was buried here in
1854, while her father was a senator. The
body was shipped to Richmond this after
noon.
Judge Fain of Calhoun, Gordon county,
is still here, but lias no encouragement
that he will be taken care of up to to
night.
Pensions have been granted to the fol
lowing Georgia soldiers of tlio Indian
war and widows: Joseph If. Rice and
Andrew Cooper; widow Cynthia Brown.
New postmasters were appointed to-day
at Waiineta, ,Polk coujty, and Blaine.
Pickens county.
Representative Ma ttox has gone home
FLORIDA’S NEW POSTMASTERS.
Florida came in for a liberal share of
new fourth-class postmasters to-day.
Here is the list: Acme, Polk county, W.
VV. Tillis; Bushnell. Surntor county, Golin
M. Blake; Culvinia. I)e i-Joto county,
Rhode L. Coker; Jennings, Hamilton
county, William B. High; Marlin. Marion
county, William Knobloek; Molino, Es
cambia county, William 11. Trimmer;
Motto, Dade county, William A. Filer;
Oaklawn, Dade county, Florence A.
Spencer; Ormond, Volusia county, John
H. Simeull; Oxford. Sumter county, S.
W. Sparkman; Spar, Marion county,
William V. Young; Waiineta,Polk county,
Daniel B. Bivins; Wclaka, Putnam
county, A.'J. Reynolds.
Gladstone’s Election Bill.
London, May 29,—-Tlio centralexecutive
committee of the conservative party ure
sending circulars to the conservative
election agents throughout the country
stating that the registration bill intro
duced by Mr. Gladstone's government
will not be allowed to pass and that the
next genhfai election will be held upon
the existing system of registration. The
circular implies that the leaders of the
conservative party are confident that, a
general election will bo held in the
autumn or early in 1-HtM.
Austria's Empress at a Reception.
Vienna, 29.- To day for the lirst
time in a number of years Empress Lliza
heth of Austria attended a court recep
tion. Universal surprise was expressed
at tliis course on the part of her
majesty after her prolonged absence
from these functions, from which, it was
supiXMKxi, she had severed herself iurover.
A large number of Hungarian notables
were presented at the reception and were
graciously received.
Eulalia on the Hudson.
New York, May 29 Tint Infanta Kula
lie to-day made an excursion up'the Hud
son to West Point on the steamer
Monruouth and held a rooeption 04
board the bout. Every warship
In the harbor and every stearin r, lug and
yacht whicii the Monmouth passed
saluted, and at several point* where quar
ries were located twenty<tme blasts were
sent nil as the boat passed
SHOT DEAD BY A WOMAN.
A Tramp Tosses His Life In Attempting:
a Criminal Assault.
Waycross, ( <a.. May 39. News reached
hero this morning; from ApplWig county
tliat u tramp who attempted to outrage a
Mrs. Crosby, the wife of a prosperous
farmer near Hailehurst, was fatally
wounded by Mrs. Crosby. Tlio man went
to the residence during Mr. Crosby's
absence and asked Mrs. Croslty for a drink
Of water. After drinking the water ho
attempted to assault the lady, but she
drew a pistol and fired, the bullet enter
ing the man’s head. Ho staggered, but
recovered sufficiently to tnako bis escape.
The neighbors were informed of the af
fair and they ut once left in search of the
wounded tramp. They found him lying
dead near the road within a half mile of
the house. A' bullet bole was found in
bis right temple. The stranger was well
dressed and was a man of education, but
nothing could be learned concerning him
or his name.
CHOLERA AT HAMBURG.
The First Death of the Season Oc
curred on Saturday.
Quarantine, S. 1., May ‘Jit.—Dr. Nash,
the representative of Dr. Jenkins in Hum
burg, re)K>rtod by cable this morning one
death from cholera in that city yesterday.
TUB REPORT COtmitMEP.
Hamburg, May 89.—The committee on
prevention and detection of cholera con
stituted by the Senate of Hamburg de
clared officially to-day that a clerk sup
]K>sed*to have been suffering the previous
week from diarrhoea, died on Saturday
last from Asiatic cholera.
BERLIN AKOfSBII.
Berlin, May 29.—The imperial commis
sion, appointed to adopt measures to pre
vent the spread of cholera in the German
empire, has held a special sitting in re
gard to the outbreak of the disease in
Hamburg, and lias ordered extraordinary
precautions taken to suppress the disease.
Tlie Berlin police have resumed the work
of spreading disinfectants in every
quarter of the city.
SUSPICIOUS CASES IS FRANCE.
Paris, May 39.—Two deaths from a dis
ease of choleraic nature have occurred at
Toulouse, in the department, of Haute
•< iaronne, and one death of a choleraic na
ture at Nismes, in the department of (hu and.
HALL KNOCKS OUT SLAVIN.
The American Match for
the Australian.
Ixmdon, May 29.—Jim Hall met Frank
Slavin at the National Sporting Club to
night for $3,500 a sido and a apurse
of $8,200 and knocked him out in
the seventh round. Tho fight was a dis
appointment to the spectators. Slavin
was the favorite in the betting up to the
opening of the lirst round, but from the
beginning he made a poor showing. He
was completely outgeneraled <Tt every
]K>iut by Hail and was unable to offer
even enough resistance to make the con
test exciting.
Salaried Officials Ruled Out.
Paris, May 20.—Tho deputies to-day
adopted an amendment to tho electoral
bill to provide for the exclusion from the
chamber of salaried public officials. The
amendment will render illegal the renom
ination of some sixty members of the
present chamber, notably Castmer Perler,
la-on Say and Albert Christophile.
A Coffee Plunger Fails.
Havre, May 29.—M. Seliob, a coffee
merchant who has been trying for some
time to eormjr coffee, has failed. His lia
bilities exceed 1,000,(XX) francs. He has
been arrested for fraud in connection wltti
his speculation in coffee. Before his fail
ure he was supposed to be a millionaire
several times over.
A Gians Factory Stops Work.
Elwood, 111., May 39.-—The Diamond
Plate Glass Company of this city has an
nounced that the factory will be, closed
down for an indefinite period. No reason
is given for the suspension of work. More
than 1,000 men are thrown out of employ
ment. 'The Kokomo factory is alo shut
down.
Commoners in Session.
London. May 27.—The House of Com
mons assembled ugain to-day after the
Whitsuntide recess. There was but a
small attendance and the house discussed
the subject of the supply.
A BIG BLOW AT BAINBEIDGE.
A Barn Blown Down and Two Mules
Killed—Tobacco Damaged. >
Buinbridge, May 29.—A terrific
wind storm, with hail, struck the south
ern portion of this county on Saturday
afternoon about 5 o’clock. On A. Cohen
& Co.'s large tobacco plantation south of
Attapulgus seven largo tobacco barns
were completely demolished. Seeing the
heavy clouds coming up, and fearing they
would not have time to reach the stock
ade, several of the laborers plowing on
the. plantation drove their mules into one
of the burns, which was blown down. So
sudden and severe was the storm, which
lasted several minutes, that the laborers
barely escaped with their lives, while the
mules had to be cut out of the wreck.
Several wore injured and two dead.
We are unable at this writing to get a
full account of the extent of the damage
to property in this section. Wo are told
that considerable damage was done the
tobacco crops by the hall.
Decatur superior court adjourned last
Thursday. C. A. Woodruff, charged
with the murder of Thomas Wilson two
years ago at Brinson, was turned loose,
tiie Jury finding thekll'ing justifiable.
Ben .Johnson, charged with assault
witli intent to murder one Mock, in the
western portion of this county, was
found guilty and sentenced to two years
in the peuitentiary.
A. C. Parnell of this city has boon ap
pointed and duly commissioned deputy
United States murslial, and has entered
uixm the duties of the office.
Sale of the Journal of Commerce.
New York, May 20.—Negotiations
which havo been in progress for some
time for the sale of the Journal of Com
merce are said to have res 111 led to-day in
the transfer of that nro|>erty to the
owners of the Commercial Bulletin. No
details of the sale were given out. The
two paper* havo for some years been
rivals in the commercial field.
A Furniture Company Falla.
Little liock. Ark . May 29. The Bud
denberg Furniture Company, the largi-at
concern of its kind In the state, has
failed Us liabilities arc *2UI,WU and lta
asset* Mb, gw.
( DAILY. IDA YEAR. I
5 CENTS A COPY. >
I WEEKLY, $1 25 A YEAR. I
A CYCLONE IN GEORGIA.
Two Men Rilled and Several Fatally
. Injured.
Ouo of the Dead Men Mr. Kinsley of
Harmony Grovo and the Other Mr.
Barker of Butler—Five Dwellings
and a Number of Outhouses Blown
Down at Decatur.
Atlanta, Cla., May 29. —A terrific wind
storm, amounting almost to a cyclone,
swept across the northern part of the
state last night, approaching within tea
miles of Atlanta. Two deaths arc re
ported; that of Mr. Kinsley, nearliar
mony Grove, and that of Mr. Barker,
near Butler; while several persons ara
fatally injured.
The cyclone passed within four miles of
Decatur, six miles from this city on the
Georgia railroad, at midnight, devastat
ing a strip of country ton miles in length
and about .'IOO yards in width. Five
dwellings and a number of outhouse*
wore blown down and demolished by the
wind. The dwellings destroyed were
those of Thomas Woavor, I /mis Smith,
Wllliuin Roberts, Mrs. Abbott and Mrs.
E. S. Fowler. Mr. Weaver is a one-legged
veteran. His homo and all his fumiturh
were blown away and entirely destroyed.
His yard dog anil cow cannot lw found.
His wife, himself, liis infunt child and his
elderly sister wercall desperately injured,
while his little son, 5 years old, was,
probably, fatally injured. Mr. Weaver’*
wooden leg was blown several hundred
ynrds away, and was brought bank to him
to-day by neighbors. Many families have
suffered much from the storm, which was
one of tho severest over known in thi*
part of the stato.
SWENPIXO NORTH GEORGIA.
Athens, Gn., May 29.—A correspondent
who has returned from tho cyclone track
in the Maysville district reports terrible
disaster as far as the storm could bo
traced. Everything in its track was de
stroyed. At Gainesville the Gower house
was unroofed and a portion of It blown.
Off the pillars. One of Hon. Aden D.
Candler’s houses was demolished. Fur
ther on. at Gillsville, the roof of the home
of L. Mulliken was blown off. His barn
and outhouses were all destroyed and the
front yard fence was blown completely
Into the parlor and dropped. Mr. Roberts’
house wus completely destroyed
and his mule blown away,
with all the outhouses. Air.
/Roberts was badly injured, as was his
son Willie.
Near the same place the house of B. 11.
Jackson was carried off completely.
Still sweeping on, the house of Mrs.
Rampage was carried off, but fortunately
she and her three children wore not at
home. Whim tho splendid homo of
Fletcher Meadow was struck eveVything
was almost demolished. Tho store, black
smith and wood shops were literally
swept from tho earth and lost in tho
furious cyclone.
The home of Mr. Hawkins in the sums
neighborhood was badly damaged and tho
root lifted off.
SHOP* in,own awat. ,
The shops, barns, etc., of Charles
Meadows were completely blown away.
/.. T. Suddcths had two houses aud a barn
blown away.
Mr. Kinsley, a well known citizen of
Glllesville, was killed outright, having
his skull broken and being terribly
crushed. Mrs. Kinsley way dangerously
injured, and there is little hope if uny of
her recovery.
Raging on into Banks county the
cyclone swept clean its path, its first
prey being the home of James Fallorfleid,
near Grove I/evel.
In Banks county George, Dowdy, a nogro
on J. K. Thompson’s place, was killed.
On through Banks, Franklin and Hart
counties as far as could be hoard from the
sumo disastrous destruction was carried,
In addition to those mentioned many
smaller buildings were blown away or
ruined and many people are suffering for
food and clothing. So great is the dis
tress that the Banner prints in the morn
ing an npjmal to the people of Northwest
Georgia for assistance for tho storm
robbed sufferers.
UI’ATOIE STRUCK.
Columbus. Go., May 99.—At 7 o'clock
tills morning a severe cyclono struck
South Upatoie, demolishing the roof of
the railroad bridge. Several houses on
the Pope plantation wore destroyed, bury
ing the occupants in ruins, but all mirac
ulously escaped unhurt. Tho destruction
on tliis plantation was considerable.
Box Springs had a big scare, the cy
clone skirting tho edge of tho town.
A number of houses ut Juniper were do*
stroyod. ;
At Chandler’s mill a house was blown
down and George Barkers, his wife and
daughter are in the ruins aud aro sup
posed to be futally injured.
THE BI.OW AT UAINESVILLB.
Gainesville, Ga., May 211.—A terrifto
storm prevailed here this morning at 1 :iiO
o’clock. E. N. Gower had his house
blown all to pieces. The roof and weather
boarding were blown off and the chimney
was blown down. The house is a iota!
wreck and loss. Several persons were in
the building, but all escaped unhurt, ex
cept Miss Susie Gower, who was slightly
bruised on one side of her chock, but not
seriously.
T. 11. Harris, who live; in this city, had
the top of his house blown off. Great
damage was done to property in the north
ern side of the city. The cyclone was tho
worst that has bc'ii in this section of tho
state since 1882. As far as can be ascer
tained no one was killed. The city park
has been greatly damaged by a great
number of trees being torn up by tho
roots.
A lIEAVT RAINFALL.
Memphis, Term., May 29.—Thu heaviest
rainfall in the recollection of old inhabit
ants occurred throughout Tennessee,
.Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana
Saturday night and yesterday. Tho whole
country is flooded, and incalculable
damage has been done to planters.
Shot From Ambush.
I jttlo Rock, May 29.—Oorriul Griffin of
Gurnsoy, Hemps toil county, wus assassi
nated this morning. He had been re
cently appointed postmaster of Uurnsey
and went to Hoi* 1 to make his bona.
Wlille returning homo ho was shot from
ambush.
Flames in a Steel Mill.
Scranton, i’a , May 29 Thu blooming
mill, engine room and boiler house of tho
Igo Uawanuu Steel Company'* north mill
was destroy'd by lire tills morning. Tb
loss is Twelve hundred U*j*oa
will be thrown out of urn ploy mcith