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SOLVED BY DYNAMITE.
Tramps Do Savannah a Service of
Great Value.
Common Sense Does What Courts and
Lawyers Failed to Do—The Old South
Broad Street Cemetery Utilized at
Last—A Blotch on the Fair Face of
the City Removed—A Graphic Ac
count of What Happened Twelve
Tears Hence—A Story That Should
Teach a Lesson to Ccntentious Mor
tals.
Editor of the News: Pear Sir—Hap
pening-, on yesterday, to pick up a copy of
the News dated Feb. 25. 1006, X was much
interested in reading the following ac
count of an event which I know must
prove interesting to some of your readers,
even twelve years before it occurred. It
is amusing to read in the light of proph
ecy. Of course, none of it is true now,
and it must be regarded purely as a ro
mance. Yours truly,
Jykil Ttthing,
The Old Cemetery .Earthquake.
It was the hour of midnight. The moon
had passed far over into the western
quadratic. Long deep shadows from the
houses across the street enveloped the
walls of the old cemetery. The streets
were deserted and stillness rotted around.
Footsters of belated passengers occasion
ally broke the quiet and their echoes re
sounded past the lanes without the ac
companiment of voices and then died
away in the silence.
As the clock in the Presbyterian
church struck 12 o’clock, and the last
note quivered down over the sleeping city,
a man turned the corner of Liberty street
into Abereorn. Pausing a moment to
look around him, he knocked the ashes
from his pipe and whistled a bar from
“After the Ball.” From the Pe Soto
corner, on Drayton street, an answering
whistle came, while from under a tree by
the convent across the way the samo
notes were repeated.
Turning quickly toward the north the
man stepped along briskly,in tlm direction
of the old cemetery until he reached the
double iron gate in the western wall. At
this point the crumbling brick work of
the gate post and wall removed by youth
ful vandals of a neighboringing school,
had left the enclosure, originally twelve
feet high, only five feet from
the ground, and easy to surmount.
Placing one foot in the hole left by sev
eral bricks removed, ho rapidly raised
himself to the top and jumped down into
the high grass and weeds in
side In a few moments his
example was followed by another man,
and a little later a third dropped over
almost in his very foot-tracks.
“Is that you Baity?”
“Yes; is that you Kalamazoo?"
“Yes; and here is Californy, too, all on
time. Move on, old whiskers, lot’s slide
over eloster ter the Cops hotel, where we
will be more sartain of never bein' dis
kivered. Git right under his nose if yer
wants a cop never ter see yer.”
* * *
On the mouldering crypt of one of the
Sons of the Kevolution the king of the
tramps reclined his shins, after first re
newing the bloom of youth on his bugle
nose by a royal Bush from the flask of lire
water which he produced. The second
fished down in into the rent lining of his
fin de siecle coat and brought up a paper
bag full of odorous dinner scraps; while
the third filled three cutty pipes with
straight cut cigarette butts from the
afternoon sweepiugs of the Guards Club.
“Ah, boysies; wat dor bloated risti
crats knows about hard work?—dis stuck
uptown of cotton peddlers. Wot right
dey got to puttin'free Amerikin citizens
on de chain gang to clean out doir dirty
swamps? Wy dey don't put someofdem
jail birds to cleanin’ out dis
crazy boneyard? I’ve traveled
all over this country, from
Californy to Coney Island and from Maine
to Jacksonville, huntin’for work, but I
neTer in all my life see sich a place for
needin' workin’ ns dis public burying
ground. And yet dey arrest free Amori
kan citizens for not havin' work to do.
Well, we’ll jis give um a lessin.
“Californy, you got de dinnermite?”
“Yes. In de wault I got sixty-one
klttridges Maj. Standford loaned us wen
we vyas blowin up stumps in de swamp.”
"Good! Baity, you got de wire?”
“Yes, ae boys borrowed it Sunday night
from de power bouse.”
"Well, 1 got der macheen to tap de elec
tric wire wid. Lets get ter work, only
don’t bodder dat sarkoifygus where de
sneak thieves roost.”
* # *
At this time a terrific caterwauling
■mote the air. Simultaneously three
tramps made a dive into the rank grass,
counted their heart beats and choked for
breath. On the table stone of one of Gov.
Troun’s departed aides he camps the fo
line Ward AcAliscerof Ogletborpa square
humped his spine, fritted his tail and
emitted the most awe-inspiring chal
lenges to the approaching maltose right
tackle of Feely's stable; dreadful sparks
shot from their eyes as they sprang to
gether anti grappled, fell, scratched and
rolled over tho recorded virtues of the
departed.
In the rapidity of their revolutions
these doughty champiops unwittingly fell
in the yawning mouth of an ancient tomb
nearby and renewed the combat, while
grinning skulls chattered applause. The
cover of the bottomless pit seemed for a
moment opened, while the moans and
shrieks of tho damned in horrible tor
ment, pursuers und pursued, burst up
from the pent inferno. An iustaut later
the aureole whiskers of Kalamazoo ap
peared at the opening. Striking a lucifer
match ana throwing it down Into tho
abyss he uttered the exclamation "Scat!”
# * *
Two nights after this an event occurred
which renewed the horrors of 18SH. Tiio
coist-o took a further slide off tho
Piedmont escarpment. A deep rumbling
noise which caused instinctive alarm was
succeeded b.v the rattling and bursting of
windows. Houses rocked and swayed on
their foundations. An immense report
reverberated through the air, accom
panied by a succession of shocks and con
cussions. The inhabitants, terror stricken
and halfielad, rushed pell xnell into tho
streets An immense cloud of dust hung
about the section of the old cemetery.
The entire gothic wall around it had dis
appeared. In its place were huge holes
and heaps of brick. A section of
the wail had gone up several
hundred feet aud descended upon tho
firemen's quarters, crushing through the
roof and killing, in its fall, the finest pair
of horses in the department, affection
ately christened b.v the men for two
prominent politicians because each pulled
so well against the other. Tho fire alarm
was set off by the shock and the entire
department was summoned iuto the
streets by a confused set of signals,
which added to the general confusion
and alarm of the citizens.
Another section of the wall landed on tho
abandoned fonndatin site of Savannah's
first choice for anew postoffice, where af
terwards the government allowed it to re
main ior three years for a lack of an
available appropriation to remove it. By
a curious coincidence a portion of the
debris demolished the porch of the house
occupied bvilbe health officer Just while
he was engaged In putting the finishing
touches on an article for the Boston
r utnigator on the subject of "LHaiuter
menu. or the Origin of the l.ondon
11 ague," and which was a dtnr>nstration
Ibu anility of modem science to tic I
stroy allcryptogamia, provided they could
be located and connned.
Many other casualties were afterwards
reported, but fortunately no loss of life.
Tlio police reserve in the station adjoin
ing the cemetery were shaken out of their
cots and shared the general terror at the
unusual occurrence. At first it was
thought that the entire city, with the ex
ception of the barracks, was in ruins, hut
as the cloud of dust
floated away the true extent
of the earthquake began to be understood.
Universal indignation was expresed
against the pcr|>etrators of the outrage,
and threats of lynching began to be freely
indulged in.
Few peoplo slept in Savannah that
night. The streets remained tilled with
crowds of people discussing the event
and speculating as to its cause. Attho
same time a feehngof insecurity aud dread
filled all breasts. No one knew at what
time or place the attack might be re
newed, and all waited with impatienne
for the break of day.
The morning paper was filled with
graphic accounts of the strange occur
rence and of the scenes which followed it
Extras at 0 o’clock announced that a
tramp had been arrested at Southover
Junction, and that it was believed that he
was implicated. He was hilariously
drunk when captured, and made no bones
€f toasting that he had been giving Sa
vannah an education in hospitality. His
very candor generated some doubt in the
minds of his captors as to the truth of his
story, and he was accordingly permitted
to live. At the same time the First
Georgia regiment was ordered under arms
to protect him from the excited populace.
Several months elapsed before the pris
oner was put upon trial. He was indicted
under the name of John Horkau, alias
Keddy Horkau, alias Kalamazoo. His
counsel applied for a change of venue on
the ground that a fair trial could not be
had in Chatham county, but the applica
tion was sternly overruled. It was then
objected that the court was disqualified
by reason of interest in the glebe lands of
the Colonial parish and in the city
common, out of which, it was claimed,
the old cemetery had been formed,
but this objection did not meet with the
approval of the court.
The defendant was charged with the
offense of willfully and wantonly injuring
and destroying the enclosure around the
old cemetery, the same being a public
graveyard or burying ground, etc., and
upon being required to plead, admitted
that he had none the act, but that it was
“haccidental.” The court requiring the
case to proceed, the prisoner looked on
the jury and the jury with
great curiosity looked on the prisoner.
The defendant’s counsel commenced
challenging every juryman for cause, and
upon being questioned every juryman
swore that, his mind was not impartial
between the state and tho accused, and
that ho really did not think the prisoner
ought to be prosecuted Whereupon tho
state's counsel objected that such jurors
were not fit aud proper persons to sit
upon the case and asked that they be dis
charged. This request was promptly
granted by the court.
In this maimer six days were consumed
without a singlo juror having been ob
tained. Upon the seventh day of the
trial the proceedings were interrupted by
the entrance of a joint delegation from
the aldermen of Savannah and the war
dens of the Colonial Parish, who, having
received permission to speak, announced
that they had come in the interest of the
public welfare to request that the pros
ecution be abandoned—that they had
roached a solution in the long-protracted
litigation over the title to the old ceine
tery—that they had agreed upon a com
promise, whereby Abereorn street was to
be widened and the remainder of the
property was to bo divided between them
upon terms mutually satisfactory; that
all remains which could be identified
were to be carefully removed to a
section in the new cemetery, where
the city had undertaken to replace
the mouldering monuments and grave
stones by new ones, executed by
artists in fine Italian marble and every
legible inscription was to be faithfully
copied and reproduced from tho originals;
that the city further guaranteed that tho
new section should forever hereafter bo
kept in a style honorable alike to tho
pride of a great city and tho sentiments
of a noble t>eople; that nevermore should
it be abandoned as a lighting ground for
cats and u refuge lor tramps aud
thieves; that though the acts of the
tnisruided Horkau were perfectly inde
fensible and, strictly speaking, should be
severely punisnod. yet they had awak
ened public interest in a public question,
and had resulted in bringing about what
was destined to be a public blessing, and
that they therefore .mined in requesting
that his further prosecuiiomte abandoned,
etc.
Upon this announcement a tumultuous
cheering broke forth in the court room,
rolled through the corridors and re
echoed from the crowds assembled in the
streets. With great difficulty ordor was
at length restored sufficient for the court
to state that owing to the difficulty in se
curing a jury, and tho fact that he had al
ready refused a change of venue, he did
not see what else was to be done but to
let the prisoner go free; but he took occa
sion to add that Horkan must in no
wise take this extraordinary result
as a precedent; that by the merest acci
dent his devilish malice against all man
kind had been overruled for good, and
that but for the fact that in the adminis
tration of justico courts were so largely
dependent upon popular sentiment to up
hold tho law, he (Horkan) would oven
then be suffering the punishment so
justly his due. Thus ended this remark
able case. Tho prisoner lost no time in
takiug his departure, and expressed no
regrets at having to re-commence his
travels.
* * *
This disposition ot tho old cemetery
wus what had long been apparent to the
minds of all as the inevitable and only
solution of a much \cxed question.. As
long as litigants contended in the courts I
as to which side had the title and right!
to preserve and care for the cemetery,
and oaeh dented the right of the other to
tear down an old wail or replace it with a
new oue, all improvement became blocked
and ceased. Meanwhile the corroding
tooth of time paused not an instant to
level and efface. Nature halted not in its
processes of vegetation and decay. One b.v :
one mounds disappeared, bricks foil
apart, stones relinquished the stories I
they were planted lo tell; tramps and
sneak thieves settled the question of :
property rights by actual pos-essiou and
occupation, while passersby peered over I
broken walls to moralize at this spectacle
of oblivion in the midst of the city of the
living. It was inevitable that in a few
years sentiment could be no factor in the
question; that nothing would be left for
it to operate upon.
Real sentiment in posterity cares for
the memorials of the dead, gathers them
up and preserves them from dilapidation
and disintegration and continues to
surround them with the evidences of
respect and veneration. ’Tis thus that ’
the ashes of soldiers are brought from
distant battle Helds and re-deposited by a
grateful people where they may receive
the homage and care of the patriotic.
* #
The act of these trumps nnd tho public
agitation which ensued simply brought,
ttie minds of the people to com in on sense. !
Common sense cut through the Gordian'
knot. The question ol title was settled,!
respect for the di ad was duly shown, tho \
interests of the living were determined in
a manner satisfactory to everybody. To j
this origin mav to traced the erection of j
those toautilm und stately edifices
which now adorn the site where the
old cemetery once stood aud
which delight the eye of the public as it
eoiitcaqaates the grace und comeliness of
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 23. 1891.
the Forest City. The admiration of the
tourist is enhanced for these magnificent
buildings, as he reads upon an entablature
that they are erected as a public monu
ment for those brave pioneers who
wrested the wilderness from savages and
Savannah from the wilderness.
A TARIFF FOR REVENUE.
The Senats Sub-committee Raises
Rates so as to Avoid a Deficit.
Washington, Feb. 24.—A member of
tho sub-committee of tho Senate finance
committee said to-day that the tariff bill
when iaid before the Senate would carry
with it no deficit. Secretary Carlisle
was before the sub-committee this morn
ing. and went over the internal
revenue features He believes the bill
will pro luce sufficient >revenue.3As .it
came from the House the bill carried a
deficit of #75.000,900, and a number of the
committee when asked to-day how it would
cover this great shortage, said that could
not be explained without going over the
entire bill and revealing what the com
mittee had done, which, at this time,
would be manifestly improper.
SOME OF THE CHANGES.
He did say, though, that provided the
committee agreed upon the figures it had
in mind, an additional $38,000,000 would
come from sugar ; about #18,000,000 from
the increase to 81.20 per gallon of the tax
on whisky: a saving of #2,000,000 a year
by the regulation of the sale of unmanu
factured leaf tobacco, and the remainder
on other additions that have been made
for purposes of revenue only, and the in
creased importation bound to grow out of
a a enlarged free list.
THE BONDED PERIOD.
Whether or not the bonded period will
be extended has not as yet been fiually
determined. The committee has not been
able to agree upon that point, but the in
dications are that such extension will in
the end. be made.
It is also among the probabilities that
the tax on manufactured tobacco, maybe
slightly increased, as this is a sure and
ready means of turning money into the
treasury immediately.
The bill was sent to the printer to
night for the third print, it having al
ready been printed twice, only to be torn
to pieces.
TO BE LAID BEFORE THE CAUCUS.
The terms of the bill will probably be
discussed at Monday's caucus, and if the
concessions made b.v the committee are
satisfactory to all interested, the bill will
be pushed through, and no effort will bo
made by the republicans to recommit, as
such an effort is contingent upon dissatis
faction on the part of the democrats who
have been opposing the action of the com
mittee.
One of the changes made in the House
bill that has caused the greatest surprise
since it became known is that which puts,
as is claimed, lead products on the free
list. This, of course, includes white load,
which lead is protected in the House bill.
It is said that both w hite lead and lead
ore are on the free list.
LIFE HAS NO CHARMS.
A Girl Unable to Find Employment
Takes Morphine.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 24. —Miss Jennie Bush,
19 years old, neatly dressed and quite
pretty, in a fit of despondency attempted
to end her life in tho Union passenger
depot this afternoon. She came to At
lanta from Baruesville some time ago
with the hope of securing employment
that would enable ho to support herself.
She took board at 5 and 8 Courtland
avenue, and by her lady-like behavior
made friends of all who came in contact
with her. Every day she pursued her
dreary task of seeking work,
but everywhere she applied the
same answer of nothing for her to do
met her. Her courage finally forsook her,
aud this afternoon, when the driving
storm of sleet and rain drove her from
the streets, she took refuge in the public
waiting room at the depot. Evidently
the thought of suicide had been in
her mind for some time, for she
was prepared for self-destruction. Soon
after entering the waiting room, she
went through into tho ladies' private
toilet and swallowed the contents of a
phial of morphine and sat dow-n in a chair
to die. The deadly drug had almost
claimed its victim when tho colored por
tress tried to arouse her. and finally noti
fied the police. Miss Bush was taken to
the hospital and under vigorous treat
ment, is now out of danger. Her parents
live in Baruesville, and are worthy peo
ple.
STEEL MAKERS IN A TRUST.
All But One of the Manufacturers of
Castings in the Pool.
Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 24.—A promi
nent steel merchant of Philadelphia
who does not desire to be quoted,
but who speaks authoritatively,
stated to-night that a pool has
been formed which embraces all of
the manufacturers of steel castings in
this country, about twenty, with one ex
ception. Jho exception is the Midvalo
Steel Company of this city, which will
not be antagonized, it is said, as long as it
does not antagonize tho trust. The leader
in tho movement here is Howard Evans
of J. I*. Paxton Si Cos.
The proposed system of operation is
not known, but it is supposed that the
work of supplying steel castings will be
proportioned among the mills in the trust
and prices maintained at a mutually satis
factory figure. Negotiations looking to
the formation of tho pool have been in
progress for several months.
FLAMES IN AN OIL TOWN.
Twenty Buildings Burned—The In
surance Only $14,000.
Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 24.—A fire destroy
ing #IOO,OOO worth of property, comprising
three-quarters of the business portion of
McDonald, an old town, twenty miles
west of Pittsburg, on the Pan Handle
railroad, occurred this morning at 4:45
o'clock. The fire originated in the post
office building from an overheated natural
gas stove. A high wind drove the flames
on both sides of the main street
of tho town, and the fire was checked in
its course only b.v a fortunate change in
the wind. Twenty buildings, two of
which were residences, were burned.
The town is entirely defenseless, and the
citizens were powerless to cheek the
fire’s progress. The insurance amounts
to onl.y $14,000. There were several nar
row escapes, but no loss of life.
WAYCROSS ENTERPRISE.
A Movement to Get Cigar Factories
in the Town.
Way-cross. Ga., Feb. 24.—An invitation
has been extended to the cigar firms of
Key West, Fla., to come here and investi
gate the inducements offered for
cigar factories. The successful grow
ing of tobacco on the Wayeross
experimental tobacco farm during
the last two years, show that tho soil is
well adapted lo growing! tobacco. The
cigar concerns, if established here, could
grow their owu tobacco at a very small
cost of production. The railway facilities
are unsurpassed. The place is growing
in ituixirUiice us a i oininercial center.
Should the invitation to accepted, and u
thorough investigation here be trade the
chullecs are tHat the cigar firms from
Key West would be removed here.
France’s Corn Bill.
Paris. Feb 24 The customs committee
of the (senate approves the corn hill, and
will report it to the Senate on Monday
MISS WEBB RETURNS HOME.
She Says McDonald Had Nothing to
Do With Her Trip.
She Left to Join a Theatrical Com
pany, But Failed to Secure a Posi
tion—McDonald Arrested at Chatta
nooga on Complaint of Atlanta Jew
elers—His Father Pays Their Claims
and Secures His Son’s Release.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 24.—Nellie Webb,
the young girl whose disappearance from
j home a week ago exposed to the public
1 eye a sensational escapade in which
Henry McDonald, son of Kev. Dr. McDon
; aid, was the other principal, returned to
| the home of her parents to-day*, and tho
affair will probably end without getting
into the courts. The girl came home on
the Fast Tennessee train from Chat
tanooga, reaching here at 2 o’clock
this morning. Her father was
at the depot, and without a word hurried
her from the car to a carriage and drove
her home. To her father tho giddy young
woman said she had gone away to join
the “McCarthy's Mishaps” theatrical
company, but failed to get a position.
She declared that she had gone away
voluntarily and that youngMcDonald had
nothing to do with her- absence. Her ex
planation was accepted by her father, and
he notified the police that he no longer
cared to have McDonald arrested.
M’DONALI) ARRESTED.
Later in the day, however, the young
man was taken in by the Chattanooga
police, at the instance of the jewelers
whom he victimized just before he left on
the lark with Miss Webb. Dr. McDonald,
when he learned of his son's arrest, called
upon the jewelers and satisfied their
claims, and the young man was released
by the Chattanooga authorities.
“While under arrest McDonald told a
story that “queered" the explanation of
fered by Miss Webb to her father. He
said he and the girl left Atlanta together
and were having a high old lark in Chat
tanooga when they got hold of newspa
pers, giving the sensational stories of
their disappearance.
PUT THEM TO THINKING.
These put them to thinking and Mc-
Donald says he sent tho girl home upon
her promise to tell the truth to her father
about herself and prevent unjustified
trouble. McDonald says he has no fear
of prosecution on the girl's account.
Young McDonald married Miss Del Jraffch
reid a few months ago Miss DeGraffen
reid was known throughout the state and
was frequently alluded to as the most
beautiful woman in Atlanta society. A
suit for divorce is likely to follow the
young husband's escapade.
RATES ON RAIL FREIGHT.
The Southwestern Traffic Association
Makes Mon Changes.
New Orleans, La., Feb. 24.—The South
western Traffic Association remained in
continuous session to-day from 9a. m. to
sp. m., at which time the meeting ad
journed until 9 o’clock on Monday morn
ing in order to give some of the members
an opportunity to leave the city on Satur
day afternoon trains.
The subject of rates on household goods
from all territories was referred to the
standing committee on relations with the
Central Traffic Association lines.
An agreement was reached providing
that tho authorized rates in effect on
staves and headings in car loads to liio
Grnnde crossing should be made to apply
to iron hoops and oak barrels.
A resolution v as adopted advancing the
rate on wire and nails in car loads from
31c to 50c per 100 pounds from St. Louis
to Texas common points, effective March
11. This action has the effect of restor
ing the rates in effect previous to Feb. 10.
It was also agreed that the rates on
lumber should be 12c per 100 pounds
higher than on class “D” rates.
The rates on vegetables during the
months of February, March. April, Ma.v
aud June from Louisiana points to points
in Texas were materially reduced, and
consideration was also given to the sub
ject of rates on fruits and vegetables
from Texas points to consuming points in
the north, a full line of rates being estab
lished on such traffic.
Tho question of a division of rates from
Cincinnati territory by the way of the
Ohio river crossings was referred to the
standing committee on relations with
roads east of tho Mississippi river and
north of the Ohio river.
During the session a petition for ap
portionment for the expenses account of
export cotton was agreed upon, tho chair
man being instructed as to the basis upon
which the percentages of the different
lines of such expenses should be assessed.
The meeting will reconvene at 9 o’clock
Monday morning.
REGISTRATION OF CHINESE.
A Total of 13,248 Have Complied
With the Law So Far.
Washington, Feb. 24.—Secretary Car
lisle was notified to-day that B,oooChinese
have already registered at San Francisco,
and that 3.000 have registered at Port
land, Ore. The work ol registration is
progressing very rapidly, and seventeen
additional deputies were allowed these
two districts to-day. The total number
that are registered in tho United Slates
under tho law' is 18,243. The $50,000 ap
propriated by the special session of con
gress, will be ample to complete tho regis
tration. There are about 110,000 CSlnese
iu the United States.
EXPLOSIVES IN FRANCE.
The Penalties for Violation of the
Law to be Increased.
Paris, Feb. 24.—The cabinet has re
solved to introduce in tho Chamber of
Deputies a Dill increasing, the prescribed
penalties for infraction of the law govern
ing the manufacture and transportation
of explosives.
The funeral of Madame Calabresi. who
was fatally injured by the lomb in the
hotel at No. til) Rue St. Jacques, on Tues
day, took place to-day. Among the mourn
ers was M. Lopine. prefect of police, and
a representative of M. Raynal, minister
of tho interior, who was unable to attend.
A largo i rowd was present.
A Postoffice Robbed.
WUlacoocheo, Ga., Feb. 24.—The post
office at. this place was broken into last
night, and roboed of #25 in money, anew
Smith and Wesson pistol, and a package
of Jewelry, amounting in all to about #45.
The burglar entered the building through
the general delivery window Suspicion
points to one or two piarties. Postmaster
Padgett wiil do all in his power to have
the offenders Lrougbt to Justice.
Happily Married.
Wayeross, Fob. 24.- Mr. George Dixon,
a telegraph operator here, and Miss Ag
nes Cundiff, u pretty young lady from
Patterson, Ga.. were married at the Bap
tist church in this/place Tuesday after
noon Rev. W. 11. Scruggs, the pastor,
officiated The ehurch ws prettily dec
orated. and many friends of the contract
ing parlies were present.
A Ball Player Injured.
Danville. K.v., Feb. 24 Paul Jones,
under (omrart u* catcher for the Atlanta
Southern I-eague team, was ruu over by a
heavy fire engine here this evening and
received internal wounds of a dangerous
nature.
SNOW IN THE SOUTH.
Augusta and Wilmington Dressed in
the White Flakes.
Augusta. Ga.. Feb. 24.—After raining
and sleeting all day snow began to fall
to-night at 9 o'clock and gives promise of
being an inch or more deep by morning.
SNOW AT WILMINGTON.
Wilmington. N. C.. Feb. 24.—The first
snow storm of the season visited Wil
mington to-day, accompanied by a cold
wind from the northeast. The snow
covers the ground to the depth of two or
three inches, and is still falling. The
mercury at 8 p. m. was at 27". It is feared
that the blizzard will cause great damage
to the crops of the truck farmers in this
section.
THE FIRST SNOW IN THREE TEARS.
Houston Tex . Feb. 24.—Reports from
all over the south and Central Texas say
that snow for the first time in three
years covered the ground to-day.
CATTTE DYING BY THOUSANDS.
San Antonio. Tex., Feb. 24.—The drouth
and cold weather are causing the death
of thousands of cattle in the lower Rio
Grande counties. During tho past few
weeks there has been shipped from Alice
station, on the San Antonio and Aransas
Pass railroad, 15,000 hides of cattle, which
died from starvation and exposure.
SNOW AT CHATTANOOGA.
Chattanooga, Tenr.., Fob. 24.—1 t com
menced snowing here about 2 o'clock this
afternoon, and at 9 o'clock there was
about 3 inches of the fleecy' white on the
ground. Reports from all over this sec
tion show heavy snow storms prevailing.
At 9 o’clock the snow ceased, and at mid
night the mercury is falling steadily.
SNOW AT. DALLAS.
Dallas, Tex., Feb. 24.—A great snow
-1 storm has been raging in Dallas and
throughout northern Texas to-day. It be
gan here at 0 o’clock this morning and it
did not cease until 5 o'clock this after
noon. Over a foot of snow fell, but in the
afternoon it turned warm enough to melt
a great deal of it.
CLEVELAND’S HEALTH.
No Truth in the Story that He is to
Have an Operation Performed.
Washington. Feb. 24.—A representa
tive of the Southern Associated Press
saw President Cleveland this afternoon
at tho executive mansion regarding the
reports that have been circulated in some
newspapers for the past two or three
days to the effect that the President was
suffering from a seriour malady and was
about to have an operation performed.
Concerning the reports the President
said: “I have been engaged every day in
ray office on public business and have
every day seen the people who called—
senators, representatives and others.
Nothing could have been easier than to
ascertain the absolute falsity of these re
ports. lam forced to conclude that there
is an epidemic of mendacity emanntiug
from the dull and stupid brains of some
of these correspondents.
These men must be influenced either by
a desire to deceive the public or to annoy
those affected by their disreputable work.
Those who read papers should understand
the extent to which their credulity is
calculated upon.”
Mr. Cleveland never looked better in
his life than he did to-day. He shook
hands with 85U people In the east room this
afternoon.
MACON’S EXPOSITION.
The Capital Stock to be Subscribed in
a Few Weeks.
Macon, Ga., Feb. 24.—The 'interstate
and industrial exposition to be held in
Macon this year is destined to play no
small part in the development of Georgia
and adjoining states. At an
enthusiastic meeting held this
afternoon the report of the
secretary showed that the whole capital
stock would probably be subscribed
within a few weeks. Special premiums
will be offered for the best article man
ufactured from southern product by ma
chinery brought from any part of the
United States.
Assurances have been received that
Florida. Alabama, Tennessee and tho
Carolinas, will be well represented, and
it is probable that the six states will have
exhibits on the grounds. At this fair
Maecn will also enter the southern circuit
as the center for horse racing in Georgia.
The circular mile track has just been ren
ovated and put in perfect condition at a
cost of #5,001) by the Georgia Horse Trot
ters’ Association.
FINE HUNTING AROUND TALLA
HASSEE.
Grip Prevailed in Florida Fifty Years
Ago.
Tallahassee, Fla., Feb. 24.—The fol
lowing “daily bags” are taken from the
Leon Hotel Bird Record: Houston and
Hussey, 44; D. A. Upson and Charles Nel
son, 00; Snedecor and Atherton, 43; D. A.
Upson and Charles Hayden, 41 quail, 20
snipe and 2 ducks.
The management of the Carabelle, Tal
lahassee and Georgia railroad company,
have tendered the mayor and city coun
cil and the board of trade an excursion
over their line next Thursday.
An obituary in an old scrajibook, of Dr.
William Woodson Waddell.who died here
in the early forties, says that he died of
grip.
Miss Della Jordan, of Alabama, is the
guest of Mrs. Stillis for a few weeks.
Mrs. G. A. West, of Milwaukee, is the
guest of Mrs, E. Gamble.
JAILED FOR ADULTERY.
A Dentist of Austin Arrested on Com
plaint of His Partner.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 24.—Dr. W. S. Hunt
ington, a prominent dentist, recently
from Chicago, was arrested this afternoon
on a charge, of living in open adultery
with Hattie Basser, whom he brought
from Chicago. He came here to
go into partnership with C. B. Stoddard,
and they have been running a largo den
tal establishment until a day or two aeo,
when Stoddard sold out bis' partnership.
They had a falling out about tho matter,
and Stoddard made complaint of adultery
against Huntington, who, he says, has a
wife living in Chicago.
WAMBUTTA MILLS TO RESUME.
Five Out of the Six to Start Work
Again To-morrow
New Bedford, Mass., Feb. 24.—Five out
of the six Wamsutta millß will start up
on Monday on full tirno. This is tho first
time the mills have ruu on full time since
the financial depression last August.
The No. 6 Wamsutta mill will shut down
indefinitely on account of the strike in
progress in that mill.
LOCAL OPTION IN VIRGINIA.
Tho Bill to Relievo Cities From tho
Law Defeated.
Richmond, Va., Feb. 24.—1n tho House
of Delegates this afternoon the Miller-bill,
w hich proposed to relieve cities from the
operation of the local option law, was de
feated by the vote of 74 to 1. Sundry ef
forts were made to modify the law but
without avail, and the temperance people
came out of the long and lively fight with
fly tug colors.
Col. iugersoll used to ray that II he lived
hr onto February he felt that he had a lease
on life for another year.
BRITISH TARS IN A TRAP.
African Slavers Kill Three Officers
and Ten Men.
The Force Ambushed on Its Way
Back to the Shore, After Capturing
Two Villages A Murderous Fire
Opened on Them From All Sides as
They Were Marching Through the
Bush.
London, Feb. 24.—Dispatches received
this morning state that the cruiser
Raleigh, the flagship of the British
squadron on the West African coast, and
the gunboat Weidegeon arrived yester
day at Bathurst, the capital of the Brit
ish West African colony of Gambia.
Landing parties were sent ashore to pun
ish Fadisiloh, a notorious slave trader.
The sailors landed in force,
marched some distance inlqnd
and in a fight with Fadisiloh's
followers were repulsed, with a loss of
three officers and ten men killed and
forty-seven wounded. Several machine
guns, provisions for four days and an
ample supply of ammunition was taken
ashore. The force was led into ambush.
An attempt was made to use the machine
guns, but the attack was so sudden and
fierce that the British were unable to do
so and were quickly routed.
TIIE BAD NEWS CONFIRMED,
I-dter this afternoon the admiralty ad
mitted that they had received a dis
patch from Admiral Bedford, on board
the flagship Raleigh, at Bathhurst, dated
yesterday, and partially confirming all
the stories circulated concerning the dis
aster. Tho admiral said the
landing force was under the
command of Capt. Gamble, and that
the carriers, b.v their desertion, caused
the loss of all spare ammunition taken
ashore for the use of the landing parties
and also the supply of water. The sail
ors captured two villages, which were
defended by stockades. They occupied
these villages throughout the following
night.
THE ILL-FATEI) MARCH.
The loss of the water and ammunition,
however, made Capt. Gamble decide to
return to the shore. This movemet t was
begun early the next morning, ana 'he
column was on its way back when the
sailors were suddenly attacked on all
sides. ’lhe fire was so severe and the
slavers were so well concealed in the
bushes that the blue-jackets fell on all
sides and began to retreat hastily, carry
ing their wounded and dead along with
them as far as possible.
THE DEAD AND WOUNDED OFFICERS.
Lieut. William H. Arnold, of the navy,
and Lieut. Francis of the ma
rines, wore the first two officers killed
and sub-Lieut. Francis W. Meister and
ten men soon shared their fate. Then
Hon. F. Boyle was dangerously wounded,
and Lieut. Herbert J. Saville was badly
wounded. Capt. Gamble. Surgeon W. R.
White, Midshipman Arthur Chambers
and forty sailors were slightly wounded
during the encounter.
A NUMBER OF MEN MISSING.
Still later dispatches say that a num
ber of marines and part of the West
India Infantry detachment are missing,
and grave fears are entertained for their
safety. The admiralty officers are in
formed by Rear Admiral Bedford that
another and much more formidable expe
dition is making preparations to march
inland to search for the missing men and
avenge the death of their comrades, who
were slain in ambush by Fodisilah’s fol
lowers.
HELPING THE TOWN.
Ladies Who Have Undertaken a
Good Work.
Quincy, Fla., Feb. 24.—A number of
our progressive ladies have undertaken a
much needed work, that of organizing a
Village Improvement Association, the ob
ject being to promote the welfare of the
town in the way of beauty, and as far as
possible in sanitary measures. The
officers for the ensuing year are. Miss
Rebecca White, president; Mrs F. P.
Ma.v, first vice president; Mrs. A. L.
Wilson, second vice president; Mrs. W.
M. Corney, secretary; Mrs. H. L. Shaw,
treasurer.
There is still to be elected an executive
committee of ten, who will have general
supervision of all the work.
Messrs. Burghord Bros, have sold their
interest in the livery stable to the re
maining stables owned by Brakins & Cox
and W. C. Wilson. This now leaves only
two stables, which is ample for the busi
ness.
WAYCROSS ITEMS.
Speculators In Wild Lands Doing a
* Brisk Business.
Wayeross, Ga., Feb. 24.—A dance was
given at the armory of the Wayeross Rifles
last night. While the attendance was not
large, on account of the weather, the ball
was a splendid affair.
Mrs. C. W. Weathers will erect a hand
some residence in this place in March.
The plans were made by George Felt
ham.
There is a movement on foot to estab
lish a private hospital and sanitarium in
this place at an early date.
It is learned that speculators in the
wild lands of this county are doing a
profltable business.
The county commissioners have ordered
that the court house be provided with
electric lights throughout tho building,
and that additional work be done on the
building until it iscotnpleted. Lightning
rods will also be put on tho court house.
1 he contract for the rods will bo given at
an early date.
A Minister’s Marriaga Record.
ThomasvUle, Ga., Feb. 24. Rev. A. C.
Stevenson, of thl3 county, married his
6!) Ist couple last Sunday afternoon.
There is more water on the ground, and
the streams ure more swollen in this sec
tion than for several years past.
Mobile as a Winter Resort.
Mobile, Ala., Feb. 24.—With snow and
ice all through the country, Mobile comes
forward as the ideal winter resort of the
country. The thermometer to-night reg
isters 02°.
The Chinaman of tho Tonquln district al
ways pulls of his left sandal when he encoun
ters a party louring a corpse through [he
streets. Here In the United .-tatiM. say* the
St. Louis Republic, few people liUo to cross
the streets before a funeral pro esston passes
In Siam when a funeral is passing the women
take down their hair and unfasten their , oads
and the inen fumble around in their pockets
for some little piece of metal to ho.d letweon
their teeth. In earn of England there is a
superstition to the effect that one most oe
seated while the tunerul cortege goes past
In several states of tho union ft Is i elioved
that two weddings in one fumtlv during the
year will cause a funeral in the same lamtly
before tho end of another year. In Ireland It
Is believed to te especially unlucky to stand
under an umbrella wtitle a funeral passes,
or to lO.iit the teams in tbo procession.
Ju. *, lti per rent. el>. 1,11 per rest.
•• 16, 111 per cent. IS, 1 0 percent
TOTAL. 4 H per rent.
" e l„ue paM to or customers In 46 days.
Pro Ila paid twice each Booth, money can
te withdrawn any time r2O to fl uuo can oe
Invested write for information.
I lsiit.lt A I'll.. Mu,sen and Brokers,
la aud 80 II oadway, Aew t ork.
M-tuhot* Consolidated stock Eicbsug*.
CLOTHING.
m s is
AN EXCELLENT
TIME
to bu)' clothes for your
boy. There is enough
cool weather before* us
to buy him a winter
suit, from which he can
still get much wear this
season, before putting
it up for next fall; or it
will now be soon get
ting warm enough to
buy him a medium
weight spring suit
which he can wear
right through to the hot
weather.
Either of these styles
of suit you can now get
remarkably cheap from
our great sale of Chil
dren’s Clothing—
It is only a question
if we have the goods
left in the size you
want.
FALK CLOTHING CO.
FURN.TUF.E. ~
liTfil
Worm I ini in fit
To get them thoroughly
introduced will send them
on trial for one week to any
responsible party, or will
refund the money to any one
purchasing and who is not
satisfied after using.
11 8 m
P. S.—Look at our new
Matting and Refrigerators.
RAILROADS.
SCHEDULE FOR
isieoi Hope, Montgomery m nil mm
SUNDAY TIME.
CABS RUN AS FOLLOWS:
Leave Bolton street 9:07 a. m.; leave Isle ot
Hope 8:17 a. m.; leave Hay street 10, 11 a. m.,
12 noon. 1. 2,3, 4,5, 6. 7 and Bp. m.. running
direct from Hay street to Isle of Hope, tho
9:07 from usoltoa street, and 11: 1 5. 3:16. 7 15
from -ocond avenue, connect with the steam
cars at Sandfly.
Leave Isle of Hope 11:15 a. m., 12:15, 1:15,
2:15, 3:15, 4:16. 5:15, 0:15, 7:15, 8:15 and 9 p. m.
Cars from Thunderbolt to Isle of Hope every
hour after 2:00 p. m. until 6 p. m.
Leave Montgomery 8:15, 11 a. m, 2 and 6p.
m . connect with Electric cars at Sandfly.
Leave Isle of Hope for Thunderbolt at 2:33
and hourly afterwards until 6:30 p. m.
CITY AND SUBURBAN li'Y CO.
AUCTION SALES FUTURE DAYS.
Household Furniture at
Auction.
CHEERY IN PARLOR, AM) OAK IN
DINING 800 51 AND CHAMBERS.
C. H. DORSET! - , Auctioneer,
Will sell on TUESDAY. 27th Inst., at 11 a. m.,
at No. liO Price, at head of Huntingdon, th*
contents of said residence:
Parlor Set. brocatcllo and cherry : Hace
Curtains. Handsome Carpet, Easel. Screen,
Fancy Cherry Table, Pictures and Bric-a*
Brae, Oak Diningroom Set, fc.xtcnsion Tal;.le
Carpet, Xuoungc. Side,card, Hall Stand, Hall
and Stair Carpet. Iwo Oak Bedroom Sets,
t arpft. Shades. Chamber Sets. Ku*s. Mat
tres ies. Rockers, Handsome Oak Wardrobe*
Crockery and Glassware, Othello Range,
Kitchen Wuro generally.
N. 11.—-Cars of Electric road pass the door:
Habersham and Broughton cars one block
off : Aberiorn cars in sight.
AT AUCTION,
CarriagPN, Buggies, Wagons. Ilarness.Eto*
By I. D. & R. D. LaROCHE. Auctioneers,
On MONDAY. Feb. 26 180*. at 11 o'clock
■harp, we will sell
The entire u, k of Carriage*, Buggl'*,
Wagon*. Harness, etc., contained In ware
bouae southeast corner Hro gbion and "'eat
Broad, to close out the eatlr* buslna°l
Altiek * Kou Will he sold (or the Mgaaet
and beet bid, no aunt